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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-15
RECEIVED THE DIPLOMATS.
The President Formally Introduced to the
RoreIVn RanraGanIaIIyaa

The President Formally Introduced to the
Foreign Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 14.-At
noon to-day the President formally re.
ceived the members Of the diplomatic
corps. The members Of the corps as
sembled at tho Department Of State,
where they were presented to Secretary
Blaine by Assistant Secretary Adee,
Proceeding TO the White House the di.
plomats, who were attired In their splen.
did court dresses, were introduced TO the
President by the Secretary Of State. All
the legations were represented. The
President was assisted by Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Har.
rison, Mrs. Mckee and Mr.. Halford.
The reception took place in the blue
parlor and lasted half an hour, no formal
speeches being made.
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WATER FOR BRIDGEPOET,
Fair Prospects That She Wlllbs Furnished
From Martins Ferry,

Itnow looks as II Martins Ferry. would
supply Bridgeport with water, A con
ference was held at the office Of the
water works between committees from
the Martins Ferry and Bridgeport ooun-
ellis and citizens OF the two towns, yes
terday afternoon, relative to the project.
The Martins Ferry Councilmen were j,
B, Montgomery, NJ, r, Smylle and James
Riley, and the citizens, II, w, Smith, NJ.
@, Mitchell, Thomas Mears and B, Ex-
ley, and +, r, Sedgwick, the City SoliCi-
tor, The Bridgeport Councilman We're
n, Kuhn, Warren Baggs and William
Keohnline, and the CitiEens Dr. Fisher
and r, I, Howell. George Mckee, the
City Solicitor, was also present, II. w.
Smith acted as president,
H, w. Smith suggested one proposition
and NJ, r, Smylie another,
Smiths proposition is for Bridgeport
10 lay pipe and become stoCkholder to
theamount OF money invested, have a repF
resentation In the Board, the citizens to
be supplied with water at the same price
Martins Ferry people are, with no charge
for fire plugs, and tho water consumers
to pay at the office every six months,
This would give Bridgeport about one
seventh Of the stock In the works and 1t
would get Its share OF the dividends aud
be expected TO share the expense OF
keeping up the works, Bridgeport to
keep its pipe line in order and Martins
Ferry TO run lines to the corporate
limits Of Bridgeport. After this propo-
sition had been stated the Bridgeport
retired and 1t was discussed
at length, nearly all OF tho Martins Ferry
delegates opposing it at first, but finally
all concluded 1t was fair, just aud eQuit-
able,
NJ, R. smylie suggested proposition
which Is the same us Smiths, with the
exception that Bridgeport would not
have any stock in the works, After the
two propositions had been discussed the
visitors were sent for and the two eX.
planned. They appeared well pleased
and said they would DO laid before the
Bridgeport Council at once aud an an.
swel given next week. They appeared
TO think that ono OF the two would be
accepted. Either OF these would doubt.
less be satisfactory to the citizens ofboth
towns.
The water works is already making
running expenses, which are about
y, 200 per annum. Over 800 hYdrants
are In use and from three to six families
get water ut each.
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WELDED T0 PRESSURE.
CIarkSOn's appointment and Why he AC.
cepted the Position.

ClarksOn's appointment and Why he AO.
cePted the Position.
WASHINGTON, March l4.-The nomi'
nation Of Mr.. Clarkson for First Assist
ant Postmaster General indicates that
the pressure Of the last few days has
been successful, and that he has yielded
to thepersonal requests Of tue President
and Mr.. Wanamaker.
Mr.. Clarkson felt that he was entitled
to better place, aud II can be said au.
thoritatively that he only accepted the
appointment upon the promise that he
would have a Cabinet place In case OF a
vacancy. No particular department was
specified, however, and there Is no rea.
son to assume that his future place
will be tho one Mr. Wanamaker now
holds.
A story has been going the rounds OF
the Democratic newspapers to the effect
that Mr.. Wanamaker Is to resign and to
fight as Quay's candidate against Cam
cfon at tho time Of tho next Senatorial
election in Pennsylvania. Itis believed
here that the story originated in the
office OF the Philadelphia Times, and 1t is
only worth mention here to add the fact
that Mr.. Wanamaker knew Mr.. Clarkson
very wellduring the campaign, and show
ed a high regard for his ability in polti.
cal management. Senator Quay and
everybody else connected with tho com
mittee Joined him in asking Mr.. Clark
son to continue his service to the party,
and Mr.. Clarkson, with the promise Of
future recognition mentioned, agreed 10
take the place.
No appointments Of ConsuIs are ex-
pected for a few dbys, but 1t Is under.
stood that one Of the first to be appoint.
ed will be Joseph +, Wilson, Of Allc-
gheny, as Consul 10 Glasgow. He has
the support OF Congressman Dalzell and
Andrew Carnegie.
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MAY GET A TIliAsllSG,
The Count Dc Montereole In Pittsburgh.
The virginia KnoX,

Tie Count De mOntGreOlo In Pittsburgh
The virginia KnOx.
PlTTsBuRGu, PAn March l4,-Count
De Montercole, Of Italy, the husband Of
Virginia Knox, OF this city, arrived here
this morning and is stopping ut the
Hotel Duquesue. He returns to Pitts
burgh much changed in appearance.
He IS much thinner than when here at
the time Of the marriage, and has care
worn, haggard look.
In an interview he reiterated his state.
ment that he was the real Count De
Montercole, and said that not one cent
OF the money with which he was well
supplied had come, from tho friends OF
his wife. He admitted that he expected
to be divorced from his wife, but was not
inclined to-day to explain the matter.
1t Is said that MOntercole is trying to
gather testimony for the divorce case.
Several certified copies Of the marriage
license and examination connected with
the same have been made by the Regis.
ter's clerks, and some OF them have been
sent abroad.
1t is reported that $500 was given to a
local prize fighter, to give the Count =
thrashing II he appeared on the street
during his stay In the city.
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PARIS, March Am. DeFroycinet,
Minister Of War, has assumed tho duties
Of tho office Of Minister Of Marine, made
vacant by the death OF Admiral JaueB.
NJ. DcFrcyCinet will retain the position
until new Minister Is appointed,
The provisional magistrates have been
instructed 10 search tho houses Of tho
leaders OF tho Patriotic League In their
respective jurisdictions aud to take pos.
session Of any documents they may llnd
Of an inCrlminating character.
Tho strike among tho factory Opor.
atlveS al Lille Is spreading and II Ia fear.
cd that II will extend 10 Ronbalx. Tho
officials at both places arO acting In con.
cert for tho adoption Of measures that
will prevent disturbances.
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The GAINESVILLE Enterprise OF this week
contains the following; "a strong flow
Of gas was struck at tho we'll west OF
town last week, at q depth Of about 1900
feet, strong enough TO throw the mud
and water out Of the well TO consider.
able height, II is the intention Of the
drillers 10 90 down 10 the Macksburg
sand, some 400 feet lower, where they
are fully expecting 10 encounter oil. A
small amount OF oil was found at depth
Of 700 feet, but not in paying quantities"
A special from Cadiz says that the
Holiday oil well, ono mile east Of that
town, was unplugged and flowed twenty
barrels In ten minutes, and was then
closed 10 await further tankage. Ex.
perts think tue promise is for the best
oil field In Ohio, Twenty barrels In ton
minutes iB q big showing II true.
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AN EXCITING SCENE
In tho French Chamber OF DCputlus-lIOu
langer DeGes tho Government,

IN tub Frehcn CnumDer OF DOputluR-BOu
LANCER Deies tho Government.
PARIS, March 14.-In the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day, NJ. Laguerre ayerred
that his party intended to prosecute It's
campaign pacifcally and legally. He
would not appeal to the Chamber, whose
verdict was immaterlal, but to the coun-
try, which supported the Patriotic
League. He claimed that the League
was secret society. The real consplra-
tors were those who rebelled against
universal suffrage.
General Boulanger rose, and crossing
his arms, defantly regarded the ma
jority. An uproar ensued, during
which NJ. THESE was CGnsurcd iorapos.
trophizing the President. Paul De Gas.
sagnaC defled the Chamber TO prosecute
General BoulangGr. The debate was
ClOtured-3S2 TO 2l4.
The Chamber then, by u vote OF 334
10 227, authorized the government TO-
prosecute tho accused deputies. The
sitting was then adjourned. As a result
OF the heated debate, duels are lmml.
tlcnt between NJ. Areno and Provost De
Launay; NJ. Burdeau and DeCassAgnac,
and NJ. PiChon and Laguerre.
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IT WAS ALL A HOAX.

The Reported Hattie at Samoa was n
Canartl, as Mr.. Blaine Said 1t Was.
AUCKLAND, March 14.-Advices just
received from Samoa show that there
was no basis for tho sensational rumor
Of an engagement between the United
States man.oi-war Nipsic and the Ger
man corvette Olga. Far from this the
German officials in the island have
entirely given up their aggressive policy.
The proclamation Of martial law has
been publicly withdrawn and the Ger.
mans have abandoned all claim to the
right Of searching incoming vessels for
contrabands Of war. Both these steps
have met with the hearty approval oi
all foreign residents at Apia, and have
had quiet effect. Usual tranquility
prevails throughout the island. MatafEa,
however, has a force Of troops estl'
mated To DO 0,0OO strong. Tamasese'E
army consists Of about 100 men. The
men Of war German, American and
English, still remain at Apia ready fol
any emergency that may arise.
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BtLldiie Independent
So far We have not heard Of tic for.
tunes that were 10 be made by the glass
manufactures that located some months
ago In the growing cities Of tho gas fields.
In fact, In not single instance has the
big money matOrdllEed. II Is in the
shadowy future, but We have heard on
good authority that not a concern that
was woll located In the Ohio Valley but
has lost money on leaving II, and some
parties can count their losses by the
thousands Of dollars.
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A NEGRO LYNCHEp.
a Mob Strings Up the Man Who Outraged
Mrs, MAcCrssdy,


TAsTEY, Va, March l4.-The negro,
MaGruder Fletcher, who criminally as
saulted Mrs, Obediah MacCreedy several
days ago, was lynched about 8 q, m. to-
day by party Of about seventy,tlye
men, Jallersamuel Metson was aroused
about l o'clock by a party OF masked men,
who demanded the keys OF the jail. Mr.,
Metson refused to giyethem up, Deputy
Sheriff Benjamin Il. Metson, who had
been awakened by the commotion, came
to the scene and told the jailer that he
had better hand over the keys, which he
did. The lynchers went to the cell Of
Fletcher and carried him out. He made
no demur whatever, The doors TO the
Jail were fastened by the lynehers and
the keys turned over to the jailer. The
negro was then hurried off and hung to
the limb Of pine tree on the edge Of
the road about one and half miles from
here. He was cut down about 0 o'clock
by Magistrate Higgins and Coroner's
inquest was held. A verdict was rem
dered that MaGruder Fletcher came to
his death by being strangled and shot
by persons unknown TO the jury,
Fletcher had four bullet holes In him,
two in the right side, one in the back
and one in his hand. His neck was not
broken,
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James S, Clarkson was born at Brook,
vile, Ind, May II, 1912, His education
was obtained in the district school and in
hisfather's office, where at the age OF
years he began to set type, When II
years Of age he went to Iowa with his
parents. The nearest house to the Clark.
son homestead was thirty.dye miles dis
tant, At the age Of 10 he began teaching
school in winter, passing tho summer
helping upon the farm, In 1867 he began
working as q compositOr in the Iowa
State Register at Des Moines. 7'He rose TO
be editorial writer and In time he and
his brother Richard 7. Olarkson bought
the paper, which they still own. Mr..
Clarkson has four times been chosen as
adeleGate to National Republican con-
ventious and twice q member of the
National committee. He was prominent
in the management OF the last campaign,
He has wife and three children all
bOVB
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GIorcstER, M.1Ss March l4,-RO.
potts from Newfoundland say that the
,Suo y Of licenses to American vessels for
@eputchnSC oibalt and other necessary
Quilt will bO refused, aud tho Govern.
Gs G'eal will coincide with the Dominion
SslINeinmCnt In lis policy. The Teason
S'eEeG e that American vessels last sea-
%l Violated the licenses given them
ml O,ll purchased In Newfoundland
N% sold to the French al 81, Pierre,
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UTICA, n, Y, March l4.-virgil jack
son was hanged at eighteen minutes past
nine o'clock this morning. The crime
for which lie was hanged was the mur.
der Of Norton Metcali In Augusta Centre.
The murder was committed Sunday after.
noon, January 20, 1888, and grew out Of
criminal relations between Jackson and
the wife of bis victim.
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A BIG STEEL DEAL
Consolidation OF Three of the Greatest
Plants In the Country,

Consolidation OF Three OF tile Greatest
Plants In the Country.
CuIcAoo, March 1.-THE most impor-
tant deal in the steel trade ever made in
Chicago was announced to-day in
the consolidation Of tho North Chi
cago rolling mill company, the Joliet
Steel Company and tho Union Steel
Company. Negotiations to this end
have been going on for two months, and
they were practically concluded last
week. The news was kept very quiet,
and only leaked out through trade
circles. The name OF the new com:
pany has not yet been decided
upon, but it will be an entirely
new one. The capital will be 10000.
900, Of which between $5,0OO,0O0 and
50, 100000 will be issued for the cash
now In the treasures OF the respective
companies, and the balance will repre-
sent the valuation Of the three plants.
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MURDERED HIS SON.
A Family Tragedy-A Wisconsin, Father'l
Terrible Deed.

- -StrbN-S
Terrible Deed.
LANCASTER, Wis, March l4,-News has
Just been received here Of a deadly fam
lily fight at Dlckeyville, Wis, John
Daniels and his Joseph are two far
mers who live together in the same
house. Tuesday night they quarrcled
about property matters. The quarrel
grew so serious and the old man became
so enraged that he finally rushed upon
his son With u knife and stabbed him in
the abdomen, hand and left lung. The
young man, though terribly weakened
by his wounds, finally gained an advan-
tage and was beating his father unmer-
cifully when some passing neighbors,
hearing tho racket, entered the house.
1t was with great difficulty that they
finally separated tho antagonists. Ply
sicians were called and dressed the
wounds, The cut in the young mans
left lung was pronounced fatal. The
father was badly bruised and is confined
TO bed,
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prOlLblllon campalgn Growing Lively,

plrrspuRon, PA, March 14.-The AL
legheny County Prohibition ConStitu-
tlOpVl Amendment Association met here
to-day and organised by eloCtlng Joseph
d. Weeks, ex.secretary Of the Republi'
oan National Committee, chairman,
Arrangements wetc made for vigorous
campaign. This evening Ex-Governor
ColGuitt, OF Georgia, addressed q large
nieeilpg at Old City Hall on Prohibition
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A BIG LAND PURCHASE.
A Million Acres of California Lands Bought
bya Rich syndicate.

n mllllon acres Oh CNluoFhlu Llanub bouBht
bya Rich syndicate.
ST. LOUIS, March 14.-A statement
comes from vicksburg, Miss, that a
syndicate composed Of P. Huntington,
Mrs. Hopkins, wife Of the late millionaire,
and Leland Stanford, have bought a mil.
lion acres OF land in Lower California,
aud are buying moro. Their object is
said 10 be to dOyolope that section ol
country, and part Of the scheme Is the
building Of 1900 miles Of railroad, some
Of which Is now being built. When tue
engineering party were surveying the
route they struck gold on this property,
And this, y lSalleged, decided Mi. Hunt
ington 10 dispose OF all his railroad prop
erty east VI the Mississippi river and
concentrate all Ills interests In the far
whai
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WASHINGTON, D. O., March 14.-Prcs.
idont Weihe, Of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, and President James Camp.
bell, OF the Glassworken' Union, arrived
here this morning 70 consult about the
position, OF Commissioner Of Labor;
they discussed the subject al length and
will call on President Harrison and
mako a strong statement Of their case
But In the present state Of affairs with
regard 10 appointments, they do not OK.
peCt q decision for several weeks.
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THE MINERS ANp OPERATORS.
The Miners Try to Force tho Scale Question
without SUGGEST.

The Miners Try 10 FOrco thb ouhio Suest'Vn
Without SUGGEST.
COLUMBUS, o., March l4.-At the ses-
sion to-day, the miners endeavorcd to
force the scale question to m arbitration
board, but the proposition was defeated.
The operators strenuously opposed any
thing looking to arbitration, and there
was number OF speeches from both
sides as 10 what the result would be in
case Of failure to take any action. The
miners claimed they had exceeded their
authority and could 80 no further The
operators proposed 90 aud G5 cents per
ton In the Hooking Valley, and 90 and
"a cents In Pennsylvania, The miners
proposed 85 cents the year round In the
Hooking Valley, and a cents In Penn
sylVania. Considerable feeling was
worked up over the failure to coule TO-
gethor, and finally OF q late hour, the
convention adjourned sine die, and the
Interstate agreement was dissolved.
There are various opinions as TO what
will be the result,
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OUR DIFFICULTY wlTa GERMANY.
John A. Kasson, of Iowa, Representative 10
the Conference on Samoan AnaIrs.


john A. Kasson, of Iowa, Representative In
the Conference on samoan Analrs.
John A. Kasson, who will be an Amer.
lean representative in the conference on
Samoan affairs TO be held at Berlin, was
born at Burlington, Vermont, January
II, 1921. He graduated from the Uni.
versity OF Vermont. After being ad-
mitted 10 the practice OF the law hc re.
moved to st. Louis, where he pursued
his profession until 1s47, when no set
tied in Des Moines, Iowa, In 1878 he
was elected State Director Of the State
Bank OF Iowa, and tho next year was
State Commissioner 10 investigate and
report on the condition OF the Executive
Department Of Iowa. About this time
he was elected Chairman Of the Re.
publican State Committee, and in 1860
he was both delegate to the Chicago
Convention and the representative oi
Iowaon the Platform Committee. Presi-
dent Lincoln appointed Mr.. Kasson First
Assistant Postmaster General. In
1895 he was appointed United States
Commissioner to the International Pos
tai Congress, held in Berlin. On bis re.
turn he was elected to Congress. He was
reelected. In 1867 he visited Great
Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Ger
many, Switzerland aud Italy, as Com.
missioner Of the United States to nego.
tiato postal connections. From 1868 10
1873 he served as member Of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Iowa. He was elected
TO the Forty.third and Forty.fourth
Congresses. President Hayes appointed
him United States Minister to Spain,
but he declined the portfolio, and was
given the Austrian mission. Upon his
retirement from the service in Vienna,
he returned home and was elected td
Congress,
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WASHINGTON, March l4.-Mr, Eugene
Schuyler tho nominee for Assistant
Secretary ot State, 10 at present In Italy
and is not expected 10 arrive In Wagh'
inston for al least a month, Meanwhile
MI. Walker Blaine, whose nomination
as Solicitor Of the State Department was
confirmed yesterday, 10 occupying, the
Assistant BeCtetaty's desk, vacated by
Ne pivna
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Ne Want tl,C MprEet. n ,l,o world,

we hah' tho Markets OF the World,
IT. PArl, March l4.--1n tho State
legislature yesterday, a resolution was
introduced by Speaker Graves, relating
'0'ae foreign policy Of the general Gov.
eminent, The preamble reCltes that,
whereas, the cauSe Of patriotism is ad.
Nanced by tho knowledge that tho ma
uOlal Tag is seen all over the world
sM The tune Is ripe for the commerce
y.he eastern nations TO move westward
TaAd through the United States there
.v,e tle Legislature resolves that the
TaetaI government should adopt I
sVfoas lofelRn policy that tho United
sialeS shonl . compete for the commerce
ol The World.
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A CONFLlOr THREATEN
nlood.hed Feared Dctwcon American. and

nloodshed Feared Between Americans and
Mexicans In the Gold Field.
Los ANGELES, GALA, March 1.-two
steamers sailed yesterday from San
Francisco to Ensanaba, and they were
loaded to the guards with miners and
prospectop. Governor Torres has tele-
graphed the Mexican Secretary Of War
for additional troops. He is fearful Of
bloodshed and the feeling between the
Mexican and American miners over
their right to certain claims in the camp
has SO increased that a conflict seems
certain.
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Ths Inrr pl,nrra.d.

BISMARCK, DAKo March l4.--The
opium smuggling trial was closed In the
United States Court yesterday. In the
case Of Curran, tho old man arrested iOF
transporting the opium from Canada 10
Dakota, tho Jury disagreed, standing
eight for aCqulttal and four for con-
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wISNlrEo, March The rumor that
Lord LonSdale, who Is now exploring
British Columbia, has starved to death Ii
pure invention. Lord I.onsdalO iB not
within a thousand miles Of the place
where two trappGw are said 10 have
starved 10 death, and no uniav0Fable 70.
ports have been received from him.
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PITTSBURGH, PA. March l4.-The car.
penters In Sharon, Pa, and ParkeBburg,
w, Va, made a demand to-day for an In.
crease Of wages. The men at Parkes.
burp demand an advance Of % cents per
day. and work las been stopped on sever.
Al contracts. The Sharon carpenters
want 10 per cent advance 10 take effect
NfaV ikih,
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nnnl oltll Rtrrloe Iletorm.

NEw ORLEANS, LAp March l4.-The
new police commission recently organ
lied under the law Of the last Legislature
last nlsht elected Dave HenneSsy, the
present incumbent, Chief Of Police. The
force organized under tho present law
has a life tenure on good behavior, being
no longer Under tho influence Of ward
noliticiatB,