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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
INDUSTRIAL COMBINATION,

Including National Steel, American
Steel Hoop and American Tin Plate
Companies, About to Be Formed,
and Offices Have Been Opened In
New York.
NEW YORK, FEB. s.-The Mail and
Express says;
Rumors Of an Industrial combination
Including under one MANAGEMENT the
National Steel, American Steel Hoop
and American Tin Plate companies
have recently been current in Wall
street The facts that W. H. Moore has
come to live in New York, that the
three companies we're promoted by him
and are controlled BY the same set Of
men and that all of them have taken
offices in the new Battery Park build
ing on State street are given as indica-
lions of the truth of the story.
The three organizations represent an
aggregate capitalization of 100000
ana have practical control Of the spe-
cialtles.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
BARN BURNED.
with Contents, Near Charles Town
Loss, 5000; Insurance, $1,000.

4Vpop PSySOSl 4ASSA4GAASS' X@'SN'
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
CHARLES TOWN. W. Va, Feb. S.
One Of the most disastrous fires in this
section for years occurred last night
about 9 O'Clock. when the large new
barn on the farm of VIM. j. Knott, ten-
anted by his son. George NJ. Knott, was
destroyed with all its contents, together
with stable, granary and other small
er buildings The nre is believed to have
started from spark from clover
huller, which had been In operation in
the barn.
Nothing could be saved from the
building. and great quantiueS Of hay,
fodder corn. clover seed, ETC., were de-
stroyed, together with all of Mr.. Knott's
farming implements, harness and sup.
plies. Eight horses. three cows and
three steers perished In the flames. The
total loss will be over $4,000 There was
$1,000 insurance on the contents. The
clover huller which belonged to NJ. NJ.
Skinner, was also destroyed,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
p1TrsBUReH MINERS
Still kicking on the "Diaerential'
Question.

Still Kicking on the "Di8erential7
Question.
PITTSBURGH Feb, s,-There prom
lses to be some discussion in the next
convention Of the miners OF the Pitts
burgh district relative to tho old bone
Of contention, the dIftcrcntIal wage be-
tween thick and thin vein coal mining.
The diggcrs In the thick vein, which
is up the Youshlogheny and Monon-
gNhela rivers. want the diftercntIal of
l3,2 cents reduced one-half, II is point
ed out by the dlEgers in the upper pools
and the railroad miners TINT are In
the same district TINT both thick and
thin vein coal now bring the same price
and the diHerential In selling being
abolished by thc'combInes
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
REpUB11oAN LEGISLATURE
Met at London, Kentucky, and Ad-
iourned to Friday.


LONDON. KY, FEB. Sat los p. m.
the senate, in executive session, ad-
journed until tomorrow noon. The
senators would not reveal what had
transplred. other than that no resolu-
tions were adopted.
Al lIO p, M, the house executive ses-
sion ended. and an open session was re-
sumed. The following telegram from
Frankfort was read:
Taylor has not signed; some say Ne
willnot. Collier Is purchasing ammu1.
itlon."
At ll5 p. m. the house adjourned titi-
tn 10 o'clock tomorrow. The members
OF the house refused to say what had
taken place in the secret meeting. The
senate requires six more members for a
quorum. It is understood the sergeatits-
alarms have been furnished lists
OF absentees to be sent for. Both houses
appointed committees TO draft resolutions
on the death Of former Representative
Speed Smith, Of Richmond.
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GENERAL OTIS

Is Coming Home to RecuPsFats His
Health.
WASHINGTON, Feb s. = Secretary
Root to day stated that the war depart
ment had never considered the subject
OF relieving General Otis mt Manila. The
foundation for the report, to the con-
trary. was personal letter from the
officer. slgnIfylng desire TO obtain n
lenve Of absence to come home and re-
cupcratc from the debilItatlng effects
Of two ycarR in tropical climate under
severe strain. 1t Is said that General
ous wishes VIII he respected MS soon
aH mnde known officially but that hc
viii not start homewHrd for several
months at least.
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RICH TESTIMONY


In the Clark Case-Ex-Governor Hau-
ser Tells How the Big Four Pre-
vailed Upon the Senator to ''LOOsen
up" and Assist IN the Free, Easy
and Liberal Montana Style.
WASHINGTON, Feb, S.-senator
ciark's managers occupied the witness
stand throughout the day in the ln-
vestlgution which the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections IS con-
duetlng Into the election Of the senator
from Montana. Mr.. Blckford concluded
his testimony, and he was followed In
succession by Frank E. corbett, Mr..
clark's principal counsel in Montana;
ex-Goy. S. I. Haussl, Mr.. A. j. David
son and A. j. Steele, Messrs. Davidson
and Steele we're identified with Mr..
Clarlt's campaign, Mr., Davidson being
one of a committee of three having the
matter especially In charge. He said
he had spent $4,000 in the legislative
campaign and 5000 In trying to In
tluence legislators for Clark. ExpendI-
lures, he declared. were all legitimate.
Gov. Hauser'G testimony related gem
orally to the use of money in Montana
politics. He claimed to have been in
strumentai in getting Mr.. Clark to en-
ter the senatorial race. saying Mr.
Clark had been 10th to do so because
OF the expense. Mr. Hauser said that
in the neighborhood OF million dollars
had been spent in the fight oyer the
location of the capitol in that state.
The next witness was former Gov. s.
r. Hauser, who said in the beginning
that he thought he could take the
credit or discredlt Of inducing Mr.. Clark
to assist us In the campaign and after
ward to become candidate for the
senate
Assist how" a member of the COM
mIttee asked.
"By the use OF his brains, his money
and his following" was the reply.
The result Of this interview was that
Mr.. Clark subsequently visited the
state. Previous to his coming, Mr.
Hauser SAID. ne had seen some OF ms
Republican friends ana naa to'a mem
thar III we coulu &c. Niarh - '9'fe'
up we could stand Day on.
Senator Hoar asked Mr. HauSsr Wna'
he meant ny getting CiarK 70 loosen
up and the latter repliea thal NlF'
Clark was very close business man,
disposed always to count the cost o1
any enterprise ne msnt 90 mo ne
then related that when Mr, Giafk came
TO Butte ne sat up uh'li . Q eioGA one
night with him laying petore nun 'ne
reasons why ne shoulu enter 'h'o '''e
contest y tod him, ne Sa'u, 'nH'
instead Of spending ms money ~ , I'e,
NVtna gnTNA NfAW
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CHARTERS ISSUED
To Wheeling Parties : ROquisitinO
from Illinois.

10 WheeIlnB ERrCleB - heqlbltlno
from Illinois.
Special Dispatch TO the InlelllgeneNr.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb. S.
Charters were issued to-day to the fol-
lowing Wheeling concerns; John Frle-
del Company, for the purpose Of carry
ing on,a wholesale and retail business
in china ware and crockery ware; sub
sGrlbcd capital. $500; authorized, $780,
900; inCOrporators, John Frledel, c. p.
Metzner, VIM. II, Frledel, G. A. Mayer
and Marie II .Frledel. Central Missouri
Mining and Milling Company, for the
purpose OF mining and boring for OIL
gas, lead. iron, etc; subscribed capital,
$4,000; authorized capital S25O,OOO; In
corporators. Alfred Pence. Jas II. Nc
Kee. William n, Wells and VIM, A..
Wilson, all OF Wheeling, and Josiah l..
Cummings, of Tuscumbla, Mo.
Governor Atkinson was notified to-
day thnt reQuisitlon had been issued
on him by Governor Tanner, ,of Illinois
for Leo Lubben, who Is now In jail at
Huntington. Detective Whitman. of
Chicago. the agent Of Illinois. came to
get the prisoner. but the rcQulsitlon
papers had not yet arrived. The gov
ernor notified the Illinois authorities
that he would honor the rcaulSltion us
soon us the papers arrived,
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Hon. Riohnrd Thompson pead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. s.-A spc-
cial from Terre Haute, Ind, announces
the death Of Hon. Richard Thompson
secretary Of the navy under the Hayes
administration, who was succeeded In
once by Hon. Nathan Con, OF West
virginia, MIR Thompson was ninety
years of age and his death has been ex-
peeted for several days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
Suicide on Account Of Quarrel

Special Dispatch to tho lntclliEencer,
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Feb. B.
Ira Lucas, aged IS, Hulclded yesterday
at his home near Rudy. Roanr county.
He had quarreled with his father over
family matters.
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sides that OF numerous business In
terests He is confident Of bis position
and Will make at the proper time a
strong argument in support Of IL
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uuLufEVuS PI4SuHSIH'
LONDON, Feb. s.-Lady Randolph
Churchill has cabled to the Maine hos
pItal ship committee as follows:
DURHAM. Feb. 5.
One hundred and forty patients are
now on board the Maine mostly Dub
lin fusIllers. hussars, West Yorks and
Lancers There are sixty-nlne wound
ed. mostly from colenso and spion
Kop. including stretcher bearers and
members of the army medical corps.
There are many cases of rheumatism
and fever. Expecting additIonals to-
day. Owing to the excellence Of the
ship, the authorities are giving us many
cotton cases. The staft is hard at work
and everything is satisfactory.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-09
SECOND DAY
OF FIERCE
FIGHTING.
British Bivouac shslled BY Long Tom
and Pompou Guns From
Doorm nOOf.
BULLER HAD NARROW ESCAPE
British Guns From swart Kop and
the Plain stlenced
Boer Guns.

DURBAN, Feb. S.--A large force Of
Beers attacked Nordweni. In zululaud.
destroyed the public buildings and took
numerous prisoners.
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on the WAY to the Cemetery,

The march TO the cemetery from the
ho;el began at o'clock The band
played Nearer. My God, to Thee as
It passed the south front Of the hotel,
and Immediately after the band came
carriages carrying the honorary pail
bearers who were ns followS;
j. c. S. Blackburn, General j. II.
Lcwls. Judge w. $. Pryor, Hon. j, Il.
Mccreary, Hon. Phil b. Thompson,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
HARVESTING XMAS TREES.
People of Maine Realize $15O,OOO
Year From the Industry.

The Christmas tree industry Is now
at its height in Maine, many carloads
and even vessel loads going forward
every week to the large cities. says the
Bangor correspondent of the New York
Times writing under the date Of Dec. 3.
Only n few years ago the fir tree was
looked upon as a nuisance in Maine be-
cause it grew as rankly as the burdock
and crowded out better growths, while
being of no value itself except as 1t
might be considered an ornament to
the landscape. Now the fir, no longer
despiscd, is a source of considerable IN
come to hundreds of Names rural peo-
pie and to the transportation compa-
MES as well, for it's graceful proper
lions and balsamic odor have become
known to the dwellers in cities, where
it is regarded as the ideal tree wherein
to display the lights and gifts of holi-
day time.
The beginning of the popularity OF
the fir was in 1892, when party or
sportsmen returning in Boston steam
Yacht from Newfoundland called at
Sorcentyille. on Penobscot bay, to ena-
bic some of the party to visit mines in
land. Here the beauty of the frs at
tracted the attention of the owner OF
fine Yacht. who took 500 young trees to
Boston and sold them at good prices III
thn Christmas market Mt Faneuil hall
tn to that time pines and spruces had
been used as Christmas trees, but since
the day of the Boston yachtsman
spcculation the fir has been the favor
| ito. Now about 100000 trees are an
nually shipped from Maine.
Men. women and children often WORK
together in gathering the Christmas
tree harvest, and in some localities the
cutting of the green's is made the occa
sion of Il general merrymaking. as al
husllincs and other farm festivals. The
trees are bundled up according to slz'
in lots of six or dozen. conveyed OF
hayracIs to the railroad station ant
there either sold to travelling buyers Of
shipped direct to Boston or New York
The farmers get about 5 cents each TO-
the smaller trees, 10. to 10 cents TO
those eight to ten feet tall. In al
Maine people realize about $1oO,Ooo
wear from their crop of Christmas
| green's
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
Mellf0uous "BahOo" English

The late G.. w. Stevens gives an ex-
ample Of "Bahoo" English in his book,
"In India" 1t is an effort to express
admiration for the speech of Pundit
MADAM NOLAN Malavayya at a native
congress:
His speech is as mellituous as his
name. He has a sweet voice and is
one of the most enthusiastically wei
coined of men on the congress plat
form. Neither tall nor short nor stout
but thin; not dark, dressed in pure
white, with a white robe which goes
round his shoulders and ends down be
low the knees, Mr.. MADAM Mohal
stands like Eiffels tower when he ad
dresses his fellow congressman.
ale stands slanting forward, admira
bly, preserving his center OF gravity
His speeches are full of pellucid ahe
snarkling statements, and his rolling
and interm!nable sentences travel ou'
of his mouth in quick succession, pro
ducing a thrilling impression on the au
dience. There is music In his voice
there is magic In his eye, and ne is one
Of the sweet charmers of the congress
company"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
Hnrsc phrenOlOGy.

Horse phrenology is the latest dis
covery of the Royal College of Veterl-
nary Surgeons of England. According
to Harold Leeney, member of the
college. it is easy to tell horses char
acter by the shape of his nose. If there
is a gentle curve to the profile and at
the same time the ears are pointed ana
sensitive. it is safe to bank on the ami
NAL as gentle and at the same time
high spirited. If, on the other hand
the horse has a dent in the middle OF
his nose, it is equally safe to set nm
down as treacherous and vicious. The
Roman nosed horse is sure to be gooc
animal for hard work and safe to drive
but he is apt to be slow. A horse witt
a slight concavity in the profile vii
be scary and need coaxing. A horse
that droops his ears is apt to be lazy
as we'll as vicious.-Farmers' Advo
cate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
Stood on His Dignity.

A few years ago John Best, the emf
nent organist, very dignied man,
was present at great public dinner at
Liverpool, and it was understood that
he would contribute short organ re-
cital to the harmony of the evening,
"The organ will now play" was the
curt style in which the mayor. who
was in the chair, chose to announce the
performance. and Mr.. Best sat still in
bis place, taking no notice whatever of
the observation. The mayor repeated
the words in louder tone of voice,
and still the great musician made no
sign.
A waiter came and whispered to Mr.
Best: Didn't you hear his worship
sir? The organ will now play" Mr.
Best merely looked up with surprised
and injured air. "Confound the or
gam" he said. Let it play"
The message was duly conveyed tc
the mayor, and then the mayor rose
again. "Our distinguished fellow
townsman, Mr.. Best" he said. Evil
now very kindly oblige us with sclec
ton of music OH the organ" Then ant
not before Mr.. Best arose and enter
tanned the company.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
changed Their Drinks.

"a number of years ago. sald d
temperance advocate, 1.-The Kew. lho1n-
,s ColSon was out west. lie stopped
off at a town which was the loaling
place of a large number of cowboys
when they We're off duty. These rough
looking fellows, with reviewers strap
ned to their sides and wearing belts
filled with cartridges, met Mr.. Colson
and asked him to take a drink. lie
declined at first, but they insisted ana
he went along with them. When the
party reached the saloon, the biggest
II the three called out, What are you
going to haveY The other two said.
whisky
".Give me whisky, too he said.
"'Whats yours? he added to MT.
Colson.
"'Watcr.'
"'Water. eh. exclaimed the big fell
low. See here. stranger. you drinks
what them other gents drinks er LII
spring a few leaks in your swallow
He drew out his revolver and han
died it menacingly.
".You didn't dictate to these gentle
men what they should call for, dlo
your said Mr.. Colson.
"'No.'
"'Well. you can't dictate to me
either. My drink is water. | always
thought you would be too much OF !;
gentleman, Dave. to question man
right to choose his own drink whel
he was your guest
"'Well. string me up if it amt Ton
| Colson!'l exclaimed the man, who hat
recognized his boyhood friend. M
| and Tom used to go to school together
| fellcrs. Well. if | amt glad to Sc
| YOU. | want to apologize to you, Tom
fer what | said. and l want to say t
YOU, feIlers that you'll change you
order and drink what Tom drinks
pop goes the glasses
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21

them with a bang. Several employees
tried to seize him. thinking he had
gone crazy, but he shook them OIL,
and lust as firing and yelling were
lizard on the street he slammed the
doors of the vault. He had only turn
cd from il when four border humans
dashed into the bank, each with PTS
tol in hand. while three others re-
mained outside and fired at every pc
destrian in sight
f, Glands up and money out" shouted
one of the three who entered the bank,
and in an instant every Official ana
employee was covered.
The cashier wilted. and the others
followed suit, but old John Fosdick
stood up gamely under the deadly re-
volvers and quietly said:
"Geutlcy.en. this bank is closed for
the day ,,,,
open the safe and vaults OF III
blow your brains out!'
II have key to neither"
"You liar! Take that
The old man sank with a bullet IN
his brain, and the white faced casli'er
would have opened safe and vault
with his own hands but for the arrival
of assistance. \ few citizens had gain
cred and killed one of the Watchers
and wounded another This caused q
stampede on the part of the despera-
! does. They did not even grab the
| money packages in sight, but hasteheo
to get away as fast as possible. John
Fosdick had not drowned himselr, pul
he Law dead He had been discharged
ON account of old age and carelessness
but his speed and acumen mad saved
the First National bank from peinG
cleaned out He wondered what meI
would say of him after death. Inc!
said he was a hero. He had hopet
men would have pity on his aSee
widow. When he had been laid away
the bank voted her life pension TIM
citizens and the railroad compan!
made up n public purse, and she WANT
ed for nothing the rest of her Ire
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
A Democratic King.

A story illustrating. the democratic
simplicity of King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway is told in the Echo de
Paris by NJ. CASTOR BONNER the bot
anist NJ. BONNER was botanizing near
Stockholm when he met stranger
similarly occupied. The two fraternlz-
ed. and NJ. BONNER suggested that
they should lunch together at an inn
NO. come home and lunch with me
instead" said the stranger, and he LED
the way to the palace and opened the
gate. NJ. BONNER was naturally aston
ished. but his new acquaintance was
most apologize. "Im sorry he said'
but happen to be the king or TINS
country, and this is the only place I've
got to entertain anybody in SO they
went in and lunched and talked botany
together all the afternoon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
FIRST AMERICAN elephant.
Birth In wisconsin Recently Of .
Baby Pachyderm.

Can elephants be bred and reared In
the United States?
The answers by keepers OF geological
gardens and by circus men in the past
las been universal no. Pearl Son.
ders, boss keeper of the % elephants in
the Ringling Bros menagerie at Bara-
boo, Wis, however, took a different
view, says the New York World. He
studied the elephant and Its habits, and
the result is new industry with which
America promises to beat the world.
The announcement a few days ago
that an elephant had been born In the
Riugling menagerie created a sensation
among exhibitors and owners of wild
animals all over the country. This
baby elephant, it Is said, is the first
true blue American pachyderM. 1t has
been alleged that one or two specimens
have been born on this side of the At
plant had been imported only few
weeks before.
Alice, the mother of the new and ma
tive American elephant, has been in
the Ringling Bros menagerie for six
years. She was imported from India
/ when only a few years old. Badly, the
/ father, is the heaviest pachyderm in
the country. He was imported by Burr
/ Robbins.
The baby was given the name Of
Nick. He weighed at birth 200 pounds.
His trunk was II inches long, and his
tail measured % inches. The height of
Nick is 81 inches, and the circumfer-
ence of his front legs below the knee is
II inches. Unlike the older elephants.
Nick is covered with thick, curly
growth of black hair, which gives him
woody appearance. When born, the
young elephant was unable to stand,
but III a few hours had gained suffi.
Gent strength to walk about and hunt
for food.
Alice, the mother, has not yet been
persuaded to attempt to nourish her
offspring. A COW is Nick's wet nurse
At first the COW was too frightened al
the strange calf to permit it to ap
proach, but she gradually recovered
from her fear Alice seems terrorizeC
whenever the little fellow approaches
with the attention Of appeasing his
| hunger
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21
POULTRY POINTERS

Use no deformed or weak fowls for
breeding.
Young chicks will eat wheat when two
weeks old.
Keep the pens and houses clean and the
fowls from vermin.
Apoplexy and egg bound are the re-
suits of excessive fat.
When eggs are the chief object the
nonsitting breeds are best.
Reduce the winter stock Of poultry as
much as possible to layers. Eggs pay well
in winter.
In most cases the best thing you can do
with a very sick chicken is to Kill and
burn it. While it may be cured. there IS
always the risk that it may give the dis
ease to others Of the flock.
With poultry. as with other stock, there
never was u time when careful selection
failed to give good results, especially
when extra attention is given to the seiec-
ton of the male used for breeding.
Oats are very useful food to give to
poultry, as they stimulate without ener-
waiting or fattening. They form good
diet to reduce the fat Of hens that are
too fat to lay, while it ground and req
with boiled potatoes they make nm excel'
lent food for producing tsFtae esssiT- ST.
l'0NsH lsapahllh