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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-17
INCREASE I'M MINERS WAGES.
Tho Operators In Pittsburgh District Keep
Faith with the Interstate Agreement,

Tho Operators In Pittsburgh District Keep
Faith with the Interstate a grccmcnt.
= PrrsnuRGn, Pa, Oct. 1G.-At a meet
ing OF the railroad coal operators OF
Pittsburgh district, held here to-day, it
was decided to advance the price of
mining from Il to 10 cents per ton on
November !, provided that competitors
in this and other States shall make q
like advance. The operators say that in
adopting the resolution theyare keeping
faith in observing the interstate agree
ment. They now expect the miners to
make an effort to have the same wages
paid at the works where the scale OF
wages has been lower. They argue that
unless this is done tho outside operators
who are paying less wages will under
bid them in making contracts, About
6,000 miners in the Pittsburgh district
alone expect the advance in wages.
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Ling John wentworth Dead.

CnIcAGo, Oct. lG.-The Hon. John
Wentworth, better known as T4.ong
john" . man as well known as any in
the West, died at 7;45 o'clock this morn.
ing. Mr.. Wentworth was one OF Chica-
go's oldest residents, and in his day was
Mayor Of the city, Congressman and edi.
tor of tho principal daily paper here,
About q month ago his general health
began to fail, and death resulted this
morning Mr.. Wentworth was 73 years
OF age. He was q man OF wealth, his es-
tate being worth at least 81 100000.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 1G.-A dispatch from
Jessup, Ga, says: In January, 1886,
Robert ]. Smith, Of this city, was mur.
dered by Lewis Edwards, Colored, who
was sentenced to life imprisonment. His
attorney secured new trial, and the
case was to have begun yesterday. Sun
day night the sheriff brought Edwards
here, and at o'clock Monday morning
a party OF masked men entered the jail
and shot him dead.
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CHEYENNE, WYo, Oct. lG.-Privates
Davis and Yarden, members of the
Seventeenth Infantry, stationed at Fort
Russell, near this city, left the post on
hunting trip yesterday without leave.
A squad in pursuit off the runaways came
upon them crawling through the grass
near Mount Lake after ducks. An order
to surrender startled both. Davis ran
toward the water and was wading when
Yarden in nervous fright discharged
both barrels of his fowling piece. The
charge took effect in Davis back, killing
him almost instantly. A military in
quest is in progress.
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Burglnrs at GrantsyIIlc.

Special Correspondence " ne IHIeHI0tHreF.
GRAxrsvILLE, W. Va, Oct. ia
bold burglary was committed last night
between eight and nine o'clock, while
the people OF the town were attending a
lecture by Rev. DR.. Carter, Of Parkers-
burg, ut the Court Heuse, Some one
broke large pane Of glass In the front
of Want & Burr's store and entered,
forced open the money drawer and took
three or four dollars. The party was
evidently scared away before he had
secured any other yaluables,
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MRS. JANIS &, BLAINE. JR.

Authorizes n DeninI of the silly Story About
Her Having Separated from Her Husband.
She Nails the FaisOhood Completely.
NEW YoRK, Oct. lG.-MEs. James G.
Blaine, jr., who is at the New York
Hotel with her baby and maid, desires
the Associated Press to state in her be-
half that there is no existing cause for
the telegraphed statements that she has
separated from her husband. Mrs.
Blaine authorizes positive denial OF
the statement that she has begun u suit
for separation, or that any such suit is
in contemplation. The lady expresses
herself mortified that a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Nevins, who resides at the
New York Hotel, should have been con-
strued as the beginning OF the alleged
separation between herself and husband.
Mrs. Blaine left her husband in good
health and spirits, and has the same cor.
dial relations to-day with James &.
Blaine, sr. she has always had. Mrs.
Blaine feels aggrieved that few trivial
circumstances should have been ex-
aggerated into story tending to show
that separation was ever contemplated.
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St. ClnirsyiIle,s Bic l'alr.

Special Dtpateh 10 the httHigIeer.
ST. CLAIRsvrLLE, O., Oct, lG,-Tho st,
fair is a go. Wednesday will
be opening day. Thursday all races
WILDE on aud Friday will capthe climax,
for there will be more horses and better
races than ever known. 1t is the round
up OF all horsemen in this circuit.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lG.-The General
Executive Board of the knights of Labor
continued its session to-day. The res
ignation of Thomas II. Barry was taken
up and discussed, but no action will be
reached upon it before tomorrow. Mr..
Barry was suspended from the Board
last August for conduct prejudieial TO
the good interests OF the order, and his
resignation followed last month. The
resignation Of A. A. Carlton from the
Board will also be acted onto.morrow or
Thursday.
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HIGHLAND, Ills, Oct. lG.-Thc boiler
Of traction engine exploded last even
ing on Alarm nine miles north of here,
resulting in the instant death OF one
man aud four others being seriously
wounded. Christ RaiIerman, proprietor
OF the engine and engineer, was Instant
ly killed by flying fragments.
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GRAND FoREs, OAK, Oct. lG.-About
n dozen women were brought here
under arrest from Thompson to-day.
All attempts to close the saloons there
having failed, the ladies' took a hand
themselves, cutting the saloons and
spilling the liquor on the ground, for
which they were arrested. They all
wore white badges and spent their time
singing temperance songs on the train.
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TorEKA, KAs., Oct, l6.-A charter has
been filed for the Cherokee Central rail-
way. This line is to be built from Fl.
Scott to the south line Of the State,
thence through the Indian Territory 10
Tahlequah, and thence southeasterly to
IT. Smith, Ark, the estimated length oil
the line being 200 miles. The capital
stock Is $1,000, 900.
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YOUNGSTOWN, o., Oct. l6.-A freight
wreck occurred Sunday afternoon on
the p. & W. railway, between Mahoning-
town and New Castle junction, which
fortunately was accompanied by neither
loss Of life or very serious damage TO the
company. A locomotive was backing
east, and ran into the rear end Of a
freight train. Travel over the road was
delayed for some hours.
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An Eloping Couple Arrested.

sr. LOUIS, Oct. l6.-A young man OF
81 years, giving the name of George W.
Hawks and stating that he came from
West Gardner, Mass, and is son of a
jewcier ofthat place, was arrested here
last evening and is now in the holdover
waiting instructions from his father.
The boy story is that he went from his
home in Boston last week aud obtained
some gold watches and jewelry there
from a jeweler with whom his father
dealt; that he was followed by a young
lady named Annie: Matthews, sweet
heart OF his; that the two came west To-
gether and they were arrested here yes.
terlay. The attention OF the police
was attracted to the young man through
his Offering fine gold watches for sale at
very low prices, and he was arrested on
the suspicion that he had not come by
them honestly and placed in the hold
over to.wait developments. His father
has been telegraphed by Chief Of Police
Hueblcr,
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TOPEKA, KAN, Oct. 1G.--oraers have
been given by General Superintendent
Sands to all the superiutendents and
heads OF the mechanical departments Of
the Santa Fe TO reduce the working
hours 6lper cent at once. The reduc-
ton is made by cutting off one hour
each day and half day Saturday, max
ing five days in the week instead Of six.
This order effects 10000 men.
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TAYLOR, TEX, Oct. lG.-Joe Joiner,
negro, was iynched ut Huito, near here,
yesterday. Joiner attempted an assault
upon l2 year old white girl, and was
arrested. On the road to the Jail mob
of masked men seized the prisoner and
hanged him.
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IrsrLANrr, MIcH,, Oct. 16.-The boiler
of the Superior mill of the Ybsilanti Pa
per Company, exploded this morning,
instantly killing Fireman John Daw-
son, and injuring another fireman named
Franklin Sinkler. The total damage 10
the building will amount to about S2j,-
nnA
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AnIr PrIzo Plcht on thn rnnI..

New YoRE, Oct. lG.- The much.
talked Of fight between Jake Kilrain and
the Unknown is in a fair way to be fixed
for an carly date. The representatives
OF both men will leave the city tonight
for Canada, where the articles OF agree.
ment will be signed and the identity Of
the Unknown disclosed.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MIcH!, Oct. 16.-J. NJ,
Lane, well known lumberman OF this
City, has made IN assignment to NJ. j.
Clark for the benefit of his creditors.
Liabilities, Sl0O,0OOi assets about the
same.
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suAMoElS, Pa, Oct. lG.-The Cam
efon collicry, owned by the Mineral
Mining and Railroad Company, of Phila-
dolphin, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing: The fire originated from an explo.
sion Of gas. Loss about $4,000; insured.
The colliery employed about 1000 men.
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NEw CASTLE, Oct. lG.--A colored man
named Joseph Loriug beat his wife last
night in most brutal manner, several of
her injuries being quite serious. She
made information against him, but up 10
this writing he was still at large.
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are also badly wanted and will eventu.
ally find their way into the Pike county
lli." n"lS

are also badly wanted and will eveutu.
ally find their WAY into the Pike county
"Havoyou heard OF 'Johns's' trouble ?"
continued Captain Burnett. "Well,
some time ago his wife tired Of him and
she left him and went over into Ken
lucky and took up with Frank Phillips,
and has been living with him ever
since in a cabin in the woods Of Pike
county. She is n Mccoy by birth, but
not daughter OF old Randall. She is Il
handsome, well.developed youngwoman,
and says she will 90 no more to the Hat
fields"
DIG REWARDS UNEARSED.
"What reward is there out for the
Hatfelds?"
"Here is a curious and interesting con-
dition OF things. Within a radius OF
twenty miles are all OF the people con-
cerned in these murders. Kentucky has
a standing offer OF 1900 for Cap Hat
field, 81 900 each for Ancc' and Johns
$500 each for E1let, Elias and Bob Hat
field and the Guerilla while smaller
rewards await the captors OF some OF the
smaller fry.
"on the other hand, West Virginia
offers S100 for each OF twenty.eight ofthe
Mccoy contingent and $500 for Frank
Phillips, to which the Hatfelds have
added 5000 more. In this same area Of
territory are at least ten men who arc
wanted for various crimes, principally
murders. They arc refugees and know
they arc in the safest place in the
country"
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S,NM ,NMAsIlNGroN, D. O., Oct. l8.-The
,seso,a 'S,Sry o Of M the Treasury this afternoon
~'VP'ed Sl,2i2 !! registered at 1851.
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"WEALTH, prosperity and
power will bless the land devoted
to free men, free labor and FREE
TRADE"
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A GREAT SOCIAL EVENT.

ROGER @. MILLS.
, 1888-11-15
Watching g. Chinese JugGler.

In quiet cross town street little side
walk audience was gathered the other
morning watching Chinese juggier per-
form some extremely deft feats in the I'M
compromising publicity of the open air.
The juggler was n gray old chap with 4
foxy face and cunning eye. He had q
few hairs on his upper lip and few on
his chin that bristlcd out like the whiskers
Of cat He wore his native dress, or
such approach to it rs we are accustomed
to see here, and his only apparatus was
contained in !. little hand sachel male OCT
of woven reed. His tricks were simple.
consisting mainly of feats of palming, Gt
which he was wonderfully expert. lie
juggled with balls and knives and forks
very skillfully indeed, and had pack of
cards which he tossed in the air, causing
them to vanish and reappear apparently
at will
The most thrilling of his feats consisted
in driving threaded darning needle
through his arm, pulling it out on tue
side opposite its entrance without draw.
ing drop of blood. This performance
was the climax of his Show, and when it
was done another Chinaman went around
and gathered in contributions. The crowd
settled up, evidently expecting other feats
to follow. When the last copper had
been extracted the pile was handed to the
juggler, who held it in his hand, for all TO
see that it was there. and then put his
hand to his mouth. When he opened the
hand again it was empty, and so was the
mouth, which he held gaping like cavern
for inspection. Thereupon he bowed and
stepped off so swiftly that he might al
most be said to have vanished. Alfred
Trumble in New York News
, 1888-11-15
A Life Saving Invention.

Robert +. Penney, employed at Win
chester's, who recently invented the idea
of having dangerous shafting inclosed in
tin jacket, which would not revolve
with the shaft in case Of an otherwise
dangerous contact, has now shown to n
number of mechanics who approve of it
his latest life saving discovery. Instead
of pulley on an ordinary hanger he pro-
poses to have q weight attached at the
back of all betting running through the
floors of factory. This would be at
tached to the binder pulley, which press
ing against the belt tightens it by chains
Two long spiral springs are fixed in front of
the binder pulley, to give il q quick mo-
tion when released, as here described.
The weight, hanging by tongs such as ice
men have, would be fastened to life line
running the whole length of the shop-say
200 feet. In case of man getting caught,
anybody, without running the whole
length OF the room, by pulling a line
hanging from the life line opens the jaws
OF the tOngs, when the weight drops, and
aided by the springs the binder pulley is
in n moment thrown out from its bearing
on the belt, thus stopping the machinery.
The bell pulls are at intervals, within
reach of the workmen or workwomeu.
The same device can be used as in the or
dinary tight and loose pulley system, tl.s
weight being SO attached as to hold tie
binder pulley while the shafting is in mo
tion.-New Haven Register.
, 1888-11-15
Lucky Natal Months.

Fatalists and those who firmly be-
iieye that what ID to be will be assert
that nearly all men who achieve fame
in this world were born either in the
Fall, Winter or Spring months of the
year, the Summer months not being
conducive to mature development.
Out of the twenty-five Presidents of
the United States only two were born
ia the Summer Zachary Taylor was
born in September; John Adams,
Pierce, Hayes and Arthur were born
in October; Garfield and Polk were
born in November; Van Buren, was
born in December; Washington, Lin,
coin and Harrison were born in
February; Madison, Jackson, Tyler,
Fillmore and Cleveland were born in
March: Jefferson, Monroe, Buchanan
and Grant were born in April; John
Quincy Adams and Andrew johnson
were the only Summer birds. Both
were born in July. June, July and
August can claim only eleven of the
seventy-six men in the Senate. All
the rest were born in the lucky
months. Sir Moses Montefiore was
born in October; Mahomet, Wendell
Phillips, Cowper, Louise Alcott and
George Eliot were born in Novsm-
Der: John Milton and Thomas Car
lyle were born in December; Lord
Byron, Alexander Hamilton and
james g. Blaine were born in Jan
uary; John A. Logan, James Russell
Lowell. Longfellow, Edison and
General Hancock were born in Feb
ruary; the great Napoleon was born
in March; Bismarck, Adelins, Patti,
Washington Irving, Charlotte
Bronte, Professor Morse and Ham
del were born in April
, 1888-11-15
M0ody's Meetings.

Dwight l.. Moody, the great Chicago
evangelist, who has achieved wonders
both in America and Europe, began a
series of meetings in Fort Tow nssnd
yesterday. At the appointed time o
goodly sized audience assembled in the
opera house to listen 20 the eloqusp
divine. A large choir occupied The
stage, as did Revs. Carnahan and Dem
ison, pastors of the Presbyterian and
III. E. Churches After a preliminary
song service, Mr.. Carnahan led in prayer
and the speaker of the day proceeded
to address those assembled upon the
subject OF preparation by Christians for
revival work. The address lasted near
ly an hour, and was very impressive.
Mr.. Moody is heavy-set, fleshy man,
with large, round head, kindly face,
and makeup strongly suggestive OF
force. His style of speaking is easy,
conversational, direct and practical. No
flights OF oratory are iDdulgrd il, yet
his illustrations and expressions are ex-
tremsly pathetic-carrying listeners at
times irresistably into uncomfortable
feeling.
In the evening the opera house was
fairly crowded. The evangelist deliver
ed ore of his typical. practical talks on
the text, "Whatsoever q man soweth,
that shall he also reap" An after
meeting was held, for prayer and in
quiFy-to which a large portion OF the
congregation remained.
, 1888-11-15
WIDE and surrestIv. Field.

Nine Jauauschek's success Is unQues-
tionable, for she Is Meg Merilles even In
the respect Of hardly having even to make
up for the part, and because q warp of
imagination, q susceptibility to supersti-
ton and o collective feebleness OF aged
powers are gift from nature or a contri-
button by time Of precisely the qualities
which art would have to supply to others
alling the role. I know of no other in
stance than this one in which the weight
ST mental and bodily failure which pre-
scribes a retirement from tho stage has
been organized into a feat which insures o
definite continuance upon II.
The field 1t opens is wide and suggest
I've. Consumptiyes can be cast for Ca
mile Starving and emaciated actors can
be cast for the apothecary in Romeo and
Juliet" From old mems homes Adams
to go forestward with Orlando can be
drawn. The Fat Mans club can keep a
line of Falstaffs, in whom, however, all
the lines are curves. The opponents Of
high license can fill out orders for any
number Of Sir Toby Belches. Tramps
could be utilized as gypsies and rabble
and other lay property, while Roman citi-
zens and policemen would no more have
to be recruited from fatigued dray-
men and tired 'longshoremen.-Bro
Eagle
, 1888-11-15
The Bonnets of an Empress.

The Empress Josephine once boug,
thirty-eight bonuets in one month. W,
do not know ut what number her mighty
husband drew the line; but it is fact
that, having learned that she had ir-
dulged herself with the acquisition of t,:i;
large number, he-when he one day wcrf
into the saloon leading to her apartment
and found in it Mile. Despeaux, the milli-
ner, with huge pile of suspicious looking
bandboXes-was SO indignant at the idea
of his wife making fresh purchases, that
he flew into such passion that every one
ran away, leaving him to decide whether
he would vent his rage on poor Josephine,
who was prisoner with her feet in q foot
bath, or ON the milliner herself. He did
a little of both. He was so angry with
Josephine that she was speechless with
terror; and he sent for Savary, his minis
ter of police, and ordered him to arrest
Mile. DespeauX. She was sent to La
Force Immediately; and though her fear
of Napoleon and horror of night in
prison made her i'll, her fortune was prob
ably made by this startling outbreak of
imperial temper Next day nearly every
a iD Paris flocked to see her, hear her
and condole with her. She never
- lacked custom after this
, 1888-11-15
Marine Notes.

The Victoria Times of Nov. 7th
says:
On Nov. 1st, in lat 3215 north,
long. 126 west. large iron bark was
passed by the ship Belena with fore
topgallant-mast, topgallant and miz-
zen-mast gone, bound east
A fixed red lens lantern light will
be shown on st. Helen's jetty, Ore
gon.
Eight whaling vessels arrived in
San Francisco from the Arctic re =
gions on Sunday. All the whalers
caught in the ice are now in port,
discharging their cargoes of oil and
bone.
On Monday last the Queen of the
Pacific brought c cargo valued at
$78,7O0, $4,000 of which was for
this province and the balance for
eastern cities via the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway.
The steamship Alki, Capt. Ben
nett, sailed yesterday with 1916 tons
of V. G. Co.'S coal for Portland.
The ship Kenebec, Capt Love.
sailed on Monday with 1905 tons Of
V. G. Co.'S coal for San Francisco.
The ships America, G. f. Sargent,
Glory of the Seas and Wilma are now
due at Nanaimo for cargoos of V. @.
Co.'S coal.
The ship Elvirs, Capt Evers, ar
rived at Nanaimo on Monday from
Wilmington and will load V. G. Cos
coal.
The ship Valley Forge will com.
plete her cargo of V. G. Co.'S coal to-
day, the bark Amelia taking the
next turn under the shutes.
The steamship Costa Rica is due
today for cargo of V. O. Co.'S coal.
The steamship Wellington, Cap-
tain Jordan, arrived at Nansimo,
from San Francisco via Comox, and
is now loading WELLINGTON coal.
, 1888-11-15

Heavy snow fall in Missouri. In
fact it was cold day for democrats
everywhere, even in Florida.
David Bennett Hill of New York
has demonstrated that he is bigger
man than old Cleveland. Cleveland's
city, county and state went against
him. What change from the time
when he was elected governor of New
York by $4,000 majorityl
The American bark Laura S. Ridge
way, Captain Townsend, which sail
ed from Tacoma, lumber laden for
Shanghai, on August 14th last, is re
ported to have arrived out on Nov
ember 1, in disabled condition after
q stormy voyage. Her deck load was
lost overheard and her sails and rig
ging were badly damaged.
There are S3,679 children under q
years of age reported in this territory
of whom 36,673 are enrolled in the
public schools. 3,455 in private
schools, and 1902 not attending
school. Total number of school age
1888. The percentage of children
of school age out of school is to large
and some means should be employed
to lessen it.-Ledger.