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B. 6 0. OFFICERS.
=. r, Bacon Elected President-con-
solidated With the Baltimore 6:
Ohio Southwestern.

.. n. Bacon Elected President-Con-
solidated With the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern.
2 CINCINNATI, O., Dec. lO.-The an.
nual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Baltimore 6 Ohio Southwestern Rail.
way Company to-day elected the fol-
lowing directors:
Edward r. Bacon, New York: Will
lam NJ. Greene, Cincinnati; William
Solomon, New York; John X. cowcn,
Baltimore; Otto NJ. Kahn, New Ycra
JAMES McCrea, Pittsburgh; Frank w.
Tracey, Springfield. H.; ]. G. sch,nld-
lapp. Cincinnati; H. Clay Pierce, St.
Louis.
The directors elected the following Of
ficers:
Edward r. Bacon, president: William
NJ. Greene, vice president and general
manager; George Z. May, secretary;
William E. Jones, treasurer and assist
ant secretary.
The lease relating to the operation OF
the railroad between the Baltimore &
Ohio and the Baltimore & Ohio South
western railroad was approved. ULdcr
this lease Mr.. Greene becomes third
vice president Of the Baltimore & Ohio
as well as vice president and general
manager of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern. This practically COM
pletes the plan Of consolidation which
originated seven years ago, although
the Baltimore G. Ohio Southwestern still!
retains Its corporate existence. The
general offices will remain In CinGin-
natl.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Held by Senate = Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty Under Discussion-secre-
tary Will Not Resign.

x.., 1Yy;1l Nro+ D r;o,,
.e,m
sei'a'e spent HIi''os' l'Ne ''ou' . touas VI
Is,naa,o,a ,rootr rhoro ,roro avn or
civ sneecbcs mndc some Of them by
sarotors who had not snol,en hitherto
t,nor rho trrotv ana, o,1ers nv senator's
who had nreviouslv oxnrcssrd thorn
.o,,rs Ano,r tho ,o,.ar ,r,s Snn,tor
Norror who returned to his former
sncecb. Celebrating somewhat his ,os,.
tion M IN ,bc erfoct M tho Cloy.n,.
pu,wor +ro,,v He took jsspe with San
otor Tc,,or ne IN ti,o nurnort or thc first
c,ousc or ,bot trontv cIoIm,nr tho. II
anplied only TO Great Br;,a,n's right to
for,,fv tho N,cororu, corol i,soIr s.,-
n -, Teller rnnlied ot sope length. rs.
SORTING that thc nrovision was Of ro,c
rorero, ymnort os ba said any one
could ascertain for himscff nv rem ffn,-
prosidcrt Duchona,,s v,ows unon tho
subicct who, he vo. mInIe-pr IN ,s,r-
land The declaration tbcn n;ndc INV
cd nlnInly hc said tbot EprIand had
o,,rnnted ,o cxtcrd b.r rights hcvon1
.ho Immediate vicinity NJ ,ha canal
,,. c,,,, MI, A., 49,,
NJ r,,,or than nroco,doa 10 or,ir
cIoboroto his views unon the genera,
euhiac, rcneotinr bis declaration tbat
IN, 1rn,,cd s,otos sbou,a corstruc. tho
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OLD OFFENDER
Who Served Time at Moundsville
Arrested in New York-Pardoned
bv Governor Atkinson.

Arrested in New York-pardoned
by Governor Atkinson.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1O.-Hcnry Mason.
alias George Christian. q colored man.
about afty years old. Is under arrest in
this city. Detective Captain McCluskoy
says Mason was wanted for a murder in
Pittsburgh, Pa. September %. last. Pc
ter Hoben and some other white men.
while on their way home saw some COL
ored men at Short alley and Forbea
street. Pittsburgh. They made somo
remark about the colored men and Ma
son. It Is alleged, pulled revolver and
fired. killing Hoben. Mason then fed.
When arrested Mason denied he wns
the man wanted. Detective Whitehouae.
OF Pittsburgh, reached here To-day with
one OF the men in the crowd witft Ho.
ben, and this man identified Mason na
the man who had shot Iioben.
Mason, 1t Is declared, was sentenced
TO the Moundsvillc, W. Va. prison for
arson and murder AMI was pardoned
out by Governor Atkinson after he had
served ten years. ,4..
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that the Spanish troops were driven out
Of the territory of u friendly ally. Ha
contendcd, therefore. that when the
treaty OF Paris was ratified the war
ceased and as no war had been declar-
cd against the Cuban republic, all fur
ther justification under the war-mok-
ing power 10 occupy Cuba ceased, and
the President should, Immediately upon
the ratification of the treaty. or within
n reasonable time thereafter, have
withdrawn the army.
Attacks Presidents Policy.
He claimed. therefore, that the instI-
tuition and maintenance by the President
OF military government In Cuba was.
and is. without authority under inter-
national law, and in fragrant contra
vention of the constitution OF the Uni
ted States. He further urged that auch
military government was unconstl :d-
tional, as 1t was essentially prosecu-
ton OF war against the Cuban republic,
and as Congress alone had the author
lly W ueCluTe WIT abulnbt ING SuDuu re-
public. the control of Cuba by the Pres
ident as commander-in-chIef was q
virtual prosecution Of war without tho
authority of Congress. He denied tina.
such government could be justified un-
der the war power. as the war power
has no existence except In time Of war
when the war Is authorized by Congress
and that the President could not use
the national forces for the purpose OF
governing. Cuba. He relied especially
upon the case of Ex Parte Milllgan. He
argued finally that. in any event. as
the trial In the Cuban courts Is without
grand Jury and petit jury. Nicely
could not be tried before them without
violation Of the sixth. seventh and
eighth amendments to the constitution.
Assistant Attorney General James II.
Beck will reply tomorrow on behalf OF
the government.
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Bows Fiendish Crime.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelllscncet.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Dec. TO-
The elght-year-old son OF Frank Baum,
q member of the merchants police
force of this city, deliberately poured n
large quantity of coal oil upon the
clothing Of his four-year-old sister yes
terday, and set It on fire. The child's
screams attracted the attention of her
parents. who were in the next room.
and they with great difficulty saved her
life. Both the girl and her mother we're
severely burned. The children were
playing alone in the kitchen aud the ac-
tIon Of the boy seems to be the result
OF pure flendishness.
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WANT TO REMOVE
TAX FROM BEER AND TOBACCO

eign competition this bill has made pos
slblc home combination with all of the
evils OF monopoly. We witness daily
the gross injustice OF these monopolles,
created and fostered by the government
selling goods rs they continually do to
foreign consumers out of the same fac
tory at 4 lower price than they sell the
same goods to home consumers.
Favor Alteration in Tax System.
I've urgently insist that the present
tariff laws should be modified so as to
prevent this imposition upon our own
citizens. Any alteration Of ou- sys-
tenn which continues such injustice cam
not be complete and satisfactory. We
favor an alteration In our system of
taxation which would collect more rev.
enue from the accumulated wealth OF
the country aud correspondingly less
from the producing energies and enter
Drises.
I'VE also believe that justice and
equality require that a person should
be taxed rather on what he has thnn
what he needs. hence we favor n sys-
tenn by which 4 reasonable portion OF
the present taxes should be collected
from income or profits rather than al
most the entire burden of taxation
should be placed upon consumption.
The report says that 4 reduction Of
$40, ,OOO.O 900 In taxation would permit the
relief of the tobacco and beer producing
interests. which have suffered from
heavy war taxes and would enable the
abolition of many veXatious and an
noyIng taxes that will be continued un-
der the proposed legislation.
I'VE contend" concludes the minori-
ty. "the vice of our existing legislation
IL that almost all the burdens OF the
federal government arc imposed upon
consumption rather than upon produc-
tlon."
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NELLY EXTRADITION
CASE BEING ARGUED.
Interesting and Important Legal Questions Developing as to the
Rights Of the President in Cuba and in the Philippines
Caused by Frauds on the Tropical Islands
FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 10 'rhc
Nicely eXtradition case was argued to-
day in the supreme court All the
judges were present. The urcumen. de-
veloped Interesting and important ques-
tons Of law with reference 10 the right
Of the United States TO ext ,dite frgi.'
tive criminals In the absence OF ur ex-
tradition treaty and especially with ref
erence to the right of the President
since the ratification OF the treaty. of
Paris TO maintain military form Of
government in the island OF Cuba. The
latter feature OF the argument mai It
the first of the arguments which bring
up for final decision by the supreme
court the constitutional relations he.
tween this country and the territorial
acquisitions which 1t has gained "a a
result of the Spanish American var.
The Ncely case referred exclusively to
the character of these relations so lar
as the island OF Cuba was concerned.
and thus presented an indcpen Cent
question from that which will be argued
on December Ii. when the character OF
these relations with Porto Rico and the
Philippines will be under consideration.
Lindsay Opened Argument.
John D. Lindsay, of the New York bar,
opened the argument for Necly. He
claimed that there existed in Cuba ptior
to our intervention n Cuban republic.
This republic. he argued. the United
States recognized on April 20. 1898.
when it passed Joint resolution signed
by the President, which declared THAT
the people OF the Island OF Cuba are.
and OF right ought to be- free and in
dependent" He claimed that the Uni
ted States did not make war against
the Cuban republic thus recognized.
but was Its ally, and that, therefore, ;he
success Of the American army did not
mean that Cuba was conquered, but
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Important Oil Suit Settled.

Special Dispatch to tho IntellIrcnccr.
uORGANToWN, W, Va, Dec. lo-A
telegram received here to-day by attor-
ncys Interested announces decision by
the supreme court of appeals In the In
rprtaut oil suit OF Charles a. Weaver
and n score OF Co.tennnts against Jc-
rome Il. Aiken and others, in which
property to the value of $4,000 is iu-
volvcd.
The court aillrms thc decision of
Judge Hagans in this court and decides
the point OF law that one partner or
joint owner In mn oil lease cannot take
II subsequent contract to himself and
hold II adversely against his co-tcnants
and partners, but that such subsequent
contract inurcs TO tho benefit OF tho
o-tcnants and partners.
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ANOTHER H0LD.UP
Attempted Mt Bellaire Last Evening.
Two Men Enter Lichstig's Store but
Are Frightened Away.

Another attempted holdup was report
cd to the police at BcllNire last night.
Levi Lichstig. proprietor of the New
York Cheap store on Belmont street,
says that two men. whom he describes
as being tall and poorly clad. entered
his place ut o'clock Inst evening, and
pointing n pistol al him, threatened to
shoot him II he made nny outcry.
While one OF the men kept the revol-
yer pointed at Mr. Lichstig, the other
fellow picked up n bundle of trousers
but for some reason he dropped the bun.
die and the pair started TO run up the
railroad, Mir. LichstiS does not give
any very definite description OF the
men, other than that they were tnll
and thin. The police have no clue, their
opinion being that the men were pair
of hphorg
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HOUSE PASSED
FIRST OF GREAT
SUPPLY BILLS.
Took Clerk Three Hours to Read
Measure, Which Went Through
Without Debate.
ECONOMY AND RETRENCHMENT
Policy of the Administration-Hny-
Pauncefote Treaty Occupies At
tention Of the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10.-The
first OF the great supply bills, the legls-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
prlatlon bill, was passed by the house
to.day in record time. The bill carries
so4, ,496.3OS and has 13l pages, but there
was less than ten minutes debate upon
it. Mr.. Bingham, tPenn.). who was in
charge Of the measure, rendered his
thanks to the house for the confidence
shown in the appropriations committee.
1t required about three hours for the
clerk to read the bill. No ether busi
ness was transacted.
Both parties in the recent campaign.
Mr.. Bingham said, pledged themselves
to economy and retrcnchnent. The
pending bHl-the first Of the big money
bills-was step in that direction. Mr..
Robinson Qnd.). expressed the opinion
that if retrenchment was desired pro-
vision should be inserted in the biz to
cut off the thirty days sick leave in ad-
ditlon to the thirty days leave now OIL
lowed to clerks In the executive deoart-
&c .
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E LONDON. Dec. 10.-D. Lloyd George,
Radical member for Carnarvou district.
brought together series OF accusations
against Mr.. Chamberlain that had been
figuring In the newspapers and moved
that no member OF the government
ought to have direct or Indirect in
terest in concerns contemplating for
government contracts. He pointed out
that the secretary OF state for the colo
MES held 5000 shares and other mem
bcrs of his family GI.COO shares In the
Birmingham trust, which in turn was a
share owner In the Tubes Limited, maxi
Ing 100000 pounds sterling Il year out
OF government contracts. He asserted
that Mr.. Chamberlain and his relations
held shares worth from G2SO.cO0 to
100000 in Elllotts metal company con-
tractors to the admiralty, and shares
valued at E25O.OOO In Kynoch's dyna-
mite company, contractors 10 the war
offices. After enumcratiag other COM
panies in which the Chamberlain fam
lily. he asserted, had interests. MI.
George declared that he was not at
tacking the private character Of the
minister. but had raised the matter be-
cause this case might be used as pre-
cedCnt later to corruption"
Matter of Personal Acnor.
After various speeches for ana against
the resolution. Mr.. Chamberlain replied:
1T is my personal honor that is in
volved in this question:" he said. land I
think 1t hard. after twenty-five years of
life in the full light OF parliament To
have to stand up and explain tha. am
no, n scandaluus thief. These attacks
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yerlses to be Commissioner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-lndications
tonight point to John w, ierkcs, OF
Kentuclsy, ns the next commissioner of
Internal revenue. Joseph II. Manley, OF
Maine. had another Interview with the
President to-day, and the possibility of
holding the place open for him till next
April. when his term as speaker OF the
house IN the Maine legislature expires.
was discussed. It is believed. however.
that he will decline the offer definitely
o-mOrrOw
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WILSON FOR SPEAKER
Of West Virginia House Of Delegates.
Endorsed by Elkins.

OCIIE5ttIS5s
Endorsed by Elkins.
Special Dispatch to the intclllgencer.
ELK1NS, w. Va, Dec. lO.-Wllllam
G. Wilson. who made such phenome.
nal race in the Randotph-Tucker dele
gate district. will doubtless be speaker
Of the house of delegates at its coming
session. 1t is understood that Mr..
Wilson has the endorsement of Senator
Elkins, and that the senator will inti-
mate to the house when 1t meets that
II his desire that Mr. Wilson be made
speaker, In consideration OF his re-
markab!c victory In district In which
Republican had never before been elect
cd, and which In 1898 gave Democratic
majority OF 600.
Mr.. Wilson'S opponent was J. a. Cum
ninsham. present member, who stood
for reelection. His majority in the
district was 452, or 347 more than Nc
Kinley's majority. In the entire state
only seven candidates ran ahead of the
ticket. OF these Mr.. Wilson's majority
was the greatest. ,-z----'-s----- -
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PUTTING on Hustling clothes.

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. Dec. 10
The Parkersburg board OF trade Will
hold the most important meeting in Its
history next Thursday evening.
The matters to be considered are
new city charter. the taking OF
an entire new enumeration of the city's
population and the Incorporating OF the
board. after the plan of the Wheeling
board of trade.
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Interest in Mrs. Wards New Book.

Special Dispatch TO the 1ntellIsenccr.
PAREERSBURG, w. Va. Dec. 10 -
Special interest Is felt In this city IN
Mrs. Humphreys new novel, Eleanor"
just placed on the market, owing to the
fact that 4 Parkersburg lady. Miss
WInifrede Rose, is the original of the
frontispiecc, which Albert Sterncr drew
for the American edition. Miss Rose,
who Is prominent young society wo-
man. and n talented American. posed
for the picture. while In New Yorl;
some months ago.
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rowae Now a Senator.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 1O.-IIon.
Charles A. Towne, the recently ar-
pointed. successor to the late Senator
Davis, OF Minnesota. attended to-day's
session OF the senate and took the oath
OF office. No business OF Importance
was transacted In open session. the SEN
ate going Into secret session on the
Hay -Paunccfotc treaty as soon as rou-
tine business was concluded.
Without rCsuming business in open
session. the senate, at 5:o5 p. m.. al
tourned.
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t,ls of the Santa Fe railroad say to-
light that the strike of telegraph
,p..ators is practically over.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 10.-R. C.
Cipp chairman of the grievance COM
u!,;pe OF the o. r. T.. talking Of the
statement OF the Santa Fe railroad off,
tals, that its operators had violated
their contract by failing to give thirty
t,ys notice Of their grievances, said to-
ily:
The company, itself had already
t.uken the agreement and 1t was no
huger binding on the telegraphers. The
saicals Of the Santa Fe main line broke
tie agreement In their zeal to help the
Management OF the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe down the telegraph operators
ca that line. They were working quiet
y hand in hand with the officials Of the
s1cthern line to disrupt and destroy the
tslesFaphers' organization on the Santa
Fe and all OF its associated lines. They
furnished free transportation from all
points along the eastern division OF the
sluta Fe to telegraphers who weie will
lTg to take the places OF the strikers. I
shipped as q 'scab' with n cargo of
s,ghty-siX Of them. When we got to
Topeka, there were only three OF them
ktL We had supplied majority Of
tie others with transportation back to
their homes.
Failed to Keep its Agreement.
'But 1t is not only by such work as
that the company has failed to fu!hll It's
agreements with the Santa Fe opera
ilis,"' Mr.. Clapp continued. 1T has
failed to live up to its agreement In the
nltter of wages, the dinner hour and
tse rules governing the employees. We
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WHEEIING VA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER ll.l9oo

charged by Judge Woodward last week
on hnbeas corpus proceedings, following
the death of his wife under susplcious
circumstances, and who was immediate-
ly re-arrcsted on complaint OF his wlfe's
father, was to-day again discharged
from custody.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The views
I. the minority members OF the ways
lad means committee on the bill reduc-
Is war revenue taxes about s4O00o.00O,
vas completed and made public this af-
H!nOon. II Is signed by the entire Dem
Ufa;ic membership Of the committee
NUssrs. Richardson. Of Tennessee:
Swanson. OF Virginia; Mcclellan. of
Sew- York; Newlands. of Nevada:
Cooper. of Texas, and Underwood, OF
Alabama.
The report says that the minority are
Q. the opinion that the proposed reduc-
ton Of revenues Is too small and that
the bill does rot go far enough In re-
!ty!ng the people of the burdens i'm
Iosed upon them for war purposes. The
rma!ring taxes, says the report. are
Unnecessary and should be removed.
The minority take issue with Secre-
h;y Cages estimate of S26.OO0,OO0 sur
plus In 1902. and say that II Congress
observes proper economy In expendi-
lures the surplus ought TO be Sl09.
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Can Be Larger Reduction.

We are. therefore. clearly Of the
opinion that there can safely be much
'rTther reduction than Is contemplated
IN the bill presented BY the committee
and that now Is the time to give such
relief Instead of taking OF the sum Of
!oFiy millions, rs Is proposed, we would
30 'urihcr and reduce taxation not less
than ~. 100000.
We would make these reductions on
Nose articles which are most nearly
Me nt:cssaries OF life. and would take
OIL the taxes that are most annoying
anu TeSatious to the people. This would
no way cripple or impair the public
sSFIc". The war being over the war
@Aes should cease and the train of
extraordinary expenditures" following
'ae war should also terminate.
We shall not. however. oppose the
passage OF the bill for II gives some re-
NH' but viii endeavnr to properly
'rcnd IT,"
-HNeiatioH VI .1hTlH LuWS'
Ihe report continues:
"r favor an alteration OF the pres
.a' GIiIf laws, certainly to the extent
"l' 'h'y have promoted monopoly. 1t
'9' heeG proved beyond question by
s'asiJe before the Industrial commits
','n APPOINTED by Congress-, that many
M D..
u me powerful trusts that have an alb.
s''0'' monopolyot their business In this
I"0H''y and that exercise their power
,%Sp''iealIy and inIrriOusiy 10 the pco-
.e' "Fsciy owe their growth to the GUS
""'S duties imposed In the DIngley
: ,'tal law, which prohibits foreign com
le,'iua
~ destroying In many cases all for
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Traffic Not Atrectea.

PUEBLO, Colo. Dec. 1O,-Trailic on
the Santa Fc railroad into and out of
this city has not been affected py the
telegra piers strike.
Unofficial reports received from sta
tions along the northern division indi-
cate that large numbers of the operators
are still working.
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Pensions for Widows.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. = Senator
Cullom to-day introduced bills to grant
pcnslonB OF $50 per month to Hannah L..
pnlmcr widow OF General John NJ. Pal
mcr, and Minerva McCtcrnnnd. widow
OF General John l.. McClcrnand.
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MnnnlcyN Getting We'll.

CHICAGO. Dec. lO.-F. Peter Dunno.
creator Of philosopher Doolcy," who
has been III with typhoid fever nj ST.
Luke's hospital. In this city. Is reported
to bc or tho roHd 10 recovery Hia phys
icians believe that the crisis has been
t,p crnI
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Firemen Will Not Strike.

PEORIA, Ills, Dec. 10.-Grand Mas
ter Sargent. OF the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotivc Firemen. to-day said the fire
men on the Santa Fe will not strike ont
Of sympathy for the telegraphers. He
stated that the brotherhood which he
represents, will not be drawn into the
controversy in any manner.