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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-22
many friends, as was proved by his
election to tho legislature tho last cam.
paign. WII..
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES
To tho Parlersburs Convention Chosen
Saturday Evening.

Saturday Evening.
The Republican club OF tho Eighth
ward mot Saturday. night ut tho Office
OF Squire Joseph A. Arklc, on South
Jacob street. Tho session was fairly
well attended and q good amount Of
business was transacted. Tho dole
gates 10 tho State League convention ut
Parkcrsburg wcro elected, with their
alternatos. DR.. w. E. Stathcrs, II. W.
Schrebo, J. @. Devinc, Charles Schultz
and Adolph Fritz aro the delegates, and
James Ii. Freeze, Alexander Bcbout,
Charles Craig, George Bowman and
Charles Kettler the alternates. Mat
tors OF party interest were discussed,
and all tho delegates chosen promised
to go.
Tho Republican club OF tho Sixth
ward also mot Saturday night in tho
office Of Holidays old ,planing mill on
Twentieth street. The meeting was
well attended, about sevonty-ive mem
bers being present. The important part
OF tho session was the appointment
OF delegates to tho State League con-
vention. Tho delegates were DIR. II. &.
Dauglcy, Matt Ii. McNabb, Bon schuicr,
II. G. Meyers and Howard Wells. Their
alternatss arc A. G. I. EbelinG, J. p. ARM
strong, James Kennedy, William Stew
art and james Bier.
Most OF the delegates will 60 down to
Parkersburg OH the Ohio River train ut
4:20 p. m. today, although somo of
them will wait till tomorrow morning.
Delegates can get at the eINTELLlGENCER
counting room the certificates which
will cntitlo them to the reduced rail
road farc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-22

IL you. need spcctacles, eyes tire or
head aches whcu reading or sewing,
consultand have your eyes tested ior
glasses without charge by Prof. Shelf,
tho Optician, corner Main and Eleventh
streets, The only. exclusive optician in
tHc state. TTuS&sw II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
MANY PEOPLE INJURED.
Five Story Factory Building Burns Lik
finder.

Five Story Factory Building Burns Like
finder.
New York, Aug. PA disastrous
fire, carrying with it death, broke out
in the large fve-story brick building,
120-122-124-126 Wooster Street, and ex-
tended through to 120-l22 Prince Street.
AS far as could be learned early over 100
persons were in the building at the time
fifteen men lost their lives by the awful
crash of the walls and that many were
injured in escaping. Several were mis-
sing, and there was such a state OF eX-
element and panic about the scene OF
the fire that no positive information
about their fate could be obtained for
some time. 1t is now thought that sew
eral were severely injured.
The fire started about 10 o'clock in
the basement of the Wooster Street
end, occupied by the United States
Frame and Picture Company. The
flames spread with great rapidity, and
soon the entire building was ablaze.
The occupants of the building were
Basement and top floor, United States
Frame and Picture Company; first floor,
Belt, Butler & Co., wrols and raw furs;
second floor, NJ. Bloomstock, hats and
caps, and w. j. Kelly, publisher; third
and fourth floors, X. H. Wagner q Co.,
paper box manufacturers.
OF the injured the following were
early reported:
WILLIAM SPERRY, 48 years, back of
head and shoulders burned.
MARY E. HANLEY, seriously burned;
will die.
MARY GUERIzoo, IL years old, burned
about the body.
FIREMAN LARRY STACK. Engine Com
pany II, frightful injuries by falling
walls.
FIREMAN JACOB LANewAssER, Engine
Company IS, injured by falling walls.
The injured were removed to St.
Nincent's Hospital.
VIM. Sperry one of the injured, an
ompIope of the United States Frame
and Picture Company, in whose cellar
rooms the fire began, ran up stairs to
the top of the floors to save girl to
whom he was soon to be married. He
was overtaken by the flames and
escaped to the roof through the scuttle
of the building. ia Wooster Street.
Mary Hanley, who is fatally burned,
fed TO the roof of los Prince Street,
and was taken down a ladder by fire.
man. She was terribly burned and I'M
able to speak when placed in an ambu-
lance.
Fireman Langwasser, of engine 33,
was on ladder against the Prince
Street building when the wall swayed.
The fremen below saw the danger and
cried TO him, but he did not understand.
The wall fell before he could get out of
the way. He was picked up badly in
iured and removed to st. Vincent's
Hospital.
At lao o'clock the Wooster wall fell,
and number of fremen are said to
have been buried in the ruins. Tie
damage done by the fire was estimated
at $4,000 The fire is now extin-
puISha0.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE.
| One Hundred and FIFTY Men Entombed
in Wales.

One Hundred and FIFTY Men Entombed
in Wales.
LONDON, Aug. ga fearful mining
accident occurred this morning at the
Park Slip coal pit, near Bridge End, q
mining town in Glamorganshire, Wales.
The day shift of miners had not been
long in the mine before a terrible ex-
plosion was heard. The day shift COM
prised $50 men, and their relatives and
friends rushed to the pit mouth to learn
the extent of the disaster. The explo-
sion had caused the earth and rock to
fall, and the mouth of the pit was
closed. Not SINGLE man of the $50 in
the mine had made his escape, and it is
feared that there has been great loss Of
life.
Hundreds of the miners in the vicin-
ity have volunteered their services, and
the work of clearing the pit mouth is
being pushed as rapidly as circum-
stances will permit All around the
pit are gathered women and children
hoping for the best, yet expecting the
worst. The mine officials hold out all
the hope possible, but it can easily be
seen that they fail to make the mothers
and wives believe that there is much
hope.
At 6 o'clock this evening a rescuing
party assembled to the surface bearing
with them two men whom they had
found near the bottom of the pit. Both
men were badly burned and uncon-
scious. The physicians hold little
hope of their recovery.
Shortly after these men we're brought
up the flames from the burning pit as
cended and set fire to the structures at
the pithead. When the flames issued
from the pit all hope was abandoned.
Those who escaped death in the ex-
ploslon have certainly been sufocated
or burned to death.
The disaster is one of the worst that
has occurred in the mining district for
many wears
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
ON FIRE I'm MID-OCEAN
Edwin Arnold's Narrow Escape on o.
Burning steamer.

Burning steamer.
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 26.-The steam
er Empress of Japan has arrived from
China and Japan. On August 10 FIRE
was caused in the after hold by
the fusing of the electric light
wires. The vessel was then 500
miles from Yokohama. Without giving
the alarm to the passengers, the captain
put about and steamed full speed for
Hakodate, the nearest port, and began
fighting the fire through hole
in the bulkhead. The vessel
was in the utmost peril, and at one
eime it was thought that she
must be abandoned. Boats were low
cred and provisioned for the purpose
out the crew managed to bring the ship
to Hakodate, where the flames we're ex-
tinguished after ten tons of sugar
and tea had been consumed.
The steamer then resumed her
voyage. Among the passengers was Sir
Edwin Arnold who is returning to re-
sumo the editorship Of the London Tel
egraph. He brings with him the fin
ished copy Of his new Japanese drama.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
WANT THE TROOPS TO GO.
Homesteaders Pleased at the Reports
from harrisburg.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 26.-The mill
tary and locked-out men alike are this
morning engrossed in discussion
over the Harrisburg dispatch that
the militia is to be removed
ent1rel ~. Among the Homestead men
such intelligence would be received
with undisguised delight, and it is just
this pleasure which inclines the
general officers OF the guard to
doubt the wisdom of the re-
moval at present. A dispatch
received at headquarters that Adit.-
Gen. Greenland would be here during
the day gives color to the report. The
members of the Sixteenth Regiment
are DESTROYS now Of being relieved,
while the Fifteenth desires to remain.
Aaron Walker, of Homestead, had lis
pocket picked of $120 this morning.
dis stables burned last night and
he lost $1,000. The presence
OF number of thieves attracted
by the wage contest is beginning to
manifest itself through number of
depredations which were first charged
against strikers, but have been dis
proven.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
IMPORTATIONS PROHIBITED.
Embargo Placed Licorice Root from
Batoum, Russia.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 26.-In &C.
cordance with the recommendation Of
the marine supervising surgeon-general
of the hospital service the collector
of customs at New York has been
directed to refuse to allow the entry of
licorice root coming from Batoum, Rus
STA, inasmuch as Batoum is the
center of the infested district in Rus
STA, and cholera has been prevailing in
that city in epidemic form during the
present season. While licorice root
itself is not likely to convey the infec-
ton, the de partment thinks the bagging
used IN covering the bales is source of
danger, and does not deem it advisable
to allow the importation thereof
The Treasury Department is advised
that the United States consul at Odessa,
Russia, having given Consul Martin, at
Rostof, instructions to refuse to certify
all invoices, without any explanation,
prevalence of cholera in that dis
trict. the department. has re-
quested Secretary Foster, of the
State Department, that he instruct
the consul at Odessa that certificates to.
invoices should not be refused for the
reason stated, and that the requirement
Of the certificates of disinfection pre-
scribed by the Treasury Department.
circulars of July s last and the 10Th
inst. do not affect the issuance of the
ordinary certificate to invoices.
In replying to a letter from the New
York Shipping Company, Broa dway.
New York, stating that United States,
consuls are not sufficiently posted
as to the rules and regulations,
regarding the prohibition of importa-
finnc of 1iGalu
cholera infection, Assistant Secretary
Spaulding says that COPIES of the de-
partme1t circulars Of the Sth ult. and
18th and 18th inst. have been sent to.
the secretary Of state, with the request
that the proper consular officers be fur
nished Herewith The secretary of
state was also requested to commune
cate by cablegram with the consul-gen-
eral at London.
No further information touching the
cholera has been received at the De-
partment o. State up TO noon to-day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
A WICKED CANARD.
Yacht Wapiti, with Hiram SibIey and Party,
Safe in CoIIingwood
HarUor.

SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 27.-Hiram w.
Sibley, of Rochester, n. Y, VINO was
reported drowned in Georgian Bay, yes
rerday, with party on board the steam
yacht Wapiti, sent a telegram from
Montreal to-day stating that the story is
a cauard and that all of the party are
safe. The yacht is anchored in Colling-
wood, in the harbor where the party
had left it to take trip to Montreal.
The story of its wrecking and the
drowning of all on board was started
by the half-breed cook who was left at
Mackinaw.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. 27.-The
Union has telegram from Hiram w.
Sibley saying he is safe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
REACHES ENGLAND.
Cholera Plague Working Westward-Two
Deaths at GraVesend.

Cholera Plague Working westward-Two
Deaths at Gravesend.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-There is now no
doubt that cholera has at last entered
England The disease was brought
here by the steamer Comma, which ar
rived at Gravesend yesterday from
Hamburg. 1t was reported that the
steamer was infected but the authori-
ties, after examining the passengers, al
lowed them to land. A few hours after
two aliens who had arrived on the Gem
ma were taken sick. They were at once
removed to the hospital at Gravesend,
where the doctors pronounced their
malady cholera. In spite of everything
that was done for them, they died
shortly after they were admitted. This
fact has caused considerable anxiety,
but there is no panlcky feeling. The
local government board and the health
authorities of the various English ports
will see to it that more strict inspec-
ton is made of vessels and passengers
from infected ports.
The report of the death Of two pa
tents at Gravesend was telegraphed
throughout the country and caused the
health authorities at the various ports
to be on the alert for arrivals from
places known to be infected with chol-
era. To-day the steamer Laura, ply
ing between Hamburg and Lynn
Regis, an English port on the
Great Ouse, arrived at Lynn. She
was boarded by the health officials, who
found two cholera suspects on board.
The vessel was at once ordered to put
back to sea. The officers and passen-
gers protested against such summary
treatment, but the health officers were
obdurate and positively refused to let
single person land from the steamer.
Sixty passengers on board the HAM
burgAmerican steamer Columbia, from
New York, which arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday, changed their minds
about proceeding to Hamburg when
they learned of the cholera epidemic
there. They left the Columbia when
they found that the company ordered
that she proceed no further, and took
passage for Flushing, in the Neither
lands.
Two hundred passengers remained on
board the Columbia, not having made
up their minds what route they would
take to the continent.
Prince Esterhazy, an attache of the
Russian embassy here, has been suffer
ing from an attack Of cholerine, but is
now recovering.
The Liverpool health committee has
been discussing precautionary measures
against cholera. The Lynn authorities
are taking vigorous measures to pre-
vent the arrival Of emigrants from
Hamburg.
The Grimsby sanitary committee has
hired the steamer Bradford to be fitted
up as cholera hospital.
The authorities at Gravesend, Just be-
low which place the cholera hospital is
situated. have issued posters advising
the residents Of the town to take pre-
cautions to guard against the disease.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 26.-The cholera
returns Of yesterday show another up
ward jump in the number Of new cases
reported. On Wednesday 5,679 new
cases we've reported. Yesterday there
were 1929 new cases. The death fig-
ures also show an increase. Yesterday
there were 1917 deaths reported.
against 2,743 for Wednesday. In St.
Petersburg there were reported 103
new cases and "a deaths.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31

sent. The flames were raging in acres
of hardwood lumber piles, making such
hot fire that trains were unable to
pass, and endangering all the houses of
the little numbering village on the OPP
posite side of the track. The loss will
be between 100000 and 5000, 900. with a
comparatively small amount of in
suranCe.
The entire plant was burned. The
loss may be anywhere from 800, 900 to
81 100000. The lumber piles alone were
probable worth the first mentioned fig
ure. The North Michigan Lumber
Company was entirely reorganized q
year ago, and the business has in
creased very rapidly. The insurance
was very light. r. G.. Peters and w. j.
Waduska, of Manistee, are the princi-
pal tockholders
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
NINE PEOPLE DROWNED.
Steam Yacht Wapiti Wrecked in Georgian



SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 26.-The steam
yacht Wapiti has been wrecked in
Georgian Bay and nine persons
drowned. Only the cook and one other
person were saved.
On board the yacht were II. w. Sib-
ley, millionaire of New York, his
wife. son. daughter and two lady friends,
Miss NJ. B. Pond and Miss F. w. Dur
Din, of Rochester. n. Y. The crew was
composed OF Capt. James Eldridge and
Engineer Walter A. Henry; Jerome
O'Hare, deck-hand; fireman, name I'M
known, and the cook, George Sherman,
who shipped at Mackinaw.
The Waplti left here about ten days
ago on q cruise up the lakes. She spent
some time at Macklnac Island. and
started from there for Georgian Bay on
the DIST She is supposed to have run
upon the rocks to-day near CoIling-
wood, Ont.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
BIG FAILURE AT MARINETTE.
The Quinnesec Logging Company Forced
to the Wall.

MARINErTE, Wis, Aug. 27.-The Quin-
nesec Logging Company, with head
quarters at Iron Mountain, has become
insolvent. The company is backed
chiefly by Marinette capital and has
been in progress on building for
over year, active operation not as yet
being commenced. The road was re-
Altly transferred to Francis A. Brown
woo, the senior member of which
was to act as superintendent.
The failure has created great sur
prise in logging circles and consider
able conjecture is rife as to its probable
cause as the company was supposed to
be perfectly solid and reliable. What
disposition will be made of their ex-
tensive int ;ests nothing definite can be
learned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
NEARLY HALF A MILLION LOSS.
Disastrous Blaze in the Business Center
of Augusta, Ga.

D1sasIrOuS BIHZn the BUSINESS Ce inter-
of Augusta, Ga.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Aug. pa destructive
fire broke out here at 2:30 this morning
The Alexander Drug & Seed Company,
Fleming & Bowles furniture warehouse,
d. Smiths crockery store, Harry Halls
photograph gallery, ]. R. Lamar's law
Office, Thomas & Barton, wholesale
music and sewing machines; the resi-
dence of Leroy Miller and the Chroni-
Gle Office were totally destroyed. Au-
gusta DORIS clothing house was
slightly damaged. The loss is
roughly estimated at 100000. The
entire morning edition of the
Chronicle was worked off. while
the building was in flames. Everything
was wiped out in the shape of type and
machinery. The files of the paper from
1900 TO date and the books and subscrip-
ton list were saved. The insurance is
about $500, 900 very generally distribute
ed among companies represented here.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
GUESTS HAD TO JUMP.
Destruction of the Hotel Belmont at West
Asheville, \. G.

AsHEvILLE, n. c., Aug. 25.-Fire de-
stroyed the Hotel Belmont in West
Asheville last night. With the excep-
ton of perhaps half a dozen the 175
guests got out safely. The remaining
few jumped from the third floor to
the top of the veranda and then to the
ground, sustaining severe injuries.
Mrs. Crane, of Charleston, lost
$4,000 worth of diamonds; and another
guest $4,000 in cash. A great number
of guests escaped with only their night
clothing. The hotel cost 100000 and
was insured for $4,000. 1t was the
property Of the West AsheviIle I'm.
provement Company. The furniture
was owned by DR.. K. Won Ruck, the
lessee of the hotel, and was insured for
S25 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
DEFAULTING TREASURER.
Funds of the City of Ogden, Utah, squal

OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 26.-The people of
Ogden are greatly exercised over re-
port that City Treasurer Heifrich
is defaulter to the amount of
$4,000. According to report
made to the city council by
the recorder, at the last session, the
city should have on band that amount
but when city warrant for $4,000 was
presented at the Citizens Bank, where
Mr.. Heltrich keeps the city funds, and
where he is also q bank clerk, the
warrant was dishonOred and the
statement made that there were
no funds. The city auditor at
once demanded the books, which
were turned over to him by the CITY
treasurer. Several conferences took
place between Mr.. Hel!rich, his bonds
men and the city officials One of the
bondsmen told reporter Helfrich had
confessed be had used some of the city's
manaU
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
STARVING HEBREWS.
thirty Families Subsisting Entirely on
Green ADplas

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 26.-The Hebrew
families, comprising almost the entire
population of the hamlet Of Sectontown,
are on the verge Of starvation. The shirt
operators are Russians. Thirty families,
comprising $50 persons, were induced
to come from New York to Secontown,
asst February by Mr.. Secon, who sold
them lots at an average of SIS each, and
promised to all VINO bought the lots
steady employment in his shirt fac
tory. These people say alter
they bad bought the lots they
were refused work. Their condition is
pitiable. They have had neither bread
nor meat for many days. They have no
money and subsist almost entirely on
green apples.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
DANCING THE MESSIAH DANCE.
Whites Afraid of Indian Outbreak in
Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Aug. 23.-Deputy Mar
shall Lilly came in this morning from
Otoe, near Ponca, bringing in
nearly a score of Indians. Lilly
states that the entire Otoe tribe
is at their camp dancing the Mes
siab dance, and that recently they
were joined by the Iowas, Poncas ,Osae es
and other small neighboring tribes; that
the dance was on in earnest, and that
considerable anxiety was mani ested by
the whites IN the nejqhborhood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
PILES OF LUMBER BURNED.
The Northern Michigan Company Loses
800, 900

PETosKEY, Mich, Aug. 27.-Fire broke
out this morning. in the hath room ofthe
Northern Michigan Lum Der Company
factory at Fandorage, near Oden. seven
miles north of Petoskev. The flames
spread with great rapidty, until the
entire immense plant was in flames.
r. q. Peters is the principal stockhtld
er in the company, which employs over
100 men in the manufacture of LUMBER
and hard wood articles. Fire engines
from Charleyoix and Petoskey were
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
PLAGUE OF BLACK FLIES.
IilfOrd, Mass, Infested by Peculiar
Species of Insect.

MILFORD, Mass, Aug. 24.-Milford has
q plague of black flies which rivals the
famous plague of Egypt. For number
of days past the lower part Of the town
has been infested by peculiar species
of an insect of the nature of fly, but
not SO large. People have been forced
to vacate houses. Not alone is it on ac-
count Of their number that the trouble
arises from them, but on account of
their sting as we'll. A number of the
Main Street stores are suffering to q
great extent, while housewives all over
the town are wondering where thee
came from and how they will get rid az
them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
DANIEL DOUGHERTY DYING.

The Silver-tongued Orator May Pass
Away at ANY Moment.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. q. = Daniel
Dougherty, the eminent barrister, is at
deaths door at his home, 2021 Spruce
Street, this city. His attending physi-
clans say that he may pass away at any
time. He was born in Philadelphia,
December 10, 1926 He has been i'll for
savaral months
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
VILLAGE BANKRUPTED.
DeplOrable Result OF the Failure of "a
Michigan Company.

ROGERS City, Mich. Aug. 26.-The
0cqueoc Improvement Company, an
eighteen months old enterprise, has
been forced to the wall. The village of
Hammond's Bay, built principally by
men employed by the company, is
practically bankrupt Over 100 mill
hands and teamsters have received no
pay Tor some time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
SEVEN MINERS KILLED.
Fall of Portion of the Roof in Pit at
Swansea, Wales.

ali Oh b 1OrtlOn OF the 1907 An q KIT at
Swansea, Wales.
LONDON, Aug. Pa fatal accident,
resulting in tie death Of seven miners,
occurred to-day in a coal pit at Swan
sea. Ten of the men employed in the
pit were descending in the cage
to their work this morning when
part Of the pit roof tell in.
The men were caught under the fall
ing earth and rock, and seven of them
were crushed to death. The other
three were rescued, but it is hardly
thought probable that they will live.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
Chief Ems

| Chief Engineer of the L z. Dead.
| Col. E. c. Smeed, of Omaha, Neb.,
! chief engineer of the Union Pacific
Railway Company, died at Philadel-
! phia on the 24th.