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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-10
10 MOVE souTH
Troops Preparing to Break Camp ct
MIddFsIown PsnnsylVHnIa.

troops Preparing 10 Break Camp 81
MIddIsIown PsnnsylVHnIa.
CAMP MEADE. MIDDLETowN.
Pa. Oct. 9.-Chief Surgeon GIrard Is
getting ready for the movement of the
second corps south. He will begin to-
morrow vacclnating the troops to guard
against an outbreak Of smallpox. The
colonel has arranged with the hospitals
In Philadelphia and through the eastern
and OF the state to take care Of the
slcli Of the corps. AS fast as the field
hoSpitals MI up the invalIds win be
shipped away in a special hospital car
provided by the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Corps Reserve Ambulance COM
pahy is being recruited up 10 the latest
armE regulations aud bV the time the
movement begins Colonel Glrard ex-
nurses
haloF-Gongral Graham has no deA-
hlte Information as to the movement
St his command beyond the order OF
Vuaftermaster-Genefal Ludington TO
!he chief quartermaster 90 commence
tue shipments of troops October "a.
Ioiohel Howard IL arranging the de-
mi'S pt the movement and expects TO
en'p TWO regiments a day-One in che
morning and the other In the after
noon The officers at corps headquar-
Sefa believe u will be the middle OF
NoEsmoer before the camp is nhand-
Yheu ind that the programme OF the
war department win NOT tnfgrfere with
General Grahnm's plans 10 parade nj
Philadelphia.
bFncral Graham IA opposed to TAX.
Ing bis command south ana has re-
qats'ed the war department 10 forward
toe cgFpa as q unit TO Cuba for dutt
an army Of occupation. lie Is afrnlt
U M outbreak Of sickness among hir
u'0h II they are taken from the healthy
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OFF FOR PORTO RICO,
Troops Embarked for the IGland-Rogl.
mrnis to bo Sent Home.

Troops Embarked for the Ialand-ROgl.
meats to bo Sent Home.
WASHINGTON, Oct s.-Adjutane
General corbin this evening received the
following telegram from Col Tyson, at
Brooklyn, commanding the U. S. Sixth
Immunes, saying: Telegram directing
me to proceed to San Juan, Porto Rico,
received. Leave to-day pm, seven
hundred and seventy men, thirty-eight
officers, on board transport steamship
Mississippi"
(signed) 'Tyson, Colonel"
Information also reached the war de-
partment this afternoon that the Forty
seventh New York had sailed for San
Juan on the transport Minnewaske from
Newport, r. I.
Both OF the regiments are due to ar-
rive at San Juan next Friday Occupa-
tlon Of Porto Rico is not formally 70 be
given to the American forces until the
eighteenth inst. In case the Spanish
authorities object to the landing Of the
regiments at San Juan prior TO the date
fixed for the occupation Of the Island.
Gen. Brooke has discretionary authority
to send them to any other point on the
It is expected that Gen. Brooke will
send three and possibly Ave regiments
OF volunteers now in Porto Rico back to
the United States soon after the arrival
Of the troops which sailed to-day. The
returning troops are expected to leave
Porto Rico probably on Sunday, the 10Th
inst. Three OF the regiments TO return
win be the Third Illlnoise, the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania and the Sixth Massachu-
setts. Gen. Brooke may select two other
regiments 10 return, but thus far the de-
partment has not been advised what
regiments they will be.
A transport sailed to-day from San
tlago for Ponce, P. r., to bring some Of
the American troops back to the United
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Joint pIneua.lon al nuntlnrlon.
Special dispatch to the rntollIreneor.

bpecIhI DIsphEch % the IhToITIEenc0Fs
HUNTINGTON DEPOT, W. Va, Oct
s-Great interest is being taken in the
joint discussion between Hon. Geo. w.
PoffenbnrHer. Republican, OF Point
Pleasant, and II. r. Barttlne. Democrat
OF Nevada. The discussion will take
place tomorrow night at the Davis
opera house. The challenge was Issued
by Hon. Il. NJ. Campbell OF the Republl-
can congressional committee. and ac-
cepted by II. s. Scanlon. OF the Demo-
cratic committee. It will be the largest
political gathering which has been seen
here since 1896
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LOOKS oMIROUs.

General Bacon Holds cOnfsrones WITH
the Indians
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Oct. "A
special to the Tribune nom itS stan cor
respondent at Walker says: The sItua-
tlon tonight is more omlnous than ever.
At the agency to-day council was held
between the Indians, General Bacon,
Colonel Herback. Indian Agent Suther-
land and Marshal O'Connor The result
OF the conference wns not In any way
unlike that OF those previously held, eH-
cept In the fact that not one OF the
leading men OF the different bands was
rrpaanf
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Hnr,sloF I,ssoh island IIsroou.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, oct. s.-rhe
funerals of Major Melville c. wilkin-
son, Sergeant William Butler and Prl-
Yates Alfred zebell, Edward Love. John
olmsted and John Showelstoeker, mem-
bers OF the Third United States intOn-
try, who fell IN the battle with the
Indians ut Leech Lake, october 5, were
held at Fort Smelling this afternoon,
II Is estimated that from six TO eight
thousand people from Minneapolis and
ST, Paul were In attendance.
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WnI contsst tlls peeI.lon.
speolal DI.paloh g tho InlolIsoncer.

SpccIaI DIspatch 10 The IntOlllgcnccr.
MoRGANTowN, oct. 9.--The repre-
sentatIves in Harrison county OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad company have
appealed from the decision OF Judge
HnEans in the circuit court Inst week
In which he ordered the bonds voted
seventeen years ago to extend the road
through Eiarrlyun county be delivered
In the county court for cancellation.
and tho case will now he fought ia the
supreme court OF nppenls.
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RATHETIG SGENE
At Canton Depot on the Arrival Of
President Mckinley.
IT WAS A SAD HOME COMING

For the chIsf Executive aud Hi' erlsf
stricken Wiro-Ths Toushlns sympathy
Of the PsopIs-mra MeKlnlsy shows
Bviasne.I OF suRsrlnE over the shoSls-
ing Death Of Her RrOthsr-ThS FunsrAl
win Take Place To-day and the Pro'l-
dsnt Wni Lsa.o This EvgnIng tor ihs
Omaha EzpOsstion-nlu. GsorEo to he
ArraiEnsa To-day.
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climate in the north and sent south
for a month and then sent 10 the West
Indies. The troops are in excellent
condition and General Graham thlhks
II they ase shipped direct across the
water there viii not be so much sick
ness. Colonel Girard says the per-
centage OF typhoid fever outside OF the
Two Hundred and Third New York
regiment Is very small.
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Smiling Skies Greet the Opening
day OF COnclave.
FESTIVAL SERVICES HELD
HELD

AtTrImIty Episcopal church PlttsburEh.
An ElOqusnt sermon Preached by Rev.
Dr.. TwlnE, Grand Prslats Of tho Grand
Enoampmsnt-Tsn ThOu,and knights
Have Already Arrived and Thousands
More arc Expected tO-dSy-Fe'tlvItios
HAIRED BY one aOurnfui Feature.
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YIIRLY A COLLISION.
snunish Garrison at Manzanillo o
was ordered to Resist
AMERICANS TO UTTERAOST.

,.,,,,n Fore. Greatly outnumbsr0d Col.
Tay,, Troops, aud a Fierce Engagement
~, narrowly Avortod General Parron
v,,,, into a Rage and Creates a Scene at
~. palaer-cOurtmartlals a Sergeant
a, Allowing Americans to Eater tbs
t,,y-r, 1, probable he will bo Let on
win a Mlnlmum Psnalty-Coi. Ray
Draw. the Protocol on the tPAnl'h
Commander.
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'T''V-' ~ 'VIV 70 wv '11VVEIVWVIVWVI'
BBRKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va, oct.
a-somc time yesterday evening. be
tween aud I o'clock, the residence OF
", w, Bales was entered, and iewelry
stolen 10 the amount Of 500. Among
'the articles taker was Mn Bales gold
watch, rings aud breast-pinR
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AIRAM AT FERRIS
Over the Threatening Aspect Of Indiansin
That Vicinity.

That Tlslnity.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. IA Pioneer
Press special from Ferris, Mimi, q
small town north of Leech Lake, says:
A report reached here late this even
ing Of the killing Of a white man near
Bear Island during the day.
Settlers living near the Indian Teser-
walton are seeking shelter in towns
along the railroad. A large band OF
Indians OF about $50 were reported lato
this evening encamped within two
miles north OF this town. Armed eit-
iRens are guarding the town, expect
ing an attack during the night or early
morning.
Indians protesting to be friendly were
at Graeland, one and half miles west
of here, this evening, trying to pur-
chase ammunition.
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SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. 0--Thc steam
or Bolgcnland. which sailed fur New
York yesterday and later was reported
,at anchor in TOtIand Bay with the loss
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Of a blade Of her propeller. returned
TO port to-day. Three blades OF her
propeller had gone.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

eentrados are not in any sense combatants. They are the poor peasantry of Cuba, the rural workers of the island Some of them owned their humble homes. but the greater portion Of them were tenants. These peo- pie were not insurgents They took no part in the struggle. They were too poor to take up arms. Senator Money of Mis- sissippi, who studied the subject carefully, says that not one of the reconcentrados was an insurgent. Not single act of dis loyalty or disobedience has been charged against them. The brute weyler thought he could crush the rebellion quicker by de- populating the rural districts. and so he ordered them to be concentrated in the cities and at the military posts The en- tire history of the century will not disclose a more brutal or heartless order The poor peasants, absolutely innocent of offense, be- came the helpless victims of weylers nate and cruelty.
 To what extent these poor people who are alive can be relieved is not accurately known. Relief of various sorts is pouring in, and the Spanish authorities will not be apt to block the course of charity and mercy. The great regret is that the brutal general who murdered so many of these poor people Is not where he can be got at or punished. If he were sentenced to the fate that he forced upon the reconcentra- dos, he would soon appreciate the enormity of his crime. History will do the rest.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Republic of Cuba Bonds,

Among the wild statements of Congress- man Grosvenor in the house on Thursday was this: "Who is John c. McCook? He is the legal representative of the Cuban Junta of New York, behind which stands s4O0, 100000, more or less, of bonds that can ze validated by the recognition of the inde- 1endence of Cuba by the United States, and they will be destroyed by the policy that drives Spain out of Cuba in the inter- est of the American people,"
 Senor Quesada, whom all intelligent men know does represent the Junta in this country, says:
 T wish to deny the story that is being used for the purpose of preventing the recognition of the independence of Cuba which says that $50 100000 of Cuban bonds have been issued. In the first place the gov ernment has never authorized the issue of more than $10,0000 900 bonds. Only $2, 900 0)0 of these have been printed, and only s, ,G0O,- 900 sold. But even If more had been sold, 1t was for the purpose of acquiring indepen- dence, and we had the right to do so. The Cubans will take care fsthese bonds."
 The absurdity of MT. Grosvenor's story is shown in the fact that Cuban bonds at this stage of the contest would not be worth more in open market than continental or confederate notes were. They could not be fioated, even if they had been printed and Senor Quesada says they have not been He probably knows as much about it as Mr. Grosvenor does, and his standing among men is fully as high.
 Mr. Grosvenor's speech is chiefly note worthy as showing what the administra- tion Is seeking to accomplish. He proposes to drive Spain out 'in the interest of the American people, He means doubtless "some American people'-somc that are loaded up with Spanish-Cuban bonds at thirty or forty cents on the dollar. These are the bonds that Mir. McCook Is taking care of at Washington. These are the bonds that can perhaps be validated" by keeping Cuba subject to pressure to the end. The scheme is rather transparent, but tho cheeky rascala behind the president are equal to any demands upon them. Mr. Grosvenor is their spokesman in the house.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Chickamauqa Park.

The great camp in the south is to be, 1t seems, at Chickamauga, about five miles north of Chattanooga. Troops of the regu- lar army will, if hostilities occur, be con- centrated there to the number of 10000, leaving only a corporals guard at each army post to watch property.
 Perhaps no other country possesses an equally good park for concentration and training of troops. It includes eleven Besides the forest there are 16OOO acres of forest through which teams and batteries can pass-open woods in which the trees are far enough apart to let wheels through at any point. This was kept In view when the grounds were regulated and improved. Besides the forest there are 16,OOO acdes of dry. open fields All in all, it is a fine maneuvering round for a large army. A railroad skirts it, and Chickamauga river flows through it( but none of the park is subject to verflow. It is high, dry ground throughout.
 Chickamauga is just about equi-distant from the South Atlantic and the gulf ports, and in twelve hours men can be despatched from there to any port south of Norfolk and east of Texas The distance in any case would be about four hundred miles. The city of Chattanooga will, in the event of war, become the great military center of the country, and its many historic points will become even better known than they now are. Chickamauga park itself was purchased and improved as a memor- ial, but it is destined doubtless to become the scene of additional war preparations, and the starting point of many modern war movements. Its fine roads and mount ain streams will greatly enhance its value this summer, and in the event of war it may contain more armed men than it did in the troublous days of the civil war.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
European Mediation.

Mediation by the six great powers has come and gone. It was not severe. It was a mere expression of opinion that peace is preferable to war. The opinion was de- clared to be humanitarian and purely dis interested.
 The president met the declaration of the powers in excellent form. He declared that this country should fulfill "a duty to humanity by ending a situation, the indefi- mite prolongation of which has become in sufferable."
 The six ambassadors saw that the presi- dent had adopted their humanitarian pro- gramme, and pushed forward in their front. There was nothing left for them to do but to withdraw in body to the state department for chat all around.
 The mediation incident may be consid- cred closed, and Spain must either accept the situation as this government has de- fined it, or get ready to go 1t alone.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
THE NEW LAW
Concerning Harboring of Girls Under IS for
 Unlawful Purposes.
70 the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Few people realize the extent of the dam nable traffic in young girls carried on in the state, and apparently under the protec- tion of the police. a
 A few years ago a girl under 13 years of age was found in a house of prostitution in Commerce street, Montgomery, and when the keeper of the house was threat ened with prosecution she said there was no law in Alabama prohibiting the traffic in girls over 10 years old.
 Investigation proved the woman's state ment to be true, and showed that Ala bama, in company with two other states. held the disgraceful pre-eminence of having the lowest age of consent laws in America.
 A committee of the Ministers union Of Montgomery, assisted by hundreds of citi- zens from all over the state, drafted and succeeded in securing the passage of a law raising the age of consent from 10 to IA years. Section of the bill is designed for the protection of girls under IS years of age from the procuress. The following incident taken from the Montgomery Ad- vertiser of April 2, 1898, headed a Way ward Girl" illustrates the importance of enforcing this law:
 Hast Sunday there arrived in Montgom- cry a prepossessing pretty country lass of fourteen summers from Newberry, s. c. When she reached the city she went at once to house of questionable reputc down town, and remained there until yes- terday. She was a lively and vivacious girl, and had a great many visitors. On yesterday Chief Gerald received telegram from the girls father. A search very soon disclosed her place of abode, and she was taken to police headquarters"
 In view of this and numeorus other in- stances of the same kind, as chairman of the committee of the Ministers union which secured the passage of the law, l give the second section of the age of con- sent bill, with the hope that 1t may prove of service in checking this shameless traf- fic that is desolating many homes in Ala bama:
 Section 1 raises the age of consent to IA years.
 Section reads: "Be 1t further enacted, That any person who employs, harbors or procures, or causes to be taken, received, employed, harbored, procured or used for the purpose of prostitution a girl over 10 and under IS years of age or any parent. guardian or other person having the legal charge and control of such girl who con- sents to her taking, receiving employing, harboring, procuring or using for the pur- pose of prostitution, or for the purpose of sexual intercourse by any person other than the husband of such girl, must on conviction, be punished by fine. of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six months. Code of Alabama, 1897. Vol. ], Sec. 5320) as x
 NEAL l.. ANDERSON.
 Montgomery April s, 1898.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Snanish Ianorance.

The blissful ignorance of the Chinese in the interior provinces of that immense country Is really not much greater than that of the average spaniard. The H. literacy of Spain is only exceeded among European countries by that of Russia One has 72 per cent of. .illiterants, and the oth- CT S5 per cent. But among those who can read and write there is almost incredible ignorance as to this country, it's extent and resources, shut up in their great past as they are. the majority of the people really think they could easily conquer this coun- try by landing an army in Florida-a very small army at that.
 Doubtless this ignorance Is one of the difficulties that Sagasta has to contend with. He must do something to appease the demands of cross ignorance, and he probably sees no other way to do 1t except by show of resistance. When the Span- iard gets a severe thrashing he may look at things very differently, but at present he is convinced that the job of whipping this country is by no means difficult.
 This feeling of pride and conceit, founded upon the densest unenlightment, is not con- fined to the lower classes of society; it is found among the army and navy men, and even in official circles. It crops out in Madrid at every turn. It is reproduced on every stage. It is sung and preached, and endlessly presented in the papers of the country.
 Senor Sagasta certainly would have a difficult task if he should attempt to con- vince such people that Spain Is not in a condition to fight the United States He would not be- apt to essay such task. The people are not open to appeals and sugges- tions from the intelligent. and so it is safe to assume that there must be struggle over Cuba It may not last long-probably will not; but it must be started in order to convey to the average Spanish some idea of the superior greatness of this country In the light of defeat or two, he may be able to pick up a fact or two that will change his views altogether.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News. .E
 The human sponge is averse to taking water.
 Saving wood and carrying up coal are home industries
 Nothing rattles the timid belle like an engagement ring.
 The more man gets left the more he talks about his rights.
 Some men are built for labor and some are built for politics.
 True friendship, like phosphorus, shows up best at the darkest hour.
 The woman who is always picking at the men is never picked by them.
 One mans calmness Is frequently the cause of another mans storm.
 The latest thing in racing circles is Apt to be the horse you bet on.
 A great many men succeed by making the most of other peoples opportunities. It Is easy to see the bent of mans mind when he engages in a crooked transac- tion.
 It Is well enough to call spade a spade but there are times when 1t should be done in whisper.
 The more a pneumatic tire Is blown up the bigger it gets but the more a married man is blown up the smaller he feels.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
The RecencentraGos.

Captain-Generaf Blanoo's orders permit ting the reconcentrados to return to their homes would have sounded better if 1t had been issued months ago. when he first ar- rived in Cnba. He knew then, as we'll as he knows BOW, now cruel and barbarous Wey- ier's edict was, and he thus became a party to Weyler's policy of starvation and ex- termination. The order comes too late to be of much value to the victims of Wey- lcr's brutal policy.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

Statiscian Parker of the United States geological survey puts the coal production of Alabama in 1897 at 5,S93,77O tons, making the state the fifth of the coal-producing states. The four that outrank her are in order Pennsylvania, Illinois, West Virginia and Ohio. Iowa holds the sixth place. In Georgia, Indian Territory, Kansas. Nebras- ka, Ohio and Oregon the production of 1897 fell below that of the previous year. Ala bama's product never was larger.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Very ImaRinatiye

From the Philadelphia Press
 The steady movement of European ships to and fro along the coast of China may also be for the purpose of entertaining the Celestial Emperor with something In the nature of an international marine cake walk.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Dave,a aB,orrapi,v

From the Chicago News.
 A few years ago Falcon island, in the South Pacific. began as a smoking shoal, then developed into a volcanic island 300 feet high and is now disappearing. That reads like biography of Dave Hill.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09
Taking Long Chances

From the Chicago News
 "You wouldn't think to look at that little man across the street that he was especial ly brave, would you?
 "No. What has he ever done that was so brave?"
 Married a widow whose first husband committed suicide"
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

Christmas weather in April does not suit all sections of this country. The grumbler is abroad, and the Delaware peach is truly dead.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

The balloon that the authorities are about to send up in New York l1arbor to signal the presence of Spanish ships, should be equipped with a telescope that will reflect the Cape de Verde islands
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

The Klondike district receives two mails q month, and when one arrives a Phila- delphia lawyer is needed to untangle the Cuban news.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

tions were futile. One by one the crowd dis- appeared. and finally Jim was again alone in his glory. The Irritation was resumed with a will.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

Minister Woodford went off half cooked in sending that note to senor Gullon, the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, on Wednesday. He told what was in the message to congress which was never sent.
The age-herald., 1898-04-09

Mir. John Wanamaker is not securing many delegates. but he Is telling a great many truths about the republican party.