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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-25


W. ]. Pate, Atlanta.
Twelve-year-old son Of w. ]. Pate,
Atlanta.
H. R. Gresham, Pullman conductor.
George W. Flournoy, Atlanta.
D. c. Hlghtower, Atockbridge, Ga
W. W. Park, Macon, Ga.
Elder Henson, travelling man, sup
posed to have been from Florida.
]. r. Florida, Nashville.
w. C. Ellis, brldgeman. stockbridge,
DIV. Griffith, supervisor
]. H. Rhodes, tiagman
John Brautley, white, foreman.
VIII Green, extra fireman.
W. L. Norrissett. pump repalrer.
W. r. Lawrence. foreman extra gang.
Ed Byrd, coIored, fireman, Atlanta,
Robert Spencer, train porter.
Four bodies unidentified.
The following passengers were res
cucd without serious injury:
Jesse L. Rahe, Baltimore.
Walter Pope. Atlanta.
Miss Mary b. Merritt, Boston.
Mlgs Clara Alden, Boston.
J. G. Flynn, Atlanta.
E. schryner. Chattanooga, Tenn.
r. 7. Mack, Chattanooga.
]. ]. oulnlan, tlagman.
T. c. Carter Pullman porter
Henry Tomllnson.
Train Reported Two Hours Late.
The train left Macon at 7:1O. and was
duo at Atlanta at 9:45 last night. Nc
Donough was reached on time. At this
point connection is made for Columbus,
Ca, and here every night the Columbus
train Is coupled on and hauled through
to Atlanta. Last night, however, for
the first time in many months, the Col
umbus train was reported two hours
late on account OF a washout on the
branch and the Macon train started on
10 Atlanta without It's Columbus con-
ngrtIon
Tremendous rains. OF daily occur
renee for the past two weeHs, have
swollen all streams in this part of the
Fou;h and several washouts have been
reported on the different roads.
Camps creek. which runs into the
ocumulgce, was over its banks, and its
~,'s'S ,, "an srhS"N 70 a" -. Wy ~" LIN, I'M
and half north OF McDonough the
creek comes somewhat near the South
ems tracks, and running alongside 1t
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, r,,-s' '''s ronu uy . Ia. 80 ~, Wv.
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80 @"" p'esu'''"u'y w. ~ 80. 80,
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, "s I'm wac sun i"si"e' ,'. "1D So ~
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49, s-, however sseult' 40 ny , sSse" 49, T.,
'eu 'o''lIo. ,''o'' - @
,,.'''-h' "eathfF' went " u'''" "t''''N'
,N'''''' ) NN'''"e'
knocked Into kindling Wooa'
The train. consisting OF baggage
car. spcond-clasg coach. frst-class
coach and a Pullman sleeper. was
Knocked into kLndllnG wood by the fail.
Tha wreck caught fire a few minutes
after the fall and all tho coaches were
burned except the Pullman.
Every person on the train, except the
occugap,s =, tho pullman ne,I,bed in
u. Disaster
mere was no escape as The heavy
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-25
SENATOR SCOTT HURT.
slipped at the Walton Hotel, and
Broke Two Ribs = Suffers Little
Pain - Believes West Virginia
Will Give Republican Ticket 10000

Will Give Republican Ticket 10000
Majority.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 24.-Up-
on Senator SCOTS arrival here yester-
day, his friends were surprised with the
announcement that day or two pre-
vlously he had sustained severe injuries
by fall at the Walton hotel, in Phlla-
delphla. The senator is not yet fully re-
covered from the effects of n surgical
operation he had to undergo In Decem-
Der last, and In consequence is not very
sure-foOted. While passing across n
floor which had been but short time
before washed up, he slipped and fell,
sustaining several bruises and breaking
two OF his ribs. He Is not confined to
his room, and at present suffers but
slight pain.
Will Visit His Son.
The senator left last evening for
Fortress Monroe. His son, Lieut.. Guy
T. Scott. who was recently married in
California, has been transferred from
Albatraz island, California, to Fortress
Monroe. and the senator went down
there to greet his daughter-in-law,
whom he has never seen.
After spending a few days at Old
Point. Senator Scott will go to Colora-
do Springs, Colorado, where he and
Mrs. Scott. whom he will meet there,
will remain five or six weeks. He will
then return to the east and enter upon
the work OF the campaign. large share
OF which will be under his direction.
The senator Is delighted with the ticket
nominated at Philadelphia. He pre-.
diets that West Virginia Will give Nc
Klnley and Roosevelt 10000 majority.
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weather FORECAST for To-day.

For Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Local rains Monday; Tuesday fair In
southern. showers In northern portion;
fresh to brink winds, mostly casterly,
with squalls.
For West VirFlnin Showers Monday;
Tuesday fair; southorly winds.
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature Saturday rs observed
by e. SChnepf. druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was us follows;
Z q, mu.,......,, 20 ] p m..,"...1.n,, 81
. n, m.r..,..,,,., 50 p. m".r..,:.,,, ~
u m....,.,, ....... 20 Weathcr-Fnlr,
SUNDAY.
Z n. m.".."..,, 76 p. m.""".....",
a. ui....,.,,... 50 b. nl,..,...,...,., %
u m",... ....". "a Wcather-Fair.
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FOREIGN.

European powers are preparing to
dismember the Chinese empire by
overlooking it with debts in paying in
IDENTITIES. g. ~ - p.
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THE NEWS EPlTOMIZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

In an interview Count Cassini. the
Russian Ambassador. emphasized his
country's unselfish aims in China.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means has decided not to remove the
tax on tea.
Postmaster-G General Smith has con-
cluded a parcel post convention with
Venezuela.
Lieutenant-General Miles advocated
in his annual report a reorganization
of the military service and standing
army of one for each 1000 Inhabitants.
Secretary Long formally announced
that the price for armor plate agreed
upon between the Government and the
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies
was S455.53, including 1888 royalty
Rear-Admiral Bradford recommend
ed that the Ma;rconi wireless teleg-
raphy system be used on naval YES
sole
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European powers are preparing to
dismember the Chinese empire by
overlooking it with debts in paying in
IDENTITIES. = : ''.' - ,s
"A Berlin Foreign Office official stated
THAT punitive expeditions against the
Chinese would soon cease.
\ The woman who attempted to kill
|. Emperor William at Breslau, Ger
many. was sent to an insane asylum.
The cashier of the principal Office of
the salt monopoly at Lima, Peru, is
believed to have gone to Mexico or the
United States. The amount Of his de-
falcation is $4,000.
President Kruger's mission to Eu-
rope, it is learned, Is to seek honora-
BILE terms of peace with England, and
it Is said that he will fight to the last
against annexation Of the South Afri-
can republics. ....
The British Admiralty Court found
the Cunard liner Campania response
BILE for the collision with the bark EN-
bleton near Queenstown, in July last,
In which eleven lives were lost.
The first installment in settlement
Of the American claims for indem-
nifty at Canton, China, was ordered
paid.
Thirteen persons, including the Peru
Wan Minister to France, were killed
and twenty injured in a railroad ac'
cident near Bayonne, France.
AS the first class battleships Kaiser
Friedrich III. and Kaiser Wilhelm II.
were entering Kiel Harbor they came
in collision, both vessels being slightly
damaged.
The British warship Pheasant was
! ordered to Panama to protect British
| interests.
As a result Of the anti-Semitic feel
ing In the French army, Captain Cob
lentz, a Hebrew, fought sword due
in Paris with Roger Luzarche, the
! captain being wounded three times.
The Indian Government will spend
| $12,500,000 buying new guns for the
Indian army.
General Roberts, commander-in-chlei
of the British army in South Africa
issued an order compelling the soldiers
to take regular musketry practice.
Germany bought 555,00o gallons Of
American whisky during the veal
I ended June 30 last.
The first cargo of Western grain tt
be shipped abroad by way of Quebec
Que, was sept by the steamship AL
banian.
Snow is four to SIX feet deep at van
couver, B.. c.. an unprecedented con
dition at so early date.
The German Reichstag has reelected
Count Won. Ballestrem it's President.
Great Britain has made a courteous
protest to Russia against several IN
cidents in China where Russians
brusquely opposed the hosting OF the
| British flag.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-12-05
cosTp.4N LIVES OF FISHERIES.
Gloucester Lost This Year Only Six We
-. sells and Thirty-one Men. .#.

Gloucester Lost This Year Only Six Yes.
-, sells and Thirty-one Men.
=. Gloucester, Mass. (SpeciaD.-Glouces'
ter has reckoned up for the year the
cost in loss of life and property of It's
fishing industry. The season in re-
spect both to losses of life and proper
ty has been practically the best in
twenty-five years. Although there
have been two years when the prop
erty loss was slightly less, yet in
those years the loss of life was con-
siderably larger, .'.-.-.-
The total number Of vessels lost dur
ing the year was six, aggregating
599.6O tons, having valuation Of
$4,000, upon which there was an in.
surance Of S26,075. The number Of
lives lost in the fisheries and incidental
work was thirty-one, of whom eight
were married, leaving eighteen faith
erless children. The average number
of lives lost per year FOR the past
twenty-five years has been ninety
seven. ..
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oUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The natives control both branches
of the Hawaiian Legislature, but nave
not a two-thirds majority.
The Philippine Commission at Ma.
nila discussed a bill for a provincial
government In Benguet.
Commander Lucien Young. Captain
of the Port of Havana, called for pro-
posals for removing the wreck of the
Maine from the bottom of Havana
harbor.
Elections in Hawaii resulted in the
success of the royalist party. which de-
eeated Democrats and Republicans
both for delegate to Congress and con-
troll of the Legislature.
The censorship on cable dispatches
at Manila has been removed.
BrIgadier-General James F. Smith
has Been appointed Collector of Gus
toms at Manila.
Secretary Root, Governor General
Wood and a party Of American officials
left Havana for trip along the south
coast Of Cuba. 80
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nA a& =.
7oLlTc:4.L.. !. N|ot7,E!5=:
N!!!H !! / AM
:sassS8.

|, The Socialists fell far below their
expected vote In New York County,
NJ, Y. In the election.
The citizens OF Cleveland, Ohio,
voted by q large majority, at the re.
cent election, in favor of the use of
voting-maehines. sSi.t.Ey
The voters Of Rhode Island author
lied at the recent election new loan
for. the completion Of the State Capitol
ct Providence. It g to, cost $3,OO0.OOO.
Alabama and Kentucky inaugurate
their Governors in December, Georgia
Ia November, Louisiana In April,
Rhode Island in May and Vermont in
J October.
The term Of the Governor of New
York expires officially on December
81, and from, January to March i,
1901, Theodore Roosevelt will be a
private citizen.
+ The Republicans have two-thirds
majority In the New York State Sem
Sate this year. The next election for
tState Senators will be In 1902, when a
Governor Is again voted for.
The Vermont Legislature has passed
q bill to permit the members to vote
in the Capitol, and then made its sigu-
ing by the Governor unnecessary by
adjourning over election day. -.
The great element of strength to the
Socialist party hitherto has been what
It's followers call their solidarity" ;"
but since the Socialist party fsplit into
two factions warning with each other.
Z its growth in voting strength has
ceased.
The voters of Rhode Island adopted
in the recent election an amendment
to the Constitution Of the State max
ing hereafter Providence the exclusive
capital. The voters Of Florida at the
same time defeated the proposition to
remove the State Capitol from Talla-
hassee.
There Is some probability that an ef-
fort will be made in the next Congress,
Republican in both branches, to re-
strict the representation. under the
next apportionment, allotted to those
States which have by Constitutional
amendment or otherwise disfranchised
q material number Of their voters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-12-05
WARSHlP SENT TO SMYRNA
The Kentucky Ordered to Turkish
Waters to Enforce Claims.
United States Determined to Show tn,
Porte That It Must Pay tho Money
-Bombardment Not Likely. :.

Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD.-Tht
first-class battleship kentucky. now iE
Mediterranean waters, has been ord
cred to touch at Smyrna, Turkey, or
her way to the Philippines.
The Kentucky has been in Mediter.
ranean waters for some time, has
made a stop at an Algerian port, and
Is now at Naples, Italy. She is going
to Manila via the SueZ Canal route
and is in command Of Captain Colby
NJ. Chester. ,-..- .
The Kentucky's presence in Turkish
waters will coincide with renewed ef'
forts on the part Of the Administra.
ton to collect from the Turkish Gov.
ernment payment of the indemnity
claimed by the United States for the
destruction of missionary property In
that country some years ago.
The Sultan Of Turkey has made sew.
eral promises that he would pay the
indemnity. On three separate occa,
sions he said personally to Oscar
Straus. the>American Minister at Con.
stantinople. that payment would be
Forthcoming, but declined to set date
When told that Mr.. Straus had made
q statement to that effect, the Sultan
said that the American Minister had
obtained an erroneous opinion Of bis
expression of willingness to pay If II
were determined that the Turkish
Government was responsible for the
destruction Of American property in
Armenia. He contended that Turkeys
responsibility had never been proved.
Later, however, the Sultan personally
acknowledged to Lloyd G. Griscom,
Charge. "a 'Afaires at Constantinople,
In Nj. STRAUSS absence, that his Gov
ernment was liable for the outrages
to Americans in Armenia and prom.
ised to pay the; Indemnity. bu. declined
to set a dateswhen payment would be
made. Since then sMr. Griscom has
made practice Sof calling nearly
every Saturday at the Sublime Porte
and pressing the claim, always receiy-
ing the most cordial assurances that
the 'Sultan's promise would be fui-
filled. Beyond directing Mr.. Griscom
TO continue this pressure the Govern.
,ment has taken no action of a diplo-
matte nature. 81 Y, r. 4. :, 4
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MURDERED A BRIDAL PAIR
A Plea For the Communication of an
Indians Death Sentence.
When Converted by Salvationists He Vol.
UNFAIRLY Confessed - Then Submit
ted to the Hands of the Law.

Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD.-The 1t.
torney- General has recommended to
the President that the sentence Of
death passed upon James Hansen be
commuted to Imprisonment for life.
Hansen is an Alaskan Indian who,
year ago. with ten dian companions,
murdered Burt Horton. and Florence
Horton, a young bride and bridegroom,
who were on q vacation trip near
Skagway, Alaska. In the beginning OF
his plea for commutation Of sentence
Attorney General Griggs says:
"The circumstances Of this case are
most extraordinary, and deserve a
special chapter in the annals Of re-.
markable crimes. 1t is a case where
the prisoner, having-conceived and ex-
ecuted q brutal and savage murder on
peaceable and inofensive people, with.
out detection or probability of detec.
ton or accusation, months after the Of.
fence, voluntarily, by his own confes.
sion and admission of the facts, sub.
mitted himself to the judge of the
court and to, sentence Of death" =.
AN I'm the % sa1n.t,an % armv At skaeway
Ta G - had horne a renutat,on as one OF
Tho wickedast indians in all Alaska,
hut hut his whole nature seemed complete.
" changed after his repentance. Jim
went to the leader Of the Salvationists,
Captain McGill, and made a complete
confession Of the murder he had com:
mitted. The Salvation Army leader
advised the Indian to go oEthe United
States authorities and give himself
ND. without q moments hesitation
the, Indian did So; !. +; IS, 81 Z ~
He told the officers In minute detail
OF how he had formed a band of ten
| Indians to murder the two campers,
Burt and Florence Horton. He gave
the names lot all, Implicated in the
crime and with him they were ar
| rested. AZ Trip was made by officers to
the, scene sof The murder, and there, un.
der direction aof, the repentant Indian,
they found ssthe bodies Of the victims
buried beneath nine feet of snow! Z
AT the trial the other Indians made q
desperate legal fight for liberty, and Il
Is said, per5ured themselv Ives time after
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-12-05
Cycling Notes.

Cycle riding Is increasing in popular
favor In France.
The number Of wheels taxed in
France has shown a steady increase
since 1894.
In the West there probably will be
fifty new cycle tracks in operation
next season.
Out Of his large winnings Jimmy
Michael has -laced away snug sum
In case Of rainy day.
Cycle racing experts have predicted
alSed that next year will be phe.
he for cycle racing.
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GUESTS BURNED TO DEATH
Tho Mcaonigal House, at oswayo, Pennt nnt
Totally Destroyed by Fire.

Totally Destroyed py FIRE.
Oswayo, Penn, tSpeciaD. Fire de-.
stroyed the McGonigal House, a three
story frame building, the hotel barn,
and the Opera House. The three
buildings were burned to the ground
In half an hour from the time the Yhres
started. ~ = .!stss3g
The dead are Arthur Fletcher, book
keeper for the Penn Stave Company:
whose home was in Boston; Michaei
RUSSELL employed by the Penn Tan
ming Company, oswayoi William Mnl.'
Shany, Of Rexford, n. y, and Hugh
;Jemerson, of, Alfred, N. Y. -
:. The town has no fire department.
the only projection being pump, az.
the tannsEy4 The fire originated IN the
McG House from an oyerpress.s!
ure of natural gas. There were thirty
persons IN the hotel, which was 9
fimsy structure.
There were many narrow escapes
most of the occupants jumping frem
the windows. The flames licked up
the hotel building as If it were buils
of tlnder.. The property loss IS estl-i
mated at S5000 ~ =. II. s. 4. I. "A. IS.
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TORNADO IN TENNESSEE
Most Destructive Storm in Its His
tory Sweeps the State
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Score, of Lives Are Lost and Many Are In
iured-Hundreds Are Made Homeless
Tornado Entered Tennessee From
Northern mississippi Leaving Trail OF
Death and Destruction in It's Wake.
Nashville, Tenn. (SpeciaD.-Tennes-
see was swept by the most destructive
storm ever. known in the State. More
than fifty persons were killed ana
hundred more injured, while the dam
age to houses, timber and other prop
erty will reach large figures
The storm, entered the State from
Northern Mississippi and swept across
in a northeasterly direction. Great
damage is reported from the counties
bordering on Mississippi and. further
on. Columbia, in Maury County, Is the
heaviest sufferer. Lavergne, Nolens-
Vile and Gallatin also felt the winds
force. the storm finally losing Its force
against the Cumberland Mountain
range. t-.r'.
At Lavergne. sixteen miles south OF
here, the velocity of the wind was
marvellous, and from best reports
lasted only about twenty seconds. In
this short time about thirty-f1ve dwell
ings were turned into kindling wood.
Two lives were lost. :,.s $3:..... s.. NJ
Many lives were lost at and near
Lagrange, Tenn, forty mine miles east
of Memphis. Property damage there
amounts to nearly $4,000. the
streets are Uttered with the debris OF
destroyed buildings, merchandise, tel
egraph ana telephone wires and poles.
The loss Of lifsSwa greatest in the
vicinity Of Columbia, where the num-
ber probably wilIaeKceed thirty-hye.
Most. of the dead are negroes, about
about twelve or fourteen only being
white. Immense damage was done to
farms, and hundreds Of head of 1--we
stock were killed. Conside dam
age resulted at Martins Mil and at
Indian Creek. - *
In Williamson County great damage
was done. !butRthe town Of Franklin
escaped with comparatively small loss.
Houses and timber in Sumner County
also suffered conside derably.
The number OF houses destroyed in
the Nolensvllle neighborhood is six
teen. There were two fatalities there.
Lumber firms whose mills are To-
Gated on Wolf River, the northern
boundary of the city, suffered damage
estimated at more than 100000 by
I the overfiowing of Wolf River during
the night: H,.,...
Hundreds Of cabins on plantations
near Lula. Miss, were demolished and
four negroes were killed. Near Tu-
MICA five negroes were killed in the
collapse Of their cabin. A white man
and negro were killed six miles south
of Hernando, Miss. Many plantation
houses; a cotton gin and church were
destroyed - ..
At Loves Station, Miss, a dozen
residences and churches were wrecked,
but no one was killed; only one per-
SON was fatally injured.
Twenty houses at Dallas. Ala. near
Huntsville. were demolished. but no
! lives were lost. At Boxley's store
house was destroyed and three ne
| proes were killed -
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Prominent Peopie.

James G. Stowe, United States Con
sul-General in Cape Town, has sailed
for England.
The automobile craze has seized the
Sultan of Turkey, and he has ordered
three machines.
Admiral Dewey has removed his
gifts from the National Museum to his
home in Washington. . =
Hoke Smith. Of Atlanta, has pre-,
sented travelling libraries to fourteen
counties in Georgia. The books art
intended for the school children, an6
are to make the circuit If the schools.
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THE PATERSON MURDER CASE
Trial Of the -Four Accused Men to- Besit
ON January ID, aa ~ Y

ON January ID. als.f&
y Paterson, N. J. (SpeciaD. Walter
.AlsAllister, Andrew Campbell. William
Death, and George Kerr, the men who
were indicted for the murder Of Jennie
Bosscheiter, were arraigned before
Supreme Court, Judge Dixon In the
Passaic County Court House. 'iE :,
Long before the prisoners appeared
the courtroom was crowded, and many
were unable to gain admittance. There
was also a crowd at the entrance to
the jail
: The prisoners took the seats reserved
! for them, and behind them sat their
lawyers-AIichael Dunn for Campbell
and Death, Francis Scott for McAllisit
ter. and James W., Harding for Kerrs
Former. Judge John T.. Kerr, brother
of one Of the accused, will also assist
In the defense. The prisoners all
pleaded not guilty to both indictments.
one of which charged them with muir
der and the other with criminal as
Judge Dtxon fixed January ID as the
j day OngWhich the accused are to be
tried. The accused men were then tax.
Ell back to jail. -. ..s. o..
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NEW TwELvE.lNcH, ,NIyAL GUN.
Tests, Demonstrate That rtis the Most
Powerful Of It's Type

Tests Demonstrate That rt ~ tho Most
Powerful Of It's Type.
Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD The
tests Of the new twelve-inch gun have
resulted. In some remarkable perform
ances, emitting the gun to rank ahead
of any. Of the twelve-inch guns thus
far made In this country or abroad.
With a charge Of $50 pounds Of
smokeless powdeE giving pressure of
sixteen and a half tons per square
inch, the gun gave a muzzle velocity Of
1854 feet. Professor Alger, the naval
expert, says this s the highest ever
attained By a tweiye-inch gun. the
record thus far ranging from 2500 to
2600 feet. ri. 80. ,..s-.,
With an S5O.pound steel.tipped pro-
jectile the big gun would pierce any
armor ever made. 1T is the first of
forty guns which will 60 on the new
battleships and armored cruisers.