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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
STOPPED HIS MOUTH.

Judge White Decides That Plaintiff Can
not Testify If the Defendant Is Unable to
Give His Evidence-Peculiar End { o q
Suit Against q Lunatic.
A non-suit was entered against the plaint-
if yesterday in the case of j. B. Poor
against j. K. Buchanan, committee of John
S. Patterson, lunatic. The suit was an
action for damages for alleged false arrest,
Patterson having charged Poor with collect
ing money for him and not turning 1t over.
Patterson afterward became insane and is
now in Dixmont. When the case was on
trial before Judge White yesterday two In
teresting points which, 1t is stated, have
never been passed upon in this State. were
raised. Attorney John Maroon rn' resented
the plaintiff and Attorneys Buchanan and
Garrison the defendant.
Patterson, being a lunatic, was Of course
barred from testifying. Mr.. Marion called
the plaintiff to testify, but Judge White
would not allow him to take the stand, as
the defendant could not do SO. Mt. Marion
contended that though this was the rule In
actions on contracts, it did not apply in an
action on tort, suit for damages for injury,
etc., and that the plaintiff was enttiea 70
testify. Judge White, however, refused
to admit this view OF the case. AS
the plaintiff was the principal witness
on his own side. Mr.. Marion next onered
in the criminal case and the placing Of the
costs on Patterson. He contended that that
was sufficient to show the fals1ty OF the
charge and that the burden was now on the
defendant to disprove the plaintiffs claim.
Judge White refused to entertain this,
and as the plaintiff was thus left without q
case the non-suit was entered against him.A
motion will be made to take off the non-suit,
and If it is not allowed the case will be taken
to the Supreme Court
In regard to the matter of plaintiffs and
defendants testifying, neither, ut one time,
under common law, were allowed to testify.
An act of Assembly was then passed allow
ing both to testify 1t was amended to pro-
vide that if one of the parties to a suit was
dead the other could not testify. Another
act was then passed, providing that in
actions on contracts, If one party could not
testify, the other could not. The intention
was to prevent the jury getting only one
side of story, or the trumping up of suits
n opainSt dead men eto
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
Work of the United States Grand Jurv

The United States grand jury returned
two true bills yesterday. One was against
William o. Bedell, who is charged with OBJ :
structing an officer of the United States in
the execution OF legal warrant. The war;
rant was issued by the Collector of Internal
Revenue for the sale of d edell's property,
B.O. keefer, deputy collector was commls-
was prevented by Beden. The other bill
was against Louis Van Houten, of Susque-
hanna county, who is charged with making
a 1alse AFFIDAVIT to pension claim.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
ART ELB0WRD OUT
BY Inartistio Society in One of Philadel-
phia's Swell Social Clubs

BY Inartistio Society in One of Philadel-
phia's Swell Social Clubs.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-[Special 1.-The
swell Art Club, of this city, is stirred to its
center by serious dlssensions, which will,
unless quieted by the report of the Com
mittee on Revision of Bylaws, just ap-
pointed, cause it to lose all of its artists
and be any kind of club rather than an
art club
'oThe club has been plunged into e1trava-
pances, which its founders never dreamed"
declared prominent artist and club official
this evening. "The artists who founded it
are being elbowed out now by the social
element, who have little sympathy with
art. Out of the $4,000 annual income not
even one-third, or anything like it, is de-
voted to the art gallery and art interests
The club has been steadily losing during
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06

was tried Wednesday on the charge Of in
fanticide, agreed on a verdict at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. They found her
guilty of concealing the death Of her child
and recommended her to the mercy OF the
Court. The jury was out "a hours.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
quilted of pIoonsbin;ns

The case of the United States VS. John II.
Miller charged with Illicit distilling, was
concluded yesterday in the District Court.
Miller was acquitted. The testimony for the
defense was very favorable and the fury was
not out long before returning a verdict
Miller's own testimony was that he had
Fletcher to work for him, but that he had
no interest in the still Fletcher had con-
structed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
Millinery Opening To-Day!

On this occasion a bunch of perfumed arti-
fetal violets will be presented to every lady
visiting our millinery department.
FLEIsHMAN q Co.,
504, 606 and sos Market street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
Bave Cs Estimate

On decorating with wall papers or in fresco.
Special designs. WIN. II. ALLEN,
5l7 Wood street, near Fifth avenue.
Lowest prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06

the last three years its art character, and
the social feature is swallowing up every
thing"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
Saw. LOOK Herei

Have you been down to Thompson's New
York Grocery of late? If not, go down at
once. did and got
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
House Decoration In Wall Paper and Paint

For choice selection of wall paper and
picture holdings go and examine Stoughton
& Stulen's, 10l Market street. Their stock Is
all new and of the best colorings to be found
in Allegheny county. Their customers say
they have the finest selection they have ever
looked at. House, sign and church decora.
ton. Telephone S16.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06

II you don't want the dollars worth take
the half dollars worth, and if not the half
take the quarters worth; will give you the
benefit of the above prices in any quantity.
With every dollars worth of 80, ~, so and
6Oc tea we give you five pounds ofgranulated
sugar free.
To our city customers we will allow car
fare on all orders of $5 or moro.
Goods delivered free to all parts of both
cities To those living out or the city we
will prepay freight on all orders Of $40 and
miles of Pittsburg. Send for price list.
NJ. r. THOMPSON,
8ll Market street, directly opposite Gusky's
en- trance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06

Mollie Frailey Recommended to Mercy.
The jury in the case of Mollie Frailey, who
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
Mailed Free

Our new 5ppage catalogue and price list OF
fine groceries sent to any address.
MILLER Bros, ls2 Federal st., Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
THE MERCANTILE AGENCY
r. g. Dun & Co..

Westinghouse Building, corner Penn Ave
and Ninth St., Pittsburg, Pa.
This establishment supplies all necessary
Information as to the standing, responsible
ity ETC., of business men throughout North
America. 1t is the oldest and by far the
most complete and extensive system ever
organized for the accommodation of Bank
ing and Mercantile interestsand the General
Promotion and Protection of Trade
Debts Collected and Legal Business at
tended to throughout the North American
Continent Ell
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Is in touch with the season-bright,
beautiful, refreshingly attractive. Our
styles are slightly in advance-of all
the other houses, as usual. There's
no 'tlook:ng backward" with our
Modistes. Novelties are always seen
here first.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
MORNING SMILES.

Bald Teacher-"N ow, little boys, at-
ter what I've told you can any Of you
define 'nothingT" Little Yorick--
"Yes, sir, | can. Teacher.-"WeLl,
how would you describe itR" Little
Yorick-"Please, sir, it's what you've
got on the top OF your head. "-DrGke'S
Mogasins.
First Lady-"Just look what an air Of
conquest che puts on with her daugh-
ter, and yet the last match came to
nothing!h Second ditto-"The long
and short OF it is, that the girl will soon
be able to celebrate the jubilee OF bro
ken engagements. der Floh.
"You didn't succeed very well with
the young heiress?" mo, she was gu.
perstitious." "What was the cause?'
''She had twelve engagements on hand,
and feared that the thirteenth might be
unlucky."-Judgs.
"Why does he call himself colonel
ii he never was in the army? BE
cause, sab, in heat Of passion he may
kill man sometime, and ii he's col
onel it's a mitigating circumstance
sah."-Chicdgo Tribune.
Texas papers assert that Gov. Hogg
named two of his children Ina and
IRA, respectively, but this is probably
one of the pleasantries Of the campaign.
Philadelphia Ledger.
"she is Of so reflective turn, don't
you know" "What, that giddy thing2''
~ mean her only opinions are reaec-
tons OF other peoples. Indianapolis
Journal.
"The physician" says Brown, ''is
the man who tells you that you need
change, and takes all you have
brakes M1gd:ine.
An exchange newspaper speaks o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
BREAKFAST BUDGET.

The Internal Revenue Department
has directed its officials to pick up any
person found selling shop tea" without
a license in Arkansas, where it has be-
come a favorite drink. Investigation
has shown that chop tea" is as exilar-
ating as the beef tea served to Con-
gressmen.
A strange custom is followed by Mex.
lean farmers They use oxen of one
color in the morning and an other color
in the afternoon. They do not know
why, but they know it must be the
right thing to do, because their fore
fathers did it.
Lake Angelina, near Ishpeming,
Mich, is being pumped out by New
York firm for real estate and sanitary
purposes. Mine owners recover lS5
acres OF ground. There were 100000
900 gallons OF water in the lake when
pumping commenced.
William Meeker, who lives near
Muncie, Ind, prosecuted tramp who
stole 50 from his house. The tramp had
his hand done up in plaster OF Paris, as
if broken, but examination showed it
to be uninjured.
1t is belief of the Chinese that cat
meat is remedy for diseases OF the
lungs. The belief seems absurd, but
less so when the use in this country OF
dog meat for consumption is considered.
A tiger that escaped from wagon
show about three weeks ago, is hiding
in the woods near Browntown, Wis.
Cattle and sheep are reported to have
been disappearing in large numbers.
1t is noted that Chicago has viaducts,
auditoriums, boulevards and natator-
iums, while poor old Boston is Obliged
to struggle along with bridges, halls,
roads and swimming schools.
The far-famed temple of Solomon was
not so large as many suppose. 1t was
only 10Y feet long, So feet wide, 81 feet
high and had varanda or portico So
feet long and is feet wide.
A blue crane, rare bird in that re-
gion. was shot the other day near Man
istee, Mich. 1t measured six feet from
tip to tip Of wings and five feet from
head to feet.
The colored people of Georgia have
formed a society called the Upper Ten.
The members agree that after a certain
date that they will do no more work for
the white people.
A European lady in Japan had col
lected 700 teapots OF different patterns
and kinds, and yet scores OF typical
shapes are not included in her assort-
ment.
The origin of maize, or, Indian corn,
is unknown, but it was first cultivated
by white men on the James river, Vir-
ginia, in 1908.
At Bombay all the Hindoo sentries
salute any passing black cat, thinking
it may possibly be the soul Of an Eng
lish officer.
Within the last thirty years there
have been on the British coasts 66,377
wrecks, with the fearful loss OF 22,Si2
lives.
A sunAower plant in Harvey county
Kas., has made a growth of nineteen
feet this season.
A dwarf residing at shigaken. Japan.
lie thirty-six years old and buy seven
teen inches high.
They call bicycle "the DEVILS chari-
OF" in Turkey, and the sultan torbids
its uge
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
The Cholera Cargoes.

1t would serve the steamship COM
panies exactly right to make thcm take
b9ck-anywhere outside of the United
states-the shiploads of people they
have persisted in bringing over from
infected ports.
They will not start with any more
cholera cargoes for the present, because
the Presidents proclamation makes
that business Improbable, but they
should have refused to continue bring
ing over steerage full at every trip as
soon as they knew there was danger.
The danger was known before the
steamers sailed that are coming in now
and bringing US cholera.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05


Candidate MacCorkle US a sluGger.
The Register has found somebody to
try to let Mr.. DlacCorkle down gently
in the matter of his unprovoked and
cowardly assault on Marshal White,
and that somebody, besides telling what
is not true, is too modest to let his
name be used.
December 10, 1888, two days after the
assault, Mr.. MacCorkle was quoted in
the Register as saying: "The whole af-
fair resolves itself into this: that the
ordinary amenities OF life were violated,
and the vlolator was punished there
fore" He said also that he told Mr..
White that he would give him any sat
isfaction at any time.
No circumstances developed then or
have developed since to make Mr.. Mac
Corkle the special Custodian .of the
memory of the late Jefferson Davis.
Nothing said of Mr.. Davis could give
Mr.. MacCorkle the right to assault the
man who said it, even though he had
done that on the spur of the moment
instead of two hours later, though he
had done it standing face to face instead
ofwhen the other mans back was turned,
though the other man had been any
where near his own size and physical
vigor.
Perhaps Mr. MacCorkle goes about
Furnishing on general principles small
err and weaker men whom he catches in
the red-handed business of violating
the proprieties OF life.
Perhaps also Mr.. MacCorkle is not
aware that there are sympathizers with
the late Confederacy who do not wor-
ship at the shrine of jefferson Davis,
do not regard him as the embodiment
of the "lost cause" and who attribute
to his arrogance and jealousy the loss
of that cause.
Perhaps the people of West Virginia
will not choose bully for their gov
ernor
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

A new danger threatens the sunny
south, and it is decidedly a "foace"
measure. 1t has been discovered by
Col. Rivers, Of New Orleans, who has
made haste to reveal to the world
through the press the cloud Of danger
that is about to break in awful furry
over his beloved section.
II is one of the shrewdcst and most
diabolical schemes ever concocted by
that scheming and diNboIical organiza-
ton, the Republican party. It relates
TO the Dixon-skelly fsticuf about to
take place in tho Crescent City. Col.
Rivers shall be permitted to tell his
hideous story in his own intense Ian.
guage:
Ihclieye in fair play, but this thing OF fight
ing white man and Il coOred fellow Is bad
business aud Pm surprised that tue people Of
New Orleans would allow It, They can say ali
thew will, but have Ii upon good authority
thai il Is noIhiug else than a big political
scheme. The Republican party put up part Of
the purse for the light They say the "nlgSer
willwhip the Brooklyn lad. by heaven, / wish
he WOuiu 1901 huulG VI AlAu AANNAAN NAA99' 'AAy
iftbAt niger whips Skelly the dlrktes In the
south will think they are Just as good as the
whites and they will want II vote at the next
election. They'll ight for It and there will be
hell TO pay, It Is nothing but an outrageous
political scheme
What a man OF Col. Rivers standing
knows, he knows, and when he says he
knows something it would be ungentle-
manly to challenge the accuracy of his
information. 1t might also be unsafe
for anybody to take issue with him.
We are therefore reluctantly compelled
to conclude that this whole brilliant Sc
ries Of isticufls has been brought about
by the Republican national committee
to embroil the fair land of the south in
a devastating race war that shall result
in establishing negro domination" in
that region.
The plot is certainly ingenious. After
this let no Democrat comfort himself
With tho idea that in this campaign the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
Goring the Uuronean OF.

So long as Russian emigrants used
other parte of Europe merely to pass
through on their way to embark for the
United States nobody in any part OF
Europe had any sympathy with the
American protest against the excessive
all.sorts immigration to this country.
Now that the migrating thousands
have stricken Europe with the cholera
pest and the ports of this country are
practically closed to them, England
would like to be relieved and Germany
is contemplating closing her frontier
against them. The European OK does
not like to be gored.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

the danger Of CHOLERA in our midst"
That is the place where cholera does its
deadly work. Wilmington MsuS
The people are willing to clean up
their back yards, but our venerable
Uncle Sam must watch himself on the
front porch.-C Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. BIN my opinion no one can be
good looking unless well dressed" The
Mainland yet Venus was success.
Life.
Little Elsie-"who was Shakespeare
paP" scribbloms (the playwright
lone Of my predecessors, child."-Chi-
cdgo Necs.
An Improbable iob-1aDOring under
delusion.-Puek
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
Rubbine Salt Into tho Wound.

"8Iy figures cannot be changed"
says Commissioner Peck in answer to
the Democratic assaults on his report.
1t may be very mean in Democratic
official to issue report that hurts his
party because his party cannot stand
the facts, and it may be meaner to
come back at his critics in his own party
and rub salt into the open wound.
With this phase OF the question the
public has nothing to do. Mr.. Peck
stands by his report and says: 1.-THE
result shows me that the leading Demo-
cratic speakers on the tariff are in
error as to the effects of the Mckinley
bill. The figures in my report speak
for themselves, and there is no getting
away from them"
He says further that the New York
Worlds answer to his figures sis no
answer at ALL" The Register made use
of the Worlds attempt to answer, and
the imitation was no better than the
original.
The Peck report coming from Demo-
cratic officer appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
land, is veritable brain-clout. 1t has
ratified the Democracy the country
over, and nowhere more than in West
Virginia.
In this state the Democracy has no
margin to go on. The drift of the tide
is in the Republican direction, and the
Peck sort of thing is damaging to the
last degree. This labor report has cut
the Democracy to the bone.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

THE health authorities OF Wheeling
should have an organization based on
the idea that cholera is coming. If it
doesn't come we shall have reason to re-
joice. One of the most important safe
guards is to isolate the cases. For this
purpose there must be some place to
take patients, and that place should be
ready. II case we're to develop to-day
what would be done with it?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

The city is about to do something to
protect the people from cholera. Part
of the programme is an inspection of
premises. If this be thorough it will
be of great value. When the inspector
comes he should be treated as well
come visitor and given every oppor-
tunity for the discharge of his duty.
Nobody is too good to have his house
and surroundings inspected. Tho man
who resents the inspection, no matter
how well he may live or how intelligent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

IF the New York health authorities
undertake to admit to their docks ships
quarrantined by the United States au.
thorities, somebody will get in trouble.
And then Congress will pass law that
will prevent any similar trouble in the
future. The people believe in protec-
ton for their lives.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
WHEELING DAILY INTEILGENoER MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1882

he may think himself, is likely to be
the very man who takes things for
granted and needs somebody to help
him look after the sanitation of his
house.
This is matter in which everybody
is interested, and everybody has right
to know that his neighbours premises as
well as his own are in good sanitary
condition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

STATE SENATOR CAMrBELb's -eply to
Governor Fleming on state issues is in
structive reading. 1t will set many
West virginians to thinking. Maybe
Governor Fleming will come along and
ansHar Il. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

"BY means of protection organized
labor is enabled to enforce its demands, "
says Commissioner Peck. This is a
positive economic fact. 1t is one OF the
reasons why some manufacturers are
free traders. We have some of this
kind in Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

John Heilmeier, proprietor OF the
Pan Handle Dyeing Establishment, No.
1881 Market street, respectfully an
nounces that he is prepared to do clean.
ing, dyeing aud repairing and in fact
he guarantees to make your last year s
clothes look as good as new on short mo-
tice. Give HIM call.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
A British Wow OF one American TarIfE

BRITISH Wow Oh Ile EAhAoA 'StA" Ia ''''
She6Isld Daily Telegraph
'sThe promoters of the Mckinley tariff
meant 1t to push forward tho policy of
America for thu Americans. One method
of realizing 1t was TO keep all work within
their own dOminions. The country WAS to
be made Gelf-SupplyIngs what could b"
produced mt home was not to BIO bought
abroad. That was tho key.aoto OF the Me-
KInley scheme, and 1t Is working out tho
idea OF Its osigners with the precision and
effectiveness of n mnchine."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

REPUBLICAN victory in the coming
election would retnrd for long time tho
progress of tho sound commercial doc
trinos that undcrlIs the commercial groat-
ness OF Great Britain and alone maintain
British ascendnncy. London Evening EelrL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

In view of what Hoods sarSaparilla
has done for others, is it not reasonable
to suppose that it will be OF benefit to
you? For scrofula, salt rheum, and all
other diseases OF the blood, for dyspep.
STA indigestion, sick headache, loss OF
appetite, that tired feeling, catarrh,
malaria, rheumatism, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is an unequalled remedy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05
Ghe Intelligence.
WHEELING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904.
NArIoNlI REPuRLICAN TlCKET.


FOR PRESIDENT
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF Indiana
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
wHITELAw REID.
of New York
"one Good Term Deserves Another"
ELECTORS AT LARGE
A. W. CAMPBELL,
of Ohio County.
ENoCH CARVER,
ofFayette County.
DISTRICT ELEcroRa
Fiat pistrie.-J. g MccAsKEY. OF wotzel Co,
Second Du,riet-F.T. RUMBARGER, of Grant Co
Third Distr4ei-J. F. ROMAN, OF Kanawha Co.
Fourth Distriet-FRANK j. LEsAGE of Cabell co
FOR coN0REss,
Fin, Distrtct-B B. DovENER, OF Ohio Co.
second Distriet-J. n. wIsNER of Berkeley Co.
Thhd Distrfei-E P RUCKER of Mercer Co.
Fourth Distriet-c. t. CALDWELL, of Wood Co
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-05

To speak of science just now is to be
understood to refer to the sullivan-Cor-
bett experiment.