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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-08

All trains daily except Sunday,
Trains leave Cleveland for Wheeling At 500 & n,
2:l0 ,. m, Arriving at I:Ss p, N. and 1855 p N.
J. G. TOMLINSON,
Passenger Agent, Wheeling, W. Va,
< A. FORD,
Gen. PaSl, and Ticket Agent, Pitahnrgh, Pa,
WIN. A. BALDWIN. Manager.
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An Account Of tne Earliest Form of Bust
ness Traffic on the RiVsrs- Celsb rated Mar
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Politics Quite Lively in Virginia.

ARLINGTON, Va, Sept 2s.-Judge Geo. W.
Ward, editor of the Examiner, and Common
wealth Attorney for Washington county,
while about 10 enter q hotel yesterday, was
fred upon by w. NJ. White, independent
candidate for State Senator, who had been
concealed In store room nearly opposite
the hotel. White stepped out Of the door
and discharged one barrel of shotgun load ..
ed with buckshoL at Ward, who fell face
foremost, but recovering and getting on his
knees, drew his revolver aud fred three
shots at a young relative Of Whites who was
across the street behind q tree. White had
stepped inside the store, but hearing the
firing, came out again and fred the second
barrel at Ward, who fell. While he was
lying on the ground two of Whites relatives
Gone of whom Ward had alreaG shot at, and
whom be thought had shot him) walked up
and fired seven shots at him (Wsrd), all Of
which took effect. Ward Is In q very critical
and II Is thought be cannot live.
DR.. White and his two relatives have been
arrested and were bailed 10 the sum of 81 900
each. The shooting was the result Of an
election controversy.
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Jumbo tumble.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 29.-The re.
mains Of Barnum's elephant, Jumbo, have
arrived here from St. Thomas, Ontario, and
are now in the establishment of Professor
Ward, where the skin Is to be stuffed and
the bones of the skeleton united. The skin
weighed 1900 pounds when It was taken
from the animal. At present the hide is
about an inch and half thick In the thick.
est part, but when properly dressed It will
not be more than . half or three quarters of
IN inch thick.
The following are some of Jumbo's d..
nepsions Length of fore leg, feet o inches;
circumference Of fore leg just above the
knee, feet l inch circumference of front
foot, o feet o inches length of trunk, 7 feet
4 inches; circumference of tusk, / foot 4
inches. Jumbos age was "a years.
Professor Ward estimates the weight of
the elephant, when alive, at something over
six tons. Two months will be necessary to
mount the animal.
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POLITICAL TELEPHONE CO.
Some Interesting Intimations by the New YORK
tribune" .

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The Tribune, re-
viewing Its Washington specials, says edi'
torially: Garland Is not only Clevelsnds
Attorney General Of the United States, but
he Is also attorney for the Pan Electric Tel
ephone Company. But he has less stock In
the United States than n ths telephone
company. In the certificate Of incorporation
of that company, he appears as the owner OF
q million of its stock, and II the company
could succeed in breaking the patents held
by the Bell Telephone Company, oil Its
stockholders would become enormously
rich. 1t seems to be political telephone
company; all its officers are influential Dem
ocrats; its president is Joseph 4. Johnston,
U. s. Commissioner of Railroads; vice presi-
dent, Senator Harris, Cleveland's chief ad-
wiser for Tennessee; secretary and treasurer,
Casey Young, Of Tennessee. former Dem
ocratic Congressman; its attorney Is Cleve-
lands Attorney General, and its directors
are Atkins, Cleveland's Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs; Looney, q member Of the
Democratic National Committee for Ten
nessee, and Rogers, former electrician for
Against this powerful political combination
the Bell company brought suits for infringe.
ment Of patents, and one of these was TO
come up on Tuesday Of last week. The
question at issue had been tried many times
D~ro.~, --a ~ 49, ----.- 10 Aiaa-Anf States
and decided in favor of the Bell company.
The issue then was about as certain as it
could be until the power of the Executive
Department Of the United States Govern.
ment was employed to turn the scale. 1t Is
the Presidents duty to see what the Attor-
ney General did In these circumstances, and
whether it was done to enrich himself and
his Democratic associates.
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THE TWO SIDES.
Respect for Law vs.. Social ostracism.

SALT LAKE, Sept. 29.-In the District
Court to-day, Bishop Hiram B. Clawson was
arraigned for unlawful cotabitation. He
asserted that his marriages were all entered
into in good faith; his wives had grown old
with him; they would retain their covenants
II he should ahjure them; he could not look
his wives and children In the face; his breth-
rem, friends and neighbors, whose opinions
he respected, would look on him with indig.
nation and scorn; he would be ostracised
looked down upon and dlshonored In the
community. Judge Zane told him that
polygamy had always been against the law,
and mo matter when entered into IL was
Illegal. 1t didn't speak we'll for the moral
courage OF man 10 claim to be citizen of
country, claiming the protection of its
laws, and yet be afraid on account of local
prejudice to support those laws, which thou.
sands Of good men had laid down their lives
10 maintain. The sentence was the full ex.
tent OF the law--six months imprisonment.
500 and costs. Truman o. Angel pleaded
guilty Of Unlawful cohabitation, submitted
to the law, and being poor man, be was
lined $3.50, with 10 imprisonment. Supt.
W. Sears, assistant superintendent of Zion's
Dig cooperative store, pleaded guilty, and
was fnad $500. He promised to obey the
law In the future, and counsel Others 70 do
the same.
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THE Transcontinental Association has
just issued q circular of rules and regula-
tions governing the sale of excursion tickets
San Francisco for the National Encampmsnt
of the Grand Army of the Republic In 1866.
One section reads a. follows: "Parties de-
string TO return from San Francisco via Port
land, Oregon, and the Northern Pacific to
st. Paul, or by the Oregon Short Line and
Union Pacific TO the Missouri river, can have
return tickets issued accordingly by payment
of $3.50 when tickets are exchanged, this
amount being q special rate made by the o.
r. & N. Co. for steamer passage from San
Francisco TO Portland. IL exchange for re-
turn via Portland Is made ct San Francisco
or Portland, $40 must be made In addition
10 the $3.50 provided for above. II holders
Of G. A. r. excursion tickets desire to 20
from San Francisco to Portland and return
10 San Francisco, the steamer line will
ehsrge $25 for the round trip. The steamer
rates herein quoted include berths and
meals."-Stdtesmdn.
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WE inadvertently omitted mention last
week of false report which gained public
ty, that Judge Gslbraith had been removed
and Mr.. Borie, Of Butte, appointed In bis
stead. Il would be public calamity and q
great wrong for the President to remove
Judge Galbrsith. He Is q just Judge, q
competent, worthy man, and the public SER
vice would be improved II, when such men
ss he have positions on the bench, they
should have life tenure II they can be re.
tanned. We do not know Mr.. BorIe, nor do
we know that Judge Gslbraith desires TO re-
main. We believe in the party In power
having officers In sympathy with 1t In politi-
cal positions but judicial officers should be
above the mutations of politics and abso-
lutely irremovable except for cause. Any
thing less than this Is a detrinent to justice,
and tho less frequently changes are made In
the judiciary, the better.
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WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA.
An Intellectual Attempt to Run Out Non Union
Men.

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 26.-Tbis NOR
ming at half past two q serious riot occurred
at Laughlin's Mill, above Martins Ferry,
Ohio, In which At least 200 shots were ex.
changed, The riot was precipitated by an
attack upon the workmen In the mill by .
number of armed men. The workmen had
sentinels on guard. or the result might have
been more disastrous. From 80 to 80 men
armed with shot guns and revolvers came up
the railroad track from the direction of Mar
tins Ferry, and approached to within 80
PAGES Of the mill. When the guards called
cut to halt, the men still advanced, and in Q
second or two the command 10 halt was
again repeated without effect. The third
time the mill guards called out "Halt!" the
attacking party began firing, when the men
In the mill at once returned fire, and brisk
firing was kept up for 20 or 80 minutes. The
attacking party then ceased firing and almost
Immediately retreated, going toward the
river. An examination of the force in the
mill showed that several had been shot.
The only two, however, seriously burt, we're
VIM. Duff, Waterman, who had 90 shots
from shot gun in his body, and VIM. Bal
ley, who was shot through the thigh with q
rife bail. As far as can be learned A or 5
Of the attacking party were hurt, one of
them seriously. The force of armed men
in the mill was IS or 20. The attacking
party, or the ring leaders at least, are known.
The mill force, after their assailants retired,
rested on their arms, fearing another attack.
At this hour, o O'Clock, all is quiet, and
there are no further indications of trouble.
The riot was occasioned by the introduction
OF non Union men in the Lsughlin nail mill.
The non. Union men have been boarding and
sleeping In the mill.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND the other day
appointed Capt. Henry j. Farnsworth, Of
the Eighth Cavalry, 10 be Assistant Inspec-
tor General, with the rank Of Major. The
appointment has ELECTED strong censure.
General Miles says that ION Nov. 0, 1874,
Lieut.. Farnsworth, with troop Of IS men,
"jumped" a band OF 10 Indians, who held
10 white children ~ prisoners. As soon ~
they could recover from their surprise they
turned and gave eight. Farnsworth became
panic-stricken, and, turning his horse, rode
of the field and made for the nearest camp,
~ miles distant. He reached that point
two hours before his orderly, who followed
him IS fast as be could. General Miles
intends TO submit an official account of
Farnsworth's cowardice on this occasion to
the President. Two days after Farnsworth's
attack anil flight, Gen. Miles, with 10 men
under Capt. Frank ID. Baldwin, OF the Fifth
Infantry, attacked . band OF 400 Indians
whom the smaller band had joined, and
routed them, capturing the 10 children. The
official reports showing Farnsworths DIS
graceful conduct are on file In the war de-
partment, where Secretary Endlcott and
Gen. Drum could have consulted them.
This IL the first blunder the President has
made in his military appointments, and 10
calculated TO cause . good deal Of sharp
comment"
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THE LONDON INIQuITY.
The Gazette" Crowd Committed for Trial.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-Rebecca Jarrett, OF
the Salvation Army; Thomas William Stead,
editor of the Pail Mall Gazette; Sampson
Jacques, one Of the staff Of the paper; Miss
Combe, Bramwell Booth, of the Salvation
Army, and Louise Mowery, the defendants
in the abduction case of Eliza Armstrong,
were committed for trial to-day. Russell,
counsel for Mrs. Jarrett, reserves his line of
defense. During the proceedings Mr.. Stead,
acting as his own counsel, read . document
cont aiming the line Of defense. He claimed
that the end which he had in view in carry
ing out his scheme justified the means be
had resorted to. He admitted that he might
have been misled by the statements of Mrs.
Jarrett, who, II she procured the girl, Eliza,
by false pretenses, as testified to by Mrs.
Armstrong, had obtained money from him
fraudulenlly. The magistrate frequently
protested against portions of the document,
stating that the matter was irrelevant. The
magistrate summed up the case strongly
against the defendants, and said that nothing
could justify their doings nor the publica.
ton Of the nauseous articles In the Pail
Mall Gazette He acquitted Bramwell Booth
and Mrs. Combe of the charge of indecent
assault, but committed them as we'll as the
rest on the other charges.
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JOHNSON GRASS, says . correspondent, IL
"Sorghum halapenese," and is also known
under the names Of ARABIAN evergreen
millet" or evergreen millet," and also as
"Egyptian," "green valley grass" "Guines,"
and means" Its history is about as fol.
lows: Governor Means, of South Caro- lima,
sent man TO Turkey In 1885, or therea-
bonts, to teach the Turks the culture Of
cotton. The teacher brought back some
seeds, among which were some seeds of this
grass. II was cultivated bv William John
son, Of Alabama, in 1910, and was called
after him. II Is Of the sorghum family, has
large wide leaves, 10 said to make excellent
fodder, aud is described as follows: 1t rises
with q stem from to IL feet high, accord.
Ing TO The soil on which IL grows, erect,
smooth, leaves linear, fexous, graceful, curl
ing down ut the ends like corn, flowers In Q
panicle At the top, at first green, gradually
changing TO brown. It has cane-like roots
(or underground stens) that penetrate the
ground 10 or 10 inches deep.
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TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.

Parliament has been further prorogued
until December 9Th.
Thos. j. Nichols, the noted hosseman, of
Lexington, KY, died at Louisville Friday.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Alderman John Sta
Piles, r. s. A, was to-day elected Lord Mayor
for London.
MADRAS, September 28.-The municipal
authorities have extended the right Of suf-
frage to women.
ROME, Sept. 25.-The Pope has agreed TO
mediate between Germany and Spain with
regard to the Carolines question, subject to
certain conditions which have not yet been
promulgated.
WALLA WALLA, Sept. 24.-Greund Is be-
ing cleared here preparatory to the erection ERECTION
of . smelter by DR.. Day. There are second
crops Of strawberries and apples all over the
valley this fall.
WALLA WALLA, Sept. 24.-The Indian,
Keshlaker, who was captured In . held Two
miles from here Tuesday evening, had stolen
80 horses from VIM. Splawn and butchered
another Indian.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Roswell
p. Flower has addressed letter to George
Raines, Chairman of the Democratic State
Convention, positively declining the nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Sol Is estimated
that there has been decrease Of about ST.
100000 In the public debt during the month
Of Sep ember. The payments on account OF
pensions during the month were about
81, 900, 900.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The President
this afternoon appointed Edward A. Steven
SOD, Of Boise City, Idaho, to be Governor OF
the Ta--isnry If Idaho. and VIM. b. Webb,
Of Billings, Montana, to be Secretary or tile
Territory Of Montana.
OMAHA, Sept. collaboration has been
received at military headquarters that 200 Of
the Piegan Indians have left their reserva.
tion In the far Northwest, and are now on Q
thieving expedition In Southern Montana,
about 20 miles from Fort Smith.
Daniel McSweeney, Irish suspect, has not
yet been given Office, and he called to-day to
remind the President of that fact. McSwee-
ney has declined the position of Government
timber agent in Nevada, making no secret of
the fact that he expects better POSITION
N. Y. Herald Special.
HARTFORD, Sept. 26.-Application has
been made for the appointment of q Receiver
for the Charter Oak Life Insurance Com
pany. The application Is made at the in
stance of the Insurance Commissioner. The
Company got into bad condition financially
about eight years ago, soon after the erection
Of the building containing its offices, costing
nearly 81, 1000, 900.
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Chinese Leaving Oregon.

PORTLAND, Sept. 29.-Four car loads OF
Chinese who were run out Of the mines
around Seattle, arrived here TO day. The
Ore0onira, In an article on the proceedings
against the Chinese At Seattle, says: "The
situation Is 80 grave rs to make u necessary
for the President OF the United States to
act" II says he ought to send the 18th In
fantry, now II Fort Vancouver, to Puget
Sound at once, to preserve peace, protect the
Chinese and see that the menace Of . gen
eral massacre 10 not carried out.
SEATTLE. Sept. 29.-The Chinese have Oh
been discharged at the vavious coal mines In
this vicinity. Many Of the mills are also
displacing Chinese In their employ By white
laborers. The trouble 1t the Franklin mine,
which promised to be serious outbreak,
was avoided by the Chinese taking alarm
and leaving the mines, - requested by the
white miners.
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New Railroad Bridge at Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 24.--It Is announced
on the authority Of General Manager Gallo
way that the Union Pacific Directors have
determined to replace the present railway
bridge at this point with more substantial
and commodious structure, adequate t, the
increased demands of traffic and travel.
The new bridge will have stone piers, dou-
Ole railway track, street car track, wagon
way and passage way for pedestrians, and
Will be completed within two years. Work
Is to be commenced Immediately. George
>. Morrison, who built the Burlington.
oridge a. Blair, has been employed - Chief
Engineer. His assistant, Mr.. Parkhurst. n
already here preparing to begin work.
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FERDINAND WARD


NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The Tribune, Times
and other leading Eastern papers voice the
general feeling declaring an extremely un-
pleasant day Of reckoning imminent for the
legal officers and others responsible for the
Ferdinand Ward complications. The failure
to punish Ward and recover from his asso-
ciates the plumber of the 20 per cent. per
menth system has caused much ugly feeling
in this city. Ward does not seem disturbed
by his position, nor do the men who seized
all of the assets they could grab appear to be
in the least uneasy. The public Is anxious
and disheartened over the bewildering mis-
carriage of justice in this case. Ward ap-
pears to expect that In some mysterious way
he will escape with q light penalty, and
after he has served short term In prison,
be able to live In luxury on the stolen fur
niture that some one may be keeping in
store for h!m--the same one, perhaps, who
Is now paying his board bills In Ludlow
Street Jail, where he Is surrounded by every
comfort and never suffers even for the lack
Of diversion. The men who drew their 20
per cent. per month while the firm Of Grant
& Ward lasted, and divided among them
selves all Of the assets they could find, seem
even more secure of present and future lux
ury. The thought of being forced to give
up any Of their spoils apparently never en-
ters their minds. Yesterdays examination
was as fruitless Of wholesome results as the
previous inquiry. Ward tripped into court
easily and confident. His memory was
again all at fault, In regard to his dealings
with Warner, MIR. Green, the counsel of
Warner, said he had decided to 60 no fur
Their In the cross examination of Ward. sIf
Warner Is found guilty Of exacting usury,"
he went on TO say, che will have the same
penalty meted out TO him to which many
business men have laid them
selves liable. As far as l am concerned,
Ward can 60 from this COURT Lawyer
Bangs asked Ward what was the outstanding
account between himself and Warner 1t the
finish. Ward could not recollect. When |
asked to give his best impression within .
million or 80, he said: ''It was upwards of
q, 900 600, and the securities, due bills and |
alleged valuable papers which Warner hand
ID me was about $4,000 The case was
Adjourned TO September 30th.
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Boycotting q Church.

New York, Sept. 25.-The Herald,s Cork
cablegram confirms the reports that boycot.
ting 10 increasing. Accounts are daily re.
ceived Of persons who, honest and indepeu.
dent In action, have made themselves
obnoxious TO their neighhors, and are unable
70 dispose Of their produce, even at sacri.
nee, In their market towns. There are three
Roman Catholic churches In the county.
wherein disgraceful scenes are vituessed
each succeeding Sunday. The entrance Of
s'me boycotted individual to join in Divine
services Is made the signal for the conpre,.
t'on 70 arise en- mosse and quit the edifice.
In Two instances officiating clergym men have
demonstrated with the congregation, but iu
the third the boycotted individual was de.
nounced Tor putting in an appearance.
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MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
Coming to an Understanding as to the Distri-
button of Patronage.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.--Senators Cock.
rell and Vest and nearly all the Represents.
tives from Missouri are in the city at present.
Their Eastern tour Is to endeavor to secure
displacements Of the various Federal officers
In that State by Democrats. Owing to the
failures Of the Members of Congress from
Missouri to agree upon any one Of the sppli.
cants for Federal offices, no changes Is yet
have been made In that State. The presence
here of almost the entire delegation In Con-
gress Is understood to be for the purpose OF
coming to an agreement upon the estate"
Office, over which the greatest disagreement
has existed--the Postmastership At St. Louis.
IL Is said tonight on good authority that an
agreement has beeu reached, and that the
name Of William Hyde, formerly of the St.
Louis Republican, will be presented to the
President tomorrow as the unanimous
choice Of the delegation for the office. An
agreement between the members of the del
egation was reached to night. 1t Is said to
be that the city Of st. Louis shall be given
the collector, postmaster, surveyor and
United States Marshal, and that the appraiser
and district attorney shall come from outside
of The city. 4
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Refused to Surrender.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 26.-SGveral d,v,
ago A. c. Mayfeld was shot and killed And
bis son dangerously wounded, by an m.
known man at Ferndale, w. T. 1t devsl
oped afterwards that the act was commu.,
by John Guildy, who had had q difjcnnS
with young Mayfield last fall over the ala.
ton. A party started In pursuit and fooD,
him In the woods, two miles from Ferpd,,.
He refused to surrender, whereupon be w.,
fred upon and killed he sending two bp,I.,'
at his captors before he fell. ''0s