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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
UNITED STATES INTERESTS
In the Transvaal-our Consuls will
Also Look Amer tho Welfare OF tho
British I'm Case OfWar.

British in Case ofWar.
WASHINGTON. Oct. lit is practi-
caily settled that the United States will
look after the interests of Great Brit
ain In the Transvaal in the event Of
war. Although Great Britain up to a
late hour to-day made no formal re-
quest for such action on the part OF the
United States. 1t Is believed that there
is perfect understanding to that effect
between the Representatives OF the two
governments. Mr.. Tower, the British
charge d'affaIres, had another confer
ence with Acting Secretary Hill at the
state department to-day, at which, II Is
believed, an understanding was reach
ed that the United States would look
after British interests in the Trans
wal in case the withdrawal Of the Brit
ish representatives was made necessary
by declaration Of war.
The United States Representatives In
the Transvaal, and also In the British
colony OF Natal and Cape Colony as
well as the consuIs in the Free State
win be very busy men In the event Of
an outbreak OF hostilltles. for in addi-
tlon to the British interests which VIII
be conhded to their care their first at
tention must be directed to those OF
American citizens. These are by no
means uncomfortable in extent and
value. The best information that the
state department has been able to gath
ar tends to show that there are no less
than 1000 American citizens In the
Transvaal and Free State alone. These
Americans are, as a rule, men Of
standing. representing in many cases
great manufacturing and sporting con-
Germs. as well as being charged with su-
pervIsIon over the interests Of American
capitalists who have invested in the
gold and diamond fields to the extent Of
many millions Of dollars,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

Special Dlsrhteh to the IntellIgeneer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct H.
Joseph q. Lacy, a young farmer, Nv
ing near st. Albans, was Jailed here
this evening on charge Of criminal
assault, Of which his eleven-year-ola
slster-in-law, Bessie Gunnoe, was the
victim. The girl was brought here and
ls in n hospital In a serious condition.
The offense Is alleged to have been
committed near the girls homI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
A CURIOUS STORY
Regarding, Rosebory's sIIcncc-con'
tincntaI Syrnpathy With Beers.

tincntal Sympathy With Beers.
LONDON. Oct. liza curious story
is In circulation regarding Lord Rose
berys silence, unbroken until to-day
1t is said the real object of his silence
was to lead President Kruger to be-
lIeve that Lord Rosebery and his fol-
lowers might come to the assistance
Of the TransVaal, thus stifienlng Presi-
dent Kruger's back to resist British
demands. According to this explnna-
tlon, Lord Rosebery's fear had been
that President Kruger would yield.
which from his lordshlp's point OF view
would have been fatal, as he Is fully
con need that the only road to per-
manent peace is the defeat Of the
Beers.
The lord mayor. Sir John Voce Moore,
has summoned public meeting for 2
o'clock Friday afternoon at Guild Hall
to express confidence in the South AZ
ricnn policy Of the government.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
yellow Fever situation.

KEY WEST. Fla. Oct li.-EIshteea
new cases OF yellow fever were re-
ported during the past twenty-four
hours. DR.. McAdRm. of the Marine
hospital service, Is critically ~, and
his attending physicians have little
hone OF his recovery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

Special Dispatch to tho IntslligeHeer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Oct, H.
Ernest F. Hin, a fireman on the Ka-
nawha & Michigan railroad, whose
home was In this city, was killed early
this morning near Middleport, Ohio, by
being run over by his own train. he
was cut In two.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

Belous, and he assisted In carrying him
to his home. Previous to this time they
had been bosom friends and playmateg.
Mehl broke down at the conclusion Of
his testimony, and cried bitterly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

matte agent at Pretoria. has been as
sasslnated there. The report, however,
is unconiirmed, and Is dlscredited al the
colonial ohico
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

For West virginia and Western Pennsyl.
Yanla: Showers ThursdAy and probably
Friday; fresh goutheasterly winds.
For Ohio; Fair In southern portion;
showers In Northern portions Thursday
Friday, rain and cooler; fresh to brisk
easterly winds,
Local Temperature.
The Temperature yesterday Rs observed
by g Sehnepf druggist corner Market
and Fourteenth streets. was as follows;
a. m..",."...,, 8! Sp. E""".,.,,... q
a, m..,....,,..... BAl I y. m....,..o..,.. Il
u Ei.."..,..,"..... 7oiwGRther cloudy
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12

LONDON. oct l1,-It f. rumored that
conynsham Greene, the British dlplo-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
PRETORIA, Oct, II, 1889.
Tribune. Chicago.

Through the Tribune we wish to
thank our many American friends for
sympathy in the present crisis OF the
republic. Last Monday we gave Eng
land forty-eight hours notice within
which TO give assurance that the DIS
putc VIII be settled by arbitration or
other peaceful means. The notice ex-
plrcs At to-day. The British agent Is
recalled nad war ~ certain, This Is the
Citing end Of the BTtlgh policy Of force
and fraud which has rlarRcd all South
Africa with the blood OF AfrlkandeTs.
We must now make South Africa free
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
WAR IS CERTAIN.

President Kruger Says They Must
Make South Africa Free or the
White Mans Grave.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE following ca
biegram was received tonight by the
Chlcnso Tribune from President Kru-
ger. OF the Transvanl republic. The Gu
blegram was sent In answer to telegram
from the Tribune. requesting state
mcnt OF the position OF the Transvaal in
the present crisis. In the cnblegram
which follows small words have been
fllcd In, In order TO make smoother
reading:
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
FILIPINO CRUELTY.
InhumaH Treatment OF Animals oh
scures Many Good
Traits.

There is one thing about the natives
IN Manila that obscures many good
traits they are said to possess. They
have never learned to be merciful 10
dumb animals. Little ponies are har-
messed to the street cars and never n
thought is given to the load the poor
beasts are dragging after them. 1t is
said that before the advent of the Amer
leans, hill horses were never used about
the city, no matter how steep the in
cline.
Pigs are transported about the cityin
way that is amusing to spectators,
but rather uncomfortable to the Door
animals. Their forelegs are tied to-
gether and also their hindlegs, and a
long pole is run between the legs Of two
pigs SO fastened and a cody takes either
end OF the pole on his shoulder and
away they go, keeping time with their
feet to the squeals Of their burden of
porkers.
The other morning we were awak-
ened by the howls of dog and, looking
out Of the window, saw the natives In
the act OF killing canine which, they
said, was going mad. Instead Of hit !
ting him in the head, as any American
would have done, they hit him on the
legs frst-breaking them-and then
proceeded to hit the dog where he pre-
sented the largest target-namely, on
the body. 1t took about ten minutes
70 Kill the animal in this manner. and
III the while the poor creature must
laye been suffering intensely, judging
~ the noise he made.-St. Louis Repub-
ic.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

The WoodalI amendment to the
Muskogee agreement passed the
national senate yesterday at Tah-
lequah, as it came from the lower
house, without change, and was
signed by the chief and forwarded
to Washington to be approved by
the president. This measure is
certainly vast improvement
over the original treaty, and were
it not for its political features.
would doubtless be ratified by con-
gress. The result will probably be
such amendments as congress may
see proper to make and the agree
ment again submitted to the pop
ular vote Of the Cherokee people
and doubtless ratified. The doc
ument as it now stands is consid-
cred fair settlement OF tribal af- |
fairs, generally speaking. Section
2, providing for the maximum val
uation of Cherokee lands should
have been amended. 1t should be
at least double that amount for the
best lands. Congress will no
doubt be asked to amend it.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
Story Of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains OF disease is the worst
form OF slavery. George d. Villa uis,
Of Manchester Mich, tells how such
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been SO helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles Of
Electric bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work" This supreme remedy for fe-
male diseases quickly cures nervous
ness, sleepIessness, melancholy, head
ache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working med
icine is godsend 10 weak, sickly, run
down people. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Only so cents. Sold by A. w.
Foreman's and Peoples drug stores.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
SANARELLA'S THEORY.
HIS Yellow Fever Bacillus Is OF
the Hog Cholera Variety.

The finding of the presidential COM
mission of hospital experts in support
of the Sanarelli theory as to the cause
of yellow fever does not meet with
Endorsement In official circles. Under
the direction of Surgeon General Stern
berg, of the army, the bacteriologists Of
the Army Medical school and museum
have been making an exhaustive inves-
tigation along similar lines, and their
report, about to be made public, will
hold that the Sanarelli bacillus is a
variety of the bacillus of hog cholera.
Gen. Sternberg, when asked as TO the
reports of the commission supporting
the Sanarelli theory, referred to an ar
ticle from him published lately in
medical journal, in which he combats
many points made by Sanarelli, and
concludes as follows:
''Drs. Reed and Carroll are now pre-
pairing a report of their extended re-
searches, which have been going on In
the Army Medical museum during the
past two years. This report will be
published in due time and will give
full details Of the experimental evil
dence upon which they base their con-
clusion that Sanarelli's bacillus Is a va
riety Of the bacillus of hog cholera.
1T appears to me at the present time
that, like the Colon bacillus and bacil- 1
lus X, the bacillus of Sanarelli is a pah-
agenic saprophyto which is present
occasionally and accidentally in yellow
fever patients. and that its Geological
relation to this disease has not been
If, however, the results
reported by Drs. Reed and Carroll can
be shown to be based upon erroneous
observation, I shall be ready to revise
ny opinion. Truth Is mighty and no
ioubt in the end win prevail"
Gen. sternberg also quotes from a let
ter from DIR. De Lacordo at Rio de ia
retro. saying the Sanarelli serum has
allied in Brazil, being neither prevent
We nor curative Similar negative re-
Iuits, Gen. sternberg points out, were
ecured by DR.. Archinero at New Or
eans.-BrO0klyn Eagle. fl
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
A GOLDEN BANYAN TREE.
Natural Freak In Burmah which
Arousea the superstifious FAM
cies of the Natives.

There has appeared in Burmah q
young banyan tree which has the look
OF being made Of pure gold. The owner
Of the field is a Karen, who lives near
the spot. and has had many thousands
Of visitors to see his wonderful tree
during the last few weeks. The field
Is near the Kodok pickup" station. be-
tween the railway stations of Pyin-
bongyi and Poundaw, on the Sitfang
section Of the Burmah railway, that Is
in the Pyuntaza subdivision. The BUR-
mese, on seeing this marvellous tree. LET
loose their superstitious fancies in va
riety Of directions, the most popular of
which is 10 say the appearance Of the
tree win be followed BY the formation
OF two ponds near the spot where the
tree grows, which viii be called re-
sPectively silver pond and golden pond.
and whosoerer shah drink the water Of
the latter will become invulnerable.
The owner Of the tree and his friends,
who foresee the destruction Of their
7rnnerir. al the pilgrims wishing 10
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
Misunderstood MANGO
wheA The Art or Eating IL Il
Learned II May Become Pop
uiar Here.

At just this time Of the year the ex-
Pansion Of the United States and its
territories is senHIbly brought home 10
I New Workers. by the appearance Of West
Indian mangoes upon the stalls Of the
downtown fruit dealers who make a
specially Of recherche food. And yet,
In spite OF the fact that the mango is
the pride and glory Of Americas own
Porto Rico, in spite Of sas Philippine
origin OF the fruit and the Tagalo9
origin Of its name, II cannot be said
that the mango has insinuated itself as
yet into the favor Of its fellow citizens.
About the fruit itself it is interesting
to note that, SO far as the botany books
go, 1t was first found indigenous in the
Philippines, transplanted thence by
Spanish or Portuguese adventurers to
southern India, thence again TO Africa.
and finally brought from Africa TO the
British West Indies by a Scotch gar
dener about the end Of the last CEN
tury. It's name is probably the only
Tagalog word in the English diction-
ary.
Those who have eaten manpoes in
their own country, where they grow
IN perfection, say that there are onlv
two varieties worthy to be ranked as
human food, and that those two yarie-
ties are more 10 be desired than fine
peaches. One Of these varieties is the
black mango, which, even when ripe.
has hardly shade of red or yellow
in Its skin, but only dull, negative
green. The other, the iNo. 1f'-so
called because its seeds were brought
TO Jamaica in case so numbered
3 said to be Of delicate and aromatic
navor and odor, but hardly capable Of
transportation in fair condition.
Both the black and the mo. IN are
rec from that profusion Of teeth
angling hair which makes the interiors
4 80 many mangoes uninviting. The
mango connoisseur of the West Indies
onDnes his attention to these two
arieties. Moreover, he is careful never
Q let the outside skin touch his lips
hereby avoiding the taste of turpen-
ne, and, lastly, he is said never to eat
mango except in swimming bath.
erhaps It these peculiar conditions are
nee properly understood in this coun- !,
y the mango may yet become popular
ere.-N. Y. Tribune. :
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
MARVEL AT SNORING.
Not Have the Accomplishments
of Civilization.

Snoring may be inconveniently OBJ
trusive in a sleeping car" said the ex
perienced traveller, but it Is just al
much mark of a high stage Of civiliza
tion as is the sleeping car itself. Yor
may take it for fact that all the wild
and inferior race do not snore. The
doctrine of the survival of the fittest
gets in It's work right there, and the saw
age person who yocalizes his sleep
stands very good chance Of learning
that snoring is not good for the health.
Suppose you are very savage person
out on the warpath in a country full of
your enemies. You take every precau-
tion against discovery, covering your
trail and selecting your camp so as to
battle ordinary search. That's all right,
but IL you snore it's all wrong; an enc
my who hears the sound will make in
vestigations and the result is fatal al
ways and frequently uncomfortable.
Il have been a great deal among wild
people, both in this country and else
where, and know that they do not
snore. Once had one of these govern
ment professors with me; he was a very
wise man and knew more about the saw
ages than they did themselves, but he
would snore to beat the band. Like
most people whose slnmbers are orches-
trated, he denied the fact, and we should
never have convinced him of what the
rest of us hr Yvery reason to know, if
it had not Geen for one little circum-
stance. One night we made our camp
right in village of the savages. They
were peaceful enough, and we were in
no particular danger. Still, as they
were wild people, it was just as well to
keep some sort of watch on their
well, the professor rolled himself up
in his blanket and soon was snoring like
a good fellow. After awhile felt that
here were people about and l lifted nv
self up on my elbow TO see what was up.
I'm blest if pretty near the whole outfit
# the sayages hadn't left their own
louses and squatted down on the grass
where they could look into our camp
nd see what was going on. It was the
irst time in all their lives they had ever
card man snore, and they did not
now what to make of it. Or rather
hey thought they did, for they sized it .
p that some one of the gods was com
with the white men.
Its never very safe to monkey with
ne religious opinions of the savages,
} got up and woke the professor. !
hen he saw the crowd sitting around !
ar camp he was scared for fair. But
hen told him that the savages had
altered just TO hear him snore it made
i'm mad. don't see why it should. If
lie savages don't snore and the civilized !
.ople do, then the snore should be N
ken as one Of the badges of civiliza- y
on. IN. Y. Sun, :
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

Several of the men The Chief.
tain advised to stop selling liquor
in the territory are now in the
penitentiary serving sentences for
their foolishness. We are truly
sorry for these men, but tits hoped
their example will deter others
from the same course. The way
OF the transgressor is always hard,
whether he be liquor seller or
whether he attempts to ship hay
or hold cattle in the Indian coun-
try contrary to law. Our advice
is for everybody to be good and
obey the laWs-be virtuous and
you'll be happy.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

The Daily Chieftain has special
reason to be profoundly thankful
today. We are thankful that the
people of the town are not all di-
rectors OF the First National bank.
and that the big boycott didn't
stick. We realize more than ever
the magni6cence of personal free
dom, and despise more than ever
the principal that would enslave
fellow being, by enshackling eth.
er mind or body. The people Of
Vinita stand upon higher ground
than ever before, and due notice
has been given that no man can
dictate the conduct Of his neigh
bors.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

carry away sprig, have intimaied that
any person touching the tree viii be nf-
fiieted in some dire way. and the clothes
worn by those who scratch its bark will
ignite spontaneously. and the wearer
viii have an attack Of sickness and burst
a blood Kessel.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

II is said Judge Gill, of Colbert,
Kansas, will be appointed to sue.
ceed Judge Springer as judge Of
the Northern district this week,
and is expected TO arrive next
week. He will reside at Vinita.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30
THE KATY" FLYER

Has through sleeping cars
via the Houston & Texas Cen. r. r.
st. Louis 10 Dallas,
Austin, Houston
and Galveston.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-30

Joe Gibbs, the Claremore hop
ale vender, was sentenced to IS
months in the penitentiary and to
pay fine of $3.50 at Wagner yes.
terday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-14
DISCUSS POEMS AUTHORSHIP.
Wrote Laugh and the World
Laughs"

The Paris Herald takes up the ques-
tion who wrote the poem beginning
Laugh and the world laughs with
you," started by recent letters to the
Herald. Was It Ella Wheeler Wilcox
OF Col. Joyce? One writer asked the
question, Next day Col. Henry Maple
son wrote saying that It was composed
by Col John A. Joyce In 1868 and ded-
icated to George D. Prentice.
Mrs. Frank ]. Scott contributed the
poem in full, attributing 1t to Mrs. Will
cox. Col. Mapleson then sent the poem
in full, which differs somewhat from
Mrs. Wilcox's version.
Col. Mapleson says It is in collec-
tion by Col Joyce entitled Peculiar
Poema," published by Thomas r. Knox
q Co., s1s Broadway, New York, on
page 81, called "Love and Laughter" !"
The question 10 whether either Mrs.
WILCOX or Col. Joyce is a plagiarist, or
Mrs. Scott mistaken2
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-14
SNAKES PIETY PROVES FATAL
An Indiana Reptile InterruDtiAS
Church Service IL slRIn by
Deacon.

A snake got into Hanover township,
Ind, church Sunday during worship.
Deacon Arnold first noted 1t wind
ing about his leg, and in his lap
was Its head, with protrudlng tongue.
With one blow of the hand the reptile
was knocked to the floor.
The deacon then took out his knife,
with which he attempted to cut the
snake in two. By this time there was
CONSERVATION in the congregation,
women were on the seats, the service
was abruptly closed and the men who
were not tinld crowded about Mr.. Ar
mold. who was still saving away on the
snake. Such excitement was never be-
fore witnessed In the Hanover church.
Finally the reptile. In two parts, was
lifted from between the seata. It was
a blacksnake and lacked only one inch
Of being six feet long.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-14
AN ENCOURAGING SIGN.
Increased Interest in the south ON
Part of whites In the Eduoa-
ton of the Negro.

The American Missionary society,
through its secretary, DR.. A. T. Beard
is In receipt of reports from many OF
itsedueational institutions In the south,
especially In Georgia and South Caro-
lima, showing an increasing disposition
on the part Of the whites TO attend
the commencement exercises of the va
rious schools Of the higher grades for
the blacks.
Such attendance has been made by
business men, school committees and
teachers of the whites, and public Off
cials who have expressed sentiments IA
vorable to the idea that the good and
substantial elements of both sides, In
the south, have identical interests In
maintaining law and order. and all that
appertains 10 the good of society, the
church and the government; that good
citizenship can be obtained and exem-
plified only by people industrious,
moral and intelligenti that no race
troubles have been or will be traceable
to the schools of the association, con-
Quoted as they are.
Attendance ON these commencement
exercises, 1t has been said, is an earnest
of white sympathy with the education
of the negroes. These facts nre said to
be of special interest to Congregation
alists because 1t was In one OF their as
semblies, In Boston, that Gov. Northen
recently discussed the race question,
and they show that there Is southern
sentiment different from that which in
dulges in race conflicts and in lynch
ing.