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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-15
ALASKA.
Rich Mines Discouraged In this Boz.
cal Cline.

cal Cline.
SAN FRANCISCO, January i.-William
Morris, Collector of Customs at Sitka,
Alaska, has just arrived from the North,
aud in course OF an interview confidently
states that the very rich mineral deposits
would not fail to attract great attention
in the near future. Lodes have been found
at the foot of the mountains which can be
traced up their sides by the surface dig.
ger to such an advantage that last season
made over S250,0 Quartz diggings have
been much interfered with by reason OF the
little respect paid to the propriary interests
of others. Considerable Pacific Coas capital
its way there, and Las already brought into
prominence line OF mines as large as the
whole Comstock lode. He believes tho
mines would show the largest body OF ore
in sight in the world and says Eastern
capitalists have already sent machinery for
the purpose OF developing the great min
eral regions OF Alaska. In regard TO the
sbelling OF the Indians by Merriam, he
rec-rded il in every way as justitiable. 1t
only appeared wrong to persons actuated
by sentimental reasons who are wholly m
acquainted with the Indian character.
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CALLING A COUNCIL.
Republican State Committee Summon
efl TO Meet.

CoLUMBUS, January 1.-THE Republican
State Central Committee, through its chair
man. has issued noticed that the said COM
mittee will get together here Wednesday,
January 2Ist, 10 see about patching the old
party hulk up for another fight. The no.
tice contains the information that the
meeting is called early because "the cam
paign of 1883 in Ohio will be one of great
Importance" and it is hoped that as many
Republicans as possible will get together
"for few in,erchanges of thought" 1t is
understood that, if possible, Governor Fos.
ter will be suppressed on this occasion, and
the duty of sounding a keynote left to
somebody who does not 90 in for such
ethereal reforms as his excellency. This
meeting" said Jakey Donaldson, secretary
of the committee, will be very import
ant ore. The Republicans OF Ohio must
harmonic themselves on all important
questions or we may be beaten again next
fall"
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The TARIFF SCHEDULE.
The Exceeding Slowuess OF the Grind
ofThiS Mill

WASHINGTON, JanUary 1.-THE Senate is
making very poor beginning with its
tsriit work. The Senators seem to be taking
very hSe interest in the consideration o
the chemical schedule. Fully half he
scans were vacant while the bill was up and
a6ont one-haf of those who were in their
places, seemed to be engaged in other work.
senator Morrill,, who has charge of the bill,
wore weary and disgusted look. The
canSeS OF his discontinue were the antics
OF Beck and Morgan. both Of whom per-
SISTED IN debating nearly every
Item read by the Clerk without
regard TO its snbject-matter. Beck had
great deal 10 say about cotton and iron, and
the TarlH Commission and, Finance Com
mittee IN connection with items proposing
anty OF Two cents per pound on pyrolig-
neous acid. :. Mr.. Morrill, wss moved to ex-
press the mild hope that the bill might not
De unnecessarily delayed, and Beck retort-
ed that the bill would not go through with
out his telling the truth about
It to the Senate aad o. couutrY. He de-
eiErea ne would not 6e &etored nor scold-
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THEY MUST GO.
Garfieid's Friends All 10 be Bounced
From Office.

New YORK, January 14.--It is understood
here that District Attorney Woodferd will
be removed from office soon, because OF his
anti-Stalwart views. 4 prominent local
politician told Star reporter that Wood
ford had not ghost OF chance to remain
and that others would also go.
what other officers will go?
"If am not greatly mistaken Postmas-
ter Pearson and Collector Robertson are
among those whose official heads will go
into the basket. You see, Pearson is not
very heavy sort Of man anyway, and
were it not for the fact that he is a son-in-
law of Tom James he would long ago have
sunk into obscurity, so far as politics are
concerned. am tod that the Washing
ton Ring think it is about time that Pear
son was dropped out to make room for
some person who is of more use to the Re-
publican party"
"Who will be the next postmastei?'
That is a question to which cannot re-
ply at present; but in making the selec-
ton only the names of active politicians
will be considered"
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The Drop Game.

PHILADELPHIA, January IA man
named Samuel Sauers, from Virginia, was
robbed of $1,000 in cash in the Bank of
Commerce, at the corner of Chestnut aud
Strawberry streets, yesterday, by means of
the old drop" game. Sauers had Just
drawn the money and was counting it
over, when gentlemsnly- looking man ap-
preached and said pleasantly, You've
dropped two dollars, sir" Saeurs looked
down and saw the bill on the Hoor a. bis
feet. he stopped quickly TO pick it up.
and when be got up his cash and the gem
tlemanly stranger had both yauisheS. TIE
detectives think they are on che thiet'a
track.
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A GUILTY PAIR.
satan and an Injured Husband Chars.
ed with IL All.

DAYTON, o., January I.-Senational
stories OF preachers submission 10 lust
were waited on the breezes 10 this place
from the neighborhood OF Lewisburg, .
small inland town OF about 100 inhabitants,
about twenty miles west OF here.
The preacher lothario Is Samuel +.
Kubns, young man with family OF
three children. Mr. Hinkle, the husband
Of his companion In sin-who. by the way,
is the sister Of the Revercnd's wife--came
from bis home in New Paris and called on
Frank Demont, principal OF the Iewisburg
schools, who is prominent member OF the
U. b. Church. and told him his wife had
informed him that Brother Kuhns had
usurped his place as her husband In the
spare bedroom at his residence, In New
Paris, during his absence from home.
Hinkle was on the war path, and had blooi
IN his eye. He demanded Kuhns' disgrace
as nc tcessary 10 appease the wrath Of an
outraged community. and threatened per.
sonal violence IL the affair was not at.
ten ded 10 at once.
Hinkle was requested 10 90 20 the resi-
dence Of another brother, a:hr. Cox, where
Dumont would call with the erring preach.
er and several
Prominent Members
OF the church. Mr.. Hinkle was accom-
panied by Brothers Hahn and Fudge, Of
New Paris, with whom he repaired 70 Mr..
Cox's residence. IL was learned, though,
Kuhns was at Pierremont, holding pro.
tracted meeting, or, in other words, strug.
Cling 20 save sinners. Brothers Taylor
Stevenson, Charles Albert. OF LewiSburg,
and Hahn and Fudge, OF New Paris, were
inf al a n arfai Ia m m md
the preacher, which they did, knocking
bis protected meetings higher than . kite
with surprising neatness and dispatch.
lie was brought to the residence OF Mr..
Cox, where the man with blood in bis eye
piled up accusations against him that would
lead one TO believe he was looking upon
the Roman TarQuin again clothed In flesh.
Rev. Mr. Kuhns denied every acoustic o
but one-admitting that he had criminal
intercourse with his accuser's wife, ~ above
stated, at her residence In New Paris. In
a neat speech he said. In substance, that be
had never iusted after the unfortunate
woman, and that the sin was brought on
by the advent Of
Powerful Tenptstisa,
under circumstances peculiarly adapted for
Satan's purpose. The flesh was weak, and
the army arrayed against IL at the time wa
too powerful to overcome. He laid no
blame at the woman's door, nor particu.
larly at bis own; the devil vss mad Ia
carry the brnnt of the guilt He is q
handy scape goat 10 have around ON sach
| ocrasious.
He has no desire to'continue his pictorial
labors, and has called On the Pfesidinz
| Elder, requesting him 70 call Quarterly
| Conference to try the case. The people
| th,ot, ohout his cfrcuit ara deepiy ia sym.
| pathy With him. and want TO retain him -
4 their pestor. They feel the same vay
| toward his mistress Of night; but her
| husband, Mr.. Hinkle, and the devil are
/ parties TO whom they bear no love. They
| don't blame Rev. Kuhns nor Mrs. Hinkie;
| but. a some one must be blamed, the aboss
| pair answer the purpose.
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A Forrer Arrested.

WASHINGTON, Pa. January 14.-Constable
Stakemeyer arrested and lodged in Jail yes
terday morning Charles Mccartney,
charged with forging note for sl06 on
George Curtis, which he gave as a collateral
security to Henry Friend, of East Bethle-
hem township, for a loan Of seventy-five
dollars. Special Detective McBurney left
this morning for Mr.. Curtis home in
Bethany, West Virginia, to summon that
gentleman as a witness at a hearing before
'SaNire Donehoo on Monday next.
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A6aanNro.i Indiana

TOMBSTONE, A. T., January l4.-Yester-
day afternoon teamster, within ten miles
of here, was attacked by six Apaches. He
succeeded in fighting them of, and reached
town in safety. Struggling bands of In
dians from the San Carlos reservation, en-
route to join IN, in Sonora, are passing
near here every day.
A dispatch from Hermosoa states that the
Governor of Sonora, has ordered out the
rational guard. Ii is possible the Indians
are goiug from the San Carlos reservation
join in, in Sierra Madre.
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GRAVEYARD INSURANCE.
A Court Befuses 90 Dissolve n Mutual
Benefit Association.

HARRISBURG, Pa, January 1.-THE court
has refused to dissolve the Fidelity Mutual
Insurance Association, OF Elizabethtown,
Lancaster county, on the application OF the
attorney general The company bad also
requested dissolution and filed state
ment showing its liabilities TO be very
much greater than the cash on hand. In
refusing the decree the court holds that
TO obtain q dissolution il must be
proved that assessments have been
made on deaths, and that no money has or
can be realized. The court further remark
ed that the desire Of the officers for disso-
luton, that they may be relieved OF the
annoyance OF settlement, was not suti-
cient reason, as bonafide insurers had rights
that must be cared for. The hearing was
continued until January 22d, the defend.
ant in the meantime 10 file an answer.
This action Of the court Is different from
that held by Judges Pearson and Hender-
son, the retired judges, who passed upon
the other graveyard insurance cases.
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0pelika Affairs.

MONTGOMERY, ALL, January lI-0pelika
is N an anomalous condition. II has no
municipal government The two commits.
sioners remaining are not quorum, and
are powerless to act The city marshal,
appointed by the commission, has resigned
there Is no officer to execute legal process.
Notwithstanding this state of affairs, the
city continues very quiet, and not the least
disturbance or breach Of the peace has oc-
CURED.
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. brakeman Ground Up by a Train.

GREESsBURG, Pa, January l4.-H. A.
Stiff, a freight brakeman on ths P. Z. r,
fell Off the roof of car while passing
through the tunnel here, at an early hour
yesterday morning, and was ground up un-
der the wheels. His body was horribly
maneled. The remains were taken in
charge by the coroner Of this county, and
will be shipped this afternoon to the late
home of the deceased, at Eldora, Blair
county. Stiff was .wenty-three years OF
sSe, and married.
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EXHUMING THE REMAINS.
Five More Bodies FOund in the Ruins
of the NewhaIl House.

MILWAUKEE, January 1.-THE call for
volunteers for the exhumatiou of the
bodies from the Newhall House ruins to-
day turned out to be izz'e, only two citi.
zens responding. The regular paid force
were hard at work despite the cutting
northwest winds and extremely cold
weather. Five bodies, charred beyond re-
Cognition, were taken out during the day,
making eighteen charred bodies in addi-
tion 10 the twenty-three Unidentified dead,
or forty.one known TO be dead in all. Mrs.
Bridget Bridgeman, the oldest employe Of
the hotel, is reported among the additional
missing to-day making forty-twO bodies
yet supposed to be in the ruins.
The Mayor received Jay Gould's check
for 500 for the relief of the sufferers, and
the Western Union Telegraph Company's
check for $1,000. Local charity responded
nObly.
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A jolly Suicide.

= BALriMoEE, Nh, January lt.-Josepb
Michael Sentner, an engraver, was fosnd
sdead near the city to-day, with a bullet
roupd through his hesd and a pistol in
his right hand. In his left wsS atumbler
and between bis knees an empty cham
payne bottle. In his pocket was a scrap Of
PAPER, on which, in German, was written
GAS lived, so l die: always merry, I
fender my last glass to my frisals.
JOS MICHIsL SESryEg,"
Denrssed was from Munich, Bavaria. and
lad been in Baltimore only short time.
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PIG IRON POLITICS.
The Iron Men Gather at the Capital
to Press Their Claims.
The President viii Probably Veto the
Porter Bill-Proposition to Buy the
House Where President Lin
coin Died.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, January IA committee
of pig iron manufactures, consisting of
Henry S. Eckert, William A. Inghsm, W.
Hainey and William N. Kaufman, of Penn
sylyania; F. A. Comfy, of Virginia; Joseph
c. Kent, of New Jersey, and J. Wesley con-
versed with nearly all the members OF the
Ways and Means Committee Of the House,
and the Finance Committee of the Senate,
in respect to the threatened reduction of
duties below the existing rates. They say
that many well-located furnaces fitted with
modern appliances are to-day either closed
or running without any profit, and that the
proposed reduction in the duty, IL enacted
BY Congress, will speedily bring about
most disastrous results. Assuming that
imports of pig and scrap iron for the year
1852, "a year OF low prices) reach 100000
gross tons, this meant direct loss OF en-
ployment TO
Aperiean Miners,
furnace men and transporters of over SIO,-
100000 on basis Of Sl7 per ton for labor
and handling.
With duties cut down even to the extent
named by the Tariff Commission (the
ocean freights from Liverpool, Glasgow and
Cardiff ranging from 5 shillings to shill-
ings and pence) stock OF 100000 tons
Of British pig iron was ready 10 come to
American ports and to flood the whole sea-
board, while the number Of men employ
ed in this country in digging ore and
smelling pig iron was already being re-
duced by the stoppage Of mines and fur
naCes.
The protest against any such reduction
of duty on pig and scrap iron, rs it will
turn adrift large portion of the
Army OF Labor
now employed, bringing them into COM
petion with others at present engaged in
various trades and occupations already
fully supplied with men, and compelling
q further serious reduction Of wages aud
content. In the Lehigh Valley, the largest
pig iron producing region OF the United
States, with 52 blast furnaces, ten COM
panies have failed in the last five years,
and several sold out by the Sheriff,
while others created large mortgage in
debtedneSs. In the year 1882 only three
companies were earning and paying divi-
dends = careful inquiry has failed TO find
the investment OF capital in more than
half dozen new furnaces north Of the Po-
tOmac and east Of the Alleghenies during
the last ten years, except in connections
with the steel rail manufacture.
The facts, they say, are therefore plainly
apparent: First, the manufacture of pig
iron in the section represented by this
committee is an industry which must grad
ually decline in the future through the
operation of natural causes. Second, 1t is
that section which is directly affected by
the importstion OF foreign irons, and the
chief effect of any reduction in the
duty must fall upon those who are least
able 10 bear il.
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The House i'm which Lincoln Died.

WASHINGTON, January IA joint meet
ing was held by subcommittee of the
Senate and House Committees on Public
Buildings and Grounds to discuss the pro-
position TO buy the house in which .Abra.
ham Lincoln died. The committees agreed
to recommend that the house be purchased
at $4,000. which is 5000 less than the
amount asked for it. There is doubt about
the ratification of this recommendation by
the full House Committee.
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Two Children Burned 70 Death.

Sioux CRY, Iowa, January 1.-THE
dwelling of Henry Pierce, Just across the
line in Dakota, burned yesterday. 1t was
set on FIRE by his wife accidentally upset
ting a lamp, while he was at the
barn. He returned in time to drag
her out almost suffocated and in a dead
faint, then rushed in after his children,
two and FIVE years, but was driven out
badly scorched by the flames, and the little
ones were burned to death.
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Can be Enforced,

and it is not within the power of the lesis,
lature, except by what John Quincy Adams
called by the powers OF gubernatiyamenta,
to lnfiict punishment by way OF retalis-
ton for alleged discrepancies.
When the enumeratOr returned 7,O7l last
year an investigation was made by the
Board, as it was noticed that the number
increased for four years unusually fast.
They discovered that while they had no
power to change the result, there were
many families in Steubenville that had not
been enumerated, and many fictitious
names put on. The enumerator had done
his work without going around, and under
section 1910 the Board of Education asked
the State Commissioner OF Schools TO have
an enumeration, and rs this had to be
done by December 10, they had only six
days IN which to DO it, and thus 1t was
found that the enumeration was 4 LIS in
stead of 7,O7l. II is not fair to estimate
their number of children on the census of
1880, as that takes in only the corporation
and the school district includes large ter
ritorv outside of the city.
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A MEXICAN MASSACRE.
Prisoners and Their Guards Murdered
by Indians.

MArAMoRAs. MEX. January 14-Accounts
from chihuahua bring news of new Indian
atrocities at place called Puerto del
Chocolate. They attacked and killed a
herder, and shortly after attacked a guard
of six soldiers, who were taking four p.is'
oners to San Buena Ventura. Two men
were killed and the rest OF the guards
put to fight. The prisoners were s.augh-
tered.
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THE NEWS.

Foreign. -, :. Dat Oun-
ford. ,yD,t-
kline is concluded. -,
Al Moscow persons frozen to deaIh
are found in the streets daily 3,
The French Republicans have oeSat, ,nis
ed not 10 issue an address on Gam oe'''
death. of
Tbe masts, tunnels and bowspriItt OF o,
ibe sunken City of Brussels VIII "
blown up. 49,.
Mr. Pigott charges that there are are
S1O0 OOO OF the Land League iuIus uu
accounted for.
The Prussian Government has pGr-
chased the State railways OF the DucAJ
of Brunswick. ,l,l
Famine is threatened in the Hooded
dis.ricts of Hungary. The city OF ufau'
on the Danube, is flooded.
NIessrs. Healy and Quinn were III
csurt in Dublin to answer 70 the c'i"iS'
ofmaking inhammatory speeches
The Paris papers make hostile COM
,,ants ON ERgiand's withdrawal rom
the AnglO-French control In ESyP'.
Judgment has been given against
Mr., Bradlaugh in his case against tne
Serveant-at-Arms Of the House OF Coh-
mons.
The latest reports from the Transyaa. al
State that the Beers were NictoTlo1ss ~ ~
their recent engagement WITH InieI
MapOch.
Nothing is known by the Russian au-
tborities Of the reported discovery by
Mr.. West of the remains Of Lieutenant
Chips party.
Twenty-three persons, who had taken
refuge from the floods in the garrets OF
houses at Asvany, Hungary, were iOunu
dead of cold and starvation.
Mr.. Davitt, in a speech at Birken,-
head, said that the Irish people had had
enough offutile agitatiOnsahd that they
were going to fight it out this time.
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Train WPeeked.

HUDsos, Wis, January A-Last night
the River Falls train was thrown from the
track near Gloyer's Station, while plowing
it's way through the snow drifts. George
Larson, the engineer. had q leg broken, and
sustained serious internal injuries. Fire
man Moore was more Of less bruised.
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APrisoner Burned to Dea tn.

CLEVELAND, January IA Leader
special reports that at two O'Clock this
morning the Jail at Oak Harbor took fire
and a man who was locked up for being
drunk the night before, was burned to
death
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PrrrssuroH, January 1A-The Rivsf CO..
miners of this district hold coovsnnoe
tomorrow to consider the propoeed rsdae-
tiou of half . cent per bushel ID thepfiee
Of mining Its generally believed; 70 yisa
Of the present unfsy0eBbls conGho1 ot
the trade, that they vii sccspt The rednc
tion without striking.
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AssaSsins. kniHeS.

DUBLIN, January 1.-THE knives sup
posed to have been used by the Phoenix
Park assassins were found near the prem
ises of Carey, of Dublin municipality.
He wss arrested, with twenty Others, on
the charge Of conspiracy.
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ENUMERATION FRAUDS.
The Bill DepriSing Jefferson County
of Portion Of the school Fand.


COLUMBUS, o., January 4,-There have
been articles in the press lately referring
to the alleged frauds on the school funds
of the State, chargable to Jefferson county,
o., and the Finance Committee OF the
House of Representatives has framed the
appropriation bill deducting from Jefferson
comfy about the sum of $1,000, the
amount'charged to have been drawn in ex-
cess. There is no question raised but that
the enumeration from Steubenville, where
all OF the irregularities are claimed to
haxe existed, is now correct, and that the
city and county are justly entitled to their
quOty, under the law. Section 4,0i0, f.
S. Ohio. Ii the House persists in passing
the bill in its present form, it will meet
with a determined opposition in the Sen.
ate, as State Senator Dickinson represents
that district, and be has always been great
ly interested in the common schools OF the
State, and on interviewing him he says
there is no law by which a forfeiture Of
what has already been paid to counties in
huf fppl
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PrIaterS' strike.

q Y,.UNesTowS, o.. January 14.-The com
posters on the News-Register yesterday
evening. 70 have cuts measured in tbe
sduPes. The demand was refused, AM
Manager Shaifer gave notice thar th9y
could al consider themselves diSel arssi
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ed. Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he should
ask great many questions, and between
the pugnacity of Mr.. Beck and the curiosi,
ty OF Mr.. Morgan, the prospect for rapid
work is not promising.
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The Post says, editorialIy: I'VE publish
in another column a communication from
the Executive Chamber which shows that
the new Governor has begun the work Of
retrenchment in earnest, by disseminating
q copy of the Boston Post sent 10 the Exec
utive Department, thus saving the State 81
a year. Far be il from US 70 murmur.
Never shall it be said of Us that for such
paltry consideration We stood in the way of
great econ omic reform"