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preaching. and presents half as much as
they do good air and water and heating
apparatus that will keep them warm with
out swallowing up all their earnings. When
we have a little more practical Chris
tianity applied to the building regulations.
water supply and sewerage system, thSe
will be less need for mission chapels and
rescue homes. There ought TO be laws,
strictly enforced against the building or
use Of tenement houses which are unsani-
tary. ill-ventilated. and badly constructed.
The poor may be housed in small apart
ments. more or less crowded. but their
homes ought TO have enough light and air,
and there should be water on every floor
Of the building. and, II possible. bath
rooms. Il has been charged that where
bathiubs have been put into model tene-
ments. one for each apartment, the ten
ants generally use them for coal bins.
That is quite natural II the owner of the
building had to buy his coal by the hodful
because he had no room to store bushel
at a time, he would probably put it in
the bathtub or under the bed, or any
where else, to save paying double rates.
But that does not prove that public baths
would not be appreciated by the poor. In
every city where they have been erected
they have been immensely popular Glas-
gov has them, and also a public laundry,
where for a small tax, women can come
and do the family washing, or laundry
work for others 1t is not necessary to
pauperize the people by giving them these
things. The running expenses can be paid
by those who get the benefit of the hot
water and the bath rooms. When transpor-
tation systems have been improved little
further a large part Of the tenement popu-
lation will probably colonize the suburbs,
but there will always be enough people to
fill all the model tenements which are
likely to be erected in any city. 1t would
be worth while for all churches and chart
| table societies to unite and make a grand
effort to give poor people clean and com
Portable homes They might find that after
this was done, their labors in other direc-
lions would be considerably lightened.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30

FrOm the 81 faul '4obc-j
The action Of FIVE Of Minnesotas Congressman in
voting for the Porto Riean Tariff bill ia oPposi ion
10 the will Of their constituents has raised a
question which the people Of Minnesota will de
eide at the polls next November. This question
broadly stated il; Shall a representative in Con
gress accept and follow the wishes Of his con
stituents OF shall his constituents submit to the
,-i.,rs and wishes q their repIesentstiNeG
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lFrom the Baltimore Herald.

In the matter Of the Belair lynching Governor
smith owes TO the people duty from the
righteous performance Of which he should not
shrink Not only have the law abiding citizens
II hartford County been affronted but likewise
the inhabitants Of the entire State, and the dig
nity Of the Commonwealth calls loudly for vim
dication. The perpetrators SHOULD be identified.
arrested. and prosecuted. This IS an instance %
violence in which it would seem 10 be not a
very dfBeult matter to point out the siugleaders.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Foraker in
troduced a bill to increase the pay of male
laborers In the Government Printing Of
fee Assuming that this variety of public
servants is deserving of higher compensa-
ton. the bill is open to the suspicion that
is in the line Of class legislation. Why
should the lately insurgent Senator from
Ohio think that male workers should be
benefited and not female workers? OF all
the faithful people who devote their lives
and talents to the public service in small
official places, it is notorious that the wo-
men are the most faithful, most reliable,
and surest TO be on duty twenty-six or
twenty-seven days in each calendar month.
We are aware that they do not vote, and
hence are not as useful TO politicians Of
the Ohio school as are their masculine com
petitors. But Justice is not matter OF
sex. and the laborer is worthy Of his hire
whether in golf clothes or petuooats. In
fact We are a trife ashamed Of Mr. For
aker
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Keeping ~ Their CouraEe.-The

Keeping Up Their Courage.-The
Republican State Committee of Indiana
held a meeting at Indianapolis the other
that of the thirteen members only one ex-
pressed apprehensions as to the political
effect Of the Porto Rican Tariff bill The
inference from this is that there is no
danger Of the Republicans losing the
Hoosier State in November. Plainly. then.
the Hon. Benjamin Harrison didn't know
what he was talking about when he re-
Gently declared that the bill was "a very
serious departure from right principles"
Also ii is plain that Mr. Harrison has no
influence in Indiana. Likewise the news
papers of the State. except the Grant
County News which is published in Rep
resentative Steeles district, are without
influence Representative Crumpacker, TOO,
is an ignoramus and will be defeated for
reelection Senator Beveridge should
have obeyed Mark Hanna and not made
that speech When State Chairman Hern-
lev rushed over 10 Washington two weeks
ago and pleaded with tears in his voice
for the Administrato to Kill the OXnard
bill he was disappearing the sentiment
Of the Hoosier Republicans. Indeed. ac-
cording to speaker henderson 5 diagnosis
of the opposition TO the bill, Chairman
Hernley was sent here by the ravenous
octopi that want free trade between the
mainland and Porto Rico SO they can COB
bic the island al one gulp. At the same
time the Indiana Republicans in the House
do not talk as the State committeeman
are reported as talking In fact. most Of
these gentlemen say nothing and appear
anxious for the subject to be dropped All
of them have been renomnated, too. but
there is no evidence that they are going
to make their campaign on the votes they
cast for the ONnard bill which Senator
Davis characteriEes as a ''pernicious mock
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30
Nebraska's Representatives

There is no native Of the State Of Nebraska
among its representatives in either branch Of
Congress notwithstanding the fact that Nebraska
became a State thiriy-three wears ago and was
the twenty fourth admitted into the Union.
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SUMMERS EARLY HOPES.
The Great AboIitionist Aspired 10 Be
soldier.

From the Chicago Record)
There is a remarkable document on file
at the War Department. the existence OF
which was unknown until a short time ago.
when il was accidentally discovered. il
is a letter written by Charles Pinckney
Sumner TO the Hon. Philip Barbour. OF
virginia. Secretary Of War under John
Quincy Adams. asking for the appointment
OF his eldest son. Charles sumner. TO the
Military Academy at West Point. The ag-
plicatiOn was ignored. Charles Sumner
went TO Harvard University instead. and
died a Senator Of the United States and
not a disgruntled major Of infantry. The
letter IS written on a paper OF fine tex
ture. yellow with age. The penmaHship
is fine and neat and very much resembles
the manuscript OF the Senator forty years
after The endorsement on the back IS;
~
'Massachusetts-S Sumner
"Appn. In his behalf by his
Father. {. I. sumner
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30

from Harlem Lie.J
Sceuc-The Rialto-First ActoT-How ulu you
like my Romeog Pretty good. en-!
second aetor-Good! lily deah boy-sood is not
The word!
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A Home Compliment.

President Diaz never rests on his iaurels; one
great public WORK completed, he presses on 20
some other big undertaking for thu general good
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The youthful Beverage had climbed
high, but he came down none the less.
Hanna is the modern Crockett.
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The letter is as follows:

Massachusetts, Sumner.
"Appn. In his behalf by his
Father. G.. I. sumner"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
THREE MORE MINERS
Have Been Taken From Red Ash,
Making Twenty-one-Twent-eight
Are Known TO Be still Entombed.

6HVo 60tu GAkGIlf HE0An 3Aeh AAuhS
Making Twenty-one-Twent-eigh
Are known to Be still Entombed.
BY Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, afareh S.
Three more dead bodies were taken
from the Red Ash mine, near Fire
Creek, to-day. They are:
Charles Downey. white.
Walter Dennis, colored.
Peter cnppell, colored, making the
total number of dead recovered twen-
ty-one.
Four new names have been added TO
the list Of those already known to be
In the mine, John Clair, Fred Arnold,
William Mnssle and Moses Rancts, The
bodies of those found in the mine arc
badly scorched. especially the parts not
protected By clothing. The skin In
burned to n crisp, but the features are
recognizable and show no distortion.
The bodies ARE somewhat bruised, RE II
blown or hurled some distance, but nre
not mRngle1, Tho milne is very hot and
this makes progress slow.
Twenty. riEhI Is the number known 10
be Htill in the mine. II had been re-
ported that second explosion had uc-
Currrd. but this was denied to-day by
State Mine Inspector Paul.
The work has progressed 5000 feet In
" tho mine, Inspector Paul was at
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
BQERS ARE
In RAPID
RETREAT,
THE Entire Bosr Force Probably Got
Away as no Prisoners
BRIIISH POSSESS RAILROADS
Roden-POasn and Garrison at Mafe-
king Reported in Bad
Straits.

LONDON, March .. l:15 q. m.-The
IBoeu appear to have made no stand
whatever, except that while in retreat
they twice repulsed General FTench's
cavalry with rihe IRE. ~ no report
has been made Of the capture Of prison.
krs, the enemy probably got away with
theft entire force, General French is
SIN following them and keeping be-
tween them and Bloemfontein.
The evacuation Of northeru districts
Of cape Colony Is now nearly complete.
Ehe British arc now in possession Of the
Sailroad crossings.
T.he military critics comment on the
Sliscouaging news from Mafeking.
Colonel Baden-PoWeIl seems to be in
hesd Of outside help. Otherwise he
would not allow the correspondents to
, hsnd out information respecting the dis
kresS Of Ehe garrison.
ATOadjustment OF some Of the higher
eonlmands q taking place. General
Rhtto4s to 60 70 stormberg to take su-
pEemo command Of General Gatacre's
dIvision and the Tenth division now in
process Of formation, which will be un-
der tho immediate command of General
aunter. Sir George whites chief of
stan.
The Daily News makes the following
Editorial announcement:
'It.waB Ermored in London yesterday
-and Ne have some reason for believ-
Ene the rumor to be correct-that the
two republics made informal and un-
nmcial overtures of peace on the pre-
redtng day.
'Unfortnnately the conditions sug-
kested were Of such a character as to
preclude the possibility Of leading to
any results Terms which might have
Eiadlybeon accepted before the war, in
order 70 pravent 1t. are impossible after
the war. with al the sacrifices 1t has
nntu9ied"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
PUERTO RICAN TARIFF BILL

In the senate-ssnator Foraker, Of
Ohio, Explained the Bill-euestion
Of Constitution Extending Over
Insular Possessions to be Deter
mined by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March S.-Formal
discussion OF the Puerto Rican tariff
and civil government bill began in the
senate to-day and continued uninter-
ruptedly for an hour and half. The
principal speakers were Mr.. Foraker
(Rep, Ohio, in charge of the measure,
and Mr.. Pettus Dem., Ala-l, but at
various times during the debate lively
colloquies occurred in which other sem
ators were participants.
After Mr.. Mason (Illinols) had en-
tered his motion to discharge the COM
mittee on foreign relations from fur
ther consideration OF his resolution eX-
pressing sympathy for the Beers. and
It had gone over until tomorrow, under
the rule, Mr.. Pettus delivered a care
fully prepared speech in opposition to
the pending bill. He argued that 1t
was unconstitutional and In violation
OIL lLlG pElllGlLlGb VI GAAAh 6ONNAAANShS ~
laid down by the fathers Of the coun-
try.
Mr. Foraker occupied the floor dur
ing the remainder OF the session. He
explained the measure In detail and
gave the reasons why the committee
had determined upon the levylng Of a
tnrlhr upon Puerto Rlcan products. In
his opinion II was impossible for d.
rect tax to be levied upon the people
Of the island to support local govern
ment, because Of their present desti-
tute condition, Tho committee, he Bai6,
had conceived the idea of placing
small tnrlff on Puerto RIcan products
in order to raise O sum sufficient, with
the sum otherwise raised, to give the
people of the island. not only good
government, but also to build school
houses and to make necessary public
improvements. Then. too, It was nee
essary that the question Of extension
OF the constitution over our insular pos
sessions should be determined by the
supreme court and by the very provls-
ions Of the bill It would be inevitable
that the supreme court would pass upon
that question. Puerto Rico and the
Philippines. he said, were on the same
basis, 80 that the court decision would
determine our right to levy tariff on
products Of the eastern archipelago.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
SURRENDER OF CRONJE

and Relief Of Ladysmith Is Said to
In No Wise Dampen the Spirit Of
tho Beors - They Have Been
Obliged to Take New Positions by
Invasion Of the Free State.
PRETORIA, Monday. March 5.-sec-
retary Of State Reitz has issued war
bulletins in which, after saying the
government has no eficial tidlngs OF
the surrender Of General cronje. but
must accept it as a fact. however pain
ful, he adds;
"The government remains assured
that the surrender win not discourage
the burghers IN their defense of their
Independence and standing as a ma
tion. The struggle thus far has shown
the republics have vindlcated them
selves as an Independent people. This
revere win not stagger us. In the
struggle for our cherished rights our
belief remains that whatever happens
The Lord Gtill reigns.
"OWing to the invasion OF the Free
STATE by large force Of the enemy and
QGlef clfCunlI IttkuceBs IL UtCthAue ueSSa-
Bary to take up other positions, hence
the hirgherS In Natal have retired to
biREaFaberg. All the commandos have
reached there safely. except a few.who
retired In the direction OF Van Reen-
ans Pass. Thus Ladysmlth and Kim
beriaY ara no more besleged. In retir-
ing, the enemy was time and time af-
ter time driven back. so that our laRg-
erB were not cut OF. In these fights a
few men were killed or wounded, and
the enemy lost heavily.
I'm spite Of nii reports, the spirit OF
the fighting men as to the outcome re-
mains unchanged. Among the COM
mandos in Natal the burghers are full
OF courage.
general Dewet now commands all
The commanders at the Modder river.
''Ths president started yesterday
evening for Bloemfonteln. to visit the
laager Of the Free State"
II Is understood that President Kru-
gers visit to Bioemfontein was to try
TO arrange a compromise OF the differ
enees between the Transvunlers and
Free Staters.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
SENATOR
ELKINS'
PROSPECTS
Arc Said to be Bright for the NOm-
nation at the Coming Con-
FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
The Senator Isn't Saying q Word, but
his Friends Are Backing Him
vigorously.

To the Editor Of the Intelligencer:
WASHINGTON, March s.-There is
q story going the rounds that Senator
Hanna regards the contest for vice
president on the Republican ticket as
narrowed to two nen-senator Elkins,
OF West Virginia, and Cornelius N.
Bliss, OF New York. 1t Is also stated
us Mr.. Hanna's belief that by reason
Of the multiplicity Of candidates in New
York, and the Inability OF the leaders
there to agree, Senator Elkins Is in the
lead. This Is given as one Of the straws
Of the present situation. As has been
stated in the Intelligencer everybody
comedies that President Mckinley will
have probably a good deal to say about
who shall 60 on the ticket with him.
The fact that the President regards
Senator Elkins with high favor. how
ever, and does not look upon the loca-
tlou Of West Virginia so near Ohio Us
having any weight against the proposed
alliance, is well known, and is regarded
us OF great Importance at this Juncture.
AS II to render the situation more sig
nlacant still, the West Virginia senator
was invited to New York upon the Oc-
casIon OF the Presidents recent visit
there, and It was matter Of common
report that vice presidential timber was
to be brought into the discussions OF the
leaders at that time. Senator EllIins'
most Intimate friends, so far as known.
have never heard from him the least
encouragement OF the boom he is ex-
perfencing, His views were printed in
the Intelllgencer at the inception Of
the movement. That he is being favor
ably considered in many quarters for
the second place on the ticket. however,
is more than an open secret.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
KRUGER Ar 8IoEMFoNTHIN.
Assures the People that God is Test
iug Them.

PRETORIA, March GA special dis
patch from BioemfonteiH, says that
President Kruger, addressing a crowd
Of people. said:
Although God n testing our people,
my personal opinion Is that the limit
OF the test is nearly reached. II the
people are sustained by faith in the
time Of adversely. God will soon again
turn the tide IN our favor II we have
!Htnong faith in God. He viii surely de-
liver u.s. The God Of dellverancs Of the
oliep time Is the same God now"
The speech Of the venerable president
brouEht tears 10 the eyes OF men md
women alike.
The Free States vOlklled tNational
bnthfm) was then sung,
The visit Of President Kruger has
Gone much good and has cheered the
dependents.
President Kruger more recently
mas been visiting the commanders south
OF Bloemfauteln,
l., Fighting Is proceeding Mt MRfeSing.
Al the outside forts except one, have
peen taken by The Beers
Much satisfaction IL expressed in all
IIirGes Rt the cOurtesicg extended TO
Scnerni Cronje By the British.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
THEATRE FRANoA1sE
Destroyed by Fire-anle. HsnIlot
Burned to Death.

destroyed 'py RnSEA44Aes 9SAA4Ut
Burned to Death.
PARIS, March s-The Theatre Fran
Gals was destroyed by IRE to-day. The
fire is under control, but stin burning.
Only the shell of the building remains.
The eharred corpse Of q woman was
found In the ruins. It was identified as
that of AfademeiBelle Henriot, who was
promising young actress. The face
was 80 burned that It was very dlfacult
to Identity It. but II. Coquelin and
other societalres of the Comedle Fran
Gals. who have seen the body at the
morgue, declare positively that It is
that Of MademoIselle Henriot.
After examination belief Is expressed
that the fire was Of incendiRry origin.
MademoiseIle HenrioJ's dresser re-
latas that she left the dressing room
with her mistress, but that the latter
completely lost her head and instead Of
descending, ran up stairs and sought
refuge In another room, where, pre-
sumably, she was asphyxiated. The
aremen found MademoIseIie Henriot ly-
ing on the floor Only her face had
been burned. The body was carried out
and placed in an ambulance car. dog
en- Of which we're drawn up in front Of
the door.
AS her face was so much burned that
she was unrecogniEable, the body was
taken to the morgue where 1t was lden-
titled by n. Coqulin and other members
OF the Coincide F'rancaise, by the
clothing
Meanwhile the mother Of Nademol-
selle Henrlot had hurried 70 the scene.
bareheaded and crying Wildly for her
daughter. The truth was concealed
from her as long as possible and Whun
It was finally told to her she was dis
tracted with grief.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
INQUEST OVER THE Dead.

1Lins Inspector Paul Consulting with
Governor Atkinson In Regard 70
the l[attsE Inquestu Will Prota-
bly, b Held By the Coroner To-
nay.
Special plSpateh to tho IntolligcneeE.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, March 81
Chief Mine Inspector Pau came down
this afternoon from Fire Creek for q
conference with Governor Atkinson rel
ative to the method Of holding lnquaatS
over the bodies OF the dead Rad Ash
miners. He was undecided Rhsthsr %
proceed under the special mining stat
ute or the general statute. The goE-
eruor adVised him to let the eoroAoF
hold an inquest; ann II he = not Gatta,
ned 70 proceed to hold another. Th1
INQUEST win probably begin IN the
morning. Mr.. Paul had no opinion 70
express as TO the cause Of the explp-
sion, BE Is proceeding cautiously, a.
sisted by District Inspectors Meade and
Pinkney. They had penetrated four
thousand feet into the mine. Nr. Pau
returned to Red Ash tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
Eleetlon ofaeLal IN Trouble.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
sTEUBENvILLE. O., Mnreh S.
Quito a sensation was caused tonight
by the arrest Of Ross Ferguson, who
was held in default OF $1,000 bond by
Justice Klthcart on an nfIidaylt made
by Thomns Woods that nj the late Re
publican primary Ferguson, who is a
prominent politician and was M eiee'
tiou Judge. 1ld frHudulently canvass the
vote and cause 20 d. counted over ffty
votes cast FOR Woods Tor VIM Riley,
who was q candidate for city commits
slouer against Wo0dH, and also certified
70 q false return Of The votag cast
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
A RAILROADER KILLED

at 2 O'Clock This Morning in the
Baltimore & Ohio Yards on the
South side-The Victim Supposed
to DO William Mcase Of BellAiro.
This morning at O'Clock a BaltlmoEe
& Ohio trainmap; while running along
the track In the yards on the South Side
stumbled over the body Of a man, just
opposite the Wheeling Ice aud Storage
plant Investigation revealed the fact
that the man had been out In two across
the chest by freight train that had
passed northWard on the Fits
burgh division q short time before
Death had been instantaneous. Papers
found on the body make It appear that
the dead man is William McGee. a rail-
roader, whose mother lives Ia BellatrO.
It Is supposed he was beating" bis pas
sage 70 Pittsburgh and that he fell OF
the bumper. The police were notified
and the body was taken to an Under
taking establiShment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-09
pRsrRucTrvE FrRH
At Lead, s. D.-Buildings Blown Up
to Stay the Elamea.

W 6Nos5 NAA9 Gt4AAaAs
LEAD, S, D.. March S.-Fire, which
broke out this morning in the Dalken-
berg saloon, consumed forty bulldingB
before It was exanguished. and caused
a loss which is estimated at 100000.
The Deadwood FIRE department was
called on for assistance and responded.
In addition to the combined flre depart
ments It was found necessary to blow
up buildings In the path Of the fire with
dynamite In order TO stop ltB gpOOa
Owing to the high wind which was
blowing, the scarcity of water and the
infammnble nature Of most OF the build
ings the hremen were unable to Do any
thing to stay the flames IN any other
way. The Herst library building and
the big stamp mills were In danger at
one time, but the blowing up Of the
buildings saved them.
At 2 o'clock the hre was under con-
troll. The big Homestake property was
in danger at one time. but Wa0 not
touched. None Of the big mining In
dustries suffered.