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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
MR.. MACRUM

Called at the State Department and
Had a Conference With Assistant
Secretary Rin, But BIS Report win
Be Delayed Several Days, as He
Departed for BIS Home at East
Liverpool, o.-Meantime Maorum
Refuses to Talk.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Mr. Macrum
has come and gone. and the reason for
his leaving Pretoria when duty seemed
to demand his presence at the capitol
remains as.deep a mystery as ever, and
must so remain probably for another
week. The ex-consurs appearance was
awaited at the state department with
interest. Just before noon Representa-
tive Taylor, OF whose Congressional dis
trict Mr.. Nacrum is a resident, called
at the department and spent some time
in conference with Assistant Secretary
Hill, and was followed about $3.50
o'clock by Mr.. Macrum. who came
alone. Secretary Hay, who had an ex-
hausting day, had gone, so the ex-con-
sui was obliged to pay his respects TO
DR.. Hill. His stay was short, about
twenty minutes, and he left DR.. Hill
as much In the dark US he had been
before as to Mr.. Macrum's motive for
leaving Pretoria. Nor did it develop
whether or not Mr. Macrum was the
bearer OF any message from Kruger.
He did not mention the subject to DR..
Hill. He said he was tired, very tired;
he had been fve weeks on the sea and
road, travelling constantly. and begged
for time in which to prepare himself
10 report. He said nothing as to the
reasons for appearing in Washington.
but asked that he be permitted to go to
his honps in Eas: Liverpool, o., for a
few days to attend to some matters OF
business, which were pressing, and to
rest.
Dr. Hill had no objection. Mr.. Ma
crum promised to be back soon here.
perhaps before the end Of the present
week. and said he then would make a
formal report to the state department.
Leaving Dr. Hnl, Nh. Macrum went to
the consular bureau and secured the
assent OF Acting Chief Carr to a post
ponement OF the settlement Of his ac-
counts until his next visit to Washing
ton. To Mr.. Carr. also, Mr.. Macrum
said nothing to throw light on his mo-
tives.
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SURROUNDED

Are the Beers ct Colssburg-areae
Activity at Cape ToWn-steyn aud
Kruger Protest Against DsSEuc-
tiUn Of Farm BuildingB.
LONDON, Feb. 5 CSndnight). The
war oGice announces that It has re-
eeiyed no fresh news from the seat Of
war for publication tonight
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 5.-PreSident
steyn and President Kruger have com
mhnicated with Field MarShal Lord
Roberts, the British conamander-in-
chief, protesting against the destruction
OF farm houses and the devastation Of
property. Lord Roberts IN replying,
declared the charges were not spB-
tained, adding that Wanton destruction
OF property was contrary 70 Brltinh
practices.
A dispatch from Naauw Poort sayS:
'sThere IS great activity here and on
the Rensburg- Hanover road, due to the
dispatch Of an overwhelming force Of
Infantry to seize to NoFvals Pont. The
cavalry. having completed the recon-
noissance, is being retired to reeoup
losses.
"The Beers at colesburg are virtually
surrounded. y
1oURENzo MARQUES, DelagOa
Bay Feb. 5.-wSbster Davis, the
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BIG STEEL PLANT
To be Built Along the MonOngahela
River.

To be Built Along the MOnOngahela
River.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 5.-Henry
Phlpps, jr., and John Walker consult-
ing partners In the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, closed a deal on Saturday last for
400 acres OF land along the Monongahela
river front, adjoining the borough of
AIonongaheln. The title was made In
MIR. Phipps' name. who Is said TO be act-
ing for a new corporation. whose inten-
tIon II Is to erect u mammoth steel plant,
to cost In the neIEhbOrhood OF E5,OOO,-
900. While the two men principally in-
terested In the deal are members OF the
Carnegie company, II Is generally con-
ceted that the new works will be lnde-
pendent OF the big firm.
Nicola Brothers, who are said to have
the contract to furnish the lumber TO be
used in tho new plant, say tho Union
Steel Company Is not interested In the
deal, although that company has for
some time past been negotiating for
land In the same vicinity.
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Goebel following. Altogether twenty
seven representatives and nine senators
have arrived. There VIII be one more
train before tomorrow noon, and pos
slbiy the uumber may be increased.
"why, we are more than anxious for
the Democrats 20 come, Just 10 show
them that they have had no cause for
fear and that they WIN be perfectly free
from trouble OF any kind wRs the con-
sensus Of the remarks on every hand
A caucus was to have been held at
4 o'clock, but, owing to the fatigue from
travel, It was decided to postpone the
hour until O'Clock.
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Fnnernl Of Nv. y. Leaville.

Special Dispatch to tho IntelltEencer.
CHARLES TOWN, w Va. Feb, D.
The funeral OF the late William T.
LeavIle, a prominent coal operator of
Harewood, Fayette county, who died nt
shelterIng Arms hospital Hanawha
county. yesterday morning, took place
this afternoon from Zion Episcopal
church. Services were conducted by
Rev. Robert S. COPELAND, assisted by
Rev. DR.. Roller. OF charleston. The
pallbearers were B. d. Gibson, John A.
washington, w. o. Norris, William b.
Hackett, Frank Beckwlth, George
Porteraela, 4. C. Green aud DR., Ran
son.
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An Exciting Fray.

PARIS, KY. Feb. BIN shooting af-
fray tonight. Blanton Green was shot
and fatally wounded by Edgar Sharon.
general row started in which It Is
said Young Green's fathers life was
threatened By Sharon.
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THE LOUISVILLE SITUATION
Lawyers Have Been Playing Horse
with the Democratic Statesmen
Fiery War Talk at Long Range
from Virginia and Kansas.

E1erX WIT Lam tAs A4sa9 D.
from Virginia and Kansas.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. 5.-The
events Of the day leading up TO the
conference at the Gait House were not
at all exciting. Acting on the UNDER
standing reached last night at Frank
fort by the Representatives OF the rival
governors, the Democratic managers
succeeded In reaching most Of the DEM
ocratlc members OF the legislature, who
were expected to attend session. of
the general assembly In this city to-
day, and got them headed for Frank
fort. No session OF the legislature was
held here, but a formal meeting was
held at Frankfort by the Democratic
members, who. without trausacting
any business. adjourned until to-mor-
row. Meanwhile Speaker Trimble.
President OF the Senate L. II. Carter,
Clerks crommel and Leigh and Ser
geant.at-Arns Haley remained in this
city awaiting the result of the confer
enco, which was expected to bring some
order out of the presen: condition of
anaIrs. They remained here over night,
but can easily reach Frankfort to-mor-
row morning in time for a session IL
that course is thought wise.
During .he early part OF the day the
Democratic Legislators were in a state
OF perplexity. which was increased by
the announcement from Frankfort that
Coy. Taylor, contrary to their under
Standing, had not revoked his order
converting the legislature at London.
Ky. tomorrow. When It was learned,
however, that Senator Blackburn and
his associates were on their way here
10 resume the arrangements for a set
Element which had begun last midnight
at Frankfort. they decided to stay here
ana await developments.
The day was a busy one for Gov.
BeeRham.
Incipient Rebellion.
A large number of telegrams and let
tiers OF cougratulatlon were received by
the governor to-day, among them being
the following:
"cULPEPPER, Va, Feb. 8.
"eov. Beckham: We deplore death
Of Gov. Goebel. Offer 800 men to see
Justice meted out. Answer"
(slgned) c. y. SMITH,
Colonel Virginia State Guard.
lola, Kan, Feb. 8.
Gov. Bockham: The Democrats Of
The nation at your back. Stick"
(sIgncdl j. S. GosHoRN.
Democratic state Central Committee.
A good deal Of interest centered about
Adjutant General castleman and his
new uauonal guard. The gentleman
was not at al well and was confined to
his bed all day. Recruiting for the
battalion Of the First regiment, which
It had been decided TO raise, was active
iy carried on. but beyond this there was
not much doing in this branch of the
Democratic state government, the more
peaceful trend Of events having checked
Preparations of this kind.
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HAROLD HANcHER FUNERAL
yesterday Afternoon Was One Of the
Most Impressive Seen Here,

The funeral OF the late Harold Han
cher. the fourtecn-year-old son OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles N. Hancher, occurred
yesterday afternoon, from the family
residence, on the Island. aud was one
OF the most Impressive ever witnessed
here. 1t was the largest in attendance,
too for one Of such youth.
The services were conducted by. Rev.
Jacob BrlttinEham, OF the 81. Luke p.
j.. church, Island. In attendance were
the I4lnsly Institute Cadets, and the SER
Vices were military In their character.
The lnterment was private, at Green
wood
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nrunn nsolins to Discuss.

PITTsFIELD, Mass, Feb. 5.-wIlI-
lam j. Bryan to-day declined to discuss
the Interview with Arthur sswall, ean-
dldato for vice president with hIr. Bry-
an four years ago. IN which Mr.. sewall
said that Mr.. Bryan would be the can-
dldatc again. but could not be elected.
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ONE THOUSAND QUARTS
o. NitrO-alycsrin Let Go Near
Lima.

LIMA. Ohio, Feb. 5.-The mag
azlne Of the Tlndlay Nitro-Glycerln
Company, two miles northeast OF here,
containing about 1000 quarts OF the ex-
ploslve, was blown up this afternoon.
and the country for miles around was
shaken SO severely that windows were
broken and chlmneys wrecked. Ernest
Guild, an oil well shooter, of Portland.
Ind, was at the magazine and iB sup
posed to have dropped a can Of the ex-
ploslve. Guild, his team and the mnga-
Zine were annihilnted and only a big
hole in the ground marked the scene of
the explosion.
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SERENE AT LONDON.
Members Received with True Ken
tuelEy Hospitality.

tuely Hospitality.
LONDON, KY. Feb. 5.-The fact that
there was not tho slightest display Of
GHimority among the citizens Of London
when It became u certainty to-day that
the legislature was to convene here and
that tho twenty-five legislative mem-
bOrs who arrived on tho afternoon train
were met by a welcoming crowd at the
station. can safely be taken as an as
Iurancc that no opposition will be mani
tested when the session beglus to-mor-
row. There Ia hut one Democratic
member here, Senator Hayes, from JEFF
a'rton county aud ho is Of tho anti
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aoRpRL FUNERA1 rRAIN
Left Frankfort for COvingtOn at Four
This Morning.

THIS
FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. 5.-The
train bearing the remains of the late
GOV. Goebel will leave Frankfort at
about 4 O'Clock in the morning and is
expected 10 arrive in Covlngton in three
hours. 1t had been the original lnten-
ton Of Senator McCord, who is in
charge of the arrangements, thnt 1t
should leave Frankfort this evening.
but It was found necessary, owing to
the delay caused by the post mortem
examination, to alter the plans. At
once after reaching covington they will
be taken to ODD Fellows hall, where
they will lie in state all day.
There Will be nobody on the train
with the exception of active and honor
ary pail bearers. who In themselves
constitute a formidable guard Of honor,
and a few intimate friends, among
them Mrs. c. C. McChord, wife of sena-
tor McChord. who so devotedly nursed
the wounded man for days after he
was shot. Arthur and Justus Goebel
and Mrs. Braunaker. brothers and sis
ter OF the dead man, viii be on the
train. There will be no attempt ut dis
play and nothing Will be attempted in
the way Of decorating the train. Ev-
erythlng will be done in the most simple
manner possible.
The great masses OF flowers that have
been brought to the hotel throughout
the day are almost in themselves sufi-
cient to I'LL a car. There are over one
hundred pieces, many being of great
beauty.
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CONVERSION COMPLETE.
Congressman slblsy Accepts Repubn-
rT-.t..,4t,,,.

congressman SIbIty AlVuPIs 4VoPUUH-
can Nomination:
OIL CITY, Pa. Feb. 1.-THE Derrick
will tomorrow publish a letter from
Congressman Joseph G. slbley, adj
dressed TO Republican friends In the
Twenty.seventh district, In which he
praises the administration and accepts
their tender of the Republican nomIna-
ton for Congress from the Twenty
seventh district and formally an
nounces his candidacy in response to
their call.
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war Arrlve on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. .. - AdjutRnt
General Corbln was to-day informed
that the funeral train bearing the bodies
OF General Lawton and Major Arm
strong Will arrive IN this city Thurs
dny
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PosT-MoRTEM
Held on the Remains Of the Dead
Leader.

Leader.
FRANKFORT, Kyo Feb. GA post
mortem examination Of the body Of
Governor Goebel was had tonight, un-
der the direction Of Dr.. E. E. Hume
The brothers of the dead man at first
objected strenuously, but finally gave
way, when 1t was represented to them
that 1t was necessary, in order to pro-
cure evidence in the event Of the muir
derer ever being brought TO trial. DR..
Hume refused to say what was learned
from the examination.
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wcnth.r For,cast for To.day

For ohlo-Partiy cloudy and warmer
Tuesday; rain or snow Wednesday;
fresh south to southensterly winds.
For west Virginia and Western Penn
sylyRnlA-Partiy cloudy and warmer
Tuesday: rain or snow Wedn0sday;
fresh southerly Winds.
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The temperature yesterday MS observed
by E Schrepf druggist corner or Market
a nd Fourteenth streets, was w. follows;
The age-herald., 1900-02-06

ly by the votersNof Kentucky, if any
 body. Governor Taylor may think St
 hard that he should be busted. So 1t ls
 But there Is no relief for him at Wash
 ington. The president will not inter
 vene. As yet nothing has occurred
 winch gives him a constitutional right
 to do so'
 Mr Taylor has demanded federal assist ance, but the only recognition he has re- ceived has consisted in the use of the word Governor in the presidents reply Tay- Tor holds by force the state house, but he holds nothing else. All the rest of the state. including the courts, the warden of H'he penlsentiary, and the banks that hold the states money. refuse to rec ognaze Taylor. and win never rec ognize him. He must inevitable coma out loser, and this can be accom- plished through the courts, and prob- ably wibl be. There is now no occasion for vGoerlt action on the part of Governor BeekGaam. Time fights on his side, and 1T he will be patient an things will come his way. and Taylor will be compelled by the sheer force of circumstances to abandon the state house.
The age-herald., 1900-02-06
ALArE SOUTHERN POsTMAsTER
rom the Bostom Heralld.

Y
 President Mckinley has submitted to the effect of a boycott in lthe south upon one of his postmaster appointments. He put a negro in the office at Hogansyflle. Ga. The people did mot personally attack him, and they showed their wisdom in taking this course. They protested against the ap- pointment and then they boycotted the office. The postmaster was sustained by the president until it was found that it was of no advantage to himself to be continued fn office, when he was transferred to a place in Washington. No one seems to have benefited by this experiment. The president had, in effect, bo revoke the ap- poqGltment; the colored man could not af ford to keep it: the people lost the use of the office for a considerable time, and per- haps they are to foe punished by its being made vacant Ionger If the principle of appointing colored men to poStma5terships could have been sustained, something might have been gained. but It seems it could not. Aside from the race question, St would appear to be only fair that, 5n such appointments there should be req sonable acqttiescence fin tfhe wishes of the people among whom dncumbemts of office are placed
The age-herald., 1900-02-06
REPUBLIC IRON & STEEL

From the Wall Street Journal.
 The following Us sent ito us:
 The activity and rise in price of Republic Iron and Steel stocks is due mot only to the general appreciation of the value of the s1teel properties but also to the very large earnings and strong financial situation of the company.
 Although the company was Incorporated in March, the company did not get full possession of the different independent properties until June 1. From that date until September 1 the business of the com pany was maindy filling old contracts made before the consolidation. In spite of this handicap, however, the earnings up to Jan uary 1 have been as follows; Net earu- dngs, $2,714,55O; dividends on preferred stock. $72O 069; leaving balance ito surplus of $1, ,994, ,431.
 It is to be noted that all repairs ito plants have been charged to operating expenses.
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' went as follows:

In other words, Senator Morgan carried the agricultural districts of the county, and Governor Johnston Girard beat. Sem ator Morgan should certainly be we'll sat- isfied with his part of the battle, for there are many agricultural pricincts in Ala bana, and there is only one Georgia -popu- lated beat in the entire state-only one beat connected by a free bridge with Georgia city. Columbus, Georgia, went for Johnston, and that part of Russell which Is wholly Alabama and agricultural went for Morgan. This is the size of 1t, and there is no escaping the conclusion that Johnston's 'plain people, have slipped the halter, and are in the Morgan pasture. They are so plain that they know plaln facts from alleged facts, and are voting ac- cordingly.
The age-herald., 1900-02-06
THE MEANING OF WORDS

From the Chicago Times-Herald
 What" asked the teacher, "does 'an- thracite' mean?"
 That's kind of coal" said little Willie.
 'Yes. Anthracite coal Is what we call hard coal. So anthracite' must mean 'hard.' Now, can you tell me what 'bitum- inous' means?'
 That's coal, too," replied Willie.
 But it isn't the same kind of coal that anthracite is, is it? Bituminous coal is what commonly refer to as soft coal. Now, Willie, let us see if you can form a sentence containing the words anthracite and 'bituminous' /"
 Willie thought the matter over for few minutes and then said:
 "Heres one: This morning before pa started down town ma wanted $5 for gro ceries and things, and she tried to get 1t by saying bituminous words, but pa gave her an anthracite look, and wfien he dis appeared around the corner she was weep ing bituminously.'
The age-herald., 1900-02-06
DIVIDING OUT THE COUNTRY

N. Y. Letter In the Chicago Tribune.
 Great financial importance is attached to a deal by which the control of the West ern New York and Pennsylvania Railroad company passes to A. J. Cassett, presi- dent of the Pennsylvania railroad, and in- terests with which he is identified. This deal, it is said, has been about completed in Wall street. seventy-five per cent. of the roads 900 of capital stock it Is said, will change hands in the transaction. The stock purchased is. to a great extent, owned in Amsterdam, Berlin, and Leipsic, and it Is understood that Isaac M Selig- man is now abroad giving the final touches to the deal on the other side.
 It is said the deal is to be a part of the plan of interests identified with the Penn sylvania railroad to increase the score of contributory interests in the territory south and west of New York.
 It is believed to be a part of plan agreed upon by Mir. Cassett and William K. Vanderbilt by which the Pennsylvania is to abandon certain territory contribu- tory to the New York Central and Wander bilt systems. while the Vanderbilt lines are to abstain from competition with Pennsylvania wherever the two lines con- fiict.
 In other words there has been a division of territory on an enormous scale and the control of this new road is some. of the fruits which the division has yielded to the Pennsylvana road.
The age-herald., 1900-02-06
TEN \ EssEE COAL & IRON


 The strength of Tennessee Coal and Iron as attributed to commission house buying for people who sold out their stock at the time of the slump last December, and who believe that on this movement the price w,jn go higher than eyer now that the prospects for large devtdends on the com mon stock are so favorable.
 The advance in Tennessee Coaf and Iron E1as been expected for some slime. The net earnings of the compeIy for last year, as offic5lriy reported, were over s1,300,OeO and are TOW at the rate of about $3,600 00) per annum witch will be 5ncreased as soon as the new steel works are in full operation. The back dividends on the preferred stock can an be pafd off and the common stock put upon almost any basis the company rleases for the next year up to IS per cent
 The directors of Tennessee Coal and Iron who wplh their friends have been inspect ing the property of the company in Ala bama during the past week have retlur.hi They express in most glowing terms their satisfaction with the condl,icm of the plant and it's prospects. The movement in the stock reflects their enthusiasm and their large purchases of the stock. The fact that am.ng the party there are some in terests in Colorado Fuel and Iron makes the advance in Colorado Fuel somewhat significant.