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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
The BEEF INQUIRY
Winds up It's Investigations = Major
e Lee Sums up the Case for Gcncrrl

Winds up its Investigations = Major
Lee Sums up the Case for Gcncrrl
Miles.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 24.-The
Wade court OF inquiry apiNnted to in
vestigate the allegations made by Ma
Jor General Niles in his testimony be-
fore the war investigating commission.
concerning the meat furnished the
army during the late war with Spain.
held its last open session to-day and Is
now engaged upon the preparation OF
It's report.
This morning the court decided not to
accept a report made BY Lieutenant
Colonel Darlington, of the inspector
generals office. This report had been
transmitted to General Miles through
Inspector General Breckenridge.
AT the afternoon session, Major Lee
who has been Major General Miles rep
resentative before the board, summed
UP for his side Of the case. Recorder
Davis read brief reports from General
Breckenridge, the inspector general and
also from two OF his subordlnates, Ma
jor Philip Reade and Lieutenant Colo
Hcl Darlington, as to the result OF their
individual work and observations. Gen.
Breckinridge condemned the canned
beef ration and speaking generally.
said that while the army ration fulfill
ed all the scientific requirements as to
food values, Its component parts should
be changed to meet the new conditions
of ..he service. As the ration was fixed
by law, this was matter for Congress
to remedy. He also suggested that or
tlcles required by sick and eoRvalescent'
soldiers should be added.
Major Rcade's report was mainly de-
voted TO the lack OF certain camp
equipment among certalnregiments and
that of Colonel Darlington 10 the result
CT mis- personal inspection Of the various
camps of the country.
The court then decided that II any OF
the dispositions for which General Miles
has called should be received prior to
the completion Of the report OF the
board they should be admitted as evil
dence. subject to the boards limitations.
Major Lee then summed up the case,
dlsclaiming at the outset that he was
acting as counsel for Major General
Miles In a technical sense, and adding
that he had been there simply to pre-
sent and elicit evidence. He read his
argument from carefully prepared
manuscript and was given careful at
tention by the three members OF the
court and the recorder, no one else be-
Ing present except the representatives
OF the press. His statement consumed
about an hour and when he concluded
with the statement that the members OF
the board must, decide whether the
great fraud and great crime which he
believed had been committed should be
carried before the courts, Recorder
Davis arose and said: ~ submit the
case to the board without argument,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
A CHANCE FOR WHEELING.

Large General Shops may be Erected
ut n Central Point on the Baltimore
& Ohio-Whcclins's Location is an
Ideal onc-Chambcr of Commerce
Should act.
There is project on foot to build
large general shops at some point on
the Baltimore G Ohio raifroad system
that can be reached with ease from all
parts OF the system. and Wheeling Is
the ideal location for the plant. 1t is
said the Baltimore &C. Ohio officials are
now considering this matter, and the
Intelligcncer would suggest TO the off,
Gals of the Wheeling chamber OF COM
merce that the hour is ripe for an earn
est effort to secure for this city the loca-
ton Of the big plant. Wheeling Is the
geographical center Of the Baltimore 6;
Ohio system of Enthusiastically reach
ed from every part OF it-and vigorous
campaign with the officials OF the road
might result In tho acquisition OF the
new general shops. which will employ
possibly 1000 to 1000 men. The COM
pany has unlimited ground at McAIech-
en-, where large shops are now located.
and more ground could be secured IL It
is needed. Pittsburgh has been men,
toned as the best location for the new
shops, but careful consideration OF
the two cities shows that Wheeling Is
the superior one of the two, especially
since the Baltimore & Ohio has lost
control OF the Pittsburgh &: Western,
Its outlet for Chicago out OF Pittsburgh.
and which well Informed people believe
will result In the running Of the Pitts
burgh-ChicaEo trains through Wheel
ing via the Hempield road and to New
ark via the Central Ohio. Certainly
the matter is worth Investigation. and
possibly would result in the acquisition
of q big industry for the Greater Wheel
Ing.
The road now has number of shops
ut various points along the line. but
none OF them seem to be Of such size
do the entire, or even a major part Of
the work OF the great system. 1t Is the
intention. therefore, to allow these
smaller shops to do the local work, and
that which cannot be sent on to the gen.
eral shops, and then do most OF the big
work at the one place. There will like
ly be no definite decision on this point
until after the reorganization has been
completed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
MRS. GEORGES TRIAL.
Is Nearing the End-Attorncy Grants
Argument for the Statc-Instruc-
tiOnS 10 Jnry Asked by Boil, Si16s

hiSuhcit LOT the State-InStruC-
tons TO Jury Asked by Boil, Sizes
CANTON. o.. April 24.-Attorney ]. j.
Grant occupied the whole day In OPEN
ing the arguments on behalf of the state
in the trial of Mrs. George The court
room was filled as it has not been at
any other stage of the proceedings. Mrs.
George sat with downcast eyes during
most of the proceedings She seemed
more affected by Mr. Grants summing
up of the case than by any other Incl
dent of the trial.
During the day attorneys for each
side presented their requests MS to the
charge Of the judge. The state asked
that the jury be Instructed that the al
legged promise TO marry and the failure
to keep IT. the promise OF any money
consideration, the alleged settlement In
Allegheny, the divorce and the payment
for it, the relations between the accused
and the deceased and all OF the testi-
mony as to Mrs. Georges grievances
against SaSton shall be cited to the
jury by the judge as not being any
Justification, excuse or defense for the
homicide, but merely subjects for con-
sideration In determining the degree of
the homicide and the mental RESPONSE
bility of the accused.
The state also asks that the general
weakness Of the alibi defense shall be
recited to the jury In connection with
Instructions that an alibi to be de-
Tense must cover the whole period Of
the homicide or must prove beyond all
doubt the impossib!litr Of the accused
being ut the scene of the homicide when
1t occurred.
The defense asks the court to charge
the jury that the homicide must be
proved and the accused guilty Of 1t be-
fore any of the threats are considered
against the accused and that the
threats are only 10 be considered in de-
tcrmlning the degree Of the homicide,
had It been otherwise established. They
also ask that the court charge that the
cause OF the accused Is not TO be .preju-
diced by reason of the defendant not
having taken the stand In her own be-
half, and that the evidence OF one adj
dicted to the opium or morphine habit
Ic mot crefihlo
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
THE new STATION.
Baltimore & Ohio Official Init.
mates it may Come Within
.THEENSUING SEVERAL MONTHS
Tho Company VIII Expend Between
100000 and $500, 900 in tho New
Passenger Terminal in This City.
Indications that Wheeling will Fig.
ure on new Chicago.Plttsburgh Limo
ofBaltimore & Ohio System.

General Manager Thomas Fitzgerald
Real Estate Agent ]. D. McCubbIn and
Superintendent r, NJ. Sheets. of the
fourth and fifth divisions Of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad arrived In the
city In the formers private car yester-
day shortly before noon, and spent the
afternoon in this city and Benwood. II
was stated that the visit Of these off.
Gals was Of no Significance, and was
not for the purpose OF taking TN the
proposed new passenger station for
Wheeling.
Mr.. McCubbin, when seen by an In.
telligencer reporter in the afternoon.
stated that, the matter OF WheelInp,s
new passenger station Ia not vet In tan.
gible shape. Since the reorganization
of the road, Messrs. Cowan and Murray
have been overwhelmed with work.
However, said Mr.. McCubbin. some,
thing definite will be known within n
few months,
expected TO spend for n passenger tor
minal here-seOo, 900 to $500 ,ooo-was SO
large that he did not feel Justified In
giving out the plans under consIdcro,
ton by the comnany nunber q,
plans. he said. are under consideration
but to give out the nlan that meots with
favor over the others would only have
the effect of shooting IN the f,rrrcs on
the property the comnany wouId want
Mr.. McCubbn said the comnonv is>,n
earnest and will soon give yhee,;nr ,
passenger station that will last for o,l
time" as he exnressed n
The railroad officials talked with
President Hulliben Quarter of the
chamber NJ commerce and with othor
nrominent husIness mon of tho town
Mr.. ouarr,er fold tho officials ,hot thor,
has existed for Some fine had failing
IN ,he mart NJ some Iyheal,np neon,o
toward tho Rol,,mora &. Ohio comn,ny
brt that no d,d not sb,ro IN tb,s foo,,n,
and no fe,t tina, tho considerations which
tho comn,ny now ro.,s d,snosoa 70 ox-
fond Ia tb,s con,runitv viii, GOO, ,,,n,
orr tho nroiua,o. th,t NAV now, o,.,s.
In well ;nforrad ou,r,srs II 10 hoco,,
ING , firm ha,,er TN, whae,,,, vii, h,
located On tho B,,timore q. ohio,s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
Pan Handle Earnings.

The Panhandle statement Of csti-
mated earnings for March will show
gross earnings amounting to s1.346, 1871 6
and operating expenses. s1.023,12t 45
Both are an increase. The net results
from operation. less interest on bonds,
rentals, ETC.. leave the profits for the
month s4S,2l1 0S. an Increase of $780,
OF. The estimated gross earnings for
the first three months OF the year are
S4,001.O3 so, an increase over the cor
responding months OF last year Of $780,
277 50. For the same period the oper-
atlng expenses will show an increase of
s130,504 90. Profits for the three months
in the estimated results are S2l5,099. an
increase of s56.SS4 ~. Panhandle
statements become more and more in
teresting each month. For monthz1ast
year, whilo there was always an in
crease In gross earnings. 1t was offset
by an increase In operating expenses,
which left a decrease in profits. This
has been gradually shifted about SO
that the property now shows a material
increase In profit At the same time.
while this Is being done. there Is still
an Increase in operating expenses. m o,h
OF which Is accounted for by those fig
ures covering expenditures for those
improvements rather out Of the ordl-
nary,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
WHAT OTHERS S. SAY.
Tho Words of Friends are, Genuine
and Reliable.

and Reliable.
1t Is easy for people to talk about
themselves and state what they may
have done, but 1t Is far better to have
other people speak for you. The words
which follow are the frank expressions
OF people who know OF what they speak.
Mr.. John K. Chase. Amesbury, Mass.
says:'"For some six years past my wife
has been suffering from nervous pros
tration. For years she was troubled with
Insomnia and nothing recommended by
the most eminent physicians would In
duce sleep. Under the advice OF physI-
clans she recently tried Dufry's Malt
Whlskey In small quantities and with
the most satisfactory results. While
Mrs. Chase has always been staunch In
her temperance principles and consist
ent in practice, she has no hesitation in
recommending to invalids who need o
gentle stimulant Duffv's Pure Malt
Whiskey."
E. C. ,Avila. OF the Brooklyn nssocia-
ton for improving the condition OF the
poor. says: ~ have used Duffy's Malt
Whiskey for the past two years. having
suffered from severe headaches and
nervous prostration. have BEEHIVE
much relieved by the use Of the whls-
key and have gained seventeen pounds
in weight"
The above statements speak for
themselves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
The Daughters" at War.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. AprIl-24.-Th
Daughters OF the Revolution and the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will not unite and the differences be-
tween the prominent revolutionary So
cities will not be healed by amalgama-
ton. The annual meeting OF the gen.
eral society Of the Daughters of the
Revolution began to-day at the Resel
Strattord and ono of the most import
ant matters transacted this afternoon
was the ratification by the major or.
ganization OF a no coalition" resolu-
ton that was adopted by the board of
managers in New York last Monday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25

Fish for Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 2i.-Thc
commlssary department OF the army has
been authorized to issue to such SOL
diers as desire It an equal value Of fish
IN lieu OF the beef ration now issued.
The restriction regarding the issue of
fish when beef cannot be obtained Is
removed. Ham or other articles OF sale
In equal money value to the beef may
be issued. To the present ration two
ounces OF dried fruits are added.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25

At tho Pan-Hnndlc shops, Columbus
Ohio. compressed air Is being used to
move engines In and out of tho machine
shops. This does away with the old
plan of using yard engine or n force
OF men. The mir IL conducted Though
pipes from the boiler house. and with
long hose attachments can be readily
carried aomc distance from the machine
shops shifting table. The boilers OF
the engines arc drained OF water and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
Will Disbursc $4,000, 900.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2i.-Ma-
jor Francis S. Dodge, of the pay de-
partment recently relieved from duty at
Denver. has been selected by the war
department to dlsburse the $4,000, 900 al-
lotted by the government for the pay
neHt OF the troops OF the Cuban army,
as condition of It's dIsbandment. Ma
jor Dodge was At the war department
to-day In conference with the officials in
regard to his mission, and expects to
leave for Cuba this evening or to-mor-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
Inheritance tn. Unconstitutional.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April oi.-By
a decision handed down to-day in che
supreme court. the direct inheritance
tax law OF 1897. was declared unconst!-
tutional and the orphans court OF this
county, where this question was raised.
will be enabled to push to settlement
a great mass of business which has
been shclved pendi1s the litigation on
this important victory.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
THE MILITARY BALL
Given by the Knights of ST. George
was Great Success.

NAsSh ny NV Vi 49, OSoh
was Great Success.
The knights Of ST. George were greet
ed by large audience last night. at the
Carroll Club auditorium. the occasion
being 4 military reception, which in
Guided as Its features dress drill and a
one-act farce, I've Written 10 Brown"
The comedy was cleverly rendered by
a cast consisting of Miss Gertrude Ries-
ter. Miss Louise Montague and Messrs.
]. J. Coniff. J. ]. P. O'Brien, ]. NJ. Win
gerter and Joseph Moore.
In the dress drill. sixteen knights par
ticipated, under the direction of Captain
Hadlich. and their work was unusually
fine. several new movements being
shown. The knights wero attircd In
blue fatigue coats and white duck pants.
The affair concluded with grand
march. the knights and their ladies par
ticipatirg, and dance programme of
seventeen numbers: the Opera House
orchestra furnished the music.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 4.-M!n-
lister Newell, at The Hague. reports that
royal order DEGREES that hereafter
persons holding the diploma of doctor
of dental medicine issued by Harvard
University. the diploma Of doctor OF
dental surgery from the University OF
Pennsylvania. the college OF dentistry
of the University of Michigan, or the
department Of dentistry of Vanderbilt,
University OF Nashville. Tenn, shall be
admitted 20 the theoretical examiho-
tons In dentistry in the Netherlands.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
STRUCK By AN ENGINE.


jurcd Mt BcnwoOd.
a Harrison county man met with n
serious accident in Benwood about $50
O'Clock last night. He is now at the
Emergency hospital, Benwood, and he
gave his name to the attending physi-
clan. DR.. Alley, as Ell L. Haggerty. OF
Sardis. Harrison county. He was struck
by n Baltimore & Ohio freight engine.
at Seventh street. and his principal In
jurles were 10 the left hip and left arm,
the latter member being badly frac-
tured.N Haggerty. who was we'll dress
ed, and claims to be n farmer. says he
was put off a. street car and that while
wandering In Benwoot in search of a
place to stay over night he failed to no.
tice the engine on the, track.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
Destructive Earthquake.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. April o4.-Re-
ports received here from Cayenne, cap
itol OF French Guiana md SurInum,
Dutch Guiana say destructive earth
quake has visited these colonies COM
Ing from the direction OF the CordIlllcr-
as. In Cayenne many houses were In
jurcd, but there was no loss OF life.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25

NEW YORK, April 2I.-Thc jury in
the Windsor hotel flrc inquest brought
In Il verdict that the Are was caused By
accident. The police still have $4,000
worth Of unclaimed jcwclry and other
valuablcs recovered from the fire ruins.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25

then filled with compressed air, until
pressure of about sixty or seventy
pounds Is shown In the gauge. which Is
sufficient to move an engine "a short
distance. The Pennsylvania officials
are pleased over the success Of their
experiments.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12
Work VI Pension Agents

W>>lll>"r">. April j.. The work of
pension agents Is apparent in the great
number of claims filed for pensions on
account of disability incurred in the
wal with Spain. According to Com
missioner Evans the rapidity wit which
those claims have been coming in is in
marked contrast with the manner in
which claims were filed III the clos, of
the Civil War. At that time claims
were made only on account of wounds
and disability incurred in battle. and
1T WAS not Tor some years after he close
OF the war that claims for disability on
account of disease began to come in
claims are on account of disability from
disease incurred in camp all,l especial
lv among those regiments which were
the victims OF typhoid fever in Cuba
and Porto Rico.
Pension attorneys working among
these men have induced them 10 file
claims. In Sult instances ~ per cent
OF the men III Il regiment have done so.
According 10 the Surgeon General OF
the army. the great majority of the
claims ought to hr rejected as the dis
ease will wear oil in time.
The five regiments which furnish he
largest number of applicants for pen
sionS are: Thirty fourth Michigan, :SlS:
First District of Columbia Volunteers.
:i52; Eighth Ohio, :li9; Thirty third
Michigan, 3l!'; Second Massachusetts,
211. OF these regiments only the Sec
ond Massachusetts was on the firing
line at Santiago. The regiment par
ticipated i'll the charge ut FL Cancy and
lost many men. The Michigan rcgi-
mcnts were engaged in the field ut
Agualors under Gen. Dutiicld. The
Ohio regiment is 1.-The President y
Own
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Husband = Awful ButcIlcry.

ALBANY. GA, April :l.-Waltcr Il.
jackson. one of the most prnminrn,
young men of Albany. killed his wife
and 3-month-old child and then shot
himself dead at his home here last
night. The dead bodies OF the family
were found this morning by IL servant
i'll tho house who went To .Jarkson'S
room to call him.
The shocking tragedy startled The
people of Albany and all day great
crowds of curious people remained
about the house
jackson is supposed to have muir
dered his family, and then slain him
self in Il tit of desperation caused by
loss Of his position with the Carter a..
Voolfolk warehouse and commission
company. He was until last Monday
employed by that firm as cashier and
bookkeeper. On that day his place
was taken by Ira Galloway.
The crime could not have been more.
shocking had it occurred in any family
i'll Albany. jackson and his wife were
among the most popular young people
OF Albany. His wife was "a leading
society bell. here before hcr marriage
two wears ago
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12
Pitched Battle Fought OH the Streets
Of BrunsOn.

BRl N>rN, =. G.. Aprl9.-l .ast night.
ut about9 . O'Clock. Il tnsiladc of pistol
shots i'll rapid succession was heard.
an;! il wis soon drvclopcd that Il
pitched battle was being fought i'm the
street between Jam Preacher. Char
lie Preacher and .Arrcn Preacher.
brothers. on the one side, and George
Ricd, Mack Ricd. james Ric.l. broth
crs. and Joseph Connolly. on the other.
AS result Geo. Ricd is dead. Mack
Ricd is probably fatally wounded.
Joseph Connolly is seriously wounded
and james Preacher slightly wounded
in the hand.
1t appears that IL negro farm hand
employed by George Ricd was subsc-
qucntly employed by the Preachers
and bad feeling were cngcndered there
by. Yesterday evening the Rieds went
to the Preacher residence on this mat
ter and some hot words were passed.
Later in the night the two parties met
ut the busiest corner in the town and
IN alteration ensucd between George
ficd and James Preacher, and in an
instant weapons were drawn and ii
general fusilade of about 30 or &C
shots followed. The streets being
crowded it is miraculous that no by
ISLANDERS were injured.
The fire of the Preachers seems to
have been principally directed on
George Ried. He received nine wounds.
Notwithstanding his many wounds. he
liy" until this morning.
-.n the parties are men with families
except Charlie and Arrcn Preacher.
George Ricd leaves wife and child.
Charlie and Arrcn Preacher are mere
boys. the latter not yet 90 years of
age.
The cOroner's jury returned Il yer
diet that the deceased came to his
death by gunshOt wounds at he hands
Of James and Arrcn Preacher
AS Il sequel to the fight timer New
ton, a respected and orderly colorcd
citizen. was accidentally killed Hear
ing the firing and thinking the police
man was being killed, he seized his
pistol and started to the scene, and on
arriving he met his son, VIM. Newton,
who, thinking his father would get i'll
trouble, attempted to dlsarm him. In
the attempt the weapon was discharged,
killing the father instantly.
james Preacher is the s0n-in-la law of
Col. Lawrence w. Youmans, the larg-
est planter i'll this section. and pr0mi-
nent in State politics. The Preachers
have surrendered to the sheriff.