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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
BOTH PARTIES
Held Meetings Yesterday ut Weston.
Republicans outnumbered Their

Held Meetings Yesterday ut Weston.
Republicans outnumbered Their
Opponents Five to One.
Special Dispatch to the Intclllgenccr.
WESTON, w. Va, Oct. 1O.-Both par
ties held meetings here to-day. The Re-
publlcans billed their speakers some
days ago. and the Democrats advcr-
tised q meeting at once. and later Sc
cured Hon. Stuart W. Walker. of Mar
tlnsburg. and canvassed large part OF
the county for q crowd. The Republi-
cans were addressed by Hon. A. B.
White. candidate for governor, and
Charles j. Schuck. Of Wheeling.
BY actual count the Democrats had
eighty-seven persons present, and the
Republicans had an audience of nearly
500. Both White and Schuck delivered
able speeches and there was much en-
thuslasm. Hons. B. B. Dovener and w.
G. Caldwell arrived here to-day at noon.
and will hold several meetings In the
county this week. Hon. 8. B. Mont
gumery, OF ISingwood. has been making
some very practical addresses In this
county for the past few days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
GRAND 4 /, LODGE

Knights of Pythias Convene IN An
nual session-Parade Ono OF the
Features Of the Day-organlzation
Growtng--aood Financial Condition.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllrence..
MoRGANToWN. W. Va, Oct. To-
The grand lodge. knights OF Pythias Of
West Virginia, convened In annual ses-
sion this morning and Morgantown had
a big day as result OF the exercises.
The country people who were expected
In yesterday at the Republican demon-
stration. came in to-day. The majority
of the delegates arrived over the Baltl-
more & Ohio road on the early morning
train. With them were three bands
from Fairmon,, which, with one from
Rivesville, and the local bands, have
entertained the town with music all
day long.
| The feature Of The exercises to-day
was the parade, which consisted Of the
grand lodge. Uniform Rank Of the cub
ordinate lodges, brass bands. the town
officials. the corps OK cadets Of the
West Virginia University and Company
Z. OF the state guards. The parade was
almost a mile long and was executed
with rare grace.
Tonight there was public meeting
at Commencement hall OF the Univar-
sity. 1t was filled with people. Mayor
Postcn welcomed the Knights on be-
half Of the town. William z. Glass-g
cock spoke for the town, and George G.
| Sturgiss spoke for the University.
Grand Chancellor Charles + Bcpedum
responded for the visitors and an adj
| dress by Thomas G. Sample followed.
The programme was interspersed with
some choice music by the school OF mu-
sic OF the university.
Business Session.
The grand lodge had q business scs-
sion this morning, which revealed tho
prosperous condition OF the organ!za-
tlon. During the year Just closing the
following new lodges have been insti-
tuted: White Pine No. 81, ut Berke-
ley, Raleigh county; Frocntine Lodge
No. IS. at .Cholyan. kanawha county;
Wlnifrede Lodge No. rs, at NVinifrede,
Kannwl,a county; Burke Garden Lodge
No. 81, at Aspland. Mcdowell county;
| Good Faith Lodge No. g.. at Central
City, Cabell county: Grays Flat Lodge
No. 50, at Grays Flat. Marion county;
Liberty Lodge No. "a, at Parkersburg;5
Lincoln Lodge No. 1S. at Amos, Marion
| county; klondike Lodge No. 12s, Sep
temher 10, at Tyriennell, Taylor county,
Lodges consolidated: Glenville Lodge
No. 81. Glenvillc. was consolidated with
Harmony No. eS, of Tanner. SE
AS the result of these additions tho
number OF lodges in the state has
reached 126, with total membership OF
S.266. net gain Of SS3 during the past
year.
Receipts Increased.
During the past year the receipts
from nll sources have amounted to
s67,s67 3s, and the disbursements for all
purchases to ss2,2s4 6S. This includes
the disbursements for sick benefits, iu-
neral expenses and for relief and cur
rent expenses: 1t leaves as cash on
hand, s32.73S %.
This is substantial gain over LAST
year. The total cash value Of nll tho
property paraphernalia and invest
ments of the body amounts to $685.
o07 Il. During the paEt year fourteen
members OF the grauo lodge have died.
In addition to this loss. forty-two
Knights, not members Of the grand
| lodge have died.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
ENGLAND'S REPLY

To GermanJ's Second Note Is Salts
factory to the Lutter-Follows the
Example Of Uncle Sam.
BERLIN. Oct, 1O-Great BritaIn's
answer to Germnny's second note was
received this morning. It is an unre-
served and unconditional acceptance OF
the German position. a high official of
the foreign office made the following
statement on the subject this after
noon:
Great Britain rs following the ex-
ample Of the United States. At the
same time che has directed her repre-
sentative In Pckln to proceed In nc
cordnnce with Germany's second note.
Her answer makes no mention Of the
German note Of September, but there
was no necessity for any reference, be-
cause the September note merely laid
down certain general principles while
the second note developed them Into
practical suggestions"
This evening the papers do not COM
ment upon tho British reply. Few OF
them indeed. mention It at NIL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
flye per cent, first mortgage bonds OF
the West Virginia & Pittsburg railroad
company, were stricken from the stock
exchange list to-day.
KILLED HIS WIFE
And Was Acquitted, and Then Sues
Company For Her Life Insurance.
Most Remarkable Case on Record.

And Was Acquitted, and Then Sues
Company For Her Life Insurance.
Most Remarkable Case on Record.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 1o.-A
suit to recover Insurance on the life Of
his wife. whom he killed on December
81, 1893. has been commenced in this
city, by Prof. swithln c. shortlidge.
who Is now residing at Kennett Square,
in Chester county. The suit, which ia
to recover the sum OF s7.o22 from the
Provident Life and Trust Company, is
one OF the most remarkable In the his
tory OF life insurance.
The tragedy which ended the life Of
Mrs. Shortlldge was enacted in Media,
on New Years eve. and caused n
great sensation. Several years before
that Prof. shortlidge had come to Me-
dia with his wife and family. and es-
tablished what was known as the Me-
dia academy for young men. For sew
eral years the venture was successful.
the school having high class patron-
age. Then Mira. Shortlidge died.
Married Miss Jones.
In November. 1893, Prof. shortlIdge
married Miss Marie Dixon Jones and
everybody pronounced 1t q happy
match. Shortly after his second mar
rlage the professor began to act
strangely. On the night OF the killing,
six weeks after the marriage, Professor
shortlidge Invited his wife to go out
with him for walk.
It had been showing heavily and Mrs.
Shortlldge protested that her husband
was not completely dressed. He COM
manded her to follow him, and when
they had gone n short distance from the
house he drew revolver and shot her
through the heart. He then made, an
attempt to commit suicide, but was
dlsarmed by n reIghbor.
Professor Was Acquitted.
In the trial which followed Professor
Shortlidge was acquitted on the ground
OF insanity. and was confined in m
asylum until year ago.
There is no case Of parallel nature
In the insurance annals OF this state. A
life insurance man recalls a case which
occurred at Sedalia, Mo-, several years
ago, but which does not establish o
precedent for the present suit by rca-
son Of Its sudden and tragic ending. A
saloonkeeper in that city insured the
life OF his wife for 5000. and then in q
rage killed her by forcing a red hot po-
ker down her throat. He was put on
trial for his life. and after fierce legal
battle. was acquitted on technicality.
After his acquittal, he sued the life
insurance company and, SO for as law
was concerned, he had 1t entirely on
his side. Public feeling had been
wrought to such pitch. however. that
no Jury could be found to give the mur-
derer q verdict, and finally the indig-
nant citizens ended the matter by TAX
ing the plaintiff out and hanging him to
a tree. sr4Ef
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
NEW RAILROAD IIIly !.
m Marion County to bo Built At one, Z

In Marion County to be Built at ona
Contract Awarded Thousands o.
Men to be Employed. d
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Oct. 1o.-The
Baltimore & Ohio railway to-day.
awarded a contract to w. Z. Howley 9
Company, Pittsburgh contractors. to
build q branch line from Fairmont to
Fairyiew, w. Va. The line will cost In
the neighborhood Of 100000 when an
ished and will require two bridges, ono
crossing the Monongnhela river and
another Buffalo creek.
The local contracting firm viii em-
ploy thousands Of men in rushing the
work. The new road which, Will be
eighteen miles IN length. oaens up an
entirely new coal field.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
HoTEIHMEN'S ASSOCIATION

OF tho state Adjourn after Elactine
ofIicers-col. Tom seeley Made
President.
Correspondence of tho Intclllgenccr. ri
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Oct. TO-
The third annual meeting OF the West
Virginia Hotel Mems Association, which
adjourned to-day. elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Prosl-
dent, Thomas b. sceley, ClarksburE;
vice presidents. b. q. Williams, Fair.
mont; CO d. VanKcuren. Wheeling; C,
Z. Hosford, sistersvillc; Homer Smith.
Point Pleasant. and Lloyd e. Smith,
Parktraburg. Secretary and treasurer,
E. %. Carney, Wheeling. Executive
committee, b, s. Mcclure, Wheeling: L.
s. Crump. kenovn: Homer Smith, Point
Pleasant; II. c. Van Wrinkle, Parkers.
burg; G. B. Johnson, Webster Springs.
Legislative committee. B. s. McI4,We.
l.. Z. Smith. George o. Taylor. i'lsr
me next annual meeting viii DO held
ut Wheeling, " 8 :, ,i-S''S ,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
Our Reply to France FAVORABLE

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. lO.-Thc
United States reply to tho lntest French
note was delivered to NJ. Thiebaut. the
charge OF the French embassy. late to-
day. md by him forwarded to his gov
ernmcnt. 1t is favorable, in general
tone. as indicated In these dispatched.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11

velt's carriage. One struck Governor
Roosevelt on tho shoulder and another
aimed at the governor, missed him and
struck Colonel Curtia Guild. 5r.. OF
Boston. in the face. The governor was
not hurt, and laughed the matter on.
The horses attached to the governors
carriage were whipped up and got away
from the roughp, who offered no further
violence and used no bad or Insulting
language.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
FIRST STEP TAKEN
Toward Building up Water Transpor
taHon From Lakes to Europe.


taton From Lakes to Europe.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct, 1o.--Tne Car
negie Steel Company has taken tho
first step toward the building up OF all
water transportation of export steel
from Lake Erie ports to Europe, in
charterlng four vessels to load with
steel at Conneaut, Ohio. and steam
through via tho Welland cannl and tho
St. Lawrence to Liverpool. Their ca
pacity is about $500 tons each on e!gh-
teen foet Of water. II &c tho intention
TO load cnch vessel with 1000 tons Of
steel at Conncnut, and III 1t at Mon
trcal with $500 tons OF wood pulp.
Going through the We,land canal, the
vessels Will draw only twelve feet,
though fourteen feet draught Is poss!.E Z
bic. ls65d
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
Judge Drew for Mckinley.

Special Dispatch to the Intclllgencer. X
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Oct. TO-
Judge ]. B. c. Drew. Is out In nm inter-
view to-day declaring his allegiance to
the entire Republican ticket, 1t will DO
remembered that In 1896 he was o prom
inent supporter Of Bryan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
ALI Quiat.

" "1LKEsBARRE. Pa. Oct. 1o-All Is
quiet about the mines In this section to-
Day At the sheriff's Office In this city.
The deputy In charge said there was no
truth In tho report that four of tho do
putien had been arrested for murder.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
JUDGE JAcKsoN's BUTLER
Found Guilty of Unlawful Shooting.
Sentence Was Suspended.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Oct. 10
Joe billiard, colored. former butler for
Judge John ]. jackson, was convicted
In the criminal court to-day. OF uniaw-
fully shooting Bob Clark Sentence
was suspended pending application for.
a new trial. An unusual feature of tho
case was the appearance Oh the witness
stand, In the court presided over by his
brother. Of Judge John J. Jackson. tho
Oldest Judge on the federal bench. h
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
Admiral Sampson in Falling Health.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1O.-Admlral
Sampson was in the city to-day and
his feeble appearance caused some con-
cern TO his friends. His health hns
been falling for more than year md
while not appreciable worse the last
month or SO. shows no slsn, OF i'm
provenent,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
STONED ROOSEVELT.

Gang Of Hoodlums Attack the Cover
nor and His Party-No ono Badly
injured.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. Oct. lO.-Hood-
lums OF Fort Wayne tonight endcav-
ored to rival those who made an at
tncls upon Governor Roosevelt In Vic
tor, Col, and In n measure ruccecdcd.
On Calhoun street. shortly before tho
head OF the procession reached the
rink. where The governor was to speak,
q party OF roughs on the sidewalk threw
o shower Of stones at Colonel Roose-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
RoUs1NG MEETING
Held by Ex-Consul Williams at West
Virninia,s Oil City.

Virg1nia's OH City.
Special Dispatch to the Intellieencer.
SISTERSVLILE, W. Va, Oct. 1O.-To
an audience OF 1900 persons. most OF
whom were voters. ex-consul to Manila,
Williams, spoke for two hours tonight,
and with the exception OF the Atkinson
meeting. 1t was the largest demonstra-
ton of this campaign In Tyler county.
It was a vote getting speech and the
Republicans are highly pleased.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
Stricken from Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, Get. 1o.-The common
ana preferred shares Of the Toledo and
Ohio Centred railroad company and the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
Movement Of stenlmshins

. soUTHAMPToN--Arrived: St. Louis,
from New York.
ANTWERP = Arrived: Switzerland,
from Philadelphia.
. LlVERPooI--Arrived: Lake supe.
rior, from Montreal.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11
CROWDS AND PARADES
Appear Wherever the Roosevelt
Train stops-Indiana Paying Hom-
age to the Candidate.

Appear Wherever the Roosevelt
Train stops-Indiana Paying Hom-
age to the Candidate.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Oct. 1o.-Gov-
ernor. RooseFeit eles.d4.La busy. days
work by making three speecliesssH this
city tonight. addressing the greatest
number of persons In the aggregate
who ever have gathered in Fort Wayne
to listen to n political candidate. He
was honored also with three large pa
rades. =.-- u.
The last stop prior to the arrival here
was at Huntington, where large IL
Illuminated parade was given. Reach
Ing Fort Wayne, the governor was driy-
EN- Immediately to the rink. where he
wa5 greeted with prolonged applause.
Having delivered his address, he was
escorted TO large tent especially erect
ed for the occasion, where he made
q second speech, and thence he went TO
Library hall. where he spoke for the
third time.
Curtis Guild Spoke.
At the conclusion OF tho governors
speech ut the rink. Curtis Guild was in
troduced. He made an effective speech
and was cheered generously. Other
speakers at the three meetings were
United States Senator Fairbanks, OF
Indiana; Charles Jewett. of the Indiana
Republican state committee, and w. e.
English. who during the Spanish war
was q member of General Wheeler 8
staff.
When the Roosevelt party reached
the rink. the structure was crowded,
hundreds of persons being unable to
obtain admission. When the governor
was introduced the audience rose and
gave him three cheers and u tiger. The
governors address was n reply 10 q
speech recently made ut Macomb. Ills,
by William ]. Bryan.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16
gnsssssssi
asHas1H'fs.

FTY years ago yesterday the first
copy Of the Deseret News was
issued The semi-centenary OF
the Sunday schools Of Utah
came little earlier. as the first
Sunday school In this inter-mountain
region was held Sunday, December 9th,
lsl9. This. however was not the first
Sunday school Of the Saints, as one ex-
listed for a short time in Nauvoo, Of
which today but little can be learned.
The first Utah Sunday school was
held In a small adobe house In the
Fourteenth ward, salt Lake City, at the
corner Of what are now known as First
West and Third South streets. II owed
IT'S existence to the zeal and devotion
Of Elder Richard Ballantyne, who was
It's first superintendent Elder Ballan-
tyne was lndefatigable as a sunday
school worker and IN later years estab-
llshed schools In Nephl. Plain city, FIJI
teenth ward, Salt Lake City, and, / be-
lieve other places, and was az the time
Of his death the Stake Superintendent
OF these Institutions In the Weber Stake
OF Zion.
The first Sunday school, as may be
readily supposed, was a very primitive
affair, and so were many that followed
after In those early days every school
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16
CbeSunday School. BY '."': ''''''.'
BY 6,orSs Reynolds

larger Stakes there IL a corps OF sun
dav school missionaries. All these
brethren are expected 70 visit me
schools az often az possible. All the
schools except the very small ones
when fully organized, have the follow,
ing officers. a superintendent, hrst ana
second assistant superintendent. secre-
tary. assistant secretary choir leader
librarian. assistant librarian, treasurer,
and sufficient teachers. II Is not always
that the larrest schools are the best, or
that even the best schools are TO be
found I'm our chief cities. Far from H.
Some OF the most perfect schools are
sometimes found On remote villages, 20
much depends on the diligence, wisdom,
Intelligence. zeal and tact Of the pre-
siding ofllcers,
All the schools Of ordinary proper
OF the high school an academic grade
tions are divided into four departments
the Primary. the First and Second In
termedlate and the Theological or High
or. In the very large schools these de-
partments are sometimes divided into
two or more sections. In some schools
there are also kindergarten and nor
NAL departments. When a department
h divided into sections it Is understood
that those sections oil study the same
lessons and are under the direction OF
the head teacher Of the department. A
departure from this order entails con-
fusion and delays progress.
Every year a Sunday school confer
ence is held IN each OF the Stakes or
Zion. az an Of which one or more or the
general board attend This helps 70
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16
ADJUSTMENT Of SLAVERY.

One n the notable achievements Of
the han century Just closed was the frye
ing Of over 1000 no slaves IN the United
states. and L'ncoln's emancipation
proclamation NJ 1863 practically sound
ed the death knell NJ slavorv through
out the civilized world The FIRST slaves
brought % this country were brought
over IN n Dutch vessel md cold AZ
Jamestown VIRGINIA ir 1920 Prior 70
i7-0 about 150 nm slaves Ind been
brought into me colonies and the num-
her was doubled by 1916 BY 1870. me
slave nonulation had Increased N Coz
So7. In 1910 the Number was 1871 7ef
The newt decade brought the total M
m LESBOS. In is00 the number was
NM oi9. Rv lsln the slave nonulation
had reached 2le7t and IN 1871 The
number was 820i2i2 In 1860. three
wears before the emancipation procla-
nation the number ~ slaves IN the
United States wae 1859 SOL
The present negro Formulation of the
United States "a over n mo- NO. ~ an
nounced by Booker T. Washington. At
Atlanta, Ga, one year ago.