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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-09
REV. S. B. BARNIIZ,
Formerly of this City, Made an Address
neforr the President, Yesterday.

Formerly OF this City, Made an Address
Ieforr the President, Yesterday.
CHICAGO, October Sunday was
not day of rest for President McKin-
ley. The center of a city's festivities
and the one-desired object of numerous
committees and delegations, he was
kept busy from the time of the last
puff from his after-breakfast cigar till
the last benediction of the religious SER
vices which filled the day had been Civ
en-. During the afternoon and even
ing he attended three religious services
two in the Auditorium and one in
Quinn Chapel. at which latter he spoke
few words of greeting to the enthusi-
astic colored congregation there assem-
bled.
At the exercises for children in the
Auditorium during the afternoon the
President, in response TO prolonged
cheering, said:
Il do not like to interrupt the sing
ing of the American hymn by making
d SUEStu. IdL OAAg CAQANS9 w SNo
the very great satisfaction it is to me
TO witness this magnificent demonstra-
ton OF patriotism and love of God"
The big hall was packed with ex-
pectant humanity and the Chief Exec
utive listened attentively TO addresses
made by Rev. Samuel B. Barnitz. Of
Des Moine, Iowa; Rev. Maurice J. Dor
ney, and the Rev. ]. A. Rondthaler.
He vigorously applauded mention OF
Admiral Dewey, made during Father
Dorney's speech.
At his apartments in the Auditorium
annex the President was met by del
egation of colored men from Quinn
Chapel and accepted their invitation
to speak a few words to the colored
folk. The dimly lighted little church
with its humble appointments, was in
strange contrast to the magnificence Of
the scene of the services earlier in the
day.
After breakfast, which the President
ate with Mrs Mckinley and Miss Bar
Der. Mr.. Mckinley received informal
calls from members of the presidential
party. When the start shortly before
noon was about to be made for the
home Of Lafayette McWiliams, where
President and Mrs Mckinley and Miss
Barber had arranged to dine, Mrs. Nc
Kinley upset the plans of the arrange
ment committee.
The committee had planned that
Charles Traux, B. ]. Rosenbal and Z.
G. Keith should ride with the citys
distinguished guest. At the last mo-
ment Mrs Mckinley announced her de-
sire to have the company of her hus-
band during the ride. The disappoint-
ed trio of committeeman accepted this
with good grace, and climbed into a
carriage by themselves.
Whenever the President appeared in
his carriage on the street he was fol-
lowed by a throng of people in all sorts
of vehicles from the bicycle to the auto
mobile. So persistent and Withal so
pretty was little Harry Allen Storm,
who, mounted on his wheel in his Lord
Fauntleroy toggery followed the Presi-
dent that, upon his arrival at the hotel
from the house Of Captain McWilliams
the nations chief sent for the boy,
shook the lads hand and covered him
with confusion by his kindly words Of
greeting.
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Elk GOV. EDGERT0N

Driven Out of His Party by Hannaism
VIII Preside at a Democratic Meeting.
AKRON, O., October S.-Hon. Sidney
Edgerton. one of the founders of the
Republican party, the first Governor of
the territory Of Idaho, to which he was
appointed by Lincoln, FIVE time mem
Der of Congress on the Republican
ticket. and an influential citizen OF
Northern Ohio. has at the age of so.
been driven from the party by Hanna
ism. and will preside al the big Demo-
cratic meeting here next Friday night.
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Cleveland and Pittsburg train on the
Pittsburg & Western at Niles tonight,
and badly wrecked. Bert 5. Ward. of
DeForest. was killed and Joseph Allen,
Strickland Holton. Ella Mcbride, Mrs.
Samuel Cartwright and the two-year-
old daughter of Charles Lintz. of Niles.
were badly injured.
Allen and Holton may die.
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A RED HOT WAVE.

SAN FRANCISCO. October S.-A hot
wave struck California to-day. the Their
mcmeter ranging from 109 to lis in the
shade. The grape crop is endangered
by the intense heat.
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A MATCH MADE.

CHICAGO. October Skid Mccoy
and Bill Stiff, q local middle weight.
were matched to-day for a twenty
round fght before the West End A. G.,
of St Louis, TO take place October z7th.
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SHAMROCK STOCK GOES Up
A Feeling in New York That She is
the Better Boat,

ALTHOUGH BETTING IS STILL
SLIGHTLY IN FAVOR OF THE
COLUMBIA--THE ENGLISH BOAT
is A WONDER IN LIGHT Wealth
Err, AND HER CREW UNDER
STAND THEIR BUSINESS THE
RACE WILL BE NO WALK-OVER
FOR EITHER CRAFT-A GOOD
BREEZE YESTERDAY.
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THE FEVER RECORD.

KEY WEST, FLA, October s-Thers
we're tventy-fonr new cases OF yellow
fever reported in the last twenty -four
hours and three deaths.
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IN WHICH THE GUNBOAT WHEEL
ING TOOK PART, THROWING
SHELLS INTO TOWNS OCCUPIED
BY FILIPINOS-T ENEMY PUT
UP A SERIES OF STIFF FIGHTS,
WITH CONSIDERABLE LOSS. TO
THE AMERICANS-D OF
A HARD DAYS WORK.
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WHO ARRIVED IN NEW YORK.
YESTERDAY AFTER AN EX-
TENDED TOUR ABROAD-HE
TAKES LITTLE STOCK IN THE
REPUBLICAN CLAIM THE PEO-
PIE ARE PROSPEROUS-IMPER-
lALISM WILL BE AN ISSUE IN
THE CAMPAIGN.
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HIT By A TRAIN.

WARREN, October s.-A street car
on the Trumbull line, containing TWEEN
ty-three people, was struck by the
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THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
The Arrangements for Its Meeting
Thursday Next

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
HILL WILL PRESIDE ADDRESS
ES TO BE NADIA LARGE NUM-
Der OF DELEGATES FROM
SPAIN WILL BE PRESENT.
SOME OF THE TOPICS TO BE
DISCUSSED.
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RI1I.ETIN.

BULLETIN:
MANILA, October 9. 1905 a. n
The advance upon San Francisco de
Malabon is continuing.
Gen. Schwan's advance guard entered
Rosario this morning, meeting with
slight resistance.
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that line and the men did not seem
to mind the deprivation.
Stripped of her canvass, the Defend
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ers and against compulsory military ser
vice and to generally hoodWlnk the
worlds diplomatists and politicians, than
to bring about the disbandment OF armies
and the cessation of war. But Russian
sleeves are large and commodious and al
ford much room for side issues. Up the
sleeve of the Car was the realization that
whether or not his peace conference man
ffesto resulted in bringing about the po-
HticaI ends which have been mentioned
it could still scarcely fail to rebound TO
his own credit. What spectacle could he
lovelier than that of this reformed ruler
in his new role of the universal peace
maker?
The sessions of the conference in the
Palace Of the Woods were interesting to
watch. because of their absolute lack or
formality. 1t might have been expected
that this gathering of diplomatlsts Woulo
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the time this article IS printed, for this
congress will probably have adjourned by
then and the ocean telegraph Will have
told the story of its closing work. But the
inside tale OF how that work was done is
never likely to be told in full, although
some interesting details can be given here.
The secrecy which was decided upon
aad widely criticized was an absolute
necessity. The admission of working
newspaper representatives to the ses-
slons of the conference would unGoG5t-
edly have prevented the accomplish
ment Of anything whatever.
There were many misunderstanding
and mistaken reports concerning the
matter of press representatives. There
were no objections whatever to the
presence of journalists at the opening
session of the conference. but the hall
in which the meeting was held was alb
solutely crowded merely by the delegates
employees literally could not find stand
ing room. Sixty feet above the floor OF
the hail. under the very top of dome,
is little circular gallery. This furnishes
crowded sitting room for about eight peo-
pie, and is the only place from which
the interior of the hall can be seen It
was decided to offer this gallery to as
many Journalists as could get into il. and
the Dutch Government. which had charge
Of the arrangements, out of courtesy tc
the delegates, settled upon the plan of
admitting one newspaper representative
for each of the important countries It
was, owing to this plan, which the crowd.
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than they permitted the journalists to
know. This appointment with certain ac-
tons on the part Of the German delegates,
obstruction. If by the time this article
appears in print some of the larger plans
of the other participating powers, notably
the establishment of a permanent board
of arbitration and mediation, have not
been finally adopted, it will have been
purely because of Germany's hindrance.
The plans of no delegation were more
frequently interfered with by Germany
than those of the able gentlemen who
represented the United States.
Russias attitude was, of course, In
tensely interesting. 1t is not likely that
any of the delegates believed entirely in
the absolute sincerity of the great White
Car, who. sitting in his palace in ST.
Petersburg, had spoken through the
mouth OF Count Moraveff, his Prime Min
lister. 1t was impossible that the Car
should believe ttat all his lovely dreams
Of boundary lines marked by olive
branches and loving white doves as inter-
capitalism messengers could be realized
in truth.
With all due respect for and much ad-
miration of the Emperor of all the Rus
sias, it may be readily believed that his
letter to the nations inviting the peace
conference was induced much more by a
desire to hide Russian grabs in China and
outrageous Russian oppression in Fin
land; TO counteract the effect of Tolstoi's 8
campaign in behalf Of the Russian Quak-
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abandoned as impracticable. It instantly
became apparent that not one delegate
had taken this proposition seriously, and
the conference did not even take time to
discuss it in committee. It was in these
committee meetings and not in the ses
sions of the conference that the real work
was accomplished.
1t was in one of the first committee
meetings that the delegates for these
European countries which had endeavored
to conspire against US at the time of the
Spanish-Americaa war showed their hos
tile hands for the first and last time. At
this meeting il became evident that Ger
tain governments intended to take ad-
vantage of the peace conference to clip
the wings OF the American eagle. Within
the year they had been taught that these
wings were mighty and were capable of
carrying the interesting bird not only
from ocean to ocean in his own dominion,
but wherever else he pleased to soar. This
effort on the part of Europeans to prevent
future American flights came in the shape
of a blow at Americas Nicaragua canal
plan. There is no American enterprise at
which Europe looks with more suspicion
and dread than she does at the probable
fly of complete American control of this
proposed water highway between the two
great oceans. 1t fell to the lot of Freder-
can delegation. to discover a little joker
in one of the propositions submitted which
might have resulted seriously. This joker
was a passage adroitly and automatically
wordsd sNhich provided for nothing less
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ed condition Of the hall made absolutely
necessary. that the amusing tale was pub
Hshcd saying that certain newspapers
had been solemuly selected by the confer
cnce as the representative journals IN
their respective countries. After the first
day I was the only newspaper man ad-
mittcd to the Palace in the Woods, and
] was not admitted as working jour
nalst.
The general belief was, when the con-
ference began, that England and the
United States would work absolutely
in harmony They did to some extent
support each others propositions bur It
was against the viii Of England that the
American plan Of arbitration and media
tion was selected b. the conference as
the one 10 he most carefully considered
Three plans were sdhmtted-one b.
America one 10y Russia and one by Eng
land.
The idea Of disarmament was promptly
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ed, made not one single proposition to the
conference during me first three weeks of
its existence Even little Scrva had
message TO the conference. hut poor
Spain. disheartencd and bowed down, did
naught but listen.
The dining room of the Hotel N!euX
Doelen IS a superb apartment with a cell
ing about forty feet from It's highly poll
ishcd hard wood floor. At any time from
s TO 10 O'Clock IN the morning one of It's
small tables was likely to be occupied by
one or more of the men who came here
from the land of the Stars and Stripes.
Mr. White delicate and fragile in appear
ance, with the deep-set eyes of the pene
trating thinker. with the whitened hair
which is rs much the result OF unremit-
ting mental toll as it is of age, made the
final plans of the deIegatiOn's work while
he ate his simple breakfast. Mr.. Hollis,
tall, fat. bald-headed, Eood-natured, read
the amazing mail which poured in to him
as the American secretary while he
drank coffee and munChed his Dutch rolls.
Captain Mahan and Captain CroZer fire.
Gucntly ate together while the secretaries
ard employees of the delegation occupied
another table. The elaborate respect
which delegates from other countries
showed to the Americans was much
greater than the careful courtesy which
men Of their stamp would naturally eX-
hibit toward each other
The Russians would bow pleasantly to
the German delegates, but nothing more.
and vice versa. When. however. either
passed the American delegates or met
them in the smoking room, the salute was
sure 20 be not only pleasant but profound.
The Amerca.s went to The Hague in
structed to try to pring about a perma-
Ucnt board Of arbitration mace up Of
members of the state departments OF all
nations; TO bring about the abolition of
prlvatcerinE o. the high seas during war.
the naturalization OF all floating property
owned bv private owners and not by bel
lleerent governments, ard the measure
mcnt of indemnity not by the nations at
warfare but b., a jury Of the other ma
tons. How many IF these things were
accomplished viii be definitely known by
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than control by committee OF the pow
crs OF all interoceanic canals in time Of
war. Mr.. Hollis SO completely and Vigor-
ously shattered this bright European
dream that Europe could no longer doubt
the ability OF our delegates to look after
the affairs or doubt the positive certainty
Of a firm stand on the part of the United
States against anything which might in
the slightest degree prove contrary to the
interests Of America.
The grcatest secrecy was maintained
throughout concerning the plans of the
conference in relation to a revision Of
the rules of actual warfare. Early I'm the
private gossip of the delegates came talk
about sensational possibility. 1t wH1
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EDWARD MARSHALL, THE GREAT WAR CORRE
SPONDENT, GIVES A MOST INTERESTING AC-
COUNT OF THIS REMARKABLE CONVEN-
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
OPINION TO SUBSTITUTE AR
BITRATION FOR WAR.
AMERICA ABLY REP
RESENTED.

ence of serious design among the Ameri-
can, English and Russian delegates be-
came instantly apparent when the con-
ference met. The English and American
delegates had evidently gone TO The
Hague with the dignfied and earnest in
tention of accomplishing something along
the lines which the Car had laid down.
The German delegation had as evidently
gone there with the firm intention of pre-
venting any useful work in these direc-
tions. The Russian delegation was Of
course desirous of glorifying their ruler
The appointment by Emperor William Of
Stengel, an avOwed and recorded advocate
of war, was much more seriously regard
ed by the delegates of other countries
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very generally believed by some that the
actions of Spain during the war in Cuba
would be carefully investigated by the
conference and that some of her viola
tions of the accepted rules of warfare
would be proved by testimony, which
would form the basis for new regula-
tions. The fact that Spanish officers, high
in command, ordered their troops to fire
on our Red Cross flags. that attacks had
been made on our wounded as they were
taken frcm tIle battlefields, and that the
Red Cross flag had been used by the
Spaniards as mask for their batteries,
was freely commented on. The possibl-
ity that l myself might be called rs
witness was early suggested by two mem
bers of one of the European delegations.
The American delegation. however, iInme-
diately saw the inadvisability of intro
ducing any such note of discord into the
conference and it was decided, in con-
sequence, to avoid action of any kind
along these lines, although the delegates
all realized the necessity of some COM
paratively immediate congress at which
these matters could be discussed. This
it was that gave rise to the announce
ment that a second Geneva conference
would be one of the prompt results of the
congress at The Hague.
The work OF the American delegates was
never finished. 1t began with the rising
of the sun and ceased not with it's going
down. 1t was the impression of many
delegates, as we'll as laymen, before the
conference began, that the gathering
would be a junket. but the preponder-
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countrymen in Paris were trying TO over
throw the republic at home, and Presi-
dent Loube. found 1t necessary to call
out 1890 soldiers TO guard him while he
drove less than five miles TO a racetrack
Besides these actual warlike disturb
ances there rose on the horizon black
cloud indicative OF ar armed struggle
between the English Government and the
Beers H. South Atrica-a cloud which has
By no means been dispeilcd as yet.
Certainly there was reason for the
meeting Of the hundred men who went
TO The Hague 90 taI, of peace. Ten
times their number. While they sat in
conciavc there. We're busy IL their re-
spcCtive nations planning W..
To an American layman among the
delegates il was intensely Impressive TO
reflect on tie change iC the position OF
the United States in the family Of a
tions whicn the Spanish-Ancrican war
has brought about. l have been much
in Europe and much with European
diplomats. l know that While their
feeling toward America Eas. in tbs
past, been friendly enough, they Still
failed to take us seriously. 1t did not
occur to them that We were 81 people
likely to either help or hinder their
plans. If the peace conference had
been called year ago and our delegates
had attended they would have been
would have had little weight iE the de-
liberations Of the body. As ii was, An
drew D White. Seth Low, Captain Ma
han. Frederick n. Hollis and Captain Gro
zier formed 4 group which was really the
center of interest around which the
peace conference reyolyed. Not even the
Russian delegates. representing the mon
arch VINO called the conference, were re-
garded by the others with the interest
shown in the Americans.
The first question asked by a European
delegate, who had something to propose,
was not what will Russia think of II. or
what will Germany think of 1t. or what
will France think of it, but what will the
United States think Of 1t?
Another interesting result of the war
was the absolute unimportance of the
Spanish delegation. Poor, broken Spain.
Her naughty hidalgos received no more
consideration than did the delegates from
Servia or Siam. AS they left the door of
their apartment in the Hotel VieuX Doe
len they saw in the little flag nailed on
another door. almost adjoining. the sym
boil of the nation which rose through their
fall. and they went quietly to the sessions
entirely bereft of the pompous self-im-
portance which in all times gone by has
marked the conduct Of the Spaniard on
such occasions.
Spain alone OF all the nations represent
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lie concerning the doings and personality
of the peace delegates was quite as sur
,,r;sing as their own lack of ceremony in
conducting the conference. Only one dele
cate went habftually to the sessions of
+bo conference in uniform, and he,
s+yangoIv enough. was Captain Crozier.
the American attache. believe although
7 am not certain, that some regulation
of the service made it necessary Tor MIN
to wear the sober and Impressive uililoIlh l
eions Of the conference. The Car sent
. e'enls snecia1 photographer to The Hague for
q 80 Sp oI,rnasa of making pictures of the
5l,I dafa,otas pt,f for a great album to be kept
w t6o winter palace at st. Petersburg
When this photographer was at work tne
foreign delegates made brignt 1,,o spots ~ %
coIor in the courtyard of the Vieux-Doe-
1o, 49, Characteristic uniforms covered with
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~NEIIS article is the result OF a special
tourney made to The Hague by Ed
ward Marshall the wall-knoWn war
corresDOndent Mi MarshaNs ~
Z Productions and close personal ac-
QuaintanCe with the American deieS' -rS
afforded him many facilities not offered
TO other men who went 20 the peace con-
ference to write. 1t will be remembered
that during the Spanish war III Cuba he
was so terribly wounded that he has prac-
tically lost the use of his limbs, and this
Journey 10 The Hague (heroic in the cir
cumstances) was the first important en-
terprise which he has been able to under
take since his dreadful experience on the
battlefield. He was admitted to the Pal
ace IN the Woods through special ar
rangements made by the Dutch Govern
ment and was accompanied while there
by a representative Of Hollands little
Queen, while a detail Of Dutch soldiers
was told off 10 give him such physical
assistance was necessary in getting
about the building. During his stay in
The Hague he was photographed at the
special request of the Car. Mr.. Mar
shalls wide experience In European cor
respondence. his broad information and
his personal acquaintaace with the dele
gates mako this article of more than or
dinary ValEr.
THE HAGUE. July G.--Every important
nation represented at the Peace Confer
ence. excepting only Germany, had war
on its hands when lis delegates talked
peace The United States was fighting IL
the Philippines France WAS fighting in
Algeria a&d had ny no means secured
peace in Madagascar. England is never
without its Httle wars il India ana in
other Of it's colonial possessions, Russia
inside OF three weeks had three small n-
a@rrections to puJ down ANA was hshung
the natives in Chi0a. Holland for twenty
five years has beer conducting war in
Sumatra. While the French delegates sat
and calmly discussed means Of Wipug
out international warfare some OF the
ruosc influential ard LIomincut OF their
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-17
KILLING AT TEXARKANA.
Daye Edwards Shot in the 1e to 1
 Saloon.

Says Mondays Texarkanian This afternoon just as we were going to press, a shooting serape between Joe Barkman end Dave Edwards, in the 16to saloon took place, resulting in the killing of Edwards and Wounding Barkman. We learn Barkman is shot in the shoulder.
 The saloon was closed as soon as the shooting transplred and DO one could or would give particulars leading up 10 the affair.
 Dave Edwards, the man killed, is a brother ot Stanley Edwards, the sheriff
 It is said that four shots were fired, two taking effect in Edwards body and one in that of Barkman.