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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-29
TILE BUILDERS CONVENTION. L,,;
hather Favorable Action Taken on Il,
Eight Hour Scheme. ~ n

lsather Favorable Action Taken on the
7s Eight Hour scilclnc. .sl'
ST. PAUL, Jan. 2S. AT the meeting Of
the National Builders Convention to.
day the Executive Committee, to whom
had been referred the eight hour day,
submitted 4 resolution i'll which they re.
commend that in view Of tho fact that
the National Government and many
States and municipal governments have
enacted that not more than eight hours
labor may be legally required in the
limits Of day, and in view of the fact
that in many Of the building trades in
various cities this standard is already es.
tabllshed, the National Association Of
Builders recommend all its filial
bodies to advise all CONTRACTORS
to SO arrange their affairs and make es.
Inmates and contracts that they NAV
safely meet in the near future the altered
conditions which this standard would
entail. The Association cannot recon.
mend any reduction Of prevailing hours
until this system is more universally es-
tablished, but advises it's tilial bodies ia
secure the adoption OF the system Of
payment by the hour, that they may
be in safer condition to meet the
change when it may be advisable for
them to do so. 'sl, n
After a warm discussion following the
reading OF tho report the resolutions
were adopted. = y. sl IS hi. ,,t q
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ANOTHER CROSSING ACCIDENT
IN Chicago by 1FhlcI, Two Persons Arc F,
tnlly Injured.

Ia Chicago by Which Two Persons Arc Fn.
s tally Injured.
CHICAGO, January 2s.-Another seri.
ous crossing accident which occurred in
the northern part Of the city several eve.
nings ago, hasjust come to light.
Mrs. De Mango and daughter, Of Den.
yer, and Mrs. Thomas P. Dohan, OF this
city, started in carriage from Mrs. Do.
hams residence, on Evanston avenue, to
attend party in Rayenswood, John
Murphy WAS driving.
At the intersection Of the Sulzer road
aud the Chicago, Evanston 4 Lake Super.
lor tracks no flagman is employed at
night. Just as the carriage reached the
track an express dashed around n curve
and struck it, shattering the vehicle.
Murphy was thrown fully twenty feet
out into the roadway, where he was pick.
ed up insensible. Mrs. Dohan was
thrown against row Of pines, which
grow alongside the tracks ut that point.
and the other two ladies' were also nick
ed up ata considerable distance from the
wrecked carriage. They were all inscn.
siole. The train was stopped, surgeons
summoned from the U. S. Marine Hos
pital, and the unfortunate people were
removed to their homes. IA
Since the accident Miss De Mango,
who, with Murphy, seems to have re-.
ceived the most severe in njuries, has been
unconscious and at times delirious.
Pneumonia complications have set in in
Murphy's case, and it is thought he will
not recover. Mrs. Dohan and Mrs. De
Mango are badly bruised and cut about
the head and shoulders. but are getting
along we'll, isib ~ "a 5, "a 'lFG.E' .
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STEAMBOAT BURNED.
Tho steamer Dcsoto Destro,ed pv Fire-N,

Tho Steamer Dcsoto Destroyed by Fire-No
S.,- Lives Lost.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.-Close upon the
heels OF the disaster to the steamer
Ohio. Of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet company, which sank last night
below the falls at Louisville, comes the
news Of the total loss Of the steamer
Desoto. ~
The news came here in brief dis.
patch from Owensboro, KY, to Capt. r.
W: Wise, General Manager of the line,
written by Capt. NJ. NJ, Deem, who was
IN command. He gives no particulars,
but sinf&y says: Steamer Desoto burn.
ed ut 2 4. N. one mile below Owensboro
total loss; no lives lost. "A:
Captain Wise expressed intense graft.
hcation with the assurance that tue loss
81 property w,s not attended with dis.
aster to human life. y.
The Desota was one OF the regular
steamers Of the line running between
Cincinnati and Memphis. She was re.
modelled four years ago from the Golden
Grown, and WAS valued at $4,000. The
insurance upon her was 1000. Captain
Wise thinks she was carrying about %
passengers. t,7t g'-.' D
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ELECTION CONTEST,
The Aiudd- Compton Case Before the Cor

The Mudd. Compton Case Before the Com
| mlttce- Montana Contest.
WASHINGTON, D. g., jan. 2s.-Ths
Mudd vs.. Compton election case can't
up before the Elections Committee O
the House to-day. A large number o.
persons were present, and both parties
were represented b. counsel.
This case is considered the most inter.
esting Of the seventeen cases before the
committee. The contestant, Sidney E.
Mudd, charged that AR. Compton, who
bas served several terms in the House,
was elected by fraud and intimidation.
He alleged improper returns in Charles
and St. Marys counties, and threats and
intimidation in Anne Arundel county,
as well US Irregularities in Baltimore
city and county, and in other places.
Mr.. Compton, through his attorneys,
claimed that votes thrown out in several
counties should have been counted for
him. The printed testimony in the case
is voluminous. "a
At it's meeting, this morning, the Sem
ate Committee on Privileges and Elec.
lions agreed to take up the Montana
election cases February Is, and to give
all persons interested hearing OH that
day.
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SHOT HIM SIX TIMES.
brutal Murstcr{ OF n Knnsns Dran by n
'! ,rl! Ply sicii,n. t1'

brutal Murttcr of n Knnsns Nun BY n
.lFly! Ply sicinn. .z,,s. -
WICHITA, kAs., Jan. 2S.-Dudley Muir
ply, n leading citizen OF Clearwater, two
hundred miles west. was shotin the back
yesterday by DR.. straum, a prominent
physician OF the town. ,i..
Murphy was coming out OF drug
store and Stratum was concealed in ! a
stairway watching for him. As Murphy
turned to walk down the street Stratum
shot him in the back with Winchester,
Murphy fell and Straum reloaded
and shot him in the back OF the neck.
He thon pulled a revolver and shot the
dying man four times. and snapped the
other cartridge in his revolver. r3iIl
Murphy was picked up dead, and
Stratum hastened to, the jail and gave
himself up 10 the Sheriff for protection,
A,lynching Is feared. Murphy had Just
returned from Oklahoma, and in his ab.
sence OF three weeks, it is said, intimate
relations sprang up between Mrs. Muir.
ply and the Doctor. Stratum claims
that he heard Murphy was going to kill
him, and hence the action. Murphy's
friends say that he knew nothing Of it.
Stratum has a,wife and two children. 4
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PRETTY DEEP SNOW.
The Long Fight on the Central Paciilc--F j
periencc Of Reporters and 1tallron,lsr

The Long Fight on tho Central Pncii Ex
periencc Of Reporters and lsallron,iers.
San Francisco, Jan. 2s. Typical Cali
lornia weather prevailed through til,
State yesterday, the sun shining brightly
with clear skies, but the situation has
not materially improved in the sierra
Nevada Mountains, where tho Central
Pacific Company is fighting to open its
lines. s.NI X ~ 7yI7 ~
The track Is now clear from San Fran.
cisco to Reno, New, with the exception
OF two miles near Cascade, in the Sierras,
whore the snow Is driftcd to the depth
OF thirty to fifty feet. 4. N1T
The rotary snow.plow plunged into q
drift and was completely lost in the
snow. In addition TO the railway opera.
Lives there were six Sacramento and San
francisco newspaper men on the huge
machine, and 1t required 200 shovellers
two bonrs TO JesCpe them. The rotary
plow was released and is again at work,
but making slow headway. Between
Truckee and Summit there IL a stretch
OF road covered with ice, which has to be
cleared out with pick and shovel, but
the company expects to finish this work
by tonight, and enable the overland
trains a. Reno and Truckee to come
through. 80, '.2.E ts75l
The Santa Fe road is the only line
operating to the East and Is running
trains on time. Thirteen days Eastern
mail is In the mountains or at Reno,
causing great inconvenience and loss to
the business public. On the Oregon
division Superintendent Pratt and 800
men are still fighting the snow. 1t will
take three or four days to open the truck
with the most favorable circumstances.
It showed last night and the condition
OF the weather is favorable to more
show.
The high water in the northern part
Of tho State is fast subsiding.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Matters Considered by tho House and Sen.
Hut,t8It nte Yesterday.
Special Dispdtch 10 he fniell(oeucer. .. IMvI

Matters Considered by tho House and Sen
yl5AtaiL ate Yesterday.
Special Dispatch 10 he Inislligencer. !'t
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 2S.-In tht
Senate to-day, Mr.. woodward, (Republi'
can from Roaue, Chairman Of the Com.
mtttec on Public Buildings aud Humane
Institutions, reported that the commit.
teo Ind considered House Joint Rcso.
luton No. 3, and recommended that II
do pass. The resolution provides ior
the adoption OF some method OF dis.
posing OF the sewage from the Hospital
at Weston, and:preventing the pollution
of tho West Fork river.
Mr.. Flournoy, (Democrat) of Hamp.
shire, spoke at length in favor OF Senate
bill No. 3, the Sunday railroad bill,
which come up US amended by the Rail.
road Committee. An important amend.
ment by tho committee relieves inter-
State commerce from the operations Of
the act. %t}f!i 49,
In the House Mr.. Buxton (Rcp.), Of
Berkeley, was granted leave Of absence
for ten days from last Friday morning.
He was paired. PIT g'., :
Mr.. Chew Dem. J. Of Jefferson, from
the Committee on Taxation and Finance,
reported back House bill No. 4. "pro.
vlding for the reassessment OF the value
OF all real estate within the State and to
provide ior tho election of commits.
sioner i'll each district OF the several
counties Of this State," without recon.
mcndation. t4Fl-. ..5.Tg
Mr.. Duval (Rep.), Of Brooke, presented
the printed petition OF William Smith,
Of Hancock county, asking for sxch leg
islation as will secure additional safe
guards to the ballot box.
Mr.. Hill (Rep.) !, Of Fayette, introduced
House Bill No. 20, providing lien for
mechanics, laborers, miners and others
upon the property and franchises Of
transportation, mining and manufactur-
ing companies chartered by or within,
or doing business with in the State"
Mr.. Kitchen (Kep,), OF Berkeley, in
troduccd House Bill No. %, "autfioriz-
ing the County Court OF Berkeley county
to fund at Il lower rate of interest certain
OF the bonds OF said county," 4
Doorkeeper Gibbs was granted leave
OF absence on account Of the illness of
his brother-in.law and ex-Clerk OF the
House J. B. Peyton was put in his place.
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.E8A TRAITOR IN CAMP.
a Ci'ieago Detective Who Ia Charged With,
Playing tho lt,Iies Faisc I.Ja.

l IT,
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.--The Socialists and
Anarchial societies have been wrought
up to a high pitch OF excitement owe,
the possession Of what the members be.
lieve to be absolute proof OF tho exist.
ence Of a huge police conspiracy against
them. Some time ago Detective Charles
Nordrum was arrested and fined for as.
saultlngu man at a meeting OF tho Arbi.
ter Band. The assault was said to have
been totally unwnrranted, and several
committees representing the Personal
Rights League, the Central Labor Union.
Pioneer Aid and Support Association,
Socialistic Publishing Society, A rbeiter
Bund and other organizations called on
the Mayor to demand the dismissal Of
Nordrum. He learned OF the visit OF
those committees to the Mayor and
abont four weeks ngo, 1t is said, called
on Henry Linnemeyer, Jr., who is in.
lerested In the prosecution Of Nordrum.
Nordrum, 1t Is said, proposed to pur.
chase leniency to give Lennemeyer
Information concerning the opera.
tons Of the police among the
Anarchists to TINT certain supposed
champion Of the Anarchists cause was
u reality In the pay OF the police for
the purpose OF creating by wild utter.
ances q popular prejudice against the
Anarchists. Linnemsyer, without prom.
Using anything asked Nordrum 10 pro.
duce proofs. Nordrum complied by
bringing to attorney Kraft's Office where
Linnemeyer met him fourteen reports
from spy OF tho police department,
These reports consisted OF detailed ac.
counts Of the Anarchistic movements,
Tue thoughts, conversations and
deliberations Of those concerned
In them; suggesting whom . to
watch and in fact, ] laying bare
the secrets Of the entire workings OF the
Anarchists. The reports ran back over
two years. The spy was a Henry Dan.
meyer, man who since 1886 has been
one OF the most active and aggressive
anarchists in the city. All this eyi.
dence thus obtained from Nordrum is in
the hands Of a committee. The commit
tee met at Bary's Office last night, and at
public. n -o5>;''NN
superintendent Marsh promptly issued |
q special order to-day suspending Nor.
drum, pending investigation OF his |
alleged treachery to tho departments.
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A TRIAL OF STRENGTH.
Likely to be Made in the House
Of Representatives day
ON THE SMITH-JACKSON CASE
But The Republicans witt Not Take
Any Risks Until They arc Sure
They Have a Quorunt-Nfar.
O shnl Whites Case all Right.
Special pispatsA 70 he lnttlltaeucsr.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Whether o,
not the resolution 10 seat Capt. G. 3
Smith will DO proposed tomorrow viii
depend on tho condition OF the Rcpubli
can forces when tho House meets at noon
At last accounts there were four Repub.
licans absent or sick. This will require
the presence OF every other ono to make
npa quorum. Unless tho Republican
leaders feel confident their forces are in
perfect order the resolution may be laid
over for short time. Both sides re.
cognize that the result will be a trial OF
strength, likely to prove decisive.
The caucus last night. has evidently
strengthened the Republican lines. They
are confident and determined. 5'
In the House to-day Mr.. Pendleton
spoke in favor Of Mr.. Dorsey's bill al
lowing National banks circulation equal
to their bonds, instead OF ninety per
cent, Us ut present. 'I''
A prominent member OF tho Senate
Judiciary Committee said to-day that
there would be no difficulty whatever
about U. S. Marshal Whites case. No
action will be taken until Mr.. Edmunds
RECEIVERS from bis attack OF the grip, but
Whites confirmation is assured,
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THEY ARE TIL Z PEOPLE.

The Celebrated E,lse BALL Suit Decided III
Favor of the Brotherhood.
New YoRE, Jan. 2S.-Judge O'Brien
decided the suit Of the New York base
ball club VS.. J. N. Ward, in favor OF the
Brotherhood. y ,j.4, j
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The news OF the
Brotherhood's victory in New York was
received with comparative indifference
at League headquarters here. Fred An.
derson in the absence OF A. G. Spaiding
said Z; !, * - ,,.,. +
"This decision practically settles mat
ters. I do not think it will be carried
any further. OF course an appeal to the
highest court Of all, the people, who
know good base ball from, bad, will be
made 4 ,t3;sg y.
In the camp Of tho Brotherhood
Judge O'Brien's decision was received
with every demonstration Of joy. Tele
grams OF 'congratnlation are pouring In
thick and fast. One from the defendant
in the, celebrated case, John NJ. Ward
read: " Let the wine 20 round. w
are the people," Its reading by 3Pie1el
was received with tumultuous cheering
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STORMS IN ALL SECTIONS.

shipping Disasters Along tho English,
South American and Australian Cousts.
LONDON, January 2S.-The steamer
Mascot, from Swansea for New York,
has put into Queenstown with her ma
chiney damaged.
The British bark Howard A. Turner,
before reported abandoned while on u
voyage from Hillsboro, NIB, to Dublin,
was picked up yesterday by steamer.
After being towed for several hours she
parted from the steamer and went ashore
near Penzancc.
South American ,adyices state that n
hurricane has done much damage at
Buenos Ayres. The bark Signal, from
Cardiff, was sunk at Buenos Ayres, bay.
ing collidcd with the steamer LlewelIyn,
for Liverpool. The latter was so badly
damaged that twas necessary 10 beach
her. y ~
The steamer Riverina, from London
for Sydney, N. S. W., is ashore on tho
Australian coast, and will be total loss,
A Berlin dispatch says: hurricanes
continue in the Northwest and Central
Germany, causing much damage TO the
forests in those sections. A heavy snow.
storm prevails in the Erzgcbirge Moun.
tains.
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Wellsburg was enlarged did that legally
change district lihes7 Isay no. This
Circuit Court OF Brooke never attempted
To change the district lines. II those In
authority In Brooke have allowed these
things to go on It Is not my fault,
baye only attempted to report to you
tho law and tho facts, yet am charged
with disfranchising General Duval and
all these gentlemen for partisan pur.
poses. I Say II Is false. II am mis-.
taken won't you attribute It To mistaken
notions OF the law and the evidence.
They urge on you that no evidence
shows there were any district lines In
Brooke. Where is the testimony In this
case that any district lines were ever
laid OF in any county In this State?
.s DEMOCRATS STRUCK OFF.
Yet you will find in Barbour two
stricken oil because they voted out Of the
district. In Clay one. All these are
Democrats, stricken of by a unanimous
vote OF the committee. One In Fayeite,
but no proof that there were my district
lines. ln Jackson county one was
stricken off for tho same reason. In
kanawha one was stricken oil for tho
same reason, and hc was a Democrat.
One in Logan, one in Raleigh, ono In
Wayne, three, all Democrats, all stricken
oil by u unanimous vote OF the commit.
tee, because they did not live in the
districts in which they voted. II am
guilty, some other people arc. What's
sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for
the gander. We are charged with acting
Tor partisan purposes, impugning our
motives. 1t is harsh treatment. Let's
deal fairly. The committee were unani.
nous in rejecting So Democratic votes.
They were unanimous fifty times in re.
jecting Republican votes. It
Mr.. Maxxcll--We were thirty odd
more liberal than you were. We cot
you thirty.six times. [Laughter.J We
must have little fun. -
Mr.. Sprigg-Well, il 1t is for fun I
have nothing to say. think Ihave said
enough to satisfy any reasonable man
that | had some good reasons for the DO.
sltion took. '5 -.
At l2 o'clock recess was taken until
$50. ,sU5 4. .4.-l'I..0. S'I'0I 20.
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In Favor of Ballot Reform.

PnlLADELpHlA, Jan. 2S.-A special to
the Press from Scranton says: The 1'rull
this evening prints letter on ballot re-
form by Governor Beaver. He says: !
favor any system which will secure Ia
every qualified voter the right to cast
his baiioe without intimidation OF any
kind, which will exclude every iraudu.
lent vote and which will insure true
and faithful return or count Of every
honest vote cast. T., \,
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THE MONTANA MIDDLE.
Tho Supreme Court Decision Makes the
Republican Legislature Legal. E

The Supreme Court Decision Makes the
Republican Legislature Legal.
HELENA, MoST., Jan. 2S.-Tne Su.
preme Court to-day decided the Thomp.
son mandamus case by granting per
e,nptory writ ordering the State Auditor
to allow Thompson's bill for mileage and
per diem. Thompson is Republican
member Of the Legislature from Silver
Bow county, being one OF the five elect.
ed by the throwing out OF the Tunnel
precinct. The Court goes into the ques.
ton OF certificates and sustains the
position OF the Republicans tina,
certificates from the State Can
yassing Board, are only prina facie cvi.
dence OF membership in the Legislature.
This decision makes the Republican
body the legal Legislature. s. (
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TERSE TELEGRAMS.

Burdett, the organ manufacturer, Of
Chicago, is dead. 3 Ii &
The Congregational church Of Danvers
Centre. Mass, burned yesterday. Loss,
S35, 1000. r'e1f3;i il17Tas
The Worlds Fair bill passed the New
York Assembly without! amendment or
debate. Only one negative vote was cast.
The directors OF the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad announce that they have
decided to issue the Sl3, 100000 stock
authorized at the last annual meeting;
for the purpose Of redeeming the Q per yer
cent trust bonds and other interest bear
ing obligations, and to offer the new
stock to shareholders at IS. &5s!.g;I
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Cotton FncturY ffnffs.

NEW ORLEANS, JAM 2S.sNews Of tho
failure OF John B. Lallande's cotton tpc.
tory yesterday creates ascneation among,
the business men, it having been gener.
ally bel'eyed that he vas fuancialIv
sound and his rating in financial circles
was high. He did large country bnsi.
ness and though the transactions inStha
country were generally confined to itcma
Of lew thousand dollars each. 1thnv
were numerous. It is believed In cam.
mercial circles that had Mr.. Lallan,,@o @ n,,.
pealed to his friends he would havo
b. been 9 able to tide over tho crisis in
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Lone ISLAND Cry, Jan. 2S.-About 8
o'clock this afternoon a still exploded
at the Standard Oil Works; Hunters
Point. The flames communicated to
other stills and threatened the entire
works. An hour later the fire was un-
der control. The damage, 1t is estimated,
will not exceed $50, 600.
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DELEGATE SPRIGGz

ADDRESSES tho Joint Assembly in Behalf
OF tho Committee. 5'15i
Special Dispatch to the Intelliuelcer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 2s.-The
joint session opened at 1910 o'clock to-
day. Delegate sprigg, Of Hardy, a
member Of the Contest Committee, ad.
dressed the body in behalf Of the maiori-
ty Of the committee. He spoke from his
seat, saying: l propose to submit few
observations for your notice concerning
this trial. I had hoped this case would
DO tried by this court without the neces.
sity for me to say more than that I have
signed my name too in that report. ~
] did not wish to serve on the COM
mittee, but I accepted that work rs a
duty. have done that duty notwith-
standing tho fact that i have been held
up to you almost in the light Of a crimi-
nal. Ihave tried to do my duty Impair
TALLY and judicially. That would have
been all that would have done, had it
not been for the manner in which this
discussion has proceeded. l am not so
pulled up as to think l am infallible. l
am but man subject to err and perhaps
10 err frequently. I may be swayed by
political prejudices, everybody knows l
am Democrat. It may be that my
judgment has been led astray, but here
in this Assembly and in the presence OF
my God l declare that Ihaye not per.
mitled it to be done knowingly. Up to
the beginning OF this contest I had no
more against General Gof than any
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Tho First Stcp.

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