Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-13
CAUGHT AT LAST,
The Sly Old Gray Fox, Alias Plumed
Knight.
Fast in a Trap Of His Own
Making.
The Truth of His Ownership of Coal
Lands In Ohio Fully Es-
tablished.
Official Records Prove the
Fact.
Now Let the magnetic" Leader
and Star Hippodromer and
His Enthused Follow
ers Reply.

NEW 1oRR, October III Exclusive i
Mr.. BIaine recently denied that he had ever
had any interest in the Standard Coal and
Iron Company, This is known as the
Hooking Valley Molten. AS the evidence
to show his ownership had already been
published the denial was received with a
great deal Of increduity even by his friends
in this city. To-day documentary evidence
has been published which proves beyond
doubt that when Mr. Blaine made that de-
NAL be made it knowing it to be false. The
Evening Post publishes tonight the follow
ing extract from the New York Tribune Of
August 81, 1881
"a Consolidation
OF nearly all the Coal and Iron interests in
the Hooking Valley was accomplished last
week by the incorporation at Columbus,
Ohio, of the Standard Coal and Iron Com
panies The land already acquired amounts
10 about 40 square miles or 10000 acres.
Among the representative men who are con-
nected with the new corporation are men,
toned J. Henry Brooks, John W. Brooks,
John n. Denison, Oliver Ames, Fred'k l..
Ames. Baker A. Ames, Alfred W. Nichols,
William P. Hunt, Cyrus Woods, Jno. NJ.
Gledden, and Geo w ". Dove, Of Boston,
Vim. d. Lee, Gov. Charles Foster, General
Samuel Thomas, VIM Moneypenny and
John c. Larwell of Ohio, Walter P. War
ren, Jr., Geo. Chapman, VIM. Walter Phelps,
and Joseph Villas, Of New York, and Secre-
tary Blaine and Gen. James A. Hall, Of
Maine.
A Colossal Capital
has been provided for carrying on the work
projected. Since 1915, when attention was
first called in that direction, the develop
ment of the coal and iron resources Of the
Hooking Valley has been wonderfully rapid
In 1875 only 1850 tons Of iron were made
in the Valley; in 1880, according to Mr..
Swank's report, the manufacture was S5,-
l89 tons, and in the same Iear the coal
production was 100000 tons. 2. A
report from Bradstreet's Mercantile
Agency to its subscribers, dated August I,
1872, viz: STANDARD Coal and Iron COM
pany, Samuel Thomas, president; George
Chapman, ". u. Lee, VIM Henry Brooks,
vice presidents Oliver Omer, treasurer;
Wm. Henry Brooks. secretary; directors Of
same, S. B. Elkins. Joseph Villas, Matthew
Eddy, James A. Hall Geo. W. W. Dove,
Waller p. Warren, James G. Blaine, John
4. Larwell and Charles Foster. ~lncorpo.
-ated about one year ago under the laws Of
the State of Ohio. Capital, S2j,OOO,OOO
in 25O, 900 shares OF 800 each. The sec
retary states The capital is
All Paid In,
but owing to many difficulties in the way of
arranging the details of the circumstance
and acquiring their property in the Hook
ing Valley the company are not in posi-.
ton to give detailed statement nor will
they be able to do so for some weeks, nor
have we any general Office. We learn that
the officers and stockholders are men Of
capital. standing high as to credit and
business reputation and no fear is expressed
as to the success of the company.
Good Evidence.
The publication Of this documentary evi-
dence has had great effect here tonight.
Many staunch Republicans who have stood
I'D for Blaine and who have attempted to
explain away his connection with this busi
ness, and who beleve his denial, weaken
now under these proofs. A promi-
nent Republican, who has been
a strong Blaine man up 10 the time said
tonight: 81 believe against my own Judge
ment that R'a;re could have explained
away " accep'ei hS denias
in GOOD iaith, hoping that they we're true.
| must admit now that | was deceived. 1t
NAV be legitimate for him under these cir
cumstances to deny everything, that is the
only exculpating argument possible. No
one who has read his statements and seen
heir fallscy can regard him in any
otheir light than as an auda;
cious falsifer who is demoralized
and in his decentralization torgets his cum
ming. This is the opinion generally ex'
pressed here BY conservative Republicans
Nothing that Blaine can say now OF his
connection with these questionable opera
tions while an official Of the United States
Government viii be believed, and the conse
ouence is that thousands are daily deserting
him and announcing their allegiance to
Cleveland on Ct. John.
The exposures in this Hooking Valley
business have really only begun More
startling exhibits will be made next week
It win Be proven beyond doubt that the
leading Republicans with Blaine at their
head entered into a deeper conspiracy than
even those acquainted with the general tact
believes to create great monopolo IN the
Hooking Valley. 1t is said that further
correspondence win be Published early in
the week, which viii prove these facts and
show that James G. Blaine was not only one
Of the moving spirits in the eaterprse. bat
that II was bis brain which conceived the
plan