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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-23
THE TEATERs MURDER TRIAL.
The Accused Denies Completely In the
Crime-The Argument Begun.

CFtm0-Tho Argument Begun.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. 22.-In tn
Teaters trial Saturday several witnesse
testified for the defense, among then
Columbus shirk, Charles King, samue
Boyce, @. sdfel and George E. House
Of Wheeling, the effort being made tc
establish Teaters' good character. Their
the accused went on the stand and testi
fed in his own behalf practically as fol
lows:
"My home is in Wheeling. worked
last regularly at Luken's livery stable
on Wheeling Island. Iquit work at the
last September and worked for few
days on the electric, railway in Wheel.
ing. Bush Durr and l left Wheeling and
went to Cassville, W. Va; went from
Cassyille 10 Fairmont, and then down to
Cameron. We next went 10 Waynes-
burg, Pa, and came on though out the
PLANK road, and on October 10 passed
the Toledo toll gate. We stopped at
some haystacks short distance down
the road from the toll gate to keep out
OF the rain. In about an hour we came
on to the outskirts Of Washington. We
then went on towards Cannonsburg, as
Ed Durr was to stop there. Bush Durr
stopped at house on the roadside and
asked woman for something TO eat.
She told him a woman had been killed
the night before. Ed Durr left us q
short time afterwards and went on to
Cannonsburg. When he left US Ed told
US we had better not go 10 Taylors-
town, for they would arrest US. Mr..
Bride, the detective, arrested US when
we got to Taylorstown, but refused
to tell us what we were arrested
for. We were next taken 10 the
Washington jail. Inever saw the masks
and know nothing about them until /
read about them in a newspaper in jail.
/ did not say to Mcbride, "1s the woman
dead2" did not say anything to Bush
Durr about going back to the toll house.
l did not say anything to Bush about
shooting any woman, for had nothing
to do with Mrs. Sanders and know moth
ing whatever about it. Did not say to
Bush DUR that the toll house would be
good place to get money. Ibid not say
TO Burr about going to the toll
house or be shot down.
Mrs. Teaters, the deiendants mother,
was called. She stated that she had
talk with Bush DUR in Jail, and had
asked him why he had told the story Of
George being implicated in the murder
Of Mrs. Sanders. He replied that he had
told nothing, that he knew nothing to
tell, and said 1t was his brother Ed who
was doing the talking. Lewis Suttin,
OF Cassville, W. Va, testified that he
had seen Teaters and Bush Durr in
w. Va, last Septem.
Der, and that while in Cassville
Teaters had gone by the name
Of Andrews. Witness did not know
anything about Teaters' reputation.
About seven o'clock Ool. Arnett CON.
menced to speak. As he was closing
his speech one Of the jurors, Lewis Por-
Ter, Of West Alexander, was suddenly
taken i'll, and tainted as he was leaving
The jury box. When it was learned he
was to i'll to appear in court again Judge
McIlvaine ordered an adjournment un-
III Monday morning, when Col. Arnett
will conclude his address.
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THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Only Risht IIars Days and Great Pile of
BusinsSE.

bu1ln8aSs
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 2s.-6nly
eight full working days remain OF the
titty.tirst Congress, and from now on
till the 4th OF Nssch the proceedings in
both branches OF that body will probably
be marked by the haste that Is usual In
tie closing days OF a shortsession. The
chief effort in both houses will be to
secure early and complete action 90 tiR
appropriation bills, OF which but two
the Army and the Fortidcation-have
vet becowe laws. The status OF the re-
naming appropriation bills is as follows:
The Naval bill awaits appI6ySl Of the
conference report by the House the
Pension, District OF Columbia and MILF
trry Academy bills are in conference; ;
the Diplomatic and Consular bill Is
ayaitinE an order for conference by the
Home; the Spndty Civil bill hag been
reported by the Senate committed aid is
on the calendar; the Legislative, Execp.
tive and Judicial appropriation bill, and
the Indian appropriation bill are In the
Senate committee, and the Postotice,
Agricultural and General Deficiency bill
await the action 9t thc Horse-the first
named being unfinished business -
Committee OF the Whole.
tits expected that the Senate Will deI
yste It's time during the week mainly 10
the appropriation bills. The unpost'
ponable measpEes Snd similarly urgent
conference reports on othRS appropria-
tion bills are libely to leaye but littlp
time for other sub lects Professionally pro.
Vided for in the order Of business ar
ranged by the Republican caucus. The
NicsraSSua canal bill is the unfinished
bueiness IN this category.
Unless expected ptoglesP is made even
With the aid OF night sessions It is hsTt.
~ probable that they can be reached in
time for action this yeek, although Il L
psThaps within the bounds 81 pt9babil'
itv that action may be obtained on the
.:vsnue marine bill, to which the opPo,
aition Il smaller. The House adIouynet
Yesterday in very bad temper and itI
mood oi, reassembiii22ss tomorrow WI
! have considerable eject on the enuts'
Of legislation during THE week. There
are q number Of important pGtterl
which the majority earnestly desire x
i have passed upon by the House betor'
! final adjournment, and the order II
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TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE.
sfx Persons Burned aud sunOcated ii
Brooklyn.


Brooklyn.
New York, Feb. GA fire which re-
suited in the loss OF six lives, and which
is supposed to be lncendiary, broke out
last night in a two.story double brick
apartment house, Brooklyn. The fire
originated in the cellar OF the building
near wooden shaft that was used for
dumbwaiter. The flames spread rapidly
through the building and quickly com.
municated by the shalt to the roof.
There were thirty.two families in all,
and nearly everybody was at home
when, at 1850 o'clock, the roaring Of
flame was heard in the dumbwaiter aue.
There was a panic among the tenants
and many ran to the fre.escapes, with
which the building was fortunately we'll
provided both front and rear. But there
was a family on the third floor OF the
house which was not so fortunate. This
was the household OF JohA E. Dorney, a
printer. BLr. Dorney was not at home,
but his wife, their four children, Julia
Griffin, sister OF Mrs. Dorney, and Mrs.
Dorney's spiDster aunt, Margaret Griffin,
aged 80 years, were in the rooms.
Julia heard the cracking OF the wood,
and opening the door was greeted with
an outburst OF flames. Egress by the
stairs was cut of. Then they ran to the
roof. The smoke was not so dense on
the upper stairway. Miss Griffin, the
younger, took two OF the children and
Mrs. Dorney and the elder Miss Griffin
followed with the two other children.
At least Julia supposed so. She nan
aged to reach the roof and passed oyer to
the roof OF No. 1871, where she found q
way to the street by the stairway.
In the meantime the balconies and the
Ere escape ladders were crowded with
people. There were q few narrow es.
capes, but the fremen felt assured for
awhile that no lives had been lost.
They directed their energies to an at.
tempt TO extinguish the flames, and as.
cended 10 the roof for that purpose,
Three OF the Aremen at work there
found the bodies Of Miss Griffin, the
elder, and the little Dorney child aged
eight years lying there. They were car
ried down the ladders. Neither was
very much burned, and it was evident
that they had met their death from suf.
location or fright.
Two hours later four more bodies were
found. They were those OF two adults
and two children. The fire was out
when they were found, and the tirsmen
discovered them huddled in the small
loft leading TO the roof stairway. They
were all badly burned. They were the
remains Of Jacob Benedict, aged ~ Ed
ward Benedict, aged Is months; Mrs.
Margaret Dorney and four.year.old Min
ME Dorney. There have been two fires
in the house within the last three weeks.
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Fi,htina synagogue.

P1rrsBuAsst, Pa, Feb. ga Hebrew
church on Grant effect was the scene Of
a ssrce battle today. Al 4uarchiss
t,on, Chicago named Lewis, had been
rsnted tha church, but the pastor
obiected, and sailed special meeting as
n cnunteraction. Same one arose 70
dsiend the Anarchist Sqd his friends,
and was promptly tbrSshe4, ,as was
snother meddler. Tonight all Is peace,
With the worshipperS In possession.
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DIR. ARMSTRONG DEAD.
The Well Known Former Wheel,
ing Rector Dies
At HIS HOMEIN ATLANTH, Ga
suddenly of hpopIexy, after His Re-
turn from a Successful Lecture
Tour in ohlo.-Hls Last Work
...IIis Career in This City.

sDtelal DIspdieh to the LRIcllt0eHeer.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 22.-Rev. DR..
James G. Armstrong, once minister Of a
leading Presbyterian Churchatss Louis,
who afterwards joined the Episcopal
church and was Rector Of Trinity church,
Hannibal, Mo-, St. Mathews, Wheeling,
W Va, Monumental church, Richmond,
Va, and St. Phillips, Atlanta, died sud-
denly to-day OF apoplexy.
OF late years he has not been in the
ministry, but devoted his time to liter
ary pursuits. His dramatic readings
and lectures on dramatic subjects have
won especial distinction for their au-
thor.
DR.. Armstrong returned few days
AGO from successful lecture tour
through Ohio and Indiana. He was In
the best OF health, apparently. Last
night he wrote on his lecture on Hamlet,
which be had counted upon as his mas
terpiece, until late hour, then lay down
on the sofa in his studio. He was dis.
covered there about o'clock in an un.
conscious condition, and never recovered
consciousuets, dying this afternoon.
The death Of Df. Armstrong will
cans. sincere sorrow in his large circle Of
friends in Wheeling. His career since
he LEFT this city for Richmond is famil-
iar to most OF those who knew him here.
Ills death will doubtless revive the re-
mort, believed by few, that he was j.
Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot Lin
coin, That he bore q striking resem.
blance to Booth cannot be denied, and
10 this resemblance he added many per.
sonal peculiarities which were possessed
also by Booth, but were the evidence OF
Booths death not complete and indu-
bitable, as it is, there is sufficient other
evidence that DR.. Armstrong and ewere
not one. His talent for the drama and
bis knowledge Of dramatic matters were
singular in minister, and his literary
ability fitted him for the career he has
followed since his suspension from the
ministry.
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beach 4 l.Wer.,a nIIn.tr,l.

This famous minstrel company will
commences q two nights engagement al
the Grand Tuesday evening. This h
one oi the oldest mlnstrpi coas psnf,.- on
the road, but 1t Is their first appearance
in Wheeling. They are we'll spoken Of
by the press elsewhere as one Of the best
genuine. burnt cork entertainments on
the road, and thorough refined min.
strsl performance always meets with
he1Tty approval. Seats are now on sale
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"UnClO hiram y To.pir.i.

,"UnolO Hiramp4is cleln, healthy
production and will please all who 70 10
the Opera House tonight. Mr., Wood.
hull has special creation In the charac.
ter, and 1t ls a good one, too. 1t is tyne
TO nature. There is no such thing az de-.
scribing how irresistibIy clever and
funny Is the character. The old farmer
u as as sharp and sbrewd as they make
but in encounterinG city ways and hold.
Jog his own against the crooks and GAM
blers Of the metropolis, he gets into some
very light places, and has some intense.
lY ludiCEous experiencaa.
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SEATTLE, WASH, Peb. 29.-The au-
thorship Of the forged telegram purport-
ipS To have come from Secretary OF
STATE /. g. Blaine, which was read at
tbe snike driving ceremonies at Fair
HSysn. February IL has been traced 70
two man. one named GeTrish and the
other P. D, Harkness, OF the Pacific
Postal Telegraph OF Blaine,
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she MNtie The FIRES.

IsIlF, n. T., Feb. 4s.@rhe mystery
surrounding the iacendiary fires Of Jan.
uary 4 and January 20 in the millinery
store Of the young and pretty Florence
Birch, and the source Of the anonymous
letters her friends received, has at lGat
been cleased 4p. Tho young lady after
hoihg to New York was Bhadowed by q
detective, and he has obtained comics.
sion from her that she was alone to
blame,
She was brought back to 1slip last
night and was surrendered 10 the con.
Stable. She was held for q hearing 70.
morrow. Excitement ip the village d
lntapg9.
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Wll oonfrr To.pAr.

PrrrsBURoH, Pa, Feb. 99.-To.morrow
all the ssperintendents OF the Peunsyl.
vapia lines west Of Pittsburgh will meet
TO confer with General Manager Wood
over the demands made by their men.
The entire grievance committee, com.
prising l02 members, is here, and the
heads OF the several powerful railroad
orgsuis atioEG will return early in the
week To hear tue decision oithe railroad
superintendent. The latter seem to
have already made up their minds not
to grant an increase in pay while the
men appear willing to waive all other
demRtids Il an jpcTease 10 granted.
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rhs Rlshop's Pastoral Letter.

COpK, Feb. 2a.-A pastoral letter from n
the bishop Of Cloyns vas read in all
Catholic churches in County Cork to-
day. In thus the Bishop warns the
Catholics OF his 6icGese that the threats
uttered by Mr. Parnei!, etnce the rup
ture Of the Boulogne conference, is a De
siSn 70 induce the people to ignore tht
pFecepts OF religion and defy the author
INpa If the church,
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AFriendIsSs Convict,

CetvMnus, O., Feb. 29.-oOlOneI West,
received Of tie penitestiary from Pick.
sway county, March IS, 1885, on tXen-
ty.years' sentence for mapslRughter,
died to-day OF pneumonia. 30 far as
the records show West has not q living
relative. When asked by Dr.. Parker Il
he had sny friends he desired to be no.
i6ed IN case ot his deatL, Vest answer.
ed: ~ did have bome friends before
nV trouble, but they have oil gone back
on me, 90 il Is not worth while to notify
any Of them" His TemRlrs will be
turned over to medical college,
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Saved: :her LIEe eu. Los. q Foot.

LouisylLE, KY, Feb. o2.-Kate Willis,
a girl Of seventeen, in crossing the Lou
isville & Nashville yards got her foot
caught and was unable 70 extricate II
before freight train backed down upon
her. Just as the car reached her she
fell fiat upon the ground oeslde tne
track and saved her lis with the loss o.
her foot. She was taken TO the hospIe'
and probably will recover.
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DIDN'T Ltke the snow pnls.

ELMYRA, o., Feb. ga theatrical
troupe, advertised as the Sensational
Boom Company, was billed to appear at
the Opera House. From pistpres dis.
played the citizens objected to the com.
pany appearing. A meeting was called
and the manSgsr Of the Opera House In
duced to cancel the date. The show ap.
peared on time, but not being allowed to
perform, left for Cleveland, leaving their
h&hGger 10 pEossGgte the citizens com.
mittee for deiaming Of character and
bringing suit agSipst the manager for
$500 for violation OF contract,
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sAIIDA, CoLo., Feb. 92,-Patrick sulli-
van was shot by Oliver Riley at Z o'clock
last evening. AT s o'clock Sullivan
died. When the news of his death was
noised shout mob was organized and a
rush made on the Jail. The second at
tempt was successful. Riley was filed
with bullets by the crowd and then
strung up at the railroad crossing. Sui
liYan was taking coal from the railroad
chute which was against orders.
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NEw YoRK, Feb. 22.-EnRineer Lewis
Fowler and William McNIsnus, the oper-
ator at Seyeuty,setopd ytseet, % the
New York Central, Who are charged
with having caused Fridays disaster in
the Fourth avenue tunnel, were ar
raigned before the coroner yesterday
and held in $4,000 bail each to await
the inquest tuesday ne|l.
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KANSAS Crrx, Nc, Feb. S2.z.Fire was
discovered at 10 o'clock tonight at the
second story OF the building occupied by
the Wells Fargo Express Co. The ere
spread rapidly, urged by a high wind
from the south and the fire department
was unable 10 check It until midnight.
The ore spread potth TO the Midland
Shoe and Clothing Company thence it
spread to the building Of the Liebstalter
Millinery Company. The fire spread
south to Loppenheimer & Co.'s jewery
house and the Sloss Millinery Company.
The loss is estimated at S255,000.
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Religion. Excitement Producing Insanity


HUNTINGTON, IND, Feb. 22.-Warren
and Pleasant Plain, in the south part OF
this county, are in the heat Of excite.
lnent over religious reviyale. People
a,e neglecling farming, business and
hon DehoId duties and have engaged In
contip, ,raI prayer and preaching. Men
are hunt. = up old creditors and settling
difTerenses Belief is prevalent that the
millennium Ia ,HmiDg during Lent. The
minds Of some ave become 50 muetl
affected that Commas tGnS Of Sanity have 1G'
declared some Of them jpsGe. Lhs ahe
Sheriff and two deputies to. day ptopEnSs ~
in one woman q raving mCulG ~ ~
placed her in confinement. NE "
something Is done to lessen the eSct.se'
ment others will share similar misioF'
tnna
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HOUSE PRUCGbDlNGS.
Saturdays Routine IlusInesS 10 tho Leri.la.
tufe.

oAtuFuhyb Auuttho Aub|ueht W thS t4eGAbhs
ture.
Special Dispatch 70 he IntclltOener.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 22-The
Judiciary Committee reported favorably
Senate bill No. 80, providing for the as.
seesment Of toll bridges and ferries at
ten times their annual value, and Sen.
ate bill No. Al, amending the charter ol
Point Rleassnt. A Communication from
the Auditor showing the total amount
Of money paid into the Treasury by
commissioners OF school lands for ten
years to be $sS O6S 6S was received.
Mr.. Moore, Of Pocahontas, presented
a petition OF W. B. Havchef and 157
others asking the enactment OF law
preventing the chasingo Of deer with dogs
Mr.. Gibson, of Jefferson, presented
House bill No. 270, amending the Code
respecting licenses.
House bill No. II, the Australian ballot
law, was taken up ior further considera
tion on second reading. The entire af.
ternoon was spent on the Australian
ballot law. Itwss made a SPECIAL order
for Monday at II o'clock.
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A MAoNIFICRNT PAGEANT.

With the possible exception Of the
demonstration that attended the inter
ment Of the remains Of General Grant,
the procession was the most notable
tribute to the memory of an American
that the country has ever witnessed.
The route was fully five and half miles
in length, but at no point was there a
perceptible diminution in the unbroken
fine Of spectators. Minute guns were
fred and church bells tolled as the cais'
Il was nearly 9 o'clock ghep the head
of the column reached Calvary GENE.
terry. Outside the gates the cavalry and
artillery deployed to the right and left,
Gently the veterans Of the Thirteenth
lifted the casket from the caisson and
bore It to the open grave. Here they
laid Il down upon a bier that had been
placed direGtly in front at the grave ol
Willie Sherman, who died at the age ol
nine years In 1868. To the right was
the grave OF Mrs. Sherman, surmounted
by a handsome monument, 70 the ltt'
Of that baby Charlie, who died IN South
Bend, Ind, in 1864. Every head was
baSsd and hoYed as Father Sherman
stepped to the head of toe casket. The
services were Of the HSuSi nRtpre, and
al their conclusion all that was aloFta
Of ths hero was consigned to the grave
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cheNea and Drans 10 -Yearsl

BRDFoRR, Pa, Feb. 22,-Thomas OIL
yer died at RainsbuTg, this county, to.
day, at the age OF l0l years. He was by
Tar the Oldest citizen in this section Of
the State, and used both liquor and to.
bAcco until the day he died. He was
considered q powerful man In his day,
BE leaves q wife who isin her eightieth
year,
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SWEAT SHOP CLOTHING
Causes Disease TO the wsarers Sometimes.
InvestIgntion.

Causes Disease TO the Wehrers sometimes.
Investigation.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 22.-During the past
week the representative of the Clothing
Operatives National Union Of America,
from Boston, has been industriously in.
vestieatiug the condition Of the "sweat
shops" in this city for the purpose Of
proving that they are such as to transmit
the germs OF all sorts Of infectious dis
eases in the garments that are manutac.
tured in them. The facts he has gath.
cred, together with the results Of another
investigation which Governor Russell,
OF Massachusetts, ordered, will be sub.
mitted to the Legislature Of that State
with petition from the clothing opera.
tive that the shipment Of such garments
into their State be prohibited.
Three years ago the greater and more
important part OF the clothing trade Of
Boston began to be supplied by con-
tractors in New York, who could get
their work done more cheaply than 1t
could be done in any other part Of the
world. This. OF course, was great blow
to the clothing operators Of Boston.
They declared that they could not COM
pete with New York workmen, and sent
a petition to Governor Russell, who, In
the early part Of January, ordered an in.
yestieation, the result OF which be has
not yet made public. John Crowley,
the Secretary Of the Union, who was
foremost in the crusade against New
York clothing, thinking that II the mat
ter ever came before the Legislature he
would be called upon TO testify, decided
to make an investigation on his own &C.
count. He has done so and secured the
services Of Or. George @. stiebeliug, OF
this city, who has prepared an affidavit
which concludes as tollowsi
Relying on the facts above related, al.
fiant finally declares that in his opinion
the dust, filth and dirt accumulated In
the "sweatiDg dens" he has visited and
examined contain the germs OF the pre-
yailing infectious diseases, such as dip.
liberia, scarlatina, measles, erysipe elias
and smallpox, and thst the clotning
manufactured in these shops is impreg.
mated with suGh germs, and consequently
may transmit and spread the Aforesaid
diseases 10 persons who handle and
waaF n
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ROnIsISantlOy To.nlght,

The famous Rsnlz ss1t.sy ConpaDv
will give two performances al the Gyand
to-day, commencing with a matinee at 3
p. m. This company consists OF over
thirty,Hve American and European Sr.
fists oi great merit, and the Grand v iii
no doubt hs crowded TO the doors At
each performance. Secure seats al Weir's
and avoid the great rush at the dooya =
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chaplain Bolton Buried.

Special DtpGteh 10 he IntsatgeHetr.
FAIRxoxr, W. Va, Feb. 22.-The
funeral SERVICES of the late DR.. ]. W. ".
Bolton were held in the Methodist
Episcopal church here, Of which he was
the pastor, at the hour Of morning SER
vice ali churches suspending and unit
ing in honor to his memory, after which
the remains were taken in charge and
Inferred in Woodlawn Cemetery by
Meade Post, G. A. r. The floral tributes
were numerous and most beautiful. The
church and the vacant pplpit and chair
we're heavily draped in mourning.