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Evening journal., 1897-11-01
SOCIAL AND personal NOTES.

SOCIAL AND personal NOTES.
Thomas E. Sadler, of Delaware City,
was in town on Saturday afternoon.
Chairman ]. Frank Alice, of the
Union Republican State Committee, and
ID. Mifflin Wilson, of Dover, were in
town to-day and were closeted with
Walter II. Hayes for some time.
Miss Bertha Hofecke> of Smyrna,
has been visiting relatives in this city
Lilburne Chandler is quite sick and
unable to be at his Office.
J. Herbert Pratt, of West Chester,
and Joseph R. Monaghan, of Penns-
grove, registered at the Clayton House
yesterday.
Miss M. ]. Thompson has been the
guest of Mrs ]. w. Lambert, in Ches-
tertown. ...r
Miss Fannie Mulherin and Miss Katie
Donahue will give a masquerade party
tomorrow evening.
The Fortnightly Club of Grace
Church will meet this evening.
Cards are out for the wedding Of
Miss Ida NJ. Sova to Edward Gibson, in
Second Baptist Church on November
II, at u o'clock, noon.
Miss Mary Little is visiting in the
city.
Miss Grant Collier is visiting in
Philadelphia
Mrs. Margaretta Seal, Of Philadel-
phia, was a Wilmington visitor yes
terday.
George Shortice, of Lansdell, Pa, is
the guest of Wilmington friends.
Miss Mary Mclaughlin is spending q
few days in Smyrna.
DR.. e. d. shortlidge, son of DR.. Evar
G. Shortldge, of this city, to-day as
sumed his duties as resident physician
Of the Wills Hospital, at Philadelphia.
Ambrose Brough visited in Wes
Chester on Saturday.
: John A. TAFT has returned from al
= extended trip abroad.
Mrs. Wilmer G. Daniels, of Philadel
/. phia, spent yesterday in the city
Gilbert S. Jones, of Smyrna, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Miss May Cole will give Halloween
progressive euchre party at her home
e at Delaware avenue and jackson
D streess this evening.
e T.. Bayard Heisel has recovered iron
a severe attack of layngitis, and !
a again at his office after weeks alb
j sence.
\ Mrs. john G.. Gray is entertainin
n Mrs. o. A. Kirkland. of Baltimore, an
. Miss Clara Burton, of Georgetown, VIII
. came here to attend the meeting OF tn
Colonial Danes at the New-Centur
Club.
Miss Margaret Bail Of Br!dgeion.wh
z has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. jon
6 C.. Gray. returned home this mornlnt
/ "A coal shed in the rear OF No. lOl
cl West Second street caught fire yestel
l. day. but the flames were put out Dcfor
Evening journal., 1897-11-01
one Question Brirrs Up AnotA
THE DANCING QUESTION.

Rev. d.. Tinker. the popular past
of Asbury. M. E. Church will preach
the dancing question at his church
next Sunday night.
Evening journal., 1897-11-01
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Evening journal., 1897-11-01

r "A coal shed in the rear Of No 1Olo
West Second street caught fire yester-
day. but the flames were put out before
any damage was done.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

The New York World, commenting on
the encouraging business ~eltuation, de-
tails the conditions which are reported
by all the great trade newspapers, and
says:
Confirming them is the statistical
fact that We are becoming more and
more a creditor nation. Although our
imports have considerably increased
under the enlarged ability to buy, our
merchandise exports for the last three
months have exceeded the imports by no
less than 1854 1888, 442, and allowing for
gold and silver movements we have in
three months added $l51, 704,930 to the en-
ormou sum due us from foreigners In
settlement Of balances. Every cent Of
this must be paid to us in wealth OF some
sort, and all the wealth that comes In
any form In such settlement accrues to
the whole country's benefit.
This showing is Just the reverse of
what some of our pesslmistic free trade
trade friends were predicting a few
months ago. We were told that the pas
cage OF the new tariff bill would destroy
our foreign trade. and that the balance
would be all the other way. Every sta
tlstical report shows a better balance in
favor of the United States than the pre-
vious one. That it will benefit the whole
country is without question. This great
wealth that is coming from abroad
will get among the people. Our New
York contemporary says that 'ln part 1t
will go to cancel old debts; in part 1t will
increase our supply of desirable COM
moditles. In greater part 1t will bring
gold to U.s."
So far as gold is concerned, there is
plenty of it now, and there is no COM
plant on that score, the banks having
all they desire, and the treasury reserve
is al high water mark.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
The Greatest IS s'E WSes sAFg
history will begin here to-day. Read
ad. GEO. NJ. SHOOK 6 CO.


Every Saturday night during the winter
months. Personally conducted Tourist
Car excursions, organized by the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway star
from Chicago every Saturday at 10
o'clock p. mo and run through Omaha,
Lincoln, Colorado Springs, and Salt
Lake City 90 Sacramento, San Francis
20 and Los Angeles, via the popular
Midland Tourist Car Route.
Each car is accompanied by an In
telliReHt and obilgiHg courier, who
makes himself useful to oil the passen-
gers, This is an entirely new departure
In Tourist Car Service, and is highly
approved bV hundreds Of California
passengers. A sleeping berth costs but
SO, and the railroad ticket is proper
tionntely cheap.
Apply 20 the nearest coupon ticket
agent Tor an illustrated time table fol-
der Of the Midland route TO California,
or address John II. Pott. District Pas
sengor Agent, Wllllamsport, Pa, for
further Information. NJ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

The correspondent OF the Register who
signs himself "Anti-Loan." has another
TRADE of abuse Of those who advocate
the refunding ordinance. Stripped OF the
manifest intention to appeal to partisan
prejudice. and some misstatements con-
corning the management OF the city
finances which have already been proven
false. about the only important thing IN
the letter IS "AnLi-Lonn's" admission
that the streets are in bad condition."
the markets and city hall are In need Of
repairs, &c.
This is an important admission In view
of the fact that the Register, which has
been speaking for the opposition TO the
r~efunding measure. has been editorlally
declaring that no urgent necessity exists
for these improvements, and that they
can watt until the debt Is paid of" The
need, however, Is go apparent to every
one that this claim OF the Register q few
days since had little effect.
But the communication referred 10
touches upon another phase Of the dis
question. The writer makes the charge
OF extravaganza IN the conduct OF the
city, hoping TO impress the public with
The ldcn that tho expenses could DO cut
down to provide money for improve.
monts. Mr.. "Antl-Loan" isn't the only
person who has sought to mako this
point. The gentlemen who nrc opposing
the ordinance have been oskcd time and
again, the challenge has been repeatedly
published, to point out In the statement
Of the clty'H receipts and expenditures
one single item OF expense that was un-
necessary
This invitation has been steadily lg-
borcd by tho oritics VI tho financial man
ngemont Of the city. Those gentlemen
who are reeponelble for tho management
Of analrs would be GLAD to have some Of
these wise men who arc hnrpIng about
alleged extravaganza in public cIpendi-
lures, without specifying thu cItrava-
giant items, n they would pausc In their
general %aHsumFtlohS long enough 10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23


"A few days since the IntelHgencer
published some interesting comparative
statements regarding the city debt and
the financial management OF the city un-
der two administrations. The showing,
which was compiled from the statements
of the city clerks for a few years past.
was decidedly favorable to the conduct
OF finances since 1894, and the Register.
knowing that It was made up from the
official records, where newspapers
should always so for official informa-
ton, contented itself with a simple as
seFtion that the figures were incorrect
without pointing out the alleged inaccur-
acies.
The city official who had prepared the
figures for the'InteuigeRcer then ehal-
lenged the Register to show that the fig
ures were wrong, He did this over his
OWE signature. The figures had a bear
ing upon a phase OF the differences OF
opinion between the advocates and OPP
ponents OF the reminding ordinance.
Yesterday morning the Register, instead
Of making good its claim, devoted a large
share of its editorial space to an eyasive
and abusive article regarding the au-
thor Of the communication. It was per-
sonal in its nature, and not one argu-
ment made in behalf OF the r~efundIng
ordinance was responded to; each of the
two challenges affecting the main ques-
ton Nas ignored.
The public is just now interested in a
discussion of the merits of the refundIng
ordinance; 1t is not interested in the
Registers opinion of the proprlety of an
official consulting other officials regard
ing the accuracy of official figures he had
very properly prepared for this paper.
What the public Is Interested in is
whether the Register can prove the fig
ures were Inaccurate. We respectfully
suggest to the Register that the main
point is not touched In its personal refer
ences to City Collector Hall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & c., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known r.
]. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out n obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
glsts, Toledo, o.
wALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
? Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
ANDRE


Sold for Taxes-varlous Attempts
Made to Destroy 1t.
NYACK, N. Y, Nov. 22.-The n
nouncement that the Major Andre mon
ument at Tappan Is to be sold for taxes
and removed is untrue. The monument
vas sold on October "a to ex-Assembly-
man George Dickey, of this place, at a
tax sale. This is the third year 1t has
been sold, each time being bought by
Mr.. Dickey for the amount of the taxes.
This year he paid $685. for 1t.
Cyrus w. Field, who erected the mon
ument in 1879, paid taxes on 1t up to
the time Of his death. II the Field FAM
lily does not redeem the property In the
time provided by law 1t will become
absolutely the property OF MI, Dickey.
The monument has been defaced by
relic hunters, until the letters on 1t are
almost destroyed. In 1881 q New York
crank tried to, daface it and attempted
to place doggerel lines on 1t.
There were three Intellectual attempts
to blow up the monument by vandals.
This finally was accomplished at the
fourth attempt, with dynamite, and the
shaft, which Is five feet high, lay on the
ground where 1t was blAwn until final
ly replaced by the people OF Tappan.
The monument was unveiled on Oc-
tober 2, 1879, the ninety-nirth anniver-
sary Of Major Andres execution. Mr..
Fields original intention was to lay out
a park about the shaft, but this he
gave up. He offered the monument to
the New York Historical Society, but
" -. 4 ,,gaa IaaNl-zl nNka..
was considerable local sentiment
against the monument, and several
meetings were held here to consider
what was to be done, but they came
to nothing.
It was believed that the attempts to
destroy the monument were made by
Irish sympathizers or notoriety seek
ers. When Andre was hanged he was
on his way to the British after seeing
the traitor, Benedict Arnold. at West
Point.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, NoynMBnn %, lsO7.
Benel,t. o. tne nsfnna!nr plan.

The article by wv. G. W" in Mondays
In%telligencer was one OF the strongest ar
guments yet presented in favor OF re-
funding the city's debt. 1t shows a care
full calculation Of what the city debt will
be In the next four years under the pres
ent system and what 1t would be under
the proposed refunding act, and also the
advantages TO the city under the latter.
What our correspondent says is well
worth the consideration Of every tax
payer in this community. with a view to
arriving at an intelligent understanding
OF the proposition before he casts his
vote next Saturday. 1t is shown
that the entire debt of the city. including
all bonds, outstanding orders, gas over
draft and unpaid balance on the Main
street bridge, on December 81 will be
$626, 500. 1t also appears that in the next
four years the city will have to pay out
of the gene al tax levy on account Of
bonds and interest the sum of s24O,4s2,
being an average per year of s6O,123.
This Is what the city will have to face
under the present plan, with which the
opponents of the refundlng plan seem to
be SO charmed. As stated by u cor
respondent, and we repeat his state
ments to emphasize them, under the re-
funding scheme the amount to be paid in
these same four years would be $780,
165 80, being an average of SS4,3S1 Is per
year, a saving out OF the general levy OF
$25,3S1 10 a year to be applied to works Of
public Improvements, which are now Of
such pressing necessity, and making
available in four years for this purpose
S1Ol, 1924. which, under the present sys-
tenn, will not be available.
This will be the effect of the business
proposition that appeals to the common
sense Of the public. 1t is such a policy
us is pursued by other municipalities
and corporations for the betterment Of
their conditions under similar circum-
stances.
Too much Importance cannot be at
tached TO the correspondents reply to
the Registers repeated assertions that
the city viii be out of debt in ten years If
the present plan is pursued. As a matter
Of fact that is easy of demonstration, the
debt under the old plan at the end of
ten years will be sS54,6OO. providing no
additional loan is In the meantime neso-
tiated, while under the new proposition
It will be $751; 900. But the interest which
would be paid in ten years, n the present
system is continued, will reach 500, 507,
and under the new It would be 252, 1871,
an exces of only 1880. In the meantime,
however, there would be saved to the city
for public improvements, which are SO
badly needed, the sum of si65,OOo, while
II the present plan Is continued nothing
will be saved, and the city's property,
streets, ETC., can so uncared for properly.
Every regard for progress and the gen.
,rai welfare of the public dictates the
olicy of adopting the refundlng or
dinance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
WARM CONTEMPLATION
OfHon. N. h. soou's Candidacy for the
United States ssnat0rship.

United States senatorship.
Mcdowell Recorder; The Recorder
some time ago mentioned the manner
of man It thought necessary for the
high Office of United States senator,
and has from time to time suggested
names that seemed to fill the bill
among them being Governor Atkinson
and'A. W. Campbell.
Hon. N. B. Scott, OF Wheeling, upon
close investigation, measures up to the
Recorders standard admirably.
Mr.. Scott Is a broad-minded business
man, whose personal interests are iden-
teal with those of West Virginia. He
has been prominent In the councils of
the Republican party, IN national, as
well as state affairs, for many years,
and through 1t all he has stood forth as
the embodiment OF high and honest mo-
tives. He was directly in charge Of a
large tier OF southern states in the last
national campaign, and In that work
he displayed talent of a high order and
an easy adaptability to the management
Of large affairs.
One OF Mr.. SCOTS warmest admirers
Is President Mckinley, and should the
legislature see fit to send him to the
United States senate, he would un-
doubte6ly take a high place In the fa-
vor Of the administration, and would be
in a position to materially advance the
interests of his state.
Mr.. Scott would make IN admirable
colleague for Senator Elkins.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

the most picturesque event in English
life during the present century, superb
~ illustrated. by r. Cation Woodvilie;
"A Birds Egg" by Ernest Ingersoll,
illustrated by fac-simlles in color OF the
egBsofeighty-seyen of the most familiar
varieties OF American birds; destiny
at Drybone," by owen Wister, the Sc
rles OF interesting adventures IN the life
OF Lin Mclean being brought to a dra-
matte close In this story, which Is per-
haps the most vigorous and character
istic OF the series, with a portrait sketch
Of Lin Mclean bV Frederic Remington;
Puppets, Ancient and Modern" by
Francis y Ziegler. an account Of their
use in religious ceremonies and In dra-
matte representations, from the shadow
puppets Of prehistoric religions to the
marionettes and Fundamentally shows
Of to-day. with six illustrations, besides
many other attractions OF consuming In
terest.
"A new star OF the first magnitude is
now seen in the. political skies OF CHI
ma So vast has his power become, SO
perfect his network of commanding In
fluence In court and commercial circles,
that he has already cast the great III
Hung Chang into partial eclipse" This
man Is Sheng Ta-jen. and his extraordi-
nary career and the immense scheme
of railroad works that he has planued
for China are discussed in a most in
teresting article in Harper's Weekly,
November "a, entitled, "a Modern Rail
road System for China" The facts are
published here for the first time, and
their significance is obvious. The same
writer describes the original and decl-
sive plan in which American merchants
of New York, Chicago. Philadelphia,
and San Francisco are cooperating to
secure a market in China for American
manufactures, especially machinery.
The Thanksgiving number OF Har-
per's Bazaar is furnished with a coiored
over BY the well-known artist, f, S,
Church. There Is a full display ot IL
Illustrations OF "Horse-show Gowns" the
designs that will set the fashion during
the coming winter. On the same subject
OF seasonable, costumes Katharine de
Forest writes from Paris, while Mrs.
AshmQre describes the winter shirt
waists, The number also contains a
London letter from Mrs. Poultney Big
Glow. treating of the exhibitions and
plays; the usual monthly extra install
ment upon Women's Clubs; and a
story. by Margaret Sutton Briscoe, en-
titled "The Stay at Home Enemy" The
increasing popularity of the correspon-
dence department has necessitated its
enlargement; and the final feature OF a
particularly full number Is an elaborate
but inexpensive menu for Thanksgiving
dinner.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Quickly Cured.
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discouraged and skepucal In most such cases serious mistakes are made In
doctorng and not knowing what our trouble H or what makes us sick The
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

Marriauc Is a crime, punishable with
life imprisonment.
No doubt Nero knew Just enough
about the violin to add 60 the peoples
torture.
II n rms would only let her
clothes get old enough, she would be in
fashion.
Spontaneous combustion IA some
thing by which anything is liable to be
set ablaze except a furnace,
A girls foot is smaller than the shoe
she sometimes wears, and bigger than
the shoe she most always wears.
Girls generally wear side combs be-
cause after they have nee got used to
them they can't make their hair look
right any other way,-New York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
HARpERs p%UpLICATtONB

The Chrlstmas number of Hnrpcr'B
magazine, bound In an ornamental COW
or, specially designed In colora by Hcn-
son Cox, will consist Of 100 pngcs, beat
TRULY illustrated, elght pages being In
color, ana will include the following
contributions "fhe WooiAH NJ MaiAa-
toon," n narrative poem by Low Wal
lace. with eight Illustrations including
tho frontiBnlcco ~ tho number wv u, ".
Du Mond. "1'ho Quecn'n Jubilee" an
account By Richard HAtdlnG Davis, OF
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

Senator Faulkner Ia working for long
distance telephone communication for
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
which reminds US that Col John t.
McGrnw's Grafton Office IS about two
hundred miles west OF M%artlnsburg,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

Parkorsburg is to have an electric rail-
way to take the place OF the old horse
car system. Parkcrsburg 10 ~up-to-date In
about everything oleo, aud doesn't Intend
TO bo left In the way OF rapid transit IA
cllitles for her citizens
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

The rapidly departing commercial and
manufacturing supremacy OF England is
working a revolution IN the minds OF
her business and working men. It is
stated that they are beginning to realize
that they are Handicapped by the free
trade policy. and renewed agitation in
favor of a protective measure may, in
the zeal future. precIpitate a crisis on
this question.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23

From Germany is reported the dIscov-
cry OF nm incandcscent gas with about
four times the power Of the electric light.
II this is true 1t seems that in the very
midst of the electrical era we might yet
return to gas so far as light Is concerned.