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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
CAMP MEADR
troops to be Mustered Soldiers Dl'-
honorabIy Discharged.

honOFhbly DiSehRrEed.
CAMP MEADE. MIDDLETowN, Pa,
August 24.-Afajor General Graham is
sued orders this morning detailing Col
onel william P. Duvall. chief ordnance
oficer. as chief mastering officer OF the
corps. The Sixth will be the first Of
the Pennsylvania regIments to be sent
home. General Graham received orders
to-day from the war department to
muster out this regiment It VIII prob
ably be centraled at Camp Meade, where
a detachment Is stationed until the
muster rolls have been prepared and
then sent TO Mt. Gretna to be mustered
out. The present plan Of the war de-
partment ls TO muster out all the Penn
sVlvania troops at Mt. Gretna.
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania regi-
nent. which has been consolidated with
the Third battalion Of the Sixteenth.
will probably be sent home. The Sec
ond battalion arrived in camp last
evening from Fort Delaware and Will
be followed by the other four companies
from Alliance, Ohio. Colonel Smith Is
still confined to his quarters from the
effect OF sunstroke while marching
from the cars to camp.
Private William Wlbtey, Company K,
First Delaware, has been dishonorably
discharged and sentenced to one Venr
at hard labor for desertlon. Private
Smiley, Company e, and Private Gor-
don, Company D, OF the same regiment.
have also been discharged In dlshonor
for dIsobedIence of orders.
ThIrtY-seven men in Company G, Of
the second division engineers corps,
were ordered to the guard house this
morning by the captain for signing a
petition to President Mckinley asking
for their discharges.
The arrivals to-day were the first and
second bnttRlions OF the Second Tennes-
see, and the Third battalion OF the First
Rhode Island,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

MILWAUKEE. August 2t.-To-day's
session of the Central Union OF Ger
man-Americnn Catholic young meme
societies was largely taken up In re-
ceivInE reports OF committees, the most
important OF which was that on constl.
tuition. The constitution was changed
to read that hereafter all conventions OF
the union will be held at the time OF the
German Catholic day or convention Of
the Central Verein.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 2i-
Before leaving Washington Secretary
Aiger issued an order directing that
Mr. Melkeljohn, assistant secretary OF
war, should have control OF all matters
relating to the tarift duties and taxes
10 be levied and collected MS n military
contribution upon the ports and plnces
IN Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
occupied by the forces Of the United
States
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EXPLOSION OF GAS
win Probably Result in the Death Q
William Hyde.

William Hyde.
Special Dispatch TO tho Intolllgcncer.
sIsTERsVIIILB, w, Va, Aug. a.
A terrible Incident has occurred over
in the Elk Rup on field by which VIII
Anu Hyde Will probably lose his hfe
on the Martha Thomas NJ. /, Hyde,
Who ls one OF the contractors and work.
Ing on the we'll himself, got into a doEe
OF uuiclSsand at about one hundred and
flftS, feet. and after working with It n
white decided to run n lantern down
which he did, The instant the lantern
gut down nbopt a hundred feet the foul
air and gas GEplOdcd, throwing broken
glars and sand up into the derrick. Az
the time Of the explosion took place
Hyde wUs looking down the hole 0nd he
got the FUN force Of II in the face, and on
the breast The force VI the explosion
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SAN FRANC1sco, Aug, a,-A spec
inl from Manila, Of August % ays:
Geueral Merritt has assuured the gov
ernEnent duty and transformed the
command OF the eighth corps to Major
General OtlR
Brig, Gen. II. G. otts Of California,
has beer order to report to Gen, An
deFEon, and Gen. MucAItluc has been
assigned TO command the gccOnd dlvls-
lon. Col. ovcrshiEe OF the third regu-
lars will command tha brigade In place
Of Gen, Macarthur.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
For the Democracy in Ohio will
be Senator Hanna.
F0REAKRR TO BE ATTENDED TO

Nszt Year for not Taking Steps Against
HannAin the senate The Contest I'm the
convsntOn Between DovIlnK and
Myers, which Promissd to bo q hitter
Fight, was Declared a Draw IN the In
tsrsu. ofHarmony-Ths Resolutions De-
clare for Bryan In 1900 and "ths Free.
and UnIlmi,Od CoinagO Of COLD and siI
yer At the Rstlo Of 10 to 1m
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yoNpoN, August PA dispatch TO
,be standard from Madrid by way Of
Tronce saws: A very unfayorable Inn
orcss,on has been caused in Madrid by
teIeQrams attrlbuting to President Nc
K,nley the intention of instructing the
neace commissioners to insist upon the
cesslon Of Luzon, that American CONF
merce should have the same footing as
the Spanish In the Philippines, and that
gpalp should pledge itself that none Of
the Spanish colonies should be ceded to
European powers.
II such are the intentions OF the
roitad states government the negotia-
tons are sure to be iaborfous. even II
an understanding is ever arrived at.
The spantards consider the cesslon Of
1uzon, their best and most important
island to be a death blow to their pres
tIre in these regions, and would be ir-
retrteyably weakened and crippled by
the presence of Americans in the heart
of their colonies. Nothing could be
better calculated than the prctensions
attributed to America 70 develop in
Spain the Visible growing desire to con-
cede all connection with the Philippines
and thus obllge the United States gov
ernment to assume the burden of the
responsibilities OF thelr government
which would likely create conflicts with
European powers and tending to make
the United States more trouble In the
pacIAcatlon of Cuba: Even the lower
and middle classes seem to think this,
and thus In both directions Spain would
amply make America pay for the
wrongs inflicted.
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NEW YORK, August 25--The ex.
ploslon OF a large ammonia tank used
in the making of artificial ice, set hra
at an early hour this CThursday) norns
ing to Jacob Hofimnn's Crescent brew
cry, flve-story brick structure at Nos.
2O4 and 20S East Fifty-nfth street. Loss,
f9nN Ann
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

LONDON, August 25.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Daily Mail Says;
It is significant that the principal Car
lists here nro registering their property
IN the names Ot other persons to pre-
vent its conhscatieh In The event oI
ported IN several small towns In Ara
gon, caused by tho closing OF the Car
list clubh,
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SPANISH soIDITRs
and the tnsuEentS I" VfscHyas FsIand
In bloody Conflict.

In Bloody COnIIlct.
MADRID. AuE 2l,-i:SO p. m.--The
government has received dispatch
from Gem Rios, governor OF The Vis-
Cayes Islands and. the successor Of Gen.
Jaudcnes In the Governor Generalsh5p
of lhs FdgHpiRes, saying thlt there has
been bloody fighting between the Span
Yards arI the insurgents with an esu-
mgged loss to the latter Of 500 men,
The Spanish Losses were ''unimportant."
The Gispatch says that u number Of
thc tnyurgGut chiefs were captured and
shot a sergeant Of gendarmes who
ibc authorities haTe3y escaped lynchlnS
at the handa Of the pOpulace. He was
TUNED oEGr 10 the COurts nnQ shot
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
LIGHTNINTS WORK.
A Pittsburgh Street Car Struck
Exploding the Motors.
ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED

ana POar otheFs sersphsiy IHjnrsd-Ths
Car Takou Ftrs and Passenger. Become
Panio strieken-A slnsalar Accident.
syraeaso i.storms mswspt-PourFa Factories
and churshss 0nroofsd-- Thousands of
Dollars Worth of Damage Done 20 PrOp-
erty.
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DAYTON, O., Aug. 4.-The Demo-
cratic state convention to-day nomi-
mated the following ticket: Secretary Of
state. Upton K. Guthrie, Of Marion;
Judge Of supreme court, Hugh @. Nich-
ols, Of clermont; clerk Of supreme court
David s. Fisher, Of Delaware: food and
dairy commissioner, John Baker, Of
Hancock; member OF the board of pub
Mc works II. Dwight Paul. Of Summit
county.
The convention adjourned at p. M,
after being In continuous session ell
day There were no incidents Of special
interest after the contest between Joseph
P. Dowllng and Allen o. Myers had
been declared draw in the interest Of
harmony,
The effort to get new plan Of party
organisation in Ohio failed of final adop-
tion, but It was given another chance
by euch reference as will bring 1t up
next year. The new organization seems
to satisfy those working for the nomi-
natiop Of Paul ]. sorg for governor next
year and not dlspleasing to The Mclean.
Br,ce or other elements, and the cam
pairn this year wiz be made on the
Hanna 4saue and next year on Senator
Foraker for not taking steps against
Hanna while the resolutions do not
favor unlimited colonial expansion the
chairman Of the convention said the
platform meant 10 expand by the con-
sen+ a. those 10 he governed, The most
decss,ve feature Of the convention was
he nrsFerrnce for BRYAN An 1900 on the
same platforr, az IN 1895
.rhs reso,yt,ons adopted. reafarm the
chicago platform and saw 1--WE parHcu.
,,rIv endorse the financial miami, therein
declaring for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and s,,ld at the ratio Of
sto ,ndspendsnt Of any and all other
nations"
.we ara nroud Of the patriotic conduct
IN neaee and IN war Of that brave leader
~ Dsmocrocv william I BRYAN. and
va favor his denomination for Presl-
dent n 1soO"
TSa platform sayons an income tax
ana thnnks the minority in Congress for
seeklnq 10 secure "a lust distribution OF
me war 4arot,on eoually upon wealth
and cornorotiops Of the country as we'll
q pnon i,s labor"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

WASHINGTON, y. C., August a.
General Flhglcr. chief OF the ordnance
bureau, has received further reports
rom the officers In charge of the cap
tured Spanish arms at Santiago They
show that the number taken will be
about 1900 and several million"
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rounds Of ammunition. the exact num-
her not stated. The reports say that
these arms are Aa4sers and Reming-
tons ana for the most part arc In bad
condition, rusty and badly kept. The
arms will DO sent 70 New York and
Springfield, to be cleaned up and exc
anIned critically. Ordnance officers say
that II they can be put In proper con-
dition they will be made use OF by the
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SPAIN Will KICK
Over the Cession of Luzon to the
United States.
IT WOULD BE A DEATH BLOW

70 ,,0r Prestige In tho far East-Unfav-
orupls 1mprssslon mas Been Cau'sd in
Madrid by Kilograms Attrlbuting TO
pry.,dsn, Mckinley the Intsniioa Of
1u..rus,lng Peace commIn'IOasrs to In.
,,,t Upon the Ce''iOa of the Prins'Pal
1,r,nd of the PhiIlpplnss-Nvll Pro-
long peace NsEOtiallOno-sOms Covert
Threats.
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threw him about twenty fest out % th8.
derrick, and his face anu breast were
badly burned and fiHed with sand and
dl,ion ana there is very liCtle hope q
his recovery. Should he recover 4 is
feared he viii lose the sight 0f both
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MADRID, Aug. 2i.-Tho government
deEn!teiy denies that 4 has sent an
order TO General Blnnco inStructlng
him to resume hosillitics against the
Insurgents, General BiancO has fuii
liberty 10 act ns occasion rcQulreA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
Weathor Roreenat for To.hay.

For West Virginia and Ohio. thunder
storms and rain; brisk southwesterly 70
westerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, thunder
storms and rain; cooler; fresh variable
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

Tho temperature yesterday as observed
by &, Schnopf. druggist, cornor Market
Evening star., 1898-09-03

or Germantown goes to Jersey City:
Brother Decaln will be the director at
Newark, n. J.: Brother Undeliniru goes
from Jersey City TO Paterson. N J.: Broth
er Cantidus VIII be director of the new
Ryan Protectory, in PhiisdelDhfa which
will be opened the 4th OF next November
Twelve brothers Will be sent TO assist him
A noted Catholic priest, Very Rev Adsl-
helm cc6ermatt of Oregon. is expected to
visit Washington soon for the purpose of
collecting fun's for the rsbui.d ns OF HIS
oonastery, which was burned to the
ground several years ago. Father Oder
matt is very popular. and for twenty-five
years has been one of the best sknown &C.
C csiastios In this western part OF the coun-
try. He is n member of the BCnedictine
| order, which has no monastery in this
vicinity, but which is one of the four great
orders founded by early Christians. He
wears the imposing habit of his order
which is long black robe accordion plait-
ed In front. and to which is fastened the
black cowl. Father OdermaIt personally
If SAID to be very pleasing, and his appeals
are made in mos; touching manner.
The entire Christian world has been
touched with sorrow by the tragic deaths
recently of Miss Belle ]. Allen and Miss
Maud Z. Simon, foreign missionaries who
were supported by the Baltimore confer
ence, NJ. E. Church and who were killed In
an accident in the harbor of Yokohama
Miss Allen went ont six years ago and had
returned once on furlough. Miss Simon
entered upon her work In the orient eight
years ago, ana had not since returned TO
this country.
The missionary careers of the two young
women, who, since childhood. had been fast
friends. have interviewer I'm many interest
ing incidents. They entered the work 20
gether against the wishes of their friends
and parents, came from their class rooms
at Wesiyan University together and enter
ed the training school in 1886 AS they had
graduated together in Chic SO they stood
side by side for a second time to receive
their diplomas. The orient was their chosen
heid. aid soon after Miss Allen began her
duties at Nagasaki. Japan, where she was
sent SIX months after she entered the held.
MISS Simon was sent later. AT Nagasad
tey worked together for three years be-
1cre tier paths separated. 10 meet again
at Toxic, year later. During the past
five years they had located at neighboring
ission schools, and, while never for any
lergth of time IN the same village they
were in close Cmmunication.
The young friends seemed destined 10
remain ever close to one another and when
death came, by the merest chance. they
were killed side by side before the eyes
of their friends. to whom they had Just
tade farewell. Miss Allen had gone 10
Yokohama to watch the departure of some
friends who were sailing for America by
the Empress Of Japan. AS the steamship
was about TO leave the harbor she and Miss
simon boarded a launch for shore They
had barely left the ships side when a junk
which was running rapidly before the wind,
ooilided with the launch, and both women
were struck by the junk's bowsnr.t.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

lands of Cuba and Porto Rico. The Blue
mountains of Jamaica are famous but Luz
quillo and Tarquino. it is believed, will
eclipse them in the glories they will soon
reveal. Caves abounding in stalactites,
springs Of hot and mineral waters and
streams containing rare fish are said to be
hidden there, in the mountainous region of
both islands
Mineral Wealth.
The natural resources Of Porto Rico are
by no means confined to the vegetable
kingdom, for anciently mines of gold were
worked. copper. iron, zinc and coal have
been found, while the Httoral lands abound
In salt mines. the shores in sponges and
hsh. There will be an opportunity for
American prospectors when the restrictions
against foreigners have been removed to
revel in the delights of golden dreams and
float on clouds with silver Innings At all
events, If little gold reward the adventurer
in Porto Rico's mountains he will not be
subjected to the rigors of an arctic climate.
or have to endure the seventies attendant
upon trip to the KTsndike. He will be
able to work all the year through, If so in
clined; the worst of his foes being mainly
avoidable, such as malarial fevers poison
Gus insects, torrential rains and an mimi
Cal hd'i'e population. F. A. OBER.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
A PHILIPPINE VOLCANO.
Daring Exploration of the Crater OF
TneI by DIR. Kane, the Arctic Hero

rom tne ISntorS'
1t was at Luzon, the largest of the Phil
ippine Islands, that DR.. kane's adventur-
Gus spirit though under scientihc Impulse.
passed the limits of prudence in his far-
famed exploration of the crater of Tael,
volcano on the Pacific coast of the island.
in a region inhabited only by savages.
Crossing over the capital city of the ISL
and during one of the long delays of Chi
nese diplomacy, he procured an escort OF
natives from the archbishop OF Manila 10y
means of letters from American prelates,
which he had secured before leaving homel
and, in company with his friend, Baron
Ioe a relative of Metternich, penetrated
the country to the asphaltic lake in which
the island volcano is situated Both gen
tlemen at first descended together until
they reached a pr6cipice oVs rh3r glng the
cavernous gulf of the crater, when the
baron saw further progress TO be impossible.
But the doctor, in spite of the remon-
strances of the whole party, insisted upon
being lowered over the ledge by means OF
rope made of bamboos and held in the
hands of the natives, under the baron's di-
rections, until he reached the bottom, two
hundred feet below. Loosing himself from
the cord, he forced his way downward
through the sulphurous vapors, over the
hot ashes to the green, boiling lake, dipped
his specimen bottle into its waters, return
ed to the rope. severah times stumbling. al
most stifed, and with one of his boots
charred to coal, but succeeded in again
fastening himself, and was hauled up by
his assistants and received into their hands
exhausted and almost insensible. Remedies
brought from the neighboring hermitage
were applied, and he was SO far restored
that they could proceed on their journey.
But rumors spread before them among the
pigmy savages the island of the pro-
fame invasion which had been made into
the mysteries of the Tael and an angry
mob gathered about them. which was only
dispersed by one or two pistol shots and
the timely arrival of the padres. The
trophies of this expedition were some vslu-
able mineral specimens, a bottle of sui
phur water, a series of graphic views from
recollection in his sketch book and a writ
ten description of the volcano by one of
the friars. which. after many wanderings,
was put in his hands as he sat al the home
dinner table. twelve years afterward.
Evening star., 1898-09-03

in the hills and mountains, is the beauti-
full "oreodoXa," tallest of the tribe, and
which sometimes attains a height of $50
feet. All the palms, and particularly this
oreodoxa. are celebrated for their cab
bage,' or terminal bud, which is a deli
clous morsel when divested of it's outer
wrappingS and boiled like caulilower or
cabbage. It's utilization IN the domestic
economy implies, of course, the destruc-
ton of the tree; but that is a matter of
little consequence to a hungry native, with
a forest full of palms. and who only con-
siders the labor necessary to cut down the
tree, and moi the injury he does to the
landscape. This vandalism is not confined
to the Spanish islands, either, for there
vas once a planter in the English island
of Barbados who, when the question
arose as to the height of a magnificent
palm on his estate, ordered it cut down,
that he might ascertain to q certainty.
He Wagered that 1t would measure over
$50 feet; he won the wager, but he lost
the palm.
Valuable Tree.
Another product of the palm sometimes
adorns the natives table, and that is a
luscious fat grub of the palm beetle, which
is occasionally found burrowing in the
heart of the tree. This is roasted and
eaten a bonne bouche of great excel
lence- There are also other palms, as the
mountain and 'gri-gris.' which are native
date and areca, are to be found in cultiva-
Evening star., 1898-09-03
WEALTH OF LABRADOR.
1t Seems Destined to Turn Out Rich
Mines and Forests.
From the Vancouver News Advertiser.

fIotn vancouver News Advertiser.
More is being heard now Of Labrador,
that land to which legends of giants and
curiously deformed men are attached Dur
ing the last two or three years there has
been growing belief that Labrador that
great and terrible Wilderness" that Hell
luland," or region of naked rocks, as the
old Norseman called It, is destined to turn
out a rich mining region. As yet there
is no tangible proof of this; but Of late it
has been explored in many directions its
rivers have been ascended its tableland
crossed at several points, and the result
has been that it has attracted much more
attention than before. and is no longer
regarded a desolate heap of rocks, un-
less for the purposes of civilized man. Mr.
Lowe has told us of its vast forests, and
visitors from various lands have brought
back so ma ny specimens of minerals that
a widespread impression has arisen that il
will become a great mining field.
The magic word gold has been whispered
in connection with it: and the possibility Of
a northeastern klondike being discovered
here has taken possession of the minds Of
no small number of explorers. Its forma-
tions are said to resemble those of the real
klondike, and gold specimens have been
found which the keen-eyed hunters of that
metal regard as peculiarly promising. The
result is that no fewer than seven explor-
ing expeditions have made this year for
Labrador Five of these were organized in
Halifax, one left from Boston and the
seventh has just started from St Johns.
In another respect Labrador is attract
ing attention. Though the coast is a sue
cession of grim rocks-not without wild
stern beauty of their own and almost tree
less-yet at the heads of some of the bays
and inlets there are large areas covered
with timber of large size, mainly spruce.
well adapted for numbering purposes. In
these Labrador forests speculation is rife
this year. No fewer than twenty-one ap-
,,1l ion for her ne
for 500 square miles. have been made TO
our government and the same number OF
licenses to cut timber have, L understand
been granted, so that a very considerable
amount of capital is likely 10 be invested
here and this will furnish increased en-
pfoyment to the people. Labrador hlthertp
has been famous only for the fish wealth
of its seas; now it would seem as If the
treasures of the land were to be turned
to account. Its dimensions are enormous.
The Atlantic coast line is over 1,"oo miles
in length and the area OF the entire PENN
sula not less than 10000 square miles
Evening star., 1898-09-03
NATURE RUNS RIOT
Porto Rico is Rich in All Forms of
Tropical Vegetation.
NO LIMIT TO IT'S PRODUCTIVENESS
Palm Trees That Supply a Poor
Mans Every Need.
WEALTH IN COFFEE RAISING
NO LIMIT TO IT'S PRODUCTIVENESS
WEALTH IN COFFEE RAISING

Written fer The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1898-09-03
A FIy-Catcbing Scheme.
From Pearson's Weekly

Joe, I'm sadly afraid you have been
idling about in my Absence" said a young
and clientless solicitor, just returned from
his honeymoon, to his Office boy. This
typewriter hasn't been touched the whole
time"
Indeed, sir, I was working Il only two
hours ago." replied the lad.
Then how comes it that a spider has
spun its web across the keys?" asked the
solicitor, pointing to a nimsy network
which almost covered the keyboard
why, sir, 1 caught that spider and put
him there myself" explained the boy after
writer, and as ! didn't want to take The
machine to pieces to get at it. ] thought
the spider dodge would serve. You let him
alone, sir. and that fly will be trapped In
no time"