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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
The Chester De vonde Company.


The Chester De Vonde Stock Com
pany. headed by Chester De vonde, and
supported by an excellent company, be-
gins a weeks engagement at the Grand
Opera House. Monday evening, Decem-
Der 4. There will be matinees daily,
commencing Tuesday. The opening bill
viii be the great scenic sensation in
five acts, entitled "'ren Ton Door" A
great many questions have been asked
in reference to the title Of this produc-
ton. It was while on a tour through
East India with the famous Potter
Below Company that Mr.. De Vonde
made 1t a point to visit the ruins Of a
British fort named Ten Ton Door. near
Alexandria Egypt, and he was so i'm
pressed with its surroundings and whnt
he learned from interpreters that he
decided to have stage story written
on the fall of "Ten Ton Door" First
class speclaltles will be introduced be-
tween the acts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
THE PRESIDENT
Attended Church, and Spent Quiet
Thanksgiving.

WASHINGTON. Nov. sO.-Thanksglv-
Ing Day was closely observed at the
national capital. All the executive de-
partments, districts offices and business
houses were closed. At the white house
the President and his household spent
the day in the usual quiet way. Mr..
from New York To dine at the white
house, and accompanied the President
to church, attending services in the
forenoon at the Metropolitan NJ. E
church.
During the day the President saw only
a few intimate friends
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

OIL CITY-Rlver foot 2 inches
and falling, Weather, clear and cool.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Z feet inches
and falling. Weather fair and warm.
PlTTSBuRGH-River 4 feet and
stationary. Cloudy and cool.
STEuBENVILLE-- feet II
inches and falling. wcnther, clear and
cool. Passed dOwn-Queen City.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
Rheumatism Cured In n Dav.

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to days.
It's action upon the system is .rcmarlSa-
BILE and mysterious. II removes ut once
the cause and the dlsense Immediately
disappears, The FIRST dose greatly ben
Gifts. 7b cents. Sold by II, II. List
1910 Main street, ChHs. Mcnlemellcr
corner Market and Twenty-sdcond
streets drugElSta mw&f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY
Generally Observed in wheeling Yes
terday-Church Services Largely
Acknowledgements Suspended.

Attended-Business SUSPENDED.
Thanksgiving Day was generally OBJ
served in Wheeling yesterday. In the
morning the services at the several
churches were largely attended. Fac
tories and wholesale establishments,
banks. postoffice and offices were clos
ed throughout the day, and most of the
retail establishments closed their doors
in the afternoon, in order that their
employees might be enabled to take ad-
vantage of the many amusement func-
lions that had been provided. Large
audiences were attracted to both thea
tres. and the athletic events at the
base bali park and state fair grounds
both drew we'll
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

Song Recital, auspices Woman's
Club, Carroll Club Auditorium, Mon.
day evening, December 4. Alice Lin
coin Dean, contrHltO, Of New York,
assisted by Choral Club. Seats al
HOUSES.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
ABLE SERMONS
On Thanksgiving Topic Preached in
wheeling Churches.
REY. Dos. SPEERS PREACHES

Before ! Large Congregation at the
Second Presbyterian Church-Many
Reasons Advanced for a Feeling Of
Thaukfulnsss-Rev. Messrs, Hark-
ness, sehwarm, Birmingham and
Others Deliver Discourses.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

The Epworth League OF the German
NJ. Il. church had social gathering at
the parsonage last night. About
eighty-Rve were present. Refresh
ments were served. The Messrs. Albert
and Elmer Plcper rendered fine selec"
lions OF music on the guitar ana NAM
dolln. accompanied on the organ by
Misc Bessie Voelker. The occasion was
a very enjoyable one for all partlcl-
natinE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

ALL popular styles, HoDsHON the
hatIOr, No. 1864 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

Last evening was spent very pleas
unity by number Of members OF the
Young Mems Christian Association at
the association building Two stronG
teams played lively game or basket
hail in tho gymnasium A bowling
mntch bv a dozen members, furnished
for many others. The
winning scores were 500, 19l and la.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01
SOCIETY.


The woman's Musical Club gives the
second matinee of the fifth season at
its rooms in Odd Fellows building,
ChapIlne street, tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. The. numbers selected by
the programme committee for presen-
tation are especially attractive. and
the performers represent the best talent
OF Musical Wheeling. Another brilliant
AFFAIR of the club comes of Monday
night In the Carroll Club auditorium,
at which the Choral Club will sing a
dramatic selection, 1.-The Song of the
Norns," a Scandinavian legend. The
other parts OF the evening Will be given
over to Alice Lincoln Dean. a noted
New York contralto, In n mQgniticently
selected recital of songs. The pro-
gramme for to-morrow's matinee Is as
follows:
Crossing the, Bar (yoicesl Neidl!nger
Becker, Emma Reymann. Eta Rob-
crts, Theresa Phillips, Bessie Nc
Lain, Minnie WlnchCr.
Mach KlHnEe" (''Flying Dutchmnn."
P'a"V'''iMiiii Miss Amanda Spell.
Miss Elsie GundlIng.
Concerto opus 81 (Cminor).. BeSthovGn
' Mrs. Frank I.e Moyne Hump.
with second piano accompaniment
Good Bye; Sweet Day tyoicel... Vannah
Miss Margaret Harvey.
Bridal Chorus H4ohengrthi. wagner
Choral Club.
Mrs. Flora Williams, director; Miss Kate
McHcnry, acompanist.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

A soclnl win he given under the nu-
spices OF the Epworth Lcngue OF Wcs-
ley NJ. u. church, IN the store room Just
above the church, Tuesday evening
December 8, for the purpose OF raising
funds to establish league reading
room.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

one OF the leading social events OF
the week viii be the gathering of the
Wheeling Alumni Association at Arion
hall, this evening. a literary pro-
gramme win be rendered. followed by q
banquet and dancing. Killmeyer Will
furnish the music. The programme Is
as follows:
Presidents Address,, Gee. W. Bowers
Music, ..........,,,...,.,ldeal Mandolln ulID
Music. ............... ManloIn Clup
Music. Ideal Mandolin Club
plnno Duct The Misses Stab
Du1rtettc, Soldiers Farewell
Messrs Watt, Clark, Hcsse aud
DCtweiler,
Music ..,,.,.,........... Ideal Mandolin Club
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-01

This afternoon from until 6, Mrs.
Leo Wolf, of II Sixteenth street. will
receive in honor of her house guest,
Miss Carrie Eisman, OF Portsmouth
Ohio.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
BIG ORDER FOR HONOLULU.
Three Steel Factory Buildings Bought
in New York.

At the Office of Manning, Maxwell &
Moore, manufacturers and dealers in
railway supplies and machinery in Lib
erty street, recently. a railroad man
from Copenhagen, mining machinery
dealer from Montana and sugar and
cotton planter from Honolulu strolled
in, all within an hours time. 1.-THE
man from Honolulu told me the people
there were delighted at being able to
call themselves citizens of the United
States" said Mr.. Moore. Business is
booming in Honolulu, and my friend
is on to get from American manufac-
turers three steel factory buildings 300
feet long. They will be made complete
in this country and shipped to Homo
lulu, where they will be set up. Had
1t not been for annexation no such Or
der woulh have been given, because
there was an uncertainty about the
future of the Islands before annexation
took place. He told me that it was alb
solutely the most honest community in
the world, because a man could not
steal anything there and get out of
the country with 1t, on account of the
country being so small. New York
Tribune.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
NOW FORAROW
Lyrics and 0rpheums
Fall Out.
Manager Cohen Stops 1hompson's
Passports and There is
Great Pilkia.
lfrom salurdag,a AayertIgerl

There Is blood on the theatrical
nc IN \ few days ago Mr. Cohen of
the Orpheum and Colonel Thompson OF
the Lyrics got together and made some
sort of an arrangement by which the
Lyrics were to play at the Orpheum for
a time ut popular prices. Then a
change came over the spirit OF their
dreams. for Thompson booked his
company for the next Australia. What
happened then is best told in the Lam
guage of the belligerent managers:
well. said Colonel Thompson. ITS
this way: | had n talk with Cohen
about playing at the Orpheum. Nego-
tiatlons had gone but little way when
found that the contract was not taxi
ing shape 20 suit me Then | declined
to 20 further and booked for San
Francisco. Mr.. Cohen hired lawyers
to prosecute and stopped the passports
of the Lyric Company. | refused to
deal with either the lawyers or their
client. Mr.. Cohen then presented n
certified check of $4,000 to guarantee
the Lyrics against loss in case the al
legged Orpheum arrangement was car
ried out. | refused the check, saying
the sum wouldn't buy cigarettes for my
company. The lawyers then notified
me that they would attach my para
phernalia, and replied by saying that
they could take them without process
of law. The best lawyers in town tell
me the Orpheum has no claim on Inc
that would stand the test of courts"
Mr.. Cohen of the Orpheum Theater
stated his side of the case as follows:
Colonel Thompson is going to show
at the Orpheum, as ] have contract
with him. He feels that his expenses
will be greater than what he will get
out of 1t. and he wants to back down.
intend to hold him here If / have
to stop his passports and attach his
wardrobes and baggage"
II was learned that the contract be-
tween the managers was not written
one, but merely n verbal agreement
with a memorandum of Colonel
Thompson's figures thereon in his own
handwriting. Mr.. Cohen says the
agreement was made in good faith, and
that he has had his scene painter pre-
pare new scenes for the expected opera
productions, and he himself would be
out" considerable money If the mat
ter fell through. Mr.. Cohen says the
negotiations have been going on for
week.
1t is stated that if the Lyrics occupy
Cohen's stage, the Orpheum troupe will
play meanwhile in Hilo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26

so plausible that BIZ fmrietsf accepted
o. elfhnHi hesitation ani reclaimed him
10 hls pOfiilnn lntefiigafiun iit.lasss
DO fat that hnraiaf ctamriH IL hs
inf followed hf hundreds W hf own
iftmpn
a prominent Chinese merchant thc
munfiriuf ~ larre stores un Powell
ana Taylor streets. where goods ~
American manufacture are nuld. siiio
IN an Interview
vote a wig for years. partly FOR
convenience and partly Tor huainess
reasons ! found that people treated
me with more respect The only
draw back was that they continually
mistook me for q Japanese. which was
embarrassing M times I think the
time is coming when all Chinese In
America will discard their queues alto
gether or cover them with wigs. II
will open many doors and opportunl-
ties to them that are now closed a
Chlnamnn does not lose cast In his
own country by removing his queue.
He might in the far interior, but not
In the open ports"
I'VE make wigs by the hundred for
Chinese customers" said Mr.. Goldstein
OF Goldstein & Cohen. They are not
hard to IT. but difficult to please |
never inquired their reason for wear
ing wigs. but understand IL protects
them from insult and annoyance. A
Chinaman in American costume and
with n wig on his head will attract no
attention on the street where one with
a queue and native garbs will. | sup
pose we take II as an effort on their
part to adopt our dress and customs
and so feel disposed to aid them. In
South America queues are barred en-
tirely."
NJ. Duval, the wigmaker, has also
turned out many hundred samples of
his handiwork for Chinese patrons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26

Monday morning found a noisy trib-
ute to the value of want ads" perched
upon the front door steps. A chatter
ing swarm of dusky-skinned BOYS
fought for preference in line and jost-
led each other about for hours before
the door was opened for their recep-
ton. Lad after lad was admitted for
inspection, only to be turned away for
some defect in appearance or deport-
ment. The applicants were well
thinned out before "Nugata" bowed
himself into the hallway. His vocabu-
larry was limited but his shoes were
shined and his hands clean. He was
set aside as possibility and finally en-
gagged. Before week had passed Nu-
gata's mistress found that she had ac-
CURED domestic treasure. No cor
ners escaped his energetic buster. the
front steps were polished like glass and
the window panes shone as they never
had before. He could brew a palatabIe
cup OF coffee, broil dainty chop and
handle chafing-dish with the skill of
a trained chef. But Nugata never spoke
OF his native land and apparently
knew nothing OF patriotism. He dis
appeared mysteriously every evening
after his work was done and material
lied at the basement door punctually
on the following morning. When his
training had sufficiently progressed Nu-
gata's mistress decided to give a din
ner and show her friends what jewel
she had found. Course after course
was served with faultless excellence,
and Nugata's triumph was almost COM
plete, when he happened to venture
too near the cage OF the family parrot
Polly stretched out hungry claw and
scalped the faithful before the entire
company A tightly plated queue
dropped down Nugata's back as he fled
from the room, The guests appre-
ciated the joke in a moment and the
unfortunate Chinaman was captured
and brought back for ss-examina-
tfuas-He pleaded for forgiveness. Was
he not a faithful servant? Quite so,
but how about the wig and the queue?
The queue, he explained, had always
stood between him and work. Nobody
wanted to employ a Chinaman. He
discarded his native garment for an
American costume, covered his queue
with a wig and found employment
within twenty-four hours after adopt
ng the new garb. His explanation was
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
ANOTHER COMMISSIONERS.
Colonel Little to Crush the Passa ge'
of Cullom Bill.

The san Francisco Call has the fol-
lowing interview with Colonel Little,
who is enroute to Washington:
Among the distinguished passengers
who arrived yesterday from the Isl
ands Is Colonel G. +. Little, now at the
Palace Hotel. Colonel Little Is a resi-
dent of Hilo and is on the way to
Washington to look after the interests
of the American party in the Hawaiian
Islands during the passage through
Congress of the Hawaiian bill.
When seen last evening Colonel Lit
tie said that as a resident of the ISL
ands he had the interests of the people
very much at heart. and as an attorney
who understood the technicallties of
legislation he had been delegated by
those known as the American party,
or, in other words, those opposed to
the Dole Administration, to go to
Washington and do his best to rush
the passage OF the bill through Con-
gress.
The bill as il now stands is not. so
says the Colonel, entirely satisfactory
to the majority of the people in the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
IN THE CABINET
Official Business of Yes
terday.
Funds for Public Improvements lilo
Road Board Approved--New
Notary Public,

The Cabinet met yesterday morning.
There were present President Dole and
Ministers Smith. Young, Damon
and Cooper The minutes Of the meet
ing Of December goth were read and
approved
Voted that the Executive Council adj
wise the President To re-cOmmisson
Zero Kakina, ESQ., district magistrate
of Kawaihas. Kauai. for two years
from the 1ith day OF December.
1t was voted that the Executive
Council suggest to the Minister of Ri
nance. under the circumstances of the
large surplus in the Treasury, that he
use current funds for the public i'm
provements provided for in the Loan
Act and not call for the bonds at pres
ent, but that subscribers will not lose
their right of precedence whenever
the bonds are called for. The forego-
ing is authorized under section / of
Act GO, approved on the 18th day of
July, 1898.
Voted that a strip of land 60 by 10
feet on the site where the old kero-
sene warehouse stood be set aside for
the purpose of making a tuberculin test
of cattle imported from foreign ports.
In the matter of the recommendation
of the Survey Department under date
of December 18th, that portion of a
piece of land at Kaluaopalena, contain
ing an area of about twenty acres, for
merly leased to Allan Herbert and now
occupied by him as tenant at will, be
used for animal quarantine paddocks, 1T
was voted that the matter be left to
the discretion of the Minister of the
Interior and he be granted authority to
take so much of this lot as may be nee
essary for the purpose.
Voted that the Executive Council
approve of the recommendation of the
Hilo Road Board, under date of Deem
Der LIST, as to the payment of Charles
Macfarlan for his expenses in building
the road from his lot Ponohawai to
Kaumana road and that as the only
fund out of which this can be paid at
present is the Hilo Road Board fund.
the suggestion is made that the Road
Board pay this claim If ii can afford
from the funds at its disposal the
money for such road; otherwise, Mr.
McFarlan will have to wait until an
appropriation can be made by the Leg
islature.
Voted that the application of Ng
Yuen for light wine and beer license
at Koloa, Kauai, be refused.
Voted that light wine and beer Ii
cense be granted to T. |. Blackstad at
Hanapepe. Kauai.
Voted that the application of Ng
Hing for light wine and beer license
at Hanapepe be refused.
Voted that the Executive Council adj
wise the Minister of the Interior to
issue commission as notary public for
the First Judicial Circuit to Mr.. Lorrin
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26

itiiHHa H consequence several
amendments elii hf asked Co., ESQ i
ia atrHlifd thrt Niii he rfauiff
Ihf principal Hi iheaf pfHHIh in
citizenship ni fha land laWf f Viil
Or askrd ihHi 200 those fefidlnr ia iht
liaaaiInh isiRuua si ihr time uf ihr
nvefhfoW NJ the MONARCHY DO tuusld-
'nti lilgrns upon iaklnr the pm
scfited oath also ihufo having catahf
liahrd a resid,rre IT one yeaf
The land laws " a. claimed El,c too
much authority ~ the land agent and
allow too much latitude for discrlmlna.
lion These Congress ALL be asked 10
eliminate and 10 substitute the regular
land laws Of the United states instead.
Congress will also be asked io insert
n clause declaring all the commissions
vacant apon the passage Of the law.
thus giving the people an opportunity
10 express their wishes as To future Of
flcials The only man they have Sc
riously IN mind ut present is Harold NJ.
Sewall. whom they wish to make Gov
ernor. There are ms.1y other amend
ments looking 90 the securing for the
people OF the Hawaiian Islands the
same form OF government enjoyed by
the Territories of the United States.
Senator Cullom will introduce the
bill. which will be referred to com
mittee. where 1T Will be fought out
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
Christmas Celebration.

The Sunday school of the Methodist
Episcopal Church celebrated Christmas
last night by having an old-fashioned
Christmas tree, Santa Claus and all.
The program, consisting of songs, dia-
logues and Rotations, was probably
the best ever given blythe school and
was highly appreciated by the au-
dlence. The usual gifts of books, toys,
candies, nuts, etc, We're freely distribu-
ted to all the children. A liberal offer
ing for Sunday school work in needy
places was also given.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
BELL SYSTEM
Wires and Plugs Have
Been Delayed.
Factories Running Night and Day
Ear Telephone Can be Lock-
ed on Lever.

IF our switchboard wires and plugs
for making connections had arrived on
the Australia" said Manager Cassidy,
I'VE would have been able to give our
patrons the benefit of our new tele-
phone system during the holidays. We
have increased our force on the old
system for the holidays, and yet it is
difficult for us to make satisfactory
connections. Everybody in town is
telephoning, and it just keeps us on
the jump from morning till night
Mr.. Cassidy states that all the tele-
phone and electric Quitting factories
are running night and day in order to
supply recent heavy demands for all
sorts of material and machinery from
Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
increased wants on the Mainland 1t
has been next to impossible to ship
the wires and plugs so far in order to
complete the new system, but the man
ager expects them by the next steam
er. There will also be shipment of
500 bell boxes, which will be placed
above the Office telephones. The lat
ter are all to be remodeled to meet the
demands of the new service, which will
include the removal of the old push
button arrangement.
One feature of the bell box is pat
ent lever which holds the ear tele-
phone. When this is hanging on the
lever, it can be locked in by a simple
and much annoyance is
avoided from users who pay nothing
for the privilege of using their neigh
boris telephone.
MIR. Cassidy, who has the manage
ment of the present system, has had
a very large experience in telephone
work. Many of the older residents
and the newspaper Offices in particular
will remember the old Bell Telephone
Company, which was under his man
agement, as probably the best-working
system ever introduced into the Isl
ands. During the lifetime of the Bell
Telephone Company it had the repu-
tation of being the best system of
short distance telephone service in the
world. This was largely owing to Mr..
Cassidy's personal supervision of the
work. With the introduction of the
new methods now adopted by the Mu-
tual Telephone Co., Manager Cassidy
expects to surpass the comparative
perfection Of the old Bell telephone
system.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
New York Quicker han I hat
of someone IN honolulu.

new YORK quicker nan j hat
of someone IN iionoIulii.
Surprising you had bad back; that
is one that was weak. lame or caused
you hours of suffering? Sometimes
you had headache, and you would feel
worn out, listless and played out gem
orally. In such condition what would
you most desire? Keller and cure. SO
would we all and so you can If you will
listen to the advice of your neighbors.
on may have tried many things with
out success; perhaps you read of some
one in New York who was cured of u
similar affection and tried his remedy;
The failure may have made you skep-
teal. What you want in way of proof
is the statement of a citizen of your
own town, someone you can inquire
of how he found relief. Now, that's
just the kind Of proof we are going
to give you here.
Mrs. N. Joseph lives at the corner of
Liliha and King streets, this city. She
states as follows: 81 was troubled for
seven months with a lame back. and
also suffered from occasional attacks
of chills. These various complaints
made my condition by no means a
happy one, so that l much desired
some remedy which would bring relief.
This / found in Doan's Backache Kid
ney Pills, some of which l obtained at
the Hollister Drug Co.'S store / am
pleased to say that they gave me not
merely temporary but permanent relief
and / have not the least hesitancy
therefore in recommending Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills. They are n
good kidney medicine"
Doan's Backache Kideny Pills are
for sale by all dealers at 80 cents per
box, six boxes $3.50. Mailed by the
Hollister Drug Co., Ltd, Honolulu,
v wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.