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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07
FIFTY
PERSONS
INJURED
In a Rear-end Collision on the
Baltimore & Ohio at Con.
nellsville, Peuna.
SOME WEST VTRGINIANS
Were Among the Bruised..A Bad
Mix up But no one Serious.
ly Injured.

coNNELLsv1LLE, Pa. Sept. a.
Probably fifty persons were injured in
a rear-end collision on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad tonight ut conneiisviile
station. The presence of mind Of En-
gineer John Haggerty saved the lives
of many.
Many of the injured continued on
their Journey, and their names could
not be learned.
Following Is a partial list of the In
jured: Hon. T. Robb de Yarmon. of
Dawson, spralned and shockedi Mrs.
Mary Hamilton, OF shanor, shocked
and bruised: Sarah Thomas, of Pitts
burgh, bruised about the head and
body; Joseph Pitts, of Fort Hin, arm
and leg crushed; Alice Pore. connells-
Vile, badly bruised; Quinn Pore, Con-
nellsvilIe, leg bruised; Sam Smith, Fort
HIN, back wrenched and bruised; Olive
Pore, Connellsvllle. slight injuries; Mrs.
King, of Laurel, W. Va, limbs caught
in the wreckage; Michael Greim, Jim
town, limbs caught by flying seats;
Michael stoffen, OF Vanderbilt, foot
broken; Mrs. George C, Magill, of Daw-
son, badly bruised and severely shock
ed: Mrs. j. E. Benson. ankle sprained;
L. K. zuck, Mount Pleasant, bruised
knee and face and head cut; Harvey
Evans, of West Virginia, face cut;
Walter Willing. Dry Hill, hand and arm
mashed; John Linn, Of smithton,
bruised in jumping.
Surgeons were on the scene immedi-
ately after the accident happened, and
the most seriously injured were taken
to the Cottage State Hospital.
The first section of train No. s. an
emigrant special Of eight Wagner sleep
ers, ran Into the rear end Of the Cum
berland accommodation. Both trains
were west-bound. being due in Pitts
burgh, shortly after o'clock. Engineer
Murray. Of the emlgrant special. lost
control of his enslne, the air brake re-
fualng to work, and crashing into the
rear end OF the Accommodation Whlch
was standing in front of the station.
and was crowded with passengers. En-
gineer Haggerty, who was Olling his
engine, saw the runaway train coming
and sprang aboard his engine, throw
ing the throttle wide open. The ac-
commodatlon train lurched forward.
but not quick enough to escape colli-
sion. The crash was terrific. Two
coaches Of the accommodation were
wrecked. the rear end of the last one
being crushed as though 1t had been
an egg shell. The coaches were filled
with people, and their screams and
cries were terrible to hear. Many were
covered with wreckage, and had to be
helped out. The crash was heard all
over town, and there was an abund-
ance Of help In getting the people out.
Passengers on the through train were
bound for Chicago from New York, but
none of them were seriously injured.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07
WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS

In Washington Being Attended to by
our Senator's Commissions in tho
Philippine Army.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer..
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. 6.-The
two West Virginia senators are anxious
that Col. T. D. E. Casteel. late Of the
Second West Virginia volunteers. shall
be given a commission in the Philip
pine army to which his ability and
standing entltle him. Senator Elkins
recently saw President Mckinley and
secreary Root, asking that he be ad.
vanced from his present grade, thas Of
captain, to major Of a regiment. It
Is not improbable that the effort to Sc
cure the promotion win be successful.
one argument In favor Of the PROPOSE
tion Is that officers renppolnted to the
Philippine service are usually given
rank but one grade below that formerly
held. Col. Casteel however. was re-
duced from colonel to captain. Sena'
tor Scott has given the application
strong personal Endorsement. Senator
Elkins is also endeavoring to have w.
H. Lyon, OF Huntington, late major OF
the Second regiment OF West Virginia
volunteers, appointed to a captaincy in
the Philippine service. He was recent
ly commissioned a second lieutenant,
and the argument In his behalf, In part,
Is the same as that made for Col. Cas-
teel.
Application has been made for the ap-
pOlntment OF Charles Caldwell. son Of
Hon. @. 7. Caldwell, of Parkersburg, as
second lieutenant IN company des-
tined for Manila. To this Senator
Elkins is giving his personal attention.
There Is one obstacle in the way In the
form OF an expressed determination OF
the President to give preference in these
appointments to those who served
against Spain. This purpose has been
adhered to In the main, and may pre-
vent young Caldwell's appointment, but
the senators are endeavoring to over
come the objection. The father OF the
applicant served In the Civil war with
President Mckinley.
Mr.. Howard Sutherland, OF Elkins,
will not accept the position rendered us
chief OF the census bureau In Porto
Rico. Director Merriam and Secretary
Root both urged his acceptance, and
when the tender OF the office was made
he asked to take time to deliberate be-
fore deciding. Subsequently, when he
had the personal Interviews with both
officials named, It was again suggested
that he should not come to u conclusion
hastily. but the position has tenure OF
but six months, and Mr.. Sutherland
cannot afford to take II.
John z. Howard. colored, OF Parkers-
burg, has been appointed laborer in
the government printing office.
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LONDON RUMoRs
About the Transvaal sItuatIon-War
Still Held oil.

LONDON, Sept. s-ThIs mornings
news sheds no light on the Transvaal
crisis. The signs which the English
are accustomed to see Just previous to
a war continue, and from these any
number of sensational deductions may
be drawn.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary OF
state for the colonies. remains at the
colonial office, and the other cabinet
ministers are either here or on their
way to this city.
General opinion tends to the belief
that the cabinet council will result In
an ultimatum, followed by an imne-
dlate backdown on the part Of the
Boers or the commencement OF hoBtil-
tiles by Great Britain. This feeling:
however. is founded on the trend OF
the recent negotiations, and Il Is otten
forgotten that In these Mr.. Chamber
lain had practically free hand and
was not hlndered by the cautious con-
servatism which undoubtedly Will char
acterize the deliberations Of the full
cabinet council.
The Pail Mall Gazette to-day says:
ut Is feared that during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours the probability Of war
has become appreclably greater" The
paper, however. prints no news except
that received yesterday, to justify this
assertion.
Advlces from various sources indi-
cate that the acute tension in all parts
OF South Africa continues. But unless
the Beers take the initiative, which at
present Is improbable, It Is pretty cer-
tain that the issue Of peace or war lies
solely in the result Of Fridays cabinet
council. Hence public attention II cen-
tered more upon the signs Of the times
as exhibited at the army stations and
the dock yards than in South Africa IL
self, though news from there 10 eagerly
awaited, chiefly owing to the uneasy
feeling that the Beers might END the
diplomatic tanRle by raiding Natal.
It Is reported this afternoon that M.
Chamberlain has sent reply through
Sir Alfred Miner, governor OF Cape
Coloney and British high commissioner
OF South Africa, to the Transvaal goV-
ernments latest proposition. The lht-
ter is generally understood to be Q
withdrawal Of the former concessions
and tentative agreement for further
conference. II seems improbable that
Mr. Chamberlain has done this, as he
would probably have awaited the cab'
lnet's decision before taking such ae-
tIon, and even II he has It u hardly
likely that his reply would bring mat.
ters to a head except by irritating the
Beers into aggressive action.
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reducing the prices OF oil. It had, how
ever, resulted In improving the fortunes
of some of the reHners. who were max
Ing a great deal Of money. Mr.. Boyle
rejected rather severely upon the I'm
dependent companies.
When the commission adjourned for
the day Mr.. Boyle had not concluded
his testimony. He will continue his
statement tomorrow.
The Industrial Commission win send
its subcommittee on manufactures,
transportation and on agriculture to
Chicago and ether POINTS west some
time during the autumn to conduct in-
ouIrTes as to the conditions that sew
orally interest them In that section Of
the country. The subcommittee on
agriculture found at It's sitting In the
west that the agricultural Ills in that
section are largely associated with the
transportation problem, and that there
is work for the transportation sub-com-
mlttee to attend to there.
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GIGANTIC SCHEME

or Railway Combination that WIN
Eclipse the Greatest Trunk Limo
Ever Known OF
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Sept. 6-Thero y
plan arranged to form 4 gigantic rail-
way system which will create trunk
line consolidation greater than any now
In existence In this country, and It viii
embrace the Baltimore q Ohio. Pitts
burEh & Western, Buftaio, Rochester
& Pittsburgh. Philadelphia q Reading,
Weat Virginia q Pittsburgh, and sew
eral smaller roads in AZ many states
This gigantic enterprise will, II carried
out, mean q series Of fFSt-elaB8 roads
reaching from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and New York to Reading,
Rochester and Buffalo. and from Baltic
more to Cincinnati and St Louis, with
the main line passing through Pitts
burgh 10 Chicago and having excellent
terminals here and at all lake poftR. 1t
would mean also the shortest and most
direct route from Cleveland and CHI
c1go TO Richmond. Va. and Charles
ton. 8. c., and the South Atlantic coast
seapOrtS. To illustrate what II would
embrace a few figures are appended:
miles, 1000 engines. 10000 cars.
Baltimore g. Ohio Southwestern rail-
road-s2s miles, 2lO locomotives, 5000
cars.
Philadelphia & Reading system-1.0SS
miles 500 locomotives, 10000 cars.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh sy9-
tem-Nearly 400 miles, 40 engines. $500
cars.
Pittsburgh & western--ssO miles, In
Guiding new branches, 1lo engines, 1000
West virginia & Plttaburgh-lso
miles, 25 engines, 565 cars.
This would aggregate 5,oa miles. 2,si5
locomotives, and 100.765 cars. A gigan-
tic traffic agreement, amounting almost
to a consolidation. has been perfected.
and oil the lines above named are pre-
pared to work In each others interest.
The Philadelphia & Reading may be
the last to come In, but as JaneB ]. Hlll
ls behind the work Of perfeotlng the
deal 1t will be finally contaminated.
Then the grand aggregation OF roada
win control the greatest wheat belt
the greatest copper region, the anthfa-
cite regions Of Pennsylvania, the bltu-
minous coal and coke regions of the
same state. and will have splendid ter
mInals in all the chief cities Of the COM
unent between the Atlantic coast and
the Missouri river.
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CHAMBERLAIN SHY
ofEzpressing an Opinion in Regard
TO TransVaaI Situation.

TO TransVaal Situation.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Mr. Chamberlain
remained at the foreign ONCE until
shortly before midnight. He declined
to make q statement regarding the
Transvaal situation, but expressed a
desire to see a copy Of the following
transcript Of the Transvaal govern
ments reply, issued by the TrnnBvaal
agent in brussels tonight, which was
forwarded by the Associated Press:
I'm reply to the last dispatch Of the
British government, the Transvnal gov
ernment on Saturday handed to the
British agent in Pretoria a response,
OF which the following Is the purport;
"The government OF the South Ari-
can republic regrets that Great Britain
is Of the opinion that II ID unable to ac-
cept the proposals made by the Trans:
vaal In the dispatches Of August II and
August q, by which the terms for OBJ.
FIVE years and the representa-.
tions OF the Wltwatersrand
district was increased, The govern.
ment regrets the more inaSmueh as II
considers itself able to deeuce from the
negotiations previous TO It's formal pros
posnIs that the latter would be accepted
by the British government. In these
conditions the TransVanl considers itB
proposals are nnnuIied and ands Il nee.
essary to submit them to the volksraad
and the people. II remains OF the
opinion that It's proposals are very llb-
eral and more extensive than those pre-
sented by the British high commission.
or at BlomfOentGln. II Is also Of the
oplnon that the conditions attached to
these proposals are reasonable"
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Special Dispatch to the Intelllgonccr
CHARLEs.TowN. W. Va, Sept. g.
The supreme court of appeals convened
here to-day with Judges Dent, English,
Branho and Mcwhortcr on the bench.
The following were licensed to practice:
II. II. Green. OF jackson county; ]. II.
Smith, OF Monongnlin county; Hazcc
Morgan, OF t'pshur county; S. NJ. =,
Austin. Of Grccnhrler county; John +.
Evans, and s. w. Smont, Of Lincoln
county: John Il. sturgeSs, Of Harrison
county, and Samuel Il McElduwney Of
WetZcl county. The court adjourned
until tomorrow mt 10 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept 6.-con-
cerning the action OF the coroner's Jury
at Chicago yesterday In ccnsurins the
pittsburgh Bridge Company for the re-
cent collapse Of the Coliseum IN that
city, Secretary Num- OF the pTluGe
company, said: "Thc bridge conpiny
Jneg moi loolt upon the investigation
nS,be coroner's fury as being final, and
..yn"t,q In steel construction are now
conducting n scientific and thorough In
VegtIgation In the interests ot the COM
many 10 nlace the blame where It rightly
belongs"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07
THE LAST OF THEM.
Iowa Volunteers Sail for Home-sCv-
ontY.FIEe Re.enIIst.


ontY.FiVe Re-cnlIst.
MANILA. Sept $3.50 p. m.-The
Iowa regiment, the last of the volun-
teer organization on duty in the island
Of Luzon, has been Withdrawn from
csluiut to the barracks Mt Caiucan, pre-
phraiory to departing for home. The
number who will sail is 500. Less than
900 1s tho regiment were left on duty
a, the front when the order came for
their relief. 400 being on tho sick list.
IhlS regiment has undergone hard out
post duty for three months, during
which time 1t has been very much exc
Poscd to the rains SevOnty-hve mem
geIa Of the regiment have re-enllsted
although the Iowhns participated In
ZONE OF the hardest OF the fightlng be-
'Ween Malolos and San Fernando, not
one u them was killed In battle. Thir-
V'nlne members OF the regiment, how
S,r, S,er, we're wounded and nine died OF
The insurgents continue to make
demonstrations In the vicinity Of linus.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07

For West Virginia, generally fair Thurs:
day and Friday, except probably local
thunder storms IN northwest portion
Thursday; winds mostly southerly.
For Western Pennsylvania, generally
fair Thursday and Friday, except prOba.
his local thunder storms In southern por-
ton Thursday; fresh east TO south WlDdA.
For Ohio, fair and warmer " northern
portion: probably local thunder storms
Thursday In southern poFtioni Friday
fair; fresh easterly winds.
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MaryInnd RepubIIcans NomInntO.

mnIyluNu AFSllub''N'''''
BALTIMORE. Nd, Sept. 6.-The Re-
publican state convention today reaf-
firmed the Will Of the people as cx-
pressed in the primaries and nominated
the following state ticket:
For goyeTnor-Lloyd Lowndes, or
Cumberland.
For mptrolcr-Phlllip Lee Colds
borough, OF Dorchester county.
For attorney gcnGrul-OX-ConRress-
man John " Flndlay, Of Baltimore
Cltys
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WILLIAMSON, W. Va, Sept g.
seven persons were killed by a freight
train wreck to-day in DIngcs' tunnel
ON the Norfolk 4 Western railway. The
dead are: Frank Il. Archer, braKemnh'
Charles Booth, brakeman: Johh Shnl'
fin. fireman; four tramps' names uh'
known
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-07

The American outposts were obliged to
IRE volleyB the past three nights.
Mail adViceB from Zamboanga report
that the town has been practically lde-.
serted,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
THE DEADLY GRIP

Is again abroad in the land. The all
you breathe may be full Of its fatal
germs, Don't neglect the Grip or YOU
viii omen the door to Pneumonia and
Consumption and invite death. Its sure
signs are chills with fever, headache
dull heavy pains, mucous discharges
from the nose, sore throat and never-lct-
go cough Don't waste precious time
treating this cough with troches, tablets
or poor, cheap syrups. Cure it at once
with DR. Kings New Discovery. the
infalible remedy for bronchial troubles
1t kills the disease germs. heals the
lungs aud prevents the dreaded after
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
MILES AND EAGAN.
1T is Very Pretty Quarrel As II
Stands:
Fayetteville. \. @. Jan. II.

Fayetteville, ~ c., Jan. II.
TO The Editor Its II very Pretty
quarrel as it stands" quoth fiery and
phiosophic Sir I.ucius. alluding to the
little misunderstanding between Flight
ing Boil and himself. SO it may be said
Of the one now on between the command
ing and the commissary generals of the
United States Army The latter is owl
IDENTIFY mad lighting mad. so intensely so,
III fact. that he might naturally be mis-
taken for Il lneal desc andant of tn afOre-
said knight Of the hair trigger, or Of
all the kings of Cork. Kerry and Con
naught combined. How he does ring the
changes on the lie direct or the utter, +
Of one. yclept the liar. and saddle Them
upon the other and pumnlel them down.
Take as specimen: when General Niles
charges. etc. he lies in his throat. he
lies in his heart he lies in every hair
OF his head and every pore of his
body. he lies wilfully, deliberately, inten-
tionaly and maiciously." Angels Of
mercy defend us but that is rough on the
Major General commanding. 1t sug-
gests Dir. Stops famous pontifcal ana
thema. which almost made Uncle Toby $
hair stand on end The time is recent
when tithe of those compliments and
others Ike which follow, especially be-
tween gentlemen of the army III all Of
their cmblazonry, would have required Il
coupl5 of Krupp's biggest guns or two
kegs Of dynamite to try conclusions. 1t
is evident that the gentleman who hurIs
them. although chief of one of the bomb
proof departments, would not be aversc
to trying either upon request Of his
ranking head. His audacity under the
circumstances compels respect whether
YOU will or not The man who will
submit to such insults. though arrayed
in paint and pomp and feathers, longer
than it takes to write six lines, will
swallow for all time what the man of
rations forces down his throat" The
world is prepared to believe that the
doughty hero of Fort Monroe will take
his pill as here compounded like ii little
man" Tyrants. he they grand or petty,
are rarely tenacious of II keen sense of
honor. essential ingredients of which are
truth. courage. an impugnment Of either
being ever held IA mortal insult amo9"St
gentlemen. especially gentlemen of the
sword" A military court will no doubt
he the sum total of the outcome in this
case. But the X. G. Il. (Americanized
Knight Commander of the Royal Bath
Tub may find out in time that VIII lst the
finding of court martial may safe his
craving for revenge against his hot
headed brother-in-arms. it may not salts
fy the requirements Of his social and
professional equals either on this or the
other side of the Atlantic The offenSc
is too rank to warrant any such assump-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
RESOLUTIONS SUGGESTED.
To Thank the People of Savannah fol
Kindness to Soldiers

To Thank the People of Savannah for
Kindness to Soldiers.
To the Editor: Would it not he very
appropriate for orr white Legislature
to pass the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the white people OF
North Carolina tender, through this body,
their thanks to !, the generous-hearted
citizens of the city of Savannah. Ga,
for their exceedingly Kind treatment tc
the members of the First North Caro-
Ina regiment during its stay in their
city and especially for their Thanksgiv-
ing dinner. The writer has 4 son--onc
of its youngest membcrs-in the First,
and his letters from Savannah were full
of praise of those good people. 1t would
not cost the State anything 10 show its
appreciation of strangers for their kind
ness 30 rs fine Il body of msn as ever
donncd the uniform of any country If
amy Of the legislators have sons in the
regiment they can appreciate any kind
ness shown the soldier boys and feel TO-
ward the good people of Savannah MS
/ do. w r. BARKER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

The old obstacles that used to prevent
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Men nowadays hesitate to marry a worl-
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attractive, or interesting, or witty, If she is
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Medicine dealers sell it and an honest
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17

ton OF claims of rank The situation as
it stands is somewhat suggestive of
another between two military immortals
OF the days of Agincourt. Captain Ilucl-
len, the fiery Welchman, and Capt. "An-
ci mt Pistol" Falstaff's man. For af-
front and insolcnce on the part of The
Ancient" as told by one Bill Shake.
Srcarc. the quaint conceit entered the
head of Capt. Fluellen, the son of Wales,
to induce the other to eat leek, for
which he had an Unborn repugnance. 1t
required some persuasion administered
at the end of a cudgel to prevail on Pistol
TO masticate the vile thing. Neverthe-
less with the incentive of little sauce.
as the man of the mountains and Of con
sonants dubbed the well-known hickory
tea" of later times, Pistol ate the leel.
Respectfully,
w. J. G..