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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05
GIVING tine p;EivIL ms DUE.


\ 1.lfe: Having but!a dollar and a guar
ter, how can / diner he muttered. II
will so to the Theatre Instead =
on his way out between the acts,
while he was thoushtfully balancing lis
last quarter In his pocket. hccncoun-
tered u friend, and asked him to the
cafe. nc he takes whisltey Iyshall be
forced 10 beerls he thought. Bah!
how I hats thcistuff.'' NJ s,la.
His friend ordered beer s &. < :, Y
whisky" he said. and nniectcd that
even then hes.would have, Ia walk home
His friend offered him q cigarette, and
he absentrlndedly minded took two.
I. After the play he met the Devil
around the corner. 81 "a n "A 4 i.5 n y
You are desperate" said the Devil. (.
what OF It q. heIrcplied.
Z Nothing" said the Devil, ,..only you
Will do as ! say, She was IN one OF the
boxes to.night"
~ Yes. With her father
b Never mind. She Is now reading u
telegram which calls him downtown.
Z Her carriage number is 1S1. Itswill be
called In two minutes Ride homewith
her"
But I, the carriage y y close. and 1
IS Here said tho Devil, .take a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05
THE Old WAY NNDSTllE NEW.
$500

Dooisy OF Chieag 90 Witns,>es Church boys
Play a tame. Ills Comments.
Chicago Post: .Whln / was a young
M an" said Mr.. Dooley, S,an&that was
long time ago-but not SO long ago as
NANNY " me inimies I'd llykc 10 be-.
lleve-if had any inimies-l played fut
ball, but twas not the tut ball / see
whin tn Brothers school; an tn Saint
Alcyslus Tigers played las week al tn
peerarles.
..Whin 4 was a la-ad,S " a Sundah az.
,hernoon we'd gel out In tn field where;
tn oats d ben cut away. an we'd
choose sides, Wan cap'n "a pick
wan man an tn other another. 7
choose Dooley., I choose o'connor.' I
choose DImpsey, Il choose Rlordan.' an
50 on I'll there was twlnty-hve or thirty
on a side Thin wan cap'n kick III
ball an all on our side d run at It an
kick It back, an thin waniay tn other
side d kick It to US, an afthcr awhile
ihfgame d git 80 tlmpiscnuous that all
Sth' lads av both sides "a be In wan pile,
klckins away at wan or tn other or Mt
TIL ball or at tn Umpire. who was mostly
q. lad that cudent play. an that come.
Z out less able 10 play than whin he whit
sin. An'sifs any wan laid hands on TIL
ball he was kicked BY ivry wan else. an
be tn umpire. We played firm noon I'LL
i dark. an kicked the ball all til way
home In tn moonlight
That was futball. an was II great
: wan to play it I'd think io,hin' IL
histin' TIL ball Two hundherd feet in tn
air, an wanst / givehit such a boost
that l stove Ii tn ribs IL TIL Protestant
minister-bad luck 10 him. he wac Il
: kind man-that was, lsokin.. on FIRM u
hedge. was tn. finest player In tn
whole country, 1 was so. Siis. =
But this here game that I've been
3seein' ivry time. til pagan festival ".
sThanksg!ivln. comes ar-r0und. sure 1t
aln'tS TIL game that played. seen tn
Dorgan la-ad comin'up III, sthreet yes-
!; terdah in his fut bail clothes--a pair OF
mattresses on his legs! a pillow behind.
mask over his nose, an, a bushel mens-
reiiv hair on his head. He was fol-
lowed by three men. with bottles, Dr.
Ryan anssth' Dorgan family. / jlned
Thin. z x
They was a big crowd on III. peerary.i
"a bigger crowd; than y6uls get. to 20 fer
TO sees prize fight. 10th. shes had
. their trends sthatfgive th'5college cries.
Says wan crowd: Take. an ak, an AK an
ak to thin. Hooroo. hoosoo, l1eiiaba-
loo. Christyan Brothers, An tn
I other side says: Hit thin. saw thin.
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You didn't mention that In the letters
you SENT. - h
didn't. You don't mind my
Little csossin'. lisa barber down at
Salt Lake that II was took OF in the
frst place,
There were several seconds OF ST..
lence. Both We're evidently deeply torn
.hv emotions. Both were doing much
thinking, Finally he said:
\ II notice you've got only one eye.
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remained oil. tn field. IIcwas lynn face
down, with Ills nose in TIL mud.
He's kilt, says l..
e i think he Is, said porgan. with.a
merry smile. tx ststl ~
< ""Twas my boy Jimmy done 1t, itoo.s,f
says he.
Hell be arrested r. mnrder,l says III
VIII not. says he There's oniyl
wan polisnan in town cud take him. a q
he's downtown dom tn same for some
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THEY WE'RE MATED;
Queer Yarn OF How Used-up Couple
: ~, Y Z Got Married ~ 3 I.

~
Chicago Record; The mixed train Of;
: box cars and flats, followed by one dill.
AFFILIATED day coach, had Just started
out OF tNtilllngtoni OF the Idaho Central
when q tall. rough looking man with.
one eye burst through the rear door.
and, stepping forward TO the middle OF
the aisle. called out: v; .S.i
"I'm lookin' fer q lady named Merlbel
st. Clair"
There was but one woman in the
coach, and she would hardly have been
selected as fitting stch q name, but
I 10 the surprise OF every one she quick
Iya turned her head and said Cum
mere!r q! -.
1t was none OF the business OF the
others In the coach. but they could not
help giving undivided attention to the
transactions of the two, The woman
was angular and red-headed, and she
had q voice like the shrill .utterance OF
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

but the stock man who heard Il was too
in.AcU Interested to countenance any
distraction. AT last the woman In a
hesltating way, suggested: .5,ssS1.. \
"a That there mansion house an them
thousands o. cattle 5s5i VI, q
For a real fact the house Is n log
cabin. with one room an q mud ruff, an
there's only forty headfots cattle. I'm
sorry TO dlsapp'!nt YOU The house nin't
hardly bis enough for yer peanner
/ that YOU spoke OF, ". 4
81 ain got no non n nor mn IL II hnt1 r
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sayin' that ] see YOU are considerable
stoop shouldered an are several years
older than you stated %, Z. ,l.5F
90, no. I don't mind II at all: Fact
{ Is. III was standin"up you'd also see
that;I walk with a limp" 81 / s
rs that so2 Well. since you are so
free OF tellin' such things, don't OBJ
jectto sayInn that my left leg is made
I o. cork. lFEl,ssi & ~
~ They looked earnestly into the faces
OF each other for nearly minute this
( time, and the drummer In low tone
offered d two:to one bet on the outcome,
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Glove. Take 4twoa!' He went back.
The next night he met the Devil on the
"she Is mine sfiel said. I'VE are to
bcmarricd, And now about the price. I"
My dear fellow said the Devil,
pleasantly, don't mention 1t. You can
pay that later-in installmcnts.n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

sssya, Tls tichslhtcrfercnce az thiA..
rass3l /. as breaks up families. anil
''ris d noble sport, an I'm glad 10;
qfe us Irish are gettlns lntol 1yhlnwe,
lnfn X truly Will teach thin colllegni
j0oda FIRM M Pic belt u thrick on. two!
'syYc have already said Mr. Hens
iirhsSi 'trrheyse a team up In Nviscop.,
tln With d lad be III, }ratne Isl Riordan
ffricaf'n, an wan named Patsy Q ,Dcal
liehinash They come down here ar, /
bate tho lahs firm 'th'kC hicaygo colltbe.
down lle IN Midway Il S!lif S}iT ~
nv coorseF they. did, \. said N /; poo-
ley. .Tv eoorsel they did, An, they lrld
hate amy COLLECTION Al y Bnptlsts that
liyer como out ilv b tank, * n, 4. Z.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05
lIIEI .NsaR'E..A,'r nisKs,

~ 10
cisveIana Plain pcaisrt An lnsprlatsdl
Individual tried 10 rabstas- rear plat.
.f0rnS 81 n moving Euclid Avenue car the,
other day. and missing its fell heavily!
pn int pavement. the tcphdlGtos stop.
ped tho. ear and ran sack % the man
he helpeIt him 10 his feet, and. holding
him mp With onf hand, managed 10
itlliv forth q nepeil and q. Slip. Of pa:
per- d n I; "a X Y !, (
3,what's your name2" he asked.
|sSash my nancy imputed sie Inc;
IShtlate. Y y Il "A s, N + Y " \. n \. q
tf,Yes, what's your ,name2'
The !nebriate braced himself bS' q
great effort and pulled IN Ve.y dirty,
lick Of diamonds from his oysrcoat
Docket. ,.., ~ " Z, n Is,
eThRsh my card he said, with an
lsir Of. profound gravity. Z * 3 Z
he dlnductor locked nj II shopelessly.
| cts yoliri name Jack?iG he asked,
.sl,cs. thash right 4 q J! 4
E.Jaek what ~ 5 Il! /. ~ S W
the lnebfiatc disgusted.
lyiy; ''lemmc write II m'self"
He took the slip OF paper and pencil,
ssyetli The latter In his mouth stuck his
lfhngue in hls cheek and ;eldeay0rcd TO
iipt his name on the llper, But his poor,
Fingers t.cmbled TOO much Al, he could
va ,shs 90 scratch wild slszass across
tsthc slip. \ XII
l.,yau niiis' excoosh me-" no said. mp
l:olngstlsally::+"1'm 50 used 70 stypewrit;-
N. ~ II 4 4, "a ~ ri a 5-
n Finally he gave wild jab at the pa
Eper scratched down a few crSpt2ssam-
rs curl s-suSs and triarnphantly eS-
tsllimed ''FIow's that b.
tTbat's MI right said the impatient:
conductor. .Goodby.. And he rushed for
| the car
E And then the laebsiated one turned
tsto abystander who had come up to see
The f,,n. b
...Thnsh very careless OF me- he said.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

Dorgan. an AZ fast as wan " tn. Christ'.5,
yam Brothers came up an got In. tn way
this hero young A!oysius grabbed him
be tn hair " tn; head an Al. sole w IN
fut an thruns him over his SHOULD
What's that! lad doln.. 2 says, IN
tericrin' says Dorgau. ] shud THINK
( he was. gays ] !, an. most 3isnpuden ~ IN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05
TWO KINDS OF I. INNOCENCE

Il Detroit Free Press: It was during the
brief time that the customs officers were
;on the alert to capture oil kinds OF
.sealskin wearing apparel, that she was
coming across the river. Though fine
locking. she had a provincial DIR and u
pair of eyes as innocent as a baoy's.
III After the officer had passed two
Thirds the length OF the car she looked
llup to see him standing beside her seat.
i's'What Is II, SIR" she asked in q
ssollcItous way. Have you lost some
lithing ?" and she began gathering her
lsskirts about her feet that he might have
iia,clearer view or the floor"
isJ'I'm q customs officer, madam" very
iSimpressively, for a man In his position
,,:feels Inundated at having to Identify
I.hlmsslf.s' Have you anything on sou
on which duty. should be paid rs: II
l5tss'fWhy. my dear, slr. wouldn't SNUG
| gle. II did 1t would be when 1 could
| (get:the best Of the states. for I'm from
the Dominion don't you know ~ Just
as II It were not as plain as though the
union jack had been Atatooed on her
forehead. II thought sou had lost. some
thing. The eyes were more conyinc-
ling even than her artless talk. and
when the o!Ilcial made perfunctory
examination OF her val!se, just to hold
his dob. she INDUCED In a contagious
laugh, telling howtvery odd II all seem
ed; 81 n Is ~ 3. s II
ei'Three blocks from the depot she was
met bysa man In a silk hat. box over
coat. flash suit and putting a big black
cigar. 4 y n.
lew hat luck. Kit?"', &c
rFor,y-seven! diamonds, two pounds
az opium, and "a scalsRin Jacket under
this cloak. I'm melted. ="
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mo business to sign. name or$entlre
stranger. Like as not get me In deush
OF a lot of trouble
And he lunscd over to the sidewalks
and sat on a hydrant to rest. Z 4. q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

body, he says. Well they 5carridE tn,
corpse 10 tn side, an took tn bali out
I IL. his stomach withfat monkey wrinch.
an tn game was resumed.
:. Swim. sixteen, eight, eleven, says
. st. Aloysius, an; young Dorgan started
&c: run down tn field. There was ans
other young lad a.runnin. In frontSiy5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

!s frend-y dear fellow why oncarth don't you get mar
ned arc any number Of girls about waiting you
Only shid-Nevah. deah boy, neyah The only ambition q
Fmy---cr--iic is let the name die with me iii
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$S2 The Ugly Gr-Angelina, whats the matter?
The Beauty-Oh Sophia, that nasty man there has kissed
without being introduced
Ugly GrlWhyj that's papa He must have thought you
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|9J5Three blocks from the depot she was
met bysa man In a silk hat box over
coat. flash suit and putting n big black
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-05

lew hat luck. Kit?"", &c 3.
rForty-sevenisd diamonds, two pounds
az opium, and "a scalskin acket under
this cloak. I'm melted. - ,5 ~
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25
Caa Stand No More Aiironts--Sp Spanish Coa-
sulsis Says There Will Be no Mar
Charles Dudlsy Warner Talks.
nnLnIuuJ1nn1unuuJL1nItnn1fIn
IN CASE OF INDEMNITY
ASKED FOR THE MAINE SPAIN
WILL MAKE CoUNTER-CLAIM
FOR FlLIBUsTERERs AND
GAIN WHAT SHE WANTS
TINE.
dlnInnnnnnnnlnnnnnnnInnnnln

New York March IA world dis
patch from Havana says:
It is most probabIe-indeed, It Is almost
certain. that II the United States claims
indemnity for the loss OF the Maine, Spain
will put In a counter claim for hundreds
Of millions Of dollars for damage through
hllbustering expeditions fitted out in
America and permitted 10 sail from Amer
lean ports One OF the highest Spanish
officials In Cuba stated that Spain's an
swer 20 an American demand for Maine
! indemnity would surely be as Indicated
He reluctantly admitted that a blank re-
fusal to pay for the battleship would not
be backed by Europe, but he seemed as
sured Of the fact that should Spain offer
TO pay promptly. say N00o0lOoO for the
Maine II the United States would pay
500 0O0.Oe0 for Spanish losses through Gu
ban fllbustering, Austria and France
would at least endeaver 10 make them
their own Affairs and thus give 10 Spain
the thing she has been clamoring for for
the last three years, and the only thing
she has gained. time.
Should Spanish indemnity for the
Maine disaster become a question for an
international board and should its decis-
ion be the deciding point OF American in
tervention, either America viii have TO
feed Cuba at least whole year more, or
the Cuban will become practically ex-
tinct For delay after delay will surely
consume that much time. II the Cubans
are TO live the United States will have
spent by that time as much for their food
as the cost OF the Maine.
II they are to die. the quicker their
misery is ended the better. Although
hundreds Of tons OF food have now been
distributed TO starving Cubans and the
bishop OF Havana blesses America for it's
Christian use the Spanish government in.
Cuba still denies that there is misery in.
cuba.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25

navy department. entered carriage at
the depot with orders to he driven TO the
White House.
Lieutenant Jungen, Il is believed. car
rlcd the report with him.
The last day before the arrival Of the
report Of the Maine court OF Inquiry was
one OF uneNampled activity in all official
quarters. Advices came early that the
Spanish torpedo hotill0 had sailed from
the Canaries FOR Porto Rico and from this
moment the most energetic warlike meas
ureS followed one another In constant
succession. The movement Of this fleet
is watched with the keenest interest as il
was felt to involve serious possibilities
which might compel the United States
government to protest against the move
ment as one Of hostile character. I'm
mediately on the receipt OF the official
dispatch from one Of our naval attaches
abroad. briefly announcing the sailing Of
the fleet. the fact was made known to the
president and an earnest conference was
held between him and Secretary Long
and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. The
news Of the movement was fully consid-
cred and the president was advised that
the naval strategists regarded 1t as es-
sental that the torpedo fleet should not
he allowed to reach western waters,
What. II any, conclusion was reached is
not known.
Later In the day Spanish Minister Senior
Polo V Rernabe called at the state de-
partment and spent some time with Judge
Day, 1t was naturally inferred that the
approach OF the Spanish notilla was one
of the subjects referred TO- Whether.
however. there was any suggestion
by either Judge Day or the Spanish min
lister, both of whom maintained the strict
est reticence regarding the conference and
refused to speak concerning IL,
Following the hotilla announcement inn
portant news came rapidly, First was
the announcement by Secretary Long in
dcating the placing OF our squadron and
fleet on war footing;
admiral Sicard has been granted leave
OF absence very much to the regret of the
navy department, and altogether on ac-
count of his health, Captain Sampson
has been made commander Of the fleet at
Key West, Captain Evans has been or
dered to take command of the battleship
Iowa. Orders to the squadron in Hamp- |
ton Roads have not yet been issued
Although the announcement did not |
state so, II soon become known that Com |
modore Schey was slated to command |
the "nying squadron This announce
ment was recognized at once as of unus-
ual Importance at this juncture, Admiral |
Sicard has been in command Of the fleet
at Key West throughout the critical pc !
rlod of the Maine disaster Captain |
has been in command of the i
Iowa, but more recently has been con-
spicuous before the public as president of
the Maine court of inquiry, Captain |
Robhley Evans is better known as Eight |
ing Bob" Evans.
The next important move was the de-
to create a joint commission
from the war and navy departments so as
to bring them into harmonious action on
all measures. Then at the close Of the
Continued on third page,)
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25
sPAINs INSULTS.

New York, March 2A-The Tribune
prints the following interview with Cen
eral Suarez. OF the Spanish consulate, OF
this citv:
I'VE do not believe that there will be am
actual war between Spain and the United
States. but II such a thing should happen
It would be because the United States has
insulted Spain. You have in this country
given home to those men who are trail
tors to Spain and have waged war
against her Even in this city the head
quarters Of the Cuban junta are located
and from these headquarters all the plans
OF the campaigns against Spain are pre-
pared and arranged for and Is done with
in two blocks OF our consulate The Uni
ted States and spain are friendly ma
tions and this to say the least is surpris-
ing that the rebels in Cuba should be al
lowed 10 arrange their plans of cam
paign in this country. say again that
do not believe that actual war will come,
but If It does come 1t will be from the
fact that Spain has taken all the insults
she could stand and will take no more"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25

There are larger battlcships aloat on
me ocean than the twin sisters Kearsargc
and kentucky; there are even larger ar
morrd cruisers In the British navy, such
as the splendid cruisers Powerful and Ter
riblr. vet II is doubtful whether any pru-
dent naval commander even leaving out
vi his calculations that great factor rep
resented hy the superb fighting qualities
of the American sailor, would care TO Nen-
turr hostile meeting with one OF these
steel bulldogs of the seas; for the new
American battle ships cmhody In their
design ana construction the highest de-
vclopmcnt up to this date In offensive and
defensive warfare as the great game OF
naval strife would be played ON the coast
line OF the United states Into their broad
hurs are packed all OF the engine power,
the armOr AMI the ordnance that the
highest scientific ability Is able to concen-
tratc In floating structure that Is able
to seek base ot operations, a supply of
fuel and ammunition and an opportunity
to heal wounds received In battle, Larger
ships, those of deeper draft necessarily,
may not enter or attack our ports at
lighting range and this consideration was
always kept in mind by chief Constructor
Hlchborn when the KearSarge and the
Kentucky were plaued. That is the eN-
PLANTATION of the fact-a new one in naval
dcsigu-tha these ships with displace-
ment of ll,1sl tons, draw only y feet g.
inches of water less than the armored
cruisers New York and Brooklyn, which
4 L..
to one or the battleships, Light draft on
heavy displacement is only one of the
many valuable qualities OF the battle
ships, though by no means the least, Save
the Indiana class, they carry the heav-
lest batteries in accord with modern ma
val practice. and with primary batteries
fully equal To that class they mount see /
ondary guns in such fashion as to make |
the combination almost meQualed in ma
val architecture. The big rifles, four in 1
number are mounted In two turrets one /
sweeping the entire sea from directly I
ahead. fully half way astern, the other I,
with equal range, placed So as to COM |
mand the sea from either bow straight |
astcrn These are Of thirteen inch calibre
yet the British navy now confines its
guns to twelve inch, In inches the differ
encc seems small, yet the American gun
has about . per cent more power
At this point in the armament of the
ships the American designers have em-
harked in bold and enterprising eX-
pertinent the result Of which will be
awaited with interest by the whole mari
dime world Instead Of descending at one
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25
GRANT ON HAVANA.

New York, March 2L-The remarkable
disclosure is made by Leslies Weekly in
this weeks issue that on April 80, 1883,
General L. s. Grant wrote to Adam Ba-
deau. telling how easy 1t would be for
the United States to capture Havana by
a combined attack by our land and naval
forces. In this letter which Is printed in
fac simile by Leslie's Weekly. General
Grant says;
"That the hostility OF the native popu-
lation TO Spanish authority would make
this (the capture Of Havanal a compare
lively easy task for any tirst-class power
ana especially easy for the United States
in case of war with Spain"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25
SPANISH OPINION.

Havana, via Key West, March 2L-La
Union Constitutional publishes strong
editorial against Messrs Morgan, Call
and king, because of the stand they have
taken in connection with the reference
to the Maine disaster. 1t says the United
States will forgive the loss of life and
money if the Spaniards will hand over
Cuba although through American fill
clustering and sympathy thousands Of
Spaniards have lost their lives in Cuba
and the island has been made desert.
The Commercial in an editorial on the
same lines reproaches the American
newspaper correspondents for the bad
feeling they display" and says it does not
know which to admire the more-the men
who write the lies, or the fools who be-
lieve them"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25

Washington. March Zi-Lieutenant-
Commander Mark and his naval com
panlons bearing the report OF the Maine
court of Inquiry reached Washington AT
g:C tonight The crowd was ~ dense at
The depot that the party left the train
outside the shed and took carriages for
the Ehhitt House. where the officers will
spend the night They were met az the
station by an official ~ the navy depart
ment who Informed them that the secrc-
tary u the navy would not receive the
report tonight
Lieutenant Commander Mark. Lieu
tenant Jungcn. and Mr. Ward. of the