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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-11

ST. PAUL, MINI, oct. 1O.-Tho nine.
teenth congress of the Protestant Epis-
copnl church opened it's sessions in this
city to-day with a large attendance of
leading churchmen from all parts Of
the United States. This afternoon the
regular services Of the conBroBg begun,
the large auditorium Of the Peoples
church being well filled with delegates
and visitors. Bishop Whipple presided,
n position he will hold at all the 9ess-
ions during the week, Bishop Whipple
briefly welcomed the congress to this
city and state. The topic OF the hour
was Does denOmlnntlonal expansion
involve Imperialism"
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however. Diplomacy & ended. and the
hone of pe1ce are virtually destroyed.
and fiiaf not by the queen'B government
bnt bv the TrAnsYaal government.
President Kruger has sent m ultima
fun. II we were to withdraw our
troops II his bidding. We should BufeF
the greatest humiliation ana the Gov-
erumenf Would deserve TO be hunted
from Omee as craven coRarda
Lord James said he hHd intended. Pc
fore receiving the news OF the ultima
tum 70 take a different view ot the po--
siHon, but now nothing remains but
to commend our cause 20 the Goo o.
battle and arms. and 10 implore HIS
blessing upon the engagement about to
be entered upon"
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school Tcncher Elopes.

Special plspatch TO the lnteIIigehceF'
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. Oct. 10
Miss Pennington and Walter Roberts,
Of Lincoln county. eloped last night and
went to Ironton. where they were mar
ried. Miss Pennington was teaching
school, and It is said that she holds the
highest grade certificate OF any lady
teacher IN the county. Word reached
here this evening that DR.. Holley,. q
brother-in-law OF Roberts. and Miss
PennIngton's father, Rowsey Penning-
ton, at HamlIn, engaged in a terrible
fight over the elopement, DR.. Holley be-
Ing badly hurt. All the parties con:
cerned are among the best people OF
TJncnln county,
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Special Dispatch to the lhtslllEeneer.
PARKERSBuRG, W. Va, Oct. TO-
The Western Conference Of the Pitts
burgh synod Of the Lutheran church
/, has been in session here to-day, ad-
iournInE tonight. There were seven
teen ministers OF the denomination pre-
sent, The objects Of the conference are
to discuss purely UNCONVENTIONAL cues
tIons, and missions. Rev. j. p. Cook,
OF Jewett, Ohio, was reelected presi-
dent, and E. o. Graham. OF bridgeport
secretary. Wheeling was selected as
the place for the next meeting, next
Mnv
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AL thn nInrcr 81 Kafiita.

LORENZO MARQUES, oct. 1o.-Ref-
ugees who have arrived here report
that Swaziland. the administration Of
which Is under the government Of the
South African republic, IN accordance
with the convention Of 1884. between
Great Britain and the Transvaal, is en-
tIreiy deserted by English and Beers.
They say the police have been With
drawn and the prisons thrown open.
The shops are at the mercy OF the
Rafiirs, who are collecting at Kings
KvanI
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win Flight out,

wAsHINaToIN. d. C., Oct. io.-The
state department has received the fol-
lowing cablegrnm from the United
States minister to Venezuela. announe-
ing the failure OF the peace negotiations
that have been In progress for the last
FIVE days between the government and
the insurgents:
CARACAS, October 10.
Secretary OF State, Washington.
Negotiations suspended to-day, Ven-
czuelnn forces will be advanced. a de-
clslve battle fully expected this week.
Puerto Cabello quiet.
(Slgned.) LOOMlS.
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ADNIIRAI DEWEY
Home at last, in tho shadow Of the
Green Mountains.


Green Mountains.
sHELBuRN, VT, Oct. 1O.-Admiral
Dewey is home at last and is happy to
be within the shadow of the Green
mountains and beside the waters Of
Lake Champlain, away from the noise
and hustle that have filed his cars
since his flagship Olympia came IN
sight OF Sandy Hook. The fact that the
admiral is really In Vermont was sig
nailed tonight on tall mountain peaks
by bOnfres and electric searchlights
from one end Of the state to the other.
Admiral Dewey Is the guest OF DR.. w.
Seward Webb. at his magnificent coun-
try residence, Shelburn Farms, and VIII
not become the states guest until
Thursday at the capital, Montpelier. He
came here on special train from New
York City this morning occupying DR..
Webb's magnificent car, the Elsmere,
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STILL ADVANCING.
General schwan's Column Supposed
to be in NIalRbOn.

General SchWnn's Column 5upPOseu
to be in 8LalRbOn.
WASHINGTON. oct. 1O.-The war
department has received the following
dispatch from General Otis, dated Ma
nlla. october 10:
General schwan's column moved
early this morning from Santa Cruz dc
Malabon. now believed to be in San
Francisco de Aialabon, not meeting
very determined resistance; matters
uulet In linus section. General Young,
with column, starts northward to-mor-
row morning from San Fernando. Col
onel Bell cleared country yesterday
west Of Guagua to and including Flor
ida Blanca, making captures OF officers
men and property"
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Special Dispatch to the IntolllEeneer.
PARRERsBURG. W. Va, Oct. TO-
Charles MosIer, an oil driller, was
struck on the head by piece Of casing
which he was hoIsting to-day in the
Hendershot field. near here. HIS skull
was crushed. He was brought to the
city hospital, and died at 1880. His
home yns Mt Washington, Pa,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-11

NEW YORK. oct 1o.-At the Lenox
club Tonight Eddy santry Of Chicago,
knocked out Ben Jordan, featherweight
champion Of England, after little less
than two minutes In the sixteenth round
OF n very brisk fight.
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War Preparation.

War preparations by Great Britain
are being pushed with the greatest ell
ergy. The woOlwlch arsenal has Ale
ready forwarded to South Africa over
100000 cartridges for rifles and ma
chine guns, and the reservIsts continue
to respond eagerly to the mobilization
proclamation. DR.. Gavin Brown Clark,
Radical member of the house of COM
mons from caithness, who all along has
worked hard for peace. has Just re-
celved a characteristic letter Of thanks
from commandant General Joubert, In
which General Joubert declares that
Cecil Rhodes, DIR. Jameson and Mfr,
Chamberlain are responsible for the
mischief. He snys;
"The Johannesburg clique says that
Mr. Chamberlain regards the existence
OF the Orange Free State and :hc
Transvaal ns two blots which. as ce-
oil Rhodes has said, must be wiped out
from the map. He seems DESTROYS to DO
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THE BOERS
ULTIMAIUM
TO ENGLAND.
Upsets all Hopes OF Peace.-It Com
tains Four speeiifc Demands
on Great Britain.
IF AN ANSWER IS NOT MADE
To-day the Transvaal VIII Take
Silence as an Open Decla.
ration of War.

LONDON, Oct. IO.-The ultlmatum Of
the Transvaal government Is naturally
the absorbing topic of conversation AZ
the clubs and In political circles to-
night, and the late editions of the az
ternoon papers. containing the text Of
the ultImatum. met with good sale
In the central parts of London, the
newsboys doing thriving trade on the
closing of the theatres. There was no
apparent excitement, however, but q
general feeling was expressed that the
Beers had made a mistake, as their
forcing matters would tend to ALLEVIATE
the sympathy which might have been
extended to them had they thrown the
stigma of declaring war on Great
Britain.
The text OF the Boer ultlmatum on
arriving this morning was sent with all
speed to Lord Salisbury, who came to
town this afternoon. ana a dispatch box
was sent to the Prince Of Wales, which
IS only done in cases Of especial ur-
gency.
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
signed by F. w. Reltz, secretary Of
state, concludes as follows:
Her majesty's unlawful Interven-
tion in the internal AFFAIRS Of this re-
public, in conflict with the London con-
vention of 1884, by the extraordinary
strengthening of her troops in the
neighborhood of the borders Of this re-
public, has caused an intolerable condl-
tlon of things to arise, which this gov
ernment feels itself obliged, in the in
terest not only Of this republic. but
also Of all South Africa, to make an
end as soon as possible; and this gov
ernment feels Itself called upon and
Obliged to press earnestly and with en-
phasIs for an immediate termination OF
this state of things, and to request her
majesty's government to give assur-
ances upon the following four de-
mands:
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The temperature yesterday as observed
by {. Schnopf, druggist. corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was as follows.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-11

For West Virginia: Showers Wednesday
and Thursday: southe0sterly winds;
For Western Ponnsylvnniu Fair IN east
ern portion, showers and cooler IN western
portion Wednesday. Thursday, tresh TO
brisk southeasterly winds.
For Ohlo--Rnin and cooler Wednesday.
Thursday, fair; fresh to brisk southeasier'
ly winds
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-Four Demands,

"Flrst-That all points OF mutual DIFF
ferences be regulated by friendly re-
course to arbitration or by whatever
amicable way may be agreed upon by
this government and her majesty's
government.
"second-That all troops on the bor-
ders of this republic shall be instantly
withdrawn.
"Third-That all relnforcements Of
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June /. 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within rea-
sonable time, to be agreed upon with
this government, and with the mutual
assurance and guarantee on the part
Of this government that no attack upon
or hostlllties against any portion of the
possessions of the British government
shall be made by this republic during
the further negotiations, within a pc
rlod OF time to be subsequently agreed
upon between the governments; and
this government will. on compliance
Herewith, be prepared to withdraw the
armed burghers of this republic from
the borders.
"Fourth-That her majesty's troops
which are now on the high seas shall
not be landed In any part OF South Al
rica."
To these demands is appended the
definition OF the time limit for a re-
ply:
"Thls government presses for an i'm
mediate and affirmative answer to
these four questions. and earnestly re-
quests her majesty's government to re-
turn an answer before or upon We'd
nesday. October II. 1899, not later than
5 o'clock p. m.
"It desires further to add that in the
unexpected event OF an answer not sat
lsfactory being received by it within
the interval. 1t will with great regret
be compelled to regard the action of
her majesty's government as formal
declaration OF wnr, and will not hold
itself responsible for the consequences
thereof. and that, in the event OF any
further movement of troops occurring
within the above mentioned time in a
nearer direction TO our borders, this
government will be compelled to re-
gard that also as a formal declaration
of war"
The cabinet has been summoned to
meet at the foreign office on Friday
next.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

carriage. With white shine TO polish it -
who's MIS-. Seventeen - inquired
the driver.
Minty looked down, disturbed as a
humming bird would be if some one in
terfered with its boring a rose.
"Oh. she's Mrs. Seventeen that talk
to with my talk stick
Cant you talk without a talk
stick.'
II can't have nice play, explained
Minty. "or talk to Mrs Seventeen
Well out to my house. said the
cart driver. you can have posies for
talk sticks. And II take You down to
the pippin tree first thing in the morn
ing and give you more apples than you
can eat.
But he never did. His horses jog
was broken by a sudden fright. Now
they Were plunging by the side of the
road and now thsT We're being hurled
along a rough track leading to the tim
Der. The cart driver had thrown Minty
between his knees, and he leaned back
dragging the lines with all his might.
Out of the light prairie and under the
a creek with a mighty splash, then up
over IA stump which sent the cart driver
ont on his head. He struck a log and
lay there until next day, when his anx-
ious wife found him and took him home
to be nursed until his broken bones
were knit. His amed horse and the
principal pieces Of his cart We're duly
returned to him. But he never saw
Minty again. and was distressed about
her before her story sifted back through
time and space TO him, as stories still
do in this world if You can but wait for
them.
Minty found herself sitting in the
bed of the cart in the dark sweet smell
ing woods. The bouncing wheels and
tho horse were gone, like a buzzing out
of her head. She did not feel hurt, but
cried a few moments with terror. On
second thought she felt like cuddling
down and being still, for a twig cracked
here and there, and the darkness seemed
to breathe directly in her ears.
The next thing she knew 1t was broad
morning, moist and sunny. and the
whole woods rang with bird songs.
Mlnty stood up IN the cart, and the
talk stick tumbled from her lap, shat
tering some of its grains on the floor.
She nibbled at some tender kernels on
the cob aud held the talk stick off
earnestly declaiming like some diminu
tive orator in humble pulpit.
"Oh Mrs. Seventeen was so hungry
she didn't know what to do What
makes you cry ao2' said the man. Be
cause, said Mrs. Seventeen, 4 feel so
sad where my dinner ought to be. "
Now it happened that "A boy was
coming along the road directly toward
Minty's cart, and being silent boy he
ran almost against it without noise Of
shouting or singing and recoiled, bulg
ing his big shy eyes at her He was
barelegged, having his trousers rolled
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

IL happened that in the last month OF
the reign Of Charles / a certain ship
chandler Of London was foolish enough
TO busy himself over barrel Of gum
powder with lighted candle in his
hand He paid the price Of his folly A
spark fell into the gunpowder and the
place was blown up.
The trouble was that the man who
did the mischief was not the only one
10 perish. Fifty houses were wrecked,
and the number Of people who were
killed was not known
In one house among the 90 n mother
had put her baby into its cradle to sleep
before the explosion occurred. What
became Of the mother no one ever
knew, but what became OF the baby
was very widely known.
The next morning there was found
upon the leads Of the Church OF All
Hallows a young child In cradle. baby
and cradle being entirely uninjured by
the explosion that had lifted both 20
such a giddy height.
II was never learned who the child
was, but she was adopted by n gentle
man Of the parish aud grew 10 woman
hood. She must surely all her life have
had q peculiar interest In that church
Sir Walter Besant's London
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

up to the very hem OF his calico apron.
A dun colored wool hat covered the
back of his head, and he swung a tin
pail in his warty fist.
Minty ceased her murmur to the talk
stick and inquired with candid direct
ness:
"Have you got something good to eat
in there2''
The boy instead Of opening his pail
for reply opened his mouth and stared.
where you gongF" pursued Minty.
"To school. " replied the boy. Where
you goingr"
"I'm going with you, decided Min
ty. "Do you want me to go?'
II don't care, said the boy 'Sou
may go along in place of my dog. He
cripples so wouldn't bring him. He II
run along little piece and then he IL
limp just 70 aggrevate me
81 don't limp. said Minty, scram-
bling ont Of the cart bed and Fastening
TO show her superiority to the dog.
But you can't walk as fast as
can, claimed the boy, making rapid
toe marlta in the dust.
"Then you ought to wait for me. IL
you'll give me something ont of your
pail, III let you have my talk stick. "
Talk stickl' sneered the boy.
""That's an old red nubbin. Igot plenty
of them to home. -
'I'm so hungry" said Minty plain
lively And as they patted along in
company she lifted the talk stick and
comforted herself once more with it.
"Apples, and good toast, and candy,
and bread and butter, and beans and
strawbays And the little girls papa
and mamma said, Mrs. Seventeen,
have you been to dinner?' No, indeed,
said Mrs. Seventeen. Il have not any
such kind. "
The boy cautiously lifted his pail
cover and revealed his lunch-delicious
white bread, cookies and pie and apples.
Minty regarded il coaxingly.
~ wish | had little piece, said
she. "An apple and some cake and
bread Il"
'But what'd have for afternoon re-
cessT" demanded the boy.
lyon can get come more, the stray
Cnllu HTBueu Dut never can Bc'
any more.
ard give you ,cooky, relented the
boy, growing more Ashamed of her com
pany the longer he enjoyed 1T, eff you
wouldn't tag me clear TO school | don
want the hboys laughing at me You
ought to r1n home to your mother The
teacher won't let you come to schoo
la
Minty's face put on dropping curves,
and her short nose expressed much for
lornness.
"How old are youT"
81 guess I'm. 40 years old" she re
Piled 81 wo1't tag you If You give m'
a cooky"
But the boy withdrew his hand sud
denly from the pail and said:
There comes Mary Jane"
"What Mary Janef' inquired Minty.
It was indeed Mary Jane. There cal
be but few Mary James like her. Sell
! satisfied and high in manner she spurn
ed the ground in shoes which were laced
up the front with leather thongs. Sepa
rated from the shoes by mere strip OF
white cotton stocking were lengthy
knickcrbocker pantalets deep witt
scarlet edging. Mary James dress wa'
figured lawn as to waist and sleeves
| and scant white muslin M to skirt. II
was belted tightly around the top OF
her stomach, and below it appeared {
span of Strengthened skirt. also deeI
with scarlet edging She was further
adorned by string of beads and a tiny
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
TAKES A HIGH PLACE.
Stands we'll in the Estimation Of The
People.
Attention is Naturally Excited When
Anything is Praised by People
Whom We Know.

\ thing that stands high in the estlma
ton of the public, and which IS especial
" recommended by Butler people, nat
urally excites our attention more than II
our own people did not praise the arti-
Gle. Such thing is going on right
ho-e in this city every day, people are
praisilg Morrow's Kid-ne-oids because
they cure. There is no deception, no
humbug, they do positively cure, and we
furnish the evidence.
Mr.. J. T. Friend 1928 Vest Fulton St,
says" have been suffering with symp-
toms OF kidney disorders fo- the past zen
years. It commenced with dull heavy
pain IN the small of my back which
would be attended by a sharp shooting
pain in the region OF the kidneys extend
ing up the spine and right side. Later
my nerves became aft zcted 50 l could
not rest or sleep. The discharge of the
seer etions from the kidneys were colored
and irregular. Morrow's kid-ne-oids
were recommended to relieve me, so
secured come and took them according
to dir ct'ons. Since taking them the
pain has stopped and | can sleep better
and sleep gives me rest. The sccretions
have assumed a natural color and are
regular and free"
Morrow 5 Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents
a box at all drug stores and al Redlck &
Grohman's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manuf1c-
tnred by John Morrow & Co., Chemists,
Springfield, Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17

The variety OF buckwheat l. com
pnratively new. but 10 IL growing TIM
popularity. "a farmers say II n earlier
than the variety commonly grown- It
has the great Disadvantage. however. of
ripening very unevenly, 50 that II y
impossible to leave the later blossoms
TO perfect their sced without losing
some % the earliest By sheliing II
has very thin hull. and millers report
that IL viii make more and better nouF
from n bushcl than the Dbl fashionest
buckwheat usually grown IL any one
IN sowing burkwheaf iate and fears
that frost VIII catch IL, we would AL
wise him % sow the silver hull says
The American Cultivation. A half
bushei of seed per acre - sufGriens.
and a good seeding of timothy may b.
got with buckwheat sown thus thinly
The grain II OF early and rather helps
the grass during the heat of summer
BY shading Ia from the hot sunshine
and winds
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-17
ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS

Notice Is hereby given that the following
road ana bridges have been confirmed hisl
by the Court and Will be presented ON thc
first Saturday OF Sept. Court 1899, being the
9th day Of said month, and II no exceptions
are filed they will be confirmed absolutely
No. >. May Sessions, 1888. In re petition
of citizens of SlippcryrOck, Worth and Brady
twp. for "a road 10 lead from the Butler road
10 the Kelley School House and Centreville
road. March 9, 1899, viewers were appolnted.
May II, 1899. report of viewers filed May ~.
1893, approved. and fixed width Of road at 50
feet Notice To be given according 10 rules
Of Court. by THE COURT
No, 3. May Sessions 1899 In re petition of
citizens OF Buffalo twp, for the vacation OF
portion OF the road leading southwark from
iIannahstown. March 6, 1889, viewers were
appointed. May -, 1899, report OF viewers
~, 1899, approved. Notice To be given accord
ing to rules Of Court. BH THE COUNT
No. 4. May Sessions 1880 In re petition Of
citizens Of Clay twp, for n county bridge ov-
err MuddycreeR. April IL 1899 viewers were
appointed. May 4, 1899, report OF viewers Ill
ed in favor of locating said bridge May ~,
| 1899, approved. Notice to be given according
| 10 law and To be laid before the Grand Jury
| at next term. BY THE COURT.
No. 4. December Sessions, 1895. In re petit
Of oi'' a public road leading from Hanna stown to
| the SaXonburg and Tarentum road. March
| q, 1899. viewers were appointed May - 1873
report of viewers fled In favor or petitioners.
| May 20, 1899, approved Notice 10 be given
| BY THE COURT.
| No ), December Sessions, 1888. In re pet-
| tiOn OF cit iZcns Of Clinton twp, for review
| OF Il public road known as the Pughtown
| road November 9, 1898, viewers were ap-
| pointed. Decembcrj ,, 1898, report filed. May
q. 1899, report referred TO original viewers.
May 90. 1880, order 10 review issued. June z,
| 1893, report of viewers filed. June 2 1899 APP
| proved, and fix width OF road at is fect,
| Notice to be given according to rules OF
| Court by THE COURT.
| Certified from the record this lst day OF
| ISAAC MEALS.
| Clerk O. G.