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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-09
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

At bedford. PennsyIvhula-2o0 Cases 81
dhe DIsSnEe- Startling tate Of An'airS'
HUNTINGDON. Pa, Dec. S.--Among
Bedtord's population OF $500, there a:e
about two hundred cases OF what is
said to be genuine smallpox. This
alarming condition of affairs was dis
covered yesterday and up to that day
there continued an interrupted COM
mingling Of the citizens Of the town ir-
respective of their physical. condltlon.
DR.. W. 3. Atkinson, OF Philadelphia, in-
spectOr OF the state board OF health
passed through here to-day on his re-
turn home from Bedford. where ne
spent yesterday In diagnosing the dis-
ease that prevails from one end OF the
town to the other. The Bedford physi'
clans disagree, some pronouncing u 70
be chicken pox and others harmless
skin disease.
DR.. Atkinson, otter a thorough exam
InatIon. said It is genuine smallpox. He
himself counted 1870 cases in the town
and believes there are fully 200 in oil.
Men, women and children. he declared,
with smallpox crusts on their bodies
and faces, have been travelling the
streets day and night and visiting from
house to house. unconscious of the true
nature OF their terrible afilictlon. The
rapid spread OF the disease was due TO
the inability OF the local physicians 10
diagnose It, not one OF the practieing
physicIans OF the town ever before hav-
ing treated smallpox case.
Drastic measures were taken to-day
to prevent the coutaglon from spread
ing further. The whole town is closely
quarantIned, pollced and guarded and
heroic measures will be prosecuted to
check the plague.
The danger to the whole central part
OF the state Is manifest, as people OF
Bedford, while infected with the dis
ease, have been travelling far and near,
George Martin, member OF Company
A, Fifth regiment, OF Huntington, who
Is afflicted with smallpox, contracted the
disease while playing football in Bed
ford from an opposing Bedford player.
who at the time showed the crusts OF
smallpox on his face. The Huntingdon
school board has ordered compulsory
vaccination Of all the pupils.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. s.-The
first ofthe special pension bills growing
out of the spanlsh-Amerlcan war to be
introduced at the present session Is that
Of Representative Glllett. OF Massachu-
sets, to pension the wldow OF Captain
Dickinson, Seventeenth United States
infantry, mortslly wounded during the
fight at FL Caney on July last. Other
bills of this character, coming over from
last session, are those to pension the
sign who lost his life on the torpedo
boat Wlnslow during the bombardment
OF Cardenas; and to pension the widow
OF Captain Gridley. commander OF Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship Olympia, during
the battle OF Manila,
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. S.-The
senate held short session to-day and
then adjourned until Monday, after
making the Nicaraguan canal bill the
unfinished business before that body.
Mr.. Morgan called up the measure
whereupon Mr. PettIgrew moved to ad-
journ.
This motion failed, thirteen ayes to
for,y-two noes, and the bill was brought
forward. Adjournment was Immediate
ly taken. During the session, Mr.. Vest
stated his opposition to the hurried
manner of passing pension bills in the
senate and gave notice that he would
insist upon Il quorum being present
when pension bills were being acted up
on
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MEDICAL SERVICE
OF Army-surgsou Gtneral stsrnbsrs''
ra,tlrnnnY Refnra tlln CommIaaIan.

OF Army-surreou Gsneral sisrnbarE's
Tsitlmony Before the Commisaiou.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The conduct
Of the medical service of the army was
taken up to-day by the war investi-
eating commission, and Surgeon Gen
eral sternberg was rigidly questioned
about his administration. The medical
department, he said. was equipped only
for an army Of 5000 men when the war
broke out and from year TO year the
estimates he had submitted had been
materially reduced by Congress In a
policy of economy of appropriat
He conceded It was mistake not 70
have appointed more contract surgeons
from those who had experience In the
civil war, for their experience would
have been invaluable, but he was Is
noSRr ct The outset OF the pcrmanency
Of the camps.
Threshing over the controversy be-
tween regimental and division hospi-
tails, he credited the establishment OF
the latter to their success in two years
experience in the civil war.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. S.-The
President and secretary OF the navy had
an interesting visitor to-day In the
person of Mrs. Harriet II, p. Stafford,
OF Cottage City, Mass, patriotic old
lady, who desired to present to the gov
ernment the iIag worn by the good old
frlgate Bon Homme Richard during
her memorable victorious engagement
with the British frigate Scraps, Sep
tember %, 1879. Mrs. Stafford had the
historical old ensign in her possession
and presented satisfactory evidence
that II was the first flag bearing the
stars and stripes ever hoisted over an
American vessel OF war and the first
that was ever saluted by foreign ma
val power.
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sH1RYYY w1Lr CONTEST
The Election Of AShby ia Isanawha
Boons-cIay Senatorial District

A4N AtlNGAANa " eAAAAN
oons-clay Senatorial District
Special plSpateh to the Intelllgepeer.
CHARLESTON. W. VA. Dec. s.-M.
Shirley, Republican candidate for state
senate from this district, to-day, by his
attorney, George W. Mccllntic, served
notice Of contest on Walter L. Ashby,
his Democratic opponent at the recent
election. Mr.. Shirley alleges that irreS-
Ullarltles have been discovered IN the
conduct Of the election at various pre-
cIncts IN Kanawha, Clay and Boone
counties, which invalidate the votes
polled at the precincts specified, and
that II they are thrown out, as the law
requires, HE election will be shown oy 9
clear majority.
This action on the part Of Mr.. Shirley
Is one Of the results OF the recount de-
manded by the Democratic candidates IN
Kanawha county. at which irregulaF1-
ties were disclosed. and exceptions taken
that II maintained would make a ma
terial change in favor Of the Republican
candidates.
other Irregularities OF equal Import
ance were discovered In Boone and Clay
counties, where the election law was IRE
auently violated IN the manner in which
the election was conducted and the re-
turns made.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. s.-cardi-
nal Gibbons in behalf Of himself and
the archblshOps of the cathOllc church
in America, has submitted petition to
Congress asking that the question OF
the contract school system be reopen
ed and that Congress again go over the
whole subject of Indian education. The
petition sets forth at length the history
OF the Indian school question and the
legislation applying to Il, up to the re-
cent proylslons in appropriation bills
looking to the gradual dlscontinuance
Of government aid to scctArlan schools.
The petition asks that a congression-
al inquiry be made in place Of the de-
partmental inquiries In order that the
merits and defects OF contract schools
and government schools may be shown,
and mot kept as secret Of state con-
cealed in the files Of any department or
office"
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him to again protest against President
Mcklnley's reference TO the Maine in
his recent message 20 Congress.
Continuing, the Inparciai says there
IL great indignation at the American
commissioners rejection Of senor Rios
request for neutral investigation into
the cause OF the loss OF the Maine. A
seml-oficial note Just issued says:
Spain has been treated By the con-
queror with unexampled cruelty and Is
resigned 20 her fate. But she cannot
tolerate President McKinley's accusa-
tion. for she is conscious Of her COM
plete innocence"
1T Is understood that the government
has decided to end the Paris conference
on the ground that the discussion OF
secondary questions Is impossible"
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SCOPE OF THE TREATY,

-, =
VIII Contain Little Oatsine OF 'h0 nH'h-
inEton Protoeol-Hlos KICKS on FEss''
dentS Mention OF the Maine Ia HIS hes-
sage.
PARIS. Dec S-The members OF the
.,z,.,,-.,., .,,. ,ho ,rea+v wrl contain
commission suS '"e '' w., 1 -,
llttle outside the scope OF tue MashlHB-
;on protocol and the matters directly
b,,od ,boreor ljke the provIslon for the
S.',,lI ,..,i.,,to, ~,
eNdSualIoH VI Sne W. s''s
transfer OF public property therein and
guarantees OF the safety OF the property
~, ,,,,h., =, +bo snoptsb cItIzaps re-
anu i'sAtS VI ''' SP4''''' N''''1'
naming there.
The details OF the last class OF ques-
tions covered by the statement which
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Sorulns 10 the ,, ., Ia,
oy polteness ana ail 9uswatG , eHioeSa w, .at
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mere seetls 20 pg Lotis'nt .I ,..,.
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out oetoLe the SPaHia'uS' a''oiu u'"h "
tngir ,T,i custom; custom; .,,,,o.,1 20 ro-
me MauIld papers are uispossI ,i -, "
NWe the question OF tle lui.le anu Z,
puolc opinion against tne onl'eu Jt"'eS ~. =,
On account OF tne reIerehce isili,.,,,. ILL., W
ms subject IN PresidSht Mchli'iGy L. ,t, ;
message 10 Congress, 4hey lepott 'itas Hi,e
Sehor Montero hlos' prssluent -. .l1
spanish commission mauc IN iIP5it intPas-
stoned denunciation OF lreslueilt MeiN,- M.
.ey ~ me last session ol lle Joli's Su''i-
MISSION. But these reports are pl1s''-
.
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES.

Young man Murders hIS Cousin aud
her EScOrt-Insano Mother Kills hsr
Daugsier, shoots n PhysIcian and then
Suicides.
MISSOURI CITY. No., Dec. s.-What
will undoubtedly prove to be a double
murder, was committed tonight in a
country church two miles out from
Missouri City. Miss Della Clevenger
was shot down. mortally wounded, and
her escort to the meeting house, George
Allen, was instantly killed The MUIR
derer was Ernest CIevenger, cousin to
the young woman, who was one OF his
victims. The tragedy occurred imme-
dlasely after the congregation had been
dismissed, as the worshlppers were
leaving the church. Young Allen and
Miss CIevenger were walking out TO-
gether. Ernest Clevenger. armed with
a revolver. slipped up behind them,
placed the weapon close TO Aliens
head and firmed. His victim fell dead
at his feet and at the same moment the
assassin turned the weapon upon his
fair young cousin, shooting her in the
back. She fell across the body Of her
murdered escort.
The tragedy was due to Young Clev-
enger's insane Jealousy OF his cousin,
and this was intensified by the fact that
her father, Joseph Clevenger, had for
bidden Ernest to come 70 their house.
DETROIT, Mich. Dec s.-whea
Frank Brooks, of 1867 Russell street,
This clty, came home from work to-
night he found In one bedroom his wife,
shot dead, and in another his nine
year-old daughter, also dead. In note
that he found from his wife, she stated
that she was tired OF life and was going
10 heaven and take her little daughter
with ner, from which It is supposed she
committed the murder aud then sulcld-
cd, The woman had been In poor
health for some time.
DR.. oliver s, Bell, OF 1901 Russell
street. was also shot by Mrs. Brooks.
He called In the middle OF the after
noon and presented his OIL az her re-
quest, he says. Sho received hlm cor
daily, md after seating him. went into
side room, as ne supposed to NJ some
money. The next thing he he1ea was a
pistol shot, and simultaneously he ielt
the bullet strike his ,head. He rushed
out. the woman continuing TO fire at
him. After getting his wound dressed,
he went 10 his mothers nome In Wind
sor, Ont, across the river. DR.. Bell
saws that when he entered the house
Mrs. Brooks seemed perfectly rational,
and he was unable ~ account for her
terrible deeds
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WASHINGTON. Dec. s. = Senator
Vest to-day introduced in the senate n
resolution providing for the appolnt-
ment OF Joint commission TO inyesti-
gate the charges OF corruption in the
conduct OF the war with Spain. The
preamble to the resolution recites that
'charges have been made in the public
press over the signatures OF responsible
parties that improper and corrupt
means have been used to secure con-
tracts for the government for the pur-
chase OF vessels for the navy and for
the furnishingSo OF clothing and Other
necessary articles for the army OF the
United States during the war with
Spain at excessive and eXorbltant
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urront p.fIeIsncy nnl Pa..sh.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S,-The urgent
deficiency bill to provide for the sup
port OF the military and naval estab-
ilshments was passed by the house to-
day, practically without opposition. A
fear had been expressed that the meas
ure might open up q prolonged debate
on the conduct OF the war, but the Dem
ocrntIc leaders decided that such n de-
bate would properly come lrter on the
regular appropriation bills or upon the
bill for the reorganization of the army.
There was not word of criticism Of
the war during the debate.
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chrI,tmn, oh,.r for our .oIdLsr..

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgencer.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Dec. S.-A
movement is on foot here to furnish a
Christmas dinner for the two West Vir-
glnla regiments. The dinner IL TO In
clude turkey, cranberrles and all the
regulation fare OF holiday times. MaypT,
DeGruyter has been elected as executive
supervisor. with power 10 appoint the
committees to solicit contributions, and
make the necessary arrangements.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. S.--sen-
ator Vest to-day followed up the debate
In executive session of yesterday, con-
corning the appointment OF senators
and members OF the house to positions
on presidential commissions by the In
PRODUCTION OF bill prohibiting the prac-
tlce Of making such appointments. The
bill is very brief and is as follows:
",rhut no, person while holding a judi
cial or legislative office under the Uni
ted States shall be appointed. by the
President commissioner or agent OF the
government, nor OF any department or
bureau thereof"
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Prominent Presbyterian Divine Dead

MEANWHILE, Pa, Dec. s.-Rev. John
V. Reynolds, died at his residence in
this city to-day. He was born in
Mcadvllle, April u, 1915. and entered
Jefferson College at CannonsburE, In
1881, graduated in 1884. He then enter
ed upon the study OF theology at
Princeton College. and continued until
1888. In 1899 he was licensed to preach
and was chosen pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church OF Meadvllle. Tho
pastoral relation lasted for period OF
thirty gears.
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Special DIspntch TO tho InteIIlgehVeF'
MoRGANTowN, W. VA, Dec. s.-A
telegram received here to-day an
nounced the death of John Wallace. for
many years a citizen OF this place, and a
son of James Wallace, 81. He was sev-
enty-one years OF age. He was 4 brother
Of j. c. Wallace, OF Morgantown; Mrs.
John w. Mason, OF Fairmont. and Rev.
william Wallace, OF Brownsville, Pa.
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SperIaI Dlspntch 10 the lhteHlEsHSeF'
+ CHARLES TOWN, W. VA, Dec. s.
Charles Ramsburg. of Kearneysyille,
while attempting to board a freight
train near that place this morning was
struck and Instantly killed, his right
arm was cut on and he was injured
about the head The DECEASED was
about thirty years old, and was son OF
John j. Ramsburg, Of Leetown. A wife
survives him.
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VICTIMS OF STORM.
Wreck OF British Steamship Lon.
donian in Mld.ocean.
CARGO SHIFTED IN A GALE

Aud She Drif,sd About at ths Msrey Of
tho waves-rhs suporhuman EGortI Of
the ship vedamoro to Rescue Her Grew
RssuIts In Saving FOriy-ayo-TwoAiy-
nve Men Went Down with ihe Vessel,
Together with ESQ Cattle-MOIt OF tho
Lost We're Ca,tismsu-A Partial List Of
the Drowned.
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KINGSTON. Jamaica. Dec. S.-The
Cleaner, a senl-oficlal newspaper, dis
cusslng President McKinleg's message
to Congress, to-day says: America Is
clearly entering on vigorous career
which may carry her to heights of un-
dreamed OF power. or land her In Woe
Cul predlcaments. Therefore, she Is
lucky to possess the active friendship OF
England for ballast on her perllous
voyage ON the ocean OF international
hICkarinps"
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EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Dec. SIT
was announced here to-day that the
Pottery trust has completed Its orgnnl-
za,lon under the laws OF New Jersey,
with twenty million dollars OF capital
stock. The options OF the American pot
terics company. on the East Liverpool
plantB, expire January /, and the CoEI-
blne IS expected 70 have all OF them
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7HE END REAGHBD
In the Work of Negotiating the
Treaty OF Peace.
THE TERMS FINALLY SETTLED.
The Signatures to the Document
VIII be Affixed
TOMORROW OR MONDAY NEXT.

All That nemnins TO bo Done Is the
Epgro"mOnt OF the 1nstrumsnt.
The spanlnrdS are Exceedingly Bitter
over the Result, Although Observing
tho Forms OF Observation-Disclosures
Rios Leaves the Council Chamber for
III, bed In a State Of collopss aud Cha-
rrln-Europsan Nations Bldmed-united
state, Designated a, "a COaIoIsueslss'
Clan"
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THREE HAER TOLD
Devlnnev-Johnson Jury how they
Should Reach n Verdict
AR. HOWARD WILL CONCLUDE

ThsArGumsnts at this lIOrniaa's ssr.ion
OF tho crlminul cOur,-Tssisrday's
Crowds the I.arEestofIho TriaI-Msa,rs.
Boyeo and Dovsnsr mads PowsrfaI Ap.
poaIS Tor the two Dsfsndan,S, while
PrO'ssutOr Meyer, ArraiEumsnt or ths
Psir was scathlng and TsliinE-A vss.
dlet This Evening is Lihsly.i
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WASHINGTON. d. c, Dec. S.-Thc
senate to-dny confirmed the following
nominations:
Powell Clayton. OF Arkansas, to be
ambassador to Mexico.
Brlgadler Generals to be major gem
erals, Guy " Henry, United States
army; Leonard Wood, U. S. v.
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For President of Ohio Fed0ratiOm-He
md supporters Bolt Convention.

md supporters Bolt Convention.
ZANEsvILLE, o.. Dec. S-August
Smith, of Toledo, was elected president
OF the Ohio Federation of Labor here
to-day. after l.. II. Lewis. OF Bridge
port, the former president, and COM
pnny Of supporters had withdrawn
from the convention.
Lewis undertook to control the con-
ventlon in the Interest cf his own re-
election, hut the convention refused to
adopt a crcdCntial report seating six
delegates on whom Lewis success de-
pended. \ great confusion resulted and
the Lewis part walked out.
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NAPLES-Aller, New York to Genoa,
BREMEN-Eaiser Friedrich, New
York via Southampton.
QUEENSTOWN - Rhynland, Phila-
delphla for Liverpool.
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WASHINGTON. d. C., Dec. Seen.
Garcia. OF the Cuban army, who has
been confined to his hotel for some days,
is announced to be quite serlosly sick.
There are some fears OF pneumonia.
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MADRID. Dec. s-The impartial to-
day says the Spanish government yes
terday decided to telegraph 10 Senor
NontcrO Rios, president Of the Spanish
peace commission at Paris, instructinB
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For WCat Virginia, threatening weather,
colder; continued cold Saturday; north
westerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
threatening weather. preceded by SNOW on
the lake; colder: continued cold Saturday,
high west TO northwest winds,
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Tho temperature yesterday as observed
and an Fourteenih Streets 'y, was as Follows;
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-21

says: aUnder the circumstances The
Union will waste no more space in con-
troversy with republican papers that
refuse to admit even the truth" If
the Congressional Record doesn't con-
tain the truth it is time we were find
ing it out. That manner of casting off
aud ~disposing of SO important a mat
ter to the old soldiers and to the peo-
pie Of this locality will not go down.
1t is not necessary or practicable for
democracy to "waste no more space"
ON this subject, for the more they say
about it the worse they make it. Con-
gressmen Knowles and Kelley have
been proven derelict of duty and
should be punished for it at the polls,
and we miss our guess if they are not
on the 9Th day of November.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-21
WOULD THROTTLE A REPLY.

Editor Ames has filled his Islander
column week after week with a lot of
insinuating, unreasonable questions to
certain officers, and very naturally
readers who would expect them to be
answered at all would expect the
Times-H Herald to publish the answers
that might be made. But would he?
Not much, although since newspapers
were first published it has been the
custom of papers that sought to be
honorable and fair to permit the indi-
vidual attacked to make a reply
through the newspaper that demanded
anyone to seXplain". Was the editor
OF the Timcs-Herald merely bluRng
with those questions, hoping that they
would not be given any attention?
Did he think that by the mere asking
of a lot of insinuating questions that
the people would swallow them as evil
dence of anyone's misdeeds? Why
did he ask them if he did not want
them answered? Because of the fact
that the Times-Herald refused the
county auditor space in which to an
swer the insinuating questions of that
sheet, the STAR this week gives the au-
ditor's reply to the Herald. 1t has
come to a pretty pass indeed if people
may be attacked by the public press
and then refused the privilege of stat
ing their side of the question. It is
high time that such papers we're haul
ing down their sign, "Stand up Gentle
men and Explain"