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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03
BELLAIRE HAPPENINGS.
Matters OfIntercst in the Metropolis
nrBeImont County

Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
OrBelmont County
John Travis, employed by the Bait.
more & Ohio railroad company as nighI
Waterman in this city for several yean
past, has received well-earned pro
motion from that company. He has
been made special agent over the po'
lice OF that road from this city as fl'
west as Newark. Mr.. John Burke, 81,
cial policeman here. has resigned a'3
Thomas Murphy has been appoints
from the special agents office In Ba'
timOre.
The celebrated Sam Jones will lee
ture at Epworth Park tomorrow after
noon. Quite number from this ciy
will go out from here. This is expected
to be the largest day Of the assembly
r. C. Meyer has retired from the Of,
fee of internal revenue collector anu
Theo. Kellar, OF Martins Ferry, has ta'
ken charge OF the office. Mr.. Meyer
held this office for six years.
Miss Alma Snedecker, OF Columbus
who has been spending a week win he'
relatives in the Fifth ward, has return
ed home.
Kew hlng KNOX ana laHllg' u. -,
Vernon, Iowa, are the guests OF i ~
family OF Thomas Ault, In the Thru
ward.
The Heatherington band left yes'esrni
day afternoon for Bethesda, to I'd
their engagement there.
Miss Ella Curry, OF FIT. Wayne, lna'
is the guesct OF friends and reIati'"
in tho Fourth ward
James sellars, the photographic ~, N
yesterday for Bethesda, where he WIZ
spend the summer.
James Tallman and daughter MS
Nellie, came in yesterday mo'H'"e
from Bethesda,
Miss Helen Black. OF Wooster, o. ~ v
the guest OF Mrs. John Hopkins IN w
Fourth ward.
Mrs John Kirkpatrick has gone y
Epworth Park. to remain for the heA''-
term.
The Globe House is being trea'e' "
a new coat Of paint
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RESCUE OF CUBAN WAIFs.
Rsa cro.. PsorldIaE A.yIum for 90

Red Gross ProTiding Asylum for 5O,-
900 Juvenile ReconcentFados.
NEW YORK. August IAN article by
Miss Clara Barton. on the subject Of the
Cuban reconcentrados, win be contain
ed in the next number OF the Independ-
ent-
MISS aBrton says that there are now
in Cuba 5000 destitute orphan children
Of reconcentrados who have in the last
few years died OF starvation and want.
These children are scattered through
out nearly every city and town Of sum-
Client size and importance TO receive the
driVen-out country people. They are
not children OF low or doubtful origin;
many are OF the best Cuban families.
The Teconcentrados were largely the
country people OF property-farmers and
small planters. Miss Barton says:
THE Cubans are not responsible for
the destitution Of these children. When
the starving reconcentrados were driven
into the towns the residents divided food
and clothing with them, and then di-
Vided again and again, but there was
q point at which they had to stop CIV
ing.
"only for the Cuban rations distrib-
uted by our army 1t would be sorry
lookout for those helpless little ones.
They range In number from thirty TO
seYenty-fve, and even 100 in the various
towns, utterly homeless, and no one has
least personal interest in them or re-
spOnsibilIty for them. The townBpeo-
pie still do what they can. but their
main dependence Is begging from the
passengers OF every passing train.
ITO one who knows only ordinary
conditions Of poverty and destitution the
aspect OF these children. as found, Is
often terrifying. 1t was q subject for
both humane and medical study, and
together the Red Cross surgeons and
trained nurses thought out and wrought
out a system which. simply followed
out as now being pursued, we believe
will In less than six months transform
these thousands of hapless renegades
into clean. wholesome, well ordered
children, learning to work, 10 read, and
to forget the dreadful lives Of pain,
want and woe they went through.
"The system is this: Finding Il i'm
possible to take the time TO attempt to
follow the customary methods Of max
ing up large asylums In the great cities.
as the conditions OF these children meant
life and death to themselves ana to 9TH
erS, II was Qeclueu 10 gamer lneiH Wy
Just where they are, making smaller
asyiums Of the plainest and simplest
kind, interesting the authorities and the
people OF the city at all times in the
movement, securing their full co-opera-
ton, providing for all wants and max
ing It possible for the people OF the
towns 10 look after them as their own,
with our continued care and oversight.
THE women regard the asylums as
something quite their own. In nearly
every large town young ladies' club
Is formed. from which two go each day
to assist and to teach the children. This
practice commenced with the young
ladies' club OF Catalina, which body Of
twenty had held itself intact through
all the terrible years Of the war. These
young ladies volunteered at once to help
care for the children, profeHng their
continuous daily service in the asylum"
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Pittsburgh River News.

PITTSBURGH. August 2.-The pilots
wage scale has been presented to all
owners of towboats, and is now in
force. The pilots who have not been
hired for the season declare that they
will not turn the wheel OF n towboat
unless the scale prices are paid. The
pilots want 5000 round trip TO Louis
Vile. an advance OF $50 a trip. Most
Of the coal operators seen to-day said
that they would not pay the scale
rates, and others said they had already
hired their pilots for the season. Those
that have not been hired aver that
those pilots who have hired by the year
and who have signed the agreement to
work at the scale price. will be called
out II the boat owners refuse TO grant
the advance.
The majority OF the pilots seem con-
fident OF being granted the increase
Operators say that enough pilots have
been hired to take out the coal without
being Inconvenience much. Some boat
owners averred that they would tie
their boats up before they would grant
the advance. 1t appears to be the gen
eral impression that the pilots will win
II they stick together and refuse to
work unless the scale is granted but
even some OF the pilots say that at
least a fourth OF them will not bind
themselves to work at the price. Most
Of the pilots have signed the agree
ment.
There are about 125 towboats at Pitts
burgh. and fully forty OF these will 20
TO Cincinnati and Louisville on the flrst
shipping stage The pilots hired for the
season. Will. II il said. work at the
wages they We're hired for, but after
the contract is up they will demand the
scale prices.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03
FLIMsY CHARACTER

or Story From Rome OF South Amer
lean Alliance Against United States.
WASHINGTON. D. c., August q
The report from Rome that South and
Central American countries are form
ing an alliance to Offset the American
tendency toward expansion and impe-
rialism excItes only derison In the dip
lomauc circles OF the southern republics.
One Of the best posted Of these officials
said to-day:
There has been no such movement
SO far as can learn from letters and
reports from many quarters in South
and Central America and from constant
association with representatives from
those countries. These show the ut
most cordially toward the United States
and some OF the countries mentioned as
taking part in an alliance have recently
given strong expressions favorable to
the United States. The Argentine Re
public is said to be prime mover in
the plan, but the president OF Argen-
tina, In his recent message TO Congress.
paid a glowing tribute to our friend
and neighbor. the great republic OF the
north This was in recognition OF the
friendly office the United states had
performed for Argentina and Chill in
arbitrating the boundary dispute. Be
sides the friendly message from the Ar
Eentina president, Argentina has pro-
posed paying the United States minis
ter to act as It's arbitrator an honora-
rum Of 100000.
II have Just received q letter from
Colombia speaking OF the high standing
Americans have, there, which Is rather
In contrast to the statement that CO.
lombIa figures In this alliance. That
Venezuela should be mentioned in the
same connection Is rather surprising to
those who know the part the United
Stntes has taken in protecting Vene-
zuela, leading up to the court OF arbi-
tration now sitting az Paris
NEW YORK, August 2.-Dr. Turens
Villanova, eX-presldent Of Venezuela,
who is at present IN New York, when
asked this morning, through his inter
prefer, whether Il was true that the
South American countries were about
to form an Offensive and defensive alli-
ance against the United States on nc
count OF imperialism policy" replied
that he had not heard OF II, but thought
that such an alliance ought to be made
do the South American nations fear
the United states?"
The ex-president shrugged his shout
ders and opened and shut his hands
rapidly. opened them wide, as II he were
grasping continents, and then said
something In Spanish.
"Mr. Villanova thinks" said the In
terpreter. that the United States will
take all-all."
but the United States may be salts
fed with the Phillpplnes?" said the re-
porter.
"oh, no: the United States wants
Europe and the Indies Mt least" came
from the ex-presldent. through the in
terpreter.
DO all the South American rcpub-
lies think as you do about the United
States?"
why. Of course. It Is a we'll known
fact. Who can doubt It? Do you deny
1T"
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River kilograms.

OIL CITY-RIver inches and sta'
tionary. Weather. clear and warm.
wARREN-Rlver q Of foot. Wea.
Their, showers and warm.
CORRESPONDENCE feet u
inches and falling. Weather, warm and
threatening. Woodward down Thurs.
day: Jacobs UP.
NORTHUMBERLAND feet s
inches and stationary. Weathg,
cloudy and warm.
BRoWNSVILLE-River s feet anl
falling.
PITTSBURGH-River AZ feet AID
stationary. Clear and warm.
STEUBENVILLE-River fes. I
inch and stationary. Weather, a.1r
and warm. Passed up-Eliza.
POINT PLEASANT-River 4.6 tsA
and falling. Cloudy.
CINCINNATI-RIver ST. feet AMI
rising. Clear.
CAIRo-Rtver lG.7 feet and falling.
Fair and hot.
EVANSVILLE-River feet and
falling. Clear and hot.
LOUISVILLE-River falling; 80 feet
in canal; feet on falls; feet ! Inch be-
low locks. Clear and pleasant
MEMPHIS-River ia feet, fall o.
o.. Clear and hot.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 2.-The ninth
annual assembly for spiritual confer
ence Of ministers and elders OF the Re
formed church Is now being held at the
theological seminary In this city. The
election Of officers this morning result
ed as follows: President, DR.. VIM. G.
Sohaeffer, Chambersburg; treasurer.
DR.. John c. Bowman. Lancaster; sec
rotary, Rev Henry H. Ranck, Lebanon.
The rest OF the morning session was
devoted to the reading OF. and discuss
sion of a paper by DR.. F. A. Cast, OF
this city, on 1.-The Old Testament Idea
OF Sacrifice" This afternoon Rev. u.
n, SanEree, of Harrisburg, read a pa
per on THE Place and Claim Of the
Subjective in Religion" and Its discus
sion occupied the greater part OF the
ahSaiOu
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03
Personal NOTES.
Going and Coming of Wheeling
People and Visitors.

Going and Coming OF Wheeling
People and Visitors.
NJ. L. Bendum. of Cameron, Is In the
city.
DR.. N. A. HanIng was in Moundsville
yesterday.
Howard MILAN and wife, Of Manning
ton, are at the Howell.
George Llggett. Of West Alexander
was in the city yesterday.
A. F. Wilmoth, OF Elkins. was at the
Grand Central yesterday.
Mrs, G. A. Donnelly, Of Amos, regis
tered at the Stamm yesterday
W. c. Moore and S. L. Jacobs. Piney
oil men, were in the city yesterday
Attorney T. NJ. Garvin has returned
to the city, after an absence OF several
weeks
L. E. Chaienor and ]. II. Hamilton
were Parkersburgers at the Windsor
yesterday.
Mr.. Hullihen Quarter, Of the Della
plain Dry Goods Company, has return
ed from an eastern trip.
Miss Bessie Pickens. Of Mt. Pleasant,
Ohio, is visiting her brother, c. II. Pick
ems, prescription clerk at Stewards
drug store.
Harvey Pollock and George Jones
left last night to spend the heated per-
lod at Mountain Lake Park and Loeb
Lynn Heights.
Mrs. C. Il. VanKeurcn and son
Charles, leave tomorrow for Lake
Chatauqua, N. Y. where they will visit
friends for several weeks
~ ~
st. Clairsvllle. passed through Wheel
Ing yesterday. en- route home, after
having completed n European trip OF
several months ducatlon.
Congressman u. b. Dovcner, OF
wheeling, is n distinguished visitor in
town on Important business connected
with the coal fields Of the country.
Some more big denls are on the carpet
and II Is expected that they will be con-
aummated before very long. The cnpi-
tnliBts who are Interested want the ter
ritory and they VIII take II II every
thing can be arranged.-MorBnntown
New Dominion.
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Action on Hawkins Death,

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. 2.-Adju-
tant General Stewart tonight issued
general orders formally announcing to
the national guard Of Pennsylvania the
death of Col a. L. Hawkins, OF the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, while at
sea, while on board the transport Sem
ator. After reviewing the military ca
reer OF Col. Hawkins. the adjutant gem
eraI pays a high tribute TO his worth as
II soldier and citizen and orders as n
mark Of respect TO his memory that the
officers OF the national guard wear the
usunl badge OF mourning for thirty
days. Details as to the funeral VIII
be announced in full orders. william
Snyder. president pro TEN or the sennte,
announced this evening as the com
mlttee to attend Col. Hawkins funeral
on the arrival OF the body In Pittsburgh
the following senator's: ], G. Mitchell,
OF Jefferson; VIM. NJ. Brown. OF Law
renee; John w. Crawford. OF Alieghe-
ny; William b. Meredith. Of ARM
strong, and a. NJ. Nicely, OF Clarion
county.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03

CINCINNATI, August 1.-The new
steamer, City of Pittsburgh. which has
reopened the daylight run to Louisville.
is reported to be working beautifully
after having her furnaces rebuilt and
her boilers fed by pump instead Of in
jectors. a passenger who made the trip
from here to Louisville on her Monday
said yesterday that she now runs like
scared deer. Heretofore, 1t has been i'm
possible TO keep up steam on the boat:
but now 1t seems plenty Of steam can
be made. and the boat is very fast, on
the down stream trip the tiller rope be-
came foul through the steam steering
gear not working Just right, and con-
siderable time was lost In fixing this.
From Carrollton down the boat made
plenty Of steam and demonstrated to
everybody aboard that II let out there
is no boat on the river that can beat
her running. Captain Phillips declares
that he will let any boat pass him, how
ever. rather than take chances Of an
accident by collision or otherwise. He
has changed his prices for passengers.
The City Of Pittsburgh will now carry
passengers TO or from any point for
fifty cents, or between Cincinnati and
Louisville 81 for the round trip. This is
another innovation Capt. Phillips has
introduced. and It promises to become
quite popular.
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LONDON. Aug. 2.-wIllIam Waldorf
Aston has been besieged by reporters
since the official announcement yester.
day that he was naturaIlzed British
subject July q. He absolutely de-
clInes to see anyone. but has authorized
his agents TO say he considers the mat
ter purely personal, no explanations to
offer. Is quite prepared for the attacks
OF the American newspapers, who at
tackled him when It was previously sug-
gested that there was possibility OF
his becoming n British subject, and In
conclusion, that any interviews purport-
ing to come from him are devoid OF
foundation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03

KINGSTON. Jamaica, August
Popular resentment against the eona .,
lions OF the imperial loan is mP'u'
concrctlng and finding significant . %
preston through the newspapers. iy
Telegraph commenting on the suu'ss|
says It recognizes the presence OF I'm IN
other political crisls involvins II" a
constitutional struggle ana MI,,T,,.
greater need OF enlightened co li ,,Ss.
tlon than at any period since 1897 oov,bls
tiuuing. the Telegraph says; n,hJl.
the island must not rcpuliate Us Uay y.
tiles IL can raise loan on Is oNIt,r,al
spuusibiIlty without selling iis poi,l,Irai
birthrIght or prostltutlng lu p.l pom. 10
manhood II must ofrer resistant ,aa
an prlncIpalitics ard powers li4 ,ss,,Sis.
be brought into operation by an ."yire
al and despotlc Imperial policy, ,i n"l,s
the sympathy Of all generous INIT,
Of this progressive and p''''''
age
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TOLEDO. O., Aug. 2.-Ex-secretary
of War Alger arrived in Toledo this af-
ternoon over the Pennsylvania road.
An immense crowd Of Toledo people,
in addition to the Michigan delegation,
was present and as his train pulled into
the depot, he was greeted with cheers.
The car was entered by local recep-
tion committee and Gen. Alger was for
mally welcomed. The reception visi-
bly, affected Mr.. Alger and the tears
stood in his eyes as he bowed to the PEG.
ME. While his car was being attached
10 the Detroit train, Gen. Alger was
compelled twice to return to the plat
form and acknowledge the enthusiastic
demonstration. He shook hands with
ali the people within his reach and was
cheered as the train pulled out.
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The marks mt p. m. showed feet 4
Inches and rising. At the same hour
the marks ut Davis Island dam showed
~ feet and stationary II is not thought
iive feet will be reached here on the
rise. Weather cloudy and warm.
The Greenwood will pass up this
morning and will attempt TO reach
Pittsburgh. which is not likely. Re
turning, she Will be here Saturday
morning for Charleston. and will take
freight and people for Cincinnati and
Louisville,
Major w. II. BIxby's report on Ohio
river commerce for the fiscal year end
ing June 20. shows that LOSSES caused
by bridge collisions on the river asgrc-
gate S7Gi,376 %. There was an avail
able balance uneXpendqd July ~. 1895.
for improvements on the Ohio Of $685.
5l3 81. In addition 10 this there was
appropriated by Congress- March z.
1899. S3750O0. making total OF $50. :
blS 81. or this amount the report shows
that TO June 80, 1899. only $5I7l3 81 was
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03

The new mills to be erected in steu-
benvlile by the La Belle iron works
win in nowise cripple or decrease the
companys wheeling plant. The
branching out of the company is not to
AFFECT Wheeling. said President John E.
Wright to an Intelligencer reporter yes
terday. The steubenville site was cho-
sen, ne explained. because the company
now utilized all the ground available
near its South Side plant, and could
more ground have been secured steu-
benville would not get the benefits Of
the important extensions planned.
Further than this Mr.. Wright would
not talk. So far 1t has not been made
public Of what character the new
steubenvilie mills will be. but the
"guessers" seem to centre on plate
mills, which may be pretty near the
mark. The company some time ago
purchased at receivers sale the old
Jefferson iron works, consisting OF q
blast furnace. nail factory and two
plate mills. The blast furnace, how
ever, is at present leased to another
concern. In order to make room for
the proposed additions to the plant. the
steubenville council abandoned an old
street, It being given out that the city
would be well repaid for the additional
mills would employ several hundred
men. and with the full concern in OPP
Grafton steubenville Will receive great
industrial impetus.
A rumor was current few weeks
ago that there was probability of the
La Belle transferring its Wheeling
mills to the American Tin Plate Com
pany. and 1t was then said that this
transfer was being considered on &C.
count of the La Belle needing room to
expand. One drawback suffered is
the lack of switching accommodations,
owing to all the available ground being
taken up. At steubenvills the COM
pany has many acres to spare, said to
be about forty in all. so that these in
ducements governed the company in
the erection of new mills, and 1t can
be put down definitely that the La Belle
viii stay in Wheeling.
Local interest VIII not be lost in the
mills at steubenville since both towns
are within almost hailing distance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-03

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-The most in
terestlng thing that developed to-day In
connection with the Mazet legislative
examining committee was the fact that
every member Of the municipal council
had been subpoenaed for tomorrow
for the purpose OF determining why the
present city legislative body should not
be abolished. A member OF the STAN
OF Mr.. Moss. counsel for the Mazet
committee, attended the meeting In the
municipal assembly and served the
subpoenas. With eacn subpoena was
a letter from Counsel Moss saying:
You win be subpoenaed TO appear be-
fore the committee on Thursday at II
a. m. and win be treated fairly and
courteously. The assembly will be
urged to convene and legislate against
the municipal assembly. and desire
that your side of the controversy shall
be correctly presented"
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NIrs. snrngue,s Funcfal.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The re-
mains of the late Mrs. Kate Chase
sprague were to-day removed from her
late home at Edgewood and placed In
n vault al Glenwood cemetery, whence
II ia understood they will later be re-
moved to Columbus. Ohio.
The funeral service Of the Episcopal
church was read by Rev. Ernest Pad
dock Of st. Johns church but here were
mn other services.
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]. p. Martin, of Xenia, o., secured
yesterday, leases for 5000 acres Of oil
territory adjacent to Clarksburg, and
will put down several test wells at
Adamston, n suburban village two
miles out. He hopes TO begin on the
first well Friday morning. Mr.. Martin
is an Ohio oil operator Of considerable
experience and says he proposes testing
this new territory thoroughly.
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Niagara Falls excursion via Wheel
ing & Lake Erie. Friday, August I, VIA
cleveland and Cleveland & Buffalo line
steamers. over 800 miles lake travel
Fare only s. round trip. Tickets Eood
for fifteen days. Train leaves wheel
ING nj li.i5 n. m, city time. See 8.
sherman. 7. =. A., City Bank Building
for Information or statC-rOOmB,
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BERLIN. Aug. IA dispatch receiv-
cd here to-day from Apia, Samoa, I'M
der date OF July q. says that the Ger
mans there are satisfied with the APP
poIntrnent OF Mr. Luther w. Osborne,
United states consul at Apia, as acting
chief Justice, and regard II as pledge
OF Impartial ndmlnIstratlon Of justice:
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Mr,ual Saving. as.A.

expended, leaving available for the fur
Their improvements Of the river $5l2-
799 Ga. OF this amount. however, the
sum Of S20S69 rs must be deducted fo-
uncompleted contracts. leaving in &C.
tual figures $4sl, 500 SIS.