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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-05

Is reply TO "Citixen," whose commu-
nicatiOn appears elsewhere, the INrrL1I-
GaScEG has to say that it disclaims any
authorized knowledge OF Mr.. James NJ.
MasOn's business or plans. The most that
We know is derived from his own pam
phlets, Inthese public is informed that
lie is employed by the Wall street syndi-
cate. The IXTELlAGENcER disclaims any
authoritative knowledge about Mr.. Ma
sons business or plans. All We know is
that he was employed by the parties who
hold the certificates issued BY Virginia,
representing the so-callcd West Virginia
debt, to devise and carry out means by
which these certificates shall be fastened
upon West Virginia. He has been very
active in dcvisinE plans and securing co.
operation throughout the State lookingto
that end. This scheme may be presumed
10 be at the bottom Of his continued pres
ence here. lie is not the man TO spend
his time and money and wonderful energy
unless there be some important object in
view, md
be asked how Mr.. Mason's staying
here will promote this debt business, 1t
may be explained that these certificates,
representing the alleged West Virginia
debt, are bought and sold on the Stock
Exchange, anil that their price tuctnates
greatly. They have been selling at a very
low price, chiefly because the revenue Of
the State has been SO small rs to scarcely
cover current expenses, causing The infer
ence that she is too poor to assume and
pay the interestapon her supposed portion
Of this Virginia debt Now II Mr.. Mason
cangcta tax bill parsed in this State which
Will enlarge the basis Of taxation so as to
secure u surplus revenue OF four or 1--WE
hundred thousand dollars, these certil,
Gates will at once advance in price, md
MI, Mason anil his employers will be en-.
abled to unload and sell out at largo
profits.
This would seem To account for the inter
est taken by Mr.. Mason in present lsgis.
lation. This view Is further confirmed by
an editorial article in Yesterdays Register
entitled Senator McCrecry's Tax BILL"
IN whlcl, Mr.. AasOp's hand Is quite visible
70 tie naked eve. u.....t t...
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| for the Jefferson murdefefS, ana we ~
going 10 have them at whatever cost. WI
will not interfere with you unless com
PEELED to do 80, but we warn you not u
resist ~
The Sheriff stepped back, grabbed {
navy revolver and commenced firing ovel
the heads OF the crowd TO frighten them
land alarm the town; but the town was al.
ready on hand. But a bullet through the
window glass where he was standing
fshowed that the crowd meant business. In
a small room leading to the jail are stairs
leading 10 the upper story and
this room Is guarded by iron doors and
another one opens into the jail from the
room. These were for the purpose ot
projecting the jail from without, but this
time they protected the crowd and i'm
prisoned the Sheriff and deputies. The
officers attempted TO open them, but the
crowd drove rods in the key holes and the
doors were then secure. The wallsofthe Jail
proper were then attacked with sledges,
and soon large hole was made. The
men rushed inside and fastened the other
door, and the officers were powerless.
There was high board fence running
through the court yard, and after
the prisoners were captured Smyth
and Wilson were hung to the
stringers OF the fence, the boards being
knocked OFF for the purpose. Cicero, the
son, was, hanged to band stand about
the centre OF the Square. Smyth was
killed by bullet shot in his left eye.
Wilson had bullet hole in his forehead,
another in his face and several in his body.
STORY OF THE PRISONERS.
The prisoners in Jail with the victims
say that about o'clock they were
awakened by the breaking in Of the walls
OF the Jail and nine masked men stepped
In. Ii, the east cell In the iron cage
were sleeping smyth, Wilson and another
prisoner and Cicero Jefferson, and
three others occupied the west cell.
Smyth and Wilson tried to barricade the
cell with bed clothes. With sledge ham
mers and cold chisels the doors were
broken down, and once in the corridor Of
the cage the padlocks were soon broken.
After the cells were open the crowd called
for the Jefferson murderers to come
out. Smyth seized broom handle
and struck one man who fired once, the
ball striking Smyth square in the leiteye,
and he fell dead, Wilson backed in the
corner Of the cell, and said II he died he
would die game, and grabbinga chair
would strike at any one within
reach. Being driven from the cor
ner by crowbar, he made a
dash for the opening with
the chair but was halted by bullet. He
kept up the fight until the third shot was
fired, when he fell. Both bodies were
then dragged from the cage through the
hole in the Jail wall, and while they were
all gone, probably hanging the bodies
TO a fence stringer, Cicero breathed
easier, and thought they would not take
him. The prisoners with him told
him Il be had anything to say he had bet
ter say ii. He then told them the three
committed the murder and his confession
as made when first arrested was true.
Soon the crowd came back and told Cicero
to come out. He did so. They threw
ropo over his head and that was the last
they saw OF him. a
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TME friends OF co.education in the Uni
yeEiiy have need 10 move cautiously in
the matter Of extra appropriation. The
additional cost OF The new departure
shOaId not be great. Indeed 1t is on tho
theory that more students can be educated
with slight additional cost, that the meas
ure has found favor with many who have
looked with some misgiving on this en-
laEcmcnt of the University plan.
We do not know how far the House
Committee OIL Education would advise the
House to go in the direction Of an in.
creased appropriation, but for the success
Of the measure in the Legislature, and in
view Of the general dcmandson the Treas
ury, the additional amount asked for
should not hc great.
The bill has gone through the Senate
without partisan division. 1t ought to
have equal good fortune in the House.
Recommended by the Democratic Gov
ernor, the measure was proposed by n Re-
publican Senator, supported by eight out
often Republican Senators, one Green
backer, and five Democrats. A Demo-
cratic Senator has moved to reconsider,
butt is hoped that the bill may be allow
ed to remain where tits.
Partisan mismanagcment has nearly
wrecked the University. If there is q
hope Of saving it and making it useful,
men Of all parties ought to be glad to join
haads, Before the University can be
male attractive TO young women the man
aSement will have to mend its ways, and
tlliswil be Of great advantage cto theyoung
men who may desire to enter'ts halls.
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THERE it goes again. The British have
met once more tho Mahdi's children oi
the desert, and again they have got a
drubbing. The English arc not the peo-
pie to put up with much more Of this,
though the reports of repeated disaster
come suyar.coatcd with the bravery OF tie
British troops. But the British troops,
brave as they are, seem to have been sent
out to feed the encmy's fury, us in the
time Of the Cuban rebellion Spain sent
ulitlerh her soldiers to ill the graveyards in
thatinhospitabIe isle. An unbiased report
Of the encounter Mt lIandout would proba-
blytc that the British received a lively
whaling from the Arabs.
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AN 1NcENpfAisY SOCIALIST.
The Man Who startea the Cleveland Fires
----. Said to be KnnEn.


CLEVELAND, o., Feb. At has been
learned that tho numerous incendiarv
fires which destroyed millions Of dollars
worth Of property in this city some months
ago, were started by man known To have
been tedwilfl tho Chicago socialisis
He was Swallowed by detectives and seen COZ,
to go into q drug store and write n Ior.. pre.
scription, which was filed by the clerk.
The detectives had some more OF tho
liquid prepared, and-fonnd that when ap.
piled 10 wood II began to burn aftcr abont
half an hour. THIS explained why The
Ores always bIoko out in places where no
one was near. -
The man could throw the fluid secretly
and get out Of the vicinity long before tho
fire broke out. The police did not arrest
the man at onco, but watched him, hopinr.
TO detect him in his crimes. He became
alarmed, however, and escaped from tlle
city. At tho same time the fires ceased.
As he cannot be found after ,iili9cnt
search, tho police have allowed the story
70 become known, 7ff
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BELLAInE.
skatoriai Notes-various Other Matters of
Current Interest.


skatoriai Notes-yarious Other Matters of
Current Interest.
Mrs. VIM. Stewart is home after visit
OF some weeks in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Alex Wiley, OF Pittsburgh, after a
visit here, has gone TO visit her father, T..
b. Winans, at Washington City,
The Telegram put of n lot OF freight yes
terlay on the upper wharf. The wharf
boat was still down below the Baltimore
& Ohio bridge.
"The "Gypsy Queen" amateurs have
not entirely dropped their organization,
and q meeting will be held hisevening at
Miss Ida Hammond's.
Agreat many street lamps, especially in
the Fourth ward, have refused to burn
the last few nights. Good for the gas com
pany, but bad for those who have to be
out.
Petitions are being indnstriously pre-
pared, rs well as some remonstrances, iRk-
Ing for q turnpike from Bellaire, up Me-
Mahon's creek. II would be worth as
much to many OF Bellairc's interests as M
other railroad.
The well known old German peddler
Henry, has taken his pack and gone to
the county poor house. After long life
OF hard work, he says, this Is allhe can
do, but he intends to go on his rounds
again in the spring.
Many O. & P. employees are summoned
to appear at st. Clairsville to-day, as wit
nesses in the case of,Meek vs.. tie G. & p.
railroad. Thisis another trial 10 recover
damages for the killing ofMr. Meek in the
yards here several years ago.
Yesterday q great many Bellaire people
went to the Wheeling rinks. There has
been q hundred dollars, and probably
more than that, invested by Bellaire
people in skates, this week alone, and yet
Bellaires new rink Is only talk, apparent.
ly. Wellsville has proved that several
rinks can hit the saloons harder than the
] lscott law ~ LH
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STOVE MAKEl.s' CONVENTION.
The Question to be considerod-Tile Sta.
tistlos of the Trade.

tistlcs OF the Trade.
CHICAGO, Feb. "A largo number Of
delegates arrived on the morning trains
from various parts OF the United Statesto
attend the National Stove Manufacturers
Convention to-day. The meeting will be
Of unusual interest because Of the ques-
tions TO be considered. Among them are: {:
To what extent are manufacturers con-
trolled by trades union rules, the appren-
tice system, and what notifications arc
needed It It; tho gathering Of statistical
information; credit and cash questions;
questions Of cost of manufacturing. Stove
making is one OF the industries which,
like the "Star Of Empire" !" is moving west.
There are overs, ,00a, ,000stovesin use, costing
$50 O0OO0 A stove lasts five years.
Some ioundries make 500 different kinds.
The stoye-making centres are in Albany,
Troy, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis.
Stoves arc exported to sixty-eight foreign
countries, and when q foreign manutaet-
urer does attempt to make a stove he
COPIES after American patterns as much as
possible. The Stove Manufacturers
Unions have engaged during the past year
or so in several prolonged and, bittercon-
tests with employees. They.were organ
ized In 1850, and substantially the same
ORGANIZATION exists to-day. A,good many
Of the strikes have failed, and the organi-
Eation has lost large percentage Of It's
membership Though alleged arbitrary
control, by which unwise contracts were
Organized and maintained.
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PoRrlASp, oRpdos, Fob. l.-Dr. Car.
penter, Superintendent Of the Oregon
State Asylum, stated yesterday that the
mental condition Of ex.U United States Sem
ator James Hesmith continues practically
unchanged. The patient remains very
despondent and persiatcntly maintains
that he has been entirely abandoned by
all his friends 70 his fate. Nothing can
rouse him from his low spirits. The Su-
perintendent expresses the belief that
Sesmith's mind is rapidly breaking and
the general opinion isthat oregon's war
Senator will never recover bis reason,
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THEY have been finding fault with the
rDorters in the Pennsylvania Legislature,
and this is the way one Of them comes
h,rk. "The constitutional orator from
Ie,ry used up twenty-five minutes in a
,peerh something like this: "!ll'''???
--.n" What would our own Nc
c,,o,v think of this?
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IL Chester county, Pennsylvania, a fool
ii, Democrat laid wager that he would
invade the premises Of a Republican and
cot down his Blaine and Logan pole. lie
leran the work, continued to hack in
spitc Of repeated warnings, and is lying at
tbe uoint Of death with a load of shot in
him, The slayer is in jail, but no jury
will convict him for defending his own
propcr,y on his own premises.
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Union Pacific, and P. S. Eustis, of the
Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy, arc here.
These two gentlemen yesterday addressed
special railroad committee In the Senate
chamber. The House Of Representatives
refused by q vote to adjourn and hear the
speeches. Bothspeakers protested against
q reduction Of passenger fares to thee
cents aluile. The course Of the Legtsla-
ture is in doubt but strongly restrictive
legislation is probable.
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Rosa Improving.

NEw YoRE, Feb. 4.-O'Donovan Rosa
passed comfortable night. This morn
ing he was allowed to leave his bed and
promenade in the ward and corridors. A
number OF friends called. The bullet has
not yet been extracted from his back.
Rossa's office in Centre street, was open
to-day and filled with his Irish friends
who were entertained by Rossa's Secretary
and factotun, Pat Joyce.
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I, NAV not be out OF place to mention
,,,, about this time one year ago Wheel
trS, ins MI, in danger Of being flooded, and
,ns, ,ns few days later portion of the city
hal Ia sad experience in the matter of too
mncl, MI water. There arc some persons yet
liyipy who will recall the incidents OF that
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lcial DspateA 70 tht Inlellioeneer.

sptcsd4 Dkpateh 10 tht Intettt1eneer.
srEuDrSvILLE, o., Feb. 4.-The jury in
the case Of Ohio ys. Charles Conroy, in.
dicted for stabbing with intent to kill
George Irwin on the Saturday night Of
January 18th, returned a verdict of guilty
this evening. Mcdonald, an accessory,
will be tried tomorrow.
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Ayoice cried: "Herbert every man here
is your friend and We know your duty aG
well as you do, but we are here on busi-
ness and for business, and we want no
iooling about II. We are no mob but q
body Of determined citizens, We came
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rur Philadelphia Pres urges Cleveland
!. amDoiut business man Postmaster
~ ,.,np,al. np The wholecountry, irrespective
%V " nnrty, seems to be turning, in this crisis,
W W p,,r p own Henry G. Davis. In behalf Of
,Ss n Senator we accept the honor.
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lfOUNnSVlLLE.
Coal Shipments = Railroad Connection.
Prison Notes.

Coal Shipments = Railroad Connection
Prison Notes.
The new gasoline burning street lampi
were put up yesterday.
Joshua Martin, OF the prison guards,
is again laid up with rheumatism.
w. B. Humphries, OF the prison broom
company, is at Pittsburgh on business.
The town was honored yesterday by the
presence OF number OF visiting states.
men, including the Legislative Committee
on Penitentiary.
The butcher, Yanhorn, who came here
a short time ago from Ohio, left between
two days, to the regret Of a number OF
creditors-citizens who put faith in tho
stranger and were "tucked in and done
for"
The sale OF the house and lot in tho
Third ward, advertised for Saturday last,
was postponed TO another day. The
highest bid made was only $555, which
was not considered, near tho value OF the
property.
A large amount Of coal has passed down,
via the Ohio River road, during the past
week. The coal comes from Wellsburg
and Elm Grove. The coal works here
have also sent a number OF car loads dur
ing the same time.
Mr.. TIMBER, the Third ward carpenter,
Is building frame dwelling for w. W.
Smith, near the Presbyterian Church. Mr..
Smith intends putting up several more
houses for the purpose of letting them to
tenants the coming spring.
George 0'Brien, the cx.convict, who
has been in jail since October last, charged
with stealing a lot Of carpenter tools and
harness from Mr.. Anguish, OF Bowman,
was yesterday admitted TO bail in the sum
Of $3.50, his step father-in-law becoming
his bondsman. @
The tow boat Sam Brown, that has been
lying with her empty barges under the
point just below here, on the opposite side
Of the river, since the closing OF naviga.
tion, endeavored to employ sufficient crew
hero Saturday evening last to start up the
river, but failed to get the men. The boat
then cut loose from her tow and passed up.
A number OF miners have boon en-
ployed at Hon. L. S. Newman's coal bank,
the "four-foot vein," at kate's Rock, dur.
ing the winter, putting out considerable
Of coal, which finds a ready sale
among the farmers in the vicinity. The
Ohio River Railroad has a sideing at these
mines, where coal can be loaded on cars.
Persons living on Dillie's bottom, oppo-
site here, get their coal from the Union
Works, where a few miners are employed
occasionally to supply the local demand.
1t is now definitely settled that the
coal works are TO be pro-
vided with facilities for shipping directly
from the mines by railroad, thus saving
the extra expense OF hauling by wagons
from the works TO the railroad, which has
been no uncomfortable item OF cost in get
ting the product Of the mines into market.
The connection will be made by rail, with
the B. & 0. road, all preliminaries having
been arranged, and the agreement signed
and completed. The coal company secures
and furnishes the right Of way, and the
railroad company is at the entire expense
Of constructing the branch road. The long
pending negotiations between the coal
company and the Ohio River mad for
with that road have been
abandoned. ...
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A Fatal Fall.

GRAND RApps, MlcH, Feb. 4.-Early
this morning A. ]. MurdoCk, salesman for
]. s, Magan, a iobber Of Chicago, fell
from tho third to the second floor Of
Weber's hotel in this city, crushing his
skull and killing him,
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r,prs men were 1ynched in an Iowa
49," l Yesterday. Strange as it seems they
'0"n .a executed" for engaging in a sim
IL, 1 expedition, and one of them was the
.,nof the victim.
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pen.Iea. for conIederate solaIers.

R4LEiuH, N. O., Fob. 4.-The State
Houseot Representatives yesterday passed
as bill to pension ex.c Confederate soldiers
who lost limbs in the service Of the state,
or who, by reason oi wounds, are incpaci-
tated for labor.
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Dawn on Emo RnLIrondl.

LINCOLN, Ma, Feb. 4.-The Legislature
now in session Is much engrossedin rail.
road legislation. Several leading railroad
men including Thomas L, Kimball, Of
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Tlln nnInlIn.t nInrnh

cAIRo, Feb. 4.-The first battalion the
Royal Irish Regiment won General VOL.
seley's prize Of one hundred pounds ster-
ling for making the quickest passage from
Harms TO Debbeh.
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:, nnDcars that the London police,
A.,,sh !" ,I no sharpness OF their own, but
saD. smo'I inck, have stumbled on the perpe'
."-s pa.o oi tlc recent dynamite outrages.
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Where tho Explosives Were Obtained.

""ere u'e E@sP'osiVes Wers obtained. N
RoME, Feb. "A number Of German
and English speaking strangers recently
visited the dynamite factory near Turin.
II is believed the explosives used in Eng
land were obtained there.
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sMYru TIM IYsrIoAroR.

1t was the prevailing opinion OF the
neighbors and others that smyth was the
leader in the commission otthe crime and
that he got the girls into trouble and
caused them to charge It to the old man,
They were all three bound over for
trial, and it was to have taken place, but
the judge granted change Of venue, and
this so incensed the people OF Audubon
that they determined that justice should
b. meted out to the criminals, and the end
OF the tragedy has been brought about.
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Sshe never" he asserted, "conversed on.
political topics, and believe that politics
had nothing whatever TO do with the
shooting. You can say that my theory is
that she became unduly excited over the
accounts OF the recent dynamite ontrages,
which resulted in temporarily unbalanc-
ing her mind.H
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for the Jefferson murderers, and we are
going 10 have them at whatever cost. We
will not interfere with you unless COM
PEELED to do so, but we warn you not to
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after we were installed did I go thoroughly
through them. We do not use the third floor.
but it has large room looking east, of which
had the shutters fastened back to let in the
morning sun always.
From this window is a view to near hills, at
whose feet runs rapid mountain river, which
IN high waters is out over the meadows, cleaning
blue and lakelike. The road leading to the river
is bordered by double line of tall old locust
trees. Find me any tree more brittle and ragged
than old locust trees!
In that room is a very fine, handsomely
old bedstead of mahogany The posts have been
sawed of part way, but the remainder Of these
carved posts, with the connecting frame for the
top, are in a lumber room above the carriage
house. The bureau is of dark mahogany, with a
long. narrow mirror between the supports. The
properties are again grouped. and even the father
and son, whose figures are SO alike. are both there
The whole countryside keeps the stamp of it's
early colonial English settlement The very name
OF our way station is from an English rnily of
that date
and she said, II must go back there"
Come" said ST. Thomas, abruptly, Charley,
Will you put out the lightsl'
But Is the story finished?"