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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-10
A hallway Combine.

PlrrsnvRou, Pa, May 8. - It was
stated in IN evening paper to-day that a
necret conference Of prominent railway
men was held here this morning for the
purpose OF establishing 9 new trunk
line reaching from Chicago to NeY
York. 1t is proposed to connect new
line now in contemplation between
New Castle and Williamsport with the
Philadelphia and Reading for an eas.
tern outlet and wi th the pittsburgh and
Western, Pittsburgh, Akron and West.
ern and Chicago aud Atlantic between
Chicago and Pittsburgh. 1t Is claimed
that the route Is at least 100 miles short
or than the, shortest route at present.
and that there is no doubt Of the con
summation Of the scheme. y
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cry respectful,
For the Improvement Committee.
81. Clair,riHe, Ohio, May o. =
4 Fatal Chow Of Tob,cro

Grafton papers just to hand contain
particulars Of the sudden death there
on Thursday OF Charles S. Gooding, of
that place. until recently, for two Years
or so an cmployo OF J. G. Dent 4 Co.. nt
Bridgeport. Wednesday hc was out till
late at night with party OF serenadcrs.
Just before leaving his frinds he ex.
pressed himself as feeling bad. but
thinking his sickness was not OF 40.
rions nature, no attention was given
him. About 9 o'clock in the mornipy
he awoko and called his parents, thev
found him in helpless and almost dy-
ing condition. -Four or i've PHYSICIANS
were Immediately snmoned aud learned
that about ! o'clock in fit of laughter
he had accidentally swallowed lerpe
chew OF scrap" tobacco. They prc-
ceeded at once to administer medicines
to counteract the effect oi the pojson
which for n time seemed to alleviate hi.
intense suffering. Not until Thursday
noon did his host Of irionds, who were
untireing in attendance, loose ali hone
OF his recovery. From | o'clock his
suffering seemed to grow legs until a
few minutes before s when the heart
ceased to beat and he passed peacefully
aWay. ws'sr
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An Insurance Conl,Iac,

New YoHx, May "a gigantic local
fire insurance combination is Just now
in process Of formation in this city. The
projectors Of the scheme expect to with.
in a week or ten days to practically COM
plete the preliminary obtaining Of sig
natures, and meeting will then be
called for organization. There are in the
metropolis in the neighborhood OF
lao insurance companies carrying on
business. Several times during tho past
fifteen years combinations have been
formed among them to raise the insur-
ance rates and to lower the brokers
commission, but each time there has
been collapse, owing to the secret prac.
tees OF certain other smaller companies
in privately cutting rates.
Last November, Committee "On
Signatures" was appointed 10 visit the
representatives OF the one hundred and
forty companies in the city and to secure
their allegiance to the formation of an
association. Through the committees
efforts up to the present time out OF the
l4O companies, III have signed the
agreement. 10
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Revenue Collections for APRIL.
Gerlillln Annirs.

BERLIN, May DIN the Upper House
Of the Prussian diet to-day, Count pieil,
Of the Extreme Right, moved that the
Government take measures to remedy
the evils.arising from the large number
OF Jewish pupils in the supreme schools
He declared that the existing conditions
constituted school danger. Herr Won
Coaster, Minister OF Public Instruction
said it waa impossible TO exclude Jcws
from any educational establishment
Such an attempt would force the nation
into position leading to disruption in.
stead OF union. The matter would be
considered as q purely technical cues.
tion Of education and not be the subject
Of general political demand. Notwith.
standing the opposition OF Herr Won
Coaster, the motion was adopted. n
Emperor William to-day received the
President and Vice President Of the
Reichstag.t The Emperor seieired to the
importance OF the new military bill. the
demands Of which, he suid, were limited
10 urgent requirements. NFr'fI- -
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EUREKA OIL, FIELD.

Hnrncsdnlc mud lsoyle's We'll Shut Down
FOR TnnknEo-Other Operations.
Special Dispatch to he Intelligcncer. n = X
BELMONT, W. VA, May 9.-Barnesdale
and Boylc's drilling well on tho poor
farm got the sand to-day with show Of
oil at five feet, and shut down for tank.
agc. A. G. Kerly and Sammel on the
Reed farm on French's creek, about two
miles from Belmont. struck a twenty
barrel we'll to-day at 425 feet.
Drilling viii begin next week on the
Cussel Oil Company's Brown farm, about
Il mile and n quarter back from the river
on tho Ohio side, about half mile east
of Watson's venture on tho Rowland
farm. Messrs. p. B. Dobbins, Frank
Stamm and Harry Mcclure, who are in
tho company, came down to LOOK tue
property over, and were much pleased.
Earnesdale and Boyle have made an
other location OH the Corbett farm.
The well in front OF the Belmont hotet
js casing tonight.
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Tho Usunl mocratlc Argument


ClSclSSATI, O., May o.-A special to
the Commercial Castle from Vincennes,
Ind, says: Last night at Edwardsport,
a deplorablc tragedy was enacted in
which John and Amos Lswtop, twin.
brothers, were the chief actors. at the
election last April it seems, John, who
ls Republican, offered his brother, who
is Democrat, one dollar to vote the
Republican ticket. This Amos refused
to do. After this ll.feeliug increased.
Last night Amos was standing on the
steps OF store when John approached.
A few hot words had passed between
them when Amos suddenly leaping
upon his brother, plunged knife into
bis side. Johns wounds are thought to
be fatal. Amos Lawton is in Jail here.
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SENATOR CARR'S CASB.
He is Slated for the Place Of
Anderson for Congress,
BUT WINDY" IS IN THE LEAD.
4 Pretty Fight Ahead In tho Third
District-A Big Manufacturing
Industry Seeking a Site on
West Virginia Soil. ,f
Special Dispatch TO he Iu,l,tseneer.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May O.-As an
example OF an interview which borders
on the painfully ludicrous in some Of
Its features tho following, which appear.
ed here this morning, is unique. "D.
L. Wood, Jr., President Of tho Charles.
ton and West Virginia Bridge Company,
is at Willard's. The organization Of
which he Is at the head Is about to COM
mcnce the erection Of n. new. 100000
structure across the kanawha river ut
Charleston. Ono OF the large stock.
holders in the enterprise is Bob"
Carr, the presiding officer Of tho West
Virginia Senate during tho recent dead.
lock over the election Of a United States
Senator. Carr is said to be slated for
scat IN Congress when his term ~ State
Senator expires"
1t Is tho latter portion which makes
one think that even some wide awake
inhabitants of'West Virginia are about
two years behind the times. As Carr's
.sih las ulieuuy expired IL DeNOOVeS
him to hustle around for that Congress
sional seat, and VIXEN he has found it, it
might be well 10 put Il bell on it. 'E
Manufacturing interests, however,
around Charleston are undoubtedly on
Il boom. / -
j. D. Butts, Of IIarper's Ferry, who
has just returned from there, reports
that large company, which controls
the making OF railroad spike, and
which proposes to erect big factory at
some Southern point, is at present con-
both Charleston and Wheeling.
Butts himself is looking after the for
nation OF a company to manufacture
chemical wood pulp paper. He has not
decided on a location yet. The provis-
ionsof the State constitution which for.
bids n rebate to corporations is said TO
be driving away many companies who
would like to locate in West Virginia,
but who are offered special taxation
privileges in other States. ..,.
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TIE CIONIN AluEDEREIS

In Communication with Frlends-A Lette,
from Burke which Sounds Bad.
CHICAGO, May 9.-Concerning discov.
cries that Burke, Coughlin and O'Sulli.
van, serving life sentences in the peni.
tentiary for the murder of Or. Cronin,
had secured facilities for communication
with tho outside world, a dispatch from
Joliet says: i
"The mail route was investigated, and
it was found thatTom Hills, foreman
Of the outside gangs for the cooper con-
tract, was the mail carrier. The letters
show that tho prisoners have powerful
friends, and that money and influence
are not lacking. Mr.. Hills was bounced.
Ono OF the letters, from Martin Burke
to fellow convict, suggests that If he
can be moved from his present location
in the cooper shop to a place beside his
pals they could fix things to suit them.
selves, and saya: "Don't you think
Barrett will do it for fifty bills? You
tackle him." .g4.I ~
Attorney Forrest. who represents the
prisoners, when spoken to about the
matter to-day sco1ed at the idea that
there was a plot on hand by means OF
which the Cronin prisoners hoped to
escape. He declared that if the peni-
tentlary doors were opened they would
not walk out, because he had told them
and they firmly believed that they will
be granted new trial on their appeal to
the Supreme Court, which will soon be
made. ~ - t.dEn'.' ~
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New YonK, May 9.-The seventh m.
nuul report Of the Bureau OF Statistics Of
Labor has been laid ybeiore the Legisla.
ture by Commissioner Peck. tits long
document, and goes extensively into the
discussion OF prominent points in the
labor question. The following statement
OF facts will be read with interest: The
total number Of strikes for five years
lSS1.lSS0-was 1854. OF this number
4,43? were successful. 1904 partly sue.
cessful. 3.4GS unsuccessful and so pend
ing. This number Of persons engaged in
the strikes was 33S0l9. The amount
lost in wages was S, ,0l2,0l5 50. The cost
to labor organizations by reason OF strike
benefits and the conduct OF strikes was
Sl,2lO,2 ,26o IS: The estimated gain in
wages was slS,GoS,0GO77. The loss to
employers from all causes was S., ,l57,.
942 Is. - tT'-'s 7s1--->.
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IT BURNED RAPIDLY,
Tho chenango County Poor
House MeIts Away Quickly
AS IF PITCHED AND TARRED.
Although Only Thirteen arc Suppos.
cu to Have been lost, 1t Is Now
Thought that Many Moro
Arc In tho Ruins.

UTICA, N. y, May 0.-The number OF
bodies found In the ruins CT the poor
house in Preston, Chcnango county, nj.
ready number thirteen The impression
is growing that tho loss OF life far tx-
ceeds tho first estimate. In the built-
ing were many very aged men and
women, some OF whom had not left their
beds for months, and others who, from
weakness Of mind, wero incapable of
hnding their way out OF tho building in
tho midst OF the confusion and excite
ment which prevailed. It is now be.
lieved that number Of these perished,
and this belief Is strengthened by tho
discovery OF a body this forenoon Mt
some distance from the department oc.
cupied by tho imbeciles. There arc sCy.
era! feet Of nshes and debris In the cells.
aud the probabilities arc that when they
are removed number OF bodies will Ia
found. Many Of the old people had 70
relatives, and they are only brought 10
mind by the recol lection OF tho Keeper
and their companians, 80 1t is impossible
as yet to say whom and how many mo
N"
The building burned rapidly as II
pitched and tarred, and with great
ierceness. The lire was intensely hot
md the belief exists that some OF tho
bodies were 80 completely incinerated 2
nat no trace OF them can be found. The
following are known to have been
burned beside those mentioned in
dispatches: Mary vosburp,
lselic; Roxie Mallory, Norwich, and
Julia Hunt, Norwich. The boartl OF
OF the county is in session
his afternoon. On Monday the coro,-
'r's jury will begin the taking OF test!-
nony and it is not expected that tho
ull number Of those miesng will te
inown till then, as the officials are very
'eticent. The insane paupcrs will bu
brought to Utica on Saturday and
Preparations are being made in the State
hospital to receive them,
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=" TIE KING IS DEAD"
"Long Live tho King Senator Books
- 's Probable Successor ~, I ~ |

"Long 1.-Two tho KinE"- Senator Books
e Probable Successor. ~
& LOUISVILLE, KY, May 0.-Thc contest
to fill the vacancy caused by Senator
Beck's death has opened Mt Frankfort.
The candidates are ex-speaker Carlisle,
Ex-Governor Knott, Governor Buckner,
Congressman McCrcary, e1. Chief ustice
Lindsay, ex-State Senator Moore, Hon,
Boyd Winchester, cx.sIinister to
Switzerland, and Judge Willis Reeves.
Several Of the candidates have estab.
isheld headquarters at Frankfort.
Governor Buckner to-day said be
would not refuse to allow his friends to
name him for the place, but he will
make no active canvass. Congressman
Stone had II votes assured. but he has
formally withdrawn. His votes will 20
to Buckner, Lindsay and Knott, Fol.
lowing is m estimate OF the vote on the
first ballot: Carlisle, 81; Knott, ID;
McCrenry, 49,; Lindsay, IL; Stone, il
Moore, I; Buckner, %; Winchester, 10
Reeves, u, a
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4 FLOOD OF LIGHT

Thrown on the Raiiroud from Adenn yln
st. Clairsvillc.
To he Editor Of tie Ia:e,4iacncer.
slR-The publication in this morn.
iug's 1NTELLlGEScER concerning the
visit OF Messrs. John 7. Troll and John
A. Hanlon to Wheeling does us such
manifest injustice that it should not be
permitted to pass unchallengcd.
Several months ago, without notice to
our people and without consultation
with them while in progress, IN ensi.
neer corps Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
made survey through here. There
was no serious attempt to find good
line. Upon q part OF it the very worst
was chosen. After the work was COM
pleted, the engineer reported to us
and to other persons interested in con.
structiug line through here that it was
fmpacticable on account OF grades,
We are informed that representatives
Of the Wheeling 4 Lake Erie have an.
peared before the Councils OF Martins
Ferry aud Bridgeport representing that
gooG line was founed via St. Clairsville.
We expect nothing from the Wheeling
4 Lake Erie, and do object stoutly to
tho manifest purpose of those in charge
Of the location OF its line to use us to ex.
tort terms from the people between
Martins Ferry and Bellaire. IN
Our people are looking after line
which will be OF vastly more value to
Bellaire and to this county than the
Wheeling K Lake Erie, and expect at no
distant day to get matters in such shape
as will enable US to ask material helm
from the people Of that city with IN as.
surance OF generous responses. !,
@ Very respectfully,
]. B. LoSGLEY,
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TREND W TRADE.
No Special Change From Last Week-All
branches Doing Well.

No Special Change From Last Week-All
branches Doing Well.
New YoRH, May0.-R. G. Dun g. Co.
weekly review OF trade says: During
the past week the business situation has
changed but little; tho outward mani
festations vary somewhat, but the lead.
ing facts are still the enormous volume
OF traffic in progress, the expectation OF
monetary expansion and the absence Of
forces at present seriously disturbing
even in detail. Chief and most potent
OF the present favoring influences is the
prospect Of the increased monetary use
OF silver i'll some form. Labor conlro.
versies cause less interruption than has
been anticipated.
1t has come to be recognized that in
jury to winter wheat may count for 3d.
900, 900 bushels at least, but spring seed
ing has covered all increased acreage
and larger yield Of that kind would
naturally follow higher prices.
Iron shows no great change, the radi-
cal fact in that braAch being the trans.
fers OF part Of the production to South
ern instead Of Northern fields.
The increase in tho wool supply this
year cannot be large, but the expecta-
tions OF higher prices 80 generally Ell.
tertalned by growers tend to embarrass
the manufacturer. In general operations
10 products are remarkably large, with
advancing prices, but mainly because Of
expected loss in production this year.
The dry goods business continues OF
full volume at Chicago, larger than last
year. The volume Of all trade, shown
by exchanges outside Of New York, re-
mains about 10 per cent. above last
years, which in turn was the largest on
record. ~
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days, number 200, as compared
with ell last week. For the correspond
ing week OF last year, the figures were
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Pension Appropriation nill Passed.

WAsulSoroS, D. O. May 9.-In the
Senate to-day the pension appropriation
bill was taken up, the question being on
the amendment offered yesterday by
Mr.. Sherman, increasing the number OF
pension agents [salary. 81 ,00Ol from eigh-
teen to twenty; twas agreed to-ycas
..5: nays 10, a party vote, except that
MIR. Payne voted aye and Messrs. Alli-
son, Ingalls,, Plumb and Teller voted no.
The bill having been reported back from
the Committee OF the Whole to the Sem
ate the question OF that amendment
came up again for. action After IN in.
tercsting debate the amendment was
agreed to and the bill was passed, = 90
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An lncentlinry Fire.

GEovE, Cry, Pa, May 9.-At o'clocts
this morning fire of incendiary origin
was discovered in Forests barber shop,
on Main street. Before the fury OF the
flames could be checked all OF the dis.
trict between the Grove City Banking
Company's building and the tracks Of
the Pittsburgh, Shenango & Lake Eric
railroad was swept clean. Upwards of
twenty-five business houses and dwell.
ings We're destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000, on which
the insurance is small.
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TRi srATE.MESTs.
Mcheesport defeated Dayton on Tues.
day. 10 to 4

day, III to 4. ra.
The Springfield Repablic. Times sppea,e
to some League club "to gently but dc.
cisively head Wheeling off,"
There Is no greater general and playc,
ia the vi Stdte League than Gienatvin
OF the Wheeling team. lie Is ALWAYS
quiet, cool and composed.
Sammy Nichols" OF Wheeling, has
been released by Columbus. Bucken.
berger has made mistake, and he will
live long enough to see it. p,
The "rotten umpire" cry was first
raised ut Youngstown. Mr.. Peoples
work here has not raised tho eighties,
objection. II everybody does the work
that Mr.. Peoples is doing here, Il mule
couldn't kick.
The big papers are too much engross.
ell with the bad playing Of the National
aud Players LeDgues TO even give two
line notice to the magnificent work OF the
Trl State League. From the scores II
will be observed that tho latter is play
ing bail while the others are trying 10
play marbles.
1t is singular that, though Wheeling
heads the list in the race for tho pennant,
az OF the Ohio papers put the club at
the bottom OF the list. II this had oc.
CURED in one paper it might not have
been noticed, but when it appears in
every Ohio exchange that comes to this
office, 1t savors somewhat OF the old
enmity that existed against the Nailers,
Nevertheless, Wheeling keeps on play.
ing good ball, and when the hot weather
comes the team will make everybody
sweat.
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DICTATOR BRlCE
VIII Control the Nomination OF Every
Congregational Candidate OF Ills Party,

coprr...,"n,, ] i"c ',,n,.n M""".'pn u, n, o, Eyer
w., ,,,."',. y n,"'" y, -" i"rS'
ooL.ahos' W may IA prominent
Republican Of the Champaign Distric
was in the city Yesterday, and in com
mcn,;nv m ,ho nomination ~ I,,,..
,h.o,., M M @ n, ',nA'.on y, n =, layton
an.ous.i 'he Df'ce influence, he said;
'Brlcc haa elected a wonderful personal
organization in this State. and has hia
agents in almost every school district
For time hc will be ibe most JaDvey.
ours factor in Ohio politics. liz ia
shrewd, virlle, ambitious md younv
enough to patiently work out his ends
for the furtherauce OF which he Las
plenty OF money, say 'for A time he.
cause the people Of Ohio are PROMPT to
sit down on 'bossism' In ai,y paftv
when 1t ia made Particularly obtrusiys
and The Drice machin" viii oventmoily, 1,
be smashed. But at present Tie rcd.
haired Senator.elect is supreme, and hi,
nower Is evidenced by many recent ro.
litical happenings.
"For. instance, look al the race for ,ho
Congressional nomination. When tho
redistrictinp hill wna nenIir, /, ya.rn
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Anytillng to iseAt Straight Good,

MEANWHILE, P4., Max9.-The Farmers
Convention called to place cand dldate
in nomination in the Twenty.sixth dis.
trict, met in Cambridge to-day. The
affair was very tame, less than 100 per-
sons being in attendanps. Three pandl.
dates we're placed in nomination as iol-
lowsi ]. O. Thornton, a Scott Republi.
cant 4. l.. TilIen, Democrat, Huuh
Wilson, Prohibiiionis., all OF Erie co,In.
ty. After warmly euloglxing Hon, ",
l.. Scott rs the friend OF the farmer and
the labcrer, aud a half hours abuse of
tho Republican party in general, BY a
labor aeisator, the convention adjourned
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Only Ono Blaue to Gamble,

7 :, Y T'|T7|
Chicago, May a.-Au afternoon paper
publishes interviews with President
Baker and other officials aud members
pf the board Of Trade in regard To the
results achieved by stopping the dis
semination Of quotations. They are
unitedly enthusiastic, and declare that
the move has proved such pronounced
success that the sending out OF quota
tions will never be resumed. Thetkill-
ing Of the bucket shops has brought the
business back to the Board, where the
amount Of trading has been multiplied
many times. This has begot competi-
ton and resulted in higher prices g.t
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both nre Den,l,

DENVER, COL, May 0.-An Ouray
special TO the Republican says: At .
o'clock this morning John Winstead,
while intoxicated, went to the restau.
rant kept by his wife and demanded
money, which she refused to give him.
Winstead became very angry und pulled
a large revolver and shot his wife
through the heart in the presence
Of his twclve.year.oh son. The
wretch then turned the weapon upon
himself and sent ball crashing through
his breast, which not proving fatal, lie
walked out doors, sat upon the front
steps aud sent another ball through his
heart. Both will be buried tomorrow
Mt the expense OF the county, as all their
property had been squandercd by the
husband, who was q absolute character.
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a Chtucge Vendetta,

SAY FsASclsco, May o.-The two Chi.
neac factions OF Chinatown came to.
gether last night, and the result was a
riot. One Chinese was killed, one seri.
ously wounded, and q white bystander
shot in the leg. The trouble was caused
by Ah Lung, q momber OF the All Nov
faction. brushing against Wong XII
Lung, OF the Wong Che faction. The
police soon quelled the riot and arrested
100 Chinese who carried revolyers. The
Wong Che society have announced that
every prominent member OF the All
Now society will be killed.,
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Illinois YIlcut Crou.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 9.-The Hi
nois Agricultural Departmcnt'sr on
the condition OF winter wheat in the
State upon data collected up to May
was issued last evening. The reports
from the most important wheat growing
counties confirm the accuracy Of the es.
innate made by this department on
March %, and indicate even q lower
average Of the plant.