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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-08
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
A Large stove Warehouse In Chicago Sue
oumba to tho FIames-Tho Lnaa.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 7.-Shortly aftel
midnight fire was discovered in Cribber
& sexton's stove warehouse, a FIVE story
brick building, at the corner OF Erie and
Townsend streets, filled with stoves.
Three alarms were sounded in quick sue.
cession, but before any engines could get
to work the building was mass of flames
from top to bottom. Tho tire was a most
difficult one to fight, as the building was
protected by iron shutters at all the win.
dows, and the firemen had great trouble
in getting at the blaze.
The fire soon eat its way through the
roof, and floor alter floor sunk under the
great weight Of the iron Btock. The east
wall was the first to come down, portion
falling into the foundry building which
lies next to the main building. The other
walls soon followed in quick succession
forcing the fremen back to safer positions.
The west wall fell over into &. 3. Pages
oil warehouse, o long two story brick
building in which were stored between
two and three thousand barrels Of lard oil.
By the strenuous efforts Of the tiremen
the flames were kept down and the only
damage done was to the roof Of the build
ing and to part OF the south wall, which
was forced out by the falling in OF the
roof. The damage to the oil warehouse Is
about $500 and TO stock about 81, 900.
Several small frame houses fronting on
the alley in the rear were badly scorcbed.
The stove warehouse is fiye-story brick
building having q frontage on Erie street
Of $50 feet, and running back 100 feet. 1t
was erected at o cost Of $4,000, and was
insured for its full value. Mr.. Sexton
placed the amount OF stock stored in the
at S250,0OO, with stoves worth
nearly 100000. They were insured for
about $4,000. A large amount Of valu.
lble wood patterns worth s95,0OO would
3e total loss. The insurance on the
Ituff was about S25, 900. The machinery
n use was expensive and could not be re.
placed for less than S25, 1000, and was fully |
insured.
Only two accidents occurred although |
lozsns OF the hremen were often in i'm
ninent danger from theoyerhanging walls.
When the rear wall fell into the alley
Ohm Hannon and Ed. Cudmore, fremen,
we're injured the latter suffered q fracture |
n II @ leg,
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DETROIT, MICH,, Dec. THE storm ot
the past two days has been almost unpara-
lelled in its severity. Old lake men who
haYe been on the lakes for the last quarter
81 century say it is heavier than they
have ever known. Fears are entertained
for the safety Of every vessel known to
have been out in the gale. Tho steamer
City Of Detroit, on her way up from Cleve-
land, encountered storm that racked her
from stem to stem. Her bulwarks were
stove in and at times the men stood in
i've feet OF water. All the windows and
doors in the cabin were broken and the
foors flooded several times, The propeller
Oconto left QSeolR Friday afternoon and
should have reached here Saturday alter
noon, but has not yet been heard from.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. Three coal
mines in the Third Pool resumed opera.
tions to-day at the reduced mining rate.
In the Second Pool three mines were run.
ming, and in the Fourth Pool more men
were at work than at any time since the
strike was inaugurated. The operators
say the strikers cannot remain out longer
than another week at the iurthest. The
cold weather has caused o great deal Of
distress among the miners and their tami.
lies, Their coal houses Aa well as their
cupboards are empty, and they will be
compelled to return to work TO get fuel
and food,
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RcuMoND, Va, Dec. 7.-Governor
Cameron sent his mssssge to the Legisla.
ture to-day. 1t is devoted almost exClu-
sively to State matters. In the matter OF
tho public debt he reiteratss his previous
expressions in the endorsement Of the Rid
dlcberger bill, believing that every con-
Iideration, moral and legal, was met by
that plan for funding the debt made in
that statute. The amount Of the debt
outstanding, other than Riddleberger's
bonds, principal and interest, 70 October
Ist, 1885, Is SSO,752, ,2S2. The Governor
recommends . purging OF the election
laws by the passage OF an act making y
mandatory that judges Of election shall
be chosen from both political parties, and
thlt the representatives Of the opposition
candidates shall be present when the votes
are counted,
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WITH Mr.. Carlisle's reelection to the
speakership OF the House in the Forty.
ninth Congress, Kentucky has been thus
honorsd eleven times, first and six times
in the person Of "Harry Of the Vest; !;
then came John White for one term, then
Linn Boyd for two terms, and now John
G. Carlisle Just elected for his second
term. Next comes Virginia with seven
elections, followed by Pennsylvania with
five. It is somewhat remarkable that the
great State Of New York has had but a
term and q half Of the speakerShip, both
times in the person Of John W. Taylor;
and that for full sA&ty years, notwitE-
standing her increasing political import
ance, the Empire State has not been pei
mittod to furnish the Speaker, though she
has lacked neither ability nor ambition.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.-THE annual meet
ing OF the Pittsburgh & Connellsvllle rail-
road Company waa held here this morn.
ing and the following officers were elected: {:
President, Robert Garrett, OF Baltimore /;
Secretary and Treasurer, ]. B. Washing
ton, OF Pittsburgh; Directors, Robert Gar
rett, Mendes Cohen, Charles Webb, Find.
hugh, John D. Scully, George A. Berry,
Thomas NJ. King, Johns MCCleave, J. j.
Gillespie, OF Pittaburgh; W. II. Koontz,
oil Somerset, Pa; G. 9. Markle, Of West
Newton, Pa. The presidents report sub.
mitted, showed the gross eRrnings for the
past year Of $l,09996 42, and expenses
81, ,226, $40 6S,
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NORTHWEST STORM.
BI1zzARD's BLAST CONTINUES
Jack Frost PiuchSS tho Noses of ohIcaEoanS
an Icy Blus-ThS DlaAS.orS on Lakes
Michigan and Eris-ThS DsEsada-
tion Of the Thermometer.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-The friRhtful gale
that swept the lakes Friday night was fol-
lowed yesterday by another awful and
one OF most equal velocity, which was still
raging this morning. Fears are enter
tanned for the safety OF every vessel known
to have been caught out in the storm, and
it is generally predicted that disasters
will be heard from. The wind was blow
ing fresh from the west yesterday, until
about noon when it gradually began to
work around to the northwards and in
crease in violence. By dark terrific
northerly gale was blowing, the aver
age velocity Of the wind being est.
mated at fifty miles per hour. With the
shifting Of the wind the sea began to wRke,'
and by midnight a tremendous sea hid
been worked up, the waves landing high
into the air and completely submerging
the break-waters in the outer harbor.
The weather was bitter cold and the
frigidity OF the temperature was made
more aggravating by the fierce wind.
Furious snow storms swept up the lake in
rapid succession, and at times it was i'm
possible to see the end Of the piers from
the top OF the life.saving station. The
few vessels arriving reported an unusually
severe trip In each case they were GOV.
cred with ice from stem to stern, and their
crews were worn out from exhaustion and
exposure.
Ia. signal service reported the temper
Ature as one degree below zero here at s
o'clock this morning, while other reports
made tho temperature from eight to ten
degrees blow. The weather was bitter
enough for all purposes in any event. In
many houses the water pipes were bursted
by the frost. These domestic mishaps
were more frequent last evening when il
was colder than the night before, and
there were very few households but ex-
perienced greater or less hardships on &C.
count OF defective water service.
In the streets the eye beheld the usual
mid.winter scene. Street cars were
crowded and in the early morning hours
very few foot passengers were to be mel
with. These invariably had faces red and
purple from the raw air and chilled to the
marrow as they sped on to their employ
ment. The Signal Service quoted the
temperature at Winnipeg 20' below zero
st. Paul, l40 below; Fargo, l9' below;
Dubuque, % below.
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I,sn,sn - RohbetI.

CopuRo, ONT, Dec. mime years ago
John Knox, resident Of this place, de-
serted his wife and departed for the
United States. Shortly afterwards his wife
died Of broken heart, as alleged, and her
three brothers, pamed Cohen, vowed to
kill Knox should he ever return to the
peighborhood. Yesterday RnOL arrived
In town and visited the house OF the
Gohen's hired man, While there the
brothers learned Of his presence and
called at the house. They invited Knox
outside. Knox left the house, whereupan
the brothers attacked him, beating him
into inBenBibility and rohbing HIM as
Knox alleges, oil $4,000, which he had
made in speculation,
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FOUR MEN KILLED
In the New Croton Aequeduot-Tho Men
DreadfulIy MAnGlsd.

| DEoAuEully u1AukAeos
MERlTr's CoRNER's, Westchester county
N. Y, Dec. 7.-Another accident is added
to the long list that has already occurred
at the works OF the New Croton acqueduct
The latest occurred early this morning al
Shaft No. 8, and resulted in the death otfour
men and the probable fatal injury OF the
fifth. The men were descending to work
in one Of the buckets used for lowering
them down the shaft. The start was made
all right, but before the bucket had de.
scended many feet the cross beam Tor
"billy," as it is called by the nen) used to
steady the bucket caught in the shaft and
remained fast until the bucket had almost
reached the bottom OF the shaft, when it
shook loose and came crushing down q
distance OF over a hundred feet on the
heads Of the unfortunate men, The fol-
lowing were intantly killed:
FKEFcIs CARR, single, residence Glasgow.
FREDERICK DRESSER, single, Of Yorkshire,
England.
LORENZO DoBBISs, married, leaves wife
and family at Hibernia, N. ].
PATRICK MORAN, married, residence Jer-
sey City.
JCnn Boardman, the other unfortunate,
will probably die OF his injuries. When
the crossbeam struck the bucket he was
knocked out, but in his descent struck on
shelving constructed near the bottom
and on the side OF the shaft. This in ali
probability saved him from instant death.
When found he was in semi-comatose
state, but soon revived enough to be able
to speak. The extent Of his wounds has
not yet been ascertained.
The dead men presented q shocking
sight. Three OF them have their heads
crushed out OF all semblance, and but for
their clothing, their recognition would be
wholly impossible, they are DobbinS,
Dresser and Moran. 0fthe four, however,
Francis Carr's death was the most horri-
BILE. When struck by the falling beam he
vas knocked from the car and fell head.
long to the bottom OF tho shaft, repeatedly
striking the sides in his descent. Hia
body was mutilRted beyond description,
having been cut into little pieces.
The news OF the accident spread rapidly
throughout the little village, and created
the utmost conBternation. Hundreds oi
villagers gathered around the spot, and
viewed the ghastly spectacle OF the four
mangled bodies, which were placed side
by side as the remains were collected by
the horror stricken comrades Of the unfor.
tunate men. The Coroner has been mott
fled and will hold an inquest at once.
This makes total OF eight men who have
been killed at the works here within the
past two weeks.
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OK Saturday next, afternoon and even
ias, Wheeling is to see in two fine plays
one Of !. he best ofliving actors. Mr.. sheri-
dan plays with a force and finish to be
expected only of a highly intelligent,
tai ented and pAingtaking actor. His In
gomar, to be given at the matinee, is a
splendid rendition Of the role of the mas
siye barbarian subdusd by the subtle
power Of love. It's in Louis III that he
shows the many.sidednesS Of his power.
Those readers OF the 1NrRLLIaEScER who
have seen Mr.. Sheridan in Louis NJ will
bsar witness that it is performance Of
the highest artistic merit. The coming oi
such an actor deserves to be made q
memorable event. We may be sure that
Mr.. Sheridan will do his part.
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THEREW CpNGREss.
Tho Senate OF oIGAniEed-kesoIntioHS o. 81
bpect to HSndrickS.

Tho Senate o. GAniEed- RESOLUTIONS o. Be.
.Bpeet to HSndrickG. 49, 3
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. THE SEN
stors were promptly on hand this morn
ing, and for half an hour before noon
gathered in, friendly groups about the
Senate chamber, exchanging gfeptinSs and
discussing the situation. The galleries Of
the Senate have not for many years been
so crowded on the opening day Of the ues-
sion. The walls Of the Senate chamber
were draped in deep BLACK out Of respect
TO the memory OF the late Vice President.
Promptly at noon General McCook, Bee,
retary Of the Senate, called the body to
order and prayer was offered by the Chap
lain, Rev. Or. Huntly, after which Mr..
Edmunds offered q resolution declaring
Senator John Sherman the President pro
tempore Of the Senate. Mr.. Voorhees,
moved an amendment 10 strike out the
name OF John Sherman and insert instead
the name OF Isham Harris. The Rmend-
ment was voted down by q party vote.
and Mr.. Sherman was without division
declared duly elected President pro tenn
pore, NJ. Sherman and Mr., Harris both
abstained from voting. Upon'the request
OF Secretary McCook Mr.. Sherman was
escorted 10 the chair by Mr. EdmundA
and Mr.. Voorhees,, and the oath Of office
was admiuisteredt to himby Mr.. Edmupds,
Mr.. Sherman then said:
Epv.. -oRs ~ return you my grateful
thanks for tns high honor you have CON
lerred upon me-"
While waiting information Of the action
Of the House Of RepresentatiVeStbs Senate
took q recess. AT 2:40 r. n. the newly
chosen President pro tempore called the
Senate to order. The clerk Of The House
Of Representatives brought . wessaEt
from that body announcing the election o.
It's Speaker and Clerk and the appoint
ment Of committee to wait on the Presi'
dent in conjunction with the committee
already appointed by the Senate.
RESOLUTIONS or RESPECT.
Mr.. Voorhees, then offered the following
resolutions, pretacing them With the 70
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. IAN effort Is being
made by the Pittsburgh poor board to in.
terest the Poor Directors throughout the
country in a movement for national con.
vention TO be held in the near future, the
object being to recommend TO Congress
immediate legislahon in reference to pau.
per emigration,
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MISSipE italian,

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. IAN Italian
laborer named Antonis, who for many
years lived in the rear OF E. J.,Kurtz's
residence at New Castle, Pa, has digap-
pssred in mysterious manner, and i 10
leAred he has been foully dealt with. Last
Monday he was vislted by several strange
Italians, and few hours later he with
drew his savings, amounting to 500, from
the bank stating that he was going home.
He left q trunk with Mr., Kprz, promia-
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marks that in doing SO he was performing
the saddest duty OF his public life.

tlo bdduGbb uuty Va Lao PubAS AAS'
ResO1rsd, That the Senate has received
with profound sorrow the intelligence Of
the death of Thomas A. Hendricks, late
Vice President OF the United States, and
for q number OF years distinguished
member OF this body.
ReIolrtd, That the business Of the Senate
be suspended in order that the eminent
public services and the representative
virtues OF the deceased may be appro-
priAtely commemorated.
ResOtrtd, ThStthe Secretary otthe Senate
be directed to communicate these resolu-
tionP to the House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Voorhees, asked that the resolutions
be permitted to lie on the table subject to
he called up at a Iuture day, OF which the
Senate should have due and timely notice.
The resolutions were accordingly laid on
the table,
Mr.. Harris then moved an immediate
OF the Senate. "out OF respect
to the memory Of the late Vice President." !"
The motion was agreed to and the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow noon.
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Two Miners KILLED.

S,.eidl Di.Ddteh 10 M IntelhoaeT. .a
PIEDMONT, VIVA, Dec.7.-An accident
occurred in the Hampshire mines near
this place to-day, by which two men wero
killed and another severely injured. A
party Of five miners were drawing pillars
in one room OF the mine 10 let down the
roof Of coal, and when the mass fell three
Of them we're caught beneath 1t. Edward
Brown, aged %, and John Sultzer, aged
"a, were instantly killed. Charles Sultzer,
son OF John Sultzer, was so badly injured
that recovery is considered extremely
doubtful. All are married and have tami-
I;n,
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PARIS, Dec. 7.-The Chamber Of Depu-
ties to-day decided by q vote Of 1888 to ia
to consider the proposed increase of the
duties on creals and cattle. n. Comet,
Mipieter Of Agriculture, while not oppos.
ing the motion asked whether 1t was ad.
viIable to increase the duties without first
awaiting the results Of the previous in.
crease. He added that although recent
years had been favorable to French agri-
culture he feared that less satisfactory
period was approaching rendering It pn.
wise to exclude foreign products.
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WHEN natural gas fails to come to tins
On such day as yesterday, those of us
who are obliged to do without it feel that
life has some compensations for us after
all. But it is to be remembered that the
supplying Of natural gas is anew business,
and that Pittsburgh has undertaken .
large delivery of goods without being
properly provided to fulfill her contract
All this will be remedied in time, though
i! will always be provident to have a little
coal on hand for emergencies.
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TIE HOUSE, ORG ANIZEp.
"HennspIn Canal muEphS" Receives u TSEti.
mnnIAl which Causes u Laugh.

"HennspIn Canal Murphy" Receives y TSSti-
monIAl which Causes n Laugh.
While the roll call was in progress in
the House page walked down the centre
aisle, having in his arms q huge floral
design representing section Of q canal
navigated by 3 canal boat laden with
diminutive bags OF grain the whole being
inscribed, "Hennepin." AS he placed it
on the desk Of Mr.. Murphy, OF Iowa, the
especial champion OF the Hennepin canal
project, the House broke out into applause
and laughter. The call disclosed the pre-
sence OF $50 members.
Nomination for speaker were then in
order, and Mr.. Tucker, OF Virginia, was
recognized, who presented the name OF
John Griffin Carlisle, Of Kentucky.
Messrs. Hiscock, OF New York, and Can.
non, Of Illinois, then rose but the latter
was recognized and he placed the name OF
Thomas B. Reed, Of Maine, in nomination
The result Of the vote was announced as
follows: For Carlisle III, for Reed 1873,
and amid loud applause the clerk declared
Mr.. Carlisle elected and appointed Messrs.
Tucker and Reed as q committee to con-
duct the speaker to the chair.
Mr.. Csflisle's remarks were received
with loud applause, and the oath Of office
was administered to him by Mr.. Kelly, OF
Pennsylvania. The clerk then proceeded
to call the roll OF members, who, as their
names were called, appeared at the bar Of
the House and were sworn in by the
Speaker. No objection was raised to any
member and the ceremony was performed
promptly and quietly. The election Of
officers Of the House being then in order,
the names OF those selected by the Demo.
cratic caucus were presented by Mr..
Tucker, while Mr.. Cannon moved to
amend by substituting the names Of those
chosen by the Republican caucus. The
amendment was rejected and the gentle.
men named in Mr.. fuckers resolution
were elected by rira roce vote.
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WASHINGTON, D, G., Dec. 1.-The seCre-
tary Of the Treasury to-day transmitted
toCongress the estimates Of appropriations
required for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, 1887. Tho total amount estimated
as required for all the expenses Of the
Government is $685., ,5S9.552, which is Sl5,-
67S,l5S more than the sum called for in
the estimates submitted lastyear.
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Toronto, Dec. 7.--oommercial circles
have been considerably agiS'ted over the
dissolution Of the partnership OF A. H.
McMaster & Bro, wholesale dry goods
dealers. Ugly rumors were aaoat about
A. r. Carmichael, the cashier and conf
dental clerk Of the firm. Carmichael left
the city on Friday night and Is now In the
United States. Various estimates Of his
delalcations have been made ranging be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Carmichael, 1t
Is said, has been leading very fast life Of
luta
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nIsAsrRons WREcK
On the Canadian kaciuo hailroad-PRaaar
gers Suffer from Cold,

On the Canadian Pacific hailroad-PRaaan-
gers suffer from Gold,
TORONTO, ONT, Dec. Through pas
ssngers east from Winnipeg arriving here
last night by the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, brought details of terrible railway
accident that happened to a train by
which they were travelling on Friday last.
Toe train was running at fair rate Of
speed early in the morning, and on near
ing Lpdburg Junction, east Of Port Arthur,
rail which had become loosened on
the ties, in some manner spread,
causing the train 10 leave the track.
After running q short distance.
the train was thrown down deep en-
bankment. The stoves being overturned
set FIRE to all the cars, most Of which were
well filed with passengers, many Of whom
we're asleep at the time. All the passen-
gers escaped with their lives, although
many we're injured and some very seri-
ously, il not fatally, burned. All the cars
rolled down the embankment, and the
whole train was complete wreck. The
baggage and mail cars, and one OF the
passenger cars were totally consumed by
IRE.
The passengers succeeded in putting
out the FIRE in the other cars, caused by
the upsetting Of the stoves. The accident
happened ip a rather desolate part Of the
country where the line runs through, and
the passengers being unable to find place
OF shelter suffered very much from cold,
and men, women and children who
escaped from the sleeperS in their night
clothes we're obliged TO remain sitting in
the snow tor an hour or more, the ther-
mometer being below zero at the time.
They here ssYed from being frozen by
keeping near the burning wreck till assist
anre arrival
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Ir must make the cold wave play sad
urapks up and down the Mugwump spine
n raaliz, that John Sherman is but one
remove from the Presidency Of the United
S,ates. If President Cleveland were to
overload himself with mince pie the Mug
wnmps aforesaid would fall on Their
knees and begin TO say their "Good Lord,
Ial;rpr usn ..
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CoNsrANTINopLE, Dec. 1.-THE Porte has
has informed King Milan that peace be.
tween Servia and Bulgaria will DO OF no
avail unless the terms thereof have the
approval Of the Sultan. Milan has replied
that be should refuse terms that were in
violation OF the sultan's rights.