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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

MADRID, Feb. l0,--El GloJo, comment
ing upon report current here that an
American syndicate has acquired 5OO,-
900 acres of land on samana bay, Santo
Domingo, urges the government to ask
tho powers interested to cooperate
with Spain to oppose the American an
nexation OF Santo Domingo.
EE Tempe, in an article on tho same
subject, urges that Spain should Join
the triple alliance against France, as
the latter country is supposed to be
friendly to the United States.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
THE POPE'S JUBILEE.
The Fiftietb episcopal Anniversary
CeIebrated at Rome.
SIXTY THOUSAND ARE PRESENT

And Forty Thousand Turned From
tho Doors Unable TO Get In-The
Pope Celebrates Mass in Person-He
is In Good Health-Thirty Thousand
Pilgrims from All Parts of tho
World Participate in the Ceremon-
ies-Cardinai Gibbons Holds Scr.
vices at Baltimore.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
rnhll.,lnr IInnan Ilnrnrh

GARDsga, MAss., Feb. l0-TAo Art
Publishing Companya largo franc
building was totally destroyer by fire
to-day. Tho other occupants, mostly
societies. suffered lo'scs ngtrogatlng
about $1,000, partially insured, The
compnny's loss will bo about sl2j,OO0,
insurance $4,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. l9.-M. F,
Sweeney, OF tho Xavier Athletic Club,
tho champion high Jumper, broke the
worlds amateur indoor record last
night at tho winter meeting of the Ath-
lctic Association OF Pennsylvania, He
cleared six feet three inches, breaking
his recent record OF six toot two inches.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

financially and to send cablegram
stating the fact to the men who signed
tho appeal. A motion to send the
cablegram to William Redmond per-
sonally provoked lively discussion,
and the cablegram was not sent The
money, however, will bs forthcoming.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Feb. l0.-In the six
days contest, eight hours a day race
hero which ended last night, AgGio
Harvey, OF Pittsburgh, Pa, broke the
worlds record for women for that timo
and style Of walking by walking zoo
miles aud ono lap
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
Balfour Ill,

LONDON, Feb. l0.-Arthur' James
Balfour, leader Of the Unionists, who is
Ill OF tho grip, has been better to-day.
Mr.. Gladstone and many other states
men OF both parties called to inquire
after his health.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
WILLING PATRIOTS
Who Desire to Serve Their Country
Under Mr.. Cleveland,
WEST VIRGINIA FULL OF THEM.

Forty Applicants for Foreign Ap'
nointments From This state-Col'
Alex Campbell's Chanocs-Ex'Com'
missioner Miller and Mr.. Jepson
May Clash-The Senators and Con-
crossmen will Try to Wrestle with
Embarrassing Questions in Caucus
Mr.. Wilson offered Cabinet Place
and DeoIined-Ross j, Alexander
Provided For.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
Cleveland Remuincd Quiet.

LAKEWOOD, N. j., Feb, 10.-Mr, Cleve-
land remained quietly at home to-day.
He had no callers and made no an
nouncemcnts this evening in regard to
the places in his cabinet which are not
vet filled. He expects TO remain at
Lakewood all Of this week,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
DO Coblan hailed.

BELFAST, Feb. l9.-Edward do Cobian,
the ex.momber OF parliament, arrested
for unnatural crimes, to-day has been
admitted to bail in the sum OF Il, 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
ALihcrnl Victory.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-The Liberals have
gained an important victory at Hexam,
Northumberland, where Mr.. NJ. Mac
Inness, Liberal, has been elected by q
vote OF 4,SO4 to 4,35S for Nathaniel
George Clayton, Conservative.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

BUFFALO, N Y, Feb. l0-snow has
boon falling nll day and at o'clock to.
night was three foet deep on Muin
street. Street cars hayo been blocked
for several hours Tho wind was at ono
time during this afternoon blowing at Il
velocity Of sixty miles m hour.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
rnll,rrItnrrrn.t for 10. .llnr.

For ohio, generally fair, clearing IN southern
portion, colder IN southern portion with u mo.
dprntp cold wave.
For Western ponnsylynnla aud Wo,t NlWuln,
local SHOWS tonight, followed by gnuorAlly inlr
weather, much colder nOnhwCstOfly Winds,
with inOdCpt0 cold wave.
iitg TEMPERATURE SATURDAY
ns furnished by o. ssnyErr dugyit, corner
Market aud Fourteenth streets
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
MI. WILSON DECLINED.


GoTcrnorelect MacCorklc, State Sem
ator Watts aud majority oil the state
officers have been in tho city during tho
past week consulting with the congros.
sionnt delegation about appointments.
In this connection, it may bo interest
ing to state on tho authority Of close
friend Of Mr.. Cleveland that William !"
Wi,eon WAS offered tho attornoy-gGnor.
nlthlp about four weeks ago, and de-
cllncd 1t, saying that hO preferred TO re-
main in his pfOscnt position, for the
umc being at least. II Is further stated
that Nr. Wilson has been assured that
no will In any event DO given some
place OF dignity and Importance before
the Cleveland administration goes out
Both tarso items Of nowa arc believed
tob entirely reliable.
Tho poa,magtcr generals private Soc
rotary Mr. Mlrahati Gushing, has Just
issucd his book entitled "rho Story OF
Onr Postoilce," aud very interesting
story 1t makes. Tho book Ia q complete
history and compendium OF tho work
ings Of tho largest Of tho government
departments Postmaster Cowden, OF
Wheelmg, is photographed in II ~ ono
oi Tho leading southern posimagicr9t
ana aomo Of the best accounts Of dcpro.
laOlons upon tho mail have their sccnol
lnld tn No3t Virginia. There Is nbso.
lnio,y nothing omitted which would be
OF interest or enlightenment about the
po0lpliipN lppurlmont and itg OlliCrrl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

JUSTIN MCCARTHY.
EDWARD BLAKE,
THOMAS SEXTON.
MICHAEL DAyfTT
JoHE DILLON.
TlMortY NJ. HEALY.
WILLIAM Q'BmGN.
THOMAS POwER O'CoSSoR,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
A THOUSAND MARRIAGES VOID.
Judge Shepard's Decision win Cause
Embarrassment in Texas.

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 14-News has
just been received of a decision OF
Judge Shepard of Bowie County Dis
trict Court, in which he makes H.
legal over 1000 marriages in the
county OF Bowie, Tex.
For more than ten years prior to
January LIST it has been the custom
of the county clerks for the general
convenience of people desiring to
marry, to fill out marriage license
in blank and leave the same with
the justice of the peace in each pre-
cinct, where they were supplied to
persons making application for such
license, the justice filling in the
name desired and collecting the le-
gal fees 1t is estimated that more
than 1000 couples residing in Bowie
county were married with such Ii
censes during the last decade, inclu.
ding a number of persons of the
highest social standingin Texarkana
as well.
1t is on the question of legality of
such licenses and marriage eeremo-
MES performed under them that the
judge rendered his decision. The
court holds such marriages to be
irregular, illegal and consequently
void. The case will be appealed
Immediately to the Supreme Court.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS
SCOTTISH CHILDREN'S GAMES.
The '.Rosy Cheekit," Blithesome Scott.
ish BARNS in their Sports and Games
A Rugged, Merry Lot That Neither
Poverty nor Tempests Can Repress-
Harum- Scarum Games Of the Lads,
and the Lassies' Droll and Wondrous
Music dramas Of Childhood.

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Oct. 7, 1898
The little lads and lasses of Scot
land are a rugged and merry lot. In
no land in which l have wandered
are children more self-sustaining in
olden or improvised pastimes and
games. l have often thought, too,
that where their denials are greatest,
where poverty pinches hardest, there
could always be found the cheeriest
little souls and the heartiest expires
sion of childish hilarity among the
rosy-cheekit," blithesome Scottish
BARNS. Geography, condition and
weather can furnish no exception.
1t is the same with highland as
with lowland children; with the rag
ged, hungry little folk of the western
isles as with the romping rollickers
of Glasgow; with the wee peerie
lairds and ladies and fishermen 3
children of the Shetlands and Ork-
neys as with the hard headed, hard
listed BARNS of Aud Reckless"
wynds and closes; and precisely the
same with the little nabobs of iron
or stone grit parks of the cities as
with children of the border towns
and those Of the misty glens and cor
ries of the North. Childhood in
Scotland may know asperities of en-
vironment and rigor of discipline
unusual in some other lands; but the
compensation is here in the fact that
Scottish children never "mope."
Once released from duty or relieved
from discipline they leap to their
games free as their own wild winds
and mists; and the savagest Scot
fish storm that bowls up the loan
ing firths, or walls among the lochs
and glens has for them no more ter.
ror than sunshine, when there is
liberty for sport and play.
The children's folk-l of Scot
land is peculiarly rich in counting
out rhymes which are here called
"titting DOT" and "chapping DOT"
AS with the counting out rhymes of
the children of all countries, the one
"chapped ootn is to bear the disa-
greeable or distinguished part in
whatever game may be proposed In
ILLUSTRATION l shall give few of the
most popular of these in Scotland.
The first examples are chiefly in use
in the West of Scotland:
Mr.. Fosters very good man,
Scoops the c"iese now and than.
When he's done he takes dance
Up to London, DER to France;
With q black beaver and red
snout.
Stan yon you, for YOU are out!
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
A CELEBRATED WILL CASE
Now Before the U. 5. Circuit Court il
Richmond.

Judge Okey johnson has gone
to Richmond, where he goes AZ
an attorney in the Fisher will case,
which is to be argued there this
week in the u. S. Circuit Court OF
Appeals. This now celebrated case
involves the title to valuable real
estate in Wood, jackson, Roane, Ma
son and Csbell counties, the question
at issue being the validity of the
will of one of the most profound
lawyers of the old school, the cele-
brated Henry J. Fisher, who about
the beginning Of the civil war, was
one of the most active and success
full lawyers in this section Of the
country. Mr.. Fishers home was ct
Point Pleasant, and during long
and successful practice he accumu-
lated large fortune. Having but
one child, and he son of dissolute
habits, in the attempt to prevent his
son from wasting his estate, Fisher
made will which the courts have
held invalid. Under decree made in
1855 the younger Fisher was given
all the estate, which he soon squan-
dered and died several years ago In
the city of Chicago, Ill. Then some
of the devisees under the will filed .
bill of reviews which was dismissed
by the u. S. Circuit Court in June
last, and from this decree the present
appeal will be taken. The lands
are now held by great many inno-
cent purchasers since 1855, and they
are awaiting the result Of the case
vii til much anxiety.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
Sixty Million Bushels Of Wheat-A
Bushel for Every Inhabitant Of the
United States. The Kansas Crop of

Never in the history of Kansas has
that state had such bountiful crops as
this year. The farmers cannot get
enough hands to harvest the great
crop, and the Santa Fee Railroad has
made special rates from Kansas City
and other Missouri River towns, to
induce harvest hands to go into the
state. The wheat crop of the state
will be from sixty to sixty-tive million
bushels, and the quality is high.
The grass crop is made, and is a very
large one; the early potatoes, rye,
barley and oats crops are made, and
are all large. The weather has been
propitious for corn, and it is the
cleanest, best looking corn to be found
in the country today. Cheap rates
will be made from Chicago, St.
Louis and all points on the Santa Fe
east of the Missouri River, to all Kan
sas points, on August 80 and Septem-
Der 81, and these excursions will give
a chance for eastern farmers to see
what the great Sunflower State can do.
A good map of Kansas will be mailed
free upon application to Jno. J. Byrne,
1913 Monadnock Block, Chicago, ILL.,,
together with reliable statistics and
information about Kansas land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
FalIacy OrCheap Money.

David A. Wells in his article ON
the Downfall of Certain Financial
Fallscies, which is published in the
October Forum, says: The advo-
Gates Of the extended use Of silver
currency, plant themselves also on
what they regard as fundamental
principle, namely, that it is desirable
to have cheap money. But a. .
matter of fact. no commodity money,
land all true money is commodi-
ty), be it gold, silver, copper, iron.
cattle, or cabbages, can be relatively
cheaper than another kind. The
value Of each (if not token or
representative currency and minting
is free) will depend upon the amount
of labor embodied in it, or that will
be required to purchase it; and no
legislation can give it any other
value. If statute could make one
metal or other commodity equal in
value to another, the State that first
availed itself of the opportunity
would acquire boundless riches, and
the dream Of the alchemists would
be realized. II it requires $500, 900,
600 to supply an exclusively gold
currency for the United States, and
silver is deprecated to fifty per cent,
in value in comparison with gold, it
will require 81, 900, 100000 in silver
to perform the same money work ~
gold; and it will require the same
amount Of commodities, or embodied
labor, to buy the exclusively silver
currency. A man who advocates
the free coinage Of silver for the pur-
pose of obtaining cheap money,
means, if he has any clear idea of
what he is talking about, a depreci-
aled dollar which, if he left without
any provision for redemption in gold,
would be worth just what the bullion
contained in it would buy in the
open market; but which vested
with legal tender ability becom es an
instrument of rascality for the seal
ing Of all obligations OF indebted
ness, wages, bonds, savings bank
deposits, insurances, trust pay
nents, pensions, and the like.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
What We Don't Like To See.

A man have face on each ssde Of
his head.
Some people talk so much and
work so little
People criticise others for what
they do themselves.
A man who wants to annihilate
everybody he can not control.
A man who does nothing hut loaf
complaining about hard times.
A man moro popular with stran-
gers than among his own ncighbors.
A man who is clever only when he
is or expects to be candidate.
A man who eternally is trying to get
some office he is not qualified to fill.
The man who thinks the govern
ment 10 under obligation to maintain
him.
A man who has plenty of money
for every thing except to pay his
debts.
A man who is only industrious in
trying to dead beat his living off of
others.
So much attention given to the
raising of dogs and so few sheep in
the country.
A person who imagines that the
world was created for his or her ex-
elusive benefit or pleasure
A person who has nothing TO do but
NEEDLE with other peoples business.
A Republican who has not got
sufficient confidence in the admin
istration to pay his own debts.
A church member who will not
support his minister because the
minister will not tolerate his wicked
ness.
A Dem ocrat who can take one
horse Republican paper, published
in another county, and is not able
to take Democratic paper publish
ed 1T his county seat.
A man spend six days of the
week, trying to tear down and de-
moralize his home church, because
he can not run it, and then ride Is
miles TO church on Sunday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
STOLE THE MONEY HIMSELF.
Mail Carrier Bess's Story Not Belle we'd
BY ANY One.

Mail Carrier Bess's Story Not Belle we'd
BY Any One.
A few days ago it was reported and
generally published that a mail car
rier near Winfield had been held up
by highwaymen and robbed of 1920
in cash which he had on his person
and the mail pouch cut open, but
nothing taken from it. The Putnam
Democrat refers to the matter as
follows:
The story is soft and is believed
by no one not even himself. Mr.
Bess is drawing pension of $50 per
month, for what we have reported to
have been self-made wound, in or
der to keep from going into battle.
His own comrades tell this and the
cutting open of the mail pouch, it
is thought, will go hard with him.
He owed the money he claims to
have lost to Winfield parti es and it
is thought that be did the mischief
in order to get sympathy. So far
sympathy has not come. DR.. Nor
tin, W. W. Thomas, Will Morris and
Others went down and made an ex-
animation, but found no trace. His
bondsman, on hearing Of the affair
gave him up. He said nothing TO
any one be met about it, and Mr..
Stark and others were within one
hundred yards of where the robbery
was claimed to have taken place.
His face was red, looked rs il he had
rubbed 1t against tree or with a
rock, and when he was in town the
following Monday, no traces of the
scratches could be seen. Some of
his friends think he smeared poke
berry juice on his face, but we are
inclined to think beech tree did
the work.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
some POINTERS FROM HORR,
4 Tariff Tslker Makes Votes for Neal
in Ohio,

STEUBENvILLE, o., Oct. 14-Roswell
G. Horr, of Michigan, tariff editor Of
the New York Tribune, exploded =
bomb in his Mckinley speech here
last night that did not have the effect
he anticipated. In his statement to
to show how the tariff has benefited
workingmen he tackled the subject
of nails, and not knowing that cut
nails only are made here he proceed
ed to tell how hard he and his COL
leagues in congress had worked to
get high tariff on wire nails, and
how it had built up the wire nail
industry. He did not know that it
had been thus built up at the expense
of the cut nail industry, and that
workers in the latter who once got
- high As $40 day are now glad to
get $l.50 because wire nails have al
most Totally supplanted the cut nails.
Roswell gave the idle nailers of the
Ohio valley some pointers they had
not expected. They will now vote
for Neal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
Sciss0red Solemnities.

There is such thing as shaping
public sentiment in the face just
once too often,
Excuse me-" said the naturalist
as he again impaled the unhappy
beetle, but you are wandering from
the point"
A Bayard at $4,000 a year is
cheaper in the long run than Van
Allen at $4,000.
An exchange refers jeeringly to
Senator PETERS vacant seat.
There is a mistake. Senator PEI
fer's seat is not vacant, it's his head
that is in that condition.
1t will be some time before Lord
Dunraven will feel completely at
home among the New York British
ers.
No Senator has had the temerity
to make use of the phrase words
fail me-"
Moses blew on two trumpets OF
silver, but he did not keep the con
gregation waiting to listen to him
That story of shower Of frogs al
Pine Bluff, Ark, was started, in all
probability, by some untruthful ca
lamity croaker
A feminine observer Of the doings
Of the Senate inquiries: Seriously,
now, which is the talking sex?'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
HOw's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o.
WALDINa, KINNAN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
AN OBLIGING POSTMASTER.
How He Managed to Escape Getting
Shot

1t was in far West village of
about 500 people, and the postmaster
was so bland and courteous when the
mail came in that / felt it my duty
to give him few words of praise.
Il hev to do it--hev TO do it," he
whispered in reply. Come to the
door with me-" Dye see them three
graves over thar"
Yes"
"Them's my predecessors in office
three of emp
"Postmasters who have died eh 2"
"Postmasters who hev been killed
sir-wiped out right here because
they didn't tumble to human natur'
around post officel"
"You must have a special brand Of
human nature in this town. / en-
quired.
Exactly, sir. Mebby you noticed
old Bill Wheeler? He's never got
letter in his life and probably never
will, but when he asks for mail go
over the whole grist and do it mighty
careful too. If | just said: Muffin
for YOU, Bill, he'd out with his gun
and shoot Did We take notice Of
that one eyed Teller Jim Hastings?
OF course | know thar amt no letter
fur him but ever do run EN- over
and enquire about his health and
keep him good natured- He shot the
first master here, P'aps you observed
the little old woman with bundle
under her arm-John Dawson's wife?
Her husband shot the second post
master because he wouldn't open the
office Sunday afternoon.
And what was the third one shot
for?'
Got too high toned Uncle Tom
tried to get him out of bed at mid
night to see if there was letter for
him but he hueked, Uncle Tom kin
der hated to shoot, but felt that he
orter do it fur example
And do you get up at nightsY'
81 don't hev to. | leave the mail
out here in basket, keep a light a
burning and the door open. and IL
any one wants to paw the grist over
he's at liberty to do it. It's the same
on Sundays and guess the folks
are purity well satisfied with the way
things is runnin. Leastwise | hain't
been shot at in the four months
I've had the place, and / take that
as a sign
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-21
Wetzel County Mormons Scattering.

Some three weeks ago the Mormon
elders round about Littleton. some
thirteen in number, held a conference
at which they decreed that one Of
their number should go to England
on missionary work. This command
so frustrated the apostle (?) that he
almost went crazy before he left that
vicinity. He got on the train with
his baggage, and then he had the
baggage thrown off and he jumped
off himself, then the whole outfit Was
again put aboard, and he departed
for his foreign mission, in what ap-
pcared to be dazed condition. Mr..
A. N. Minor, the president of the
conference in this state, departed
this week for Utah, and the rest Of
them are still lingering around their
old haunts sponging their 'pone" as
usual. Since Elder Roberts so badly
fieeeed their leader-"sheared-the
lamb, sold the fleece and gave the
mutton away" they appear to be
terribly down hearted and have
sort of gone look" like If they had
the "neyer git overs. ~ etsel Re
publican.