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SANTA ut tho ChIldrsn's Home.

A well-known Main street business
man, who has prospered during the past
year, yesterday handed his check for
S25 to one OF the lady managers OF the
Childrem's Home, to be used in the pur.
chase OF toys and candies for the Christ.
mas stockings Of the inmates Of the
Home, and "ior no other purpose
That amount of money will buy Il vast
amount Of enjoyment for the little ones
and make their Christmas more like that
OF the children who have homes Of their
own. There will be a big dinner pro.
vided ON that day, and the hints that
have been thrown out indicate that
presents OF clothing and other substan-
tials will not be wanting at the Home.
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In the Supreme Court of Appeals at
Charleston, on Saturday last, the follow.
ing business was transacted:
Werver & Let's and others vs.. Burr's
heirs, from Porahontas county; opinion
by Woods; decree Of Circuit Court re.
versed aud bill dismissed, Judge Snyder
dissenting,
Moore vs.. City OF Huntington, from
Cabell county; opinion by Snyder; judg-
ment Of Circuit Court affirmed.
p, W. & KY. Railroad Company VS..
Benwood Iron Works and others. from
Marshall county; opinion by johnson;
Judgment OF Circuit Court reversed and
petition for condemnation dismissed.
Bia,chley vs.. Morgan, from Randolph
county appealand supersedeas allowed;
bond $500.
Hess W. NIcGaw, from Roane county:
petition for appeal and supersedeas re-.
fused.
In the case OF Anderson va. County
Commissioners, it appearing that the
writ Of mandamus has been fully COM
piled with, the inhibition restraining
the Commissioners from adiou,ning and
from certifying the result OF the election
in kanawha county was removed.
Adjourned until the first day Of the
next term,
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CONDEMNATION SUIT
Against Mr. IcaI"sy by th. whss iss &
Lake Erie Company.

Arutust Mr. tsatuey Lv tbs \HL"o'ln,. &.
InEo Er,, C,nn,rv.
NJ Jo,, a." ;n.,, 49," ";,I n' a'.ar1;,': u,o ,,,,
io'H"y 'ne "ry WIN examine tLe i"iu
oil VIM, j. Raincy, east OF the Cleveland
& Pittsburgh railroad at Rainey's coal
works relative In tl,e onnronr;o,ion spi,
AZ. IT., IT. r. ,,t,I'. 1T 80 -
9i Mri r,,; ha'ney against nv, .he Mneenhg q
i'"he h''e r"'iio"u' ihc compahE nus
appropriated all tue land for its road
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 17.--Mr.
Sowden, Of Pennsylvania, from the Com
mittee on Accounts, reported resolu.
ton appropriating $1,000 out Of the con-
tingent fund of the House to pay the ex-
penses OF the Ford immigration commit
tee.
Mr.. Durham, OF Illinois, said the COM
mittee had already expended $1,000.
The matter had the appearance to him
OF a junketing affair.
Mr.. Ford, Of Michigan; said that no
man familiar with the work OF the COM
mittee, would excuse it OF any eXtrava-
CANT expenditures. The committee had
worked diligently and had examined
many witnesses, (many Of them unwill-
ing) and when the testimony was print
ed aud persued by the gentlemen from
Illinois he would not accuse the COM
mittee of wasting public money. The
committee desired to conclude its inves.
tigation and make report to Congress
Immediately after the holiday recess.
Mr.. Guenther, OF Wisconsin, remarked
that II the gentlemen from Illinois
thought that the committee was Junk.
citing committee Mr.. Guentherl as u
member OF that committee would resign
in the gentemau's favor.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, thought that there
was no necessity for the committee to
proceed further with the investigation.
In couple OF months there would be
an administration in harmony with the
laws on the statute books. The officers
appointed under that administration
would see that the laws were enforced
and there would be no necessity for
Congress to institute an investigation in
order to make these officers enforce the
laws.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, hoped that the
House would give the committee the
money it asked for. Itought to be able
10 report bill OF some kind so that the
laws might be more stringently eiIectn'
nted, or be added to, if they were defect
i've, but it seemed to him that the com
mittee was going little too far in the
exercise OF its functions. The commit
tee, according TO the press, was propos'
ing to prevent foreign actors from coming
into this country,
Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, remarked tina,
thGt was an open question. The COM
mittee had not reached Its decision in re-
gard to 1t.
Mr.. Cox was glad that the committee
had not decided that those people whC
went to the theatres should be restricted
to American players. They should have
the privilege Of seeing tragedy, comedy
drama, farce, and, as some gentleman
suggested, ballet, in all their histrionit
forms, which any art or genius nigh
provide for the delectation OF the Amer
lean public. Under the contract iabo
law n foreign minister had been forbid
den to take his parsonage because HI
had come to this country under somt
sort Of contract. He hoped that thi
thing would not be driven to excess. ]
was well to be right but not excessiyel,
right. It was well to be u Christian
but there was no use in joining tho Sal
vation Army.
While he would vote for the resolu
ton, he hoped that the COMMITTEES woul
receive in all good temper the caution h
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TNAr $4,000 STORY.
Tho PlttsburEI,ers Named In 1t Prononnc,
I'm Cnnnrd.

Tho PlttsburRhers Named In 1t PrOnodncc
Il IA Canard.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE story
sent out from Indianapolis last night
that 10000 had been raised here for the
campaign in Indiana, and had been
stolen, is looked upon in this city with
doubt. 1t was stated in the dispatches
that Mr.. @. L. Magee and the Tariff Club
Of this city had raised the money, and
that two young men to whom It had
been entrusted for delivery had stolen
it and gone to Canada. Mr.. Magee was
seen at his office to-day and when asked
about the story smiled and said:
"Well, us far rs the story relates to
me, it is utterly devoid OF truth. What
money / contributed, / contributed for
the local campaign. l did give per-
sonal contribution for the Indiana cam
paign, but | assure you it was not S40,-
600, aud what | did give arrived safely
in Indiana.
"Well, do you think there isany truth
in the other part OF the story, or was
there $4,000 raised here by the Tariff
Club2'
"Now, you are asking me question
cannot very well answer" said Mr.. Ma
gee. "Colonel Dudley ani Mr.. Michener
were in Pittsburgh, that is true; but as
for the Tariff Club end OF the story, you
will have to see the Tariff Club members
about that"
From the way Mr.. Magee talked and
acted it is safe to say that he thinks the
whole story is without foundation in
fact.
Several members OF the Tariff club were
spoken to, and they all denied that the
club had raised $4,000 for the campaign
in Indiana, All tile politicians in City
Hall, and other places treated the whole
story us u joke. Que gentleman, how
ever, said that he knew about the story,
and said he himself had given s., 900 and
was sorry it had miscarried.
"Did you give it in greenbacks or a
check 2" was asked, to which he replied /:
Neither. l gave it in mind, and that
is all there is to that story. Some fellow
who was hard up for n newspaper story
sent that out. liS40,O09 had been raised
here, you would have heard something
about IL !"
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THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS ROBBERY.

II the Robbers Had Waited Longer They
Would Isave Made u BIs HavI.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 17.-Otiicials OF
the Southern Express Company say
their loss by the train robbery Saturday
night near Duck Hill, Miss, will not
exceed $1,000. The train which fol.
lowed had slS9,OOO in the express car.
The robbers we're evidently provided
with horses at the place where they
stopped the tain, and MS all the tele-
graph wires were down owing to u
storm which was prevailing, they had
full eight hours start OF the pursuing
parties. There were only two men en-
gagged inthe robbery.
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INDIGNATION CAUSED
In Ireland by the POpe's Refusal
to Bless Medals.
CATHOLICS FEEL lNSULTED.
They Have Always Been Loyal to the
Church aud Can't Understand it.
The Sultan Returns to Zanzt-
bar-other Foreign News.

LONDON, Dec. l7.-In many OF the
Catholic parishes throughout Ireland,
yesterday, the action and words of the
Pope, in refusing to bless medals and
relics for distribution among Irish Cath
olics, were freely commented upon, and
is quite evident that the ill.feeling
which the incident has engendercd is
spreading and becoming intensified.
The general drift Of comment is to-
ward the contention that the Holy Father
has doubly insulted the Catholics of Ire
land, and that the insult is wholly gra.
tuito1s. In the first place the church has
the Irish, nor have the Catholics OF any
other country been as regular and lib
eral in their contributions, in proportion
to their means, as they. 1t should,
therefore. be no more than an act OF JUS
tice on the part OF the Pope. leading
Catholics hold, that he should permit
the Irish people to conduct their pOiiti-
cal affairs in their own way, under the
guidance oil those who surely know MS
much about the needs OF their country,
gathered from a lifelong residence in the
Emerald Isle, us His Holiness has been
able to learn by hearsay.
So far as can be discovered, the atti-
lude OF the Pope us revealed by his latest
burSt OF indignation, has had no other
effect, even among the bulk of the Irish
clergy, than to create a counter feeling
Of indignation, and render the Catholics
Of Ireland more determined than ever to
continue their present warfare against
landlords and uphold their leaders in
any species OF agitation against English
rule that their experience aud the ex-
igcncies Of the situation may suggest.
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KANSAS CRY, No., Dec. l7.--James
Mcdonald, who was so numerically
beaten last Monday by the mob calling
themselves the "Kansas division Of
White Caps" died yesterday. A farmer
living near here says that he saw the
White Caps pass his house on two dif'
ierent nights. On the second night he
followed them and they halted in the
woods and seemed 10 hold council. The
chief addressed the men by number in
stead of nnmn.
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THE WHITES CAPS IN ONO.
Governor Foraker Has Lost No Time in
Doing Ills Duty.

Governor Foraker Has Lost No Time in
Doing Ills Duty.
CoLUMBus, o., Dee. l7.-Governor For.
aker said last night that u detective had
been among the White Caps since the
first report Of their outrages in this
State, and that the names Of all mem-
bers and the secrets ofthe order had been
secured, with such other evidence as
would bring any offender to justice. He
said that none Of the members had hecn
summoned to his Office, but that several
OF them had come voluntarily, being
frightened by their possibility OF prose.
cutiOn and the result OF their visit was
that the organization had been abau-
ed and the members Ind consented to
uuit their line OF conduct.
The Governor said that the White
Caps were regular organized secret
body, but they had no connection with
the organization of White Caps in In
diana. They were divided into lodges,
and the entire order was under general
officer known rs a Colonel" There
were nine lodges in Ohio with mem
bership OF about 1000, among whom
were many Of the best citizens of the
communities in which they were or
| pnni2ed,
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Tue ANNUAL COlAECTIOS

OF Sacks For tho Childrcn's Homc-A
LIbernl Donation.
To The EditOrOfthe MtelligcHccr.
sm:-Piease allow the Directors OF
the Children's Home to again extend to
the public hearty thanks for their con-
tributions to the last, or ninth annual
Thanksgiving sack gathering.
There were some especially generous
donors whose names it would seem Just
TO mention, but where ailhave probably
given with n generous heartiness, we
merely append common summary, as
follows:
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DAvExroRT, IA, Dec. l7.-Twenty'
four suits have been entered in the Dis
trict Court here against the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad by
Attorney General Baker in the name u
the State of Iowa. The charge is extor'
tion OF freight rates and the allegation
asks 5000 damages on each OF the twen
ty-four suits, amounting in tue aggregate
to Sl2O,0O0. Suits will also be com
menced by leading gjobbers at Dubuque
Burlington, Keokui and Cedar Rapid'
against the road.
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Prof. Foley's company Of Bohemian
glass blowers opened their engagement
in the room formerly occupied by Sheib's
music store, in the Washington hall
block, last night, and large number OF
people visited their exhibition during
the evening. A steam engine made OF
glass,a doll dressed in glass clothes and
with the finest, flutIiest golden hair
made OF glass, woven shawl made oi
glass and other objects OF interest are
shown. Each patron draws a prize. All
the processes OF glass blowing, spinning
drawing and working are intelIigentiy
and interestingly explained, and in thit
valuable particular the exhibition is su
perior to any Others ever seen here.
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UcnrinE the Mnnufncturera,

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec, 17.-This
morning the Senate subcommittee in
charge of the tariff bill heard a delega-
ton Of manufacturers upon the schedule
Of feltings. They had not completed
their work when the hour for the SEN
ate to convene had arrived, and the
committee will hear them further this
evening. After them will come repre-
sentalives OF the manufacturers OF ruch-
ings and ruiIlings and rattans.
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ASexcellentremedy for headache from
constipation and gastric cderangement, as
in fact it is for most OF the troubles
originating with the digestive organs, is
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t is what
the name indicates--a regulator OF that
most important organ, the liver. II is q
vegetable preparation and very yaiu-
able family medicine for the various all.
ments arising from arrangements OF the
stomach OF bowels. Asa headache rem.
edy few things equal 1t, MwRGw
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CoLuMDUs, o., Dec. 1.-THE testi'
mony on the part of the State was con
cluded to-day in the tafiy sheet forgery
case in which Allen o. Myers is defend
ant. Four additional witnesses were
examined and pretty much the same
grounds pissed over as in the former
trial. From the present indications the
trial will be concluded this week.
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New YoRE, Dec. IA passenger
who landed here this morning from the
steamer Etruria, tried to smuggle in S25,-
900 worth OF diamonds. They were dis.
covered by the customs officials and
seized. They were carried in a little oil
skin covered valise. 1t is learned that
the mans name is Gilbert Lerrois. He
describes himself as wholesale cloth
ing merchant OF Nicaragua. He says
he had no intention Of smuggling, not
being familiar with our customs laws.
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HARRlsBURG, Pa, Dec. l7.-In the
Dauphin county court to-day Attorney
General Fitzpatrick asked for an in
junction against the Pittsburgh, She
mango & Lake Erie Railroad Company,
which is capitalized at $2,90O.O0O. ltis
charged that the company has issued q
large amount OF stock, for which nc
equivalent has been paid and which is
utterly fictitious and void.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. ia week
ago Mr.. Lawler, OF Illinois, introduced q
bill granting pension Of sl2 month to
honorabIy discharged soldiers and sail
ors whenthey have attained the age oi
sixty years. Since that time he has
been the recipient OF many letters re-
uuesting him 10 lower the minimum age
to fifty, and this morning he introduced
a bill in accordance withetHat request.
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The New York World, in speaking of
the above comedy drama, which will be
produced at the Grand Thursday, says:
Messrs. James Cohnor Roach and ].
Amory Knox have written play which
they have called "a Night in Jersey a
aud lust night it received its first pro-
duction. The audience, which Was Of
goOdly proportions, extracted amuse.
ment and thoroughly enioyed The
brighter lines. There Is, in fact, good
material in the piece. The company in
teEpretipg "a Night in Jersey" Is o
clever one.
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The Western railroads have recog.
nized the importance OF California travel
by placing fast and improved trains in
service and endeaSoving in every way
to remove the tedium OF the ioRg
Journey. II you contemplate trip to
the Pacific slope this winter il will BIZ
well for you to communicate with the
nearest passenger or ticket agent OF the
Pennsylvania Lines, who will give you
the fullest information about all the
roads and sell you tickets at lowest
rites via any route yon may choose.
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FrNDLAY, O., Dec. l7.-Twenty men
engaged in a desperate fight near this
place Saturday night, during which re.
volvers, stones, knives and clubs were
freely used. Nearly every participant
in the row was more or less seriously
injured. Leon Ducomba, u Frenchman,
was shot in the head and Is dying. a
young man named Campbell, it is bo-
iieved, was fatally injured. The cause
OF the fight is unknown, and no arrests
have been made.
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New YoRK, Dec. 1.-THE case of Ed
ward Meredith, Addie Stanton and Ella
Hammond, three OF the badgers who at
tempted to rob Gambler Phil Daily, was
before Judge MARITIME this morning.
Counsel for the prisoners moved that the
indictment be quashed on the ground
that It was found on illegal evidence,
Judge MARITIME reserved his decision.
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Wed0n Repnblicdn.
The Clarksburg betting men received
replies from the Sporting Life and Spirit
Of he Times in answer TO letter Of in
quiry about the wagers on COTS and
Flening's election. They both agreed
that the decision is on the face Of the re-
turns. Recounts and contests are not
taken into consideration. That those
who bet on Colts election win the
money. Thesetwo papers are consider
ed authority and the stake holders hand
ed over their money. The men who bet
on Atkinson are also winners.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 17.-While
here Governor Wilson intimated very
strongly that all four of the Democratic
candidates for Congress iR West Vir-
ginia would be given their. Certificates,
no matter what the decision OF the
courts may be. He claims, it is said,
that he is authorized by law to issue the
certificates OF election on the face OF the
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BoSToN, Dec. l7.-Gen. Russell A. Al.
ger, of Michigan, who has just returned
from visit to Hon. James j. Blaine, at
Augusta, was seen in this city tonight,
aud positively denies the current rumot
that he was bearing an important mes
sage from President-elect Harrison tc
Mr.. Blaine. Gen. Alger said that his
visit had no political significance what
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the Constitution OF the United States
the negroes would be deprived OF rights
guaranteed by that instrument, and there
is a probability Of bill being passed by
the Legislature comforting suffrage upon
them. Many Chickasaws favor coloniz-
ing the negroes in Oklahoma, paying
them for their property and other rights
acquired us adopted citizens Of the Chick
asaw nation. The negroes 0utnUmber
the Chickasaws, and the latter fear that
giving them the right to vote will be at
Tended with dangerous cOnseQuesces.
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DIR. SCOTT DEAD.
The Author of the scott Liquor Law
Yields t. Old Age.

THb AutHOr OF thb sVOII LITUUT I41"b
Yields t. Old Age.
CoLUMBus, o., Dec. 17.-Dr. james
Scott, author of the famous Scott liquor
laws, died at his home at Lebanon, yes,
terday, aged 7S years, He had been a
member Of the Ohio legislature eighteen
years. He was appointed Secretary oil
Washington Territory by President
Grant, and served as consul from 1874
to 1876, having been u public official
more than thirty years. He was born in
Washington county, Pa, July 10, 1915,
and his death was due entirely to the
infrmities OF old age.
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A Bleupy ENCOUNTER.


a Farmer Murdered while Defending Ills
Property trom II Thief.
roPEEA, KAs., Dee. IA bloody en-
counter took place Friday night near the
Indian Territory line in Stevens county,
between u farmer named Howell and
lin Newton, notorious horse thief,
Friday Howell heard n noise in his
barnyard and upon going to investigate
found the thief preparing 10 leave with
three Of the best horses. He commanded
Newton to release the horses, but the
desperate answered by firing n pistol.
Howell then attacked the tlliel unaided,
aud desperate struggle ensued. The
farmer was overcome, brutally beaten
about the head, and to finish his work
the thief fred three bullets into How.
ellis body, and rode oil TO the Territory
with the horses. The mnngled body of
the farmer was found yesterday morn.
ing, and posse OF farmers was at once
organized and are following the des.
perado.