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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-29

ton. Il IL thought the work Of Organizing,
RppointlnR the neceSsSEy committees and
deciding on = starting polnt, can DO &C.
eompllshed 81 the afternoon loasiou. This
evening, Il Ia tho present idea, will DO de-
yolAd 10 sddrcsses by ex-senator Henry
a Davis, Mr.. EikinB and othbIA, and II 10
belIoyed the conventions lAborS can be
finished Tomorrow forenoon.
In thn afternoon Il is the desire Of the
Chamber Of Commerce 70 take tho dOl0'
gates out to Wheeling PsIk, the Park AZ.
ISOLATION having shouShttHlly extended
10 the Committee Of Arrangements an In
yitSilon, and, the Wheeling d Elm
i5foyo Hallway Company having, with ia
customary llborAllty, placed special train
Al the disposal Of the committee for tho
nntITy. Delegates will take tha special
Train AZ this Elm Grove station a. 2:l6 r.
y TbnndAy for tho Park, where they will
Ia esIeFtEiped by the Opera House OF
cjsstra. smusV themselves by rolling ten.
Minis and strolllDg about tho beautiful
S,n ~ A bouniilul lunch Will be not
ia least Of the attractions. President
RSvn,Ern's guehis will be brought back &c
mo slty by ak o'clock. In case the con
ysn,lon should complete ito work soonel
tbsn Il a. present expected, another houl
TII he set for this excursion.
ANY spare time tho delegates msy hAV!
NAV be nut IN pleasantly. The OentrA
Gi:ss WORKS Il in operation and thod'
THo deairs can visit II and witness the
process Of making glass. Ibe nall factor
Id Sre working. Special ArrApgemtn
have been made TO visit the wofka Of w
RIvsnslde Company At B6nwo0d, inelud
ms hIEst furnace, tube factory, etee
| mimi and plate mill, on Thursday. Mana
vsr Tegrno has invited all the delegate
And yisItors who desire 10 visit the com
| psny,s extensive works 10 do % on TIM
evening, and the Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail
road Company hAp, through its lotal agent
Captain Spies, placed FREQ special trAL
Al the diBposAl Of tho party. ibis trAil
will leaTs the Wheeling depot aooqt
o'clock Thursday evening, aud returning
leave Bsnwood Rboutp.
TUX nELEuArTa UERH,
Tho pcencts around the hotels lRs
night recalled the Big Reunion Of last An
PuBt. Fhb MrLnre lobby Was 3 aceEe
busting activity, the delegates meeHn
old irieuda a1d making new ones, ant
ptomlhshs " n"' n,nS, ami MAILING Nh
ing among tho GtoWu a"t ~ n sIanlr, -
ylsi1oIs Ieo! "e.c0O' Ua a, ,,sS ths EoEsI
forgotten Ihe hotels Wots PS1S''y S NJ
taxed 10 EcGoihtlIVuAts tno S'yn .,S,S IN
arrived On INC h'sts siN AZ; os Eissho, 4
prominent atiiVGlS n MeIe p.iyU aiJscSsnT
JACKSON county JONI W.T. u. H.. 7 4 PSTks
al ~ p rbnnnson NJ HinionL B, Eu
0is Of Tvler: Hon, Oliver GOnell, 0
Peasants; Ex-senator oxley, Of Lincoln
HIM q p. Dorr. OF Webster; ]. W. MOI
row Hancock: b, F. Raymond, Richie
" Il. Nye;S. Tgckar; Il. 4. Waite, Ma,
shall. X, Hsbsf smith, OF PerksrsbuIC
Tho II Ec.ompanEed by bis wife; X. W. l
pSSS,,s and II 4 MnnYe. az Wt,sapbaFg
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
TIE OLD STORY.

JAY GOULD is broken down in health
and his physicians prescribe sea voy-
age southwark in hopes that change
of climate will benefit him. His sons
wife drives him out for an airing in the
park every day. treating him with the
gentle care of weak invalid. He is
only in the prime of life, and should be
i'll the enjoyment of all that life affords
to the most favored, but the strain upon
his faculties in the effort to provide
against want has been too great, and
recuperation is probably impossible.
He will linger along as physical suf-
ferer or drop into a princely tomb pre-
maturely. That is the record of most of
those who keep up the severe tension of
managing great enterprises to pile up
needless wealth. Such instances should
be improved by the average citizen, and
warn him to be content after he has
gathered in fifteen or twenty millions,
and try to live with such comfort as he
can, without straining after the rest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
CHANGERS MAKE DEMANDS.
Grant County Farmers Ask for
and Expect a Great Deal.

Grant County Farmers Ask for
and Expect Great Deal.
Special to the Globe.
ELBOW LAKE, Minn., Dec. 27.-At a
special meeting of the Farmers alliance
of this county, held at the court house
this evening, the following resolutions
were adopted:
We, the farmers of Grant County alliance,
in convention assembled. first reaffirm our
former declaration of principles and resolu-
tiOns, and point with pride to the fact that
the farmers stood so nobIy by alliance prin-
ciples in Grant county in the recent election,
and that the corrupting influences of money
was powerleSs to control delegate sent
from Grant county to any convention held
during this year.
We protest against tho election of any man
to the United States senate who Is unfriendly
to the interstate commerce law, and espe-
cially demand that the fourth section and
anti-pooling clause be kept intact. We be-
Heye the railroad laws and grain laws are III
the main good laws if properly enforced.
These laws in many instances have been
either ignored or openly violated. We ask
that sufficient penalties be attached TO insure
the enforcement of the laws enacted provid-
ing against the fraudulent issue of stocks.
We ask the legislature to enact laws, with
penalties sufficient to prevent the great, evil
of money in elections As both parties have
declared in favor of the Australian system of
voting, we expect and demand that the legis
lature frame and put upon the statute books
laws which will make it penalty for any
man, either directly or indirectly, to offer or
accept money for corrupung influences,
either in conventions or elections. This
money evil is the gravest of existing evils,
and threatens the very existence Of the re-
republic.
T. C. Hodgson was elected president,
TO- 1880
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
ANOTHER RICHMOND.

The favorite method for entering a
senatorial candidate into the field in
this state is first to boom him for cabi-
net position. Mr.. SABIN, Gen. WASH
BURN and Mr.. DoNNEILY have all had
their terms on the cabinet racket, and
now the list must be opened to KNUTE
NELSON, The latter gentleman has sue
ceeded in having himself written up as
the prospective secretary of the interior.
So we take it that Mr.. NELSON is really
preparing to shy his castor into the SEN
atorial ring. And yet it is possible that
Gen. HARRISON may have his eye OH
Mr.. NELSON as fit timber for a cabinet
post. His long experience in Congress
and his familiarity with the operations
of the land laws might make him a
valuable person to have in the interior
department. Still the chances are that
the president-elect will confine his cabi-
net selections TO the list of really big
guns whose names have been presented
to his consideration. Mr.. NELSON will
have to come back West and grow up
with the country before he can attain
the distinction of sitting at the cabinet
board.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
STUDY OF NATURAL SCIENCE.
Rules for 1t Laid Down by Ex.
perts.

Special to the Globe.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Dec. 27.-The
American Society of Naturalists began
its annual meeting here to-day. The
membership is composed of leading
scientific men of the country and pro-
fesSors of the various colleges. Harrison
Allen. of Philadelphia, presided. The
morning session was occupied with rou-
tine reports and the presidents annual
address. AT the afternoon session,
Prof. George Macloskie, of Princeton,
read a paper on the arrangement Of the
analytical keys. The committee on
science in the public schools in their
report discussed the plan or work in
natural science which the society should
recommend. The committee expressed
the opinion that instruction in natural
science should commence in the lowest
grades of the primary schools,
ana should continue throughout the
curriculum. In the lower grades
by means of object lessons
In the high grades the in
struction should be more systematic.
An elementary acquaintance with some
one or more departments of natural
science should be required for admis,
sion to college. The committee recon-
mended that in the lower graded schools
the study of science should be confined
to study of plants and animals. The
Introduction of rudimentary courses in
physics and chemistry in the grammar
schools is recommended. In the high
schools geography. phaenogamic, bot.
any and human physiology should be
taught. 1t was recommended that q
delegate from the society be appointed
to present the subject before the gen
eral bodies of the various colleges. The
report of the committee was adopted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
GOING TO STICK.

There is some alarm felt by the Re-
publicans in Michigan over the declara-
ton of Don DICKINSON that he means
to remain in that state until it becomes
Democratic. He has the indications of
longevity, but he expects that four years
more will release him from local obliga-
tons. Gen. CAss, of that state, who
missed the presidency in 1913 by the
divisions of the Democrats in New York
state, like DICKINSON, foresaw events
in cheerful light and afforded the
Wings a great deal of merriment in the
idea of taking home his remains Oy way
of the lakes. Don, however, is good,
enterprising citizen, and his chief dan
ger is that the good people of his state
will manipulate the voting conditions to
the end of retaining him with them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
Directors of All Vanderbilt Roads
Meet and Surprise StOckhOld-

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The directors
of all the Vanderbilt roads met at the
Grand Central depot this morning. The
meetings have been awaited with great
interest both in Wall street and among
the holders of the stocks in the different
companies controlled by the Wander
bits. The amount of stock in the COM
panieS represented amounts to nearly
$500, O00,0 900, and on all but Sl4.000,000 of
it dividends have been paid almost con-
tinuouSly for many years. For some
days rumOrS have been current that
this policy of the company to adj
here to four per cent rate
would be changed in Difference to the
wishes of w. K. Vanderbilt, and these
reports were confirmed by the action of
the Lake Shore directors, who declared
an extra dividend of per cent in addi-
ton to the regular dividend of 2 per
cent for the current six months. This
makes the stock pay per cent for the
year ending Dec. 81. 1888, as a semi
annual dividend of per cent had been
paid in July. At a meeting of the
board of directors to-day dividend of
per cent was declared, payable Jan.
15.1SS9, and a resolution passed that the
policy of the board is to return TO 5
per cent dividend basis; that with this
view the surplus for the present quar-
ter be held as special fund, which, to-
gether with the surplus for the
remaining quarters, be available for a
special dividend at the end of the fiscal
year. The Michigan Central declared a
semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent, and
the Canada Southern sem-annual
dividend of IL per cent. In the after
noon the directors of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati IL indianapolis
road met and declared dividend of II
per cent. This was decided surprise,
as the company has paid no dividend
since 1888. and none was expected on it
to-day. The directors of the Beech
Greek railroad also met and declared a
semi-annual dividend of % per cent on
the preferred stock. This makes divi-
dends declared to-day at the Grand Cen
trail depot on stock amounting to $685.
Q)2 ono
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
THE YEARS AND /.

We clasped our hands, the blithey oung years
ana /,
We saw the Turing world before Us lie,
We laughed aloud, nor dreamed OF tear and
sigh,
high
When we clasped hands-the bhthe young
years and l.
We saw Love fit before us on the way
And shine with light that far outshone the
day.
We heard his call, we fastened to obey
We sought him eagerly lest he'd delay
To show the site where his sweet city lay,
The blithe young years and 1.
We clasped our hands, the gray bent years
and l.
We saw the dsrkened Worla behind us lie,
We wept aloud, we shook with sob and sigh,
We cursed our fate, the tide of grief ran high
When we elasped hands-the gray bent years
and /.
We saw Death fit before US Oh the way
And cast shade that did obscure the day;
We heard his call, we trembled to obey.
We shrank from him as fain we would delay
To find the site where mis- dread city lay,
The gray bent years and |.
Susie NJ. Best in Home Journal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
In FINANCIAL STRAINS.
Business Firms Unable to Meet
Their Obligations,

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-John d.
Godfrey's merchant tailor and furnish
ing store was closed by the sheriff yes
terday under confessions of judgment
amounting to $500. There are about
$4,000 of debts outstanding and I'M
secured, mostly due to Eastern houses.
The stock will invoice about $4,000.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Dec. 27.-The sport
ing goods house of G. A. Gardner failed
yesterday with large liabilities; assets
unknown.
TERRY, Miss, Dec. 27.-R. C. Terry.
general merchant, has suspended with
liabilities of $4,000; assets not known.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-The Wing
this morning announced its suspension.
This mornings Richmond Wing an
nounced that its subscription list, good
will and advertisement has been pur-
chased by the Times and that the Wing
will suspend publication. The Times
will be issued under its own name and
there will be no change in the manage
ment of the paper
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
Escaped on a Technically.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND Forks, OAK, Dec. 27.-The
case against Dave Sulzback, Fred
Brow and Charlie Holt was called in
the district court this morning. The
district attorney moved that the indict-
ments be dismissed and the defendants
discharged. He based his motion on the
fact that irregularity existed in not Civ
ing sufficient notice to challenger OF
voters. 1t has transpired that the per-
son challenging, and upon whose evil
dence the indictments were found. is
not resident of the ward as required
by law. Judge Tempeton granted the
motion, and the case was accordingly
thrown out of court. Thomas Burke
pleaded guilty to unlawtully selling
liquor and was asked to contribute $50
to the county funds. Jacob LObsinger,
indicted on two charges of selling
liquor. pleaded gully, and was fined $500
on the first charge and sentence sus-
pended on the second Indictment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

In spite Of tempting offers Lord Tennyson
refuses to write his memoirs. Who says
Tennyson is not great man?
Queen Fictoria's speech to Parliament was
brilliant effort at distorting facts. Victoria
should try her hand at a novel.
Mary Anderson is now fulfilling an en-
gagement in Boston. thing which she has
never done for her engagements to British
peers.
Gov. Swineford of Alaska predicts that the
mommoth, alive and well, will yet be found
in the interior of his remarkable Territory.
Queen Maria Pia of Portugal has a clearly
defined nlustache on her upper lip. and it is
said that she is positively proud of her hir-
suite adornment
Secretary Villas will not go to New York to
practice law after March 4. 1t is his inten-
ton TO return to Madison, Wis. and to re-
sumo his practice there. Mrs. Villas IS still in
poor health.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria rises
all the year round at in the morning, but
often he is surprised by his personal attend
ants when sitting at his writing table as early
as in the morning.
Gov. Foraker fatty repudiates Congress-
man Grosvenors intercession in his behalf
for cabinet position, and says: Il am not
making any claim upon Gen. Harrison, or
anybody else and no one has right to put
me before the public in such an attitude"
Miss Nellie Bayard, daughter of Secretary
Bayard, Will make her debut in Washington
society on New Years day. She will be pre-
sented TO President and Mrs Cleveland at
the White house, and will afterwards receive
the diplomatic corps at her fathers house.
Kate Field, who is now engaged in boom
ing California wines, has been arguing with
the committee in charge of President-elect
Harrison's inaugural cerem onies. She claims
that party devoted to the protection Of
American industries should drink nothing
but native wines at an inaugural banquet.
The committee is willing to compromise and
divide its order for wines between native and
foreign brands.
Lille Devere1x Blake says that the Ameri-
can eagle is a hen. At the same time we
hear that Rutherford B. Hayes is going into
the cabinet
Miss Hu Ring Eng is a Chinese beauty who
is making quite sensation in Washington
society. She is said to be relative Of the
emperor of China.
Gustaye Herman, the Ann Arbor tailor who
went crazy because he received letter from
the president-elect, differs radically from the
politicians. Some of them will evidently go
crazy if they don't get letter pretty soon
with the autograph of B. Harrison attached
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
MANY MILES OF MAIN LINE,
The Year Just Closing Has Been a Great
One for Railroad Building.
STOCKHOLDERS SURPRISED.
Directors Of ALI the Vanderbilt Lines
Meet and Declare Big Divi-
dends.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-The Railway Age
tomorrow will say: Notwithstanding
the widespread impression that the ad-
ditions to the railway systems of the
United States during 1888 would be COM
paratively Insignificant, the evidence is
now before us that the railway mileage
of the country was increased during the
year by no less than 1,120 miles of main
track. While this is much less than the
phenomenal increase in the year 1887,
1856, 1882 and 1881, when the new mile
age was respectively 1900, 5000, II, $50
and 9,796 miles. the record of the past
year exceeds that of every other year in
history, with the exception of the year
1871, when 1879 miles were
added. New track was laid in all
but two of the forty-seven states
and territories, the exceptions being
Rhode Island and Nevada. Kansas still
leads the list in the extent of new mile
age, as she has done for several other
years. California comes next. The
most striking characteristic of the years
work is the large number of separate
lines of which is composed and the cores
pOndlngly small ayerage-leSS than
twenty miles-fOr each line. Only
about twelve built more than 100 miles
miles each; those doing the largest
amount of work being the Chicago,
Kansas & Nebraska, Alp miles st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba, 274 miles, and
Southern Pacific, through various sub
Sidiary companies, little over 800
miles. These facts are important as
showing how the nature of the work of
railway construction changed in sim
gle year. The building of great compe
titive lines practically ceased for the
immediate present, and the years work
was chiefly devoted to the construction
of short independent lines or branches"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
LITTLE LAUGHS.

ParadoXicaly enough, standing army
often occupies the seat of war.-Hotel Mail.
He was ''Claud'' before he married her
and clawed afterward.- Traveller.
The man who finds fault when his news
paper is damp is equally dissatisfied when it
is dry.-Times.
Christmas trees are full. Right there is
where Christmas trees differ from pocket
books.-Baltimore American.
The season is approaching when the full
dressed fashionable woman viii give society
the cold shoulder.-W ashington Post.
One gift that is always within reach and
that is always welcome-the CHEEKY face and
the kindly word.-Phi Philadelphia Ledger.
We have been waiting for some one to say
that the prettiest thing in a Christmas stock
ing is pretty girls shapely ankle Rose
leaf.
Let well enough alone. Ignorance is bliss.
Don't take your Christmas present to an ex-
pert to find out what it is worth.-Boston
Courier.
There are 2. $50 languages, but not one of
them comes up TO the scratch when the
weary editor spills quart of ink over an
editorial which cost him two hours hard
labor. Burlington Free Press.
fellow in Springfield, H., is pretending
that he is Frank James. THERE'S something
peculiar about this ambition. Frank James
used to put in most of his time pretending to
be somebody else-Omaha Ec aid.
There were 1922 patents issued at Wash
ington last year, and yet woman still uses
dollar and half pair of shears 10 pry open
q can of peaches. Genius seems TO be mis-
applied to considerable extent.-Norristown
Herald.
1t is not strange that Riddleberger makes a
donkey of himself so frequently Alterations
required are so small that nothing is easier
for him 10 do.-New Orleans Picayune.
1t is said that there are 1000 actors out of
employment in this country. They ought to
be given the places of some of the people on
the stage who are not aetors.-Baltimore
American.
Mrs Differs (reading)-An elegant winter
wrap, the latest Paris style, can now be
bought for SIS. Mr.. Differs greatly in
terested}-Does it say anything about the
price OF oVercoats? Mrs. Buffers Cooking
over the paper)-Let me see. o, yes; here
it is $50 TO Cheap Johns Celebrated Misfit
Emporium for an overcoat, elegant garment
price s., wo.th IS. Also freshly assorted
stock secondhand goods, slightly soiled
neatly patched, 49," Dear mel How cheap
things are nowadays. just thiuk. A wrap
for me and an overcoat for you can be got
for S7S. New York Weekly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-28
Broke Their Agreement.

Notwithstanding the agreement made
several days ago between st. Paul and
Chicago lines whereby rates were re-
stored with the promise that they would
be maintained, it is rumored that the
compact has been broken. Advices
from Chicago state that scalpers are
being supplied with the means of con-
tinuing the decentralization Indefinitely.
P. S. Eustis. general passenger agent
of the Burlington, was informed that
the Chicago, st. Paul Sc Kansas City
road was furnishing Clark street bro
kers with secOnd-class tickets to ST.
Paul over that line, the brokers buying
them at 81 apiece and selling them at
IS, The regular Seeond-elass fare is 50.