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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14
BAILEY,s PROTEST
Against General Wheeler and Others,
MS Members of the House.

Against General wheeler anu Others'
as Members of the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13,-Represent-
alive Bailey, OF Texas. has decided to
raise the question of the right of Major
General Wheeler to participate In the
proceedings OF the house should he at
tempt to exercise the privilege of a
member. He will also raise the question
against either of the three other mem
bers OF the house who entered the army
during the war with Spain, Messrs.
Robbins, Rep, OF Pennsylavania; Col
son, Rep, OF Kentucky. and Campbell,
Dem, OF Illinois. None of these mem-
bers OF the house who entered the mill
tary service has participated In the
proceedings since the session convened,
either to introduce bills or vote upon
roll call but last Saturday night Cen
eral Wheeler attended the Democratic
caucus. As none but Democratic mem-
bers OF Congress are members OF the
Democratic caucus, Mr.. Bailey says this
raises the presumption that General
Wheeler contempiatcs rcsuming his
seat in the house.
Concerning the point at issue. Mr.,
Bailey said to-day: II am simply In
sIBtIng upon an obedience upon one OF
the plainest provisions OF the constltu-
tion. Section G, Article /. declares;
"rhat no person holding any office un-
der the United States shnll be member
OF either house during his continuance
in ofice'h
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OUTLINE OF TREATY.

It Contains Seventeen AFticles.-The
Treatment OF Spanish Shipping in
Philippines and West Indies.
PARIS. DEG. 1s.-ExtFaordinary pre-
cautions are maintained bV both the
peace commissions to preserve secrecy
as to the contentSof the treaty. Each
commission has two copies, but even
the commission attaches are not per-
mltted to peruse the documents.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press, however has obtained from =
source usually reliable the following
outline Of the treaty.
Article / provides for the relinqulsh-
ment OF Cuba.
Article 2 provides for the cession Of
Porto Rico.
Article 8 provides for the cession Of
the Philippines for $9O,OOO,0OO as COM
pensation.
Article embraces the plans for the
cesslon Of the Philippines, including the
return of Spanish prisoners In tho
hands Of Tagalos.
Article S deals with the cession OF
barracks, war materials, arms, stores,
buildings, and all property pertaining
to the Spanish administration In the
Philippines.
Article Is a renuneiatlon by both
nations Of their respective claims
against each other and the citizens OK
each other.
Article I grants to Spanish trade and
shipping in the Philippines the same
treatment as American trade and ship-
ping for a period OF ten years.
Article provides for the release OF 81!
prisoners OF war held by Spain and OF
all prisoners held bH her for political Of
fenses committed in the colonies ac-
qulred by the United States.
Article 9 guarantees the legal rights OF
Spaniards remaining IN Cuba.
Article 10 establishes religious free-
dom in the Philippines and guarantees
to all churches equal rights.
Article II provides for the eomposltlon
OF courts and other tribunals IN Porto
Rico and Cuba.
Article 12 provides for the ndministra-
tion OF Justice in Porto Rico and Cuba
Article 10 provides for the contlnu-
ance for Ave years Of Spanish copy
rights in the ceded territories, giving
Spanish books admittance free OF duty.
Article II provides for the establish
ment Of conspIates BY Spain in the
ceded territories,
Article 10 grants to Spain such COM
merce In Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines the same treatment as to
Americans for ten years. Spanish Ship
ping to be treated as coasting vessels.
Article 16 stipulates that the obliga-
tlons Of the United States to Spanish
citizens and property In Cuba shall ter
inmate with the withdrawal OF the
United States authorities from the Is
land.
Article II provides that the treaty
must be ratified within six months from
the date Of signing by the respective
governments in order to be binding,
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A REGISTER ROORBACK

That asecret Caucus" Alleged to
hayc Been Held in Washington the
Most Ridiculous ofFaIsehpods,
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1S.-Ths
sensational statement that secret cau-
Gus was recently held here, and that it
was decided to invoke the aid Of United.
States troops to secure the organization
of the West virginia Legislature by the
Republicans. and that President Nc
Kinley had consented to such scheme,
is pronounced to be without the slight.
est conceivable foundation.
The statement that Senator Elkins
was party to such proposition IS de-
nounced by him as absolutely false in
every particular At the same, he says,
he does not believe the people OF The
state expect him to notice q canard 80
baseless and absurd.
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ouTRAGEous ACTION
orspanlsh Soldiers at santo Domin'
go--.They Loot the Town.

OfSnanlsh Soldiers a5 Snnto uOlhlu-
go---They Loot the Town.
HAVANA, Dec. o via Key West,
Fla, Dec. ls-Attaehed to the protest
sen. last Tuesday by the American
evacuation commission to Captain Gen
eral casteIlanos in regard to the violent
acts OF the Spanish troops retiring from
san.o Mingo and Batabano. was q
document signed by the Alcalde Of
santo Domingo and other civil authorl-
dss and notabIe residents OF the town.
The document in question relates to In
cIdentE OF November Gland was brought
-yby messenger from Santo Domingo
near the north coast, about 100 miles
ives. Of Havana. The facts were hither-
10 unknown to the Americans mere the
telegraph connections at Santo Domingo
having been destroyed and letters We're
being withheld by the Havana postoI1ce'
The Alcalde AYERS that the Colon pat
TALON. Colonel Yaremilla COMMANDING
partially sacked the town. beat CUBAN
men and slapped the faced OF Cuoah
women. Two or three hours before the
nme for the battalion TO leave Spanish
prlvates looted a general store and divl-
ded Sc 900 in gold among themselves.
They then went through the principal
streets shouting out: Death to kmerl,.
cans, death TO Cuba" ''Vive Espana,"
and smashing doors OF private houses
and beating and slappinB any man or
woman whom they could catch. A Gu
ban ofiicer named ochoa was nearly KILL
ed.
II Is asserted that the Spanish officers
dld NOT restrain their men and they are
now accused Of having themselves
broken the telegraph Instruments.
The Colon battalion arrived In HaNa-
ma Yesterday. While the soldiers were
marching through Central Park an oft-.
Ger of the battalion ran 70 group OF
Cubans who were standing on the side
walk and called upon them to take on
rheIr hats. Not complying. he struck
several OF them with the FIAT OF his
sword.
On obispo street just before the bat
talon reached the wharf, the Lieutenant
Colonel. who was on horse back, haran--
gued the crowd. glorlfying Spain and
describing the Americans as pigs ana
dogs
The battalion embarked on the Span
isn transport Juan Forgas and sailed
last night for Cadlz.
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HAVANA, Dec. 1S.-About 0 o'clock
mis- morning when funeral procession,
which was escorting the hearse contain-
Ing the remains OF John SotolongC, who
vss killed Sunday night, reached the
Garner OF Intanta and San Jose streets,
= violent ARRAY took place between
members Of the funeral party and some
employees OF the military hospital.
The following were wounded: Doctor
g.ancourt, Cuban deputy for Santiago
AZ Cuba; Rafael Portuondo, Cuban de-
rp,y; the Cuban General Vidal; the Gu
han Colonel Armando Rivas; Francisco
Lucas Blanco, spanlard; Ramon Gar
ola. a spanlard; three women and two
children.
Garcia, who was stabbed, may dle,and
Portuondo was badly hurt.
One version Of the ARRAY is that the
military hospital employees and num-
ber Of Spanish prlvates,who were stand-
Inr in the hospital portlco, refused 70 re-
NOV, thelr hats when required TO do so
hv nersons I'm the procession. There
vnon Inc Cub1ns, II is alleged, tried to
Tnock on the hats and fight ensued.
The prlvates fired into the procession,
Me windows OF the hearse being broken
and bullets striking the coffin. Knives
and pistols were freely used.
The procession, which consisted OF $50
carriages, continued to the Cuban camp
near Marlsnao, where military honors
were rendered. There were more than
Gfty wreaths OF flowers from the friends
n Captaln Sotolongo and the procession
and ceremonial we're virtually a demon
stration against the Hotel Inglaterra
oufrarp
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West Virginia Personals.

Special Dispatch TO tho Intollgeheer.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. l3.-Rep-
resentatlve and Mrs, Dayton arrived
here this morning, and have rooms at
the Varnum. Representative Dayton
returned this morning from Charleston,
where he had been to attend to a case
In the supreme court.
Representative Dorr has gone to Bos-
ton, 10 remain several days.
Representative Dayton to-day receiv-
ed u handsome souvenir, presented oy
Charles Kane, OF Fairmont, VINO Is now
aboard the Vulcan, as volunteer ma
chlnist The memento is a handsomely
polIshed paper weight made OF brass
from some OF the mountings OF the Ma
ria Teresa, OF the Spanish fleet destroy
ed of the coast of Cuba, In the recent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 13,-Nlne men
were killed and three Injured at wIn-
speare bridge. near Corfu, on the New
York Central railroad, to-day. They
We're Poles with the exception OF John
Warner their foreman. who is among
the killed. The men were engaged In
shovcllng SNOW. All were frlghttully
muglod. The men stepped from one
track to avoid an approaching train
right IN font Of fast aNprcss train
running IN the same direction as the
first and were literally ground to
pieces
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

MILWAUKEE. Dec. lS.-The transfer
OF piece of gold mining property
known as the Dahloncga Consolidated
Gold Mining Company, OF Georgia. OF
which Christian wahl. os Milwaukee,
was the owner. required nm outlay in
revenue stamps OF $3.50. This amount Is
said to be the largest on record In the
history Of revenue office OF the United
states Ia the transfer OF one piece Of
nrnpertN.
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ConercssIonal ProceedIngs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec, 1s.-To-
days session of the senate was largely
consumed In discussion of the Nicara-
qua canal bill. Mr.. TurpIe made the
principal speech In opposition to the
bill, attacking It on the ground that Il
is in the interest OF the Maritime COM
pany. which he characterized as fraud
and bankrupt. He moved a postpone
ment OF the matter until after the hol-
iday recess. Mr.. Morgan defended the
bill and the Maritime company and OPP
posed the motion to postpone. Messrs.
Berry and Rawlins both offered amend
ments materially affecting the bill.
The house to-day passed the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill without
a single amendment. The bill carries
81, 6,3j9,95O, which is Sl76.6OO less than
was carried By the last bill and S2,S1l,-
S57 less than the estimates. The house
also passed the senate bill. which was
under consideration yesterday to amend
the laws relating to seamen. All the
amendments were rejected.
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BLISS WILL RESIGN
The sGcrotnryship ortho Interior ut
an EnrIy Dntc..His Reasons.

AAAA h'NNA NhANA N"tAAf NA NAaN
an Early Datc--His Reasons.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 1S.-It IS
very probable that Secretary Bliss will
tender his resignation within a short
time to the President. He has had tho
step under consideration for some time,
deemlng II necessary that he should be
free to devote more time to his large
business Interests. The resignation, II
can be stated. will not be due In the
least to amy difference with the Presl-
dent or his other advisers, but 10 Mr..
Bliss reluctance for purely private per-
sonal reasons 10 continue longer in Of
ilce as secretary Of the Interior
At the time he entered the cabinet It
was said scmI-Ghiclaliy that he did not
Intend 10 serve out the term of four
years, but would retire at some fitting
opportunity. II Is presumed official nn.
nounCcmcnt viii not be made until the
President has chosen Mr.. Bliss success
sor.
Secretary Bliss II now IN New York
confined indoors with u cold. His indls-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14
BROOKE DESIGNATED
As military Governor OF Cuba Aftel
ConCrrcncc with President.

AB Military Governor OF CnDh Aiter
Conference With President.
WASHINGTON. D. g., Dec. 13.-Na-
jor General Brooke arrived In WASH
Ington from Fortress Monroe to-day
and was closeted for more than an hour
in consultation with Secretary Alger.
lie then In company with Adjutant
General corbln. proceeded to the white
house and when he returned to the war
department. II was formally announced
that the President had designated him
10 be military governor OF the island OF
Cuba. new post which carries with Il
an the control over the military and
civil branches OF the island formerly ex-
srcised by the captain general under the
Spanish regime.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14
IRE PHILIPPINES.
Government Attending to the
Adjustment OF Affairs
in OUR PACIFIC POSSESSIONS.

The First Thing to be Done is to Re
patriate the Spanish TroOps-PrO-
cIamation to be Issued to the Fill
plnos-Eycn If Treaty is not Ratif-
cd by the Senate None of the Com
quests Would be Rclinqulshcd by
tho United states--All that Would
Fan would Bc the Treaty.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

PARIS, Dec. lS.-M. Antlde Boyer the
Radical Socialist deputy Of NJ. DeRoul-
ede. the revlsIonist deputy, fought q
harmless duel with pistols to-day, at
Tour dc Villebon. near Meudon, as an
outcome OF yesterdays debutc during
which NJ. DeRouledc and NJ. Gauthiey,
another Revisionlst deputy, challenged
by NJ. Boyer. referred 20 NJ Boyer as Q
"yhltewashed Palnmaist."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1s.-The
President and party left Washington at
2 O'Clock this afternoon over the South
ern railway, for weeks trip through
the south, the primary object being to
attend the peace jubilee to be held tn
Atlanta, Ca, on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week The train Will arrive
in Atlanta at s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The following persons comprise the
party: The President, Mrs. Mckinley,
Secretary Gage, Mrs. Gage. Secretary
AIger. Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Secretary Long,
Miss Long, Postmaster General Smith,
Mrs. Smith, Secretary Wilson, Miss
Wilson, Secretary Porter. Mrs. Porter.
Assistant Secretary Cortelyou; General
Joseph Wheeler. Miss Wheeler, General
Henry w. Lawton, Mrs. Lawton, Cap
tain L. c. Scherer, Mr.. Adelbert s. Hay.
Mr.. B. F. Barnes and number OF
newspaper correspondents. The Presi-
dents train. which was exceptionally
fine in all It's appointments, was under
the immediate direction of Colonel L. S.
Brown, general agent OF the Southern
railroad company.
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Honso Rrealscr Pardoned.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
CHARLEsToN,w.Va., Dec, 15.-Gov-
ernor Atkinson to-day granted par
don to Frank Mann, who was convicted
in the circuit court of Summers county.
OF house breaking, In January, 1891, and
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. The petition for pardon was sign
ed by all the officers Of Summers coun-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

ANTWERP, Dec. t3-The steamer
Leopold vllle, which has just arrived
here from Africa, with Congo ndyices.
reports that four Belgian traders have
been killed and eaten by the natives nf
Uppcr ubanghI. 4 punitive force, It Is
also said, has been dispatched 10 that
district
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14
SOME UGLY EVENTS
Arc Happening in Cuba Requiring
Drastic Measures.
4 VIOLENT AFFRAY OCCURS

During the Passing Of Cuban Fu-
neral Procession in Streets of Ha-
yuna-spanish Privates Fire on the
Cubans-Many People Wounded.
Action of Spanish Soldiers at santo
Domingo--Four War Vessels Order
cd to Proceed to Havana.
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BRYAN LET'S LOOSE
After a Protrasted Attack Of
Military Lockjaw.
HTS LONG SILENCE BROKEN.

BY an oracular Deliverance on tho
Dangers that Confront tho Country.
Having Contracted tho War Habit
he will now Proceed to Assault the
1mperialistio idea, Which he
Claims has Taken Possession Of the
People-Harping on the Colonial
Policy, and, as Of yorc, Talking
Through his Hat.
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position prevented his Joining the presi-
Dental party on rs trip south, II Is
said the President IS contemplating
giving this appointment TO the western
section Of the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14

The temperature yesterday, as observed
by C. Schucpf, druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was as follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-14
FUGITYE FRON JuSTICF.

Why ". 4. Talbot, the Democratip
Legislative Claimant in the Lewis
Webster District, Len for Parts On.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-07

~ ooAAGnn - t1saHorous conduct Of tAooa
ofncials, wherever responsibility may rest 10
whose culpability Is due the death by starva-
ton and disease OF seye al thousand Of our
men. We demand that the awful scandals In
Volved In the conduct Of the war be impa tally
and completely investigated, and that adeQuato
punishment be Ineted wherever due.
The people OF Nevada are Justly proud q
their University. We commend the efficient
management which has made 1t An institution
of infinite us fulness and widening possibilities
Its Il huence Is already felt az potent factor
for the intellectual and economic development
OF the State. We pledge to it generous sup
cort and hearty CO oneration along every line
shat Will tend to maintain its present high STAN
Lard. or conduce to its improvement
This convection pie Iges it's nominee for Gov.
rs win carry into effect the sixth SEQ
ton Of Article 10 OF the st to Con-
stttution which provides that the Leg
islature shall provide special tax which
shall not exceed two mills on the dollar
OF all taxable property In the State In addition
to the other means provided for the sup ort
and maintenance Of the State University and
common schools This convention recon-
mends all county convent Ms Of the Silver
party to pledge their nominees for tn State
legi lature to ry into effect the State Con-
stitution by passing bill levying tax Of one
mill on the dollar or all taxable property in this
State in addition to the other mea 8 now pro-
vided by law for the SUPP ort and maintenance
this State .... .-.,. ....-
We invite comparison OF the four years dur
Ing which the Silver Party has been in ontrol
OF the State Government with the last four
years Of the Republican regime. The expen-
ses oil the last Republican Legislature amounted
to $1,000, that of the last Silver Party Legi Ia
ture, $4,000. The expenses of the Executive
Department for the Ia t year Immediately pre-
ceGing Silver Par contr,l amounted to
over 1886 while but $26,5O were tn expen.
ses Of the Executive Department for 1897. For
the last four years of Republican management
$4,000 were expended in public buildings as
against S97 10 by the Silver Party. And dur
ing the periods in comparison, in support Of the
public hools Of the State, the Silver Party
exp nded S3!7,OOO as against 81 g 50J by the Re
publ an party No one cnn examine the FORE
going and many other facts and fl ures which
might be adduced. without the result g con-
victlon that the Silver Party has fulfilled it's
promise OF retrenchment with reference to sal
aries IF State officials ind the curtailment of
unneceas ary expenses, while, on the other
Ian , it has generously fost rod the educa-
tional and charitable institutions Of the State
and wisely contributed to its public improve
| ment. ..l ..H
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-07
WEIGHING MACHINE TALKS.
observations Upon the People Who
Want to Know How Much
They Weigh.

II meet good many people here,
first and last, standing in public
place like this" said the weighing ma
chine, according to the New York Sun,
land 1 find most of them pretty pleas
ant sort of folks, though don't meet
as many women folks as I'd like. They
seem to be rather shy about weighing
themselves in public. and sometimes
man irritates me by standing on the
platform holding box or bundle in
his hand, or maybe a wet umbrella,
and taking the weight that he sees
recorded on the dial for the weight
of himself alone. can't help this, but
it disturbs me nevertheless to see any
of my patrons SO forgetful.
II rather regret that L am not
marked for more than 300 pounds.
Stopping there I miss the acquaint-
ance of a good many stout men. and
they were always jolly, but I suppose
my builders thought that the number
of men of over 300 pounds who would
want to get weighed was not sufff-
cient to warrant them in building me
for greater weights. That may be
true, but it is also true that more peo-
pie of substantial weight than of light
weight come to be weighed. People
don't want SO much to know how light
they are as how heavy they are, and
In this, as in other things, people like
to count not their losses but their
gains. I don't know how many people
1 have seen stepping down from the
platform smiling because they had
gained this and that number Of
pounds in weight"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-07
Platform.

The Silver Party Of Nevada pledges Its un.
wayeI ing devotion to the principles Of govern.
nent laid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty of government is to 80
regulate It's laws that the spirit Of equality
shall follow men through life giving each amp
letR opportunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities, unrestricted by law,
and unaffected by the conquest Of his domin-
ion Of OPP. rtun ty by other men. We indorse
90 express og the demands Of the American
people in coI.sonnnoe with the foregoing, the
platform of the National Silver party formu-
lated at st. Louis, July 20, 1895, and the fnan-
eial plank Of the National Democratic party
adopted ut Chicago, July z, 1895.
The history Of the movement for the restora-
Non OF bimetallism Is the glorious story Of Me-
Vada's leadership. The educational work so
1Atriotioally undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and politi-
cal forces OF nations are now battling. Mind
tai OF her glorious record Nevada will take her
place again In the conflict, not as the ally Of
Gold, but on the side Of those who struggle in
the fields Of adversely.
We reafflrm our devotion to the free and nm
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio Of 10 to
by the independent action of the United States,
and we are una terably opposed to the Repub-
ltcan policy of increasing the bonded dobt Of
transferring the sovereign power OF the gov
ornment to Issue money to banking institu-
tons: OF contracting the circulating medium
10 the single gold standard, and of incrcasi e
taxation while contraction is diminishing the
means Of payment
Our faitn in the loyalty. ability, and wise lead.
srship Of William J. Bryan is undiminishcd
and we p edi + for tho silver forces Of the Uni.
ted. States with lG TO ] as their motto and
William j. Bryan as thor standard bearer, an
overwhelming victory in 1850.
We invite tho cooperation Of tho Ipprfblioon
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form Of May ~, 1870. a. follows: