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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-14
The FObncconist> Notiu Ii.
BY Southern Associated pross

RICIMoSD, Va. June l3. Richm ond
met Lynchburg here this afternoon
and good drubbing WAS given the
Tobacconists.
K Ii T.
Richmond. 5 o002 1905 i
Iynchburg .....u . 0 l GO 0 DOL &
Observation-Disclosures and Foster;
Mckenna and Raiiert.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-14

. Druggists say that their sales of Hoods
| Sarsaparllla exceed those O. ali Others
| There is no substitute tor Hood's
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Japanese Liver Pellets are smallau mild
easy 10 take; no gripping, the most pleasing
effects atten their use. Fifty doses. $50
For Gale by ". II. Martin.
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VEAL A IA BOURGEOIS.

Cook siA-plund picc' Of veal with four ounces
oil butter until brnwn. Add one PITT Of bopil,ou
u Nv carrots and onions. Stew Until all are we'll
tone FRY \ nice dish iuIl of suali c:,rroi> and
oniens ia batter, with tile sugar Strain tn.
veal liquor. pour little over the vegetables Serve
hoi in separate diShc,
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LLOYD'S fire AND uRPNE Insurance COmPENY.
ESTABLISHED 1858.

After OF thF
OF CHE LlOYDS FIRE
nu o
eemn ne eeongie methods pursued by THE oyD
experience makes THE oYDS to-day
every where to enter into the combine
all insurers every where evidenced by the
to the undersigned. ~ ~ ~ -" 'FP'N"'o"
A~<AlSE<IN az CO.,
iel2 Cup starsl Norfolk VA % " ''fe'"
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EXCURSIONS.

Steamer ieaves CLYDE Line wharf. Norfolk,
6i5 p. III; Norfo!, ard Southern wharf.
Ii rAlcv. p. m, Iny Line wharf, Por s
mouth. I:l5 p. M; Norfolk ant Carolina
wharf. NOltolH; $3.50 y. IN. Good mu,ic, the
iresume Is on steamer. Adult, % cents;
children, % cents. ie0-su We Fri
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hhc NatiohRi League Cameo.
a. Brooklyn
Brookl yn ....o OolloOoo- 5
C!eyeland,.......3 . 300 u . 3
Batteries: Daub aud Grim; Wallace
and thinner.
At New York
New York 2o2o1ooo 9
st. Louis. ........3 90 . 0 90 . A
Batteries: Ruse, Clark and Wilson
Breitenstcin aud PETIT.
at Boston
Boston.. G1-2O IS j
Chicago .........l 90 O02 U-3 i
Batteries: Sullivan and Tenny:
hutchinson and Donahue.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia. 20 q OOOOO-2 . ,
Louisville 49,. l 0O20 JON Sll o
Batteries: MeGill and Buckley; Inks
and WEIGH.
AT Baltimore Baltimore. Pittsburg
game postponed Oh account OF rain.
AT Washington - Washington Gin
cinnatl game postponed; rain.
HasebnII rs Viewed trem tho Grand
stand.
Harry Fuller certainly had his eve
on the ball yesterday. Two three bag
gers and single is pretty good work
for one game, and Just think. one of
the triples and the single was made in
one INNING.
Seventeen hits was all the "OIams"
got of liallman yesterday.
Portsmouth didn't do thing to FL err
yesterday IN the seventh. They only
got two triples, one double and three
singles.
1t is funny that tho Richmond club
is not put to any trouble or disadvan-
tage by not having an official um pr @
on the grounds. Daily was here Wed.
nesday ana Secretary Woodall, who by
tho way seems to run this league as he
pleases. took him away and no one else
showed up in his place. Mr.. Woodall
has not. and should not have the au
thority he assumes, and the sooner the
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-14
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

summer E.nw-' CCturrS. twelve weekly).
en- yer OF continuance. Fcgin = June IsJ5.
aHi Is IL Nrt It ATc 81 signal yeC--Isl. 10 ta-
dents no CCaTc To stu ~ his or other ! aw
>cloo 2nd t"thosc WHO nrupo % ic1t pr yGtcl,;
aud ID. 10 Prdciiilortr' who have not bad the al
y.n.a-.. OF sys'cmaur Instruction.. Nor clrCullf.
spr, a.. O, Uniyc slty OF Va, Charlotte vile,
NA,) or to
JuIiN i. MlNoN. r.of Com. and stat. Law.
my i-ti ,thSsai [N--W
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-A very dsiIable tore. Il Union
j street, aud q nice dwelling 9, bermuda stree..
apply At No. 25O F.esmH. on street. je!-im
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Fol, electric fans and ventilatlng fans
pf all kinds. address X. Il. Cobb, No.
- Roanoke avenue, Norfolk, Va,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

I NoEh, TIVE renowned GvFSNy Palmist has jusi
T. arrived, Pas. Hrc>cut and Failure ono week
only - ceuis. Satisfaction guaranteed 90 East
NAin street. uiy-lv-
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The National Leasuo Cameo.
a. Brooklyn
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EOlN'S. Financial school: Coins. Up To Date.
~ Coins, 4 r,c ui Two Nations CONS Finyu-
<ial Foo These boots are the tall OF tie four
60 "a "h--Sent 10y mail on recent OF price ty THE
HiSEAUM BJok AND NEWS CO., l2S Main
ctrce
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1NANTED-A frst-class color,d cook; settled: un.
derNtands marking. Apply 81 Church street
rlltl : 2.
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Do not fail TO see DR.. Week about
Jour eyes. f. Ii. Gale.
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0tANTEDA good tailor It once NUT under
~ stand cutting and niting Apply to the
Sol:ISMouyu TAILORING COMPANY, 2I7
u eh street, POI tsMouth, Va icl
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4 LICENSED SALOON, with Pool and Billiard
y iahles Tor sale. Gooi Locations cause Tor sell
fnr,tI health. Address - H. corner cove and
avon streets nylS-tt
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TEANiS WANTED 10 work on grating 4, VII.
= % shbr Spit Apply at 20 Henry street. q.
T. W BEUbAEEE, Contractor. jIlS-2tt
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The continuation of the Creates!
Over Production Record Break.
Ing Sale will last but fifteen days
longer. We have been noised
about, and thousands have visited
our store. No one can afford to
miss this sale.
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BOARD One single aud double 10 m can b.,
80 had with card In dtsirabe.lu ality for SIG per
nonth Address a. H. G., Niiginiau Office
may2S-if
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I ARGE airy house, nice yard shade and fruit
1 Trees. good board and service Term, SOM ON
a"pii ION. Mrs. {. Il. BERRY, MAN, Market
At Uci. = cui, Va. 20 III
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wA N'EE1 %.

1tANiEpNcr 10 sell lots in the suburbs of
" Norfolk On tho insra'lnIent plan. Apply with
sc nm,nda.i,us - iNO. c. rARkLi-OS, ZIG
3latu Atreot, Neriolk, or JNO l.. WAT ,ON, 500
tligh strset. cr,sinouh. icl2-lw
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A GENTS WAITED. OR Statesmen DESIRING
~ sd liuS TO take orders by sample staIue sell
Ger, oI.iiy Cairi"d We ray cypeuse Jui sa'a'y or
s"mmisSlpu aud furnish sample "a application.
Nddtes. Lock Boz. 10. New YORK city.
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4 HENfS-.tct quicelyi Preserving Hook Spoon
plated loun by mail foESHEE x MAXIM, Gin
<iuuati, -.
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FOR MALE.

EoE SALE ciIEAP-oae horse power engine
phcobus, Va ius-Iw
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A(ANi ED-A Servant 10 cook wash and iron.
W Apply at once TO l2i lrtemason street.
'Nl..-ii
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
DAYIN The HOUSE.

Tho Lat of tho Regular Appropriation
bills Passes-A Lively Time.
WAsHISoFos, D. o., Feb. 25.--The
general deficiency b!ll-the last Of the
regular appropriation bllla-passod the
house to-day. Almost the entire day
was spent in discussing the amend
ment to paying tho Grea. Britain 1925.
900. the amount Of damages agreed
upon BY Secretary Gresham and Sir
Julian Paunceforte, to be due thR,
country uhdsr the award OF the arbi.
tration tribunal on account OF the loiE.
ure Of the United States previous TO the
nodus vivendi OF 1892
The amount carried in committee,
but was defeated in the house, ll2-l43.
Some excitement was caused by the o..
tempt 10 strike out in the house the ap.
preparation for. an extra months salary
for the en- nployes OF the house and scn.
ate and the clerks Of members, but 4;
failed and tho amendment prevailed.
l43-l0s. Motions to reconsider and re-
commit were voted down as promptly q,
offered until the opposition dwindled to
point where Il could not get the ayes
and Maya 1t then surrendered and the
bill was passed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
BRIEFS FROM THE WIRES.

Tic United S;a,os senate will hold
night sessions from this time until final
adjournment Of Congress.
John A. Burns, general agout OF tho
Lake Shore & Michigan Central South
orn, dropped dead in Buffalo last night.
Pittsburgh X. OF La will docidS to.
morrow whether or not thoy will secedo
from tho old order aud join tho reorguu-
iEod Knights.
Charles Wella fatally stabbed Charles
Davis, ina drunkon brawl In II question
Rblo house, at McOonncllsville, Ohio.
Wells ha, boen arrestcd.N
Fivo hundred miners arc imprisoned
at Normantown, England, owing TO an
accident In the shaft. Their rescue will
bc attempted by way Of another shaft
Three crackamon secured 81, 900 from
tho safe OF tho Heilzborg & 20. pork
packing establishment In St. Louis,
after binding mud gasging the night
wa,chman.
In tho suit OF tho Central Trust Com /.
pany, OF New York, Va. Texas Trunk
Railway. tho United States circuit
court ordered foreclosure oil murtage
and tho sale otthe road.
RequIsitlon papors for tho nrres. and
raturn OF W. L. Delaney and Mrs. Ma
tllLa Gerst, from TORONTO. Canudn, have
boen soCured aud they will HD brought
bnck to Pittsburgh 10 answer 10 nuncr.
Gus charges In connection with the
blind pool swindlos.
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GETS MANY OFFERS.
Mr., seamou, OF tho puoksyo. says
Twonty Cltias nrs After :
THE BUCKEYE PLANT, IF A REMOVAL
From Mnrtin's Ferry 10 Intend oil.
Cleveland Makes n Flattcring onrer,
aud Huntington nnd Fairmont Also
Put Ia lllds-h Flus Grade OF wnro
Is Being Maio-colorod Boys VIII
Not ftcpiac, rhots Now EmployoI.

Mr.. Henry Scamon, president Of the
Buckeye Glass Works, Of Martin,
Forry, was In the city last night aud
talked ol the Buckeye troubles 10 an
INrELLiuEScER reporter. lfo wa, asked
as to tho truth oil tho report that tho
boys now employed In tho works would
be discharged and colorod youths EN-.
ployod In their places. This, said Mr.
Seamon, is entirely n fabrication. Tho
company ha, all tha boys wanted aud
twove shops arc now being operated.
"Wo arc now turning out tho anost.
waro We ever got out" said Mr.. seamon.
"and arc working some Of tho most
skillful men In tho country. All our
men seem well pleased with tho treat.
ment they are receiving"
Mr.. Seamon states that the Buckeye
company had received number OF
offers to move the plant from Martins
Ferry, fully fifteen or twenty 10 all.
Some Of those oilers are very tempting.
A prosperous manufacturing city In
Maryland offered the Buckeye people a
sum to cover all expense ol removing
from Martins Ferry, put up houses for
the workmen, furnish FREQ fuel and free
taxes for ten years. Parties In Cleve.
land also want the Buckeye 10 locate
there, and two Wes. Virginia towns,
Huntington and Fa!srnont, made gener.
Gus propositions. None OF these prop.
ositions have been considered with
favor as yet.
Three more non.union workmen
bound for the Buckeye arrived in Mar.
tins Ferry yesterday morning over the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh and found their
way 10 the works without rnolestation.
The men In the factory are not wander
ing about very much, although one Of
the mon came to Wheeling Saturday
night and was not moles,ed, though Il
Is said several glas,worker, we're after
him with the avowed intention Of do.
ing him up" Another workman went
to his homo in Pittsburgh on Sunday,
leaving the factory at 1 a. IN. and cross-
ing the river on the ice at the upper
part Of town; he returned to Martins
Ferry the same way late Sunday night.
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About thirty men will commence
work to-day breaking ground for the
foundation for the tin plate works to be
built by the Laughlin Nail Company
and at eIcavatin9 for the sewers to be
put In from the river. There will bo
900 feet OF e4-inch sewer and 1000 fee,
OF branch sewerage, measuring from s
TO II inches. T. J. Slriuger. who ha,
tho contract for excava.ing. will EN-,
ploy Martins Ferry men, and the Mar
tins Ferry workingmen will be en-
plcyed on the work Of constructing the
plant as fsr as practicable, preference
TO be given to the sail employees.
The Laurhlin company has purchased
forty acres OF coal land from Thomas
Cochran. The Cochran farm adjoins
tho mill property.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
NORTH oAl.oLrSA TRAGEDY
lsa.n'ta From n iins,nois Qnarroi--A
Shooting That Exoltsl n Com inuniiy.

1tusnltA From nnA,ness Qnartoi-A
Shooting That Exoltsaa n Community.
RALRIoH, n. G., Fob. 26.--A special 10
tho Oaucaalan says mat thorc was a
tragedy In tho town Of LoxlnVton, n. @,
to-day, which grow out Of businois rival.
~ DR.. Loo Payne, IT,, and Mr. Bax.
tor shcllwolI aro both intorostol
In tho drug business. Payne 10 exam.
incr Tor somo lilo insurance companies,
and In the general run Of rivalry sholl.
well wrote 10 iomo companies that tho
examinations by Payne woro not prop.
orly made. Payne charged shellwcll
with this on Saturday nigh, lasi and
thorc woro hot words which lod 10 tho
drawing Of a revolver by Shellwoll, but
there wns no shooting.
This morning DR.. II. J. Payne, tho
father Of DR.. Loo Payne, saw ShollNell
and undertook TO smooth matters over.
While talking about 1t shelIwell made
a remark which caused DR.. X. l.
Payne 10 call him q liar. Shollwoll
struck tho doctor ovor tho head
Nkh
ly wound. DR.. Payne turned
to got rovolror, when snollwoll open.
cd hro upon him, bn. without effect.
Payho's revolver proved to bo rusty.
and would not aro. DR.. Loo Payne,
hearing tho shooting. cAmo out OF tho
house and opened Gro on Shell we'll, aud
shcllwoll returned tho fltc. They sho.
till both rovolvop wore empty.
Later 10 tho day shellwell sho. and
killed DR.. r. L Payne and is said TO
have shot three other mon. Shellwell
was arrested tonight and pu, in fail.
after having doGod the officers OF
tho town nnd nearly fifty citizons
Tor several hours. His wife 10
In Jail with him. the ovent having 90
completely unnerved her that tho off.
GERS could not resist tho pleadlngs to be
allowed TO accompany him. The town
10 In the widest Commotlon and excite.
ment, ai all tho parties concerned are
very prom ineu,, s~
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 25.-Ths
,ens,si is now working day and nigh.
on the appropriation bills in order to
complete them before tho session
clo,eI. Tho aundry civil appropriation
bill Wua considered with little inter.
rup,ion or delay from II q. IN. to $50
p. m, and again at night session tho
Item OF sl50, 900 for purchasing the his.
torie property Of tho late James 6.
BlAlno in order 10 prevent its use for
theatio purpose. occasioned d shnrp do.
bats, but Was finally agreed to. Other
senate amendments agreed to during
the day. included: Temporary FEEDER al
building at Chicago 500 900; beginning
new government building At Chicago
Siol,00O.
Tho night session OF the senate was
attended BY about twenty aonAtori, but
s the question oi u quorum was no.
raised, work proceeded on the Sundry
civil appropriation bill. The approprla.
tion Tor the chief officials Of the coast
and roedetie- survey, occanioned much
debate The house had reduced the
number ot bureau assistants from forty
two to ,hirty.iour. The senate commit
tee restored the original number.
The enlarged staff OF forly-lwo, as re.
commended by the committee. was
agreed to,
Committee amendments were agreed
to, approprla.ine s, 900 to tho widow or
other heirs OF each Of those killed in the
Ford. theatre diiaster: also 1000 for
IN electric lighting plant for the capitol
A large number Of appropriation bill.
were agreed to. and the senate at 1856
adjourned until tomorrow.
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Ho! FOR THE COKE FIELDS.
Tho New Railroad Line to the Mononga.
holm River Prorrcsses.

Tho New Railroad Line to the Mononra.
hela River Progresses.
On Friday Congressman Dalzsll SO.
cured unanimous consent in tue house
for tho passage OF tho bill authorizing
the construction OF a bridge across the
Monongahela river q. or near Mononga-
hola, says the Washington, Pa, Oh.
server. The company asking for this
legislation is the Pittsburgh, Mononca-
hela & Wheeling railroad. Its project
ors state that Senator Quay will put tho
bridge bill through tho senate this
week The object OF tho proposed line
Is to connect Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
lines In tho Alonongnhela valley with
the Ohio roRds whose present ,ermini
are in Wheeling. Tho Cleveland, To-
rain K Wheeling road Is at present in
operation from Cleveland to Martins
Forry, on the west bank OF the Ohio.
and gains an entrance into Wheeling
over tho Terminal Bridge Company
line. The Wheeling & Lake Erie Com.
pany is In operation between Toledo,
Wheeling aud SteubcnyilIc. Its line
reaches the ives; bank OF the Ohio river
few miles above Wheeling, whence
one branch extends dow tho river and
vim the Terminal bridge into the mail
City," and another branch .up tho west
bank OF tho Ohio, raraileling the Penn
81 lvania limos 10 Steubonvillo. Both
the Cleveland. Lorain & Wheeling aud
the Wheeling & Lake Erie are we'll man.
aged corporations, but thoy have sui.
fcred for want OF IN eastarn connection,
and especially for M entrance into
Pittsburgh.
The Observer continues: It ie pro.
posed to o!loct this now by connec.
tion with the Pittsburgh ( Lake Erie
limo, In tho Monongahcla valley, which
are a part Of the great Vanderbilt sy..
tom. Tho Mckccspors & Bellevornon
branch Of tho Lake Eric Is in operation
up tho east bank OF tho Monon-
gahela as iar rs Bello Vernon,
and Is to bo extended on south next
summer. The new corporation known
as tho Pittsburgh. Monongahela 4
wheeling Railroad Company, which Is
pushing the bill through Congress. pro.
poses to build bridge over tho Monon.
tN""S's wv sto liiVNkN u hlIEO CICNh,
two miles below Mononyahola CITY.
From that point to ,Clokey's, n distance
OF eleven miles, II will uso tho ahan.
doned limo OF tho old licmpfeld road.
From Clokey's il will run to Meadow
Lands on tho Charters. thence up tho
Charters to Tylerdale and west, via
Buffalo crock to tho Ohio river. A
bridge across the Ohio can connect
with tho Wheeling < Lake Erie
opposite WellsburC or tho line
can bo extended down the
west bsnk OF the Ohio 10
Wheeling. Abou. 1900 acre, Of oonl
land have recently been op,ionel OF
Buffalo crrek, which 1t is understood /.
hold by tho projectors Of tho now limo.
A largo amount OF tho work done on
thu old HsmpIlcld road on Minro crook
can bs taken advantage Of by the nav
corporation. Some hcavy cuts and dis
made forty years AGO are s,ill in prstty
good condition. A.number OF tho old
,culvorts also romaiu, and nrc substan.
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MiSSEAroLIs, MlsS., Feb. 25.-It was
somewhat Of a surprise to Mr.. Nye
when Mr. Erwin turned tho prisoner
over ashorl time before court adjourned
this evening Ho had expected that
tho examination would takc At loas. tho
day aud was hardly prepared to go into
the examination. lie therefore con.
tented himself with going over somo
minor matters that ho might begin in
earnest tomorrow morning.
Tho day was M extremely interesting
ono, being fillcd with the trouble, bc.
tween tho witness and his brother.
Adry, ho said. had proposed oil tho
bloody details OF the murder. Harry
explained that ho had been so shocked
at his brothers dsprayity that no had
resolved to sound many other people to
see II they had such wonderful con.
sciences. Thus 1t was that he had
questioned Waterman and the hackman,
aud evoa /. N. Stewart, and he dared
the state 10 put Stewart on tho stand.
Instead oi having threatened to kill
his brother with knife, Adry, no said,
had threatened to rip his entrails out !;
ha! threatened TO kill his father and
had often stated that he wa, 80 devoid
OF conscience that he could kill his
father easily and no! bo troubled about
1t afterwards.
All through his evidence II va, Adry
who had boon the friend; Adry who was
the slaugh,eror: Adry who had mania
for killing peoplei Adry who was the
member Of q gang; Adry who was
everything, and ye. with all this he
went on to tell how he conflded all his
business 10 Adry and begged his father
to take him back in his employ.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
WILL Call FOR PROOF.
our Ambhssndor to France WIN Protest
Against tho Order Arnln.t Our nrsf.

our hmbhssndor to France WIN protest
against tho Order Asnlnu Our DreL
WASHINGTON, D. q, Fob, 2S,-sir.
Eustis, our ambassador to Franco, will
DO instructed to enter a prompt and
vigorous protect against the Frsach do.
eteos Just made, excluding American
ca.tlo from Franco. As tho dccsuo ia
ostehsibly based on the existence Of
p!euro.pnoumonia and Toxaa. iover In
cattlc coming from tho Uuitod States,
the ambassador will call for proof Of
tho fact.
Tho American trade In cattle wish
france had grown TO considerable pro.
portions, the shipments during sir
months ended December 81, last bciug
l3,i4l head. I"
Secretary Morton was careful abou.
expressing his opinion touching tho
France deoreo, but It could be aeon that
he regarded 1. as a more political man.
ilostation. and folt that It would no, DO
continued In force for any considerable
length Of timo. anil that the next change
in the French cabinet would probably
be followed by the revocation OF tho
decree.
Touching tho allegation Of The oxia..
onco oil disease among American cattle,
Secretary Morton saya that therc hds
been not ono case OF pleuro. o.pneumonIa
in the United States during the past
three Years, and that even itthere had
been cattle suffering from Texas fever
among the carefully inspected. herds
shipped 10 Europe, the disease, being
non.contagious. could do no harm there,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
HOOKING vAl.LEY MINERS.
The Suffering Reported by the Co:nmitte,
OF business Men,

The Suffering Reported by the Com mittes
OF business Men.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 25.-rhe committee
recently appointed by the leading com.
mereial bodies aud OF Cleveland, 90.
lumbus, Toledo and Cincinnati,
upon the recommendation Of tho
governor, to visit tho mining
regions OF the state and learn tho true
conditions existing among the miners,
has made its sepor. to the several bod
les by which it was created. The com.
mite spent tiye days in the Hooking
Valley district, where they went thor
oughly into the true conditions.
Tho committee first visited tho gov.
ernor At Columbus. It was decided 10
canvass. from house to house in ordor
that the members might see the de,ti.
tuition and need and hear from the real
auferers-the wives and children-iha
stories OF privation and hunger.
From the capitol the comml,te went
direct to Nelsonville. Tha gentlemen
visited other places, whore the sams
course was pursued. until satisfied
that 1. wai absolutely necessary
TO have aid to keep the people
from starvation, and that tho char
itahle relief or. the people. of tho
state must be continued for thirty daya
longer. at the end OF which time the
committee is assured the lake business
will be opened up and the mines re.
sumed, so tina, the miners will be able
to support themselves and familios.