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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-08
THE MUSCAT INCIDENT.
The British Government Approves the
Action of It's Agents

LONDON, March 1.-THE parliamentary
secretary of the foreign Office, Henry St.
John Broderick, answering question put
by Sir Charles Dixie, Radical, in the
House of Commons to-day, gave a diff
ferent complexion to the Muscat incl
dent than the version which the French
minister of foreign affairs, NJ. Delcasse,
furnished to the Chamber of Deputies
yesterday. Mr.. Broderick said that by
the original concession, secretly obtained
in March, 1898, France secured land upon
which she would have been at liberty
TO hoist her flag and build Notifications
Immediately after the proceedings be-
came known Great Britain declared them
TO be contrary to the treaty of 1862 and
the Sultan was required to. cancel the
lease which was annulled. The under
secretary added:
I'VE have not expressed disapproval of
the action of the British agent, who acted
under Instructions, and Lord Salisbury
informed the French ambassador on.
Paul Cambon) on several occasions that
he considered the British contention alb
solutely right and that it was impossible
to recede therefrom.
1--WE hold that the action of the British
agent in Threatening a bombardment of
Muscat was absolutely right. by the
convention of 1852 there is nothing 10 pro-
hibit France from having coal store at
Muscat, provided there is no concession
Of territory, and it is understood that
France will avail herself of this power
subject to those limitations
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A RUNAWAY TRAIN.

Altoona, Pa, March IA freight
train coming down the Scalp level
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad
got beyond the control of the crew late
last night and few down the grade
more than a mile a minute until 1t
left the track a mile MOI j of Lovett,
Cambria county. Twenty-Five cars
went over an embankment. The loco
motive did not go over and the en-
gineer and fireman escaped. Brake
man E. B. Myers, of Summer Hill, went
down with the cars and was killed.
Flagman Barme and Conductor Clay
baugh escaped with slight injuries.
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BANKERS INDICTED.

New York, March THE United
States grand jury to-day handed down
an Indictment against James NC
Naughton, formerly president OF the
Tradesmen's National Bank, for vlolat-
ing the banking laws in fraudulently
ordering the certification OF check for
$4,000, and also an indHFent
against James and Allan McNORghton
conformity for conspiracy in procuring
the alleged fraudulent certification OF
a check for $4,000 in favor of Allan
McNaughton when he had not funds TO
that amount to his credit.
The McNaughtons were arrested
some weeks ago and were held in bonds
by the United States commissioners.
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MAY YET SUCCEED.

Boston, March 1.-THE men who
bought American Cereal stock at fancy
prices with the expectation that Pro-
meter Eddy's big $33,O00,000 cereal
trust would be formed, have not aban-
doned hope of the ultimate consumma-
ton of the combine.
Publicity ana injunctions, according
to those interested, is what wrecked
the project. The matter is to lie dor
mant for while, when it will be taken
up by some promoter to be selected by
the combine people and the Cleveland
Akron syndicate Some of the smaller
concerns upon which Eddy had options
will be left out, it is said, and there
will be less water in the stock. {
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GLASS MEN MEET.

Pittsburg, Pa, March There will
be a meeting of the principal flint glass
manufacturers held in this city early
aext week to close up the preliminaries
of the proposed trade consolidation.
1t is said that there is no longer any
doubt that the combination will soon
become fact.
The plants in Pennsylvania upon
which options have been taken to date
are said to be as follows:
Ten factories of the United States
Glass Company; Brice, Higbee & Co.;
Bryce Bros, Mt. Pleasant; Clark Bros,
Elwood City; California Glass Co., Cal
lfornia; Cooperative Flint Glass Co.,
Beaver Falls; George Duncan & Sons,
Washington; Consolidated Lamp and
Glass Co., keystone Tumbler Co., Ro-
chester; Mckee & Bros; Northwood
Company, Indiana; Novelty Glass
Works, Washington; Rochester Turn
bier Company.
Besides these plants there are prob
ably thirty more in other States which
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MORE DISSATISFACTION.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 7.-Col.
Hood cables from Holguin that intense
excitement prevails there on account OF
the cessation Of public works and that a
mass meeting has been held at which
the action OF the United States military
authorities at Havana was condemned as
false economy and as the result Of
Capitalization.
Owing 10 the pressing necessities Of the
case, Col. Hood says he has issued indi-
gent rations TO three thousand heads Of
families suddenly thrown out Of employ
ment He fears there Will be'a large In
crease in the criminal classes OF his dis
trict-
Practically the same news from all the
other districts Of Santiago province has
reached here. Meanwhile money enough
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are desired by the promoters OF the
combine, and for nearly all OF them
liberal offers have been made
THE BOSS COMBINE OF ALL.

THE BOSS COMBINE OF ALL.
New York, March 8.-The World
says:
]. Pierpont Morgan returned yester-
day (Tuesday) on the Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse, he went aboard two months
ago to secure assent of the Readings
English stockholders to plan that the
Vanderbilts, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Maxwell, of the New Jersey
Central and w. H. Truesdale. of the
Delaware, Lackawana & Western, had
formed for a consolidation of all the
great eastern coal interests under one
management.
Mr.. Morgan was seen after his ar
rival was very reticent regarding his
work in London. 1t is understood that
his efforts have been successful. From
men with whom he had talked and who
have been in cable touch with him dur
ing his absence, a general explanation
of the plan was learned. Hundreds Of
millions of dollars have been brought
into one combination. A pro rata di
vision of the coal output and Of the
profits has been outlined, though
months will be required to finally adjust
all the details. 1t is estimated that full
ly $3,200,000 was saved annually in
operating expenses. The companies
said to be in the big deal are the Read
ing Delaware, Lackawana & Western
Coal and Railroad Company, Pennsyl
vania Coal Company, New York, On
tario & Western Railway Company;
Central Railroad of New Jersey, New
York, Susquehanna G Western Railroad
Company; Schuylkill & Susquehanna
Railroad Company, with a combined
capital of more than $SS9, 100000.
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CHICAGO GERMANS
VIII Protest Against Any Alliance With
England.

" III Against <AnS WIN
England
Chicago, March IA monster mass
meeting of Communications to pro-
test against an alliance of the United
power, will be held in the near future,
and the auditorium will probably be
chosen as the hall. Delegates from
more than one hundred German organ
izations of Chicago-turner, literary,
secret, beneficial and religious societies,
with combined membership of $4,000,
met in lungs hall last night, and after
speeches a committee was appointed to
arrange for the mass meeting. The
speakers urged that Germany had been
grossly misrepresented. Englands
jealousy of Germany is obtaining firm
hold on the hearts of the American peo-
pie was advanced as an argument for
her sS-sent alleged efforts at disparage-
ment Of the fatherland.
An interesting feature of the meeting
was the presence of John Finerty,
Judges Gibbons and Dunno and other
prominent Irish-Americans who came
as fellow workers in the cause of dis
couraging foreign entanglements, espec-
tally British. Judges Dunno and Glib
bons and John F. Finerty were called
upon to address the meeting. Their
remarks we're greeted with hearty en-
thusiasm.
Judge Gibbons declared the best in
terests of this country would be sub
served by it fighting its own battles and
that it should ask no help from any
foreign power.
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WANT A UNIFORM SCALE.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 1.-THE annual
convention of the National Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
began at knights of Labor Hall, in this
city, to-day. Delegates were present
from all points of the country. Among
the important questions to be consid-
cred will be propositions to affiliate
with the American Federation of Labor,
and to establish a uniform wage scale
for all local throughout the United
States. At present no two local scales
are alike. 1t is thought that the New
York list will be taken as basis. The
convention will be in session all week.
No business was transacted to-day. 1t
is expected that tomorrow the conven-
ton will get down to business.
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MORE FIGHTING PROBABLE.

MANILA. March S. 1870 a. m.--The reb-
els are busiiy preparing their defenses at
various points and are most aggressive
near san Pedro Macati, where their sharp
shooters maintain a persistent annoy
ance Scott's battery. on the hill top,
is the center Of fire from both sides Of
the river.
Gen. Hale withdrew his outposts from
the left bank Of the stream and now Is
occupying his original position.
Further trouble Is probable IN the VI
cinIty Of the water works. when the reb-
els rally. but il would be almost an
impossibilty for them to interfere win
the water supply.
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A BRAVE RESCUE
Made at Sea by tho Crew of British
Ship.

snip.
BALTIMORE Md, March THE Brit
sh steamer Cape Corrientes, Captain Met
calf which arrived here to-day from
Shields brought the information OF
brave rescue made at sea. On January
18th, in about lat. 40, long. 81, the steamer
sighted vessel in distress which proved
to be the Russian bark Barunga, Cap
tain sandman, which had sailed from
Ship Island Ga, on December 18th, with
a cargo of lumber for Dieppe.
When Captain Metcalf sighted the vessel
she was water logged and partly dis
masted At p. m. a life saving crew
from the steamer, in charge of Chef OF
ficer Charles Johnson, started to rescue
the Barunga's crew. He first brought
back Mrs sandman and three children.
The little ones were a boy, three and
half wears old; twO-year-old girl ana
four-months-old baby. 1t was CLOCK
at night when the last of the Barunga S
crew were on board the Cape Corrientes
The machinery of the steamer was out
of order when the rescue was made and
CAPTAIN Metcalf bore for St. Michaeis
where he arrived February TO- captain
sandman and the seventeen others res
cued from the Barunga were landed at
that port.
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SITUATION AT BLUEFIELDs.

COLON. Col. March THE United
States gunboat Marietta arrived here from
Bluehelds late yesterday bringing news
that all was quiet there up to three days
ago. But there were rumo-s Of further
political troubles In the interior.
The United States cruiser Detroit has
Just received orders 20 return 70 Blue
fields forthwith she viii leave to-day
although she has not finished coaiing.
News just received from Bocas del
Toro confirm the reported arrival there
Of Gen. Reyes. the head Of TIE recently
collapsed revolution at B.ueaeids. The
General reached there On March 4th On
board the schooner Buenaventura.
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river is rising at the rate of two inches
an hour, and reports from above are
that all the tributaries are pouring in
undiminished volume into it. The dan
ger point has been reached here and
houses on the levee have been entered
by the waters. All the streams in the
beyond their banks. Great damage is
being done to the crop and farm build
ings. The guage at noon was SO feet
below the locks.
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IN GOLD AND SILVER.
The Cubans win Get Their Three Millions
in Hard Money.

WASHINGTON. March Preparations
are being quietly made at the War De-
partment TO ship TO Cuba the Seo1ooo Tor
the payment of the Cuban troops. The
distribution of the money will be under
the direction OF Gen. Brooke. but pay
Major Rogers. of the pay corps, Will SO
to Cuba at the same time to take general
charge of the matter and supervise the
disbursement The money Will be shilFc~d
partly in silver and partly in gold. The
details of the shipment are being care
fully guarded by the department. The
money probably Will be put aboard one Of
the regular army transports and be ac-
companied by strong guard OF regular
soldiers. The date of sailing Will not be
generally known.
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THE KIPLlNGS.
The Author Makes Favorable Pro-
gress- No Information as to His
Daughters Funeral The Emper
Ors Message.


New York, March 7.-Rudyard Kip
ling's condition continues TO improve.
f. n. Doubleday, who has been with the
author almost constantly since he was
night had been a restful one for MIR.
kipling. The patient, however, is as
closely watched as ever, to guard
against a possible relapse to which he
will be liable for a fortnight or more.
Elsie, Mr., Kipling,s three-year-oid
daughter, is reported as progressing
very favorably, having slept we'll last
night.
Mr.. Doubleday, in Difference to the
wishes of Mrs. Kipling, refused to give
any information regarding the arrange
ments for the funeral of Josephine kip
ling. II is the mothers wish that the
funeral be private, but she fears that.
owing to the public interest in Mr.. Kip
ling, the church in which the service
for the dead is to be held would, were
the announcement to be made in adj
vance, be crowded with the curious.
The child, Mrs. Kipling says, in no
sense belonged to the public and she
wishes to avoid having the funeral take
on the character of spectacle.
Mrs. Kipling. accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. DR.. Durham, and DR.. Con-
Of pnfflahnrn Dv.iys "a Ipx
left the hotel where the author lies.
Berlin, March 7.-Emperor Williams
message of sympathy to Mrs. Rudyard
Kipling, occasioned by her husbands
serious illness, is commented upon by
the press here to-day. The Vossische
Zeitung says:
This new manifestation of the En-
peror's, and the recent ones by Ger
man ministers, form pleasant contrast
to the erroneous statements that Ger
many is about to declare a tariff war
on the United States. The German
nation, on the contrary, is strongly
DESTROYS of living in peace with Amer
lea, economically as well; but hopes
for full reciprocity and that the legiti-
mate interests Of Germany will be con
sidered."
The above remarks and Emperor
Williams action are apparently based
on the theory OF His Majesty that Mr.
Rudyard Kipling's residence in the
United States, the fact that his wife
is an American and his sympathy for
this country make him an American in
spirit, if not by birth, as the distin-
guished author was born in Bombay on
December go 1865.
Mr. Doubleday tonight reported both
Rudyard Ktping and his little daughter
Elsie to be slowly but surely convalesc-
ing Mr.. Kipling has not yet been IN
formed of the death Of his child Jose
ph.ne and he win not be told about 1t
until he is practically well. She was his
favorite and the physicians dread the
possibility Of an i'll result should he learn
OF her death in any manner.
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Atlanta, Ca, March Mrs. Rebecca
D. Lowe, president of the WoDan's
Federation of Clubs, has issued cir
cular, letter to the presidents OF the
five hundred and twenty-five clubs in
the Federation in which she says:
1.-The Federation has become vital
part of the great historical movement
of the century, and the work it has ac-
complished for the cause of education
has made a permanent impression
which will gather force as it continues.
I'm the light of recent events-notice-
ably the discharging of all women en-
ployes in the service of a great railway
system in the West, and the attitude of
labor unions toward wage-earning wo-
men-we must plainly see that the time
has come for united action among Wo-
men for women.
"a great struggle is going on in the
labor world, and the working women
must play her part in all its phases and
bear the burden of the result equally
with the men.
"As an organization the general fed
Grafton is a powerful weapon to be
welded in behalf of this helpless and
dependent class, but in order to work
effectively we must study conditions,
seek to know what is needed and then
strive to become helpful in discovering
and applying the remedy for the wrong.
II hope, my dear Madame President,
that you will present this important
subject to the women of your organ
ization and I would urge that as aften
as possible during the year you will en-
courage your members to investigation
of outside conditions and discussions in
its relation to the present and future
influence upon the welfare of society.
"Most sincerely yours,
"REBECCA D. LOWE
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vances, followed by flank movements
the enemy was completely routed as
far out as Guadalupe, on the right.
and almost to Mariquina on the left.
The casualties reported are:
Captain o'Brien, of Company r.
First wyoming volunteers, and two
men slightly wounded. The rebel loss
was heavy. No rebels were visible at
noon.
Gas D. m.-This afternoon Gen.
Hale's brigade continued the work OIL
driving out the rebels from the countrX
between the reservoir and the watt
works. a distance Of about three mil
The country Is now clear on the
of the river, but the enemy is still
front Of Gen. Wheaton's line.
In accordance with Instructions
the land and naval forces a genera
der was issued to-day directln
United States troops to give pan
attention to the specific duty OF fun
ishing full protection to the lives anN
property Of all German, Austrian.
Dutch. Italian and Portuguese resi-
dents, and with the cooperation Of the
resident German consul, 10 give aid
and assistance whenever necessary.
At o'clock this afternoon the tenn
perature was 81 degrees Fahrenheit,
and the heat Is intense, especially on
the lines, where twenty-five men were
Frustrated.
The enemy is still in front Of Gen.
Wheaton's line. Near San Pedro
Macati, they have been actively at
tempting 10 make the positions OF the
Sixth artillery on the hills untenable.
their sharpshooters keeping up con-
slant fire all day.
Private Loyejoy, Company G. wash
ington volunteers, was killed by
stray bullet. Major Bell. Seventh
United States cavalry, Private Young,
Company II. Twentieth infantry; Pri-
vate Curran, Company II. Twentieth
infantry, and Private Sparks, Company
/, First Wyoming volunteers. very
wounded to-day.
This morning the enemy in front or
Gen. Ovenshine's line sent out a flag
Of truce, but retired when Lieut. Koch
Ter, with two men advanced to meet ~.
This afternoon they again showed a
white flag and general With two Off
GERS and an interpreter sdvaneed. When
the Americans were within about 200
yards Of the rebel party, the latter drag
ged rifles from behind their backs and
opened fire upon them. but fortunately
without effect.
Hawthorne's battery fired two shel5ll
killing several OF the enemy.
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al. E. CONFERENCE.

Atlantic City, n. j., March 1.-THE
preliminary exercises prior to the sixty
third annual conference of the Method
ist Episcopal church, which will open
tomorrow in St. Pauls church, this
city, were held this evening. About
200 members of the conference were
present.
The opening exercises were conduct
ed by Pastor George Dobbins, of St.
PauIs church. Rev. J. Presby deliv-
cred the sermon.
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A REPORT DENIED.

New York, March AT the offices
of the Federal Steel Company it was
denied that any purpose to absorb the
Chicago Shipbuilding Company, which
has it's yards on the Calumet river, as
was asserted in a dispatch from Cleve-
land, O. The Federal Steel officials
say that the report to that effect may
come from the fact that w. l.. Brown,
of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company,
Company.
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BRIEFS FROM CUBA.

HAVANA March Lieut.. Fitzhugh
Lee has been transferred from his fathers
staff to the First cavalry.
The North Atlantic squadron is expected
to sail from here on Wednesday, 1t is
doubtful whether it will stop at other
Cuban ports.
The police took complete charge of the
First precinct last night, and the military
guard was withdrawn.
Col Hecker, inspector of camp sites
in Cuba, has arrived here from the United
States Abner Mckinley's party will sail
to-day for Miami.
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RICHMOND INUNDATED.

Washington, March IA Richmond,
Va, special to the Star says:
Richmond is again visited by food
and storm. The river has invaded all
the lower part of the city.
Newtown, a suburb negro settlement
in a valley running up from the river,
is completely inundated, only the CHM
neys of the houses showing
The fires have been shut out in the
city gas works by the rising tide, and
Richmond will be without gas lights
tonight.
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SAME OLD THING.

Harrisburg, Pa, March THE forty
second ballot for United States Senator
to-day resulted: Quay (R), 101; jerks
Cd, II; Dalzell (R), II; Stewart (R.) },
S; Irwin (R), 6; Huff (R), s; Stone
(R), A; Rice (R), 2; Tubbs ((RD, l.;
Widener (R), 8; Ritter (R.), 2: Grow
(R), /; Markle R-), l. Total. 231;
necessary to choice. 116; paired or
not voting, %. No election.
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A COAL COMBINE.

Scranton, Pa, March 7.-Simpson &
Watkins, of this city, have effected a
consolidation of the eight different coal
companies in which they are interested
and disposed of them to a syndicate, in
corporated under the title of the Tenn
pie Coal Company and having a capital
stock of $2,5O0,000 Simpson & Wat
kins retain an interest in the new con-
Germ. Mr.. Watkins becomes president
and general manager.
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BAD NIGHT AT CHARLESTON.

Charleston, W. Va, March THE
night was one Of discomfort and actual
suffering. The slow falling Of the
water, added to the lower temperature,
made the situation a gloomy one. Many
business men were compelled to use
boats to seek provisions and fuel.
Even the Governor was forced TO use
boat to go from the Executive Mansion
to his office in the State House. Much
drunkenness and disorder prevailed.
The loss to timbermen up Elk river
will be heavy. That river traverses
the heaviest logging district OF the
State. Immense RATS were torn loose
and go raging down into the Kanawha,
sometimes doing heavy damage to coal
docks, barges and tipples. The Wini-
frede coal docks are gone, with several
barges, and an extensive tipple between
East Bank and Belmont was swept
away.
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STRIKE IN ALASKA.

SKAGUAY, March 2 via Victoria, B. c.,
March 7.-Seven hundred of the HOO
laborers employed on the construction
work of the White Pass Yukon road are
on a strike as the result of a reduction
of wages from 50 to 30 cents an hour
and an increase in work to ten hours a
day After the men struck, all others
were laid off for few days The men
are coming TO Skaguay and are orderly
No violence is anticipated.
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RAISE IN WAGES.

Harrisburg, Pa, March Manager
Gilbert A. McCauley, of the Central
Iron and Steel Company, which includes
the Universal Mills, Paxton Mills and
Mills No. 2, posted notice that on
April 1st a readjustment and raise in
wages would take place. This will af-
feet 600 hands.