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^AmUJIEgYIIggJEIt 18. WHEELING, W. YA? TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 189& PRICE TWO CENTafljSfggg
IT LOOKS CRITICAL.
Situation futlie Philippines uotal
all Ruiimui'Iiii;.
THE ANTICS OP AGL7NALD0
J,?avc (ti<* IrniirrMlonThm llols Dl?po??l
to Glvr Till* ?ovi mmeiit Coiialdaralilc
Trouble - It 1* Claimed tlmt Admiral
Uch-c/ llii AtUcd for ni? Aitiliflnnnl
C|U;?rr nnd BMtlralilp? ihn InNitrctnl
IngOrilor, nml lienor.!* tho Jlliiiou ot
the Am-rlcaa? In llin Phlliiijiliira at Ac
coinpiltlirU, but Siill ."Maintain* tli? Holt
of Kstrciuo I'rlouiUlilp.
MANILA, Sept. 1?.?Rear Admiral
Dewey -ays ho considers the situation
critical, it I* understood he has asked
for an additional cruiser and battle*
ship- ,
The Spaniard* assert that Germany
trill take a coaling station here and that
Spain iviJJ retain the remainder of the
LsIanJa.
The last Spanish garrison at IIocos
and La gun a have surrendered aVid the
whole island of Lutun is In the hands
of the Insurgents except Manila and
Csvite.
A gu I rial Jo went to J-eiouos on rnuu>.
I!o h.i? announced his intention of convening
an assembly of the Filipinos or
September 15. In order to decide upon
the policy to be adopted by the insurgent*.
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has had an Interview with
Agulnaldo, who said there were 67.000
Insurgents armed with rifles. He added
he could raise 100.000 men. Indeed, the
Insurgent leader pointed out, the whole
population <>f the Philippine island* was
willing to tight for their Independence.
Continuing, Agulnaldo said he had
9.000 military prisoners. Including 5.000
la the vicinity of Manila, besides civil
prisoners. Later Afrulnaldo said the
"provisional goverrm - " was now op
cratlrg twenty-eight . :ces.; lie aeeeritd
that on August 2 they; elected
delegates In numbers proportionate to
the population.
As to the American?, Aguinaldo remarked
that he considered them as
brothers and that "the two sovereign
repo'.lici were allied against a common
enrai/."
When questioned as to whether the
future Filipino government would be
for absolute independence, Agulnaldo
excised himself from replying and aslccJ
what America intends to do.
The eorteipondent being unable to aniwer
this Question, Aguinaldo continued:
Aenlnntilo'a Caleaorle.l1 Rflfamli.
"We have been lighting for lndependence
for a long time. The natives who
profess to favor annexation nre Insincere.
It it merely a ruse to ascertain
American vieivs."
Asked if the Filipinos would object to
the retention of Manila, Agulnaldo decllned
to answer.
"Would the Filipinos object to Americans
retaining a coaling station If recognizing
the Independence of the Islands
or establishing a temporary protectorate
over them?"
Agulnaldo again refused to answer.
Pending the conclusion of thf assembly.
Agulnaldo said, he was con Aden!
there would be no trouble between
America and the Filipinos.
The Insurgent leader denied having
received a request from General Otla
and Rear Admiral Dewey to withdraw
his troops to a prescribed distance from
Manila and C'avlte, and he declined to
discuss the effect of such a request.
Agulualdo further asserted that he
had never conferred with the A inert*
ctn nuthorltlea since the capitulation ol
Manila and that he had never authorized
the Insurgents to search or disarm
Americana crossing the lines.
Last Saturday'* fnolttrnt*
The correspondent closely questioned
h'.m about last Saturday's Incident
when the Pennsylvania troopa proceeded
to establish & new outpost. Th<
Filipinos objected and nearly precipitated
hostilities, ordering tho Americans
to withdraw In twenty minutes
They Issued ammunition and Intercepted
the American reinforcements. PIrally
General Hale ordered all thi
Pennsylvanlans to advance and the
rebels withdrew.
The local governor has explained thai
the Incident was si complete mistake
and has repudiated his subordinate's
action. Apulnaldo declared to this correspondent
that the Filipino who mad<
the trouble merely pretended io be ar
officer and Is entirely unconnected wltt
the Insurgent army. Agulnaldo com
Plained that the Spaniards were "dls
?emin?tlng false reports for the purpos<
of fomenting antagonism between tin
Filipinos nnd the Americans."
The whole Interview conveyed tin
impression that Agulnaldo desires ab
' 'lute Independence, regards tho tnla
' '>n of the Americans here as acoom
pllshed and expects their withdrawal
"Just as the French with Lafayett
withdrew after helping the American
In the war of Independence, & war o
humanity."
Just now Agulnnldo maintains th'
role of extreme friendship.
I'r*T*ntrd Iniargcnfa Landing*
MADRID, fiept. 12.?Captain Aunor
minister of marine, received to-day n
important dispatch from tho Philip
pine* describing a conflict between th
Hpanlsh gunboats and on insurgent flo
''Ha. In which the former successful!
I nted an insurgent landing In th
Vlsayar. According to tho dispatch th
laauiHtnta had Ave vessels, all of whic
were aunk. The Spaniards had no lei
but the telegram anserts that hundre
of the Inaurgcnta are believed to ha
periahed. v
SPAIN'S PROTEST
Agaluit iIm Couilnitcd Activity of tl
Philippine Imnrfniti.
MADRID, Sept. 12.?The French ar
I baaaador at "VVafhlngton, M. Cambo
who hoa been acting for Spain In tl
( peace negollatlona, haa cabled to tl
government here the American reply
' the Spanish note protesting agalnat lio
1 tllltJ"S upon the part at the Inaurgen
1 In the Philippine ialanda, In aplte.of tl
1 peace protocol. The United Stat
. promise* to send envoys to Induce tl
. Togalos to respect the suspension
hostilities and .to prevent vessels lea
ing Manila with Insurgents having tl
, Intention of propagating the insurre
tlon In other island*.
WASinNOTON.lx C.. Sept. 12.?-Tl
Madrid dispatch In regard to the Ame
Icun reply* to the Spanish note protea
Ing against hostilities on the part of tl
insurgents of the Philippine Islands wi
I shown to the first secretary of tl
French embassy. He said that Amba
sador Cambon hail been absent fro
Washington several weeks, and the r
ply was not sent by him personally,
such a reply had been made it won
have gone through the hands of the fir
secretary, but he declined positively
f say whether or not he had forward!
a message of such a character.
The offlrlals of the state departmei
also refused to make known the nf
Hire ol up? cummumcaiiuiia ';?<nuiie<
between the two governments regari
ing this matter. It Is known, howeve
that in response to urgent appeals fro
the Spanish government to protect tl
i Spaniards living In the Philippines fro
I the Insurgents during the continuant
J of the truce now In force. General Ot
was Instructed to use his Influent
i with the Insurgent leaders to cau
them to stop active hostilities for tl
time.
Touching the departure from ManI
of Insurgents on ships to carry the re'
olutlon among the other Islands of t)
group. It Is learned that no such exp
dltlons have been sent out since tl
i signing of the protocol, and the Inc
dent which formed the basis of tl
I Spanish representations on the subje
l happened some time ago, when it wi
warranted. "
HI8PAN0-AMEBICAK PROTOCOL
Or finitely Adop cil l>v ?!??Hpnnlih
Yrstrrlar.
MADRID, Sept. 12.-The senate at t
day's session definitely adopted the
pano-Amerlcan protocol.
E7ACUATl0N"c0MMI8ii0N?R8
Of Porto llleo llnld n short N?Mlon ml fit
Iitmt Vnierilij-.
PAX JUAN DR PORTO RTCO, Sep
12.?The two evacuation commissloi
held an hour's session to-day and &
Journed until Wednesday. The Amer
can commissioners made known the
position regarding the evacuation ai
transfer of the Island, in accordant
with their Instructions from Wathln'i
ton. These Instructions they decline
make public at present, as public!'
ml*ht lead to emborrasiment In neg
tiatlons; but the Spanish commission?
did'not disclose their positions nor tl
nature of their Instructions.
They manifested, however, wllllnj
ness to secure as much expedition i
possible and our commissioners are sa
Isfled with the way In which their d
, mnnds have been informally receive
The adjournment gives the Spanlar
time to prepare their reply. When th
Is presented. Issues will be Joined ai
I the sjtuotlon become clear.
! What effect, rr any, hip nppruiuuic
yellow fever atnonfc the troops nt Pon
tvlll hove Is problematical. Should rl
fever spread It would doubtless Indu
the American commissioners to hasti
the evacuation to tho utmost; but as y
there is not the slightest reason to, e:
i pect nn epidemic.
General Brooke soys two cases habeen
reporter! to him and one death, i
soon as'he learned of thes?*. he causi
nil suspects to be isolated with o Vlo
of preventing the spread of the inf*1
il n. It If believed tl nt th* rases ori
Inatcd in the Spuntah prison at Sibone
PARIS PEACE COKMlaSION.
Mtmbtri Will Sail From Ifrw Vork fM?
?Tnr oil Cnmpaiili.
WASHINGTON'. D. C., Sept lt-Se
1 retary of Stat" Day arrived In Was
' Inirton from his home In Canton on i
early train to-day. As soon as he hi
breakfasted he repaired to the whl
house, where he had a long conferen
with the President, which is presum
to have had special reference to the n
i ture of the Instructions to be given
the peace commissioners.
Nothing has been heard at the sta
I department recently from the oth
members of ?he commission and it
quite uncertain whether there will bo
' majority of the body here to-morrow
J hold even the Informal meeting which
. desired in order to arrange for the d
parture of the commission on tho 17
inst. Mr. MacArthur has Just retur
ed to Washington from New Yor
where he completed all the details
. the trip and It Is now settled that i
American commissioners will take pa
? ?* ? r?mnnnln leavinir Ni
York next Saturday. It In rot expect
that the Inatrucllons <o he given to t
members of the commission will
made public as In the view of the <1
oartment the commissioners will
placed at a considerable dlsadvatrtn
In conducting their negotiations we
their caae mode known fully In a
vance.
A lawful I'rlse.
CHAHT>ESTON, S. C., Sept. 12.the
United States district court here I
day Judge Drawley handed down a 6
clslon condemning the British steal
ahlp New Fonndland and lt? cargo
forfeiture ne a lawful prlia of "*' *
ship was captured by the Mayflow
while seemingly attempting to run t
blockade at Havana un tho waning
July 19, and eent here.
Halting Claod
HAVANA, Sept. 11?The Americ
s evacuation commissioners, It Is thougl
probable, will select places of reslden
f during the eta? of the commission
El Vedado, a beautiful village Ave mil
west of Havnna, on the coast Just I
0 yond Punt a Bravo. There Is excellc
sea bathing at that place. The nelg
borhood la aristocratic and there Io r?
ulnr steum transit between the villa
, and the city.
n Oi'iifml Jlnuilrraon Utfltlnoi
OMAHA, Neh.. Sept. 13.?A telrgrr
o received here tlifn morning from fien?
al Manderson, saya he has declined t
y profTer of a place on the army Invea
e gating board. General Manderron h
e notified President McKInley of his I
h ability to serve.
s GREAT ACTIVITY |1
vo I
* At Camp TOkotr, Owing to thoHeeent Order
of General Miles to Abandon the
' Camp. |
tea CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point.
Sept 12.?The entire attention of the 15,n
000 soldiers still quartered at Camp Wln,
koff.ls now directed toward the latest f
he developments In regard to the abanlie
donment of the camp here and their reto
nioval to the barracks occupied by them
s- before the commencement of the war.
tg General Bates' orders are to get all the
' troops away from here as aoon as poaiie
sible. but according to a statement
C3 made by him to-day he is not informed
lie in regard to the means of transportaof
tlon to be provided by the quartermasv
ter's department. He is unable to esfie
tlmate the length of time that may be
c- neccsnary to remove the troops. Tho
troops now here comprise seventeen
regiments of infantry, seven regiments
lie of cavalry, six batteries of light artllr
lery, four batteries of heavy artillery
t- and six companies of the signal corps, p
lie The infantry, cavalry and artillery here a
as are:
tie Infantry?First, Second, Third, a
s- Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, I
in Twelfth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Seven- v
e- teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-flint, TwenIf
ty-second, Twenty-fourth and Twenty- a
1?1 llfth regiments. n
st Cavalry?First, Second, Third, Sixth, _
to Ninth, Fifteenth regiments and Boose- v
wl veil's Rough Riders. a
Artillery?Light batteries E, of the li
at First; K, of the First; A, of the Second: w
i- F, of the Second; F, of the Fourth, and
id F, of the Fifth; heavy batteries A and c
3- B, of the First;' G and H. of the Fourth, a
tr. Great activity 1h being displayed by
m the medical department to free the hosle
pltals here of all patients who can pos- c
m slbly be removed. Between three and n
eo four hundred sick were sent to New c
Is York and Brooklyn hospitals on Sunee
day on the steamer Shlnnecock and by 3
sc rail. The army hospital boat Relief ar- w
ae rived here from New York this morn- c
Ing, and during the day she took aboard .
la about 250 sick men, 100 of whom were "
v- from the general hospital, 25 from the tl
lie detention hospital and the remainder
e- from three division hospitals and the
lo regimental hospitals. 81
'1- The Relief left with these patlenta tone
night for Boston, and they will be placed p
ct jn hospitals In that city. The steamer
as will return here from Boston at once, c'
probably arriving Wednesday, and will p
then take perhaps 200 more patients to g
NewVYork and Brooklyn hospitals. The
te Shlnnecock is expected to arrive here
to-morrow morning, and she will take d
. probably two to three hundred sick to f,
New York. j
A meuirui uonru If livn ...
making an examination of all patients 1
In the hospital, and determining which 7
are In proper condition for removal to ,
outside hospitals. The members of the 11
in board say that every man \vho can bo n
sent away with safety will bo sent Just <j
it. as soon as possible. With the depar- .
nj, ture of the Relief to-night there are 1
. about 600 men in the general hospital r
a" and two or throe hundred more in dl- f
I- vision and regimental hospitals. The
,jr detention hospital has been abandoned.
- All patients remaining there, number,u
ing about forty, were removed to tho t
ce prn^ral hospital to-night. It is expect- h
jr. ed that before the end of this week
all the patients In all the hospitals In
camp will have been removed to hosj>k j\
ty tals in New York and other place#," ex-^ " '
0- cept perhaps 150 to 200 men suffering
r. from aggravated attacks of typhoid and 1
intermittent fever, malaria and dysen- h
ae tery, whom it Is considered unsafe to re- t
move for from two or three weeks more.
They will remain In the general hos- p
as pital here as long as may be necessary, c
t- without regard to whether the troops
e- are removed to their barracks or not
d.
j., ' Cadet Wlicrlrr llnrted.
at MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 12.-The *
1(1 remains of Thomas Wheeler, son of '
General Wheeler, were taken to thu n
ce family burial ground in Lawrence coon- u
ty. North Alabama, and interred at 11 v
ce o'clock this morning. t
? HORRIBLE STORY
X
Of the Otttbtenk In the Inland of Carlfr. n
ve flOOmcn, Women and Children Said to C
llnrx firm Mnstaered. f
Hi! LONDON*. Sept. 12.?The correspond- a
c* rnt of the Times nt Candla, Island or a
K- Crete, who ha? just landed after Ave t:
>' dar* In the roadstead, says: "About e
600 men. R-omen and children were elth- t
er burned alive or massacred In the out- n
ir" break lost week. The Turkish troops
are now patrolling and blocking up th?* .
e- streets. The Mussulmans are ransacking
h- the ruins of the burned quarter of the r
town where the devastation Is com- t
pl?-t*. Blood Is visible everywhere. Such *
id bodies of the slain as were not burned
te were removed yesterday In carts and
c* burled outside the town limits." '
fJ FEDERAL STEEL COMPANY i
a
t0 Details of Couaolfdntlon ofTttroc big Hleel 1
t'onerrni. t
to NEW TORK, Sept 11?Official an- 1
nouncement, waa made to-day of the 1
. terms of the consolidation of the Mlnne*
sota Iron Company, the Illinois Steel ^
to Company and tho Elgin, Jollet & East- d
Is ern Railway Company under the title j
of the Federal Steel Company. Tho
th [ terms In substance are as follows:
?- isacn snare 01 me iuumcBuiu *?w.. k,
Company, upon payment of $27 10 cash i
of is entitled to 1 335-1,000 shares In the
he stock of the Federal Steel Company.
8- and 184-1,000 shares in common stock of
iw that company. Each share of the 1111- r
ed nols Stoel Company upon payment of r
he $20 In cash Is entitled to one share In the
be preferred and eight-tenths share In th?.* fl
e? common stock. Each sbaro of Elgin, r
be Jollet & Eastern Hallway Company s
K9 upon payment of $17 60 in cash Is enra
titled to seven-eighths of a share In pred
ferred stock and suven-elghths of n 1
share In common stock of the Federal (
Steel Company.
The consummation of the proposed c
In arrangement Is dependent upon its ac- c
;0- ceptance by holders of at l^ast twoj
thirds In amount of shares of each of
the three companies* If, for any roa- *
ro- son, the arrangement shall not bo car- \
to rled out, the deposited shares and the ,
ho cash payment* will be returned upon
fer nurrendor of the receipt*
he ^
Of Wilt fttt nn Itatchfortf'i Cut*.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Bept. ll-f he
national executive board of the United
an Mine Workers of America met here toM
day. All the members of the board are
ice preacnt, Including representatives from
. various states. Among the members of
I* the executive board are several state
|r* presidents of the mine workers' assoclnt
n"on* The sessions of the board, Pres- (
P Ident Ratrhford said, mar continue un- t
til to-morrow evening. One of the main
'* questions to come up Is whether Mr.
Itatchford who has recently Ix^en appointed
a member of the Industrial com- I
mission liv President McKlnloy. will t
im contlnuo to servo n? president of th" ,
mine workers' association. The bonrd .
will determine the question. Another 1
,1C feature* of the meeting will bo reports of I
tl- differences existing between miners ami
ms employer* In various parts of the coun- .
In- try and suggestions as to the future
policy of the mine workers. J
1ER HEART PIERCED.
'ost-Mortim Ex?mlnstlon of the
Dead Empreu.
IEMARKABLE WILL POWER
if Empm KlluMh CubWd Rn ?
Walk fitly Yards After (be Infliction or
Snob ft Mortal Woand ? Sympathetic
Demonstration of (ho Federal Co a net 1 of
Goneva ? Second Examination of tin
Mlaarable Wntth who Still Pomo aa an
Extraordinary Agent of tba Propagan*
da of Anarobtsm?Tnaeblajt Grief of
Emperor Franc la Joeeph.
GENEVA, Switxerland, Sept. It?The
ost mortem examination of the remains
f the late empress of Austria, who was
ssasslnated on Saturday last by an
talian anarchist whose name has been
arlously given as Lacchenl, Luchesl
nd Ltilginl, -has revealed that the
reapon completely transfixed the heart,
enetratlng three and one-third Inches
nd making a wound one-sixth of an
ich wide. The fact that her majesty
ralked fifty yards to the steamer is aerlbed
to her remarkable will power
nd natural energy.
The body of the empress has been eniosed
in a triple"coffin and placed in a
oom transformed into a mortuary
hamber. The walls or tms apanmem
re veiled with black drapery covered
'1th silver stars, and several sisters of
barlty are continually on their knees
eslde the bier, praying for the soul of
ie departed. Nearby stands the prayer
lble of the deceased, bearing her roary
and cruclflx.
The Imposing demonstration of symathy
organized by the federal council
ommenced at noon to-day. The aproaches
to the Hotel Beaurlvage were
uarded by gendarmes.
The procession was headed by genarmes
with arms reversed. Then came
i?ur beadles with four cocked hats and
>ng cloaks, half yellow and half red.
'heir leader bore & crape covered mace,
'hey were followed by the members of
lie government, the members of parliament,
tne diplomatic corps and the civic
Ignltarles. Then came a great mass of
he population of Geneva. In close
anks the people defiled bareheaded beore
the hotel In spite of the very hot
un.
In the meanwhile the historic bell of
he cathedral of St Clemence clanged
eivlly.
The procession lasted over an hour,
ill eyes were directed towards the terace
of the hotiH, where stood General
irslvlcsy, marshal of the late empress*
lousehold. the Austrian minister and
he members of the suite of the deeased.
The majority of the stores were
losed.
Second Examination.
On the order of a magistrate the nsassln
was taken this afternoon from
alnt Anthony prison to the Anthropoletrlcal
Institute, where he was meas
ired and photographed. Photographs
irere token to the press and will be dlsrlbuted
to the police In the cities
rhere he lived.
In the course of a second examination
s to his history and the motives for the
rime, he said he had never known his
ather or mother. He was brought up
,t Parma, Italy, In a charity school.
,nd at the age of ten was thrown on
ho street without resources. He workd
as an unskilled laborer until ho was
wenty. Then he served In the Italian
rmy three years and a half.
On leaving his regiment he was em>loyed
as the valet de chamber of the
irlnce of Aragon for three months. At
his time, anarchist Ideas began to poses*
his mind and?to use his own
rords?1"prevented me from remaining
n servitude." In the course of a life of
id venture he happened to be at Bude
Jesth In 1S94. There for the first time
>e saw the Empress Knzaoetn. lie
vas miserably weak and applied to the
tallan consul to be returned to Italy.
Die consul sent him to Flume.
Ills description of his subsequent wanlerings
was vague and ho said he sellom
if ever obtained work. While stayng
at I^aussanch he saw a (lie outside
i shop, purchased It with no conceived
lurpose and made a clumsy wooden
landle for It.
In prison he has boasted of his crime
ind he has addressed a letter to a^tllan
lewspaper, expressing a fear lest he be
nlstaken by Prof. Cabor Tromboso for
i degenerate. Dilating In this commutation
upon the objects of militant
inarchlsm, he wrote:
"Above all it is the great who must
>e struck. Not only sovereigns and
heir ministers will be reached by the
lomradcs, but all who maks.men mlsxable
on earth."
He says -he was not Impelled by mis
fry to Kill rne emprraa, na mien a course
vould have been Idiotic, but he comnltted
the deed In order that such
Times, following one upon the other,
night cause all who Impoverish the
xipulace to tremble and shiver. The
locument concludes with this declarator
"I am an snarehlat by conviction."
Frnnrl* Jompli'i Tonrtilnir Itrpljr,
HOME, Sept. 12.?Emperor Francis
foseph telegraphed the following reply
>n rcccipi ui ius vuhuui?-h*.i?f
the pope:
"In the frightful misfortune that hi**
itruclc me and my houit*. tho words of
four hollne?H, full of holy Indention
ind affection and Inspired by that faith
nrhleb henceforth is my only refuge,
lave conveyed sweet consolation to my
broken henrt.
"Holy Kathcr. accept my moat proround
and most devoted thanks for
four words and your traternal bonedlc
tloo. Pray remember wlta pity In Tour
holy prayer* henceforward the saintly
soul, my blessed, well-beloved companion.
myself and my tamlly.
"TRA1TOI9 JOSEPH,"
Boiparor Bears up Wall.
VIENNA, Sept. 12.?The emperor of
Austria and his daughter attended
man this morning to the private chapel
of the Scboenfcrunner Palace. His
majesty showed evidences of Interne
grief, but he said he did: not tote faith
in God. He expressed a wish for confession
and- communlom
During- the day the emperor re-read
with much emotion a passage to the
fast letter he received from the empress
to which she expressed herself as
being1 pleased with the prospect of returning
to Vienna to a few days to witness
the JubUee festivities. His majesty
attended the usual state duties today,
and Insisted upon attending personally
to the numerous messages of
sympathy he has received since the
death of the empress.
MAINE ELECTIONS.
ReptibMrana Frit Safe nod u Con?eqnenoeM
Small Vote was Polled?Democrat*
were Active?Satire Republican
Tlekrt Elected.
PORTLAND, Me.. Sept 11?The state
election to-day resulted In tho success
of the full Republican ticket, as follows:
Governor, Llewellyn Powers, of Houlton;
congressman, First district, Thomas
B. Reed, of Portland; 8econd district,
Nelson Dingier, of Lewlston;
Third district, Edwin C. Burleigh, of
Augusta; Fourth district, Charles A.
Boutelle, of Bangor.
The election was marked by comparative
apathy on the'part of the Republicans
who felt secure, while the Democrats
taking perhaps a little more interest
with an apparent desire to make
a better showing than In 1894 or 1896,
put some vim into the campaign/ the
result of which was seen In nearly every
town.
The falling off of the Rppubllcan vote
was, however, anticipated by the party
managers and whllo It was somewhat
lower than they anticipated, It gave
them no anxiety and the loyal men of
the party readily explained It.
Returns from ISO cities and towns,
give Powers, (Rep.), 23,613; Lord,
(Dem.), 12.863. Same towns In 18M gave
Cleaves, (Rep.), 27,728; Johnson, (Dem.),
13,046. This shows a net Republican
loss of 17 per cent and a Democratic
1<jss of two per cent. .On this basis Powers
will have about 27,800 plurality.
FIFTEEK LOST THEIR LIVES
In Um Jerome, Arizona, Flro?Slaiiy people
are Homeleee.
PRESCOTT, Arls.. Sept. 11?Yesterday's
lire In Jerome was one of the
greatest calamities In the loss of lives
and destruction of property that ever
occurred In Arizona.
Among: those who lost their lhres are
the following: Mexican woman and her
two chllddren; Wllford, an undertaker;
a dry goods clerk, name unknown; two
laborer*, names unknown. The number
of missing to-night is placed at fifteen.
Many people familiar with Jerome
place the property loss at figures ranging
from a half to three-quarters of a
million dollars. There was but little
Insurance, tlife total aggregating less
than $50,000.
The loss Is complete, It being Btated
that not even the commonest articles of
use were Raved. Much merchandise
and other valuable goods were removed
to plnces on the hillside, but the heat
became so Intense that nearly everything
was destroyed in the end.
Building contracts are already being
entered Into and the place in a few
months will be a scene of activity and
prosperity.
The Baehford-Burgomlster Company,
8. Hill and others have sent over tents
and to the stock constant additions are
being made and a money subscription
is bclug circulated and liberally signed.
DISASTROUS WRECK
Oil theTflxa% Pacific flnllroad?Fonr Killed
Ontrlcht.
TEX ARK AN A, Texas, Sept. 11 ? A
passenger train on the Texas & Pacific
railroad, consisting of an engine and
four conches, plunged through a bridge
at a point twelve miles south of Texarkana,
shortly afternoon. Four perions
are reported killed outright, and a number
of others more or less seriously
wounded. Physicians and newspaper
men from this city have gone to tho
scene of tho wreck, on a sj>eclal train,
to render assistance. The extent of the
disaster Is not known. Washouts are
reported on all railroads. The accident
was due to high water. A bridge had
been weakened by the heavy raJns.
When tho train struck the bridge the
structure collapsed, precipitating the
engine and four cars Into the raging waters
beneath. The wreck was complete,
car after car piling upon each other In
n mnss of wreckage ond debris. Four
bodies have already been taken from tho
wreck. The bridge fell with the train,
and the river was filled with wreckage.
Great anxiety Is felt for the safety of
the passengers.
WINCHESTER,Vn., Sept. 12.?A buggy
In which were Miss Laura Dellinger,
her sister, Miss Alice Dellinger, and
George Sister, was struck by a freight
train last night and the two young women
were instantly killed. Slater was
badly injured.
CrnMoii Spring* Property Sold.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Sept. 12.-The
property of the Cresson Springs Company
was sold at trustees foreclosure
sale to-day, at the Bourne. The purchase
ami only bidder was John C.
Wilson, on Attorney ??f this city, who
declined to nay whom he represented or
what disposition would bo made of the
property. The price paid was $25,000,
subject to u mortgage of 1100,000 held by
Edmund Smith. This property embraced
the well known Cresson Springs hotel
or Mountain House, and I* situated
at the summit of lh?* lofty Allegheny
mountain!* on the line of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
NtrWnlUB Dtarowry,
BRIDGEPORT. Conn., April 11-Two
packages containing portions of a woman's
body were found to-day on the
mud flats of an arm of Yellow Mill pond,
in th?? parkages were the head of a
woman out from thfe boJy AHr the ear
and the lower l!mb.?, which had been
separated from the body, uujoint <1 and
cut In two at the knees, th?-n tied to
gather on?l wrapped up In a strong
glased paper. The head of the woman I
woa I (altered and Jammed on one side |
and had a cloth tied ov?r the mouth. |
A BIG SENSATION I
In the Bud net! Circle* of Morgantown
Yesterday
PROMINENT CATTLE DEALER
If Said to H?re Conveyed Amf All Bti j
Property and Left for Parte Unknown*
Attachment Proceeding* (natltated by
Farmer** and ItrahMU* Bank and
Other*?'The MUsIng man Owe* Aboat
995(000 la the Connty, and the Ora- :
xlera of Monongalia will be the Lo*er*,aa
111* Obllgatloaa to the Baak wlllTako
All 111* YUlble Property*
Special Dispatch to the XntalllgtnMr. *
MOROANTOWN. YT. Va.. Sept. 11-JB
treat sensation In business circle* ?**
created here this evenlnr. whea It m*
learned that an attachment proceedlc*
had been Instituted by the Farmer*1 *
Merchants' Bank, acolnst tha property
oI J. Lindsay Keener.
The affidavit on which the attachment
was secured was made br Joseph
L. Keener, cashier of the bank, and a
cousin of J. Lindsay Keener, and It*
statements are taken as substantially;
correct It charges that Lindsay Keener
has conveyed away all his property her*
and left for parts unknown, with th? IBtent
to defraud his creditors, and th*
court is uskcu iu get utuo us a
ances.
Immediately following th1f step by)
the bank, came other attachment proceedings,
and it Is learned to-night that
Keener owes about $25,000 In the coaiKir.
The bulk of ihis is to farmer! whose
cattle be bought and shipped to Pitts- ]
burgh and Philadelphia markets tea
days ago. lie has dealt extensively la
cattle, and had the confidence of all th*
heavy graziers of the county. Ther will
lose all, as his obligations to the bank ,
will take all his visible property, even
if the conveyances should be set aside.
A number of well known business men *
in Morgantown are endorsers on fell !;
paper and will lose heavily. . j
A BIG VICTORY
For the State Board ef Pabllc Work a. *
Malta thr Tollman Car Company Ceme
lo Time for Tazca.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Sept. It?
The beard of publlo works has won a
big victory over the Pullman Palace
Car Company. For years a number of j
corporations have been doing a good ,
business In this state, and at the same
time have evaded taxation. Lobbyists
and shrewd lawyers have hitherto succeeded
in killing any bill aimed at these
corporations. Some of the members of
the board were of the opinion that they
hod authority under scction 67, chapter >j
Wl HIC-WHIC, Wl uaacoo IUG iitwysitf VI
the Pullman Car Company. * ^
^Attorneys of the company denied the j
board's right, but when the board re- ;
solved to tost the matter In the courts, i
the Pullman company yielded and returned
Its property for taxation. Weatv j
Virginia will receive this year the first
money she has ever received from the
Pullman company. FRAUDULENT
TEACH EES' GEETIFICATE8
Alleged to IUti Been Iuntd In Hlngo
Conntjr?Action Taken.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Sept ItAttorney
General Rucker and State Superintendent
of Free ' Schools Trotter,
left last night for Williamson, where
some Interesting developments will very
likely take place. They will Investigate
and take action about some Irregularities
that have been made in regard to
the public schools of Mingo count?. It
Is alleged that teachers* certificates
have been granted to persons who never
attended an examination, and that some
persons who only made a number threa
certlflcate.later taught school on a number
one certificate. The oounty officials
refused to act, hence'the state officials
have taken the matter in hand. The
grand Jury Is in session there this week.
Governor ffers ? Reward.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON. W. V*., Sept. 11?
Governor Atkinson haa offered, on behalf
of the state, $200 for tho arrest and
conviction of tha parties who killed the
Mulllne childrwi on Baker's Fork, Kanawha
county, about ten days ago. The
county has offered a reward of I300L'.
Dentil of Dr. I. O. Ferahlng.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. li-Rer.
Dr. I. C. Pershing,one of the best known
Methodist Episcopal ministers In the
state, died at Cambridge Springs to-day
of pneumonia. Dr. Pershing was born
at Johnstown about sixty-five years ago
nn?l for twenty-six years was president
of the Pittsburgh Female College. The
deceased was a brother of Judge Cyrus
L. Pershing, who was at one time pron?Inent
in Democratic politics and was
once the party's candidate for governor.
The Interment will take place at Johns*
town.
A Deplorable Affair.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept 12.-T0doy
while Mrs. Cornelius Drlscoll, of
this city, was attending the funeral of
Howard Hansing, her cousin, who wap
murdered Saturday night by George
White, her five-year-old daughter picked
up a Flobert rifle to amuse her fourmonths'-old
brother who was crying. In
some mnnncr which the child was unable
to explain, the gun was discharged.
The bullet struck the baby In the forehead,
causing Instant death. The accM
dent happened at the heme of a relative
n short distance from the bout*
where the body of Hanslng lay. <
Rmitc-nrrtl for Iitft.
MARIETTA, Ohio. Sept. tt.-Morcan
MeSweeney, the murderer of United
States Deputy Marshal Mason last J:inuary,
was to-day sentenced to the penitentiary
for lift' The motion for a new
trial was not heard, but will be In 4 few
days. _
Mnvrmnit* o(H|rnm<tilp*>
LONDON- Maine, Philadelphia.
niHRALTAR?Kuldn. Ne?\ V.rk,
NEW YORK?Rotterdam, Kottordatn.
lTrmltPr KnrrcnM f?i 1i?-*er.
For Western Penntylvanla. ln$r<M!\Jng
cloudiness light *outheii:>:ri ly t.tuds.
For Wi"i Virginia and Oh'o. threatening
wf-nthT. followed by ram In tho afternoon;
light to fresh easterly winds.
!.mn Trinprrnlnrr.
The temperature yesterday as observed
by Hchtiepf. dniviluf, corner fourteenth
and Market streets, was an follow*:
7 a. m 51 I 3 p. m 77
9 a. m ?2 I 7 p. 71 -
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