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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-01
G. LAMB. Pres JOS. sEYBoLD. Cashier.
J. A. JEFFERSON. Asst Cashier.
BANK OF WHEELING.s
5 CAPITAL 100000, PAID IN. a ~.
WHEELING, w. VA.

DIRECTORS. 585iS AZ !
Allen Brock. Joseph F. PAUL.
James Cumn!ns. Henry BIeberson. q
~. Reymann, Joseph Scybold. - ;gs;,44s
Gibson Lamb. gsss5j n 4;
Interest paid OH special deposits. TsSi2
Issues drafts on England, Ireland and
Scotland. JOSEPH SEYBOLD,, IS!
myll Cashier
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-01

Nos, I and 6 daily between Cleveland ana
uhrlchsrillc, All other trains daily ex.
ccpt Sunday }5- HE aa- FL ass K
PASSENGERS between Wheeling. Martins \
Ferry. RcllairG and Bridgeport. take Eloo.
tric Railway.
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WILLIAM A. ISE'rT. President
MORTIMER POLLOCK....Vic president
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cINcINNATI-Hoss active At s. o0d
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

morton, $976. and heirs of Phillis
Pearson, 1880, of Fairfax county;
S. w. George S642, Elias Cooper 1924,
heirs of Jared Chamblin $445 and jesse
Piggott S54S, of Loudoun county; trus-
tee of Ann E. Harper 81 ,6SS, of Alex
andria county; T. M. Grayson $414. T.
B. Stewart 81 500, ]. N. Shumate $SlS
and Ada B. and w. G. Shumate 81, l90 of
Fauquier county; Matthew Woodward
$500 and L. K. Davis $2,735 OF Prince
William county, and administrator of
Henry Fitzhugh Sl9.975 of Stafford.
county, any many hers, including sew
eral in Clarke county.
In the sundry civil bill reported in
the Senate to-day there is an appro-
ptiation of $40, 900 for light and flag
signal at Ragged Point, Potomac river.
In the House to-day Representative
Adamson, of Georgia, introduced res
olution recognizing the republic of Gu
ca and authorizing the President to ac-
credit to it minister of this govern
ment.
Representative Mahany, of New
York, introduced a joint resolution rec
oguizing the Cuban republic as free
and independent State and welcoming
her "to the sisterhood of republics in
the western world"
Representative Tods, of Michigan,
introduced resolution declaring that
state of war exists between the
United States and Spain.
Secretary Long is authority for the
statement that there is no truth in the
report published this morning that Con-
sui General Lee is dissatisfied with Presi-
dents Cuban policy and has cabled his
resignation to the State Department, at
the same time requesting that he be
released at once. The report was that
telegram to that effect was received
from General Lee last night. Secretary
Long said to-day in the most positive
manner that no such telegram had
been received and he had every reason
to doubt the report that General Lee
was dissatisfied with the present pol
lev Of the administration.
Mr.. Walton Harper, formerly of Aloxan-
dria, but now of OIapge county, Va, and wife
passed tn ough here to-day for New York
and from there will sail on the steamship
Massachusetts of the Atanti, Transportation
Line for London; thence they will go TO
Holland. then through Germany, then to
Rome, visiting Florence, Genoa, Venice and
elsewhere in Italy, then ID Switzerland and
Sciiy, then to Paris, winding up in London
and the college towns of England. They er-
pect to be back in Orange by July.
John J. McCook OF New York to-day again
denied that he was member or representa-
tive of any syndicate to put up an indemnity
| for Cuban Independence, taking Cuban ponds
in return. He added that he thought if there
were any such proposition Spain OF the Span.
sh people themselves would take large por.
| ton of any bonds Cuba might ISSUE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Emile lola has agreed to come 10
the United States to deliver fifteen
lectures. for which, it is said, he will
receive 100000.
1t is stated that the grand jury,
which is now in session, has found ir-
dictments against most C the promi-
nent business houses in Montgomery
county, Md, for selling Intoxicating
liquors.
Four buildings were blown to atoms
and four men seriously injurel by the
explosion at the Syracuse Powder
Company's plant, in Cheatham county,
twenty five miles from Nashville,
Tenn, yesterday, mention of which
was made in the Gazette of that day.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, of Baltimore, yesterday
adopted with but three dissenting votes
resolutions expressing appreciation OF
President McKinley's course since the
destruction of the bsttleship Maine, and
declaring that war is the last remedy
to which, as people, We should have
recourse to aid Cuba.
One of the most remarkable eulogies
probably ever delivered in the Senate
was that pronounced by MIR. TillmaD
yesterday. He and the late Senator
Earle had long been political antago-
nists, and in the common acceptance
of the term had never been friends or
political allies. To paying brilliant
tribute to the late Senator Mr.. Tillman
said he felt that if he failed to pay it,
the history of the fame and virtues of
General Earle would lack the important
testimony which be alone could give.
Mr. VIM q. Edmonds, secretary aud treas
urer of the Manufacturers Record Company
aud editor of the Southern Farm Magazine,
who died Monday night at his home, in Ro
land PARK, Baltimore was born in Virginia
on September II, 1853. He received his ed
ucation at the University of Virginia.
At the night session of the House fifty
seyen bills were passed. among them one to
pension at the rate of $50 per month, the
widow of Captain Cushing the commander of
the torpedo boat which sank the Confederate
ram Albemarle
The Confederate Veterans Association OF
New York yesterday passed resolutions offer
also drafted letter to General Fitzhueh Lee
praising his course.
The Anglo-Egyptian force operating on the
Nile has captured the town of Shendy, routing
the dervighe5 and cutting off the main body OF
their advancing army from their base of sup
plies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

Second, the United States hereby
recognizes the Republic of Cuba as a
free and independent state.
The roll call followed amidst a great
deal of confusion. The parties were
solidly aligned as in the standing vote.
There were many consultations with
the Speaker during the roll call and
the area in front of the Speaker was
crowded with excited members.
On the roll coll the appeal was laid
on the table-179.139.
After the announcement of the vote
Mr.. Bailey asked what became of the
resolution and the Speaker replied that
it would not 60 to the committee on
foreign affairs, but if introduced in the
regular way through the box it would
be referred.
Mr.. Bailey appealed from the decision
but the Speaker said that it was q par
liamentary inquiry that Mr.. Bailey had
made and that no appeal could be taken.
The House then began consideration
OF the naval appropriation bill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
THE LEE CLAIM.

The House yesterday proceeded with
the consideration of private bills.
There are $50 separate claims in the
bill to pay for supplies furnished to the
Union by loyal citizens of the
South during the war, The one
which excited the most interest and
upon which warm contest was made
was claim of the heirs of the widow
of Gen. Robert f. Lee for S2l7 236.
Mr.. Evans moved to strike it out.
The claim was for 100000 cords OF
wood taken from an estate 10 Fairfax
county, 10 which Mrs. Fitzhugh, the
widow of W. H. Fitzhugh, had life
estate. Mrs. Fitzhugh was notoriously
loyal, said MIR. Evans. No one claimed
loyalty for Mrs. Lee, and as legal
proposition, he said, it was absurd TO
claim that the residuary legatee, who
WAS disloyal, should have an interest
under the Bowman act.
Mr.. Swanson, who championed the
payment of the claim, said that Mrs.
Lee was the heir OF Mrs. Filzhugh, and
be thought in this enlightened age it
was outrageous to set up the contention
that the blood of Robert E. Lee could
not inherit property given them by a
loyal citizen of the United States.
Messrs Yost and Jones also support
ed the claim, but it was stricken cut
50 to 81.
When the bill was reported to the
House Mr.. Swanson demanded roll
cali on the Lee claim. The vote in
committee was con6rmed-132 to 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

G. Thomas Jones was arrested at
Hinton, W. Va, yesterday charged
with murder committed in Mecklen-
burg, Virginia. in April, 1898. He is
alleged to have killed Pattie Watkins,
colored woman OF bad standing.
Jones requested Sheriff George to &C.
company him to his place of business,
before locking him up. On arriving at
his saloon he stepped behind the count
er and taking revolver blew his brains
out. Jones was fifty years of age, mar
ried and had several children. His
wife and family reside in Danville.
Mr.. George W. Smith, of the Curry House,
Manassas, met with q peculiar accident yes
terday. While waiting for the 9;25 train he
tripped over some mail pouches, which were
lying on the platform to be put on the train
and broke his arm. Mr.. Smith is very
large man and his weight caused him to fall
with considerable force.
law passed by the recent Legislature re-
quires junk dealers to make daily report Of
their purchases to the chief of police, and moi
to melt or destroy any article bought or to
sell the same within five days after such re
port The junk dealers will be furnished
blanks for the report.
The trouble over the management of the
Colored Orphan Asylum and Industrial School
at Lynchburg has resulted in the resigna
ton OF Rev. C. B. Wilmer and mast of the
trustees.
Mr.. William Rollins, prosperous farmer OF
King George county, has on hand 1000
bushels of wheat and corn of last years crop,
which he is holding for higher prices.
Governor Tyler and staff have been invited
to attend the dedication of the new buildings
at the University of Virginia on June 14th.
They will probably go.
A new mining casemate has Just been COM
pleted at Fortress Monroe. This gives the
fort two circuits for the operation of mines
and torpedoes.
Mr. J. ". Puts, of Baltimore yesterday
bought the Fsuquier White sulphur Springs
property, on which he had an attachment, for
SIT 900.
Colonel John s. Harwood, of Richmond
will enter the race for Congress this fall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
THE Reid MAIDSTONE.

The famous Redd maidstone, which
has been in the possession OF that fami.
ly for 1876 years, is now in possession of
Mr.. William F. Lynn, as administrator
of Mira. Redd, and has been deposited
in the Loudoun National Bank, Lees
burg, for some months for safe -seepiDg
and until the estate.is settled. On
Monday Mr.. F. B. Dudley, OF Kappa.
hancock county, and his brother, Judge
H. NJ. Dudley, went 10 Leesburg with
the formers little son, Willie. who had
bet n bitten by rabid dog on Friday
last, to try the virtue of the stone.
They stopped at the Linden Hotel, and
the stone was applied by Mr.. J. Z.
Geiman, a connection OF the Freds, and
who has frequently applied it before.
The wound was on the side of the little
boys head, and the stone readily ad-
hered to it, sticking fast for twenty-one
hours, when 1t dropped off. The stone
was then immersed in warm water for
half an hour, and the water became
covered with a scum of greenish
yellow color. The little stone was then
removed, carefully washed again and
dried, and an effort made to apply it to
two other wounds on the boys head,
but it refused to adhere. The little
boy, with his father and uncle, left for
home yesterday morning, confident
that there would be no more trouble
from the bites.
On Monday Mrs. ]. Fl. Zirkle, Of
Luray, who had been bitten on Satur-
day by rab;d dog, went to Leesburg
to try the stone, and preparations are
being made to apply it to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

SCHOOL HIsToRIEs.-The State board oi
public instruction in Richmond yesterday
heard the protests of the history committee
of the Grand Camp of COME ierstc Veterans
against the use of Barnes's History in the
public schools of this State. Mr.. william J..
Royal, the chairman CT the committee, WAS
accompanied By Dr. Hunter Mcclure, MAJOR
T. A. Brapder, Judge George l.. Christian
and other prominent members Of that body,
as well as other we'll known ex. Confederate
All Of the members OF the board were present
including Governor Tyler. Mr. Royal 1t
the instance of the board, addressed that
body. The chairman of the history committee
presented the resolutions adopted at the met
ing Of the organization in Richmond on March
9Th. These resolutions recommended the
adoption of Lees and Jones's histories instead
of Bsrness. Professor Mcclure, Dr. Hunter
Mcclure, Hon. Wi liam Writ Henry and
Major Norman V. Randolph also addressed
board The latter intimsted that they would
be glad to receive all possible information ss
to the two histories before May ]. when TIC
contracts for school histories will be given
out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

At the sixty.second annual session Of
the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal
Conference, at Camden, n. j., to dar
Andrew Rowan, of Trenton, layma,
OF the church, presented to the confer.
ence 6ne house located in Trenton
and valued at $4,000. The object OF
the donation is to provide home for
aged women.
A dispatch from Constantinople SAYS
the recent outbreak among the Alba
MAN and Kurdish troops in the bar.
racks of the Yildiz Palace, during the
evening of March Is, was in reality n
fight which followed the discovery Of a
plot to assassinate the Sultan of Tur-
key. 1t is said that 100 men were
killed before the outbreak was sup
pressed.
Two heavy freight trains on the Wostern
and Atlantic railroad coilided this morning
near Adairsyille Ga. Engineer E. s. Elliott
was killed and Engineer John McDade wss
fatally injured. The two locomotives were
demolished and score of cars were smashed
into kindling wood. Several brakemcn were
badly injured.
At present there are over two th0usarG
men at work in the Brooklyn navy yard
and work is going on there day and night
The work on the Dolphin has been completed
and she will be ready to sail by SatuGday.
There are now nearly twenty vessels in the
yard including the Chicago, Atlanta, Texas,
Dolphin and May f wer.
Adjutant General Tillinghast, of New YoIk
at the direction OF Governor Black issued an
order today directing Captain Miller to as
semble $50 seamen and IA officers or the
State naval militia to proceed to Philadephig
to man the Nahsnt and Jason, which have
been ordered into service for the protection
of New York harbor.
T. NJ. Mcbride. who is thought to have
murdered the Lee family of four persons near
Paint Rock. Texas Sunday night, has com.
mittsd suicide by cutting his throat. Had Ae
not taken his life it is probable that he would
have been lynched.
stick of dynamite which was being
thawed exploded yesterday at the residence OF
Mrs d. L. Ewers at Read:town, Wis, causing
probably fatal injuries to Mrs. Ewers and her
two daughters and wrecking the building
The Chicago District Council of the Broth.
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners held a spe-
cial meeting last night and made arrange
ments for strike of the trade, which it il
said will Re inaugorated next Monday.
Percival Roberts president of the A. & p
Roberts Company which operates the Per c)yd
Iron Works ut Marayunk, Pa, died in Fni,s-
delphia to-day, aged 66 years.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in Skaguay on
March 24, in which two men were killed in
darce hall and third man was shot in the
leg in the same resort
The monitor Terror sailed frcm Charleston.
S. c.. this morning for Key West. The mon
itor Puritan came into port at Charleston at
noon.
There was sharp advance in stocks in
Wall street to-day, due to belief in peace.
full settlement Of the Cuban question
The Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad will re-
sumo all train service on the Midland diyis-
ion to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAR. SO, 1898

CAPTAIN CHADWICK. U. S. N, says
the Maine cannot be raised. In the
present state of advanced science there
is hardly any mechanical work that is
impossible, let alone the raising OF a
ship whose upper works are above the
surface of the water. But it seems as
if persistent effort is being made 10
prevent any further examination of the
hull of the unfortunate vessel. That,
however, there should be such an ex-
animation is made plain by the fact
that the Spanish commission has re-
ported 10 the effect that the explosion
came from within the vessel, that all
the breaks and rents point outWards'
that an outside explosion could not
have set off the ships magazine, and
that on none OF the vessels close by, so
close that the splinters fell on them
was any jar felt, which could not have
been the case if mine on the bottom
of the sea, large enough to cause ire
damage, had been exploded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

WILL PROTECT Policy HOLDERS
State Treasurer Hartman is holding a
deposit of $25, 900, made by the Guarau-
tors Company of Philadelphia, under
the laws of Virginia, to secure the
claimants against the company in this
State. Since the reverses of this COM
pany, in connection with the failure of
the Peoples Bank in Philadelphia, they
have been trying to withdraw this de.
post, but Treasurer Harmon has re.
fused to comply with the request until
the Virginia policy-holders' claims are
satisfied. The $25, 900 will more than
satisfy these claims, which are believed
to amount to not more than 81, 500 at
most. They are chiefly at Richmond,
Alexandria and Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

FALLS HEIR TO A FORTUNE A spo.il
from Iursy, Page county, Virginia, says that
Charlotte Grayn, a little Italian girl, ami an
inmate of Dr.. Wharton's "Whosoever Farm
has fallen heir to fortune of $4,000 and
last week the Italian Consul at New York
went to Luray to get her. Last fall ono year
ago several Italians went to the farm aud
tried to get the child. at last resorting to sn
attempt to kidnap her. However they were
foiled, and the other day when psriiea
went after her TO take her to New
York they were refused and the officers
of the farm only would give her up
when the Consul appeared. The gil '-
very pretty and was picked up BY Doctor
Wharton in the streets of Washingion ana
taken to his farm, where he has num'et OF
similar abandoned children and orphans. ii''
piece of good fortune cannot be reaHr
the little one, but it means great deai 'o'
her future ca,eer.-[Winch Star
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

If THERE were any doubt concern
ing the character of the Cuban insur-
gents it would be removed by their as.
sertion that they will fight the United
s ates rather than submit their alleged
grievances to any sort of arbitration,
and that they are blowing up the trains
that are carrying provisions to the al
legged starving people in Cuba, of whose
sufferiugs they are the sole and only
peuSa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

BRIDE PEEPED AT THE MQDEIs.-
Philip Greenwald, all artist, of New
York, has sued Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Sol
oman for $4,000 for alternating his
wife's affections. The defendants are
Mrs. Greenwald's parents and and they
took her home after she reported to
them that she had peeped through a
keyhole into her husbands studio,
where he was at working with models,
aud was shocked at the spectacle.
Greenwald had been doing good bust
ness until one of his neighbors peeped
through the keyhole, and others fol-
lowed suit. Mrs. Greenwald was next
dragged from the seclusion of her sit
ting room. Look at that" they
cried. She looked and tainted.
To make sure that her eyes
had not deceived her, she bored glmlet hole
in the door between the sitting room and the
paror, which was always locked during
working hours. She watched next day for
herself, and then, with eyes streaming, rushed
to her parents They came and peeped
through the ginlet hole and then told her to
pack up her things and come home with
them. She has been home ever since.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

GETS a DIvoRCE.-Judge Martin in
Norfolk yesterday granted an absolute
divorce to Jennie Goodman from her
husband, Daniel Goodman, a promi,
nent merchant, and gave her custody
of their two children, aged 7 and 4
years. Goodman and bis wife were
married on August Z 1882. They lived
in Pennsylvania, but afterwards moved
to Norfolk and lived happily until the
defendant made the acquaintance OF
Mrs. Lena Bateman. who was employ
ed as clerk in Goodman's store. AZ
ter the last trouble, Mrs. Goodman al
leges in her declaration for divorce. her
husband put her outdoors without
friends, and rented their home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

During his speech 10 the contested eleet.'"
case of Thorp VS.. Epes, Congressmsn "a!
msde some references TO ex Governor fef
rail- He said in 1895 the governor wss oi
opinion that the Walton law was perfectly
fair but tn 1t in his message to the legislature
last December he recommended that change
be made in it. Colonel O'Ferrall has pup.
lished reply to Mr.. Hay. He contents thS5
there is no man in Virginia whose record
concerning the election law is more neon
sistent than Mr.. Hays. The ex-governor
calls attention to the fact that Mr Hay ohei
cd bill at the session Of 1873 80 pFaclic
lg repeating the Walton law and proYldins
for an emblem ballot. The colonel says lha'
have forced him TO submit 10
many unpleasant things during the iss' Two
years but that those reasons no longer eA''''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

BECAUSE THE Duke of Veragua, q
loyal Spanish subject, speaks in de-
Tense of his own government, some OF
the fair minded and high toned North
ern 6libusters say he does so for the
reason that those in the North who
volunteered to present him with large
sum of money as the descendant OF
Columbus, failed to make their promise
good. They evidently judge other
people by themselves, which, though a
good rule in some cases, By no means
applies to all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30
The VIRGINIA TRoops.-A dispatch

The VIRGINIA TRooPs-A dispatch
from Richmond says: Adjutant Gen.
eral Male is receiving numerous let
ters from people all over the State de-
string to know il they can enter the
Virginia militia, and desiring to form
military companies. General Male
says the Governor will not allow any
new companies to be formed except to
fill vacancies in infantry regiments, oc-
casioned by the disbanding of compsr-
les. He will also permit companies to
be formed in localities where none now
exist and which are not easily access
IDLE to organized bodies of State troops
which might be needed in a hurry.
The means at the command of the Gov.
ernor are not now sufficient to support
the organized force.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-30

THE commander of the New York
department of the G.. A. R. has offered
the services of ten thousand members
of that organization in that State to the
government for war with Spain. And
yet it is probable that of all the ten
thousand, there isn't one who is not
drawing pension for disability. Tie
few people who are not pensioners
should thank their stars that, up 10
date at least, the law prohibitinga man
from drawing more than one pension
has not been repealed.