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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-02
A BURNING SHIP
Sails Iuto Port at New York-saiIors Fight
Fire for Six Days.

Sails Into Port at New York-Sailors Fight
Fire forsIx Days.
NRw YonE, March 1.-The big British
ship Annie NJ. Law, Of Yarmouth, N. s.,
fifty days out from Bordeaux, came sail.
Ing into quarantine yesterday with her
entire cargo Of empty petroleum barrels
and $500 sacks Of phosphate burning
and smouldcrlng Ia her hold.
Captain Ryder hurriadly made his re.
port, bad his vessel towed 10 sale
anchorage at Red Hook, and came TO tho
CITY 10 gIve bis agents, Boyd& HinCkcn,
an account OF his exciting experiences
and await their instructions.
II ID said that tho damage TO the cargo
will amount 10 5000. The injury to
Tho Mold Of the vessel cannot be ascor.
tained until tho battened matches arc
opened.
the evening oi February 22," said Cap.
tain Ryder. "There was o heavy gale
from tho north, and the ship was rum
ming before II closely reGied, when
somebody saw smoke coming out ol tho
after hatch, saw oil q quick exanltia,
lion that II would DO useless TO attempt
10 0uench tho fro by water, rs II had
Already gained too much headway, 10 ]
ordered All tho matches battened down
ard every ctOVlCO tightly gaulked, 80 %
10 piyo tho fire no possible drauRht,
Then Wo pumped water into the hold.
VIyo have boon fighting that fro for
ix DAYS and nights, and using supOthn'
mun efforts 10 got the ship into port DO.
fore slle was destroyed, Tho weather,
loo, was against US. In spite ol our Ia
boi the lifo gained upon tis, and tllG
iepkS rot 90 hot no ono could stand stlll
upon them, Sometimes the smoke came
oul IN BuOh dense volumes that II nearly
suiIocaied The sailors. We were driven
oul oi our cabin by the heat, and all
hands had 10 seek berths In the iotecB
tlO, The heat and the inceSsant lAbol
caused Intense suffering among the men
When we saw q Sandy Hook ~,
abreast this morning II was like adoV
send.h
Captain Smith, Of the Patrol, went Y
/ tho assistance Of The Law as soon As shI
arrived, but help was declined, the cap
tain being absent, The owners agent
and tho underwriters have not deCidBl
what 10 do. II "a likely, however, thA
thU matches will DO opened and th
burning vessel Hooded,
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Tho entertainment given by the pupils
OF the primary grade OF Washington
school yesterday afternoon was asuccess
In every particular. It was q repetition
OF tho one given on the evening OF the
22nd Of February, given by the earnest
request OF the patrons Of the school.
A large and appreCiative audience was
present on both occasions.
AL the numbers on the programme
from the opening address to the closing
piece were well rendered. The music
was exceptionally good and the drills
and reCitationB reflected great credit on
both pupils and instructors. Lack OF
space prevents mention OF the various
parts Of the performance In detail; but
notice Of tho last piece Is due. This was
tho historical characters In costume. The
characters represented were Queen
Elizabeth, Walter Raleigh, Napoleon,
Josephine, George and Martha Washing.
ton, Commodore Perry and Elizabeth
Zane. These characters having been In.
troduced In appropriate verse To the
audience, Joined friendly hands In the
stately measure OF the lancep, The
school certainly deserves credit for this
excellent entertainment,
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CANADIAN POLITICS.

A New Cabinet to bo Formed Under Tup-
pOr's Lsadershlp-some Secrets Leaking
Out.
OTTAWA, 0NT., March latter a Wig
orous denial Of the report published in
the Herald regarding the retirement OF
Sir John Macdonald from the leadership
OF the Canadian Government and the
formation OF new cabinet under that Of
Sir Charles Tupper, the Government has
finally admitted the accuracy Of the re-
port.
Sir Charles Tupper has sailed from
Havre and will arrive in Canada in a
few days, 1t Is now certain that i'm.
mediately upon his arrival in Ottawa 1t
will be publicly announced that new
Cabinet will be formed under his leader
ship. Sir John Macdonald will, at the
close OF the present session OF Parliament,
visit England, bC raised to the peerage
by Her Majesty and receive the appoint.
ment OF British Ambassador to Washing
ton. Sir Hector Langeven, it Is also con-
sidered as positive, will be appointed
Canadian High Commissioner to Eng
land.
A Cabinet minister stated to inc last
evening that the report was correct, but
that the announcement was premature.
Tho object Of the Government In con.
tradiCting the statement was to throw
the opposition or the secret and 10 pre-.
vent any reference being made In Par.
lament to the matter until Sir Charles
arrived at the Capitol. The intention
OF the Premier to retire has been known
to the Cabinet for some months and the
whole matter OF the change has been
thoroughly discussed. The two leading
French Canadian ministers in the pres.
ent Cabinet are Sir Hector Langevin and
Hon. ]. A. Chapleau, between whom
there exists great animosity. Sir Hector
is good executive officer, but has no
hold III hisown province, where he came
near being defeated ut the last general
election. Hon. Mr.. Chapleau is the leader
OF the Conservative party in Quebec, and
successfully carried the Conservative
banner to victory through the Riel agi-
tation In that province ut the last gen.
eral election. When Sir Charles Tuppar
was asked 10 assume the leadership OF
the Government he madeita Q stipulation
that Hon. ]. A. Chapleau should assist
him. Sir Hector Langcvin refused to
accept a portfolio in q Tupper.Chap.
leau Government, and In order TO
overcome this difficulty 1t was de.
cided that Sir Hector should be ap.
pointed Canadian High Commissioner
to England in the place OF Sir Charles
Tupper. Her Majesty, through the
Governor General, has expressed her
appreciation Of the service rendered
England by Sir John Macdonald during
his long and eyentful public career, and
has signifed her desire that he should
be raised 10 the peerapc.
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SOME SURPRISING FIGURES.
Railroad Managers Make Statements BE
fore the Iowa Commission,

i AbNN NhN AHMN k'hAAAAAalANAN
DEs MoTSEs, a., March 1.-The Iowa
Railroad Commissioners are now in q
quandary,
The alleged injustice Of their recently
adopted schedule is being continually
held up before them, They have been
visited almost daily by the officials OF
some one OF the Iowa lines until nearly,
II not all, have had a hearing, and the
board has been made acquainted with
the grievances OF each,
Some OF the roads have not merely
talked on the subject, but have pre-
sented their claims by estimates Of their
business, and upon the face OF these
figures the Commissioners rates are
proved to be unreasonably low, The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Company
laid before the Commissioners q state
ment Of their earnings for 1883 under
the old rates, With this statement was
compared another, making proper re-
duCtlons for the difference In the rates
now In force, and II was clearly shown
that the earnings would have been more
than q per cent less for the year 1888
had the present schedule been in force.
The same comparison was made by the
Chicago & Northwestern, and It was
shown that the difference in their earn
ings would have been 27,0 per cent,
while the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
made difference OF over 30 per cent.
The Des Moines & Northwestern roads
representative stated that In order to
carry ON their business safely this year,
the company would be compelled to lay
considerable track and make other cost
ly improvements, but this could not be
done with the new schedule In force,
and II II is maintained the only course
left for the company Is to quit business
and abandon the road,
All the roads urge the necessity OF
immediate action toward an advance in |
rates. They claim that unless such
steps arc taken soon interstate rates
will be reduced, which will, so far as
Iowa shippers are concerned, place the
rate on the same footing as before the
adoption Of the present schedule. But
the reduction Of Interstate rates Is not
what the railroads fear most. There can
hardly be O doubt that the Iowa rate
will be adopted in other States, A
movement to that end has already be-
gun in several other States.
Mr.. Dey, President Of tho Commits
sion, says that II the Iowa low rates have
the effect on the earnings Of the roads
which the managers claim, 1t means
bankruptcy for the companies. "such
a state Of affairs" he added, "would be
most embarrassing 10 the Iowa Commits.
sioners. They would be held 10 account
Tor all the disaster that might follow,
and, besides, 1t would greatly damage
the standing and credit Of the State.
When tho Commissioners made the
present schedule the attention was to
affect local State rates only, but accord
ing TO the estimates that have been made
before the board lately, the effect Of de-
creaslng the whole earnings Of the Iowa
roads has been very great. Mr.. Dey ia
timated that the Commissioners would
not change the schedule until 1t had
been tested and proved tO'be unreason-
able.
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IHE REPUBLICAN, LHAGUH
Twenty-Five State Organizations
Represented
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION
AT Baltimoro-PhcnomIual Growth
and the Great Work That Has
Been AocomplIshed-The New
Officers Elected, etc,

BALTIMORE, March 1.-The conYen-
ton Of the National League Of Republi-
can Clubs reconvened this morning at
II o'clock, After prayer the Committee
on Credentials reported that twenty
two States, one Territory and the Dis,
trlct Of Columbia were represented in
the convention by l47 delegates. The
committee also reported that the con,
testing Virginia delegations had been
harmonized and admitted as unit. The
Committee on Resolutions, through It's
Chairman, o, T, Gray, OF Massachusetts,,
submitted its report, which was adopted
by rising vote amid the greatest out
burst Of enthusiasm developed during
the convention,
After the resolutions had been dispOs-
ed OF, the roll OF States was called forth
purpose OF hearing reports OF the various
State leagues,
The reports showed the growth OF the
League and the resultsof organized work
In the last campaign. Some OF the re-
ports We're received with cheers, and es-
pecially those showing the work donein
the doubtful States,
Vice Presidents OF the National League
selected by theirrespective State leagues
were named, among them being these;
II. w. Washburn, Illinois; ]. o. Porter,
Indiana; II, w, Carey, Michigan; NJ. G,
Reynolds, Missouri; W. L. Bates, Penn
sylvania; George p. Kirby, Ohio; Geo.
NJ. Bowers, West Virginia,
An executive committee was named
In the same manner. The convention
then proceeded to the election OF the
President Of the League. President
James p. Foster, Of New York, put In
nomination Judge John M. Thlrston,
Of Nebraska, who speedily was declared
the unanimous choice OF the League.
The rules were suspended to allowth
unanimous reelection OF Andrew r.
Humphrey, OF New York, as Secretary,
and Phineas O, Lownesbury, OF Connec-
ticut, rs Treasurer.
An amendment to the constitution,
providing for increased representation
in the League was referred To the
Executive Committee. The amend-
ment proposes 10 allow two delegates
from each Congressional district
and two at large from each State and
Territory represented In the League.
The executive committee was instructed
to revise the constitution in such re-
speCts as it may deem necessary and pre-
sent the revision at the next annual con-
vention, which 1t is decided will be held
in Nashville, Tenn, at such time as the
executive committee may select. The
convention then adjourned.
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EAIRCHILD'S DHMAGOGY,
He Makes a spIenetic Attack on
the Senate Tariff Bill
IN AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
In Which lie is Supposed to Give
Information Asked FoF-He Ex-
poses His Rank Free Trade
Tendencies in a Rank Way,

WASHINGTON, March H. Secretary
Fairchild has sent a letter to Chairman
Mills in answer to his request for further
information as TO the general effect the
Senate substitute for the House tariff
bill would have upon the customs rev.
enue, After charging that in spite Of its
declarations in favor Of specific rates,
the Senate bill has in many instances
increased high advalOrem rates, the
Secretary says; III, therefore, " shall
be the policy Of the Government TO
continue and to aggravate as is
proposed this merciless system Of Gus
tom taxation it would be better, ] think
that the barbarism be completed by the
adoption Of specific rates than that the
carnival Of fraud and deceit shall
II the people are to be for
ever tortured by taxation, then Call the
Cossacks, lay out the knout, put on the
aud apply the thumb screws
in earnest, orderly and straight forward
1VAVn
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INDIGNANT AT THE GOVERNOR.

What Democratic aud Republicans Think OF
Gov. Wilson's High Handed Proceedings.
Special DiIaieh to he httltgenesr.
Pr. PLEASANT, W. Va, March 1.-The
action taken by Governor Wilson in is.
suinga certificate Of election to Jackson
is the solo topic Of conversation at this
place. Never was there in the history
OF our State an official act performed that
was so bitterly opposed and thoroughly
denounced by good men OF both parties
as Is the above. Your correspondent
called upon perhaps dozen OF the best
and most influential Democrats OF this
town and vicinity and they, without a
single exception, condemn the course
taken by the Governor. They further
unite In expressing themselves as being
OF the opinion that Charles Smith was
withoutdoubt fairly and honestly elected
to represent us in Congress from this
district and the measures adopted by
tho Governor are humiliating to Demo-
crats aud Republicans alike. No man
ever came before the people with as
many friends in this county as had
Charlie Smith, and his friends were his
followers. They were by no means con.
fined 10 the Republican ranks. Out oil
those voters who had the honor Of Q
personal acquaintance with both candl'
dates Smith received a majority OF the
Democratic and the Republican votes
and in view OF these facts 1t is not to bt
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WILL Be THREE GOVERNORS.
Carr and Cor VIII Qualify and Gov Wilson
Will Maintain Ills Right to Hold Over-A

Carr and Goir VIII Qualify and Gov. Wilson
Will Maintain Ills Right to Hold Over-A
Complicated Situation.
Special DL,pateh TO Inc IaleitOeaeeT.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 1.-Pres-
ident Carr has employed Judge Fergu.
sonas his counsel, and on Monday will
qualify as Governor Of the State. Gen.
Golr will arrive from Washington to.
morrow or Sunday and he, OF course,
will qualify, while Governor Wilson is
equally determined to hold on to his
office until the last moment. Judge Fer
guson states 1t as his opinion that 1t was
the duty ofthe. Legislature to declare the
result for Governor, but as it failed in
this, GoF has no legal ground upon
which to qualify, and us the Constitu.
ton provides that the present Governor
cannot hold over, Carris entitled to the
seat until the Cotest is settled.
Governor Wilson stated tonight that
he had no intention of calling special
session OF the Legislature before the 4th
of March.
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IHE LATEST RUMORS.
The Cabinet speouIstious Grad
uaIIy Taking Shape,
NEW WORKERS COMPROMISE
Their fractional Difficulties aud Win
Get a Place-Tracy win DO the
Man-ocourropocs at General
Harrlson's Headquarters,

WASHINGTON, D, O., March 1.-Ther
was a decided improvement in til
weather to-day and the number of viz
itoH at the headquarters Of the Pres
ident-eleCt and YlCe.PFesident-elect wa
materially increased, The usual routin
was observed, 30 far as General and Mrs
Harrison were concerned, There was
great throng Of visitors and an unusuall!
heavy mail.
The Michigan Congressional dele
CATION had an audience with Genera
Harrison In the forenoon, Judge Emery
Spear, OF Georgia, whose name has beer
mentioned In connection with the Cab
met called during the morning. Cover
nor Foraker, OF Ohio, made short visit
in company with Representative Bou'
telle, OF Maine, Senators Chandler and
Blair, OF New Hampshire, also called
together, Among the other callers were
Ex-Governor Pound, OF ofWisconsin Gov
ernor Larabee, OF Iowa; Rev. DR.. Butler,
0t the Lutheran church; Chas. Boards
ley, OF Iowa; Jesse Seligman, Of New
York; DR. ], s. Harrison, OF Indians
polls; Ex-Governor Cheney, OF New
Hampshire; Senator George, Represen-
tative Wilbur, OF New York; Col. John
s. Mosby, Mr., Studebaker, Mr.. George
Jones, Of Iowa; Clarke Z. Carr, OF ILL
nois; B. o. Carr, OF California; Mr..
Justice Strong, George NJ. Christian, oi
Iowa and Representative Bayne.
General Harrison went out for q walk
with Mrs. Lord about one o'clock.
CABINET SITUATION,
The situation respecting the cabinet
has been very materially simpliaed
within the past twenty-four hours, In
accordance with the suggestion to Mr.,
Morton by General Harrison yesterday,
the New Yorkers got together to-day
ard finally agreed upon the name Of
Benjamin +. Tracy, the noted lawyer, as
u satisfactory compromise.
Wisconsin men have about given up
hope OF seeing Governor Rusk In the
Cabinet. 1t transpires that some
Kansas people presented the name
OF Representative John +. Ander-
son yesterday to General Harrison
for Secretary 0f Agriculture. The GeHer.
al is reported TO have said to them that
II possible he intended 10 fill that office
with practical farmer.
Palmer stock has advanced consider
ably to-day, as the result OF suggestion
for home support sent out to the Michi-
gan papers last night,
A report is current tonight that w.
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DRINKS GALLONS or WATER.
sudden Reformation of Dwarf who wa
n IIabItuAl DFunknFd.


BELlEvlLLE, N. j., March 1.-James
Dolan, a dwarf less than four feet In
height, was committed to the jail In
Morris county some weeks ago for ha.
bitual drunkenness and disorderly con.
duct.
The sudden cutting of Of his custom.
ary supply OF strong liquids at first al.
most prostrated him, and he begged iot
a drink. The attendants told him that
he might have oil the water 10 wanted,
but he used that uninvltlng beverage
very sparingly.
Recently, however, he has developed
a passion for water that is but little less
pronounced than his old craving for
whisky. He insists on having a gallon
OF the chilly fluid left In his cell each
night, and 10 drinks II all, and wants
more before morning. During the hours
oil daylight hu consumes twice as much,
and says he could swallow double the
quantity II II were given him. He. pro.
tests that he never before enjoyed such
health, but tho doctor thinks Of curtall.
Ing his allowance, lest his copious llba'
LiOnB should result In uropgy,
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PATRIOTISM An A DISCOUNT.
The Grave OF waSh,ngton'G Mother LikOi
10 be Sold nt Auction,

AnB oEuNb W WNbhtuktuhH huthUE Ahhua9
to bO Sold at Auction.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, March L.
Within the precincts Of this city is the
grave Of the mother Of George Washing.
ton. The site oi the old farmhouse in
which she died Is also In this vicinity,
and the ground is everywhere sacred
with historic memories.
Hlther Washington came on his way
10 his first Inauguration as President 10
bid bis mother q last farewell, lust be.
fore her death. Pilgrim tourists have
come here 10 view the spot, and the pro-
priety Of erecting suitable monument
over the ruins oil the old homestead aud
the grave has again and again been dis.
CusSed, but thus tar. without practical re.
suits.
II will shock the whole country Ia
learn that the grave Of Washington'I
mother Is likely 10 be sold AT auction
next week. During tho administration
Of President jackson, the cornerstone OI
a monument was laid, but II has neyel
been completed, MeSsrs. Colbert aud
Kittley, real estate agents Of this city
will offer for sale at Washington, on
March ., at public auction, twelve aCtei
OF land on which 10 the tomb Of Mary
the mother Of Washington. VIII the
patriotic women Of America save thil
sacred spot aud keep IL from falling int
tho hands ol BpeCulatofa2
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TnG lONG IOST RECOYEREp.
A Famous Painting Sees tho Light again In
indianapolis.

AFamous Painting Sees tho Light Again In
indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-Joseph NJ.
Taylor, Of this city, has made a curious
and interesting discovery.
His uncle, dead for many years, and in
younger days associated with P. I. Bar.
mum, bequeathed his assets, accumulated
in the show business, TO Taylors mother,
and through her the property descended
to Taylor.
Quite recently he took an inventory,
and upon unrolling long map.like can
vas he brought to light Rn oil painting
1Sxl2 feet In dimensions, representing
"Christ Before Plate" The canvas was
painted In 1922, by William Dunlap, an
American artist, and was carried about
for exhibition much the same as Is the
Munkacsy painting OF the present day
representing similar scene. The exhi
bltlon, however, was prior TO 1888, since
which time the painting has been praC
tically buried In oblivion, although the
Taylor family knew that originally Il
was valued very highly 1t Is labeled
"Christ Rejected; or, The Trial Before
Pontius PLATE"
Theodore Steele, the artist, pronounce
II masterpiece for It's day and genera
ton. Negotiations have been openet
looking to It's sale to the Boston Ar
Museum. Taylor is endeayoring TO as
certain its history for the past forty
years, during which time II has beef
virtually lost to the world,
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BUSINESS SITUATION.
Weekly Review Of the Condition by n. q.
Dun & Co.

NeOhly hoVOW VI tue Sunuiluu " Lst Nt
Dun & Co.
New YORK, March 1.-R. g. Dun 4
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says: Trad.
ers who have been waiting through a
belated season for the expected winter
trade find that it does not come and
spring has arrived. Hence there are on
hand large stocks Of unsold winter
goods which account for the tardiness Of
collections in many quarters and for the
general sense Of disappointment.
At fully half the interior points which
report this week there Is noted a fairly
good trade or some improvement. Pitts.
burgh observes an advance Of % cents
In some kinds Of pig iron, and a better
inquiry for manufactured In many forms.
Greater strength Is also observed at
Cleveland. Philadelphia notes most
cautious dealing in dry goods, a frmer
market for leather and slow market
with tardy collections for drugs and
chemicals. The money markets are
everywhere amply supplied for legitl.
mate business.
The manufacturers arc buying more
freely OF leather, and for hemiock prices
are half a cent lower. The anthracite
coal trade is stagnant. The output thus
far this year has been 4,302,3l9 tons,
against I, ,463,OS2 last year.
II Is thought at Philadelphia that the
iron market Is iirmer. Tho market for
cur iron is very unsatisfactory and scanty
aud no improvement In rails Ia seen,
New York No. 2 foundry Continues 10
be offered at very low figures and pres.
sure 10 sell wire rods is noticed, but sales
Of $4,000 tons OF rails make that market
lirmer, aud II is stated that the allow.
nent will DO read usted Aprill
Wheat ls 10 lower at vic. Corn IL
! unchanged at 44Ci oats ig 10 stronger al
3OlC. Pork IL steady lard aBhade lower
hogs a quarter higher. Lower prices are
noted for butter aud cheese, but oil is ID
stronger al 0l 10. Coffee 10 10 higher at
1Slc. The figures indicate that The OK.
cess Of imports over exports for Februa.
ry may DO 100000 against over TO-.
OOO, 900 last year, Foreign exchange fe.
mains steady. During the past week the
stock market has virtually dono moth.
Ing. Prices are on the whole unchanged,
The business failures number 2S5, a6
compared with 270 last week and 2B6 for
the week previous. For tie CORES.
ponding week Of last year tho figures
were 24l,