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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Blaine'S Address-NaiiOnal Hanks
Tariff raIk-tiuiteau, Etc.
Sn,.,.ar,I ni.,uri.h IN the Rerriake-


WASHINGTON, February 2S.-lt is nov
proposed to print large edition Of Blaine!
memorial address and circulate it by mean!
OF CongreSsmen. Ia whom requests arr
already beginning to come. E
! Assistant Treasurer New entered supor
his duties, to-day, and his first visitor wa,
Mary Walker. who called in search OF
situation.
The House Democrats will hold caucus
next Saturday. tUr the purpose Of select
ing Congressional Campaign Committee
Senator Joseph T. Hawley, OF Cincinnati
has been selected Ia deliver the next Get
tysburg Grafton.
Ex-Governor Sprague. Ot Rhode Island
is here. and is reported US opposing Conk'
lings con lirmation to the Supreme Bench
The AttOrney-General has decided tbs:
the stockholders Of National banks who's,
charters are expiring can reorganize as new
banks, taking their old names, with The
approval ot the Comptroller OF the Cur.
rency.
Senator bon Cameron and wife have goO'
To Florida with the hope OF improving tla
health OF the latter, who has been dellct'
for a long time.
Guireau laid. today. hc would have Be-
Butler and MerriCk to argue his case beio,e
the Court in Banc He looks we'll AZ.
comfortable. and has sold several hundni
dollars worth Of photographs and auto.
graphs. The Jail physicians say that rels.
from close confinement was necessary 10
keep him from going crazy on their hani>
The Senate to-day commenced the con.
SidcratiOn OF the Chinese emigration b.l
and will probably discuss it from tims 90
time.
The tariff commission report came up "a
the House. but KaSSOn, having it in cha'ge
gave way Tor HisCOck. Chairman al tksdS-
propriations Committee. TO make 4 State
ment HiSCOCk spoke Oi the necessity oi
sending additional appropriation bills to
the Senate before the Tariff Commission
bill came up for discussion, and wanted ID
take up the Military Academy, Indiana
and Consular and Diplomatic agpD.
priatiUn bills. which he said could
be disposed of this week. Mr.. KaSson Nd
he was willing TO give up Two lays u ,le
consideration Of the appropriation BILL,
and thought the Military Academy an In
dian bills could be assed in that time In
reply to q question from Mr.. Mcl.ane Nr.
KaSson said it was the purpose to alloEiull
and free discussion OF the tariff commission
bill. Without reaching any agreemCa. as
10 when the tariff commission bill sIGld
come up, the House went into committee
OF the whole on the Military ACademy bill.
The Committee on Elections have ulie a
majority report, declaring the seat Of The
Utah delegates vacant. There are tVJ mi
nOrity reports, one of which is in favor OF
Campbell and the other IN favor si ran-
non. The Alaska delegates will have to
await the decision oil the COMMITTEE on
Territories. ~.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The session was opened by prayer by
Delegate Grantham.

The session was opened by prayer by
Delegate Grantham.
Reasses.neRt.
House bill 329, providing for the rcas.
scSSmcnt OF the value OF all real estate
within the state, was returned from the
Senate. with an amendment to section u,
changing the time at which the assessment
shall begin. from July TO October. The
amendment was agreed TO by the House,
and the bill put upon its passage, and
passed. Ayes 81 nays 70. A full synop'
sis of the bill will be found on the second
page OF this l. orning's REGISTER.
Delegate DCdrill surprised the House
with very eloquent little speech on the
reassessment bill explaining his opposi-
ton by the fact that in his county, Web
stcr where they were accustomed to listen
to the howls OF the wolf and the hooting
of the owl, they were now listening for the
whistle of the iron horse, and when IL
comes il will be worth while to rcassess
the lands in Webster.
Several other bills which had previously
passed the House, we're returned from the
Senate, with various amendments. which
were concurred in and the bills. as amend
ed, passed. Among the more important of
these were the bill concerning otienses re.
lating To elections; and the bill providing
for the inspection Of weights and measures.
Senate bill li3, amending certain sec.
-fions of the code concerning insane per
sons, was then taken up. and some impor.
tant amendments reported from the Judi
ciary Committee were adopted.
Afternoon Session.
The House met at the usual hour, and
proceeded with the reading Of bills on their
second reading. A large number Of bills
were thus disposed when House bill No.
$50 concerning bridges, etc, was taken up
and elicted considerable discussion. which
was participated in by Messrs. Wilson,
Hubbard, Beckwith, Quarter, Holt, and
Others, after which IL was ordered TO be
enerossed and read a third time.
Senate bill No. 227. providing for the pay.
ment OF the expenses OF establishing and
maintaining a quarantine, with an amend
me mt providing for the payment OF expenses
up 20 and including February 18th. wa'
taken up.
Mr.. Lowry moved TO amend by inserting
mot 10 exceed $3.50
Messrs. Leonard and Riley opposed ans
Messrs Lowry and Speaker Wilson favored
the amendment, which was rejected.
The Senate amendment was then c0nsid
cred, and the bill rs amended was ther
passed.
The reading of bills heretofore reported
was then proceeded with up 10 the hour o
adjournment, nothing OF interest transpir
ing. the entire session being devoted u
routine business.
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The following article appeared in the
Bellaire locals in the Wheeling REafsTEK Of
Tuesday. February 2ist, 1882:
"A nice little piece of scandal has Just
come 10 light in this city. The daughter Of
one of the old inhabitants, il is alleged,
was discovered by the aforesaid o. b. in the
sleeping apartment u certain railroader.
who is well known in this section. Oh
course the 8ld Gentleman ~as indignant,
and TO such an extent did be allow his
wrath to carry him that he told the story
10 one Of his friends, who then gave the
scandal currency.
/. rs the father Of the Young lady whose
character is so maiiciously slandered in the
above article, do sey that every statement
made in the above published article is
grossly false and without any foundation
Sf truth whatever. The whole article Is
the walfil work Of base sIanderer.
L. +. GARRkss.
in the article above referred tool Febru'
ary 2,st. in the Wheeling Daily REcpTEE.
do say that the article is wholly fs'ss
from beginning TO end.
Every statement in the article from be
ginning 20 the end is false. Never, in an,
manner Whatever have done anything v
bring shame and disgrace upon the y"iin'
lady referred 10 in the article.
S. r. HArnzx.
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'",. N""s, February 2S.-JUdge Brigham,
4 The Common Pleas Court, at noon to-day
allowed - temporary Injunction against
The Panhandle railroad between this CITY
md Newark, which leaves the Blltiruore
md Ohio IN fUll control
-, The latter road has discharged George =.
9ro~n, tram dispatcher. and putin Perdue
ne TWO companies own equal shares OF
me diE.S'on, and the trouble grows out OF
me otS'n over the line. Consultation
,cF = settlement has been appointed hv the
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FIRE RECORD.

JACKSON, Men, February 23.-A fire in
H. NJ. Benefits dry goods store, this morn
ing, destroyed $1,000 to $l2 900 worth OF
goods, fully covered by insurance.
New HAVEN, February 2S-The dry
goods house of EIsally burned, this morn
ing. Loss on building and stock estimated
at 100000; insurance not yet known.
JACKSON, TENN., February pa fire last
night, having its origin in NJ. NJ. Ham
mond's grocery, under the Odd Fellows
hall, destroyed the building. together with
fkese occupied bx W d. Robinson fRrni-
ture, and S. ID. Graham X Co., queensware.
Total loss about 1900.
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Oil SinfiHticS.

lions in the various districts of the Penn
syllania and New York oil field during the
month of February. will be published in
the Eu tomorrow. 1t shows 342 wells
were completed, yielding GAP barrels. On
the last OF the month twelve wells were
dug. This is an increase OF six wells finished
and decrease of 220 barrels in production
over January. There are 400 rigs up and
building and $50 wells drilling. This is the
samc number of wells drilling and a de-
crease of 10 in rigs building, against Janu-
arv. The 3I2 wells finished in the month
of February are in the new field in the
State of New York
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satisfactory in all particulars. The new
concern is known As the Bellaire. Zmes-
vile and Cincinnati road. There was no
financial statement made to the board yes
terday, but IL is understood that il only
cost 52S of the earnings to operens the road
for the 6 months beginning Maycis and
ending November lst 1884. This Is very
low. but il is thought that the showing OF
this year will be still more satisfactory
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Do Not be Deceived.

In these times of quack medicine adver-
tisements everywhere, it is truly gratifying
to find one remedy that is worthy of praise
and which really does as recommended
Electric Bitters we can vouch for as being a
true and reliable remedy. and one that viii
do as recommended. They Invariably cure
stomach and Liver Complaints, Diseases OF
the Kidneys and Urinary difficulties We
know whereof we speak, and can Teadily
say, giye'them trial. Sud at,at2 cents
bottle 10y isogan Co.
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pr-nrrnlin 49,.

'nr'HH. ILL February 2S.-The D.nvsr
H'P's"','r~.s Pueblo dispatch savs: Tbis
moruinS W. y. Winscott. a notoriors
'"ind4ec md alleged murderer. was ar.
rested here. He has numerous aliases
ms operations in Missouri. Kansas and
Ne"raS&a were very extensive. He
SicEm'Fed Omaha 10 the extent Of over
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FatsI RaiIroadI Arri,len,

Jn' -, Ills, February "a frriob,
EAR loaded with brick was ditebed ei9S,
miI'' from here, yesterday. Ten trInms
were 'ec:eted in the van al the tir,. AMI
'"" "ere killed outright and the r-S.,-.
-" lEh!Y injured that their live, ar. -,
>Pa'roi OF, The names of the uDi.-r,,,,,...
re Ugn DDyyn ''''''' '''''d'',
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Al, u. Marshal Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, February PA Virginia,
Nevada, dispatch says u. s. Marshal
August Ash, committed suicide this morn
ing, by shooting himself through the
heart Financial troubles and hard drink
>nnnoSed 10 be the cause.
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Nhrewdne.. and AhiIit,-

Hop BitserS so freely advertised in NIL
me papers. secular and religious, are hay
.ns iaE;e sale, and are supplanting all
o!ueF medicines. There is no DENYING the
virtues OF the Hop plant, and the proprie-
iS 3iS ot these Bltters have shown 9reat
SSniesdnesS and ability in conlpoundin~ a
i nitters, whose virtues are so paipable to
SGsefy ones Observation. = EraH,isrr and
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River IA SIAnd.SiiIl.

CAIRO. February 2S.-Thc rains, last
night and to-day, checked the fall in the
Ohio river, and to-day the gauge measures
81 feet 3 inches. Last night il fell about
three inches. The Mississippi is still fall
ing slowly, but will probably be on stand
hnfnre mnrninp
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Heavy Land Slide.

GLBvELSND, February 2S.--A serious land
slide. two miles northwest of Akron, so a
Herald special says. will interrupt travel on
the Valley railroad for several days. The
track for hundred feet is covered about
ten feet with earth, and another slide is
bog Cut, which is through a hin eighty
fc,I LiOh
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Flags nj Half Mast.

NEW YORK. February 27.-Fiags were
displayed. to-day. at half mast on the pub
lie buildings OF Brooklyn, in respect for
the late President Garfields memory. and
in recognition of the fact that memorial
services were being held by Congress.
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ChIIdren burned a. n..,.

h'n%uS. Iowa, February 2S-At Many,
iliS- the house Of John Welhemv c,n..h,
ire and his two little children. who ! -
I'd 10 ietLL ''''h "
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WISCONSIN WAITS.


Breakmsn ktlleoss
MILWAUKEE, Wis, February 2s.-Ienaie
Duncan, proprieteress of q bagnio, one
mile from the town OF Merrill, shot and
killed James Hewlett, in row.
At Cold Spring, near Milwaukee. to-day, a
wild freight on the Wisconsin Railroad ran
into Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
freight, and soon after another Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul train came along
and piled into the rear of the Wisconsin
Central freight. The result was the killing
of Wisconsin Central brakeman named
Mcbride, who lives an Menacha, and the
wreck Of two engines and several cars.
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TWO Negroes Drowned.

eAIxo. February 2S.-Two coiored men,
" ho were driven from home by the Hood.
snd yho7sought refuge in an old boat wese
drowned. = :
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!. P..,s,all,s. snttfars.- -renI.lsane.,s.

f6SDoN, February 2S.-Tt is stated that
Parnell has Just competed weeks solitary
confinement in consequence OF the warden
charging him with trying to bribe him to
smuggle him out of prison. Parnell denied
the charge.
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vN, decrease in the public deOt TOT
-. - will he about Ss,0OO,OOO.
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RAlLR0Ro MATTERS.
viii Resign.

CmcAco, February 2S.-The Inter- 0ceah
announces that Mr.. Hugh Riddle, who for
so long time has been president of the
Chicago, Book Island and Pacific railroad,
has decided TO tender his resignation in
June. Mr.. Riddles only reason is that he
is in i'll health and needs rest
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Old feuha.

Nashville, February 27.-ln Springfield,
Tennessee, Dr. J. W. Nichols wa, instantly
killed this morning Ivy A. Il. Hughes, in an
old fcud
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TariHCOmmission Bill.

WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Thc House
Committee on Ways and Means have
agreed not 10 insist upon the consideration
by the House of the tariff commission bill
until after the immediate deficiency in the
appropriation bill is disposed of.
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~. President approved the Appor-
.,.ot hill. Yesterday.
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Nh. Intimate effect Of the present NJ
-, ,r;,l, in II. Petersburg will he 10
.a,s.e the trials Ofthe Gar.
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R.eaIeas Asnaeo live.

The Bnsr SALyE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilbta.ns,
Corns end all Skin Eruptious, and pniHrs-
ly cures Pilea Il Is guaranteed 70 Qve
perfect satifsction or money fsfuneed
Pric~ % cent? per bog. Fos ssis by Losa
kco - g
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MILWAUKEE, February %. sylvester
Hood, nineteen years old. committed sur
eide near Lock. Rock county, Wisconsin.
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,oC New. Assistant Secretary OF
- T,.a,sp-y, entered upon his duties,
resteriay.
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OF the peace and eonstableS."
,-a- Au<snssa Ssssaea.
Mr. Dawson. from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, submitted a report stating
that an ''act in relation 10 the government
of the city of Wheeling was correctly en-
rolled, whereupon the President OF the
Senate signed the same.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson. leave OF all
sence Tor to-day was granted to Mr.. Faulk
ner.
MIR. Woods, from the Committee on
Claims and Grievances, reported with rec
ommendation bill 10 repeal Chapter l3i
OF the acts of 1862. relating 10 road tax and
labor OF John Wylie and W. W. Wylie, OF
Hancock county.
Mr.. Donehoo moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the Senate refused TO pass
Senate bill No. 227, making an appro.
priation for the purpose of paying the
costs of establishing and maintaining a
quarantine by the Board OF Health OF this
State, which motion was agreed to. \
windy discussion ensued but amounted 10
nothing except a rehash OF the speeches
heretofore reported in the REGISTER some
six or eight times.
Mr.. Woods moved To lay the bill OF the
table which motion lid not prevail.
Mr.. Dawson moved that the vote by which
the Senate agreed 10 the amendment pro
posed by the House OF Delegates be recon
Sidered, which motion Was carried.
The question being upon agreeing 10
the amendment proposed by the House OF
Delegates.
Mr. Dawson moved Ia amend the amend.
ment by striking out all after the word
provided and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: That no money shall he
drawn from the treasury un-
der the provision ot this act
except to pay the expenses actually incur.
red up to and including the 9th day Of
February. 1852
The amendment was agreed Ia without a
dissenting voice. The amendment "f the
House of Delegates as amended wa> then
agreed 10. and the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Woods the rules were
suspended and House bill No. ~. to amend
chapter 81 OF the Code concerning
and read a second time
4 number of amendments were made to
the BILL and il was ordered Ia third
reading.
A bill was offered by Mr. brown to al
low A. l.. Randall. the Sheriff Of Roane
county, further time in which To return
his delinquent list for the year OF 1881.
The bill was read the several times and
passed.
Mr. Brown introduced a bill to regulate
the carrying Of pistols, revOlNers, dirks.
bowie knives and weapons OF like kind.
After some further business the Senate
adjourned
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ST. PErERsmED, February 2S.--Ten Nj
hilist prisoners, including one woman, have
been sentenced to death and the remainder
sentcnCcd 10 various terms Of penal Serr,-
tu1p
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| -,,,IJe value OF London is just
=. that Of Ireland.
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THE NEWS.

/ leads in the New YORK Pedess-
-, ,,nte-t.
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~. ,nti-Chinc,c agitation has been
n,.j IN California, this time by an
t--.j,a,ion callingthemsclveS business
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ns,l rslAlI RaIIIActl-

san FEANrIsco. February 2S.-A Wilcox,
Arizona, dispatch says the President has
refused executive Clemency i'll the case OF
the three Indian scouts sentenced to be
hanged at Fort Grant, March 3rd.
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CINCINNATI taetory makes eleven
a. Of candles q day.
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the I'ABRA CLAM.
h"" % hOriginated-History Or the Leg.
iSia'ion ON the SubIect-s4So, 900 Paid
attempts to Have 10 Reinre<tixated.

SPociai Di9'otrh to the Reg4ter.
WASHINGTON. February 27.-rhe L'Abra
claim, in which Mr.. W. l.. Hea,ne. of your
cty. with others IS interested, omes TO the
front again in connection with treaty
which the President has concIuded with
Mexico and which provides for its rehear-
ing, together with the We'll claim. another
case which Mexico alleges to be fraudulent
Inc history Of these cases has bean nrinted
several times, but statements coneerning
mem have generally been col0re5 Inv tbe
interests of the narrator.
History Of the Claim
Congressman Wilson. of you, district
VINO, as member of the COMMITTEE. ~,
Foreign Affairs, has had good deal 20 So
with both. says the latter grew ont =, sn
undoueted case of spoliatisu commi,,ad
oy the Mexican authorities. He stots. 49,
the EAbra company, of which Mr. -
was member, induced by prom;,a. -
and and pSotcctiOo rOO, ,he No., "
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tn, yr7iirt Of Washington ladies in
lhr t1,. oi ~ergant Mason is that he
las n,rr wife and fine looking baby
ami should De acquitted. 1t will suit
the public very well il the court will
Just eater lhi, verdict and release the
nrl>1Uy-
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\ ". r-sd Wolfe says that the plan
liae ErlauSrr syndicate cOntemplates
llrr thousand miles Of railroad, each
balfCrn>,lng the other at halfangle, one
euing with the meridian and the other
49, the parallel"
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same, W. small ("Old Si'l, former
/ oithr atlanta Constitution, has ac-
4 .rl half interest in the Union of
3arsruyjrc, Fla, and will, after March
..wsmrucUtly connected with that
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y traffic arrangement was concluded
1T Bnston last Friday between the
Southern Pacific aud the Atchison,
Topeka aud Santa Re, which provides
for the completion Of the Atlantic and
Pacific and the Use of the Southern
Pacific IL the main route for both.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
M0rninE Sesat0o.

The Senate met at 9:30 yesterday morn
ing, and prayer was made by Rev, Il. X.
Mr. Dennis, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, submitted report recommending the
passage of a number OF bills, all amending
various chapters OF the code.
A number of Senate bills previously
passed by the Senate came from the House
with slight amendments Most OF these
amendments were agreed to.
A number of bills were read second
time and ordered to their engrossment.
Mr.. Dawson introduced bill to repeal
chapter 226 of acts of 1872, '13. entitled ''an
act to reduce into one the laws defining the
jurisdiction powers and duties Of justices
OF the peace and eonstableS."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-01

Tie h,u,Lomest apartment house III
,h. fnl,,i states i about to he erected
,r IN, corner of Fifth avenne and
FrwrDty-righth street, New York, at a
,,,t olSl D"g,ngO.
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Fou- caaildateS for Governor are eN-
,..rri 10 be in the field in Maine at the
next election. representing the Republic
an, Observation-Disclosures, Prohibition
=, and straight Democrats.
n Bile opinion in Russia approves the
D,7n-CUtiOu Of the lsraelites, but hOwls
! or war when Austria lays a heavy hand
rnthe SlavS ofHenrgovina and Bosnia.
hcarfuily oue-,idcd and cranky i Rus
kiau civilization.
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Fought II Out Alone,

Bill Norris. the Iowa outlaws, who passed
through here last Sunday en- route from
Randolph. Wis. to Riyerton. Iowa.
in charge of Sheriff's Chandler and
Wilson. attempted to escape from
the officers while ON the train. The
officers were asleep, but 4 movement OF the
prisoners wakened them, and thoy at once
opened fire. shooting Wells six times and
Norris five. The men were taken from the
train AT sidney, Iowa for treatment,
but there is little chance for their
recovery, being literally riddled
with bullets. These desperadoes took part
in the Manhattan, Kansas, and Riverton
and Sidney, Iowa, bank robberies, Winston,
Mo-, train robbery and numerous smaller
robberies, as well as several murders IN
Iowa, Missouri rnd Kansas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-01

In lrII General Grant wrote jaime,
i"r,ioH icunett from Florence, Italy,
naming young officer, of whom he
said: Il should select him TO do any
hing that required daring, Judgment,
ant thr othc: qualities of success" The
Young officer was Lieutenant Danen-
hover, ot the Jeannette.