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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-25
THE BEEF CHARGES.
Court of Inquiry Begins Probing
into the Matter.
Gen. Miles the First Witness, and ne virtu'
ally Rspudiates Two Important News
paper Interviews Heretofore
Credifed IA Him.


Washington, Feb. 2l.-The Miles
court of inquiry yesterday made a good
start In Its work. Calls OF ceremony
on the president and the general COM
manding the army occupied a large
part OF the forenoon, and immediately
thereafter Gen. Nelson A. Miles ap-
peared as the first witness. he and
three other army officers summoned as
witnesses were examined and disposed
OF before the court closed its session
at three o'clock.
Gen. Miles testimony, Of course, was
the feature of the days proceedings
Col. Frank Michler, his chief of staff.
and a gentleman in citizens clothes
who took seat by the fireplace and
gravely watched the course Of pro-
ceedings, retiring with the general as
silently as he had come, accompanied
the general to the courtroom.
As Indicated by letter Of the adju.
tant general, read by the recorder for
the information OF the court, the scope
of the inquiry was limited to the al
legations of Gen. Miles before the war
commission as to the quality Of the
army beef, ''and the matter purport
ing to have been furnished to the pub
lie press by the same official" Only
two interviews were called up by the
court, the first an interview with {
New York Journal representative
early In the beef controversy, in which
Gen. Miles was quoted as charging
that certain chemicals we're used IL
the preservation OF the army meat
and another in the New York Herald
under date of February |, covering
about the same ground.
Gen. Miles was very slow and care
full In his replies to the recorder
questions on this point. He called al
tention to the fact that In both in
stances he was credited in the inter
views with refusing to answer certai
questions, and insisted that these re
fusals should be given due weight i
considering the questions TO which b
did reply. He said In the case OF th
interview of February that he had
letter from the man who wrote th
story Offering TO swear that Ger
Miles had refused to be interviewed
and that the whole story was made u
In the Office from the writer's generi
knowledge Of the facts Notwitl
standing this. when his final answs
was asked as to the authenticity {
the interview, Gen. Miles did nt
specifically deny it. but merely sai
that 1t did not quito fairly represer
his own opinion in the case. Tt
same qualified denial as to the Journl
interview of December 2s was mad
leaving the witness on record as nj
assuming any responsibility for u
newspaper statements but tacitly q
mitting that there was q good deal
them with which he agreed.
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he TABLES
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"A N, has elegant day coaches
ITiss 4 sas elegant day coaches. St
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ssx,on's successor Must Be Elected

Minneapolis, MINI. Feb. so.-capt
hi Torrance, of Minneapolis, Judge
advocate general of the national g.
A. R. organization, has made hIa ~decf'
sion in the matter of the disputed sue
cession to the national commander
ship made vacant by the death Of Col.
Sexton. The decision is that sue
cessor must be elected; that there Is
no promotion in the G. A. R. through
death. Capt Torrance holds that the
executive committee of the national
council has full power TO elect the
commander.
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M, +. Ch,rese Family.

Ono of the most striking elements IN
Chinese life is It's solidarity. Asis sweh
known, the family has much larger
function than with us. The marriage
of a son does not break in upon the
family life, but enlarges It, the aassn, n,
ter-in-law becoming incorporated IN
the family Of her husband. several
generations may be welded together
In one home, the authority OF the
elders becoming the more absolute
with time. Growing old Is certainly
robbed in China of some Of the terror'
II has among us. The older man IN
grows the more weight is aceordeo 70 %
/ hls wisdom. A girl may be worse man
valueless; young wife Is the hapiess
servant OF her mother-in-law, put
mother is sure Of honor, when IN
creases with the years, ana gram
motber rules the generations with
rod of iron.-N. Y Sun.
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Tho K.,r, session valid.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. II. The supreme
court in consultation yesterday an.
nounced that 1t held that the extra
session Of the state legislature was
legal. The opinion will not be
handed down for several days,
but the writ sued for by Senator
Farrelly to force George Cole. au'
ditor OF state, to pay his warrants
was granted.
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Chicago, Feb. ala riot, in which
1000 men, women and children took
part, occurred yesterday at the Star
theater and before the police arrived
the interior of the theater had been
badly damaged. Scenery which was
to have been used in the presentation
Of play had been tied up by legal
proceedings, and after the audience
had waited for the curtain to go up,
many began to clamor for the return
OF their money. This was refused al
the box office, which started the trou'
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NEW USES FOR GLASS.
Our Consul 1t Lyons says Highways Arr
Hsing Made of It-May lie Glass Houses
ut Paris Exposition.

Washington, Feb. ai.--Consul John
c. Covert has written from Lyons TO
the state department an interesting
letter upon the new uses Of glass. In
IL he tells OF pavements Of ceramic
stone, or devitrifled glass, which have
been laid on the principal street thor
oughfares in Lyons, and which, under
heavy and continuous traffic for several
months, have shown no greater dete-
rioration than marks the similar life OF
stone pavementa He says glass is being
made into material known as ceramo-
crystal, and is being widely used
for buildings and interior decorations.
much as cut stone The now material
possesses all the intrinsic qualities,
physical and chemical, Of glass, except
the transparency, and at the same
time Is made to resist crushing frost,
heavy shocks and to stand usage. A
proposition to erect glass houses or a
luminous palace at the Paris exposi'
ton next year will likely be pushed
and the building will present com
pletely the possibilities Of glass as q
structural material,
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FIGHTING THE PRESIDENT.
speaker Reed IL Opposed to Expansion and
Almost Every Bill Favored BY the
Administration.

New York, Feb. s0-The New York
Mail and Express, which has always
been an ardent supporter Of Speaker
Reed, publishes the following from its
Washington correspondent;
The remaining two weeks Of this session
Of congress will be chiefly devoted to q
fight between Speaker Reed and the ad-
ministration- II Is contest Is 10 how
many bills favored BY the administration
Speaker Reed can kill For some time the
Speaker has let It be known that he Is OPP
posed 70 almost every measure favored W
the administration, from bills carrying out the
policy Of expansion TO measures appropriating
money for the actual running expenses OF the
changed conditions Of the government Speak
or Reed has gone into the ight with the deter
miuation OF humiliatng the administration. oil
showing his absolute control over the house
and venting his bitter disappointment at his
failure to get the presidential nomination ip
1904
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coaaard e.,. ! change et ysnu..

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. ei.--Judge
Shackleford granted DR.. ]. D. God
dard's application for change OF
venue and sent the case TO Jefferson
City, Cole county. 1t will be tried
there March s. Jefferson City is In
Judge Shackleford's circuit and he
will try the case. The doctor was re.
leased on his old Dond Of SIS, 500. Dr.
Goddard has been tried twice for the
murder of Fred jackson, the laundry
man. Once the jury disagreed and the
next time he was given Is years
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..u,r.i soblcy Defends Himself.

Washington, Feb. 2i.-Rear Admiral
W. s. Schley, having been granted
nermission TO answer the charges re-
Gently made against him in commu'
nication sent to the senate, yesterday
handed to the committee on naval AT
fairs his statement in which he dis
claims any purpose of controversy with
the navy department He produces
letters and kilograms to show that he
followed TO the letter every instruc'
tion from the navy department and
Admiral Sampson.
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Skaguay. Alaska, Feb. si.-The task
Of building railroad along the pre-
cipitous side OF the canyon from
6kaguay TO the summit Of White pass,
an elevation Of nearly 5000 feet, has
been completed. The event was made
the occasion Of an exchange OF court.
esies between the railway and Cana
dian officiala From the summit to
Lake Heunett the work Of construc-
tiou IL comparatively easy and the
track will be laid IN AfeM Msska.
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spa,, want, to puy Oar Wheat.

Washington, Feb, 1.-THE lack Of q
commercial treaty with Spain, the
former treaty having been terminated
by the war. ia not altogether prevent
ing trade between the two countries
United States Consular Agent Mertens,
at Valencia, reports that there is a
great demand for American wheat A
cargo Of 1000 tons of red winter wheat,
which had just arrived there, proved
entirely satisfactory, and importers
were willing TO receive more,
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otl. win BE Rewarded .

Washington, Feb. 21.-President Nc
Kinley has determined to reward sew
eral general officers fcg gallantry dur
ing the Cuban ane Philippine opera
tions. No rewar4 can be given to Gen
Otis until after June 10. 1900. unless
the army reorganization bill shall
pass. Gen. Otis holds only the rank Of
brigadier general In the regular serv
Ice. He will be appointed majol
general upon the retirement on June
is, 1900, of Maj Gen. Wesley Merritt
but the president would like to confel
promotion upon him sooner, should HI
have the opportunity to do 30.
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st Louis, Feb. 21.-W. w. Fuller,
general counsel for the American and
Continental Tobacco companies Of
NeH York. made reply to the charge
thai they were inimica, to the inter
ests Of organized labor "We run our
business as any individual man does.
We insist on competency and good
service and no more. As q matter OF
fact probably two-thirds Of our $4,000
employees belong TO organised labor
hnti.en
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To illuminate the Nsrro Vote.

Raleigh. N. c., Feb. 20. An amend.
ment TO the constitution Of North Car
olina limiting suffrage. has been
adopted by both branches of the gem
eral assembly. 1t will be submitted
to vote Of the people In August, 1901.
The avowed object OF the amendment
is to eliminate the ignorant negro
vote. To do this educational, proper
ty and poll tax qualifications are pre-
acrihad.
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Ernnrt. Con,lnae L.arse ..

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE total ex-
ports Of merchandise from the United
States in January, 1899. were s1l5, $751;
954, as compared with slOs, 4s6,s74 In
January, 1898, and the imports $751;
ara, SIS, against S5O,s27,7i4 in 1898,
making an excess OF exports over i'm
ports for January, 1899, of s57, ,04S CO.,
compared with an excess of exporta In
January, 1898, of s57, sos, eco
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Alarming News OF smaIlpoz

South McAlester. l. T., Feb. al
Alarming news Of smallpox In the
Creek nation continues to reach this
place. South Canadian, Eufaula, Che
cotah and Muscogee on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway are reported
to have quarantined against all places
known to be in communication With
the infected smallpox district Should
the disease spread to the railroad
towns 1t will paralyze traffic and busi-
ness of all kinds and work a hardship
on q majority of the people as supplies
of all kinds Tor this section of the
country are purchased abroad.
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Washington, Feb, 81. = Admiral
Dewey has cabled the navy depart.
ment that the gunboat Helena arrived
at Manila this morning with all on
board we'll. The Helena left Boston,
November 8. She Is the first OF the
United States vessels built particular
ly for service In Asiatic waters that
has reached that station. Her remark
able light draught enables her to navi'
gate narrow and crooked streams eight
feet In depth, while her armament
was arranged altogether with view
m preseryinR order ashore.
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REBELS ACTIVE.
FilipinOs Harassing American Sol
diers In Vicinity Of Manila.
Rebels U.ing smokelsss Powder which
Renders Their Location Extremely Dif-
reuit-0ur Soldiers suffering from
aeat-sheridan on for Manila


Manila, Feb. sO.-The California vol
unteers abandoned Guadalupe church
at five o'clock yesterday morning,
which has since been set on fire, and
retired TO San Pedro MacatL The
rebels still hold the country In the
vicinity Of Guadalupe, Pasig and Pa
tero. despite the efforts Of the gun
boats to dislodge them from the jungle
on both sides OF the river. The enemy
have apparently realized the hopeless
meas Of attacking the American posi-.
tion and are occupied chiefly by occa-
sional sharpshooting from the Jungle
whenever feasible. Fortunately, their
ignorance Of the use Of sights mini
mirss the effect Of their guerrilla tao
tics.
The retirement Of Gen. Kings ad-
vance posts upon San Pedro Macat
has evidently been construed by the
rebels rs o sign Of weakness, as they
pressed forward along both sides OF
the river, persistently harassing the
occupants of the town. Saturday
night the rebels poured yolley after
volley into San Pedro Macati from the
brush ON the adjacent ridge. but, for.
tunately, without effect Gen. Kings
headquarters, In the center Of the
town, was the target of Remington
and Mauser bullets. The rebels are
using smokeless powder and It is ex-
tremely difficult to locate individual
marksmen.
The heat is intense, and Is increas'
Ing perceEtibly daily. Under present
conditions, II is impossible TO provide
shade for the troops In certain parts
OF the line. particularly MacArthur's
division. Kings brigade Is also ex
posed from San Pedro Macati to Gull
Gull, where 1t joins Ovenshine's bri
gade.
In view Of the fact that the enemy
was concentrating on the American
right flank. preparations were mad,
Saturday night to give them warn
reception In the event of attack. Gen
0venshine's line, consisting originall,
Of the North Dakota volunteers, Four
teenth infantry and two troops Of tn
Fourth cavalry, stretching from tn
beach at Camp Dewey to Gen
Kings right was reinforced b.
two battalions of Oregon volun
teers and three troops of the Fourtl
cavalry as infantry. The Buffalo
searchlight discovering the rebels ur
usually active about ten o'clock in tn
evening, signaled the flagship for pei
mission to fire upon them; and, thi
being granted. bombarded the enemy
trenches for 30 minutes The oni
effect of the fire was apparently I
. drive the rebels farther inland. b.
yond few Intellectual volleys frol
, the trenches, which were returne
with interest," the enemy made n
I. demonstration and all Is quiet alon
!. the rest of the line.
The sheridan Starts for Manila.
New York, Feb, 3O.-The Unite
, States army transport Sheridan pulls
i ont from her pier In Brooklyn at 8:
. o'clock yesterday afternoon on h
! way TO Manila, by way OF the Su
2 canal, with 1883 enlisted men and OF
! GERS and their wives and families
1 the number OF 90 persons The Shel
' dan is considered the best appoints
of the three army transports whit
hava aatlad from RrookIvn
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alighted from the train. Perhaps; |
do not care, however, to talk upon
that subject much," was the reply.
Agoncillo refused to talk further. He
bolted into carriage and was driven
TO the Waldorf-Astorla. lie was fol-
lowed to the hotel by secret service
agents, who will watch his movements
while in the city.
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Chicago, Feb. 2l.-Philip D. Armour
has given $3.50, 900 more to the endow
ment fund of the Armour institute Of
this city. This makes his total gift u
the institute 81, $50, 900.
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FRANCES PRESIDENT DEAD.
Francoi, Felix Faure, sixth Ruler ~ the
Republic. n Victim of Apopiexy-
His Successor Choaen.

Paris, Feb. iS-Franeois Felix
Faure, president OF the French repub-
lie. died at 10 O'clock Thursday night
after less than four hours illness.
Apoplexy was the cause, Nothing
could have given the idea Of approach.
ing death. Up till the very last NJ.
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Washington. Feb. 81. - Ex-Gov.
Thomas Q. Fletcher, Of Missouri, suf-
fered stroke OF apoplexy In Willard's
hotel yesterday and lies ct the Emer-
gency hospital in serious condition
on account Of his age, having cele.
brated his seyenty.Arst birthday Jan.
uary % last. The chances for his 70.
covery are regarded as small.
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=. Davs are Numbered.

Washington, Feb. 81. Yesterday be-
gan the last full week Of the Fifty-hftf
congress. One week from Saturday
next, March 4, the present con gres'
will expire by limitation Of law, ant
unless an extra session of the new con
gress is called Washington will notse'
the Legislators again until the frs
Monday In December.
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Montreal, Can, Feb, 20 -Senor
Agoncillo and his compatriot Senor
Marti, left Montreal yesterday for New
York, en- route TO London, expecting
to sail Wednesday. Their decision to
depart was sudden.
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Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. sL-Dr. Ii. 5.
Lowry, defendant In the S25, 900 breach
Of promise suit on trial In the circuit
court, took out license yesterday to
marry Miss Sayde Anderson, daughter
Of W. ]. Anderson, Of soos Campbell
street When the marriage license
was procured II was said TO have been
the intention OF Dr. Lowry and Miss
Anderson to be married at once. but
through the interposition OF friends
and relatives, according to the attor'
neys for DIR. Lowry, the wedding was
lndefnitelv postponed,
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A CURIOUS STONE.
vaiuabIs Estate Carried ArouAd .
. virsiais Mans Vest :.
Pocket. ..


II sold me other day the most eui
rious estate ever heard Of" said VIII
liam Z. Lynn, a prominent citizen of
Loudoun county, Va, TO a Star reported
recently. II have carried this estate
around In my vest pocket for the besq
part Of che year. So far as know, thsrd
is but one other piece of property az
all like 1t in the world. And, what Il
still stranger, perhaps, while had 4
bona hde offer from New York milf
lionalre to manage this estate for PEI
riod Of years In such way as to yield
the heirs handsome income, which
would have capitalized the property al
about $4,000, one OF the heirs bid II iId
at the public sale for $500. This estats
was the famous Upperville maidstone.
which has been In the hands Of tho
Fred family for over $50 years. A Sec
ond bid, or. what we call under the Vir-
ginia law, a ten per cent, bid, has been
made, and the store will be auctioned
again. But think II willremain In shs
family. As its name indicates, the PEI
culiar property Of this stone Is its apr
parent appetite for the virus to be found
in the wound made by the bite OF 4
dog, a snake or any yenomous animal.
The stone was brought 20 Virginia.
in 174G by Joshua Fred, who was WE'LL
to-do farmer in warwiclshire, England.
and became an important land owner
In Fauuuler county. By his wish his
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San Francisco, Feb 81. --''Kid" Mo-
Coy. the heavyweight pugilist, and
George Green, the local middleweight
have signed articles for ten.round
contest some time in April. Mccoy
agrees to knock Green out inside OF ssn
rounds or forfeit the decision.
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Boston, Feb. so.--The suggestion
that the veterans Of the Spanish war
be admitted to the q. A. R. was made
by President McKinley-i in his speech
In Fremont temple to the Massachu'
setts department OF the @. A. R.
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yy,,hdr.vsl Of troop. Postponed.

Washington, Feb ao.-.Upon the
recommendation of Gen. Brooke, the
withdrawal Of the American troops
from Cuba has been postponed. Gen.
Brooke believes troops should be con-
tinued in the island at least until the
Cuban army has disbanded.
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Aronoilio Going 10 England.

New York. Feb. 2L-Agoncillo, the
Filipino delegate, came back to New
York yesterday from Montreal, Can. He
clipped into town as quietly as he left
"Are you going to continue your mis-
! slon In EnRlsnds' hs-Maa sakaA AAhs
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Mrs. Goadley-It would be good
thing for you II you thought twice be-
fore speaking once.
Mr.. Goadley-It's too late now. l
should have pursued that plan before
proposed TO you.-san Francisco Ex-
Aminer,
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Indictments Against Tanner Dismissed.
st. Louis, Feb. al.-A special to the
Post.Dispstch from carliuville, Ill 3,
says: The states attorney to-day nolle
prosecuted the three indictments found
against Gov. Tanner by the grand
jury which Investigated the Virden
coal miners strike. No explanation
was made for this action.
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volunte.r-At hrst we thought that
nn,hing could be worse than the army
ration. .-..H
lend Well. What was "orss
.Whsa - eiAar gss h-S
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The "Big Six" combination will give
you six papers for less than any two would
cost II taken separately. The INTELLI-
oEscER, the Live Stock Indicator, the
Institute Edition, the Poultry Farmer, the
Farmers Insurance Journal and the
Humane Alliance, all one year, si.ab. II
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Pekin, Feb. so.--A serious conflict
has taken place between the Russians
and the Chinese at Talienwan, 800 OF
the latter being killed. 1t Is said to
have originated In question OF taxes.