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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-28
Pepnsylvania Republicans.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. a. = II ie
probable that the Republican state con-
vcntlon will be held at Harrisburg. on
Wednesday. April %. Chairman Reed
or of the state committee, has sent q
communication to the members OF that
committee. suggesting that date, ana u
Il believed no objection will be made.
At this convention candidates VIII %
nominated for auditor general and two
ongressman-at-lRrge. Eight delegates
al large to the Republican national
convention will also be named, az well
as thIrty-two presidential electors one
for each OF the congressman and one TOT
each OF the United States senator's
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pANAMA CANAL.
Company incorporated With a Capt.
tal Of sao.O0o.Oo0.

TRENTON, N j., Dec. q. Tho
Panama Canal Company, Of America,
with an authorized capital of tsoioo0.T
OOO was incorporated here late this az
iternoon. The object OF the company
as shown by the articles Of incorpora-
tion Is 70 acquire by purchase the ship
canal Of the campagnle du Canal de-
Panama and the railway across the
Isthmus Of Panama. also to cons
struct, equip and operate sald.can and
railway and the various enterprises
connected Herewith.
Tho. arfIcles also eT1poWRr
rany 10 enter into arrangements with
any government that may seem condu-
Give 10 the company's object.
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asrman Naval "a on a cruige.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. s7-The
German warshlps Nike and Won
Moltke. used as training ships for na-
val cadets, have arrived at Havana,
after a cruise through West Indian wa
ters about ten days ago that caused
CONSERVATION among the officials and
people there, as 1t was feared there
would be n repetition of the Leders In
cldent, and another demand on Haytl,
backed up by German naval guns. 1t
appears, however, that the cruise of
the Nike and Won. Moltke was arranged
a year ago, and the call at HaitIen
ports was entirely devoid of signih-
canoe. us the commanders of the ships
have no instructions outside of those
pertaining to the regular cruise. on
January 9 they will proceed along the
Cuban and Porto RlcNn coasts.
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A SENSIBLE view.
only Bluff to Keep Canadians at
Home.

Home.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ZIP. ]. Nc
Manus. a prominent Irishman, said to-
day that preparations are being made
for a public meeting at the Academy Of
Music. Final arrangement will be COM
pIeted at a meeting of the county board
of the. A. o. U. H. next Friday.
In speaking of the alleged Fenlan plot
to raid Canada, Mr.. McManus said:
"Ths proposed Eenian raid. II there
is any sush thing contemplated, is
against the rules OF international law.
The loyalty OF the Irish to this country
leads them to regard the announcement
as merely blum to keep the Canadians
at home"
1t Is expected, he says, that the meet
ing at the Academy of Music Will re-
suit In $4,000 fund to fit out hospI-
tai relief ship.
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Canadians Aroursd.

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 27.-Brltish
Americans in Calumet are much
wrought up over reported arrangements
for a FenIan raid on Canada, and a
secret meeting is reported to have been
held, at which over 1000 Englishmen,
who still love their mother country, de-
cided to volunteer their services in case
of Fenlan raid
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27-To-day
marked the beginning OF the new Ma
sonic year A. L., 5ss9-and the officers Of
tho Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted
Mnsons, Jurisdiction Of Pennsylvania
elected al the quarterly communication
December 6. were installed In their re-
spective stations In ancient ana solemn
form at the Masonic Temple In tnla
..tN
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Quav Case to be Disposed Of Early

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
will take up the contest over the sent
in the senate claimed by Senator Quay
under the appointment Of the governor
OF Pennsylvania, soon after the close OF
the holiday recess. Members of the
committee predict early action by the
committee, and hope to have It dis
posed OF in the senate during the month
of January.
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CIVIL MARRIAGES
May Now be Performed in the Phil
ippines.


ippines.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 27.-Gen.
Otis has issued decree authorizing
the celebration of civil marriages In
the Philippines He eabled Secretary
Root to that effect to-day, and the Sec
rotary promptly approved the action.
Heretofore all marriage were cele-
brated by the Catholic church. SO that
Protestants and non-christians were
prohibited from marrying. The decree
does not interfere with the Catholics,
who may be married according to their
own rites, but extends the privileges of
civil marriage to those who desire It,
just as it ls practiced in the United
States,
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pnntnhnnrd to AdHnnes.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-At a meeting
OF the board OF directors OF the National
Board and Paper Company. held to-day
II was decided that the price of PASTE
board would be advanced 81 30 per ton.
More than a score OF representative
manufacturers of pHsteboard were pres
ent at the meeting.
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RopR R1cRuTT1Na AaENTs
Actively at Work Near Police Head
quarters,

NEW YORK. Dec. 27,--The work of
snlIstlng men in this city to tahc the
Boer side in the war is in charge OF
the agents who operate in u saloon near
police headquarters.
The leaders in the movement ls Gus
tSv Simon, q BOcr, recently arrived
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Alaskan question Was in the Way.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 27.-sec-
retary Long stated in his recent annual
report that negotiations were pending
between the United States and Great
Britain to overcome the treaty Inhlbi-
tion against building warships on the
great lakes. 1t has transplred TINT the
negotiations to which the secretary OF
the navy referred were those carries on
by the joint high commission which
dealt with Canadian affairs The
American members of that commission
put forward n plan of permitting the
lake ship yards to build warships with
the understanding that the vessels
would not be fitted up and remain on
the lakes for naval service. This was
accepted by the British Canadian ON
cIals with the additional provision that
the armor should not be placed on the
warships until after they had reached
salt water. This provision would have
been Incorporated in the final arrange
ment. had not the commission failed of
an agreemnt because of the Alaskan
boundary trouble.
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1AwroN,s REMAINS
And Tho.e Of logan and AEmg.roae

And Those Of Logan and ATmstrong
to be Sent on the Thomas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-ouarter-
master General Lud1ngton received Z
cable message to-day from Colonel MI
ler Of the quartermaster generals de-
partment at Manila, saying that ~
rnnRements have been made 10 send
home the remains OF Major General
I,awton, Major John A. Logan, 1r., and
Major Armstrong, on the transport
Thomas, which will leave on the Soth tns
slant for San Francisco
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B1UFFED THE CONSTABLE,
But One Of the Posse Shot, Yves. Not
tingham Dead.

tingham Dead.
Special Dispatch to the IutOIllEsacsr
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 81
Constable Elsie Rogers went to the
home OF Yves, Nottingham, on Middle
Creek, in clay county. yesterday. to ar
rest him on a charge of arson. Not
tlnEham presented two rsvoIverS' and
the constable beat n retreat. He then
summoned posse, which went to Not
tlngham's house. Nottingham again
started to draw his pistol, but IN on
cor forestalled him and he fell dead,
with rifle ball in his body.
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UNITED M1NE WORKERS
In Executive Session to Formulate
Demands.

Demands.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 27.-An
executive session of the United Mine
workers of America was held at the
Occidental Hotei in thii city, to-day.
President John Mitchell secretary w.
G Pearce, and number of district
presidents wsee present. PFesldeht
Mitchell said the object of the meeting
was to arrange for the national conven-
ton, 10 be held in indianapolis, Janu-
ary Is, and the join conferences of MI
ners and Goa! operators, which meets
here January %. One of the delegates
said: "our meeting is TO accomplish
what must be left to the national con-
ventlon-namely, the fixing of wage
scales and formulating other demands
that will be made at the convention. A
score OF us can do more in secret sess-
lon than several hundred delegates in
open meeting. We viii present our
formulated plans to the convention.
which viii mainly adopt them. Nothing
at this tins can be made public. While
every district president is not present
several of them have sent substitutes.
A general advance of wages viii be
demanded, but the advances will be
governed largely by conditions in GER
tain mining regions"
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srcco,rfnl Amerlcan oompetl tion.

GLASGOW. Dec s7,-The corporation
Of this city has accented the bid of a
New York company for electric feeders
for tho Glasgow tramway at Gi5i'OOO'
or GlO.OOO below tho lowest British Of
fer.
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piv Miners, Strike Threatened.

ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. 27.-Represen-
tatives of $4,000 miners in the bItumi-
nous coal district are meeting to-day at
various points to consider the feasible
lty Of a strike for general lncrease OF
30 per cent in wages. AT the coal
towns, Lilly. Punxsutawney, Barnes
boro and clearfeld, the sessions Of the
wage workers are secret, though their
intentions have been expressed public
" enough. The miners say unless the
operators consent to the demand. a
general strike Is certain. The operators
to-day informed the men that they re-
gard their demands as preposterous. II
the miners are in earnest. the strike
viii be declared January l.
The operators say they believe that
the conservative element In the United
Mine Workers organization Will be
able to prevent strike. 1t is said
several high officials Of the union are
using their best efforts to keep the
men Mt work, urging that a strike now
would preclpItats an Industrial slump.
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LOUD TALK
OF INVASION
OF CANADA.
By Clan-na-aasl and the Ancient
order Of Hiber.
nians,
CLAIM TO BE WELL ARMED
And to Have Members in the
Militia and Every Army


NEW YORK Dec 2I-Relatlve 10
the attitude Of the Irish REVOLUTIONARY
societies toward the government OF
Great Britain at the present juncture
Of AFFAIRS, the Evening Post to-day
quotes an officer Of the clan-Na-Gael
as saying:
England can only be made TO feel
by physical force, and We're now going
to give her some Boer treatment we
did intend going out and sinking that
first expedition from Canada to South
Africa, but thought It better to wait a
little. We can mobilize our men With
out much dificulty for an attack on
Canada and we are fairly well armed
as well as the United States troops in
the Spanish war. We have lots OF
Springfield rifles, and are handy with
the bayonet.
mo decision has been arrived at yet.
Everything WIN depend on the imme-
diate future. We have either regl-
ted states, and are fairly well drilled,
and a great many Of our men are in the
militia. The Ancient order of Hibern-
ians has really nothing to do with this.
1t numbers about 25o,OOO, and ma
jority of Its members belong to our or
Ranizatlon. All It's officers do, and so.
Of course. It viii act with US. We have
lots of men in the regular army
camps or clubs in every post-and
even IL they were sent against US to
stop us on the border they would either
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RussI1AND FRANCE

oonniving Against England in the
Orient.
VICTORIA. B. c.. Dec. S.-Maii ad-
vices received.from the Orient to-day.
state that Russia and France are Son-
nivlne together In encroaching on Chi
nese territory and against England.
and thai Japan is buying immense
quantities OF rice. It IS believed that
war will break out in the spring.
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E,or Ohio. fair In western. snow In cast.
crn norton Thursday: Friday fair; treah
E'n, Wrst VIRGINIA. snow Thursday srt-
day fair; uorthwesterly winds. s,,,,,....
For Western Pennsylvania, snow THUR :
dnv. Friday fair. except probnbly eno1s
near tho lakes; fresh westerly winds,
Local Temperntura.
The tempcrnturo yesterday, rs observed
nv q Schnnpf. druggist. corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was aS follows
a. m.,.,....,... 25l ; p. m..,.,.....,, y
IA, m.,......,... 2b Z y. m.",.,...,ss,S =
u l5m.............,".. allWcather chahEeaoie,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A. J. Wakefield farmer near Sioux Falls s d
has found new use for the steam engine which is
used to run his thrashng machine. Instead Of nut
ting 1t out OF service for the winter when his
thrashng was over, he filled five big farm wagons
with four hundred and ninety bushels OF wheat
fastened them together one behind the other like
train Of cars. and used the engine TO pull them
to town. The journey OF fifteen miles was made in
six hours. the engine and train requiring the at
tenton OF but one man besides Wakefield. An aver
age load for team OF horses Is fifty bushels Of
wheat. so that even on the first experimental trip
the engine did the work of ten teams and Wake
field feels sure that one thousand bushels can be
drawn by the same engine without difficulty The
use OF the engine resulted In a great saving Of
time, while at the same time 1t left both horses
and men at home to work In the fields, which need
prompt attention at this time OF the year. Wake
field believes that his idea will open up a new field
OF profit for all OF thrashIng engines in the
farming districts
The good advice OF the Laird Of waterton. in
Aberdeenshirc to a sheep stealer reads like very
practical joke. He had himself sent the man to
Jail and IN those days sheep stealing a capital
offence. Visiting the prisoner the night before the
trial, he asked him what he meant TO do. to which
the prisoner replied that he intended TO confess
"Confessi' said Waterton. what man. will We
face - "''
He did so and was acqultted-(Green Bay.
The following notice Is posted on a private road
near London Funerals, hawkers and other OBJ
jectlonable traffic not allowed"
"A Kansas man has carved himself a totem
pole"
What's totem poe?"
It's tall wooden pole carved to illustrate the
achievements OF family or tribe"
What has he carved on his pole7''
Pumpkins and ears OF corn.'-0ndianapolis
Journal
George Brandes thus describes the position OF the
Jews In Frankfort. Germany. at the beginning OF
the century; "Al Jews forced live in the
narrow. miserable, overcrowded Judengasse dew
streeD. their sole abode since the year 1862 At the
beginning or night all the inhabitants of the Ghetto
were locked In. They not allowed to use the
sidewalk while walking In the street In daytime
but had to take the middle OF the street. They
had to remove their hats before every passerby
who would call out. Jew. make your bow To
prevent too large an increase. not more than four
teen couples were permitted 10 marry In any one
year. On every festive occasion they were driven
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with right expect from their Government the
performance OF its international obligations III
pothing more Most of them would WISH OF ash
nothing more but that would be enough 10
make trouble II government in the islands should
bc left TO incompetent hands or seized by
foreign Power. Nothing could prevent In either
case such friction and antagonism OF feelng as
would presently compel the United States 10
take up It's responsibility again Mt Whatever cost
1t Is easy to shy that we do not want the Dur
den Many men would like TO slide through Ire
without burdens of any sort. This particular
burden, II NAV be said with almost literal accu-
racv. no American wanted. Gior IL there were
some who hoped for Cuban annexation no one
desired TO have the United States forced to de-
eide for itself in view Of Its responsibility
among civilized nations. whether II could better
annex than govern. AS to the Philippines no
enc dreamed Of their possession. IL l. not strange
that after more than years debate men en-
tirely forget how repugnant to their feelings II
was at first TO contemplate sending American
soldiers through the mountains and 1ungles or
Cuba and Luzon In order TO restore peace ana
government of law. But the very men who
shrank from the task with most repugnance saw
most clearly that II could not be avoided
In that spirit the Nation has pushed on to dis
charge its duty. whatever the result. one Is
that Agunaldo no longer has government. an
army guard. home or even hiding place;
the chief officials of his pretended government
are captured, the chief officers of his army are
killed or prisoners. and he pays for nine months
Of persistent lying about American purposes and
character by enduring the fate of n hunted fugi-
tive, hated and tracked by the tribes which he
deluded. Another is that General Wood takes
command in Cuba. presumably because his prac-
teal achievements in restoring order and indus
tries and good feeling in Santiago Province have
been reported and honored in all countries. The
President may not he able to read the future,
but he does the duty that lies nearest with the
best light he can get In precisely the same
spirit the Nation has TO face It's task, knowing
rot how great 1t may he. nor how costly, nor
how little or much Of reward may follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
JtNGLES AND DUTIES.

Island rule presents TO some minds problem
too simple for anything except kindergarten
rules. Give Cuba or the Philippines good gov
eminent first" IL is said, $50 that they may
know what 10 desire; then set the people to
govern themselves, and If they produce some
thing they like better It will be for their needs
land condition Il better government. But if
they like 1t not as well they will ask for annex
"atiOn and then as Territories and afterward as
States they will govern themselves and help 10
govern us. Americans will have something 10
say about that Most emphatically they do not
consent to have admitted TO share in the gov
eminent Of this country people who find by trial
that they cannot govern themselves. Nor are
Americans so childish as TO suppose that the re-
sponsibity for these islands can be cast off like
n battered hat whenever we like. The islands
have been placed in charge of the United States
as trustee Every civilized nation will expect,
and have right to expect, that the United
States will assure to these islands as good gov
ernment as It can give, not only with respect TO
international obligations, but for the develop
ment of the people. their trade and industries
II will be found not bit OF cowardice merely.
but an utter mpossbllity, 10 evade that obli-
CATION.
me Co"aruice men may perceive or not per
ceivc, according 10 their mental habitudes. But
II is passing strange that any fail to see the i'm
possibility. The United States cannot tolerate oc-
cupation Of Cuba or the Philippines or parts OF
either by foreign Power without producing a
state of feeling In this country which would rem
der collision unavoidable. Yet it cannot prevent
such occupation except by war if II turns over
to an incompetent or unworthy government the
control of offices and the duty of dlscharging
American obligations in either quarter What
any Administration may propose cannot in the
least avert natural consequences There are by
this time great numbers of Americans who In We
a deep interest in the future of the islands, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
rypROFITABLE CONTENTION.

During the progress of a trial, and especiah!
IN capital case 1t is improper TO make com
-,.-,4e suggestive oF Q desire tn influence the
verdict There can be no objection, however !"
saving that the public prosecutor who Is trying
70 secure the conviction Of Molineux ana t1r
lawyer who is trying TO secure MS acqui'''i
ought 10 abandon their practice OF quaTelling IN
court.
There are times in the trial OF the gravest ac-
ton when depression from the strict line OF NJ
tack and defence may serve useful purpose D.!
relieving the tension without violating the de-
corum of the courtroom. An occasional moment
Of mental relaxation and refreshment is not I'M
welcome or inappropriate, even when the issue
is life or death. But the constant pickering OF
Mr.. Osborne and Mr.. Weeks is OF no conceivable
advantage 10 any one. So far as 1t affects the
Recorder at ALL ii tends by exciting his indigna-
ton 10 disturb his judgment 1t must be weari-
some and may be confusing TO the jury 1t is a
serious waste Of time, and therefore OF money
in case which would otherwise be extremely
extensive There Is no wit in II, nor mental
acuteness of any sort. 1t does not please the
people. I'm whose name the Assistant District Al
torney is acting. and it cannot help the defend
ant. 1t is both dull and vulgar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-16
HUSH &,

A considerable part of the country has revived
the discussion of a subject which was pretty
thoroughly thrashed out in our columns year
or two ago. to wit. the date Of the beginning OF
the next century 1t is painful 10 observe that
good many persons who are professionally en-
gagged in the pursuit and diffusion acknowledge,
and who therefore ought TO know better, nave
committed themselves TO the hopeless PROPOSE
ton that the twentieth century begins immedi-
ately after midnight of December 81, 1899. Some
of these will probably die embracing this delu-
sion. but others are sure sooner or later to be
penetrated by sudden ray OF light, disclosing
to their own consciousness the abysmal dark
ness which they have been recommending to
their fellow creatures as an authentic source or
illumination. They will then become aware that
the equation 100=99 can never be true any
where at any time under any conceivable cir
cumstances.
Such persons must be left to drain the cup of
humiliation. In their case warnings and en-
treaties are now of no avail. But there may be
others who while cherishing the same fantastic
heresy and perhaps eager TO proclaim 1t, have
not yet found convenient means OF so doing.
If such there be- we benevolently advise them
to remain silent. They are still In the fortunate
position of being able to conceal from the pub
lie at least a mental alteration which may al
ready have given anxiety to their friends. When.
ono year. fifteen days and some hours. minutes
and seconds hence. the nineteenth century, in
the expressive phrase of his astute Holiness
the Pope "ushers in the twentieth and presents
its successor to the attention of mankind, let us
hope that many who are now subject TO one of
the strangest errors which ever took possession
of the human mind will be filed with secret joy
by the thought that they never gave themselves
away.