The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-05
ruRoUGHr TINE STATE.
Accidents aud IneIdOnts In West Virginia
and Vicinity,

and Vicinity,
Walter, q son Of j, Il slgler, Of Cairo,
Richie county, was run over by a b. & o,
train Tuesday morning and 80 terribly
mRugled that he died lev hours after
wards.
Over 200 votsrs have petltioued the
County Court oil Summers county for a
vote on the alternative road system,
which tho court has ordered to be had al
the next election,
As was expected, the Democrats Of
Oabell county have instructed their dele
gates to the Congressional Convention TO
vote for Hon, Eus.aCs Gibson as their
choice for candidate in the Fourth dis,
trict. TT
Georgs Roberts, a drug clerk at Wash.
ington, Pa. took large dose OF arsenic
with suicidal intent, hut was rescued
from death with the aid OF stomach
pump. Tho unfortunate issue OF q love
affair Is assigned as the cause,
A Peabody Teachers Institute is to be
held In Kauawha county next week, at
which DR., N, A, Newell, State SuperIn-
tendent OF Maryland, one OF the ableat
educators and normal instructors In the
country, will serve as conductor
The shepherlstown Register says tina.
while DR.. John Cordsll was examing re-
yolyer It was accidentally discharged, the
ball striking his thrse.year old son, who
was standing in front OF him, In the
abdomen. The boy is not expected to
live,
A soldiers reunion Is 10 bs held at
Pennsboro, Richie county, August 20, 81
and 90, to which all g. A. r. posts, Sons
Of Veterans, Federals and Ooniederates
are invited. Among the speakers an.
nounCed is Private Dalzsll, A vory
"large" time is anticipated.
The Washington, Pa, Daily Reporter has
passed It's ten yeRt mile post, IL has had
a severe task building itself up to the
prominent position II now occupies, but 1t
has not been labor lost by any means. 1t
has grown better and better steadily aud
is numbered among the most valued ex-
changes that come to this office.
Secretary OF State Walker has issued a
certificate OF incorporation to the Beech
wood Coal and Coke Company, organized
for the purpose CT mining coal, manu-.
featuring, shipping and selling coke. The
principal place OF business Is 10 be at
BeeChwood, Fayette county. The charter
is to expire the fourth day OF July, 1915.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars have been
subscribed and $500 paid in.
The sprightly Fayette county Entsrpris.,
published by Major Theophielus Gaines,
ceased 10 exist with its last issue. The
IVest Ptrginia Coal JOurndf also OF Fayette
county, has likewise c,asad, but In their
place is 10 be published tho InduStriot
World, from the office OF the Journal, at
Coal Valley. The merging OF these two
papers into ono means that the World will
bs more than usually entertaining, and
the prediction 10 made that Il will not be
long until It's power will be felt and real
izsd in tho kauawha Valley. The new
paper is to bo published by Mr. George l.
Thompson, q gentleman Of culture and
ability, a sterling Republican aud good
writer.
Mr, Steele A. Hawkins, Of Charleston,
firmly and positively denies the statement
made by the Register OF this city, 10 which
he Is represented aa announcing certain
plans to capture the Congressional dis.
triCt by inducing the Prohibitionists to
nominate Democrats, thus taking from the
strength OF that party aud allowing the
Republicans to step in. Mr.. Hawkins
emphatlcally denies that he had any such
conversation with any representative OF
the Register at Parkersburg or that ho was
interviewed upon that or any other aub-
ject by such representative. In thus
promptly denying this lie, Mr.. Hawkins
hopes that he will not further bc misrep.
resented in tho matter. Mr.. HAWKING
further desires It said that he Is not for.
mulating plaus or debating pollces for the
Republican party, but is content, with the
consciousness Of tho justice Of the cause,
to labor together with the rank and fle OF
the great Republican party 10 supporting
such measures as the leaders In council
may in their wisdom adopt.