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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
DESPERATE FIGHT
Between, Small Number Of Americans
and Superior Force of Filipinos.
Number of Our Troops Killed and

and superior Force OF Filipinos.
Number of Our Troops Killed and
Wounded.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 2G.-The
war department to-day received a dis
patch from General Macarthur. giving
an account Of a fight, in which small
detachment Of the American troops at
tackled q much superior force of Fill
pinos. The dispatch follows:
MANILA, Oct. 90.
Adjutant General. Washington.
October "a, First Lieutenant FebIger.
forty men, Company H. Thlrty-thlrd
United States Infantry Volunteers, Sec
ond Lieutenant Grayson Y. Heidi. sixty
men troop l.. Third cavalry attacked In
surgents fourteen miles east Of Larvic-
an, Ilocos province Luzon; developed
strong position occupied by about 400
ritlemen, 1000 Bolomen under command
OF Juan Villamor. subordinate of IT,
mos. Desperate fight ensued. which was
most credible to force engaged, though
under heavy pressure Overwhelming
numbers. our troops compelled to re-
turn Narvlcan, which was accomplish
ed in tactical orGsly manner
The Captured Released.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Bath and
civilian teamster captured early In the
fight were released by VIllamor. Ac-
cording to their accounts insurgents
much stronger than reported herein,
and their loss. moderate estimate. over
$50. Our loss. killed. First Lieutenant
George L. Febiger. Charles A. Linden
berg. William F. Wilson. Company H.
Thirty-third regiment, United States
Volunteer Infantry; Andrew T. john
son. Farrier, Guy e. McCllntock. troop
L. Third regiment United States cav
-alry..AkEAis .4s-.- 81 sa-, ~ y x
Wounded-Company II, ,S.Thirty-third
Volunteer Infantry. Floyd ". MoPher-
son. hip. slight John w. Grace. face,
slight. Floyd H. Heard. check. slight;
Harry S. Johnson. knee. serious; troop
X. Third United States cavalry. Cor
poraI Adam II. Wachs, arm. slight: AL
fred Downer, lip, head, slight; Charles
W. Martin. thigh. slight; Oscar o.
Bradford. foot, slight; William E. Hun
der. leg, below knee. slight.
Missing-Company II. Thirty-third
regiment. John J. Boyd Samuel P. Har-
ris; troop l.. Thirty-third cavalry, Sam
uel Davis. Fred schwed. Twenty-nine
horses missing, some known killed.
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BIG MEETING
Held by Republicans at Simpson Al

Held by Republicans at Simpson Ad-
dressed by Congressman Dayton.
Special Dispatch to tho Intciligcncer.
GRAFTON, W. Va. Oct. 2G.-Therc
was an extraordinary meeting n: Slmp-
son tonight, addressed by Congressman
Dayton. One thousand people were
present with bands ard there was n
mammoth parade OF rough riders and
miners. with burning lamps. 1t exceed
ed anything ever scen ut Simpson be-
fore. The miners OF Thomas 3. Davis
coal works were all there.
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Ready to Try cramblett Case.

Special Dispatch 10 the IntclllEcncor.
ySTEuBENVILLE. Ohio, Oct. 2c.-A
jury was finally secured to-day In the
Crnmblett murder case, md this after
noon the opening statements were
made. followed by the examination OF
witnesses. a sensation waE caused by
The statement or Il. p. Ersklnc, for the
defense, who said they would PROVO
the crime was committed by Jcfr Rain
how. n Witness for the state. or con-
fcdcratc OF his.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-The death
of Kang II is IN Important event. as he
was one Of the ring leaders whose pun
ishment was demanded by the powers.
He held the position OF assistant grand
secretary and president Of the civil
board and also was one Of the six Chi
nese statesmen making UP the privy
council, or cabinet, which is tho body
nearest the throne. Following the de-
mands of tho powers for his punish
ment. an edict was Issued handing him
over. to the board Of censors to consult
and decide upon a penalty for his mis-
doing. Tho same edict ordered the pun
ishment Of Prince Tuan. but 1t was
thought that the Tuan innuehce would
secure leniency for Kang VI and Others.
To-day's dispatch shows. however, that
kans VI himself recognized that there
was no hope OF imperial favor.
Natural Result Of Disgrace.
Although the dispatch to Minister WI
says only that Kang VI "died"on the
18th instant, 1t Is thought that this
death" was the natural result of the
disgrace which has overtakcn the anti
foreign and boxer element
Governor Yu's method OF suicide. by
swallowing gold leaf Is peculiar to Chi
ma. It Is O means by which high per-
sonaSes take their lives, the gold leaf
being representative Of their hish sta
tioa. The leaf forms n ball In the
canals Of the body and brings death
from suffocation.
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Il. v. Greene, Senator Scott, Frederick
K. Gibbs and J. H. Manley. When the
governor got to his place on the front
OF the stand the applause was deafon-
Ing. General Greene tried to get order,
but the crowd cheered the louder. The
governor stood quietly beside the chair
!. man. The applause lasted nine min
utes. ,5l.
General Greene introduced the speak,
er as the strongest advocate Of the ad-
mlnlstration's policy In the Philippines.
Z Another ovation followed as the gov
ernor raised his hat to command atten-
tlon. He began his address with the
worlds:
NY Fellow Americans" a
"Good for You, Teddy"
He referred to Colonel Brynn's visit
TO the state and to the reception pre-
pared by Tnmmany Hall and the audi
ence groaned. and. hlssed.
Good for you, Teddy. soak 1t to EN-"
yelled n man away up high. Many like
exclamations came from other parts OF
the garden. His reference to Mr.. Cro-
ker's famous remark about working for
his own pocket all the time. brought
forth the cry You're right, Teddy"
He iidlculed Bryans position on every
public question.
Sail into him, give him tho mis-
Chief roared n man.
The audience kept up lncessant cheer
Ing. The famous base ball crank who
is known as "Wcll, Well" had u scat
upstairs and Of course he was much In
evidence.
The governor took UP mllitarIsm He
caused much laughter when he told Of
the danger OF Ss-1COdths OF = man to
every thousand of our population.
Refers to General Lawton:
In answer to Colonel Bryan's remark
that the soldiers walk about In idle
ness" the governor shouted: General
1awton no longer walks about In idle
ness" and the crowd cheered.
iAS iRoli. SldileS L . EdiESilliu, eA-
secretary Of the United States treasury
department. was the next speaker.
An exodus from the garden began
with the close Of the governors address
The noise almost drowned Mr.. Fair
chlld's voice. He could not he heard
fifty feet distant.
Partial order was secured and he fin
ished with little applause except at the
close.
a lot of young men from the colleges
in the city OF New York at this point
insisted on calling for three cheers for
Governor Roosevelt" and the cheers
were given with much enthusiasm.
odell and Black Speak.
3. B. Odell. jr., candidate for governor
OF New York, followed Mr. FaIrchild.
accusing Mr.: Bryan OF concea1ing the
main issue of the campaign-the tlnan-
cial question, behind expansion. imper-
ialism, militarism and trusts.
Former Governor Frank S. Black, the
next speaker. attacked the record of the
Democratic party, regarding the colored
race and thought that the hand that
has degraded the negro was now seek
Ing to stultify the constitution to pro-
tect the Filipino savage.
The last address of the evening at
the garden was delivered by John K.
Richards, solicitor general OF the United
States. He devoted the first part OF his
address to an argument designed to
show that President Mckinley was ex-
ceptionally right in his investment in
the Philippine Islands. He declared
imperialism" to be q fiction.
MIR. Richards then charged the Demo-
Gratis with having In view 10 pack the
supreme court.
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Dinner in Honor of Judge Potter.

PITTSBURGH. Pn.. Oct. 26.-rhc To-
cal busincFs friends OF Judge w.jP. Tot
ter, OF the supreme court, gave q dinner
In his honor tonight at the Ihiduesnc
club. There were nifty covers laid. and
those present apont IN exceptionally
pleasant evening. There were few set
speeches. although there wag the uNnI
list OF ,tonBta printed on the menu,
Justice Potter's response to ''The
Bench" was dIgniheh, and happily ap-
proprlato to the occasion. -
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USED TOBACCO
And Drank liquor, but Edward Hen
" Did Not Die Young.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Oct so,-Edward
Henry. rrputr. TO be the eldest man in
the country. tisd AZ hls home to-day
AGED iis yrrrs old. llo Was born
sIave IN Culpcprcr, Va. IN i'N, Dur
irg hts long career he vas married i've
tlmrs. and Is survived by his htih vic.
by whom he had thirteen children. lie
Ia said to be- the father Of sixty child
rcn. All hi, uis he VAS addicted 20
the tebacoo habit. and was moderate
drirlNer OF lEtencaatS,
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Natural Result of Disgrace.
To Fix the Penalties.

WASHINGTON. Oct. "a cable
gram dated October "a. from director
general Sheng states that an imperial
decree has been issued, directing Prince
Ching and. Earl Ii to flx and submit
for approval the several, pcnnlt ies !tes be
inflicted! on those princes and ministers
that ought to be punished. He adds
that Kang VI hns died OF sickness, and
that Prince lTuan and Prince Chwang
have not been allowed to accompany the
court To ShenS s1f.7.5
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Daughcrty Died From His Wounds

BpecINI DIspateh 20 thc IntcIIIgenccr
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. Oct. 26.-.
John Daugherty. brakeman. who fell
between the cars Of n moving freight
train, and had both legs cut of. nenr
New Martlnsylllc. Tuesday, died at ST.
Lukc's hospital to-day.
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SAD NEWS FOR BRYAN.
Largest Gold Fund IN the History Of
tho Government,

WASHINGTON. Oct. ?6.-Thc gold
IN the TREASURY to-day amounted to
a5l.I77.iot. the highcst point ever
reached since the foundation OF the
government. This Ia said TO be the
largest GOLD fund In tho world.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
Ano,h,r Draw Game.

BOSTON. oct. :6-Csnrles F. Barker
and Richard Jordan continued their
checker match to-day with two "GIAs-
COWS both Of which were drawn.
making the grand score now: Jordan.
l: Barker. !: drawn. -.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
Manchuria to Go to Russia.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-"Emperor Nicho-
las" says the st. Petersburg cores
pondent OF The Daily Mall, has re-
ceived a letter from the Chinese empcr-
or. asking him to take the conquered
Manchurian provinces under Russian
protectionb Ts-, III
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Movement Of ste,m,h,nn,

BosToS--Sylvnula. Liverpool.
lIVERPOOL-Servla. New York.
HAMRuRG-Furst Bismarck, New
York.
GLAsGow-state Q, Nebraska. New
York.
oUEESsTowN-Lueanin, New Tors
for Liverpool.
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Tha temperature yesterday ~ observed
and Feurteca;h strrstS, was as follows:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
.BENWOOD
DEMOCRATS
STAGGERED.
By the Magnificent Demonstration
Given by Their Republican
Fellow Citizens.
In HONOR OF HON. A. B. WHITE.
Millmen and Railroaders In the In
dustrial Town Give Marchers
Fine Reception.

Marshall county never witnessed
such demonstration as that OF the Re-
publlcans at Benwood last night, and
Benwood was never enthused as last
night. Figuratively speaking, the town
was torn wide open from the upper
county line to McMechen, and amid a
din caused by the footing OF steam
whistles Of the factories and locomo-
tives, the blowing of tin horns, bands
and drum corps playing. fire works
spluttering, over thousand men
marched, escorting West Virglnla's next
governor. Hon. A. B. White, through
the principal streets to the place Of
meeting.
The demonstration was in marked
contrast to the one given to Mr.. Holt
few days since, and 1t made the Bryan
ties feel just about as sick as they
looked.
1t was about o'clock when the clubs
were all In line at the starting point at
Forty-eighth street, and Chief Marshal
August Schad gave the command to
march. The procession was made up
as follows. .a.-H-a vi.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
Mammoth s,.amships.

James J. Iiili OF the Great Northern rail.
way expects TO establish "A Ehipyard Of
where he proposes to build the four bis
cargo steamers that were designed for
ttrmiuus Of the Great Northern railway
on Puget Sound and the ports OF China.
ships will be the largest In the world. with
the exception OF the new ones recently
built for the Atlantic trade by the Ham
They will he over coo feet long. seventy
feet broad. and have i've decks. capable
of carrying sD,ocp tons OF cnr-o and 80
passengers. They are not built for speed
although they are expected to average
emergency. The engines will develop s.
oO-horsc power. MIR. Hill expects to COM
mcncc two of the ships this spring and
have them completed within eighteen
months. As the Lucanin. the Campanin
and tho other cunardcrH carry only 40
tons of cargo. tho magnitude OF these
new ships Will be appreciated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
yari.tis. of Strawberries.


From Farmers Review: II seems
to me now. after twenty years OF ex-
perience. that there Is nothing more
important to the strawberry grower
than choice OF variety. In the raising
OF grain. or vegetables or fruit OF any
kind. much depends on the proper Sc
lection OF varieties. but In strawberry
culture almost everything depends on
H. With a pretty general knowledge
OF the well tested varieties now grown.
gained both by observation and read
Ing. do not hesitate TO say emphatic
ally that for this latitude and for
number of degrees north and south oi
the latitude OF Chicago, the one great
berry. worth more than all the others
together. Is the warneld.
Speaking of strawberry culture In
the past / think II is true that there
have been just three great berries.
each OF which had its day and gave
way to the next. and these are the VIII
son, the Crescent. aud the Warheiu'
Growers who raised the Wilson In It's
day and who ut the proper time sub
stituted the Crescent. ana then after
planted II and gave up the Crescent.
have done the best for themselves anu
for their customers that could De done.
I think most practical growers Will
agree with me when I speak OF the
expense and disappointment whleh
have attended our efforts TO secure the
best varieties. What q time indeed We
have had with the highly praised new
comcrs, the Bidwcils. ManehesicFs,
Jewels. Lady Rusks. Chas. Downeys.
Big Bobs. Mt. vernons. Bubachs. Jes-
sies. Parker Earies. and n host OF
others whose names ! will not men
tion. all introduced with great Hour
ish and often having some good auaii-
ties but rs practical. business berries
utterly worthless. II seems strange 10
me that so many writers and even eS-
pertinent stations speak OF some Sooa
point In very many OF these varieties
without adding that In the summing
up they have no value at all.
know that some growers will pro-
test against my judgment OF some OF
these berries. but believe the best
conclusions OF practical men are In line
WIN my uMH- SoEIt NbH.b EANSst's
defend the Bubach and Hayeriand.
which are OF good size and productive.
hut never ate one OF the iirst without
rcgrctting Il. and the second would
net permit my pickcrs TO gather. so
wrc,chcdly soft and taS,cless 1, Is.
Parker Earle Is solid and productive.
but of bad color and unreliable. Bcdcr
Wood is productive and has been high
iy praised. but have always felt guilty
for picking Il at all. so soft and In
sipid and colorless II is and l sIn glad
TO see In our latest station reports that
IL is not recommended rs II was.
Doubtless some OF the new berries
will prove TO have value, and some,
like the Marshall. are certain to be OF
use for fancy market. but 1 repeat in
conclusion that for the climate have
mentioned. for real value both TO pro-
ducer and consumer. there is no we'll
tested berry which Is worthy Of COM
parison with warfield. In my view
the most important problem for prac-
teal growers now Is to Hnd the best
and most reliable fertilizer for the
warfeld.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
Candy for SOLDIER.

Fifty tons OF candy have been sent TO
the soldiers In the Philippine islands by
the commiHsafy department OF tho army
during the last three months. and large
amounts to tn. soldiers In Cuba and
Puerto Rico. This IL done upon the
fc-rr OF the army, because u In a physi.
uloEicni fact that In the tropics u moier.
ate consumption OF confectionery pro.
notes health and satIlra natural and
not unh-althful craving Of the rioms ch.
Candy was never furnished to the United
States army befor-. although u u COM
monty used as u ration bS the British
und French troops In the tropics
The iarEvr part OF the shipment arc
shocolatc creams and lemon and other
aciiulnt-J drops. which are hcrm-ticnlly
seated in one. pound cans OF oval shape
to nc the pocket Of soldiers uniform.
The candy II manufactured In New York
especially for the cummiHsary department
aud IL little NOR. than sugar and lemon
or lin" juice. The mixture OF sweets
and acids In that form n not only more
grateful to the palate but hcaithful to
the stomach.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
Among tho window Plants.

From the Farmers' Review: At
this season OF the year most
plants in the window will begin to
make strong. vigorous growth. II
properly fed. AS soon as they begin
to grow. but not before. give them lib
eral applications of some good fer
tilizer. Many persons whose plants
are not growing satisfactorily think
to "give them start" by feeding
them rich food. This is all wrong.
The plants are not in condition to
make use OF such food until they be-
gin to grow. It Injuries them II given
when they cannot assimilate it. There
fore, wait and keep close watch of
them, and when signs Of growth are
seen, begin to feed them. Give weak
applications at first. increasing the
supply as the growth OF the plant in
creases.
The proper time to train plants Is
when they are growing. II branch
shows a tendency to outgrow other
branches, thus making the plant un-
symmetrical, nip off the end of 1t at
once. Keep 1t from making more
growth until the other branches have
had a chance to catch up with 1t, thus
giving the plant proper balance on all
sides. Most persons neglect their
plants in this respect. beause. they
say, "It seems such pity to interfere
with them, when they are growing SO
we'll" Growth is not all we aim at.
We want well-shaped, symmetrical
plants, and such plants we can not
have unless we give them proper train
Ing. Very few plants can be trusted
to train themselves. Whatever train
ing they get should be given while
they are in the early stages of de-
velopment. The old saying that 1t is
hard work to teach an old dog new
tricks applies here. When a plant has
been allowed to grow to suit itself
until 1t has reached its prime. it is too
late to do very much for It. Take 1t
in hand, then, while growing. and
make it understand that 1t must come
to your terms. Plants are tractable
things. They will do as you tell them
to IL they see you mean business"
EDEN E. REXFORD.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
Wafer llsnsloek.

This Is called also American water
hemiock. wild hemlock. spotted hem
lock. spotted parsley. snakewecd.
beaver poison. musauash root, musk
rat weed. eowbane. spotted cowbanc.
chiidrcn's bane. death OF man.
II is n smooth erect perennial. J to
S feet high. with a rigid hollow stem.
numerous branches. hneiy-dissccicd
leaves. white flowers. and n cluster es
splndlc-shapcd roots. which vary In
length from IL to inches. and are
very characteristic OF the plant. II
grows commonly in swamps and damp
soils throughout the Atlantic states
westward to Louisiana. Iowa and Min
ncso;a: much less commonly north
westward through Nebraska to tho
Rocky Mountains and In New Mexico.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13

This is one of the most poisonous
native plants In the United States. be-
ing rapidly fatal to both man and ami
mails. The roots are especially dam
gerous. because the taste. being aro-
matte and to some people suggestive
Of horseradish. parsnips. artichokes or
sweet cicely. is apt to lead children to
eat them when they are found forced
out of the soil by washing. freezing
or other causes in the early spring.
Cattle sometimes eat the tubers. and
in marshes they are poisoned by drink
ing water contaminated by the Juice
of roots that have been crushed by be-
ing trampled upon. No estimate can
be made OF the amount of damage done
to live stock. but it is very consider
able. The human victims average sew
eral per annum.
The prominent symptoms of the
poisoning are colicky pains. vomiting.
staggering. unconsciousness, and
frightful commissions ending in death.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13

and no man should want to get rid OF
a farm because it is weedy. He him
self had purchased good farm at
low price. because II had all run 70
weeds and the former owner believed
that they were SO numerous as TO
greatly reduce the value OF the lana.
But these same weeds had been keep
Ing the fertility of the soil from leach
ing out. and had kept the ground in
condition where II would not bake.
but would readily yield to the piow.
lie simply turned all the weeds under
and got back the fertility they had
taken from the ground. Then he
planted to other crops and had re-
gained farm.
Were II not for weeds. say after
clover crop. the nitrogen In the soil IN
readiness for plant use would disap-
pear. As IL 10. the weeds take II up
and hold it for subsequent crops. The
cultivation that is necessary TO keep
down weeds is not time and effort lost
The benefit to the crop cultivated Is
more than enough to pay for the out
lay. The additional effect OF eonserva-
ton OF moisture is not TO be forgot
ten.
Weeds are also valuable for the work
they do In keeping the land in the
hands OF the many. Were there no
weeds the cultivation Of the land could
be undertaken on an immense scale by
men OF wealth and monopoly In land
would be possible. II such monopoly
Ssere attempted at this time. the cos,
OF keeping the land clean would make
IL impossible TO keep IL under control