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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
STATE PRESS MEETING.



81, I,,n.a,,s :, ~. ,n,.,u
9puo'AI D''pu.eI W Wv "'ei'se'eei'
WASHlNGION. u. C.' May 2S.-Sen-
ator Eikins and wamiiy leave The city
on Monduv for tho summer Tho COM
49,, ,
'i'or p'ahs iid'e pet'i nurriea so'ile-
what by the annual meeting OF the
Editorial Association, Mt Elkius. He
u,,, ho rro,o,t ., ,b,s o,,,.,,,,o r,
"'iu
Is uolhS all IN MS power 10 make II
one of the greatest successes In the his
tory of the nssocIotion.
vo,,arIo,, ho ,,oo,.a, 49, , =,
ieS's'u uaS ie secu'eu inc promise o'
Postmaster General Charles Emory
smith to be present and deliver an ad-
dress. The postmaster general Will
leave washington at midnight May il
ana arrive at lIlkins the next after
noon. on the evening OF June he VIII
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NEW LEASE OF LIFE

seems TO be Injected Into the Irsur-
iect'on by the Approach OF the Wet
Season.
NANilA, May 2S.-Tho approach OF
'Ae wet season finds the insurrcctlou
seemingly tnkIng new lease OF life.
a" along the American lines the rebels
e'e showing more aggressive activity
i" Me'7 guerrilla style than at any time
's'9'e or since the fall OF Malolos.
iNey keep the United States troops
:" 'ne trenches. sleeping In their cloth
,"S and constantly on the alert against
4'Snes upon our outposts, and they
nuke life warm for the American gar
'tohs In the town.
me bands of General Luna and Gen
.'S' Mascardo. which retrcated toward
-s''ac when they feared they would be
.SuBht between General Macarthur and
'sheFal Lnwton. have returned In force
'Ac!r old trenches around San Fer
"'0ao' where there are daily colli-
s!ons.
opposite our lines on the south, pro-
voting Manila all the way around to
"'H Pedro Maca,l. the Filiplnos have
"'@e F0ws OF trenches most OF the dis
taHce.
"Hor'S from prisoners Indicate that
'' '"Shrgenta coaatrue the peace ncgo-
,h'"oAS to mean that the Americans
I'e had enough OF lighting. The Fill
,p'"o" are also encouraged by the be-
.'' 'hht the Americans are preparing
,@ al Interval OF inactivity during the
wet season.
MS period is sure to be- followed
.'''V' suffering. Thousands of ncrcs
t n"' were under cultivation last year
- ave not been ploughed this year. and
" ho'trnmcnt viii probably be Obliged
larg ' '' - ''' $50
;. '"'hI'y natives t"amigos') continue
" p'Hf into the American lines by land
, "' water routes, coming from the In
''" ot the territory occupied by In
"sehis Into the country where the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
TOYING WITH PATIENCE
And Gcnerosity-Somc Persons In Gu
ba NonEcyintp with n pu,y s,v

And Gcnerosity-Somc Persons In Gu
ba Monlcyins with Buzz Saw.
HAVANA, May 2a-There were Ill
applicants to-day for shares in the
sa.0oo,oOo, which the Unltod States has
offered as 4 gratuty to the Cuban
troops. Thirty were given $75 each. The
others were NOT on the rolls. although
they had guns which they were ready
TO torn In and certificates OF service.
The United States military authorities
consider that the rolls are very unrcli-
able. Indeed. the opinion Is freely ex-
pressed thnt large proportion OF the
names are fictitious and that the rolls
omit a majority OF the names Of those
rightly entitled to share in the .gratulty.
The object of this apparently is to dis
credit the entire proceedings and to
show the Cuban public that u large
number of troops refused, to take Amer
ican money.
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COUNTERFEIT PLATES
OFTEN Dollar Notes Secured Through
Confession of Prisoner

-
Confession OF n Prisoner.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Chief VIII
kin. OF the treasury secret service. has
received Information from Special
Agent William ]. Burns that he has
secured the counterfeit face and back
plates Of SO legal tender United
States note, with the portrait of Cen
eral Sheridan. made by Baldwin S.
Bredell. the Philadelphia engraver, who
with his pal. Taylor. Is under arrest.
charged with being implicated in the
wholesale countcrfcitlng sche,ne recent
ly unear,hed In Philadelphia and Lam
caster. Pa.
Their possession was secured through
confession made last week by Taylor
and Hredell. In which Brcdel said that
the plates were buried in the earth at
Snow Hill. Md. where he formerly
lived. and where his father now resides.
the prisoner confessng that he had en-
grnvcd the plates himself. Acting upon
this information, Agent Burns prompt
~ went to the place described. and
without difficulty secured the plates.
Chief Wllklc expresses the opinion
that the plates secured are the last
Of the lot counterfeltcd by the men un-
der arrest.
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YOUNGSTOWN. O.. May 2S..-Tod
Post G. y. r., OF this city, has Rdoptcd
resolutions, protesting against base ball
and kindred sports on Decoration Day,
and has appealed TO the public 10 not
patronizc Decoration Day sporting
events. clniml;N that II IS dcsccrat Hon
of the spirit o: tho occasion. The local
base bail management gays IL Will pay
no attention 10 the protest AMI will.
weather permitting. play the usual two
gamcs on Decoration Day, .
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DREYFUS' REMOVAL
From Exile to Paris-Thc Unusual
Precautions Taken.

LONDON. May 2S.-Tho correspond
ent OF the Daily Telegraph ut Cayenne.
capitol of French Guiana. tclcgraphs
the substance OF nm Interview he had
with NJ. l.. Mouttet. the governor gen.
eral of the colony us to the possibility
of the rc-transportatlon OF Drcyfus to
France.
The governor general said: "Thc qucs-
,Ion haS already been fairly c8nsld-
cred. have received the minutest In
Rtructions relating to his removal from
the Isles du Salut. which will be per-
sonally superintendent by myself und
NJ. Dc l'icl, governor OF the Isles du
Salut. No person but the state officials
and the regular wardera will be per-
mittcd TO Witness hti departure, which
viii take place In the roads Of lslc
Roynh. without touching Mt Cayenne.
while on the ship he Will be inyisi-
BILE to the crew. the JGilcrB alone nd
minlstcring to him. l have received
by the latest government courier n seal
ed dispatch with orders to open Il only
In the event OF revlslon. What mr.
rnngements there are for dlscmharka-
tlon In France. do not Know"
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L.. H L. ".
state room, 60 I got out of tho window.
II was ra!utng hard md the lightning
showed hat the entire train was wreck
cd. Several women were rescued In
their night Clothes" ''saI7s.
The passengers We're brought to Oel-
Teln and we'll cared for. most OF them
taking the first train out The damage
20 the railroad company Will be heavy,
40 the train was an elegant one and
me coaches and locomotive ore almost
total loss.
me Pullman car porter killed was
fenard Manning, OF Minneapolis.
Ihe names OF the injured are: z.
brandyberry, Montpelier, Ohio; F. Full
Ter, fireman. Minneapolis; c. Grcinin-
ger, conductor. Minneapolis; -- NIL
Ter. baggagemnn, Minneapolis: -,
Ncese, express messenger, ST. Paul.
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ANOTHER WRECK
In Iowa-Onc Person Killed and Six
Arc Injured.

OELWElN. Iowa. May 2S.-Thc Chi
cago & Great Western passenger train
that loft ST. Paul Saturday night at
Sl0 o'clock. was wrecked two miles
north OF here this morning. One per-
son. the colored porter. was killed. Sew
cral men and women on the train we're
more or less injured The trlln was
running over lowlnpls when the track
began 10 settle and the train wns de-
rallied
Nearly all Of the passengers In the
sle0pers were undressed IN their bcrths
when the wreck occurred. The rain
was coming down furiously, lightning
was flashing and thunder pcaling. The
porter was crushed 10 death ut the for
ward ori OF the first rleoper.
i. W. Scrlbncr, o. Boston. who occu-
pied n compartment IN one OF the Pull
ma s'ccpers. SAID: "I was awakened
by loud crash and n lurch. Then | felt
shc coach was In slide over 20 ono
side. dressed as fas. ns possible, but
wa9 unable to open the door 10 my
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED
Trying to Drive Across Railway
TraCks-Bodics Terribly Mnnplcd.

Trying to Drive Across Railway
4 Tracks-Bodics Terribly Mnngled.
BUFFALO. N. Y. May 2S.-Joseph
Keller and Ray Sherman, of Alden. N.
y, and Louis Carey. OF Auburn -Four
Corners, Pa. were killed at Wendes
Station at o'clock this morning. while
dr1ving across the New York Central
railroad tracks. Their carriage was
struck by an east-bound express train,
The bodies of Carey and Keller were.
thrown on the west-bound track and q
freight train which passed q moment
later, mansled them beyond recognl-
ton. i
NEW YORK. May 2s.-one woman
was killed outright, another was fatally
injured and baby was go badly hurt
that Its chance OF life nre small, in a
grade crossing above Singnac, about
eight miles from Paterson. N. j.. to-
night.
The dead woman Is Miss Juliet Raf-
ferty, thirty years OF age. of Paterson.
The injured are: Mrs. Moses Fitzger-
aid and her infant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
THE COAL OUTPUT

For 1903 An Interesting Showing
Mnde-Wcst Virsiniu's Product In
creased Nearly Two and Halt
Million Tons.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The stalls
tics Of the production, of coal in the
United States during 1888, have Just
been completed by Edward W. Parker.
state statistician Of the United States
geological survey. The compilation
shows that the total production OF all
kinds of coal In 1898 reached the enor-
nous figure of 2l9. 1888 short tons. an
Increase CT nearly ten per cent over the
output in 1897. which amounted In round
figures to 200.220.0O0 tons, and was up
to that time the largess tonnage ever
obtained In the United States.
Great Brltail's product in 1898 was
2.3.2ol,Sl3 short tons, Il slight decrease
from 1887. Practically all of the In
crease in production In the United
states was In b!tuminous coal the out
put OF anthracite coal In 1883 being A.
ol5,543 tons. an Increase OF Only u little
over 100000 tons over 1897. VI this In
crease 100000 tons We're In the amount
OF coal consumed at the collieries them
selves. so the total Increase In the
amount OF coal actually marketed was
only 100000 tons. There was Il decrease
In the selling value Of uathraclte coal
OF S3.SI2, 600, while the bituminous pro-
duct Increased In value SS,9l0.000.
There were only three states In the
Union whose coal product In 1898 was
less than that of 1887. These were Iflli-
nois, whose production fell on l.475. 459
tons, credited entirely to labor troubles,
',erease- was compare ttrelS.S LII! .Ilc;a Il
ant. Fn.sH
Among the bitumlnOus coal produce
ing states. the largest increase was in
Pennsylvania, where 10, ,557. .y53 tons wcre
added to the 1897 product. the total
amount mined reaching G5.155.Si4 tons.
West Vlrgina's product increased
2.iSI,O0o tons. reaching total OF 1886.
l19 short tons. Ohio, with 4 total OF
ii.iI5,500 short tons, Increased 2.2S0.00O
tons. The next state in Importance Is
Alabama with total output OF G.e53.
0co tons in 1898, an increase of $4,000
tons, reaching Il total OF Il little over
five million tong. Arkansas showed q
40 per cent Increase.
StatisticiGE Parker thus comments
upon the showing made: The large In
crease In the production OF bituminous
coal. and the comparatively stationary
condition OF the anthracite industry
calls attention TO the Increased competl.
ton OF bitum!nous coal and its pro-
ducts o, gas and coke for domestic
consumption with that Of anthracite
coal. For number OF years the an
thracite producers have experienced
q gregt deal OF difficulty IN keeping the
production within the market demands.
and incidentally restricting the product
necessarily increases the cost OF min
Ing and correspondingly necessitates
higher selling prices for the coal. Each
advance In the selling price OF this fuel
makes customers for the coke und the
products OF bitumlnous coal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
ANOTHER ADDITION
To the Episcopal Church-Dr. Shields
Ordained ns Il Priest.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Right Rev.
Bishop Li.tlejohn. of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese OF Long Island this
morning at Garden City, L. l.. raised to
the dignity OK II priest OF the church.
Rev. Charles w. Shields.
DR.. Shields Is 6eventy-four gears OF
age. nnd was formerly one OF the best
known ministers in the Presbyterian
church. He was one of those who
signed the application for license for
Princeton Inn and whose actions tho
New brunswick prcsbytcry condemned.
DR.. Shields then resigned from the
minigtry OF the Presbyterian church.
and from the church. He was at one
time moderator OF the general assem-
al
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
PARIS STILL STICKS
In Spite Of NIL Efforts TO Pull her or
tho Rocks,

4 COVERACK. Cornwall, May 2S.-The
ninth attempt to float the American
line steamer Paris was made this eve
ming, and proved an utter failure. Her
bow is absolutely inpaled by the rocks.
Five tugs were used in the endeavor
to tow her up. three others standing by
for emergency. Her boilers. excepting
those used for the pumps. were emp
tied. to tighten the ship.
The effect OF the strain OF last weeks
attempts Is apparent in the increase OF
water In the engine room. Efforts to
pull her Off Will be discontinued. and
1t is proposed to cOncoct some new plan
for tightening the vessel.
The pertinacity OF the attempts to
tow the liner has caused consldera BILE
surprise among experts here, owing to
the implement OF her bow, as her re-
moval must mean, In the opinion OF
experts, the tearing of OF her bow,
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Frank Archer the Winner,

bpcclal Disphtch 10 tho lntclllEcnc0r.
sTEUBENVlLLE. Ohio, May 2S.--
Details oc the vote from every precinct
In Jefferson county show the nominees
Mt yesterdays Republican primaries to
be: Representative, NJ. n. Duvall: pro-
butc Judge. i. II. Kerr; prosecuting at
torncy. a. C. Lewis: treasurer @. T..
McCracken; recorder, Ell Fctrow, clerk.
Frank Stokes; commissioner. Randolph
Nndcrson; coroner, q. a. Campbell: In
firmnry director. Baxter Cunningham;
sheriff. II. NJ. Porter.
For state senator, Frank Archer, OF
belmont county. captured thirty pre-
Cincts, insurlnG his nomination.
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FATAL TORNADO

Passes Over Chamberlain, South
Dakota. Resulting In tho Death OF
Seven Persons-other Storms In tho
West.
OMAHA, Neb., May 2S.-A special to
the Bee from Chamberlain, s. D., says:
Word has reached here OF dlsastroue
md fatal tornado which passed over
the country in the vicinity OF Bitou
Hills, twenty-five miles south OF this
city, yesterday afternoon. resulting In
. the death OF seven persons and the SER
ious injury. OF three others.
The killed are: Charles Peterson, six
children OF Charles Peterson, ranging in
age from three to fifteen years.
The wlfc and two remaining children
were 20 badly Injured that they may
also die.
The tornado formed In plain view OF
hundreds OF people nnd moved In q
southerly course. The first place reach
ed was that OF Ara Coden, which was
totally destroyed. The storm then de-
stroved church and school house.
after which It reached the Peterson
place.
The dead and injured there were
strewn oil about the premises. all be-
ing bruised and MANNED In shocking
manner, while the buildings were
smashed to spllnters.
OMAHA. Neb., MnE eS.--A special to
the Bee from Central City. Neb.. says:
A tornado passed through the northern
part OF Hamilton county last night. de-
stroying from $4,000 TO $4,000 worth Of
property, including fifteen dwellings. q
church, school house and two iron
bridges across the Blue river. Orchards,
groves ard fences were leveled and
much stock killed. Cedar trees sixteen
inches In diameter were broken off or
uprooted as easily us corn hills.
HASTINGS. Neb., May ga terrific
hail storm struck this city at 3:45 this
afternoon and continued fifteen minutes.
during which time over 1000 panes of
glass were broken. fruit and grain de-
stroyed and several persons hurt The
hail stones were as large as hens eggs
and came down with such force as to
XIII many chickens, knock birds out of
the trees and break shutters on WIN
dows.
After the storm people scooped mp
hall stones by the pail full and some
filled their refrlgerotors
BEATRICE. Eeb.. May 2S.-A severe
hall storm visited Beatrice this evening.
doing immense property damage. injur-
Ing several persons. killing birds and
breaking glass by the Wholesale The
storm came up suddenly und hundreds
OF people were caught while driving.
Several runoways occurred, In which
several persons were Injured. Dead
birds lie In streets by hundreds: trees
are stripped OF their leaves and fruit
and crops destroyed. The storm is re-
ported TO have been more severe In the
country than in the city.
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Whole Family Burned to Death,

SAVANNAH. Ga, May 2S.-AdvIces
from Pardeesville. S. c.. report the
burning to death Of Jacob Solomons.
his wife and seven children in q fire,
which destroyed their house. The house
WAS located on the Oestricher farm,
near Hardersville. 1t had been dam
nged by n storm, md Solomons built
fires on the floor 10 keep warm. 1t Is
supposed n fire. which was left smoul-
derins after the family had retired was
famed into q blaze and ignited the
9trucNlrc
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
AMERICAN DELEGATES
To Tuberculosis Congress Receive
Distinguished Consideration From
EmDcror William

Emperor William.
BERLIN, May 2S.-Fifty-six dele
gates who had attended the tuberculosis
congress. whose proceedings came to
an end here yesterday. were presented
ut noon to-day to Emperor William and
Empress Augusta Victoria at Pots
dam. Two representatives were select
ed from each delegation for the present.
utlon, DR.. J. C. Boyd. Of the United
States naval medical corps, and DR..
Won schwcnitg representing the United
States.
There were no speeches. Emperor
William chat,cd pleasantly with each
delegate. and received n most pleasant
impression mnnifestly from the Amer
lean delegates, OF whom he made spe-
cial inquiries regarding sanitaria for
tuberculosis In the United States. His
majesty expressed regret at the ten
dency OF the United States to denude
the United States OF forests"
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An up-to-da,c piano. beautiful cbon-
lied case. Ia octaves. looks like new,
for Sll5. Including stool and cover. II
You are thinking ot buying plano,
here Is your chance.
J.. W. BAuMER CO. ,
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Forecast for West Virginia and West
crn Pennsylvania: Showers Monday:
probably showers md cooler Tuesday:
southerly winds.
For Ohio: Showers and cooler Monday;
Tuesday fair. brisk southcrly winds and
nrnlnhlY nnnnlln
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Local Temperature

Tho temperature Saturday as observed
by c. Sohnepf. druggist. corner Market
md EnMrtccnth pircNts, MnH as folloMS:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-05-06
The Water Question.

1t is very clear that the problem set
forth by Mr.. Curry at the Council
meeting Monday evening is one that
demands intelligent and immediate
consideration.
He may be right in the conclusion
that further depth will not develop an
increase Of flow, and he may be wrong.
He can see no further through grind
stone than some of the rest who walk
on terra ,frma, but if he is going to pull
out and plug up the supply he has
found rather than go ahead, will the
town let him do so, OF allow him to go
several hundred feet in at least two
other locations?
In deciding this question Council
should have the benefit of the wise and
earnest business advice of the people,
and then be sustained in whatever
conclusion is reached.
Meanwhile remember that more ,cater
is needed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-05-06
EpwOrth League.

At the annual meeting Of the Ep-
worth League, held on Monday even
ing, reports were presented by the diff
ferent departments.
Under the pastorate of Rev. j. X.
Wood the Church and League are in
a prospecting condition, and the pres
ent year bids fair to be one of the best
in the history of the organization here.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
PreSident-Arthur F. Smith
First ! ice Presdent-Richard f. CLANCY.
Second Vice Pre@dcnt-Miss Lizzie b.
Roberts.
Third lice PreSideat-Miss Nellie Jeilries
Forth Iicc PreSjdHt-Niss Esther J
Jeilries.
RccoriDg Secretayy Miss Gertrude John.
son.
Corresponding Sccretuy-R. P. Mason,
Trcasvcy-John f. TAYLOR.
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n Present Duty.
40 for tho 1nIrnNr
CORRESPONDENCE.
Wants Frosrburg to Furnish a
COMPANY.
Fort MYER, VA, April 81, 1899.


Fort MYER, VA, April q, 1899.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
| intended to write to yol long ago
for the purpose of giving you a de-
scription of Fort Myer and some of our
work here.
Fort Myer consists of post hospital
two buildings known as the north
and south barracks, riding hall, ad-
ministration building, officers quar-
tiers, guard-house, and number of
fine houses occupied by officers and
their families. We have cement pave
ments and shade trees all over the
post, but they are yet small signal
corps quarters, a barber shop, two
tailor shops, pie store, restaurant,
and on May | the canteen will be
opened. We will then be able to
''stimulate' ourselves little.
The Fort is situated about two miles
southwest Of Washington, d. c., and
is easily reached by electric cars,
which run every half hour from the
Aqueduct bridge. The fair is Is cents
round trip to civilians, and 10 cents to
soldiers.
The two barracks, known as 1.-THE
north and SOUTH were formerly oc-
cupied by the 9th Cavalry, but on the
breaking out of the war with Spain
these buildings were TUNED into hos
pitfalls and made twelve wards in each
building, holding about $50 beds. We
also use the riding hall for sick soldiers.
1t was fitted up with new floor, a
new ceiling II feet high, heating ap-
paratus and everything to make it a
model ward. About 80 beds were
placed in it and in one week every
bed was occupied by a sick man. it
is claimed to be the largest hospital
ward in the United States, If not the
largest in the world.
Then we have the regular post hos
pltal, which is Il model, and we all
feel proud of it.
The buildings | have described sur
round large square parade-ground,
probably acres, and they give the
ground the appearance of fine court
green. No one visiting this place
can help admire it,
We have not many patients now. as
there Is no sick compared with last
year. We have about 20 at the post
hospital.
The north barracks are now occupied
by troop ii of the Sd Cavalry-about
100 men, and finer body have never
met IN the army. A large number of
them are recruits from the volunteer