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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

riedly withdrawn from 1adygrey and
Barley east.
The war office has received from the
general commanding at Cape Town:
Received from Modder river, Nov
ember 90:
''Illlled-staff Colonel H. P. North
colt. second ColdstreRms. Lieutenant
Colonel H. r. stopGoFd, Captain s.
Earle. wounded-ArtllleEy Major w.
Lindsay. Captain Farrell; Lieutenant
Donlop; Lieutenant Fuerse. Third
grenadIers. Major Count Glelchen:
Lieutenant the Hon. e, II, Lyon.
Coldstreams. Lieutenant vlscount
Acheson. Medical corps, Captain G. A.
Moore.
"The casualties among the officers Of
the Ninth brigade and the men Of the
division win follow"
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DEATH OF WASHINGTON
TO be Appropriately Celebrated by
Masonic Fraternity Of West vir-
einia pecsbner IA.

10 pc appropriately SelspEAte1 W
Masonic fraternity Of West vir-
,ginia, Decebmer IA.
Special Dispatch to The Intelllgencer.
! CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 90
Grand Master Neil Robinson. Of the
West Virginia Masonic Grand Lodge.
yesterday Issued from Masonic head
quarters in this city, a special dispensa-
ton calling on all lodges in the state to
celebrate in an appropriate manner,
within their walls. the Tooth anniversary
OF the death OF washington, which oc-
ours Demember IL. Washington was a
prominent Mason, and the occasion will
be generally observed by all Masonic
lodges, particularly those of Virginia
and West Virginia.
Grand Master Robinson also calls on
all lodges who see 1T. to throw open
their doors and permit any who may
desire to witness the ceremonies.
Through Grand Secretary Atkinson he
also suggests that the farewell address
Of Washington and the Declaration OF
independence be read, and that gone
member be requested to prepare an ad-
dress showing what effect the Masonic
order has had upon the people of the
United States in teaching the doctrine
OF the equality Of mankind.
The exercises are expected to be in
terspersed with appropriate music in
all lodges that avail themselves OF the
grand masters dIspensatIor.
Grand Secretary Atkinson yesterday
completed the preparation Of the record
OF the proceedings of the recent meeting
of the grand lodge at Martinsburs and
forwarded the copy to the printer. The
record will make book Of about 700
pages.
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A WORLD LANGUAGE.
Reasons for Believing English win
c,,nr,1nnt Franch in Diplomacy.

Reasons for Believing English VIII
supplant French in Diplomacy.
washington Times: Considerable COM
men, has been occastoned among the
oa,cIaIs OF the state department within
the mast few days over the fact that
the new commercial treaty between
Mexico and China is written in English.
The use Of the English language IN
drawing up international agreements
il something unprecedented. French
has had the distinction OF being the Dip
Ior,a,Ir language, but the state depart
ment officials now think that lnt ut ..,.,
ms, az the Mexlcau- Chinese treaty marks
Tho beginning Of the end OF the general
use of the French language In this par
ticular. .., t.
IorVe rDOf0rity OF negotiations looking
toward the Horma tlon OF international
Trrcenents, the Language Of the trcnch
people has been widely used by dlplo-
mats IN official correspondence anu ~
the actual drawing OF the treaty user.
ThI rule. while general. has not Deeh
universal, but the few exceptions hnNs
onc 10 prove the rule French mas
been Inc great social language. Near
10 nil men OF education have been
taught ii, and in the social intercourse
at ESuronq IL has been generally spoken,
From the fact TINT the diplomats 81 the
world have been familiar with II. II mas
crcpt into diplomatic intercourse to the
| almost total exclusion OF other IAN
EuaICs. ~,
The trenty Of peace between the Uni
ted States and Spain was written IN
French. as have also been the MINORITY
~ Internal onRl documents, during the
noSt tyo centuries. Within recent
wears n rule has been made in diplomatic
| circles by which diplomatic represent
atIve In official correspondence may en-
Move tho Language of his own country
or that OF any other he may choose
| NowIthstandlng this rule. the French
| has heen retained In perhaps majority
OF instances, ~
Tho German ambassador now uses
| German In his correspondence with the
gtatc department ana EnElanus Fenr,-
sentative the English The swedish,
Nnrweginn. Russian. Belgian, Turkish,
Italian and Greek diplomatic represent
atlvcs ali employ the French, while those
Of Chlnn and Japan use English.
In n large measure English IN sup
pInnting the French, both ns q social
and commercial Language. The sta
iIgtIcs Of the international postal union
rive the number Of letters addressed !"
English from all parts Of the world AZ
being about az per cent,
In foreign universities the tongue OF
Tho Anglo. Saxon race IL taking the
place Of The French and It IL inst be-
coming the social medium Of Inter
coutsr, From the general preva'emes
Of the language Il is thought that II
viii before quarter Of century, be
| the diplomatic language.
-.-4s-S-S --
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.FALL0F LAlYSMITH
Not Credited in London BY the War
onelals.
-NONEWS OF MEIHEUNSMOYFs

or1of q Big Fight Have Been Given
Out Up to $50 p: m-aov. Miner
cougratulates the Troops General
lfsthuen Makes a Speech, Prefer
ring to Fight Enemy Worthy Of
Has Steel.
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want suprame Z. Of ?. 1odge.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgencer.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov 3d.
Judge C. w. Hall, of this. city, is IN re-
ceIpt of a communication from proml-
nent Pythians from San Francisco, ask
ing his support and vote, as supreme
representative. from the West Virginia
Grand Lodge, in securing for San Fran
cisco the convention of the Supreme
Lodge for 1902. The communication
states that for many years the Pyth-
Inns on the Pacific slope have been
looking forward TO securing n gathering
of the kIni and now think their pa
thence ought to be rewarded. It guar
antees that the expense involved In
holding a convention in the far west
shafi not exceed thai Involved in hold
Ing one at some Missouri river point
such az Omaha or Kansas city The
next meeting OF the supreme lodge VIII
he held In Detroit next August
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GuYAN valley R. R.
Contract Awarded and Work to Com
mence at once-Dsath OF PrOmi-

GonGGuCG AWuEuSA thRA VIVA w
mence at once-Dsath of PrOmi-
nent Citizen.
Special Dispatch to the inteliiEeneeF.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Nov. 3d.
The contract for the construction OF
thirty miles Of the Guyandotte Valley
railroad has been awarded to Hoover
stearns & Co., of Columbus, o. They
Will probably begin operations inside OF
the next two weeks. For the present
the road is to intersect the Chesapeake
& Ohio at Barboursville and use dou-
Bile track to be laid by the latter COM
pany into this city.
Il. V. Kelley, one of the oldes: and
most prominent citizens OF Huntington,
died this morning as result Of measles,
He was slxty-six years old. He IS the
fourth member of the family to die
within the past few months. The wife,
son and daughter being the others, the
latter having been killed by a Chesa-
peake & Ohio engine.
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KNOCKED FROM A TRAIN
While Beating His way-Now in
Precarious Condition.


Precarious Condition.
special Dispatch to the lntsllIgencer.
cLARKsBURG. W. Va. Nov. SO.-
Frank Seymour, of Philadelphia, Pa,
aged thsrty.two, attempting to dead
head his way to st. Louis, refused to
get of a moving freight train here at
noon to-day. Conductor Ben E. Tuck
er, OF Parkersburg, knocked him on
the rear end of the cabOose with an
iron coupling pin. cutting three Inch
scalp wound and fracturlnG the skull
an inch and half. He was taken to
the hospital. but escaped while delIrl-
Gus. The police caught him and took
him back to the hospital, where he lies
in a precarlous condition. He Will die.
The conductor rushed his train out to
eyade arrest.
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LONDON Nov. aO.-Althoush tele-
sraph and railroad communication is
open with Modder river no further
news of General Methuens movements
or the big light had been given out up
TO s:aO o'clock this afternoon. This is
generally taken to indicate that General
Methuen is again on the march, and
that. as heretofore, he will not sgaln
be heard f-om until he has fought an
other battle and gained another stage,
That the general anticipated dogged
resistance on his dorthward march Is
shown by tile speech which he delivered
TO his troops. November %, after the
battle Of Gras Pan. reports OF which
have Just arrived here. After reading u
telegram from Governor Miner con-
graduating the troops and sympathIz-
Ing with the wounded. General Meth
uen personally congratulated the troops
on the work done, and expressed appre-
citation Of the manner in which they
had endured the hardshlps. The work
be said. was the most severe encounter
cd by the British army for many a
long day. They had in front OF them.
he added, an enemy to whom they
could mot sfford 10 give single point
Their tactics had been excellent and he
recognized and admired their courage.
n
that when called upon to fight for his
country he preferred to fight foe
worthy Of his steel rather than savages
whose sole recommendation was
bravery.
He then expressed the hope that he
and his men had gained each others
confidence and would all do their duty
IL their copntrv as EnglIshmeny should.
General Nethuen also described as
"dastardly''. the conduct of the Beers
IN airing on ambulance wagons, the
shooting ~ n British officer by a
wounded Roer and the Beers USE of
dnm-dum bullets: but he refused 10 be-
lIeve that these acts were characteris-
tic OF the Beers, He-then gave them
credit until convinced to the contrary,
that thev like the British, wished to
Srbt fair and square.
Tbose who arc acquainted with Gen.
Metbnen rink his terse description of
be hattie Of Sfodder river forecasts "a
fesrfnl butchers bill"
I,tt,a attsntion wns paid here 10 the
N,msv fabrication announcing the fan
~ T.sdvsmItb The dispatch caused
! grenzIss ~ Inv In Paris. but It is Inpos
s,blo 10 make i BrIton believe that, uf-
tar wtthstoudtug the siege so long,
General WbSte with the thunder OF
General clerv's guns at Colenso telling
Of the coming relief would yield his
nosItIon while n round OF ammunition
or n man was left. The news OF the
British successes will speedy spread
far and wide among the Beers.
The wnr otiice ofiicta,s to-day setter
ate that nav have received absolutely
rotating 10 indicate the slightest IiklI-
bood az 1.advsmith surrenderlng. while,
an the otner hand, they expect the
olace viii be relieved shortly.
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EDITORS Awful Plight.

&. II. NJ. Higgins, Editor Senccl llls)
News. waa afflicted for years WIN Pl'eR
that no doctor or remedy helped until
he tried Bucltlens ArnlCa Snlve. he
writes two boxes wholly cured MN,
ira the gurest Pile cure on earth and
Inc heat Ealvc In the world Cure guar
.nptocd. Only q cents. Sold by Logan
Drug Co. druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

BODILY pain loses ita terror II
you've bottle Of DR., Thomas Eclec-
trio OH In the house. Instant roller III
Cnaes Of burns. cuts, gprains, accidents
ef any sort,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
RHODES TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
Mexican Press Advises Against An,
AntL-l RnIsce DirnlnN.

Mexico City March 23.-The Mexican
papers continue to discuss Cecil Rhodes
imperial extension ideas. and El Nacional,
moderate liberal, says the excessive anti
Yankee spirit shown here is bad, as il
may SOW seeds of hatred that are calculat-
ed to occasion conflicts.
To arouse the Eagle, says FL Nacional,
without having means 10 control II wheu
aroused would be suicidal Mexico lives
in peace with the United States. and has
nothing now to complain of in regard 20
that country. Our Interests lie in
strengthening those relations in future. OF
at any rate not 10 give preteXt for theft
being weakened or broken off. In tha,
harmony with our powerful noighbor lies
our safety, and on these lines ought our
policy to be shaped
Even l9l Tempo the conservative organ,
is beginning to see that the Spanish
papers of this city are working Rhodes
statements for their own ends, and says,
Really the remarks Of Rhodes have been
taken too seriously, for. after all, they
only represent an isolated opinion. which
has no great significance. general pro-
test was made by tho nation against
Rhodes afirmations and that Is enough
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
THREE NEGROES LyNcHrp.
FuIed with bullets ana Then Thrown
In The River.

Jackson. Miss. March 2S,--Threo ne
eIoes were taken from tho Jail and iynchod
by an armed mob near silver City. in
Yazoo county, last Saturday morning.
After being shot to death, the bodies OF
the victims were weighted with bundles
Of cotton bale ties and thrown In Yazoo
river, The negroes were Minor Wilson, G..
{. Reed and Willis Boyd, They were the
ring leaders Of the negroes In race en-
counter on the Midnight plantation carly
last week. They were arrested and taken
to Yazoo city and held In Jail
Tho ofIense with which they were
charged having been committed in
sharkey county. the Sharltey authorities
were notified and last Friday evening
Deputy Constable Sylvester arrived and
me prisoners were turned over 10 him
Tho constable boarded tho steamer Res
cue with the negroes Saturday morning
and reached silver city with >sAcn All
that is further known n that the negroes
fell into the hands OF the moh at this
point were shot 10 death and thrown into
tn river as above stated
Last wocl, they had fired on two white
men in the public road. but the mon We're
not harmed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
POISONED BULLETS
FilipinoS Are Said to Be Using Them
Them Against Americans.
SURGEONS HAVE REPORTED IT
Nothing Can Be Done to Stop the Bar.
barous Practice.
HARD FIGHTING is TO BE RESUMED.
Otis viii Seek to Show the Natives They
Have No Chance.
CAPITAL OF MlNDANA0 TO Be OCCUPIED
by the Natives, Who Arc Determined
in Their Attitudc--Sraninrd Are
Ready To Return Home.
HARD FIGHTING is TO BE RESUMED.
Otis viii Seek to Show the Natives They
Have No Chance.
CAPITAL OF MINDANAO TO BE OCCUPIED
by the Natives, Who Arc Determined
in Their Attitudc--sraninrd Are
Ready TO Return Home.

New York, March 23.--A dispatch to
tho Herald from Washington says,
REPORTS received mt the war dcpart-
mcnt from the medical officers serv-
Ing with the troops In the Phillip
pins show that AguinnIdo's army II
nsing bra-s-tippcd bullets.
several American soldiers have
been wounded by the poisonou. pro-
jectitcs, and iu consequence the
wounds arc more difacuIt TO heat
than those cnuscd by the ORDINARY
bullet
or course the authorities can do nothing
to prevent tho insurgents using any kind
Of bullets they see Mt; they haze no gov
ornmeut to which an appeal can be made.
Their action in this respect, officials say.
is another indication OF their uuftness for
self governments
1t was officially stated at the state de-
partno nt that the proclamation Just is
sued by the Philippine commission is in
accordance with the instructions given 10
| President Schurman and his associates.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24

leAaTKduaS leNhSs MhlNh So INV
nation reaches here today TO the et-
feet that the widest excitement pre-
walls among the people Of Little
River county, Ark, and that six ne
gro men have been lynched by the cit
liens OF that section,
The country is in state of the most
inteute excitement. White men are
collected in mobs. heavily armed and
determined; negroes are fleeing for
their lives and the community Is in an
uproar. The exact number of negroes
who have been summerily dealt with,
or those who may yet fall into the
hands of the mob before order is re-
stored, may never be known, Seven
bodies Qncludlng that Of DucketD
have been found and other victims are
being hunted and will meet similar
fate when run to enrth.
Joe King and Ed johnson were also
taken in hand by mobs and whipped:
they were afterwards turned loose
aid have disappeared.
Little River county is in the extreme
southwest corner of the state, border
ing on the west the Indian Territory
and on the south Texas. Tho negro
population Is large aud has for long
time proved very troublesome TO the
whites. Frequent murders have oc-
Cured and thefts and fights have be-
come common affairs. One or two nc
grocs have previously been severely
dealt with when the people found 1t
necessary to take the law into their
own hands.
The affalr comes directly from the
assassination OF the planter, James A.
Stockton, by the negro General
Duckett, on last Friday, Duekett hay
ing been subsequently lynched in re-
trlbution for the crime.
six are reported dead, and it is
stated in the telegram that In all
probability others have been hanged
and are swinging TO limbs in tho
woods
Among those who have fallen Vie
tins TO the wrath of the whites are
Edward Goodwin, Adam Kin, Joe
Jones. Ben Jones. Moses Jones and
still another whose name could not
be obtained. The last three named
were brothers and were intimate with
rho ASSASSIN of Stockton and it was
discovered that they were leading a
scheme to avenge their comrados
death.
The assault was provoked by the
unearthlng Of plots that the followers
OF General Duckett had concocted
and as soon as the revelation was made
the citizens commenced their search
for the principals. Friendly negroes OF
the white people who had originally in
formed Stockton OF Ducketts threat
were the medium Of knowing the facts
against the present victims, these in
formers themselves having been
warned, under the penalty OF death,
not to communicate the plans OF the
outlaws to the whites.
1t is learned that twenty-three ne
groes were implicated in the plot and
the whites are now bent on melting
out summary punishment to the en-
tire coterie OF copspirators. Seven have
been killed and the work Of wiping
out the entire list continues without
relaxation Of determination. All I'M
plicated in the plot are known.
Wherever one Is found he is quickly
strung up, his body perforated With
leaden missiles TO make sure Of their
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24

has produced an EPIDEMIC of terrible NOR
tally with typhus. scurvy. and other pes
tilential diseases. The peasants are com
PEELED to sell everything and are living in
cold, damp and filthy cabins. Weakened
by hunger they fall victims to typhus and
acute scurvy. urless the government gives
prompt aid the volga provinces appear
doomed to repetition of the horrors of
1891 and 1892.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
HORROR OF FAMINE
Now Confronts the Peasantry Of East.
ern Russia.
DISEASE FINDS EASY PREY.
Typhus, Scurvy and Other PeStiIenceS
Are Raging.
RED CROSS FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
Starvation Must Now Be the Lot Of Many
People.
ALL SORTS OF GARBAGE USED FOR FOOD
Influenza Is Epidemic in Germany
ana France and tho Death Rate
RED CROSS FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
Starvation Must Now Be the Lot Of Many
People.
ALL SORTS OF GARBAGE USED FOR FOOD
Influenza Is Epidemic in Germany
and France aud the Death Rate
Is Very Large.

ST. Petersburg, March 23,--The news
papers OF the city publish ptiable accounts
of the condition of the so-callcd famins
districts of Russia. especially samaria, in
the eastern part of European Russia. The
efforts of the Red Cross society have
STAYED off the horrors of actual starvation,
but the society's funds arc almost cx-
haustcd and the dire distress, compelling
the consumption Of all kinds of garbage.
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wouId nave No Chance.

Lima, Peru. March "a dispatch from
Caceres, former president OF Peru who re-
Gently arrived at africa, where he threat
ened to overthrow the Peruvian govern
ment at the first opportunity. left Anto-
fagasta today by steamer bound north
He would have no chance Of success, how
ever In the event of an endeavor TO make
trouble for the government. Revolutionary
movements are reported in the provinces
of Colquechacs and Cocahabama, Bolivia
II is also announced that General Pando
will not attack the Uniouist.
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Tnn cunAX AssNMnEY.
Advices from Cuba shy II VIII Dis
solve within ~ Week.

Washington, March 23.Advices from
Cuba received by SENIOR Qneanda, which he
regards as trustworthy, are to the effect
that the Cuban assembly VIII dissolve be-
fore the present week ends; probably on
Saturday Mr., Queseda regards this as a
most satisfactory outcome. as the dissolu-
tion is brought about voluntarily and With
out that agitation which enforced action
might have caused to clear the way, in his
Judgment, TO pacific adjustment Of affairs
OF Cuba.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
IMPORTANT MAIL.
Some Interesting Facts Learned Re-
parding the FiIipinos.

EHrntnG the
Washington, March 2S.--rhe capture OF
caloocau, in the Philippines by the United
States forces recently resulted 10 the con
ascation of considerable mail addressed
to the lnsurgent government. 1t includes
number of letters of Aguinaldo and other
leaders and brings out some interesting
facts about Filipino official methods.
Postal Agent Vaillo at Manila. has for
warded some OF this mail 10 Acting Post
master General Heath. One letter is adj
dressed to Agulnaldo's so-called secretary
of the treasury and is in reply to re-
quest for money. The writer Is apparent-
ly the fiscal officer at Lucena, Luzon. TO
whom tho insurgents had entrusted tho
duty OF Squeezing" the merchants anu
he had apparently conhscatod for the IN
surgent cause Il lot OF coconuut fibre be-
longing To a large tobacco company. When
asked TO turn over the proceeds the agonl
remarks that only $500 had come into his
hands and that amount he had paid TO t>e
troops, who were clamorous for more. The
letter is written in worry fair Spanish
Apparently Asunaldo's treasury officers
are running short OF paper for the outer
covering OF tho letter is made of sheet
of paper. written all over, torn aut OF
record book, mud II was tied around with
fragment of Manila bagglng.
Some Intercepted letters to Aguinaldo
himself have also come into tho possess
sion of the postofiicc department.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
WEATHER INFORMATION.
storm Center Is over the AtlRrti
gousf states.

storm Center IL over the Atlantic
Coust states.
Washington. March 23.-Weather conditions
and general forecast:
The storm is passing off the MassafTusetts
coast after causing rain or snow during tbs
past twenty four hours in the Atlantic States
and Lake region. Fair weather has prevailed
over the remaining districts east of the Rocky
mountains. The temperatures have fallen in
the Atlantic States, lower Lake region ana
upper Ohio valley and central lower lake
reginn. 1hey have risen generally throughout
thu West In tho Pacific coast and plateau
regions rain has been general, except in the
southern nlatcsu ana on the rcith coast, ac-
compaued by higher temperature, At san
Francisco 2, 60 inches of rain has fallen dur
ing the past forty eight hours.
Cemrally fair weather is ind Gated in all
districts during Friday, with hienhr temper
it,ures in the Mississippi IVES. Gulf States.
IL the Atlantic coast fresh to brisk north
Tuds&wil prevail
storm Signals are displayed on the Atlantic
coast from Hatttras to Eastp5rt.