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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-26
CARD PLAYING
And Other AmussmentS ntHruSaed
by Methodists TO-dayl-Warua
Time Anticipated. .

And Other AmussmentS utHruGled
by MethodistS To-daH-WaERa
Time Anticipated. 0
CHICAGO, May 25.-with but foun
exceptions, tho Methodist General Cons
ference to-day elected to serve during
tho next quadrennlal all the escretaTlea
and assistant secretaries Of the churoB
benevolences and the editors of tahe varN
ious offieial church publications. pros%
ent officers being In most instances res
elected. The exceptions were one sec-
retary Of the Frcedmnn'a Aid and
Southern Education Society, the aGFSt~
ant secretary of the missionary society
and editors of the Central and Westeru
Christian Advocates.
Can Member Go to the TheatreP
The conference also took up for tina1
disposition the report Of the COMMITTEES
on the state of the church in regard ID
the attitude of the Methodist church on
card playing. theatre going and Other at
present prohibited amusements. and tho
prospects appear favorable for an ex-
ceedlngly lively debate on this subject
tomorrow, before 1t is finally disposed
of. The minority report as presented
by Governor Pattison, Of Pennsylvania
favors the removal from the penal code
OF the book OF discipline Of the matter
bearing on this subject and placing 10
In the advisory. The minority report
favors no action, Many Of the best de-
baters of the greattNethodlst body haVq
announced their intention Of speaking
on the subject.
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REDRESS FROM PRUSSIA
May be Secured by the Mutual Life
Insurance Company Through Ac-
ton Of the Government.

WASHINGTON, u, c., May 25,-The
congressional committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce. unanimously
voted to report in favor OF the govern
ment taking action on the petition of
the Mutual life Insurance Company, Of
New York, asking for redress from tho
Prusslan government for Its expulsion
without good cause from the empire
The committee was much Impressed
at the hearing by the remarks Of Mr..
Richard A. McCurdy, president Of the
company, and by the clear statement
Of lis counsel. Mr.. Benjamin f. Tracy.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, By the senate and the
house, that the secretary Of state be
ard is hereby requested to take all
stops which may be necessary and pro-
per 70 obtain from the government OF
the Kingdom OF Prussia a revocation Of
tie order OF August n. 1895. by which
the privilege OF transNctlnB business In
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Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
FAIRNioNT, w. Va, May 25.-An
old mill at GAINESVILLE, used bys the
GAINESVILLE Manufacturing Company
for storage purposes, together with Its
contents, was destroyed by fire to-day.
The fire was accidentally started by
George F. Garrett, the company's
manager, while getting roofing oil in
the building. He struck a match to
see II his can was full, which Ignlted
the oil. Carroll was slightly burned.
Nearby property was saved by hard
efforts. The loss VIII be fully $4,000,
with no insurance.
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STAGE STRUCK.
Another Society Girl Decides to Try
Her Fate Before the Foot-Lights.
Intimate With the McKinleys.

AnQLneT SUCleLy NlEl OeSAuSS w NAS
Her Fate Before the Foot-Lights.
Intimate With the McKtnleys.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-Another
society girl has determined to go upon
the stage and will make her first ap-
pearanoe with this Alfred e. Aarons
Musical Comedy Company in
Nam selle 'Awkins" at the Walnut
street theatre here on Monday night.
She Is Miss Anne Whiting Huntington.
Miss Huntlngton's home was until re-
Gently in Canton, Ohio, where she was
born. Her parents are now living In
Pittsburgh Pa, She enjoys a very inti-
mate friendly relation with President
McKinleys family. She was on Of the
inauguration party which accompanied
the newly elected President from Can
ton to washington al the time Of his In
auguration and was one of the bellies
OF the Inauguration ball.
a very Interesting fact In connection
with Miss Huntington is that her par
ents ohlelated as bridesmaid and best
man at President McKlnley's marriago'
ana Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley subsequent
ly acted In a similar capacity at the
marriage Of her parents. Miss Hunt
ington's brother, Van Huntington, Ia
weil known hotel man,
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READY 70 RETURN.

Beer Enjoys VIII Make a Flying
Circuit and Then Set Sail for Their
Native Shores.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.--Thc
Glowing statement was issued to-day
Oy ue Bofr enyoys, who are at present
ID this city;
A.ags Fischer, Vessels and VOL
E7ars, who ore representing the
south African republics in this coun-
w. have received many pressing Inyl-
9Uora from most Of the large cities Of
". United States to visit them, but
9''ng to the short time they have to
spend n thls spNmtry, It viii not be
possible to accept all Of the invitations
Tsayc3.
IT Is their intention to return MS s3on
|" circumstances parmIt. to their own
country staying In Europe sufficient
bIe 10 carry out their iustructi5ns but
Dr''.e Ionylng they have concluded to
'o'. to the great demand on the part
" .1n american rcopla tn rpend a few
more lays IN America and hoy have
rHn1ed, first OF all, to visit Balu-
Philadelphia, PrGyltcnte and
'n durirG net week
WI Eave Little Time to Spare,
'.r Visiting thosc cities TOY aro In
. Of bgIng nbla to spare tho time
aUd their y,slt to several other
."" la The middle a,atas, timely noii-
1'a,Ian of which VIII be given to The
Committees who have honored them
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naval oaiocr Dead,

WASHINGTON. May s5. Word was
received at the navy department to-day
that Lieut., william L. Elliott died at
Manila to-day. OF sunstrokc. He was
native Of Pennsylvania and was ap-
poIatcd 10 the navy In September. 1861
Hia Total agl service covered mare thrn
twenty-threc years and exceeded that
OF nearly every other odiuCr In the
navy. lnoIuGlng all the admrols ON the
nnliNn llnL.
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that kingdom was withdrawn from the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York.
1t is considered certain that
the resolution viii pass the house,
the feeling of members against the re-
cent action of the Prussian authorities
in the treatment of American mer-
chants being particularly strong.
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Rsnn,s Fins Rsmitted.

Special Dispatch to the InteilIgencer
CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 25,-
Governor Atkinson has RENTED the fine
of John Bean, convicted of Illegal vot-
Ing in Braxton county. He was indIct-
ed and found guilty under the charge
that having served sentence in the
penitentIary he loses his right of fran
chlse. The governor holds that having
served his sentence and being restored
to freedom, his citizenship with all civic
privileges. go with It.
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PEORIA ovpRTUaE
Causes Acrimonious Debate in PRISE
byterian General Assembly.

causes Act1mon1oub 'U0pAt9 IN GEo9S
byterian General Assembly.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 25.lThe moSs
important feature OF to-day.s session
of the Presbyterian general asUemblyi
was the reappearance Of the Peoria,
overture, which was thought to have
been given a rest by adoption at the
morning session, and the appointment
of creed revision committee. One a
the New York commissioners offered
two amendments as substitutes to thu
section Of the Peoria overture, which
provide for the number Of members %
the standing committee and the aP-
polntment of chairmen. The BubsututAa
provide that an additional rnauIbeT
shall be on each committee, and thaa
the moderator shall appoint the chairs
men Of the committees Action WIN be
taken on the amendments before .1nAI
adjournment OF the aSBembly. Tho
greater part of the afternoon was occpi
pied by reports of committees.
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1NpEpENpENT on. ooMRAIIl8
Join Together in an Immense oon<
cam 1rndnr Nnw 1arnnr Inwn. 4

Join Together in an Immense oon<
Germ Under New jersey Laws.
TRENTON, N. j., May sS'-Paberd
were fled at the state department toe
day increasing the capital stock Of thtl
Pure OIL Company from S1roOe, 900 to $1o,H
OOO, 900. The company is Incorporated
to manufacture, refine and transport
oil, and 1t is understood It win work IN
conjunction with the United Pipe Line
Company. The certificate is Signed BY
James W. Lee, president, and tVtllitannl
r. Dunran. secretary.
The written consent Of the stockhold1
ers to the increase LOT capital shows the
signatures Of number OF independent
oil companies. among them being th9
American OIL Works, Continental RaA
fining Company. Columbia OIL CONS
pany, Seneca OIL Works, Emery OH
Company, GermanIa Refining Cons
pany, Independent Refining Company
and E. H. Jennings & Brother.
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quantities Of thu things not now possi-
Bile because the high frelGhts leave no
margin Of profit for the producers. From
this II 10 easy to trace to the passage OF
the shipping blll rot oaly steady and
profitable employment in or shipyards
and in every industry contriSutory to
shlpbullaing. but In the increase Of pro-
ductlon In lines Of industry where full
time employment is now impossible be-
cause the present ocean freights render
expectation unproatable.
Win Have Stimulating Eject.
"The passage Of tho shipping bill will
have stimulating effect upon almost
every industry in the land. bcgides
which the production Of the ships and
the men employed thereon may serve
the necessities Of the nation in a time
OF great national danger-always possl-
ble-ln which emergency the service
rendered Will be infinitely above and be-
yond any cost to the country resulting
from aiding in the establishment and
the temporary partial maintenance Of
an American merchunt marine"
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Kiser Releaged Froln Custody

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer,
PARKERsBURG. W. Va, May 25.-
r. NJ. RIser, late cashier for the Baltl-
more & Ohio railroad in this city, who
was arrested at midnight on charge
of embe2zlement, was discharged from
custody this evening by Squire Dren-
nan, the prosecuting witness failing to
appear. 1t is understood that Kiser's
friends compromised the case by max
ing his deficiency good,
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join the Transvaalsrs, hat win remain
In the northeaEtern section OF the Free
state. on Tuesday there was heavy
cannonadlng at MOehenenlo. mean
bethlehem. The fring began at dusk.
why and with what result is not known
at Maaeru. BasutolEnd. where tho
news arrived yesterday.
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Has stopped Tramping.

Special Dispatch to the lntclligencer
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May 25.-
Dr. II. p scoheld, aged sISty-three,
known In every state In the Union as
"the tramp DOCTOR" was sent to the
poor-house here to-day upon his own
application He registered as a physi-
clan In this county n generation ago,
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Moves to Pnrkersburg.

Special Correspondence OF IntelIlgencer.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, May 25.-
The board of trade closed deal to-
day. by which the Bessemer Gas Engine
Company. of Grove City Pennsylvania,
will move their plant to this city, be-
ginning operations about June l, They
employ large number of men,
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Was Fatally Shot.

Special Dispatch to the InteIttgencer
CHARLESTON, W, Va, May 25.-
Wilbur Copen, son Of Constable Senate
copen, shot and fatally injured Earnest
Haincs here. Hafnes had quarrel
with "OPENS father. and the boy took 1t
up, and when he saw Copen proceeded
to open nre. As soon as he fired once
Cupeu fed and has not yet been aPPre-
hended. Haines was shot in the abdo-
men.
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e11KEsoN NO CANDIDATE.
His Friends Urged Him, But BE Re-
fuses Political Honors.

fuses Political Honors.
Special Dispatch to the Inteliissneer
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, May 2S.-
Referring to the persistent rumor that
the Democratic leaders had settled up.
on E. NJ. Glllseson as compromise gu
bernatorIal candidate, Mr.. Gilkeson in
an interview to-day. says: 81 am not
a candidate for the gubernatoriai nom
nation of the Democratic ticket. ! shall
not consider the matter at all. Some
Of my friends have been urging me to
enter the contest, but positive deci-
sion has been reached which Is that I
shall keep on doing business at the old
stand, and shall become the candidate
for no office whatever, and this is
final"
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1etter Filled With love.

The police found the following letter
on Hecht:
MY Sweetheart:-ThI Is my FIRST and
last love letter to you, When you ar
rive here tonight 1 will be ready for
you. / will BE all your own until you
are ready to keep your promlse. VIII
ask but one thing OF you; Do 1t well
and quickly and If theVe Is a hereafter
l will walt for you. We will go hand
In hand to meet whatever the beyond
holds for US.
MY darling, you thought me cruel,
but was kind. II had done as you
wished 1t would have been SO much
harder to have given 1t all up, do not
suffer. l have died a hundred deaths
to-day, but 1 am tired of the struggle.
Fate is stronger than l.
Expected to Meet Again.
Take me IN your arms; hold me close
to your warm, loving heart, until mine
grows cold. Let your love be the last
thing that 1 will realize in this world,
so that can take 1t with me into the
next. Your lips take my last breath
only to give It back when we meet
again, for meet we certainly will, be 1t
in heaven or hell, will go where you
go.
- will write no more now. a0 words
are but empty sounds. Be brave for
Will. Destroy this letter, for we must
leave nothing behind for the world to
gloat over. My darling, kiss you"
Hecht said he committed the crime ut
a, m. and the woman died at 1880.
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CHICAGO, May 25-The director of
the board Of trade to-day declared ir-
regular the Wabash clevntor OF the
Chicago Elevator Company, OF which
Russell Sage is president and George
Gould director.
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REPUBLICANS OF LEWIS
Name an Exceptionally Strong cOun
ty Ticket.

ty Ticket.
Special Dispatch to tho IntellIseneer.
WESTON, w. Va. May 25.-The Re-
publican primary election held here
yesterday, resulted in the selection Of
the following ticket: For sherlft, Lot
Hall. Prosecuting attorney, J. N. Fos-
ter. County commissioner. 3. B. Stout.
County surveyor. James E. Ward. AS
SCISSORS. W. c. Heinzman and George
P. caruthers. The vote was not large,
the people being very busy at work.
Republicans regard the ticket named
as an exceptionally strong one.
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locomotive engineers Select oalcors.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May g5,-The
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
to-day completed the list OF new off,
GERS by selecting j. C, Cousins, Of Nor
folk, Va, as third grand engineer. Nor
folk, Va, was chosen us tho next con-
vcntion city.
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TO DIE TOGETHER

Was the Dream Of Ernest Hecht and
Louise Foster-LatteV Crossed the
styx, but Hecht is Still Here.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. May 25.-Loulsa
Foster was murdered last night in the
Collins block. by Ernest Hecht. He
first poisoned her and then attempted
to take his own life. He confessed the
crime to-day. saying "she started 1t
and ended 1t. saw her die and then
attempted to kill myself"
Mrs. Foster was found in her room by
Mrs Mary Wilbur, who lives in the
block. Hecht was sitting in a chair in
the room. Mrs, Wilbur saw that Mrs.
Foster was dead. Chloroform was the
means used by Hecht to kill Mrs. Fos-
ter
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weather Forecast for To-day.

For Western Pennsylvania Generally
fair Saturday and Sunday; light TO fresh
For Ohio and West VirginIa-GsneFnllN
fair Saturday and Sunday light southorlN
winds
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Tho temperature yesterday as observed
and Fourteenth streets, was as follows;
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J Ghs Szfsiggs5esy s. as
3 9s" SaHtk PAPER 81 w
I the Siqfs. ozt5 10 csnis 8fN
} a UesA.
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Reduction in Frsights Assured.

The shipping bill In providing for n
large increase In tonnage thus automat-
lcally provides for reduction in ocean
frcights much more-fully thrcc times
az much, az see it--than tho govern
ment viii nay nut In aiding In the eStab-
lishment Of our shipping In the foreign
trado, This reduction In frotgnts will
stimulate our people TO export lurger
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

and growing animals, he will have
heard the last complaint of want of size
that is often urged against the Morgan
horse. The average size of the old
time English thoroughbred was If to -
hands. but his descendants of the pres
ent day are from 1j5 to II hands: and
this Increase in height and bulk has been
brought about not by an outcross to
larger and consequently coarser breeds.
but by intelligent selection In coupling
the sexes, and more humane and liberal
treatment of the produce from the time
they were separated from the dam until
they were two years old. The freezing
and starving process, compelling a colt
to trough it,, with scanty or inferior
food, and little or no protection against
the cold and storms of winter, retards
his growth, and no amount of food, care
and kindness thereafter will increase
his size.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

true interest of the individual conscious
of brains and possessed of education to
spread his W individuality as far as
possible and make everything assist to his
own selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but rather
is it his interest and glory TO serve as
many as possible and in the largest num-
Der Of ways possible. In fact, be a
Christian Socialist.
As the clear-headed minister said in his
sermon, Law is on the side of organized
greed and against the welfare of the
masses" Selfish and egotistical monop
oily by its powerful influence is rapidly
locking up the doors of opportunity for
the great majority of mankind. Against
all this socialism has no artificial panacea
to offer or any utopia in view, but it con-
templates simply and naturally an inev-
table crystalization of human society on
principles of equality of opportunity, of
social Justice and universal b%enevolence,
Socialism will destroy wage slavery and
replace it with economic independence.
My plea is that of your pastor. Self
interest must be followed by self-sacri-
flee, or society Is in danger of destruc-
ton, and upon those of us in college or
town who are Christians rests an obliga-
ton along the lines of social righteous.
ness which nom of US can afford 20 mis-
understand or neglect.
JOSIAH G. PUMPELLY.
Middlebury, VT, July 1G, 1900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

vent" In other words, Mr.. Mckinley
wants a majority in both branches of
congress to hold up his hands in all the
policies of his party-in its imperial
policy, its policy of militarism, its policy
of tariff protection for trusts, and its
policy of ship subsidies. That is an adj
vantage which thoughtful voters should
resolutely refuse to give him.
Mr.. Mckinley asserted that "the Philip
pines are ours, and American authority
must be supreme throughout the archi-
pelago. There must be-" he says, mo
policy of scuttle." That is his reply to
the eXhortations of Republicans like Mr..
Hoar and Democrats generally that the
Filipinos shall be given their independ-
ence and not held as subjects of a repub-
lie which has no right in morals or In its
constitution to hold aliens in bondage by
force of arms. The policy of mo
scuttle" means imperialism in the sense
in which the European nations practice
it. 1t is un-American, unconstitutional
and immoral. But Mr.. Mckinley iusti-
fies this policy by the assertion of a
principle which the Republican v
ton at Philadelphia refused to embody
in its platform.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

The, uncertainties of a soldiers life
never were better illustrated than in the
case of Colonel Liscum, whose death is
noted elsewhere. He served with dis
t~inction in the Civil War, passing I'M
scathed through many a battle which will
live in history as long as time endures.
He fought the willy Red Men in the
western plains and mountains, and es-
capped their cunning. The hornets nest
OF San Juan hill stung him only slightly,
and the bullets of the Filipinos never
found their mark when aimed at him. It
was reserved to be his fate to fall in dis
tant China, in the first action in which
his regiment was engaged against the
Boxer, uprising. His was a soldiers life
md death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

The wonderful showing of the Ameri.
can amateur athletes at the international
games held in Paris the past week, is
a matter for congratulation. The APP
parent ease with which they defeated
contestants of all pation gathered there
would seem to point to a superiority in
the training methods in vogue in this
country. But be that as it may, their
performances were a revelation to the
athletes of the old world, and we here
after mayt expect to have adopted in
Europe American methods in the treat
ment Of amateur athletics.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-20

In his speech at Canton President Nc
kinley laid great stress upon the finan-
cial question. Evidence is not lacking
that the Republican party intends to
make its fight this year for continued
supremacy upon the silver issue. Mr..
Mckinley made the most effective use
possible of the weapon with which Mr..
Bryan has armed him, and from this
time until November the Republican
party will continue to appeal to the timid
to forget Imperialism and to think only
of lG to !. The American people, how
ever, will not fall into the Republican
trap as easily as Mr.. Bryan did. Mr..
Mckinley said in his speech that "A con-
gress which will sustain, and, if need be,
strengthen the present law can prevent
a financial catastrophe, which every
lover of the republic is interested to pre-