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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-09
Accidentally Shot,

WASHINGTON, June s.-William Pow.
ell, colored man, lay dead this morn
ing near the wall Of the lodge house
opposite one Of the entrances to the Sol.
diers' Home in this city. Curlcd up in
one arm was q small terrier, and stand
ing guard over the body OF the dead
man was large hound. His faithful
companions had been the unwilling
cause OF his DEATH. Tramp dogs have
infested the grounds OF the Soldiers
Home lately aud orders were issued to
shoot them. i2,., s,l5''Sa2,T .sl357 X,
John Dolan, M old veteran, who acts
as watchman atone OF the entrances, was
awakened about o'clock this morning
by the noise Of dogs. and securing an
old navy revolver fired 1t in the direc-
tion Of the noise, which Immediately
ceased. Dolan went to bed again and
slept until awakened by passer BY, who
called his attention to the dead body
outside his window. Tho bullet had
entered the throat and death must have
been instantaneous. Powell's wife was
o domestic in the lodge where Dolan
slept, and he had come there to SEQ her
when the noise Of one Of his dogs awak-
ened the old watchman. a corouer's
jury to-day, acquitted polan, Y b: Y 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-09
TRAIN HELD U]P?
On the Northern Pacific Rc,d
By Four Masked Men.
PASSENGERS NOT DISTURB D,
bat tho Robbers Rifle a Lot of
Registered Lcttcrs-Tho Express tt
/, Messenger Hides 5000 and
y Skips-A Posse In Pursuit.

sr. Paul, MINI, June s.-The North.
ern Pacific east bound passenger train
which arrived here tonight was robbed
by masked men near New Salem, North
Dakota, last night. Two miles east Of
New Salem and twenty-five miles west
oil Mandan, the engineer and fireman
were surprised by two masked men
climbing over the tender aud ordering
the train stopped at the end OF big re,
yolvels. n
The summous was oboyed. Express
Messenger Angeviue, hearing a shot
hfed forward, hid 5000 In money from
.he safe, locked the small safe, and fled.
The mail agent handed over all the
mail TO the robbers. A number Of rer.
istered letters were rifled and then thu
TWO robbers tried to get the fireman To
open tn the safe, and failing in this, they
leN; Ihe passengers were not touched
and one, who put out his head quickly
drew II back, rs bullet whizzed past.
Only four masked men were seen at any
one time, and suspicious arc rife that
only two were engaged in the work. It
ID presumed to be the work Of people
unknown in that part Of the country,
and the Shorthand posse are after them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-09
TAR AND FEATHERS
For tho Mau Who Stole His Scighbor's
Wife-IllOou May Flow.

For tho NIau Who Stole His Scigllbor'r
Wife-Blood May Flow.
WOOSTER, ONO, June S.-Two weeks
ago Mrs. John Sigler, Of this city, left
home. About the same time George
Grazier was also missing. 1t was thought
that they had left together, and it was
afterwards learned that they had gone
to the home OF Richard Austin, a broth.
erin-law, residing near Blackleyville.
Austin, who is weak, sickly man, OBJ.
jected to their presence, but Grazier
threatened to kill him il he did not keep
his mouth shut.
Grazier finally undertook TO run
things about the place, and began to
abuse Austin, who complained to his
neighbors. Graz,er bore bad reputa.
ton in the neighborhood, and when Or
derea to leave Austin's house and the
community he refused to do go, declaring
that he proposed to live with Mrs. Sigler
in Austin's house as long rs he liked
and detied them to do their worst.
AT midnight last night party OF about
!orty went to thc.house and took Grazier
from the side OF Mrs. Sigler, hustled him
few rods from the mansion, and after
stripping off his shirt administered
heavy coat OF tar and feathers. The
scamp begged and cried for mercy, get
ting down on his knees and begging for
bis life. 0a threats OF lynching he was
ordered to leave the country, which he
promised TO do. The men made no effort
to conceal their identity. Grazier started
back to the house and made Austin and
his wife help clean the tar and feathers
from his body, after which he and the
woman departed. Grazier made all sorts
OF threats before leaving, and it is feared
blood will be split rs result OF the affair.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-09
ARE -FOUR Wilson's
Ia tho House, But They Don't
Vote the Same Way.
SOME MISTAKES ARE MADE
In Recording the Vote on the Silver
Blli-Thcy Arc Now Bnsy Tx.
planning tho Error to Their
Constftucnts-Otfic News.

WASHINGTON, Juno S.-There arc four
Wilson's, members OF the House Of Rep.
resentatiyes, and once in n while the
presence ofso many persons with COM
mon family name occasions alight mis-.
takes in the record OF the proceedings OF
the House, tho more especially as the
Wilson's do not all owe fcaity to the same
political party. An instance OF this hap.
pened yesterday in tho vote on the silver
bill. Mr.. Wilson, OF Missouri, a Demo.
crat, was recorded in tho press account
MS voting in favor OF the passage OF the
bill. whereas he voted against its passage,
while Mr.. Wilson, Of Washington, n Re.
publican, was put down among those op.
posed to tho bill, although he voted in
favor Of it. AS a consequence there is
considerable explaining to constituents.
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AGAINST STONE,
Mass Meeting of Republicans In Bayne's
District Saturday Night.

Mass Meeting Of Republicans In Bayne's
District Saturday Night.
PITTSBURGH, June S.-About 5, 1000 Re.
publican voters OF the Twenty-third
Congressional district assembled last
night in Carnegie Library Hall, Allie
gheny. The meeting was called for the
purpose Of protesting against the action
OF the recent convention in the alleged
nomination Of WIN. A. Stone for Con.
gress, and to request the County Com
mittee to order new primary election,
at which the Republican voters of the
district may make choice OF Repre-
sentative to succeed Colonel Bayne who
at the convention received the nomi-
nation and whose immediate declina.
ton created the political sensation of
the day. Hon. B. +. Jones, ex.Chair-
man Of the Republican National Com
mittee, presided at to.nieht's meeting.
The speakers OF the evening wereJ0hn
H. Ricketson, John II. Hampton, B. F.
Jones. Mr.. Hampton was very bitter
and personal in his remarks against
Hon. Mr.. Bayne, denouncing his action
and the violation OF rule aud precedent
by the convention in nominating Colonel
Stone as Bayne's successor.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted repudiating and condemnipg
the manner OF Mr.. stones nomination
and demanding that the County Execu.
tive Committee order new primaries
and new convention to fill the vacan-
cy that exists, according to the rules.
The resolutions further appoint COM
mittee OF leading Republicans to see
that the demands Of tho meeting are
carried into effect.
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TIE EFFECT IN ENGLAND,
Ae''on or Congress Cnnsss ~ Rapid Isis
In SILVER MARKET. lN

'Ne''oh or Congress Causes ~ Rapid Ris,
In Silver sIarket,
LONDON, June s.--The renewed inter.
est in speculation in silver rupee paper
was caused last week by special cable
IRON America 10 the banking firm Of L.
L. oppeaheim & Co., which were
printed in the Times, to the effect that
the House had taken up the amended
caucus bill and would press 1t to vote.
Excllcinent was increased by the publ.
cation In the Times this morning Of the
inll text Of the bill, and rupee paper was
quoted to-day at 81 per cent, the highest
PRICE IN many. years. Silver is rising
rtpidiy' 1d a1d the present quotation is IS
pence. The Indian council has granted
nen naeemlttances since April for over co.,.
ooo lacs and rupees, and has realized
over Il,e50,000 as compared with the
date last year. Special
ailotments of bills were made today as
h'gh as shilling and 6 7.1G pence, and
geographic transfers as high rs shill.
ing and 0 90 80 pence. :
Leading bankers in London, who have
oeen disposed to cast doubts upon the
!'assage OF any silver bill at Washing.
to! thls session, arc now taking an &c.
I'VE u interest in tho matter, and are pur-
rupee paper sold by them at
considerably lower prices. With silver
~ e pence, a rupee is worth about l
'nll.l!ng aud 6pence; and the par value
d "a! per cent rupee paper is rs per
;ent III gold. If silver should rise in
america to a parity Of IL to /, the value |
n London would he about 80 pence
'ef ounce; the value OF the rupee about |
Shilling and l0a pence, and the par Of
ne rupee paper would be about 05 in
''old, so that there is prospect of a fur
her considerable rise should the pres.
mt bill or similar measure become a |
aW. ,s- I4 |
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NEARLY A DISASTER
Tho City Of Homo Strikes n Rock and IL
Damaged Slightly. .

Tho City Of Homo Strikes n Rock and IL
Damaged Slightly. ,,.
LONDON, June S.-The Anchor Line
steamer City Of Rome arrived from New
York at Queenstown at 10 o'clock this
morning, The vessel had a narrow es.
cape from destruction at Fastnet. She
made land in dense fog at i a. m. to-.
day. She was going slowly and was TAX
ing soundings when, Notwithstanding
the care, struck Fastnet rock about three
miles seaward, or Crook Haven, bow
on. Her fore foot got on the rock, and
but ior the promptitude displayed in re-.
versing the engines a great fatality
would have been recorded. Passengers
who were interviewed say that the
steamer trembled all over when she
struck the rock. .il5s
For time there was intense alarm on
board, the density OF the fog adding to
the ominous character OF the situation.
The passengers were finally quieted BY
the repeated assurances OF the command
er and other officers OF the steamer that
not the slightest danger existed. The
full extent OF the damage will not be as.
celtalned until the vessel is docked at
Liverpool. Her stem is broken at the
peak and she shipped a large volume of
water forward. The steamer started for
Liverpool at II o'clock, proceeding at
half speed. ,:1
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THE PARDON WAS TOO LATE.
4 Prisoner Dies Just ns His Iselcnso Was
Being Sicuet

4 Prisoner Dies Just Hs His Relcnso Was
being Signed.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June Slight years
ago Robin Shields, q negro, was con-
victed in Marion county Of arson. and
was sentenced to pass the remainder OF
his life at hard labor in the penitentiary.
lie has been serving his sentence, but
he contracted consumption aud for
months past has been failing daily.
Yesterday the Board OF Directors re-
ceived proof that Shields was innocent.
Shields had been employed in store
which WAS burned. The clerk believed
the negro to be guilty, and the negro
was convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence. He always denied his guilt.
Now the clerk comes forward and says
he is convinced that Shields is innocent.
and that the store was burned by it's
owner ior the insurance money.
The clerk was very anxious that q
pardon should be granted, and the Board
Of Directors Immediately petiiioned the
Governor to.set at liberty the wrongful
ly imprisoned man. Shields received
the information last evening with Joy.
He begged that he be released this
morning and the Governor promised he
should. While at his office this morn.
ing, about to sign the pardon, the Gov.
crnor was informed that Shields was
dead. His v!ndication had come too late,
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GOULD AND THE B. 4 0.
Tho Former Wants tho City OF Isnlttmor

The Former Wants tho City OF baltimore
S,ock-IIas Grudges to Settle.
New YoRK, June S.-Gossip has run
riot in regard to the purchase OF the ..
& O. stock held by the City OF Balti.
more. An afternoon paper intimatcs
that it is Mr.. Jay Gould who has bought
tho stock through E. R. Bacon, the
nominal purchaser. The same article
goes on to say: "The control OF the 3.
d O. would be q, mighty vehicle in Mr..
Gould's hands, and would involve GER
tain Richmond Terminal and other in.
teresis in very singular predicament.
1t was stated to-day that one OF our lead
ing houses had yesterday sent bid to
Baltimore OF something over par for the
city stock. AS the transaction is not yet
completed it is possible that there may
be a reconsideration. 1t is not possible
to conceive that the Garrett holding
could, with the CARROTS consent, be ac-
quired by Mr.. Gould. Altogether tho
whole affair is mysterious. Mr.. Willard
was credited with wanting the road, and
his recent purchase OF the Calumet
property at Chicago lent exceeding
probability to the designs upon the B.
& O., with which he was credited. 1t
was saidto.day that the new oiIer made
yesterday for the stock was pro0ered in
Mr.. Villard's interest.
The idea that Senator Brice, General
Thomas and others are LETT outside OF
the deal, would seem TO kill the giant
scheme OF the two-armed transconti.
mental line, in which the Richmond
Terminal people are interested. 1t was
impossible to gain any information from
them to-day. as Senator Brice had
started for Ohio with his family, and
General Thomas had gone 10 the ountry
with his. The scheme OF using the
E.langer and Richmond Terminal and
Southern Pacific lines in connection
with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's ships as q transcontinental and
trans-O Oceanic line is probably not dead.
The Richmond Terminal people may be
laying low like "Mr. Possum." If the
big deal is but n memory OF the past
then jay Gould has used his silver knife
under its fifth rib in revenge for the
Brice and Thomas victory in Pacific
Mail a#.H. .".N.
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THl NAVAL ACADEMY,
Somo Of the Board Of Visitors
Not Pleased
WITH THE BAND MUSIC
Which Consisted Entirely OF South.
crn Melodies Played at tho I'm.
yelling Ceremonies OF tho Leo
Monument at Richmond.
Special Di'pa.ch to the lnteuio,neer.

tI'N'" F'fN't' w "e H#
WASHINGTON, D. G., June S.-Among
the strangers in the city to-day are three
members Of tho Board OF Visitors to the
Naval Academy, at Annapolis. They
arc all, cutiously enough, West Viz.
ginians. One Is Hon. A.. W. Campbell,
OF Wheeling; another Hon. w. A.
Sorthcott, Of Illinois, formerly oof
Ciarksbnrg, and son OF General North
colt, Of that place, and the third is ell.
tor Murdock, Of the Wichita (Kansas)
Eagle, native OF Monongalia county.
Iu speaking Of their experience last
week at the Naval Academy, they do not
conceal their surprise and dissatisfaction
over tho musical part OF the various
commencement exercises from day to
day. Such thing as a national air,
they say, was not played by the Acade.
my band ut any Of the performances of
the week, but instead thereof nil the
airs OF the "deiuncs Coniederacy" we're
served up to such an extent that visitors
began to wonder whether tho band was
not still under the spell OF their late
visit to Richmond to take part in the
Lee monument celebration. -.
"ln other words," said Mr.. Campbell,
cit seemed as If their late visit to Rich
mond had so completely saturated them
with Dixie, The Bonnie Blue Flag
Maryland, my Maryland etc, thatthey
could play nothing but these during
commencement week. To. such persit.
ent extent WINS this carried out it become
the talk and the disgust of majority Of
the Board, and they did not hesitate to
express themselves very decidedly in
regard to the lack OF all OF the govern.
ment airs. 1t was lamentable enough
TINT band should 10 from government
institution TO take part in commemorat.
ting the canonzation Of the mill
tary leade. Of the loat cause,
1t was an abuse OF all true conception OF
the fitness Of things, but TO have this
band return and rehash its repertoire Of
rebel airs played at Richmond during
the closing ceremonies Of the closing
week ut tho National Academy was even
more intolerable.
Speaking Of the proceedings at Anna
polls 1t may be mentioned in this con.
neciion TINT the Board OF Visitors re-
commended that the time for admission
TO the Academy be reduced two years,
and only boys between 15 and Is be
eligible: Also that the requirements for
the preliminary examination be raised
60 as to include larger knowledge Of
geography and history and some knowl-
edge Of geometry so US to distinguish
the present great disproportion between
the members admitted and the small
number finally graduated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-09
BASE BALL.
Mheelins Plnyers F1nod Mt youngstown

wheeling Plnyers Fined Mt Youngstown
for Sunday Playing. r
The Wheeling and Youngstown clubs
play at the Island ball park this alter
noon. There was no game at Youngs.
town yesterday afternoon, as the follow
ing special to this Office will show: +
YOUNGSTOWN, O., June S.-The Sunday.
game this afternoon between Younps.
town and Wheeling was stopped at tho
opening Of the fifth inning by both clubs
being arrested at the instance of the
Law and Order Society. The Wheeling
team plead guilty and each was fined
SlO and costs, which was paid. Tho
Ioungstowns waived an examination
and will test the law in the courts.
When the game was called by the Sher.
i'll, the score stood one to nothing in
favor OF Youngstown.
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GOsslp of tho Diamond,

. The Wheeling Resolutes were defeoted /
by the Welisbure Grays by score Of Is
to 4. ~, ~, n, 5. = .S'.,"s - -
Akron has signed. sHoodlun" Carey, I I
second. :. i-.lI5 80 80. ~ r'uy Z
The Red Cross Oil club Of this itt.t citv.tt
were defeated at Newark, O., Satt,r5ayy 4
by score Of s to 4. .
The Falrmontte defeated the R;vea.5
vile club at the former town Satnrday:
by score Of Tito I. ''e}r 'utu"S 'so''
W. The youngstown Telegram says: Tho
', Wheeling 4,!' club is composed Of gentle.
hea: ,hee !, Ihey In are the best looking nine
The La Belle Stars, Of Wheeling, dc.
teated the La Belle J Juniors at Nina I on
saturday, by score OF 10 to 3. Batterics
1stars, Lucas and Stephens; Juniors.
l Boyle: and Myers; The Wheeling boys
are are pleased with the treatment they re-.
H.. 80 = p T..
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REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

Going to Missouri TO Make nn Address
Some Interesting Tumors. {
Special Dispatch to The lnteuigenccr. "
WASHINGTON, D. O., June s.-Repre-
sentative ". L. Wilson, Of West Vir-
Sinia, is going to Missouri TO be present
Tuesday Mt the convention that will
nominate Representative Dockrey once
more to Congress. He will be at Liberty
"Wednesday, where be will address the
students of William Jewell college. He
will then 20 TO Columbia to see the Off.
GERS Of the State University, and it is
not at nil improbable that he will then
be asked agaiu to consider, the. PROPOSE
tion Of Tint institution to acceptthe Presi.
dency. 1t is intimaicd that in the event
OF his failure to secure reelection to
Congress there ia some chance that Mr..
Wilson will remove to Missouri for the
purpose Of accepting the educational
position above alluded to. ..s3 i
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COTTAGE TO MRS. HARRISON.
Acceptable Glft from some Of Her Phlia.
deipiiin Admirers, ET mI

4 I q.
PnlLApELruIA, June s.-A dispatch
to tho Press frem Washington, under
Yesterdays date, says: 1t has been
known for some time that the Presidents 8
family will spend the heated months of
this summer at Cape May, but an Incl.
dent occurred to-day which will be as
much OF q surprise to tho Admin.
istration as It was to the inhabi.
tants Of the White House themselves,
Last summer Mrs. Harrison spent
soms time with Mrs. Mckee aud her
children as the guests OF Postmaster
General Wanamaker la cottage at Cape
Mny Point. Mrs. Harrison enjoyed her.
sell 80 thoroughly during this brief visit
to the seaside that she was profuse in
her Acknowledgements Of Mr.. Wana.
makers hospitality. When the an.
nouncement was recently made that
Mrs. Harrison and the rest OF the family
would not 20 to Deer Park this summer.
but that they intended 10 spend their
vacation by the seaside, the Postmaster
General recalled Mrs. Harrison's enioy.
ment on the jersey coast last summer,
The result OF this was that to-day Eji.
tor Mexican, Of the Philadelphia Ledqer,
accompanied by Postmaster General
Wanamaker, called upon Mrs. Harrison
at the White House. There Mexican,
on behalf OF 4 number OF subscribers to
the gift, whose names are known, pre-.
sented Mrs. Harrison with the deed and
keys 10 the cottage at Cape May Point,
where she enjoyed herself last summer.
Mrs. Harrison WIS overcome by surprise.
She is, however, greatly delighted with
the gift, and is especially proud because
OF the fact that that is the first piece Of
real estate that she has ever owned in
her own name.
The cottage is q large, old.fashioned
building, containing about twenty
rooms, and it is probable that Mrs. Hur.
rison will visit Cape May Point within
q w,ek or two to inspect her new posses
sion and to make preparation for re-:
siding there during tho summer.
AS the impression grows that Congress
will not adjourn until September, the
grows stronger that the
President himself will be compelled to re-
main in Washington during most OF the
hot weather. Thus it becomes doubly
pleasant to know that the ladies OF the |
family will be able to escape the heat OF
q Washington summer.
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ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING.
5evernf Potty Officers OF nn Intt,aH Lii
Steamer In Ludlow Street Jail.

Several Petty Officers Of I'M Innan Line
Steamer In Ludlow Street Jail.
NEw YoRK, June s.-Five men are
now in Ludlow street Jail, and two more
men are out on bail on Il charge OF
smuggling. Those in jail are John Hart,
John Hughes, John Baker, petty officers
on tho Inman steamer City OF New
York, and John Lathin, head barkeeper,
and John Merdock, the ships store
keeper OF the Iuman line steamer City
OF Chicago. Those on bail are Edward
Baxter, dock clerk, and John Ford, chief
cooper, both employed by the 1n'nan
line at Jersey City. In some unaccount.
able way Lathin and Merdock learned
the custom officers were on the lookout
for them and preparations were made to
take them utr the Chicago between
Sandy Hook and quarantine this morn
ing. This action was forstaled. In
1855, I4athin was arrested for smuggling
a lot OF ready made clothing and he was
convicted in the United States court at
Trenton and got of by paying heavy
fine. The specific charge against Lathin
aud Merdock,is that on May IS last, they
brought into Jersey City a lot Of ready
made clothing in bags, on which they
eyaded duty.
"a When the first officer OF the City OF
Chicago learned the nature OF the Gus.
toms special officers visit he said he
was very willing to MD them. The
manner in which he went about it, llow
ever, left doubts in the mind Of Inspec.
tor Britton. lie detected the officers Of
the vessel several times, and finally Bug.
gested that they 90 on deck to the chiel
stewards quarters, but while pretend
ing to go on deck, Inspector Britton
doubled on the first officer and cav him
enter little room. He followed and
found La,hin. Merdock was found
without difficulty. Hart, Hughes and
Baker, yho were taken from the City o
New ffofk, are said to be wealthy
Liverpool persons. who have made com
Portable fortunes by Just such practices
as that for which they are now undel
arreat. s,7
Inspector pritton expects to have ten
or dozen more Offenders. He says ht
is after the receivers, and the public viii
be surprised to learn who they are
Four OF the Inman steamers are now IN
trouble III connection, with smuggling
They are the city OF Chester, City o
New Y York, City Of Berlin and tho CIT,
of Chicago. Chief Officer Allen, Of thl
City Of Chester, who evaded arres
on the last trip Of his vessel, 1t is be
lieved, will return and answer th'
charges against him. 80, - 4.