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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-08

very composed. but his fingers betrayed
nervousness. His voice was not good.
but IT was out of practice for Eve yeara.
The iFHt incident was the declaration
Of the president colonel that he had un-
limited power to call Witnesses. He
then ordered those of NJ. ouesnay de
Beaurepaire to be cited. The indict-
ment is that OF 1884, Dreyfus answered
cautiously all questions. The Judge
was fair but evidently not friendly. He
showed himself. however. sensible and
sober-minded and impressed avery one
fayorably.
Accused Handicapped.
The accused is unfortunate in not be-
ing able, apart from his sufferlngs as
told by Others, to command sympathy
His countenance only expressed wish
to hide his feelings. It is retlcent
face, but not bad one. One would like
1t to be more frank. The voice It not
pleasing and the dlctIon is less so.
Dreyfus seems without dramatic feel
ing and lacks ease in all things. How
ever, he passed to-day through u cruel
ordeal, It was trying, after the expert
ence OF the last i've years to find him
self In the full blaze of publicity and
stared and scrutlnlzed by ZOO observers.
In the course OF conversation with
Maltre Demange, remarked that Drey-
fus seemed to be unresponsIve and In
capable Of emitting flow OF feeling.
Think" he answered, what or you
would be II for five years out of humans
ity's reach, constantly under the eye of
u surly jaIlor and not only under his
eye, but within the aim OF his revolver.
He was bound to silence unless given
leave to speak. He wns beset with enc
miles, was treated as the vilest Of NOR
tails, was put in irons, though docIle
and submissive.
He almost learned to cover. he
found he was losing the llngual facul-
ties and had to speak to himself to
keep 1t up. I knew him before he was
sent to Devils Island. He was then
hearty, responsive and really good COM
pany with those he liked. His voice
was slngularly tuneful and expressive,
but he lost 1T. remember, from the
effect Of anguish and anger. The pas
sions greatly influence the voice.
Dreyfus is not the ghost Of his for
mer self. All spirit was broken by the
tyrannlcal treatment, the vapor bath.
the noxious insects and the isolation
from all Intelligent human beings.
He is still proud but he Is cowed.
That hollow voice is much evidence to
me of long and indescrIbIble suffering.
1t is far OF voice. like what one hears
in a telephone. His lachrymal glands
are worn out. In short he is a wreck
wish his pride would suffer him to
collapse. II It did he would draw tears
from the most stony hearted. He seem
ed to me miraculous as he bore himself,
through all those long hours. the centre
to which all eyes converged. Dreyfus. I
repeat, was charming man five years
ago. He was thought fascinating by
the other sex. Only a lovRblc man
could have been loved as he has been
by his wife"
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No omcIal Information.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August L.
Notwithstanding the growing turbu-
lence in San Domingo as disclosed in
press dispatches, neither the state nor
navy departments had received any
thing up to the close OF Office hours to-
day, to show that our officials there
were apprehenslye over the develop
ments.
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NEW YORK. August 7.-The Times
tomorrow will say: THE formation
Of a glove trust Is assured. It will be
organized on different lines from other
combinations OF capital and Its crca-
tIon will mark q new era in the glove
trade of the country. because not only
will the members engage In the manu-
facture Of ladies ilnc gloves not hereto
fore attempted In this country on n
large scale, but they will make n strong
hid for foreign trade which they be-
lleyc viii be successful"
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WASHINGTON, D. c., August Il
Chairman Moses, OF the committee Of
one hundred, having in charge the re-
ception OF Admiral Dewey on his arriv-
al in Washington, which includes the
presentation OF the sword voted him by
Congress. has received from the admir-
al n letter. approving the plans under
consideration for the affair.
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LONDON. August s.-The Rome cor.
respondent OF the Daily Mall says that
Admiral Dewey will arrive there on
wednesday and that he has asked an
audience Of the Pope. According to
the same correspondent. the admiral
will visit London before returning 70
the United States.
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SECRETARY ROOFS INTERVIEW
with the Presidcnt-Anothcr Confer
encc To-day.


encc To-day.
PLATTsBURG, N. Y, August IL
Secretary Root said The Associated
Press correspondent late Tonight after
his conference with Mr.. Mckinley:
"I have had long talk with Presl-
dent Mckinley. It is the first chance
have had to talk with Mr.. Mckinley
since 1 assumed the Office of secretary
of war and there are naturally many
things to be talked over I shall re-
main here and have a further confer
ence with the President tomorrow"
When asked whether General otis
was TO be relieved OF his command in
the Philippines, or whether our force
there was to be increased to forty
thousand, Secretary Root said there
was nothing to be said upon those
points yet.
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FEVER SITUATION
At the Hampton Soldiers Home Con-
=, 49,. . = -.

AT the hampton sOIulcF y hOliiS SOii-
tInucs TO Improve.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 7.-Dr'
vlcKery. in charge of the Hampton Sol
dler's Home. reports to the marine hos
pital officials. that one patient was ad-
mltted to the yellow fever hospital to-
day. The man has been III seven days,
There were no deaths. Taken altogeth-
er, the officials say the situation contin-
ues encouraging In the territory sur
rounding the institution the situation
likewise continues satisfactory and ac-
cordlng to reports received shows n
freedom from any fever Infection.
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For West virginia, Western Pennsyiva-
MIA and Ohio, generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday. fresh winds. mostly north.
On aferlV
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The temperature yesterday as observed
and Fourteenth street. was as follows:
The record-union., 1899-06-26
HIS FAREWELL SERMON.
Retiring President Dwight Of Yale
breaches to Graduating Class.

NEW HAVEN Comm June 25-
President Timothy Dwight, the vener-
able retiring President OF Yale Univer-
sity, to-day preached his last baccalau-
reate sermon before the graduating
classes of the academic and scientific
departments The occasion was also
the fiftieth anniversary of President
Dwight's own graduation. Many of his
old classmates were in the chapel
The graduating class occupied the
greater part of the body of Battle
Chapel All of them wore the academic
robe and with them We're many visitors
from out of town.
President Dwight's address was large
ly of a retrospective and personal ma
ture At the end of the sermon Presi-
dent Dwight added valediction in the
most solemn and impressive manner.
His closing words were:
And so l bid you farewell. May the
closing day and the sunshine at the end
of it be filled with beautiful light, and
may the closing twilight season bear
thoughts and hopes of the better and
the happier life beyond May your tes-
timony and mine unite together as it
comes from our personal experience in
the words of the psalmist's song about
our loving God and Father who maketh
the outgoings of the morning and even
ing to rejoice"
The record-union., 1899-06-26
NOT A CATTLE TRUST.
Nothing More Than an Immense
Cattle Transaction.

FORT WORTH, June 25.-George B.
Loving, who is at the head of the great
deal, having for its object the forma-
ton of a gigantic cattle and ranch
company in Texas, in an interview to-
night said that the company will be an
American organization, composed OF
New York capitalists and not English
men, as reported.
The intention is to form a company
with $4O,O00,O00 capital, $50, 600 900 or
$50, 100000 of which are to be used in
the purchase of cattle and ranch prop
erty in this State, the balance of the
capital stock to be used in operating
the big concern. 1t is believed the bus
mess can be more successfully con-
Quoted and at less expense under a sin
gle management. For the past two
months parties representing Mr.. Low
ing have taken options on cattle and
ranches to the amount of $20,O00,O 900.
These options expire July list, but it is
understood that if Necessary they can
be renewed. No doubt is expressed but
that the big deal will be consummated,
for the prices to be paid are fair.
Mr.. Loving says there is no intention
to form cattle trust, merely an eff
fort to conduct an extensive cattle bus
mess, the largest in the world. There
are 100000 cattle in Texas, valued at
$12O, 100000. Mr.. Loving says there is
no intention to disregard the antitrust
laws of the State; that the organization
of the company is nothing more than
an immense cattle transaction.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
BIG QUARTZ VEIN.
Over q Mile Long and Intersected
by Atlin City.

TACOMA, June 25.-Miss Frankie
Florman has discovered what Atlin
mining men believe will be the greatest
quartz mine in Alaska and British CO.
lumbia 1t consists of an ore vein from
200 to 600 feet in width and nearly a
mile long.
In it's course this immense vein is in
tersected by Atlin City. The ledge is
true fissure of free milling ore with a
hanging wall of serpentine and foot
wall Of quartzite. The largest surface
assay is $21 and many assays average
So, making it much richer than the
famous Treadwell mine if these values
continue with the depth. To determine
this shafts are now being sunk.
Miss Florman, her father and friends
have located claims covering the entire
ledge. 1t was discovered by her two
months ago, while she was hunting for
mineral. She has been prospecting in
Atlin for some time with her father,
who is a we'll known mining expert.
After making her first location Miss
Florman superintended the work of
stripping the ledge TO determine it's
extent. She has also acquired a site
for stamp mill and has water rights.
Frank Baker, a prominent Atlin opera
tor, has bonded her interest for $780,
coo. and started expert William Part
ridge to London to sell it.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
CLEVELAND STRIKE.
Traffic Resumed, But Two Non
Union Men Mobbed.

CLEVELAND, June 25.-only one
outbreak of violence attended the re-
sumption of traffic on all the lines of
the big consolidated street railway this
morning. There was an objection in
some parts of the city to the retention
OF the non-union men who were kept by
the company.
A party of twenty-five men assembled
near the Brooklyn bridge just south of
the city and whenever a car came
along with non-union crew, the pas
sengers were asked to disembark and
wait for another manned by a union
crew. In most cases the passengers did
as requested. Finally non-union
conductor undertook to argue with the
crowd and he was promptly struck over
the head with club and he and the
motorman driven away. The mob re-
fused to permit the car to move until
a union crew came along and pushed it
to the barns.
The record-union., 1899-06-26


Newport. distance of about nine
mikes, at favorable tide.
The Columbia met the Defender and
the Navajo coming out of Newport
harbor, accompanied by fleet of steam
yachts and sailing craft. The Navajo
hauled up to the windward, but the
Defender came down the wind, passing
under the stern Of the Columbia. In
stead Of keeping on, the Columbia was
headed after the Defender and the two
boats sailed three miles up the bay be-
fore the wind.
Just as the Defender came out the
working topsail was set on the Column
bia,s but it was taken in Immediately
and the boats had their first trial to-
gether under the same sails-mainsail,
fore staysail and jib. The Columbia
was first to swing around into the wind
after the run to leeward and the De-
fender followed Immediately. Both
boats made a number of short bitches,
but as they were half mile apart,
little could be judged of their compare
tive speed. The Columbia was to the
windward and seemed to gain on the
Defender, pointing higher and outfoot-
ing her. Just after the two boats had
tackled to port under the jamestown
shore, the Columbia was eased off, and
running down toward the Defender,
took a position on the Defenders
weather quarter. Captain Barr of the
Columbia berthed the new boat in the
worst possible position for race and
with the two yachts scarcely fifty yards
apart, the first real brush to windward
between the old and new boats was on.
1t was a fair, honest test Of the sailing
merits of the two boats under f1attened
sheets. The Defender had plenty of
room to reach out ahead of her rival
and only required the necessary speed
to do it. That she failed in the attempt
to do it must be source of great
qualification to American yachtsmen,
for it showed the new boat to be won
der and that the Shamrock will have
to sail with marvellous speed to win the
Americas cup. Within three minutes
after Captain Barr started after the
Defender, he blanketed her, and in five
minutes time he was we'll out ahead.
Both boats stood over toward Port
Adams and then the mainsails of the
Columbia came down and she was
headed for an anchorage outside the
torpedo station. while the entire North
Atlantic squadron andn a dozen or
more large sailing yachts, including
Commodore Morgan's flagship, Corsair,
gave her silent welcome, dipping their
colors.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Probably Fair and Warmer in the
Interior To-day.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 25-Weath-
er conditions and general forecast: The
following maximum temperatures are
reported from stations in California to-
day:
Eureka 60, Fresno so, Los Angeles
"a, Red Bluff ~, San Luis Obispo s.,
San Diego &C. Sacramento 70. indie
pendence so, Yuma 100.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 90, minimum SO, mean 81.
The weather is generally cloudy and
threatening over the northern portion
of the Pacific Slope, and in Utah and
Arizona. Light showers and thunder
storms have occurred generally
throughout the country west of the
Rocky Mountains, except in California.
The pressure has risen except along
the coast of Oregon and Washington,
where there has been a slight fall.
The temperature has risen over Cali
fornia and Southwestern Oregon, and
fallen decidedly over the remaining
portions of the Pacific Slope.
From San Francisco northward. in
California, in Northern Nevada, and In
Utah and Arizona, the weather is
threatening, and light showers with
thunderstorms in the mountains are
probable tonight and Monday.
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THOUGHT TO BE MURDER.
Later Developments Regarding
Miss Slavin's Death.

WICHITA Kans.), June 25-When
the body of Miss Belle Slavin was
found at 2 O'Clock last Thursday morn
ing in the office of the National Bank
of Commerce, death having resulted
from a bullet wound in the head, it
was supposed that she had committed
suicide. Later developments seem to
indicate that the young woman was
murdered. Coroner Mclaughlin now
says her death was not suicidal and the
police are working on the theory that
murder has been done.
Miss Slavin, who was the banks
stenographer, was permitted to take
outside work and was frequently en-
ployed by commercial travellers and
other strangers, work of his kind often
keeping her in the Office of the bank
until 10 O'Clock at night.
Mr.. Jones, President of the bank, now
states that ON Wednesday afternoon a.
strange man came to the bank and
asked to have some work DONE Miss
Slavin told him to bring it around after
6 O'Clock. Mr.. Jones says that he OBJ
served the stranger surveying the in
terror Of the bank very closely. While
waiting for the stranger to keep his
appointment, Miss Slavin evidently
busted herself by writing letters to
friends, for when her body was found
three sealed letters were found, one ad-
dressed to a young woman in Kansas
City, one to S. P. Low, Portland. Or,
and one to Austin Akin of South
Haven. All these letters were written
in a pleasant vein and there was Moth
ing to indicate self destruction.
A barber, who passed the bank at 8
O'Clock, says Miss Slavin standing be-
fore the window, apparently waiting for
some one. Another citizen heard a pis-
toll shot just after o'clock. When Miss
Slavin's father, the President of the
bank and another citizen went to the
bank in search of her at o'clock in
the morning, they found the back door
unlocked, papers were scattered around
the floor, the contents of several draw
ers We're disarranged, and Miss Slavins
Keys were missing. The revolver found
by the young womans side was not her
own. Her own weapon was found in a
drawer. The theory of the police is
that the murderer expected to secure
valuables or money from the bank.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
JESSE WALTERS DIES.
The Slayer of Cook Does Not Sur
vive the Amputation.

SUISUN, June 25.-Jesse Walters, the
slayer of Alfred Cook, failed to survive
the effects of the amputation of his in
jured leg. The operation was per-
formed this morning and Walters ex-
pired about 3 o'clock this afternoon. Be
fore the operation he was visited by his
wife and two sons, and he babe them
good-by when they left the room, as
he anticipated a fatal result. He did
not make any ante-mortem statement
regarding the crime with which he was
charged. The remains will be taken to
Oakville, Napa County, for interment.
The death of Jesse Walters was the
sequel of a shooting ARRAY which oc
CURED on January 9TH in the livery
stable of ex-Sheriff Mckenzie at Napa.
Walters entered the stable where he
found Cook, whom he suspected of hav-
ing alienated the affections of his wife.
After a few words he shot and NOR
tally wounded Cook, who, before dying,
drew a revolver and sent bullet into
Walters leg necessitating the operation
which has proved fatal. Mckenzie was
the only witness of the tragedy. Wal
tiers claimed that he acted in self-de-
Tense, but the prosecution charged that
the killing of Cook had been deliber-
ately planned.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
The Victim Claims It Was ON Ac-
count Of a Neighbor's Grudge.

NEVADA CITY, June aa5-Shortly
before dark this evening Christopher
Galbraith was shot from ambush and
badly wounded in the back and side.
His recovery is problen1atical.
The shooting occurred on the Wash
ington road, ten miles from Nevada
City. Galbraith is proprietor of the
Central Hotel, a road house, and is also
ditch tender for the water company He
was enticed away from his tavern and
along the ditch by the assassin who cut
the ditch. When the water supply fail
ed Galbraith started out to investigate
and thus fell into the trap. He had
gone about a quarter Of q. mile when he
was made the target for a shotgun,
fired from behind a tree. Galbraith
made a statement to the Sheriff about
the shooting, saying that he was the
victim of a neighbours grudge The
Sheriff and posse are in pursuit of the
assassin, but are Withholding his name
They expect to capture him to might.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
Il Has Caused Him Mary Uneasy Mo-
ments.
The General Intimates That He
Cannot Conquer the Philip
pines With His Present Force
and Gives the Impression That
He May Have to Abandon tho
Ground Already Taken Unless
He Is Reinforced.

ADAMS (NIass.), June 25.-A long
cipher message from General Otis, sent
to Washington and thence relayed to
Adams without the usual official edit
ing, caused President Mckinley many
uneasy moments in the last rty-eight
hours.
All that Otis told the President is not
known positively, but the correspondent
is enabled to make this statement
Otis plainly intimated his inability to
conquer the Philippines with the pres
emit fighting strength at his hands Fur
thermore, he gave the impression that
he might be forced to abandon the
ground already taken unless reinforce
ments were quickly sent him.
From the very beginning of the Phil
ippine war Otis has been optimistic. He
has made the officials in Washington
believe that he could crush the rebellion
with his present strength. Instead Of
reporting the true situation, he has
made the daily dispatches conform to
the picture as he saw it through colored
glasses.
Now, however, that Otis is no longer
able to successfully distort the facts
the true state of affairs is coming to
light, and he is forced to tell things
which, he might like to hide.
1t is possible that Otis may soon be
relieved of his command.
Whether President Mckinley will ask
for more troops Immediately upon his
return to Washington next week or will
wait until August or September has not
been fully determined. To-day he de-
cided to defer the inevitable appeal for
reinforcements until six or eight weeks
hence. The season of incessant rain
fall is now on in Luzon. He believes it
to be impossible to make any Roadway
against acclimated insurgents at this
period of the year. The Otis message,
however, is causing the President the
greatest concern, and the departure Of
troops for the Philippines may be has
tened.
The record-union., 1899-06-26
ON COAST DIAMONDS.
Santa Cisss Wins Two Games From
the Oaklands.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-The
Santa Cruz baseball team won two
games from the Oaklands to-day, the
forenoon match in Oakland by score
of II to 2, and the afternoon contest
in San Francisco by score of 6 to 3
in ten innings. Pitcher Donlin, who
will start for st. Louis tomorrow, made
good showing in the afternoon game
striking out four men, making 8 HRS
and scoring runs. The scores follow:
Morning score:
Oakland 2, hits 4, errors Z; Santa
LANCE, Russell and Dunleavy; Balsz
Afternoon game:
Santa Cruz 6, hits 8, errors 5; Oak
land 8, hits 8. errors 6. Batteries, Dom
lin and Pace; Moskiman and Dunleavy-
Umpire, O'Connnell.
SAN JOSE, June 25-San Francisco
turned the tables on San Jose to-day
by a 10 to 5 score. For eight innings
it was as pretty a contest as one could
wish to- look at. but in the ninth the
locals went to pieces and the Wasps
scored 6 runs. Borchers and F'itzpat-
rick were hit hard, but the chief was
out of form and gave six bases ON balls.
Muller's fielding was the finest seen on
the local grounds this season. Score:
San Francisco TO- hits 10, errors ;;
San Jose 5, hits 9, errors 5. Batter es,
Fitzpatrick and Swfndells, Borchers and
Kent. Cahill umpired
STOCKTON, June 25.-Tern1inal City
Wheelmen 8; Alameda Alerts 4, tell
the story of the bali game here to-day.
Up to the eighth fnning the visitors hat
sent but one of their men across the
rubber. but good sticking in the eighth
gave them three more. The Terminals
made all their runs in the first three
innings, batting Russell out of the box
Peterson was substituted, and he held
them down pretty we'll. Gibbs for the
locals in left field and Bird, who took
care of short distinguished themselves.
The attendance was large. Score:
Alerts ....O O o O 3 o. 4
Base hits. 100 0 / 0 o 2 2 2 l. s
Terminals .....4 3 o o o o 0 o. 0
Base hits. II 9 3 90 1 o Oil
vISALIA, June 25.-Merced won
from the home team to-day. The score:
MERGED 10; Visalia 5.
COLUSA, June 25.-The Colusa, base
ball team won from Sacramento to-day.
Score to 3.
FRESNO, June 25.-Monroe was in
fine form to-day and pitched the game
of his life, receiving perfect support.
Hanford scored their only run in he
ninth inning after two men We're out
Score:
Fresno g. hits 4, errors O; Hanford l.
hits 3, errors 4. Batteries Monroe and
Swarts; Carter and Campbell. Umpire,
Ferguson.