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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-25
son COAL ROADS

Including the Wheeling & Lake Erie,
and the O., L. & W. Assured of
Increased Tonnage at the Opening
Of Navigation.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntellIgsncer.
NEW YORK. April 24.-A prominent
authority to-day said:
The soft coal roads operating in the
central west, which include Wheeling &
Lake Erie. Cleveland. Lorain & wheal-
ing and the Hooking Valley among the
principal ones, ara practically assured
OF a materially increased tonnage with
the opening OF lake navigation, within a
few days.
Soft coal constitutes the major poT-
tion of the tonnage hauled over these
roads and the condition Of rate matters
on this class OF freight is Of great i'm
portance. In view OF the close relations
existing between the principal interests
In these roads, It IS believed that rates
are going to be maintained on a basis
unprecedented and that the result will
be plainly reflected IN the net earnings
Of different roads.
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NET SPREAD
BY ROBERTS
AT WEPENER
Forty Thousand Men and One Hum
dred and Fifty Guns for Belief
Of the Beaieged City.
BOERS REPULSE BY DALGETY
British Progress Slow ON Account Of
Bad Roads-eloOny News Comes
From General Baden-POwell.

LONDON, April %, 3 a. m.-The re-
ports that the siege Of wepener had
been practically raised were apparently
premature. The Boer attack upon Col.
Dalgety's northern position as descrlb-
ed from Maseru. was probably a final
attempt to rush the garrison before Sc
curing a safe retreat, and. as Colonel
Dalgety successfully repulsed the at
tack, little further anxiety is felt on
his account.
Lord Roberts has now spread a net
with some 10000 or more men, and $50
guns, covering the whole western semi
circle around wepener. while General
Hamilton has occupied the water
works, practically without opposition.
The seventh division. under General
Tucker, assisted by naval guns. has
made demonstration from Raree Sid
ing, the Beers showing some opposi-
tlon. AT the same time a brigade NOV
ed out from Glen TO take up a position
on a range OF hills at Gennaadenle'
north Of the Modder. The water works
were IOunu uuuhIHhAeut WIN tNC 60
ception of the removal OF the sliding
valves Of the pumping engines.'
Beers Must Risk an Encounter.
The Beers can now only escape. with
out ,isking an encounter. northward to
Ladybrand. and the chance Of a sue
cesaful outcome of the plans Of Lord
Roberts depends on whether the Britt
lsh troops can reach Thaba N'Chu and
Ladybrand before the retreating COM
mandoes from DeWetsdorp and Wepe-
ner.
All the correspondents report that
the roads are in a terrible condition,
which accounts for the slow progress OF
the British columns. and II the Beers
are well Informed Of the British plans,
as they have hitherto been, they are
likely again to escape.
II is now within three weeks Of the
date predicted for the British occupa-
tIon OF Pretoria and although the pres
ent operations, as suggested In some
quarters, may be the beginning Of the
main advance, It is not certain that
they WIFI not entail further halt at
Bloemfontain.
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AT THE OLD HOME.
President & Mrs. Mckinley Find II
Yet the Dearest Spot on Earth to

President & Mrs. Mckinley Find 1t
Yet the Dearest Spot on Earth to
Them.
CANTON, o., April 2i.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley and party arrived in the
city at 1910 o'clock this morning.
In Difference to the announcement OF
the Presidents friends that he came
hero for rest from public cares and 70
look after private business, no public
demonstration was arranged. But In
spite OF this theTu was large crowd NJ
the station when the train rolled in aud
lusty cheers went up as the President
and Mrs. Mckinley stepped from the
train.
An Informal reception committee was
also mt the station to bid them wei
come. The carriages were driven Dy ths
most direct route TO the M, g. BhrDei
home. where the party VIII DO during
the several days visit In Canton.
The enthusiastic reception at the Can
ton station was but continuation o.
the demonstrations that occurred all
along the route from daylight until the
train reached its destination. During
the curly morning hours across TIT
state linz In Pennsylvania, crowds
gathered at all tn, small stations.
Across tn, llDc In Ohil crowds gather
cd NJ every place AMI tho Prcsldrn'
shook hands with thouslnds. B'fgrg
luncheon at thr Barber residence. th1
President. accompanied by Secretary
Cortblyou, went to the old Mckinley
cottage In North Market street. to In
spect the repairs and enlargs sments Ia
prograss He greeted each of the work
men with n hearty hnndshoke,and then,
with the contractor, went oyer the worn
IN detail
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SHARP CUTS IN IRON.
Manufacturers sal Maintain There
Wnl be No Slump.

Manufacturers sHn Maintain There
VIII be No Slump.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 2I.-Two
sharp cuts in iron and steel products
have been made. Foundry pig iron No.
2 was offered to-day at $40 so a ton for
early delivery. This is cut of 50 on
quotations made few days ago Quo
tations on this product have been highs
er. but It has been possible for some
time to get It at Pittsburgh for S22 50.
Open hearth blllets have been reduc-
ed from $40 and $40 ton to SIS and so.
II was reported that cut OF IS a ton
in Bessemer pig had been made. but
this lacks confirmation. While the
price for Bessemer is S33, It Is stated
that large contracts can be placed at
$50 so.
Manufacturers here. in spite OF the
recent staEnatlon In the market still
maintain their belief that there will b0
no general slump In iron and steel
prices. They say It Ii n question Of
only n short time when the market VIII
react and prices reach higher mark
than before.
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To the Public Was the Verdict In the
Cramblstt Murder Opinion Is
the Crime was Committed by An
other.
Special Dispatch to the Inteillgencer
sTEUBENvILLE, o.. April A.-AI-
though nearly three weeks have passed
since q jury found Quincy Cramblett
guilty In the first degree for the mur-
der OF James H. Gosnell. his sweet
hearts father, the question does not
seem to have been settled to the satis-
faction Of nlne-tenths of the citizens Of
this county. Although there has been
n recent foul murder here, It was pass~
ed up by the public in twenty-four
hours, in favor of the cramblett case.
The public cannot understand how
the Jury reached the conclusion II did,
the evidence being purely clrcumstan-
tial. The general opinion IS that the
crime was committed by another, but
that reward hunters patched together
enough circumstances and eonversa-
tlons 20 make q case against Cramblett.
The outcome OF the case has attracted
attention in other counties in eastern
Ohio. as people did not believe Cram
blett guilty and attorneys who were
surprised at the verdict are inqulrinB
how 1t was done.
One juryman said he decided on the
mans guilt because OF n matter tho
Judge said should not be considered
Another juryInan says had no known
h. hO NU0NnIH hOWn
brought IN another kind OF verdict,
Many leading lawyers at the bar here,
when the state rested during the trial,
told the defendants attorneys that 9
case had not been made and they need
not put on witness. Judge Mansfield
is considering whether to grant a new
trial.
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communieate VICE Wepener.

LONDON. April "a, 11:45 p. m.-The
war office issues the following from
Lord Roberts;
"BLoEMFoNTEIN. April 24.-Gen-
erals Brabant and Hart yesterday
turned the position occupied by the
enemy. who tried to prevent their NOV
ing rlorthward, and got In hellograph
communication with Colonel Dahlgety.
commandant OF the besieged garrison
at wepener, who reported all we'll
General Brabant has three wound
ed, one missing. Three were wounded
on the previous day. The border regi-
ment had seven wounded
at D. m. yesterday. Braban. and
Hart were eight miles south Of Wepen-
er. The eleventh division, under Gen
eral Poles -Carew and General French's
two briEades Of cavalry reached
Tweede Celuk yesterday afternoon
without having met serious opposl-
fiOn."
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NEW ASSISTANT
Secretary Of the Interior was Born in
Hancock County, This state-start-
ed the First Free School.

W VIZ = A. AAk = GkAQ9Ae
WARRINGTON. April 24-West vlr-
glnians viii be interested In the ap-
polntment OF Frank L. CampbelI as an.
slstant seeretnry Of the Interior, the an
nouncement Of which appeared In yes
terday's Intelllgencer.
Mr.. Campbell is iifty-slx years old,
and resides on Howard avenue, Mount
Pleasant. He was born in Hancock
county. Virginia, now West Virginia,
and was educated In the schools OF the
neighborhood. He was sent to WASH
Ingt0n and Jefiersan college. but left
college and entered the Union army. He
has been member OF Lincoln Post. No.
3. G. A. r.. Department OF the Potomac,
for twenty years. At the close OF the
war he opened the first free school In
West Virginia. After teaching in that
state four years he became superinten-
dent OF public schools at Marlboro. Ohio,
where he also studied law. In 1870 he
came to Washington as an employe In
the census Office. and during his two
years service IN that office attended the
law school OF Columbian University,
graduating in 1872.
BY way Of promotion, he was then
transferred to the pension bureau, and
after serving as examiner two years
and as a member Of the board OF review
four years. was further promoted to the
board OF pension appeals In the secre-
tary's office, where he remained two
yearr. There he manifested such eX-
ceptiOnal legal attalnments that he was
made an assistant attorney in the otiic-
OF the assistant attorney general for
the interior department. which position
he has held for nineteen years, having.
by promotions, become first assistant
attorney at a compensation OF $3.50
Mr.. Campbell has always been an
earnest Republican, but his services
were Of such recognized value that he
was retained during the adninistra :
tions Of Secretaries Lamar. Villas, Smith
and Francis. It Is understood that Sec
retary Hitchcock asked for Mr.. Camp.
BELLS appointment as a recognition OF
his sterling integrity and legal and eS-
ecutIve ability. and as enibodying a
high conception Of civll service princl-
Piles. The appointment came to AZ.
Campbell as complete surprise.
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Beers Attack Col. paleety.

MAsERU, Basutoland, Tuesday, April
2L-The Beers severely attacked Col
Dalgety's northern position. facing Box
poort. action, under whose FIRE they
made determined advance. The Brit
ish returned a heavy FIRE. before which
the Beers recoiled. after extending
across the fats and maintaining con-
tinuouB' long range fusllade for some
hours.
Artillery can be heard in the direction
OF DeWet's Dorp. but there is no sign
that the British relief column in that
quarter has advanced farther. The ma
tlves report that another British force
has been detached from Bloemfonteln.
II so the position Of the Beers around
Wepener Is precariOus.
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tory of Pennsylvania oil fields, has
been made at the Gaines well No. 3, OF
the BIossburg OIL Company. 1t was
completed yesterday afternoon and
flowed one hundred barrels per hour
the first twelve hours, The second wen.
owned by the same company, produced
nine hundred barrels the frst twsnty-
four hours, when oil was struck few
weeks ago.
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wood Iron Company Absorbed,

PITTSBURGH, April 2i.--The Amerl-
can Steel Sheet Company has absorbed
the W. Devices Wood Iron Company or
this city. one OF the largest independent
concerns in the country. Under the
agreement entered into the combine Will
not establish another works IN the
country TO manufacture the same ma
terial as the Woods plant This COM
bine VIII take charge Of the works on
the LIST OF May,
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obieet 70 a Second Traelk.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
sTEUBENvILLE, Ohio, April a.
Serious complications are arising over
the attempt OF the Alingo-steubenviIls
Street Railway Company to lay a Sec
ond track on Lincoln avenue, and the
police stopped the work this afternoon,
under q city ordinance, which requires
permission OF the city commissioner 70
dig up the streets, An injunction may
be gotten out The citizens object to o
second track on the boulevard and ask
the street railway companies to enter
into arrangements TO use a single
track
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Movementa q stenmahips.

BOSTON -Sardinian. from Glasgow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Portland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., New
York for Hamburg
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, New York
for Liverpool.
NEW YoRE-Roeniglu Luise, Bre-
men: Trave. Genoa; Marquette from
London; Thingvalla, from Chrlstlau-
sand; Pretoria from West Indies; Mich
lgan, Hamburg; Ivernia, Liverpool.
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when Bartlett Sinclair, who was on the
stand gave the lie TO Attorney Robert
son. representing the miners. Rob
ertSon sprang for Sinclair. aiming q
blow at his head. Several congressman
intervened and held Robertson and Sim
clair from coming together. An o6i-
Ger appeared on the scene, but his SER
vices were not required, as order had
been restored.
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LONDON. April 25.-The Mafeklng
correspondent Of the Times telegraph
ing, Monday, April %. gives q gloomy
account Of the depression. due to the
probability OF the siege lasting until the
end Of May. and says:
ut Is. hard to accept Colonel Baden
PoWellB efforts to cheer the people by
optimistic predictions in the absence Of
any sign OF relief"
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Mrs. poWd Refused Pardon.

special Dispatch to the IntellIsencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, April pa
Acting on protests from citizens Of
clarksburg. Governor Atkinson to-day
turned down the Recommendation Of tho
state board Of pardons for pardon for
Elizabeth Dowd, notorious woman Of
Ciarksburg, now serving a sentence In
the Harrison county fail.
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pE1EeATEs SELECTED
By Gov. Atkinson to the National
Conference Of Charities.

Special Dispatch to tho Intelllsencsr
CHARLESTON. w. Va. April 2l.A
The governor to-day appointed the fol.
lowing delegates to the national confer
ence of charities and corrections, at To-
pela, May IS to "a: Rev. D. W. COM
stock, Charleston; Leander S. Ballard.
Bald Knob; Henry A. Robinson, Frank
ford; R. D. Kidd. Glenyille; William
Dunnington. Weston; A. ]. Clarke,
wheeling; Mrs. Elizabeth ClOhan. Sar
lem; ]. G. Gluck, Pruntytown; William
]. Burley, MoundsvIlle; ]. A. Browning.
OF Madison, was appointed a delegate
to the international mining congress nt
Milwaukee, June 18th to 23rd.
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MISSIONARY o1A1Ms
WIN be Paid by Turkey, and Trouble
VIII Be Avarted.

Will Be Averted.
WASHINGTON April 2.-It can be
stated on authority that the negotia-
tons respecting the American misslon-
ary claims are progressing in the most
satisfactory manner. In The view NJ the
government The department hrs re-
ooived a cablegrnm announcing that The
porte has undertaken 10 meet all II The
tHElremCnta mada with the United
states minister respecting the payment
NJ thu claims set up on account Of the
daErurton OF the American mission
property In Turkey. II II not stated
when the payments viii be made and II
. urUlsed that owing 10 tho many
obligations of greater magnitude press
Ing upun the porte, some lime may yet
.1pse before the money II actually In
hand.
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WATCH FoR DEWEY.
Paid for by Fifty Thousand School
Children Of Minnesota.

Special Dispatch to the IntsriEeneor.
WASHINGTON, April al.-Admlral
Dewey Will tomorrow be the recipient
of n handsome watch. the gift Of 5000
school children OF the northwest Con-
gressman McCleary will make the for
NAL presentation. The idea OF present
ing n watch originated in Minneapolis,
the contributors being restricted to Q
donation OF one cent each, that the chill.
dren OF the poor might find It no burden
to participate in the gift.
The watch is appropriately engraved
and the figures on the dial are replaced
by the letters IN the admiralB name.
Hon. a. B. White and Judge X. II,
Blizzard are among the prominent West
VlrgInlans in the city.
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The Number Killed. /.

LONDON, April 2i.-An ohicial list of
the British losses at wepener from
April . to April 49, show:
Killed. three officers and eighteen
wounded, fourteen officers and eighty
six men.
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AMOUNT OF REVENUE

Collected Under the ''war Tax" Act
Given Out by Commissioner Wilson
in Compliance With the Senate
Resolution.
WASHINGTON. April 4.-In obedi-
ence to a resolution passed by the sem
ate asking for statement Of tha
amount of revenue derived from the so-
called war revenue act, with a state
nent showing the total amount OF such
receipts from the 18th OF June. 1855. ta
the Slst ultlmo.. Commissioner Wilson
Ennhna the fnlloWing reply:
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Hampshire for white and scherr,

special Dispatch to the IntelllEencer.
RoMNEY, W. Va. April 24-Thg
Hampshire county Republican conven.
tlon convened to-day at slanesviIle.
Delegates were selected for the state
convention. A. B. White and A. c.
Scherr were endorsed. Resolutions en-
dorsIng the national and state adminiss
tratlons were passed.
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BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS
Meet and Agree on a General Ad'
vance In Price.

vance In Price.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 2i.-The
executive committee Of the National
Flint Bottle Manufacturers Assocla-
tlon and the Eastern Vial and Bottle
Manufacturers Association. at a meet
ing to-day, preliminary to the point
meeting of tho associations tomorrow,
perfected uniform price list TO gov
ern both eastern and western assOciR-
tlons. This list will be recommended
for adoption tomorrow. II makes n
general advance ranging between S and
10 per cont.
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TuRNRp DOWN By ONE
Miss Reed Marries Another Professor
a. IF;ngo function.

Special Dispatch to the IntellIgercer.
sTEuBENvILLE, o., April "a
Prof. L. w. McElroy, of Mlngo juno
tion, and Miss Ida N. Reed were mar
ried this evening, by Rev. Platts. Miss
Reed was plaintiff recently in a breach
OF promise case against Prof. ]. H.
Lowry, in which she secured a verdict
for 81, 900.
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weather Forecast for To-day.

For western Pennsylvania, fair wcdnes-
day and Thursday. fresh northeastorly
For Ohio. fair Wednesday; showers
Thursday. fresh casierly winds.
For West Virglnin, fair Wednesday;
showers Thursday; northcasterly winds.
Local Temperature.
The temperature yesterday as observed
BY C. Sehncpf. druggist corner OF Market
and Fourteenth streets, was MS follows:
a. tn.u,........,. h9l y. m.,,.....,...,, "
n. m...,..,.,...,. 6aIl y m.,'..,'s.ss''s u
i9 m........,.....,.. SllWeather Clean
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Wonderful OIL Strike.

ELAiIRA, N. Y, April 2i-one Of the
greatest oil strikes In forty years his
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WARRINGTON. April 2I.-An cxdt-
Ing encounter occurred at the Occur
aAIcno investigation this afternoon
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Total ........................... SIS tO5, ~
The above statement embraces all the
Items Il Is practicable TO specify.
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NOT SATISFACTORY

To the Public Was the Verdict In the
Cramblstt Murder Opinion Is
the Crime was Committed by An-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
THE DElNOCR RATS
SOON TO MEET
Norfolk Convention 10 Be Held on
End of May,
FAVOR A NEW CONSTITUTION
Action of the Legislative Caucus Will
BE- Approvcd-scnators Daniel
and Martin to BE Elected
Dclc.ates-at-Larsc.
Norfolk Convention TO Be Held on
FAVOR a NEW CONSTITUTION
Action of the Legislative Caucus Will

inc proposed Constitutional Convention
Is beginning to attract considerable atten-
sentdon In political csreles. "A majority OF
the counties and cities that have elected
delegates to the Norfolk meeting have
cnstructcd in favor OF the convention
Senator Daniel has recently authorized
The statement mat he is IN favor of the
convention This means much to the
movement looking to changing the organic
tsw OF the Commonwealth. The Senator
has been elected a delegate from Camp
bell County.
Nearly all the Democratic party leaders
who have expressed themselves have said
they favor the convention.
1t IS practically settled that the Norfolk
meeting VIII endorse The action OF the
caucus of Democratic members OF the
Legislature IN making the convention n
party issue, but II is very likely that
firm stand VIII be taken in favor Of sub
Knitting to 4. vote of the people. for their
approval or rejection. such Il constitution
as may be adopted.
THE CONVENTION.
The people viii vote on the question or
calling a convention on the fourth Thurs
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lows what is now already furnished by
the Board, of course it was perfectly I'M
practicable But nothing is impracticaols
when taken hold of by the women OF
Richmond aud this IS now being done
by Miss Bodeker, president of the GAR
wood Memorial Association: Miss Moses.
president of the Hebrew Memorial ASSo-
cTatiGn. Roth Of these ladies' belong TO the
Junior Hollywood Memorial Associaaoh'
ana have come to the assistance Of these
Young peopte-not as an orSGni2a1on- lol
their work is memorial. IL was detsl
mined that they would start 4 fnha az
once looking forward TO building haiA
ar clIIb-rnom at the Home, where these
veterans may assemble for games or 10
ta1k or where from time to time, con-
certs or lectures may be given Richmond
< always foremost IN Confederate work
these veterans are not Richmond men
not more than 10 out of tho .2S6 belonging
to Richmond.
AM Inc care Of these veterans day after
d9v having nothing to do. 100 Old ana
feSnle 10 work only waiting till the
shadows are a little longer grown, ana
,ha night cones on apace. cave your
y,-oy,sv. and your encouragement 1t IS
s1rsyl n good cause. The veterans won
,,a ,ara long Don't wait 10 build monu-
vents III them. bur give now. Any one
desiring to help this undef tsthlts ci-, ..
any time send contriont,2n % $50 80
PahaI-er treasurer; Miss Moses, SSa
ana F,ranlylfn Streets. chairman; MIS-, n.
v Randolph. president of Junior HOLY
1,.oo4 Memorial Association