?Jte Wfading IBBI r. KSTA1SL1SHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING, W. YA., FRIDAY MORXiygDECEMBEIt 14, 1888. VOLUME XXXVII-yUMBKlt 97. i j . ^ ' i "J " j If Sill? FOBS A Prophecy Made a Year Ag< Fulfilled Almost tothe Letter. WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION Anil Hi* Sl#j?iifleiuiec?Tlio Contest Ibi Governor? Mi-. Henna'* ClmnccM (i(#nc A ltepub* licnn If ii*lily Probable. Cisi is n hi, (Dee. 13.?F.B. Loouiis Washington Hpeeial to the Timet-Star and bea?le'l "A Kanawha Prophet/ says: A. Campbell, of Wheeling, W. Va. is here f<>r :i few days to make some ar gumentH before the Senate Committee on Fiiiuii' < iti reference to the iron am jitcfl schedule in the tarifl bill. Mr. Campbell was formerly editor oi the Whirling Ixtkluok.vc?R,and isom of the beat informed men in his State. Nearly a year ago, in an interview which was published in this paper, he toll me that (Jen. GofT would be tin Republican candidate for Governor thii fall ari'l that he would be elected. He also -aid that the Republicans would carry three of the four Congressional district* of the State and have a majority uw the box after the election anil for the purpose of making a change when the recount took place. Might years ago West Virginia gave Gen. Hancock a majority of 11,000. Four years ng" Cleveland received a majority of about 4.000, two years ago a Change of lwMtlian 100 lnllot.s in the popular vote would have given the Republicans control of the Legislature; thin year the liepublicans actually swept the State and elected not only a Governor and Legislature but three out of four Congressmen. The Little Mountain State is coming out of the llourhon darkness and moving superbly forward iu the swinging column of progress. WEST VIKtii.ViA CONTESTS. llow TIiimo lor State OIUcoa Will l?o Be. tttrmliHMl-Kmum'ft CliuuceH fur Ko-electlun. Pitldiitnjh Timet. CiUKLF-sTox, W. Va., Dec. 12.?As it seems to be conceded that West Virginia is to witness a contest over the election of Governor, and perhaps over all the it may be well to state how the contest is to lie carried on and determined. The contestant must give notice, witli specifications and aflidavits, to the i?ersou whose election is contested, within sixty days alter the election, and within thirty lays after the service of such noiico the return notice to tho contest must be given. The parties shall finish taking depositions within forty days after' the return notice is given. The testimony is to be transmitted to the Clerk of the it t i? .1 ..... i... i... iiuiinu i?i i?j uv ?'.* ?mu * ?live red to the Committee of the Legislature. In the case of n contested election for Governor the petition of the contestant and the depositions shall be referred to a joint committee of the two houses ol the legislature for examination and report. This committee consists of two Senators elected by the Senate by ballot and three members of the House clected by the House in the same manner. The contest is determined by the Legislature, both houses sitting iu joint segHion in the hall of the House, thu President of the .Senate presiding. At! Geu'-ral Cfoll' is elected on tho face ol the returns, it is generally expected that the contest will be inaugurated by Fleming The Democrats will leave no stout unturned to nave the election of K!eiu< iagon the face of the returns mid thou t'oinpe) iieneral Uoif to commence the proceedings. The Democrats claim that they have ? lonij liht of illegal votes, mostly from this part of the State. The Republican* Kill not ho far behind, with plenty o reasons why Fleming should not bt Mated, when the proper time comes. henna's chances. As tins time for the meeting of tin Legislature approaches, tho Democrat!< candidates for Senator increase. There are some strange rumuro uuHuugaiuiiuu but not so sufficiently well defined ai yet to publish. The general impreMloi is now tlmt the chances svro decided a&rainst the return of Senator Kenna He i? making a strong nnd deBperati Iij;lit, and will die game. Governor Wil am is equally determined and equally confident Unit lio can prevent the .Sena torn re-election. It is now Hlnti-i! that it irt (loill)tful i the Democrat* huvo u majority in tin LejjUlature, and Senator Konua h friend haw commenced cou teats in Putnam Minora! Mercer and McDowell, hopinj to HiTiiro a change in these counties am then-by give the Pcmocrata a certaii majority. In this connection the de parture'of Captain It. S. Carr, the J^ho S'uator, for Washington on Satufila; twvy \i > significant. In the meantinv Kenuhlicans preserve their eouanimit; an.l w ill allow no advantage to be gainet if they can prevent it. It was Muted iti these dispatches aonv days ni;o. that the Republicans expevtei k> elect the next Senator from this State They are now more confident than evei The noise that is being made by th Democrats about Mercer and McDowel counties is well understood to be for purpose. Tbey bitterly oppose all poll ciesthat develop the States industrie ami mineral resources. Tbey have n love /or any movement that takes ther from political power or that tends to d The influx of wealth and populs lion in these counties has struck dow: the Democratic majority, and it change a Democratic majority of 000 in Merce t? a Republican majority of 200 no? anil GOO in 1800, and iu McDowell 20 Democratic majority to 150 Republics or more now, ami 1,000 in 18D0. Thi thev did not expect. In these facts ar found the cause for all these outcries aud, in ore, the Judge in this circuit wt the Kenna candidate for Judge befoi tlu' lute Democratic Suite Conventioi and tvas defeated, lie is a bitter nart ?an. jje will retire to private lite jam ary l, never to emerge therefrom in th State n>:ain. Like all Democrats, h last kick is tiie most vicious. Aft January 1, there will be a new order things in that circuit, caused by a ue Ju'Ikc, and a new political atmospber The noise now made there by I)eni crats will die. The reported long list1 indictment!* will prove to be baaed on nothing substantial, and will never be brought to trial. TUB BKOOKOVEK AFFIDAVIT. Mr. Ilrookover Expiiiina the Matter?lie Stick* to IIU Flint Statement. To the Editor of the InldHgencer. Sir:?In view of the proportions asI sutned by the affidavit matter and in justice to myself and a truth-loving people, 11 deem an explanation necessary. Theaffi-i r davit published over my signature in the Intelligencer of December 1st was correct with the exception of a single remark. When Mr. Hart asked me if there might possibly have been more than two tickets scratched I told hitn t there might have been others, but I did not remember seeing them. As the , matter was ilxed up in haste I do not ? remember seeing this remark in said statement. I merely made this remark to Robertson at Moundsville, and he , communicated the same to the Itojisicr . by telephone in mv hearing, after which the editor asked him to have me sworn to it, winch I did. A copy of this last 1 affidavit is in Robertson's ofQce. Let me assure your readers that I had not the f remotest idea of retracting anything I , said in the first statement, because I ' said all contained therein and only intended this uilidavit published in the Register to fill up the vacancy left in the , other. I have no doubt Mr. Hart will I remember my using the language, as also my wife and Mr. Snodgrass. ? Please give the above space in your i paper. I have no ax to grind nor favors to ask, as bas been suspicioned. I send a copy of the above to the litjusUr. Yours for truth, J. D. UKOOKOVElf. Fohom, Wetzel Co., )V. Va. Dec. 10. TilK ARGUMENT BEGUN In the Snoot* Murder Trlul?The Great Into rent Continued. Special Dispatch to the InlcUiaenccr.^ Camhiudgk, 0., Dec. 13.?The argument in the Snoots case began this morning, and at the present rate will occupy the rest of the week. There are three lawyers to speak for the State and three lor uie ueiense. j? or tue oiate, v/hjh. i>. F. Power opened this morning in a very long speech, which was not concluded until after dinner. Frank B. Durban followed for the defense, occupying the rest of the day. The jury listens with great patience and close attention, but tho accused is again losing her composure under the gnawing anxiety of long-contin ued suspense. The court room was, as usual, crowded all day. Death of a Yuuug Lady, Special DU/talch to the Intelligencer. Wksto.v, W. Va., Dec. 13.? Miss Lillie, tho young and accomplished daughter of Contractor W. J. Ivitson, died at her home in Kitsonville this morning at 4 o'clock, after an illness of three weeks. She was just entering womanhood and was loved by all who knew her. Iiicomliury Fire. , Sjxctol DUpatch to Me Intelligencer. Ciiaulksto.v, \V. Va., Dec. 13.?Col. J. W. St. Clair's stable, with two line horses, a cow and a buggy, was burned at Favetteville early ysterday morning. The lire was of incendiary origin. Convicted or Murder. i Special Diipatch to the InteUli/encer. Charleston, W. Va., Dec. 13.?Frank McDanield, who killed Stephen otofel ' at Jarrett's Ford last April, was to-day 1 convicted of murder in tho second de greo. ' Well Known Lady I>eu?l. ' Special Ditftnlch to the Intelligencer. Chaulkhton, W. Va., Dec. 13.?Mrs. , Mick, wife of Kev. A. Mick, of the M. E. Church, died last evening. She was formerly Mies Mary E. Melton, of Jane ' w* THROWS HUM) It EDS OUT. A get-loan Flro ut l?Hu?burgli?Narrow K?enpo of th? Standard Oil Itattaarj. PiTTsnunuii, Dec. 13.?Tho cooper ahop of the Standard Oil Company, a brick building 250 feet long by UOfcct ! wide, situated 011 Filty-Fittli street, was entirely destroyed by fire to-nigbt, entailing a loss of $80,000. Thefiro started in the firing liouse, shortly altera o'clock 1 and spread so rapidly that for a time it was feared the extensive oil refinery ad1 joining would be destroyed, but tho excellent service of the file department prevented a great conflagration. l>ur! !ng the lire a hrick wall fell, burying two Bremen, David Thompson and Frank Ooatca. They were seriously, hut [ not fatally injured. The destruction of the ; cooper shop will throw several hundred men out of employment. It will berebuilt at once. Tliu OvaujmiiU All i^citpeil. i Mourns, lLL8lf Dec. 13.?Tlie Hopkins 1 House, a four-story frame hotel, was j burned hist night, together with n gro} eery store. Nearly every room in the hotel was occupied at the time of the (ire, but all ot the occupants escaped unhurt. } < Tnt'tlcit of Alton O. My?r?' CiiiiiimmI. London, 0., Dec* 13.?The trial of Allen 0. Myers, for complicity in the 3 tally sheet forgery at the Columbus eleci tion, has begun, by change of venue , from Franklin county. Three days were . spent in obtaining a "jury. The defense at the opening of court to-day gave no tice that they would move to (lis? miss for want of jurisdiction on the ground that the Suite bus no right to ask a change of venue. This question f was ruled upon at Columbus, but must u be raided again in order to have it before a a reviewing court if necessary. Whou , tho case was tried in Columbus Judge H Thurinan assisted the prosecution. j Chnlrumn <]imy In I'UlliuUlphla. Philadelphia, Dec. 13.?For the first r timesince the November election Chair\ man Quay coino te this city to-day. .. One of his earliest calls was upon John j Wanamaker. At 5:50 he left for Harrisburg, saying ho would return to this Q city to-morrow or Saturday. He said I he intended to visit the President elect in Indianapolis sooji and the in/ fcretjce from what he said was that he J will start for fhat place from this city I early next week. " Tim niriuluglmm (tint Iiive?tigntuil. j g Biuminoiiam, Ala., Dec. 13.?The) o coroner's jury to-day began inveatigaII ting the shooting at the county jail on ? Saturday night last. Mayor Thompson " was the only witness examined. He testified that the crowd continued to advance on the jail after repeated warn. ings given by himself, the Sheriff and Jq many others. The investigation will bo resumed to-morrow. The troops have left : the city and only a small force of deputy " abend's is now guarding the jail. All is ,. quiet. 11 > U) Wnnted n CoiuuiiuhI from God. 0 CoLt'MDfM, 0., Dec. 13.?Harper, $he nnunn nliviloitn thinks that K. 1^. Hnr. J", per'* insanity i? of a dangerous type, Is though ho is of tho opinion that with is care he may in a great measure recover, cr i The officer) experienced considerable i>( trouble,in gutting Harper into the insane w department, as lie refused to move withe. out having a command from God to do o- ao- Harper willbe retained at theprison of aayluiu tor the present. REACHING FOB CAM, J Steps Taken for its Annexation " to the United States. re ? Ci BUTTERWORTH'S RESOLUTION ? in Referred lo a Committee?Senator , lie lliddleberger Huh One of His Q(] "SnellH," uiid Creates n Scene ac in the Senate Chamber. 14 "Washington, Dec. 13.?Mr. Butter- th worth, of Ohio, has introduced for refer- I*1 ence the following joint resglution au- f0, thorizing the President to negotiate with w< reference to the unity uud assimilation Vvith the United States of the Dominion of Canada, or of one or more of the provinces thereof: to WHKfiEAs, The citizens of tho Domin- of] ion of Canada are one with us in race, afl lineage-, history ami tradition; and whereas, the resources of the two conn- wl tries supplement each other and the ret arteries of commerce, both natural and th artificial, areso interlocked and mutually co dependent upon each other that they an ought to constitute a single system, to he mi one and inseperahly; and an Whkkkas, The commercial relations ele between the United States and the Do- Ui minion of Canada are, and have been, strained and unnaturally Cramped, and, bu in a measure, paralyzed, owing to the da; inability of the two governments to establish such a system of international trade and commerce between them as is An essential to meet the requirements of t the situation; and i Wiikbkas, The conditions and rela- i tions before referred to, as also the ge- ?, ography of the two countries suggest the miDouularitv of a iust and permanent a settlement of the controversies pertain- adt ing to the fisheries, boundaries, and jat transcontinental trade, except by blend- , ing of efleets, under oue governmental system, aud point logically to tbe neces- **?? sity aud probability of a unity and assiiuilation . between the two nations un- *co 4er one government; and pl,,i Wiikkkam, The bonds of sympathy S resulting from kinship, race, language, It traditiou and substantial identity of hai Governmental systems, together with a the community ot interests, based upou am commerce and its aids and agencies are lati of such character that such uuion and of assimilation is being discussed and qui favorably considered by the citizens of both nations; and inasmuch as it is 1 believed that its early consummation would be of great advantage to all the neJ citizens and subjects of the two eoun- gr? tries, provided the same can be attained ne, in a manner consistent alike with the wjj honor and dignity of the United States and Great Britain and the Dominion of j?n Canada; therefore, with a view to aid in vt!, the consummation of what is hereiu uo, before suggested, be it ttii Jieaolcta, By the Senate and House of ter Representatives of the Uuited States in Congress assembled, that the President S(e be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to invite negotiations looking to the assimilation and uuity of the people of the Dominion of Canada aud the United States under one Government, such unity and assimilation to be ] lxioo.i tinnn t.lin lulmiHHidu of the several Ti. provinces of the Dominion, or any onv> of thorn into the Union of StAraJTlTpon a the same terms and equality with the * several States now composing the Union, Aii and the assumption by the United States of the indebtedness of the Dominion of Canada, or a just proportion thereof, and such other equitable terms and conditions as justice to the high con- ?.n trading parties may demand; and MV llmlved, further, That with a view to 10 such negotiation, the President invite ,:01 the appointment of Commissioners by Pai the Government of Great Britain and P5V the Dominion of Canada to consider the ,J;.W wisdom and expediency of settling and adjusting all controversies and differ- of ence which now exist between the two K?' (iovernments growing out of the ilsh- ?lv eries or otherwise, by such a uniou and '1| assimilation as is hereinbefore suggested, ce< either as to the whole or any province lH'! or several provinces of said Dominion, 18 such negiciations to be conducted with Kai due regard to the amicable relations WJ which obtain between Great Britain and V.v the United States and the obligations ",f; imposed thereby. ?aI I lie jiri TUn Urnntor From Virginia on One or IIU Tantrum* In tho 8?unto Cluuubor, niul qq (iviH Wlint II? DoMorvo*. g0( Washington. I). CM Dec. 13.?'The eai Senate resumed consideration of the tar- de iir bill to-day, tho pending question atr being the nuiendinent ottered by Mr. en Coke?to admit cotton ties, etc., at the tio rate of 35 percent, ad valorem. .Shortly dif afterward .Mr. Kiddleberger objected to Cal tho displacement of morning busi- be ness," and said that advantage had been ye taken of "absenteeism, occasioned by as the business of the Senate." an Mr. Vance criticised the Senate sub- no stituto and declared that it was arranged set without the slightest regard on the iaco an of the earth to those interests of the ag- wl riculturai classes. wn At this point Mr. liiddlebcrger ro9e to fac a point of order. ~ cai Mr. Vance?I do not care what the agi Senator from Virginia rises to; I decline yo to bo interrupted. I hope ho will not an be permitted to interrupt me any more. Hj The presiding officer (Mr. Berry in the H< chair)?The Senator from Virginia will A| state his point of order. Nt Mr. ttiddleberger?I will do so when ku the Senator trom North Carolina (Mr. jju Vance) takes his seat. ini The presiding officer again required Mr. Riddleberger to state his point of Jo order, but the Senator from Virginia in- >1] sisted that the rules required a Senator to t-x takehisseat when anotiier Senator rose att to a point of order. ^ Tii Finally as Mr. Vance retained his ler standing position, and as Mr. Kiddle- in border presisted in his demand, the pre- jci siding omcer ruieu uiai me oenaor an from Virginia was out of order ami thut so< i the Senator from North Carolina had the Mi floor. . Or "That," said Mr. Riddleberger, "is be- sei cause the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. wt Berry) does not know any better." nu "The Senator from \ irginia is again dn out of order," the presiding officer do- an dared, "and it is a question for the Sen- ch ate to determine as to its correction." At this point Mr. Ingalis resumed the ca chuir and with a sharp rap of the gavel, elt recognized the Senator from North Car- de olina. . re: Mr. Vance had not proceeded far in th his argument when a point of order mi was again raised by Mr. Riddleberger. qu The presiding ofQcer (Mr, Ingalis) in I nuL'ixt Air. VnnrnU1 miliumuntil the noiut ?n of order should be suited. uj "And tako bis seat," interrupted Mr. pi Riddleberger. av "The cliuir will attend to the enforco- tb ment'of tbe rules of order," said the pre- oc siding officer in a tone of rebuke. "The so Senator from Virginia will state his point ar ol order." ca Mr. Kiddleberger didn't persist much ail further, but stated his j)oint of order to be the effect that the morniug business had H not been gone through with. The pre- hi siding officer stateTl that the point was m pot well taken and directed the Senator from Virginia to take his seat. Mr. RutdUsbergur, however, did not comply with the order, but persisted in D his objection. Pi "If the Senator from Virginia does \\ not take his seat," said the presiding tfc Beer in a severe and resolute manner, he chair will call on the executive olliir of the Senate to enforce its rules." There was no further contest, ami Mr. iddleberger, with an air of profound sgust. retired to a seat on one of the i ar sofas. j Finully tho vote was taken on Mr. jke's amendment to the tariff bill and was rejected by a party vote?yeas 19, iys 23. [Mr. Riduleberger not vot- I far. Vest moved to reduce the rate on J traeshoe nails, hob nails'and other tils not specially enumerated in the t from 4 cento a pound to 2J cento. t ijected?yens 21, nuys 24. J Mr. Vance moved to amend paragraph 1 u? to railway burs, etc., bv making | e duty $11 a ton instead of of 7-lOc per mnd. [{ejected?yeas 18, nays 21. f The bill was then laid aside, alK>ut ( ur pages having been disposed of this t Mik. , Mr. Riddleberger offered the following * solution, which und?-r the rule, went er till to-morrow: [ Raolvfd, That the Senate will, proceed Q a reorganization by the election of its llcera on the first day of the session [ or the first day of January, 1889. / Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution (J rich waB agreed to, directing the 8w> , taryof the .Senate to send by mail to o "governor of each State printed e pies of the acta of February 3,1887, <1 October 19, 1888, respecting the n ji-tingH of the Presidential Electors j d the transmission aud countiugof the j ictoral votes for President of the ^ lited States. riin U..nn)o ?.p,kT.i.iI.m 1 fn 11VI' sincss and soon adjourned until -Moil* DEMOCRATIC UINDSIUUT AGAIN. n ? o ;?r it4?rii?lii|c to Admit the Territories, liey Olmi-rve the Hint thu People CJjive K liem. u Vasiiinotox, D. C., Dec. 13.?The u iUso Democratic caucus to-night, after o session lasting over three hours ? jpteil a resolution for the admission JJ 0 the Union of Dakota, either as one j, two States as the people of Dakota ri ill decide, and for admission as States Washington, Montana and New Mexalso. It is proposed that these States T ill be admitted hy one bill. iixty members were in attendance, was soon evident that the Democrats . 1 come nearer an understanding since u ( adjournment of the caucus to-day ai id to Dakota and lTtaii. A number j( members of the House spoke on the ustion. u r Tlio I'reMdrnt Angry nt Seller*. * ^ iVabkingto.n, D. G\, Dec. 13.?Attorf General Garland received a tele- g tn from United States District Attor- o t Sellers, nt Indiannpolis, declining to r! jhdraw his resignation and insisting " mi its acceptnnee. It is said that thu s! sident and the Attorney General are ti ry much dissatistiL-d with Mr. Seller's t l'rse in relinquishing his office just at r. s time when so many important mat- a; Bare pending in this office, and it is ci iinuted that he may be dismissed in- T ad of being allowed to resign. A * ? ?? 81 TEI.EMAMUE T. TI3IAY EMS. f i Cluirnnter nn Ilstrd us III* Sum#-Vv.rfonimuce* of u Noted Author. Stew Yoiik, Dec. 13.?Telemaugue T. nayeris, formerly l'rofessor of Greek Harvard university, ami auiuor 01 u lie Original Mr. Jacobs" and "The icrican Jew," two works which have ractetl widespread attention on uc- ^ nit of their unsparing denunciation of ' 3 Semitic race, was arrested last night a charge of having committed exten- ii < embezzlement of money belonging j. the Minerva Publishing Company, a icern of which he was the managing 11 rtner. The Minerva Publishing Comny, whose otUees are at No. 10 West a renty-third street, consists of T. T. e inayenis and J. 11. Dickson, formerly I' the theatrical firm of Brooks & Diet- j1 l. The house has been doing an exten- ?' e business, the sale of "The Original si \ Jacobs" alone having, it is said, ox- e ided 150,000 copies. Timayenis, itap- a ars, lived in fine style at Fordhain and g known to have spent largo sums in e inbling about town, but nothing wrong ? is suspected until a short time ago, S len the firm was most unexpectedly P icovered to be unable to meet its obh- il lions to the Itiml-Avery Company, the tl iston publishing house, who were the iuters for the Miuerva Publishidg mpany. A \ few days later the Rand-Avery: mipany made an assignment. as >u as these, happenings reached the rof Mr. Dickson, who was ill Phila- L Iphia managing the Broad Street The- Q e, of which he is the lessee, he hast- a l'j to this city and begun an exaniinan of the books. This examination ? iclosed, it is alleged, extensive falsi!!- ? .ions. There are probably few men Iter known about town than Tima- j. tiis. Of tall, commanding figure, with x warthy complexion, full black beard w d muHtauhe, restless black eyes, and a ^ bo of oppressive curvature, he pre- \ ited a striking appearance, an appear- ^ ce decidedly typical of the race upon .1 lich he levied such uncompromising ? rfare. His Hebraic appearance, in .1 t, subjected him to many jests. He ;ue to this city some tew years ? i) after teaching at a college at Hoike, Mass., and at Harvard University, 'j d attracted attention by writing "The ^ story of Grecce from the Time of v >mer." which was published by the .nUtnrni I'll tin.11 iilitillilialuiil tint iw York school of languages, now own as the Dwight School of Lauages, which was a very prosperous ititutiou under his management. n ter still he wrote a classical play for 13 hn McCullough entitled "Tho Wife of si iletus," which the latter was making ii tensive preparations to produce when Ii acked bv his linal illness. It was d mayenis ambition to become the 1' uler o( a great anti-Semitic movement ^ this country. He communicated at o igth with Drumout, the great French n ti-Semitic leader on tho subject, and g )u after ho became connected with the inerva Publishing Company. "The iginal Mr. Jacobs" created a painful asation, and although a lively boycott o is instituted against tho work in many .. artera, it achieved an almost phenomal circulation. Jta very recklessness J. d vigor of abuso lent it a certain arm. " A committee of prominent Hebrews ; lied upon Pr sident Jenkins, of the \ jvated Railroad News Company, and manded that the obnoxious work be moved from tho stands. Timayenis ereupon secured the names of the , LMiibers of tho committee and created n lite a sensation by instituting proceed- g ks against them for crttniual con- c iracv. The matter was only hushed > with, considerable difficulty. After ? iblishing "The American Jew" Tim- ^ enis was the recipient of many letters reatening his life, and was upon two cations severely assaulted. Mr. Dickn was seen a couple of hours after the rest, and he was hurrying away to 1 tch the train for Philadelphia. He ( Imitted that TimayemV shortage would c ilarge; how large ho refused to say. t e declared, however, that the firm had > savy backing and would bo able to eet all the obligations. A Prominent .Han Dead. . Buffalo, N. Ym Dec. 13.?William K. avenport, a prominent citizen of Erie, 1 i., and President of the Erie Car 1 'orkn, died suddenly this afternoon at I le Mansion House of heart failure. i SIMPLY ACTOPMIXU, Enough to Warrant Criminal Prosecution AKaiimt Rail re* d OlAcinlii. Chicago, Dec. 13.?Inter-State Com nerce Commissioners Cooley and Moi ison left for the Kast lost evening. Ii in interview printed in a local pape Fudge Cooley says that the wilful viola ;ions of the law and the illegal and ille jitiinate means resorted to by the rail oad oflicials to secure advantages ove jach other revealed by the investigatioi node by himself and Commissionei Morrison were much worse thpu an] uember of the Commission had sup >osed. The reasou the matter had no >een taken up before was that the Com nission did not get anymore knowledge >f their doings than was furnished then >y the aggrieved parties. The railroadi eemed to be governed by the rule thai >ruvails among all law breakers?not tc ell tales on each other. The large' and irouiinent shippers and merchants wen enetltted by the violations of the law ,nd consequently had no reason to comilain ami were not likely to bring viola ions of the law to the attention of the Joiumission. Consequently only casef f minor importance were brought beorb the Commission, and even in those L was the greatest uifliculty to secure vidence. The trouble was, lie said, the com* uission was located too'far away from lie base of operations of the railroads, t should be located where violations of lie law could be promptly brought to is notice and where prompt and thorugh investigations can be made. The nvestigatiou into the methods of the lilroads in transacting passenger busies# and other practices resorted to in ??1? A... i i.?,i t,;m IUUI kU CVUUU UIU irw, UUU ^ncu UIUI iid Commissioner Morrison u better ight iuto the illegal practices resorted ) by the railroads thau they had been ble to obtain since they assumed their llices. The revelations of c.ookeduess fere simply astonishing, and evidence ad come iuto the possession of the otnuiifcsiouers that would warrant crimlal prosecutions agaiust several rail)ud oftieials. THINKS bUbNSmCLBVBUND. ho Strange IIa>Iiicliiiiti?n of a Little Oltl Woman In lllank. Chicago, Dee. 13.?A little old lady, ressed in bluck silk, landed from a bus t the Grand Pacific Hotel last Thursday ud was assigned to u parlor on the >wer floor. She gave the clerk a card pon which was written "Mrs. Francis levelund, Detroit. Mrs. Cleveland had er meals served in her room and was ery quiet and well behaved, though unday a housemaid reported at the (lieu that Mrs. Cleveland was actinir ithur t)micr. A hotel officer culled pun Mrs. Cleveland. She insisted that lie wns Francis 1'olsom Cleveland, and ilked very incoherently. She was Bent ) the 1 lotne of the Friendless. She was ideased Tuesday from the home, went gain to the Grand Puciticund cotnplaimtly installed herself in her old room, he hotel oflicer then took her to the irmory Police Station. The woman lys she has a sister, Mrs. Dr. JJlelim, in let rait, and another, Mrs. Julia Davis, i Cairo, 111. She was taken to the Dejntion Hospital for the Insane lust veiling. ONK UUi 31 ASS JJKKTLN'G. inkottt Ahlnxn with Kothuniimni over tliu OiinMlun of Stilt ?hooL- Tin If. uiivh* f'lHMmiinirntinns ave been received here from the Terri)ries of Wyoming, Montana and Washi^'ton, calling upon the leaden) in Daota to take steps toward the holding oi ti I uter-Territorial Convention, which rill act in the intercut of admission for 11 the Territories that arc properly quipped for Statehood. It is quite kfly that uueli a convention will he eld. Dakota is one grand mass meetig at present, and will so remain until lie becomes a State. Every town and ity in the Territory is holding meetings ml having torches, and every lawyer is iving his lungs an abutidauce of "exerise. Every man who owns a house or n acre of laud, feels confident that tatehood will add to the value of liifl roperty, and every community feels imt it is being held back by the fact lint Dakota is still a Territory. A MYSTERIOUS CASE. l Steel Worker1* Suicide?A Queer Story Told by III* Wife. PiTTSHumm, Pa., Dec. 13. ?Henry ittudacidel, n steel worker, of Allegheny lity, conuuitted suicide this morning, fter attempting to kill his wife. The Duple have not been living happily toother, anil this morning quarreled at reakfast. Landseidel was prominently identied with the Anarchists of this section nd had married seven times, all of his rives still being alive. The present Irs. Landseidel was a niece of the late .rch-Abbott Wimmer, of St. Vincent* here is an air of mystery surrounding lie shooting and the police are not satised with the woman's story. Sho says !mt one of the shbts took cflect in her ight side, but there is no hole in her ress, where the bullet is alleged to have asaed through. There is a slight abraion of the skin, however, and the two ullets were found lodged in the cellar rail. WliUey Ilynu Austin on Duck. New York, Dec. 13.?"Whitey" Ryan, f Brooklyn, who fought Buch a desperto ring battle with Jack Murray on Irown's Island last September, was again uen in ring costume early this morning, n a roan house near remain. lniBtime is opponent was Jim Furreli, of I'hilaelpliia, and ho succeeded in knocking 'arreil out in nine rounds according to Iurquis of Queensbury rules. A purse f $150 was awarded tho winner, who ladu au excellent exhibition with skin loves. CoiiI>m?m1 Urn Crlme> Waco, Tex., Dec. 13.?H. F. Howe, an Id expressman, was arrested at Denton esterday for rohbing the Pacitlc Kxress company of S3,000 last September, 'his is the money that was alleged to elong to the National Republican Comnittee and disappeared mysteriously at his point. When arrested Howe broke own ana coniesseti to ine crime. Sent men l tu Ornth. New York, Dec. 13.?Judge Cowing, n Part III of the Court of General Seaions, to-day sentenced John Lewis, a olored man, to be hanged on February [rat. Lewis was convicted lately ol aurdcr in the tiret degree in shooting lis mistress. Alico Jackson. A G. A. It. I'ont Sunprmlod. Chicago, Dec. 13.?Illinois Departnent Commander Sexton has suspended Chicago Post No. 7, G. A. It., from th< jrganizatian. The suspended post wai :harged with having made unnecessary ind illegal collections of money. Fatal miller Kxplatlou. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 13.?Thi toiler of the cotton gin of C. W. Turner' place, two miles from here, explode* this morning, killing George Turner am two negroes outright and woundin; seven others. . HON. m P. MOM. His Visit to General Harrison at His Home in Indianapolis. A NON-PARTISAN RECEPTION By the Citizen* of the City in Preparation?A Small Act Performed I Uy Governor Gray?U Looks I Itud liven if Unintendal. Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 13.?The. people of Indianapolis hnd several opportunities to-day to get u good look at the Republican tieket as General Harrison and Mr. Morton perambulated leisurely about half-past 10. General Harrison had invited hia'colleague to take a walk with him. The air was braeing arid invigoratiuj:. They crossed over from Delaware to Meridian street, which is regarded as the fiuest resident street in the city, and walked northward away from the business section of the city. Then they crossed the street and walked toward the city, coming almost to the business limits and arriving Dome at lunch time, having covered fully three miles. Of course they were the cynosure of all eyes as they leisurely strolled alone, busily engaged in conversation. While their distiuuguished husbands were enjoying their walk, Mrs. Harrison took Mrs. Morton out in the family carriage for u drive about the city. Airs. McKce accompanied them. In the afternoon there were many cullers at the Harrison residence; some few came to talk politics with the General and pay their respects to his guest, but the great majority of the callers were of a purely social character. Many well known society ludies of the city naid their respects to Mrs. Morton, Mrs. IIurriBon and Mrs. Mclvee this afternoon uud this evening. Mr. Morton this morning sent word to the Hoard of Trade committee that awaited him last night that Mrs. Morton and himself cordially accepted the tender of a public reception at the hands of the citizens of Indianapolis, regardless of politics. liealso informed the com- ; mittco that he had invited General uud Mrs. Harrison, Mr. utul Mrs. Me Kite ami Secretary Ilalford and wife to receive with himself auii Mrs. Morton. An noon as Mayor Demy received this information lie called the committee together to complete arrangements as to the time and place for holding the reception. They at once called at the rooms of Governor Gray to receive his reply to their request made the night previous for the use of the Governor's elegant reception room on the main lloor of the Capitol. To their surprise 1 the committee were informed by Mr. Pierre Gray, the sou and private sec re- < tary of the Governor, that the latter had departed early iu the morning for Logansport without having left any in- ; structions touching the use of the rooms for the purpose of holding such a reception. Air. Pierre Gray would not assume authority in the premises and the committee left the canitol in 11 very ruffled frame of mind. Mr. Demy is particularly outspoken in the matter, which is the subject of general comment about the hotels to-night. As soon as the committee discovered u disposition to withhold the use of the capitol they secured Tomiinson hall, the property of the city, and the reception will take place there from 8 to 10 p. m. Friday night. Mr. Morton Btated to day that he believed they should start for home about Saturday evening, but Mrs. Morton has not acquiesed in this programme as yet, and members of General Harrison's lamuy bay mai iiiuir gueauf win uu prevailed upon to remaiu over Sunday at least and longer if possible. Mr. Mortou made a remark to-day to an old friend who called that may or may not have a little political significance. He said: "Jean tell you one thing; General Harrison will he President," emphasizing the "will" as he spoke. Senator Quay has not turned up yet, although the correspondent* keep at the , lookout with unflinching zeal, believing somehow that his presence is a necessity at this juncture. Anent the Associated Press telegram from Washington stating that United States District Attorney Sellers had telegraphed the Attorney General insisting upon the acceptance of his resignation, Col. Sellers must have wired lrorn his lininu ul Moiiliimlln <111 liti tiuo nnl r??. turned to this city. It is pretty generally conceded now that the moving reason for the resignation was liis firm professional belief that no case had been made out against Gen. Dudley, and ho did not propose to carry on u lusiug prosecution ugaiust his own convictions. l'ut n PIiiImIi to Itred'M Work. Girrrvsnuiio, Pa., Dec. 13.?The Battlefield Memorial Association to-day put a finish to the work of Capt. Keed of the Seventy-second Pennsylvania regiment by very quietly but completely tearing out the loundation for the monument laid by him yesterday and tilling up the i hole. Itenr Admiral Leroy'* Funeral. New York, Dec. 13.?Tho funeral of the late Iiear Admiral William Edgar Leroy, who died at the Victoria Hotel on Monday, took place to-day from "tho little church around the corner." Dr. Houghton officiated. The services were very impressive. The Ilaytlen Consul lleuiovetl. New York, Dec. 13.?Ilaytien Consul General Bassett was formally removed from office this morning. Minister Preston said that Mr. Bassett was removed simply becauso the new administration wanted a man who was thoroughly in sympathy with its purposes. COXDK.VSHD TKIiBUKAMS. "Old Hutch," the Chicago wheat king, is seriously ill. It is rumored tho Northern Pacific road nas ausoroeu uiu Wisconsin v^uuirui Bystera. Thomas Welsh and Ida Bricker. on triul in Chambereburg, l'a, for the killing of Diggs Little, were acquitted yesterday, on the ground that the killing 1 was in self defense. There is increased activity in the steel 1 rail market. Prices ruling at Chicago are ' above $29 per ton; sales already made f for delivery next year amount to 400,000 ; tons. Over.1,251,000 tons were sold in 1888 prior to December 1. A committee of the Woolen Goods Association appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday I and asked that the rates of duty on , -woolens and worsteds be equalized aud J that both be taxed the same rate. r A committee representing the Actors' Order of Friendship appeared yesterday before the Congressional committee investigating immigration and asked that s the contract labor law be made to include actors and musicians among tho , classes entering the United States under 1 contract, Mary Anderson, they de1 dared, had brought her whole company g from England because she could hire them cheaper than Americans. I Tif U DlSOTIUNo UUlililliC. A 8?rIou? Acclduut on the Central Ohio lHvltlon. A bad railroad accident occurred at Spencer Station, on the Central Ohio division of the Baltimore & Ohio railway Tuesday night, that might have resulted much more seriously. The second sec* tion of 80 was going west following the first section, when it ran into the first section with terrific force. Capt. O'Bannou was conductor and John Askew engineer of tho first section, and A1 Myers was conductor and Bennett engineer on the second. When tho two sections came together, the caboose of the first section was completely smashed into kiudling wood by the eugiue of tho second section ploughing into it, and that , engine was considerably damaged bv the force of the contact. Kskew, tho engineer of the second 1 section, jumped for his life, as also did his fireman, S. L. Eckel beriy, und both j escaped uninjured. Eskew landed in . the creek, in about four feet of water, riipoivinir 11 tlinrmmti wuflinir nnit I berry brought up standing in a fence ? corner, somewhat frightened uml eon- . siderably shaken up, but not at all hurt. , Fortunately the occupants of the caboose got out in time, as it would have been 1 instant death to have remained in the f car, which was completely wrecked. The t wreck was soon cleared up and the , damage will be slight compared witli r what it might have been. . HUrIu lUillrond Accident*. f The Ohio River train due here at 11 a. m. yesterday did not arrive until U p. in. The engine broke a driving rod war j1 Parkersuurg and had to pull the train up on one side. A Baltimore & Ohio freight car rau oil' ? the end of one of the switches in the ^ Hempfleld yard yesterday, and demol- {, iahud a whole section of the bill board ' there. No other damage was done. There was a collision on the Baltimore {, & Ohio road yesterday near Board Tree J' tunuel between freight train No. 4(? ami a wild freight. The engine of the former train and one box car were seriously , damaged, and travol somewhat delayed, ' but nobody was buit. A Fa till Culllnloii. II Wabasiia, Minn., Dee. 13.?a colli*?- J ion occurred on the Chicago, Milwakee y & St. Paul Railroad this morning be- ( tween a passenger train going west and t .. ?i... ? man on the freight train, was killed; t Conductor Mend, of the passenger train, I was fatally wounded. Tuo engineer of i the freight was hadly bruised. t ? r DAMAUIXU Tf ST I MO.NY i AgaluPt Mm I.itiiK"*) ?*i Mm 1'im lit-11 In. * jtilry?A SnirMing Cmirn?Niuu. ^ London, Dec. lij.?At the meeting of \ the Parneil Couimission to-day Consta- i ble Feelcy testified that ho attended J several League meetings. At one of y them Mr. Parneil made a speech. One i of his remarks was that, "these are days < for action, not for words." A man \ named Buckley testified that ho was ?i sworn in as a member of the Fenian t Brotherhood in November 1880. In | 1882, he continued, n man named Roach c had been expelled from the League for c giving information to the police which t led to tho arrest of several members of I the League. A meeting wns held and t it was arranged thut witness, with Fit** r gerald and l'lioenix, should shoot Roach. I Revolvers were given them for the pur- 1 pose. The three men followed Roach j from a court where he had been prose- t cuting a neighbor for tresp:wsing ou his i land, to hia own house, but they found no opportunity to shoot him. A meeting was held shortly afterwards at the house of a mnn named Canty, and wit- 1 ness was asked whether he would un- ( dertake to shoot Roach if tho League provided him with funds to escape to ! America. Wituess consented anu wus given a revolver and tweuty-four cart- ' ridges and advised to practice and itn- J prove his aim. it wus ar rouged that ufter lie had shot Roach lie was to take shelter at the house of a man named Dean uml witnesses would be fortbcoui- ' in# to swear he was not in the vicinity nt the time of the murder. Witness af- 1 terward met Roncli driving cattle and I attempted to shoot him. lie pulled the trigger of his revolver three times but the weapon would not fire. THE AUSTKu-djSllAlAN ALLIANCE. Some Nmv Light Thrown ou It?SniNittloiial Xmv?piii>f>r Story, ( Berlin, Dec. 13.?The Hamburg Cor-' ' respondent comments in a sensational I manner on articles published by Rus- ( sian newspapers asserting that Germany t was not content with her successes of ; 18(14, 1SG0 and 1870, but that since the J establishment of the Austro-Germnn al- 1 liunce lias sought to compensate Austriu ( by supporting the Austrian policy in the I Bulkans. The Correspondent states that the A us- I trian Eastern policy was founded on di* , rect arrangements between Austria and | i> i 1..,. ivunmu, Him-ii ?cre m-guumcu uutwci'ii ( July, 187(1, and January, 1877, while, owing to direct Russian menaces, the Ann- ' tro-German alliance was concluded three , days later. The continued provocation of the Rub- 1 sian press, the paper declares, will finally * wear ont German patience, which in he- ' ing subjected to a severe test, and will 1 lead to the publication of the treaties be- j tween Russia and Austria, which are known to Germany, and which were ; concluded prior to the Uusso-Turkish war. j To Evict NiiiuIihmi rnnillle*. Dublin, Dec. 13.?Col. Fitzgibbon I Trunt, a deputy lieutenant of County j Tipperary, at Thurles, has given notice , of the proposed eviction of nineteen fam- ' ilies, and has warned the workhouse au- i thorities to make provision for them. t An Extra Pornvlnn ConcrcM. Lima, via Galveston, Dec. 13.?a new extraordinary Congret* has been j convoked for January 1, 1889, to consider and arrange the external debt of the country and to consider also a modi- f ticution respecting the internal debt. ( Many AmrrlR*n? J*re?ent. i Nicb, Dec. 13.?The American Pro- r testant Episcopal Church of the Holy t Ghost in this city wan consecrated to-day < by Bishop Lyman. Two hundred and , fifty Americans and Englishmen at- , tended the services. The Court Order***! Illn Itrlcnxe. . J Dublin, Dec. 13.?Mr. Moroney, who was imprisoned in Kilmainham jail for < contempt of court under the coercion act, was. released to-day by order of the 1 court on the ground of ill health. i ? ? i An Ofllrlnl Drnlnl. Home, Doc. 13.?It is officially stated : that the Pope does not intend to leave I(ome, nor lias he thought of taking such i a step. To Revlvn th? Thi Plata Industry. Pittsburgh, Dec. 13.?A conference was held here to-day for the purpose of making an effort to revive the tin plate industry in this country, by having the product protected by an increased duty. A committee was appointed to go to Washington and, it possible, prevail upon Congress to have this done. M CAP MMu. The Order Increasing in Ohio at a Very Rapid Rate. OUTRAGES BY MASKED MEN Dccomintt More Frequent?"WarniiiKb" Posted kIverywhere--Scvei al Men Beaten?The People ?f the Buckeye State nre Alarmed. Toledo, 0., Dec. 13.?Fresh outrages on the part of marked men in the vicinity of Toledo show that the White Caps ire organized and working to a purpose. When the first reports were sent oat little 'credeuco was placed in them, they being generally charged to the account of irresponsible reporters, but this opinion has given way before the repeated raids of the Ohio White Cappers. L'he latest comes from Wood county. A nan named Martin, living a few miles torn Bowling Green, received notice *arly in the week that if ho did not go to >vork and Riipport his family he would iicct punishment at the bauds of 'Wood County Vigilants." Martin iaid no attention to the notices and Fucsday evening as he started for home u an intoxicated condition, he was eized by a band of masked men and aken into the woods. A rone was tied around his neck ami me end thrown over the limb. He botan to prav. Twice the men cut the irayer shot* by drawing their victim up intil he daugled in the air. Then they tripped him, tied him to a tree, ami updied beech switches until his back was a nans of bleeding flesh, lliscloth s were hen replaced and he was taken home. vhere he now lies nick. A few nights ago, a man nnmed Miler, living at Leipsic, received a notice itnilar to the one sent to Martin, lie mid no attention to it, thinking it was i practical joke by some of his neightors, but learned of hit* mistate too late, le was visited early in the week by tVhile Caps, taken from the house and ininercifully lashed. At Fostoria noices were posted a week aco, and when hey were torn down by those to whom hey wero directed, others were sent. Jeneral notices addressed "To whom t may concern," were tacked on the ret-s in front of Ex-Governor Foster's esidence and the yards of other promtjent citizens. For ten days the thing vas regarded as a great hoax and everyine ridiculed the idea of White Caps isiting Fostoria. Tuesday night u >and of men mounted and equipped a White Cap outfits, dashed through he town. An attempt was made to ollow them, but they scattered and vere soon lost in a dense forest, a few niles from the town. While there in no langer of the regulators doingany of their vork within the city limits, they liavo ilreally sent notices to farmers living in he adjacent townships. Defiance, Najoleon, Perrysburg and Maumee have >aeh been visited, although no actual mtrage was attempted. The ekull and toss bones, with the representation of a >owie knife beneath, if a favorite sign of Jig order in this vicinity. At Nujxileon, i notice bore the words: "Uou hates iars and perjurers and adulterers. Tho iVhito Cappers are the Lord's chosen >eople to wreak out hip vengeance on he wicked and unjust." The people ire becoming much alarmed. A 1'lueky I'rcitcher. Rockford, Ii.i.s., Dec. 13.?Rev. Mead Holmes slept Tuesday night with a brace )f revolvers under his pillow in anticipaion of a promised visit from the Whito 3aps. lie says that no threats will inluce him to resign from the City Coun il, and that if any one undertook to at ncK mm no wouia no ready ;o ueienu limnelf. He added that if the liquor men were planing nnotlier Haddock affair in Itocltford no would undertake to my that be would prove no easy victim, ind that any attempt of the kind would ertainly result in the refusal of all liquor licenses in this place. AN INTEltthTINti CASK. tfCer Seven Yenr* n Convlet lit Il<:lrn*?'rd is the only official who will retain liis position. Some doubt is expressed us to Mr. Robert Garrett coming back in the Directory. lie is pnst all cure; hut Judge Frick. his father-in-law, will act for the family and carry nut their wishes. As already s\at?'d, the road will again l?e controlled wholly and solely by tho finrrettfl. I'riinaylvuuln (*oo