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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
TUE DEATH OF TON wALLACg.


I
0HARLEsToN, w, Va, Dec, Sl,-The
death Of Wallace, the member OF the
Hatfield gang, an account Of which ap'
peared in this mornings ISTRLLIagScER,
was o good thing for the country, lie
was captured once before, but knocked
the iailor down aud escaped. His crime
was q peculiarly horrible one. bout
two years ago Tom Wallace stol away
Miss Daniels, Il niece Of jeff Mccoy, ono
OF the sons OF Hermann Mccoy, slain
during the war,
When the girl learned that she had
been made the victim OF . mock mar
riage, she LETT Wallace in Virginia and
hid with her iriendsin Kentucky, Wal
lace boiled over with fury. Thetwo men
crossed the Tug and Went to Mr., Daniels
cabin. The old man was sleeping in one
bed while his sick wife and one OF the
daughters slept In another, Hatfield
Cross-examined the old woman us to the
whereabouts Of her daughter, Failing
to discover tho hiding place Of the fugi-
tive, Captain Hatfield wrapped the hairy
part OF q cows tail about his fist and beat
the invalid woman with the heavy stump
till-ahe was almost dead, Meanwhile
WallaCe kept the old man in bod at the
muzzle OF cooked Winchester.
Soon after JEFF Mccoy was In West
Virginia, when he was seized near the
mouth Of Thacker Greek by Tom Wal
lace and Cap Hatfield, who tied him to
stake and prepared to kill him, McCoy's
.lnother waded across the river and beg
ged upon her knees for the life Of her
son. She was kicked and forced back
to Kentucky. Meanwhile, JolT struggled
free from the cords that bound him and
.leQping into the river swan for his lie.
Wallace and Hatfield stood on the West
Virginia bank and kept firing upon their
victim. Mccoy had reached the shore
and was struggling up the high bank.
Ills old mother fell on her knees In a
transport OF gratitude for the life OF her
son, The young fellow had just seized
q cornstalk to help him In tho lust up
ward bound when Il bullet went through
his bead and he fell on n tree.stump
below stone dead. His mothers shrek
OF anguish was anawered with a mock
ing laugh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
IHE INAUGURAL BAIL.
WeII-Meaniug cIergymen Pro-
testing Unnecessarily,
ABOUT A TRIVIAL MATTER,
With Which Only u I.ocsl Committee
Has to po---Embarassins Gen,
Harrison Ncedlessly,..A Com,
mIttee Appointed by Them.

lNnIANAPous, Inn, Dec, Stat the
meeting OF the local Methodist ministers
to-day the interesting fact became pub.
lie that the crusade against the inaugural
ball at Washington was by certain clergy
men Of Columbus, Ohio, who forwarded
them to the Methodist clergy OF this city
for action, Atto'day's meeting Rev, DR.,
Keene presented the petition OF the Col
umbus clergy, which in substance asks
Gen, Harrison to publicly announce his
disapproval oitho inaugural ball and de-
clare that he will not attend it. 1t com.
menting up this clerical suggestion, DIR,
Reene said the action Of the clergy
of Indianapolis was now look.
ed for and that their opinion
regarding the action of the Columbus
clergy ought to be definitely and unmis.
takably expressed, He was earnestly
opposed to dancing and was in favor OF
endorsing the action OF the Columbus
clergy, A discussion OF the subject fol.
lowed, In which several ministers gave
their approval OF DR.. Kene's views and
q motion was finally carried unani-
mously that committee OF three be ap-
pointed by the president OF the assoCia-
ton TO investigate and consider the ad-
visibility Of rendering counsel to the
Presldent.elect regarding the matter OF
the inaugural ball aud report their de-
termination at the the next regular
meeting.
Private Secretary Halford did not at.
tend the meeting. He Is strongly op.
posed to any interference on the part OF
the clergy with social customs that have
almost become laws, and there Is but
little doubt that he reflects the viewsof
both General and Mrs. Harrison on the
matter.
General Harrison, like many others,
does not look upon the inaugural ball as
adance, but rather rs a part OF a Cere-
mony that custom has identified with
the OCCASION, Those who attend the
ball expecting to SEQ the new President
trip tho light fantastic arc liable to be
disappointed in this feature. He will
be present, of course, but no one has yet
been able to ascertain that he has any
intention Of personally participating in
the dance. He can dance, however, but
OF late years his chief exercise has been
walking.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01

New YoRI, Dec. 9l.-The steamship
yeedam from Rotterdam arrived here
carly this morning after a terriacally
stormy voyage, during which one Of the
crew was washed overheard and drowned
and another seriously injured. The ves.
sci left Rotterdam ON December II, and
on the second day encountered u sue.
CesSion OF gales which smashed her life
boats and washed everything movable
off decks. On December 10 the wind
blew hurricane and the seas literally
enveloped the ship. One Of the crew,
whose name could not be learned, was
standing by the forecastle when u huge
wave came over the guard rails and car.
ried the man overheard. His body was
not recovered. Another seaman on the
following day was carried up against one
Of the deck!houses by tho powerful
waves and received probably fatal injur'
les. The vessel bears evidence Of tel
rough experience in broken guard:railt
and bt SarlSand loss OF lifC.boats.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
THE INTERSTATE LAW,

senator Dawes Expresses Ills View About
It's Workings IuEalls' Opinion.
CuIcAdo, Dec, Stat the Eighty.
second Regiment meetinSand dinner Of
the Commercial Club, OF this city, Satur-
day night, the subject Of discussion was: !:
"The Interstate Cclmorce law-its Of.
feet upon tho raIlroaG md business OF
the country since it has bt I'll in opera.
tion." Among tho speakers were Presi.
dent ingalls,, OF the "Big Four road, aud
United States Senator Dawes, OF h.assa-
chusetts. Senator Dawes, when asIed
by q reporter to-day for the substance OF
his speech, declined to give it; us he un-
derstOOd the meeting IL be u secret one.
He had no hesitation, however, in OK
pressing his views. He said the question
involves, to begin with, the relation
which ought to exist between the ship.
pers and the railroads, and there ought
never be any legislation which will bring
antagonism. Internal commerce has in.
creased to such an amazing extent that
1t has become absolutely neces.
sary TO have common control, The
difficulty is not In the lack ofpower, but
in its exercise. We are too apt to Judge
the law by its immediate rather than by
its ultimate effect on those who are pass.
ing judgment. Massachusetts complains
bitterly Of the. .longand short haul clause;
Chicago complains OF the prohibition OF
pooling; and shippers from localities
complain that their expectations ofrelief
from unjust discrimination have not
been realized. There is no reasonable
ground to expect Il repeal Of the law.
There is on the other hand, a reason TO
expect an enlargement OF Its scope and
powers in the direction OF clearer def.
milton OF the regulations which Con-
gress intends to impose on commerce
between the States, as well as better and
more effective means Of securing con-
formity to It's provisions and the re.
moval of conflicting and impractical
clauses which may have inadvertently
crept into It."
Mr.. Ingalls,, OF the Cincinnati, Indian.
apolis, st, Louis 4 Chicago system, said
in his opinion the Interstate law has
come to stay. The long and short haul
clause does nothing more than put into
legal shape aud make binding the sys.
TEN under which the New York Central,
Pennsylvania and Lake Shore companies
had worked for years. Congress cannot
be blamed, or get the law changed until
the railways agree among themselves. II
there were no wars and: through rates
were maintained at a fair sum, there
would be no difficulty with the clause.
Managers had heretofore relied more
upon pools than upon the integrity Of
their agreements.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
NEw YEAR,s pAY,
Its Observance Here Some Pleasant
Events Announced.


The old year was ushered out and tLt
new one In in Wheeling last night il
great shape, A few minutes before mid
night all the steamboats, at the whari
began to blow their whistles, and this
was kept up until the new year was
born, Soon several railroad locomotives
added their shrlll voices to the din, and
the church bells were all rung from II ;5C
to 1910. The noise OF tire-cFackers was
incessant during this time, and this was
kept upat intervals till morning,
The day will be very generally OBJ
served as holiday, The postolIice ar.
rangements are us follows; One delivery
will he made Mt s o'clock q, IN, by the
carriers, There will be general coIlec-
tlOns madeat $3.50 a, M, and $3.50 a. IN,
The general delivery window will be
open from 8;30 to 10 q, M, and the car
rlers' window will be closed after s a, IN.
The registry and money order divisions
will both be closed the entire day, and
Fulton station A closed after lS O'clock
noon.
From 4 o'clock to s p, M, the new
!, NJ, O, A, building on the corner OF
Market and Twentieth streets will be
open to callers, aud all men are invited.
A committee OF ladies' will serve nice
refreshments during these hours, and
Mayors orchestra will furnish music.
Doubtless largo numbers Of yonng mon
will embrace this opportunity TO inspect
the interioroi this fine new building,
At 8 O'Clock this evening the building
will be formally dedicated.
All the public offices will he closed,
and private business will he largely sus.
pended, The factories which are not
idle during the entire holiday week will
shut down for the day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
KILLED MS WIFE.
An Outraged Husband fakes Summary
YengeRncs-A Montreal Tragedy,

YenESRnne-A Montreal Tragedy
MONTREAL, Dec, 3l.-John Benson, a
Swedish coppersmlth who keeps an oys'
ter saloon and shebeen at the corner Of
St. James and Fulford streets, which
WIS the resort Of the rowdy element Of
the neighborhood, shot aud killed his
wife yesterday morning and attempted
to kill her paramour. Benson, whose
first wife, Ellen Smith, left him several
years ago, to go off with u more genial
companion, leaving several children be-
hind, was married three, years ago to
Bridget Doyle, the handsome daughter
OF one OF the men suspected OF the mur.
der OF Hon, Darcy Magee, She had
apparently been a faithful wife, and last
night u party of men, among them Frank
Singer, u iGllow-employe OF Benson,
were carousing in Benson's sllebeen,
when, about 8 a, m,, his little boy came
running In and told his father that u
strange man was In bod with his
mamma, With an oath Benson got up,
and in u drunken stagger proceeded 10
the bedroom, taking, US he went by the
cupboard, a revolver, He met the man
Singer at the door Of the bedroom, aud
passing by him saw his wiie on the bed,
She admitted her guilt and pleaded Tor
for mercy, but Benson fired, the bullet
entering the woman's left breast, CRus-
ing instant death, The murderer knelt
over the warm corpse, kissed the dead
lips, and going out to the store met
Singer, whom he shot through the knee
and arm, Benson then went TO the po-
lice station and gave himself mp, Singer
was taken to the hospital and may re-
COVhr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
WSDBNSED TBLg0RAMS,

Policeman Seal, OF Charlottesville, Va,
was murdered last night by a negro.
Tho police prevented tho Kilrain.
Mitchell entertainment which was Ia
have taken place at II. Louis last night,
The Governor Of Delaware has ap.
pointed Secretary OF State BRyard CON.
missioner to represent Delaware al tho
New York Centennial,
Judge Wallace, Of the United States
Circuit Cours Of New York, yesterday
decided the Arthur Kill bridge question
between tho Baltimore 4 0l 10 aud Penn
sylvanla railroads In favor Of the Penn,
sylvanla company,
Hon, Jason u. Brown, Democratic
CongreSsman.elVCt from the Third In
diana district, was one Of General Haf,
rlsOn's callers yesterday, lie SPOKE
highly oil The way the General received
him, but said fO was not consulted
about the cabinet,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
Tho Governor is In Earnest.

DunuQtE, Iowa, Dec, Ex-Governor
Lurrabec is sending instructions to some
Of the county attorneys Of tho State
calling their attention to the provisions
Of the laws OF the last General Assembly
In regard to the regulation Of railroads,
and asking them iii case they at any
time become satisfied TINT tile law is
being viOlaLedby any railroad company
doing business In their counties to enter
complaint before the grand Jury with
view to securing the Indictment OF the
roads. Tho Governor proposes 70 sec
that the provisions Of the law are en-
forced II possible.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
MODEL COKE SYNDICATE.
Why West Virginia Coke Com
mauds Such High Prices,
A AIRUST CONTROLS FLAT TOP
Mines and Ovens, aud Leases Them
at Stipulated PrIces-rho Anal-
ySIs of. the Coke Shows up
Better than ConncllsyllIe,

PTTsBURdH, Pa Dec, SLIT has been
a continual mystery to Connellsyille
coke producers why coke made in the
Flat Top region Of Virginia and West
Virginia usually commands higher
prices In the Southern and Western mar
kels. Flat Top coke has nevcrsold Tor
less than 81 70 per ton, aud when Con-
nellsvllle coke was quoted at from Coca
81 per ton tho Flat Top continued in the
market at 81 75a2 90, To solve this mys.
terry a member Of the Coke Producers
Association went down to Fiat Top, and
this Is his reports
"The Flat Top coke is in tho hanls Of
u trnst, and tliOre Is absolutely no COM
petition between producers. The four
teen coal and coke companies now oper-
ating in the region are working on leased
property owned By two land companies,
Formerly the Held was operated under
leases made by the Southwest Virginia
improvement Company, the Bluestone
Coal Company, the Flat Top Coal Com.
pany, Crane Creek Coal Company, etc,
Lust month these companies became
absorbed into one organization, under
tho title Of the Flat Top Land Trust, with
the following officers; President, 4. W.
Clark; Vice President, S, +, Taylor, Sec.
retary and Treasurer, y. NJ, CLARK Gen
eral Manager, G. II. Duhring, This com.
pany proposes to move its offices to Pitts
burgli and enter into competition with
the Connellsville field, II owns 10000
acres In Tazewell county, Virginia;
10000 acres In Mercer county,
West YirgInlai GS,O0O acres IN
Mcdowell county, Vast Virginia,
and over 1900 acresin Wyoming coun-
ty, West Virginia, in which no leases
have yet been nude. The other com.
pany IL tho CroSier Land Company,
which controls 10000 acres on Lower
Elkllorn. These companies now
employ mine inspector 10 see that no
coal Is unnecessarily lost, and by II re-
cent provision require that all lessees Of
their property build 100 coke ovens. The
Pocahontas Coal Company sells the en-.
tire product Of tho Flat Top coal field,
In 1887 their shipments were l,025,S $50
tons; for 1883 they were about |, ,260,0O0
aud expect in 1850 to shipfully 100000
tons. From 80 TO 10 cars OF coke now
leave the region daily, whenthe new
ovens are completed in May, the Trust
expects TO go into the market with fully
900 cars per week or about one.sixth
OF the Connellsvillo output. They claim
TINT an analysis Of their coke shows 8
per cent more carbon or heat molecules
than does the Connellsville article, and
they will eventually drive the latter from
the Southern market.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
TIIE lRON ANN STELlI rRAnE.
Not n Particularly pro,psrous Yenr-somo
Iuterestlng Statistics,

Not n Particularly ProtperUus Yenr-some
IutoreStlng Statistics.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Sl.--A summing
up Of the iron and steel trade Of the
United States during 1883, rs made by
the Bulletin Of the American Iron and
Steel Association, shows that this has
not been particularly prosperous year
for the iron trade, and in many respects
fell below 1887 and 1886. The total pro-
duCtion Of pig iron during tho year Is
estimated al 6,O00,0O0 tons aud OF Besse.
ner steel rails at 1,350,00O. The pro.
duClion OF bar iron and plate aud sheet
iron did not vary much from that OF
1880, while the production OF structural
iron and steel has been greater during
1888 than in 1886 or 1887. The Consump'
ton Of iron and steel during this year
has fallen below that OF the two prGced-
ing years. The total importations are
estimated at 950,00Ogross tons. tits be.
lieved that tic consumption OF pig iron
has fallen of about 100000 tons as com
pared with 1887, and the consumption
Of steel rails about 100000 tons. Prices
during 1883 are shown to have declined,
this being presumably due to q certain
extent to tie reaction in the building OF
new railroads which set In in 1887. The
prices for bar iron and nails were very
low throughout the year. The price oi
old iron rails advanced from S2l 10 In
January to $24 In December. Steel rails
at the mills fell steadily from $3l so in
January to S2S in December. The ship.
mentS from the Lake Superior mines
during tho year by lake and rail was
over 100000 gross tons, ali increase Of
over 1,260,5O0 tons. The shipments Ol
Lake Superior mines to furnaces In
eastern Pennsylvania and New York
aggregated about 275,000 tons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
THE POUlTRY SHOW,
which opens To-day, VIII ls n FirSt.CinSS
AEalr-Ilnu dogs shown.


which Opens To-day, will be q FlrSt.ClnSS
Analr-Finp dogs shown.
The fourth annual exhibition Of the
Wheeling Poultry Association will com'
monco to-day III the old Court House
and continue for four days. This oxhl.
bltion combines a poultry show, u
bench show and nm exhibit Of pct cats
and tho like. II bids fair TO be- the
largest, interesting and In every way
successful affair the Association has
ever given. A visit 10 the building last
evening showed atl unusually large
number Of early arrivals and the man,
aRers were eCohomlGlng every. inch oil
space, 40 as 10 be ablO TO provide quart
ora for tho entries that will come
rnsbinp In this morning, There will
be a very fine display made Of poultry
Of ali kinds, and the dog show Will bu
something such "a Wis never seen here
before. i'anCiUrs look to SEQ tue recent
Pittsburgh bench show surpassed ny the
oualIty oi tho CANNES 10 bp shown here,
fhefo were some goOdspecimehs In theiI
mems last night, including q pair Oi Bi'
I,efl, imported irish water spanlels with
lhelf Beal.llka under coats aud smooth
fnt.llkb tails, They arc very gentle
Then there isa splendid 81. BERNARD,
which was little pup At the last
show, but which ls now monster
There arc soine hnO COllieS aud Hgv9ta
interesting llltCrs. Taken oil In all, tht
show willb0 ono we'll worth Overyoho'i
Time and money,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
PUT Ills MORGANATlC WIFE AWAY.

The Grand Duke Alexis to Marry the
Daughter of tho Compile de Paris.
LONDON, Dec. 3l.-Thcrc is much talk
in Paris over the coming marriage Of the
Grand Duke Alexis to Miss Helen dor
leans, the daughter Of the Compte de
Paris. The match Is now spoken Of as n
surety, and the uncompromislng Mon.
archisls proclaim it as the one thing
necessary to transform the incongruous
party OF the Center and Right into hap
py family. There arc two things to be
considered: Whether the Car will think
1t wise 10 give his consent to the nup-
tials, and whether by argument or COM
pulsion Alexis would link his fate 10 the
lady In question. The grand duke has
run his career In both hCmispheres, and
has gained popularity in both. He
Is considerably over 40 years OF age,
while the presumptive bride Is only 10 ;
but she Is quite plain, 10 say nothing OF
the disparity Of ages, while he, compared
with other European princes, can still
be considered model Of manly beauty.
The morganatic alliance with one Of his
mothers ladies In waiting has been dis
solved, and the fair one has found COM
plnisant German officer 10 shield her
with his name, so there Is no question OF
scandal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
Tho Eclipse this EyonlnR.

The sun will bo totally eClipSod to-day,
but Wheeling and vicinity will bo loft
on this great celestial show, as II will be-
but partial, and that iust a icw minutes
.beiore sinset. II will be visible through-
out a part OF the West, though only for
4 iOw minutes.
Tho partial phases visible for q few
minutes In this city may DO we'll seen
with tho naked eye by using a small
plate Of densely COlOred glass, or q good
substitute can bO made OF a small pano
OF window glass smoked 10 that tie
tint will be 80 dense at one end that
thief light Of the sun seen through IL
will not dazzle tho eye, while al the
other tho film should DO 40 thin that oh.
jpCls In an ordinarily lighted room may
DO distinctly visible through II, Smoke
the glass 30 that on vertical lines the
color will DO "a even as possible. Paste
q narrow strip Of thick paper across each
end Oi the glass on the smoked side, and
lay on II d sheet Of unsmokpd glass Of
tho satnB slGe. Then secure thO two
sheets together by n strip OF paper pasted
around the edgeE VI both plates. This
simple cOniflVahCe will enable anyone
to get good view Of the partial eclipse.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
OH, FOR MORE BOB TAYLORsl
The Democratic Governor of TennesseO
Commended for Doing His Duty.

Tie Democratic Governor 0t TonnesseO
Commended for Doing His Duty.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. Stat a
banquet tonight at the Stanton House
in honor Of the election Of H. Clay
Evans, Republican, to Congress, a letter
Of congratulatiOn was read from Gen.
l.ongstreet, which was the feature of the
cvening.
Mr.. Evans has been granted his cerlifi-
cate OF election. After referring in
modest but feeling terms to the part he
took in the battles adjacent to Chat
tanooga in 1868 General Longstreet i'd
dressed himself 10 the points at
the present complicated issue
in the congressional contest and said,
Our party has 10 see that Mr.. Evans and
every man fairly elected shall take his
seat. Iithere werc more "Bob Taylors"
in the executive chairs OF the Southern
States, there would DO less complaint
about a suppressed vote.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
Tho lIppnbiIrnn TntlTi,,u

"A'l,ISaToS, DC, Dee, 8l.--A sCa.
son o. almost uncsamplCd activity is up.
~ m. 1llc heplGllcan member Of tho Senate
r,iaanee l,li,l subcommittee In charge Of lllt
NIo,,iII NIO'lltue i i9r the Mllls bill. Niessrs
mIiGirrlll AlIison, AldtlCh, sherman ana
H. Itai,Iock ,I ore IN almost continuous scssioT
mn, ~ ine cli9tl to make II as near salisiae
s"'y 70 all the interests Involved nS mn,
ge' This can bc done only be sneniin,
"" !" s, some particulars and The purpose D
s,D.,, %v ,s,InD'colnmillce Is TO decide Wha
amendments shall bo proposed, w