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MOKCANI SEMPER LIBEBI, WHEELING, W. VA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1886 •.. / Irr. NO. 258 POWDERLY TALKS, He Threatens to Resign at Leadei of the Koights of Labor Unless His Orders Are Obeyed By Local Assemblies The Grand Master Workman For bids Strikes and Boycotts, And is Against the Admissiop of New Members. He Counsels Arbitration and Pa tience to the Order. Chairman Martin Irons, of East St. Louis. Says the Strike Will Take in the Whole Country. St. Lorn, Mo., March 26.—Grind Mu ter Workman Powderly has i«sued a secret circular to the noble order of the Knights ot Labor of America which has just been made public. Mr. Powderly instructs the secretary ot each assembly to c&li a fall meeting and read before it the sentiments which fellow. The address opens with an order to the aajemblv to cease initiating ce* members until the relations of capital and labor shall become less strained than »t the present time, and continues "To at tempt to win codassions or gains with our present raw undisciplined membership would be like hurlicg as unorganized mob against a weil drilled regular army. It is not lair to the older assemblies to bring in naw members, pick up their quar rels as soon as organized and have them expect pecuniary aid from those who helped build the order up for a nob!e pur pose. Atter dwelling at so® ) length upon the inadavisability of taking in new members at present, the address continues: "We nr-rr NOT FRITTER AWAY OCR ST REV ST H and miss the opportunity of present success in the struggle against capital by rushing into strikes. To the Cardinal principles of the order we must add another—patience. You have had patience for years, and had not the Knights of L *bor appeared upon the scene you would still be wating. Your ».-ales of priese must stand as they are for ; .a- [rtet-n* it }uj c vnnot raise them by any other proc?s* tbaa a strike. Y'ou i m ist submit to injsstics at the hands of eraployeis in patience tor awhile longer. | Bide w»-H yv.ur time * * * Find oat to how much you are justly entitled ' and then the tribunal of arbitration will settle the rest. Mr. Powderly then cautions the ' Assemblies again t receiving into, their rauks employers and warns the tvoighta of I-abor that the politician is planning night and day how to catch the Knights of Labor for th* advantages of himself aid party, kp-1 adds that to use the name ot the order iu a political con test is criminal and taust not occur again. Referring to THR EIGHT HOl'K MOTKMSXT. ^ 1 fc>' circular ügjg ajiea 01 im, Km^hts ol Labor nuit not strike for the eteht hour systrin ou M*y 1st under the «aipreMioa tha th-y »r« obaying orders from headquarters tor euch an order was not and will not be given. Out of the sii'y million of people inthe I'mted States and Canada our order bas pownly three millions (.'an we mould the sentiments of the millions ia favor of th* tight hour plan before May 1st * 1: ia nonsense to think ol it." After speaking .»f the qialities which «be oificers ot a.«ae,nbJt->s snoa'd pewa-a* •nd expecting the Knights to elect hones? men ot even temperament, Mr. Powderiy i continues Vl'hilel write» dispatch is hand *lœe ia which I read these words: 'They discharged our brother and we struck, for you know our motco U 'An injury to one i concern of all.' Ves an ia irjury to on* a (ie concern of all Sut it is not wise to injure iJJ tor th« sake of one. It would ; bar«« been tar t?:ter to continue at work »od properly investigate the matter, bring in? it before every known tribunal than to save struck.'' ^ Speaking of the relations between *HS«HtatH AND THE CNIUHTS OK t. A BOB, j Mr. Powderly says: '•! warn our mem o»rs gainst hasty, ill considered action 1 be ( harch will not interfere with ns so 'on* as we maintain the lav. If the law is •ron* it {j our duty to change it I am ashamed toniee' with clergymen and others . . ' 'bem that our order ia composed 01 i*w-abiding, intelligent men. while the next iispatch bring* the uewa ot acme pet •7 boycott or strike." '0 conclusion the Master VVorkman says j wrote this circular to la» before the 'wer the exact conduct of thi'n«*. I am ne.'her physically nor mentally capable <A '1 ^firming the wari required of me I 4r° J™1"1«? to do my part, bat will no' be ! fj* 'o maintaia a false position before " worl-i uny longer Ooe ol" two thiogs <■»* take piae*: Either the local au«i du f-n assets btiei of the 0*der must obey its j •*»3 OR I KLJT BE ritR.\iiTTKO TO RKSlrfX a violation which obiige« nie to play ** part before the piblic and another to ur ^embers. 1 g^y to the world thai the •~b'S ot Labor do no! aprrove of or en strikes, and ia one day dispatches come 1Mtme from Troy, .V Y , Manchester, Chicago, III, Cinciacafi. Lynch ' r< U, Sjrio^field. O., and Montreal ^ u .apossi^!.» for baman na'uro to stand 1 . ; *™n any longer, it stcst have the a* eïiit.C<'ii'-t-!® r or mo,t a*™**1 SWÜ1",J- 1 »? It *o. croidi^miiTi. ai oulo<}' boycott's must be *i a» »k ? »ho boast must becheck iw »..,1 ' &s^inblie«. No move must «sde until the conrt of the1 to T»t,,ÎDrt 1 -fcM l>*en appealed Dai;.:-***' vlo'ence*must not be made, P0ti..c«anS u,^ o. hushed up or driven ^obedience to the lav; of Knighthood otb-- ÏS" pf*kT¥Dca thasa of any next thw* things are done the -I?, , yea" w,1] w,tc^ f ' l"'LETIt «^»CIMTIOM OF MAXKIXD bers L* Car*? °' ®ooopoly In oar mem &Qce niJl 'Ulrf> obedience, assist- ! «d, '«K?" *ld H ""h tteee ••'OM in ^5en mT I COO" «a in 7° J0Q d j n<>t desire to better **v. then select a man 'RONS' STATEMENT. *84''k* >«»r«v Days Will IoclaJettae What« Cén$nUy. Urther?' MîL, extenii«g-aay Mksd a reporter of Casino» I Martin Irons, at Käst St Louis 1m ! night 1 "Yes," answered Mr. Irons; "the strikt will probably extend throughout the whok ' I United State*." "Will it b« confined to railroad em ployes?" "No, .sir. The more today is but the beginning of the end. Not only the rail road employes will be called out, but the order will go ont to all the Knights of Labor in this country regardless of the occupation." "Then it will be a general strike?" "Yea, sir. The order oi the Knights of Labor has got to be recognized.' "When will this general order be giren?" "I cannot say as to the time, but it will be very soon if matters are not settled soon —within a (ew days." NO MORE STRIKES. Powderly Interviewed- He Hays Iront hu no Authority for lib Statement. Scaarrox, Pa., March 26.—Grand Mu ter Workman Powderly of the Knight* ot Labor who has been confined tohis housefor several day«, owing to and accident he sustained last Saturday night at Blooming ton, I1L, where he fell and fractured tw of his ribs,was called. upon this afternoon by a representative of the Associated Press and in reply to the question: "Is the strike in the Southweit likely to extend?" Answer—"Most emphatically no. Every strike must be confined to the sect:on in which originate«, and most be settled there." When asked wbat authority there wia for the statement of Chairman Irons ofSt. Louis, published thi* afternoon to the ef feet that the strike woold probably extend throughtont the United States and include all Knights of Labor regardiez* of occupation, Mr. Powderly replied: "Mr Irons haa no authority whatever to make such a statemeut That order can come from the Executive Board. I may say there is no danger whatever of any such order bein? issued at present. I Where Knights of Libor are on terms of' peace with their employers, their agree I ments and contracts must be lived np to no matter wbat miy be going on in anv part of the country. Where no contract or agreement exists between employer and employes all differences taust be settled throughout by arbitration This must and 1 shall be the last strike undertaken without full authority from the Executive | board after having m:vJe a thorough inves tigation of the cause of the trouble and ex hausted every possible means of affecting a , peaceable settlement. ' Although quite ill from the effects of his recent accident Mr. Powderly lelt for [ New York this afternoon to attend the meeting of the Executive Board of the j Knights of Labor, to be held there to night, for the purpose of consultation and j to form some plan looking to an early set-1 tlement of the troubles in the southwest. Dmf äwitchmnu Go nut. St. Loi'ia, Mo., March 2tl.—When the j usual hour arrived this morning for the day 1 force of the switchmen to relieve the night gang at the Wabash yards in this city, no hpq appeared and a tew minutes later the announcement was made that the entire iorce had struck. This adds about twenty dve more striken to the entire number now out. These men were, it is understood, ordered out by the Executive Committee ot the Knights of Labar in support oi the position taken by the striking Missouri Pacific employe«. A Conflict Ukrljr to Uci'Ut. St. Loi'is, March 26 —The situation at Kast St. Lonis, this mortis», is becoming serious. The yard masters of the different roads have been atlempting all the morn tog to make op and start out freight trains, out they have in every iuatanca been pre vented from carrying oot their designs by the striking switchmen, who are using all , means at their disposal to make tha freight blockade in that city complete. Coupling 1 pins are removed from th»ir positions and i the trains become separated. Switches are reversed and the trains are run upon the i wrong tracks and in eome icatances | the yard masters have been forcibly restrained in their etfort to resume freight tratlic. No serious trouble has ai yet oc i purred, but it is understood that the ote-j ( cers of the law will be cailed upon to day to preserve order and protect property, and » conflct between them and the strikers is ; expscted to occur. i L — - * * * - I 10e OniCllU Ol in« I ii'juau« » iu uui lington railroad« succeeded in sending oat i two freight trains this afternoon without 1 Ffirioas trouble by the striking Mwitchmeu ' here. These were the only two success- ' ful attempt», howe<«r, to inove freight, |j und traffic is almost entirely suspended. {1 A Train >t Loala. Sr. Lotis, Mir b 26 —A freight train ! toads up by the Missouri Pacific railway afficiak was started ont of this city guarded by a strong force of seventy-öve polic-men No excitement attended the departure ot ! ' the trjin and it passed through the city witaont any interference from the strikers. Sews, however, has just been received Irom Paciric, Mo., about £fty miles from this city, that the accommodation train running between here aod that place was ditched by the strikers this morning. So particulars of the affair have been received. An engine and tender carrying twenty five }f Detective Furlong's men armed with Winchester rittes, have bçct» dispatched hare in anticipation of a contii *t between * :he authorities and strikers when the freight [rain »est oat fron? here shall reach that place. A Wabash Strike. St. Luv is, Mo , M \ro'a J« — A oiitnmit :ee of three of the striking Wabash Knignts ?f l>abor called upjn the c hairman of their Kiecutive Committee this afternoon and informed him that they hai strack and re quested him to inform them as to the prop sr coarse to pursue. Tbe chairman in formed them that it was his opinion that the Wabash men had no j ist cause for itriking, and advised them to return to work immediately. The committee of rtrikers then returned to Katerp« Gall, »here a meeting of tbe Wabash men dis ;ua*i tbe adwimbility ot following the ad rcie of the chairman. Po««ible Strike ou the Gra*d Trunk Lokdov, Orr., March 26 —At a meefiug of the Grand Trank engineers and firemen held here last night a delegation was ap pointed to wait o« Mr. fiickson and re quest that their wage« be restored to the old rate in accordance with tbe promise made at the time of the redaction. It is rumored that a refusal will probably re sult i#a general strike and absolute sus pension of basine« over the whole Grand Trunk system. Anoiter Car Strike. New York, March 2$.—The employes of the Brooklyn Broadway street car line struck this afternoon. Ajaotfcer B|ht Hoar Factory. Bat.tisosi. March 26.—A< a meeting last night of essplojes in tobacco factories in thie city a communication was read from Gail A Ax, employing five hundred psop'o, reducing the hoars of labor to eight per day witbou'a reduc io« of pay. ^kS "Leader'«" Troubi» Settled. PrrrssOM, lfarch — The differences betwean the pro prie to/e of ti. "Reader' aod the Typof raphical Union having been ittrôibly settled, the boycott begun four ; I week« ago vu raised today. The propria ton have signed the scale and coneede , the demands of the Typographical Unio and Knights of Labor. All the compot i tors applied for admission to the nnion a ■ well as the Knights. Sixteen were aecepl ed and the cases of eighteen are held to inquiry before a court which met thi evening. Beplwi Going to St. Louis. PiTTSBrao, March 2G. -A company o United State« infantry passed throngh thii city from New York this morning en ronti tor St. IiOais. It was reported that th< company was the advance guard of a forci to be concentrated in the quarters threat ened with riot about St. Loais and west oi that city. The officer in command, how ever, refused to talk on the tnbject WILL STRIKE THIS «ORNING. The Pittsburg Car Trouble« not Adjusted an<l a Strike Ordered. t Pittsburg, March 26.—The street car controversy, which was in a fair wa7 to a peaceful settlement, took an adverse tarn thi* evening and ended with an order for a strike to include all lines bat three in Pittsburg and Allegheny. Concesfions were made on both sides, but the point which caused the split was the clause demanding tho reinstatement of a num ber of men who had been discharged from the Oakland and Birmingham roads. The officials positively refused to take the men back, and at 6:30 o'clock this evening the conference broke up with-' out arriving at any agreement. District Master Workman Evans of the Knights of Labor informed the employers' committee that no more maetings would be solicited. Thoy had tried hard to avoid the difficulty and now the strike would be inaugurated at ones. At 5 o'clock to morrow the cars on all lines except the Transverse, Citizens' and Second Avenue will be tied up. The three companies named having agreed to the demands will bo permitted to run. The lines effected are the Wylie Avenue, Pleasant Valley, Birmingham, long and short l»ne<?, Union, Pittsburg, Manchester and Allegheny, Rebecca street, Troy Hill and Oakland roads. They em ploy about l,20u men. The companies will attempt to start their cars at the usual hour in the morning. If the strikers offer any opposition they will £0 into court and apply for an injonction restraining any parson from interfering with them. The police authorities have made no provisions to meet a disturbance and no serious trouble is apprehended. Jones & Langhlln Advance Wage«. j Pittsbprg, March 26.—Jones & Laugh lia. the extensive iron manufacturers, have voluntarily notified their 1,500 laborerr that their wages will be advanced to meet the reduction of ten to fifteen per cent made a year ago. It is under atood that a movement is on foot among ! the laborers in other mills to demand a restoration of & wages raling in 18i<4. | About 5,000 men will be affected. Miners Will Stand (or an Advanc*. Pittsburg, March 26.—At a mass meet- | ing of coal miners aloog the B. & O. and j Pittsburg, McKeesport end Youghiogheny roads to-day it was unanimously resolved , to stand out for an advance of a quarter of a cent per bushel for all coal shipped east and west. A convention of miners on all J roads leading out of this city will be held here r:ext Tuesday to consider the advisa bility of taking similar action. BUSINESS DfcCLININü. The l'amlj/itif KQ'ect of the Ureal Gould J Strike. Nkv York, March 26 —The movement of general merchandise throughout the United State« as reported by wire to Bradstreei'n, ihowa a decline au compared with the pre rions week. This is largely due to the ;ontinuance of the strike on the South »extern railroads and the unnettliog of con ïdence grea'ly in individual and transpor atioQ liaes. Reports on the number of itriking operativst in the country show* a otal of 52 580against j1,100on March 13 ; The decline in the number striking is ibout 9 500 within ihe two weaks, but ; 10.000 striking dres3 and suit makers at tfe» Vork have raised tht^aggregate. The }iuld road striking employes do not ex j :eed 5.000, with 4,500 others thrown out of j vork. The demand for money a! the inte tor bas fallen off, but rates are upheld. Mercantile collections j ire g enerally backward. Country roala hrouihout the West are genbrally heavy ' knd trading is restricted in consequence. 1 Vt most points spring trade is only moder ately aciive though Pittsburg, Detroit and Jmaha report improvement In general jperations are mainly for actual require-1 oeiU The dry goods movement tf not quite as kctive as last week bat prices are firm 1 >n small stock. Deliveries are mostly n old contracts. Prints are o» in price; wool sales are light and quo ations weak. The new clip is well. The , lew anthracite pool threatens to affect the pig iron industry unfavorably throughout; I ligh prices are asked. Its binding effect, lepen4,3 entirely on the words of the presi lents of the companies interested. Bitu minous coal is higher owing to ( ■carcity. English csal is bound hither to I ill tide water contracts. Sugars are lower >n account of heavy stocks. Coflee ii >arel? steady on a light demand. Wheat las b«>en lower oc free speculative jelling )f options in the face of the tot notable ieclme in stocks and receipts at ;fce Northwest. Flour has not been ' itiwi. C^rn and oats have been i lull. The prt*i>?wt ;o r«n<wtui. u u. - large wheat crop, to be harvest«» uojq*lly MRf. The business failures during the last sevtfn days as reported to R. (i. Dann £ Co , number for the United State« 197 and lor Canada 24. a total of 221, against 235 last week and 239 the week previous. Th« Mi»sl««ippi Pp. BntiJïGTox, Ia , March 26 —The Mis »issippi attlis pint bis been riain? rapid ly (or a week past an< tae fcottoq? land« on the Illinois are beginning to present the appearance of a lake with a big rise com ing from above. Fears are expressed by some of another bad Û »J here. Th» Nou-Partisan Rill FnMed. Copxya?*, March 2tj.—The Senate to day passed tbs nor-partisan bill tor Cin nati and it is now a Uw. It gives the Governor power to appoint a Police Board of four members. A Bargain In Corner Lot« is what most men desire, bat to keep from filling a jrave in a cemetery lot ere half tear days ara numbered, always keep a supply of Dr. Pierce's "Golden tyedical Discovery" by you. When the first symp toms of consomption appear lose no time in pettia« yonrseif anier the treatment of this invaluable medicine It cares when nothing else will Possessing, aa it does, ten times the virtue of the best cad liver oil, it is not onlv th j cheapest bat fir the pleasant?st to take It purifi-s and en tiches the Mood, • rengthens the system, cares, blotches, pimples, eruptions and other h am or i. B/ druggists. ; EDMUNDS'RESOLUTIONS After Son* More Demigoguer) ri ara Massed. INGALLS' DOUBLE DISTILLED SPITE T Secretary Manning Not Improved A Rumor 4e Will Not Resume Duties. SprcûftaUM Register. Washington, March 26.—The Edmund« incubas was gottet rid of this afternoon in the Senate. The first resolution was pass by a vote of thirty two to twenty-six, and ^be second thirty-èwo to twsnty five. Mr. Iogalls, of Kansasjield the Jloor consider able time in soppafl( of the majority resolu tion. He presentn^tbe same old phases of the question inuQt+d by all the gall bitterness and spleen of his wormwoody disposition. lie denounced the Pre«;dent as "small" and ' ignorant" and viliiGed the Democratic party up hill and down dale; all the scene needed was a street cor ner, a howling mob, Blaine acd Logan banners torch lights and a brats band to make it quite natural. The question waa on Mr. Van Wyck's amendment, pro* ding that in all such esses of removals, the matter of con firmation shall be considered in open ses sion of the Swuate. Mr. Van Wyck made a strong speech in adrocaay of the amend ment. Mr. Hoar raised the point that the amendment was not in order inasmu? h as it changed the rules of the Senate, and no notice had been given of it. The Presideut sustained the point of j order and an appeal was laid upon the table, jeas 31, na;s 28. This was a strict1 party vote, except that Van Wyck and Riddleberger voted with the Democrats. Mr. Harris haviug demanded a separate | vote upan the Edmunds resolution, the yeas were ."Î2, uajs 2G The second resolution, condemning the refusal of the Attorney General to send i copies ot papers called for by the Senate, ! was adopted, yeas 32, nayj 25. The question being on the third résolu ! tion declaring it to be the duty of the { Senate to report its advic9 and cousent to ' proposed removals of ollieers, documents ! in reference to the supposed rabcondr.ct of whom are withheld. Mr. Gray raised the 1 point that it changed u rule of the Senate , and was not in order. The president pro tern overruled the ! point of order, ai.il Mr. Gray appealed from the decision. SECRETARY MANNING'S CONDITION. H« la Weaker and not ho Well—Hid Sys tem Good. Washington, March 26.—Mr. Man ning, son ef Secretary Manning, paid t) an Associated Press reporter, at 11 o'clock to day, that the condition of his father re mained practically unchanged. The phy sicians had informed him that his father was passing through a critic al stage of his disease and that every hçur pwseJ without indications of unfavorable symptoms was so much toward recovety. Mr. Manning said his lather's system was in pood couditioo aid hid pulte aa strong and natural as tbea of a person I in good health, ecd as he possessed coi#id erable vitality hia family was encouraged to the belief that be wqald come through all right They all reali.ed however that he was in a critical condition, not entirely oat of danger. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dele panty, of Albany, and Miss Mary K Man ning, the Secretary's daughter, arrived here this morning. Mrs. Deleparuy is the Sec ; retary'a aister. Thev were not summoned bat came becaaM of the alarming news paper statements in regard to the Secre- j tiry'a condition. * Mrs. R. L. Fryer, ol | New York, Mrs. Manning's sister, who has been at th« honse for several days piat, re- j turned to her home yesterday. Dr. Hamilton said to-day that it conld j hardly be said that Secretary Man nine's condition this morning was : the same as it was yesterday. There was ! a temporary improvement iast evening. : but it was certain that his condition to-day showed no improvement since yesterday It is learned from other sources that the Secretary passed a restless night witn more or less fever, and that consequently he was somewhat weaker this morning The ra mors regarding a proposed change in the 1 head of the Treasury Department arise probably from an almost general im près eion that Mr. Manning will never resume j the duties of that oflice even in the event ! of hia complete restoration to health. Tli® l»1oody Shirt foteimlttrti. Wasimcgto», March 20—Among bills introduced was one by Mr Hoju- providing for inquests under national authority. Mr. i Hoar said the hill was suggested by the rêporta of recent occurrences at Carrolton, Misa. The 3enate hacfhad no information in regard to those eccurrences, but news- ' papers of both political parties seem to j agree about them According to these re ; porta a wanton and atid unprovoked crime had been committed recently iu the death of a large number of citizens in »hieb the i victims were all of one race and. h* pre- j sûmes, of one political p-rty, and all the mnrdera cf another. Such occurrences, j nnfortnrately, had been of recent occur rece, but when investigated were apt to take a political turn. 'Persons defending or apologizing for them said thoy had no r.i:.;«.i «oniticance. Still the fact re-1 mained that it was opponema oi iue wem- * ocratic party tkqt were k)l}ed and that ad herents of that party were it« murderers. This bill waa to aapply a method of in quiry which would be removed from poli tios. It wits referred to the Judiciary Committee. Railroad Meeting at Elizabeth, Wirt Co. Sptdai to lAe F-'qitlt. Elizabeth, Wikt Co, W. Va., March 26—The citizens of Wirt county held a railroad meeting in the oourse HouW ye* terday daring recess ol Court. A very large and enthusiastic crowd was in attendance Son. C. D. Caato explained the call and made a stirring speech in faror of the rail road and thé subscription of ^'20,000 which wjll be asked of tyirt county. Mr. Casto tu followed by ej-Qovemor Jackson, who made an esccllect address. The U pernor seized the opportunity to clearly explain ihe supplemental assessment. Hon. D. H Leonard then fotowed with a number of happy hits on improvements and railroads in particular. His address was an excellent one. It is safe t> say that Wirt is decided ly and almost uianimausly in favor ot the C., P. I N. raüpoad, and will vote the buV scnptioh ac4 »id it by every honorable means Another meeting will shortly be called. Thus were til the evidences of a com ing storm ; the rery air vibrated with the odor ot danger! but when the kind father took from his picket a bottle of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup then came a calm, tor the baby had the «roup and would now get well A BIO PURCHASE. Mr. Dresel and Othora Salti to Have Paid •1,750,000 for the Control of a Chicago I Street Railway. Chic ago, March 25.—Jake Rehm, the j Northside millionaire, toddled into the residence of a friend last night at 9 o'clock apparently in an advanced state of weari ness. His lace was flashed, he mopped the perspiration from his brow with a hand kerchief, took off his coat and hat and re marked to his friend: "Warm, isn't it? I Worked pretty hard this morning." He then passed into a rear room and sat down at a table, around which gathered a group of interesting auditors to listen to the story of one of the largest cash financial transactions that has occurred in this city for years. Just before Mr. Rehm visited the resort he had spent a few hours in personally counting $1,750,000 in II, 000 bills. This accounted for the perspira tion. Yesterday afternoon this celebrated man met a number of financiers in the preei- j dent's office of tfc* Marchmu l.nan and Trost C5fep*ny s Ba nk. Among those present were Volney C. Turner, president of the North Chicago City Railway Com pany, of which Mr. B hem was vice presi dent and 'he largest stockholder, and Mr. C. T. Verkes.Jr., formerly of Philadelphia, but now of Chicago. The latter said he rfpresented Mr. A. J. Drexel, of Philadel phia, who was one of a syndicate ot Quaker City capitalists purchasing Mr. Rehm's and Mr. Turner's stock in the company and securing control of this extensive cor poration. Mr. Rehm owned 40 per cent of the stock, while Mr. Turner owned, perhaps, 10 per cent, in his own name and con trolled j per cent, more tor his relatives. The two chief officers of the road had 55 per cent, of the stock. That was all the syndicate wanted, being a controlling in terest, so th«y bought it, paying the amount rash down. Mr. Rebm iusisted on hand ling it, too. He went through the bundle carefully, moistening his right thumb be fore applying it to the roll and pulling each bill slowly along the thumb nail of his left hand. Then ha made sure that every bill representee J 1,000, and altogeth er made such a hard job of it that he «as enabled to sleep the sleep of the just last night at his home ou Centre street. When he had counted all the money through he divided it up, putting his bill« into one pile and Mr. Turner s into another. Mr. Rebm then secured a tin box and car ried his bale of bills to another bank. He saw the wealth safely placed in a vault, the key of which he pocketed, and then depart ed. All this wai what caused Mr. Rehm to remark upon the high temperature ot the evening. Mr. lerkea has been elected president of the company, and will take charge of it Neither Mr. Rehm nor Mr. Turner retain any interest whatever. The amount of money paid for the road would frighten the men who built it twenty-five years rgo. It was started io 18»» 1, and a very humtile beginning it had. The tracks were first laid only on Clarb street, but they are now on half the streets on the North 8ide, and may be on the other half before very long ioni y c oi m^iunu paiu es uim<«vuu vi w per cent—10 in cash and 50 in bonds. LIFE IN TEXAS. CowIio;h Arcuied of "Mnverlcklng" Cat tle CauKf a liattle. Ft. Elliot, Tkx , March 20.—For some time pa?t the cowboys employed on the ' 1j. S." ranch, near the town of T06C03a, hvae been accused of "mavericking" cattle that fell in their way. On March 20 four beeves owned by a friend of L. E. Wal draff, a bartender in Toscosa, disappeared, and the "L. S." ranch cowboys were ac cused of appropriating them, but they stren uously denird the aoensation. Shortly after midnight on the 21st inst. the inhabi tants of the town wwe aroused by a volley from titles and revolvers. Jesse Sheets, a hotel proprietor, had hardly look ?d out when he fell dead, riddled with bul lets. Ed King, Frank Valley ond Fred Chilton, of thq "L S ranch," were found iead, and Charles Emery and the bar tender, Woodruff, sevwly wounced. I' ap pears that the Cain boys, with a miscellaneous party had quarreled in a saloon over the "Mavericking" question. All hands drew th»>ir weapons and began Sring. The officers have arrested Charles Kmery, one of the wonnded men, John Cîough, known as "Catfish Kid," Lewis Hort'sman. The prisoners claim that it was a matter of annihilation tor one tide 3r the other, and thev did the b?st they :ouid for their own liv- s The killing ol Sheets was entirely unintentional as he was not connected with in any way. Tli« Trial at Cool(. to Me A'g ultr. Parkkrsbukc, March 26.—laetrial of Bennett Cook, jr., before Recorder Conley this mornicg, drew a lar,?e crowd of people. The Chief was ready with the prosecuting witnesses. The defense oaliei three wit nesses and an attorney, but the attorney appeared not He then called Hon. John A. Hntchinsoo, who declined to defend [c was proven that Cook personated an an cffictr, intimidated the Shire woman, abused the police and threatened to cre ate mischief. Cook made some deroga tory remarks about the officials and the Recorder fired him $15, and he would bave been sent to j ail had be not pat np his watch which he promised to redeem before night. Cii«ter-Cal«l well. , Si«cialtotK* RegUiT. Parkersbcro, W. Va , March 'JG.—-The wedding of D. W. Custer and Mi« Mattie CiKiwtl', iiieca of iîou. C. T. Caldwell, took place at the residence of the latter,St tfui'iutniiiL, Rev. J. W Carter, of the M. b Church South, ctîiciatea. 1 tie lepai profeeslop was veil represented. A very large eoncouree of friends were present and erjofed themselves, splendidly. The youn? couple left thii morning on the Minnie Bay for their home in 1.stare, Ohio. A Surprising Verdict. Yoi'Xcstowx, o., March 26.—The jury in the case of Jamrs Handle, indicted for the murder cf Jules Gilmand, to the sur prise of every one, brought m a verdict this mornintr of guilt y cf assault and bat tery alter being oat twenty four hours. Gilmand, who was pounded over the head with a billiard cue until insensible, died in three dajs without recovering conscious ness. Whuletale .lewder« Go Under. CuicAGo, March 26—Theodore Kear ney £ Co., wholesale jewelers at No. 14J State street, confessed judgment in the Su perior Court this morning for $45.000 ii favor of Wm. Smith & Co. The store wai closed by the eh »riff. Strickern Wich PnralyoU. CoLCMBCg, 0 , March. 26.—Ex Congreea man Gibson Hathertoa, of Newark, wai strickei: with paraljsis last evening. Hit condition ia3t night waa critical w Bçaqtif r Tour Home. Finish the «alla and ceilings with Ala bastine. You can do it; inexpensive; tr it White and twelve tints. Cheaper an< be'ter than paint, kaUemine or paper Disinfect* and presents diseases. Beauti i fnl sample cards {fee. Bv drcggista, hard warejaud paint dealer«, f 150 gives away I Wilson A Chapman, Wheeling. DISTRUCTIVE FIRE. The Cryital Window Ola«« Work« at Bellalru Burned. The Crystal Window Glau Work* at Bellaire took Eire this morning about 3 o clock and burned to the ground. The works was the only one using gas for fuel in this section. The loss could not be as certained, but is supposed to be quite heavy. BBI.LA.IBK. At a meeting of the Marshall Lodge of I'nited Nailers, Heaters and Hollers, in I this city Thursday night, the following pre amble and resolution was passed Whereas, We learn with regret that the State of Missouri has called to arms h*r soldiers to aid Ahe money power to crush out labor, that element wbich has, by their toil, produced all the wealth of our Na> tion; and Whereas, We consider the call to arms -wnttaely, also unnecessary, and indica ting the govirnment of Missouri) s unques tionably playing into the hands of com bined capital; therefore be it Rasolvpd, That Marshall Lodge, No. 1, U. N , U. &. R., do sincerely sympathize with the union workmen who are nobly bat tling for their rights, and will aid and abet them in whatever way their Executive Board may dictate*' Committee. The walking match in the Klysian Rink is growing quite interesting. Mairgie Mon trose and Ida Mason, the go as you-pleate contestants did some very speedy work last night. Lillie Hoffman and Rebecca Bern Bteia are giving a splendid heel and toe walk. The former is supposed to be the greatest walker on the road. Miss Mason is sometimes designated as a female < O'Leary. Miss Montrose was the winner of the 21-hour contest in Little Washing ton last week, covtring over 81 miles. Miss Mason was only a few laps behind 1 her. There will be a matinee this after noon. The contest will be decided this Bvening. The hour cl closing s-ores has been :h9nged from G to 7 o'clock. The strike of the girls at the Lantern ! i Gilobe Works was of short duration, the < females concluding that there was nothing to ba made by cranky notions. That debate between R»»v. R. F. Keeler 1 ind Rev. J. M. Monroe on baptism, bas i not been decided upon. Rebecca Smith, the colored damsel who was arrested hpre for stealing goods bs- 1 longing to htr employer in 7auesville, was I taken by Deputy Sheriff Weaver back to I i^.anesviile vebterday to await trial. < lleatherington's miners at the lower i Aorks were not at. work yesterday, having i decided not to go in at $2.25 per hundred 1 Phil Helsley is doing a great amount of I canvassing for votes at present, and he is I jure his name will be Eli the day after the i älection. I Quite a number of visitors were present it the public schools yesterday and wit nessed the examination of pnpils. Council had an extra session last night ( o consider Bome matters relating to tho , West Virginia Natural Gas Company. MAKTIN's FKHKY. Miss Hattie Moore, of Hellaire, is tho I guest of her friend, Mrs. M Aldridge. Commissioner Fisher ha* just completed i a new stone crossing on Washington I street. Michael Kilan, of Wheeling, was in town yesterday trying to make arrangements for a walking match in which some of our lo cal talent will participate. The boilers in the old part of the /Ftna I commenced leaking yesterday morning, I and as a consequence that pan of the mill ! is idle. The boilers will be repaired at ) or.ce. Mr. Aaron Roberts, qaite an old man, the father of Thomm and James Roberts, I is lying quite ill aith pneumonia at the I home of his daughter, Mrs. Rachel McAn ! nich, iu <i'tnaville. The Spmlding nail works, at Brilliant, is closed down till Monday. Hon. I. Iv Danford, of St. Clairsville, and John L Schilling, K?q , of Wheeling, were in town yes'erday. Mr. August üartltin, of Burlington, died yesterday atiernoon, and will be buried in Riverview ctmetery tomorrow after noon. We learn that Mrs. Thomas Jones, the woman mentioned in Police Court uews tha other day, wp.s not drunk &t the time I the luss occurred, and twat »he dees not Iget d»ank Mnjor l.oring was in town yesterday on business. John Kennedy, who was formerly em ployed on the Martin's Ferry puny shifter, died at his home in Allegheny, Pa., on Thursday. At tue rresDyienan uourcu io morrow morning the pMtor «ill preach on the Sacraments. In the evening, at 7:30 o'clock, the second of the course of ser mons, efpecially t* young people, on the Prodigal Son. Prayer and praise serve at 6:-}j p. m Everybody welcome It°v L B Holt* will preach in the M. E. church morniug and evenicer Morning »ubject, 'My Brother's Keeper'; enening snbj-îct, "An Important Work and No Time for Discussion.'' to ui^cotmNct: its bxhtknce. Tti« Tack* Mannfarturtrii' Combination Settling Up It« H aulne»». A committee composed of Messrq. Albert Field and C. Picket of New York, and D. B. Cishman of Boston, representing the Central Manufacturing Company, an Msociation of the tack manufacturera of the country, are is lbs city and stopping at the Stamm. The gentlemen of the committee are on a tear of the conntry for the purpose of taking an inventory of the different factories, and m tie Norway Tack Company is a member ot too »k%t in their object here They are aocompamea Mr. I F. Jone« of Boston, who ia interest ed in the Norway Tack Company. There j ia a (Treat deal of disattiifaction among Ihe tack manufacturera with the mode of business persued by the Central Company, and its dissolution will take place as aoon as the above named gent Ismen can aettle op affaira. A Vmw soi'iTcc OF OAS. Prof. I. C. While Locating Wells Ont al Cameron. Prof. I. C. White, of the Margantowt University, arrived iroo Pittsburg rester day morning and at one« left via the B. i 0. for Cameron, Marshall county, where b< will locate a number of welk for J. M Gnffey à Co. This firm has several tbov and acres in Marshall county of what haj been pronounced very promising natura gaa territory, and they propose to develop it and pipe it to this city. The line wil not be at any piac« more than twenty fivi to twenty eight miles in length and will b< laid with comparative ease. A kali iosei derricks will be erected within the next tei days or two ^eekl end drilling to be coa cencc<î a( oooi. ProL White say« that the well at Mos gantown will yield gas in quantities suffi eient to Kght the town. You can't afford to langk, dear girls, Unless yosr teeth are white upe^ri»-— Üalees your moq'-t is pink and sweet. And your two Hps in ro*bn<?s Beet; And yon cannot supply this want. Bat throagh the use oi SOZQDGÄTI GREAT FOREIGN STRIKE. It is Assuming Gigantic Proportion! in Franca and Belgian. BELGIUM IN THE HANDS OF TROOPS, The Strikers Armed and Disorderly — Gladstone Appears in Commons. BirsiiLS, March 26.—The city was pla-.arded last night with inflammatory ap peal« to the people, to rise np and fire and pillage the town. The police thia morning tore down the pestera. Lieg, March 26.—The reign of terror continues here. .The mob broke into a manufactory of fire arma laat bight aaé carried away its available contenta Troops hare been sent everywhere, and this part of the kingdom is rapidly assum ing the appearance of being nnder military occupation. Even the beggars throughout the country are often found to be armed Arrests of strikers for disorderly conduct are being constantly made. Spreading In Franea nod Belgium. Pari», March 26.—Reports from the mining districts in France and Belgium tre growing more alarming every day. rbe -miners of both countries are steadily extending their strikes an becoming dia irderly. It is affirmed that strikers at De* :oysville destroyed one mine by fire. Iso lations are flowing into the offices of the various Socialist newspaper organs in aid )f strikers. ätrlkera at tha Palace. Hrvsski.s, March 26.—A mob of strikers narched to-day to the palace of King Leopold and there in a body sang the Vlarsellaisc. Beyond that they created no listurbance. |A few arrests were made for lieorderly conduct Oladatone In Comiuona. London, March 26 —Gladstone appear id in the House of Commons this after îoon. Rtferring to the announcement nade in his behalf yesterday by Sir Wm. [Iurcourt, Gladstone said the statement le would make April 8 would take he form cf an introduction of a >ill for th§ future government >f Ireland. The announcement produced i sensation. It is now believed the Pre nier is indifTerent to the opposition in his >wn party and has decided to abandon emporarly his scheme for buying out andlords in Ireland and to make home ulo in some form pure and simple k basis for h-s Irish proposals. IIBIDOEPOKr. Kev. J. S. Secrest will pr. ach in Lan :astpr chaoel to-morrow morning, and in be West End M. E. church in the even n£. The subject of the evening sermon will be "The Hidden Hand." Ex'entive repair« have been made on the West Knd church and the building ia j quite a comfortable and nice looking place. ! There ie talk of establishing a central j telephone exchange in thia place. Only nine more telephone« are required to make , it« establishment posaiule. Waktki)—Bearding and lodging by a young man, private htmily preferred Address J. C. U., Bridgeport postoffice. * j A strange German was arrested vaster 1 day for creating a disturbance at the bridge i toll house. Yesterday morning about ä o'ctock two ! drunken men and a prostitute created I quite a sensation near the C. A P. depot John Allen, a well known and wealthy I farmer of this county, ia seriously ill. Mise Maria Githena was married on ! Thursday night. Andrew Goody has entered suit before ' Justice Robinson for $100, against Wm. j Cone. - John Siegel met with a slight accident ' at the Ohio Valley glaaa wcrks yesterday j morning. An unknown man fainted on the ba^k river bridge yesterday morning, and it cre ! ated quite a sensation. 1 At the First M. K. Church, He?. Winters will preach in the morning from John 21-22: ''Jesus said nnto him, it I will j that ke tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me." The evening ser mon will be to vonn? men. taking for bis text Psalms 119; 9: "Wherewithal «hall a young man cleanse bis way? by taking I heed thereto acoording to thy work." TUB ART EXHIBITION. A Mafulflcent Array of p^lallagi and Art UbjeaU. The Art Kibibition which baa just opened at Kirk'«, No. 1005 M sin street, attracted a great deal of attention yeater day from lovers of the besntifnl, the store being crowded all day. The display ia a ▼ery fine one. far surpassing any attempt i& tais line heretofore made in Wheeling. The picturea are about one hundred in numt>er, and cover the entire line of work in oil, paetel and crayon. Perhapa the (rem of the u>lleetion is a composition by Joseph A. Fans, which is one of the finect I works of that accomplished artist. ••It Will Coro Aiimmm.' "I had «uffer«! with asthma for orer for ty J2*r3 acd bad ft terrible attack in De cember, and Janaarr, 1882. Om Jar i took four doeea of Parker ■ Tunic. Tk« effect a«toui«hed *»f. 1 slept perfectly that night, and am bo* wholly well. Park n'a Tonic will core chronic ftatkaft. * E. C. William«, Chapofta, Pa. Ulf PI. KS F KO M TBK KITKK. Ntvi OI»l*4 ft bout um» ww« from Oar BmIuw|m. It turaa oat that tka wrecked craft lodged oa om of the piera of tke bridge at Bella»re «ai a brick boftt, «kick broke : looae at New C^T-barland, Vf. Va., »ad vaa carried away. It is understood that two w«U kmowa •teamboatmen of thia city an leokiag far | a amftll packet to pat into the Martin a Ferry and Wkaeliog trade. Tkey will either toy or koild, a« tke koat kae beta I mack caeded ia tkie trade for aoesa time. Tke jary at New Ccmberkad yesterday morning ia tke case of tke admitiatrator of Frank Witkcrow ra. owners of tke ■teamer Batcbelor, wherein damage* were claimed for the drowning of yoaag Witk crow ky a warn ping hia skiff ia Aagast, 1884, retoned a verdict far tke datead | an ta. Marks at otker places Oil City, i fast ! 1 inck aad tally»*; Parker, « fast and , & iackes aad lattiag; Ore—boro, 12 fast 9 . icckea aod falling; Brownsville, 7 fast ( . iackes ftol statioaary ,I>ock Sa 4, 5 fast , 7 iaokes aod falling; Morgftatowa, * fast . acd statiooary. Tke marks on. tke loading kit sight is* . dicftted 13 fast 6 inck es »od felfcag. The Telegram leaves for pud aft oa at 3 p. m , akarp. "Mt so*, wkeo yoo go to tke cilj, gat you ft bicycle, aome tight pants, sosaa tootk pick skoss, ftôd a aUadarraaa, kot witk oil your getting«, doa't fail to get a bottle at äahratioa 00. far priie (yoa koowjt gootk ! Wore ft tft}L' " o Z H > V H 0 1 ö fr *< H O 0 M H