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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-26
"BLACKLEG VACCINE"

stockmen and Farmers Desiring to
Be Supplied Through the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Must obtain
Endorsement of Their Senators or
Representatives.
spec!al Dispatch to the IntelllgencGr
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 25.-Not
long ngo the department Of ngricul-
ture, an a precautionary measure, ad-
vIsed farmers and others. after trial
Of what is known as "blnckleg vac
cine" mutter, to express their opinion
Of its quality and efficiency, and to OBJ
tain the endorsement OF their senators
nnd representatives upon applications
for the remedy.
The following letter addressed to
Senator Elklns, upon the subject Is
sclf-explanatory:
"RsfcrrIng to the enclosed letter
concerning the distribution of blackleg
vaccine by this department which you
kindly referred for Information. l
would Fay that the department mas
beeen distributing this vaccine ana ls
Btlll dong ho' nut 1iuttiy, W, ~"uNVN. ~ "
the numerous protests Whlch huNe Deci
scnt 10 Congress- by the commercial
manufacturers md tho drug trade, np-
pllcnnts have been requested to secure
the endorsement OF their senators or
members OF Congress upon their hpplI-
cations for the remedy. There have
been 20 many. articles inserted In the
prcsB by Interested parties, critclslng
the department for making and distrih-
utInK this vaccine, that those who hnve
uaed II and who depend upon II for
protecting their CATTLE. have become
alarmed for fear that Congress- VIII do
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THE WEEKS
CONGRESSIONAL
FORECAST.
Senate This week VIII Be Divided
Between Finance, InSuIaT Pos
sessions and Quay Case
RIcAN TARIFF BILL
Debate VIII Close To-day and Vote
May be Taken To-morrow-Rs-
publican Conference.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 25.-The
time OF the senate during the present
week will be divided between the ques-
tlons Of the finances, the governmnt
policy towards the insular possessions.
and the seating of Senator Quay upon
the nomination Of the governor OF
Pennsylvania.
The Hawaiian bill remains the unfin-
ished business subject to removal at
any time by the Quay resolution and
also W the conference report upon
the currency bill.
Senator Aldrlch has given notice that
he viii make speech in explanation Of
the currency bill agreement on We'd
nesday and that he will call it up the
next day (Thursdny) and then ask final
action upon 1t. The request, Of course,
will lead to q spirited contest, to many
sharp cpeeches and to the final adOp-
tion uf the report by practically the
same vote by which the bill originally
passed the senate.
Inc HuIlEE may gS SSASAS S@As
for several days.
There win be several speeches dur
ing the week on the Quay resolution
and there is probability Of reaching a
vote on 1t the latter part Of the week.
Senator Chandler probably win speak
for Mr.. Quay Monday and Senator Tur-
lev In oppositIon. Later In the week
Senators Hoar and Penrose will talk
for Mr.. Quay and Senator Burrows in
opposition. After these only short
speeches will be heard. Senator PEN
rose says he will make an effort to
have the discussion confined to the
morning hour SO as not to interfere
with other questions before the senate.
but II disposition to delay the vote
should become apparent he will then
press the Quay matter. Hc counts up
on vote hate in the week, and says he
expecrs a larger vote than was cast in
Ne Quax's favor in.takIug- the -reSolu-
tion UP. '''s
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PORTO RroAN TARIFF pI1I
WIN Be the storm Center in the
House.

VIII Be the Storm Center IN the
House.
The event Of the week in the house Of
representatives will be the taking Of
the vote on the Porto Rican tariff
bill. This has been set for 3 p. M, on
Tuesday, although the differences
which have arisen on the bill may COM
pei a Encouragement of the programme.
The general debate on the measure viii
close on Monday, and on Tuesday up to
the hour of voting the debate win pro-
coed under the ave minute rule. Ex-
traordInary interest attaches to the
outcome of this struggle, owing to the
differences which have arisen on the
Republican side OF the chamber. It
had been arranged that the debate
should proceed Monday night, but this
must give way to the Republican con-
ference in the hall of the house at S p.
M, when final effort will be made to
reconcile differences and agree upon
compromise bill.
For the rest Of the week no exact
procedure has been arranged, except
that :he Alabama contested election
case Of AldrIch VS.. Robbins VIII be
considered Us soon as the Porto Rlcan
bill is out of the way. This case IN
wolves race questions and gives the
opportunity for that extended range Of
debate usually extended by questions
of that nature. The army nppropria-
tion bill is on the calendar. and doubt
less viii receive consideration the lat
ter part OF the week. Owing to the ex-
tent OF the military forces in the Phil
lppines.
The Hawaiian bill and the Nicarag-
ua canal bill also are awaiting Senr-
Ing. although It is not likely either OF
them viii be taken up this week.
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MORE HEAVY FIGHTING.
Steady Advance of British Positions.
Boer Positions Not Strong.

Boer Positions Not Strong.
coLENso, Natal, Saturday, Feb. a.
The Beers, who have been reinforced,
made a stand on Thursday at GrOblers
Kloof and on a range of hills running
east. They had been forced from all
their positions on the right.
General Lyttleton's division on
Thursday advanced under cover of the
kopjes. Tch Beers fired a creuzot and
a "Long Tom" The British artillery
was well sheltered in the action at day
break and until late in the afternoon,
when heavy rifle fire on both sides de-
veloped.
The British infantry had advanced a
mile and a half and continuous fire
was kept up until after dark. The
Beers stuck to their positions. The
British artillery fire was Irregular. A
few salvos were sent toward the thickly
wooded spots and ravInes from which
the Bosr FIRE was hesviest' -
The Beers sent shells into the head
quarters baggage, close to the hopltal,
but no material damage was done.
General wynne was slightly wound
ed.
The Boer positions are not considered
strong, with the exception of Groblers
Kloof. The hills eastward are not SO
high, and can not be intrenched so well
as thn Mountains which the British
have taken.
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PAARDEBURG. Orange Free State,
Feb. 23.-Gcneral CronJes position is
more hopeless than ever. Our guns
dominate the sloplng ascents from the
river on all sides and by the rush OF
shropshires on Wednesday night up the
river bed. the Beers lost 200 yards space
In their cover. Dcserters say the Brit
ish FIRE has been very deadly and affirm
that General CronIe himself is willing
to surrender but is ovpr-bOrne by the
young BoerE from the Transyoal.
There are women md children with
The Boer force. General Roberts pro-
posed 10 lot them pass out OF danger,
but this suggestion. ns we'll us the prof
Ter Of medical aid, has been rejected.
The kOpio.captured By the British last
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STEAMSHIP CALIFORNIA

Fast on the Rocks at Ram Island, Oh
the Coast Of Maine, and May Go to
Pieces Valued at $s,ooo,0oo.
Passengers Refused to Go in the
Life Boat.
PORTLAND. Me-, Feb 25.-rhe big
Allan line steamship California. which
left her dock at midnight went ashore
on Ram Island ledge. Just outside Of
the harbor, a few minutes after her pl-
lot left her this morning. All the pas
sengcrs are safe, although still aboard.
Most Of the local shipping men are Of
the opinion that the rocks have pene-
trated the. bottom Of the vessel in sew
eral places and they doubt very
much Il she can be saved. The vessel
is valued at SS,OO0OOO; the cargo at
ssOO,OOO. There are six cabin, five in-
termedinte and ten steerage passengers,
beside n crew Of seyenty-five men. The
cabin passengers are Mr.. and Mrs.
Hatton, Montral; Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Wilson, Toronto; Miss Bailey, Ottawa,
-, y,,i..o,A % n
lnd.' and Mr. bFoweil, assumes, =, ~ -
The California was IN ehaIse w, ~ nv ~
Edward L Parsons ana az 'ne tifIs s As
left here the vino was plowins n-N
from the southeast ana was Ie'i,, l,a,A. ,,,.'.
led at the time Dy heayy rtiI, NY ny
Parsons LETT the snip on reH'liHs W. 'us
bell buoy on Cusnlns lsla"U I., n,s
after he gave the oILiceFS u t tae sup sa.P
the correct course. Zen minutes letel
the California was nara anu iaSt -
aground on Ram 4Sla1u lepse, rms %
a reef which runs out rom l'un rs
land. and the ship naq gone severn ,
points OF her course wnen sue s'ruoN' ,.
This forenoon the me SAVING pol'
from the Cape Elizabeth me savers ,
seven miles away lauIlcneu po"I anu
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amusing IeuIUfe9p III SplCo OF Sue uAu-
ger. The Gordons craWled on their
stomachs to the trenehesand the shrop-
shires crept out of these by actually
reaching over the Gordons.
Every Prospect Pleases.
The scene Of the last ave days fght-
ing is one Of the prettlest spots in South
Africa. The river ut the point where
General Cronje is ensconced and fight
ing for life resembles some parts OF the
Hudson river. the ground all around
sloplng toward the stream. All the
highlands are covered by British artiI-
lery. Cronje is faced in the front and
rear from both banks by the British,
while General French's horse, far away
on the flanks, prevents sudden thrush
Of Beers.
During the artillery firing last even
ing the mules OF the Eighty second bat
terry, which had remained hItched to
the carriages, suddenly stampeded and
galloped of en- masse, but to-day the
wagons with one exception were re-
covered.
General French has sent in seventy
1--WE prisoners. A British patrol, eight
miles to the west, discovered thirty
Beers wandering away and corralled
them. Already this force has captured
forty-six OF the enemy, while many
dead Beers have been seen.
The Boer prisoners are all depressed
at the present course Of the war, and
they comment bitterly upon General
Cronje's persistence, which they call
murder"
To-day German ambulance attach
ed to the Boer forces was allowed to
traverse tho British lines in front Of
Jncobsdal.
Quantities of cattle, sheep and trek
oxen have been captured while wan
dering from the Boer laager
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ROUGH HOUSE"
Where Guests Received "True Ken
lucky Hospitality"


LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. &-A spe-
cIal to the Commercial from Whites
burg, KY. tells Of a free fight near
Pounds Gap. In which one person was
killed and several were injured The
trouble occurred during dance at the
home Of Bill Mullins, Virginia noon
sinner. Pistols and knives were used
in the scrlmmagc. which lasted until
the place had been cleared OF all but the
wounded. John Newberry was shot,
and died within two hours. Ed New
berry, his brother. was fatally wounded
Luella, the sixteen-y -year-old daughter Of
Mullins, was stabbed three times with
a dirk, and cannot recover. Mrs. Mullins
was severely bruised, and man named
Keller, Of Dickinson county, was shot
in the knee. Mullins has been arrest
ed and taken to the county jail, at Clint
wood, where he Is under u heavy guard
to prevent lynchinE, which has been
threatened by friends OF the Newberry
brothers. Pounds Gap was the scene
Of the murder OF the three Crafts broth
ers in December last.
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RUN DOWN By A TRAIN.
Carriage Containing Family Of
Seven, killing Five and Tujuring

Carriage Containing a Family Of
Seven, killing Five and Tujurtng
Two.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 26-A special
to the Courier from Geneva, N. Y.,says:
shortly after midnight Saturday
night the midnight express on the Lee
high Valley railroad struck a carriage
containing seven persons Mt Tuttle's
Crossing, about twenty-five miles east
of Rochester, instantly killing flve OF
the occupants. fatally iniuring another
and badly brulsing the other. All were
members of u family. The dead:
Mrs. Amy Smith. 4s years old.
Bert Smith, % years old.
Miss Miranda Smith, "a years old.
Glpe Smith, IA years old.
Catherine Smith, years old.
The injured;
Porter Smith. husband Of Mrs. Smith
and fathe. Of the other Victims.
Gardner Smith. q years old.
The family had spent the evening at
n friends house near Tuttle's Corners
crossing and started home n little be-
fore night. The carriage in which they
rode was three seated Aftair. Porter
smith and his son, Gardner, occupied
the front seat.
Before reaching the crossing the car
rlagc was stopped and Mr, Smith lis
tened for the train, but did not hear It
In the bowling gale. The horses had
just crossed the track in safety when
the engine OF the express crashed down
upon the carriage and its occupants,
Gardner Smith, who wnS the least In
jurpd, crlwled to a station near BY and
secured assistance.
The bodies OF Mrs. Smith and her
daughter Miranda, were carried for
mile on the cowcatchcr OF the engine.
The body OF the little Girl and her two
little brothers were found near tho
scene OF the accident.
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CUBAN "FoURTH OF JULY"
Appropriately observed-eOOd Feel
ing For the United States.

a AH..ooI n.aS TSoal
Approprl"se.S oDTetneG 49,, S.ss Os4
ing fof Tue Sn-s.U st%'
sANIlAGo De GonA' FSo' So'--Ine
oruef OF Governor Hsn''u "OOu' t"tN 4,
ing yesterday a hoIluay ~ no"Or u @ tne
beginning OIL tne EeV'iu',on, @ mas very
popuiur ana was OUSetYeS .-N. s..ls''y. y
cept lot u lew 4Ai'le.'e't,l HOUSES - 80 "%s
imposs'ole 10 ma d d Dusl"eSSs BUSINESS es'OUiis"- ,,
ineht OPEN i"e SuU'l'i' eOAo'He Va"
day In the same llBht as the Americans
do the Fourth OF July.
'rbn nrIncfpaI ceIelyration was held n [
A., .',..I,, NIoooo ,I,,h ,,h.r. 4ho
tue NIlt0E''" "i"'eo SuS'
speeches were quite diheFent IN tone
from any made Mt any previous demon
.,,,.io, Al tho eDnoknrs accented IN,
s'''At'Y'' 'N',''I.. .,sIs
good ialth the aVoWeo intention OF Tue
United States government to establish
n Cnban republic and one OF the prin-
-, .,.,-, :. 1tz,,,,,,t,,,, a.,
e'Pn' auOIeNtS "
method OF Hoating the nTSt loan LOT
the payment Of the soldiers OF the Gu
Inn army
N''' 1Y,
SVnleS n0AAVfeN'
HAVANA, Feb. 25 - The conduct
~ tho Cuban neople Yesterday
- s,.,,.,,,on =, i,lo-
uurlhB ue CeleO' H''"'
pcndcnce day is faNoraply commenten
upon by the local papers. The fact that
NIo,si,,r,r Sborrrttrs arrival. I'm spite
hOii''S"'i '"'''
OF the many protests against ms up
polntment, was treated with respect,
md the fact that Spanish, American
~, -, a., ,,,,,,,1 .t,, ,. s,aa
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MoNTMoRENcY,s SCOUTS
Were outaanked by the Beers, and
srRarad Heavy Loss.

sTERKsrRooM, Feb. 25.--A recon
Nuisance yesterday in force. under
General Gatacre. with eight guns, found
the Beers occupying ridge three miles
beyond MoltenO, in the stormberS de
rectlon.
Montmorency's scouts charged the
Boers. who crept around the scouts
flank pouring in deadly fire. The
scouts were finally compelled to retire,
having lost heavily. Fourteen are miss
Ing. Captain Montmorency was Killed.
The reconnaissance was valuable
and would have been most satisfactory
mad II not been forthe unfortunate dis
nstcr to the scouts, with whom Lieut..
Colonel Hoskler happened to be- Their
loss was four killed and many wounded
and missing.
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NOT IN A STATE OF WAR,
But Rebellion and InsurFeotion, Says
AlEer.

DETROIT, Feb, 25.-concerning a
recent statement from Washington with
regard to dlflculty which oonrronts
Secretary Root In deciding whether tho
United stnteS ls In a state of war ex-
Secretary Afser to-day spoke IS follows:
"I should say most emphuticaliy that
the United States In not In n state OF
war The treaty OF peace signed at
Paris ended tho war with Spain. The
only terms that can properly be applied
to the present trouble In the Philip
pines arc rebellion and insurrectiOn."
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crnwlinr Up on the poors.

PAARDEBERG, orange Free State,
Thursday, Feb. 22.--Artillery shSllIng
continued during the carly part Of last
night. As soon as the last gun was
fired, the shropshIres, who had been
occupying the river bed since Sunday
rushed forward. seized on about 200
yards OF near ground and lntrenched n
fresh position before daybrenk.
At dawn General Cronjc himself
doclSed that amount Of space. The
shropshIres had done excellent work
under n Calling fre since Sunday and
they were relieved by the GoFdons to-
day.
The exchange of positions had It's
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something TO stop the distribution. ThiB
department Is not aslSing for any ap-
preparation for this work, as Il costs
very little to make the vaccine, ana uIl-
less Congress takes some action direct
ing the department to stop the distfl-
button. we shall go on making ana sup
plying It as heretofore.
VERY respectfully,
CSIEned.) ~. II. BRIGHAM.
Acting Secretary"
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TowpoAT RELIEF
Burned to tho Waters Edge at Gin
cinnati.

c1NcINNATI, o., Feb. 25-The tow
boat Relief, the property of the Pitts
burgh Coal Combine. burned to the
wntcr's edge here tonight. 1t was
moorcd beside n lnrgo fleet Of loaded
coal barges at Browns landing. The
value OF the boat wns $4,000. Some Of
the machinery may be saved.
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oAMPED NEAR THE 1AAeER

SEAUl66O GN43EAks AhS4hAA dAAAAaASlAA43
And Beers Opened Horrible Fire on
the aloucssters and Essexes.
PAARDEBERG, Orange Free State,
wednesday, Fob. 21.-The fourth day Of
General cronje's fine defense opened in
startling fashion. Soon after dawn
most terrific rattle of rifle fire broke
out, waking the sleeping camp. 1t was
the heaviest fire during the war and all
awaited with foreboding the news Of
Its effect.
It soon developed that the Gloucesters'
and Essexes had lost their way and had
bIvouacked, in error close to the Boer
laager on the north side Of the river.
AS soon rs they were perceived by the
enemy, the latter fuslladed. Wonder
full to tell the British casualties were
practically none.
Desultory Firing.
There was desultOry firing all day
long on both the north and south banks,
General Kuox's brigade holding and
pushing forward the line south of the
river, while General Smith Dorrien, on
the north side worked toward the
lager, Meanwhile General French ad-
vanced, in far easterly direction, near
kopje held by a strong force Of cron-
je's men, reinforced by Ladysmith
contingent. At the same time General
Broadwood's brigade with battery OF
horse artillery, took up positions to the
left and rear of the same kopjes,
The front hill was thoroughly search-
ed by a raking fire. Suddenly the
Beers bolted from every side toward an,
General French VINO heaueu 'ow@Fu tus
drift, sheling Vigorously a i, sreuS
number escaped, Out many were Nl''eu w
by sehapnei' ana ABOUT lOF'y were cup
tured'
AoPIe SNnu"''N
AS soon as the kople was evacuutea'
this correspondent visited it' Ine posi-
ton was found TO pe wonue'tully STRONG
naturally ana 10 lorh tne reA ny ="
the position IN the case OIL "eiet'se
against boer reiUioFcsille'''S 'i'N'i''sI''s
from the cast
Our first contact with tne l'huySH'l'n
Beers was sinsulHrly untortu"1te Lor
them. a great deal OF forage pF0V'S-
ions and equipment was captureu' anu
the kopje was frequently u0tteu "l'n
BLOOD showing that many Wouilueu "au
been removed -
The Boer meshou OIL removing 'ne'r
dead Is 70 tie a couple ol EelnS D. ~, 10 , 'ns
pouy' .a, wn'Vn =. 's . t"GS s,,m ua,,SS uaTSSe1 -
DO''e,. - - : w. 9T..,,,,.
A0uns 4uen uNwt'
There were several pouEpaFleI" To-
day on the subject OF a snort arnlIs,Iee. 1,,,
II seems 'hat u'nerui SrollIe is ,, m'.'lIs
TO surehues' Dut tla' 'na SVuns .,, AannS,
walters refuse, Inc other pe'eaS'eFe"
i'oefs are anxious 20 stye ~ ~,
a 6rl'iSA uoetoF' VIM Eis''su S4, a"s i'Us. .,
lines 10 sac 'ns "UuHueu' a,, toS"u NJ .,s
trehcheS a'ons tne i'NSf i"'' u "'U'u
ed ana saw many ueau'
a ueser'eF VINO .,' ca.''e l".o S''lp ,'n.p,, 'uS'
hlsht says tlat seSt'tu''y ? Do''D,,,e ,,,o
meht was aPpAln"s ~ 10 ,,.. s,rg.sS, s'ps. ~,
ia'iy IN tne eose Cl '1e L0"''Ne'' '"'-
'eEles enHiap."s ,., '%s .'Est, ,,,o,,,,, ,,o
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"wednesday, when fifty prisoners were
taken, is most important strategical
position. It's possession should enable
US to repulse any Boer reInforcements
from the eastward.
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P1ENTY or PROVISIONS
But crOnje is Running Short on Am
munition.

LONDON, Feb. 2s-A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Kimberley, dated
Friday, says:
General Crunje is reported to have
plenty OF provisions, but to be running
short of ammunition. Mr.. Rhodes Is
extremely hopeful that the war has
reached its concluding stage.
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amusing features, in spite OF the dan
ger. The Gordops crawled on their
stomachs to the trenchesand the shrop-
shires crept out Of these by actually
reaching over the Gordons.
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PAARDEBURG. Orange Free State.
Saturday. Feb. a-The British took
eighty prisoners as the result o. yester-
days engagement.
balloon assembled and discovered
several new works which the British
guns shelled to-day.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-21
"TEDDY" Is A SAD BIRD NOW.
Well Meaning Bald Eagle That Served
a. Rough Riders Mascot Has
Met Sore Defeat. -.

After a well-meaning bald eagle has
served as a mascot for the rough riders
and vanquished every other inhabitant
of his cage since the war, it comes hard
to be thrashed by two bald-headed in
truders, who never saw Cuba or
squawked defiance at hostile Spaniards.
And doubly hard is it to be used as an
animated mop by still another pair of
shiny-pated fighters, says the New
York Press.
That is the reason why Teddy" the
eagle who brought luck to Col. Roose-
velt's regiment. now makes his bed on
hard rock near the ground, while his
four conquc-orS look down on him
from the highest perch of the eagle
cage in the Central Park zoo. TEDDY"
was boss of the cage until Superintend-
ent Smith introduced pair of bald
eagles named the Heavenly Twins"
They proceeded, by working together,
to make Teddy" hang his head in hui
initiation. and another pair that was
brought in later made matters worse
for the once proud bird. Teddy"
fought hard, but he had no more chance
than the Spaniards whom he once de-
rided.