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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT
To be Executed by General Otis.
Objective Point is Catumpit = Will
Attempt to Flank the Rebels.

Objective Point IS Catumpit - Will
Attempt to Flank the Rebels.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 24-In-
formation received at the war depart
ment indicates that General Otis Is
about to execute another important
movement, the Initial features OF which
are shown by to-day's press advices
from Manila. The objective point Is
the insu!gent town Of Calpmpit, lying
about eight miles northwest OF Malolos.
Il was here that the insurgents coacen-
trated after being driven out OF their
capitol, setting UP q new capitol and
making 1t the base of their operations.
In moving on this stronghold General
Otis proposes to conduct two distinct
operations. The first one under Major
General Macarthur, has for Its purpose
pushing straight forward from Malolos
along the railroad and striking ut CAL
umpit from the south. The second one
is under Major General I.awton, who,
with his flying column Is moving far
around TO the northeast 10 the large
town OF NOrzagay from which point he
VIII turn abruptly west toward Calum-
pit. This last move will take about
ten days and military strategists look
upon IL as another effort to flank the
insurgents by getting behind them at
Galumplt similar to the flank movement
which General Macarthur ATTEMPTED to
execute at Malabon.
This double operation makes CaIum-
pit the center for the next few days,
while attention Will be divided betueer,
MacArthur's column advancing from
Malolos and Lawton's column on It's
ten days march bT Norzagay. MacAr-
thur has only 4 short distance to ira
verse. so that hts forces may be on
gagged with the main force of the In
surgents within the next few hours. The
country Is flat and open nnd rather bet
Ter for our troops than that lying south
OF Malolos. Calumpt lies on the left
bank of n small stream at Its con-
aHeace with the large river Rio Grande,
II Is substantially built town, with
come 1000 houses.
The advance of General Lawton by n
circnitous route will be over country
o. which tftttc IS known here. Norzguay
is n considerable town and 1t Is thought
nrnera! LawtoR Ia about there by this
lime. a road runs all the way from
tAefe TO Calunpit. Along It are scat
lDWIh-tTRUt, BUS
tos' Ballnog--!ndIcating that the ad-
vance Is through popuious country, II
Is an agricultural locality with extern
fVe rice and fruit plantations. The
war department map prepared by the
mlhtnrF information bureau shows this
ROAD Joins the one on which Macarthur
N moving UP from Malolos. II Is hardly
tao"ga', iow@v@r, that Lawton wilt
make junction with Macarthur be-
,o'e striking Calumpit, but rather that
ns VII leave the road when nearing
StInmiil 80 hs to strike the city in the
'front.'
The execution OF this double move
meht is being followed with great In
tefes' BY war department oillcals, as II
~ ~ on considerably larger scale than
,ne Misunderstanding which has been in
progress recently.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
CAPTAIN ,DOvENER
On the Speakership of the Next
House-Race Will be Spirited.

On the Speakership of the Next
House-Racc Will be Spirited.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 24.-Rep-
resentattve B. B. Dovener. OF Wheeling.
who has been in Washington day or
two, looking, after the interests OF his
constituents In the departments. was
asked his views concerning the probable
winner In the race for the speakershlp
of the next house, and said:
That is mere speculation, and one
can guess as we'll as another. The race
will be spirited one, and the starters
viii all be of blooGed stock. not a scrub
in the lot. 1t Will. think, be conducted
n,a n,a-sMrit-ofihgh-min rivalry, how
ever, and am sure sectionalis.n Will not
be a factor. No man will win on the
geographical argument, nor Will the ia-
terests OF the Republican party suffer.
So far as that Is concerned 1t matters
not which OF the candidates Is chosen to
succeed Mr.. Reed"
Mr.. Doveuer, who Is billed to deliver
the annual address Memorial Day at
Grafton, said to-day he had extended
TO General Joe Wheeler the Invitation of
the local committee to attend the exer-
c!ses OH that occasion. General Wheel
er could not promise definitely, but as
sured Mr.. Dovener that he will accept
no other invitation for that day and
Will be at Grafton X possible.
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again when the SON OF Marshal Givens
came upon the scene and asked that the
lynching not occur so near his fathers
home. The negro was then takenGto
the yard In the rear OF DR.. W. S. Ze!-
lar's home and tied up TO q persimmcn
tree and left hanging.
A coroner's jury this afternoon held
an inquest at Palmetto and rendered
the usual verdlct--death at the hands
OF parties unknown.
Another mob Is hunting the country
for Albert Seweff, who has been making
himself obnoxious by remarks concern
Ing the whites. There Is not much
prospect OF his capture, however, as he
has been out OF town two days.
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SOMETHING BOUND TO DROP
When the American Troops are
Lined up Before the new
Rebel Capital.
LAYTON WILL TRY TO FLANK
The Filipino Forces While Gencr.
al Macarthur Attacks
Them in Front

MANILA. April "a, 7:4o p. m.-General
MacArthur's division left Maloios to-
day apparently intendlng\ to besiege
Calumpit.
General Hale. at o'clock this after
noon had crossed the Bagbag and had
reached q position q quarter Of n mile
from Calumplt, thus commanding the
ford.
Prisoners captured by General Hale's
troops say Asulnaldo. General Luna
and the Filipino staff are at Calumpit
with great force of Filipino troops.
Before daylight the Fourth cavalry
with three guns belonging to the Utah
battery, the Nebraska regiment and the
Iowa regiment. under General Hale.
were proceeding In the direction Of
Euinchua, where the Bagbag is forda-
BILE but commanded by trenches. Dur
Ing the afternoon the troops crossed the
river.
Well Appointed Expedition.
Generals Macarthur and Wheaton,
with the Montana regiment advanced
to the left Of the rnilrond and the Kan
sas regiment moved forward to the
right. north OF Ma!olos. They had with
them long supply train. with two arm
ed cars In front. carrying two Gatllngs
and Colt rapid fire guns. and the six
FOUNDER which did such execution at the
capture Of Malolos.
The insurgents attempted to destroy
the railroad bridge outside Of Calumpit.
and succeeded in badly warping the iron
frame work.
AS soon as the soldiers left the Fill
ipno capitol. the natives began flocking
in rs they did at Santa Cruz. before the
last boat of General Lawton's expedi-
ton had sailed.
Our army Is compelled to abandon all
towns when an onward movement Is
commenced because OF insufficient men
TO garrison them. This gives the Fill
plao leaders framework upon which
10 spin stories Of American defeat.
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a Xicious Anofouy.

ATLANTA, Ca. April 2i-1overno.
Allen D. Gambler today in an inter-
view regarding the burning of Hose at
Newman, and the putting to death Of
Preacher Strickland at Palmetto, said:
Il believe the whole trouble of alt
these disorders Is traceabe to politics.
The ballot was thrust In the negro's
hand Immediately after his emanclpa-
tion when he was utterly unprepared for
the judiclous use Of 1t. and the scalla-
ways and carpet-baggersw who came here
and took charge Of him, flied his head
full OF false Ideas, characterized him
the ward OF the nation and for Partisan
ship purposes, induced him to believe
that he would be protected by the gen.
eral government. whether right or
wrong"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
a Religious Census.

PITTSBURGH, April, 24.-The tabu-
lation Of the census taken In Pittsburgh
and Allegheny by the Allegheny county
Sabbath school association on last Sat-
urday. was completed tonight. The re-
suit shows that S2,451 families We're Wis
tied by 2,225 census takers. or the
something over 100000 persons repre-
scented by the families visited. 26,10a are
Roman Catholics; 9.sg9 are Presbyter-
Ians; $500 are Methodist Eplscopuls;
4,2l5 have no choice and the others are
scattered throughout almost every re-
ligIous denomination known.
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Tried to Dynamite Tralns.

ST. JOSEPH, No., April 24.--Two at
tempts were made to-day to destroy
Burlington trains with dynamite near
Nodaway. q small station between St.
Joseph and the Iowa line. Sticks OF dyn-
amite were laid on the track and the
Denver flyer was given Il shock that
broke all the windows in the coaches.
The Omaha express had a similar but
more severe shock ten minutes later.
Burlington officials believe the work
was done by ynndals. There Is nothing
TO Indicate robbery was the motive.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 2i.-The spc-
cial committee appointed b. the lesisla
ture to Institute criminal proceedings
against those individuals charged with
attempted bribery. In connection with
the McCarzeii Jury bill, met hepe to-day,
and decided to push the bribery cases.
Mr.. Young. n member Of the committee.
says they were assured that private
parties will supply the money for the
prosecution of those accused.
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Steel Plant Starts Up.

PORTSMOUTH, o., April 2.-Thc
Burgess Steel and Iron works here has
commenced operations. The entire
plant will be in operation tn two weeks
giving employment to 100 men. The
first work Of the steel plant will be plate
steel for the navy. The Kentucky Fire
Brick Company. six miles from this
city. has notified its employees that aii
wages will be Increased 10 per cent May
l. Two hundred men Are affected by
tbn tpcronun
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, ,DluShcs for His Stntc.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 24.-The
Baptist ministers OF this city, at their
weekly meeting to-day, adopted resolu-
tions. condeanning the burning at the
stake yesterday In Newman, Ga, of the
negro murderer, Sam Hose. The reso-
lutioa was introduced by Rev. Kerr
Bosce' Tupper, who In offering 1t, said
he did so as zone who was born In Geor-
gia, but who bushes to-day for his
cto,n T'
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Flour Mill Combine.

NEW YORK, April 24.-Thc Tribune
Tomorrow Will say: 1t was said ycstcr-
day that the flour milling combination
Ind been finally arranged. and would
become effective on May /. The con-
solidated company. 1t is understood,
VIII have n capital Of s25,606668. hnit
preferred stock and half common, and
viii Issue $lb, 900 900 bonds.
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Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgcncer.
WELLSBURG, ". Va. April Pa
Congressman Dovcner has recommend
cd for appointment J. B. McNatiy, Us
postmaster Of this place. This settles
the long drawn out fight between the
rival candidates for this Office. Mr.. Nc
NallY is n G. a. r. man. md n promI-
nent leader among the Republicans OF
this place,
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10 be Sent to the Asylum.
Special Dispatch to tho In,elllgencer.

Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer
CIhRkSBURG, W. Va, April a.
Mrs, Ed. Morton. who attempted to
commit suicide at her home at Rey-
noldsville. a few Days ago. by cutting
hsr throat with n butcher knife, was
brought here and placed In jail this az
tornoon and will be sent to the insane
asylum at Weston Tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
New Railrond Chartered.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllEencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, April M.-A
charter was issued to-day to the, West
Virginia and Pocahontas Railroad Com
pany, which proposes to build rail-
road from Welch In Mcdowell county,
up the Tug river, to a point on the
state line between Virginia and West
Virginia. The principal office is to be-
at Welch. The capital stock Is 3l,o00.-
600. divided Into shares OF 800 each, held
by Isaac 7. Mann, OF Branwell, and
several others. :
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Charged with Perjury,

TOLEDO, O.. April 24.-Marie NJ.
Burroughs. who filed heavy damage
suits aginst the cities of Fremont and
Toledo for personal damages was to-
day landed In jail on charges OF per-
Jury preferred by Superintendent Beck
with OF the workhouse. The officers
We're compelled to break down two
doors to secure the woman and to use
force before she was finally placed in
t..t
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Special Dispatch to the Intelllsenccr.
CDARKSBURG. W. Va. April a.
Thomas Bailey. jr., son of Thomas Ball.
cy. baggage master at Parlsersburg, fell
or box car here this afternoon and
was fatally hurt. He was sent to his
home at Parkersburg on the evening ex.
press. The remains OF Walter Howe,
Yho was Killed here in the Baltimore G
Ohio yards, Saturday night, were sent
to his home at Radcliffe, O., last night
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-25
EIGHT.HOUR LAW

Passed by Last Legislature Declared
by Governor Atkinson to DO Null
and Void.
Special Dispatch to the Inteiligencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, April "a
Governor Atkinson tonight gave it as
his opinion that the eight hour labor
law which was passed by the recent
legislature is practically null and void.
because tits defective in Its title: that
Is 1t does not state definitely to whom
or what 1t is intended to apply.
He Is of the opinion also that it does
not, even II 1t should be held to be legal,
apply to employees Of state institutions.
This question has been raised lately.
The enforcement Of the act as to those
institutions would involve considerable
expense to the state.
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An,i.onny Man Elected.

HoNESDALE, Pa. April 2i.-The
Wayne county Republican convention
to-day by Il vote OF 10 to Is elected Ed
win c. Mumford. an ant'Quay man, as
the delegate TO the state convention,
Tho antl-Quay faction had q OF the del
egates, but two Of them gave ex-Sherifr
Il. ". Murphy complimentary votes.
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NEW YORK, April 2i.-The Evening
World prints the following:
Capt. CoBhlan smiled to-day when
courtmnrtlal was limited at. He shook
his head ana laughed heartily, and then
said:
"'No. no, no. No man can be court
mar.la!ed for telling u Gtary that ls
true
"nut Senator Dcpcw says these s.or-
iea may lead to war;
.'Well, tell the senator I'm ready"
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Has No Federal Aspect.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April o4.-At-
torney General Griggs in speaking to-
day of the negro lynching near New
nan, Ga, yesterday. said that the case
has no federal aspect, and therefore tn.
government would take no action what
ever in regard 10 Il.
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A Negro FlaycfI.

RICO, Ga. April 24.-Bud Cook. a
negro. was stripped to the waist by
crowd Of people here to-day and one
hundred lashes were administered 70
him. His oifensc was the remark that
the negroes should pay no attention to
notices pinned on the doors to leave the
country
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hmportinr Negro Miners.

DES MONIES. Iowa, April 2i.-Ncgro
miners nrc coming In large numbers
daily to take the places OF striking
whites IN this district. a meeting Of
ptrlkers to-day decided to take strong
steps to prevent more negroes being I'M
Dprtpt h.#I
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BERLIN. April 2j.-In official circles
tae coghian incident is regarded mild
~ MS an ausi!uss der wclnlaunc (cx-
preston OF wine humor).
ihe Nosalsche says: Captain Cogh-
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WASHINGTON. April 2i.-vice Pres
Idcnt Hobart sat up for several hours
today and his condition continues en-
courasing. II Is confidently hoped that
In Il week he viii be able to take short
carriage rides about the city,
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THE CLIMAX
is REACHED
I. in CONSPIRACY
Engaged in by Countcrfeitcrs to
Defraud Governmcnt..-Two
Sensational Arrests.
FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY
And Deputy Collector OF Internal
Revenue Accused OF Aiding
the Counterfcitcrs.

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Tror .;noa ;ha as,i''.,, -
earthed last Thursday tho oir had boor
thick with rumors of fur,her ,rrssts hut
the secret service officers abso,ute,v ra-
fused to opcn their mou,hs In connec-
tIon with the case. THAT further oyrests
would he made wos ov,aent IN, N. 40
tfous of the corernrent o,noia,s aur,,s-
the past few davs John f. wI,k,e
chief of the secret servico division ~ rho
limited States treasury wos In fra,uo,t
conference with United St,.es Dtstrfct
Attorney James NJ Back who ia 1rs.
hams immediate succossor yasteraov
these two officials. occomnon,ed hv C,n-
tain William I. Rurns ~ tho secrat sar-
-. - o- 'i'e
ther evidence That tbe;r. iournev horn
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sworo out n warrant for tho orrest NJ
1nrhom and Downov
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hsh"m "as Not surprised.
Chief Wllkie and Captain Burns went
to Lancaster this afternoon and arrest
ed Downey, while Deputy United States
Marshal Foster took Ingham into his
custody at the latter's law office. Mr..
1ngham was not surprised.
The ex-district attorney was imme-
dintely taken before Commissioner Nd
<.u-
t"aius ana 1o'""H' ehafsed WIN con-
spring with Harvey X. hewitt, his law
partner, to .'promtse. offer and give the
sum of $4,000 in monthly n,vments NJ
$500 per month" TO William r NcNonus
of pHi,adelph,a. n sccro. servtca of,,cer
who was WORKING I'M the cosc against
the five men charged with counterfeit.
Ing revenue stnmps and the s1Oo si,vcr
49,
ceT''icate.
1ngham waived 4 hearing and was
hold In $40 ono for n further be,rInr nm
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Newitts hearing, which had been fin
ed, for tomorrow was changed 80 that
ho,t ,ror o., h, r,o,rnaa ,ona,,,nr
'''h ''ieh ."" ne niia'si'eu .ose'ie''
Joseph X. Grundy, OF Bristol, Pa, Ne
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For West Virginia: Showers followed
by fair Tuesday; variable winds: fair and
warmer "Wednesday.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio:
ncsday, fair; variable Winds
Local Temperature.
The temperature Saturday, ns observcd
by C. sciircpf. druggist. corner Markct
md Fourteenth streets. was rs follows:
Ia. m............ 81 2p. m...........,, IS
y. m...""..." 4 Up. m,........... 60
l. m......."..".. 50 Weathoy1ChangS
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-11
HUNT HAS BEEN
WEAK IN THE
HEAD FOR YEARS
Met With an Accident
at Yakima.
HIS BRAIN WAS INJURED
THREATENED TO KILL HIS OWN
BROTHER LAST FRIDAY.
HIS BRAIN WAS INJURED

Robert Hunt, who shot and killed
George Elliott in a saloon at Steuart and
Howard streets, Saturday night, and
wounded f. r. Knippenberg, continues to
emphasize the impression that he is men
tally unbalanced. He appeared TO be
more rational yesterday. but when he got
excited, began to talk in the same crazy
way. He can give no other reason for
his deliberate murder of Elliott other
than that his victim had buck tooth.
Hunt was visited yesterday afternoon
by his brother Clement. They conversed
together for more than an hour. All the
time the murderer was quiet and talked
nationally.
Clement Hunt after leaving his brother,
said that Robert had been irresponsible
for his actions for the past four years,
but none of the family imagined that he
would commit murder.
-Four years ago. said Clement Hunt,
my brother, while in the employment OF
Simpson, at Yakima, on Puget Sound,
met with the accident which made him
crazy. He was asleep one night in the
store when it collapsed and it was Won
der that he was not killed outright. A
knob of one of the doors struck him on
the head, penetrating his skull and affect
ing his brain. Since then he has been
mentally unbalanced.
Friday night / was packing his trunk
when all of a sudden he went TO the bu-
reau drawer and to by surprise brought
out a revolver. He pointed II at me and
said he was going to kill me. l felt that
he would carry out his threat and had
the presence of mind to talk to him quiet
ly. telling him l was not prepared to die.
My first impulse was TO spring upon him
and take the revolver from him, but the
chances were against me and l temporized
with him. After a while he put the re-
volver in his pocket and | breathed freely.
was in hopes he would put it back in
the bureau drawer and 1 would have
seized ii.
MY brother shows the effects of the
falling of the house at Yakima on his
skull, as the wound is plainly visible.
Prior TO that he was a bright. young man,
having obtained a tirst-class education.
He was also fine player on the piano.
The preliminary examination of Hunt
has been assigned to Judge Mogan' s
court and will be called this morning and
continued pending the result of the Coro-
ner's inquest. 1t is probable that the
Judge will send Hunt to the Insanity
Commissioners for examination as to his
sanity.
The condition of Ernest R. Knippinberg
at a late hour last night was easy, con-
sidering the nature of the wound. He
had no fever and very little pain. DIR.
Kearney has strong hopes for his re-
covery. No attempt has been made TO
locate the bullet. 1t is thought that it
lodged against the spinal column. This,
in measure, would account for the
numbness which he felt in the left leg
at the time.