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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-25
THROUGH 4HE State.
Accidents and Incidents in West
Virginia and Vicinity,
A SWINDLING OPERATION
or Which Tyler County Farmer
was tho Victim-Matters At Par
kerSburg - HydrOphObIa In
Harrison COunty-NotGs,

MIDDLEBouRNE, W. Va, March a.
For some days past officers have been
trylngto arrest A, R, Duty, who with his
family, for nearly a year, has been re-
siding on Pursley Ridge, He came to
this county from DOddrldge county,
where he had made very unsaYory rep
utation, After viewing the situation
carefully, Duty selected Mr. Rice Keller
as his vlctiln and proceeded to bleed
him, Reports were put in circulation
that Mr., Keller's pension was to be
stopped and, We are informed, Duty Of.
fered his services, representing himself
as an agent OF the Government, and
proposed for u fec OF S95 to set matters
right. The money was given to him and
he reported in few days that $40 more
would be required, Mr.. Keller respon.
ded with the cash and Duty took an.
other trip, 1t is needless TO say here
that the whole transaction was bare.
faced fraud. BY and by he moved into
a house on the Keller farm and lived
high. 1t was remarked by the neigh.
boB that Duty appeared to have full
control.
A short time since Mr.. Keller sold his
farm at q ruinously low price. The gen.
eral supposition was that the farm was
sold on advice OF Duty and that Duty
would take the money received, by fair
or foul means. Mr.. Keller finally got
his eyes opened and had the money de.
posted in bank.
Duty was indicted by the UnitcdStates
Grand Jury, and Mr.. Keller took out
warrant for him and our special agent"
become fugitive. Several parties tried
to entrap him, but all to no avail. One
evening last week, W. U. Fletcher, OF
this place, and Special Agent Stout, OF
Parkersburg, went to his house Just be-
fore daylight. Stout stationed himself
at the back door while Fletcher went in
at the front door. When Fletcher went
in Duty retired to the kitchen, andupon
being pressd a little, walked out the back
door, passed the officer and took refuge
in the woods. Before Fletcher could get
through the house Duty had q good start
and pursuit was useless. The day was
spent by Duty in the vicinity, being seen
by number OF persons, and on Sunday
packed up his effects and moved away,
to the great relief OF the community. Had
Mr.. Fletcher been properly supported
Duty could easily have been taken. He
is a powerful man and sly as u fox. How
Duty managed to 80 inSinuate himself
into the good gracos Of Mr.. Keller and
family is mystery, especially in view Of
the fact tina, they were repeatedly warn
cd to give him wide berth.
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CONDENSED TgLEGRAMS,

Mr.. John Bright has had q serious re.
lapse.
American railroad securities wero dull
In the London market last week.
Arthur Myro gave a reception 10 the
American Pilgrims yesterday at Rome.
John FosSett, Of lIillsboro, Ind, In d
IL Of jealoualy shot and killed his wife
yesterday afternoon.
The verrugaS bridge, the most famous
ot the bridges on the Oroya railway, In
Pennsylvania, has been swept away by
a food.
The Republicans Of 81. Louis noinin'
ated James g. Butler for Mayor early
yesterday morning after an all night ses.
sion Saturday night.
Buddy Lee, a Colored puddler, was
shot and instantly killed by Charles
Allen yesterday morning In d dlsreputa.
bic house In Pittsburgh,
Deputy CayRlotti and Signor Corvette
fought q duel with swords yesterday al
Rome, the latter being slightly wounded,
The trouble grew out Of personal quar-
rel.
The American sugar refinery, Of San
Francisco, has raised tho price Of all
grades Of sugar one quarter di q cent pei
pound, and the California refinery made
a raise Of one cent per pound.
The Democrats Of Brooklyn have do
ternined 70 erect In that city q building
similar 10 TammAny Hall Of New York
They will expend $4,000 for a site ant
100000 for the building,
A party Of ttamps boarded a iteigh
train on the plttsburgh 4 Lake Fri
railroad al Rlliquippa, Pa, and for flv
hours held the train, A telegram wa
sent 10 PlLpburgh for assistance AM
plHcenNOnt 10 the rescue. Twelve Q
tho lfamns we're arpateh, but u larg
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LONG AND SHORT HAUL.
The Interstate Commerce
Commission Decides a Case
OF INTEREST TO COAL MEN.
The Imperial Coal Company VS., the
Pittsburgh y Lake Erie Railroad.
The Complainants Not Sub
jectod to Undue Prejudice,

WASHINGTON, d, c., March 24.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission in an
opinion to Commissioner Schoonmakcr,
has decided the case Of the Imperial
Coal Company and others against the
Pittsburgh 4 Lake Erie Railroad Com
pany, and another The points are as
follows;
The rate on transportation OF coal to
points on Lake Erie have been grouped
since April l, 1887, for considerable
district in Western Pennsylvania, OF
which Pittsburgh is tho centre. The
district has Il radius Of forty miles around
Pittsburgh, The group rate on coal is
90 cents ton from all the mines and by
all the lines OF railroad that carry to the
lake. The coal from the Pittsburgh
district is in competition at the lake
with the coal from the Hooking Valley
district in Ohio, where tho coal rate is
also grouped ut IS cents ton.
The ComplainaRts' mines are near the
centre Of the Pittsburgh district, and
some OF the mines within the radius arc
nearer the lake and others are more
distant, varying from a few miles to
forty.three miles. On complaint OF un.
Just discrimination against complain.
ants and undue preference to the more
distant mines, held that Il group rate, to
put producers OF coal OF the same gener-
al character and OF practically like cost
Of production, in given territory, ona
footing OF equality in reaching n COM
mon market among themselves and with
competitors from another territory, Is
not unlawful unless it results in actual
unjust prejudice to producers nearest to
the market.
The question OF undue prejudice is
one OF fact to be determined upon NIL
the evidence, including the character OF
the mines, the quality OF the coal, the
expense OF reduction, the extent md
nature OF the competition, the public
interests arising from the use OF tho
commodity and not solely by the fact OF
distance. That on the facts Of this case,
which involves only the question
Of discrimination between the COM
plainants' mines and the more dis
tant mines in respect to Lake ship.
ments, 1t does not appear that the
CompIainNnts are subjected to undue
prejudice or that the more distant mines
are given an unreasonable preference by
the uniform rate,
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EUROPEAN sPECULATIONs,
Count Herbert BlsmHrk's Visit to EpElRnd.
Various RumorH AhoRt.

BERLIN, March 24.-Count Herbert
Bismarck's visit to England, following
so closely upon that OF Sir Edward Ma
let, the British ambassador, has given
rise to all kinds Of political speculation,
The rumors that England is about to
join the triple alliance may, however, be
dismissed summarily, as may also the
statements OF the official press that the
Count is merely making holiday visit,
The fact is that the visit has double
object, the most important part Of which
Is the arrangements OF details for the
Emperor's visit to England during the
coming summer and TO ascertain the
wishes OF Queen Victoria as to whether
the visit shall be be merely OF domes-
tic nature or shall assume q state char
acter. II 1t be the latter Prince Bis.
marck is anxious to arrange imposing ac'
compartments,
In the second place, Count Herbert
will take the opportunity TO discuss with
Lord Salisbury colonial matters efeCting
the two nations. II is not improbable
that some kind OF an agreement will be
arrived at embodying the principles Of
q future Colonial policy where British
and German interests come in contact,
The B0srSen ZeituAg says that Count
Herbert Bismarck will endeavor to bring
the differing Colonial views OF England
and Germany into harmony. "Count
Herbert will endeavor to arriYeat an un.
on the Samoan question, to
which Lord Salisbury hasshown himself
disposed, and will aim to conclude an
agreement in respect to East and West
Africa.
The Posi- announces that the Samoan
Conference will be postponed, probably |
until the beginning Of May. This may
be regarded as indicating a desire to |
await the outcome OF Count Herbert's
Prince BismarCk's reprimand
Of DR., Knappe is much commented on.
The seizure by the police authorities
Of the POlks Zeitlmg has created a great
sensation and legal decision upon the
right OF the police to suppress the paper
is awaited with considerable interest.
Even the National liberal press have
not word to say in defense Of what is
generally rated as u rash and impudent
proceeding on the part Of the police,
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QetlIng Along FayorahIy.

Mr.. Joseph 7. Norton, of Fifteenth
street, is still n patient at the West Penn
hospital in Pittsburgh, where he was
operated OH about two weeks ago for
cancer Of the tongue. He had to have
his tongue removed, and 1t was not ex-
pected that he would recover from the
operation, which was n very serious and
delicate one. Contrary to expectations,
however, he is getting along finely
something his many friends here will be
pleased to learn. Mrs. Norton has been
with her husband ever since the opera
ton was performed; yesterday they
were visited by their children. Mr.
Norton expects to return home ia
about three weeks and resume his book.
keeping duties in about two months.
He can now take liquid nori4hmont
without the aid Of a tube, and hopes 10
be able to talk little when the cuts
are healed up.
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penth of mn Aged Indy.

Mrs. Emily Pollock died at the res
idence Of her son-in-law, Mr.. James i.
Taney, OF the Register, Saturday, aged 81.
Her maiden name was FairChild, and
she was born in Connecticut, but at an
early age her parents moved to n farm
six miles from Wheeling, and she has
since resided near here. She married
Thomas Pollock at the age Of sixteen.
He died fifteen years Ngo, aged so. Mrs.
Pollock wastho mother Of eight children,
julius Pollock, owners OF the Pacific
Flour mills, Mrs. Jacob Anshutz, of
Philadelphia, Pa, Mrs. Bernard Peters,
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mrs. James B.
Taney, Of this city. Her death was the
result ola fall. She was woman Of high
christian character, and her Eemory
will long DO green in the hearts she
leaves 10 mourn her.
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LONDON, March 24-Mr, Lewis, solici.
tor for the Parncllites, writes to call at.
tention to an amazing and important
misstatement' with reference to Pigott,
which was made by Attorney.General
Webster in the House Of Commons on
Friday last. He says that the letter re.
ferrcd to by Mr.. Webster as having
been placed in Sir Charles Russell's
hands five days before Pigotts appear.
anCe as n witness was a letter from Mr..
Soames TO Pigott, and that two other
letters, from Mr.. Pigott TO Mr.. soames,
in which Pigott admitted that he feared
to undergo a cross.examination, were
withheld by the Times lawyers. Mr.
Lewis says II is fact that neither the
counsel nor the solicitor for tho Parnell.
ties had notice Of the existence OF these
two letters until Pigott had decamped.
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A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Boys at the Cincinnati House of Refuge
Attempt 70 Eacape.

CINCINNATI, O., March 24,-This
morning about Il o'clock, S5 OF the l6O
boys at the House OF Refuge made a
break for liberty, They were from 10 to
l5 years old, and were under four lead
ers, the chief Of whom was negro boy.
When it came time for them to 20 to
their rooms, preparatory for dinner the
boys marched in a body, armed with
base ball bats, to the front entrance, and
demanded free passage of the
four guards stationed there, They
were driven back. Then they
used their bats and rocks, breaking win,
dows and doing damage to the extent OF
S25. Their noisy shouting alarmed peo-
pie on the streets and attracted the po.
lice, who voluntarily sent two patrol
wagons with fifteen officers to the scene.
In u short time the ringleaders were
locked up and everything was quiet.
The four ringleaders were participants
in a similar outbreak four years ago,
Superintendent Oliver says no one was
hurt and everything is in perfect order
tonight,
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A public test Of the Smead, Wills &
Co. warming and ventilating system was
made at the Washington school building
Saturday afternoon by Mr.. L. o. Love.
land, Superintendent Of Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, for the company.
The test was made for tho benefit Of the
Taxpayers, and many prominent citizens
and officials were present. George W.
Tippett, Of the Register, and DR.. ". =.
Neale and William Smith, committee
Of the Point Pleasant Board OF Educa.
ton, and Messrs. Alex ZcCk and U. S.
Fleming, representing the School Board
OF Grafton, where also new school
house is to be built, came up 10 witness
the test, as It Is proposed 70 adopt the
system In the new school building in
those cities. Tho system was put TO the
Severcst tests and they all proved highly
satisfactory and interesting.
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a,,h1inn nnnlil nt a NlIrl.lsr.

The people Of New Matamoras, Ohio,
had sensation In their midst yester.
day, caused by the sudden death Of the
Rev. Mr.. Curtis, Of HoCklngsport. Mr..
Curtis was almost sixty.nve years old
and has long been known down along
the river as a travelling preacher or cir.
cult rider Yesterday morning he
preached 10 largo congregation and
was, apparently, In tho best Of health.
After preaching he ate, and seemed to
enjoy, a hearty dinner. AS he was
rising from the table hO gave a gasp and
then foil back In his chair, dead, lie
was lame, one leg being much shorter
than the other, and had to go about on
crutcheB, Eio was frequently q visitor
10 this city,
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PARKBRSBURG NEWS.
Tie Webster Com mpAny's Feed Store burned
An Election Better SqueaIH, etc.
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Tie Webster CompRny's Feed Store burned.
An Election Better SqueaIH, etc.
Special Dilpdtch to HH THtelltGencer.
PARKERsBuRd, W. Va, March 24.-
The Webster Wagon Company's storage
rooms and feed store, on lower Market
street, were entirely destroyed by fire
last night. Feed Of nll kinds, valued at
5000 and insured for $1,000, was de-
stroyed, aud twelve or fifteen wagons,
worth $50 each, were burned. There
was S4OO insurance on the wagons.
Both buildings were burned. They
were light frame buildings, belonging 10
Ex.SheriHr Samuel Stewart, and were
fully insured. The arc originated acci.
dentally In the feed store.
A prominent merchant who lost 81 OO
betting on Jackson for Congress, has
souoaled, and now sues the stakeholder
for tho recovery Of the money.
Jehu Crumbley has been sentenced to
the penitentiary Tor two years for killing
]. ". Matheney.
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SATURDAYS APPOINTMENTS.
,or,, oral Tanner mado CommlsSloner of
-, .Innn..A Nn,r snnnryinIng ArnhItaot.

Corp oral TAnner made Commissioner of
Slons-A New Supervising Architect.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2l.-The
President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
James Tanner, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, to
be Commissioner OF Pensions. James
NJ. shackleford, Of Indiana, to be Judge
OF the United States Court for the In.
dian Territory. zacharjah l.. Walroud,
of Kansas, to be Attorney Of the United
States Court for the Indian Territory.
Thomas B. Needles, OF Illinois, to be
Marshal OF the United States Court Tor
Indian Territory. Walter Corbit, OF
Georgia, to be Marshal OF tho United
States for the Southern District oil Geor.
via. Edwin Willitts, OF Michigan, to bo
Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture.
A long list OF military promotions fol:
low,,d, and then another big batch OF
nostn, ,asters, among them the following:
WiIlianN D. Walton, at StroudSburg, Ia. ;
Mary B. Higley, at MinorsViIle. Pa;
INsenh X. johnson, Coshecton, o., and
r. Grain at Jamestown, 0.
Among the appointments confirmed
by tho Senate in executive session were
tho following: Whitelaw Reid, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten.
tiary TO France; Andrew O. Bradley, to
be Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the District OF ColumbIai Fred
d. Grant, OF New York, to be Minister
10 Austria. Hungary; Edwin W. Willitts,
NJ Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary
Agriculture; Julius Goldschmidt, oi
WISCONSIN, to be Consult General at VI.
onna. A large number OF postmasters
we're also confirmed.
Secretary Window appointed James
II. Windrim, Of Philadelphia, Super,y.iss;;
ing Architect OF the Treasury, vice Will
A, Frcret, resigned by request
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Tho Npw Gsrlnnn pennl nIlI.

BERLIN, March 94.-The new penal
bill, according to the newspapers, tends
to remove the distinction hitherto held
regarding social Democrats, provides for
u more stringent dealing with political
crimes and insultsto the sovereign, abol,
ishes permanent expulsion by mere po.
lice authority, for attacks after trial,
on the basis OF the State organization
and the monarchy, or on the sancity ol
marriage and property, The most i'm.
portant new provision authorizes the
permanent intediCtion:of periodicals and
papers OF offences against the law, and
the dissolution OF oisocieties and meetings.
The bill will be discussed secretly by
the Bundesruth and will be submitted
to the ReiChstag before Easter.
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AFTER HHR OFFICES.
Geographical Considerations
Taken into Account
BY THOSE WEST VlRGINIANS
Who IIa9 TavorItes for the Largest
Plums-The Hitch in the District
Attorncyship Matter-Candi.
dates for u. S. Marshal.

WASHINGTON, d, c., March S4.-There
seems to be some opposition to Hon. W,
j, w. Cowden for the District Attorney.
ship on the part Of the people living in
the southern part OF the State, The ar.
gument used is that the Panhandle sec.
tion is claiming all the good offices.
Hon. John W, Mason has the Commits
sioneship oil Internal Revenue, and It
is altogether probable that the same sec
tion will be awarded the Collectorship.
The Third District Republicans are Of
the opinion that the District Attorney.
ship and the Marshalship should be
given to the lower portion Of the State
Already there has been move made in
the interest OF Hon. John A. Hutchin-
son, OF Parkersburg, to succeed District
Attorney Watts, and yesterday Major
Gaines and Major MCGinnis called at
the Department OF Justice to urge the
appointment Of either Mr.. James HUI
ing, OF Charleston, or George W, MCVey,
OF Fayetteville, for tho Marshalship. II
is understood that Gaines and McGin.
mis- are partial to McVey. Mr.. MCGin.
mis- says, however, that he has taken no
part in the contest over the District
AttOrneyship, and the best impression
here among West Virginians is that Mr..
Cowden is the coming man, whether
they are for him or not.
WILL GET THEIR SEATS.
Major McGinnis says that, after hay
ing talked with u number Of members
and Others connected with tho Fifty-frst
Congress, he has no doubt whatever that
all four Of tho West Virginia Republi-
cans will be speedily seated as soon Us
the House OF Representatives can be or
ganized,
REPUBLICANS REINSTATED.
Colonel ]. D, Taylor is among the
Ohio Congressman who yet remain in
the CITY, He isgetting in his work and
is not npglecting the minorplaces, either.
On Saturday he secured the rGinstate.
ment ofW. q. Danford, a son OF ex. Con
gresham Daniord. OF st. Clairsville, to
q position in tho Railway Mail Service
on the run between Grafton and Chicago.
W. j. Hamilton, of Benwood, has also
been reinstated. Both these men were
removed Il year ago by tho Democratic
ofIicials solely for the reason that they
are Republicans.
GEN. KELLY I'LL.
Gen. d. +. Kelly is still confined 10
his room and bed at the Buckingham in
this city, from the effects OF his old
wound received at the battle Of Phillip
nj, W. Va, June 8, 1861. Ills physician
Is hopeful that hc will soon be up and
about.
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Tho Old Love Revived.

SPOKANE FALLS, W, r., March "a
Thirty years ago, in Punxsutawuey. Pa,
John R. Reed and Miss NJ. E. Thompson
were engaged to be married, but for
some reason parted. Reed came west
and finally settled on ranch near
here and married. Miss Thompson mar
ried a Mr.. Brewer. They had nothing
OF each other for more than % years.
Brewer died last year, and Mrs. Reed
also. Accidentally Reed and Mrs.
Brewer learned these facts, opened cor.
respondence and revived their old love.
Friday she arrived here and yesterday
they were married. Both are over 80
years Of age and have grown up children.
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BERLIN, March 24.-The Cologne Ga;
cite says that neither criminal or civi
procedure is applicable to, the case o
Klein in America. 1t only remains iol
Germany 10 bring evidence against hin
before the Tribunal Of Apia, including
the American Consul. 1t may be as
sumed that when Herr Steubel, the
newly appointed German Consul, ar
rives in Apia satisfaction will be de
manded from Mataafa.
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.,n.I,rn NIntlhows, FnnernI.

ClScIxSArr, o., March 9i.-Tho latest
and final arrangements for the funeral Of
the late Associate Justice Stanley Mat.
thews are that tho body will be trans
ierred from tho Baltimore 4 Ohio rail-
road at Spring Grove station. II Will DO
taken TO Spring Grove Cemetery Chapel,
where, at II O'clock on next Tuesday
morning, the funeral will take place
The Rev. DR.. PisC, Of Glendale, will OIL
Ciate In the ceremonies,
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HIS SKELETON FOUND.
The Remains OF u Cumberland Man Who
Disappeared Seven Years Ago.

The Remains OF u Cumberland Man Who
Disappeared Seven Years Ago.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March 24,-In q
cave on the western side Of Bears Noun
tain, overlooking the Cumberland mar
rows, a boy named Daniel schram yes
terday evening found a human skeleton,
Upon investigation it proved to be the
remains OF John IIodel, IN inventor, Of
this city, who seven years ago next Fri
day left his home in tit OF dependency,
and has not since been heard from. His
invention Of clock was wonderful, re-
sembling the Strausburg clock, but it
failed 10 realize financially. A bottle
found in the cave had contained hydro.
Chloric acid. He had suiclded. The re.
mains were well preserved, the hair be-
ing six inches long and retaining its
color. Near by were an umbrella, u
rosary and some silver coins. His wife
will receive the remains and they will be
inferred,
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OTTAWA, ONT, March PA senSu-
tion has been created here by the issue
OF President Harrison's proclamation
declaring Behring's Sea closed. The &C.
tion ofthe American government proved
a complete surprise 10 the members OF the
Government who decline to bo inter
viewed. It is stated here that the
Cleveland Administration and the Brit
ish Government have been negotiating
for two years past in regard TO theft
claim for compensation for the three
dealing vessels seized in Behring's sea.
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Tic confollnrnts soldlrr., HONG, !,

NEW YoRK, March 24.-TherO was a
meeting at tho Academy Of Music to.
night under the auspices OF the New
York Citizens Committee in aid OF the
National Confederate Soldiers Home at
Austin, Tex. General II. II. Barnum
presided. Many Grand Army men and
numerous Confederate veterans were
present. Joseph Stewart, one Of the
directors Of the Home, was the principal
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