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INTHR sT. MARYs ord PIELD.
Bad Explosion Causes Heavy LoSs-one
Man Ipjurod-A Good Well Struck.
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Bad Explosion Causes Heavy LoSS-one
Man Ipturod-A Good Well Struck.
Special DiIpaleh % Ne IateRiga1er.
PARkRRssURo, W. Va, March 26.-
Last night while two drillers were ream-
ing and working on the Gandee No. l
we'll, on the Cooper tract, just below
81. Mary's and within thirty feet OF the
Little Gulch No. 1,apocket ofgas and oil
was struck, which caught from the forge
fire causing an explosion and instantly
setting the derrick aud engine house on
FIRE. Both drillers were Knocked down
and one OF them, named Showers, was
badly burned about the lace, especially
the nose and mouth. It is thought
that he inhaled the flames and he is In
very serious condition. The citizens
OF st. Maly's and hands from adjoining
wells succeeded, after q hard fight,
in saving Little Gnlch No. !, which ia
being cleaned out and fixed up after the
flood, and which, fortunately, was not
flowing, though 1t had made several
flows that afternoon. The rig, engine,
tools, etc., on the Cooper tract were
burned, entailing on the contractors,
Cunningham & Berry, a loss OF s., 200 to
s.. 500, but the tanks were saved. The
we'll was Just about finishing, and Is sure
to be good one. II Is just on top Of
the sand, flowing a little now. When
burning the sight was grand. The well
burned Is owned by R. g. Caldwell, Dr..
Gandee, Judge Mcoluer, and others Of
this city, composing the Gandee Oil
Company. The well is sure to be pro-
ducer, however, and viii be promptly
finished, new rig erected, etc.
The President and Secretary OF the
Gale Oil Company returned from st,
Mary's to-day much pleased with their
strike on Middle Island. 1t had L. ,20O
feet OF oil in a IL $50 foot hole this morn.
ing. At 800 feet they struck the shallow
Newport sand and had a show OF OF
quite dark in color. They cased and
went on. At 1880 feet they got lots Of
gas, salt water, ETC., and the "Big 1niun"
sand. The salt water was cased of and
they went on again. The upper sand,
flows regularly through the
casing, about barrel Of heavy oil per
day which is caught in q tank. The
gas has supplied the fuel for all the
drilling since first Htruck. Az about
l ,250 feet q splendid oil sand was found
six feet thick, similar to that on Robbins
run back OF Newport. The oil and gas
came in freely and the drill went on
down ten to fifteen feet more in the
sand before the drilling was stopped,
striking another pay streak and being In |
the oil rock all the time. The oil is dark
in color; gravity, 40.5 degrees. The
well viii undoubtedly be good pro.
ducer and Is on territory fully protected
on all sides.
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TWO NURDERERS HUNG
In the Commonwealth of Penn
syIyania Yesterday.
THEIR VICTIMS WERE WOMEN.
No Bunslins in Either Case-MosI
MeetsD Death With a asmile--Drinls
Led to One Murder, an Ungov-
ernable Temper the Other.

wl1xEssARnE, Pa, March 26.-George
Washington Moss was hanged here in
the prison yard, at 1913 o'clock this
morning.
Moss walked to the esllows smiling,
with q firm and fearless pace. he said:
"God does not hold me responsible for
the murder Of my wife, and I do mot hold
myself responsible. i die like soldier,
with smile." Death ensued in eleven
minutes.
Before the doomed man left his cell
he said: "I am msorry for the Sheriff, who
Is my friend; it must be an unpleasant
Job for him. am glad the end Ia here.
I don't think / ought to die, and II
these were my last words, l never knew
that / shot my wife, but guess ! did It,
and l would sooner die than live in
prison all my lie. lam thankful to my
friends, the warden and the press, who
tried to save me, and as soon as the
Sheriff Is ready ] will show those per-
sons how brave man can meet death,
even in this horrible way. Ihave faced
1t too often on the battlefield. Do not
think that am complaining; / am
ready TO die, and will meet my fate
without mnrmer II I can possibly do
so. II the. Sheriff would allow me, !
would pull the cap over my head myself
and pull the rope, too"
The crime for which George W. Moss
was executed was the murder OF his wife
Rhoda, on the night OF the 10Th OF 0cto-
Der, 1850. Moss, who had not been seen
BY his family for several days, came to
hia home about z o'clock at night, His
wife was preparing supper for her sons,
who had Just returned from work, and
when she looked up she saw the muZsie
OF a revolver pointed ut her. "Oh, don't,
Wash |" she cried, and scarcely were the
words spoken when three shots were
fred in rapid succession, and she fell to
the floor.
The sops ran into the house Just In
tune to see their father point the muzzle
OF the still smoking revolver towards
himself and fire three more shots. With
the weapon still in his hands he fell 70
the floor, but Immediately got up and
ran out OF the house and disappeared.
The wife lay dead upon the aoor until
neighbors arrived and carried her into
an adjoining room. A bullet had torn
away the left eye and the ball taking an
upward course entered the brain. A
second bullet entered the forehead. The
third shot did not take effect.
Mrs. Moss was fifty years old, and the
murderer was ftty.two. One Of the pre-.
inspirations for the crime was
thought TO be the humiliation Moss ielt
for being sent to Jail by his son Frank,
for drunkenness and abusing his wife.
He was an exceedingly sensitive man,
and though his release from prison was
brought about through the woman he
he believed that she was at
the bottom OF the scheme to jail him.
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A sTARTLlNG Proposition
Said to Have Bsen Made TO tho Late Prince
Nnpolaon by HiamnrnIs.


Said to Have Been Made TO tho Late Prince
Napoleon by Bismarck.
PARIS, March 26.-The Marquis do
vllleneuye has sent to the Figaro a re.
portofan interview which, be says, took
place in 1868. between the late Prince
Napoleon and Prince Bismarck, and
which that paper publishes to-day.
In this interview it ia asserted that
Prince Bismarck proposed q close ALI.
ance, offensive and defensive, between
Prussia and France, which would make
those two powers the dominating inau.
ence in Europe.
Tho combined powers, according 70
Prince Bismarck's plan, should proceed
against Russia 10 drive the slaves back
tothe steppes from which they came:
Prussia should absorb the whole Of
Germany, and France should make
Belgium part OF her empire. Then the
great allies should undertake to weaken
the power Of Great Britain by depriving
her Of her colonies, aud should endeayor
to reduce Italy, Spain and the Scandi.
nayisn countries TO the role Of satellites
OF themselves.
This brilliant proposition, Marauis de
Villeneuve says, was laid before the
Emperor, Napoleon III, by Prince Ma.
poleon, bntthe Emperor refused even 10
diAcnRg IL
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fHE IRISH HLRCFIONS.
Rioting Looked for in the Sligo
District.
PHRNELL SUDDENLY APPEARS
And Makes a speech..."The Fire Es-
cape" Carried In Procession-..A
Big Failure Announced.
Other Foreign News.

sLeo, March 26.-Mr. Parnell uuex.
psctedly arrived in this town tonight.
he proceeded to a hotel, and subse.
qpently addressed a crowd Of his a5.
mirea who had gathered In front of tie.
building. In the course Of his remark,
Mr.. Parnell said that even II he were
defeated in the coming electionin North
Sligo, he would never abandon the fgh',
but would oppose hia enemies 10 the
bitter end.
An incident which occurred during
the evening, recalling the o'shea case,
caused considerable amusement
among the people Of the towp.
A party Of McCarthyitea oh.
tanned possession of q FIRE escape
and, amid a continuous chorus Of cheers
and yells, wheeled their prizs through
the principal streets OF the place, aud
finally halted before the hotel at which
Mr. Parnell was stopping.
A large crowd had collected about the
building to watch the fun, and when the
fre escape was elevated to one OF the
windows Of the hotel the yelling and
cheering was renewed with increased
vlgor. AT length the police interfered
and took the FIRE escape down and
wheeled 1t back to the plSCe from which
1t had been taken, followed by large
crowd who jeered them all the way.
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ILL1NOIsANs s1lLL ROWING
Over tho Worlds Fair-A Special Commit
teo to handle Funds.

Over the Worlds Falr-A Special Commit.
tee to handle Funds.
SPRINGFIELD, LIS, March 26.-Thers
was a row startedin the Legislature to-.
day over the Worlds Fair matter which
is likely to cause serious trouble. A
large number Of the members are dis
satisied over theprovision otthe Worlds
Fair bill which places the disposition oi
the Sl,000000 which 1t is proposed to
appropriate for The States exhibit, in the
hands OF the State Board Of Agriculture.
A resolution was introduced to-day de-
priving the Board OF its authority, on
the ground that it represents but one in.
terest in the State, that Of agriculture,
and placing it in the hands OF special
commission Of twenty-five members to
be selected from the Congressional dis.
tricts OF the State. There was wordy
warfare over the resolution, which was
finally referred to committee, But the
end is not yet, both the Farmers" and
the city representatives being determined
in the matter,
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San NFaAxclsco, CAL, March 26.-Al.
fred and Frederick Lee, two brothers,
arrived here from Valparaiso. Chile, on
the bark Guinerv6. They are the first
residents Of that city to arrive here since
the outbreak Of trouhle. They say the
trouble has been caused by the efforts Of
BatmacedR To have one OF his tools sue.
oeed him as Pre0idsnt. When the Lee
brothers ieii the Inhabitants were ex.
pecting bombardment at any moment.
The city was In an uproar aud all busl.
ness Is suspended. Telegraph and cable
lines were seized by the Government 10
prevent the facts from leaking out. The
Guinerye only got away by briblnR the
naval oEicerA,
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PARIS, March 2s.-Pfesident Carpot
has telegraphed Queen Victoria AZ
Grasse, placing himself and the French
officials at her service during her resi-
jence at that place.
From Grasse comes the report that
Queen Victoria is grAtifed at the man
uer In which she was received there.
This morning she breakiasted wjtb
Prince aud Princess BattenbufR. About
noon she visited the Baroness Roths.
chlld's gardens in q wheel'ciair. At2
O'Clock the Queen received the Marchi-
ness Of Lorns' and the Duke of Gam,
bridge. at 3 O'clock, accompanied BY
the Prince and PdnceaS Of RAstenbufe
and Lady ohnrchill, sue drove toward
st. VaEliere. N
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RassLa,s Compliment, 10 rrnnnn.

PARIS, March 26,-At the Palace OF the
Elysee to-day, the Russian Ambassador
formally presented President Carnot
with the grand Gordon Of the order Of
st. Andrew, recently conferred by the
Czar. The Russian Ambassador also
presented from the CEar military honors
70 the Cabinet ministers and TO a num-
Der Of prominent State officials.
Baron De Mohrenheim, in making thu
presentation Of the order to President
Carnot, expressed the CElr's sinceYe
feeling Of cordiality for the President Of
tho French Republic. President Carnot
in reply, taid that he, ,reciprocated ths
sentiments conveyed to him from the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 2e.-Dispatehes
from the northern border Of Texas say
there is great excitement among the cat
tie men, owing to the fact that they have
been ordered to take their cattle from
tho Indian Territory. The cattle men
have leased large tracts Of RrsEing lands
in the 0sage Nation, and for the past two
weeks have shipped 10000 head Of cattle
there. No one seems 10 know why the
Government has taken this action.
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HUNTINGTON LANDS IN DISPUTE.

The sherir Ordered to Eylct the Tenants.
240 Acres Involved.
speetal Dtspa.eh 70 ne Intellgaez.
HusTiSeros, W. Va, March 26.-John
B. Laidlsy this morning sued out writ
Of possession oiland FOR the lands known
as the Pennybacker tract, consisting oi
24o acres, in this city. The writinstracts
the Sheriff to place Laidley In possession
Of the lands, and Sheriff Kyle has started
out on the mission OF e1ectingt the tenants
Of the land. This Is the same tract the
possession Of which is now iu litigation
In the United States Circuit Court, but
giving the possession to Laidley and the
eisettnent Of the tenants are consequent
10 a decree OF the Circuit Court OF this
county, rendered at the last term. Thil
probably will not settle the question oi
poasession, as the United States Court
has not yet taken any action in the
matter,
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uors,s a chance for John L.

ERw YoRE, March GA letter re-
ceiyed at the Police Gasstte Office from
Frank P. slavin authorizes Billy Madden
to match slavin to fight or box any
man in America for any amount from
So, $50 to SIC, 600 q side, the Police Gatstte
championship belt and the champion
ship OF the world. slaVin requests
Madden to announce that he will give
John L, Sullivan 5000 IL he fails TO
stop, conquer or knock him out In si4
rounds. He also agrees to give Jake
Kilrain 5000 II he fails to knock him
out In six rounds, providing Kilrain
boxes fairly,
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TaR GUBEKNArORlAL MUDDLB
In Connecticut brought to tho Attention of
tha llnnFta


the Courts.
HARTFORD, Conn, March 26.-Deputy
Sheriff Moore to-day aerved papets on
Comptroller staub in the suit OF Austin
Brainard, Executive Secretary OF Gov
erhor Bulkley, for the payment Of his
salary. The writ of mandamus is signed
by Clerk johnson, Of the Superior
Court, and Is made returnable to tho
court on the first Tuesday in April.
George Mclean Is attorney for Austin
Brainard.
Attorney Hammersley's opinion, pre-.
sented on request OF Comptroller Staub,
as to whether the latter should honor
Mr.. Brainard's claim, is made public to-
day. A decision OF the Supreme Court
ia quoted to show that an officer cannot
collect his fees or claim any rights in
cident TO his Office without showing him.
self to be an officer de jure." The
opinion expresses regret that the ques-
ton Is raised at this time, 'as there is q
chance dissolution OF the whole question
by the two houses in the regular way.
It advises the Comptroller, however, in
case Of demand Of him, that he Is iusti-
fed In refusing 10 pay the claim.
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a TRuCR IN VIRGINIA,
Malone and I.Rpgston Repnrtsd 10 bo
Upltsd aud Out for Success.

gNlhAd nHu Out bugGEhAe
WAsRISoToE, D. O., March 28.-Re-
port has it that q truce has been
patched up in Virginia been Malone
and Langston, as the result of confer.
ence held in this city week or two
ago. The meeting was brought about
by Judge Waddill, and Langston met
Malone at Chamberlain's by appoint
ment, when, as the story GEES, Lanston
repeatedly made this assertion the plat.
form OF his compromise: 81 shall Join
you as q Republican, and as such shall
do my best TO promote the interests Of
the party. I shall work for you and
your success just as long as you help
me. But remember, this Is to continue
Just as long as you treat me as q Repub.
llcan, The moment you oppose me In
the least because my hair curls, or be-
canse am black, ! shall turn around
and fight you to the bitter end. / shall
fight any Republican on the color line,
but when that Is obliterated / can eight
with him."
Mahone replied that he appreciated
the situation, and that hencetorth there
should be no partition Of the party on
the line OF complexion. With this
understanding the ex-enemies shook
hands and swore teaity to their common
cause.
All three Of the parties to this COM
promise are now down in Virginia.
JudGe Waddill left the city almost at
once after his task Of getting the leaders
together was accomplished. General
left soon after the conference,
and Mr.. Langston followed q few hours |
later. The two latter are now at Peters.
burg. I
1t is probable that Langston will
proceed with the organization Of his
Iaction at once. He intends to bring |
bis people together on national politics
frst, organizing them with this goal in |
mind, TO bring the other factions upon
The some plane.
II is said by some that this means
Virginia delegation at the next Presi.
1ential convention, Instructed for Harri-
son, but no one here appears to care TO |
10 so far as to predict this without reser.
gation. II is not known whether the
President had any hand in the efforts to
bring about compromise between the
actions, but 1t is asserted that be has
luietly removed several obstacles to this
result within the past two months, and
las done much to relieve the pressure
n the State.
One fact must be taken into considera.
ion. Republican Virginia is divided
nto three parts-Mahone, anti.Mahone
md Langston. That is to say, Laugston
lolds only q part Of the anti.Mahone
Itrepgth. A large part OF that faction is
white, and is not involved in the late
Hence, the most direct re-
result of the truce will be practically
Iolid negro vote under the combined
eadership Of Malone and LanRaton.
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A CONFIDENCE GAME.
Worked on Poor Huntington 1Iau and
his wife by Had Doctor.


Special Dspateh 10 ne IRtelli0eRaer.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA. March 26.-
Readers Of the 1STElLIoENcER will
recollect reading some time ago about q
medicine show whose tents were
planted on the commons on Filth
avenue, between Eighth and Ninth
streets, and the tribulations which took
place among the attaches, late last fall.
The head men OF the show were DR..
Hennings and an alleged physician
whose record waR once discussed at q
meeting OF the Huntington Medical
Society, q letter having been received
from q man in Columbus inquiring
about him, and which stated In sub
stance, that he was h!gamist aud had
served a term In the Ohio penitentiary.
Trouble arose between the fraudulent
BaWboneS and an actor OF the affair, who
went under the high-sounding name OF
Lawyer Bum. The latter ran the doctor
off oil the commons with q arevolver, and
was arrested, placed in jail in default Of
bail but hfterWArd escaped from prison
and has not been heard-of since; IL is
supposed that he is working at variety
theatre IN Cincinnati, but no effort has
ever been made by the authorities to
get him. The trapf Of the medicine
show were levied on and sold for
numerous debts.
DR.. HenniDgs located here; he hung
out his shingle on Ninth street, and for
time did 3 athriving business. HA had a
wife and boarded with Mrs. GAddis,
whose husband has bsen an invalid for
some two or three years, suffering from
nervous trouble; being telegraph oper.
ator his disease kept him from procuring
work; he is good honest fellow and
willing 10 do anything 10 get relief. He
was told BY Hennings that II he would
give him S75, he would take lin to
Cleveland and put him under the treat
ment Of specialist, who would cure him.
HenAings had been treating the man
for months, and had taken his pay
out IN board. Gaddis could only rake
up $50; Hennings took that, and
few days ago the two boarded boat and
went to Cincinnati. At that point Hem
nings said that he must have $40
Gaddis told him that he had no more
money, and then Hennings abandoned
him and disappeared. His wife left
here about the same time, suddenly, and
never mentioned anything about her
board bill. GAddis went on to Findlay,
the home Of his parents, and ia there |
now. No one knows the whereabouts
OF Hennings, and Mrs. Gaddis is out
seven months board bill.
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AN INVESTIGATION BEING MADE
Into Reported Brutal Treatment of Bohs'
mIAns In This State,

Into Reported Brutal Treatment or Bohe'
mIAns In This State.
NEw YORK, March 26.--At the York
vile police court to-day, q subpoena was
Issued for a man named Meyer, who
keeps an intelligence Office at No. l6
Greenwich street, who has been accused
Of having sent many Bohemian working
men to Purcell Camp, ". Va, where
they we're working on road connected
with the Richmond Terminal system.
It Is claimed the men have been most
brutally treated, and the court proposes
to know what Meyer has had TO do with
the case. B. Here, the editor OF the
local Bohemian paper, went down 10 the
camp, and has brought three OF the sui
ferers back with him.
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Tho Pops oppo.edI 10 Parnsll.

RoME, March 26.-Archbishop. Walsh
is here in obedience to secret summons
from the Pope, who Is anxious in the
present crisis to arreat the decline in
the Catholic asCeDdancy in Ireland by
forming United Catholic party In Ire.
land which shall proceed by reasonable
methods, hut which shall discounte.
nance Mr.. P0rnell. A pledge to this
effect will be offered TO the British gov.
ernment In return for the renewal oi
diplomAtie relationa.
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serious RIotlng Expected at slIgo.

SLIGO, March 20.-Alderman Dillon,
ir., Of Dublin, aud Alderman Collery,
of this town, were to-day nominated
by the Parnellites and by the Mcoar-
thyites, respectively, to succeed the late
Peter Macdonald as representative of
North Sligo in Parliament.
The election excitement grows hourly,
and town officials have applied for a de.
tachment Of cavalry. They do not deny
that they expect serious rioting satur.
day, and perhaps Sunday next. Strong
reintorcements Of constsbulary have al.
ready reached here, and further addi.
tions are expected,
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ParnelI ID the IlaeI, az n.

CoHK, March 26.-Timothy Healy says
as soon as he is able to travel he will 90
to Sligo and take part in the campaign.
He is convinced that Michael o'Brlen
Dalton was instigated to assault him by
more important persons. He says DaI-
ton was in company with Mr.. Parnell q
few days before the assault, and he Ia
convinced the desire was to disable him
go that he could take no part in the
Slipn aiactinna.
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A Peonilnr Fa,al case OF Drip.

PITrsBuRoH, March 26.-A special
from Lima, Ohio, says: Among the
several hundred caees OF grip here, that
sfIlicting Mics Mary Chtistman is pecul'
lar. She was taken with the disease
Monday and on that evening was seized
with violent fit Of sneezing, which has
continued ever since without inter
mission. Physiciana are powefless, To.
night the GIRLS weak and dying-sneez.
ing TO death.
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.An.rala. bon Jaan wantedl

NDtc11I Ulll1Efh Q Qlb IIIR11.IHsNpE',
HuxrGNaroS, ". Va, March B.--
Oliver Dsacor, q young man who has
been working on Toms creek, this couu.
ty. Il wanted here. Five young women
claim that he 10 the iather OF their re-
spectiyp GhildreB. He, however, Is out
ol the way, and could not be iogpd BY
constablRg to-day.
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D,sd Of a,drOphobsn.

MExIco, Mo, March 2s.-William Gar.
ner died In this city yessefday q hydro.
phsbiS. During the night four men had
to hold him, his suhegings being terri
ble, and he irothsd at the mouth contin.
ually, 1tis said that about twenty yearl
ago he was bitten by q mad dog, which
the doctor thinks 10 the cause,