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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
BURT REFUSED

To Act as q Vice President Mt the
Bryan Meeting-Railroad Doing
Well Under Mckinley Prosperity.
Special Dispatch TO. the Intelllscnccr. !.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Sept. c.
Bryan spoke here this afternoon at the
City park. A significant feature Of the
Parkersburs demonstration was the
absolute and emphatic refusal OF Col.
George A. Burt, general manager OF the
Ohio River railroad system. to act Us
one of the vice presidents Of the meet
Ing. Democratic leaders confidently
counted on Colonel Burt as being with
them. His railroad, he says, and so al-
so lntiruatcs Senator J. n. Camden, one
OF the largest stockholders in the line,
Is doing hrst-ratc under Mckinley
prosperity and an honest dollar. i,f
4 cLARRSBuRG, W. Va. Sept. 6.-The
accommodations at this place were
poor and the meeting badly managed.
There were no press accommodations
and the representatives of the papers
were apparently regarded as suspicious
characters. They occupied seats on the
ground and wrote upon their knees.
The meeting was held In Raymond
grove, near the fair grounds. The
crowd faced Mr.. Bryan from a high
hillside fronting the speakers stand,
located at the foot OF the hlii. The
community has tendency towards Re-
publlcanism and Mr.. Bryan's speech
was an appeal TO Republicans to inves-
tigate party questions.
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President Dlnos at Country Club

b WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.--The Prcs!-
dent and some members OF his cabinet
dlned at the Country Club to-night.
The president put the finishing touches
on his letter Of acceptance OF the Re-
publican nomination.. ss
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Will Sweep the Country.

TAEU. Sept. 6.-Thc punitive expedi-
tion which will start soon to sweep the
country between Pekln and Pao-T!ng-
Flu may continue southwark to Tai
Yuan-Fu, where the imperial court is
residing. 2. n
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American Troops Preparing for Win
ter Quarters-No Head Yet Ap-
pears to Chinese Government.

WASHINGTON, Sept. e.-The atti-i
tude Of the German government on
the Russian proposal to withdraw
the troops from Pekin has been made
known to the United States and is to
the effect that Germany considers 1t
necessary to retain her forces in Pc
kin t+.a} ~ - "a n 4 ~ - Z.
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nounce that Governor Stone has made
his selection of a, successor to .rnstica
Greene. on onIthetsupreme court bench. in
the person OF W.SP. Potter, of Allegheny
county. Mr.. Potter; Ia the governors
law partner, and stands high as q law.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
Captain Anderson Dead.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6.-Captain Jo-
seph Anderson. vice president and gem
cral manager OF the United States Glass
Company. died To-day, after short H.
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Prince Tuan in Hiding.

SHANGHAI Sept. eli Hung Chang
will start for Pekin. tomorrow.
It is reported that Prince Tuan Is In
hiding near Pekin, and that he hopes
Russia Will Intervene In his behalf,
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potter. to 90 on tho Bench,

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6.-Thc Dis
patch tomorrow will say that on COM
petcnt authority It 10 enabled to nn-
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s VIENNA, Sept. G.--Thc boiler Of the
Danubtnn steamer Ncgotin exploded
near KIadovo to-day, and the captain
and twelve OF the crew perlshed. b
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
RocKH1IL DENIES
The Recent Interview That he Was
Alleged to Have Made, '

WASHINGTON, D, c., Sept. s.-Thc
state department this afternoon issued
the following: 7
a cablegram has been received from
Mr. w w, Rockhlll, dated at Shanghai,
September 6, In which he authorizes the
department to deny cmphntically and
categor!cally the statements made in
certain newspapers, relating to an in.
teryiew alleged TO have been given by
him. The only interview he has ever
given related strictly TO the circular or
July 3. He states that no merchant
vessel will be sailing from Shanghai
for several days" 3 !,
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Ing In deflniteness, although It IS be-
slleved In the best posted quarters that
ifother nations remain at Pekin; Japan
VIII deem 1t expedient to remain there
also: 1t would seem from this that;
France Is the only government to give
concurrence to thc Russian proposition
although, the United States has express
ed q purpose OF following RussIa's
course, unless the other powers brought
about a modification Of Russia S: posi-.
tton. Thus far Russia has not express-
ed any purpose OF modifying her iorigi-
nal position. It was stated authoriin-
lively to-day, that Russia has not orr
dered the departure OF her minister or
troops from Pekin UP to this date, 60
far as the United States government is
advised. It is stated also that no new
proposition has been presented but that
the question is practically the same as
when first presented. namely, as to
whether the troops will remain or be
Withdrawn from Pekin. 4.
Numerous Conferences. &
The report Of the communication
from Berlin and Paris brought about
numerous conferences between the
President. Secretary Root and Acting
Secretary Of State Hill. and also be-
tween Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Adee. 1t was
gathered from these meetings that an
othsr note was being prepared By the
United States. but the authorities did
not feel disposed to give any iRkllns as
Il otis nature and 1t is quite probabln
that Its final form will await the con-
sideration oftthe cabinet Tomorrow.
Aside from the general question, the
French government is again consider
Ing the status Of Ii Hung Chang anu
this subject also was brought TO atten-
tlon OF the authorities here to-day.
There have been reports of prospective
detention of Earl Ii in case he proceed :.
ed north, but the communications Just
In hand indicate that there will be no
interference with his movements. His
acceptabllityi as a peace. commissioner
also continues to be q subject Of dis
cusslon. there being a strong desire In
certain quarters not to include him on
the Chinese commission. Ni Z
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weather Foro,cnst for To.a,v a,

I, For West Virginia: Fair Friday: not
SO warm. Saturday, fair; Variable
winds. y 80 :
Local Temperature. ~ p
4 The temperature yesterday ns lob.or,oa
by c. Schncpf, druggist, corner Ainrkot
ana Fourteenth streets. was us follows: Z
a. m...,..........e g. p. m.......i...... %
"a u. ~ In...'..'..,... ~ p. m.u.,........, %
" 2{m........},.n..t o. Weather-F'aIr. I d
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GERMAN TROOPS
WILLREMAIN1ON
CHINESE SOIL.
King William Refuses to Accede to
the Russian Proposal and Retire
His Eastern Army.
RUSSIA PEKlN.

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The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENT.,
Showing the Power of Fear to Produc.
Ylat Ic

Showing the Power of Fear to Produce
What Is Dreaded.
A most remarkable experiment was
once tried in England during an epi.
demic of smallpox Seeing that the
people were becoming panicstricken as
the number of victims increased daily.
certain leading physicians came to the
conclusion that fright was killing al
most as many as the disease itself, and
they determined to ascertain by an ex-
pertinent whether this conclusion was
correct. So they applied to the gov
ernment for permission to experiment
on a condemned criminal, and their
request was duly granted. The crimi-
nal, it is said, was promised pardon,
If he survived the ordeal which he was
about to undergo. And this ordeal,
ne was told, was nothing less than to
sleep one night in a bed in which
person had just died of smallpox. The
man consented, and that night he
slept, or rather lay, for, presumably,
ne did not sleep, in the bed assigned
to him by the physicians. The result
was that in the morning he was found
to be suffering with smallpox, and of
this very disease he died few min
utes later. Yet the bed in which he
had lain and the sheets and blankets
on 1T had been purchased expressly
for this very purpose, and had never
before been used by any person.
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
A Round Knitted Mat.

A round mat or dolly to place upon
the table or sideboard to prevent warm
dishes from soiling the cloth or injur-
ing polish and varnish is very con-
venient and useful. A knitted one is
especially serviceable because its close
ly knit stitches make it both durable
and an excellent protection. 1t can be
made of any thread, yarn or cotton
cord, carpet warp making the best
kind of material. This may be col
ored or white to suit the fancy. Any
size can be made. Cast on as many
stitches as half the diameter Of the
mat desired, being sure that the num-
her will be devisible by seven. Then
knit across, leaving three stitches at
the end Of the needle unknit. Knit
across again, leaving three unknit each
time-on the same end of the needle of
course-and proceed in this way until
all are left on the needle; then knit
all, and proceed as before. You can
easily tell when complete circle has
been knit. Bind off the stitches. Take
a needle threaded with colored cotton
to match the mat, or with some of the
cord itself, and sew the two ends OF
the mat together Then with croch-
ct needle crochet a pretty border and
your mat will be completed.
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16

All women are divided into two
classes, either designing adventuresses
or sifaPering dolts. AS for me-" quoth
Halbera, cynically, give me the first
every Zine. You can trust to an adj
ventures to have little gray matter
at least IN her cranium." He was talk
ing to his secretary, young Allen, a
callow youth, almost effeminate, but
nevertheless Drainy, too brainy, as Hal
bert expressed it, for his size and
weight. allen had gotten used to
these sinister observations concern
ing womankind, and rarely ever Of
fered any comment either to agree or
to refute the others statements. These
two individuals were a study for one
another. The hour in which Allen ac-
cepted the position of private secre-
tary, short time before, they found
pleasant communion of tastes and
ideas and peculiar inexplicable SYM
pathy Of feeling that seemed to have
puzzled both.
Halbert was a confirmed bachelor;
he boasted of never having proposed to
any woman; he was afraid of them;
in his estimation they were all schem-
ing politicians and ready to marry him
or any man at a moments notice.
keep the women away from me-
snarled Halbert at times when driven
by force to crush. I'D rather smoke
or sleep" And the little secretary
with his strong, boyish ardor kept them
far away and comforted Halbert with
his companionable silence.
The one measure in Aliens makeup
which Halbert could not understand
was his reluctance to smoke. He could
never get him to indulge even in a
cigaret. And in the matter of drink.
ing, though Allen could mix a punch
or cocktail with commendable art, he
brought them untasted to Halbert as {
kind OF Offering to that exalted wretch
"You should have been woman, by
gad," Halbert said once to him. A
thousand pardons, Allen, but you would
have made fine girl. You've got
grace and tact enough for it, yor
know Why, believe me, Allen, if there
were women like you today, with the
brain and all. believe I'd marry one
Of them" Allen actually blushed anc
retreated in confusion. Halbert liked
this display Of apparent shyness, an6
his affection for the boy grew. HI
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
THE EVIL ONE.
Hideous Conception OF the Devil and
His Wife by East Indians

IL
Ills Wife by East Indians.
silva is typical both of destruction
and OF reproduction. But the latter
attribute was doubtless a later addi-
ton to the sum of his qualities. The
original conception Of this deity was
that OF power delighting in destruc-
tlon, IN the achievement of physical
evil and wrong, and in hurting death
and devastation upon the people and
their land. He is represented in the
sacred books of the Hindoos as "the
terrible destroyer'-the one who de-
lights in the destruction of men" But
III all this there is no whisper as vet
OF any moral qualities of evil. The
conception is entirely one of physical
power, used with the utmost malevo-
lence and injustice against men.
Along with his principal wife, who Is
variously called Devi, Durga, Una and
Kali, he is portrayed as the incarna-
ton OF physical evil, wrong, injustice
or misfortune. In the "Puranas" silva
IS described as wandering about sur
rounded by ghosts and goblins, in
ebrlated, naked and with disheveled
hair, covered with the ashes of fu-
neral pile, ornamented with human
skulls and bones, sometimes laughing
and sometimes crying. Devi, his con-
sort, is represented with a hideous
and terrible countenance, streaming
with blood, encircled with snakes,
hung round with skulls and human
heads, and in all respects resembling
fury" rather than a goddess. The
only pleasure which silva and Devi
feel is when their altars are drenched
with blood, which, of course, could
not be shed without the destruction of
some form of life.-Westminster Re
view
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16

missed by everyone who recalls the
show of '93. Our western metropolis
had all the room she wanted and she
set down building after building in a
velvety plot of green where the white
superstructure showed to the greatest
possible advantage. Paris could not
do this and locate the exposition with
in her boundaries. which she was de-
termined to do. But she has made the
most out of the grounds devoted to the
purpose. While the area is 141 acres
less than that given over to the Chi
cago fair. still it seems as if it takes
up more ground. It is certainly far
less accessible. The ,compactness of
Chicago and the facilities for reaching
every part of the enclosure by the in
termurai railway made the inspection
easier. Here the exposition is divided
by the Seine and then it is broken
again by the city, which intervenes be-
tween important points. They have
an electric railroad which reaches only
part of the grounds with only five
stations while there should be at least
a dozen. and a travelling sidewalk
which traverses only a part Of /: the
show. To make even these courses
one is obliged to go outside on eleva-
ted tracks along the streets and this
way Of getting about is anything but
satisfactory. The nearest approach to
the Court Of Honor is the long stretch
facing the Chateau D'Eau, or electrical
building. where there are. a series Of
fountains electrically illuminated, and
whichsis fanked on either side by pro-
digious buildings reaching down to the
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16

him for the mount4ll
what occurred on that ff(
Silva returned to his followers
next day he said he had finished the
JOB. and thf g would be no more
"squealiRg in Las Vegas" Two
months later hen Las Vegas Jail was
filled with nc ,bers of the bandit band
and there W confessions Of crime,
the body of \ 5. Silva was dug from a
shallow graye near San Pedro A doz-
en- stabs about the chest told the story
of her death.
Both Chave, and Juan Valpardo. an
other member of the gang, came to an
untimely end in 1897, when the sheriffs
OF San Miguel and Santa F'e counties
caught them in cold-bloe,sed murder
and pursued them until they were tried
and hanged The Silva gang soon quar-
relied in their enforced hiding place.
The men with Silva knew that he had
made thousands of dollars by their
own brigandage. 1t is natural that
covetousness possessed them. Gonzales
de Boca and Guadalupe Cabaliero each
testified that Silva was shot in the
head while he was cooking meal ear
ly in 1897, and that from his body
about $4,000 was taken.
Thenceforward the dissolution of the
band was rapid. Twenty arrests were
made in few weeks. Four made full
confessions. Three were convicted and
hanged, four were not convicted, three
had their sentences commuted to life
Imprisonment, and five are in the pen
itentiary.
And now there comes from Durango.
Mexico. the news that the last of two
escaping members has been hanged in
Durango for fresh crime.
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
Engaged to 100 Women.

A Bavarian named Frankepburg, whD
has just been sentenced to two and a
half years. hard labor by the Assize
Court at Gratz, appears to hold the rec.
ord for the number of his matrimonial
engagements. For considerable time
ne had existed by swindling women
to whom he presented himself as a
rich nan in search of wife. He re.
celved large numbers of replies to his
advertisements in the newspapers, and
his plan was to engage himself to all
the ladies who were sufficiently we'll
garnished with ready cash. borrow
from them and decamp. He was finally
denounced by one of his victims. At
the trial he admitted having been en-
gagged to no less than 12O women in all
classes of society.
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
AT TIE PARIS FAIR,1

Eiffel Tower. Americans. as a rule,
believe this attempt to match the most
beautiful feature Of the Chicago fair
falls far short of the purpose. Others
are in doubt which should have the
palm. while not few think it is out
done by this latest exhibition of the
talent for the beautiful and imposing
for which the French are justly re-
nowned. At night, when this vast OBJ
long is Illuminated by electric lights
of every size, color and artistic de-
sign. the effect is beautiful beyond
compare. Here is the graceful line of
the Eiffel Tower perfectly outlined by
the blue electric lights which dot it's
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
Halabe on Exhibition.

The halabe is an enormous spider, a
silk-spinner that is found in Madagas-
car, and the products of its industry
form one of the most interesting of the
exhibits that are now on view at the
Paris exposition. 1t is the female ha-
labe that does the spinning. She is
an extremely ferocious insect, eats the
males that come to visit her, and SINH
larly gets rid, when occasion offers, Of
her smaller sisters; but she is no idler
the while. and she turns out silk OF a
most extraordinary brilliant golden
color and much finer than that OF the
lsilkworm. with a persistency that
shames the idler. Until recently the
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
AFTER vuLTuRE,s NESTS.
Perilous Adventure of Lieutenant Colonel
ss,l Werner in Central Spain. -

Perilous Adventure of lieutenant Colonel
sl, Werner in Central Spain. q
Lieut.. Colonel Wi1loughby Werner, Of
the Rife Brigade, has an interesting ar
ticle in the last issue of the World
Wide Magazine on "After vulture's
Nests in Central Spain." the following
being an extract:
Mounting our horses. we proceeded
along the steep .declivities through the
apparently interminable maze of pine
trees III questsof more nests. Nor were
we disappointed, for within asmile of
the first nest we came upon second,
placed .on the summit of a gigantic
pine tree. the top of which had appar-
emily been destroyed by lightning, or
during one of the furious gales which
sweep the valleys Of; the Sierra Guadur-
rama in winter time Whatever the
cause. the result had been to form al
most an ideahspot for big nest to be
placed, the great branches Of the pine
spreading out and Offering convenient
support to it.
Leaving my satellite at a.convenient
point made my way up the great
limbs Of the pine, smooth and slippery
with the sun of ashundred years. Ar
rived at the nest. brief scramble
brought me over the edge of the great
platform of sticks some Of no incon-
siderable size; and then 1 saw before
me the object of my. traye,s-a black
yulture's nest. The nest was about Z
feet in diameter with a good-sized de-
preston in the midd lealined with tufts.
OF fine grasses. such as commonly grow
on stony hill-tops ii Spain. 9ssS4
Insthe center of the hollow lay the
egg, whitish in ground color and
marked with dark ferruginous spots,
the possesion Of which had been my
desire for man AZ years.
After descending, we ate our lunch at
a point about a hundrsl yards from the e
tree, during which time the vulture re-
turned and proceeded to asit' d diligent-
" on the empty nest, as though her egg
was still in it. On going towards the
nest again, however, she rose up il, the
nest and sailed away. We obtained 4
particularly striking phot praph 81
=
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16

OF statuary in the world. The master.
pieces on its walls show superbly by
the soft light which comes from above
Herein does this excel all other eel.
ebrated galleries of Europe. The grea,
painting of France, Germany and Italy
have their points revealed by artificial
light, but here is temple dedicated tc
art which relies upon natural illumina
tion. The Grand Palace is unlike any
other treasure-house of paintings. Its
splendid stairways, leading from the
center to the second story, are unriv.
aled for beauty. In every direction i,
is an Improvement over those famous
galleries built and embellished during
the past two centuries. This great edi
flee is the most incomplete of any with.
in the grounds and it will require
year or more before it is finished. But
enough is at the public service to mako
a visit every way satisfactory. 1t is
situated on the Champs Elysees, the
great highway of the pleasure world
of Paris, and few minutes walk above
the Palace de la Concorde. To do jus.
tice to the splendid canvases it has
suspended frcm its walls would require
a visit every day for weeks Indeed,
months could be devoted to the study,
SO large and so artistic is the extraor.
dinary collection. This building alone
will repay any American for the outlay
in coming here. 1t is the surprise of
the fair and its matchless gem. The
world is indebted to France for making
it permanent. Only Frenchmen could
design so magnificent a pile and fill it
with so many valuable works of art.
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16
A LIFE OF CRIME.
SlLvA'S BLooDTHiRsTY BAND
ExTERMINATED.
A Tale of Appalling Deeds-Gang Care
fully Planned Murder and Pillage, and
No One Knows the Full Number of
Their Assassinations.

Gov. Otero of New Mexico has re-
ceived official notification from the
governor Of Durango, Mexico, of the
execution in that place, on recent
date, Of Aurelio Miguel Lucas, for the
crime of murder. Notices like this are
not uncommon, but the incidents lead
Ing up to the fate of this man Lucas
form one of the most thrilling chapters
OF the history of the great southwest.
1t is the close of the last chapter of
the most notorious and remarkable
band of outlaws of the present genera
tlon, numerous as have been the law
less bands of that section of American
domain.
This band of outlaws was organized
by V1ncente Silva, as carefully as one
paves the way for business enter
prise. Its purpose was to rob cattle
and horse ranches,to break into banks,
to hold UP trains. and to do these
crimes so adroitly that suspicion would
not rest upon the guilty. Vicente Silva
was several years planning his work.
He had lived on the border all his
life, and he had known bandits from
his youth. He thought he could. i'm
prove on their ways. He chose for his
gang men who were bold and resource
full. who would murder when it was
convenient, obey orders, and especial
ly who knew how to escape arrest.
When Col. w. A. Adams and his to
stalwart sons were found dead at home
on their sheep range, near Los Ceril-
los, and the CORY bodies had bullets in
their heads and stabs in their chests,
it was generally believed that Pueblo
The Leon reporter., 1900-08-16

space and it is known that our ex-
hibits exceed that of the two greatest
contributors after France. it must be
confess that We do not make as good
a showing as Germany.
The grand palace, or art building, is
the crowning triumph Of the exposi-
ton. 1t is constructed of stone. with
a massive glass roof, and is to stand
for the ages. Its colossal size and
symmetrical proportions arouse the
wonder and admiration OF everyone
who sets eyes upon 1t. 1t is beyond
question the finest art gallery in ex,
istence. Beneath the central glass
J dome is the most complete collection