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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-11

ST. JOHNS, N. B., Dec. l0-While the
eastbound freight train on the New Bruins,
wick railway was passing over q bridge
across the north branch Of the Oromotsco
river to-day the bridge gave way aud the
engine fell into the river. Fortunately It
uncoupled itself and the cars remained on
the track, one hanging over the gap. The
engineer escaped. The brennan, Richard
Smith, is missing. Tho night express
from Boston soon afterwards passed over
the south branch bridge, and the
engineer learning OF the disaster attempt
ed to back his train down To Fredericton
Junction. 1t was discovered that the
supports Of the south branch bridge
had given way. The train had a very
narrow escape. Both bridges have been
undergoing repairs.
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HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
Yesterdays session of that BOdy-Ths Rsso
lutiona Adopted.

luuVuu AuopLeus
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1o.-The
American Public Health Association to=
day received and referred to q special
committee for consideration and recon-
mendation, series oi resolutions from
tho Philadelphis Board Of Health, in
which 1t was resolved that no rags from
foreign ports should be permitted TO land
at the port OF Philadelphia until they
shall have been disinfected.
The resolution proposed suggesting a
commission 10 examine into the sanitary
surroundings OF operators in factories was
reported to the Association BY the Execu:
tive Committee in v modified toFH and
adopted
Dir. Holt offered resolutions which were
referred to the Executive Committee, ask
ing Congress to provide for the appoint-
ment OF i coRmiasion to consist Of three
persons, to investigate tho methods pur-
sued at Rio Janeiro, Mexico, Pan4m4 3nd
Colon to protect the unacclimstsd against
yellow fever infection. The resolutions
proposed that $4,000 be appropriated 70
pay the expenses Of the commission, each
member oi'which should receive Is re.
compense S., 600.
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A Rhapsody over Gas.

TIrusvrLLE, Pa, Dec. 10.-Tho intro
duction Unnatural gas as fuel in this city
is regarded as one Of the greatest boom
and econies. But 4 few months has
elapsed since the mains we're laid in the
streets and has already came into almost
universal use. Two-thirds Of the houses
shops, stores and manufactures have it
1t has also reduced the wages household
service, rs child can make or extinRaish
4 fire by the turn Of the wrist, No acGi,
dents have been reported or Somplained
Of and none can OCCUR WITHOUT the grosaest
ignorance or oareleSsness on the part ol
the consumer. The gas has suffered nc
diminution or huctuation during the
coldest weather or highest winds.
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0IrepoNdtuet of az InteIlioenor,

CSIrt-posSIsRec q w 4H&eHPeiAo8'
MoRoASrowN, W. Va, Dec. 1O.-It is
said that the Fairmont, Morgantown L
Pittsburgh railroad will be here before the
first OF February, 1886, which after all is
only matter Of conjecture, as 1t was to
have been here year ago. But it surely
will be here sometime, as the company
has erected an elegant depot.
The County Court is in session, but
nothing OF importance Is on the docket
Rev. r. s. Finney, Of the Presbyterian
Church, has been very III, and is not ex-
pected TO live.
Mr.. R. s. Armstrong, Of the class OF
1885, West Virginia University, has been
confined to his bed for several days past
with an attack Of typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. J. NJ. Devine, Of your city, Is in
town looking up old acquaintance. He
He was q student here several years ago,
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@. A. n. MONUMENT
10 General Grant at washiuEton- How 1t
To hh Ernntnh.

70 General Grant ut WRshiuEton-HoW It Il
to be Erected.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Dec. l0.-A general
order has been iHsued from the HeadquAr.
tsrs Of the G. A. R. in this city, informing
members Of that organization that Wash
ington has been selected as the slght Of
the proposed G, A. \. monument to Gen
erRl Grant. ITO suitably mark the event
and evidence the equal share Of all the
comrades OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public in this work Of commemoration," !"
the various posts are requested to prepare
list containing the names OF each reRi-
ment and post OF each donor, which, when
returned to National Headquarters, will
be bound into volumes and properly cared
for and provisions made to furnish each
Post lithographic or other suitable form
OF engraving Of the finished monument.
The QuarteTmaSter has been directed to
deposit the funds received as contribu-
tionB with trust company, and 1t is to be
solely dedicated to the erection OF the
monument, and subject to 10 other charge
save only the cost Of printing and diptri-
,butipg the rolls and the proposed en-
craving OF the finished monument, and
all time and labor expended in this be-
half by the Grand Army OF any Of ita
comrades or authorities shall be without
cost 10 the Government.
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TIE staten ISLAND BRIDGE
OF the d. y o.-BlllS to Permit Its Con
structIon Before Congress.

Or the b. y Os-buls TO FermlG It's Oon
Struction Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The bill for the
construction Of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road bridge across the Arthur Kill to con
meet with the Staten Island Rapid Transit
railroad WILDE presented in the House al
the earliest possible opportunity. Sena'
tor Warner Miller presented the Senate
bill Yesterday without comment and had
it referred TO the Committee on Com.
merce. The title mentioned the object ol
the bill as "authorizlng the construction
OF certain bridges across Staten Island
Sound, known as Arthur Kill or Kill Won
Kull, and to establish the same as post
roads," In the House bills will be in
troduced by Perry Belmont and Mr.. Find
lay, OF Maryland. Mr.. Belmont's bill,
which will probably be the one acted
upon, authorizes the construction and
maintenance Of q railroad drawbridge,
with spans OF not less than 200 feet In the
clear on each side, with'the central pivot
pier OF the draw across the Staten Island
Sound or Arthur Kill, at or near Eliza
beth. The spans are to be not less than
thirty feet above low water mark, to be
ton, and at the expense OF the owners OF
the bridge. 1t is to be lighted with signal
lights Of the character prescribed by the
Lighthouse Board, and the plans for its
construction to be subject to the approval
Of the Secretary OF War. 1t is to be pos.
road.
Mr.. Belmont intended to delay the pre-,
sentation OF the bill until after the great
dinner to be given by Erastus Wiman on
Staten Island, and by the adjournment OF
the House will he compelled to delay 1t in
any event. Mr.. Vanderbilt's death, how
ever, and the certainty that the dinner
would not be hold, had determined him
to present 1t to-day, II possible. 1t Is not
probable from this fact that the death Of
the millionaire will make and difference
with the plans Of the two railroads, and
the probability is that the scheme will be
pushed as fast as the movements OF Con-
gress will permit.
Senator 'Sewell, in speaking Of the mat
ter to. day, said that there was no change
in the disposition OF the New Jersey dele
CATION to fight the bill, but that he was un-
able to say what might be the result in
the Senate. He thought that even il it
were passed the Government had no right
to interfere with the property Of Q State,
and that 1t would rest with the State su-
thorities as to whether or not the bridge
would be built. He felt sure as to the
States rights to hebanks and a portion Of
the Kill, and had no doubt that they
would be protected.
Mr.. McAdoo in the House will make
the opposition on the same grounds he
outlined before, and will make strong
argument in favor OF the States rights es
to It's own territory.
Asto the vigorous support Of the bill
there Is no question. Many Western and
Southern members will be in favor OF 1t,
and many who look at New Jerseys posi-.
tion as a'kiod Of narrow GGrseryatism will
refuse their aid to the delegaiqR.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-11

Dr.. ". D. Wright, Cincinnati, o., sends
the Bu6joined professional endorsement: /:
II have prescribed DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam
for the Lungs in great number Of cases,
and always with success. One case in
particular was given up by several physi-
clans who had been called in for consulta.
ton with myself. The patient had all the
symptoms Of confirmed consumption
cold night swests, hectic fever, harrassing
coughs, etc. He commenced Immediately
to get better, and was soon restored to his
usual health. also found DR., VIM, Hall'g
BRlBam for the Lungs the most valuable
expectorant for breaking up distressing
coughs and colds"
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WxNEpKo, Dec. 10.-Riels remaint
were brought here last night from Regime
in cha. re Of two Catholic priests, in pri
vate car, The movement was secret; The
car was run across the river to St. Boni'
face, where number Of hall,
breeds were in waiting and drove \
to his mothers home, where the
family were. The box was opened
disclosing face somewh>t b'ackened AND
slightly disdgured. The hoSse vas drapeo
in black. The funeral will SSke place
Saturday when the body will be br2uRnl
to St. Bonitace Cathedral, where Requiem,
mass will be celebrated. The body, will
be buried in the st. Boniiace Catholic
Cemetery beside the father.
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yANpERBILT's FUNERAL
To Take Place to .dAJ-rhs Watchers By ths
Dead.

New YoRK, Dec. l0.-The undertaken
was early at Mr.. Vanderbilt's house this
morning to see that everything was in
order. He had been to New Dorp, Staten
Island, and made preparations for the
final interment. Two Of the sons OF the
dead man, William and George, sat up all
night as watchers, and Mrs. Vanderbilt
passed hours beside the dead body Of her
husband. With the morning came many
messages Of coincidence and cards Of
friends, but everything was without undue
hustle or confusion. On the street the
carriages and carts rolled by, their drivers
obliyious Of the grief OF the stricken
family withsn. But OH the sidewalks the
majority OF the promenalers either
stopped and gazed at the drawn ourtainG
or walked slowly once or twice past the
house. The funeral arrangements will not
be changed. Private services will be hell
at the house and afterward the funeral
will take place from st. Bartholomew's
church. No autopsy will be made as the
Coroner is perfectly satisfied that death
was caused by cerebral apoplexy.
The certificate officially recording the
death OF VIM. Ii. Vanderbilt was filed In
the Bureau Of Vital Statistics to-day. II
sets forth that William Henry Wander
bilt, 81 years and Z months old, had died
.t No. 64O Fifth Avenue, at 2:40 P. NJ,
lbecemRer !, from syncope from cerebral
apopleIy, and wis % be buried Tomorrow
In the Morayian cemetery: The ihnetil
Rervices will be as simple as possible,
merely the ritual Of the Episcopal church
without any sermon. Only actual relatives
will be admitted to the church.
The remains will be taken by coach and
boat to New Dorp, Staten Island, and de-
poeited in q vault pending the completion
| II the iGmily mausoleum. Detectives will
| be on duty at the church to warn away
suspicious character. Two members of
the detective force have been on guard in
tho neIghborhool Of the mansion, and 1t ia
said guard will be PLACED over the vault.
The will OF Mr.. Vanderbilt will be read
Saturday morning in the presence OF the
family, and after being entered in probate
will be furnished to the press.
fheFe we're many callers to-day and
many messages 81 syERathy were re-
tcelVeu. AlnouR tnoee WIZ C4ue4 Was SV!'
Fred D. Grant. Later in the day CO...
Grant in conversation about the sudden
death OF Mr.. Vanderbilt expressed warm
feeling in the matter and said: "My
mother and our family deeply sympathize
with Mrs. Vanderbilt and her family at
this time. We, the widow and sons Of
General 5E6nt, hsye peculiar feelings Of
regret at the death d Mr.. Vanderbilt.
NY father was deeply grateful TONI.
Vanderbilt, not alone Tor bis first kind
ness, but for the delicaoy with which hS
! conducted the matter subsequently. We
all felt very grateful and regret that he
| has diedn
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LABOR CONGRESS.
The Prosasdlpgs of the federation ofLaoor
UnionS-Eight Hour Rule.

The Prosasdlpgs of the federation OF Laool
UniOpS-Eigbt Hour Ruls.
WARRINGTON, Dec. lo.-The Federation
of Labor Unions resumed It's session to-day
and took up for consideration the resolu'
ton providing that the eight hour rule
shall take effect from May l, next The
question caused general debate and de:
yeyeloped a diversity Of ofoplnion as to the
best method OF accomplishing the desired
result, Some OF the delegates favored g
gradual change, some proposed fne tol
working over hours, other favored reduc,
ing the wages with the hours, others urged
thSt double pay be expected for extra
work and others advocated general con-
sultatiou with employers in order to secure
nnited aCHor. An amendment, which
nrovided that thorough canvass should
he made in special trades for the purpose
n sscnring the cooperation OF a. m9ay a.
nossible In Carrying out the resolution
was adopted. a,
Before . final vote was taken upon the
reeolution it was explained that ltf
adoption did not compel any organisation
into Th5eo OPERATION eS ion the eight hour law. The
intentIon was not TO force Q Btl1kS or e
conpeI rtS organizations to do what they did
not not feel Able to do. With this under
standing II was said that ell the delegates
waTe In favor OF the resolution. II was
thought that the resolution In Us pEesenl
iorm did mot convey this intention 3
cIsarlv "a 4 should, and It was referred tc
the Committee on Resolutions for revision
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MAILER ATTACKED
At stoubsnvIlls Because he PSrsiStsd In His
Intention to Work.
g.n..inI nisnnLeh 10 Ia. LnLsLIinenner


Special Dispatea to ne Iatell0na1.
SrEuBENvILIE, Dec. 10y Yesterday after
noon ]. F. Flannery, mailer, from Berea
O., arrived here with the intention Of 60
ing to work at the Jefferson mill. Upon
his arrival he was met by some Of the
nailers who tried to induce him to return
home, but this he refused to do. In the
evening about 10 O'Clock Hugh Patterson,
John Roberts and two other nAilers went
into Walter Gays saloon, and seeing
Flannery there, Immediately attempted TO
bulldoze him by threats not to 20 to work,
but he told them as he had been out Of
work for long time and having wife
and several children 10 provide for, he In
tended to takeR good job when 1t was offer
ed to him. At this reply the four men
jumped upon him, threw him to the floor
and kicked and beat him in terrible
manner, Roberts hitting him on the side
OF the head with an earthen Bpittoon, in
hicting couple OF severe gashes.
After the fight Flannery presented q
terrible appearance, his head and face be.
ing cut up frightiully. Patterson and
Roberts were arrested, and at hearing
this afternoon were bound over until next
Monday when it is hoped the other two
nAilers will be apprehended.
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a YlllaInous Act Avsnrsd.

KENToN, TENN, Dec. 1o.-About
O'Clock Tuesday moSnlng two clerks in the
store Of White 4 Boyle were awakened by
8 sutFocating smoke and discovered the
store to. be on.fre. A thief had entered,
stolen some goods and then fred the
house. By prompt efforts the flames were
cxtinguished. Had the young men been
q few minutes later in making the dis.
covery they would undoubtedly have
been burned TO death and the whole busi.
ness portion Of the town destroyed. Soon
afterwards Henry Fowler, q Colored ex.
convict, was caught with the stolen goods
In. his possession, and he was promptly
was found hanging from q limb Of tree
where mob during the night had hanged
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MExICAN SMUeaLFRs
Killed in Texas while ReIiStinE Arrest.
Plundor Discovered.

Plundor Discovered.
GALvESToN, TEr., Dec. l0.-The News
Eagle Pass special says; Sheriff oglesby,
with Robert Dove and James Oliver,
visited the Delgardo rancho last night,
with q warrant for the arrest OF Manuel
Delgardo, on charges Of smuggling and
horse stealing.
Arriving at the house the officers found
Delsardo asleep and were about to seize
him when he awoke and fred
Gt DoWO. the bullet grazing his
head. The Sheriff instantly fred,
sending bullet through Delgardo's
heart. The firing aroused the gang, who
attacked the officers and drove them
from the rancho. Obtaining reinforce.
ments, the Sheriff again attacked the
rapehe at 8 o'clock this morning. Many
shots were exchanged. Three Mexicans
were killed, the rest escaped into Mexico,
carrying several wounded with them, and
taking about thirty horses, all Of which
are believed to be stolen. One OF the
smugglers was arrested. Much plunder
was found on the premises,
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AnoWL FOR SILVER
From the Wsatsrn FATmorS-A Conspiracy
Alleged,

From the Wsatsrn FAEmers-A oonspiracy
Alleged.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-Petitions have
been presented in the House from numer-
GUS farmers OF Iowa, alleging that the
President, Secretary Of the Treasury, the
American Bankers Association and the
leading newspapers Of the Eastern cities
have Joined in q conspiracy to increase
the value and purchasing power OF fund,
ed debts and fixed incomes, through the
depreciation OF general prices, by the de-
monetization OF silver, or suspension ot
It's coinage, and the retirement Of one and
tEo dollar legal tender notes, to the great
loss aud inG9Ty Tyenience Of labor and tho
useful producing slPsaes. ..,
The petitioners, 6elieyipg, this, petition
ConRrets to place the coinage of silver on
an equality with the coinage Of gold, Ia
continue tho coinage certificate system, 80
modified as to authorize the issue thereof
in denominations Of one, two, and ,ava
dollars, and upwards, the same to be law
ful. LEGAL tender money. They also de.
mand the reissue Of one and two dollar
legal tender notes, and that their volume
be- regulated so IS to meet the public
needs, and that the public debt be
liquidsted Rs rapidly as the revenues q
the government will permit, to the end
that no useless, UNNECESSARY or IDLE sur
plus remain boarded in the United statei
Treasury,
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THE BOOKS EXAMINED.
The Hooking valley Goal Operators Mako
| . Btatemsnt Of Their Businoss.

Statement OF Thelr Bublnoa1s
CoLuMRus, o., Dec. l0.-The taking Of
testimony before the Arbitration Board Of
Miners has been finished and the aEsa-
ments commenced this morning. Thus
far the Minsra' Committee have not ac-
quieaced In all that has been done by the
operators, and 1t is quite probable that
an umpire will be necessary. 9he selec-
tion of'the umpire will be somewhat dif.
fiGult, az he must not be connected in any
way with the coal trade, bpt merely bs .
business man, capable oi making quick
decisions In law aud equity.
The examination of the operators books
has developed some facts hitherto -un-
known. In the first place, the claim that
the operators have scarcely been making
any profit, is substantjsted By figures.
The Hocfing Valley coal trade has been
cut into terribly BY the Pittsburgh coal
dealers, and from the books Of the opera-
tors 1t can be seen that there has been in
the great coal market Of Chicago net in
crease OF $4,000 tons Of coal, which in
cludes the shipment Of the Yough, in ad-
dition to Pittsburgh. To compare the
Hooking with this, an advance Of some
s., 900 tons is potea Rs the increase but
from this must be taken the 1900 tons
less on the Ohio Central, which makes tho
net increase Of the Hooking region, even
in the face Of Q great strike, only 1900
tons in round numbers. Comparing this
with the Pittsburgh 5000 tons, 1t can be
seen how the Hooking market has been
sacrificed.
Yet, notwithstanding these figures, the
miners claim that the operators can pay
more for mining, Ra they can advance the
price Of coal, But such conclusion does
not seem possible when Pittsburgh coal
comes into competition. The operators
have offered TO allow Hon. John Mcbride,
or any other official Of the Miners Union,
to take the road and see for themselves
that the Hooking Coal Is now being sold
as high as 1t can be. Hon. John Brashear
and Hon. John Mcbride represent the
operators and miners respectively in the
arguments. The session will probably
continue until tomorrow or perhaps later.
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E.psn,s OF tne ID. 3 Q. sphelpe.

TRENTON, Dec. lo.-In the item Of eE'
pendltures for shore privileges the amount
that the Staten Island scheme will save
the Baltimore & Ohio is shown by the
prices that other corporations have paid
recsntly for water bET;leges opposite New
York. Among these purchasers the Ham,
burg Steamship Company, at the rate d
$50, ,462 an acre, North American Lloyda
Company, at SSi 900, Rremep Steamship
Company, at $55,0O0; Pennsylyanls Ilail-
road, for land at the feot Of First street,
Jersey City, at SIS, ,6l3, and for the foot ol
Morris street, 100000; Delaware & Lack
svsppa Railroad, for the foot Of Twelfth,
fhirteenta, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, Jersey City, Sol, ,00e per acre, OF
nearly S2,0OO,OO0 for the plot
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the spsnibh National coat of arms. The
altar was dressed in black, the pillars Of
the tabernacle being entwined with black
bunting. No flowers were on the altar
and simple floral wreath rested on the
casket.
President Cleveland and Cabinet oc-
cupied seats in the front pews on one side
OF the center aisle, and the Spanish Lega.
ton the corresponding pews on the other
side. Back OF these sat the Diplomatic
Corps, and number OF prominent people
who had been invited to be present.
Mozart's requiem mass was sung by the
regular church quartette, assisted by a
special choir Of thirty. voices and with
orchestral accompaniment.
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PFrTsHuRsH, Pa, Dec. lO.-The down
train on the river division Of the buffalo,
New York s Philadelphia railroad struck
man and woman near Oil City, Pa, last
evening. The man had both legs broken
and was internally injured. The woman
was quite seriously but not fatally hurt.
The couple are man and wife, Damvis by
name, and came to this country from
GefmRny . lev weeks Sgo, :
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The Now York Post jumps onto secre'
tary Manning's report with both feet, SO to
speak. It cordially approved Of his selec-
ton as . Cabinet officer by President
Cleveland, audnowitsays these hard things
about Daniels essay on the finances oi
country: "a more dreary and battling
aud unnecessary disquisition was never
pu, in print. The terminology is painful
and in places exasperating, and the reason
ing lAboriously intricate and obscure"