The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-02
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than the selfish desires OF the IamEna7
ny pollticlapspfNew York city,
A Literary Treat,
Next Saturday the INFRIIIaENoER will
begin the equalization, in serial form, Of
J, Monk Fosters new story, 'FThe White
Gypsy TkaHtory is pronounced by
critics who have been fortunate enough
to read the advance sheets to be the
best Of the authors productions, and
the ISTEILIaEScER has secured the ex,
elusive right to publish it in Wheeling,
Mr., Foster | s,the popular editor Of a.
prominent newspaper published in
Wigan, Lancashire, and has for years
been a close student Of miners life,
The town Of wigan is in the heart Of a
great coal.bed, and Is, ~honeycombed be-
meath on every hand sothat ihsplte Of
"propping' and "shoring" the whole
vicinity rolls like q prairie through set.
Element Of the land. The eject upon
the tall chimpsysa at the pit mouths and
elsewhere 8 very curious, and gives the
good old town (whiohrwas ,thesest Of
several, battlesst the time OF the restor,
atom a reckless and almost dilapidated
appearance.
Located in Wlgan are also the Wigan
Coal and1ron 0ompany's Works. which
alone give employment to several
thousand men, The miners are for the
most part a rough and uneducated lot,
though the law prohibiting the en-.
ployment Of women Except in a few
light Jobs at the pit mouth) is doing
much toimprove matters. While prone
to drink and fight and strike, the Lam
cashire coal miner has a warm spotin
the soft side Of his heart, and 10 gener-
Gus to q fault. When working and
in the receipt OF fair wages, he IS as
merry a soul as breathes, and his grimy
face does not prevent that love for
music which is characteristic Of nearly
all Lancashire people.
The story, which deals with the life Of
these people, will run through sixteen
issues OF the ISrELuldESoER, and our
readers may rest assured that agreat
treat is in store for them.
IT is cArOaicled ip ~ dispatches
that Senator West, u MISSOURI, has
written a "pert letter. attacking Presi-
dent Harrison's Indian policy, and ac-
cusing the President OF being under the
control of a narrow-minded bigot. Sen.
ator Vest isn't happy unless he is at
lacking somebody. P~fesidentH Harrison
has withstood his assaultssb before and Is
nonethe worseiotf
BOUND volumesof 81 Nicholas for 1892
have been issued blythe publishers. 81.
Nicholas, during the past year, has
more than maintained its high STAN
dard. An easy way to delight the heart
of your representative young American
would be to make sure that this excel
lent magazine continues its monthly
visits during 1893.
Ed MuRpnY's friends are wasting a.
great deal OF printers ink trying to
convince Mr.. Cleyeland's friends that
he, the said Murphy, is a good Demo
Graf. How foolish they arc. Haven't
they learned by this time that an as
pirant's Democracy doesn't count with
Mr.. Cleyeland2
"KANsAs may bleed again" is tho.
startling headline in a Sunday paper.
Then follows an account of how the
Populists are determined to capture the
Kansas Legislature at any cost. The
Democrats and Republicans are equally
determined and Kansas, may, indeed,
bleed again.
If Mr.. Murphy, Of New York, had
been as frank few weeks ago about ex.
pressing his private opinion regarding
Mr.. Cleyeland's fitness for President al
Mi. Cleveland has been in slang up
Mir. Murphy's qualifications for senator
1t is probable that New York's electoral
vote woulaihaye been cast for Mi. Har.
rison.
Down in Mexico two boys, aged.
nine and eleven years, fought a fatal.
duel with kaisSs. I'D France gown up
men fight with pistols and swords and
do not injure each other. Duelltng is
a barbarous custom at best but tho
French method 10 more civilized than
the Mexican.
THAI excellSnvRsppbiIcah paper, tho.
New York Prs, in an editorial, urges
the Republicans Of tho country to, be.
gin tho campaign Of 1906 no& Tho.
suggestion 10 q little late. The TSrE1lt.
aEsoxn began IL the morning after the
knockout November s.
5-
Tnn acquitat Of Dt. Briggs Of the
charge Of herosy isonc Of tho most nota.
bic events In religious history. II is d
victory for modern liberaiity over the
conservation Of tho past, but lie effect