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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-15
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Markets.
NV NOac, June lL.-NfCney on call easy NJ
! per cent last loan Hud CLOSED OF / per ctrt
Prime mercantile paper g'.ail. per ccat, stet.
ling exchange duil at u ssll9L silver ccrt!n'
Gates ciiiic. doul sales Of stocks were 2U.3u
shares.
The professional operators who Usually take
the short side Of tho market wgf1 In control on
the stock exchange tD7lAV Iul rs Is customary
In ihclr campaigns carried the war on With
ruuiof ~ the rhicI weapon " attack. As ugaiuft
sugar, Il was tiTgCd that The schedule " tho
tArlN affecting the product Of the refining com
pIny would In all probability be changed I'D.
ycri"ly 20 the interests OF the trIst. hnl Il WINS
hintcl that tonp Of tie ludiup hSl already I'M
loaded, having sen danger ahead. The pres
sun TO sell the stock way irlt a. the very OPEN
iHg and WT kept W almost steadily % tho
cluSt. Tho C0mWOn shows a decline Of ~. aud
preferred ~ pcr cent on the day. Chicago Gus
.wH'd depressed by meant Of kilograms from Chi.
Chyu reporting that the attotuCy general OF
Illinois lIad employed assistant counsel and was
going 20 push the quo WafrantU SlII. 4 decline
Oi ~ PET ccnt Is accorded. The granGcts were
attached on reaction IN the Price ut wheat. but
gave way only slightly, Heavy selling by Boston
Of unlon Pacific run that stock down, aud II
shows u decline Of ~ per cent Ut the close, The
general market was very heavy during the last
hour and closed weak In tone,
Railway bond market WAS iaiIiY active.
GOvcTDIneDt and tAie bonds inactive.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-15

from Pittsburgh. 1918 ami mud go p T.. lI:a5
p. NJ, daily. and l.:iS y m, except Sunday, and
los n m. SuphHy only.
Washington Accommodation, S.lO t. H., daily,
except Sunday.
The sun., 1894-10-01
SHIFTING ENGINE LOOSE.
It Crashed Iato an Ex press Traia N rhiia-
deIphia-Six Persons Hurt.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3O.-The New York and
Washington Express on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, which left Broad street station at 1908
A. NJ, collided with runaway shifting engine
at Thirtieth street, and six persons were hurt
and all aboard the express badly shaken up by
the shock. Those injured were j. A. Cockley
Baltimore, engineer Of the express, bruised in
the abdomen; Darius Harmon, Baltimore, fire.
man OF the express, cut on the neck; r. J. Nc
Donnell. Jersey City, postal clerk. badly bruised
about the head. body, and legs, in the Presby-
terian Hospital here; II. j. Wickert, Railway,
NJ substitute postal clerk, bruised about the
head; Mrs. q. G. Goyernator, Baltimore, face
and head cut and bruised; colOred woman, arm
badly bruised.
The shifting engine that caused the accident
was being run for siding by its engineer, when
a freight train overlook IL and struck the ten
der The engineer and fireman of the shifter,
believing their engine was about TO be crushed,
Jumped when the collision came The blow re-
ceived by the tender, however, started the
shlfter quickly forward, and, without restrain
ing hand on the throttle, IL ran swiftly along.
Before il had gained any great speed the express
swung around curve and the crash came. The
express was running at a comparatively slow
speed The shifting engine was badly wrecked,
and the front Of the baggage car was smashed
in. After a short delay the train proceeded.
The sun., 1894-10-01

Four Eatombed Men brought Dat After
Sixty Hours, ImprIsoament.

CARBoSDALE, Pa, Sept 30.-EntOmbed alive
In the Northwest colliery for sixty hours, with
out food and water, four miners were rescued
late last night. This delverance from what was
thought was sure death produced wild JOY in
the little mining town. The four men are John
p Fannng William Mitchell George Barney,
and Andrew Klapkowski
The cave-in occurred on Thursday afternoon.
and the victims were taken from the shaft
about midnight. This was five hours earlier than
Superintendent Simpson anticipated. The res
cuers had the assistance of the imprisoned men,
who cleared away the debris In their eagerness
TO be restored TO their friends
The rescuers who were digging in the narrow
passage at IL o'clock last night were John
Burns, Michael Snee. Thomas Crogan, Michael
Grady, Thomas Williamson, and John Flaherty.
They were directed By Foremen White and
Jenkins and Assistant Superintendent Shep-
herd. The time had come for relief gang to
supersede them, but when the tired diggers
knew that they had only a few feet more OF bar
rier TO remove they refused to throw down their
picks and shoves. They dug harder than ever
and the imprisoned men cheered them on.
II was nearly IL O'CLOCK when the narrow par
tition of rock and coal crumbled down. Through
the narrow aperture the four miners sprang.
They were embraced by their rescuers. A
physician was present, and he gave them stimu-
lants and food shortly after midnight all We're
In rejoicing over their deliyerance,
The men had nothing TO eat from the hour OF
their imprisonment Their greatest suffering
being unit TO use. When the four victims
reached their homes they were met by large
numbers OF friends In each of the four homes
they could hear the rescuers at work shortly af-
ter the cave-in occurred.
The sun., 1894-10-01
KILLED HERSELF FOR LOVE.
The Suicide or Swedish Woman About
whom Little Caa ne Discovered.

Marie Homstron, a Swode, 10 years old, COM
mtted suicide in her room at 20 Hamilton street
yesterday morning by taking carbolic acid. The
house is a sailors boarding house kept by Mrs.
sarah McCone. On Sept. Is the woman applied
to the latter for room. Sho was accompanied
by u tall. bronze-teaturod 's'si, who. she ssld
vas her husband. She told Mrs. McCouo that
he was u sailor and that as he expected to sail
for foreign ports within a week or two she want
ed place to stay during his absence. The
woman was rather better dressed than was to
be expected OF sailors wife, and thinking that
she would have good tenant the lsndlady
rented the couple hall room on the top floor.
During the week Mrs. Holmstron spent most of
her time with Mrs. Black. who lives at Ham
ilton street. Her husband was seldom seen
about the house, generally returning home late
e nigh, ON 1shs shs
gone aboard his ship" said she, "but expect
him back some time tonight. As he sails to-
At sI6 O'Clock yesterday morning the landlady
knocked several times on Mrs. Holmstron's
ea e9pectHs 10 nS the room de.erted The bed 1
directly opposite the door. Muffled up, In the
bedclothss lay Mrs Holmstron, her head buried
Carpet were stained with dark colored liquid.
lady ran TO the front window screaming for a
policeman. When one came he found that Mrs.
s mss b' os
that II had contained carbolic acid.
on the dead woman's breast was found the
Rnsband. GiutcRed in one Of the hands were tIa
letter and postal card. Both were written in
card Was addressed To Hendri Conan, i, oil
Soderland street, Chicago" and reads
Ny love, I die for you; think Of mt.
Tho letter WAS addressed to Mrs. Black. IL
nv,p n, An. Re GOOD and keen the clothes 40 tn
The sun., 1894-10-01
THE CzAR,s ILLNESS.
Prof Lcyden Says re Has Brights Disease
In ON Advanced stage.

LONDON, Sept Bottle Stdnddrds scorresrond-
ont in Berlin Is authority for the statement that
Prof Leyden diagnosticated the Cars ailment
as Brights disease In an advanced stage.
On the other hand, the Vienna TdgeLtrt main
tains, on the authority of a Russian diplomat,
that the Gar is suffering from ncurasthenia
coupled with anRmia, in addition to kidney dis
ease.
The Cars condition, II is said. was made
worse by cold which he caught two nights be-
fore leaving 81. Petersburg.
He went to the telegraph Office in the Winter
Palace at o'clock in the morning and dictated
message to Abbas Tuman in the Caucasus
concerning the health Of his favorite son,
George, and waited an hour and half In the
dark. bare Office for reply from the Doctor.
He was not satisfied with the reply. and re-
turning to his bedroom threw himself into an
armchair and wept He cried: " o God, what
have done to be so severely punished"
The Car could not sleep through thinking of
his son George. During the first night OF his
stay In Georges residence in Spala the Car
arose from his bed went to his sons roon and
watched his sleeping son for n long time.
When returning to his room he went through
a cold passage and was attacked with rheu-
matism, which made his condition still worse
1t is said that he greatly prefers George to the
CZarewitch.
The sun., 1894-10-01
MISS MULLER's BRAID CUT.
Was the Cater Hired by = Girl who Is
Eavious OF Itf

Jack the Clipper" reappeared In Williams
burgh on Saturday night after an absence OF
nearly year. He made partly successful at
tempt 70 cut on sixteen-year-old Emma Muller's
blond braid OF hair Miss Muller who lives at
4 Stuyyesant avenue, was In front OF Henry
Batterman's dry goods store at Flushing avenue
and Broadway, with another girl. They were
under the glare OF all the electric lights which
shone from the stores and the corners OF the
i've thoroughfares which cross and course to-
gether at Flushing avenue, Broadway, and Grs-
ham avenue, and hundreds OF persons were on
the streets close by.
suddenly the girl felt somebody touching her
hair. She instinctively threw her head forward,
and, looking around, saw q Iell-dressed man,
about 80 years old, with black moustaehe and
black hair and light tedara nat on ms heal, .Ii
felt ~ her braid. IL had been shipped halt way
across about six inches from the end, which ex-
tended % her waist ne rs bsi Sn ant,rs not sgs
II The W WgirI went to the stagg street police sta
tempt had been made 20 rob her OF her braid.
She described the man as about feet inches
tall, and SAID that she saw pair OF shears IN
his hand When he ran away. hen she locke
around. after feeling tug at her braid, the man
pushed her companion AGAINST her. ---..
Miss Muller said that the hrst attempt 70 cur
on her braid occurred in Batterman's store last
Christmas. At that time she was with her
motAeF and felt that some one had touched her
hslr whIe thsS 5SuRd SStS tSat afSut slSht inohss of
her braid had been clipped on.
The girl said last night that she had no enemy
insane Ss s. man an Who had tried % cut the hair Of
other women was probably the same one who
cut her hair on Saturday night.
snyioIs u MLss Muller AFRAID u having man
u V cut Is on.
The sun., 1894-10-01
MRS. PISKTON's RAWHIDE.
She Uses It on Her Husbands Woman
COmpaniOn.

Harry Pinkton Is only stage carpenter In the
Bon Ton Theatre in Jersey City, but he has as
many women admirers as II he were full
nedged actor. Pinkton Is 20 years old and mar
ried. He and his wife and their one child live at
2lsI6 Fifth street. Mrs. Pinkton says that her
husband has been neglecting her for some time,
and that while he gives her very small amount
of money TO meet the household expenses, he
expects the table to be furnished with all the
luxuries the market affords.
Mrs PinktOn has known for a month or two
that her husband was paying attention TO other
women. She found notes In his pock ct making ap-
pointments One of them hxed an appointment
for Saturday night after the theatre closed.
Mrs. Pinkton noted the time and place, and
her brother, Patrick Murtha OF 2s5 Barrow
street, and he agreed To accompany her.
Ii was nearly l O'Clock yesterday morning
when Mrs Pinkton and her brother met Mr.
Pink ton and pretty blonde young woman at
Jersey avenue and Mercer street. Mrs. Einkton
viding herself with rawhde. As soon as she
saw the couple she pulled the rawhide from I'M
der the folds of her cloak and began To lash the
young woman over the head and shoulders.
Pinkton attempted 10 interfere, but Murtha
tackled him and fight ensued. During the
escape. Mrs. Pinkton then turned her attention
to separating her husband and brother. Before
she had succeeded, Policeman BraunwAld ar
rived on the scene and arrested the two men.
They were taken TO the Gregory street police
station and locked up; In the course Of an hour
nation In Police Justice Pottss court this morn
ing.
The sun., 1894-10-01
LExoW COMMITTEE RESUMES.
Maybe Foncc Captain Doaohue VIII Have
Kis 9ssu Tkis Week. 49,


The Lexow committee will resume It's sessions
at 10 O'Clock this morning in what used to be
Part III. of the Court of General Sessions.
Probably II will open with sensation. ~ CAN
not serve sensations to order" Mr.. Goff said
yesterday. "and though other people say past
history demonstrates that have always re-
opened sessions after an adjournment with one
or more bombsheIs, still 1t is within the range
ofpossibility that this time may make de-
parture from the rule. On the report that all
the Police Commissioners, except Mr.. Kerwin.
have been subpgnaed TO appear tomorrow,
have no comment to make. 1t has been my In
variable rule not TO give any information about
those who have been or are going to be sum-
moned before the committee"
Mr.: Jerome said that the sessions would pnak-
ably be highly interesting; but he declipA ITO
say In what way.
Police Commissioner Murray was asked about
the report that he and the other Commissioners
had been summoned before the committee.
have nothing to say" he said
Have you received a subpoena"
A pause; then, NO"
It would not surprise people II the charges
made by Jared FlaRg against Police Captain
Donohue, as recited In the Rev. Mr.. Wilson's
sermon yesterday, figured in this weeks pro-
ceedinRs.
The sun., 1894-10-01
4 UNKEN M1N,S ACT.
He Drove Into tho River and His wife, Five
ChiIdren. and Sister Were Drowned.

CHAsKA, Minn., Sept. 3o.-Seven persons were
drowned here last evening. Louis Scharf and his
family, who had attended the fair. started home
at Z O'Clock. Scharf was intoxicated and was
driving fast. When within block of the river
he was stopped by j. Kunze, who told him to
drive slower. Scharf promised to do So but no
sooner was he released than he whipped his
horses furiously and dashed down the river
bank. over the ferry, and into the river. His
wife, five children, and Miss Mary Roskus. Mrs.
Scharrs sister, were drowned. and so were the
horses. Scharf clung to the wagon box and was
rescued. The bodies Of Mrs. Scharf and two Of
the children were recovered.
The sun., 1894-10-01
BIcH, Bur LIVED IN POVERTY
A Wealthy octcgersrisn or California His.
den Two Years In Boston.

BosToN Sept. 3o.-Two years ago this month
DR.. Thomas Il. lyman. octogenarian, a wealthy
capitalist, mine and hand owner, disappeared
mysteriously from his home In Modesto, Cal. A
week or two after that time John 4. stanton,
seedy and disreputabie, secured lodgings in a
Hanover street, Boston. boarding house. He
had more than $4,000 In gold pieces in a wo-
mans hand bag, knew all about California, but
could not be induced 10 cay word about him
self.
Stanton was interested in spiritualism. He
has spent two summers ct Onset Bay, and for
two years was an sttendant at many such meet
ings in this city. Aftcr one year in Boston
Stanton returned from Onset Bay apparently
poor and lived In poverty In a Kneeland street
lodging house.
Soon after he first came here stanton's land
lord, Mr.. Locker, found ont that he had more
than $4,000 in gold Kept in bag which he
carried everywhere he went At the suggestion
of Mr. Locker he placed his money in a safe de-
posit vault. His interests In spiritualists placed
him in the way of sharps and several persons
whom he had met Mt the meetings called at his
Meantime M 0pS Boston % dsteetve S e Recognized in
coYsry a reward Of si 900 has. been offered. He
whereabouts. asked for the reward, and after
some correspondsnce che replied that she was was
sure ner husband was uead. Inc uebectlNs was
S500,000. had been settled, as the courts had
considered DIR. lyman dead.
1t was In June 1893 that Stanton secured
lodging with Mrs Lerose on Kneeland street.
She is also interested in spiritualism. She
"Just about year ago an old gentleman. who
seemed very feeble and very shabbily dressed,
asked to hire a room, and when showed him a
small attic room for u. 80 q week he seemed de-
"For a long time used to see him going out,
walking up and down the streets, and knew
little about him. He then told me that his name
fornia. He never said much about his family,
but he told me once that had treated him much
better than he had been cared for in his own
home, although he was considered wealthy there.
He used to go out to the cheap restaurants TO
get his food and many day when he did not
seem to have the money to spend for dinner,
he would buy quart ofmilk and some crackers.
"One Saturday night In JuneAlast he came
that he had met an old friend, John Slater, the
medium. whom he had known In California.
Some one had called for DIR. lyman, and Mr..
Slater recognized the old gentleman when he
California right after leaving Boston and from
Late in June Dr. lyman won't to Onset and
two weeks ago last Monday Mr.. Slater called
here for him. He went to Onset on the follow
ing Wednesday and brought DIR. lyman here on
lyman aboard the train and he started for New
York and then for home. As for his having
money, l do not know what he did with II, for all
Now that Mr.. lyman has gone home Detective
Sullivan has put In q claim for the reward, and
is going to sue, Mrs. lyman for 1t, claiming her
nished the information which led to the old
mans restoration 10 his family.
The sun., 1894-10-01
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT
Release OF the Steamer Pathan-L Hung
Chang Is Not GoIng 20 Coren.

LONDON, Sept. 30.-The Shanghai correspond
ent OF the Central News announces that tho
British steamer Pathan, which was recently
seized of Formosa by Chinese war ship, has
been released by order Of the Tsung-li -Yamcn.
the Chinese Foreign Board. The Pathan will
proceed to Shanghai under bond.
The same correspondent says that Ii Hung
Chang is not preparing to go to Corea, as has
been reported. 1t Is believed that lie will not
leave Tientsin as long rs his enemies have the
ear Of the Emperor
The Chronicles correspondent in st. Peters
burg says that Russia still intends to be impair
tial so long rs Japan does not attempt to annex
or endanger the neutrality Of Corea.
The Times will publish tomorrow despatch
from Shanghai saying that an imperial decree
has been issued appointing the Emperors uncle,
Prince Kung. and the Presidents of the Foreign
Board and Admiralty special committee to
conduct the war.
The sun., 1894-10-01
Apo SUCCEED 4PPLEG4TE.
TIVE or the Lszow Conmittee's Greea-goods
Witnesses Fell Out

II was Applegate, the other green goods wit
ness before the Lexow committee, with whom
George Apo had the fight in front OF Trainor's
Hotel which was reported in yesterdays SUN.
Applegatets Identity was not made known until
many hours after the assault. The quarrel was
about dealings with McNally, the green goods
=" king Apo had been drinking heavily. He
the cafe whom he mistook in his mnddied state
for one OF MeNally's pals, )" and he tred unsuc-
cessfully u involve the Assemblyman In a row
Directly after that Appo accused Applegate OF
betraylnEd MN to McNaly's confederates, who
Apo said, were going ito do him up." lie
blood and sent the little green-goods worker !"
spinning Half dozen Tenderloiners saw the
that, until the police drove him away at the re-
quest OF Manager Ennis OF the hotel
The sun., 1894-10-01
AIls. Co.El,.E Hart Ia . Ru..~ay.

PHILADELPHIA, sept. 30.-While Edwin n.
Benson. eK-President Of the Union League Club,
was driving to-day with Miss CoRkling. young
woman from New York visiting At his home
his horses became frightened and, running
away. threw them both out. Miss Conkliag
sustained a dislOcated shoulder and several Sc
we're bruises She Was picked up unconscious
and taken 70 MT. BensOn's home. MI. Benson
sscApe1 uRhugG
The sun., 1894-10-01
MRs. LEVI p, MORToN ARRIVES.
NJ. Mortsa Grssts Hsr asd Thrss Misses
AOrtOA ~ QuaraHtIAs.

Levi p. Morton got up early yesterday morn
Ing and went down the wind swept bay on the
revenue cutter Hudson 10 greet his wife and
three daughters. who arrived at Qparantine on
Saturday night 0n the FFenc liner La BretagIe.
Mr.. Morton was accompanied by surveyor Ma
gure. lie climbed aboard the steamship on a
ladder lowered 10 tho cutters deck. He re
Inained on the steamship and accompanied his
vile and daughters 70 the French line pies.
The sun., 1894-10-01
JoUHxEFMEN rAILoRs BEATEN.
Their Strike Cost ThsH ssO sss sad Fosr-
tseA Weeks Wages.

After hght OF fourteen weeks and an expen-
diture Of S5O,O 900 the strike OF the JOurneymen
TalIors' Protective and Benevolent Union,
known as the Custom Tsilors' Union, was given
up yesterday. This decision was reached at a
mass meeting held at 23l East ThiFty-third
street
To-day the strikers will individually apply for
reinstatement. Only a few Of the nTms had
given Ia during the strike, which was against
reduction OF ten per cent. in wages.
The sun., 1894-10-01
C.uxL,Up by tLs LIFs...rI.E N.t.

Charles Nehls, a nine-y -yeaT-old boy OF 31l
West ll7th street, while crossing Third avenue
at Eighty-third street at s O'Clock last evening,
vas knocked down by cable car 3. He was
caught by the lfe-saving net with which some
Of the cars are equipped and carried ten feet,
lie came out unhurt. This Is said to be the first
time In this city the cable car nets have picked
Al n a
The sun., 1894-10-01
BYRNES MADE IT VERY DRY.
STILL, ONE CoULD GET 4 DRINK
II HE KNEW HoW.

Justice Hogan Sends All the Excise Eases
Rack 20 the Station House and says
They Were Illegal Arrcsts-Isspector.
and Captains Take u Ha.d Per-o-aIIy-
Pilgrimage. to Brooklyn a.d Hobokers
What be these lines OF pilgrims brown
Trampng wcarily out OF town,
out Of the borders Of Tammany land,
by uofT harassed and by Parkhurst banned,
with Byrncs rampaging just behind,
While tho rumseer covers at his window bilndP
Tramping, trampng, TO Brooklyn town,
Where Reform" is up and the Ring" Is down,
Where the church bells ring monotonous note,
And the Mayor respects the German vote
Trampng out OF iniqutty's sink
To Brooklyn-to buy O sunday drink.
BrfdOc Lvrtcs
New York might have sung this yesterday.
Maybe 1t wouldn't have sung well, but it would
have sounded better than swearing. SO dry a
Sunday as IL was over here the memory of man
runneth not to- Frightened by the stringent
measures Of the police the saloon keepers closed
their doors tght not only the front doors, but
the side doors and back doors ard family en-
frances rs well. and even those doors that lead
through dark and devious passages from Ndjs-
cent aleyways to the lpngcd- for goal. 1t would
not do to state that every saloon In New York was
closed for agool many daring dealers. after sur
rounding their places with guards, did little
cautious and tremulous business; but more red
tape accompanied the process of getting wet in
these places than would he necessary to secure
an audience with the shah of l., rsia.
The police succeeded In making 240 excise
arrests. This Is the largest number ever made
in one day. II beats by 80 the record made on
the previous Sunday. This is the list.
The sun., 1894-10-01
Fr~I. w-ssRsr. C-.ss :. EEkissss's Death

TOLEDO. Sept. so,-While going the rate Of
hfty miles an hour, passenger traifl 10. AZ, the
Wabash Pacific express. due here al l25 A. NJ,
ran into an open switch a mile weat Alaumee
shortly before O'Clock This morninat n tneer
III. y saith Vas Instantly Killed, an = Esm4n
4. Il; pIs M s,fed injuries which Sil os2 Ihs ~
sHit.b bad been throaa and de ~ set 70