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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-13
NEW STEAMBOAT RULES.
The Recent Amendments Passed Upon
by the Secretary of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has approved the rules and
regulations and amendments to the same
adopted at the recent meeting Of the Board
of Supervising Inspectors Of steam vessels.
The changes are as follows: Amendment
to rUle requires the affidavit OF local in
spectors as to the genuineness OF
samples of iron sent to the supervis-
ing inspector for test. Amendment
to rule % regulates the location Of
steam fire pumps and exempts ferry boats
from the provisions OF the rule. Amend
ment TO rule l3 relating TO life boats, mod
flying the former rule, which was claimed
10 be in many cases impracticable. Amend
ment to rule IA, requiring that all rubber
or canvas life rats shall be kept inflated at
all times. Amendment to rule 81,
Requiring Officers
and crews Of river passenger steamers TO be
disciplined in fire drill and to keep a sta
tiOn bell. Resolution requiring new blank
for applicants for licenses as officers OF
steam vessels. The amendment in regard
to the form Of certificates of inspection.
The amendment limiting the duculity of
boiler iron to p per cent reduction OF
area on the highest tensile strain. The
amendment requiring automatic plugs
on all metal life boats. The amendment
requiring the supervising inspectors TO mo-
tify all local inspectors in their districts OF
their final action in cases OF appeal from
decisions of local coarts. The Secretary
disapproved Of the amendment to rule No.
>, proposing new method of determining
the strength of boiler dues, to supersede
the furmulaS adopted in 1882, which were
suspended by the Secretary upon the pro-
test Of boiler makers that such formulas
were impractiCable. The Secretary also ap-
proved the following devices for use on
/ steam vessels: Life boats, life preseryerS,
beat plugs and safety valves, and regula-
| tions for the government of inspectors OF
! foreign steam vessels.
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IRON AND STEEL WORKERS.
Will Submit . Proposition FayorinS q
Yearly Contract.


ST. LOUIS, March IA delegate meet
ing of the Amalgamated Association OF
Iron and Steel Workers Of the territory
known as the Fifth district was held at
Belleville. The Fifth district takes in St..
Louis, East st. Louis, Belleyille Centralia,
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and other places
in localities in which there are iron and
and steel works. There were . delegates
present from the various Sec
tions, but, sa the meeting was
3 secret one, no detailed report OF the pro-
ceedings can be given. 1t was, however,
sscertained that the object OF the meeting
was TO discuss the scale of prices to be de-
u,anded by the iron and steel workers for
the next year, commencing on June l
next, and which was done. Each Of the
districts in the United States held similar
meeting yesterday and for the same pur-
pose. Each meeting, as did the one here,
adopted what was considered Just and
reasonable scale, with other suggestions.
A report was adopted which is 70 be sub
mitted to the National Convention OF the
association, to be held at Pittsburgh on
April next
The NatisnRi Convention,
which is 10 be composed Of two delegates
from each 6igtfiCt, will examine these re-
ports from the various district couyent tions,
discuss them and adopt q scale which will,
by q committee appointed By the National
Convention, be submitted 10 tbe iron and
steel manufacturers as the pr.oss 70 be
charged BY the iron and steel weSkefS for
the yes,. II the manufacturers are dis
satisfied with the scafe submitted then they
will be called upon to appoint committee
of themselves Of like number appointed by
the workers, and the national convention
and the two committees viii consider and
adopt q scale that will be binding upon
both the workers and msnufacrurers for the
term of one year csmmen cling June /, 1888.
The meeting discussed the subject OF iron
and steel wages and manufacture thorough
ly and embodied their views in a compre-
hensiye report which will be presented to
the National Convention for consideration
with the reports from the other district
conventions. The meeting also elected two
delegates 10 represent their district in the
National Convention TO be held, as stated,
IN Pittsburgh, April I.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-13

Gur1nrg-Yosr Hee Bitts!s hsve 49,
Of eTeat yaldo 70 ne ~ jaid up With
fypkojd feyef for eSsr tWo months 80
could est no rslisf nsHi tsisd yoes Hsp
Bitter. To thoss suffering With 1shilityoe
sny one IN feeble health, cordially ree-
nmmend them. ). C. sscetssl, 90 FultoA
street. Chicseo, Ill
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The Treasury.

WASHINGTON. March 12-The statement
of the United States Treasurer shows gold,
SILVER, and United States notes in the Treas
ury, to-day, as follows: Gold coin and bull
lion, $l79, 6s5, ,OOS; silver dollars and bullion,
$105, psi ,l9S; fractional silver coin, SI,
Cos, ,472; United States notes, SO, ,5S4, ,26S.
Total, 1858, ,1SS, ,946. Certificates outstand-
ing-Gold, $42,5s5, $50; silver, $6S, TIA, $50;
currency, SIC, ,595, 900.
Standard silver Dollars,
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints for the week ending March 10,
was 269, 900; for the corresponding period
last year, IA, i9O.
Secretary Folger is not very we'll to-day
He was at the Department for short
time, but was unable to transact business:
He is still suffering from recent attack OF
malaria and biliousness, and appears weak'
His physicians have advised him to try u
change of air; and he will probably make a
short sea voyage soon unless improvement
in his health should render it unnecessary,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
FRANKLIN.
special to The Statesman


FRANKLIN, August 28.-A colored
woman named Susan Sutton was ad-
judged a lunatic by the county court
here in February last, and ordered
confined in the lunatic asylum at
Austin. The county judge was in
formed by the superintendent that
there was no room in the asylum for
her and four or five other lunatics the
county judge had on hand, so these
lunatics were sent out in the county
and kept, at heavy expense to the
county. Recently Susan was brought
in and turned over to the county
judge by those having her in charge,
and no one will keep her longer at any
price. She is now confined in Jail,
which is crowded with prisoners
charged with crimes. She tears up
her clothes, smashes dishes, holloas,
cries and sings continuously and is
not only great expense to the county,
but a nuisance to the town. In re-
spouse to a second application, the SUI
perintendent of the asylum writes
Judge Crawford that he is crowded
and cannot receive any more colored
patients. A crazy white woman was
brought in and Jailed to-day, and it
seems they are to rot here in Jail in
definitely with no certainty of
ever getting them in the asy-
lum. If counties are required
to provide for lunatics it
should be known at once, so they can
build county asylums. This county
now has Six lunaticS who were
ordered confined six months ago.
There is an inexcusable wrong some
where. The state has an immense
cash balance boarded in the treasury,
yet no provision is made for the care
of the most unfortunate class of
people in existence. Z.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
An Excursion Steamer Blown Up
with Large Party Aboard.

New YORK, August 28.-About ten
minutes to four this afternoon the
people who were in the neighborhood
of the foot of Fourteenth street and
North River were startled by the
sound of an explosion coming from
the direction of the river. Looking
out in midstream they saw the Hud-
son steamer Riverdale enveloped in
steam. In less than six minutes af-
forwards she keeled to her side and
capsiZed opposite Sixteenth street,hav-
ing floated down that far About fif-
teen different tugs from this city and
Hoboken hurried to where the vessel
lay. There was over 100 passengers
on board when she left the foot of
Harrison street for HaverStraw.
Some Of these were hurled into the
air and then fell back into the water.
Others were compelled to jump into
the river to escape the kissing steam
that filled all the parts Of the vessel,
or to avoid going down with her.
The cause Of the disaster was the ex-
plosion of the boiler which was amid
ships. When the boiler burst the air
was filled with flying debris and
broken woodwork the pilot house
snapped like a pipestem and toppled
over into, the water. About fifty people
lost their lives, some were blown into
eternity and others met their fate by
being drawn down with the whirlpool
caused by the sinking of the vessel.
Those who were floating or swimming
in the river were picked up by tugs
and row boats that came tothe rescue.
Three dead bodies were also
in nv hEa
Mrs. Sinnin of Tarrytown an
unknown man, whose body was taken
to the morgue and boy whose identity
has not been ascertained, was also
taken to the morgue, injured. How
ard Gardner, the evangelist, of
Yonkers, N. Y, and John Kelly, deck
hand, arms broken; John Moran, deck
hand, legs and side crushed; Thomas
Lane. passenger, of Brooklyn, scalded;
John Sailair, mate, left thigh badly
crushed; John Cites, of New York,
badly scalded, and in an extremely
critical condition; George A. Dimes,
fireman of boat, badly scalded. The
firemen of the several engines
and hook and ladder companies sta
TONED nearest the scene of the disaS-
ter were called out without their appa-
ratuS and did good service, as did also
members of steamboats, and "a squad OF
policemen. Michael Kilean, of the
Charles street station, was the first
to help the wouned fireman, George
A. Dimes, on shore from the boat at
the foot of Twentieth street. II never
saw a man in such suffering said the
officer, "and l hope may never wit
ness another such sight again. The
poor fellow squirmed and his flesh
was falling off in blisters. I called at
once on ambulance driver and had the
unfortunate man sent to st. Vincent's
hospital and then went in search of
other injured persons, and when |
came to the foot of Fourth street 1
saw man pulling rapidly to the
wharf. His boat contained the body of
a woman, whose legs were evidently
broken. She must have been crushed
by falling timbers while sitting on
deck and then thrown overheard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
DALLAS.
Especial to the Statesman. ]


DALLAS, August 28.-The Blue
Stockings, the second nine of the
Dallas club, to-day defeated the
Nationals, of Fort Worth, in the first
of a series of three games. Score,
Blue Stockings. 21; Nationals, 8.
Sheriff Smith took several attached
witnesses to Weatherford to-day to
testify in the case of the State VS.. Eli
Mcconnell, the child murderer.
There have been many exciting
court scenes, but it is doubtful if any
one can recall one which created
a greater stir than one in Justice
Kendalls court to-day. II. Goldberg
was arraigned for cursing the wife of
one Sceglesall, Russian Jews of
recent Importation. Witnesses
were summoned, and an interpreter
called in. 1t was a good case against
Goldenberg, for all the witnesses
swore they heard him curse the
woman. The wife of the defendant
dropped in during the progress of the
trial to encourage her husband by her
presence. Besides the witnesses there
was a large crowd attracted by the
novelty of the Russian Jews being in
court. OF a sudden Mrs. Goldenberg
fell over and tainted and went
through series of agonizing contor-
tions frightful to behold. She was
picked up and placed on a bed in the
rear of the court room. Dr. Schiff
took in the situation at glance and
announced that there was about to
be an increase in the Col
denberg family, and court was
adjourned, and in a few minutes son
was announced in the Goldenberg
family. The case as to his father was
continued till tomorrow. Court
house births are varieties in this lati-
tude.
An excursion train left Memphis
Yesterday, and also one to-day. for
Texas, via the Memph is and Littl
Rock and Texas and Pacific railroads
Both were crowded to the last inch of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
WACO.
Especial to The Statesman. /

Especial to The Statesman.
WACO, August 2S.-Early this morn
ing as a freight train, with construc-
ton car, on the Missouri Pacific. was
coming down grade this side of West
station, the front trucks jumped from
under the construction car and fell
down an embankment, leaving moth
ing but the coupling link to support
the front end of that coach. VIM. H.
Showers and P. Fl. Phillips were in
the car and, becoming frightened at
the fearful lrocking, both leaped out the
side doors into the bottom of an empty
creek. over which they were passing
at the time. Showers was fatally hurt,
dying in few minutes. Phillips had
his leg broken. Showers remains left
here on this evenings train for
Whitesboro, where his relatives re-
side.
AS two little girls were out riding
this evening the horse of one, becom-
ing frightened, threw her from the
saddle and dragged her some distance
before he could be stopped. The
little girl was badly bruised.
An employe of John Hearne came
to town tonight from Hearne's pas
ture at Tehuacana, about eight or ten
miles from here, and reported that the
whole prairie for miles around was on
fire. A number of ranch owners from
Waco have gone out. 1t is in the
neighborhood of the wire cutting and
malicious pasture burning by the self
styled wire cutters, and it is suspected
they are responsible for the fire to-
night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
LABOR'S FANCIES.
What the WOrkingman Would Like
to See.

TO See.
New YORK. August 2S.-The SEN
ate subcommittee on labor and educa-
ton resumed its session to-day. Will
liam G. Moody, of Brooklyn, author of
Land and Labor was the first wit
ness. He called attention to the tact
that many foreign capitalists were
purchasing vast tracts of land in the
South and West. English lords and
French counts were domineering over
territory that was three times larger
than the kingdom of Great Britain,
and by their system of wholesale
farming, had driven the American
farmer from his homestead and into
the ranks of Wage-workerS. Rail-
road despotS had more power
than the feudal monarchs of Europe,
and were in possession of 298,OO0, 600
acres, an area larger than Austria,
Italy and Switzerland combined.
Wage-workers were crowding the
cities, and in New York City there
were 100000 people occupying a square
mile, most of them small farmers not
able to secure decent competency as
their farms were mortgaged and they
gradually tell into the hands or great
capitalists. The only remedy for this
was the abolition of private property
in land. Prices of products greatly
enhanced by the continually growing
increase of middlemen, who recruited
from the ranks of those who had no
regular occupation, as they had been
driven from their business by the pre-
Vailing system of labor Ii the pres
ent system was not abolished prices
would reach such Il height that the
wage-laborer would be unable to even
secure the absolute necessities Of life.
Witness contend the small farmer
could not cultivate his farm and profit
ably dispose Of his produce for the
reason that he was overridden by men
Of greater capital, who could supply
mechanical labor and had greater ia
cilities for getting produce to market.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
Ell PASO.
Especial to The statesmau.l

Especial to The statesman
Ell PAso, August 28.-The follow
ing named officers of the Central Pa
citic arrived to-day en- route from
Houston: w. G. Curtis, r. Fl. Pratt,
Assistant Superintendent E. G.
Thompson, Superintendent G. W. YES
ton, of the Harrisburg and San Anto-
Mo. General Manager o. j. Stevens
and several others. They drove
around the city and up to Fort Bliss,
then across the river to PaSo del Norte
and finally rounded up at the Cactus
club, where addresses OF welcome
were delivered by the mayor and
Messrs. Morehead, Bulland and other
citizens. They left for San Francisco
to-day, having expressed delight with
their reception in the future great
state.
At the request of Gen. Hoxie, of
the Texas nd Pacific, specimens of
Ell Paso wheat, barley, bricks and
adobes were to-day shipped to the
Boston exposition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
The DISTINGUISHED Visitors.

NEW YORK, August %. - The
steamer Gallia arrived from Liver
pool to-day with the English contin-
gent of Wizards party to witness the
opening ceremonies of Ithe Northern
Pacific road. They were met at the
docks by Wizards representative and
the British yice-consul, and escorted
to the hotel. The party includes Pro-
fessor James Bryce, Hon. Albert Gray,
Albert Pell, Samuel Rathbone, Henry
B. Samuelson, J. FL. Pulston, Horace
Davey and Henry Edwards, all mem
bers OF the British parliament; Sir
VIM. B. Guerdon, of Her Majesty's
treasury; H. II. Gibbs, governor of
the Bank of England; Right Hon. Sir
Arthur Hobhouse, Earl Dalehouse,
Earl and Countess of Onslow, Lord
Justice Bowen and Lord Darlington.
The guests were shown the city this
afternoon.
The party of Germans leave for Nj
a lara Falls this evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
OUR NAVAL HAZERS.
Names of the Cadets to be Court
MartiaIed.

ANNAPOLIS, August %. - The
United States practice ships Dale and
Constellation have arrived at the
naval academy. The cadets on the
Dale were given leave to come ashore
and remain until . p. m. None from
the Constellation were landed. The
two ships are lying at anchor on the
Severn, 400 yards from the academy.
The cadets will be given a months
leave of absence. except those charged
with hazing and the fourth class.
Five hundred and five candidates
will present themselves at the acade-
my on Saturday for examination.
Members of the court-martial to try
the charges have not yet been named,
nor the time fixed when it will con-
vene. This delay is owing to scar
city of officers at the academy. Those
served in practice ships will be given
a months leave. A number are now
OH leave, others will be required for
the examination of candidates and
others, whom it was expected would
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
TWELVE HOURS AFTER.

MIR. HENRY BARNES, the Tea and Coffee
Merchant, 90 Houston Street, New Haven,
Conn.,, writes on May l6, 1888: at is with feel
ings Of gratitude, and q desire TO benefit my
fellow-man that write you these few lines as
testimony to the value of the greatest of all
medicines. Eight years have been a sufferer
from kidney disorder and inflammation Of the
bladder. Sometimes when passing water The
pains were something terrible, sealdng,
burning sensation, with retention of urine,
with sharp pains in my side. loins and back,
extending clear to the back of my head, tended
to make life miserable. have been treated
by number Of our best physicians, and have
used any number Of proprietary medicines, all
to no avail, obtaining no relief. How long
would have continued in this way 1 do not
know; in fact 1 despaired OF getting relief,
until neighbOr, who had been very much
benefited by the use of Hunts Remedy, ad-
vised me 10 try it; and, although had no faith
that it would reach my case, yet as he spoke
so highly of its great merits / decided to give
1t a trial, and its use has been attended with
the very best possible results. Twelve hours
after taking the first dose experienced re-
lief. 1 continued on In its use until I had used
five bottles. when all the pains had vanished,
my otherwise good health returned, and / am
free from all pains, and am well man. / am
confident my cure has resulted from the use of
Hunts Remedy, and that alone.
"What it has done for me am positive 1t
will do for others. You are at liberty to use
my name or this letter In any manner you see
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
The Presidents Danger.

HALEY, Idaho, August 25.-Con-
siderable excitement exists in this city
over a report which appeared in last
evenings Wood River Times, that a
party of cowboys had started for Y ell
Iowstone park to kidnap President
Arthur, and Sheriff Furey has detailed
two trustworthy deputies to look the
matter up, with instructions to sum-
mon a strong posse and arrest the
kidnappers if the facts are as stated.
The Times says: During the past
two weeks number of strangers, all
well provided with good riding ami
mails and firearms, resembling party
of regul tors or Texas cowboys, have
been camped on Willow Creek, and
considerable curiosity has been eX-
pressed as to the intention of the par
ty, some accounting for their outfit as
party organized to go up in the In
dian country on a prospecting trip,
while others believe them to be a
band of Arizona rustlerS. During
several days past some of the party
have ridden through town in defiant
manner, and mysteriously disappeared
From man who came in to-
day. it is learned the party, who in
duced him to join them, made him
take certain pledge of secrecy, and
were organized to proceed to Yellow
stone park. They left last night, go
ing on the stage road, and
he escaped during the night.
The object of the expedition
is to corral and capture the president
and party, and to hide them away in
the mountain Businesses and caves
where they Will be fed, but kept pris-
oners, while members of the party act
as pickets to prevent being surprised
and captured while negotiations for
ransom are being conducted. The
captain or leader of the party has an
idea that a heavy ransom will be Of
fered by the United States and per-
sonal friends of the president, after
search for the presidents party shall
be given uD, and that half million
dollars or more can thus be eX-
torted from the secret service
fund, and divided among the
party, on the principle adopted
by Italian banditti. The escaped
member of the party says there are
siXty-ive men in the outfit, some of
whom were guerillas in the late war.
Wild Shoshone and Banaock Indians
go along as guides and scouts for the
party, who are armed with repeating
rifles and scalping knives. The leader
is Texas desperado, on whose head
price has been set. and, with the eX-
ception of two Italians who left
railroad grade, the others of the party
are cowboys. A grand council was
held night before last on the prairie,
where every man swore by his dagger
in the freight to do his duty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30

GOVERNMENT chemical laboratories
exist in France for testing the quail
ties of food, wine, and all articles of
consumption and use that are subject
to fraud and adulteration. The Off
Gals of these government laborato-
ries are not sinecures, but are con-
stantly employed in detecting adul-
terations. Deleterious authorizations
of food and wine are destroyed. Other
authorizations that merely affect the
quality of the articles offered for sale
and are not hurtful, except as frauds
upon purchasers, are conascated and
sent to the hospitals. The laboratories
belong to the police force of the gov
eminent, and are designed to facilitate
the detection and punishment of
knaves. In this country we may have
protective laws of this nature on our
statute books, but nobody is provided
to look after the authorizations. Hence
it is country of authorizations, and
the physical constitution of our
people is suffering in consequence.