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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-16
NEWS IN BRIEF,

J.l. Case has sold the trotting stallion
Phallas for $4,000.
William Dennis, farmer near Ashley,
o., dropped dead Of heart disease while
working In his garden:
L. W. Kinsey, formerly q clerk In the
Cincinnati postottice, has been found guilty
Of robbing registered letters.
After June there will be practically
uniform track. gauge and train time on all
the railroads Of the United States.
since the defeat Of Frand Hurd in his
contest with Roneis, II Is believed that he
will leave Toledo and locate in New York.
The Ice in the st. Lawrence river Is
rapidly breaking up, and 1t Is expected
that navigation will be opened by the end
OF the week.
Francis Murphy, the temperance revi.
vaIist, has been obtained In Ohio since
September, 1884, over loo, 900 aigners 10
the pledge Of total abstinence.
II. F. Edsall, Treasurer OF Brooktield
Township, Trumbull county, o., has alb.
seconded, leaving the township 81, 800 and
private creditors 81 900 short.
A passenger train on the Republican
Valley Railroad was thrown into Blue
river, near 0keto, Kas. A little girl was
killed and a baby fatally injured.
Michael MCCofIman, Of Crestline, o.,
deserted his wife on q train, taking her
baggage and leaving her penniless To
pursue her journey 10 Richmond, Ind.
Al the annual meeting oi the CinCin.
natl, Washington and Baltimore Railroad,
the old officers were elected. The net
earnings Of the road are reported At $240,.
440 AZ.
Recorder smythe, Of New York, yeSter.
day rendered q decision denying the
motion Of counsel for Alderman Jaehne
asking for bill Of particulars Of the charge
against his client.
A resolution Of sympathy with Glad.
stones measures for the government oi
ireland was introduced In the local legia.
lature al Quebec, Canada, yesterday. II
ls thought II will pass,
The refusal Of the Democratic House 10
adjourn for few minutes In order ID
view the procession Of the veterans Of 1861,
who volunteered 10 defend the Wash.
lngton Capital, Is uniavoably commented
on.
John Ellis, q stockmAn from Mexico,
Mo-, was found dead yesterday morning
In bis room al the Translt House, Chicago
He had been asphy1iAted, and Il Wa
discovered that on bis retiring he had
blown out the gas.
Passenger train No. 8 on the Fort Wayne
road ran into the rear sleeper ol the Chi.
caQo limited near 0ffVille, Ohio, yesser'
day morning, shortly before daylight
badly wteCking i - we'll as the baggagC
car and locomotive Of train No. &. Ex
pfesl messenger John Aughinbaugh va
thrown down, and II iS thought WAs In
lIefnally injured,
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GOFF MALIGNED
aY-THE DEMOoRATIo PAPERS,
He has No Money IavsStsd in MOnopollsu
Outalds Of the stA,s-ssnAtS COnnrmA.
uOns-RsmoVaII Made for Political
PuEposss- Hearing.

Special Dipdtch 70 the EsielgiGsIeE.
WAsHIXoToS, D. c.. April l5,-Thsre il
being published In the Democratic papers
throughout West Virginia q malicious
story to the effect that General Goff is In
vesting all his money outside of the
State, and that he holds fifty thousand
dollars stock in Washington street rail,
way-R corporation OF very moROpOliatic
character, The story is made of whole
cloth; not word Of It is true, General
GoF never has owned, nor does he now
own, dollars worth oil stock in any cor
poration or enterprise outside Of West
Virginia. All Of the Generals wealth is
at present invested in lands and business
enterprises within the confines Of the
State.
am informed that he contsmplates in.
vesting shortly in ether enterprises in
West Virginia. base this dispatch on
an interview with gentleman who ha.
very close business relations with Cen
sral Got, and knows whereof hu speaks
lie says the General has never contem.
plated investing in such monopolies as
the Standard Oil Company, street rail.
way corporations or any foreign business
Of Q like nature.
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aENERAL LAK0R NorRs.

Mr., Gould refuses to see reporters, say.
ing that all he had to say was containet
in his reply to Mr.. PoWderly's letter.
The strike at Palestine, Texas, is appar
emily at an end. OF the l20 men workinS
in the shops, rs are old employees, some o.
whom have been in the strike. The mer
are perfectly satisfied and have gone in K
stay. .
General Master Workman Powderly ha,
decided that members Of the Lasters
Union, at BroCkton, Mase., can work on
Knights OF Labor label goods without
joining that order. There has been con.
siderable controversy over the question.
Vice President Hoxie's bulletin to Jay
Gould yesterday reads a. follows Two
hundred and seventy.eight freight carr
moved yesterday, containing 4,347 loaded
cars. This is an increase Of % trains and
636 loaded cars over the corresponding
day last year.
The strikers on the Texas Pacific rail.
way who were arrested for intlmidAting
the workmen on that road were sentenced
In the United States Circuit Court, in ses.
terms Ol inpfisOnmsnt ranging from iOdl
months to ten days.
The largest strike ever known in Mil.
waukee has been inaugurated by the Shop
Tailors' Union. Over 1000 operatives are
affected, although q large minority oI
these have NO interest in the strike, and
are, in fact, opposed 10 II. The strike 10 d
secure the adoption Of q new scale oI
prices.
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Mr.. North West, the popular druggist
Of Bridgeport, aud Miss lone Walton, oil
Woodsheld, who were married last week
were the recipients Of an unusually large
number OF handsome and valuable pres.
ents. Among them was the following:
BRIDGEPORT, ONO, April 5, 1885.
Mr.. and Mrs. North Walton, Roodsdsld, o
After expressing our earnest wishes fol
your future happiness and prosperity, We
wish to say . committee has been appoint.
ed from our members to select and pur.
chase for your use, in Wheeling, com.
plete set Of boudoir furniture. Your
Friends,
William NJ. Tiernan, Milton H. Hari.
SON, William 7. Graham, Frank Fisher
William r. Dinsmore, o. X. Criswell
William Alexander, Nicholas Kuhn, Dr..
John Cooke, DR.. w. s. Fisher, DR.. Van
Wagner, George o. Mckee, John A. Top.
ping, W. G. Deems, Eli Gilmore, A. +
Bowen, Charles Kaufman, Ross j. Alex.
AnuAF
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wished he Road The Ial.lllgono.r

A man from the country stopped an IS.
TELLloEScEE man yesterday with the in.
guiry:
"say, amt you a reporter?"
The reporter owned to the soft i'm.
parchment.
"On the INTRLLiCENcER2r
Right again"
"Let me tell you something"
II am here for that purpose"
II sold sixteen barrels Of apples yesLer.
"wsll2o
" sold 'em for 81 20 a barrel.n
"Cheap, wasn't III"
"Cheap2 should say 30 Lost about
50 on those applesp
"As bad as that2"
"Then | went to a hotel, picked tip an
INTELLioESCER, and saw apples quoted at
81 30 10 81 20 q barrel. Mine were Of The
finest quality, and would have brouOht
the highest price. Last time I was down
apples was 81 10 10 81 %, and offered.
mine atSl 20. l thought they sold qnIck
f I'd q taken the fNTELLioENuER ia a
saved m3re'na years subscription on that
one SALE" ''"'
"BeLtsr late than never"
"Yes; but can't afford Il now. mi
borrow the paper TILL eaten pooj sals
and then take the daily year,
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ps,trusllnn In Inu,.

CHICAGO, April l5.-special dispatches
from Panama, Iowa, say that the cyclone
which struck Coon Rapids yesterday was
more serious in its effects than at first sup
posed. One boy was killed and numerous
persons were injured. Twenty-Five houses,
two churcheS one school house and
several business houses were destroyed.
A freight train, except the locomotive,
was blown from the track and demolished
and the Contants ruined.
The cyclone swept over western Iowa,
doing considerable damage. It Is sup.
posed to have started about three miles
east Of Griswold, then passed north
and slightly east, then going about
nine miles northeast OF At.
lantic and passing two and q half miles
east Of Brayton. The cyclone had the ap.
pearanCe ol funnel.shAped cloud. South.
east ol Atlantic, about four miles, Henry
Rogers house was blown away and his
hired man I was badly injured. John
Kinks big stable, 800 feet long, was des.
troyed, together with his house. In Ben.
ton township ten houses were totally des-
troyed and one woman fatally injured,
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rniovan rnE STATE.
Accidents and tnSidsntS in west vIrEir
and Rlninlin


and Vicinity.
A colored miner, named Wilson Wright
aged So, the head Of large family, wa
killed In the CAnnelton mines, KanSwhS
region, BY q fall otsAte.
The authorities at the Moundsvills peni
tentiary have refused 10 receive any more
United States prisoners unless the govern.
ment will dsiray their expenses.
Colonel George L. Peyton has offered Ia
rebuild the Hale House, at Charleston, Il
the City Council will exempt the property
from taxation tor q period often years.
The men who lost the 5000 ties out oI
Middle Island creek when the high wAtel
broke the booms, gathered up Q large
quantity OF the timber about Marietta
They purchased about 5000 that had
been caught, paying six cents apiece.
The Washington, tPa.) Reporter hai
made its Appearance In bran new spfins
suit, a neat and pretty d could be desired
This paper deserves the patronage that en-
ables Il 10 put on new 'togs." The people
Of Washington would be lost without lhl
"Dinksy."
A large body Of mountain land 1t
Webster county has been purchased 10
The use ola colony Of Welsh people, Wht
propose 10 settle there, While Webslei
county % nearly q wilderness the coil 4
very fertile, and "a undeflald with coa
and iron.
The Consolidated Coal Company, The
| taS0aat FniniH0 roSnnyAtinu IN iha Cltitnbar
land region, has given . large order 10
coal 10 be brought from Wales 70 all con
tracts with vessels trading on AmstiCai
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A Novsl loda,tri.I -llalrlIln tlombln.llnn

The reen.glass-bottle blowers have
made an unique proposition to the manu-.
iaoturerS. They propose TO them 10 enter
into pool OF combination 10 keep up the
price Of the Manufactured goods. The
plan upon which they propose to work il
q novel one. Alter the schedule OF prices
has been agreed 10 between the EMPLOYERS
and the Bottle BlOWeEs' Union certain
prices will be set on all bottles made.
Then the iirat manufacturer to break over
and sell Under the established fa,s Ia to
be reported 10 the woFkingmen, who viii
then order strike In that factory.
The plan originated In 81. Louis WheFa
q conference was held between number
oil Elaes men and their employees. TbeSe
the scheme was agreed 10 and letters sent
out 10 the other bottle men In the county. !.
They are giving the matter their caFeii,i
attention, although some Of them hGva
alfSady expressed their disqualification.
They claim that there ls no method Nv
which one manufacturer could be assured
that another was undertaking him and
eultlng prices,
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MAJOR STEPHENS, COMMAND,
All Homer TO ali WhO Won Honor, and no
Cause for JsalouSy.

All Homer 10 all Who WOn Homer, and no
Cause for JsalSusy.
10 hH EiiiOr'oi hs IN siiiSeaca.
stR:-The object Of my communication
on the subject Of The death Of Major 4.
". Stephens was simply 10 pay tribute
Of respect to the memory Of departed
comrade, and not by any intentional mis-.
statement 10 deLract from the credi. due
10 other officers. The public, years ago,
recognised and rewarded the zeal and
patriotism Of ell who aided 10 otganiEs the
First Virginia Volunteers. Their achieve
ments have passed into history, and nov
a. one BY one these gallant veterans sur,
render 10 the Great Conqueror, passing
reference 10 their individual military re,
cords should not excite jealous rVilries
and public controversies.
II is possible that the company com.
manded BY Captain A. II. Britt was the
Htst to be mustered In BY Major Cakes,
but according 10 my recollection, Captain
Stephens always claimed bis Company c
was the 6fst 10 secure the full compliment
Of men, aud my personal knowledge VA
fully Organised BY the htst day Of May
DlsclAlmlDg any intention 10 wound th,
senGibllities or depfeciAte the gefyIees a
Others, who are, no doubt, equally en-
titled 10 honorable mention,
remain, respectfully,
! Wheeling, APra 10, 7, n,
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Oman s.,,I,r. ~ ~. s.n...

WASHINGTON, April l5.-In the Senate
t,-day Senator Logan's resolution for open
sessions Of the Senate was taken up.
Senator Logan in the course Of his re.
marks said: Let the doors be opened and
let Senatorial courtesy" give place TO fair
and open consideration. The traducers
Of character and the conditions OF bad
records would both 90 before the open
consideration Of nominations. The treach.
erous stilleto would give place to open
and manly warfare. The man who with
crooked record wanted public office
would then have to seek other channels
than the Senate. In government why
should not the people know the reasons
for what was being done.
The pension bill was placed before the
Senate, but the hour oil 9 o'clock arrived
before It's reading was concluded and the
Senate took up the Interstate Commerce
bill. Mr.. Camden obtained the floor and
the Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors reopened, adjourned.
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penthu1ssn,, Aeeommpdnllnr E.r..

WASHINGTON, April l5.-The examina.
ton Of Mr.. Bsnthuysen was continued be.
fore the Telephone Investigating Commit.
tee to-day. Mr.. Ranney questioned the
witness as to the withdrawal Of bis ap.
plication, and he said the object Of bis
visit to the Attorney General was simply
for the purpose Of asking him to act upon
the Recommendation OF some District AT.
torney that suit be brought without re.
terring II 10 the Interior Department.
Nobody connected with the Pan. Electric
except Mr.. Young had accompanied him
(witness) to the Department Of Justice
and not word had been said about the
Pan-Electric. The committee at this
point had q long discussion on the New
Orleans record, during the course oi
which witness suddenly interjeCted the
remark that as representative OF the New
Orleans company he could show that II
was none Of the Committees business.
at Is astonishing how he can hear some.
times" sarCastiCally commented Mr..
Hanback, referring 10 the deafness oi
witness). lie has the most aCCommodat.
Ing set Of ears ever saw
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Of the General Committee contribution
now running up to thousands Of dollar
have been received every day by the men
and for the last week they have averaged
over 5000 9 day. All this money hal
been sent out 70 be distributed among
strikers at every point on the system,
where 1t Is needed, and ii has been suti.
Cient 10 meet all demands go far without
calling upon the reserve fund OF the order,
or ordering an assessment. But Mr., Pow
derly's direction for q call for contribu.
tons meets with the approval OF the
Board, because 1t will prove to the public
that the strike has the Endorsement OF the
order in general.
~ suppose after this that no nora will
he said about Mr.. PoWderly not sympath-
iztng with the strike," said Committeeman
Hayes yesterday, alter reading the Pow
deEly letter. "lhe circular will in two
days bring Sl0,000'to the Executive Com
mittee, who will receive the money, and
the contributions will keep on rolling in
a. long ss we want them. We can draw
from the reserve fund now in sums OF SlO,.
600, $4,000 or $4,000 Rs we need it and
pay it bs9k from the contributions.
think it will hardly cost us more than
100000 TO carry tue strike until ii ends,
but we'll spend every cent that is neCes-
saEy,"
DIsBURsEHEST OF FUNDS.
"HoW is your money spent?"
goes directly to the strikers through
their assemblies. The rent and board OF
the single men is paid and the men with
families are paid what they need for cloth
ing, rent and groceries. The money ia
furnished them directly in some cases,
and in others their bills are paid"
"How do you help those who are not
Knights Of LSborN
"In the same way. 1t makes no differ.
anCs whether or not they are Knights Of
Labor, II they are out with US. We have
plenty OF money to keep all OF the men
Who will help US in the strike, more than
this, We intend to pay man for not work.
ing, who are now at work and who have
been forced to 60 to work since the strike
began, and who, not being knights OF La.
oor, thought that they could not depend
upon US for assistance"
Latg last night the correspondence be.
tween Mr. PoWdefly and Mr.. Gould was
read to. Mr.. Hayes, the only member OF
Lhe General Executive Board Of the
knights Of Labor now in this city, and in
reply to an inquiry, as to his opinion Of it,
said;
II regard It as indicative OF the begin
uing OF long, hard struggle"
How about Mr.. Gould's construction
otthe letter to mean that the order would
pursue him personally"
ats a mistake. There Is no intention
Of that Character. We have nothing
against Gould as an individual, but We
propose to keep up the fight II it ruins the
road"
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RIVER NEWS,
stage OF the wAtsr aud Movements OF the
steamboa

Stage Of the WAtSr aud Movements OF this
Steamboats,.
The Courier Is this mornings Parkers.
burg packet.
The General Pike passed down yester.
day and the Scotia went up.
The W. n. Chancellor Is due down al
an early hour this morning on her way
from Pittsburgh TO Charleston.
The Andes will leave Cincinnati for this
port at 8 o'clock this evening. Merchants
telegraphlng orders can have them looked
alter by the officers.
The steamer Scotia on her last down
trip broke down with her Chimneys the
telephone wire stretched across the river
at New Cumberland.
The Louis A. Shirley Is due to-day nom
Cincinnati, for which port Bhe will leave
on her return trip at . o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Attention is called 10 the Shir.
ley's advertisement.
The new Hudson ls progressing rapidly
70 completion and will soon be ready 10
leave. This boat will be q model craft
and is destined 10 create q sensation
among steamboatmen.-Pl,sburgh TimeS.
The steamer Rozelle, q Kanswha river
craft, has been libelled al Charleston BY
Deputy Marshal RAIDER 10 satisfy q claim
agAlnst John Martin, Master held by j.
II. Martin for borrowed money. The
owners Of the boat gave bond aud the boat
continues In her trade.
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I. V. PowDERLY,
General Master Workman.
THE MARCH CONFERENCR,
jay Gould Expresses HimAslf ON the Mat.
ter of Arbitration.

jay Gould Expresses Himself ON the Mat
ter of Arbitration.
NEw YoRx, April l5.-Mr. Gould fur
nishes to the press d lengthy verbatim re
port Of the conference at 1876 Broadway
between himself, Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.
somerville, Mr.. Posderiy. Mr.. Hayes, Mr.
Mcdowell, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Turner, OF
March 30, 1856. A great deal OF space Is de-
voted TO q controversy over the allegeC
misunderstanding between Mr.. PowderlJ
and Mr.. Gould concerning the telegram o.
Mr.. Gould to Mr., Hoxie, on the strength
Of which Mr.. Powderly ordered the striker
back to work. In the course Of the con
ference the subject Of arbitration came up
and there were free expressions Of opinion
Mr.. Gould In regard to arbitration said
to Mr.. Powderly; ANY law or act than
can be got up that would secure to your
people, to me employees, 10 labor, the
right oi arbitration and an equal right Ia
the employers, | am for. 1t wants to be
carefully prepared, something that would
work practical results. To that extent
think we are quite agreed.
Mr.. PowdeIly said that Mr.. >Hoxie had
refused to arbitrate, and Atr. Gould replied
that Mr.. HoXie had not said 90. Mr.
Gould read the finding uf the aoYernorl
Of Missouri aud Kansas adverse 10 tbs
strikers.
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oPPOsINa A Low RRlpaE.
The Chamber of Commerce Opposes Il
Cairo Scheme,

Tho Chamber OF Commerce Opposes tht
Cairo scheme.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Chamber Of Commerce was held last eve.
ming. The only matter OF interest out.
side Of the routine business, was the con.
slderation OF a communication from the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Cincinnati
concerning tho projected railroad bridge
over the Ohio river at Cairo. This bridge
was referred to in Tuesdays INTELLluEN.
GER. Congress now has before it Senate
bill l7ls and House bill 6047, authorizing
the ChlCSgo, st. Louis & New Orleans
Railroad Company and the Illinois Rail-
road Company, or either OF them, to con-
struCt q bridge over the Ohio river at or
near Cairo, Ills. The proposed clear head
way between, the local highest water level
and the lowest point OF the structure is
thirty.llve feet. Under the present gsner-
al bridge law all continuous bridges over
the Ohio river must be built titty.three
feet above local highest water; in other
words II ls proposed to reduce the height
Of the presant bridge eighteen feet,
This bridge the Chamber Of Commerce.
Of Cincinnati decidedly opposes, and the
Chamber here was asked 10 cooperate
with 1t and exert It's influence against the
passage Of these bills.
The mattsr was referred to the Commit.
tee on Railroads and Transportation with
Instructions to use all means through the
representatives Of this State and district
in Congregs to oppose the building OF the
bridge,
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powpERLY on COULD.
he Con.ldsrs His Reply to HIS Recent LS
ter VOfy EVaStVe.

Hs Conslders His Reply to HIS Recent Let
ter Vety EVaStVS.
SCRANTON, Pa, April l5.-In All inter
view this afternoon, Mr.. Powderly whsr
asked what he thought Of Mr.. Gouli's re.
ply to his manifesto said, ~ have not had
much time to think, for this has been al
unusually busy day with me. 1-sdon'
think, however, that Mr.. Gould hal
answered my letter. His reply Il
a bubble and an evasion, aud he fairly
Slops over on a0me points. All there ID
In bis communication has been said be-
fore. He evidently wants TO pose before
the country In the light Of q martyr, but
the Knights Of Labor don't propose To
honor him with martyrdom. We have
invited him to carry his threats o.
prosecution into the courts and We
are ready 10 ReOt bin there. Ht
announced some tine ago his intention tC
commence prosecutions against is and w
want him TO proceed Vt once. We want
10 investigate the Southwestern trouble
rom root 70 branch, all along The line
from 81. Louis TO the Mexican border
The result Of this investigation
viii be published 10 the world, and
ifthe Knights Of Labor who struck are At
fault, they will nst DO screened. We att
anxious, however, 10 have CongressionA
Committee investigate the strike hrst, %
certain the causes leading 10 Il and ther
make them public without delay.
"Mf. Gould acts, OF rather talks, like I
man who fears that he will be injured. !
he should be punished legally ior unlAv
iul acts Of his that would not be unjustlI
injufing him. II would merely be uphold
ing the law. II any Ol our men are amen
able let them also suffer"
Mt. Powdetly was called 10 Chicago lat
tonight on important business ConneCtet
With the knights ot Labor.