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: SbHSw% Hp! Jnfe%eiww: V(7, nll.; MAT-NUMBER 1. WHEELING, W. YA? TUESDAY. AUGUST 24. 1897. PRICE TWO CENTS.-U&Z&gS. ^m m mw-% 1 * /\ r\ O I tlinO I RAnCAOMltaMua ..J *? - I looks like a settlement Of the Conflict Between the Miners and Operutors. FOl'R IMPOSITIONS WERE II Her.,r: the Joint Mcetinc Held ii 1'ittgburfth Ycstcrduy. bit NO decision rkachei I At the Time Adjournment Was Taken Until This Morning, WHEN AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED j>iorr y Ncdlng of the Operator*?Ilend'i l!u?h KbvIiiki Deplored by the .11 Im Owners?He Applies Invective ami Kplthrls tu Ri'cliforil Willi U, It Ii Feurrd, fluy Bluve .Some Dllccl tit th< ltriult-'l'hn Minn*' Proposition Is t< Itcsuiuo Work at tlio OU-Ccnt Itati PcllilliiS the Decision of a Hoard o Arliltratlon-Ilotli Sides Confident o Utaclilnu a Conclusion To-day. riTTsnunoir, awr. i-minbra t< [RE8r.MH WOlllv at tub fiftt-foui CENT HATE I'l'i.MII.Mi A UUUiPll/tt U1 A BOARD OP ARBITRATION. MINIMIS TO RE8UME WORK AT A? INTERMEDIATE RATH B ETWEE? THE HATE DEMANDED AND THl ONE I'M I' PRIOR TO SUSPENSION I"-NJ ?IN<; A DECISION OP A BOAR] OK ARBITRATION. MINERS TO RESUME OPERATION WITHOUT A PRICE NAMED PENDIN( A DECISION OK A BOARD OF ARBI TRATION. Those threepropositions were submit ted by tho special committee of thi railroad coal operators of the Pitts burgh district ut a conference held to night. MINERS TO RESUME WORK AT THl SIXTY-NINE CENT RATE PENDIN( Tin: OE'MHION OP A BOARD OP AH BITHATION. This Is tho proposition submitted b; the oflleers of the miners to a speela committee. The propositions wer talked over In an Informal manner b; both sides, when an adjournment wa taken until 10 o'clock to-morrow morn As near as ran be learned the miners oil!, i.11h will stand Ilrm on tho proposl linn they i.ave mude. In support o thl.? claim they say that It is equally a; fair for tho miners to resume at thi sixty-nine corn rate pending nrbltra tlon as It Is for them to go to work a j.h 11 My-four cent rate under the sam conditions. After the conference to night several members of the commit i1 of operators said that a conferenc ol operators In which are to Include th operators of other states had been en tlrely t llmlnnted from tho controvers; and that only the Pittsburgh dlstrlc was being considered. National Pros blent Ratchford and District Preslden Dolan stoutly maintained that th uuestlon waa still an Inter-state one am the general strike was being deliberate! on. From the best Information at ham the contending parties are still fa apart. The operators hope that one o their propositions will be accepted while tho minors* ofHclnls say that the; will not recede In the least from the po Jltlon they havo taken. President Do Ian, however, aftor the conference, sal* that all wero going to take a good Bleei and he wan satisfied that they wouli come to some definite understandlni within ton minutes after meeting ii the morning. , 0|irr.ilor?? Lively Meeting. It was a lively meeting of operator! During the forenoon there was a spll among the producers. Tho miners' of flclals wanted to know If every opera tor In the district was represented Thev had received a negative reply ani In turn told the operators that ther wrr.- others down stairs, notal)ly Johi Blythe and J. W. Shields, who were no represented. They adjourned nn promised to have the remaining opera toi h present. \t tho afternoon session there wer present on behalf of the miners. No t onal President M. D. Hatehford, Na tlonal Secretary-treasurer W. C I - at <District President Patrick Do lnii, Vice President Edward McKay nn h let.ny Win. Warner. President Ratchford made a state ment of the case. He said on fnrme ot? jisIoiih the miners went to the opera torn, when with crocodile team th condition* were deplored hy the opera tors. Now, he said, It was dlffereni the operator* had come to the miner: H expressed himself In favor of arbl tution at a living rate of wftgefl. This brought Col. W. P. Rend to hi f"-1 He Mid that tnere could be n arbitration on th?* lines laid down b Kutchford, Hend referred to the meet Ing Ht St. bouls, when Ilatchford Intl mated that a universal strike and a dc i' tid for an eight hour day and a r? pdjustment of tie* wag" question woul be the result of the St. Douls conven tion. '"I Rend replied by calling Hatch fold a villain, a traitor, blackguarc and an anarchist. With emphasis h t >id him that seven anarchists had bee hung In Chicago and all were bettr than he; that If he precipitated an Ii surrectlon In thin country he would I hung, and when he was hung he (Hend wanted to pull the rope. Col. Hend lei III" conference In a rage. In the ment time th" conference not down to worl President Hatehford made an apolog f ir some of the statements he madi and District President Patrick Dola made u stntcmept. lie stated his pos tli?n, which was almost similar to the of Hatehford. The operators then decided that commutes be appointed to meet wit the miner*' ollb dais and If posslbl come to sotn i?Rr/?? ment. A short "inference wiim held wllh tl i 'fsrn.ttnf nrs i it w.i* mutually agreed i meat it I |i n. -nd if pakslble arrive i <ome conglnaion The eonr. rence wi Meld and II lasted (or h*vera I hours, Tl imposition! stated Were made ar dlMniitsrdi afbr whleh an ndjourntrioi w.m taken tint in o'clock to-morio in 'ruing without n conclusion belli fished. The i.1.? commute* of tl "I' tor glltf* Dill 'lie following 10! pill Ilea i Ion: t'W i HitiU limits, "At fhd meeting of n Joint nnventlt of - p'-ratorn ami miners' offlolala, v.u ruts pr ip.i?nh submit le i in ii basis of a bltrati ?n wen- discussed. T: point i I " thi rate of w n:er whidi shall I I 'd I Ii'lllirahe donlslo I or II I.o IIJ , 'Itrnjff, No a>'i1,1 Mient living a I'v^d .ii and the Ontifib* desiring tin U? 'iisMir the BfcpoiltlOM submltb the conference adjourned untH 10 o'clock to-morrow morning." M. P. Ratchford sent the following to, night fur publication: "We have no press committee whose duty it is to make misrepresentations for the other bide or mould public opinion favorable to tho operators. Our purpose la plain. We go before the whole coun* try with it. The management of our atrlke thus far ha* been equally plain and uh conservative as it Is possible for a strike of Buch proportions to be con; ducted. The peaceable behavior of our ? miners everywhere demonstrates n stmng deaire on their part to heed our advice and to preserve the peace under i the most trying and tempting conditions. It I* not necessary for me to state that an honest public opinion is with us, nil efforts to divert it in another direction . to the contrary notwithstanding. Our ) claim Is just, which no man who has the cause of humanity at heart can deny. For this reason we are confident and the i rank and tile of the mlrwrs more so, that , we will win this buttle."* Many of the operators very much deplored the passage at arms between Col. Rend and Prenldent IUitchford. Some ol , them were under the impression that-it would have some effect on the result that Is trying to be reuched. Col. Rend left to-night for Buffalo in the best humor, saying that ho was satisfied an agreement would be reuched. RATCIIFORD TALKS Abint the Conference of Labor Organization! nt St. Lotil*?Predict* a General Strike of all Ilranchet of Trade?Will act nn llie Injunction* lamrd. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 23.-M. D. Ratchford, national president of the Mine Workers of America and aecro ? tnrv-lrnnuurur W n. Penrep. nf the c same organization, spoke encouragingly ' of the big mass meeting of the heads of the various and many labor organlzat tlons of the country, which will bo held 3 at St. I^ouls next Monday. They predieted that It will be one of the most } notable and moat Important gatherings that was ever held In tho history of the 3 country. They claim that Its result will * have a marked effect upon the Indue trial situation of the United States. Asked for a statement concerning the . prospect of the convention, President 'j ltatohford said: "Many labor, political, educational - ond scientific organizations have flooded our office In Columbus with Inquiries 3 concerning the great gathering. Tho. > majority of thorn desire to know the * basis of representation with u request to bo permitted to send as many delef gates as possible. From every section ' of the land we have received encour1 nglng letters. All of them express approval In the adoption of our plan and I 3 am safe in saying it will be one of the greatest events In the history of the , country. "We will take stops to discontinue the use and abuse of the un-American Iri, Junctions that some of our courts have seen fit to grant. If the St. I?ula conference does what I believe U#wlll, It will bring about a general strike of oil the branches of trade in the United States. It will bring out not only those In sympathy with the miners (iltogether, but will also make a demand for an fight hour worlc duy and a readjustment of the wage question. "It has been said that It will mean nn Insurrection. I hope not. These conditions have been thrust upon 119 by the operators and the courts. Our course has been pronounced the most practicable by the moat conservative of men. The time has come when labor must defend labor and stand up unitedly against the usurpation of law forbidding the right of free speech and public ' meeting." ANOTHER PURE FAKE A Reiiiatlonal Dlapatrh Denonncrri liy (iov. Atkluaou?Time to Slnzxle the Sntanf Innal Corrripoiitfrltd. An. tk. t nitumnin nf a newspaper fakir to cant reproach l upon West Virginia, and to smirch the t character of the governor of the state, - appeared In the Pittsburgh Dispatch - yesterday In the shape of a special I. telegram from Purkersburg. It ap[1 poared under sensational headlines, R which read as follows: tl "Strange Advice to Mlliatlamen? J Oovernor Atkinson's Organ Says All (1 Patriotic Ouardsmon Should Hefuso * Service Against the Mine Strikers? Held That Federal Courts Have Rep lleved the State of Obligation." The dispatch read ns follows: "PARKKHSBUBO, W. Va., Aug. 22.? The Sunday news, Governor Atkinson's '* organ here, editorially commenting In J to-day's Issu" upon the recent order directing the state mllltla to hold them" solves In readiness to aid In the suppresslon of dtoorder among the miners, nays: 'The power to suppress trouble *' among the miners, should there be any. has gone out from the state, and none ' but the United State:* troops must be ' called In.1 Kvery patriotic National " Ouurdsman should refuse point blank and empballeallv to take the field In |B this struKKlo In West Virginia.' I "Oovernor Atkinson was here yesfery day, and Jr.-vlew of the fact that he Is * alleged to have stated recently that he " considered tho Injunction against Debs '* and others 'an outrage upon the fair name of' the state' as long ns they II neither Incited riot nor advocated the destruction of property, the editorial l.i believed to have been Inspired." '* The only truth In the ab.ive telegram ' Is that the paper in question contained such an editorial. That It woa Inspired u by the governor Is denied by him. 1 r There has heon no order to tho state troops, as none has been necessary. !'' and no necessity is likely to oecur, fur 1 the strike In this state Is being pence" ably conducted. Oovernor Atkinson I* has not said that the injunction was * "an outrage on the fair name of the * slate," Ills only official statement has been mo which was eornmended by all " nldif as ?air, and be ban repeatedly calls/ attention to the fact that he will 11 enforce the law and that he has no rlxht to Interfere with the prerogatives of the Judicial branch of the government. Yesterday the Intelligencer telegraph* 10 ed to Oovernor Alklnson for a statement regarding tlio Pittsburgh Dinpatch's sensational story, outlining lis contents, and last nlgh( received the " following reply, which ought settle M the mntter and cause the nulhor of the "' libel which bus been sent over tho country fo blush for flhatne: Mr. I.AKI-: I'AUK, Mil, Ann !3, To I he I'Mllor of tho Intelligencer. ie Hilt: May for me that the West Vlri'i? ulnia Nall'itial Ouard Is composed of patrlotlc'cltlxenif, and I am absolutely sure ttint they would promptly respond If their services were needed to enforce 1,1 ihe laws of our stale, i iim clearly of I- opinion, however, Mini thoy will not be i n-'diil; but If they should be Deeded, , , mark tny word for It, they would bo called to the front. I, however, have full faith In our "f West Virginia eltl/.ens, and believe they ' will not attempt to trample our laws under I heir feet. I (I. W, ATKINHON, CORPUS DELICTI." Oi I The Ucgioning of One of the Most 1 Remarkable of Trials. A CHICAGO SAUSAGE MAKER * de Charged With Making Away With ^ His Wife th w BY THE MOST NOVEL MEANS. m tii Vyi The 1'roierutlou Charge Thai lie m SlrmiKled IIU Wife anil Theu lm- Ir mcravil Her la a Vet Filled With fr to Solntlou of Canatlo I'oleali, end Whel ^ Reinalued of the Dorijr Wei Ilurned In to Furnace? I.ttetgert ami IIU fr'rleuda Claim That Ilia Wife la Allve-L'uaaaal gl .lldhoila of the Proaecutlou lo Prove w Their Couteutlou ea to the Ditpotltlou P' bl of tlie Body. m CHICAGO,Ail sr. 23.?After two prelim- m Inary hearings and three months' conflnement In the county jail, Adoljih L. Luetgert, tho ricn sausage maner, vruo ? put on trial, charged with the murder of Jj, his wife, before Judge Tuthlll, In the js criminal court to-day. The big sausage rc maker has declared to his attorneys, ex- 01 Judgo William A. Vincent and Albert Phalon, that he desired no further de- Q! lay. Both (he stato and defense pro- 11 phesy that 1,000 veniremen will be examlned, and that a week will pass be- w fore twelve men who are acceptable to both sides are found. Then the trial will c< in begin in eurnest. The theory of the state Is that Luot- e3 gert Induced his wife to accompany him a, to his sleeping apartment In the fac- w tory office,and there strangled her. Then w he is thought to have taken her body to the basement, and to have Immersed it in a vat filled with a solution of caustic potash boated to the boiling point, t What remained of tho body ufter this process, It is alleged, was gathered to- g gether and thrown Into tho furnace of one of tho boilers upon express orders given by Luetgert to his watchman, c> Frank Ulalk. The stato has made sev- n oral experiments in support of this tho- n ory. y To Experiment on Cadavers. ^ Luetgert's attorneys will also experlment with crude potash. With tho re- ^ suits they hopo successfully to combat the testimony to be Introduced by tho ^ state regarding tho disintegration of a -~--i-* ?? o cnliiHAn almitnr tn that n found In the vat In the sausage factory if In which Mrs. Luetgert's remains an* hi alleged <o have boon destroyed. ii The cadaver used by the state, say the o attorneys for the defense, was soveral h days old. In it there was not the re- u slating power of nerves and muscles, which a body from which llf<* B has Just passed would offer to 0 tho 'action of the solution. Act- J"1 Ing upon this belief the defense has h employed experts to conduct experl- v incuts with ft fresh body, and the do- J1 fetiHe professes the utmost confidence that t|ie results will utterly disprove tho * theory of the prosecution. ^ While the trial Is ^n progress detec tlves all over the country and Germany c will be searching for Mrs. Luetgert, ^ who has been reported to have been seen In various places fllnco her hus- r band's arrest. All of these have been tl run down by the police, who claim to c have proved they had little foundation, h Xevertheleps.lt Is said the defense hopes a by the reiteration of ?uch stories to j( raise the question of doubt in the minds II rtf frhA lurirmen. F Conrt lioom Crowded. r Long before tho caao was called (or J trial the corridors of the criminal court v bulding were crowded with people, anxious to get Into the court room, and a special detail of pollco was necessary to u keep thorn In order. When tho case was called, the court room was filled to suf- g focatlon, a rcmarkablo feature being tho number of women present. Luotgert himself sat close to his attorneys, un- A usually pale. Tho coolness which 3ms n characterized the sausage maker ever t since his arrest deserted him and he I showed unmistakable algna of nervous- e ness. He was dressed neatly In block. C Immediately nfter tho court was called to order State's Attorney Deneen arose n and announced that the prosecut^n was "\ I ready to proceed with the trial. The v attorneys for tho defense made a slml- o I lap announcement, no application for a s change of venue being made. A contro- '1 , versy then arose as to the manner of ti drawing tho Jury, the prosecution contending that it should be drawn under tho new Jury commission law. After 9 some discussion this was agreed to, Attorney Vincent for tho dcfeimo.however, j noting an exception for tho purpose of a tost as to the constitutionality of tho * law. .Court then adjourned until to- 1 morrow. J Stalna of 1'rnilon f Inlmi. Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgenccr. j WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Reprosen- ? tatlvo Dovener to-day obtained from tho v bureau nn I forwarded to claimants In- * formation as to tho statps of pension cleams, as follows: James H. IIIkko, West Liberty; Milton <1. (irahom, John Rohan, Alex. Chambers, Mih. Julia Dillon and Mrs. UMsabeth Brunner, WheelIng; William Clayton, Moundsvllle; . James P. Fiveland, llurton; Mr.'. Ellen ! Delo, Middleboume) w. M. Say.'r, Lit* tb ton; W. J. Hamiey, New Cumberland; Jami.i Stevens, Hancho; .loseph W. HtrlnK'-r, Holllday's Cove. Upon the Information obtained each of the npplleAntf named can . i t a cbmplotlon of ,, ih? ir claim*. j I'otlmnatrr llolt ConimlHlnnnt. Hpeclal Dlnpatch to tho Intelll^enccr. ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 11?Tho commlHslott of JntiHfi W, Ifolt, an poHtmQfter at flrafton, was forwarded to liliu today, It was signed by the President prior to his departure from tho rlly, but 1 on account ??f tin* absence of th post- < master general, was delayed In tin. s- I mission. ? (burial Clary wax In his ollleo In-day i1 for fh" llrrr time In several weeks, and t found ii multHiiiIm of httnlnes" papers re- t quiring his oflli lul sanction. I ?? I Mnnintnlllr I'oatmnalrtalilp Hrrblrit. Special Dispatch to tho Intelllfenecr. WAMIHNdTtiN, Aug. 2? itepreienlallve Dovener has at last deiilded upon ' a postmaster for Moundsvlll.-. lie will I prior t" I ha expiration of tho lucumhenri j eommlsAlorii September K4, rreommrtul r tho appointment of A. 11. Unch. The ? New Martinsville appointment has not t yet been a?r< .1 upon, Maiy It. Mlny t lifts been eotumlsiilniied poainrnmer a< i Fnlrvli.w, Hancock county. \ lilt "BLACK HUM LI: KUAU * Which Work C<M?ii In 1KB6, to Be tola by a Dccrta of Conrl?The Valu*UU Ilolrilnca oriho Company. oclal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. MOKGANTOWN, W. Va., Aug. It? t a special term of tho circuit court !s? morning Judge Kagang rendered a creo of sale of tho West Virginia, betr known to the public as the "lllack Jttlu" railroad, and tho claims against Is road, numbering many hundreds, ill be satisfactorily adjusted. The ending of this litigation by this ornlng'e decree recalls many stormy mes in Morguntown, while tho road as under construction. Its first prooter was M. Nymeger, who owned the ontlale furnace, in Preston county,and om the fact that every time he came look after its progress he brought a ng black bottle of spirits with him it ok Its name. After ho gave It up eorge C. titurglss obtained options on io coal lands along the route and orinlzed a company to build the road, ith Edward Shlsler, of Morgan to wn.as esldent. Albert Pltcalrn, of Pittsirgh, a brother of Robert Pitcalrn, of le Pennsylvania railroad, put up tho loney, but on account of a dlsagreeent between him and the board of dlctors ho throw up tho scheme after he id spent $75,000 on It. I"1" ~riro/ta hnrl hoon mflfln nd some of the trestllng had been ullt, nod It stands to-day just as It as left In 1868, except that tho grade 1 badly washed and tho trestllng has >tted. The day work was suspended l It threo or four hundred Italians to horn various sums of money were due Jd siege to the ottlco of Mr. ?Sturglss, id made such threats of violence that ie militia was called out and Mr. turglss and the board of directors fled ito hiding. This money Is still due the orkmen. The right of way of tho road and the impany's holdings in coal and timber tnds along the route ore to bo sold. h these lands are very valuable It Is cpected that capitalists will buy them nd build tho road, which will connect 1th tho Baltlmoro & Ohio at Klngood. AFTER BROWN lie Murderer of (,'roll, at Hlatersvllte, and Who Kacaped from the Ifarrlarllle Jail. pedal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. SISTERSVILLE. Aug. 23.?The indlitlons at present are that within the ext couple of days Irvln Brown, tho inn who was conflnea In Jail at Harrlsllle, Ritchie county, for tho murder of Imanuel Crull, whose body was found nattne In thf> river here on Juno 13, Ill be captured. Ever since his escape om the Jail at Harrlsvllle Brown has eon wandering around and it would Bern from the reports which have been scolved hero that the fellow Is lost or i out of his mind. I^ast week he was sen on what Is known as Beeson creek, a Ritchie county, and later was seen n Cabin run, und at each of the places ?* stopped he Inquired for Slstersvlllo nd tho Ohio river. At one of tho furm houses whore he topped ho told the people that he was no of tho prisoners who had escaped rom the Jail at Harrlsvllle, and that ho ad been In Jail sixty days for selling hlsky. Since his escape from the Jail t Harrlsvllle Brown has had his musiche cut off and it would seem that ho 'as trying to disguise himself. Tho ourt of Ritchie county will meet this reek and in addition to the reward of SO offered by Sheriff Patton, of that ounty, it will offer a reward of several undrod dollars. Constable Dixon, of Ponnsboro, ar Ived In this city this morning to at?nd to pome business matters and In onversation with your representative e stated that he had heard of Brown t a number of places and that he was joking for him ut all points along the ,ne. He Htated that tho people of tltchlo county were working hard to ocapturo Brown, and that they were hundred times more anxious to get Im than they nro to get young Eckard, .ho escaped at the same time. DON'T WANT BBOWN HANO ii(ll Voire! ! Ilccnptnrrd?Dfnu Hireling ofNflirori nt Fnjfllf. peclal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va., Aug. 23.? k crowd <jf forly or fifty negroes called a icctlng here to-day and passed resolulons ngalnst the hanging of .Terry Irown until Volres can be returned and xecuted. They sent a committee to lharleston to petition the governor. There lii some fear of an uprlKlng mong the negroes, who believe that roires was liberated because he was a irtilte man and that the Intention of tho Alcorn 1h to hang only negroes. The herlff hart sworn 1n a large number of eputle* and th??y are guarding the Jail o-nlght with Winchesters. Klitrritlllt'i Jfnw Depot* peclnl Dispatch to the Intelligences BI8TEHSVILLE, Auf. 23.?Tho Ohio llvcv railroad has torn away tho old >ossenger station and freight depot in his city preparatory to building all iow buildings. Tho new passenger stalon and eating house which will bo reeled here will be two stories and will ie HW feet long, while tho new freight lepot will he over 200 feet long and ibout forty feet wide. Tho buildings vlll be the finest they have along the Ine when completed. Dralroyril Hip Caiiu of Tronlilc. PITTSBURGH* Aug. 23.-Early this nornlng a raid was* made on the camp f tho negro ra 11 road laborers at Unity. Jonntable Caraon and four (umlstants leavlly armed went to the camp, and afer destroying the gambling tables, denolUhcd the unlicensed ?aloon? and set Ire to the ruins. The ii?'gnoe? offered no resistance. The onstablo actions wero heartily cronriHndod by the striking miners, who tood about the camp In readiness to nl?l ho in enervation of peace, should the colired laborers have shown a disposition o defy the nuthorltlen. Ilrml ,Mn?linl lo n I'nlp, CHICAGO, Aug. 2.1.?A huge dllTlek ipoon weighing 1.0(>0 poundn an<I eon* altilng half a ton of sail, fell to the deck if tho steamer Fitzgerald, which wan nailing ut Illinois (Central pier No, 10 to* lay, Andrew Krtipor, a laborer, waa itooplng over lie- hatohwny Just h.m the opes parlfd lll.i head was emight <>n he edge of I he luili hway and numbed to uilp. John Cmd, also it laborer, had his oft leg nearly severed from his body. Inlet Hotter ICiplotton, CA1HO, Ills., Aug. i!.'t. ?Thrt'e men vere Instantly killed and eight Injur* <? ty the ejtnloslon of a boiler al the brick id of w, u. Ifnllldnv. ahnrily after 7 i. in. Thr dead niv: Itub v Itradb'v, enflneerj (Jldeon Hicks, Henry Hchlllrr. All Holt Killed and Injured were negro* I ox 'i>1 Hi IiIIIit. None of Hi.' Injur .I will 11'-. Tllf eaiine of tie' ojtploilon l> tint now ii. IHtY UKliAINIZt, The I.ocaI Committees In Charge of the Presentation TO THE GUNBOAT ^WHEELING" Met Yeilinlay Arternoon-Congreaamftu UoveutrWu bclieUd u the Hpcakcr ou the Occaalou of the Presentation?An Aaaeaamenf Levied on the Uxcuralonlata to Meet (ha Traveling Expenasa?Three Sleepers and a Dlulug Car Form the ipe.lah. The committees of the cltjr council, county commissioners and citizens which was api>olnted to go to San Francisco and witness the presentation of the clty'a gift to the new gunboat, "Wheeling," met yesterday afternoon In the board of county commissioners' rooms and organized by electing Mr. James P. Maxwell chairman, and Mr. John Wnterhouse, secretary and treasurer. The meeting was largely at tenc.2a anu many inum-m iuumus w ?? ? completion of arrangements for the trip were discussed at length. Mr. Joseph Speldel called the meeting to order and suggested Mr. Maxwell as the permanent chairman, and he was elected unanimously. Mr. Waterhouse was also the unanimous choice for secretary and treasurer. Mr. Mux well reported the arrangements us they have been made toy Congressman Doveoer, which are that three sleepers and a dining car will be furnished the committees and the congressmen who will mako the trip. One sleeper will be occupied by the congressional party, one by the ladles and their escorts, and the third will be given up to the Wheeling gentlemen. The arrangements for the dining car are of such a nature that each of the excursionists will be required to pay seventylive cents a meal for three meals a day. Upon motion of Mr. Speldel each excursionist Is required to deposit $15 with the secretary, Mr.Waterhouse, on or before Wednesday at noon. The question of the clothing necessary for the trip was also discussed, and It was suggested that two suits, one of light and the other of winter weight, be tnken, as well as an overcoat. San Francisco In a chilly town in the evenings, but the trip back over the Southern Pacific will be an exceedingly warm one. Congressman Dovener was the unanimous choice of the meeting as the one who Is to make tho presentation speech, and everybody knows lie will do It In great chape. Some of the committee thought it would be advisable to take u barber along, but this was voted down. Several of the gentlemen who are the proud possessors of full beards, were against such ft move. The Wheellngltes will leave here at 7 o'clock Thursday morning, on the Baltimore & Ohio. They will go by way of Chicago, Omaha and Ogjlen, but there In a movement on foof to have the train stop a day at Ogde# in order that the party can go to Salt Lake City and see the beuutles of the Brlgham Young settlement. Tho following citizens will make up the party from here: Messrs. Janu-s Maxwell, John Waterhouso. H. P. McGregor, T. C. Moffat and wife, Hon. T. M. Garvin and wife, Andrew Hare, Joseph Speldel, John C. Rlheldaffer, Mayor J. R. Butts, Sheriff H. C. Richards, R. P. Glass, Charles Copp, Otto Tyson, F. C. Williams, Charles F. Ebellng; Senator Mat-shall and Frank Porter and wife, of New Cumberland. The newspaper contingent will be made up of W. C. Beans, of the Register; Allan B. Smith, of tho News, and Fred. Colmar, of the Staats Zeltung. CongreBBmun B. B. Dovener wll have charge of tho delegaMnn. nnci will be accompanied by Mrs. Dovener. The IVnalilngfon End. A special dispatch to tho Intolllgencor received Inst night, gives additional detallB of the arrangements for the trip to San Francisco. It says: Through the patience and continuous effort of months upon tho part of Itepresentntlve Dovener, tho trim little gunboat "Wheeling" now receiving tho finishing touches from tho hands of tho artificers, nt Mare Island, San Francisoo, will bo given a send-off worthy of tho city for which It van christened, whet) the time comes for tho presentation of th<? silver service, provided for her use. Captain Dovener has secured free transportation to Han Francisco for a large party. Including tho committee to represent the "Wheeling city council and embracing invited guests to tho number of half a hundred. The captain has done more than this in behalf of his home city, and Incidentally, the state, which Is honored by tho honor done It* chief commercial community. He has secured for tho comfort of tho party two special Pullman sleepers and a combination dining and baggage car, which will bo placed at his disposal for tho round trip, and will be In charge of an experienced conductor, who has made trips to and from the Pacific coast and who will have at his command a trained corps of servants. As a pleasing addition to this outline. It may be stated that the navy department will go as far a* It properly can to make pleasant the sojourn of the visitors In mn Franolsco, Mr. Dovener Is ! In receipt of ;i communication from Commodore Bebree, of tho "Wheeling," to tho effect that should the delegation deslro to make a trip on the gunboat, arrangements will Ju? made to that end. The date fixed iijKin for tho presentation Is September 2. The commander says the vessel may not be ready for the complimentary cruise by that time, but If the presentation ceremony rati be delayed a day or two tho finishing touches will have then been made and the boat will !" planed "I the wharf in San Francisco, and on any day thereafter designated prior to the tenth of SopternI her, he will be please I to give the patty I a trip n boil I the San Francisco buy. I This, with tho consent of Hi" navy doI partment it Washloitoib The wheel* lug commander by the way, has orders j lo be ready to sail for Hllka by September lo. The presentation ceremony mnv I therefore, be deferred as nmir.eslod, bill I (Ills |I'flnl will be definitely settled after the delegation i-arhsSan Francisco. | Captain Pov.-iier was .Mind to fur nlsh Information m lo tho propaMe number of p. i ii". ivb<? will have the presentation In charge, He hM responded, and thl" afternoen lie furnished the lilt) lib;. In .1 the II M II I follows: ltepi. . ntatlvr .t.iiii- m A. \\ a I It ei', of Vlrr.inl.i, ami his dniiRhter, Mi Cald ft il Itepresi nlallve Amos Cummlng", of \. \ ??n Hon. .loliu Mmllh, nt' ttie I lot -i n lea I Hardens, Washington, 1), C, i Kulp, of Shamokln, Pen a. Representative CharlM M. Brum and wife, of Pennsylvania. UsjMvaentailve A. B.Ilerry and daughter, MUs Anna, of Newport, KY. ltopridcntutlvo H. C. U>ud?n*lag*r v and wife, of New Jersey. Mr*. C. C. Farrar, of Washington, D. C. Representative John H. Bulkhead, of Alabama* Hon. U. F. Rusaell, sergeant at arms of the home of representative*, and Mrs. RuseelL Representative Joseph T. Caonsq, of Illinois: Representative Roswell P. Bishop and eon, of Michigan. Representative Page Morris, of Wo* nesota. Representative James A. Tawnsy, at Minnesota. Hon. Thomas B. Davis and wua of Grafton. Major Lee Hammond, wife and daughter, Mln? Ida, and Mr* O. P. Boutrhner and daughter Miss Laura, of Clark sburg. Representative Warren Miller, of the fourth district of West Virginia. Hon. O. S. Marshall and Colonel James N. Porter and wife, of New Cumberland. Charles L. Brown and wlte* of Rav? enswood, J. T. Koen, of Mannlngton. The foreROlnfr (and the Wheeling del egalton named above) comprise the list oh now made up. and will probably not be changed. The Washington party will leave the evening of th* 25th lent. Of tho two sleepers, the Utrecht and Verdeen, one with the diner attached, will be at Washington. the evening of the 84th. the other at Wheeling the 25Uu Each pullman oar 19 a duplicate sixteen aectlon, and the dining car has a sealing capacity of twenty-four. The baggage compartment will accommodate the outfit of the entlro party. The train will receive guests at Washington, at Grafton and at Wheeling, and porslbly other points. It will reach Wheeling the morning of the 26th, and Chicago tha evening of the same dsy. From Chlca- 1 go the party will pas? through Council muffs nnd Ogden/arriving at 6an Francisco, If on time, the evening of tha 30th, where ten days will be devoted to the business In hand, and sljfht-neetaf. Returning the special will traverse ths Southern Taclflo route via New Orleans and thereafter either by the Queen & Crescent route.or the Loulsville& Nashville. Captain Dovener has labored hard to perfect arrangements for the comfort of thoso who will acoompanv hire, nnd, It Is needless to aay, will relax no effort in the completion of tljo detaila so well advanced. The gunboat "Wheeling" will enter Uncle Sam's service unilnp mnat nliniHltiv niiunlnav TOO HUGH MYBTERY Snrronndi (he Manner of the Death of ( Child at Bellalre. That a colored child Ave weeks old was killed by accident or design at the homo ot Itatsy Brown, at Bellalre, was mjide quite plain at the coroner's Inquest yesterday. The examination was a rambling, disconnected sort of investigation, hut the statements of Maggie Trojw, the mother of tho child, and of "Ratsy" Brown, at -whose house she lived, were so at variance that neither could well be believed. The mother said she never cared for the child; that the Brown woman took care of it, and the Brown woman sustained this. But the mother wild the child was well and always quiet, and the Brown woman said It never was well and was especially cross Saturday night It alto developed they had a "high old time" at that house Saturday night and that George Terry, Wm. Edwards and Oscar Terry were visitors there between 3 and 4 o'clock Saturday morning. The child's head wns bruised back of tho left ear ami along the side. It was dead at 4 o'clock but they did not send for a doctor until 8 or 9 o'olock and no good reason could bo given ror tnn. The statements of Drs. Piper and Boone were made In writing and given the coroner, and they wore not publicly examined. Tho coroner did not publicly announco his verdict but went to St Clalrsvlllo to consult with the prosecuting attorney. It 1b understood the coroner thinks both women should be held and that Is what everybody who heard the case thinks. ORAND ABMY ENCAMPMBHT. TlioniaiuU of Visitor* roaring luto Hnffnln - Camp Jewell Opened. BUFFALO, Aug. 23.?Grand Army week opened with fair weather. All Indications point to a colossal encampment beyond the expectations of the most sanguine cltlr.ens. Train loads of veterans and their friends are constantly arriving and a person might think there was a great parade In progress as the hosts march up Main street to thoir quarters. Thaddeus B.Clarkson, commander-inchief of tho Grand Army, arrived at his quarters nt the Iroquois hotel to-day. Camp Jewett, tho picturesque tent city, erected for tho Accommodation of visiting veterans on a bluff overlooking I Lake Eric ami the mouth of tho Niagara I river, was ofllclolly opened by Commnmler-ln-Chk'f Clarkson this after' noon. John C. Llnehan, of Concord, N. H., is tho most formidable of the new candidate.! for commander-in-chief. His headquarters were opened to-day. Pennsylvania veterans nre booming Col. dobln, of that state, for commander-ln-ehlef. Already over 600 Pennsylvania men nre here ..and they nre all working hard for Col. Oobln's success. Col. flobln arrived to-day and hns opened headquarters. Wonitilrtl Mlnrri Improving. PITTflHUnc.ir. Aug. 2.1.?Antonio To! dasta, the striking miner who was shot yesterday at his boarding house near Oak Hill, was reported to be slightly Improved to-day, nit hough his condition It , still serious. Tho three others who were hurt In the fig lit nre not In mliingerouscondltlon and will undoubtedly recover. The Delstlna brothers who did the shooting, were arretted shortly after tho affair and ( brought to Pittsburgh this morning. willliiu III ICtlriiil III* Treaty. I HAVANA. Aug. II.?A special dls| patch from Madrid say* there Is no douhl I tho Hpnnldh government will be willing to extend the < mmerclaJ treaty with tho United Htoles. MnvrniriiUorHlriiiiiilllpi. j N?W YORK Hpanrndam, fnrni noti terdnm; Tauri?\ Liverpool! (California, J 1 Inriiluirf;; Michigan, 1/ondon. Wenllter l-'nrena*! for Tn<ft?r. I For \V?tf Virginia, generally fair; westerly wiMps. For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, i ir.-iinniliy fair. *-*e?pt showers on the | lald'Hi IImIiI lo fresh inntorly winds. Ihm'kI Tempera! me, Tho lemperaiurt yesterday as observed liy c. Hehiispf, dnigglst? eornsr Fourteenth nnd Market pin< ! . whh as follows: . n. in ' " I p. in 7J !' a. Ill 7" 7 II. Ill 7J 11* iii 72 j \\ eatlii r-Clisng'lo.