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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-27
0HLEY.D0WNTAIN.
The Er-Sccrctnry of State Steals n
March on His Friends : Quietly
Married Mt Norfnlk Vn

The Er-Sccrctnry of State Steals n
March on His Friends : Quietly
Married ut Norfolk, Vn,
Special Dispatch TO the Inteil!gencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. June &c.
William A. ohley, former secretary Of
state. and Miss Mary Louise Downtain.
both OF this city. were quietly married
at noon to-day In old st. Paul's church.
at Norfolk, Va. In the presence OF only
the father Of the bride, and one or two
Intimate friends The news of the event
was received In this city this evening
with general surprise. for though It
was known that It was to occur short
" the time and place had been kept n
Secret among few intimate friends.
In addition the event carries with 1t II
pretty tinSe Of romance. In order that
the ceremony might be as unostenta-
iOua rs possible, Miss Downtain left
here Saturday evening for Washington,
Where she was Joined by her father.
who Is connected with the pension bu-
f"ah at Washington, and with him she
went TO Norfolk, where she was Joined
C'''y, ti'o o.
The selection OF st. Pnul's church ns
The place for the ceremony was In re-
sronse to fanclful wish Of the bride.
bF. Tucker. rector OF ST. Paul's. oficin-
'cd, The bride wore smart tailor
made gown of white broad-cloth, open
ing over white tucked taffetn waist,
nat Of straw. with tucked mousselulnc.
ana paradise aigrettn. and held white
ytoIets.
Mr.. Ohley was secretary Of state un-
"cF Tovernor Fleming. was chairman
o' the Democratic state organization
committee during tho recent campaign.
a close personal and political friend
of John r. McGraw, and one Of the
most prominent politicians and busl-
hcEs men In the state.
:, me bride IL the eldest daughter OF
MNlor j. c.. Downtain. OF Winfield. and
hh' nm acquaintance all over the state
ny reason OF having been for several
yfnfs librarian OF the state historical
society. Mr.. and Mrs. Ohley Will spend
month on the New England coast and
turn.
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A HOWIlNG FARCE,

Rare Vocal Entertainments, Narrowly
Escaping an Exhibition of PuglIism
and Craftsmanship characteristics
OF kentucky Democratic Convcn-
tion.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. June ga con-
tInuous performance of bowling
farce. lasting eight hours. n raro vocal
entertainment. with soloists, and n
chorus OF several hundred voices. dec
lamatlon and tln-horn tests or lung
power. made up the programme OF the
sixth days session of the Democratic
state convention, and It narrowly es-
capped winding up In an exhibition Of
pugilIsm and craftsmanship. From
ten o'clock until six to-day, Central
Music hall contained without doubt the
most uproarous and disorderly body
Of men that ever gathered together for
the transaction OF political or other
business. Angercd by what they con-
sidcred an arbitrary ruling of tho
chair, In refusing to allow an appeal
from his decision, declaring out of or
der motion TO remove policemen from
the hall, over half the delegates set
ubout with nll the energy they could
command to prevent by denfening
noise the transaction OF nny further
business until they secured IL vote on
this appeal. This plan was successful
ly carried out until nearly O'Clock this
evening. when, principally because of
utter physical exhaustion. the iilibus-
tcrcrs allowed themselves to he out
wlttcd and the ballot on nomination for
governor which the chair had ordered
early In the morning, and had tried re-
peatedly to proceed with. was conclud-
ed by having the county chairman, or
rs many rs would come 10 the stage
and yell their votes at the clerk. who
at n distance of fGw inches, was able
to catch the figures.
Before they fairly realized It. they
We're beaten. and n second ballot was
reported. this time with less tribuln-
tion. These two ballots. both fruItlcss,
represent the days work OF the conven-
tlon. After they were completed. all
were glad enough to adjourn until 10
o'clock Tomorrow morning.
Behind this spectacular entertain
mcnt, the three candidates for governor
worked like beavtAs. Goebel controls
the organization OF the convention and
through 1t the state central committee,
but mt present the fight Is MS open and
MS fierce rs II has been at any time.
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PINGREE is GROWING


In his Own Estimntion-Snys He Is
for Mckinley Only When tho Presi-
dent Agrees With Him.
DETROIT, Mlch., June 26.-Governor
Plngree to-day made statcmcn:
brought out by Washington dispatches
which quoted Secretary Alger us saying
that Governor Plngree Is for Presi-
dent Mckinley first, last and all the
time"
Said the governor: "If General AL
ger said that, 1t Is his opinion from his
point OF view. The question whether |
am for Mckinley lies With the Presi-
dent, not with me. II General Algcr
knows that President Mckinley Is op-
posed to territorial expansion, and is
not an advocate Of the murders and
the destruction being visited upon the
innocent Fllipinos. he has O right to say
that am for Mckinley. II General AL
ger Is informed thnt Mckinley is oppos-
cd to trusts and to legislation which
fosters, creates and encourages them,
and in favor of legislation to restrict
and suppress them. then am closer TO
the opinions OF Mckinley than has
generally been believed. II General
Alger Is assured that President McKin-
ley Is not In touch and sympathy with
the disreputnblc p0llticnl methods OF
Mark Hanna and his friends, and de-
precates such leadership, then l am
for Mckinley.
"The question Of whether I favor
Mckinley Is Of no consequence In this
senatorial matter. but l am for Nc
Kinlcy In everything he does which
consider right and against everything
he does which l consider wrong"
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WOOLEN MILLS
AT TERRA ALTA
DESTROYED.
BY Fire in Less Than an Hour,
Involving n Loss Of One Hun.
drcd Thousand Dollars.
They HAD JUST BEGUN TO RUN
On Full Time Were the Most
Completely Equipped
Mills in the State.
speclal pl,pulch 70 lhs. lnlelllgonc,o;Ir.. .

Special Dispatch to Tho lnlei,isancor. ~
TERRA ALTA. W. Va, June 26.-The
most disastrous fire that ever visited
Terra Alta occurred this morning short
ly before o'clock, when the mammoth
woolen mills Of ]. W. Rigg. Son & Co.,
located one-quarter OF mile east OF
town. were totally destroyed.
About twenty minutes after Z o'clock,
while the usual amount of wool was be-
Ing run through the picking machines.
piece OF metal. supposedly nail. was
passed In with the wool, and becoming
entanglcd In the machinery ignlted the
feecy substance, resulting almost in
spontaneous combustion. With incon-
ceivable rapldity the flames spread, and
in spite of all the employees could do
the entire second floor was soon mass
OF seethIng flames. The blowing of the
mill whistle gave the alarm to Terra
Altans. and they hurried to the scene,
only TO find smoke and, flames issuing
from almost every window OF the large
~ oANSc ~ klle tkSl CII4
was the only part OF the mill from
which anything could be saved. The
books Of the firm. the large sufe. u
quantity of woolen goods and the Of
flee furniture were moved therefrom,
but everything else in the building. in
GLIDING $4,000 or $1,000 worth Of goods
ready for shipment In the packing de-
partment, was lost.
Quick Work of Flames.
The building was made of brick. with
slate roof. and this. with the heavy
machinery, quickly fell. the entire prop
erty being destroyed In less than an
hour. The large and handsome store
building. also the property OF the COM
pany. located about forty feet from the
main building, was saved by hard
work.
The firm OF ]. w. RIgg. Son G Co.
IS composed OF Cclone. John D. Rlgg.
Thomas L. Rise and T. ]. Picking. and
their mills were the largest and most
finely equipped In the state. They en-
p!oyed between fifty and sixty persons.
and had Just begun to run on full time.
The mills. with contents at the time
OF the fire, were valued at about 500,
000 The insurance Will cover about one :
third Of this amount. While great eS-
element occurred at the time OF the
fire among the employees no one was IN
jured.
These woolen mills have for years
been Terra Atlas chief industry. and
the firm was probably the wealthiest
in Preston county. The members Of the
firm have made no statement as to
whether the mills will be rebuilt, us
they cannot say definitely until mat
ters are adjusted with the insurance
companies.
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THREE THOUSAND AT NIGHT,
The Fair the Mecca for Largo and
Delighted Crowd.

Over 5000 people passed through the
gates In the evening In a steady stream,
continuing until after o'clock. The
destinations Of the Midway held them
until after II o'clock, and this allurinE
section was oil life and animation while
the crowds dimes jingled merrily forth.
But at midnight the lights went out, the
voice Of the fakir and the last spell-
bound mortal likewise.
Nights mGntlc gave tingr OF pic
turesqueness TO the grounds, blottIn,
out the paint for the effect 1t produced.
giving an added charm to q brilliance
sufficiently dazzling In the afternoon
sun, The visitor was struck with the
beauty and stupcndousness Of the great
enterprise on entering the first snow
white arch, surmounted by tiny electric
lights, and his admiration Increased as
he walked along Exhibitors Row."
On either side Of this thoroughfare,
whose booths reflected the best OF
Wheelns's business houses. were cxhib-
lts deserving more than q passing no.
tice. rather repaylng Il lengthy stop.
Above Exhibitors Row" at intervals
Of say fifty feet were electric light
arches. and booth after booth was n
succession Of purple and white decora-
tions. arranged Enthusiastically and artls-
tically. each 10 his own idea. The booths
contained bicycles, dress goods, exhibits
OF shoes. cigars, photographs, etc, ad
libitum ct nd iniitum-in short, a yerita-
bic Persian bazaar, only that bicycles
and stoEics haven't entered the marts
Of Persia unless of late. Behind the
tastily woven white md purple railing
separating him from "the passing show
the merchant stood prepared 10 hand q
souvenir or direct polite attention to his
wares. His voice was silent. but to bis
right a man having care for the wants
OF his fellows proclaimed the efficacy: OF
his lemonade. And so OH down the line.
But the 'reol crush and good naturad
jostle wasn't apparent until the classic
precincts of the Midway were entered.
In this highly lighted enclosure there
was Babel of tongues. ns Indiaus.
Japs. Turks. Germans and Swiss chatted
to the accompaniment of hoarsc-volced
faklrs. bells. triangles. hand organs and
bands. Cnmels and donkcys. burdened
with laughing or frightened girls and
willing escorts ever and anon emerged
from the Streets of Cairo to the famed
Midway. and after q circuit thereon re.
turned for the Turkish sports and the
torpischorenn rcvels In the Turkish
theatre. which was at one end OF the
Cairo section. It was n happy throng
talking In the sights" and all the shows
were generously patronizcl.
There was m lnsuillcicncy OF illumin.
alton owing to Il break Of an nrmattre
In the service, but this will be repaired
to-day.
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IN THE PHILIPPINES.

1dttlc Campaigning Being Done MS
Rainy Season Is on Hope of tho
insurgents Lies In the "Auntics" OF
the United States.
WASHINGTON. Juno 20. = General
Otis, In reply to cable from the war
department asking for information re-
gardlng the situation and conditions in
the Philippines, to-dny cubled long re-
ply, US follows:
MANILA, June 20. q
Adjutant General, Washington:
Rainy season. Little inland CAM
paignlng possible In Luzon. We occupy
large portion Tagalog country; lines
stretching from linus south to San Fer
nando north, nearly sixty miles. and to
eastward into Laguna province. Insur-
gent armies have suffered great losses
and are scattered; only large force held
together, about four thousand, IN Tar
lac province and northern Pampangu.
Their scattered forces In bands Of fifty
to five hundred in other portions Of Iu-
zon; in Cavite and Batangas provinces
they could assemble probably two thou
sand, though demoralized. from recent
defeat; mass of people terrorIzed by in
surgent soldiers; desire peace and
American protection; no longer flee on
approach OF our troops unless forced
by insurgents, but gladly welcome
them; no recent burning OF towns: pop
nlatIon within our lines becoming Dense
taking UP land cultivation extensively;
kept out Of Manila as much as possible.
rs city population becoming too great
to be cared for.
Natives southeast OF Luzon coming
to drive out insurgents; only hope in
surgents leaders Is United States aid.
They proclaim near overthrow Of pres
ent administration to be followed by
their Independence and recognition by
United States. This Is the influence
which enables them to hold out; much
contention prevails among them and no
civil government remains; trade with
ports not In our possession: former
source insurgent revenue now inter-
dicted; not certain Of wisdom OF this
policy. as people In those ports are
without supply OF food and merchants
reap benefits.
Courts here In successful operation
under direction OF able Philippines. AZ
fairs In other Islands comparatively
quiet. awaiting results In Luzor. All
anxious for trade and repeated calls for
American troops received. Am giving
attention 10 Jolo archipelago and Pala-
wan Islands. Our troops have worked
to limit OF endurance. Volunteer organ
izations have been called In: replaced
by regulars. who now occupy salient
positions. Nebraska. Pennsylvania and
Utah now taking transports, and Sixth
infantry sent to Negros to relieve Cali
fornin. These troops In good physical
condition; sickness among troops has
increased lately. due mostly to arduous
service and climatic Influences Moth
Ing alarming. OF the twelve per cent.
of the command reported sick nearly six
In general hospital. Of whom three per
cent. have typhoid and seventeen ma
larial fevers; twenty-five per cent. have
Intestinal trouble; remaining nfty-nve
per cent. having various ailments, four
teen OF which due to wound Injuries.
Many officers and men who served In
Cuba break under recurrence Cuban
fever, and regular regiments lately re-
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CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Are Among the Most Attractive Ex-
hiDIturs of the Street Fair,

Arc Among the Most Attractive Ex-
hibIturs OF the Street Fair.
In the street fair proper, among the
most prominent md attractive exhibit
ors are some OF the charitable and
church organizations of Wheeling.
Among those occupying booths are tho
Hebrew Benevolent Society. the Or
phnns' Home, the Kings Daughters,
the Queens Daughters. the Wheeling
Hospital. the City Hospital. Altenhelm.
and ST. Luke's P. E. church chancel
chapter.
Hebrew Benevolent.
After entering the main gates the first
booth encountered Is that of the Ladies'
Hebrew Benevolent Society, which
was not open to the public when an In
tGlllgcncer reporter toured the street
yesterday afternoon. Later In the dny,
however, committee OF ladies' was on
hand. and made this booth n very at
tractive spot, indeed.
Elm Grove Orphnnngc.
Next comes the booth occupied by the
Elm Grove Boys and Girls Orphan
age. In charge OF IL committee of ladies,
headed by Mrs. Thomas o. Brien, and
assisted by Mrs. Nick busch. Misses
Mary O'Kanc. Margaret Howard, Ma
ME Wclty. Blanche Handlnn. Gertrude
Sauers, Rose Lotus. Lizzie Hague
Nora O'Brien. Theresa Bocs, Flora
Welty, Lizzie Carenbauer. Lizzie Coun-
nhan. Clara Wingertcr, Annie Winger-
ter Margaret O'Kanc. Beulah Smith,
Mary Hughes. Annie O'BrIcn. Mary
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. 1gnatlus Brannen.
Mrs. William Gundl!nS and others. The
young ladies' who decorated this booth,
Miss Lizzie Counnhan. Mrs. viii
Gundling. and Mrs. Brannen, surely
Outild themselves. for the booth Is a
bower OF beauty. not only IN the dec
oratlons. but In the attendants rs we'll
Coffee, butter-milk, sandwiches, Ice
cream and other light refreshments are
served here. and fortune eggs are sold.
In addition. nn clls's tooth and II pic
turc, "Thc Two Orphans" will be raf-
fled during the week.
Kings Daughters.
Tho Kings Daughters booth IA an
other attractive booth. ns was evil
dcnced by the throngs that came nnd
went during the afternoon and evening.
Pies. peanuts, chewing gum. mlll<-pop,
ginger ale and last. but not least, the
hot tamalc, are dcllcacics dispensed at
this booth. Mis-. WIN II. Fee Is chair
man of the COMMITTEES IN charge. and
she announces the following sub-com-
mittecs for cncl day this week:
Monday-Nrs. Robert Reed, Mrs. Ed
ward Harry, Mrs, Kate Williams. Mrs.
NJ. a. Chew. Miss Kate Myers. NIlss
Virginia Miller.
Tucadny-Mrs. William Pctric. Mrs. ].
j. Ifaigh Mrs. +. G. Caldwell, Miss Llz-
zle Swift. Mrs. a. l.. White, MIas Edna
Dlnglc, Miss BESSIE McLain.
Wcdncsday--Mr Ada Barr. Miss Ell
len EllinShain, Mrs. George II. Ebellng,
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MAGNIFICENT
Is the Success Being Achieved BY
the Elks' Street Fair
WHICH OPENED AUSPICIOUSLY
Yesterday Afternoon, Drawing q
Crowd OF Many Thousands.
FINE MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS

Meet With Deserved Popularity,
Every Performance Being Before
Packed Houses The, Opening
day Crowd wa. Unexpectedly
LnrGe-Thc Arrangement are Com.
plctc In Every Respect Several
Charitable Organizations Occupy
Booths and Dispense Refreshments.
The Public Delighted and Surpris-
cd at tho Magnitude OF the Fair.
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CHICAGO. June 2G.--About 800 men.
including the cutters. ahacklers. split
tcrs and others actua lly engaged In the
killing OF hogs, Joined the ranks OF the
strikers at the stock yards to-day In de-
mandinB nn Increase In wages OF 25
cents II day. The strikers claim more
stock yard employees VIII 80 out to NOR
row. II Is inserted that unless the pack
crs make concessions to their employees
n strike. which VIII effcctuaily tie up
the stock yards Industries viii take
place July l.
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neously supported the constitution, and
1t was thought the necessary punish
ment Of certain military men could be
somewhat relaxed II enanating from
such q trusted authority as General de
Gallifet.
In conclusion the premier said: "our
task is heavy. Whatever course the
chamber may pursue I have done ali
my duty"
The speech Of NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
was much Interrupted. The noise at
times was deafening and several mem
bers were called to order. 1l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-27
Charged With NIurdcr.

Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencor.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. Juno &C.
remains OF L. a. Young. who was shot
and killed by Vale Doughncr. here yes
tcrduy, were sent to his home at Buck
hannon this afternoon. Doughner was
arrested this evening by Constable Ic-
roy Rollins, on II warrant sworn out
by Young's fnther. on Il charge Of mur-
der, and is now In Jail. The coroner In
stitutcd nm Inquest at O'Clock this NJ
tcrnoOn, but adjourned the hearing un-
I'll 8 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
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Atinckcd by Wild Dogs.

epeclal Dispatch 10 tho fntolllGenccr.
chARLEsTON. w. Va. June &C.
Iap'a'n John miller. n miner living
near Lewiston. this county. was attack
cl To-day near his home by herd OF
in'"cn Wild dogs. lie succeeded in
LShchins his home unhurt secured n
hhot-gtn and killed four OF the anil
A.a!s. The same herd attacked James
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FrcIglnl Honscs Burned.

TOLEDO, o.. Juno 2G.--At noon to-
day fire destroyed the Michigan Gen.
trail freight house, partially destroyed
the Cincinnati. Hamilton &. Dayton
freight house. burned one hundred
loaded cars. the aggregate loss amount-
Ing to over $4,000 very small part
of which Is covered by insurance,
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MANY STREET FAIR VISITORS
We're Pouring Into the City Last
MINT,

There were many people registered
ut the hotels yesterday and last night,
mostly people from nearby towns. The
Visitors viii land here In force to.dny
and on succeeding days. especially on
Thursday, but Chairman Hi has list
or boarding houses and places with
rooms for rent, so that the man from
distance need have no fear OF a fall
ure to get entertainment. The following
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Barn and Contents Destroyed.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
STEUBENvILLE. O., June 2G.-Thc
new barn OF Mrs. Nancy Macintosh, In
Brush creek township. was struck by
lightning last night and destroyed. with
oil It's contents. Loss, $1,000; no insur-
anCe
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>. Casey, In the mountnins between
Minlfrede and Lewiston, and has COM,
initted many depredatlons on sheep and
tattle. They are supposed to be q cross
petWeen ~olf and q shepherd dog.
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Weather Fnrncnst Cor rn.dnr

For West Virginia. partly cloudy Tues
dny; threatening "Wednesday; northeast
to east winds.
For Western pennsylvania and Ohio,
fair Tuesday: Increasing cloudincas Wed.
ncsday: variable winds, becoming castcrly.
Local Temperature.
Tho tcmpcrnturc yesterday na observed
by G, Schucpf. druggist. corner Market
nnd Fourteenth streets, was ms follows:
n m.....',...... O. y. m.............. 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-14
NEWPORT NEWS NOTES.
Shipping-OppOsed to Change
jamestown Visitors.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, May l3.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Gilchrist Transportation Com
pany, of Cleveland, o., one Of the largest
shipping concerns on the great lakes
will engage in the coal trade on the At
lantic, and your correspondent learns
from trustworthy sources that the com
pany will operate chiefly out Of Newport
News
General-Secretary c. C. Kent, of the
Young Meps Christian Association, has
been asked as well as have other state
secretaries, to give the State Executive
Committee his view I'm reference TO the
matter of changing the time of the an
nual convention from February TO Octo-
Der. This question Is now under con-
sideration. and il is possible that OctO-
Der will be selected. IT is the month OF
meeting in many states. Mr.. Kent ~ OPP
posed TO making change When seen
by a representative OF the Dispatch To-
night Mr. Kent said there were good red-
sons TO be advanced for holding the an
nual meeting In either February or Oc-
tober The Young Mems Christian AssO-
citation year practically opens October
LIST. and IL is then that the plans formu-
lated in the summer and fall are put INTO
effect. In his communication TO the state
Committee Mr.. Kent will recommend
that there be no change in the present
plan, urging that February Is the most
suitable month. His reason Is that this
month is the middle Of the Young Men $
Christian Association year, and about
that time interest in the work would die
out considerably but for the annual con-
vention. which is looked forward by all
of the branches In the State as an I'M
portant event, and extensive preparations
are made for IL everywhere. A full year
with only the local work to interest me
members of the association, Mr.. Kent be-
, lfeyes would be detrimental.
The steamer Viglant. OF the OCEAN
View railroad. took a large number OF
Jamestown. The Vigilant arrived from
Norfolk at O'clock bringing many pas
sengers. and left few minutes later.
She returns this afternoon.