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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-24
A BIG COKE llGETING.
Another syndicate Mny Do Organized.
Hints of an Advance.

PrrsBuRon, Pa, Dec. 23.-Yesterday
willie all the city knew little OF what
was going on in the coke circles large
meeting Of coke men was held in the
office Of Mcclure & Co., in the Lewis
block. The object Of the meeting was
to raise the price of coke from 81 25
to 81 50 per ton by January /. Besides
all the smaller coke men the firms OF
Mcclure 4 Co., and j. w. Moore had
representatives present. These firms
represept millions OF dollars aud u de-
ternined effort will be made to put
coke up.
During the meeting it is stated that
some OF the operators present expressed
A willingness to 90 into the Clmbina-
ton, but were afraid that there were
some operators who would sell under
that figure. AT this ]. w. Moore, who
controls nearly all the ovens that are
owned by the syndicate recently formed
at UniOntown, arose and said ne would
then and there give his check for $20,-
900 as guarantee TO those present that he
would not sell ton Of coke for less
than 81 50. This raised stir in the
meeting, and led all present TO know
that the assembly meant business.
One Of the smaller operators, who left
for Uniontown last night, said that a
representative OF the Schoonmaker firm
was also present at the meeting, but
would not agree to what was proposed |
until he had time to consult with his
irm and consider the matter. II is
probable that Schoonmaker will go into
the combination.
The only two operators who are op. |
posed to the scheme are II. 9. Frick aud
J. W. Riney. Neither Of them had a
representative at the meeting.
II is stated that there are several rea.
sons why the FriCk coke company does
not want to enter into the combination.
In the first place, it is said, the Frick
scale expires on the first OF January.
Should the firm agree to the Sl.6O price
If coke this would increase the scale OF
wages they pay to their men ten per
.ent., whereas, II coke does not go up
i'll after the first OF next month, u scale
IN the 81. % basis can be made. Besides,
leariy all Of the coke made by the Friek
.oke company is used ut the works OF
carnegie, and raise in the price 10
hem would be u big item. These are
he reasons for the opposition that was
urrrnt on the streets yesterday when
he meeting adjourned.
An advance in the price OF coke will
,ut up the wages OF the men i'll the Con-
lellsville region ten per cent, so that
he firms who have already made con-
racts for next year would be heavy
osurs. 1t is stated that none of the
irms who attended this meeting have
made any contracts beyond January /.
Another meeting OF the operators will
,e held in McClure's olIice on Monday
o further consider the proposed pool.
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MENoMlSEE, MIcn., Dec. 23.-The town
of Hermansyille, in the upper Penin-
sula, forty.seven milesnorth OF here, has
been entirely destroyed. Harmansyille
is numbering settlement in Spauldirg
township, and had n population of about
400. The fire originated in one Of the
two large saw-miIls owned by the Wis
consin Land and Lumber Company, it il
thought, from match carelessly dropped
by workman.
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A YOUNG MANS INSANE DEED.
He shoots His Wife aud nimself-But One
ExnlauntlOu,

Explanation.
New YoRR, Dee, GA young sales
man in New York house named Henry
D. schoonmaker, shot his beautiful
young wife sometime last night twice in
the head and once in the breast and then
killed himself instantly with bullet
throught the brain. She was taken to
the hospital in dying condition. The
TWO were found in their flat in Brooklyn
this noon in bed clasped in each others
arms, covered with blood, she still
bleeding and he dead. He was but %
years old; she year younger, and they
had conference.-the old baby who
vas away from the house at the time.
He had Just had his salary raised. They
were apparently happy, and insanity
seems the only explanation OF the deed.
Col. Jonathan D. Schoonmaker, the
father of the young man, SAID his son
had been sick for a few days aud that
his mind must have been affected.
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WILL ESCORT HARRISON.
Indianapolis Veterans may be Permitted
to Perform the Honor.

Indianapolis Veterans may be Permitted
to Perform the Honor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-General Ord
way, Commander of the District militia,
was asked yesterday whether there was
any rule relative to the escort ofthe Pres
ident.elect and the President from the
Capitol on Inauguration day, aud whether
such an escort should be confined
10 the regular army. He said he knew
of no such an arrangement. Some
wears ago it was the custom OF the en-
lire body TO escort the President-elect To
the Capitol and then accompany him
after be WAS sworn in on his way to the
White House. OF late years the mum
Der OF bodies participating has been so
great us TO make it impossible for all to
act us an escort to the Capitol.
"a procession six orseYen miles long, !"
he added, "could not be handled in the
space Of a mile and half. As this feat
ure had to be abandoned, the question
arose what bodies should constitute the
escort. There has been great deal OF
dispute oyerthispoint. Some association
claims that ii is the oldest political or
ganizatiOn in the country, and therefore
tie honor of the escort duty should be
assigned it. Another steps in with the
claim that through its efforts certain
State was carried which settled the eiec-
ton, and so it goes. Finally, in order to
avoid all disputes and i'll feeling, II was
decided that the escort to the Capitol
should be confined to the Presidents
troops, which are, Of course the COM
panics OF the regular army troops from
the marine corps and the district militia.
"Under this arrangement no organi-
cation could feel aggrieved. However,
the position OF the troops in line and
their assignment for escort duty to the
Capitol is something that is determined
by the Chief Marshal. He can adopt
such course us he sees fit, and so there
is nothing to prevent the Indianapolis
veterans from acting as an escort to the
President, providing the Chief Marshal
,ssiyus them TO that duty"
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DYNAMITE AND DISASTER.
500 Pounds Of the Dendiy EApsos'yo PI"ys
Havoc nt Iradrord.

800 Pounds OF the Doadiy EHpios'yo Plays
Havoc nt nradford.
BRApFoRD, Pa, Dec. 23.--At 8 o'clock
last evening three nitro.glycerine maga-
zines, located near Buchanan hollow, a
mile and halfbelow this city, exploded
with a tremendous noise. The maga'
zines belonged to George Castcrline,
"Curley" Baker and French 4 Corner
". and contained about 800 pounds OF
the deadly explosive. The shock was
terrific, shattering windows, shaking
houses and barns with radius OF FIVE
miles. James Stewart, n milkman, occn-
pied a house about a quarter OF a mile
from the magazines. His dwelling
tumbled to pieces, buryjng Stewart, his
wife and five children IN the falling tim
bers. Two OF the children were badly
injured, one will probably die. At Tar
mort, a suburb OF this city, all the win,
d0ws in the stores on the north side OF
Main street, were shattered by the force
Of the explosion, w. l., Wards honsa,
near tho magazines, fell in and Mrs.
Ward received probably fatal injuries
one side OF Eugene Reddington's house
| fell in, and two Of the children were
slightly hurt By falling timbers,
4 large number OF plate glass windows
on Main street, this city, were shattered
| This is the third explosion OF nttro'gi,y'
eerine magazines in this vicinity III ths
last two weeks.
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LoNDoS, Dec. 9S.-Dlscount during
past week was quoted at 4!a5l. There
has been less demand than during the
previous week. On tho stock exchange
business was quiet, but prices were firm.
American railway securities became
lirm ut the opening OF the week under
the advance in rates on the Northwest
roads, but buying was checked BY the
unsettled state OF the New York Central
and prices continued variable.
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Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
and epoch in the life Of the individual.
such remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is erate.
fully blessed. Hence il is that so much
is heard in praise Of Electric Bitters, So
many feel they owe their restoration N
health, to the use Of the Great Aiterno.
tive and Tonic. II you are troubled
with any disease OF kidneys, liver or
stomach, OF long or short Standing yon
will surely find relief by use Of Electric
Bitters, Sold at Soc aud 81 per bottle al
Logan 4 Go. .'sIirugstore.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KnlTR CAPS.
a MOrphautn nj That placp ordered to Leave
Town

A MOrnhnntnt Tint Pl1Cp Ordered to Leave
Town.
BunoErrsrowN, Dec, 23.-Fhc fact
was made plain yesterday that Washing
ton county is to have her share of the
much.feared White Caps. A prominent
business man here on opening his store
found under the door note containing
the following words: "You are hereby
notified to leaVe this place before Dec
ember25, ryou will be dealt with accord.
ing to the customs OF the White Caps"
The gentleman who received the note re-
fused to allow his name to be made pub.
lie but states that he has no enemy that
he is aware OF who would take this
means Of showing his dspleasure, hence
the inference that it is the work OF II
band OF men who, your correspondent
learned, hold secret meetings in various
ioiats ia the town, What will be the
result Of tho mandatory epistlo remains
10 be seen, as the gentleman addressed
ro,r.os =, i.aed their threats
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uowDocToRs CoNoUER DEATH.

Doctor Walter X. Hammond says:
"Aitera long experience have come to
the conclusion that two-thirds OF all
deaths from coughs, pneumonia and con-
sumption, might be avoided II DR.. Ack:
er's English Remedy for consumption
we're only carefully used in time" This
wonderful Remedy is sold under posi-
tive guarantee by g. r. Goetze, r. 3.
Burt, @. Menkemeller, Logan & Co. 9
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Jrpsry Cry, y. y j., Dec, 2S.-John T.
Trainor, aged %, an empiC;S OF Tue De'a'
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railro:c:a
Committed suicide Saturday night.
While he was crossing the railroad track
in front OF a moving train the heel OF his
boot caught in n frog. He tried to re-
lease it, but before he could do so the
train was close to him, apparently prefer
ring death to the loss OF leg, he threw
himself ON the track in front of the ell
CINE and was killed.
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conductors in the country, and about
1900 OF them were members OF this
order. He believed there should be
mutual confidence between conductors
and superintendents, and said already
the conductors were held in high re-
spect, Routine business, mainly OF a
private nature, followed and Providence
Division entertained its guests later.
The next annual meeting will be held in
NAV next
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CHICAGO, Dec. 2S,-AIinnio Palmer
made her first professional appearance
in America since her return from her
very successful tour OF Great Britain
and Ireland at Hooley's Theatre, Chica-
go, this evening. She had made the
journey from New York to Chicago by
special train in order to apper this even
ing. During the performance her man
ager, John II. Rogers, received propo-
sitiOn for four years tour in Austria
and Germouy and the terms will proba-
bly be accented.
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,Iuruhy,. Grent work.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-Francis Muir
ply and his son Edward, the temperance
eyangelists, closed their meeting in In
dianapolis tonight.
The result OF theirlabors is something
over $500 signers to the total abstinence
pledge, and several hundred gospel con.
Yersinns.
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Killed Ms Father with nm Ak,

WlLEEsnARRE, Pa, Dec. 23.-James
Warner was killed by his son, John, this
afternoon at their home near here. The
men, who were wood.choppers, had
quarreled over some trivial matter when
the father attempted to strike his son
with an AK, when the latter struck the
old man dead. The murderer was ar
rested.
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The troubles and petty trials OF the
men who travel is most cleverly satir.
lied by Charles II. Hoyt, in his very
successful Farce Comedy, "a Hole in
the Ground" which will be presented
at the OperG House this evening for the
first time in Wheeling, In his own PEE
culiar way he holds the mirror up before
tho country railroad station SO familiar
to travellers, aud the audience see the
reflection OF the little annoyances and
funny situations, without being Obliged
to actually experience them. The scene
is laid at n country railroad station in a
small town in the East, and trains are
delayed by a washout, "a hole in the
ground" Here the various characters
gather and seek to pass the time as best
they can. They dance, sing, and go
through all the little experiences pecu-
liar to the scene. There Is the travelling
stranger. who is the football OF the
piece; the whistling station agent, who
Is king Of the place in his way; the pert
aud pretty lunch girl, the three tailor
made girls, and the three terriers who
scrub the station the hotel runners and
the commercial tourists and telegraph
operator, lovers, umpires, and in fact,
everyone necessary to contribute to the
three hours Of mirth.provoking fun.
Those who have travelled should see it,
and those who haven't must go TO see
what they must expect il they do.
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MACHINE TBLEGRAPHY.
Quick Messages between Nav York and
Pittsburgh by II New Device.


Quick Messages Wrtween Nav York anti
pittsburgh by II New Device.
PIrrspuRGm, Dec. 23.-Some interest
ing experiments were conducted yester-
day afternoon between this city and
New York over the wires of the Postal
Telegraph aud Cable Company. One
thousand four hundred words per min
ute were accurately telegraphed between
Pittsburgh and New York by the ap-
parltus OF the American Machine Tele-
graph Company. This apparatus, which
IS remarkable for its extreme simplicity,
is the outcome OF the patient labor OF
Mr.. d. II. Craig, OF New York, the or
ganizer OF the Associated Press, who has
devoted many years TO tue successful APP
plication of machinery to the electric
telegraph. The experiments were con-
Quoted by Mr.. W. Il. Athearn, the
electrician OF that company, assisted by
Mr.. Frank Anderson, the inventor OF
the system in New York. Messages are
first prepared by means OF a pertorating
machine, closely resembling u type.
writer, upon narrow titiet Of paper,
and are reproduced at the distant end OF
the wire upon similar ribbon OF paper
in the dots and dashes OF the regular
telegraph characters. The capacity OF a
single wire by this system is increased
over fifteen fold above the most i'm
proved methods OF the present hand key
work, thus making n radical advance IN
the art Of telegraphy.
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wIcmITA, KAN, Dec. s3.-rThe milli-
merry warerOom Of j. p. Wilcox was
blown up yesterday and the ruins en-
veloped in flames. 1t is believed u
woman and u boy were in the building,
hut us yet their remains have not been
found. The explosives were put under
the floor OF the building, but the motive
ior the preparation Of tbe outrage Is
unknown,
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SAN FRAxclsco, Dec. 23.-The steamer
Belgic arrived from Hong Kong yester-
day.
In Saigo on November 20, fire de-
stroyed the one thousand houses in the
town, including the postolIice and most
OF the temples. The flames had been
extinguishcd only half an hour when
the river. swelled by a flood, swept away
the embankments, broke bridges and
caused great damage to crops. The
double visitation has caused great misery.
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Special Di,paiot to he intelligence.
CHARLESTON, W. VAp Dec. 9s.-At
Catlettsburg, KY, last night, Peter
Schauer, u saloonist, was shot and in
stantly killed by his step son, William
BALI. They We quarrelling and Schaue'
got up to leave the room, when BALI
drew revolver and fired. BALI made
his escape, but afterward returned and
gave himselfup.
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True delieaey OF flavor with true eff.
cacy OF action has been attained in the
famous California liquid fruit remedy
Syrup OF Figs. Its pleasant taste and
beneficial effects have rendered Il i'm,
mensely popular, 1t cleanses the Svs,
TEN, cures Costiveness, etc. For SAID in
so cts aud Sl.OQ bottles by LoOSn 'C e r. ~
kemeller. " -Aet''
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shape Of private telegram from Robi.
sonville, and said l50 lives had been
lost. Later accounts were. more reas.
suring and large crowd OF
citizens were at the depot when
the train arrived bringing those
who had succeeded in escaping. 1t is
impossible to definitely ascertain how
many lives were really lost, but con-
estimate places the number at
not less than 35. It may probably reach
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NEVADA, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-Fred HrOuse,
the keeper of the Line House saloon,
about five milea east Of Fort Scott, was
found yesterday dead in room ut the
rear OF his saloon. Krouse was un'
doubtedly murdered for his money. He
was tiity.tlve years Of age and came from
New York,
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qHR NEWS CONFIRMED.
Stanley Safe With Emin Bey
When Last Heard From.
ARRIVAL ON THE ARUWHIMI.
Was in Perfect Health and Had
Plenty of storcs--osman DIen"'s
Claim That Ho Captured
Him Was Lie.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 2S.-One of the specii !
messengers sent into the interior in o.
tober, in the hope OF obtaining news OF
Emin and Stanley from caravans, has
sent dispatch announcing that he met
Arab traders from Wadelai who posi-
lively asserted that Stanley met Emin
there about January 20. Stanley, the
traders said, had $50 men aud plenty of
stores. He had endured great priva-
lions, but ho and all his party were well,
.Ithoughly extremely exhausted. The
lelay in reaching Wadelai was due to
difficulties encountered on the route,
he expedition having to make a long
letour toward the northeast in order to
void swamps and hostile tribes.
Emin was then in fairly good condi-
ion, although some OF his Egyptian olli-
cers were grumbling, and many OF his
soldiers had deserted. The Kings Of
Uganda and Unyoro were hostile to
Emin, who was Obliged in November to
-epel predatory incursions from the
East. His general health was good, but
10 had been suffering from an affection
OF the eyes for two months.
DEMANDS THE EARrH.
"A fortnight after stanley's arrival
Emin received, via Lado, a message from
the NIalldi, pompously intimating his in
.ention to subduc the whole country us
lar rs the great lakes, and promising
good treatment il Emin submitted. Emin
.nnIint that lNnfnHn IN fnt,ut
wait for the Mahdi to prove the legiti-
macy Of his claim to the province.
Stanley, in the meantime, applied
troops and distributing stores and mu-
nitiOns. Emin told Stanley that he did
not desire to leave Wadelai. The entire
route to the east coast was most danger
Ous, on account OF the incessnnt agita-
ton among the tribes and the hostility
OF Mwanga.
Toward the middle OF April, hearing
that force OF Mahdists was coming,
Emin ordered his advanced posts be-
tween Dulfle and Lado to retire to Wa
delai, and Stanley sentmessengers to the
Kings OF Uganda and Unyoro.
STANLEY SENDS NEWS.
About the end OF April, when the
traders left Wadelai, Stanley was anx-
ious, owing to the absence of news from
the rear guard on the Aruwhimi, and
was arranging to send strong detach-
ment in search OF them along the route
which he himself had followed. Stanley
also again urged Emin to leave Wadelai
with him aud regain the coast.
Stanley sent out several couriers with
news for Europe. One was the courier
who was sent by the foreign Consuls at
Zanzibar to authorize Emin OF the de-
parture Of the relief expedition. This
courier had remained at Wadelai and
was sent back to the eNst coast after the
arrival OF Stanley. Another courier was
sent in the direction Of the Aruwhimi.
A dispatch from Brussels says King
Leopold has received from St. Thomas a
telegram confirming the report of the
arrival of Henry NJ. Stanley and Emin
Pasha on the Aruwhimi.
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MANr CHANGES INVESTIGATED.
Window Glass Workers Think tho Commit
tee Did Not FInIsh Their LnbOrs.

wlndow Glass Workers Think tho Commit
tee Did Not FInIsh Their LabDrs.
PlrrsDuRon, Pa, Dec. 2S.-president
Campbell and Secretary Cake, Of the
Window Glass Workers Association,
think that the Foru committee did not
investigate as fully as they should have
done while here. Last evening Secreta-
nv Cake said: "While on the stand we
were questioned abOutan editorial that
appeared in the Post OF Friday. We
answered their queries and in turn sub.
mitted suggestion to the committee.
We told them that during the campaign
we had been charged by the Post with
importing laborers under contract and
as that paper had standing among
other journals, no doubt its information
was based upon sOmG reliable or plausi-
hle evidence. We denied the story
but told the committee that it would be
well to have the editor Of the Pest testi-
fy, as he might possibly be in possession
OF some valuable evidence on the sub
iect. The charges he had made against
our organization were plain and direct,
and Il they were proven the committee
would have received some very impor-
tant evidence. They did not act upon
guggestion and therefore we think they
did not finish their labor in this city"
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Itallana to Honor Gladstone.

NAPLES, Dec. 9S.-Thc students of the
University at Naples have decided to
escort Mr.. Gladstone, oil the occasion of
his visit here, from the railway station
TO the villa OF the rector of the Uniyer.
sity. The professors Of the University
VIII await the English ex-Premier at the
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Excursion tickets ut low round trip
rates will be sold by the Pennsylvania
Lines west OF Pittsburgh on December
"a, % and 81, 1855, and January /, 1889.
good returning until Thursday, January
3, 1889. No tickets will be sold to
adults for less than % cents, nor to chill
dren for less than 10 cents.
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RApID CRY, OAK, Dec. ga prairie
fire started just southeast of here late
yesterday and spread rapidly before u
brisk northwest wind. A large tract
was soon burned over and much loss is
feared. Many farm buildings are in the
line OF the fire.
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CoIUMBus, Dec. 2S.-In the tally sheet
forgery case at London, yesterday, in
which Allen o. Myers was defendant, Mr..
Locke closed for the State and the case
went to the jury at 2:90 p. IN. AT 1880
last night the jury rendered a verdict OF
NOT guilty.