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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
So WHEELIN

Albert 8, Barker carried tho report TO
washington 10 officially denied. The
Object OF his flying visit TO Key West
was not nsccrtained outside Of official
circles until to-dny, II can be, authors
itatively stated that Captain Barker
had noshIng to do with the court OF In.
qulry. II lis impossible to say definitely
whether any synopsis OF the findings OF
the court up TO date has been sent TO
Washington. The notion prevails here
That this Is probable. but no official con.
nrmatlon Is obtalnable. = S 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
MR.. cHIITloy,s HONESTY. \
Has Made Ono Good Payment and Will
Soon Pay the State the Rest.

Special Dispatch to tho Intelllseneer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. March So
Ex.secrctary OF State W. L. Chiffon
Saturday evening paid over TO tho state,
$1,000 In part settlement OF Tho amount
due from him as secretary OF state. 1tis
understood that Mr.. Chiffon will iiaui-
date the balance in the ncar future. and
that he will also pay In full all Interest,"
due. rs 4. ;ist
Mr.. Chiffon has made many sacrifices
In urdcr 10 satisfy the claims OF the state
and through n sticcessful deal recently
made In New York, will be abfc TO reals
ize handsomely and make tho state
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21

KMIISPEL, Mont, March eo.-The
most severe snow storm of the season 10
prevailing in this section. At O'Clock
this evening eighteen inches Of snow had
fallen, and at that hour the wind
changed to the north, and the snow
Is drifting badly. All trains arc delayed
and SOME will have to be abandoned en-
tirely. Tho stornris even more severein
the mountains and cuts and ravines ars
almost completely impossible, making
railroadlng very difficult, sg7stfF
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 81
It is stated here tonight the American
OIL Development Company. which has
made application to lay pipes through
the streets Of this city to furnish gas
to consumers from their Roane county
wells. have sold their gas property to
the Charlesson Natural Gas Company.
This latter company VIII begin at once
to secure rights Of way to the Roane
county field and have promised to sup-
ply Charleston and all nearby towns.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
Gains Worry Heavy Verdict for Damages
In Libel Suit Against tho Kingdom Com.

(From our Special Correspondent
MINNEAPOLIS. March 2o.--Juls-
ment for tho plaintiff has just been
given in tho famous libel suit brought
by the American Book Company, of
New York and Chicago. against the
Kingdom Company. of Minneapolis, for
the publication OF defamatory pam
phlct by President Gates, OF Iowa Col
lcgc. entitled "a Foe to American
Schools" The jury In the United States
court, Judge Lochren presiding,
promptly brought In n verdict against
the defendants, awarding 1880 dam-
ages. &r5E n
1t was clearly proven that the libel
was instigatcd and circulated by COM
peting firm Of publishers. .1J
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Flndin-a Way,
Special Dispatch to the 1n,ellireneer. I

Special Dispatch to the Intell,reneer.
CUARKSBuRG. ". Va. March 20.
The position OF night watchrnan- pro.
tected by civil service. has been abol-
ished at the government building here
and Ne ]. connell, Democrat. Is retired,
The office Of night NAH clerk viii be es-
tahlished and a Republican will secure
the place. 1t Is probable that the only
two remaining Democratic employees
will in u few days be succeeded by Re-
publlcanS. 55'
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I'll. Innl,or WIZ Fight.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelligcncer.
q CHARLESTON, March 2o.-charles
n. Smith, janitor at the state house, has
been removed by request OF the board
OF public works, and supplanted by1A.
], shradHng, assistant janitor. The
charges made by the board were gross
Intemperance and Governor Atkinson
was asked to remove him. Smith Will
contest, claiming that the board Of pub
lie works has no right to interfere II
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For Want or a Quorum.

Special Dispatch to the Intellicrneer.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. March ao.---
The congressional committee which was
called 10 meet here Saturday for tho
purpose Of Designating the time and
place for. the next convention was un-
able to transact all business for want
of quorum. The Dorr supporters re-.
fused to attend the meeting. and a rIri-
nority OF the committee called another
meeting for Tuesday, the I'D inst .s.H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
Captain Wilcy's Views Of the Ex-
plosion OF the Maine,
AND lie GIVES GOOD ONES
As,o the Cause that Hurled lIun-
drcds Into Etcrnit y.
DOESN'T KNOW POSITIVELY

Nv, Remark, that's a. tho Deck Is nottom
Side mp, With tho Deck Frame on Top,
uI.ooL, to Him That tho Destructive
Force Came from Nvithin-"Ir a Mine
did tn. work with tho Upper Deck,
Where Mu.. tho Botton, bei-Yet tho
Diver. Say They Found the Botton In
tact" 4g u
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NEf WEST, Fla, Marcel, Gothic
s"uFt OF inquiry. according TO Rear
n"'''ral slcard, will continue It's work
y through the coming week, m 1t IL mol
,%ady to make q report on the Maine
u'Sastkr. The statement that Captain
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21

LONDON. March 2l.-The morning
papers publish lnag statement by sea-
man Newman, recently arrived in Eng
ANU VINO was on board the Maine at the
,.Ine OF the dIsaste. in Havana flarbor.
newman solemnly declares that the ex-
POISON was external and on the port side
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
On the Strained Relations With
the United States.
THE GENERAL LEE INCIDENT.

How the News ofspain's Deaire for Ills
,Rseaii leaked out-Ths Fall of Prices
on the riourse--sfanys crit,eisms, made
on the Present Minlstry Tho Rank OF
Frances Action Causes a Fling In Sec.
Z arl,iss-The carlists arc uusy lnFon,ent.
lug ;Dlseord-Don Carlos Son wtll Az
sumo the Role OF Prctsntcr. L
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21
With Members OF the Cabinet on
the War Situation.
THE COURT OFlNQulRY REPORT

I.not Expected Before the lilddl. or the
Present Week, When Il, Import will
surely be Made Pubiie- Chile and AR.
gcnt,ne will no. Sell ms ships Beeau,e
They Think We Have Euoukh. but
Should the Occasion Arise When They
Think We Need Them They viii Glad.
" Psrtlvlth Then,-Prosptetive Confer.
snce Bet,yeen General Panio and the
Cuban Iu,urgrnt LEADERS.
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special to the Post from Newport News.
says: 1.-THE Merritt wreckins tug Un-
dcrw.ltcr arrived in port at midnight
last night from Havana. where she
wen. with the derrick Chief which Is as
sistlnS In the work on the Maine. Cap
tain Wiley will again start TO Havana,
probably tomorrow night, with the
barge Lone Star, which is very much
needed BY the wreckers.
CAPTAIN WILEY BELIEVES
THAT THE MAINE WAS DESTROY
ED THROUGH THE AGENCY OF AN
INTERNAL EXPLOSION. In an inter-
view aboard the Underwater the ship
Captain Wiley said: You ask me what
know about the cause OF the disaster.
Ircply that know nothing, and when
you get down to actual facts. do not
believe there is anybody who knows
Just how the unfortunate affair hap
fc1cd.
"'Wtlen I reached Havana ! converts
cd with Captain Sharp. Merritt's expert
In charge OF tho work. but could learn
nothing from him about the result OF
his personal investigation. While at
Havana heard no opinions as to the
cause. and It seemed to me as II the at-
fair was q nine days wonder blown
over. The arrival OF the Chief will ia
cllltate the work OF clearing away the
wreck, rs she lifts forty tons. TIE
guns, shells. powder cases. and scraps
are being placed aboard lighters. The
Lone Star will return with this material
TO Norfolk. II she. does not carry It be-
yond Morro Castle and dump it into the
sea. It Is all worthless.
WITHOUT HAVING HAD oP-
PoRTUN1TY TO EXAMINE THE
WRECK BELOW WATER, WOULD
SAY THAT THE MAINE WAS
BLOWN UP BY AN-1NTERN1tL Elk
PLosIoN. It Is the most confused pile
Of distorted metal imaginable. There
IS one deck above water which IS turn
ed completely over by the explosion.
The deck. Is bottom side up, with the
deck frame on top. That looks to me as
the destructive force came from with
In If mine did the work and played
80 much havoc with the upper deck,
where must the bottom be? Can she
have any? Yet they say they have
found some OF the bottom intact. My
opinion is that II the affair had occur
red In an English harbor, say Kingston,
Jamaica, there would not be one man
In hundred who would say external
cause after looking at that wreck as It
Is To-day. heard that the Spanish
divers found piece OF the forward tur-
ret. ] do not believe mine 10 the ilar-
Dor %ould have broken the turret, while
an Internal explosion would. I saw q
great many exploded copper powder
cases. but none intact. Before I left It
was stated that there were still forty
hod!es In the wreck"
b. " q .
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The Pals says: General Lee may now
quietly. continue plotting In his Havana
consulate"
Referring to the quotation slump in
Spanish stocks, the Liberal characterizes
as absurd the action attributed to the
pope. This lofty prudence being recog-
tltzed all the world over" Nor does It
credit tho Lee rumors with being tho
real cause OF the fall. '"The real orI-
GIN" 1t says. lis to be found in the
prominent state Of alarm under which
the Spanish and American people have
lived for some time, In the tension OF
mind both endure; IN tho cloud OF sus-
piclon with which they are surrounded,
In the feverish excitement which leads
them TO take precautions against a
rupture, and In the angry restlcssncss
which pervades all unknown dangers.
Step bS step almost sunconscIously we
ana they have reached q state OF arm.
ed pence, not less rulnous and probably
more demoralizlng than actual war.
While things continue In this position
we may at each step expect similar
falls without the necessity OF n concrete
fact bringing them about. Undoubtedly
ourrelntlons with the United States are
daily accommodating themselves to the
strict dictates OF prudence and dill
gencc: but does the government really
believe that tho nation Gun without suf.1
rer!ns irrcdccmablc loss, put up for q
few months more with this angulshiny
lndecision and cnervntIns uncertain
tyr" 500 q
The Liberal Is OF the opinion that the
'clouds continue to Eathcr."Sf 1t adds: F,
"A fresh cause OF alarm about which,
much IL said. but little IS known, WINS
added yesterday, 1t is rumorcd that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24
PITH AND POINT.

-Hax-"I see new town in South
Dakota is called leisure" Jax-
whats the idea OF that?" Hax-"The
town is making a bid for the patronage
OF the people who marry in haste. =
Philadelphia Record.
And you wouldn't begin journey
on Friday" you bet | wouldn't. :"
II can't understand how you can have
any faith in such IA silly superstition. ="
mo superstition about it-Saturday'
payday. Chicago Journal.
Literary Editor-"What vivid ac-
count is given in Quo Vadis' of the
burning of Rome!" Fire Editor-"Yes.
but it's incomplete; there isn't word
about the loss to the insurance COM
panies. Chicago Tribune.
-Pruyn-"Is it true that the CON
gregation played progressive euchre to
decide the price OF the pews at your an
nual rental?" Miss Waite-"Yes; our
pastor hoped it might tend to make
the pew rents debts of honor. Life.
You seem to be going home in a
very cheerful manner for a man who
has been out all night" Eyes. You
see, my wife is an amateur elocutionist,
and she's saving her voice for an en-
tertainment tomorrow night. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
-Watts-"There is no such thing as
telling the quality of whisky that you
taste these days, is there?" Lushforth
NO. The only test is the feel"
Watts-"The feel?" Lushforth-"Yes
And you have to wait till next morn
ing for that. "-Indianapolis Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24
A REALLY INTELLIGENT JURY.
The Verdict Was in Accordance with
the Evidence.

at was the funniest thing | ever saw in a
courtroom" laughed the veteran of the bar,
who was enjoying an informal smoker with
his brethren. Il was in the new west then,
trying to get a good start One of the resi-
dents had mysteriously disappeared, and his
wife was arrested under a suspicion that sne
might be responsible for the fact. defend
ed her.
"On the stand she was simply irrepressi-
bic. | only got to ask her one question.
That was more than plenty. She talked
precisely as though she were wound up and
could not stop until the handspring was
completely relaxed. In the midst Of her
TRADE she was interrupted by an inquiry by
one of the jurors.
"'Who are you talkin' to, Bill Spriggins,' ,
she shouted Il don't low no cattle like
you to be quizzin' me, IF you don't know
how to treat your betters, I'll learn you
you pin-headed coyote. IF my husband was
here he'd perferate you mighty quick, and
/ know it. But | kin take care of myself
eff | am lone woman. I'm here to tell what
| know, and I'm goin' to do it if it spills
blood
"There was no staying her deluge of words
and the judge was at last driven by sheer
desperation to tell the jury to retire and do
the best it could with the facts in its posses
sion.
'When the jury came back Bill Spriggins,
as foreman. stood M. to give the verdict.
we find he said, that this here man
Meekham has disappeared at the hans of
some persng or persngS unknown. We find
further that we are unanermous in suspect
in as how he mighter been talked to death
his deputies to hold her. Detroit Free
prosS
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CURRENT TOPICS.

NEW broons should be soaked in salt
and hot water in order to prevent the
bristles from breaking.
THERE are 1859, coo volumes in the
library of the British museum and more
than 80 miles of shelving.
The principal nations of the world
have 1921 warships, mounting S,3S3
guns, mostly of very heavy caliber.
DURING the Mexican war the United
States put 90, 100 men in the field, of
whom 1880 died of wounds or disease.
THE city of Moscow, in Russia, is
mentioned as being in possession of
excellent wood paved streets 800 years
ago.
GERMANY spends every year on the
imperial army as. 900, 600 marks; on the
navy AZ, 600, 000 A mark is about 25
cents
THE number of suicides committed
in this country last year was 1912, or
about seven in every 100, 900 inhab-
itants.
THE prefix 30" before so many of the
names of Irish families is an abbrevia-
ton of the word "ogha," meaning
grandchild.
II is estimated that the total cost of
the new union station of Boston, when
completed, will be the enormous sum
of Sl2, 900, 600.
A STRANGE item in the Bishop Burton
church accounts for last year is: ITO
killing worms in the bust of John Wes-
ley, Is shillings."
LAST year there were 92O duels in
Italy and one man was killed. 1t must
be getting a serious matter to fight a
duel in that country.
THE eagle first appeared on the seal
of the United States in design sub
mitted to congress by VIM. Barton, OF
Philadelphia, in 1882.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24

Under this title, the Passenger Depart
ment of the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern Railroad has issued a splendid series OF
views made by the half-tone process from
photographs taken in the Holy Land. The
subjects embrace people, scenery and cities,
as they exist today in that famous country.
The work is published in twelve parts. each
containing from twelve to fifteen views.
Each picture is fully explained by descrip-
tive reading matter. A sample part will
be sent TO any address on receipt of two
cents in postage, and the complete set will
he forwarded, postpaid, on receipt Of nine
ty-fve cents Postage stamps will not be
received for the full set. but remittance
must be made to the undersigned by draft,
postal order, express money order, or reg
istered letter This is rare chance TO Sc
cure more than two hundred views of the
Land of Christ for less than one dollar.
Address Geo. p. Lyman, G. p A, c, B. q
n r R. St Paul. Mimi
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24

"An old horse with an inordinatc ap-
petite is one of the curiosities found
on a recent trip to eastern Kentucky"
said Col Andrew Yates recently. This
ancient animal was once ridden by
mail rider over in West Virginia, and
had to go in a jog from daylight till
after dark each day, except Sunday.
But after long service old Bawley'
was traded eff to n farmer living over
on the Kentucky side of the mountains,
and he recently pensioned the animal,
putting 'Bawley' on the pasture and
letting him have all he craved morn
ing and evening at feeding time. An
ordinary meal for 'Bawley' is two racks
of hay, 30 ears of corn, twogallon
bucket of bran, a gallon of oats and
all the stale bread and meat in the
house. 'Bawley' is as fond of meat and
bread as of hay and corn; and in fact,
will eat almost anything, not drawing
the line at fruit or sweet things. The
four legged gJurmand once broke in
the hog pen and emptied large trough
of slop which had just been poured in
for the porkers. His owner said he
once heard the old horse whining in
pain and went out and dosed 'Bawley,'
his imprudence in devouring bucket
of new-made jam having superinduced
serious illness, but the horse was ready
to eat the following morning as usual"
Louisville Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24
ALL KISSED THEIR ESCORTS.
New Workers of Century Ago Exact
ed Toll on Crossing kissing Bridge.

New Workers of a Century Ago Exact
ed Toll on Crossing kissing Bridge.
The diversions of New Workers of
the last century were very much milder
than are those of the present day. In
winter century ago, when not assem-
bled for skating upon the Colleen, the
favorite amusement of Hans and Kat
riua seemed to have been a sleighing
frolic in Jan Derickson's four-horse
Sledge to Harlem. where they had a
dance and a supper at the hostelry of
Mynheer Borsum. Ten couples (''packed
close. as it suiteth young men and
maidens to ride" said the old chron-
iclerl was the Sleigh-load; and after
rcpast of bread end hot chocolate, con
Guiding some hours spent in caPering
to the fiddlers' strains. the party re-
turned to town. Speeding by moon
light over hard-frozen roads, past ma
nor house and cottage wrapped in deep
repose. the chief adventure of the re-
turn was apt to be a stop on the Kiss
ing Bridge Cat Second avenue and Fif-
tieth street. across the rivulet flowing
from Tea Water spring., at which point
custom allowed the cavalier to de-
mand of the lady he escorted the priv
iIege of a special salutation. Unless this
toll were yielded the cortege came to a
halt. or else il turned in another di-
rectiou.-Mrs. Burton Harrison, in
Ladies' Home Journal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-03-24

Great movements Of people from one
section of the country to another are
brought about by the very natural and
laudable desire of mankind to better his
condition
When the news that gold in large guam.
titles had been found in the interior OF
Alaska was flashed over the wires, men from
all over the world were ready to risk their
lives and brave all kinds of danger to reach
the new Eldorado. A few viii succeed, the
balance will fail, while the average would
have done better to have joined the big i'm.
migration movement into the st. Paul and
Duluth Country in Minnesota. Over One
Million Dollars was paid for the potato
crop alone at half a dozen towns along the
road to say nothing of money realized for
grain, cattle and other farm products. 1t is
the coming country in the Northwest on
account of its superb location between st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Superior.
1t is blessed with healthful climate, pure
water, good soil, enterprising citizens and
all the benefits of great country.
Land is increasing rapidly in value and
every man who settles there may be assured
that he will have a small Klondike of his
own without the discomfort and danger at
tending a trip to far away Alaska.
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NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.

Sheep fertilize the pastures.
Sheep are death to wild mustard.
Eastern Australia has 100000, 900
sheep.
Don't keep a flock in unventilated
quarters.
The demand for stock sheep has been
very strong this season.
Second growth clover is highly recon-
mended for lambs after weaving.
When the price of wool is high buy
ers are very eXacting as to quality.
Once in awhile the stables should
have an extra and thorough cleaning.
If sheep accidentally get wet, take
the utmost pains to dry them as soon
as possible.
Dry feed and nothing else will likely
cause sick sheep before spring. Oil
meal is a remedy.
The ram is by no means coward and
we have seen one put up a successful
fight against dog.
To compel the eve to raise a lamb
and grow a big fleece the same year is
too much work for her.
The breeding of lamb rams is a seri-
Gus mistake to both breeder and Gus
toner, says a Western
ploWman.
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THE NEST BOX COMPLETE.

hem as shown in cuts. Fig. is a
sectional view, with a small platform
at L. This is essential, as there should
be straw all around the nest in cold
weather. especially under it. c repre-
sents the hallway, which is about eight
inches wide. The partition at 3, the
width of nests AAA, should run to
the top; the others only as high as
the front. The platform in front
should be twice the length of door (D),
Fig. 2.
The inside partitions should be loose,
SO that they can be taken out of the
drop door (F): through this door the
eggs can be gathered also. The door
(F) may he on the top or either side.
The button (G) can be used to hold it
up, if on the side, and leather hinges
can be used. The nests should be
about one foot from the floor, so that
the hens will not run in and out so
often. | think this nest will keep eggs
warmer in winter and prevent egg
eating better than anything l ever
tried.-Ohio Farmer.
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LIGHT FARM GATE.

spaced, make the gate just feet high,
and the calculation is based on that
number: Six horizontal bars, by by
II, equals % feet; two diagonal braces,
by by 6h, Q feet; four upright braces
and latch, / by 4 by S, feet; total
amount of lumber, 38 feet, at 81 so per
hundred costs 81 cents; bolts and
hinges, 25 cents; nails, cents; hang
ing and making 1.-TWO hours) 20 cents;
total cost of gate, $1.07 This does not
include posts, as they are identical with
those used with other kinds of gates.
In this locality two good black locust
posts of proper size would cost about
20 to 25 cents each. The one to which
the gate is hung should be put at least
8 feet into the ground.-Cor. Breeders
Gazetteer