The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-30

Just pause for moment gentle rea-
der, and Try to realize the size and vio-
lence OF the storm OF public opinion
that burst with the suddenness Of
West Indies hurricane. should President
Mckinley abandon the white house and
agree to occupy apartments over the
principal saloon in the nations capital,
Shades OF the woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union! From every pulpit ros-
trum and fireslde from Maine to Call
fornia, there would ring forth a protest
such as no other act could possibly pre-
cipltate.
OF course President Mckinley con-
templates no step In this direction The
Iutelllgencer merely cites the SUPPOSE
ton in order that the enormlty OF such
course from the North American point
OF view may be brought home,
Down in South America, howeverpeo-
pie don't look at some things as they
are viewed north OF the Rio Grande.
Particularly does this statement apply
to the Uruguay, that little 'one-horse"
republic at the mouth OF the Rio de Ia
Plata, the great waterway Of lower
South America, that is sandwIched be-
tween those more pretentlous republics
OF Brazil and Argentina.
Mr.. Otto Doehm, manager OF the Kirk
studio, in this city. was for two years
engaged in photography in Monteviedo'
the capital city of Uruguay. and was
acquainted with the late president, Sc
nor Bordo, who fell a victim to the as
sassln's bullet as he was leaving the
Cathedral OF Montevideo. Mr.. Doehm
went to Uruguay In 1894, soon after the
accession OF Bordo to the presidency,
He did not ind that his elevation to the
office was as dlstasteful 70 as many
people as the press reports would lead
one to believe.
"But," added Mr.. Doehm, In speak
ing Of the murdered chief executive to
an Intelllgencer reporter last night,
0President Bordo did something that
could not possibly occur In this coun-
try. Soon after his accession to office,
there being no official structure, there
that corresponds to our white house, he
went house hunting. What do you
suppose he finally selected? Why, he
accepted the offer OF the owner OF the
most magnificent saloon in the city
getting the finely furnished apartments
above the saloon In consideration OF the
prestige the place would get from hav-
ing within It's walls so distinguished q
guest as the president OF the republic
Mr.. Doehm believes that eventually
there wifi be Just such a rush OF gold
seekers to far-oft Uruguay as Is now
Hacking to the frozen Klondike. In the
interior OF the country at place called
| Menas, where a company of French
capitalists have secured control OF q
great area OF territory that is said TO be
rich In gold deposits. The company has
not yet developed Its holdings on ac'
count of the unsettled condition OF al
fairs In Uruguay, but operations are
likely to begin soon.
Uruguay is silver standard country
| Until few years ago-whfie Mr
Doehm was In Montevideo-the silver
dollars were coined in English mlnts,fol
which the charge was fortY-three cents
The mint at Buenos Ayres, Argentina
offered to furnish the dollars at thirty.
two cents, and the offer was accepted
II was commonly reported at the time
that the difference was In some irreg'
ular manner added to President Bordo'f
income.
Uruguay hasn't as many people with
in her borders as the little state OF
West Virginia, though in area she d
three times as large. Her largest city
however, Montevldeo, has a population
OF about 100000, beside which Wheel
fng's 5000 sinks into inslgnihcance.