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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN {?

1T MEANS that to have surplus Of thirty-fve
thousand dollars worth Of choice DRY GooD CARPETS NoroNs
and MILLINERY GooDs which large and extended business
will not permit carry from to and which
must be sold inside Of thirty days. matter how much
compelled to lose.
1T MEANS that sell this the very life must be
cut from the prices and values annhated.
1T MEANS actually give two dollars worth Of
goods for one dollar in cash.
1T MEANS we must fill Wheeling with wonderful bargains
and charge to profit and loss
requires unusual to face loss such
slaughter of prices inevitably brings But would rather
inventory the money than the goods and certain
toners will be made better with the goods the sacrifice than
the money We will screw courage the sticking point
suffer the loss and give our customers the gain.
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ON MONDAY,

And every day during the continuance Of this sale
made good and desirable goods Newspaper space
valuable squander attempt give prices or to state
how low they have been made BESIDES the town has been
oodedwh circulars giving these and the Red Tickets speak
loud for themselves which convincing than any price
list could give in this advertisement.
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RosGoS, Jan. e.-rhc will OF the late
George Gardner, a millionaire Of this
city, directs the annual payment to his
vile OF l,l0l troy ounces Of pure gold
and $4,000 additional. The weight speci'
fed represents the weight Of Mrs. Gardner
at the time OF her marriage-about 81
nnnnhR.
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Tho obIpese pfust oo-to School,

San FRAxcrsoo, CAL. Jan. a-superior
Judge Mcguire decided to-day, in the case
Of Mamie Tape, a Chinese giEl ten years of
age, against Mrs. Jennie NJ. Hurley, prin;
cipal OF public school OF this city, that
Chinese children born ip this country are
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AUGUSTA, GA, Jan. 0.-The paNk Of
Augusta, q bank chartered by the State
many years before the war, has made an
assignment to Harper Bros, attorneys, for
the benefit OF its creditors. Tho capital
stock is one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. Depositors will be paid IN full.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
Warner and Two Others Gu. Again.

sEtFIlEI I7T5DIF1IE I17t IT5VVFIVt1NIFs
GRAFTON, W. Va, Jan. 9.-Thrceprison'
ers escaped from the county Jail at
Pruntytown tonight. They are William
Warner, who was put in only a few hours
before the delivery, TO await the result OF
the gunshot wound supposed to have
been inflicted by him upon his wife, and
Arthur Evans and George Hartman, two
boys arrested some weeks ago for com.
plicity in tho robbery OF Baltimore &
Ohio freight cars. BY some means saw
came into possession Of the prisoners,
with which they made an opcniug in a
door, checting their escape. Officers are
in pursuit Of the fugitives, but up to a late
hour they have eludcd arrest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10

WHILE business men are considering
what they shall do on their own account
in the matter OF natural gas, Ohio county
might adopt Mr.. Peterson's suggestion to
make q test on the Poor Farm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10

From tho Standpoint of tho Cleveland
Manufacturers. -.

Manufacturers.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 0-The Iron Trade
Rcriew, in itsannual resume Of the iron and
steel industries OF Cleveland, shows total
OF l47 establishments in operation in 1884
as against 1856 in 1883. In 1884 an aver.
age OF l4,O37 men we're employed, com
pared with l7,ll4 in 1883. The aggregate
capital invested in 1884 was S2l ,547 ,OOO, in
1858 S2l, ,202,50O. The total value Of the
years product in 1854 was $2j, POI 500. In
1888 it was So, 2,4ll, 900. Prices the past
year declined from i5 to 90 percent. Asa
rule manufacturers look for an improve
ment in trade early in the present year.
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. rntnlltr % BOY skaters.

PorEsynlE, Pa, Jan. Q.-As number
OF boys were skating on pond this after
noon tho ice gave way, and four of them
ranging In age from Il to Is years, were
drowned. The bodies were recovered,
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Clonk Ainker., FnIInre.

Nav {eRK, Jan. a-stix Bros, Herman
& Co., manufacturers ofcloaks, tled an as.
aignment to-day TO Henry Rice; prefer
ences atty Thousand dollars.
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Mr. Samuel Nee Cormick, OF Grafton, was
appointed special agent OF the revenue
department, and from the 18th day OF
April, 1884, to the 8lth day Of the same
month and year, he travelled to and fro
in the land, ostensi6ly, so it is said, as a
Government employe, but really
as an agent to secure votes for
Mr. ARTHUR, The story illustrates the
methods Of the President, and explains
apparent idiosyncrasies Of the late West
Virginia campaign. This story may not
be true. But the following items taken
from the big hook et the uniteA States are
food for reflection: Samuel Mccormick,
Grafton, W. Va, for mileage from April II,
1858, to April 30, 1883, both dates inclu-
.Aive, SIS 20; fees for the same time $S4 Sc.
The books Of the Revenue Department, il
more closely searched, mightdIsclese some
other and further accounts ior special ser
viC..
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PuddiefS WFtYarIk,

PtTEsBVRGH, IAN. 0.,-rhe pudding de-
partmeRt OF the Union iron mills OF
Carnegie Bros. & Co., resumed operalion
to-day after several weeks idleAess.
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a Captain Who Says his Orders are From
HeAven.

DOVER, N. H., Jan. "a Aerse was
frightened last night by the bass drum of
tho Salvation Army. The city wss asked
to nay the resulting damages Mayor
Ross in person notified Capt. Thompson;
OF the Salvation Army, that under no con-
ditions wilt he allow them to parade with
music. Thompson replied that he took
his orders from Heaven, who would not
allow an earthly power TO dictate, He
teIegraphed to Saco for snue of the Army
there to come Gpat once. Meanwhile the
Mayor is getting the police in trim.
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A s;OuhonvIIle Grocery Closed.

SFtf1W NFldFch 10 ne NIflIlgeNcef.
sTEuDESvILLE, o., Jan. 0.-The grocery
store OF L. II. Walker, on North Fourth
street, was closed by Sheriff Sharp to-day
on q judgment taken at Cleveland by DR.
Walker, his father. The iudgmentis is fol
So O4O az
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poor John siocuiiough,

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-John Mccullough
left this morning for Chicago, where he
says he has important business TO at
tend to,
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IN ADDITION

To this Great Sale which will continue February 1st every
morning during the coming week Special Sale Of Importance
will be arranged for particulars Of which will appear in the morn
ing papers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10

s. r. MoCoEmnck's Hat Chalked for Gcner.
al Duvnl's pince-A Civil Service job.
WASHINGTON D. O., Jan. 0.-The Pres
ident to-day sent to the Senate the nom;-
nation Of Samuel P. Mccormick, Of Graf
ton, TO be Collector OF Internal Rove
nue. for the District Of West Virginia,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
A wEEK,S FAILunEs.
A Large lnerease In tho South aud West
Recently.

Recently.
NFw EoRK, Jan. 1.-THE business
failures in the last seven days, reported
by R. G. Dun & Co., number for the
United States 420; Canada 2S; total 457.
This is far in excess of any previous
chronicle for the sane period. The in
oreaee 10 largely in the South and West,
where failures are notably twice as mum.
erOus as during ordinary weeks in 'S4.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
A COLON nLIS6 MINISTER
Marries n White Conchman to u Black
Mnmnn.

Woman,
New York, Jan. q.-st4teR Islanders are
again discussing tho matrimonial eccen.
tricities OF a coachman who lives in Sta.
pleton. For some days Mrs. John Bowald,
who lives in Rolf street, Clifton, has beeH
asking the aid Of many pr9piuent Ger
mans to endeavog Ia atop her son John
from his announced intention OF marrying
a negro girl, or quadroon, Clara Bradley,
who lives in Rocky Rollow. On Sunday
evening the couple were married at the
house Of Miss BrqdlsyS luther, by the
Rev. Adelph Kuehne, oil the German
Lutheran Church in stapleton. Yester,
day meeting of some OF the chgrpI, OH
ciaIs was said to hSys Leen held to ask
the pastor 70 explain his willingness to
perform the ceremony. Mr.. Kuehne said
TO reporter that he did not know that
Miss Bradley was nesFo.
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WHO TIE rARrIEs ARR.

Short, it is said, came to thiscountry with
the man who in the summer Of 'S9 shot at
Jim McDermott in Captain Ryan's saloon,
on Charmbers street. Ap Is said to be a
native OF Cork, where he was one oil the
principal leaders OF the movement directed
by O'Donovan Rosa.
A .long interview in The Kansas City
Journal was published by Phelan lately.
Phelan was one Of tho originators OF the
skirmighing fund and was at one time sus-
peCted OF being the famous "No. /" men.
tioned by iniUrmer Caley in his evidence.
lie has been an Irish Nationalist all his
life and always been prominent IN revolu-
tionary movements. Short is said 10 be
one Of the Irishmen who were driven to
this country by the treachery OF Jim Nc
Dermott, Of Brooklyn, who is now be-
lievel to be in the pay OF the British gov
ernment.
Phelan saya Tho man who stabbed him
and whom he shot is named Burker.
John F. kearney accompanied Phelan
into Rossa's office. The other two men
ph0l0a doCs not know, He came to New
York by appointment with Kearney.
Rossd has visited his olIice since the
affair, but cannot be found tonight,
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Ghe Gntetliaenter


TnIs time the O. Donovan Rosa has tied
himself up in a good deal Of a scrape. The
murder in his office is new phase of
Rossaism.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
WAS RossA INpLIcATRp?

ibid you see 0'Donovan Rosa among
the four menu Mr.. Schmidt was asked.
81 can't say that ! did,"
The police claim to have letter from
Rosa to the wounded man, telling him to
come on to New York to his Office; that he
had important business for him. Phelan
was asked by Fireman Cottrell II he want
ed u minister or priest. "No," he replied; !;
~ don't want anybody, ! don't believe in
any religion. ! am q follower Of Bob In
gersoll."
News OF the stabbIng and shooting
spread rapidly and inquiries were made
on all sides az to who phelan and Short
were. Phelan appeared to be known to
many men identified with several Irish
revolutionary societies.
Rosa was condemned by number Of
his. .compatriots for giving publication in
his paper this week To IN interview
printed in the Kansas City .IOWnal,
purported to haye been bad with Phelan,
giving detailed accounted the operations
Of the dynamiters in England. Threats
we're made against Rossa's life, and il is
said his immediate friends had deter
mined to form bodygnard to protect
him
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CAUSE OF rnnslloorINo.

There were rumors that he gave away
some secrets OF the Fenian organization.
a printer named Schmidt, who has a
composing room on the same floor as
Rossa's room, says: ~ vas Mt my work.
Suddenly heard u noise in Rossa's Office,
with the upsetting Of a table, followed by
loud and angry words and curses. This
continued for some seconds when some
thing heavy was thrown against the wall.
A nan cried out something that sounded
like help! but l am not sure whether
that was the word or not. Then the door
was banged open and four men ran down
stairs, each trying to push the other out
of his way. Blood was trickling
down tho face Of the last man. They were
hall down the stairs when the man with
the blood trickling down his face got the
lead OF the others, then ran to and
opened the window Of our office, which
looks out OH Chambers street. Then l
saw the man with the blood on his face
fall onthc sidewalk, put his hand to his
hip pocket, pull outa revolver and fire at
one OF the three men, which one cannot
tell, IA | did not get good look ut him,
Think he must haye h0ep shot, because
he pulled up his coat, placed his hand to
his breast and stepped forward as il going
| To fallh
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WELL KNOWN FENIAN
IN Rossns OFFICE
In New York City by a Fellow Fonlan-oir.
cumstantial Evidence that o'Donayan
Rosa was Connected with the Crime.
Antocodents of tho Murdered Man.

New YoRK, Jan. 0.-At late hour thiI
afternoon several men rushed out OF No
~ Chambers street, in which building is
located the office of o'Donoyan Rosa and
the United IriJ.man. In u few seconds
afterward u man covered with blood tot.
tered down stairs to the hallway and sank
on the front stoop, while his blood covered
the sidewalk in streams. The most in.
tense excitement ensued, and a large
crowd Aocked to the scene. Several OF.
iicers rushed up, and seeing a few men
making towards Chambers street and City
Hall, followed them. One OF them, a
tall,man, was captured and brought back
to where the dying man was lying.
as this the man who stabbed you?"
asked the officer.
"Yes, shat is the man." said the bleed.
ing man; "but, by heavens II I'm going
to die. I'll die game and there will be two
OF us!"
With that, and before the bystanders
could realize his intention, he drew re-
volver and fred two shots in quick success
sion at the man standing before him. One
OF the balls took effect in the thigh OF his
would be murderer. This still further in
creased the excitement and the neighbor-
hood became wild with all sorts OF rumors.
Tho man who was stabbed proved to be
Capt. Thomas Phelan. Of Kansas City,
aged 45, and his assailant, who he says
stabbed him, gave his name as Richard
Short of SCI Tenth avenue,
An ambulance was summoned and Phe.
iau taken to the Chambers street hospital,
in dying condition. He is stabbed in
the neck and breast, and several other
places,
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has its origin with the banks, and

has Its origin with the banks, and
not with the people, as the admins
tration will eventually learn, II the
scheme il forced 10 an Issue. These
men are the enemies OF the people
and OF . republican form Of govern.
ment, and President CT, Wand car.
not 100 soon awak. to the fact ana
break or all association with, aud
sympathy for, the national bankers,
who for the last twenty years OF re.
publican rule held supreme sway in
the Legislative and executive coun-
ellis OF the nation. The change from
rcpublicnnism to democracy In the
administration Of the government
was not simply to obtain q change
In men, but In measures. Every At
tribute OF democracy worthy Of the
name, every sense Of justice, patriot
ism and virtue, every instinct that
prompts and inspires devotion to
measures to establish justice, in
sure domestic tranquility, promote
the general welfare, and secure the
blessings Of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity," calls aloud upon the
administration to throw overheard
the Jonshe In the shape Of national
bankers who are creating tho terE-
pest which Is drifting the ship Of
state upon hidden rocks booming it
to wreck and our political cdiflce to
ruin.
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wagons during the time Of the
American revolution for Ire use OF
the American army III Lexington
the cxcursioni.ts We're escorted about
he city in carriages ant si..,., !. Tia
places Of public intcsesi. - ian.s.
OF this article i.atioili-.I.. III, that
resolutions there adopted i.t;st close
this rambling description.
RESOLUTIONS RESPECTING LEx.sar.s. III
Resolved, That we the E,,iiols III
Iowa, extend to the Citizens Of Lex
ington, Va, our heartfelt thinks for
theft hospitalities Iaring or RECEIPT
visit 10 their city. IL tho Press. lie
Officers Of the Virginia Military
Institute, and - other prominent
Citizens we feel under especial obi.
cations for many coultesies extend
ed. While We cannot reciprocate in
points Of historic interest, We extend
to the Citizens OF Lexington ii cor
dial invitation to visit the garden
spot OF the great West, the empire of
resources, tho cradle Of agricultural
wealth-thc State OF Iowa.
Resolved, that we note With plea
sure the cordial relations existing
between the two great sections OF
our common country and hope that
mutual Inequalities will rear to our
national brotherhood 4 monument OF
personal regard and affection.
Resolved, That u copy of these
Resolutions be furnished the news
papers Of Lexington for publication.
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G. W. SNYDER,
n. G. ROBERTS,
Il. 2. ALBERT,
Committee Oh Resolutions.

Poos. BLAcKIE recently remarked to
. London journalist that "there is far
too much Of everything nowadays, far
too much eating, far too much drink
ing, far too much preaching, far too
much writing, far too much speaking.
Az think sermons would be vastly i'm
proved if they we.e only preached once
amonth, SO l think newspapers, MS q
rule, world be much more interesting
and influential If they would express
their opinions in their lea.;ing columns
only once or twice week, instead of
wearying their readers by repeating
themselves day after day. Tor my part,
] take up Inject and stick to it until
l have mastered it. At present I
am stu.!vin" English history, and
with that II l'aLd pay no heed to the
babble. Il am only philosopher, he
remarked la:er, and philosophers don't
make the laws. We care little about
politics; III fact, attention to politics,
as it is ord narily understood, entails
too great IL waste OF brains"
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The United States treasury under
Republican policies has become tho
receptacle for the mineral wealth OF
the United States. Over $500, O0O,.
600 is hid away there, as much hid
away from the people as though It
had remained in the bowels of the
mines. And the people are taxed to
pay the interest on the bonds ex-
changed for this idle gold AndSilyer.
Craftsmanship, democracy and oonl-
mon sense alike, demaud free coin
age Of gold and silver and the OF.
change OF coin for bullion. This
will bring silver bullion to par, put
the coin in circulation and put new
life into the dropping business and
industries Of the country.
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Secretary Manning reports for the
month of May, 100000 reduction
Of the public debt. Not one dollar
Of the bonded debt was paid III May.
Then you ask, how did he reduce
the debt? Why he simply redeemed
$4.O0O,0O0 Of greenbacks which the
law requires him to issue again,
hence if the greenbacks are debt. 1t
remains unchanged. But the Su-
prsme court says the greenback Is
legal, valid, constitutional money
from which it would seem that the
secretary had simply exchanged one
kind Of money for another.
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A letter from Mexico says the pow
erty OF The country may be traced
directly to the slovenly system Of
farming which prevails. The agri.
cultural resources are enormous.
Though only one fifth Of the best
land in the great plateau is under
cultivation, it supports millions of
people with style OF farming that
would produce starvation in the best
sections Of New York or Pennsyl-
vania. The Mexican's solo conccp-
ton of the utility of blowing Is TO
scratch up enough loose dirt TO cover
the seed; in a great majority OF cases
the ground is never touched after
planting.-TEx.
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I have used Ely's Cream Balm for
dry catarrh(to which eastern persOns
are subject who come to live here).
It has proved cure. 3. F. NJ.
Weeks, Denver Col.
Ely's Cream Balm has entirely
cured me from long standing case
OF catarrh. / have never yet seen
its equal as a cure for colds In the
head and headache resulting from
such colds. It is remedy Of stcr-
ling merit.--Ed. L. Grossly. Nashville,
Tenn 38t2
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4 special telegram to the Kim
ball, Brule county, Dakota, Graphic
says Gen. Lawler OF Prairie du chien,
representative OF the G. n. & st. r.
railway company, called on Presi-
dent Cleveland and induced him to
suspend at least until the meeting
Of congress, the execution OF his
orders to white settlers to remove
from the Winnebago reservation
acknowledgements.
When this came out we thought
it too good to be trne, which seems
to he the fact.
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The Famous NOtre Dame.

On the Both Ut last January, the
Sisters Of the most noted Catholic
ladies seminary in the United States.
the famous Notre Dame, mt Govans-
town, near Baltimore, Md, made
publ. il card, certifying to the ben
eficiul results attending the use Of
Red Star Cough Cure in that insti
tuition. They state that they found
it efl.cacious alike for relieving
coughs, expressions on the chest
and irritation OF the throat. Officials
Of the Boards Of Health OF Brooklyn,
Baltimore and other cities have like
wise publicly proclaimed the virtues
OF this new discovery, which is en-
tirely free from opiates, poison and
other objections.
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Jas. D. Fisk refuses to testify In
the Grant and Ward swindling cases.
Imprisonment has no terrors for the
contempt because the scoundrel Is
now in prison. II the court would
collect the men and women whom he
helped to rob and swindle and give
him his choice, to testify or be turn
ed loose among them, he'd tell what
he knows or hang to . lamp-post.
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3. r. Sherman has got the Globe
Insurance company reported favor
ely by the aid OF J. w. Cattell whom
he put into the auditors Office with
the aid OF a jury Of soldiers. While
such man is auditor Of state as We
have said before, parties who desire
insurance should when paying there
for avoid all Iowa companies.
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4 Clear Head and a Strong Heart.

fyon muddle your brains with any
Of the whiskey compounds which
are sold under the name OF "bit-
ters, and which tepers delight In
for stimulants. you do your system
irrcproachable mischief. Browns
Iron Bitters is not one Of these. It
promotes healthy action Of tho heart.
liver and stomach. 1t cleanscs and
enriehes the blood, and fits the brain
for the best mental work. The best
physicians prescribe it, and il is woll
worthy Of Il trial by ALL
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-06-25

Col. H. Clay Van Leuven has tri.
umphed over P. FL. Kelly and Pat
Doran Of The state and national COM
mittee in securing the appointment
Of Hon. Adolph Bierman a. collector
Of Internal Revenue for Minnesota.
Bully for Van. Now be Q Mugwump
and get something.