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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
AT WHEELING PARK.
Extra Attractions Are offered for
Next Sunday. n

The Wheeling Park management has
arranged for some fine attractions for
Sunday afternoon and night. In ad-
dition to the splendid concert by the
Opera House band high class vaudeville
artists will entertain. Miss Lorraine
Armour, a sweet soprano singer, and
Mr.. Charles Ba~uley. fine baritone,
will give an operate singing sketch.
and another performer vii present a
great novelty musical act The Park
itself Is a fine place to spend the after
noon or evening, but with these added
attractions 1t becomes Irresistible. No
extra charge will be made Sunday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
MRS. earle Dead.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
y PARkERsBURG, W. Va. sept g
Mrs. Mabel Carrie, daughter of, Josaa
Carrie. Democratic candidate fos shs.s
In this county. died last night at b.
home at Eaton, ". Va. OF brain teys:.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
FAMIYwAsE1NG,

Rough Dry Washed, Starchei and
Dried 5 cents per pound.
Flat Work, Washed and 1rored, 5
cents per pound.
All hand work finished 10 cent,
per pound. At LUTZ BROS.
Home Steam Laundry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07

Az the minutes passed the impatience
of the crowd increased, and men on
4 the stage tried to induce Colonel Arnett
! to say a few words. but the colonel did
not take kindly to the suggestion. Ex-
CONGRESSMAN John o. Pendleton was
introduced aud began talking Just as
the long threatened rain began falling.
{ Mr.. Pendleton was probably not heard
by more than one-tenth OF the audi
ence. sir. Pendleton, advised the crowd
) to grid itself In patience and calmly
await the arrival Of Colonel Bryan.
The questions OF this campaign. said
the speaker, are stirring up the people
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
campaign is hardly opened, and webe-
hold here one of the greatest political
gatherings ever assembled Z In West
Virginia. Mr! Pendleton was quite san
gulne. and said that the Democracy
this year not only had nine tenths Of
the Gold Democrats. but large pro-
portion u the Republicans.
IA AT inns point Inc crowd began TO yell.
the band played and Colonel Bryan and
the reception committee made their
way down the bank to the speaking
stand. When Colonel Bryan appeared
onSthe stand a mighty shout went up.
and Just at the identical moment the
rain came down heavily. Umbrellas
were in requisition, and one was held
over Dir. Bryan by an enthusiastic adj
mirer. Soon there was a slight let-up.
and Colonel Bryan was introduced By
Mr.. Joseph Handlan. Again there was
a tremendous shout, and Colonel Bry-
an began speaking. with an umbrella
held over his head. and with his coat
collar turned up. Soon. however. the
rain stopped. and the speaker removed
his hat and turned down his coat collar.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07

{ BAD blood and Indigestion nrc deadly
enemies to good health. Burdock Blood
Bitters destroys them.--l aEslI ,'s's't3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07

~ @SSs3Sy tAAS = eSsS7 r
The gentleman asked me what L
would do to destroy the trusts. j have
been arguing the trust question for
some time. and i have given remedies.
Eight years ago introduced a bill pro-
vldIng that whenever 4, was determined
In court that trust controlled the price
OF any. article upon which tariff was
laid, that article should go on the free
list. not only want to destroy the adj
vantage which trust can secure under
legislation. that is given for the purpoGe
OF protection; l want to go further
than that. want TO destroy every pri-
waite monopoly In the United States. i
believe that 1t Is possible for Congress
to SO legIslate that every corporation
doing business outside OF the state OF
It's origin can be prevented from becom.
Ing n monopoly. and the plan ] sus-
gested Is this: Let Congress provide.
that whenever any corporation organ-
lied in any state wants. to do business
outside OF tho state It must go to the
federal government and get license
which will enable 1t to do business out
side OF the state Of Its origin. but II
must do business In every state accord
Ing 70 the laws OF the state in which II
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

concerned are ended. those OF the city
hsve ius, begun.
1t Is true that Wars va, charged
with heinous crime, but the laws OF
Virginia provide death for even the
attempt TO commit it.
lis strange indeed that governms' {
in this country should be constsn mt y
proving itself failure and sworn
obligations cast aside,
The lynchers of WArTs are guilty of
murder, crime as heinous "a the enc
with which he stood charged. Uader
thelaw. they have merited death and
it is re a 'ction upou our legal ipsti-
tuuo1s that the officers entrusted with
the endorsement OF the statutes should
qusil before the lswless and deelias to
do their full duty. Lynch-lsw must
go
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
BOLD GIRL SHERIFF.
Utah Woman Who has Proved q
Terror to Criminals.
She Has Had some Adventures which
wouId Have Tested the Nerves
OF the Bravest hap-Expert
Revolver shes.

No occupation, however daring,
daunts the woman of the west Even In
days when woman is invading almost
every field which man has so long APP
propriated, it comes as a shock and a
surprise to learn that there is at least
one woman, young, beautiful and re-
fined, whose duty it is to execute q GRIM
inal at moments notice, to arrest the
most reckless desperate and to spend
much Of her time in conveying lunatics,
single-handed, to asylums. The story
of this girls life reads more like chap
ter of daring romance than page OF
sober fact and experience.
Miss Claire Helena Ferguson, who
rightly claims to be the most daring
woman In the world, was brought up
In home OF refinement. Her mother is
a practicing physician of repute. and
1t was while assisting her mother in
the operating room that Miss Ferguson
acquired the nerve which now stands
her in such good stead. Two years ago,
when she was barely 21, Miss Ferguson.
who seems to have been born with a
craving for risk and adventure, applied
for and obtained the post of assistant
to the sheriff of Salt Lake City.
When Sheriff Lewis handed her he1
commission he told her that it might bc
her duty at any time to execute GRIM
inal, and that she had better start re-
volver practice at once.
1t Is the custom in Utah to allow q
condemned man to choose whether he
viii die by the hangman's rope or the
bullet; and IL he elects to be shot he is
led out to lonely place among the
hills and a piece ~ white paper is
pinned over his heart as target for the
bullet ME- Ferguson. nothing daun.-
ed by such terrible prospect, immedi-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
He Saw -. aattle

One Of the former officers Of the
Alabama is resident of East Orange.
He narrowly missed being present at
the battle between the Kearsar9e and
Alabama He was In London when he
received word that the Kearsarge peo-
pie knew that the Alabama was bound
for French port. He went to Paris
and made his way to Cherbourg, ex-
pecting to join his ship In time fer
the battle. He supposed that he was
unknown, but It turned out that he
was known, and was followed from
the minute he entered France until the
moment when muffled in citizens
clothing, he stepped into a rowboat
and asked the man to row him to the
Alabama At that moment q French
officer tapped him on the shoulder and
said: Pardon, monsieur, the Lieut.,
Gilmore, of the Alabama, but you are
my prisoner. France has not recog-
nized the confederacy and has warned
your ship away. She will be attacked
tomorrow by monsieur the Capt Wins
low, of the Kearsarge, and you may
have an opportunity of observing the
battle from the tower of yonder prison,
to which it is my duty to escourt you.'
The next day Lieut.. Gilmore Gid see
the battle from the prison tower
Newark Ledger.
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ately began to practice with her re-
volver, and soon became so proficient
that she could rely on hitting q small
piece Of paper. nine times out of ten. st
distance of ten yards. Happily, how
ever, she has not yet been called upon
TO execute this part of her art.
One Of her earliest adventures was
such as would have tested the nerve and
courage of the bravest man. She was
left for time In charge of one OF the
most daring burglars in Utah, q hand
some, unprincipled scoundrel, who had
already served five terms of imprison-
ment and who goes by the name of
Handsome Gray" The man was hand
cuffed, but contrived to pick the lock
of his handouts with the help of piece
Of wire. Miss Ferguson only detected
what he was doing when the handouts
fell on the floor and the burglar was In
the act OF springing on her.
With the rapidity of lightning she
seized her revolver, and, covering him
with 1t, saids IF you take another step
I'll shoot" The man quailed before the
pointed revolver and the determined
look OF his pretty iailer, and thus the
strangely matched pair stood, facing
each other for some moments, until,
providentially, his captor, a man of
great strength and courage, entered the
room and secured him from behind.
Miss Ferguson during her two years
OF Office has conveyed no fewer than
LOG lunatics, many OF them homicidal, to
the asylum AS the asylum Is so miles
from Salt Lake City, a two hours ride,
and as Miss Ferguson always accom-
panies them alone, the terrible strain
on her nerves may be imagined.
On more than one occasion she has
been violently attacked by her wards,
many OF them much bigger and strong
er than herself, and she has had many
narrow escapes from losing her life.
With one dangerous lunatic she had q
hfe-and-death struggle for an hour, and
when finally the brave girl succeeded in
mastering the lunatic she had tc hold
her hands, bleeding and fainting though
she was, for the remainder of the Jour
ney.
1t Is some tribute to the remarkable
courage Of this young girl that she
was invited by the most desperate
gang OF cattle thieves and highwaymen
IN Utah to visit them in their fastness,
known as Robbers Roost," and as a
souvenir they promised her the finest
horse on the range" Miss Ferguson
did not accept this strange, If com
Plimentary, invitation, but there is
little doubt that she would have been
most Hospitality and CALAMITY treated.
Miss Ferguson has none of the phys
ieai equipment one would associate
with life of such risk and hardship.
She is very slight and girlish. with no
suggestion of either strength or en-
durance, and her face is as refined as
1t is beautiful. 1t is not surprising
to learn that during the last two years
she has had no fewer than Is offers of
marriage, her lovers ranging from q
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
Expio.ive kentucky Pota,o.,

A peculiar explosion occurred the
other day at the home of Mrs. r. S. Gar
nett at owenton. She had some pota-
toes baking in stove. In the oven was
also a roast of beef and other good
things. Without warning an explosion
occurred, blowing open the oven door.
The roast came tumbling out of the
oven, followed by other eatables. Upon
investigation it developed that a mild
eyed Irish tuber had swelled up and let
go. A similar accident occurred near
Monterey. in which potato exploded
In kettle, throwing hot water on the
lady of the house and seriously scald-
ing her.
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the feyered and sick patients. In her
last year she dressed amputations en-
tirely.
Il took care OF one rebel" she says,
without any arms or legs
The battlefields of Fredericksburp.
Spottsylvania, Cold Hsrbor, Chancel-
lorville and Petersburg all saw Aunt
Becky ministering to their sufferers.
1t is with the latter place that one of
her most interesting experiences is
connected.
1--WE had a lot Of men," SO she re-
counts the tale, "who were very sick
and knew they'd die If they couldn't
be taken to Washington. But we could
not get exchanges for them. So went
up to the quartermnster's Office TO make
call, and there were lot of tickets
Of exchange lying on the desk. Tshoved
some off with my elbow, and when I
got back found that ] had captured Il
Of them Without saying word to
anybody pinned them on the worst
cases. and when the sick from the other
division were being carried down to
the boats, had one nurse carry these
men down to meet them, and they were
safely packed of.
swell, the next morning the doctor
came around.
Where's Brother Jonathan?' eaid
he, asking for one of the patients.
leone to Washington the nurse
told him.
BY whose orders?' he asked.
Aunt Becizy's,' they said.
"Then he came right down to me, and
he was furious.
"T'll discharge you at once he
threatened. I'D like to know on whose
responsibility you sent those men off,
ION my own said, very quietly.
They'd have died IL they stayed here
$50 he went straight to Gen. Grant to
complain of me. and he told how had
stolen the tickets for them and eli.
"Gen. Grant laughed and said: I've
got nothing to say. Aunt Becky out
ranks mel
81 didn't get discharged, you mey
guess" laughed Aunt Becky, as she
told this tale. "And Ksten," she called,
"those men who went to Washington
all got weH."-Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
VERY CLOSE SHAVE.
a Burglary Story Which Is Quite
Out of the Ordinary.
Drummer Carries Gold Watch 40
the Souvenir OF an Occasion That
Came Near Sending Him to
the Penitenttary.

This watch was part Of the spoils
Of burglary in which 1 participated In
1884," said a guest in the st. Charles
lobby to New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat reporter, drawing out handsome
gold timepiece with a curious spiral
pattern engraved in heavy relief on the
lid. 1T was my first affair of the kind,
and L regret to say 1 bungled 1t and
got caught almost Immediately. What
is the joke, did you ask? There is no
joke; ii is perfectly true. 1t happened
like this: In the fall of 81, when was
quite young and green, got a job trav-
cling for Chicago grocery house, and
one of the first places visited was
small town in northern Ohio. arrived
about IL at night, and went out to take
stroll and smoke cigar before going
to bed. Passing through a side street.
noticed light in the little jewelry
store, and also that the door was ajar.
That reminded me had recently brok-
en- the handspring of my watch, and /
sauntered in to leave 1t for repairs. As
entered young man arose from the
further end of the counter. He seemed
startled, ,Jhich was not unnatural, at
such late call, but he regained his
ccmposure while L explained the pur-
pose of my visit, and told me he had
closed some hours before, but happened
to remember some things that had been
left out of the safe, and returned to
put them back. When 1 handed him
my watch 1 asked him to give me an
other to wear in the meantime, and he
gave me one at random from tray on
the counter. This Is it on my chain
now.
Next morning." continued the story
teller, '"I was lounginH in the hotel Of
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fee. when the town marshal tapped me
on the shoulder.
Let me see your watch he said.
Il pulled IL out mechanically, and
was at once placed under arrest on the
charge of robbing the jewelry store.
1t seemed that 1t had been burglarized
during the night, and somebody In the
hotel had noticed my peculiar-looking
watch and reported It to the police. Il
was promptly identified as part of the
stolen goods, and, needless TO say, my
story Of its acquisition was laughed to
scorn- I was obliged to admit that IL
seemed little ganzy myself, and L
can't say blame the authorities for de-
Ginning to give 1t credence. At any rate,
found myself In the deuce of a fix. NV
old watch had been carried of by the
thief, and there was absolutely nothing
to confirm my statement except the
bare fact that none of the other goods
was found in my possession. That,
however, wentfor very little, for 1t was
argued that had abundant time to
conceal my plumber. In my agitation
and excitement must have presented
perfect picture OF guilt, and the towns
people came near mobbing me on my
way to jail. They kept me there exact
ly three hours, the agony OF which will
dwell with me If live to be hundred.
Meanwhile the sure-enough burglar
had been bagged In an adjoining town.
with all the loot. including my time
piece, In his valise. and when 1 was
finally released he was bundled into
my cell. If he hadn't been caught L
don't know what might have happened.
l don't like to think about 1t. The au-
thorities made groveling apologies, and
the Jeweler was especially abject. To
placate me he offered to let me keep the
new watch in exchange for my old one,
and accepted the proposition. Icarry
1t as sort of tragi-comic souvenir"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
SHE oUTRANKED GRANT.
How "Aunt Becky" stole n March
ON Her Commanding
officer.

Aunt Becky" Young is really not
Aunt Becky" at al; young she win
always be, although she is now 6s years
old.
This is the way she tells of the ac-
QUESTION of the name by which she is
known 10 many survivors of the war:
THE boys began by calling me mo
Their, she says, land wouldn't allow
that. So one of the doctors in the hos
rital said: IN give you a name that
you'll keep to your last day. and he
christened me Aunt Becky That's
what everybody calls me now. Why, 1
couldn't get my'lsters IL they should
come addressed to Mrs. Sarah Young"
Aunt Becky followed the Army of the
Potomac on it's line of march, nursing
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

TEx lyneaing of colored men has led
60 ths lyrehing OF white ones. The
end Of the inf amy cannot be far OF.
Eswport News By this exhibition Of
ssxegsry VII ich took away she life of
she whits msz. W. W. Watts Friday
Ian. Sta. 1900. deals itself FAR more
sea.ious blew than it did the ,ictim.
His troubles a. far 90 this world 70
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
Ruaine.. rrnn.aetinn-

Z sec by the papers that old Bull
Hons heiress WAS married yesterday
to that French count"
THAT so? Who gave the bride
away?"
Nobody. She was sobd. It was dis
covered this morning that he II not q
oount"-Omaha World-Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

Pickett's division OF confederates
lost at Gettysburg more men in 20
minutes than the British have lost
killed, wounded and captured - In
South Africa since the war began.
Heth's division Of Lees army at Get
tysburg lost 2,700 men In killed and
wounded In 26 minutes. Chicago
Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

Hon. JouN e. EPPs seems to think
that he was sent to the legislature from
Richmond to represent only the white
people. II this be true, fsir-plsy
would dictate that at least one of the
representatives should be of the color
ad persuasion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

We should like to know whether
Hon. JOHN e EPrs has ever thought Of
shat oath of office since he took it, and
we should like to PROFOUND to Hon. 8.
3. p. Patterson the same question.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

There are very few woman orators,
aren't there?"
why, don't know. had the i'm
preston that the great majority of
women were great talkers."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

A CoLoaED man stands no mere sure
an . controversy with q white man in
Ehe criminal courts of this common
wealth than does . "bob-tailed mule
an ay-time."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

RACE prejudies always cost some
ahing, but in this case it is proposed to
trsnsfer the expense te the shoulders
OF the railroad companies. They ma
zsuraily object.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

Ar is consoling to know that the
white folks sve-Jsrds are filling up.
rThe members of the Legislature viii all
have places son the hillside. It's q
8iorious thought, brethren when We
aisten TO she rsntings of the Negro
Aaters against rs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
Had to he at FIr.t Eight.

II understand it was a case of love
At first sight" he said.
1T waA" replied the dearest friend
OF the woman In question. cit had to
be. If he had looked q second time he
aever could have fallen In love with
her."-Chicsgo Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13
Reward OF Merit.

Railroad President--That was q bad
accident, but 10 might have been q
thousand times WORSE. Suppose those
earn had taken Arei Phewi Why
Aidnt thsy1
6uperiptendent-A lazy brakeman
lad lee he fres 60 out.
ryesident--Rsiss his ssiary-E. z,
Weekly. -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-01-13

Mr.. Slocum," said little Tommy to
Sister Mary's young man, you never
play with matches, dc your"
What makes you ask that funny
question, Tommy"
~Nothin', only pa says he guesses you
won't ever set the river on fire. Y.
World.