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rhnt Tamour West virginla Elu

The great elm tree on the Hood farm,
on the bank OF the west fork OF the Mo-
nongahela river, near shinnston, prom
lses to be made famous by the West
Virginia novel, Daughter Of the Elm, =
It being supposed that Is the tree that
cuts so large a figure In the story. 1t
seems this tree is already on record az
the largest Of Its variety In the United
States. An old citizen writes from
ShInnnston that some years ago Phil
adelphia paper offered prize for the
largest water elm In the United States;
that a citizen there measured this tree,
forwarded a certificate OF dimensions
and was awarded the prize. He says
tho tree has circumference OF TWEEN
ty.elght feet three incnes above the
ground.
A lady at La Harpe. Ill. who has read
the book, writes that the Elm farm was
owned by her great grandfather. David
Wamsley, over hundred years ago, and
that this tree was planted by MIN. This,
II true, Is even more extraordinary than
the tree, for It SCENE beyond belief TINT
such growth could be made In a hun
drnd VgnrR
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B1sHop DoNAHUE
Appeals to Baltimore Congregations
for West Virginia Missions.

Appeals to Baltimore Congregations
for West Virginia Missions.
Baltimore American Of Monday: There
were large crowds at the Cathedral SER
vices yesterday, the occasion being the
visit of Rt. Rev. P. ]. Donahue. bishop
Of Wheeling, who recounted features Of
his missionary life in West Virginia,
and asked for contributions for the pur-
poses of such missions. The bishop
opened his discourse at the solemn high
mass by endeaYorlng to give his audi
ence an idea Of the extent Of the diocese
OF wheeling over which he presldes. It
contains In all, In round numbers, $4,000
square milea. 1t Is more than half as
large as England, within fraction Of
the area Of Ireland and nearly i've times
as great in extent as the state Of Mary
land. It comprises considerable por-
ton OF the old state Of Virginia. The
vast range Of the Alleghenles, with Its
foothills and spurs occupynearly all the
state. A large part Of It Is still prime
val forest which has never re-echoed to
the woodman's axe. Many hundreds
OF square miles contain no human hab-
itatiOn. They are still the haunts of
the deer. the fox, the catamount and the
bear. There are about $4,000 Catholics
in total population Of some three
quarters of a million. To these forty
two priests minister. Their labors, trials
and hardships are worthy OF the best
ages of faith in any land. Many more
clergymen are needed, and many insti-
tutions for the young and the uniortun-
ate.
The preacher dwelt especially on the
necessity OF doing something for the
Convent Of the Good Shepherd. which
he had Instituted few weeks before.
Owing to the environment and the
difficulties of travel, there are still many
regions in West Virginia given over to
lawlessness and disorder. but many
places would compare favorably with
the best localities in the United States.
The Hathelds and McCoys had brought
dlsrepute on a large section Of the state.
1t was his work, ne said, and that Of
his devoted clergy. TO supplant the re-
volvcr and the Winchester by the reign
Of law.
A very generous response was made
by the congregation to the bishops ap-
peal In the evening he dlscoursed In
less ecclesiastical style the viclssltudes
of West Virginia missionary life.
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The election Of Thomas R Bard, re-
publican. by the California legislature
last week to be United states senator.
was In striking contrast to the scandals
that cluster around MontauaS new
Democratic representative in the sem
ate. The friends Of Alr. Bard, who Is a
millionaire, boast that'he did not spend
so much as the price Of a cigar to se-
cure his election.
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rhe Harm Done to Kentuclzy.


Pittsburgh Times: Democrats and Re-
publlcans alike admit that the conten-
lions that have grown out OF the Goe-
bel law have set the state OF Kentucky
back ten yeas In the worlds progress.
Men Of capital are afraid to venture It
in the state. The Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad, threatened with sush
things as the tearing up OF Its track and
the ahrogaton Of It's franchise for the
part 1t has taken against Goebelism, IL
said to be considering the removal OF
its shops from Louisville to some other
state. Tlmid people and those peacea-
bly, inclined are wishing they could be
assured OF q livelihood elsewhere, not
that they do not love the state, or do
not appreciate the fact tilRi there are
countless thousands OF delightful people
here, but they are weary OF the terror
all this is the political system.
The direct cause OF the difficulties OF
to-day is the Goebel law. How earnest
Republicans are for the unobstructed
right OF franchise Is testified by Cow
ernor Taylor, who said: IF could have
the Goebel law repealed and fair
election law put on the statute books l
would gladly relinqulsh the governor
ship. II Mr.. Goebel had ever come to
me and given me his word as a gentle
man that he would have his election law
repealed, ! would have yielded the of
flee TO which the people elected me with.
out q contest"
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STATE PREss a1nANINas.

In another part OF to-day's paper APP
pears the announcement Of Thomas F..
Barrett. who 10 candidate for presi-
dent OF the state League Of Republican
clubs. His letter Is full OF Interest
and Republication, Mr.. Barrett aspirea
to a. high and honorable office, and he
pledges himself IL honored with the
nomination, to see that the League or
EaniEes into formidable body to fight
for Republican success. Mr.. Barrett Is
an energetic fighter, and II he Is made
president Of the League he will fulfill
hts mission, so far as lies in the power
Of the president. -ParkeTsb News.
After a newspaper experience Of about
eighteen months, Thomas r, Horner
has finally severed his connection with
the Clallsburg News. He will complete
the University law course, and is unde-
clded as to the future Morgantown
Post.
A man passed through here Sunday
night with nlnety-four quarts of nitro
Fink oil field. He wanted to stop here,
drove on, after taking on brace or
two to keep on small pox.-Weston In
dependent.
Last Thursday was a splendid sample
of genuine spring day. The song OF
the pensive hen from our neighbours
barn yard gladdened our heart with
childish glee, and with happy strides we
waded The, mud to our workshop, but
was headed of by Squire Dillon, who
increased our ecstacy by informing US
that he positively heard frogs singing
before daybreak." But then-er-t
hen story Is a fact,--Llncoln Critic.
Congress will be asked to vote a medal
to Lieutenant Andrew s. Rowan, OF
Monroe county, who carried the mes
sage to Garcia. Congress could do no
more graceful thing than to recognise
in this manner this brave and modest
hero Of West Virginia.-McDowell Re-
corder,
West Virginia journalism shows
marked Improvement within the past
year The Kanawha Gazette, Glen
Vile Pathfinder and Nicholas Chronicle
wear new dresses OF type. The Ripley
Mountaineer has doubled It's size. The
Lincoln Citizen Is about to enlarge and
is nice. clean paper. The Wheeling
Daily Intelligencer has greatly I'M
proved the character Of It's news and
editorial departments and the Richie
Gazette prints four pages at home, In
stead OF two. West Virginia now has
a set OF newspapers Of which any state
might well be proud.-Clay County Star
A great explosion occurred here the
3Otk Of last month. No one was killed
but Captain Berry was very badly
wounded In the pocketbook. Captain
Berry and Lieutenant Geary started to
bring a barrel Of flour down Spread
Mountain, assisted by fifteen men. Al
ter cutting down a five-foOt oak and
making 1t fast to a barrel of flour Cor
gunpowder, as Geary called IT. they took
two cables and proceeded to check It
down the mountain. All went well I'M
til Berry let go, spit on his hands, and
| then there was lightning flash and a
tered pi from the path patti to Elk riyer.Iciay
County Star,
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The 1Fystery OF Dust at Sen.

It 10 a pusEiing fact that the deckR Of
sailing vessels show signs of dust al
night. even II they be washed In the
morning, and no work is done during
the day. This Ia like indigestion, which
crceps on one unhwares, However il
comes. the only way to cure 1t is BY tho
use OF Hostotter's Stomach Blttera n
remedy which never falls to cure jvS-
pepsiR In all It's formH, as wei ns nyS
veTitS malaria, fever and ague,
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Via Chicago & Northwestern R'y-
Chicago to ST, Paul, Minneapolis, Du-
luth, milwaukee,, Des Molucs, Sioux
City, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake, San
Francisco. Los Angeles and Portland.
Tho best of everything. No change Of
Kcars. Cab on any ticket agent for In
formation, or address W.5B. Rniskern,
20 Fifth avenue, Chicago. Ill,
A. Q. Tnllant, 500 Smithheld street,
Pittsburgh.
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
wHERINa. FEBRUARY 4. 1900.
Meeting Of tie State League Of Re,
publican Clabs
!, A. RnnnblLcann Of Weat VlrginIa

10 the Republicans Of West Virginia,
The time has come for aggressive action
on the part Of all adherents Of our great
party, which IS now, as ever, the party
OF Vital and positive principles. This year,
Is heretofore, Republication means patri-
nfism. It theFOforS behooveA the friends
OF good government everywhere to use all
honorable means to pereptuate Republican
principles by bringing about the election
by overwhelming majoritieg Of the Repub-
lIcan national, state and local nominees
in the pending campaign. Such ettort
should not cease until victory Is won.
IN view Of the great influence for good
welded by club Organizations In dIstrib-
utinE political literature and arouslng en-
fhuSiRSm upon the live questions Of the
day, q meeting Of the West Virginia State
League Of Republican Clubs Is hereby
called for
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to be held in the city Of Parkersburg. w.
Va, for the purposes OF reorganization,
consideration OF plans Of work for this
years campaign, election Of delegates to
the National League meeting. and for
before It, Each club 10 entitled TO five dele
gates, and Il should also elect 1--WE alter
mates Republicans in every county are
urged to organize clubs at once. and send
the name Of each club, with lists Of otticers
and delegates, without delay, to the sec
rotary at Charleston.
Speakers Of national reputation will be
present to address the meeting.
BY order Of the Executive Committee.
WIN. BURDETTE MATHEWS,
First Vice President
D, 2. HUGHES, Secretary.
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Governor Roosevelt has made It very
plain to his friends that he will not be
candidate for the vice presidential
nomination. The senate would be ems
tirely too tame for the famous rough
rider to govern.
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% her rnie. her case would be far diff
fere9t
The home then "a the great bulwArk
Of civilisation against revolutionary So
claIism and woman suffrage, or difier-
emily stated-the industrial and pOlitl-
cal equality OF woman IS the agency re-
lied upon by the socialists to under
nina itW
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ALsO.........
Clark's Tours to
Paris and Europe.

II you contemplate going abroad
this season We would point out the
necessity Of an early decision, when
and where TO go, as the steamers,
particularly those by the Mediterra-
mean route, are rapidly filing, An
early application Is therefore neees-
sary.
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The Kansas courts have declared IN.
constitutional the Populist law which
required railroads to furnish free trans
portation to shippers Of live stock.
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REDUCED RATES
Via Wheoline q Iol,o rrie R

Via Wheeling & Lake Erie R. r.
Chicago, III. Feb. 18th. 18th md 18th.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 18th, 18th, 18th
md 18th
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 10th and 18th.
Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 18th and 16th
TelophOnN s2i for information
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STOCKS FOR SALE.
sistersville Gold Mining Stock.
Wheeling Pottery.
Bloch Bros Tobacco.
Wheeling Steel q Iron Company.
Wheeling Bridge Company.
National Steel Company.
Manchester Coal Company.
Dollar Savings Bank, Bridgeport, oAA
National Steel Company, American ~
Plate Company, National Tube Complly,
American Hoop Company stocks bought
and sold on the Stock Exchange, Nss
York and Chicago.
BONDS.
Wheeling Stamping Co, 6 per cent
SIMPSON q TATUM,
Room City Bank Bldg, wheeling. ". "
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Il 5. aEIHlRENs %.
II ,. H1E1 CO.
Tickets s':....
E E:.s Europe.

Nv American Line TO Southampton.
American Line to Liverpool.
Hambnrg- American Lima % Ply
mouth. Cherbourg PariG), South
ampton Gondon), Hamburg.
North German Lloyd to CherbouTS,
southampton and BTemen
Anchor Line 70 Glasgow.
Cunard Line to Liverpool.
white Star Line to Queenstown and
liverpool
RED star Line 20 Antwerp.
Holland-AmeEican Line TO hotter
dam and Amsterdam.
French Line TO HaVre (eaT4Sl.
North German Lloyd Line BATH
more 70 Bremen.
Mediterranean Line 70 Gibraltar,
Naples and Genoa.
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INV ADY1R IIsrlIaHFs

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DOOR PRINTING !,
ID Illustrated Catalogues. plain o. " Y
cOiors, Printing from Ralf'I0h'
Engravings finely executed.
JOB PRINTING
Cards, Bill HeadS, Circulars aud =.
Kinds OF Job Work done at reason
BILE prlceH The best colorS only wv
IN the printing OF all work,
THE 1NTELLI0ENCEh,
LOB PRINTING OFFICE
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....FOR RENT.

FOR SALE.
Brick dwelling house on Eoif street.
rooms, both gases, for $500,
Now house, Mount Wood road -
No. % Sixteenth street, a-GtOry pHeA
store room, good cellar and 10 rooms.
No. Is Vermont street.
Desirable property for wholesale SH'f
ness, centrally located.
No. Is Vermont street
No. IS Ohio street-pricO for quick SA'''
No. 60 North Front street
Desirable property on Chapllne strSes-
corner lot, 6 feet front.
No. % Sixteenth street
No. y Maryland street,
No. 70 North York street
No. 66 Seventeenth street.
Corner lot on Fifteenth ST ct
Lot on South Front street.
No. l2 Main street
No, i22 and 422is Market street
No. 22iI Aiain street.
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After a newspaper experience of about
eighteen months, Thomas R, Horner
has finally severed his connection with
the Clallsburg News. He will complete
the University law course, and is unde-
clded as to the future, Morgantown
PoRk
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A man passed through here Sunday
night with nlnety-four quarts of nitro
glycerIn, He was on his way to the
Fink oil field. He wanted to stop here,
but he was denied the privilege, and he
drove on, after taking on brace or
two to keep on small pox.-Weston In
dependent
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CTho INTRLLTaENcER, embracing its
several editions, Is entered In the POST
once at Wheeling. ". Va. as second
class matterJ
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Congress will be asked to vote a medal
to Lieutenant Andrew s. Rowan, OF
Monroe county, who carried the mes
sage to Garcia. Congress could do no
more graceful thing than to recognise
in this manner this brave and modest
hero Of West Vlrginia--McDowell Re-
corder,
The evening times., 1900-10-18
CirouIation statemen =,
The Chinese situation.

AS all of the powers have accepted the
proposals contained in the recent French
note. one or two of them with unimport-
French Foreign Office that negotiations
for peace should be opened at once. and
the Washington Administration IS quite
agreeable to, that policy. We hear from
China that Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching have notified the diplomatic body in
Pekin that on Saturday, the former will
be ready to proceed to business, and the
singular picture will be presented Of a
peace conference in session in the capital
OF a country in which the conferees are
all actively engaged in war.
While Count Won Waldersee is waiting
for his expedition to take Paoting-fu and
cut off the supplies from the Imperial
Court at Singan-fu, the southern rebels
are massing around Canton in way 10
cause great uneasiness. The Chinese Ad-
miraI Ho with a body cf Imperial troops
has gone TO meet them: but as they are
quite as likely to defeat him as he is
them. the outlook is stormy. and the safe
ty of the city is gravely threatened The
situation generally speaking. does not
seem to have improved appreeiably. Mr.
Wa is ominously silent since he presented
the alleged letter of his Emperor to Pres
ident Mckinley yesterday; but he prob
ably has retired within himself to pre-
pare fresh editorial matter on the Wash
irgtons and Jacksons of China.
The evening times., 1900-10-18

the strikers and their leaders in this one.
Few disorders have marked the contest,
and violence of any kind has been the
rare exception. Another novel feature OF
the anthracite strike has been the uni
versal sympathy of the public with the
cause of the miners. This, it may be as
sumed, has had something to do with the
surrender of the Coal Trust, though the
real moving force undoubtedly has been
the fear of all trusts that the object les
son presented by the strike if allowed to
remain longer in evidence, would wreck
whatever shcpe may remain to the trusts
that their political representative, Mr..
Mckinley, viii be reelected.
We are sincerely glad that the struggle
is ending in an honorable and satisfactory
settlement. The object lesson has been
sufficient and has done its work. The
country has been offered a sinister spec
taele of what labor may expect at the
hands of trusts, when the latter are dom
inant and unrestrained. That ought to be
enough We are indebted to the strike
for the paramountcy Of the trust issue IN
the campaign, and now it is pleasant to
think that within another week the an
thracite toilers Will be at work again
with a chance to cover the bottoms Of
their dinner pals
The evening times., 1900-10-18
The RooseveIt Thorax.

Notwithstanding the fact that Hanna is
in the far distant Northwest, begging
voters to forget what he is and repre-
sents. and his unruly ward. the cowboy
candidate. is moving East with the veIoc
ity Of a shot out Of a shovel. the former
through his admirable secret service sys-
tenn is able in effect TO be constantly at
the Theodoric elbow to caution and cer-
rect.
The most recent and instructive illus
tration Of the grip which Hanna main
tains upon Roosevelt is seen in the alarm
Ing report concerning the Rough Riders
throat. AT least the Administration press
refers 10 it as throat" although the
country pretty well understands that what
is really the matter is mouth, Hanna
knows it too. and evidently has bribed a
physician to help him cure the disease. or
at least limit the raNages it is making
along the Republican lines
Haana's medical man has ordered
Roosevelt not to make a speech longer
than two minutes. The object Of this de-
cree is too obvious to require discussion.
Reing unable to totally suppress his en-
fant terrible, the willy campaign manager
reduces him to a time limit within which
it is utterly impossible to proceed beyond
his usual introduction Of remarks COM
plimentary to himself and unconplimen-
tary to all the rest of creation. It is an
excellent scheme, but We trust that it may
not work The cowboy candidate has
done too much good missionary work for
the Democratic party in this canvass for
Us to take any pleasure in seeing him
InUZzIed
The evening times., 1900-10-18
CHINESE IN THE FUTURE.
They May Compete in the Markets of
the world.
(From the Boston Transcript.)


The commercial rivalry OF the Chinese,
Mr. ireland points out, will be especially
formidable in the tropical and subtrepical
markets. There are almost boundiess op-
portunities for the development of trade
with tropical countries. The Chinese are
in q position 10 compete for this ex-
panding tropical trade on peculiarly ia
yorable conditions. In fact, as Mr. Ire
land puts it, The commercial problem
created by the prospect of an economic
awakening OF China may be said to con-
sist in its simplest form Of the possible
exclusion OF the white race from par
ticipation in the advantages which would
follow an increase in the economic eff
cheney of the tropical and of the subtrop-
ical peoples"
The possibilities Of Chinese competi-
tion in the markets OF the world are dis
cussed in noteworthy article b. leyne
Ireland in the current number of the
North American Review" He believes
that China will eventually enter into ac-
tive commercial rivalry with the Yves ern
nations The point, which We have EN-
phasized in previous discussions of this
aspect of the Chinese problem, that the
Chinese population IS capable Of a high
degree Of Industrial development, is
forcefuily put by Mr. Ireland. "A China
man" he remarks, can outWork and
The Industrial capabilities Ct hsr popJlI-
tion will enable China, when equ. .pped
with modern appliances of production
and distribution, not OILY 10 hold her
own markets against Western competi-
tion. but also to invade foreign markets.
Instead of remaining a passive purchas-
er OF American and European merchan-
disc China will become in the future an
active seller OF her own products in other
lands
A fact of great Importance in this con-
nection is that the Chinaman can settle
and thrive IN ali the tropical countries,
while in most Of them the white man can
never be more than temporary resident
Mr. Ireland predicts that throughout tn,
tropics. possibly excepting India. the
Chinaman. even Should he continue TO
eInigTate in no greater force than hithec-
to, VIII gradually supeTseGe all the n 1tivs
races The Chinese saturatfon of the
tropics, he believes, will be delayed fer
considerable period on account of the
aversion of the Chinese to emigration
But eventually the tropics viii protatIy
be oyerrun and dominated by the Chin Sc
This result would be hastened # the Chi
nese Government, as is by no means i'm
probable, should deliberately embark en- a
policy of territorial expansion.
In any event" Mr.. Ireland concludes.
the industrial development whieh nav
be expected to follow even a mad rate de
gree of internal reform, if accompanied
by the adoption OF Western industrial
methods. win soon set China at work
seeking foreign markets" China s not
to be treated as q neglectatIe quantity in
the future development CT international
trade. She seems destined to become a
very lively rival of the Western na ions
in the markets Of the world