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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
ATLANTIC COAST sTORM
SIN Raging Many Vessels Wrecked or
Btsaftfsd- Tides Runtitftsr High.

SIN Haging- Many Vessels Wrecked or
BtSabfsd-Tides Running High.
PHILADELPHIA, oct. 2G.-Whlle the
northeast hurricane on the middle At
lantlc coast has abated In fury tonight
sharp squalls are Btlll blowing around
the Delaware capes and enormous tides
are reported all along the bay and river.
The list OF mnratlmc casualties grows
larger aB further details Of the gales
havoc arn received. The Italian bark
Francesca H., which sailed from this
port October rs for OpOrtO, went 10
pieces at Fourteen Foot bank, eighty
miles below the city The VesselB mas
ter, Captain CallnnyO, ana eleven OF the
crew OF twelve men reached this city
Tonight after day ana night OF THRILL
Ing escapes from death The twelfth
man OF the crew, Marion CaatonallO
peamnn, refused 10 leave The chip and iH
all probability In lost
Many other vessels have been dis
nbled or bcaGhed,
NJ Atlantic CITY the storm has nhout
ended but tho city II Btlll cut on from
outside communication. The steamer
r.. T.. Btoy. Hunt to Pioashhtviiic td Rtt
the mall. stranded on the meadown and
tic mall and passengers aboard were
transferred 10 n yacht The railroads
oxpoct to run their trains by io.mofr1w
night on Thursday morning The llfo
rnylng station ht HrIgnntlne reports
that II part of the 6tonmbunt wharf
the trolley lines ana pnrt of bmltltH
holo have boon wrecked.
cApE MAY, ". j., oct 20 -'fhe tIdd
oi % nifiUpk blpb water OuVOrrd uN
much territory aB yesterday uAceptlnB
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
FATAL WRECK

On the Norfolk q Western Road-An En-
Gineer's Horrible DsAth-Plnnod Under
the Engine He Lived an Hour and n
Half.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer,
WEIGH, W. Va, Oct. 26.-Norfoik G
Western passenger train No. 12 was
wrecked three miles above this place at
o'clock this evening, caused by bro
ken rail.
The train was late and running at a
high rate of speed. The engine, bag
gage car and two empty coaches
plunged over an embankment twenty
feet high. Fireman Frank Biggs. had
one arm crushed off and was injured
internally. Baggagemaster Norris had
all of his teeth knocked out. Engineer
Andy was pinloned under his engine
and could not be removed or relieved In
any manner. He lived one hour and n
half and died in this position. His
home was in Blueheld.
The coupling broke between the
empty cars and the last two coaches,
which were well filled with passengers,
and 1t was all that saved them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Spain Refuses to Furnish the Text
OF its Recent Note
TO U. S. MINISTER WOODFoRD.

IL is omslauy Announced Though, That
the Spanish Reply Is Marked ThrOaGh-
out by an EnsrGsuo Tons--It Is Thought
that the Content. Or,hs DOsumsA' Will
not be DlvuIgsd Until the Meeting of
COnGrsss-Ths AutOnOrnls, Policy viii
be Dead Failure la cuba- -COn'Orva-
avss OH the Island Have Washed Their
Hands of Consequences that May Foi-
low Its Inauguration.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
EIGHTEEN BODIES
Recovered from the Wreck on the
New York Central.
THE RAISING OF THE DAY CAR

Dl.olossd the Multiiatsd Form Of one OF
the Victims Orihs AwfnI Di,a''sr-Ths
MIsssllansoll Contents Inolading Wear
ing Apparel show wed that the Occupants
Made a Wild Rush for Their Lives.
Fireman TompIsins' Body Came mp with
the Engine-Hs was Driven into the
mud so Deeply that Divers cOuld not Lo'
cate nlm-E1prsss vAiuAblsa Found In
tact.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
SEVERE STORMS
Blocking Traffic and Entailing
Great Loss of Property
IN FAR WESTERN STATES.

pnysr, colorado, Appears TO Have suf-
t,,.d the Most-HiavisSi snsw Known
for some TIms-Elsetrlc Light and Tell
,pnons wires Down, aud all tho Rail-
,oad, BIoolsadsd-storm Turns Into n
mllIard in ohsr Sections and Stock
ON the Ranches Is BOuud TO be End""-
r,red-Ths Northeast Atlantic Coast Iir-
psrlsnslng a FurlOuS Hurrisan'--AIuny
ye.s.ls Lost and Others piiablsd-TldsI
Running High on Jersey Coast.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
union Pacific sale.

ST. PAUL, MINI, oct 26-rhe main
limo OF tho linton Pacific vii be sold on
Monday NJ Omahn. The notice Of n mo-
tlon for postponcmcnt, which was "a
come up Thursday hne been formally
withdrawn, and the sale will proceed az
echeduied,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam New
York
GLASGOW ETHIOPIA, New York
MOv1LLE--stato OF California, Mon-
trcal.
ANTwERP--Pennsylyanln, Phlln-
dolphin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Antworp.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

For Wont Virginia. fair; variable Winds.
For WoAlprn pennsylNnnlh ana ONO
inlr, Hight tnAtotly Winds
t.urnl temperature
The temperature yesterday ~ observed
hv T.. Hchnrpf, drugriut corner F0urleuhth
aud Market atrttf. was hr f0llowsi
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

that It did not reach the front of the
Stockton hotel, while covering the land
on the other three sides OF the stTuc-
ture. The tide about $3.50 broke over
Madison avenue in three places and a
half hour later covered that thorough
fare at every point. The tide has eaten
away a portion OF the drive In front OF
the Pennsylvania railroad excursion
houses and washed over Poverty Beach,
north OF Madison avenue for stretch
OF three-quarters OF a mile, The waves
are washing across the meadow for a
mile and breaking wituru two hundred
yards OF Washington street In the
north part OF the town.
At Cape May Point the waves are
stlll eating away the blum and at South
Cape May the only places left are the
main parts OF the houses themselves,
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-rhe unusually
high tide which caused much damage
along the Long Island New Jersey coast
yesterday, receded to-day and further
damage Is not anticipated. The rail-
road tracks are stlll submerged In some
parts OF northeastern New Jersey, ana
to-day trains do not yet cross the
meadows near Atlantic Highlands.
No trains were running to-day on the
New Jersey Southern railroad near
Seabright, as sand and wreekage cover
ed the track.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

NEW ORLEANS, oct. 20. -- Past the
hnlf century mark the number Of cagca
had gone to-day by nlghtfall Tho
deaths at that time had not been no nu-
mcroua, but they had reached Ave. The
now cnscs were developed from various
aeclians al the city. There II no lnAg6r
any attempt 10 establish focl. Cahee az.
pear whore there has never been fover
before, and the doctors say simply that
the germs are llylng around, ana TINT
cnnon nrr not 10 be restricted IVY munl-
clpnl or geographical boundaries,
At Montgomery Ala Zen new eaH1g,
one death
At Mobile, Ala Three new chson and
no deaths M the past nluely-elN hours,
AT McmphlB-seycn now cases, but no
deaths,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

cApE MAY, ~ j., oct 20 --rhe tdd
ni O'Clock, hlgh water covered na
much territory aB yesterday excepting
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

Senator EIkIns and Congressman Dayton
Agree on Remaining Preferential POST
0ffieo Appointments Tor ths Second Dis
trict-Why the FAirmont Appointse was
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-12
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
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And old Negro strolled up to the
window of the commissioners of regis
tration in Western city recently and
made application for registration
papers.
"A hat is your nance asked the
commissioners.
''George Washington" Was the re-
ply.
"Well, George, are you the man who
cut down the cherry 'rre:'
"No, sab, boss, no, sab, | amt the
man. | ain done no work fo' nigh
on to yeah"
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The fac n
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''Do you notice any restoration of
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"Well, no, | cant say that my
creditors seem to feel any easier than
they did before"
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Heaven help the man who thinks
he can dodge enemies by trying to
please everybody.
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The only gem in the world which can
not be counterfeited is the opal.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
RUM0R CONFIRMED.
James Daniels the Negro Who Assaulted
Mrs. Baker. Near Goodwater. Shot
to Death After a Long Chase.


Goodwater. Ala. July 2o.-(special)-
An Infatuated mob of Coosa County men
shot to death James Daniel. hurley ne
gro, who had attempted an assault on
Mrs. John Baker. the wife of a white
farmer living north of here.
Baker and his wife had retired for the
night and both We're asleep when the ne
gro burglarized his way into their room.
Hs went to the bed in which Mrs. Baker
was sleeping and threatened her with
death If she screamed. She did scream,
however, and her husband rushed to her
assistance in time to see the negro jump
from window and escape.
Since that time a vigilant search has
been made with bloodhounds for him.
The track was lost and found several
times Yesterday the dogs struck 1T
anew, and after a spirited chase of sew
erar hours the negro was freed in forest
in Coosa county last night.
From his perch in the branch the Of
fender prayed to his pursuers to spare
him, but at given signal volley was
fir.d into the tree. 1t was too dark TO
distinguish any object. but chance carried
some of the bullets into the Negroes body
and he fell to the ground dead.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
GEORGIA IMPROVEMENTS.
The Annual Report on Government
Works, Makes Very Satisfac-
tory Showing.

Washington, July 20.-Capt. o. NJ. Car
tsr, in charge of river and harbor i'm
provements in Georgia, during the past
year, reports that Savannah harbor,
Georgia, was improved by jetty work to
the extent of $3.50 feet, at the oyster bed.
The Coekspur training wall was length
ened 200 feet. Dam No. was carried to
the shore of Turtle Island. A number of
piles were driven. some of them for the
purpose of repairing the Jones Island,
Elba Island ana Gordon bank spur
dams. One hundred and forty-three
Thousand six huIlled and forty-one
yards of material were removed from
Marsh Island channel, Front river,
Wrecks channel, Upper, Flats, Long Is
land crossing and new channsd over Ty
bee knoll 1858 yards were 'exeavatsd
al Ramshorn creek and Wrights river.
The works of Improvement are in good
order. Considerable shoaling has taken
place in Marsh Island channel, and some
on the upper part of Lond~ Island cros--
ing. The balance availat.e for continu-
ing the improvements is 800, 3O4.
Snags and other distractions were re-
moved from the Savannah river at the
channel and the channel is now in fair
condition. Dredging at Darien Harbor.
Ga, resulted in the removal of 117,143
yard of material. The works of con-
struction her are also in, good condition.
lie <Alld Hldlid htNtIs Nd, was Improved
by snagging as was also the Oconee river,
similar operations were followed on the
Ocmulgee river, where 54S yards of rock
were also removed.
+. AT Brunswick harbor 59.6S3 yards of
material were removed The training
wall IS in good condition, although some
settlement has taken place. There is
a practicable channel of fifteen feet at
mean low water. Cumberland sound
was improved by the extension of the
north and south jetties. The unfinished
jetties are in good condition and covered
with sand. The amount expended dur
ing the year was s4,170, leaving an avail
able balance for contingencies of $500.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
BOTH SIDES DETERMINED.

Bloomington, Ind, July 2O.-All the
miners at Bloomington today went to
work as usual. BY Wednesday night
they will have finishedputting the mine
in repair, the strike beginning on Thurfs-
day. The union mn have no flied the
owners that they will terrain idle unit
general strike is settled and until 73 cents
is paid by the Bloomington mines for the
third Vein instead of 60 cents as at pres
ent. They declare they will no: allow any
men to work after Wednesday. The oper-
afors SAY they will fully project any de-
string to work not matter what the cost
= x conflict Is probable after Wednesday.
The Lake Erie and Western is unable 70
obtain cars and has abandoned three
construction and one way freight by
which 100 men are idle.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
TRUSTS FIGHTING.
Serious Confic; of Great
Monsy Forces. s-a

New York, July 20-The Herald tornor-
row will say:
notwithstanding vigorous protests
to the contrary 1T rs almost certain tha',
New York will, within the next four
months. be the sesnetof bitter fight be-
TWEEN two grea: gas trusts. When the
directors of thle Equitable company an
nounced last Monday that they would not
surrender their holdings on the terms
furnished by The East River company
the casual otrerusr believed it was a
heavy blow 20 those bent on the organiza-
ton of gas trust company No. 2. But
it was more apparent than real. e. c.
BeT5sdict controls the majority of sock
in the Equitable company. He has betn
anxious to control a company similar TO
That which has given him monopoly
over the lighting of Chicago. Though Mr..
Benedict denies it, his friends insist th'le
he has been quietly at work making plans
by m ans of which the East River COM
pany will be absorbed into the Equitable
and then, they say, with his coalition it
is his purpose 70 go directly into territory
occupied by the Consolidated and Stand
ard gas companies and fight the corpo-
1ations on their own grounds.
Meanwhile the East River company
was fully aware of what was going en-
The men interested in this company are
in control of hundreds of millions of doll
lars. Ogden Goelett; G. G. Ravens, G.
G. Ravens, Jr.. August Belmont, r. E.
Wilson and c. D. Goggan are deeply in
terested in the success of the company.
According to statements in the street
these men, approaching the efforts of
some of the Equitable stockholders to
get control of the East river, nearly
turned the tables and attempted to OBJ
tain control of the Equitable. Mr.. Ben
edet declares that he has nothing to do
with the deal. He says there is no OBJ
ject tosSe gained by the Equitable join
ing with the East River. Other direc-
tors of the Equitable say the same, yet
it is positively known that propositions
We're made to the East River company
by men who hold a very large portion
of the stock of the Equitable and that
those men regard the proposed consoli-
dalton of interests with much more COM
placency than anger.
The fact that Mr.. Benedict is bringing
on from Chicago two or more men who
have made the Chicago gas combination
a success, indicates that notwithstand-
ing the protests from the directors of
the Equitable that company will surely
and within a comparatively short time
join with the reorganized East River
company and aid in the battle against
the Consolidated.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
MANY CHANGES.
Debs in DaDger-Friendly Governor
n'.at AtkinSon-Gains and Losses.

Cincinnati July 20.--A special from
Wheeling, VIVA, says: Changes that
have an important bearing upon the coal
strike situation in West Virginia came
teidaN The state, taken as a whole, is
against the strike for financial reasons
and all who have struck have been
brought out under the pressure of the or
rganizers. and agitators from elsewhere.
Generally they have been shamed into
striking and The minds change when the
agitators move to other sections Eugene
V. Debs admits that he is sorely discour-
aged. Seventy-six of the Monongh men
brought out yesterday returned this
morning. The Fairmount. opera tors, de-
clare that If the Watson men, about 1000
in mum her, can be kept at work the other
niHersa will. be working Thursday as
lllstial 3ti2i,e; u Wiz itfW che L
Debs spoke at Ricevilte t6night to the
Watson men,, hut he was not 50 succ SIS
full as with The Fairln0unt men. ana no
union was organized. 1t his1 generally
predicted that he wilt have no better sue
cess tomorrow. lathe Watson ms n land
their employers are on excellent terms,
aad neither side have any grievances.
1t transpires today that Debs was
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
SLIGHT BREAK IN THE RANKS.

Cannonsburg, w. Va, July 20.-The
Boone and McGove,r mines which resum-
ed work this morning ran all day without
any obstruc ion. The mines will be run
tomorrow in full. Six of the strikers
from Millers Run who came over VS.
terday were employed to take the place
of some men who had struck The En-
terprise mine was closed today. The
men refused Ito work because they were
informed that Cooks men had Joined
llhe strikers. The Enterprise will resume
tomorrow asthe men have learned of
their strike. The visit of the men had no
effedt whatever or, the men here. Thu
men claim that they were fooled last
year and will not come out again. IT is
rumored this evening that the miners are
gathering again to march on the mines
tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21
DERs is ON THE SCENE.

Fairmount, w. Va, July 20.-Thous-
ands of miners heard Eugene v, Debs
speak today, but very few came from
Monongh, which is the most important
Debs' speech was an appeal to the men
to lay down their picks and throw their
fortunes with their striking brethren. His
words were rece vsd very enthusiastically
and the miners were deeply interested
No attempt was made to organize the
men as Debs thought there were not
enough miners present Tonight at
Monongh the newly organized union held
their regular meeting ard nineteen new
members Joined, making 225 in all. The
new members were men who were en-
ployed today. Operators here are jubi-
liant and say the great strike as far as
West Virginia is concerned is a failure.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-21

TO Given Point and Use Effort to Get
the Men 10 Come Out.
Pfttsburg, July 20-The attention. of
the miners of the Pitssburg district is
now rivetsd on the Allison, Boone and
Enterprise mines, near Cannonsbnrg. The
Boone and Allison mines which were
closed yesterday by the owners 70 prevent
trouble bstw Ell their men and the march
ing strikers, resumed today with nearly
full force. No laLtenp; Was made to start
up the Enterprise mine. The strikers fear
that if the mines continue in op.ration 1t
will induce the Enterprise men to go. back
to work. IL is the plan OF the mineis to
march on .he Boone and Allison mlL9S
again. The leaders say that 2,OOO m n
will be organized in line and march Ter
the mines. Tonight the men from the dis
lrict were ga therng from Bordeille and
ii would not be surprising if 1000 miners
are found on The Washington pix in the
morning. The Run and surrounding dis
triets are idle and the men have plen
of time 10 nuke another march. They are
: supplying themselves with rations and
If the proposed march is made they VIII
stay about the offending mines for several
days
Up 10 hate hour tonight no word relat-
ing to a march has been received at dis
atriet headquarters. If the march is made
th- time will he kept a secret. just al
this stage of The strike sensational devel.
opmen Is are expected. The men are be-
ginning to feel the pangs OF hunger and
want and ara in condition bordering on
desperation. II was learned today that
i'organizers have been secretly at work
among the miners of the New York and
Cleveland Coal Gas company for several
days.
Ore of them was served with an in
junction to keep off the company's prop
PrtV and leave the alone He said
that he had been at work among the
miners at Plum Creek and express q
great hopes of bzing able to have them
in the general suspension. AS near as
can be learned a concerted effort will be
made in the near future to bring out the
msn at Turtle Creek. Sandy Creek and
Plum Creek. Just what procedure will
be resorted to has not yet been decided Oh
The officials feel that in order to make
the strike a success in this district these
miners must be brought out. They admit
they have difficult job on their hands,
rs Dearmitts men seem determined to re-
main at work. The mines are running at
their fullest capacity and are supplying
a large quantity of coal to the trade.
The coal market was quiet today. Much
coal was offered at $1.25 a ton. Slack
took big Jump AID sold for So cents the
ton Before the strike it was sold at 40
cents ton. There ars hundreds of tons
of slack coal at the mines in the Pitts
burg. district, but the miners officials w II
not permit any of it to be loaded
number OF strikers interfered with msn
who wers loading from barges into ears
coal that had been purchased by w, H.
summons, a dealer from G. lutte & ca.
The mer were compelled 10 quit work.
Miners Secretary Ward dsapproved CT
of the action. and issusd orders to the
strikers to modest no men who are hand
ling ccal that was mined before the strike
was inaugurated