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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-25
Change of limo on the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling Railway.

Sunday, May 90, 1900, trains win ar.
rive In bridgeport week days south
bound Mt $40 n, m, 1905 y. M, 7.05 p. IN,
ST. ClairUvillc trains ut S;il n. m, 4,g5
p. m, ana northbound at 6:i5 A. M,
1920 q, M, $3.50 g. m. ST. Cfnfrs-
VILE trains depart at 7:05 u, m. $500 a.
m, iij y. m. Sundays trains viii ar
rive at $40 a. m. Depart FOR the north
at $3.50 p m.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-25
SUFFRAGE TEST

Wheeling, May "a.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-25
DEER PARK HOTEL,
Most Delightful Summer Resort OF
tho Alleghenies.


the Alleghenies.
Swept by mountain breczes. $500 feet
above sea level. Absolutely free from
malaria, hay fever and mosquitoes. on
main line OF Baltimore & Ohio railroad
Hotel and cottages Every modern
convenience Roome cnsulte with bath.
Elcctrlct lights, elevator. Turkish
baths, two large swimming pools, golf
links, tennis courts, bowling alleys,
magnificent drives. complete livery SER
vice, Annapolis Naval Academy band.
Delightful cottages FURNISHED for
housekeeping II desired ready for oc-
cupnnCy June list. Hotel open from
June 23d 10 September 30th.
For rates and Information address W.
u. Burwoll Manager, u, s. o. building,
Baltimore Md, until June 10th. After
that time. Deer Park. Garrett county,
Nd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
An Ensign's Narrow Esespe.

When Commodore Decatur, In 1915.
dictated to the dey of Algiers the terms
of a treaty with the United States.
Lieut.. John Subrick was dispatched 10
Washington with a copy for the ap-
proval Of our Government. The brig
Epervier was detailed for his transpor-
tation. and he was accompanied by
Captain Lewis and Lieutenant Neill
of the navy, who had married sisters
a few days before sailing with Com
modore Decatur for the Mediterranean,
and by Lieutenant Drury and Lieuten-
ant Yarnell. who had fought with
Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. Just
before the brig sailed Ensign Josiah
Tattnell, who was a watch officer on
the Eperyier, succeeded in inducing an
officer On one of the other ships to ex-
change places with him, as he pre-
ferred to remain with the feet. A few
days later, as the Epervier passed out
of the Straits of Gibraltar. she sig
nailed "AIl well on board" Since then
she has not been heard from. 1t Is an
interesting fact that Ensign Tattnell,
who escaped the fate of his comrades,
lived to command the ram Merrimac OF
the confederate navy. Since the Epe--
yier went down We have lost num-
Der of vessels. but each of them CAD
be accounted for.-Chicago Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
Malay Puntlns.

In rivers that are shallow enough
2unting is said to be very good fun,
but in Pahzng, in the Malay peninsula,
it is the sole form Of boating on many
Of the strean>s. These ure not only
bhallow, but ',4eir currents are also
so strong that rowing up stream is
quite impossible. All goods are taken
inland by way of the rivers, so boats
are big and often heavily laden On
each side of the boat there runs q plat
foi N for about half the length or the
vessel, and upon this platform stand
SIX Malays armed with long, light
l.oles. They start at the bow and walk
toward the stern, planting their poles
il the sandy bed of the river and push
ing as they go. They then draw up
heir poles, walk back again and reEeat
+le process, keeping excellent tii.,a
throughout. When the rivers are in
Food and the bottom cannot be reached
rith the poles, the men must fasten
fhe boa is to the shore and wait until
he water falls. A Malay waterman
who has had plenty of experience a.
polling boats should be a cle yer hand
Ut managing a punt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
THROUGHOUT the COUNTRY.
The South.

In n fight with revolyers at Lexins
ton. Ky. DR.. Joseph y. Parker sho,
and killed Veto A. Antonelli. Tha
hight took place in front Of a grocery
store On Chestnut street. in watch tn
men became involved in ouarr-
shortly before.
Mrs. Mary J. Furman has bequeath
ed her etate, al Nashville. Tenn. val
ued at from 100000 10 $3.50. coo. TO
Vanderbilt University.
The entire town OF Wharton. Texas
and the country for eight miles arouna
is flooded.
The strike at the Coal Creek Goa
Company's mines. at Coal Creek.
Tenn, continues and the company pro-
poses TO have its property vacated b.
all strikers.
The trial of ex-Congressman David
G- ColSon. the surviving principal in
the Colson-Scott duel Of January Is
began Tuesday at Frankfort. Ky.
On the result OF MS almost unani
nous endorsement by the Alabama
Democracy in Saturdays primaries.
Senator Morgan wires: The very re
m1rkable vote OF 50 many counties
give safe assurance OF the fulur.
strength and harmony of the Demo.
racy Of Alabama. The confidence thus
expressed towards me as one OF tina
Senators from Alabama excites M
gratitude to the people and will in
crease my devotion TO their interests
and prosperity"
The TransmisSissippi Commercial,
Congress met Tuesday at Houston
Texas, and every State and Territory
west Of the Mississippi river was Off
cially represented.
The grand jury at Frankfort Ky,
which has spent the last two weeks in
investigating the assassination OF Coy
Goebel, will resume its work Wednes
day, and a report is expected soon.
Hamilton w. Babe has been chosen
to deliver the fourteenth annual course
of the Thomas endowment lectures al
the Richmond, Va, College. Hi:
subject, will be Literary Criticism"
Clarence Knowles, of Atlanta. died
at Pensacola. Fla, last Saturday. HC
was highly successful business man
and was well and favorably known al
over the South.
| Rev. o. B. Wilson, superintendent
| of the Stillman institute OF Tuscaloo
sa, Ala, was killed by lightning wnil,
using telephone. He was a Virginiar
and at the time of his death was en-
| ployed in the work Of educating ne
! groes under the direction CT the South
ern Presbyterian church.
| At Marion junction. II miles sou;l
of Selma, Ala. on the Birmingham di
vision, hotel mas been secured by III
strikers on the Southern railway an
headquarters established. From thi
point it is understood the organizer
will operate. Seventeen men register
ed there.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
one SOLDIER KILLED
Strike TroBbls al Cruiaa Results in
Death.
HaGT. DOUGLASS WAS THE yICIls
Was aystsriousiy AsNaxsina,es
Nhils Relieving the aas.s st the
Cornell Dam.

Crci1n Landing y. Y. spssIa'.-Ths
nnt hlccdshci a. t5c ouior-. n no
sirik" Al the CoTu-n aarn wzz .h~ llfrs
blood 90 Sergeant u izrt uuurlass. 81
ihe eleycnih e4uad 40 was shas
While BE- was relieving thr5usaut -.
camp a. soon Es news - the assass!-
nai sT-ead 20 the dinerrnt t~n,a.
and The soldiers are frantic over the
crime. The point where the sergeant
fcl is ka0Nn a Pet 10. which was
in charge a. Corporal MrDo~cn Itia
situated On Top % the hill near Little
Italy where armed strikers were nren
drilling or marching ahou; early Ia the
u-s-ulnr. braEdIsAing rlGcs aud shot
Tiie ol maso4ry and from Il one oAa
command p view % the country fo-
miles o. oarh side up and down tho
Croton valley. pouElass was talking
TO Corporal Mcdowell and the other
members 81 the guard When ne sud
denly clAspcd his hand 20 his stomach
ard said, Load, boys. I'm sho' 20 and
fell u the ground
IL was pitch dark al the time. but
Mcdowell and the Others nred a rolley
into 4 clump 81 bushcs noArby without
hitting any one No one Ea~ the aaxh
or heard the sound OF the shot which
killed Douglass. and II Is a most mys-
terIlus affair Meanwhile the men
picked mp the fallen sergeant and car
ried him doSn the hill on n streicher
but as soya as they reached Douglass
tent the poor fellow died without say
ing q word. Lieutenant Glover. with a
squad OF men. then searched the hill
I top without success. Then the guards
were called IN and concentrated In the
valley with the exception 81 those
4 placed az the cable station. where the
I shooting took place.
Troops arrived later al the Cornell
4 dam. where the strike IL on The
/ Fourth and Eleventh separate CON-
! panics are in camp in the crOton valley
/ and cavalry troop from New York II
al Ardsley. Early IN the morning the
/ strikers held a meeting and finding
that 10 effort was going % be made 60
| work on the dam. dispersed. While the
troops were waiting at the station FOR
the word 10 move. 40 armed ltaliaps
clrrying an American flag and two
Italian fiags. crossed the Little Italy
Till 20 the EoWcTy. They were cheer
ei by the men In the BJWery. AID
watched with interest 10y the deputy
sheriffs. While the troops were on the
march 10 the dam. three nervous MIL
ltiamen accidentally discharged their
rifles but no che Was hurt
The mIlitiamen pitched their camp
inside the ground. where constTuction
wcrk on the dam Is temporarily Eus-
pended and patrols were thrown out
Everything Is quiet
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
Tar Heel Notes

Greenville is going to have cotton
mill. Subscriptions for that purpose
have already reached about $40 1000,
and a meeting of the subscribers and
others interested is called for the 18TH
1t is believed the subscriptions for the
mill will reach 100000 before they
close.
A heartbreaking tragedy occurred
near Henry last Thursday evening.
The wife of John Falls went out TO
milk, leaving her children alone in the
house. AS she returned from the barn
she met one of the children, little
3-year-old girl, with all it's clothing on
fire. The little child was burned to a
crisp and died Observation-Disclosures
ton Journal.
At the federal court in Greensboro
last week Winston young man was
fined $50 for expressing himself on a
postal card. A friend borrowed his
pistol and failed to return it. The final
sequel was postal card asaing for the
"stolen" property in plain English:
The result was indictment in the fed
eral court, submission and $50 fine.
with our Winston friend still minus
his shooting iron.-Winston Repub-
lican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
CHINESE POSTAL FACILITIES.
Letters Carried by Private Compan es.'-
Slight Use of Postage Stamps.

The recent establishment in Mott
street of q postal sub-station with
Chinese interpreters for the particular
accommodation of the inhabitants OF
Chinatown may induce some inquiry
about the way the Chinamen-who do
so many things backwards, according
to Occidental ideas-hand1e their mails
in their own country. Sure enough,
they stick stamps on the backs of let
ters, though not invariably; and the
stamps look like the labels on fire
era cker packages. showing dragons,
pagodas, and other emblems less cas-
lily identified, but meaning sincerity,
longevity" and so on.
But private postal companies, analo-
gous to our express and telegraph cor
porations. do most Of the business IN
China. They use no stamp, and 1t IS
necessary to prepay only about third
of the postage, as the rest is collected
from the recipient. The less one pre-
pays in excess Of the minimum the
surer and swifter the delivery. When
q New Yorker mails letter to interior
China the stamp carries it only to
some Chinese port, where it is trans
ferred to private post at the recipient s
expense Similarly a missionary sta
toned away from the coast has to pay
two postal charges to communicate
with friends here. Shanghai has mu-
nicipal post for it's own merchants and
citizens, with branches in fifteen treaty
ports. 1t used to charge each customer
$50 year for all his business, light
| or heavy, but stamps are used now.
Chinese stamps are reckoned in can
darines, approximately equivalent te
cents. Their value used to be based
on the silver ounce, or tael, but its vari
ability caused confusion, so now the
| Mexican dollar is the basis. The frs
| imperial set was made in Japan, ant
| proved unsatisfactory; the current Sc
came from England in 1898. Some
stamps, notably those Of Tientsin. Were
issued without authority merely to sci
| to collectors. There was no other de
mand for them. they never carried ;
letter, and they have been officially re
pudiated. Elsewhere the regular de
mand is SO slight that no stock is car
ried; the stamps are run off on hand
press while the buyer Waits.-NeV
| York Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
Total Cotton supply.

New Orleans. Special.-SccretAry
Hesters statement OF the worlds Wis
ible supply Of cotton for the week end
ing Friday. April -. shows a decrease
for the week just closed OF l5l.5Z2
against a decrease 81 ll4.O0 last year
and a decrease OF 1850 year before
last. The total visible is 3.ls3 .s2s
against 3,3l5.l5O last week and $685.
SIS. OF this the total Of American cot
ton is 2.500.G2s against 2.sz5. .l50 last
week, and 1921 .s75 last year. and OF all
other kinds. including Egypt. Brazil.
India. etc. es3 600 against es.O0O last
week and 1.l57. 900 last year. OF the
worlds visible supply there Is row
afioat and held in Great Britain and
continental Europe l,ss0.sg7 bales
against 300 600 last year: in Egypt.
lcO. 900 against 1000 last year. and Ina
the United States. $4,000 agaipSt
I OF aln
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
,Japan and Russia Nav Fight.

Yokohama, By Cable.-If the quick
and steady dispatch of kilograms from
Korea mean aGght of a really serious
nature, the inference would be that ia
pan and Russia are on the verge of
war Outwardly, however, there is
absolute calm. The present opinion of
the community seems to be that, as the
conflict is inevitable, the sooner it oc-
ours the better it will be for Japan
The latter, with her great fleet, far su-
perior to ,hat of her enemy in those
waters, would make short work Of
Russia's naval force, and command
the situation for some time at least,
with the advantage that added pres
tige would confer. Russia demands a
concession of territory near Masampo,
or as an alternative, the island of Ko-
toku. Either would be standing
menace to Japan and one of the hard
est of diplomatic fights is now on ct
Seoul.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
FOreyn.

Numerous fusion projects in the iron
and coal industries are en- foot in Ger
many.
Dr. Chevasse, the new bishop of Liv-
erpcol, is the hero of story of SER
mon with an appropriate text. At Ok
ford, where he was known by the IN
dergraduates as the little shaver
a title which distinguished him from
his brother, ''the big shaver he was
the incumbent Of the church of st. Pc:
ter-le-Bailey, and on a CERTAIN Saturday
night he became the father of twins.
On the Sunday morning the curate.
whose turn it was to preach, gave out
the text. And the text was: Are not
two better than cne?"
The Beers continue to press their at
tack ON Wepener, in the Orange Free
State.
Queen Victoria drove through sever
al villages adjacent TO Dublin yester-
day afternoon.
Belgian coke consumers have formed
an organization to build overs on the
Scheldt, consuming foreign coal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
Miscellaneous.

Congressman W. P. Brownlow. it is
said, will control the Republican State
convention at Nashville, Tenn, Thurs
day.
The trouble between the Montreal
cigar manufacturers and their employ
es is spreading and now threatens the
closing of almost all the factories in
Canada.
George Thomas, a negro, who as
saulted Mrs Rosa Douberly, a white
woman at Hardeevilie. s. c., was
threatened with lyncAing.
The President has sent message 10
the Senate asking that $500 be plac-
at the disposal of Secretary Of State
for the payment OF the expenses OF a
. conference Of the republics constitut.
ing the Union of American Republics.
which he recommended in his last an
nual message.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
IIOI-SE

Ninety-seventh Day.-The House en-
tered upon the consideration OF the
naval appropriation al. with the pros
pect Of severe struggle ahead over
the question of aTmor plate, building
ships in government yards and tho
provision in the bill for the coast auI
geodetic survey. The bill carries sl3.-
600. COO more than any previous naval
bill. No arrangement could be reach
ed TO limit general debate.
Mr. Foss. the acting chairman OF the
committee. made 4 general defense OF
the bill, which also was defended by
Mr.. Cummings, the ranking minority
member Of the committee. The latter
declared that the committee had in
formation that we could obtain Krupp
armor at a price lower than any other
country in the world.
Ninety-eighth Day.-The second
days debate upon the naval appropri2-
ton bill in the House, was confined
closely TO the subject matter OF the
bill, and was as a rule devoid OF in
teresting features. The questions OF
armor plate aud the building OF war
ships IN govern lnent yards. as on yes
terday. attracted most attention. The
speakers to-day were Messrs. Dayton.
of West Virginia: Loudenslager. OF
New Jersey; Adams. of Pennsylvania: /:
Vandiver, Of Missouri; Elliott. OF
South Carolina: Riyey. OF Virginia:
Fitzgerald, OF New York: and Wheeler.
of Kentucky. General debate was
closed to-day. and tomorrow the bill
will be read for amendment under tht
five-minute rule.
Ninety-nineth Day.-This was a dull
day in the House The amendments ta
the Porto Rican bill and few minor
matters were up for discussion.
After a short session the House ad
journed
One hundTedth Day.-As a result %
a protracted struggle in the House. tn.
| provision OF the naval Appropriation
bill to enable the Secretary Of the Nay-
to contract for armor for the battle
ships Maine, Ohio and Missouri. nov
awaiting their armor equipment, a
| s545 per ton, the price asked for KSupl
armor, is out of the bill. as Is the pro
| vision to repeal the $500 Iimitatior
| placed upon the price Of armor by tn
current law. The fight came at On,
! end of the consideration Of the bill
| Although the provision was obnoxiou
to the rule, all the minority member
of the committee had agreed to il, bu
today, when the majority declined L
allow the discussion of proposition
for the establishment of an armo
plate factory. they retaliated by rails
ing point Of order against the tw
provisions above referred to and the
were ruled out. The exact effect O
the action OF the House is disputed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
Elizabeth College Commencement.

Commencement at Elizabeth Col
lege, Charlotte, N. c., the well known
Lutheran girls college, will take place
during the week Of June IL, to 5tl.
The chief events will be as follows:
Baccalaureate sermon, Rev. w. C.
Schaffer, D.. D., Savannah.
Address before the missionary So
ciety, Rev. VIM. A. c. Mueller, Charles
ton.
Address before the literary societies,
Prof. Lawton B. Evans, Augusta, Ga.
The college has had a most success
ful session. The students and faculty
have enjoyed good health. Earnest
and thorough work has been accom-
Diished in all departments.
The high standard in the college
course sustained by this school. its
fine college building, and healthful 10
cation are attracting the attention Of
the best families.
Elizabeth college is a we'll equipped,
high grade institution for women.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
SENATOR TELLER GIVES IN OPINION
On The North Carolina Constitutional Amend.
fnent

IAe Constitution of the United
States provides as follows:
The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or any
State on account of race. color o,
previous condition of seryitude."
1t is well established principle OF
law that You cannot do by indirection
what you are forbidden to do by direc-
tion, and it is so apparent that the
purpose Of this exception is to exempt
from the operation of the educational
clause the whites who could vote in
1867, and their descendants and ex-
clude the colored citizens that it
clearly is obnoxious to the 18th amend
ment to the Constitution quoted above.
1t is not necessary that the person to
be excluded must be described as a
class, for instance as colored people
to bring the class within the lnhabi-
ton of the Constitution. Only one
class can be intended by section 5. and
that is the former slave and his de-
scendants, and these are as certainly
excluded as if specifically mentioned.
The educational clause then does not
apply to all the white citizens, but
does apply to all the colored citizens
who We're slaves and their descendants
who could not have been voters in
1867. This is clearly an attempt to
exclude the colored voter unless he can
read and write and such exclusion is
because he is black and was a slave. l
believe the court will declare the
grandfather clause" as it is called,
unconstitutional
If the grandfather clause shall be
! held to be unconstitutional, the ques-
ton is will the educational clause re-
main in force and will all voters black
and white alike be excluded by the
provisions of section who are not
i qualified by the provisions of that sec
ton. that is, who cannot read and
write any section of the Constitution
in the English language
A failure by unconstitutional meth
DDS to exclude class of white voters
from the provisions of section 4. can
not destroy the provisions of that Sec
tion concerning the qualification of
voters. | think on that question there
can be no ground for doubt. The re-
lection Of the grandfather clause can
not in any manner effect the operation
of the provision Of the 4th section, and
that will remain in full force and ef-
feet as completely as if section had
never been proposed as a part of the
Constitution.
Yours truly,
H. M. TELLER,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-26
ACostIy Commission.

Washington. ID. .. Special.-Comply-
ing with a resolution Of inquiry the
President sent TO the Senate Monday
an itemized statement OF the expenses
Of the Philippine commission. The
statement includes the following item:
Compensation $4,000 each TO Com
missloners Schurman. Worcester and
DENLY. 10000; per diem allowance &c
commissioners after their return 20 .he
United States s5.2S5; secretary TO COM
mission compensation $500; per
diem s3,ssO) sl2,22o; trsnsportati'n
1887; household expenses in Manila
50 ,252; clerical services s3l.70i; mis-
cellaneous sli,93s Total 31l7 ,1s5.