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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-31
PRESIDENT WOOLRRY DEAD,
The Head ofBsthAny College Gone to his
Eternal Reward.

DR., v, H, Woolery, President oi
Bethany College, died at 0 o'clock last
night at his residence in Bethany after
an illness Of typhoid fever lasting some,
thing over a month, This news OF the
death Of President Woorlery will be sad
news to large circle Of devoted friends
and admirers, He was an alimnus OF
the famous institution Of learning over
which he has presided and so ably con.
Quoted for the past few years, President
Woolery graduated, 1t Is believed, dur
Ing the latter part OF the sixties, and
since then the greater portion OF his time
has been devoted 10 his beloved Alma
Mater rs one OF the strongest aud most
popular members Of her Faculty,
About four years ago, owing TO
the falling health Of ex,Presldent
Pendleton hewas made acting President,
Two years ago he was made President,
Those who were present on Commence
ment Day OF 'S7 will never forget how
the students and ciIiSens OF bethany
made the old hall ring with
cheers as the announcement was
made that "Proi," Woolery was
TO thereafter be President; nor
the emotion that the good man showed
as he publicly accepted the place filled
by the ltvered Bishop Campbell and
the houorod DR.. PcndIeton, and pledged
himself to renewed efforts Tor Vold Beth
any,"
President WooIery was devoted to the
college and the work he has done for 1t |
IN the short time he has been at It's head |
Is OF a lasting nature. He was not what
might be called a brilliant man, but he |
was q wise counsellor and an able educa.
tor, He commanded the respect Of
all by his kindly dignity and charmed
his close friends by his genialIty. Too
many good things cannot be said OF
Or, Woolery, aud the work he has done
for Bethany is not to be oyer.estImated.
He leaves an interesting family OF
wife and two little girls. DR.. Woolery
came from Kentucky. He
married in Belmont county about twelve
years ago, q most estimable lady
who will have thepympathy oihundreds.
There 10 not graduate oil Bethany but
who will mourn with her over the loss
she and they have sustained.
The funeral will take place Tomorrow
afternoon, and 1t is certain 10 be largely
attended,
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THE NAIL TRUST.
Pittsburgh Expressions Which Seem to IA,
Vor IL

Pittsburgh Expressions Which Seem to IA,
Vor IT,.
Last evenings Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph has an article, the headlines
Of which assert that the Pittsburgh nail
manufacturers will not go into the pro.
iected trust, but the article, which is
given below, does not bear out this as
sertion:
Jones 4 Laughlins and other firms Of
Pittsburgh, when spoken TO regarding
the proposed nail trust, lad this to say
In substance: "The Wheeling men are
not likely to invite Pittsburgh nail man
riaCturefs to take an interest In the cor
poration or trust. The Wheeling con-
Cern may be able to advance prices TO a
certain extent, and 1t may be able TO re-
duCe expenses by reason ot the Combina-
ton. But prices cannot 20 beyond the
rate at which wire nails are made.n
pittsburgh manufacturers one Of
them said, "while they are as willing To
get as much money as anyone for their
product, are restricted In the same way.
The chances are that Wheeling men will
make nails cheaper than we can, and
while we may be able to sell as cheaply
as they can, the probabilities are that we
will not be able TO sell cheaper. There.
fore, prices being about equal, and they
understand this, there is srealIy no rea-
son why they should usk us to take their
stock. This Is the way we view the mat
ter now, but 1t Is not yet known what
the Nail City people may do.
"Withthe cost Of labor cheapened, and
with the new gauge, cut nail manufac-
turers ought TO he able to resume with
some profit 10 Themselves ~
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'G0T down 70 BUSINESS.
The North Dakota cOOstitu-
tiouaI Convention,
THE SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS
Provided FORA Fire Brand in tho
Shape of an Amendment Proyid'
ing that only Citizens Of
the Union Shall Vote.

BISMARCK, OAK, July SO,-The Con
stitutional Convention olNorth Dakots
has again got down to business, the
members all being in their seats at roll
call this afternoon, A lively week has
been opened, and from now on until
the final adjournment the proceedings
will be spicy, In committee OF the whole
the question OF selling the school lands
occupied most OF the time, It was anal,
ly settled by providing that school lands
shall not be sold in tracts Of less than 100
acres, The purchaser pays one.tiith
down and the remaining iour,Anhs In
tlve, ten, fifteen andtwenty years. Gray,
Of Cass, wanted to amend SO that persons
located on school lands on or before the
date Of sale shall have the right to pur,
chase the same within three days from
the date OF sale ut the price named by
the highest bidder. II was defeated.
Roll, Of Benson county, threw q fire
brand by offering an amendment to the
article on suffrage providing that after
Ave years no man who Is not full citi-
zen Of the United States shall have the
right to vote. This brought the orators
to their feet and many opposed the
amendment, Moer, ot Lamolire, could
not see why men who In conversation
favored such q proposition should not
favor II publicly, and intimated that
they were afraid Of the foreign vote,
The theory that all tax should be col.
lected from the lands and improvements
and personal property be exempt Is pop.
ular with many Of the delegates,
The majority and minority reports OF
the judiciary Committee will be con.
sidered Tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON, July 80.-lnquiry was
made at the State Department to-day
whether or not any action would be
taken on the report from Dublin that
the letter written by President Harrison
to Lord Mayor Sexton, Of that city, ac'
knowledging the receipt OF q message
conveying resolutions OF sympathy with
the sufferers by the Jollnstown flood
had been opened in transit. Ono oil the
officials said II was not probable any &C
tion would be taken unless tho mattcl
was brought 10 the attention OF the de
partment officially, which had not beer
done. II often happens that seals vert
broken In transit, and II might DO tha
an accident had caused the suspicion o
tamperlng In this case.
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A MASONIC SENSATION. Ant
An Action In the Court brought by the
Csrnunu Scottish Rite,


An Action In the Court brought by tile
Cerneau Scottish Rite.
CEDAR RApIDs, Iowa, July 3O.-An &c.
ton was begun yesterday in the District
Court, ut Marion, that will startle ma.
sonic circles more than anything else,
perhaps, OF late years. Judge Preston,
on petition Of U. L. Barnes, Of Bur.
lington, ]. G. Graves and Henry Ben.
nett, plaintiffs, and the grand officers Of
the Iowa Copsistory Of that branch Of
Scottish Rite Masonry, commonly known
as the Cerneau, ordered a temporary in.
junction against the Grand Lodge Of
Iowa, Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons, restraining them from putting
into effect the legislation Of the last ses.
sion of the Grand Lodge, referring to
tho Cerneau bodies, and which com.
manded Master Masons to leave the Con,
sistory OF Iowa Of that rite under the
punishment oi expulsion. The petition
states that us the body represented by
the plaintiffs does not confer the blue
lodge degrees, and the Grand Lodge or
It's subordinate lodges do not confer the
twenty.nine higher degrees, the Grand
Lodge has no Jurisdiction whatever, and
IFS action is illegal, arbitrary, oppressive,
proscrlptive Of their individual, con.
sciences and Masonic relations and hurt
ful to their standing as good and reput.
able citizens. This is the first time a
Masonic body has appealed to the Slate
courts, aud the action OF the Supreme
Court, TO which 1t will finally go, will be
a precedent for other States. The time
for hearing the argument ips a perpetual
Injunction will he Ii the October term
of'court at Marion.
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THE BRITISH CAPTAIN RBrICHNT.
Evidence that the ssalers Have been opsr
ating In American Waters. :

Evidence that the ssalers Have Desn oper.
ating In American Waters. N
VICTORIA, O, B., July 26,-James Nc
Lean, Of the British sealer Triumph, has
arrived here from Behring sea. He is
reticent about affairs in the North. 1t
Is reported by others on the vessel, how
ever, that when the Triumph was sighted
blythe Rush there were thirty seals dead, ,
lying on the Triumph's deck. The seals
were hurriedly skinned anil the pelts
hidden among q large quantity Of salt.
This salt also formed q heavy coating to
about 600 seal skins which lay at the
bottom Of the schooner, Lieutenant
Tuttle made an examination, but seeing
nothing but salt departed.
The men on the Triumph say that
Captain Dodd, OF the Maggie, had said
he would fire on any American officers
attempting 10 board his vessel. Lieu
tenant Tnule told Captain Mclean he
had seen fye schooners entering Behring
sea, viS, the Maggie Mac, Triumph, |,
Mary Ellen, Little L and Black Diamond. .
The latter was captured, but the fate Of
the others is unknown. The Corona ar
rived to-day. Captain Carroll says when
he left juneau Wednesday the British
men Of war Swift Sure, Icarius and
Amphion were there. They left for port
Symptom on the following day.
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nnn. M. m. Rnhnli. nnnL.

TlTUsyltLR, P4o July SO.-Hon, W.
B, Roberts, of torpedo fame, and for
twenty years prominent in political and
business circles In this district, died at
his residence In this city this afternoon
in the 9th year Of his age, Hehad been
Mayor OF this city and a member Of both
branches Of the State Legislature, and
was a member Of the late Republican
National convention. Hewas estimated
to be worth s., 100000, and had extensive
cattle ranches in the West. His name
was prominently mentioned In connec.
ton with the mission 10 the Argentine
Republic. Hehas'been falling iRhealth
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NA'uylttE, TrSS,, July SO.-A special
from Camden, Tenn, gives the particu.
lars Of the birth taN young white nOar
tllcrc Of a monstrasity half hu.
,nan @ mud hall bear, tho fe.
MinilolNhCg to the latter FREEDOM.
,noitlng ~, The eyes arc prominent and
s',.. y. lat back IN tho crown Of tho head, A
human nose In faint outline ID SeUn n
s"u sn,,, center Of the head. A prominent
gnOut projects WllVto The iaCe Sbould
Wy and from this long tonSuS
Mo'.lldcs The arms and leps ara ny lh,sS NJ
ibS.n human, M but tue feet and hands StC
GNSa, nVsv OF an animal, except that thI
""Eef' ".S I Hild toes are perfectly those Of I
"'"'' IIle creature was stlll.botn,
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faE PRISONER pIyArrEAREp.
lie Eludsd the shUriiT aud IL Is Thought Ne
Killed HlInAolk.


GARY, DAKOTA, July sO.-Last Wed.
nesday NJ, L. Billings, Of the ismou1
Billings aud Kiugstey murder case Of
wavcrly, Iowa, had District Attorney
Monaghan arrested, charged with appro.
priating s27O Of bis money, but when the
time came for trial IL was discovered that
the complaining witness had fled. Mon.
Afghan then swore out a warrant against
Billings, charged with peri jufy committed
by making the complaint. The Sheriff
arrested Billings on board d train az
Cedar Lake, q town fourteen miles from
here, and brought him back, and after
hearing part ot The testimony tho jus.
tic0 adjourned tue case until o O'Clock
next morning. That night Hlllinps
elrdUl the Sheriff and again bailed out,
Every effort Is being made 10 hnd him,
but ol no avail. He was seen Friday
night walking toward tho creek, and, %
he had been acting very strangely The
past few days, II was thought by some
he had committed suicide, and tue creek
and woods surrounding II were accord.
ingly searched. It's more probable tht(
some ono RsslSted him oYerlhp State line
Into 1linnbdoIA,
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MR. llUSSEY'S CASE.
ooahtni IL Cr!mInal Proceedings viii b.
Thought Against Him.

ooahtnl IL Cr!mInal Proceedings viii liz
Thought Against Him.
WASHINGTON, D, G., July 3O.-The case
Of John Il, Hussoy, chief Of thepension
division OF the Third Auditors office,
who Is charged with having made fraud
uIcnt use Of the files Of that office, has
been referred to the Solicitor OF the
Treasury for such action us may be
deemed necessary, 1t is impossible ia
learn the precise character Of the evil
dence HEaiust MIR. IIussey, but II is un'
dCrstood that II recent investigation oI
his Office disclosed the fact that official
Information concerning pension cases
pending III that Office had been lnprop.
erly furnished to outside parties. II Il
said further that Il difference OF opinion
exists between the Solicitor Of the Trca.
hllry aud the United States Attorney fol
the District Of Columbia as to the pro
prlely OF criminal proceedings against
Mr. llnssey, the former holding that
there is ample evidence Of violation
'ol the law Nnd the latter taking the
view That the evidence adduCed Is no
Suiielehi TO prove a fraudulent inten
on tlic part OF the person accused.
solicitor Hepburn refuses point blnnl
10 discuss the matter, and will not ever
admit That lie knows anything whatever
Ol fin Nnpn NJ li,,.,...s, An ~. a
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TUE BROWN MYSTERY.
stllUnabls to Give an Account OF Ills Alb,
asnos,

stEl Unable to Give an Account OF Ills Alb,
WICHITA, KAs., July 3O.-E.T. Browns
physicians yesterday allowed Sheriff
Hays to call on their patient for a atate.
ment, The sheriff inquired II he disap.
peared OF Ills own will, when the answer
came, quickly: "1did not leave OF my
own will. must have been forced 10
go, but cannot remember. would
like to 90 out with you as soon as am
able and take q fey weeks to trace back
where l have been. Think may be
able to recall some places, and people
will remember me, and In that way we
can get at some Clew which will help
solve the mystery. think | have been
ioully dealt with"
The Sheriff said a ranCbman twenty
miles southwest who called on Brown
yesterday says Brown was at his house
on the fifteenth instant and asked for
something to eat, He was given food
and asked the way to Wichita. He tried
TO engage him in conversation but could
not. He thought Brown was crazy.
Word comes from Balnville, two miles
south OF this ranch, that Brown was
there on tho fourteenth instant and
slept In a wagon on the street that night.
Browns physicians say It Is barely
possible that on improving he wilt be
able TO give better idea Of the matter.
They have been led to suspect he has
been kept under opiates for four or five
months, and that, In addition 10 the
wound on the head, has resulted In max.
Ing him unconscious OF what has hap.
pened around him,
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I.ovIyiLLl, July S0,--WlllIam schlCk
aud NLn. Hannah Becker were killed At
the Eighteenth street etohsiEs Of the
Iloulsvllls san.Asfn Railroad 10 ibis
city last evening, while on1eAyotlng to
cross tho track. Henry PIlsthef was
htohably fatally injured, They were Ia
i wagon and DID not hear the locomotive
bell, They were all well known Ger.
mans living Just outside Of the city
limite,
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DUBLIN, July sO,-The Erpres (Inde.
pendent Conservative says, Tho sur.
plus of the Psrnell indemnity fund ex-
ceeds 10000 pounds. The accounts
show that only 10000 has been used for
legal expenses In connection with tho
special commission. The remainder, the
Express says, cannot legally be distribute
ed among eyicted tenants, and 1t there.
fore ought to be returned TO the subsCrl-
bers to the fund.
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FUNERAL on COI. JONES.
one Of the Largest Ever Seen in Gin,
einuRt,

,einpAti.
CINCINNATI, o., July SO,-It has beer
long while since funeral in Cipcin
natl has gathered so many mourpers a
that Of the murdered ool, A, E, Jones
this afternoon, No man in the city was
more widely known. His pride on the
military record OF his ancestors, some Of
whom endured the sutferings Of Valley
Forge, his enthusiasm in all military
organizations, his public spirit and bis
prominence as an officer Of the Govern,
ment during the war and since, all
brought him In contact with people so
that he was everybody's acquaintance,
ltseemed the most appropriate thing to
accord him q military funeral. The
family acquiesCed. Crowds gathered
about the house this afternoon before
time appointed. The military escort
consisted OF the First Regiment Ohio
National Guard and a battery OF artil-
lery. Besides this there was large at
tendance Of tue various Grand Army
Posts Of the city, Governor Foraker and
. portion Of his staff were present, The
Governor was q neighhor Of the deceased
toryearS, and had appointed him Sur.
gN0n General, The ceremony Of mill
tsry funeral, including the march from
the house to the church, with six stall
wart sergeants carrying the body OF the
deceased, his horse led after the coffin
aud the troops with reversed arms and
slow step to a funeral dirge formed a
most impressive scene. At the First
Presbyterian Church only a small por-
tlon OF the Grand Army ritpal was OBJ
served, and then the procession was
formed and the military marched a short
taneebeyond the city limits where q
farewell was taken and the body taken
to Its restingplace in Spring Grove Gem.
niaTV
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STARTEp ny SpURrSMRN.


Great Forest Fires In COlorado-sIagnIll,
cent Destruction.
GLESwooD STRINGS, COL, July 3d.
The forest fire which. has been raging III
this vicinity for several days was started
over week ago by gomp spoTtsmen il
No Name Canon, whereby Mr.. j. Brown
his family and a party Of ladies' narrowly
escaped death, only escaping by wading
through q creek for nearly two miles on
their hands and knees, and by which
Mr.. Brown lost two valuable horses
The fire has now spread and covers au
area, OF over ten square miles. The ell
tire air in the western slope Is filled Will
smoke from the burning mountains
The reports from Red Gill, Lcadville
Aspen and New Castle report the sur
completely obscured. The sight from
Glehwood In the 'eyenjns is magnificent
as tue entire lace OF No Name and 'Grig
ely mountains are one mass OF lre, =
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KANSAS oirY, ME,, July aO.--Androw
O, Drum, who has fall charge Of tic cat.
tlc commission business Of A, Drum &
Son, has disappeared, and $4,000 with
him, The mlB6lnR man announced Sat.
tifdAy that he was going away for ashort
time, but gave no lntlnatlon where,
Since then hO has mot been seen or heard
from,
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WHAT NBxTp
English Capitalists TryinE 10 Captur,
American Theatres.

HsnBuAH thplhihA AFyhE 10 VHptUro
AmOFiGan Theatres.
NEW YoaS, July S0.-llaylng gobbled
up all tue brewery stock they wanted,
the English capitalists have now turned
their eyes In the direction Of tho theatti.
cal buSlness as a field for investing their
loose capital,
A substantial offer has already been
made 10 II. X. Jacobs 10 secure con.
trolling interest In the twenty.slx
theatres which he ID running In various
parts Of tho country. For d two.thirtls
interest In tho concern tho syndicate
has offered 100000, Mr. Jacobs 10 10.
tain the other third and manage tho
business at q salary Of $lS. 0and travel
Ing expenses. c
Manager Seder, oi Newark, was asked
by arepotter II there was any tRuLh In
the statement, and lle replied: "YCB, me-
gotiNtions have been going OH for some
time, aud the figures named have been
presented 10 Mr.. Jacobs, who will prob.
ably decide this week. An agOnt Of tho
syndicate has been all over the circuit
with hlm,p
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A Prominent Elucator DentI, ,

MARIETTA, o., July aO.-Professor
John Kendrick, Of Marietta College, died
to-day, aged SO years. He was class.
mate Of Salmon P. Chase, at Dartmouth,
and came west 10 take the proiessorship
at Kenyon college. Stanley Matthews,
ex.President Hayes and other eminent
men recited TO him there. In 1880 be
came to Marietta college and held an
active pfoIessorship till 1873.
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MsAnlnn Of tlS Wool yas,e i,ecl,ion

WARRINGTON, July sO.--Assislant Sec.
retary TiChcnct has lOlegAphsd as fol.
lowstC Representative II, Townsend, Of
Colorado "ThO meaning and effect oil
tile apprai9en' report and the Depart.
inente decision concerning wool waste
ig evidently inlBnndemtood. The do.
Cision IL Ia every respect restrictive and
prevents lmpottatlons at low rates o.
! BO.CAlled MABlea.
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IT WAS UNTRUE.
The Pennsylvania Charge Denied by Vice
PrrhIhant Cnrnnn.

The Pennsylvania Charge Denied by Vice
President Carson.
NEw YoRK, July 9O.-vice President
John R. Carson, Of the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago, replying yesterday
afternoon to President Dowdis demand
Of Saturday TO dismiss any passenger
agent caught cutting rates as charged by
the Pennsylvania, telegraphed from
Chicago; "Thete IL not the first shadow
Of truth in tho Pennsylvania charge
that we are cutting passenger rates. The
reduction they made was entirely un.
provoked on our part, They made the
reduction without consultation or notice
TO any Of the parties In our association,
and In reply to a telegram sent by the
representatives OF this road, the Cincin.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton and the Big
Four 10 the general passenger agent o.
the Pennsylvania lines, he simply said
that passenger rates were Ia the hands
Of their Vice President. telegraphed
Mr.. Mccullough Immediately asking
him why tho reduction was made, but
up to this time havo received no reply
1t Is o most uncalled tot and senseless
oneration,
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ABANDOYS Ills WORKS.


Tho 81, Louis Glass Manufactory TO be Sold
PlrTsDuRam, July SO.-The first vol
untary abandonment Of the manufacture
Of flint glass and bottles in years is now
the talk Of manufacturers oithat claOs ip
this city.
The concern in question Is tho 81,
Louis Glass Works, tic largest factory ol
its kind In the West. The suspension IL
not an assignment, iorJ. X. Cummings,
tho principal owner, and the other stock
holders are perfectly solvent, and even
wealthy. Mr.. Cummings possesses large
means, and is identified with several
profitable enterprises 10 ST. Louis.
A local manufacturer said he has in'
formation TO the effect that Mr.. Cum
mings has discovered that there is nc
money In the business, that 10 continue
TO operate his plant would involve Q
large outlay for repaite, apd that rather
than do this he concluded 10 abandon
the factory. The reason given In OK.
planning why glass manufacturers 10 81
Louis i5 no longer renumeratlYe Is 10.
cause the use Of natural gas renders the
cost Of goods In other localities 80 CheaE
that successful competition is out Of The
question.
Mr.. Cummings 10 The pioneer RlaSI
manufacturer ol ST. Louis, having com
mencei operations over thirty years ago
Al different times hO has bought ou
seven distlnD plants and has tnerget
them with Ills own. The plant, jnclnd
Ing stocks on hand and maolllneFy, vii
b6 sold al private sale,
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turkish ReIntorcemonts 10 Crete,

CoNsTANTINopLE, July 2O-A Minis.
terial Council hold hero, over which
the Sultan presided, resolved 10 send q
new commission to Crete to cndeavor to
settle the difficulties there. 1t was also
resolved TO dispatch eight battalions OF
troops to the island, signor Crispi, the
italian Prime Minister, has advised the
Turkish government to attempt con.
Ciliation.