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N THE SENATE.
The California Deep Water Improvement
stlIl Under Debate.

The California Deep Water Improvement
stlIi Under Debate.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE CALI
fornia deep water harbor project was
before the senate most OF the day. It
Is seldom that local Improvement
Arouses an much feeling among sena-
tors, manlfeating Itself in debate OF
unusual animation and OF considerable
personal feeling,
Mr.. Berry, OF Arkansas. began the
debate to-day declaring that this pro-
posed expenditure Of three millions
was against the public interest and in
the private interest OF c. p. Hunting
ton. OF the Southern Pacific Senator's
Vest and CafEery took the ground that
no appropriation should be madh at
present. Mr.. Frye. chairman OF the
commerce committee. replied to the
structures upon the proposition and We.
hemently characterized the criticlHma
OF Mr.. Huntington rs "savOFing OF the
slognn Of the sand lots" Mr.. Frye Will
go on tomorrow.
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ANOTHER AT COLERAIN.

The Estlsr We'll Comes In a Coed Pro.
dueer, Estimated at 100 BaFrelS-o -otheR
News ofths OIL Fields.
Last night at $50 o'clock the Job
Estler we'll Of Gasmlrs & Thompson, Of
this city, in the colerain field, came In.
and Is estimated to be good for a daily
production Of 100 barrels, The well u.
situated COO feet south Of the Braeken
No. /, which Is the best well drilled IN
the ColoraIn district. It Is now thought
To be settled that the pay streak exs
tends north and south, ana operations
toward the river front may now be-
looked for. The sand was penetrated
only to a depth OF twelve feet The
second pay streak Is nineteen feet deeps
er and viii be reached should the well
decline materially in It's productions
Hrnm the upper strata.
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rIpRCE ToREgT TIREs
Raging tn Several Counties In PsnnEyl.
vanIa- Great Damage Done.

hnglnR lh eeNeF4A N0uhNAta III EsnhASA
VAnIa- Great Damage Done.
DUBOIS, Pa, May ll.-Fierce forest
fires are now rigging throughout Clear
field, Elk and Jefferson counties, Tho
dry underbrush and a lack Of Herdure
facilitates the spread. The 0Awmlll OF
the Portland Lumber Company, Of Elk
county, one Of the largest In the state,
was burned TO the ground this morning.
The lumber ynrd was snvad.
The mill camp, 100000 feet Of stand
ing timber. 100000 feet OF lumber be-
longing tn r. II. Thompson, a coIItrac-
tor, OF Pike township, Clcnrileld coun-
~, was also burned, The mill was val
ued at 5000, with insurance OF $1,000
The loss above the Insurance Is $4,000
The CleHrfeld Lumber Company'S
trnot Of nearly 5000 acres, with 12S,O ,OOO.-
900 feet nf timber in Knox and BoRGs
townships u btill burning. A large force
OF men Rrc iiRhtIng the firc. Half Of the
town OF Karthaus is reported burned.
The town Of Ramey iB surrounded by
the flames and It is feared will be
burned. Many smaller fires are also
raging. The sky Is' obscured By smoke
by day and Is lurid by night.
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spAIN's PREDIOAMEKT,

London Globo says the Sympathy OF
Earopo will be with Cnbn'n OpprsAsor.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Glnbethis af-
ternoon, commenting upon the Cuban
situation, says: "It is impossible not to
sympathize with the Spanish ministry,
suddenly called to choose between the
lusJ OF spaln'B best colony and a war
with great power. In the event OF
war, European sympathy Will be wholly
with Spain"
Tho st. james Gazette remarks:
'There are conditions in both the
United States and Spain which initiate
against peaceful settlement. Ameri-
ca iH quite capable Of doing more than
talh when Cuba and the lives OF Amei.
cans are concerned. Senior Canovas DEL
Castillo will have ~ consider the eftect
which a surrender to the nlted Stntes
might have upon the stability OF the
monarchy. He may have to choose be-
tween a rupture with the United States
and revolution at home"
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n.ln,rnrn ILrnnhlLeanH.

DOVER, Del. May 1.-THE Republi-
can STATE convention for the selection Of
delegates to the national convention at
st. Louis will meet hero to.morrow i
win be controlled By the friends OF J.
Edward AddlclSH, Whn have At least lOl
Of the 100 delegates, composing the cons
ycntiOu.
The delegation will not be instructed.
Mr. AddicEs belisVea that the six YoteA
" Delaware should be held In reserve,
IN as 10 10 tO the winner when the de-
cislvc time comes, nn1 his Views VIII
probably be adopted,
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rHE NoRrHERN pAuTrTo.
Representative IIartman Anxious for the
REORGANIZATION Soon.

Representative Hartman Anxious for the
Reorganization Soon.
WASHINGTON. May l1.-Represen-
tatlvC Hartman, OF Montana, is circus
lating in the house q petition to the
judiciary committee for an immediate
report from that committee nj the
Joint resolution to authorize the reor'
EanlEatIon OF the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. The judicial sale
Of the corporation under the fore.
closure proceeding is to BE- made In
July. and unless Congress takes action
before that proceeding the reorganiEa-
tion Of the company Elil have to be uns
der state charter.
Many members have signed the petit
tion, and It Is expected that the sub
COMMITTEES Of the judiciary committee
which has the ,n4Jolution In charge Will
report 70 the full committee tomorrow.
The resolution II adopted will compel
tho company under Its charter 70 sell
ali agricultural lands within a mile Of
the track at a price not exceeding y %
an acre and forbid consolidation with
any competing line.
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MYfN1EY am ATKINSON.
Tucker Connty Rspubileaps Adopt
strong IIFsOIutL0n.

ANPaWhANl-8A S-N-"Fa
stronR IIrsoIHttSa.
Special Dispatch to tho Intalilseneer.
PARsoNs,W. Va, May 11.--At the
Republican county convention held at
this place Saturday, when the delegates
Of Trucker county were chosen to the two
state conventions, the following resolu-
tlon was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That VIC recognize the
highest hopes and aspirations OF tho
American people, Symbolized IN that
whose candidacy for President has our
warmcat sentiment and friendly aid In
tho great contest now going on for the
Il is with equal desire and henrtIness Of
spirit thnt we decl1re our preference for
Hon. George w. Atkinson MS the candls
date IN the Republican ticket for gov
crnorof thisstate and pledge our warm
cst support TO bring about that happy
contamination,
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E-,h,r ,yiII ~ rhere.

BUFFALO, N. Y. May lip. N.
Arthur, grand chief OF the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers, left
here to-day for Ottawa, Ont. where he
viii attend the biennial convention OF
the Brotherhood this week. Between
100 and 900 delegates win be present
Several engineers from Ohio, north
western Pennsylvania and Western
New York accompanied Chiet arthur
on his journey to Ottawa.
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MILWAUKEE,, May ll.-The street
railway company ID running an ln-
crpaEed number OF cars an every limo
to-day and there Ii ahaolutely no dis
turbnnce. Tho strike lB practically
ovcr and the strikers themselves admit
that their only hope lies IN the ditec-
tion Of inducing the public TO raflse TO
nSironiSe tho cara. Cabs and buHaea
VII he operated for tho ptirpoae OF Civ
ing Inc SymputhlEers with the strikers
a, opportunity TO mako b practical dis
play OF their fcellngB'
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WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE cotton
report to tho department Of agriculture
for May relates to the proETeHs OF plant-
Ing and the proposed or contemplated
hcrpREc. Tho proportion nf tho con-
templRted area already planted on tho
flrst OF Mny was $40 per cent, which Rp.
proxlmAted very closely to the breadth
usually planted Mt that date, which is
estimated at ss.s per cent Tho estl.
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mates for the several states are % fols
lows: Virginia, 20; North Carolina,
so; South Carolina, 90; Georgia, sgi
Florida, 100; Alabama, s5; Mississippi,
90; Louisiana, 95; Texas, So: Atkansagi
81; Tennessee, 73 The returns OF cor:
respondents in regard to contemplated
acreage indicate considerable increaSo
over the area planted last year.
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,I.Iclnl.r I'M Nnt NIore.

CANTON, o.. May 1I.-For several
wocks rumorH have been circulated that
when Governor Mckinley was nomln-
ated nt 81. Louis no would take up his
rcsldcncc AZ Cleveland. on account OF
those FumofB several prominent men
made direct inquiry. Qne Of these SAID
10 the Rsposlt6ry reporter that no had
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p,n,lnn. % lYs.t YlrElnIanl.

Special Dispatch to tho IntelliEeneor'
WASHINGTON, D, C., May ll.--Thn
following pensions have been granted to
West VirRinians;
Increase-H Henry Spearc, West klbeT-
ty; william n. Jackson, Keyser; Jacob
Higgins, West. ,,
Originals Samuel arolheTH' H9rt9hi
Enoch Dow, Pleasant view; Frsderick
n. Davis, Milton. ,,,
wurEbnChcr, Wheeling; Malinda Nell
son, Halleck.
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CLARA gARToNis WORK
In Armenia Very suoess'fHi-Rsd 6ross
MedIenl orpI.

In AFmenIR NeFy HHoetHlIWI- INsN VEVls
Medical orps.
coNsTANT1NoPLE, May 1.-THE
work OF the agents of the American Red
Cross Society under the direction OF Miss
ncSsfuI. They have been relieving n
yery great many OF the distressed by dis
tribuilng seeds and tnola, especially in
tho Harput district, where pr. j. B..
HubDeIFs party hns been urged to mako
a lengthy stay.
formed here and will be placed Mt the
dlEnosnl OF Dr. 1ra Harris for work In
tho Marash and Xeituolt districts, wherO
typhus fever and dyscntAry are raging
In many plnceA,
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nfr,. NYnlIan IaeLland p.ad.
gpeclal plspntch 10 The IntelllEeneeF.

HUNTINGDON, W. va. MAY IL
MrB. Laokland, wife Of the late William
N. I,ackland, Of Virginia. died here to-
day. after lingering Illness. She was
Seysnty.elght years old and leaves sew
erai children, one Of whom Is now In
the treasury department atWaShlng-
TON. She was visiting her daughter
here. the wife OF ex.CongrcEsman Eus-
tnna C3ibG0n.
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rl,r snl.lI.r. IklIIed.

ALGTERS, May liza train loaded
with troops destined for the ISLAND or
Madagascar. cnlllded yeaterlhy nc
i,yren AdelIn aud Vepoulbolman with
Rnuther train. Five officers were Killed
and thrco officers, thirty soldiers and
the crew OF LtV train were injured
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been assured there was not the sllghtest
possibility OF such an event. He said
that Gov. Mckinley had in no wise
changed his planR or ever had any in-
tention Of leaving his home city during
his nomination.
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FalIGrs at IIuntlnE Eto,,.

speclai DlEpRtch to tho InteIlEenceF'
HUNTINGTON. W. YL, May H.
Y. T. Vinson was to-day appointed re.
coiVer for the Smith, tlobson Brandt
Company, Wholesale dealers IN railroad
bJHtie1 are about equal.
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AnonWarl.el.s1ielllea..s.

Special Dispatch to the Tntelltgeneet.
sIsTBRsv1LLE. ". Va, Nay liz
Warren Workman. a driller working On
q. well over on the Ohio side OF the river
suIclded this evening, taking creosote.
DR.. Sellers. OF this city, was summons
ed too late to render medical aid a
love affair is said to be the cause.
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lv,,,b,r Porete,t for To-day.

For weat Virginia, partly CLOUDY
weather. probably local thunder steFmSI
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
partly cloudy weather with conulfi fionl
favorable for local thunder Nortngs light
10 fresh variable windH
Local Temperatures
Tho Temperature yesterday us Observed
hy e, Hchncnf, druggist corner -Four
i0snih and Market streets, was - asfols
lnwpi
"a. m...,..,....o @Is p. rn."..i.,is,,ss q
3 a IN 2
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col. bob" Carr
Wants to Know Where He is In
the Watts Deal.
TWILL NOT BE THE FIRST TIME

d. Ma. Been I1noslsd oat sy the same
e o.o,l.man-1ns chntOns PlayiaE a
T,,o.lIandSd eamo-Tho BarEAln with
E,.couSrsssmen Aldsrson Makes Con.
.s,r.Si. art4-Asehsms thAtyya' Aban.
.op.a-wholsc crowd for Free sllrsr
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ceed with the war US he should, rs the
Spanish authorities at every movement
are hnmpered by the Irritating med
ding Of America IN Cuban hRalrS"
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ow-scandlnavian, Boston.
GIBRALTAR Ems, New YorlN tot
IoSSS,DoN-Ailnnssota, baltimore
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Frozen in Molasses.

Talking about treace,'' said the old
salt, as he hoisted himself off the mo-
lasses barrel to make way for the grocer
to supply a customers wants, tibet re-
minds me of little scrimmage we had
with a pirate SLAYER in AZ.
I'VE had the coast line of Africy a blue
streak OFF TO the starboard, and we were
er spankin along with every blessed
stitch OF canvas DRAWN when we sighted
one er them pirate slavers er bearin' down
on US. Capen took Squint through the
glass and whispered. Wen give him er
run for it, said he.
WAL, that chap KEEP after us all day,
and we tried to sip his lights during the
night, but 'twarnt no use. he maze up
his mind to foller, and he did, day after
day. AT last we got well down to the
cape when er blow came up, and, great
guns! it wuZ er blow fer certain 1t
caught us, and GROVE us plumb into the
us. That made the Captain mao, and as
we had er cargo of molasses on board
he gave the order TO uncover the rear
hatch and hoist the barrels on deck.
BLOW me if he didn't breach those
barrels tibet night, and empty them over
the starn. The next day there wuz that
pirate stuck fast in the center Of the
molasses, where he had sailed. 1t had
froze during the night, and he was an
chored in it just the same as if he was
nipped in an icefioe. Then we squared
around and headed for the cape. AS we
passed him the Captain shouts OUT
'Ahoy, there! Cold weather fer mo-
lasses, amt it?' and they shook their
guess they're there yet."-Harper's Round
hIa
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1t is forty-four years since John
Howard Payne, the author of Home,
Sweet Home" died. At his death there
was due him a small amount from the
government The committee on claims
has just ordered a favorable report on
a bill to pay sos to his heir or heirs
The late Comptroller of the Treasury
Durham, in reporting upon the case,
said "A balance of $205.92 was found to
be due from the United States on the
settlement of the account of John How
ard Payne, as late consul to Tunis, to
April 9, 1852, the date of his death. as
shown by fifth auditors report, No H.
800, and is now standing to his credit
on the books of the register, but there
is no appropriation out of which it can
be paid. The balance was certified by
this Office June 90, 1858, and no applica-
ton for the payment thereof has been
made by the legal representative of the
late consul. The intent of this bill is
to provide for the payment of a GER
titled balance long standing to the
credit of faithful officer whose fame
is world wide, and whose memory is
dear in every American home, where
it is revered and loved by old and
young alike. Your committee report
the bill without amendment and recon-
mend its passage
1t is about time this claim was paid
to the heir or heirs of the author of
Home, Sweet Home" 1t is not to the
credit of the government that it has
remained unpaid so many years.
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signed work in the warden's house
and have remained there ever 5ince,
all the time maintaining a plane of
trust. sometimes being left alone in
charge of the house and of the child
rem during the temporary absence OF
the family.
/ have read my bible for twenty-four
years; read it prayerfully and earn
estly, fully determined if possible to
find the right way and to walk there
in. The people l have lived with will,
am sure, testify to my faithfulness
and honesty if necessary.
And now after twenty-five years OF
bondage "a just punishment for my
wrong-doings) may it not be possible
that justice is satisfied? My married
daughter and her husband offer me a
home with them for the rest of my life
| am 63 years old and am no longer fit
for hard labor and the time will come
when I shall no longer need the care
and attention that love only can give
| therefore humbly pray that may be
restored to my liberty; that may pass
the remainder of my days with those
between when and myself there is a
stronger tie than that which exists pc
tween bond and free.
In this case Governor Rich surely
made no mistake.
1t is really a matter of grave doubt
whether there should be any life sell
fences, even in capital cases. The
death penalty or a definite term OF
years would probably serve the ends of
justice better.
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TALES OFF THE DAY.
sara,s Pantomimic EIoauence.

1t was amusing to hear some of the
comments on Nine. Bernhardt's acting,
delivered after the play, of course, and
usually set forth in shrill tones for the
benefit of all the other motor passengers.
Why said one feminine critic, with
a voice that moved in the high c groove,
her by-play is as eloquent as most &C
tresses English. l couldn't quite follow
her words, she speaks so hurriedly and
with such professional accent, but her
pantomime was so perfect that 1 didn't
lose a bit of the action. 1 should have
understood it just as we'll if she hadn't
talked at ALL"
And the other passengers were inclined
to agree with her.
Then two men took advantage of the
fact that the car had come to a stand
still and broke in to cut off further debate.
Il have seen Bernhard in Fedora
three times" said one, and she plays it
better than ever"
1T is a wonderfully smooth perform
ance," said the other man.
Everything about it is smooth" said
the first speaker, Except Saras back in
the second act, 1 don't think 1 ever saw
anything quite so rugged
Then the silence in the car was quite
oppressive.
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NOVEL USE FOR BICYCLES.

The uses of the bicycle are various
and become more varied each day.
Everyone knows of its use for pleasure
and business while all have heard of
its availability for military purposes.
Thus far this use has been more theo-
retical than practical In this line it's
possibilities are said to be great. 1t
may be but it remains to be demon
strated.
If the bicycle is good in the wars of
one nation against another, why should
it not be good in the war that the
criminal class wages on society? Thus
must have reasoned the robbers who
held up the bank of Pickrell & Co. in
a village near Springfield, Ill They rode
up to the bank on their wheels, which
they rested against the awning posts.
Then they entered the bank They
stepped up to the counter as if to trans
act some business. The assistant cash
Ter was the only man in the bank at
the time. He was about to wait on
the men when both ran around the
counter and seized him. AS he turned
his face, and as quick as flash cloth
was placed over his mouth. He was
secured and gagged when the robbers
proceeded to help themselves. They
got a thousand dollars, one of the rob-
bers remarking: Its d. poor haul"
1t was half an hour before the assist
ant cashier was found by one of the
bank men and relieved from his dis
agreea BILE plight. The robbery was
success and the availability of the
wheel for such purposes fully demon
strated.
Surely New York state is making
great advances in these matters. In
her great city burglars do their work
in full dress suits. Some of her great
est bank robbers do business in Wall
street and go about in fine carriages
and live like princes. The robbers
who use bicycles instead of horses
when holding UP bank may hope
some day to ride in their carriages.
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LIFE SENTENCES.

When the pardoning board met Sat-
urday there was presented to it Pc
tition for the pardon of a man SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. The pc
tition was refused. The man in whose
behalf the petition was presented has
been confined in the penitentiary
since 1884. twelve years. Of the merits
of the case or of the action of the
board of pardons we do not intend to
speak, but of the broad principle I'M
DERIVING such cases.
Society has no greater problem to
deal with than that of the proper pun
ishment and treatment of its criminal
class. 1t is still a more or less moot
ed question whether criminals can be
reformed. In the first instance socie-
tvs object in Furnishing them is to
protect itself, but ever since the days
of John Howard it has been the en-
deavor of civilized countries to reform
as well as punish criminals. How to
do it and how to determine when it
is done are very grave questions. To
lay down a rule and determine a test
are simple matters of themselves, but
it is a most difficult matter to say
when the requirements of the rule
have been complied with, when the
conditions of the test have been salts
fed. In the case of life prisoners the
most enlightened thought on the sub
ject declares it best to fix a limit of
years for such prisoner, without any
reduction of time for any cause, and
when that has been served their life
is deemed to have been expired and
they are restored to their liberty This
period of imprisonment is generally
placed at twenty-five years. When
man or woman has spent twenty-five
years in prison there is little likeli-
hood that he or she will be a menace
to society. There should be some such
law in this state.
A life prisoner was pardoned from
the Michigan state prison at jackson
only last week. Thirty years of her
life had been spent within it's walls.
The story of her crime and inlprison-
ment is a sad one. That story, told
in her own language, Gt was written in
1891 is as follows:
was sent to this place June T. 1856,
for the murder of my three children
by poison. The crime was committed
at Battle Creek, December 10, 1866, and
by the advice of those connected with
me in committing it 1 pleaded not
guilty. The name of the judge was
Benjamin F. Graves and that of the
prosecuting attorney, John c. Fitzger-
aid.
1 claim that l was not a murderer
at heart, and that / was under the in
huence of another mind than my own
at that time. l never had committed
crime before and never have enter
tanned thought of crime since
About eighteen years ago l was as