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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-18
fierce FIGHT
With a Band of cornered Train Rob
bers in New NTcxico-sheriff Killed
And All His Posse Wounded.

With Band Of Cornered Train Rob
bers In New NTcxico-Sheriff Killed
And All His Posse Wounded.
LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, July 17-Meagre
details were received here to-day of a
pitched battle between q sherifts, posse
and the gang OF outlaws who held up a
Colorado Southern passenger train at
Folsom, N. NJ, a few days ago. The Rt-
fray occurred near Cimarron. W. j.
Farr OF WatsenberE. Col, q member Of
the posse. was killed.
Marion LItrell, live stock inspector,
arrived here tonight, bringing further
details OF the fight at Cimarron, as he
had learned them at Springer.
ut occurred this morning." he said,
ain the canon above ClmRrron In a very
rough piece of country. The news was
telephoned to Springer from Cimarron
lust before left there. The posse was
led by Sheriff Ed Farr, Of Watsenberg.
and United States Marshal Foraker, of
New Mexico. The posse numbered six
men. The force divided. advancing up
on the outlaws from three directions.
Sheriff Farr was killed and Henry
Love and a man named Smith, mam-
bers OF the posse were wounded. For
niIer returned to CIm0rron and tele-
graphed that all OF his posse had been
wounded"
The identity Of the outlaws ia not
known, but little doubt is entertained Of
their being the mon who held up tho
train Mt Folsom few days ago and al
so n year or more ago. Their camp, IL
Is believed, wns two or three miles from
Clmarron. The outlaws have been no.
ticed hanging around in the vicinity for
some time past. II is thought that one
or more Of the outlaws, who are three
in number, have been wounded by the
officers.
Sheriff Ed Farr was we'll known
among live stock men. He had exten-
sive cattle interests in Southern Colo
rndO and Northern New Mexico.
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NEW ORLEANS, July T.--chRrles Z.
Rockel, runner for the Metropolitan
bank. had Just entered the bank to-day
to begin his duties, when Engelhart
Bieber, q discharged soldier, slipped
up behind him, and tnkinB deliberate
aim fired. The bullet struck the juno
ture OF Rockets suspenders and car-
ried It Into his back. When the sus.
penders were pulled from the wound
iho bullet came out with them. Bic
ber says thnt when he went to the war
he give his deposit book for SSQ6 70
Rocket, and the latter drew out the
money and refuses to return 1t to him.
Rocket is painfully wounded, but will
recover,
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promptly because Of the continued I'm
reference with the non-union crews,
and he holds the union men directly re-
sponBible for this. He attributes the
present strike to feeling Of disap-
pOlntTnent on the part Of the union
men because the non-union men have
not been "mobbed and beaten out OF
the company's service"
He says ne win operate the cars II he
Is given police protection. Protection
has been promised by Mayor Farley,
and It Is said that the militia viii be
called out if the police are unable to
preserve order.
There has been little disorder to-
day, but pothlng Of serious nature.
Strikers Statement.
Business Agent Pratt, of the strikers
committee, issued statement to-day,
in part as follows:
"It Is with grave apprehension that
view the situation as It exists between
the Biz Consolidated Street RAILWAY
Company, with Its millions OF dollars
back OF II, on the one side, and the
street car employees, a brave, deter
mined set OF llberty.lovlng American
citizens and q vast thrOng OF organ
lied labor back OF them, on the other
side.
"Three weeks have elapsed, and the
company have failed to live up to any
part OF It's agreement; neither have
they shown any intention Of doing SO,
except by many promises, which have
been more readily broken than made.
The council committee has said that
they ara no longer a party to that
agreement, although their signatures
appear there the same as the rest.
Consequently we are brought back to
the very starting point, the only dIffer-
nee being that our last condition 10
worse than the first. Who will be re-
sponsIble for the suffering, riotlng and
disgrace that must inevitable follow an
other striker The corporations will
place the blame upon the down-trodden
laborer, because they have money, and
because they have money there are city
authorities who are willing to put the
collar around their neck and say the
men themselves are to blame for all
thfRn -
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GLAssW0RKERs' COMBINE.
Flint and Green GIassworkers to be
AmalRamatGd.

Flint and Green Glassworkers 70 DC
AmRlRamated.
MUNcIE, Ind. July 17.-At the flint
glassworkers' international convention
to-day committee of nine was ap-
pointed to meet with like committee
representing the green glass workers
now In convention at Atlantic City and
report plans for the amnlgamntion Of
the two big trades, together with the
green pressers' league. The pressers
will meet as soon as 1t is expedient and
a special meeting for the purpose Of
consolidating the trades at once will
be called II 1t Is deemed advisable. The
committee consists OF Thomas F. Bres-
man, Baltimore; Thomas ]. Conboy,
Alexandria; +. D. Strausser, Wheeling;
John w. Morehouse. Monaca, Pa;
David w. VauK, Pittsburgh: c. N. Ed
monds, Muncie: F. C. Dickens, Pitts.
burgh: George Pencost. Alton, ILL.,. and
John L. Dobbins, Philadelphia. This
action virtually decided that an ANAL
gulnatIOn will be formed uniting 10000
glassworkers in the strongest labor or
ganIzation in the world.
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MUsKoGEE, I. T.. July l7.-At wy
bark, on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad. last night, freight train was
wrecked and Engineer McCunc killed.
The switch lock had been battered to
pieces, the switch turned and the Sig
nal light set to indicate clear truck.
It was doubtless the work Of men who
had intended TO wreck tho passenger
train. which II on time would have pre-
cedod the freight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-18
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES
Meeting Has Nothing to Do With Or
dering q Strike.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July ia
special to the Times from Cedar Rap
IDS, Iowa, says:
The chief executives Of the Order Of
Railway Trnlnmen. Order of Railway
Conductors. Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen and brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Flremen will meet here to-mor-
row. Concerning the objects Of the
meeting. and In explanation of the re-
port from Boston that the purpose Of
the9 gathering Is to cali out 1900 op-
orators on roads centering in Boston,
Grand Chief Conductor T.. E. Clark. Of
the order of Railway Conductors, said:
"The Idea that the meeting has been
called to consider the prOpriety Of call
ing a strike on any system Of railroads
Is all balderdash. We simply desire to
overcome the little difficulties within
the orders, and which have no connec-
tin with the railroads whatever
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Tho unlondctL Gnn ArnIn.

LEwEs, Del. July T.--At RhOhoth
Bay to-day n son of James Mitchell,
residing here. shot his brother with n
gun loaded with large shot through the
left breast. cnusing his death In an
hour. The shooting was done In u
playful manner, The boys supposed
the gun was not loaded, The dead boy
was seventeen years Of OgeA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-18

LONDON, July 1s.-MoSt Of the
morning papers comment upon the
Joint statement Of the American corr
respondents in Manila, regarding the
censorship there.
The Times says: General Otis can-
not conceal nor explain away the great
fact that he falls to bring the war to
an end. He might Just as well cease
playing the ostrich and allow the corr
respondents to tell the public what they
Bee."
The Daily News says: '"rhe moral Of
It Is that the correspondent will turn
when you tread too hard upon him and
thut his determination to let the cat
out OF the bag may stu prove q bleSs-
Ing to modern states"
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up and there has been bad blood be-
tween them ever since. A telephone
message was received BY Van Allen
from Condor. saying that he was coIn-
ing down to "dO him up" An hour la
ter GOndoff entered the saloon and
Van Allen pushed him out on the side
walk. Both men drew reyOlver8 and
commenced firing through the glass
door, which was shivered to pieces.
When the shooting was over, Condor
was shot through the groin and In the
small OF the back. he was taken to the
hospital in a dying condition. Van Allen,
whose wound Is not serious, was ar
Vsnu%os1
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ANOTHER KILLING
In Clay County, Ky.-Man's Head Sew
cred From His Body.

cred From HIS Body.
LONDON DEPOT, KY. July 17.-Clay
county has another killing. Dick Low
ems body has beer found three miles
from Manchester. When found his head
was severad from his body and had
been beaten to pulp. A 45-calibre re-
volver was found on the body. Having
killed three men and injured several,
he was probably killed by the friends of
one of his victims. He leaves wife
and eight children.
An attempt has been made to kill
VIII Gray, near Manchester. Clay coun-
ty. After three shots had passed
through his clothes, one of them scrap
ing his body. he escaped by running
through forest. Gray is one of the
Bakers friends.
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Special Dispatch to tho InteIllEOncer.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va, July
l7.-capt. s. l.. Breesc. United States
navy, retired, is extremely I'll Mt his res
idence in this place, with pneumonia,
and his physicians entertain little hope
of his recovery, Tonight he Is very
weak and It is feared he cannot live
through tho night.
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FATAL DUEL

Fought, with the Glass Doors OF n SA-
loon Between Them.
CHICAGO, July H.-Wlth the glass
doors Of n saloon between them, will
INN Van Alien, Il saIOon-kceper. and
Frederick Condor, a travelling snles-
man. fought a duel To-day to the death.
Condor was mortally wounded ami
Van AlOn was shot through the left
thigh.
The men were business partners some
time ago, but the business was broken
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For West Virginia, fair Tuesday aud
Wednesday; northerly winds, becoming va
rlAble
Tuesday; talr and warmer Wednesday,;
light TO fresh northwesterly winds, become
inE variable.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-13
Dealing With Train Rubbers.

There were tweniy-"ight train hold
ups in the United States last Year,
resulting in the killing OF four train
men, and live robbers. In Mexico
there was not a single hollup Ill 1898,
yet the trans in that 60 m'ry carry
heav, treasure, and the thi~uiy-setiled
districts seem an ideal place for tile
masked robher, u perfect paradise for
the merriless bandit. But there are
no such robberies committed in Mex.
leo. and the reason for it is plain and
simple. The crime is punishable by
instant death. The criminal has no
need Of nm attorney; the courts of the
country ARE not delayed by legal
te~cbnicalitles; the prisoners do not
become "a charge upon the commun-
lily for prison lodge and fare. They
are Immediately hanged. buried with
ont ceremony, and the country is for.
ever rid Of M enemy tn sGciety. Those
OF his kind speedily quit the country
that would kill them first MI try
them afterwards, and the result is
that all such have migrated to the
United States. Here they can hold
up trains to their hearts content. and
IL captured. worry along in the courts
for years, finally get n light sentence,
but most likely escape punishment
altogether.
Would it not be well for Uncle
Sam tn profit 10y M-xico's ex an pie,
and pass similar laws? Once they
are enacted, it will have tile same sal.
utary effect that such laws have in
Mexico. The train robbers are COW.
ards Mt heart. md once made to I'M.
derstand that simple detection means
death. there will he none brave
enough to continue in the business.
Re
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-13

a great commotion seems to have
aiken place among railway circles
'wing to the contemplated through
ar service between the Pacific Coast
md Chicago which ia operating IL
day each week. This is not a new de-
uarture by any means, cs the Denver
4 Rio rande Railroad Comp ms und
it's connections have been Operating n
Trough car service between the Pa
mic and Atlantic colst via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver. Kansas City md
chicago for year,, and three days
Hach, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
ars for this through service are OF
The latest Pullman design, md are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. 4 Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars arc
also under the pens nal supervision
NJ a Special Excursion agent
whose duty it is to sec that passen-
gers are given every comfort and ut.
tentiur. For further information, ID
ply to amy agent. Or Is. F.. Nevins
General Agent. ar to Il. NJ. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, ID. Il X.
G. Il. r.. IS West Bird South 81. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-13
WHERE rnE MoSkr cokS

The American peace commission.
en have played their part; but thai
,tesAs not mean that the Senate and
the people must, or will, repent after
them, without variation, the lines
winch they have just prepared.
So far as the Philippine matter is
concerned, the indications are that
Congress Tor both houses will have
10 act on the money siipulation) will
not even take its cue from the conI.
missioners. These men have said I"
Spain: I'VE will buy a. you the
Philippines The probability is in
creasinH that tie Senate will s.!:
no. We 10 not; we do. not believe III
borrowing trouble, much less in buy
ing it,
And it Ia not inconceivable that
that body should doubt the wisdom,
Of taking trouble as a gilt. For no:
even the most dizzy.headed imperial
ist believes that the United States
can control those islands in u sharp
contest with the insurgents.
Without reviewing the increasing
| opposition III the South and East to
the policy q expulsion, it is becom.
ing evident that the wave Of wisdom
COW sweeping over the Pacific coast
must I've alarming to the ad,ninistra
tim. From an editor in San Fran
cisco, the Lutbed of imperialism,
come these words: The American
people nre now wondering why the
American peace commissioners
should offer 70 Sparu any number of
millions for the Philippines. For the
portion conquered from SPAN Is nj.
ready our-, and the portion o con.
quered from her may have to be
conquered from the insurgents
Therefore, according to the usual rule
Of such Transactions, il we pSy Spain
$4,000 600 for the rest OF the Philip.
rines, she ought to give US a good
title by delivering goods
Finally, the trades unions through
ont the country are resisting the AN
nexaiion policy. because OF the cheap
labor which must come with the new
possessions. ~rle administration
~f"ars,' says n western paper. -tlrat
Philippine ~anutIation may deprive
the Republican party Of the ote Of
organized workIngmen."
Altogether, the navigation Of the
administration ship in and around
the reefs and SHOALS " the tropical is
lands Is becoming difficult and peril
ous.-St. Paul Globe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-13
\ Sudd Death

Our little community wns shocked
about III o'clock thrs !orruoon by the
announcement that Mrs. J Il. Fitz
gerald had closed her eyes ON the
scenes Of earth to reopen them in the
mystic realms 81 the great hereafter,
hut lew :" our people knew that her
condition was serious, md the news
of her death came rs lightning from
II clear sky.
On Mon lay morning Mrs. Fitzrer.
aid gave birth TO u boy and was
Thought to be doing nicely until yes.
'erday when complications set in that
made her condition serious. This
morning she had so far improved tina,
Mr.. Fitzgerald resumed his work in
the clerks Office. During the fore
noon Mrs. Fitzgerald was taken sud.
denly worse AMI sunk into a peace.
aul sleep from which she never woke
The deceased, although n native Of
California. was raised 10 Cornuco,,a
and Tu'carotN. As MISS Matte
Hosl". she was woorl md won by Mtr
Fitzgerald and in 1892 they we're mar.
Rcd. She Sas biyhiy regarded hy al
who knew her. and many hear,s az
sadten~i hy her untimely death. A,
infant 'oD and \ discnnr'iste. heart.
broken hosbard safvive her.
The at'aogemea Tor tie inuera.
are not complete at this xainr. hp'
viii II take place oDe time S4tur
dag. The bour ard place will appear
hereafter.
Tho sympathy ~ The conmupr,
S'es on, ~ Mr. Ftzge'alS in his .ud
len be-"sT"Deo'. Nay the Gid alb,
r"ies "U things deal kindly with hiu
,ud los mo;be,iss hoy.
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Recently Mt a Columbus, Ohio,
dance n yonng fclluw naked u young
woman II she wnnld favor him with
the next waltz. The young Woman
threw her lose into tho air and snap
ishly responded: mo, | won't
This III turn offended the yourg man
and he holly replied: swell. 90 to
HI, them The young woman in.
formed her brother 81 the insult. md
the Lrother hunted IN the nun
and supplied him with the informa.
'i"u that be must Apologies or take
the most complete licking no ever
had u his li'c.i Tho onng man con.
sidered apologies cheaper than lick.
ing. 90 he hunted up the yonng NO.
man and said shcrpishly: .You
know WIN: told you 10 do. We'll,
you needn't do It., fer me nm your
brother hey made different arrange.
mentp,"
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FAIR PLAY.

IL at m! time sher re- was n once.
t"u among the people M to their
preference Tor tile United States Sen.
ator the action Of MIR. Newlands in
the present case has no longer left
any doubt in the matter. IL lief, TO
the people to Iay to deci ie. their
choice would be owe, whelmingly Tor
Senator Stewart.
The reason Tor this il not hard 10
c q The American people believe in
'air play. They like d maj OF cunr.
age The cowardly way in winch
Newlands has eOngbt to depose the
Senator has caused some OF hi, best
Trends to de cert his stand ,rI. The
writer of this has moved around
som. among the people Of the State
anu notes a great reaction in favor OF
Senator Stewart.
IL is the universal opinion that
NewIHnds has not played iuir, and
many That might have supported HIN
once Tor Senator now unhe. iiatinply
condemn hin. They cay that il no
a come out aud made an open
tRht tbey wouhI have liked TO sec
him win. But they despise anyone
Who seeks to kill his Zoe from ambush
u IL too much like the ireacherous
Harfifs ~ tile Indian aud ,Ia. 49,.
Ji' mAcITes upon their Caucasa,l
iI"i. they are Americans and lair
rfay ts their sa.cbsord. SewIapda
has 'boTn the sbite feather TOO often
" COMMAND their confidence and
,hNy Nould not 10 surprised TO sec
hin withdraw even now when be
hhds Tia, he has no show 70 win
Carsop APPEAL.
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PUBLIC Reduction Work..

The passage of an appropriation
bill Mt the coming legislative ssssion
to supply funds for the establishment
OF public ore reduction works in
prominent mining districts OF the
state, where owners OF small mines
could have their ore worked at Il cost
that would pay u small iDteres, on the
Outlay for the plant. will result in
placing the author OF such a meas
ure with. both feet in the mid.
die OF the, road leading to immor.
tally.
So far the mining legislation il this
State has been confined to tinkering
with the statutes relating t. the loca.
ti"n OF mineral ground until every
conceivable obstacle is thrown in the
wa! OF obtaining title to mining
ground by making it possible to rob
the poor prospector of the fruits Of
his labor INTER- deveiopinG a rich body
OF ORE through some t%echnicali,y,
should thrre be a future contest for
the ownership.
The establishment OF public reduc
ton works under the plan mentioned
above wonld result in IL vast Increase
in the bullion product and wealth OF
the State and the doubling Of its pop
ulstion in the next two years.-Vir-
ginia Chronicle.
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Hoods Pills 60 s1Ts | 1--we: s Il Gents ss''
NOTES on THE SENATORIAL
FIGHT.

Reports from Carson regarding the
Senatorial situation are rather cor
ilicting. The friends NJ Senator
Stewart claim that his tight il we'll in
hand and his election Is sure. They
claim TINT he will win On the first
ballot. This is disputed by the New
lands managers who claim that Stew.
nrt is already beaten and that their
man or u dark horse will walk of
with the the Senatorial persimmon.
Cleveland also claims that his chlnces
are good and that he will surprise the
Stewart and Newlands forces when
the ballot is taken. From tue best
Information the INDEPENDENT can
| ia" sc; it 5sliaTes that Senator Stsw.
art has the best Of the fight and will
eventually win.
Reports say that the fight is get.
ting very warm and that the purse
strings II the contend ng forces are
beginning to lrosen. This is q sure
sign that neither Stewart no. NeN-
has d lead pipe cinch Oh the Senator
ship.
The Silver party State Central
Committee held IA mee ing in Carson
Thursday and report says the
Senatorial situation was considered
with IL view to the reading Of Con-
gressman Newllnds md ". f. Shar.
on, his nephew. out OF the Silver par
~ fold. Al i:3o yesterday afternoon
the committee was sill i'll session and
having a hot time over the Senatorial
mudhle. II the committee should
read Mr.. Newlands out OF the party
he would he Il political dead duck in
Nevada without any hope OF resur.
rection. lie would then probably re.
turn tn California and quite with the
gold bug Republicans Of that state
or no might remain in Nevada and
join his political fortunes with that
party here. Either course would be
III keeping with his past political rec.
ord. 1t If doubtful, though. whether
the Republicans Of The State would
take kindly to him and make him
their leader. Ii not he would be q
political outcast.
From on tue contest will wax
warm and charges OF bribery and
corruption will be made aud denied
by both sides. These charges should
have no weight with the people nn-
less accompanied with positive PROOF.
III either side resorts to bribery, the
criminal machinery OF the State
SHOULD he set III motion md the brib.
ers and their hrncbmen should he
sen to the pen for the full limit OF
law. There should be no iriHing
with the guilty parties whoever they
may be.