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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

ST. PETERSBURG, March ia
dispatch 10 the Novoe Yremya from
Paku, Russian Trans-Caucasla, says
the great Mantaschoff petroleum busi-
ness, valued at 81, 500 900, has been pur-
chased by an Englishman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19
S''.Ai.N.J.OS',El y N. S, SCALE
Discovered in seyentee III Orchards
in Berkelcy County
by STATE ENroMoLoGlsI,

From Few Tree, in Several Year, has
spread 10 1,Soo-It Is at Present in
Twelve Different location. but in Nonn
irhera the cilmat. Conditions arc %
/, Favorable as In the Eastern Pan Handle.
4 sIStrosepets Recommended a. the Bsst
! observation-disclosures. 70 DO Tal.ento III.
terminate the Pest.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19
NOTHING KNOWN
About the Report of The Court Of
Inquiry }f
INTO THE MAINE EXPLOSION.
The Precious Documents are now
not Expected
BEFORE SOMETIME NEXT. WEEK

Aud Their Contents may not bo Divnigsd
rnui Sometime Aftersnrds-The De-.
ei,lon rtho Court will be Rir,t Care
falIy Scanned by the President and Then
transmitted to Congress In = Message
With HIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pre-.
pnr.tlons arc ARP stlll Going on, Bu.
There lisa More Peaesfui FsellaE Among
Corernmeut Officials. i.. v 81
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

NEW YORK, March. lS.-z-A llynl Z OK,
nnn, OF thebess known railroad men In
The Gnsed Sta,csSan being Identified
with tho Vanderbilt sintcretts, d. led dsstds
denly to-day,tln In his otlcc, In. this city,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

MADRID, March 1S.-It is understood
that the report of the Spanish naval
court upon the Maine disaster. will be
retained until the American report Is
-nuhliShed -. y .L..L... 1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

q WASHINGTON, Match 1S.-The ord-
nance bureau OF the war. department To-.
day awarded contracts fotsh large num-
Der of steel armor piercing and deck
piercing prjecliles for The coast fort!ll-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

that even " the dinleultys about the
Argentine cruisers could be sirrnountcd
Chill would tnsist on getting something
moro than twenty per cent as her bar.
gain. The O o'Higgins So a magnificent
first class protected cruiser with every
latest Improvement in machinery,
armament and arnior. " III
tapALPARA1so. March ls.--Patrieio
Alcalde. minister OF war and navy,
says: 81 &
You can emphnticllly deny the story
OF The sale OF the Chilean cruiser o. Hlg-
gins or any Other warsiilp 20 Spain.,i a.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

Henry T Ga9e. Governor etectI wish the Monarch CD of the Daiies" would off being rude o
 ucUe Ga6e-Swearing nice; papa says never it. but I've heard other tngsingng dancing knows how I'll ask him you whether like it.
 Oh, swearing making up your mind to stop thing, know what wish my cousin Jennie Eastman to off making do my lessons
 Gorge ll ConsD for Turtey-To be candid with you must confess that little any any "old thing or not as long as am permitted to refrain from doing
 Nayor Janes D. Phe1an-It is customary for welneaning San Francscans swear off the doing of things which slider pudca being the beginning of the year so that San Francisco like certain ancient and ous of which paved good
 have doubts the of that kind of pavement arb let for keeping repair It that this pavement not stand the kinds which Resolutions of intention are SO often followed Inv had work that think that my official capacity enons pavement and refuse the light of experience support swearing off process which invoked so often by political offenders beginning year. day preceding election It the fiscal year that generally that the City Fathers to whom we look for every thing that good and they in
 Schoo' Djrec'or Sum Wa IerI the newspapers will of roasting me will promise off anything myself know the people would rather have am.
 CoWH'H Cier6-"teH r U ane-There man. only one whom should like off me swear until the blue atmosphere the office fghtens the deacon That is the obcase" be one long heaven of bliss this mutudnous individual the iob-chase will swear o on me don't whether he the other office holders or
 Charles We7ch. Secretary Bard of Educ1 ioa-I wish the chooteachers off demanding their salaries re days before they why they don't swear off demand ing them at all There wouldn't be large deficit they did There are those who would like Waller to swear off think ing he the entire Board of Education Don't confuse me will, those people. - - IVY
 " tt@H1 M Pterson. af0rney- f-1GrI the press would swear of giving black Francisco on all occasions
 Cnaan dies o pneumonia we get the biggest headlines announcing that the bubonc plague has out If we have slight shock o earthquake heads body in town frightened death Give Francisco chance from ISo9
 John ?. TrisbI wish the world swear off nemper- anee Both those who abstain intemperae who are mperately The public would .,rec;ate
 Lucky Baldwin off trusting luckespecaly in the con sucton of hotels think the leaders off from future overindulgence in fusion.
 Ra6bj VoorS0nS Ser-Among good many other things, I
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

appreciate if Mr Young would off denying that he can didate for the Senate
 F. Portor 4she Stafe Senator ezectI should like the Chief of Police 0 off being Chief of Police.
 4tto1eH Eueene DeupreR-A the good prophets on ec- for all their listened their augure and thereby hangs sorry tale
 Rap10eL We-1 afraid would be asking Barbour Lahrop request him talking For he must live to his reputation of "iron jaw"
 Rabbi Hjeto-The politicians ought off neehanging doubtful compments-especay they don't word of it.
 Health In D0ckprbI think the who IS looking my job better off It's such he thinks midnight oil but often the morning milk I'm exactly looking for trouble but find This hunting for aduterations unadulerated bliss.
 H .N Estee-Let say, far experience this IS
 pretty good world and the people pretty good people all in touch with those who something
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

body but themselves especially with myself have abundant for being grateful and satisfied with hear people that when they there less wckedness the world than don't believe leaf in life has left too many
 Dr. Hertzstein-[ would Major Mel ughn that he Dr. W'insiow .4nderson-Colone Kowaky every day the voirdupoi Considering his ethereal Years he off paefor example Baldwin Hotel fires suDerimtendent or Streets 4nebrose-I wish the people would off asking the impossible There cobbones the city of golden streets, thank heaven.
 Superri<or Ed1oard Snaith- He walks like dolly he talks like polly. Wake your Climb your great high hat supervisoy R'ttan@t
 Doc Smith he says he to me
 Heres tip the races, see!"
 Doc wins but always lose, you
 superuisor DeianyIm conbeef and cabbage epcure self But when Haskins wish he'd of thinking that hunger the only thing that be satisfied There thirst Supervisors Rivers S1,eetan aud .Norton-We never off anything lives would be hardly fair to ask else to off
 SNDprpteor Bri My friend Devany ought to off "gold bricks after January
 Supervisor Haskins-Capa Delany has off for It's whising Still His Whiskers him. The Baldwin barber and he fears other deface his manly beauty He ought off thinking His good looks proof against any
 Superuisor Deuany-Tel the other off don't know who he or what he must rstng of turned leaves the better It detact attention from those are Washington Dodge Assessor ezectReporters might swear off vivid imagnaons In their flights of imagination the sometimes build of thin air.
 LachanI would ask the children swear of asking, Got any election cards, mster?'
 SaperUisor intonSwear off asking express public opinion privately off demanding private opinion pub lcy
 Registrar Bieey-The weather clerk has relented New Years wish he would of entirely dry Il he doesn't will have gae with the disappointment that shed the lack of rain
 nm Keith artistI would like have colds swear off or They take particular alike wish they would conhne their other man cold thing of beauty, but with forever JM Le aroHne ing patronze and encourage
 Attorney Generu Fiji zeerad-My friends are too good f. ask them of But charity home unnose would not be uncharitable ask off CnDid D nforth. license ciorh-Every bachelor in Sa, Francisco ought off single Single blessedneso b fb, and the man dead that's single say this in the flne m knowledge gained in my professional capacity
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

like politicians off promising for casting ballot for another wish all gentlemen spttng sidewalks would like all good swear off shopping after and robbing tired of their
 
 General ". 1T l. BaFyes-If I would off aing the purposes of the President in relation Philippines until 1 knew about it.
 Ed SUeRS 0ctOrI wish the critics would take breathing spell They need So do might restrain my if Peter Robertson off entirely
 WrLiiung Greer Hqrrison-I wish Ambrose Bcce would off the habit of seiflaudation.
 SfG6e Monn6er aOrse L18f-H the chorus girls would off talking the would be enough oahemto take down the free list entirely suspended sign
 Garret .HcEBerney-There .H great many things I would like changed But double line police couldn't ac- complsh it. much less wasting breath swearing However would
The herald., 1898-10-16

In raising revenue for the general govern
ment tariffs should be so levied as to ac-
complish the desired end, and at the Same
time protect home industries In legiti-
mate and equitable manner.
We denounce the Dingley law for It's un-
qualified favoritism toward trusts. We
recognize that the necessities Of the gov-
ernment will require the imposition of du-
ties sufficiently high and comprehensive
to afford all necessary encouragement to
our domestic industries and that necessity
removes the objections Of those who be-
lieve in the principle of tariff for revenue
only.
It Is a crime against the laboring inter-
ests of the United States to protect capi-
talists and manufactured goods, and at
the same time to open wide the doors Of the
nation for the influx of foreign pauper la
Dor to crowd out American home builders.
If the manufactured article is to be pro-
tected, the labor that produces that arti-
Gle should also be protected.
We approve the course Of those senators
and representatives in congress who op-
posed the issue and the sale of bonds, to
provide for the expenses of the war, believ-
Ing 1t would have been better to have issued
certificates to the amount necessary, in
view OF the certainty OF short and decl-
sive conflict, and the equal certainty that
the certificates would be In future retired
suit In time of peace from the recently en-
acted revenue law.
CONTINUED on Page
The herald., 1898-10-16
the United States can afford to coin and
cirCuIafob

the United States can afford to coin and
circulate"
We believe, as did the immortal Lin
coin. when on the fatal day Of his assassi-
nation. he declared, 1.-The prosperity of
the miner is the prosperity of the nation;
the more gold and silver we mine. the
easier will 1t be for us to pay our national
debt
We reiterate the doctrines voted for by
William Mckinley of Ohio In the congress
Of the United States, which read as fol-
lows:
"That all the bonds of the United States
are payable principal and interest, at the
option of the government of the United
States, in silver dollars of the United
States, containing 412R grains each of stand
ard silver; and that to restore to its coin
age said silver coins as legal tender in
payment of said bonds, principal and in
terest, is not in violation of the public
faith, nor in derogation of the rights of the
public creditor"
1t is the duty of the government to fur
nish the people with a sound, stable and
flexible currency, composed of gold, silver
and paper, issued by and wholly under the
control of the government, each and every
dollar being q full legal tender for all
debts both public and private, and there
fore each dollar being as good as any other
dollar; this function of the government to
he exercised without the advice, assistance,
dictation or consent of the banking In
terests of this or any other country.
Believing the financial question to be the
The herald., 1898-10-16
THE SILVER REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Adopted In State Convention At Los Angeles ON the
9th day of Aagust

paramount issue before the American pee
pie. we hereby reaffirm the declaration Of
the Republican state convention OF Cali
fornia, held In the city Of Sacramento on
the 7th day Of May. 1895, when It unani-
mously declared:
I'VE are In favor OF the free ana unlimit-
ed coinage of silver at the ratio Of ls to 1,
and the making Of silver as we'll a. gold
legal tender In payment of all debts both
public and private"
The policy Of the present national admin.
istration on financial matters was q dis
honest act towards the men who placed IL
In power. inasmuch as the party declared
before election, through its platform and
public prints and speeches, that the polov
of the administration would be In favor Of
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
a ratio OF 16 to with the consent and an.
sistance Of other nations instead of by IN.
dependent action. and that these promises
were made for the purpose OF catching
votes and with no intention of their being
carried out in good faith. as was evidenced
by the fact that when once In power the
bimetallic g,Mse was thrown of and a sim
gle gold standard policy was adopted by
the appointment of a radical exponent Of
that doctrine to the position of secretary
Of the treasury. The party therefore went
into power by securing votes under false
pretenses, a crime for which there appears
to be no adequate punishment.
The herald., 1898-10-16
rb. p.ople,. nsrtx at ths STAT. Of Ca al,for-

The Peoples party Of the state Of Califor-
MIA, realizing the urgent necessity for re-
form In state and nation. reafrirm our con-
vittions IN the principles enunciated IN
our national platform.
Recognizing that the initiative and
referendum Will assure government by the
people, we therefore demand an amend
ment to the cons sttution providtng:
First-That any law or ordinance adopted
by any legislative body Of this state shall
be subject to a popular vote when de-
manded by a properly authenticated peti-
t:o'a signed by a reasonable per cent OF the
electors Of the state, county or municipality.
as the case may be, and II such vote shall
show a majority against the law or ord!-
nance 1t shall be invalid.
second-That upon petition Of reasona-
BILE per cent Of the electors of the state,
county or municipality, as the case may
be. the respective legislative bodies shall
submit to the electors therein any question
the submission of which has been demanded
BY such petition. or shall submit to them
for their approval a laws constitutional
amendment or an ordinance containing
such provisions as may have been de-
manded by such petitioners.
Third-Whcn legislation has been
adopted as herein provided by the people.
no legislative body shall have the right TO
nullify such action without the consent of
the people given at the polls, and such ac-
The herald., 1898-10-16

ton by the people shall be imperative and
not subject to veto.
We demand the free and unrestricted
coinage of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio Of 16 to /, without waiting for
the aid or consent Of any other nation, and
we are unalterably opposed to the policy
OF the Republican party IN demanding the
retirement of greenbacks and the surrender
to national banks of the sovereign power
of issuing money; and we especially de-
rounce the avowed attempt Of said party
to fasten upon the country irrevocably
and forever the silgle gold STAN dard.
We demand national money, safe and
sound, issued by the general govornmen.
only, without the intervention Of banks of
ISSUE to be a full legal tender for all debts.
public and private; also, a just, equitable
and efficient means Of distribution direct
to the people through the lawful disburse-
ments of the government.
We demand that the volume Of circulat-
ing medium be speedily increased to an
amount sufficient to meet the demands Of
the growing business and population of the
country and to restore the Just level Of
prices of labor and Production.
We demand such legislation as VIII pre-
vent Tor the 1uture the demonetizatiOn Of
any kind of legal tender money by private
contract.
We demand that the government, in pay
ment of its Obligations, shall use its option
as to the kind of money in which they
are to be paid. and we denounce the pres
ent and preceding administrations for sur
rendering this option to the holders Of gov
ernment Obligations
We demand that there shall be no further
The herald., 1898-10-16
PLATFORM OF THE PEOPLES PARTY
Adopted In State Convention at Sacramento on the
18th of July

issue Of United States interest-bearing
bonds.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for the
safe deposit of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange
We oppose all funding bills calculated to
extend the time for payment of the Pacific
railroad debt and we demand that our
government take the necessary steps to
Immediately foreclose Its mortgage upon
the Central Pacific railroad and collect the
debt in full and, If necessary, to bid 1t In
at the sale and operate the same In the in
terest and for the benefit of the people.
We demand the construction, ownership
and operation of ship canal across the
isthmus of Nicaragua by the United States
government. but we oppose Its construction
by any foreign government or private cor
poration.
The war against Spain, compelled by the
sentiments of the people of the United
States in vindication Of honor duty, hu-
manity and liberty, should be prosecuted
with an overwhelming vigor until the ends
for which 1t was undertaken have been
fully and satisfactorily achieved.
We deprecate the fact, however, that in
order to raise means to prosecute this war
unjust and unequal systems of taxation
have been adopted by the Republican con-
gress and administration. by which wealth
is enabled to escape its just burdens. shift
The herald., 1898-10-16
To tho Members Of the Silver Republican
Convention Of the State of California:

To tho Members of the Silver Republican
Convention Of the State of California:
Your committee on platform and reso-
lutions most respectfully beg leave to sub
nit the following report:
The Silver Republican party Of the state
Of California, In Its first state convention
at the city Of Los Angeles. this
9th day of August, 1898. hereby reaffirm
our fealty to the principles and doctrines
Of the Republican party as declared and
promulgated by the immortal Abraham
Lincoln and James G. Blaine. Through
the rise of new questions and the selfish or
corrupt course of the leaders of parties, the
ties which have bound the people to their
political organizations have now to a
great degree lost their force. We reiterate
the doctrines of that greatest and most
patriotic of all American statesmen, James
G. Blaine. who declared: Both gold and
silver coin to he the money. not only of the
constitution. but of the American people,
anterior to the constitution. and that con-
gress had no power to demonetizc either
gold or silver" and that 1.-The responsible
ity of re-establishing silver in It's ancient
and honorable place as money in Europe
and America, devolves really upon the
congress of the United States" We re-
iterate the words of Mr. Blaine wherein he
says: II believe tho public creditor can af-
ford to be paid in any silver dollar that
The herald., 1898-10-16

ing the same to the shoulders Of those less
able to bear them.
We further deprecate the fact that in
terest-bearng bonds have been issued
which, although miscalled a popular
loan,' will absorb the product Of toll for
years to come and greatly add to the bur-
dens of the producing classes.
We demand reform in our system of
taxation, to the end that taxes shall be
so laid as to secure so far as possi BILE
equality of sacrifice. We favor the repeal
of all poll taxes and demand exemption
from taxation of small homesteads and
personal property the amount to be fixed
by the legislature We also favor grad
uated state, income and inheritance tax.
We also favor the submission to the people
of constitutional amendment which will
give to counties and municipal corpora
tions the right to adopt such a system of
taxation for local purposes as the people
of such locality may desire.
Labor being the support of life. the right
to work is as sacred as the right to live.
We view the ever-increasing growth of the
army Of unemployed wage-earners as a
discredit to our civilization and a menace
to the republic, and we favor such leg.s-
lation shall tend to secure remunerat tive
employment for every citizen
We demand the election Of United States
senators by direct vote OF the people.
We oppose judicial legislation and gov
ernment by Injunction
We demand the public ownership of pub
Ec utilities and favor the passage Of such
laws and constitutional amendments as
will facilitate Their requirement
And to the e,,p,,ort or ,ie Ia co,,.. .-,a
pledge every candidate nominated
The herald., 1898-10-16
DR.. Hall as an Orator

DR.. John Hall was master Of the Eng
lish language and an IDEAL pulpit orator.
One who knew him vel. says Of him. His
intellectual greatness eliminates n the
preacher. In other departments Of literary
labor he Is necessarily above the vulgar
herd. but lags far behind the sterling mas
ters Of those fields. Standing IN the pulpit,
with his noble figure erect and towering,
with fiuency Of speech which Is never OBJ
structed, never attempting anything like
the ordinary Interpretation Of eloquence.
and yet controlling mems minds and hearts
with marvellous force and skill, he en-
bodies the conception of the pulpit orator
thousands have grasped after but have
never before met embodied in living flesh
and blood"
He aimed but to convince the reason by
argument, whose directness was one Of its
most conspicuous features. Sophistry,
turns or twists Of definition, were entirely
foreign to his language.-New York Even
ing Telegram.
The herald., 1898-10-16
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PEOPLES PARTY COUNTY PLATFORM

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platform
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who % ,s % csnon % 5 h issue of
contest the he a a aS of s S m ne M
San Pedro harbo The favorable @ result is LARGELY due
this and for the hsnen Of this state we earnestly COM
While sectional D,t'adi and not m asnanaS lem ] useless s
the the s1 n @ will sn s f sA % Ssa and S hs e.
Any S ssvs ticket ,ss will so asa u a .Ss not be manipulated for
purposes
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% % h V n oap s schemes @ The unjust
only
they ss % s an p at aps ns the
@ es nt s 5 si shoua at the
rights Of tn. hon veterans Of
h. av. all ,. % country are TOO erays and
oflaw and must be considered solely
observed with sorrow tn. nhp endured by
and we
The 'o0ses % WORTHY & Of hire end @ % arre @ s @ an
'0n w o. dS @ jus, s % ~ u ,vem o, assessment for taxation pu
of the of government without
tn. records show the most
d'pDoFonas their property
a.noun unjust Determinations and We pledge our utmost "
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the exercise of such franchise that
modification will secure the exercise " this
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