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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-06

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slFaighlaWay while John Watson and
Frank Rumble skate one mile each al the
Chapline street rink this evenihs. Ad.
mission 70 cents skates ) cents,
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-06

TIE Wheeling musicians aro anticipat.
ing with pleasure the rich MUSICAL treat in
store Tor Them In hearing the Washington
people at the coming concert.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
MIR. MaNsrNG,s CONDITION.
No Longer Any Attempt TO Disguise
the serious Nature OF His Illness

WASHINGTON, March 25.-There is
no longer anv attempt to disguise
the fact that Mr. Manning is in a
critical condition. The hopeful re-
ports which come from the bedside
of the stricken Secretary are of that
faint hearted nature which increase
rather than relieve the anxiety ofhis
friends. He lies this evening as ne
has been lying all day-in a state of
helpless uncertainty. growing no
worse, getting no better. There are
no additional specially alarming
sy mptons. There are no evidences
OF rec%uperation-
The Se%eretary's relatives, friends
and physicians are simply awaiting
the passage of time and the posi-
bility of another stroke, The longer
he escapes it the more probable and
rapid his recovery. In fact, his life
depends upon the next two days. If
he should be visited by another
stroke of apoplexy-for that is the
diagnosis of his case-he has one
chance ia a hundred for his life. If
be escape this dreaded visitation
good nursing and plenty of rest
may restore him to good health.
This is the way matters stand with
relation To his Illness. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Manning will never resume
the duties of Secretary of the Treas
ury. His o James has arrived
from Albany. He has not yet COM
municated with his father, nor does
the latter know that his son is here.
AS soon as the crisis is past he will
make his presence known. The son
SAYS that he will insist on his father
taking a long vacation as soon as he
is able TO travel. They will 90 to
Florida, he thinks, though that is
not settled. The Secretary has the
very best medical attention.
So certain are some people that
Mr.. Manning's official career is clos
ed that speculations are already in
dulged IS to his successor. Death
has been playing around the Cleve-
land Cabinet all winter, nearly every
member of it having lost some near
and beloved member of his family
and Secretary Bayard two members.
This is the first threat, however,
that seems to have encro=ehed upon
the official circle.
Secretary Manning's condition to-
night is somewhat improved. AT II
o'clock he was reported as being
very comfortable. The Secretary's
son said that while for a day or two
yet they could not consider his faith
er as out of danger, the improve
ment noted this evening gave them
much hope. The Secretary takes
the nourishment his physicians
give him, rests comfortably conyer-
SEES with those around him and
sleeps well.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Troops Guarding Trains

TExARKANA, Ark, March %
The freight blockade in this city was
broken this morning and a freight
train was sent north, with freight for
St. Louis, under q strong guard OF
militia, who had been ordered out
by Governor Hughes. Great excite
ment prevailed and four hundred
strikers were assembled in the Mis-
souri d Pacific yards. The militia
oyerawedthem ,however and thetrain
left without opposition. At Man
deville, ten miles north, IA crowd OF
strikers tried to side-track and wreck
the train. The militia scattered them
and captured twelve OF the strikers,
who were brought back here and
put in Jail. the running of this
train is regarded by the people OF
Texarkana rs breaking the backbone
of the strike at this point.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Judge Lawrence A Byrne appeared
on the platform Of the Marquand
Hotel and in the presence of the
military and civil officers and q
crowd of 500 people read the riot
act of the State of Arkansas, and
thereupon requested everyone not
directly concerned with the railroad
to leave the premises and comman-
ded the Sheriff and his support to
see that the order was obeyed and
exhaust all means to protect the
course of e0mmerce when necessa-
~.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-The gener-
al managers aud superintendent of
the roads c~entering in East St.
Louis held two meetings here yes
terdav to consider the situation in
their yards across the river. The
matter was fully discussed and
about five o'clock last evening they
sent a committee to the East ST.
Louis Council with a petition asking
that body, which was in session at
the time, to afford the roads sulh-
cient protection to enable them to
run their trains. The Council in
reply said hal while they were very
anxious to have business resumed
ard wished to see all the laws obey
ed, they were unable to be of any
real service to the roads that their
police force was very small and to-
tally inadequate to guard all the
yards, and that if they appointed
special officers the probabilities
were that, the sympathy for the
strikers being so general 10 the city,
they would appoint men whose
affiliations were all with the strikers
and they would therefore be of no
benefit to the railroad.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Valuable Stock Burned.

PROVIDENCE, L. l., March 25.-
The mammoth barn at the Hopkins
stock farm in East Providence, a
few miles from this city was destroy
ed by an incendiary fire this morn
ing. Sixty five head of cattle, In
Guiding sixty-one Jerseys and cue
Ayrshire, were burned, and also
four horses. Two brood mares, one
horse, three colts and five pigs We're
all the stock saved. Two of the
farm hands, asleep in a part of the
barn remote from where the fire was
set narrowly escaped One broke
his wrist by jumping from a window;
the other was rescued With a ladder.
The loss on buildings, hay and tools
is $4,000. The buildings were in.
sured for SIS 900, but there was no
insurance on the live stock, tools,
etc. Mr.. Hopkins had been twenty
Ave years raising his herd and would
not have sold it for $40, 00G. The
horses burned we're. worth $1,000.
The fire was set in a cowpen. Two
workmen who were discharged for
drunkenness are suspected of the
deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Their House Set on Fire by Rumans

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, March %.
Only several weeks ago q man was
taken from his home and brutality
whipped and his daughter treated
in a shameful manner by the Klux.
The latest act of the Villains occurred
at Smithyille on Sunday night in
which Robert Glover and his family
were almost roasted to death. About
midnight a party of men assembled
about the house and demanded that
Clover come out. This he refused
to do and the r~ascals began pouring
a volley of shot into the building
from reyolvers, shotguns and rifles.
Some of the bullets entered the win
dows and narrowly missed the in
mates. Glover returned the fire and
it is thought wounded several Of bis
a~ssailants. The Ku Klux men then
rode up and poured coal oil on the
house and set it afire, and when Clio
yer attempted to e~xtinguish the
flames lbe, shGt IT him and he was
compelled TO retreat. They threw
more oil on the building and tbs
flames burst high in the air. The
inmates stood the heat as long as
possible, fearing to flee lest they be
shot. but at last they were compell-
ed to leaye the house, Mrs. Glover
going first to the stable to release a
COW and horse. While on this mis-
sion the ruffians fred on her, bat
she escaped unhurt. Her husband
vas wounded seriously but under
cover of the smoke they were en-
abled to gain the woods and thus es-
cape. The house and contents were
totally DESTROYED.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
A would-be Murderers Suicide.

CLEVELAND, o., March 24-Ar
%atrocious attempt at murder which
eliminated in the suicide of the
would-be murderer occurred at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon at neal
Brighton, five miles from Cleveland
For some time past Charles Meyer
aged % years, has been in the en-
ploy of William Avann, of Bright
on. end previous to this he had
worked for J. Z. Weyman, who re-
sides two miles distant. Meyer call
ed at Weyman's house to-day. and.
without any apparent cause, drew a
revolver and, aiming at Mrs. Wey-
mans head, fired two shots, both OF
which missed. Meyer then ran from
the house and made his escape. The
neighoors learned of the affair soon
after and started in pursuit. After
chasing him for nearly a mile, and
when about to overtake him, Meyer
placed the muzzle of the revolver to
his head and blew his brains out.
This is a strange affair, and no cause
is assigned for the act.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
The SHIT over the s,ol-n Bah,

PITTsBuRG, March 24.-Mrs. Mey-
ers. who has been on trial for some
days past on q charge of perjury.
was found guilty this morning. Mrs.
Meyers was one of the principles 1t,
the contest for a baby, the other
contestant being Mrs. Bauers. Mrs.
Meyers swoTe at a hearing IN a
habeas corpus case to obtain posses
sion that she was the mother OF the
child and Mrs. Bauers claimed that
she was th. mother, but gave II TO
Mrs. Meyers to take care of until
she recovered her health, she being
at the time an inmate of the City
Almshouse. Several witnesses testl-
fed that they were present at Mrs.
Meyers house when the child was
born, but the nurse testi6es that the
baby was obtained from Mrs. Bauers
and that she aided in the deception
practiced. Mrs. Bauers viii institute
habeas corpus proceedings at once
for a recovery Of her child, The
case is said to be without a parallel
in the history of American and Eng
lish jurisprudence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31

On Saturday morning last a strike
vas started by the conductors and
drivers On eli the street car lines iG
the cities Of Pittsburg and Alleghe.
ny, save three. No Gars have been
running since. much to tbs annoy
ance Of people living miles from
their places of employment, and
greatly TO the damage of business.
As we gather from the city papers,
six men were lately discharged for
cause On tvs of the lines. The
Knights of Labor, to which organi-
cation the discharged men belong,
at once demanded their restoration,
and also that hereafter no member
of their organization should be dis
charged for any cause. without the
case vas first submitted to the Off
Gals of the Assembly to which he
belonged, and their approval or con-
sent obtained. This demand, if
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Cowboys Tackle the Wrong Par,y

GALVESTON, March ga Fort
Elliott (TeXas) special SAYS: For
some time past the cowboys em-
ployed on the l.. 5. rancho, near the
town of Taseosa, have been accused
of " mavericking cattle that fell in
their way. On March 10Th four
beeves owned by a friend of l.. e.
Woodruff, q bartender in Tascosa,
disappeared. and l.. s. ranches cow
boys were accused Of appropriating
them, but they ~strenuously denied
the accusation.
Shortly after midnight on the u
st inst. the inhabitants of the town
were aroused by a volley from rifles
and revolyers. Among those who
jumped to their doors TO ascertain
the of the trouble was Jesse
Sheets, a hotel proprietor. He had
hardly looked out when a second
fusilade was fired, and he fell dead,
riddled with bullets.
As soon as lights could be procur=
ed the eitiZlns made an investiga-
ton. and found Ed. King, Frank
Valley. and Fred Chiffon, of the l..
). ranch, dead, and Charles Emery
aid the bartender, Woodruff severe
IL wounded.
1t appears that the cowboys with
a miscellaneous party had gone to a
saloon to drink. After a few mimi
ties of quiet conversation the NAV
eFick question came up and Valley
said he was tired of the insinuations
and added: BY, | won't stand
it.
Ali hands drew their revolvers
and began firing, but the cowboys
evidently had the disadvantage of
being the poorer marksmen. The
officers have arrested Charles Emery
one of the wounded men John
Cough, known as Catfish Kid, y
and Louis BOnsman.
The prisoners claim that it was a
matter of humiliation for one side
or the other and they did the best
they could for their own lives. The
killing of Sheets was entirely unin-
territorial, as he was not connected
with the dispute in any way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
The Governor at the Mansfield School

ELMIRA, March 23.-Gov. PATTI,
sou, accompanied By Attorney Gen
efai Cassidy. went to Mansfsld. Pa.
this morning, to Inspect the Soldiers
Orphans School. His coming was
heralded a half hour before traiI
time at Mansfield and the Orphans
Home Band met him ut the depot
Not expecting such a greeting the
Governor entirely overlooked tn,
boys and hurried at once to the
Grand Central Hotel. During the
afternoon he made q thorough in
spection of the school, comparing
the accounts of previous years with
last years and not forgetting to apol-
ogize to the boys for failing to rec
ognizs them at the depot. 1t is be.
lieved that be found everything iu
good condition. He came to Elmira
tonight and will go to Hartford to-
morrow.
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Mr.. AIaunins's Condition

WASHINGTON, March, 26.-The con-
dition Of Secretary Manning has not
materially changed since yesterday.
If anything, his physicians say, he
is slightly better, though they still
concede the gravity of his case. At
no time have they been very explicit
regarding his condition and this has
added to the apprehension as to the
probability of his recovery. But the
longer he continues without material
change for the worse or q recurrence
of the attack the greater his chances
for getting well. and this encourages
new hope On the part of mis- friends.
His condition is watched with the
deepest solicitude and his physicians
and attendants are besought hourly
for information. His physicians say
it viii be several days before the
crisis is passed, and until this time
public interest will be undated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Stealing Her Fatne-'s Best NM,

TocCoA, Ga. March PA s,r,r-s
young woman rode into town w.
terday on a mule, which she tried :,
sell for 500. Failing in this. ,fs
offered the animal for $40 and 6r,r.
.ly for $50. The town marsf--
thought this suspicious, and arrest.
Ell the girl. She then confess-5
that her name was Montana Allen
that she was sixteen years old. and
had run away from her home in
Franklin, y. C., bringing her father.
best mule with her. She rode tbrss
days and four nights without rest
and was on her way to Charlotte
where her lover was to meet her. and
they were to be married. She ey.
pected to sell the mule and 20 by
rail from here, some 200 uii.s.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
A Mercer County Man sns.
Jug s

SHARON, March 25.-Jsn..
ing, a resident Of James.oTT ~
county, mas been arres,ed Vs
charge Of involuntary naansl,,'Gl a
and will have a hearing I'LL
ing session Of the COUNTY eoa-
Circumstances are as follors
week, while on a visit TO Ned.
Ewing purchased q gallon
whisky, which he brourb, d
with him. He met an aegBs;, ~
Daniel Blue" and with H..
ceeded to diminish the oga1,;,!t pc
fast as possible. l'
II Is said that Blue drank al,
three quarts OF the poison. ana Il
from the effects Of the d5ss
than two hours. No at.enti,r
paid TO the matter by the aDtaa-.
until Wednesday. when Exin~
nrrested and charged with fn7- Is
ing the liquor which causs5
companions death. The de9S
leaves a wife and family in exf,s- l
ly destitute circumstancss
bors ars assisting them as mr.
possible. -s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
soney for the Hendricks Monumeu,

WASHINGTON. March 25.-John
Holman, of Indiana, who has been
engaged in organizing the agencies
for the collection of the Hendricks
monument fund, is in the city. He
reports very favorable news from all
quarters. The original idea, he
says. was to try and raise a fund OF
100000 To accomplish this ten
thousand agencies were established
and an average ofS10each was desir-
ed. The contributions were to be
as small as people wanted to give.
The time set for report was the Erst
Of April, but quite a number of re-
ports have already been received
from small agencies of s12 to SIS.
About $1,000 will be the result here
and perhaps as much from Philadel-
phia and twice as much from New
York. On the basis of present re-
turns the fund will be upwards of
s150,O00,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Very Narrow Escape.

READING, March 26.-Dr. Il. A.
Bergner yesterday afternoon visited
the drug store of his brother, DR.. C.
T. G. Bergner, and was invited to
take a drink Of wine. Stepping be-
hind the prescription counter, he
seized a bottle and took a liberal
swallow. He had scarcely done so
wheE he was seized with the. most
violent pains in the mouth, throat
and stomach Instead Of vine he
had drank carbelic acid. which
quickly Frustrated and threatened to
kill him before restoratives could be
applied. His brother and two other
physicians went to work with a will
and he is nov much better, though
still suffering intense pain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31

THERE may be j~ustifable causes,
of which we know nothing, for the
strike OF the Southern railroad men,
but there can be DO justification for
their lawless acts. During the past
several weeks numberless outrages
have been perpetrated. Switches
have been turned, cars uncoupled,
engines disabled, bridges burned,
trains derailed and much violence
exhibited in many other ways. II
the strikers, who are banded together
as Knights Of Labor have right on
their side, they can safely rely upon
being sustained by public sentiment
in their conflict with the corpora
tons, but when they resort to vio-
lenee ana -lawlessneEs and to intimi-
dation of their fellow workmen, they
at once forfeit public sympathy and
array all thoughtful, law-abiding
citizens against them. Millions Of
dollars have been lost to the en-
ployes. the corporations, and the
business interests of the country by
this strike, which We understand has
been pronounced unjustifiable by
the head of the order--Master Work
man Powderly-who is now exert
ing ali his power to put an end to
this aud all strikes of similar kind
in the future. II yet remains to be
seen, however, whether under the
regulations of the order MI. Pow
DERBY can control his associates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31

NORWICH, o., March 24-This
morning, just before daylight, Faith
er c. V. Chevereux, who presldes
over st. Mays Catholic Church, of
this city. was awakened by a slight
noise in the house. A search re-
vealed a masked man overhauling
the bureau drawers. Keep back p
cried the fellow. "Ill not keep
back, but | will shoot" responded
the priest, and leveling his revolver
at the fellows breast, he fred.
The men we're scarcely ten feet
apart and the shot evidently took
effect, for tbs burglar reeled, but,
recovering himself, dashed through
an open window and disappeared.
Two more shots from the priests
revolver failed to stop him.
Father Chevereux is a dead shot
and the man was undoubtedly
wounded, how badly it is not known
The priest received a telegram Of
congratulation from Bishop Gilmour
for his bravery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31
Gorge in the Missouri.

YANKToN, Oak March 24.-There
is an immense ice-gorgea at Elk Point,
and the water covers all the surface
OF the country around the town.
There can be no relief until the ice
moves out. 1t is nov asserted that
the Big Sioux Bridge is not washed
away, out the water covers the track
tor over twenty miles, and the dam
age cont be determined until it
recedss. No attempt has been made
10 run trains that way, and all pas
sengers reach Yankton via Center
vllleo or Scotland. Even if the bridge
at Big Sioux is not broken, the
damage to the Milwaukee Road will
be serious. Many miles of farms
and homes are under water, and the
damage will be large.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31

New LONDON, Pa, March pa
sensation was created in the little
Presbyterian Church at this place
on Sunday by the pastors, Rev. J
B. Clark, refusal to preach. The
congregation assembled at the usual
time in the morning and there pa.
tiently awaited the pastors coming
until about II o'clock, when it was
deemed advisable to send a commit
tee to his residence. The committee
found the door ocked, but with evi
dence of life within. Failing to gain
admission through humping at the
door they raised a window, and were
met by the minister. who wanted to
know the object of their intrusion
Mr.. Clark informed the delegation
that he had recently become dissat-
isfed with some action on the part
ofthe Board of Trustees, and further
that his salary was in rrears. The
committee returned to the church,
told the story of their interview with
the minister and adjourned, after
having taken the necessary steps to-
ward presenting the case at the next
session of the Presbytery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-31

A letter from Chairman Cooper,
in reply to the structures in the HER
AID of last week, in regard to the
assembling of the State Convention
on the second Wednesday of June,
calls our attention to the fact, un-
known TO US, that the Convention OF
last year amended the party rule
fixing the second Wednesday of Ju-
ly as the date for holding the State
Convention except il Presidential
wears, so as also to include Gaberna-
torial years. Our views in regard to
the necessity for an early convention
remain unchanged, but as the State
Committee has the power-and viii
probably exercise it-of calling the
convention in June,our party friends
may as well make up their minds to
the unpleasant necessity OF hol-
ding an extra primary election pre-
vious to the second Wednesday
of June, solely for the purpose OF
electiug delegates, or of permitting
the county to 60 unrepresented IN
the Convention.