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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-03
A TERRIBLE BATTLE.
A Bloody Riot Takes Place in a
Town in Mexico,
25OPEOPLE ARE SHOT DOWN.
The Result of the Preaching of Five
Jesuit PFlests-outcome of an
Attack on Prlsoner-A
Revolution AveFted,

ST, LOUIS, May 2,-The following de-
scriptioA Of the mob and riot which oc'
CURED at Laluz, near Guauaiuto, Mex
leo, few days ago over the incarcera.
ton Of FIVE Jesuit priests who were
stirring up the ignorant people against
the government, Is given by a promi'
nent citizen Of Guanaiuto, ,who reached
Texas yesterday, 1t was nearly dark
when the priests were imprisoned, but
by the time the street lamps were light
ed 1900 men roared and surged against
the walls of the Jail. They attacked It's
heavy doors with pick.axes, stones,
Crowbas and heavy beams Of wood, and
some Of them in wild frenzy dashed
their bleeding hands and heads against
the massive walls. Many ol them were
armed, and In a short time heavy fire
was showering into the windows.
The Mayor ol Guanjuto, who was in
side, was one oi the first to fall. Police
men who rushed up in squads Of two
and three were remorselessly butchered,
aud in q short time more than twenty of
them were lying dead on the pavement,
A few scattered soldiers in town were
treated In like manner. The mob,
which, by this time wasutterly yunmanage'
able either by the government or by the
priests who had melted, now set fire TO
the jail doors, but Just as the inmates
were about to surrender, 200 regular sol.
diers arrived on double quick aud
formed across the street. The mob an
swered the order TO disperse with yell
and discharge Of firearms. The com.
mand TO fire was at once given.
The bullets, at iearlully short range,
swept through the mass OF men, women
and children like a scytbe, moving
them down In rows. Still they came
on, and vollcy after volley crashed into
them, only TO cause those behind to
spurn the dead bodies with their feet us
they pressed forward. The streets were
sticky with blood and the shallow gut
ters ran with II. In the meantime q
number Of insurgents, armed with pis-
tolls and rifles had climbed up on the
houses and the soldiers began
to drop one by one. After q half hours
continuous fighting a charge with the
bayonet was ordered. When the front
rank Of the mob felt the steel the entire
concourse broke and disappeared through
the alleys and by.ways. Altogether more
than 250 persons had been slain, by far
the greater part Of which were miners
and other Mexican laborers. The
soldiers lost sixteen killed and wounded.
Among the slain was lieutenant. The
fire in the jail was quenched and the five
badly frightened but determined priests
were taken to Guanjuto for safe keeping.
They are now confined in the CASTILLO
DeGrandetas, an immense pile, in which
the great Mexican revolution had It's
birth, and In which the patriot Hidalgo
was subsequently hanged. 1t thought
that had the recent riot proven success.
ful, had the priests been rescued and the
local authority broken, a serious upris-
ing might have developed. As 1t Is, the
inClpient revolution Is nipped In the
htl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-03
QUIET IN OKLAHOMA,
The Troubles Among the Set
tiers About at an End.
SETTLING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The New Towns Rapidly Taking pctl-
mite shape-The Troops will Pay
Attention to Those Who In
vaded the Cherokee Strip,

FT. RENO, /, T., May 2,-Captain Hall
and company Of cavalry left King
fisher yesterday to eject settlers from thu
Cherokee strip, and company also left
Guthrie for the same purpose, Several
hundred settlers are now on the strip,
They are determined men who hav'
staked everything on the Oklahoma
opening, and failing to get their claims,
have gone to the strip, No organized re-
sistance to the military is expected, but
cases Of individual resistance and a largo
amount Of hardship and suffering aro
certain TO ensue,
A special dispatch from Guthrie, /. T.,
says that the surveyors engaged In lay
ing out anew the Guthrie town site hayO
succeeded In locating the exterior col.
ners OF the business quarter and Mayor
Dyer at once issued an order to all pro-
perty owners to make their lots conform
TO the lines laid down. The official sur.
vey will not be completed before Satur-
day, and In the meantime the represents
tive men Of Guthrie will do their utmost
to make the crisis Of short duration when
II does come. The past two days have
wrought many changes in both Guthrie
and Oklahoma City. AT least fifty build
ing have been erected In each place, al
Of them wooden with the traditiona
square front. Two banks are doing bus
iness In Guthrie and q third will be In
operation this week. Supplies are being
hauled in by the railroads and board and
lodging may now be secured for a rea.
sonablesum. The buildings are erected
so that they may be easily moved and
upon the conclusion Of the survey gen.
eral shifting OF locations may be looked
for
In two or three weeks both towns will
have reached q point when predictions
as 10 their future can be made with
greater certainty. The work Of settling
claims Is proceeding rapidly, but there
are few indications that settlers will do
much toward improving lapds this year.
Between Guthrie and Kingfsher there
are not more than a dozen claims oil
which plowing has been begun. Tho
fact Is the season is too far advanced ~
promise any decent reward for labor this
spring, and many OF the settlers havo
gone to Guthrie, Oklahoma City or
KingAsher, where there is demand for
men and teams in hauling freight, Ok
lahoma City has settled Its differences
arising from claim jumping and the
people there profess TO view the general
situation with great satisfaction,
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The black Diamonds Ten Millions viii
bs Ready SoOn-Iloute Of the Road,
Special DiIDdteh 10 the IHtelIgMeT.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, May 2.-The
Virginia, Parkersburg & Ohio Railroad
Company (the "BIack Diamond" line
some time ago issued first mortgage
bonds to the amount OF ten million dol
lars to the Mercantile Trust Company,
OF New York, and this mortgage Is now
being entered OF record In the courts oi
the various counties through which the
road will pass.
The bonds are payable forty years
from date In gold coin at Q per cent, the
interest payable annually In gold, The
bonds are issued In the denomination OF
one thousand dollars.
Arrangements for taking up these
bonds are nearly perfected and the con.
dition Of the enterprise Is most promis'
ing and encouraging.
The line OF this proposed road extends
from Parkersburg through the interior
Of the State 10 Clifton Forge, Va, and
includes a branch road iIom near the
mouth Of Spring creek, In Writ county,
to the city OF Charleston.
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ENTHUSIASTIC STRIKERS.

Rundreds of sympathIISrs Take their Pho,
VI4iOns-Andrew Carnegie Gives Thorn q
ThOusRnd Dollars.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May2.-The features
Of the strike at the DuquCsno Steel
Works to-day was the parade OF over 4O(
workmen, who came up from the Home
stead Steel Works. Every man carried
some article Of provisions for the strik'
ets, such as hams, sacks Of flour, coffee
and tobacco. II Is estimated that
they brought enough provisions tC
keep the strikers a month. A member
Of the finance committee reported TO.
tiay that Andrew Carnegie had placed
$1,000 at the disposal Of the strikers and
that Captain W. r. Jones, general mana
ger Of The Edgar ThomsOn works hat
given $500. This news created great On
thusiasln among the strikers,
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Sir Charles Russell, Mr.. Parnsll's Counsel
LONDON, May 2,-The cross.examina
ton OF Mr.. Parnell was continued before
the Parnell Commission to-day. Mr.
Parnell admitted that Condor was con,
nected with tue Manchester murders,
He was Chairman OF the reception com,
mittee at Washington. Witness had al
ways repudiated the dynamite and ply.
sical force party In America and de.
nounced them In the House OF Commons,
He was not aware that the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, reported verbatum
the speech he made ut Cincinnati In
which he is said to have referred to the
severance oithe last link between Great
Britain and Ireland, or that Its report
was like that in the Irish World.
Mr.. Parnell admitted that he had not
found fault with the past action OF the
invincibles. He quoted from his speech.
es and his manifesto Of 1881, denouncing
outrages and unconstitutional action by
Irishmen.
Mr.. Parnell said he advocated buying
out the landlords In Ireland and making
the tenants owners OF tho land.
The cross examination OF Mr.. Parnell
proceeded through mass OF detail, and
was aimed to connect him with the
Fenians and also 10 show that he must
have known Of the plans TO commit mur.
der Nothing, however, was elected
from the witness to show that he was in
any way connected with the Fenians or
that he bad any knowledge OF murderous
conspiracy,
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In partnnl Annnr,l.

LuxEMBuRo, May 2.-The Duke Of
Nassau, Regent Of the Duchy Of Luxem.
burg, in reply to the letter Of the King
Of Holland, announced his intention ol
resuming the Diet on May 8, wrote that
he was ready 10 renounce tho govern.
ment at any time that would suit the
Kings pleasure. The King has replied
in a friendly letterin which he expresses
bis desire 10 resume tho Government oil
Luxemburg on the same day he resumes
the Government OF Holland.
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LONDON, May 2,-There has been much
disappointment and heart burning
among ambitious landlords at the seleC.
ton by her Majesty OF the Earl Of Erne
10 I'LL the vacant Rnightship OF st. Pat.
rick, and 1t will cost the Government
some votes, but the Earl Is the most aC-
tive 0rangeman In all the order, and
won some prominence recently by sug.
gestilg TO the Protestant employees Of
Ulster 10 discharge all Catholic work.
tnaT
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HIS COUNTRY uOSORED.
Our Retiring Consul General to London
Banqustted- Distinguished Guests Pres
ent-Mr, Walters Speech.

Our Retiring Consul General TO Londo
Banqustted- -DistIngulshed Guests Pres
ent-Mr, wallsr's Speech.
LONDON, May -Ex,Goyernor Thos
NJ, Waller, the retiring Consul Genera
Of the United States, was rendered
banquet at the Hotel Metropole thll
evening, There were two hundred per
sons present, among them being Lord
Thurlow, Sir Lion Playiair, Justin Nc,
Oarthy, NJ, P, Edmund Yates, Archibald
Forbes, Robert Griffin, Captain Shaw,
@. r., Admiral 0mney and Sir John
Puleston, N, P.
The last named gentleman, who pre-
sided, presented to Mr., Waller q col
lossal silver loving cup, from which all
present drank. Mr., Waller, who was
received with the greatest enthusiasm
declared that the honor was intended
not for himself but for the country OF
which he was representative, He
dwelt upon the integrity Of English
merchants, which he said was not
exceeded In the whole world, and upon
the growing connection between Eng
land and the United States. II Is i'm.
possible, he said, 10 conceive OF other
than the warmest feelings existing.
Mr., Wallers speech was witty, He
euloglzed Mr., Robert I, Lincoln, the
newly appointed minister. At the con.
Clusion Of his speech he was loudly
cheered.
Sir Lion Playiair and Mr.. Justin Nc
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Tie pre,ldent Araln on DUTY.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May 2,-ThC
routine OF the White House was resumed
to-day. The President entered his Office
at 10 o'clock, and from that hour up tc
1880 was occupied In listening to ap
peals Of office seekers and others who
desire his intercession in their behalf
The crowd was smaller than usual, but
was large enough to keep the President
engaged all the morning, There ap'
peared 10 be disposition on the part o
some to allow the President little tlmt
to rccuperate from the fatigue inciden
to his trip to New York. The President
looks well and speaks in glowing terml
Of his pleasant experience during th'
last three days.
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BERLIN, May 2.-An official denial is
published to-day Of the report printed
in the Berliner Tdgetlaa Of Tuesday,
that at Mondays sitting Of the Samoan
Conference, Mr.. Kasson, one OF the
American Commissioners, had asked
whether a secret treaty existed between
England and Germany for a partition oi
the Tonga and Samoan Islands, and that
Prince Bismarck and Sir Edward Malet,
the British Ambassador had categoric.
ally denied the existence OF such O
treaty. The delegates 10 the conference
to-day attended the ceremony OF bless.
ing the colors OF the guards at Potsdam.
The Commissioners were presented Ia
Emperor William at Potsdam. The Eui.
peror conversed In a friendly manner
with all the Commissioners, who were
delighted with their reception.
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WITH 'nIS CONSTITUENTS.
Morrow Predicts an Extra session aud re
cSIVsS q MassaSs from Blaine,

Morrow Predicts an Extra session aud RE-
cSlVss q MaSsASs from blaine.
BAN Francisco, May Congressman
Morrow arrived from Washington yes
tOrlny. lie states that under the new
rules Of the Flitleth CongrelS, tho mat
Ter OF The appropriation for the san
Francisco postciliCe site iS In abOyancs
Tor a time, but Is ln no way joopaidlEed'
lie thought II very probable that an
extra session OF Congress would DO called
IN October, on account OF the prolimi'
nary work 10 be done before, Congress
can settle down 10 actual business, II,
ho regards as very encouraging.
Mr. Morrow received q dispatch from
Secretary blaine yeBlefdAy afternoon 70
FSpiy 70 an inquiry as " the Secretary
health. The lattRrs telegram Indicate
that his illness 10 not very serious,
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cl,Il set,Irr ILpfnrm llaslInE.

NRw YoHE, May 9,--At tho annual
meeting Of the Civil Service Reform
Association Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton pro
sded In the absence Of Mr. George VIII
liam Curtis, the President, who Is still
detained At home, by lanenOAS, which
has kept him there oil winter. Az the
request Of tho executive committee oI
Tie Association, Mr.. Curtis had prepared
An address, which was read by the Sec
relary. II was mainly an analysis o
the Immediate situation.
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ItI.h nIembera sentpnood.

DUBLIN, May 2.-The Tlpperary Court
has affirmed the sentences Of four
months each imposed on Mr.. John
0'Connor, member Of Parliament for
South Tipperary, and Mr.. Thomas Con-
don, NJ. P. for East Tipperary; three
months on Mr.. Charles Tanner, NJ. p.
for the middle division OF Cork, and two
months on Mr.. Manning for violations
Of the Crimes act.
Dr.. Tanner and MesSrs. 0'Connor and
Gordon were conveyed from Tipperary
to Clonmel. At the railway statien at
Clonmel they were enthusiastically re-
ceiyed by the people. A prison van
was waiting at the station to
take the three gentlemen 10 Jail.
They refused To enter the vehi-
Gle and desperate struggle ensued.
The crowd became frantic and the po-
lice, in order to prevent a riot, finally
allowed the prisoners, with the excep-
ton Of DR.. Tanner, to walk to the jail.
DR.. Tanner was severely injured In the
foot during the struggle and was unable
10 walk.
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suPERINTENpENT RgLL SpEAKS.

The Changes In the Railway Mail Service
Made with u Regard to Pablo Service.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2,-Genera
Superintendent Bell, Of the railway mai
service, was questioned to-day as to the
number Of changes which were made in
that service between March 4 aud May
/, when the civil service law was ex
tended to 1t. He replied that he did moi
know tho exact number, but good
many changes had been made; In fact
no had made a change wherever he
could improve the service by so doing
He added; an the making Of appoint
ments In the railway mail service since
l became It's General Superintendent
the course has been, as far as possible
10 weed out incompetents and pro
bationers and OF the first considers
ton TO bring back those whose
records indicated proficiency and
who were removed mainly because they
were Republicans. think ninety pei
cent OF the appointments that have been
made comprise the class mentioned and
Of the remainder the aim has been tc
select from those who have been recon-
mended such as are the most likely Il
become capable clerks after serving the
usual probationary term. AS body
the old men seeking restoration were
found TO have high records, and while
they may not at the commencement O
their restored service be as prohCieat ai
they were when they left, 1t will require
but short time TO recover their old
rating as good and fair clerks.
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FIGHTING OVER TUE SPOILs.
A Tammany Man Appointed to Succeed
Commlssloner Smith.

A Tammany Man Appointed to Succeed
Commissioner Smith.
New YoRE, May 2.-Thomas F. Gil.
roy was this morning appointed Com.
missioner Of Public Works, TO succeed
D, Lowell Smith.
Gllroy is prominent member Of Tam.
many Hall, while Smith, whom he sue.
ceeds, is a County Democracy man.
Smith claims that his term OF office has
not yet expired, and refuses TO surrcn.
der TO Gilroy, and has his office closely
guarded 10 prevent surprise. Gilroy has
taken the oath OF office, and says he will
take possession by force II necessary,
Immediately after being sworn IN Mr..
Gilroy, accompanied by his legal ad.
yisors, went to the Department OF Public
Works and made a formal demand fol
possession and the books OF the Office.
Mr.. Smith handed him q written refusal.
as follows: II refuse to comply with
the demand you make for the possession
Of this office and It's books and papers
because my term Of office has not ex.
pired, and now repeat to you the offer
l heretofore made to Mayor Grant, Ia
submit any question there may be as Ia
my right 10 the continued possession ol
this office to the adjudication OF The
courts by agreement, In the manner pre-
scribed by law, so that II may be finally
decided by the Court Of Appeals priol
10 the first day Of July next"
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SCRANTON, Pa, May 2.-Isaac B. Felts,
attorneys for Messrs. Ricketts,, and
Merriaeld, and scrags, filed in the
prothonatary's office to-day paper,
bringing an ejeCtment suit against
the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad Company for
the recovery Of coal lands In Lackawan.
ma township valued at 100000. Mr.,
Felts claims that, royalties, &c., consid.
cred, this suit involves about 81 SOC, 900,
and he hopes 10 secure possession OF the
lands and royalties, which will bring
him that amount,
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ANOTHER NEW INDUSTRY,
Large Fire Brick Works to be Erected Ia
Taylor COunty-A Rich Country,
Special DLIpaLeh 10 Ne IRleEIigaeeF.

sPteld DilpdleA 70 ue IRleAlqalea'
GRAFTON, W, VAp May IA COM
pany, composed OF Hon, John W, Mason
R, W, Kennedy, Charles TCters, ], Cal
Painter and WIN ], Painter have applied
to the Secretary Of State at Charleston
for charter for the manufacture Of fire
brick at Thornton, this county, The
company will operate the rich vein OF
fre-Clay which was recently discovered
upon the lands Of the Painter brothers,
and which has been described heretofore
in the ISTRLLIaRNcER. There are over
q thousand acres In the track, and the
vein Is Of great thickness and richness,
A splendid quality Of coking coal Is also
on the land, and II is understood that
the company will manufacture coke
also, The ire-clay is peculiarly adapt.
ed for making q superior quality OF
paving brick, 1t Is said and experts have
declared 1t TO be equal to, II not better,
than the famous Mt. Savage (Md.) clay,
Extensive works will be constructed at
Thornton, near the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad tracks, and when In operation
will give employment to large number
OF men,
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sadAccident.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 9.-NIiss Jessie Ben.
ming was fatally shot yesterday. She
was in the office Of William Scott, a real
estate agent. The young lady
picked up u revolver which wal
supposed TO have only empty shelll
and turned It towards herself with
the remark, ~ wonder II l car
kill myself" There happened TO be ont
loaded shell in the revolver and this ex
ploded, the bullet entering her head
Miss Benning was Is years Of age ant
Mr., Scott was a few years her senior
They were engaged and he is almos
heartbroken over tho affair.
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NO YELLOW FEVER.
The Press Reports Regarding the wossr
n.aonon.d a . Tint,ro

Tho Press Reports Regarding tile wessr
Denounced as Untrue.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 2,-The Balh-
more agents of the Weser said thisnoon:
We received the following telegram
from Bremen:
"Weser passed Doner at o o'clock this
morning. All well. Press reports false.
lsigned) LLOYD"
There are two other vessels named
Weser, a bark and q schooner, one Of
which is from a South American port,
and the fever was probably on 1t. On
board the steamer Weser there was but
one passenger from the South, and he
was from Louisville, Ky. The Weser's
cargo was grain, cotton, tobacco, lard,
wood and dried apples.
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STATESMEN LET LOOSE.
Tie Dominion Parliament Prorogued Yes
tardaV- GnyarDor Cana.aI,. A,I1,...

Iho dominion parliament ProFORued Yes
terday- Governor Generals Address.
OTTAWA, 0ST,, May 9,-Thisa afternoon,
at o'clock, His Excellency, the Cover,
nor General, proceeded in state to the
Parliament buildings and the members
Of the House Of Commons having been
summoned to the chamber OF the Senate,
His ExCellency was pleased to prorogue
the third session ofthe Fifth Parliament
OF the Dominion OF Canada.
In concluding hisspeech the Governor
General said: "In taking leave OF you !
congratulate you on the Indications oil
prosperity which appear in all parts oi
Canada, and on the increasing revenue
which promises amply to meet the ap.
propriations for the year. l sincerely
hope that In the season which is now
opening the labors OF our people may be
blessed by Divine Providence, and that
when 1t shall be my duty to summon
you again shall be able 10 renew the
congratulations which / have already OK.
pressed on the marked welfare and pro.
greBB OF the Dominion
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plrrsnuRuu, PA, May 2.--The railroad
coal miners strike inAugurated yester'
day against reduction has spread 70 9
number Of other mines, and about 1000
men arc now out, The works along the
Pennsylvania railroad arc all in opera
tion, compromise having been effected,
The building trades strike will probably
result Iayorably 10 the workmen, Sew
ctal contractors have granted tho do'
mnnh