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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-06


TONIGHT the Lincoln club holds its m
nual meeting for tho election Of otliCerI
aud the transaction Of other important
business. The club has been OF incalcu'
liable advantage to the Republican party
in West Virginia, and its usefulness has
been limited only by It's facilities. Il
every Ohio county Republican would dc
his part toward strengthening the organi'
zation, the Lincoln club would show re-
suits beyond anything in Its honorable
history. The members, and all who are
interested in tho welfare OF the Republi,
can party are earnestly urged to be pres
ent tonight.
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BECOMING ooMAloN.
Another Man Jumps on the brooklyn
Bridge and Lives.

Another Man Jumps or the Brooklyn
Bridge and Lives.
EGw YoRE, Dec. 4.-Another fourth
ward man to.dsy achieved fame by leap
ing from the Brooklyn Bridge into the
East River. The affair was kept secret
and tue facts did not leak out until late
this afternoon. Michael ]. Hees, q Ia
borer, was IN galoon on Thursday night
with a party Of friends. The party had
been drinking heavily, and the bridge,
jumping fsats Of Btodie, Donovan and
others came up In the conversation. One
Of the crowd offered to bat twenty-five
dollars that HeSs would not dare to make
the leap. Hess took up the bet at once.
On Friday, when be was sober, Hess was
reminded Of his bet. Arrangements were
at once made to carry 1t out. This
morning ct $3.50 Hess mounted q
truck and started over the bridge
lroR the New York side. Aa the truck
passed the New York tower about 8 q. m.
Hess jumped oG, mounted the rail and
jumped or. His body stiltsned opt and
shot down, striking the water with Q
splash which threw the water ten feet ia
the air. In q few seconds Hess roee To
the surface end was picked up by friend
who was waitingiR boat.
He was conscious. He Yec rowed
ashore, carried 10 saloon and stimu,AAts
poured down his throat. He revived
from the shock and said that In the
period between leaving the bridge and
striking the water he was not conscious.
Hess LETT the saloon Snd walked through
The Btreets in bis vet clotheS, drinking
whisky until he reached his home. He
Ia doing we'll,
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IT'S ONE OR THE OTHER
COERCION OR HOME RULE,
The English Press Waking up to the Critical
Situation ia the Emerald Islo-Ths
Fight Against LapdlOrdlsu-
GoFmany'S Military Measures.

LONDON, Dec, 4,-"It must bs obvious t.
the Government" writes the Times, "tha
they are at death grips with the Nahona
League" At last, the leading Unionisti
and Tory d4illes that have been preaching
tranquility in Ireland admit the existence
OF a grave Irish crisis, growing hourly
more dangerous to peace and security ol
The realm. No further attempt Ia made
to conceal the magnitude Of the national
revolt against landlordism. The Daily
Express declares that the crisis Ia coming,
II 1t has not already arrived, q point on
which its conductors have not yet fully
made up their minds,
These two papers have been from the
beginning OF the rent war foremost In de,
Glazing that Ireland YsR psFiset!Y tran.
apll, They hAYa Denounced as impudent
fabrication tho truthful Eeporta OF The at,
uaioR furnished by independent wit,
9eisss, including Eag|lah members Of Par
lament who have Investigated the sltus-
tion on the spot. Day after day in their
editorial columns they hays asserted In the
face ot the facts that under the influence
OF terror oi 9 resolute Ministry, the ooA-
splraCy OF professional irish Ryltators had
collapsed, tenants, relieved OF the intlm.
idatlon Of the League, were paying
their rents to the landlotds without taur-
mur. The EEt4 wentsa far as to question
the existence oil q solitary estate Ia ireland
on which the tenants had adopted the
plan OF campaign under which rentg ara
to-day being freely paid 10 trustees. It
was so confident OF the scheme having
broken down that 1t actually offered a re-.
ward for the name Of any such estSts, rs.
serling boasttully Of tue sauae tFme that
the NaIlonal Esague had been defeated,
horse, foot and artillery.
Thereports current last night that the
Cabinet QoEnGll A4d decided definitely
on Q complete scheme Of coercion maybe
well founded, hut the Tory oliOials con.
tlnpe TO deny the existence OF any such
resolve and claim that Ireland can be
governed without going outside the
ordinary law. Similar statements are
made at the Tory clubs. According to
these sources Of information the govern
mentis determined still 10 shelve Ire.
land and escaAs a. leug Us possible the |
teSponBi6ility 7'ot further repressiye
measures. Old parliamentary hands,
however, see that coercion Is Inevitable,
unless home rule is granted, and are OF
the opinion that the government will be
forced to decisive action In ono direction
Or tpe other. very soon after parliament
opens.
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NATURAL GAS
Causes Destructive Firo Mt PlttAbur1Ii-
Loss Over $4,000,

CAuseA q DeAtruettfe Biro ut PIttAburkli-
Loss Over $4,000.
PITrsBURGH, Dec. 5.-About 8 o'clock
last evening one OF the watChmen on duty
at Singer, Nimtck & Co.'s steel works on
West Carson street, standing at the open
door Of the spring and axle department,
sRw blake not unlike sheet lightning,
shooting along the inside OF the roof OF the
establishment. There had been an inter.
ruption OF work in the department on &C.
count Of come irregulsrlty In the supply
OF natural gas. The wstChman turned to
investigate the phenomenon, when he
saw a bright flame glide up the elevator
way. He at once gave the alarm from
box 1l6.
Mr.. Singer, the head Of the firm, was
on hand almoss a5 soon as the alarm
sounded. He Compraheudsd the situation
at once, and directed the work on ada
cent mill property.
The elements favored the efforts Of the
lremsn, and within an hour from its start
all that remained TO attract attention was
q pile OF burning embers and rsd.hot
machinery.
Iu an interview with reporter Mr..
Singer, OF the firm, said: "Tho FIRE has
been confined to the spring and axle
shop. Its loss will not In the least
interfere with our work In the other
departments. We will continue uu-
interrupted, I have Just told my
foreman to see that work Is resumed
on Monday morning as usual. We will
rebuild as coon as possible. No men will
be thrown out Of work. Our loss will not
exceed $4,000, perhaps not more than
$4,000. We are, / think, fully Insured,
but our insurance 10 80 scattered that 1
cannot tellin what companies"
The fire originated from q natural gas
leak, 1t is supposed, as no other reason
eau be assigned for the rapid spread Of
the famed, During the FIRE a fireman
named William Dlebold, driver OF engine
No. 10, had one hand badly cut by falling
debris. Several other Of the firemsn re.
coiyed slight iniuries.
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PAYNR's MAN
Appointed Collector at ToIsdo-AutI,IIurd
Faction Pleased,

appointed collector ~ TOleuO-Anti'lIuFd
Faction Pleased,
TOLEDO, o., Dec, 4-The appointment
Of George L, Johnson "a collector Of in
tsrnal revenue for this district is the ab-
sorbing topic OF discussion in political
circles. johnson is Senator Payne'R
trusted lieutenant in this section aud
owes his nomination to the efforts OF the
cosl.oil msGnate. He was in Columbus
at the time Of the famed caucus which
nominated Payne, and is credited with
untlrlng and effective work Tor his
chief. This 10 the aspect the
nomination pre9entG to the Re-
publicans Of the State at largo, but It bears
q more important Interpretation hero
where the Democracy are split into two
seCtious-Hurd and anti-HuTd. johnson
Is a pronounced sntl-Hurd man, a leader
In the councils OF the laCtiorB.
Mr., Hurd has been at Washington for
two weeks, working, tits to be presumed,
In the interest Of q candidate who would
use tho Office TO further lEurd'a political
fortunes, and this appointment, therefore,
Is a source oil tremendous rejoicing on tho
part Of tho anti.Hurd faction, Wto had
almost given up oil hope Of receiving any
recognition at Cleveland's hands, ss the
ALLEGED intimacy between the President
and Hurd, and the consequent lnhu-
eneS the lattet was supposed to possess,
has been pstedGd all through the cam.
paIgn by the Hurd ne4. The new post
master, Lorenz, appointed last summer,
has shown himself under Hurd'S control,
all bis appointments thus far being direct.
ly trRcssblO 10 Hurd's influence. The
President has nov, ihSse!orO, recognized
both factions, giving one o[4ee L. cseh.
Only the Collector Of Customs now re-
mains. This office is poE held by ]. i.
Battele, whose term expires neEt bpllag,
and the fight bstween ths factions will be
more bitter than ever before to asa who
will capture the odd trick. Mr.. Johnson,
tue pegly appointed Revenue Collector,
is a meRber Of the job printing firm Of
Spear, johnson y %. He Is well esteem
cd in the community, aud sll ctizeis pot
rendered hostlle by political prejudice
consider It a good appointment. The re.
tiring Gollector, John L. Kumlsr, A
prominent member OF the noted Kumler
family, has made magnificent record
while III Office, and II will be hard for
johnson TO equal II.
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THE SAXON ANp TIIE oELT.
Alleged Changes In the DyuamlterS Organ,
EatiOn In the United s'ateS,


DUBLIN, Dec. 4,-The English paper
teem with Astonishing CAblegrams abou
alleged changes In the dynamiters' organ
lzalon IN the United States, which ar
said 70 have connection with Blgine's can
yasS ior the presidency, There 10 no In
formation here on the subject, and tota
INABILITY TO understand the report eXIstS
The only thing certain Ia that,i tho dy
namiters begin operations the men wic
are at work here in England ior Home
Aple, with such great prospects oI speedy
succesa, VIII he tempted TO abandon the
eaGSe as accuEsed by destiny,
Ine Government has made false move
and is confronted by the admissions OF itG
own law officers that its case Ia illegal,
only TOO often In the hiAtoEy OF Ireland
that has proved 20 hRr to further action,
put tle present proxy rulers OF Ireland
are weak men at the best and dlstTgpght
py divided councils. Driven by the out
cry Of the landlordg from an attempt to
Placate tAe League, they then tried by o
snow OF violence to threaten the League,
ald now stand irresolute between the two
policies, afraid OF both. On one hand,
the heelers Of the Castle 20 around claim.
inR that the League must be suppressed,
United Ireland seized, 0'Bayan, 0'Kelly,
O'Reilly and others SYested and coercion
begin 8gaiA,
GA the other hand, shrewd observers
uoupt II the Government does NOT already
regret summoning Dillon and clubbing
Tanner, They do not mean that they are
No4bled With any computations OF con.
science, hut they are cruelty conscious
that the men In charge Of the government
Of ireland are no match in their brains,
dtecislons and. energy for the men who
nave resolved TO make the government
impossible. 1t Is really an uneyou flght,
go much 80 that the NstlonAlists are una.
pie TO get much anger against the pyg.
SmieS who Menace them. II the Tories do
resolve on coercion II will be because the
Wing Unionlsts push them intoiE,
AS usual, these men ara Irsland's bit.
terest toes. The Spectator sneeIa at tho
governments being nervous about pro.
claiming the meetings and Complains that
uMe u given Dillon TO prepare his de-
tense. In Q sneaking way some Of the
worst features Of coercion have bsgun.
the espionage oil prominent Nationalist
ID In full operation.
The agent here Of the Central Meps Las
telegraphed to London that the IrlAh
executive, In consequence oi the proc 1sd.
ings at Yesterdays cabinet council, is pre-.
pairing tor q determined struggle against
the irish National L9ague. The proposed
warfare, the telegram aSserts, will include
proclamatons Of all league meetings and
arrests Of the prominent antiNrent agita-
tors. The agent adds that he has reason
70 believe that the seizure OF United Ire.
and has also been decided upon by the
government.
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pHREE Rig EAILynEs.
A Boston boot aud Shoe Firm Goes up .,
Ing to Labor Difficulties.

A Boston boot nnd Shoe Firm Goes up ow
Ing to Labor Difficulties.
PosroN, Dec. 4.-The firm Of A. P. Mar
tin 4 Go. has failed. The senior msmbo
Of the firm Is General Augustus ?. Martin
ex.Mayor OF Boston, who during the wal
commanded a brigade Of light artillery
and who is one OF tho most prominent
businesS mon in New England, The hrn
carried on Wholesale and commission
boot and shoe business, and their estab
lishment and business was probably thu
most extensive Of It's kind In New Eng
land.
The members Of the firm refuse to make
apy statement as to their assets or llabil
tiles, Or the cause OIL their failure. The
liabilities will NOT exceed 100000, with
assets considerably less. Fhs lrR made
the assignment for the benefit OF the cred
itors TO Edward L. Pickard, OF the Arm o.
N. w. Rice 4 90. -
The failure, General Martin said, would
not envolve any other firm. There wa!
no diahonesty Of any kind connected with
II, and u was the Tesult Of reasonable de.
msnds by the emploSefaId the continued
depression 10 trade. The factories, which
had capacity of producing 1900 pairs OIL
shoes per day, will be closed at once, thuI
throwing out Of employment some seven
hundred men.
10 business circles the failure is regard.
ed as ominous. It is known that the de.
precision has been seriously felt by the
trade, aud II is argued that Il 60 wise and
conservative q firm could not stand the
pressure the outlook for others In the
trade is not encouraging.
The 6rm sold the paper thruogh
brokers aud purchased for cash, and the
Indebtedness 10 nearly all to banks. 1t ID
said, however, 10 be scattered among q
large number, no one Of them holding
much Of 1t.
DErRoIT, MlcH., Dec. 4.-Charles Bros.
4 Co., wholeaale dealers In boots and
shoes, doing business In this city and also
proprietors Of wholesale store at Lansing
Michigan, assigned their entire property
To George II. Burt, the boot and shoe
manufacturer Of Boston, Mass, yesterday.
Ives 4 Son, bankers Of this city, and Geo.
II. Burt & Co., Of Boston, are the heaviest
creditors, the former holding S22 900 OF its
paper aud the latter for $4,000 for goodt
sold. The total liabilities are about $780,.
900. An inventory Of the stock and
assets Of the lrm 70 now being taken,
The assets are estimated at between
$4,000 and $4,000.
LAECAsTER, PA Dec. 4.-Tho report ol
the Auditor In the estate OF Amos Hen.
deTaon, the banker, whose estate was
found to be lnsolveht after desth, wsG
fled to-day, The olAinp amount 10 $349,.
647 and tho credltors will receive twenty,
Ave cents on the dollar.
The Auditors report In the assigned es.
tate Of Joseph HeiS1g, the forger, tlled to,
day, shows claims Ggalust the eatnte oil
sl05, II |, and assets Of $704. The Credi.
tors will receive q Ve mills ON the dollar.
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cl.rOinn0 tlonIinsd 10 Ills Iloon

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Ths President
WA somewhat worse to-day. He absd-
lulOly refused 10 see anybody, and never
leit his room. II liz Q bad case Of rheuinA'
tim, and is In his left leg, The pfoba-
bllity 10 that he will be laid up indefinite,
", A doctor was conanlted To-day, and
recommended that he submit TO o regular
course OF Treatment. The weather 10 un.
favorable 10 his early recovery. His
heavy weight makes II impossible 70 gel
around without suffering intense pain.
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Diov tie dos out.

JRR,EY olTY, N. j.. Dec. IA strong
odor Of gas was noticed in the corridor on
the third floor Of Taylor's Hotel at hall.
past 10 o'clock this morning. An lnSssti.
cation showed that II came from room
occupied by Thomas I Harry, Of Ham.
boldt, New. The door yAg forced opsn
and Harry wss found ludressel IN Tbs
bed, apparently dead. When . ylIdoS
was opened, however. he showed ZONE
signs Of animation and was removed h
lie hospital, whore II ID said hs will die,
He ID about 9lLy yeata old. Harry In.
tended 10 sail to.day for England. II ID
supposed that upon retiring be blew tlt
oai ntik
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AnouT pEop1E.
Strangers In the CITY and wheeling Foikl
Abroad.

Strangers in the City and wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Mr.. Anton Reymann has arrived home
from visit TO Milwaukee.
R. +. Rankin, agent OF Wilson 4 Ran.
kin's minstrels, 10 at the 81. James,
Rsy. ]. G. Black, President OF Franklin
College, New Athens, was in the city
Saturday.
George B. FreasO and E. ]. Norton, Of
Canton, o., were guests OF the Mcclure
House Saturday.
William H. Grout, the General Freight
Agent Of the O., L. 4 w. railway, was ln
the city, Saturday.
Misses Hannah and Mary HeymGnn
left yesterday for New York, where they
will pass the winter.
MessrS. Fred. Happy and Charles
Schmidt, Of the Reymann Brewing Co.,
spent Saturday In PlttSburgh.
Miss Maude Hunter, Of the Island, died
shortly after one o'clock this morning.
Her death will cause much regret.
Superintendent Anderson, Of the city
schools, attended the Washington, Pa,
teachers institute several days last week.
Miss Maude MCvlcksr, q charming
young lady oi MorgAntoWn, is the guest
Of Mfs. y. A. Reed, Of South Market
street.
Misg Loo Moore, Of Proctor, and Miss
May AnBhutS, Of BAerByille, o., are visit.
lng Miss Jennie Coen, South Penn street,
Island.
NJ. rt,a.ios NfanLanailay tha ponlh
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NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-A TTnRS.Demo-
crG Monroe, La, special Gays: "Tht
steam. boat st. John dropped her guardl
last n,ght about forty miles below here,
preCIpIG. ting about a thousand bales oi
cotton into the river. She careened %
badly after wards that she was run into
the bank 10 prevent her from going over
aAd sinking. Every bale Of the cotton
was subsequently, recovered. Her cargo
will bO rsshlpped by tho steamboat Josie
W, The 81, John t'assed here with 23,-
100 bales Of cotton on board.
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70 the idea Of a two years. service system
he was certain the committee would &C,
Gept all OF the goveTnmsnt's proposals.
HerEen Langwerlh and Won Simmern op-
posed the bill on the ground that the
principle Of the septennate deprived the
country Of the control Of the government
policy, and that maintaining large army
iiostered q craving for conquest The de.
bate was then declared closed and the
bill was referred to committee Of twenty
eight members, On Monday twelve
minor bills will be taken up; also, the
second reading Of the budget, The tenor
OF the debate Is considered highly en-
couraRing to the government.
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Special RSpGtch TO the lRtslligtRetr.
WAsurNaToS, Dec, 5.-West Virginia Ia
to get another good appointment in the
Interior Department, this in the peraon OF
Mr. G. L, Gross, Of HSrper's Ferry, who,
1t is said, is to be appointed ohiot Of the
Mail Dlyision in the Pension Bureau to
succeed David L. Git, OF Illinois, q Re-
publican. Mr., Cross, It will be remem-
hered, was an Assistant Deputy Sergeant
OF Arms OF the United States Senate, when
he was bounced because he wsss Dsmo.
Crat, and his place was given to that
sterling one-armed Republican, Capt, j.
N. Pipes.
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CLEVELAND started out to put up good
monument to Garfield; New York was
going to do the same thing for Grant,
Lack Of means cOmpels u change Of plan
in each case. 1T may be that wc are
gradually getting away from the idea that
memorial Is Of value as such in Fropor'
ton to its coat.
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farmers Fight Win a burglar.

wAsAsn, 1Np,, Dec. 6,--IAte last night
Jacob NaglOy, q prominent Whitley
county farmer, was awakened by some
one batLsrlng down his front door,
Grabbing 4 revolver NaglOy met the In.
doso Of load. This two clinChel aud in
the struggle Nagley's face was dlhhgufed
iot lie, bis nose being broken aud bis
right eye gouged Out The Intruder
proved 70 bs Bill Hoose, Well.known
Columbia City character. Hooge ID
fatally huft. H0 refuses 10 state his OBJ
isot In breaking into Nagley'B house,
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NApiERvILLE, QUE, Dec. 5.-The Roman
Catholic church here was destroyed by
FIRE tonight. The presbytery and con.
vent near by also took FIRE, and at1:2O q.
M, the walls Of the convent were falling
and the presbytery will be heap OF ruins
in O Bh oTt time. The inhabitants Of the
town are In the widest state OF excite
mont. Assistance from st. Johns has
been telegraphed for. The loss will prob.
ably be about S50.OOO.
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Mr.. snAlls (Oolorsd) Of South Carolina
declares that lie has visited every polling
plA6s Ia hiB district and mas obtained
alildASlls sufficient 70 esESblish bis charges
q fraud In tho recent Congregational cleo.
Elliott tDem \, was elected 10 Congress,
In his letter 70 tho Committee Of one
lundted, accepting the nomination Of the
United Labor party Tor Mayor Of boston,
Mr., George z, MoNelll 6ay6i 1.-THE coming
election ID but an incident in the great
campaign Of the lututa. A vote ioF the
candidate ot your choice Ia moi only a vote
Of protest In municipal matters, but d vots
Affirmative oi your discrimination 70 iofce
tho dlAcubsion Of the labor aud land
ptobletns nov before the people, 10 q
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Three i5weilinss iIsnaoil.hOd,

wllEEaHApFH, Pa, Dec, 4.-A cave.in
took place al the PAlEmount Colllory, St
Cork Lane, near PltIbton, to-day, which
caused great excitement Thtse dwelling
houses went down with . crash, and were
completely dOmollbhOd, tho inmates barely
SBSapihg With thelr lives. This cAys-lh
Govern an area Of one aud hall aefeo,
the surface having settled some illteen
leet The cause oil the accident 10 Al.
tflouled 70 The rcbblng ol pillars iu The
mine undgrnealh,
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CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. 5.-The recently
erected church Of st. Paul Reformed
Episcopal congregation was damaged S1O,-
900 by Are this afternoon. When the fire
broke out nearly one hundred children
We're In the building, but they were dis
missed without stampede. The In
Rurannh In annie.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUSTA, 1852.

pollticlans Of both parties from every Sec
tion Of the State. II the contest 10 pro-
longsd, this will mean to the husineHa men
Of Charleston an unusually brisk trade.
1t Ia expected that the nsw one hundred
thousand dollar hotel will hs completed
in time TO afford the visitors ample &C.
Commodationa. G. A, ID,