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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-07
.sAp sOENEs IN OKLAHOMA.
Returning boomers on the Verge of Star.
VAtion-H Hundreds EmmIgrntlng.

Returning Boomers on the Verge Of Star.
yation-H Hundreds EmmIgratlng.
ARKANSAs ClrY, May 6.-The suffering
Of the baHled boomers finds most prom.
inent evidence along this northern Dor.
der. Yesterday 1000 wagons on the
march down and 800 wagons on the way
back were counted. The groves in the
Arkansas and Walnut river valleys that
offered camps for the boomers before
the descent are filling again with the re.
turning uniortunates. There arc hun.
dreds Of families among them who have
sold everything 10 take the trip and
now have nothing left. The eight oil
men, women and children who are thus
unproyided and desolate with the mere
frameg OF horses surviving TO drag them
along Is pitiiul,
Guthrie still holds the majority Of
population and Is not yet symmetrically
formed. Oklahoma City Is the most
promising town site. Capt. Crouch, the
old successor 10 Boomer Payne, was Sat.
turday elected Mayor, defeating Q
preacher whose platform was against
gambling and whlsky. AS long as the
latter Is excluded, as It Ia now, serious
trouble cannot occur in Oklahoma.
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Result of a sundays outing.

LOUISVILLE, May Civilian Dietrich
II years old, died at 10 o'clock thii
morning from wounds received at the
hands OF Sebastian Ebbinger yesterday
afternoon. Frank Burton, II years old
aud Rudolph Gosman, 10 years ole, were
also shot at the same time'by Ebbinger,
and Gosman will die. The shooting oc.
CURED in the country near the blind
asylum, and in front OF Joseph Werner'a
saloon. Theboys had gone out to spend
the day In the woods. They took q
keg Of beer along, but late In the after.
noon Burton announced that he would
treat the other boys 10 wine.
They went 10 Werner's saloon, but he
had none Of the kind they wanted, and
the boys began "guying" him, Werner
became very angry and chased them out
OF the saloon with whip. He struck
several and the boys began throwing
stones in return. Ebbinger was In the
saloon and, hearing the row, dashed out
to take Werner's part. The boys contin-
ued throwing and Ebblnger drew q re-
volVer and began firing at them. Bur-
ton and Dietrich were shot through the
bowels and Gosman In the neck, Eb'
ninger was arrested. He pleads SELF
defense. He is q young man and has no
occupation, but has been trying to get
employment from Werner as bartender.
This Is supposed To be the reason he in.
tertered la the quarrel.
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COSDTSSBD TgLEaRANS,

Policy CfockeF shot and killed hin ron
yesterday at Junction City, Wisconsin,
Thirty dwellings were burned yeSter.
gay "a New Orleans. The loiB waS
The work Of cutting down The tele.
graph polea In New York City Eoei
inefrlly on.
Four thoutAnd minets began work nj
Brasil, lnd., yesterday, their troubles
being adjusted.
Rioting among striking miners Al
Westphalla, Germany, IL reported
Many persons have been injured.
The Senate Committee on Railroadl
Yesterday began the work Of inveEtl
eating. ho lFunk lines al New York
Ihe day was largely devoted 4
tipg thO evidence Of Nj, Fink
Ho stated that The Law prohibiting pool
ing had Cost The Erie road a million dol
ara, He 1Ay1 that Canadian roads com
Ing Into thli country should 10 put on I
par with American roads,
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lRl PHYSICAL WRECK UNHAPPY.


WASHINGTON, D, O., May 6.-Ex' Com
missioner Black Is not the happy man
he was before the "ex" was prefixed to
his title, but he is as bumptous as ever
He still lluges in Washington, and oc-
casionRlly tries to unbend andb socia-
BILE with men who were formerly un-
fortunate enough TO be his subordinRtes.
His recent experience with Col. Timothy
Quinn, however, has taught Black the
necessity Of being cautious in maxi
ing advances toward men whom
he has wronged. Colonel Quinn,
who is q citizen Of Troy, N, Y, where
he Ia. we'll and favorably known, COM
manded the lst New York NilColn)
Cavalry In the war, and has been for
some years faithful clerk In the Pen
sion Bureau, He is q strong Republican
aud a man Of sturdy independence Of
character, Because he would not con-
sent 10 surrender his convictions and do
dirty work for Black the latter tried TO
degrade him. The other day Colonel
Quinn was seated at dinner with a friend
~ buo Vha VI uu0 VI tue uutel11 mHeu
the "Physical Wreckn entered and, ad.
Vancing with q bland, condeHcendlng
smile, exclaimed: "Why, Colonel, how
are your Howgoe itH"
Colonel Quinn was mad instanter. In
emphatic words he declared, In sub
stance, that he didn't want Black to
speak TO him; that Black must not try
TO sit at the same table with him, and,
in general, that he considered Black un,
worthy 10 associate with gentlemen,
The ex.Commiasioner was fairly
stunned, but as soon as he could recover
himself he hurriedly left the place.
After Colonel Quinn had finished his
dinner and departed, Black returned,
He took pains to explain TO. the waiter
that lie left the room when he did be-
cause he feared that Colonel Quinn
would assault him.
"rhere was no danger in the world Of
that" said Colonel Quinn tonight,
"Black Is a cripple, and l would never
strike acrlpple under any circumstances.
But II / were dying / never would take
from any living man what Black took |
from me without resenting 1t, / had
gooll reason to talk to him as did, and
he knoWB It.
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DETECTIVES BAFPLRD.
Searching for a Glue TO the Strange Dis
appearance OF Or. Cronin.

Searching for n Glue 10 the Strange Dis,
appearance OF Or. Cronin.
CHICAGO, May O.-Nearly one hundred
detectives and officers belonging to the
city force, The Lake View force and the
Plnkerton Agency were securing Lake
View this morning in the hope Of find.
ing some clue to the mysterious dlSap.
pearanCe Of DR.. P. H. Cronin. So far no
success has attended their efforts.
The trunk Ia which the Doctors body
10 thought 10 have been placed after the
supposed murder has been traced from
the corner Of Fullerton avenue and Perry
street 10 Clark street, from there "a
Evanston aVenne and from there 10
Sult7er street. AT that point the trail
ends. The tuft ol hair found In the
trunk will be taken 10 Dr.. CFoninIs bar.
Der, 10 order that II may be positively
identified, II possible.
The friends Of DR., Cronln scout The
idea that he ig on q spree, They deny
that he was what Is known "a a drink,
Ing man, and say that he never In.
dulged In liquor 10 excess.
The north branch Of the Chicago tivei
near the place wheto the trunk wa
found was dragged this afternoon with,
| mt faRult.
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wILLaAyB THEIR HANDS FULL
The Rebellion Records to be Completed iu
Five Years.

AhV ANVbVAhpu AAeppAuu W w SphhpANhtA ~
Five Years.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May O.-Mulol
George B, Davis, Judge Advocate, who
recently acted as Judge Advocate OF the
LydeCker and Armes court martials, has
been selected by Secretary Proctor as
the army officer at the head Of the com.
mission provided for in the sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill TO continue the pub.
lication OF the records Of the war oil the
rebellion.
There will be two others To act with
him, civilian experts, who haYe not yet
been selected. The appropriation for
this purpose will not be available until
the first ot July, and until then Colonel
Laselle will continue In charge OF the
publications, but Major Davis will report
To him at once In order To be given an
insight into the methods that have been
heretofore pursued and to devise plans
for the future. The entire work is 10 be
completed in FIVE years and the commits.
sion will have their hands full. Major
Davis was recently engaged with Col.
Barr upon the revision OF the army
regulations.
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West virginia Penslons.

SpeelaI DEspaleA % Mt Ihlell0tneeF.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-West Virginia
pensions were granted to-day as follows;
Original 1nvalids-Andrew j. Davis,
James W. Hill, John White. Increase
John s. MCCulloch, franklin Thomas,
Westy Wilson, Ruter Holt, James Rar'
din, Jonas Rousch, Frederick Robinson
James G. Powell, Henry H. Fowler
Original Widows, &c.-Kesia, widow o.
Ariash Drain; minors Of James Light.
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VERGE OF STARVATION
Reached by the Miners About
the Scranton Coal Region,
THE MANY PATHETIC SCENES
Incident to the Long Idleness-Italiau
and Hungarian LaSoFers Crowd
Them out-HupdredS O OF Cases
or Want and Destitution.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 6,-The long con
tinued idleness at the mines has caused
much suffering among the poor oi the
coal fields, and hundreds Of families are
destitute. Strong, able bodied men
with large families TO support are in sore
need. For the past six months many oi
them have not averaged over $40 q
month, The Scranton Free Pres oi
yesterday gives a sombre picture Of the
destitute condition Of the miners and
lRborers, and says;
The pathetic scenes Of the long strike
Of years ago, when workmen, whose
pride led them to hide their poverty,
brought empty dinner pals TO the mines,
are being re-enacted now during the
few days that the mines are operated
and II Is reported that grim want Of the
most ordinary necessities OF life exists
in hundreds Of homes. In fact, the sui.
iering Is greater now than ever II was
before. During the former times OF
difficulty many miners were enabled to
find work at ordinary outside labor at
least part of the hours OF idleness, but
now hundreds Of Italian and Hungarian
laborers, who live in the outskirts Of the
city, who live cheaply on the coarsest
kind oi food, rush for any kind Of EN-.
ployment that comes to hand, working
at whatever wages they can get, When
the poor miner approaches q contractor
or superintendent he finds that every
place Ia filled and that hundreds OF up.
plicants have been turned away.
From reports received there seems 10
be more suffering in Hyde Park than In
any other section Of the city. There coal
mining Is about the only industry. The
collleries of the Delaware, Lackawanna
1 Western Railroad Company ire all
situated there, and they work even less
time than the colleries OF the other com.
panies. II was said that few days since
black flags were displayed in several
places In that vicinity. The Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western Company keeps
no company stores; but as o rule in-
diyidual operators in the lower part OF
the city and Lackawanna township run
lnshbuLuub VI tLl1 Aluu. nv bOLu6 Vi
these stores the clerks, or at least q por.
ton Of the working force, are kept over
night and Sundays. The operators un-
derstand the terrible needs OF the men
and they fear that in their necessities
they may be tempted TO make an attack
upon those well filled stores.
The miners are intelligent, peaceful
honest, but in trying times like these 1t
is hard 10 tell what their necessities may
force them to do. The hard times are
shown by the increased demand upon
the poor board. AT Fridays meeting
several men applied for relief because,
having worked all the time that the
CollieIles were In operation, they were
unable to earn sufficient TO support their
families. The condition Of the poor is
most distressing, and Is intensified by
the fact that there Is no prospect Of bet
ter times at the mines before the middle
OF June, owing TO the policy Of the coal
combination Of crowding all the years
work into o few months,
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BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May e.-Harry W,
Bishop, the well known ex.minstrel
manager, known as Harry Robinson,
"the man with the silver horns" com.
mitted suicide yesterday morning by
taking morphine. II was doubtless
precipitated by the fact that his wife
ObtaneSS tSaaSsS nG divorce As from S bnnso bm Sn Rhurs
day on the ground Of cruelty. He left {
letter telling that he had taken The
poison, fearing that he would become
helpless from paralysis, from which hI
was q sufferer. He had but seventy
cents In bis possession, though lie wal
once wealthy. His age was IS, and ht
was q native Of England. His fathei
feaideB In BROOKLYN
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DEsMoiSEs, Iowa, May 1.-THE signal
service station here reports that the
weather for tho last week has retarded
vegetation. The temperature has been
below the normal In oil portions pf the
sLate, with frequent heavy froGts, but no
damage Is reported except from the
counties Of HarrlSon, Shelby, Union,
Mills aud Kossuth, whore the fruit crop
is thought 70 DO seriously injured. Crops
Ia general need moisture,
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wINIFRBDE COAL WORKS,

A Specimen OF what's Being Done IN the
Kanawha avalIoy-TrsatmOn OF Miners.
Special Correspondence Qf he lateuteeHer.
FRIEND CREEE, W. Va, May 4.-The
Winifrede Coal Company is situated
about thirteen miles east OF Charleston,
and about six miles from the Great Ka.
nawhariyer. This company owns 10000
acres Of coal lands lying in the noun.
tains between Coal river and the Ka-
nawha. The company is composed ol
Philadelphians and Is under the able
management OF r. B. Cassidy, a native
OF this State. In connection with these
works, but owned by another company,
Is the Winiirede Railroad Company, with
ten engines and $50 cars, running on q
standard gauge all steel track. The
coal company employs over 900 men,
and own four steamers and 14O barges.
Their coal is splint, and is marketed
largely In Cincinnati and Louisville, al
though they ship largely to Chicago and
other points over the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad. They also run o large
store with modern conveniences, such
aseIeyators and telephone connections,
The company has furnished, free i.
brary and reading rooms; has also built
q handsome meeting house and pays
FIVE dollars each Sunday TO whatever
minister breaches. II goes without say
Ing that the pulpit is filled every Sun
day. The population Of Friend Greek
where these mines are located, is about
1000, and yet no saloon is tolerated
here, Pay day comes regularly once 9
month, an1iI learn every one Of theil
employees draws money each month
The output OF coal here Is $4,000 bush
els per day, II.
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STUCK no Inns BIClCLE
How a weli.known v Gilman Rode Ashore
From n Wreck.


How q weli.known " Gilman Rode Ashore
From n Wreck.
LAWRENCE, MASS, May e.-Blcyclist
James W. Webb has discovered the util.
lty Of his bicycle as a submarine vehicle
Of locomotion.
When the steamer Carlotta sank, the
other day, on q ledge in the MerrimaC
river, Webb and several other wheelmen
were on the deck OF the steamer. Webb
was mounted on his bicycle, doing the
standstill act. His friends oil managed
10 swim ashore with no more damage
than thorough wetting, but Webb and
his bicycle were thrown over the aide ol
the vessel and sank as promptly as did
the boat Immediately Afterwards.
Webb 10 thoroughly at home In the
water, and when he went overheard he
did not think OF letting 70 OF his ma.
chine. II was too valuable 10 lose, 90 he
clung 10 the handles and they both went
down together, Webb In the saddle and
sitting bolt upright. The wheel must
have Slid down between two stones fol
when the machine struck the bottom II
remained upright. InstinCtively Webb
sought the pedals, and putting forth bill
muscles he actually propelled the bi'
cycle over the hard sandy bottom and tit
the incline Of the ledge for q distance oI
sixty feet. A loud cheer greeted the up.
peafanCe Of The anbmerged bioycllBt, and
he was warmly congratulated by hii
friends.
There have been some people skeptl.
cal enough 10 doubt the truth OF thiI
performance, but when shown through
q water glass the wheel tracks In The
sand, they have been promptly con
vinCed. Webb has become enthusiastic
over submarine cycling and says that q
soon % he Cah devise some way ot keep
Ing up the supply oi dir he. will ny for
one mile bicycle record under water. III
10 prepared 10 receive challenges,
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THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS



President Dobbins presided and the
other nine members all answered 10
their names yesterday at the regular
meeting Of the County Commissioners
for May, The committee reports were
adopted, TO the following effect: Roads
and Bridges, to pay bills aggregating
Sl,0l2 40, and let the annual road and
bridge contracts, The Finance Commit
too recommended the payment Of bills
amounting 10 $3.50 70. It also made its
report as to the dockets Of justices, re-
commencing that W, H, Davis be re-
quired to make supplementary report
covering fines not in his annual report,
and that all justices be required to make
q report Of fines after q set form, the
clerk TO furnish printed blanks for that
purpose,
The committee on Poor House and
Farm recommending that bills amount
ing 10 81, ,4S4 80, be paid, and the Court
House and Jail Committee bills for
1857 SO.
The Prosecuting Attorney was direct
ed, on motion OF Mr., Cruise, TO take steps |
to see that the different justices obeyed |
oil the provisions OF law.
A petition asking for the removal OF
=. Magee, Road Surveyor Of Richland
district, was referred TO the Road Com.
mittee and Prosecuting Attorney.
The charges oil Mrs. Mary Schuler
against Justice Davis being read, 1t was
resolved TO meet next Monday to investl-
gate them.
The office Of County Coroner having
70 be filled, MI, Cruise nominated J. W,
Schultze, present incumbent, and Mr..
Koch named d. 2. Phillips, Squire
schultze got seven votes and Squire
Phillips three, For physician at the In.
Urinary, Drs, W. A. and F. P. Cracrait
were unanimously elected, and for Coun-
" Physician 10 the city, DR.. L, D. VIII
Ion was also unanimously reelected.
b, B. Roberts was elected TO the
vacancy In the Office Of justice Of the
peace for Webster district. Ii
An application from Mrs. Annie Wad.
lie for 4 license to sell liquor at Elm
Grove was deferred till the next meet
ng.
The appointments OF commissioners OF
he school elections in the country dis
riots May q were made as recon.
nended by the members from those dis
riots.
All applications for aid were directed
o be entered In the record and read In
'pen session oithe Board,
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HUNTINGDON, Pa May 6.-Henry
Fisher, a barber, aud Charles H. Bath.
moreS, q baker, between whom there
has been a long standing erudEe, decided
10 settle the matter yeSterday by hRht.
Ing 10 a finish for tiity dollars q eide. A
ring was pitched Ia this city, and lhe
fight was witnessed by sixteen ontsldefS,
Ten rounds In oil were fought, at which
Fisher began 70 show signs oI
weakening, and with q sweeping blow
on the jlgular, BAthemore sent him
across the ropes and ended the hght,
Both men were pretty badly punished
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PRoyiDEScE, r. l., May 6.-IAaColn
Curtis, chief salesman for Congdon 4
AyleSworth, wholesale boot and shoe
dealers Of this city, was arrested this
morning charged with einbpEsllDg Si2,.
900, Ills method was 10 ship goods 10
houses In New York and other cities
without entering the shipment on the
books and the money was sent 10 him a.
chief clerk and he kept u. =
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Tho Umpire Assisted In tho Defeat.
Special DtSpaleh 10 re IHldlltleacer.

Special DtSpateh 70 ue Intalt1tncef.
DAYTON, o., May O.-About 800 people
witnessed to.day's game between the
Wheeling and Dayton clubs, which was
won by the latter by a score OF II to A,
and that despite the fact that Wheeling
had greater total of bases and fewer
errors. 1t appears that for some time
past there has been great dissatisfaction
over Manager Jennison, OF the Dayton
team, and this eliminated Saturday
night in his resignation being asked
for and granted. The position was
then rendered TO L. @. Hill, Of Colum.
bus, one Of the Leagues umpires, who
accepted 1t, much TO the satisfaction Of
the base ball public here. This arrange.
ment left no regular umpire here for to-
days game and accordingly a substitute
named Bickam was put In, and Of all un-
fair rulings his was about the worst.
He entirely demoralized the Wheeling
crowd, and Captain Dunn was rendered
speechless. Bickam was so rank at timas
that the audience hissed him frequently.
Following is the score:
Dayton .......,.,,...., oO1 Q Oil
WheCllng.--......,. o 40 o o o o Q o.
Batteries. Bowman and Keancdy; Munger
aud McAlleney. Base hits. Wheeling, o. bay.
ton, I. Efrori, Wheeling, ~ Dayton. 0. Two
bls hit, McCOilom, Three base hits. Dunn and
bowman. Earned runs, Dayton,2 Struck out,
by Kennedy I; by Munger y, Bases on balls,
on Kennedy, III 06 Munger, Q.
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SleawshIO Arrival,

NEW YoSE, May 0,--Attlyod, steamer
Clftassian from Glasgow,
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 0,--Afhved,
steamer Indiana from Liverpool.
soUTHAMPToE, May 0.-Arrlyed, steam.
or Ems from New York for Bremen,
GLASGOW, May e.-The German steam.
or WeSsef ii Bfemenifom Baltimore 70.
ports that on April le, latitude 80, north
longitude 10 west, she passed the Amer
lean btig Gipaey Queen Ailfo and nearly
consumed,
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niInnIa hIinara, Rtriia.

sPRISaTIELD, ILL, May Cat a mass
meeting Of miners held yesterday, repre-.
Senting FIVE shafts, it was decided to dis
continue work until there Is a settle
ment Of the existing difficulties. The
trouble is owing TO q demand Of the op.
orators for the men TO work at less than
the District prices. The representatives
Of four mines will hold a meeting and
will probably take similar action,
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AN INORNpIARY,S WORK.
An Immense Paper Mill Set on Fire by tho
NIghtMntnhmnn.

An Immense Paper Mill Set on Fire by the
Nightwatohman.
WATRRTowN, N. Y, May G.-The On.
tario paper mill, which Is located about
three miles from the city, and which is
one Of the largest mills in northern New
York, was set on FIRE in four different
places at about 10 o'clock this morning,
but was not destroyed owing to the good
FIRE fighting facilities In the building and
the work Of the city fire department.
The mill had only recently been com.
pleted ata cost Of about $500, 900. There
Is every reason 10 believe that the fires
were kindled by James Warden,
the nightwatchman, who was the
only man, besides the fireman, in
the mill last night. Work on
full time not having commenced, the
fires were set In various parts ofthe
building and outbuildings. Two OF the
latter, the blacksmith shop and a store
house beside q dwelling which stood
near, being burned TO the ground. When
the FIRE was started the Watchman went
to house nearby and dragged woman
down the steps, telling her 10 come out
and see the big Gre. Then he went in.
side the main building and began Ia
break windows, though by that time
the fires we're under control. He was
stopped by a citizen, who told him he
was under arrest and was taken to hiI
home, about one half mile distant
where he Immediately went 10 bed and
to sleep. It is not yet known whether
he was drunk or crazy. He Is now un
der arrest,
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ohAneo Eor . oreal IlAli emma.

The lovers Of base bali here will re.
member O wonderful game that was
played Of Island park last season by
local nines captained by Capt, Sam Brti.
baker and Sefgt. Sam LietEkus. II was d
great game and many strong men who
witnessed II were forced TO lle down
and weep. Sergeant 1.elEkus Ia anxions
Tor another contest on tho diamond, aud
desires II understood byCapl. BFubakef
and his mlnions that hO 10 ready and
anxious 10 meet him again, In case
.hls challenge 10 accepted the proceeds
are 70 be used fof the benefit Of the
WheellnR team,