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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30
DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR sNOwDHN.
FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 80. 1880.

1t is eu. gesttd 10 some Of the ultra repub:i
can re.spOpns that General SchcGcld b re-
lieved Of his command at West Point by Gen.
o. o. Howard. Why not? Army officers
must have souc and, and ns General
Ho"ara's ls!e canpasu against The N:z Perces
proves couciusig,Iy that q 6ghriog command is
not lis forte, there is xceIle1t rcssoa for CD.
trusting lm with one ss d, void of physical
danger IS hat al West Pont. Bat there is
opc cliff 3u.y III tbs way. ard. stfange as il may
seem, i; ISIS ircm the very idea that promvtcd
tic sugs stiJn Ter giving hin tie proposed
cnmrnG uamcly lis assumed friendship Il r
the negro for # he were 10 treat tie ncgIo
o,dets as te I'D ho poor negroes who drpostt
Their list lad cs1nio.s il ,ha Fr4cdneu S
Bank OF ,aila tic YES ~ Il c lead and avail him
ssli o! tbs =: o,uDty oi rgi bnr lhcLs Of their
motley vi. loculca:inz IT,, m unh 'he }nit ci
VI CT I0;..I quarry, t:.,y viii be lDduc a 10
believe 4 = .,ey nave jumped nut oi INC iN !og
pan io;5 { i:n, ard 10 have nw.ppcd sHe
devil iuT {. wi:cr.
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RDkEIGH NE EkS

AT liberal c.ucus 10 Ottaw, Canada, Hon,
Edwsrd Bake was chosen leader OF tho party
Lord C,inytfJrd has been apt O. ntcd British
miciser TO Turkey.
The Itei1u ministry had bo.n defeated by q
considerable ms jori'y aud will probably II sligo
War preparation On d large C /, arc making
10 Chino. Chinese ,oj5rrs are LilllSirg tie
Russian border
Her Mi 4sty's storoship Wye, has returned
from cruise in Flgo Bay, Spain, with 20 iii.
logs OF the mshng training ship Atalanta.
Its.criay b,iGg the Cars birthday G OOC
persons n IRE les s ID from Rlssiap jlils or sur
veillauce.
A public land mcctiog w.s held in tbs Roruu.
da 10 Dublin, last night, Mr. POr1tlI pretiitog.
Tho procsediogs weIo dis0rdery, and soue per
sonal cUcou!ers occurred.
Tho Bltish Parliament was furuhl q aopr.
ed yesterday ty Lord S, bourne, the Lord Hirh
Ch. nc lor, tie Duke ii Argyll. Ear! Grap-
VILE. Esrl 8 dney and Loru NOrthblo2k ac icg
asa royal ccmll's,lcn, The procedure mercy
c0fsstcd 10 Ia" sumnoEng theConmons to tbr
oar OF the lltu'e 81 Lorcs and requesting them
10 elect a speaker. OG!y tTcuty Tory ard
1Juftecn !!btr.l peers two bishops End fifteen
pctrcss"s W, re iresrnt 10 the House OF LORDS.
oIha licusc e.! G0inmnrs thar, wss mcsrry
ntendai c. Of l.:h ID: mbcIs.
The MANCHESTER JuDGESnIr In the
Court rf app.-a yc-.tfday judge C5.is,iao
To l'orci he UNANIMOUS Opinion OF tho court
10 tho casH OF cy yaTIc 'rhomts n F,shrr and
pare Fra. K W. Fuz!tryld, lovuIviDg the
'enutr o. off OF the Hus,lurs Judge OF Mag
c1estr' ihr 1ur. pss Dnai lnUnsy Of opinion
mat Ju1eo Nli'lIm |. C!Gnton /, ru.i led &c
do over unu! J.LnaTy !, 1881.
Inc Tei' "vitiGgcrsy 10 tiia ua,nya n wL,:h,r
tie Ii O. w. |. Cioplor or :. 8. f1eoch was
the ls~iC! jutc5 Of thu CORPORATION Can't ol
tho ~ 81 Maveh' ser. Judge Co:t1o wa.
etrc'ed iadge 10 NrTct, 1874. arr. has been
hhlclax 'nc cine, V"r s'pcc ihst rinn. Jake
Ffeuch VAS elected aoua7Y, 1850. aad tic Ist
ter c'am5d thu: rho ttrm Ct judge Clopton
Coded ID Malc1, 1850, tcnS SIX year; from date
O. his appointment.
The curt decided judge Cluptun'- term Of
othos did Dot bag'G until Jauuafy, 1875, AID
will therefore end Jatu.Iy, 1881, ADD not uatiI
theo. And that judge Uopiun barips becu
tho hrst Judge e,c I'd uudrr Tho CONSTITUTION
fer suIu city held The Said flee from thu time
ii hI- appOIGtmrLt 10 klaEch. 1874. uoIil the
Is, CT JaDuary, 1915 under the enatliug clause
c,n'alued 10 scc:loR ~. 10 article 6, If the oou
stiutieh, Wtl,h says that the jndee first olcctad
co Ter this constitution shall discharge the
duties OF Their otbc's until their terms begin.
Inc court iurst CT demonstrated that this DE-
o,sIon wss not 10 conflict with tie case If The
Henrico Judges, hut was 10 foil uniformity
Herewith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30

The Pennsylvania democrats. 10 th,ir recent
S,sto convcntlou. were not only wise il settling
the dsscntioos that had previously existed in
their rsrk1, but 10 adopting llstftrm 10 which
s,u5d money is ooo Of the principal pIarks
The Keystone demucrats arc lsbcrins mep, csl
hcrry tucded cons Of toll, who delvc and dig
10 the miuts and work 10 the almost inaumer-
able factories that make thst State RIGA It'd
prosperous, and when Saturday tight c.mes
sh,y wit their wages in Roll. or money as good
as gold. that will DO worth Is much year
ietcs as it is COW. and that 81 ould they be
buried alive or blown up and their remains 10
u discovered until their pcw small children
shall DO grown men and women. lha, which is
found with their bones will buy these chil6r, q
as much inca. aud bread as it will no1. If Ito
democratic na!ioaa! c,nvcu,icn ponioatc 40
ouest msn, 90 sound money l,latlcru, there
Is every roasou to believe that he will DO elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30
Mothers IMothers!! NlOtkcrs!!.

Are you disturbed at night and broken of ,'
rest By sick child suffering and cry ing vita Z.
excrucistirg pain of cutting teeth ? lfso, o.:
once and get bottle OF hRS WINSLCHs
SOOTHING SYRUP. II will relieve the ,tj'
little sufferer immedistely-depend uOon It
mother on earth who has ever used It who vi.
not tell you st cnce that it will regulate ::a
bowels. and give res. TO the mother, and I1iel
and health 10 the child, operating like ussc
1t is perfectly safe TO use in all cases, and r,H.
ant TO the taste, and is the prescription 0! ol'c
the oldest and beet female physicians and nurse
in the United States. Full directions for u;..:
will accompany each bottle None genuine u
ielss the fac-simile of CURTIS j. rERkls,
is on the outside wrapper. Sold by sill Medclt'
Dealers. Twenty 1--we cents bottle. Bew5'et;
limitations
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Political,

Tho Penrss lVshia Democratic Couycutiop
adjourned yesterday. On vote upon reso-
luton to make the delegates 70 Cincir.
natl Tilt, the result proved victory for Ran
da!l BY thrac ma,ri!y. l. is said that the
delegates stand about equally divided between
Iil1ca and Hancock.
The California Republican Oouvort:o on ir-
st1uctcd lis delegates to the republican national
c9eVeatlon to vote as unit. fast, las. and nil
the llGe, for james q. Blame, AID 10 ma nlj
hnccrat!e meaus to secure his noni1ation for
Ifas!deat ct the Uoited States"
La the South Carolina Repubio.n Copycc-
t'on resolution that 10 the eyens Of Gran. p,,
hlng the presidential Doninee the dele: atss
saoail support BaIue. but in 10 oontinee ncv
we !or ohe!mar, Et'cr considerable debate was
laid On the tsba. '''0
10 tho Arkansas Eepu5cso Convention a
reSHir1oo was passed ioot:uotiug Tie delegates
~ mo ps1otai clLpeIilon 10 vote for Grart.
AGO 70 Us, lheiT individual aud collective efforts.
os iocS 81 Ills name vas before the convection,
to secure his domination.
The Indiana Grccuback Convention was held
~ ltdIsrapols yesterday. Resolutions yero
adopted aud 4 ticket nominated
COURT or APPEALS observation-disclosures
Vs. Carter. upoa petition for and sppeal from
a dec'tc bf tho circuit court Of Pi,!sylgapia Co.
Appeal r.Iu,ed.
E'bcrsvn, &c. vs. Graham ct ais. Csuss
Iui nn prlYlee,d docket.
Abbott Iron %. ~, Graham CT as. Anpea,
allowed to decree OF the circuit cpu,t OF AIax.
etulss, aud CAUSE puf Oh privileged docket.
S9u;hern Mutual [asura.c. o.. Vi. ra,l,r
ala!ion for rehsaricg deried.
Tanner VS. Becrctl's sdm'r. From the ci,,
cut curt of Pittsylvenia- Affirmed, Judge
otsples delivering the opinion.
Brown vs.. L,mbart's adn'r. From the cir
cut cut court OF Luoeoburg. Reversed. Judge
barks delivering the opinion; Judge Morcurs
Cot sitting.
Barrett ct OK. VI. Morliss ct sls. From the
esaafc:ry court of The city Of Richmond. A.
hrDsd; Judge Sssples delivering the opinion
u. ). HounsbelI, eaq., allow:d to prsctic, =,
coaEEel.
~ General Grant and his vito are upVell At
Chicago. "s"'' ~
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Baltimore Quarantine.

BALTIMORE. April 3O.-Regu'ar ol,,...
Will be established ct tho pGr: OF B,iln,.
ruonow, AID will oaliiruo ru.li N)ycr,,,
tirsi. All vessels, ,xcont irrcl uou, N
UOlted Ststes bcr;h u Cage II :ary, vii h.
qnred TO stop TT quarantine pn,.I cx.ni.cj
dr. penalty IF $500 Glr. abd so Tor ever
they Icmaiocd 10 a1y p,.,Aoa in ,ir,
tiClcat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30
SaEUe:siet..

New lonN, April 80 Tho iq:aY s.'a.
1925 Third svoLua was turn,G hi. ,ar..
lo che a'tc Of tao hn,ii,rs 10 hs9S Ill
JOHN kcnarGy aged GO yrsts. e r-arl ?
gardener WAS iount IN It's bci. !l,trr,i.
emo hcme druck aud iba hl4; s;.l roiS. !.
to aroua, hun. The thick smr IL ,ri.,,
him eIu,ips lis death
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30
StG:EiG.

Diaea!rCuS stGIills arc reported ii SGu:h
Ca'ci!0a aid !'rEa'. ro'! il<li wind; prevailed
last risbt all sbnE .hs Athletic cosst. At
Couubia s. g., Il c:cloro swepS .cfcss tho
southeastern portion Of Tie city. Largo trees
were bl1wo Iowa. and NO houses, QUO With
family OF eight ool,Ici people. aud the 9th, r
with thr1e. were wrecked. A woman and three
chlIdfeu wero scrloutly Injured. Many farm
bulldogs below he cty We're carried away.
A severe storm 10 T,Xas Wednesday destroy
ed the Methodist church st Plaun, Several
buildings st Dsvle, Including Murrat's Hotel,
Mursh and wife bong slightly aod young
man SERIOUSLY il jared. the seminary bulldog
at GresuVIlIe, auu barns. fences and fruit sId
other trees st va,iops her plsc,s,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30

A. LIuisViie, h, tie ri1ct2,a,h d;a
Of tie C,m no1wcaIlh D,sri.atjon C,u,,
took place yc.tmGa7. f'ciot \, ,,.oi- 4
The cBrlLas pr'z3 ai $50 G!H, ,isir, - iIai
$40 600 aud ticket CO IS! to.!!:: The t!i: :.
If 81 COO TIE toliOBlug tex ,.;ew :.
cicn: 10. COL, 1910 and 81 s}G.
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European Politics.

LONDON. april 3t--rha ccr5e.poadaa; q,
Times IL Qi,nns says tas. tue changes n
British Parliament ard cabinet havs ,r,rcl.
element Ct urcert9lnty INTO Europe.n ,oia
which gives free cope TO Imagination, alL
sorts CT theories nrs advanced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30

1t is a great pity to sec how may Re,
allow clueh or cold 70 10 unno,icsd, and Il
pave the way to 40 uutimeIy grave ICON
effects If COT slmptiop. A p'eas1n', ~sfa.
lisble AID cheap remedy is Dr.. BuI's uJu
Syrup. P,ioe IS cenis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30

TIE STA ELE OF MR.. ROBERT BONNER Pr
prietor of the New York Ledger, is bun. 81.
kept on the most improved and m odvrr p,,,
both IS regards ventilation. light wsrmt1, q:
Mr.. Bonner's taste fur horses is well xnOs-
Tho gentleman 10 charge Of this valuable s,,.l
WAS Mr.. Boss. BY the use of Giles Liniue,
lodide Ammonia he removed lingbones Il
punches that had resisted all mher lrcatuc.;
Send for circular giving full insttu ions. t, /,
Giles 10 We,t Broadway, N. Y. GILES rnl
cure Neuralgia. Sold by all druggists.
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HH- Will open on the first day OF April
JOB LOT OF GooDs from oue If the Isrs:
retailers of New York city, comprising Burr
and other we'll koowu manu- aourors. Ihei
good are OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, ard vii /:
sold f.r ONE HALF OF THEIR COST.
Ladies', Meu's. Uhildreu's aod By 5 S5oli
Dr 81 WADDEY. ITO kiug street.
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VIRGINIA. SSg.y

llauiscn Roar, ag,d 76, CT. cr4
citizers Ct Hsrrisontu'g, died It h. .Is !.
on Thurslsy. " '>>'.;s
Lewis 3. Wi'ii,us. ,sq C,um,,-
Attorney Of Oracge couaty for mI,'
twenty years, died 90 Wedoc,d,y ''
A material traia % the Ricburd
vile railroad vas ,ua into By a t,s,s aaa u
yesterday near Barkcvlle. sud bat ,s ~. to
Henry Jones. 6rsua,, was pauiu'lc ';;,t 5t:
The kitchen OF the residerc, Ct \ p | w'a
esq at Culpeper Court House, ri h -, IL :Na
tents. was destroyed by frs on WILEY s,sS
evening. The resiierc, WAS ,rsi3s,,TToo':
aged. the coruice, g., beiog b,dIy c5 a,s o.
The corner stone of he French NJ.
Chapel. presented by S. B. Frepc, :.
York, to the Presbyterian Church ~ = SSd
lcksburg, was laid there yesterday, thu M yHsl
order othclatiog. An address was drI;r %s'
Judge Beverley r. Wcllfcrl. OF Rjctno,'s3s
1HE AUDITOR ACCEPTS THE DEcrs,ov ,
msdi.tely upon the rendering Of The ttc;.;,
the Court of Appeals In ths ccupoa ca, wy,
day Auditor Massey cent tho fol.ogirc ,.,..A
Attorney General Field: ~
Commonwealth of Vir,joi,
Cfic, Auditor of Public Account.
hiIhmono. Apti - lsa |
Gtn. j. G. Field attorney General: '''"]
uesr Sir II soall regard the dee,sj,n ., ,
court rs settling the questions nvolv,d r., y -.
IN the case before tho court bu. IN 49, :.
cases, and shall conform - the in:,ru,;i5,'- I,
piled IN that decision, snd shail So ins,.r-. :,
| leclorS vi StLt3 revenue. Uni s. Won ts..
Necessary, shsl not need shy service y! /.
| lice. Very respectfully
JOHN 4. MASSEY ANTI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-30

MIR. Joho Cookerillr, most worthy and eY-
ocllNnt citiz n of LNudoun county, died at his
home Gear North Folk 90 Saturday lest, 10
about the 18th year Of bis ago.
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Chicago. ' wy "1"'" ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04

10 deal next fall with three of the most
practical States in the Union, to-wit:
New Jersey, Connecticut and New
York. These States represent fifty cleo
toral votes, and with the one hundred
and thirty-eight votes Of the South and
the vote Of Indiana, will more than elect
Democratic President In Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, &c, people still talk
about the war and military records, as In
the south. but Ia the three States named
they do nothing Of the kind, but
measure candidates aud platforms BY
a business standard. | want" said
he, mo candidate nominated to suit Mich
igan and States that will never furnish
a Democratic electoral vote, but want
one who has the confidence and who
will consequently receive the support Of
states which are OF right DemocTat:c." ="
We can win, then" said !, with Il
proper candIdate?'
Certainly We can, said he, "but not
ON sentiment or clap-traP. Tilden car
ried four Northern States in 1876, and
why cannot they be carried again? ]
know you dread the bloody shirt issue,
he remarked, with emphasis, but j tell
you that Gen. John b. Gordon, with his
Confederate record, could beat a Federal
General in New Jersey or Connecticut,
ii the business men had faith in MIN
and lacked confidence in the candidate
who had calamity led boys in blue,
when Gordon was commanding those
who wore the grey"
"Who is your candidate?' | asked.
Never mind the candidate, he
said, 'I was not talking in the interest
Of any man, but for the good Of the par
-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04
i WHEELING. w. a.. THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH A. 1880

he had brought suit against Conkie, and
had sold his farm, deed Tor which ne
had given Mrs. Conkle since her hus-
bands incarceration.
VIM. Higgins stated that on the
morning after Ralston's house had been
fired into he met Conkle at TTiplett's
shop and that he asked Conkle what
he was doing, TO which Conkle replied
that he was in the artillery business.
Alfred Sutton said he had lived on
Conkle's farm and that he had seen him
making the cannon. He described the
cannon as having been made out OF a
piece OF iron called bit hole. TO which
was attached long piece OF tubing, the
whole affair being about three feet long,
and the cylinder large enough to admit
OF the entrance OF the King bolt, which
was shown him. He also stated that
Conkle had left on the 22d and returned
On the lst Of December. Conk lie told
him that he had been out all night as
wet as a id rat, and had commenced
a seige, having fired on a ranch and shot
one load through a house near where
some one slept and the gun made h oil
a noise. He had reloaded his cannon,
but Just then he saw ID - about
two rods off, who yelled at him not to
shoot that id thing off again, but TO
leave id quick. He laid down his
gun and pointed it at the fellow, but
saw that the barrel had sprung out, and
that it was more by good luck than by
good management, or he would have
blown the id legs off the man who
was following him.
A son OF Conkle's, who was staying
at the Ralston house, also testified to
the circumstances as told by Ralston.
The defense only introduced three
witnesses, whose testimony was directed
to proving an abb. The jury has not
rendered its verdict at this writing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04
CONKLE'S CANNONADE.
Trial at Parkersburg of "The
Flying Artillerist of Bull
Creek"
.coi the Register

CuTrr,p ,pUuivuCc ui The Register.
PAREERsBU re-, March 3.
The case of Vim. Conkle, who is
charged with shooting into the house OF
Ruius Ralston with the intent to COM
nit murder, came up to-day. Below is
given the testimony as briefly as posi-
bile. The facts are about as follows: On
the night following Thanksgiving day
some one fired caanon loaded with
iron bolts through the residence Of
Rufus RalstOn, near the mouth OF Bull
Creek. One Of the bolts, large piece
vi IRON. which is supposed to be the
king bolt OF wagon, passed through the
house, tearing its Nay through the wall
and lodging in the chimney. Several
days after the occurrence Vim. Conkle
was arrested on the charge OF having
done the decd lie was given prelm-
mary examination and IN default Of
bond was sent to Jail. His trial came
up IN the Circuit Court Monday evening,
the examination of TESTIMONY lasting
during the forenoon and concluding at
noon Yesterday. u. III. Leonard and
John 4. Hutchinson for the prosecution ;
judge LOOmiS, James Hutchinson and
l. y. Tayenner lur the defence.
Rufus Ralston stated that on the
morning succeeding Thanksgiving Day,
at about O'Clock, his house was fired
into by some person, that he sprang
IRON his bed and went out ot doors;
SAW smoke arising from spot under a
tree 4 short distance from the house,
but did not see any person. Upon in
ycSagating lac found that an iron slug
about four or FIVE inches long and an
inch and a quarter thick at one end and
tapering to point, hal passed through
the south side OF the house Just above
the floor IN the second story, immediate
" over the bed in which he was sleep
ing, and lodged in the chimney. The
sound made by the gun, OF whatever it
was, was very much like the sound Of a
cannon. He went into the field IN the
direction from which the smoke arose,
and there found fresh tracks, and also
marks on the body OF the tree, which
looked as Il they had been made by the
recull oi some heavy object, and that
Close to the spot he found large stone,
which vas scaled off at the top. The
stone had evidently been placed at that
spot recently, and upon drawing q line
afterwards from the top OF the stone TO
the base Of the tree and sighting along
that line brought his eve on line with
his house. The distance from the house
VAS about iorty yaris.
Upon crOSs-examinAiion, Mr. Ralston
admitted that the wife Of COnkle had
been living at his houSe for eight years,
and had not lived With her husband dur
Ing that time. that the feeling between
him and ConkIe had not been friendly; /;
that he had heard OF Conkle threatening
him on account of his (Conkle's) vile
living al his house, that he came there
once with butcherkniie, and he (RAl-
stonl ordered him to leave The 9ues-
tion whether he had not cohabited
with Ms Conkle while she was staying
at hls house" Was ruled out as irrele-
want Mr. RalstOn denied having ever
offered $40 for the removal OF Conkls,
Or that amount to any one 10 put Conkie
out of the way. RAlston admitted that
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION IN
WASHINGTON.
SENATOR DAvIss MEASURES TO
BE REPORTED TO-DAY
The Senate Committee reports IN Favor
Of the star Mall Appropriation, with


The Senate Committee reports IN Favor
Of the Star Mall Appropriation, with a
PrOyiso.
special Dispatch 10 the Kegttgs
WASHINGroN, March 3
The S,nata Appropriation Committee
has reported tie Star service bill, giving
Sl,O7O,OOO to continue it until July.
This is the amount appropriated by the
Housr. The Senate committee, how
ever, adopted a preamble whicir con
demns in strong terms the way the DE
partmCnt las managed thus branch Of
the mail seryic', and a proyisO intended
To restrain Il IN future within the bounds
OF law. TIE opponents Of the increase
complain that they have not succeeded
In doing what they intended, and THAI
that tie HOusr will amend their work.
To-murToS the same committee will
take up, and probably report right away,
the bill Of Senatar Davis, Of West YIT-
glnIa, To allow the United States GrOio.
gist to make surveys In the States, and
also his bill to repeal tine permanent ap-
preparations OF the Government.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04
INTER-OCEANIC CANAL
statement Of Lieutenant Wyse.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Lieut. Wyse,
ui the French navy, who holds con.
CcssIon from the Government OF the
United Stated OF Colombia for the Inter
Oceanic canal, said to-day before sailing
flr France: ] look upon il as great
work ia which all nations should take
part, and particularly the Americans.
Its great importance 10 the United
States OF America cannot be overesti-
mated. think the work should be
carried on in accordance with the
wishes Of the people of this country. In
the position ! occupy ! must see that
everything is done in accordance with
tbe concession have obtained. II any
attempts are made in other directions
in my own interests and the
interests Of those vested in me, we
must and will protect our right. for the
time 10 come. Should De Lesseps sue
ceed in forming company he will, in
all probability, be elected President. In
his pnsItiOn ot President be would, Of
course, receive handsome bonus. In
making ny contract with the Columbi-
an government fDresaw the possibility
OF forming = company in the land OF the
stars and Stripes, and to do - is nay
dearest wish. My influence with he
Lesseps is not to-day what it was forn-
erly, chiefly because from the first time
that celebrated gentlemen undertook to
form the company our views on many
points have not coinclded. and also be-
cause among those who surround him
there are some whose presence is much
to IL regretted. My immediate interests
lie in the financial success OF DE Lesseps
but We have more extensive rights than
he has and more time 10 accomplish the
gigantic undertaking.