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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-21
pro.byterinn General A,,emb,,

WINoNA LAKE, Ind, May D.-The
10th session Of the general assembly
Of Presbyterian churches was called to
order promptly to-day and opened with
prayer by DR.. Sheldon jackson. the
firing moderator. He was assisted in
the devotional exercises by VIM. c.
Roberts, former secretary OF the. board
Of home missions; Rev. George Nixon,
OF New York; Dr.. John F.PHandy. Of
Jefferson City, No., and DR.. Daniel J.
Sanders, president Of Blddle University,
Charlotte. N. C. The moderator's ser
mon was an earnest plea for the work
OF home missions, to which he has de-
voted his life. 1t was heard with great
interest throughout.
The large auditorium in which the as
sembly met was decorated with flags
and even the extemporized pulpit was
draped with the national colors. The
petition that God should speedily bring
q termination to the present conflict
was greeted with a deep chorus Of
ameES,
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man race obeys the summons. The
"son OF man" Is the Judge Of man. He
Is seated upon white throne, emblem
OF his Immaculate character, AS now
mercy Is the dominant attributetot the
divine nature, justice will be then. The
Opening of the books" may be q figure
OF the collatlng Of memory and om-
nisclence. The decisions arc
final. There Is NO higher court to
which appeal can be akenxx "A reversal
OF the uecree of omniscient Justice is
~unthinkable. Conscious forgiveness
through the atonement Is the only ade-J
.quate preparation for the ordeal.
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orr Artnneryat a. tampa.

Our Artillery NJ, Tampa
Very few people realize that to-day
artillery is the most effective and i'm
;portanti branch Of the military service,
and that 1t promises to develop more
novel features In warfare and istrateg-
lcal science than either cavalry or; In
fantry. Il will accordingly be one OF
the most interesting points OF, the COM
Ing struggle in Cuba to study the con-
dillon and strength OF the United
States artillery. We have now at Tam
pa about seven hundred a%rtillerymen,
In charge Of sixty field guns, and a
picture Of their camp Is printed to-day,
Reproduced from an illustration in
Ha-per's. Weekly.
It Is probable that the prospect OF
actual warfare was greeted with more
satisfaction bySour artillery than by
any lother branch of our army.tCavalry
and infantry have alike distinguished
themselves in the Indian campaigns,
but the chances Of the gunners have
been few, and they are therefore lmpa-
tient TO be transferred to Cuban soil
for action. 4
The value of restraint and routine OF
campl life. so necessary as to discipline and
training for the militia Is little appre-
rciated by the regular, troops. They are
all anxiously waiting for "'tle big
thing as. the move on Cuba is called,
and the quiet scenes of camp life. like
the one depleted In the illustration, will
be gladly exchanged for the stirring
and dangerous experience OF an active
campaign.
The skill Of American gunners,. both
on land and sea. is traditional and un-
questioned. The country looks forward
with confidence to the proofs OF the eff
fciency Of our light artillery in the
field, and the men. in turn, are con-
sumed with anxiety to Guido. II posi-
BILE, the accuracy OF aim which their
comrades on shipboard have already
displayed at Manila, Matanzas and Por-
to Rico.
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s. E. PARKER. Sharon, wis, writes:
II have tried De Wits Witch Hazel
,Salve for itching piles and It always
stops them In 1.-two, minutes. I conSlder
DeWitt's. Witch Hazel Salve the great
est pile cure on the market"
Charles R.. Goetze, Market. and Twelfth
streets; Chatham Sinclair, Forty-sixth
and Jacob streets; a. e.. Scheehle, No.
GOT Main street; Exley Bros. Penn and
Zane streets; Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport.
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= ~ ~ w. 4F&Efgf ~ f-r-Ff'H wlg.r ~, ~ = : ~
~. M9ofe' 2. . : e1as' ano Wf's hetn'a-
Sia.e ealeor o. ue .ni.leeson -
:eH s"hose liDels u ehT ao.A .SttA
10 l.!e e? p !5.i. Nun. !. Nue . o"t'a 80! ot4tt -
Ses.e Ior . INVITES nell pAs u,a T 1~usssI -ptt.t
a hc'.onu te.euens IN :, Ia.Me
nerSaaye setyeu y "ioen 1he otsAeh =
eae iss'n.a l Dem0frae vas
ons y nave .a n.s appo'1t ltlH a 10. !.
paym rnass y INC ulmy afcEealseu 81
e coufse ne oia mol e1pssS 'has
ene e"o YES ifsin'a senator's S @ao
nave Deeh q Of Fts attaeks,
won" WON. eleaef enoofse ms appointment 1nela' = 4
a asslst n us eonnrmaeon ~ me eehate.
vac wen 1 Knew, also' ina. tne M sesss
e ''rlla i cod delesauon, She
members OF Wh,cnSh mas aleo bitterly
ct t1 1t.saNse "ouso naturaily Eetrain 1 1lena
an ,Hasa usnset nuoi'e eiuen Y ~ g S!s
l eo1.or' MT o6r1eh Moore, fnade april
catlon 4' = altnougn| ne IS 4 t ne
\ eo 2 10 q q newspaper whien t assumes s g
% q me eniet polihcalSorEanss q
~ s. virginia ana n mas Deer 1s
West V4rsinians on now 70 run ftnelr
ana1rs. s84
!: ~: I1e President mad q. no direction TO reg
ognizinE Texas, and made the nomtna-
{ non' q Snowins that ting y West sYlr-
I sin mia s' Or an engine o. ciS SN.zaI
s zion IA and no the reputed Texan we're we're me
and me same individual. The position
Ct ne West we, Virginia delegation Senator senator
FSaulkner probably included ~ being
\ adyerse 70 MI. Moore's appointment
! was not due ls 70 political. dlffereances;2i n
fact good party policy would rather; dis
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Astounding IIliteracy.

The illiteracy among the adults Of
North Carolina represents SO large al
percentage OF the population that the!
newspapers Of that state are frankly
admitting the evil as m Of the greatest
drawbacks, and are discussing the rem
edy. The North Carolina, n OF tho
leading Journals, declares IT to- be the
greatest obstacle to the progress and!
prosperity OF the state. !Aecordipgg To-
an article In the North Carolina. and
commented on by the NcwsYorks Times,
With a population Of about 1900, 900; mogt
all Of native birth, the state; Of North
Carolina has nearly 500.0oogpeople over
the age Of ten who al neither read nor;
write, and a still larger number know
little more than their letters. Accord;
Ing to this statement, It maybe ldsthat;
nearly oneJthlrd Of the people are ina
statesot complete tlliteracy, andsthatS
more than two-thirds above ten years ofl
age are practically without even q Iprl-
mary education.
sIt3seems strange that this should he
said OF n Of the oldest states I'M the
Union, ono Of the thirteen originslstates
!nEfact, and yet 1t Is true. IT IS stated
that q the 500, 900 who cannot read nor!
write; 1850 . are wf1tc.
a summary Of the article Ia the;
North Carolina appears In olir New,
York contemporary. and quotes the.
writer as pointing out where the trouble
Hes, as follows: XIII II
The consequences OF this condition of.
affairs are varied, and are not limited
to thosel which directly follow tho exist:
ence In the state OF n large class sunk;i
deep Ignorance. Those belonging toS1t.
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Ire ianentabiys content With their own
educational deficiencies, and 10 this
Ftaore or less negative evil Is added the
positive one OF suspicion directed
i1gainst any persons who endeayorfto
bring about q change. When Urged to
JHroylde better SCHOOL,. they often reply.
f1vhat you, say eourds ali right, but
Shere's something In II we cannot see;
sfbr1ebody has an axeitot gr1nd.N AM
other remark often heard 10, II Bhadgto
.stctlalong the best ] could without book
slkarring. ! reckon my children can do
sthefsarne. Taxes nre too high now" Il
ABOUT 10000 of the illiterateS are
tfotninal church members but. IA they
are debarred from any personal study of
DELICIOUS literature, and have TO depend
WI an occasional SERMON for IDEAS and
Instruction, they become indifferent, or
disc grow fanatical on %uressentiaia In
Aith4 and creed. They, therefore, pro-
vide responsive material for Mormon
missionaries, and religious Svagaries III
l4ls kinds flourish, while Intelligent and
iHucatedS clergymeni labor among them
almost In vain.
The writer. Of the article giving these
Acts calls upon both the state and The
church to assault this mass Of IGNORANCE,
9hlchi ne holds to DO dangerous One Of
heSremedles he euggests is the eslab-
ltshment OF schools for. adults. This
medy was applied IN France and has
SAeent found to work successfully.
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kior. ~ ONCE 20 9 Iacrredited to- Ms own.
state, without consulting the Representa-
lives who have been the targets Of the
editor'g abuse. I.
The Incident Is not without 10 points
Of interest. Editor Moore ID not i bad
fellow, those who know him cay. and no.
doubt no Is equipped TO make q good
Spaymaster In the volunteer army; but 4.
he; had exhibited ns much talent for
strategy IN the publication Of d political
organ In West Virginia, ne; he tas shown
IN getting q paymastership. he might
have dared to frankly admit his West
Virginia citizenship and received the!
hearty endorsement os The West WI.
glnla statcsmen. regardless o. pasty and
Including, always, Mr.. Faulkner, md
have bagscd even something better than
paymastcrshIp-pcrhap a prlgadlerI
generalship. or something or other.
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The public may expect y get most any
sort OF news and to believe as little as
possible from Spanish sources: News"
,5from Madrid and Havana Is plentiful.
hut all that pertains to war operations
~ either suspicious on It's face or proven
be untrue. K b
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The press censorship at Tampa seems
10 be working effectively. The absence
,of any Information of an important
character from the dlpatches from that
point Is sufficient proof that the Govern-l
ment Is enforcing the rule strictly
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IT'S folly to suffer from that horrible
plague Of the night. itching piles.
Doan's Ointment cures quickly and
permanently. At any drug store. so
cents. A.;
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IM- n- HN~Z
THERE Is more scatarrh In this sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until The last
few years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t q local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies. and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to- be a constitutional
disease. and therefore requires constitu.
tIonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. T.. Cheney & Co.
Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t; is taken inter-
nally in doses from5t drops to a tea
spoonful. 1t acts d!rI...y on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address
F. J.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, s75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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river, IN Pocahontas county. He was
then q young oifceri ind rode out from
the camp with q kinsman, ia Colonel
Washington. on a pleasure excursion.
He proposed returning soon, but Colo.
mel Washington asked him II he was
afraid. This put him on his mettle and
they went farther. On Cheat mountain
they were bush-whacked and q volley
from the ambush killed Colonel Wash
ingtons and disabled Lees horse. He
mounted his dead friends horse and
rode away before the guns could be re-
MISUNDERSTANDING Statesman.
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ttrhs lNTELL1GENcER. embracing its.
several editions. 10 entered In tho Post
,oflce at Wheeling. ". Va. as s%econd.class
matter.l
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TRE INTELuGENCER.
wuEELINo. MAY al. 1908.
Important Events Expeetedy

The strict but proper secrecylwhich Is
maintained by the United States author
tiles concerning the orders 20 and the
movements OF naval squadrons ren-
eders the situation, with respect to what
is to be expected in the rear future. ian-
certaln,and Increases the alrehdyintense
interest a%ndanxletyof the peopleto learn
Of Developments. The news yesterday Of
the arrival OF the Spanish fleet In the
harbor, at Santiago de Cuba, on the
southeastern coast OF Cuba, coupled With
the unofficial statement chat Admiral
Simpsons fleet was In that vicinity
warranted the expectation OF news Of a
big battle Don
Unless the Spanish commander con-
dnues his elusive tactics, a most Inn
portant, IL not a decisive fightsi Is likely.
to occur, but Just when and where will
not appear until the report Of such an,
engagement Is received. Such a comoi.i
nation as Is limited at between samp-'
sons and Schley's squadronsSS against
Admiral Cervera's fleet wouldstake all,
elements OF doubt out Of the situation, al
though the Indications are that as the,
Spanish fleet Is at santiago ills not
likely to venture out OF the bay t meet
So formidable an outlay Of Americans in
the openpsea. Owing to thetpeculiar
construction OF Santiago harbor it will
be easy to bottle up the Spanish fleet
and render It useless.
In the absence of information Of OFF,
clal character regarding alleged Import
ant movements and projects that are
limited at from Key West, where the
censor Will not permit details TO be sent
out, 1t is idle to speculate as to whatNthe
coming hours will develop. Certain 1t Is
that the pastlthree or four days of!qulet
operations are about to be followed by
events Of stirring Importance. Every
sign points that way. Their exact: ma
ture cannot be predicted until the
Whereabouts of u fleets can be7def-
nitely known. There is little doubt,
however, that a decisive meeting be-
tween the Spanish American ships,
whether at Santiago, or of the southern
coast Of Cuba, or in the vicinity: OF Ha-
I vana, will be followed by the carrying
out Of the plans for the tnvasionof Cuba
40 quickly as possible. The centre Of
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Real Estate for Sale.

A BARGAIN IN NO. e23 MAIN STD
rooms with all modern improvements, in
GLIDING laundry with large water filter;
splendid cellars; river view: side entrance.
mo-. 90 FOURTEENTH ST.-2-story
brick, Z rooms. modern.
mo. lis FOURTEENTH GST.-9 rooms
.ands 2 finished sattics: modern improve
ments: all In good order.
mos. GAND GS TWELFTH ST.-Stores
and dwelling: 80 feet front.
No.15o NORTH FRONT ST.-Fine brick
No. s. oHIolsT.-Fine brick dwelling;
lot .G5x130 feet. g35 ps E3g
AF1NE FRAME DWELLINGSIN,E ELM
GROVE with an acre OF ground. IF.5
&A.THE. 5H"THOMPSONSH HOMESTEAD, on
the Pix between Fulton and Leatherwood.
BUILDING LOTS 1NaTHE COUNTRY
u Loans negotiated on Life Insurance Poll
clcs: on Stocks and Bonds, and on City
Real tate.S
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$4,000 Volunteer. 10 Date.

WASHINGTON, May 2o.-More than
fifty regiments Of the volunteer~army
either have started for II reached the
mobillzing points to which they were d.
rected to proceed by the secretary Of
wal. Fifteen or twenty other regi-
ments have reported their readiness to
start for such points. The volunteers
mustered to date number 5000 men.
All the regiments which were directed
to go to San Francisco except those.
from North and South Dakota. have
left their local rendezvouslng points for
the Golden. Gate city. The greater por-
ton Of the men composing these organ,
izations are destined for the Philippines.
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These newspapers that are complain
Abs about the delay OF the invasion Of
CUBA. and are INDUCING in criticism Of
;the President and the war department
IN consequence, ehould note the state
ment that the army officers deem It un-
wise to rush the volunteers into Cuba
until they become more seasoned.
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Out in E1gin,. Ills.ss q mother forbade
DER son from going TO The wa. on the
ground that no might lose his lie and
the could not spare him. He obeyed,
Hut when he wentto The, station to Wit
ess the departure Of the troops, among
whose ranks he had hopedtt t be. he was.
caught between two cars and killed.
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Last Sunday night the lightning
Struck two fine horses belonging to
tra&McDanlels, who lives not a great
distance from town, killing them in
IStantly. Also the same night a Mrs.
iSwick. who lives lear William Talbott,s
was INSTANTLY killed by lightning;
:PhlllppiS Republican. ,
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Some Of our boys are dealing quite
extensively in cabbage plants this
spring. They so to Newport about six
tlmesla day after plants. The Newport
boys come to this place Just as often to
get the war news. There is bar on.
the new boat plying between this place
and Newport, but OF course this has
nothing to do with their frequent trips.
st. Marv,,s Oracle
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Isaac Smith. % Proctor. wetzei coun-
". who Is 1903 years old, Is alleged to be
the Oldest mar In the state. He was
born In Washington county, Pa, in a
little village called Wllllamsport on the
Monongahela river. When he was a
boy. Isaac Smith. like all others at that
time. was very fond Of the chase. and
he has many q wonderful tale to relate
OF the warm; times he and his brothers
and father had, not only with the Wild.
game which abounded In those times,
but also With the Indians which ,inhab..
lied this section OF the county.-Tyler
Gazette.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Editorial Rooms.m...s73 couatlng' Soon-sm.s72
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STATE PRESS %GLEAN1Nas

gErIIlaE,
The editor OF the Calhoun Chronicle,
says the Jackson Herald. is patriot.
He never voted anything but a straight
Democratic ticket and permits none 10
he more loyal than he to- his party. He
says, this week, however,
I'VE notice a disposition on the part
of yeryEmany to critlcise and find fault
sWithtthe President OF the United States
andGchargei all manner Of bad motives
toShlm inSdealing with the Spanish war
question, I'VE doubt II any man!in the
Omitted States could or would have
moved more unselfshly, conscIentlously
EEorWlth more Diplomacy And at this try
ing time! in our country's history amin
suit to our chief executive Is little short
fof an insult to our flag"
monday the severest rain storm ever
known on the waters OF Eighteen Mile
creek, fell. It rained for two solid
hours, causing the creek to suddenly
rise to an unusual height, carrying de-
Sstructlon; along Its banks, washing
AWAY thousands OF pannels OF fencing
and destroying acres OF ground that
had been planted In corn, besides dam
aging the growing wheat on many
farms. Nothing like this ldeluge was
ever before seen In this section Of the
country. Many believe a water-spout
ENNet $Ioose on the headwaters Of the
sSreek.--Point Pleasant Register.
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Y FIRMS.
Eurckn Tobacco Co.
g1vJSE.. Postn1aste.:

SNRDERsTFoR5rIi E MOST 5SSEssidNs
OUATEDA ND;lNTR1CAI EE,tciiicenty
lOFPRINTING carefully anMMEsNcER JOE
completed at! tho INTELL1 80 h
PRINTING OFFICE. X SgSS
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Pudd1n' Head Wilson

Says: ''The fool saith, Put all thy
eggs in different baskets ; which means,
scatter your money and your attention !;
but the wise man saith: Put all your
eggs in one basket, and watch the bas-
ket.'''
We have only one basket, and we are
watching it in optics. Having made a
thorough study of the subject, gradual
ing from three of the best colleges, we
are enabled to give you a scientific ex-
animation. 1t doesn't matter whether
you buy $40 glass or 81 glass, or and
glasses at all, you get an examination.
and thorough one at that, which alone
is worth your time to know your eyes.
I fit all cases of eyes, and am permanent
ly located in The Dafles. I am no
travelling fake, and best of all l guarantee
all work in optics to give you entire
satisfaction. Yours to serve,
PROF. P. G. DAUT, the optician.
Two doors west of KeIler's bakery,
The Dalles, Oregon.
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personal MENTION,

Grant Mays spent Sunday in Portland,
returning last night.
Miss Grace Hill returned Saturday
from a short trip to Moro.
Rev. Boltz went to Sprague this morn
ing, where he is conducting a series OF
revival meetings.
Archie and John Barnett and Misses
May and Edna Barnett returned to
Portland today.
Mrs. H. NJ. Beall spent Sunday with
heT husband in this city, returning to
Portland this morning.
Mrs, F. w. Wilson came up from
Portland Saturday evening and will
leave for Prineville tomorrow.
j. Fl. Jennings. city librarian of Ia
coma, Wash, is in the city today on his
way from Baker City to Tscoma.
Mrs. G. w. Taylor, of Walla Walla,
left this morning for short visit with
her sister, Mrs. F. P. Mays, in Portland
Mr.. S. L. Brooks received word Satur.
day of the illness of his brother at Silver.
ton, and left this morning to visit him
Eugene Moore left yesterday for Col.
fax, where he will be employed ir the
commission store owned by his brother
Chancey Moore.
Ed Patterson, who is employed in the
hardware store of his uncle in Salem
came up Saturday and will visit his
parents for few days.
Miss Jeanette Meredith. who has
spent three weeks in the city visiting
relatives, left for Portland this morning
and will return to Salem Friday.
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The Greatest orer Made Yet.

As compliment to our many patrons,
and the public generally, for a short
time, We propose to give to every cue
toner making Cash Purchases to the
amount of 500 handsome three quarter,
life-size, Crayon or Water Color portrait
FREE. To this end we have made a con-
tract with one of the leading portrait
houses of America, to furnish us with
their celebrated portraits. Remember
you are not required to buy frame. We
are presenting you the portrait as an
appreciation of your patronage. How
ever we shall carry large line of frames
which we will sell to portrait customers
at wholesale price. If you can buy one
cheaper elsewhere, it is your privilege
to do so.
MAIER & BENTON,
Hardware and Grocery Dealers.
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From New Zealand.

REEFroN, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
am very pleased to state that since
1 took the agency of Chamberlain's
medicines the sale has been very large,
more especially of the Cough Remedy.
In two years 1 have sold more OF this
particular remedy than of all other
makes for the previous FIVE years. AS
to its efficacy, have been informed by
scores of persons of the good results they
have received from it, and know its
value from the use of it in my own house
hold. 1t is so pleasant to take that we
haye to place the bottle beyond the
reach of the children.
E. J. SCANTLEBURY.
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton.