The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Great Walking Match il
EusIand---Great Excitement
Among the Spectators.
o'Leary, Lame but Game to the
Last, is Declared the Winner.
England and Russia Ordering Tor.
pedoes and Other Peace
Materials.
Bsyages of the Typhus in the Rus
sian Camps.
Proposed New State of Bulgaria.
The Peace Congress an Uncertain
Quantity.
The Peace Congress an Uncertain
Quantity.
ENGLAND.
International Walking Match
O'l.eary the Winner.

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excellent form. o'Leary is somewha
lame and his feet sore, but he Is walking
a steady pace, evidently reserying hi
strength. He has the race we'll in hand
and nothing short Of absolute collapse
can prevent him winning.
Twelve minutes after 12 0Leary't
score was 400 miles; Vaughan's, 4BS
Browns 44S, and George Ides', 3s1. All
the contestants were on the track at thai
hour, great distances separating them
I0Leary seems much distressed, but il
walking steadily. Vaughan appears
fresh, and is running.
AT !, this afternoon, 0Leary had
walked 493 miles, Vaughan 40 and
Brown 447. oLeary's right leg Is swol-
len. BE made his last mile in twenty.six
minutes and thirty-three seconds
Vaughan was resting at l o'clock.
AT 2 o'clock oLeary completed his
4s7th mile, Vaughan 47S miles, and
Brown 447.
o'Learys last mile was walked in
seventeen minutes and forty seconds, and
Vaughans in sixteen minutes.
4P. NAT s o'clock 0Leary scored
50l miles, Vaughan AIS, Brown 452. Time,
last mile, oLeary Is minutes, Vaughan Is
minutes.
Scores in the pedestrian match, at
o'clock: 0'Leary, sos miles; Vaughan, ,4sS
miles; Brown, 45S miles. O'Leary walked
the last mile in IA minutes and So sec.
onds.
6P.M.-At 8 o'clock o'Leary finished
sos miles, Vaughan 4s7, and Brown 1853.
0'Lsary's last mile was walked in 10
minutes and IS seconds; Vaughan's, 16
minutes and 10 seconds.
$50 r. NAT 8 o'clock the score in the
pedestrian match stood: oLeary, 5l2
miles; Vaughan, 493 miles; Brown, 46S
miles. o'Leary lame and game.
Ten Thousand people are in Agricultu.
raj Hall and the excitement is great.
o'LEARY THE VICTOR.
oLeary walked until $40 r. NJ, when
he hsd completed $40 miles and 9 laps.
Vaughan retired at 7:Ss, having completed
500 miles.
oLeary was declared winner amid
boundless excitement and enthusiasm.
DEPRESSION IN LONDON STOCK MARKET
RUSSIANS DOWN.
The stock market is fat. Russian secu.
rites / per cent lower than yesterday
evening.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA BOTH AT WORK ON
ToRPEDoEs.
Orders for new torpedo vessels for the
navy have been distributed among various
shipbuilders, principally on the Thames.
Two firms have undertaken contract
for eight thousand torpedo sinkers, Of the
average weight oi eleven hundred pounds
lThey are being slowed away in various
parts OF the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich,
convenient for shipment TO stations al
home and abroad. The Russians are hav.
ing one hundred torpedo boats built on
the model OF the one purchased In Eng
land, but no part OF the order has come
to this country as international compli.
cations might hinder its fulfllment.
GOING OVER INTO ASIA.
The landing Of force on the Asiatic
side OF the Sea Of Marmora has unques-
tionably been considered by the Govern
ment. Railway meterial, 70 be laid on a
parallel line with the Bosphorus, has
been purchased.
SPREAD OF THE TYrHus.
The mortality among the Russians in
Bulgaria Is very great, principally from
fever. In Consiantinople the typhus ID
increasing.
PURCHASING 100 TON GUNS.
The Government has purchased from
Sir William Armstrong four 100 ton guns
at cost Of $4,000 each, and is negoti-
ating for 4 number OF smaller weapons
identical with those already In service.
The same firm, as well ~ Whitworth &
Co, have accepted large contracts for iron
gun carriages 10 be completed at an early
date. The Woolwich Arsenal il rapidly
preparing wagons for transport service
Several other contracts for army stores
are In course Of completion, notably one
for large number Of pack saddles. Def
ries 4 Co. are executing large order fol
hospital ware.
GREAT MEETING OF COTTON OPERATIVE
1 A meeting Of the cotton operatives wa
held in the Exchange, at Blackburn, TO
day. Two thousand were present, besidei
delegates from the manufacturing towns
and villages Of North and East Ian.
caShire. Resolutions were carried unani
mously regretting the action OF the EN-.
ployers in proposing 10per cent redue
tion, pledging the workmen TO accept /
rate OF wages equal to that in towns
where reductions were recently accepted
and declaring that II the employers
persist the Workmen will resist 70 the ut
most any reduction, except with CORES
ponding reduction in the working hours
The meeting adjourned until April 18Th
and In the meantime deputations viii
urge the masters to resort TO shortel
time in reference TO the reduction o
wages.
WHAT THE TREATY lPuRPosEs.
The 7Smts In an editorial says: TIL,
/ treaty purposes the creation Of nsy
State in the Balkan Peninsula, Whicl
would dwarf all the Others, and which
! supported by external influence, Woull
inevitably slrangle all other Interests
New Bulgaria would extend considerabl,
beyond the limits within which the sla'
; population Il preponderant. Whereve
the limits Of such preponderance wer
mot coincident with \ good geographical
boundary the boundary line has beel
; pushed forward 10 the injury Of othe
. populations and.stAtes. The general re
suit Is that the new Prineipality WoulI
occupy the whole Of Central Mason th