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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21
All nle.Eleslionl .Conyersa.lon
TIlEsBAslSsOF al AsElONETRlAL.
N'THE CIRCUIT COURT BEFORE
ABOUND.

< a case that Is said to be without a
parallel in the courts was on trial yes
terday IN the circuit court. Judge Her
vev on the bench, In the course Of an
ante.electlon discussion out at Twilight.
in this county, In the fall OF 'os. Ran.
dolph Fisher is said 10 have predicted
that prices on sheep and wool would
advance. when the Republicans attained
control Of the government. In this he
was no false prophet, for wool advance
ed several cents u pound and OF course
sheep participated In the rise.
salzer, alleges that during the election
discussion. Fisher made aSverbal con-
tract that he would buy sixty sheep
from him after Mckinley's election at
five cents q pound. After the election
and Inauguration, salzer says lie saw
Fisher, who declined to take the sheep.
Thereupon salzer took the sheep at
three cents pound, aud now he sues
Fisher for the two cents pound di,-
ference.
Fisher claimed that no contract was
made, and Mr.. conir, his attorney, en-
deavored to have salzer admit that he,
told another farmer that the whole az
fair was joke and that he would not
attempt to hold Fisher 20 the bargain.
The witness. however. could not re-
member having made such an admis-
sion. Salzer said he asked Fisher about
the alleged contract. and Fisher re-
piled that he did not say In what March
he would take the sheep
Saizer told Of the political discussion
that brought about the ] gal wransle.
Fisher was telling US tk:l' when the
Republicans came Into power, prices
would so up"
"And you didn't believe prices would
80 up?" inquired Mr.. Cinifl.s
well. I talked that way whether I
believed It or not" was the answer OF
the witness. which showed his striking
similarity to the usual Democratic cam
paign orator.
Several witnesses were examined and
the case furnished amusement for the
audience that gathered to listen to the
developments Of a peculiar case.
The testimony was finished at the at
ternoon session OF court. This morning
the arguments will be made by Colonel
Arnett for the plaintiff and Mr.. John ].
Con!ff for the defendant.
x The jury that tries the case IS COM
posed of Messrs. Lawrence Beiker, j.
II. Dehmel. D. ". Thornburg, Julian G.
Hearne, A. Hoffman and G.: w. Parker.
Other cases considered at the session,
of the circuit courts yesterday. were as
follows:
= Z. Margaret McGee, ct al, VS.. Alex.
Turner. ct al; order of sale entered.
Andrew Schell vs. George Cramer;
verdict for the plaintiff giving possess
ion OF the property In dispute.
Elizabeth Turner's committee vs. T.
T.. Hutchinson and ". H. Chapman;
motion 70 revive suit in plaintiffs name
admitted. and special pleas to be filed
May IS.
Carl Anderson was appointed a COM
mittee. for Mary Schnell, an insane
person; bond $50. r;::.t 49, ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

CHILDREN like 1t. 1t saves their
lives. We mean One Minute Cough
Cure, the infaliiblc remedy for coughs,
colds, Group, bronchitis. grippe, and all
throat and lung troubles. Charles r.
Goethe, Market and Twelfth streets:
Chatham Sinclair. Forty-sixth and 5Ia-
cob streets: a, j.. Schcehle. No. COZ Main
street: ESley Bros. Penn and Zane
streets; Bowie g. CO., Bridgeport. A S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

IF you want a fine extra dry spark:
ling wine. drink Cooks Imperial, flavor.
unsurpassed, bouquet unrIvaled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

Grand Tnrtle sonp Lunch
Tonight, No. 2227 Main street.
PETER BoNENBERGER.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

LIVING Pictures Mt Black Prince
Lodge tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

LIVING Pictures at Black Prince
Lodge tonight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21

+. =. iiENbE<iNsElOlt dScu ~ years anu
months. -. iy'f n ~ -
Funeral from the residence. on Tomllnson.
avenue, Thursday at p. m. Friends
OF the family invited.
STATLER--on Wednesday. April 20, 1895.
~ at $3.50 o'clock a. M, HELEN RUSSIE,
daughter OF Osce A. and Gertrude
Statler aged II months and days.
Funeral services at the family residence,
No. &c. North Front street, on Friday
afternoon at: o'clock. Friends of the
family are invited to attend. 1nterment
private at Greenwood cemetery.
McAfILLEN-on Tuesday, April 10. 1895,
~ at $40 a. M. CAPT. JAMES McMIL-
LEN, aged 20 years, 3 months and 10
days. $50
Funeral from the residence of his son-in-
law, S. r. Graves, No. 1862 Main street,
at Q a. NJ. Thursday morning. Inter-
ment at Davis cemetery Bellaire. o.
Interment private.
Chicago and st. Louis papers please copy)
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-21
DIED.

Moundsvil,e, on Tues.
day. April 10, 1888, at $50 o. M, REECE
II. HENDERSON,, aged Il years and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
DODGING A BIG LION.
Excitement in North Carolina
Town, His Cage Being Upset.

Town, His Cage Being Upset.
From the Clinton Democrat.
John H. Sparks show exhibited here
Friday to a tent full of people. There was
a large number of ladies and children pres
emit The exhibition was very satisfactory
until the concert after the main perform
ance began. About half the spectators
left when this began, and the streets were
crowded with people and vehicles when
Romeo the big lion with the circus, was
turned from his cage in a steel arena to
perform. The manager had just finished
a speech relating how this fierce and pow
erfui lion had killed three men and stated
that he weighed go pounds and was the
largest animal of his kind In captivity.
when the keeper began slapping Romeo In
the face with a piece of beef. The hon
sprang toward the door Of the arena and
attempted to return into his cage, which
was backed up against the arena. His
head struck the door, and his great weight
overturned the cage, which was on wheels.
The savage animal was then free In the
tent. For a moment he stood as If dazed
and then sprang about twenty feet land
ing at the end of the reserved seats, which
were crowded with men, women and chill
dren. A panic at once seized the people,
ana cries Oh frightened women ana CHtlu-
rem broke from every side. Many per
sons scaled the walls of the tent and jump
ed over them. The lion ran under the
seats with has keeper after him with a
whip. He ran outside and leaped a fence
and then made back for the main tent
The cry 1.-THE lion Is out" arose, and there
was a mad rush of people for safety.
Some were run over and trampled under
foot, but no one was seriously hurt, ex-
cept Mrs. John Turner who, In getting
over a fence with her children, lost her
footing and fell, breaking her arm. The
negro houses nearby were filled with
frightened people seeking safety, while
others tore off through the woods and
fields and ran as they had never run be-
fore. Hats, caps and cloaks were lost in
the wild flight, and number Of unclaimed
articles of this kind are yet in possession
of the town policeman.
Finally the lion took refuge In the dress
ing room of the main tent and when his
cage was backed up he ran into it.
II was hard matter to tell which was
the worse frightened, the lion or the peo-
pie. Many funny incidents of the event
are related. When the lion had escaped
from the tent Mr. ]. X. Peterson lost sight
of Mrs. Peterson and went to seek her. He
raised the flap of the tent to go out and
just as he did the lion met him coming
back and he and Mr.. Peterson came near
kissing each other. The lion passed in and
Mr. Peterson passed out, both very much
frightened. Mr.. Henry e. Fairson seized
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

a large sledge hammer and held II aiolt
prepared TO defend his territory MT
Dock Crumper seized a small log and dar-
ed the lion to come his way, and the lion
didn't A number of the circus people
climbed up poles and ropes out of danger
way Mr.. Tom Wash Crumpler came up
and startled a group by excaiming, MY
God men, the British lion Is loose ana al
most frightened my little boy to death.
Mr. Sparks informed this writer that
after the stampede was over two Infants
were found on top of the tent, where their
frightened fathers or nurses had thrown
them for safety and then fed out of dan
ger. There has been nothing so exciting
In Clinton since the earthquake. Little
else was talked about for day or two
following the event. They tell some good
ones on how fast some of our brave fell
lows ran
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
NEGRO BoY KILLED.
ManEled in Machinery at Southern
Cotton Seed OIL MIL

Cotton Seed OIL MiII.
Coroner Goette was notified at o'clock
this morning OF the killing Of a negro
boy, who was mangled in machinery at
the Southern Cotton Seed OIL Mill. west
of the city. The coroner will take charge
of the body ana investigate the killing this
morning.
The boys name was not given From
Information obtained at the police bar
racks, his clothing caught in the shaft
ing, and before he could be released. his
body was mangled in a horrible manner.
The employees stated the body was sus-
pended from pulley, and they wished
to remove it. As Coroner Goette did not
go out, the men were told they had the
right to take 1t down
II is stated the negro lives four miles
from the city, on the Augusta road The
police did not learn whether he was an
employe at the mills or not.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

The Central Railroad secured the
movement of the troops that are soon to
come to Savannah from Huntsville. The
Fifteenth Infantry and the Eighth Cavalry
are the regiments that are TO come. Bids
for the movement of the former were open
ed by the quartermaster at
Huntsville Saturday, while the bids
for the movement of the cavalry were
opened yesterday. The route Of the com
mand will be via the Southern to Macon
and the Central from there to Savannah.
The Central has also secured a long
haul on troops that are to go TO Americas
from Lexington, Ky. The road will take
these regiments at Birmingham.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah and
Elsewhere.

Mr.. D. F. Jack, freight traffic manager
of the Plant System. left last night by
way of the Central Railroad for Atlanta,
where he goes on a business trip.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
DOCTORS WAYS IN THE PAST.
Pleasant Prescriptions They Put Up
for Children.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
DR.. Robert Reyburn, professor of ply
siology and hygiene in the medical de-
partment of the Howard University, in
Washington, has collected an interesting
array of facts that show the pleasant and
scientific manner of treating the diseases
of children that obtained about 200 years
ago. The paper was read before the Joint
meeting Of the medical and anthropolo-
gical societies in Washington and was re-
ceived with much attention.
The first authority quoted by him was
DR.. Thomas Willis, an eminent physician
of England He was born in 1921 and died
in 1874. He wrote concerning the treat
ment of epilepsy:
IA Man in this Neighborhood had all
his Children dead Of Commissions within
three months after they We're born. At
length, to prevent the same Fate in a
Son Of his that was new born, he thought
proper to try the Power Of Medicine. /
was called to him a few days after the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

Mr.. w. t. Danforth. commercial agent
at Montgomery for the Georgia and Ala.
bama railroad is among the roads rep.
resentatives in Savannah who is looking
out for business among the soldiers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

Choice Liquors Imported Direct
from the Finest vineyards
in France and Spain.

A The attention of the physicians and
Z public Is called to these elegant wines
Y and brandies, which are imported d.
a rect In glass ana bottled at vine
y yards, and which are the finest
q liquors that have ever been placed
on this market They are especially
suited to medical purposes and invai-
a ids; also for connoisseurs and lovers
OF elegant goods.
q Our business is exclusively whole
Z sale, but wishing to Introduce this
y hne line of Branches, Wines and
A Whistles we have determined to sell
them in any quantity desired.
q Special attention is called to our ell
4 egant Normandlne Brandies from
Y Cognac, France. In all their rich
a ness, strength and purity.
sHERRIEs.
Grand old brands, Amnontillado.
q Vine Paste and Olrosos, from Spain.
a cLARETs-Andres Brands: Bor-
Z deaux, very choice and old.
PORT WINE-Oid London Dock.
Y RUM-sunshlne. jamaica.
"A SCOTCH wHIsKY-King William
z Nv. This brand Of Scotch Whisky is
. the drink of the leading connoisseurs
a clubs and cafes OF New York, and
conceded to be the best imported.
a Bitters and Cordials from Italy
We also desire to call the attention
Y Of the public to our fine line of Olive
A on, imported direct from Nice; Il is
pure and unadulterated. and Is the
a finest olive OIL that has ever been
\ brought South.
IMPORTED BEERS.
These are also among our special
Il ties. We have all the favored brands
= OF Germany, which will please you.
visit to our establishment is So
4 licited.
LIFsRMRN BROS,
Y Wholesale Druggists and Importers.
A Idppman Block, Congress and Bar
nard Streets. Savannah, Ga.
X~VVYWYXVYwYW
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

The Plant System will move a battery
of artillery tomorrow from Hilton Head
This is Battery of the First Artillery
which has been encamped on the island
for some weeks. 1t is now to go to Key
West.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

Mr.. Henry B. Plant, president of the
Plant System, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Plant was travelling in his private
car, accompanied by his secretary, Mr..
Frank Sullivan. He arrived from Florida
and left last night for the North. He will
return in a short time to attend the annual
meeting Of the lines comprising the sys-
TEN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

AT the Congressional Funeral.-The
Mourner From Michigan-Poor old Blue
grassl I'm sorry he's gone
The Mourner From Mississippi-Yes; he'd
have enjoyed this whisky as much as any
OF us.--Puck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

Mr.. w. Fl. Leahy, chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Plant sys-
TEN, Is in Washington on business for the
system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08

-Fuddy-Many wonderful things happen
in ones life.
Duddy-- Especially In photographers.
boston Transcript.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
G. G. Cox for Railroad Commissioner

The TRIBuNE'S little boomlet for
Geo. G.. Cox for Railroad Commits
sioner seems to be taking root. Sew
eral papers Of the state have noticed
it favorably, and there is good rea-
son why they should. Mr.. Cox is q
practical, working farmer. He has
no other business, and never had.
Lives on farm, and with bis own
hands plows, sows, reaps and does
all manner Of farm work. The re-
publican party Of Wisconsin Will be
strengthened by recognizing the
great farmer element in putting one
OF that class on the ticket for rail
road commissioner. But being a
farmer is not Mr.. CoX's only qualifi-
cation. He served his country
through the late war. going into the
army when but l6 years of age. Two
terms he represented this district in
the Wisconsin Assembly. For sew
eral years he has been an active
official of the State Agricultural So
ciety. Four years he has served as
President of the >. w. Wis. Fair as
sociatiou of this city, and was re-
elected at the last annual meeting.
At present he is a member of the
State Board of Agriculture, created
by the legislature Of 1897. These du-
ties and experiences have made him
u well informed, broad guage citi-
zen, familiar with public affairs and
enjoying the respect and confidence
Of wide circle of acquaintances
throughout the state, who will wait
his boom along.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
The Dread of Death.

1t may seem at first sight as If this
universal dread of death in healthy and
normal human beings living under nor
NAL conditions involved certain divine
cruelty. Why should men be tortured
by the dread of death, since death is in
evitable? Could not Coz have spared us
that intoierable and purposeless agony?
That is not unnatural questioning of
the rebellious spirit. Yet little ref1ec-
tion will show that it is very absurd
criticism of the ways of God toward
man Granted chat it is the will of God
that we shall remain on earth and live
our appointed lives there, it is essential
that mankind should feel the dread Of
death. Without that dread the world
could hardly remain peopled.
The dread of death is to the soul
what the law of gravity is to the body.
1t anchors us to the earth. Without that
dread to weigh us down and keep us to
the globe, half mankind would be driv-
Ell by curiosity, by the love of change,
by the dread of ennui, by what Bacon
calls 'niceness and safety, to push
open the closed door and see what is
beyond Children and few very happy
and easily pleased people might perhaps
say they would not explore further and
that they were perfectly content with
things as they are. London Spectator.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
Probably just From Chicago,

Tho enviahle reputation which Cleve
land holds IN educational circles is en-
larged, Many's the time and oft that
our citizens have laughingly read of tn,
peculiar answers which scholars have
given IN the schools of other cities, com.
placently assuring themselves that moth
ing of that sort would happen in Cleye.
land, but an incident which occurred in
one of the high schools-we will not
designate which one, as Principal Har
ris might feel unduly complimented-
Will serve 20 advise us that some Chi.
cago children must have been recently
enrolled on our school list
1t happened in the English class
The question was, Who was Dauto.'
The scholar called upon arose and
gave the startling information that
Dante was a Greek goddess.
What were ,meO OF Daute's works."
asked the teacher
" Paradise Lost - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
The Calligr.phy of the Dumas.

Both the Dumas hands are those Of
busy men, but the elder Dumas could
go on forever He never stopped to
punctuate. One of his literary canons
was that clear style punctuates itself.
There is good deal in this. The son
never missed comma, semicolon, colon
or full stop, He had not the fathers ia
cility. which resembled tropical veg
citation at the end of the rainy season.
The younger Dumas beat his brains
terribly and forced them to bring forth
plays. But his letters were jeux
d'esprit. He ought to have been a
preaching monk or an advocate. He
liked to preach and point morals and to
kick his fair penitents TO give them real
cause to cry. But he was not the brute
he liked to pass for being. Nothing can
be more refined than his handwriting.
The original manuscripts OF his plays
are scarcely legible, the corrections and
erasures are so numerous. But he did
not let the copyist or indeed any stran-
ger see them, but rewrote and added
pungent and pregnant sentences as he
did So The first thoughts of some au
thors are the best; they were the worst
of Dumas fills unless when he was an
swering letter Answering, mind. 1t
was then case of steel responding to
flint Sparks flew. If there was an ex-
plosive about, it went off.-LondoD
T'r,tb
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
Huxley aud Arnold.

Dean Farrar records in his men
Have Known" an amusing and perfect
ly good natured retort which Mr. Mat.
thew Arnold provoked from Professor
Huxley, for the better appreciation OF
which it may be added that the "sweet.
ness aud light, of which Mr.. Arnold
wrote, were excmphfed in his own very
airy and charming manners:
l sometimes met Huxley in company
with Matthew Arnold, and nothing
could be moro delightful than the con,
yersation eioited by their courasted
Municipalities.
remember a walk which | once took
with them both through the pleasant
grounds of Paris Hill. where Mr.. Ar.
nold's cottage was He was asking Hulk
ley whether he liked going out to din
ner parties, aud the professor answered
that ms II rule he did not like it at all.
"Ah, said Mr. Arnold II rather
like IT. 1t rather nice to meet people. "
"Oh, yes, replied Huxley, "but we
are not all such everlasting Cupids as
you are "
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
Her Identification.

"There +" she said as she finally got
the check properly Endorsed and handed
it to the paying teller, "Fd like to have
the money, please. "
The young man scanned it carefully
and then looked at her
Is there anything wrong with it"'
she inquired apprehensively.
"No, / IN sure it's all right Only we
have our rules here, and before we can
let you have the money you will have
to be identified
But the friends / am visiting took
trip out into the country with my
mother this morning.
''Then you will have to wait till to.
morn wv
But need the money to do some
shopping with this afternoon.
I'm very sorry.
Its absolutely necessary to be iden
tihed?" she asked plaintively.
Absolutely. "
well, | suppose | can manage it,
Will the bank be open for an hour?"
Eyes.
Then III hurry home and put on
my evening gown. us great deal of
trouble, but it's the only way, and m
glad | happened TO think of it. y
II don't quite understand P"
"Why, | have rawberry mark on
MY right shoulder, and everybody who
has read anything at all knows there
isn't any better identification than a
strawberry mark. Washington Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY JANUARY
Advice OF tho Critic.

"At your request" said the kindly
critic to the young author, II have re4i
your book from beginning to end "
$50 good of you, returned the young
author. "And now want you to feel
that you can speak frankly and tell me
just what you think about it. | suppose
you saw great deal in it that you
would change if it we're left to you. "
"No-o,' replied the kindly critic
,houghtfully. "On the whole think
may say there was very little.
"Reallyn exclaimed the young au-
thor deligbtedly. "Do you know had
an idea you'd tear the whole book to
pieces, fguratively speaking, of course.
l can't tell you how pleased am. But
of course there are some changes that
you would advise relative to the publ
cation of a second edition. What are
they"
"There's only one that's of much i'm
portance, explained the critic.
"And that said the young author
inquiringly.
"Why, that's where the hero jumps
from the yacht into the ocean to save
the heroine from drowning.
sis it too thrilling? Wouldn't You
have him jump after her?' inquired the
young author anxiously.
"No, it's not too thrilling, was the
reply, "and Of course would have him
90 in after her; but, you see, they re
both rescued. wouldn't have that. f"
"You-you wouldn't baye them res
oued?'
Certainly not. Let them both
drown.
But this happens in the first chap
ter--almost the first thing in the book. y
Precisely. That's just when it ought
to happen Chicago Post
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-13
Not Worth "A Ran,

Dean Swift, in his ''Drapier's Let.
tiers, employs the expression in several
places OF rap, applied to base brass and
copper coins Thus, in his first letter,
speaking of the scarcity of halfpence
and tarthings, he states, MANY coun-
serfeits passed about under the name of
raps" (see volume 4, page &C, Falkner's
edition, 1880 He also mentions raps
more than once III his third letter. The
rap was well known in Dublin previous
to the universal circulation of her males
tvs present bronze coinage. Notes and
Queries