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c yOLUME XITIF-NU^IEER 190. ~ WHEELING. W\ YA., SATURDAY, APRIL L 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS. 1 m- ^a
A GREAT DISASTER E
Ht
lo
That Will Turn Easter Joys Into
Deepest Sorrow ti
in
AMONG ENGLAND'S PEOPLE.
ro
W<
Awful I'ate That Overtook the th
Steamer Stella oj
Is
THAT STRUCK CASQUET ROCKS "h'
nli
th
bo
In a Dnnso fog, Foundering in ten m<
Minntoft ?Her lioilers Kiploilo ns 7*
ba
hlir Goes Down?llml on lionrtl 1210 re
. _ . V,
l'nfiscngcrs, lsounu From aoutn- "?
ai:
hainpton to tlic Channel Islands pr
"Where They Anticipated Spending rc;
Kaster ? Many Lives Lost ? Heart- rb
rending Sccues-Storics of the Snr- on
v Ivors.
SOUTHAMPTON, March Sl.-Tho ?'
passenger steamer Stella, plying between
this port anil the Channel Islands, 1
crashed into the dreaded Casquet rocks, ^
roar the Island of Alderney, yesterday ^
afternoon in a dense fog, and foundered ^
In ten mlnuteo, her boilers exploding us
with a tremendous report as she went
down. In spite of this it is said, there va
rir
was no panic on board. The coasting
steamer Lynx, which brought the news sc<
of the disaster here, picked up four c'd
boats and forty persons belonging to the So
Stella. ' br
Later advices seem to show that sixty
persons were drowned owing to the
wreck of the Stella. tr.
The second officer of the steamer who im
was among the rescued, says that a (iu
l collapsible boat was launched full of
I people, but he thinks she struck on the of
rocks, owing to the fog. bu
Another steamer has picked up a boat j?1'
containing flfty-flve persons. Including sj{
twenty women, who escaped from the th
' wrecked steamer. They have been
lnnilod here.
C'.\
The Stella had on board 210 passengers uii
who were going to spend Easter in the j,r
Channel Islands. ~ p||
The Stella, which belongs to the Lon- th
don ?'i Southwestern Hallway Com- i,0
pany, left Southampton at noon yester- i>o
day. conveying the first daylight excur- rui
slon of the season to the Channel Is- ;
lands. There were about 1S3 passengers an
on board and the crew numbered thirty- Ve
five men. The weather was foggy, but ])e
nil went well until the afternoon, when m
the fos became most dense. Mi
At 4 o'clock Casquet rocks suddenly jn
loomed out of the fog bank and the '
steamer almost immediately afterwards dr
6truck amidships. The captain seeing co
that the Stella was fast sinking, ordered dj
the life boats to bo launched. Ills in- fr(
Ktructlons were carried out with the ut- :
most celerity and the women and chil- lai
dren were embarked In the boats. Then Ch
the captain ordered the men to look af- <
ter themselves. rt<
A Survivor's Story. ha
A survivor states that he and twentyca
five others put off from the Stella in a be
small boat. The sea was calm, but
there was a big whirl around the rocks. ^
"When this, boat was a short distance ve
away from the wreck, the boilers of the fti
Stella burst with a terrific explosion and ?':
the vessel disappeared stern foremost co
in the sea. w
The last thing the survivor saw was i
the figure at the captain, of the Stella
standing calmly on the bridge and glv- ' ,
Ing Ills last instructions. The captain ^
perished with his vessel, owing to the
suction caused by the sinking steamer 1)c
being very great indeed. ^
Continuing, the survivor referred to
paid: "The suction was so tremendous
that we thought our boat would be engulfed.
I saw five boats and the collapsible
boat, besides our boat, leave the
wreck. They contained altogether between
eighty and 100 persons. Five of
the boats were soon lost to view but we F.
took a boat filled with women In tow
nnd the occupants of our boat took the
oars in turn and rowed all night long ?
until most of us dropped asleep, thoroughly
exhausted.
"We sighted a sail boat at G o'clock In T1
the morning, but the Great "Western p;
Railway Company's steamer Lynx,from
Weymouth, had meanwhile hove in
Fight. Sne bore down on us and took us CI
all on board. She eventually landed us co
ut Guernsey." jn
The Great Western Hallway Company
steamer Vera, from Southampton, pick- w
ed up forty others of the survivors and cl
landed them at Guernsey.
According to the latest estimates of to
the ofilclals of the London & South- or
VPSforn Pnlhrov Onmtwm' r?/\? rr\r\rr. 5ll
than seventy personH were drowned, out en
of the 220 on board the Stella when she
struck on the rocks. Other reports, cc
however, pluce the number of drowned
much higher. fe
Later accounts say that the Stella te
had no passengers on board and that vl
her crow numbered forty-two persons. tu
Another steamer of the same company
which arrived at the Island of Jersey
at about noon to-day, reported having
passed many bodies of victims of 11
the disaster about the C'asquet rocks.
A survivor of the disaster named gt
Bush, says the speed of the Stella in the
f-'ip was not diminished, though the fog
whistles were sounded, lie adds that
at 3:20 a .in. the engineer showed him bl
In the engineer room a dial registering <3
a spied of 18'A knots. He says the ves- ~
?"1 struck within twenty-five minutes
afterwards. 01
Two Life Boats Sunk. d:
Hush further asserts that two life m
boars were sunk with the steamer which a'
ftft'-r r-.nlng on the rocks for ten or fif- p]
teen inlnutea, split in two and disapPear-d.
?
It in thought probable that the pat- m
IiunH were the only Americans on board 'jj
<>t the Stella, ?h the lint of survivors jn
decs not contain the names of any other
Americans ho far an known. jl
The Mccond mate was the only ofllcer
th?: Stella who was paved.
'ontlnulng, 1ju.m1i said: r
"When ih?- Stella disappeared forty or
fifty Kruona were discovered clIOKlnif
to nk'Cf.H of wreckage or cabin furniture it
and erylnj; plteously for help. AU the
! :ip? rn and erew had been provided
v?lth life h<*|ls and there was little ?'
Jj:|alc :t:; the Hhlp sank. I 'lint slipped tl
into tin- water ami then swam to one of *1
?li" li"'it'i Into which 1 was helped. We w
KuppnHfdly In the dlreethm of w
?iurir 1 imi .|f;ven hours later wo K
iouihI onvH',-!v*H near the neene of t li* p;
J;rpck :md Haw dozens of peraonr. cllnj;I
"'J ?o the nicks." "i
ri?c boat In which 13unh was a passen- lr
I E*-r v,a?j afterwards picked up by the P
A-ynZi TUo pamienijeni all uyrce thai pi
trfect order and discipline prevailed on
>ard the Stella. The crew promptly
ok up their stations when the steamer J
ruck, served out the life belts and
wered the boats.
The scene at the moment of the sink- ]
g of the vessel was heartrending,
liose who had succeeded In getting
to the boats had a narrow escape
om being engulfed on account of the
tctlon caused by the sinking vessel.
The voice of Captain Rook from the
ldge was frequently heard urging the
wers to pull for their lives. The boats
pre adrift tlfteen hours, during which
clr occupants were without food or 1
iter, and as their clothes were drenchI
they suffered greatly. The disaster
generally attributed to the high speed
which the steamer was traveling In
e fog. r
The steamer Ilonfleur returned to- 1
ght after having made the circle of
e Casquet Rocks. She picked up two
iats containing women's clothing, (
)ney, Jewelry and an opera glass case.
\q last had evidently been used In
lllng. Many, pathetic Incidents are
ported. In several cases men UftecJ
elr wives and children Into the boats
id then perished themselves In their
esence. One wife, who was thus helved,
lost her reason.
\ large number of the survivors ar.'ed
here without any clothing, clad
ly in blankets.
I AMnnUT IRt />! Artll
Lunuun in ULuum A
tor tho Disaster?Three Survivors u
Itcach tho City and Tell Their Aw- r'
I'll I Experience!?. c
LONDON", March 31.?1The news of tho I'
saster to the Stella spread steadily 1
rough London In the absence of the
ual evening newspapers, to-day being n
)0(1 Friday. As the afternoon ad- a
.need, small groups gathered at the
aterloo station, where many painful
?nes occurred. A large crowd collectwait
the arrival of the train from 11
uthampton at 9 this evening, which
ought three of the survivors, Messrs. J*
ivid King, a London merchant, Hell- ri
on and Greener, all of whom were ^
apped In great rugs and bore evident Ir
ices of their sufferings. They were ti
mediately surrounded and anxiously A
estloned.
Mr. King, who Was among the last to ti
ive the ship, said: "The greater part k
yesterday was exceedingly pleasant. \v
t toward evening we encountered a tl
st, which soon developed into a dense tl
There was, however, no apprehen>n.
Suddenly a great shock told us f
at the Stella had struck th?> rocks, t]
reams rent the air. but the coolness b.
the ofllcers considerably allayed the v
citernent. The crew behaved splenJly.
lowering the boats with greatest r?
omptitude. Every woman was sup- \V
led with a life b?*lt. At first we ti
ough there would be time for all the n
ats to clear away; but suddenly the tj
Hers burst with a deafening report, c,
nding the ship amidships."
Mr. King and two firemen, Osborne Ir
id Bailey. were the last to leave the a
ssel. He had Just given up a life *y
It to aid a clergyman's wife, and was
erally pulled into a boat by Second
ate Reynolds, who was instrumental
saving many lives.
I'lie boat with twenty-two persons r<
Ifted forjjfteen hours tense j.
Id and was Anally plckcd up by the :
eat Western railway's steamer Vera, ri
>m Southampton. w
Mr. King believes that Ave boats were u
unched. He saw one upturned with
lldren clinging to it. ^
Other accounts say that Captain "
?eks supposed the fog was merely In
inks, as Is the usual experience, and ^
.fiiW.rl In ri'Yi ll.rnn.rli l.ut It K.. O
me continually denser, he lost his r'
arlngs. 0
When the Stella struck there was a
rrible sensation, a noise of metal and f:
Dod work being torn bodily away, the 1'
ssel passing over the Jugged rocks at e
11 speed, and her side being ripped * '
ten like match wood. s
When she slid off the rock, she turned b
mpletely over, carrying a lot of people P
I til her.
The eight survivors who were landed A
Cherbourg by the tug Marsouin, were 0
eked off a lloatlng furniture van by a n
ihlng boat. a
The ladles on board one of the life t
tats sang hymns all night long to t
>ep up the spirits of their companions, d
Two bodies were washed ashore on t.
e island of Alderney. v
EASTERNCAP1TAL
lowing Into "West Virginia to Devcl ^
op her Resource#?Sale of Adamston
Coal Company Property, ?
leclal Dispatch to tho IntolHscncer. c
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., March SI.? f
lie Adamston Coal and Coke Com- 1
my's property has been sold to \
?althy eastern capitalists. M. R. W. s
app and others of the big New York r
rporatlon, were here and thoroughly
hlch negotiations for the ileal were jj
osed at a big price. t
The mines will be operated on an ex- c
naive scale, new and modern machln- c
y will be put In to economically oper- e
e the mines, nnd about thirty new
ike ovens will be built. c
They will be prepared to ship both I:
lal and coke. r
The same company, together with a t
w other Washington parties, are inrested
in the oil options taken in this
cinlty, and will in the very near fure
sink a well to test the field. 1
ONE GETS OLKAIt. J
esnlt. of tltR llrftrawcll Vostofllcc ^
ltobbery Cane In U.S. Court. 0
joclal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. (]
CHARLESTON, W, Va., March 31.? c
he trial of John Kennedy, crook, safe
ower nnd burglar and his three pals,
harles Hern, Jim. Johnson and John
'Dandrell for tho robbery of the jwetnce
at Bram well, this elate, ended toly
in tho conviction of the three forer
and the dismissal of the indictment
calnst the latter.
The Jury failed to agree as to the Indication
of the latter in the actual burlary,
and District Attorney Burdette
iked the court to dismiss the indlctent.
O'Dnndrell will now be taken to
orth Carolina tootand trial on a almlr
charge. Kennedy, who confeseed,
Des up for fivo yaera and Johnson and
ern cnch for three.
"Why ho \va? Pardoned.
poclal Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
C1TA HliBSTON", W. Va., March 31.? j
\ giving Jils reason for a pardon c
ranted to-day to James Burlyne, serv- J
ig a live year sentence in the ponlten- *
ury for larceny, Clovernor Atkinson
iys: "Ills mother (motherlike) has 1
rltten me perhaps a score of letters In 11
Inch she InslRtn that hrr hoii wan not '
ullty of the crime, urn I Im-kh me to
nrdon him. Thin h only natural, and
Intended t? appeal lo what ny-nipnthf
i. i > bp U ft in in" ;i Ci<!' tiiii ly-fi\j j
i political lift', hilt I have never yet v
nrdoned anyone purely upon nyin- 1
a thy." ,
4 DESERTED CIT1
[s Wliat American Troops Fotin
in Mnloios.
[HE REBELS ,\VERE PREPARE!
For Immediate Evacuation am
Firing of City.
fUE ONLY EFFECTIVE STANI
)f the Insurgents wns Made 0110 Hnl
Mile from Mnlolos, "Where the Nc
fjrasku Itegimcnt Got the Worst o
it?Col. l'unHton the First man ii
the City ? Tho Kebel Army Con
Htnutly Losing Strength by J)eser
tions?Filipino Yellow Journalism
MANILA, March 31, 3:53 p. m.?Thi
itnerlcan llap was raised over Malolo:
110 o'clock this morning. The Kansai
eglment and the Montana regiment oi
nterlng the city, found It deserted, thi
resldencla burning, and the rebels re
reatlng toward the mountains In t
late of terror. It Is believed they can
ot In future make even a faint resist
nee.
The American loss was small.
It Is evident that the rebels for som<
me past have abandoned all hope o
oldlng their capItol, for the American!
mnd thpro f?v1<lr>nrn?j nf olnhnrntn r?r<v
aratlons for evacuating:. On the rail'
sad the rails and ties for about a rnil<
ad been torn up and probably throwi
Ho the river. The only prisoners cap
jred were n few Chinamen. Thoy salt
gulnaldo left Mulolos on Wednesday
The principal citizens of Malolos
lelr families and goods have been taen
Into the country over the railroai
hlle others departed on foot, carrying
lelr possessions and driving their cat.
e and other animals before them.
Most of the rebel forcos were removet
esterday evening to positions east o
le railroad, leaving only some smal
ands In the strong trenches In front o
lalolos.
General MacArthur started for th<
ibel capital nt 7 o'clock this morning
1th two rapid lire guns. Hanking th<
:ack. two guns of the Utah battery ox
le right and two guns of the Sixth arllery
on the left of the rapids, llrinf
antlnuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiment:
loved upon Malolos and the Is'ebraskt
nd Pennsylvania regiments and th<
hlrd artillery kept along the right o
ae railroad.
The Only Effective Staiul.
The only effective stand made by tin
sbels was.at a bamboo and earthwork
alC tL.nUlfi..tronL-Alaiglost ami on tin
ght iv here the Nebraska regiment, a.'
as the case yesterday, had the hardes
ork and suffered the greatest loss.
Col. Fonston, always at the front
'as the first man In Malolos, followci
y a group of dashing Kansasahs.
The Filipino Hag which was tlyin?
rom the centre of the town, was haul
d down by some men of the Montan:
eglment who triumphantly raised theli
wn above it.
From the columns of smoke arising
rom the city it seemed as if the wholi
lace was ablaz?. It turned out, howver,
that onlj.* the presidencia, or gov.
rnrnent building, and a few of\th<
mailer buildings, had been set lire t<
y the rebels before they evacuated -tin
lace.
From the reports gathered by tin
.merican officers, from prisoners ani
thers, it Is believed that the rebe
rmy Is constantly losing strength 01
ccount of desertions, and that al
hough the enemy may make one o
wo more stands, the forces of Agulnal
o will degenerate in perhaps a month
a a few hundreds who may continin
raging a guerilla warfare In th<
lountains.
Behavior of our Troops.
The American troops behaved splen
Idly. They advanced steadily agains
uccessive lines or trenches, througi
foods and jungles and suffering fron
rightful heat. In addition, thV Amcrl
an volunteers were handicapped li
Ightlng by the fact that their Spring
leld rliles are of shorter range thai
he Mauser rifles In the hands of 4h
ebels. Under these circumstances, th
toady advance of our troops Is a real!;
ernarkable achievement.
I?ut the most noteworthy feature o
his onward sweep of the American?
s the patience and endurance of th
irlvate soldiers. They have never heal
ated to plunge across any kind of difll
ult country against any number of th
memy and in the face of positions o
ntirely unknown strength.
This afternoon the victorious Amcrl
an army is feasting on cocoanuts am
ananas and enjoying a well-earnei
est, while the hospital train is carryity
he wounded back to Manila.
Filipino Yellow Journalism.
Recently Issued copies of the Repub
lea Filipino, Aguinaldo's olliclul or
an, contains a proclamation to the ef
oct that certain parties are raiding tlv
lorthern towns and ordering the earn1
o Join the Filipino army immedlatel;
ir take the consequences when Agulnal
lo shall have finished with the Amerl
ana.
This is construed as meaning <tha
ilaeaholas, the governor of the 11 v
lorthern provinces, is unfriendly ti
l&uinaldo. If this he true Agulnuldo'
etreat Is undoubtedly cut off at th
allroad beyond San Fernando.
The Hepubllca Fillpino on March 2"
lubllshed an extra edition containingi
itatement to the effect that the Amer
cans had atiackcd Faslg, that many o
hem were killed, and a majority of th
emalnder were wounded, while ISO o
hem were taken prisoners.
A second paragraph In the same edl
Ion asserted that the Americans hai
avlshed three hundred of the Filipino
alreft daughters oml called upon th
latlves 'to "defend their honor with thel
Ives against oppressors who spared ncl
her ugc, sex nor condition, murderlni
vhole families in cold blooded revenge.'
The American steamer Roanoke re
ently picked up a native boat contain
ng a dozen Spanish prisoners who hai
iscaped from Uagupan and had bee!
icarly three days afloat, with nelthe
ood nor water.
Thev reported thai llin nrl?tnnnr? ox
>ected to foe killed when the American
nlvanceil. font know nothing of the fat
if those In the southern towns.
liUTniM'il Their Stork.
THJ3NTON', N. J., March .11.?Paper
vt-ro flle'l -with the wore tart* of Htnt
hl? afternoon lncreanin? the capita
itoclc of the American Tobacco Coin
T pany from 533,000,000 to 170,000,000. The
f number of companies Incorporated
1 during the month was two hundred and
fifty, on which there was paid filing feea
amounting to $126,000. There were thlrj
ty-flve companies whose authorized
capital exceeded $1,000,000 each. The
aggregate authorized capital of these
thirty-live companies was 51,111,750,000.
) "YELLOW" JOURNALISM
Responsible for Fnlse Itcports of Conj
tcmplntcU Insurrection in Porto
lllco.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 16.?A
great deal of Indignation has been felt
} by both Americans and Porto Hi cans
here since the publication of reports
that the people of this Island were ripe
f for insurrection and rebellion. It la
t. very hard to understand how such
f alarming rumors originated. There
never has been any organized effort nor
any attempt at organization to insur"
rectlon in this Island since the occupn
tlon by the American forces. The na.
tlvea have no arms nnd they have no organization
and what Is more to the
point, they have not the disposition to
a rebel.
The ofDclals who constitute the mlli3
tary'and the local government are very
3 much annoyed over the reports which
i seem to have been Inspired by thoso
who have not the Interests of the Is"
lands at heart. It Is true that General
- Ilenry receives many anonymous leti
tors nnd many trifling ones advising
him rtf rumnrfd imrioirn?n ??,. i??
tors have been pouring In upon him
from the very 11 m and he has learned
to attach no importance to them.
The people of Porto Rico are impress.>
lonable and oftentimes the writers of
" these letters Imagine that there will be
[ trouble, but these warnings have so ofi
ten turned to nothing that they now
. appear ridiculous and are looked upon
with amusement rather than with
fear.
? A number of reforms are toeing made
i in the administration of Justice, including
the abolition of secret trials. The
I marriage laws have been modified so
that authority is given <o ministers of
all faiths to perform marriage?, and the
fees have been ubollshed where the
1 ceremony is before a civil magistrate,
r General Henry has Issued a general
! order, providing for the distribution of
rations among the people of Porto Rico.
\ It has come to the knowledge of the de,
rt.'irt r.ion f .1 J- -1' 1
I trlcts on the Island many people are
f suffering and some have died for want
of food caused by poor crops, resulting
? from lack of rain or other unavoidable
" conditions.
SPANIARDS'LEAVE CUBA
On Account, of the Lawlessness of the
3 Irresponsible* Cubans ? Gomez's
1 Deposition a Crime.
^ HAVAXA, March 31.?The steamer
Montzerratte sailed this morning for
Spain, having1 on board 2S0 Spanish
! passengers, formerly residents of Cuba
and mostly small merchants. This ex3
odus Is noticeably because of the num-.
t There have onl{?- been at least tliree
authentic murders of Spaniards In thv?
I country, and, jn some cases, men of
property have been killed. If It Id
1 known who <he murderers are, the fact
J has not developed, though there are men
r in Havana who say there Is evidence
pointing- to Cuban soldiers being: the
; guilty parties, and tha: since General
2 Gome? was deposed from the post of
I commar.der-in-ehief of the Cuban forces
. the Cubans have not had a head to rlgj
idly enforce discipline and punish crime.
] In the past General Gumex punished
murderers of this kind with death, but
since his removal the Cubans have been
; taking advantage of the lack of diaclj
pline to retaliate upon their war enemy
1 who are still in the island.
1 The efforts of Generals Diaz and No.
dar? to run down the Guana jay bandits
r have apparently been fruitless as no
_ traces of them are said to have been
found in -the provinces of PInar del
j Rio and Havana and tho controversy
q resulting between the two generals regarding
the existence of the band has
now reached the phase of letters In the
Havana newspapers. Nevertheless,
- there are occasional further reports of
t depredations and It Is now declared the
,x scare was started by tobacco growers
of the district with the object oC frlghtonlnrr
vmnll i'rnn-wu nml tlmm
" to sell their crops cheap,
" THE DOLLAR PINNER
^ "Will Consist Entirely of a Chicago
y Platform Menu.
NEW YORK, March 31.?Eugene W.
f Brewster, treasurer of the .committee of
arrangements for the Sliver dinner to
_ be given in the Grand Central palace
. 011 April 19 to commemorate the blrthe
day of Thomas Jefferson, gave out the
f following statement to-day:
"To dispel all doubts In the mind of
i the public, friends and admirers of the
, Chicago platform and those who have
;; forwarded money for tickets for the
3 Jeffcrsoninn dinner, we, tin* only authorized
arrangement committee of llfteen,
In order to avoid all disputes In
. future, hereby desire to announce that
the JelTersonlan dinner will be given
by Chicago platform Democrats on
- Wednesday, April 19, at 7 p. m. In the
a Grand Central palace, at which Mr.
c Bryan will be present and make an ady
dress."
It Is estimated that 3.000 will be prea.
ent at the dinner, of which 1,000 have
already paid for seats.
' The Tiresome Tally.
HARRISBUUG, Pa., March 31.?The
9 reading of the list of pairs, the calling
0 nf the roll and other preliminaries ex
i, copt the chaplain's prayer, were dls{
pensed with at to-day's Joint ballot for
. United StateH senator. There was no
f change In the voting, the regular Ree
publicans standing by Senator Quay,
j the Democrats voting /or George A.
Jenks, and the anti-Quay Republicans
for Congressman Dalzell. The ballot
i was the sixty-third and resulted as follows:
Quay 31, Jenks 2S, Dalzell 30; no
quorum.
r Opera Singer Insane.
" SAX FRANCISCO, March 31.?Lilly
? Post, who lias achieved considerable
- success as an opera singer, Is locked up
" In a padded cell la -the Insane ward nt
1 the Receiving hospital. Her friends rean
ll/.lng that her mind was falling, conr
eluded to have her tnken Into custoily
pending an examination as to her san"
Ity.
'' From Harlem lolMUsbnrgh.
IMTTSHI'HGII, .March 31. ? Rev.
Maltlaud Alexander, of the l'leshytei 1f.
an church of Ilarlem, New York, to- I
, day accepted Us:- eall i.f the First I'ri-s- j
*" byierlan church of this city at a salary j
1 of $t:,ooo. His ministry hero will coin
mence May U I
TREND Of TRADE. ]
Failures for the First Quarter?Slight
Cheek lo Business Owing to Compi
ox Conditions?ltailnmd learnings
Greater. x
NEW YORK, March 31.-R. O. Dun &
Co., In their Weekly Review of Trade
will say: ^
Failures during the first quarter of
1S99 have been in amount of liabilities
not more than about $26,G80,330 -.against y
531,710,142 last year, J4S.007.910 In 1S97
and $57,025,135 In 1S9G. While the later
returns may Increase the amount for
the quarter a little, the complete return
which will be given next week will be T
very remarkable in comparison with 1
that of any previous year.
Business Is not at present improving.
There has been something very like a p
check, partly the result of heavy buying
since January 1st to anticipate the
market, partly caused by the uncertainty
about the operation of many combinations,
and a shade of doubt about foreign
affairs also had some Influence.
The new rule of the clearing house
banks at New York .about taxation of
country checks also causes some shifting
of accounts. A period of transition
from one ownership and management
to another, and from one industrial system
to another, when it affects many
hundred establishments throughout the gr
country inevitably causes some hesitation
in business. A little later the
many hundred concerns may bo doing El
more business than ever as they were In
just before combinations were effected. gj
Iron and Steel. {lI
Prices are strongly maintained In Iron |n
at $1513 for Bessemer pig at Pittsburgh, jJC
the valley association having sold 130,- I);!
000 tons for delivery in the last half of
the year at^ $11 J>0 and^ grey forge Is J
ntiwittt jti iv, uiu (itaiwuuii ui;jicur?
at Philadelphia about maintenance of VI
future prices. Chicago is inactive compared
with recent weeks. With no sales
reported except 10,000 tons at Chicago,
rails are quoted $1 hlghfcr there and the in
sale of 250,000 tons steel billets to the tin yj
plate company sets prices for 100 pound
plate at S4 05 after July 1. Structural
demand increases, but bar mills at the re
west and south are consolidating and th
are not disposed to take large contracts. av
although the Pittsburgh mills are asking
Jl GO because behind their orders. q
For plates the demand far exceeds the tw
supply at Philadelphia and Chicago and to
the leading mills at Pittsburgh are full t0
until August or later. In hoops, cotton
ties, tubes and other products, expected
consolidation affects business. Minor
metals are stronger for tin at 24 cents
wun consuming demand, and for copper
at 17.5 cents, owing to I^ondon speculation.
ur|
"Wheat Tcmla Higher. th
The fluctuations of the wheat market ap
have been large and tend on the whole 19'
toward higher quotations. Exports at ^
Atlantic ports, Hour Included, have been ^
for four weeks 11.679,512 bushels against le
9,392,495 last year: and Pacific S,9G3,QS7 ^
bushels against 2,774,112 and the other
exports not given last year make the
total 17,317,899 bushels. Western re- as
celpts have been 12,942,815 bushels
against 9,968,37.'} last year. Ai
Railroad earnings for three weeks of cj(
March have been 4.1 per cent larger fo
.than Inst year and 9.8 per cent larger
than in 18i?^ and the < naI no 11
from Chicago In four weeks have been
459,438 tons against 622,901 last year and
256,363 In 1S92, which indicates quite '
clearly the remorkabb depression in th
JiltCO tit VIIH.Ut|l.-| ?
Failures for the week have been 104
in the United States against 220 last J)0
year, and 26 in Canada against 27 last to
year.
0 ih
UNFORTUNATE RESEMBLANCE |
To President JLoubct, of France,
Causes a Mnn'a Assassination?AssaKsin
Thought to Re Insane. th
PAHIS, April 1.?A wealthy gentle- trl
man named M. Tourret, was shot yesterday
evening on the Eois do Boulogne th
by a man who mistook his victim for sa
President Loubet. to whom M. Tourret (le
bore a striking resemblance. ^
The murderer, whoso name is Ozouf, th
and who Is thirty-eight years of age, is
thought to be insane. ^
CARLIST RISING |
kc
Anticipated in Spain After Easter. rc
30,000 Spanish ltcscrvcs Called fvl
out. m
LONDON", April J.?Thirty thousand
Spanish reserves have been callcd out, .to
says the Madrid correspondent of the an
Dally Chronicle, and it is probable that sfc
there will be a Carlist rising after J*
Easter. _
INTERMINABLE INQUIRY :
pr
Into the Heel' Question?Yesterday's th
Testimony Summed Up. qj
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.?All fo
but two of the witnesses before the ta
army beef inquiry court to-day, were alj
members of the medical staff of the
army, who were on service in Cuba la:
during the Spanish wor. The other co
two witnesses were Mr. George Ged- Jjj
dings and General J. Hale Sypher, who to
had been interested in securing con- te
tracts for supplying beef on the hoof in
and on the block for the nrrny in Cuba. fn
They testified that General Eagan had Wl
told them that the secretary of war had vi
nsked him to give the refrigerator beef fa
n trial, while Mr. Sypher said that Gen. ?
Eagan had created the impression upon w\
him that he preferred beef on the block nr
to refrigerator beef. ni:
Their testimony throughout was con- th
tradlctory to General Eagan's teatl- do
mony, and Mr. Glddings said that Con- !
gressman Hawley was present at sev- re
oral of his conferences with General of
Eagan. to
A majority of the ormfr* surgeons ex- to
pressed the opinion that the canned an
beef was unsatisfactory as food for the of
troops, but some of them thought it no or
more harmful than other meat in the pe
Cuban climate. ha
ed
At\or the lteer Trust.
COLUMBUS, O., March SI.?Attorney j
General Monnett io-day led a suit In by
the circuit court to oust the Cleveland th
Hrewlng Company from Its corporate eo
rights, on the grotmd that It Is In vlo- in
union or me uiui-truHt law. It !s nlleg- loo
ed that not only does the company at- | lo<
tempt to control the brewlnji business (in>
by unlawful a- Hon In fixing prices, but th
that St has also bought larne numbers pn
of saloons ami bound the tenants to use bo
the trust1 beer exclusively. f?*.
Jii
Abov?? the Dnii^ee l?lm\
CINCINNATI, March 31.?''I'he Ohio 1,1
river Is n fool and a half above, the fr"
danger line, ?"0 feet. The river front ru
.hero, n:* v. -U r.a tin* lower parts of other I th
irltler* along the Ohio valliiy, an* h?xI?- nf
merged, but tin- upper river Is falling nu
nnd the llood will be of short duration, I lie
pinsandscott;
lur Senators Looking After West
Virginia Interests.
BOUT THIRTY-FIVE PLACES
Vill I'all to Tills State in tlie
Census litireau.
HEY WILL BE APPORTIONED
ro Unta Between the two ScimtorH
unci the Three Republican Conpressmen?Seimtor
Scott Will Have
CJiurtfc of Appointment* ol' 1'ourtliClass
Postmasters in Third District.
Senator KlkiiiH* Prntnl in
HccuriiiK Improvements i'or "West
Virginia Klvcrs. t
icclnl Dispatch to tlio Jntellifronccr.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Si?nnt?r
Iklns unci Senator Scott arc both Htill
Washington looking after West Vlrnla
Interests. Each senator has been
ixIouh to leave the city, but rinds It
ipo-sslblo for the present. They have
Id several conferences concerning the
itronage due the state, and recently
lied on Governor Merrlam to consult
ith him on the representation West
rginla should have In the Census Buau.
During this visit Governor Merrlam
formed the two senators that West
rginia would In all probability be
ven about thlrty-ftve places in the bit
au, and thut the congressmen from
e three Republican districts would be
larded their pro rata of these places
;ually with the two senators. The
'o senators, however, will be expected
distribute the patronage belonging
the Third district represented by Mr.
hnson, which consists of tlie counties
Boone, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier,
anawha, Logan. McDowell .Mercer,
ingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas,
ilelgh, Summers, Upshur, Webster
id Wyoming.
Govvrnor Men lam further informed
em that but very few clerks would be
pointed before the first of January,
IX). and that the places would then
adually be filled from that time until
e first of June. The only force now
ing organized consists of several exris,
the heads of divisions, and a few
mor oinees around headquarters,
lese latter places are being given to
e people of the District of Columbia,
the salaries paid would not justify
e bringing of persons from a distance.
1 who desire to make applications for
?rkships in t\..? Lureau should write
r blank application forms to either
nato.* h, I Kins or senator fccott, who
II furnish them. -w-. . .
Third District Appropriations.
The two senators have also decided
at Senator Scott should tak? charge
the appointment of all fourth class
stmasters In the Third district, owing
the fact that he has recently spent a
eat deal of time lr. Charleston and Is
oroughly familiar with all the preat
phases of the situation. A number
tli jse postmasters still hold over from
e la.it administration, and Senator
ott will see that changes are made
St as rapidly as possible. He will
so look ufter r.ny other appointments
at can be sccured for the Third dlsct,
since Senator Elkins has so much
siness on hand connected with recent
fislation in the interest of the state
at he is unable to ^ive the time neeesry
to looking after these matters in
tail. It was thought best by the senors
to make this distribution of the
)rk so that West Virginia could secure
e maximum bereflt of their efforts.
Notwithstanding the fact that Coness
adjourned nearly a month ago,
th Senator Elkins and Senator Scott
e almost overwhelmed with West Yirnia
business. Their mall is exceedgly
heavy, and both sentlomcn are
pt busy giving their attention to the
ijuesis winrn JJUUI- HI JIUIU WJIMI
lends at home. Every request no
;uter how small receives as prompt
tentlon as It Is possible to give. Senor
Scott la devoting himself especially
Third and Fourth district matters,
id Intends to Fee that that part of the
ate receives the recognition which Is
i due. lie Is forced to move slowly,
it not. the less surely.
lUvcr Appointment.
Senator Elklns and Senator Scott are
casing the war department to see that
e magnificent appropriations for the
110 and Big Sandy rivers, which the
rmer was largely instrumental In obInlng,
are in shape to be made avallile
after the first of July. The approiatlon
for the Ohio river secured
nounts to a million and a half of dolrs
and will furnish, when the work Is
mpleted, deep water as far down the
;er as Will lams to wn .oppos i to Marie tta,
le plan on which the dams and locks
secure this end are to be built conmplates
the obtaining of deep water
tile Ohio at all seasons of the year
mi Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. This
11 be of Incalculable benefit to West
Irglnla coal men, business men and
rmers.
The Improvement on the Big Sandy
111 open up an exceedingly rich coal
ul timber section of West Virginia,
id will ?lo as much for that valley as
e Improvements of the Kanawha have
no for the Kanawha valley.
Senator Elklns Is very proud of the
cord he has made In the Improvement
West Vlrirlnlii rlvor.q. "When lio on
red the senate four years ago he was
Id that It wan Impossible tn secure
ly money for the Improvement of any
the West Virginia rivers.. The Demratle
senator aiul representatives, esclally
Representative W. L. Wilson,
<1 trlecl time and time again and fallSenator
1'lkius* Proud Itccord.
Senator Elklnswas not disheartened
their failure and, la connection with
e representatives from West Virginia,
nunenced his work. As a result the
iprovemeat on the Ulg Kanawha was
mnletiM): nun'.fv whs: m#?t1 to hull.!
Us and dams on the upper Monongala
from Morgantown ;? Fairmont;
e Monongalirla Navigation Com.nyV
rights over tho lower .MonongaIn
wore purchased and that river made
e?* for navigation; a system of Ini ovemcnt
was adopted for the Dig
mdy. and finally surveys ordered of
e F.Ik and (lUyandotte rivers. Keuar.Klklns
points to this result as the
entert tr.unumont t<> hi t scj vi.-. s tint
uld popslbly be rained. He knows
at the;*e ImpruvonuntK will rtar.d long
tejr ho has passed away, and feels
re that in serving \VYst Virginia as
has he has uerved her beau
EARLY MORNING MEETING
Oftlio Operators nntl Conductor# of
tlio Elm Orovo Electric Line In Session
ttiis Morning?Wheeling Company's
Men Full to Put In Their Hequest.
Yesterday was a day of engrossing Interest
to the employes ot both street
railway lines. The Wheeling' Company's
men were unsuccessful In seeking
a conference with the board of directors,
which met yesterday morning,
or with the management later In the
day, and tho ultimatum of the Elm
Grove employes expired at midnight.
There Is a local union for the employes
of each road,both connectcd with
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Car Workers, of which organization the
president, W. D. Malione, of Detroit,
will come to Wheeling to-day to familiarize
himself with tho situation. The
Wheeling Company's committee had
prepared. In type-written form, a request
for the restoration of tho wages
paid prior to 19S3, that Is, twenty cents
an hour for nine hours a day. The document
called attention to the cut from
twenty cents to seventeen and one-half
cents an hour In 1S93, and another cut
In 1894 to sixteen cents, the present rate.
The reason assigned for tho first cut, It
It stated was the prevailing hard times.
The second cut, It Is said, was to last
only sixty days. The document stated
that tho employes were willing to share
the burden of hard times, but they
pointed to tho general advance of wages
throughout the country now, and they
believed their request for a restoration
of the old wages was Just and fair.
It was the intention to present this
request to the board of directors, but
the board mot in the forenoon Instead of
the afternoon as the men supposed, consequently
their committee waited on
Secretary Shirley, who declined to re
cclvo any communication from the men ]
as nn organized body. He took the '
stand that he would hear grievances
from them as Individuals but not as an
organization. The type-written request,
therefore, was not presented and
It still reposes in the pockets of a member
of the committee. The men will
meet at midnight to-night to consider
the outlook.
Tho Wheeling" & Elm Grove men last
night at midnight waited 011 General
Manager Wright, relative to their ultimatum.
Mr. Wright received them
courteously, but stated that the company
could not afford to increase the
wages from sixteen cents to twenty
cents an hour. Present conditions, he
said, did not justify It. Mr. Wright
added that he would remain at the company's
ofllce to hear the outcome of the
meeting In Trades Assembly hall. This ,
meeting was under the auspices of the
Elm Grove men, and the employes of
the other rood were there fraternally,
their meeting occurring to-night.
The Elm Grove men were in session
behind closed doors at 2:30 a. m.. and
nothing could be learned regarding their
proceedings.
While the men were In session, Gen- I
eral Manager Wright remained at the
Elm Grove office. A committee of the
men made several visits to him, and j
the result was the offering of concessions
by the management which the
men considered. The final conference
was being held at 3:50 o'clock this
morning and Mr. Wright believed that
an amicable.settlement would be reached
in a short time.
At 4 o'clock this morning General
Manager Wright said that the men had
met him again :uid declined to accept
the concession he offered, which was
eighteen cents an hour, an increase ot
twn conJa TTo Win Ktimrlcrwl nnrl tile.
appointed at this stand taken by the
men. The negotiations were declared
off.
SINGULAR CASE, .
If the Man's Statements are True it
Shows What bail Company "Will do
l'or an Innocent Person.
NEW YORK. March 31.?Edward
Wise, who is awaiting sentence or death
for the murder of Charles E. Beasley,
in this city, last November, has almost
at the last moment declared that another
man committed the murder. The
police are looking for this man. They
refuse to divulge his name. Wise was
to bo sentenced this afternoon.
Wise declared that he was willing to
suffer Imprisonment for the sake of a
companion, but now that death confronts
him he will shield him no longer.
He made a long statement to the district
attorney.
The police apparently place some reliance
on Wise's story. He is twenty
seven years oiu, ana comes or excellent
parentage in Boston. He Is well educated
and an athlete. Ho and several
companions came from Boston to witness
a light at the Lenox A. C. He lost
his money and became stranded. He
says he fell in with bad company.
Bensley was sand-bagged in Thirtyeighth
street. Wise was caught running
away. He made no denial of having
struck Beaslcy. Wise has since admitted
that he was present at the sandbagging
but claims that another man,
hitherto unmentloned, did tho sandbagging.
"When on trial Wlso put In
no defence. He said he thought he
would only be found guilty of manslaughter.
His mother is said to bo responsible
for the convicted man's divulging
tho name of tho alleged sandbagger.
Wise was sentenced to die in the week
beginning May 22. The police have so
far been unable to verify his statement.
Burned to Death.
PHILADELPHIA. March 31.?Henry
Lappln and his wife, aged forty-live
and,forty-two years respectively, were
burned to death late last night In their
home on a truck farm In the lower section
of the city. The llames were discovered
by tho llaginnn at tho railroad
crossing at Point Breeze avenue and
Twenty-fifth street. He gave the alarm,
but before assistance arrived the building.
which was a frame structure, was
I a mass of Haines. The bodies of Lappin
and liis wife were found In tin? ruins,
burned beyond recognition. Origin of
lire unknown. _
Speaker Hood Protests.
"WASHINGTON. P. March 31.?
Speaker Reed arrived here to-day from
Gvornin; where lie has been taking In
the pleasures of Jekyl Island.
Mr. Reed la the picture of health. Ho
refused to be interviewed and protested
that ho saw no reason why any tdKnili
cance r-nouia bc niiacntu iu m?- muiui*
taneous visit of the President nnd himself
on Jelcyl Island.
Trouble In Bolivia.
LTMA, Peru, Via C.ALVKSTOX, Tex.,
Mareh ni.-Accor.linK to ndviccs roeelv?d
here from Bolivia. President Alonzo
has boon dispatching troops in ail dlT
rection.s with the hope of preventing
uprising**, hut his efforts have been
i useless, as his soldiers are very disconI
tented.
Kennedy Sentenced to die.
XFAV YORK, March .11.?Dr. Samuel
.1. Kennedy, convicted o:' the vmmler of
: Dolly Reynolds, wan sentenced to-day
to die during the week boirlnnlns May
NEW PARTY BORN
111 l'urto Iilco, Faultless in Its
Anierlcanlwiu.
ORIGINATED BY RADICALS
Its Objcct is Association of all
Political Elements.
REPUBLICAN IN PRINCIPLE,
And I<lko itsPrototype In This Conntry
it in in Favor oflSvecythlnfj That
Is Progressive ami Elevating?Halls
"With Prhlo Annexation to UniLod
Btatcs ami Will Teach Loyalty to
'Old Glory" and Itovercneo
Washington, Lincoln and McKinlcy.
Correspondence of the Associated Tress.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 22.?A
now political party has been born?"tho
Republican party of Porto Rico."
'I'b/mM, ?,? ? ?' * -
w?w i?? i> una uriKiuuicu uj"
the radicals under the leadership of
Manuel Rossy. It has for Its object tho
association of nil political elements on
this Island, and they have agreed upon
a platform which Is pronounced to bo
faultless In its Americanism. Tho
platform In part Is as follows: That It
is the highest duty of every citizen to
uphold the Integrity of the country and
the laws of tho land. That we pledge
ourselves as men, animated by ft com
raon cause, ulmlng ut a common object,
to do all In our power for our government.
We endorse and commend the.
able, patriotic and true American spirit
manifested by Hon. William McKlnley,
President of the United States, In releasing
us from the misrule of 'Spain,
and ve pledge our faithfulness to adhere
to the new principles of our new
country, and have ior our aim harmony,
unity and good government, relying
with conildence upon the hope of
a speedy settlement of our national affairs.
The name of our party shall bo "The
Republican party of Porto Rico."
Loyalty to "Old Glory."
"Wo declare our sincere loyalty to the
Amencun nag ana American laeaa ana
hereby pledge ourselves to strive to become
-worthy of the great nation of
which we are now a part.
"We hall with pride our annexation to
the United States. We believe that the
people of Porto UIco could be trusted
with the civil government of the island,
but as that authority only emanates
from the congress of the United States,
it is but our duty to await its action,
and while under military government,
awaiting action by congress, we desire
that all civil ofllces should be filled by
men eapable^iioncst.and.of unquestioned
loyalty to the government Afjthfi :
United States, and disposed to act
singly for the best interest of this island
and our common country without
distinction, thereby afTordlng us an opportunity
to demonstrate our lltness for
self-government with all the burdens
anil responsibilities- which It entails,
and which will hasten the day when our
n,l i.-IM ? n nl-i nrnnn" <
states of our union.
Succeeding planks declare In favor of
a universal suffrage; oppose the Introduction
into the island of foreign labor;
express devotion to liberty of
thought, conscience and speech, including
the freedom of the press; and deprecate
any union of church and state.
Free schools, and the teaching of the
English language are demanded. A i
change in the present system of taxation
and free trade between Porto Kico
and the United States are advocated.
For Honest Money.
The exchange of tho provincial money}
for money of the United States is advocated,
on a gold basis, "as It is right
and proper that every dollar, paper or
coin, should be as good as any other."
The establishment of an American sya*
tem of courts is favored.
The platform concludes thus? **Wa
congratulate ourselves and our country
on being under the protection of tho
I American ling, tho recognized emblem,
I of liberty, and will lend every effort to
! advance civilization, to teach loyalty, to
love American institutions and honor
T (tiAAln nnH ,M>Tnnlnv.
| tvuaitiubiu>ii ,
whose names are household words in
the land."
It Is said by the organizers of this
party that the name "Republican," is
used in its general sense and has no relation
to the party of that name In tho
United States.
It Is understood that General Henry
is In entire accord with the establishment
of a new American party.
WINDSOR HOTEL, FIRE.
Body Kccovcrctl Intact Supposed to
Be That of Miss Hoffman, of Baltimore.
NEW TOPJC, April 1.?'At ISO o'clock
this morning the workmen in tho ruins
of the Windsor hotel discovered tho
body of a woman, which was almost intact.
When >the body was raised, a gold
watch fell from it. On the outside of tho
watch case was the word "Dora." It Is
believed that the body Is that of Miss
Dora Hoffman, of Baltimore. Miss
Hoffman was a guest at the hotel fit tho
time of the lire, and has been counted
among the missing since then.
The watch Miss Hoffman had with
her had on it in black enameled letters
the word "Dora." \
Shortly nfter tho body, which Is ?opposed
to be that of iMtes Hoffman, was
found, another -body, which to all appearances
Is that of an old woman, was
discovered. It is well preserved, and Is
supposed to be that of the woman who
lived with Miss Hoffman.
The total tieau 01 ine mu&or uuic?
lire now numbers 43. Of these 32 ure
unidentified bodies.
lint her old.
WASHINGTON, March 31.?"Aunt"
Patsy Marshall, colored inmate of the
District workhouse, died at a hospital
to-day at the age of 114 years, according
to the workhouse records*
"Weather Forecast for To-<Ia3*.
For West Virginia, fair Saturday and
probably Sunday northerly wind?. ^ (
For western ,** *"! .. . *
Pair Saturday. and probftbly bun day;
brlaU west wind.*.
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature yoatorday, a* observed
bv C. Schnepf. ilruKKlst. corner Market
and fourteenth street*, was as follows:
7 a. m ?j3 P. m
m 46 ? p. in 43
12 ni. 4"iWcathcr, Cboxu$)le, 1