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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-23
noaE SOLDIERS sAn

For Spain from Porto Evacuation
CommIIsionsrS Allowing Everything.
SAN JUAN, Island of Porto Rico,
Sept. z2.-The Spanish transport San
Francisco sailed for Spain yesterday.
There was a repetition of yesterdays
scene when the Asturlas battalion Of
Spanish troops marched to the wharf for
embarkation. Captain General Maclas
and his stan reviewed the depaRting sol
dlers, who bade farewell to their SWEET
hearts and wives. Some OF tho soldiers
Wept profuselY. and there was quite a
pathetic aspect to the affair. As the
ship swung away from the pier the sol
dlers on board Of her raised faint
cheer and the women proceeded to the
sea wan where they stood for hours
waving their bandkerchlefs until the
San Francisco was only a speck on the
horizon.
The Spaniar1s, al the meetings Of the
military commissions, are raising many
questions regarding the civil adminls-
tratlon Of the Island and the disposition
81 public property. but the American
commissioners refuse TO dlscus0 them az
being beyond their jurisdiction. Our
commissioners are disposed to allow the
spanlards to carry on lot OF useless,
old material, rather than make fight
10 retain IL
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TOO REALISTIC.

A Bomb ExpIodSS Under che sliH Of Pitts
bHrEh Exposition HntSrtAinOrS, KtliinE
Two Msn-rhs FirSwOrkS Went on At
the Wrong Time
P1TrsBuRGH, Sept, 22-capt. Geo.
]. Adams. aged 80, and Captain Charles
Miller, aged %. his assistant, were In
stantly killed while conducting a fire.
works display and reproduction OF the
Manila battle on the Allegheny river In
front OF the exposition building to-
night.
As nightly feature at the exposl-
ton, Captain Adams has been during
the past week reproducing in miniature
the great naval battle at Manila with
great success. Tonight was soldiers
night, and extra preparations had been
made to have good show. The explo-
sives failed to work properly and Ad-
ans and Miner were In SKIN In the
middle Of the river endeavorlng to make
the fireworks and explosion effective. In
some way, as yet unknown. the bomb
which was intended to blow up the
Spanish ship was exploded almost d.
rectly underneath the skin in which the
men were working, supposedly killing
them instantly.
Bartley Connolly, a l6-year-old boy
who was rowing the skin. was burned
by the explosion but was rescued from
the water by the exposition officers.
AZ the time OF the explosion betw cen
1000 and 5000 spectators were watching
the battle from the exposition wharf
and as everything was in darkness i'm
medlately after the accident, many OF
them saw nothing unusual In the incl
dent and thinking the explosion was
mart of the nroHrR ndtFna sent i'm n mighty
cheer for Dewey and left, well satisfied
with the entertainment.
The river IS being dragged fer the
bodies Of the victims, but without sue
cess up to midnight.
Captain Adams was a native Of New
Orleans and had been engaged all sum-
mer at Atlantic City giving fireworks
displays and exhibitions OF deep sea
diving from Young's pier. Captain
Miller was native of AsheviAe. N. C.,
where his father and mother still live.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-It is stated
that the war department has received
no detailed report or any Information
from the Cuban military commission re-
gardlng the work of the commission at
Havana. In reply to the question as to
whether there was any disposition to
accede 10 the request OF the Spaniards
for q postponsment Of the evacuation OF
Cuba until some time next spring the
statement was made that no delay
would be considered: that the evacua-
tIon must proceed with expedition and
that the troops OF the United State were
now being put in readiness for the oc-
cupntlon OF Cuba and would be sent
there. No definite date has been fixed
for their departure.
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PARIS, Sept. s2.-The situation here
Is generally admitted to be grave bV
both press and people. The conflict be-
tween the civil and military authorities
is becoming acute. The sudden and
unexpected action of General zurllnden,
the military governor of Paris, in prose-
cutting Colonel PIcquart on the charge
OF forgery and using forged documents.
assumes grave aspect on account Of
the circumstances attending this inter-
ventIon of the military authorities In a
clVll court.
AZ the present moment, when the po-
IitIcaI atmosphere Is subcharged with
dangerous electricity. generated by the
Dreytus atIaiT, the general, who has
just Quilted the cabinet, in defiance Of
civil authority. akes.without consulting
his SUCCESSOR or the premier. an import
ant step. In ordinary circumstances,
the military governor is empowered to
act independently; but now the Dreyfus
question has become a great national
matter, every proceeding in the affair
has state Importance. General zurlln-
denis ignoring of this obvious fact IS
very significant. He comes forward as
the defender OF the army, the prosecu-
tor Of its supposed caiumniators and the
resolute opponent Of revision Of the
case. From this 10 an appeal to the
public in the line OF the establlshmentof
a dictatorship there is no wide step.
The solell says that owing to Vester-
days events, the cabinet at an informal
conference. discussed General zurin-
den's action, and the Fronde even as
serts that the premier, NJ. BrIsson, dis
avows the measures taken against Pic
quart which ne says were instituted
without the knowledge Of the cabinet.
The Radical makes bitter attack on
the general stan, which 1t charges with
aiming at the moral assassination OF
PIcquart through a secret military trial,
Henri Rochefort, IN his paper, the In
translgeant, declares that Picquart was
brlbed by a syndicate or py Germany
to save DreEfus.
Jaures, the Socialist deputy, in the
Petite Repubilque, maintains that tho
general staff of the French army cam
not now escape the full light of a revis-
ion Of the Dreyfus case.
PIcquart was transferred this after
noon to the military prison of cherche
Midi.
The Matln afirms that It has authen-
tic information that the name OF prev-
fus was never once mentioned in the
mass Of documents brought aguinst
him. 1t adds that the only serious doc.
ument is the so-called 'bordereau." The
documents In the case, 1t appears, con-
slst entirely Of fragments of letters re-
ferrlng TO everything except Dreyfus
and the whole matter, the Matln adds,
constitute such a fairy tale that no so-
ber-mlnded person would dream of ac-
ceptIng II.
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1nrRRNATTnNAI nolIlIIb6IoN
In se.sion at QusBSe-Ths ImPertanes Of
Neutrality-suspicious.

In selSion at Qusboe-Tho ImpoFtaheo ek
thSDsltbOFatI0hL
Quebec. Sept. 22.-The people Of the
United States are evidently beginning
to awaken to the great Importance Of
The results which may come from the
work Of the international Joint high
commission now In session In this city.
1t has become known that the Canadian
rapresentatives are urging that the
treaty employing commercial reelproc-
itv be made, which treaty Il l9 held,
would seriously AFFECT nearly all the
great industries of the United States.
These Industries are now being heard
from in a very emphatic way. During
the past tWenty-four hours the Ameri-
can commissioners have been besieged
by deputatlons Of Amerlca praying
that no gtfonciAd treaty ~ 77dll =
tered into which would dis
turb II not In many caseN de.
stroy the present protective tafih
laws OF the United States. To-day the
farmers OF the United States put IN
their protest and It was a very strong
one. They were represented by AArol
Jones, Of Indiana, worthy master OF me
National Grange, and N. ]. Bachelor,
national executive committee. They
were given a very full bearing and VIII
have another audience before the com.
mIsaloners act,
Following Mr.. Jones came another
earnest protest from Mr.. Albert Clark.
president Of the Home Market Club, OF
Boston, Mass. He said the organization
he spoke for had upwards Of 1000 met1-
bers, mostly manufacturers and repre-
sented a total capital interest Of $f0o.-
100000. He opposed commercial reci-
procity. He said that between two
countries having the same products for
exchange reciprocity was never succesa-
ful.
Another protest came from Congress.
man ]. A. Tawney, Of Minnesota. In be-
half OF the lumbermen OF the United
States. He presented to the American
commissioners printed memorial sign
ed by ESQ Of the principal lumber fFIn1
In twenty-one states and protesting ear
nestly against the reduction Of the duty
on Canadian lumber.
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Csrrrra on liz DiEnItH.

MADRID. Sept. 22.-The marked COOL
ness OF Admiral cervera and his officers
towards the minister Of marine. Senior
Aunon, is much commented upon here.
Senior Aunon and his siam, in uniform,
met Admiral Cervera and his party at
the railroad depot. The admiral halted
before the minister, saluted and said
stiflF:
~ am at the orders OF your excell-
ency. shaii present myself at the
ministry to-day as is my duty"
The admiral then started to leave, at-
ter embracing Captain EUIate, the for
mer commander OF the VIEcaya, and
his other comrades.
The minister OF marine offered the
use OF his carriage to Admiral Cervera,
but the latter declined to accept It and
entered another carriage.
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LONDON, Sept 2s-The Daily Mails
Pekln correspondent telegruphIns We'd
nesday, says:
The DOwager Empress is greatly In
eensed over RussIa'S passlyItV over Ii
Hung Chang's degradation. and Sir
Claude McDonald's attitude since Ii
Hung chang's fall. She has granted to
~ Paviofr. the Russian charge DAFT
talres. several lengthy audiences. Prob
ably Ii Hung Chang Will return to
power, but not to office.
The widest rumors are aROat. It Is
reported that the emperor has had al-
tercatlons with the TsunE Ii Yamen
and the Dowager gmpressV
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A Score, C.,,Inn 10 Ru,,In.

LONDON. Sept. "a dispatch to the
Globe from Hong Kong, published this
afternoon. purports to give details OF
the secret convention signed at PekIn
on March p. It appears that Hau-
YIng-Kouol, OF the Chinese foreign Of
Ace, thereby concluded an agreement
with St Petersburg by which China
eeded Port Arthur and Wan,
SiIpulatIng that only Russian warships
enter OF dock at Port Arthur.
Russia, 1t also appears. gets the ex-
elusive use of the inner barbor OF Ia
Lien-Wan, the sole administration Of
the ceded territories and tract of land
"9'ih Of Ta-Lien-wan is designated as
a buffer belt.
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FIrbtinr ,he Toboeeo Trult.

ST. LOUIS. NO., Sept. 22,-The Re-
public tomorrow viii say:
Tobacco manufacturers and dealers IN
st. Louis regard the 10 per cent cut
made bV the Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Company on all Its brands as the be-
ginning of another terrific fight to be
waged between the independent factor
les and the American Tobacco Com
pany, commonly referred to as the
Trust. The fact that the Drummond
Tobacco Company, OF this city, has not
made any reduction, leads TO the BELIEF
that the continental deal Will 50
through, even it has not already been
contaminated and that the Drlmmond
people will cast their lot with the COM
bIne. What action Will be taken BY the
continental company toward the meet
ing the cut OF the Liggett & Myers
company cannot be stated until the ne
gotintiOns are all settled.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 22.-The supreme
lodge of scottlsh Rite Masons adjourned
this afternoon, to meet In Philadelphia,
the third week in September. 1919. The
report OF the financial committee was
adopted. It's balances were all on tho
surplus side, including an Item of $751;
900 in the investment fund. The trtl8-
tees made q report on the cathedral,
which Is located here. Colonel Enoch 4.
Carson, who has been a Scottish Rite
Mason for over nifty years, 10 In such
poor health that he has been unable 20
participate this year AZ much a. for
merly. He came to the cathedral to-
day before the council closed, and was
given most enthusiastic ovation. The
members and their ladies were enter
tanning during the afternoon by Com
gresham and MB. BromWell
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COL. BRYArs VISIT


To Wa1hIn EtSu-CRlIs at tllS War Depart
mont and Oh the President
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2I-col-
onel william j. Bryan, Third Nebraska
volunteers, was at the war department
to-day, and occasIoned as much interest
among thsemployes as returned San
tiago hero. Colonel Bryan was accom-
panied by Governor Hoicomb and Rep
resentatlve Stark. of Nehrnsku, They
went first to the adJutant generals Of
iIce, where Colonel Bryan registered,
stating that he expected 90 return TO
his station today. In General CorbIn's
ONCE ne shook hands with Vhe EcEerai
ana introduced the gentlemen accom-
panylng him. The cnll wuB formal ard
hrlet. The party was then Introduced TO
Acting Secretary Melkeljohn, but re-
malned there only few minutes, re-
turning to the udjutant generals Office.
General Corbin inquired as 90 the con-
dltlon Of the camp at Jacksonville, and
asked N the soldiers wanted 10 come
home. Colonel Bryan said that nc had
not made a poll, but his judgment as to
their sentiment was that they did wish
to DO mustered ont. Colonel prVnn
went from the adjutant generals Office
10 army headquarters and called on
General Miles,
Neither to the acting secretary Of war
nor to the adjutant general did Colonel
Bryan or Governor uolcomb make any
request az 10 mastering out the Tnlrd
Nebraska regiment or Hllude to the de-
sires Of Colonel Bryan in reference to
the subject.
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pEKrN, Sept. 2a-An imperial edlct
,u,t issued definitely announces that
the emperor OF China has resigned his
COVER to the Empress tDowager Em-
PRESS who has ordered the ministers
to deliver to her In future their ohlcLal
reports.
II is dlficult to obtain reliable intor-
nation at the palace in regard to the
proceeding, but the recent reformatoTy
edlcts probably caused the change.
While the emperor was subservIent and
mere agurehead. the Dowager Em-
press permitted him to remain In peace,
but 30 soon as he attempted to act on
his own initiative his practical deposit
,lop was the result. HIS principal ad-
wiser, Kang. .Yumol. the Cantonese re-
former, fed in spite OF the vigorous at
tempts made to arrest him, and It is
said he is now on his way to Shanghai
The eRect of the change must be
great In all probability Ii Hung Chang
will be reinstated In power and Rus
sian Influence will increase, The hopes
o. reform so ardently cherished by the
Intelligent factions OF the Chinese are
now impossible Of fulfi1lment,
The suddenness Of the coup is said to
be due to the desire OF the Dowager
Empress to prevent the mission of the
Marquis Ito from being successful. The
Japanese statesman recently came to
Pekin with the object of trying to bring
about an alliance. offensive defen-
sIve, between Japan and China.
The new order of things viii un-
doubtediy prejudice British interests in
China.
1t is reported to-day that the next
edIct win give the full reasons for the
change. The wording of the present
edirt IS not yet obtainabie. but 1t Is In
effect that the emperor requested the
DOwaser Empress to assume power.this
being the third time the request has
been made.
The Marquis Ito In an interview be-
fore the edlct was issued said the en-
peror received him yesterday In the
most cordial manner and said he hoped
to have the advantage OF the advice Of
the marquis In the reforms which his
majesty Intended to undertake.
The marquis, even then, feared that
the inactlon and conservatism Of the
Chinese officials would nulllfy the re.
forms, although he believed the emper.
or was acting in good faith.
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BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Sept. 22.-Al
an Inquest held this afternoon by coro.
ner Doten, II was fully established by
relatives Of Miss Emma Gill, OF South
lnEton that the body found in Yellow
mill pond September I2 and 10 was
hers Her fhther and three brothers
fully identified the remains and the cor
oner Inns issued an order permitting
them to be exhumed and taken 10
Southampton for intermcnt. Undertn-
ker II. l.. Curtis, of stratfgrd, denlea
that Charles A. Plumb Of that town,
now under arrest for completely In tha
crime. has had the use OF any wnEon
or team owned by him for thO last three
months. Plumb Is stu In custody, but
what evidence the police have TO con-
meet him With the case, they refuse 10
diVuige,
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Thar Can Anorh 70 Pnr It

CHICAGO. Sept 22-The retail drug
Rists Of this city have issued calls to the
retail drug trade all over the country
for the organization OF a national asso-
citation to cast on the burden Of the war
tax imposed upon retailers by the man
ufRcturers. The call from the Chicago
retail druEEistS association asks each
state and city organization OF retail
druggists to send delegates to st. Louis
on october II to crente q national pro-
tective association and to meet the man
ufactnrers Of patent and proprietary
medicines
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OF the Reorganization Of the Volunteer
Forces Completed.

OF the Reorganization OF the Voluntosr
Forces Completed.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Major
General Miles. commanding the army,
has completed his plan for the reorgan-
izatlon Of the volunteer forces into
corps, divisions and brigades. This plan
has ben submitted to the war depart
ment for approval. The plan contem-
plates a reorganization OF the volunteer
force which has not been ordered mus
tered out and designated an army OF
occupation for Cuba, provides for the
relief OF the army In Porto Rico and es-
tabllshes a reserve to relieve the troops
In the various Islands which will be oc-
cupeld Dy The United States.
1t Is known that the troops Of the Sew
enth corps, now under General Lee, VIII
be designated to go to Cuba, and that
troops from the camps at Lexington,
Knoxville and MIddletown will be Sc
lected for Cuban duty. II ls understood
that deneral Miles deals only with or
Eanlzatlons, such az corps. divisions,
brigades and regiments The matter OF
commanding and stag officers viii be
settled after the mastering out Of gem
eral and stan officers has been deter
mined
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, WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. = The
President today reviewed from the
portleo of tho white house a detachment
of about two hundred members OF the
marine corps which served at Guantan-
amo during the war, The marines had
Just arrived and they marched direct TO
the executive mansion headed by the
Murine band. The President stood with
barred head as the bronZed heroes
marched past, bOwlng his head. waving
hls hat and clnpplnF his hands In turn.
He seemed much affected by the Rp.
pearance OF the men who had demehn-
ed themselves 30 nobly during those
trying days at the front where they
constituted the only American force on
Spanish soil
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. g2-At
the Republican county convention to-
day the slate agreed upon by the lead
ers of the Combine" and "anti-com-
blRe" factions OF the party went
through without break. Nearly NIL
OF the legislative nominees are said to
be favorable to Nc. Quay's return to the
senate, In one district however. a
hard contest resulted In the success OF
two men instructed to vote against Sem
0tOr QuRy II elected. In the Congres-
slonal districts the only contest was
waged against James Rankin Young,
we'll known newspaper man, who was
renominated By handsome majority,
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TEE DEFEATED RETuRA.
Admiral Csrvsra says his shipO Were I'm
tirsIy Destroyed BY Fire.

Admiral CsrVsrA says his shipS Were En-
tirsIy Destroyed BY Fire.
MADRID, Sept, 22.-AdmIral cervera
arrived here to-day. There were no In
cldents worth noting in connection With
his arrival at the hospital,
In an interview the admiral said he
had a clear conscience regarding San
tlago. Nations, he said, grew great by
their Victories and not by their defeats,
however glorious they might be. Spain
had lived In a dream and she now had TO
face a reality.
The admiral added that his warshlps
were NOT destroyed in battle. but by fire.
General Toral, the Spanish commander
who surrendered his forces at Santiago
de Cuba has also arrived here. He did
50 without attracting any attention. He
was sick IN bed,
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rivals, have commenced BUILDING IN
the north OF New chwang without the
necessary 1ormalIty OF purchasing or
leasing the land from its owners, prae-
tleallH grabbing lots they required, ar
guIng that as they had only built on the
land, It's owners could mot help them
selves and could be amenable 70 any
terms offered bv the Russians BY these
means they would hold the whip hand
over the railway In Eastern China,
which Is 20 run from Petuna to Port
Arthur via Rlrin. Loudkin and Naach-
ing. with a branch from Port Arthur to
New chRang.
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ALL RELATIONS SEVERED
Hstwrsp the Unttod statss OF Colombia
and Italian Government.

hetNTeeb the Onltou States OF CoIOmb(h
and italian Government.
COLON, Colombia, Sept. %, via GAL
WESTON, Sept. 22-Advlces received
from Bogota, the capitol of Colombia,
say that all relations between Colombia
and Italy hnve been severed, owing 20
the action of tho italian government in
the Ceruttl AFFAIR, which the Colombian
officials considered arbitrary and In vlo-
lation of the treaty of 1899, which was
thereby RnnulIed. News received hero
from CSrthagena says It is rumored
there that Colombia agrees TO pay the
clalm of Punchard, McTaggart s. Co.,
or 100000 francs as a result of a
breach of the AntIguiun railroad con.
trnct.
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RUSSIAN AcoUIREMENrs
In china to Chrskn,Rlr the Proposed Dri.
Hsh NhIITOad.

In China to Chrekn,Riu the Proposed BFi.
'Ish IlRIIFOad.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22.-Advlces
by the steamEhlp China, arrived to-day
state There are rumors OF British and
japanese concessions on the island OF
Nan,ai at Foo Chow. one OF the mem
bsrs ot the crew Of her majesty's ship
Linnet has been making survey in the
ne'ghborhood # is thought. for the In
formation Of Sir Claude Macdonald.
News comes from New Chwang that
the Russians have been acquiring large
tracts OF land in the vicinity to make
capital ou, Of the proposed British rnii.
way enterprise in that region. as It
seems that the land on the proposed
''nte OF ,hc Russian railway has been
purchased by she British. who demand.
el eEorbiiant prices for the same, Rus
'l"hH, by way Of eheek-mailnE their
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MAY GAUSE TROUBLED
The Colonial Government of Cuba
Taking a Hand
IN EVACUATION PROCEEDINGS.

Tue Government vvas EstaBlirhod Bssoro
the War Broke out, bat 1t Is Nothing
More thsn a Continuance Of Spanish
DonInatiOp-Its Main ParpOSo iS a Set.
tISmsnt OF the Cuban Dobt-Thsro is
Likely 70 ss a Ruds Awakening Il the
PrO-spunl,h Element Becomes too Tn-
sI,tont-Ths Time aud Place OF EvHsua-
uOn are the Only ThinE' 70 be Settled
atPrsssnh