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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-30

"Tve been working 4 lay up on No.
a." said Vouns man. who had waited
his turn at the Kings cabin door, and
I know pretty well what's in It. The
owner doesn't Hes 40 miner and he
wants 70 get out Of the country. I could
get the claim, myself, FOR $4,000, this
years dumps included.ald there's $780,
GOO in 1t II there's a cent, and thought
I'd put you On Il, and maybe. II you
bought It, you'd give me something FOR
the information"
i've had my eye on No. q all along
said the King. "but I've been looking
for the proper man to work It You've
handled your iaS better than any one
e.se on No. q"
Didn't know you had ever seen It,"
"Oh. I've noticed Il when passed
By" said the King. and took a Little
closer look one dag when you were up
on the hill rustling firewood. III put up
the money, you work the claim and
your share OF the cost VIII come out Of
the first cleanup next spring"
This was great thing for the young
man and also a great thing for the
King. for good placer miners and capi-
tai are still pretty rare In Dawson-and
this is the cOmblnatlon and the only
combination that can make money IN
the KlondISe at the present moment.
Most OF the Eewly rIch in the klon-
dixie are inclined 20 buy the'best clothes
in the market. and they wear large
nuggets on their watch-chains and for
scarf-plns The King dresses no better
than arr other workman. and this helps
him TO CLEAN from the workmen the in
formation that he needs. They were
-. a a nFg Fts0Ffi with
out a contract. VIXEN he said he would
plg so much money FOR such thing a:
a given time. Foe the curbstoue brok-
ers and Spectators IN patent leather
shoes. who always sneeze whenever the
King takes SNUFF, the King has the
protouudest contempt
The King Is not fond OF books or
magazineA or OF the thentre-not yet
He SAYS ne has never thought about
getting married. He IS as busy a. \
quartermaster In the army. Wherever
he goes there are always men waiting
10 see him. Re Is prone 10 admit that
he Is 4 natural pluugeT. that he enjoys
T.; that he would rather tackle a big
thing than little thing any day. so
long as I stick to what l am doing
now" ne Gags, candidly. II am all
right: but II get to fooling with other
th!nEs may lose all I've got. And
I'm likely TO get into other things. 1
like to be doing something"
The King has not been out OF the
country II 1--WE years-Hince his arrival.
In TACT As he Il OnlS thirty-hve years
OF age, he has time yet In which 90 cul-
tlvute civilization after the manner Of
John SfacSay. II he becomes as rich as
N1ckaE-aEd his friends say that he
will.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-30

Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheaf-No. 2 spring 65dei5sc; No. )
spring s9965e; No . red Sc -
corn-No. 2 Ec; 70. yellow ~ Slt slslc:
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
HISTORY OF
 THE WALKER
Was Built in 1885 for the First Opposition
 Line.

The steamer T. c. Walker was built by her namesake. Captain T. c. Walker, at Stockton, in 1885, at cost of $5O,- 000 She was 200 feet long, 38-foot beam and carried four 1S-f0ot boilers. She had a boiler, main and hurricane, or Texas, decks, with the staterooms built into each. The steam drum, the blow ing up of which caused the frightful calamity of yesterday, was situated under the dining saloon, forward state rooms on the man and Texts decks and the pilot house.
 Captain Walker built the boat to run in opposition to the old Stockton Steam Navigation Company. He had pre- viously built the City of Stockton, in 1876, and the Mary Carat, in 1877, and to these boats he added the Walker. He operated at a loss for three years, when he sold out to his competitors.
 The Navigation Company kept up the line for three years longer when a new company was incorDorated-the pres ent California Navigation and 1m- Drovement Company-and the Walker was turned over to them. She was laid up for three years after the transfer, and when again put into service her passenger and deck room had been in creased by one third and numerous other improvements made, which ma terially added to her value. Captain Walker is of the opinion that she was worth as much at the time of the ex- plosion as on the day that he slid her down the ways at Stockton for her first trip to this city.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
PRESIDENT SATISFIED
 WITH THE CONCLUSION

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Through- out the peace negotiations which are still pending in Paris the President, has expressed confidence that a treaty sat- isfactory to the United States would be drafted and signed. From time to time assurances of substantial progress toward that end have been received by the President from MT. Day, president of the American Commission, reiterat- ing the assurance he had previously given the President of the early and successful conclusion of the work of the commission. Judge Day, 1t is un- derstood, states positively that the Spanish Commissioners formally will accept perhaps tomorrow the terms of the United States, and that a treaty drawn along the lines of the agreement reached will be drawn and signed in a few days.
 The dispatch from Judge Day was the first absolutely definite statement as to the conclusion of the labors of the com mission that has been received, and quite naturally it afforded the Presi- dent and his advisors considerable sat- fsfAction.
 It is probable that the President will discuss in his message to Congress, which will be delivered one week from tomorrow, the successful efforts Of the administration in the negotiation Of a peace treaty although there IS a possl- bility that the treaty itself may not have been signed at the time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
THANK HIM FOR CoURTESFES
GENERAL WADE ACTS AS THE
 SPOKESMAN. :...
1T Have Acted Only in the Perform. ance of My Duty" the Reply of the Retiring a.ff
 Governor. -..-t
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HAVANA, Nov. 27.--In accordance with yesterdays arrangements, Gen. eral Wade, Admiral Sampson Colonel taches, all in gala uniform, and an in- terpreter, called upon General Blanco at the palace at 10 o'clock this morning to extend a formal farewell on his res ignation of the captain generalship and in anticipation of his early departure from the island.
 The Americans were met by General Parade, president of the Spanish Evacuation Commission, at the stair case and escorted to the reception room, where General Blanco was awaiting them General Wade expressed thanks for courtesies extended to the Ameri- cans and congratulated Blanco upon the efficient measures he had taken to maintain order and discipline in. the Spanish army. Though the Americans had come to a country with which they were at war, there were no complaints to make, said General Wade, as there had been no cause of Offense since their arrival General Blanco. answered:
 ''I have acted only in the performance of duty"
 When the Americans retired General Blanco accompanied them to the head of the staircase, lowing them out with the greatest courtesy and shakfng hands with all.
 General Blanco and his stan sailed for Spain this evening. The United States cruiser Topeka arrived to-day. The Spanish transport MonteVldeo sailed to-day with 1760 troops. The United States gunboat Scorpion sailed north this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
THE CHARITY BAZAAR WILL BE A SUCCESS
MANY DONATIONS RECEIVED
 FOR GALLANT FIREMEN.
General Interest Being Manifested in the Noble Project-A Merry Christmas for the
 Poor.

General enthusiasm is manifested in the coming benefit to be given at the Pavil- ion December 1 to the firemen of the city as public testimonial of appreciation for their indefatigable and almost marvellous work of subduing the recent Baldwin fire and preventing a. general confagra- ton in that section of the city.
 The project is the outcome of a deter imitation which was formed by the man. agers of the coming charity bazaar and California grand musical contest, which is to be held at the Pavilion during the month of December in aid of the needy poor of the city. Immediately after the Baldwin fire it was decided to set aside and devote the proceeds of the first night to the men who. risked their lives in the performance of their duties.
 A letter was sent to Chief Engineer Sul- livan of the Fire Department notifying him of this intention and requesting his sanction of it. The reply was one of full acceptance. In 1t gratitude was ex- tended to those interested in the coming bazaar and hope for its success ex- tended to Captain de St. l.ubert, its orig inator and manager.
 Those who visit the Pavilion on the evening of December 1 will do so with the Knowledge that they are paying the price of admission for a worthy object Already large sale of tickets has been made and the demand is increasing daily. Many people who knew the risk the fire men took to insure the safety of the city have sent checks ranging in value from $5 to $25 as evidences of appreciation of the work of the firemen and as an en- couragement for the promoters of the coming benefit.
 Aside from the benefit for the firemen the object of the bazaar, which Is to ex- Is worthy one. It is the intention of those in charge to raise sufficient money to make the approaching Christmas day memorable one to the poor of San Fran cisco. The money received nightly will be turned over on the following morning to the nineteen or more charitable insti- tutions, the members of which are to distribute it among the needy and the deserving
 Letters of congratulation and fndorse- ment of the noble work have been and are being received daily at the head quarters of the bazaar from well known and influential people all. over the city and State. The one of most interest and the one that will do more to bring the general public to a. fuller realization of the charitable importance of the under taking is the following, signed by Gov ernor-elect Henry T. Gage and Mrs Fan nie ". Gage:
 LOS ANGELES. Nov. 22, 1898. Captain J. Charles de St. Hubert-Dear Sir: Your favor of November F just received. In reply will state that have. always been in favor of every plan for the amelioration of the conditions of the poor, and believe that your Charity Bazaar is prompted by right motives in that direction. Yours very truly FANNIE V. GAGE. HENRY T CAGE
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
USED POISON ID GAIN W|DOWHOOD Accusation Against Mime
 BianChini. ATTEMPTED MURDERCHARGED WIFE OF THE NOTED ARTIST AR
 RESTED. Her Husband Recovers Rapidly From Atropine Poisoning When Re-
 moved From Her
 Presence.
ATTEMPTED MURDERCHARGED
WIFE OF THE NOTED ARTIST AR
 RESTED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS, Nov 27.-Mme. Bianchini was arrested to-day on the charge of having attempted to poison her hus- band, Charles Bianchini, the famous and popular scenic artist.
 About six months ago Bianchini was attacked suddenly by a mysterious malady which the physicians diagnosed differently. One of them declared his belief that the symptoms were those ot atropine poisoning, and thereupon Bi- anchini's friends, NM. Carre and Gail hard, directors of the Grand Opera, took it upon themselves to carry him to a distant village, away from his wife There he recovered rapidly.
 The story spread and Mime. Bianchini was compelled to take some attention This led to her arrest, the police find ing bottles of atropine in her house She is young and pretty and treats the case quite fiippantly.
 A divorce suit was pending between the couple
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
CLARENCE KEY DIES
 IN UTTER DESTITUTION
Sad Passing of a Grandson of the Author of ''The Star-Spangled
 Ranuerv

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-An Fl Paso CTexas) special to the Herald says: The report comes from the City of Mexico that Clarence Key. grandson of Fran cis Scott Key, author of "The Star spangled Banner" died there on Thanks giving day and that prior to his death Key and his wife were in circumstances of the utmost Restitution.
 Key had been in bad health for a year, but managed to make a living as a trans later and teacher of Spanish and Eng lish About ten days previous to his death he fell while walking along the street and sustained injuries which subsequently, re- suited fatally After the accident he could no longer earn his living and was too proud to ask aid from members of the American colony. A hotel man seized his baggage for debt, and the sick man and his wife were about to be turned into the street when American residents learned of their condition and contributed suf- ficient money to provide the necessities for Key and his wife. The best physi- clan was procured, but he could do noth- ing for Key, and he died three days later.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
SPAIN'S CABINET
 YIELDS ON ALL POINTS

LONDON, Nov 28.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Standard says: The Cabinet has concluded that the wisest policy is to accept the American terms, leaving to the Spanish Commissioners full power to secure the best possible indemnity and to place on record, if the American Commissioners will per init, a protest against the American in- depreciation of the protocol affecting dhe Philippines and against the pro- ceedings generally. The decision of the Cabniet is approved in political and financial circles. I understand, how ever, that the deliberations of the Min isters were very protracted. Senor Sa- gasta, Duke AImodovar del Rio and Senor Puigceiver had great difficulty in inducing some of their colleagues to ac- cept the small indemnity. Undoubtedly the situation is hard and critical, but ministers say Senor Sagasta is deter mined to confront all opposition until the Cortes is convoked, probably at the end of December, when he will demand a vote of confidence, virtually implying approval of the treaty and the con- servation of his party.
 The Paris correspondent of the Times says: It may be regarded that Spain will accept the American conditions and sign the treaty, perhaps even without a protest Thus her colonial empire will disappear forever, and the day is not far distant when the patrimony of the United States, accruing to them un- der prosperity from exploiting the islands, and with good administration, will have increased to four fold the sum total of the terrible war indemnity France paid Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
PEACE TREATY WILL BE SIGNED
 AT PARIS TO-DAY Spain Yields Under
 Protest. ACCEPTANCE OF OUR TERMS TWENTY MILLIONS THE PRICE
 FOR THE ISLANDS. Castilian Diplomats Express the eOpin- ion That There Will Be No Break in the Work of the Two
 Commissions.
ACCEPTANCE OF OUR TERMS
TWENTY MILLIONS THE PRICE
 FOR THE ISLANDS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MADRID, Nov. 27.-The Cabinet has agreed upon the instructions to Senor Rios, president ~r +ha Spanish Peace Commisiso1S for to-morrow's joint ses- sion at Paris, at which the treaty will be signed.
 Fl Imparcial exhorts the Government to refuse with dignity the indemnity America offers and to protest against America's appeal to force with respect to the Philippines.
 Fl Correo denies the reports that an insurrection has broken out in the Sulu Islands.
 A red book, dealing with the peace negotiations is being prepared.
 There is a good deal of comment upon a dispatch from Gibraltar announcing the arrival there during this month of 180 new model cannon.
 PARIS, Nov. 27.-Senor Montero Rios, president of the Spanish Peace Commission, is this evening waiting for the reply from the Spanish Govern ment and unless there is some change in the situation before noon tomorrow the reply will be an acceptance, under protest of the American offer of $20,- 000, 900 for the Philippines.
 Even up to a late hour this evening telegrams have been exchanged be-
 
 Madrid; but the Americans, who are in a position to speak with authority. are convinced that the foregoing outlines the Spanish reply.
 Senor Abarzuza expressed the opin- ion this evening that there would be no break in the work of the commissions.
 Marquis de Comillas, who is the largest individual creditor of Spain, and has been here from the outset in behalf of numerous important enterprises, of which he is the head, also indicated this evening that Spain had made up her mind to yield. He is in very close touch with the Spanish Commissioners.
 Nothing that we have done here '' said the Marquis, has made any i'm pression upon the minds of the Ameri- can Commissioners. From the very first their intention was to take the Philip pines and they have never wavered."
 There is no truth in the report cabled here from Washington that in the last American memorandum a demand for the Sulu group had been added to the previous American demands. The orig inaT American claim was upon the ter ritory within lines longitudina1ly and latitudinaliy defined. It embraced the so-called Sulu group. There has been no change since the first demand, and, according to the statement of one of the American Commissioners, there will be no modification of it
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
GREAT NORTHERN BUYS
 WEST VIRGINIA COAL
Alarm at Pittsburg Over the Report of the Placing of Big
 Contract

PITTSBURG, Nov. H.-The Dispatch to- morrow will say it has reliable authority for stating that the Great Northern Rail- road Company has placed contracts with West Virginia coal operators for 50O0 900 tons of coal at $1 9, delivered at San dusky, the delivery to extend throughout 1899. James J. Hill, president of the Great
 ''This company does not publish it's pur- chases of coal. or other material"
 It is generally believed here that the contracts have been made and the fact is viewed with apprehension by the Pitts Pitts Virginia is usurping the trade hitherto held by Pittsburg. by giving a rate ma terially lower than the local operators can In fact, offers have been made by West Virginia mine owners to Pittsburg operators to furnish all the coal wanted for S1 20 delivered at Sandusky. This is made possible by a lower mining scale and better freight rates. The net cost to a Pittsburg operator under present conditions for delivery at Sandusky is $1 3312.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
AN ITALIAN PEASANT.

The Polettis little. cottage stands in a field and is semi-detached. Like many of their class in Italy, they have a grssat love for and pride in their homes>~ The furniture is we'll polished, the tools ana utensils arranged with an attempt at dec- oration. and all is clean and neat t" Is a two-roomed house. On the ground floor. is the kitchen, where the boy bed stands under the stair which leads to the upper room Here are two large beds, one Tor the parents, the other for the two girls In the kitchen. stand a walnut-wood ta- bIe and a sideboard of antique design, an heirloom of the mothers. A walnut chest holds the bed and table linen, and another old chest the best clothes; the everyday clothes are kept in chest upstairs. They try to add something every year to the house linen; sometimes the mother and daughters beg the use of little plat or ground which they sew with flax, and the year following they spin and weave it themselves, borrowing loom from a farmer Their stock compares favora- blv with that of the better off English cottager, to say nothing of the quality of this homemade linen compared with that bought cheap at a country shop.
 In 1893 they possessed seven and a half pairs of linen sheets, seven large and small tablecloths and six towels. The mother had six chemises, the father eight shirts and the rest of their clothing in the same decent proportion.-The Fort nightly Review.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28
NOMINATIONS OF OFFICERS
 PROMOTED FOR GALLANTRY
There Is Prospect of Renewal of the Controversy Over the Merits
 of Schley and Sampson.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-The Washington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: President Mckinley will send to the Sem ate next week the nominations of a large number Of officers promoted for gallantry displayedNduring the war.
 Among the nominations will be that of Naval Constructor Hobsen, who sank the Merrimac in the mouth of the harbOr of Santiago. Just what reward will be given him has not been determined. but it is thought in naval circles he will prefer transfer to the line, though Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn has urged that he be promoted eight numbers inf the con- struction corps.
 Sampson and Schley will, it is expected, reopen the controversy regarding the re- spective merits of the two officers, and from what friends of Rear Admiral Schley say there is evidence that another effort will be made to call up a resolution giv- ing him the thanks of Congress.
 The Navy Department has not spent all of it's ammunition in connection with Schleys proposal to go to Key West after he was told CerVera was at Santiago. In an appendix to the report of Captain A: S. CroWninshield, chief of the bureau of navigation, are several reports bearing on this incident. The authorities do not believe the resolutions will pass, and will exercise their influence to prevent it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-28

 frightful explosion on the stockton steamer T. c. Walker, and the conse- quent loss of life. The Call extras reached this city early in the day. ana were the only extras seen on this slde of the bay from the press of San Fran cisco or Oakland.
 That this stroke of enterprise met with the hearty appreciation of the people of Oakland was evidenced by the ca gerness with which the copies were taken up. and the rapidity with which the corps of newsboys disposed of them, only to hasten again to The Calls local bureau to procure additional copies It was indeed the method or dlspatch, giving the details of the disaster, that the readers on this side of the bay ap- preciated, and it's exclusiveness again proved The Calls superiority in dis seminating news of importance with a promptness that can be attributed only to the enterprise and ingenuity of a modern daily newspaper.