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DEAD MANS GOLD.
Discovering over Fifteen Thonsand Dol.
IhrN In u MIher,s GloihinE.


CLEVELAND, o., January l0.-The cause
Of the death OF the hermit miser, Austin
Risley, who was found dead In his barn
near Aurora, Ia as mysterious as ever. The
worn and dirty clothing which had been
cut from the body Of the miser, was thrown
carelessIy into one corner Of the dilapidated
house and avoilsd by every one who
through curiosity entered the home. Yes.
terday u neighbor took 1t upon himself TO
search this little pile Of apparent rubbish.
Tho result of the search was astonishing.
Stored away in tic pockets in wallets Of
various descriptions, in stocking legs, and
In the Innings OF the old coat was the sum Of
Sl5,027. The money was mostly in green-
backs OF large denominations. Anumber OF
notes were also found. 1t is believed that
the old man was the owner OF o bank book,
number OF bonds and mortgages, and
that they will yet be found somewhere In
the house. The clothing taken from the
miSers body appears 10 have been all he
possessed In that line. 1t Is believed that
large amount Of specie is buried some.
where in the ground near the house, and
many persons are digging around in Va.
rious places in the hope Of hitting upon
some Of the hidden treasure. The funeral
Of the old man was well attended. The
majority went out Of mere curiosity for
Risley was well known by reputation for
miles around. No one, however, had ven.
tured upon his lonely haunts and he had
been left alone with his gold for years.
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COOKE nEN,s TRougLEs.
orders Extremely scaTee and Cars Er
tiIeiy Too Plenty.

Orders Extremely scarce and Cars En.
tiIeiy Too Plenty.
PlrrsBuRGII, January l9.-Thc coke mon
arc out toi temper, apparently with goodand
sufficient cause. Just before the beginning
Of the new year, when furnaces were com.
para.ively active and iron and steel mills
running pretty full, coke was fairly begged
for. But cans could not be had for love or
money, and coke was stacked ut the ovens
Throughout the regions. Now tho situation
is reversed, the furnaces are not asking for
coke, and the railroad men are sending in
the cars ad naWeam. Among those asked
regarding the present state Of affairs was
Captain John +. Dravo. The gentleman
was in q very bad humor, and intimated
that the railroad men were using the coke
trade very badly. More cans were sent
than teeled aud those en- route, loaded,
were bloCkaded in some lonely siding while
the shipper was swearing ut one end ol the
line, and the consumer at the other. An.
other leading operator said this afternoon:
MEarly In the year when cans became
pleutier, we sent or our stock coke, that
had collected at the ovens. This has glut.
tod the market apparently and the furnace
men won't take coke asa gift. They claim
that the tariff question is In such q shape
that the future Is uncertain and the price
OF orc may be one thing or Il may be an.
other. And then came this rush Of cars
when we don't want them. We are all
running on the seyenty.two hour coke,
and hoping for the best. It ig only q tenn
porary trouble, ] think, and in thirty or
sixty days at the iarthest, ! look fot
a Frightening up Of the coke trade"
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ANOTHER SENSATION.
RvMoR OF FA,coNsplRAcY IN FRANCE
Paris Affiliated from csstr. to cIrcuui.r.ue,, AID
the Police Searching Homes Of PrIues aad
Psa'aat-Prluss JsrOmsI FOlly-Tsr
ribIs Powder Explosion at NIndsu.

Pans, January l9.-There is tho widest
excitement through tho city to-day caused
by the statements in journals that vast
and comprehensive Lpgitimist conspiracy
against the Government had been discov-
cred by the police. No time has been lost
by the officers in searching the houses Of
suspected individuals, and It is rumored
that evidence duplicating as conspiratois
ex'ofiicials, persons Of high rank, and even
army officers in the army Of the Republic
Is had. The new conspiracy is named tho
Catholic Alliance" and directed by
Charette. It's purpose is to overthrow
the Government and destroy the Re.
public by force Of arms II necessary.
1t has been discovered that there are
thirty.three legions Of these conspirators
formed in the centre Of France These le-
gions are well equipped, and gather their
supplies from armed depOts maintained by
the alliance, and guarded by its agents.
The air is full ofmystery. ThegovcrnmCnt
Is active, and the police with their search
warrants are penetrating into the houses OF
Prince and peasant La ReptDligle Fran
saiS continues TO attack England. A strong
popular feeling is being aroused in favor Of
the Republic and against disturbers Of the
peace.
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The Quincy House nurned-A Marrow
Escape.
QuIScY, ILL.,, January l9.-The Quincy
House, one Of the largest hotels in the city.
burned this morning. The fire was discov.
cred by one OF the guests on the third floor,
who at once gave the alarm. Flnt ClorI;
James L. Griffith, who was on the second
floor at the time called the porters, and
sent them to every room in tue building to
alarm the guests. Many OF the guests were
In the dining room, but n large number
were still asleep. Men, women and chill.
drcn rushed to tue street, few waiting to
dress; but the fire progressed slowly and no
lives weTo lost
Katie Britter, ono Of the chambermaidS,
had q narrow escape. Having gone to her
room TO get ont her trunk her clothing
caught ilre and she was badly burned about
the head and face. Her Injuries are not
considered serious. William Stackelbock,
a detective on the police force, had his leg
broken by falling down Stair. He had
gone into the burning building 10 rescue
any one who might need assistance, and
becoming blinded by the smoke, fell the
full length of one Of the stairways. There
we're In the hotel about tllty regular board.
ers, and fifteen transient guests and forty.
two servants. Nearly all the guests and
boarleB lost everything. The hotel build,
ing was owned by j. L. Morris, and valued
At $50, 900. II was leased by g. T. Fay
who owned the furniture and fixtures.
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BITING, BITTER BLASTS.
A NORTHWESTERN BLIZZARD
Cold w.r, sweep. Over Aluu,.otl, pllot. Aud
SOrthsrs iOwA-Ths Fall Of SaOu GnAtiy In.
psd.s Trsns sa the RallrOads-Rsuss
Of the IhsrnOn,ttr rsry low.

TORONTO, January l9.-Dispatches from
all parts Of Ontario report q severe snow
storm last night and to-day. The railways
are badly blocked.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, January l0.-During
the greater part Of last night and portion
Of to-day the hardest snow storm oil the
winter prevailed, with gusts OF wind and
considerable drifting. The railroads
experience considerable difficulty
thus far. All the trunk lines
managed to keep trains. going, though
there seems to be considerable delay.
Breckinridge trains were showed under,
near Morris. Orders were Issued not to
sell tickets on the western branch Of the
Omaha road beyond Mankato, and the
probabilities are that the line will be closed
beyond that point.
CmcAGo, January l0.-Thc Iata. 0cean's
Cedar Rapids special says Trains on tho
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern nail.
road are abandoned, and those on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul are dc.
layed by snow. Thermometer 20' degrees
below zero.
OMAHA, ME-, january lO.-This day has
been the seyerest in five winters, the
thermometer falling as low in this city us
2le below zero.
MINNEAPOLIS, January l0.-The worse
storm Of the season prevailed during the
last twenty.iour hours Throughout Mime
sofa and Eastern Dakota. The thermome-
ter here tonight ut 10 o'clock was 20'
below zero and Is falling throughout Min.
nesota and Dakota, the temperature rang.
ing from 10 to S0' below, with high wind.
The air Is full OF fine snow and cuts Ike
hail.
SIorx CRY, Ia, january 10.-The blk.
zard Of yesterday and last night in this
section, and the cold has been intense,
being 2gS below zero ut $ o'clock this morn.
ing. All tho roads leading in here, except
the Sioux City and Pacific are blocked,
aud not wheel Is turning to-day on the
St. Paul. 1t was useless 10 attempt to
open the road from this end, as
the wind blew n gale and the snow
would drift in us fast us shovelled out. The
roads east, north and west, US far as can be
learned, are blocked, and traffic Is badly
delayed.
san Francisco, January l9.-Reports
from the interior Of California and Nevada
show that the cold wave is passing over
the whole country. In this city Il Is cold
and north wind is blowing, causing
minor damage to shipping aud also to the
sea wall.
LINCOLN, NEu., January lO.-At midnight
snow again began TO fall. The roads are
clear and will remain 80 unless the storm
grows heavier, though trains must be
somewhat delayed. The cold Is intense.
The mercury Is lS0 below zero.
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OrRestecmed neighbor the Rtgi'ter COM
plains that the INrELLIGENcER sis still un'
candid in regard to thevo,e OF the editor
Of the Register on tho Financial Reports
before the Senate in 1911" Our neighbor
makes the point that "at that time the
Senate was composed OF but twenty.one
member, lion. okey johnson having
previously resigned, "and we are courteous
~ referred to ruling in the West Vir'
ginis Reports. We admit, with some hu'
initiation, that we had not made IN excur'
sion through the fertile valleys and over
tho timbered mountains Of the Reports to
find justification for what seemed to be q
remarkable feat in arithmetic. Nor do we
think ii worth while To do so now. We
did consult the Constitution OF West Vir.
gsnia, which declares: "a major
ilv oi the members, elected to each
house Of the Legislature, shall con-
s,itute a quorum" Twenty-Five mem'
hens had been elected to the
Senate in question; Of these eleven would
I've a quorum under the Constitution. But
We do not insist on this. The question oi
quorum is not really involved in the Gov
errors message; and We have referred TO
tue investigation Of 1871 only to show that
ii failed to discover any wrong on tho part
OF the Republican Auditor. But II this be
asubject a Of pain to our Democratic friends
We rall their attention to the present State
dsbt in open defiance OF the Constitution
made by themselves, and ass them what
they are going to do about II. Something
ought to be done, that something ought to
be done according to law, and We ask our
esteemed ueighbOr, the R'gi'ter, whether 1t
will not help us to bring the Legislature to
This mint.
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TOYING WITH TARIFF.
A WARM TIME IN THE SENATE
or,r til. rArtA.a .ad Gl..Wlr. Sehsdul,s-sse.
tOuaI Pride ArOus.d-Caueus OrRspublIelh
Representatives. s-AIsundsrAtaadIDE
About Grapes Dispatch.


From Our Special Correspondent
WAsHNGroE, January l9.-The Senate
was engaged to-day with the consideration
OF the earthenware and glassware schedule
OF the tariil bill, but made but little pro
gress. An interruption by Senator Dawes
Of Massachusetts, critiClSing the South iol
It's want Of progress in the way Of manu-
iactures, precipitated heated controversy
as to the relative superiority Of the two
sections OF the North and South, which
lasted until adjournment. A great many
speeches were made, intended for use in
the next campaign, the subject under con.
Sideration being apparently lost sight OF
Tor the time being.
Senators Harrison and Voorhees,, Of In
diana, took occasion TO correct some mis-
statements In u speech made by Vance,
day before yesterday, and reiterated to-day,
that at the De Pauw works In New Albany,
Indiana, number Of American workmen
had been turned adrift to givo place to
hundreds Of imported Belgian laborers,
who were willing to work for one-third the
wages paidlAmericans. They denied on
authority o! De Pauw that any such thing
had occurred. Senator Vance said his au'
thority was the testimony Of Chicago
Iron workingman before the Tariff Com
mission. Senator Morrill, said that this
man was undoubtedly u member Of the
club which applauded Herr MOst's recent
Communistic speech at Chicago. Only three
clauses In the schedule were acted
upon during the day. Propositions to fix
The rate OF duty on green glass bottles,
viaIs, demijohns and carboys at J! cents
per pound were voted down and the COM
mittee's recommendation Of thirty per cent
ad yalorem agreed to: The proposition to
amend the bill aud fix duty Of two cents
per pound on flint and lime glass bottles
was voted down and the Committees rec.
ommcndation Of forty per cent ad valorem
accented,
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Are rnkY WEl,nED,
A Richie County Affair InvoiyinE Some
Delicate Law Points.


RIrcnII @. H., January l0.-The Gd:dle
publishes the following: Once again Ritchic
county comes 10 the front, with a romantic
affair, worthy tho time Of Wilkie Collins
"The Law and tho Lady" The location d
in the vicinity Of White Oak, In an humble
country school house.
Itseems that young man by the name
Of Clayton become somewhat enamored
with Miss PoStlewaitc, daughter Of widow
lady. As the story goes he endeavoredst to
accomplish the ruin Of the girl. She held
out bravely against him, and finally he
proposed TO bring in minister aud have
themselves united in the bonds ol wedl0ck.
The young lady consented TO this
Young Clayton had no intention of mar
rying the girl and asked his cousin, L. D.
Clayton, school teacher, 10 perform a
mock ceremony. The pedagogue agreed to
lend his aid to the plot. .
One morning, few days ago, in the
little school house, the girl aud her moth.
er, young Clayton and the priest pro ten.
pore, met. lhe two young men had pre-.
pared paper they alleged was license.
The girl was unsuspecung. And 30, she
stood up before the pretended professor ot
right 10 celebrate mAtrinony, and said the
words which she supposed joined her for
life 10 her lover. The ceremony was briel,
but was accepted in good faith by Miss
Postlewhaite and her mother.
Since then, We are informed, young
Clayton and the girl have been living TO.
gether as man and vile.
We understand there Is much indigua.
ton in the neighborhood over the conduct
Of the two young men, aud some people
think they have committed serious OIL
Tense against the law.
DELICATE QUESTION IN LAW.
This Is quite romance and knowing oi
no decision by tue Courts Of this State, in
such an unusual case, we can see how an
interesting legal question might arise in
this matter. As 1t happens the code Of
West virginia, page 4S4, contains a very
broad provision, evidently intended TO up.
ply In some such transaction as the one
here detailed, and to prevent mock and
fraudulent marriages. This provision
may DO there found: "Every marriage In
this Stale shall be under license, and in
the manner therein provided, but no mar.
riage solemnized by any person protesting
10 be authorized to solemnize the same,
shall be deemed or adjudged to be void,
nor shall the validity thereof be in any
way affected, on account Of any want Of
authority In such person, II the marriage
In all other respects be lawinl, and be
consummated with full relief on the part
OF the persons SO married, or either Of them
that they have been lawfully Joined In
marriage"
There was q pretended license in this
case; and young Clayton Is possibly more
married man than he thinks he Is.
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NEw YoRx, January lO.-Thc business
failures for the last seven days reported to
r. G. Dun & Cos mercantile agency num-
Der 277 compared with 9G2 last week, an
increase Of 10. The Eastern States had 90,
Western Sc, Middle 80, Southern o., Pacific
States and territories %, Canada l"; and
New York City II. Among the prominent
cases arc A. II. GOeltingcr, stationer, New
York; Carrington & Bacderville, Richmond,
Va; Newhall & Thacker, hides, Boston;
G. Conrad & Co, 81. Lonis; Kim6er, rags,
Gale & Co., Springfield, Ills, The failures
though very numerous, arc not generally Of
much importance. Aside from those
mentioned a very large number OF them
are OF class incident to the closing oil the
year, which, though technically failures,
might almost DO expressed by words Of
"quit business"
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A NINE sENsArIOs.
Charges Agninst the Superintendent ol
the Robinson mine.

DENVER, Col, January ia big sen
sation concerning the famous Robinson
Mine developed here tonight. FOui
months ago L. D. Parker, q well.knowr
mining operator in Colorado, was up
pointed Superintendent by the stock
holders Of Denver and New York, and
operations was resumed after lapse otont
year. The mine was full OF water, and II
required one months work before paying
operations began. MIR. Parker leased tht
Wheel Of Fortune Mine, q. parallel claim
The stockholders in Denver state tina,
Parker made tunnel from the Robinson
to the Wheel OF Fortune, and sold the
Robinson as Wheel Of Fortune ore; that BY
these manipulations he has made per,
sonal bank account OF $4,000 in three
months; that the dividends Of actual Robin
son output should have been $4,000 pei
month, but no dividends have been de-
clared. The stockholders in New York
held u meeting q week ago, and upon tht
testimony discharged Parker and put james
Davis In his place,
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wonKmEN ARREsrEp.
A Railroad War In Pennsylvania leads
to u whOIeshie Arr est.

BrrHLEMEN, Pa, January l9.-Last week
the temporary injunctions which had beer
put upon the Pennsylvania, slatington q
New England railroad and the Lehigh q
Lackawanna railroad, in the vicinity ol
Bangor, In the Slatington region, not tc
interfere with each other on mile Of road
Of the former, which was being used by the
latter, were dissolved. Yesterday the Now
England roads officials put large gang
oi men to work. at tearing up the track
over the line in dispute, and before they
could be stopped several hundred feet oi
the road was destroyed. The I.ehigh &
LAckRwanna officials sent Constable Jack.
son to the scene, and, though armed
with warrants, the mon kept on tear'
Ing up the tack. The constable ex.
planned his business, but they paid no
attention to him. He then proceeded to
a neighborhood quarry and deputiEed' 100
Of the quarrymen to assist him In arresting
the railroad laboren. Seventy.fye Of the
men and bosses were arrested and brought
before Squire jackson, Of Bangor, when a
hearing In the case was appointed for next
Tuesday. Tbs Wind Gap and Delaware,
Lehigh and Lackawanna railroad thismorn-
Ing applied TO the Court at Easton for q
reinstatement OF the injunction against the
Pennsylvania, Slatington and New Eu:
gland railroad, aud the Court reinstated
the same until the Goth inst, and directed
the latter party to show cause why the In.
junction should not be made perpetual.
A change In the ownership Of the New
England and Slatington, and tho conse.
Quent competition with the Lehigh and
Lackawanna railroad, which is operated by
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey, and
owned by the principal men in the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company, is the bot
tom cause OF the present difficulty.
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Prince Ieroms,. LIN. LIKE.

PARIS, January lO.-Domno, Bonapartist
member Of the Deputies, gave notice to tho
Prefect Of police last evening that he had
posted Prince Jerome NapoleonS mani.
iesto outside his own house, and challenged
him to prove the illegality Of the action.
Persons passing by his house pulled the
placard down. The police declined 10
sratity Dorano's desire for martyrdom.
The Figaro asserts that Prince Jerome Ma.
poleon now regrets that he eliminated The
phrase contained In the draft Of his mani
festo as follows "Whoever he may be, the
elect of the people will be their only lpvili-
mate chief" Princess Clotilde, vile OF
Prince Jerome Napoleon, has arrived here,
It is probable there will be no decision in
the case OF Prince Napoleon for the next
lew days The Orleans Princes arc ex-
pected to resign their commissions in the
army,
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"a go,,,lIrpS member Of Congress"
name no, given, is said TO be preparing a
LaI IA commit the National Government
10 Dme policy or other, moi clearly defined,
yi,b rgarL to State debts. Particularly be
n,,ro.r, "lo make West Virginia pay her
,Inroi the Virginia State debt"-which
nnvi,iou Of the bill We are curious to hear
r,or. about. This alleged bill aside, the
Sop,lr,n s.ate debt question: is now spring
IN, into fresh prominence. There
ba, been something in the na'
tnre Of regulation concerning certain
r,ilo,d bonds in Minnesota and In fank'
Ton county, D4ko,a but It is in the South
e,n States that "scaling' and "repndiation"
hare held lIgh carnival. Our mother
Virginia sealed $ls,OOO,OOO of a debt oi
s,,OMOOO aud in 1850 owed over $50, ,0OO,'
cn, Louisiana repudiated s977,7SorOOO of a
,.bt of $W.llG,OOO. North Carolina
",ralcd'' u deb, Of 81, 100000 down to S.
CsO.WO. South Carolina owed 81, 1000
aud By similar process she brought her
debt down to S7,l75,COO. In the same
Say Arkansas has reduced her debt
from s!S,9S7,OOO to SiSI3,OOO; Kentucky
from SIsv2,OOO to $ls0OOO; mississippi
-. /, .,nc OOO Ia Se7D ON. Alabama from
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Paris, January l0.-Further results of
the census OF the 18th Of December, 1881,
are given in the Journal 0Oiciel. OF the
total population Of S7,I0O,OOO, IS,O5O,OOO
arc males and ls.75O,OOO females; !, ,OOO, GOO
are foreigners, and 100000 are resident
IN the parish which In they were born;
Is, ,20OO, 900 belong to the agricultural pop.
uladon, 100000 to the manufacturing
classes, 3,SO9,OO0 to the commercial classes,
l,GO0, 900 TO the liberal professions. There
are 2,l6O,OOo living exclusively on thoir
independent fortunes, or pensions. An.
other interesting portion Of to-llay's figures
is that relating 10 the civil conditions OF
the population. The number Of married
men Is ,250O00, aud Of married women
1,603,OO0' There are l,095, 900 widowers
and l,B4,0O0 widows, and lO,llOONO sin.
gle males and 0,2s0, GOO single females.
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TIE MILwAuKEE HORROR.
scbciicr, the Ineendiary, Hciicyed Never
10 Have Left the City.

scboiier, the Ineendiary, Hciicyed Never
TO Have Left the City.
MILwAuEEE, January 10.-Scheller, The
alleged Newhall House incendiary, was
brought back to the JUL quietly this morn
ing, 1t is now settled beyond doubt that
he never left the city, but was concealed in
the house OF one OF the Deputies of tho
Sheriff. The reason for this action is hard
to find, because, besides the excitement
Immediately following, the matter was
taken extremely quiet. The evidence. that
scheller removed his stock the day previous
to the fire accumulates and II has now
come TO light that he even removed the
balls oi seven billiard tables before the IRE,
The value Of stock secreted so far Is about
81 900. The search in tie ruins this fore,
noon resulted in the finding oil one body,
making ioty.six bodies. recovered, and
leaving three still to be accounted tOr.