The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-09

HtCts W ulhItHst uOCuUltUth anu kIuAS
seeds whore they will most benefit himy
lfanybody doubts It, let them stand up
and be counted.
a FAIR TYPE.
Mr., Albert Thompson, heavy lnves-
tor OF capital and a prosperous busl-
ness man OF Davis, in the county Of
Tucker has been. here to consult Mr..
Dayton concerning some law business,
upon the conclusion OF which he left for
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Thompson Is Il prominent lumber
dealer and is largely interested In the
lIlaCkw0ter section, He is withal,
Very well Informed man, a thorough Re-
publican, He IL the type OF class Of
citizens that the state should and does
welcome with open arms, II IL such rs
he, coming from Pennsylvania, the New
England States and elsewhere with
their capital and general progressive
ness, who will make West Virginia
Verltable garden OF prosperity,
MIR, Thompson has u son, not yet at
the meridian Of life, whose pace was set
by the elder, and whose individual encr'
gy and enterprise has made him a con-
splcuous figure in the business world
Of interior West Virginia, He IL the
general manager OF the Backwater
Lumber Company,
MORE PETITIONS,
on last bill day" the Hon James II
Hullng presented Il number OF petitions
In the interest OF his constituency, MS
follows: Petitions OF the estate OF l., W.
Jones, of Fayette county; of John w
Walker Raleigh county; OF John G
Settle, Fayette county; OF Matthew
Ramsey, OF Greenbrier county; of the
estate OF George Masters, OF Fayette
county; of the estate OF Mason Cole
man, deceased, late OF Fayette county;
OF John Rogers, Fuyette county; OF the
estate OF John Gay, Pocahontns county;
A, Fink, deceased Of Raleigh county;
OF Newman Shumnte, OF Raleigh Culn.
~; OF T. o. Caldwell, administrator.
Raleigh county: OF Elizabeth Riley,
Pocahontas county; OF the estate OF
Anderson Painter, OF Fayette county;
OF William o. Gould. Upshur county;
OF the estate OF c. d. Slaughter. OF Ka-
nawha county; of PeytOn Morton OF
Fayette county; OF p 81. Holiday and
George a, Darlington, OF Fnyettc coun-
ty; OF Thomas X. Kerr, OF P0cahontas
county, and OF the heirs OF Frederick
II. Phillips, OF PocahOntns county, all
praying for reference OF their war
claims to the court OF claims. The pe-
tItlons were sent to the committee on
war claims.
Mr.. Hullng also presented the petit
tlon OF large number OF the citizens
OF Charleston asking Congress to take
such action rs shall result in the speedy
recognition of Cuba as bellgerGnt In
Its struggle for freedom.
Mr.. Dayton will tomorrow present n
similar petition In behalf OF Cuba
which Is signed by F. u. Blue, Dr. A. W,
Jarrett. Prof. ]. s. Cornwell. T. w.
Helronimus, Hon. John II. Holt and
about fifty other prominent citizens OF
Grafton.
Mr.. Dayton will also introduce to-
morrow petition signed by 100 citizens
OF the Cheat river section, asking for an
appropriation for the improvement OF
that stream. The signers say that
they have already expended about Sg0,-
900 In that interest and they think the
Importance OF the great lumber trade
there justifles demand for fair share
OF the public revenues now being ex-
pended for the improvement OF rlyers
and haTbors They ask for 10000.
II Is stated IA fact, susceptible OF
ample proof, that II will require ilfty
years or more TO exhaust the lumber
EuIHlg VI WV NANtAN Ahh'a
COMMITTEEMAN SCOTT.
Hon. n. B. Scott. West virginin's rep
resentative In the Republican national
committee. is In the city: he Is ncccon-
panied by Mrs. Scott and will probably
remain until February, They are reg
lstered nt Mrs. Lists. on X street,
north west. Mr., Scott has promised
vote In favor of San Francisco rs the
IL 10 h,lItTfT tho RnntIhlIrnn
tlonal convention, but state sentiment
expressed here, seems to be on. the side
OF Pittsburgh.
Congressman HullnE viii tomorrow
Introduce the following bills for the re-
lief OF william COftman, administrator,
OF GreenbrieT. asking for S55i; for re-
lief Of Mrs. Rhoda Neal. Of Grcenbrler,
for {343 Both Will go to committee OH
war claims He will also introduce n
bill to reorgnnlze and increase the etli-
cheney OF the personnel Of the United
States navy and marine corps, which
will go to the committee on naval af-
fairs. and two petitions OF Rannwha
citizens requesting the enactment OF
law for the inspection Of Immigrants
Congressman Miller VIII Introduce to-
morrow, n bill for the relief Of the cs-
tate OF General a. s. Core. Of Rltchlc
county, duplicate Of n prior bill TO nu-
thorlEe reimbursement In the sum Of
$4,000. He will also Introduce bill for
the relief OF John W. Trnder, OF Writ
county,
Ex.Statc senator D. w Gall. OF Bar
bour county, who holds division chief
ship here, and is vice president OF the
Interstate Democratic Association, Of
washington, presided over That organ
lzation last night when the election re-
suits were discussed The speakers OK
pressed the belief that II was not much
Of shower and TINT the hope OF the
country is stlll centbrcd In Democracy,
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
BusIness OF the Week That WIN Come Be-