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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
CIVIL sEnyIcE CON nIssIox.
The Personnel Of the Commission
Causes Not q Little surprise.

The Personnel OF the Commission
Causes Not . Little surprise.
WAsnlSoros, February 2l.-The person.
mel ofthe Civil Service Commission caused
not little surprise, as it was expected that
men Of national reputation would have a
place upon the Commission. This, with
the exception Of Judge L. D. Thoman, is
not the case The young eagle Of the Ma
'honing Is Senator Pendleton's selection. It
was generally supposed that Mr.. Pendle-
ton would throx his strength for ]. Edwin
speer, formerly Of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and later Of the New York World, but Mr..
speer, although Chesterfield in manner
and a genius in journalism, is not
one whit ahead Of our own Judge
in these attributes, and besides he
has not that widespread influence
among the Northern Ohio Democracy,
which is the ; Judges most valued
Characteristic, and Mr.. Pendleton, to whom
the Ohio Democracy has not been kind Of
late, always has an eye to the main chance.
Whether the Judges weekly avenger has
been especially sharp in condemning Mr..
Pendleton's bill, which is, looked upon as
cutting Of the hope Of salvation OF the
Democracy in case OF the misfortune oil a
Democratic President, Is. not known. SUI.
fee it to say that the President was given
to understand that the appointment would
be very agreeable to Senator Pendleton,
hence the request. The intense delight it
will give the Judge was not referred to,
but was probably understood by the Presi-
dent. The Judge will be by far the best
looking man on the commission unless
Dorman B. Eaton gets his hair cut.
He Is also an Ohio man, without which no
commission Is complete. The other menu
bers Of the commission are OF minor i'm
portance. Dorman B. Eaton is q man
without political connection, but has a
big stock Of information on the subject OF
civil service reform. He has been for
years Secretary OF the National Civil Service
Reform Commission, and has labored hard
and consistently for. what he has finally
obtained. ]. Gregory, the other mem.
Der OF the commission, was until lately
President Of the Illinois Agricultural
College. He Is engaged at present in pros.
ecuting historical researches, which brings
him to Washington quite frequently. He
Is eminently fitted for the place.
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NEw YoRx, February 2l,-salmi Morse
and his "Passion Play" received another
severe set back yestaday-this time in the
shape Of a judicial decision from the pen
Of Judge Ingraham, Of the Superior Court,
who denies Morse's application for man.
damus TO compel Mayor Edison to grant a
license for Morse Hall, on Twenty.third
street. Judge 1ngraham, in his decision,
says the only question before him Is
whether, under the statute above cited, the
Mayor had any discretion in the granting
or Withholding Of the license. He holds
that there Is no provision that the Mayor
shall grant the license. The word "author.
lied" as It appears IN the third section, he
says clearly gives the Mayor discretion.
The mere giving authority and power TO
license implies that the person who Is
vested with the power must exercise his
judgment in the granting OF the license.
''The word license implies favor, not a
strict legal right" fays the Judge, and he
citPs authorities on this point.
On the ground that he cannot reverse
the discretion Of the Mayor he denies The
motion.
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RESuMprION OF WORK
At the Vulcan Steel Mills, st. Louis,
Win the Aid Of Non.Union Mon.

At the Vulcan Steel Mills, St. Louis,
with the Aid OF Non-U Men.
ST. LOUIS, February 2l.-This was a
notable day in Carondelet. The thousand
men who have been out on strike during
the past three months saw their places
filed by non-union men and outsiders and
the fires started again. The strikers stood
true, and not q man went back. They say
the company have men enough to try the
converting mill, but not enough to start
the blooms. The old foremen are retained,
as they are not members Of the Union.
Nj. Frye, the old superintendent, was
overseeing things. He would not say
whether he had all the men he needed or
not, but he says as soon as the new men
can handle the machines the mill will re.
sumo making steel rails, which will be be-
fore Friday next. "The talk about i'm.
porting men," said Mr.. Frye, ''is all wind.
There are enough idle men in st. Louis TO
run this mill and understand their bnsi.
ness.
The market is fiat, and what we now pay
them Is still out OF proportion TO what the
price OF steel rails and wages were when
The industry was imported from England
In 1868. The market price then was Sl77 a
ion. Now II Is $40, and quiet at that. Here
i a table showing the decline in the price
Of steel rails since 1885, From Sl77 II
dropped steadily down TO S94 in 1872, then
gradually rose until the time Of the panic
IN 1873, when II stood at SIP; then the
bottom dropped entirely out, leaving the
price In 1877 at $40, and there It stopped
until the close Of 1878, when il turned
upward until In 1879 1t reached SS5, but die
not stay there long, tumbling to S62 in thC
next year. Sellers don't care TO sell at thu
former price, and buyers don't want an.
rails at $40.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
SENATE TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE.
No. Each cA.... Of 1t p..lur u.l... I'll. rasis
COnnlasloA Iroa seA,dalsi. Rs'.Orsd-rhs
Pr.lIdsnts sPisasantry-RiIsrA Aad Har.
bor Blll-Civll Service Connission.


From Our apeuAl CoTftaponuent u J
WAsHISoroS, D. c., September 2l.-The
Senate Tariff bill cameto the House this
afternoon, and by unanimous consent was
ordered PRINTED, which shall be done py
tomorrow noon. Its fate Is uncertain and
cannot be foretold until Il is IN such shane
that members can digest 1t and have some
free consultations upon it The Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio members are generally
against 1t, and will oppose Its passage
unless the iron sections are made to con-
form to the Tariff Commission schedule.
There will probably be no action taken
upon It before Monday next This will
afford ample time for members to hear
from home in reference to 1t and decide
upon their course. 1t will also enable the
Ways and Means Committeeto make up
their minds how they will tackleit.ss
There is a number oil men on both sides
Of the house who will not consent TO the
passage OF any bill without debate and
amendment. There is also q number on
both sides who are 80 anxious to get rid Of
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IN lnE COKE COUNrRY.
A Careful Review OF the situation After
n GampIeIe GonYnns.


PHILADELPHIA, February 2l.-A CORES.
pondento the Press, writing from Connells.
ville,. Pa, says: All sorts Of rumors in
regard to the condition Of affairs in the
coke country have gained currency and
credence, and, for the purpose OF ascertain.
ing the true condition, your correspondent
has made careful and complete canvass
Of the region. A general estimate of.the
real situation can hardly be made from one
point alone, as at some places works are
running full with others are entirely shut
down. .r-. ..H.
The Fayette Coke Company's works at
0liphant, with a capacity oil twelve cars
per day, are idle, with no immediate pros.
pect Of resumine; about one.half Of the
$40 ovens at the Redstown works are
making 72.hour coke, while the Others are
idle; at Leith reduction OF wages has
shut off the smoke from $50 ovens, while
the, Youngstown works, near neighbors,
are running their 240 ovens TO their full
capacity; the Mt. Braddock works are
idle; the Dunbar Furnace Company's
works. at Frost and Ferguson, are making
". hour coke, while the Mahoning, Lang;
McKallip & Co. and Reed Brothers arc
running to their full capacity and ship
ping thirty cars OF coke daily; the Dunbar
Coke Company is making 72 hour coke;
the 500 ovens OF the Cambria Iron Com
pany are running full and shipping fifty
cars OF coke per day; the 800 ovens OF the
Ribbsburg and Connellsville Gas, Coal
and Coke Company are also running full
and have large orders ahead. The works
OF the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, at
Meyer and Foot Hill, have been idle for
several days, but will probably start up
again next week.
Owing to the present dullness in the iron
trade, the shipments OF coke from the region
have fallen of about $50 cars per day, but
operators are not respondent and express
the utmost confidence in a good spring
trade. They claim that there is every rea.
son to expect the western mills, which bave
recently shut down, will soon be in blast
again, and that the fires will be lighted in
the furnaces in the Mahoning and Shenan.
90 Valleys in the adjacent future. These,
in conjunction with settled tariff, will,
they think, send prosperity to the coke re,
gion and Joy to the heart OF the laborer,
even though the Hungarian should COM
bine 10 possess portion OF the land.
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THAT was very peculiar investigation
held yesterday by committee oil the
State Senate. James N. Mason, Of Jefer-
son county, was the bone Of contention,
James NJ. Mason got the Senate to investi.
gate him, and James NJ. Mason left the
Committee in doubt whether he is knave
ora fool. His silly offer to give Mr.. sar-
gent Eve dollar bill, FIVE dollar hat, or
Eve dollar suit OF clothes was Of piece
with some other things he has said and
done since he came here. On the day
after his arrival the ISTELLlGENcER
printed statement from him develop
ing his scheme to settle the debt
question between the Virginias. The mat
ter was talked about, and more ridiculed
than discussed. Mr.. Mason gave 1t out to
anybody who would talk with him, that
be would work up to his grand coup Tetat in
about seven years. In the meantime he
saw that there was no hope Of accomplish.
ing bis end until the State began to gather
in valuable property now unassessed. The
general idea Of Tax Commission was good.
Tax commissions have worked out good
results in other States. II bloated bond
holders-bloated with those beautiful GER
tifcats issued by the sly old mother State
II these were willing to help West Virginia,
It made no difference what their motive
was. Here was the proposition: When
you begin to raise enough taxes to paw US
the interest on your share Of the old debt,
we shall get Virginia to bring suit against
you in the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and there the amount Of your lia-
bility will be ascertained. This was not
an immediate peril. Unless both States
were willing nothing ever could come out
Of this scheme, and SO the INrELLioRScRR
was quite ready to promote the hunt for
personal property that was too bashtul to
come forward. Enough Senators and
Delegates to pass the bill took the
same view Of 1t. But the bill was twice on
the brink Of defeat, nearly pushed over by
Mr.. Mason's eccentricities. Finding that
tho Tax Commission had a fair chance on
its merits, he at once added the big head
to theloose tongue, and strutted around
the Capital with Delegates, Senators, exec
utive officers, newspapers and newspaper
buildings stuffed in his pockets and un.
consciously his for special pur-
poses. The easy success Of his first
ntep bad smitten him with not uncom-
mon form Of insanity. 1t was himself who
set aaoat the stories OF bribery and cor.
ruption-boasting Of his success and, II
reports be true, not cenfning himself
strictly to the truth in his recitals. Meri'
tOiouS measure as the Tax Commission
bill ip, it is doubtful whether 1t could have
passed il this idiotic scandal had been put
npon the stage week ago.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-22
VOLUME xxxI.--NUMBER 156.
THE DIAMOND DISASTER.
The Probable Time that VIII Elapse BE
fore the Bodies Will be Removed.

CHICAGO, February 2l.-The Daily NsEs
Braidwood, ILL.,, special says: The outlook
Is much more cheerful. The water in the
main shaft has been lowered twenty feet
and progress Is being made, although
slowly. A number Of anxious faces still
crowd around the hole where the disaster
occurred, gazing aimlessly into the sink
hole. The water has nearly disappeared
in the cave leaving the hole about the
shape OF the bowl OF q funnel, $50 feet by 80,
and about 10 or IS feet deep. The Golfer.
dam around this was built upon the
ice, and with the softening weather the
water sleeps back in the hole. The amount
OF water, however is not nearly as much as
the volume thrown out by the pumps, 80
that there is steady reduction Of the i'm
mense underground body Of water. The
proprietors Of the mine are remedying this
defect as fast as possible, and hope to have
1t entirely choked of by tomorrow. Three
gangs, each working eight hours day, are
filling up the hole with clay from the
dump, about 800 feet distant. The first
layer is OF brown and then layer OF thin
yellow. The progress made has given
the miners more heart and volunteers
with willing hands have taken hold
and are doing all in their power to
ill up the hole and make the Golfer dam
air tight. In conversation with w. S.
Cherry to day, most emphatic encourage
ment was given in regard to the probable
time the earth would give up Its dead. Mr..
Cherry Is mining engineer Of twenty
years experience and enc in whose judg-
ment much confluence is placed. Nj.
Cherry said: "Ithink I can aud I hope to
be able to get the water out in ten days,
and may say the task bids fair to be &C.
complished in the time with no unforeseen
draw backs; we shall add one more pump
here at the air shaft tonight, aud another
tomorrow at the old Diamond shaft, and
we hope to have two tubs working at the
main shaft instead OF one."
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An InfernnI Machine.

WARRINGTON, February 2l.-The police
found large and dangerous internal ma
chine on Pennsylvania avenue this morn
ing and are investigating Its origin. The
machine was q large hollow rubber bali
filled with dynamite and other explosives
with brass tube and quick fuse protrud
Ing from 1t, the tube being capped. It'll
supposed to be relic Of Guitesu avengeri
orthe work Of enthusiastic Fenians. Ont
rumor says It was intended for use upor
the residence Of the British Minister. Th,
machine was powerful enough 10 demolist
an entire block Of buildings.
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BOLD OUTRAGE.
Robbing MAN and Binding Him Fast
In a Rurnfng Building.


MERCER, Pa, February 2l.-on Saturday
morning shortly after midnight the little
village OF Hadley, about twelve miles North
Of Mercer, was tho scene Of a bold outrage
which might have resulted in murder.
During the past few months three success
i've attempts have been made to burn the
grist mill Of the Hazen Bros, and for some
time the mill has been watched night and
day. On Friday night the son Of the pro.
prietor watched unit. near midnight, and
then went to the house and walked Mr..
William, ,Hazen, who was to watch the rest
ofthe night The latter, went frst to the
barn and was attending to some stock when
he heard noise at the mill. He fastened
there at once.
Just as he entered the door some one
struck him over the head and he fell insen-
sible TO the floor. When he recovered bis
senses he found himself gagged and tied
hand and foot TO large grindstone. He
struggled, but was threatened with instant
death il he did not keep quiet. His as
sailants robbed him Of nearly $400 and then
set FIRE to the mi and departed. fastening
The door by placing a prop against 1t and
leaving Mr.. Hazen bound and helpless in
the burning building.
/, The flames made rapid progress, while
Mr.. Hazen irantically endeavored to free
himself. In his struggles be pulled the
grindstone over upon him and managed to
'fet loose from il. He rolled across the
floor to the door. and most fortunately got
4 Al. I1,l A.. Al.
before he got his hands free and took of
the gag.l He gave the alarm and help was
soon on the ground, but 1t was too late TO
save either the mill or its contents. There
is no clue as yet to the perpetrators Of this
lfendish outrage, but no effort will be
spared to bring the perpetrators 10 justice.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, February 2l.-A bloody
tragedy was enacted last night, nine miles
south OF this city. D. Townsend and his
wife Minerva, an aged couple, while sleep
ing were shot and killed by Alexander
Hill, a youth Of 20 years, who worked on
farm owned by Townsend. No cause for
the desperate deed is assigned by him. He
has the appearance Of being soft Drained.
All the parties sleep in the same room.
The murder was committed at 3 o'clock
in the morning, the weapon used being a
shot gun. The murderer, flying in his
night clothes alter committing the act, was
soon afterwards arrested and lodged in Jail.
The criminals victims were colored.
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WHEELING a LAKE ERIE.
Meeting of the stockhoIders and EIec
tion OF Directors and Gnicera.

Meeting of the stockhoIders and EIec-
tion OF Directors and Gnlcera.
Special Dispatch TO the 1ntelligencer. e. ~
TOLEDO, o., February 2l.-The stock
holders of the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail.
way met to. o.day and over one hundred thou.
sand shares were voted for the directors.
The Board as now constituted consists oi
the following gentlemen: Oliver Garrison,
St Louis, Mo; George ]. Forest, John P.
Kennedy, Arthur Jeary and Robert B.
Minturn, Of New York; R. II. Cochran,
NJ. D. Woodford, George Davis aud N. II.
II. Swayne, Jr., Of Toledo; John W. Wick.
ham, Jr., OF Huron, O.; John G. Warneck,
Of Massillon, o; Joel Wood, OF Martins
Ferry, o., and Joseph Bell. Of Wheeling,
W. Va. The new board Of directors met
and elected Oliver Garrison, President,
and NJ. d. Woodford, Vice President.
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p.o,ec,Io,,,, rron .,olor.,,o,

CuIcAGo, February 2l,-senator.elect
Thomas NJ. Bowen, Of Colorado, is here
on his way to Washington. In speaking
Of matters which will come before the
Senate he mentioned the tariff as one and
said that he is strong tariff man, as his
State demands Of him. "We have nail.
mills and other manufacturing industries,
so you can put me down as standing by q
high protective taritl during my six years
In the Senate"
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A quarrel over Reer.

CHICAGO, February 2l.-william Handy
and James Rafferty, encountered John
Lodusky, boy, aged n years, about 5
o'clock last night in lonely locality near
the Union Stock Yards. Handy and Raf.
iery asked Lodusky for drink Of beer
which the latter was carrying in q pail. The
father Of Lodusky appeared and remon.
strated with the men. During the alterca.
tion the elder Lodusky stabbed Handy
twice, from the effects Of which he died in
ten ninnteR.
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JAY G0ULD's YACHT.
A Wonderful Craft, Past and Safe. with
UnheArtl.Of Luxuries. r..f

DnneAfu.0t Luxuries. rHii
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 2l.-Jay
Gould's steam yacht, building at the ship
yards Of VIM. Cramp & Sons, is rapidly ap'
preaching completion. AT present tho
frame work and deck, entirely composed
Of iron, are almost finished. Over the iron
flush deck wooden flooring will be laid.
The frame is 225 feet long, 2O5 feet at the
water line, with twenty.six feet beam.
Ordinarily loaded the yacht will draw
about fifteen feet Of water. The shape oi
the frame being well pointed at the bow,
clean cut at the sides, and nicely rounded
at the stern, gives every promise that the
desires OF the owner, and the expectations
OF the builder to make this the most com.
plete and fastest sailing yacht in existence
will be fully realized.
Her rig will be that OF three.masted
schooner, and she will be provided with
electric lights, and carry Heueschoh
steam launch. The cabins will be located
In the forward part Of the boat, and the
crews quarters aft, sitter the model oi
James Gordon Benefits yacht. The cabins
and state rooms will be ventilated by an
improved steam fan, worked from the en-.
gine room. The cabins and nine state
rooms will be furnished in the most mag.
nificent style before the yacht leaves
Cramps yards. The floors Of the state
rooms are to be finished in hard and
fancy woods, with porcelain bath tubs
under them, containing fresh and salt
water, which may be made hot at the occu.
pants desire. The floors are to be move.
able, and so arranged that bath may be
INDUCED in without the necessity OF the
inmate leaving his room. The upper wood
work OF the staterooms will consist Of satin
wood, French walnut and mshogany, in
laid with various designs, specially made
for the purpose. Altogether it ia estimated
the yacht will cost not less than $4,000
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The spenIer.hlp.

WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The friend.
who hoped to secure compromise between
Blackburn and Carlisle, in their canvass
for the speakership, have utterly failed
and now 1t is understood that both gentle.
men will contend for the support Of the
Kentucky delegation. Randall has the
backing Of his own State delegation, the
pledges Of large proportion Of the New
York delegation, the East generally, and
has also many scattering memb bers through
out the South and West who will support
him. Up to the present time the clerkshiI
and other offices OF the House have not eI'
cited much interest.
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AND this genial, Jolly Legislature will
leave town between tomorrow night and
saturday morning, with about $500 900 ol
;be States Indebtedness unproyided for.
Gentlemen Of the Democratic faith have
hardened their hearts and stiffened their
necks. They will have no excuse when
the day of reckoning comes-they will
grab at straws, but the tide will be running
40 bigh that straws and ice and lemons and
such like iayorite arguments will not avail
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ST.. LOUIS, February 2l.-A Corsicana,
Texas, special says: The family OF William
Bush, living twelve miles northeast Of here,
we're poisoned by having morphine admin.
iStered instead Of quinine. The mother
and three children died from the effects.
The mistake arose from having the NOR.
phine aud quinine side by side on the
mantel piece in the same sized bottles.
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Asteamer Destroy cd BIZ Pirs.

CHARLESTON, S. G., February 2l.-The
steamship Moro Castle. Of the Clyde line
running between New York and Charles.
ton, was totally destroyed by fire early this
morning. The officers and crew had barely
time TO escape With what clothing they
happened to have on. The Moro Castle
was to have sailed for New York to day
and had received one.half OF her cargo
consisting Of cotton, naval stores, DC.
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FR0MOVER THE OCEAN.
aERMANY ave rAE VATICAN.
Grsaua. on Which German, R,ta... to les.p. the
Proposition R.lstIrs to Church Appolntmsnt,
offered By the Pope-A Unltsd States
40. Steamer Loat In Chinese Waters.

LONDON, February 2l.-The German
government will not agree to the PROPOSE
ton Of the Pope, to settle the dispute be-
tween Church and State by allowing the
Bishops to submit to the Imperial will the
appointment Of curates, and demands that
the Bishops shall submit all the ecclesias.
tical appointments, since the proposition 10
not designed to give the government con-
troll over any but the least Influential Of the
Catholic clergy. Cardinal Jacobini, the
Papal Secretary Of State, has not yet replied
to the letter Of Herr Schloser, in which this
demand OF the government Is made.