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| ^VOLUME XLVIII-NUNBER 255. ~~ __, , IUM IN THE city. ^ ^
? WHEELING. W. VA.. SATURDAY. .Tn\F lft iann ?=
" :? price two cents.{ f? v* ?*?&
I LEGATIONS :
VIRTUALLY :
PRISONERS ;
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Behind the Walls of Pekin, and Unable
to Communicate with Officer
Commanding Belief Column. t
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WILL ATTACK TAKU FORT. I
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Streets of Capital Seething with Antifcreign
Kobe Clamoring to 1
Kill Foreign Ministers. Ii
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LONDON, June 16.?This is the situa- t
Uon in China as it appears to th'.'Shang- a
i?> n* Ihn Hnllv RvnroSS. t
Ual correj-puiiuciiv u?. mv ? ?., ?
cabling last evening: ?
It Ik really a state of veiled war. The ?
members of the foreign legations in Pe- (
kin are virtually prisoners and the Chi- a
nose troop9 are only restrained from at- ?
tacking thom by fear of the legation. t
guards.
"Meanwhile the ministers are altogether
unable to communicate with the | s
ofllcer commanding the relief column I
which is making an enforced and Iso- j
luted halt between Tien Tsin and Pe- J
kin. The walls of the ca.pitol are guarded
by 100,000 imperial troops. The gates
are heavily defended with modern guns. 2
General Tung acting under orders from c
the empress dowager, says that no foreign
troops shall enter the sacred city.
"On Monday the ministers sent a demand
to the Tsung LI Yamen that the g
gates be opened, declared that otherwise
the foreign troops would enter
forcibly. To this no reply was given.
A second message went unanswered, or
had not been answered when the latest
news left Pekin.
"Sir Claude MacDonald's latest mes- 8
sage Bays that the legations are capa- *
bio of sustaining an effective defense, 8
unless'attacked in force."
Russia, this correspondent asserts, E
notwithstanding assurances to the contrary,
sides with China. Some foreign
troops are already reported to be the
environs of Pekin, and the attitude of
the Chinese troops is increasing menacing.
Demand to Open the Gates.
"The streets of Pekin," continues the
correspondent of the Daily Express,"
"are reported to be seething with antiforeign
mobs, clamoring for the destruction
of the legations and tha
deaths of the foreign minister*. Even
were the Tsung LI Yamen disposed to
restrain the violence of the reactionaries'
It is considered highly Improbable
that they will be able to hold them In
check. Por the foreign ministers, the
crisis will arise when the relief column
comes in sight of Pekin.
"It is still felt here that the foreign
force is wholly Inadequate to battle with
the hordes of Chinese troops massed
outside the gates, which now Include
the imperial troops from Shan Hal
Kwnn."
A disquieting element in mj auuanuu
Is the fact that, although the RussoChlncao
telegraph line from Pekln via
Klakhta (Eastern Siberia) Is working
again, transmission of English messages
is rigidly refused.
Will Attack Taku Torts.
, From Tien Tsln, It Is reported that the
foreign forces In the harbor will attack
the Taku forts, and if necessary bombard
them.
The international column appear.! to
be still at Lang Fang, engaged in slowly
repairing the railway, which, according
to a despatch from Tien Tsln to the
Daily Mall dated June 14, cannot be effected
for weeks. The force la short of
provisions and, as It is without Held ]
transports, it must stick to the railway.
The report that the mixed forces will
selw the Taku forts Is taken to mean j
that the foreign commanders expect no ]
aid from the Chines* government, in ]
representing the dlBordefa and are de- ,
termlned to make Taku secure as a ,
buse from which to operate. I
WATER AN ITEM. '
No Running Streams Near Where i
the International Troops Are Lo- I
catcd.
WASHINGTON. June 15.?Three offlclal
dispatches wore received In diplomatic
quarters to-day giving the latest
direct Information from the Internatlon- 1
a! expedition now seeking to r?ach Pekln.
In the main the dispatches were
1 nlirmatory of the pre.? advices. One '
of the official dispatches :<ald that great
(Jllllculty was being experienced In sof
irlns sufllclent water for the presdnpj 1
nr. <is of the International party. It uppers
that tha travel from Tien Tsln t ?
I' kln has been heretofore mainly by
way of liver, so thut water was easily
obtained, and even when the suventy
mile trip was made by mil. there was
I UUI1511 Willi J IU mun "I I i?"
I th" water supply.
Absence of Water a Factor.
Now, however, with the 2,00 foreign 1
tn.Qjm practically stalled two-thirds of
th way to Pckln, th- absence of water
>f"finios fjulte a factor In thv initiation.
T!"t an* no running stream* near thv
i ri ?f?nt locality of th - troop -, ami it Is
" ipponert that the natlv;' well* r.-iniU't
idled upon In the existing drought
I in the present Inti-n^Wy nf ooll-f?<r1
s'n urntlmont. On th?? wh( 1 the olll- !
il advice* received by f >> I ;n Koveru- j
' nm and forwarded tp th? Ir r"pr<?s 'i'
'Vjji here ar;? far from re;i-MUrlnf Am
1 'hf? proffreia of the expeditionary l
< iuiii'-i nirciINK
until nftor 1 o'clock. Much of tlv tlm4
di-vo: I to tho dlsctiflalor. of th" 1
' hlir-sv situation which !a roranlr?d a?
crtiicul. Th- r ovjr.'incc of romsnunlri'
1 a with Pekltt onil thv fallur- to lf.ir
f' Mu MlnlnUr Conger for sixty hour?i
naturally creatcn considerable* anxiety . ;
nd the complications in connection
kith possible future contingencies were
alked over, but nothing further will be
one until later advices are received. No
ffort will bo spared, however, should
ho occasion arise, to protect the lives
nd property of American citizens.
Secretary Long said that there w*re
till 800 marines at Cavite who were
.vailable In case of necessity,
Kiss Terry Unharmed.
NEW YORK, June 15.?In response to
he cablegram sent a few days ago by
)r. A. B. Leonard, secretary of the mlslonary
society of the Methodist Eplsco*
tal church, asking alter the safety of
nissionaries, the following was received
o-day from Tien Tsln:
"Tsunhuas safely arrived here. Shan
."ung is ordered to Chin Kiang. Pekin
b In a very dangerous state. Chinese
.rmy is quite uncertain."
The first sentence of the above dislatch
disposes of the rumor circulated
. day of two ago that Miss Terry had
icen murdered. She was at Tsunhuas,
ind all the missionaries ther?> have, it
ippears, arrived safely in Tien Tsin.
?hln Kiang is on the Yang T*e river,
tbout 200 miles above Shanghai. The
Shan Tung missionaries will go there if
hey can.
West Virginia Missionaries.
peclal Dispatch to the Intclllgencrr.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 15.?The
allowing missionaries sent out by the
Southern Presbyterians are in China,
rom We3t Virginia at Hang Crow:
?Iiss E. B. French, Miss Venie J. Lae,
>I.D.; at Su Chien, Charles 3. Fcrrill
,nd wife.
WILL ARBITRATE.
Street Car Strikers Willing to Come
to Terms?Engineered by Gompers.
Company Takes Proposition Under
Consideration.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.?By a pracIcally
unanimous vote, the striking
itreet railway union men decided toiay
to accept a new proposition preented
by their executive committee and
impower the executive committee to
fettle on the basis of the clause retarding
reinstatement without reference
to the union.
This action was brought about
hrough tho influence of Samuel Gompfrs,
president of the American Federa;lon
of Labor, who arrived In St.
Louis last night, and was present at
:he mass meeting which was held at the
(Vest End coliseum to-day. I
The new plan of settlement, Is, therefore,
now In the hands of the executive I
committee. It vnrles but little from 1
previous propositions, except In the
paragraph which provides for the re
nstatement of Ihe men, as follo7/s: j
New Plan of Settlement.
"(2.) The question of reinstatement
jf former employes shall be submitted
to arbitration.
"And In regard to section 7, covering
the reinstatement of our members, the |
executive board Is hereby authorized I
ind empowered to reach a settlement,
?lther through a conference and agree- i
nent with the company, or by submitting
It to arbitration, as provided for'
n the above section."
Heretofore, all plans have contemplated
the reinstatement of all the employes.
After the meeting had adjourned,
President Gompcrs Intimated that arrangements
for opening negotiations
vlth the Transit company were already
indor way.
This evening, the new proposition
svas presented to Judge Henry S.
Priest, attorney of the Trnnslt company,
who took the matter under advisement,
and said the company would
eturn Its answer to-morrow,
OTIS HONORED
By His Old Friends and Acquaintances
at Rochester.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., June 15.?"Otis
Day" was a memorable occasion for
Rochester and the people of Western
New York, who Joined In extending a
welcome back to his old home of the
nan who for two years ruled the Phllpplne
Islands. There were at least
100,000 strangers In the city, most of
tvhom came by rail. General Wheeler
reached the city about noon, and was
;lven an enthusiastic reception at the]
railway station. The celebration began
ivith the firing of a major general's salute
at sunrise, and reached Its climax
n the parade which took place In tho j
lfternoon. I
In the carriage with General Otis,
who \va* in luU uniform, wm PresU
lent Henry II. Hathaway, of the chain
ber of commerce, and Commissioner
Jumos (J. Cutler, of tho department of
public safety.
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STEEL RAIL POOL
Will Have no Rival In the National
Steel Company.
PITTSBURGH, June 15.-Tho National
Steel Company will not bo a rival of
the steel rail pool. It recently began to
operate Its steel mil plant nt tho
younpstown works and entered tho
market. Tho announcement was made
to-day that tho plant has boon taken
Into tho pool.
Thpool Is composed of the following
concerns:
Carnegie Company. Lackawanna Iron
and Steel Company, Maryland Ste.il
f'nmnnnv. Cnmhrln Stf.-el Comninv. 1 Hi
note Company nod th liwt one to
ijntt'r, th National Steel Company. It
Is expected that th" price of steel rails
will b?? maintained. Th:? prcient quotation
i:i |il-.
Cut iu Prices of Steel.
NEW YORK,' June 15.?Structural
Rtr.'l men decided to-day to male a biff
rut In price*. At a mooting In tho Holland
Moiim? It \v?# a?ito malo* Ih
follow inn quotations:
1 loams find < hannels, t2 <>f? par hundred
pounds, and angles 11 95 a hundred
pounds. Thesis nre New York prlrei.
The price heretofore has been I- 40 a
hundred pounds for ouch product#
THREE LONG
SESSIONS ON
THE CONTESTS.
Bepublican National Committee Performs
a Hprd Day's Labor?All
Completed Except Delaware.
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HANNA ANXOUS FOR HARMONY.
Have Not Been Influenced by the
Leaders?Southern OfBce-Holdera
Receive Scant Consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-The Republican
national committee to-day put
, la thte? long sessions oa the contests
which have heen brought before It and
adjourned late to-night with nil of the
controversies practically disposed of except
that from Delaware. This has
been referred back to the sub-commlttee
with Instructions to again endeavor
to bring the factions to a basis of agreement
and will receive Una! action tomorrow.
An Important action to-day
was the seating of the Brownlow delegates
in the Tennessee contest and refusing
admission to the friends of Pension
Comtnlsioner Evans. The contest
was very bitter and at one time there
was the possibility of a serious encounter
between Brownlow and Evans.
Hanna Spoke in Delaware Case.
| Quite tho most Interesting feature of
the day was the speech of Senator Hanl
na in the Delaware case. Senator Hanna
is earnestly anxious to hurmonize
the factions In Delaware and his speech
I before the committee to-day urging another
attempt at agreement, showed his
feelings in the matter.
, The action of the commutes In the
I various contests has caused it to bo
generally remarked that It has not been
Influenced in the least by the leaders.
I Senator Hanna's friends from the south,
I especially the office holders, have received
scant consideration.
Both Sides Denied Seats.
Where there were rival factions of
officeholders, In Alabama, both aides
have been denied seats. The defeat of
Wlmberly, In Louisiana, and the elevation
of Warmouth, Is said to have been
distinctly antagonistic to the wishes of
the close friends of the administration,
as Wlmberly was sustained by the administration
In the light that was made
against his confirmation when he was
appointed collector of the port of New
Orleans. It was In opposing this confirmation
that Warmouth took occasion
to make some bitter remark? about
Senator Hanna, who was supporting
WImberly. In the New York case, it Is
asserted that the decision was against
Senator Piatt and other cases are instanced
by members of the committee
as examples of independent action.
WHERE THEY SIT.
Diagram Indicating the Positions of
the Various States at the Convention
Made Public?West Virginia
Well Situated.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 15.?A
diagram showing where the state delegations
will be seated In the convention
hall was made public to-night. The
task of assigning the delegations was
"performed by Sergeant-at-arms Wlswell.
The delegates will be seated in
four solid squares and in two oblongs
which Hunk the quartette of blocks.
'i'ne cnoiccat seius um uc vwui'ilu
the delegations from Alabama, Idaho,
Indiana, New Jersey, New Hampshire
and Texns, they having br-en assigned
to the front rows and nearest the
speaker's platform.
The delegations will be seated In alphabetical
order, beginning at the oblong
on the left. Alabama will occupy
the first four rows. Arkansas will take
up the next two rows, and will be followed
by California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida and Georgia,
with Illinois In the last seven tows of
the oblong.
In the First Three Bows.
Idaho and Indiana will share the
first th?<ee rows In the front square
next to the left oblong. Then will come
the Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine and Maryland delegations.
thirty will occupy
the first two rows of the square
directly back of the above mentioned
| Fcctlon and to the rear of them will be
I inntnri thr> Minnesota. Mlssltifilnni. Mis
aourl and Montana donations, with
Nevada and Nebraska bringing up the
rear.
New Hampshire will tnke up eight of
iho fourteen seats In the front row of
tho third square. New Jersey will occupy
the other nix seats and all of the
second rows. Then will come New
York's big delegation of seventy-two,
followed by North Dakota nnd North
Carolina. Ohio's forty-six will take up
the last two rows of this block nnd tho
first nnd pnrt of the second square to
the rear. Oregon will fill out the remainder
of the second row. Penniyl
vumu M Hixiyiuur I t:|M i nuuuil ? ? to miro
will follow, and Rhode Inland, South
Carolina. South Dakota an?l Tennessee
will (111 out the Riiuaro In the order
named.
West Virginia in the Right Oblong.
Tpxiih will have the front heats In the
oblonp on tin* right, and tho remainder
; of this hoctIon will be taken uj> oh follow*:
I Utah. Vermont, Virginia, Washlng!
ion, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoi
tidng, Alankn. Arlaonn, District of Colj
oinbia, Indian Territory, New Mexico
j and Oklahoma.
I Of the large delegations, Illinois will
I be the furthest from the speaker's plat
form, but the seats are not at all undesirable.
New York's location Is a very good
one, while Massachusetts and Ohio will
be exactly In the center of the area allotted
to the delegations. The alternates'
seats are laid out on ths same
plan at the places of the delegates and
they will also be seated in alphabetical
order.
Senator Quay Arrives.
PHILADELPHIA., June 15.?Senator
Quay was among the arrival* to-day.
He Immediately proceeded to his headquarters
at State Senator Grady's home,
where he conferred with a number of
his followers.
Col. Quay waa accompanied to the
city by Henry W. Oltver, of Pittsburgh.
They boarded the train at Mount Joy,
having been driven there early this
morning from ex-Senator Cameron's
farm at Donegal. The visitors were
met at the Pennsylvania railroad station
here by State Senator Grady, whoso
guest Col. Quay will be during his stay
hero. Mr. Oliver did not go to the Grady
home, but promised to join Quay and
his friends later.
Equal Representation for Counties.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 15.-The
Republican national committee to-day
decided the contest from the Nineteenth
district of Pennsylvania during the afternoon.
This case arose over the following
controversy between the counties
of York and Cumberland on the
question of relative representation in
the conference for the selection of delegates.
Originally the three counties
comprising the district had equal representation,
but in late yeurs there has
been a departure from this rule in some
casus, and York has been given an Increased
vote because of larger population.
In the last conference demand
was made ror wis increase, ana aenieu
by the other counties. The result was
a content between John L. Hill, Jr., df
Cumberland, and James A. Dale, of
York. Mr. Quay espoused the causa
of Mr. Hill, who stood for equal representation
on the part of the counties,
and Senator Penrose made an appeal
for him. The result was favorable to
Mr. Hill.
FERVENT DEMOCRATS
Who Attend the National Convention
Will Not be Overcharged by
Hotel Men, According to Senator
Jones.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June IB.?The
sub-committee of the Democratic national
committee, appointed to make
final arrangement? for the national
convention on July 4, met here to-day.
Col. John I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms,
made Ills report. The two most Important
questions to be considered are the
alleged extortionate rates charged by
hotel men and the ability of the contractors
to finish convention hall.
It was nearly noon when the committee
got together. Senator James IC
Jones, chairman of the national committee,
presided. Those present were:
J. G. Johnson, of Kansas, vice chair
man of the executive committee; C. A.
Walsh, of Iowa, secretary of the national
committee; Messrs. D. J. Campati,
of Michigan; Adolr Wilson, of Colorado;
Willlum J. Stone, of Missouri,
and John I. Martin. The session was
secret and Chairman Jones announced
that he will Issue a statement on the
findings of tho committee.
Jones Issues His Statement.
After a conference with the leading
hotel men and with the general convention
commlttce of Kansas City,
Chairman Jones handed the Associated
Press the following signed statement:
"The three or four leading hotels
have already contracted practically for
their full capacity. On account of the
Increased expense In preparing for the
convention, the managers of the larger
hotels felt themselves compelled to require
contract for a minimum time of
four days, the time to begin at the option
of the delegation making the contract,
but they did not lncreaec their
regular rate.
"Iij the other hotels, nearly forty In
number, a^nd tho eight or ten thousand
outside rooms listed by the local committee
on public comfort, accommodations
can be had at reasonable rutes,
and payment is only required for the
length of time the rooms ore occupied.
Good Care for Reasonable Hates.
"The local committee on public comfort
has bo systemlzed its work that it
appears to mo that it is possible for
any man to be taken caro of better and
at more reasonable rates than hus been
the case at any former convention.
"The general work of the bureau of
information and committee on public
comfort is in charge of A. D. L. Hamilton,
New York Life building. Kansas
City, Mo., who will give all Information
desired, reserve rooms and mako contracts
for all persons wishing to attend
the convention. Comfortable rooms
may ho secured by correspondence with
him. Branch headquarters of this bureau
will be established at all railroad
stations In the city, and members of tho
nn mihUn ?nmfnrt. wear In ir
badges. Will meet nil Incoming trains
and tvlll nlso bo stationed at all hotels
to nsslst visitors In securing the kind
of quarters desired.
(Signed.) ".TAMES K. JONES."
Convention Officers Selected.
Spoelul Dispatch to the Intelligeneor.
STBUBE1STVILLE, O., June ID.?Republican
committeemen for tbo Seventh
circuit met here to-day und selected
James Kennedy, of YcrungstOWn, a*
temporary chairman, and C. Tj. Taylor,
of Astfibula, us secretary of the Judicial
convention to m??ct Septembrr 4, wht?n
Hon. John M. Cook will bn unanimously
chosen.
Academy of Visitation to bo Opened.
Bpoclal niKPAtch to tho Intelligencer.
PARKER8BITRO, VV. Vn.. June 15.?
Tito new Academy of Visitation which
has boon In emirs'? of ereettojn for two
ymro. will be opened on Wodneiday
next, by the commencement exercises of
the Institution. Visitors from ull over
the state urc expected to.be hero.
WOODRUFF'S
CANDIDACY IS
DISAPPROVED
By the Leaders of tbe Party?Still at
Sea as Begards Champion (or
tbe 8econd Place.
DOLUVER'S STOCK BOOMS.
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Scoretary Long Is Thought to be
Backed by the Administration.
Fairbanks a Possibility.
PHILADELPHIA. June 15.-Speculatlon,
gossip and Informal conferences
to-day among national committeemen
mmI other leading R&puhUcauft who are
here has failed to indicate a crystallization
of sentiment around any individual.
Neither Senator Hanna nor those
who are close to him, give any Intimation
that the administration has aj
choice. The number of delegates who
will vote for any man that the administration
favor seems to accentuate the
general Impression that the nominee
will be the man most satisfactory to the
President.
"" ?M ?nI.o ... Intn nnnfl.
U you nuuiu tunr ua luiu ^uui bumidcnee
on this vJco presidential matter, It
would simplify the situation greatly
and give us an opportunity to do what
the President would like," said a prominent
Republican to Senator Ilanna today,
and the reply he made was:
"You know all that I know about it."
Senator Hanna's only observation on
the situation to-day was that until th? j
different delegations arrived and there
was an opportunity for them to consult,
no conclusion could be reached.
Odell Causes a Flutter.
Senator Piatt's talk of Odell, of New
York, caused a little flutter hero and
Dolllver stock took an upward turn
about the same time, tho cause being
the Impression that lit case Odell should
be pressed by New York, there would be
a concentration on the Iowa congressman
by those who do not favor the New
Yorker.
The candidacy of Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, of New York, v.*ho arrived
to-day. is still being kept In evidence
by his friends, but apparently
without any backing from the Republican
managers and with the distinct dis-1
approval or Senator wanna.
When questioned to-night regarding
the statement made by Senator Hanna I
to the effect that Mr. Woodruff was not
a satisfactory candidate for the vice
presidency, the latter said: '
"Had I any intimation from the ad-1
ministration that my candidacy was not |
desirable, I would not have allowed my
friends to support me to the extant they j
have." I
Woodruff Still Peels Confident.
Mr. Woodruff was asked If he would |
continue as a candidate in the event of
the New York delegation failing to sup- j
port Him. To this he replied.
"There will be no such event."
"It Is generally believed that Senator
Allison has made It plain," continued
Mr. Woodruff, "that ho will not be a
candidate under any circumstances."
The position of Secretary Long causes
considerable comment and it is being
freely asked why the l^ong candidacy
should proceed so far unless It has the
tacit consent of the President. The fact
that Long Is a member of McKlnley's
cabinet gives rise to an undeniably wide
spread belief that the secretary of the
navy will finally receive tbe support of
the administration. If such is thi care,
however, it fs being carefully kept from
view. As the matter stands to-night, It
would seem that Long, Dolllvcr and
Fairbanks are the leading possibilities
for vice president.
Allison Can Not Think of it
Delegate Payne, of the Iowa contingent,
arrived to-day having come via
Washington. He brought renewed assurances
from 8enator Allison that ho
could not and would not be a candidate
for vice president Mr. Payne stated
that Mr. Allison told him that he not
only would not be a candidate, but if
nominated, he would decline.
Mr. Payne said that he and other delpgates
had accepted this declination as
final.
George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, is here in charge of the rice presidential
boom of Representative Dolllvcr.
He said to-day:
"Iowa, Is for Mr. Dolllvcr. We have
no claims as a doubtful state, but we
believe he has qualifications that are
more valuable to a candidate than any
advantage that can come from mere
locality.
"His nomination would arouse great
enthusiasm among young men, They
are the fighting blood of the party and
they are the clement to which we look
for recruits."
Fairbanks Might Accept.
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, was
another arrival to-day and has been besieged
by those who wore anxious to
know If he was a candidate for vice
president. While he would not bo Interviewed,
ho did deny aspirations for
the office. The position of Senntor Fairbanks,
however, Is well known. He
does not wnnt the vice presidency, but
there are a number of Republicans who
think It possible that a contingency
may arise whore It will be necessary to
nominate Senator Fairbanks. In such
an event ft 1s believed by those who
know the nenntor's party loyalty that
he would accept.
Jt hns boon nuKRMtoa tnai m? win
mako tho speech placing McIClnley in
nomination, but so far no such arrunRpment
has bof?n made. The fact that the
nnmr> of BartWt Tripp will bo placed
btfforo the convention for vice president
Is not Allowed to Ih? hidden by t*ie enrrgutlc
mon of the Pacific coast who am
In charge of hhi intercut*
CLASS WORK ENDED. J
Examinations Begin at the West
Virginia University?No Senior
Oration?Graduating Class of Fifty?Programme
for the Week.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
MORQANTOWN. W. Va.. June 15.?
Class work at the West Virginia University
has ended, the examinations are ^
being hold, and the long commencement
programme is being worked oft. Last
night the glee club gave a concert as
the opening number of events and tonight
an oratorical contest \s waging.
0? account of the faculty brawl, the fll,
large number of graduates, and the interesting
character of the exercises, a
large number of visitors are coming in Yrt
anu me noiui? n*?o an u<cu iuuiw ??gaged
for next week.
Senior Oration Abandoned.
Then; will be several Innovations thla
year. The senior oration has been l
abandoned and In the place of this fea- Rol
j ture of commencement day will be an pre
address by Dr. John Flake, of Cam- net
bridge, Mass. There will be r.o com- jig]
mencement ball. Presiaent Kuymond's but
opposition to dancing haa at last borne g
fruit and In the place of the ball will be WU
a faculty reception open to everybody, ne8
with refreshments 03 an attraction. The aa i
students are angry, but they hope for |0ni
better things naxt year. era
The graduating Hat numbers about eP <
fifty, but it has not yet been published, thu
The law class is the smallest In years, pr?
but the graduates In the academic do- th0
partments number more than u*ual. The p
faculty reports the work done by tho haj
student body to be the best for a long nor
time. are
Bemainder of the Programme. eloi
The remainder of the programme is
as follows: t 1
June lfr?8 p. m., debate by four mem- |ng
bers of the law school. not
T ? ? r? m RrnrnntH 'nrl*_. (]pr!a- t.
mation contest. r0I
June 17?11 u. m., Baccalaureate ser- an<
mon by Rev. Dr. El wood Worcester, of jn j
Philadelphia. <jer
June 18-1:30-5 p. m., annual exhlbl- pr0
tion of the department of drawing and olB)
painting; 8:30 p. m., Scott prize decla- A
mation contest ,jat
June 19?10 a. m., commencement red- < ;
tal of the school of music: 2 p. m., com- 8ee
potitlve drill for the regents' medal; 8 jea]
p. m., annual contest between the Par- for
thenon and Columbian literary societies ,nt(
for the regents' prizes. lng
June 20?10 a. m., company competl- ^
tlve drill for corps colors; 2 p. m., ath- Bjc
letlc field day; 8 p. m.. Wile's prize ora- lng
toricul contest.
June 21?10 a. m., commencement ox- wa
ercises. Address by Dr. John Fiske, of jn |
Cambridge, Mass., subject, "Old and ha(
New Ways of Treating History. * Two erl,
p. m., alumni meeting; 8 p. m. illustra- up'
ted lecture by Dr. Robarts Harper, of sec
London; commencement reception in ^
the gymnasium.
m 9 a
BRIBERY CHARGES >>cc
of
Stir un the School Board of Steuben- t
ville?Demand an Investigation. Dii
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. yea
STEUBENVILLE. O.. June 15.?Tht Gei
people of this city are stirred up over byf
the bribery charges In connection with pai
the election of a superintendent by the cor
school board. Superintendent H. N. esc
MertJ*. who has been In office twenty 1
years, over whom the board Is dvad- cnt
locked, is out in a card asking that the "
charges be investigated by the board at ger
once and the names be made public. The wa
names of the alleged bribers and the Sh<
member offered to are withheld. Pri
? opt
Manufacturer Indicted. Ste
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. me
MORGANTOWN. W. Va.. June 15.?A thl
sensation was caused by the indictment the
by the grand Jury of Frank B. Bannls- or
ter, a prominent glass manufacturer, on 0th
two felony charges by thrt Senecu Gla*3
Co., of which he was formerly secre- ?
tary. They allege embezzlement and puj
obtaining money under false pretenses. to
Ho gave bond and denk's the charges. ^
Bannister Is one of the owners of the
*t?work*. luHt started. .
iiiui ^aiiivnii ' p|(i
and Is a heavy stockholder In the Bene- ^
ca Company. ajj
"Cabbies" Organize. v0('
8pcclfil Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
PAHKER8BURO. W. Va., June 15.? ftu
The drivers, teamsters, cabm.n and
others who maKo a business of handling
horses, arc crowded Into the city auditorium
to-night for the purpose of or- J
Kanlztng for mutual improvement A 8J'
heavy advance In rates Is proposed.
President Trainer, of the teamsters' hoi
union, is presiding. coi
Young Man Disappears. F'
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
PARKER8BURO, W. Va.. June 15.? jn
Charles Owens, aged nineteen, cf Boaz, fri
disappeared on Wednesday and his 80'
family, who notlfled the police here to- co,j
day, fear foul play. He had consldera- jofi
mnnm nnd started for this cltV. but thl
has not been seen here. tie
p ? , an
FILIPINO GENERAL
Surrenders. Together With Enlisted ^
Men and Officers?Last in Tarlac. (
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June IB.?An Hn
Important capture of Filipino Insur- Pa
gents was reported to the war depart- {[J,
nient this morning by General MacAvthur
in the following caWe message: ln(
"MANILA, June 15. Jg
"Genernl Maeabulos, with eight ofll- " jj
cers, 124 enlisted men nnd 124 rifles. pj|
surrendered to Col. E. II. Llscum, of sal
the Ninth Infantry, at Tarlac this thi
morning. Mucubules Is the most lmportant
nnd Inst insurgent lender in foe,
Tnrlne anil Pangasenan. fe?
"MACARTHITR." c<"
i
Secretary Gape Indisposed. jjjj
WASHINGTON. June 15.?Secretary da
OnRe la Indisposed. nn?l probably will Or
not return to his office before next Mon- c^'
day. Ho hns contracted a cold, which
has involved slight stotnuch compllca- uta
tlons, Or
HE BOERS
GRADUALLY
FVAriliTINf.
sir Position! Bait of Pretoria?Diamond
Hill Carried by the British
With Small Loss.
5CUSS TERMS OF SURRENDER.
rah Fighting Expected at the War
Office?Cronje's Son Surrendera
Eerkadorp?Peice Near.
ONDON, June 16. 4 a. m.?Lord '
Ijerts' dispatches leave affairs east of I
itoria with the Boers withdrawn to |
v positions Tuesday. News ot Ircah '
iting Is expected at the war office,
. none came last night.
General Rundle's patrol had a skirih
with Boer vldettes again Wedday.
Some wonder is expressed here
to what he is doing with three divlsb.
It is assumed by some that Gen- j
1 Buller will move Into Orange Riv:olony
and co-operate with Lord Mo- J
en and General Bundle in bagging
sldent Steyn and his seven or eight
usand followers.
art of Christian Botha's forccshas
ted at Faardekop, eighteen miles
thwest of Volksrust. Boer parties
still near Volksrust and Are occaially
upon the British pickets.
Considering a Force for China,
'he British government is conslderwhether
a substantial force should |
be sent to China from South Africa, j
Is thought unofficially that Lord I
borts could spare a brigade or two |
1 the necessary transports are now !
South African waters. The comman- j
of the expedition, it is said, would '
bably be General Sir William Nlch- j
)n.
. dispatch from Lourenzo Marques,
ed yesterday, says:
Persons have arrived here who have
n the preparations of the Boers and i
rned that they will retire when |
ced, through the Lydcnburg district
:> the Zoutpansberg region, adjoin- |
Rhodesia and Gazaland."
he Dally Mall has a dispatch from I
lemfontein, dated Wednesday, say
General*DeWet's attack on the raily
was made after he had succeeded
luring Lord Methuen from where he
I destroyed the line. Then he clev7
seised It north of Kroonstad, blew
the bridge and destroyed a long
tlon of the line with dynamite."
lieutenant General for the Time,
lajor General Baden-Powell has
n appointed to the temporary rank
lieutenant general.
he Cape Town correspondent of the
lly Telegraph in a dispatch dated
terday, says: "X understand that
leral DeWet in addition to the Derihlre
battalion, captured two comiles
of the City volunteers and two
rapanles of yeomanry, two men only
aping to tell the tale."
'he Lourenzo Marques correspondof
the Times says:
It appears that Steyn and not Kru'
Is now the stumbling block In the
y of the surrender of the burghers.
)rtly after the British entry into
jtorla, Mr. Krugcr proposed to refn
the peace negotiations. Mr.
vn. henrine- In mind that his for
r advice wan scouted, demurred to
b and pointed out that, according to
1 treaty between the republics, nelthcould
conclude peace without the
er.
Had to Continue the War.
Mr. Kruger, equally unwilling to !n
the charge of a breach of faith, had
continue the war. Nothing further is
)wn regarding the rumored peace negations;
but It is a matter of nototy
that Mr. Kruger favors peace on
nost any terms, but dislikes persony
to take an Initiative that would InIve
unconditional surrender.
'Ninety-seven burghers out of two
ndred in one commando have re ned
to their homes."
HOT FROM THE WIRE.
ARBITRATION. ? The sympathetic
1ke will be a thing of the past if a
in of arbitration can be agreed on by
i Building Trades* Unions and the as lation.s
affiliated with the building
itractors' council.
(ACCIDENT. ? Mrs. Jennie Denton
emont, widow of Gen. John C. Frejnt,
hus met with a severe accident.
leaving: the dinner table at her house
Los Angeles, Cai, she slipped and fell,
icturlng her hip. Mrs. Fremont is
venty-nine years of age, and her reirery
consequently will be slow.
NDKMNITT. ? The United States
ration has not yet roceived a reply to
9 note regarding the Indemnity ques>n
handed to the Porte on May 21,
d Mr. Lloyd C. Griscom. United
ite? charge d'affaires. Is making ver1
representations to the government,
d pressing for a solution of the mat1UTTED.?The
big plant of the Tlf,
Ohio, Bent Wood and Lumber Comny
was gutted by fire, which broke
t shortly after last midnight. The
mes originated In the boiler room and
idually spread over the entire bulld?,
which burned like so much paper,
ss, about $80,000; Insurunce, about
;,oo0.
CRITICAL.?Late last night the
yslelans at the Presbyterian hospital
Id there hnd been no improvement in
! preoedlng twenty-four hours In the
ndltlon of John Clark Hldpath, the
itorlan, who, for several weeks, has
en a patient there. Hldpath Is fluffing
from typhoid pneumonia. His
ulltIon }s critical.
HARRIED.?The marriage of Theore
Thurston Geer. governor of Oren,
and Miss Isabella Trulllnger,
Uffnter oi j. i. i ruiiiiiK?-i. ....
pgon, occurred at the Presbyterian
tirrh yesterday. Rev. Henry Mnrte
officiated. Besides relative* then*
ro present members of the governor's
and prominent -statu officials of
scon and' .WMhlngl^ Governor
Orer and his bride left In a special catj
for Puget Sound and British Colombia*
where they will spend a week.
READJUSTMENT OF PRICES
Necessary for Highest Prosperity id
Business?Average of Prices Nowl
Stand the Same as in 1802?Iron
Depends Upon the Action of Labos
Unions, and the Summer Demand,
NEW YORK, Juno 15.?R. G. Dun A
Co.'s weekly review of trade:
A season of declining prices is never?
wholly agreeable to business men whose!
stocks on hand aro losing part of thela
value. Yet there are times when rcturis
to tho highest prosperity in business ifl
not poBsioie oxccpi mrougn ruaajusimcnt
of prices. The highest prosperity
the country had ever reached, prior to
the panic was in 1892, with prices aver-*
aging not quite 75 per cent of their aver*
age in 1860. After great depression tai
several years the highest point reachodl
with last year's recovery was 80 pef
cent, March 16, but tho gradual yield*
lng has already returned the general
average of prices to a shade less thai*
75 per cent practically whore it wiup
with the'hlghest prosperity In 1893.
Increase in Output in Iron.
Tho output of Iron furnaces Juno lstf
was 296,375 tons weekly, an Increase off
2,526 tons, making the yield only 1,639
tons less than at the highest point even
reached, February 1st. But the increase
of unsold stocks to 339,480 tons, about)
94,000 tons In Mtoy, discloses a larger de*
cllne than was expected in the new bus<
iness upon which 'nearly all the work4
and furnaces now have to rely, and reports
that furnaces of conslderablo
capacity have already been closed and
more seem likely to be correct. Within
a week or two the labor organisation*
and the employers will bo discussing)
new demands for higher wages and
shorter hours and the closing of many;
works for lack of orders will have much!
mnuoncc aDouc mat ume. mun ua
gradually changing, anthracite No. 1 tq
$20 and Pittsburgh grey forge to $17 50r
and sales of bars arc reported thero at
150. After the closing of furnaces am?
works has more nearly adjusted present
supply to the demand, the fact that
many large operations are held bucle
until prices have been readjusted will
have Its proper Influence.
Boot and Shoo Branch Behind.
The boot and shoe branch has beeiS
hindered more than any other munufao*
ture this year, perhaps by difference oa
to prices. Hides at Chicago and tq
some extent In eastern markets havo
yielded for months past, giving to deal*
ers in boots and shoes a belief that tha
high prices demanded early this yean
would not be held. The leather com*
panics, however, hnve at times made
large concessions, but in general havo
resisted a decline, with the reasoning;
that the real difllculty Is In the scantiness
of buying demand, and it Is urged
that wholesale and retail dealers hava
on hand too large stocks taken when tha
great advance was In progress.
Reconstruction moves slowly In cot*
ton goods, though a few quotations aro
slightly reduced, the uncertain shifting
Jn the market for raw cotton having)
some influence and the best halting ofi
exports to China on account or me in*
terlor strife there. As European offering:
is likely to bo affected in the soma
way the present conditions help those
who look for lower prices in the goods
market. No further change appear*
this week In the wool markets, although
their stagnation, with irregular price*
for goods beyond the most favored sta-?
pies, still indicates a downward ten*
dency. Silk and hemp have also gonfl
lower, and the recent fall In rubbeQ
helps new business.
Wheat Advances Three Cents. f
Wheat has been advanced nearljf
three cents with acounts of extensive!
injury to growing grain, artd the export?
from Atlantic ports, flour included.havQ
been In two weeks of June, 5,937,18tf
bushels against 3,526,801 last year. Pacific
exports 1,515,386 against 1,055,5121
last year, and corn exports 6,000,463
bushels against 5,812,959 last year. The#
active movement from the farms seeixuy
to discredit many accounts of Injury*
although receipts have been somewhat!
smaller than last year. >
Failures for the first week of Jun?
were In amount $2,113,810, of which $1,*
092,870 were In manufacturing and
$833,236 in trading concerns. Failure*
for the week have been 162 in the United
States, against 136 last year, and 21 lot
Canada against 18 last year.
Killed in a Collision. j
SPRING VILLE, N. Y.. Juno 15.?Buf*
falo, Rochester & Pittsburgh train No*
5, south-bound* which left Buffalo &4
5:40 p. m., and train No. 8, north-bound
collided head-on at West Falls, to*
night. Engineer William Kation, of the
south-bound train, of Buffalo, was kill*
ed, and Engineer Frank Mattson, of tho
north-bound train, of North Bradford*
was fatally injured. No passenger*
were killed.
Electric Cars Collide.
nr\T.TT\cm?s n JTnno 15.?Two elec*
trie cam on the Minerva Park line,
collided last midnight. Four person*
were severely Injured, as follows: William
H. Devre, S. E. Morris, W. Powell
and John Peer.
Movements of Steamships.
HAVRE?La Rretagnc, Now York.
NEW YORK?Augusta Victoria,Ham*
burg.
GENOA?Victoria, New York via
Marseilles.
NAPLES?TCalser Wllhelm II, New A
York and sailed for Genoa, Jh
Weather Forecast for To-day.
For Ohio nu<l Western Pennsylvania?
Fair Saturday. except showers In ex- fl
trome southern portion*. 8tind.iv. fa:n I
and wanner. Fresh caitcrly winds.
For West Virginia?Partly cloudy Sot- S
urelay. Sunday, fair and warmer; eastern M
ly winds.
Local Temperature.
Thn temperature yesterday as observed
by C. Schnepf, druggist. comer Market
nn.l IT.iiirt.'.nlh MtfAi'tK. WAS a* foUoWfl:
17 ik in ?6j S P. m i8
an. m 70{ 7 ??. m .
12 m. 751W cutber clouUj>
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