The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-16
NEW YORK.

New YORK, November 14.-Delegates
from the different Longshoremen's Union
Of this and adjoining cities, met In con-
venton last evening TO consider what &C.
lion should be taken In the case Of the
stevedores and steamship companies
should they reduce the rate Of wages
Monday as threatened.
After some discussion Il was resolved
that the men should 60 TO work az usual
on Monday, unless they were informed
that their wsgea should be reduced, and
they should continue to work until such
notification should be given, and then
they should stop work. It was resolved,
also, that where merchants owning steam.
ers and sailing vessels cut down the
wages for work on steamships and pay
regular, or higher rates on sailing vessels,
the loDgshoIemen shall refuse 10 work on
either, and not be induced 10 return until
the old rates are everywhere established.
II this strike takes place, 1t will embrace
fully ten thousand men.
CHICAGO RELIEF FUND.
Some time after the Chicago fire mum.
Der Of French and German artists sent to
this city collection Of paintings, with
directions to dispose oil them for The ben.
eht ot the suffering poor oil Chicago. The
sale netted $4,000, which has been on
deposit at interest with the Union Trust
Company, Mayor Medill having informed
the committee In charge Of The money
that It was not needed, the committee Is
now considering plans TO place the funds.
Several are proposed, one being 10 found
a certain number Of scholarships for art
students in Chicago, another to invest a
portion OF the funds, the yearly interest
on which shall be given In the form oi
prizes for the best specimens Of art, and
still another Is 10 mako over The whole
amount to the Chicago Academy Of Fine
Arts. One Of these plans will probably
be adopted before the end Of the year.
METHoDIsT MISSIONARY COMMITTEE.
The Missionary Committee Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church resumed itl
session to-day. An appropriation oil
$4,000 was SET apart for the Chicago Ger.
man Conference. The appropriation lor
the East German Conference was fixed al
$1,000.
The Northwest German Conference
was voted 5000, South German Confer.
ence $4,000 and $500 additional for
transfer, Southwest German Conference
$1,000; Chinese Mission, California, where
there are fifty Chinese temples and one
hundred thousand Chinese, $1,000; Loui.
sisna Conference $500, Detroit Mission
| 5000, and Wisconsin $250.
RAPID TRANSIT.
Col. Richard P. Morgan, Jr., Of Bloom.
ington, Illinois, has presented 10 the
American Society Of Civil Engineers
plans and estimates, and a complete dis
cussion of the question Of rapid transit in
the city oi New York.
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR EMBRz,
zLBMENT.
Charles Whiteman, clerk, VI no enter.
ed the Pacific Bank in 1S4O, begun in
1870 10 make fictitious entries in the
books Of which he had control, and when
detected this week it was found that the
bank had lost 5000.
REPORTED FAILURE OF A BOSTON FIRM.
A Boston dispatch says that the firm oil
Kilham, Loud & Co., ship brokers, has
been somewhat embarrassed OF late on
account Of the general depression oil
lreights and shipping. They have in.
formally asked an extension Of eighteen
months and two years, which II
Is understood the creditors are dis
posed to extend. The assets OF the
firm are estimated by themselves at $650,.
600 and their liabilities at 100000
Other firms in the shipping business are
said TO be also embarrassed.
THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Met to-day, advocated the building Of 9
double track freight line between this city
and Chicsgo. and congratulated the peo.
pie on the Baltimore & Ohio road fol
refusing 10 enter into the trunk.lin COM
binRtion.
TWO PERSONS sUFFoCATRD.
At fire on East Thirty.eighth street
this evening, a child and old woman ar
were suftocated, and to person were
seriously burned inescaping from the
flames.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
NEW YORK November 15.-The oflcia,
returns thus far received Of the vote al
State election on Constitutional Amend
ments indicate their adoption by at least
100000 majority.
REPORTED INDICTMENTS.
The Grand Jury will on Monday OF
Tuesday bring in the indictments OF Cor.
oner Crocker, the Hickeys and Sheridan
for completely in the killing Of McKenna
on election day.
SEIZURE OF GOODS.
$4,000 worth of goods were seized
yesterday by United States officers as par,
OF the property which the government
Is alleged to have been deiarudcd OF duty
by W. ]. Pollock s. Co. Pollock has
fed 1t Is said to Philadelphia.
RuMoRED DIFFICULTY
between the Russian government and tht
Grant locomotive works was adjusted and
work resumed at once.
| THE BoLIvRR STATUE.
Vice Consul Venezuela received In.
formation Of the safe arrival at Corraccas
| e the bronze statue OF Bolver, supposed
10 have been lost at ses on German
Vessel.
ELECTION MATTERS IN LOUISIANA,
A Herald New Orleans special says thai
Governor Wells, President Of the
board has official knowledge that ad.
ditional federal troops have been ordered
for New Orleans, and intimates that II In
the Congressional District tho board dis.
covers informalities In the election, they
will decline tho certificate Of either candi.
date, leaving the Government 10 order a
new election within thirty days.
Another special says that long dis
patch, re producing fiery editorial ad-
vocating the assassination Of every Rad
ical counted in by the Returning Board,
has been received from Shreveport. The
leaders OF the White League here favor
moderation until Congress meets, unless
In the meantime the Returning Board
forces an issue, when II will be met with.
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