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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-13

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l2.-On
motion OF Mr.. Quay in the Senate to-day
the House bill to authorize he construc-
ton of the Ohio Connecting Railroad
Company bridge over the Ohio river in
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, was
taken from the calendar and passed with
IN amendment.
Mr.. Stewart offered n resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Secretary OF
State for information us to the case OF
John Prussia, naturaliZed American
citizen who has been impressed into the
military service OF France, and as to other
like cases.
The motion to refer the Presidents
annual message was then taken up and
Mr.. Cone proceeded to address the Sem
ate. He began by speaking Of the sur.
plus OF Sl4O,0O0,00O in the Treasury, and
said that the causes which took that
money needlcssly from the pockets oil
the people and the channels OF trade Ito
the enieeblement OF every branch OF in.
dustry) were continuing and produced
more aggravated results each successive
year. 1t was easy to see unless the
causes were removed or greatly modified
II was only question OF time when
u calamity, fatally involving all the in.
dustrial interests OF the country must
follow. In view OF this emergency, so
full of evil portent to the country, the
President had in n wise and bold mes
sage urgently recommended such n re;
vision OF the tariff and reduction oi
duties on imports as would reduce the
revenues to the limit required for the
support OF the government, In that the
President was simply voicing demand
that came from the people OF the whole
country.
AS to the Presidents recommendation
that wool be placed on the free list, Mr..
Coke stated that wool ought to go on
the free list, Just as all the bases OF man.
uiacture and as all machinery used in
manufacturing should, but when wool
was placed on the free list it ought to bG
done in the interest OF the consumer, not
OF the manufacturer. A duty OF 81 per
cent would pay back the manufacturer
the difference between English and
American wages in wOolen manpfac.
lures.
At the close OF Mr.. Cooks speech the
Senate resumed consideration Of the bill
to provide for the admission OF the State
Of South Dakota and for the organization
Of the Territory OF North Dakota. Mr.
Turpio spoke in opposition to the bill Of
the majority oithe committee andinsup
port OF fthat OF the minority. Mr., Cullom
spoke in favor oithe majority bill.
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LOCAL RAILROAD NEWS.
Progress and Prospects of State and Near
by Roads.

By Roads.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Railroad has decided to build n branch
from Millport, Ohio, via Meyers Lake,
the summer resort recently purchased
by Mr.. A. Reymann, OF this city, to
Canton, n distance Of ten miles. Sur
veyors began work on the branch We'd
nGsday.
The Scio correspondent OF the Cadiz
Republican says in this weeks issue:
The engineering corps OF the Wheeling
& Lake Erie Railroad passed through
Scio last Saturday, re-surveying the route
OF said road to the river. The Jewett
reporter OF the same paper says: The
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad survey
ors are in Jewett. They are on an en-
tire new survey this time, and say the
road is bound to come.
In recent conversation withe Gem
eral Jones, President OF the Cannon Ball
line, the General expressed confidence
that he was going TO be able to negotiate
the bonds and build the road.
The. State Line Railroad Company
held meetinga the Baltimore & Ohio
depot at Pittsburgh Wednesday. The
resignation OF Thomas NJ. King was re-
ceived and accepted, and J. V, Patton
elected to fill the vacancy. B. +. Young,
N. @. Griswold, Johns II. McCleaves
and J. b. Washington were elected di-
reCtors. Ten or twelve miles OF this
road have been completed and it is the
intention to build toward Morgantown
this season us far as possible, to connect
with the Fairmont, Morgantown & Pitts
burgh road. The line from Fairmont to
Clarksburg will likely be commenced
this season and largely finished, thus
completing the Baltimore & 0hio's pro-
jeCtions in the Upper Monongahela Val
ley.
The Pittsburgh Times is authority for
the statement that syndicate Of Penn
sylvania capitalists is arranging to take
hold of and finish the West Virginia
Railroad. This road was begun last year
and the worst OF the route, lying be-
tween Morgantown and the Preston
county line in West Virginia, graded
and partially bridged. 1t penctrates
some OF the greatest coal, limestone,
Ligonier block stone and iron ore de-
posits on earth, The persons who had
the matter in charge collapsed last Au-
gust, since which time no work has been
done. 1t is the intention to finish the
road through to connection with the
Baltimore 4 Ohio on the mountain top
near RoWlesburg.
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The novelty company headed by this
famous pair Of negro comedians opened
three-nights engagement at the Grand
last night to Il good house. 1t is as fine
n variety show MS was ever seen here.
Besides the proprietors there are Miss
Hilda Thomas, Il marvellous vocalist;
Harrigan, whose feats OF jugglcry are
original and thrilling; Harry Bryant, a
very funny comedian, and Polly Holmes,
who is pretty and possesses strong and
pleasing cOntralto voice; the Tills and
their wonderful marinettes; Conroy and
Dempsey, funny Irishmcn; Moulton
and Dashway, fine triple bar performers;
George II. Wood, comedian; George
LaBlanch (''the Marine'D and Patsy
Kerigan, sluggcrs. The programme is
varied and has nothing unattractive in it.
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INTERESTING TO COKE MEN.
COnnOlIsyIlle Producers Shut DOwn-seve
thousand Men Thrown Out.

ConnOIIsvIlle Producers Shut Down-seven
Thousand Men Thrown Out.
PIrTsBURGH, April ia most sig
nificant move was made in the Connells.
vile coke region to-day. All of the pro.
ducers have decided to close down their
works. The price OF coke, 81 per ton, is
now far below the cost of production,
and the smaller producers cannot longer
continue business upon losing basis.
The five large firms, McLure & Co., j.
NJ. Schoonmaker & Co., Connellsville
Coke and Iron Company, Fl. @. Frick &
Co. and Moore & Co. will continue oper.
alton. The other producers will not be.
gin operation again until the price oi
coke has advanced to a point that will at
least insure them against loss. A mem.
Der Of Mcclure & Co. said this afternoon
that he had been notified that all the
producers had closed to-day, and further
remarked that it would be money in
the pockets Of every one in the coke
business il there was not a ton sold al
present prices. From 6000 to 7,000men
are thrown out OF work by the shut
| down
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THB STATES MILITIA.
Governor Wilson interviews the
Secretary Of War
WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS
Was, yirsinia's soIdlery to be Uni
armed and Equipped Through
out-l.argc Amount of Money
viii Soon be Available.

w,.uiyGroy, D. c., April 12.-Gov'
o,oor Wilson held long interview with
,ho secretary OF War, to-day, to secure
W. We., yirginia's portion of the 100000
militia appropriation, amounting to
s;;oo It is not available under the
I,,, nntil at least 100 men for each sena'
ior and Representative from a State are
clustered ~, into the service Of the State
Wor, than 600 men are now so organ
i,cJ in West Virginia, 800 of whom are
al,s,Jy uniformed and equipped. The
~boIcbusiness was arranged satisfactori-
lybo,ween Wilson and Endicott.
reouisition was lodged for 200
hrrech.loading Springfield rifles, such us
ore used in the regular army, with ac-
cortrements complete, and also about
SGC uniforms. The latter are to consist
0it6e regular service blue dress coats,
Srass h. helmets and other regulation gar
mSnts mani These rifles and uniforms are
il,r far the two companies in Monroe, the
S,oncwall s., Guards, OF Lewisburg, and
the linton Light Infantry and Cover
por's Guards ut Charleston.
~ Including the 5000 due under the
oIi law and the $500 available after
Iniv / Governor Wilson will have over
SII0OO available for equipping and uni
forming the State militia this year. he
is taking great interest in getting the
militia thoroughly organized. He said
tonight to the lNTELLIGESCER cores
pondent that within sixty days the first
batch, numbering GOO men, will have
been fully organized and equipped.
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CHARLEsrON,s BIG BOOM.
Iron and other SIanufactories to be EStab.
lished Soon.
a.. Al.

lished Soon.
Special Dispatch 10 he InteltigeaeT.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April l2.-
Charleston's boom is fairly on. 1t has
been rumored for some time past that
parties were here negotiating for the pur.
chase Of the Ruffner lands, located above
this city, with view to locating i'm
mense iron mills and other manufactures.
1t has been an effort Of the parties in
terested to keep the matter from being
laid before the public until their plans
had been more fully developed, and in
this the press Of the city lent its aid by
keeping silent. Now, however, the mat.
ter has so far neared n certainty that
there isno objection to its being hGratded
to the world. The first OF these enter
prises is to be the iron mills of the
Westerman Iron Company. This alone
will give employment to about four hun.
dred skilled la6orers, aud the payroll OF
the establishment will amount TO twen-
ty-fve to forty thousand dollars per
month. The main building OF the iron
mills is TO be 800 feet long by 100 feet
wide. In addition, it is proposed to Sc.
cure the removal OF the Chaplin Nut and
Bolt Works, Of Cleveland Ohio, which
will furnish work for some two hundred
men, with a monthly payroll OF from
fifteen to twenty thousand dollars.
Then comes foundry and machine
shops, which are expected to employ
one hundred hands, with a payroll OF
five to ten thousand dollars per month.
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CLARKls TRIAL ENDED.
His witnesses FlatIy Contradictcd-The
Closing Arguments.

His Witnesses Flntly COntradicted-Th'
Closing Arguments.
WAYNEsBURG, Pa, April 12.-The de
Tense in the McCausland murder case
called few witnesses this morning ant
then rested the case. The Common
wealth then offered evidence in rebut
tai. Will Sterling, who said he saw
Clark at home Mt 12 o'clock on Septem-
ber 10, was contradicted by three wit.
nesses, Frank Ewert, 7. n. Schroye and
A. D. Smith, who said he had told them
that he could not say what time he saw
him.
Aman Helmick was Contradicted by
ex-Sheritf Sterling and two other wit
nesses, who said he had told them he
couldn't say when George cut corn for
him, whether it was the week Of the
murder or the week before.
Nearly all the defendants main wit
nesses were contradicted and his case
considerably weakened. There is much
interest taken in the trial and the gen.
eral belief is that the authorities have
the right man.
George Clark seemed uneasy this
morning and twisted and turned on his
chair when his witnesses were attacked
The testimony closed Mt 1880 and the
case went to the jury this afternoon
Hon. Charles L. Boyle argued the case
for the defense, and John Robb, Esq, ol
Pittsburgh, for the prosecution.
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hurry and Fay.

Tomorrow afternoon and evening
Barry aud Fay, the well known and
popular Irish comedians, will appear Mt
the Wheeling Opera House in their new
farce, "McKenna's Filtration" This
play is sdid to be funnier and to afford
the two stars much better opportunities
to exhibit their peculiar powers OF pro;
ducing mirth than "MuldoOn's Picnic,
TO which they gave its great popularity.
The sale of reserved seats is now IN pro-
gfess ut Banners music store, and those
who want to enjoy two hours and Il hall
of continuous fun tomorrow night
would best get seat now.
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WAS IN SELF DEFENSE.
Sequel to the Huntington Trngedy-Billops
Exoneratcd by the CoronOr's Jury.

Sequel to the Huntington Trngedy-Billops
Exoncrated by the CoronCr's jury.
Special DiPdtch to Me Mte!!igtHeer.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, April l2.-
Charles Billops, who killed James Pike,
near 0na Station, Monday evening last,
was brought to Huntington and lodged
in Jail. The coroner's jury rendered u
verdict in accordance with the facts as
stated in previous dispatch to the IN
TELLIGENcER and concluded as follows:
I'VE further ascertain from the evidence
that the said killing was done in sClf-de-
fense; we therefore eXOnerate said Bill
lops from further blame and recommend
that he be released from custody" Bill
lops seemed to look Mt his incarceration
as calamity in that he had family
that needed his support. When he
heard the coroner's verdict he simply
said: "Thank God"
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sEpALA, No., April IA destruc-
tive wreck occurred on the Missouri
Pacific yesterday at Lamont. A car in Il
freight train left the track and being
heavily loaded, pulled the cars in front
and in the rear into the ditch. John
Kehn was fatally injured and sam Smith
from Fort Scott, an employe OF the en-
gineering department, killed.
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owNosvrLLE, KY, April 12.-Perhaps
the largest pension ever paid by the
Government to any one for services as
aprivate soldier has Just been, awarded
70 John Vice, who lives q very short
distance east Of this place. The pension
S19 month, is for total blindness and
dating back TO the beginning OF Vices
application in the FIRST year OF the war
now ioots up TO something over $1,000
Vice was poor and has helpless family
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hTnrrihfn a ttiictinn

NEw York, April l2.-From present
indications there will be beer famine
in this city after Monday next. Not
only in this city will the dreaded famine
spread but in Brooklyn, Newark, Eliza
beth, Jersey City and Hoboken. The
master brewers say that the days Of Ia.
Dor unions picking out an individual
brewer to boycott and ruin have passed
away, and they have adopted the
methods OF the Knights Of Labor, "an
injury to one is the concern OF ALL"
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CncAGo, April PA dispatch from
Ashley, Mont, says: The citizens of
Lake county are still excited over the
Indian scare. A mass meeting was held
and a committee OF five chosen to draw
up and circulate petition to the Secre-
tary OF War, asking that troops be sent
to this valley to aid the settlers in re-
pelling any attempt OF the Indians to
lay waste or retard development. The
Indians most dreaded are the Kootenais
at Tobacco Plains. Ii they make war
they will find allies among the Black
feet and other tribes.
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LIVELY SOCIAL SENSATION
A Government Onlclal Who was too Free
with the Use of n Camera.

Win thc phO OIn Cnmern'
NEw HAVEN, CoNN., April ia
lively social sensation developed through
the police officials to-day, implicatinga m
official OF the United States Signal
Office, who is a prominent amateur
photographer, in the use OF his camera
Tor the purpose OF obtaining photographs
OF school girls in costumes usually worn
by ballet dancers and burlesque act.
resses. A short time ago two young
school girls were invited by Mr.. Ro.
land to visit his rooms, adjoining Signal
Sergeant Sherman's office. The girls
were shown collection OF pictures
similar to those known as cigarette
pictures" and after some urging one Of
them exchanged her street costume for
a suit OF tights and before she mistrust.
ed anything wrong, the girl claims, the
camera, which was in an adjoining
room, was sprung, catching very
striking picture. The young lady
was indignant, and told her father,
who called on Sergeant Sherman and
after stormy interview secured the pic.
ture. Roland denies the charge.
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VIII Plow and Sow her Lands.

DUBLIN, April PA crowd of 1900
persons with bands and wagons laden
with beer and provisions, left Tuam,
county Galway, this morning, for the
farm of Mrs. Bodkin, at Cloondaroon,
Their intention is to plow and SOW her
lands. They were followed by force
OF police. Mrs. Bodkin's tenants have
adopted the plan OF. campaign and have
been served with notices of eviction.
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Special DipGieh to The IHie'iigener.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 12.-J. S,
Duckwall, an old.time lawyer and poll
tician OF Morgan, is here today to look
after an important French spoliation
claim, in which his people are inter
estcd, arising from the destruction o
the American ship Louis, in the Bay O
Bengal, in June, l799, by French
priyateer. Mr.. DuCkwall says he hG'
made his case, excepting one link, which
he hopes 10 establish tomorrow.
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ST. PETERSBURG, April l2.-The Jour.
nal De 81. Petersburg, referring to the
proposed marriage of Prince Alexander
OF Battenberg and Princess Victoria, the
daughter of the German Emperor, says
"Facts cannot be efiaced from the pages
OF history. Every one knows the cause
which alienated Prince Alexander from
his august protector, and every one re-
members the late Emperor Williams
condemnation OF the Princes actions,
which were not only ungrateful, but
compromised the peace OF Europe.
Who knows" says the paper, "but that
the placing Of Prince Alexander in a
new high position might rekindle
thoughts OF his return among the lead
ers Of the Bulgarian revolution, and,
Notwithstanding assurances to the con-
trary, defer the establishment of tran
guilty in the Balkans and also OF pacific
relations between the powers. The
question is how to reconcile these posi-
Bile consequences with Prince Bismarck s
programme and Emperor Frederick's
pacific views and friendly assurances.
We are certain that the German policy
will know how to weigh the consequen-
ces and prevent possible dangers to the
relations between Russia and Germany
and to the general peace"
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A SALYATIONIST MUST HANG.
His Former Sweetheart Pleads for His
Life, Though She Hates Him.

AhphEh ShAo AA"tSu AAa@f
ALBANY, N. Y, April l2.-"Happy
Bob" vanBrunt, member OF the Sal
vation Army, will be hanged at War
saw, N. Y, tomorrow for the murder OF
Frank Roy. Bob was courting Eva
Roy, Frank s sister. Frank objected, and
in quarrel which resulted, Bob shot
and Killed his swectheart's brother.
Miss Roy arrived here last evening, and
this morning made an impassiOnate but
unsuccessful appeal to Governor Hill to
commute VanBrunts sentence to i'm
prisonment for life. The girl is COM
pletely broken down, and there is no
end OF pity for her. The belief is gem
eral that she is still in love with Van
Brunt, though she denies it, and de-
clares she hates him.
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TITt5uTDH DIFDIEcN.
1t is now upwards OF forty years since
the Sareny Brothers, the Nortons, Bailey
and Woodward, who were active nail
men of Pittsburgh, transferred their
allegiance from this city 10 Wheeling,
and from that day the West Virginia
metropolis has maintained its hold MS
the nail centre ofthe United States. In
view of the success which Pittsburgh
has achieved in most Of the industrial
lines pertaining to iron and steel manu-
featuring, she can easily afford to accord
pre-eminence to her little sister down
the Ohio in the cut nail industry.
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Almost n serious Accident.

Special Dipa,eh to hs IHtelligeHoer.
WASHINGTON, Pa, April 12.-The
workmen who are engaged i'll building
the Hazel Glass Company's new build
ing at the foot of Franklin treet, mar
rowly escaped serious injury this even
ing. A scatIold on the furnace gave
way, letting down the bricklayes and
quite a quantity OF brick and mortar
upon those below. BY merest chance
none were seriously injured except
Daniel Clark, of Wellsburg, whose face
was covered with mortar and his eyes
seriously injured by the lime.
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Special Dispd'ch to The InieAigeHoer.
CHARLESTON, WA, April 12.-Susan
Swami, a negro faith doctress, paid the
Sheriff $50 to-day and will be allowed to
practice one month. She claims to have
performed remarkable cures; that two
miners on Campbells Creek who could
not walk have gone to work, and that
she has restored the blind to sight.
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Mnlsters and Brewers on n Strike.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 12.-All the
union malsters and brewers in Chicago
went on strike at 4 u. IN. to-day. Such
n move has been expected for some time
and had its origin in Il circular issuedby
the brewery proprietors which, in sub.
stance, announced their determination
to refuse recognition ofany brewers and
masters unions.
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Special DispGtch TO The htcHigmcer.
CLARKsnuRG, W. Va, April l9.-The
trial of Editor Richards for creating a
noise over the Mayors office, in the car.
rying oicoal by one of his employees, took
place to-day at 3 o'clock. 1t. resulted in
imposing a fine OF Sl5. An appeal was
taken by the defendant, which carries
the case to the Circuit Court.
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LONDON, April 12.-John L. Sullivan
sailed from Liverpool to-day for home.
He first obtained his belt from the Gus,
toms authorities, in whose custody il
had been since Sullivan's arrival in Eng
land. A large crowd was on deck to see
Sullivan of, and he was heartily cheered
A number OF his friends followed the
steamer for some distance in tug.
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CALIFORNIA, Pa, April l2.-The wife
of j. @. Wilson, OF Marchandsvillc, a
small town Just across the river from
Coal Center, last night gave birth to
three boy babies. They are perfectly
healthy and well developed.
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CALIFORNIA, Pa, April l2,-Present
indications are that in few days all the
mines in No. pool will be in full opera,
ton at a reduction OF one-fourth cent
per bushel. The defeat OF the Browns.
vile strikers is the cause OF this.
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PARIS, April l2.-The Figaro says the
Orleanists will meet on Saturday at the
residence OF the Count of Paris at
Twickenham, England, to decide upon
the advisability Of supporting or con-
demning the union of the French con-
servative party, who are advocating the
cause OF Gen. Boulanger.
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VOLUME XXXYI--NUMBER 2O2.
GEORGE wIER PARDONgD
The Murderer of Sterling Riggs Out of the
Ohio Pen.

CoLuNDus, o., April l2,-Gov. Fora
ker filled two people to overaowing with
happiness this afternoon. The
first was George W. Weir, and the
other his sister. George for the reason
That the big iron doors of the
penitentiary have closed on him for the
last time, and Miss Weir, because her
brother, for whose pardon she has un-
ceasingly worked, is free man once
more. Weir was pardoned at $3.50 p. m.
by Governor Foraker, and at 4:57 WIS
out of the institution.
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PARIS, April ia crank fred three
shots from revolver ut the gates OF the
Elysee palace, the Presidents residence
to-day. Upon being arrested he said in
explanation OF his act that he wanted
NJ. Carnot to attend to grievances oi
which he was the victim.