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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-14
HORRIBLE EXECUTION
ofa Choctaw Indian in Spite of an
Order of United states Court.

CHICAGO, July 1s.-A special to the
Tribune from Goodlands, /. T., says:
william Golngs, "wella Tonka," the
choctaw Indian, was shot at Alikchi.
I. II. to-day, under sentence Of the
Choctaw court for murder.
Feeling among the Choctaws was
aroused by report that an attempt
would be made to stop the execution by
another writ Of habeas corpus
Application was made yesterday to
Federal Judge John r, Thomas. for q
writ Of tabeas corpus by Antler's att
torney. An order by Judge Thomas
granting the writ was telegraphed from
Tulas. /. T., last night. It directed the
Indian sheriff to have the body Of Co
ings at South McAlester on July g, and
a deputy marshal arrived at Alikicht
with the writ at daylight this morning:
District Attorney Clay and Sherih
Thomas Watson were in consultation
when It was presented.
The sheriff refused to receive It. The
district attorney declared that Judge
Abner James, the Choctaw Judge, alone
could stop the execution"
A runner was dispatched to Judge
James, sixteen miles away, notifying
him Of the telegram from Judge Thorn
as. He was in bed sick and sent a
verbal message to so haead with the
execution. II was noon when the mes
sage was received.
The execution took place two hours
Inter, and was q Bickening sight. A
few minutes before GoIngs was led out,
four Choctaws appeared, bearing a cof-
fin. It was deposited in front OF the
court house. Near It quilt was spread.
The condemned Indian. supported by
Sheriff Watson and deputy, ana es-
corted by twenty light horsemen,
marched down the line Of spectators.
Goings then knelt on the quilt blind
folded The sheriff barred his bosom,
painted a spot over his heart, stepped
buck four PAGES, rested q T4he across the
bench and fired. Tho bullet entered the
breast, but missed the spot. Goings fell
backward, and moaned for an hour be-
fore expiring Water was poured down
his throat number OF times 10 hasten
death by strlngulation.
While the execution was proceeding,
District Attorney Clay remarked: 1--WE
are making history"
IT remains to be seen what action the
United States government will tnle In
regard to defiance Of the writ.
The crime for which Goings was shot
was the murder Of his uncle, Mason Co
ings, IN December, 1895. He was sem
tenccd to be shot August 25, 1897. and
the court granted respite TINT Goings
might play base ball with the nine OF
the Choctaw nation during 1893.
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SUMMER QUARTER
At tho Univcrsity-LarGely Increased
Attendance Over Last Year.

At the Unlvcrsity-LarGely Increased
Attendance Over Last Year.
Special Dispatch to the IntelligOneer.
MoRGANToWN, W. Va. July b.
The number of students enrolled up to
the present time for the summer quar-
ter at the unlversity is $50. They rep-
resent thlrty-six counties In West Yir-
glnln and eleven states outside Of West
Virginia, and are as fine lot of young
men and young women as ever got to-
gether. Among them are high school
principals, superintendents Of city
schools, normal school teachers. teach
ers in manual training schools, county
superlntendents, country school teach
ers, college professors, etc. Nearly all
of them are mature men and women,
and most of them are engaged during
the winter. SO that the summer is their
only time to go to college.
The summer quarter at the univers-
ity fits the conditions that exist in
West Virginia better than anything
else that has ever been attempted in
the school work Of the state. It makes
1t possible for young men and women
to go to college who have to earn their
own way. 1t is expected that the total
enrolment OF students for the summer
quarter will reach at least $50 probably
275. The total enrolment last summer
was 1888.
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STRAIGHT
INCREASE
GRANTED
The Tin Plate Workers Of Fifteen
Per.cent..o Outcome of Chi.
cago Conference.
THE WAGE LIST AS ADOPTED
Is to be Minimum Scale for the
Year Ending June so, 1900.
10000 Men Benefited.

CHICAGO, July 13.-The officers Of
the American Tin Plate Company and
the wage committee Of the Amalgama-
ted Association Of Iron, Steel & Tin
Workers who have been in daily con-
ference for the past two weeks over
the question OF wages of the tinwork-
ers employed by the American TIN
plate Company, agreed on scale to-
day. The scale which was signed by
the TIn-plate officials and the Amalgn-
mated Association committee, grants u
straight increase OF l5 per cent. The
increase takes effect July /. The wage
list as adopted, is to be the minimum
scale for the year ending June 80, 1900.
At last nights session bars instead Of
billets and a ratio OF one-seventh In
stead of one-fifth was practically de-
cided on us basis for figuring the
scale of wages. This was abandoned
at to-day's session, however, the scale
as adopted being based on "a 25 as the
selling price of a one hundred pound
box of coke tIn-plates,
On each cent increase in the price
per box, two per cent advance on the
scale as adopted will be paid, while for
each ten cents decrease a deduction OF
2 per cent will be made. over $4,000
tin-plate workers are benefited by the
Increase.
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QUEER AeQUITTAL
ofthe Leader OF n Isobber Gang in
Clay County : RecalcitFant Jurors
Hoayily Fined.

ofthe Leader OF n Isobber Gang In
Clay County : RecaicitFant Jurors
Heavily Fined.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON. w, va, July 1s.-
Bob Reedy. the supposed leader OF the
gang Of robbers that have committed
50 many depredations in Clay county,
was acquitted to-day at Clay Court
House. of one Of the numerous charges
against him.
The chief prosecuting witness was
Joe Klein, self confessed member Of
the gang, whose testimony was corr
roborated by Mary Wise. a young or
phan girl, who has made her home with
the Reedy family. The girl had been
spirited away from Clay In order that
she might not be forced to testify, but
was located at the house of relatives
at Huntington.
Reedy's acquittal was surprise. He
was held on a number OF other charges.
In order to get jury to try Reedy.
Judge Blizzard had to send into Nicho-
las county for a special yenir. Four
teen Of those summoned did not come.
and the Judge had them arrested for
contempt and brought into court.
Three Of them gave excuses and the
other eleven were fined fifty dollars
each.
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PENSION INVESTIGATION

BY the g. A. n. Committee Many Of
tho Complaints Published Found TO
be Untrue.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 1S.-The
pension committee of the G. A. r. fin
lshed lts inquiry here this afternoon
and most Of Its members left the city
tonight. The committee has been
here three days. and during most of
the time has been accompanied by
Senior Commander-in-chi johnson.
Commissioner OF Pensions Evans and
corps Of the most experienced em-
ployeS OF the bureau have given the
most thorough cooperation to the COM
Jnittee, placing themselves and oil the
officiaI MES at its disposal.
Headed by Chairman Brown, the
committee called ut the white house
to-day, and for an hour and halt'
were engaged in conference with Pres"
ldent Mckinley. During that time they
threshed over the whole pension policy
the discussion comprehending the laws
governing the system, the rulings made
both by the interior department ana
the pension bureau for their execu'
ton, and changes desired in the inter.
est Of the government and Of the pen-
siOners.
The President paid unusual attention
to the delegation, and gave free ex-
preston to his Views on the subject
Later the body returned to the pension
bureau, where they spent mc5t OF the
afternoon. talking over matters intor-
mally with the commissioner. All the
old soldiers and soldiers widows em-
Iva ~ called fOs
gether to meet the committee, before
whom they passed in line, and ex-
changed friendly salutatlons. Late
this afternoon a final meeting OF the
committee was held In the .hotel quar-
tiers, when Individual Views and recon-
mendatlons were presented, and an IN
formal consultation held as to the ma
ture of the report to be made. This
document will be presented at the
Philadelphia annual encampment or
the G. A. r. in September. Pending the
report, Colonel Johnson, the commits
tees spokesman, and his colleagues
declined absolutely to discuss their
work or the results Of their inquiry.
II was admitted. however, that much
has been printed concerning the action
OF the bureau which has been found
untrue. The examination Of the files
has shown n lack of foundation for
many complaints tina; have formed the
basis OF criticism. 1t was learned be-
fore the committees departure that
when 1t arrived here 1t had a memo :
randum OF about thirty cases In which
the rulings had been criticised. The
papers In these cases were sent Tor IN
regular order, and 1t is understood dis
closed substantially no foundation for
the attacks on the official action on
| them,
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Baptist Young PeopIe's Union.

RICHMOND, Va, July lS.-The Bap-
tIst Young Peoples Union of America
met here to-day In its ninth annual
convention. The sessions which con-
tlnue until Sunday night. are held In
the auditorium at the Exposition
grounds. Addresses of welcome were
made by Chairman Ellison, of the local
executive committee and Messrs. Hill
Montague, ]. Garland Pollard and DR..
w. r. Hatcher in behalf respectively OF
the city and state unions and the Bap-
lists OF Virginia. The response was
made by Rev. 7. II. Anderson. Of Roch-
ester. n. Y. Rev. Dr. c, H. Mabie, Of
Boston, in the opening address, spoke
on "The Disciple and His Lord" and n
companion address on "The Disciple
and his Fellow Men," written by DR..
Landrum, OF Atlanta, In his absence,
was read by ex-GOvernOr Northen, Of
Georgia,
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No Funds Available.

HARRISBURG, Pa. July lS.-senA-
tor William j. Scott, Of LuEerne, a
member Of the Joint Legislative COM
mlttee to welcome the Tenth Pennsyl-
vnnla regiment on It's return from the
Philippines to be mustered out, had Il
conference to-day with AdIutant Cen
ernl Stewart in which he suggested
that provisional brigade of the Ma
tional Guard be ordered TO Pittsburgh
10 receive the regiment. General Stew
art said It would cost upwards OF Si2,-
900 to ship three regiments to pitts
burgh and that there are no funds
available to meet this expense, so that
the scheme will probably be abandon
ed
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snrnrc ElootrIcnI storm.

sTRouDsBURG. Pa. July lS-An
electrical storm doing much damage to
crops passed over the eastern section Of
this county last night lightning struck
In several places, kllling n boy and in
Turing several others. In field at the
time the storm came up were Benjamin
Place, jr., his son Paul, fourteen years
old, and Clayton Place. They hGd Il
wagon drawn by two horses and were
engaged putting In buclSwhent. As
they nehred n big walnut tree there
waB terrific clap Of thunder, followed
by lightning. Paul Place was Instantly
killed, together with the two horses and
n dog.
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VIII Sell It's stocks.

NEW YORK. July l3-It is not like
Iy thnt other large life insurance COM
pnnles viii follow the action Of tho
New York IAfe Insurance Company,
which has amended it's bylaws 30 as
10 provide for the snle OF all Its hold
lngs in stocks. The compnny's hold
lngs In this line do not exceed N,OOO,.. :.
900. It was said to-day, while some OF
the other companies own Investment
stocks amounting 10 from &20,O 900 10
100000. II ls understood that the
sale of these stocks OF the New York
Life IL not to take place at once, but
VIII be spread over a period Of at least
two years.
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OFFICERS ELECTED
ofNatlonal Educational Association.
Next Meeting Mt Charleston.

or National Educational Association.
Next Meeting Mt Charleston.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. July 1S,-col.
o. T. CorSon. of Columbus. O.. was to-
day elected president of the National
Educational Association by unanimous
vote. The following win be the vice
presidents elected for the ensuing year:
First vice president. z. Dram Lyte.
Pennsylvania. Vice presidents: J. A.
ForahRy. California: u. N. Slauson,
Michigan; f. b. McElroy, Oregon; j.
B, Hendricks. Montana; j. II. Gregg,
New Jersey: w. II. bartholomew. Ken
lucky; w. a. Bell, Indiana; w. 8. Lay
ton, Georgia; l.. w. Bucholz, Florida;
Mrs. GastOn Boyd. Kansas; George II.
Conley. Massachusetts; c. q. Pearse,
Omnhn, was elected treasurer, pireo-
tors for the North Atlantic, South At
lanuc, South Central, North Centrtl
and western divisions were elected.
AZ the meeting OF the board OF direc-
tors held this afternoon TO decide on
the place for holding the convention in
1900. Charleston was strongly in the
lead when the matter was put to a vote,
Charleston received 92 votes, and Bos-
ton ~; Montreal, Cincinnati and sever
al cities receiving only few scatter
ing votes.
Charleston will be recommended TO
the executive committee, but decis.
ion VIII DOt be finally arrived ut until
the matter has been fully considered by
the executive committee, which will
not be until some time in the fall Of the
yRnr .
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Thinrinr Freirht IEaNtllers.

PHILADELPHIA. July 1s.-Eight
men. formerly employed In the freight
department of the philadelphia 8
Reading Railroad Company. are under
arrest here charged with having stolen
thousands OF dollars worth q gooaA
from the coInpany's cars. Their names
arc Henry Kaufman, Robert Rowda-
bach, John H. Boyle. John W. Fisher,
W b. Gallagher, Erwin w. Chapman,
Edwin /. wild and Abner Jamlson.
They are all residents Of this city.
JalnIson and Fisher were employed o.
conductors, the others as braSemen'
ana their alleged peculations cover 2
period OF more than year. The YaI9e
n the Dlunder wifi aggregate more
than 81. 600. and the stolen merchandise
includes thousands Of cigars, barrels
Of whisky, valuable silks and Woolen
goods,
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nrnsred Robber Recogniaed.

WILMINGTON. Del. July n-
James Porter, alias 'PottsviIle Red"
arrested in Pottsvllle. Pa, on suspicion
OF being one of the gang Of masked
robbers that broke into the Bavarian
brewery, this city, early on the morn
ing OF May 3. gagged and bound me
employees present blew open ana
robbed the safe, was idenuned posi-
lively IN the city court here to-day:
Jacob Zeman, Frederick Testing ona
Amend Miners, the three employees
who were bound and gagged, recog-
r1iEed the prisoner US one OF the robber
gang, Porter was held in $1,000 BAH
for the general sessions court. ana n
default OF bail was committed TO jan.
he is also suspected Of being concerned
IN the recent robbery OF the poatotnee
at MIddletOwn, Del.
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Progress ON New Navy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-A
statement prepared by Chief Con-
structor Hlchborn shows that of the
three battleships building at Newport
News, the Kearsarge is advanced 92
per cent toward completion, the Ken
lucky 30 per cent, and the Illinois 6S
per cent. Cramp has the Alabama IS
per cent finished, and the Maine per
cent. At the Union Iron Works, the
Wisconsin stands ut 73 por cent, and
the Ohio at per cent. The shenthed
cruiser Albany, In England. Is SO per
cent advanced. The monitor Wyoming
at the Union Iron Works is 12 per cent,
the Connecticut, at Bnth. 10 per cent.
and the. Florida, at Nixon's. per cent.
The training ship Chesapeake. at Bath,
is set down at 9S per cent, and the cub
marine boat Plunger, Mt the Column
bian Iron Works, at So per cent The
torpedo bonts vnry nil the way from
81 per cent, in the case OF tho Dahl
grnn, at Bath, to nothing.
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EX.CONSUL ROSE
OF Samoa, Arrives Unexpectedly in
Washington. En- Route Home.

Washington. En- Route Home.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 1S.-
Herr Rose. the German consul general
at Samoa during the recent exciting
events there, arrived in Washington
unexpectedly to-day and reported to
the German embassy. Ambassador
Holleben was about to start for New
York to meet Mr.. Mumm. the official
who has come on from Berlin to act
ns charge d'AffalTes this summer, but
before his departure he accompanied
Herr Rose to the stnte department and
presented him to Secretary Hay and
Assistant Secretary Hin. This gave IN
opportunity for rather extended con-
ference on Samoan affairs. in the
course Of which Herr Rose defended.
his course during the troublesome days
of last spring. and explained his view
OF many OF the incidents in which he
aud Admiral Knutz and the various
other officials OF Samoa were concern
ed. The period Of Herr Roses services
covered also the contention over Chief
Justice Chambers decision rs to the
right Of MRlletoa to occupy the throne
Of Samoa, and the clash with the ma
tIVes following the questions raised as
10 Lnlh uRClSluH. FleEE bube pISsGHtcu
his version OF these Incidents quite
fully.
He will remain here for several days
before going to Berlin. His visit to
Washington is said to have no special
Significance, further than to meet the
officials OF the German embassy and
the state department. Herr Rose
brought word that the work Of the
commission might be prolonged beyond
the 18th instant. when they had hoped
to sail on the Badger
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TWO BIG WRECKS
OF prItlsh shIpg on nc AustralI

or British Ships on The Australian
Coast-Mnny lives Lost.
PERTH. Western Australia, July Is.
The British ship Carlisle Castle was
lost In storm yesterday OF Rocking
ham. The crew perIshed. The Car
Isle Castle, Captain Lindsay, of 1894
tons net register. left the clyde, March
2l1 for Fremantle, near Perth, Western
Australia. She was built at London In
1858.
The British ship City Of York has
been wrecked of Rottnest Island. Sew
en- OF the crew were saved. but the cap
tain and eleven men are missing.
The City OF York. Captain Jones,
sailed from San Francisco, April Is, for
Fremantle near Perth. Western Aus
tralia. She was built at Glasgow in
1869 and was Of l,l67 tons net register.
Later II was announced that thirteen
members of the crew of the City Of
York, including the first officer and the
boRtswRin were saved.
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e5,OfIlo Road Race.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, July is.-The
Buehler diamond handicap. twenty-five
mile road race which will be started
from, Allegheny. July 20, promises to be
one Of the season In this vicinity. The
priZe list aggregates over 5000 in
value and a big list Of entries hns ME
ready been booked. including riders
from Cleveland. Detroit, Akron, Column
hup. ChIcago and PHILADELPHIA.
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To Muster out at San Francisco.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July 49,
Secretary Alger this morning received
n telegram from San Francisco, con-
tanning the unanimous request OF the
Oregon regiment for muster out at San
Francisco. The Oregon regiment had
previously elected to be mustered out
at Portland, but evidently came to the
other decision en- route. After consul
tatlon with the President II was deCtd-
ed to accede TO the request. Trnvel
pay and communication Of rntions will be
issued to the Oregon soldiers.
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Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 1S.-
Harrison Lusk, who was shot Mt sewell,
several days ago. by Funston Cox,
whom he was attempting to arrest, Is
dead. Cox, who is now In jail here,was
indicted yesterday for murder in the
FnvnttA court.
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win be Brought Back.
VIII NC 0EWNBI'V1
Special pIspatch 10 the Intelllgeneer.

Special Dispatch 10 the IntellIgencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. July a.
Grin Jarrett, who assaulted l. D. Coon
at Jarrett's Valley. In Boone county,
fatally lnjuring him. enlisted at the
government recruiting Office in this city
a day or two later and was sent to San
Francisco, en- route to the Philippines.
Captain Skunk. the government re-
cruitIng officer. here, to-day telegraph
ed ahead to have him placed under ar
rest and returned.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. July ls.-whlle
waiting for service to begin in the Mem
MONTE church at weissport last night,
Miss Florence Oswald, aged fifteen
years was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. Her two girl compan-
Ions, the only other occupants Of the
building. were stunned, but not serl-
ously injured.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., July l3.-
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden to-day promulgated ruling
permitting the enclosure Of coin recep-
tncIes for subscription purposes, with
nIl second and third clnss mail matter.
Their mailing with publications under
the usual rate has heretofore been re-
fused
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MAGNOLIA, Mnss,. July 13-United
states Senator Arthur =. German, who
Is lying here. and who has been some
what indlsposcd owing. II Ia said, 10
the change from his accustomed sur
roundlnRs, was greatly improved to,
day. His illness was not serious.
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I4IvERPooL,-Arrived; Rhynland.
from Philadelphia.
QUEENSTO STOwN-Arrived: Britain
mic, from New York,
NEW YoRE-Arrived: Germanic,
from Liverpool.
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port SAID. Egypt July is,-Ad-
mlrnl Dewey arrived here this evening
on board tho United States cruiser
Olympia
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Local Temperature.

Tho temperature yesterday AE observed
o by E sSGSP Fss eggSs' Was SGrsSc ss icS%s R
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For West Virginia: Showers Friday ana
probably Saturday: variable winde.
For Western Pennsylvania and ONO:
Showers Friday; probably threatening Sat.
urdHy. except showers on tho lakes; var
liable winds,
Arizona republican., 1899-01-02

architects and builders genius ani skill. No city in the world can compa1 z with New York in this particular. By means of the elevator service the offices
 Cn the tCp floors are made to bring a
 higher rent than those on the lower floors. It is not uncommon to find one of these big structures with a system of dozen different elevators. Some of them are expresses and make no sep below the tenth or twelfth fo5r, while the others are the accommodation ca s, which run up for the first eight or nina stories. A New York concern has had the contract for putting in some of tn } largest and most important plants in service. In one of it's contracts it built zen passenger elevators fer the talest building in the w-rld. They were to run up tw 5nty-eight floors. with an av- craze rise of 300 feet Besides thesa there were two elevators which ran t0 the tower one freight elveator for safes, two sidewalk machines and two dumbwaiters. One of New YOrk's he tels. the largest and most costly evSr projected, has nineteen elevators. In four buildings this New York house has supplied no less than IS machines, co h. prising seven different types of sizes.