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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-19
TUCKER COUNTY cLEEKsmP.
The Lawyers Have the Jury In Hand and are
HsmmSEipE At Them.

spafIaI Correspondents Of ne Llitlltaelntr,
Sr. GRoRGI, VIVA, Feb. lG.-Ths con-
test over the Circuit Clsrkship is still 60
ing ahead, this being the tenth day since
1t began. They are through with the wit,
nesses and the case Is now in the hands OF
thelawyers, The examination Of WITNESSES
occupied the time until yesterday,
This morning the argument oil the case
WaR opened by Hon. II, O. Parsons for
Mayer, in speech OF p,yer and ability
aud Of several hours duration. 1t was
noon before he could bring his speech to Il
close The whole afternoon was occupied
by W, B, Maxwell in the opening speech
for Adams. These two LAWYERS occupied
the whole lsy. Tomorrow =, LlpsOumb,
the latest Democratic candidate for Con.
Gress from this district, will speak for Ad.
ans, 1t Is expected that Lipscomb will
take up most Of the day, for he ia ono tf
that kind Of men who hang on I'll victory
or death.
Following him will come Joseph IL,
Hawthorne, al KingwoOd, Tor Mayer, to
be followed by l.. W. Strsder, Of Beverly,
for Adams. This will take ut least another
day, Then Captain Bradford (another
Congressional probability will close the
argument for Mayer; so the case cannot
cannot reach its decision earlier than Sat
urday, and prtrably not before Monday,
Up 10 thisHne there has been general
good order among the people, both irf
town and those coming In from the Gouu.
try. There Is now no fear OF disturbance,
unless something unlocked tOr should
occur.
The interest Is not dying out, aud every
one has made up his mind one way or an
other. The hest indication OF the opinions
OF tho people Ia that OF to-day; the botting
stood $3.50 for Adams agaInst $50 for
Mayer In the final decision.
Perhaps the finest pleGo OF stenographiC
work ever performed In this part OF the |
State has been done in this case by MI |
John I. Harris, OF Harrisville, Richie |
county, W. Va. He took down the en-.
tire testimony, which occupied him seven |
hours day for six days. In tho odd times
and at night he condensed and abridged
this testimony and copied 1t of In long
hand writing Tor the use OF Adams law.
yers. In its abridged aud epitomi1sd
form the testimony contained 40 900 words,
and had It been translated iu full from
the short hand II would have been four
times as yoluminous. Having finished
his work, Mr.. Harris will leave tomorrow
for his home,
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A wnoLE FAMILY
Murdered by u Nsgro-A terrible Tragedy,
HloodhoundA ON the Path.

Murdered by u Nogro--A terrible Tragedy.
IIloodhoundA ON the Path.
LITTLE RocE,.ARK., Feb. 1s.-Informa.
ton has reached this city Of a terrible
crime, the slaughter Of a family Of Six
people. The report circulated here Is
based on private telegram which stated
that a message had come to Palartnlc from
a settlement about eight miles from the
station with the news Of the terrible
tragedy. The dispatch contains only the
meagfe facts that six persons, father,
mother and four children, had been killed
BY negro. From the men on the train
that passed Palarmic yesterday evening,
however, It was learned that posse was
being organized 10 go In pursuit Of some
who had killed the James family. A pas
senger on the same train said that the
murderer had not been caught and the
people intended TO procure bloodhounds
from the penitentlary to follow him.
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A rArAI, NIIsrAKE.

A JCYSlor OF XRuSsVilIS swallows n Aulu'
Iiun Of UIRnido OF P0tRs,iun,
ZASEsWtLE, O., Feb, lS-This alter
noon, about 5 O'Clock, August Hube, aged
50, proprietor Of a small iewelry store,
swallowed solution used for silver plat.
ing, containing cyanide OF potassium, and
despite the most vigorous endeavor to save
bis lie, he died in less than an hour,
Hube had made the plating mixture In
a common tumbler, and had used nearly
all OF 1t, The glass was sitting on shelf
near one Of the same styls, but used in
drinking purposes. The jewsler turned
around from his table where he was work.
ing, picked up the tuuhler containing the
deadly poison, pouringG small quantity Of
water into 1t. He swallowed it, aRl a.
once exclaimed to his daughter, who was
working beside him at the same bench
My God, | have taken poison" and fell
gaspink into a chair. Physicians were Al
once summoned, but could do nothing
Coroner Ruth is holding an inquest.
Numerous reports are Gli0at, some say
Ing that 1t was eoaidental, while others
claim that 1t was suicide. A little over q
year ago Hubo made Rn assignment, but
a'compromise was effected, and he los
been running along making a living, but
II was noticed by soms oil his most In
innate friends that he had very little 10
say, and seemed to be In deep study Ior
several days past,
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panleAr Iiot,l flra.

NEw YoRK, Feb. ls.-Firo broke out lsle
last night In tho Riverside Hotel, near
Rutherford, n j., q we'll known simmer
resort, aud which v patronlGsd during the
winter season by New York business men
with their families, Tho guests were
reused from their beds, aud on rushing 10
tho corridors were driven back by smoke
and llames. Panic ReiGsd them, and for 4
time there was the greatest excitement.
The fire attracted numbers OF people 10
the scene, and there were plenty Of vOllin.
teets, The. work Of tesCus was begun,
and In q few minutes all had been re.
moved from the hotel, six ladies being
carried out In an unconscious state. The
hotel was almost destroyed. The damage
IA about $4,000.
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AHnpry s.at, ofAn,ir..

PIrrsuuRGH, Pa, Feb. ls.-There are
more mtnerS at work tue Monongahela
river now than at any time during the
past year. All the works are running full
handed. The indications are that should
there not be another lockout more coal
will be mined the next year than for sew.
eral years. Most Of the coal that went
out on the recent rise, some 0,0OO,O 600 bush.
els, were mined during the past two
months. The money distributed through
out the valley from that run has been
almost sufficient to wipo out the miners'
debts contracted during the strike.
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"Bultsisup" Plays - thssstptA again
How n Turns out,


PITTSBURGH, Feb. ia singular case
Of mistaken identity was developed In tile
Criminal Court to-day. Mrs. Bauers ap.
pealed TO the Court yesterday Tor a writ
Of habeds corpus 10 compel Mrs. Myers and
her husband 10 produce the body oi q
iout.mon.hs old child In court. Mrs.
lIauers claims the child was born al the
CITY Home and that MB, Myers obtained
Il from her with the promise that II
should be returned. This statement WRa
corroboraled by the superintendent oi
the Home and some ntirse5.
Myers swofe positively that the child was
thelta and had been born at theif house.
They called the physlClan and several
nelghbots, who Cortobofated Mis-. Myers
story. The court gave the child TO MI
and Mrs, MyefB.
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sEArrLR, WYo, Feb. lS.-When The
Chlnamen we're driven ont Of 9hehomiSh
city last week those who had property
interests we're made tlo exception. They
we're notified al that time, however, that
they must leave by Monday, On Monday
when told 10 10 they refused. Late that
night a dynamite cartridge was exploded
under their house, wreCkihg the
building, but not injurlng the China.
men. The latter pluCkily moved into the
portion Of q building that was rot de.
Btfoyed aud reiterated thelr determination
10 stay. This morning 4 number ol shots
we're llted into the house, but none Of the
occupants were Injured, AT last Accounts
they were still holding the fort, declaring
they would not leave,
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. iS.-JOhn Bell, aged
O5 aud q member Of The well known firm
Of upholstets, was decoyed into q Ninth
street buhCo room this morning while on
Ills way 10 his Office. Mr.. Bell became 20
pleased with the workings Of the game
that he went TO the bank aud drew 1900
and returned, He was almost lmmedl.
Ately knocked down and. when he re-
covered be found the money and thieves
gone, They have not yet been arrested,
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NoYNl. sulOlpk.
A Man Dies BY tue Gas lStIIod-Hls Sue.
ceslIul Operation,

A Man Dies BY tue Gas lIS thOd-Hls Sue.
CssIiul Operation.
NKw YoRR, Feb. 1S.-Jean Lebersong,
French cook, committed suicide Tuesday
night in his boarding house, No. 4O9
Fourth avenue. He smolhered himself by
inhaling Illuminating gus, as hundreds had
done before him, but his method Of doing
II was singularly strange. lie had not
been seen since Tuesday night when be
went to his room, a little hall bed room,
and locked the door.
; This morning Lebersong was found
lying ii the'bed, dead. He had attached
the seven.foot.long hose Of drop.llght
In the room to a gas arm over the. bed
passed 1t under himself and into hil
mouth from the other side. Then IA
make sure that no gas should escape tC
prolong hig struggles or betray hispurpose
he had smothered his head In bandsges
wrapping a sheet around his head, face
and neck. Then he had turned on the gas
AS the corpse rested In bsd 1t looked
like q man smoking q long Turkish pipe
He left letter stating that hc was tired o.
lifa
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ws.t ylrEInla ro,lmn.tst..

Special Ditpaich 10 The htllllgeaccr.
wAsnINaroN, Feb. ls.-Amoug the
tourth-clats postmasters appointed to-day
we're the following for West Virginia: AT
Bsrnardstown, Webster county, s. b.
Hamrick, vice j. N. Hsmrick; at Orange,
IIoone county, Alexander Deiarnett, vice
Robert Workman; at PiCkaway, Monroe
county, L. u. Meade, vice john II. slmp-
son; at Rock Camp, Monroe county, Mrs.
.Rebecca j. Rudd. vice Lucinda Harvey
At Rock Gave, UpShur county, Martin NJ.
Rice, vice John +. HUFF; at Willow Bend,
Monroe county, Mrs. Isabel Green, vice
Il. Il. N[pAdoF.
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LONDON, Feb. 1s.-In an interview To.
dRy with the late Vicar General Of the RO.
man Catholic Church In China, the prelate
expressed himself as delighted with the
tials, Icinpita and -s5the, :. CordIGl IilVsIi.
nsr Of the authorities In their In.
terCourse with tho priests. He reports
that the Imperial Court at Pekin has
urgently requested the establishment OF
an Apostolic Legate at that capital, and u
Commission OF Cardinals Is now consider.
ing the Availability Of complying with the
reuueAt
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A Prison Revolt NIppSd in the iIaD by a
PIhkstLon UbiectIHe.


TRoY, N. u, Feb. 1S.-Yesterday Dis.
tfiCt Attorney Rhodes received inIorna.
tion from Florida that the notorious Mich.
Ael KuttE, alias 'gheeny Mike, had al.
tempted 10 break Jail al Jacksonville, using
q liberal supply Of money furnished him
by his wife. With good judgment among
his ielloW.pfiBoners, he ihCited them 10 q
revolt, which would probably have proved
successful but for the action Of Detective
Gallagher, Of the Plnkerton force. The
officers had reason 10 believe that tools
with which 10 effect an escape had been
smuggled into the jail and a visit was paid
10 the institution 70 search KuhE, The
latter suspected the intention Of the Off.
GERS, and mounting q chair he called the
other prisoners 70 bis aid and dtlled the
officers, The prisoners replied with RlaC.
fity, and matters began 10 look serious
when Gallagher, drawing q revolver
dashed into the ward Of the prisoners and
collated Kuht. Other officers followed
Gallagher, and the prisoners were dis
pefsed. KuflE was then searched and
about 800 was found In his pockets. lii
has been put under lock aud key and ID
irons, and q guard constontly on watch
The other fingleadefs we're inanaeled ant
put In cells,
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OnSloSs ditler, OF course, as to the prob
,ble eject Of the independent action OF
N, Juprlion Iron Company We haVt
,,ited go long for a settlement that BY
Nil, tine We should have become strong
n ,bo exercise OF patience. We shall
1,co to continue to wait and take event.
\. they come, Neither the public nor tht
n.r,papers can settle the matter,
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Tarslrong men are falling fast. In hli
oSn aeld John b. Cough was not thu
last Of those who have lately passed
lTay. To strong conviction and a sac
experience he added the talent Of th,
oator and the actor. Who that has heart
Atm will forget how he moved his audi
,ncs at will to laughter or tears? He be-
leyed in temperance and talked temper.
lnce, but there was no subject which ht
MAS not able to make fascinating, He wat
oaeOI the greatest platform orators Of his
tins. lleput his talents to good use and
made the world better for his living in 1t.
John h. Cough filled his own place, and
be will have no successor.
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wAsniSaroS, y q. Feb. is.-ThO prime
ipal topic Of discussion at the Cabinet
meeting to-day was the action Of the Re.
publican Senatorial cauOu1 yesterday In
feqard 10 the matter Of suspensions and
Appointments 10 offices. A general later.
change Of news was had, but no decisive
actioii WAS taken. II is understood, how.
eyef, That Il was agreed that no lntinAtlon
shali be given a. 10 what action may be
iaEen by the administration until the
question IL ofEicially brought 10 the notice
pt lhe Executive,
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At,opslY.UESERAL UALDwELL is u

ArropSsl.uGSERAL caldwell Ia un
uues,ionAlIy right in his opinion concern
iag the status OF colored pupils in thu
public school system, There can be no
loub! as TO the meaning Of the Constitu-
lioa on this point. Colorsd citizens can
not lind fault with the opinion, II the.
do not like the fact, they must blame tn
Constitution. So long as their Childrei
have equal educational advantages will
The white, there is no reasonable ground
Of complaint. The opinion is not only
Dual but it seems to be conceived in .
good spirit,
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Box FACTORY strike.

CHICAGO, Feb. lS.-The strike at the
Maxwell box factory, which was the oc.
casion oil serious rioting several weeks
ago. has a prospect Of settlement The
factory Is running again with one.third
Of the usual force. The strikers sent
letter outlining plan Of compromise and
an answer was returned by the firm, In
which they say: 1--WE have 10 Say that
no proposition will be entertained by US
which will interfere with the use OF
machinery, as we deem It the best in the
execution OF our business"
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SENATOR GonMAS remembers that Their
,,s recently q reform movementin Mary
land. and he is determined to mGke=ithO
"A, the defeated reiormers. When hi
forced /. freeman Rssin on the people oi
Baltimore as Naval Officer he made thu
,ppointmrnts Of Eugene HigSens anc
Morris Thomas seem insignificant in th
IA, s,Oilhiags offensive. R4sln Is the chieI
Of (iornans FOUNDERS. The President
will otc}ursp, adhere strictly to his IDEA
MSl 0nnbIc office Is q public trust"
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the WIisKY rnAFFtC.
'As Rsra ahllcanS Decide TO ItS.Eaaot the
SCOTT Law.

'He RenhN NllcAhA Decide TO RO1bhAot the
SCOTT Law.
Cctrmrs, O., Feb. 1s.-Ths Republican
H'mbcs of the General Assembly held a
ancuS Last night to consider tile subject Of
Ntable legislation for regulating the
'Alsky traffic Of the State. Mr., Cowgirl
Fcsidod and Mr. BtumbaCk acted as
scIetaty. The meeting was we'll attended
ad full interchange oi views wss had
'I the subject thoroughly discussed. II
Ne decided 10 Introduce d bill similar 10
We " one offered by Mt. Fatrar, providing
Y 4 straight tax Of 500 on each saloon.
The distribution Of the revenue arising
som this tax Is the same ~ under the
volt Law, with the exception Of the ten
Eteent lor constructing the intermediate
Nallentiaty. This clause 10 10 be ellmi.
aass alIsd from the bill. The advisabllity ol
ni'uhS N in local option clause was also
Sa.ssassed, y. but II was decided 10 leave this
pMiol Y, the temperance question 10 COME
w III separate bin.
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.lspnlch 10 a, hislltamoer.

Special Dlspaich 10 The IHtslliOaoer,
NIINao JUNCTION, o., Feb. ls.-About 10
o'clock tonight Charles Hall, an old and
respected citizen Of this town, heard a
disturbance among hlsChicken coopa in
the back yard. Ga going out 10 ascertain
the cause, he discovered five men. He
made an an Rttempt to scare them of, but
one OF the thieves pulled revolver and
shot him. The bali entered near the loft
shoulder and ranged down toward his
heart. He lived about thirty minutes
after being Bhot. No clue has yet been
gained as to who the parties were. Mr..
Hall was well .to.do, and about G2 years old.
He leaves a wife and several children
grown up.
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THE soUUrn PENN.
rhs New Move Mate by hp syudiCRte-Pllu.
buFRh End,


NEw YORK, Feb. ls-It looks now as
though the Morgan syndicate, which is
endesyoriDg To swallow the Reading road,
had found possible stumbling block In
It's path In the minority stockholders Of
tho South Penn.
The trouble arises from the fact that the
Vanderbilt estate and the property OF the
gentlemen associated with the late Wm.
II. Vanderbilt In making the deal with
the Pennsylvania Railroad has been de.
Clared by some OF the corporation lawyers
to be liable for damages. William NJ.
EVarts and others OF equal standing are al.
legged to have said that the sale OF theSouth
Penn. In defiance OF the wishes OF a mum.
Der OF the stockholders was breach Of
contract on the part OF Vanderbilt, and
that the evidence taken In the suit o.
Is all that is needed to legally
establish this fact. Knowing that
preparations were being made for suits II
the road Is not finished It Is now said the
Vanderbllts have stayed the hands Of tue
syndicate. DR.. Hostetter, Ralph Bagaley,
Mr.. Ohalfant and other minority stock
holders can show, II Is claimed, they have
lost large sums directly and indirectly by
the breach Of contract and there is no tell.
ing where the suits will end. The farmers
who granted rights Of way to the South
Penn will also form pool and sue for
damages. This being too serious a matter
TO be overlooked, the syndicate tried TO
compromise through franklin 3. Gowen.
He is heart and soul In favor OF building
the South Penn so as to give Reading an
outlet for Its coal and would not listen 10
any plan less than the building OF the
road.
The story goes that the syndicate de.
cided 70 work through some other man
and selected Henry NJ. Lewis aa the one
to pull these majority chestnuts out OF the
minority fire. Mr.. Lewis is a EtoCklIolder
In the South Penn and has always hitherto
been associated with IIostetter and the
minority interest. He and HoBtetter were
appointed last summer as a committee to
represent the minority at the Saratoga
Conference with Vanderbilt. The first
step In the project was to make Mr.. Lewis
ono Of the five voting trustees under the
new plan. This was done on Tuesday.
Then MI. Lewis was deputod to visit Pitts.
burgh 10 buy out the minority at the best
terms possible, but--buy them out lie
must.
Mr.. Lewis will doubtless approach
minority stockholders, hoping 10 buy their
stock for trife. His duty Is to prevent
these suits for damages.
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Toe ssann land case reads like q chap
T., Eom oAIonte Cristo." But the com
",op,se NJ ins, reached is q good thing ioi
we.! Virginia. 1t opens to settlement an
in, nease area when has long been tiec
mn by litigation, The Tus story Of the
4. sr,on lands ia as interestiugSs highly
.,oppht fiction.
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flolENr INrEMPEnANoE,
A n thsr Triss to Throw Her Children
USdsr MoVlng Tram.

USdsr Moving Tram.
GHlcAao, Feb. ls.-Mrs. Margaret White
mad a desperate attempt last evening to
murder her two little children, and but
for he timely interference Of James
Dohsfty, q special policeman, she would
have succeeded. When crossing the Lake
short and Rock Island tracks at the
AFcheF Avenue crossing he saw Mrs.
White with her four-year old boy and six,
year bid girl standing near the train Of
moving height cars, He noticed the
woman trying 10 push the little ones
bsnegth the wheels Of the moving cars,
but the little children resented
each time and broke away from
their mothers graspF The train had
almoat passed when the woman delibeT-
ately showed the boy under the slowly
moving cars, Doherty jumped 10 the lit
tie bdy's rescue, and was just in time to
save The Child's Life, The woman turned
sayaesly on him and exclaimed, "WhAt
did you do that forP My husband Ia q
dTunkard. lam tired Of life but / want
TO gal rid OF these children lIst,"
HA husband appeared before Justice
-Aike this morning and stated that his
vile Had attempted to take the life Of the
children once before with an aXe-handle
while she was intoxicated. The justice
sent her to the Martha Washington Home
with fine OF $50.
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Tno ilarrS. supk.
tteIal DL.paIeA D IM InLAIWMAr.

Special DItpdteh 10 tM Inttllgeheer.
rARKERsBuRa, W. Va, Feb. iS.-Ths
tow.boat Mercer, on her way from Pitts.
burgh TO Msmphiswith large tow Of coal,
struck the middle pleroi the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad bridge about s O'Clock this
morning and sunk two bArges containing
1900 bushels Of coal. Just to one aide oi
the channel. One othef barge was also
i,ailV ihiuIpd
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Alexander Arrives,

pHiLLtPoPolis, Feb. iS.-Pdncs Alex.
andef has arrived here In his capacity Of
ruler oi Eastern Roumelia and has met
With q most enthusiastic reception, Dur
Ing the day oil tue Consuls except the Rus
alan Ylhlled him.
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DIS MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 1S.-A bill was
introduced in the Senate yesterday pro.
hibiting teachers, members OF college
faculties, State aud county superintend.
ents and members OF the State Board OF
Examiners from using alcoholic and mar
cotic stimulauts.