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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
The san Francisco Mystery.

The San Francisco police are inpa-
tient with Durant because he will not
help them to convict him OF murder.
lie may be guilty. Ii so it is for the
authorities to get the proof. It is true
that circumstances point to him, but as
yet not strongly enough to couvic: him.
4 %clairvoyant has had 4 vision in which
she saw Durant commit the murder OF
one OF the girls, but this is not the sor,
OF testimony that courts require.
Il, Is Just possible that Duran. is in
nocent. At all events the authorities
will have to get a strong chain OF cir.
cums,antial evidence before they eau
&c. him to the scatiold. Circumstantial
evidence standing alone must be very
good to be strong.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
GheJmclhsenrer
wnErL,No. ArRrL 40, 1898.
Tho Rrltish in Nicaragua.


II Great Britain had declared hor In.
tention TO pouuce on Nicaragua and
hold some OF her territory until she paid
the indemnity demanded for the expul.
sion OF her representative, President
Cleveland and his advisers would prob
ably have thought that this country
was bound to interfere. At least this
is what tho administration has given
tho country to understand.
Great Britain does not seize any Of
the territory OF Nicaragua. She sends
two warships TO blockade Corinto, the
principal port OF Nicaragua, and she
will handle the cuatoms receipts until
she shall have paid herself out OF them
the amount demanded as indemnity.
In Washington, II reports represent
correctly the attitude OF the admins.
;~ration, it is not thought that this gives
US any reason TO interfere.
The collection OF customs receipts i,
one OF the highest acts OF sovereignty.
II Great Britain may exercise this at
tribute for n month she may do i, for q
year or forever. II abe may collect the
customs and appropriate them TO her
own, use it would be only another way
OF asserting her sovereignty il she were
TO land her troops aud take possession
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
Tho silver Proposition,

Before q silver dollar can be made
equal in value to a gold dollar a way
will have to DO found to almost double
tho market price OF silver. The govern.
mont could not prevent the decline OF
silver by its large purchases. While II
was buying 100000 ounces OF fine ail.
yer monthly the price fell steadily aud
rapidly.
Tho average price in the year OF the
passage OF tho silver purchase act was
SL.0i633. The average price in the year
o fthe repeal was .7S03l. The fall up to
that time a moro than &c cents an
ounce. 1t is lower now by 10 cents, and
has been eveu lower than this.
The silver proposition is that the
government shall pay q dollar tor the
amount OF silver that goes into a dollar,
paying no attention to market price or
10 the rea! ratio between gold aud silver,
and that i. shall take ali that offers.
Tho government might as well pay a
dollar for so or 60 cents worth OF some.
thing el,e.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
A Homo for "a .Confederutss,

Some Of our active mon are making
arrangements 10 hold q large public
meeting In this city In tho interest OF n
home for dope ndent cx.Confodera,es.
II Ia n good cause and tho l~NrrLuorS.
ceW wishes II success.
These helpless uuior,unatos were
American soldiers whose valor con.
ttibntcd to the respect In which all tho
world holds III aa a fighting nation.
They are our follow citizens and neigh.
bora. They can have no pensions, Tor
NO rightly distinguish between Thorn
and tho mon who wore the blue. But
au ap peal in their behalf lies to private
bonevolonce.
II the movement DO undertaken with
wisdom aud yigor 1t can DO put through
TO success. 1t will not ruu on the old
dividing line Of a generation ago. Now
there is no dividing line, and mon Of all
shades OF war time sentiments will sink
them all In tho one sentiment for hu.
lnsnity. Go ahead with tho public
meeting, brethren. aud lot 1t DO worthy
Of SO good a cause.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
HAD FAITH IN MS HAIR.
An Onics seeker With Flory Locks and
Secretary Iiurber.

az ollCV NtFNtF WIN EiVFN hsVtNb hiN
Secretary Tl,urbcr.
Wi,hingiOn PoR.
There Is ono Office seeker who believes
that n mans character can DO told from
tho color OF his hair. Tho nun wanted
10 DO postmaster ola town In tho west,
80 he caino 10 Washingt Oh. aud for sov.
ersl months was a dali visitor to Pri-
vato Secretary T%hurbsr's room 10 tho
white houie.I lie wac worry countritlod
In his appearance and possessed a won.
dsrful growth OF tho reddest OF red hair.
Mr.. Thurbor' received him upon all OF
his visits with his usual courtesy, but
explained to the persistent gentleman
that no should file all OF hi indorsements
at onco instead Of bringing them in ono
by one. as no received them oach day.
This advice the man did not heed.
Finally Mr.. Thurbcr'a patience CON-.
mcnced to give out, and one DAY, when
tho man presented himself and handed
over two or throe additional indorso.
Inonts, the private secretary told him 1t
would not DO necessary for him to call
again-that the case would DO consider.
cd upon the papers already submitted.
Tho would.bo %postmGStor started TO
leave the room. As no reached the
door. however. he turned about, and
notwithstanding tho fact that Mr.. Thur
Dor had engaged in conversation with u
senator, said:
"Mr. Thurher, don't you think there
Is something moro | can do so as to
make tha. mat ter OF mine u dead
cinch?'"
Mr.. Thurber interrupted his confer.
ence with the senator jus. long enough
TO shy:
"oh. ycs, yes, yes" with an impatient
gesture. send INC n lock OF your hair"
Tho man disappeared murmuring his
thanks. Next day, sure enough, the
white house mail contained an envelope
from the candidate in which was ia.
closed n generous portion OF his very
red hair aud 4 note stating that the
writer had heard that it was possible to
tell a mans character from Il lock OF his
hair; that he inclosed somo OF his tawn,
as suggested BY the private secretary,
and that he felt reasonably certain that
he would be given the Office he coveted
il his hair was properly examined.
Whether this episode settled his
chances or not, it is for Mr.. Tkurber to
tell, for it must be said tina. the red.
headed man did not ret the postmaster.
shin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

TIE government suit against the lie.
land Stanford estate is embarrassing the
great university founded by Stanford
and may close i, up. The case Is so ser.
ions that the members o! tho faculty are
understood to be open for other engage.
meuts. |, would be n pity ii 30 great a
public beneiaction waro to come to such
an end. and vet i! i. can be sustained
only BY money that belongs to tho
United States i. will have to 90.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

April % tho Baltimore & Ohio Rail.
road Company will sell lT~omcscokers'
Excursion tickets TO points In tho west,
northwest mud southwest. ut very low
ratus. Tickets good returning ,wonty
daya from dnto nj snlo.
Oh April 20 low rate excursion
tickets will hc sold to points in tho
soutl,, sond returning twonly dnyA from
daio OF sale. For further Information
apply to Baltimore &,Ohio agents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

Our new tariff gives more satisfaction
in Great Britain than in this country, a
result which was foreseen by those who
opposed the bill. At the recen, meet
ing OF the Associated Chambers OF Com
nerce OF the United Kingdom, the
president, Sir Albert X. Rolli,. who pre-
sided also over the dinner which helped
to deiea. Prof. William L. Wilson, was
pleased to remark:
American iarilr reform has Notwithstanding
the adverse influence OF the resurrection OF the
silver question 30 far stimulated uTr export OF
cotton goods as to have doubted their value in
February rs against January, 10 have increased
the quantity from eleven 20 eighteen million
yards curing lob as against the corresponding
period OF 1921, aud 20 have made this years shin.
ihents exceed those Ot;wo years ago In both qnan.
tity and value. Similarly there have been larger
linen shipments TO the states for both the.lHs,
month and the two months o! the present year,
while In w0olcns the advance ia sHlIeS has
been three times and In wo-tcdS four times
more than In 1871. and In quantity quite 40
Ter cent. So. TOO. the same beneficial Influence
has made Itself iCit In great Increases during
both the mollh aud wear and In both quantity
and values OF our CoustgnmentS 10 America OF
cutlery. rails aud Iron and steel goods generally,
and mote especially Of tin plates. a. nlSn IN
carthenwHre and china. md. 10 the extent of COO
per cent, In shipments OF raw wool.
Naturally enough the British manu-.
.acturers like an American tariff tina.
accomplishes this for them. Jus. as
naturally American manufacturers and
wags.earners do not take kindly to q
mcnsure which takel from than h,.i.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

SoME Of tho Democratic newspapers
are having fits over tho suggestion that
cx.rresiden; Harrison may DO the next
Republican nominee for the presidency.
This is because they know that il nomi.
mated he will DC elected. There i. no
public character in whom tho people
have mora confidence. lie was defeat
cd in a year when ITO Republican could
haYr boon elnciod.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

ASoSTnER scheme has been discov.
Grad in Ohio, Estate fruitful Of schemes.
Democratic politicians arc plotting to
control tho next legislature. aud to do
this thcy are laying the ground work 10.
a reform" movement They hone to
cleo. enough reforIusrs to be tho bal.
ancc OF power. There will be so many
Republican, in that legislature that a
balance OF power won't be in i. for a
minute.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26
GRAFTON NATIo al C.GME Terry,

Wriicn for The IHt,iiiyuIr,r. S
Where the placid TySart's valley.
Resting from the falls above us.
ltc>tinG for iS leap below.
Rolls 10 the MUnOnghhelG.
Rolls aTny to the Ohio:
Wheru the busy iowa OF Grafton
Guards thee during all the season;
Where the railroad, mean OF commerce.
Carries passengers nnI traffic.
To thu many points vi commerce..
To the manv trading stations;
Where the honest lRbOFcr ;o!lc.h:
Where the trader seeks his riches:
Where the sexton, br the c~hurch-bCll.
Calls the w0rshipcrs together:
Where the children gather SvhOulwarl,
WHO shall lnhEu the coming nation.
Where the IGcdS' footsteps Inlicr:
Whc:r the youth Is laughing saiiy;.
Where the lovers IN the moonlight
Flight each other. pledge, softly; g.
Where lie COur OF justice towers:
Where the shrickS ri locomotives;
Where machinery hun Is sounding;
Where the birds nrc singing gnily
III the beauty Of the spring time: ?
In The i~ntlon's silent city
Sleep the nations strong defenders.
Ia the blue hills Of we-. Virginia,
There the silent soldier s,umbcrs.
Nnliau, heroes all sc ones were. 70
but unto the Inst OF drunbeais u
Long, lUns since yc each have answered,
Answered ~ your Great Commander.
t;ayly once you left your mother.
Lett a sister weeping for You. Z
l.rf. II wife aud infant lonely
Lonely for vnur long returning.
emily marched when Lincoln called, you
To defend The natiOn'S colOrs.
Which, with mnny an added star,
still is floating, siI;l is floating.
softly. softly, gently Der You.
Those sal wears ot Warlaru's carnngs
left "unnambcrcd heroes bleeding
Far fam home nnd far from kindred.
Nc'cF to see the iIco VI loved OHcs more.
on h0w sadly cnmc,the muisasc
That q father or II brother
TN the battlefield had persisted,
uTin prison: starved amd ilicd,
For the many thousands pcri,hcd.
And the weeping nj the llrUsidcs
III tho homes throughout the uation,
Was tue Hay " Decoration
Mnlc n holiday for people
All throughout The loyal nation.
Let Va irrp The ,lav more sacred
rs the years arc rolling by.
For they died To save the nntIuu,
Brightest land meath heaven nndskv;
Lot uS for these fallen heroes
Hltcw lie flowers OF mildly SptinstlNo
OCr th"ir 'uTbSsO vCry silent
In int hCahtGnuS spot Of nature,
In TINS bGHuiCniis Spul Of art.
With the birds on branches Ger thoin,
Us weld uur ariiIl music;
Let oratIhnS lilly spoken
Praise thcir deeds To canning people;
lrt the poet, mnting nor them,
lircaiIuh Sriis ul Irlis" for NIL:
Let us for the fallen. sleeping,
tive Oir souls for once to Weeping;
lnt III for their comrades. living,
ic the greatest rCrcrOncG giving;
lot us for their former foe
Never Hihrc siCI name IN know.
IN all the lnnd these heroes troll
Let rs but know one ting, olin tod.
".
Ihcelinq, ". Va. april -. lSgi
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

BEFORE somebody rushes in to try TO
plant a Democratic newspaper in Chi.
caso, to take the place OF the last sur
vivor, which went over to tho great
majority, he would do we'll to wait and
see whether there is any clamorous do
mand for something OF that sort. Chi.
cago is getting along pretty we'll without
q Democratic newspaper.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

Nor nl the free oliver shoutcrs wore
grecnbackcrs in tho h~nlcYon days Of
that isrn. bu: /; would DO hard to find n
prominent c%rconbnck0r who la not now
for tho FREQ and unlimited coinage Of
silver. This is because tho demand for
lfoo coinage ia merely tho old aoi.
money idea rovampcd and Bilvcr.plated.
There arc. however, many mou who
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

So FAR Us there Is a yocord to show,
Frank NJ. Stone, OF San Francisco, Is the
Ineanest man in America. lie is tue
man who asked G. p. Huntington to
Sirc him n railroad pass, got the pass
and had huntington indicted for giving
him the pass. a nan who would do
that would carry onions in his pocket.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

ions u. iioCHErRLLEIs, tho Standard
oil nabob. is credited with saying that
his ambition is to accumulate $500, OOO,.
900. III no ha1 to do Ia to encourage
speculation in tho oil market, play his
game right along with n cold deck up
his sleeve. aud the job will be rs easy as
rolling of n log.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

From HfGhL
Good advertising pays. The good al.
v~ortiscr expects to make money. lie
admits this and tells you why he cx.
poets to do 1t. Tho whole thing ia II,
opon aud above hoard as tho MONDAY
sun. You road his advertisement and
you bulicvc It.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

TIE Pittsburgh Chamber OF Com.
mercu desirea to entertain tho Clnyc.
and Chamber OF Commerce aud have
Il little talk abon. tho connecting link
between tho lakes and the Ohio river.
Tloro il no telling what good thoughts
may DO evolved between the coup and
tho nuts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

Or curse Americans sympathizc with
the Cubans. Spain nocd not expect
anything also and need not make a fuss
about it. Attic same timc this conn-
try must respect the pronrietirs-cvcn
to tho extent OF recognizing tho revolt
ing Cubans US backgrounds il thor move
mcnis shall attain sufficient importance
and iirnitY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

used to favor tho grecnback notion,
have seOn the error and arc now rs
strong as anybody for sound money.
They arc not caught with tho silver
bait.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

l.. II. BowMAH. publisher Enquirer, Of
lircmen, Ind. writes: Last week IL
little rirl baby. tho only one WI have,
was taErn sick with Group. After two
doctors failed 10 give relief and lie was
hanging on Nero thread, va tried Ono
Minute Chugh Cure mud iH liie was
anvcd. Logan Drug Co.. Wheeling. W.
Va. i. 7. Peabody Bonwood, and Bowie
&Co.. Bridgeport. Q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-26

S"UMUI.DiCII'S Book i:rur ON drnusIit
t0-Iiny and Tomorrow. .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
No.
PAP'S STORES

darling, never mind" exclaimed her mother;
Il never saw one. | think they are myths.
we won't talk about Them" The child pom
dered all these things in her heart, knowing
not that the o'er-odorous animal is not a
subject for nostrils polite. Then one night,
when her mother was putting her to bed,
she asked for a story. She did not much
care what the story was about, but there
were two things she did not wish to hear of.
Don't tell it about skunks or ghosts"
she said. And when her mother asked why
in the world she thought of the two to-
gether the little girl declared serenely:
"Skunks is ghosts"
"Oh, no. protested her mother.
well, anyway, skunks is just the same
as ghosts"
my child.'
Mamma, you told me skunks is ghosts!'
And then, bit by bit, it came out that the
this fashion: Ghosts are like mists. Satyrs
are myths. >Ekunks are myths. Mists and
myths in her lisping childish mind We're
one and the same. Therefore skunkS are
ghosts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
OUT OF THE ORDINARY

vonaon,s nonulation increases at the rate
of ZOE, 600 per year.
The bones of an average male sk fema1a
weigh twenty pounds. Inose Oh d ieliaie
are probably six pounds lighter.
According to careful stimate three hours
of close study wear OUT the pouy more
than a whole day OF nard pnySicai eAei-
ton.
The healthiest children in the world dwell
in the Scottish Highlands. They seldom
wear shoes before they are Twelve years
of age.
The Japanese propose to erect a great
monument. built of iron and similar to the
EiffeI tower, in -commemoratlon or their
victories.
The Sultan of Turkey is sending out Mo-
hammedan missionaries to Africa at his
own expense to check the Christian adj
vance in that continent
nese in the interior of China who are to-
tally ignorant of the fact that a war mas
been going on with Japan.
RYE is believed to be one of the most
modern of grains; it was not known to
the Egyptians; no ancient nation nad a
name for it before the Roman empire
1t is estimated that the annual income
of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom
is not less than 5000, 100000. Of that amount
$500. O00. 600 is credited to houses and lands
r. = calculated that some 10. 100000 colored
photographs of the Queen, the Prince and
the Princess of Wales are produced annu-
ally, and find a ready sale al over the
There are at least two cases on record OF
five children at a birth, viz, a woman OF
Konigsberg. Sept. 5, 17S4, and tho wife of
Nelson. a tailor, in Oxford Market, in Oc-
tober, 1900.
The number of paupers registered in Lon
don on the last day of the second week OF
FEBRUARY was IA, Jig, or 1893 in excess
Of the number registered en- the correspond
ing day Of 1894.
There lives q man In London who makes
his living by selling to those who are hard
up, or who want to float companies. the
names and addresses OF wealthy people. His
charge is a q thousand.
Wearing of the Green exists In several
x0rusS and versions. The one best known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
Common Errors i'm Speech.
Demorest's Magazine.

Cir 6ot .
The verb to get is one of our much mis-
used words; it means to acquire, win, op-
tain; and, primarily. it signifies the puttlns
forth of effort to attain something. Con-
seauently it is not only superfuous, but in
correct, to speak of a man as geIolns
unfortunately, shave a cold but it is i'm
possible that you have got a cold: Al
This moment no exceptions occur TO tne
writer TO the rule that got should never be
used in connection with hoa naysi wnics sa ai0n n
baue The nictiIre." not III have got the pic
tnre,' "The dog has nr a broken iegY ieg Tihe not ip.
confounded Lay is an active or transit I'VE
verb, and lie is passive or lntTansl.ve: we
Law things down or have laid them DOWN,
hut we and things lie at rest. You lie
down, have lain down, will v lie cow a er ai is
Going TO lie down this afternoon. A ire
auen. error is to eonfoun sd, the past a aensrS
ia;5 tbe hook on the table. and lay down
herself, but the book lies on the table.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-24
Cheap Living in Paris.

a. f. Sanborn, In LlppincOtt.
The first thing for the stranger in Paris
to do is to find a room. The second is to
find a restaurant. 1t is not practicable to
get board and lodging together. Paris is
one of the c~ostliest cities to live in and one
of the cheapest. In the quarters most af-
fected by Englishmen and Ainericans-the
Grands Boulevards. the Chaussee d'Antin,
Faubourg st. Honore, Champs Elysees, Pare
Monceau and the Tuileries-suites
high prices. For all Paris Baedeker makes
the price of accommodations range from 60
cents to Sc per day. Baedeker would not be
safe in naming cheaper rates. But guide
books are made primarily for the well-to-do,
and it is getting to be a trite saying that
the economical traveller buys a guide book
principally to learn where not to go and
what not to do. Guide book assurances,
also, that ignorance of the French language
in no way impairs the profit or pleasure of
a visit to Paris are solely for the well-to-do.
If a visitor is content with guide look
sights and is willing. to pay roundly for
these, he will get along well enough on
English, though even then things win not
always run smoothly; in any other event
he will suffer. Given a fair reading knowl-
edge of French and ability to speak it
enough to drive a bargain, Paris is an ideal
city for experimental economy.