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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-25
OIL DEVELOPMENT
In Harrison County Is Rapidly Pro-
srcssing-Ncw Wells Being Located
Dnily-ITiuc PrOSDcCtS,

In Harrison County is Rapidly Pro-
grcssing-Ncw Wells Being Located
Dnily-I7inc Prospects.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelllgenccr.
CLARESBURG, W. Va, March a.
Locations of new wells are now daily
occurrences In the Jarvlsville field.
Well No. /, on the Hiram Lynch farm, n
mile west of Wolf Summit, began drill
ing yesterday, and is expected In within
four weeks. II Is the most northern OF
any In the Jarvlsvile field, and is look
ed forward to with interest as n test Of
that territory. r. W. Marshal. an emil
nent biologist of Pittsburgh. has been
engaged the past week in examining the
Reynoldsvilc field and surrounding
country. for both oil and coal purposes.
1t is reported that he has located the
antl-clinal line east of RcTnoldsvile,
line that Is said to. cut Il big figure
In oil development.
Tho Adamston people interested in
the development OF field there expect
New York and Washington parties here
within few days. 1t will then be de-
termlned when the test well will be put
down on the Mines and Kelley farm.
Ed. Southern has 4 COO acre scope of
territory leased on the headwnters OF
GreEory's Run, Crooked run and Lau-
bert's run, covering the lands of j. W.
Gerard. Thomas Gerard. ]. r. Hnm-
rick, Wheaton Morrison and others. His
intention Is to interest business men
and get the territory developed as
soon as possible. ~
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A GRUESOME JOKE.
The Verdict of the Coroner Over the
Bodies Of the Lynched Negroes In
little River County, Arknnsns.

The Verdict of the Coroner Over the
Bodies of the Lynched Negroes In
Little River County, Arkansas.
TENARKANA, Ark, March 2i.-De-
tails of the wholesale lynchings reported
to have occurred in Little River county,
Ark. are slow In coming In. Three
more dead negroes have been found in
Red River bottoms between New Bos-
ton, Texas, and Rocky Comfort, Ark.
Two Of them, Joe King and Moses
Jones, have been hanged or shot to
death. The third body was stripped en-
tireiy naked when found.
A Justice OF the peace had an inquest
over these bodies to-day and n verdict
was returned by the jury declaring thnt
the men came to their death from ma
tural causes or were frozen to DEATH"
The verdict Is regarded as q gruesome
Joke.
There Is some doubt as to where these
lynchings occurred, 1t being near the
state line. and was either In Little River,
county, Ark, or In Bowie county, Texas.
The inquest was held by q Texas justice
OF the peace.
Joe King Is one Of the negroes who
was whipped by crowd of whites
Wednesday near Rocky Comfort. Just
after the lynching OF Ducltett consta-
Bile went to Kings and told him that
Duckett had been lynched for the as
susslnatlon Of farmer Stockton. King
replied that he knew all about the
Stockton killing and said that the farm
er ought to have been killed sooner and
also intimated that others would be
KILLED before the matter was settled. A
crowd of indignant whites soon had
King in charge and took him to the
woods, where he was thoroughly whip
where or by! whom he was afterward
strung up but he no doubt fell into the
hands of one Of the lynchlng parties
that were organized after the plots of
the negroes TO start q race war were un-
earthed.
Johnson was whipped by the same
crowd who took King In hand and ns he
has not been accounted for since 1t Is
believed that he met HIS death at the
end Of a rope somewhere In the vicinity
Of Red River.
Many sensational reports are reaching
here to-day from the scene of the dis
turbance, but very little authentic In
formation can be gathered. One report
states that the whites are still out In
organized posses hunting the leaders in
the negro revolutionary plot with the
avowed intention Of strlnglng them up
wherever found. Another report states
that the negroes are recovering from
their panicky terror and are securing
arms and threatening vengeance on the
whites. If this proves true serious trou-
bic may result.
General" Duckett, the first man
hanged. was q power among the me-
groes and had many followers. a col
ored man who arrived here to-day from
Wilton. says that every negro in the
neighborhood Of Rocky Comfort and
Richmond, have left their homes and
are afraid to return. A large number
of them have crossed Red river and
gone into Bowie county, Texas. He
says that more negroes have been kill
ed than have yet been reported.
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him and his distinguished associates,
the late Mr.. Campbell. Hon. Waitman
II. Wiley. GovernorA. I. Borcman, and
many others, whose names are house,
hold words, and will live In the mem-
ories OF the older citizens Of this state,
are due the gratitude of the people not
only Of that generation, but Of the pres
ent and those to come.
Many great writer's have paid tribute
to Governor Pierpont. That great
statesman, James G. Blaine. In his
Twenty Years in Congress. gives an in
teresting and lengthy account Of the or
igin and progress and contamination OF
the movement for the new state, of the
formation Of "the Pierpont govern
ment," and OF the debate in Congress
over the question Of admitting the new
state Of West Virginia. and throughout
1t all he gives to the fathers who led
including Governor Pierpont, the credit
for possessing the highest attributes Of
men-personal honor, courage to do the
right, and patriotism. He declares
that by their action, and the admission
Of this state. the "cause OF the Union
was aided by the addition OF n loyal
commonwealth, and justice done to the
brave people of the new state, who by
their loyalty had earned the right to be
freed from the domination that hnd
fretted them and the association un-
congenial to them."
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BERLIN. March 24.-The newspapers
here agGressively discuss the Samoan
question and portion OF them main
tain that Germany must adequately
protect German interests there.
The semi-oiilcial Post referring 10
Germany's proposal TO recall ali the
tripartite representatives In Samoa,
says: This Is the wIsast thing ali
round, as then new arrangements would
be much easier for all concerned and
1t does no: involve the humiliation of
anybody.
The Lokal Anzeiger. Boersen Courier,
and Cologne Gazette. express omaze-
ment Shat neither America or Great
britain is will!ag to show good will to-
wards Germany In the matter.
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PROPOSED PARTITION
ofthc Samoan Islands According to
MIR. Blainc's Plan-it Does not Seem
Tint It Would Work Well now.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March oi.-
There is some suggestion that Mr..
biaine's plan of q partition of Samoa
may again be brought forward, al
though 1t has not assumed official form
thus far. 1t Is based on the iden that
as the Samoan group consists OF three
large Islands. each of three interested
nations would take one of the islands.
The Germans insist that they have pre-
dominating influence on the large Is
land of upolu, where the capital, Apla,
Is situated, and that In any partition T..
would fall to, Germany. On this basis
the eastern island Of TuluIln with It's
harbor OF Paopago. would fall TO tho
United States. and the large western Is
land OF Saraii 10 Great Britain.
AT present the United States Is pre-
pairing to take possession OF its naval
harbor at Pagopago. and a collier Is
now loading at Norfolk with supplies
Tor that point. But while 1t Is one of
the best naval hnrbors on the Pacific
there is much doubt whether this gov
ernment would be contented with 4
naval harbor alone. while Germany ab-
sorDed the rich commercial parts Of the
Island group. Nor Ia 1t believed Great
Britain would accept partition which
assigned to her the western island
which Is barren ana mountainous
While, therefore, the partition of Samoa
Is being put forward In tentative wnr
1t appears TO, involve too many anImos-
tiles TO prove q practical solution.
Germany probably would accept such
n solution, as 1t would give bacl, thnt
commercial prepondcrnnce the Ger
mans have lacked since the treaty Of
Berlin was made. At that time VIII
lam Walter Phelps. our minister at
Beriin forwarded to Mr. Blaine extracts
from the three great organs OF German
political sentiment NIL expressing deep
disappointment at losing the prepon-
dernting office they had formerly exer
cised. The Berlin Kreutz Zc!tunE, lex
treme conservative. said. German in
iluence Is no longer to be allowed prr
pondernting force. nnd the German elc-
ment Is to be reduced to the level OF
other foreign elements, although two
thirds OF oil foreigners In Samoa arc
Germans and four-ilfths OF all tho ,ratle
Is In German hands," The moderate nnl
radical views were similar, nlI EXPRESS
Ing regret that Germany had I'm tho
treaty OF Berlin given up her prcpon-
derating influence. In this view Il wouid
appear that nny reputation OF the
treaty OF Berlin would be In line With
German political continent us made
known by AR. Phelps TO Mr.. Blaine MT
the time the treaty was made.
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a telegram received by the Intell-
gencer last night at o'clock, from
Pittsburgh. announced the death of ex-
Governor Francis II. Plerpont, at the
residence OF his daughter. Mrs. William
II. Siviter, in the eighty-nfth year of
1is age. Since his retirement from pub
sc life years ago the only surviving war
governor, and the father OF West Vir-
slnia, has been living quiet life of
retirement at his home in Fairmons
His advanced years told upon him,
However. and on account OF his encee-
,led condition he was obliged to leave
lis old home In July las. to
lpend his declining days with his chill
lren who live In Pittsburgh. Those who
Iurvive him are his daughters. Mrs.
;!viter, and his two sons, Samuel r. and
William Perpont.
Governor Plerpont had been in falling
iealth for several months past. by rea-
ION OF his advanced age, and for some
lays has been quite i'll. Thursday even
ng, shortly after dinner. his condition
Irew suddenly serious. and he was
eized with q fa!nting spell. His physl-
nan was summoned and he pronounced
he attack fatal. Throughout the day
yesterday the ex-governor received ev-
Ty attention possible, and was sur
ounded by the remaining members OF
lie family. until the end came at NJ
een minutes before O'clock last
light. Death was peaceful and without
tain.
Funeral services will be held at his
lnushter's residence Tomorrow (Sun-
say). at p. m., after which the re-
mains Will be taken to Fairmont, where
he intermcnt will occur on Monday.
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TREND OF TRADE.
Great Capitalization ofNew Compan-
les Docs not Brighten Business.
Great Industries Have all Thoy can

Great Capitalization ofNew Compan-
les Docs not Brighten Business.
Great Industries Have all Thoy can
do.
NEW YORK, March AR. G. Dun
6: Co.'S weekly review of trade will say
tomorrow:
Business Is not frightened, either by
the great capitalization of new compan-
les or by the wild fluctuations in Wall
street. No matter how much the stock
operations In New York may count
business elsewhere is large enough to
warrant q wonderful expansion Of In
dustrles, and that is the thing most Inn
portant to Observe. In no considerable
branch has production diminished, but
in practically all It has been Increasing
during the past week.
In iron and steel little lower price
for Bessemer pig appears at Pittsburgh.
but with grey forge serenty-five cents
higher there, and southern iron at Chi
caso fifty cents to 81 higher. There ls
no market for blllets, as no works east
or west can furnish them at present.
but quotations range in price from SIS
at Pittsburgh, to s27 at Philadelphia.
Finished Products.
In finished products there Is the
same trouble. Rails can be bought at
s23 at Pittsburgh and s24 at Chicago, II
at all. but small lots have been sold at
SEC at New York. Chicago Is taking
many contracts for building In Boston,
New York and Washington amounting
TO 1000 tons, but makes elsewhere are
overcrowded with work. No market can
deliver plates within any reasonable
time and Pittsburgh works are sold to
July on sheets. though instead OF SO 40
there 81 Go at Chicago and SO 90 at Phil
adelphin Is paid. Plate mills aSc all full
and there Is heavy demand at Chicago
for bars with one car makers contract
for 5000 tons, prices steadily growing
stronger.
Wool is at the doubling point, with
large sales ordered from the interior BY
holders and some concessions made to
secure transactions at Philadelphia and
Boston, though quotations show only
moderate declines, and sales at the
three chief markets are almost as large
as in 1882. Manufacturers make many
inquiries, bnt the prospect OF combina-
tions is potent to hinder transactions.
Grain Market.
The wheat market is just now some-
what stronger, although western re-
ce!pts for the week are 3.359.o bush
els, against 2.557666 bushels last year
and for three weeks $500. 900 larger. The
exports, -four included. have been for
the week from Atlantic ports 2,sso.467
bushels, against l.2s4.5s0 bushels last
year and from Pacific ports S2!,1S3.
against .1,atl, ,S2G last year. other ex-
ports beirg S50,920 bushels. 1t Is not
possible to ignore the Importance Of so
great 4 demand extending beyond, the
middle OF March. and sober traders re-
ulze that It means heavier outgc
than has yet been expected. Western
crop estimates are large and such re-
ports as appear that the condition OF
wheat for the coming year are. on the
whole, favorable, but prices are SIC
higher than last week. while corn Is
exc higher.
Failures for the week have been 200 In
the United States. against 2s1 last year,
and q IN Canada, against 81 last year.
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Thursdays slklrrnish.

MANILA, March 24-The enemy are
extremely active in the vicinity Of Mala-
bon inpreparlng defcnces, evidently an
ticipatlng an attack. They keep we'll
under cover. A small body of rebels,
however, emerged from the Jungle on
the extreme left yesterday and fired
upon the Kansas troops in the trenches,
fatally woundlng Private Cohen, of
Company B, and Private Muser, of
Company =.
The Oregon volunteers and the Twen-
ty-second regulars marched to the front
to-day. The Third and Seventeenth
regiments have disembarked from the
Sherman. General H. G. Otis brigade
struck their tents this morning and an
early move Is probable.
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Special Dispatch 10 tho IntcllIgcncer.

Special Dispatch TO tho 1ntclllGcncer.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
The secretary OF the navy has invited
Miss Marion Cockrcll, daughter of Scna-
tor Cockrcll, OF Missouri, TO christen the
battleshlp Missouri, now In course OF
construction ut Newport News. The
vessel Is to be launched next October.
II Is OF the same class us, the Maine and
Ohio, and Is expected to he Il great
fighting machine. Miss Cockrell ls Il
very accomplished and popular young
woman. and her friends nre already
promising that the occasion shall be n
notable one
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SHERNINN MOVED

From the City Off aris to the United
States Cruiser Chicago.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,M March 24.-Mr.
John Sherman has been safely moved
from the American line steamer Paris
to the quarters prepared for him on
board tho United States cruiser Chi
cago.
Mr.. Sherman rested easy during the
night and awolse cheerful and prepared
for the change.
The Chicago arrived here after day
light md preparations We're Immediate
ly made and the transfer OF Mr.. Shcr-
man from the passenger vessel to the
warship.
He was carried on n stretcher which
was laid on one of the boats OF the
Paris while fast to the davlts. The boat
was then lowered into the water and
was taken in tow by steam launch.
Two umbrellas were placed over the
sick man In order to prevent the sun
from ovcrheatinG him. Mr.. Sherman
wAs holstcd on board the Chicago In the
same manner. He was accompanied by
+. B. Wiberg. DR.. MaSee and n nurse.
Immediately after Mr.. Sherman had
been taken on board the Chicago the
Paris. with her party OF tourists on
board, left here for Cienfuegos.
The Chicago will leave here later In
the morning.
DR., Graf, OF the Paris, who examined
Mr.. Sherman after he was transferred
to the Chicago, says both lungs are
practically clear and tha; the patient Is
doing well. He praises the manner in
which the transfer was conducted un-
der the direction OF Chief officer Beck
with. who did not leave until he saw
Air. Sherman comfortably Installed In
the captains cabin.
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AN HONORABLE CAREER.

The Salient Points In Ex-Governor
Picrromts Life = The Thrilling
Times in Which he was one of the
ChierActOrs.
To relate the history of Francis II.
Plerpont during Its most notable period
TO tell the history of the organization
81 the restored government Of Vir-
'ln!a," the loyal government which was
'ccosnized by the national government.
ifter the state Of Virginia had passed
The act of secession. and of the agita-
ION Of the division OF the state. result
ns In the creation OF the loyal state of
west Virginia, of which he was one OF
ne chief promoters, and has been COM
monty known rs "the father
y simple sketch OF his career from
ais boyli0od TO his old age cannot do
hin full Justice as historic character,
'Or II must necessarily be brief 1T pres
mt. Francis II. Pierpont was born in
AohenSaiia county. then Virginia. but
iow West Vlrginin. on the e5th Of June.
Sii, and was therefore almost ut the
snd OF his clghty-flfth year ut tho time
u his death. His life had been spent at
talrm0nt, except when his duties dur
ing the war required hs presence else
where. until quito recently. when he
sent to spend his declining days at the
nome OF HIS daughter. Mrs William H..
slyiter of Pittsburgh.
AZ a boy he worked upon his fathers
tafm. nnd in tho lanyard. he ar
iived at his majority. In the meantime
nc attended school at Intervals In the
nclBhbOrhOod where he resided. At
twenty-five he matriculated as a stu
lGht at Allegheny College. and remuin-
20 there, an earnest. Industrious toiler.
uitll Jnnc, 1870 when he graduated.
nitcr graduation he went south. and
Slnsht school In Mlsslssippi Having
determined TO enter the legal profession.
"llllc teacher he began systematic
.onrSc or reading. In n year or two he
paSScd the required examination. and.
,,Ss'hrnins to Virginia. was admitted TO
We We bar at Falrmont, Marion county.
nelhS thoroughly educated and POSSESS
Wv pleasant hddrcgs. which, added TO
4 hlgh order OF talent aS n public
speaker, he was not long In attaining
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CHEsTERToWN. Nd. March "a
Joseph Wright, colored, was hanged In
the jail yard here at S:45 o'clock this
morning. Wright shot William New
combe, an aged colored man. OH the
night Of November 5. 1897. killing him
almost instantly. He has since asserted
that he was drunk for the first and last
time In his life when he killed New
connie, against whom he had no feel
inS or any kind and that he had no con-
cception OF his actions. y strong effort to
induce Governor Lowndes TO commute
MS sentence was unavaillng. The con-
demned man met death calmly and
without fiinchinE, Sc
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POOR JEFFERSON /!
How Often is his Name TO be Taken in
Vain?

TOPEKA. Kas.. March el.-Arrange-
ments have been completed for an elab-
orate banquet to be held in this city OF
March 80, In memory OF the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson. Covers will be laid
for 500 guests. ]. G. Johnson, the Kan
sas member OF the Democratic national
committee, will be toastmaster and the
addresses will he as follows:
Ex-Governor William ]. Stone, o.
Missouri THE Future of the Demo-
cratic Party"
Allen o. Myers, of Columbus, Ohio.
THE East and the West"
Charles A. Towne, OF Minnesota.
Gold and Silver, the coinage OF the
constitution"
Senator James Il. Jones. of Arkansas,
chairman OF the Democratic national
committee. Organization for 1900"
Champ Clark. or Missouri. prosper
ity-Past, Present and Future
William Jennings Bryan, OF Nebrns-
ka, Democracy"
1t is also likely that Governor Thom-
as. OF Colorado. will attend.
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PENNSYLVANIA DEADLOCK.
Still no Signs of Break In the Sena.
torinl Contest,

.phaii iio DtSS VI oECIA III TIC SJCIlus
torial Contest.
HARRISBURG. Pa, March 24.-Thers
are st!ll no signs apparent OF a break
in the senatorial deadlock, although
there are rumors that something will
happen next week. An effort will be
made by the Republican legislators who
are voting against ex-senator. Quay, to
concentrate on one candidate. II this
can be done it will not affect the result
before Tuesday, as more than enough
are paired for Saturday and Monday to
prevent an election. There were only
lO3 votes cast at to-day's joint ballot, or
less than a quorum. jerks was only
one vote short of that cast for Quay.
The ballot which was the ilfty-seventh.
was us follows:
Quay, 50: jerks, %: Dal2e,l. 10; Stone,
:; Irwin, 4; Huff, 9: Stewart, 5; Wldener,
j; Rice, l; Ritter, /: Grow, /; Tubbs, l;
Markle, !; total, 103; no quorum.
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GOOD GRUB.
The United States Soldiers Fare
Sumptuously in tho Philippines.

The United States Soldiers Fare
sumptuously in tho Philippines.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a
Mail reports have been received from
Manila by the subsistence bureau of the
war department, saying that the sup
piles sent from the United States, in
Guiding all kinds of vegetables arrive in
good condition. There Is little or no
complaint among the troops, says the
reports the men having something else
10 think about. a large number OF
sample bills OF fare gathered from
among the traops. one Of which is
given as n sample as follows:
Breakfast-Beans, oatmeal, salmon,
sugar. bread and ten.
Dlnner-Beefsteak, beans, gravy, po-
tatoes, stewed onions, sugar, bread and
tea.
Supper Boiled beef, rice soup, pota-
to salad, sugar. bread and tea.
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CAPITOL ANNEX.
Tho Site Selected for the Building the
Property Of Ex-Sccrctary of Stntc
Ohlcy and Joseph L. Chiffon.

ifolefty OIL EA-Secrctnry OF Stntc
Ohlcy and Joseph e. Chiffon.
Special Dispatch TO the 1ntclllgencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, March a.
The commission appointed by the re-
cent legislature to select site and
plans for the proposed 100000 annex to
the capitol. tonight accomplished the
former Of Its duties. 1t selected, by
unanimous vote, lot with u frontage
of 129 feet, facing the Lee street side Of
the capitol and with depth of 191 feet.
The lot belongs to ex-Secretary Of
state w. ~. ohley, Joseph L. Chiffon,
and several others. who will receive for
II the sum of s14,S50. to be paid for by
the city Of Charleston out Of contem-
plated bond issue Of $4,000.
The commission consists OF Governor
Atkinson; oliver S. Marshall, president
or the state senate: Owen S. Mckinney,
speaker OF the house of delegates; and
Il. e. Fast and w. L. Mansfield, the
respective chairmen of the finance COM
mittees Of the two houses.
1t Will meet again April to adopt
plans and specifications.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 9l.-Alrs
Mary L. West to-day entered suit .or
$4,000 damages against Louis Emanuel,
prominent druggist OF this city, and
president OF the pharmaceutical associ-
alton OF Pennsylvania. The suit Ia
based on the claim of MIS-. West that
Emanuel sold to her daughter Edna. a
headache powder, which the young lady