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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-07

II we adopt colonial policy and pursue
the course which excited the revolution
OF l776, we must mutfle the tones Of tho
old Liberty bell and commune IN whis-
pers when we praise the patriotism OF
our fore erathers.
I'VE cannot afford to destroy the
Declaration OF Independence; we can
not afford to erase from our constitu-
ton, state and national. the bill OF
rights; we have not time to examine
the libraries Of the nation and purge
them OF the essays, the speeches and
the books that defend that doctrine that
law Is the crystallizatlon OF public
opinion, rather than an emanation from
physical power.
But even II we could destroy every
vestige OF the laws which are the out"
growth OF the immortal law penncd by
Jefferson; II we could 0blterate every
written word that has been inspired bf
the idea that this Is a government pi
the people, by the people and for the
people, NE could not tear from the
heart OF the human race the hope which
the American republic planted there.
The impasstoned appeal Give me tb-
erty or give me DEATH still echoes
around the world. In the future. as in
the past, the desire to be free will be
stronger than the desire to enjoy 4
mere physical existence. The conflict
between right and might will continue
here and everywhere until day Is
reached when the love of money will no
longer scar the national conscience and
hypocreV no longer hide the hldeous
features Of avarice behind the mask Of
philanthropy.
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BEEF CONTROVERSY.


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supeFlh'cnuGo the 'SS"r An" '"SPec''o"
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Cleycluud's Public Bui,d;up,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. GA
delegation from Cleveland was heard
to-day by the house committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, on the bill
for Il new federal building at Cleveland,
to cost. with additional land. s., soc. 600.
The delegation included II. y. Garfield.
son OF the former president. and now
president of the Cleveland chamber of
commerce: President Cannifr, of the n.
T.. c. SO st. l.. railroad. District At
orney Dodge, City Clerk Burgess and
many others. Mr. Garfield. as head OF
the delegation. made the main argu-
ment. and introduced the other officials.
1t was urged that Cleveland's public
building was substantially the same as
that OF forty years ago. although the
population had increased go per cent
In that time
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MANILA. Jan. ca dispatch ID the
lndependencia from Malolos, seat d, the
so-called Filipino government say the
governors Of all the provinces of Iluzon
have assembled at MaloloS for the pur-
pose OF Offering their lives and PROPERTY
in adhesion to the policy OF the l|rCsl-
dent and government Continuing me
dispatch says: "Thcy say they ftlugAt
only for the Independence Of the FIN
pines and are now unwilling to i, breG-
der to strangers" ia1S ~
Commenting upon President NIltin-
leys proclamation to the FilipInoH Is
sued on Wednesday by Major Gellcral
Otis, the Independence, which is Il ma :
tive paper. says the problem pres Inted
Is most grave.
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HORRIBLE SCHEME
ORA Former Convict TO Murder His
Mistress and Commit SuiGidc-Of
t'icndish Conccptidu.

Ora Former CONVICT 10 hhfdcf MS
Mistress and Commit SuiGidc-Of
t'icndish Conccptidu.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Richard Price.
n former convict. to-day attempted to
murder his mistress and commit sui
clde in u somewhat novel and horrible
way.
The woman was Mrs. Hannon with
whom until lately Price lived for six
years. They separated n month ago on
account OF Prices alleged cruelty. Last
night they met and Price compelled tho
woman 10 20 with him to Il Blecckcr
street hotel. When she was In bcd tIo
gave her whisky. supposed to have
been drugGed. Then Price turned ON
the unlIshtcd gas jets There was Il
gas stove in the room. and he alsO leE
the gas from this escape. Hn shOvntS
his trousers against the door on ting
floor, 80 that nsphyXiation would llc
sure. The woman rose from her he'd fns
terror Price Knocked her down antT
held her mouth over the gas stove. Jug@
before shc was overcome by the Eus
that poured into her mouth che scream
ed loudly.
A mnn in n nearby room heard her.
He broke open tho door and prevented
the murder OF the woman and suicide
| of Price The woman was Unconscious,
| but will probably recover. Price, whom
| the gas had not seriously affected was
| arrested
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DINGLEY CRITICALLY ILL.
HIS Condition Has Undergone a
Marked Change for the Worse.
Physician Holds Out Little Home.

-- WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The condl-
ton OF Representative Nelson a. Ding
ley Of Maine, who has been i'll with
pneumonia for almost a week, has un-
dergone marked change for the worse
and tonight his physicians hold out lit
tie II any hope for recovery. Although
the lung has improved considerably and
the cough lessened the effect Of the
pneumonia has so weakened the system
as to decrease the vitality TO an alarm
Ing extent.
The poison from the sickness has per-
meated the whole system which renders
1t less potent to stand the terrible
strain. Much OF the day the patient
was delirious and appeared to be utter
Ing extracts from speeches he had made
on the tariff question in the house of
representatives. He was conscious
only when aroused. The physicians say
there must be a radical change one way
or another very soon.
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AMERICAN.CHINESE EXPOSITION
olSc" at Shanghai by Consul General
"ooahow-Would be Of Untold
advantage to American Trade,

"S VI ontO1O
"u'""t"ge to American Trade.
W NAsHlNGTON, D. c., Jan. C.-con-
SUI General Goodnow, OF Shanghai.
writes to correspondent In New York
o1tons!E recommending an American
N''nese exposition In Shanghai. He
saSs that practically all foreign trade
lot the middle and north OF China, goes
'H'ough Shanghai and an exposition
'HeFe VII! reach the trade Of the Yang
Use valley ana the north. He says that
'he customs reports show that the i'm
poFts from the United States have in
creased at the expense of imports from
other nations. We are nearer the Chi
hese market. freights are less and the
feeling OF the Chinese Is more friendly
10 Americans than to any other nation
AMY. This Is the time. he saws, TO push
the trade which Is rapidly developinc,
anu II not captured by the United
states now will be lost for MANY wears
|" come. lie advises that a permanent
exposition be located in the American
settlement In connection with the con-
suiate-eeneral, and that It's national
character should be strongly empitasiz-
ru' He points out that American trade
IN lhe region has so far been pushed
Dut ha!r heartedly and the agents of
many OF the American houses attempt
ina 10 90 business there are Germans
ana Englishmen who have strong
national feeling and are not inclined 10
push American goods at the expense Of
manufacturers from their own countrx,
he points out that the local agent is
the man with whom the Chinese mer-
chahts come In contact and knowing
MN TO be reliable, they depend upon his
aap'ce and accept hts recommendation
ihuch more readily than any printed ad-
terttsemenss. The consul general saws
lurther that American firms must nc
quaint themselves with Chinese meth
Jus OF doing business and with the su-
perstitlons and prejudices OF the Chi
,iese as well as with their trade and
."'hlns laws. The colors Of labels, the
Iollh IN which goods are put up and
many other seemingly immateral mat
ee,s' nave decided effect upon oriental
sales. In cotton goods. for Instance, the
1hihese trade demands special widths
Whfch American manufacturers do not
deem 1t worth while to supply whereas
Herman and English firms, by simple
attention to this demand. control n
large and important market.
American inventions, such as bicvclcs.
monographs and cameras are being
rapidly introduced in many localities,
put 1t is first necessary to exhibit sam
pies, as such goods cannot be sold upon
description. Consul Goodnow urges
strongly that this is the time for Amer
lean manufacturers in every line to put
their own men on the ground and ac-
quaint themselves thoroughly with ori-
entail trade conditions. for the east pro-
mises vast and easily obtninablc mar
ket now, which soon will be usurped BY
other nations If we do not push our nat
wal advantages there at the present
time.
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WASHINGTON'S Big FIRE.
Hotel Main and Icviuo Building To
tally Dcstroycd-N1anyF Firms Burn
ell Out-I,Oss Over S1o5,OOO,

hptcl Main ana lHflnO bulluinp 10
tally Dcstroycl-Many Firms Burn.
ell Out-LOss Over S125,0OO
WASHINGTON, PA. Jan. G.-Tirc
broke out In the Main Hotel building at
4:3O O'clock this morning, in the bust
ness portion Of the town, and for nearly
three hours the fire ragged. destroying
property to the amount OF over $l25.0oo,
The Hotel Main building and the Lc-
vino building were both totally de-
stroycd. The buildings occupied over
| half Il square
The fire department depends on the
pressure from water plugs for water,
and It was two hours before n sufficient
pressure was secured to be Of service.
The heavy brick walls of the Caldwell
building stayed the flames. At 1850 the
fire Was completely under control and
an hour later was completely out.
The fire originated in the kitchen of
the Main Hotel, corner Main and Beau
streets. 1t Is Il three-story structure,
with Il mansard roof. and Is owned by
DR.. &. w. Roberts. 1t was insured for
Sso,OvV, WHICH Will uDOul cover Inc loSS'
Most Of the guests lost their baggage.
Dr.. II. Goodwin was the lessee Of the
hotel. His loss Is estimated at $4,000.
In the same building was the furnish
Ing goods store Of Neeson & Jones, loss
$4,000; a. NJ. Brown, dry goods. loss
$4,000.
The Levine building, owned by A. Le-
vino. Is Il total loss. amounting to
$4,000, partly covered by insurance. Le-
vino's clothing store is included. o. F.
Burchinal's shoe store was destroyed,
loss, $4,000. II. F. Ward. printer, loss,
$4,000; George o. Jones, law Offices,
$4,000.
The buildings were totally ruined and
no efforts were made to save the goods.
The fire originated In the rear of the no.
tel building either in the laundry or en-
gine room. Many of the guests in the
Hotel Main had narrow escapes from
the building. Proprietor Goodwin Sue
ceeded in getting his wife and daughter
out of a second story window by means
Of u rope, which he fastened to some OF
the furniture of the room from which
they made their escape.
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ESTERHAZY INTERVIEWED.
round in Holland Hotel by Cor
respondent, Lonely and Broken in
Health.

Eounu III " ltOltunu Hotel Dy n Cor
respondent, Lonely and Broken in
Health.
LONDON. Jan. 6.-The Daily Mail
publishes this morning an interview
which special correspondent In Hol-
land has had with Major Comte Ferdl-
nand Walsh Esterhazy, author OF the
Dreyfus bordereau. The correspondent
says:
Il found him in a small, typical Dutch
motel. His face betrayed the ravaEcs OF
the anxiety Of recent months and he Is
terribly lonely. He told me he. had
hardly spoken to any one since he left
England. He declined to say anything
about the Inquiry now In progress be-
iore the court OF cessation, but did in
dulge In a violent anti-Jew!sh TRADE,
Esterhazv declared that the D-eyfus
aHair is q bitter racial war. legitimate
and natural, Il defense against the
most terrible invasion which ever men,
aced Europe, observing that unhapplly
me defenders were not agreed among
themselves. He complained that while
he was left In the most absolute tran
qnllitE during his stay In England. he
mad been continually threatened and in
suited In Holland"
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To Sail for Manila.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. sid Gen
eral Sumner, commanding at Oamaha
Neb., has Informed the war depalE tmcn
that he las received notice thai tn,
transporI' scandal Will be ready u os sal
from San Francisco for ManilL:t I'm tn,
l5tn Instant. and that he accot Nlingl,
ordered the Twentieth lnfantt Ay, n
Omaha, to leave on the 18th IElstan
for San Francisco. The Twentit Hth In
fantry will be the first regiment + star
for Manila out of the six regsHmcnt
of regulars now under orders I u pro
coed to the Philippines. Three ENf tn
other regiments will start fron'H Ncv
York about the 1Ith instant, AMID vii
make the trip by way OF the Sue2 canal
The remaining two regiments wi I'll pro
coed 10 the Orient by the Pacific rout
as soon as transports can be prH1videt
Mt San Francisco. III
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Pinned Down TO Work
Special Dispatch to tho Intell!sencer.

special Dispatch to tho 1ntellsencer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6.-Rep-
resentative Dovener said tonight the
rivers and harbors committee would
give its last hearing Monday. and that
soon thereafter he hoped the draft of
the bill would be ready for submission
at least to the full committee. Because
of the constant application necessary in
the formulation Of the bill Mr.. Dovener
Will be unable to so to Charleston at the
date Of the Legislative assembling. He
mad expected to leave Monday night.
FOR similar reasons 4 pending report
requiring his personal presence here,
Mr.. Dayton will not go TO Charleston
for the opening Of the session. Mr.. Nil.
Ter expects to leave for the state capital
Monday evening, and it Is probable Mr..
DOrr will Co. also.
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CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.

Senator Hoar Wants all the Papcrs
Connected with Peace Trcaty-Auti-
Civil Service men Score n Victory in
| the House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. G.-Im-
mediatety after the senate convened
To-day, the resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Hoar (Mass,), calling on the
President for information as to the in
stEuctlons OF the commissioners who
negotiated the treaty Of Paris together
with all correspondence and reports re-
lating to their Work. and was lail be-
fore the senate.
Chairman Davis, one Of the commits
sioncrs, declared that 1t be referred to
the foreign relations committee, but
Mr.. Hoar Insisted that the senate had
as much right to such information as
the members OF the foreign relations
committee, and that the President
should determine whether the senate
should have 1t. The resolution was
adopted In secret session.
In the secret session the proceedings
continued on the same lines as in the
open session. Mr.. Hodr making brief
speech on the subject He was not In
terruDted. and when he had finished
the senate agreed to the resolution call
Ing for the instructions to the commits
St0nerS without division. Mr.. Hoar
insisted that other members OF the SEN
ate had as much right to full inform
alton as the members OF the committee
on foreign relations, and urged that 1t
was derogatory to their dignity rs SEN
ators not to apply all the light that
could be given.
The anti-civil service reformers scor-
cd victory In the house to-day. The
legislative. executive and judicial ap-
Propriation bill was taken up for con-
Si6eratlon and when the appropriation
Tor tho civil service commission was
reached, Mr.. Evans, (Rep. Ny.), made
u motion to strike 1t out. This motion
mas been made annually for n dozen
Years or more, but has invariably fail
"a. Eut to-day the opponents of the
law laid great stress on the fact that
lhey could not get Il direct vote upon
the proposition. and we're therefore
compelled to seek Its notification in
this manner. Even these appeals failed
I" bring out the full strength of the
opposition. though the motion to strike
out carried by Il narrow majorlty-67 to
bl: This was In committee OF the
Wh0lc, where no record Is made OF the
vote. Mr.. Moody, (Rep Pa.). gave no.
uce that he would demand record
vote In the house, where the friends Of
me civil service law expect to reverse
the decision.
Those who advocated the motion to
S.Eike out We're: Mcssrs. Evans. (Rep.
N.Y. Grosvenor. (Rep. o.: Hepburn.
HNep. lowa>: Llnney. Wep. N. C>;
fnMT99"n, (Rep. Ohio); and Marsh, (Rep.
It's opponents were: AIessrs. Moody
Snen. Pa); Hopkins. (Rcp. ny: Flem-
IgS, tDem. Gd.t: Brostus. Rcp. Pal;
inpSnderson, (Rep. Iowa); and Dolliver,
'Nen. Io~a).
During general debate on the bill, Mr..
swanson. (Dcm. Va). delivered q
speech on 'anti,imperiatism."
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Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgencer,

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan, 6.-Tba
civil service law as at present enforced
received a black eye in the house ar
representatives. to-day from men WIN
are at heart In favor Of the law as orig.
inaI!y drawn, majority Of the mem
bers present voting to strike from the
legislative appropriation bill the item
for the payment Of salaries OF tho
commission.
Democrats and Republicans voted to
strike It out, the four West Virglnians
being solidly with the msjority, leader
Bailey. Of the Democratic side, and half
dozen others casting their votes tho
same way.
This result is in some measure duo IA
lac in0'scretion OF Mr.. Brosius, chair
man OF the committee on civil service,
Wha stated in the open house that the
reason no bill for a modification of the
law lad ever been reported was that the
members OIL the committee thought they
anew oefter than their colleagues OF the
mouse Wnat was best for the country.
Close Votes in rhc Past.
It Is the understanding an effort Will
tie made Tomorrow to have the Item
restored and 1t may succeed. But 1t is
recalled that once before the vote upon
similar proposition was so close that
It required the vote OF the speaker to
decide, and those who favor omittIng
the item are more determined now than
tAGy ever were. Once before the COM
mittec 10 which the matter was refer
red stood six 10 six, and Mr.. Dockerv,
(Dem.), of Missouri. had the casting
vote, deciding In favor OF the negative
upon mention TO report a bill for a re-
'oFm Of The civil Service. Both these III
cidents happened at the last session OF
Congress.
y Reading Between the Lines.
There isa reading between the lines
possible in the present situation. Demo-
Gratis Who are heartily opposed to the
law as It exists vote against motions to
amend or annal because they fear the
Republicans will obtain party ad-
vantage. Some Republicans who would
Increase the scope of the law II thev
could. naturally oppose Il change of the
character Proposed. while other Re-
nuol!canS who will not willingly destroy
the system If it were not abused az
tncE believe 1t has been and Is. have de-
cided to make show Of opposition
even to the extent of repeating the law
ana beginning over again. unless the
scope of the present one be modified.
This is what WAS told the Intclligcncer
correspondent t5-nigi1t by those who
have waited patiently wear or more
Ior a proposed modification by execu-
tive order
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AN INSPIRED DISPATCH
Praises the Moderation OF the ~
mos Since Occupation orJloil

III
mos Since Occupation orJloi !. G
HONG KONG, Jan. 6.-Thc ne spa
pcrs here publish the following dis1 ,atcl
from lloilo, evidently from a r! ipln
source:
when the Americans arriwBl a
lloilo they found absolutely no lgotin,
upon the part Of the Filipino forbes o
conduct of any kind unworthy of1Icivll
! lied people. In conformity witl}} tt1ei
agreement with the Spuniurds. thtI Fill
plnoS entered lloilo in an orderlyilman
ner and formally hoisted the FlIipln
flag. The Americans found Il goo
government established and .mttetin,
with the complete approval of I'll for
cign residents. The postonce, cNEom
and other departments We're w(Irkin
smoothly under the entire contlnl o
the Philippine natives. This dill. pose
Of the allegations of the inclinaul on o
the FilipinoS to loot and kill ThiI Fiji
pinos occupied Iloilo on the sanilc hu
name principles which have 1 uide
their actions against their Spanis III op
prcSSors." ii -
The correspondent adds that Il he re
ports OF an opposition republic DAWN
been established are refuted y IS tn
fact that the governor and E,E ,Encra
commanding at lloilO have assuN'ld til
American delegates from the wa- a-Eship
that they could settle nothing W]lthou
orders from the national governni .ent u
MaloloS, Ill
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FIRST PROTESTANT BISHOP
For Brazil Consccratcd nt New York
Vest crday - Bishop pctcrkin of
West Virginia, Takes Part in the
Ceremonies.

FOR Brazil COnSccfatcu NJ New lOrk
Vest crday - Bishop PctcrEin of
West Virginia, Takes Part in the
Ceremonies.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Imprcssire SER
vices marked the conservation to-day
Of the Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving, as
bishop for Brazil. The services were
held in st. Bartholomew's Protestant
Episcopal church. The event was OF
historical interest. inasmuch as the Rev,
Mr.. Kinsolvlng will be the first Prot
cstant bishop for Brazil. Bishops,
priests and laymen from many states
were'prcsent at the services. The SER
vices began at 1880 O'Clock this morn
Ing and occupied two hours. A fine mu-
steal programme had been arranged.
Tho visiting bishop" were: Walker.
of western New York; Talbot, Of GEN.
tral Pennsylvania: Scarborough, Of
New Jersey; Penlck. OF Richmond;
Wells, OF Spokane, and McVicker, Of
Rhode Island
Bishop Dudley. Of Kentucky. was the
officiating bishop n, the ceremonies. and
the co-consecrators We're Bishops Pot
ter. Of New York. and Lawrence, of
MASSACHUSETTS,. SlSnOpS DouIle, OIL AL
bany, and Peterkin, Of West Virginia.
acted as presentnrs. The Rev. A. 3:
kinsolving, Of Christ church. Brooklyn,
a brother OF the bishop elect, was one
Of the attending prcSbytcrS.
Anothe" brother of the bisifop-citct,
the Rev. DR., George Herbert Ktnsolv
ing. Of Texas. preached the sermon.
Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts.
was the eplstoler. and the gospeler was
Bishop Potter. of New York. The 1T
any was read by Bishop Mcvickcr, of
Rhode Island
The Rev. David Fl. Greer. pastor OF
ST. Rartholomew's, oNiciatcd as master
of ceremonies.
The most impressive part Of the cerc-
monies was the bishop-elect's prom
ises Of conformity" and "the laying on
of hands" by twelve bishops.