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cIaAR.MAKLas' STRIKE.
Both sides Deierm ned TO Hold Out-Aid
pKop 4. ed the SfFikeFI


Propised tue strikers.
NEW YoRE. July l9-The lockout Of the
cigarmakers still continues, and neither
side shows any signs Of yielding. A meet.
Ing Of the locked out cigsrmakers was held
to day and an organization effected. Ad.
dresses were made by the leaders Of the
movement in English and G. rman, in
which the speakers denounced the em,
ployers as responsible for the lockout. The
men were urged to stand firm for their
rights, and 1t wss predicted that by Mon.
day next the employers would come to their
senses and beg them 10 return TO work.
One Of the speakers said the cigar manu-.
iacturers could be prosecuted under the
penal code for conspiriDg together to re.
strain t-ade and commerce.
A dispatch read from the Protective
Union Of New Haven, approving Of the
course taken by the Protective Union Of the
Metropolis and pledgtng support in sub
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BosroN, July l9-The working force ei
the Western Union Telegraph Office in this
city now consists Of ABOUT thirty operators,
comprising officials, clerks and Office boys
who have been impressed into service, and
two operators who did not join the strikers.
Four wires are in operation between Boston
and New York, and some business is being
done over the New England wires.
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o.,, prr,S7oS's dignifed reply 20 Proi'
t.l.v'. f",, updignitisd and untruthlul ac-
E''t,s ,;D. siIl be found elsewhere. Doubt
t''apoS p'ni Berkeley is sick Of his job by this
I''' iI",, %", he will be more than ever de-
'.ns' w. o"s :" Prof. Purlnton's scalp hung
81 s'ia' ;n ,bs ~ library, and so will the several
,h.,. of the faculty"
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TIE proposition Of a company to furnish
10 the people OF Wheeling natural gas fol
heating purposes, and for no other pur'
p,se has developed some confused ideas oi
monopoly. For example, DR.. James E
Reeves illustrates his conception Of mo-
nOpoy: a might as well apply for the ex'
elusive privilege Of practiCing medicine in
this city, or Kimberley, or kasley &
Brooks to furnish coal exclusively to citi
leus Of this city,"
II is not the custom OF bodies polite to
grantsuch privileges as DR.. Reeves suggests
and it is the custo.a to grant privileges to
citizens in corporate capacity 10 conduct
useful enterprises which citizens in their
Individual capacity would not undertake.
Aud the grant made on the ground OF pub
lie policy, or it could not be made at all
Though individuals may profit, the CON
eession is for the public welfare or it can
not be defended. A railway company
is given the use OF certain streets for
the pablic bentf; and 1t is given
that use 10 the exclusion Of any
other railway company because there
is no certainty that companies with
out limit could find profitable business
there, and men will not hazard their money
in business ventures without the hope Of
returns Such practice is monopoly in
"a sense, but it is such q one as yields great
ublic benefits il it be well used. A rail-
way company which serves the public
well and at a reasonable price, is not one
Of the monopolies just termed "odious."
SO Of other corporate enterprises which
might be named. Something is given that
more may be gained.
II We make concession for furnishing
fuel gas to the people we shall do it because
we hope to benefit ourselves, not the com.
paEy. But the company will not under.
take the work without such guarantees
as make the venture no more thana lair
business risk. We should be very unwise
no; to insist on such conditions as will pro.
;ect the city in its lighting franchise andin
xi'ery other respect, the breaking and re-
i4ing the streets and the like. Il
the company be allowed to proceed
and il it lind gas in sufficient volume, bow
burdeusome will it be as q mon
opoIy? Nobody is obliged to take
its product. Wood remains, coal remains.
The natural gas must be offered cheaper
than Any other fuel and II must be found
to serve better the various fuel purposes, OIL
the producers will be absolutely without q
market; aud we shall go on as now burn
ing coal. In our favorable situation there
can be 10 monopoly in fuel.
1t viii be observed that franchise to
grant to physician the exclusive practice
Of medicine in the cityoi Wheeling present
quite another question. Though every one
0: cur thirty odd thousand people mighl
be quite willing to employ SO good
practitioner a. DR.. Reeves, It NIGH
happen in extreme cases-and
that is when a physician Is mos
Tan,ed-it might happen that 10000 oil
1900 Of us would want him at once. 4
well provided gas fuel company Woult
Iers 1900 as easy as one, and 1t would
Serve them well or 1t would not be permit
ted 10 serve them at RU.' ""
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LIMA, VIA GALVESTON, July IA strong
and prolonged shock Of earthquake was
felt at half.past 2 this morning.
The following letter from Col. Gerostiaga
to Gen. Lynch, dated Huamachueo
Heights, July 10, is published: After q two
days cannouade and firing, the division
under my command engaged the united
forces OF Caceres, Racabarren, Elias and
other chiefs, obtaining!a complete victory
and entirely dispensing them. All Of their
artillery are In our possession. Details will
follow shortly"
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VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
Condemn the Administration and De
clare for blaine I'm 1855.

RICHMOND, Va, July ls.-The State Cer-
tral Republican Committee elected John
F. Dezendorf Chairman, vice ]. Cochran
resigned. The resolutions endorsing De-
.andorf condemn the National Admins.
tration for throwing its influence against
Republican candidates at the instance OF
the bosses Of the readjuster party and in
removing from Office Republicans who
have always been active in support of;the
party and placing in their positions men
who refuse to acknowledge themselves Re-
publicans.
A resolution was passed declaring James
G. Blaine the choice OF the Virginia Re-
publicaus for President.
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PHILADELPHIA, July l9.-The telegraph
Office was not entirely depleted. 0tthe small
force whitA has been somewhat increased
by a call upon some OF The members Of the
night force, who are now at work? Super
intendent Z.nblin stated the office il
now able to transact business fairly
we'll, II there is force Of proportionate
size at other places.
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Canadian CROP Reports.

TORONTO. July ls,-The Globe publishes
the crop reports Of Ontario and Quebec,
which show the country suffered no more
from the rains this season than in former
seasons from other causes. Taking 100 as
basis Of average, the percentage average
OF the crop is as follows: Fall wheat IS;
spring wheat, 90; barley, 80; oats, 90; peas,
SO; rye, 93; hay, l22; potatoes, 95; corn, "a;
roots, 90; apples, 81; other fruits, 80.
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New ORLEANS, La, July 1s.-0f the
forty.two operators employed by the
Western Union Company in this city,
thirty.seyen struck. The company OBJ.
tanned five other operators, enabling it to
handle press reports, cotton and produce
exchange reports, and quantity OF gen.
eral business.
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SITUATION IN WHEELING.
No Interruption 10 BHsiness-one Sol
tnry Man Gees Out.

Great anxiety was manifested by the
merchants Of this city as to the effect the
OPERATOR strike would hays on the bust.
uess of the country, but so far no branch
Of trade has been affected.
An ISrELLioRScER reporter interviewed
Manager Tracy, OF the Western Union, last
evening, who, in response to the question
as to how matters were at his Office, said:
"oh, there Is 20 trouble. We handled
all the business offered US today"
"Any men go QUIT
"0niy one, J. A. Helvin. He has only
been In the employ OF the company q
| week. He was member Of the Telegraph
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Goes 10 The Gorern,nsnt.

LONDON, oSr July l9-Andrew Mercer
died, leaving a quarter Of a million Of
property and no will. The Priyy Council
Of England decides the Ontario Govern,
ment represents the Grown in Canada and
the property escheats toit. The Dominion
government bad claimed to represent the
Nrnwn
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n..n RniIn..terrinx-

At AtBaltimOre-Atbletics, 0; Baltimore, 10,
At Chiago-Boston, 4; Chicsgo,8
AT Dstrslt-Providsnce, Z; Detroit, 8; IA
innings.
Al Buffalo-Philadelphia, s, Buffalo, 25.
AT CIeveland-New York, 1; CIevel'd, s,
AtSt. Louis-Cincinnati, I; st. Louis, IS.
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BETHLEHEM. July l9.-The steel mill and
two furnaces OF the Bethlehem Iron Com.
pany started this morning. About one
hundred special police were on duty.
There was no collision between the Anal.
gamated workers and the others, though
the former feel very bitter against their
brethren.
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1ho EIeho snield conlert.

LONDON, July le.-shootiug for the El.
Cho Shield took place at Wimbledon to-day
between the Irish Scotch and English
teams The Irish riaemen were the vic.
tors by a score OF sixteen hundred, against
1859 for the scotchmen and 1854 ior the
Englishmen.
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Augusta, Ga, July ls.-Fourteen opera.
tors OF the Western Union office struck to-
day at noon, including two clerks. Five
available men are at the keys. The branch
Office up town at the Planters hotel have
also gone.
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PRovIDEScE, RI July 10 Every man
Of the Providence Western Union offices is
at bis post and will remain there. Business
Is being forwarded to all Offices excepting
the larger cities, With the usual prompt
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Atthe B. d .. omce.

; Manager Warden, OF the B. & O. line, was
seen at his Office late last evening. When
asked how affairs were running be replied
that he was able at the present time to
send commercial dispatches anywhere
along the B. & o. lines subject Of course to
delay. This afternoon right after the
strike went into effect was unable to send
anything but railroad dispatches. i re-
fused several commercial messages, for no.
wher' in the East would they be received.
I understand our Baltimore Office has sew,
eral men on tonight and l have no trouble
in dispatching to there"
"Do you anticipate any trouble here in
the way Of not having operators?"
"No, l can't say that do. The men are
not going to cut their own throats, you
know"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, when two members OF the Broth
erhood refuse point blank to 90 out, as two
members in.this city have, there is no use
in the others stopping. In town OF this
size those two could easily handle the
business OF one Office"
"How many members Of the Brother
hood are there in this city,"
''Oh! they all say they don't belong, but
il they were TO 20 out as others have done
over the country, l think the only ones
that you would find at the tickers would
be Mr.. Tracy, Of the Western Union; Mr.
Myerhoier, formerly oil the Mutual Union,
now with Mr. Tracy, and myself. Speak,
ing OF the Brotherhood !, myself, think
TIE men who Joined the organization
should have stuck to it. No, We don't
look for any trouble with railroad busi-
ness, but commercial business Is bound to
be slow."
The reporter also Interviewed some Of
the B. & o. operators. The replies ot one
voices those Of all. He said: "rhe strike
hardly applies to US in these small towns
its only 10 cities where the Brotherhood
ia very strong and controls things. Now
here, one man might II pinched do all the
work. Mr.. Warden could manage TO get
along II we should quit. Well now, We
amt going to cut of our noses that way
it's not expected Of us and we aint goingto
do II
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..vi.vers are already dismeneeF-
u. q. .' Isr,ey LiIys book on America
i's Ias ,s No, 's thing hasn't even sent It to
'n' iDs s,i.Ss,, h i, is taken for granted that
ne Pag',, a5i.,,iop will be to Freddie, Prince
,so,t
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NEw HAVEN, CoSS,, July lo-Three Of
the best operators Of the Western Union
struck at noon, but by closing tho branch
offices in the city the main Office has suf-
icient operators for ordinary business.
All,he Rlpid Company's operators are at
WORK.
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NEw YoRE, July l9.-owing to rumors
having been put in circulation at various
places this morning that General Grant had
falleu dead, inquiry was made at the Gen.
erals office in Wall street, where It was
learned he was at Long Branch in good
health,
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All stri. 9 ut woreesier.

WORCESTER, Mass, July ls.-The men
in the. Western Union Office with the single
exception Of the chief, struck. All the
men in the Rapid Office struck.
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,.,.em.d Nicholas Chronicle de-
lHA s5 ~. ,Ji,or Of this paper rs carpet
o',a,S' If I! he had been br'OmsageS ,y1 his
asttI' !, xanjd a. have passed unnOticed. Who
'a'p,s .,s... how the Chronicle votes!
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Ia has struck. But our reports
=. .ill here. "
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Charlestown, Jefferson county, W. Va.
This letter is not private. 1t comes
I,o,u public officer to q public print and
deaf with public matter. The 1sTrLLi-
cgycLE has not invited, and declines to be
The repository o, Mr.. Tax Commissioner Ma
sons condolences; neither will 1t enter into
auy ayre, ment with him to aid him in his
ipouisi,ior or in any other matter or man.
uef. The above isspreac upon the record for
prudential reasons, that the public
may know what it contains and what it
does not contain.
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wnrEpN UNION OPERATORS.

At the Western Union office the opera
tors were little reticent and did not talk.
One said when asked Ii there would be any
striking here, ooh! guess moi"
"Why not?"
SWELL. force Of circumstances, you might
say. 1t wouldn't pay. The WheeliI g Off
ces will keep open right along l think
Hark! there the Cnicago Tribune is getting
something from Washington about the
postal telegraph. The strike is raising lots
OF talk isn't il?" end he smiled blandly as
he commenced to call Pittsbuig.
"Do you have trouble in getting dis
patches OFF," ~.
"Well yes, Ptttsburgh's slow and several
other ofthe large cities"
Mr.. Myerhoier was not found but it is
understood that he received handsome
offer to 20 to one Of the large cities ard
work in deserted office. He is reported
ss having replied that at present he was
working 10 WUeeling and did not propose
TO interfere with the boys Z
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Chs GnteItigtnter.

=..o.. .5 .nd 81 four,een." H.
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es' Union, and cacle to rs from the Mu
tual Union the other operators are moi
connected with It"
"Will your other men stick ?"
II have no reason to think they will not,
They are all good men; no better in the
country, and they exprPsI themselves as
satisfied. Such men will lose nothing, as
the company will remember their faith
iulness and their reward will come some.
time.
show many operators have you at work
now 2"
"Five besides myself. We can handle
all the business that is brought to US with
ease"
"How much business do you average
daily?"
about four hundred messages
".What salaries do you pay your men 2"
"Well, there are several grades; the low
est salary is $50 per month, and the high
est $50. We are temporarily crippled In
one branch, that is the money order de-
partment, which will be closed for short
time. I have received orders tostopa all salai-
les with the beginning OF the stake. But
the men are to draw what money they
want for and from time TO time, and they
will be paid according to the value Of their
services" at means that the compan! will
do well by those who stand blythe CON-
pany."
evil they get more than their regular
salaries" 49,
"They will, OF course"
"What started that sensational report
about ex-President Grants death?"
Now do you know the history OF that
report is rather peculiar" Iha
chiefs OF the Brotherhood in the dif
ierent offices OF the country were informed
by the master workman that cipher dis
patch would be sent to them when 1t was
decided TO order strike. Well that cipher
was sent this morning, and 1t read, "Ex-
President Grant dropped dead in New
York, to-day, Of apoplexy."
"And that means ="
"0h, don't know. Literally translated,
l suppose It might mean, The fun begins
at twelve, boys; al hands out"
$50 thai was the racket" .s
"Jes' so."
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WEST VIRGINIA TAX COMMISSION.

WEST VIRGINIA TAA UUMMIssIoN'
COMMISSIONERS.
E.A. Bennett, Huntington,
Joeeph Bell, Wheeling.
]. NJ. Mason, Charlestown.
July 18th, 1888.
glsor Iqtlig0'tr. :,
Please give me the address Of "Qlilp,"
r,i,ipr rom CIsrksburg Of date July l6.
Tia suI irct comes within the duties Of this
Commission, and II my associates have my
views. and il the INTELLIGENCE will agree
10 I'VE The facts TO the public, | will spare
no labor in trying to expose and correct
these abuses. This letter Ia private.
Respectiully, &c,
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LADrrs and Gent ,smen's tine Hand sewsd
Shoes . specially at L. V. BLoND's.
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The female operators were oil sent home
in coaches Mr. someryille stated Of the
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ots0ft
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era, Union, and can,e to US from the Mu.
tual Union the other operators are not
with Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-26
WISHING TO MARRY 5I7 POUNDS.

Bernhard Moses, a Hebrew butcher at Allen and
R:vington sts went to Police Headquare rs yester-
day afternoon and bes0nght the police TO ana nlm
in preventing his sou from marrying the fat glrl IN
the New-YoIk Museum in the Bowery. HIS son,
whose age he SAID, eighteen, bad been employed
to sell tickets III the museum for So week, ana re-
Gently he had noticed that David was wearing
rings much too large for him that were presents
from Blanche Grey age seventeen. who weighs Oh
pounds, and is paid $50 week for exhibiting her
self The girl who is an orphan from Detroit.
Mich said that she longed for companion who
could protect her In the show business. and DAVID
told his father that he bent on marrying her as
means of getting a comfortable hvng. The
manager of the museum, who fell in with the plans
of the Young couple, had advertised the wedding
ceremony 10 take place on the stage of the museum
Tonight aud "A PRESBYTERIAN minister, 1t was SAID.
had been engaged TO tie the nuptia knot Mr.
Moses was advised To go to the museum at the APP
pointed hour aud forbid the Danns.
A tribune reporter saw Blanche Grey noun
tain of flesh at the museum yesterday afternoon.
She SAID that she had consented TO marry young
Moses but she feared that he would not have the
courage % to face the music" Tie lad afterward
made his appearance at her side and whispered
some LOVING words over her fat shoulder. His ap-
pearance was boyisn, and he seemed to be as lnie-
nor mentally as he was physically to his sweet
heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-26
FUNERAL OF DIR. HATFIELD.

The funeral services of the Rev. DR.. Edwin
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. con-
Quoted by the pas or. the Rev. DE-. Z. H. Iarkhurst,
assisted by tie Rev. Drs Roswell ID. llltchcocE,
William NJ TAYLOR, Marvin r. Vincent ErskIn- y.
White ami George J.. Preniiss The pall-bearers
were tue Rev. Dis Thomas S. Hastings, William =.
T. Shedd William OmIston, /. l.. Cuyler AID /.
w Chambers the Rev. Mcssrs. John Spaudng,
c. aries Briggs and Joseph X. Kerr. he faculty
and trustees OF Union Theological Seminary, OF
which the deceased clergyman " ds for a long time
treasurer attended IN a body. The students OF the
Seminary were also present and many of the MEM
beers oi DR.. Haiiieds former church, the seventh
Presby terlan Church. III 5Foomc-s'. among thOse
present were tho Rev. DR. Howard CROSBY.
Mayor Smith Ely, Charles Butler. Wilson 6. Hunt,
j. A. Ha.denbergL, Cephas BsalDerd, Andrew j.
Case and d. w. James The burial was at the
second Street Cemetery.