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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-03

Trouble with Strikers ut the Besseme
Steel Works nj Homestead, Pa,

PlTTsHuRoH, March ga terrible riot
between the strikers OF the Bessemer Steel
Works ut Homestead, Pa, and officers oil
the law, sent from this city 10 protect the
non-strikcB, is reported in progress. Three
men are said to have been shot and one
policeman seriously injured. Owing to the
lack Of railroad and telegraphic facilities
the reports are meagrc, and fuller details
will be sent later. Trouble has been brew.
ing at Homestead for some weeks and ap.
prehensions OF IN outbreak have been fell
for several days. The strike was inaugu.
rated on the first of the yearby the members
OIL the Amalgamated Association refusing
TO sign an agreement for another year Il
non'union men were employed. The
Bessemer Company then attempted to EN-.
ploy all non.unionists, but the strikers in.
terfered with them in their work. A posse
OF ten deputy sherifs and twelve police.
men were yesterday dispatched to the
scene to protect the men who were work.
ing, and it was feared that this would add
fuel to the flames At the prospect OF a
disturbance roughs from the ncighboring
places gathered in the town, and last night
the strikers fearing the town would be at.
tackled by the roughs, patrolled the streets
all night, but fortunately no outbreak oc.
Cured.
The reported riot at Homestead was
greatly exaggerated and resulted only in
the injury Of three persons, one Of them,
however, il is feared fatally. 1t appears
that Deputies Moran and Schwearer were
conducting some workmen to their supper
when some boys OH the street commenced
jeering them. A crowd soon gathered and
Moran tried to arrest one of the boys. The
crowd interiered, and Moran drawing his
revolver fired, but without effect.
The crowd then turned on the Officers
and alter taking their revolvers, beat them
so badly that the men may not recover
Schwearer was cut about the head and con.
siderably bruised, as was also James Fitz
patrick, President OF the Amalgama
ted Association, hoattempted to assist the
officers in quelling the disturbance. Other
deputies and police soon came TO the aid o
Norm and Schwearer, aud the crowd was
dispersed. Tonight immense excitement
prevails, and the citizens fearing more
trouble and possible attack upon the
town, are guarding their property.
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ALBANY, March 2-The stores along the
river front are full Of water and the river
is still rising. Advices from the northern
part Of the State, state that the rivers are
higher than they have been for years, and
that much damage has been done to bridges
and factories.
MlLFoRp, Pa, March 2.-The Delaware
is higher than for ten years
EASroS, Pa, March 2.-The Delaware
river tonight is % feet above low water
mark and still rising. 1t has risen foot
since o'clock. The river Is filed with
lumber and broken raits. Tne lower floors
OF the millsin South Easton are submerged,
and considerable damage has been done to
the locks on the LehigK & Delaware canals.
SARATOGA, n. Y, March 2.-The high
water has caused much damaee TO the
Adirondack railroad bridge. The EN-.
baukment was carried away at Thurman,
and above that station 400 feet OF track is
covered BY a land slide. Near Hadley a
slide covered 100 feet OF track. Two OF
three days will be required to put the
track in order,
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STOCK GAMRLING.
Decision In n Suit for Liability for Debt,
Incurred In Specializing.


DETROIT, March IA suit involving th {
question Of liability for grain gambling
debts was decided in the Circuit Court o.
this city yesterday. The facts showed that
q note for $1,000 has be'n given in settle,
ment ofmargins in several wheat trausac.
tons. This note had been transferred to q
bank aud paid Just before maturing by the
plaintiff in this case, who was the father
Of one Ofthe partners OF the firm TO whom
originally the note was given. The Su,
preme Court Of Michigan has decided that
where contract is made between parties
based OIL the rise and fall, OF given com,
modify without any intention 10 deliver
the article and mutual saunders stood,
then the law considers it gambling con.
tract, and will not aid the parties to en-,
force it under the State law. The facts
presented, the Circuit Judge charged that
il being understood that the firm TO whom
the note was made originally payable
transferred it to the bank for its value
without notice before maturity. the bank
then become the bonaiide holders and re.
ceived It free from all taint.
The judge further charged that il the Jury
believed that the plaintiff purchased this
note OF the bank il must find n verdict ior
him, even though he knew that the con.
sideration was illegal. The jury neverthe.
less returned verdict for the defendant
In answer to special questions submitted ia
them the jury found that the plaintiff Of
this case knew that the note was given as
an illegal consideration when he took Il
and that he took up and paid the note Q
few days before it fell due, and they wert
not satisfied that he was the owner OF the
note. The case has been hotly contested
and has excited much interest among thu
business men.
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IHE American people will be glad to
read that Queen Victoria escaped yester-
day the fate Of Garfield. 1t seems as il the
representative head Of no Nation in the
world is safe from the assassin. We ex-
pet such things in Russia, where the
NATIONAL representative is absolute and
aaiOcratic, but in representative Govern
nentS like England and the United States
The deed is not only wicked in the nature
but the last degree foolish. What could
possibly be gained in England by assassin
'ins the Qncea. Absolutely nothing. 1t
would simply arouse popular sentiment
asins' the ideas If he had any repre-
seaIed by the assassin.
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"G0DSAYE THE QUEEN,
THE ASSASSIN ABROAD IN ENGLAND.
A Most Da'tardly Attempt GA til. LII. Of ii. qOsd
9uSsn Vi'IOrln-Tho ADa~ln Supposed 10
be LunAtIs-rAO Queen UsAurt aad
undI'tnrSsd By the EvsaL

WINDSOR Castle, March g,-As tho
Queen was entering her carriage this morn.
ing man in the station yard deliberately
fired pistol at her. The man, who was a
misenblc looking object, was Immediately
seized by several policemen and taken 10
the Windsor Palace station. No one was
hurt.
The man who fired at tho Queen gives
his name as ROderic MacIean.
As soon as the Queen arrived at tho
Castle she ordered an equeHy to proceed
to the depot and inquire II any one had
been hurt. The report Of the pistol was
shqrp but not loud. AEacLeat, apparently
intended firing again when the revolver.
which seemed to be anew one, was knocked
from his hand bya bystandcr, who handed
it to the police. Eton scholars were prom.
inent in the attempt to lynch MacLean.
Ponsonby, the Queens Secretary, proceed.
to the police station, and after obtaining
all the information possible telcgraphod 10
Gladstone the facts Of the assault Il Is
understood that the Queen has sustained
no shock. MacLcan Is said to be an in
habitant OF Southsea. The general opin-
ion Is that the act was the result of lunacy.
ToRoNTo, oxT., March 9.-The announce.
ment OF the attempted Assassination Of tho
Queen occasioned great excitement here,
and II was only when it was learned that
the attempt was unGuccessiuI that the peo.
pie brcathed easier.
In the Commons, Harcourt, replying 10
an inquiry from Northcote, stated that the
man AlacLean, who shot ut the Queen this
afternoon, WIS clerk and a native OF Lon
don. He added that the Queen was not
alarmed at the event.
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Cincinnati Accidents.

CINCINNATI, March ed. c. Uner,
brother Of President Urner, Of the Cham.
bet OF Commerce, was found dead in his
room this forenoon, with . pistol ball in
his right temple, He had recently been
robbed, and 1t Is thought by his friends
that the shot was fired accidentally while
under the influence OF chloral, and imag.
lining robbers were present
Jesse Richardson, fourteen years old
shot and killed James Pleasant ut schooI
this morning, at Walnut Hills. The bow
Wereboth colored, and were preparing to Rt
hunting and the gun vas accidentally dis
charged, q
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MystcrIons sItkne.s.

BosroN, March IA Marlboro, n. H.,
special says: On Tuesday the hands in the
card room Of the MonadnoCk blanket mills
were taken suddenly i'll with vomiting. A
new set Of hands were pat in, and they
were also taken sick, and the hands in the
other rooms were soon taken in the same
way. On Wednesday nearly the whole
force wao out, and ut noon 90 many were
III that the mill shut down. The cause o.
the sickness is mystery, but probably Il
was something in the rags.
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nIstlIIern MeetInr.

CINCINNATI. March "a meeting Of
the Western Distillers Association has been
held here, and it has been agreed to reduce
the aggregate amount OF bushels Of mash
TO Eve thousand day. Distillers who can
not make the pro rata reduction on &C.
count Of having stock in pens will pay
FIVE cents per bpshel for all mashed above
their allowance, The Association expires
May lst, but the Executive Committee lS
authorized 10 continue 1t one month longer,
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GLUCOSE MANUrACTURERs
Alarmed Over the Prospect that Their
Trade VIII be Properly Regulated.


WASHINGTON, March 2.-Reprcsentative
Young's bill, which is now pending before
the Committee on Ways and Means, to tax
and regulate the sale and manufacture Of
glucose, has caused considerable alarm
among the manufacturers Of that. article.
The committee arc in daily receipt Of tele-
grams and letters from manufacturers OF
glucose in various sections Of the country,
protesting against the passage Of the bill
and requesting an opportunity to be heard.
In compliance with these numerous re-
quests, the committee has appointed
Wednesday next for the hearing. In q
recent letter 10 the committee, Commis-
sIoner Raum earnestly recommended the
passage Of the bill In question, as well as
similar bills intended to protectthe public
against the deleterious influences Of imita.
ton native wines and sleomargnrIne.
A bill TO impose tax on imitation wines,
and to require the manufactures thereof
to so label imitation wines Us to indicate
their real character, was presented to the
House to-day by unanimous vote Of the
Committee on Ways and Means. The in.
dications are that the bill to tax and regu-
late the manufacture and sale Of oleomar.
garine will also be favorably reported by
The same committee.
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RosscranS Chosen Chnirman-ArranEIn
for Congregational CampaIgn,

WASHINGTON, March 2.-In accordance
with call issued in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, caucus OF Democratic Repre-
sentatives was held in the hall Of the
House last night. There was a good at.
tendance, and many speeches were made.
The caucus occupied nearly three hours.
Upon assembling, Mr.. House, the former
chairman Of the caucus, announced that
he desired to be relieved from serving
further in that capacity, and, although he
was urged to retain the position, he declined
it. W. S. RoSecrans, Of California, was
unanimously elected permanent Chairman
for the Forty-seventh Congress. General
Rosecrans accepted the position in IN ap.
propriatc speech. Mcssrs. Perry Belmont,
Of New York, and n. G.. Blanchard, Of
Louisiana, were elected caucus secretaries.
Immediately after the election OF officers
the object OF the caucus was announced Ia
be the appointment Of n Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee.
After discussion of more than two hours
it was decided, upon motion Of Mr.. Thomp'
son, OF Kentucky, that the committee should
be composed OF one member from each OF
the State delegations in Congress in which
there are Democrats; that the committee
should be empowered to appoint an EX'
ecutive Committee on the part Of the House
OF Representatives, to consist OF seven
members, whose duty it shall be to act In
conjunction with n similar Executive Com
mittee to be appointed by tie Senate; the
joint committee to have charge OF the Dem
ocratic campaign. The Chairman was also
authorized to appoint.a committee OF three
on pairs. This committee will be an.
nounced hereafter. On motion Of Mr.
Springer, it was decided that the delega
ton from each State should report the
names OF the Chiirmen by Saturday.
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Now the question comes up, will Mr.,
Conklng accept the position to which he
hu been appointed and confirmed? A
Washington dispatch says that he has
changed his first impulse, which was to
decline, and will now accept 1t will be
wise on the part Of the ex-senator to do so,
1t may he his last chance to decline any
thing worth having. The United States
Senate will stand on its dignity next time
and not allow itself be trilled with as the
plarlhinr Of a ninued politician.
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BounciuE Bucket shops.

CHCAeo, March 2.-The committee ap.
pointed by the Board Of Trade to examine
into the bucket shop evil have served no.
tice on the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany protesting against the Company fur.
nishing the quotations which they obtain
on the regular boards to the bucket shops,
and declaring that they will not allow the
Western Union and gold and stock com.
panies TO collect quotations for this purpose
in the future. Inthe meantime the bucket
shops have gotten out an Injunction re.
straining the telegraph companies from
thus Withholding the quotations, setting
forth that the companies are under con.
tract 10 furnish them.
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FIrhtInr for Right of Wnv.

MILWAUKEE, March "a special to the
Republican from Stevens Point, Wis, says
Great excitement has been occasioned
here to-day over the contest between the
Wisconsin Central and the Green Bay,
Winona & St. Paul Railroad Companies
for the possession Of the right OF way. The
Central Company this morning com.
menced to tear up the latter's track with the
avowed intention Of putting in crossing.
In this they were stopped blythe Green
Bays section foreman and the agent imme,
diately had q train hauled on the track
occupying nearly its entire length. In this
way he has held the ground to the present
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Rouud forIhQ WcSI.

Special Dispatch to the IutelliSCncer.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The weekly
special western immigrant tnin on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which left
Hagerstown on Tuesday, had sixty.nine
passengers from franklin county, Pa, and
Washington county, Md, destined for
points in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kan
sas, The same train carried fifty.four
passengers from the Valley of Virginia;
twcnty.three from Frederick county, Md,
and another company from Fulton county,
Pa, boarded the train at Hancock, Md.
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LITTLE Rock, AK, March "a Ga,dte
special from Pine RluF says dcsolating
hurricane passed over portion Of JeiIer.
son county late Tuesday night, blowing
down the house Of Charles Dutsch ami
laying waste the cabins, houses and
fencing on the plantation Of Mr.. ]. n
Cores: "A number Of his tenement houses
were blown down aud an elderly lady
named Ma WaldroR was Killed. 4
church, house and the Masonic hall adj.
joining Mr.. Cores plantation was also do.
tnolished. Great damage was done IA
fencing In that neighbothood,
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JUSTICE CONKLING.
A DOZEN DECIDED OEmvRRERs
Asalnh Ills Confirmation -R,publl,Aa SnltOrI
Who VIII Hereafter Need "L'ttsrs Of IutrO.
dustIOn" to the white lIOu,s-PrOc',d.
IHT, Of the Executive Session.


| SfNNbaA bNlANSAA " NhN AAltNAA6NANVls
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Roscoc Conk
ling was confirmed this afternoon to be As
sOciate Justice of the Supreme Court
Twelve Senators voted against the conflr
nation, four Of whom were Republican,
and eight Democrats. The Republicans
were Messrs. Hoar, Dawes, Merrill and
Hawley. The Democrats were Messrs.
Bayard, Pugb, Hampton, Beck, George,
Jonas, johnson and Jackson. Fcwspeeches
Of any significance were made, most Of
them being confined to inquiries as to
whether Mr.. COnklingwould accept, Moth.
ing has been heard upon tho subject, al.
though there were rurhos that he was in
town, which proved untoundod. Itissup.
posed that the above four Republicans will
hereafter need ''letters Of introduction" to
the Executive Mansion.
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Disastrous Accident on the Northwest.
oFn BFaneh OF the u, 40.

Special Dispateh to the InIeillEeneer.
PAREERsBuRuH, March IA terrible &c
cident took place on the Northwestern
road about 10 o'clock last evening, at q
place called Toll Gate, half way between
&his city and Grafton. The west bound
express was booming along, when all al
once there wasa sudden shock, the engine
striking a big rock which had been dis
lodged from the hillside and rolled on the
track. The engine was derailed, and went
plunging into the store Of George W. James,
situated near the road, and smashing sew.
eral barrels Of oil standing near. The
boiler Of the engine exploded, and the oil
ignihng, the store and the entire train
burned up, including two sleepeH, two
passenger cars, one mail and one baggage
car, together with the engine. John Gigley,
the engineer, was instantly killed, and the
fireman, John Bremen, received fatal inju.
ries and expired in about two hours. Both
men were from Grafton, and be It added
to their credit that they stuck courageOusly
and heroically to their posts.
No watchman is engaged at the point
where the accident occurred, and 1t is sup.
posed that the stone fell on the track but a
short time before the train approached.
The mail and express matter was mostly
saved. No injuries to passengers were
reported.
Later:-Further news from the wreck
show that the fst reports were exaggera.
ted. The loss of property is not near so
great, the two sleepers entirely escaping
damage.
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u,S ycrcl in wise saws about the
weather says that the three first days OF
March are supposed to iorccastthe weather
iy three months, viz: March, April and
Nav. Acrorlin. to this, April is already
provided ior in the shape Of fine weather.
March, however, will be mixed with rain
and sunshine, mostly rain. We will see
to-day what MAY is to he like.
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Iris said that the President has about
determined toappoint President Hinsdale,
Of Hiram College Ohio, to the Sandwich
Islands mission. President IIinsdale was
the warm personal friend Of President Gar
fed, and itisa graceful recognition Of what
Spuper on the part OF President Arthur
tothcsayatribute;otIie memory ofhis pre-
decessor, and also to honor a most estima-
blegeatleman-Oae who is every way quail
ifed and every way worthy to receive such
an appointment
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TRUNK LINE TRAFFIC.
The Meeting of the Joint Executive
Committee Rt New York.

lue heeItnE Ot tuc JOlnt Executive
Committee ut New York.
NEW YoRE, March 2.-Thc Joint execu-
tive committee of the eastern and western
railroads met again to-day and decided that
the division Of traffic shall be made from
the principal cities in the west, and that it
shall not only include the terminal lines,
but also the connections to the trunk lines;
that the general freight agents OF each road
upon which traffic originates will be held
strictly responsible for the maintenance OF
rates, and nobody else shall have the power
to make rates, except the general freight
agents. This Inter clause was agreed upon
in order to concentrate the rates OF fixing
the power upon some responsible officer OF
the road. The committee also agreed that
all authority to vary from the ntes
or meet reduced rates Of competing
lines shall be absolutely withdrawn
from this line or the soliciting agent..
The general freight agents are to be the
only persons vested with the rate.making
power; joint agent shall be appointed at
all points where any division traffic is made,
and all line or soliciting agents shall be
subject to the direction OF the Joint agents,
instead Of being subject TO each line as
heretofore. No rebate or drawback voucher
shall be paid that has the effect OF giving
lower rate to one shipper than 10 his
competitor; no time contracts shall be
made under any circumstances. All exist
ing time contracts shall be abrogated, and
division OF passenger traffic shall be made
between the western roads on theisame plan
as that existing between the trunk lines.
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We hlia pleasant call yesterday from
I'D Whitman, Esq, editor Of the Wool
GUrrt BulaiH. Mr.. W. is just from the
Ea,tandhesys thatthe editorial paragraph
in Yesterdays INrELLaEScER in regard tc
The state OF the wool market satisfactorily
diagnoses the actual situation. There is {
gsat deal Of uncertainty as to the immedi
ate future Of the market, but it is holding VI
with lair degree Of strength, and may, as
indicated, take a boom on the basis Of pre-
vailing prices by the time the new cliF
mems
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special Dispatch 10 the intelligence,
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Committee
on Military Affairs Of the House has been
engaged all day in the consideration Of a
bill to remove the charge Of desertion
against certain soldiers in the late war.
The bill provides that where soldier can
show good reason for having been away
from his regiment ut the time it was mus.
tered out, or had absented himself without
intent Of leaving permanently, the secre.
tary Of War shall have power to remove
the charge Of desertion resting against him,
and grant him an honorable discharge.
There are now before Congress many hun.
dred private bills looking to this end in an
especial case, and the passage Of bill Of
this kind would relieve Congress of much
annoyance in the way OF special legislation.
Col. Steele, OF Indiana, is pushing this bill
in the Committee.