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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
ABOUT PEOPLE
Stranger In the CITY ana wheeling Peo'
pie Abb Dad.

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pie A0l"a"'
Private Carr, who formerly lived at
Cameron, W. va, and VINO mas for some
time been IN me regular army n.y., ef ~
60 IN tne SlLy , Ism Sys aSo o arH ',
LIES UISso ,, SS * onttro coTonsISn Car
srTI Of Some S.V os tde bHrdshIps exper-
fenced at the front and also Of some Of
the more pleasant geatures OF army life.
He said that some OF the men had to
sleep in trenches, with the soft side OF
boulder for Il pillow, while their slnm-
bers were often disturbed by the sing
ing OF but!ets. He was OF course justly
PROUD OF tnesEeceht HtSeveI'' SS u s siI
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
RACK FROM THE REVIEW.

Prof. John NJ. Birch and Mr.. James
X, Hail yesterday returned from New
York, where they witnessed the great
naval review last Saturday. They were
eagerly interviewed yesterday by
friends, Both brought back relics from
the Santiago naval battle, given them
by Lieutenant Van Duscr, Of the Iowa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

cHIcKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILL
TARY PARK. August a.-The second
brigade OF the third division first corps
left for Lexington to-day. The regl-
ments expecting to leave tomorrow are
the Sixth Ohio. Fifteenth Indiana and
First West Virginia. constituting the
second brigade of the second division.
third corps, have been ordered to Knox
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

WASHINGTON. D. c., August "a
The governor Of West Virginia called
on the adJutant general of the army at
the war department to-day, and so inn
pressed with the advantages Of Char
lesion In that state as site for MILL
tary camp that Major Mills, OF the in
spector generals department was sent
there to investigate and report.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

WASHINGTON, D. c.. August Alt
ia learned that the government has
practically completed the instructions to
the military commissions which are to
have direction Of AFFAIRS in Cubn and
Porto Rico pending the evacuation OF
the islands by the sp0niHrds. Within
few days everything is expected 90 be
in readiness for the departure OF the
commissioners early In September,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

I HAD running. itching sore on ny
leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's Ont.
ment took away the burning and Itch
ing instantly and quickly effected per-
manent cure" c. W. Lenhart, Bowling
GFenn. O
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

WASHINGTON, D. C., August a.
The review OF the troops at Camp Alger
was completed this afternoon, when the
Third Virginia. First Connecticut aud
Eleventh signal corps passed before
General Goblin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

FIVE Of the greatest horse races that
ever took place In West virginia can be
seen on Labor Day, Saturday, August
"a, nj the Fair Grounds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
our SOLDIER BOYS.
Letters from IntellIgenSer Soldier
Correspondents at
CAMP THOMAS AND JACKSONVILLE

A NEW YORK REGIMENT De-
FEATEp THE FIRST WEST vIR-
GINA m TUG OBJ WAR" AT
CAMP THostAs-THE BOYS ARE
ANXIOUS TO Be MUSTERED
OUT OF THE sERv1cElTHE
'IMMuNEs' TRIP TO JACKSON
VILE DESCRIBED.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25

ATTEND cathedral parish picnic nj
state ftlir grounds next Thursday. Ad-
mission 10 cents. ---.-----,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-25
mas. porKlN IN JAN.
She DECLARES her Innoesneo-A ciae to
tho l'oIaoned Candy.

Sno UGclNFel AAsE luhoSoHSo - SAssS ~
tlo Poisoned Candy.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2i.-Mra-
D. A. Botkln who Is accused of caus-
ing the death of Mrs, j. P, Dunnlng
and Mrs. j. D. Deane. OF Dover, Del, is
now In the city prison here. having
been brought from stockton this morn
Ing. Mrs. Botkln declined absolutely
to talk TO newspaper Representatives,
but TO the chief of police she earnestly
protested hec Innocence.
What the police regard as an import
ant piece of evidence was made public
in Stockton to-day. Frank satrell, a
salesman in the Wave candy store at
that place, says that about three weeks
ago woman came into the store and
asked for a four-bIt box of candy, say
Ing that she had some candy that she
desired to put In the box with some Of
the store candy. Satrell gave her box
which did not have the firm name on It.
The candy which she put IN looked old
to him and It scarcely half filled the
box. He says he did not observe the
lady closely. and can only describe her
by saying that she was Of medium
height and build.
W. =. Kuhn, proprietor Of the store.
says that ne would know both the box
and the candy again should he see
them.
STOCKTON, Cal, August 2i.-Mrs.
Botkln spent rather restless night in
her cell in the county tnii here last
night, after having been arrested for
the alleged murder Of Mrs. Cumming and
Mrs. Deane. She had nothing to say.
however, and positively refused to see
reporters. The accused woman was Ia
ken from the Jail in this city this morn
ing In hack and driven to the station
where she left for San Francisco on the
S:95 train, accompanied by Chief Of Po-
lice Gail, Of Stockton. Detective Gibson,
OF San Francisco, and her husband.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
A SENSATION LOOKED FOR.
Murder. Committed Eleven Years Ago,
Seems In Fair Way to be Cleared
Up by n Confession.

Washington Court House. O., Oct. Z.
Eleven years ago Louis Ball was
foully murdered here, his head being
cut off with razor, and his head and
body laid across the railroad tracks in
such a manner as to appear that he
had been killed by train. Abraham
Huffman was arrested for the crime,
but was released for lack of convinc-
Ing evidence. Others were suspected,
but it looks now as if the death-bed
confession of Mrs. Jeffreys, of Hills
boro, o., just made in the presence of
four persons, whom she called to her
death chamber, will reveal the identi-
" of the murderer. Mrs. JetfreyS i'm
plicated herself. another woman and
four men giving their names. She said
she held Balls head while a man cut it
off with razor; that the blood was
allowed to flow into tub. which was
afterwards concealed under a house,
and that the other woman held Ball
on her lap while his head was being
cut off. The men carried the body
and head to the railroad track to cover
up the crime. The persons implicated
live in and about the city. Detectives
nave gone to Highland county for adj
ditional evidence, and big sensation
Is looked for.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
REPORTS DISCREDITED.
The Situation In Pekin Not Believed to be
as Serious as Reported-A Mark
OF Confidence.

Washington. Oct. Such informa.
tion as has reached the state depart
ment respecting the reported death
and assassination of the emperor of
China. goes to entirely discredit the
stories that he has been poisoned or
that he is dead. It is not possible to
say positively just what sources of in
formation are available. but il is
known that they are regarded as en-
tirely reliable by the state depart
ment.
Moreover. the situation generally in
China is not believed by the depart
mental officials to be as serious as rep
resented, and signal mark of conf
dcnce is the decision not to follow the
course of certain European govern
ments in sending nj this time a force
of soldiers or marines to Pekin. The
HoSton. one of the two American war
shiys ordered To get as near as posi-
bic to the disturbance. will go as far
ms the Taku forts AT the mouth of the
Pang-IIO river. where she must stop
on account of her draught. The lit
tie gunboat Petrol, however. is eX-
pectcd to go 50 miles up the river to
Tien-Tsin. and her steam launch
might proceed from that point as far
ms Pekin. if necessary.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII.
Recommended by tho Commission
Authorized by Congress.

Washington, Oct. 7.-Senator Nor
gan, of the Hawaiian commission. ar
rived in Washington yesterday, and
called at the White House for an
hours conference with the president.
In answer 10 inquiries, the senator
said that the members of the commits
sion would meet here about November
20 and prepare and present their re-
port TO the president and congress.
lie declined to discuss the report or
the views of the commissioners fur
Their than to say that the published
reports of what the commission would
recommend were wrong in every es-
sential particular.
"Of course" he remarked, Eve favor
a territorial form of government. as
that was plainly the intent of con
gress, as shown in the act authorizing
the creation of the commission, but
what particular form of territorial
government we shall recommend can
not now he stated"
The senator, in speaking Of the
Philippine question. said that, in his
Judgment, the United States should
retain possession of the whole group
of islands, giving to the natives the
right TO govern themselves within GER
tain limitations and under the general
supervisory control of the United
States. Senator Morgan left for his
home in Alabama last night.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
A FORMAL RECEPTION.
Our New Secretary of state Receives tho
Members Of the DIpIo-
matte Corps.

Washington, Oct. 7.-Secretary Hay,
by invitation, yesterday, met the dip
lomatic corps at the state department.
by II o'clock, the hour appointed for
the reception, more than half IA hun
dred of the diplomatic body had as
scmbled in the diplomatic ante-room,
all i'll civil dress except the oriental
contingent. None of the ambassadors
were present. all being out of the city.
The members of the corps took their
position in long line, and Secretary
Hay. accompanied by Assistant Secrc-
tary idee. made his way down this
line, being introduced by the assistant
secretary to each of the ministers and
and charges, who. in turn, presented
to the secretary their own secretaries
and attaches.
From his long residence in Washing
ton and his experience abroad. the Sec
rotary was already acquainted with
many of his callers. which fact afford
ed an opportunity for some very
pleasant personal exchanges. There
was no further ceremony connected
with the reception, which occupied
less than half an hour.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
OUR POSTAL SYSTEM.
II Is Now Being Established All
Over Puerto Rico.
The OnerOus Task Entrusted to Nal.
james l.. stewart by the POST
Onice Authorities mt
Washington.
TSpecial Washington letter.

A great calamity it would be II the
rosral service should cease in the ma
iional capital, or if the people of any
other large city should be deprived of
the mail facilities to which they have
been accustomed.
suppose that 100000 people in Hi
rois, Iowa or any other state should
be unceremoniously deprived of their
post offices, their railway postal
trains, their letter carriers, their
money order system, their star routes,
their opportunity to buy and use post
age stamps. Or, fer example, suppose
that the cities of Milwaukee, Spring
field, Des Moines, Omaha or Kansas
City. or any other cities of similar size,
should be cut off from postal inter-
course with the surrounding country
alone, there would be so much trouble
anG discomfort that the writer need
Let describe it.
We'll, there is an American territory
containing 100000 American citizens
where the sudden stoppagc of postal
facilities has been imminent. Only
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12

Arkwr.ght, the inventor of the spin.
ming machine, was . barber.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
THE WAR INVESTIGATION.
Gen. Boynton Concludes His Testimony
and Gen. Lee Is Called Had No
Complaint to Make.

Washington, Oct. THE war inves-
tigating commission held two sessions
Yesterday. In the forenoon Gen. II.
V. Boynton concluded his testimony.
and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was heard in
the afternoon.
Gen. Lee detailed the conditions pre-
vailing in the camp at Jacksonville.
He said the site was a good one, the
supplies were plentiful, the men well
taken care of. and he had no COM
plant to make of the war depart
ment's treatment of his command. lie
also took occasion, in reply to a gues-
tion put by Capt. Howell. to say that
he did not consider that he had been
sighted in the war. He had wanted
to go TO Havana, and the president had
recently told him that in case it had
been necessary 20 take Havana by
assault. he had intended to ask him
(Gen Lee) to lead the assaulting
army.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12

All of the post Offices must be es-
tablished there as first as fourth class
post Offices are established in new
communities In the United States, and
must be subject to our laws and Gus
toms. Therefore, after approximate
ing the facts in the different sections
of the island, we will establish star
routes, make contracts with men TO
carry the mails, and select postmastsrs
who are intellectually and education
ally competent, and establish fourth
class post Offices, leaving the salaries
to adjust themselves.
AT the end of the last term of this
calendar year, December 81, all of the
postmasters in Puerto Rico will re-
port the amount of their business TO
the third assistant postmaster general.
and these reports, having been record
ed, will be transferred TO the Office of
the first assistant postmaster general.
In the salary and allowance division of
the first assistant postmaster generals
office the financial reports of the post
masters of Puerto Rico, is we'll as the
states and territories of the United
States, will be carefully gone over,
and the salaries Of postmasters accord
ingly adjusted.
For example, | assume that a ma
jority of the fourth-class post offices
established by our commission will re-
main fourth-class post Offices. Put
when the accounts of the postmasters
nd n
are considered by the salary and al
lowance division those offices will be
made third class or second class with
large salaries, and then they will be
what we call presidential post offices.
AS soon as the adjustment OF the
finances shows that the salaries of TIE
postmasters of the larger offices should
be more than 81 200 per annum, the Of
fees will become presidential in class,
and new postmasters will be appointed
by the president, with the advice and
consent of the senate. suppose that
when these accounts are all adjusted,
next January, it will be incumbent
upon the president to appoint at least
five or six presidential postmasters for
lueTtO hlcO. AS the pOpuldNl III
creases and the island becomes
Americanized the postal business will
expand just as have seen it grow with
the growth of the country between the
great lakes and he Pacific coast"
After receiving this interesting in
formation concerning Puerto Rico,
the writer called upon First Assist
ant Postmaster-Gcneral Heath, and
inquired concerning the proposed
postal service in Cuba, Hawaii and the
Philippines. Gen. Heath said: You
must remember that Puerto Rico alone
is our territory; and that Cuba and
the Philippines do not belong to US
as a result of the war. In Hawaii,
where everything is already American
in spirit, we will permit the postal serv'
ice to remain just as it is. When an,
nexation is complete we will proba-
bly, give American commissions tc
those postal agents who are now on
duty there by appointment of the Ha-
waiian republic. That will be the nat
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


Gen. James Longstreet, United
States railroad commissioner, was In
Birmingham, Ala. the other day,
with his wife and party of friends en-
route TO Gainesville. Ga, his home, af-
ter tour of the west. where he has
been inspecting and investigating the
bonded and land grant railroads. When
questioned as to the result of the war
as far rs the feeling between the north
and south was concerned, he said the
late war had accomplished something
that nothing else could have done-the
obliterating all sectionalism. He re-
fusde TO give any opinions as to he
conduct of the war but said the result
was grand and glorious. He said the
condition of the country was good.
and all that was lacking in the west
was rain.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
| PUERTO RICAN MAIL CARRIER.

A PUERTO RICAN MAIL CARRIER.
ural and proper thing to do, at least
al the beginning of our assumption OF
authority.
"As to Cuba, you must remember
that we have not acquired that island;
but have only assumed the response
bility of giving to the Cubans stable
government. We cannot assume SOW
ereignty there at once. and hence we
cannot establish postal system. AS
to the Philippines. we cannot tell how
much or how little of that archipelago
we shall take until the peace commits
sion shall have concluded its delib-
erations, and until the Spanish cortes
and the American senate have rati-
fed their work. Therefore we can
not establish a postal system for the
Philippines, nor make any aggressive
effort in that direction.
The peace protocol provides that
we shall possess Manila and Manila
bay; and we have established postal
station there, and are selling uniteo
States postage stamps, and sending
out letters with those stamps. But
beyond that the post Office department
cannot go for the present. The only
work which we have authority to do
Is to establish a postal service for
Puerto Rico, which belongs to us by
right of conquest. and that work we
have undertaken. The commission OF
which Mai. Stewart is chairman is
composed of experienced men, and.
nnder Mai. Stewards direction.
SMITH d. FRY.
Arkwr,ght, the inventor of the spin
WAS n barber.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
He Looked Like the Man who He'd
Exhibited an Educated
PIG.

my pride had a fall the other day" said
4 well known man who Is prominent IN pub
lie affairs. ~ few days back ! had to go
to a little town IN the western part OF the
state on a matter of business. The matter
that took me there was soon transacted,
and to amuse myself until it was time to take
my train back, I attended the fair that
CHANGED 10 be in progress at the time.
II noticed as soon Al was on the grounds
that | was attracting a good deal Of atten
ton, and il rather fattered me, as ! was not
aware that ] was known in that part OF the
state. Wherever | went ] could see that
! was being pointed out, and such express
sions as That's him. Hes the feller!
greeted my ears.
Il began to think that | would be called
upon to make a speech, and was thinking
up what ] could say that would be Of In
tcrest 20 them, when a man, a little bit
holder than the rest, approached me, and
said
Say, mister, when ar ye goin' ter open
up
open up what" asked.
Why said he, amt ye the Teller what
owns the educated hog?
81 had to admit that | wasn't, and a.
soon as that fact became known the atten.
ton that had attracted was gone, and J
was only one of the common herd. looking
at the big pumpkins and crooked noseo
squashes.
at seems that party. who looked like
me- had exhibited an educated pig the year
before, and | had been mistaken for him -
Detroit Free Press
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
Arkansas BIg.mlst Sentenced.

Manning Russell. who eloped TO
Texarkana. Tex, last January from
Richmond. Ark, with the widow Mar!
Estes. and who was subsequently ar
rested on the charge of bigamy, stood
his trial in the Hampstead county cir
cult court at Washington, Ark. on 4
change of venue. and got verdict Of
three years in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Russell No. 2 was discharged by the
court. it being shown that Russelts
first marriage. which occurred in Nir-
GINA. and the existence of his first
wife. who now resides here. were
facts unknown to tn" woman ut the
time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-10-12
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT.
Our Exports to China and Japan
are Rapidly Increasing in
Volume and Value.
OTHER COUNTRIES ARE LOSING TRADE.
In Cotton Alone. the Increase Of japan,
importations from the United states
for the First Half Of 1898 was o,ooo,-
900 Yen Over the Corresponding Period
of lse7-Trsde with China,

Washington, Oct. THE steady
and rapid growth of our commerce
with the orient is illustrated by n
statement just received by the treas
ury bureau of statistics showing the
imports and exports of Japan during
the first half of the present calendar
year. This shows that Japan's pur-
chases from the United States CON
tinue TO increase with great rapidity,
while in many cases those which she
has been accustomed to make from
other parts of the world are being re-
duced.
Heavy Importations of Raw Cotton.
Her importations of raw cotton
from the United State. in the first six
months of 1898 were 12,732, O64 yen in
value, against 3,Sl1,s2 yen in the cor
responding months of the preceding
year. The total importations of cot
ton into Japan in the half year
amounted to 27,702. 963 yen in value.
mn increase of little over 1900. 900
yen over the corresponding months of
1897. while the increase from the
United States alone was nearly 9,O0O,-
900 yen, showing n general reduction
firm other parts of the world. while
the imports from the United States
were more than trebled.
Iron and steel Goods.
Our manufactures OF iron and
steel seem to be especially satisfactory
to the Japanese. the increase i'm nearly
all articles of this class being strongly
marked.
The finer grades of American manu-
facture also seem to he finding spe-
cial favor among the Japanese, i'm
ports of American watches having in
creased from 95,511 ven i'm the first
half of last year to 10000 yen in the
first half of the present year, while
our own records of expectations show
an increase in exports of typewriters.
sewing machines and other articles of
this class to japan in the fiscal year
just ended rs compared with those OF
the preceding year.
Trade with China Increasing.
gratifying increase in many articles.
The total exports from the United
States to China in the month of Au-
gust. 1898, were 81 1921 against
$770,570 in the corresponding month
of last year.