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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A Mexican Practical Miner to
Visit the Locality
AND TEST THE WHITE VEIN.
lie is Favorably Impressed With
What He Hears, and WIN Make
Simple Test That VIII
Settle the Question.

Mr.. E. A. Smith, a gentleman engaged
in gold and silver mining in Mexico, is
in the city, and will go to-day to the
White farm, in this county near the
Pennsylvania State line, to inspect the
alleged gold bearing rock recently dis
covered there, and said to assay about
$40 ton. Mr.. Smith saw the reference
to this vein OF rock in last Mondays
ISTELLIGENCER, and as he was visiting
friends in this section Of country, he
resolved to come here. He made ar
rangements to drive out to-day, and il
the rock looks promising to his expert
enCed eye, he will try the effects OF an
assay on the Mexican plan, which con-
sists simply Of pounding the stone up
fine and washing it in q pan till the tiny
particles OF gold settle and can be sep
arated.
Mr.. Smith was rather favorably i'm
pressed by what he heard here. He had
in his satchel q piece OF quartz very rich
in gold, taken flom mine he recently
opened in Mexico. He carries as a
pocket piece small brick OF pure gold
valued at ISL, taken from the same vein.
The piece OF quartz he carried was strik-
ingly like that which ex-Sheritf George
K. Jingle once took from the ground in
this county and had assayed. The two
stones could not be distinguished by an
ordinary observer. The stone found on
the White farm, on the contrary, is much
like soapstone or blue fire-clay. Mr..
Smith says the two may be connected
and both bear gold. He suspects if the
soapstone contains gold that has silver
also. This is in line with an old legend
that the Indians used to find silver
somewhere near Wheeling.
Speaking of the value Of the ore, Mr..
Smith said il it should prove to con-
tain 81 to the ton it would be worth
working. lift assayed So or IS it would
be quite valuable, and if it PANIED out
$40 to the ton it would be big thing
for the county. If it reached Sl5, he
said, he would try and get into a COM
pany to work it, taking it out Of the
ground himself.
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The Wheeling and Jax teams will
play again this aitern DON. Wheeling to
make sure Of victory should do some
heavier batting.
The Columbus club says that Jim
Curry "was released for reasons that
concern him more than any one else
and which we deem il u kindness not
to make public. The management will
exert themselves TO the utmost to secure
not only a winning team, but class Of
players who will be a credit and not a
reproach to the capital city"
Since Manager George Burbridge, OF
the Jax team, resigned his position a
few days since, the changes in the
team have been numerous. "Puggy"
Speidel, who signed with the team
when It first visited here, and Murphy
have been released, and it Is reported
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The "Jack Bass Fishing Club" =
somewhat famous organisation Of prom.
nent citizens, is arranging to 90 to Can.
ton via the Cleveland, Lorain x Wberj.
ing road, next Tuesday, where thew will
encamp on the shores Of Myers Lake A
beautiful sheet OF water short dis,aBr,
from Canton. They will 90 under M
leadership OF Captain" Anton Rev.
mann, who purchased last season lie
larger part OF the lake and the surround,
ing property. The place is quite popa.
lar MS a quietsummGr resort, ind The
members ofythe club will camp in no
ordinary manner. They will be quar-.
tered in 4 roomy hotel and for two or
three days will throw aside all dignity
and business cares and be boys again.
They will swim, row and fish and have
the jOlliest kind of time. They are
all looking forward to the trip with
pleasant anticipations.
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Mr.. W. T. Burt and daughter attract
ed considerable attention last evening
by appearing on Main and some Of the
other brick paved streets mounted on a
new tandem wheel. They rolled along
easily and rapidly, accompanied a por-
ton OF the time by Mr.. Will Mccoy,
who was also riding his wheel. In the
cities of the East, where there are
smooth avenues and drives, these tam
dems are very popular with ladies and
gentlemen out for a pleasant exercise
and ride. With the brick payements
increasing in Wheeling, more Of these
machines may be looked for here. The
number riding the "wirey" wheels here
in Wheeling appears to be increasing
daily.
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LOCAL BRRYTTTES.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About
the City.

Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
the City.
A LOT Of men and boys are catching
drift wood in the river.
SEVERAL fishermen came home ON ac-
count of the muddy water.
BLACKBERRIEs in this immediate neigh
borhoOd promise n big yield.
THE Summer School at the Wheeling
Business College is largely attended.
A LOT Of nails had to be moved on the
BenwoOd wharf on account Of the rapid
ly rising river yesterday.
A MILK wagon ran of yesterday on
North Market street, and milk was
splashed all over the street.
The Prettyman boy, drowned Sunday,
was buried yesterday from the residence
OF his parents, on the South Side.
TIE West Virginia China Company
will make ware to-day or tomorrow
and expects to be ready to burn its first
ware in week or so.
L. w. WELLS, the architect, has gone
10 Buckhannon, tosubmit TO the commit
tee his plans for the NJ. Z. Conference
Seminary to be built there.
The Riverside nail factory will start
up again this morning. 1t is under,
stood that nearly all the machines vii!
be on and a run OF several days is looked
for.
CHARLES RAHR was fined s. and cost
in the police court yesterday morning
for fight with John Rine. The evi'
dence showed Rine was not to blame
and he was dismissed.
JOSEPH SrlMEFELD, aged 2S, a native
and resident OF Wheeling, and Mis-
Tena Kirchgessner, aged %, n native o
Marshall county and resident OF Wheel
ing; Simon Hertel, aged 81, widower
born in Pittsburgh aud resident 0
Wheeling, and Martha NJ. Gebhart
aged 10. a native and resident OF Wheel
ing, were licensed to wed yesterday.
TIE Executive Council Of the Wheel
ing Club has arranged for full drcs
reception to be rendered President HUI
linen Quarter and bride (nee Mis-
Annie Hogg, OF Cadiz), who have jus
returned from an extended bridal trip
The reception will take place at thu
rooms OF the club next Tuesday evening
The committee will spare no pains Il
make the event u notable one.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted Il
record deed made July 10, by JOIN
Schott and wife to the Schmulbacl
Brewing Company, in consideration 0
1915, for fractional lot ! in Sprigg !
Ritchie's addition, in the Eighth ward
Deed made October 3, by W. J. W. Cow
den, trustee, to Charles G. Jungling, i
consideration OF $50, for a one-iourti
interest in lot 10, in Elmwood square, oil
the Island.
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UMPIRE SlIuuOub, Ut present lOChleu
here, is one Of the oldest base ball men
in the country in point OF years in the
business. He has been in it as player,
manager and umpire for twenty years,
and he claims that Umpire Ferguson, OF
the Association, is the only man in the
country who has been in the business
longer than be has. Mr.. Simmons first
played in 1868 with the Excelsiors OF
Chicago. In lS69-7O he was with the
Forest Citys Of Rockford, ILL.,, for which
A. G. spaulding, the now celebrated
base ball man, pitched. In 1871 he was
with the Chicagos, and played here with
that team on the old fair grounds. In
1879 he was with the Forest
Citys, OF Cleveland. In 1873 at Keo-
kuk, Iowa. In 1875 he was with
st. Louis at the time the two Gleasons
and Calvin started out on the profess
sional road. From 1877 to 1870 he was
manager OF the Rochesters; during that
time they took their great trip to San
Francisco, playing in Salt Lake City en-
route. They were outabout three months,
and won every game they played. In
1882 he belonged to the first paid corps
of umpires had by the American Asso-
citation. In 1888 he managed the Tren.
ton, n. j., team. In 1884, manager OF
Wilmington, Del, team, champions
Eastern League. In 1885, manager Vir-
ginians, Of Richmond, champions. In
1856, manager Waterburys, Conn.,, sec
ond place. In 1887, manager Syracuse
team, second place.
other Tri.state Games Played Yesterday,
At Sandusky-The game between San
dusky and Mansfield was pitchers bat
tie with ragged support by both mines
With man on second and third, Rout.
clide made n timely hit in the ninth and
drove in the winning runs for the home
team. The score:
T. MT. T.
Mansilcld..." 0 0 j / OIL
BattcrIcs-oBrIcn and Wcstlake; somcB aud
Bishop.
At Columbus-The home team were
easy winners over Lima in game
without special features other than some
good batting on both sides. The field
ing was only fair on either side. The
score:
LIma.,...,....... 0 0 / 0 0 0 O-3 ! ?
Earned-Columbus .; Linn, .. Datteries-N.
liHndiOOe aud HOencmann; SOwdeFs and Som
mers. Umpire-Barnum.
At Canton-Canton defeated Toledo
in close and at times exciting game.
The home team performed excellently
in the field, making but one error. Gar
field pitched a good game for the visit
ors, allowing Canton but three hits, but
aided by errors, Canton scored four runs
in the fourth and the visitors were not
able to catch up. The score:
T.B.H l.
Toledo. ,... Q 0 o 0 0 20 .
Battcrics-BauSewine and Sixsmith; Garfield
and Brown. .Umpire-liall.
At anesville-The champions were
Overwhelmingly defeated by Zanesville.
Irwin was wild and the entire team
seemed to be ratified. Their only run
was made in the third on two errors
and sacrifice hit. Childs made the
only hit in the seventh. Laaer made a
long drive over the fence, but the ball
struck building and bounded back;
The score:
7. BILE
Zanesyille-. > . 90 / 0 , O-l0 .
Kalamazoo. o 0 l 0 600 CT l
Earned-ZancsvIlIc, 4. Battcries-Gumber
and Laucr; Irwin and Rlsingcr mud O'Ncill
umplre-Stellbcrger.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-12

The Reymann Brewing Company has
been much annoyed by boys and others
stealing iron and brass from their prem
Uses lately, and more particularly since
a rag picker by the name OF Emanuel
Boyd moved into the immediate vicinity
of the brewery. Yesterday Boyd was
detected in the act OF coming away from
one OF the lots owned by the company
with lot OF old iron, and among 1t was
an iron wagon axle. One Of the mein-
bers Of the company notified officer
Carney OF the theft, and the officer went
before Justice Davis and swore out q
warrant for the arrest Of Boyd. Boyd
was arrested by the officer and had his
examination before the justice at 1880
last evening, and in default Of 500 bail
he was committed to jail for court.
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Tho Lprkont YIrtnnli1 rnn.A

PITTsBuRGH, Pa, July 1.-THE Anal.
gamRted scale was signed this afternoon
by Jores & Laughlins, of the American
Iron Works, OF this city, and also By the
Gate city Iron Company, OF Gate City,
Alabama. The signing Of the scale by
Jones 4 Laughlins was received with
general rejoicing by the iron workers,
as they regard it as virtually ending the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-12

the blind in Columbus, where he has
made remarkable progress as blind in
structOr.
W. S. YanHorn, employed on the O.,
L. & W. railroad, hasremoved his family
from Bellaire TO this city.
H. E. Wells is closing out his drug
store, preparatory to making a trip
through the South for his health. Mr..
Wells has been i'll for the past three
months, and his present condition Of
health necessitates a trip in other
climes.
The new safety gates at the o., L. 4
W. railroad crossing have been com.
pleted and work admirably well. The
o. & P. and O., L. & W. gates, OF differ.
ent patterns, are operated from one
tower by a man. Martins Ferry should
take pattern of these gates, and see that
the railroads place the same in that
civ.
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lie Is FOR HARRISON.
A Now York Business Man who Is Opposed
In Free Trada

a New York business Man who Is Opposed
to Free Trade.
Mr.. L, lie Bel, OF Chambers street, New
York, the eastern agent of the Etna
Glass and Manufacturing Company, is
in the city, the guest OF Mr.. L. B. Bowie,
Secretary Of that company. AT the Nc
Lure House last evening he was point
cd out to an INTELLIGENCRR reporter as
recent tlopper-a convert from the
cause Of Cleveland and Free Trade to
that OF Harrison and Protection. The
reporter sought an introduction, and
was taken into n general conversation in
which several gentlemen were engaged.
Alr. lie Bel made no secret OF his change
OF heart. He said he had always been
a Democrat, voted the Democratic ticket
and exerted what influence he had in
its favor. Now he is an enthusiastic
Republican, and is doing all he can for
the cause.
When asked why he had changed his
political affiliations, he said the position
Of the two parties on the question OF the
tariff left him no alternative but to sup
port the party that stands for Protection.
In his own business, he said, the one
line OF blown ware could not be manu-
featured in America il the tariff were
taken Off or materially reduced; "but,"
he added, chat is not the consideration
which makes me a Republican this
year-it is the broader consideration
that Protection is necessary to the pros.
perity Of the country ut large"
"How will New York stand?"
"She will go Republican. stake my
judgment on the prediction. She is safe
for Harrison. All the indications point
to n good majority. l know many
prominent men in the Democratic ranks
who have quietly changed base. OF
course there are hundreds | do not know
for every one | do"
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Strangers in the City and Wheeling People
Abroad.
Mr.. c. Percy, of Kent Island, Nd, is
visiting friends in the city.
Charles McChesney, Of the South Side,
is visiting friends at Millburn, Pa.
George Atkinson, jr., and Sol Frank
leave this morning to visit friends in
New Cumberland.
Mr.. II. P. Harvey left yesterday for
East Liverpool, where he will spend q
two weeks vacation with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Pearson entertain
ed number Of their friends out at the
Park yesterday afternoon and evening
in very charming manner.
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WILMINGTON, y. c., July ll,-Slcphep
Freeman, colored, convicted Of the crime
of rape on white woman, was hanged
here to-day, The execution took ploc,
in the jail, sixty.threc witnesses helm,
admitted, MS required by law. Several
applications were made to the Goyerncr
for pardon or Communication OF scntcnr,
to life imprisonment, but after careful
consideration, he refused to interfere
Freeman protested his innocence to the
last
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The Republican club will meet at
the club room Friday night. All Re-
publicans are requested to turn out.
Rev. L. L. Stewart, A. ]. LYDIA and
Mr.. J. G. Bardall are at Grafton attend
ing to some business connected with the
NJ. E. Seminary.
Yesterday afternoon the saloon
keepers were before Mayor Purdy
charged with selling liquor. Several
fines were imposed.
The Republican County Executive
Committee meets Thursday next, when
the entries for the respective nomina-
tons will be closed.
Hon. 7. r. Carskaddon will speak at
the Court House Saturday night in the
interest Of the prohibition amendment,
from n third party standpoint.
Mr.. Charlie Brown was struck on the
head by piece OF iron yesterday morn
ing while at work in Purdy & Browns
mill, in the Second ward, and sustained
serious injuries.
Mr.. Joe Roberts fine horses attract a
great deal OF attention as they are driven
through the streets. They are fine Ken
lucky horses, and Of good speed. It
will pay one to visit his stables and see
what fine stock Marshall county has.
General Prices meeting Saturday
night failed to materialize. Mr.. Price
was loaded down with documents and
letters, but his Democratic brethren had
placed boycott on his meeting and
not enough were present to warrant him
to proceed.
Charles Duncan and Asa Hamrick
were brought TO the penitentiary yester-
day, the former being sent up for five
years for murder and the latter five
years for larceny. Hamrick is the man
who burned the Court House in Nc
Dowell county.
Late Monday night horse was stolen
from the stable Of Mr.. Cyrus Lutes, liv-
ing on Roberts Ridge, about six miles
from Moundsyille. One OF Mr.. Lutes'
boys heard noise in the stable, and
shortly after heard some one riding
rapidly away. He Immediately went
out and discovered the horse gone. He
gave chase and overlook the party about
four miles from the house, when the
thief jumped from the horse and took |
TO cornfeld. Mr.. Lutes came 10 town
early in the morning to look for the |
thief, but could learn nothing Of him.
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that Crotty is to follow them. speidel's
release is not approved of by the Jack
son people, as he was considered one OF
the best players in the team. Manager
Curry, OF the Columbus, had hardly
got his release from that club till he
was signed by Jackson to play second
and manage. Chrisman, released by
Columbus, has also been taken in by
Jackson, and it is understood that Neal,
pitcher, finally fired by Columbus, is TO
be signed by jackson, and negotiations
are pending for trade OF Stickney TO
Kalamazoo for Aldrich and Whalen.
Another new player is Shortstop Raj
ferty, this seasons leader in that posi-
ton in the Western League,
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bridgeport.

Mrs. Glen Uranium is out Of town
this week visiting friends.
Harry Trueman; Of the @. & P. freight
office, is in st, Louis visiting his sister.
Prof. George Heinlein is in Baltimore
as delegate to the Biennial Convention
being held there this week for the pup
pose Of advancing all institutions for the
blind. Prof. Heinlein:s has for some
time been located at the institution for
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-12

is natures own true laxative. It is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to cleanse the system
when biliousor costive; to dispel head.
aches, colds and fevers; to cure habitual
constipation, indigestion, piles, etc.
Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Sold by Logan 4 Co., Anton P. Hess,
r. B, Burt and @. Menkemiller. At
Bellaire By d. n. Mercer.
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OPERA HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
A Scene Room being BuIlt-New York
Artists Here.

A Scene Room being Built-New York
Artists Here.
Work has begun on alterations and
improvements at the Wheeling Opera
House which will add much to the man.
agement OF Manager Riester's house
when the theatrical season of $3.50
opens. This opening will be on Thurs
day evening, August SO-the Thursday
Of State Fair week-when Sponsors orig
inal Philadelphia company will open a
two nights engagement in "The Little
Tycoon" In the coming season Mana.
ger Riester will marguerite a reform,
giving but two performances in any one
week, and these the best on the road.
II he cannot get good attraction for
any week, he will not take any.
An addition is now being built, ad-
joining the stage on the north, and loca-
ted on the lot lately bought by the
German Insurance Company, which
owns the house. This addition is to be
fire proof, built OF corrugated iron, and
to be used as scenery room. Hereto
fore when an attraction carrying its own
scenery came, it was hard to put it on
right, because the houses scenery
crowded the stage. This room will al
low the stage to be entirely cleared.
Mr.. Thomas Follis, scene painter
from the studio OF the famous Harley
Merry, in New York, arrived in the
city yesterday, and Mt once began work
preparing for the painting OF an entirely
new set Of scenery. He will be joined
to-day by another New York artist, and
when the house opens there will not be
piece Of old scenery used.
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FOR HOT WEATHER.

A full line Of lightweight Serges, Pin
Cheeks and Drap DO EteS, which we are
prepared TO make up In the best style ut
reasonable prices.
Balbriggan Underwear at 81 90 a
Suit and upwards. Fancy Flannel Shirts
at so cents and upwards, ut
q. HESS u SONS,
1921 L. 1928 Market Street.
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SURPRISING TIE RRc0Rn
DepredRtlons by Bald Knobbrr,-A p,,,
Contemplated.

a. NN'-e'N"H ~ btAAh hHuDUrTs=A Hal
Contemplated.
CHICAGO, July ia dispatch FINN
Springfield, Mo-, says; That portion d
Missouri known rs the home OF the g,li
KnobbeB-Christian, fancy, Barry and
Ozark countics-is striving to sprpa,,
former records. During the las, two ar
three months it is estimated that at lea.t
1000 head Of cattle have been stolen in
fancy and Christian counties hv E,Ii
knobbers-"Uplanden,r as they r"Ij
themselves. One OF the band has been
arrested and a raid on the res, Of The
gang is contemplated. One OF The rgng
is said to hCvG been murdered by COM.
panions for divulging secrets.
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aooRE-At the residence Of his father. v. W.
Moore, on Tuesday. July TO- ls'., at ]!
O'Clock p. M, HARRY c. MooEE, IN bis .nih
year,
Funeral this Thursday afternoon At o'cjots.
from the residence Of his father No. 50
EoT street. lutenent private, nj Green
wood Cemetery
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The Baltimore & Ohio Company'was
able to send its Baltimore express east
at 5:S5 yesterday morning, and all the
trains left on time through the day.
The half span OF the twin bridge at
Rowlesburg did not block traffic, us Il
switch was laid, and n single track used
for trains bound with ways. The train
from Baltimore.via Grafton due at II n.
IN. was two hours late, but other trains
came in on time. The Baltimore and
st. Louis express, which usually runs
via Parkersburg, came up us
far as Moundsville and was there
transferred to the Ohio River
road and went on to Parkersburg and
west. c., w. d B. trains from the
west still come to Wheeling from Par
kersburg over the Ohio River road, and
go east via. the Pittsburgh division.
Last evening Railway Mail Agents ]. A.
Casey, S. i. Enstborne, NJ. L. Talley
and I. w. Murray, Of that run, came
here, transferred their mails to the
Hempfeld, and remained at the Howell
House over night. The mails have
been seriously delayed, and Wheeling
D. P. o. was piled full yesterday.
Telegraphic communication with the
interior is almost entirely shut off. 1t
has been almost impossible to get word
from Morgantown, where the floods are
supposed to have done the greatest
damage. The INTELLIGENCRR's reports
from Grafton and other points were re-
ceived via Baltimore.
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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will
sell excursion tickets next Sunday, May
20, and continue to sell them during tie
entire summer, to Pittsburgh, at the rate
OF 81 so the round trip, tickets good for
Sunday only. Will also sell excursion
tickets to Washington, Pa, at the rate Of
81. Trains leave Wheeling at 81 and $40
q m
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for habitual constipation, dyspepsia, and
kindred ills is the famous California
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs. II
strengthens as well us cleanses the sys-
TEN, it is easily taken, and perfectly
harmless. Sold by Logan & Co., Anton
z. Hess, r. B. Burt, and @. Menkemeller.
At Bellaire by NJ. N. Mercer.