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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE peace
commissioners in Paris, SO far from
reaching a point Of absolute variance
on the question Of the Philippines, have
not as yet taken up that subject for
consideration.
It Is true that at the very first ses-
sion Of the Joint commission the Spanish
representatives sought to raise a quee-
tion concerning the occupancy Of Manila
bay and town by the United States mill
Rary and naval forces. The United
States commissioners promptly and un-
eouiyocalIy refused to consider this
point In any aspect and with some re-
luctanee the spaniards gave. over for
the time being the effort to raise that
issue, Since then the commission, when
ever meeting Jointly, has been engaged
entirely with three questions to the com
plste exclusion Of the Philippines. These
questions relate entirely 10 Cuba, Porto
Rico and Guam, and according to the
very latest reports from the American
commissioners to Washington, they are
still under consideration.
The United States viii not assume any
financial Indebtedness as the result Of
the cession or release of Cuba and Porto
Rico. 1t was fully expected by the au-
thoritles here that the Spanish contln-
gent on the peace commission would
make a strong effort to make the as
sumption of the heavy financial oblign-
tlons Of these Islands a condition of the
cessIon Of Porto Rico and the abandon
ment Of sovereignty over Cuba. But
the American commissioners were fully
and definitely instructed on these points,
and the general tenor of these instruc-
lions was that such obligations were not
to be assumed by the United States.
No dissatisfaction is felt here at the
progress of the commission in the set
tlement Of the questions assigned to it
II was fully understood that the issues
presented would require the most dell
cate and cautious handling. and while
the American commissioners were ex-
pected to deal with these with the greae-
est firmnsss 1t was realized that Some
consideration must be shown for the
Spanish commissioners who would be
Obliged at least to make an EFFORT to
secure an abatement Of the American
demands in order to satisfy public feel
ing at home.
It can be stated that there has been
no dIminuition in the confidence of the
administration as to satisfactory OUT
come Of the peace negotiations at Paris.
When that city was selected for the
meeting place of the peace. commission
err at the most earnest and repeated
prayer Of II. cambon, 1t was under
stood that American commissioners
wouid be al "a to bear up against a
strung pre ~ from, the pro-spantsh
element IN the French press but this
had all been discussed before the COM
missIoners sailed from America and the
President was satisfied that the men he
had selected to represent the United
States were of sufficient individual
strength TO resist any outside influences.
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started at me appointed hour ana eon-
tinued u1inteFruptediy' the oody OF
marchers was aa fine q SET OF men as
could probably be gotten tosetner any
where.
Sir Knisht EDWIN du Ianrens char
ter member OF columbian Commanaefy
no. J. o. new tOFk. Nnv mas Deen :
Knight TempiaF for nity-s'3 years. ana l
enjoys the distinction Of Oeins enc oia-
est knight In point OF service an thls .
country participated IN me parade ana
wherever his venerable appearance was
recognized ne was applapdee'
the parade 'disoaAaea q seneAley
PARK ana immeaieteiy alter tne sIanu
commandery met IN Carnegie nai l9r
the nrss actuS business session o. Ele .
corciaVe' atter ADDRESSES OF "eicolle q ~
Chairman Arthur B. "isley, mayor =.
T. Ford OF Pittsourgh' ana state Sr'Alo
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The social feature Of the eorctaye took
place tonight at the Duquesne Garden.
This was the reception exclusively for
members Of the different Rnight Tenn
plar commanderies and no laymen, or
any one, except ladies. without Tenn
plar uniform, was admitted. The guest
of honor was Grand Master Of the
Grand Encampment Warren La Rue
Thomas. After the reception there was
a grand ball and the satnerlng did not
break up until after midnight.
The committee, which had the details
for the Arrangement of this affair in
charge, left no stone unturnsd to acquit
itself us well as possible and the tune-
tiOn proved to be highly successful.
Duquesne Garden Is an immense build
ing, and 1t Is estimated moro than 5000
Knights with their ladies attended the
reception.
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WASHINGTON, D. G.. Oct. 1i.-When
the attention of the ofieIals Of the war
department was called to-day to the
statement made in Madrid that
strong force OF Spanish troops would be
kept IN Cuba until the treaty OF peace
had been signed, 1t was simply stated
that there had been and would be no
change in the orders to the United
States troops and that the instructions
given to the American military commits
sion in Havana to take possession OF
the island on December /, irrespective
OF the presence or absence OF the
Spanish officials would be vigorously
adhered to. The Spanish troops mag
stag in Cuba for time after that date
II evacuation IS not complete, but they
will be no longer the masters OF the Is
land and United States officials will ads
minister all OF Its affairs.
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DEWITT, Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE special
train for the peace Jubilee at Omaha,
having on board General Miles and
stan, members Of the diplomatic corps
and members Of the press, arrived at
Clinton this afternoon, over the North
western railroad. Great crowds as
senIbled at all the stations and cheered
for the general Of the army as the
train new by. At Clinton the first stop
was. made after leaving Chicago. Thou.
sands OF people collected about General
Miles car. and IN response 60 repeated
calls, he appeared and made brief
speech congratulating them on the re:
suit OF the war, Senator Thurston, OF
Nebraska, also spoke briefly. There
were many calls for General Shafter,
who was not on the train.
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eEN. NILEs, PARTY

ON Their Way 20 OmahA-aIany Peeps
Greet Them at Various statioHa'
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE special Bal
timore & Ohio train for the Omaha ex-
position arrived to-day from Washing-
ton, bearing General Miles and party Of
distinguished Representatives Of the
army and navy, DR.. ". T. Harris, uni
ted States commissloner Of education,
and other high government odiciaia, to-
Eether with the members Of the dsplo-
matlc corps and prominent Newspaper
men. The train did not come to the
Grand Central station, but instead was
transferred at Union Park to the CHI
cngo & Northwestern railway, and pro-
ceeded direct to Omaha.
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moe AT VARIANCE
Peace Commissioners Haven't not
Reached the Philippines Yet.
ONLY THREE QUESTIONS

Have EnEagod Their Attention SO Ear
These Relate Entirely to caba, Porto
Rico ana suam-Unitod States viii not
Asuumo any financial Indobs'dns'S s'
a Result OF ths csS'IOn or Rslsaso Of
Caba and Porto Rico-Matters At Ii'Hs
nequlro tho Nos. onutIonS ana Delicate
Handling.
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GREAI PAGEANE
OF Waving Plumes, Brilliant Ban
ners and Blaring Bands.
.7HE KNIGHTS TEaPLAR PARADE

4, P,,..bursh a GOrEeonS Spectacle.
.. over rwonsy.av. qhou,.na Un'Sorn'a
~, IN L.no-Tho day OPonsd with =
c,,.r .hy, bat RATA Fails on The nlaFahs
=, BEFORE half the PrOeoS'lon Passes
. Given Point, but 1t Does not Deter
~, Marohsrs from Completing tfAS
R,,,,-opsnlnE Of Grand EnOamPm'iht.
Grand Rooordsr's RspOrt-RsesPtIpn
and Ball.
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PRESIDENT ARRIVES

A. Omaha whers Monster Crowd Gree =
Iiim-An EnthusiNStic Welcome EKttn-
dsd iohIm by the People.
OMAHA, Ncb., Oct II. - President
Mckinley and teso other members OF the
presidential party from Washington
were greeted on their arrival IN Omaha
by the largest crowd that ever lined the
streets OF that city, For several hours
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FOURTH JOINT SESSION
OrPsass Commission lesuIls In No ~, Al
C0melnGiont.

PARIS. oct. 12, 1920 n. m.-After a
fourth Joint session-lnstlna from two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, to quarter
past four-the American ana Spanish
peace commissions adjourned without
having reached n final conclusion as to
any point in the protocol
Thus far there has been no Joint for
mutation or capitalization Of Views 10
be returned by each commission to It's
government for embodying In the final
treaty.
The question OF the Philippines has
not yet been considered In Joint session..
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LONDON. oct 1.-THE Empress
Dnwagcr of Chlna and the Imperial
Clan. according 10 an official dlspaich
from SHANGHAI. have adopted as the new
Emperor son of the late Emperor
r'ung-chi. who VIII shortly be pro-
claimed
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ALARMENG REPORTS
OF Indians Concentrating for .
Final Stand,
THE BEAR ISLAND INDIANS

Ars strongly Entrspshsd. ana Hiavs gont
Ous insulting Messages % ths Fhiisr.
No Conforsnoo ITsid Ysstosday VIA
Representatives of tho PlllaEsrs-Gtn-
srai Bacon Ordsrs TIVE Regiments, oao
atFort sheridan ana one at Csiumbu',
ohio, e % In Readiness . llove q :
MomsnV. No,iso = The aitussiSn DssFa
aEayo ASpeot..
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Including those in the nineteen subordi-
nate Communicates 1850 the membership
is 1883. The receipts Of the grand re-
cnrdar were SlI,bS9.
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For west virginia, fair: variable winds,
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
fair; fresh west winds.
Local Temperature.
The temperature yesterday a. ohatfyed
by g. Sohnepf. druggist, corner Mafhdt
and Fourteenlh ntreetA. was % lolloM1.
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tilities. 1t was five and a half Iaonths
after the declaration before the first
shot was fred, and nearly eleven
months after the destruction Of the
Turkish feet by the Russians Cat SIN
ope. November 80, 1859, which virtn-
ally insured war between France and
England On one side and Russia ON the
other.
Now for the Egyptian campaign. It
was in the last week of May, 1882, that
Arab Pasha seized the reins of power
in Cairo. Did England strike a blow
at once? Not bit of it. Diplo-
matte negotiations were tried in ad-
vance Of force, and it was not until
June ii that war was declared. It
was month after that before the his
toric mbardment OF Alexandria took
place. England was then in much the
same situation as that in which the
United States was placed when Dewey
destroyed the Spanish feet at Manila,
having no army ready to occupy the
city after practically destroying it.
But the results were far more deplor-
able. since Alexandria was sacked and
large part of its buildings burnei
by a half savage mob.
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Yet England was then, as now, one Of
the great military powers of the world,
with many times more trained fighting
men that the United States had when
the war against Spain was begun. On
the other hand, Arab Pasha's army, in
arms. organization and command. was
about as poor as was ever lined up in
fighting array. Its total strength
amounted to only eighteen regiments
of infantry and four of cavalry, TWEEN
ty-two in all, or from $1,000 to 10000
men. 1t was made up wholly of Egyp-
tian peasants, unframed to withstand
the onslaught of civilized soldiers and
really worthless as military material.
England's organized army at that time
numbered 1889 men at home and
62.653. all British soldiers, in India, a
total force of nearly 200, 900 men. And
yet it was not until August q, two
months and half after the declars-
ton of war. that England managed
to land $4,000 men at Ismaila and Port
Said, where active land operations
were begun. Yet England is not now
held to have acted unwisely in the
Egyptian campaign. The result was,
of course. complete victory for the
British arms and a highly beneficent
extension of civilization followed the
ending Of the war, much similar to
that which is bound to follow the close
of the war between the United States
and SPAIN
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10 6a0 0ooo Some llsreo HaaA0rinG
0lnoo the War DegaA-UnAef lho II
Cisafasgos-Was With SsAlev During
0AIl0aA War.
OMNANDER Hen
~ McCrea, Of the
staunch gunboat
Machias, Is q ma
tive of Logansport,
Ind. He is the son
Of Thomas p. and
Adeline McCrea,
and he attended the
public schools until
he was IA. when he
entered the naval

academy at Annapolis. Owing to his
youth the young man was kept five
years in the academy instead Of the
four that is customary when the cadet
10 Of the right age. In 1876 and 1878
Commander McCrea was aboard the
United States battleship Blake on the
coast survey with Capt. Sigsbee. On
the pan-American tour he acted as in
terpreter for the South Americans. In
1891 he served with Schley when the
Chileans made their attack on the sail
ors Of the Baltimore. When the war
with Spain came along Commander
McCrea was navigating oficer Of tie
Brooklyn, but was at once transferred
to the Machias as its commander. The
Machias was near the Winslow when
young Bagley met his death. In let
ter to a friend Commander McCrea
wrote about the brave young ensign as
follows: He was a warm-hearted fell
low, respected by seamen and very
popular among the officers. 1 did not
think when l went aboard the Mach;as
that we would take the first to fall in
action in the Spanish-American war;
Commander McCrea's wife was Miss
Cara B. Higgins Of Chicago.
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COLORADO'S FAvORITE SON

Hon. John F. Shafroth of Colorado
ranks among the best known and
most widely respected of the members
| OF the national house of representa-
tiyes. Mentally and physically he is
true representative of his mountain
state, possessing not only powerful
physique, but an equally powerful.
rugged and athletic mind that meets
every occasion that arises with an
ability and courage that at once COM
mands the admiration Of friends and
foe alike.
Mr.. Shafroth ranks high as a lawyer.
and his opinion upon measures before
congress where fine points of interpre-
tation are involved is often sought by
his fellow-members before their final
acceptance or rejection of a proposed
measure. When he addresses the
house upon any pending measure he
not only commands the attention ii
his fellow-members. but has the CON-
pliment paid to him of the presence
and attention OF the leading members
in the press gallery. He has always
been Republican in politics, and was
elected to the Fifty-fourth congress
by that party. In 1896 he was elected
as Democrat. He supported William
]. Bryan for the presidency and threw
the strength of his great personality
into the campaign with a force and
resolution possessed but by few men.
Mr.. Shafroth is a familiar figure in
the Supreme Court room Of the United
States. where he is frequently called
to argue important cases appealed
from the supreme court of the state Of
Colorado and other states.
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In treating of South Africa l must
include Cape Colony, Natal, Bechuana-
land, the South African Republic and
the Orange Free State, because want
OF space forbids detail and compels
brevity. The most marked advance in
Africa during the next century will be
in this region, because it is suitable to
the constitution OF the European, and
for $50 years he has proved himself
adapted to it, and has already founded
several fourishing states within it.
Even the youngest state is possessed
of all the advantages necessary to the
fullest expansion, railways, telegraphs,
and steam lines bring it in direct con-
tact with the center of the civilized
world. Nevertheless there is a pecu-
liar condition Of things in south AZ
RIGA, found in no other part of the
continent, which as We look forward
along the coming century, satisfies us
that there must be a troublous future
In store for these colonies and states.
The worst danger l think to be appre-
hended is from the stubborn antagon-
ism which exists between two such de-
termined races as the British and the
Dutch. Years do not appear to modi-
~, but rather to intensity, the incom-
patibility. Already they have lived
side by side under one flag for over
ninety years, but the feeling has been
more hostile Of late years. The south
African Bond (Boer) and the South AZ
rican League (British) represent the
variance OF feeling existing. Though
the Beers are in the majority at pres
ent, time appears to be in favor of the
ultimate predominance of the British.
During the last six years the steam
lines took $4,000 people to south Afri-
ca, and johannesburg, Kimberley and
Rhodesia must account for most of
these. The next ten years at this rate
will place the British as numerically
equal to the Beers. and in twenty wears
they will exceed the Beers, and by that
time the supremacy question will have
been definitely settled.
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alton and they've been blaming each
other ever since.-Utica Observer.
A Handsome Rug.

Requisites, an old ingram carpet, pa
thence and good pair of shears. Thor
oughly cleanse the carpet, then cut in
strips lengthwise, each strip foot
wide "a foot and a half will make
longer fringe). The warp is drawn out,
leaving the wool as fringe. and to IA
cilitate this work 1 cut the strips of
carpet in one inch slashes on either
side, leaving in the center of the strip
an inch intact to hold the fringe. The
fringed strips are then doubled and
sewed in rows on a foundation of car
pet. If the rug is wanted stiff, attach
the under surface to a second piece Of
carpet with heavy paste. The fringed
rug is very handsome and the colors
will not fade
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

The car of Russia, so the story runs
has in his household an understudy,
singularly like him in appearance, who
shows himself at the windows of rail-
way carriages when his imperial ma
jesty does not wish to disturb himself
The prince of Wales has taken a
great fancy to pretty little villa at
Cannes, belonging to Comte ST. Priest,
and arrangements will probably be
made so that his royal highness may
become the owner. The maisonIette
is of very modest dimensions, but
charmingly situated and commanding
lovely views.
AL American admirers of Robert
Louis Stevenson will hear with sorrow
full surprise that the subscriptions late
ly invited for the purpose of erecting a
monument in honor Of the dead writer
in Edinburgh have fallen far short of
the expected amount. The memorial
will, as a consequence, necessarily be
modest. 1t may take the form of a
marble bust, with his own words, He
chung to his paddle" inscribed beneath
4
An imposing and sympathetic crowd,
including nearly all the nobility of the
French empire, short time ago. At
tended the funeral at the Church of
st. Pierre de Chailcot of the Due de
Bassano. chamberlain and intimate
friend Of Napoleon III. The Empress
Eugene was represented by Gen. Prince
Murat and Prince Napoleon by the
Marquis de Ia Grange. The duke was
the last surviving senator of the Sec
ond empire. whose great men are grad-
ually disappearing from the scene. His
birth certificate. which had to be pro-
duced on this occasion. caused some
surprise and much interest. - Il hon
the signature Of the first oDusul m
MA Josephine Bo1apartA.
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While leading his men asaanst n -.
vaAcod guard Of the French.
COMPANIONS OF OUR DREAMS.
The Fr1ooAa We Rina In Books N0V0a
Fau - Understand Co

The Fr1soAs We HlDd In Books Never
FAN - Understand Co
Once In a great while We measure
literary characters by living people. but
constantly We measure the living
against the IDEAL" writes Florence Hull
Winterburn Of the companionship Of
books in an article entitled Our Near
est and Dearest" in the Woman's Com
panion. And the ideal becomes real.
and the real seems remote and insig-
nifcant when, as often happens. our
most passionate wishes are realized in
the friend between bookcovers, more
vital in his sympathy with our secret
self than the person who walks beside
us day by day. keeping step with our
gait, but out Of all understanding OF
the rhythmical movement Of our spirit.
1t is almost impossible for two persons
to have a perfect comprehension Of one
another. for there is plot in every
heart fenced about and marked 'unex-
plored.' We fear to know ourselves
perfectly. lest We should find something
to fear and shun, and yet be forced to
reveal it. But spirit Of yearning
dwells in this secret region. and its
cry is like that of lost child. seeking
to make itself known. How joyful.
then, the start with which We find in
the ideal world Of literature-where
feeling walks in open day. unabashed-
lineaments that declared kinship with
the dearest hope of our heart. This Is
the compensation for poor. barren.
worldly experience. Even cooler minds
are susceptible to the influence OF the
literary companions they select; more
susceptible than they are TO the guild
ance OF their companions by the hearth
or in the exchange market. We put up
our guards when We walk abroad, nor
are they wholly down when We are in
converse with the friends of our bos-
ON. But to open beloved book is to
throw ourselves into a current that
shall carry us whittier il will. In read
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THRILLING BURGLAR sroRv.



In Which I've PhnaAslpAis women A.
Coaeeg1e4
An elderly woman and her daughter
living in Philadelphia have been speno-
ing the last few days in recupefating
from a nervous shock they recently
received, each blaming the other AZ the
cause of the trouble. The elderly wo-
man is slightly deaf. and lives in con-
slant dread Of burglars. and to addi-
tionally fortify her room at night she
has taken to standing a stick between
the lower sash of her window and the
casing above. so that 1t cannot be open
ed. The other night she was awaken
ed by hearing a racket in her room.
and finally, mastering up enough cour-
age to look around. she discovered that
her stick had fallen from the window
to the floor, behind the sewing ma
chine. She arose, went to the machine
and leaned over it to reach the stick.
Meantime the daughter had been
awakened by the same noise, and, fear
ing that a burglar had entered her
mothers room and would frighten her
to death, she hurried to investigate.
Reaching the door, she saw, to her
horror, that her mother was lying,
head down, over the machine, evidently
dead or unconscious. Though the
daughter is small and frail, she de-
sided to carry her to the bed and hurry
for help, Running over, she claSped
the supposedly unconscious body
around the waist. Immediately the
mother gave forth such a succession
Of blood-curdling shrieks as might
have been heard for squares. as she
struggled in the grasp Of the long-ex-
pected burglar. but the daughter, Ger
tain that her mother had gone mad
with fright, held on for dear life and
the two struggled and swayed till fin
ally they both fell exhausted on the
bed. Then they realized the true stu