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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-29
A pECUIIAl, CASE,

a Creeks Dilemma Ihrourh Hnviur
Brought to This Country Ills Brothers
wife.
PARIS, Tex, April oS,-Jean George
seizel, a Greek peddler from Beyroutb,
Syria, told singular story to U. S,
Commissioner Lee yesterday. He said
that he had a wife and five children, and
about q year ago came to this country.
Not caring to be troubled with her h,
obtained the consent Of his brother.
Cassion George Seizcl, for the In.
ter's vile, beautiful Greek woman
OF twenty, TO come with him. They
travelled together until two weeks
ago, when they met Syrian named
Jean iacobi, at Fort Worth. He and
the woman became deeply enamorcd of
each other, and Monday left for the In.
dian Territory. lie wanted n warrant
for the arrest OF the woman, saving Tint
il he returned to Syria without her ho
would be charged with her murder. ri q
Commissioner could not issue the wal
rant, but finally consented to issue n Ger.
tificate showing that the woman hoa
abandoned him. This will be forwarded
to the Beyrouth Consll, forif the peodl, r
tails to return or account for the disar-
pearance OF his brothers wife, his own
vile ard children will be made to sutIer
1or hls oilense against the peculiar laws
OF Syria,
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OHIO BALLOT BOX FRAUD,
Alphonso Harts's Testimony and Mr.. Cleve.
lands Letter.

Alpl,onso lIarts's Testimony and Mr.. Cleve.
lands Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April oS.-After
a recess Of several weeks, the special
House committee charged with the in
vestigation OF the OHIO ballot box forc-
cry met to-day to take further testi.
mony.
Alphonso Hart, Of Hillsboro, O., now
Solicitor of Internal Revenue, testified
that he had been elected member OF
Congress in 1882. Before he took his
seat he had conversation with f. G.
Bush, OF Cincinnati.
The substance OF the conversation was
that mer:torious ballot box had been
invented and used in Cincinnati. Mr.,
Rush thought it should be adopted
throughout the United States, and said
that the proprietors Of the box were
about to have bill introduced in Con.
gress to secure its use.
Representative Grosvenor put in eyi.
dence the letter from ex. President Cleve.
land, stating that Governor Campbell
had not even remotely referred to the
ballot box bill, and that he did not know
Of the existence OF the bill.
Chairman Mason placed in the record
written statement from Charles Col
lins, Of Cincinnati, denying Wood's
statement in newspaper publication
that he (Collinsl would be able to con
firm one OF bis own statements. Th;.
closed the taking Of testimony for til,
dAy.
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West Virginia Pensions.

Spteia! Dispatch to The In.tHisen:er.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April oS.--West
Virgiuia pensions were granted to-day
as follows:
Original-Frederick Bye, Wheeling;
George W. Duncan, Ben Lomond; Ben.
nett S. Hays, LoSansport; Adam Manst,
Clifton Mills; Sam Deels, Randall; Frank
Richter, Newburgh.
Increase-James Edgell, ,Archers; Fret
well G. Hensley, Ona; Ellis Wore, Mole
Hill; Michael Murphy, West Grafton
Charles Carroll, Point Pleasant; Sylves'
ter Smith, Oxford; Thomas G. Hysell,
Guyandotte. J.,
Original widows-Ella A., widow ol
George w. Castle, Evansville.
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4 Virginia I.ynchiur In ProAuect.

Special Dtspatch 10 The In.clil0encer.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. April 2s.-On
the first Of April, ]. II. Caddell, treas.
urer Of Pulaski County. Virginia, and
President OF the bank OF Pulaski City,
was murdered and robbed about 5 r. NJ.
on the streets OF Roanke. He was one
Of tho most highly respected and innuen.
tiai men in that part ofthe State and hia
murder created intense excitement. A
reward OF 81 800 was offered for the ar
rest Of the murderers, and on Friday
two nea were arrested, charged with
the crime. Their examination will oc
cur Saturday, and~if the evidence is as
strong as the detectives say it is, it is
probable that the men will not be held
for trial but lynchcd Immediately.
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FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
The Republicans to Caucus on the Subject
Tonight.

lhe Republicans to Caucus on the Subject
Tonight.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-There will he
Republican caucus tomorrow night to
consider Federal election bill. There
is little doubt OF an agreement on this
question, and no reason to believe that
tho measure will not be put through the
House.
While the Senate is Republican, and
the majority there in favor OF Federal
election law, the rules at present put no
limit OH debate, and the Democrats can
talk without limit on any subject. aU
Senator Chandler has proposed tc
limit debate in the Senate to six days,
and to give the Vice President the
power now granted in the House to the
Speaker, to count quorum OF those
present and not voting.
II this amendment 10 the rules can be
adopted there will be no trouble in
passing Federal election bill, but the
Democrats can exhaust time on the
adoption of the amended rules, knowing
their purpose, the same rs il they were
considering the Federal election bill
itself. They have not declared their
purpose as yet, but it can be seen that
Notwithstanding tie fact that the
Republicans are in the majority in both
houses and have the Presidency, they
are not in absolute control, so far as the
Senate il concerned, ut present.
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HOLES IN THE GROUND.
How n Quarter OF n Million Was Lost In I'll,
Washington Pool

How n Quarter OF n Million Was Lost In the
Washington Pool.
WAsnISGToS, Pa, April 2S.-That
part Of the Washington oil field lying in
the east and southwest portion Of the
town, aud which is known as the WASH
inston pool, or among experienced oil
men, as "Washington's Folly" is now
an expensive monument to the lack of
forethought aud inexperiencc OF many
Washington and Pittsburgh people, who,
having little or no knowledge OF the oil
producing business, saw visions OF wealth
ia the acres OF land which surround this
portion OF the town.
a year ago this spring, G. D. Robbins 8
well, on the Rev. DR.. johnson lot, was
brought in, and commenced producing
oil Ut the rate Of 30 to 10 barrels an hour,
and little later the Jo-Jo Oil Com.
pany's Donley lot well also came in a
h .avy producer, thus opening a pool Of
many acres. but one that was split up
into town lots, none OF which were
scarcely an acre in extent, and the ma:
jority not nearly so large.
Without thought Of how many wells
would be drilled, every person who
could leased these lots aud formed com.
panies to drill wells on them, and as a
result, in few weeks so wells, repre-.
senting $4,000, were pounding their
way to the oil sand. When the first Of
these wells reached the sand they were
good ones, and still more wells were
started, but as new wells kept. coming
in constantly the production Of the firsl
ones dropped, and the new ones were
very small, owing to the heavy drainage
While it Is true that few OF the first
wells, which got the "cream," paid 70,
themselves and something over, it il
safe to say that u quarter OF a millior
dollars went down in hole in the
ground here that will never come up, a.
Il large majority OF the wells are doinl
but three or four barrels day, ant
some having quit producing altogether
1t is an example OF how quickly thes,
wells dropped. The Roy well, whicl
was next in size to the johnson, is ,
good one. The first 20 days Of i.s pro
duction paid for it, but since then, yer,
nearly year, it has not produced al
much as it did in those 20 days.
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New ORLEANS, April oS.-The Plea.
vune's St. Martiusvilie special says:
The water in this parish is rising at the
rate Of S inches every twenty.four hours,
aud those who reside in the lowland
sections, near the woods, were com.
PEELED 10 move to the bayou banks,
The crops in these sections, which were
magnificent. are lost. Cattle are daily
driven through here, going on the ives,
bank OF the bayou for pastures.
Twenty. live hundred people will sui.
fer in this parish from the floods. II it
keeps on rising at the present rate 70,
six days more, it will reach the 1852
mark, and may go higher. The situa.
ton is getting to be very serious. The
Bayou Chene people arc asking for re.
lief boats to cave their live stock. Every
inch Of ground in that section is under
water. 1
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1KHMMLHR'S EXECUTION,
All the Preparations are Made
to Garry Out the Sentence.
HIS LAST SUNDAY ON EARTH.
"a Man With I" Patent Hcsusitatins
Apparatus to Experiment on
= Hcmmlcr- Tine OF tho
ga. d Execution n Secret.

AUBURN, N. v, April 2S.-Kemmler's
last Sunday OF Garth was spent III mucl,
Tue same way ms previous days OF his
life, ii life 1T can 10 called, In solitary
confinement. lIo never secs living
soul, outside OF his two guards, his
spiritual adviser and occasionally tho
warden's wife, lie occupies his time
between meals in studying his pictorial
Bible and writing his autograph on
cards, OF which he has dashed OIL n great
many.
DR.. Fell, Buffalo scientist, with a
patent resnsitalipg apparatus, has ar
rived, and Is the guest OF Warden DurH-
ton. He is here at the request of the
Warden to see that everything goes off
smoothly. The Doctor tried Ills patcnt
on the animals which were put 10 death
by electricity ut the prison in January
last, when the machinery was first tested.
IL iailed nt that time to resusitate the
subjects, and went fur toward convincing
the electrical commission that DEATH
anu not mere suspended animation, was
produced instantaneously. 1t is under
stood he will also try tho apparatus on
kemlnlar after the latter has received
1000 volts.
Warden Durston has yet TO let fall tho
hrst lnkling as to the precise day of
kemmler's taking Off. 1t is generally
believed Wednesday will be the duy, >,
but certainly not later than Thurslay. /.
1t isalso thought the execution will take
place at avery early hour in the morning, &
perhaps before daylight, but these are
great surmises. New York City news.
Iaper men are here in great force. The
Warden is as unyielding rs alalrant lin
out press representatives, but
some OF the doctors or guards ut the exc
cution may be prevailed upon to tall,
after it is all over, -.
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Result OF u Gentle Victory,

SALT LAKE, UTAH, April 2S.-Since the
Gentle victory at the February election
in this city, but more particularly during
the past month, representatives OF east.
ern capital have been endeavoring to
purchase public works Of various kinds
here, and also to establish others OF a
public nature. Among the syndicates
seeking to replace the present water
works system owned by the city, is the
Denver. Omaha. Chicago syndicate which
bns local stockholders and elected local
officers OF the Utah Water Supply Com.
pany, with capital stock Of S3,00O,OOO.
Tie que, ton Of whether or not the city
sheuld own the water works is being
made the subject OF a series Of interviews
antees to provide supply adequate 10,
city OF 100000 people, and more il de-
sired. ~. -Tn' .a.
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HZ2 With 4 RAIL.
Fatal Termination Of a Quarrel
in a K.anawha Coal Mine.
MURDERER STILL AT LARGE.
y Farmer Loses His Horse In. q
Qutcksand-Tho Murderer OF a
Prominent Virginia Citizen q,
.. Now Under Arrest. .
Speeial Dispa,eh 10 he Inie,liueueer.

Special Dhpa;eh 10 he IniGiiOeaeer.
CHARLESTON, WA, April 2S.-Whil'
working in the mine Of the Peel Splin
Coal Company, at Peerless, this morn
ing, quarrel occurred between John
Clendennin and Dollivcr Alassie. Glen.
deuniu picked up a bank rail aud dealt
Massie couple Of blows over the head,
from the effects Of which it is feared
Massie will not recover. Clendennin
made his escape and has not yet been
captured. He is one OF the notorious
Clendennin gang who have figured large.
ly hereabouts In trials ior murder and
other crimes. John is said to be the
best one in the gang and quiet, steady
fellow, when not drinking.
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a MOD AT THE DOORS.
Tho Evangelical Church Ttoub,ss Gull,
mite In u RInt Mt Snn,,,iii..

| "'e :" " Nht NJ NunNtSlIle,
NArEnvILLE, ILL.,, April %. = Th
Evangelical! Church troubles a. hi
placet in which the German n,cmbersbj,
Of the Brick Church Is most bitterly In
volved, eliminated in Il riot yesterday
and the Mayor was called upon 10 1uel
tho disturbance.
Tho Esher faction is quite strong ai
this church. The regular services have
heretofore been held on the upper floor,
the lower floor being devoted TO tho rx.
erclses OF the Sunday school, The anti.
E'her faction held services last SUNDAY
IN the upper part aud the Esheri,es in
the lower. -
Trouble Of n serious nature was antici.
paled, the Esherites having Determined
To- secure and hold the entire premises
lhty began Sunday school at the usual
hourr yesterday, fargo number of the
loyal being In attendance. After the TX.
crcises began the Esheritc trustees closed
aud locked the outer and inner doors
Tho tl'Esher faction showed up some.
what demoralized III comparison with
tho Sunday before. This was due TO The
net that the progressive English branch,
which bolted last Sunday IRON the col.
lego and inauguratcd services down
town In SCOTS hall, attracted many OF
tho Intelligent and English spesk;uv ele.
ment, especially those who desired to
avoid the threatened trouble at the Brick
Church.
AS the time for church services drew
near u crowd gathered outside. Their
voices, on finding themselves locked
out, assumed loud tones. Some knock. |
ed ut the doors, and those who had |
mounted to the upper floor, hearing the
noise below, opened the windows to
look out. Jeers and angry epithet.
passed, and the watchers ut the open
Windows commenced to rail aud sevi!p
with taunting signs and grimaces. A few
found themselves excluded from the
sunday school when tho doors wer.
locked, and they were soon joined by
large numbers.
The Sunday school session inside
broke up, the majority Of those Assem-.
bed adjonrnins directly 10 tho room
iDoVe. The doors were also about this
'ime unlocked for the egress OF the
scholars, and also for the entrance OF
aumber OF loyal Esherites. No sooner
aad few OF the latter got into the
'rowd, which was OF considerable size,
han Il free knock.down fight began, and
Il moment the gathering Of Sunday
Sorshippers became n frantic. fighting.
Kissing, cursing, yelling mob, which
urged about the church doors.
At the height Of the riot, the congre.
;atlon which assembled above struck up
German song TO the tune of "Hold the
Fort" while the watchers at the win.
lows yelled and looted at the fighting
'rowd below. Word had been sent ut
he beginning Of the trouble 10 the
jhlef Of Police, who soon arrived Oh the
cene with posse OF officers, and after
;Isorous exercise OF this authority par.
tally restored order. He demanued
'dmittance to the building, but was re-
used. After some parleying the Mayor
Tas finally called upon. lie compelled
ne doors to be. opened, and then the
itlzens retired to their homes. |,
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D. SEIZURE OF LIQUORS,
by State Contrary to the Conslitution-
Supreme Court Declsiu,,,

l'y a State Contrary to the Conslitution-
| Supreme Court Decision.
WAsuIsoroSt D. O., April 2s.-ThC
United States Supreme Court, through
Chief Justice Fuller, to-day announced
an opinion adverse to the constitution
ality Of State laws providing for the seiz.
ure OF liquor brought into the State In
original packages.
The ChieiJustice In deliveringthe opin.
ion OF the Court said: The power vested
ln Congress to regulate commerce among
the several States Is tho power to pre-.
scribe the rule by which that commerce
Is to be governed, and is a power com.
plete In itself, acknowledging no limita.
tions other than those prescribed In the
constitution. It Is co-extensive with
the subject on which 1t acts and cannot
be stopped at the external boundary Of
state, but must enter its, interior and
must DO capable Of authorizing the dis.
position OF those articles which 1t intro
duccs 80 that they may become mingled
with the common mass OF property
within the territory entered.
That ardent spirits are subjects OF in
ter.state commerce cannot be denied.
Whenever law OF State amounts es.
sentially toa regulation OF commerce, az It
does, with It's inhabitants directly or in.
directly the reports OF commodity or
iH disposition before it has ceased to be.
come an article OF trade between one
State and another, it comes into conflict
with apower which in this particular
has been exclusively in the general gov
eminent and is therefore void. Undoubt.
eddy 1t is for the legislative branch OF |
the State governments to determine
whether the manufacture of particular
articles OF traffic will injuriously affect
the public, and 1t is not for Congress TO
determine what measures a State may |
properly adopt as appropriate or needfur
for the protection Of the public morals,
lille or safety, but notwithstanding it is
not vested with supervisory powers over
matters Of local administration, the re.
sponsibility is upon Congress SO far as
the regulation OF interstate commerce |
is concerned to remove tho restriction
upon the State in dealing with imported
articles which have not been mingled |
with the common mass OF property there
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PouellKEErslE, n. Y, April 2s.-There
was evidently an important meeting OF
the knights of Labor railroad men yes
terday, in this city, in hall on Union
street. The delegates came to town Sat.
urday night and carly yesterday morn.
ing from all the principal points along
along the line OF the New York Central
II Hudson River railroad, consisting OF
railroad conductors, trainmen, brake
men, yardmen and others. There were
over one hundred in the city from
abroad. One of them was asked what
the object Of the meeting was. lie said
1t was simply a conference over the stu.
alton OF affairs on the railroad, and init.
mated that no decisive action OF any
kind was taken, .,
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CLAIMS BEFORE CONGRESS,
had Ones Seem to Fnrs BETTER Than Good
Ones-A Case in Point.

BAD Ones Seem to Fare Hsttsr Than Good
Ones-A Case in Point.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The worse a
claim is the more life and friends it
seems to have. Good claims by the
thousand have failed before Congress-
through no fault OF Congressman, but
because they had no one to look after
them skillful enough to avoid all the
dangers that are to be encountered by
every bill. Bad claims are seldom
wrecked. There is enough plumber in
them 10 secure careful pilotage, and
their only danger is in exposure.
A case in point is the notorious vii.
bur claim for extra work on the New
York postoiiice. Wilbur is dead, but his
claim, which has been pending for four
teen years past, growing in amount with
every presentation, is again on its way
to tn White House, where Prdsident
Cleveland once vetoed it. Senator
Evarts had it passed through the Senate
last Saturday. Tim Campbell was its
champion in the House at the last Con-
gress, where it then originated. This
year it is started from the Senate end,
w, wilbur was suG.cohtrac!or ior tllng
TW,a, Wn,n Mhaer M i, nar..e,., ns hoo9ins q 20;
lc.i Ine "otN ""s hn'snea ne hotined
tue uotSfn,neh' n I'M ne la9 c9altn
asa.nas .ie u'ti, iot -; ~; anu requested
that paynent pe "!tnhesd from baitlett,
hooo,hs ~ ~ ~. G uha.l t'ie ne, cia'm was ad-
Jus,vgi Iv:I, III octo.'e,' ioo; the attorneys
m 1i " % W.,pur n,ale 1sH WINS Wu5 n!s tlaim ~ >lSoI.
an Mu.en' 1911 M'pur W. himself h!eu a
s'",me' aceH ~ "I,'i.' ne put ,-n n's c'alm az
sts'ooo. ,,o..'. III reotdary, 1910. ne maze
nho.uea na s,atsen'' ,..tn 'h's '''ne nAlne the
is"Ic u as si!,i1v: =,
lae whoIe cam IS BASED upon the al.
!esa'.In t..u. tne uilns anu frames put
1h!o .iae m onl'ains were 01'gFeater th'ck'
ness ness nun rtIuifeu oy INC contract. In
1921 the secretary OIL tne treasury ap'
polh.eu M comm!!Iee W:,,' OF tnree persons 10
examine ,a. ,; tne " i,oHf claim ahu report
wn". pof!lon VI ~, II any, were proper
!ot Tue Government 10 pay. IN 1883
TINS tomhi!.ee reported tnat the clainl'
"ht ""seEt.'1gu.to 'ecei'e.si'alf Inc re-
port was passed upon Tue measurements
. examinations ana e sstimates a!:1, OF two ex
Per.s' ohe "ppo.n'eo py Wilbur ana one
ny 'Me co,hhlttee. Inc secretary o.
inc treasury sent the report 10 Con
Sress, ana asked ior m appropriation 10
seI,ie the clalm.
"ilDur was not sailslsd. Ae appeal
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An Editor Disappears.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Thc police
here have been notified to look out for
James W. Clark, the editor OF the Laurel
Quill, OF Laurel, Nd. Mr. Clark came to
this city last Thursday, and has been
seen but once since. He is said to be
one Of the largest real estate owners in
Laurel, and upon his arrival in this city
he deposited quite sum Of money in
one OF the banks. His friends are ex.
ceedingly anxious concerning him.
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Special Dispatch 10 Tie Iattlligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 2S.-On
Sunday Enoch Neal, Of Lewiston, started
on his horse, almost his sole possession
in this world, for Milton. He got as far
as Davis creek, where his horse got
stuck in the quicksand, and before he
could be gotten out was drowned. Mr..
Neal himself narrowly escaped drown.
ing as he had 10 dislnount in the sand
or sink with the horse.
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RELIEF fur the Flood Sufferers.

WAsnlSGToS, April 2S. - Secretary
Proctor has received several replies to
tclegrams asking for information in re-
gard to the extent OF suffering in the
ovetflowed districts OF the South. The
Governor of Louisiana said that ten days
rations for $4,000 people should be sent
to New Orleans for distribution through.
out the State; the Governor Of AIississippi
sad there are probably 10000 persons in
that State needing assistance, and the
Governor OF Arkansas said that nearly
1000 people are in great need OF relief.
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ALI VOTED FOL, CLAYTON.
Tho Investigation In ths Dreckinridge.
20 Clayton Contest In Arknnn,is.


90 Clayton Contest In Arkansas.
LlrrLR Rock. ARK, April 2S.-Th,
Clayton.Breckinridge investigation com
mittee examined l05 witnessed to-day
All but thrcc were colored votors wht
testified that they were at Plummerville
Conway county, OH tho day Of the Presi
dental election and voted for John NJ
Clayton ior Congress. County Judge j
II. Merritt, OF Arkansas county, testified
that he always gave Republican repre-
sentation on the election board whenever
requested to DO 80. Last year no one
asked him to appoint any Republicans,
80 all the judges and clerks he named
were Democrats. Id
Sheriff Shelby, Of Conway County,
testified that ho was at Morrillton when
tho ballot box at plummervillo was
stolen. As soon as he heard Of it he
went there and made dligent search for
the thieves. When Clayton was assassi.
mated he was Ia the northern part OF the
county. His examination was continued
to Friday. Over 100 more witnesses
from Howard township will be examined
Tomorrow.