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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-08

Special Dispatch TO the IntellIgencer.
GRAFTON, W. Va, Sept 7.-At the
roa-t house tonight abou; $50 Baltimore
{. Ohio railroad employees met and or
ganzcd an association to be known as
the Baltimore & Ohio Employees Sound
Money Club Of Grafton.
The conditions OF membership and the
purpose OF the club are embodied In the
following article OF the constitution: II
am an cmployc OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad company and do hereby prom
!sc TO use my influence and vote for the
defeat OF the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. believing that the free coinage
OF silver would be disastrous to me as a
wage Garner"
John Sheats called the meeting to order
and stated Its object. 4 constitution
and bylaws was adopted and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Conductor Il. c. EStep, president;
John Shaffer, vice president: o. 3. Street
secretary. and J. r. NJ. Grant, corres-
bonding secretary.
Both the president and vice president
have been life long Democrats. The roll
OF membership Is already over 200 and
ard about one-third OF them are ex-
Democrats. and 1t Is expected the MEM
betsh!p will reach 1000, as this meeting
was only the preliminary to a thorough
organization. The meeting was enthu-
s!astic and impressive In the eurnestness
displayed by tho wage earnerS present,
who stand arrayed against the adoption
Of system that would give them So
cent dollars In payment OF their wages.
Regular meetings OF the club will be
held and the organization extended.
which will mean many Democratic votes
IN this section against the PopocratIc
ticket on November 3.
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THE RELAY RACE
From San Francisco to New York on n
Bicycle Finished Yesterday.

From San Francisco to New York on n
Bicycle Finished Yesterday.
NEW YORK. Sept. THE Exam
iner-Journal bicycle relay race from
San Francisco 10 New York, was fin
Ished ut City Hail Park at twenty
nine minutes past three o'clock this
afternoon, the entire race taking thir-
teen days, twenty-ninc minutes and
fOur-fiftecnth seconds. The number OF
miles covered was 1886. The last re-
lay from KinEsbrdEe to the finish was
run by Frederick J. Titus, the we'll
known racing man, who wheeled his
part In twenty-nine minutes andfthlr-
teen seconds.
All along the line from KinssbrEdge
was great crowd gathered TO greet
Titus. He was heartily welcomed and
vociferously chccrcd. Following after
him were many others and the upper
drives were thronged with enthusiastic
wheelmen.
Four thousand persons were In city
hall park when Titus reached the ond
OF the Journey, and their cheers were
dcafenlng.
Annie st. Tell and a. II. Ward will
80 from the battery TO Governors Is
land IN Il water bicycle Tomorrow to
deliver the message.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-08
AMERICANS WARNED OFF.
Minister Ransom Advises Them Not IN
Come to Mexico.


Como to Mexico.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sejh. THE
Commercial Trlbune's correspondent
now travelling In Mexico, tclegraphs
10 his paper as follows:
By an appointment made yesterday,
l to-day, met Minister Matthew w
Ransom at the United States Legation,
In discussing the affairs of this coun-
try and the present influx of Ameri-
cans into Mexico, Minister Ransom
said:
Just now there Is n lot of false In
formation about Mexico being publish
ed In the United States. Politicians and
certain newspaper men who have been
here recently have been circulating rc-
ports which will In the end be Injurious
TO this country, and will bring financial
ruin to hundreds OF Americans. Within
the last eighteen months thousands ond
hundreds OF thousands of dollars have
been invested In Mexico by Americans
and It Is my belief that many OF these
investors are doomed TO dlsuppoInt.
ment
mot that would nslny way dlsbor-
agc Mexico or her future. hut on these
false Representations / speak Americans
Enve been coming here. many OF them
Investing their last cent, only 10 be dis
appointed. Scarcely n day passes but
that some OF them call at this lcgutlon,
seeking aid to get bnck to the states. =
"Of course there arc Americans here
making money, but where one succeeds
one hundred fall. i believe there In n
field here for the extension oc. certain
lines OF trade. but TO nm American who
has an idea OF coming to Mexico 10 b,,i-
ter his condition or to, locate In business
I would say that h!s opportunities are
better at home"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-08

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA very i'm
portant factor In the outcome of the
present political Struggle which Is be-
'ng looked after by the managers on
both sides OF the campaign is the vote
which Will be cast by commercial trav-
elcrs. or "drummcrs." II IL claimed
ly the Republicans that 30 per cent of
this element adhere 10 sound money,
| and Representative Babcock, OF the
congressional committee, Is confident
that the benefit OF its vote will accrue
to the Republican ticket. According ta
representative OF one OF the largest
Wholesale bouses In America, Il firm
employing hundreds OF travelling sales-
men, this belief Is borne out. This gem
teman was at headquarters here to-
day, and In discussing the subject with
the leaders, Rald:
II Ind In the course OF my travels
that the travelling men are almost
unit Tor sound money. In these times
politics IL talked about as much, II not
more, than business. Thrs travelling
men are advocates OF sound currency,
not altogether because they know that
TO preach this doctrine would be ac-
ccptable 10 their employers. but be-
cause their own experience, their prac.
teal knowledge Of business aftairs.their
acquaintance with the most minute
| details OF the commerce and mnuufaC-
lures OF the country convince then!
that the best interests of the United
States Will not be served by election OF
the Bryan ticket"
1T Ia true. no doubt. That the great
| commercial firms having qualifications
! In every state md section are welding
their Influence In behalf of sound mo-
ney. The travelling men as body can
exert a potent influence In business
circles. They are the direct link Of
| communication between urban and
suburban interests. They do more TO
disseminate Ideas. opinions, and infor-
nation than any other power does eX-
| cept the press. They might be called
Interstate carriers OF news. As rule
their opinions and utterances carry
weight and are received with consid-
! GRAFTON. My belief is that the enlist
ment OF the sympathles and active ef-
forts or the commercial travellers OF
the United States In behalf OF sound
money. as Is now the case. will make
| good preachers. and when they ed
pouse cause the Interests which they
wish to advance they know how to
! reach the people and they DO Il most
effectively. They are for Major Nc
klnley and they Will help his cause
greatly"
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CzAR AND EMPEROR
1lobmobbing nt t&ariiia-warmly Greeted
by Cruyy,ls " Spectators.

DREsLAU, Sept. 1.-THE cznr md
cEarInn and the emperor and empress OF
Germany started by train ut o'clock
this moriiIng for Gorlltz, PrlssInn sllc-
Ella.
On the wny to the railroad station, the
Imperial carriages were escorted by the
Emperor Nicholas hussars and the En-
press Alexandra Dragons. and nt the
depot Il guard OF henor. the Emperor
Alexander grenadlers, was drawn UP.
Their maJestes were warmly greeted by
mo crowds assembled along the route
followed and ubout the station.
Gnrlltz, Sept. 7.-UpGn the arrival here
or their naJcdtIes, the emperor and EN-
press OF Russia, and the emperor and
empress OF Germany to-day, they were
received In stnte by the provincial, mt
nlcipal aud military authorities assem-
hlcd on the platform Of the railroad sta
tl0n. The burgTInaeter delivered an ad-
dress OF welcome, to which Emperor
William replied. expressing the THINKS
or Emperor Nicholas, as well as his own.
The Cznr wore the uniform OF the En-
peror Nicholas huSeHlrS, md Empernr
William was drqssed In the uniform OF
the cuiraSSiers.
Their maiestles drove together TO the
revelWiug ground, followed by the EN-
presses In q second carriage.
The streets were prOfuS+.ly decorated
with Russian ana GERMAN flags etc,
and packed with crowds OF people, the
various veteran associations, societies.
etc. and nearly all I'll" school children
OF the town and vicinity In picturesque
groups.
The emperors left the review at 2:i5 p.
m, riding ut the head OF the color COM
pany. Emperor William was on the lift
OF the czar and Gen. Won Seeckt, COM
mandlng the Fifth army corps. to which
the troops belong. was on his right.
On arriving at the town hall the mon
nrchs refined up their horses In order to
watch the color company and the stand
ard squadron march past. Their ma jes-
ties and the Russian suite then dined Mt
the town hall The cznr and czarina
started for Kiel at G o'clock this evening
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LONDON, Sept. This city now has
n boom outrage" to discuss, At II
o'clock last night an unknown man
threw a clumsily constructed bomb into
the premises OF Farmer & Brindley. the
marble masOns and sculptors OF West
minister Bridge road. The missile ex-
ploded. and the report caused large
crowd OF people TO assemble about the
vicinity. The police investigation which
followed showed that no serious damage
was done. An empty tin can with its
ends blown out was found near the spot
where the bomb" exploded. and 4 man,
shortly after the explosion was seen
running away from the neighborhood.
The police are investigating the "mys-
terry" which IS believed TO be nothing
more than the result OF foolish. petty
spite upon the part OF q discharged en-
ploye
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GREETINGS TO MKlELgY
From All Over the COnntry-i20, 200
Itnilwnymrm Organized.

From All Over the COnntry-I2O, 900
1tniiwnymrn Organized.
CANTON, Ohio. Sept. 7.--Among the
callers at the Mckinley home to-day
were Judge Carter, OF California:
Judge Johnson. OF Montana; Colonel
Fisher, OF Denver; Colonel II. u.
Brown; Hon. J, n. 1ckcs and Congress-
man s. n. Harris, OF Ohio, and Wilbur
). Wnkcman, OF thu American Trotcc-
tive Tarlff League, Of New York. The
Boonvillc, Indiana, Mckinley Club. 400
strong. and the Warwick county, Indl-
ana, Mckinley Club, 1900 strong, tele-
graphed greetings to Major Mckinley.
The Lansing. Michigan. Wheelmens
Mckinley and Hobart Clubs sends
greetings. saying: "Our wheels rcyolve
for you. Your election will make the
wheels OF American industry revolye
again"
\ Mount Vernon. y. y, telegram says:
I'VE have flung five American flags to
the breeze on Labor day"
Meltrcsport, Pa. Hebrew political
club. 22j members, wires that they have
unanimously endorsed Mckinley and
Hobart.
Passengers on the Santa Te train over
land from Chicago TO San Francisco.
wired Major Mckinley they had polled
the train Mt Wagon Mound. y. NJ, find
Ing: Mckinley. q; Bryan. G; two gold
Democrats who Will vote foriAlcKinley.
Editor Harry +. Robinson, editor of
the Hallway age. of Chicago. wired to-
day that In the past two weeks 900, rail-
waymen's sound money clubs Ind or
ganIzed and I2O, 900 railroad men have en-
rolled US members OF such cluhs
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COKE WORKERS FOR M'KINLEY.
They Arc Almost a Unit for Protection
aud Sound Money.

aud Sound Money.
| DUNBAR. Pa, Sept. 7.-Perhaps there
IS no section OF the country where pollti-
cal feeling Is so high "a It IL at present
in the Connellsville coke region. The
enthusiasm among the miners and coke
workers for the SUCCESS OF the RepublI-
can ticket Is unprecedented. A careful
| canvass by correspondent during the
past week shows that the coke region Is
| thoroughly organized by the RepublI-
| cans and there Is scarcely coke town
Of any size that has not ilour1shIng
Mckinley and Hobart club. Dunbar
| township. which Is the largest In the
state and contains the largest coke
works in the Conncllsville region, was
| formerly one OF the old reliable Demo-
| cratic Strongholds OF the county. At
the last election It went for the Republl-
| can ticket by few votes maJorlty. but
| Judging from the sentiment among the
worklngmen at this time the majority
for William Mckinley will bc several
hundred. a Democrat In the LelsenrInE
district said The other day:
81 am really ashamed OF the way l
have been talking IN favor OF this free
silver movement. I was among the
many who are after every new remedy
that presents Itself in the political world
and I sincerely thought that free silver
would he the panaccn for every evil.
This was before studied the question
| for myself but am now SO thoroughly
| convinced OF my error that ! will do all
in my power during the remainder OF
the campaign for the SUCCESS of the Re-
publican ticket"
The declaration of Michael Barrett, the
| ex-labor leader. who has declared him
| self for free silver, 81 led the working
men In n big coke strike and will lead
! them again." has been the means OF
turning many OF the workinEmcn Of this
| section against Bryan. The working
men are still mindful OF the disastrous
| coke strike. led by Barrett and Davis In
| 81, and his word goes for naught among
this class. Perhaps the best organized
section is that composed lof the Frlcl
| works. ofSLeisenrlng Nos. l., . and :.
Trottcr and Junnata. This district has
| 1000 men In Mckinley clubs. The Nor
rell district OF the Cambria Iron Com
| nany has ilourishinE club OF 200 menu
berS. The whole section south OF
| ITnIontOwn and between Dunbar add
trniontown has aggressive and flourish
| Ing Republican organizations.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-08
LETTER CARRIERS PARADE
Wa ilio Feature OF labor Day Celebrn-
ton mt Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Sept. l.
The parade by the letter carriers ma
tIonal association was the great fen
ture Of labor day here. There were 2.37O
men In line, Including six bands. More
than half the marchcrs were from
Chicago. Postmaster IlesIng coming
over with nearly twelve hundred men
In uniform. The New York branch OF
the association was represented by 1884
men; Cleveland 50: Toledo 60; Milwau-
kec Sc: Philadelphia IS; Detroit I4O
and most OF the Michigan cities by
thcif full force
No business sessions were held to-
Gay but meeting was held tonight
ne addresses OF welcome were made
by Postmaster Carroll and Mayor
stowe " this city. with response by
the president OF the association, Rich
ara +. Quinn, Of Philadelphia. Short
addresses we're also made by Postmas-
Ter Enright. Of Detroit; Postmaster
Hestng. Of Chicago. and Congressman
smith, OF this district. and others
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Canadian. Won the Cricket Match,

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Sept. THE
Canadian crickotcrs won the annual In
'ofnational match from the Philadrl-
rhas this afternoon by forty runs. The
bowling OF Lning, the Toronto demon"
vas the direct caIig. OF the defeat of tho
hrhlS. When play was resumed this
morning the visitors had one wicket re-
manning. Inc king took that with the
'iN' ball of the ilrHt over. The over was
" maiden and left the Canadians score
~ v HtU0d on Saturday. 81 for tho nr8,
.snn'hK anh III for the second. n total OF
tI, The Locals nude 81 in the ArBt and
az IN the second, Il total OF lGt
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TO THEIR INTEREST.
Dig Meeting OF Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Employees
At GRAFTON LAST EVENING.
Form n Sound Money Club With
Over 200 Members
TO COMBAT FREE SILVER CRAZE

They arc Pledged TO uso Their Influence
for the Defeat OF the Free and Unllmite,l
Coinage of,to White NIetai-aiamy Dem.
ocrau Identity Them,eircs with the
liovrmrnt-It Is Expected to Increase
the Membership to Ono Thou,and-The
oltNSrc showing Made nj "a Meeting to
Form Free Silver Club at the Same
Town.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. T.
Iii Hung Chang passed over into Can
ada by way OF the Suspension bridge
q little after o'clock to-day. The dis
lhEuishcd Chlnaman Travelled on o.
special Canadian Pacific train, which
had been brought 10 th!a side (the flrst
ever brought into the United Statps
BY the wRy), especially for hIs conyr-
EMncc. His purpose now IL to get to
the Pacific coast as rapidly ag cOnslst-
"nt with safety, and he will make the
most Of his Inspection OF Canada from
thG car windows.
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100000 FOR SILVER.


CHICAGO, Sept Nv. a. Clarke. OF
Butte, Mont, the millionaire, owner OF
The Anaconda silver mine, was closeted
with the Bryan managers and It Is said
tonight he hns brought joy to Chairman
Jones. According to generally credit
ed story, he has agreed to raise 100000
as the first campaign Offering OF the sill
yer mine owners outside OF the state OF
Colorado.
Mr.. Clarke Is enthusiastic for Bryan,
and ChlcagoanS are still talking OF how
he brought the Montana free silver dele
gntes to the Chicago convention In a spe-
clal train at his own expense and scat
tered money lavishly In their entertain
mpnt
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ST, PETERSBURG, Sept THE No
Voc Vremya makes the important state
ment to-day that the cars tour shows
that Berlin and Vienna, ns we'll as Paris
and st. Petersburg, are conscious OF the
necessity of common action by the pow
ers TO defeat the political designs OF
Great Britain, which, II Is added. are
Clearly displayed in recent events In
Turkey. The item ends with an intima-
ton that the British press has attached
considerable hope for the SUCCESS OF
Great Brltain's policy In the fact that
death has removed Prince Lobanofr-
Rostovsky, the Russian minister for for
eign affairs, who Is understood TO have
been strong opponent OF Great Britain.
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CHICAGO. Sept. T.-At Republican
headquarters, II plan has been arrang-
ed for veteran generals OF the Union
army to make Combination tour OF
the west In opposition to Bryan. Gen.
crnl Russell a. Algcr, OF Michigan.
placed hits private car ut the disposal
OF the party. which will consist of Gen.
cral AlEcr, General Daniel T.. SiCkles.
General Franz SIcScl. General Thomas
j. Stewart, or Pennsylvania; General
ST. Glars Mulh1lland and Corporal
James NJ. Tanner. II was arranged
10 begin the tour through Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas
nnd Missouri September 81.
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KEPT HIS WORD.
Said lie Wouldn't he Taken Alive, and
the Officers Accommodated Him.

Special Dispatch to the Intclligcnccr.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Sept. =
Detective Hanson Ash and Constable
Ell Ferrau. to-day went after Bob
Mcouery. who was wanted for rob-
bling the store OF VI. p. Davis & CO..
on Morris Creek. on last Saturday.
He had been previously arrested, but
escaped by holding up the officers with
4 revolver. F!e was found on the road
SoIng up the Caney fork OF Davis crock
and was called on TO surrender. He
drew Il revolver and was shot by the
officers with Winchester and died
about five minutes later.
His body was left with his relatives.
and the officers returned 10 the city,
The stolen goods from Davis store
were found on Mcouery's person. Nc
Query had stated 20 the bank boss at
the Davis works that he would not be
taken alive.
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CHICAGO. Sept. THE labor organ
iZatlons OF Chicago celebrated labor day
with n parade In which probably 10000
men participated. practically every
trades union In the city being represent
ell. The weather was Ideal and the
streets were thronged at on early hour by
the sons OF toll and their families. Shops
and factories were generally closed In
recognition OF the workingman's holiday
and all public offices, the board OF trade,
closed all day. The chief attraction OF
the day was the speech OF William J.
Bryan at SharpshOotcrs' park this af-
ternoon. There wns also speaking at
Ogden's grove by prominent labor lead
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WETZEL REPUBLICANS
Turn Ont In Great Numbers to Hear Jndge
Lansing, or Sebrasku.

Turn Ont In Great Numbc to Hear Jndse
lansing, OF Nebraska.
Special Dispatch TO the IntellIGencer.
NEW MARTINSVILLE. W. Va,
Sept 7.-To-day at = p. IN. the Republi-
cans held the largest and most enthusl-
as;ic meeting that ever assembled here.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
DR.. George J. Caddle. secretary OF the
central committee, who named J. w.
NcIntire chairman. and y. 3. Moore
secretary. The chairman introduced
Judge I. W. Lansing. Of Lincoln, Ncb..
who spoke for two hours, 20 n crowded
court room. There were persons pres
cnt from twenty miles back In the coun-
ty. The crowd numbered about 500
Wctzcl will pull up all right in Nuvcm-
ber
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CANTON, O., Sept. There was no
formal labor demonstration In Canton,
although there was general cessation
Of work. Organized labor OF Canton
Joined In demonstrations In nearby cit
les. Many dwellings about the city nrc
decorated, About the first and most not :
able demonstration In honor OF the day
was made nt the Mckinley home. 1t
WAS Il magnificent American flag set ny-
Ing to the breeze with the earliest sun
beams. a telephone message from Chi
cagO. received at the Mckinley home.
announced that when the labor day pn-
rude passed the auditorium there was
great cheering for Mckinley
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= AN UNJUST WILL
Compromised by the Widow OF the De-
ceased Receiving One-Third OF the E,-

VnSeu heeeNihS ohe-lhtru OF the Es-
tate.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelligenccr.
MoRGANToWN, W. Va, Sept. =
Several months ago Jarrett Lynch, Il
wealthy citizen OF this place died, lear-
ing very nearly the whole Of his estate
to the Baptist Home Mission Society OF
the United States, and th. Baptist AS
sociatlon OF West Virginia. Only n
small farm was given TO his wife, and
nothing t" the other relatives.
Suit was brought to set the will aside
and the suit was compromised to-day
by giving the widow one third OF tn.
estate in cash. d. W. Perkins, OF New
York. attorney for the Home Mission
Society. was here to-day to look after
the sale OF the estate. Thirty thousand
dollars worth was DISPOSED OF, and there
Is much remaining yet 10 be sold.
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CORK. Sept Sat meeting OF the
local amnesty committee here Il was ar
ranged to send Albert C. Whitehead to
America in charge OF his brother on the
Majestic, which sails Thursday. The
committee opened a fund to raise Gl0O
with which 10 meet Mr.. Whitehcads ex-
pcnses. There were many donations,
including among them being E25 from
Mrs. William 0'Brien. Whitehead
spent quiet day to-day.
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BALTIMORE. Nd, Sept. 7.-Senator
John B. Thurs,on. OF Nebraska, to-
night addressed an enthusiastic Repub-
iican gathering which packed the Mu-
slc hall. His speech was hen-
tical with that delivered in New York
on Saturday last. and Its telling points
were cheered to the echo. United States
Senator-elect George Wellington cali
ed the meeting to order and presented
Governor Lloyd Lowndes, OF Maryland.
as chairman. who In accepting, pre-
dicted Republican victory in Mary
land this fall. The audience numbered
about $500,