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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
FIGHT WITH A PANTHER.

A Woodman Cuts or Ono Of tho Animals
Legs During tho Eattlc.
CALAIS, Me-, March 1.-THE people
Of Princeton were startled not long ugo
to learn that some terrible creature had
been seen lurking in the woods near
the town.
Stephen Pike, the man who saw the
animal, said it was panther. His story,
however, was pretty freely discredited.
but it has been substantiated by lum-
herman who lives on Plantation No. 20,
near Princeton. 0.rno'
While on his way home from work,
Saturday night, the lumberman encoun.
tered the beast in lonesome spot in the
woods. The animal Immediately showed
fight, springing upon him with great
feroclty. The man had nothing with
which to defend himself but an axe, and
was almost unnervcd by the suddenness
Of the attack. Being a tough, hardy iel-
low, he quickly swung the keen-edged
weapon. For a few moments the battle
wpged fercely. The sharp claws Of the
panther several times caught the mans
clothing, tearingit to shreds and cutting
into the aesh, while the agility of the
animal prevented the effective use OF IN
axe. Finally, by a well directed blow,
the woodman struck the right forefoot OF
the panther, entirely severing it, and,
with blood-curdling yell, the animal
withdrew from the duel. l
1t is thought the animal was the same
one seen by Mr.. Pike, although the hero
OF the encounter describes it as much
more formidable, saying that it was as
large as yearling calf, butnot one Of its
leaps was less than five yards. The lum.
herman forwarded the foot OF the animal
TO the city, where it is on exhibition at
the store Of q leading merchant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
THE M'CALI.A INQUIRY,
Some Damaging Testimony Against tho
:. Commander OF the Enterpri,s.

Some Damaging Testimony Against tho
:. Commander OF the Enterprise. 81
New York, March 1.-THE McCalla
court OF inquiry was again in session 10.
day. Sergeant Calkins told OF tho cutting
down ofWalker, as has already been de.
tailed, with tho charge that salt water
was thrown over Walker after he had
been struck down, instead OF before that.
At stcttin several men jumped the
ship. One OF the men, in attempting to
return to the ship, was drowned. The
men who returned to the ship were put
in irons in the forecastle. In one case,
the witness stated that a seaman was
put in a straight jacket, aud when ho
lwitness) went his rounds again the
jacket was all cut to shreds. The man
said, when asked how it was done:
mo American seaman can be put in a
straight jacket in the American navy"
Officers OF the ship, the witness said.
had frequently interiered with him in
the discharge Of his duty. He, also
described many acts Of cruelty on the
part OF the officers. Gs N
Gustavus Scusta Vinson, water ten
der, told how, at St. Petersburg, he saw
Lieutenant Ingersoll attempt, to knock
down two men with a Delaying pin. The
men threatened with Delaying pin af.
terward deserted the ship. he had
never, in his eighteen years previous ex.
perience in the Navy, seen such insub.
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lHB STRIKE SPREADING,
Accessions to the Ranks Of tie
English Strikers.
WELSH MINERS ARE JOINING
Aud Twenty Thousand Engineers
Fall In Linc-Thc Labor Confer.
cncc-Blsmarck Said to Have
Rcsisncd-ForciRn News.

LONDON, March 17.-Twenty thousand
Tyneside engineers have Joined tho
strike. Several mills In Lancashire have
been compelled to stop work on account
OF tho scarcity Of coal arising from tho
strike Of the miners, and others are runs
ming on short time for the same reason.
The attitude OF the miners varies accord
Ing to the manner in which their de.
mands are met by the masters. The coal
carriers have joined the strikers. Most
Of the miners who went on the strike in
Nottingham have resumed work, the
masters having conceded m advance Of
8 per cent. in their wages.
A conference OF the coal mine owners
OF Lancashire, Yorkshire, Stailordshirn,
Derbyshire, Leiceatershiro and Moth
Wales, was held to-day to consider tho
situation arising from the strike. The
conference refused to grant the mems
demands for an advance OF s PEI cent in
their wages now ard a further advance of
per cent on July.1. A committee was
appointed to meet committee OF the
men on Saturday and endea, or to secure
Ioint action looking to the arrangement
81 method for the regulation OF work
and avoidance OF strikes in the future.
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BURNING SAlTpETRE.
Fire That tho Flromon Did Not Dnro
Throw Water On. a.fs. 80. |

A Fire That tho Flromon Did Not Dnro
Throw Water On.
MlLLvlLLE, N. j., March l7.-At s.
o'clock this morning fire broke out in a
building used for refining saltpetre at
Whitall, Tatum 4 Co.'s flint glass works.
The building was a wooden structure
and its contents were largo vats filled
with saltpetre, aud this combustible
matter was roaring furnace in less
than three minutes, sending lurid sheets
OF flame high into the mir, preceded by
dense clouds Of white smoke obscuriug
the sun. The fire department was soon
on the scene, but the firm warned them
against throwing water on the building,
as It would result in terrible explosion,
and the tiremen turned their attention to
other property. Tho flames had COM
munlcated to factories Nos. 0 and l0and
10 m iron foundry next to tho saltpetre
house. Tho foundry was partially de-
stroyed, but the flames in the factory
were soon extinguished. When the
saltpetre house WIS consumed the water
flowing around tho building commune
Gated with tho remaining saltpetre,
causing it to explode with a terrific 70.
port, throwing plank and boards over
lte roof OF other buildings, shaking the
ground like au earthquake and shatter-
ing the windows in the largo pot house
adjoining the building destroyed. The
ilEelnen had miraculous escape from
INJURY. Joshua Erickson was in the
fs9aItpetre house when tho fra started.
nc was envelopsd in the flames and bis
hair and clothing nearly burned oil. He
was rescued with difficulty. = 5tt'f54.5 :
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ILLINOIS WHEAT CROP.
The Recent Cold Weather Greatly Du
aged It-The Prospects,


The Recent Cold Weather Greatly DAM
aged It-The Prospects. .
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March l7.-Never
in the history of wheat raising in the
State Of illinois has the prospect for a
good crop changed more materially than
within the past ten days. Up to the 9th
Of March, the winter had been mild and
the wheat plant was never in more
healthy and apparently prosperous con-
dition. The plant had been advanced
by the favorable weather and the time
OF year having arrived, was just ready
Tor vigorous Btait on apriug growth.
The plant was full OF healthy sap which
had raised to such an extent that it was
very susceptible to the hard frost when
it came. yHa1tL .,a... l.a.I ,gs
The freeze OF a week or more aro was
more fatal than was at the time sun.
posed. Samples were presented at the
meeting OF the State Board Of Agricul.
ture on the l1th instant from seven dif-
ierent counties in Central and Southern
Illinois. In these samples that were
taken up by the root, it was found that
the bulb Of the root at the top OF the
ground was mass Of gum or jelly, show
ing concluslvely that the germ OF the
plant had been killed. This condition
was found more extensively in the Fultz
wheat, of which. variety large propor-
ton is seeded in portions OF the State
where the land has been inclined to be
sWQmpv. ss'7 ss;trs .f'i tN-'' 80 {
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A DEMAND FOR LEGISLATION,
The Farmers OF Kansas Want Less Polite
and More HpsIucs In Cunvress

The Farmers OF Kansas Want Less Politics
and More Bnsincss in Congress.
TOPEKA, HAS, March 1.-THE Farm.
ers Alliance, which has within six
months become the most powerful
farmers organization that Kansas has
ever known, has, through its President,
addressed IN open letter to the Kansas
delegation in Congress, calling their at
tention to the alarming condition Of the
agricultural interests OF this State and
demanding legislation for their relief,
The letter says: ave call attention to
the fact that 4 single law firm in one
city in Southern Kansas now has the
contract for the foreclosure OF 1900
mortgages. This means $500 home.
steads transferred from the hands. of 40
many industrious families to the hands
OF capitalists, either domestic or foreign.
The foreclosure ofthese mortgages is in
accordance with preconceived purpose
to gain possession OF these farms and
people them with more servile tenant.
ry imported from foreign lands for this
especial purpose. Foreclosures aud
evictlons are taking place in many parts
OF our State and We need not 20 ali the
way to Europe to witness scenes OF
cruelty in matters Of this kind. All over
the State the homes OF our people are
ilnperilled. They are struggling against
adverse circumstances and almost against
hope to sustain themselves until relief
shall come. The people believe that
these conditionsarc largelydue to vicious
legislation. They have been promised
by each Of the great political parties that
something would be done for their re.
lief; both parties have been tried and
both have thus fur failed even to attempt
any measure contemplating bette.lneut
OF the condition Of the industrial masses,
They have seen that while they have
been compelled to sacrifice their pro.
ducts in many instances, absolutely be.
low cost OF production in order to pro.
cure the common necessities OF life. and
in the effort in many cases unsuccessful.
to keep the Sheriff from invading their
homes, their representatives in Congress
are engaged in the consideration Of every
imaginable question except such cues
tlons as contemplate relief to the distress
OF their constituents. There arc meas.
ures which the farmers demand shall
have immediate attention. These relate
to questions OF money, OF transportation
and OF the ownership OF American lauds." !"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
WASHINGTON KISSED HER,

And She Still Lives, Being Ono Hundred
.... aud Four Years Old.
New York, March l7.-Mrs. Anastasia
Parsells will tomorrow celebrate her
104th birthday, in Bayonne, N. J. The
old lady Is in pretty good health, and
her faculties are but slightly impaired.
With much pride the old lady boasts OF
the fact that General Washington kissed
her "when little gall" She claims to
have witnessed the landing Of General
Montgomery from Quebec. Mrs. Par
sells maiden name was Kecline, and she
was 4 granddaughter Of Lord Fitzgerald,
of Ireland. At the age Of twenty-three
she married Edward Parsells. Her hus.
band died sixty.four years ago, and she
never married again. They had three
children, who lived to three score and
ten. The old lady has seventeen great
grandchildren and two great-great.grand.
children,
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A MYSTERIOUS CASE,
Something About the Disap-
pearance Of E. E. Sands.
POINT PLEASANT OPERATOR
Who Is Missing Under Peculiar Cir.
Observation-Disclosures lie was Inst
Seen and Description OF
Iilm-IIis Wife Prostra,cd
Special Di1Daich TO The Inieiliye,ieer,

optc1dt DRpdsch 10 The Initlliyeicer.
POINT PLEASANT, W. Va, March H..
Tho particulars concerning the myste ri.
Gus disappearance Of Il well known rdI.
road mu formerly OF this town have
Just come to light. i. Z. Sands, en-.
ployed as operator on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad at Spencer, O., resigned
his position at that point last September
and on the 18th OF tho same month
accepted similar position a. Dresden
junction on the Pan Handle road. He
Immediately left to take charge Of his
new Office and after arriving al Dresden
junction wired and wrote to his family
that he would be homo on the olst.
His assistants ut Dresden say no loft Mt
the appointed time, ostensIbly for tho
purpose OF moving his family to the
latter named place. About ten days
later he was seen on board a west.bound
Baltimore Il Ohio train. Since that time
nothing has been heard OF the gentle
man. "a
Your correspondent has learned that
while On business trip to Chicago, three
weeks prior. to his disappearance, Mr..
Sands lost quite large sum OF money.
anu 1t IS now supposed that this misior.
tune brought about alteration of the
mind. MIR. Sands, when last seen, wore
black suit Of clothes and carried n la.
aies' gold watch with "'Estella" en-.
eraved on the outside OF thc'c case. lie
was twenty-iour years ofage, six feet tall,
win nut brown hair and mustache and
0lue eyes. His wife is most estimable
lady and from one OF the first families OF
This town. She is now here with her
people, and is very much distressed over
The loss OF a kind and loving husband.
ne was a man OF no bad habits and the
whole affair is profound mystery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Over soS00O0 was subscribed last
night by the master laundrymen OF New
York city to aid in driving out the CHI
nese laundries. 52,; &; 50 !.
Representative Merrill, OF Kansas, has
introduced a bill providing for a service
pension OF IS per month to certain sol.
diers OF the late war and their widows,
It's enactment into law will place 400,
600 additional pensioners on the rolls ut
once, and about 81, 900 each year there.
after. II q -;-.g ,s',l.y
Ma. T.V. Powderly and Messrp, Coz.
tello, Hayes, Holland and Devlinr,
Of the Executive Committee Of the
Knights Of Labor, are hold.
ing regular meeting Of the com.
mittee at Cincinnati. The President OF
the Farmers Alliance, OF Georgia, had
been invited to be present, but liz has
not yet appeared. NJ s. /
A London dispatch says: The Times'
correspondent says: Something must
have occurred in connection with
the labor conference to cause Prince
Bismarck's unexpected action. The
Duke OF SAKE -Coburg. Gotha, who ar.
rived yeslerday, appears to have failed
in his attempt to mediate between the
Emperor and the Chancellor" l'aI0"'S
The Republican members Of the Ways
and Means Committee have finally
reached an agreement upon the sugar
schedule. They have agreed to make
raw sugar from lG Dutch standard down
dutiable at IS per cent adyalorem and re.
fined sugar above l0 Dutch standard al
40 per cent advalorem. Duty will be-
collected upon the value and not upon
the pound as heretofore. =
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RETURNING BOOMERS.
Leaving tho Cherokee Strip rs Fast ms they
lIcar Of the PROCLAIM alton.

Leaving tho Cherokee Strip rs Fast ms they
Icar Of the Proclnu, alton.
ARKANSAS CRY, ARK, March H.
And still they come back from the Cher.
okee strip. All day yesterday disap-
pointed and deluded boomers alighted
from heavily laden trains which brought
them from the promised land. Reports
from Caldwell and Hundreds state that
there has been little exsitement beyond
the advent OF a few belated settlers who
had not heard Of the Presidents procla.
nation. Lieutenant Charles Dodge, OF
General MerIitt's staff, arrived here yes.
terday from Fort Leavenworth. Speak.
ing Of the situation, Lieutenant Dodge
said: II am convinced that large
OF the boomers now located on
the strip will vacate voluntarily when
they learn the conditions. A few, how.
ever, will remain until ordered out by the
military. Itcau be authoritatively stated
that should troops be called out, they
will be located in the southern part OF
the strip where they can make effective
patrol.' 1t is understood that Lieuten-
ant Dodge telegraphed General Merritt
to that effect yesterday and troops are
expected soon.
Ira Burnett, large cattle owner near
here, has returned from an extended
trip over his range and reports that no
cattle have been killed by fire or boomers.
He estimates the number Of acres burn.
ed over to be at least 100. 900, but thinks
that enough remains to feed the cattle
until new grass sprouts. Burnett also
reported coonists on their way out Of the
strip in great numbers, and was Of the
opinion that but few would be left for
the military to displace. --l4' 3,
Inquiry at the military headquarters,
elicits the information that when six
arrive at Guthrie, they will
be dispatched in body to the Cherokee
line, and there cut up into detachments
and deployed in line that will probably
cover twenty miles. Very little, Of
course, can be learned from the com.
mandant, but enough has been cleaned
to warrant the statement that this skirm.
ish line will cross through the strip over
sixty miles wide as rapidly as possible,
and then by flank movements to the
right and left will return TO Oklahoma.
By this means the entire strip will prob
ABLY be cleared in less than two weeks.
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OLD GABRIEL DEAD.

Tho Oldest oInn In tho World Dles-IIis
Ago Wns 100, md IIc Was IL Grnn.l-
fnthor n Century Ago.
:, SAN Francisco, March 1.-THE In
dian known Us "Old Gabriel" died at
the county hospital yesterday. There is
no record Of his birth, but when the
Franciscan missionaries came to Cali
fornia more than century ago, "Old
Gabriel" was then grandfather, and as
far as can be learned by tradition, it is
believed he was born about the year
1740 and had reached the age OF $50
years at the time Of his death. Gabriel
never used liquor or tobacco, and led n
peaceable life.
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Last evening ono Of the pleasantest
surprise parties Of the season was ten.
dered to Mrs. Alexander Rogers at her
residence, No. 1907 EoE street. Seventy.
five or eighty Of the aged lady's friends
participated in the surprise, which was
complete, Mrs. Rogers not having had
80 much rs hint OF the arrangements,
AS is well known to ill readers of the
daily papers, the Rogers homestead has
recently been purchased by the County
Commissioning, it occupying portion
OF the new Jail site, and the affair last
night partook Of the nature of farewell
gathering in the rooms so familiar to the
many friends Of the family, which has
spent lifetime in them, and which
have been the scenes OF many social en-
tertainments. Mrs. Rogers was touched
by; the demonstration made by her
friends, and received them with true
old-time hospitality. She was assisted
in entertaining tho company by her
daughter, Mrs. F. Il. Lange. The even.
ing was spent in the enjoyment of social
intercourse, music, &C., and the compa.
ny dispersed at half.past eleven.
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CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.

Tic President Sends Il Largo Batch Of Nom.
nations to tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c.: March 1.-THE
President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
Consnls-William S. Preston, Of New
York, at Coguac; james S. Kellogg, OF
Louisiana, at Stettin; Alfred W. Street,
Of New York, at Coaticook; Samuel B..
lsigler, ol Iowa, at AK La Chapelle; !;
James r. Daneforth, of Pennsylvania, at
Veriers and Liege.
Withdrawn-James R. Daneforth Of
Pennsylvania, for United State Consul
at kehI.
Frand Burnet, OF Missouri, supervis-
ing Inspector Of Steam Vessels for the
Fourth district (St. Louis).
Daniel Lake, United States Marshal
for the eastern district OF New York !;
Wm. VanBuren, United States Marshal
Tor the eastern district Of Michigan.
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SOME INSIDE HISTORY
OF tho Monon Railroad Deal-A Lawyer
Gets Even.

OF tho lIonon Rnilrond Deal-A Lawyer
Gets Even.
CHICAGO, March IA gentleman
who is familiar with the inside history
of the deal by which the control of the
"AIonon" Railroad changed hands, says
that the credit OF the transaction belongs
to Henry Crawford, the well known rail-
road lawyer Of this city.
Some years ago Mr.. Crawford was
forced to sell the old Indianapolis Air
Line to the Monon, and he had no love
for the latter corporation. Then, as an
attorney for the Winstanley syndicate,
he met with serious defeat in litigation
against tho Kentucky 4 Indiana Bridge
Company, and the natural desire of tho
syndicate to revenge itself against the
Monon, which controlled the bridge
company, was added to Mr.. Crawlord's
hatred.
The lawyer discovered that for several
years the Monon directors had reelected
themselves with only 5000 or 10000
shares Of tile stock, out OF a total of $4,000
shares represented at the stockholders
meeting. Where were those 10000
shares was the question, and how to get
hold OF them was the problem. Mr..
Crawford brought the Pennsylvania, the
Louisville and Nashville and the Win
stanleys syndicate together. The Win.
stanleys agreed to furnish the money for
the deal, and the railroads were to hnnt
up the stock through their agents and
brokers. ~ s.s7t'i.'. .r.a
Z. The railroads did their share Of work,
aud when the meeting VAS held in New
York 81, 900 shares Of the capital stock
OF the Monon was voted against the
1000 shares held by the old board. The
syndicate and Mr.. Crawford had revenge,
and the Pennsylvania Company cap.
tured arrival and rate cutting board.
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THE BALLOT BOX FORGERY,
Tho Taking OF Testimony Completed-A. c.
Sands Cross. Examined,


Tho Taking of Testimony Completsd-A. c.
Sands Cross.Exnminetl.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March l7.-When
the special house committee appointed
TO investigate the Ohio ballot box forgery,
met this morning, Mr.. kurtz, late private
secretary to Governor Foraker, was pres.
ent. The ross.examination Of "A. G,
Sands was continued. >,
In answer to Mr.. Kurtz, witness denied
that he had met Representative Gros.
venor at Logan, September 90, or that he
had conversation Of any length with
MIR. kurtz before he went into the Gov
ernor's office September 80. Witness had
not stated that Mr.. Kurtz requested him
to destroy his letter respecting the Com.
nercIal Ga:ttte publication, but wished
to know what had become OF it. Did
not remember telling him that Wood
could give him information about the
ballot box matter. EL .5tG'I.
Mr.. kurtz then took the stand and
explained that he had come to answer
any question that the committee might
care to ask. 4 Last .Saturdaylmorniny he
had telegraphed Chairman, Mason !. to
hold Mr.. Sands until he could reduce an
important letter. That evening he had
concluded to come on here. Mr.. Sands
statement that he called at the Gibson
House in answer to his (kurtz's) letter,
did not agree with the witness belief, as
Blk weeks had intervened. The witness
then read statement he had prepared
in explanation Of his reasons for stating
to Mr.. Sands that he was not responsible
for the publication. d. s22.I, 4.
At the time he did not recollect that
he had told OF Nj. Sands communica.
ton respecting the ballot box matter to
MIR. Flynn. a newspaper reporter, who
had in turn told Mr.. Halstead. The wit.
ness then repeated md insisted on the
correctness Of bis testimony which ap.
parently had been contradicted by Mr..
Sands, respecting their conversation in
the Governors office. He tlatIy denied
that Sands had told him to. caution the
Governor against Wood. What he had
said was that Wood could not tell about
the contract, but that he was bad
character, and he (kurtz) would have to
be careful about him. Mr.. Sands stated
at this point that he was sincerely sorry
to be compelled to differ with his old
friends, Governor Foraker and Mr.. Kurtz,
and it was not be expected that recollcc.
tions would agree entirely as to u con-
versation in which one party was deeply
and personally interested and tho other
interested only as friend. 3s &
George Webher, Of Cincinnati, testified
that he had known Wood for fifteen or
eighteen years, and told how he had
sought to interest witness in his ballot
box company in the summer OF 1883,
saying that Representative Campbell was
to introduce q bill to secure the use Of
the box by the Government, and Repre-,
sentative Grosvenor was to take care oi
the Republican side OF the House. Wood
showed him contract 1,O00," and in.
yited him to so in on the ground floor
but witness told him to get out, that be