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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31
GHANCE OF PFLIEF

Fo- Chicago Packers From Restrie-
lions of German neat HsA.
Docs Not Go Into Efeet Until oc-
tOber. -4
CHICAGO. May SO-chleago packers
saw chance OF relief from the restrie-
tions OF this German meat bill IN infor-
nation cabled last night to Morris Ep-
stein. presldeRt OF the Germaa-Amerl-
can Provision Company. that the bill
will not go into erect unrit october $,
BY that time ii is supposed the German
naval bill will have been passsd and
the German opponents OF the meat bill
will be better able to work against II,
and perhaps modify, some Of les work
ings.
Packers who learned that the bill
would not talls effect until TALL were In
cllned to think that the date had been
put on much further than naturally
would have been the case. Just how
this was acomplished the cabled infor-
nation to Mr.. Epstein did not say, Mr..
Epstein said that IT would have been
possible to put the bill in eject at once,
under the German law.
An Unfrfendly Measure.
"Tha news that the bun win not 90
into effect until October. makes me be-
lleve before that time some way viii
have been found to soften its restrie-
lions. provided the United States does
not lose Its temper and begin retalta-
tory measures on German products"
said Mr.. Epstein. "Whila was dis
cusslng the meat bill with q German
statesman not long ago. when l was
abroad, he said to me that Germany
never would enforce such an unfriandly
measure against America, provided the
United States did nothing unfriendly
to Germany. From that inferred that
the opponents OF the meat bill looked
for some modification Of it befnra it is
put IN effect. y
''It is well known that the German
emperor is opposed to the meat bin as 1t
was passSd. His greatest solltltude Is
for the naval bin. however Now that
the meat bill will not take effect until
October 5. the emperor,will have ample
time to secure the passage Of The naval
bill, and. that done, think the packers
have reason to expect soniathlng favor
able win happen"
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A MOTHERS STORY.
Tolls About Her daughters Illness
end How She was Followed
Two Letters to ME- Pinlrham.

HMBs. PlSKiiAW;--I write TO tell you
about my daughter. She Is nineteen
yenrs old and Is flowing ali the time.
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MOTHERS lose their dread for that
terrible second summer when they
have pr. Fowler's Extract OF Wild
strawberry In the house Natures ape
cihc for bowel complaints OF every sort
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"DRAR MRa. PINK
HAN;-Tt affords me
great pleasure to tell
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31

That old sore or ulcer, which haa been source
ave or ten maybs longer doeSut heal because
ment but are trying 20 cure with salves aud washes
pain 10 some extent real permanent good can come
Il In the blood and far beyond the
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Pensions for All.

"Thcrc Is another fact which de-
sire TO mention to-day, my friends, be-
cause It Is one OF the live questions Of
the hour. II 10 this: II the govern
ment had the right TO require men to
serve In ita army, II Is honor bound to
a government that does not protect the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-11

About ten men Of the Connaughts and
twenty Of the Inniskillings-represen
tives of the green and orange, under Col.
Thackery-found themselves In bad posi-.
lions, and the ambulance wagons being
In the field carrying of the wounded,
they were obliged to cease firing.
well, men, 1t Is now Pretoria for W
(meaning surrender), or shall We do the
best we CAM
1.-The divil Of Pretoria for U.S." was the
cry OF ell.
DO the best you can. and If the worst
comes we'll fight it out
A Boer officer came up and said:
you seem to have lost very heavily
here?"
Yes said Col. Thackery, laughing,
but we shall be at Pretoria for the new
year all the same"
+. WELL" said the Boer, '1f you are,
promise to send you the best bottle OF
champagne In South Africa. ). ~,
After some similar chaff, Col. Thack1
cry said: osr 4s~
Goodbye, ], am going back to camp
and intend to take my arms with me.
Very WELL I've no orders about that,
but in any case I'm looking the othcr
way"
1t has been the custom In England for
the purpose of melting the passions OF
the people to the war pitch to describe
the Beers as little better than savages,
but many Incidents like this show them
to be totally different.
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cution would leave the campaign in a
perilous state, for the Beers would then
hold on to Ladysmith, which nothing but
disasters In the west and the certainty
of more to follow would make them let
go. But Lord Roberts Is strong
n an. with a big heart, resolute will
and a clear head. His presence with q
British army is menace enough, and
when he moves he will probably make the
Beers move. He has reinforced Methuen
with cavalry brigade and heavy artil-
lery, and there will probably be an In
fantry division to follow. 'asg2a
Looking at Gen.. Buffers action by
itself the impression 1t makes recalls
Gen. Mcclellan, who, though cautious
and knowing how to preserve his army.
run risks and the self-reliance Of great
commander. To all appearance Gen. Bull
Ter has given up his third attempt before
his attack was half developed.
"a telegram received from Lourenzo
MARQUES speaks OF a sortie from Lady.
smith on the night Of Thursday to Fri
day. Such an attempt Of Gen. White 10
cut his way out was probable, and may
succeed though the nature Of modern
weapons is against him, and there would
be heavy loss and any stragglers would
be cut of.
.sThe likelihood of Gen. White attempt
ing to fight his way out would explain
the reticence of the war Office. 1t would
also explain the demonstration from
Cbieveley, of which we have heard only
through Boer telegram.
mo decided opinion on the operations
of the past week can be formed until q
connected account shall be received"
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perts. but must give weight to the facts
pointed out by them.
DEATH OF BARNET.

pointed out by them.
DEATH OF BARNET.
eff the testimony given as to the death
Of Barnet" said the recorder, tends to
lead up to the Identification of Molineux,
1t Is material. But II you are satisfied
that Molineux was responsible for the
death Of Barnet, that is no reason why
you should find him guilty Of the death
Of MrA Adams. He is on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Adams. s Except as a
means Of Identification, the incidents of
the death Of Barnet are not material.
When the recorder finished Mr.. Battle
arose at once and noted an exception to
his refusal to charge as required. Then,
before sending the jury to their delibera-
tons, Recorder Golf remembered that he
had forgotten to warn the jury that Mol
ineux's father entered in no way Into
the case. SIT * - ;..a,,.
..IIis honored father rs not on trial.
he said in conclusiorl ah'I It isN Melineux
who is on trial His station, money OF
friends entitle him to no consideration.
He is entitled to a fair and Impartial
trial. .a.sYsa !.sys ~ gssg.eiszs!4.. ess.s..s
AS the juryswas about to leave the room
for the second time, Recorder Con- again
called them back and asked them II they
had to go to lunch or Immediately take
I'D the case The jury at once decided 10
go to lunch, and were departing Tor the
Astor house, when they decided to take
1,p the case. This was partly due toslne
severe attacks of rheumatism from Whlcn
Jilryman Brown has been suffering. by
doing so they would finish sooner ana al
low the juryman to get treatment again.
1t is said the trial has cost szVV'ooV
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TELEPHONE CONSOLIDATION
WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANY
AND OSHKOSH NORTHWEST
ERIN ARE NOW ONE
Citizens Petition Both Companies,
and the New Concern Proposes TO
Make Oshkosh a Division Head
quarters With Long Distance Con-
nectiOns.

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, February 4tn,
1900-The usual has happened. Through
the details completed yesterday. Of which
the public has already had some
intimations, the Wisconsin Telephone
Company has acquired the property Of the
Oshkosh Northwestern Telephone Com
pany. and has come into undisputed pos
session of the whole local field.
1t has become evident that no city is
big enough for two permanent Compel
ing telephone systems, and that one of
the local concerns should absorb the
other was inevitable from the start.
However satisfactory to the customer
competition may be, 1t Is generally I'M
profitable to the stockholder or investor.
This is shown by the fact that the local
company have received no returns In the
way of dividends. Philanthropy of this
kind must end. sooner or later. Telephone
service seems to be one Of those natural
monopolies created by the very force of
circumstances. and, unlike the tele-
graph, express and railroad business,
competition results in no good to the
community.
. The long-distance connection Is a vital
part of the telephone service. To estab-
Iish and maintain it demands enormous
expenditure. The fact that our local COM
papy could not furnish this has COM
of its stockholders to take both phones,
thereby subjecting them to largely in
creased expense. To give good service
the business men demand telephone con-
nection with Milwaukee, Chicago and
many other points in our adjoining states.
A numerously signed petition has been
presented to both companies, urging con-
solidation In this case this meant OBJ
tanning the best possible terms from the
Wisconsin Telephone Company.
After much negotiation 1t has seemed
best to accept the terms offered rather
than continue in fight which would
serve only to make the loss greater, and
which eventually might make the stock
worthless Depreciation in equipment is
certain and rapid, and at the rates Which
have been charged the entire receipts
have gone into the maintenance of the
plant.
The Wisconsin Telephone Company,
which now enters into the control OF the
field proposes to make Oshkosh division
headquarters, and in the early spring will
erect its own building, with all possible
facilities for its business. The work of
reorganizing the operating departments
will be Instituted at once, and the entire
system will be put in perfect working
condition.
In the future conduct Of the business
something may safely be left to the sa-
gacity of the governing company, who
will shape their plant in this city to ac-
commodate fifteen hundred or more SUBJ
scribers in the near future. We have
assurances that the business will be SO
popularized, by its rates and otherwise,
that this number Of subscribers will be
obtained. We prophesy there will be no
mourners outside Of the shareholders of
the local company, who have failed to
find in the local company the large re-
turns which prompted the investment.
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80 in the morning, and arrived within
two miles of Koodoesberg at 4:30 p. M,
too late to attempt the turning movement.
The next morning it was found that the
Beers had fled from the lower drift, but
still remained on the hill, which they
also left when they perceived Babingtons
movements Early in the morning Bah
iHgton vigorously shelled the retiring
Beers.
The whole British force is now return
ing to camp.
This little affair reflects great credit
upon Gen. Macdonald's tactics, and
proves that the Highlanders have thor
oughly recovered their old go and cour-
age.
BOER LOSSES.
BOER HEAD LAGER, Ladysnllth,
Feb. DIT is reported from the Upper
Tugela that in yesterdays fight, while
driving the British across the river with
heavy loss to them, the Beers had four
men killed and eight wounded On re-
taking the kopje, twenty-five Beers were
found killed The alarm was given at
midnight that the Eadysmith troops were
trying to force a passage in the direction
of the Free State laager, Heavy firing
was heard, but no particulars have been
received.
49,, BOERS IN. ZULULAND.
DURHAM, Feb. 10.-The Beers have
taken Inkandla, a Zululand magistracy.
The magistrate, the night previous, ex-
ploded the magazine, and, with his staff
and the police, evacuated the place and
proceeded to Eshowe.
POOR PAY IN PRETORIA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-Mr. Macrum,
ex-consul to Pretoria, has returned to
Washington from his home in East Liver
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pool, o. He Is engaged in the final set
tlement Of his accounts with the state
and treasury department, and meanwhile
continues reticent as to his past and pres
ent business. 1t Is possible that upon tho
final adjustment of his accounts the ex-
consul will not have heavy credit on his
side of the ledger. owing to the insignif-=
canoe of the salary allowed for the Pre-
toria consulate compared with the heavy
expense of living in that part Of the
world 1t Is probably true that Mr..
Adelbert Hay, the present consul, al
though unincumbered with a family, will
find the $1,000 allowance speedily swal-
lowed up by the war rates of living now
prevailing In Pretoria.
BoER RELIEF FUNDS.
NEW YORK, Feb 10. - Charles K.
Pruyn, vice chairman of the American
committee to assist the Red Cross work
in the Boer lines, has addressed an ap-'
peal to all Americans for subscriptions.
The appeal says that money will be
sent, when not otherwise directed by the
donor, direct to the Netherlands head
quarters, and when money is not needed
for this purpose. 1t will be sent direct to
the widows and relatives of those killed.
or those suffering in the Boer lines by
reason of war. When SO designated by
the donors directly to DR.. Leyds and DR..
Muller, representatives in Europe of the
Transvaal and Orange Free State, to be
expended by them for Red Cross pur-
poses.
HE GOES TO THE WAR.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 1o.-sir Wilfred
Laurier said tonight that Gen. Hutton,
commander in chief Of the Canadian
forces. had sent In his resignation and
will leave shortly for South Africa
READY FOR ROBERTS.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 1.-THE Petit Bleu
publishes the report Of an interview with
DR.. Leyds, in the course of which the
South African representative declares his
visit to Berlin had no reference to obtain
ing a loan for the Transvaal, which Is not
in pressing need of money. Regarding
Gen. Butler, Mr.. Leyds said he believed
the movement had been q diversion In
tended to cover greater movement by
Lord Roberts IN the direction NJ the Free
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DEATH FOR MOLINEUX
Continued From First Page.
could not understand how it was reach
DEATH OR LIBERTY.

DEATH OR LIBERTY.
Recorder Golf during his charge to the
jury asked Lawyer Weeks If he wished
him to define the various charges of
granddaughter and murder, Recorder Golf
answered that he did not, and that 1t
was murder in the first degree or moth
ing. Without defining the crimes of
manslaughter and murder, Recorder Golf
continued by saying:
You may find verdict Of murder In
the first or second degree, but you must
not use your power capriciously.''
The recorder went over the indictment
and its several counts and then said.
If you find that Molineux sent the
poison he is just as guilty as If Cornish
had died, instead Of Mrs. Adams,
Dld the defendant send the poison
package to Cornish? Upon that control
ling question the whole case hangs. If
ne did, then all the other questions are
disposed Of. If you are satisfied he did
not, then you shall acquit.''
AS to the testimony of the fourteen
handwriting experts called by the prose
cution, the recorder said:
The testimony of experts Is entitled
to the same consideration as the testi-
mony OF the other witnesses. Expert evil
dence Is offered to aid the Jury. Expert
evidence Is competent as evidence to q
fact. In case Of an expert swearing TO q
fact which must necessarily be a matter
Of opinion, his evidence need not be taken
as fact, even IL the Integrity Of the wit
nesses is unimpeached.
In case Of this character, where a
life is at stake. I would have you exam
Inc that testimony with care and eau
ton. and If the question at issue hangs
merely on that testimony. would in
struct you that 1t would be extremely
dangerous to convict of murder in the
first degree upon that class Of testi-
mony."
The recorder took up some of the adj
mitted and disputed writings, and told
the jury they had a right to disagree
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TEN ARE DEAD.
Revised List of Victims of North
Western Disaster.

Western Disaster.
ESCANABA, Mich, Feb. 10.-The
charred remains Of what are supposed to
have been the bodies of nine victims of
the Chicago & North Western wreck at
Ford River switch, have been brought to
this city and placed In the morgue. All
but two of them were positively identified
by the coroner's jury. These, with the
body of Sam o. Green, Of Negaunee,
which was the first to be recovered, make
a total of ten lives lost In the wreck. A
revised list of the dead Is as follows:
John Hamlin. Clarence Creek, Canada;
Theodore Deforge, Hardwood, Mich;
Emil Nelson, Ford River, Mich; Samuel
o. Green, Negaunee, Mich; W. L. Hill,
William Dillon, Charles Morton, all Of
Escanaba, Mich; George E. Blake, I'M
known man., supposed to be a jeweler
from Menominee; unknown man, body
completely cremated, and Miss Annie
Seymour, Of Schaeffer, reported dead, is
still alive, but unconscious and cannot
recover. Two others were probably fatal
ly injured They are Joseph valincourt,
of Peronvilie, and B. W. Brown, of this
city.
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OPERATIONS REVIEWED.
Spencer Wfll1inson's Summing Up OF
Situation In South Africa.

spencer !" AlsA1ASOI Up Oh
Situation In South Africa.
LONDON, Feb 10.-Spencer Wilkinson,
of the Morning, Post, reviewing the South
African situation for the Associated
Press at midnight, says:
Lord Roberts has now taken hold Of
the campaign His intention is to act on
the western theater of war with sufli.
ctent energy to move the central force.
Gen Buffers movement therefore must
be part Of a general scheme If Gen.
Butler cannot skin the bear himself, he
can hold its leg until someone else does.
Accordingly, Gen. Butler is not to risk
his army, but, short of that is to give the
Beers as much to do in Natal as he can.
His attack Of the past week was
hardly carried out with the push that
marks the resolve Of a man to win or to
be taken. Modern weapons favor; an at
tack which envelopes a flank, but not an
attack which tries to break the center Of
an army.
1.-THE new plan involves prompt and
successful operations against the Free
State forces in the west, series OF
crushing blows Any failure in their exc
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Continued FTOm - AASs : -" -
commenced at O'Clock at night, the
pontoon bridge being removed after Gen.
Bildyard' S force had crossed this morning.
The whole force retired peyouna .ns
range of the Boer guns cohtihueu
shelling.'' .safet!
CABINET COUNCIL.
An extra cabinet meeting was held TINS
afternoon in response 70 summons iss seVs.
,ast avening The council lasted over
two hours. several members OF the oe-
fense committee were present ana rLofo
Salisbury presided The premier heid
surnlementary consultation after the de-
ma Iture of the majority of his colleagues.
POSITION PROVED uNTENABLE.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP, SPRING
Field BRIDGE, Feb! 9-The position
TOKEN north of the Tugela river proved a
difticult one tn maintain. The regiments
sent across as reinforcements went INTO
the front line Of trenches, but, OWING u
the GREAT strength Of the Beers in the
Rreltfontein hills to the left, 1t was found
impossible to advance without rlshihs III
necessary loss. The Beers continued smell 81
ing the British position. Several long
Tom" shells fell among the transport
+roins and four burst. but the Beers
could not get the range. The British
ouns failed to silence the long Tom or
other masked guns The Beers continued
to work the Nordenfeldts on the British
infantry tntrenched on the HILL The f1re
was severe at times Wednesday after
noon Gen. Butler resolved not TO press
the advance by this route The transport
train moved back. and the iniantry re-
tirei from Vaal Krantz.
Wednesday night the guns on the ZWart
Kop replied to the Boer Smelling. When
they commenced to shell the transport
train the Beers got large number OF
cannon into the position. Their superior
itv of shell fire rendered the advance
impossible.
MAcDoNALD's SUCCESS.
/ MoDDER RIVER, Feb. s.-(Noon.)-
Gen. Macdonald scored aqdistinct success
at Koodoesberg. His original orders We're
to hold the drift ard construct a tort.
The position, however. was extremely
difficult, a long range qofEhigh hills run
ming northwest and terminating close to
the drift on the NORTH bank OF the river.
AS It was impossible TO f1ol1 the whoie
summit, Gen. Macdonald constructed
strong works acrossbthH center, " hich
were held by the Seaforth Hignlancers
and three companies ssftthe Black Watch.
While the Highland Sight infantry held
a small kopje on the right, the Ninth
lancers patrolled the LETT coward the river
Gen. Macdonald's plan being to repel ate
tacks. Things went quietly until We'd
nesday, when the Beers, advanced along
the ridge within 900 yards, mounting two
mountain seven-pound ers,s which We're In
visible from the plain. They also held q
smaller drift, three miles to the west.
On receipt Of this news, Gen. Methuen
dispatched large force of cavalry and
two horse batteries, under Gen, Babing-
ton, with the purpose Of surrounding
the Beers In order to further this plan.
Gen. Macdonald adopted merely defensive
tactics. It was not attempted to force
have resulted in their general retirement
too soon.
Gen. Darlington left Modder river at
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RATE cutting Alleged.

cutting in passenger business and DELHI
crate violations Of the recently promul-
gated agreement to stop the payment of
commissions to third parties to tnflu-
ence business, freely circulated among
general passenger agents in Chicago. The
alleged violators are said to be two stand
ard lines-the Lake Shore and the Big
Four. These two roads are accused OF
bidding for Grand Army Of the Republic
encampment business at much less than
the authorized rates Of one fare for the
round trip.
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President McKin1ey May Lead.

CHICAGO, Feb. lot is expected that
President Mckinley, mounted on horse
back. will lead the last great parade Of
veterans Of the Civil war that will ever
be given. COMMUNICATIVE Chief Albert j.
Shaw, of the National encampment. G..
A. R., has appointed him as an aide-de-
camp on his staff, and among others he
will receive the regular official order to
appear in the big parade of the Grand
Army to be held during the National en-
campment In Chicago next summer.