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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
A MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS.
Il was II tho ~Itnpnhannork, aud i'"''h-
tiles were Sn.peniri Tor one Day.

lIarpcr's Weekly: Tho m still fell:
the keen wind. raw and fierce, cut to the
bone. II was Gods worst weather In
Gods f0rlOrncst, blcakcst spot Of ground
that Christmas day OF 'G2 on tho Kappa
hnnnock, Il half milo below the town OF
Fredericksburg. hut come. pick M
your prOJtratc pluck, you shlvciinE pri-
vWtc. Surely there IL enough dainpncSs
around without adding TO It your tears.
Let's laugh, boys"
Hello. JOhnny!'
%"llcllO, yourself, Ynnk!"
MERRY Christmas. Johnny"
Same TO YOU, Yank!"
Say, Johnny. got anything to trader
"ParChed corn and tObLcCO-the SIG
OF our Chrlstmas. Tank,"
IAN right: you shall have some OF our
COTE" md sugar and pork. Boys, lind
the boats"
Such bonts! dec thc children sailing
them on the small lakes In our Central
Park Some Yankee. desperately hun
cry for tobacco, Invented them for trad
Ing with the JOhnnirS. They wen hid
away under the banks Of the river for
successive relays OF pickcts.
We got the boats. An old handker-
lii hllnN tltu lbl IL fill. wv IbtItNl
them with coffee. sugar. pork. and set
the snil and watched them slowly creep
to the other shore. And the JohnniaS?
TO see them crowd the bank, and push
II scramble to be- tn" first to seize the
boats, going into the water, and stretch
ing out their long arms! Then when
they pulled the boats ashore and stood in
a group over the cargo. And TO hear
their cXclamntlOnS: "ilurrsh for hog"
say, that's nat roasted rye, but Ecnu-
In" coffee. Smell It., you uns." And
sugar. too" Then they divided the con-
slGnmcnt. They laughed and shouted.
'lt"ckon you ups been good to We n
this Christmas bay. Yanks." Then they
put parch"d corn. tobacco. ripe persim-
mons Into the bots and sent them back
TO us. And we ChcwCd the parch"d corn
and smoked the real Virginia leaf. ate
p"rSlmmOnS. which. IL they weren't very
Killing. at LEASE contracted our stnmaCh6
10 the size Of our Christmas dinner. And
50 h day passed. We shouted merry
Christmas. Johnny" They shouted,
same to you. Yank."And we forgot the
biting wind. the chilling cold; We for
got tho6" men over thcrr were our enc
mics. whom Il might be our duty to
shoot before evening.
We had bridgrd the rlvNr-Snlnnca
the bloody Chasm. We were brothers.
not foes, waving SalutatiOns Of good Will
In III" name of the Babe OF bethlehem,
on Christmas Day. In 81. At the very
front of the opposing armies the Christ
Child struck n truce for uS-wc broke
down the wall Of partition. became our
peace. We exchanged gifts, We shout
ed greetings back and forth. We kept
Christmas. and Il hearts wcrN lighter
and u %shiverinG bodies were no: quite
| so cold.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
A CHlEAMAH's Z
Confucinni.m Works better In China
Than Christianity In Christenhom

Wong Chin FOO. who Is credited
with being the leader of Il party which II
gaining ground In China and which has
for irI object the establishment Of n re-
public In the land Of ConfucluS, lcCturcd
In Chicago AZ Klmball hall upon THE
PHILOSOPHY Of COnfucIus.' The Ice
turer, who has been in the United States
for more than twenty years. Is editor Of
the Chicago "Chinegr News" which Is
the only Chinese paper published IN
America. To 4 reporter Wong Chin Foo
said:
II am impcllcd TO point out TO the poo
pie OF Chicago the bcauties OF the COnfu-
clan system of philosophy, under which
the people OF China have lived in haPpi-
moss and tranquility for so many ccntur-
les. ] sec so much unrest and misery
among your people that | cannot refrain
from trying 20 point Il 10 your people
a syjtem under which these evils do not
exist In anything like such n degree rs
here, | was expelled from my own coun-
try for trying 10 remedy the abuses
which existed there, and perhaps you
will make me go back home again for
doing the same work here. Blu !f | ever
do go back to China ! want to taxi 5000
lighting Irishmcn with me, and after
they have helped 20 Tree In'ni l VIII
guarantee 70 furnish 10000 fighting Chi
namcn 10 help free ireland"
on the subject Of polio. protection Mr..
Foo said there were cities In China CON
tanning $50, 600 inhabitants in which there
was not a policeman. In ChicaEo."
said he. there are thousands nf them.
and yet q man Is no. safe here in bread
daylight"
Wong concluded by stating that tho
kcy-note Of the philosophy of Confucius
is "Do unto Others as yuu would have
others do unto you"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Spain insists that II" stat" Of war on
lists in Cuba. Therefore Americans nave
a right to sell drns I" the Cubdns aud
tho country has a right To allow the do
parturc Of vessels carrying this kind OF
freight. Iiulisting mel in this country.
hitting nut and di"pAIrhing invading
forces. Is quite another matter. This
IL not lawful 10 long AZ we remain at
peace wiki Spain. aud the government
Of tho United States IL under obligation
10 do all II can to prevent the departure
Of such expeditions. Persons eager to
help tho Cuban cause by taking up arms
in Its behalf would do well to bear this
In mind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

s. r. Kiscr in Cleveland Leader.
And can il he that all is lost. that Liberty
Hes prone
Where yesterday the sun OF Hope SO ra-
dainty ShOnc:
Docs Wrong stand with his dripping sword
above III" FORM Of Right,
And Is tn" dNwuing day again swept back
ward into night?
Does Medieval Kindness lead. with Pro-
grrFs chained behind,
And Is the hlEh-hrowcd slave unto his
cruel iatn resigned?
Is Tyranny with Cloycn hOOf on Free
loIn's bosom pressed.
Forever TO lie master in the Garden OF the
West?
An, where the stately palm trees wave
above the bleaching bones
or heroes who fcll fighting tho sky Is
rent with means,
And round the world-ln every clime-ln
zach enlightened state
a sigh thar reaches heaven is heard for
stricken Cuba'S fate.
But ran It ic that all Is lost at one heart
rcudiur blow
Docs Hope liz lead upon the field with
maTtyrrd MaCcn"
No, Ivy Ia" gods that men adore, the
struggle is not done.
And never VIII he TIL the day when Free
dOm's ral;Sr Is won.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
BALTIMORE & OHIO.


committee Ncr'ih..
Baltimore dispatch IN New York Jour
nal Of Commerce: The Baltimore rcor-
]GanizatInn committee OF tho Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company will he called
together this wcrk by Chairman Alex.
Shaw. to consider tn" report recently
made by MIR, Liitl". representing tn"
New York reorganization committee.
The security holders OF the Baltimore &
Ohio and the public in central lnOk for
ward to this meeting with considerable
interest Ns It Is intimntcd that there
may be aIInc impnrtln; developments.
In discussing the raltimor" & Ohio sit
uation. a well known banker to-day
said:
ut IL idle talk or formulating a plan Of
reorganization unttl TIA" causes that
brought III" present condition of the
company ar" known. Mr.. Titles re-
port failed to Culighl"n the security
holders On this point. and In my opinion
the only way open now H. for the I;aiii-
moro reorganization C0mmittc" 10 sirt
matter" and rOlvN this question.
at IN almost Incredible that gentlemen
cnjOYiuE, rs did mos; uf ihny" who
gcrvrd as directors ~ the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company from 1855 to
1898. Tho confidence aud esteem nr tho
community should cun;lnuc Ia, rest I'M
der tho serious charges that have been
preferred by Mr.. stephen W. LITTLE In
his report to the New York rcrrgnuiHl-
ton c1mmiito" against the Old man
ngcmcnt Of the property Of which they
wcrn 4 part,
"ACcOrdFnE To Mr.. Tittlr's statement
they neither knew that the accounts Of
the company had b"cn falsiIird and TINT
uncarncd dividends had been ,lishur.irl
among tn" stockholders. which H.. OF
culirgc. not Is he believed, or they ac-
copied without any prct"nsc Of n per-
gonaI investigation tn" statements Of the
)OlICrrt Of thc corporation. Viewed In
either light, the charge Is a serious one"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

The Maceo incident stands separate
and apart from anything and everything
else that has happened in Cuba. and
from the Cuban aus Itself.
II Macco met his death as the reports
say he did. Spain has torn herself away
from tho civilization Of the world and is
not entitled TO the consideration due 10 a
civilized power waging civilized var
fare.
It Il therefore Of the highest momcn: 10
ascertain the facts Of Macro's death. and
to ascertain them win absolute accu-
racy. II It be found that the Cuban
leader was cnticcd to his death by the
violation OF a flag Of truce. the United
States should como down on Spain with
a promp.uc5s and force that will drive
that nation from this continent.
The first thing is 10 know; the next
10 do.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

it has h,en discovered that President
Mckinley will relieve himself Of 4 good
deal OF pressure by turning over to the
respective heads OF departments the APP
plicat!ons for place which come under
those departments. This would hS =
very good way to do It. In one way or
another the next President will manage
to fill all the vacancies that President
Cleveland and the civil service law may
leave him to iii.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

distressing kidney and bladder d,s-
crSTS relieved In SIX hours by the "NEW
SOUTH AMERICAN Kin,
Mhl CURE" This new remedy il n
E'cht surprise on account or its rsrroJ.
,nh pr"inltncSS in relieving pnIn in tho
nt'nd'r. Kidneys. back and every pnr,
!, ,h' mary passage In male or fr-
, nnin II rrn"r'" retention Of water and
~ Eo'l want quick relief and rurr nj,
Nv YOUR fcmrIy, Sold by L. IL Lie,
dfuEIlSt. Wheeling, W. Va. ''
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
C~ARNEGIE'S NEW ROAD.


Lake Eric, Composed or Consolidated
Lines.
New York Journal Of Commerce: Mr..
Andrew C~lrncElc'l consolidated lines
are TO he called the Pittsburgh. EcsSr-
mcr & Lake Erie railroad. indicating the
terminals Of tho road and emphasizing
the fact that the system II essentially an
air line. Tn" work on the new road Is
being pushed rapidly. and 1t Is thought
that trlck-llyinE will begin next month.
The CIrnc%I" Steel Company Is nov at
work filling the first order OF 800 tom
OF lOO-pnund steel rails. Tho trlck-lay-
ing will commence at tn" Butler end of
tn" road. from which pOin; there is a
large amount % trCztling which Is near
" completed. tn" initial track Laying
will consist Of a s!nCl" track from Butler
to the first largo CulVcrt, and VIII h" uScd
for hauling tn" heavy material of via
ducts. This t~raCk-layinG will be done by
wcrlincn Of the Pittsburgh. ShcnanEn 4
Lake Eric. As fast rs the viLduc;S are
completed Il Is the intention Of tho hui-
rauy t". continue the trark-laying until
the Allegheny river Is reached. 1t Is cs-
iimhtcd that 1.GOn tons Of rails will he
used in laying the first ten miles: thu re-
mTIudar Of Tho 2.jGO-tnn order will he
used for terminal facilities at Rutl"r.
Tie W." Of 100 pound steel rails on the
new road Is an Indication that M "N-
pens" will b. spared 10 make the pitti-
bnrCh. IscHSCmCr & Lake Fri" one OF the
RIOS; sOlillE constructed roads IN the
country. Once the road Is completed,
th"r" will he a general Shakc-up In or"
rates from Lake Erie. Mr.. Carnegie has
made public his intention to cut tn rates
. al ii II
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

TIE length Of life may BE- increased
by lrsscning Its dangers. The mn NV
lly Of people die from lung trnubIrs
These ma hc avcrtcd by promrtIr 10,
Ing One Minute Cough Cure, Chnri"y
H. Go"tHc. corn"r Twelfth and Mnrkr,
streets; Bowie Il Co. bridgeport: Pca.
body Il Son, Bcnwood. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

England Is letting Russia carry out
her designs China-ward Just as though
the move pleased her. England Is not in
the habit Of being walked over. When
history comes 10 write about Russia's
march eastward It may relate thai;
England and Russia made a deal that
was as satisfactory 10 the lion aI 10 the
bear. Inside agreements seem 10 be the
order OF the day in European diplomacy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

The Chicago Record tells OF many re-
tail business houses in that city that
Will either seek cheaper locations or go
our OF business shortly. Various r2l-
snns are given. Ono reason may be tina;
even In a Grca, city things may be over
dane
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Some Wheeling PopOcrlts got together
the other night and npplaudcd the scnti-
ment that William L. Wilson. John G..
Carlisle and Grover Cleveland are no
great shakes. Well. who said they were?
AZ the present time /; occurs TO us 10 re-
mark that McSsrs. Wilson. Carllsl" and
Cleveland will probably live down this
"spurn."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Judging from some things that nrc be-
ing said. certain states are going t" con-
vince themselves that they arr mlscr-
ably unhappy unless they GIT Into the
next cabinet. The country will be sntIs-
fed II the President satisfies himself
with the high gr,lc men.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

BURNING Spanish flags In this Country
~ silly mischief. If the time ever comes
when we have serious business with
Spain the manhood Of the United States
will 80 at her in Il much more telling
way,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

For the Christmas and New Year HolI-
days the Ohio River Railroad Company
will have excursion tickets on sale at all
ticket offices. to all points on It's line. at
one fare for the round trip Tickets on
sale December oith. 18th and @1st. 1896,
and January LIST, 1897, good to return uH-
Ill January 4th, 1897, inclusive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

THE old way OF delivering messages
by post-boys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old tedious
methods of breaking colds compared
with their almos; instantaneous cure
by One Minute Cough Cure. Charles
r. Goe;ze. orner Twelfth and Market
streets: Bowl, & CO. Bridgeport: Pea
body & Son. Bnnwood. 5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Mir. Dcpcw must expect Ia br invited
10 accept something high and handsome,
lie " k"cpin: hImH"lf 80 quiet that he
must lm training down to the serious
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Chicago is moving In the direction Of
four-cent street car fares. Other things
have come down-why not street car
fares? There IL not a more profitable
business in the country than the bust
ness Of the passenger railway COM
ranics. There IS no objection to their
making money, but AZ some stage OF the
game the people should CONE In.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
WHEELING DAILY NTELIlGENCER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Ii. 1896

that he will nnd the conduct OF his road
more expensive than he lmagincB. and
therefore that he viii be rather In favor
of keeping up the rates than lowering
tlpm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Major Mckinley will be in great luck
II he finds refrcshmcnt in his Chicago
"trip. Can no seekers after place lind
him In Chicago?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

How ready THE world is to believe Ill OF
Spain In her dealing with helpless COM
munities. Tho reaSon opens up great
volumes Of history.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

CHRONIC CoughcrE n" stupid nor"s
and should be- forced Ia uEr he. Butts
Cough Syrup. thc only infnllihlc rom
cdv.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

RuY u plan" with u good reputation.
Tho Kraknurr piHuu In such,
+. IS. lAuMEl. co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

If Spain turns her back on Wcylcr,
where will Wcyl"r :urn? As Il mission
airy his services will not be In great de-
mund
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

buy. +, ". RhI-WTrir ~ 10y 10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

American lumber wants SOM" Isopnh~
lican tariff Legislation. Canadian lum-
Der IL doing pretty well In American
mnrkctt NJ ihtng9 glhnd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

TELEPHONE SUARERS;
Editorial Rooms S.S Counting Room s:s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

THE ISTELLlGENCER .embruclnK Its
several editions, iS entered In tho Post
once Mt Wheeling. W. Va. as s~econd.class
matter,1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-19

The people of Utah know that on the
silver question he CHcKinley) was as
sound as Mr.. Teller or anyone else,
and that the financial plank of the st.
Louis platform doesn't go" SO far as
Utah is concerned.
Still it is impossible to comprehend
the reasons which prompted Major
Mckinley to tell such a fairy tale to
Mr. Wllittemore Assuming that it was
for the purpose of catching the electo-
raj vote of Utah, he cannot but know
that Utah will cast her electoral vote
for Bryan and Sewall. Then, again, if
Mckinley is elected it means that there
will be a Republican house which
would surely be against free silver.
Then 70 have silver renlonetized within
ten months OF his election there would
have to be an extra session of con-
gress.
When one reads Mr.. Whiteemore's
statement of what Major Mckinley told
him it is impossible to suppress the
thought that the major must have
been pretty well loaded up with that
excellent punch brewed by the Repub-
hcan club of Philadelphia and named
in honor of him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-19

A gentleman living in Bountiful sends
US the following clipping from a coun-
try paper and requests construction
of It's statements:
Those women who were or are the
plural wives of American citizens
should remember that they are not
thereby American citizens. The chill
dTen Of such mothers are not citizens
either. If they We're hunted up many
such people would be found. Judge
McCarty may hold court again in time
for such people to get naturalization
papers. There viii be but the one
chance for those who intend to vote
this fall
The plural wives of American citi-
zens, if foreigners by birth and who
have never been natuTalized, do not
become citizens through such marriage,
the marriage never having been recog-
nized as legal by the law.
If a plural wife was a native born or
naturalized citizen at the time of her
marriage, she remains a citizen the
same as though no marriage had been
entered into. Or if she took out ma
turalization papers after such marriage
she is still a, citizen.
The children of plural wives are citi-
zens of the United States as much as
the children of first or legal wives,
provided they were born in this coun-
try.
Our correspondent says there are a
number in the town where he lives who
do not understand the statements in
the clipping he sends US. The first
statement is correct, but the second is
erroneous.
There is an idea held by a great
many throughout the state that where
a plural wife, who was a foreigner, was
married prior to the passage of the
law of 1852 she thereby became a citi-
zen. The idea is absolutely wrong, and
those who hold it and are relying upon
it, expecting to exercise the rights of
citizenship this fall, will so discover.
They are not entitled to registration;
and even if registered their ballots
would be rejected by the judges of cleo
ton if they were challenged. All such
should take out naturalization papers
if they desire to exercise the rights of
citizenship. 1t is the only alternative
for them. af ! al
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-19
X RAYS USED IN SURGERY.


1t is less than a year since the X
rays were discovered, and from thing
Of mere marvel they have become a
matter of great utility. In surgery
they are fast becoming indispensable.
The Philadelphia Times Of last Thurs
day tells of a case in which they were
used with great success. 1t was the
case of a little girl who had swallowed
a blackstone, the operation being per-
formed at the University hospital The
Times account is as follows:
"a successful operation was perform
ed yesterday at the University hospital
on Elsie Wohlgemuth, aged 3 years, of
1906 Vienna street, and in the removal
of blackstone from the girls stomach.
The operation is the second of it's kind
at the hospital, the former one being
on a 21A-year-oId girl, and both have
been successful. The x ray was used
in both cases to locate the stone, and
the direct position found.
THE girl of yesterdays operation
swallowed the stone on Saturday and
the mother called in DR.. McGrath, of
Montgomery avenue. BY the time the
doctor reached tie house the mother, to
save the child from suffocation, had
forced the stone down the child S
throat. On Monday tine child refused
either food or drink and was taken to
the hospital. By the assistance of x
rays under DR.. Patterson the stone was
located between the clavicle and second
rib, and yesterday the operation was
performed by Dr.. a. c. Wood, who was
assisted by Drs. Schlief and Frazier.
An attempt was first made to remove
the stone by means of a silk thread
down the throat. This, however, failed
and an opening was made into
the esophagus and the stone hooked
out by means of silk cord. The
child had last night recovered from the
shock and was doing WE'LL
1t is altogether probable that when
the nature and use of the x rays shall
have become thoroughly known 1T will
be as easy to diagnose am Internal
trouble or disease as it is now to dag
nose cases where all the symptoms are
external Death can never be con-
quered, but diseases which lead to an
early demise will yet be almost eXter-
minated by the discoveries of science
! Each advance means AN amelioratiou
of the sufferings of mankind; and those
who make them are benefactors of them
race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-19
WOULD MI1INLEY RE2IoNETIZE
SILVER.

In the political column of our even
ing contemporary of yesterday appear
ed this note.
County Attorney Whittemore insists
that if Mckinley is elected silver will
be remonetized inside of ten months.
He AYERS that Major Mckinley told him
as much on his recent visit to Canton
Assuming that Mr.. Whbtemore is
correctly reported and that he correctly
understood what Major Mckinley said
on the silver question, then it is safe
to say that the Republican presidential
candidate has said to the county ataor-
ney of Salt Lake county what he has
not said to anyone else, not even to
Mr. Hanna. Why he should have been
so confidential with Mr.. Whittemore we
cannot understand, unless it is that, rec
ognizing the great height to which the
county attorney has attained in Utah
politics, he desired, through him, to let