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ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W. YA.. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22,1889. VOLUME XXXVII?NUMBER 157. mStOED FROM THE SOUP. Delegate Dorr Succumbs to ttao Pressure and Docs the Tiling He Declared lie Would Never do Cutler Any Circumstances. ]|e Explain* tliut an Altered Con dition Confronted Him at the Last. ECHOES of the contest, Au Iuslilo View Showing Home Thins* Nut I'ut 1,1 I'riat ileforc. History or tho Factional Fight in the West Virginia Democracy. How tiuti Why lieiinft lYttS Elected. There Might Have liecn Three Sena tors Appointed Otherwise?Tho Bribery Farce Ended?1The Itoiitiuo Work-Urge Number of Bills Pawed. iloliu lienna 40* Niitlmn (luff. Sottid Dlipitch I ) the InMliucncer. OuARkitSTON, W. Va., Fob. 21.?The agony la over, and in splto of tho pro dictions inade on nil sides by uien of ull parties, John K. Kcnna is elected to netted himself in tho United States Senate. The election was accomplished in tho second ballot taken to-day, tho first beintf a scat tori uk ono an heretofore, Kenna receiving but 33 votes, Dorr voting in tho tirat for J. B. Jackson. Kirk started tho bonsatloual events ol tho day by casting bis voto for Goir in tho first ballot. This had tho efloctof solidifying the Kenna votes in tho sec ond ballot, and Dorr casting his vote for Keniiaand Uorr changing his voto from GovcrnorWilson to Kenna accomplished tho result. IKlUlt KXPLAINS. In easting his voto Dorr said ho de sired to mako an explanation. In cast ing his vote ho wanted it understood that he had nothing personal against Senator Kcnna. i lo bad wade the fight Against him because be boliovediit to bo to the best interest of the majority of tho Democratic party. Ho had nothing to take back, having pursued his course honestly, conscientiously and feelingly. He said that a month ago ho had stated at tho Democratic conference that ho would never voto for John E. Kenna. A different state of affairs, however, now confronted him. Tho peoplo of this State were confronted with tho prospect three governors, and if an ?lec tion of a United States Senator was not secured the prospect therefore of three United States Sonators. Iu tho midst of this ho could not stand and battle for what might not only seriously effect the interests of his party, but the interests of the whole State. Iio said he considered ho was right, individually, in the course that ho pursued, but that ho would no longer stand in a position to bo designated as a stumbling block, lie wished to make another statement and correction in justification to himself. There had never beon a caucus and therefore Senator Kenna wus not a caucus nominee. The Democratic party bad never had a caucus nomineo up to this hour, and in this he said tbo Demo cratic members must bear him out; Taking all the matters into consideration he would therefore cast his voto for John E. Kenna. wiiy did noun CHANGE? A person who has never beon in tho position occupied by that gentleman can not conceivo of tho great strain, montal and physical. It was wearing and no ticeable upon him. Ho did not boliovo and does not believe John E. Kenna a fit representative for tho United States Senate, but ho could stand no longer the strain o( having it imputed to him as be ing tho boIo stumbling block In tho way of an election. Thore nro to-day Demo cratic members of tho heuislaturo who personally and otherwise desired tbo de feat of Kenna much moro than did Dorr. Had they had one-sixteenth tho back boneof the Delegate from Webster Kenna would have never beon elected. Much of Henna's success is attributed to the speech, or rather fow dry polntod remarks, made by Delegate Justice Mon day last In tho joint assembly, and tho ringing Kenna speech made uy Senator McUllister. It drew tho party linos more elosely than balloting for any num ber of sessions could havo dono. IU11H WAS TIIRBATKKEI). Ai to llarr, It must bo remembered Ml tendencies are Democratic. It ma; eouml preposterous, but It comes protty anllioraltvclr, that llarr hail had It In timated lo blin that did ho not vote lor Ki'tma, il at any tltno his voto would elect, lie might expect bodily harm. When the clcctiou waa aeeurod pan demonium reigned. The l'realdont rap ped ami pounded, but it was to no effect, lie directed thoBorgcant-at-Armi to suppress the tnob, but It la doubtful whether Ida voice, and It la not it weak one, *a? heard further than tho Presi dent's tabic. It waa n Democratic Jubi lee and they were bound to havo It out. few people paid any attention to It, hut l'realdent Carr did announce that John K. Kenna had received a aulllclont number ol votea lo elect, aud Senator Vrlce'a motion that the joint aatembl; dlaaoWo waa carried, Up lo 8 o'clock Heniuot Kennn bail received 1211 con tratnlalorv telcgrama. among them one Irom l'reaident Cleveland. Nenator Kenna la keeping open liouao to-night and nutnbera o! hi* Irlcnda have eallttl ami tendered their copgratula lioin. lie waa serenaded early In the evening. KCIIOW OV TUB C0STB8T. Aa InltHor Maw lurnllnt lens Tblnn not Tat In I'rill I tlllnr*. 1'orty.lonr out ol tho (orty-Hvo dayi ol tlda aeaalun o( the l*glelaturo have heeti ih'Voled mainly to tho conical lor the United Hlalea Henatiirslllp, without a parallel In the Amerlcnn iwlltlcal an nali, The eonteat liegan In lact two yeaia ago, when Johnson N, Camden moved mi much ol heavon and earth aa he could command to bring about hli "election, and went down In a eonUal which up to that time waa tho moat ro martahle In Weal Virginia ItUlonr, anil Which had beeu excelled by BO Senate rial contest in any State la the Union. The Camilen content developed several things which have figured In the cam paign i ust brought to a close by the elec tion of Mr. Kenna in the hour which seemed his darkest. A UAXOgROUl DtSCOVXHY. It was discovered two years ago that a determined, compact, well managed minority can triumph over a strong and aggressive majority. It was shown tbat In politics there is but little that is dis interested, that the ties ol political friendship are apt to resolve themselves into weakest Ulaments uuder a severe tension of counter ambition. It bad been supposed that Camden and Kenna had formed a close alliance offensive and defensive, iiavingfor its ultimate object the re-election of each to the United States Senate. Friends of tbe two men understood the inequality of the parties to the compact. Caiuden, trustful, con fiding, unsuspecting, a poor politician as politicians go, was feared to be no match for Kenna, secretive, crafty, taking noth ing for granted, a politician through and through, and a very successful one at that. If Kenua "toted fair" with Cam den, Camden's political affairs would sutler nothing from him. If Konna got to looking out ahead more for Kenna than for the common allies, that would ^e had for Camden. TUB HOST STRAW. Whon the appointment for United States District Attornoy was made by President Cleveland, Mr. Camdon's friends realised that Mr. Kenna was looking out for himself. Camdeu de sired tbe appointment of Chairman Dave Leonard. Mr. Kcnuuinsisted upon Watts. To preserve tho peace Camden let Kenna have his own way. Watts was appointed, and Leonard, in disap pointment and dlsguot left the State, and at the same time left Camden without his right hand. It has many times been said In Borrow by Camden's friends that the defeat of Leouard brought about tho defeat of Camden. It is beyond question that the two things were Inti mately associated, but it is not true that the defeat of Leonard was the founda tion of tho Noble Order of the Twelve ApoBtals, nur Is it at all to be presumed that Leonard's appointment to the United States District Attorneyship would have drawn to Mr, Camden the twelve kiekiug Democrats, who carod no nioro for Leonard than they did for tho King of the Cannibal Islunds. A I'OINTKl) SDUOKSTIOil. Tho Leonard-WatUepisade is recalled because much importance has been at tached to It by Sir. Camden's friends and because it marks the point of diver gence between Camden and Kenna. During the strike of two years ago, some of Camden's friends tried to make him beliove that Konna, instead of being a Camden man, was on that occasion an intense Konna man, looking two years ahead to lite own ro-election with more interest than to the election then pond ing. This Camden refused to bolieve, insisting that Kenna wus as loyul to liiin as any friend ho hud. Although they fulled to make nn impression upon Mr. Camden's confiding mind, these friends of his took occasion to remark to Mr. Kenna tbat, by reason of certain ma meuvres on the part of himself and his followers, he would servo himself and his party best by beating a hasty retreat to Washington, us be had In their judg ment outlived his usefulness iu Charles ton at that time. It was not long after Mr. Camden's de feat that he began to see things a little uioro clearly, being helped to this by some of his observunt friends, who made up their mind, that whatever attitude Mr. Camden might assume toward Mr. Kenna's re-election, for themselves they would place in his way all the obstacles they could in return for what thoy term ed hiB treachery to Mr. Cilmdon. With this determination they went into tho fight. SHARP KSIVBS rOR KENNA. Before the uiorabors of tho present egislature began to gather at Charles- i in, and from that time on, the Camdon ght has figured In the Kenno contest, .enna and his close friends wero sub- 1 iclous. If thoy saw opposition they included that Oainden was under it. I somebody spoko slightingly, they liought they recognized tho familiar I incs of Camden's voico. Before the ght had gone far, and in advance of liat romarkablo Invention known'as 1 lie "caucus confcrcnco," correspondence f a bed rock character passed between Iharleston and 1'arkersburg, resulting 1 l a loiter from Caindon to Kenua in 1 rhlch tho Parkersburg statesman as- 1 ared tho young Senator that he was for ! Im, had earnestly desired Ills re-eiec lon, had done, and would contlnuo to o, all In his power to bring about that cbuU. Tho receipt of this lettor save Ir. Kennn much satisfaction and re ef and ho soon took occasion to have : gonerally known that Mr. Camden had i) wrlttou to hiiu. Whatever may havo eon Mr. Camden's resentment against Ir. Kenna, or his view of the situation sopening tohlmaroturn to public life, 1 is part of tlio history of tuo contest bat ho did charge upon those friends of is who wero hostile to Kenua that thoy bide by the caucus nominee and glvo iim their support. AN Al'l'KAI. TO CA1IDXN. As timo wore on, Mr. Kenna and ills rlcnds discounted tho assarauco of Mr. lamdon. They wore confident that lamden could, if ho would, bring Dorr nd Merrill into tho traces, and they node a demand on him to exert his in luenco in tills direction. It was just bout two weeks ago that thoy sent an Cnvoy Extrordlnary to I'nrkorsburs to ircstlo witli Mr. Cumdon In this behalf, ilr. Camden gave renewed assurances if Ills distinguished consideration, pro fiting that ho had not pulled a single vlrc for himself; and that all ho bad lone before and slnco tho oloctlon was u Mr. Kcnna's Interest; thatlio realized hat Mr. Konna wos entitled to ro-clec ion; and above all things he bollovod in ho sovorolgti sway of tlio caucus, which, laving nominated Mr. Konna, had lioreby placed on every Democrat In ho legislature tho obligation to sup >ort Mr. Kenna. If anybody wis re rolling ho, Caindon, was not responsible or It. and should notso bo bold. "Then take tho next train for Charles in and say so an tho spot," urgod tho Knvoy Extraordinary, "No." replied Mr. Camden, "If I do that .It win be said that 1 am thoro In my own interest, to which cliargo I shall not give the color of my presence. I im going to Florida to bo as far away as possible?' And to Florida Mr. Camdon went, and was as far away as possible when Mr. Kenna was eloeted, When tho Knvoy Extraordinary got bank to Charleston with the budget of disappointing news, there was blood on the nalo faced moon. Mr. Kenna and his friends were now confident that Mr, Caindon bad some cards up his sioeves, and they thought that theso cards were trump*, They set Mr. Camden down as dead against Mr. Kenna, and wero more determined than ever to elect Mr. Konnaanddouonstrato to Camden that ho is no longer a political factor In West Virginia. TUX HAIIION MYSTBBV. Kenna's friends suspected from tho first that JIarr was under Camden's In I llucnce, and that If Camden had no use or him, he mlghtlalllntotho Kepubllcau I hande,. They never stopped to think that they might ? dealing unjustly by the Marlon county Ubor Delegate when | they circulated on eyery hand the sua plclon that bo liul come there to traffic In hit own inUireat. This is why they put a watch ou him from the moment be landed at the depot and never took It off. The miardsincn were close friends ol Judge Fleming, to whom wua assigned the pious duty of wrestling with Harr in Mr. Kenna's interest, a duty they performed the more willingly because ihey were desirous of showing to Kenna that Fleming wua deeply interested in bis success, und because they wanted to make sure of Harr for Fleming against Goff in tho Q ubernortoral contest. It it recorded in Charleston that on one oc casion Harr ? os permitted to go off in a corner and sneeae, unattended by the Marion county body guard; but this story lacks veriilcation by credible eye witnesses. Tim kickmu or '87. Kenna feared the old kicking element of 1887 which laid Mr. Camden flat on bis back. To guard ugainst disaffection in this quarter, he had given tpcclal at tention to the counties from which the kickera came. He wrote letters, paying the kickera the compliments o( briuging tbem into confidential relations with himself. He made speeches, and workod the dear people in the good old county of Jefferson, up the fruitful valley of the South Branch, anil wherever a kicker had his domicile. He feared trouble in the Third District, where ho had laid up u good deal of misery for himself by his interest in behalf of Al dereou against Snyder; where St. Clair lives, and his bard kicking brother-in laiv, Vanpelt; whore Frank Hereford lives and moves and bos tho big end of a newspaper. It was u remarkable feature of the early stage of the contest that Senator li Price of Mineral, and Flournoy of Hampshire, who hail been looked upon to contribute to the revolt against Kenna, fell in with the proces sion and talked about the binding power of the caucus. SlljlUriNU VOIt TUB CAUCUS. Klouruoy did not talk bo loud as Price, who camo to tho front as tlio best caulk ad caucus man of thorn all. Delegate Chew was as strong nn this line as Price, and with his young associate Gib son, fell in the wake. These gentlemen had holped to kick Caiuden to deatli two years ago, and they desired above all things to reinstate themselves in perfect accord with tbo party machinery. It was Biid that Price had contributed more than unybody else to bring about this Btatoof alia1 re, believing that Kenna could not poHsibly be re-elected, and that buying Btood well in with the cau cus and with lCenna's friends, the prize might fall to himself. However this may be, thero was not one of the old kickers who did not desire Mr. Henna's downfall. Most of them did what they epuld to bring it about. Sprlgg. of Har dy, the successor of kicker Ohlpley, ar rived in Charleston full of the idea that Kenna ought not to bo elected. Sprigg soon fell by the way side anil was hoard no more in the revolt, in which It was thought ho would bccoino the real leader. The nnti-Konna men beliovo that Sprigg was pleased to accept instead [) share of tho leadership on the iloor of tho House. TUB 1VXBSTHR KICKER. Of the sovon who were thought to bo ?hod for kicking, only Dorr let go his hools at tbo start. Harr was not count ed in among the regulars, except that bo was relied on to come to time at the cri sis. Dorr did not want to attend tho nominating caucus-conference, nnd after they got lain thero they wished they hadn't. Then and thoro ho made his open declaration of undying hostility. Those who knew Dorr well had no more thought that ho could be brought down than he could jump from one bunk of the Kanawha to tho other. His motive might be open to question, but not his staying power. His consti tuents were appealed to for a protest and they protested. Ilisbrothorand Ills un cle wore sontfornndthoy came. Dorr was plead with und bullied. Still ho re mained as obdurate as stone. Then they began'to say that he was acting in tho interest of Camden, who was tho motlvo power behind the kicking. They said very many other things, but not to his faco, for Dorr is a very ready man to take care of hlms61f. He is nn Ohio man with tho training of a West Vir ginia mountaineer. Ho has been in the money-making way in the past two years, and to this was attributed much of his independence. Then the idea went abroad that Dorr had set out to play the rolo of Carr with his ambition get at Kenua's Beat In tho Sonato. Ken na's friends had no trouble to find a rea son for Merrill's attitude. Thoy tick eted him asaCamden man who couldn't bo relied on for any other Domocrat and might kick clear over the traces and vote for a Kepublicnn. Till V1KLI) ASTIR. When Vanpolt raised his war whoop in tho opon session there was not a poli tician in Charleston who did not begin to look the fiold over with fresh interest to see il ho could dig out Kenna's sue. cessor. Tborowas now a morn spirited movement along tho whole line of all tho other aspirants and their frionds. Governor Wilson had his hawk-eye on overy man whom ho know to bo un friendly to Kenna. Ex-Senator Here ford bobbod up serenely. Camden men found business in Charleston. J. W. St. Clair, ono of Judgo Fleming's counsel, waB busier than a hive of bees. There was a serious effort to got up a moToment for John A, Preston, of Qreenbrior. Senator Sweeney, of Tvler, who was known to have the Camden matter near his hesrt, was tho recipient of attentions tho most polite. President of the Bonate Carr set Ills Bails tosoowhothor they wouldcatch the Senatorial breeso. Ho counted on Harr and Kirk to start with, arockoning which would havo failed him on any serious ballot. It took nearly two weoks to got this fascinating notion outof Pres ident Oarr's head. Tho so-called Union Labor combination of Carr, Harr and Kirk was nevor anything more than a shadow. Kirk always Intended to sup port a Republican nnd Harr a Democrat, though Harr did not mean to bo in a hurry about going to Kenna, who under stood Ills position, and under all the elrouinstances was fairly satisQod with it. Through all tho agony overy Democratic osplrant was on the look-out for a stray Republican vote. Kennn survoyod tho field and was disgusted with what ho saw. There was not a Republican voto for him in the wliolo lot. No other Democrat fared any hotter. At ono juncture Gov ernor Wilson }>ut his hand on tho Re publican pulso In dead earnest, and the shock of tho responso nearly took his breath, This time tho Republicans were solid to stay, ? In tho end their solidity helped Kenna, but It also helped tho Re publican organisation, orricK-uoMxiis to tiis frost, At tho tlino of tbo mission to Mr. Camden, Charleston for the first time In the contest was swarming with patriots holding places under tho Natioual Ad ministration. up to this point national olllco-holders had' beon warned off the promises. Thoy woro reminded that too much of that sort ol thing did to death the unreflecting Cainden. and how could Konna ltopo to osospo the llku fate un der like circumstances? llut now they were wantod, and In response to the bugle blast that went over tlio State they came In as flat as they could. Col lector MrUraw put In some effective work In the way ol holding back moni tors who were about to Irreak. Dis trict Attorney Watts wrestled with i every weak-kneed brother, Marshal Sehon said be bid several months to serve and rattier thought it was to bia advantage to stay away, which ho did with infinite grace. The work went on day and night, mostly at night and all through the silent watches. There were nlgbta when Jlr. Kenna and the advisers at nis headquarters in the Hotel Huff ner, gave no reat to their weary brain until the sun waj high in the heavens. Kenna'a cause, notwithstanding the most attentive wetuuraing, went Irom bad to worse, until his vote reached the low ebb ol 'J2. Then everybody knew that all the bottom waa out. The uncompromising fidelity of bis friends and tlie fear of a Kepubllcan successor to Kenna, akilfully uaed by him and bia supporters, bas made him hia own auccesaor, as much to his sur Erise as to the disgust of those watchful lemocrata who were already gloating over his downfall and fancying them selves in his place in the (Senate. ^ o. n. u. TUB -BlilHUUr KMOKT A fame A (fair-A Worily U??oluMun that AniuunU to Nutblug. Sptelal DUpatch to lh? InttUlamccr. OiiAauKSTON, W. Va., Feb. 21.?The "bribery" investigating committee made ita report to-day, and a tame report it was. It set forth that the committee had Investigated tho charges as well as it could, under the circumstances, and was of the opinion that the charges had been sustained, except as to a United States Senator, with a wordy resolution resolving that the Prosecuting Attorney of Lincoln county should take such Im mediate action as be in bis judgment , deems necessary to aecuro the arrest, in- , dictment and conviction of of A. H. Hay, of said county, for an attempt at bribery, with a like resolving clause relating to , Thomas Matthews, of Oabe'l county. Summed up in expressive, appropriate modern slang, the investigation closes with a general ejaculation of "rata." TUB KOlli'INJd WOKK. i or IJualiiM. Hurried ThroDgli In tlio Oloilnr Uouri, UptcW DtipaUh lit Ihe Intdtlmccr. OiiABiisios, W. V*.. Fob. 21.?Tho plan Indicated yesterday that tho Dem ocrats Intended fllllbusterlng on tho op proprlatlon bill is homo out. In a burst of conUdonco, a promlnont Konna man imparted the information that had an .tBCtiSrotb,efa 8ecur()J theapproprlu thiSs^'on ' lluvo boeu swsjwsfiffjjifea privllego was declined by a vote of 14 The following bills woro taken up In 10 So??,?,.u!'on tbeir third reading House bill No. 13, amending tho charter of the city of I'arkorsburgso that pavlmr <an ho ordered by a throifourth VOto JI the Council, and providing for Bewarni/n Senate bill No. lo'l, ostablKJTSS court in tho city of Wheeling uK? w0nflfow?r u!'on tho Muyor. Ji iVl i ( i ' ".nlarglng tho powers of tho independent Board of Education of Charleston district, creating a Citv rrt'r:! wastes may bo oxtendeil to a term of ten months, and providing-for an oxamining com tW0 f ,act wil" ">o superin teudent In oxamining teacliore for op. pointmont, and not requiring teachers gUfPtoholdcerilflcaufs from Z imaWva 9?"nty Examiners. Senate bill No. 100, amending the charter of tho city of Wheeling, giving the Mayor voto power and prescribing his duties, was taken up and passed. ,1,,,'0' ?wl5f resolution was intra voto of 84 to 30: ad?pleJ b>' a "JliKlettl, That the time for taking depositions In tlio cases of contest lor fifesstasfaas Mav, 1889, without recommendation." House bill No. 7, establishing a Bureau of Ijibor, passed by tho House was Stmato '? "* Bcconi1 readinB In tho In considering tho appropriation bill J110 Senate, amendments bavo boon mado up to this tlmo decreasing tbe tooo'lnmrmra^'' 1,10 P8nltentiary to gOO, Incorporating an appropriation of thoappropriaUon for vaccine agents to $50. ho bill was laid on tho tablo. At the night Bewion of tho fionnf^ Hotue bill No. 23, transferring tho inter Pal.tln^n ft n tlle Falrmo"' and llshmonts of West Virginia were passed, SSiHClifi" U01"01,111 No WfiJT V1H01SIA IVlLli SETTLE IT. Gov. WILon Will am, ,t lUpoblloan Majority In .thl_M.lt Cougr.i. hi,nil l?. Three or Seven. WjsiimaToN, D. 0., Feb. 2I.-Up to date, all but about fifteen of tho cortlfl. cates of members-elect of tho next House havo beon recolved by General! Clark, the Clerk of tbe House. Among tboso lacking are tho certificate* of two ltoprcsontatfves from West Virginia and one from Tonnesseo. In regard to the n i ^ Virginia members elect Goneral Clark said that in his vlow the Governor of tho State might have Issued tho certificates any day after the election, and now tbat tho Senatorial con test was over, be bellovod tbat the certificates for Representatives would soon be mado out. Assuming tbat Evans (Ilepubllcan), from Tennessee, will recolvo a cortlflcsto, the clerk figures that tho llepubllcans will have 104, and tho Democrats 100 members at tho organlratlon of the ncx House, not counting the West Virginia memboii. Should these seats go to tho Democrats, It will leavo tho Uepubll SV**!*! ?majo'tyof throe, but tho admission of t ie Dakotas, Washington and Montana will Increase this majority, Th. IIoitllltl.1 la llajtl, Boston, Feb, 21,?The latest news ftom Uayti la furnished by tho second ofllcor of tho steamer Delta at this port from l'ort-De-I'alx. The ofllcor atatea that thero la no communication between coaatwlso towns, but Information was received on February 12, from a native mail carrier, who had Juit arrived from St. Maria of a serious conflict betwoon northern and southern armlee that oc ourrod three daya before, one mllo Ira low St. Marls, In which the army under Hlnralyte had been completely roulod and 200 or 800 killed. II. 0?n?t Wiuhlniloli'. Ch.rlnt. Ntw Yona, Feb. 21,-Capt. Benjamin Jllchardson, the eccentrlo millionaire of Harlem, who owned Washington's rlisr ot, and used todrlve through the streets In It on holidays, died yesterday at an advanced age. lie made a good deal of BMW 'n California In 18411, and Invest ed It In N?w York real estate, by which means he amassed a fortune. Ho wu a 1 mlssr and drassedvsry shabbily, A GOUTY HMD And a Faithless Wife Create a Sensation in Cleveland's VERY HIGH SOCIAL CIRCLES. A Prom Incut nullroacl Man ami the Wlfo of a Statu Official Elope?In tliyiiaul I'uplla of tbullorilen town l''omale Seminary. Clsvelinu, 0., Feb. 21.?A guilty husband anil a faithless wife, both well known and until now highly thought ol in this city, ire fugitives somewhere in the West, trying to outrun their con sciences, and stiiie all thought of the two blasted homes they have left behind them. Saturday night Rollln 0. Carv, the advertising agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan railroad in this city, and the wife ofT. J. Meals, the As Blatant State Labor Statistician, and manager of the Indiulriul Newt, left Cleveland together and they have not been seen or heard of since, though it la supposed that their route lay westward. Gary is the son ol General Passenger Agent Oary. of the Lake Shore Railroad, who died some time ago. Last Saturday he sent his resignation to the U (moral Passenger Agent of the railroad, Mr. A. S. Smith, and drew about $1,100 from his personal deposits in two Cleveland banks. Early in the evening ho was joined by Mrs. Meals, and together they lied from the islty. Gary's wife Is the daughter of President J, W. Harlbert, of the Natlonal Bank of Elvria. Ohio. TOO PLAIN TALK POK TUB OIRL8. rho Frluolpal of a Female Golltgo OffentU 111* l'uplla by Warning Tli?m Agftluat | Cumiuau Evil*. Bodkntown, N. J.; Fob. 21.-Theprln cipal of tho Bodcntown Foinale Oollcgo is tho Rev. W. 0. Bowon. The school stands on the high bank of tho Dela ware and commands a view of tho river [or milea. It baa always enjoyed an ex sellout reputation. Lately, however, languago objectiouable to Bomo of the pupils was used at a recitation of the slaaa. Tbo aubject undor discussion waa the atato of morala in Euglaud during the seventeenth century aa compared with that of the present day. The pu pils were reading at the timo from I Welsh's English Literature. One of the pupila asked Prof. Bowon whether the morala of that ago were woree than thoao of to-day. in answering that ques tion the girls say l'rof. Bo won gave a num ber of facts relative to the immorality of the times, which tho question did not sail for. Ho referred also to the danger jf dancing in full dreaa with men. He thought girls ahould not accept bonbons or a glass of punch from gentlemen. The bonbons.might bo drugged, llo also jaid.it is alleged, that auy young girl who loved a man enough to marry him would very ofteu yield to him more than iho ought. These and other romarks of i like character aro alleged to have been used, and they ao angered tho girls, It is isserted, that they went at once to Mrs. Bowen, tho principal's wifo, and de manded a new teacher, saying they would leave tho school unless tho de mand were compiled with. This request was also mado to l'rof. Bowon, but no refused to lira lit It fortlio reason that by io doing ho would virtually acknowledge '.hat ho waa In error. The pupils thereupon prepared a state ment ol their grievance and announced that thoy would inform tholr parents of what had occurred. W1I1TX EIDISATTtllNTED, rlio Charleston will not be ItMuly tor Trial I Uotore Next A|irll. Washington, D. 0., Feb. 21.?No more new vessels for tho United States I navy will bo tried during this adminis tration. Tho bulldors of the Charleston were noxious that the vessel should be com pleted before Mr. Whitney's term of afflce expired, but, notwithstanding the lact that thoy doubled their force of workmen on nor, she has been delayed, und information waa received at the I Navy Department to-day that flho will not no ready for trial before April. In tho meantime th? Potre , wh oh was under contract to bo finished by tbo Col umbia Iron Works, In Baltimore, a yew wo laat Dccoinbor, Is noorlng completion and will be ready for trial somo time in April. The Joiner work Is nearly com pleted, her propeller has been shipped, and sho waa takon out of tho dock yes terday. Either the latter part of this week or tho first part'of next ?Uow be takon out into Chesapeake Bay and given a preliminary steam trial. II her machinery works satisfactorily she will soon after bo bo taken to the Norfolk Navy Yard, whore her spars " J igging havo boon prepared and are ready to be placed In position. Sho will then be ready for her oltlclal trial. Lieutenant Commonder Brownaon ''.'P^NyM her first commander, and ho and Naval I Constructor lllchborno wore In Baltl more yesterday looking her over. EVERY CASK TROVES MAU Forty-Eight Deatl?? From M?mbr?neou?l Croup nt Wttbiwlis Wabash, Imd., Feb. 21.-Tbo Infant mortality rato In this city during tho past fow weeks has boen appalling. Within a remarkably short spaco of time there havo boon lorty-oight deaths, all from dlphthoretlo or membraneous croup. The opldomlc has boen conflnptl most exclusively to Wabash, although a lew ability to ohock the epidemic, and have called to their ass Blanco somo of the most omlnont practitioners In the State, but to no purnose. hvety caao has provon fatal, and tho physicians can do nothing but prolong llfo a fow hours and allovlato the pain. Inoverycaso doath follows in a low hours. How th. l'r..ld.ot will Celebrate. . Wasiiihuton, D. 0., Feb. 31.?Senator olect Moody, of South Dakota, ?ayi President Cleveland will probably at-1 Uch his signature to tho Omnlbui Terri torial Statehood bill lo-uiorrow. In geoog nitlon ol Washington's birthday. A number ol gentlemen Interested in the measure callod upon the Pros dent to day andrequostod him to do this. (larn.til'. Phi.lelmt l>ea4. Washington, Fob. Si.?Dr. D, W. DHii, who attended President Garfield during tile illness, died at 71!5 thli morn, log at his residence iti thia city. The funeral Will take placo Sunday and the romalne will be Interred in Washington. Shannon Mugs (l.o|tmn. San Fbancisco, Feb. Hi.?1The light between Shannon and Ueoghan, middle weights, at the Golden Gate club last night, ended In (he seventh round with a clean knock out lor Shannon. Club momliers had backed Geoglian heavily and In the second round they Ml up a yell when It looked as though Shaoooo FMyhlpoSj, He rallied, however, and ""I* ?od sixth round slugged Geoghao terribly, closing one eye and thBotJ>er. In the aeventh ?nH tii rli^ "<luare between the eyes and the latter went down like a log, Both men showed stance and pluck. MUAKt il'mUEl) IT, th? Iiuu lloiiilul lluutl Calobraua tuu" "*? Special Dltpatch to the InUUQjeiietr Weston, W. V*,, Feb. 21.?According to arrangements made by W. 11. Mc Gary, the Hospital band came out at 7 ??30 p. in, and played In /ront of the news depot in honor of the election of henna. JlcGary was loaded and went down to Thomas Edward's, where tbo band again assembled for the purpose of hearing his cut and dried speech, an ac count of which ho will telegraph to the toolght. We have no doubt ' term*8 " up ln "lowioK Uurglury at Mki?ll?buu?u?. fyteUU Ditpalth to the IiUcUloeiictr, N?w Mawmsviiui, W. V*., Feb. 21. Two men burglarized Mr.L. L. Stealoy's I store in Mlddlebourno, Tyler county Monday nljlit. TliBy blew, open the safe and secured aoiuo $280 and soma merchandise. Leaving the store the? walked to Slatorsvlllo, whoro they tried! to get some one to ferry them over the I r ver, but falling ln this they walked un tho railroad track to Sarfiis, Monroo county, 0, where they crossld. Arid neiTi tllB ulri!Ctl0I> oltooods? Siini' w,f? Pnraued by John h^?,ny i ys 1'etcher, of Middle bourne, and were capturod bv them ou the road near WoSdaliold yeaterda? morning. Some of the stolen articles sh" "loir possesion and about ?100 of the money was recovorod. The prisoners are now lu the Mlddlebourno | AUFKOM A Utll "M CAT. fuplU In an lowit hibuul Otcroouiu by u 1'ulnoautiH Vii|)or. Sioux Cm, Iowa, Fob. 21.-A alngu- I lar case of wholesale poisoning, that camo near proving fatal, Is reported from tho floToMlffi0"1'00''taUgW ^ Miss Hat Shortly after school was called yester day, a peculiar odor was noticed, and in searching for tho sourco tho teacher opened the door to the closet where the scholars kopt their cloaks. A fur cap bolonglng to ono of tho boys had fallen Into a bucket containing hot ashes and w" "ending up clouda of suioko. The teacher seized tho bucket and started for tlio doo-, but when half way across tho room was overcome by tho suioko and dropped into tho nearest seat almost unconscious. A boy tlion took Sit"Lon? "'"'combed and fell to the floor. Twenty of tho nuiills who Bat where tho smoke reached them were inado deathly sick and were una f'one. By a superhuman eiiort tho teacher managed to cot the door open and tho f.-eah air revived her so she helped tho children out doom whore they lay on tbo ground in agony, i I10 R??l'lu, "vine cloao by brought fresh milk and made tbo children drink freely of it. At the ond of tlireo hours thoy had to be taken home, but were it ?uPP?sed poison was contained In the coloring matter of the cap, and that it was sot freo by the burn ing of the cap. A PilllOKl' "CATTI.E QUilKK." 8lm Cluits Up m Oniiiblluff Den mill Tbon I 8av?i tbo Koefiari Fruin Uelng Ljbcll.d. Giisybnnk, Wy? Feb., 21.-Mrs. Koto Maxwell, tho "Bello Starr" of Wvoming, closed np a gambling houso at Bessemer Monday nlglit, recovered several thou sand dollars which had been lost by her cow boys, and then saved the lives of the two gainblors as tho Infuriated cow hoys were going to, swing them up. She is known as tho "C'uttlo Queen'' On Sunday alio was robbed of $1,600 by her own men and her resentment was aroused against the gamblers. Their room at Bessemer was crowded Monday night. whon Kate strode ln accompanied only by her foreman, and both arinod to tho toeth. While Kate covered the dealer with a six shooter, Mason, her foreman, secured tho box and showed the crowd that the game was an unfair or "brace" 4nc. This enraged tho cow boys, and Farloy and Bodell were terri bly beaton and ordered to prepare for lynching. The ropes were In sight, when Cattle Kate ' Interceded for tbo two wretches and announced that she would dlvldo their money, amounting to several thousand dollars, which she had secured. Bodell and Farley were chased out of town, Their placo was flred and all hands went over to Mm. Maxwell's Umo /oiTowcd.11 J'",C0 """* g0nt'ral 80011 Till! PANAMA CANAL Work Alinoit Entirely 8uipeml?<l?Tliou ?andiof Laborer* Idle. Sax Fiukcisco, Fob. 21. ? Purser Kelly, ot tbo steamer Coiitna, which ar rlvoil Inst night from l'anama, states that work on tho canal is almost entirely sus pended. Tliero aro a low hundred men still omployod, but chiefly to keop tho machinery In order. Tho Jamaica laborers are leaving tho Isthmus in great numbers. Although Avo thousand men are idle, no trouble is anticipated. At Gulobratho Columbian Government has a forco ol about one hundred soldiers. An English and a French man of war lio at Panama. Killed by tlin NiKhtlnuiile. El Paso, Tixas, Feb. 21,?Jack Brown, known all over tho southwest because of his exploits as a scout, was shot and killed yesterday by Ada Hume, known aa tho "Territorial Nightingale." Miss Humohadkoeu Ailing all engagement here, hut was Induced by Brown to ga to Silver City and sing under his man agement. A disagreement arose, when the slngor sliot Brown, killing him in stantly. Brown was well connectod at Galveston. ooNDKtiHiiD mnoitAm. The President gave his last public re ception last night. It li admitted that this session of tho English Parliament will bo the flerceat on record. Tho Standard Oil Company purchasod 800 acres of oil territory in the Lima field ycstoniiy for $175,000, It is said that General Harrison's in augural address will rams out strongly In favor of tlio one torm idea. There is istroogonnajltlon among oil men to the proposed hill In tbo Penn sylvania Legislature taxing oiltleaaos. Mr. I'igolt continued bis testimony before tho l'arnell Commission yester day. There wero no sonsatlonal dovel opments. A cowboy brigade from Colorado, pic turesquely attired, and armed, repre senting western life of twenty years ago, will bo a feature of the Inaugural parade. Hospital Steward Mahrenloke, of the Western Penitentiary, near Pittsburgh, against whom various charges ware brought, wu discharged from his posi tion last night by Uis Board of lna|wc ton. COL, ALKX CAUPBEll UOJUl ' llaaklu Wutvirtilnlii After n Trip lo Iho Antipodal. Col. Alex. Campbell, one ol the United , States Commissioners to the Australian Exposition, arrived in this city lost uight on his way to bis Brooke county home. An iKTELUQKKCjtit reporter met him at the Stamm House, where be bad just registered and deposited bis luggage and a wonderful rug made of the native furs of Australia. Colonel Campbell arrived lu San Francisco a month age, taking the Southern l'acltlc from there to his Louisi ana plantation. On his way bore be stopped iu Washington and, when be visited the State Department, left some views that might be ol service to the Sresent Administration if it were to cou uue in business. The steamer which brought Colonel Campbell to San Francisco touchcd at the hauioan Islands and ullorded an op portunity to learn something of the state of affairs in that disturbed region, If Colonel Campbell had bis way tier many would coiue down oil' ol her high horse and restore tba status quo, or Undo Sam would know the reason. While in Australia Colonel Campbell traveled IS,000 miles by rail, tho government ofliclais chalking bis hat over all the lines, which are gov ernment uroperty. His report on the sheep and sugar industries was written before he left Australia and is expected to be published soon. Colonel Campbell will return to Louisiana In a woek or ten days, and then come back for the summer in the bills of Brooke. Mrs. Campbell is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. llagermnii, iu Kentucky. AN tiKULISU TEA tiUon by a Well Known Hoeletj LSAiUr Yentordny, Another elegant and fashionable social happening was yeBtorday alternoon add ed to the long list of brilliant and enjoy able socioty events that lmvo taken place hero this season and made it quite a notable one. Yesterday's alTair was an English tea given by Sire. Wm. A. Isett from 4 to 0 o'clock at her handsome residence, No. 840 Main street., It dif fered In one important particular from the other teas and afternoon receptions that have been given here in this, that gentlemen wore included among tlie guests. Tho fortnate ones of the sterner sex who were present apparently enjoy ed the delightful occasion fully us much as did tho ladies. Mrs. Isett was, as usual, a charming hostess. She was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Jonnle Uendershott, Mrs. E. M. Pearson, Mrs. Judge Briggs, of I'iuladolpbia, Mrs. PlatoiT Zone, Mrs. 0, T. Wide, Miss Roberts, ol Elisabeth, Fa,,. and the Misses Shriver. In the tea room Sirs. Isett was assist ed by MIbs Bird Harrison, of l'icdmont, who made a delicious brew ol tea, and by Mrs. F, B. Hempatone, who prcsidod over tho bouillon. The rooms were darkened and prettily lighted and decorated. There were about seveuty guests calicd during the progress of the tea. TUB TIIHEE DAYS' WALK, [ntcrcillna Start by nix ContflatanU at die Capitol Itlnk Yotvnluy. Tbe much imticlpatod threo days' go iiB-you-plenso pedestrian contest gotten up by Mr. A. L. Buckliolilor, of Pitts burgh, opened in tbe Capitol rink yes terday at noon sbarp. There was a good crowd present at the start, and all day thcro was a fair attendance. Among the spcctors were Nlkirk, Shcehan and sevornl other short distance pedestrians from Pittsburgh, and nearly all the local sprinters. The track is eight foot wide and seven teen laps covor a mllo. The word ''go" was given by Mike Iloarn, to six starters. They were Thomas Cox, of Parkersburg, Edward McCiellan, of Pittsbuigh, Wil liam Nolan, Charles Hendricks, Oeorge Atwood and John McGrano, the last named of this city. Cox has a previous record of 210 miles in throe days of twelve hours, and he wants to beat It. Ho says ho can boat the best American record for twolve hours?87 miles?if be was pushed. McClelland started out to pound tbo tan-bark too brashly, and got sick alter making over ten miles tho first hour. His trainer, tbo famous Max Lamar, adopted a novel cure, placing paper next bis body. It worked, and bo did well aftor returning to tho track. Cox's score at midnight, when tbe walk stopped till noon to-day was 81 miles; Hendrix, GO miles, 14 laps; Mc Clelland, 58-7; Atwood, 57: Nolan, 62-3; McGrane, 50. A number of admirers of tbo sport aro expected from Pittsburgh and Parkers burg to-day. (lnvo llooil for Court. George IS. Hale, who was arrested for Illegal voting at tho lato election, but after an examination before United States Commission Forbes, was dis charged on the ground that there was no reasonable ground to hold him, was among those Indicted by tbo recent famous drag-not grand jury at Parkers burg. He was brought before Commis sioner Forbes on a capias Tuesday, and bv him let go on his own recognisance till Wednesday to socuro a bondsman. He failed to reappear on Wednesday, owing, be ssys. to a misunderstanding, and yesterday ho was again arrested by Deputy Marshal Sliallcross, and gave ball in $500. Mny End In a Dual, Cincinnati, Feb, 21,?Tho Commercial IIncite yostorday published another savago attack upon Govornor Forakor's administration, and concludes by charg ing Foraker with treachery to John Sherman. Tho article bears tho signa ture of lUchard Smith. Mr. Smith was In Toledo last night, in consultation with his friends, but declined to say anything concerning tho report that ho would send a cballoiigo to Governor Foraker, Knglliji Uiijltif u|? Atnnrlonn HrtwarU** Cint'AOo, Fob. 21.?Thorels something %f a stir among local browers over a re port that Mr. I.uko liisbop, representa tive of the English syndicate which is buying up brewerios la this country, right and loft, will bo hero soon for the purpose of closing bnrsalns for several Ijrew houses here, The negotiations hnvo boon going on slnco last July, Wants Maaba fanloBMt, SpxiKurut-n, III,, Feb, 21.?Louis Noebo, of Chicago, brother of Oscar Neobo, tho Anarchist who Is serving a flfteon vears' term In tho penitentiary for his connection with the Havinarket affair, Is hero with a huge bundle of lot ten asking tho Governor to commute his sentence. Tin Amarlran Itaasbaillat In llomr. Hums, Feb. 31.?Tbe Chicago and All American Dane Ball teams wore given a hearty wolcomo hero. They will play on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, On Tuesday ovenlng they will start lor Hor enco, whencothey will goto Paris, ritoy will return to tho United States In April' < [ "Bsli.i" Jam Hadiko VaiLimi as worn by the ladles of fashion Is the most becoming facial embellisher yet Intro duced. Bold by all dry goods stores by the yard at 05 cenU upward, mi,HINT CONVENES. The Queen's Address Congratu lates Her Subjects. O'BRIEN IS IN GALWAY JAIL. A lUot In Kilkenny?Tlio New Freuoli Cabinet?Millionaire Flood Dead. Sherman's Hpccrh I'lenses Germany?Foreign News. London, Feb, 21.-l'arllamuut reas sembled to-day. Following li tho speech ol tho Queen opening the session; My Lobps amu Gbntlbmbn:?Durlug the Uriel period since the close ol tho lost session nothing has happened to affect tho cordial relations between myself and otiter powers. The operations success fully completed In Egypt ft tow days be fore tho prorogation ol Parliament ef fected their object and I do not see auy ground for apprehending a renewal of the disturbance In the neighborhood of Huakim. Tho negotiations which I di rected to be opened with Thibet for tho prevention of eucroacliinent upon my right of over Huaklm, have not boon brought to a tavorablo conclusion, but I hope that further military operations will uot bo necessary. 1 have consented to take part In i?? sented to tako part lu a conference with Germany and America at Berlin upon tho Samoan question. This will he ft continuation of tho conference recently held in Washington on the same sub ieGentlemen of tho House of Commons: Tlio unceasing expenditures upon war liko preparations incurred by other Euro pean naUonslias rendered necessary^ Increase in tho precautions hitherto taken for the Bafety of our stores and C?The'oounBols by which other powers aro guided, and which dispose ol their vast forces are at present uniformly friendly to England, but I have no right to assumo that this condition Jj.y??*". sarlly secure from tlie possibility of CllMyelonls and gentlomcn somo pO? tionsof tho bill presented in 1808 tor amending local government in England n(i wnUtH woro lold asido owing to fflC?ytn\t'Sn^our attention ^ebn\^.\trffi^0urce f ? laud and for uuiendlng the constitution In Ireland have already been attended Wiloglsfatlou wdHbo necessary for tho execution ol tho sugar convention, and also for tho completion of tho conver sion of tho three percent annuities. Tho state ol tho gold coinage has for years past been the subject d legitimate complaint, and a measure restoring it to f Mtiafactory condition will bo snb 10 Though tho commission appointed to Inquire Into tho civil establishments of tho Kingdom has not yet completed Its inhnrn it has rondo a valuable report# Proposals for legislation arising there from will bo submitted. Several sub jects which tho increasing burden? vnu'r duties shut out from consideration during tho Inst session will bo submitted arnin Among them aro measures re lating to titles, regulating the unlv? - ties of Scotland, determining tlie Hob1U itv of employers In case of accident to employes; establishing a Department of Agriculture, cheapening tho transfer of land and remedying tho abuses attach ing to tho limited liability of joint stock companies. r t O'llrltiu lu Galwny Jail* , Dublin, Feb. 21.-Mr. Win. O'Brien, who wassontcnccd atTralee, on luesday lost, to six months imprisonment for violation of tho crimes Act, was[ today gL'issa'a-fft '"Jlr'o'Brlen was welcomed at tho roll way station at Galway by ? crowd of several thousand pereoiis. HuhscqULnt W a crowd gathered in tho vicinity of tho (all and Bang national songs, lho I excitement In^Jalway Is Intense and fears of a disturbance aro ontcrtalnod by the authorities. < | TU. N.w Kreueli Cnlilnsl. Fabis, Fob. 21.?Several popors hero state that tho now cabinet bos been nl most completed, and that Mellno will to l'rlmo Minister and MlnUter M Agri rulturo' M. DeFreyoinet, Minister ol feita*MMo^Jurtlcojslunhet; i . miniRters of foreign affairs and edu cation have not yet been decided Upon. Couinicnillnn our Bbrlin, Fob. 21.?Tho A'orlA German Oautle, l'flnra Bismarck's organ, re SSXS WS?"?S5 ??' lui^lclous and circumspect attI fu" and declares that Sectary Itayarf contributed In no small degreo to ap mSso tho public by tho statements In In ervlews published In American nows papers. , , lllot In KMkeimr. Dublin, Feb. 2I.-A riot occurred ,at Kilkenny last night on tho arrival thoro of Mr. James i*aurcnco Carew, Mem* ?I'arliainunt for North Klldare, who was arretted In Scotland onTue* day on a warrant Issued In lrelaud or revising to answer a summons for \lo latlng Uio Crimes act. The lu"'' ticked tho police with stones and were chargsd upon by the oOlcers. Hevoral persons wero Injured^ Forlildilliig irinln In Anna. Zankidau, Feb, 21.?Tho Sultan linn forbidden tho IniporUillon or trsilo In arms and ammunition lu Zniinlbar and Bouiba. The British consul hero enjoins British subject* under tialn of heavy penalties to obey tlio Sultan's order. Tho Gorman missionaries recently cap tured by the Insurgents are still held prisoners. The advance party of Captain Wlsstnann's expedition lias arrived at Zantlbar. Uarrilnal N.wmnn'a llMltli. London, Fob, 21.?Cardinal Newman today obeerved the eighty-eighth an niversary of his birth by coleurnllng pontifical high mam, Tho cardinal'* health la Improved, lie aat during tho entire service, but Walked to and front the aacnsty. nf ttllllonstr. ? I,mil, I ?ndon, Fob, 21Jl r, J nines 0. Hood, of California, died at tho Grand llotelat Heidelberg, at 10 o'clock this motnliig,