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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-26
TIE ONO CAMPAIGN.
A Conservative EStIupatS PLACES Forakcr's
MnlOrit, ut 10000,

A Conservative EstImat0 places Forakcr'l
NIaJOrltI ut $4,000.
CoLuMnUs, o, oct 25,-After conced'
ing to tho most generous possible extent
the D4mQcratic reports as received al
Democratic headqusgt9rs, a conservative
Republican estimate Of Foaker's plural
ity Is 5000, with both branches Of the
Legislature uuQuestionably Republican
Tho Republican State Executive Com
mites are IN capital spirits tonight; III
deed, are feeling better than at any time
since the campaign opened, All adyiCeE
received during The last week are to the
effect that the Republicans in tho back
regions have come out Of the recent
i6rFies as firm 0s q rock.
Private ualgell has written here pro
testing against aslerSiOps upon his Re
publicanism. While not dHnying IN.
tense individuality, he persists that hE
Is q loyal Republican, aud Is vigorously
supporting Foraker aud The whole ticket
The eloquent Col. William CassiuE
Goodloo, Of Lexington, KY, who
seconded BlaIne's nomination ia OhiGagc
In 1891, will make three speeches II
Ohio next week. One OF them Will pro.
badly DO at Keuton on Saturday, No
vember 2.
Just before leaving here Ior Cincin
pgtl, Allen 6. Thurman remarked that
he vac mo more 1T TO 80 than 10 fly to
heaven III q hand basket"
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THE English SHIPPERS
Making Things Very Warm 70
the Railroad Companies,
EXCESSIVE FREIGHT RATES
Causing Great Indignation Through.
out the coun'ry-sontiment Cry.
Ing for a Law similar to
that in This Country.

LONDON, Oct. 25,-Thea agitation among
the traders and manufacturers of Eup.
land for relief from the extortionots
freight tariffs imposed BY tho railroads
promises now, after many months nj
truItless effort, 10 bring the wealthy rail.
way corporations to terms, Meetinns
have been held from every large city in
England, in which the most prominent
citizens took part, and resolutions lavo
been passed without number. loudlv
protestingagainst the high.handed trent.
ment accorded shippers, but to all this
tho railway managers turned u deaf car.
So long as the victims OF their extor.
tionate tarilisand unjust dlscriminations
maintained respect for the GyestcG
rights" Of the companies, and reli.
glolsly reirRined from demandin,
parliamentary interference in their
hGhall, the railway managers only laugh.
ed ut the protests aud the resolutions.
Inc meetings at Manchester, Leeds
Bradford, Sheffield and Liverpool DURING
the past ten days have, however, Canso5
more concern in railway Circles' They
did not Contine themselves to emn,y
protests, but determined upon nromHt
and vigorous action to bring the mana.
gers TO their senses, Steps were taken
70 form q TRADERS and manufacturers
league, TO extend throughout England
Scotland and Ireland, whose purposS
should be to obtain from the sittin"
members OF Parliament for each con.
stituency, a distinct pledge to advocate
ana vote Tor parliamentary supervision
over freight charges Of railways and, in
case ol reiusaI, to give such pledge on tho
part Of any member, to throw the whole.
weight aud influence of the organization
against his reelection, regardless Of party
~
1t has been quite evident that tho mer-
'hants aud manufacturers engaged In the
movement are in dead earnest. They
1oint to the recent example Of the United
states Congress which passed Il Comprc.
lensly0 measure for the regulation of
'allway charges with which all clusses
.ppear entirely satisfied. The Lord
Mayor OF London, speaking at one of
hese meetings recently held at Manches-
er, urged those aggrieved by tho action
u the companies to unite iormutual pro.
eclion, and tho league is the outcome Of
lis advice. The railway companies will
probably reconsider their proposal 10 in.
'rease their freight rates.
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GEORGE YANpERDlLTS MANSION.
Tho Facts Regarding His Purchase In North
Carolina.

New YoRK, Oct, 25.-The return Of
George Vanderbilt from Asheville, N. O.,
whittier he went fortnight ago, accom-.
panied by Richard NJ. Hunt, the arChi.
tect, to inspect the property he has re-
Gently purchased there, has revived
many stories as to MIR. Vanderbilt's
plans and purposes In that region.
II has been publicly stated that he In.
tended forming second Tuxedo at
Asheville, founding an Industrial cnlouy,
aud organizing a huge winter sanitarium,
The facts are that Mr.. Vanderbilt, who
is lover OF natural scenery and fine
climates, became 30 Impressed with the
advantages Of Asheyllle in these partic.
ulurs, while on visit there two years
agO, that he purchased tract OF about
5000 acres extending along the valley OF
tho French Broad river forseyeral miles,
and intends erecting on the heights
overlooking the valley magnificent
residence OF greystoae.
II has long been desire OF Mr.. Van.
derbit to erect in some suitable place a
handsome country residence, but some
surprise is expressed that he should have
chosen SO comparatively remote spot as
AsheYille. h His stqdiOls tastes and loye
Of nature have presumably had much
TO do with his selection, and he will
spare no expense to make the extensive
grounds and residence complete in every
way.
GaorOe Vanderbilt Ia the younpest
child OF the late William II. Vanderbilt.
He is q bachelor, and is new about 27
years old, 10 tall and slightin figure and
81 dark complexion, hair and eyes. AL
though retiring In disposition hl has
easy manners and is an elegant conYer:
sationalist, being remarkably we'll read
and thoroughly acquainted with all
topics OF the day. He cares nothing for
society, aud Is most happy when iu his
library with his books. In winter he
lives with bis mother, 10 whom he Is de-
votedly attached, in the large Vanderbilt
mansion at Filth avenue and Filty.third
street. His legacy from his father was
S7,0O0,0O0, together with q library and
many Of the pictures in the Vanderbilt
gallery,
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct ga meeting
was held here OF representatives OF a
number Of bar iron manufacturing es'
tablishments OF Philadelphia and vicin.
ity, to consult concerning the condition
OF the trade. A general exchange oI
opinion wac bad, the sentiment being
that tue business was in good condition,
All stated that the demand for iron was
good, aud that their best quotation now
for bars in car load lots at Philadelphia
was one and nine.tenths cents per p1und,
base, net cash. The meeting adlourned
10 meet In tEo weeks. No combination
was formed, the object Of the meeting
being only an interchange Of views, the
asCertainment Of the condition Of The
trade, aud the prices quoted by II, "
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DON'T WANT YOTORIBTY.
cornell's ColOrsd Student Refuses to Act ns
Prize Orator,

EFiLu OTWtOfs
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 25,-Cornell's
Senior claGs will have to call another
election ior prize orator, for O. Q. Cook,
the colored student who had been chosen
to gil that position at his class banquet,
has resigned.
The resignation was not caused by tho
small storm which his selection, coming
In eonl junction with Morgan's election
at Harvard, seems TO have caused, There
was not tue slightest interest in his
selection among Cornell students, for hc
is q good'looking, well.hred young man,
who has always been met on equal
tetms by his classmates.
Cook was nominated unknown 10
himself as q means for catching votes by
a faction which was defeated, AS soon
as he learned OF his nomination he re.
signed, but too late to have his name re.
moved from the ticket. There was no
other nominations consequently Cook
was elected without opposition, his
name being scratched by only seven
students, He now refuses TO accept thr
place, not because OF bis color or any.
thing connected with It, but because 6e
was Nominated In the above manner
lie cares nothing for the positlon. and Il
extremely sensitive over his unweicome
notoriety. He says his election has mo
significance as rejecting upon the Uni.
Verstty or upon his race.
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Condensed TBLEGRANs.

Peterboro, N. H., celebrated tho lJOLh
anniversary Of It's settl, mCnt.
The price Of aluminium has been cut
from 81 to 81 for 1000 pounds lots and
81 % for 900 pound lots.
1t iE reported in indianapolis that tho
Vanderbilt system Is 10 absorb the Lake
Erie & Western Railroad.
Two couples were welded on the plat.
form In the presence Of 10000 people at
the Piedmont Exposition At Atlanta.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has bought tho Hanover 4 York rail-
road aud taken possession Of the depot
at Hanover.
A contract Inns been signed by CANT
CmRla with the SupE Canal Company for
q new line between tho Atlantic and Pa.
cifC seaboards.
A vigilance committee ia to br organ.
lied In the nDighbOrhoOd Uf Trinity, La,
10 protect COlored laborefs against night
ly raids Of armed bands.
Three masked men robbed tho bed.
room Of Judge Kelly, Of 81. Joseph, No.,
aud assaulted the Judge. They also
took the rings from his wiie's fingers
Ex.Mayor Smith, Of philadplphia,who
hnB been In Washington, expressed hlm-
SELF aB favorable to tho selection Of the
latter city a. thpsite for the Worlds Fair
In 1902.
Mr.. bender, OF Quebec, has formed a
syndicate Ol EnglIsh bankers To build n
bridge over tbs 81 Lawrence river At
Quebec, and a railway on the north
shore Of Quebec to the Straits Of Belle
Isle.
George W, lcierot the theatrical
agent who married Lawyer ltlrhAfd \.
NewCombp's daughtcrin New York, was
arrested On charge VI bisamy made ny
Clara Chester, danaelse, with whom
he lived.
Tho Western Wheat Growers, In
session at H. louis, passed resolutions
calling on Congress 10 make reciprocal
iteallps, to pass lass against monOpOlpB
and n repeal the tNuiI on agricultural
implements.
| Joseph KME q slowagiy In the lum-
her steamer Bnl klyu, r. ported TO tho
vessels agent IN New York that the
i brooklyn iOnndprrd III Il gals October
il-lb. Her captain aud crew Of thirteen
ate supposed to ba lost,
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TILE MASNINGTON GUSHgR,

Tanks Arrive for tho jackson VOLTA
stream OF OH Escapes Hnd AstonIshss
People.
Special Dlspatch to he IaisLliJaeer.
MANNINGroN, W. Va, Oct, 25,-The
two tanks for the Jackson well have ar
rived and are now IN position, The
pipes have been attached and as:soon as
the plugs, five in number are drilled
out, the true capacity will be known,
That she Is a gusher is uuquestloned,
for yesterday a stream Of oil was thrown
at least a hundred feet higher than the
derrick, sadly dIS6guring u small flag
which had been placed on top OF the
derrick. How the oil got out with the
pipes plugged so tightly Is a mystery,
The South Penn Company has opened
an office in the second story Of the Koon
building, aud from appearances, look rs
II they had come TO stay.
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SOUTH DAKOTA'S CAPITAL
The City OF Pierre and tho Railroad worl
ing Together for Growth,

Tho City of Pierre and tho Railroad Work
ing Together for Growth.
PIERRE, S. b., Oct, ga special train
came into Pierre last night containing a
number Of the officials of the North,
western road, the object Of the visit be,
ing to confer with the city on matters
pertaining to the interests Of the road
and city. A committee consisting Of tho
mayor, the city attorney aud two Of the
council conferred with them all morn.
ing. The first thing done was the trans.
fer to the city by the company OF what
is known as capitol hill, one OF tho most
slightly locations in the city, for tho city
to erect temporary capitol building. K
compact was then formed between the
city and company whereupon the lattOr
agreed to erect fine 5000 brick depot
IN the spring II the city will postpone
the opening OF certain streets across the
compapy'G tracks. The officials stated
that they believed in the future great,
ness OF Pierre, and stated that they In.
tended 10 reserve all their property for
actual railroad purposes,
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crate liye or ten barrel well, so that II
pays u big percentage on the invest
ment,
Since the big well was struck the
woods have been full Of oil scouts and
operators leasing land, They seem 10
think the field Is much more extensive
than now shows, The Eureka field Ia
twelve miles from the Volcano field, and
thirty miles from MaCksburg, on line
between them,
At Belmont, northeast from the centre
point Of the Eureka field, (the Burnt"
well), and a mile and half distant, the
Duncan Oil Company, Of Pittsburgh,
have been operating, They have drilled
two wells, both OF which showed gas
but little oil. They are about to begin
another well northeast Of these,
At Newport, OHIO, three miles north
west OF the Eureka field, Story & 90,
are operating in the shallow sand, and
have several nice wells, Their prospects
are good enough To warrant them paying
$ll 900 for a 100 acre farm.
THE QUALITY or THE GREAsE.
The oil from the Eureka field Is forty
seven degrees gravity and brings ten
cents premium, II IL plped to Parkers'
burgh by way OF the Cow Run field,
PinChtown and Marietta, II Is a good
field in which to operate, being con-
venient to the railroad aud river, and is
so located geographically that all the
oil flows naturally to the south end,
where the pumping station is located,
Mr.. i, W. Moore, Of Barnsdall x
Moore, Is building new house at
Eureka, and will reside there perula'
nenIlY.
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AssliNnt al fllrnr.i rllrl,n,....

GmARD, 9. Oct, 2S.--Tbo roof Of The
new hot blast Of the GltaEd furnace ielI
In to-day while q number ol workmOu
we're engaged upon IL, preclpltatlng The
men q distance Of twenty ieOt. Tue fall.
Ing tlnburs broke large steam pipe and
the escaping steam terribly burned Wi.
liam Anderson aud his two sons, Del
and Charles. They were also badly cut
hut may recover -Four olhOVs susVsinGt
oUBly hurt,
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DOB WAS PREPARED
And {Yhen I'm Cewh8y ATTACKED Him Gays
Him iISttor Than IIn SAINT,

And When I'm Cewb9y Attacked Him Gays
Him Better Than IIH sans,
WAIsRNBvRG, Coll, October 25.-Bob
Ford, well known as the man who killed
Jesse James, the bandit, several years
ago, had close call for his life yester.
day, In company with a man named
Kthrs he has ioF'somc time been run.
ming a saloon and dance hall here
Ford was behind the bar when Ernest
Kurry, u cowboy, who Is known 10 have
''kilIed htg man y entered, KVtry was
drunk and In a very ugly mood. Walk
ing straight up 10 tho bar, he said;
Look out, Bob, I'm going 10 kill you,
at the same time pulling bis gun aud
firing. Ford is continually on his guard
against Just such attacks, a number OIL
which have bOeu mRdp on Aila since he
killed Jetse James. He at once dived
behind the bar and seized hiR revolver,
with which lie turned loose. His frBl
shot hit the cowboy In the shoulder and
kuIryieli to the floor, hut managed u
discharge two more shots AZ Ford. The
latter kept on firing until his revolver
was empty, two OF his bullets taking
effect In tho PROSTATE mans body-out
In the hip and the other In the side
lie was about to empty anpLher run Init
Hurfy, but Come 6tIAos6 present dis
suadGd him and the wounded hhan WA
taken away. He may recover.
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THE PAN.AMBRICASS
Are Liable Not to Visit Little Washington
After ull..

After ull.:
The people Of Little Washington are
all torn NJ over an intimation which
comes pretty straight, that the Pan.
American Congress which was billed to
look at that center Of wQel, oil, gas aud
Presbyteriaaisn for an hour or two by
natural gaslight, on the night Of Noven.
ber 9, will not be there, Mr.. Alex
Hart, oi the Democrat, member
OF the executive committee appointed
to arrange for the event, having seen a
notice In Pittsburgh paper Ia the
effect that the visit OF tho Congress to
Washington to gee the oil aud gas wells,
was "a, wrote 10 Secretary Blaine, ask.
Ing II the report was true. The follow
ing ambiguous telegram dated Chicago,
the 23d inst, and signed by G. II. Our.
tbs, is probably intended ~ an answer
to Mr.. Hart'g letter:
UT q not probable that tho In.
ternattonal American Congress will visit
Washington. But II We do, It will only
be for an hour and no preparations fol
our reception are necessary"
The citizens have been making ex-
ienslve NrrNpgeWenta 10 pull Washing.
ton vide open that night and give tile
foreigners such natural gas illumina.
tion as was never seen before. Nat
urally the telegram has somewhat cooled
their enthusIasW aR1 made them feel
tired,
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A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Ten School Children FriEhtfnlly Injured
WHILE laying With Dynamite Bomb.

Ten School Children FriEhtrnlly Injured
While Playing With a Dynamite Bomb.
FRANxLiN, Pa, Oct, PA number Of
school children found bomb loaded
with dynamite near the school house
on the Galloway farm, near here, thif
evening, While attempting TO open II
with a knife, 1t exploded with terrible
results. Two OF the children, named
Fitzgerald and Roger, are fatally hurt
while eight others are In serious con.
dition. Fitzgerald's arm was blown oil
and his face was terribly disGSured
Rogers right eye was blown out aud hil
face laCefated. The others wero cut
about the face and body by the irag
ments Of the bomb, which had beer
made made by X g some one foF ths purpose o
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l[ANR NO' N.OLOGLLS,
what Ext ConFedsratsS say About tho Ac.
tlOh OF Patterson pOAl, '''

BAtFINSRs, Oct %-ThG dispatch
ttoR lattS6afg6, with reference 10 the
action Of Patterson Post No. sS, g. A,
r., In objeCting 10 tue erection Of the
Confederate monuments by the Mary,
land ,1 teelmenE has excited consider
aelc .ll s;,.I sNiamIent IE among oSConiedetates IL
IThey'gay they sqnngt understand how
the FlLtR61rgherS could have heen led
lAto apGh Rello1, Gen. bradley 4
IohnGon baId that the monument
erected by tue 9eCOnd Maryland regl
lnent at Gettysburg was the result Of I
pressing invitation from Col, BAtChgller
The Federal Historian Of the uutlybburI
Memorial Association There was cor
talnly nothing Objectionable In the mon
umOht, aud ConiOderateg had no apol
Ogies " make,
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the STATE OF TRADE,


NEW YoRE, Oct, 25.-R, q, Dun
Co.'s weekly review Of trade says; ThC
money market has become more easy
with prospect that serious disturbance
this season Is no longer to be appre,
hended, The banks are running with
narrow reserves, and artificial stringency
may at any time be engineered, but the
movemeDt OF crops has been heavy, In
tue natural course OF events the return
OF money to this centre should soon be,
gin, and the possibility OF a foreign de,
mand seems more imminent, Securities
do. not appear to be moving largely
either way, while merchandise exports
for three weeks show a gain OF IA per
cent, over last year, against q gain OF
~ per cent, In imports, The rate OF for.
eign exchange has accordingly declined
q shade,
Collections are unusually satisfactory
at almost all points, though Milwaukee
notes some tardiness, because farmers
hold back products for better prices,
The volume Of trade, fair for the season
at all points, is greater than a year ago
at most.
Iron grows stronger, the Thomas com.
pany having advanced It's price 81; de.
mand from Canada and Mexico is felt,
foreign prices being high. Bar iron is
irm, blooms and billets feverish, and
rails are S9l 80 to $S2, tue orders already
booked for 1890 amounting to 10000
tons or more, Copper is steady, tin a
shade lower here at 20sc, and lead depress-
ed 10 S3S rs by expectation OF large
Mexican supplies. The coal trade is
dull, and the weeks meetings have &C.
compllshed nothing beyond fixing upon
100000 tons as tho output for Noyem.
beri sales are generally below the
schedule.
Liquidation in wheat continues, with
prices Sc lower than week ago, and
sales Of 65,000,000 bushels here, Stub.
born facts, heavy receipts and scanty ex.
ports, wear out the patienCe OF those
who have had faith in a worlds famine,
and State official reports indicate larger
yield than those OF the Department.
Corn is &c higher, with sales Of five aud |
hall million bushels, and the export |
still exceeds last year. Pork
products are weak, and in hogs the de.
cline has been 90 cents per 100 pounds,
Oil has risen 5 3cents, coffee Is unchanged
and sugar is again lower, Cotton con.
linues downward, receipts exceeding
those Of the same week last year by 40,.
900 bales and exports by 10000 bales.
The market for securities has been
weak in spite OF relief in the money
market and some very favorable reports
regarding particular properties. The
speculative markets are not promising,
and are iudiciously let alone BY the PUB.
ic. But the outlook for all departments
II legitimate business is more enpouraG.
ng than II has been for a long time,
The business failures during the last
seven days number, for the United
States, 1888, and for Canada 81. For the
corresponding week last year the figures
we're 222 failures in the United States
aud S2 in the Dominion Of Canada.
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ANOTHER KEW FIELD.
The Excitement High In CaSS District, Mon
OuEuIln County.

Tile Excitement High In CaSs District, Mon
onGalIn County.
The Morgantown Post, oi this week,
contains the following: The Alexander
Oil Company Is now arranging to bore
for oil on the MIN. John farm, Cass dis.
trict, Monongalia county; this company
has also leased OF Thos, Maple, David
h. Taylor, Asa Miller and others. The
rig on the John farm is now going up,
aud the excitement is high.
Our information In regard 10 this new
field of development In Monongalia Is
that the Alexander Company have male
this demonstration with a full belief
that it will pan out o. X. The present
scene OF operation Is on line with the
Tanner and Ross wells, OH Whiteley, in
Pennsylvania.
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ST, Louis, Oct, CO.-in the course Of a
long interview yesterday regarding tho
railroad situation, Jay Gould saldi "The
ptesldehgs Association, Ns II nov blsllV,
is q rope Of sand, There are some tilTil
pplt problem involved, but after all rates
are rot aS unsatlsiaptnty Lblg year as one
would suppose from reading The news.
papers,"
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MIN, TlIURNAN GAVE OUT,


Ito uTpWA Sick While MA Ing speech anu
IS Compelled to stop,
ClNclNNArL o., Oct 2S.-Hon. Allen
G. Thurman did mol complete his speech
at Music Hall lust night, but was com,
PEELED, on account Of a failure Of strength,
to stop suddenly. Putting his hands to
his side he said. ~ would like to have
stated more to you, but | aW unable 10
do II; am getting sick"
His last words were not distinctly
heard, and as bis son assisted him TO 4
chair there were few IN the hall who
knew that ho had brokep down. Al
sOon as he was able TO go, he was taker
to the hotel where ho said that he re-
GREETED this inilrmity greatly, because, al
hc stated Rjterward, be had reserved fol
the closing part Of bis speech some gooC
words for the Democratic candidate io
Governor. Theae hD wlB preyentet
from uttering by the sudden weakness
that came upon bin.
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NpsyeA|oLlS, 0GL, gS,-The rumon Of
-four mill deals In Minneapolis will not
down. The Norhpe'tsrn Miller announ.
CeS to-day that a New York syndicate
has positively secured AZ option OH the
WalhuuFu ihlll now oberated by the
WaShbVrR Crosby company, and that
tGO Bulk Of the stock viii 10 sold In This
county and the balance In England,