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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-08
CHEAT RIVER RAILROAD.
Prospects for It's Early CompIetioh-Risl
Country 10 bs Opened Up.


Country TO bo Opened Up
Special Dispatch to the IntelIlgeneer.
KINGwooD. W. Va, Jan. There
are good indications that the long
talked Of railroad down Cheat river viii
soon be built. Two companies have pro-
posed building railroad connectlngwith
the Baltimore & Ohio at Rowlesburg.
Preston county, down the river TO Fair
chance, Pa To-day the West Virginia
Northern railroad company, whose
headquarters are at Philadelphia, OBJ
tained a right OF way for nine miles
OF this railroad. The county court grant
ed the company the use OF q now dis
used county road for the purpose, upon
the condition that the railroad be built
at 0nce.
The company. through It's attorney,
Mr.. p. j. Crogan, says that work Will
be commenced on that road very soon.
The parties at the head Of the company
are Messrs. John +. and ]. ]. Steer. Of
Philadelphia, who own vast timber and
mineral lands along the proposed route.
Other Philadelphia capitalists are also
financially Interested.
The Cheat River railroad company,
with headquarters at 43 Sixth avenue,
Pittsburgh, has been expected TO build
this railroad for. come time. Hon.
Charles NJ Bishop. wealthy banker
OF this place, appeared before the court
IN the interests OF another railroad, pre-
sumably the one last above mentioned,
and asked that the right of way grant
ed by the court be upon the conditions
of immediate completion of the road by
the Philadelphia company. He said that
II this company did not build the road
at once, he had one In view that would.
The entire length OF the proposed road
will be nearly fifty miles. Mr.. l.. II.
Hamilton, representative Of the Phil
adelphia company. was seen by your
representative. but he declined to be
interviewed. He stated, however. that
his company meant business and would
build the railroad down Cheat river at
once.
There are valuable mineral beds and
forests OF fine timber along the route,
and the proposed road will develop a
valuable section OF country heretofore
undeveloped.
There are two railroads In West Vlr-
ginia called the West Virginia North
ern. The one proposed as above mem
toned and a short line by that name
owned by a local company and con-
Meeting this town with the Baltimore &
Ohio at Tunnelton. One OF them Will
likely change the name.
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HAVANA. Jan. 7.-Dr. Casper Betan..
court, a naturallzed American citizen.
and well known dentist. who was ar
rested here on December Z, as 4 polit-
ical suspect, Is said to have been one
OF the leaders OF the insurgents during
the ten years war. It now appears
that he Is charged with conspiring
against the government in handling
mail matter intended for the lnsur-
gents ia connection with Gustav Mar
tinez. the collector OF the revolutionary
junta, the agent of Aguirre, the In
surgent leader and Jose Maria Diaz, the
agent OF Castillo. also leader OF the
Insurgents.
The kings attorney last night. sent
the first documents in the proceedings
against DR.. Betancourt to the district
court, where he will be tried before an
ordinary tribunal. Dlaz and Martinez
have already been sent % the Chafar-
inas Islands.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. The
steamer Dauntless, Captain Myers, re-
turned to Jacksonville at midnight. W.
a. Blsbee. owner OF the tug, says that
he will, IN Few days, load her with
arms and ammunition and munitions
OF war and VIII then clear her for Gu
ba.
This morning Mr.. Blsbee applied (or
clearance for the Dnuntless 10 the port
OF NeuVltas Cuba. with munitions OF
war, but Collector Bisbee refused TO
grant the clearance TO the tug until he
had consulted the authorities at
Washington, which was done by wire.
The collector received instructions this
afternoon to make foil report Of the
vessels recent movements.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-08
BRYAN Avn A1TaELp
Speak at a Free silver jackson Day Ban-
. qust In Chicago.

speak at a Free silver jackson Day BAn-
.e qust in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. lin the banquet
hall of the fremont house, the silver
branch Of the Democracy held Tonight
its banquet in celebration of "Jackson's
Day" The banquet was under the aus
plces OF the W. j. Bryan League and
was held one day in advanceofJackson
Day proper, as the distinguished guest
OF the league, w, j. Bryan. could not be
present tomorrow. having an engage
ment in Omaha. The banquet hall was
gorgeously decorated when at 10 o'clock
the doors were thrown open to the 800
followers OF Mr.. Bryan.
Carter H. Harrison, the first president
Of the league. was at the head Of the
table and acted as toast-master, Mr..
BRYAN being seated Immediately at his
right. II was fully midnight when Mr..
Harrison raped for order and In u few
plensant. well-chosen words, introduced
MIR, Bryan. The latter was greeted
with graet applause when he arose to
sneak in response to the toast OF An
drew Jackson" and frequently through
out his address he was compelled TO
pause while his hearers took time to
demonstrate their approval OF his senti-
ments.
Following Mr.. Bryan came Governor
AItgeld, to whom had been assigned
the subject. Character and Mission OF
a Minority Party"
Several others spoke.
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FREE sII YERITEs
AZ sIcKInIsy's Home Hold Post SIortsm
Over the Election.

Over the Election.
CANTON. o.. Jan. 7.-The Bryan free
silver club OF this city. had tonight what
Allen o. Myers, OF Cincinnati, one of the
speakers, and an Ohio Democrat of
prominence. is pleased 70 term post
mortem over the recent election II Is
a banquet Intended to do honor TO the
memory OF Jackson.
Covers were laid for nearly 500 guests
The Womens Auxiliary to the club as
slsted IN the arrangements and many
women and children were among the
guests. a number OF local leaders In the
Democratic, POpullst and Prohibition
parties Including General !. r. and Mrs.
Sherwood, delivered addresses.
Toasts were also responded 10 by Cen
sral A. j. Warner, OF Marietta; Allen o..
Myers. OF Cincinnati: Congressman,
elect j. ]. Bentz, OF Columbus: Judge
Blandln. OF Cleveland, and others.
Invitations were sent broadcast over
the country and letters sent by William
I BRYAN. Hon Richard p, Bland, Sena-
TOR Stewar: and j. X. Sovereign, were
read during the celebration.
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eign relations to investigate the payment
OF the Mora claim. The resolution was
introduced by Senator Chandler and in
structs the committee TO ascertain
among other things whether the settle
menf. providing for the payment Of
81, 100000 on account Of the claim, was
a fair one. II also directs the committee
to ascertain whether the payment OF the
claim involved any assurance from this
government as TO the attitude this coun-
try would maintain in the Cuban insur-
rectlon.
The senate agreed 10 the resolution
without division or debate and without
requiring any assurance that there was
any suspicion that the settlement had
not been regular, members OF the com
rnittee on foreign relations say they do
not anticipate that general investiga-
tion will be undertaken into the ques-
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SHE PLEADS GUILTY.


COLLAPSE Of the Notorious Libel Sult-Lady
scott win Receive Heavy Sentence.
LONDON, Jan. 7.--when the hearing
OF the libel suit brought against Lady
Selma Scott and John cockerton, en-
glneer. and william Aylott, valet, By
her on-in-law, Earl Russell, was re-
sn,ned nj the Central criminal court
this morning. counsel FOR the defense
announced that the plea OF justification
was withdrawn and that the defense
agreed upon verde; of guilty.
II is the general Impression hero that
Lady Scott. Cuckertun and Aylott viii
be heavily sentenced, for justice HRw-
kIug intinatcd that II must not be sup
uospd that because the f,se was alb
ruptly ended. the punishment would be
merely nominal
Earl Russell was hisscd by The crowd
outside the court
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-08
DELGADO's ESCAPE

From Death Little short OF MarveIoul.
How the Newspaper Man was saved.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA Havana spe-
cIal 10 the Mail and Express says; The
escape from instant death of Harry Del
gado, the Mall and Express correspon-
dent. was little short of marvellous. 1t
was learned here yesterday that he has
undergone an operation In the San Am
brosia hospital, and that 1t win be de-
termlned at the end OF nine days
whether he Is likely to live or die.
DelgadCis vitality was much reduced
by his experiences. He lay for ten weeks
In a matched hut, without medical at
tentIon. When his hiding place was dis
covered, he was so weak that he could
scarcely move. He had no arTnS and no
ammunition. The commander OF the
squadron was about TO dispatch him
with a machete. after asking his name.
One of the Spanish soldiers remembered
that there was n reward OF 100000 pese-
tas for the capture of Richardo Delgado.
or Perido Delgado, suspected Of being
filibustering agents in Florida. They
believed Henry Delgado to be one OF
these two and carried him of to Hava-
ma, where they expected to see him shot,
after having received the blood money.
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rHREE FRTENng TRIUMpH
Cannot be Prosecuted a. PIrate-Ths
Law I'm the NLnttsr.

Cannot be Prosecuted as Plrate-The
Law in tho Matter.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7-The report
that the government intends to prose-
cute the alleged fllibuster,. the Three
Friends, and her officers on a charge of
piracy. is without foundation. Soon af-
ter the Three Friends returned from her
last trip into Cuban waters, the officers
of the department of justice took occa-
sion to look up the law on the subject OF
piracy. and Il is understood that Il was
found the weight of authorities on inter
national law as applied to this country
was largely against the theory that the
officers Of n vessel in the situation OF the
Three Friends, even n It could be shown
that shots were fired at the Spanish ves-
sci, could be held as pirates. Ihe ac-
csp.ed definition OF the word pirate Is
one who Is an enemy OF all mankind-a
highway ruhber on the seas,
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IRON AND STEEL TRADE.
Little Change Noted, but the same Faith
In tho Futurs Hem"inS,

Iittlc Change Noted, but the same Falth
In tho Future RomHinS,
PTTTsBrRGH. Jan, THE Ameri-
can Manufacturers review OF the iron
and steel trades says
"The only thing approaching at a
furry in the local iron and steel market
ia shown In lines where disturbed combl-
nntIons have upsct prices So far as the
general market Is concerned the condi-
tIons OF this week are practically those
shown in our last report, There " still
thr general dullncss and disposition 10
defeF transactions. In pig iron the sit
untlon continues unchanged, and IN the
various forms nf finished products there
rs little or nothing represented, but In
iprrgt sacmB 10 cpnter In BcsSomcr steel
Their line lA considerably disturbed Just
now. and tile falling prices FURNISH
about the only excitement IN the iron
and steel trade at present
'Thc stock taking season cuntlnucato
keep down iron ard steel production.
In the finishing lines this inactivity
matters little. us the outputis still
nhcnd OF the demand There has hcep
n great deal of Bossomcr sold during the
pngt tyo wceiya and m some cases prices
have been very low There Va stlll The
same faith shown IN the future Of the
trade. although to some, tho confidently
expected Improvement Is a long time
coming,
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N.v Pocifio RaIIroai Biil.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 7.-sena-
tor Morgan has offered substitute for
the Paclfic railroad bill, which provides
for a board OF trustees consisting OF
nine members, four to be appointed
from west of the Mississippi river and
four east and one who shall be presi-
dent OF the board whose locality is not
specified. These men shall not be stock
holders OF the roads and shall be ap-
pointed by the President and confirm
ed by the senate. They shall take con-
troll OF the roads and manage them as
a corporation with a view OF settling
the debt. Provision is made for q four
per cent sinking fund. The whole. debt
Is to be refunded In bonds bearing j
per cent interest and running thirty
years. Senator Morgan says that under
his bill the roads can be made to pay
all liabilities within twenty-five years.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. T,-The
Pacific railroad funding bill, which IS
considered the most important piece Of
legislation witch viii come before Con-
urcFs Mt this session came NJ to-day IN
the house under special order which
allows two days for general debate and
one DAY for amendments and debate
Under the i've minute rule with pro-
vision Tor n anal vote on Monday next
There was a great deal or Interest in
the measure, and tho members gave all
the speakers very close attention A
hrge map OF the roads with their iced
rrs was hung on frame erected IN the
area IN front Of the speakers rOstrum
ana served to illustrate many pf the
POINTS made There were only four
fpClkcrs to-dnv. Mr.. Powers. (Rnp.
va, the Chairman OF the Pacific ruil-
road committee, who opened whit an
exhaustive two hour argument in sup
port uf che bill Mfr Hubbard (RcD,
MOI. the minority member of tho COM
mitiuc. who has charge Of thn opUosl-
Hon and AIcsIra. Grow. (Rop. PnO,
and Bell. tDem. Texds). WHO spoke
respectively for ana aglinss the meas
urc.
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MAssILIoN MINERS STRIKE
Refuse to Accept tho Reduction, and will
stubbornly CONTEXT.

Rsfuus to Accept tho Reduction, and will
stubborniy CONTEXT.
MAssILLoN, Ohio, Jan, What
promises to be stubborn strike was
inaugurated by the coal miners in the
MassiIlon district this evening. The
convention OF independent miners
which assembled here to-day repre-
sented $500 men. Resolutions were
adopted, refusing to accept the ten
cents a ton reduction ordered by the
operators a cfw days since.
A committee was named to CONFER
with the operators, and the latter eN-
pressed their determination to stand
by the fifty-one cent rate. When the
committee reported the convention de-
cided to accept slSty-onc cents or
nothing. The local branch Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers win convene To-
morrow and endorse the action OF the
convcntion To-day, though the two
organizations do not harmoniEe on all
things.
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HANsBRoUGHs SUCCESS
WIN be Das to Combination OrPeeulinr
circumstances.

Circumstance.
BISMARCK. n. D., Jan. 7.--The cleo
tion of Hansbrough to the senate from
this state is practically accomplished
His supporters have the pledges Of a
majority of the Republican members Of
the legislature and undess these
pledges are broken Hansbrough will
win ON the first ballot. This result was
accomplished under most peculiar con-
dltions. Three. weeks ago the opposi-
ton TO Hansbrough's return was In the
majority, but this opposition was not
united. on Sunday the blizzard choked
iip every line of railroad in the state,
leaving Hansbrough's opponents at
Fargo and Grand Forks unable 20
reach here.
The Hansbrough men had q majority
OF the Republicans here and they SELF
ed the opportunity to make up the slate
for both legislative houses. The anti
Hansbrough men were without organi-
zatlon: the house had to organize Tues
day, and the -Hansbrough men
were compelled 10 come Into the Hans
brough camp or lose all their oihces IN
the organization. Every man came into
The legislative caucus and subscribed
to the slate, but there we're still few
shaky ones in the senate, which has
not elected its officers. Subsequent
events settled the matter. Colonel w.
II. Matthews. national committeeman,
had Just returned from q trip to Cleve-
land to see Hanna, who refused 20 In
terfere against Hansbrough. 1t Is said
that Robinson has wired from Fargo,
releasing all who were pledged TO him
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Special Dispatch to the IntellIgeneer
TERRA ALTA, W. Va, Jan. IA SER
lous bu; not fatal freight wreck occurred
on the Cranberry grade, near Terra Alta,
last night. A freight train derailed a
car loaded with corn, and while the car
was being replaced on the track another
train came up on the other track and
sldewiped the wrecked car, resulting IN
Fireman Worthington Smith being seri-
ously, but not fatally injured, and labor
or Charles Wlldbaugh receiving slignt
Injuries. Both tracks were clear within
~, hnnr
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Special Dispatch 10 the InteIIIgenceF'
MoRGANTowN, w. Va, Jan. 7.-At
the municipal election here to-day L.
D. Peck was chosen mayor; W. Arnett,
recorder, and W. w. Hayes, DR.. ]. P.
Fitch, II. B. Williams, Prof. R. C.
White and J. ]. Wharton, councllmen.
The council contains majority taVor-
ing license. The mayor-elect is an antl-
license man. There were four tickets
in the field. but party politics did not
enter into the contest. The proposition
to bond the town was defeated. A light
vote was polled.
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CAUSED DY DRINK
A ADrunken Engineer RssPOnslbIe 6Or4hs
shaking OF the Commodore.

Sinking OF the Commodore.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. IA special to
the Dispatch from ormond-by-the Sea,
Florida, brings new and important in
formation regarding the cause Of the
sinking OF the steamer Commodore,
which has been reported to have been
scuttIed by a Spanish traitor on board.
The Dispatches correspondent held an
interview at Daytona, with Captain
Murphy, OF the lost steamer, in which
the latter stated that the report that
the Commodore had been sunk by trait
orS Is not true.
IAN the crew, twonty-seven in num-
ber, wore loyal to the Cuban cause. The
trouble that caused the sinking Of the
ship originated in the engineers depart
ment." The engineer. the captain said,
had been drinking heavily and that
when they discovered the ship leaking
and the pumps did not work. 1t was too
late to save her.
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OLD THEORY EXPLODED.
Rich Vein ofGOld Discovered at Depth
of2,IOO Feet,

of2,I0O Feet
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. THE min
ing world has been set by the ears by
lhe developments In the Kennedy mine
IN Grass Valley. within the past few
davs At perpendicular depth Of over
3 100 feet body Of rich ore. fully thirty
feet In width, has been discovered. In
magnitude the ore body Will eonpnre
foyorabiy with any vet found. and the
great depth at which II lies explodes
a long cherished and heretofore beuev-
ed lnfalllble tradition OF the search Tor
gold on The Pacific coast.
IL Is an old theory which age has al
most crystlllzcd into formula, that
gold ore disappears after certain
depth has been attained This Is a
creed of every old prospector from the
yukon 10 the Panama isthmus.
The developments in the Kennedy
not only topples over this old time be-
lief. but may lead TO n revolution In
mining in this state. FOR the deeper
progress is made IN the Kennedy the
wider grows the ore body
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IN THE SENATE
A Long aud Busy seSGiOn-Mr. Mills will
spsak on The Cuban QueItIOn.

speak Ola the CnbRn Question.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. THE
senate had a long and busy session to-
day. passing a number OF bills on the
calendar. including several amendments
to the law OF navigation. and also the
bill authorizing the President to reap
point to the navy Commander Quacken-
bush. whose case has occasloned much
controversy Progress was made on the
bill for free homesteads on Indian lands,
but a final vote was not reached, Mr..
Platt opposed the bill In a lengthy
speech, pointing out that II would cost
the government a loss Of many millions.
II was disclosed during the day that
Representntive-elect Edward II. Rob
bins was the author of the letters from
Havana read In the senate yesterday.
The other Cuban development OF the
day was a joint resolution offered by
Mr.. Mills (Dem.. Texas. declaring that
the power of recognizing a new repub-
lie resides in Congress, recognizing the
Independence of Cuba and approprl-
atlng 5000 for n United States minis
Ter TO the republic Of Cuba. Mr.. Nils
VIII sneak on the resolution next Mon
day. Following Is the resolution:
"Rcsolved. by the senate and house
of representatives. that the eSpedlency
OF recognizing the Independence of Il
foreign governmcnt belongs 10 Congress
and when Congress shall so determine
the executive shall act In harmony with
the legislative department OF the gov
crnmCnt.
Second, that the independence Of the
republic OF Cuba ought to be and hereby
is recognized, and the sum OF $4,000 Is
hereby appropriated for salary and eX-
pcnses or a minister TO that govern
mcnt whenever such minister shall be
appointed by The President"
An effort by Senator Perkins, OF Cali
farnia to fix next Wednesday for con-
sIIcrins the bill for nm industrial COM
mission 10 consider problems OF labor,
etc. was defeated to-day by dllatory
taCtlcs
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AN AMERICAN
Under Arrest in Havana Charged
With Conspiracy.
WILL SHARE FATE OF OTHERS

VINO Have Been Charged with Similar
oGsnoes Since the War BeEun-Ths
Daunrisn, Rsfussd Clearance ParsrsUn-
iii Her Recent Movements are Made
ISnown-InstrustiOn Received From
Warrington by Collector Bl.bss-esn-
sral News Bearing ON the cuban War.
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ALIIsoN TALKs
He Emphatieally say. He will Not be in
the Cabinet,


the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7.-sena-
tor Allison arrived in Washington to-
day from Canton, where he had a two
hours conference with PresIdent-eleet
ihe Associated Press the senator said
in substance that his conference with
Mr.. Mckinley was of a confidential
character and therefore he was not At
liberty TO discuss It,. AS for. himseh,
however he would say that ne Woulu
not he in Mr. NcKlniey's cabinet As
10 Others whose names had been prom
inentiy mentioned in connection with
the cabinet, he knew little. Whether
Senator Sherman or Mr. Cornelius n
Bliss, OF New York, had been or wonld
be offered portfolios he did not KNOW
Neither. he added, had he much def
mite information in regard TO Mr.. Ding
ley, OF Maine.
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An AWTUL TRAGEDY.
A Negro outlaw Murders Four Persons
aud Escapes.

and Escapet'
MAYsvfLLE, S. c., Jan, 7-lSlH1on
Cooper, the negro outlaw who shot and
Killed another negro and wounded sew
eraI others at Magnolia, q few days
ago, added more murder to his record
this morning near Magnolia. cooper
entered the house OF Mr.. Ben Wilson,
about sunrise and demanded the use OF
Mr.. Wilson'S buggy, which was re-
fused. This human monster then pick
ed up an axe and split Mr.. Wilson's
head open. He attacked Mr.. Wesley
WILSON, the son, and murdered him In
n like manner. Cooper then murdered
Mrs. Wesley Wilson with the same
weapon. after which he struck down n
negro. who had approached on hearing
the noise. and left the axe sticking in
the negro's head. Cooper escaped.
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MANUFACTURERS
ofyYoolen Goods Heard by Ways
and Means Committee.
THEY DO NOT WANT FREE WOOL

INT Agree 20 protection to ths Growers
Equal TO that They Ask Themselves.
MartilnE Figures showing Ito" the
Wilson Law Has Depressed tho lndu'-
try-EnOrmOus ImportatlOn Of Foreign
Goods closed Down the FaetOri''-A
shOddy Mans Claim.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 7r--,rhe senate.
In executive session. has adopted a rego-
luton instructlns the committee on for