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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
4DAuaHrsR OF THE EI11.o
An Appreciative Notice Of g.. Granville
DAVIDSON Halls Novel.


The st. Louis Globe-Democrat In an
extended review of Mr.. Granville Day-
isson Halls West Virginia novel,
Daughter o. The Elm. has this TO
say: It IS no small part OF the skill Of
the writer to bear this fair Daughter
of the Elm" stainless through the foul
and murky atmosphere that envelops
her, and the manner in which he ex-
plains her is worth noting. Lorraine
Edmond was like the Wild rose that
lifts the tender grace 81 its beauty In
the midst of noxlous growths assinll-
latlng through the divine chemistry Of
nature, only the elements required to
nurture It's delicate lovelIness from the
same soil that supplies the grosser es-
sences to the rank raswort and the
pestilent thistle" Concerning her
place IN a family Of criminals where
even the mother accepted the sltua-
ton without scruple or doubt, he
writes more strongly still: "she was a
stray IN that Hook, Teincarnution, by
freak Of heredity. Of some finer and
statelier soul that had dlgniRed the
family tree before the devil came into
later possession" The master stroke
of the book, however, is not in the de-
llneation of character nor cleverness of
plot, nor striking situations. strong as
all these points are, but in the remark
able manner In which the author has
stamped It with that Impress of truth
which is at once the dream and despair
OF all writer's. That everything hap
pened as he relates 1t, even to the
slightest Incident or most thrilling de-
tail, is the Inevitable conviction ofthe
reader as he follows the simple graphic
words wherein this terrible drama Of
life Is told. The whole thing Is so out
Of the line Of the conventional or made
up that nothing but real life can ac-
count for 1t. The villain In the plot is
so unlike the ordinary type of villain
that only the man who knows him per-
sonally. as the author did, would ever
have dared put him In O story, and only
as you go back to classic writer's and
their gentlemen devils. can you find
anything like his counterpart In lltera-
ture. Even the ways OF love follow the
pathetic life lines, for the ideal love,
the perfect romance, never eliminates
but leaves the commonplace affection
to 50 ON as In lie to the commonplace
union without It, And yet the latter,
too, is shown to be sweet ana tender IN
It's own way, as life allows 1t, and the
dainty touch which permits the Aner
gold Of the Ideal to shine through It in
the mothers christening OF her first
horn is worthy Of life artist,
Altogether this is taie straight
from the heart OF life and nature, and,
as a picture OF strange. wild and almost
forgotten days in the rushing tide Of
American existence. is altogether adj
mjrablc. The author. though new, as
has been said, TO the world OF fiction. is
by no means unknown in other fields OF
literature, His recent crltI0ue on the
famous poem OF Mr.. Markham called
out the unstlnted communication from
that author for Its accurate grasp OF
his thought and purpose, and his occn-
sional work, both in prose and verse,
has elected high praise In literary cir
cics,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
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tile, sound digestion and regular bod
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
Dagh From Ladysmith.

HooFp LAGER, Ladysmlth. Tues
day. ian, g,-slx horsemen made a
dash from Ladysmlth few nights ago
and though pursued they escaped. 1t
IS believed the party Included Colonel
Rhodes. brother Of Cecil Rhodes, and
Or. Jameson.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05

ORANGE RIVER. cape Colony,
Wednesday, Jan. S,-Therc was n
small sklrmish near Belmont this
morning The British fred a few shells
but the Beers did not respond
A detachment Of about forty Beers
attemplrd,stp rush lilolstorteln this
morning, but were beaten back by the
mounted infantry. Possibly this force
consisted of fugitlves from sunnyside.
Reinforcements of Infantry and arr
tlIery have been dispatched to General
French from De Aar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
Buffers Congratulations.

The force received Genera Buffers
congratulations on the success OF the
expedition with great satisfaction.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
Relief From Congestion,

"The surplus in the treasury over and
above the amount required for an ade-
quote balance. and for the reserved
fund created by this bill would allow
the secretary to pay without llhiellty
the sSs,OOO which would be REQUIRED to
effect this reduction ofihterest
I'm fact. under present conditions
and with the necessity confronting us
Of more promptly turning current re-
ceipts back into the channels Of basI-
ness. the payments Eusgesled would alT
rnrd welcome relief from dangerous
congestion"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
Two Per Cent Bonds.

.The sixth section Of the substitute
gives TO the secretary OF the treasury
authority TO convert portion of the
national debt into bonds bearing per
cent interest. The proposition contem-
plates profitable anticipation Of In
terest payments and consequent Fedue-
ton ut the public debt.
IN order to induce the holdera of the
outstanding bonds 10 consent to the
conversion proposed, and in consIdera-
lion Of the reduction Of interest effect
ed thereby. the secretary of the treas
ury IS authorized to pay to them In ex-
change II sum not greater than the
present worth of such bonds. computed
to yield an income OF ~ per cent per
annum and their par value.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
LID SUBSTITUTE
% ~ ssnatS foF Tie Houqe Imam
cial 1Iea5uEs
IHE ONLY CHANGES aADF

q Connection With Powers Dele
sted q the Secretary q the Treas
and tho TAX On re Circulation
d National Bank Senator add
ieh's Ircid Explanations Of the
iii The Real Position Of the
Democracy on Ionetary Matters,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05

~ SHIN i4oN,l ~ e. Jan, tin M
tfoducing the ilnance bill ~ the senate
today Senator Aldrich presented me
following explanation % me MEASURE
and 10 provisions:
Hi President;
= propose % submit g TINS time 2
brief explanation Of Che substitute OF
fered o house bill Nc \ and g state
some Of the reasons which LED z ma
jority q the committee on hnanee g re-
commend Its adoption by the senate.
:rhe general purpose q The blu Is to
declare anew taat sgla "a Y tee llloAessls
,statasIa q tne y ili'su $3.50 = q.
ss9llsn sSgplslSe !. -, .".s''..s ~
e8N'ls y ~ - .......s. ,.s,,,,,,,,
sS.s y q = Z !, .s ~.
Y sslus !. 70 y s4til.ss ~ y fss' X,
ssss means y, s',titS =. ,,.'.t
tunes g egae' sYgss W.,
sosaS e lslsSn = 49, s'g, ~. -. ~
s 1elSslls ~, sase SsS.t , ~
~ l..Ss.n pt1ns 49,
sia g ssLsE VI. ~ tsg.'s y 49,, 80; "a
dsdnite declaration that the gold dollar
4 ma anal, continue 10 be the standard
MI q yaiue: 4 new and more empha-
"a nledre on the part Of the United
ststss AM al forms Of money Il may
ls5.,,o or coin shall Sc at ali times main
fsined Al an eo,iaiity Of value with the
r6lS coin adopted Il the standard, and
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
NAREEDATTElIII9N
SHELLS FILLED WITH CANDY
Fired into the City With the ocmpii'
ments 81 the ssason They Cons
mand High Price

BoER CAMP. cot.ISNsO, Tuesday
Jan. The British naval guns at
chieveley amp continue their inefec-
tive, long-rauge IRE nigiIt and day, q
order 10 divert Beer attention from the
movements Of the troops.
Federal scouts yesterday penetrated
into the British camp. When. return-
ing, the British plelets discovered them
ana wounded one Boer.
General Lucas Meyer resumes COM
ma1d OF the dIylsion here
General Jcuhert denies that he has
ever protested against the use Of
lyddite. He AYERS that W to the pres
eut he has not lost single man from
iyddite.
HooFD LAGER, Ladyamith, Mon-
day. Jan. 1.-The garrison Of Lady
smith during the night threw out feel
ems on all sides. exchanging shots with
ire Boer pickets. At midnight q cou-
pie orshelis fell In the Boer camp, KILL
ing burgher
General JOubert preached IN camp
sunday.
Very "oonfectionery.v
The REV. Mr.. Moirlng. who has Just
arrived here from America, addressed
the burghers this afternoon, dwelling
on the expiring century witnessing the
life struggle Of a people This morning
shells filled with confectionery and
containing the seasons greetings were
sent into Labyrinth.
Federal shells are selling in Lady
smith at from thirty shlllings to i've
pounds sterling,
LONDON. Jan. AT the enrolling Of
the London volunteers at the Guild hall
this morning, Lord Mayor Newton read
an extract from a letter written BY the
queens private secretary Sir Arthur
Blgge, saying:
~ have TO assure you how much the
queen values the corps which has been
50 periodically raised BY the city Of
London for service in South Africa"
Douglas Evacuated.
BELMONT. Cape Colony, wednes-
day, Jan. S.-colonel Pitcher, It is Of
ticially announced, being only on a
raiding expedition, and for military
reasons being unable to occupy Dong;
las permanently. has evacuated the
town. bringing OF all the loyailsts. He
has now returned safely to close prox-
unity to Belmont. When he anno.inc-
ed the necessity Of evacuatlng the
place, the inhabitants Of Douglas de-
clarad their lives were not worth i've
minutes purchase after the troops left.
C,SIs,,oI rii.I,.r ,O,arsgoro fn,,Its5 them
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-05
lEasqusrading Democrats.

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.No aans man can be found. outside
otthe ranl,s Of the small band Of bold,
above ana aggressive leaders who al
present dominate the policy Of the
Democratic party, who believes for an
instant that the opening of our mluts
ia lie free coinage Of silver at the ratio
81 le 10 / win raise the value Of silver
bullion from lis current comercIal
price 10 lis mint price measured with
relation 10 gold.
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
The Cloth of Ceremony.

One of the Tibetans was dressed in
white, one in black, with square-cut
caps, Tartar physiognomy, very dark
compilations, and long pigtails, and
were we'll known to our people. They
approached us making many polite
bows, and, taking off their caps, pre-
sented the cloth of ceremony, as was
becoming from interiors to superiors.
This is form which is universal in
Tibet, and extends into China,
though I do not remember ever to
have heard On explanation of the Gus
tom. The cloth we received was OF
cotton, badly woven, but of fine tex
ture. about the size OF small hand
kerchief, but so dirty as to show that
it had frequently performed similar
Offices Of clvility before. The more
wealthy classes employ silk instead OF
cotton cloths, the legend, "Om name
padme hum" being commonly woven
in damask at each end. The sale of
these cloths of ceremony, was given
to understand, constitute Govern
ment monopoly in this part of Tibet.
Sir Richard Strachey, in the Geo.
graphical Journal
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Mrs. Maxim, wife of the gunmaker, Is an
complished stenographer, and acts as her
husbands private secretary.
Charles Schnellbacher, of Quincy, H..
dug up $4,000 that his mother planted In the
garden. She distrusted banks.
Montreal has decided to erect the finest
monument In Canada in honor of the Mon
trealers who have fallen in South Africa.
Nelson was 80 when he won the victory OF
the Nile. Wellington was only 40 when he
opened the Peninsular War. Cromwell was
as when he won at Naseby.
The people OF Geneva, N. Y, are raising a
fund for library as memorial to Plat
Rogers Spencer, OF copybook fame Next
wear will be the Tooth anniversary OF his
birth.
x-Postmaster- General William L. Wilson,
president OF Washington and Lee University
who went to Arizona some time ago on &C
count OF III health, is much better.
Senator Platt, OF New York, dimes out less
frequently thA almost any ether member Of
the Senate. He is fond of home life, and
generally spends his evenings over book.
Prof. A. N. Wells, who was offered the
position OF professor OF art at the Emmons
Blaine Institute, has decided to decline the
offer. and will remain with the University OF
Illinois.
Probably the oldest collector OF taxes in
the United States IS Stephen J. Wilson, Of
Babylon, L. l., aged 81 years,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
WAR OFFICE SILENT.

No News Allowed TO Come from South
Africa-Oficers in Disgrace.
London, (By Cable. THE War Office In
London is silent about war news, and 1t Ii
believed that Roberts is ready to move on
Pretoria.
England is indignant at the conduct ofthe
officers in the army in Natal, and it is proba-
BILE that Warren, Butler, Gatacre and Thor
neycroft will be recalled.
General French is apparently the only off,
Ger whose reputation remains unsuliied.
Scores of minor officers have been 80 quietly
shelved that no one has ever heard OF them.
Colonel Dalgetty has lost 20 killed and 100
wounded since he was hemmed In at WEEP
ener. After the night attack, in which the
Boer losses were very heavy, the dead OF the
burghers were left on the field. Five Boer
guns are believed to be disabled.
All England is stirred up by the report OF
General Roberts on the incompetency OF
Warren, Butler and Thorneycroft. The press
Is unspsriDg in its criticisms, and the general
opinion Is that the disgraced officers must
either be recalled or resign.
Beers report that Brabant's Horse are still
surrounded by General De Vets forces, but
admit that the British are strong intrenched.
Portugal has declined to accept the prof
fered loan made by the Transvaal of $4,000
BOO to pay the Delagoa Bay award, as the
money was already provided. Beers are
against sending prisoners to st.
Helena
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
National Differences In Locomotive Power

American locomotive engineers
deem it advisable to design their en-
gines with a large margin Of power.
If an express engine is designed to
take 2O0-ton load at fifty miles an
hour, and If that load should happen
to be increased to SEQ tons, the loco
motive is still expected to be able to
take it and keep time, and usually
does so. Such. at any rate, is the ex-
perience of such an impartial and
level-headed observer as W. NJ.
Acworth. If an American express be
late at one point of its journey, the
engine is expected to make up the
lost time, even if the load be larger
than usual. And, again, this is gen.
orally done.
But if an English engine is given q
single coach above its prescribed load,
the driver at once insists upon having
a "pilot," and commonly he gets one.
Or should the weather be bad, with
strong side wind or slippery rail, he
demands an assisting engine and is
accorded one, as matter Of course.
Obviously, this applies especially to
the case of single-wheelers, which are
SO largely used on some English rail
ways, because their range of power is
much more sharply limited by adverse
conditions than is the case with
coupled engines. But in either case
it seems indisputable that q smaller
range of power is given to an English
locomotive than to an American. En-
cheering Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

In the House Of Representatives eults
were delivered In memory OF Governor \
ton, OF indiana In connection with ther
ceptance OF his statue. H.
Benjamin F. Barnes was appointed assn
ant secretary to the President, and RUDOLF
Foster executive clerk. Both are promo
tions.
The diplomatic representatives OF the var
lous American republics met to prepare
plan for Pan-Amorican Congress.
United States Consul Hossfeld at Trieste
reported that seventy thousand miners ore
on strike In Austria.
The Alaskan Civil Code bill was considered
in the Senate, and eighty-three private pen
sion bills were passed.
A number OF names were mentioned as
probable successors TO Mr. Allen as assist
ant secretary of the navy.
The training ship Hartford has been or
dered to Bahia to rendezvous with Admiral
Schley's squadron.
Secretary Root submitted TO Congress
General Sternberg's bill giving TO contract
surgeons In the army, after one years ser
vice, the rank OF first lieutenant, with the
opportunity for promotion.
Attorney General Griggs prepared for sub
mission TO Congress a bill to meet case Oh
the Carter conspirators, whom Judge Brown
In New York, st free.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue de-
cided that grantors must affix stamps to
deeds, and that the recorders cannot do IT,
The House passed resolution for con-
stitutional amendment providing for the
election OF senators by popular vote.
George B. Cortelyou, OF New York, has
been appointed secretary to the President
vice John Addison Porter, resigned.
The Senate committee continued the hear
ing on the proposed amendment to the In
terstate Commerce law.
The Navy Department has contracted with
the Holland Company for some submarine
boats.
A resolution for constitutional amend
ment empowering legislatures OF the states
to decide whether senators should be elected
by popular voted ives debated In the House.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill, as agreed upon by the
conferees OF the two houses, carries over
twenty-four million dollars.
Senator Burrows made speech against
the seating OF Senator Quay, and Senator
Jones replied 10 the attack made upon him
in the House by Mr.. Dolliver.
Senator Martin made an effort to secure
action on the bill to reimburse Baltimore city
for money advanced to the government dur
ing the war of 1912.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
BAD FAITH.
SULTAN MAY CAUSE TROUBLE WITH
UNITED STATES.
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED.
Diplomatic Intercourse Between the TWO
Countries in Danger of Rupture-Turkey
Has Failed to Keep Her Promise to ray
Indemnity for Destroyed America"
Property During Time of Massacre

Washington, Especial. There is no longer
any question that the diplomatic relations
between the United States and turkey are
In critical state. growing out OF the eui-
tah's bad faith. He promised to pay tne
indemnity claims of the American mission
aries for the destruction of eight buildings
of the Euphrates College at Harpoot' anu
!. several buildings belonging to the American
spissionaries are Marash during the Armenian
niassgcres of 1895. Mr.. Straus, the UniIed
States minister to Turkey, is at present mere
on leave of absence. AS has already oeen
announced, he presented his resignation, pu'
the President, regarding the services Oh M,
Straus as indispensable, indefinitely extenoeo
his leave, subject to the call Of the secretary
of State, whenever circumstances may heces-
state his return.
Diplomacy appears to have exhausted IT.
self at Constantnople, the Sultan having
promised to pay the indemnity CHAINS,
amounting 10 some 100000, which promise
was again renewed prior to Mr.. Straus ue-
parture, and, although sixteen months nave
elapsed since the promise was first maoe,
.hat or mise still remains 1nfulfilled. What
action the government will now take TO en-
force the Sutan's promise Is not deliniteiy
known, but as the situation is critical. IL
may result In Secretary Hay sending the
Turkish minister at Washington his pass
port. The question involved between Inc
two countries Is no longer one resting III on
disputed points Of International law, Dut
upon the Sultan's broken fai.h. This Is not
his only promise, he having stated 10 our
minister that he would give his permit ior
the reconstruction of the American College
and school buildings, yet, up to the present,
the official permit, upon one excuse ana an
other; has been withheld.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
WEPENER NOT RELIEVED.
Beers Capture Two officers Who Tried to
Reach the Place.

bOerS Napture l. WO OnCeTS NhO lricu W
Reach the Place.
Allwal North Cape Colony (By Cable. j.
The Beers surround Wepener, but there has
been little firing there lately.
Captain Little, of Brabants Horse, Lieu
tenant Holbeck and Mr.. Milne, correspon-
dent of the Reuter- Telegram Company, fell
into the hands of the Beers while they were
trying to reach Wepener week ago. Every
thing was taken from the prisoners, who
were sent to Pretoria.
Their native servants, who escaped from
the Boer lager near Wepener, say there
we're four guns disabled aud that the Beers
had lost 100 in killed alone. 1t is also as
certained that the Beers made night at
tack on April IL, but were discovered while
creeping along a deep ditch by Cape mounted
rifles, who fred into them at distance OF
200 yards, with the result that the Beers lost
five wagon loads OF killed and wounded. A
simultaneous attack In other quarters was
repulsed by the British, who used their
bayonets.
The Times has received the following dis
patch from Wepener:
1.-THE investment of the British position on
the east and south has been relaxed. Most
Of the Beers are supposed to have left for
the purpose OF lnterceptiDg the relief COL
umn. leaving one gun and about 1000 men
on the west to prevent our cooperation.
The British losses are about 150 No sound
Of the relief column has yet been heard"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-04-27
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Fate of Roy in Frederick County-S'io"
MI

Fate of a Roy in Frederick COunty-Shc1
of Dynamite Explodes'
Frederick. Nd. Especial. AN 11-year-old
son of Edward Fogle was almost instantly
killed by an alleged spontaneous explosion
of dynamine on the farm OF David +. him-
norman. Mr.. Fogle, with several other
men, were quarrying rock ON the farm, ana
his son was seen near some dynamite Oh the
bank but whether the child had any matches
Is not known. The men were startled by an
explosion. and, looking up, saw fragments
of the child flying in various directions
through the air. One OF his legs, an arm
and one side OF his face was torn Oh. Inc
son OF Mr.. zimmerman, who was standing
some distance away, had his fingers torn on
by an old tree trunk that was hurled by the
explosion.