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PARKERsBuRG.
The OIL Strike ON stilIwelI-PersonaI
Notes aud Gossip.
!rrn.pondnef on az Intellilenoa

Correspondence Qf hae Jnteutgenc1.
PARxERsBuRo, W. Va, July 1;-There
will be several excursions here by steam
boat on the Fourth. The onida is to carry
passengers at excursion rates on the Little
Kanawha, and the railroad gives half fare
by which many will come to the city.
While the principal topic in the oil cir.
cles ia the recent strike on Stillwel, yet the
old operators are not idle, and only few
days ago Johnny o 0'Brien struck well that
produced six or seven barrels per hour, 80
long as pumped, Of 29' oil. It Is on or near
the Tate Run tract.
On the Fourth the Roller Skating Rink
will be occupied with festival to be given
by the ladies Of ST. Xavier's Church.
Harvest time approaches-some already
have commenced that work, and numerous
are the ''little brown jugs" that the agri-
cola OF the surrounding country are seen to
carry from town.
Henry Keller, ESQ.,, Of Baltimore. has
gone into business with his brother, "Joe,"
the tailor.
Miss Lily Church is mentioned in the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazetie, as having re-
ceived springer Gold Medal' from the
College Of Music. Miss Church is daugh-
ter Of NJ. @. @. Church, Esq, OF this city.
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THE DuKEs.SUrr TRAGEDY.
The Plan Of Dsfenle ofthe Nat: Trial
Conviction and PaFdoa pFppicted.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 2.-The ChrOntcls's
special from UniOntown says The Dukes.
Mutt tragedy Is only disguised here in It's
legal aspect, The daily visits Of Widow
Mutt to her imprisoned son keep up the
current Of public sympathy. Mrs. Mutt
has furnished Jim's cell with everything
which can conduce to his comfort,
and luxuries OF the season are sent to
him by some Of the best families in
Uniontown. Miss Lizzie Is seldom seen on
the streets. She visits her brother weekly,
on which occasions she is accompanied by
her mother. A gentleman who in an IN.
oatepRtious way has contributed considera.
Bile to young Nuts comfort, and who Is
the confident OF the family, told your
correspondent that counsel, among
other things, included in the plan Of
defense the plea that young Nuts mind
was temporarily unbalanced by the severe
nervous strain to which he was daily sub
jected. Counsel, hoyeYer, do not rely solely
on any theory Of defense, which, at best,
would be ofs technical kind. They and
the Mutt family pTe satisfied that
even Il Jim Mutt is convicted aud sep.
tainiy nine.tonths oi the Commonwealth ol
Pennsylvania would sign q petition to the
Governor tor the avenger 8 release. Inthe
face ot such an pppllcSHon the Governor
could not we'll refuse the prayer ot the
petitioners. It Is possible Entt may be
convicted, bgt thP sentence Of the law will
never be carried oIt,
Dukes Is dead letter. His name 10 moi
even once mentioned in legal circles, ex'
cepting by q few would-be politicians who
use him as q tail to their kite.
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rnE srArE n0KnALsSmO lis.
Meeting of the Board of Rcgcnts-reacIi
ers Appointed.

ert appointed.
The appointments of principals aud teacher
Of the State No NAL Schools were made yes
terdty by the Board Of Regents, who met a
State Superintendent Butchers office. Dolly
Hon. ]. b Sommcrville,, OF the First Con
gressional district, and ] B. Fowler, Esq, ol
the Second district, were present besides
Superintendent Butct er, who lie ex-ofei0 Pret
ident Of tho Board. These constituted out.
rum, however. The following appointment,
were made:
Shepherd College: PRINCIPAL, D D. Pen.
oleton; Assistant Miss Mary 4. Allen.
West Liberty: Principal, D. 7. Williams
Assistant, Mrs. Wendt.
Concord: Principal, J. q. French; Atsis
tant, W. N Reynolds.
Marshall College: Principal, B. H. Thacks
ton.
Glenville: Principal, R. +. Kidd; Assls
tant, Verona Mapole.
Fairmont, Principal, John n. Birch; As.
sistant, U. s. Fleming; Second Assistant
Mamie r. Cameron.
These appointments are the same as last
year except that Of Superintendent J. NJ
Birch, of this city, to the PrincipalShip ei
the Fairm0nt school. This appointment was
rendered him without any candidacy on bis
part aud he has not indicated his intentions
In regard to the matter.
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WHEN the Republican members Of IL

WHEN the Republican members OF the
Legislature were about to select someone
70 compliment with their. votes for the
United States Senate there was a very
kindly feeling for the Hon. John w.
Mason, Of Grafton, because Of his excel.
lence as & man, his sterling Republicanism,
and tue good fight for Congress which he
had made in the Second district. In that
day also came Mr.. Samuel P. Mccormick,
and he was Of Grafton. by reason Of his
place on the Congressional committee he
had been in q close official relation to Mr..
Mason during the campaign. Mr.. McCor.
mick turned himself loose in Wheeling,
and with an exhibit OF figures designed to
show that Mr.. Mason hadn't run well at
all, he capered arouHd like chicken with
its head cut OF. It was an ungracious job
he was engaged in, and the impression he
made was altogether uniavorable to him.
self. Everybody understood what enc
COrmick's figures" meant.
Now, appropos Mr.. Mason's retirement
from the national committee there appears
in a Democratic newspaper a communica-
ton containing "Mcoormick's figures, ,
backed up by McCormick's familiar argu.
mSnt 1t is no secret that Mr.. Mccormick
was not in love with Mr.. Mason before the
Eairmont convention; that he desired to be
nominated for Congress by that convention;
thai, fAilins to get the support Of his own
county, and seeing that he had no chance,
he desired tue defeat OF Mr.. Mason. Lately
he raised himself aloit for the
cOllectorship, In which aspiration
he did not have the support OF Mr.. Mason.
as he did not have that Of many other Re,
pnblicans. Mr.. Mccormick Is now con-
Viced that he can't be Collector, but the
hoSpitable columns Of q Democratic news
paper are open to his figures, and that Is
some consolation. Mr.. Mccormick will
not ruin Mr.. Mason, any more than he will
break up the Republican party for It's base
ingntitude to him. Nj. Mason, II he bear
himself as he has in the past, will go on
growing in the esteem Of Republicans, and
the Republican party will weather tha
storm Of Mr. McoOrmicks great dis
pleasure.
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New YoRx, July 2.-william H. ses'
man, aged "a years, yesterday Afternoon
shot and killed his sister, Fanny Seaman
aged % years, at the residence Of VIM. L
Ferris, at Throgg's Neck, Westchestel
county. Seaman was epgaged to young
lady Of this city, who. hearing that his sis
ter was insane, broke the engagement
He went yesterday TO Throgg's Neck and
went to Ferris residence, entered by q
window, and going to his sister, who was
sleeping, fred two shots at her, killing her
instantly. He then shot himself in the
head. diving In a few minutes.
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THE BLon ~ .lrE E.sr.
\ Hurricane In some Pnr,s-aoasei
Blown D0wn ard frees Uprooted.

\ IInrricane IN some Pnris-Houses
blown Down ard frees Uprooted.
PoRr JERyls, N. Y, July e.-At 4 to-day
the thermometer registered nearly 1902 in
the shade. At 4:S0 a heavy wind and rain
storm struck the village from the west and
did much damage to trees, fences and
small buildings. At Hancock the Erie
freight house was totslly demolished. A
Catholic church wss blown fiat to the
ground. Other houses were damaged.
relegrapEpoles are down. t-H a.
BISouAMToS, N. Y, July "a terrific
storm Of wind and rain visited this section
this afternoon. Many large trees were ur-
rooted, houses unrooied and blown down.
The Catholic Church and other large build
ings were badly damaged, and widespread
destruction generally. ,er.-i
WATERBURY, Conn.,, July 2.-The most
terrific storm for several years visited this
city and Naugatuck Valley at o'clock
this evening. The wind almost blew
hurricane, and the rain fell in torrents.
The streets and lawns were strewn with
branches. Several large trees were torn up
by the roots. Travel was delayed on the
Naugatuck railroad. Several windows were
broken by hail stones and much tobacco
will have to BIO reset. l.-
HARTFORD, Conn, July IA storm this
afternoon passed south OF this city. Much
damage was done by hail and wind to
towns on the river and sound. Wires are
down.
WLLIANsrowN, MASS, July IA tor.
nado swept through Williamstown Valley
at 4 this afternoon aud wrecked the new
college gymnasium, where the alumni din
ner was to have been eaten Wednesday.
Had the dinner been to-day hundreds
must have been injured. The loss to the
college Is about $4,000. Many barns and
trees were blown down.
NEw YoRE, July 2.-Shortly before 6
this evening violent storm broke over the
city, sweeping though the streets with such
strength that walking became almost
impossible. An unfinished three-story
frame house in 1921 street was blown
down, and the front wall OF the brick thea
ire, owned by Harry Miner, in course OF
construction, also fell. 1t is on Bowery,
opposite Spring street. The workmen es-
capped injury, having abandoned the build
ing when the storm broke. uH
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ksIeF TsLsoRAMs,

The day Of the trade dollar is past. The
banks refuse them.
The hay and grain crop OF Maine prom.
ises to be the heaviest fol years.
Fire in the Richmond, Ind, gun works,
yesterday damaged the works TO the
amount Of 5000.
The ballot for U. s. Senator, at Concord,
New Hampshire, yesterday, was without
result, no quorum voting.
The loss sustained by Reid & Classon,
shoe manufacturers, South Abingdon,
Mass, amounts 10 $685. 900.
A FIRE at Nelin, KY, on Saturday night
destroyed the store and residence OF ]. R.
Neighbors. Loss 10000 insurance u 500.
The Bartholdi statue committee OF New
York city, appeal to the people OF the
United States for funds for the erection OF
the pedestal.
+ Tho Bethlehem, Pa, steel mill will be
started next Monday. Union men refusing
10 abspdon the Amalgamated Association
win not be employed.
The Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western
Railroad company are redeeming at par all
trade dollars recently paid employees.
About $4,000 worth have already been
turned in.
John Halliard, ex.President and chiefly
instrumental In wrecking the Mechanics
and Laoorers bank, OF Jersey City, has
been sentenced to eighteen months in the
PenitenHary.
Sanders, who was convicted OF murder
ing his wife at Brazil, Ind, was sentenced
to imprisonment for life on Saturday. He
attempted to kill himself by poison after
the sentence, but failed,
Bill Mcdowell, a negro, who was ar.
rested on Thursday on charge Of outrage
on Miss Kate Murray, Of Louisiana, No.,
who was taken to fail at Bowling Green
for safe keeping, was lynched by mob
yesterday.
Ahram Coppernall, a farmer, Of the town
OF Victory, n. Y, was shot three times with
large navy reyolyer yesterday BY Lew
pected intimacy with Coppernsll's wife was
the Gauge Of the trouble. CoppernSll's
vile was present at the shooting, and or
dered French to fire. Both are under ar
rest. The victim will die, all three shots
taking effect in his body.
Judge Friedman, in the New York Su-
preme Court yesterday, gave decisions in
the cases OF VIM. 6. Williams and HniuS
Hatch against The Western Union Tele.
graph Company and others. The motion
In these cases was to vacate the injunction
orders granted last December, which re-
strained the payment Of dividends upor
SIS ,520, 500 OF stock, which was declared tc
be illegally issued, upon the defendants
giving bond, as authorized by the amend
mentF to the code enacted BY the Legisla
ture, sufficient to indemnify the plaintiff
against any loss which they might sustain
by reason Of yacating such injunction. Tbi
motion was made BY the Western Uniol
Company. Judge Friedman denies thl
motion. -',aF
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Notso Rosy.

CLEVELAND, O., July Zone Of the prom
inent New York business journals recently
stated that the market for American pig
iron was developing additional strength.
As pig iron Is the basis OF the iron indus.
try, In which this city is so vitality inter.
ested, reporter visited several prominent
manufacturers yesterday for the purpose OF
learning in what manner Cleveland is, or
will be affected by the condition OF the
market in the East. Their statements
were discouraging. With one exception,
each OF them deplored the present state OF
the Iron market, and seemed willing to put
no trust in statements regarding change
for the better in the East.
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Ar the Golden Club dinner, last satur-
dsy night, the United States was carved to
,hs satisfaction OF the eminent clubbers. II
xss thought that free trade has made great
Nropress in this country" that ia little
more bankruptcy would do more for knock.
inc off the tariff than free trade doctrines"
Itthere is one fact set out clearer than an
other in the politics Of this country it is that
I,es trade is not making progress. So true
istbis that the party Of free trade has taken
fripht and is hiding Its real intentions be-
hind dodgiDg declarations. So late as 1880
that party put in its platform a tariff fol-
revenue only"
But that plank is not getting into the
plstform this year. In its stead we have
i,r example, the Kentucky and Ohio eva
.iOps, which do not go the length Of pro-
tec,ion, but do hedge Oh the tariff for
revenue only" OF 1880 and the tariff only
for revenue" oi1S7G, They are politicians
who make these platforms, and they make
them to hold votes and to catch votes,
When, therefore, we see free trade lodged
in The platforms of the party Of free trade
we have from that party an admission that
free trade is not making progress in this
country. The fact is patent without the
admission, but the admission counts. The
tender reference to bankruptcy as the
handmaid Of free trade will not fail Of due
appreciation on this side Of the Atlantic.
We should expect unlimited freedom oi
traia and bankruptcy on the same liberal
scale Il the Cobdea club or any other
British agency or its American proxy were
permitted to direct our commercial policy,
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BtIRSg.gi.AM DUEL.
Eihm's Critical Condition-Expense ol
the Annir-Beirue,. History.


RICHMOND, Va, July 2.-Information
this morning from Lieutenant Governor
Lewis residence, in Rockingham county,
where Mr.. Elan was taken after being
wounded, is that the wound is much more
aggravated than first reported and that
Eam's condition Is critical. The ball
struck near the right hip, passed inward
and downward through the body and
lodged in the left thigh, passing in its
course very near the bladder. The ball
was extracted last evening.
The expense OF the duel will probably be
$500 or more to each duellist. The code al.
lows the surgeon fee ot Sl00. Mr.. Page
Mccarthy, Beirne's first second, and who,
with VIM. L. Royal, are said to have man
aged for Beirne In the affair, was principal
In the famous Mordecai- cCarthy duel, In
which the former was killed and McCarthy
desperately wounded. On that occasion
army revolvers were used. Mr.. Mccarthy
Is now resident OF Washington and con.
nected with the Poa and other papers, and
was associate editor Of the Capital under
Don Piatt.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July 2.-R. F.
Beirne with L. Chalkley, one Of his sec
onds, arrived this morning and passed tho
day in seclusion. They left on the south
ern train tonight. The impression is that
Beirne will surrender himself tomorrow.
HARRIsoNBURG, Va, July 2.-Lieutenant
Governor Lewis, at whose house W. @.
Elan Is lying wounded, was here to-day.
He is very uneasy about Elan. DR.. Wheat,
his physician, says he may be about in ten
days or may be dead.
Mr.. R. T. Beirne, q years old, was born
in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, near
Lewisburg. He is six feet in height, erect,
and weighs over 225 pounds, but he Is very
active, and his flesh is scarcely noticed.
He was educated at Randolph Macon COL
lege, Virginia, and Heidelburg, Germany.
At an early age he manifested a strong de.
sire to become journalist. In 1877 Mr..
Beirne bought half interest in the Rich
mond STATE, the only afternoon paper pub.
lished here. At the time the paper was
owned and edited by the late J. II. Cham.
berlayne. After obtaining an equal in.
terest in the Slate Mr.. Beir0e became one
Of its editors, and upon the death Of his as.
sociate he purchased the interest belonging
to his estate, and from that time became its
sole owner and controlling editor Beirne
Is one Of the most companionable oi men.
He is open.hearted, jolly, and noted as one
Of the best stor j.tellers in this section. As
a mimic he has no equal. He wears a
dark.brown mustache and goatee. He Is
married and has three children.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, July 2.-The Dauphin
County Almshouse buildings, the laundry
and school house only excepted, were
burned to-day. All the inmates were
saved, including come insane, some Of
whom resisted removal desperately. One
woman was badly burned, her clothing
taking Gre from the sparks. Loss $500, 600.
Twelve Of the insane, two very violent, ea-
capped the guards in the confusion and are
still at large,
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presidenliaI Appointments.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 2.-The Presi-
dent made the following appointments: {:
Colonel Halabird, Quartermaster General,
to succeed General ingalls,, retired; VIM.
]. Galbraith, Associate Justice Of the su-
preme Court OF Montans; Samuel j. Kitk-
wood, Iowa, silas B. Ducher, New York,
Anthony Gilkinson, New York, were ap-
pointed Commissioners TO examine forty
i've miles Of railroad and telegraph line
constructed by the Oregon ( California
Railroad Company southwark from the
city OF Roseburg, Oregon.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., July 2,-Senator
oOnkling, in replying to the question
whether he Is writing book, Is reported
to have said: ~ wonder who started that
story. hayo neither tho tune nor the in.
clinstion to write book. have too much
else 10 attend to. never thought Of such
thing" He said he had not called on
the President, bad no business to transact
at the White House, and he had no time to
90 where business did not take him.
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BOUND no DIE.
AFormer wheeling Woman's Attempted
Suicide.

bHtciue.
Yesterdays Pittsburgh papers contain
accounts Of an attempted suicide by "Mag.
gle Raymond" noted courteaan Of that
|6ity, who jumped oil OF the Point bridge
into the river, q fall of 95 feet, but came
out alive. Some doubt seems to exist as to
whether 1t was really case OF attempted
suicide or attempted murder, and the wo-
mans husband, Patrick Gallagher, and
Frank Cook, who was with her on the
bridge, have been arrested on suspicion.
Maggie Raymond is the assumed name OF
Ella Ball, OF this city. The former attempt
she made to take her life, six or seven
months ago, when she shot herself with q
revolver, was extensively mentioned at the
time. Then and now the Pittsburgh papt ~
announced that she was compelled TO lead
i lille OF shame because drummer had en-
ticed her to Chicago and there deserted her,
and that her father disowned her. Mr.. Ball
was seenyesterday. Ho Bays the girl was only
his stepdaughter, and that 80 far as he
knows she never was in Chicago. Eight
or nine years ago she began TO misbehaye,
and he told her she must reform or he
would not keep her, She left him and
went to her mothers father, whose name
was o. 0'Hanlon, and who lived at Bellaire.
From there she went to Pittsburgh. She
was there married 10 Gallagher, but be.
haved badly. Cook, alias Stewart, who
was with her when she jumped of the
bridge, ifshe did jump, is Frank Cook, Of
this city, former employe OF the Nina
Iron Works, and the son Of a respectable
farmer who lives back Of Martins Ferry.
Cooke has wife in this city, having mar
'fied q girl named Gephart, who
now lives in "Paper Mill Alley" He
left her about month ago,
and recently wrote to her that he
was staying with Mrs. Gallagher, or Maggie
Raymond. Cooks iather-in law, a German
painter, said to reporter yesterday that
he wished Cook had killed the woman and
would be hung. He would like to go to
the gallows. Mrs. Gephart seconded the
proposition. "Yep," said she, "he ruined
my daughter, body and soul. He ought to
be hung"
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BERLIN, July 2,-The Upper House of
Prussian Diet has, by a vote Of 04 tol0
adopted the government church Bill. DR..
Gossler, Minister Of Ecclesiastical Affairs,
declared the right Of nomination to
ecclesiastical benches was net worth con-
tending for.
At joint session Of the Diet, Puttkamer,
Minister OF the Interior, declared the ses-
sion closed, aud~the members dispersed
after cheering the King three times,
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Pittsburgh Glass II nousesshutting Down

PITTSBURGH, July 2.-Owing to the dull
ness Of trade the majority Of the South
Side glass houses have suspended opera
tions and the workmen are taking q holiday
June and July are very dull months for
chimneys, but toward the latter part OF Au.
gust trade brightens up in this department
Of the industry. One house on the South
Side will run all summer, however, being
blocked with orders.
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She was the daughter CT Captain Naclem,
who served in tho Revolutionary war, and
who aiterSaid moved with his family to
Ohio, and from there to springyille, Erie
county, in this State, Lucy Maclem and
her slater Sara moved from there about
twenty-five years sgo 10 this place. When
the two girls were young Lucy was a great
belle, was very pretty, talented and gay,
and her admirers were many. She wrote
poetry OF some merit, as the pages Of "Gra:
nan, ""aodey" and the "Knickerbocker
testified. 0ne Of her best pie was q sa'
tire ou school master, WHO In some man
ner had given heE oFense. II bad q great
run In the newspapers OF that day. She
had wide correspondence With men oi
letters, and, among others, With Mr. Long
fellow.
She became acquainted with the late
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase In the
bloom Of her youth, and the friendship es,
tablished terminated ig an engagement, ol
marriage. Correspondence eoptipgsd be-
tween the two for some time, when snd
denly the letters ceased. Tho reason FOL
this Lucy would never disclose, but i WA
not very long alter this that her iFiepdt
noticed that her actions were very strange
She Inaniltstcd more and mora crazy i'm
pulses, until finally she became hopelgsslS
insane, For tWsnty years che has wan
dered aimlessly, depending on the charity
OF her sister Sara.
INSANE AND A BRdGAR.
Some OF Lucy's habits are very singular
Tor vearu ahe haunted tha hanks nj thi
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WAsuSoToS, July 2.-The President left
for New York this afternoon. He has
signed the commissions Of four newly ap.
pointed Collectors OF Internal Revenue and
and Issued letters Of designation to the col
lectors retained under the recent consolidS-
tinu
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Cholfra,s Victims.

ALEXANDRIA. July 9-The number Of
deaths from cholera at Damietta yesterday
was l41. There were also IA deaths at
Mansourah and 8 ct Port Said on Sunday
from the same disease.