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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
HON. j. W. MASON DECLINES

me commIa,ion ORsEsd himhy ~ RraSs
idont-Woud Prefer AetiVo asVVioA 2
Special Dispatch to tie IntsIieeaeeF.
FA1RMoNT, ". Va, July IA few
days ago President Mckinley sent Hon.
John ". MasoD,of this place, . commits
sion - assistant quartermASteF. with,
the rank Of major in the VOiuntSar
army. The appointment was made,
without consulting NJ. hsSon. he went
to Washington and had an interview
with the President yesterday, and,
learning that the appointment was I'M
tended 40 q personal compliment 70
him, ne declined 70 accept he s. quite
willing to DO anything he can SubGtan-
TALLY IN the waF. but, like most old soi-
dieFG, he has no fondness for the quar-
tetmasteF's. department
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

PINoLB, Col, July 27.-At $40 this
morning an explosion took place in the
nitro glycerlne house of the Hercules
Powder Company. 40 one was In the
building at the time. Later crew was
sent to clear nwng the debris and eXtin-
griish the flames and ut 4:i6 second
terrific explosion took place, killing i've
men and fatally injurlng many others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
Int,rpnl R,vonu. D,el,lon,

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The COM
missioner Of internal revenue has held
that merchandise brokers arc not 10
quircd to Stamp both buyers and sellers
contract under the new act. The origi-
nal note or memorandum Of sale -
alone held TO be subject TO the tax; and
further that mere memorandum, az
companying an offer 10 purchase is sub
ject TO the tax only when the oiter is ac-
cepled. Merchandise brokers are reid
80 be commercial brokers and as such
are subject to the special tax provided
for In section ?, OF the new revenue act.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
RESULTS in CUBA.
Arduous Nature Of Campaign Be
fore Santiago.
AWFUL ROADS ENCOUNTERED,

witch Hsom TAoir Nature Exposed Our
TroOp. 70 a nIuraorOu. Firo of tho Ems.
my-Tho superb Nsrvoana HsrOlnm of
tho AmorIsan TrOops-esnSrai Wheels
sr6 r6Flvmns.,-APpsAisdto e By oasors 70
Wlthdraw aftsr Taking san 5uan.
CouIdu,t AHord 70 % it-oubans said to
Have booa DISapp poIntmsnt, and Cabs
Llbrs Is DsriEnatsd "a GELD Brick"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

BERLIN. July 27.-A representative
OF the Hamburglsehe Correspondents
,tslegraphlng from EriearichEruhe at
$40 p. M, says;
1.-THE reports Of Prince BismGfcks
serious illness are unfortunately VERT
fied 50 far as can be Gscehtained. Tho
family feared the worst yesterday. The
prince 10 weaker to-day. but as no slept
wen last night II 10 hoped he may again
improve. The whole family Is assem-
bled at Friedrichsruhe.''
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
PEACE PROSPECTS.
Nothing Definite will be Decided on Until
Cabinet MeetingFriday
THERE WILL BE SOME DIPLOMATICFENCING

Before the Actual Point Stating Terms Reaehedpan will
Insist on Armistce Pending Negotiations Of "n-
perasm senced by the Opinion Of the President that the
United States no use for the PhppnesTs Government
not Disposed to Demand War Indemnity If Spain Promptly
Rstrss from Cuba and Porto Rico-We will Want However,
Cong Stations in the philippines c.roinos and 1adron.
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MADRID, July 11-An official dis
patch from Porto Rico says: ION
Tuesday the Americans advanced IN the
direction Of Yauco, fighting most OF the
way. Seven hundred Spanish regulars
and volunteers encountered them and
an engagement ensued which lasted the
whole night and only ceased with dawn
on the following day. The Americans
we're obliged to withdraw to the coast"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
"a, nnnrn Miro
IN PUklO MIU

spanish Troops cOncsntrGtIuG-nndrid
Advisss Tell Another stOTy.
Ccopyrisnt. 1855, by the Associated PreES)
ST, THOMAS, D. W. l., July 27.-The
Spanish troops In Porto Rico are being
withdrawn from the outlying towns and
are concentrating upon San Juan.
The detenceS OF the capital are being
strengthened.
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LONDON. July 97.-spanish a. opened
at soH and reacted to S9H Yesterdays
closing price was 5Sh.
PARIS, July 1.-spanlsh 70 opened at
ss,s5 against $50, yesterdays cioslns
price.
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1IsMARcK,s CoEprTI0H.
one Hsport says Ne iS ali Hight ana Ans
othar conlraaIetai q.

O1o ne E4fe 1Ayl HAe " III EAA8RA An8 ~
othoF contFAaietItt.
BERLIN. July N-Ths TaaEiiche-
Rundschau, wen informed conSsrva-
tive newspaper Of this city. has issued
IN extra with the following telegram
from DR.. Schweninger, Prince Bis
narclGs physician, in answer to an In
qulry aS to the truth Of the report that
the prince Ig dying:
''It is all nonsense. He sleeps wei,
and otherwise his condition Il unehang-
ed."
BERLIN, July 211-In the face OF con
fficting statements and the secrecy
maintained at Frisdriohsru1e, accurate
accounts OF Prince BiSmarck's condition
are impossible.
From the bert available sources It
may be gathered that Bismarck's condl-
ton Is one Of dimiuishinG strength and
power to fight against chronic disease
rather than OF Sudden collapse or
change. His Vital organs are sound and
as active as Is usual In a man OF his
age and though his weight dImlnishe5
and is now only 1S7 pouudsl1e may iive
for some time unless sudden weakness
Of the heart sets In.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28
AFTER OFFICIAL OVERTURES OF PEACE

LONDON. July 2s.-Ths Madrid cor
respondent OF the Daily Mall says:
"spain win probably protest against
an attack upon Porto Rico, after the
Warrington cabinet had ofticiaiiV re-
celved Spanish overtures for peace.
Should a circular note on this subject
be sent to the powers It win contain the
exact dates Of the Spanish communica-
tions making 1t clear that the United
States defers It's answer in order to be
able 20 date this after the American
forces had gained a footing in Porto
Rico.
"senor sagasta to-day said: we re-
solved on peace many days ago and
made known our resolutions to the Unit
ted States government. regard as
null and void and as destitute Of good
faith everything the Americans have
done since and am ready to protest
against It formally"
Country Will Welcome Peace.
MADRID. July "a, II p. m.-Ths news
that the government Is suing for peace.
has caused neither surprise nor seusa-
tion here. The attitude of a majority
OF the newspapers shows that the coGn->
try Will welcome peace II It can avoid
the payment OF an indemnity and the
loss OF the Philippines, where, It 10 now
taken for granted, the United States
viii retain a coaling station only.
A few Carlist, Republican and Inde-
pendent papers pretend that Americas
demand will not be acceptable. The
kings lllness has evoked a universal
display Of sympathy for the court,
which, at the present critical moment,
may not be without effect on the ma
tons future.
Senior sagasta, the premier, Gays that
the king, when convalescent, Will prob
ably accompany the court to La Gran
ia.
CarIiSts on a War Footing.
LONDON, July ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Biarrhz, France. says:
The Basque provinces, Navarro and
the mountain districts Of Aragon and
Catalonia, the reported strongholds of
carlism are now on war footing and
a military occupation OF that country is
nearly complete. In many places the
troops are camping out because the VII
lAges do not AFFORD sufficient accomno-
dation.
More troops, including artillery. 9re
being ,Bent to complete meaGurea for
meeting the Carlist rising II attempted.
The whole Spanish army is being
strengthened by two companies for
each battalion,
The government believes that the
Carlists boast OF more strength than
they really possess and will attempt
nothing vet sim the Situation is that
the CaFlists are making ready to profit
by the first signs Of popular enerves-
ceuce IN an effort to foment revolu-
tIon. The government Is now preDared
to check them Immediately.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28

For West Virginia, showers and thunder
storms; aoutherly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
Increasing eloudlnosa with showers. and
thunder storms; light southerly winds
Local TeupsFAInra,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

CT a. a small town. Before leaving But.
falo left word to arrest him, should / tel.
egr1ph that my men attempted to escape.
Il had posted the train crew that some
thing was mp, and they said they would
help me if needed assistance had also
instructed the guard had left in the car,
not to pay any attention to the Cinnamon
unless they attempted to escape, and in
that event to handcuff the other men, as
would look after my man.
"When we got near Dunkirk, n. Y,
my Cinnamon and one Of the other China.
men got up and jumped off the train as il
slowed down for the station. Twas watch.
ing them from my car, and as they jumped
off the front end of the car leaped from
the forward end of my car, falling on
them. Tho conductor was posted and
stopped the train. While l was handcuff
ing my men alongside the railroad track
my guard was going through the SAME
performance with the others in the car
We arrested the two who attempted to as
sist in the escape, and my deputy tool
them back to Rochester while went on
to the coast with the two for deportation
At Dunkirk wired bask to Buffalo for o
deputy to arrest the other Chinaman who
arranged his fellow men in the car befort
he got off when he returned to Buffalo
aftorward learned that he was arrested
90 minutes after the other fellows attempt
ed to escape from the train"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

ministers had no right to 20 to murdercrs
and offer them Christ as their Saviour and
tell them that if they accepted him there
would be salvation for them. He said that
If man were convicted murderer he
should be left absolutely alone, should be
hanged and should go to his eternal pun
ishment. Mr.. Reynolds said he did not
think there was such a thing as a scaffold
repentance, and that what most murderers
said and did after being urged to accept
Christ by well meaning but misguided
ministers simply meant that they were
sorry that they were in such plight and
were frightened at the thought of punish
ment after death. If they were freed, they
would not be repentant, but would simply
rejoice over their escape
Rev. MIR. Reynolds classes suicides with
murderers among those inevitably damn
ed, excepting only those self murderers
who ara mentally dcranged.
He held that crime was increased by tho
attention given to criminals, and that in
a large part ministers were responsible.
They erred, he said, in promising saliva
ton where il would not be given and in
not preaching the law and its penalties.
He arraigned also those lawyers who took
pride in availing themselves of the COM
plexities of the law when they knew that
their clients were guilty, thereby wrong.
Ing the state and society,"" He instanccd
the Durrant matter as q case where
guilty ISan bad been permitted to live fog
two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

Ing under trcc in a city, where the cleo
trio light was cut OF in such a manner
that paSscrhy could scarcely have noticed
me. There was thchousc had determined
10 rob that morning. rs was satisfied
there was enough 90 make the job n profit
able one. wu<th the danger 10 involved.
"But while mcditating upon my plans
hgan thinking Of my boyhood life. Wv
Idly there came 20 my mind the oft repeat
cd warnings 81 my mother 10 refrain from
assoclaticnswith cvildocrs and become a
man 81 whom she could think in pride
suddenly there oamc 10 my mind that
childhood prayer 50 often repeated at my
mothers kncc:
"Now l lay ne down Co sleep.
lIray The Eord my soul TO keep.
II should die before I wake,
Irrsy the Lord ny soul to take.
SLOW those wurls thrilled mol had
not thought oE them for years. As rcyeries
% my angel notbcr's admonhions came
20 mind Twas tempted 10 dcsist from my
evil intentions. would ccssc my wick
cdnoss and he n man Of honor from that
time on.
Then arose In my mind many Of the
bitter things that come into many mems
lives. and my better nature began to rebel
against the whispcrings Of the evil one
But the voice, Of the fcmptcr was too
strong. and, choking down all thoughts Of
right, started toward the house had
decided 90 roh.
"Once again my mind reverted 10 my
mothsr and her lessons Taught me IN my
childhood. Why did l think of those things
50 continually that night Again started
toward the 'heusc and cast aside all my
more wholesome thoughts.
soon was 90 the housc. In moment,
After nrcOnnoltcring. the window on one
side Of the house had>tscn raised a mo-
ment MORE was inside. The apartments
were elegantly furnished and the perfume
q many flowers was waited to me. There
iay husband and wife swcc,ly sleeping.
with no suspicions that the home they
lovtd 30 well was bSing dcspoilcd.
II sat down near n dresser, but before
rrocccdine with my work once more those
thoughts Ct regrCt came 60 me. seemingly
with more POWER than before. Again was
! half induced 10 give up my nefarious
Undertaking. quietly rU;reat from the
house and abandon the life had dYifted
Into. No would 20 ON since had gone
that far.
81 gathered no such valusblss as came
within sigh. The deed Of robbery had
tosn committed and I was ahcrt TO leave
the HOUSE when a rus;line noise In the d.
reckon II the BID attracted my attention.
Twas Discovered Ths man Of the house
was sitting W in bed, and was in q d.
ismma Discovery meant detection, ar
rvsf. conviction. Imprisonment
.Idrcw my rcyolvsr, 4 .2soalihcr, point
Cd % &C him and iineSl The ball struck
him N the erOast. and he fell back 10 the
bed as quickly leit flle Premises
Outside thoughts of reInorse filed my
heart "A life for life That Is what Il
meant row. had killed Q man. taken a
hnmxn life and would hsve 10 pay the
penalty. "A life for No. iThss Il what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

it meant Oh what feelings of remorse
smose MO 60 my very soul, I threw the
revolver away. That should not show up
against me as n silent witness.
II wandered far away from the scene of
my crime, but could not shut it out Of
my mind On and on / went. but the
thssght, q life for a life, kept ringing in
my ears as though somebody was scream.
ing IL at me wherever I went.
1.-The next afternoon, while passino q
cemetery. overtoek little girl crying.
She had lost her mother took her by the
hand and together We went into the ccme-
terry. There over new made grave
stood widow weeping. 1T was her child,
and the little one was soon restored to her
parent As / journeycd on / could but
think OF another widow that would soon
be weeping over another new grav.
But / have bpen captured. The off.
GERS of the law have found the weapon,
and 1t stands out against me as an ayeng-
ing Nemesis a life for a life must
pay the penalty. am convicted and must
cxpiate ny crime. a life for life
civilian WooDFoED, alias JOHN HIG.
GINS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08
HER SMILES WON THE CASE,
Pretty Kentucky maiden Captivated the
Judge and Jury.

kTetty kentucky maiden Captivated the
Judge and Jury.
IN chivalrous Kentucky winsome
young woman charged with the crime of
selling whisky without license won i'm
munity from o fine or imprisonment by
captivating the hearts of the judge and
jury who tried her. The culprit was a
typical mountain beauty 10 years of age
and had tho musical and uncommon name
of Alabama Brown. Among her own peo-
pie she is known as tho Merry Noun
tain Maid" She appeared in court CON-
fortably but not gaudiiy attired and
with most innocent but winsome smile
The case was tried at Covington in the
United States circuit court before Judge
Barr. When the first witness was called
on the side of the prosecution the MERRY
Mountain Maid" boltcd from the prison
ers' chair and walked up alongside the
judge. There she stood calmly defiant I'M
til the last one was heard, cross question.
ing them after the prosecution had finish
cd. She then took the stand and inform
ed the jury that she had given the wit
nesses whisky, but that it belonged to her
old grandmother, and that she had not
sold it with the view of making money
Her manner and actions and that Is carat
smile had their weight with the jury,
who were only out Of the courtroom sufli-
ciently long to write upon the papers, Not
guilty"
When the verdict was read, Miss Ala
bama could hardly contain herself, but
suddenly jumped upon the floor and want
cd to kiss every one of the good men who
set her free. She was restrained, however,
by one of the marshals, who escorted her
out of the building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08
THE .MORGUE WAS ROBBED,
College Professor. Indicted For Steal
Ing a Csdaver, Denies lis Guilt.

The grand jury Of Cook county, Ills,
the other day indicted Professor William
Smith Of che kirksyillc (Mo.) college for
the robbery Of the Cunning morgue on
Oct. "a last. With him it was voted to
hold Henry Clrich, the Waterman, and
John Ludcs the teamstcr, TO await trial
in the courts.
The charge upon which the indictments
were voted was burglary, and not body
stealing. IL seems that under the laws Of
Illinois human body has no value unless
1t Is in grave. The theft of bodies out
side Of graves is not larceny, but the
ghouls who visited the Dunning morgne
broke open door and took away with
them the shrouds in which the bodies
were wrapped.
According to the story told the grand
jury, Smith learned from some source
that bodies could be secured at Cunning
This informant saw Ulrich and made q
batgain with him. Smith and his COM
ranion came ON from Kirksyille and. &C.
cordiDg to Clrich's statement, met him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08
Coffin Built Like a Boat.

A curiosity in the way of collins Is ut
present on view in an establishment in
Liverpool, where it was constructed nc
cording TO the design and order of, SO it is
said, an admiral of the British fleet. This
admiral's last mooring place is i'm the form
Of gayly Painted, trim built wherry. 1t
is OF strong build. and is in all respects
constructed on the lines of an ordinary
double ended lifeboat, without perhaps
quite as much sheer as is usually found in
such craft. This boat coffin is caraval
built and seven feet long, and will be
painted, like an old man-of-war, with
black and white portfolios. Life lines will
be fixed round her, and when completed
she will present very tidy, scaworthy
appearance. Two oars arc TO be supplied,
and ruddcr and tiller will be duly fitted.
The wood used is pine, west Africa ma.
hogany, oak and elm. This is supposed to
be the first clipper built coffin ever con.
structcd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08

rI'iK MOST pEAurfFrL or THE FAIR SEX
sre a. liable a. ne ursiest spuci-en % hu-
riauifr \, sncramh 10 th~ rivsgr- 20 Irfiourac e.
lsrirpe fss y u the fairest a,sv-. that froup
aud dc ar.,. We -cund ne aiarri. Larr ppe q
e,nire A'rvsiy v 10 Gaining o. VT M by
NE N sussnis srrcss cd OCEAN. A m thc ps-t
vii slon eross gonr thrpshaoid. We forssara
ron -nd tell YOU hoo ~ b., prspare tor 10
ONT v-' nutii yon hare been aifsrEs.. hu' \.
prcusred for the enemy when n. siiasks ron.
send sttmp ffr enr ~ paw henz vh,N rive. fan
fresimr-t, symutuma. etc. We viarantse ~.
kss's tnug nsm y, be q CERTAIN. safc srd
rrrcdy carr fer inefipp~ and evcry Sud ofsinfh
s-- Nellie rencyer, nls South renih street.
Omnha. Neb
~iiavc u-sd your n. RAYS Larr Rs'm for q
severe case 81 lsvr'pr~. NJ iinr. wee verf
eorc. snd 10 tsklns the ~. Rays Lnrf ntim
t-nnd y sscpped sny dssire ~ cuna A. crce.
TIE soreness OF ny ianra aud In my heat sssu
dEappsnred u 4 picrssfs 10 tsse and Goes MT
csa-e sichnr-. Al the sionach nse many ether
cough fcm-hss, vet y cures anicber tiaa any .
cvcr tried"
Al-s Rev. .. v. wehifsr,h. pastor Frs, W q.
church, rhane. III am glad b, rpc,rd the
tsct trst \ o. than cue box ~ yrnr ~. Ksys
Lang nalw enrol me u an awfii ccagh. II u q
rcmsrashle rcmcdy-
u 10 sold ~ druggists OF cent ny Ne " man Tor
~ cents, n-nt t,se INV .ahvrtye. for " hss no
equal Aidfe-- D.. n. . kss Mt,ilcai company.
Omaha. Neb. We ale, snsrsntse Or Kay'. Rem
cv.sor ~ Ne N. best rcuedy knnwu f0r srspep
sis. ernstipsD,r sni hver trousie-. perfect
rnovatnr. send foe box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08
NO MERCY FOR MURDERERS
Hanging and He'll Fire Their Portion,
Says a Sar Francisco Preacher.

Says a San Francisco Preacher.
Much interest and not little criticism
have been aroused among ministers and the
lay fraternity in San Francisco by the
fire and birthstone punishment which Rev.
X. W. Reynolds pastor of Holly Park
Presbyterian church, says is, without
chance of escape, the portion of every muir
dcrer. DIR. Reynolds uttcrance was made
Mt the meeting of the Presbyterian min
listers and shocked the brethren into one
exclamation and full silence. Not min
lister of any denomination has been found
who holds with Pastor Reynolds. He is
alone in his merciless doctrine
When seen by a Chronicle reporter, Rev.
Mr.. Reynolds spoke freely Of his convic-
tons on this point. He said he did not
wish to be understood as defining and de-
limiting Gods grace, which might DO
boundless, but the position of murdcrers
and punishment were specifically laid
down in the Bible, and if God had saving
grace for them it must be something that
would be exercised outside of this world.
He sold that he would continue to preach
hanging and he'll fire for murderers
Furthermore, he believed that Christian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-08
SCROFULA
% Is Foul 6Ieod's Advertise
ment
out u &c 1eon Cured BY MOODS
. SarsapariIia.

Safssp3rutSs
, Yes, scr2fnla, iianything. mag b called
the advertisement OF foul blood. IL IL she
scourrc Of the world - offensive, rainfall,
facilitating. stubborn and well nigh
unendursble.
Outward applications Do not cure, they
only drive the difficulty 10 new quarters.
Emoilients may rsliiate, they cannot
abolish the evil. There Is bot one sure
way out, and that IL to eliminate the
faint from the blood.
There In one remedy that can effect this,
and Il h the only one that, so far ss We
know, has almost invariably succeeded :
even where the system has be,n poisoned
BY long years ot faint, and the ravsges to
he repaired are tremendous. That remedy
n iIood's sarsaparilla. Read this: =
"My daughter was afflicted with i'm
pure blood. There were running sores
all over her body and they caused he,
much suffering. We tried medicines that
were recommended as blood purifiers,
but could not see that they did any good
A friend told me about Hoods sarsapa-
rilia and began giving the girithis med
icine. The result was that she was per.
fectly cured after taking a few bottles
she has had no symptoms Of scrofuis
sores since that time" MARIETTA NJ
SMITH, South Mlddieboro, Mass.