The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24

SiNSA-N-NEhAii SHio' wv. -S'A ~ ar
suit to the secretary of the United
States treasury. Hon. John G. Carlisle.
by men Of his native state and city.
was the leading topic OF conversation
to-day. While accounts differ as to
the degree OF brutality manifested by
those in the hall. and on the street
around the building, there is no dis
pute as to the bitterness Of feeling
manifested.
Secretary Carlisle was purposely de-
tained in the ball by his friends in the
hope that the outside crowd would dis
perse. but as soon as Carlisle discover
ed this he insisted on going out i'm
inedlately. Then a police escort was
provided and by main force q passage
TO the street was Obtained. Vile epl-
thets were then shouted at the secre-
tary, and one man, John Fagln, threw
a lighted cigar in his face, and stopped
as II to pick up more formidable mis-
site. He was promptly seized by the
police. but was discharged. no one pre-
ferring a charge.
Secretary Carlisle on reaching Mr..
Helms door thanked the chief OF po-
lice for the protection afforded. There
Is no doubt that Secretary Carlisle feels
deeply this ;ndignity In his own home,
but his only remark was They are not
hurting me: they are only harming
themselves" He did not know that
eggs had been thrown until some time
after II was done i
Secretary Carlisle found himself the
center OF widespread attention to-day
| in consequence OF the gross lndjgnity
offered him In Covington. The first In
dications came In calls from friends
and neighbors, anxious to assure him
OF their detestation OF the outrage. La
ter messages began to arrive showing
that similar feeling existed in other
portions OF the state. At length Mr..
Carlisle was obliged to deny himself
to callers to enable him to get the rest
he needed and to attend to his cores
pondence.
The feeling in CovIngton as we'll as
in Cincinnati. Is high. The Cincinnati
chamber OF commerce, regardless of
political partlsanship, called special
meeting and appointed a committee to
give Mr. Carlisle 4 most urgent invita-
tion to visit the chamber OF commerce
before he returns to Washington. The
feeling that prompted the meeting was
that the members wanted an opportu-
nifty to show the secretary OF the treas-,
ury the high regard in which he Is held
by the chamber OF commerce. In addl-
ton TO this, large delegation OF gold
Democrats from Walnut Hills called to
urge the secretary to give them an ad-
dress and TO allow them to testify their
appreciation by giving him a becoming
hearing. To all requests for speeches
Mr.. Carlisle Is obliged to give refusal
as Tn. five speeches he has promised in
Kentucky fully occupy all the time he
can spare from his public duties
Speaking OF last nights occurrence.
the secretary showed that lie regarded
1t more than an occidental occurrence. In
his opinion 1t was an organized mob.
II did not know during my speech
that any such thing had been done. or
course. | saw the disorder In the hail. Ii
came from L line of men that had gath
cred In the rear OF the hall. The body OF
the house was decent and well behaved.
Indeed, many ladies' were present.
had heard also the noise on the street,
but did not know what It was. did not
speak to the mob but once. saw 1t did
| no good.
II was still in ignorance OF what was
going on outside the hall, though INV
friends seemed to advised of 1t. They
kept OBTAINING me In various ways un-
I'll at last I asked why we did not 70
Then they told me that q crowd was
gathered outside the hall and that they
We're waiting, TIL It should dIspcrse
When heard that said / was going
and we started. When I got to the
door ! saw the crowd there. They had
been waiting purposely all the time
There was arush and Il was with great
difficulty that we got out OF the build
Ing and along the streets. They follow
ed us until within square OF Mr.
Helms house when the police formed
line across the street and stopped fur
ther progress.
The gathering outside the hall ,ba
following of those two or three hun-
dred men for several squares through
the streets was not n mere accident: IL
was an organized affair"
To wish expressed that bettcr
treatment awaited him nt the specchoe
he Is yet to make here, he replied:
1T makes little difference to me, II "a
an illustration of what may be cypcct-
ed everywhere if the principles of the
Chicago platform prevail. Personal In
dignity and even personal violence
VIII hurt those who attempt II more
than 1t can harm me-"
The secretary left tonight In order Ia
meet his engagement at Bowllnr.
Green, Ky, Tomorrow.
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Pitched Battle.
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