Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25
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Connected with a Mining
Company which Imports PRuper
LaEareEs tn order 10 Keep Wages
Down 60 starvation Prices.
A dispatch from Clevelsnd, Ohio, dated
Sept. l7sh, says: There 10 some excite
ment among the miners Of the Hooking
valley over the discovery that Mr.. Blaine
is the leading spirit Of one Of the coal
syndioatss that arc just now engaged in
starving their miners and importing
pauper laborers to take their places. OF
course, the Democrats are exceedingly
iubilsnt, and are sowing documents
quietly on all sides. The disclosures are
made through the discovery Of copy Of
the Cleveland Herald, % Republican news
paper Of December 18th, 1883, which con.
tains special dispatch from New York |
which says: Inquiries about the |
Standard Coal and Oil Com
pany have been set on foot
here by dispatch from Columbus sAying
that the company had made an assiEn
ment there. According 10 Bradstreet's
reports the company was incorporated IL
months ago with an organized capital OF
$26, 100000. Thirty thousand acres Of
mineral land In the Hooking valley were
purchased, and 81, 900, 900 spent in open.
ing MP and equippinG q small part Of the
property. Several iron companies were
bought up, and it WAS evident that the
design of the company was 70 absorb the
various companies OF the valley and CON-
troll the business and production there.
W. ID. Lee OF Newark, o., was the origi-
nal promoter Of the scheme. Among the
directors and the largest stockholders
were James @. Blaine, Eugene
Hale OF Maine and Governor Charles
Foster OF 0hio.n The company was
Ieorganizsd under the name Of the
OHIO & Western Coal and Iron Company,
the capital stock being fixed at IS, 000, 900,
and all the old stock wiped out. Specials
from this point have alrt ady described
how these syndicRtes OF the Hooking val
ley deal with their miners. How much
concerning Messrs. Blaine and Fosters
interest in these syndicates Governor
Hoadly knew when called to the scene Of
the late riots Is unknown; but it is Al
legged that his hesitation in ordering ont
the troops WAS due TO his belief that the
ohio's Demooracy's interests would be
best subserved II Messrs. Blaine and
Foster were suffered to settle their
troubles with their men without the aid
Of Democratic interference.
There is to be grand Democratic
denomination in Columbus, Ohio, OH
September 26tb, at which addresses will
be made by Mr.. Hendricks, Senator
BAyard, Speaker Carlisle, Carl Schurz, J.
C.S. Blackburn, Gov. McLane and others.
John G. Thompson is arranging for the
meeting, and in relation to the situation
he says that II the election should occur
tomorrow, the Democrats would certainly
carry the state, and that despite the great
efforts OF the Republicans TO overcome
the Democratic lead, and despite the vast
sum Of money the Republicans expect tC
expend between this time and the October
election. The Democrats were confident
of achieving victory. ST. We do
continued Mr.. Thompson, ''that settles
the Presidential election. II We do not
the Republicans will still have their igh
to make to win in November"
PROCTOR KNOTT ON BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine's plsintive declaration In bill
letter Of April 18th, 1875. that certain
persons and papers were trying to throw
mud at him to iDjure his candidacy be
fore the Cincinnati convention reoalli
what Mr.. Proctor Knott told him TO hi
face on that point during the memorable
debate in the House OF Representatives
ON June 9th, 1875. "The gentleman in
sinustes," said Mr.. Knott, "that it ia tn
settled purpose Of che Judiciary com
mittee to do something or other that may
peradVenture, prevent him from receiv
ing the nomination at the coming conven
tion at Cincinnati. bag the gentleman
to understand that, 50 far as am con
csrned, and believe that so far as an,
of my colleagues are concerned, we ar
perfectly willing that he shall receiv
that nomination. It,in the pending cam
paign, We cannot defeat the gentleman
from Maine, God knows our case is hope
less-entirely so. II he should receiv
the nomination and be elected in the fac
Of all the facts, all we can say ia tn
Lord have mercy on the American
people,"
BLAINE's LIBEL SUIT.
A dispatch from indianapolis, date
Thursday, says: In the United State
district court this afternoon the Rttol
neys for Mr.. Shoemaker fled bill q
discovery in the Blaine. Sentinel libel suit
The bill goes on to say that in order I
maintain the defense Of justiHostio
pleRded by Shoemaker it will be neceI
sary aud material for the orators to shol
and prove that Blaine had Illicit relation
with and seduced the person whom Ii
afterward married, the result {
said intercourse being the brit
of child in About thre
months after said marriage. The bill
set forth with much minutness the stor
already published, and closes by asSin
that writ Of subpoena be issued out
ohancery for Blaine, and that he |
ordered to answer particularly the inte
rogatories that the proceedings /
stayed until such time ss Blaine answer
that in csse Blaine fails TO auswer sal
bill, or fully and truly to answer IL
interrogatories, further proceedings |
perpetually stayed or restrained. tt
bill was not filed until O'Clock, and til
court adjourned without further actor
Blaine's answer to the interrogation,
of the Indianapolis Sentinel were filed Q
Saturday. They include the points
regard to his marriage as related in IL
Phelps letter. In view OF the reeei
letter of Mr.. Blaine concerning his Ke!
tucky marriage and his understands
OF Its suthoienoy according to Pennsy
vsnia law, come interest has bet
aroused as to what are the requirements
Pennsylvania for legal msrriage.A vel
known Philadelphia lawyer thus auswe
that question: "Anything by which Il
parties accept each other as man al
wife is sufficient" This was The law
1850 and remains the law at the presel
time.
NOTES.
The new Democratic convention OF u
Second congressional district of MarylaI
met yesterday week In Towsontown. D
Frank 7. Shaw OF Carroll county, W
nominated on the 9th ballot to succeed
II. c. Talbot, the present o0ngressma
The previous convention took 1853 i
etfeotual ballots at ElktOn, and then a
journed TO Baltimore, where S. more bs
lots were taken without result. A ne
convention was thaFeupon ordered by Il
Democratic state committee.
The TammAny Hall district lesde
have decided to ask for the rssiEna.i
of all members Of the general commit
who will not support Cleveland al
Hendricks. 1t is no. proposed to allr
the election district captains who sre I
Blaine or Butler to handle the Wigwa
ballots on election day,
The "Modern Barteuder's Guide''
the title Of recent publication. Ii
probably Republican campaign doc
ment issued for the purpose OF iDjuri
Mr.. St. Johns candidacy.
The First ward Butler club Of this ci
already numbers nine members, and
would appear 70 bs about time TO ire
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