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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-05
THE IOWA LIQUOR CASE.

General In,pnticnco to Soc the Full Text OF
the Supreme Court Decision.
WAsulSGroS, May i.-There is much
uncertainty here among lawyers and
politicians over the real meaning and
effect Of the decision OF the Supreme
Court in the Iowa liquor case as any
where else in.the country. The opinion
has not yet come from the printer and
there has been no way Of judging Of its
cxuct terms. The prees report necessar-
lily was not complete. There is gem
eral anxiety about Congress to sec the
full text. Some OF the best lawyers Of
the Senate do not hesitate to say ii the
opinion Is unqualified in declaring the
right OF outside parties to send anything
into u. State ior sale without regard to
the laws OF the State, that 1t is very
remarkable il not astounding decision.
Those who arc the most disturbed by it
are still unwilling to accept tho popular
vereion which obtains Of the scope OF the
DECISION, and none Of them care to e1.
,rcss themselves as to its meaning until
they have had IN opportunity to exam.
inc the text Of the opinion.
1t is OF interest to note that tho de-
cis;o, in the Iowa case revcrses a de-
cisiop O. Chief Justice fancy, in the
case OF Pierce Vs. New Hampshire which
was, it appears, precisely similar to the
Iowa case Of l.eiay Il Co. In that case
Chief Justice Taney held in the interest,
it may be said, Of State rights, that New
Hampshire had the right to prohibit by
law The sale Of gin imported from Mas
sachusetts, for the protection Of its in
habitants, and that the grant OF powe,,
10 tho Federal Government to control
Interstate commerce could not be con.
strued TO bc an absolute prohibition o'
the exercise OF any power by the states
over the same subject.
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absence was a great loss to the Demo.
cratic ranks. He was not able TO BE- pres
cnt ut the opening OF the special session
Of the Senate in March, 1880, and was
sworn In by President pro ten. Ingalls,
some days afterward,
He visited the Capitol occasionally
since the opening OF tho Fitty.frst Con.
gress, but took no part In the proceed.
ings, except to vote. His last appear.
ance In tho Senate Chamber was on the
day the case OF the new Montana sen.
ators-Sauudersa and Power-was settled.
..l} beloved ny ALL.
Senator Beck WIS greatly beloved by
the employees Of the Senate for his uni.
form kindness and courtesy and his ac.
tive interest in their welfare. Instances
OF this swere recalled to-day. One Of
them wns the case OF John Dudley, a
colored man, an old soldier and u mem.
Der OF the G. A. r., who had been dis.
charged from bis place. lie went to Mr..
Beck and presented his case.
On the floor OF the Senate the warm.
hearted kentuckian made plea for the
colored man whom he had not, 1t is said,
previously been acquainted, 30 effective
That Dudley is still upon the roll OF the
Capitol force. An old employe Of the
Capitol recalled the fact that the death OF
Senator Beck removed, within few
weeks Of each other, "the three working
Of the Forty.third Congress" "
as they were neutrality-suspicious.
Kelley and Randall and Senator Beck,
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A W0MAN,S SACRIFICE,
She Dantcs tho aIrrrluE to tSaye Her IIus.
bnnd Charge Of DIEnmy.

She Danics tho aIurriug to eSaye Her IIuk.
bnnd Charge Of DJsnmy.
MlDDLErowN, N. y, May 4.-Ernst
Utter, boyish-lookins brakeman on
the Ontario and Western Railroad,
was arraigned before Recorder J.
F. Bradner, Of this city, to-day on
a charge OF bigamy. The complainant,
whose maiden name was Edith Decker,
testified in court that she was
married to the prisoner in Goshen on
September 2G, 1883, by the Rev.. Mr.,
Winans, and that alter living together
for five months he deserted her. She
testified further, on information aud be.
lief, that on June 80, 1889, he married
Jennie Gritlis, OF this city.
The accused man took the witness
stand in his own defense, and swore
positively that he had never been mar
ried TO either Of the women who
claimed him for a husband. His coua-
eel next called Jennie Gsiiis to the
stand. She is a pretty brunette Of per-
haps twenty years. of modest manners.
Apparently her only anxiety was to save
the scamp who had deceived her, at any
sacrifice to herself. She testified posi-
lively, in blunt contradiction OF
her mother. that she had never been
married to Utter. The District Attorney
cross. questioned her sharply, but she
stuck TO the story with persistency that
could not be shaken. Her self.sacriiice
failed to help the prisoner, for Recorder
Brader committed him to Goshen Jail,
in default OF $1,000 bail. to await the &C.
ton OF the Grand Jury, .5-.,.-
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Silver NIen Meet.

DEsyER, Col, May y4.-At a meeting
OF the Colorado Silver Association held
at the Tabor Opera House block, Hon.
H. A. W. Tabor, the president, called
the meeting TO order. A Committee on
Credentials was appointed with HALEY
B. Morse as Chairman. Alter several
ringing speeches were made, the follow
Ing resolutions were adopted amid great
enthusiasm.
Rtsolred, That we urge upon our Sena.
tors and Representatives in Congress TO
STAND firm for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver on the same terms and
basis with gold, and We call upon the
farmers alliapces al oyer the country to
Join US in securing, it's lenonitization.
II successful, they will bring back the
price OF lands and tho products Of labor
10 where they were In 1875, when silver
was demonitizel.
Tho meeting was adjourned without
delay, t"Tit " 5-t,..
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WILD RIDE IN A CEMETERY
With n Maniac Driver Holding to the Rein,
fsr-s Al.| Of the Horses. #.

With n Maniac Driver Holding to the KeIns
i.r- Aia of the Horses.
WALrHAM, Mass, May "A young
son Of stable.keeper Caswell had ride
with maniac on Thursday which he
will not soon forget. The stranger
called Mt the stable and asked for
team, saying that he wanted to 20 to
Gen. Paine's house, in Weston. Young
Caswell acted as guide, and the ride be-
gan. All went well until the stranger,
who held the reins, drove into the GEM
etery, mistakiug it for the road leading
into Weston. As soon as he saw his
mistake he gave q yell OF horror and
fashed his horse into a galiop. On they
dashed, leaving the carriage road and
taking a course over Il long line of
graves. Every time the wheels struck
a grave the two occupants were pitched
forward, and it was only by the greatest
luck that they were not thrown out.
The maniac driver kept up his yell.
ing, and the frightened horse kept up
his mad race. Twice the buggy was
overturned, but the man, With super.
human strength, ,lrighted it and kept on,
Two or three old grave tombs were dam.
aged by the bubs Of the wheels. Fl.
nally the buggy was wrecked jast out
OF the cemetery. and the boy, nearly
dead with fright. caught the horse and
found his way back at l o'clock in the
morning. P,E aghpT. Er
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Snowfall In the Northw0st.

sr, PAUL, MINI, May Am un.
seasonable snow iell here to-day to the
depth Of M inch or more. It soon
melted. however. Reports Tonight in'
dica,e that the snow storm was very
general throughout the Northwest.
From La Crosse, Wis, TO Jamestown, A..
D., the storm extended and reached to
the lake on the north. At Fergus
Fails, MINI. it showed 70, Mentato tout houis sis
inches Of snow fell. Five inches fell at
St. Peter. At Albertlaa it snpwed near
i lyIird d. Island, alan St. James, Redwood Falls,
i.umberton and Faribault. A. James
town, n. D., it showed Tor Twelve Sens nonss'
This SNOW iall is generally regarded as
favorable to big crops, late SHOWS in for
ner years having been invariably iol'
lowed by big Yields.
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Picture Collection Destrutcf.

NEWARK, N. j., May 4.-The new res.
idence OF George ". Bramhill, at South
Orange, was discovered to be on fire this
morning. The fire caused a loss OF s. 600
on the house. The greatest loss, how.
ever,was in etchings, Of which Mr.. Bran.
hill had in his house one of the finest
collections in the country, his pictures
being valued ut $4,000.
The fire, which was owing to de.
fective ilue, broke through a dressing
room to the room where the portfolio con.
taining.the master pieces Of the colllec.
ton were stored. Mr.. Bramhnllh nd the
best collection of Whistler etchincs in
this country, and he owned also rare
proofs OF Seymour Hayten's and Thom-
as Mosan's pictures. The loss on pic.
lures vas $4,000. Y.sl. -
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OIL In Inui,lnli.

TERRE HAnTE, IND, May 4.-The
third oil we'll was obtained at noon yes
terday. The well is located within a
block OF the center Of the city. The ca.
pacity OF the well is not yet known.
Operations have been suspended to pro.
vide for a gusher, which is expected.
Great excitement prevails. The oil
rock was reached at less depth than at
any other well drilled in the field. This
is regarded ns strong indication Of a
very large flow.
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TIE NEW LAKE ROUTE
or the i. s o. from Pittsburgh vim Wheel
ing n Ill: Thing,


Ing Big Thing.
Commenting on the INTELLlGEScER's
exclusive announcement Saturday that
the Baltimore & Ohio Company is about
to take its freight cars Oft tho Pittsburph
4 Western road and send its lake and
western freight from Pittsburgh via
Wheeling, Cambridge, Ohio, and the
Cleveland K Marietta, the Pittsburgh
Press says that the Baltimore l. Ohio
officials at Pittsburgh deny the story !;
but that paper adds that there is truth
in it, and says:
One OF the coal shippers was seen, and
he said that shipments over the Pitts
bureh 4 Western were very unsatisiac.
tory. "Just to think" said he, "of shin.
ping coal from here OH April aud of fits
not getting to the lakes until two or
three days ago. Such service as that is
very unsatisfactory, and this is precisely
what was done by one OF our coal ship.
pers the other day. I understand that
some time ago one OF the coal shippers
went up to the Baltimore & Ohio officers
and made complaint as to the manner
Of shipping coal. He was given to un.
derstand, by the officials, that very short.
ly the Baltimore & Ohio would have an
outlet Of their own. l think this arrange.
ment you mention is what they meant
when they said that. The shipment can
easily be made by the roads you mention,
though it will be out OF the way. How
ever, time can be saved, and tina. is what
we want"
Ii the coal shipments and other freight
traffic is taken of the Pittsburgh & West.
ern it will seriously affect the business
OF that road. The purchase OF the Val.
ley road by the Baltimore & Ohio lately
was undoubtedly made in order to give
the outlet which will allow Of straigL,
shipments to the lakes.
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THE ". & H. i. RAILROAD

Asks tho City to Tut Up 100000 FOIL a,
Homo or Its Own"
The largest attendance OF members O
the Chamber oi Commerce for lons
time was that at the meeting on Satur
day forenoon TO hear the proposition oI
representatives OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad.
Mr.. Grecnough, representing tho rail.
road, explained the Company's posi-.
tion. Tho line is now within eight
miles OF Wheeling, but that eight miles
Is through a rough country, and the
bridge Is between It's track and the ci,v,
The Company, II it COMES here, will
want yard room, depot grounds, etc. The
Company's shops are elsewhere, bu,
they will want complete terminal iaeili.
ties here. Mr.. Greenough drew very
convincing picture Of the advantages OF
the road to the city. The road cost SIS.
600 u mile for .thirty-lve miles OF the
route.
Mr.. Wilson, the engineer, said they
wanted to know the disposition of the
Wheeling people, and Colonel O'irien
asked just what the company would ex.
pect. Mr.. Greenough said it wanted
money to buy ground and erect build.
lngs creditable to the city, and would
not want the money till tho work was
done. Colonel O'Brien suggested that
the Union bridge and terminal facilities
might do, and in response to an inquiry
Us to what these facilities were, mir,
Ewing, who drew the ordinance govern.
ing them, said the Union feature was
guaranteed. lie moved the appoint.
ment OF committee to ascertain the
Wheeling & Lake Erie's wants, and con-
fer with the Union Bridge Company.
Mr.. W. F. Peterson. Of the latter COM
pany, said it had ample facilities-could
accommodate twenty railroads. MIR. f.
J. uearne endorsed this and suggested
a conference between the two comma
nies.
In the course OF tho talk Mr.. Green.
ough said his company's relation with
Judge Cochran, President OF the other
company, had not been pleasant. Hel
accused the Judge Of obstructing the
other road and adding to its cost.
Mr.. 2. Ii. Moore wanted specific
statement as TO what was wanted, and
MIR. Greenough asked for 100000 TO
buy land, build passenger and freight
deDots aud arrange yards.
AR. Peterson still thought coierence
should be held between the two GONNA.
MES, and MI. Moore thought not. lie
seconded Mr.. Ewing's motion for
committee, and this was adopted, and
later the committee was named, con-
sis!ing Of Messrs. J. D. Ewing, p. II,
Moore, A. ]. Sweeney, James i. Ia
ncy, with tho President rs er otfeio
member. ..--5..
The meeting then adjourned, with the
understanding that when the committee
was appointed the Wheeling 4 Lake
Eric officials should be notified, and n |
tour OF the city arranged.
During the afternoon the officials
crossed the river and went down to Bell.
aire, and thence to. Steubenyille, in.
specting the line OF the extension OF the
the road carefully. 5sE
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A.PERSoNAL ERIESD.

=
Senator Allison, with whom Senator
Beck WAS more Intimately associated
than any other on the Republican side
OF the chamber, said;' VIC E.+I4St '
~ first made the acquaintance Of Sem
ator Beck when be entered the House
in 1867, where l eerved with him for four
years. He soon made his mark in the
House as leading debator and active
worker. During these four years we
formed friendship which was never
disturbed. He had warm heart, gen.
eroua nature and was strongly attached
to friends. These qualities drew closely
to him those; who knew him well. He
was constant, faithful and intelligent in
his work on the committees in the Sen.
ate. Able and incisive in debate, OF
strong convictions and sturdy integrity,
he exerted a great influence. His loss
will be deeply felt by his associates. In
his death the country loses one OF its
most valuable and able public men,"
Senator Ingalls, said: = Gjtt lI'
Senator Beck's sudden death was a
very great shock to us all, because latest
reports were encouraging and he e1.
pected soon to be able to resume his pub.
lie work. His personal characteristics
were very engaging and attractive, and
he was universally popular with all his
associates in the Senate. His death is
an irreparable loss to his party, and will
be sincerely lamented by all who knew
hin, u 'r5rs.Ig-. L.. IA : sl..ar 20.
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CLEVELAND AND CAMPBELL.
Tho Lntter Disclnims Any knowledge of n
EIyOoniv for 1902,

Tho Lntter Disclnins Any knowledge OF n
Gloom" for 1902.
CoLuMDus, O., May 1.-THE Dispatch
published last night an article from
Washington describing the Free Trade
Reform Club banquet at Hagerstown,
Maryland, as having been conceived aud
carried through with the deliberate pur.
pose Of inaugurating definite boom for
a Cleveland and Campbell ticket in 1892
The special was from Governor Camp.
bell by a reporter, who secured the fol-
lowing significant interview: IT was
invited to that meeting by the President
Of the club, Henry Kyd Douglass, who
Is personal friend Of mine, and also OF
Mrs. Campbell's. Being unable 10 be-
present, sent letter, partly personal
and partly political. l have not been
advised as to whether or not boom
was started for any one."
"Yon did not, then, understand that
the meeting was called for tho purpose
OF inaugurating boom for President
and Vice President?" q
Il have not been giving any attention
TO booms, except right here in this Of
flee for sometime, and l think it pretty
early to begin this kind Of work. II
( don't carry the State in 1891 it is hard
ly probable that any Que will want me
on the ticket"
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SLlC0lT LOCATED.
Now Residing with His Family on the 1.le

Now Residing with His Family on tho Isle
;,|Gt - Of Wight. a
/ WEST UNION, o., May 4.-It has al
last been definitely ascertained that G.
Z. Siicott, the defaultiug cashier Of Ser.
geant'at.Arms Leedom's office, has been
resident of the Isle OF Wright eng.
land) since his mysterious disappearance
from New York last winter. Soon after
Silcotts disappearance his wife caine to
thiscountry their old home and visited
her brother.iu.law ut Youngsville, "Slick"
Silcott. Several days after that Sam
Colfas. of Baltimore, Us he was introduced
called on Mrs. Silcott and accom- panied
her to West Union, where her father re.
sides. Colfas only remained here one
hour and then left for the East. Heck.
planned his visit by saying that he had
stepped of to see how Mrs. Silcott was,
by request Of her son, Craven, who held
position in one Of the departments at
Washington. Mrs. Silcott remained in
this vicinity until about two weeks ago,
when she received several kilograms,
S"S - ~ puSA WV aAu tueu ohul SUllhb
again made his appearance for another
hour.
Mrs. Silcott had her clothing all packed
and seemed to be awaiting his coming.
She was driven to the depot by Colfas,
and they left on the first east-bouud
train. Mrs. Silcott told some OF her
friends that she was going to her sons,
who had removedto Baltimore since his
fathers disappearance. At Baltimore
she took passage for England, and in
letter written TO d near relative, found
by a gentleman Of Youngsvile,
which had been lost by the per.
son for whom it was intended
and by whom it evidently had been
read and lost, says that Silcott met her,
and that now they are happily settled.
Mr.. Leedom, who is now ut home here,
received telegram from Washington
yesterday evening stating that Mrs. Sill
colt was met by her husband on the Isle
OF Wight. From appearances now it
would seem that several persons, near
relatives, have not been near 80 ignorant
OF bis whereabouts at any time as has
been the general public. IL
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BEAuronr, S. Q, May 3.-To.day, no
one Of the phosphate freight vessels
was going, to sea, sailor mined Jordan
tried to desert. He jumped overheard
while the ship was making j,s wau
through coosame river and attempted to
swim ashore, which was OF mora tbo,'
100 yards distant. A boat waa iownrsi ,"ad
capturing him. was no
A couple Of man-eatins sharks ,ot
ahead Of the boat and the Door b m, mnn ,sus sus
torn to pieces and eaten before thn h,as na
could reach him. The man vac @ Wns Noas
weslan seaman on board the s., J,een
sailing vesse! which had been in @ NOR
Liverpool. -. 0' a' W
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4 War Between Counties.

NASHVILLE, May "A curious condi-
ton Of affairs exists in James county,
this State. The present Legislature
abolished the county, contrary to the
wishes OF its citizens, who do not pro.
pise to submit. Though all offices were
abolished, the officers continue to act,
and the acts Of the officials OF Hamilton
county, to which James was attached,
are ignored. ,lssgg f.s5l ~ =
James county officials are going about
assessing taxes, arresting criminals and
making deeds and mortgages. The
case has been appealed to tha Circuit
Court. II the Judge decides against the
county, the leading citizens declare they
will peacefully, sccede and organize q
little State Of their own. .I'T ~
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ms LAST LEGISLATIVE WORK,

q 49, - . s..sIa as-t. J
Senator Beck had not been regular in
his attendance upon the sessions for two
years, and was in his. seat but few
times this Congress. The last legislation
OF general importance with which he
was connected was the pnderyaluatiops
httl, which passed tho Senate in March,
1888. He worked on that measure with
constant. devotion, says a Senator who
was associated with him, until the bill
was disposed Of. One morning shortly
atterward he came into tho room Of the
Appropriations Committee, saying he
had been sick the night before. and was
not feeling we'll.
That was the first time he had ever
been known to be sick, and from that
time forward he vas never a we'll man
again. During the debate that occurred
on the tariff bill that was reported TO the
Senate us a substitute for the Mills bill,
he was not able to take apart, and his
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EUREKA OIL FIBLD.
Ackerly and SammeI's Well in
Pretty Hard Luck.
THE CASING LET'S DOWN
Ivy the breaking of n Nipplc-Ncw
Dcrricks Going Up so Fast
that II Is Very Hard to
Keep Track Of Them,
Special Dip1ieh 10 he I1ieilipfpcsy.

BELMONT, W. VA, May S.-Thc well
on the Ohio side, which Ackerly 4
sammel and the Duncan Oil Company
are drilling on the Henry farm, had bad
luck to-day. While casing at l,lOO feet
a nipple broke and several joints went
down. A mandrel socket has been sent
ior: II this fails the casing will be
drilled out. The we'll weuld have have
come In next week II this mishap had
not occurred. The johnson No. (which
was expected in tonight, will hardly
make the pay sand before Monday. The
venture Is SO close TO the Island Beauty
that nobody expects anything but a good
one. Tho well in front OF the hotel
made 80 much gas yesterday that the
Jorge lire was put out for fear of disaster.
The same well made an cuoruious flow
OF salt water. The barnyard well has
also made strong gus flows. Both Of
these wells made good oil in the shallow
sand. The same Is true OF the Hart well
on the. Ferry lot, and the Ackerly 4
Sammel's on the Friedel. Each OF them
would probably have paid US shallow
wells. The well on the O'Neal, drilling
by Boyle 4 Johnson for themselves and
Wheeling parties, is making good pro-
yress.
New derricks have gone up so fast that
I is hard to keep the run Of them. In
ne whole field there are about eighty.
From high point on the Cochrane
arm which commands the whole of the |
Belmont end and Il considerable part Of |
ne Eureka, SO derricks may be counted. |
At Eureka the frame work is up for the |
lew hotel, and the big storage tank is
'eing connected with the field pipeline.
The casing is being drawn from the
5ear Greek Company's well, on the Col
on farm. up French creek, but it is sig.
nhcant that the machinery is not to be
emoved ut once. Some interesting
acts can be given in connection with
his well. II got the Big Iniuu saud, aud
he extraordinary thickness OF 400 fee,
u 1t: There was showing of oil in the
3lE lnjun. 1t got the Eureka or Berea
and twenty-five feet thick, and there
vas oil In that-how much is what no
outsider knows. In addition there were
~o tine gas streaks, and the gas is oil
as. The operating company shows its
alth in the territory by continuing to
MY large rentals. There will bs further
exploration Of the Big Injun in this To-
alily. Somebody will find the right
pot, and then there will be new oil |
,oom in West Virginia,