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'7 ^ ' v';- > . . . .. . ShcMkccKnij 3utclligenccr. VOLUME XLVIII?NUMBER 14. WHEELING. V. YA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS.{ THE END OF DREYFUS TRIAL IIM OIPUT Ill 31U1II, Evidence all in and Pleading) Have Begun?Verdict to be Reached by Monday. the action of the couri In Rejecting Evidence of Foreigr Attaches Variously Commented on?The Only Loophole. RENNE8, Sept. 7.?To-day came thi beginning of the end of the Dreyfui trial. With the speech of the government commissary. Major Carrlere, thi case entered upon the final stage, of pleadings, and the verdict will he de tprmlned on Monday, at the latest There is even talk to-night of the trla ending to-morrow by holding an extn afternoon session for M. Laborl'i speech and tho deliberation of th< Judges. This, however, Is conslderec1 unlikely, as the government fs anxloui to have the judgment withheld ovei Sunday, in order to avert demonstra' Hons which would probably develoj bloodiihcd on a day when the workmer are free. The government Is not only fearfu' regarding Rennes, but Is particularly concerned regarding Paris and othei large towns, where passions have beer heated, and where tho verdict, whichever way it Is given, is practically certain to give rise to trouble. It is understood that the government has Intimated its desire to the president ol the court martial, Colonel Jouaust, and there in no reason to believe that hi will not fall In with its views. Colonel Jouaust this morning tooh the most important decision yet taken und took it upon his own responsibility, although toe Is undoubtedly only the mouthpiece of the whole body of judges. His decision to exclude the testimony of Colonel Scharwzkoppen and Major Panlxsardl was most significant, aB It means that the courl | had already reached a conclusion, an<! that the pleadings of counsel were merely a waste of time, and might be pensed with, if they were not a necessity. Court's Mind Made up. The court has made up its mini, bul which way? This is the vital point (inA. forma fhn mla tnnln nf illtrUlUlnf to-night Both sides are equally confident that the coilrt will decide In accordance with their view. The Dreyfusards declare that the Judge* cannol condemn Dreyfus after the decisive evidence which Colonel Schwarskopper and Major Pantxzardl would have giver in his favor. The anti-Dreyfusards, or the other hand, explain to-day's ruling: on the ground that the judges recognize that the evidence of the two military attaches would be worthless, because they would bo morally bound tc save their agent, at any cost. A sample of this reason was giver by an antl-Dreyfusard Journalist,, who when praising Colonel Jouaust's decision explained: "What weight could h( ntt ir-tt ?n Ihft tnatlmnnif nf Qnhmal-vknn. pen and Panlzsardi? The receiver ol stolen good# must shield the thief as much as he can." From the popular point of view, the scene In court when Colonel Jouaust delivers the judgment will be divested of its most sensational feature, owlni to th<> absence of the central figure, Captain Dreyfus will be taken to an adjacent room, when the Judges retire to conflder their verdict. A momenl before they are to re-enter a bell wll be rung. and as they take their place* behind the long table on the stage the Infantry guard will present arms and remain at present arms, while Colonel Jouaust, standing In the center of th( platform, reads the verdict. Captain Dreyfus will not be brought back to the court room, and will not be present at the public meeting of thi Judges, but when the court room ha* been cleared by the gendarmes, which will be done as soon as Colonel Jouaust concludes, the reading clerk of the court will proceed to the room when Dreyfus will be waiting and read to him the verdict, in the presence of a coupic of gendarmes. The public will thus be robbed of the *Wctiicl? of his emotions, which arc bound to be most profound, whether the decree sends him to the arms of his family or back to the penal settlemen t. All Speculation. The verdict may be a condemnation, ?n unequivocal acquittal or a form of acquittal that will be equal to the Scutch verdict, "not proven." The hit will be the case if tho Judges should pronounce against him by n vote of four to three. That is, he would be freed, even though the Judges in bis favor should be In the minority. Uut this, naturally, would be very un* itl?factory, as ho would enrry the stigma for the rest of his days. Captain Dreyfus thus has Ave chances against tho prosecution's three. Unanimity, nix to one, five to one, four to threo, or threo to four will set at liberty, while unanimity, six to one, or live to twe, will convict him. If convicted the Judgment will be tarried to the military court of appeals, which will be a fonnni matter. The nppeal court will only quash the Judgment and order a re-trlal?If It should be established thot the present court martini has erred In a matter of procedure. This is in the highest degree improbable, Tbe court of cassation will also have the right to order a rc-trlal If ft shoi decide that the court martial haa de atcd from Ita instructions. Thla is I only loophole fur Dreyfus, and friends will undoubtedly flght this po tooth and nail. Extraordinary mei ures have been taken to spirit Dreyi i away, whether acquitted or condemn His departure from llennes will be < veloped in the same mystery and i 1 crecy as was his arrival. Will be Well Guarded. The most elaborate police raeasui will be taken during the last days the trial. Eight gendarmes will distributed in the court room. Twer gendarmes and a detachment of lnfc try will be stationed In the court ya ? the cordons of troops and gendarmes the vicinity of the Lycee will be trip and placed*farther back, dotachmei of gendarmes will be posted on 1 nlmMfl ??.! 1,-1.1nf ?V, ? (n.iin n r^uuico uiiu uiiugco vi luv i?nii? " mounted gendarmes will patrol 1 principal streets of Rennes. The garrisons of neighboring tow 1 will be held in readiness to be dispute ed here at a moment's notice. If u c ? la raised or a threatening gesture mu ' by any one In the audience before L after the verdict, the offender v - be arrested and taken before the pre dent of the court. Colonel Jouaust, u . will then und there be sentenced to pi Ishment, the minimum penalty bei 1 two years in prison. ! INSURGENTS SCATTERED ' By a Rccoitnltcritijt Party of Anio cans?Demonstration at Imus. MANILA, Sept. 7. ? Captain But! " with three companies of the Third I * fun try, a detachment of cavalry a 1 one gun, while upon a reconnaisean< met a body of rebels yesterday at S 1 Rafael. The Americans scattered t r enemy and captured seven prlsone r Ave rifles and three hundred rounds 1 ammunition. They also destroyed t rice stored In seven warehouses. T rebels are supposed to belong to t command of General Rio del Plli who, with his main force, retreatefcl the north. The reconnalsanre will be continue following the rebels toward Mussla The United States transport Ne ' port will convey to the United Stal the Eighteenth regiment, the last coi t pany of the signal corps voluntee the Nevada cavalry and various d ' charged soldiers. Small detachments of Filipinos mo r demonstrations nightly around Imi , firing volleys upon the American o\ posts. The Americans have thus I not replied, except-on Tuesday nlgl when two companies of the Fourth I t fantry sallied out and fired two voile l In the direction of the disturbers. \v disappeared immediately. The seci I service has learned that Agulnaldo h t preferre<l charges against the genei ? commanding In the Cavlte province 1 falling to obey an order to atta ' Imus. The Americans treat tho Flllplr more like fractious children than ei mles. Proofs have been obtained tf t the mayor and five members of t , council are active insurgent sympath t ers. and many insurgent soldiers c visiting In the town In disguise. Thi ' is no desire to stop -them, however it Is thought a display of the Amerlc . resources and the efforts to give t . Filipinos a good government will ha a beneficial effect. i AN EARLY MOVEMENT 1 Of the Army in the Philippines Anticipated. 1 WASHINGTON. Sept 7.?The act I' ty of the war department officials a the close figuring mat In nemg none i gardlng the available force in thp P)i ' ippines indicate an early movement. has been known that a forward moT 1 mcnt was contemplated In Novemb but there are now Indications that t " campaign may begin at least a mor ? earlier if there should be favorable wc ther conditions. By October 1 G< f Otis will have an army of 31,000 eff< i tlve lighting men. It is believed Home officials of the army that such ? force ought to begin an active cai ' palgn without delay unless fhe weuth ' conditions are such us to absoluti J prevent. 5 With the arrival at Manila of t other trooos now being raised. It ' suggested thot there may be form 1 another corps for the purpose of purs 5 lng the Filipinos In some other part , the Island of Luzon. In this connect! it Is known that many officers look wl 1 favor upon the suggestion that an ari t should be landed at Llngoyen, and mo , down the Dagupan railway, thus taki the army of Agulnaldo in the rear. Tl ' will necessitate the co-operation of t I navy and the officials of th?* navy c! , partment have consulted with the w department as to what can be done advantage in this direction. The na ; has offered to send a squadron to LI gayen bay, subdue the town and occu It, thus making a safe landing for t ! army, should the plan of attack be c i elded upon. DOMINICAN AFFAIRS. i Jlmlnez, Revolutionary I/cader, 11 celv?<l In Triumph. SANTIAGO DE LOS CABELLERC . Sept 7.?Gen. Horado Vaaquez. the pi visional president, has repeatedly te! > graphed Gen. Jlmlnez to Impress up him the necessity of Immediately pi . ceedlng to the capltol, where his persn al influence would avail to prevent d order. Business Is paralyzed on account the bad currency. Many house* Ik large amounts of paper not guaronte by the old government, worth to-d about two cents on the dollar. Gen.. mlnez has declared that he will hon all government debts, but will not be i sponsible for the $4,000,000 of paper fra dulently Issued by the old admtnlstr tion. I CA1*E HAYTIEN, Ifnyt!. Sept. 7 Gen. Jlmlnez, the leader of the succej ful revolution, has been received in ti umph at Santiago. I*ubllc feelli seems to bo unanimously In his favor candidate for the presidency. YELLOW FKVER At Koy West Florida?Sovon Deal) Reported to Dato. KEY WEBT, Fla., Sept. 7.?Sevent seven eases of yellow fever have be* reported up to last night, with a tot of seven denths to date. Thirteen can were reported yesterday. State Health Officer I'orter says th the weather Is propitious for the sprei of fever, but the disease is slow in a vanclng. Native children, born since the in wpldemlr In 1887, are being attaekr The prospects for stamping out the f ver are not very encouraging on a count of th pre being so much muter! to feed upon and until all unaei llnu ed or no-Unmune persons are removi the fevur will continue* f CLOSING S SCENES OF THE ? GRAND ARM1 ?n 3eEncampment at Philadelphia Contest for Communder-inpcb Chief Carried out Peaceably, of ? THE QUESTION OF PENSIONS inrd, ??? u,rJ Changes Suggested in Presen its Kules?Requirement of Proof JJd Works u Hardship. ibe ??? m9 PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 7.-Th h- thirty-third national encampment c Jry the G. A. It. came to an end to-nlgh ljj[| The electJon of a commnnder-ln-chle HI which, It was supposed, would be set si- tied only after a warm contest, wo "u conducted nnu carricu out m wc iuu> ng Peaceable manner Imaginable. Co Albert D. Shaw, of Watertown, N. Y waa unanimously elected to the hlg office of the organization, after Judg r|. Leo Rassleur, of St. Louis, Mo., ha declined to be a candidate, er, Early In the campaign there wcr In- three candidates, W. C. Johnson, c nd Cincinnati, who was acting commande ce, in chief, was first mentioned, and th an names of Colonel Shaw and Judge Rafl he sleur later became prominent. John rs, son's boom was ended yesterday wit of his election to the office of the unex ho plred term of the late Commander Sex he ton, lasting two days. This rendere he him Ineligible to candidacy for anothc term, and with the eloctlon of Colorn Shaw he became a post commander-ln id, chief. The friends of Colonel Shaw an T 1 Tt-?olni.? nlnlmod fho vlpfnrv tin yg lIUUKC HUroicui VIUH?W? ?- - m til the Missouri veteran at to-day's see re? sJon of the encampment withdrew fror la" the contest, In favor of his New Yorl opponent. us, Aside from the selection of a com mander-ln-chlef, the pension questlo: received the major portion of atten In- tlon. Resolutions were adopted tho ys Rule 225, now In practice, was a hard ship. In that If required proof or Iden las tity of Injuries, which many old sol ra! dlers could not furnish, and asking thn ?? the President re-establish Rule 16-i c which Is not so stringent In Its require los ments. The resolutions also deplore ie- the practice In the pension bureai int which barn widows who have an in he come of 196 a year, and nsks that th l2' limitations be increased to |250 a yeai ire Pursuant to tho resolutions, a com jre mlttee of five was appointed to see! as relief from the administrative officer! and falling there to ask Congress t 1,0 amend the law In favor of the veter ve ans. Chicago secured the next encamp ment, and It is expected that Judg Rassleur will then be elected com . mander-ln-chlef. Tho departments of the varfou states this evening appointed thol irl- representatives In the national coun ntJ Ull U1 uuiiliiuoiiaiiiiii. ? ??v lien ell mot to-night and organized. Th West Virginia member Is W. C. Leon ?W" nrd. It re- PENSION MATTERS er* Considered by the O. A. It.?Rcsolu tlons Favoring Changes Adopted. |a. rilll.ADELPHIA. Pa.. Sept. 7.?Th' ?n report of the pension* committee of thi ]c, a. A. H. Encampment, which yester Ijy day was recommitted, with Instruction; ? to the committee to embody therein th m- desires of the encampment relative ti the administration of the pension laws " y was again presented. The report wai he accompanied by resolutions drafted b: I" the committee, and the enenmpment a once adopted them unanimously. Thej of are as follows: on "Your committee on pensions respect Ith fully presents this supplemental report ny pursuant to the Instructions of the en Ve campmcnt. n* "We respectfully direct attention t< UJ Section 471 of the revised statutes o: ? the United States, which reads as fol J?" lows: 'The commissioner of pensloni " shall perform, under the direction o ; the secretary of the Interior, such dutlei In the execution of pension and bountj ~ laws ns may be prescribed by the Pros K Wonf ie. "Resolved, That this enenmpment rc spectfully represents to the Presldon1 Its earnest conviction that Rule 225, now in practical effect in the adjudleatloi of claims for pensions, under Section : tc? of the Act of June 27, 1890, In the pen slon bureau, works grave Injustice tc vo worthy ex-soldlors and ex-sallors. ant ' we express the hope that you will fine ?" It consistent with your duties ns nn exle ecutlve officer to abrogate this rule. one dn re-establish the principle as defined Ir ,0. Rulo 164. Under the operation of Rub 164, formulated and put Into effect soor n" after the passage of this act, unques s- tlonably responsive to public sentiment and based upon sound legal proposlof tlons. In a word, the slmpl" expresHlor >i<i of th?? letter and spirit of the law, foui cd hundred thousand names were added t< sy the pension roll of the republic, nnd t' ? which no objection was heard for yean l0r after Its promulgation. T" "Resolved, This encampment re< u" respectfully represents that the prnctlci a" in the pension burenu In barring widow claimants who have an Income of $91 a year. Is not warranted by terms of th? law, and we wnrmly endorse the rec"J* ommendatlon of the commissioners ol i? pensions to successive secretaries ol tho Interior that the limitation be In1 creased to $250 a year. "Resolved, That the commander-inchief appoint a committee of Ave comrades to present to the President n cortilled copy of the action of this national encampment, with nn expression ol our earnest deslro for Justice only tr y- our disabled comrades ond the widow; pn and orphans of our dead under the letn| tor and spirit of the law. "Resolved, That this committee if horcby authorized and directed In tin At event that It Is determined that rollel \ may not be accorded by the admlnlHtrai tlvo olflcers of the government, to prosent to Congress a request for th' amendment of the law In such form ar ,\t to moke certain the true Intent,of th? 0- Statute, as we believe It ean lie conP. stnied ns herein presented." al The report was signed by R. 1? t- Brown, J. \V. Hurst, John Palmer and ad Charles Clark Adams. Tho committee assisting In tho report was appointed, consisting of the four signers of the n port, together with Oenerul Daniel I Sickles, of New York. The majority and minority report were submitted by the committee o resolutions. Both refer to the exan lnation of soldiers' widows who appl ffor pensions. The- majority repoi stated that widows were asked If thel lives had been virtuous after the deat of their husbands, and suggested tht such questions be condemned. The ml i. nority report said that if questions c that nature were asked this method c examination should be condemned b the Grand Army of the Republic. Dcliegate Benlcke went to the teU phone and asked Pension Commission? Evans If It was n fact that this quei ' Hon was asked. Mr. Evans replied thfl ' where charges were made against ap pllcants they were required to answc question relating to the charges. Othei t wise no question of the nature mentloc ed was put to the applicant. The resolutions were unanimous] adopted. NAVAL VETERANS e Extended Cordial Greeting to Ad >f miral Sampson?Officers Elected, t. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 7.-Reo f. Admiral Sampson greeted many of hi comrades who fought with him In th s civil war at the convention of naval vet it erans of the United States here to-daj 1. The admiral received a great ovatlo ., when he entered the hall. He wa h accompanied by Captain Chadwlck, c e the ilagshlp New York, and Lieut. Com ~nB.i?.\viK.inll. 1l.tiit.mnnt on th staff of Admiral Sampson. When th throe distinguished visitors entered, a! e the veterans stood at attention whll the boatswain blew the whistle for "a hands on deck" !** The officers were escorted to th e platform, where each was introducer t. Three cheers were glvn for the "heroe of '98," and each of them was compelle " to make a few remarks. h The visitors remained until the busl ness of the convention had been con eluded, when they held a reception o v the platfonn. d Among the matters discussed by th r delegates In convention was that o . erecting a monument to the memory c 1 Past Hear Admiral John H. Dahlgrer A committee was appointed to solid subscriptions for a suitable memorial. (1 The following officers were electa u and Installed: Commodore Commanding?George I i. Seavy, Chicago. Fleet captain and chief of staff?I. I n n?Ur Itnatnn. k ' Commander?J a mea A. Miller. Athem Ohio. The convention adjourned to mec with the Grand Army of the Rcpubll n at Chicago in 1900. * Sons of VrtcrwJ. DETROIT. Mich., Sept. 7.?Whethe there is realiy say friction between th Sons of Veterans and the Grand Arm of the Republic, and whether the tw 'l societies shall in the future camp to '? gether are the serious questions beim - considered by the eighteenth nnnun j encampment of the Sons of. Veterans whlc began here this afternoon. Opin ion among the delegates on the matte " of camping together with the veteran . of the G. A. R. is divided. There is in the hands of the resolu " tlons committee a resolution fixing th 1900 encampment ut Chicago almoa *' simultaneously with the G. A. R., an ordering that the Sons of Veteran camp with the veterans of the G. A. II hereafter. It will be reported to th ' delegates for consideration to-morrow Both Syracuse. N. Y., and Milwaukee Wis., am working for the next on campment, with Milwaukee apparentl; j; In the lead to-night. Loyal Homo "Workers. T1TTT A T?_ On..* t HM. rmunuciurnm, i u. ov|/t, ? ?*u _ National convention of the Loyal Horn Workers, an auxiliary branch of th Grand Army of the Republic, electei the following officers for the ensulnf year: Amos L. Senmon. St. Louis, presl dent; Angle M. Conklln, Mulberry. O, senior vice president; Frank McMurray p Canton, Ohio, chaplain; Kate B. Sher e wood, Canton, Ohio, counsellor; E. C Close, Fort Wayne, secretary; Estell: Edgecombe, York, Nob.. Junior vie ? president; Andrew J. Streeter, Mingo c Iowa, sergeant at arms: M. Warne 3 Hcrgrcve, Drown Mills, N. J., treasurer WARM WORDS R y Uttered In the Volksroad ? An At t (nek on Chninberlaln. PRETORIA, Sept. 7.?In the cour* of the debate In the volksrnad. Mr. Du . tolt Insinuated that Mr. Chamberlali , wan intoxicated on the occasion of hi: - recent famous "Garden party" speed ^ at Highbury, his Birmingham residence f and he added that if Mr. Chamberlali - continued to act as he had been actltu * the Transvaal would give him "Mause ? pills," which would be a good purgative f He urged the house not to be fright . ened by the show of sending out Britlsl troops, remarking that Mr. Chamber . luln must remember that when a wai t had once started he would have to ngh the whole of Afrikanderdom. , President Krugor, who was greetet I with loud cheers, began his speech bj * saying that might was not right, bu > that right was might, and that he Knew 1 the Lord ruled and was righteous, ant 1 would give a good Judgment. 1 Struck by Lightning. > TUSCOLA. Ills., Sept. 7.?At th. ' Douglass county fair at Camargo, to ) night, lightning struck the north end o t the grand stand, killing two men In stantly, fatally Injuring two more ant i seriously disabling six others. The dead - Spencer Rromart, Woodruff, 111.; Rob , crt Myers, Champaign. Ills. , Fatally Injured: Wm. Oder, Cham 4 palgn. Ills.; John Grlest, TTrbann, Ills. Disabled: Orln Bromfleld. Woodruff . Ills.; William Butcher, Carmngo, Ills. . John F. Cambridge. Flcklln. Ills.; Loi > Cambridge-. Flcklln. Ills.; Bud Mullen j llrbana, Ills.; George Rauch, Urbann ? Ills. The partj* were entity; supper untie I f the grand stand when the Mush came. Pure Invention. COBURG, Sept. 7.?A seml-ofllcla agency declares that the statement recently made by Charles E. Benthelm, nt Atlanta, On., to the effect that Alvlti Florschuetx, when United States vlei consul at Sonneberg, used the seals letter heads, etc., of the consulate foi years before th?? Dreyfus ease come up for the transmission to the German wai ofllre of French military secrets. Is pure invention. It Is also said that Benthelm was never employed In the office? of the general staff of Germany, as he has claimed. Dewey Improving. GIBRALTAR, Sept. 7.?Admiral Dewey to-day visited the garrison library and lunched with th? United States consul. HIh health Ih Hindunlly Improving and he believes he will be entirely recovered before his urrlvul In , New York# DOES NOT REBUKE SCOTT. State Chairman Dawson Laugh* at and Vigorously Denies a Democratic Falsehood. I NOTHING BUT COMMENDATION For the Senator, who, he Believes, y Will Make his Mark in the National Senate. 1. State Chairman Dawson, of Charles ton, who, with Mrs. Dawson, nos nccn r here attending the state fair, returns is this morning to the state capital, o The Register yesterday morning reprinted the following extract from r. the Charleston Gazette: n Chairman Dawson, of the state Republican executive committee, wont up to 8 Wheeling yesterday to shut and idap the if mouth of the Hon. N. B. Scott, who hus been expressing hln "views" too volubly lately to suit Mr. Dawson's Ideas of "polle tics." There will no doubt be a regular e old cock fight when the two politicians get 11 toicether. e In a conversation with a reporter of 11 the Intelligencer concerning this stateo ment. Chairman Dawson said: I. "Of course, there is absolutely no J truth In It, whatever. It Is one of the Gazette's fairy stories. Last winter this - paper published a statement to the ef" .feet that certain letters were found in Senator Scott's room In a hotel at e Charleston, among which were letters J from me to Senator Scott, showing my trachery to Governor Atkinson. Of t course, no letters were found in Sena^ tor Scott's room, and no such letters of mine could be found, because no such ,. letters ever existed. "No," continued Mr. Dawson, "I have ' no occasion to rebuke Senator Scott, i, even If I thought it my business to rebuke United States senators; for I 1 have nothing but commendation for L him. He has mnde a most efficient senator, and, I predict, will be one of the most popular that has ever reprer sented West Virginia. Senator Scott ef has become a very popular man in the * southern part of the state, and, as I ?m said, he will add to It as time goes s on* ' il The reporter remarked to Mr. Dawson that he did not seem to have much ~r doubt of Senator Scott getting his seat a In the senate, to which he replied: "None whatever; ' I think Colonel " McO raw's so-called contest Is scarcely ? serious." j Asked as to what he thought of the s political outlook In the state, Mr. Daw son said It was very good, and that he P had no doubt that the Republicans s would carry West Virginia next year * handsomely. Mr. Dawson declined to * express any opinion as to prospective candidates on the state ticket. He said the Republicans would meet in 0 convention and nominate a good ticket, 0 and it was useless to speculate a year e Jn advance of that action. 1 I ? WHEELING WOMAN " Of Irregular Life Commits Sulcido In ( Washington, Pa.. Hotel. - Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. | WASHINGTON, Pa., Sept 7.?A \ woman, said to have been an Inmate of I a house In Alley C, Wheeling, where r she has been known as Emilia, was * found dead in the Duane hotel here this morning about 8 o'clock, with a bullet hole through her left breast. Although . there is considerable mystery surrounding her death, it Is generally conceded that she took her own life. ?W111. e Hd phiillps, Fon of Joseph Phillips. - of the Washington tin plate mill. Is un, der arrest, ho having been seen in company with the womnn th?* night before. B Ed Phillips has a wife and four chlli dren, and formerly lived In Urldgeport, Ohio. Phillips ndmils that he had been ' living with the woman at various places 1 during the past year under the nameor ? Palmer, and acknowledges that he was v with her Wednesday night at the hotel up to 12 o'clock, and says that berore ' he left her she thr.?ntened to kill ber' self because he refused to longer live 1 with her. The woman was rother hana* some, about thirty years of age, tall. r with light brown hair. Coroner Fltx1 natrlck Is In town and has summoned n Jury, which will investigate the ease In \ the morning. t State Supremo Court. 1 Special Dlnpntch to the Intelligencer. CHARLKB-TOWN. W. Va., Sept. 7.In the supreme court of appeals to-day the following business was transacted. ? Wheeler's heirs nnd ndmr. vs. Brady et q|.. and Seymore vs. Alklro et al., from , Mineral county, argued and KMbmltUil. ' Stewart v.. corporation of Mn"'n"l?u.rh,'. - from Berkeley county, dismissed at trn. 1 c?f ot plSntlff by agreement. Qeorge : vs. Hew. from Jefferson county, motion * to dismiss died and cause continued. J. N Camden vs. Dewing et a!., from - Herkeley county, partly Morrison anil Albert p?ul>'Allege ny county. Mil., ware admitted to prai "ice In the court. Court adjourned I until to-morrow. ; Possible Murder. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Sept. 7.? Will Averlll nnd C. D. Ilnrllss. rU-al saloon keeper* at nrownstown. Quarrelled I to-dav. Averlll fired fourshot^none iif which took effect. Harllss then hit * Averlll overthe head with a hammer. Averlll Is unconeclous, and may <110. I ilnrllss was held under bond to answer . to a possible charge ef murd. r. Store Hurned. . Special Dispatch to il. Intelligencer. CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Sept. > ' Thl. store of Burrows * Shepherd, at i Spring Hill. w?? destroyed this also'destroyed. Train Jumper Injured. Special Dl?r?teh to the InUlllg?n?r. i CHARLES-TOWN. W. Vs.. Sept. 7. ?Wllll.m Stephens, a young man about twenty years old. met with a serlou. accident this morning at Shenandoah Junction, five miles north of this place. He attempted to Jump from a moving freight train and fell, the wheel* poising over his left arm and severing it Just above the elbow. A deep cut was made In hla forehead, hla mouth waa cut and he waa otherwise bruised. It Is feared his skull Is ffactum). Ra was removed to the home of hla grandfather, Mr. Richard Morgan, otter receiving medical attention. > industrial"commission Listens to a Defender of the Standard Oil Trust, WABHINQTON, Sept 7.?Mr. p. C. Boyle confined his testimony before the Industrial commission ooncernlng the coal oil Industry to-day. He dwelt largely with the subject of speculation In oil, covering It from the inception at the Industry. He estimated that tally tl00.000,000 had been loat by the pnbllc In oil speculation from 1870 to 1810. This period of speculation was only discontinued then because of the Joint efforts of the Standard Oil Company and the Producers' Protective Association. This combination, he said, had resulted in the elimination of the gambling feature of the sale of oil on the exchanges. 'As a consequence." he said, "we have now an oil market In which the consumer fixes the price and with which the speculator has nothing to do." Mr. Boyle said the tendency to spec* ulatlon hnd had an Injurious effect upon the oil business. To this speculation and to over-production he attributed the low price of oils. Mr. Boyle also gave a history of the various organizations connected with the oil industry. Including the Pure 01! Company, in which President Phillips, of the committee, J* Interested. Mr. Boyle Insisted upon calltng this committee a trust, and when questioned by Mr. Phillips as to his reason for so doing said it was because1 the first president of the company, Mr. David Klrke, had himself so designated it He referred to the company also as an "octopus," saying that it had made an attempt to absorb all the allied Interests In the Producers' Association, and that it had achieved considerable success. In this connection he read the orglna) prospectus of the company, signed by Mr. Phillips, among others, as a trustee. In this prospectus the oil com* pany was referred to as a trust. Mr. Phillips took occasion to explain that the company was only a trust for voting purposes. Continuing, Mr. Boyle characterised the Pure Oil Company as a dog in the manger, and said that It had been of no utility to the people of the state. Referring to the condition of labor In the oil producing business, Mr. Boyle said It was excellent, that drillers could make an average of SI .000 a vear for two hundred days' work. He believed that the Standard Oil Company .looked with favor upon the organization of labor, but such organizations were not common In-the oil region. In reply to questions, Mr. Boyle told that the Standard Oil Company had paid money to secure the publication of articles In the press In reply to mis* representations, but so far as he was concerned he treated all with equal fairness In his paper. Replying to Mr. Smith, Mr. Boyle sold he considered that the Standard Oil Company had been the source, of great benefit to the American people, because of its organizing capacity. He did not consider the company In the nature of a trust, the trust having been dissolved. It was a case of the survival of the Attest. Any other organization with the same nerve, courage and ability might have done Just whnt the Standard had done by beginning when it did and as It did. Mr. Boyle was followed by B. A. Matthews. manager for the Standard company at Columbus, O. He came beforo the commission to refute statements made before the commission some months ago by one "W. H. Clarke, who had been agent for the company at Newark, O. Among these statements were allegations that the Standard company had sold oils from the same tank at different prices, and had mixed coal oil and turpentine. These, with other charges made by Clarke, were pronounced false. Ho stated that Clarke had been discharged from the employ of ths mimnn im.tnc n oIrt.irl Mr VoffhAwa said It was the practice of the Standard company to cut prices to meet competition, but only after other sellers b?1 Initiated the reduction. AMERICAN GLASS COMPANY Combines with Independent OIom Manufacturers. PITTSBURGH. Sept. 7. - President James A. Chambers, of the American GInss Company, authorizes the following statement: At a meeting to-day In the Chittenden hotel. Columbus, O., of the American Glass Company, of Pittsburgh, and a large majority of the Independent window glass manufacturers of the United States, It was ugreed by those Interests to co-operate In the settlement of wages with the workers' organisations and the time of starting and stopping the factories. The Independent manufacturers also formed a permanent organisation today and elected a wage committee, which Is to act In concert with the wage committee of the American Glass Company In the matter of adjusting the scales and rules and usage for the coming blast. The Independent glass manufacturers' organization has agreed to allow the Amerlcnn Glass Company to fix the time of starting the blast. This date will be set for such a time as will allow the Jobbers and manufacturers to have disposed of their present stocks and guarantee a steady market at good prices. _ Alnfiknti Dispute Arranged. LONDON*. Sept. 7.?The foreign office received dispatches to-day relating to the arrangement made between the British charge d'affaires at Wanhlngton. Reginald Tower, and the secretary of state. John Hay. of Washington, regarding the Alaskan dispute. The facts will probably not be made public until the Marquis of Salisbury has had an opportunity to consider the matter. Went her Forecast lor To-day. For West Virginia. Fhowers and thunder storms Friday, and probably Saturday; northwesterly wind*. For Western Pennsylvania, shower* nnd thunder storms Friday, and probably Saturday; cooler Saturday; winds becoming fresh northwesterly. For Ohio, showera and thunder storms Friday: cooler In \v??sti'rn portion; Saturday ?<hnwiTH ?n?l thunder ntorms: variable winds, IwcontlnK fresh northwesterly. Local Temperature. Tho temperature Wednesday a* obiorved by c. flennepf. druggist, eorner Market and Fourteenth streets, was as follows: 7 a. m 7n I 3 p. m S9 P it. in 78 7 iv m 87 12 m Wl Westhtr?Ptlr. THURSDAY. 7 a. in 72 I 3 p. m 88 9 a. m 7? 7 p. m Hi 12 50 J Weather?Chang'ls.