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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-22
desirable Market street property
FOR, SALE.

1O-roomet dwelling, so Main street
Very cheap: long. easy payments. ,s
A comfortable S.rOomed dweiiinh' W, W.
street. This property Is In flrst-cllSs con-
alton from cellar to roof. Inspection IN, w
yited, At low figure: easy terms. wy
pay 10 perNcsnt as investment II you aoa
wnnt to occupy. .,, 1919
6-roomed dwelling, good as new, on Ne"
Jersey street, for 400 .,.
TO-IET-1b-roOm fiat, northwest eol LIt,s
of Main and Eleventh streets: PosSess.so ~.
given September !. Fine location "'
boarding house.
SURETY BONDS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Trials of the Editor.

One OF the great trials Of the news
paper men is the way they are COM
PEELED - see more of the shams OF
the world than these OF any other
profession. Through every news
paper office, day by day, go the
weakness of the world, the vanities
that want 10 be pulled, the revenges
that want TO be wreaked, all the
mistakes that want TO be corrected,
all the dull speakers that want 10 be
eloquent, all the meanuess that
wants to get It's wares noticed gratis
in the editorial columns In order 10
save the tax Of the advertising, all
the men who want TO be set right
who never were right, all the crack
brsined philosophers, with storit 5
as long as their hair and as gloomy
as their finger nails, al the itinerant
bores who come to stay five minutes
and stop an hour.
From the editorial and reportorial
rooms all the follies a1d shams Of
tie world are sean day by day, and
the temptation is to believe reither
in God, msn nor woman. 1t is DC
surprise to me that in your profes'
sion there are some skeptical mer,
L only wonder that you bslisve il
anything -Talmage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
FOUR CONFEDERATES
SEEKING THE SAME OFFICE .

How Waldo P. Johnson Made Great Mis-
take in His Political Forecast.
ST. Louis Republic.
It is a curious fact that four of
the leading candidates for Judge of
the Supreme Court in this State,
subject to the democratic nominal
ing convention, ssrved IN the Con-
federate army, and three of them
belonged to tho Mississippi troops
Judge Valiant was Captain in the
Twenty.secord Mississippi Infantry,
and Judges Ramey and Marshall
were privates 10 the service. Judge
Ramey went all through the cam
paigns in Virginia and was severely
wounded at the battle of Franklin.
/ Colonel John W. Halliburton served
with the Missouri troops.
And now, more than 80 years after
the close of the war, all these men
are citizens Of Missouri, and for
years have occupied positions of
prominence in the democratic party,
and are candidates for the same
Office. Judge Valiant, however, is
not native of Mississippi, as is the
case with Judges Ramey and Mar
shall. He was born in Alabama go
years ago. Judge Marshall 10 the
youngest of the three men named.
He was born in 1s4S and was but 15
wears old when he entered the army.
Judge Ramsy WAS born in 1S44.
In the early '70's Waldo P. John
son, who was president CT the Con
stitutional Convention which drafted
the present Cons titution of Missouri
made the observation that the
Youngest Confederate would never
live to see the day in Missouri wher
prejudice would not prevent hin
from being nominated fer q State
Office, or some language to this ct
! feet. This only goes to show how
badly an intelligent man may some
times be mistaken. Mr.. JohnsoI
I lived to gee a good many eI-Confed
, crates holding state Offices before ht
} died
Of the present members Of The
, Supreme Court, four served In The
| Confederate army, to Wit: Judges
Sherwood, Brace, CAN'T a1d Mar
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Persisted in Ch,Ikoot Pass.

Sedalia, Mo, April 21.-A tele.
gram was received here this evening
from Seattle conveying the news
that John Selksn, brother of August
Selken, postmaster of Smithton,
Pettis county, was killed in the Chill
koot Pass avalanche which Swept
thirty fortune-hunters TO their death.
Selken's body has arrived at Seattle
and is awaiting transportation to
Missouri. Young Selken left here
last February in company of r. b,
Williams for the klondiks gold fields
and their friends believed they were
safe at Sheep Camp, but 1t appears
Selken returned down the pass after
a part of their provisions, which had
been left behind, and was crushed to
death in the snowslide.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
SPANISH FLEET HEsITATEs.
If They Cross the ocean 40 American
Waters They VIII Be Cat on from
a Coal supply.

WAsHINGTOS. April 23-Ihe belief
among high officials j. that the span
ish will hesitate before sending the
pick Of their navy into American or
Cuban waters. II must be realized, -
is said. that, cut Of from coal supply,
the would be at great disadvantage
ana would run the very risk Of total
anuiailat.on- Nor Is IL believed that
Capt. Gen. Blanco viii be in hurry 20
preeipitate q conflict. and therefore
IL j. not expected that Capt samP-
sons feet VIII have very much % 90
during the next fe~ days but 70 pre-
vent supplies from entering Havana
Nevertheless Il IS believed that host44l-
ties will not be delayed longer than -
neeessary 10 get our army within sup
ro,rtfny distance. when that IS ac-
complished our navy viii not delay an
hour. but VII Immediately attack the
fortifeat.oas around Havana
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Git Ny Gun.

Git my gun, Malinda, till l polish
up my stalk, the Spanish men are
gainin' ground and Mack has made
balk. Too much consideration will
not make Cuba free; git nay gun,
Malinda, and hand her down to me.
Two hundred gallant sailors were
murdered on the Maine, the blood
of every one Of them is on the hands
of Spain; and men who love their
country should never stop and lag,
when needed by their country to help
defend the flag
Git my gun, Malinda, shes rusted
many day; carried her thru Mex.
ico-we fought at Monterey. We
faced the "Yanks" at Gettysburg,
we fought the fight with Lee; so git
nv gun, Malinda, and hand her
down to me.
Git my gun, Melinda, I'll b. SOL
der true, and jins hands with the
Yankees, who wors the coats OF blue;
and we'll march out with our mus
kets "a gleauin' In the sun" aud
help to fight fer Observation-Disclosures
git my gun.
I had hoped that sweet freedom
through all my life might reign, but
Cuba's sons of liberty must lick the
tyrant, Spain, and I'll follow up my
sentiments with powder and with
lead; I believe in US that livin' aveng
in them that's dead.
| Git my gun, Melinda, the Doni
have give a shout, and I'm goin' tel
iine the army and hep ter swipe en-
out; the towards of Spain biowed
up the Maine and amt goiu to las
lust hand me down the musket snC
III follsr up the fsg,-MississiPp i
Sawyer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

shall. Secretary Of State Lesueur
aud Treasurer Frank L Pitts were
both officers in the Confederate
army. From such examples it does
not now seem that there is any pre-
JUDGE existing in Missouri against
the men who fought for the lost
cause; but, 10 the contrary, that the
people generally believe that the war
ID over, the Union safe and that
merit should be recognized, regard
less of the past trouble.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

The war cloud which hangs over
our southern waters has revived
interest in the question of putting q
canal through the isthmus. In actual
warfare such q canal would bs of
the utmost importance s:ra:esetie-
ally, in that it would upite our forces
en- the Atlantic and Pacific sea.
boards. Ia the May Harper's there
will be an article on the Trans
Isthmian Canal Problem" by Col
William Ludlow, Z. s. A. who be
longs to the Engineer Corps, and
was chairman of the recent Nicarau
guam Commission. The article will
explain the various attemps at d
canal, and why they have failej; and
it will give the clearest explanation
yet presented Of the engineering
problems to be overcome and of the
best means for their solution.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
CUBA Is LOST,
Says London Timer, If Provisions are
shut Out.

shut Out.
London, April 21.-The Times
says it sees few signs that the Span
iards have any adequate comprehsn-
sion of what they are undertaking.
The Spanish preparations, so far
as they can be judged at this dis
lance it says, ''are by 40 means in
the advanced condition which alone
would give va'us to the popular en-
thusiasm.
1t does not appear that any ale
quate me tsurts have been consider.
ed III III ,diid to work against the
probable plan to cuttiog supplies
and reinforcements for tho Spanish
in Cuba.
Unless Spain iesps command OF
the sea to the eAtsnt of being able
to land provisions and munitions at
HaYana tn ana is !o,t as fer as
Cuba is concerned.
Ga tie 0 l..r d, We may be
sure til + t4e Ua,.e States will Gu
ter the Struggle with that re7ti1G
cious energy which is che Of th'
staudicg evidences OF the communit,
Of blood, origin and temper will
ourselves"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Fort Worth, Tex, April 21-O

Fort Worth, Tex, April 21.-On
account Of the heavy stock move
ment, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Road 10 taxed to its utmost
capacity. It is difficult to secure
sufficient rolling stock to handle the
immense number of cattle cow NOV.
ing from South Texas to pastures in
the Indian Territory and Kansas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Martial Law at Sheep Camp,

Skaguay, Alaska, April Is, via
Seattle, Wash, April 21-Advices
were received here to day that
martial law had bssn declared at
Sheep Camp. The condition of
afffairs there since the fearful
avalanche has been ouch as to i'm
press Col. 7. NJ Anderson, in con
mand of the Lynn Canal district,
with the necessity of more stringent
means OF preserving peace and pro.
tecting property. Accordingly, he
issued a PROCLAMATION April 14.h
establishing martial law, and sent a
detachment of thirty men from Dyes
to put the order into execution.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Give The Children a Drink

called Grain-O. It is delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food Drink to take the place of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who use it because when properly prepared
1t tastes like the finest coffee but is free from
all it's In furious properties. GRA1N-O aids
digestion and stimulates the nerves. 1t is not
a stimulant bat health builder, and children
as we'll as adults can drink 1t with great BEN
efit costs about IA as much as coffee. l5c
and Csc
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

Kswauee, Ill, April 21.-Wm.
Mcconnell, the 14year old son of
wealthy residents of this city, has
disappeared. It is believed that the
boy has been kidnapped By trauPs,
who had been noticed about the
Mcconnell residence for several
days, in hope of ransom.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
Everybody Saws So.
Sawyer.

Cascsrets Candy Cathartic, the most " onde--
full medical discovery of the age, pleasant and
refreshing 70 the taste, act gently and positive
Iy on the kidney liver and bowels, cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache,
Please buy and try q box of c. c. c. today; 10,
3. so cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by
ali druggists,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
s.a,I,, Mar sIsy BE ChIef scout

sEDALIA. No. April 25--Gen. ~
bugh Lee has written % Col StePhea
Olrnsted. ot Sedal-a, Offering him the
position az chief Of scouts Of the army
Vii. Will invade Cube. Col o.Istea
- d. e.sac-fon IN tas cOE.c-erate
army during the civil var. -c
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

1t is 10. a remedy put up by any
Tenn. Dick ar Harry; it is com
pounded by expert pharmacists. Ely
Bros Cff=r a 10c trial size. Ask
your druggist. Full size Cream
Balm Soc We mail it. Ely Bros,
Sc Warren St, n. Y. City.
Since 1861 l have been a great
sufferer from catarrh. I tried Ely's
Cream Ralm and to all Appearances
am cured Terrible headaches from
which 1 had long suffered are gone.
w. J. Hitchcock, late Major L. S
Vol and A. A. Gen, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28
OUR UlTIMATUM
AND SPAIN'S ANSWER.

SPANS prompt action in severing
diplomatic relations with the United
States the moment President Nc.
Kinley's ultimatum demanding, in
the name of this government, that
Spain must eliLquish it's authority
in the island of Cuba, is tantamount
to declaration Of war. The uiti,
matum cabled te Minister Woodford
at IL No., Wednesday was in this
language:
"April 20, 1898 -Woodford, Min
lister, Madrid: You have been furnish
cd with the text of joint resolution
voted by the congress of the United
States upon the 10Th inet.-approved
to day-in relation to the paoifcstion
Of the island of Cuba
In obedience to that act, the Pres
ident directs you to Immediately
communicate to the government oil
Spain said resolution with the for
NAL demand of the United States
that the government CT Spain must
relinquish it's authority and govern
ment in the island of Cuba and with
draw its land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters.
In taking this step United States
hereby disclsims any disposition 0,
intention to exercise sovereignty
| jurisdiction or control over sale
island except for the pac,fcatior
thereof, and asserts it's determine
ton when that is accomplished, tt
leave the government and control o
the island 10 its people under eucl
free and independent government a
they may establish.
II by the hour of noon, on Satur
day next, the 23d day of April, in
slant, there be not communicated t.
this government by that Ct Spain
| full aud satisfactory response to thi
demand and resolution, whereby til
ends Of peace in Cuba th4!l be al
sured, the President will procee
without further notice to use th
power and authority eDjoined an
conferred upon hum by the said joir
resolution TO such extent as may b
necessary to carry the same into e
feet. SHERMAN
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

Beriie, tie ten year old son OF
Fred Lyons, who lives on West
Hickory street, was drowned at the
reservoir at the water tower at 4
o'clock this afternoon. He WAS play
ing with little sail boats with play
mates and in fishing out = boat
slipped in about 10 feet OF water.
His companions called for help but
the boy drowned before aid could
reach him--NevadA Mail 18th.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

Even if war comes there is no
reason to fear that mon enough will
not be left behind to fl eli the Of
fees.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

To this ultimatum from our gov
eminent Spain made no diplomatic
reply. Without waiting for the for
mail presentation from Minister
Woodford the Spanish government
served notice through its minister
of foreign affairs that all diplomatic
relations had been severed. Minis
ter Woodford at once telegraphed
our state department as follows:
Madrid, April 81, 1898 -Sher-
man, Washington: Early this (Thurs
day. morning, after the receipt of
your open telegram, and before l
had communicated same to Spanish
government, Spanish minister for
foreign affairs notified nae that dip
lomatic relations are to be broken
/ between the two countries sn that
all official communication between
their respective representatives has
ceased. I accordingly asked for safe
passports. Turn legation over to
British embassy and leave for Paris
this afternoon. Have notified con-
suls. WooDFoRD
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

The United States has fought Eve
wars in 122 years since the declara-
ton of independence In each war
we have triumphed. In that period
England has fought six wars-not
including conflicts with savages in
India and in Africa And she has
lost two-both to America. France
has engaged in Elk, and has lost two
one with the allied powers and
one with Germany. Prussia in the
same period has lost two out Of Eve
wars Austria has lost two and gaic.
ed two. Spain has lost every war
she has undertaken in that period
unless her ten years guerrilla war
fare with Cubsns may be called vic
torious -EI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-28

been discovered in the bill authorizing
the president u issue "a call for vol
unteers. /. is probable that the meas
ure will have 70 be sent back 70 con-
gress TO be passed again BY both
houses. This VIII have 10 be done, or
else a supplemental bill will have 70
be passed. The latter course may be
adopted, as It would probably save
time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
Iot1se &
/ errrnann.
LIBERAL Homefurnishers,
Seventh and | SITS. N. w.
HIGHWAY EXTENSION.
Number of Railway Crossings Ma
terinIIy Reduced.

The revised plan of the second section
of the highway extension in that por-
ton of the District outside of the city
limits north of Florida Avenue, between
Norh Capitol and the Eastern Branch,
was forwarded by the District Commits
sioners yesterday to the highway COM
mission, composed Of the Secretaries or
War and the Interior and the chief of
engineers Of the Army
The report of Mr.. Richards the assist
ant engineer in charge of the extension
of streets, is transmitted with the plan
He states that a complete revision has
been made in the parts contiguous to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad so that
the numerous crossings involved in the
former scheme have been reduced to
one-third the number, and designed to
be above or below the grade Of the rail-
road.
The protests made before the high
way commission, which We're referred
to the engineer commissioners office,
have been carefully considered. and the
charges therein suggested have in
many instances, appeared in the inter-
est Of economy, as Wen as adding de-
sirable features to the plan.
Concerning all the changes, it is said
that they hinge on matters of detail.
and that the revised plan as regards
the trunk lines of travel and the ma
jority of cross streets varies little from
the original plan
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
"a Most Interesting Story"

Mr.. c. II. Beckwith, formerly of Chi
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Consumption Causes an Increase In
the Mortality.

consumption Causes an Increase in
the Mortality.
The mortality IN the District last week
numbered 116; white IS. death rate III,
colored 5li death-rate %. The annual
average death-rate per 1000 for the
whole population was 2L5. Zymotic dis
eases were responsible for 10 deaths,
being 6 more than occurred from this
class of diseases during the preceding
week. There was an increase of 7 deaths
from consumption, 2 from diphtheria, 4
from diseases Of the heart, and from
grippe Fatal cases of pneumonia de
creased from p TO is, bronchitis from to
3. There was a falling off of deaths
due TO malignant growths.
Bifty-seven cases Of scarlet fever were
in quarantine March z, 1898. The new
cases reported during the week just
ended numbered q, and the number of
persons released from confinement was
10 This leaves under treatment G. cases
Of this disease in 81 premises.
At the close Of the last report Sc per-
sons were isolated on account Of diph-
iberia. Nine new cases have been re-
ported up to date, S patients were re-
ported as recovered and 3 died, this leav-
ing in quarantine 81 persons in "a hours
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
ART FOR AMERICANS.
Interesting Lecture by William Ord
way Partridge.

Interesting Lecture by William Ord.
way Partridge.
Mr. William Ordway Partridge, the
well-known sculptor, delivered an inter-
esting lecture at the Columbian Universi-
ty yesterday afternoon. His subject was
art for the American People"
He has made a model of an equestrian
statue Of Gen. Sheridan that is TO be
erected in this city. In the course of his
remarks he said:
THE faith that brought the Puritan to
this shore and enabled him to remain.
Notwithstanding the rigor of the climate
and the hostility Of the savage, showed it
self in our art beginnings as an inevitable
result. 1t is a very serious question
whether our art has been greatly benefit
ed by the sending abroad of so many
students TO be developed under foreign in
fiuence IT would have been well for us, l
believe if we had imported from Europe
drawing masters and men who could have
taught US the dextrous manipulation of
clay, and ourselves remained in our own
country, developing an art which is an
integral part of the life of the people. I
realize that il saying this I am making q
bold statement, yet ] believe IL to be true.
How did we produce in this country
such men as Emerson. Hawthorne and
Whittier, to say nothing Of men like Lin
coin, Grant, Lee and Sumner? Certainly
not by an order Of foreign study or by
subjecting them, when young, 10 the In
huence of foreign nations. What is true
of literature and craftsmanship must be
true of art There is IN our people a
certain simplicity of purpose, honesty OF
endeavor and nobility which would have
found expression in sculpture had Eu-
rope sunk beneath the seas"
Friday afternoon the subject of the
lecture win be Patriotism and Art"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-24
REV. DIR. HAMLIN's SERMON.
large Audience Listens to the
Fourth of the Leutcn Series.

Lnrgc Audience Listens to the
Fourth of the Leuten Series.
Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin D. D., pastor
of the Church of the Covenant, delivered
the fourth Of his series OF Lenten Bible
lectures in the auditorium of the church
yesterday afternoon.
\ large and fashionable audience was
present. The lecture was introduced by
an organ recital by Harvey Murray, the
organist of the church. Dr. Hamlin :
topic was the different goddess of the
Holy Scripture. He spoke at great length
on the history and characteristics of the
CodeX Silenicus, in the British Museum
the Codex Vaticanus; in the Vatican at
Rome, and the Codex Alexandrinus, in
the Imperial Library at st. Petersburg
These three Goddess he said, ARE
the original source to which the world
of Biblical scholars has been going for
original information during the last 200
years. Thinking of the codices in their
original form we should get out of our
minds the form and appearance of the
Bible as it is today. We should under
stand clearly what form the matter in
the codices took.
IN the CodeX Silenicus there was no in
dication of the beginning or ending of the
different books of the Bible. The whole
thing was run together in one continuous
manuscript. In thinking of the codices
as they are in the original, we see what
a task it was for scholars to arrange
and translate the original manuscript