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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
A RELIGIOUS QUEEN.
Victoria Attends Religious Services
In Private chapel-Took Her
Customary Ride in the Afternoon.

Victoria Attends Religious Services
in a Private Chapel-Took Her
Customary Ride in the Afternoon.
DUBLIN, April S.-This morning
Queen Victoria attended service in the
private chapel of the vice regal lodge,
accompanied by the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught, Princess Christian and
Princess Henry of Battenberg. Her
Majesty selected the hymns sung by
the choir, which came from st. Pat
riclxs Cathedral. The Archbishop Of
Dublin preached. Only portion Of the
household were present as the chapel is
a tiny building.
This afternoon. although the weather
was unfavorable, the Queen took her
customary drive, passing through Ca
bra, Flnglas, Ililashane. Coppagh and
Blpnchardstown and through the beau
tlful valley of the Tolka. Everywhere
she met with an enthusiastic reception.
The rain to some extent marred the
beauty of the drive; but large crowds
awaited Her Majesty's return to Dub
lin and heartily cheered her.
The Queens Kind Heart.
Another Incident is rold of tho
Queens kindness of heart. 1t appears
that. owing to the train delays, a party
of children arrived yesterday too late
for the ohIldrens' reception. The
Queen hearing OF their disappointment
through Lady Mayo, had them brought
to the gates of the vice regal lodge to-
day and then drove slowly through
their ranks on her way to the country
drive. of course to their keen delight.
The Queen to-day reiterated expresS-
ions of her extreme pleasure at the at
tendance yesterday of so many chill
dren. 1t is computed that quite 5000
were present.
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lamnge to crops. bud no loss d be.

damage to crops, but no loss of life.
Bastrop reports many families Of
the town are encamped out under the
pavilion at Flreman's Park, while 9TH
ers are ready at n moments warning
to fee to the hills. The water Is at a
standstill at a height OF over forty
three feet. Bastrop is literally hem
med in by water now, and is cut of
from the surrounding communities.
Damage to crops lands and stocks can
not be estimated, but no lives are re-
ported lost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
SPEAKSFOR THE BOERS.
Webster Davis Delivers His First
Lecture on the Wharf.-The Largest
Auditorium in Washington Filled.

Webster Davis Delivers His First
Lecture on the Wharf.-The Largest
Auditorium in Washington Filled.
WASHINGTON, April San i'm
mense audience gathered at the Grand
Opera House tonight, to listen to an
address on the war in South Africa,
from the Hon. Webster Davis, ex-as-
sistant secretary OF the interior. who
has just returned to the United States
from that country. Every available
bit OF standing room in the opera house,
the largest auditorium in Washington,
was filled with auditors, who paid close
attention to every word uttered by the
speaker, and frequently manifested
their appreciation OF his telling points
with frequent and generous applause. A
score or more OF public men. mainly
senators and representatives In Con-
gress, occupied seats on the stage and
in the audience, among whom were the
following: Senators Clay, Daniel, Teller,
Bacon. Allen and Mason, and Repre-
sentatives Talbert. Jett, Littlefeld.
Rldgeley, Robinson. OF Indiana, Burke,
of Texas. Ball. Gilbert, Latlmer, Cox,
OF Tennessee. Cowherd, Clark, OF Mis-
souri, Bartholdt and shafroth. Mr..
Davis was introduced by Mr.. p. II. Mo-
ran, the chairman Of the executive
committee, who made few introduce
tory remarks. Mr.. Davis delivered his
remarks in an ofr-hand, easy style, re-
feiTing to his notes only occasionally,
and mainly when 1t was necessary to
read an extract from some document
or speech. He spoke for about two
hours, and at Its close was warmly con-
graduated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
AMBR1oAN PLATE MIRROR co.
Organized by a Number of Well
Known GlRss Men.

PITTSBURGH, April S.--The Amerl-
can Plate Mirror Company was charter
cd at Harrisburg on Saturday with a
capital of s5O,OOO.OOO. This company Is
composed OF well known plate glass men
who are identified with the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Company, the Penn Plate
Glass Company the Standard Plate
Glass Company and the Ford Plate
Glass Company. The new combine Is
looked upon MS the beginning OF de-
termiued move on the part OF American
plate glass men TO wrcst the trade In
thla country from foreign manufactur-
crs. The board of directors OF the new
company is composed OF Il. 8. steInmnn,
Cincinnati; a. +. Muller, Milwaukee;
f, w. Won, Louisville; w. l., Knnn, w.
H. Clause, T.. j. Kllngler Pittsburgh.
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sobobo KlIled nnd unreat increasing.

houEENZO MARQUES, Friday.
April GA runner who has Just arrived
mere from sobobo's Kraal, Swaziland,
.lys sobobo has been killed and his wo-
mel have been tied up with ropes. I'm
~ ls Increasing In the country. which
" q most unsettled state bordering on
atIgA or terror, In the absence Of
vat, mans law" Many natives have
~ threatened and In one district they
ave been completely killed on
~ messenger from BromersdOrp, Swa-
tIahl' s1ys the Beers are making pres
,gN 10 the queen and are seeking per-
sg g''s'oh to pass through Swaziland arm
,@sQua2la, the famous old Swat chief,
~ ~, TWO women OF his household. with
Wrt I1ilnts, have been assegaied at
~ S~J'Vugz.'s kraal. The Kraal was sack
tufed "'' ''S VIC . '''' '"'
,NgmcroUs bands are marching about.
sS, "sslyes and SwnzIs. and maraudlng In
V.ty direction
n's correspondent found McQue2ic'a
,.I I ~ charge Of two natives who admit
w lnr killing 0f the chief. but auid they
"'u followed orders.
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@wAR WILL SOON END"
The Language of President steyn.
Powers Nav Intervene.

Powers May Intervene.
LouRENZo MARQUES, Friday.
April 6.-PresIdent steyn, in his address
to the Free stnte volksraad at Kroon-
stadt, on Wednesday. April 4, said the
burghers were In a better position than
at the commencement of hostllitles. He
threatened those who had surrendered
to the British and announced that the
Free State had borrowed half a million
dollars from the Transvaal for the pur-
poses of war. England, he declared,
had broken every convention.
Referring to the correspondence with
Lord Salisbury he observed:
The destiny of the republics Is In
higher hands than those of the British
government, namely in the hands OF the
people OF France, Russia and Germany,
who are agltatlnE for Intervention.
'Thc war will soon end II 1t be true
that Boer prisoners have been sent to
st. Helena, we would be Justified in con-
signing British prisoners to the lowest
depths of the Johannesburg mines"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
VIII Not WHIT For Stool.

PITTSBURGH, April s,-The Carne-
gle Company, who received from the
Gillette Hcrtzog Manufacturing Com
pany, of Minneapolis, the contract for
structural iron to be used In the con-
structlon Of the convention building at
Kansas City, have commenced shipment
of the material. Several cars have been
loaded. and will start west during tho
night or early morning. As far hs the
Carnegie Company is concerned, the
building can be completed onstlmes
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
Brazos River san Falling.

WACO. Texas. April s.-The Brazos
river, which has risen steadily since
wednesday, began to fall slowly at
midnight last night and at an early
hour tonight, had receded six feet. In
formation tonight from the tributaries
of the Brazos say the rain has ceased
and the river is falling. Reports Of
washouts on all railroads in the central
part Of the state continue to come in
and 1t will be several days before traf-
flc is resumed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
English had to Retire.

Bethany, Orange Free State, Thurs
day, April 5,-The five companies of
British infantry which were surprised
by the Reddersburg commando while
marching across the country via De
Wetsdorp, made a plucky stand, but as
the Beers had three field guns and the
British none, the latter were compelled
to surrender.
Gen. Gatacre arrived too late. Red
dersburE was already occupied by the
Beers and the enemy are now threaten
ing the lines 10 the south
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION
To be Formed by officers Of the First
and Second Regiments.


Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgcnocr.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April SAN
order was issued yesterday from the
adjutant generals office by Assistant
Adjutant General Hutson granting to
Col. c. N. slmms, of this city; Major w.
w. Scott, Of Fairmont; and Captain
James L. verlander. CT Huntington. rep-
resentlng a number of officers in each
regiment of the State National Guard,
permission TO organize nn association
for the purpose of mutual beneht and
Improvement, to be known aO the Ma
tlonal Guard Association Of West Vlr-
glnia." The association is to be COM
posed Of the officers of the First ana
Second regiments of infantry and those
of the signal corps and medical depart
ment, composing the active militia, and
in the event of the addition OF new resi-
ments to the guard. the officers OF
those are to be eligible. Similar assocl-
auons have already been formed In sew
eral other states.
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tein water works by the Beers in the
very sight OF the BasutOs who recently
witnessed the expulsion OF the Beers by
the British. ls far the most important
aspect OF the situation here In view OF
Its probable effect upon the native mlad
Already the natives are arguing that
the British have suffered reverses and
should the British evacuate Wepenor.
the results, so far as the natives are
concerned, are likely to prove disas-
trOus.
All hope to see Gen. Brabant steadily
advance and drive the enemy before
him
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ners at Philadelphia In June. twenty
six delegates were elected to represent
the district. Arrangements were made
for an exhibition by members in the
Pittsburgh district, to be given at Du-
quesne Gardens next month. omcerS
were elected as follows: Julius Wild.
of JohnstOwn, president; George F.
Falkenstein. McKeesport, vice presl-
dent; Rlnehart Uldrich. of Lawrence
willie, secretary; Louis sehwab. Of East
Pittsburgh, assistant secretary,
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BLoBMFoNTEIN, April o. The
Beers are reported in force to the south,
threatening the railroad, which, how
ever, is strongly protected.
British pickets at Springfield. eight
miles distant, were attacked to-day by
Beers advancing from the water works.
Re-mounts are rapidly arriving. The
British are in high spirits and anxious
to advance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
Ar 1mpoRrANT DECISION.
Municipal Corporations Cannot Gram
Franchises for Exclusive Purposes.

Municipal Corporations CahnoI NFt'lAI
Franchises for Exclusive Purposes.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligenccr.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April SIN
an opinion rendered yesterday by Judge
Brannon in the case of the clarksburg
Electric Light Company the state su-
preme court holds that municipal cor
poration cannot grant a franchise for
exclusive privileges. The decision Is
very important, lnusmuch as 1t is con-
trary TO the general practice heretofore.
Thc case wna appealed from the circuit
court of Harrison county. The ClarKs-
burg Electric Light Company had oD-
tnlncd an Injunction restraining inc
Traders Annex Company which had
been chartered for the purpose OF iur-
nishlng electric light to hotel opera,
house and bank building run by II, anu
10 certain private parties from carrying
out It's Intention: alleging that IN De
rrmber. 1887. ft had obtained an excln-
sIyc franchise to furnish light, water
and other improvements. The injunG.
tlon was later dissolved by the circuit
court, whereupon m appea! was tnkeh
TO the supreme court
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
Number Of poer PrIgonerg Egcape.

sINioNsTowN. Cape Colony, satur-
day, April 1T now appears thai no
fewcT than thirty Beers escaped from
the old camp last evening. Nine have
since been recaptured.
The prisoners efIccted their escape by
cutting u fence under the sentry bridge
while the sentry was above. A driver
OF n sanitary cart was offe.':d e2O0 to
carry Oft the prisoners.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
Nnw rrinl Awarded.

Special Dispatch to the fnicllgorcer.
CHARLESTON, w Va, April S'-A
new trial was awarded yesterday by The
supreme court to c. C. Burnett and
Moses Burnett, who were convicted OF
consplrlng To murder Joseph Morris, ~
Fay6tte county. and sentenced TO inc
pcultcntlary, the former Rottlns iiieeh
years for murder IN the second dcErcg,
and the latter getting 1--WE years Tor
m1uglnughteT
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
DARK DAYS
NOW APPEAR
FOR ENGLAND
,.,,., and other Civilians Being Or
J.red From Observation-Disclosures
Does Not Augur Well.
, SEVERE LOSS TO BRITISH
:, v.,ort is True That the Hussars
- A.. Also Captured-suid to Have
Lost to General De Wet.

,oyDoN, April ., 1850 a. m.-When II
D.. ro,rc in mind that oil the dispatches
~, ~" ,bc front are severely censored
,s.r. ,..,, Is little in the news to bring sat,
,.",,Ion to England. Assurances that
"o,s,nr need be feared, even II the rail-
,ors and tclcgraphs are cut and
n,s.,,tonteIn nr,, isolated. together with
,ro news that ladies and other civilians
'rs '',, being ordered away, do not ausar
we'll r.
,,., Tho telegraph wires were already
VS., ',,' yesterday Sunday and also that
wv wv i,nssars who were sent to the relief
" w. n. royal Irish Rifles are also miss
,,r although these are probably the
outcome ,rS, OF Boer exaggeratlons design
ID 10 encourage the Burghers.
~ The attempt of General coIvillc to
catch the Boar leaders in conference at
peItfonteIn, failed probably, as usual
hsc,u,e Of the lack of cavalry.
Free State in Arms Again.
Tho results of these serious checks to
,bs british arms is that the whole Free
State is up again and that the Beers
are tull OF activity over the entire field.
beIated Boer dispatch says that
boyoncts were being made for the for
srp legion under the late General De
yileboIs Mareui!.
The Beers arc boastlng that the
Col,sburg and stormberg commanders
numbering six thousand with ten can
non and 80 wagons. have gotten safely
through, thus performing "magnlh'
cent strategic feat"
A Boer account Of the Bloemfontein
water works affair says:
Colonel Broadwood evacuated Thaba
NChu, owing to the advance of Com
mandant Olivier from the south. The
Federal troops found the British camp
IN peaceful slumber without sentinel
or an outpost 10 E'Ve '"e u't' -. onS
De Wet immea'a'ely piaeeu ,.,S su"s :" - ~
the commanders IN sucn poS','S,.s Us ~ w
surround the brl''sn' VINO ulu .',,,a "J. ,''''
time 10 recover ''0" ''e'E SU'"'''
British officers Are Careless.
The Cape Town correspondent: of the
Times discussing the a''alr suss .,,,,
"AIl the details on,y serve ~ D.'.s ,s
out clearly the marvellous c'eSe'l.sos Y''. y.
the Beers no less 'hah tne l""rEe'VSa .Sa
careltssness and improvldence Oh 'ne
british officers whom' II Wouiu SELL ~
no series OF disasters VIII ever ''"e" ~
Keep vide awake 80.
The boers IN Colonel prouuWoou :
rear drove his force into the party AZ
.he of'l' eSa'uy as par''iuses ".s
u''Isn 10 d gun AT inc ur't' Vs. @ 10 =,
ea'" wagon uescehueo '"e toi''" :,
was SHOWN "nich way 10 urnve' 80 u9
n'' 70 Oloek ,he convoy "me" 'Hu
guns arrived the trap was al C'edf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
THE TURNER'S MEETING
at Pittsburgh Was Well Attended.
The German Athletic System Intro
duced in the Public Schools.

The German Athletic System Intro
duced in the Public Schools.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April S,-The
thirty-sIxth annual convention of the
Turner's Of the Pittsburgh district was
held in Allegheny Turner's hall, to-
day, with nearly one hundred delegates
in attendance. II. c. Bloedel, of Pitts.
burgh, made an address of welcome, II
was represented that the membership
Of the twenty-three different societies
OF the Pittsburgh district numbers
3,4S4, against S,l5i year ago, and that
the assets OF the combined societies is
s4iG.4iS, an increase OF $4,000 over last
year.
Within the year the German athletic
system OF the Turner's has been intro
duced In eight OF the public schools OF
Pittsburgh, and seven in Allegheny
Homestead and McKccsport For the
annual national convention OF the Tur-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
bal Fated Column No. round

BETHANY. Saturday. April Cen.
Gatacre's force has returned here with
out having found any trace OF the Ill
fated British column captured by the
Reddersburg commando.
II Is impossible to estimate the British
losses, but as the men fought stubborn
Iy, 1t is presumed that these were large.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
LEAVES CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Story Aaoat That Mrs. Dewey Has
Reuounced Her Faith.

WASHINGTON, April S.-A report
was In circulation here tonight that
Mrs. Dewey had left the Catholic
church and had become an Episcopal
ian, but no verihcntion Of the rum9r
could be obtained Father Macliin, who
married the Admiral and his wife, and
who is rector of the church, refused to
talk concerning the report.
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PRETORIA, April Alt is officially
announced here that at the Bloemfon-
teln water works the Republican forces
captured II officers and 1862 men with
ii guns, two ammunition wagons, 9TH
cr wagons and mules.
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rhe runnel Nearly completeG.

sIMoNsTowN, April "A new tun-
mel has been discovered in the direction
opposite to the former one. 1t had been
completed to within five feet OF the
Unint for a brench.
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Mr. steYn,s Rrother capturea

BLoEMFoNTEIN, Sunday, April! s.
Another of Mr.. Steyn's brothers was
captured near Karee Siding yesterday
and arrived here to-day.
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Miss Coghlan Dies.

NEW YORK, April S,--Emily Cogh,
Ian, the Wctress. sister of Rose ana
Charles Coghlan, died at stamford
Conn, early this morning, aged 80 years
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Weather Forecast for To-day.

For Ohio and Western Pennsylvania,
Cloudy Monday. with rain and colder IN
southern portions. Tuesday, rain; brisk
northcastorly winds.
Monday. Tuesday, rain; northeasterly
winds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
THE AUSTIN
POWER HOUSE
DESTROYED.
Increased Volume of Water Under
mined the Plant Costing
Nearly 100000.
CONSIDERED COMPLETE WRECK
Situation of the City serious-NO
Fise Protection or Electric Power.
Texas Rivers Falling.

AUSTIN. Texas, April s.-The In
creased volume of water which came
down the river last night undermined
the power house at the dam at 1850 this
morning and It fell Into the river car
rylng with IT s3OO,OOO worth of machine
cry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
OBITUARY.
JOEL B. WOLFE.

Newport R. I, June 10 CSpeciaD.-Joel B. Wolfe,
OF New-York. prominent summer resident here
for several years past died suddenly from heart
disease this morning at the ". H Osgood cottage.
Oak View Villa, IN Bellevue-ave. He had been in
poor health for three years, and had come 70 New
port early this in the hope that a change
would benent him. Since his arrival he had been
under physicians care, and on Thursday last was
critically ILL., but at the end his death with
out immediate warning, even to the members Of
his family He unmarried. and lived with
his sister. Miss Wolfe, ar No 104 Fifth-ave., New
York Another sister, Mrs N D. W. Clapp. owns
cottage in Bellevue-ave., in this city but had
been with her brother the greater part OF the time
she has been in Newport this year. Although Mr..
Wolfe had been coming - Newport for many
years he did not own cottage, having renteds in
recent summers in succession the Glover, Wharton,
Henry White. Scott and Osgood villas. He
member of the Newport Reading Room and New
port Golf Club, and stockholder in the Newport
Casino Until recently he was the owner OF the
steam yacht Radha which he sold TO Henry 7,
Sloane, The funeral services will be held at the
Ossood cottage and the body will be taken TO
New-York tomorrow for burial in Greenwood
Cemetery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
THE PASSING THRONG

"of all the American cities have been IN" said
Robert Lansing, of Boston. at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday, PHILADELPHIA is
HOTTEST by all odds the hottest In summer
CITY IN At least, that the way Il
AMERICA. struck IN the two summers
there. 1 do know why IL
Is but It gets absolutely unbearable. and although
/ have spent summers IN both Baltimore and
Washington. in neither OF those cities did the
affect as did in Philadelphia. Crowded as IT
will be during the coming convention week. Il is
likely to be almost sunocating II is curious city
In many respects, and il apparently divided into
three separate and distinct sections in social life
FINEST. is an absolute line OF demarcaton 10 the
south and Market-st. the north. and
of living north or south 81 II whereas me peopie
VINO 90 happen TO live north or south form sepa-
rate ana distinct communities holding little or
uons It's suburbs are simply wonderful. and there
ing up the advs1faees ~ bsIHhgI aIS S,,r
For city of its size Philadelphia is sngularIy
deficient in hotels. OF course there are a large
number of hostkries. but nothing
POOR ACCOM- IN comparison TO what you would
MODATIONS expect to find when its popula ton
FOR A is taken into consideration. II is
CROWD. also shy in restaurants. and with
the extreme draft that will put
upon them during the convention waiting for ones
meals is likely to be the order OF the day.
wouldn't be surprised II Wilmington and Trenton
should be called upon TO accommodate some OF the
overflow OF convention visitors but the place that
Will catch the majority OF those unable TO secure
accommodations in the city itself will probably be
distant Ordinarily the railroads do not trains
there in the evening. but should suppose they
leisuTely lot the inha btants of the Quaker City,
and imagine that they do not look with wholly
for week will upset the easy tranquility OF their
general existence