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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
TRAVELLING ron NOTHING.


TRAVELLING FoR NOTHING.
People living along the Ohio river DO.
tween Cincinnati and Madison. Ind,
and for ten miles back into the country
on either side are enjoying a picnic iust
at present all on account OF the keen
competition that ia IN between the two
rival packet lines, a y the Commercial
Gazette. For yGlra tho Mail Limo Com
pany has controlled the Madison trade,
Nearly 4 year ago John Barrett x Son
put In an independent packet Compe.
Lition soon became warm. The Mail
Line Company stendilv reduced rates
on passengers and freight in an effort
to retain all the business. Finally, the
Mail Line announced a round trip faro
from Madison to this city OF fifty cents.
This included moals aud berth. To-day
tho management goes itself ono better
still. Com. LaidlOy. general manager
Of tho Mail Line. yesterday announced
that until further notice people living
at Madison and intermediate points
will b0 carried to Cincinnati and return
FREQ Of charge. They will he provided
with a berth, bu I meals will bs twenty.
five cents extra. Travelling for nothing
is an unhoard Of thing, and tho oppor.
tunity Of riding q distance OF 200 miles
without paying 4 ccnt will doubtless At.
tract all the people thu boats can carry.
A peSsimiat remarked, on hearing OF
tho unusual offer, that no would wager
there would be sUmo people mean
enough to loSo the opportunity By wait
ing until tho meals were thrown in with
tho ride.
The towboat Jim Brown made q trial
trip Sunday with a now valvo gear
which had been invented to take tho
place Of tho CRm-rod Oh steamboats,. Il.
Ia claimed for tho valve gear that II will
save tho engineer from climbing out
ovcr the pitman to oil tho can.rod, and.
as this ia a very dangerous Job in win.
ter, when tue pltman ia covered with
leo, anything that will do way with II
will be vol received BY the craft,
Captain Knowles, who has been in
charge Of the wreck Of the Iron Queen
ever since sha was burned, has returned
TO Pittsburgh. The New idoa, with
machinery and freight iakon from tho
wreck, Is laid mp at Statewide waiting
for moro water.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
PRICE LIST

Standard Package Coffee, per poundr,o.. 20
Fresh Butter Crackers, q pounds iOr"""" rs
Fresh Ginger Snaps. o pounds tor."...", rs
Fresh RulGk. Kuacks. I pounds ior..-,-... 25
Fresh Drummer Lunch Cakes, per ill.,. 7
Fresh LsmeR Cakes, per pOuud.....,.,,....., Z
Best Retchup, per pint bottls""".~'",r,.'' 10
Beat Rstchup, snail, 0 bottles. .,,..."..,, rs
French Mustard, large nmblor, aiorm.. rs
BOat Standard Tomatoes, I cAnS,""-o.,..- rs
Fancy Sugar Corn, I Ens....,""""".""- rs
Best STEAK Salmon. Hat cans, . for. ,,.,..,,.- rs
Mason Fruit Jars, quarts, per dozen -,.,... rs
Jelly Glasses, pInls, per dOz ,",,",-,.,",., 80
Rubburs for pint, quart aud hLItgallOn
Jars, per "...-.""n,,,a 5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE

Tho desirable TroOmed dwcl!.le 4agu ,,
full lot. No. 5g Maryland street LOIS " ,s.,
trees. Three leet higher than 'Ar I9. ggi
VIII give you u bargain on u qgtC. sl.c.
New il,r0oRGd modern brick house o. PA
tenth street.
The Paxton property. 100 Char.Gs g.,-,
most desimbio location In the ci,V
SsTj for u 81 100, lot on North Huron s,i.sl
$50 for a $50 lot on North Wabash M.
High aud desirable.
SIS for a lot on AcColloCh, ae4s TEs.,I,
fourth street
Many other bargains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
THE CLOSING SESSION
OF the Prohibition Assembly down
at Mouudsville.
FOR The WHEELING RESCUE HOME,

Mrs. Eagle Tells about 1t and Mr.. Sis
SON Makes Fruitful AppsSl-ThS
Exercises as Interesting as on any
Former Day-Mr. WOolIOy Closes
With an Able psoGh-campmOetlng
To-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
AssIeNEE's ALE.

A ssIGNEE SALE OF THE WHEEL
"A ING hill VINEYARD PROPERTY.
We will oder for q short time, Mt private sale,
the Wheeling llill Vineyard Prnpetiy. consisting
u about thiTtY-twO acres aud Improvements
thereon. VIII sell said property as Il whole or
will srll the east or west side Of the hill scpa,
mtely. n will snit purchaser, FOR price and
terms call AZ the Office Of George ] MRthlSon,
No. IG23 Market street. Wheeling. W. Va.
GEORGE j. MATIIIsOS AMI r : RiLEY.
iva Asstgnces OF !. r. Sullivan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
srocK4oLoERs' MEETINGS.

NOTICE-INCREAsE OF CAPITAL
~ STOCK.
The stockholders Of the George x. McMechen
& SON Company arr hereby notified that alta
special meeting ni the stockholders OF said com
pany, which will hp held At Inc mice Of the com,
p#uv July e at Z o. IN, q resolution will De OF.
icnri paryiding for the Increase Oithe capital
stock Of sHil company FROM $4,000 TO $1,000.
W, n MCMEClIEN,
ivo.T secretary Treasurer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
NOTES ON NAVIGATION.

stage OF Water and M,'snont' of DoAtI.
Tbs River IutsrDSts.
The Lexington leaves this morning at
II o'clock for Matamoras aud way land
ings.
The marks last evening showed . feet
| inch aud slowly falling. Weather
Rain aud warm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23

loE u loub Ae4W VI years
Money to lOan IN city real estlla
FOR SALE
Tour lots. Elm Grove.
No. 60 South Huron street.
No. : Kentucky street.
Building site, Pleasant Valley, iroGu u Us
on National road.
Two desirable residences, WOoisi4s
No. q Thirty.hnt street. la.rnpusl lu.4S
Desirable residence on sixteenth slsgg-
Lot on South Front street, 500.
No. 60 North Front street
Real estate OF every description.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23
Mrs. N. Stevens HaFt'S
School for Young
Ladies and Children,
iato unal Mnrl,otst., wheeling. VIVA

IaiO und 1918 MnrEstst.. wheeling. VIVA
The Island cars aud electric motors pass the
door. Fourth Aunual session begins MONDAY.
september II, 1891. This school Offers a com,
plete aud thorough education In prart.cl, Eus
ilsh. Mathematics. English Classics, Latin AMI
Modern Languages.
Tho school consists ot Primary, Intermediate,
Academic aud College Preparatory department.
The methods aud course OF Instruction will
compare iRvurabiY with the best sOminarics Ia
tho country.
Boys arc received In tho Primary and Tutor.
mediate. For circulars or interview. apply W
MRS. NJ. STEVENS HART,
PRINCIPAL. Wheeling. W. Va.
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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
A QUESTION OF TRUTH.

In commenting upon the opposition of
THE CALL to the scheme of the Solid Eight
to confer valuable franchise upon the
Market-street Railway Company for the
small sum of $500, the Wave. through one
of its young men, says: "The head and
front of their offending appears to be that
they awarded street railroad contract to
the Market-street Railroad Company,
which can build and run it, instead of
awarding it to Joost, as to whose capacity
to build and run it there are grave doubts.
Why does not Mr.. Shortridge order his
young man to tell the truth. the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, and so
shame the devil"
On the showing of this statement it is
evident the Wave is in sad need of the
truth. The Solid Eight has not given a
street railroad contract to the Market
street Railway Company, nor so far as we
know does the Eight design to do so, even
though it be conceded that the company
''can build it and run it." The issue is
one of granting valuable street railway
franchise. The law requires that when
municipal franchises are petitioned for
they shall be advertised and sold to the
highest bidder. The Solid Eight proposes
to sell the franchise in question under
terms that will bar out all bidders except
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
JUDGES AND LITIGATION.

An interesting discussion has arisen in
the East over the statement in a recent ad-
dress by Joseph Choate that England with
her 100000 people does not have so
many Judges to attend to her legal con-
troversies as any one of our larger States.
She finds thirty-two Judges of the first
class equal to all her wants, while New
York has 140 and Illinois 17S.
The discussion turns upon the question
whether the American or the English sys-
TEN is the better. Litigation in this coun-
try is much cheaper than in England, and
consequently many more suits are brought.
To handle this increase of cases there must
be an increase of Judges. The discussion
goes back therefore to consideration of
whether it is of advantage to a people to
have law proceedings provided for them
SO cheaply that they can afford to bring
suits and go to law with one another on
the slightest provocation.
Undoubtedly cheap law has some advan-
tages. 1t gives poor man better chance
of protection in his rights and his property
than he would otherwise have. 1t puts
the people of a country nearer on an equal
ity. 1t enables any citizen at compare
lively moderate cost to take an appeal to
the courts against wrong-doer and thus
checks the tendency among certain classes
of the rich to override and injure their
poorer neighbors.
The evil of cheap law lies in the fact that
its cheapness induces people to resort to it
when there is no need of it. Thus large
proportion of our litigation is utterly sense
less useless and ought never to have been
started. It's existence not only demands
the maintenance of large number of
Judges, but attracts to the legal profession
thousands of mere practitioners at the bar
who are not lawyers in any right sense of
the word and who live on the fees they can
get out of people who 60 to law with
some petty case that ought never to
be allowed to engage public attention or
entail public expense.
Perhaps the English system of thirty two
Judges for 100000 of people makes law
too high, but ours would seem to make it
too cheap. We could we'll afford to spare
from California good many Judges, a
good many lawyers and good deal of liti-
cation. 1t is said that despite the small
number of Judges in England and the for
mality that prevails there, they get through
with their work quicker than ours and
both criminal and civil cases are settled
more promptly. This fact will incline
many to regard the English system as best.
At any rate we have nothing to do with
law reform over there and the value of the
discussion is to consider whether it may
lead public sentiment to demand reform
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
SENSATIONAL NEWS.

The reasonable deductions from a read
ing of the Holmes case at Chicago are bad
enough, for they seem to show that the
insurance methods of this country per-
mitted scoundrel to insure the lives of a
number of persons for his benefit and then
murder them for the insurance money.
This much is credible because it is possi-
BILE and because the life-insurance vogue
invites this sort of crime. Even in Lon
don, where the law is severer, the insur-
ance and numbering of children is thriv-
ing industry.
But there are disclosures made in the
news from Chicago with reference to
Holmes that cannot be read without
a shudder for the horrors of sensa-
tional journalism. Let it be understood
in the first place that policemen and de-
tectives find in the existence of sensational
newspapers an opportunity for advertising
their prowess among those whose order of
intellect accepts sensational newspapers as
proper expression of truth and justice.
Hence there is an incentive on the part of
such officers to give out for publication the
most ridiculous news in order not only to
make themselves conspicuous, but also to
curry favor with the sensational news
papers. whose favor they find it profitable
to court.
The Holmes case at Chicago has been
fully as prolific as the Durrant case at San
Francisco in the production of vicious
phases of sensationalism. The truth in
all such cases is generally bad enough,
but it is never so bad but that it must be
made immeasurably worse in order to
meet the requirements of certain journal
istic standards. Hardly day arrives but
that brings news of some incredibly
CHASTITY evidence of Holmes ferocity.
Thus, the discovery in his house cellar of
a tank used for the manufacture of illum-
mating gas was sufficient to furnish sensa-
tional newspapers with columns of blood
curdling accounts OF a chemical vat in
which he had decomposed the cadavers of
his victims. 1t is incredible that news
paper editors could have believed the tank
was meant for the destruction of human
bodies, and hence their deliberate perver-
sion of the value of that discovery may be
taken as measure of such journalistic
conscience. With delicious insouciance
Holmes has given a rational explanation
of many of the other ludicrously important
discoveries" which the police have made
and the sensational press published,
although it did not require his pricking of
the bubble to inform intelligent readers
that sensational police and a sensational
press were conspiring to cheat needless
public.
One of the clearly evident effects of this
sort of journalism is to cheaper and de-
grade the police. 1t is an incentive to
spectacular effects rather than to hard,
patient and earnest pursuit of criminals.
1t is an inducement to the police to sur
render knowledge, the publication of which
must tend to defeat justice. In every as
pect of the case the practice is demoraliz-
ing as well as disgusting, and is an insult
to the higher intelligence of the COM
munitY in which it is followed.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
A LOOK AT THE FUTURE.

Inere has rarely been in the history OF the
press SO much outside discussion and comment
upon It's methods and morals as there is to-day,
nor mas there ever been time when there was
more reason for this inquiry into the greatest
power for good or evil of civilized com mmunltles.
but little of the greatest century OF many
cycles is left, and into it the results OF accumu-
iated discovery and invention, shaped ano
directed by the hands of genius, are being
crowded, says the New York Fourth Estate.
We are watchers at the birth Of what once
would have seemed the uncanny child OF wild
iancy, and yet we are the witnesses OF the COM
Ing OF an era of wondrous beauty, powers and
possibilities
Modes of locomotion and of living are chang
ing, and man has become nobler animal, with
aplllties that seem supernatural and ambitions
almost too great for attainment.
The press, which has the duty to act as MIS-
torlan of this remarkable time OF transition.
transformation and triumph, must expect the
searching scrutiny of all men, and, listening to
their suggestions, shape itself in accordance
with their wishes. 1t is easy in speaking of the
power OF the press to proceed on the supposi-
ton that it is really the actual molder OF pub
lie opinion.
The fact is that the press is not all-powertul,
and that it is really but the reflection OF the
character of the people it caters to and serves.
1t does mold public opinion in SO far as its Cir
culation is large and influential, but it is pri-
marily what it is and holds the power 1t does
because it is popular.
This is the age of the people, and fortunately
they are inclined to look to a better press, and
are turning from the gossiping, scandal-telling
servant to the wise and faithful friend. 1t is
not so many years ago that philosopher from
other lands judged the various cities of Amer
lea according to the popularity OF the press,
and saw their morality in the style OF the pa
pers that had the greatest circulations. 1t
would have shocked several great communities
If his observations had been catalogued in the
local papers.
The discussion and observation OF the papers
from the outside is healthy sign. That minis
tiers, who have too often mistaken prlnter's1n nix
for a snare of the devil, now frequently ally
themselves to the press and are proud OF it as a
tremendous worker for good, is surely token
that the coming century is to be better one.
1t is idle to attempt to part1cularize in
prophecy just what the twentieth century pub
locations will be- but it is worth mentioning
that there is general belief ani hope that the
detailing of hideous crimes and the parading
of every vile sore in the social spheres Will not
prove profitable journalism. 1t is also thought
that the news confined to what is of healthy
interest will leave room for intelligent discus
sion and literary excellence.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
PERSONAL.
San Francisco, July 27, 1895.

]. A. Reed, big rancher of Reedley, is at the
Grand.
Henry P. Martin of New York registered at
the Palace yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Spencer of Santa Bar
bara are at the Palace.
Irving w. Kelly, theatrical man, is guest at
the Hotel st. Nicholas.
A s. Smith of the Marysville Standard is a
guest at the Lick House.
DR.. w. J. Hanna, physician of Sacramento,
is registered at the Grand.
P. L, Darlington, editor of the San Jose Dem
ocrat, is at the Occidental.
DR.. G. B. Little, leading citizen of Burling-
ton, Iowa, is at the Grand Hotel.
C. c. Campbell, a prominent merchant OF
Red Bluff, is staying at the Grand.
State Senator Eugene Aram of Woodland reg
istered yesterday at the Hotel st. Nicholas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Mead, tourists OF
Philadelphia, are registered at the Occidental
Hotel.
Robert Mcpherson, real estate man of Nc
Pherson, CAL, registered at the Lick House yes
terday. 9
]. B. Smallwood and wife and Miss c. Fl
Worthington of Baltimore are guests at the
Palace.
James Henry Storey and Henry C. Swentzel,
tourists of Brooklyn, N. Y, are guests at the
Palace.
J.P Maleville and Frank Dulmaine of France
are registered at the Grand. They have been
inspecting mining properties in the region OF
Grass Valley.
c. c. Wright of Modesto, author of the Wright
irrigation act, which Judge Ross has declared
unconstitutional, is in town for few days and
is staying at the Lick.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
CAMP ROAOHE.

The keynote of the address of the Hon.
A. P Roache, master of the State Grange,
at the opening of the camp of instruction
and school of economics in the Santa Cruz
Mountains, was very properly cooperation.
It's Importance is emphasized by the con-
troversy now raging concerning the best
method of marketing California fruit in
the East. Indeed, there is hardly any
problem now confronting the rural in
dustries of the State whose solution does
not in some measure bring about a con-
sideration of the extent to which CO.
operation can be devised and practiced by
the farmers.
The regular courses of instruction at the
camp begin to-day. They are to consist
mainly of lectures by men well fitted by
experience and by education to give in
struction on the subjects with which they
are to deal. Representing the faculty of
the State University and of Stanford, the
lecturers will present to the farmers the
conclusions of the ablest thinkers and most
comprehensive students of the problems
before them, and as a consequence, so far
as an increase of knowledge is a benefit,
every listener will be benefited and derive
profit from the school.
1t will not be surprising, however, if
the greatest gain of the camp results from
the discussions which will take place
among the farmers themselves upon the
subjects treated by the lecturers. In these
discussions every principle laid down will
be subjected to the test of minds whose
ideas on the question have been derived
no rcn Of ot11u
ence. These ideas may not always harmon
ize with the theories advanced by the lec-
turers, and in the debates upon them there
will be an opportunity to get rid of errors
and misconceptions and form a better un-
derstanding of the problems of farm life
and consequently fuller comprehension
of the best means of solving them.
From present appearances there is every
probability the camp will prove as success
full as could be expected from the first ven
ture. 1t has been we'll located, the pro-
gramme has been well devised and the
management is in the hands of compe-
tent, energetic men. While primarily in
tended for farmers, it will be attractive
to all who are interested in agriculture, in
the complex relations of economics to farm
life and in the further development of the
principle of cooperation. 1t is becoming
more and more evident that the individual
cannot much longer maintain himself
single-handed against the increasing COM
binations, corporations and trusts in the
industrial world, and therefore any and
every movement that tends to bring the
producers of the State into comprehen-
sive cooperation ought to be of interest
not to farmers only, but to all who feel a
rightful concern in the affairs of the people
and of the commonwealth.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-29
MIDSUMMER FESTIVITIES.
The Phantasma in Alameda
and Charity Concert in
Oakland.
A WEDDING IN THE ISLANDS.
Movements Of Oakland People Out
Of Town, Weddings and
Engagements.

| Cards have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Stapleton of Lorin for the marriage
| of their daughter Miss Kittie Stapleton, to
George f. Albert to take place August Z.
| The engagement has been announced OF
Miss Martie Foard, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Foard of Alameda and Charles E.
Blair of Astoria, Or.
Among the arrivals by the Australia
| from Honolulu were Joseph Platt Cooke
| and his bride, who was Miss Maud Bald
win, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. II. P.
Baldwin. They were married at the island
home of the brides parents at Haiku,
Maui, on the 18th inst. at the ceremony
Rev. DR. Beckwith officlated. Miss Oracle
Cooke was the maid of honor ana Miss
Alexander and Miss Lottie Baldwin the
bridesmaids. Harry Baldwin was the best
man. The following, who went down with
the groom on the steamer from San Fran
cisco, were present at the ceremony: Mrs.
E. Cooke, Miss Harriet Cooke, mother and
sister of the groom; G. Montague Cooke,
Clarence Cooke, Alec Atherton, Frank
Atherton, Hiram Bingham, Albert Judd,
Frank Judd, Ed Damon, w. Mott Smith,
F. F. Baldwin, Will d. Baldwin, brothers
of the bride; II. Twombly and E. G. Knud,
son. Mrs. Cooke, Miss Ethel Cooke and
Miss Alexander remained at Haiku and
will not return to the coast for several
weeks. The groom graduated from the
Oakland High School before entering Yale.
The brides father is one of the wealthiest
planters on the island.
A quiet wedding took place last Wednes-
day evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel N. Friesleben on Washington
street when their daughter, Miss Fannie
Friesleben, was united in marriage with
Mr.. Charles e. Brooking, a resident of
London, England. where the young couple
will make their future home.
Mr.. w. A. Cross of this City and Miss
Laura Klein, daughter of Hon. and Mrs.
T. r. Klein, were married Saturday even
ing, July 19, at the residence of the brides
parents in Oakland. The bride was at
tended by Miss Sadie Cross, sister of the
groom, and Mr.. William Chope acted as
best man. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Dr. Lucas of Oakland, after
which an elaborate supper was served in
the dining-room, which was profusely dec
Grated with flowers. After supper instru-
mental and vocal selections were rendered
and dancing was INDUCED in, when the
bride and groom left for their residence in
this City. The presents were numerous.
Only immediate relatives of the bride and
groom were present