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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06

BALTIMORE, May 5.-Judge Duffy In
the Court Of Common Pleas delivered
an opinion Saturday in the case Of Ga
briel D. Clark vs.. Andrews, Peters & Co.,
stock brokers, awarding plaintiff a yer.
dict for $2l 1868. The matter in dispute
grew out Of a series OF iorgeries perpre-
trated by Nelson Palmer, one Of An.
drews, Peters & Co.'s clerks, who on the
night Of his arrest committed suicide,
The firm took Clark's order for several
hundred shares Of railroad stock, and
Palmer was intrusted with It's execution,
He filed 1t by raising certificates Of one
share TO one hundred shares and pock.
eted the difference. The award OF the
Court to-day includes the full amount
Of Clark's outlay, with interest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06
FaB GREAT STEEL DEAL
The Details of the Great nlInOiS Combine,
OaicsFs Of tho Company,

OtieeFS OF tho Company,
CHICAGO, May5,-The last iormslityir in
the much-talked Of merging Of the three
great steel manufacturing concerns ol
1linoiswas completed yesterday without
q hitch, The new corporation Is called
the Illinois Steel Company, and consti,
tutes the largest combination In steel In.
terests In America. The capital stock Is
$25, ,000,0 900, OF which Sls,000,000 have
been paid In, Ats Joint meeting OF the
directors OF the three companies yester-
day, fixed valuation Of each Of the diff
lerent concerns was announced to have
been agreed upon, and all Of the pro,
perties were formally turned over,
The capital stock Of the new company
Is held as follows, the percentage repre-.
senting also the percentage OF valuation
Of the three old plants as agreed upon
by the joint directors; North Chicago
Rolling Mil Company, 81 per cent !
Joliet Steel Company, ~ per cent
Union Steel Company, per cent, The
new Board Of Directors are; William ].
Rotch, New Bedford, Mass, Nathaniel
Thayer, Boston; Francis Blodgett, Bos-
ton; o. w. Potter, F, O, Potter, II, +,
Porter, ]. O. Morse, w. B, Sterling, John
Crerar aud Marshall Field, Chicago, and
Alexander ], Leith, New York, Richard
O. Hannah will be Secretary and Treas
urer.
The business OF the company will be
managed entirely by an executive com.
mittee chosen by the directors, follow.
ing the Vanderbilt idea OF vesting the
control in the hands Of several instead Of
one man. This executive committee is
Of o. w. Potter, chairman
A. ]. Keith, j. O. Morse, w, B, Sterling
and Z. @. Potter. The capital Of S25,.
100000 Is based on q valuation OF the
three companies Of about $l5,000,000,
The remainder consisting OF cash work.
Ing capital and unissued stock to be
used in emergencies or for improve
nents.
Besides the various mills in Chicago,
South Chicago and Joliet, the consoli.
lated plant includes mills at Milwaukee
md mines in Dodge county, Wisconsin,
besides much other property, altogether
'ourteen blast furnaces. Chairman o,
W. Potter said this evening that the
company proposed TO keep all the plants
avoiding q glut OF the market
" gradually diverslfying more and more
he company's product.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06
GREAT FOREST Fires.
One Hundred and Fifty Miles Of
Flame in Wisconsin,
CAUSED BY A LONG DRoUTH,
Heavy Losses In the Lumber Regions
and on the Duluth Iron Range,
The Fire Along the Northern
Pacific : Other Fires,

ASHLAND, WIS.,, May 5,-Furlous fire.
are raging in Northern Wisconsin forests
and unless a heavy rain soon falls there
will be more loss to property than hal
been already reported, Railroad mer
arriving over the Omaha road report thai
the forest from Ashland to Clear Lake
100 miles, is ablaze, Many thousand
feet OF ties have been destroyed, and
some towns are endangered. Over on the
Fond Du Lac Indian Reservation s., ,OOO
worth OF logs on skids were burned.
Loggers who were interviewed tonight
say that they expect great losses II rain
does not come soon. On the eastern out
skirts Of Ashland flames in the woods
gained such headway that assistance was
asked Of citizens to protect property.
A large force OF men organized abuCket
brigade and succeeded In preventing
serious destruction olproperty, but 1850
cords OF wood were burned, The large
new plant OF the Paush Manufacturing
Company had d narrow escape. Heavy
clouds OF smoke make the air heavy In
the city, and on the lake 1t islike thick
fog,
A dense cloud Of smoke from burning
brush and timber hangs over Duluth.
From meagre reports from all the sur
rounding country brought in by travellers
and trainmen, forest fires, OF considera-
BILE magnitude and Of a dangerous and
destructive character, arc raging in near
~ all directions from the city within
radius OF fifty miles and more. Cord
wood, piles, telegraph poles, ties, &C.,
have been destroyed in many different
localities, and In some instances settlers
houses and outbuildings have been burn.
ed. The fires seem 10 be worse in the
line Of the Duluth Iron Range, west 10
Thompson aud south beyond Barnum,
and on the Northern Pacific as far as
Norman, twenty miles beyond the North.
ern PaciRp Junction,
There are reports OF damage from the
settlements back OF this city, on country
roads, irem the Ashland Division OF the
Northern Pacific and elsewhere.
The limited from St. Paul passed
through fires on either side OF the track
from below Barnum. 1t was so hot and
the smoke, SO dense that the doors OF the
cars had to DO kept shut. On one side
OF the track, this side Of Barnum, q
dwelling house was burning, and on the
other side fro was in the stables and out
buildings. The Northern Pacific trestle
car Walbrilge, on tho West Superior
line, was burned. There has been so
little rainfall in this section this spring
that the country is very dry, and the
woods furnish easy food for the flames.
Unless rain comes very soon there Is
likely to be very great damage. There
Is little wind, but the fires shoot ahead
through the dry brush aud wood at a
terrific rate. No estimate Of the dam.
age done can be given.
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The on Boom rlp the River.

Todd Hooker, who owns one OF the
most extensive farms In Hancock coun.
ty which is contiguous 10 the Turkeyfoot
oil field, was in Steubenville Saturday,
and the Herald says he reports that one
Of the largest wells yet struck came In
with boom on the farm Of Levi Gard.
ner on Thursday evening. The drill
only penetrated the sand and The oil
boiled up away above the derrick. The
well was plugged until the necessary
tankage could be constructed and II d
confidently asserted that the well Is good
for forty barrels per hour. II has had q
tendency 10 increase the excitement In
that vicinity aud oil wells galore will be
sunk from this time on. In this county
the same activity goes on with the leas.
ing and ]. F. Meyers & Co. have already
located one Of their test wells In Brush
Creek township, at which the derrick
men are now shaping their lumber ready
for the construction Of the derrick. Al
Golfers the Morris syndicate have their
derrick up but have not yet lowered
their drill. Oil men continue 10 pass
through the city on mysterious missions
and II will not be long before on all sldel
OF tis test wells will be put down.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06
ERIGHTFUL COLLISION.
"A Northern Pacific Passenger
Train Runs Into a Freight,
WITH TERRIBLE RESULTS.
A Postal Clerk who was Making His
Last Trip and an Engineer who
was Soon to be Married
Among the Victims.

JAMESTOWN, OAK. May 5.-The tlrst
section Of the Northern PablAc west
bound limited passenger train collided
this morning with freight No, IS, thirty.
six miles west Of here. The fremen
and engineers Of both trains jumped,
Engineer Bass, Of the passenger, broke
his back and died almost i'm,
mediately, Fireman Keller, Of the
passenger and Engineer Beall and
Fireman Kellum, Of the freight,
escaped without serious injuries, Tho
postal car jumped the track and Is
complete wreck, Both clerks were
badly injured. They had to be dug out
Of the debris. Chief Clerk slattery, of
st. Cloud, Minn. who was appointed
under Cleveland, had recently received
notification Of his removal and was on his
last run, His leg was broken and he
sustained internaliniur from whlchhe
died Just after the train which bore tue
dead and wounded to Jamestown left
Windsor, The other clerk, Lounsberry
had his arm broken in two places, aud
was badly scalded. Baggagemaster
Nichols, ofst, Paul, had his arm broken
in two places. None Of the passengers
were injured, Both engines and bag
gage cars were badly demolished. A
number Of freight cars were entirely
destroyed.
Engineer Bass, who was killed, lived
here and was engaged TO be married iu
about ten days TO Miss Miller, who was
greatly shocked at the receipt Of tho
news Of her lovers death, and Is suffer-
ng from . hemorrhage as the result.
Doubts OF her recovery are entertained,
A misunderstanding Of train orders by
operators at Steele and the conductor
md engineer Of the freight was the cause
u the collision.
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THE DEMOCRATS WORSTED.
Evidence of Illegal Votes Cast for Fleming
In jefferson County,

Evidence of Illegal Votes Cast for Fleming
In jefferson County.
Special Dispateh to he EaleIltgAe1.
HARpER's FERRY, May 5,-The evil
dence in the Fleming.GotE contest for
Jefferson county was concluded yester-
day evening, A number Of witnesses
on behalf Of General Golf were exam
ined, and the tendency Of the proof was
in the direction OF showing that seven
teen illegal votes were cast and counted
for Fleming and five legal votes which
would have been cast for Golf were re-
jected by the Democratic judges OF
election. This Is the precinct whose
judges are under Indictment In the
United States Court for rejecting these
votes. Hon. B. D. Gibson, member Of
the Legislature from Jefferson county,
was an interested spectator aud re.
NAMED throughout the entire taking OF
the evidence. Captain George Baylor ap-
peared as counsel for Fleming and James
b. Butt as counsel for Gof.
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KILLED THE MAYOR.
A Pursued Criminal Shoots one of Posse
nR Men

a furbueu OEltnlnul buOotb one OF n Posse
OF Men.
MEMrrls, Tenn, May "a tragedy
occurred near Covington, Typton coun.
sy, Tennessee, last night, which resulted
in the killing Of W. Il. Douglass, Mayor
Of that city. 1t seems a warrant had
been issued for the arrest OF Henry Don.
aldson, negro who was charged with
attempted assault on white woman.
Mayor Douglass was one OF a posse oil
ten men who went to the negros house
TO effect his arrest. They found his
cabin closed and called upon him Ia
open tue door. Receiving no answer,
they gave warning that unless the dool
was opened they would break II down,
at the same time informing him thai
they had o warrant for his arrest. Just
at this period gun was thrust through
the door and discharged by the negro on
the inside. The contents struck Doug
lass, killing him instantly Donaldson
succeeded In making his escape aud Il
Rtill at large,
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THE MILITIA FORCE
Report OF the Army Expert Sent to til,
New York Centennial.

Report OF the Army Expert Sent to the
New York Centennial.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 5,-Captain
Daniel NJ. Taylor, who was directed by
the Secretary of the War to observe the
movements Of the militia assembled at
New York on tho occasion Of the Cen
tennial celebration, with particular ref.
erence 10 the ability Of the various COM
mands TO concentrate at strategic point
in a short time, has returned TO this city
and 10 preparing his report. He was
much pleased with the result OF his visit
and says that fully 10000 militiamen
poured into the city without disturbance
on time, and on an average within six.
teen hours from the time they started
from their homes. As the troop trains
were delayed by regular passengertrains
and were In cases side.traCked TO permit
other traffic TO 60 on, Captain Taylor re-
CARDS the time made as highly favorable
and as demonstrating that In case Of need
10000 militiamen could be assembled In
New York within fifteen hours.
The Fourth New York Brigade, com
ing from outside the city, landed ., IL
men Of their total strength Of 2,2S0 al
Weehawket, lunched, we're ierried Owe
the river, marched TO Madison Squart
Garden and stacked arms oil In one hou
and fifty minutes, and this despite thl
fact that the ferry houses, stations ant
streets were iammed with people.
Captain Tayloralso remarked upon th
enthusiastic reception accorded by th
public to the militia, clad In plain blu
and with nothing but the regular arm,
Accoutrements.
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YnlnnnIo pronrrl, sncrltlced.

BENNINGTON, VI, May 5.-John s.
Holden, OF Palmer, Mass, las purchased
the Bennington wooden mills, and will
start them at once. This plant cost
nearly Sl,OOO,OOO, and Is the finest In
Vermont. II Is said the purchase price
was eight per cent Df the original cost.
The extensive mills have been idle over
three years, the former owners having
gone through bankruptcy. Their shut
down caused decrease Of 1900 In the
nonnlaLion.
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DEATH OF A DOG.
Three Doctors yalnly Tried to Save Him
Buried In Swell style.

Thfee Doctors Vnlnly Tiled to Save Him.
Buried in Swell style.
NEw YoRK, May 5.-Nero Glider is
dead. Nero was a dog, and was owned
by Mr.. Richard Watson Glider, of the
Century Magazine, and was a full
brother to Hector, now the property Of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. The Glider
family physician pronounced 1t a case Of
rickets, and prescribed nourishing food
and change Of air. Two veterinary sur
geons were also called In, and they said
II was hopeless diStemper, and advised
the use oil chloroform, as there could be
no recovery, and yesterday Nero was
sent to his final sleep with the anas-
thetic. An undertaken was engaged,
and he made q four.ioot satin.lined coi-
I'm for the dead animal. The casket was
covered with black cloth, furnished with
silver handles and fitting OF the finest
description. The remains were disposed
lying on the back. Flowers were strew-
ed plentifully over the coffin. After the
members Of the family and many friends
had taken last look at the remains the
casket was taken TO Staten Island. The
final interment will took place to-day
on Staten Island,
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SHOT HIS YOUNG WIFE
And Then Killed Hlmsrlf-A Short and
Unhappy Married Life.

And Then Killed Hlmself-A Short and
Unhappy Married Life.
ALBANY, GA, May 5.-William Gil.
more, a prominent young man Of Al
bany, last evening, shot and killed his
seyenteen.year.old wife, Fannie, and
then killed himself. Gilmore and his
wife had been married only a few
months and their life together had been
an unhappy one. Their marriage was
after an elopement. In few weeks the
troubles Of the pair began and finally
ended in Gilmore leaving bis wife.
Friends interested themselves in the
matter and reconciliation was effected.
This reconciliation however, was not
permanent and asecond separation en-.
sued short while since.
Soon after the second separation q
young man began to call on Mrs. Gil.
more. 1t Is supposed that this was the
immediate cause OF the tragedy, for q
day or two ago Gilmore was heard Ia
say II he could not have Fannie no one
| nlHn rnilll.
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NEw YoRK, May 5.-!Tho exports Of
specie from tho port Of New York dur.
ing tho week amounted To $S,SO7 b77, Of
which $3.50 277 was gold and slSI, 900
silver. 0tthe total exports, 2,S0l SAC
In gold and $l74,000 silver went 70 Eu'
rope, aud 1884, OS7 Ia gold and 81, 800 oil:
yCr 10 South America. The imports oi
specie for tho week amounted 70 S6lS,:
eSl, Of which $OO4,06s was gold and
eIl'niH hilVaf
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A POUL ASSASSINATION.
A Prominent Educator Murdered by His
SISteF'H Lover.

A Prominent Educator Murdered by His
Sisters Lover.
GALESA, ILL., May 5,-Proi. H. T,
Matchett, one Of the best known educa-
tors in this section, and the founder and
principal Of the Academy at Hanover,
this county, was asSassiuated to-
day by George skcne, son Of Supervisor
VIM. skene, Prof. Matchett was re-
turning In his buggy from a small town
where he had been conducting a Sab
bath School, and had Just reached a turn
10 the road when Skene stepped In front
OF the buggy and shot him. Themurder-
er, after firing the shots, cody placed the
smoking weapon in his pocket and dis
appeared in the woods, where he is now
supposed TO be hiding, Prot, Matchett
had objected to Skene's attentions to
bis sister aud this is supposed to have
been the cause Of the murder. Intense
Indignation is felt here and II the aSsas.
sin is caught he is likely to be lynChed.
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STREET AND SIDEWALK ABLAzE.


thirty Barrels Of Coal on Fired By Spark.
Three Explosions.
IND1ANApoL1s. May5. 5.-Messrs. O,Con.
nor q sono loft thirtn orl noro Sosso,,
no' " suns 'eis .nn'y "uu n'tS pafte'a
oil coal oil on the sidewalk alongside
their wholesale establishment, corner Of
Meridian and MARYLAND streets. and
somo one threv n livbted match On ths
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GUILT NOT FuLLY PROVEN.
Reason the President Commutsd the Death
Sentence Of Two Men,


Sentence OF Two Men.
WARRINGTON, May b.-sinoe he be-
came President Mr.. Harrison has com.
muted toimprisonment for life the CAPT.
tal sentence Of one murderer OF this city
and has given a respite 70 two others
sentenced to be hanged, all three Of them
cOlOred. Two were 10 have been hanged
yesterday, His action has led 10 an I'm.
precision that the President ID opposed 10
capital punishment.
When Attorney General Miller was
questioned In regard Ia this matter, he
said: 1.-THE President is not opposed TO
capital punishment, and he did nothing
more nor less than he should have done.
He has none Of that mRudlin sympathy
which will interfere with tho Just
course Of the law, but hO will sec that
murdereFs guilt 10 fully established be-
fore the extreme penalty 10 put Into
operation, | CoinClded with the Preei'
dent As 10 tho Communication Of Green's
sentence, and agree with him ~ tc
the tespiteB which have been granted
Briggs and Colbert. As for me ! iavoi
capital punishment Ia all cases where
tho crime 10 proven beyond doubt"
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PECULIAR RLOPMENT.
a Young Man Runs Away with Ills Sweet.
hearts Mother.

hearts Mother.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5-Unit s. Rob.
bins, a shipbuilder, and his wife and
pretty daughter Margaret, lived together
until Wednesday atOl1 Thompson street,
Kenslngton. The girl was receiving
attentions from James Reinhart, an
eighteen.year.Old boy whom her father
had gotten IN apprenticeship in the
shipyarl.. On Wednesday night Mr..
Robbins awoke late and found that bis
wife, who Is a good looking woman Of
forty.two had fled, taking some Of her
clothes and $40 Of his money. He was
so depressed that lie arose, and going Ia
the nearest drug store procured o vial oI
laudanum and swallowed 1t. The daugh.
ter discovered that he had taken poison
after he returned 10 the house, and she
summoned aid.
While he was suffering, and two
policemen we're holding him down Il
make him obey bis physician, the par.
ents OF young Rinehaft, who live on
Ffanktord avenue, called at the house
and asked II their son was there. Then
II was discovered that he was also miss
ing, II has since been learned that the
boy has been clandestinely meeting bill
sweetheatt's mother and taking her Il
cheap theatres 10 see love stories drama
tiEed. AL the while he assumed thC
greatest devotion for her daughter. A
few days prior TO their disappearance be
told his barber that he was about Ia
leave town. Mr.. Robbins will recover,
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ANan,nnnnti ni,.n.,A

wAniSqfoS, b. O., May 5.-Nir, II,
q. Morrow, proprietor Of tho SUNDAY
GaleIk Of this city, announces In bil
paper this morning that he intends "a
cell the same At public auction non
Thursday, unless sold before al private
tale, The Sunday 9dtelie wAS estabilsGed
In 1895 by Col, Tom Florence, al sx.
member ot Congress from l'enhBylyanla
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A MYSTERIOUS CASE
a Leading Chicago Physician Spirited
Away-SuSpIcIoua Circutnstnnces.


Away-SuSplclou Circumstances.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Dr. P. II. Cronin, a
local physician, somewhat widely known
among members of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians and other Irish societies,
disappeared last night in a mysterious
manner. His friends express the belief
that he has been foully dealt with. A
stranger took the doctor OF last night, 1t
is related, ostensibly 10 attend an In
jured man In Lake View. Since then
Cronin has not been seen and inquiry
fails to bring to light any injured man
such as described. To-day trunk was
found on the prairie near Lake View
containing mass Of bloody cotton simi,
lar to that DR.. Cronin carried in his
surgeons case and some hair said to re.
semble in color the Doctors locks.
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LONDON, May:5.-The much.discussed
question whether the American Duchess
Of Marlborough would be received ut tho
Court was happily settled by the pre-
sentation Of that lady 10 tho Queen at
Her Majesty's drawing.room, The pre-.
sentation was made by the DowaRer
Duchess Of Marlborough. The younger
lady sustained herself with marked
grace, and attracted extraordinary atlen-
ton by reason Of her exquisite costume
and superb jewels, which included the
diamonds that adorned the first Duchess
Of Marlborough on the occasion Of her
reception at Court by Queen Anne.
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uo,,lInF Houses In stoubenvills.

srEuBESviLLE, O., May 6.-Thc Pitts
burgh agency Of Joseph schlitz Brewing
company has leased property here for q
store house and bottling establishment
Representatives from the Philip Best
company, Of ST. Lous, and certain New
York beer houses arc hero seeking the
establishment Of agencies and shipping
facilities, from which to supply Pitts
burg and other points.
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Mh1II. Arrnlnlsll liIl llrelh.r.

wAsuiSo,oS, May S.-To A political
friend who quoted 10 him some ctlu'
ClsmS Of The appointment Of his brother
t9 10 MaHhal In Tennessee, President
Harrison BAld that his brothers name
Ma The only one presented i0f the place
which came with such recommendation
a. are required In making appoint
mehb, lie did not geo why he should
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sr. LOUIS, May 5.--Thc special dis.
patch from New York stating that
Henry II, Rogers and W. p, Thompson
Of tho Standard Oil Company, had left
that city Friday night for *, Louis To
Consummatc arrangements for taking
hold Of tho white lead trust aud prob.
ably absorbing the white lead companies
here created quite a Stlr In commercial