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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-23

Special Dispatch toithe 1ntelligencer. IL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2aa.-Within the
past two weeks Senator ElkIns has in
troduced about one hundred bills In the
interest Of his constituents. Those to
date. not including the, ones previously
reported to the Intelligencer, are grant
Ing pensions respectively TO Deborah J..
Eagle. Martin Hope, Catharine Hey,
George W. Johnson and Henrietta Bed
niger Lee, surviving child Of Darrell
Bedinger, Of the revolutionary war; in
crease OF pension to Isaac N. Lock,
Isaac Fl. Rice and Silas H. Mickey; for
the rel tef OF Thomas D. Hawker, Nancy
A. E. Hoffman, John C. FELTON,. James
Evans, George W. Graham, James v.
Moore. the trustees OF Trinity Episco-
pal church. Mart!nsburg, and other
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Feb. 22.-Thc
marriage OF Miss Marion Olive Hansen
md Ignatlus Donnelly was solemnized
to-day with much pomp and ceremony.
The nuptlals were celebrated in the
church OF the bride, the Norwegian
with an audience OF about COO, which
cv!nccd deep interest In the affair.
OutaIde vast concoursc gathered to
catch glimpse OF the pretty bride and
the distinguished groom as they enter
cd, Mr.. and Mrs. Donnclly leave to-
night for an eastern trip OF six weeks
duration, and on their return will re-
aide ut NinlnEcr. Dakota county. The
bride, who Is twenty-five years OF age,
has been for the past two years Mr..
Donnelly's gtenoGrnphcr, ts7E E
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Work on Gun carriage. pn,h,a.

H. CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 22,-wo?k
on tho big government contract Is now
under rapid hcadway at the OILS steel
works. Five enormous gun carriages
are being constructed there. They arc
for thirtcen-!nch guns to be used OF.
United States battleships. A similar
carriage wau completed some time ago
and shipped cast. where II met the APP
rral Manager i3artol, of the Otis plant,
said to-day that orders had now been
received TO complete five more Of tho
carriagcs. Tho great gntling cast steel
sun Will bn returned 10 the Otis worka
within 7 few. daya from the Cleveland
city forEc, 70 be rcanctl out In readiness
Tor the rittinG, which is 10 be performed
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 22.--Ma-
jor General Snowdcn, commander OF
the National Guard OF Pennsylvania.
has issued general orders to every ON
Ger In the state to recruit his command
up 10 tho full quota required by law.
The orders were issued five days ago,
with Instructions that they be kept a
profound secret. The officers were in;
structed to have their men ready to
march fully armed and equipped at
twcnty-four hours notice. 5aS.
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a
distinct and ne. prcyfus, affirmed hisl
Innocence, counsel adding: "A monu-
iment OF faisehoods and hypocrisy has
been built up, falsehoods for the fabet-
tors, hypocrisy for the stronger and
9guiltler parties. Let these men know
this. Let them listen to my words and
remember that the name which occupies
In history the most Inundated place IS
that OF Portius Plate" Vehement ap-
plausc.) N N I. i
After, the court adjourned. N. Iaborie
received veritable ovationS, cries OF
"ylye Laboriel" mingled with counter
cries OF 'vive l,Armee!" and "a bas les
jules" The public emerged from tho
court in q state OF extreme excitement.
but there was no disorder. bS
u. Laboric will continue his address
tomorrow, rs si,N KS .sti
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A Robbery Mystery solved.

CHICAGO. Feb. 22.-The mystery sur
rounding the robbery of the Texas &
Southern railroad ticket office at
Phoenix, Ariz, about a month ago, at
which time $4,000 worth OF tickets and
$TC0 in money was taken, was solved
to-day by the arrest and confession OF
Charles Collins. Collins implicated u.
W. Waterman, who 10 also under arrest.
The robbery was peculiarly daring
one. The ticket office, which is in the
heart Of the city, was entered before
midnight, the safe and strong box OF the
railroad company wrecked by dynamite.
So great was the force OF the explosion
that the inside Of the building was COM
pleteiy wrecked, but before the police
arrived the robbers had escaped. s
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ia actually employed. An express pro-
vision is made that the government may
terminate the contract at any moment.
u Is also provided that the compensation
shall not exceed the sum OF money
ls?oo.O .O0o) appropriated by Congress for
this purpose In the Joint resolution pass
cd yesterday, Finally Il is provided
that II the companies succeed In raising
the Maine and towing her to New York,
they shall receive a bonus OF sio0, 900.
In View OF the large first cost OF tho
Maine. about $4,000, 900. and the national
desire that she shall be raised, as EVIL
denccd by the prompt and unanimous
action OF Congress upon the Joint reso-
lutlon. Secretary Long believes that he
Is fully juJtined In making the above
termH with the wrcckers. though at FIRST
thought the per diem compenadticn
seems large. II must bc borne In mind,
however he said to-day, TINT this Will
constitute the largest wrccNing expedl.
ton ever equipped In this country.
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HAVANA. Feb. 92.-The court OF in-
,ury opened at half past 10 and took a
,,soss a, half past 70. Lieutenant G. u.
" Holman. navigator and ordnance
officer OF the Maine. was examined at',he
morning session. The court met for the
afternoon session at half past 1. and
Lieutenant Commander r. Wainwright,
executive officer OF the Maine, was called
TO the witness stand. Lieutenant VAIN.
vrlrh, has been In Immediate charge OF
ne wreck Stree the explosion
-Four divers are at work, two in the
,ore par, Of the ship and the others aft.
The task Is most laborious, and the men
ure naturally extremely careful. us they
have had 10 work In complete darkness.
and several have had bad falls. Elec-
:rIc lights from the Mangrove. are now
available and much good Is expected
from them.
Nearly all the possible salvage has
now been made from the cabin AFT. The
efforts to reach the ward and mess
rooms are frustrated by some unknown
obstacle. II Is expected to find bodies In
these rooms. Two cases OF ten-inch
ammunition have been found. the one
having exploded, the other full OF pow
der. These were found forward.
The work Of securing the bodies under
The hatch has been most difficult In the
dark. but It Is hoped that the electric
lights will be OF great assistance. The
bodies are much muIi!ated and some are
partially burned.
Tie officers Of the court Of inquiry
paid aroeher visi. to the wreck to-day.
Captain Sampson. after the visits Of the
members Of the court to the captain gen.
eral and Admiral Maaterola to-day. said
the reception extended them had been
nolise and cordial. The, captain general
and admiral had expressed deep sympa-
thy and the hope tina. nothing would in
tertere Ia prevent a thorough lnvestisa-
,l0n. They offered TO give any help in
their power. Captain Sampson referred
10 tie visits as tending to promote bet
ter understanding.
Among the salvage were the tableware
and the silver service belonging to the
Maine.
George ". Koebeler. of Brooklyn, did
to-day. at the military hospital. All
tie o.her Injured show some improve
uenl.
La Lucia In an editorial to-day COM
nents raGn the ''ulfairncss Of the
United States In making CAPTAIN Sigs-
bee the adviser and assistant OF the
court OF INQUIRY"
The editorial is evidently based on In
correct information from he United
States, as naval officers here soy II Is I'M
pos!h!e under the rules constituting the
naval courts OF inquiry, that che cap
tain commanding the ship destroyed
should have anything TO do with the
findings o; the court, being In one se:i-
Gus trial himself. 1t Is made Captain
sigSoee's duty TO give all the testimony
as to the facts In his possession.
La Lucha claims also that the court OF
Inquiry Is not constituted as It would be
by any other CT the great powers, but In
this particular. the paper Is evidently
laoo-.ng under further mlsinformatlon,
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W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 2o.-ow-
Ing TO the mass OF business in court
Judge Woodward decided there ehould
be no holiday to-day. "But." sold he. II
deem 1t appropriate that we observe the
day by hearing washington's farewell
address and have requested Mr.. Scar.
let to read t."
There was burst Of applause q. this
announcement, and the reading was
siven careful attention.
The first witness OF the day was Mrs.
James Edmondson, who lives at Har-
wood. She said that on the day OF the
Shooting she heard neighbor shout:
Swim out, the strikers are coming. I
saw the men. They all had cluos They
found my husband and tried TO get him
away. / grabbed him and after lot
OF words they let him 80. A neIghbor
gave me big stone and i said should
throw 1t II they tried to get my man
again. They did try and ! threw some
stones. They threatened to knock my
brains out. Some tried to get Into my
house 10 take my sick son; but told
them II they came In they'd be dead
when they went out They went away
then.p s. 70
James Edmondson, husband OF the
previous witness. said he heard his
neighbor. Mrs. O'Donnell, shout to him
that the strikers were coming and that
he would better get out. Continuing,
the witness said II went with my two
boarders. but we hardly got out before
the strikers caught us. They dragged
me along for a couple OF hundred yards
and then my wife came and rescued me.
All the strikers were armed"
Peter Wolfe, a driver at the HarTood
colliery, said: ION the Friday the strik-
ers gathered TO march to Lattimer,
went down to the company store and we
locked ourselves in. Afterwards when
we tGlought the strikers had gone we
went out. One man chased me with a
!, big club for long distance and finally
escaped by jumping through the window
OF my house."
James McGraw, OF Harwood, said he
was pursued by the strikers and as he
could not run because OF his advanced
age, he hid in the bush and as he drop
ped two shots were fired at him. He re-
mained In hiding until the men had
game.
Charles Mullen and two friends were
pursued by the strikers who shouted:
I'VE will shoot YOU" and finally thsy
fired two shots at them as they got into
the bush. i{s
Thomas McNellls gave important tes-
timony. He had charge OF six men
working on the public road when the
strikers came along. They wanted the
men on the road to stop work. Mcneil
lie expostulated with them. He told
them that his men were not working for
the coal company. The strikers, how
ever, were threatening and the men at
work on the road. seeing they were out
numbered. agreed to surrender and 90
along with the strikers.
William Gerlach, breaker boss at
Cranberry, said the strikers were rlotous
and drove the men from work at Halle
ton. No. ! mine. at Cranberry and at No.
l breaker. The men Travelled in bands Of
from 100 to 200. The strikers went into
the houses at Harwood and drove the
inmates out.
Mrs. Josephine Caramonza, Of Gran
berry. saw the strikers so into the coal
stripplngs armed with heavy sticks.
They dave out the men ut work. Some
Of the strikers were overheard to say
that they would shoot to kin. =.
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Special Dispatch to the Intellisenccr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Penslons
have been granted to West Virginia ap-
piicants as follows:
Increase--Meredith Dick, Troy, SO to
IS per month; George W. Smith,
Charleston, IS to sl2.
Widow-Elizabeth A Grove, New
Martirsrille. sl2.
Pensions have been granted also to
ington county, Pa, SO per month; New
ton II. Braddock. wharfage, Greene
county, increase, Sc to IS per month;
Elizabeth ". Miller widow. DillInger,
Greene couEty, Pa, S2.
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ronrtecn I!oLll+, Krroy.rt,,,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-The navy
department received a dispatch from
Captain Slgsbee this evening saying
ehat fourteen more bodies had been re-
covered from the wreck. All the re-
mains are unidentified. Il Is not thought
mat any bodies will be identified here
atter unless by the clothing. Aside from
the ettec: OF long submerslon the men
were nearly all directly under the main
DECK which was blown up ana the tre-
mendous force OF the explosion probably
oi9t'ed scores ol them out OF existence
entirely, The department knew no.hlng
oi the printed report that the tender
Sache had left Havana with dispatches
ior Admiral Slcard al Kew West.
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Thinks Mnine Can be Raised.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 22.-Capt. John T.
Guyro. for more than thirty years q
diver in both salt and fresh water, who
helped raise the Milwaukee, a double
turreted moritor, sunk by torpedo In
Mobile bay at the time OF the civil war,
thinks the Maine can be saved. He
says: There Is no question about the
divers being able to determine whether
the Maine was s9ak by torpedo"
Capt. Guyro says the Milwaukee was
wrecked In about the snme way as the
Maine ard lay In about the same posi-
tlon. The Milwaukee was finally
brought to the surface so she could be
toned of. ,E---L. . 49, !.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Three
huEdrsd PopuIals Of both the middle OF
the road and fus!onlst varieties mot
here to-day In state convention. Dele
gates from every indiana district were
preaent. The now state committee al
ready namcd Is claimed by the fusion
lists. The platform reailirms the princl-
Pies In the Omaha and St. Louis plat
forms ard pledges n renewal OF the
FIGHT until every prinlcDic therein sct
forth shall be enacted Into n law AMI
placed on record upon our statutes"
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speciui Dispatch to the 1ntellScncer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Mr. Eu-
gene H. McDcrmott, secretary to senn-
tor Blkins, has experienced the terrible
aflIctIon of losing his wife and child by
death. Both died yesterday evening at
the residence OF Mrs. McDermott's par
ents, No. 200 L street.. northwest, In thlI
city. The funeral wifi take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock from
Wesley chapel, corner Fifth and +
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SITUATION AT WASHINGTON,
Senate ra..e, NH -Addlnv rwo Ar,,,i,r

Senate Passes Mi Adding Two Artillery
4. Iterim,nt. to the Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-All tho
government departments were closed In
Washington to-day. save the navy de-
partmens, where few OF the officials
assembled to receive any dispatched TINT
might arrive and to close the contract
with the wreckers for the recovery OF
the effects on the Maine and the vessc,
herself II that be practicable. The sign
Ing of the wrecklng contract was the
most important event OF the day, and
this concluded. the officials closed up
shop and went hmnc to enjoy q respite
from the rush OF the past week.
Captain Sigsbee was heard from In q
dispatch which indicates that close az
tentior will be given 10 the coal bunkers
by the naval court OF inquiry at Ha-
vana. ~ i
& Officials unquesslcnably have been for
( some tlme preparing for an emergency
that may arise, but appearances at the
department to-day would indicate that
any necessary orders already have been
given and that the situation was not one
calling for immediate activity at WASH
!ngton. The Castlne and Cincinnati, In
accordance with orders made known
some time ago by the Associated Press,
are to nave further north. to West In
dian waters, and at Norfolk, the noni-
tor Terror, has been ordered to be In
readiness and may be sent to New York
later. q Z
The. senate passed a bill to add two ar
tlllery regiments 10 the strength OF the
army. This measure has been urged for
many months by officials OF the war de-
partment whn foresaw that while Con-
greS5 Of late years had taken measures
for the protection OF our coasts by con-
siderable appropriations for extensive
works and great guns Il had no. pro-
vided s!le men necessary to operate these
engines OF war. Should the house pass
the bill. II will enable the department to
carry out plans Il has long had in view.
Criticisms lately passed upon the state
OF the army and our fortiflcatIons has
caused Increased activity in military
matters and to some extent this Is re-
sponslble for reports arriving from .varl-
Gus quarters OF movements at army
posts.
"A report was In circulation that Gen.
eral Miles. as commander OF The army,
had issued additional orders for addi-
t!onal troops at all forts to be on the
alert and ready for Immediate action,
but this was promptly denied by the
generals chief OF staff. Nothing what
ever of a sensational character occurred
in Washington and on the whole. the
day was free OF rumors by comparison
with It's immediate predecessors for the
past week or more z5
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x VINEYARD: HAVEN, Mass, Feb. %,
Tho British chip .Aaia, Captain Dakln,
from Manila, for this port, Is supposed
to have bean wrecked on Nantucket
Shoals during the recent storm and her
entire crew Of probably twenty men
have pcrlahed. The body or Il man und
n little girl were recovered from por-
lion Of floating hull near tho Hand
kcrchief lightshlp this afternoon by the
tuE T.. v. MacCuulcy. b
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VERY PATRIOTIC JUDGE

Issfsiss to Adjourn Court but Had Wash.
ington's Farewell Address Read-Ali
OF the Testimony Addneed Yesterday
shows That the Marching Tlloter, Were
TsrrprilinE tho Country, and Tha,
They Compelled Many Men 10 Join
Them In l.aWie.s Act, Who Were Op.
poIod to Their Methods.
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Arerrlbly ol.trt,.ing A. Aerlient.

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Feb. 2c.--
The clothing of Mrs. David Weed
caught fire this morning while she was
standing before an open fire pface. and
before assistance could reach her It was
burned almost entirely of. The terrible
injury indicted by the fire. together
with the approaching maternity OF Mrs.
Weed, who Is not over twenty years Of
age,.the doctors say, will certainly re-
suit In her death.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 2s.-The
american Ordnance Company, OF
Bridgeport, Conn. has received by telc-
Graph from Its pice president at Wash
InGton an order for forty rnpId firing
siX-pound Hotchklss guns. The order
Is for quick delivery. and the guns viii
all be delivered In about three month";.
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LOS ANGELES, Cal, Fnb c22,--sorn-
Tor "hltc l1as stated tina; he win no..
be candidate tor reelection, He add
Cd: Il say this with re.uctuhre, for my
uuiies are conccnial 10 Inc aud l na
Nel Satisfied with my situation in tile
Ftn'tteA EIi buE,ness considerations OF
.. personal character appear 10 make II
essential that should wuIve my prelc- :
liIctiona." / ~ = ~ -, = :, !!
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PANA, H.. Feb. 22.-Alexnnder Call
an old and respected citizen OF this
place, is dead. A pecullarlty connected
With his life was that, although he was
60 years Of nse. vet he had seen only
sixteen birthdays, having becE born
February %, 1928,
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HEZOLA TRIAL.
Counsel Lahorie Resumes Argu-
inent for the Defense.
DELIVERS SOME HARD BLOWS

Against Those Interested In the E,terhaay
conrt aIartlai--IIo chronoloEleaiIy Res
views tho Case from Tho Time Of the Ar.
re,tofDrsyfas-Emptinessofthe rest Prose
euiIon Pointed ont, and the cinin, Is
( sIads that Tiers Is no, Proof Against the
Exile on pevii's Isiand--I.aboris Re-
4 eeives Al, Ovation at tho Conclusion of
Ills Address.
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NEW YORK. Feb. .2.-Arrived OF
Sandy Hook, F'ucrst Bismarck, from;
Naples; arrived off Highlands, Furnes-
sia, from Glasgow. S.iS n.
MALTA, Feb. 22.-Arrived: Aller, from
New York.
NAPLES, Feb. ee.-Arrived: Scotia,
from New York. 5aia5i ST. yss 5eiS@
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For West Virginia, threatening, fol-
lowed by fair weather; warmer: south
westerly winds. n & ~
For Western Pennsylvania, threatcn-s
ing weather, with light snow on the
lakes; fair in the afternoon; probably
warmer; light variable winds 81
For Ohio, threatening weather; light
snow on the lakes; probably clearing
In the afternoon; light southwestorly5
winds. tlss p -,ss5'5S 'Si''.l
355 s.ocnl Temperature. Is i
/! Tho temperature yesterday as observed
By Z. Schncpr. druggist. corner Markct
and Fourteenth streets. was as follows: ss2
n. m............. Sp. m........,.... "a
u. n,.,....t... 80 Up. m,.....s.,,...5,,.3 50
Il m'..........t ..,.". sc Wcather-Chnng'lo 4
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Failed to Garry out c contra OF.

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 22.-Ed-
ward Rosenteld, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Snow and Ice
Transportation Company, OF Chicago,
which has made contract with the
government to transport relief supplies
from Dyca to Dawson City, has been
arrested on tclegraphic warrant from
the chief OF police OF Seattle charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretcnses. Mr.. Rosenfeld says he Is ab-
solutely ignorant Of the cause OF his ar
rest. The chief OF police said Seattle
wired that the complainant was Minnie
Cronin. and that she alleged that she
had been defrauded out OF 5000 by the
Snow and Ice Transportation Company.
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SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 22.-J. A.
Smiley, local agent OF Snow and Ice
Transportation Company, and his as
sistant, Phillip Hanna, have been ar
rested charged with obtaining money
under false pretcnses. Mrs. Minnie Cro-
min claims that the company has not
carried out Its contract with her.