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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
PERSUASION TO BE USED


On the ftlipinOS Before POwtlcr-t
Gentle Policy Outlined.
WASHINGToN.D. Clan. GA great
deal of reticcnce is exhibited at the war
department relative to the state OF af-
fairs at lloilo. 1t is admitted that Gen.
Otis has reported to the department the
facts that were reported 10 him In turn
by General Miller. but all that can be
gathered as 10 the nature of the COM
mun!cation Is that It goes to confirm
the press reports as TO the attitude. Of
the Insurgents. There are excellent
reasons why the officials at the war de-
na"tment should ut this stage maintain
secrecy as 10 the instructions governing
the movement Of troops In the Phillp-
pines. The situation is admitted TO be
c"'tical, but not hopeless by any means
n!.L 1t Is extremely desirable that the
danger OF rupture shall not be IN
creased BIZ 'nilammntory publications.
which powerfully effect the eScitabIe
Filipinos. 1t Is believed that General
Otis Is framing Il plan OF campaIcn
which will result In the extension of his
control over the island OF Panay n.
least without actual hostlitles or, If IL
must come 10 warfare, then with the
least possible exposure OF the American
troops. Probably the first step In This
campaign has been taken by this time
In the establishment OF camp on the
island OF Guiamaras lying n few miles
from 1loilo and easily accessible TO the
warships. This probably will be made
the base Of operations IL hostil,.les be-
come unavoidable. The government.
however. hns not abandoned hone that
O peaceful solution can be reached
The governments Instructions sent to
General Miller at llnilo were to land
and set In communication with the In
surBen:s. This Is aS IN" as his orders
nave gone. except That when he has cs-
tablished communication with the In
surEent officials and people lie Is TO
make public the purposes of the United
Stntcs. Not Il shot Is to be fired by tho
forces OF this country unless ,hey are
attacked or until further orders arr
given from here. This programme wa 9
agreed upon between President McEiu-
ley and Secretary Alger several DAYS
ago.
Secretary Aiger was at the white
house for some time this afternoon. He
stated In the most emphatic terms ,hnt
Ito alarming news has come from Cen
eral Otis and that he did not believe n
shot had been fired so far or that ono
would be fred lie Is confident that
General Miller will he able To handle
the situation successfully and obtain
control 1f IlollO without hloodshcd. He
Is Of the opinion that the Insurgents
have been SO long imposed upon that
they are naturally suspicious and fca:
the worst II thCY surrender their strong
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
THE SITUATION
AT CHARLESTON
Not Without It's Grave and
Serious Features.
DOL HEADS WILL BE NEEDED.
Contcsts for House and Senate
Seats Reach Critical Stage.
REPUBLICANS ARE DETERMINED

To Stand To ether for What They
y Consider Their just I.ights-Dcmo.
Gratis lrhilcAdrnittIng tho Rcpub.
sicaHs Have Il Majority Of one on
ssetlolnt Ballot are Taking Advantage
of Every Point Possible 10 Overcome
Tho Con ference Of Republicans
IaFmonlous and Situation
Outlined by Chairman Dawson and
Seerctary White.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
Editor McLcnn,s Anliction.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 9.-rhc Tines
Stars special from Washington says:
John Il. Mclean, owner OF the Cincin-
nati ENQUIRER. Is dangerously sick at
his home on Fifteenth street. Hc mas
hiccoughs. He hud suffered from then
several DAYS last week. but the distress
ceased Friday. Since then they have
resumed. To-day his friends are alarm
cd. Doctors and nurses are In constant
attendance. The disease Is superin-
duced by gout and stomach troubles.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
EIGHTEEN KILLED
And Over Twenty-Five Persons
Injured in Il Wreck
ON LEHIGH VALLEY RAlLRO AD

Onc ofthc Most FriShtful Disasters
IN the History OF Railroads IN Hp.
cent Years a Iicau.on Collision.
Bodics of the Passengers Killed
Ground 10 Fragments = Awful
Scenes at the Wreck - All OF tho
Dead Wcro Killed Instantly-Thc
Accident due TO Il BIundcr In Or
dcrs-NInny ofthc Injured not Ex.
pcctcd 10 Survive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
!! holds la;o the hands o. the United

The policy 20 be now adopted Is o
gentle one. Persuasion will be used be-
fore powder. That will be the last re-
sort and Secretary Aiger Is optimistic
In his views that II will never be neces-
sary. The President. i Is said also
views the situation In i similarly hope
tul manner. He believes the Filip!nos
VIII become less suspicious when they
understand more fully the Intentions OF
this country. He believes that careful
work on the part OF prudent officials
Will convince the Fillp!nos OF the ear
nestneSs OF the United States and OF the
purpose o! the government TO protcc.
the lives and property.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

Special Dispatch TO the lntclligenccr.
STEUBENFILLE, o., Jun. 9,--Thc
sewer pipe manufacturer of this valley
met here to-day and completed ar
rangemcnls to 80 TO New York and
meet promoter TappscOtt, who Is try
ing to organize sewer pipe combine.
II is said four firms may remain out OF
the trust
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Rcprcsci'to-
tive Dinglcy's condition Tonight IL
again such as to cause his family much
concern. He is simply holding his own:
During the day he has had periods OF
consciousness. and recognized ms
friends, bu, there has been niiich ue-
tai,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
HOUSE REVERSES ITSELF.


ScfNlct commissioners SulafltS.
Special Dispatch to the Intclligenccr.
WASHINGTON, Ian. g.-Thc item
providing FOR the salaries OF the civil
service commission was restored to the
Legislative appropriation bill to-day in
the house by majority Of twenty four.
The West Virginia delegation voted
s0lidly In the negative. Representative
Dorr remained on the floor purposcly to
be recorded against the proposition.
then leaving for Charleston. There
were so many pairs announced that the
total vote was only 2Ti
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
JUNTA'S MESSAGES
To President Mckinley Protesting
Against Decentralization
OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS

At 1lOilo --"Abhor Milltnrism and
Deceit The Policy of the War
Department Is to use Persuasion OF,
the Filipinos Before Powder = The
Extent of General Millcr's lnsirnc.
lions Returned Spanish Priests
say the Halcbrccd Leaders are to
Blame for Present Troublcs-Con.
slider the Natives Civilized People.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-RcrrcsCnta-
tive Miller did not 20 TO Charleston to-
day ns hc contemplated doing. lie was
unnvoldnhly Detained here. and has de-
ferred the trip unit! the latter part OF
the week or later
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

HAVANA, Jan. 9.-A dispatch from
Remedies says that General Maximo
Gomez danced pollas and mazourkas
at n ball there OH Saturday last.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

For Western Pennsylvania, snow: coller
winds. ,,a
For West Virginia and ohio: snow; cold
cr In southern portions; brisk hofthcas'-
crlV winds
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10
Local Temperature.

The temperature Saturday. as oIscrNcr
by c. Schncpf. druggist. corner Mnihe'
and Fourteenth streets, was as toHoWs'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Thc Herald
says that five OF those wounded in the
Lchigh railroad collision at Duncllcn,
y. j., died during the night. making the
total dead eighteen.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
Naming the Child.

Among the plantation negroes In the
old times" writes II correspondent,
the naming of Il child was matter OF
great moment. Since they all had the
same surname. the distinction had to
be made in some other way. And since
there We're 100 or more to be named,
the Bible, classics. literature and his
tory We're culled from very freely by
the master or some other member or
the family to assist the parents In this
matter. Among the various names /
recall this was the most original one:
Elijah the Prophet Lueius X. Polk
Mars Abberth L.. The later name
was a compliment to one of the young
masters, and not TO have given the
title would have been an act OF dis
courtesy. The name, however, was
abbreviated to Prop, and he was So
called. New York Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

tic Sea to the Pacific, was estimated at
6.232 miles. This gigantic work has
been prosecuted with marvellous vigor
and steadiness and year ago was de-
clared to be nearing completion.
Changes In the Line.
Changes have been necessitated IN
the line by recent events in China
originally only one port on the Pacific
was thought OF, Vladivostock, and that
was to be reached, first. by n northerly
and then by "A southerly bend entirely
through Russian territory. But owing
IL interests obtained by Russia In Man-
churia 1t was deemed inexpedient to
follow the line as 1t was originally sur
yeyed, and accordingly a new line dl-
rect from 1rkutsk southwest TO Nladi-
yostock was adopted. Still more recent
events In China have caused another
change In the main line to be made, and
In cor sequence not N1adlvostock but
Port Arthur will be the terminus on
the Pacific. SO that the tranS-Siberian
Railroad divides into three prongs as
near approach Is made to the Pacific
One prong goes straight on to Vladl-
yo stock. another strikes down through
Manchuria and third bears IN south
erly direction down to Port Arthur
Either of these latter is shorter cut
TO the sea by several hundred miles, the
Port Arthur route being the shortest
of the three. Vladivostock is not to be
abandoned; 1t will have It's railroad and
be made In consequence n commercial
place OF importance, but 1t has the dis
advantage of being during one-half the
year under snow and Ice. Port Arthur
is open the year round. But this latter
port is In China and before RUSSIA ue-
cided to extend its trans-Siberian Rall-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
GREAT RAILWAY SYSTEM THAT RUSSIA is BUILDING.

world be completed next year it will
have been nine years in course of con-
struction. The preliminary plan of its
construction was outlined by the late
Emperor Alexander III. of Russia In
his rescript addressed In May, 1891, to
the CzarowitZ. Surveys were made FOR
portions OF this continuous trans-SlDe-
rian road in 1SS7-SS. Designed to be-
gin at Chelabinsk. near the boundary
between European and Asiatic Russia,
Ii was to end In Vladivostock on the
Pacific ocean and, together with the
system of Russian railroads. was des-
tined for connecting the Baltic Sea with
the Pacific. For the sake of facility or
construction it was divided into seven
lines under the following names, re-
spectively: The Western Siberian Rail
road. SS5 miles: the Central Siberian
1.149 miles; the Baikal Loop Line, 1876
miles; the Trans -Baikal Railroad, 6o9
miles; the Amoor, LII miles; the
North Oussouri 227 miles, and the
South Oussouri, 252 miles. So that the
total length of the railroad In Asiatic
Russia was designed to be 4,5O1 miles,
and the total distance from st. Peters
burg to Vladiyostock, or from the Bal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

Russian railroad from Ekatilnburg TO
The navigah!e part of the Dwina is
nearly competed and the products OF
Siberia will thus have an important
outlet 10 the White Sea, and hand
in hand with the building of the main
Siberian water ways connecting with
the railroad Is progressing, and Surveys
are preparing for the building OF
branch roads TO all the more impostant
towns of the various provinces and 10
the mining districts. Few of these
branches will be built however until
the trunk line Is completed. for most
of the energy and money will be de.
voted To the main road until the greaI
project is an accomplished fact.
An enormous part of the country that
Is tributary to the siberian Railroad Is
amply blessed by nature and Ia capa'
BILE of supporting an enormous popn.
lation. This road Will be the main fac.
tor In the next century in the develop
ment of an important fraction OF the
earths surface. We have only IL
glance over the list of the projected
lines connecting the Siberian road with
China To get an idea of the immense In
huence which Russia Is certain to WELD
over all the interests of Eastern Asia,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
RUSSIA'S BIG ROAD.
GREAT TRANS. S.SlsERlAN RAIL.
Way SYSTEM.
When the Cars Stupenduous Project
Is Completed Our Pacific Coast May
Become More Important than the
Atlantic.

The Russian minister of railroads Is
quoted in recent st. Peters burg dis
patches as saying that there Is no
longer doubt that the trans : Siberian
road will be finished next year and
that when 1t is completed 1t will be pos
sible TO make the trip around the world
In thirty-three days. In this same dis
patch Bremen is taken for the Euro
pean starting point, for the rea son that
1t is reached by steamer from New
York; thence the route indicated Is
from Bremen TO st. Petersburg in one
and half days; st. Petersburg to Via
livestock, ten days; Nladivos1ock to
San Francisco by steamer four and
one-half days; San Francisco to Chi
cago, three and one-half days; Chicago
to New York, one day; New York to
Bremen, seven days.
Should this longest railroad in the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
Brain Stinulant.

Sleep Is the best brain stimulant.
The best possible thing for a man 10
do when he feels too weak TO carry
and to stop there as long as he can.
Sleep is the only recuperator of brain
power During sleep the brain Is In a
state of rest, in II condition to receive
and appropriate particles of nutriment
from the blood, which takes the place
of those which have been consumed
by previous labor, since every act OF
thinking burns up solid particles just
as every turn of the wheel or screw Of
steamer Is the result of consumption
by fire of fuel in the furnace
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
AROUND THE WORLD IN THIRTY-THREE DAYS.

n couple of hours rest. Nearly every
meal Is succeeded by nap. However,
dressing operations do not take very
long, for when he retires the Siberian
only diyests himself OF his coat and
boots Shirts are unknown in Siberia,
and in many houses beds, also. The
samovar is set on the dinlng-room table
ut a. m.. together with eggs, black
and white bread. sardines, jam and
cakes. etc. Breakfast is eaten, and
washed down by five or six glasses of
tea stirred up with sugar. cream and
sometimes jam. At l o'clock dinner Is
served, and at 3 in the afternoon an
other small meal. much like that of the
morning. Is taken A meat supper fol-
lows at . o'clock
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
HAW IHoRNE, EsMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA, JUNE

read thither Russia must have come TO
satisfactory understanding with
Ohina. Within the present year, then.
St Petersburg will be connected by
rail not only with Nladivostock. but
with Port Arthur, and probably within
next year by branch roads with Can
ton and Pekn.
1t Is estimated that after the road is
@paired after the first few years of
traffic the journey from st. Petersburg
To Pekin will be made In five days.
From London the most important har-
and half days. 1t is now possible by
the North Express to 20 from Lon
don 10 st. Petersburg In two days and
four hours. 1t will therefore be possible
10 reach Pekin from London in seven or
eight days. But this in the future.
While the road is new and sim the speed
at which the trains will run will not
be greater than twenty miles an hour
but even so 1t will be possible to go
from London to Japan in sixteen days
and to China in seventeen days The
shortest cut at present from London
to those countries is across the At
lantic. across the United States or
Canada and across the Pacific,
and with the best of luck 1t takes
from thirty to thirty-tive days TO make
it. At first thought this promised short
enlng of the time would seem TO bode
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28
siberian Gentleman's Life.

"For five months of the year the Sibe.
rlan man of fashion lives in the open
air, either at the mining camp or In the
hunting fleld,' says Thomas g. Allen.
Jr., in Ladies' Home Journal. 'He Is
an early bird under all circumstances,
and invariably rises between I and 8
o'clock, although he may have had bur
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

anything but good to the transconti-
mental traffic of the United States and
Canada which has been heretofore af
forded by England in her commerce
with Asatic countries. But the intense
rivalry existing between England and
Russia is to be taken into account. The
trans-Siberian road will not be eXtens-
lively patronized by England-it will be
supported by Russian traffic and, in a
degree, by German. Time, 1t Is true,
is valuable element In commerce, but
1t will be lost sight of by the English
while pushing their own interests In
opposition to those of their most dan
gerous rival. England, at any rate
until the Nicaraguan canal Is construct
ed, will continue to support the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad by her shipments,
and at the same time and from the
same source the transcontinental lines
within the United States will have
each share of benefits.
Course of Empire Turned Back.
tits for other reasons not to be feared
that the course of commerce-of en-
pire-will be changed, turned back on
itself. and made to move toward the
east. 1t has ever been westward GO
ing, and there Is every reason to be-
lieye that 1t will continue in that direc-
tion. Civilization, SO far as we know,
began In the Euphrates valley, moved
to the Nile valley. and then TO the east
80 hn
II up and spread 1t entirely around the
Mediterranean, and afterward 1t drift
ed out into the Atlantic. There was
never any change or shadow or turn
Ing In the course civilization would
pursue In its march over the world.
Meanwhile eastern trade was had by
the advancing nations-tirst Venice
possessed 1t, then Spain and Portugal,
and next Holland and England. Venice
ceased as world power, and her sue
eessors to the trade of the Orient,
while continuing In the rich traffic,
looked ever out toward the west. At
length nations surrendered that trade
to commercial companies, and them
selves sought more and more to dis
cover and occupy new lands In the dis
tant west. Exactly three centuries
ago England Incorporated the East In
dia company, when England was en-
gagged In making conquests on the
American continent. westward the
course of empire takes It's way 1t
was pursuing that course when 1t left
the Atlantic States of this republic and
made it's way over the Alleghenies and
into the Mississippi valley. Again 1t
was pursuing that course when, In
1S49-50, the Pacific coast was reached,
and the intermediate country began to
be occupied by intelligent people. Our
interest In empire Is, or was until
recently, limited to these United
States. How far that interest may ex-
tend and how permanently nobody
lust now can say. But 1t Is absolutely
certain that the part the United States
are to have In the trade and commerce
of the beyond-of all the Asiatic coun-
tries-is to be immense and soon to be
realized. The completion of the trans
Siberian railroad Is an event of the
greatest significance to this country
1t means. first, that Siberia, n country
as large as all North America and
about as diversified as respects eli
mate and soil and general fertility as
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

large portions Of North America, will
be filled up with Industrious people.
and that before the twentieth century
Is half out all Asia will be teemlng
with new life and sharing modern
prosperity. Secondly, it means that
the United States will then exchange
products on Il large scale with Siberia,
China and every other country in that
quarter of the globe. Then the Pacific
Ocean will be white with steam and
sail. as the Atlantic now is-and our
Paciiic States will be populated per
haps not less densely than Japan. The
civilization on the Pacific coast will be
the best on this continent, and the
splendor of its trading and commercial
achievements will eclipse anything that
has been known in the past on the east
ern side of this continent. Only-the
United States hesltates TO face about
and face the Pacific and the Orient.
1t Is Already Profitable.
Such sections of the Siberian railroad
as are being operated are reported to
be earning operating expenses. The
hrst, or western, section earned ex-
penses the first year, which was 1891.
1t carried of first. second. third and
fourth class passengers l52.315. 1t
brought 1884, ,606 settlers into the coun-
try, besides $4,000 workmen and 2.25S
convicts. In 1896 the connecting. or
Omsk-Obi, section carried into the
country 81 800 passengers of the differ
ent classes and 116,026 settlers In
1896 on the third section, the Chela-
binsk,, were carried %, I6S passengers
and 3,0I2 settlers. That was thought
to be good beginning, but II Is stated
that since 1896, the road having been
enormously extended and old stations
improved and new stations established
the passenger business has largely in
creased. Official tables are not at hand
but Ii is believed that during the last
two years not less than 100000 emf
grants have arrived in Siberia. From
all accounts the most of them are con
tented and doing fairly well. The total
receipts last year for transportation Of
passengers and freights We're upward
VI 9o,oooOOo. HeSe figures VIII serve
to change the ideas many hold of that
country. Siberia has ever been re-
garded as IA frozen waste, uninhabited
except by exiles and quite uninhabit-
able. country that can furnish such
an amount of business to n new rail-
road Is plainly something very different
from that.
When the road Is completed the pas
senger business will be largely in
creased, for the way passenger traffic
will increase, and 1t Is certain that
thousands every year will prefer to go
all-rail around the world especially
as that way 1t is cheaper and quicker.
Tickets from Warsaw to Vladiyostock
cost 100 rubles, or $S2.40. From Lon
don TO Nladivostock the cost of a ticket
Is $l19, first-class; a second-class ticket
Is considerably cheaper. A Chicago
person knowing the fare to New York
and London can easily calculate the
cost of transportation from his city
through Europe TO Yladivostock. The
price of first-class ticket by the Suez
canal to Japan is $42S. Add the price
of sleeping berth, twelve nights, by the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

Siberian route, and still there Is saw
ing of $3.50 1t is estimated that 16O,
900 first class passengers will use the
new route annually. Expectations
equally high are entertained of the
freight traffic. Goods going over the
road to the east and those coming west
will be those that can pay the highest
rates, such as furs, gold, silver, plat
mum and tea. As the estimated cost
of building and equlpping the road Is
100000, 900, the highest earnings 1t
may be capable of will be needed to
pay profit on the investment. But
as the road is owned by the Russian
Government and as above all things n
military road, pecuniary profits are
not what are mainly sought
Many Branch Roads.
From almost the first the activity
of the Russians in Siberia has not been
confined to building the main line
Branch roads were early contemplate ted
and some of them are completed. The
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

is for her to twist Il big man around
her finger
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-06-28

Adam was not born. Probably that's
why be never wrote poetry.