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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
STATE POLITICS.
PROPOSITION FOR FUSION
Between the Republican. and GrssabAet,r. In
Raleigh Couaty-Aa Opsa Letter from HOn.6
spencer ". s,urn to the Taxpayers Of West
Tlrrluis-CAli fort stats coafsrsles.

The Fayette EatHprise prints the follow.
ing appeal, signed by citizens Of Raleigh
county:
To DE GreenIackers and Republicans Of Yea
Virginia:
The undersigned, Greenbsckers and Re-
politicians, being convinced that single
handed neither the Greenback nor the Re-
publican party In this State il match for
the Bourbon Democracy in point Of num-
bers, and feeling that the Democratic party
has become arrogant and dictatorial, and,
like o nightmare, Is shilling the best inter.
ests Of the State, and that union OF all par.
ties who are opposed to Democracy would
overthrow itat the ballot box, and desiring
to promote fairness and prevent dissension,
we respectfully urge said parties to cali
conventions II the respective parties, to as.
semble in the city Of Charleston, In the
month Of April, 1884, both parties to meet
on the same day, in different halls, ana
agree upon ticket, as nearly equal as may
be, for Representatives in Congress, two
Judges Of the Supreme Court Of Appeals,
Governor, Attorney General, State S1per.
intendent OF Free Schools, Auditor and
Treasurer.
Greenbackars-Jas. A. Surratt, Samuel
McGinnis, VIM. NJ. Pense, Henry 2. Miller.
Republicans-Ash NJ. Prince, Thomas
Rogers, Daniel Agee, Oliver Scott, Jas. Q.
Hager, P. L. B!ankinship, L P.Suratt, ].
@. Sgeniz'l, A. Lincoln S;over, George
Baily, J. W. darpsr, Hamilton Harper.
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aRlEF TELsdRAMs.

The international Institute, meeting at
Boston, elected Charles Latimer, Of Cleve-
land, President.
The funds for the new Capitol at Albany
have been exhausted, and three hundred
men thrown out Of work.
Rev. Father Hunt, Of Layrenceburg,
Ind, who has been abroad for three
months, is reported to have been married
In Paris.
CyrusL. Simpkins, o Cincinnati letter
carrier, who Is well connected, has been
arrested for stealing valuable letters from
the mAils. ...4-..-
The iron steamship, San Pueblo, built
the Pacific Improvement Company, was
launched at Cramps Bhip.yard, Philadel,
phia, in the presence Of several thousand
spectators,
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7ys recent election in Maryland has
b,on,bt up nice question. Under the
constitution Of that State 'tno minister or
neacber Of the gospel, or of any religious
r,ped or denomination, shall be eligible as
senator or Delegate" Thomas S. Hodson,
uptil recently Collector OF the oyster port OF
Cts6ell, and local preacher Of the Mesho-
j.. Church, was chosen Senator. Or
ronr,e Mr.. Hodaon is Republican. The
o,Aer side thinks it sees an opportunity to
rs.t the man whom the people did not
choose.
II Mr.. IIodson were clergyman in full
o,lers in the active pursuit Of his sacred
calling, there is no question but that he
would be disqualified under the clause Of
ths Constitution above quoted. Bat a local
n,sacber is not in full ordena. lie is
licensed to preach, Eut ne. ordained to
uertorm all the functions Of a minister ol
ths Methodist Church. But it may be
fla. the constitutional provision is broad
epou,h to cover local preachers. In the
present case, however, tho Senator-elect
bad given up bis license to preach before
he stood for the Senate. Unless 1t be held
.ha! once preacher always preacher, 1t
ia not easy 10 see how Mr.. Hodson can be
KEEP. out OF his seat.
Thisprohibiton OF the Constitution Of Ma
ryland is in marked contrast sith the state
Of affairs in New England in early colonial
days. In the Connecticut towns, for exam
p!e-and the towns were the eimportant po-
litical iactors-a man who was not church
member was ineligible to citizenship, and
lie must not be Quaker, Ranter, Adam
lie or other notorious heretique," persons
90 described being outlawed, 80 that 1t was
made a misdemeanor punishable with q
fine oil G5 week to harbor one ef them.
The citizen had to be orthodox, and the
town regulated the matter Of orthodoxy.
The Maryland idea and the Connecticut
idea illustrate the extremes CT thought
concerning spiritual and temporal affairs.
In this day we should think the early Con-
nectiCut idea very intolerant. What bet
Ter reason was there or is there for exclud.
log minister Of tie gospel from the law
making body Of state2 He may sit in
tho Congress OF the United States.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12

LoNDoS, November HIT Is rumored
the police have discovered proofs that The
recent explosions Of Tie underground rail-
ways, wAsihs workoi New York dynami.
ters, The rnmor, however, Is not confirm.
ed. The police seem TO be hopelul that
clues will be obtained that will !ead 10 the
detection Of the guilty persons.
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EXPERIENCE WITH An EARTHQUAKE.

k1PERlENCE WITH AN EABTuQuAkEs
A letter received from the East inquiries
Of me in regard to the earthquake at San
Francisco, and reminds me that I have
made no mention OF 1t in my correspon.
dence. / beg pardon for omitting SO i'm.
portant an item OF news, and can emily gay
at this late date that had the privilege Of
participating in the event referred to.
Further, will add that have had oil the
experience Of that kind that desire. /
am pleased that happened 10 be on hand
when this one occurred, but not half as
much pleased as I was to find myself un-
buried in the apprehended demolition
OF the Palace hotel when the
shaking was in progress. There Is some
thing unpleasant to an unfsmiliar person
about being IN the fourth story OF highly
agitated hotel, and no amount OF assurance
that the hotel was built with special refer
edce to earthquakes, and made thirteen
feet thick at the bottom, and bolted all the
way through, all the way up, suttices to al
lay the novelty OF the sensation. Somehow
a person can not help thinking of the
earthquakes that have engulied acres Of
buildings aud hundreds oi people, aud as
"all boats have their day on the Missis-
sippi, and her day come at last" 80 San
Francisco may possibly some day have au
experience a la Lisbon, or Ia that which has
beiallen certain localities OF the South Pa
citc coast.
The shock at San Francisco was success
sion OF tremors lasting in all about five or
six seconds, each one esuggestiye Of serious
disposition on the part Of the hotel or Of
the ground, or OF both, to open and let
you down urgently. II is said 10 have
been the severest shock since lS6S, and
while It may not have been as deep as
well, nor wide as church door," yet, after
the manner OF Mercutio's wound, 1t was
adiudged by everybody 10 be entirely
sufficient.
The people OF San Francisco have way
Of comforting themselves with the refiec-
ton that not one person in California has
been injured BY an earthquake to every
score that have been killed in the States by
cyclones, which is all true enough, but one
first class earthquake has been known to
make up for good deal OF lost tins in the
matter OF cyclones. Don't understand from
this remark that / have any special antici.
patton OF such calamity at San Francisco.
l have not, and il were cslled to live in
that attractive city would like the rest CT
them take my chances with their becoming
philosophy, which is not unmixed with ap
prehension. A. VIC.
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sleubenrlIIe wnnrlbaat .drEIarized.

Special DipGieh 70 ths IaieliOeaet.
srRuBENylLLE, o., November ll.-Thls
morning about 2 o'clock two burglars,
named Bob Taylor and Dick Richie burg
larizsd the wharibOas here taking away
two barrels Of flour. Taylor Is a colored
man. Both have been arrested and are
considered good Tor the penllentlRry.
TAYLOR has confessed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
oaicIaI MaIori.ics In Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 10.-The
official majorllies for Auditor General and
Treasurer, the only State officers balloted
for in Pennsylvania, are Niles, 1925;
Livsey, 1856, both Republican. The
official count oi the vote oi Philadelphia
shows the following Republican majorihes:
Niles, Auditor General, 20,667; Liysey,
State Treasurer, 1904; Graham. District
Attorney (no opposition), l27, ,225; Little
ION, CLERK ot the Court OF Quarter Sessions,
%, ,425; Jsffdee, City Controller, opposition
by the Committee Of One Hundred, I'LL;
Powers, Coroner, 1887.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12

II the Greenback Slate Standard will per-
Mi the suggestion, the tail ought to come
to the dog. Let US see. In 1880 West Vir-
sinia poled for President ll2,7lS votes
Democrats, 57.37l, Republicans, 4G.24S,
Greenbackes, 900. The Democrats had a
majority Of 2,0G9 over all. In 1882, for
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of Appeals,
9OO9l votes being polled, the Democrats
cast 1861 against 3,4i0 for Greenbacker
supported by Grsenbackers and Republic
cans. The Democratic majority was more
than thousand greater than in 1880.
Again, in 1880, the Democrats polled
6O9l per cent OF the whole vote; in 1852,
5l7Sper cent. So that the fusion showed
no substantial gain to the Greenback par
tyorthe Republican. party, but, on the con-
tary, a slight loss in combined strength.
Froma partisan point OF view the Green
hackers had more to gain than the Repub.
llcans, and 1t may be that Republicans are
responsible for the falling of. AT all
events there was a falling of in the whole
opposition vote, which did not make so
good showing as it had made two years
before.
Let Us take another view. For Presi-
dent which should have brought out the
then strength Of both parties, the Repub-
licous polled 1928 votes, the Greenback-
5000, fifth as many. Which is the
more reasonable, that the five men shall 20
to the ont? or that the one shall so to the
i've. The five belong to a strong national
party which in 1880 polled nearly four
millions and half OF votes, which is in
control Of the executive branch Of the M.
ttOna! government and has something
more than an even chance to remain In
control. The one belongs to national
party waich in 1880 polled 6.000 votes,
Is not incontrol nor is likely to be.
The lSTRLLIdRScRR believes that the Re.
publican party will show growth in West
Virginia, and that the Greenback party
will not But this Is chiefly q matter oi
opinion, based, however, upon some changes
known to have taken place. Let the re.
spective strength Of the parties stand as II
did in lSSO-will anybody seriously pro.
pOsethat the 5000 shall go 10 the 9.OOO2
The ISrELLteENcER has no eye on the
oilices-at best poor stakes to play for
Bourbon rule is bad for West Virginia, AZ
the record shows. Believing It to be the
duty Of all good citizens to unite for the
common welfare, we have hoped to see I
general movement Of that character In tht
next campaign-not as partisan dicker
but as a common rally Of the people. Thert
must be rallying point; and this the Re
publican party, as the largest and mos
aggressive element Of the opposition, offers
Recognizing that in politics men demand
something more tangible than fine protes
sionS, the ISrELuGESCER has looked will
favor on the disposition among Republi
cans to be liberal in the call for the con
Vsntion and in the work Of that body, tha
all men shall bear witness that the Repub
llcans of West Virginia arc earnest In thei
desire 10 overthrow Bourboniam and no
merely in search Of the golden fleece. An.
course less liberal will not succeed; any
thing more liberal will repeat the old stor,
Of defeat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12

o. A. Carpenter, charged with the muir
der Of Iara Burns, has been released on
$4,000. Men rushed forward to go on his
bond who would have been accepted had
Il been $4,000. The father Of the mur.
dered girl called upon the crowd TO hang
Carpenter, and would have murdered him
had tho police not taken him in charge.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
A POSTPONED wEDDISG.
A baltimore Bellies Aeeident-sociei
AEog over the AHaIr r1 ,a1.

~
Agog over the Analrlc'u ,e9ls
BALTIMORE, Nov. 10.-The marriage Of
Dir. Henry A. Herbert, who claims to be an
ex-member Of the British Parliament, to
Miss Rsbecca Williams, daughter Of Hon.
George Hawkins Williams, President Of the
Maryland State Senate, which was to have
taken place Monday has been postponed.
The postponement is said to have been
caused by an accident to Miss Williams
last week. While out riding she seriously
strained her back by the sudden rearing Of
her horse, and her physician says Il will be
six weeks before she will be able to leave
her room. -
Other reports, however, state that the
sudden postponement Of the wedding was
for other reasons. Miss Williams is very
wealthy and her friends and family are
opposed to the match. They are not sat.
isfied that Mr.. Herbert is what he claims TO
be. and some OF her friends look upon him
AZ an adyenturer. Lately they have insti.
tuted inquiries about him, and It Is little
singular that with the postponement Of the
wedding, word comes to Mr.. Herbert from
his sgents In England and Ireland, where
| he claims to have large interests, that his
| immediate presence Is absolutely neces.
sary. Tomorrow he sails from New York.
The invitations for the wedding have
been sent out, and they will now have to
be recalled. The affair has created some
what Of breess in society circles, inas.
much rs sensational report was telegraph
ed 10 O western paper some time ago that
| the wedding was to take place, and that
guests had already gathered at the church
mt that the ceremony. was not performed
and denied % false and without O shadow
Of foundation in tact. The recent post
ponement, however, gives rise 10 the be
| iief that there might have been some sllehI
l ~, IoS khA rntSofk
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
AN OPEN LElTgg
From Hon. Spencer W. Siurin 10 tht
Taxps, ers OF West Virginia.

From Hon. Spencer w. Sfurin 10 the
Taxps, ers of West Virginia.
Hon. Spencer W. sturm writes letter to
the Stale Standard, Of Parkersburg, from
which the following extracts are taken:
II have been interrogated by leading
men Of every political complexion in the
country as 10 what thought could or
should be done 10 the coming State election
of 'Si. By your kinlness will make pub.
lie my views in regard 10 the policy which
in my judgment should be adopted by all
honest, patriotic citizsns Of West Virginia,
irrespective OF namts or rariy,who have at
heart the general prosperity Of Our State
than party names. The m:s.ule and gov
eminent OF the State by the party that has
had control for years, call loudly in unmis-
taxable language for change in the admin
istration OF the affairs OF tne government
OF this Stats; the State debt is increasing at
a rapid rate, and no man can give any in.
telligent reason why Il should be 80, as tax.
alton has not been reduced, bat on the
contrary has been increased every way, by
reassessment and otherwise, until tax xpayers
Of every political shade have become in
dignant At the party in power and Say they
ought 10 and must be turned out Dnd q new
set OF officers installed in their place-men
honest and capable, who will sec that all
unnecessary expenditures OF the peoples
money will be stopped at once and Tree the
State OF debt and reduce the taxes on all
property, especially the farmers, as the in.
crease in taxation falls heavier on them
than any other class OF our citizens.
APcIIcY OUTLINED.
For the foregoing reasons and many
others, will suggest the following patriotic
plan and policy, as know that am con.
trolled by no other spirit in giving them to
the tax payers Of West Virginia. Let there
be peoples conference in The near future
independent men Of all political parties,
Democrats, Republican,, Greenbackers,
Knights OF Labor and Grangers, and my
word for It, Mr.. Editor, you will SEQ such .
response to such call from the people, OF
every political shade and color, that will
shake the mossbacks CT this State in a
manner never before known, that will
cause a shout OF Joy to 80 up all over the
State, OF the tax-ridden majority OF
our lellOW ClLlbcub tuat uhVo luT
years been under the iron heel Il
their oppressors (mossback bourbonism),
and let the conference mako every ar
rangement for State Convention not later
than May next; and II such Convention
will place good, honest, capable men on
The State ticket and let it be called the
Peoples Ticket, have every reason 10 be.
lieve that such ticket will sweep the State
like hurricane In 1884 and bury for all
time the oppressors Of the people, Now,
II better plan can be suggested by any
citizen will be pleased TO haveit.
In presenting the foregoing suggestion
for Peoples conference and convention |
don't wish any man to hatbor the idea for
one moment that in such movement |
intend to sacrifice ones!ngle principle as a
National.
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Gbs :Gutelhlgsttter,
=. ,o., "a and ~ Fourteenth street.
Ir.7 keep open that big Kanawha
..ornJ, please. Maybe it will hold the
IAN. - Of the Bourbon party.
Tar scept Of conference is in the air. Let
=. ..s vbether the frosts Of winter will be
.,ors :, ~. kindly than the sun Of summer.

An these railroad doings mean some
,Ainy though the dosrs "don't know" any.
,hino @ about it. 1t looks as though the
, v,rSerbilt folks are coming.
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DELEGATE S:urm, Of Marion county, is a
y,,ional on national issues, but with re-
.nsc, 10 State issues he hammers the Bour-
h,rv rith his good right arm.
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not mile away will scarcely produce one
fair crop. Soil that Is wet and needs to be
drained adjoins soil that Is the better Of
more or less irrigation.
From all this you will readily understand
that California Is land OF infinite variety,
and 1t Is this variety that in the eyes Of its
people constitute It's peculiar attractions.
Concerning some Of these attractions shall
have more 10 say In subsequent letter,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12

The coal miners Of the Fourth Pittsbursh
Pool have rssolYedt strike on the 18th,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23
Prominent U. p. and o. ). L. Officials.

Mr.. Blickensderfer, Chief Engineer,
and Mr.. Burnham, Land Commits
sioner of the Union Pacific Railway
system, arrived in HALEY, yesterday,
and were to go oat to-day to select
the site for the terminal depot, round
house, machine shops, etc. If they
completed their selection they were to
leave tonight, in company with
Robert E. Strahorn, for Shoshone,
whence they intended going along the
Oregon Short Line to Weiser City.
At that point Mr.. Strahorn will proba-
bly, leave the party and proceed to
Denver, to attend the annual meeting
of the I. & q. l.. l. Co.
LATER-The site is not definitely
settled upon, but it will probably be
on Fifth avenue, between Walnut and
Pine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23
JOTTINGS.

The city merchants are all engaged
in marking and asserting new lines of
goods just received.
Dan Coleman has again been sum-
moned to court on account of parties
desiring to be regarded us partners in
his mines.
Rev. Mr.. Osborn has returned from
Boise City, and will soon leave to
attend the annual conference of the
Episcopal church in Salt Lake.
No mail came in last night on the
stages. This state of affairs is becom-
ing monotonous. There is need for
the presence of the United States
mail inspector along the line.
Fred. Bradley, of the town of Boul-
der, is in town to-day. Mr.. Bradley
reports considerable inquiry by mail
as to the Boulder district mines, and
several locations have changed hands
at good figures. 1t is reported that
an English company is negotiating for
group of mines on East Boulder.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23
10u'o ttU'N
w. Nichols, Agent.

From the above it will be seen that
the total length of the Wood River
Branch Railway will be 81 miles and
2-lOths. At present regular trains
are running to point 80 miles north
of Shoshone, but the construction
trains 60 few miles further, as the
''surfacers," that is, the force of men
that follows in the rear of the track
layers to level up the track and put
the finishing touches to it before regu-
lar trains can run over it, are about
four miles out of Tikura. AS the
tracklayers always keep few miles
ahead of the surfacers. it is safe to
assume that the track is now laid, on
the Wood River branch, to poin,
about As miles north Of Shoshone
and within about II miles of Haley
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23
East Fork Items,

Captain B. f. Rodgers is develop
ing the Paymastcr group with force
Of ID men. Captain Rodgers is
thoroughly experienced mining man,
and working in five places-all in ore
and from all accounts the Paynas-
ter group is looking splendidly. AS
soon as the roads are in fair condition,
the force will be doubled.
Messrs. Milliken & Hines have
made arrangements with parties from
ketchum to sink a 5O-foot shaft on
the Armadale lode, which adjoins the
noted Ben Butler and Lizzie Lemp
mines. This claim shows plenty Of
iron and galena.
A tunnel is being run on the Vanity
Fair claim. to tap the ledge at depth
of about 100 feet. There are three
shafts about 20 feet deep on this
claim, which shows ore all the way
down. The tunnel is in 50 feet and
cannot have over rs feet more to run
to tap the ledge. This claim is stu
ated on the easterly side of Nortl
Star gulch.
Messrs. Domski & Austin, owners O.
the Venus, are in high spirits over thu
recent new strike in their mine, which
is fully two feet wide, OF ore which
improves in quality as the work pro
crosses.
McGee 4 Petite are running 100
foot tunnel in the Kit Carson claim
for an interest. This claim lies in tn
Ben Butler belt, and the GROUPINGS as
sayed $50 ounces in silver. 1t carrie
a well-de6ned vein, and is altogethe
very promising claim.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23
Blood Will Tell T!

And this spring the blood in your
veins is sluggishly coursing, or is thin,
watery, and lacks vitality. This means
malarial or typhoid fevers, rheu-
matism, or affections of the bladder or
kidneys before you are three months
older, unless corrected. Save your
self all the expense and suffering of
sickness, by using at once that great
blood purifier, Sarsaparilla, Dandelion
and lodide of Potassium prepared by
Brown Medicine Co. Delays are dan
erous; procure bottle now.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-23

: All of Browns Family Medicines are
sold by J. A. Rupert, HALEY, DR.
Brock, Bellevue, and I. l. Lewis &
Son, ketchum, who keep in stock that
king of remedies for Indigestion, Dys'
pepsia and headache, Browns Pepsir
Tonic, which has already saved the
lives of thousands. so cents. Try 1t