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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14
Persistent Advertising
Brings Success.
HOW THE PHILIPPINES WAR Be
GAN

GAN.
Mr.. F. w. Sylvester, an American,
and a member of one of the largest
merchant and shipping houses in the
far East, contractors for the Chinese
government, agents for the Maxim
Nordenfelt Gun and Ammunition Com
pany, of London, besides iron works,
ship building and other large firms, has
written a comprehensive statement of
the situation in the Philippines. He
has lately returned from Manila and
Hong Kong, and his statement is widely
published because he is known not only
to be one of the highest authorities on
trade conditions in the East, but has
intimate personal knowledge of
Aguinaldo and his followers, having
supplied Aguinaldo with arms through
the American Consul Wildman Mr.
Sylvester is recognized as having had
opportunities probably presented to no
other white man to learn the exact
facts of the situation and being pa
triotic American his statements must
be accepted as without bias.
"The foundation of all the trouble"
says he, "lies in the policy adopted by
the administration when sending Gen.
Merritt to the Philippines. The policy
was to ignore the F'ilipinos-a policy
not only unwise but mad. Things had
gone too far. If a proper and less
aggressive policy had been pursued at
the outset every Filipino would to-day
be loyal to the Stars and Stripes. The
Filipino leaders were taken over to the
Philippine Islands by an American war
vessel. American officials encouraged
them to organize an army to fight the
common enemy.
Although Gen. Merritt's policy was
to ignore the Filipinos," adds Mr. Syl-
vester, sarcastically, "he never raised
any objection to their fighting in front
OF the American troops. Although
Aguinaldo and his followers could not
understand the Generals peculiar posi-
ton up to the day of Manila's capture,
the thought never entered their heads
that they were acting in any way
hostile to the American Governments
wishes"
Mr.. Sylvester gives this account of
the capture of Manila from the land
side, which he describes as an opera
bouffe affair:
The earthworks nearest Manila had
been taken by the Filipinos and were oc-
cupied by them. There were 10000 Fill
pino soldiers in front of the American
forces. The Filipinos were asked to evac-
uate, and did SO in complete ignorance of
the Americans intentions When the
American troops marched into Manila the
Filipinos tried to follow, whereupon sever
al United States regiments turned on them
with fixed bayonets
"Aguinaldo told me that If the American
government would assure his people that
the Philippines would not be hanoeo back
10 the Spaniards his army would disband
Immediately.
Il do not want to relate the details of
the difficulties between our forces and the
f--IihoS tndt occurred almost daily diff
felenees i'll which / know tie Filipinos
we've not at fault 1t would ill Volumes"
Mr.. Sylvester states his opinion that
the unaccountabe attitude of the adj
ministration at Washington was die
tated by the business element" of the
United States, by which it is plain he
means Wall street. which is the only
SIsiness element" this administration
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

We observe that dear. delightful,
honest old Pecksniff of Fourteenth
street has entered a defensive alliance,
against the attacks of the wicked Reg
lister, with his esteemed contemporary,
the Parkersburg Journal, now run" by
the Hon. Presley w. Morris, late of the
peaceful precincts of Richie, and long
known as the clown of the State press.
alliance-encouragi because Editor
Morris, if rather boisterous and I'M
couth, is nothing if not honest as the
Pecksniff can only be improved by the
association.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14
MARTINS FERRY.
The Christian Churches Will Purchase As
sembiy Grounds - Other Notes of In

The Christian Churches viii Purchase As
sembiy Grounds - Other Notes of In
terest.
churches of the Ohio valley are con-
sidering strongly the proposition of
purchasing grounds to be used as an
assembly grounds, similar to the
Moundsville camp grounds and Ep-
worth Park, located at Bethesda. AS
yet the project is not very far ad-
vanced being in an embryo state, still
an organization has been established
for the purpose.
"A committee is to be appointed
somA time soon, and will consist OF
one smember from each Christian
church between Moundsville and Steu-
benville. This committee will be ap-
pointed for the purpose of discussing
plans for the purchase of the grounds
as we'll as the advisability of doing so
if grounds can be secured in some good
location that can be purchased at a
reasonable price.
The idea is thought to be very
good one by many of the persons con-
suited, and it is thought could be made
Suit has been entered by Virginia
Parsons against Thomas Jordan for a
bill amounting to S14.50. The case will
come up before Squire Kellar to-day.
Leon Mozena is visiting friends at
Sardis, Ohio.
The funeral Of the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Joseph took place yes
terday afternoon from his late hons
on Broadway. Rev. S. j. Boyle Off
ciated. Interment Vas made at Weeks
cemetery.
Leonard Fisher, of Zane street, is
home from a visit with friends at
Pomeroy.
Charles and Louis Lipphardt left
yesterday over the B. & o. road for
New York and Atlantic City.
To-day in Squire Kellar's court the
suit of j. w. WEIGH against Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Murphy to secure S24.29,
the amount of a prominsary note, will
come up.
ETor the Sutton Natural Stone Filter
ske Thomas H. Stanton. Mail orders
promptly attended to.
DR.. VIM. Hoge, of Portland Station,
was in town yesterday on business.
The wreck on the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, near Burlington yesterday,
attracted many sightseers from here.
The funeral OF Ralph Undertake
took place yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Vennum, Rev. j. T. Morton,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church, conduct
ing the services. Interment was made
at Riverview cemetery.
t. Huskins has returned home from
a couple of days business trip 10
Smith1eld.
Misses Nellie Moore and Lucy Sedg-
wick very Pleasantly entertained sew
eral couples of their friends last even>
ing at the home of the former on Pearl
street. The Etude Mandolin Club was
present and furnished music for the
occasion.
Last evening, at Waynesburg, Pa,
Rev. Arch Robinson, the pastor OF the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

A negro whom President Mckinley
appointed postmaster at White Oak,
Ala, has exhibited more sense than the
administration by politely declining
the honor. 1t would really seem to be
the administrations aim to increase
blacks in the South as mEch as posi-
BILE, presumably for political effect in
the North.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

work should be begun and the new
road finished and in operation in the
time specified, Council, in order not 10
make fish of one and flesh of another,
should compel the new concern to pay
the city certain sum annually per
mile of it's track, an agreement such
as the Wheeling and Elm Grove Com
pany-an excellent and legitimate en-
terprise-was compelled to enter be-
fore Council would consider its appi.-
cation for franchise. Or, better still.
Council should insist that the new
company pay good round sum for its
charter.
Let the ordinance also contain pro-
vision for cheaper fareS-such as hon
est competition would result in. II
the street car business is SO good a
thing that the new concern wishes to
parallel the lines of the present COM
pany, the people certainly ought to
have share in that good thlns.
Also, Council should provide for
more cars and longer hours of service.
A concern that undertakes 70 carry the
people of this community should be
made to carry them after 1880 at
night
With these restrictions, which no
honest concern desiring to do legiti-
mate street car business in this city
can object to, there will remain only
one objection to the passage of the
proposed ordinance namely the prop
osition to double track the streets of
this city, especially in the business
section, which would cause a danger
GUS congestion of traffic nearly every
business hour in the day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

A Whisky Trust of whisky trusts has
been granted incorporation papers in
New Jersey. 1t is a consolidation of
four smaller liquor trusts and has a
capital of $125, 0000 1t is needless
to say that this does not mean cheaper
or better whisky, unless the new con-
FerA shall be conducted on lines en-
Ftirely different from other trusts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

The Pension Committee of the G. A,
R. has met at Washington to invest-
gate the management of the Pension
Bureau, at the request of Commissioner
Evans. The real trouble with Evans
is said to be that he has discovered
too many pension frauds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

The storm that wrought such havoc
in this vicinity yesterday appeared to
be a cross between a tornado and a
cloudburst with the disposition of a
Kansas cyclone.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14

| takes account Of or has had intercourse
with IN political way. Wall street GER
tainly will make millions out of franz
chise grants and stock-jo bbing
schemes when the islands are finally
conquered, but Mr.. Sylvester states that
the impression that the acquisition of
the Philippines means an enormous
! foreign trade for the United States is
entirely erroneous 1--WE cannot" says
he, establish a preferential tariff over
these islands in favor of Americans
without antagonizing all other nations.
All other things being equal, American
merchants will never be able to COM
pete in the Philippine Islands with
foreign merchants, because the minds
oughly poisoned against Americans
that they will not buy anything Ameri-
can that can be obtained elsewhere"
The likelihood seems to be that this
un-American and unjust war will re-
suit not only in bankrupting this coun-
try in money and soldiers but in reduc-
ing the volume of our Philippines trade
below what it was before the Spanish
war.
As to the favorite yarn of the i'm
perialists that the Filioinos were re-
sponsible for the war through their
overt acts, Mr.. Sylvester says:
AS to the act that brolgh. on hostilities
he attempt of two Filipinos to cross the
American lines, being fired upon and with
some companions firing upon The Ameri-
cans in turn-it is a mater OF Official rec
ord that all the hikher Filipino officers
we're in conference III their headquarters
at the time. The two Fillpn s certainly
were not acting under orders.
1T is also a matter of record that as
soon as Aguinaldo got news OF the con-
ftic. he sent messenger besgs ng the
Americans for Gods sake to desiss, declar-
ing that whatever a few Of his soldiers
had done was without authority.
"Aguinaldo was told that ii was too late:
the natives must take the cons 9qdences.
Had Aguinados message CT peace aeen
listened to many American lives would
have been saved
Mr.. Sylvester is particularly sur
prised at the strict censorship exercised
over the press and American CORES
pondents in Manila and he wonders that
the press of the United States submits
to it. He forgets that the administers
ton is governed by imperial notions
and that the American press is power
less to get the truth from the Philip
phines while the administration S mill
tary agents control the cable.
Mr.. Sylvester concludes that if the
United States send enough soldiersk
they can in time defeat Aguinaldo OF
drive him out of Luzon. but he calls
attention to the fact that there are
over thousand other islands IL The
archipelago in which he may take
refuge and continue the fight. Mean
while, sit will cost more American
blood and money than the present adj
ministration ever supposed"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PLEASANT Front Rooms with hrst-class
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-14
DROBATE OF WILL.

Office of the Clerk of the County Court or
Ohio County State of West Va.
In the matter OF the probate of the LAST
will and testament OF Henry KRAFT, de-
ceased.
The object of the petition filed In this
matter on the thirteenth day OF July. A.
D. 1859, is TO have admitted TO probate a
paper writing purporting TO be the last
will of Henry Kraft. deceased. bearing
date on the thirteenth day OF April. 1883,
And happening from an affidavit neds
with me in my Office that August Kraft
Caroline Steinm8n, julia Goethe and So
phie Beckman, persons who are thereira
and IN said petition declared to be iater-i
ested in the probate OF the said will, aree
non-residents Of this State, 1t y ordered
that they do appear at my office ~ thei
city OF Wheeling, IN the county and state
aforesaid, on Monday, the twenty day
Of August. A. -. 1898, at ten O'Clock q. m,
and 90 what ~ necessary 10 protect theirs
interests in said matter
Published the FIRST time July H. 90.
RICHARD ROBERTSON.
GEO r. f. GILCiRIST, Clerk.
Attorney. 1yl}oawt
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DIED..

PETERS-At Marbledale, Connecticut,
THURSDAY. July 18Th 1889. at 5 o'clock p.
m. Bernard Peters, in the I'D year OF his
age
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DUBLIC SALE

OF three shares of the capital stock Of tho
Bloch Bros Tobacco Co, at the north 'front.'
door Of the Court House of Ohio county,,
w Va, Tuesday, July 18th. 1899, at 10
a. m Terms, cash. (. 5. GREER,
iylIew Auctloneer.
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AGENTS WANT5 ed
FOR SALE.

TOR SALE.
one second Hand New Franklin Type
writer.
One Second Hand Hartford Typewriter.
Both in good condition. Address
iu25e&dh BOX l53. city 4. ..
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NOTICE OF THE DRAWING

NOTICE OF THE DRAWING
~ FOR REDEMPTION or BONDS
or THE BENWOOD AND NJ MEGHEN
ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER
COMPANY.
trustee. hiatt on the sixth day Of July 1888,
pursuantto the requirements Of deed Of
trust dated July 3Gth. 1881 which deed of
trust provides for the redemption and pay
meni OF said bonds, the following describe
ed bonds lsued by the said BeBHood and
McSechen Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company. and secured by said deed orl
trust were duly determined by lot by said
trustee FOR redemption aud payment on
the first day OF August 1899:
For year ending August iBt, 1873 bonds
Nos and s. for $500 each.
For year ending August lst. 1859, bonds
Nos 5 andi5. for $3.50 each.
gald bonds will be redeemed and paid
al the Bank 81 the Ohio Valley II The city
81 wheeling West Virginia. on and after
said first day 81 August. 1890. and said
bonds 81 determined, VIII cease % bear
interest from the first day u August. 80.
Given under my hand July 10th. 100.
jyl1eZ 7. >. RILEY, Trustee.
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EAKM6 AND BUSINESS OPP

EARMS AND BUSINESS OP-
Il PORTUNITIES FOR SALE.
I have a number of elegant farms for
sale. improved and unimproved, IN Jackson
county, at good bargains and upon easy
terms Also stock Of general mercban-
disc and fine stock OF hardware together
with the real estate; both have a fine cash
trade established. Also one-half interest in
The Spencer, Roane county. Touring, roller
process mill, with a daily capacity OF 50
barrels Also several delightful residences.
For full description and terms of sale Gait
on or address
HOLLY G. ARMSTRONG,
tu23e&gb Ripley. w. Va.
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~ KINDER OF SHEARS.
CLIPPERS AND LAWN MOWERS.
WHEELING SCALE WORKS.
ap2lesb Telephone 965. 1888 Market st.
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Sc Excursion to Oakland.
WANTED

WANTED-To buy petroleum oil royalties
Address, with full particulars, OIL. "a Q
Register. ju25e&dh
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
CRAWFORD BURIAL
Occurred Yesterday Afternoon in
Martins Ferry From
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Services Being Conducted by
Rcv.S. j. Boyle, orthc First Church.
Members of the Scptuagcnarian
Club We're Honorary Pail Bearers.
Mr.. Boglc's Tribute to the Deceased,
who was whcelins's Oldest Citizen

The funeral of the late Captain Rich
ard Crawford. Wheeling's Oldest citizen.
occurred yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock, from the United Presbyterian
church OF Martins Ferry. Rev. S. J..
Boyle, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, of that place, officiating. A
number Of old friends OF the de-
ceased attended. Mr.. Richard ,Craw-
ford Campbell. of Denver. a grandson,
was present.
The choir of the First church, COM
posed of Mrs. ]. C. Gray, Mrs. John
Turner, Miss May Thomas, Mr.. ]. C.
Gray and Mr.. George Rowland, sang
Lead. Kindly Light" after which Mr..
Boyle read from the Scripture. Then
the choir sang beautifully, '.Thy Way,
not Mine"
Rev. Mr.. Boyle. who enjoyed the
friendship Of the deceased. spoke at
some length Of Captain Crawford's life
In this community. 1t was not neces-
sary, he said. to speak infinitely of his
life and works, these were well known
to all present and had been chronicled
in the newspapers. 1t had been his
privilege to met Captain Crawford first
about five years ago. at meeting OF
the Septuagenarian club. He had en-
joyed that afternoon of converse with
Captain Crawford. for it opened up to
him the many excellent qualities of
mind and heart that always character
lied the man. He was 4 man of Won
derful memory, well informed on many
subjects. especially history and the
Bible. In his conversation with the
speaker he had drawn Illustrations by
passages from portions of the Holy
Book that are not familiar generally;
in fact he had shown an intimate ac-
auaintance with the Bible.
While he was always drawn to the
younger people of his acquaintance,
they were not in sympathy with him at
all times, and he felt his lonliness in the
last years OF his life. He was ever
grateful for the attention shown him
by younger people. He was well &C.
quainted with the way of salvation; was
the friend and supporter of Christ's
church, and always in sympathy with
His cause.
The speaker had been privileged to
read the last letter penned by Captain
Crawford, in which he spoke feellngly
of the providence of God and felt
thankful for the tender care he received
during the last days of his life.
He was a conscientious, honest man
with warm attachments. Though he
enjoyed competence, yet his was
lonely life in late years. His friends
passed away one by one. to his great
sorrow. He chung lovinglyto his Sep.
tuagenarian club associations, and he
was always the most interested of those
assembling at these meetings-but aside
from this We find him lamenting his
lonliness and old age. So life with him
was unsatisfactory, there was always
something lacking. The speaker be-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-09
BRIEF MENTIONINGS.
Events In and About the City Given In
n Nutshell

Events In and About the City Given In
n Nutshell.
Criminal court will be in session to-
day.
Grand to-nlght-Daniel r. Ryan's
company.
Dennis DAILY. of Warrington, an oil
driller, died last night Of typhoid fever.
at Haskin's hospital.
The venerable Cyrus Townscnd
Brady. archdeaccn of Pennsylvania, will
preach tonight at st. Matthews
church.
Mrs. Robert L. Frazier, living at All
National road, slipped while walking in
the yard at her home Tuesday evening
and sustained a fracture of her left
arm.
The concert OF the Woman's club &C.
ours tonight at. o'clock in a. 0. u.
w. hall. and Is open to the public. a
promising programme has been an
nounced.
The funeral of Frank Eberle. who was
killed Monday morning. occurred yes
terday afternoon ut 3 o'clock from the
home of his daughter, Mrs. George Pa
terson. on Twenty-ninth street, South
Side. The interment was at Mt. Zion.
Special Constable Waite, one Of the
defendants in the barratry proceedings
commenced by Harry f. Bachmann on
Tuesday, was served with the warrant
yesterday and was released on his own
recognizance to appear In the court Of
Squire Greer next Tuesday
Chief Cline has added an improve
ment to the Eighth ward and other en-
CINE houses In the shape OF an electric
transmitter. to be used in sounding the
alarm gong after n still alarm is re-
ceived over the telephone The old
way of striking the gong with a ham
mer was faulty In many respects.
Yesterday intelligence reached
Wheeling Of the death OF Rev. William
Burkemeier at New York. He will be
remembered by older citizens as the
former pastor OF lions German Luth-
eran church here, his Passionate dating
in the late fifties and early sixties From
Wheeling he went to New York, where
he has since been engaged in immigrant
missionary work. He died after short
i1lpesG r....
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Going and Coming of Wheeling
People and Visitors.
]. B. Rease is a Huntington guest at
the Howell.
NJ. "A. Jones, OF Welslburg, was in the
city yesterday.
]. E. Smith. of Warrington. was at
the Windsor yesterday.
DR.. William Petric has returned
home from a two-weeks' trip to New
York and Boston.
]. l.. Henry. OF Buckhannon, and D.
Z. Allen. of Parkersburg, were arrivals
at the Stamm last night.
H. c. Meyer. of Wellsburg: S. W.
Matthews, OF Moundsville, and ]. H.
Hamilton, OF Parkersburg. were reg
istered at the Mcclure yesterday.
Mrs. P. J. Hobs condition has i'm
proved to such an extent that the at
tending physician now extends the hope
that she may recover. For two weeks
1t has been feared that she would die.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs, Hob
will unite In the wish that her recovery
may be speedy and complete.
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'lieved that in his last days Gods love
was revealed to him in his lonliness and
that he departed In the dear Lord. Z
There are lessons to be fround In his
lie and works; he was u man OF char
acter and earnest OF purpose. We
should remember not TO drift along on
the current OF life. we should make pro-
vision for the future and for the next
HE. The end Of this life Is certain to
come soon or late. II we do our best,
we may be mourned as our dead friend
Is mourned. We should remember that
we are indebted to God for everything
In this llfe-heal;h. success and ell. We
must give the best In our lives to God,
resting all in Him, so that when the
time comes we may rest in the loving
arms OF Jesus. there to go quietly to
sleep and awake In the presence OF the
Lord. and there remain forever and for
ever.
Continuing. the speaker spoke OF the
fast thinning ranks OF the Septuagenar-
ian club. and cShorted those remaining
to remember the near approach Of
death. II our eyes could but see be-
yond. we would see this life In Its true
value and appreciate the life TO come,
which Is SO much the better LIE.
thttNi siiC <Aplue VIII
Me" the body was viewed by the con-
gregation. and then was taken
to the Walnut Grove burying ground,
where the deceased was buried next to
his wife.
The honorary pallbearers were:
Messrs. James Kerr. James Gray. David
Park and Rev. Samuel Boyd, all mem
bers of the SeptuagenariaE club. The,
active pallbearers were Messrs. John
Frew, Augustus Pollock, E. ]. a. Dren-
men. S. G. ". Morrison, L. c. Boyd and
Kenworthy Hoge.
The service at the grave was brief on
account of the Indictment weather. BEN
edlction was pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Boyle
OF the Septuagenarian club the living
members are now reduced to nine.
Messrs. David Park. James Gray. HI
ram W. Smith. James Kerr. Samuel
Boyd. Ebenezer Rhodes. John Nc
Niece, Hamilton Blackford and Ken
worthy Hoge.
The members deceased are Ander-
son Ralston. John Armstrong. Joel
Wood, Eiram Frazier. Elwood Rat
cliff, Thomas Culbertson, James Dren-
men, W. Newton Holiday. William
Clarke. Smith Hurst. John X. Botsford
and Richard Crawford.