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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-16
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING. FEBRUARY %, 1900.
Meeting Of tie State League Of Re-
publican Clubs

no the Republicans Of West Virginia.
The time has come for aggressive action
on the part OF all adherents OF our great
PARTY, which Is now, as ever, the party
81 vital and positive principles. This year,
a heretofore, Republication means patEl-
NofiSfn. IL therefore behooyeS the friends
n rood government everywhere to use all
honorable means to pereptuate Republican
principles by bringing about the election
81 overwhelming majorttleg OF the Repub-
IN The apendinE campaign. Such effort
should not cease until victory 10 won.
IN view OF the great influence tor 90oa
welded by club organizations In dlstrio-
uting political literature and aEouslns sn.
dRy, q meeting Of the West Virginia state
League OF Republican Clubs Is hereby
called for
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THURsDAY, MARCH 5, 800,

TO be held in the city OF Parkersburg. W..
Va, for the purposes of Reorganization,
consideration o. plans OF WORK Tor TINS
years campaign. election Of delegates TO
the Nationa! League meeting. ana Ior
Eish other buslr as as may properly come
before Il. Each club IS entitled 10 five dele
gates. and It should also elect I'VE alter
mates. Republicans in every county are
urged 10 organize clubs az once ana send
the name or each club. with lists OF officers
and del. gates, without delay, TO the Sec
rcsary At Charleston.
Speakers Of national reputation Will pc
present 70 address the meeting.
By order Of the Executive Committee.
WM. BURDETTE MATHEWS,
FRS, Vice President
d. i. HUGHES. Secretary.
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particularly those by the MediteEra-
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sary.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

\ Methodist preacher of Austin (Chi-
cagn suburb. who advertised 300
Girls Wanted To hear sermon. Sc
cured an audience of SiXty-clght young
women.
Fire in the Norfolk navy yard de
strOycd the construction building. con
tanning plans. models and drawings
The loss i S2OO.ODO.
Miles Novotny. formerly Of Chicago
WAS accidentally aSphyXiated in Il New
York boarding house.
Copper i'm paying quantities has
been discovered two miles north OF
Bound Brook. y. !.
Dr. Parker. pastor of the London
City Temple. is editing thc London sun
tor week. He has abolished the bet
ting column.
Fire at Cleveland nearly destroyed
the big plant of the Brown HOisting
and Conveying Machine company. Loss.
100000.
Rev. William de- Ronden Pos. of Lon
don. has sued John Alexander Dowie,
the Zionist. OF Chicago. for libel.
\ dispatch from Peking says Ii
Hung Chang is suffering from infiu-
enZg.
The White Star liner Cufic was towcd
into Queenstown harbOr. having lost
her propeller. First Officer Crosby
WIS drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Booz INQUIRY COMMENCES.
Military Court Trying TO Unearth or XIII
West Point caudaI

Philadelphia. Dec. 1S-Thc taking
of testimony in the case of Oscar t..
BOOz. the West Point cadet who ed
two weeks ago from injuries which
his parents allege were inflicted AT the
West Point military academy. was be-
gun yesterday by the board of in
quiry appointed by the secretary Of
war. Three sessions were held dur.
ing the day. two at Bristol. the home
of the BOOZ family. and a short SeS-
sion in this city in the late afternoon.
The court sat in the study of Rev. DR.
Alexander Alison. the pastor of the
Bristol Presbyterian church. which
adjOins the RoOz homestead.
The witnesses called were William
II. BOOz, father; Mrs, Sarah BOoZ.
mother: Nellie BoOz.s sister-of the
young man: Rev. Df. Alison: DIR.
Weaver. q Bristol physician who at.
tended Oscar BOoZ. and several others.
The testimony was TO the effect that
Oscar was a truthful boy. and that he
had written home-and repeated il
orally when he returned hOme-thaf
his seniors were abusing him and had
forced him 10 swallow TobaScO sauce
more than once. besides ill-treating
him in other WAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
REMARKABLE LUNACY.
Sufferer Walks Miles without Food or
Sleep and Robs a Church.

Stevens Point. Wis. Dec. 1S.-A re-
markable case of temporary insanity
developed last week in the actions of
AIRS. Fred Doll. of NarShfield. She
left her home in that city Monday
morning, saying she was going to Al
lentOn. near Milwaukee, to visit some
of her relatives. She did not again
attract attention until Tuesday after
noon. when the priest of the Polish
Roman Catholic church at Fanchrr
twelve miles east of here. saw
strange woman emerging from his
church carrying an armful of candles.
candleStickS and other articles. He
accoSted her to find out what she
meant by so rudely dismantling the
altar. but soon found that he was talk
ing to Il crazy woman.
She was removed TO the house of
peighbOr. where she ate ravonOusly
and afterward took a long sleep. At
first she resisted all efforts TO keep her
in the house. but after resting sud
denly recovered her reason. although
she could not tell her name and where
she lived. She was brought TO this
city by the sheriff and her people nOti-
fed. She had walked the entire dis
tance from MarShfieN TO Fancher.
fifty miles. without food. sleep. rest
or extra protection from the bitter
cold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Burglars Secure Big Sum for
Their Pains at Shelby
vile, Ind.
ESCAPE IN A CARRIAGE
Train Robbers Body Found
Near Scene of Hold-up
in the South.

Shelbyville, Ind, Dec. 1S.-Ken-
nedy's bank, at Hope, south of here,
was entered at this morning, the
safe blown open with nitroglycerin,
and $15. 000.taken. A carriage was seen
with two men to leave the building
by the night operator of the telephone
exchange. The robbers had a con-
federate posted outside with car
riage, in which all of them escaped.
A posse started out after the robbers.
Robbers Body Near Scene of HOid-up.
New Orleans, Dec. 18. The dead
body of one of the robbers who held
up the Chicago train on the Illinois
Central Tuesday night and who was
wounded IN a running fight with the
officers, has been found near the scene
of the robbery in a suburb of this
city.
The dead robber was identified rs
Barnes, alias John II. Nelson,
alias Jack Nelson. He was wanted
for holding up an Illinois Central
train near Wickliffe, Ky, last July
and robbing the safe of the American
Express company. Barnes cut his
own throat here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
GANG OF LAND swINDLERs LOOSE
Their Secrets Expected To BE Public Prop
ertY Before Long.

Mattoon. Ills. Dee. 1S.-The authori-
ties of Cumberland county are conf
dent that with the prosecution of Luke
u. Thompson. of ParkerSburg. will be
uncovered the secrets of Il gang of land
SwindierS who have been operating
successfully i'll southern and central
Illinois. These land deals, In which
dozens Of investors have been victim
lied out of amounts aggregating thou
sands of dollars. have been facilitated,
ii is alleged. by Il notary public at
NincenueS. Ind. Thompson purchased
piece OF mortgaSed town property
in \eoga.
Afterward. it is said. he transferred
Il to Il man named Morris at Olney. al
legged to DE a confederate. He then
sold the same property Ia Jacob SteGer.
of \eoSu. receiving 500 in cash and
giving a Quitclaim deed 10 the same.
When Steger learned of the deception
he sought restitution from Thompson.
which was refused. Steger had Thomp-
son arrested on 4 charge of conveying
false title and obtaining money under
false pretPnSeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The senate
was in open session only an hour yes
terday. the remainder of the legisla-
tive day being spent in executive seS-
sion upon the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Chandler created Il little furry by en-
GeavorIng again 10 get up the resolu-
ton relating 10 the Montana senatorial
case. The effort was futile.
Under suspension of the rules the
house yesterday passed few bills of
no general Importance. An attempt
was made 90 pass bill 10 give soldiers
and sailors of the civil war. the Span
iSh war and the war in the Philippines
preference in the matter of official
appointments. but il aroused oppOSi-
ton on the ground that il would prac-
tically shut out of the government EN-
plOy for years TO come all civilians and
was Overwhelmingly defeated One
hundred and two private pension bills
were passed. together with Il bill to
put Representative BOutelle on the
navy retired list as a captain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
IMPORTANT ISSUE Is INVOLVED.
Status OF Our Islands Is Dependent on the
Decision.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-In the Unit
ed States supreme court yesterday ar
sument was begun in two cases the
decision OF which is expected to fix
the status of Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine islands and other insular pos
sessions acquired through the war
with Spair with respect to the United
States proper: To say whether their
people are citizens and to Indicate
whether the constitution follows the
flag.
One Of the casnS is that of John
GoetZe. who in June. 1890. imported
from Porto Rico = quantity of leaf
tobacco into the United States through
the port of New York and protested
against the assessment of duty on the
importation.
He claimed thar the tobacco was
not subject to duty because Porto
Rico az the time OF the importation
was not 4 foreign country and because.
therefore. the imposition of duties on
goods brought from place within the
territory of the United States into a
port of the United tSateS iS not lawful
and valid under the constitution" The
collector of the port and the board OF
general appraisers both ruled against
him. as did the Unified States circuit
oOur: for the southern district of New
York when GoetZe took the case before
thar tribunal. From the opinions of
that court the importers appealed to
the United States supreme court.
The other case is known a. the
Fourteen Diamond Ring" case. In
that suit the claimant i one Manuel
Hepke. who served aS Il soldier of the
United States III LuZon. in the Philip
pines. While there he purchased or
acquired The rings in question and
brought them into the United States
without paying duty upon them. The
rings Were seized ny n United States
customs officer. a merchandise liable
to duty.
Pepkc pleads that at the time In
acquired tte property LuZon was a
par. OF ths territory of the United
States Il & 'lat the seiZeure was con /
trary II III, claimants right a. citi- |
zen Of tI@niIed States under the
couSriiut iSapaI i re insisted that under /
article. Dec. lion =. congress is re /
quirly vesterdaqt all taxes and duties
sl,h Alerdin= wa throughout the Init
fort waync. IntlONer tribunal de,-id-
O'ReiIIy. Of Peori Yesterday his side
laredo Tex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Narrowly Escaped Complete
Annihilation in His De-
feat at Nooitgedacht.
BOERS' WELL LAID PLANS
Charged Calamity and the
British Made Their Es-
cape in Time.

johannesburg, Dec. 1S.-The de-
tails of the defeat of the British at
Nooitgedacht indicate Gen. Clements
entire force had narrow escape from
capture. The Boer plans were splen-
didly laid.
If the main British column had
tarried little longer there would
have been complete success for the
Beers, who exposed them selves un-
dauntedIy. yelling and waving their
arms. Their rush was only stop ped
by artillery.
After the British retired the Beers
held a prayer meeting. All accounts
indicate heavy BOer loss.
Col. Legge exhibited splendid BRAY
cry. He shot five Beers with his re-
volver before he fell with three bull
lets in his body.
Battling Back British.
Capetown, Dec. 1S.-The Beers who
crossed Orange river into Cape Colo
ny, west of Ali wal north, Saturday en-
countered Cape rifles and Brabant's
force, who retired with loss.
ape Iown. Dec. 1S.-Scvcn hun
dred Beers have crossed from Orange
River Colony into Cape Colony near
Aliwal North and have reached Kaap-
daI.
London. Dec. lS.-GcrcTaI Kitch.
cner. in di>aptch received by tho
war office. confirms the Associated
Press diSaptcheS from Aliwal North.
Cape Colony. announcing the capture
10y the Beers OF Il detachment of Bra
bant's Horse Dec. l3. near ZaStron,
Orange River Colony. and says 1O7
men were made prisoners on that oc-
caSion.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
MURDERS AND SUICIDES.
a. c. Metzgar Commits Double Crime at
Huntington. Pa.

Huntington, Pa. Dec. 1S.-A. c.
Metzgar, of Newark, N. j., shot and
killed his wife this morning at the
Hotel HoPewell, and then committed
suicide. Mrs. Metzgar was leading
lady of the Davidson Comedy COM
pany. The couple had been separated
some time.
Newark, Dec. 1S.-The police of
this city received information today
that Alfred Metzger, a stained glass
manufacturer, had killed a woman
supposed to be his wife at Hopewcll,
Pa, and then committed suicide.
Metzgar resided in this city. where
Mrs. Metzgar was found alive and
well. She was shocked to hear of the
terrible tragedy. She said she had no
suspicion as 10 the woman was who
had been murdered by her husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Bodie. Must Meet ConiointIy.

Mattoon. Ills. Dec. 1S.-George A.
Seeley. grand patriarch of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. of Illi-
noiS. has decided that the action by
the grand lodge ut Springfield recently,
to separate sessions of the grand lodge
and grand encampment. is uncOnstitu-
tional The meeting of the grand en-
campmpnt to he held in Mattoon in
MAY. 1901. is declared of. Both bodies
Of the order will meet conformity III
Springfield the second Tuesday In 1901.
The grand patriarch says the measure
10 make the change failed TO have the
nncesSArN MO-thirdS vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
DOOMO THAT TREATY
Will Come About, Probably, on
Thursday, When the Vote
Is 20 Be Taken.
DISCUSSED BY MONEY AND MASON
Secretary Hays Probable Course, as
Stated by SpeciaI-Porto Rico
Case Is Up.

Washington. Dec. 1S-Just before
; adjou1ning late Yesterday afternoon
+ the senate gave its consent TO the fix
| ing Of definite time To vote upon the
! Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Money and
| Mason had occupied the time of the
executive session in making speeches
upon the treaty, both of them in OPP
position, and when Mason, who was
the last speaker. concluded Lodge re
newed his request TO take a vote next
Thursday. No voice was raised i'll Op-
position. and the unanimous agreement
was recorded. The understanding is
thar the voting shall he OH tho amend
mentS at } y. III. and that the senate
shall continue in session until the first
vote on the treaty itself iS reached.
The speeches of Money and Mason
We're on the line of opposition TO the
treaty. and Moneys in particular was
radical as 10 the right of the United
States 10 do what it pleased in the
matter.
mason Not an Antagonist
Mason spoke i'm support of his sug-
EeSted amendment authorizing the
United States To defend the canal as
II may deem proper in case it con
ErructS the canal. He corrected al the
outset the impression that in his eff
fort To have the treaty amended he is
Seeking to antaSOnize the administra
ton. Nothing he said was further from
his thought. because he believed that
in this as in all other matters the ad-
miniStratiOn had been entirely patriot
ic. His difference of view was due. he
said. To a different conception of the
way to reach II common end. that
common end being the welfare OF the
American people.
Hay Likely to Leave the Cabinet.
The correspondent OF Chicago even
ing paper telegraphS To Chicago as fol
lows: I'm his present frame of mind
Secretary Hay is liable TO insist upon
the acceptance of his resignation at
any day or hour. He has explained
his attitude to Mr.. Mckinley and cX-
pressed strong desire to step out
He j. remaining now in response to the
urgent persuasion of the president. II
the senate persists in framing up an
amended treaty which contains no
ticc To Great Britain that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty iS looked upon by this
country rs already abrogated. and that
we intend to go ahead and build 4
canal. or do what we please without
regard to the consent of Great Britain.
II may be stated without reserve that
Secretary Hay will not he the man to
present or transmit that document to
the English foreign office.
He Is Weary of Treaty Making.
"SeCretary Hay does not admit that
there is any personal feeling in his
wish 10 leave the cabinet. The fact
that the senate has rejected nearly eV
cry one of score of treaties which he
has sent to that body he attributes
TO the general jingO sentiment. which
prevents the necessary twO-thirdS vote.
At the same time he * quite willing
70 let some other man try his hand a t
It. and sec if he does any better. In
any event he will not be the medium
for transmission of a treaty which he
regards as violation of national faith
and just cause of affrOnt.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

Philadelphia pcc. 1N.-Gu> Rubin
and Peter Maher met last night at tho
Penn Art Athletic club in n six round
contest that proved 10 be one of the
fastest and most furious bouts Of that
length between heIvyweightS which
has been seen for some time. Under
the local laws governing boxing con-
tests. no decisions are permitted
Judgment aS To the outcome being left
to the spectators The cOncenSuS Of
opinion was that Rubin had by far
the better Of the fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Apportionment Bin Agreed On.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-HopkinS' re-
appOrtiOnment bill was agreed 10 by
the house census committee yesterday.
II leaves the house the same as at
present with 351 members 1t requires
that the several congressional districts
of the several states should be COM
posed of contiguous and compact
territory. The purpose of the amend
ment is to prevent gerrymandering
Under the bill the following states will
lose one representative each: Indiana.
Kansas. Kentucky. Maine. Nebraska.
Ohio. South Carolina aud Virginia. The
following will gain one each: Illinois,
Louisiana. Minnesota. New Jersey.
New York and West Virginia. Texas
VIII gain two representatives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Washington Notes.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The senate
went into executive session for further
discussion of the HayPauncefote
treaty.
In the house the bill to amend
the act to authorize the construc-
tiOn of the bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Dubuque, Ia, passed.
Washington, Dec. lS.-Thc presi
dent today nominated John e. A.
Leishman. of Pennsylvania. now min
ister TO Switzerland, for minister to
Turkey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
CHICAGo's BRUTAL THUG.
he Hammers a Girl Over the Heal with
Heavy Pair of Shears.

Chicago. Dec. 1S-AIisS Lillian Beat
~. formerly Of San Francisco. lies at
the residence Of DR. f. Lyman Denison,
JSGO State street. lowering between life
ard death result of a terrible fight
with burglar last night. For half an
nour she fought him unaidpd. strug-
ghne back and forth through three
rooms. resisting until the loss Of blood
from her wounds Sapped her strength.
SO hard was her fight that her clothes
were torn and a half dozen chairs and
a heavy operating table overturned.
During the Scuffle the thief tried 70
chlOrOfOrm the girl. and failing in that
beat her with a heavy pair of shears.
Then her strength failed and he beat
her head against the floor until she
became unconscious. All he succeeded
in getting was so worth of surgical
instruments. Miss Beatty. who il DR..
Denison = StenOgrapher and private sec
retary. came to Chicago from Call
fornia three years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Daughter Did Not Know the Truth.

indianapolis. Dec. 1S.-W. F. Glib
son. supreme trustee Of the Order Of
Chosen Friends said when asked about
the denial of the shortage in the ac-
counts Of William b. Wilson. of New
arIk. y. j.. made by his daughter.
said there was Il shortage. He added:
The discovery Of the ShOrta &c resulted
from the confession made by Mr.. Will
son TO Mr. Linn, and was kept from
the daughter. who makes this denial"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Stones Thrown at IA Grain.

Chicago. Dec 1S-MrS. l.. r. Bell.
OF DeS NIOineS. n passenger on an in
coming suburban train on the Chicago
and Northwestern railway. was in
iured Yesterday by n stone thrown by,
an unknown person as the train was
passing West Division street. \ young:
boy was also badly cut by the flying
glass. the stone which injured Mrs.
Bell sma Shing the entire pane OF glass
and ShOwering il over other paSsen
gers. One man was arrested Satur-
day for similar offenSe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18
Charged 1t TO False Love.

Grand Island. Neb., Dec. Isl. NJ.
Hansen. "A years old. whose folks re-
side four miles east of this city and are
well-to-dO farmers was found dead in
the back yard at the residence OF Il
neighbOr Sunday morning. He had
killed himself with strychnine. On his
person was found a card written on
both sides aS follows: Il have never
forgotten my first love. She is most TO
blame for this. False love iS what
caused ne TO do this: but / Will be
better off. Good night and take good
care of yourselves. Your SON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-18

Mrs. Celia r. Whitehead. formerly
Of New Jersey, now of Colorado. writes
from Denver: Il voted for president
for the first time on Nov 6. The poll
ing place in my precinct was in a pri-
vate house. My son lit was also his
first vote for PRESIDENT and 1 walked
10 the polls together and put in our
votes Everything was as quiet and
orderly g. 4 church meeting"