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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-16
BRTE4 TEIEaaAXs.

A large number Of men have left
Memphis to fight for Cuba.
w. E AMMAN, OF tho Salt Lake Tri-
hume has bcCn elected prtaidcnt OK tho
Grid-iron club nt Washington.
II. H. Hutcher. OF Lafayette, Ind, has
bcon appointed one OF tho reading
clerks In tho houFc Of representatives.
George W. McCammon, Adanls' OK
prcpa ngcnt nt FHrmerHburg, Ind, has
ilcd. taking with him $500 OF the COM
pnny's money
The condition of Capt, innhc Dansctt,
the venerable doorkCepcr Of the senate,
has Improved, but the phyBlclanB say
he cannot recover
Tx Congrcrsmnn McKclghen. ot
ungtlngs. Nebraska, died ycftcrduy.
lie served In the Fifty-sccond and
Flfty-thlrd CongreBscs as n Democrat
No ncwa has yet been received from
tho missing ntcumcr Stnthnrvla. She
ig puppoEcd to have gone down In n
storm of the Vancouver Island coast
Tbcrp N q grcnt demand for hcnd-
nunrinrB nj st. Louis during the ltepub-
lirnn national convention Rooms have
nirpndy boon engaged for fovcrhl OF
the state delegations.
A hundred thousand AbysslnlanH nre
advancing on Adown and AfmHrn in
i,y6 columnr. Tho towns nrc occupied
by tho italian troops mud they are pre-
parlug 10 defend them.
Tho catholic CONGREGATION of Tecum-
pob, Ncb.. are supporting Fhther
Mummy In his fIght with bishop Bona
cum and rcfupc 10 recognize the prlNnt
roni 10 take tho communicated
prlcm'H place
AZ nlr Stone dap. Va. Ave white In
bgrofp, who were working III n cut
nrntad Themselves under II largo lndgn
gf rock 10 ont their dinners, without
waning n largo boulder broltc. loo1u
and came down upon them All were
lnntontiy hllcl
German inrmcr mined France
unuldcr who lived nc1r Flroqh1. WIZ!
murdered hla VITO Friday ulThl md
WHOM tlin UNcnW went 10 arrest MIN
ihoy found hlB lody hOnglnE IN lhn
wD6i.rhpd. n ~ supposed hu waB
lynuhod w neighbours.
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MADRIDi Dec, 15,-Word has been
received from Havana that 500 insur-
gents led by Rodriguez, Lopez and Re-
clio attacked the Spanish column Of
Captain BOrrCEo, consisting OF seventy
two soldiers near NeueyitRs, The troops
made heroic defense, but Lieutenant
Ardleto ana twcnty-nine Of the Span
iards were killed and eight OF them
wounded. Captain BorreGo and four
men escaped, but the remainder OF tho
column was captured, The insurgents
have put stop TO to harvesting In the
CamnGuey district.
A column Of troops commanded by Col
onel oliver met the forces OF Gomez
and Mlceo on December II, at Altos
de Alberuches, The resulting engage
ment lasted from the afternoon into
the night. The insurgents were dis
lodged, leaving upon the field fifteen
dlIed. The troops had Ave killed and
twenty wounded, one OF tho latter an
officer. Colonel Lara and 2ubeldln
went In pursuit, and pasHing around
the insurgents came west again and
met the insurgents upon the retreat,
carrying many wounded. The insur-
gent band led by CebreBo zardul and
Cayo Alvarez, were attacked by the
combined forces OF the battRllons Bal
len, Barbastro and San Mnrclal nt
Maltlcmpo and were utterly defeated
and dispersed, losing thirteen Killed
and twenty-three wounded. The troops
lost in this engagement three killed
and seven wounded,
Bnscollo' band was attacked by the
battalion OF Znragoza at the plantation
OF San Antonio, when they fled, but
wero oYertalen by the battalion OF
Galaela and afterwards by Colonel
BruIrB forces. The insurgents were
dispersed, their loss being unknown,
but It is thought TO be heavy,
The battallons OF Cuenco and Car
dobo have arrived here and have been
given q greeting.
The transport Legiane arrived at
Santiago dc Cuba to-day.
Eight men have been arrested, togeth-
er with some laborers, for having form
ed combination for stealing daily
cartridges and ammunition. Among
them Is n delegate from the New York
revolutionary 1untn.
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ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.
Thousands OF TaiIot Quit Work and
Othrra May Follow.

Uticrh Mny FoloW'
NEW YORK, Dec 16.-The members
of the clothing contractors mutual and
protective association have repudIated
the contracts entered into by them with
the members OF the United Garment
workers OF America In this city last
July and also thestrike involving 10000
talloTs in New York City, Brooklyn,
brownsville and Newark is preclpitn-
ted. The contractors are under bonds
In $500 each to live up to the terms OF
the agreement for one year made dur
Ing the last conflict between themselves
and the organized tailors, to whom the
contractors had to yield and grant
their demands at the close Of the strug-
Gle, which terminated three months
ago. To-day being the first work day
In the Hebrew weekly calendar, the
tailorS, though anticipating a repetl-
ton OF the old trouble, found notices
posted upon most all OF the shops, stat
Ing that employees had agreed to abol-
fish the weekly system granted under
the provisions OF the new contract ana
that the men would be paid In the fu-
ture under the piece and task work sys-
tens.
The employees further notified the
taIlors that they would notin the future
permit the walking delegates OF the
United Garmentworkers to enter their
shops and would at the same time dis
pense with the services Of time.keepers
whose duty It was to call out the dinner
hour. This greatly incensed the tall
ors, who quit work this morning In 100
shops employing three thousand work.
men
The news spread like wild-hre In the
Hebrew quarter OF the city and before
noon fully 5000 tnilors besieged the
headquarters OF the union in Walhnlla
and SUFFOLK streets, where the meet
ings were held.
The contractors held meeting to-
day and decided not to permit organi-
zed labor men to run their establish
ments. They contend they have a
right to hire and discharge whom they
plenss and manage their business with
out the Interference OF the walking del
egates OF the Brotherhood OF Tallors.
The committee OF the United Gar
ment Workers met Tonight and It Is
more than probable that over 5000
tRilors, pRntsmakers, knee pantsmak-
ers, cutters. finishers and basters Will
desert the shops.
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rr.,I,l pI,patoh 10 tho Intelllgonoor.


WASHINGTON, Dec, l5,-Refcrrlng
again to the grossly inaccurate state
ment to the effect that nIne-tenths Of
the West VlrglnIans holding positions
IN the departments at Washington are
afilIates OF the Republican party, It
may be stated that the facts and the
published figures are decidedly at vari-
snce, and this proves that even Demo-
cratic statesmen are liable to err,
4 statement has benn tRbulated by
districts, classifying the nppointecs rs
RepublicAns, Democrats, ladies and
.nolitIcs unknown" which includes one
hundred and thlrty-three persons, rs
follows: First district, %; Third dis
irlct. Al; Fourth district, SS., The DEM
ocrats have 50 OF the total; the Repub-
ilcans "a, and ladies' and those whose
politics are unascertnlnnble, number
In the flrst district there are IS Demo-
Gratis, rs Republicans and Is ladies; IN
me Third, the Democrats have q, the
Republicans Z, the ladies number II,
and two are Chased as 'politice un-
known; in the Fourth district. 2 are
unknown; ore Republicans, 20 are
Democrats, and iadies Is.
The greater proportion OF the lSJ are
under civil service protection, and some
have been In office for q number OF
YEARS but there Is also a goodly proper
tion OF the aggregate whose names
have been written upon the rolls since
the advent OF Grover, and the begin
ming OF -four years more OF clover.
AS in the case OF the Second district.
the highest salaries, under the present
administration, naturally fall 10 the
iot OF the Democrats, and nobody Is
complaining about that, The only pur-
pose In hunting up the record Is TO dis
prove the statements so studiously cir
culated by the Democratic press that
the great preponderence of the oillce-
holders is on the Republican side OF the
political chasm.
II Is well known fact. also, that
some very active members OF very Ac-
live politIcal organization In Washing
ton nre West Virginia Democrats, who
devoted great deal OF time in the last
two campaigns 20 the work OF c&peeit-
ing voters on their wny to the polls
Republicans have held usually that
every qualified voter has n right TO the
ballot and should be guaranteed In the
free exercise OF his privilege OF ASSERT
ing his opinions, but the Democratic
plan has been 70 sacrifice liberty OF
speech on the altar OF "offensive par
tlSanshlp,"
Judge ]. ]. jackson, District Attorney
c. C. Watts and Marshal 4. ID. Garden
came In from MartinsbuTg yesterday
10 Epend Sunday at the capital. They
will return tomorrow 10 resume court
Senator Lockney, Of Calhoun county,
IL also In the city
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woMAN sUFFRAa1sTs.
The Coming National Convention will be
tho Most Important Ever Held.


ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec 1.-Two
man suftragists throughout the coun-
try are making preparation TO attend
the twenty-eighth annual conven-
ton OF the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association, which Will
assemble In Washington on the 2Sd OF
January next year. This expected to
he one OF the largest as well Ms one Of
the most representative gatherings OF
political equality advocates ever held
in thee ountry. Assurances have been
received that no less than thirty Dresl-
dents Of state societies will be In at
tendance, and large delegations from
each state are expected.
The official call for the convention
has lust been issued. II Is signed by
Susan II. Anthony, president, and lta-
chael Foster Avery, corresponding sec
retary.
An admirable array OF speakers viii
be present, including tho most noted
OF the woman suffrage eXponents.
Among htoso who have signifled their
intention OF attending are: Mrs. Col-
by, editor of the woman's Tribune.
OF Warrington, d. c.; Mrs Clopter, Of
Huntsyille, Ala; Miss Yates, of Maine;
Miss Knags, president Of the Michigan
State Society; Mrs. DevoC, OF Illinois;
Miss Hay, OF Indiana; Lille Dever-
onuN Blake, OF the City Suffrage
League, OF New York City: Anna u.
Dlggs, one Of tho national auditors;
Carrie Chapman Chat. OF New York
city; Anna Gnrlan Spencer. OF Rhode
island, nnd Julia X. jenny, daughter OF
Judge Jenny. OF Syracuse, also Rev.
Annn Shaw, Of Philadelphia, and Ella
Knowles Haskell, assistant attorney
general Of Montana.
Tho convention will meet on Thurs
day and continue nearly week. sum
day OF the convention week the dele
gates will attend service, and the ser
mon will DO preached by Rev. Anna
Gnrian Spencer, OF Rhode Island.
ON Tuesday morning, the 2Sth,
hearing will probably be had before
the Benntc and house committees. a
resolution will he submitted asking for
an amendment 10 the United States
constitution 10 ma 10 allow women TO
vote II will be introduced us the NVl
amendment, and II Congress will pass
IL, II will be submitted to the several
states for ratification. n minority. OF
thrce.fourlhs being necessary.
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The volume OF interest created by
new developments last week was not as
great by fully half as that OF the pre-
ceding week, although several sensa-
tional strikes were made, which, how
ever, in the end did not amount to
much. The principal feature was thu
unexpected advance, from 81 3S to 81 30,
In the quotations on credit balance oils,
This price promises to rule higher for
the tone OF the market indicates that
this upward tendency will be main
tnIned for some time TO come, JUST
now great interest In centering In tho
extent of the production OF the Stewart
md Morris wells, although but little Is
publicly known OF them.
While there Is an abundance OF new
work and wildcattlng being done In
all parts of the southwest territory,
there has been decline in new opera
tions lately on account OF the cold
weather. Many operators have In the
past adopted the rule of suspendInB
Developments during the winter
months, and there IL no exception to
this rule Mt present. This accounts, In
n measure, for the falling OF OF new
operations, and not Il lack OF interest,
as FOUNDERS up might suppose.
There has been no perceptible extern
sion OF territory during the past seven
days in any part OF the southwest
fields. but various paying wells have
found their way Into existence that
will have an cnrichlng influence. Cairo.
st. Marys. Waverly, Doddridge and
Monroe counties and the various other
fields have recorded increases In thelr
production. and It is expected will be
further added to by the wells now drill
ing,
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"colNo HARvEY's LATEST,
Ills New Political Party Rn oath-nOund
Organization,

Ills New politlCal Party ala ORth-nOund
Organization,
CHICAGO, Dec. Is. William II Har-
vey, the apostle OF FREQ silver who is
better known as Colin" to-day launch
ed his new political party. According
TO the prospectus which Mr., Harvey
gave out II Is 10 be an oath-bound Sc
cret organization with the title OF PA
triots OF America" Its especial miss
ION is to advance the cause OF free sill
yer as well as TO eliminate seltlshness
from politics, and II Is expected to rap
Idly overcome all existing political par
ties.
The national officers nro W. II. Har-
vey. first national patriot; Charles II.
Mcclure. national recorder and James
II. Adams, national treasurer, Mr.. Hnr-
vey was first elected head OF the order
and he then appointed Messrs, Adams
and Mcclure and the organization was
declared complete.
No salary attaches TO any OF the off,
ces, except that OF national recorder,
and Mr.. Mcclure announces he Will not
accept this on the flrst Tuesday OF
next April, however, when the organi-
Entlon is expected TO be IN good work.
Ing order, an election will be held and
q now set OF officers chosen or the prcs-
ent set reelected. The constitution
expressly provides no national officer
can accept any elective or appointivo
office, nor can he acquire private prop
erty In tScess OF 100000.
A side order, called the Daughters of
the Republic, IS also to be started. Its
membership WIN be confined to the gem
tier sex and the head Of 1t will carry
the proud title OF the First Woman OF
the Republic 1T Is not TO be q female
suffrage organization but rather help
ing hand TO the patriots OF America,
who arc expeeted TO do the voting.
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tion Rafael Potuonodo the secretary
OF foreign affairs, a most distinguished
lawyer of high social rank; Dr. Fernum
Valdes Domlnguez, the sub-seoretaTy,
a noted physician, victim OF the cru
elites of the SpRnlRTds when they shot
the eight innocont students OF medl-
cine, but chGered to please the Spanish
rabble. Yet these ARE attacked as "Out-
casts, bandits, refugees, Ignorant mu-
lattoes"
"To-day there nrp more colonies IN
the Cuban army who were leaders of
the nutonomist party before the war
than In tho Juntn central. The Cubans
are oppressed; II not, II would not be
necessary to keep In the island stand
Ing army larger than the one In the
United States, which has sixty times
its population, They are tnx-ridden
and drained OF their wealth to I'LL the
Golfers OF Spaln"
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A SECRET OUT.
General Logan was tic Author orR Hook
That Made u Sensation.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia special to the
Tlmcs-Iicrald from Washington snys'
John A. Lognn's secret Il out nt last.
In 1886 n book appeared from the rrcss
or New York firm entitled Uncle
Daniels story Of Tom Anderson and
twenty Great Battles" II was pub.
llahcd anonymously "by an officer Of
the Union army"
Many prominently public mon wero
covcrily attacked In Ia pages, thclf
names being nnrnphHsCd. Some ot
them. conspluuOusly senator Voorhees,.
vi Indiana, published Interviews In self
defence All rffurts 10 Identify the
author proved frultlrHH, Hut the secret
IN now Out John A. Logan was the
author and "Tom Anderson" was him
self
General LoEun wrote this book In 1881
nnd the following year lie began II
while hu was on the Republican ticket
with blaine m candidate for Vice
President
General LoEnn told those who wcrt
honorpd with hlH confidence that nll th.
lnclicntn used In hls book were actual
occurrences. lie regarded the story
moro aH nm autobiography thnn Nny
thlug clRp, Tho frame work ~ tho
story was imaginary, hut In hubslnnr,
waa drawn from General LORnn'B own
experience ana observations ~
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AWFUL sOENRs
or STartyrtlon Witnessed Daily = Inde-
ScrIbabIe Horrors Enacted,

or DInrtyrdnm WllneStrd DRtly = lhue-
SCribRbIo Horrors Enacted,
LONDON, Dec. lG,-Tho Daily News
has n dispatch from constantInople,
dated December II, which says; News
Is daily received here OF thousands OF
ArmenlRns who are offered the choice
between Islam and death,
at Marash an Armenian who WAS
ordained an Anglican Clergyman re-
fused the choice and was killed by slow
torture. At Khnrpoot two Protestants
preached and were murdered for the
same cause. At Achme fifty-two per-
sons died as martyrs to their religion.
At OuZoon n large number OF Armeni-
ans were captured and led TO n neigh
boring Turkish village, where they
wcre ordered TO change their faith.
Fifty OF them rushed into the Euphra-
tes and were drowned, the Turks shoot
ing them while they were In the water,
At Hob elGhty-fiye were killed.
"This day the British vice consul at
Van describes the condition OF the Ar
menians there aB being too appalling
for words. Thousands Of women and
girls are wandering through the snow
piled streets without shelter or food
and bnrefooted, their ravlshers having
only left them n chemise and some OF
them only cloth to cover their naked
ness.
IAN eye witness OF tho bnrbarity Of
the massacre at Kaisnrich, on Hovem-
her 30. says that men and women were
literally hacked 10 pieces to tho number
OF several hundred, Some OF the Turks
sny that q thousand were killed. Sat-
urduy afternoon several thousand fierce
fellows came from the villages IN the
vicinity. Many women were abducted.
The troops could have squelched the
business II they had desired to do no.
The ArmeniRns Of Kaisarich were al
ways quiet and law-abIding. All this
information is In the hands Of the am
bassadors. with names and dates"
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trip In tho waters OF North Carolina.
With him were DR., o'Rcilly, Light
house Inspector Lamborton and Com
m0ndor Wildes, The President looked
the picture OF health and vigor as he
stepped from tho lighthouse tender,
Maple, and walked TO his carriage,
which Private Secretary Thurher had
In waiting for him.
a good string OF ducks which was tho
best evidence OF the party's luck, was
taken from the vessel and distributed
among the members OF the party,
The President first learned OF the
death OF Judge Thurman at Elizabeth
alludlnE TO him as zone OF the truest
md ablest natrIots OF the republIc.'A
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HOUSE FORECAST.
The Business TO Come Before congrsss th
Coming Week.

Fh. nu,,nss, 10 Come Before Congress the
Coming Week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5,-This VIII
be the last week In the house before the
recess for the Christmas holidays and
practically the only thing that will be
accomplished will be the appointment
Of the committees which Speaker Reed
will announce on Friday or SATURDAY
when the recess 10 taken. When pre-
lImlnRry TO the appointment OF the com,
mittces. however, the proceedings VIII
probably be enilvened by a couple OF
dayS of active gkirrnlshlnE.i The house
Is operating undpB the rules OF tho
Fifty.flrEt Congress. In that Congress
the membership OF the leading commits
tees, like ways and means, npproprih-
tons, judiciary, etc, was fifteen mem
bers. Owing to the increase IN the
membership OF the house rs Il result OF
the eleventh census and the admission
of the four northwestern territories IN
1900, the membership OF those commit
tees were IncreasGd In the Flfty-HecOnd
Co.grcag 20 Beyenteen. II Will be
necessary, therefore. to bring IN
nmsnInrnts {, the rules, under which
the house is now operating. to increhge
the membership Of theEe committees 10
seventeen,
Although the general debate on the
rules will not come until the rule com
mi,tee, makes It's report after the holl-
days. HtIll II Is not unlikely that the PRO.
position To incrtage tho membership OF
the committees referred 10 VIII prcclpl-
tate general debate. Certainly, u u
does not, another resolution which VIII
he offered tomorrow Or Tuesday. WIZ.
This Will be In the shape OF Il resolution
10 divide the committee on elections.
There arc twenty-nlno contested Honts
IN tho present house, nn unprecedented
number. Experience has shown that
the confederation Of election cases are
i11R tedious AFFAIRS and II has repeated
t. happened, ns In the last Congress.
that the end Of the second session and
fnll adjournment is reached with soTnr
cases rtlll pending. The house icllGra
committee this year IN order to faeill-
tate the consideration Of tic CagcB.
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WAsiIIHGToN, Dec. i5.-spoochop
ar, promised in the senate during the
wook on various topics before that
body. Senator fIlll probably will talk
ul tho Monroe doctrine. Scnntor white
og tho senate rtllca and Senator Stewart
oI hlH resolution regarding the oitcct oi
TIE rate Of exchange on agriculture ana
uHnufacturrrH between gold standard
ma silver standard countries. There
p0Hp In probability OF some speeches on
fanntor PeRer's bill regarding senator
lal funerals. This In tho only bill of
general importance which has boon re-
l-rlul from committee, II In po1slble
NAT the reorganization may com" W.
during the latter part Of tho week. but
inn best opinion IN TINT h. rcorgnul2n-
iIu. vim not he perfected before the
holidays. The adjournment for Chrlnt-
Iual lH expected 10 take place on Friday.
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sTEANsBTp COLLISION.
The Indiana snstalns Great Damages Al
Liverpool.


LIVERPOOL. Dec. 15.-Thc AmerI-
can liner Indiana, Captain Boggs, from
philadelphia, December g, at 1880
o'clock this evening was turning in the
stream her in order to land her passen-
gers when she colided with the British
steamer Zaroma, which was anchored
in mld.stream. AS u result Of tho coll
llslon, the Indiana showed u big rent in
her port side just at the collision bulk
head, through which the water rushed
quickly and in great torrent Tugs
were promptly on hand to assist tho
disabled steamer and she was immedi-
ately towed alongside the landing stage
where her passengers were landed.
There was no panic amongst them, al
though the vessel sank three feet In
half an hour. An effort was made to
plug UP the great hole in the steamers
side, but It proved fruitless. The ves-
gel was tuwed to the Chester shore and
was there beachcd.
with only a little more delay the In
diana would have sank in mid-strcam.
The Zaromn was also badly damaged.