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I "ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING. W. YA.. FRIDAY, MAY 1. 1896. YOLUME XLIY-NUMBEIl 214.
FOR M'KINLEY.
Illinois Instructs for the Champion
of Protection.
Cl'LLOM LEADER .\L\KES MOTION
Which Jlnkes the Action of the
Convention Unanimous.
A FAVORITE SON IS RETIRED
Jo flake Wfor the Popnlnr Choice of
Ihr Conntry?'The Fight for Supremacy
Drtwrcu the Forces W*I Warm l?nt
FrlcitiUjr?The Ur?ult Cauie Unexpected.
Kiprruloii tn thrSprrchn that Illinois
it Ihe Pivotal State?It? Action VaiUr
dij >lakrs McKlnley's domination Sure. I
SPRIXGFIELD. III.. April 30.?WillJam
McKlnley. Jr., of Ohio, ia the choice
of the Republicans of Illinois for Pre?*litent
of the United States. He wan so
declared in the state convention here
to-day. The contest at the convention
to-day was between the Republicans of
the state believed that Senator Cullom
should have been honored as the standard
bearer in the presidential contest by
the people of this state on the one hand
ami th** Republicans who favored Mr.
McKinley on the other.
Array.-d on the side of Senator Cullom
w:u? that organization known ns the
Cook county machine and a large number
of the leading politicians and statesman
"f IUinols. With him were veteran i
noliticlans who have In years irone by I
had many a hard fought political conThey
had to aid them one of the
n->st perfect political organization* that
has ever been formed In this state, but j
a!! their plana went wrong to-day. nnd
w hile Senator Cullom and his backers
m- t with defeat, they met it gracefully
and announced their determination to j
lend their heartiest co-operation for1
th> election of Major McKlnley to the
highest ortlce within the gift of the people
of the United States.
The battle to-day was not a long one.
It lxsted scarcely an hour, but In that
tune, the struggle was one of the hardest
ever made In a state convention.
Th<? crowd that attended the convent
was even larger than that of yest-r
lay. It rained heavily during the
: :^ht. but the sun rose bright. nnd today
was hot and sultry. Fans were us
mdant as at a camp meeting In Au?u??t.
Every one suffered. but that did
; t lessen the enthurlasm of the people
Interested in the contest. They assembled
In the great dome building early
and sat sweltering nnd anxious while
th- wire-pullers of each faetlon labored
with the seal of religious fanatics to
ike proselytes from the ranks of their
pponents.
Though th* convention adjourned un'
*? o'clock this morning, it was nenr 10
n Chairman Berry called the assem!'
ce to order. Nominations for s?*crrtar;.
cf state were declared in order.
J. A. Rose, of pope county, was noml !
1 en the third ballot. J. H. Mo '
-was nominated for auditor.
P r tr- .isurer. Henry I.. Hertz was
x.lnat'.H1. defeatlnc Dr. 7-eller. who
is nated as "the friend of Wiil ..<m
McKinley, Jr.. of Ohio."
F attorney general. D. H. Podduck,
ivankakt-e county; E. C. Aiken, of
' 111 county; H. H. McDowell, of Uv-rston
county, and J. M. Trultt. of
ntgomery, were placed In nomlnai:
n.
first ballot on attorney general
ilted ln no choice.
: h- second bi\llot resulted in the
-nlnatiori of Aiken, of will county.
-lng the roll call the names of Pad?
and Trultt were withdrawn.
CiiHoiii ltr*olntloii.
When tli? chairman had announced
nrk ? Fuller, of ftoone county, h* sal?l
he believed tht n?*xt order on th??
r- ^uhir proKramm* whs the conalderai
' rea ?lutl >ns Instructing th* dele. ?
to th?* national convention, lie
: -"1 to offer the following? resolu
JWolved that the dop^nte* ??Iecte<!
thi* convention to St. Louis 1*? ln
"'i *!t.i pregonl an'l nupport the
i i Shelby M. Cullom f ir President."
r-adlnj? of this was the rause of
t-- mi.?t tiprorlom applause that had
rr-d In the- convention. For fully
' minutes th*r<? wto cheers from pnllerlr.i
.-M l by d-dejcateM. The chalrrnun
gavel In rain td restore order, I
but In of nil he could do the apIJnis.
f.tlnuod.
Win n !?-r was finally restored and
the rej?"Iutl-?n was read by the secretary.
th?r* f i!'i **?*d another uproar.
Mr. Fullvr arose to sp*ak on the reso- !
lutl
\V'h"-n h? arose V.*. .T. Calhoun, the
.j. T ,,f McRlnley faction, Int.-rf:;it-d
him by demanding of the chair If
th? r-solution was offered to be voted:
t., rj
ilr aid ft was and Mr, FulW r
I I II" ral.l the i-jes of the na
w?re upon thl* convention nnxlouv
waiting t.i s?*e what action would be j
' * r*gatdlng the presidential que*- !
tl"! Th'-re was not a man In thin Btate !
r.Mt T.r.,11,1 nf I.tncnln and !
' Both of th? m were furnished
' HMnol*. Wo have a man In otir
h im I people of?!> atn have
11(rhi??<! to honor. for rh^ la?t thirty
* '-* (Loud applauee). Twlro elect?d
? .-?rr.?>r and thr?*e tlm??i elected to th*
. . : t* - aonate. Shelby M. Cullom
! i>#en an honor to fh?* party. (Appl?U!"-J
' >n lunlun h" InmImt?<1 tint Shelby
' illom van the choice of th?? pe>pl*.
nd furti ( u ' Ing foil wed
'
MrKlnlry tli# Pnvnr'lr.
h??n It had abatr I Sol IV?th**a. of L*e
11 and moved that the name
IHmn MrKlnl'-y. Jr.. iif Ohio, he
Mttiffd for that of Shelby M. C'nlt
this tjio cheering hroke out with
furore than before. iiy artMr...
th* appl.'ior* lrtMtod f->r four
' V, Cnlhoun then f^>'?k th??
l ' hi to rpr>ak In behalf ??f MrKInII"
?.ild he ha-J ti number of t?n'
vhy h?? htllevwl th* motion offen d
I' H**th>*a, "f routity, should
^ f' ir of > x.iftw ration hi- felt
-m i.ad b<*?'n no Mow nlwe th?*
1 ''.fir tM* people of the wtate were ?<o
nt'Wt'*'! in a :'taf?- convention
! to-day. H?- rrforwl to the
r; * iwlmlnljif ration <>f th?* mm''
affair* am! t" thf ban! Urn** tlj.it
-nlfv! Tim people had hn?l
rh of I^moorn^y nml wftrr about
n- f/? return to (ho n^publh'tiri
It tv/i* n >t itrafiRr that pi??.p|o
- . Ir??j> >rf-int nnd unrloim >
rir ?r|ort ; thrlr lender n mnn
ii .!>'1 th' jrluclpl"" 11*
i ?!...? ?>i -mi- hi-! furnlnhed
. It " -If 'I'll- \ I
' -! foUr .-1 < Jmn ? M.roiirh
nr. 1 h?/1 iil?li?d 1,1 nr .in (ItltlriK
-! ' r -if ?li" u.ir. J> w.i n
. Ii.;-! a w ' Id-w!''" i piitatl'.n
.v H. win t.V fiivorlt" of
: :i | < opl'* ill \vork?l?"t'
' ' h- ho,*vr?.
' I'll.ini MrKlfih y." h" mnrludftd.
h?? leading man ?f tiic hour."
Tho uproarlouM i ii< hhk v\ " "'.I'-wni
f
a* h* ctosed to apeak. Delegate# and
vtaltora In the gallerloa *ot upon chalra.
threw their hats in th?* air and yelled
like madmen.
A Ciurrr Aniriulniriit.
Alderman Martin LI. Madden next
took the floor and offered an amendment
to the amendment. It wua to
amond Iho following word?: "And in
caae the Hon. Wllllum McKlnlvy fail
... ?... . *i... .1 i...11.?< ni lnr*f?
from Illinois to tho national convenI
tlon be Instructed 10 express their conlldonce
In tho ability of Thomas B.
Reed, of Maine, and W. H. Allison, of
Iowa, and that either would bo aoceptnblo
an the standard bearer of the
I party." This caused a storm of objection
from the McKlnley men. Calhoun
said should the annndnicnt to Iho
amendment be adopted It would de|
stroy tho original ideas In tho resolutlons.
I Ex-Attorney General Cloorge W.
| Hunt then made a speech in favor of
McKlnley. Ho was the choice of Iho
p?*opje and not of a few politicians.
Illinois was going to buvo the honor of
naming the next President of tho
United States. This n?ut?- held tho
balance of power. The people were
not bound by tho narrow Idea of a
favorite won, but wanted a national
favorite.
Tiir amendment attaching tho names
of AlllHon and Held should not !?
adopted. This was not bccause the
people of the state larked confidence
in them, but because they had such
Kreat confidence In McKlnley. There
was another outburst of enthuslusm
when Mr. Hunt ceased.
Chairman Berry then said that, as
agreed upon, the debate would close
with a few arguments.
There was s?o much disorder In the
gullerlea that the chairman nald If it
did not stop he would liave the sergeant-at-arms
clear the" house of all
save delegates.
Mr. Fulb-r moved the previous question.
A motion was made by J. B. Messlck,
of St. Clair county, to lay the resolutions
on the table. Objections were
made that this was out of order. Tho
chair decided that the motion to lay
un me wiuic >v.ta in ururr. ims witn?-i
hail l>oen fairly pr^tt'iittd, he added,
and then directed the clerk to coll the
roll upon the question of laying' the
resolution* on the table.
Order tins with difficulty maintained
during the calllriK of th* roll.
Enthusiasts In the galleries continued
at Inter vain to Interrupt the proceedings
with cheers.
.fit-Kin try Win*.
The result of the vote was:
In favor of laying on the table,, 603;
against, 832.
Furious cheering followed the announcement.
Then Mr. Fuller moved
that the resolutions Instructing the national
delegates-nt-large to vote for
McKlnley be made unanimous.
lTpon hearing this motion from the
leader of Cullom'a forces. the McKlnley
followers brone out again. Martin 11.
Madden, in behalf of the delegates from
Cook, seconded the motion, which was
put and carried.
At%5:44 p. m. resolutions Instructing
for McKlnley carried unanimously.
When the upruar following th" adoption
of the McKlnley resolutions had
ceased, the committee on delegstes-atl.irct*
renorted the names of It. W. I'at
terson, editor of the Chicago Tribune;
William Penn Nixon, edit .r of th" lnter-Ocean;
Joseph \?'. Klfor, of Uloom_in?tori,
and 1?. T. LIRIrt nf Sprlnir!b?ld.
Samuel Raymond, of Chicago. off-rod
n minority report Hib*tltutlng
thf names of cx-Oovern< r It'.chard J.
< ?irlesby for that of D. T Littler, and
that <?f Mayor (Jeorge D. Swift In place
of William Penn Nixon.
Alderman M. R. Madden spoke at
length against the adoption of the minority
report, after which the roll vu
called upon the question of substituting
Mayor Swift's name for that of
William Penn Nixon. The vote resulted:
CM for substitution. 7.1t> ag.tlnnt.
and th?* convention refused to substitute
Swift for Nixon. D. T. Littler then
tint"* and withdrew his name In favor
of R. J. Oglesby.
General ?>glesby's nam* wa? then
subet11ut'*<1 for that of Mr. Littler and
th?? report as to delegates- it-large was
adopted.
The platform reported by the committ?;
was taken up. It was amended by
Increasing the oommltleemen at lars-'
on the state central committee from
two to Ave and the following nnmed
gentlemen were selected: J. C Edwards,
of Peoria; C. Sterling, of Kloomlngton;
A. W. Uerggren. of Galeaburg; li. II.
Morris and John Buckner (both colored),
of Chicago. The platform was
then adopted.
The state university trustees were
then nominated, after which the con
ventlon adjourned.
WHAT CULLOM S*Y8.
Ilr Tnkra ltl? Defeat In .Mniily Wmy mnl
ifli (ioo<l Kf*111 tie.
SPRINGFIELD. II!.. April SO?Senator
Cullorn gave out th?> follow Ing ptateinent
to-nlKht regarding result of
the convention:
"Tin* Republican* of IIMnoJn In th?-lr
ptato convention have shown that they
want tfi" delegates m? largo to support
Major McKlnley for I'r-st'l- nt. Thut
anion Is binding and conclusive. It in
not to be construed a* unfriendly to
any of the other candidate*. hut an
/in expression of their preference. Every
Republican In Illinois will accept It.
Personally. I have no fault to And."
MARTINSBURO REPUBLICANS
VomliiMtr Hon. tifui jf I". Finn* tn limit
ttir f lfy Tlrkrt.
H per In I Dispatch to the Int'-nigonrer.
MAHTINSBITRU. W. Vn . April 30.?
At the Republican city oonvent Ion here
to-night George P. Evans was unanimously
nominated .for mayor without
opposition. The nominee made a
njwoch of acceptance which wan received
with enthusiastic approval. Mr.
Evans In a successful business man.
lie twice represented thin county In tin
mate legislature and wan p<wtma*tcr
here during Arthur's administration.
NEWS CONFIRMED
Of IhBC'wptwrr of itn American Verncl ?iy
tlir NpuiiUll.
I WASHING iuN, AptHI 30?Advice?
have reached Washington confirming
llio report from Havana of the enpture
1 y iIn- Hpnnlnh nnvnl forocH of the
\ tunica n Hchoonor t'omp.-utor, l-'id.-d
wllli arm* and munitions < ' war f- r tho
Inmirjn-iiiH ami with a party of men
aoonrd. Contrary to tli" Hint ivpon,
however, It wan found Ihtit the v?'vj? i
a mo from K > \\?nt and not from the
Momjulto const, u? reported, and th?p*
l? napoo to believe that 'Ik- HjmnfiiIi
<>fflrlol?i w"iv aware In advance of h??r
flepnrinrH from K?*y West and won? on
th?- lookout foi her npp< arance off tho
< itl>nn "H"f.
I Th'' Competitor wan no!m*d nt Puntn
Iterrnro, oti the north co/int ? f I'lmir d?d
lllo, nod according to the Hpuuiidi r?*portR
th?r- ran ho no riuri;tion of the
legality of the *<izurc, f*?r xho wax rmi
?>?.!. * Inni of th?? marine lingur ovr
| which tli*- HpnnlMh Jurindlctlon extendi*.
but nt II." moment tho Hpnnlnrd*
I Mvoopod flown on h?T wn'< ictiuilly n;;
'I In InndlnfT men and Htor<*?. It In
ivi.ortod that n-voral Atiii-i loan* v;r: >I
of ih" party and thnt nt hunt two of
thorn w? re killed in tho cupture of the
I ficiiooner.
I
JACKSON'S TRIAL.
Tlie Acciificd Man Testifies in His
Own l)i*!iulf
A LAME ATTEMPT AT AN ALIBI.
Admits Partnership In til* Plan to Take
Pearl llryan to Cincinnati, bnt Denies
Participation In the Mnriler?Claims
that Walling Did the KllltUff-A Weak
Effort to ICtpUln Ills Possession of the
Valise Containing the (Girl's lleail.
NEWPORT, Ky.. April 30.?Only one
witness was examined to-day and he
wu.i Scott Jackson. All forenoon and
afternoon, with little questioning, ho
told how he did not murder Pearl Bryan
ami how Walling raust have done the
whole thing himself. Ills statement fldmltt?d
his partnership In the scheme
that brought IVarl Bryan tr> Cincinnati
tor nn unlawful purpose, and also an active
complicity with Walling In dropping
the murdered glrl'? clothing into
th?' Ohio river. His attempt to explain
why he was active In hiding the girl's
clothing Is looked upon by many attorneys
as very lame.
11 told briefly of his acquaintance
with Pearl Bryan. J!- admitted Illicit'
relations with her during the last
Christmas holidays. With reference to
I'earl Bryan's visit to Cincinnati. Jack
He called upon her after hearing that
she v\a.s In th?* city and went with her on
Tuesday night to Walnut Hills and met
her ami Walling on Wednesday and
never saw her afterwards. The rest of
his tantimony was devoted to proving an
all hi. by showing whore ho spent the
time from Wednesday until Saturday.
He denied being In Kentucky during
any of those days.
The main purpose of the defense to
prove an alibi by Scott Jackson will be
supported. If jMtHslble. by the testimony
of other witnesses. Jackson states that
he did not know Pearl Bryan was In
Cincinnati till Tuesday. January 28,
when he received a note from her nt the
dental college Inviting hltn tovUlt her.
.\!l the testimony of the witnesses.
Mrs. Meeks, the spiritualist medium;
Mr. 1'lnkard, who saw him and Walling
with Pearl Bryan, on College street, the
day before the murder, ami of Foermeyer.
who saw him In Kentucky with
the Klrl shortly before th- murder, he
emphatically branded as untrue.
lb- admits taking Pearl Bryan to Walllngford'a
italoon in the Tenderloin district.
but fays It was on Tuesday night.
January 2S. instead of Friday, January
.11. the night before the murder, as testl- i
fled by Walllngford. He said Walling :
agreed to relieve the girl secretly and
when all wus over and she was flt to be
? dim liop ovi?r fn !
the witness. He slys he took her valise. I
the one afterward found stained Inside
with blood, carried It to his room on ,
Tuesday afternoon. tried to return It on
Wednesday, but could not And WuIIIiik i
to whom he Intended to Rive It. *nl<l i
that on Saturday night of ?h" day the
l>ody wan found he and Walling dropped i
s jo a clothing Into the river which Walllug
without further explanation told
hljrwas unsafe to keep in their room.
W*jen he made Inquiry about the matter
Walling told him to ask no auctions.
His explanation of his (drifting
that valise around was very awkward.
When railed upon to explain why he
participated In hiding H?'nrl Bryan's
clothing he said h?- was actuated by fear
that the part he had talcn to bring her
h-re to save Will Wood might Implicate
him.
BANKRUPTCY BILL
Ilrfbre the Hon** -Some SnrprlM-a Sprung
In U? I)rb>lr.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.?In I
thj house to-day Mr. McCall, (Reg., i
Mv?,), presented the reports In the!
contested election cases of Radcliffe vs.
- ??.. fc'Uih Mlu?il<mitii)| j
llMilOin Hum ?T.C .....
district. Brown vs. Allen from the First I
Mississippi, all In favor of the Demo- j
rratlc sitting members and they were J
adopted without division. The housr j
then resumed consideration of the |
bankruptcy bill.
Mr. DeArmond, (Dem.,Mo.),who oppned
the debate to-day, argued that the
mates hud ample legislation to enfor<
th ? collection of debt. If a bankrupt*
law wore passed he thought It should
have only the voluntary feature for the
protection of the Insolvent debtor. II- i
harged that the pending measure had
hi-en prepared by the ugents of the j
eivdltor class. '
.Mr. 1 bdl, 4 Hep., Colo.), opposed the i
paaxoge of th? bankruptcy hill and Mr. '
Murtou, (Hep., Mo.), advocated thf
measure. I
rhe latter discussed particularly the.
t- hnical procedure under the terms of
Ih bill,
.Mr. Culbertson, (Pern., Texnsl.the ex?*h.iii
man of the committee on Judiciary,
who h is heretofore opposed all Involuntary
laws, created some surprise by
announcing himself In favor of the
I < v.ige of the pending bill. He said he
had believed In the past In the necessity
for a voluntary law. He had, however,
come to the inclusion that li was
i.oiible to ua:?? a bankruptcy law
walnlriR only an involuntai*y provision.
Thu reason was obvious. The
creditor clou would not jH-rmlt the
debtors to *eour?* the advantages of a
bankruptcy law without exacting
something In their own interest. lbwould
vote for tin? 1U1 ley substitute,
providing ?>nly fur voluntary Umkruptry
if he believed it could become
? law. hut nnt no r>?*l|.?vlng h" would
vote for ihlrt Mil which would remove
a loud of d?*bt from tlie shoulders of
thousands of Insolvent debtors. He
ext'the bill as the hem i*vor preKi-iH"!
to a Congp?. Mr. Culberson's
r#; murks were loudly applauded by the
fr|Mid? 'of the measure. The other
o i to-day were Mr. Daniels,
fltep., N. Y.), and Mr. Hay. (Hep.. .V
V ), in favor of the bill; Mr. lialley,
(Ivm., Texas), Mr %Mtrode. fH-p., Neb.),
and Mr. Terry, (Dim, Ark.), in favor
of a voluntary law. and Mr. (Jraff, (Hop.
Ill ), an I Mr. Traocy, (Hop., Mo,),
njMlnct any Inw.
a i.'tii r whs read from Uovcrnor tipb.nii.
"f Wisconsin, nddrcseed to the
spf.-ilo-r, formally n.-tlfylm: the bouse
tbnr the .?t!;|p of Wisconsin had plnciMl
a statue of IVre Marquette In statuary
hall.
At 6:45 p. in., the hotine adjourned.
WASIIIN'<}T< ?N\ D. April 30 -The
naval appropriation hill wii*? tnk?-n up
noon RIl?T nil' Brum'- ...
pendlnir nutation being <>? t ti*? number
of new hnUWdilp*. Mr. White (Dom..
f,.l ? a poke (if tl?< n" \ of nn ndciiuntr
unvv .Jill urjee i Ihnt ?hlr nhnuM not . <rlwie
tin* conaloeratlon of Itind def<
net*.
m Allen (Pop ) wild the Vrnf/ur-lim
BCJiie l'*i<I been e.itrt? 1 lo !ivori
nitontl ii from Hie financial ?!" llnriL
a:ul nil th?? Jlnn-i r;pee<h#M on tl.?Mniiroft
doi'trlne luid gf?n<' for i .umlit.
It \\i\H nil political i?ln> for party advnniuKcfl.
J,
Till; VETERANS ADJOURN.
Uil Day of the A. It. Encampment.
The Woman's Itallrf C'orpa and the Sou*
of Veteran*.
Spuria] Dlsputch to tho lntolllgencer.
CLARKSBURG, \V. Va.. April CO.?
Tho Grand Army du-legiUcs concluded
their bu.nlnesji to-day. and to-night at
lenaca me leciur*? Qt ueocrai o.
Gordon, on "The la.it Daya of the Confederacy."
The day was devoted to
business rr.ntt-r*. tlx- election of olHcerw
and tlm public Installation of the officers
of three organization**. The O. A. II.
elected the remaining officers as follows:
Medical director, Dr. D. Mayer, Charleston;
chaplain. Rev. Taylor Richmond.
Clarksburg; delegates to the national
encampment, Hon. H. C. McWhorter,
Charleston; M. V. Traugh. Parkersburg;
It. S. Northcott, Clarksburg; assistant
adjutant general. Job. Musifrave,
Harrisvllle; assistant quartermaster
general, D. 8. Bush, Harrlsvllle.
The fourth annual convention of West
Virginia department Woman's Relief
Corps, assembled In tho Odd Fellows'
hall and was called to order at 10:30 a\
m. by the department president, Maria
K. Leeds, of Grafton. Devotional exercises
were led by Department Chaplain
Maggie Williamson. Thu department
president pave n beautiful address
which was warmly applauded, followed
by officers reports. which were referred
to various committees. The session
then adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m.
Tho afternoon session was devoted to
the order of business. A committee of
comrades bringing greetings from the
G. A. It. were cordially received. Adjourned
at 5 p. m. Representatives are
here from Charleston. Parkersburg,
Grafton. Fairmont. Uuckhannon.Wheeling,
Belleville and Ren wood and express
themselves well pleased with their re
caption and the hospitality extenneu i>y
! the cltixena of Clarhshurg. Following
are th?? department officers: President.
Maria "K. Lends. Grafton; senior vice, S.
F. Hlemdon, Charleston; Junior vice,
There*a Wise, Wheeling; secretary,
| Mary C. Leeds, Grafton; treasurer,
Mary I. Warthen, Grafton: I. and I. officer,
Fannie Cecil, Pnrkorsburg; Inspector,
Mary 13. Mlchaelson, Charleston;
chaplain, Maggie Williamson, ISelleI
villi?; con^ellor, Rllen F. Dunlels, Charleston.
Among the prominent members
of tlrn department Woman's Relief
Corps prf-sent are Mrs. Amanda L. Murdock,
past department president, of
Wheel ng, and Mrs. Kll?n F. Daniels,
chairman of national evecutlve hoard.
Woman's Relief Corps, of Charleston.
The election of officers for the rustling
year resulted as follows: Mrs. I.eeds. of
Grafton, department commmander;
Mrs. Mock, of Parker?burg, senior vice;
Mrs. Lavally, of Wheeling. Junior vice;
Mrs. Warthen, of Grafton, treasurer;
Mrs. Leech, chaplain. The executive
hoard Ih composed of Miss Florence
Jaco, Mrs. Anna Dow, Mrs. Hanson, of
Ruckhannon; Mrs. Jane Williams, Mrs.
Harriet Sand and Secretary Mary C.
Leeds. Consellor, Mrs. KUenT. Daniels,
I. and I. officer. Miss Rose Pry son; Inspector.
Miss Amanda Fleming; delegat
e-at-large, Mrs. Mary Reed, of Fairmont;
alternate, faille Ixiuden; delegate.
Margaret Whitman, alternate,
Mary Mlchaelson.
The tenth annual encampment of the
West Virginia division Sons of Veterans
commenced at 11 o'clock on Tuesday, at
the Sons of Veterans hall and the following
officers reported:
Commander, w. *?. urana; bciiht
v1i*e commander, Frank 0. Cornwall;
adjutant. A. W. Mtwgrave; quartermaster.
C. Sltfer: muaterlnir officer, A.
B. Rale: division council. Ed. t^'lvin.
and R. F. Adams. The order of business
was mostly taken In the reports
of committee* and officers. Wednesday
the day wai taken up In the election and
Installation of officers and vlnltlnir th<*
departments of the Gf. A. R. and W. R.
C. The fectlon result*d ns follow:
CommandeW F. <?. Cornwall, of Charleston;
senior we commander, A. R Rule.
Clarksburg; Junior vice commander. C.
F. Hundull. Shlnnston: division council.
R F. Adams. Huntington; W. H. Brand
and C. F. P. Smith, of Wicks; delegates.
IiUther Haymond. Clarksburg. and II.
W. Williams, Brown; alternates. W. It.
nibble. West I'nlon; I*. C. Brand.
Rwdsvllle. The officers were publicly
Installed at the court holme.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
.Many Yiiniig PhfilcUni (Jnmtril Ortlflralra
to I'racllrr at Ih* Clnrkabti rg Srt
Ion.
Bporlal Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CLARKSBURG.W. Va.Aprll SO.-The
??tate board of health has boon !n wmuii
>n here since Tuesday. About forty
youtJK physicians from different part*
f ih" state were passing an examination.
The new luw In this Mate does
not reeosjnlse the diplomas of medical
i'ollfrcs, but requires all who practice
In the state to obtain a certiorate from
the. state board. The examination was
a dlllb'Ult one but about all the appllrants
got through. There were thirtythree
regulars, flvo eclectics and one
honifopathlsu Tie member* of the
board present were *\ . 1*. Kwln*. M.
D? president, Charleston; N. i>. Baker.
M. l?., secretary. Maiilnsburg; W. c..
Heard, M. D.. Aid erson; A. It. Harbee.
M. l>.. Point Pleasant; C. H. Rnslow,
m i> Huntlnirton: L. ID. Wilson. M
I WJit'cllnr. and J. n. Watklnshntv,
M. I?. Wellsburg. The homeopathic
and eclectic members worn George
Lounsbery, M. D., and W. Gaston. M.
D.
Out of thirty-nine, thirty-four paused.
F. N Rogle, It. F. .Mclntlre. Alfred G.
Sturgls*. Kverett Walker, Alex. F. M< Clmdcy,
Thomas II. Taney, Holly W.
Caft??. Clark W. McClung, Frank 1).
Campbell. Charles Y. Shnlton. William
C. Deforest, George D. Howell, Martin
I.. Flttro, Preston Itoggs, William I>eVYItt
Steward, Charles L May; John T.
Graham. Robert L. Morrison. William
Rey.rii, Cyrus F. Royers, Claude M.
Kceven, John 15. Payne, Charlen A.
Marten. Charles M. Rrown. D, M. Cutrlght,
Worthy Smith. Richard Hardman.
.John T. Ilurton, I^uils W. If 111lard.
Wade Gaston, .lames li. Reynolds.
V S. Rokks. R A. Haynes. .Tamos A.
Graham, M .T. Gardner, T. K. Oates, P.
8. Rolm, R. F. Olanry. J. L. Pyle.
Inatrnrfnt for .McKlulrf.
Special IMxpatnh to the Intelligencer.
hlTTLlSTON, W. Va. April no.?At
th" Republican convention held here
thin afternoon. Dr. J. F. Iieger and M.
!,. Mill were chONcn delegates and 8. A
Carney and A. M. Crow alternates t<?
both convent|i?ns. to he held at I'larka
bnrir. May 18 and 14. Tho folldWini
resolution* were unanimously adopted:
Resolved that the delegate* elected ??
attend the convention to be held nt
Clarksburg, May 13 and 14, ho Instruct?
ed t" vote for delegate* t.> the St. Lopls
convention who nre kno-.vn to he un
pquivnrnuy ?<>r w niuun .?i< j\h?u > *???
I'roMdeiU.
Ilranrr |Vi?lr? It.
PENYKK. Col.. April .10.?Mr. Hon
llrowor, ?>f thin city. ivhn ! ? piv.ildent
and manager ? f the Portlnnd Hot?l
Company. Indignantly rcpudlolfi the
InKlnuntlon of T. J. Moynahnn. owner
ih?- hotel, tlial yesterday'# llr?' \vrt?
..r luccndlftry orlpln. Mr. Moyi LliH.fi
tdnt'-d t<? InsuranceCommlMlom r
|u?l iluii tli<> furnllun* wn" v ortli ?>m$l.ii?M>.
and Hint Hrewer hnd lialf of lc.
whl h he nwn??d, Innurpd for $H.ooo. Mr.
Hrewer rniy* th<* furniture ?'f*t |fl,r.OO,
iiuil wan liiMitvd fur only $5,000.
THE METHODIBTS.
The Grral Qua<lr?mil?l Conference <
Meet In C'levrlntnl To-iUjr.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 30.?Tomorrow
morning the twowty-wcond
quadrennial conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church will convenc In
this city. Five hnndrrxl and thirty
seven delegates, comiug irviu mr ivyi
quartern of the earth, will enact legislation
for the denomination which they
represent.
This morning about 200 of the delegate
were on tho ground, and more are
arriving on every train.
The questions to be settled during the
next thirty days are of moat importance
to members of this denomination. For
years the women have claimed the
right to assist in making tne laws of
tho church, but the men have denied
them the right, by a ?ar^e majority
the church at largo has expressed Itself
In favor of admitting women to the
general conference. Four women have
been elected and will present themselves
for recognition. An effort will be
made to seat them by a direct vote, although
others claim that a vote in favor
of admitting them will not bo a law until
ratified by the general conference.
Another proposition before the conference
will be the removal of the time
limit regulating the length of a preacher's
stay in charge of one church. Many
city pastors have opposed the present
five-year limit and will seek to have It
extended. still another interesting
question Is the proposed elimination
from the church of th?? rules against
popular amusements. It is thought that
existing rules touching amusements
will be revised.
leaders In the Methodist faith in all
quarters are deeply Interested In a
proposition for t. - election of additional
bishops to particular geographical stations.
There are now eighteen bishops,
two of whom ar* called "missionary
bishops." It Is likely that a move will
be made to make the so-called mission
Urv ui^ii"|t? i' suhii .
The central armory Is beautifully
decorated for the convention and everything
Is In readiness for on auspicious
opening to the great event
THE SEWEB PIPE COHBINE
laNow?Thln|[ of flat Part?Only Two of
tha Tweuty-Mvm Flrtua Rtmaln.
As an outcome of the Central Sewer
Pipe Association meeting: at Toronto,
all the sewer pipe firms In that town but
two withdraw from the association,
which means a dissolution of the trust
whic h has been In operation by the sewer
pipe manufacturers for two years
past, says the Steubenvllle Star. The
withdrawals will take effect as soon aj
th* business affairs of the trust can be
adjusted, which will require several
weeks. The two Arms declining to withdraw
were the Ohio Valley Clay Company,
and the Freeman Fire Clay Company.
but the action of the other five
seals the fate of the association.
The business of the association was
to consider the applications of the Ave
Toronto firms for permission to withdraw
from the association, namtly:
Forest City. Great Western. Calumet.
Connors and Empire. And after a
thorough discussion the applications
were granted, which meant the dissolution
of the trust.
Among those in attendance were: Alfred
Lyth, l>niTalo; J. M. Cooper. T. J.
Evans. A. J. KaKgs and J. J. Mftzurle,
representing the four works at llirlchsvllle:
Thomas D. Brown,New Brighton;
R. F. Taggart, East Palentlne State
Line Works*: F. II. Oolman, Pittsburgh,
of the T'nlted States and Ohio Works;
Colonel Jim Porter. Mc.Mahon, Tortor &
Company; ,1. M. Freeman. Freeman
Fire Clay Company; R. M. Francy. Ot.
Western; W. B. Francy and J. W. Roller.
Forest City; W. R. Goucher and
Frank Rowles, Calumet and Empire
Works.
SOUTHWEST OIL NOTES.
Mnrpliy %V .fritnliica (Sol n C.'ood Well on
IiiiIInii Crrrk In Tyler.
The Murphy & Jennings well on the
David Booher farm, northwest of the
Kyle pool, on Indian cre?k, Tyler county.
was reported making eight barrels
iui nour yt'HirniHv, i hv ??? ! uuuc ???
about a we. k ago nnd started at thirty
barrelH a day. The Increase In production
wn.s occasioned by deeper drilling.
In the Itullrnan district. near Wick,
the Kanawha Ooll Company Is due In
the sand at Its No. 5, Anthony Smith.
This well Is located east of the Huilman
w?"l|"?.
The South Penn Oil Company's S*o. 1.
lfen l. rxon. west of the Hullman. Is still
passing too HtroriRly to be drilled deeper.
It continues to spray some oil.
{Bunnell it Work have completed n
jjood Cow run sind well on the Scnnwrecker
farm, located a mile or more
north of St. Mary's in Pleasant* county.
The ! :astern oil Company and Flnnefpui
have drills! In No. 4. Roh*, abow
Wavcrly. In the Hull creek development,
and have a llpht producer.
A mile and a half east of the Frelden
pool, on the Ohio fide. In M on no* county,
the Henry Oil Company and Clint Moore
will drill In an Important test well on
th<* Moffett farm next week. The well
was start?d early last winter, but the
flrat hole, when nearly down, was plmcK-ed
with a string of tools and the rltf had
to be movetb
A Small I*rodnrrr.
The well owned by n company of
younir rrion on the Merkle farm, near
LnureKon. on Short Creek. two and n
half mlh-s bark of Portland, Jefferwm
county, came in yesterday, a small produe
-r. A well drilled by these parties I
on the name f.irm only three-quartcrs
of a mile further west was a duster
The ownern were det-nnlned to get oil
nnd they drilled at the point where the 1
new well came In. Three barrels or oil
were hailed out ufter ?he Herea hod
been punctured six foot on \? *dnenday j
night. win'n the well was drill, d In
yesterday there \va? a fair showing of
oil. Tin* well Is on a direct line between
Coleraln and Gould.
f PoHtrioNnr.
The Toronto Tribune has It from reliable
parti, s that Captain John Porter,
sheriff of Haneock county, will
ntcr ."'ill at rur-t th?* >?.?k Manufao
turlng ( .uni any for damage* In the sum
of $r.(?.000. Captain Porter and the Mack
company having been litigating for several
yai sovt i ilio brick yard* and clay
rights formerly owned by Porter and
iiMv controlled by Ma< k. each having
won several milt;- I'nptnin Porter
claims t-> have been unjustly treated
at their hand* and "stiue > zed" out ??r
his Interest;'.and In the suit to come w ill
v.,i to ouinhliMti bin rlclits and r?'
over j??"j :ty i<? which he claim* legal
ownership.
Till' l*i luce In I.nrk.
LONDON. April M?The Pally Courier,
tlio new nooning paper rtarted by
Sir (Jroric** Nowinf. proprietor of the
Westminster f?ft*ette. Tld-Hlta. ?*?? ..
nay.* that It l?arrs from trustworthy
murren that the lute llaron Htr*ch left
1,000,000 pound* < jr.,000,000) to hla friend,
the prince of AV'nlr*.
A Trrrltiti* K\plo?t?ii.
LONDON, April 3?\- An e.vploiilon by
which one hundred i^rsona nie bellcvr
1 t<> hav.' perished hart occurred at
MIckleflrM York*.,ire.
Th * exploalon took plnee In a colliery.
Twenty Injured pernons nave been rt'?I
cued from the shaft.
; ). !
; A BAD WRECK
| On the Wheeling Division of the
liultiiuorc Ac Ohio Road
JUST EAST OF WASHINGTON.
One .Man was Killed, Fireman llahfrty,
wIiom Horur l? In Untflan-A XSrokeh
Looomollre Axle Said to be the Cnunof
the llreak-Down, llioagh u Whoellng
01an TelU Different Htory?On* of
the Enginit Wheels wm Worn OnU
TK? Iinnnn/.n IJnll" avt.puuu nn tha
Pittsburgh and Wheeling division of
the Baltimore & Ohio road was wrecked
yesterday morning about 7 o'clock two
miles east of Washington, Pa., and one
man, Patrick Flaherty, the fireman,
was killed almost Inntantly, while two
other trninmen received nerloua Injuries.
A broken axle of tne engine was the
cause. Fireman Patrick Flaherty, who
boarded ut 01 en wood, was killed, and
Henry McBurney, the engineer, and J.
M. Neely, th?* baggage maMter, were
seriously, though not dangerously, hurt.
Th?? former lives at Glenwood, and the
latter at Columbus. The passenger!
were badly shaken up and frightened,
but none of them suffered injury.
The train was running at the rate of
forty miles an hour when the accident
occurred, and that it was not entirely
ditched is considered almost miraculous.
While passing Vance station,
two miles east of Washington, the axle
suddenly gave way, and the engine
swung to the right and leaped from the
rails, followed by the first two care, the
baggage car and the express car. The
engine plunged along for a few feet and
burled Itself In the embankment. The
two cars overturned, and the baggage
car was left on end.
The occupants <?f the two passenger
cars and of the sleeper, which const!
iuicj me rt?ma;n<ier ?n mc umu,
given u Joltlnc that completely unnerved
th?*nj. and beforr? the train cam?
to a standstill pandemonium reigned
among them. A number were ellghJy
bruised an a result of the jolting.
The body of the dead flrf-mon was removed
from the debris of the englno a
few minutes after the accident. He had
l>e?m killed almost instantly, and hl3
skull wm crushed. The escaping steam
had also added to the a pony of his /
death. The engineer managed to Jump
from the cab as the engine plunged
from the rails. His injuries consist of
a jiumber of deep cashes about the
head. Baggagcmaster Neely was pain- '
fully cut about the body.
A special train, containing physicians
and railroad men. was sent out from
Washington at once upon receipt of the
news of the wreck. The Injured men
were made as comfortable as possible.
The body of Flaherty was removed to
Washington and is now at Brvson's undertaking
establishment. It will be
sent to the home of the parents of the
deceased at Grafton to-day. Flaherty
was unmnrried and was about-thirty
years old.
Traffic on the division was blocked
for soms time, trains from Pittsburgh
I not reaching Wheeling until the after*
I noon.
Kev. F. D. T. Blckley. pastor of
Thomson M. E. church, was the onlyWheeling
passenger on the wrecked
train. While the doctor was shaken up
considerably, he escaped without any
iniuries or bruises. The doctor arrived
home last night and said to a reporter
of the Intelligencer that the assertion
(hat the accident was caused by a
broken axle was untrue. It resulted
croax one of the small wheels of the enBine
belnjc so worn down that It could
not kwp the rails.. Dr. Blckley charactrrlr.es
th* wreck as one of the most
complete he has seen.
SONS OF REVOLUTION.
The Animal National CnugreM In RamIob
at ltlrhmund.
RICHMOND. Vt. April SO.?About
100 delegates attended tho annual congress
of the national society of the Sons
of the American Revolution here today
over which General Horace Porter,
of New York, presided.
The report of Secretary General
, Franklin Murray, of New Jersey, showed
that the national society now has
[ 7.783 members, a gain of 1.905 since the
last Congress. Resolutions offered by
Congressman Hill, of Connecticut, lookI
ins to a union with the Sons of the Revolution.
were adopted.
For three years the two organisations
I have been trying to Jpin forces. The
old officers were rc-clected and to-night
| u banquet was held at the Jefferson
' hotel.
Klaii.lt.
WASHINGTON, April 30.?-Secretary
Carlisle hns received a telegram from
I Don M. Dickinson, at Detroit, faying
that ex-Speaker Crisp'!* claim that Mr.
W'etidook. one of the delegates to Chlcnj
go elected yesterday. Is a free silver advocate
Is without foundation, and thnt
| Mr. \V>a dock Is as sound on the financial
question as Secretary Carlisle himself.
to whom Michigan sends greeting.
Mr. Dickinson adds: We Hooted twenty
honest money men out of twenty-eight In
the delegation and put It on the unit
rule."
W hy They IMrnd CJiiilfy.
LONDON. April 30.?A dispatch to
the Times from Pretoria says that the
reformers plcudcd guilty owing to the
fact tlint their counsel advised thorn to
do no |ti th > face of the mass of Incriminating
evidence. In the shape of letters,
Megrams and codes found In the dlspntch-hox
of the Jameson party, which
Ml into the hands of the government
I?nd*r the circumstances, It Is added,
this was the rafest course to follow.
All for i'ltrtioii.
LONDON. April "0. The secretary of'
state f.r the colonies*. Mr. .lt?oph
I'hnmherlaln, announced In the house
of i- 'ninioiiH tills afternoon that hr hud A
r?volveu the following dlnpRtch from
Sir JnrohiiB A. De Wett, the n front of
th?- Hrltleh government at Pretoria;
"The Boore thenwhvti condemn severity
nnd ?r?? petitioning for n initlnatlon
or free pardon."
l*o*f iiinvtrr nl llonrpvrrlCi
WASHINGTON. April 30.?The rreildent
Io-d.iy :?ent to the HMiAto the nomination
of I'atrlclt II McOrath to be
poMnmsttr nt Ronceverte. \V. Va.
Wmtliri' t'orrmM for Tntlity.
For Went Vlrirhiln, showoro In tli?" early
tnoriilPK. followed by fair, uoutherly
wind#; warmer.
l'..r Western I'enneylvnnln, partly
cloudy, pow?ihly locni -howwj* 'n the
mortutiK: light to frr?h nouth-Tly '?
Kor Ohio, Konornlly fair. prece VI oy
local idiowem in tin* eaatern portion In
the early morning:: light to fresh *outn?
erly wind*; warmer.
I.iu nl Trtuiirr.ttnrr.
The temporal tiro yontonlny ;r- oi^rved
by ?' Seniiont. dropp t. corner Fourternth
and Murkot Btrcot*. wan n? '0?*
lot\-n:
7 n. m 67|3 p. m -f
3 O. Ill 70 7 p. tn . ,0
12 m N)|\\ oathor I'linm; ! .