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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13
GREAT MASONIC EVENT.

centsnnih ConClAVo Grand Chapter Roy
nj Arch aiHSOnS Meets az Baltimors.
ouic Veteran Association.
BALTIMORE, Nd Oct. Il. = Tho
opening exercises of the thIrtieth trl-
enn!al and also the centennial conclave
of the general grand chapter Royal
Arch Masons OF the United States were
held this morning in the Masonic Tenn
pie, The morning session was taken up
with addresses and reports OF officers.
The general Masonic Relief Assocla-
tlon also held a meeting this morning.
This organization is OF a beneficial ma
ture and its deliberations ara along the
line OF plans for giving aid TO unfortu-
nate Masons,
The Masonic Veteran Association held
a session this afternoon This assocla-
tlon is composed OF those who have
been Masons twenty-one years or over.
1t is a sort of early-day club, where
the Oldest inhabitants OF Masonry swap
stories OF by-gone days,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

NEW ypuk, oct ~ Thr mnnApara
NJ tho Joint Trnnlc Association have
mudr u rate NJ $40 uur grows tom ul
phorrhntr iouN from Mount plrluut
Tenn, to- baltimore mud baltimore
points, also commodity rate OF yilO
per net ton on gnnlatcr stone from Chnl.
rNntB, ohio, 20 wheeling W, Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

SAN FRANCGsco, Oct, l2-Tho Brit
lsh ship Barracoute arrived from Pam
anna direct last night, ana In a week or
no win sail Tor Honolulu where she WIN
be placed under the Hawaiian nag' IN
the same manner ny was the Chinese
vessel Both vessels belong TO the Pa-
rIBr Mail Company
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

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dnurbloH of Sam l'Inloy, worn hitlon by
"rabId dog In Grant district, BlX mllc1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13

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The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
An Adventure with Bank Robbers.

Four robbers attempted to break into
the vault of the North Amherst, o.,
savings bank. They had succeeded in
opening the two outer doors of the
vault with dynamite and working on
the money safe when Henry Wes-
becher, who rooms just above the
bank, was awakened. A telephone in
his room enabled him to send an alarm
to Town Marshal Sanders and Vice
President Plato and Cashier Steel. A
robber on guard outside heard the
telephone and fred his revolver to
alarm his companions, and Soung
Wesbecher raised a front window and
fred two loads of bucl1shot at the rob-
bers as they retreated, bringing down
one whom the others had to carry.
Mr.. Plato, in hurrying to the bank.
captured suspicious stranger at the
point of a revolver and he was locked
up as one of the robbers.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
NEwsY CONVERSATIONS.

Ed Sebring, n brakeman, was killed
at Glen Jean.
A gold statue of President Mckinley is
to be exhibited at the Paris exposition.
A mass meeting was held at Three
Rivers to boom the proposed electric
railroad from Three Rivers to Leoni-
das, thence to the nearest point on the
G. X. & |. and Grand Trunk railroads
Disobedience OF orders caused
head-on collision between two electric
cars at Baltimore. Theo Merrlck, the
motorman to blame, was instantly
killed, while VIM. Il. Horner, motor
man Of the other ear, received injuries
from which he died. The two conduct
tors and four passengers were all more
or less injured.
Two employees of the postotfice at
Chillicothe, o., attempted to make
joke last July by sending out fake
weather reports predicting zero
weather with heavy snow-the Their
mometer registered about 100 in the
shaoe-but Uncle Sam didn't see the
point and says counterfeiting weather
forecasts is serious business, and the
fellows will be punished.
Postmaster General Gary is receiving
many favorable letters regarding the
postal savings bank proposition
strongly urged by him in his annual
report, and some well-known econo-
mists and financiers numbered among
the postmaster-generaf friends, who
have heretofore opposed measures of
this character, have given qualified
Endorsement. Postmaster-General Gary
expects some legislation by congress
on this subject, possibly at the next
session.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
REVOLUTION IN AUSTRIA.
DIsgraceful Scenes In Parliament-Pre-
mier Attacked-SerIous Rloting.

DIsgraceful Scenes In Parliament-Pre-
mier Attacked-serIous RIoting.
The anti-German feeling which has
caused numerous uproarous scenes in
reichsrath (parliament) of Austria Hun
gary, at Vienna, during several weeks
past has finally eliminated in some
most disgraceful scenes in the lower
house and these spread to the street is
where large crowds had gathered, and
amidst loud tumult there were many
cries of for revolution and threats of
the guillotine for Count Badeni, the
premier. An attempt was made to at
tack the premier's residence, tut after
repeated charges the police dispersed
the rioters, and scores were arrested.
The daily newspapers which published
accounts of the troubles were confis-
Gated by the authorities.
The disturbances in the reichsrath
and the riots on the streets con tinucd
for several davs and grew in violence
each day until finally in utter despair
of restoring order Count Badeni, the
premier, and the other members of the
cabinet sent their designations to En-
peror Frances Joseph, who reluctantly
received them. Baron Gautsch, who
held the portfolio of public instruction
of the retiring ministry, was at once
intrusted with the task of forming a
new cabinet Baron Gautsch will form
neutral cabinet of governmental
officials and endeavor to arrange an
understanding between the German
and Czech leaders on the questions
which have caused the troubles. The
street riots at once Quoted down when
the resignation of Badeni became
known
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
SEVERAL MEN sUFFocATEp.
Train Breaks In Two In the Port Huron
TunneI=4Three Found Dead.


Train Breaks In Two In the Port Huron
runneI=Three Found Dead.
la going through the railroad fun
mel under the ST. Clair river at Port
Huron a Grand frank train consisting
of 26 cars loaded with perishable
freight broke in two and the engine
emerged on the Canadian side with
only one car, The engine ut once re-
turned to gather up the remainder OF
the train and for nearly two hours
nothing was heard of them. Finally a
searching party was sent out from the
Canadian side and Engineer Courtney
was brought out dead, having been
suffocated by gas, and Fireman Dun
can and Brakeman Potter unconscious.
Conductor Dunn and Brakeman Dalton
could not be found at that time, but
their dead bodies were recovered on a
second trip made by the rescuers.
1t appears that when the engine of
the freight went back into the tunnel
and picked up its lost cars it became
stalled owing to the steep grade and
the firemen went back to cut off a
pOIblOn Vi buc TRAIN. Inc SlRHdl WIS
then given for the rear men, but no
answer was received, and while ON
hunt for them the others were over
come.
A searching party that started out
from the Port Huron side, also had a
narrow escape from asphyXiation.
After going into the tunnel some dis
lance they were compelled to turn
back. Three Of them succeeded in
gaining the American portal, but
Messrs. Hartigan, Mann and May
were overcome and dropped down,
They were later brought out by an
other searching party. The gas in the
tunnel arises from the hard coal used
as fuel by the engines
The dead are: Henry j. Courtney,
engineer; Arthur Dunn, conductor, and
John Dayton, brakeman. The injured
are: VIM. Dunn, fireman.. VIM. Potter,
brakeman; j. Haley, track walker;
Thomas Hartigan, Samuel Mann, and
Peter May The last four had gone
down as volunteer rescue crew and
were taken out unconscious, but will
recover. VIM. Cutliffe, Pat Gore and
Joseph Brady, of the rescuers, sue
ceeded in gaining the open air, but
much overcome by the gas. The acct
dent was caused by the breaking of
coupling pin.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Capt. Lowering Severely Censured.

In the courtmartial of Capt. Lover
ing at Fort Sheridans Chicago, Col.
Hunter, acting as judge advocate, Sc
verely arraigned Lowering for his
treatment of private Chas. Hammond.
In summing up the case Col. Hunter
said the testimony showed beyond a
doubt that the officer kicked Ham
mond, prodded him with his sword and
cursed him. The incident did not
justify Lowering in making mistake
of judgment or losing his temper. If
the fact be established that an officer
may with impunity order any punish
ment he pleases to be inflicted upon
the soldier it reduces enlisted men to
the condition of slavery.
THAT Hammond should have been
produced in court l do not deny, but
that his disobedience and stubbornness
justified his being roped and dragged
there, and in his PROSTATE helpless
condition kicked and prodded with the
sword, do most emphatically deny,
for the officer had about him in the
guard soldiers who were able TO lift
Hammond and carry him TO court"
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
section ee to be rested.

The famous discriminating Sec. % of
the new tariff bill is about to be find
its way into the courts notwithstand-
ing the official interpre tation of it by
the Encouragement. A Sault Ste.
Marie firm, which was assessed the 10
per cent discriminating duty on con-
signment of Dresden China which came
through Canada under consular seal,
has appealed to the board of general
appraisers at New York. This board
under the law, is not bound by the
opinions of the Encouragement or
those of the secretary of the treasury,
the courts alone having authority TO
review its findings. In case of de-
cision by the board assessing the dis
eliminating duty, the importers will
take i'm appeal, but should they fail to
do so, it is likely that the government
would take such action.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
BIG Loss OF LIFE.
Engiand's Coast swept by a Terrific
Cyclone-Property Loss Immense.

tOdHb ny
Cyclone-Property Loss Immense.
A tremendous gale which swept the
English coasts for over "a hours at
tanned the fury of a cyclone in many
places and was accompanied by snow
and hail. A long list of fatalities,
wrecks and damage to property has
already been received. All the coast
towns have suffered and score of
bodies has been washed ashore. Fall
ing walls and flying debris have added
to the loss of life. Vessels are reported
on shore on every part of the coast and
many ships are known to have found
cred with the probable loss of all
hands. There is much wrecSage about
the Goodwin Sands. At Lowestoft,
Yarmouth and elsewhere the sea has
flooded the quays and neighbour Gods,
washing away the esplanades and do
ing other serious damage.
Immense damage has been done to
the government property at the Sheer
ness dock yard and the Woolwich ar
senal. Seven Thousand troops were
hurriedly ordered out TO remove thous-
ands of pounds worth of ammunition
and stores from the wharves and sheds
to places of safety. The tide contin-
ued to rise and invaded almost all the
workshops, quenched the engine fires
and stopped the electric lights. The
work were obliged to wade home
through water knee deep. Despite all
the precautions damage toSthe amount
of many thousands of pounds has been
done. At Sheerness and Greensboro,
two miles away, hundreds of acres
were submerged, scores of cellars
flooded and 200 yards of the Sheerness
pier washed away The mouth of the
Thames suffered severely, several
townships being partly submerged.
At Liverpool the the squalls blew off
the roofs of several houses. threw
down chimneys and tore up trees.
The Mersey flooded its banks on the
Chester side and delugcd the shore dis
trict for miles. Similar disasters oc-
Cured at Holy head, where a number
of valuable yachts were sunk at their
mooring. Scarcely vestige remains
in sight Of the wreck of Lord Nelson's
old flagship, the Foudroyant, long fast
in the sands OF Blackpool.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
MIchiGan's Oldest Mir,tlaman.

I Dennis Harrington, the oldest mill
tialnan in point of service in Michigan,
died at his home, 80 Charles street, De-
troit, after lingering illness. He en-
listed in the Detroit National Guard J,
Co. Ii, Fourth regiment, NJ. N. G., June
2, 1870; was appointed a corporal in
1871, and advanced to sergeant in 1874.
He was elected second lieutenant in
1881 and served for three years, when
he resigned to accept the position of
regimental color sergeant July 1, 1881.
Harrington was looked upon as the
ideal militiaman. He was an expert
marltsman and for years held the com
pany medal as the best shot Harring-
ton was 40 years of age and had lived
in Detroit all his life. He leaves u
widow and nine children.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
FRENCH AND BRITISH FIGHT.
West Africa the Scene of the Conflict
French Capture "a British Town.

west Africa the scene OF the Sonhict
French Capture British Town.
Berlin: A dispatch to the Frankfort
Zeitung from Rome reports that SAN
culinary conflict has taken place be-
tween the French and British at NiklSi,
in the Lagos hinterland, West Africa.
London: A report has been received
at the British colonial Office TO the eff
feet that there had been a collision be-
tween the British and French forces
at Nikki, which is said to have been
captured by the French troops
A conflict between the French and
British forces in the Lagos hinterland
has been anticipated for some time
past. Both countries have been hur-
rying troops into the disputed terri
tory. The trouble is of about 30 years
standing and several commissions have
attempted to settle territorial disputes
there. Within the last 10 years France
has acquired about 500, 900 square miles.
i'm West Africa, and French aggression
has already won her nearly the whole
of northwest Africa
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
An Explosion Like an Earthquake.

Chesterfield, Ind, was almost wiped
off the map at an early morning hour
by the explosion of 80 quarts of nitro
glycerin which had been placed in an
open field half mile from the town.
james Colds house, 300 rods distant,
was torn to pieces. The explosion tore
a hole in the ground down to the water
line, and three-ton engine was torn
to fragments. Marion Mansey and
Sam Mcguire were working at n gas
well near by and Mansey was thrown
so feet, but not fatally injured, while
Mcguire was thrown 100 feet in the
air and badly injured, but will recover.
The little town of Chesterfield is "a
mass of ruins, every house was moved
from its foundation, windows shattered,
doors smashed in, every light put out,
and the plastering shaken sfrom the
walls. Several people were shaken
out of bed. At Dalesville, two miles
away, and at Yorktow fine miles dis
Jant, the damage was almost as great.
Many people were injured, and it is a
miracle that none were killed outright.
The jar was felt for Is miles in all di-
rections. The gas in the well was
blown out and n workman named
Cooper lit it and caused another explo-
sion in which he was fatally burned.
The damage cannot be estimated.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
A Drunken Joker,s Mean Trick.

Miss Tracy Stuger, of Calumet, was
very proud of her long hair. Jacob
Smuk, while intoxicated, thought it
would be good joke to humble her
pride by cutting off her pretty locks
and at the same time get even for the
cold manner in which she had often
treated him. Both boarded at the
same house and Jacob snealSed into the
maidens room and set fire to her
tresses while she slept Miss Stuger
did not awaken until they were singed
quite close to her head, and then i:le
was mad. 1t cost Jacob about $35 to
settle at court.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Turkey Has Another War on Hand.

A dispatch from Belgrade, Servia,
announces that 5000 Albanians belong
ing to the districts of Ipelk and Diakova
are IN full revolt against Turkey. A
fight occurred between the Ottoman
troops dispatched to Uskub from Sa-
lonica and Monastir, and the Albanians
The engagement took place near Dia-
kova and both sides lost heavily.
Constantinople: In consequence of
the revolt of the Albanians of the dis
tricts of Ipek and Diakova, northeast
of Scutari, large bodies of bulgarian
and Servian troops have been ordered
to proceed to the disaffected district,
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Their Horse Carried Them to Death.

Mrs. Anna Seaman and her two
daughters, Mary and Katie, were
driving across bridge which spans
the Hydraulic, north of Middletown,
o., when their horse became frightened
and plunged over the side guard of the
bridge into Is feet of water The La
dies went down with the horse and
wagon. The screams of the ladies
brought help, but not in time to, save
the daughters. The mother was res
cued with great difficulty and is still
in serious condition. The father of
the young ladies is prominent farmer,
and he and his sons aBe almost pros
trated over their terrible loss.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
MicAloGA NEWS ITEMS.

Alpena mills will cut over &c, 0OO, 900
feet of Canadian logs next year.
Richard Buffers sawmill burned at
Galien, causing loss of 81, 900 with no
insurance.
An unknown old man was killed by
a c., S & NJ. switch engine at Durand,
his head being cut off.
While hunting near Sparta John
Corey, a farmer, aged IS, accidentally
shot and killed himself
The recent trammers' strike at the
Atlantic mine at Houghton cost the
participants over 81, 200.
All of the Alpena mills have shut
down for the winter. They have cut
10000, 900 feet this year.
Edward Clark, clerk in the Claren-
den hotel at Grand Rapids, was fined
$40 for selling cigarettes to boys
Judge Clement Smith. OF Charlotte,
is suffering from a severe gathering in
the head which necessitates his aban-
doning the bench for time.
The remains of Arthur Il. Friant,
who committed suicide in a cemetery
at New Orleans, were shipped to Grand
Haven, his former home, for burial.
The Saginaw district Christian En-
deavor union elected John w. Johnson,
of Saginaw, president, and Miss Prudie
Schriver, of st. Louis, vice-president.
In Traverse City and nearby towns,
this fall, $4,000 bushels of potatoes
have been purchased and GAO, 900 ship
ped away. They sold for about S2s7, 900.
f. C. Sturgis, furniture worker at
Grand Rapids, bathed his sprained
hand in wood alcohol, then tried to
light his pipe. The hand was terribly
burned.
Young Montague, who accidentally
shot and killed his step-father, A. A.
Wilson, while cleaning a gun, near
Howell, was fined $3.50 for criminal
carelessness.
People of Oceana county have
pledged nearly all the money required
for the proposed east and west electric
railway, meetings being held in all
the townships.
The state military board is about to
issue an order requiring a rifle range
in every armory in the state. But
tons of honor will be awarded to the
best marlismen.
Mrs. VIM, Meyers, living near Union,
Cass county, was struck by Lake
Shore passenger train near Bristol and
instantly killed. Her body was liter
ally cut in twain.
To settle dispute between fisher
men and the authorities as to where
Saginaw river ends and Saginaw bay
begins, new survey will be made and
guide posts erected
The sawmills of Tawas City have not
run day this season, but preparations
are being made to operate the Prescott
mill next year. The capacity of this
mill is $1,000, 600 feet.
About rs descendants ana relatives
of Hon. Chas M. Wood and wife, of
Anderson, gathered at their residence
to help celebrate the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Harry j. Dyer, who was allowed to
leave the court room at Williamson,
to raise 80 fine for being drunk,
started to run away, but was shot in
the leg by constable.
The body of a one-legged man
washed ashore near Harbert and was
identified by J. A. PriclSett, of Column
bia City, Ind, as his father, who had
been missing since Oct "a.
Kenneth Campbell, aged e5, of Port
Huron, Grand Trunk railway loco
motive fireman. committed suicide at
Niagara Falls, Ont, by cutting his
lSthroat with pocket knife.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
REVIEW or TRADE.

The heavy exports of wheat with the re-
newed advance In price is the most interest
ing and important feature of the weeks
events. Since August. when the extent of
the foreign deficiency became realized ex-
ports have been larger than in correspond
exports also have become very heavy and
Outgo OF corn falls but little below last
machinery. all records of the season have
been surpassed. Meanwhile imports are.
running behind last years at New York
nearly SEQ OOJl this month. SO that another
excess of exports over imports amounting
TO about So rO.DJ0 for the months probable.
This makes an excess of about S1s5.OOJ,OjO In,
tour months.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03

The competition for fat federal jobs
is quite hot in western Michigan. The
u. S. marshalship of the Grand Rapids
district, one of the most desirable of
the lot. was thought to belong to Frank
Watkins, of Hopkins Station, because
of the withdrawal of his brother, Chas.
Watkins, of Grand Rapids, from the
race for the revenue collectorship at
that place. But Theron +. Giddings,
of Kalamazoo, is now announced as be-
ing slated FOR the job. lie is n good
friend of Gov. Pingree. and his APP
pointment will be looked upon as an
olive branch extended by Senator Bur-
rows There are five other candidates.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
Canada Refuses to stop Pelasie Sealing

A reply has been prepared by the
Dominion government and forwarded
to Washington in respect to the negoti-
atoms which are now going on between
the countries. The government will
not say what the reply is until it
reaches Mr.. Foster at Washington, but
it is understood that it is refusal to
stop pelagic sealing for year as the
United States requested. The whole
question depended on this and there
fore it would appear the negotiations
are to fail in their object However,
there is a report that the Canadian
government has proposed an alterna-
tive proposition for the consideration
of the United States.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03
5000, 900 Feet of Lumber burned.

Fire broke out in the A. Il. Bliss mill
property at Carrolton, near Saginaw,
and ragged fiercely among the lumber
piles, threatening the destruction of
the entire property. Within an hour
10000 feet of hardwood and pine
lumber, valued at SIS per thousand,
had been destroyed. The fire broke
from the control of the one steamer
and fire tug that fought it for three
hours and spread over the entire prop
erty. Al least G, 1000, 900 feet of lumber,
valued at SIS, 900, burned. The town
of Carrolton, directly north of the
yard was in danger from the quantities
of cinders blown upon it. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03

In reply to numerous inquiries rs to
the standing of the Capital Life asso-
citation of Washington and the Old
Wayne of ElShart, Ind, Insurance
Comm ssioner Campbell has issued a
red hot notice in which he terms them
graveyard concerns of the most fraud
ulent type and declares that these and
other similar gangs calling them
selves companles) are worse than
thieves, for they not only swindle
those who pay but make human life a
subject of barter between parties TO
whom IL does not belong" Mono of
these companies" are authorized to do
business in Michigan.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03

Free delivery of mail was begun at
Holland Dec. /.
Over 50, 900 has been raised at Hes
peria for the proposed electric railway
to Hart.
Sheriff Snow and party of deer hunt
ers, of KALAMAZOO, returned from the
upper peninsula with 10 deer, or four
per man.
A fire, supposed TO be incendiarN de-
stroyed the workshop, tools and aa:chi-
tects' plans uEd in building thssnew
hotel at Carol
The NortheE In Supply Co.'S sFwmill
at Fisher burYed to the groundh Loss
about s25, Ooo;tnsurance $40, OOOd Origin
of fire unknown. az
Emerson l.. Gricst, Michig8 Cen
trail brakeman, of Jackson. Mas SO
badly injured while coupling ars at
Battle Creek that he died. w ~