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REED WILL BR LEADER.
Dsmocra Ito Attempts to RSleEatO Him to
the Rear Will Fall.
A., ,,,..,-lAs IA L.s EsBellE0ennep

Democra Ito Attempts to Rolegato Him to
the Rear VIII Fall.
Eusetal DlspateI 70 Re IaLeEtOeReer.
WAsHISGroS. March 13.-Thc Repub-
licans in the neSs House will number
just about enough to order the ayes and
nays. To do this requires One'titth Of
the entire vote. II the Democrats should
not adopt Speaker Reeds Contagious.
Czarish code OF rules" the minority In
the Fiity.second Congress can have q
great deal OF fun. With such eledge-
hammer hitter as Mr.. Reed the minority
can make splendid fight against the
inroads OF an unwieidiy, reckless and
VentuIesome majority. The Repupll-
cans are confident, however, that the
Democrats will adopt permanently the
code OF rules which has for the last Con-
gress been used. II this iB done no COM
plant will be heard. The Republicans,
with much less than Democratic COM
plant, can take their own medicine.
Already there have been Democratic
boasts made that, beside, no recognition
for HpSech. making, Mr.. Reed 10 70 be
relesated 10 the rear in the next House.
It Is expected that he will be placed up
on the most Insignificant committee TO
be found. The Democrats want 70 hear
from him as infreqnentiy sS possible
They may conclude, however, that mall
treatment will only emphasize his pfomi'
nence. He can speak in others time
and will be the Republican ieader On
the hoor, despite niggardly treatment.
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BEGINNING OF THE END
OF the Strike in the cOnneIIs-
vile Coke Region.
WITHIN THE COMING WEEK
The Difficulties May be Settled in
Favor of the operators...The Min
ers Beaten at Every Point.
Raine,'s Men Holding Out.

CoNSELIsyILIE, Pa, March 10.-Itil
Just four weeks to-day since the In.
auguration Of the strike in the Connells-
vile coke region and it is. evident that
the beginning Of the end is at hand.
The best posted operators. privately ex.
press the opinion that there will bea
general resumption on their terms with
in the next week or ten days andthe
facts seem to justify this conclusion.
The progress of the strike has been an
almost unbroken succession Of failures.
The original demand Tor an average
general advance Of 10 per cent, weigh
scales on tipples and other expensive
vexatious requirements have been aban.
doned, and the small operators who were
peremptorily refused the privilege OF
continuing ln operation atthe old wages,
both in and out OF the Columbus con.
vention, are now being encouraged to
resume upon the terms heretofore 80
emphaticaIly denied them. The various
attempts, peaceful and otherwise, TO
compel Rainey's men to join the strike
have been futile, and the leaders are
now in court to answer for their recent
outbreaks.
The victory Of the Monongahela min
ers and their resumption this week has
encouraged the strikers considerably,
and many Of them are more hopeful
now than they were Q week ago, but
there is widespread dissatisfaction
among the men, which will eventually
lead TO a resumption at the operators
karmR
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EELINe, W. Va, WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1891

less than It should be. Mr.. Tucker had
gone TO the other shore. His active
brain had crumbled into dust and his
eloquent tongue was stilled forever. He
could never upbraid the Legislature for
It's meanness in the matter. The ques.
ton was, would we rob this dead man :?
Less than 10 per cent would be dis.
grace 10 the State. The amendment
was voted down. There was considera-
BILE cross.fring and Of last Mr.. Young
wanted to know II the Legislature could
vote other peoples money to Mr.. Tucker
or anybody else. He was promptly sat
down upon by Judge Ferguson. Mr..
Pugh wanted to lay the whole matter
on the table, but he was voted down.
Then several wild attempts at adjourn
ment were made and at last recess was
taken to 1880.
On reconyentng the matter was again
taken up, but It seemed the members
generally had exhausted all their oratory
at the afternoon session, and the propo-
sttion as originally offered was adopted.
Much OF the opposition seems to have
been based upon the supposition that
Gov. Wilson might get more than his
share Of the sum allowed.
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ORAMPORnS STRANGE PRg4K.
a Condemnsd Murderer Declines to Ae'
crpt Stay OF ats Execution.

A Condemned Murderer Declines to Ae.
otpt q Stay of ats Execution.
DECATUR, LII, March l0.-Bill Craw-
ford, who will hang Saturday OF this
week for the murder OF Mrs. Matthias,
has distinguished himself again. A mo.
ton for Q stay Of execution was delayed
because the deiepse had no money to
carry the case to the Supreme Court.
Saturday, however, they succeeded In
getting the necessary cash and made
preparations accordingly. Yesterday
fudge Vail ordered Crawford brought
into court 60 th9tthe motion could be
formally made, The Judge bad told the
defense that the stay Of execution Eopld
be granted. When the ofiCers went a.
ter Crawford, he declined 70 leRVe the
iail and appear In court. His attorneys,
he said, were making the move without
his solicitation and contrary TO his wish:
Crawford also declared that he would
trv TO kill the frst man who game into
his cell with the intent to take him 70
lhe court room. The attorneys visited
The condemned man, but all their srgu'
ments Werein vain. Crawford said that
he was guilty and that every one knew
N Hs vas sentenced TO hang and did
not proposs h interfere with the pro-
gramtne. An appeal n the Supreme
Court would only delay the exeesG9p,
and hs wanted It 10 be over With. fne
attorneys for the defense then sppesteo
10 Judge Vail for an inqutsltion % %
OraWioFd'u sRnity, but the motion was
oyerruled.
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for the amount Of postage paid by the
publishers in that city. We furnished
them. It was q terrible racket, and in.
stead Of decreasing the animosities made
them wone. Mr.. Howe then issued an
order that there should never be given
out figures showing the gross weight oi
paper mailed by anybody, in any form,
the amount OF postage paid by any one,
or the stamps cancelled, or any other
facts relating to the volume Of business
done by individuals or corporations.
This applied to the officials here as well
rs postmasters. A few times this intor.
nation has crept out through officers in
remote localities, but wherever attention
has been called to the fact the persons
guilty have been punished.
''To my mind" said General Hazen,
"it would be Just as bad to give the
amount Of credit a man has at bank, or
for q shopkeeper 10 tell what patronage
he had from certain customers."
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TIE CROP REPORT.
Statistical Returns for March Showing the
NnpnlR Of GrnIn.

Statistical Returns for March Showing the
supply OF Grain.
WASHINGTON, D. O., March 10.-The
statistical returns OF the Department oi
Agriculture for March are estimates ol
the corn and wheat in the hands oI
farmers, the proportion and present
value Of mcrchsntsble corn, ths weight
Of wheat, measured bushel, and other
points In the commercial distribution oil
grain. The result OF the Consolidation
makes the farmers reserve Of corn 1874
per cent OF the crop in comparison
with 459 per cent laNt year
in bushels 542 ,0OO, 600, against 9I0, ,000, 900
last year. It is the lowest recent reserve
except that from the smaller crop ol
1887 and that from the crop OF 1888. The
percentage retained in the seven corn
surplus States is less than in others. The
proportion estimated for consumption
where grownis relatively large, S7.4 per
cent instead OF Sl.8 last year. The
quantity shipped or to be shipped from
the farms, therefore, is 1877 900, 600 BUSH
els, or less than half the surplus Of last
year.
The proportion OF the crop merchant
able is 79.5 per cent, againstS5 Z per cent
last year, It Is therefore slightly under
the average in quality. The average
price Of merchantable corn is So s cents
per bushel, OF pnmerchsntable 32.9
cents. The aggregate value OF the crop
on this basis Is $76l, 1000 600, nearly
s., 100000 mors than the December valu.
ton, an adyaoce Of about per cent, es.
tablishing the substantial accuracy OF
the December estimate.
The proportion Of wheat still in the
hands OF farmers is lower than an aver
age OF the last ten years, the range being
from 20 to SO per cent. 1t is 2S 2 per
cent, or l12 2,000, 600 bushels. 1thas been
lower only in two years Of the last ten.
Including the visible stocks, the sup.
ply is 135,0O0.O00 bushels. The con-
sumption OF the last two months is est-
mated at 2S0, 600, 900; seed used So, 100000.
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other nn.in nepa Transacted.

Five saloon licenses were transferred,
and the regular reports OF the City Clerk
and the departments were acted upon.
In the Second branch, the report Of
the Board OF Public Works, recommend.
ing the appropriation Of S6,500 from the
city's general fund to repair the west
wing wall Of tho north abntment OF the
Market street bridge, was adopted. The
First branch concurred in the resolution
appropriating the money. The Board
also presented a report and resolutions
confirming Thomas NJ. Darrah as Clerk
at $500 a year and John CLARK as Super
iptendept Of Streets at 81, 900 year. 1t
was adopted.
Department bills were ordered paid as
follows: Real Estate, $3.50; Fire De-
partment, $l45.l0. r
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CONpENsgD TgLEGRAMS.


The aooda in Southern waters have
done great damage.
Fire at Buffalo destroyed several bust.
ness housea yesterday. Loss $225,00O.
At the Hennessy trial in New Orleans
Politz, the prisoner, created scene by
falling on the aooF and crying.
stfester, the farmer candidate for U,
3. Senator In Illinois, cannot be elected,
and the situation Is more complicated
than ever.
The ReIlnE Sea matter has taken a ia.
YoEable turn and the United StAtea and
Great Britain appear 10 have reached a
basis Of settlement.
New York City police authorities have
ordered an investigation into the charge
that the police force haa raised S75, ,00C
70 "oil the wheels Of legislation" aud 90.
cure $l,D0,0OO in additional pay fol
! lpatTolmen,
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wIGGlSs RESUMES BUSINESS.
HO Predicts Violent storms and Earth

Ho Predicts Violent storms and Earth:
80. auAkss for the Futgrs. 81.
OTTAWA, oNr., March 1O.-Prot. Il.
Stone Virgins, the Canadian weather
prophet, after the calm following the
Dominion election, has again attracted
public attention. He said last night:
''There is at this moment on the North
Atlantic and approaching the American
coast q greater storm than any that will
happen during the remainder Of this
year or any during 1892. There will be
no earthquake, beyond q few shakes
north Of our equator during these two
years. There will be some south Of the
equator. Owing to Jupiter's southern
declination, which Is IL degrees, his
large right ascension twenty-five hours,
will contribute generally to the storm
now pending. There will be no great
earthquakes with displacements in
North America until August II, 1904.
This will rock the surface from PhiladeI,
phiR to Prince Edward Island, and may
produce soms damage in the maritime
cities Of the northern States and the Do
minion.
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Beer Boy colt Declared.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 1O.-Letters
were received yesterday by the secre.
tarles of the various labor organizations
from the various Brewers and Maltstefs'
Unions OF St Louis asking them to boy
colt beer from the Anheuser.B Busch
Association, William j.. Lemps and
Western Brewing Association. It was
stated that the Central Labor Union,
Knights OF Labor, and American Feder-
alton Of Labor had ordered boycott on
the Anheuser.B Busch and William ].
Lemps beer; that they had refused to
recognize any kind OF union scale; that
these two leading breweries had tried to
weaken the boycott aud had attempted
to hire representatives OF the unions to
remove the boycott. Soon after the re-
Ceipt Of these letters small boycott
tickets were found pasted around all the
down town saloons. These tickets weIe
pasted on the "growlers" which were
rushed during the evening.
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Almost InstanlIr KIlIed.

sDseEaE Oll7'lIch U lls lHEeNlIeRotF, ~
BELNoST, W. Va, March l0.-About
noon to-day while John Gardiner WIS A.
work disconneoling q rope socket on the
Story well on the Stewart farm, his foot
slipped, caustng him to fall distance of
twenty-five feet, alighting upon bis head
upon the derrick tloor, causing almost
instant death. Doctor Gale, Of Newport
was called, but arrived too late to be Of
any service. He leaves q wife and six
children residing here In stringent cir.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A Terrible Blizzard Sweeps
Over Great Britain.
IMMENSE DAMAGE is DONE
Aud Business is suspended...TLe
Auti.ParnellIte Platform....Tho
Reforms it Observation-Disclosures
Of Interest from Europe.

LONDON, March 1O.-The blizzard in
the south Of England continues, though
the weather in London is milder.
The railroads Of Kent and Sussex are
completely blockaded, and the neigh
boring country is deep with snow, The
hurricane which accompanied the snow
piled snowdrifts on all sides, stopping all
traffic on the railway lines and on the
country roads. Two trains full OF pas.
senRers In the midlands were showed up
last night, and the passengers were not
rescued until this morning. The rescued
people suffered terribly from cold during
the night. The trains on the Kent rail-
road were showed up last night and stil
remain In railroad cutting where 1t was
stopped by drift. Anumber OF engines
have been sent to the scene, but they
have been unable as yet to move the
blocked train from the cutting. The
Sheerness mail car cannot be found, It
has been lost somewhere along the line
OF railroRd between this city and Sheer.
ness: A search party sent out after the
middle car rescued the engineer OF the
lost engine. He was found half frozen
in snowdrift.
Two clergymen were showed up in q
carriage on the Favorsham road last
night and were rescued with difficulty
alter having suffered severely.
Reports from the provinces show that
the blizzard prevailed from the st.
Georges channel TO the North Sea. Oao
Of the effects Of the severe storm has
been the stoppsge Of the South Wales
iron works. All road traffic is stopped
and thetrains there are delayed. Taken
altogether, the storm hrs been I'M
equalled In severity for decade, not
excepting the terrible weather expert
enced during the latter part OF 1890.
In South Devonshire the storm con-
tinues it's violence as this dispatch is
sent $3.50 D. n.y. Toe railroads are
blocked and the mail train bound from
Southampton for London is showed up
at some, up to the present, unknown
spot. The towns on the channel islands
have also bsen cut OF from all commune
ication with each other. At Lydd,
small seaport town OF Kent, while the
coast guard life boat vas going TO the
rescue OF the crew Of an endangered yes
sci, the life boat capsiEed and several OF
its gallant occupants were drowned.
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HE PREDICTS WAR.
A Canadian Military. Onioer Says We will
be Fighting England Within a Year.

A Canadian Military onicer Says We will
be Fighting England Within Year.
CHICAGO, March 10.-A Montreal
special says: An officer Of the British
navy, who is in the city on business,
states that there is more Significance to
be attached to the approaching visit oI
Lord Wolsley to Canada than it is gen.
orally believed. Lord Wolsley, he said,
will shortly sail for Canada and will at
once proceed TO the Pacific coast, where,
in company with General Herbert, he
will inspect the defenses OF British 90.
lumbia, and more particularly, the naval
yard at Esquimault. He will remain at
Victoria until the United States have
given their ulttmatum with regard to
the Bering sea question.
When asked what he thought OF the
outlook and the possibility Of, an early
settlement OF the matter OF dispute be.
tween Canada and the United States, he
said:
81 would not be surprised to tind
Great Britain and the United States at
war before the year is out. The British
Government have been remaining quiet
in view OF the possibility Of the Liberal
party in Canada getting out Of power,
through whom Lord Salisbury believes
more satisfactory settlement OF mat;
ters in dispute could have been reached
than through the administration OF Sir
John Macdonald, whose policy has been
more in the direction Of intensitying
hostilltlss than efecting reconcilia'
In In con slusion, he saId that the sctiy.
ity about the British dockyards clearly
shows that England is preparing to De
ready for any emergency. "Just marx
my word," he added, "it Great Britain
and the United States do not measure
svords before tho yaar closes they will
come go near It that only the greatest
an1onnt of strate0y will avert It,"
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OTTAWA, oNT., March 10.-Statements
having been published recently that the
Canadian Government had instructed
It's organs to warn manufacturers that
the tariff is TO be abandoned, the premier
was asked about tho matter last night.
He stated that the government, among
other things, went 10 the country on the
question Of the maintenance Of the ma
tlonal policy and 1t intended to adhere
to that policy. The national policy,
however was quite consistent with the
persistent efforts Of the Canadian Gov.
eminent to secure fair reciprocity
treaty with the United States.
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Threatened Plasterers' strike.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, March lO.-There
is strong probability of general strike
and lockout Of plasterers. The union
sometime ago took action to demand an
increase in wages Of from 35 cents to 40
cents, the new scale to go into effect
on March l. The demand was laid be.
fore the bosses, and they declined to
grant 1t, at the same time passed resolu-
tons by which each firm furnished a
bond Of $500 to be forfeited in case the
firm gave in to the men. Eight firms
and bosses have signed the agreement
and it is probable that before the end Of
the week all plssterers will be locked
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WIN Not Reaume Soon.

PrrrsRuRau, PA, March lO.-The Ed:
gar Thomson Steel Works. Of Carnegiels,
st Braddopk, Pa, which shut down for
repairs several months ego, will not re.
sumo operations for some time. A gen.
eral resumption was expected by the
employees this week, but the firm has
decided TO continue the shut down for
this month at least. This action enforces
idlsnesS upon nearly 1000 men. No
cause 10 assigned for the continued Sps-
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BosroS, MASS, March lO.-The family
Of George Potter, consisting Of wife
and Eve children, were overcome BY
coal gas in their residence at Upham'a
Corner last night. One son, aged about
twenty, Is dead. The others are ex.
pected to recover. The gas is supposed
10 have escaped from the furnace.
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JACKSON, TESS., March lo.-Nsws was
received here to-day Of fearful crime
committed near Pineson, this county
Saturday night Scott Bradford, respect
able citizen, colored, while preparing to
retire was shot in the back by an assas-
sin, the shot passing through q window
He fell forward, dying in q few minutes,
His wife was 40 frightened that she did
not stir till morning, No trace OF the
nnnrdarar has been found.
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A COSTLY YOER.
4 POlntor 10, sRoE6 Row Important the
Canadian Election Was. ..uh

4 Rolnter 70, sROW6 Row Important tho
Canadian Election Was. Hn..rH
CHIoAae, March 1O.-"What do you
think Of bringing man over six thou
sand miles to vote and paying the en-
tire expenses OF the journey" asked Mr..
Thomas A. Wilson, of Bridgewater, N.
s., at the Auditorium to-day.
"Phat ii what the Canadian Pacific
Railroad did Just previous to the last
election. There was q precinct in
Wianipeg known to be doubtful with
the Liberals slightly In the lead. This
man, whose franchise was needed 10 in.
fluencs Others, was in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He consented to return TO Winnipeg to
vote, providing his expenses were paid,
Some one yaSppt oyer $50 poandsstet:
ling $3.50 Tor the trip"
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PntsburSh Dov SHOW.

PIrTspuRdn, Pa, March lO.-The in.
angral bench show Of the DuuneEDe
nennel Club opened to day in the Grand
Central rink and will continue ions
days Fully 800 blooded dogsar on sr.
hioilion. The attendance was very
large for the first day and the mansgs..
ment regard the euCcOss Of the show as
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Bloodyp puel.

sAY DnGO, CAL, March lo.-Ths par.
ticulars Of the killing Of William Trim
mer by Frank Coto at El Bsjon forms q
sensational story. Trimmer had been
courting Coto's sister, bnt was objected
to by her relatives. Yesterday the young
men met and Coto forbade Trimmer TO
call on his sister again. After quarrel
they decided 10 fRht q duel. Twenty
PAGES were stepped of and both began
fiduR. Alter q few shots Trimmer teti
dead, while Qoto received q severe
wound in the arm and back. he has
been arrested TO await the action Of the
grand Jury.
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GLASGOW, March 1O-!a condenser
used IN tbs minnfactu.o Of ammonia al
Dixon's Iron Wo.zs, in this civ. az.
ploded to-day With terrific iorca, When
the ruins Of the building iu which il had
been erected were examined three
maDgled bodies were recovered. Fony
other bodies, including that OF the man.
sger Of the works, Mr. Milne, are still
buried in the debris, S''''
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TUE STEEL RAIL POOL
The Arrangement Partly cOmpletsd-Th
Companies Already In.

AhO AAAAAukSAuoAh SVuPASSSA-ANS
Companies Already In.
NEw YoRK, March l0.-At a meeting
in the Office Of the Illinois Steel Com.
pauy, at 40 Wall street, this morning, the
consolidation OF the Lackawanna Coal
and Iron Company and the Scranton
Steel Company was affected. The name
Of the new company will be the Lacka.
wanna Steel and Iron Company.
The new company willissue $500, 900
Of stock! OF this $S.0O0000 will 80 to
the stockholders Of the Lackawanna
Company and S75000O to the stock.
holders Of the Scranton company, each
getting share for share alike.
The companies In the steel rail pool
are the Bethlehem Iron Company, the
Illinois Steel Company, tao Penssyl.
vania Steel Company, the Edgar Thom.
son Steel Company and the LackawRnna
Coal aud Iron Company.
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strike or nfetal WorLmen.

BALTIMORE, MD. March 1o.-A strike
of workmen has taken place in the
Maryland Metal works of Dickey, Small
wood & Co. The strikers say that the
cause Of the trouble was the discharge
OF three members OF a trades union
which was formed last week, for no
other reason than that they had been
active spirits in the formation Of the
union. Mr.. Dickey stated that workmen
would be brought from their Chicago
shops 70 fill the Yacancies here.