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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07
A GOOD MEETING
OF Triadelphia District Republicans
at Pleasant Valley Park.
MANY OF THE CANDIDATES

Were Present and Made Addresses,
All Pledging Support of the Nom
inees After the Primaries-The
Crowd Enthused With Speeches by
Presiden. Humphrey, Or. Taylor,
Mcssrs. Martin, Nesbitt, Arbsnz
and Others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

ROSES, towering shrubs and
plants at lowest prices. Extra fine
and large selection. Catalogue free.
Reid'a Nurseries, Tel. So, Bridgeport,
Ohio. this
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

BOOK CASES, Writing Desks,
China Closets, at Frew's Auction to-
day, 1908 Main street, 10 n. m. and
2 D. m.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

Names Of teams will bc received for
Brunswick Bowling League. AddreHs
all communication 10 a, J. Tolberl, NO
1li0 Market street, city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07
Piano Moving.

II you intend TO move this week and
desire TO have your plano moved by ex-
perienccd men, leave your order with
+. w. BANNER co,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

IF business men and merchants
consult their best interests they will
advertise in the Intelligencer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

II you intend to move this week and
desire to have your. plano moved by ex-
men, leave your order with
F. W. BANNER co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07
POLITICAL POINTERS.

A visitor to Morgantown this week
was Squire Max H. srolowltz, Repub
llcan who was elected justice Of the
peace in Wheeling by nice majority.
He was a former student at the unlver-.
sIty and was busy greeting old friends,
He was busy at other things, too. Soon
after his arrival white buttons were
seen to appear on the lapels of many
coats. They bore the likeness Of James
X. Hall, Wheeling candidate for the
nomination for auditor on the Republi-
can ticket. Mr.. srolowitz did some ex-
cellent work for his friend Hail. He
says he found the masses here for Hall,
and some of the politicians leaning to-
wards Arnold scherr. srolowitz may
or may not be a prophet. Certainly he
is good acknowledgements Post.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

IcncN and the Crcsccuts rolled three
games the Crescents winning two cut OF
fbo fhrpc Scores.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07
TIE FOOD FAIR.
sssond Day of the Big Exposition Of
Food Products Shows
an INCREASED ATTENDANCE

Ana 1t is Becoming a Fashion to
land an Afternoon or an Evening
tho Fair-Many Interesting and
fnEtructive Exhibits Are Shown
S. Amusement Features Are of a
Ydry high Order.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

Councilman Scott FAIR desires itstated
that the announcement that he would
contest for the nomination for county
commissioner in Clay district, was I'M
authorized on his part, and further
that he will not be candidate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07

John G. stohlman, the carpet layer,
will be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for justice of the peace
from Union district. There are two
Justices to be elected and squires Dun
ming and Fitzpatrick will seek re1nom-
inntion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
DUNKHORsT IS A TOUGH.

Edward Dunkhorst the human push ball, has become q boisterous, unruly person since he began to whip the lob SterS of the west. lie recently got the decision on q foul over Bill Ken nedy in the eighth round of what was to have been a twenty-round contest before q thousand people in the rooms of the Anderson, Ind, Athletic club. Both men fouled repeatedly during the fight, but the referee refused to allow them. In the. seventh round the ne- gro saved himself from q knockout by clinching. In the eighth Kennedy ran under Dunkhorst and threw him y1o- lently to the floor. Then Referee Nor ton gave the fight to Dunkhorst. After the men went to their corners Dunk horst ran over to ksanedy and delib- erateIy kicked him in the face. Sec onds, spectators and police poured into the ring and prevented a rough and tumble fight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
CHECKER PLAYERS DRAW.

Boston, Oct 31.-The second section of the checker championship tourna
 ment was brought to . close last even ing, both of yesterdays games being drawn. The Switzer was played for the opening ill the two games and the reply in each instance was 21-17. Barker had the afternoon opening and played the 5-9 line. Jordan elected to defend with the 29-25 defence, which is considered the best play at that point. During the midgame the play was fairly even but as is usual in this weak opening black had some
 what the better of the end game and forced q pathto the King row, Jordan, , however, by carefu1 playing was speedily placed ii q position to make . series Of exchanges which drew tie game very cleyerly. In the evening game Barker, with the white places, iifet. tie Il move with the 24 Flo de fence, Jordan sad yanced the 5-9 line and developed . powerful attack, but Barker got stQ, the king row first. and swapped the pieces down until 2 draw was reached. 's s f 11s1 s IT < <, SF {
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31


 Captain Cotter worfec his polo team out on thessMeriden surface yesterday. He staEted to- have q little practice at the. Coliseum g7here but sthe 3chairs for the democratic ra1ly interfered, with the game. AS Burgess and McGilvray deserted to the Maine league Meriden has secured Fred Lewis szd Otto Schif- fer, z~ ~Cusick is tos tend goa1, -forzMeri- deh. He made the trip to England last spring with some Hartford anna teurs and appeared berore the crowned heads of Europe.-Hartford Courant.
 The players who are to represent Meriden in the Nationaf Polo aSsocla- tion were all here to-day and practiced this afternoon at the rink They will have daily practice hereafter under the direction of Captain I1oDe Whiting, who will be in charge Of the playing this year, and it is conceded by all that no better choice could be made. He has always been a successful captain and his experience and ability to get team work established make him a most valuable man Tor the Meriden club. The Meriden team as now made up will compare favorably with any in the league. Here it is: Rushers, Russell. Lewis and Schiller; center, Hobe Whiting (captain); halfback, Hayes; goal, Cusick.-Meriden Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
SECOND ROUND OF COLE.

, In the second round of the tourna- ment at the course of the Waterbury Golf association yesterday the scores were as follows:
 H. H. Van Keuren defeated A. M. Dickinson, up and ? to play.
 B. F. Merriman won from H. D. Barlow by default
 F. F. Williams defeated c. R. Vaill, l up.
 c. l.. Holmes defeated B. l.. White, , up and 4 to play.
 w. w. Holmes drew a blank.
 N. R. Bronson defeated G. L. White, ST, up and 3 to play.
 w. B. Merriman defeated Dr Nun ger, 4 up and ? to play. " c. K. Griggs drew blank.
 The following are matched for to- days play:
 Championship: w. B. Merriman and H. P. Williams; N. R. Bronson and H. H. Van Keuren; B. P. Merri- man and c. K. Griggs; w. w. Holmes and C. L. Holmes.
 Consolation: E. l.. White, blank; A. NJ. Dickinson and G. L. White; c. k. Vaill, blank; H. D. Barlow and Dr c. E. Munger.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
THE SLEEPING GIRL.
Scientists All Over Europe Interest . ed in Her Case.
For Seventeen Years She Has Not Changed Her Posture NorlEaten
 Any Food-A Story of Love,
 Crime and Retributiou.

Paris is mystifled by most extraor- dinary case of somnambulism, which Is attracting the attention of the most serious physicians, and the his tory of which occupies columns upon the first pages of the most reputable French newspapers. ""The Sleeper of Thenelles," is the title by which the Somnambulist is kn\Nwn, and for IT years she has slumbered in the quiet little town of Thenelles, watched over by a tender, devoted mother, who has never left her daughter during this long, terrible period of living death"
 Just 30 miles from the prosperous town of Saint Quentin, says the Chi cago Tribune, lies Thenelles in the bottom of a picturesque valley. The calm of the inhabitants who form the population is proverbial. At the end of the principal street stands the cot tage where the sleeper, Marguerit. Bouyenval, sleeps. The building is modest-even poor-a one-story ce- ment construction, ornamented with red bricks. Inside are two rooms both heavily shuttered. In one lies Marguerite Bouyenval as she has lain F long years-"the sick woman," as she is called by the peasants. The other room is occupied by six per sons-the father, mother, brothers and sisters of the sleeper.
 Mime. Bouyenval, the mother, is an aged woman, whose face is saddened by the continued sleep of her daugh- ter. She carries humbly but cour- ageously her sorrow. She speaks in a whisper, so as to avoid waking her daughter, for, as sorrowful as is the sleeping, more terrible the mother fears will be the waking, when, the doctors predict, real death will ensue.
 The sleeper lies on a bed and al- most resembles q corpse. The face is long and yellow as wax. A white peasants bonnet envelops the head. One side or the face reposes upon the pillow-it has never been turned up- wards-and while the mother changes the bed linen the posture of the daughter never changes. No sound of breathing is heard. By placing the
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
TOD SLOANE SED

London, Oct 31.-The Sportsman an- nounces that the Prince of Wales has cdHceleu his retainer of Tod Sloane TOT 19O1. The announcement is as fol LOWS: The arrangement by which sloane was to be first jockey to the Prince of Wales next season will not be carried out.'' The Sportsman had communicated this information to the various morning papers, and all ex- press approval of the decision of the Prince of Wales, which undoubtedly IS due to the agitation started by Lord Durham. The Sportsman commenting upon Leopold de Rothschild's letter to the Times yesterday on the subject of doping horses, points out that if doping" has been practiced in Eng land, no offense has been committed. because there is no rule in existence against it, but says that the sooner strong measures are taken to stop such practices the easier it will be to prevent the deterioration of thor oughbred stock in England The Rothschild letter, in the opinion of the Sportsman, shows that the stewards of the Jockey club are likely to take action, but the paper adds this word of caution: "The public should re- member when complaining of stew ards inactivity, the immense difficulty they must experience in procuring re- liable evidence. It is to be hoped. however, If anything is done. that there will be no unnecessary delay The feeling that American jockeys have been more leniently treated be- cause they are of the same offenses, between English and American jock pVS'
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
FIGHTS IN. CHICAGO.

A great crowd Of fight lovers gath cred at TattersaHs last night to see Tommy White and Kid Broad in SIX round 'go," but they were disappoint- ed. The star bout of the evening was to have been between Eddie Santry and Kid Broad. but Santry, while in dulging in practice on Monday night, threw his knee cap out. Tommy White was asked to go on, and promised to do so, but when the bout was called last night he declined to enter the ring on the ground that he had no time to get ready. The results of the bouts follow: Eugene 1jAcGovern knocked Tommy Dixon out in the third round; Clarence Forbes beat Walter Bloom In six rounds; Turkey Point Smith beat Archie Brown in six rounds; Harry Harris beat ,,McFadden in six rounds: "Klondike''. and Jim Bradley drew; Matty Matthews got the decis- ion over Charley Burns in six rounds; George Byers got the decision over Tim Murphy in six rounds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
} CAsPAR IEoN,sLucK.

Caspar Leon is playing in rather hard luck these days Since his ar rival in Chicago a cenplSs v1 weeks ago Leon has los. two decisions, one to Harry Harris and another to Harry Forbes. But his bad luck reached the eliminating point yesterday morning. Feeling in need of rub-down, Caspar proceeded to Harry Gilmore's gym nasium and, having removed his cloth ing, submitted himself to the rubber's hands. While Leon was thus en- gagged his trainer, Kid Manning, who, accompanied him from New York, in yestigated Leon's wearing apparel and gathered in all the loose currency he could find in the pockets. Then he went away without stopping to say goodbye. The amount taken was about $40, being all that remained of the losers end of the purse which Leon received for his contest with Harry Forbes. Leon promises to make mat ters lively for his erstwhile friend and trainer when he meets him again, but so far Manning has not been located and 1t is thought that he has left town.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
TERRY'S FIGHTING DESCRIBED.

A St Louis man who recently put on the mitts with McGovern describes it as follows: '"Terry squared off. His head went down behind his guard and his body crouched over. He was in that famous fighting attitude-waiting for my attack. His head was half turned; the only exposed point was the side of the jaw. I thoughtI would try for that. Stepping in quickly I feinted for the stomach and shot, my left for the jaw. My glove smashed bang against his forearm. If was q perfect guard. I closed in, tucked my head and tried with my left for body punch. But 1t was no go. Terry blocked that. Then I had to clinch. Terry broke free and, like a flash, be- fore l could get to guard, put light right and left swings to my body Had he put any force, to his blows 1t would have been all over then.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
CORBETT WAS ARREsTE1,

James J. Corbett had a rather un- pleasant experience in Boston. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Paul Armstrong, who charges the ex-champion with owing him S1,O0O. Armstrong was press representative and manager for Corbett on his base ball playing trip. It is for this work that Armstrong is now suing for $1.- GOO. Corbett. secured bail and will fight the case in the Boston municipal court on November, 5, when the writ is returnable. Corbett insists that the shoe is OH the other foot, and instead of owing Armstrong any money, Arm strong Is in his debt several hundred dollars. Armstrong is newspaper writer and has written some plays.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

hand the faint pulsation of the heart can be felt. The arms and limbs are not rigid and can be moved with ease and without causing the slightest sign of feeling upon the part of the sleeper.
 To this day doctors and scientists dis pute over the question:: Is the state of Marguerite Bouyenval that of catalep- sy,. lethargy, or simple sleep?
 Many efforts have been made to force the sleeper to absorb food by the mouth, but the jaws are inf1exible and refuse to move. Each day the mother injects a medical preparation which IT years ago the physicians recommend ed. The daughter sleeps on, with no evident change, and it is difficult to say whether this preparation is efficacious in keeping the sleeper alive or not.
 Marguerite Bouyenval has a history. Love, crime and retribution are the in- direct causes which led to her sleep. Betrayed by a soldier lover, the unfor- tunate sleeper, then a mere girl, mur- dered her baby. The crime, hidden, became known in the town and late one night a squad of gendarmes came rid ing to the cottage. Entering brutally, they surrounded the girl mother. Filled with fright, she fell in swoon to the floor. Efforts to revive her were vain. The gendarmes gave up their victim to the doctors. After every hu- man effort to restore her, the doctors in turn gave her up to her mother, who has. remained the faithful guardian of her sleeping daughter. Dr. Charcot, of Paris, made many experiments without the least result. His investigations prove that all the digestive organs are completely destroyed, and it is claimed that should Marguerite Bouyenval awaken she could not absorb the light est food, and once awake would die from starvation. This is the terrible fear which confronts the mother. She prefers the living death to the certain tomb. The fear of death gives her the courage to keep her voice always in whisper, to care for the sleeper, and to remain her guardian through the long years of silence. .s- st s. a~ tt...
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
OSCAR GARDNER's HANDS

5 Frank Hart, manager of Oscar Gard
 ner, writes to friend. that hisoprotege
 had his hands examinlsd D. few days
 ago by a leading, surgeon in Wheeling, and they were found ;td, Jbe. in good con ditiop. It had been reported that the Omaha Kid, in his recent fight at Oma- ha, broke both hands, built how ap- pears that this was greatly exaggeT- ated. Gardner Is training hard for his coming twenty-round battle with Mar tin FlahertY, whiehawill take place be- fore the Opescent A. O.. of Hartford, on election night, November c6.4 ~. ],
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
EUMORiST ON STUMP.
Tribute Mark Twain Once Paid to His
 Friend, Senator HawIey of Connecticut.

Mark Twain was never much of politician. Indeed what he doesn't know about politics would make a very large library. In 1880 MT. Clemens, who was visiting a friend at Elmira, N. Y. was called on to introduce Gen. Hawley to a repub- ican meeting. In the course of his remarks MT. Clemens said:
 "Gen. Hawley is a member of my
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS
Cross Counters and Jolts Taken
 From the Boxers. }J s5re

t1t+ fi s Jim Jeffries as a Reporter and Fighter Is onsistent-Dunkhorst Tries the
 French Style o fFighting-Several
 Good Bouts in Chicago Last Night
 Description of McGovern's Style
 Caspar Leon's Hard Luck-Jim Cor
 bett Arrested. e~s
 That great boxer and remarkable actor, James J. Jetfries. while mas ter in his favorite specialties, is as yet a novice i'll the newspaper busi- ness. In response to a query wheth- CT immediately after Corbett's bout with ''kid~ Mccoy, he regarded the fight as fake" he responded: T didn't say anything then, but l came mighty near expressing myself at the r1ngsde. During the first two rounds but when I saw Mccoy purposely swinging foot above Corbett's head and Corbett making no attel pt to duck, l drew my concIusionsb fright then and there, and l came mighty near expressing them. I think the public feels satisfied now as to the character of that fiasco." MT Jeffries evidently forgot that he was on rec, ord. He was employed that night by New York newspaper to attend the contest and to give his opinion of it ln print next day over his signature. He did this, and in that statement he said that it was the fastest and most Sclen- titic bout between big meil that he had ever witnessed, and there wasn't a word in his signed article that even intimated that the bout wasn't on the level. If MT Jehries really thought the bout was d fake and failed to in form the readers of the paper by which he was employed, he was guilty of a serious breach of duty, and he should return the money he received for the insincere opinion he expressed. II may be added that nearly all the other boxers of the heavyweight divis- ion were in the same boat with lief fries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
ON THE GRIDIRON.
Some Interesting Bets Picked Up On
 the Side Lines.

The following article on football was sent into the Democrat office to- day: The football game between the Elm A. c. team and the St Thomas 4. A, which the public has been wait ing for so long, does not seem to be any nearer than it was last season, but Manager Cosgrove of the Films team says it is not his fault as his team is ready to meet the St Thomas team any time, the sooner the better; so it is up to MT Durphy now whether the teams will meet or not and we hope he will start the ball a-Folling soon. MT Egan, who is coaching the Elm team, will leave for college on Thursday. where he wiN help coach the team for the rest of he season.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

sszszNew Haven, Oct 31.-KidssNsaH Hace came to New. Haven yesterday Fgsand joined the coaching squadrpf thesYale Football team.& Wallace made things slively. He disciplined Sherman Coy, sthe veteran end rusher, and Gould,
 who has been Coy's running mate all
 the fall, by relegating them to the sec smd< eleseh. He then picked out Fer
 guson, new man, and Ward, the
 base ball player. and made them var
 Sity ends for the day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

Princeton men are watching with in-
 terest the controversy between liar ward and Pennsylvania over McCrack- en. If the Quakers should stand by
 their man and relations with Harvard should be severed, Princeton would immediately open negotiations with the Crimson for an annual game. When Harvard split with Yale at the end of the season of 1894 because of the unfortunate complications growing out of the Hinkey episode at Spring. neId, game was arranged with Princeton for 1895 and another for 1856 Then q truce was patched up between Harvard and Yale which caused Princeton's alliance with Cam bridge to cease. II is a matter of fact that since then Yale has been anxious to have Harvard throw over Pennsyl- vania and ta-.e on Princeton but the crimson has remained loyal to the
 Quakers. Should there be rupture between Harvard and Pennsylvania me latter would be forced to confine IootDall to her rowing rivals. Cornell and Columbia. while Yale. Harvard and Princeton would strengthen the a1iance that already exists in base ball. V''''e
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

church in Hartford and. the author of Beautiful Snow Maybe, he will deny that, but am only here to give him character from his last place. As a pure citizen respect him, as per sonal friend of years I have the warm est regard for him, as neighbor whose vegetable garden adjoins mine, why-why, I watch him. As the au- thor of Beautiful Snow he has added new pang of winter, He is a square, true man in honest politics, and l must say he occupies mighty lone some position. So broad, so bountiful is his character that he never, turned a tramp emPty-handed from the door, but always gave him a letter of intro duction to me. Pure, honest, incor- ruptible, that is Joe Hawley. Such a man in politics is like "a bottle of per- N.umery in glue factory-it may mod- crate the stench, but it doesn't de- stroy it. l haven't said any more of him than IMnuld say of myself La dies and gentlemen, this is Gen. Haw- ley" 5sg f a'l-
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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
oach Sanford

The report that Coach Sanford would end his relations with Columbia because of the expiration of his con- tract next Saturday and feeling of opposition against him among the foot ball men at the university, was pro- nounced a falsehood at the local var sity's headquarters last night. San lords contract as coach does not eX- pire until December 1, when he will in all probability be re-engaged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31
M,GovERN TO FIGHT BROAD.

Terry McGovern has been matched to meet Kid Broad of New York at Tat tersalls, Chicago, November 13. in a six-round contest at catchweights.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

Tobacco Twist Thirty-Two Years ola.
 III. NJ. King, of 1Hopkinsville, Ky. has in his possession weh-preserved twist of tobacco raised in Virginia in 1868. 1 s. 4-, 5s - v
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-31

j Betting Hmong the. college men on the result of. tho ID Harvard Pennsgl, yania < football game to be played. at Cambridge on Saturday, Maseat q standstill, yesterday because of the unanswered protest of Harvard against the eligibility of Full Bacio M cCrackeIl of the Quaiz zers1s If .the.latter does not play, Harvard will probably be slight fayarite in the. betting whileas even money may prevail if the big line buck CT Is declared eligible.