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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-10
Look for Important News.

WASHINGTON. April 0. : The war
department authorities look for impor-
tant news from Manila tomorrow an
noancins In all probability the capture
OF the city OF Santa Cruz, a leading
town in 4 country Is yet untouched by
the American forces and now in the
hands Of the Filipino forces. No report
oil the movement of General Lawton's
forces has been made to the war de-
phrlinent, but the Associated Press ac-
count occasioned no surprise. for the
movement is looked upon as one OF the
natural steps In General Otis carefully
ia!d plan against the insurgents.
santa Cruz is. n place Of considerable
Importance In several respects. 1t Is
tse capitol of the province OF Lagunu
ahu mas population, according to the
pest available Information here, Of con-
Hucfaoly more than 1900 persons. 1t
Is regarded as likely that General Law
.9n already has gained possession of
ms little stronghold. for 1t Is but n
snort journey over the bay lagoon, n
!resh water sea, which comes almost to
.Aanila Itself, which Is forty-eIght miles
away from Santa Cruz. The details Of
the dispatch show General Lawton, by
es'ayinG the formation of squads of
Twelve men each. will make thorough
reconnaissance OF the ground before he
makes definite attack upon the city
ana vicinity. 1t Is felt here that there
WIZ oe only show OF resistance by the
natives, and whether they actually sur
render the town or abandon 1t to the
southwark the campaign against the
pace VIII serve as the obipct lagoon ~
me determined policy OF our forces in
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Eycryhnly Took a Shor,

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April o.
Charles Wllkerson, yard conductor OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio, was shot early
this morning in fight with Ben Bates.
bugler al Fort Monroe 1t Is asserted
that Wllkerson was shot by compan-
ion OF Bates, although Bates shot at
him, once while Wilkcrson was on top
of him. the ball doing no material dam
age. About n dozen friends OF the
two principals blaEed away at one an
other with revolvers. ilfty or sixty
times during the fight. but nc one save
Wilkcrson was injured. Bates fired at
Policeman Fisher twice. one of tho
balls striking the officers badge. which
undoubtedly saved his life. Bates later
was captured by Police Sergeant Rcy-
nolds between here nnd Fort Monroe.
Wilterson's wounds nre serious. He
was cent to the Chesapeake & Ohio
hospital at Clifton Forge.
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RAILROAD EXTENSION
In Southern West Virginia-To Pene
trate the OIL Fields,

In Southern West Virsinin-To Penc.
trate the OIL Fields.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntolllgencor.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, April s.-Ths
West Virginia & Southern railway,
which is at present operating short
line from Brownstown through this
county to the Boone county line, is pre-.
pairing to extend Its road to Racine.
the county seat of Boone. Should the
proposed extension be made the road
Will penetrate into the heart Of the Coal
river basin, one of the richest coal and
timber tracts In southern West vir-j
ginia. An ordinance for the issue Of
$4,000 OF bonds to aid in the construc-
tion Of the road will be voted on by
the citizens Of Boone county May 2.
In addition to the extension of its
railroad. the West Virginia & Southern
company Is preparing to branch out
IN several directions. It Is at present
operating four mines-Charlemore
Black Band, Brabbin and LEM creek
from Which 1t has up to this time been
shipping by rail-. 1t now contemplatcs
doing Its coal carrying trade by water,
and for this purpose has erected river.
coal tipple at Brownstown. The pur-
chase OF q line of towboats and q fleet
OF parges Is being contemplated. The
towboats would run as far as New Or
leans, at which point the company sup
plies the Southern Pacific railway with
fuel lN{t-g slzs'T - -.
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JUSTICE FIELD
SUMMONED TO
HIGHEST COURT
He Passes Away at his Home
Last Evening, Death
hi Coming Painlcssly.
HIS TERM WAS THE LONGEST
In the History Of the Supreme
Court...Incidents in his
Remarkable Career.

E WASHINGTON, April 9.-Justlce Ste
phen ]. Field. of the United States su-
preme court, retired, died at his home
on Capitol Hill, in this city. at about
$50 o'clock this evening of kidney COM
plications. About his bedside were his
wife and her sister, Mrs. j. Condit
Smith, Justice David ]. Brewer, his
nephew; Mrs. Edgerton, OF California;
Mr.. Linton, his private secretary; the
Rev. Edward NJ. Mott, rector Of the
Church Of the Advent, and the family
servants. He had been unconscious
since Saturday morning and death
came painlessly. Ever since Justice
Fields retirement from the supreme
court bench. on December I, 1897, he
had enjoyed comparatively good health,
and being relieved from the responsible
tiles which he had borne for SO many
years. he became more cheerful than
formerly and seemed to enjoy the So
ciety Of his friends and acquaintance
more than ever before.
All during the winter, when the
weather was fair, 1t was his custom to
take laily drives about the city or
through the grounds Of the Soldiers
home, and always returned refreshed.
About two weeks ago, however, he tool:
a longer ride than usual in an open car
riage and contracted q severe cold.
which rapidly developed the kidney
trouble from which he had suffered,
though but slightly, for some time.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral nor Is 1t now known
where he will be buried. 1t is probable
that his remains will be taken to Stock
bridge, Mass, where are buried his
father. and mother and his brothers,
Cyrus, Dudley and Jonathan. two sis
ters and other members of the Field
family. 1t is possible, however, that
Mrs. Field may decide to take his re-
mains to California. where q consid-
cradle part Of his active life was passed
before President Lincoln appointed him
q member Of the supreme bench.
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Raiah's Ninth Victim.

I KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April s.-Rajah,
a mammoth elephant. owned by Lemon
Brothers circus company. which has
been wlntering In Argentine, Kansas.
near here, to-day killed his keencr.
Frank Fisher. Fisher had returned to
the tent intoxicated and tried to make
the different animals perform. Coming
to the elephant, he hugged he beasts
trunk, and ordered It to open Its mouth.
Becoming enraged. Rajah crushed
Fishers arm. and throwing him to The
ground made repeated efforts to pierce
The prostrate trainers body with his
tusks. Unable to reach him, Raiah
finally knelt upon Fishers body, crush
Ing. his life out before assistance could
arrive. Fisher was twenty-eight years
old, and his home was in Montreal. Cam
ada; He is said to be Rajahs ninth
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PRICE TWO CENTS. s2yH ~ EeAHss sARHs.

y. |Fg =
to the Income tax and a uewspaper
Item. quoted I'm your book, gives er Vol,
credit for drafting that portion of the
Indianapolis platform which related to
the retirement OF the grcenbacks and
the substitution of bank currency.
The Laboring Man.
I. Your prophecy that "a law to prevent
wage earners and salary earners from
demanding and securing payment in
gold dollars would not be a winning
ISSUE. evidences q tender sollcitude for
tne laooring man. might suggest thak
pl-metallism alarms you more than It
aoes the wage earners. 1t was not the
etaPioyes who were frightened at the
spectre or free silver In 1896; neither did
tne iaporlng men share your desire to
add to the privileges OF the banks,
On December 20, 1897, o gear after
the election, the Federation of Labor
adopted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That We declare ourselves
most positively opposed to the Gage
financial bill recently introduced In
Congress by the secretary OF the
treasury. It Is a measure, that II adopt
ed as a law. Will only the more firmly
rivet the gold standard on the people OF
the country and perpetuate its disas-
trous effects in every form. yg5
RESOLVED, That we pronounce tho
Gase Dill mn undisgulsed effort TO re-
tire our greenback currency and al!
government paper money with a view.
70 the substitution of national bank
notes In their stead. and thus fasten the
national bank system for years upon
the American people,"
! am not willing to believe that you
are more Interested In the laborinE
man than they are In themselves, or
tnat you know better than they what Is
good for them. :
Yours truly, (,
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
Over the Remains of the Victims Of
New York's Terrible Fire.

over tnc hcmnlnS OF the Victims Oh
New York's Terrible Fire.
NEW YORK, April s.-The funeral
services over the remains OF the six
members Of the families OF Wallace C.
Andrews and Gamaliel c. st. John. who
perished in Friday morringa terrible
fire, were held at the Fifth avenue home
OF the Andrews family this afternoon.
The funeral services were simple, ard
none but the very intimate friends and
relatives of the family were in attend .
ance. The funeral oration was deIiv-
cred by Prof. Felix Adler. OF the Eth
ical Culture Society, From / o'cloci,
until after the funeral cortege had
started on its way to the Grand Cen
trail station, two hours later. Fifth ave
nuc, In the :vicinity~9f.3 the Andrews
home. was chokcd with surging. cur
ions crowd. Fifty policemen kept the
immense crowd In order.
The caskets containing the remains
OF the dead, six In all. were placed In the
back parlor of the palatial residence,
and arranged In the shape OF cres-
cent. In the center was the casket con-
tanning the remains of Mrs st. John,
and on either side OF her and u little to
tHe rear were thOSe or her two baby
sons. Wallace and Orson. On the out
side, 10 the right Of Mrs. st. Johns
casket. was that OF Mrs. Andrews, while
on the other side was that OF his wife,
At the foot of his mothers coffin was
that of Frederick st. John All Of the
caskcts were almost hidden by flowers,
In front of the coffin OF Frederick St,
John was bank of roses and lilies four
feet high. Covering the collins, and
strewn about among them. were innum-
cradle floral tributes that had been sent
to the house.
Therewere no ceremonies save the ora
tlon delivered by Prof, Adler. Nor was
there any music. All was plain and
simple. In accordance with the wishes of
Mrs. st. John. At the conclusion OF The
services the crowd slowly filed out OF
the house. and the caskets were placed
In hearsea and driven to the Grand
Central station, whence they were taken
to Woodlawn cemetery by a special
train. The caskets were taken TO the
station by six hearses, driven two
abreast
The pall-bcarers were: Russell Sage
General Surnstt. Col. Robert G. Inger-
soil. James w. Hawcs. W. !. Hitchcock.
c. i. Orvin. Mr.. Williams, Senator TAG
Plat, Horace A. Hutchinson and IA.
S, Ford 0-'1 = + - - 80
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FOUR PERSONS DROWNED
In Flood ut Glcndivc, 1Iont.-Eight
are Missing.

In n Flood ut Glcndive, Mont.-EIcht
are Missing.
CHICAGO, April "a Record special
from Glendive. Montana. Gays:
AMI gorge in the Yellowstone river
Mt this point, caused that stream to
overflow last night, drowning four per-
sons. Eight more are missing; three
spans OF the steel bridge are washed
out, causing loss OF $4,000: the
Northern Pacific tracks are Inundated
and possibly washed away for some
distance, and the loss 10 live stock by
drowning will involve large sum.
The dead persons are: Mrs. r. W.
Snyder, wife OF rancher; Miss Nellie
Reagan. her niece: Miss Rose Wybecht,
q visitor to the Snyder ranch; Eugene
+. O'Connor.
The missing: James Sullivan, wife
and six children.
The Ice began moving at 7:30 in the
evening and continued flowing until 0:3O,
when It formed gorge.
The Snyder party, noticing the back
water, started for the Northern Pacific
tracks. hoping thus to escape drowning,
but before thev covered half che dis
tnncc. the water was waist deep and
they took refuge In u tree. O'Connor
was the first to be washed from the
tree. Mrs. Snyder, the eecond, and Miss
Wybecht the third
A huge piece Of Ice struck the tree and
broke 1t IN two. carrying OF Miss Rca-
gan. II IS thought that the family OF
Jhmes Sullivan. wife and six children,
were swept away by the overflow as no
trace OF them can be found.
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PHILADELPHIA, April s.-The trial
OF ex-Cnited States Senator Quay and
MS son, Richard R. Quay, on charges of
conspiracy in the alleged misuse O,
funds OF the Peoples bank, OF this city,
VIII be called at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning before Judge Riddle, in the
court Of quarter sessions. In view OF
the many delays and postponements in
the proceedings heretofore, there Is n
general feeling In the public mind that
there Will be-still another delay, but
District Attorney Rothermel and coun-
sci orIthe defense state they are ready
to proceed with the trial and know OF
no reasoNto further postpone matters.
Mr.. ouny and his son have been In the
city the greater portion Of the week,
to the case 3fr- sf-.r 1I'''''''rSs
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DEWEY's POLITICS.
lie Says a Sailor. has None : The Ad

1i' ouyS SnllOtt mas NOnc Tho AU.
ministration is his Party.
NEW YORK, April 9-Admiral Dew
ey has given to the Manila correspond
ent OF LeslIe's Weekly an interview re-
sard!ns the suggestion that the ad-
mira! be made candidate for the pres
iacney next year. The admiral said, as
to his politics:
am sailor. A sailor has no poll
.cs' The administration Is his party,
"hd' Republican or Democratic, 1t
makes no difference. Then, again, I
m" .Cm" from Vermont. and you know
Mhat That means in Vermont. To be
anhything but 4 Republican In Vermont
a. a. 70 Dc n man without n party. My
naE lieutenant comes from Georgia. He
Tells me that to be anything but n Dom
IVstht IN the south Is to be n nobody.
II u lived south would probably be a
Dcmocrnt?" -
,oa,,e Have you ever voted7" the cores
pondcnt asked. E I'SSs
reg, yeaFs ago: but my vote was
"suiily Influenced by personal prefer
vIrs @ or local conditions. am not a
nponhtsclan, hnve never held political
Tlncc and am totally ignorant OF party
"tricncic3 and niillIntiong,"
ADMIRAL Dewey said that neither hy
,,ocation. disposition, education or
az nmralhinH was he capacitntcd TO
hhn tho presidency. lie snid that
rH, ~ vas too wcll nlonB In life to
s"ns,aer ,',i such n possibility. His health
,,,"g, ""uid not admit IT.. All his lIfe's
onT m"tk was In different lincs OF effort,
N''a that. while the Kindness and en-
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I1ang Yu Wni's Mission.

VICTORIA. B. c.. April 9.-Kang Yu
Wal, tho refugee Chinese statesman,
has arrived her on his way to London.
In an address to his countrymen he de-
tailed the relations which led to his
overthrow and the prckcnt condition of
the crisis In China. Knng does not un-
derstnnd English. This IL his first Jour
ney from China. He stated thut the
object of his visit to London Ia for the
purpose OF laying before the foreign
office the unhappy state OF affairs in
his native land and cndcavor to enlist
aid In freeing the empress dowager Of
her strange infatuatIon for the Rus
sians. Knng is not oyer forty years OF
nge.
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CUBAN AFFAIRS.
VIII Not Prosecute Ludlow-Railway
. Employees Strike.

Employees Strike.
HAVANA, April s.-secretary Of Jus
tice Lanuza will probably not comply
with the request OF Judge Ortiz, OF the
Guadalupe district court, Havana pro-
Vince, to prosecute General Ludlow, the
military governor, for Interfering to
prevent DR.. Jolllffe and Mr.. Barton,
Americans, being kept Incommunicado
as provided by the Spanish law"
II the matter is brought to an issue.
the question will be whether an AmerI.
can official has right to issue an order
contravening Spanish law unless sup
ported by decree OF the governor gen
eral." 5
All railway communication from Ha-
vana eastward is suspended because
the strike OF two hundred employees OF
the United States railroads, and affects
the provinces of Mutanzas and Santa
Clara, as well as routes to Guanajay,
province OF Plnar del Rio and to Bato-
bano on the southern coast of Havana
province. where the steamships make
their communication with Havana.
NO freight, passengers, or even milk
could be moved to-day.
To-day the Cuban generals, who yes
terday elected General Gomez comman-
der-ln-chief, were to notify him Official
ly OF their action. They had not done
so UP to Z o'clock this evening. but 1t Is
reported that he Is to be waited upon
by committee during the course OF the
evening. There nre SO many contradic-
tory reports as to their intentions and
doings that the fact OF their accom-
plishlng little or nothing is beginning
to dlscredit In advance whatever action
they may ultimately take, which at the
best will be merely comforting an hon
orary distinction. as General Brooke Is
preparing to handle the payment Of the
Cuban army, quite independently of
General Gomez. --. .-.--L
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Bny City Railway strll,e,

BAY CITY. Mich, April 9.-W. D.
Mahon, national president of the Street
Railway Association, was the principal
speaker at q mass meeting to-day, held
to consider the street car employees,
strike. Five thousand people attended.
After stating the reasons for the strilSc
he asked for the support OF the public.
The company made no attempt TO run
cars to-day. Public sympathy Is with
the men TO such an extent that tho
sherin can secure no men to net ma
deputies. Trouble Is fenrcd IL the com.
pany attempts to run cars Tomorrow
The city Is quiet tonight.
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THE EXPEDITION
OF GEN. LAWTON
(. HAS STARTED.
Ills Object is to Capture Santa
Cruz and Sweep the
Country South
Of THAT IMPORTANT TOWN.
Lawton VIII Employ the Tactics
OF old Time Frontier
Fighting.

MANILA, April Q, 0 a. m.-The expe-
rli,ion OF fifteen hundred men, under
Major General Henry w. Lawton,
which started Inst night with the in
tention of crossing Lagunn de bay, cap
turing the town of Santa Cruz, on the
eastern shore Of the lake. and then
sweeping the country to the south. con-
slsts Of two hundred picked sharpshoot-
crs. chosen from the various regiments.
liawthorne's mountain battery, Gales
squadron. three troops Of the Fourth
cavalry, unmounted, with Bronkos and
Tappan's battallons Of the Fourteenth
infantry. Linck's battalion OF the First
Idaho infantry and Fralno's battalion
OF the First North Dakota infantry, un-
der General King, furnished the men.
The llotilll of twenty canoes, towed by
tugs and conveyed by the gunboats
Laguna de Bay, Oeste and Rapidan, and
preceded by the launch containing Gen.
eral Lawton and General King, started
from San Pedro NIncati. on the river
Pasig, moving toward the lake Just as
evening was setting In. 1t was 4 truly
picturesque scene.
The men were all In high spirits and
carried rations for ten days, with the
lghtest equipment.
Old Time Frontier Tactics.
General Lawton's plan was to reach
Santa Cruz this morning ut daybreak,
to capture or destroy nny rebel gun
boats or shipping, to take the town and
then TO scour the country to the south
Of the lake, district not yet explored
by the Americans. The tactics Will be
those OF the o!d-time frontier fighting.
and It Is probable that the command
will be divided into squads OF twelve,
under non-commisisoned officers.
In General Lawton's absence the Sec
ond division Is temporarily commanded
by General Ovenshine, whose lines eX-
tend from the beach near Malate, south
OF Manila. to the shore Of Laguna de
Bay, beyond PasIg, distance OF about
seven miles.
The withdrawal Of the eighteen COM
pan!es constituting the eXpeditionary
force, made q gap In the line from the
beach TO Culiculi, Just southwest of San
Pedro Nacatl, which was subsequently
filed by the Fourth regular infantry.
The rebels on the extreme right had
s'''ehH' pceH informed OIL tnei With
drawal Of the troops any they attempt
Cd to sneak through after nightfall, but
they met with n warm reception and
fell back in disorder on discovering that
The llIe was still Intact. .
Santa Cruz is apparently'an opening
wedge for the country beyond. From It
lead highways in all directions to Ma
Mia by going around the shores of Bay
Lagoon. and to the important points of
Batangas and the well advanced prov
ince OF Tayahas, whose capitol city is
located ninety-one miles from Manila.
General Lawton. however, may not
contemplate any material advance be-
yond Santa Cruz at this time, as the
region to the south Is q very broken
country, covered with mountains, and
the rainy season Is coming on. SO that
ms purpose may be merely to gain On
advantageous position for the future.
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Why he was pardoneh.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllscncer,

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.-p~--
= CHARLESTON, W. Va, April o.
Governor Atkinson has granted a par
don to James Dudley. colored. who was
sent up from Mingo cunty in 1895. to
serve eighteen years for muder. The
petition for pardon states that Dudley
Killed his man In self-defense, and that
the trial went against him because of
race prejudice. 1t is signed by all the
othciais and Jurors who participated In
the trial of the case.
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Agulnnldo's Court Language.

MADRID, April 9.--The following dis
patch from Manila is published here:
"Aguinaldo has issued q decree d.
rectins that Spanish shall be the Off
cial language throughout the archlpel-
ago and protesting against the Ameri-
can pretensions to force the use of Eng
lish on the natives who do not know It."
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Weather Forecast for To.tIn !.

For West VirElnia-Fair and warmer
Monday; southwest winds. Tuesday
fair. -
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Fair and warmer Monday; frcah
and southwesterly Winds. Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness and possibly
showers.
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature Saturday, as observed
by {; schncpf, druggist, corner Market
ana Fourteenth streets, was MS followo:
"a a. m.,...'..,...,' m,...'..,...,' NJ M 81 m..,....,..S,. q
l. m,."...,........4S Wcu thcr-C Ch'nge'b,c.
KIN SUNDAY. g
a.. .Fn'.,...,...... 3it 3 p. m..,.ft ft
. a. m............. 45 B y. ,,,.... AZ
IL m".,.....,"". istNcather.-Falr.
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Troops Not tRcnuired.

WELLINGTON. n. T., April s,-The
imperial government has accepted tho
offer OF the colony to dispatch boat 70
Samoa, but the troops offered are not
required, ~ -. 80
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thusinsm OF his friends were grateful
to him, and the generous tributes OF
the American people were dear to him.
he could not and would not be a candi-
date for the presidency Of the United
States under any conditions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-08-10
wrsts His own Death Notice.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2 After writ
ing out his death notice and invita-
ton to his funeral for publication,
fixing the date of death as July 81,
1899, James A. Campbell lay on his
bed at his home Monday night, and
yesterday morning his daughter
found him dead The cause was
pronounced neuralgia of the heart.
Before lying down last night
Campbell surprised his daughter,
when she brought him pen and ink,
to hear him say he was about to
write his death notice, but she
thought his mind was wandering.
He also wrote to cemetery super
telling him to open a grave
at certain spot for him. After he
had finished he said: Il feel as if
something is going to happen. I
know 1 shall not live until morning 3