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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
EUROPEAN POLITICS.

Tho EcCentricitIcs of Russian Journals.
Spanish Papers Warn the south AmerI.
cans Against the United States.
LONDON, Oct, l6-The widely copied
article in the NoOe Hvmyq, Of St. Pc.
tersburg, reminding Germany Of the
debt Of gratitude she owes Russia for
the support given her at critical periods
OF her existence, has been followed by q
still more remarkable one in the St, Pc
tersburg NOpisli, which appears to be
anious TO earn a reputation for ecceD.
tricity that will probably draw upon Il
at no distant day the attention OF Count
Dashof, the imperial censor.
Last summer the NOpiSti startled its
readers at home and abroad BY a series
oil editorials, gravely advising Germany
70 give back Alsace aud Lorraine 10
France, or erect them into neutral
state, whose independence should be as
sured by the European powers, and
which would prove an effective barrier
to both French and German aggressiong.
II Is now turning It's attention TO Aus
tria, the ingratitude Of which power for
services furnishes II with material, II
reminds Austria OF the assistance given
her In 1S40, when the Hungarian star
was in.the ascendant, and oi.the media.
tion OF Russia In 1850, after KonihpralZ,
when Austria lay at the feet Uf Prussia,
and there was again question OF dis.
memberment which would have possi-
bly, rendered Hungary independent
Still the confidence shown by Francis
Joseph appears to be warranted by dir
Cumstanees. The embraces OF William
and the C2ar were probably as meaning.
less and periupCtory as the shaking az
hands Of prize fighters before the con-
test, but there are indictments which
show that Russia Is not ready for war.
Tho aiming OF her troops with small
bore rifles which she has begun can hard.
ly be completed In less than two yesrs
and by that time her energies NAV be
turned In another direction.
The early convoCation OF the Sapnish
Jortes has caused a ripple upon the
usually stagnant waters OF peninsnlar
politics. The Morocco inCinent, trilllno
as 1t would appear TO other people, viii
furnish matter for discussion until some-
thing equally grave happens; but the
Journals do not forget TO warn the South
America Republics against being en-
shared and deluded by tue greedy giant
to the north Of them, The philanthronlc
interest Of Spain and Italy in the future
welfare Of the Latin race In South Amor
lea is touching 10 the extreme, as the
Manchester Gudrdian remarks, there
may be many yet living in South Amer.
len who can recall the tyrannical rule Of
the Spaniard there, only thrown OF after
years OF slaughter and suffering. In ali
that time the only aid and sympathy
then came from the United States and
England, and the condition Of Cuba
probably does not cause them TO regret
their rindependunce. 'Se'NS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
SULLIVAN RRITAHHD
At the Talk Of His Enemies and
Wants a Fight,
ANDHE WANTS lTRIGHTSoON
He Is Ready to Accommodate Any
body on Earth Who Wants to be
ChampioR-Jem Smith or
Charley Mitchell Preferred.

NRw YoRK, Oct, l8.-John L, Sullivan
wants to 6ght again, and as soon as pos
sible, II is announced that the grea
John L, has got his sleeves rolled up, Il
about to exchange the bottle for tht
sand bag and sweater, and is advertising
for man to come and be put to sleep
The great mans challenge, in his own
inimitable, vigorous and boiled.down
language, is seen in the following sen.
teuces which the champion mouthed
yesterday:
~ want to fight I've got the cham
pIouship, but any msu in the world is
welcome to try and get it II he can. l
want to fight, aud I'll accommodate any
man on this earth, and for any sum Of
money"
Johns challenge will find official ex.
preston soon In the illustrated NewS,
which Mr.. Sullivan edits, and In which
his sentiments will be found set forth In
such precise and digniied terms as best
become the formal announcements OF
diplomacy and prize.Gghting. In this
challenge to the wide, wide world Sulli.
van will express peculiar longing to
have Jem Smith or Charles Mitchell &C.
cept his invitation TO come and be up
per.cut, cross.countered, swinging.right-
handed aud otherwise attended to, but
all will be assured Of q welcome II they
have backing. Sullivan considers that
Justice, that blind aud prejudicial en-
emy Of the ring, has made Of bare
knuckle fighting an occupation too pre-.
carlous to admit Of the genuine comfort
that a man should get out Of his lite
work, and 80 he says that gloves aud
the rules Of the Marquis Of Queensberry
must be submitted to. II Jem Smith
will only come over here Sullivan will
gladly pay his expenses and pay for his
food aud housing while waiting for the
sacrifice to come ol, He will also pay the
thick Englishman's way out to San Fran.
cisco, for he believes that 1t is there,
sheltered by the roof and the pull
Of the California Athletic Club, that
tho deed should be done. tie would
not object at all to an arrangement
the Englishman should be as.
sured Of o certain sum Of money 10 take
home in lieu OF any symmetry that he
might leave behind him in the land OF |
the free and the ehome Of the big fellow.
Among other interesting remarks OF the |
champion the following are worth men.
tioning;
"They'ye called me coward, which is
ridiculous and beneath my notice; but
they have also said that was all broken
up. ! want to show them that they
don't know me. I'm not broken up, aud
II was, any piece that was left Of me
would do TO lick my enemies. don't
want to knock any man or humiliate him.
It's as painful to mo as 1t Is to mother
10 spank her baby. But talk has got to
be stopped. After all. these ordinary
lighters are only ft to be put to sleep.
They get paid for II, aud 1t pleasea them.
I'm an abused mau, and want to ight.n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
A FdgbttuI Mine Explosion at
LOugtoO, England,
FIFTY BODIES RECOVERED.
Eecentrici'Ies of the Russian Press,
The Spanish Papers Warning the
Natives of South America
Against the United statcs.

LoNDON', oct l6,-Au explosion oc.
Cured in the Bentiles colllerly " at Long.
ton, county Of Stafford, at an early hour
this morning, Seventy miners were in
the pit at the time Of the accident, only
eleven Of whom are alive, The pit was
completely wrecked, and the task OF got.
ting out the buried miners will he one
otgreat difficulty, A band OF volunteers
is now engaged in making explorations
for the recovery OF the bodies.
The men engaged In search for the
victims oil the explosion found tlity
bodies Of the dead miners this morning
LATER-'rhe bodies recovered show
that the victims died OF gas noisoninC.
The resCuers were compelled to relin.
quish their search by the accumulation
OF gas. The underground manager is
among the victims, The record OF the
men down the mine has been lost,
hence itis impossible to verify the, mum.
ber. The latest estimate Is that sixty
persons were killed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
RAILWAY DRAKEMBN.
MIR. slattery Advocates Change of Name
md State Unions.

Mr.. sIattery Advocates Change of Nam,
and State Unions.
ST., PAUL, MIMI, Oct. l6.-The i'm
portant features OF this morning e session
Of the Brotherhood OF Railway Brake
men were the official reports, which
were read in detail, They were all IN
the nature Of reviews, containing some
suggestions, the most important recon,
mendations, however, were made by
Vice Grand Master slattery, Of Butte,
First, he was in iayer OF changing the
name Of the order to the "Brotherhood
Of Railway Trainmen." Reason for this
Ia found in the fact that at least one.
third OF the membership is made up OF
conductors, baggagemen and Others, 80
that the present title Is no longer dis
tinctlve or popular.
Mr.. Slattery also advocated State
unions, to be held annually under the
supervision OF the Grand Master, and
closed as follows:
"rhe third recommendation Is In re.
gard 10 the relief schemes that are lust
now being pushed forward by several Of
the leading railroads Of this country,
namely, the Philadelphia & Reading,
Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania aud
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and |
would say TO all members oi our Brother.
hood that 1t Is to your interest to inyes.
tigate all schemes OF this kind thorough.
ly and carefully, and II this Is done, !
am very sure that you will arrive at the
same conclusion regarding them that /
have, and that is to let them alone, as
they are only anare to draw you on
and make you slave to your employer"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
ENGINEERS BROTHERHOOD,
The Session Begins ut Denver Chief A,
thurs Able Address,

DENVER, Oct, lG,-The Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers Of the United
States was convened here this morning.
Chief Arthur presiding, After welcom,
ing the delegates and assuring them Of
his belief In the satisfactory results Of
the present convention, and with what
great pleasure he had watched the
growth OF the order since It's organixa,
ton and the results 1t had attained,
Chief Arthur said; "rhe present repre-.
sents the turning point in the history Of
the order, for II has become apparent
that feeling essentially radical has
cTept In and taken possession OF a few OF
our members, This is dangerous and
must be suppressed, for owing this,
statements, seemingly contradictory,
have crept out and become public,
which could never have happened had
there been a oneness oi thought and
honesty OF purpose"
He reiterated, with emphasis, his for
mer statement that the organization is
law,abiding, and said;
"To-day, clearly define our position
toward railway corporations, when | say
that only as a last resort do we saction
strike"
In speaking OF the growth oil the order,
he said the membership was 10000, and
that during the year lust ended It had |
paid out to the widows and orphans Of
disabled members SS06,0OO, making
Total since its organization OF s., COS, 100.
SIN accordance with the instructions
received at the last conference, have
a special message, containing
such recommendations as In my judg.
nent would tend to promote the welfare
II the Brotherhood, which will be sub.
nitted at the proper time, In all our
Of the differences which
nay arise among us, trust we shall al.
Ways hold TO our right private judg-
nent-that while We give frank express
ion to our thoughts, we shall carefully
,uard against a spirit OF dogmatism,
which would call upon Others to square
heir thoughts and opinions with our
,u,t ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
RyCTIYG SCENE ma CAR,
Three Card Monte Men sWindle PaSsen-
ger One Captured and Afterwards
Egnnnnn.

Three Card Monte Men sWindle a PaSsen'
ger One Captured and Afterwards
Escapes,
kansas CRY, Mo-, Oct, lean ex'
citing scene was Witnessed by the passen-
gers in the chair car Of the early morn
ing Wabash train from St, Louis this
morning, Albert Holt, from Moberly,
No., on his way to Seattle, W, IT, and
having on his person q large amount Of
money, was swindled out Of 5000 by two
three card monte men. When the
swindlers attempted to leave the train
one Of the passengers interposed and,
pretending to be officer, placed one OF
them under arrest. In the excitement
that ensued the monte men escaped,
Mr., Holt had grasped the situation by
that time, and borrowing a revolver, gave
chase To the swindlers. He succeeded
In capturing one Of them, and marched
him back to the train at the point OF a
revolver, AT the next station, Ran.
dolph, No., the prisoner jumped sud.
denly to his feet, and keeping the ex-
lited passengers at bay with a pistol,
Jumped OF the car just as the train was
moving of.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
NO TYPHOID IN JouSsT0wS
Traceablo to the Flood : Malaria rov,
Only-No Iiodlos Fountl for Two ntyH,

TraCeabls to the Flood = Malaria Fever
gnly-Np Bodies Fpnnd for Two pays,
JonNsrowN, Pa, Oct. lO.--Two and a
half days have now passed without a
body being found. This has not occurred
before since the flood, aud is only ex.
planned by tho fact that every one has
stopped looking for the decd, and are
doing what little they can TO render the
winter quarters Of the Lying more com.
Portable. DR.. Lowman and Miss Clara
Barton both say there Is little Of no real
typhoid fever In the flooded district that
can pc traced to the flood. They cay the
only typhoid Is found on the hills, and
The siCkness found In the flooded dis.
ttEpts ig malaria ieYeF, with Occasionally
strong typhoid symptoms, which are
easily overcome by proper medical aud
sanitary care.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
Greeting
70 The VERY WISE MEN
From the East Who Are Bridg'
Ing the Ohio
Aud Showing Their Faith In
WhceIIng's Present and
Her Future.
SURPRISED At WHAT THEY SEE,
They Predict n Career Of Rapid
Growth For the Nail City.
A Good Impression Made on the
Men Of Brains and Money
WHO Mean Business.

The visitors from the East and Wheel
ings representative men are already
prrtly well acquainted. No time has
been lost since tho arrival OF the capl'
hlists interested In the Union bridge.
Every moment has been put to good
advantage. Wheeling has given her
guests an enthusiastic reception, and the
guests have shown rs well as told Of
their qualification, They have been
pleased to express their surprise at the
warmth aud extent OF the greeting and
the range and volume Of Wheellng's In
dusups 20 far as they have seen them.
The trip to the Park was more than a
pleasure excursion, aud the visitors
turned it to account for a business oh.
serya,on. Through the beautiful val
ley they saw an easy reach to Wheeling
from the East sites Tor new industries
and homes fora large growth Of popula-
ton. The night visit to the Riverside
Works was an object lesson OF value,
as tho inspection OF other industries
on both sides Of tho river will be to-day.
Each visitor has a copy Of yesterdays
ISrrLllGrNcER with It's exhibit OF the
Tonnage of the Wheeling district, the
best present viudication of the wisdom
o. the investment which these gentle.
men have already made as tue beginning
Of a series of enterprises Of moment to
Wheeling,
Tonight there will be a reception at
the Wheeling club to give these agreea.
bio business men an opportunity to
meet all Of wheeling's people who may
desire TO call.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
TIE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Morrison Dlssents from an opinion on .
Important Point In tho OIL Gases.

Morrison DisSents from an opinion on ~
Important Point In tho OIL Gases.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 16.-The hearing
in the cases OF the Independent Ref.
ners' Associations OF Oil City and Titus
vile, Pa, VS.. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company was resumed before the Inter.
State Commerce Commission to-day,
There were but three commissioners
sitting in the hearing, Commissioner
scRoonmaker announced the decision ol
the Commission in regard to the request
made at the rehearing in Titusville In
May by counsel for the complainants fol
the production by the Pennsylvania rail.
road Of contract alleged to have been
made In 1870 between the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the National
Transit Company, by which the former
was to be guaranteed 20 per cent. Of all
traffic from the old regions at the same
rates for the pipe lines and railroads.
In delivering the decision OF the Com.
mission, Mr.. SChoonmaker called atten-
ton to the fact that neither he nor Mr..
Veasey had participated In tie hearing
Of the cases at Titusville. They had,
however, given tho matter due and pro.
per consideration and come to the con.
Cluslon that the compulsory production
ol the contract was not required for the
purposes Of the case. Commissioner
Morrison, speaking for himself, dis
seated from the views expressed by his
colleagues apd expressed himself as
holding the same opinion be did al
litusyille, when he gave his opinion
that the contract was important evidence
In the case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
MAYOR CHANT IN EARNEST.

The Electric Light Companies Must Como
to Time-situatlon in New York.
New YoRK, Oct. 19.-Mayor Grant
said to-day that he should continue to
use Overy possible means to prevent the
electric light companies from operating
their plants until such time as the wires
should be absolutely safe. All day long
workmen were busy replacing gas lamps
and burners on the posts In the public
parks and these squares looked a little
more cheerful tonight. Extra police.
men will be assigned TO the public parks
until they are efficiently lighted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
A TERRIBLE COLLISION.
A Chair Car Set on Fire and
Many Are Burned,
FIFTY PERSONS ARE INJURED
In a Wreck Near Omaha, Nebraska,
Two Engines Completely Dcmol.
ishcd, and the Wonder Is That
Many Lives We're Not lost.

OMAHA, NRB, Oct, lB,-A terrible col
liaion occurred on the B. & NJ. road al
Gibson, al few miles from Omaha, at 6;4G
last evening. About 50 passengers were
injured. Two engines were completely
demolished and q chair car and COM
bination we're thrown from the tracks
and reduced to atoms. Train No, 8, the
local between Lincoln and Chicago, ran
into No. 8. Gibson is the meeting point
and tho place where the crew on No. 0,
which Is o sub train that makes con.
nections with the Kansas City express,
stops TO register. The combination coach
and the chair car were crowded with
passengers, all Of whom were more or
less injured. The chair car caught fire
and many OF the passengers were burned
In naddition 10 their other injuries, The
following thus far have been reported;
Peter Rureland, proprietor OF the Tre-
mont here, received wounds from which
he died soon after being taken out Of the
chair car.
Engineer Gillespie, Platte louth, badly
bruised about the body.
Henry s. Weller, druggist, Omaha,
bruised about the head and shoulders.
Mary Butler, South Omaha, q bruised
body In precarlous condition.
Charles Laure, Craig, No., badly in
feared fatally.
i. Mix, New York, badly bruised.
Francis Elder, New York, bruised and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
A DISTURBING QUESTION,
Can salaries and Pensions DO Withheld to
Get Back OyeF-PRyments?


WASHINGTON, D, O., Oct, l6,-The ex
soldiers and ex-saIlors employed in the
Pension Office whose pensions have re
Gently been rerated, are naturally much
interested in the statement that proba
bly, some steps would be taken by the
Government to recover the money which
has been paid to them, as 1t Is claimed,
illegally,
The authorities were looked up TO as
certain II the Government could legally
withhold both their pensions and their
salaries In the event that the money was
not refunded, II was found that there
hava been a number OF ruling by the
different Secretaries OF the Interior rela-
tive to oYer-payments OF pensions,
In one case when widow was erro,
neously paid q pension from the date Of
her husbands discharge instead Of from
the date Of his death, and thereby re-
ceived nearly four years pension to
which she was not entitled, II was held
In 1860 by the Secretary OF the Interior
that the future pension should be with
held until the Government had been re-
imbursed for the amount thus 0verpaid.
In q case which came up In the year
1880 the Secretary held that where the
Over.payment was made through an
error OF judgment In the pension office,
for which the pensioner was not respons-
ible, the oyer.payment was not 10 be re-
funded. There Is another case where
no fraud was alleged on the part Of the
pensioner, but It was shown that the
money paid to him through mistake was
received by him In ignorance OF tho true
facts, and that therefore he was not held
responsible,
While these cases gave some comfort
to those who have received large PEN
sion payments and are desirous Of hold
ing on to them, there are other cases
where the principle is asserted that
where an error has been made by the
Pension Office in the payment Of PEN
sion that the future pension payments
can be seized by the Government to in.
demnify 1t against loss. 1t Is claimed,
however, by those who have looked up
the question, that 1t involves rather nice
poiuIs OF law, which would give pen.
sioner a good fighting chance in case an |
effort was made TO recover the money
which Is claimed to have been illegally |
paid.
There Is another interesting point in.
yolved which is believed TO be quite
new. There Is no case that has been de.
Cided where an attempt has been made
to levy not alone upon the pension, but
upon the salary paid by the government
to the pensioner. 1t seems that no cases
Of over-payment to pensioners in the
government service have as yet arisen,
and there is some question whether the
salary as we'll as the pension would be
liable.
A reporter was informed to-day by a
good authority that the number OF re-
rated pensioners employed in the PEN
sion Office had been incorrectly given
Ehen 1t was stated that there was only
II. "If that number was doubled, the
reporter was told, 1t would be nearer the
rutl.n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
THEY NEED FOOD.
Danger of Another Famine In Central
Dakota,

Danger Of Another Famine In Central
Dakota,
Sioux FALLS, s. D., Oct 10,-There Ia
great danger that the famine among the
farmers Of Central Dakota last winter will
repeat itself this year.
Intelligence just received here from
Miner county discloses the fact that q
large number Of farmers in that section
are in destitute circumstances. Owing
to the drought their crops were total
failure this season.
In letter addressed 10 parties in this
city, j. @ Sewers, pastor OF the Congre.
gatlOnal Church at Carthage, and E.
Reeves, Chairman Of the County Com.
missioners, says: "The people are now
In pressing need OF clothing for the win.
ter, There arc scores OF families who
have no wheat, corn or vegetables, and
scarcely hay enough to feed their teams
and one COW through the winter. They
have nothing to sell, and no way To pro.
vide for the demands Of Dakota win.
ter. They are disheartened and dis
couraged. Without colorlng, we could
relate to you several sad instances.
What aid you can extend to the poor In
Miner county will be thankfully re.
Ceived."
A relief commltte has been appointed
to solicit aid, aud many towns through.
out the State are responding liberally to
the call for assistance.