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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-24
OIL MOTIFS.
An Explosion Mt the Acre.and- IA Half Well.
Little Damage.
Special TsLeqram % tts ReQster.

Special Telegram 10 ne ReQater.
BELMONT. August % The johnson,
Story and Duell well, OF the island just
above Friendly, will begin spudding on
Monday
At 3:45 this afternoon an explosion oc-
Cured in the tank houseof the Acre-and-a-
Half Oil Co.. which was Instantly followed
by a burst of flame. Investigation proved
that the oil in the tank had caught fire
from the gas supply pip, which furnishes
the Duncan Oil Co.'s boiler with fuel-lo-
Gated but fifty yards awat. For while it
was thought the tank houle and all the sur
rounding property would be consumed, but
the fire was soon under control, and the
damage was but slight.
The Captain Prince Co.'s well on the
Stewart farm is down ,1Q feet. The sand
is expected to be reachdi by Wednesday
next. The Acre and hats No. 2.eXpects
10 reach the shallow sand by Tuesday. 1t
is down $50 feet.
The Simpson Oil Co. aIt thinking some
what of sinking their shi How well to the
Eureka sand. The well 5 not coming up
TO expectations. There s so much salt
water accompanying the ~ thatit is doubt
full whether it will pay Y continue pump
ing.
The Emory No. has settled down TO
about 450 barrels of oil.
Green Ruttencutter hasleased hiS2l acre
tract near Belmont, to a qmpany of Park
ersburg and Wheeling gentlemen, who Will
proceed TO test ii at once, He got bouus
OF fourteen hundred dollais and one-eighth
of the oil.
There is nothing new frm the Dye well.
the tools still being in thdhole.
The Kelly Farm Oil ami Gas Company
has been organized at St Marys and a
charter applied for Opehtions will begin
near Middle Island creek IN short time.
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A BLUNT DENIAL.
Secretary Hayes Says There Is No Truth in
Mr.. Webb's Statement.

New NoluS, August 23.-This morning
Secretary Hayes. of the General Executive
Board of the knights of Labor, made the
following statement TO the reporters:
''It is q very strange thing that Mr..
Webb should only say that the Knights
discharged from the employ of the road
were discharged for drunkenness, inca
pacitv and insubOrdiuatiOn. If this was
the fact 10 is u proper case for arbitration
aud one that the State Board should take
hold Of Our Executive Board, however.
has cone thoroughly into that matter, and
knows that there is not one word of truth
in what Mr. Webb says
Mr. Hayes further stated that the Board
would have no meeting to-day, but would
remain at the hotel until evening, when IL
would leave for Albany.
Mr. Webb was on hand bright and early
this morning az the Grand Central Depot.
He most positively denied that there was
anv truth In the report that Mr.. Depew
would sail to-day from southampton for
home. "I have heard nothing from him, -
said Mr. Webb. and DO not expect him until
the latter part of September, the time he
arranged 90 return.
General Superintendent voorhees, made
-he following important announcement this
forenoon. "We have notified all connecting
/ lines that on and after Monday next we will
receive and deliver all freight that we may
be reouired 90 handle
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CONDENSED TELEGRANIS.

BY freight wreck near Cascade, Cali
four men were killed, several injured, and
nineteen cars smashed TO pieces.
Three men were killed and three others
seriously injured by the runaway OF stone
train at Lyons, Col
Madame Dis De0ar was identified on the
steamer City of Berlin. which reached
New York yesterday She was disguised
as a nun. and gave her name as Sister lg-
natius
At Hazardville, Pa, Mamie Hogan, aged
twenty. was shot and fatally wounded by
her father, who mistook her for burglar.
John y. Insley, Assistant Cashier Of the
Oskaloosa, Kans.. Bank, committed sui
eide He was a dcfaulter.
r.. Il and +. r. Faithful and William
Cuttings. colored, were killed by the fall
Of a scaffold 40 Baltimore.
The natives OF Ambosil In the New Heb
rides. massacred the crew Of German
labor vessel
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HONORS TO ERICSSON.
The Great Inventors Remains Borne to
Sweden.

New YORK, August 23-The remains of
John Ericsson, the inventor, were borne
to their Swedish native land to-day for
funeral interment, The tribute paid to-
day TO one of the most notable and success
full inventors of the country was attended
with imposing ceremonies worthy of the
occasion The United States government
bestowed its greatest h0nors, Captain
EriccsOn's own countrymen, many veterans
of the civil war, representatives of foreign
governments, secret societies and public
men of all degree united in the last tributes
to the memory of the illustrious dead.
Rear Admiral John T.. Worden,
the heroic commander of the Ericsson
monitor in the battle of Hampton
roads against the Confederate ram Merri-
mac, March 9th, 1862, was the central OBJ
ject of interest 10 many. The white
cruiser Baltimore, which was selected TO
bear Ericson's ashes TO his native land was
achored at the south buoy northeast OF
Ellis Island in the harbor The naval
vessels were to-day anchored by squadrons
on a line bearing 80 degrees west from the
Baltimore. As the tug Nina bearing the
remains passed on her way TO the Balti-
more. minute guns were fired from a
battery on the Nantucket, Colors at the
Navy Yard and on all naval vessels in the
harbor were displayed at half mast at
noon The flags at Governors Island and
Forts Hamilton and WadsYorth were
lowered. Each of the naval vessels hOisted
the Swedish colors TO the fore and falling
into line escorted the Baltimore down 10
Sandy Hook
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r1rCurNG INFO ARTHUR.


NV YoRK. August 23.-When POwderly
came down stairs this morning he was
asked about Chief Arthur's statement,
that be could not answer letter which
had not been addressed to him personal
.lv. but which had been given 20 the news
papers.
Mr Powderly said Mr.. Arthur never
answers any communications | send him.
/ When ] went t0 Cleveland / wired him /
was going Co meet him, and although ]
scOured tle town for him. / could not hnd
him. he has never shown "a disposition %
meet ue"
Air Powderly was told that MIR Arthur
stated that bee had heard nothing Of the
strike Boz am official way. but had only read
of 90 in the papers. and that he had not
heard IF any engineers taking the place of
fremcu.
"Of course ne would not hear of such a
thing. said Mr. powderiy But if the
KNIGHTS of Labor did anything of the kind,
I would very quickly hear Of it. Why his
men would lust as soon 20 10 Mr. Depew
with their complaints as they would 10
him. All I want Mr. Arthur 20 do is 10 de-
clare which side he is on. Is he for the
wor6ingmen or for the corporation: When
we know this we will know better how 10
act. It's an easy matter for Mr. Arthur
90 settle the doubling If he feels inclined 70
do so.'
Speaking of the situation Mr.. Powderly
said every telegram he had received last
uigst and this morning was discouraglng.
There would bc "a strike, be said, but Just
whenit would be declared or what territory
TO would cover ne did not know.
Mr. Powderly talked freely about Mr..
Webb's statement that the men were dis
charged fordrunkenness and other causes.
"Thatis what we want to find out, he said.
"If they were. that's the end of the strike.
But we knew they were not; that's why we
wanted an investigation I Will reply to
Mr. Webbs statement to-day
10 was apparent from Mr.. Powderly's
conversation that the Executive Board had
not vet formulated a plan of the strike.
Nearly everything will depend on the
Terre Haute meeting. out the knights will
strike whethero or no the Supreme Council
-rrr,r,rr.fa fharu
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RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES.
serious Trouble in the Switchmen's Asso-
citation.

eta tiOm.
NEW YoRK. August 23-Coupled with
the talk about Grand Master Sweeney $
dissensi0n is a report that serious trouble
has arisen in the Switchmeu's Mutual Aid
Association over differences between Cath
Ollie and Protestant members Of 10.
When questioned concerning his knowl-
eIre of this trouble, Mr. Powderly became
very earnest and spoke as follows; Il
know nothing about 10, and have no time 10
waste on religious fights. The working
men should devote their time TO learning
how rO live Ina this world rather than tight
iur how 20 conduct themselves in eternity.
I do not wish YOU 10 understand by that
remark that l am not sincere believer
I'm the Christian religion, but II an
gers me when / remember that, for
the last ten years, bigots have been en-
dcay0ring 90 stir up a bad feeling IN the
ranks of the Knights of Labor, and have
attempted % drag questions of religion
into our councils. / have always noticed
that those who made the greatest fuss
about religion had very little, if any of II
i'm their makeup, and were good members
of the church only when they could stir up
a fight Though it. Labor organizations
do not interfere with the religious concerns
of their members 80
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POwDERLY REPLIES.
a Ringing Answer to Vice President
Webbs Letter.

NNRb = ACNACAs
New YORK, August 23.-Mr. Powderly
Third Vice President Webb. in regard to
discharging men for drunkenness, etc
In it he says: For from five to
twenty years the discharged men were
in the employ of the company you
represent, but 1t was only when they joined
the Knights of Labor that you discovered
that they were drunkards, incompetents or
inattentive TO duty.
You continue to assert that there i ; moth
ing 10 arbitrate. Can you be so blinded
by your associations and surroundings
as not to realize that the travelling
public ought TO know which of these men
is the drunkard, which the incompetent,
and so on, that they may not intrust their
lives in the hands of such characters,
either in your service, should you seek to
again employ them, or in the employ of
any other concern!
1t is not arbitration alone that you have
refused. You have refused to arbitrate
second, to investigate; third, TO face these
men in my presence, and satisfy yourself
whether your foreman told you
the truth fourth, you have defied the
laws Of the State in ignoring the
board Of mediation and arbitration; fifth,
you have refused TO listen TO the voice of
the public, which asks for simple justice,
and cares nothing for the personalities of
either parties to the controversy; sixth, and
last, you have shown that humanity has no
claims upon YOU whatever. You do wrong,
though, when you discharge a man Tor
want of place to keep him en-
ployed, and then assert that he is
thrown out for being drunk, incapable,
or in subordinate as you have done in your
public statement You have refused to
satisfy the men whom you have discharged
and that act will always stand to protest
your claim to true manliness. Had you
satisfied the men there would be nothing
for us 10 ask. You are as much in
duty bound to satisfy them in this matter
as YOU are to satisfy the legally constituted
authorities Of the company
Il. Y. POwDERLY,
q NJ w 4 of
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aghting for the recognition Of his Orderi
Why could he not have discussed the
trouble with POwderly on this late day
line Simply because he knew that if he
tried he would find the props knocked out
from under him. He would have been
asked 70 prove the charges He could not
have done il then, and he can't now"
Unless appearances are very deceptive,
Switchman Sweeney goes into the confer
ence strongly opposed 10 the Federation
taking any part in the dispute. The Chi
caco man was very much of a sphinx this
morning He kept alOof from his colleagues
all the morning. walking up and down the
corridor. teeth set and determined look on
his face. and answering all questions in
mOnOsvllables. His opposition, II II mate
rializes and is persisted in, will be sufficient
TO render the conference futile, as unani-
nous decision is essential 70 the issuance OF
strike order.
SARGENT MAKES HIS STATEMENT.
Grand Master Sargent before going into
the conference was lust as Sangulne OF VIC
tory AS he was last night As soon as the
roll call was ended he entered upon an eN-
haustive statement OF the trouble, oegln-
ming with the discharge OF the employees
the steps taken by the District Assemblies
of the knights, the Intervention OF the tN-
ecutive Board. the appeal 10 the tedera-
tiou. and the personal experiences OF the
representatives of the latter. The state
ment was fortified with elaborate docu-
meuts which were read in detail
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rhrentened EvIctlon OF strikers.

ALBANY, y. Y, August 23.-The New
York Central Railroad Company is said TO
be preparing to evict such of its late en-
ployes as cannot pay rent until the company
pays them their overdue wages. Neither
the wages earned before the strike began
this month, nor those earned during the en-
tire month of July, have been paid the
strikers, the company being indebted to
each of them for one month and eight days
labor which ended two weeks ago. Yes
terday afternoon, a messenger, who came
down from the West Albany yards, stated
that Master Mechanic Buchanan had noti-
fined the strikers living in houses belong
ing 10 the company that they must pay
their rent or vacate at once.
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Baltimore and Ohio Not to Control Pitts
burg and Western.

PIrrsBURG, PA, August 23.-Presldent
Oliver, of the Pittsburg and Western Rail
way Company, says the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway Company has not secured
control of the Plttsburg and Western. He
vvas seen this morning in reference to q
current report to that effect and said
"There is no foundation for such rumor.
1 did not dispose of one cents worth OF
stock. and the Pittsburg and Western will
not be controlled by the Baltimore and
Ohio. The old traffic arrangement with
the Baltimore and Ohio still exists
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ASHLAND, Wis, August 23.-Details Of
a probable murder on the Chippewa Indian
reservation Thursday night, have been re-
ceived here The victim was Mrs. \. l..
Setter. wife Of a French lumberman, living
east of Hayward An Indian woman
named I.arush called at the Setter cabin 10
ber aims. but was refused. Attacking
Mrs Setter with her fists and nails, she
inflicted fatal injuries. The squaw was
rather unwillngly given up by the other
Indians and was taken to jail az Hayward.
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INDIANAPOLIS. IND, August 23.-Thcre
is growing uneasiness among the employees
of the Big Four road here The switchmen
of the Big -Four recently got an increase IN
wages. but their demand for shorter hours
has not been acceded to, and they have been
told 10 wait till September for an answer.
ON that account they are feeling rather ag-
,-,,essive and are looking with special in
ferest for the result Of to-day's conference
al Terre Haute.
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PIaXers' Ieagme.

At Boston, Boston TO- Buffalo o; earned
runs. Boston 3; hits, 10 and 1; errors,
and ,; pitchers, Daley and Doe.
At Philadelphia-Phi -, Chi
cagO o: hits. , each: errors, and T.: earn
ed, 6 and :; ; pitchers, Sanders and Barston.
At New York-Brooklyn 9, Pittsburg
5; pitchers. Sowders acd Tcner; hits d and
Is: errors, q each; earned, 3 and6.
At New York New York q, Cleveland
>: pitchers, Ewing and Gruber; hits, q
and =, errors, and earned, 3 and .
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CniCteo. August >i.- lhomls, 81 '.i',
the owner OF several heltlcAi iof-e-'
commenced sl.tin thc Um'ei oIli', '.ii.
to-day against the washington 'aiA c-.'
20 recover 81. .l55. Ar. cay is me OWL
(f r,f,.,,,-an thcanimal thar won the Hyde
park sfal,e July l1 last, and now Mr Cay
rna-cs fhe charges that the CLUB bias f--
fused 10 pay him the amount
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MORE MEN our.
Delaware aud Hudson Employees Join the
Strikers.

Albany. y. ", August 23.-Superinten-
dent Hammond. of the Delaware and Hud-
son. this morning told the menin the Green
Island yards that they would accept from
and FOR the New York Central road all
freight destined for the points on the re
spective roads The yardmen and freight
handlers az once struck.
Ii is reported that the yardmen and
freight handlers i'm the Albany yards quit
work at noon. The officials of the Della
ware and Hudson have not yet been not-
fed of such action, although Mr.. Ham
mond's deputy said ne had received unohi-
cial information 20 that effect. One Of the
strikers said that a strike on the ID. X II.
been ordered between Albany and Green
Island
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CAP. brakeman killed.

Special Telegram TO the Register.
BURLINGTON, o., August 3.-On Friday
evening while the west-bound freight train
was passing through Burlington horri Die
accident occurred, resulting in the death oil
a brakeman by the name OF Harvey Rau,
whose home was at Wellsville, Ohio. 1t
seems that Rau was climbing up the steps
on the side of the box car in order to get up
to the brake wheel, when he either lost ms
hold or was thrown off by the arm of the
mail catcher which is close TO the platform.
Several parties who saw the unfortunate
voung man strike the ground at once ran
TO his assistance, but found that he was
dead. The remains were afterwards taken
To Wellsville on train No. "a. Rau was
about - years of uge and unmarried, ne
being his mothers only support.
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Revolution in Guatemala.

LA LmERTAD, san SALVADOR, August
23.-Advices from the frontier depart
ments of Guatemala are far from reassur-
ing for law and order in that country In
the eastern departments another revolu-
tionary movement has broken out Presi-
dent Bawillas has sent force Of 1000 men
against the insurrectionists, and a bloody
battle will follow. as the insurgents are de
termined to overthrow the present govern
ment of Guatemala il possible, and the
forces, who are under the command of Gen.
Barrillas, are equally determined o. sus-
tain IT, II Is stated that the rev0lutonists
are well armed and well drilled.
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4 Child Devoured by Crazy Boys.

BUCKINGHAM, QUE, August 23.-Yester-
day Mrs Cote went berry picking and left
her child in charge of two boys, deaf mutes
of unsafe mind OF a neighbor named Nor
ton. On her return she found that the
mutes had killed the child and partially
eaten its body. The maniacs must have
attacked the child shortly after the moth
er's departure They had occasionally eX-
hibited signs of a vicious disposition, but
their parents were ayerse to sending them
TO "A lunatic asylum.
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VICTORIA PARDONs DHULEEP SINGH.
One Obligation Is That He Will Reside in
Europe Hereafter.

LONDON, August 29-Dhuleep Singh,
having apologized for his hostility, has
been pardoned by the Queen.
Dhuleep Singh's family have for some
time past urged him to abandon his hostile
attitude toward England and receive a
pardon These solicitations and the ap-
parent hopelessness of obtaining powerful
supporters of his pretensions led to his
apology. He was pardoned on condition
that he should renounce his claim to
Lahore
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CABLE FLASHES.

Rev. DR.. Normandean, a French Cana
dian. will probably be appointed Assistant
Catholic Bishop at Ogdensburg, \. y.
The English government has melted an
official inquiry into the reported failure o.
the potato crop in Ireland.
The Sultan Of Morocco has decided to
Spain's demands for reparation for firing
on Spanish cavalry.
John H. Allen, the well known Rich
mond tobacconist, is dead.
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KANAwHA RUMfUs.
Republican County Conventions in Con-
tinuat Uprosir.

Speciql Telegram 10 TIE Register
CHARLTON, w, VA, August 23.-The
Republican county convention was held
here to-day. and a full ticket nominated.
VIM. dis carried of the plum for County
Clerk: II. X Black for Circuit Clerk; j.
w. Malcolm for Judge of the Criminal
Court: W :. Edwards, j. i. Fleming and
G.. c. Reynolds for the Houseof Delegates; {;
Geo. Pfeifer for County Commissioner, and
:. G.. Blair for Assessor. The convention
was a stormy one and lasted from 10 a. m.
till 5 p. m. 1t was uproarious from begin
ming TO end and one delegate was taken out
by the police The Chairma called on the
regular and special police 70 be ready for
for action when called on. A colored man
offered resolution stating that over a
fourth of the Republican vote of the county
was colored and that for twenty-five years
the colored men had stood firm by the
party, but had no recognition, and declar-
ing that they should have one man on the
ticket, but the resolution was unc9remOni-
ously ruled out of order Two colored
candidates for the House of Delegates
were badly beaten. The convention de-
clared in favor of primary elections in the
future
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DISCUSSING LARD.
The Inspection Bill Up in the senate Yes
terdny.

WAsnINGroN. d. c., August 23-Mr
O'Neill, Of Pennsylvania, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration Of the Senate
resolution looking 10 the removal of the
remains OF General Grant to Arlintngton,
but Mr.. Quinn. Of New York, objected
The House then resumed consideration oi
the lard bill. Mr. Hit, OF Illinois.
said for the last ten years our
whole diplomatic service bad been trying
10 vindicate the American hog, while 9th.
ers were sending out impure lard. Mr.
Conger. of Iowa. said the gentleman haG
defended one Fairbanks. Some OF the
Fairbanks lard had been analyzcd and
found 10 contain stearine, lard and cotton
seed oil This drove the farmer out OF the
market and robbed the consumer.
After a sharp fire OF charges and denials
between Mr. Mason and Mr. Conger, the
bin was ordered read the third time On
the passage Of the bin the vote stO0d-veas
III. nays 46-no quorum. The House then
adjourned. The bill will come up again
Monday or Tuesday
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Superintendent Hammond Firm.

ALBANY. Ny. August 2S-Superin-
tendent Hammond returded from Green
Island this afternoon. He said the strike
was confined to the ward brakemen only in
the Yards at Green island and the lumber
yards n this city. in an about 80 men being
OUT He did not know whether the strike
would extend or not ln any event he
would decide bv his decision in refeEence
to handling Central freight No freight
has been moved iu these three yards since
SIX o'clock this morning
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Child stolen by Tramps.

S0eciql Itlegrdm % ne NNHuuy he21''e''
PARKERsBURG. w. VA, August 23.-De--
tective J r. Mehen arrested gang oi
tramps this morning and found with them
a little boy who gave the name of John
Cordner. The boy is about l3 years old,
and was stolen from his home at Columbus
Ind. about two months ago. His father,
the child SAYS, is Joseph Cordner, OF that
city. The residence OF the family is given
as GG5 Congress street When found the
child was ragged, dirty and half dead with
disease and abuse The Columbus author
ities have been notified.