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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
Decide on Changes i'm IuifOrm and 90
Call BaIlington General"

New York. Dec. 9-The second annual
meeting OF the Grand Fiefd Council Of the
Volunteers Of America. which has been in
session here FOR the past three days nn-
ished its labors today
The uniform Of the women members has
been ordered changed from the cadet blue
now worn 20 the cadet gray color ia warm
weather white waist WI be worn with
a gray skirt. To further distinguish rho
bonnet from that % the Salvation Amy,
It was decided Go have sma Ter bonnet
and the top Of f. will be rolled backward
From today Ball.ngtou Booth will be
designated as General Boo'h. T. was De-
cided that this title was more in kee- .ng
with the military than Commando"
The report ~ the treasurer shows a ca+a
balance Of $3i5 The receipts for general
work were Sl5225. TIE receipts fo- tho
social or prison work we've {7.7l-. Oh o.
which was expended.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
GENSUR[S IHE JURY
Judge Tarsney Dissatisfied
With the Verdict
IN THE MURDER CASE
Of Major Thomas--Court Pro-
Ceedings at El Reno.

FL Reno, o. T, Dec. 9.-(Special.)-T
jury in the Major Thomas murder case.
commenced Tuesday morning. returned a
verdict this morning acquitting William
Nowal. The darkness of the night when
the killing was done was all that saved
Nowal from a term in prison. The jury
all agreed that when Thomas rushed on
Nowal the latter could no see whether
he was armed or not. and consequently
had not time 10 make a thorough invesu-
cation.
Judge Tarsney was not satisfied with
the verdict and did not mince his words
when ne discharged the jury.
c. o. Blake and J. II. Warren defended
Nowal, and Charley Carsweu and Bob
Forrest prosecuted.
In the case of John Armstrong. for
perjury, the jury returned a verdict OF
guilty as charged in the Indictment This
young man, only IS years Old, has led
life that few Of his age have experienced.
He has been the companion of tough
characters for a number OF years and is
fully conversant with everything relating
TO the maneuvers of the knights of the
road. He is the best and most accom-
plished liar seen here for years. An oath
TO him is nothing when he tells his tale.
Judge Tarsney viii call him up in few
days for sentence. His honor does not
know yet whether to send him to board
ing school or to Lansing.
The trial of W. II. Draper an old man,
charged with the killing of Jim Davis, a
section hand, at Yukon last summer. is
now occupying the attention of the court.
Senator Frank Gillett and Lawyer Farris
are defending, and Charley Carswell is
nrnsecnfing.
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doubtedly murdered As detailed in dis
patches yesterday. \. 5. Duckworth and
Garter saw the wOuned man and con-
versed With him after the shooting
The day after Elliott Duckworth was
shot. morning paper quoted Charles Wat
kins. then bicycle dealer al the entrance
20 Forest park. as saying that ne saw
Duckworth shoot himself. OF this the
Post-Dis2atch says:
Mr.. Watkins subsequently, denied the
correctness OF this statement. lie said he
saw Duekworth walk from behind = bush
and then walk back. and thata few
minutes later came the sound Of The shot. ="
Nobody was found al that time who said
he saw Duckworth shoot himself This
statement Is confirmed by Captain Rey-
holds. who was then AZ the mounted poSce
station in Forest park Captain REYNOLDS
said tods-;
4 know positively tha; nobody saw
Duckworth shoot himself. The statement
credited 10 Mr. Watkins a. the time was
mlSquOtaticn."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
LOOKOUT POINT PURCHASED
BY the Government a. an Historical
site OF g. reat Vaine.

Chicago. Ill. Dec. "a special to the
Record from Chattanooga, Tenn, says;
The government has formally purchased
az private sale the Lookout Point prop
erty. for which negotiations have been
pending for some months.
Washington. d. g, Dec. e.-The govern
nent. through the Chickamauga park COM
mission. has secured the deeds 10 sixteen
acres on Lookout Point, the highest point
in the Chickamauga region and overlook
ing seven states and all the battiedelds ad-
jacent 10 the park During the siege OF
Chickamauga. this point WAS an important
Confederate position. occupied by a bat
terry. The park commissioners viii az once
replace the battery in the position it oc-
cup.ed during the war and will erect his
toIical tablets at important points. y viii
be left to the several state whose troops
were engaged at this point. 20 erect mouu-
ments and memorial tablets.
Chilly nights and decaying vegetation
defy health. Hoods Sarsaparilla viii
keep you well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
DEATH or 4 NOTED GEORGIAN
DIR. Huzza su-tain> Injuries CuimRt-
ing In AppendIcifi-.

Atlanta. Ca. Dec. "A telegram vas
received here TO-DAY announcing tne desth
in a New York hospital tE.s mararg ~
DT. T c. Huzza. ~ Atlanta ore ~ ths
most prominent phvsiciaus in The south.
Or. Huzza lef, here INST Saturday for SeH
York and while walking through tae din
-ng car. Sunday. az the tain was nearing
Blitinore. was thrown against tre s1e %
the kitchen. sustaining a confusion ~ tHe
abdomen. BY the time he reached = 81
York The pain had become H9 'n-enes -Hat
he was a once put 90 ha5 ats che Hl.azd
House The trouble Developed .nt1 a.1.r
appendicitis and the operation f7f,oue5
Or Huzza was a prominent fgIra t1 a
number % secret zoe.etias and M enc f.ue
% bic death DO was supreme ror Pa cf
tae D.s7rzarizcI order ~ C1r.las ~ -sr
United tsatas DE was q native 20 81 g.
sotrt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
GIaneer.Amonxthn MuIs.

San Francisco. CaL. Dec. s-lThe sailing
vessel Tacoma. wa.eh wac 20 havs sailed
this week WITH mules for Honolulu. has
again been delayed CHAMBERS has broken
ou- among tHe mules o. the Preside TN3
have died and spu4e special medicine hss
70 be secured from Chicago f0r ths others.
she vii probably gef or n a week tekin4-
nor cargo % H0ro'ul1. leaving some there.
ard re.oad.lg with ne mu.~s and horses
taken there en- her hrat trip and dssilge4
!p~ Manila
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nepatrintIon er.paniard.

BaTceir-a. De- tn spauiEr r--ar1--
BGelos AFrfs. captain Grace FROM Ma
nt a. ou November 2 arrived te-s tofay
WITH -eratrlatsd Spanish troops on b1zr1
There were sixty deaths eu the r-esTae~
wa.le on Der voyage fr7m ne Philippines
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MAKING AMERICANS
OF PORTO R|GANS
Continued from First Page,

abs Improvement IN conditions and he
growth OF = better spirit among those fac
tons OF the natives which promised %
give trouble. This fact Is particularly
gratifying. as the United States govern
nenr Is already giving considerable sttea-
ton 10 the bes, means a. hand 10 redeem
the pledge il Vii De placed nader ~ The
treaty Of Paris TO secure the relase OF the
Spanish prisoners held by The Philippians
natives. There are about 500 cicrica, pTis-
oners. and the government; IS confident
that their captors viii deliver them up on
proper representations from Geaeyel OTIS
and Admiral Dewey. made. possibly.
through Consul Widmsn. IL may oe Hef-
essary 20 call the navy into service in thFs
matter. for the reason that some OF the
prisoners are held in captivity or other
islands than Luzon. which can Ne reached
best and most effectively by Admiral
Deweys ships.
Besides these clerical prisoners. the
Americans themselves hold nearly 1890
Spanish soldiers as prisoners. mea cap
tured a, The fan OF Manila These are se-
tually on parole about the city and the
question Is. How are they 70 ne returned
TO Spain? This mus; De settled BY the
peace commissioners at Pars,
The brothers Cortez. wealthy Filipinos.
who have just arrived in Washington from
Manila. called az the state department 20
day and were received BY Secretary Hay.
who listened with interest 20 their state
M nts o. events and conditions IN the Pail
ippines.
The callers brought with them letters
from Generals Merritt and OTIS Consul
WMdman and other American officers ~
Mania, speaking in terms % hish praise
q the valuable services rendered the Unit
Cd States troops and navy by these men
and telling OF the heavy sacrifices made
BY thm 10 assist our forces.
They seek. az a measure ~ recognition.
the gift OF American citizenship BY special
act in advance OF other Frfupinns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
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Railroad Trains 10 Run slower.

Railroad officials claim that Il Is very
expensive 20 RIM their lightning express
trains. and are talking o. r~,iucing the
speed. II 81 likewise expensive 70 The
health 90 rash and struggle and compete
IN business Affairs as men do nowadays.
The brain. ths nerves the muscles. ia
whole system gives on. For restoring
strength after business worries. Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters 81 the proper rem
edy. II is an ideal tonic for the tired.
the run-aow-n and che neak
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To CURE COLDIN one DAY

TAKE Laxative Bromo QuInine TabIets.
All druggists refund money IL 1t fails to
cure. Csc The genuine has L. B. Q. on
each tablet.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24

q
sPewikty retaining waik NOT a very safe
restirg place for d hulk OF oak. Cap
lain Cr6ckpfyi. who had 81 tat a very
busy day. even nc no freight WIS re-
eelyed OR delivered at tile slarfboat,
itemaincd on board through the night
With Assistant ,yharfniistcr 'f,ilIs
J, Captain Henderson INTENDED starting
the big Cincinnati liner Queen 4 cityl
from Pittsburgh last evening, bit whes.,
Ne interviewed Signal oiieer Rl1geways
md learned that there would be d
thirty foot sthge IN the Ohio nc Pitts.
iburgh he determined 10 keep the Queen,
safe In Pittsburgh harbur until there
are better tines for stsatibolting. 5.
The Ruth came up but was not able
10 make more than three orsfoursihnd.
ings between SlsterayIlle and this port!
The Ruth departed ut Z p. m. for Sis
tcrsville. where she viii tteiu glf
The Leroy rs tied up at Clatfngton,
tho lexington a / sAIatpgmoras, the Ar
Band at Parkcrsburg. Tho other
Wheeling packets arc at down river
ports excepting che Keystone and Queen
CITY at Pittsburgh. e slls = y z 4 ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24
EUSY SCENES
In the wholesale Di,trlet-,len an,

In tho Who,esale Di,trIct-1Ien and
Wagons on the Jump All Day.
+ The wholesale district was the first
to be aroused. After midnight last
night 1t was a busy hum Of activity,
busters. shipping clerks and the en-
tire office force, from the proprietor TO
office boy. pulling OF coats and wadlng
in, so that ther were tired lot of men
last night. Cellars were relieved OF
their goods yesterday morning, and last
night the first floors were cleared. :
Boxes and barrels lined Main street
from Sixteenth to Twelfth. until the,
water started from, the creek M Main,
reaching as far as Harper s Sons nat
store. when the boxes and barrels left
the pavements in that vicinity for high
er, places All the drays and wagons
available were called into service.and
much OF the goods that couldn't be ta-
ken TO upper stories was stationed
along Fourteenth street hill, this street
being lined on both sides with wooden
boxes and barrels from Main to above
.Chapline.
Further up Main 70 Stlfel & Co.'S the
empty boxes were allowed TO remain on
the pavements, as It takes forty-flvei
feet to do damage on Main between
Twelfth and Alley IL; from the latter
point to the creek forty-two feet does
the work. On Main street forty-two
fcet<covered the floor OF Waterhouse
Bros. Hubbard s. Pauil's and ad1oin-i
ing wholesale stores This same condi-
ton OF affairs ruled In the same ter
ritory on South street Down on Water
street, from the Panhandle depot to
the Baltimore & Ohio. freight shed the
river climbed to close reach /. OF the
pavement, and at; Twelfth street poured
up for some distance. Thefwater at Ii
O'clock last night was on the pave.
ment In front of the Howell but not
nearly SO dangerous at the Windsor and
Stamm. y
While this section of the city. began
10 receive the river overflow, Il, as
stated. assumed u busy, air. The
streets were filled with wagons carrying
all portable goods that were In danger
aud crowds locked 20 Water street 10
gaze on tho river, fascinated us it creps
lup inch by inch. When thlrty-eisht feet
was reached In the afternoon. mer-
chants who had not yet4 been reached
took on n more cheerful lalr,
Men and horses were In great de-
.mand: in fact, never seemed 10 scarce
before, and last night lnbocers were Of;
.fered fifty cents mn hour to help In the
work. 4 Az might wore .:0n the hustling
continued. The cellars had been? re-
,llcyed OF their contents, and the first
floors were tackled. a WhGrE possible
everything was carried upstairs. Or else,
placed OH topmost shelves, The stores
were well illuminated By their lights.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24
THREE GREAT,RIvERs

Now ina Flooded Condition = Large
Property Losses.
& The following Associated Press dis
patch from Pittsburgh was received at 2
q. m. to-day: 49, 5.5
Three great rivers-the Monongahela,
Allegheny and onio-are now II. a. food
ed condition. and there Is every indica-
ito tina. the loss TO coal operators, manu-
facturers and property holders in gen
seral will eclipse that of the freshet OF
1881 Already river coal interests have
suffered losses aggregating 100000,
while manufacturing interests are so Sc
.verely crippled that great loss ard IN
convenience must necessarily follow.
Reports received from towns on either
side OF the three great valleys. show
great, damage to valuable property on
the lowlands and with the water SIN
rising, grave fears are entertained OF
even heavier losses.
Fleets swept from their mornings.
bridges washed away, mills factories
and houses flooded, railroad tracks
buried several feet under water for
miles and miles, and numerous washouts
causing a complete tie up OF many
branch connections of railroads entering
pittsburgh, are the results of the f,,n-
sprecedented rainfall OF the past few
days. & ~ n
3 AZ midnight. the gauge recorded %
feet rise OF four feet!n fifteen hours,
and still rising at the rate OF two inches
an heur River operators expect 90 feet
tomorrow. - :
The greatest loss Is to the railroads,
me pittsburgh & Western leading the
list, Mills along the three rlvers' banks
are silent and merchants and families
In the lower parts OF the two cities have
been compelled 10 remove their goods
20 higher ground. The loss cannot Id
estimated Tonight, but it Will reach q
high figure. s = Vi :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24
THE BULLETIN SERVICE
or A..oe...ea Pres. to Iniell,ssneer Eas.

: vi Asaociated Press TO inieligcneer EaS-
n e erly Watched. Iy
4 The bulletin service OF river, news FUR
nished TO the Intellisencer by. the Asssao-
clated Press was eagerly and anxiousiy
scanned BY thousands OF people In
front Of the S1melllsenecr5 Office during
the day. Wher the Wednesday morn
tns paper vert to press the best infor-
nation ohtainnble was. 10 the effect
that Pittsburgh would have a stage Of
twenty-siS feet and on this prediction
Oh thlrty-etght feet here was hazarded,
Among the first bulletins received
here8was that at 1910 n. M. as follows.
Pittsburgh-River 25 feet 3 inches and
rising slowly. KS (. - r
& The next one, received at II 30 O'clock
was the one that upset all previous cal,
culauons and gave Wheeling n genuine
Hood scare. 1tSwas as follows: { 57lIT'S
~ PittsburSlf-Riyer &c feet Z aSinches
rising. Thirty feet expected "a. nirhf II,
This unexpected Knockout OF = the
,,twenty-siN foot prediction was g Inc
cause OF a sent panic In the business
districts, for thirty feet at Plttsburrh
would indicate forty-ilve feet al Ithis.
point, Just enough watersto do d, lot of
damage In the " holesal Ia b dist riet nm:
MainIstreet. Island residents and Sper.
sons living In other parts OF Wheeling
anu IN the surrounding towns, ,yho
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scENEs An BENWoop.
.W..,f o. .hs lrIf.t Tlael. y, o.. upp,r

Water On the First Floor at the Upper
End of Town. MA z
Boil, the wheeling steel plant and
RlversIde's big plant were forced 10
suspend yesterday morning, the water
getting SingtheIrfly pits. The upper end
of Benwood. commonly known as
Whltemans, was soon submerged, the
water being alarIningly deep In places.
II go. on. the tirst floor. Mt John Lubics
saloon and other houses close by. " y
{ On McMechen street. above and below
the Wheeling steel works, cellars soon
filled sup and the water swamped the
first floors OF many residences. AT
,Deegan's and other business houses In
that vicinity the storekeepers with
largo forces OF assistants were working
oil day removing their goods to dry,
places. Considerable suffering was ex-
pericnced BY the poorer classes, espe-
,clally those dwelling In shanty boats, or
cheap structures along the river banks,
and their plight excited general eympa-
thy Benwood was taken by surprise,
thirty-five feet being thought as the
maximum stage the river would reach.
a Boggs run the water backed up
i'siiost " thC sSuvol lllousc, lOTInlNp u
pretty. stretch OF water. 1t was water
backing up from the sewers that did
the damage in the town. that coming
over the river banks being threatening
only TO The Ohio River railroad, chiefly.
Last evening SBenwood's streets in the
central portion OF town were covered
by water, and many people we're forced
to keep within their houses. The town
resembled a little Venice, with gondo-
las. or In other words. RATS and skins,
gliding from. door to door. The natives
felt u reasonable degree OF alarm later
In the evening, as the back water from
the sewers came up. The town was cut
In two at Seventh street, the water
stretching back to the hill, and people
on Kentucky Heights looked down on
their neighbors with Compassion Bus
mess in Bcnwood Is tparalyzed and the
schools Will likely be closed to-day.
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feet las .i,ra ~ bo,,,,; ~, ~ NJ M
and ho af,;,, nr5 Sns Ia. -sst 1s
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and lanterns scurrying 10 and fro add
"a 10 the contrast OF the dark muddy
w1ter ON The streets. Here and there.
groups sheltered from the drizzllns
RAID stood watching the merchants AT
woris. or discussing the river situation.
wadirEi through thcstreets werealmost
MS. many rubber bootB as1rubber necks,
qlsiarket street looked good about mid.
flight for anlinundation. The water got
up Sixteenth street over half way TO
Market. In the afternoon Il was u
Klarl's cellar. and several othera along
Market street. above aud below SIX.
teehth! ~ Kinri,s at midnight tho wa.
Ter was touching the floor from be.
meath. and all goods were placed on the
top shelves. At tina. honr there 4vsA
one and onc-half feet OF water In, House
x Herrmann's cellar. and over three
feet In Parker q BROS produce store;
next 10 the 1nteillgenrer Thence 10
The river the proportion increased! The
flooded cellars. however. took In all the
business district proper n u W. f5Il ~
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STREET CAR TRAFFIC
i, Suspended on ali OF The Local Street
2s5 l,s5s Railways.

Railways.
Ths flood has caused a suspension OF
:trafiic on the three local electric street
railroads, and 1t Is not,llkely that cars
viii run for several days. The Wheel
ing Railway Cornpany's cnterprising
management. General Manager Wright
and Superintendent Lotus. kept the
lines In operation until $50 O'clock In
the afternoon wher the water entered
the pits at the big power house, on the
river bank at the foot OF Forty-second
street, South Side. The first trouble OF
the day on the Wheeling companys
road occurred ut Whitcmars crossing,
upper Berwood, and on Main street,
between Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets, where the ground Is
lower than at any other points. Later
Z In the morning The tracks at the cor
ner OF Twenty-ninth and Chapline
streets. South Side, were covered, and
as a result there were three transfers
in the long journey from Wheeling to
Benwood. The rise was maintained
steadily during the early afternoon and,
as mentioned above there was an entire
suspension at $50 ps m.
y Over on the Island, the first stretch
OF track covered by the water. was at
the corner: OF Ohio and, South Huron
streets, near the base ball park. The.
water became so deep that ut noon It.
was found necessary to use the Penn
and Zane street tracks for both east
and west cars. or course this entalled
transfers where the, cars met. Later in
the afternoon the. tracks on North HUI!
ron street and on Zane street at Its in
tersection with Wabash street were
submerged. Early this morning nearly
all Of the Island is submerged. ~
The Wheeling & Elm Groves city
electric division ran until in the after
noon. when the track at the corner OF
Twelfth and Water streets was reached
by the water. There Mill be no cars on
this line today for the reason that It
receives its power from the Wheeling
Railway Company''s power plant, which
cannot be operated.
The BelIaire. Bridgeport & Martins
Ferry electric line suspended yesterday
morning, there being q break in She
line below West Wheeling.