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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-07
GENERAL WOOD

Promoted to Major General Of Vol
untsers, Placing Him Next in
Rank to General Brooks, outrank-
ing Generals Wilson, Lee, Wheeler,
Bates, Young, Chaffee and Ludlow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-According
to the officials OF the war department,
the promotion of General Wood to the
grade Of major general Of volunteers
is not likely to cause any immediate
change In his present station and duties
as commander OF the military prov
Inces Of Santiago and Puerto Principe.
General Wood had an interview with
Secretary Root at the war department
to-day and ut it's conclusion said that
he expected TO return TO Santiago in n
few days, but It was possible he might
be allowed to spend the Christmas holl-
days in this city. AS maier general Of
volunteers, General Wood Will be the
second ranking officer in Cuba. his ain
gle military superior being Major Cen
crat Brooke. commanding the division,
who is n major general In the regular
establishment. General Woods ud'
ynncement gives him rank above Cen
erals Wilson. Lee, Wheeler, Bates.
Young, chafree and Ludlow, all OF
whom were senior to him in the volun-
teer army. Although all the otilcers
named were major generals Of yolun-
teers during the Spanish war they at
present hold only the rank OF brlgadier
general.
counting General Wood. there are
now eight major general In the army.
including Generals Miles, Merritt and
Brooke, OF the reEulnr army The
other volunteer major generals are
shnftcr. ous, Lawton and Macarthur,
General Woods appointment is made
under authority OF the statute allowing
an oilccr Of that rank for every 1000
men in active service Including the
30 900 volunteers recently enlisted for
the service In the Philippines the prea-
ont strength Of the army is in round
numbers 100000 men.
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THE TOP NOTCR

In Prices Has Been Reached Con-
sumption Of Merchant Steel Ad-
vancing = American Maaufactur-
sr's view Of the Iron and stssi
Situation.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8.-The Aineri.
can Manufacturer will say tomorrow:
what Is noticeable now that was abb
sent a few months ago. is that foundry
irons may be had for present delivery
for the same prices that 'have been
quoted for the fFst half OF 1900. ant.
that condition does not apply to any
other line OF material, either raw or flH-
ished. Finished and semi-hnished ma
terial for next year may be bought con-
siderably lower than spot Iron and
steel, Consumption. however, is keep
ing just little ahead of the production,
but principally many have not yet
caught up with old orders. Little act
ual new business has been offered.
Throughout eastern Pennsylvania
quiet conditions in the iron trade con-
tInue. There is necessarily a moderate
demand because everything is oversoid.
There Is no disposition to crowd prices
any higher and to all appearances the
top notch is at last reached. There are
rumors Of lower prices on some Of the
new brands. Blllets have apparently
weakened, and good deal Of business
is liable to be closed in a short time.
but buyers there will not pay the out
side prices asked. The outlook is ex-
ceitent for still heavier consumption.
The demand for nails has fallen Oh.
and some concessions in prices have
been allowed. The movement in barb
wire is somewhat lighter, but smooth
wire is strong. The movements p ner.
chant steels from mills to consumers IS
quite heavy under old contracts and
sfopmen are endeavOrIng to delay the
renewal of contracts until after the
opening of the year. when they hope TO
have aclearer vision as to market condi-
tions. The consumption, however. Of
merchant steel, is expanding"
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HON. 3. TRACY TOBIN

West Virginia commiilnohot q tHsf
National Export Expouition SUB
mits His Report to the Governor.
criHCiseI Management of ths cen.
grosS, Expositiou and Museum.
Special Dlspatuh TO the IntaIiiguntes
CHARLESTON. ". Va. pee. e..-An
elaborate and very exhaustive report
was received yesterday by the governor
from F. Tracy Tobln. Of Philadelphia
who was commissioner from West vlFs
gtnia to the National Export Expo5ls
ton. held At PhiiaAelphla from septeIns
.ber Il. to December a, 1850. atid deie-
gata to the international commeEclRl
Congress. held in conjunction with ne
expedition, from October = 70 Noyeuis
ber !. Mr. Tobin also submits 9 Sh0tt
resume Of the PhIladelphiG CONNER
clal Museum, under whose Ausplce1
both were held.
"of the matters developed at the Com
gress," he says. naturally those ot tIS
greatest interest to West Virginia were
such a. might bear most directly upon
her own principal industries, Of coal.
lumber. oil and iron. and OF these Il
was suggested an Increased export
trade could be developed. Of coal %
England and to Mexico and possibly .
India; of lumber to New Zealand and
the West indies; of oil 70 ArstrRiia
Russia, Hungary. Japan and India; Of
iron to England. Australia, Germany
Spain and Mexico"
Nj. Tobln critlcises most severely IL
management Of the congress, exposition
and museum. "As to the desirability oE
expediency OF the state Of West VIZ
.giniR at the present time becoming ~
lied with II, I cannot" he says Cons
scientiouslY report favoTably TO your
excellency, and cannot see the advan-
tage that would innure to the state of
West virginia. by any Of her CONNER
clal organizations forming or further
continuing their association with the
Commercial Muesum under such bias
ed, narrow, pedantic and impoteut man-
agement And regret TO fur
ther report that the management Of tho
museum. on every possible occasion,
took occasion to insult the state ot
West virginia"
From these latter charges Mr.. Tobln
exemptS number of oticials by name:
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THE SENATE
Considering POlygnmy = Sympathy
for the Beers.

0N"SANSAAUH SSJ6SAAS
for the Beers.
WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec. Shear
ly 500 bills and Joint resolutions. sew
sral important concurrent resolutions
md petitions numbering hundreds,
were presented to the senate to-day. A
majority Of the bills were old stngers.
a few were OF national interest and i'm
porlance.
Mr. Aldrich had the honor Of intro
ducIng the flrat measure In the senate.
II was the financial bill drawn by the
senate committee on finance, Of which
Mr., Aldrieh is chairman, and probably
was the most important measure intro
duccd during the day.
Mr.. Jones, OF Arkansas. offered n
resolution that Senator n. b. Scott, Of
West Virginia, is not entitled to seat
in the senate. The resolution, To-
gcther with memorial Of John n. Me-
Grnw on the subject. was referred to
the committee on privileges and elec-
lions.
Mr.. Rawlings. OF Utah. offered The
following resolution and asked that It
BE- considered Immediately:
That the committee on Judiciary Is
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Qlu BLullou IHe u1oV AOIlAtus ViAi 9Htu
sides in two long but closelY huddled
crowds. Armed men atstlpned them
selves at the platforms Of al the cars,
and warned the frightened passengers
to remain quiet and not 70 interfere, a
low murmur gathered louder force as It
spread up ana down the lines. and its
volume slowly increased to q roFr, as
first one and then another Of the wait
ing men plunged into the cars. The
sheriff and his assistants were strongly
armed. and there was some resistance
as the leaders Of the mob tostled rough
ly against them and hOarse demands
were uttered from the outer edge o. the
crowd.
Sheriff Ferrine made q bold move
ment, and started walking swiftly. but
with no indications of panic, from the
car. A step behind him followed the
officers with Coleman in tHeIr midst.
peerlnE afErIghtedly from side q side
and seeking to conceal himself behind
the brawney forms Of his protectors.
AS the officers proceeded. the numbers
Of the crowd were constantly sweIled
by new arrivals, and through the down.
town business streets 70 the court
house they were closely followed; aun=
dred OF stones and other missiles were
thrown and revolvers and rifies were
freely displayed, the prisoner was
frequently struck ana ne presenl'eo q
frightful appearance the plood strSsLul-
ing from wounds on his race ana neaa' y.
At the court house a mop Oh over E'vOV
men headed by James LasaoroOA' tne
husband, had been hastily formed
The demand for the prisoner was
made, accompanied ny thEeats iForIl ttle
leaders, and there were lona i'luEInutS'
from the outskirts OF the MOD finere
was a briet struggle, IN NSnlen weapons
were hastily drawn ny the oliceFS' ana
then the sherin ana his assistants were
overcome by sheer force OF, NUMBERS lI'
and the prisoner was pulled IRON tneir
midst by the triumphant leaaeEs pl 'ne
mob.
The place OF execution mad oesn Sc
lected several weeks ago. In accordance
with all the other arranged deta'ls OF
the programme mapped out Dy tne
leaders Of the mob. The prisoner was
dragged to the sapling and strapped
against the tree, facing the. HUSBAND OF
the victim. Large quantities OF dry
brush and larger bits OF wood We're
piled around him while he was praying
for speedy death. James LasnnrooK'
the husband Of the victim applied the
first match to the brashwooa' a
brother Of the victim struck the second
match. Some one with a knife was
vainly slashing at the prisoners chest
BY sort OF cruel concurrence OF acton
on the part Of the mob, not a single
shot was fired. The purpose seemed to
be 10 give the wretch the creates pos
slbln amount and duration. OF torture.
A fatal shot would have been mercitul'
and there was no mercy In the crowd
surrounding Richard Coleman as the
flames arose, his horrors Increased. He
made vain efforts to withdraw his hTlli
from the encrOachIng hre;,hts eyes roll
ed In a frenzy OF suffering. The ropes
securing hlm to the tree were burned
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pnnlInc WITH conditions.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec, GA meet
Ing Of the general passenger agents OF
the different railroads running out Of
BurralO will be held In that city ON sat
urdny for the purpose Of dealing Wlih
the conditions which have Drought
about the Generalization Of rates.
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B0ERS ARE ENCAMPED
In Hills Half Way to kimberley
Boer RedOubt Carried With a
Rush by Col. scOtt-Turner's Com

Rush by Col. scOtt-Turner's Com
mand.
LONDON. Dec. :. 4:SO u. m.-Again
there Is complete lull IN news from
the seat Of war. Ladysmitb has eatah-'
Iished Photographic communication with
FrerS and 1t is reported that all was
wel up to Sunday. A dispatch from
the Boer iaager, by way Of Lourenzo
Marques. dated Thursday, November
80, confirms the report that the COM
H1andos have been closing in upon
Ladystnith and mounting big guns in
new positions. According TO the same
advIces a heavy cannonnde had been
InaIntained and general assault had
been ordered for Thursday morning.
but was countermanded at the last
moment.
Modder River dispatches say that the
Beers are encamped amid the hills, half
way to Kimberley; but 1t is also assert
ed that a large body of the enemy had
gone In the direction OF Jacobsdal. 1t In
possible, therefore, that Lord Methuen
may endeayor to clear his right flank
as far as Jncobsdal before continuing
his advance. He Is stlll waiting at Mod
der river for stores. guns and ammuni-
tion. The sortIe from Kimberley on
November 20 appears 70 have been much
more serious than had been supposed.
Details are now arriving Of reccnnOis-
sance In force by mounted troops, under
Colonel Scott-TuTner. at dawn, In the
direction Of n ridge near Carter's
Farm. where the Beers we're strongly
entrneched. Finding the Beers pickets
nsleen Colonel ScOtt-Turner proceeded
along the ridge under cover. and rushed
the Boer redOubts at j:25 a. m. IN the
face of n hail of bullets
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
sympathetically Received by the
German officials and Press, and
VIII Have Good Eject in Settling
anestions Now Pending.

BERLIN, Dee. G.--The message sent
to Congress yesterday by President Nc
Klnley has been most sympathetlcally
received by newspaper and government
circles In Germany, This is especially
true of the foreign office, one of the
highest officials OF which told the rep
resntative OF the Associated Press that
the document had made a splendid Inn
precision, adding that the distinctively
warm tone Of the message will tend in
an important manner to deepening and
strengthening the friendship Of the two
countries materially, and to removing
difficulties and settling the meat and
sngar nueslIons stIlI pending.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-07
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL

Association Recommends Schools
Close at II A. M. on the l4th Inst.
and Have Memorial Programmes
in Honor of the First President.
WASHINGTON. Dec. G.--The George
washington Memorial Association has
made public a request that on Decem-
ber l4th. 1899, the centennial nnniver-
sary Of WashinRton's death, all the
schools OF the land will suspend the
regular order OF exercises at II o'clock
n, m. and devote twenty minutes to a
memorial programme. including a brief
eulogy OF the life and character OF our
first President. George Washington
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For West Virginia, Western Pcnnayl-
vanla and Ohio, fair Thursday and Fiji
day; fresh variable winds.
Local Temperature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
"POints of interest"

When you are thinking of life insurance,
consider these facts; That the Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company's policies are
incontestable from date of issue, and have,
after three annual premiums have been
paid, four large options, cash surrender,
loan, equal to the cash surrender paid-up
and extended insurance, with right to re-
instate at any time. No deduction fol
premiums if death occurs during the ex.
tension. All policies are plain, equitable
and to the point, and participate in large
dividends each year. Grace allowed in
payment of premiums; every considera ton
shown
While quietly aggressive, it has aimed
to be faithful to its trust for its older
members, never hazarding its future well
fare in an unseemly scramble for growth
yet. year by year, II obtains larger vol
ume of new business, so that the "Old
Penn to-day is not only the household
word of Savannahians, but 1t is known and
respected throughout the whole country as
a type OF all that is best and safest in
life insurance. Safety is the paramount
consideration. To IL all else is second Ar
ter this is assured, everything in the wav
o. hberalty not inconsistent with il f.
freely conceded
Rates for women same as men.
FOR further information, call on or uyritA
Julian Schley, general agent. room No :
Penn Mutual building, Savannah. Ca
.. j. Wheaton, Jr, special agent.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
POSTMASTER CARTER IN JAIL.
To ANSWER FOR EMBEZZLING
POSTOFFICE FUNDS.

Confessed His Crime 10 Inspector
wardIe and His Fundamentals
Shortage in Accounts Made Up and
One of His BOndsmen in Charge at
AEeIdrim-Carter Lays His Trouble
on the PopuIixts and Intimates
That There Are others Concerned
in His IrreEularity.
W. F. Carter. postmaster at Meldrim,
an account of whose shortage In accounts
has been given III the Morning News, was
arrested yesterday by Deputy Marshal c.
J. White for embezzlement OF postal and
money order funds. He was arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Lewis.
a confession of his guilt was testified to
and was remanded to Jail.
The principal witness before the com
mission was Postoffice Inspector I. A
Wardle, who testified that he had made an
examination Of Carriers books and that he
was $653.28 short. He testified further that
he had charged Carter with the shortage
and that he had not denied It,
Messrs. William Garnet and William
Spier, two OF Carriers bondsmen, also ap-
peared against him and testified that the
shortage had been made up among those
interested. Carter accordingly was turn
ed over to the United States
court and was remanded to Jail
He was offered bail in the
sum of 500, but was unable to find a
bondsman.
Carriers bondsmen are pushing the case
against him, and are determined to see
that he is brought to jusctice. He still
affirms that his downfall was brought
about in the action of the Populist cam
paign committee, in whose interest, he
says, the funds appropriated were used.
Carriers shortage has been made up
among his bondsmen, and one of them
has been put in charge of the Office at
Meldrim Carriers story of the affair is
believed by many In Savannah, who feel
a sympathy for him in his trouble He
stoutly affirms that there are others con-
cerned in the crime and that when the
money was appropriated by him it was
with the expectation and belief that it
would be returned within the next few
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

tachment Of the Fourth Virginia coming
on the San Antonio should arrive the
same day for the North Carolnians left
yesterday on the Ward Liner Nigilancia.
Both should reach the mouth of the river
Tomorrow The First may go to Augusta
10 be mustered out
The Second Illinois will be one OF the
last to arrive The regiment Will leave
Havana March % and 80 on the Olivette,
the Yarmouth and the Whitney. The
vessels viii come to Port Tampa and dis
charge the regiment. and from there IL
will come 20 Savannah by rail.
The one Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana
is expected 10 arrive on the Thomas not
later than Thursday from Matanzas. The
Third Kentucky will come the latter part
OF the week, when the Logan has gone
back TO Cuba and taken the regiment
aboard, and the Fourth Tennessee Will
come on the Havana the Ward Liner that
brought the Second Louisiana. The Den
ncssee may be the third of the three regi-
ments Augusta Will get.
Some more old friends of Savannah peo-
pie left Havana yesterday for home. They
were the members of the First Texas Reg
iment They sailed on the Florida and
the Michigan. The Florida stopped at
Dry Tortugas for the disinfecton of the
baggage Of the regiment, which she has
aboard.
As fast as the regiments arrive they
win be put in camp. Arrangements have
been made for sites on Dale avenue and
also on the shell road. Those on the nv
enue will be the first taken up, after
which the sites on the shell road will be
onr41ufed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
A JUMBLE OF LANGUAGES.
A Queer Mixture of Tongues Occur
in the Police Court.

A Queer Mixture of Tongues Occur
in the Police Court.
Some queer jumbles of natbonallties oc-
cur in the Police Court occasionally. Re
corder Hartridge had two negroes before
him Yesterday morning who were arrested
on the charge of selling beer without a
license
The arrest was made at the instance of
Harry Olsen. a Swede. and two of the
witnesses were Italians. Neither one of
the Italians could speak English, but one
of them could speak French Luckily
there was a negro sailor in court who
spoke French as well as English, and with
his aid the two sons of Italy were enabled
TO give their testimony.
1t was easy sailing with the Italian who
spoke French. He simply gave his testi-
mony in French and the negro interpreted
It. 1t was different. however, with the
man who spoke only dagoese. He gave
his testimony In Italian, which his friend
repeated In French, and the black inter
prefer then repeated Il to the Recorder
in English In this roundabout way the
testimony reached the ears of the court
Some time ago the Recorder had before
him one morning as the fruit of Sundays
harvest, a German, a Greek a Russian
Jew and an Armenian, none of whom
spoke English, but whose testimony was
interpreted to the court by two policemen
one a German and the other a Hebrew
The case referred to in court was Of
small Importance, the two negroes being
let of with fires of 50 each.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
STOPPED OVER IN sAvANNAH.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page Here on a
visit to MIR. Halle.

Thomas Nelson Page. the eminent Vlr-
ginia author was in Savannah night be-
fore last. He and Mrs. Page stopped over
on their return North, after trip TO Jekyl
Island to see Mr. J. C. Halle, general pas
senger agent of the Central Railroad. Their
stay was Of few hours duration, but a
pleasant evening was spent and what was
seen Of the city impressed Mr.. Page very
faVorably.
In 1875, Mr.. Page and Mr., Halle were
the closest of friends. They lived at Rich
mond and roomed together The author
was then a struggling lawyer just out OF
the University of Virginia, while the gen
eral passenger agent of the Central was
a boy employed az a modest salary by the
old Richmond and Danville Railroad. It
was the beginning of a legal career that
was forsaken by one for the eminence for
which his rare abilities and gift of author
ship marked him and of the railroad ca
reer of the other that has advanced him
to a position of importance and RESPONSE
bility with one of the great systems OF
the South.
While Mr.. Halle was at school in Han
over county Virginia, he became aequaint-
ed with the Pages who lived about ten
miles from the institution. His visits to
the home of the family were as frequent
as his school duties would admit, and
warm friendship sprang up. The railway
official in embryo was a lonely lad when
he first reached Richmond, and il was
source of intense relief and great pleas
ure to him when he met Mr.. Page. They
encountered each other on the street, and
Immediately decided they would room to.
gether. For four years the two were
room mates
Mr.. Halle says Mr.. Page did not dabble
In literature to any extent in those days
He devoted his time to law, and it was
not until several years later he began his
stories that are now read by so many with
absorbing interest. He has now given up
everything for his writing, and law
knows him no more
While at Jekyl Island Mr.. Page dined
with President Mckinley. He reported an
excellent time, boating, fishing and hunt
Ing as guest of the club His meeting
with Mr.. Halle was greatly enjoyed and
the gentlemen spent their time in talking
over old days in Richmond
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26
PAVING IN FRONT OF EXCHANGE.
Director GadSden VIII Put Down
Vitrifed Brick on Bay Street.

Vitriiied Brick on Bay Street.
The pavement in front of and near the
city exchange is to be substituted with
vitrifed brick. This will be an improve
ment that will be appreciated by mem
bers of the City Council and all others
who may have business at the exchange
The noise win be decreased, which will
enable Council to better proceed with its
meetings during the day. Pedestrians
crossing the street win find it much better
walking than IL is over the present pave
ment.
The brick is adonati on to the city from
the Tennessee Paving Brick Company, or
Chattanooga. The Shipment will be deliv-
cred free on board at Chattanooga, and the
only cost 10 the city will be the payment
of the freight As soon as the brick arrive
the paving win be laid by Director Gads-
den of the public works department, who
viii start work tomorrow on the paving
of Wheaton street.
The brick is a donation to the city from
the exchange the width of Bull street. II
was hoped it would extend further, as ii
is not believed this will be far enough
from the Council chamber to protect it
from the noise. which. is one of the chief
advantages to be gained by the improve
ment.
The stone paving to be removed will be
used by Director Gadsden in building
crossings in the southern section. The city
had an immense lot of stone on hand some
time ago, but the former Council gave il
TO the Southern Asphalt Company for a
small sum.