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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03

TIE medical miracle is what the people
now call St. Jacobs OIL, the great pain
conqucror. ": "a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03

III IN the absence oil suitable materials or
f,thef time to prepare It. people often 20
witho!lt'a dressing for salads. n Buy Dur.
KEGS Dressing, and you will never trouble
yourself to make another. MwrAw -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03

Fire works, flags, Chinosa lanterns, &C.,
ut -lts G.S. FEEsv's, e
A iEtsg 14l0 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-03

lIllLApElliIlA, Pa, October o.-Flour. winter
barely steady; fresh ground old spring scarce md
wanted. Wheat steady; No. . rcd Oc,obet sJi,n
sGs SoyenibSt s1aSsc; December 81, 4a0Oc ;lnnuafy
9l13GJ-c. Corn, options NouIlnNl riir lots steady
and III inir demand; rejected low mlxu,l SIG; NJ.
mixed 5lE!L,sc; steamer yellow Gle; snil mixed
October 5gablc; November 5iAa5Sc; DECEMBER iSa
1G; January i7ajCc. Oats inn and In good de-
n stahd; Rejected white @Gllc; No. While -321ll
Lard firm OH m - = = 1'N"' 9'~''s.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Chinese Use of the Rifle.

When the French troops made their
first and unsuccessful advance against
Sontay some importance was attached
by the special correspondents of the
English papers to the circumstance that
the Black Flags apparently fred low.
1t was pointed out that the bullet
wounds received by the French soldiers
were found in the legs and lower parts
of their bodies. OF course the prsccice
of firing low is one strongly urged loon
the troops, a shower of bullets being
much more effective if fired low, even if
it strikes the ground in front of the adj
vancing hostile forces, than it would be
if sent into the air over the heads of the
approaching enemy. But we heard
rather interesting explanation of the
reason why the Black Flags and their
allies fire low expressed the other day
by one who has had great amount of
experience with Chinese troops. He
said that the bulk OF the Chinese had no
idea of the use of the sights of the rifles,
and it was almost useless to at
tempt to teach them the use of such
contrivances. Thus, Chinese soldier
armed with a modern rife, would never
think of raising the sight OF his weapon
when he was called upon to use it, es-
necially in the face of the enemy. BE
would fire at an object 600yards off with
with tho sight down, the consequence
being that the muzzle of the rife not
receiving the necessary elevation to
carry the bullet over a long dis
lance, the ball would strike
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
A Notable Parsonage.

A notable parsonage has recently died
at Shusa, in the Province of Elizabeth
grad-a Persian prince, the Ameer Bah
man Mira, uncle of the present Shah,
and formerly pretender to the Persian
throne. He was, under the old Persian
law, entitled to the imperial purple, but
since the introduction of the European
law of inheritance by his nephew, Nassr-
ed-Din Shah, Prince Bahman Mira has
quietly resided in voluntary exile on a
pension, and devoted himself entirely to
domestic concerns. He had seven wives
and fifty children, and was so years old
when he died. A number of grown up
sons serve in the Russian ermy, and two
in the Persian Guards. Nearly all the
dragon regiments of the Caucasus con-
tain one or two of his sons or nephews.
One son, Mahmud Mira, who fought
with the Russian dragons in the last
Turkish campaign, has since been in
vited to Teheran to command the Shah's
Life Guards, with the rank of general.
The Shah appears to have been latterly
on very friendly terms with his uncle.
There seems to be great difficulty as to
the disposal of the property left to the
deceased's large family.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
TWO VILLAGES BURNED.
Gilman's Depot, n. ", and Brisbin, Pa
Observation-Disclosures Fires.

Gilman's Depot, n. Y, and Brisbin, Pa.
Observation-Disclosures Fires.
PORT JERvIs, N. Y, May 3.-The en-
tire village of Gilman's Depot on the
Port Jervis & Monticello Railroad,
burned yesterday afternoon and last
night the residents were obliged to fee
for their lives, being unable to save
anything. Not over halfa dozen houses
remain standing in radius of five miles.
The fire is still burning. G1man's tan
merry and saw mills are destroyed. The
whole settlement was owned by him.
Loss 100000. Two railroad bridges
were burned.
ALTOONA. Pa, May 3.-The town OF
Brisbin, Clearfeld County, was totally
consumed by fire yesterday afternoon.
Also the largo lumber yard and mill of
Room, Hughes & Co. The loss is esti.
mated at from $15O,0OO to 5000, 900.
Fully insured.
Troy. N. Y, May 3.-Five buildings
of the Chateauqua Iron Company at
Bradley's Pond have been burned. It
is reported that a man, woman and
two children persisted.
ASHLAND, Pa, May 3.-All danger
from forest fires is believed to be over.
Four farmhouses were destroyed. A
man named Westhoffer is supposed to
have persisted with his house. From
forty-fve to fifty square miles of timber
land has been burned. The damage in
the burnt district is estimated at $l12,-
600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
SWALLOWED BY THE SEA.

The Steamer State of Florida Wrecked in
Mid-Ocean-No Particulars.
New YORK, May 3 -Austin, Baldwin
q Co., agents for the State Line of
steamships this morning received a
dispatch from Glasgow as follows:
"The steamer Devon. from New York for
Bristol, picked up April 81, two life-boats of the
state OF Florida, without occupants or gear.
A sailing vessel bound west was signaled by
the steamship City of Rome, April %, in lati-
tude IS, longitude AZ. She had the shipwrecked
crew of the State Line steamer on board"
The City Of Rome arrived at Liver
pool, April 81, from New York. The
State of Florida was 1000 tons. She
was built at Glasgow in 1879.
LONDON, May 3.-The City of Rome
makes the following statement in re-
gard to the sailing vessel spoken April
20: The first signal was I" shipwrecked
crew." Then followed two other sig
nails, the first supposed to be estate :"
and presumed to refer to the state of
Florida.
GLASGOW, May 3.-The manager OF
the State Line believes that it was an
occidental explosion of dynamite on the
State of Florida that caused her loss.
1t is believed there were dynamiters
among the passengers.
New YORK, May 3.--When the State
Of Florida left this port rumor was cur
rent that several of Rossa's agents were
on board with dynamite, and detectives
were awaiting the arrival of the steamer
at Glasgow to arrest the men. This is
confirmed by cable from England. Rosss
says he knows nothing of the men re.
ported to have been on board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
DYNAMITERS ARRAIGNED.
DAILY, Egan and Mcdonald Charged Will
Treason and Felony.

v,
Treason and Felony.
BIRMINGHAM, May 81 DAILY, Eagan
and mcdonnell were arraigned in the
police court to-day on charge of
treason and felony. DAILY was defiant
and mcdonnell detected. DAILY asked
why he was brought to Birmingham to
be tried again, after committal Thurs
day to await the Chester assizes. The
prosecution replied that after the
charge had been prepared against
him at Liverpool enough evidence was
brought to light to justify his removal
to Birmingham on graver charges. The
prisoners were closely guarded. De-
tectives surrounded them IN the court
room and others were posted outside.
They seemed to keenly feel their position,
especially Eagan, who listened to
the evidence with close attention. When
the detectives described how they
had been tracking Eagan and Daily
since October, the two exchanged sig
nifcant chances. 1t appeared from the
evidence that prior to the recent meet
ings at Birmingham Town Hall, ad-
| dressed by Marquis Salisbury and Jo-
seph Chamberlain, letters were re-
ceived by the authorities containing
threats that dynamite bombs would
be thrown under the speakers
platform. Special precautions were
taken to guard against this. DAILY was
arrested shortly before the Birmingham
election campaign of Randolph
Churchill and Col. Burnaby. It
is believed the bombs found in his
possession were intended to be
exploded at the campaign gathering
The prisoners were reinaDded for one
week.
LONDON, May 3.-The proprietor of a
ship tavern in the vicinity of the Strand,
seized the effects of an absconding
lodger and he discovered box contain
ing twelve pounds of dynamite cart
ridges and gun. cotton. The iodger is
well known and the police are pursuing
him. The premises were searched.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
IMPORTANT SUIT

For Royalty on the Sfemens. Martin
Process of Making Steel.
CLEVELAND, April 29.-Abram 8.
Hewitt and Edward Cooper, of New
Yord, to-day entered suit in the United
States circuit court here, against the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, for
S2OO,OoO damage, claimed for infringe
ment OF the Martin patent in manufact-
ur1ng steel during seven years, during
which time the company paid no atten-
ton to the demands made for royalty.
This suit interests every mandatory
using the Siemens- Martin process in
making steel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

or descend very close to the ground
before it reached its destination.
1t was also asserted that some of the
Chinese soldiers actually knocked the
sights off their rifles as being entirely
useless. We need hardly to say that
the Chinese can never become effective
soldiers until they appreciate the value
OF sighting the rifles; and the circum-
stances we have narrated will go as fur
Their proof of the miserable condition of
the Chinese forces; the sr1pineness and
incompetency of the officers, and the
lll-prepared state of the Chinese armies
to resist European troops.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

Extensive forest fires were reported from
various sections of New York and Pennsylvania
on the I'd lust. The damage in the vicinity of
bridges on the Lehigh Valley Railroad were
destroyed. Large tracts of timber land near
Ashland were swept by the flames, and 5000
cords of charcoal burned At Sterling Run
several buildings were destroyed. and at Swiss
mont two sawmills, with large amount of
lumber, went up IN smoke. Two families are
ropOrfad lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Fire and Riot at Panama.

A terribly destructive fire ragged at Panama,
blocks of houses. During the progress of the
flames the mob, armed with reVolvers and
other weapons, attempted to plumber the burn
ing buildings, and the military were called out
The soldiers quarreled among themselves, and
the owners of the buildings fred on the mob
killing a number of the rioters. The damage
is estimated at 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
A Landslide.

A heavy landslide occurred at Dover, N. H.,
on the I'd inst, on the site of railroad bridge
in course of construction. The bank, eighty
feet high, slid into the river, carrying every
thing with it. The workmen were at dinner at
the time, or great loss of life would have re-
suited. Only one man was carried down, and
he escaped unhurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

The Kentucky Republican convention elected
Walter Evans, W. o. Bradley. G. G. Culbertson
and j. W. Lewis delegates-at-large to Chicago
Congressman Tyre York, liberal, was nomi-
mated by the Republicans for governor of North
Carolina.
In the Wing Republican convention at At
lanta, Ca, on the I'd, Gen. Longstreet was
nominated for governor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Financially Embarrassed

James A. Keene, the great Wall Street specu-
lator failed on the 30th, for the second time.
His liabilities are not stated, but are under
stood to run into the millions.
The rational bank Of Monte de Piedad, the
Oldest backing institution in Mexico, closed its
doors on the 30th. Liabilities not gwen.
Herman Schanzlin, New York wine dealer,
failed on the 10Th. Preferences $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Desperate Burglars.

Burglars entered the house of a farmer
named John Woods. near Charleston. W. Va,
on the night Of the 28th. Woods tried TO drive
them out, but was shot and seriously hurt.
His son Albert heard the shooting and came
into the room, only to meet instant death by
bullet. The daughter, Mary, came next armed
with a revolver, and drove the villains out
Blood marks indicate that one of her shots
took effect
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
nestrnctive Eira at Uansan uia

At s O'Clock on the evening of the I'd inst.
fire broke out in the iron works owned by the
d. J. Murray Manufacturing Company, COM
pletely demolisbing it, together with the plan
ing mill of Werheim & Hazeltine, adjoining.
Murray's loss is estimated at $780, 1000, and Wer-
helm & Hazeltine's at 100000. Considerable
lumber and stock were destroyed. The origin
of the fire is unknown,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Those Forest Fires.

Advices from Ashland, Pa. of the Sd inst,
state that the forest fires in that vicinity have
subsidized after burning over about fifty square
miles of timber land. Several houses were
swept away and one man is reported to have
been burned to death. The pecuniary loss is
put at SI12OOO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
The Last Tramp.

The great sjx-day go-as-you-please at the
Madison Square Garden, New York. closed on
the 3D. with Fitzgerald first and Rowell second.
The formers score vas 610 miles and the latter
eight miles less
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
An Insane Suicide.

The wife of Hon. Robert B. Carnahan. OF
Pittsburg, on the 29th, while temporarily in
sane, escaped from her watchers at night, and
IN wandering about fell over high embank-
ment on the Allegheny River, and was instant
" killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
A Close Call.

The Sherwood House and several other frame
buildings at Englewood, Chicago suburb,
were destroyed by fire early on the morning of
the 9Oth. The guests of the Sherwood were
forced to jump from windows, but no lives
were lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

Cavalry barracks in process of erection at
Portsmouth, Eng, suddenly fell on the morn
ing of the 28th. The workmen, all of whom
were convicts, were buried in the ruins. Thirty
of them were injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
End of a Strike.

Two thousand miners who had been on a
strike at Irwin Station, Penn, resumed work
pany yielded to their demand that the 1-inch
coal screen be removed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
CoIored Men in Council

An Interstate conference Of colored men,
representing twelve states, and numbering
seventy-fve. assembled at Pittsburg on the
29th. Fred Douglass was made temporary
chairman
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
New Officials.

Henry W. Cannon, of Minnesota, succeeds
Knox as comptroller of the United States treas
ury. James A. Connolly, of Illinois, has been
named as solicitor Of the treasury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Explosion at Havana.

A powder magazine at San Antonio, near
Havana, Cuba, exploded on the 10Th, with ter
rife force, followed Immediately by a second.
Houses we're shattered in the vicinity and a
number of people were killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Alpha and Omega.

It is announced that Hon. Robert G. Win
throp, who delivered the Grafton at the laying
of the corner stone Of the Washington monu-
ment In 1848 will perform similar service at
the ceremonies attending the completion of the
cenOtaph,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
THE STATE CONVENTION.

synopsis of Its Work-The Reso-
1utions Passed and the Delegates
Elected - Names of the pres;don+;a1
Electors and the New State Central
Committee-Other Political News
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Texas Tornado.

Del Rio, Tex, was swept by tornado, on the
I'd, which leveIed church and several other
buildings and killed one man. Five persons
were seriously injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Italian LabOrers.

A Toronto dispatch of the Sd announces the
arrival of 271 Italian laborers, from New York,
to take the places of strikers on the ontario
4 Quebec Railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Loss of Life by Fire.

The county poor-house at Hartford, Micn.,
was destroyed by fire on the 3Oth. fh,eeh
inmates persisted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

Mrs. JAMES w. LOCKE, of Rochester,
aged IS, had twenty eight teeth extract
ed few days ago, sixteen at one sitting
and the balance the next day, ana with,
out any anAsthetic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Heavy Damage,

storm at Burlington, VT. or the afternoon
of the I'd inst. damaged property to the extent
of 100000. About 700 feet of breakwater
were carried away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Railway Disaster in Spain.

By the breaking of railway bridge at Cinda-
treals Spain, on the 9th. twenty-eight per-
sons were instantly killed and large number
injured,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Railroad Strike.

Fifteen hundred workmen of the Union Pa
cific Railroad went on strike, at Omaha, on
the Cd, against reduction in wages of 10 per
cent. They threaten to blockade all traffic on
the road.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Yellow Fever.

The United States steamer Portsmouth ar
rived at Newport r. J., on the 29tn, Win
nnmber Of cases of yellow fever on board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

Mr.. HUGHES, '"Tom Brown" is edit
ing volume with the title, "Gone to
Texas, or, "Letters from. Our Boys. !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Rueg Sentenced.

Rugg, the Long Island fend who murdered
the 9Th of June. The trial closed on the 9th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07

Moses Fraley, heavy grain and provision
sneculator at ST. Louis and Chicago, suspended
on the 2Sth, with liabilities estimated at nearly
ri 600. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-07
Political.

The summary of the 800 Republican dele.
oafeS' first nreferennes is given as follows.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-04
Price, 10 Gents

rsgeous character reported. The
special agent found mucl. tlissatisfac.
tica existent regarding the effort
made to debar tourists from going
through the Park with trains hirel
outside the borders of the Park. The
letter of instructions on this subject
sent Major Conger was so interpreted
but not SO meant, yet Conger. know.
ing the dissatisfaction did not con-
mnnicate with the department re.
specting it.
The assistant tsuperintendents should
be displaced and their places filed bv
men of judgment and nerve who have
lived on the frontier and are accus.
toned to its hardships. Snperintend
ent Conger does not possess the ac-
tivity or energy necessary for good
officer and his flagrant violation or
disregard of instructions and failure
to enforce regulations are too serious
to pass nnnoticed. Other reconlmen-
dations are made in the report but Of
minor import.
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-04
Report on the National Park.

w. Scott Smith, a special agent OF
the department of the interior, was
last summer directed to visit the Ma
tional Park, and without disclosing his
official connection or business, to ex-
anime into and report upon the man
agement of the Park. His report as
sent to the Helena Independent by It's
Washington correspondent, is too long
for republication, but the following is
its summary:
Major Conger, the present superin-
tendent, has failed to comprehend the
duties of his Office or Intentionally dis
regarded the same us 1T conclusiysly
appears that some instructions sent
him by the department have been fla
CRAFTY violated almost continuously,
and that no attempt has been made to
execute others. Hunting had been
going OH in the Park openly during
the summer. Hunters had been em-
ployed to 60 into the mountains away
from the travelled roads and kill game
for the llse Of the hotels and eating
places in the Park. Hunting parties
have employed guides and hunters and
started out through the Park without
reln0nstrance. No notices against
hunting were posted in the Park.
No officials were at the principal OBJ
jects of interest to protect them from
specimen seekers. Visitors par-
chased choice curiosities from some
of the assistant superintendent and
in some instances the acts Of va,ldal-
ism perpetrated ny these latteisoffi.
cials was Of tile worst and most out
The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-04
Railroad Officials.

The following circular has beer
issued by the Northern Pacific: John
Muir having resigned the position OF
superintendent of traffic and accepted
that of general manager of the Oregon
Improvement company. the following
appointments are hereby announced.
j. M. Hannaford, general freight
agent, charge of the main line and
branches; office at st. Paul. Charles
S. Fee, general passenger agent, in
charge of both the passenger and
ticket department of the main line and
branches; offices at St. Paul. I'll. G..
Davis, assistant general passenger
agent at ST. Paul. A. D. Charlton,
general western passenger agent; Office
at Portland. The official designation
Of A. L. Stokes will be in the future
assistant general freight agent, with
office at Portland. The appointments
take effect March /.