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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

Special Dispatch to the lntclllgenccr'
HUNTINGTON, w, Va, August IS
DIR. Irvine Lesagc, OF this cltV, recc!v-
ed telegram to-day. announcing he
death OF hls brother sidney Le Sage, a
young lawyer OF this county, who en-
listed In Skaters armF. and who was
taken to Boston, Mass a Few days ngo,
with fever patients
Young lie Sage was ron OF Captain
IL Sage, now deceased, WHO was A
prominent leader In Republican poll
tics in the southern part Of tho state
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

Special Dispatch to the intclIlgeneor
HUNTINGTON. W. VA. August 2S,-
Lee Hnrrls IL In the county jail for
shooting Charles Bowen at Central City.
last night Harris Is a well known
character, having been In trouble be-
fore
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

From Camp ThomAs-Au wiu bS Moved
by saturday.
CHICEANfAUGA, CHATTANOOGA
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Ca,
August eS-Thc last Of this week will
see almost every regiment OF volun-
tcers gone from Camp Thomas. This
morning when the First Pennsylvania
left sor Lexington. II completed the re.
movnl OF the First army corps. By
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

Another Incident OF familiarity was
given last evening on the arrival OF the
presidential train. When the President
and Mrs. Mckinley stepped from their
car they we're completely hsmmed In by
the crowd, an official, who las been n
fixture here for years promutly ernsped
the situation and spreading the crowd
with his hnnds and sharp command,
he turned to the President and said:
Follow me. my old frlend,' and proud
Ia led the way to the carriage. This
afternoon the President passed an hour
on the porch and later hc and his bro-
thcr went driving. Atte- dinner .hts
evening n few personal friends made
short calls on the President and Mrs,
Mckinley. The town Is Gnily decora-
ted with flags In honor OF It's distln-
guIshed visitor. but the people fully ap-
preCInte the Presidents desire for rcst
and there have been no intruslons. The
President Is greatly pleascd with his
visit here, and regrets that II cannot be
extended. but the arrangement having
been made for his visit to the military
camp at Montauk on Saturday necessi-
tates his leaving here at noon to-mor-
pou
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29

The sermon occupied about thirty
five minutes and there was nothing In
It TO indicate that It had been prepared
for the presidential ear. At the close
OF the benediction the President left the
church at once and with his brother
walked directly 10 the iat.er's home,
cutting across the street at one point TO
shorten the route. a few minutes later
the President and Mrs. Mckinley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley entered
the latter's carriage and passed some
time in drive TO the country
The President in going about must
meet with some peculiar famlllnrities.
While he was sitting on .he porch this
morning an aged German, who prob
ably retains some uuilvorable impres-
sion Of imperial pomp in the Father
land, was driving past. Noticing the
President, he pulled his horse Up sud-
denly and said loud enough 10 be heard
a square away: "WhV, Mr. President,
you don't look like the rulers In the old
country; you don't wear n crown, and
sou Just dress like other men." A 'mile
and pleasant bow was the Presidents
reply.
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SENSATIONAL REPoRTs


AbOnt Camp Thomas CuFn out q Fio,
1iOnH-Gen. BOynton'S Report
WASHINGTON, D. c., August GA
few days ago Secretary Alger issued an
order to General H. v. Boynton, now at
ChlclSamauga park. to make a thorough
and searching investigation Of all the
hospitals In Camp Thomas
Tonight the following telegram was
received by Adjutant General Corbln;
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn
August g, 1883.
General H. C. corbln, Washington.
Have completed investigating hosplt.
ais under secretary's order. Results exc
ceedIngly favorable in all essential fea-
lures. The facts effectualiV dispose Of
all recent sensational adverse crltl-
cIsm. Report will be written out to-
morrow.
(slgned.) nv. BoYEToN,
Brigadier General.
The results OF General Boynton'S inA
vestigatIon as briefly stated in his tele,
gram afforded the officials OF the war
department great satisfaction.
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Mrs .Abner Mckinley and her daugh-
ter, Mabel, drove to the church In their
carriage and Abner Mckinley and his
DISTINGUISHED brother walked. The
Presidents wife did not attend church.
The people OF this town have seen the
President go to church before, yet the
sight is a rare one for them and many
took positions along the street to Wit
ness 1t. This caused the chief eXecu-
tive to lift his hat frequently along the
way, and he bowed gracefully to the
right and left as he passed along.
The service at the church opened with
Mrs, Abner Mckinley at the organ, Il
fine pipe instrument presented TO the
church by her daughter Mabel. At the
close of the voluntary the congregation
rose and sang praise God from Whom
All Blessings Flow" This was follow
ed by a hymn, Come Thou Almighty
King" After a prayer offered by Rev.
Mr.. Youngson, who Is visiting the pas
tor OF the church, Miss Mabel McKin-
ley, the Presidents niece sang a solo,
her mother playing the accompaniment.
Miss Mabel has a charming voice, md
is a sweet singer. During the rendition
OF the solo the Presidents eyes were
fixed upon Little Sunshine" rs he
sometimes calls his niece, and his en-
joyment OF the song was evident.
After the singing OF another hymn,"o
Thou in Whose Presence" the past"r,
Rev. II. N. Cameron, preached. taking
his text from the tWentF-frst verse,
seventeenth chapter Of the Gospel &C.
cording to Luke: "The kingdom OF God
IS within YOU"
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help Of GOD, q happy presage for the
era which Is about 70 open. It would
converge into one powerful focus the
Efforts Of all states sincerely seeking to
make the great conception OF universal
peace triumph over tho elements of
trouble and dIscord, and Il would, at
the same time, cement their agreement
by a corporate conservation of the prin-
clples of equity and right whereon rest
the security of states and the welfare of
peoples"
FOroStaIIsd Emperor wiIlISm.
LONDON, August 20.-Ths Daily
Chronicles Paris correspondent declares
that the disarmament olive branch
would have emanated from Emperor
william in Jerusalem. II the cars ad-
visers. including perhaps n. Hanotau1,
had not forestalled the emperur's pro-
ject. Editorially. the Chronicle says:
The czar's encvcllcal IS assurediy one OF
the most striking documents Of the CEN
tury. 1t could only have been more dra-
matte II the kaiser had Issued It from
the birthplace Of the Prince of Peace.
Looking to the present attitude OF
Russia in the east the proposal almost
takes ones breath away. A cynical
view Is painfully obvious. Russia has
Just secured series OF vast territorial
IL Iii
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For West Virginia. threatening weather.
Routherly winds,
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
threatening weather and showers; south
westerly winds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-29
THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY.

Hs Enjoys a day Of IlsaI Rsst-Attsnded
Church In the Morning und Went DrIv'
ing In the AGtsrnoon-sOme Iusidsnts Of
hts Wait to Somerset.
SOMERSET, Pa, August 2s.-PresI-
dent Mckinley came to Somerset to
pass a restful dag, and ne has certainly
accomplished that purpose. Providence
provided fine weather, in fact the most
delightful day of the season here, and
the President has taken advantage u: It.
He rose early this morning and pcssed
an hour walking about town with MS
brother Abner. Here and there ne met
an old acquaintance and stopped for a
short talk. Tho Presidents determine
tlon to attend the morning service at
the Methodist Episcopal church became
known early. and by the usual time for
opening the services every seat, except
those reserved for the President and
party, was occupied. The altar wns
tnstecully adorned with wh!te chrysan-
themums and VarI-colored lilies
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on August s, La Lucha referring to
the position of the Puerto Principe civil
employees in regard to their salaries,
says that the amounts those employees
The evening times., 1898-09-10
ROW BETWEEN THE RACES.
A CnIOrcd Volunteer Is Shot by .
Policeman

Danvilie, Va. Sept. 10.-A riot was
threatened here last night. On the even
ing train from the North, reaching here
at 4:45 O'Clock, twenty-odd colored SOL
diers of the Sixth Virginia Colored Ragi-
ment came in. They were Danville men.
who enlisted two months ago and nave
since been in camp near Richmond. Sew
eral of them were in liQuor when theS
reached here. and had been quite bis
ferrous on the train.
After reaching here they continued to
drink, and about Z O'clock one of them
Albert Mcclellan. got in difficulty with
John Smith, a white man. The fight oc-
Cured near the Southern Railway depot
and when Policeman Morrisett attemI ted
to arrest the fighters Mcclellan and two
of his companions turned upon the police.
man.
Morrisett was knocked down by McCle,-
Ian, and in self-defense the policeman
drew his revolver and shot Mcclellan in
the abdomen. inflicting mortal wound
from which he will probably die.
The colored soldiers and several hun
dred of their friends became terribly eX-
cited and We're loud in their threats. They
gathered about the courthouse where
Mcclellan had been carried and where
Policeman Morrisett was. They TIL eat
ened vengeance.
Mayor Wooding called out the entire
police force. and these, with the assist
ance of the, city sergeant and his deru-
tics. finally dispersed the disturbers. but
at one time, it looked as If a bloody riot
could not be ayerted One of the soldiers
had to be fired upon, after which he ran,
but fired three shots back at the officers
as he ran, none of which. however. took
effect. Mayor Wooding swore in large
number of extra police. who with the
regular force, patrolled the city last
| night
The evening times., 1898-09-10
Our PLANT Tongue.

Some time ago at Washington circle of lady
auditors sat listening to French gentleman
a of culture and acknowledged linguistic
ability-relate in his most savorsome vein the
humorous details of embarrassing stuati- in
which he had lately found himself
His English remained faultless up to tie point
in the recital at which, the climax being reached
he found himself unfortunately cOmpr, missed.
''And zen," he continued (the Frenchnan's
difficulty with ''th'' still making itself master
OF his speech), ''as I saw my plight, | assure
you ladies, I more decsyed
Here again, il his turn to look of
something like mild CONSERVATION fash over the
faces of his hearers. One or two younger peOp e
giggled without we'll knowing at what, and,
flushing crimson with anger and embarrassment,
the gentleman about to turn away, when
an elderly lady undertook to say that there must
be some error in his speech. though she could
not supply him a correction.
''No, No! Non' came the incenscd answer;
"a thousand times / have heard you Americans
use re word. Yes, Thousand times. like ! WAS
extremely deca- All. no. pardon. m an not
decay but 'mostity.' But English it is so very
strange. Pardon"
The evening times., 1898-09-10
METEoRIC SHOWERS.
Inhabitants of MILK River. Jamaica,
Badly Frightened


New York. Sept I0-The Herald urin.s
maica, August 81:
shower OF meteoritieS gave the in
habitants of Milk River. Jamaica. a
fright on August %. At > O'Clock in the
afternoon in the heat of the day, when
all was still, loud cracking explosion
startled everybody. IL was accom- aniet
by showers of sparks and streaks of
flame and smoke. which continued ike
a volley of musketry for fully half
minute.
The birds flew in fright from the spot.
animals ran to and fro in blind alarm.
and the people were in abject conster a
tion. For a moment the tension was ter
rible. Many dreaded that their dwellings
We're being rent by fire and il would de-
scend upon them, but were too terrified
to rush out into the open air.
People of Jamaica are accustomed to
and have little fear of earthquakes. as
they are almost of monthly occurrence
strangeness threw them into the deer est
fear When the shower had ceased the
inhabitants ran into their fields and
lanes and each inquired of the other:
What was it, Are you hurt?"
Nobody was hurt. but nobody could con-
lecture what had happened 1t was soon
noticed. however, that the ground was
studded and strewn with little polished
stones. very much resembling shot The
phenomenon was at once concluded to
have been a shower of meteoriteS, and a
search for other evidence resulted in the
finding of injuries to many trees.
Many branches and parasiticaI plants
had been snapped off and were strewn on
the ground. Down the trunk of regia
tree there was small round hole one
and half inches wide. seooped as finely
as could be. The same tree had one OF
its roots broken as If 1t had been struck
by some heavy object. The leaves of
many trees were torn and jagged
The polished stones scattered all around
have been submitted TO the government
scientist. and he draws from them the
hypothesis that a meteorite burst in the
air. The stones are easily crushed ard
belong TO the class Known as asiderites
The evening times., 1898-09-10
A NIGHT OF MIRACLES.
A Carpenter Has Two Wonderful
Escapes From Death


New York Sept. 10-Picked up in the
tracks of the New York Central Railroad
tunnel one moment. and seeing an express
train thunder by where he had been
lying the next was only part of William
McNamara's experience Thursday night.
That was only one escape from death.
He had another few minutes before
which was more miraculous
II was along about midnight that he
was found groanins in the tunnel in
Park Avenue between Eighty-ffth and
Eighty-sixth Street. by Policeman Con-
way. Of the bicycle squad His leg had
been broken by fall. Just as Conway
got him to a safe place the Central fast
train went laundering through.
Now. McNamara's fall into the tunnel
is quite as wonderful as his two escapes
from death.
Mcnamara lives at No. 1881 Park Ave
nue. In some sections of Park Avenue
il rs not possible TO cross the street at
the corners. walk of half a block is
required TO reach the bridge. II is u
posed that Mcnamara wished To make
short cut across the street and leaped
over the iron guard railing. and stur-
bled through the flower beds to a circu-
lar iron railing, which guards the air
shaft of the tunnel and stands on a level
with mans chest How Mcnamara
got over this is a mystery, but he sot
over.
1t would have been quite easy to go
over head first, but mighty hard TO get
over feet first.
Whatever way Mcnamara got over he
sho. through the airshaft 10 the tracks
in the tunnel. thirty feet below.
This fall was further remarkable in
that Mcnamara struck on his feet at the
bottom That is how he broke his Leg
Otherwise he was not much hurt.
1t was pitch dark in the tunnel and
Mcnamara could not help himself
Policeman Conway came riding slowly
along Park Avenue on his wheel shortly
after the accident and heard a voice of
suffering from he knew not where He
looked around. but could discover moth
ing. Finally the cries led him to the air
shaft. and. using his light TO peer down.
he saw the injured man lying at the bot
TOM He knew that a train might ap-
proach at any minute, and with a bound
he ran for the stairway leading to the
| tracks below. He reached Mcnamara not
| a moment too soon.
Conway summoned an ambulance from
\ the Presbyterian Hospital and the injured
man was taken there.
Mcnamara Is thirty-two years old and
| unmarried. He is a carpenter.
The evening times., 1898-09-10
A FENCING MASTERS DEATH.
Captain Nicolas Expires From Over.
exertion In q Friendly Rout

Captain Nicolas Expires From over
exertion In a Friendly Bout.
New York, Sept. 10.-Wounded in
friendly passage at arms, Capt Hippolyte
Nicolas, master Of fence, sank to the
floor Of his room at No. q West Forty
second Street yesterday and died. His
antagonist, Capt. G. Thiercelin, of No.
125 West Twenty-sixth Street, also an
expert swordsman, was placed under ar
rest, although II is almost certain that
Capt. Nicolas died from heart disease.
The men had been fencing for the
greater part of an hour in the afternoon,
and Capt. Thiercelin was making an
aggressive onslaught upon his friend and
was gradually forcing him back from the
center of thAsroom Capt. Nicolas tottered.
Thinking he was feigning, Thiercelin
gave a vicious lunge. The foil struck
Nicolas on the left arm, bent and broke.
the sharp steel infiicting a slight wound
on the arm, just below the shoulder.
Capt Nicolas staggered and dropped his
foil.
Believing he was badly injured, Gait
Thiercelin flung aside his own weapon
and ran to his friends assistance.
Are you hurt?" he queried, as he plac-
ed his arm round his friends waist.
mo, / am all right" Nicolas gasped,
and sank to the floor.
Thirnerlin summoned help and sent for
Dr. Birmingham, of No. 113 West Forty
third Street. Upon his arrival he found
Capt Nicolas unconscious. He called in
Policeman Coyne, of the East Fifty-first
station, who telephoned for an ambu-
lance from the Flower Hospital DR.. Bir-
mingham did what he could to restore
the fencing teacher to consciousness, but
he died before the arrival of the ambu-
| lance Capt Thiercelin then was placed
under arrest.
| and was known also as Paillard. He was
| born in France and fought in the Fran
| co-Prussian and Crimean wars. He was
| an expert swordsman and came 10 this
| city twenty-three years ago. He saw
| that there was a good field here for the
| instruction of fencing and he opened a
| school.
1t was largely through his efforts that
| the Fencers' Club was formed. He was
| the teacher from 1884 until 1889. and
| taught many wealthy young men the use
! of the foiIs. He came into prominence
| in 1893 In connection with a series of chat-
! ienges that he issued to Armand Jacoby,
! also teacher of fencing, to fight duel.
| Nothing ever came of the controversy.
! 1t is said that he had suffered for sever
= al years from a weak heart, and II Is
| supposed that the excitement of his last
| bout, together with the shock of the
| wound, was too much for the overtaxed
! organ.
The evening times., 1898-09-10
.rhe One who Won't He There.

don't think FL go in, town 10 see the boys
come back;
Ny bein' there would do no good in all that
jam and pack
Therell be enough to welcome them-to cheer
them when they ccme
Amarchin' bravelS to the time that's beat upon
the drum
They'll never miss me in the crowd-not one Of
'em will care
II. when the cheers are ringin loud. I'm not
among them there.
went to see them march away-I hollered with
And didn't they look fine, that day, a-marchin'
four abreast
With my boy James up near the front, as hand
some as could be,
And wavin' back fond farewell to mother and
to me,
1 vow my old knees trimbled so, when they had
all got by,
had to iist set down upon the curbstone there
and cry.
And now they're comm home agen! The reco, d
that they won
Was sich as shows we still have men when mems
works to be done.
There wasn't one OF 'em that hincaed-each feler
stood the test
Wherever they were sent they sailed right in and
done their bestl
They didn't go away. to play-they knowed what
was in store
But there's a grave somewhere, today down on
the Cuban shore!
j guess that Pm not go to town to see the boys
come in,
1 don't jist like mixin' up in all that crush and
dinl
There'n be enough to welcome them-to cheer
them when they come,
A-marchin' bravely to the time that's beat upon
the drum;
And the boys'n never notice-not one of 'em
will care,
For the soldier that would miss me amt a-goin'
to be there!
IS. E. Kiser. in Cleveland Leader.
The evening times., 1898-09-10
JAMES F. EaAN,s SWORD.
Unique Ohre of the Former Irish
Political Prisoner.

New York. Sept. 10.-Irishmen In New
York are jubilant over the cableds inteI1i-
gence that James F. Egan, after mis- ten
years in English prisons for a political
ofrense, has been appointed sword bearer
TO the Dublin corporation. an agreeable
and influential post, the duties OF which
are interviewer with many ancient tradi-
ttons. In this patriotic appointment II is
acknowledged that the council has atoned
for its action IN electing an English Tory.
SIR Robert Sexton. for lord mayor next
year.
The sword bearer is an imposing figure
at public functions In Dublin He attends
the lord mayor, sheriffs and aldermen on
all state occasions. attired In grand opera
habiliments and bearing aloft the sword
OF state. which is a weapon with history
as long as It's blade and a weight of tradi-
tioR commensurate with its avoirdupois Of
twenty pounds. No council meeting can
be held unless the Sword-such Is the
technical appeliatiOn Of the official who
bears the historic weapon-Occupies his
position in front of the lord mayor with
mis- conrade. the mace. near BIZ.
There are many singular duties and
some valuable perquisites attached 10 the
Oiiice- Inc SWORD Is eX-OfficfO auctiOneNr
or forfeited pledges in the city OF Duh
I'm, aud clerk OF the table in the Corn
Exchange. The weapon from which he
derives his title is a valuable object of
art, and is preserved under lock and kew
IN the monument room of the City Hall
when not In use. Its bearer must wear.
when on duty. a court suit OF black. in
Guiding silk stockings and silver-buck!ed
shoes, many ruffies and profusiOn of
lace on the sleeves. Over this costume
is thrown a long black silk robe, with
velvet collar. The headdress is tall.
brown bearskin. similar to the busby
worn by Grenadiers-
But II is in it's human aspects that
lrishmen chiefly see cause TO congratu-
late themselves in Mr.. Egan's appoint
ment. For such is the dignity and honor
OF his new position that he will be bet
ter equipped to carry out the work to
which he has devoted his remaining years
the procuring OF amnesty for his com
rades who are still political prisoners in
England.
Moreover, there Is much conjecture
over an element of the situation which
may give rise 10 humorous complications
With Tory lord mayor social relations
between the mansion house and the lord
lieutenant's palace will be resumed after
breach of seventeen years. BY virtue
Of his Office James Egan. patriot and
the castle That In itself is enough to
make many a dead and gone lord lieu.
tenant turn in his grave
The evening times., 1898-09-10
4 Cuban MilkmRn.

(From the Woman's Home Companion)
''How many cows there are about the streets,'''
somebody exclams. and then he is calmly ir-
formed that the mornings milk is being d.
livered. bunch of cattle and their driver stop
before a house. and the portero GENES out with
cup for the mornings supply 1t is seen then
that the cows are being milked from door to door
by the dairymen for this is the way the acute
Cuban housewives have taken to assure for their
tables lacteal supply which is entirely fresh
and absolutely pure. Otherwise the guile-loving
vender might dilute the milk before delivering
il to his customers, and craftily stir into the
watery fluid the juice OF the sweet potato to
color it up to duly rich and creamy cast Even
with the cows milked before the door one must
continue to watch the milkman. for | have even
heard of their having rubber bag of water
concealed under their loose frocks and connected
with rubber TUBE running down the inside of
the sleeve its tip being concealed in the hollow
of the milking hand. Only gentle pressure up
on the bag OF water within is needed 10 thus
cause both milk and water to flow into the cup
at the same time. The milk venders of Italy
and India have also learned their trade to per.
feetion, for they practice this identical trick.