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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-01
IL THE COKE REGION.
Situation Quiot-Strikcrs Receive Patti.
sons Proclamation With Groaus.

Situation Quict-Strikcrs Receive Patti.
sons Proclamation With Groaus.
scorrDALE, Pa, May 9l.-The sltua.
tion IN tho coke region Is quiet and
peacoable to-day. Tho strike leaders
say the governors proclamation vas not
intended to suppress meetings aud
marchings any more than 1t was to do
away with tho deputies and their Win
chesters. Meetings OF strikers will con-
,inuc as usual. Two car loads Of negroes
were imported last night for the Frick
Standard plant, and to-day forty-two
Austrians were run into the Meyer
works OF the Rainey company.
UyIoSTowE, Pa. May 81. Sheriff
Wilhelm and assistants arc busy to-day
posting Governor Pattigon's proclama.
ton throughout the mining sections OF
the county.
The s.rikors gathered around the Of
iicers and watched them at work tack
ing up tho small squares OF paper con-
tanning tho threatening words of the
governor, and after tho officers 90 one Of
the more intelligent Of the crowd reads
the proclamation aloud. The conclusion
OF the reading is signal for curacs and
groans in every instance. AL denounce
the action, and are fearful that che mill
,ary may yos bo called out.
Either "a result OF tho proclamation
or bad weather. no marching or rioting
has occurred this morning. Tho strik-
ers remain in their camp d! Kyle, but
have made no demonstrations since yea.
,orday morning. It is said many have
left the camp since the governors proc
lamation. all tho plants report an In.
crease in the number OF oveua fred.
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GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHs.
Postmaster General nlsseii Hauled Owe
Ii.s. L.

Postmaster General Hlsseii Hauled Over
tho Goals for Opposition TO tho scheme.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 3l.-A. L.
Randall, chairman OF the International
Typographical Union committee on gov-
eminent ownership OF the telegraph,
has written letter TO Postmaster Cen
eral Dis.ell accusing him OF mover hay-
log read the postal telegraph bill. on
which ho recently reported adversely to
Chairman Wise, Of the house commerce
commit.ee.-M Mr. Randall says Mr. Biz.
sell evidently took for granted that the
bill referred to him WAS the Wananaker
bill OF the Fifty-frst Congress. He then
calls attention 10 government owner
ship OF telegraphs in other countries
and asks: "Are not tho people OF this
country as capable OF conducting gov
crnment owned telegraph as those OF all
the European nations" This is follow
cd up with this threat: "Tho interna-
tional typographical union has inau.
guratcd this movement. It will do its
utmost to dcfeat any man found work.
ing or voting against this great reform,
regardless OF party affiliations" We
have had several hearings, but at tho
present writing We are awaso that We
have been "sidc.tracked."
II We do no. get back on tho main
track soon, VIC will know by whose au-
thority we are being held.
It may be 4 scheme to hold US on
this siding until after tho November
election, but that will not work. Ii We
are not soon put on tho main line, so we
can see who our friends are, we will at
once commence the campaign in the
districts OF the mem bers OF the commit
teo who are RESPONSIBLE for our delay
and will use all honorable means to
compass their defeat this fall, no mat
ter the nnrtv tn viii 81, fhnu hnlnnru
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CRIPPLE CREEK TROUBLES.
Matter Has Gone Beyond It's Question of

Matter HaS Gone Bcyonu LtE question OF
Wages or Arbitration.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CoIo., May 81
The authorities to-day notified the mine
owners who have properties as Cripple
Creek that tho trouble in that district
has gonc entirely beyond the question
of wages or OF arbitration OF wages. It
is now they state entirely one OF put.
ting down the lawlcssncss and insurrec-
ton existing in tho district aud they
propose to make every effort to do this.
For this purpose special session OF the
grand jury has been called and tho
Cripple Creek cases will ut onto be ta-
ken up.
DENVER, CoLo., May Sl.-The sheriff
sen. $50 more deputies TO Cripple Greek
to-day. They were all armed with
Winchcstcrs, carried blankets and wcro
equipped for hard service. They will
stop at Colorado Springs until the road
into the camp has been repaired.
Chicago has offered 1000 men At 81
day. but the proposition was declined
by Shorif Bowers, Of Colorado Springs
CrrpPLE CREEK, COL, May Sl.-The
war clouds that hover over Bull Hill
and Baltic Mountain look very threat
eniny to-day. A rumor has reached
rho camp that the deputies ARE prepar-
inr 10 advance toward Bull Hill and
the miners are preparing 10 give them
variu reception. There is no truth
in tho rumor that tho miners have u
lot OF deputies prisoners. The strikers
arc making prisoners OF men whom
thew consider dangerous TO their safety,
and it is stated that fifty persons arc
thus held IN custody.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3L.-A apGcial
10 tho Poa from Lexington. Ky, Gays:
A most sensational md exciting scOno
TOOL; place to-day in tho editorial room
Of Charles G. Moore, editor Of the BtlLe
GTu'S BLADE.
There wore present ". c. Ovens. can
diiatc for Congress against Brockin-
ridge; G. G. Moore, General W. II. Con-
try aud J. Walker Leake, u friend OF Mr..
Ovens, and correspondent OF the PoJt.
Owens said 10 Moore: ~ have come
TO SEQ you nbout the lying, scurriiOus
letter which understand you have re-
Ceivcd from Jctis' Station, postmarked
GEORGETOWN, in which my character Is
attacked in a most shameful man ner.
You say you believe the letter to DO
forgery, aud yot You will Print it this
afternoon in the Blade.
81 have this to say, we havo been
both men Of peace mud I have tried to
do right, but II you publish that letter
we will DO so no longer aud you must
stand the consequences.
"If published 1t will refloc. seriously
on ladies OF Frankfort, aud will besides
be sent to my mother and sisters. That
l cnnno. aud will not stand. What l
have TO say to you Is that ask no favor
Of you, do net want you to defend me,
and will not have tho letter published
and scattered broadcast, when l have
already denounced everything in it,
and any one who circuIates it is liar
ard scoundrel."
Moore began to explain that be was
doing this to defend Owens, but Owens
shut him of. saving thut he did no.
want to bo defended by Moore.
Then Moore asked to bc allowed to
read the letter. which he did. Tho let
tor was dated Jetts. Kentucky, May 27.
Moore had headed it "uow Bill Owens
is Everlastingly Ruined"
Tho letter makes grave charges
against Ovens Of INN oraIity and gaInb-
ling, and is signed l. Crutchcr.
The postmRrk OF the letter is George
town, and the postmaster Of that place
las just come in to say that the post.
mark stamp was forgery. Moore
then backed down aud zGid il Owens
wished it he would not publish the
letter.
To this Owens replied that ne would
cay nothing. but the letter had better
not be published. Moore then agreed
not to print it.
The original copy of the letter will be
placed In tue hands OF o detective aud
The author ferroted out. Moore kopt
the original, although Owens asked him
ior it and said ho thought he knew
whcro it came from.
There is no doubt tina. Moore would
have becn killed il he had no. backed
down
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sr. LOUIS, Mo-. May 3l.-The Com.
monweal army of General Kelly, now
in camp here, divided to-day and 800 OF
the men under Colonel George Speed,
OF California. will hereafter march or
float By themselves. Tho cause is the
alleged arbitrsriness OF Kelly, not the
least incident in which ia his persistence
against the wishes OF the mon, in allow.
ing two women to re,nain with che
army. Speed will cndeavor to enforce
division OF the commiesary by legal
methods,
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Kentucky Republican League.

FRASKroRr, KY, May 3l.-The Ken.
lucky State League OF Republican clubs
are holding their annual convention in
this city to-day. A great many pro.ni-
nent Republicans are present. Rev.
George Airr, Of this city, offered q
prayer. and EI.Chief Justice Holt de-
lvered the address Of welcome. Com
mittees were appointed, after which the
convention took q reccss until o'clock
this afternoon.
The election Of officers resulted in D.
J. Crawford being chosen president.
Delegates wero elected to attend the
National League convention. Resoiu-
tions were adopted endorsing the Min
neapoiis platform.
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SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION.
Carlisle Appears iicforo tho Committee.
IIs Makes Some Atlp1Is.toua

NuFhAp HpUtuFh bCtOTo fnn committee
lIo Makes Somo Admissions.
WASHINGTON, May Sl.-The commit.
tco investigating tho sugar trust re.
sumcd It's session to-day. Chairman
Gray says tho committee will continue
TO investigate. leaving tho district attor.
noy TO deal with tho wltnesses who re-
fused to answer. uo says Secretary
Carlisle had not boon summoned before
tho committee, and that hts appearance
was voluntary.
Tho committee examined Senators
Harris and Mills, and coacluIod tho si.-
ting for the day with the testimony OF
Secretary Carlisle. The secretary do
Mod explicitly all the charges nado in
Mr. Edwards' letter, except ono. This
one was the assertion that while con-
ierring with tho committee he (Carlislo)
on one occasion at tho suggestion oithe
members OF tho committee, and using
their figures, put sugar schedule into
shape, as ho did other paragraphs In
tho bill. This the secte.ary said he had
dono.
llo declared that he had not made
Huch visit as that no was represented
as making to the ComInittoO to demand
TINT tho sugar interest be cared for In
the tariff bill because Of tho Democratic
party's obligation to tho sugar trust
Tho examination OF senators Harris
and Mills completed tho inquiry among
members OF tho finance committee and
sonators who assisted in the ptepara-
tlon OF the bill.
Both senators denied any knowledge
OF tho operations OF the sugar trust in
connection with legislation and also DO
Mod that Mr.. Carlisle had demanded
protection for sugar. Souator Mills
was asked II II were true, MS had been
reported, that Mr.. Carlisle had given
Mr.. Havemeyer, OF tho sugar trust, n
lettor Of introduction 60 him. He said
this wac fact, but that he had de.
c!ined TO receive the letter.
II is understood that tho committee
has come into possession OF the name
OF the wiro manufacturer who is repre-
sented TO have overheard tho convorsa.
tion between senators and members OF
the sugar trust while occupying an ad.
joining room at the Arlington hotel. and
that he will be subpGurd to appear
and mako statement
Vice President. Stevenson has signed
the ccrtifcation ofShriver and Edwards
to the district attorney.
The is the formal order, made under
tho law Of 1857, under which it is pro-
posed to try to punish Edwards and
shriver for Withholding names OF per.
sons giving them information.
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NEw YoRK, May 31.-Arriyed-s. s
Travc, from Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, May Sl.-Arrived, steamer
Oregon from Montreal.
GLASGOW, May 3l.-Arrived, Cjrcaasia
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. May Sl.-Arrlved, Ger
manic from New York.
LONDON, May 3l.-Arrivcd, Manitoba
from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 3l.-Arrivod, Col.
umbia from from New York.
BREMEN May 3l.--Arrired, Lain
FROM New York.
NEW YoRK, May 3l.-A.rived, Nor
MAMMA from Hamburg.
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HAD to Run uhN Gauntlet.

LHAvrSwoRrIL KAs, May Sl.-onq
third Of tho minors employed Mt the
North Lcavenworth shait were pre-
vented from going to work to-day by
QUO Oatrikera, who blockaded tho main
road to this place and compelled every
man to run the gauntlet A similar
programme Is to bo carried out 10. NOR
row morning, and this evening Mayor
Dosworth Is organizing and arming u
company OF POO business mon, who will
be nt this shaft this evening aud to-
morrow morning to prevent o reCur-
rcncc oil this mornings affair,
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Another 1sonawhn Nine Resumes
Dlspatth TO 'at Es:c2fgeaccr.

Spt:ial DLpltth 70 tht Ts.cIfgtaccr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 91.-Thc
Peabody coal miners at Shrewsbury will
20 to work, accepting the operators
odor Of 10 cents the short 1900 p0unda
ton, run Of the mine and 10 cents ad.
vance on yardage. This is the second
large mine 10 60 in two days. 1t is
probable that operators will mako &c.
ceptable concessions in all the Kanawha
mines and they will be generally re.
sumed in the region shortly.
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In Dcsperntr strait. nj nnnviIin

DAsviLLE. liz, May 3l.-Mat:czs Gre
getting desperate with the striking
miners in tho Danvillc field. Many of
tho families ara starving. Relief com
mittecs canVass the farmers for fifteen
miles, Saint Elizabeth hospital, of this
city, ia out OF coal and its patients are
suffering for want OF food and warmth.
The minors refuse to allow the sisters
coal. They propose to stop all trains
carrying conl, and arc stopping freight
trains and examining the box cars TO
see ii they conto!n coal.
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rryo,s "nen,crs" n. Huntington.

Special Dtsra.eh 10 n: Iategtcaocr
HUNTrsGTcy, U. Va, May 9l.-Gen-
eral Frye's army of comnonwealors,
three hundred strong, were expected to
reach this city tonight on their way
up the Ohio. and big lot OF provisions
awaited them hero, which had been
gathered by the labor unions. at 9
o'clock, however, they laid at Burllne-
ton, Ohio, four miles below. Hundreds
OF people had locked to the banks ot
the river TO SEQ them,
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They DISAGREED.
Tho Conference of tho Illinois op-
orators Is Abort!vo of Rosul.a
SOUTHERN MEN REFUSE TO ECT,
Which Provokes tho Norshorp On.
orators to Anger, and
The MEETING ADJOURNS SINE DIE.

It VIII now DO Every Operator "for
Himself and the Devil Take tho
ilindmost"-rho' Miners officials
Say Thcy Iiuvo aIado all tho Over.
lures They Intcnd TO, aud That the
Men Will Stay Out Now II It Closes
Every Cook Stove In the Land-Thc
Troubles at Crlpplo Creek Have
Gone Beyond tho Question OF Wages
or ArOItration-An Quiet In the
Coke Region.
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union station by local labor leaders and
persuaded to turn back. They wnrc
taken IN charge by their countrvrnen
here aud will not reach the coko region.
Tho striko situation In this disttlct
hRS low Changes to note to-day. Miners
and operators Rro Watching every point
closely, fearful that somo advantage
may DO scored, against them by tielr
opponents. Neither sldo econg 10 want
;arbittatton as they think they arc cupa.
olo OF handling their own alairs.
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JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, May 3l.-State
Coal mine Inspector Charles Evans has
returned from visit to the various coal
mines OF the state. lie Rays that there
nre less than 1000 miners now q. work
In tho ehtiro state, and only two rail.
road mines are operated. lie docs not
see any indications Of an early settle
mont Mr.. Evaua said that Usually
1000 men worked during the summer
months and 5000 during tho win
ter. This leaves tho number Of strik-
ers at somewhere between G,OO0 and
S.0O0
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BIRMINGHAM. ALA, May Sl.-Tho
committee appointed by the ciizons
uuss meeting TO confer with the opera.
tors aud miners committee with view
to adjusting tho strike. if possible, me.
the operators, but after n prolonged
conference nothing was accomplished,
the operators declining TO reccde from
their original proposition for u 20 per
cent reduction. The operators behave
they h1ve about won the fight, but the
strikers arp firm yet.
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AUGUSTA, GA, May 9l.-Tho South
ern Interstate Immigration Congress
today adopted the Atwood plan OF col.
onization by county organization.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the Cotton Statos and International ES-
position to held at Atlanta next year.
Tho second resolution favors q per-
manent exposition Mt Washington, q
building to be erected by Congress to
which exhibits OF resources and pro-
ducts OF every state may be sent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-01
PUEBLO'S DISTRESS.
Tho City Suffers From tho Most
Disastrous Flood In It's History.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS

And Property Damaged to tho Ex.
tent of Throo Hundred Thousand
DOllars-Four Square Miles OF the
City Under WatCr from Two to Ton
FeCt In Dcpth-aountain Streams
Aid IN Swelling tho Rushing Tor
rcnts of tho Arkansas Rivcr-onIy
Two Lives Lost, Though Thcro We're
Many Marrow Escapes and Thrilling
Experiences
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In eight Inches Of the high watcr mark
Of that great inundation. Though
much 1.-Two stock has perished but eight
human lives arN known to have beon
lost. No furthcriatalitics wcro report.
cd yesterday, |. Is q week yesterday
since tho Canadian Puci0o has had o
train through to tho coast.
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DUBUQUE, IowA.,-The effects OF the
coal strike arc seriously lels here among
the manufacturing Institutions and rail-
roads. One factory burns corn, others
are using wood and ono or two nave
closed down, The Illinois Central ralI'
road 10 husband its supply has taken
of one train on each division. Dea1o's
hero have very little coal on hand.
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s,u,p.on Goo, to berkeley sprlucs.

WAsu1so1os, D. G., May sl.-Reprc-
sep.a,ive Jerry Simpson left Washing
ton to-day for Berkeley Springs, West
yirrinIa, accompanied by Representa-.
live Pence, OF Colorado. MI. Simpson
ia sn weak that It was necessary to carry
him aboard the car.
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Fatal llo:Iur Explosion.

CIRctEyILLr, O., May 9l--Tho boiler
OF Frank Haynes ssw mill nelr Adcl.
phi, exploded this afternoon, instantly
killing Engineer Joseph Showter, Theo-
doIe Sawyer, Sherman Waite, breaking
both legs Of Willis Waite and badly In
juring Sam Sullivan.
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IGNORED TIE PROCLAMATION.
Indiana Strikers May Get Themselves IN
Trouble BY Thoir Action.

Indiana Strikers May Get Themselves IN
Trouble BY Their Action.
/. KS1dursvILLE. ND, May Sl.-E. D.
Miller, secretary Of the local assembly
Of United Miuo Workers OF America
this morning received dispatch from
President Mcbride saying that the men
must allow coal to pass. Miller saya
there will DO no interference with trains
or other property.
Advices from Shelburno, Ind, say
that the six hundred minors who are
striking there and who will not allow
Evansville and Terre Naute coal trains
from kentucky to pass are still guard,
ing the coal side tracked there, and
have thus far ignored the governors
proclamation, which they received
alphabetically. 1t is tho opinion that
the governors proclamation will not
have the desired result.
The governors proclamation was feaG
10 tho strikers this morning at Lyiord
by the sheriff, but the men would not
talk. The sheriff thiuka the strikers
will not take heed OF the governors
notice.
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snall F1rc tf,. o,or,Is-

About o'clock this morning the Mn
cara hose reel was called by still
alarm to henge & Howley's saloon,
where an iucipient IRE wus In progress.
It was quickly put ont, without very
serious damage. The blazs originated
accidentally.
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NOW IT IS MR.. OWENS,
Aud hIa Hot Kontucky Blood Is ut
the Boiling Point
OYER A LETTER ATTACKING Him,

aud Which Compromises tho LRdIco
of Frank fort-IIc Visits an Editor
Who was About to Publish It, and
Tntlmidntcs Him by Thronts of rlO.
loncc-rhc ChauCes arc That blood
VIII yet Flow In tho BrcciIinrIuso
District Before the Summer is Over.
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Eight Lives Lost

VANCOUVER, B. O.. May sl.-The Fra
ger river is still rising and the indica.
tions are that the food will bo even
more disastrous thaLthe great food Of
1882. The river haSalready risen With
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AMesBURY, MAss., May SI.-Capsain
Nathan Peters, the oldcs. Free Mason
in the United States, died this alter
noon. He was.bosn in Goshen. \. H.,
in 1903, and Joined the Masonic fratcr-
nifty in 1873
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NEw YcRR, May 9l.-Couus BIS.
tna,ck, son OF Prince Bismarck and
family, are passengers on the Nor
MAMMA which arrived tonight.
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p,,,. md sIoy, Turued Back.

Pf1rsBuReu, Pa. May 9l.-one nun
dred Poles and slavs on thelr way 10
tho coke regions, presumably TO work
IN the Frick plants, wero met az tne
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FoT West Virginia partly cloudy, warmer;
variable winds.
For Western Pennsylvania. iair, preceded by
showers In northern portion In tho carly morn
lug: wGttne: northwest winds. becoming, Ta.ia-
BILE.
For Ohio. fair. preceded BY showers IN cnutral
portion In the early morning; warmer northwest
winds becoming variable.
The TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY,
MS furnished by C SCHSEPF. druggist, corner
MarSet und Fourteenth streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

The interior Of buildings might be
made much less infiammable by coating
the woodwork with freproof paint. f.
Fl. George makes these statements in a
London paper regarding this subject
III find THAI painting woodwork of any
kind with several coats of solution Of
silicare of soda and finishing with a
mixture of this solution and sufficient
common whiting TO make it about as
thick as ordinary paint Is an excellent
protection against fire. Wood treated
in this way viii not take fire from
mere contact with fame-it requires
to be heated till destructive distillatiOn
begins. Then of course gases are given
out which ignite, and the wood is
gradually converted into charcoal, but
till destructive distillati0n takes place
the coated wood viii not support com
bustion. A few years since had some
screens made like ordinary doors, some
prepared as / have described and some
not They We're then placed over a fire
Of shavings which was kept constantly
renewed. In ten minutes the unprepared
screens We're blazing away and so near
ly consumed that they had to be sup
ported by an iron bar. The flames con-
tinued to lick the prepared screens for
80 minutes before the distillation COM
menced. After 40 minutes the coated
screens We're still intact and able to
support themselves. They held together
for an hour although pierced in many
places with holes, and when the fire
was removed they did not continue to
burn. This was a splendid success, and
[ still have the remains Of the screens.
The experiments We're made at my sing
gestion for the managers Of the Liver
pool Philharmonic society. and the
woodwork of their splendid hall at Liv-
erpool was treated IN this manner. -