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VOLUME XLIX-K UMBER 63. WHEELING. W. YA.. MONDAY. NOVEMBER o. 1900. ' lilfil! TWO CENTS.{331k
ready for the
GREAT BATTLE
OF THE BALLOTS.
PepuMican National Committee
? Gives Out its i-inrtz acarcment
tij as to the Probable Eesult.
r . ?.
CLAIM 294 ELECTORAL VOTES
for McKinley?Expect to See a Verit,
ablo Landslide Which Will Seal
the Docra of Bryan Forever.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.?The Republican
national committee gave out toBay
the following final statement:
"On the eve of election, the Republican
national committee's forecast based
pn absolutely authentic and unimpeachable
figures and facts, differs from Its
previous forecasts only in Increasing
the magnitude of the triumph which
Tuesday will bring to the cause of national
honor and prosperity. All the
sources of the committee's information.
Including many that are very unwilling
witnesses concur In indicating the
conclurlon that Tuesday's election will
prove a veritable landslide for McKlnley
and seal the doom of Bryan and
Sryanism forever.
"The prime cause of this irresistible
Bed overwhelming popular revolt
cgalnst the Bryan Populist ticket is
perfectly obvious. It consists In the decirc
of the people to maintain the prosperity
which they have enjoyed and
now enjoy under the policies of the
McKlnley administration and In their
jvell grounded tear or calamity in case
Eryan were to bo elected.
Remember tho Dark Days.
"The laboring man, his wife and children
remcml>er the poverty, misery and
despair which'shrouded their lives In
the black years previous to McKinley's
inauguration, and they remember with
gratitude .the relief which has come tu
them since then, with abundant employment
and largely Increased wages.
"They listen now to Bryan's invitations
to throw away their advantage,
but they respectfully decline them.
"The business men of the United
States remember what happened to
them in those same dark years and they
kr.ov.- what the practical result of the
election of 1S95 has been, In" reference
to the rehabilitation and prosperity 01*
nil llnnc r>f mmmnrrhl /?."
lr.g the past four years. They correctly
regard the proposition to endorse
LSryar. and his free silver and free
trade theories as nothing short of incanity.
Fanners Will Net Forget.
"The farmers arc not likely to forget
the evil days when they were reduced
to bankruptcy and .almost to beggary
find now, with mortgages lifted, their
farm products bringing greatly Increased
prices and their homes filled with
comfort and Joy, they do not propose to
change their conditions at the behest of
the false prophet of 1S96 and the anarchlal
agitation of 19C0. All who have
remunerative work to do; all who have
wages paid them and who'have a business
to protect and develop, all who
have money deposited In savings banks
or Invested in homes of their own, have
Bbeen confront, (! with a threat to rcduce
sum *oi mcir prosperity by or.e[Jinlf
and have been asked to ratify this
culcidal proposition by their votes.
"As they constitute the great mass
of tfcc American people and as they are
eane, sensible and honorable* men. the
overwhelming majority for McKlnley
and against Bryan which Tuesday will
record Is thus accounted for. , .
Country Has Prospered.
"The people know that the country
lias prospered under McKlnley; that
wages have risen to a higher rate than
ever before, that employment Is abundant
for all; that the savings of labor
have Increased a half billion dollars;
that commercial prosperity has been
universal and commercial honor safe?
guarded against the advocates of repudiation,
and so they naturally have decided
to re-elect him, and continue the
present conditions of prosperity and
safety.
"The.- committee's flnal forecast claims
at least the following states for McKlnley:
' ' u:';rnia njNew York 30
Connecticut .... c;North Dakota .. .1
r""e 3;ohio a
M| Oregon I
i.!. na ^[Pennsylvania ... 32
v''" 131 Itlwtle Island ... !
k S',. 10 South Dakota ... !
MmJS :y 13 Vermont ........ -I
> ; c! Washington 4
" SjAVcst Virginia .. 5
vXm w't* 15 Wisconsin 12
J
vCW Hunipahiro i! Total 204
V:.v Jersey li)
(Signed) CORNELIUS N'- HMS8,
JOSEPH II. MANLEY.
NATHAN B. SCOTT.
I'KKDF.iucK s. c.mns,
FRANKLIN- MUHPin.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
?or Republicans in Thin State?Senator
Colo Says White Will Get
15,000 to 20,000 Majority?Legislatino
Sure.
Dlr patch to tlio IntcUlcencer.
WESTON. W. Vn.t Nov. 4.?Senator
George C. Colo, who In a shrewd hut
Quiet politician, anil has always been
conservative a* woll as necuratc In bin
of politics. r,avo out the following
to-day to the Intelllffcncer cor"I
have been over the inost ot this
stntc rlnrlnp this campaign, working
lor the rUM'Ublksin ticket, rather In a
: 'luli-t way. hut made It a point during
1 toytravels to i;;-th r :?n tlw fneliv
j nu?i?. i? i-,.Ka.r<j t.? the national. stale
i }n'l l"?;l?1atlvf! tickets in thlo state, und
wllcvt that McKlnley and White will
carry the state by from 15,000 to 20,000
majority."
"Why do you place your estimate
above that of 1S9B?"
"Because, first, I find so few Republicans
who have chanced politic* as
compared with the number in 189G that
they are hardly worth naming1. Second,
In 1896 the voting population wan, in
round numbers, 200,000 in this Etatc: of
this number about 05,000 were Democrats
and about K per cent of them pay
that they do not want to take chances
on a change of administrations at thin
time.
"And third, our voting population has
increased about 10,'000 since 1S96, twothirds
of which arc Republicans, making
about 3,000 majority more, which
Wmilri frlVT* II* flnan tr\ "A (MM mnlftrltv In
ali.'\~ """
"What do you think of White's
chances no compared with McKinley's
In this state?"
"I believe that White will practically
pet the same vots that McKlnley will j
get In tills state."
"What Is your opinion of the result
of the legislative ticket?"
May Have 27 on Joint Ballot
"Well, we will carry nine and possibly
ten of the senatorial districts, whlqh'
will give us a majority of four In that j
body; wo will carry all the counties and ;
delegate districts that we carried In j
1S98, which gave us thirty-two members
In the house at that time, with Barbour,
Berkeley, Cabell, Lincoln. Monroe. !
Pleasants, Raleigh, Taylor, Wirt and ;
the one we lost in Harrison, and possibly
one if not t\Vo In Marlon, with :
the Lewis-Webster. Tyler-Wetzel, and j
one from the Braxton-Clay delegate
districts, making fifteen more members
of the house, which will give us a majority
in that body of twenty-three, or
a majority of twenty-seven on Joint
ballot."
"What have you to say of your senatorial
district?"
"Hon. W. r>. Corder will carry it by
I FAIR ELECTIONS
1 From Ocean to Ocean,
| Tuesday Will Bring I
2 WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.?Tli
$ the following:
% Sun da;
|j Special Forecast for Tuesday
<;> For the first time in ten day
j X ' sky over the whole region from
% over a small area on the middle j
falling as a result of a severs s
Hatteras.
<? The pressure is high over t
These conditions will surely give
temperatures in all states on Mi
<4> the immediate middle Atlantic (
$ a storm to develop somewhere i:
conditions are unusually favora'
< ? weather of Monday over to and
? (Signed)
? Chief Ui
V
not less than SOO majority. Lewis county
will give 300 Republican majority
nnrl TVohstnr COUntV Will (five 200 Dem
ocratic majority.
"I believe that everything is safe for
us this time, and we will have a reign
of four more years of prosperity In lhl3
country."
CAMPAIGN CLOSED
In Mineral County With the Greatest
Demonstration Ever Witnessed
in the County?Dayton's Majority
Will Reach 3,000.
Special Dinpatch to tho Intelligencer
PIEDMONT, W. Va., Nov. 4.?The
closing of the Republican campaign In J
Mineral county, We?t Virginia, took'
place last evening preceded by a large
and enthusiastic torch light procession,
with several bands of music and more
; than SOO people in line and thousands
j of patriotic citizens on the streets. The
} Rough Rider regiment from Mineral
county was out in full ranks, commandI
ed by Major J. F. Ilarriyon, and the
town was crowded with hundreds of
persons to witness the spectacular part
of the parade. The flambeau club and
Mother Hubbarda were also out In
force.
The meeting at the opera houre was
presided over by one of our prominent
merchants. Mr. W. H. Gilbert, with a
host of others equally as prominent on
the stage. lion. Alston O. Dayton, In
an eloquent and forcible manner addressed
the peopla. By the way, his
election Ik now claimed by over 3,000
majority.
Ho was followed by that forcible and
soul-rtlrrlng young speaker, the Hon.
William C. Amos, of Colorado. The
trl-towns were Illuminated and decorated
for this event and any quantity
of red Are was burned. The ladles RrN
publican club, over 100 in number, was
also present, and to these la diva Is due
the credit for line decorations of tho
opera house. Altogether It was the
largest and most enthusiastic meeting
ever held'In Piedmont at the closing of
a campaign.
Maryland for McKlnley.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 4.?The day has
been a quiet one throughout the stato
with no political developments of Im
portance, except mat unnirman uoidsborough,
of tho Republican Htato central
committer?, to-night Issued a statement
in which ha claimed that McKinley
would surely carry thr* state by at
least 11,000 votes. Jloth sides seem confldent,
and the betting, which has heretofore
been strongly In favor of McICInley
has veered nharply toward ttryan.
Senator Davis' Condition Worao.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 4.?The condition
of Senator O. K. Davis la reported
as decidedly worfo to-night and Brave
fears ate entertained that If his life
shall be saved It may be nt the cost of
bin foot or possibly his right log. The
pus which had formed In tho fore part
of his foot and for the removal of which
two surgical operations wen- i erfonned.
has now gathered further back foi
Ward ihe hsel and Indication.4; arc that
j it is permeating tho entire limb.
EXPLOSION IN
MINE RESULTS
IN AWFUL DEATH
Of Twelve Men find the Injury ol
Others?Property of Southern
Coal Comniiriv.
BODIES BLOWN TO PIECES.
Seven of the Unfortunates Unrecognizable?-Minos
Recently Opened.
Many Ugly Eumora Afloat.
PHILIPPI, W.Va., Nov. 4.-One of thy
saddest calamities In the hlotory of Barbour
county occurred Saturday morning,
at 1 o'clock, at the mlnc3 of the
Southern Coal and Transportation Company,
at Berrysburg, six miles from this
place. As a result, these are dead:
Ollle Marks, pit boss.
Andrew Blaekwell.
Albert Brown.
Lawrence Duncan.
Pack Adams.
Seven others, whose names are not obtainable.
The Injured ar& Will Maries antl James
Jackson, both of whom will dl?.
Tho explosion was so &rcat that mules
iATBER PROMISED, |
^ith a Slight Exception, I
:orth a Cloudless Sky. |
q Weather Bureau to-night issued %
: t
y, November 4, 1900, 10 p. m.
, November 0, 1900:? V
s, the weather map shows a clear <?
the Pacific to the Atlantic, except <i>
Atlantic coast, where some rain is %
torm, the center of which is off $
1
ho western half of the country.
"loaf Ann monfliftt. n?d nlnnonnf- ^
~""" t" <?
Dnday, except possibly showers on
:oast line. While it is possible for < >
a this broad area by Tuesday, tho <i>
bio for tho continuation of tho line |j
throughout Tuesday. <:>
WILLIS L. HO ORE. Z
lited States Weather Bureau. %
were killed at tho mouth of the mine.:
and cars were blown forty feet from the
track. One man was blown In twain at
the loins and his body thrown against a
pile of lumber at the mouth of the mine.
The night shift went on duty at 7
o'clock. Everything went on smoothly
until about midnight, when tho explosion
occurred. The deaxl were mutilated
beyond description and the scene
was calculated to mako the strongest
The explosion was probably the result
of an accidental discharge of dynamite
caused, perhaps, by the concussion of a
blast. The property loss Is rflght. No
blame can be attached to the ofllclals of
the company.
A coroner's inquest will bo held tomorrow,
at which time the cause of the
explosion may be obtained.
Operations will be resumed at the
mines Monday morning.
The force of the explosion was so
great that two men were found sixty
feet from the mouth of the mine. An
hour after the explosion hundreds had
visited tha mine. The call for relief
brought every physician In Phlllppl to
the scene. The sight was a most horrible
one. Strewed along the main channel
nnd about the opening were the
arms, legs, hands and other portions of
the bodies of the dead miners.
Hunted for Their Children.
l'aincrs ana moiners wore rranticaily
hunting for sona, and na fast ns a body
wns recovered they would glance at It
nnd recognizing It would give hysterical
screams. The hotel has been turned
Into a hospital ,and those still alive
when brought out were taken there.
There la a great deal of comment
about the cause of the explosion. The
authorities refused to dlscuso the matter
further than to say It was caused by
an excessive charge of powder being
used. The minors Insist that It was
caused by firedamp. The mine was recently
Inspected and pronounced to be
In good condition.
John W. Green, who wns In the mine
at the time of the explosion, and escaped
Injury, gives the following account
of It:
"I went Into the mine at 7:30 anil went
to Room No. 1. I hail been at work an
hour or so when I amelled black damp.
I noticed my lamp would flicker. I
wont to tho mine boss and told him
about it. lie laughed and said it wan
ail right. I went back to work and
about midnight heard a terrible noise,
which knocked mo down and put out
my lnmp. I wan stunned for a moment
und then realized what hiul happened.
I was close to the entrance and crawled
over tho bodies of two men."
Dozen Yot In tho Mine.
A? the work of removing tho dead
goes on things look worse. Four bodies
have been brought out during the last
hour, and the searchers report thrt a
dotcii are yet in tho mine. Most of
Ihoso brought out are mutlla/ted beyond
description.
A most pathetic Incident was that of
Jntnos Smith. He ran away from his
home in Preston county last week, and,
after tramping it for a few days, applied
for work at the m!nt? yesterday,
evening. Laut night wan hlo first trip
Into the mines. He was about twenty
years of ace and well educated.
The mines of Berrysburg have only
been opened a abort time. They have
had a great deal of trouble. First the
mines were flooded, and then the men
struck. Last week tho stables were set
on Are and alx horses burned. Now
comes the explosion.
Colonel B. F. Berry, the millionaire
mine owner, arrived here this morning,
but refused to discuss the ufTalr.
Most of the miners moved here only a
fow weeks ueo, and, as they were almost
unknown to each other, It Is hard
to recognize a body when It Is found.
Most of the men came from North Car
ollna ana tnc District ot Columbia,
So far no explanations has been made
of tho turning off of the fan at 9 o'clock.
The engineer in charge was seen, hut
was very reticent. Ho said that at 9
o'clock a man came out of the mines
and told Mm the electrician had drilled
all the holes needed for the night, and
told him to phut olT the fan. Minors
say that was the very time the fans
were needed, as when tho charges were
fired It would cause all the smoke and
dust to rlso.
Ugly Rumors Are Afloat.
The engineer In charge refuses to
stale who this man was. Ugly rumors
have been afloat all day long about the
causc of the disaster. Tho most charitablo
construction to place on the matter
is that it was due to the inexperience
of the mine boss. Ollle Marks, who now
lies at death's door.
Prosecuting Attorney Murphy and
Justice W. G. Keys ?eft last night for
Berrysburg to hold an inquest The
damage done to the mines will amount
to considerable, the entire number being
blown Into one mass of debris. The
day-light tunnel will have to be fixed
before cars can be run In to It. Everything
shows Glgns of disorder.
A messenger Just returned from the
mines states that the bodies of twelve
men have been brought out, eight of
whom were recognized
Four men are In the hospital, not expected
to live until morning. Twenty
men are unaccounted for. The men are
mostly negroes and Slavs.
MINE BOSS DEAD.
Two Other Victims Not Expected to
Live?Explosion Caused by Dynnmite.
PHILIPPI, "W. Va., Nov. 4.?The work
of clearing the mine at Berrysburg propressed
so well to-day that operations
will be resumed to-morrow. It has been
ascertained now that there were only
fourteen men In the mine and that the
explosion was caused by dynamite and
not by gas. The fourteen men on the
repair gang were all white and they
XJtvc working during ibe *night. The
list of victims as given last night was
nnrrrx-f Minn Rnru rt1tln \forlro U o1?r*
dead and his brother, William Marks,
will not recover. James Jackson is not
expected to survive the night. The
miners are all negroes and if the explosion
had occurred during the day there
would have been many lives lost. Three
mules and six cars were blown out of
the entry tunnel with tho fourteen men.
Some of the bodies were torn t2 pieces.
QUARRELED OVER POLITICS
And Was Found Later With Two
Dan?orou3 Stabs in His Breast.
Father Acknowledges Cutting His
Son.
Special Dlspntch to the Intclllg.enecr.
PARKURSBURG, W. Va., Nov. 4.?
About 1 o'clock'thin morning, as Sardls
Chaddock, of the South Side, was
enroute from this city to his home, he
met a stranger at the south end of the
Little Kanawha river bridge,with whom
he bccame Involved In a political discuspion.
Blows followed words and
later on Chaddock was found on the
roadside with two dangerous stabs In
his breast. Ho wns brmmht tn nnllpf
headquarters, where hia Injuries were
found to be fatal.
Ho died to-night from a wound In the
bowels.
In his ante-mortem statement, Chaddock
claimed ho told the unknown that
Bryan would bo clected. The stranger
called him a liar, and he knocked the
stranger down and was Immediately
stabbed.
At 11:30 to-night James Clmddnck, sr.,
father of the dead man, who had been
arrested on suspicion, was brought tq
the city hospital, where the inquest was
In progress, and after a rigid examination,
he admitted having "cut at" his
son, but would not admit that he committed
tho crime. Ho claimed that his
son knocked him down three times and
that he used his knlfo while on the'
ground.
It developed that tho murdered man
knew his father did tho cutting, but
uouia not acknowledge It even In the
face of death. 1 a. m. the Inquest
was still in progress, tho alleged murderer
bains still on tho stand.
Life-Long Democrat Turns.
Bpoclnl Dispatch to the Intollisencnr.
PARKERSBURO, W. Vn., Nov. 4.?
Among the many life-long Democrats
who will cast their first Republican
ticket on Tuesday, Is Mr. B, F. Dulln,
of Elizabeth, Wirt county, who has for
years been prominent In rtate politics
and has hold many positions of trust
and honor. Hu states that he does not
bollovp la tho Crok?>r method*. ivhlch ho
has iTnson to think his party Intcnil
adopting In West Virginia,
Engagement Announced.
Fprclnl Dlspntch to the IntclllRonccr.
PAUICISRSBUItO, \V. Va., Nov. 4.-At
n. dinner given by Mrn. Georse A. Hurt,
to-day, announcement wan modo of tho
engagement of mips Ida. Nelly and Mr.
George K. Gatnbiill. Tho wedding will
take place on November 26th. from
Trinity Episcopal church and will In* an
elaborate affair. Dolh portion are of
oodaj prominence.
SIXTO LOPEZ
ANSWERED BY
MR. SCHURMAN.
Former's Open Letter Gratifying
Proof of tho Correctness of Keport
of the Commission.
. -i
GREAT RACIAL DIFFERENCES
And Varieties of Social. Conditions
Hake Filipinos Hard to Govern.
Our Mission is to Savo Them.
f,
BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. i4.<? Professor
Jacob Gould Sehurmannjwho parsed
through this city thin afternoon enroute
from the west to Ithnca, handed
to tho Associated Press thfc reply to an
open letter addressed to fhim by Mr.
Slxto Lopsz:
"Mr. Slxto Lopez' open letter of the
3d Inst., addressed to me! altnough I
have not seen it except In -the newspapers,
Is a gratifying protif of the correctness
of the report of the Philippine
commission. Mr. Lopez, by his declarations.
confirms all I have,, said of the
promising: educational possibilities In
the Philippines and of the admirable
character of the educated Filipinos, few
though they are, who may betaken as a
typo and promise of the future. Nor
docs Mr. Lopez deny that tfie masses of
the Inhabitants of tho Philippine Islands
of all tribes and raccs arc. uneducated
and very Ignorant. ! Furthermore by
silent acquiescence In the report of our
commission, Mr. Lopez acknowledges
that the majority of the Filipinos either
desire American sovereignty as is the
case with men of education and prop
to It and that the demand for Independent
originated with the , amblMous
Tagalog insurgent leaders who have
diffused It with Are and sword, aided by
atrocious misrepresentations of the
aims and purposes of the United States.
Doesn't Question the Report.
"Lastly, Mr. Lopez does not question
the finding of our commission that the
inhabitants of the Philippine islands are
marked by great racial and tribal differences
by immense varieties of social
condition which range all the way from
the civilization of Manila down through
all phases of barbarism to the naked
savage of Mindanao and Northern Luzon,
by a bewildering multiplicity of
languages which arc mutually unintelligible
by dense ignorance or} thi part of
the mazsoa of-the people, hy the absence
of union and concert-.Rnd the utter
lack of the Idea and sentiment of
nationality and by the absolute inexperience
of all classes In the affairs of government
which Spain always kept in
Spanish hands. And the consequence
to be drawn from all this is equally indisputable;
nor does Mr. Lopez seek to
dispute it, namely that the various and
diversified peoples of the Philippine islands
are at the present time incapable
of being considered as a nation; they
are utterly unfit to accept sovereignty
over the arrhipelago even If the American
people wished to Invest them with
it; nor have they any hope of ever becoming
a free and self governing nation
except In the continuance of American
sovereignty over them and in the peace,
nrosnrritv. orlumtlnn nnrl rkvi?r.ln/?r??n?_
Ins liberty of self-government, which
the flag guarantees them.
Quickly Beget Anarchy.
"Pull down our flag and you leave the
Philippines a prey to Internal feuds and
domestic Insurrections which would
quickly beget anarchy. This would necessitate
the Intervention of foreign
powers for the protection of the lives
and property of their subjects. Of
course the Islands would cvenu tally be
divided up among them and the Filipinos
would exchange the free Institutions
and home rule which the American
people desire as soon ns possible
and the largest degree possible to bestow
upon them, for the genuine Imperialism
of old world emperors and kings
and czars. It Is tho mission of our republic
to save the Filipinos, who In general
are most promising, estimable nnd !
nvnn InvnWft nnnnlno ?v.? < I
. ?w? Hum mc crum
fate and "to train them up to the use of
free Institutions and the noble work of
self government Jus-t na quickly and
sonorously as they or any portion of
them can be Induced to exercise a civic
function so arduous and so unaccustomcd."
CARDINAL GIBBONS
Diccussed tho Coming Election at
High Mass?No Alarm Neod Bo
Felt Over tho Result.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 4.-Cardinal C.lbbons
took occasion at high mass to-day
to say a few words on the subject of the.
coming election (ti his regular monthly
sermon to his congregation at tho Cathedral.
Tho cardinal never take^ any
active part In politics, rarely, if ever
casting his ballot, but to those who are
fortunate enoiiRh to be In his confldcnce,
he dors not hesitate to express himself
freely upon the Issues involved In tha
present contcst. lie takes the postlun
that there need be no alarm upon the
part of any one over tho result of the
coming election and awcrts that there
In nothing in the situation to warrant
the belief that the election of either can- j
illdate will, In any r.M.o seriously affect |
tho future welfare and prosperity of tho i
American republic.
Egyptian Cotton Crop Unsatisfactory
CAIRO. Nov. 4.?Th'?> Octobcr report*
rcpirilln,*; thv 15?yptlan cMton crop .ir?
unsatisfactory both aa to yield and
quality,
SAXONIA ARRIVES
At Queenstown "With Members of
Schooner Mary Mlsquito, That Wrs
Sunk by the Former?Cunardcr Not
Damaged.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 4.-The Cunard
line steamer Saxonln, Captain
Pritchard, from lJoston, October 27,
which arrived hrre this morning,
brought fifteen members of the fishing
schooner Mary Mlsquito, which the
Saxonlu tmnk off Gloucester on the day
of her departure from Boston. One
member of the crcw was drowned. The
Cunardcr was not damaged.
Dr. Bond, of Chelsea, Mass., one of the
Saxonla's passengers, made the follow-1
lng statement regarding the nccldvnt: I
"We were proceeding at reduced!
npeed In the fog and blowing the whin-1
tie when, about 6 o'clock in tiro evening,
the lookout man reported a r.all ahead.
The engines were stopped, but the
steamer's way carried her into the
Mary Mlsqulto, making a big oprntng
amidship and flooding the schooner.
Scene of Great Commotion.
"I3y this time all the Saxonia'n passengers
were on deck. The accne was
one of great commotion, while appalling
shouts proceedud from the rehooncr,
whose crew, however, worked vigorously
and got out two boats.
"Into these fifteen or the crew scrambled
and put oil from the fast sinking
vessel.
"At the moment of the collision the
Saxonla lowered three life boots and
scattered life bc-lts. Fortunately the
sea was smooth. Twehty minutes later j
a dory came alongside, with ten men
and a life boat of the Saxonia with five,
four of whom had been rescued from a
sinking dory and th<? other of whom had
fallen Into the sea and narrowly eacaping
downing. AM the men are Portuguese."
LIMPED INT0~P0RT.
Serious Experience of the Steamer
St. Paul?Struck a Submerged
Wid'H., X*UJlUlglU? iXVL JiliyiUUS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.?The American
lino steamer St. Paul limped Into port
this morning under the port engine, after
having Incurred the most serlou3 experience
of her career. On October 31st,
the St. Paul struck a supposed submerged
wreck, carrying away the starboard
propeller, causing the engines to
rac? so fiercely that the shaft brok?
and all connections snapped. The starboard
engines were so severely wrecked
that they are useless, and It will take
six months to replace tham wltn a new
set. The after outboard shaft tubing
was carried away. The ship Is leaking
considerably. When the accident occurred
the cabin passengers were quite
excited, but they were soon restored to
quiet by the prompt report that the
steamer was In no danger. The wind
was blowing heavily from the northeast
with a high cross sea. The engineers
examined the breaks and dlsconected
the starboard engines and the
St. Paul proceeded on her voyage under
the port engine at a reduced speed.
Fuerst Bismarck Aground.
HAMBURG, Nov. 4.-The HamburgAmerican
line steamers Furst Bismarck,
bound from this port for New
York vln Southampton, and Cherbourne
and the Pretoria, from here,
bound to New Tork -by way of Boulogne
and Plymouth, both went aground
while passing down the Elbe at Schulau,
about thirteen miles from here.
Assistance has been sent from here to
help the -stranded vessels off.
CAPTAIN ATKINSON
With Small Body of Men Attacked
100 Insurgents With Great Success.
MANILA, Nov. 4.?Last week was devoted
to active scout!The Insurgents,
having: failed to crush n slntjlo
garrison, are now experiencing a reaction.
Lieutenants "Wilson and Dorlty, of the
Forty-fifth volunteer Infantry, destroyed
large stores of rice, four granaries
and a barracks near Bat*?.
Capt. Howard Atkinson, with thirtyfour
men of the Twenty-seventh Infantry,
attacked 100 Insurgents under
Colonel Valencia, recovering two American
prisoners and capturing a considerable
quantity of ammunition and supplies.
A native orchestra lured the United
Stages troops from their quarters, near
Dagupan, while the Insurgents attacked
the rear, killing two Americans and
wounding three.
To-day Senor Buencamlno, represent
ing the prlclpal ex-Insurgents in Manila.
requested Judge Taft to forward
to Washington a signed statement of
their loyalty. There l.i considerable
excitement over the approaching presidential
election, with a good deal of
betting on the remit.
m'kinley'remembered
By the National Fremont Association?Souvenir
Badge of Pittaburgh's
Great Parade Sent Him.
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Nov. 4.?The
National Fremont Association last
night sent the following letter to President
McKinley:
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Nov. 3. 1509. 1
To His Excellency Hon. William McKinley,
President of the United
States.
SIR:?The National Fremont Association
of 1856. founders of the Renubll
can part}*, by resolution passed unanimously
by the surviving members, send
you herewith a souvenir badge of the
great industrial demonstration in
Pittsburgh to-day, participated In by
10,000 men with full dinner palls, caused
by the prosperity of which we bclievo
you ate tli:* lending spirit.
We do this beraus? .?f ?:tr admiration
for you as a man: as the chief execu- 1
ttve of the greatest nation in the world;
and becnuae of our unbounded confidence
In your administration of the af- !
falrH of government, that fully carry '
out the principles upon which this party
Is founded, and which we have upheld
for forty-four years.
Vary nsn.'ctfully,
GILU12P.T POLLAN'SHEE,
President.
Tt. II. LONG, Secretary, 1
A PLOT TO
ENTRAP GOLD
DEMOCRATS
13 Discovered In tho Democratlo
County Oommitteo'B Instructions
How to
VOTE A SCRATCHED TICKET.
>i ' ? vtf'
Their Sclicmo to Sccuro Gold Democratio
Votes for Bryan,?Tlio
Plot Exposed,
The Democratic county committer
haa Kent out n sample ballot, accompanying
which la a circular, purporting
to give Instructions how to voto a
scratched ticket. The circular hag
been sent to all known Sound Money
Democrats?as well as to some men whd
are going to vote the Republican tlote*
et from top to bottom this year?AND
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INTENTIONALLY
AMBIGUOUS, AND INTENDED
TO ENTRAP SOUND
MONEY DEMOCRATS AND EUCHRE
THEM OUT OF THEIR VOTE
FOR McKINLEY!
As most voters know, tho several
tickets nre headed with the names of
the candidates for President and Vice
President, although the voter does not
directly vote for either. In reality he
vnfps fnr the nronlrlpntl/il p1f>rtnra. njirt
they, In turn, if successful, vote for
their party's choice for President and
Vice President.
The milk In this particular cocoanut
Is Just this, the words being: quoted
from the cute Democratic county cotn*
mlttee's circular: VI* you wish tf
scratch your ticket, erase the name of
the candidate you do not -wish to you
for and write immediately under lt.the
name of the candidate you do wish to
vote for."
Sounds quite harmless and altogether
proper, eh!
But there's a "nigger In this particular
woodpile," and it is this: The tutors
of Gold Democratic voters hopo
that their instructions will be followed
to the letter, and that these voters wUl
simply erase Bryan's name for McKlrrley's,
Stevenson's for Roosevelt's and
then hand their ballots to the eloction
offlcers-UNDER THE FOND DELUSION
THAT THEY ARE GIVING
BRYANISM A DESERVED REBUKE.
But they would do nothing of the
kind. The substitution of McKlnley
for Bryan and of Roosevelt for tStevervson
counts for nothing whatever?TJttm
LESS: IN ADDITION, THE GOLD
DEMOCRATIC VOTER SUBSTIV
TUTES FOR THE SIX DEMOCRATIC
ELECTORS THE NAMES OF THE
SIX REPUBLICAN ELECTORS.. Ur^r
less this is done the Gold Democrat will
be voting for Bryan and Stevenson,
and this ambiguous circular Is Issued
Just for the purposo of entrapping Gold
Democrats into supporting Bryan unknowingly.
Tkln IIMln fVlnrr rknma *, ?
xilia UVUE uuiif, Diiunj tuo uu^ciutlon
of tho Bryan Democracy In "West
Virginia, for doubtless the came misleading
circular is being put out all
over the state, but not many voters
will be misled, for if Gold Democrats
are anything at all they ore Intelligent
men.
used'a brick.
A Bold Thief Gets Away With a
Small Haul From Sheff Brothers*
Jewelry Store?Smashed tha Plato
Glass Window With a Brick.
. One of the boldest robberies committed
in this vicinity for a long timo oo
curred Sunday morning at 5 o'clock
when an unknown and certainly a very
bold thief, smashed a brick through! one
corner of tho plate glass window of
Shoff Brothers' Jewelry store, at tho
corner of Eleventh and Main strcM?,
and got away with $75 to $100 Worth of
watches and rings. Tho plate glass
window is a complete loss, and Is valuetJ
at $100, fully insured. \
Tho thief was frightened and decamped
without making nearly so extensive,
a haul ns could have been made had ho
stayed longer. A crowd of RougJj
Kiders returning from Slstersvillo evidently
disturbed the fellow. The police
were Informed and were working ott tho
case yesterday.
Deacon Arrested for Robbery,
'gpcclal Dispatch to the Intclllgcncer.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Nov. 4.~
D?acon John Bartlett, a well ktiown colored
cxhorter, living on the outskirts of
the city, left his home on Friday evening,
telling- his family that ho wua "coins
to feod the hogs." As he did not
return within a reasonable time, a
search was made, but all trace of ths
man was lost. Late In the night ho was
found locked up at police headquartora.
where he had been taken by olBcffro
who caught him In the act of robbing
the cars of the Ohio River railroad. In
the pollcc court yesterday he was given
ten days In Jail for stealing*
Caused Her Husband to bo Arrested.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.?Mrs. Margaret
McOowan, of New York, after a year's
search, has caused the arrest In this
city of her husband, who ate oJa!tro?,
disappeared nearly two years ago with
$5,000 of her money. She will endeavor
to recovcr the money by aid of thf
courts.
Weather Forecast for To-Day. a
Vnr tvoxtorn Pennsylvania And flfblo:
Fair weather and pleasant temperature
Monday and Tuesday: lljfht west to northwent
winds.
Tor "West Tlrilnk: fair weather and
plen>?nnt trmper*tur? Monday and Tuesilny;
winds becoming w??t to northwest.
Leoal T??iper*tare.
The temperature Saturday as obrlsfyM
by C. Bchnepf, drufc'?t. corner Market
nd Fourteenth *tr?etB. w*? as follows:
7 a. m M I t j*. m Q
21 a. tn a> 7j?. m 0
I- ni 51 I Weather-Cloudy.
2undar.
7 a. m W I I p. m U
9 a. m S3 j 7 p. tn K
[f m M I Weather?Fair.