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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-28

For years and years we have heard
the mouruful cry about the "the crime
of 1s73," and the changes rung on that
slogan were as varied as the score OF a
wagnerlan opera. But a new bogy
comes to take the place of that shlbbo-
leth. For, horrible as was the crime Of
1873" says the New York Sun, the
crime OF 1900 Is more horrible. The
Hon. William Vincent Nebraska Allen
thus describes to the senate the atrocity
Of the bill ITO define and fix the stand
ard OF value" and so forth:
MIR. President, OF all the vicious legisla-
ton that has been proposed In this cham
Der since have had the honor OF occu-
pying a desk here. think this Is the most
Infamous. 1t is further reaching In Its
blighting consequences, It affects rot only
the present, but the future generations OF
our people with widespread disaster, the
consequences OF which cannot be calmly
contemplated No curse ever befell this
country, or ever befell the world, that
will equal in its direfui consequences the
passage and enforcement Of this bill
Mr.. Allen, who represents the Popu-
list side of the Bryan trust, regards the
new financial law as the worst thing
that ever happened. The Hon. James j.
Little, Democratic representative in
Congress from Arkansas, told the house
that the financial bill will mark the
blacklist page in our legislative his
tory" According to him humanity
must pay the penalty In the view OF
Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Little, the financial
bill! is guilty of all and of infinitely
more. as Mr.. Sumner said of Andrew
johnson. Compared with the crime Of
1900. the crime of 1873 is as failure to
have light on your bicycle is to MUIR
der in the first degree.
We shall miss the crime Of 1873. Sure
ly there are faithful souls among its
former worshIppers who will not let it
die. without the music Of a melodiOus
tear"
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A Famous Hostslrv.

Lexington, KY. Observer; The Phoe-
nix Hotel is in one sense the Oldest
hotel In the whole western country. for
1t has, with varying changes. continued
to exist ever since the year 1900. Early
in this century it's ancient predecessor
was destroyed by fire. but rose quickly
from it's ashes in an improved form,
displaying upon It's front quaint rep
resantation of the tabled Phoenix,
whose name It has continued to bear
from that day to this, 1t was here that
Aaron Burr lodged In 1906. while engage
ed In his daring conspiracy to make
himself the head Of new empire, and
was here met and welcomed by Her
man Blannerhasset, the cultured but
unfortunate Irlshman he had so COM
pleteIy fascinated. Here. as far back
ns Jefferson's administration, Demo-
Gratis and Federallsts in Knee-buckled
breaches. rufIled shirts and dangling
cues, talked red-hot politics. 1t was
the scene Of n sumptuous dinner to La
fayette and later was the stopping
place OF the willy Mexican chieftnin.
General Santa Anna. During the civil
war. while Lexington was held by the
Confederates, It was the headquarters
OF Generals Bragg and Kirby Smith.
and before the struggle ended sheltered
General Grant. President Arthur has
also been It's guest.
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PASSING PLEAsANTR1Es.

Puzzle: Find Her Fathers occupa-
tion.-''You weigh forty pounds Bes-
sie." "These scales amt right, then. !
weigh sixty on papa's!"-Chicago Trlb-
une.
Christian Lady-Why don't you
come 10 our Sunday school, John? John
Wah Lee-Me faldoe ClIstEan hooilums
smashee head.-New York Weekly.
In the First ward.-First Alderman
What is your idea OF an Independent
voter? Second Alderman-Ona that re-
fuses So for his vote.-Chlcago News,
Thespis-Falstaff is seldom put on
the stage nowadays. Ranter-I wonder
why not. Thespis-I guess it must be
because the part requires an nti-round
actor-Harlem Life
PA" said little Willie pausIng In his
reading, "what is food for the gods'?'
well, I" replied pa. who is a patron Of
the drama, perhaps 1t means peanuts
and plug tobacco" = Philadelphia
Press.
BIggs-They say Morton is SOM
nambulist-walks in his sleep. you
know. Little-Nonsense The report
probably comes from the fact that he
often walks in his baby's sleep.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Deacon wayback with paper)-It
sex here that the price NV Bibles has
been raised 25 per cent by the Bible
Trust. Mrs. Observation-Disclosures gra-
olous! It's glttin' harder tew be saved
every day!-Puck.
CHANGING Shot.-"Remember. now,
Dollie, to move your spoon from you,
and be careful to sip without making
any noise" why, papa, I'm eating my
soup all right Uncle Rufus Is the one
you ought to talk to."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Returned Fighter.-'And as was be-
Ing carried away in the ammunition
wagon T." Llstener-Don't you mean
tho ambulance-wagon? Returned
Fighter-No, sir; was so full OF bull
lets they put me In the ammunition
WagOn.--Chlcago News.
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still Clinging "a Silver.

The emphatic denial OF J., C. johnson.
chairman Of the executive committee OF
the Democratic national committee. Of
the recent articles published in which II
is made 10 appear that n number OF
prominent Democrats. commencing
with Chairman Jones' Of the national
committee. favor the abandoning OF any
reference 10 the silver question In tho
forthcoming Democratic platform, gives
rise to the suspicion that there is an
element which is stlll cllnging to the
remnants Of the old Democracy in the
hope of purifying it of Organism and
Popullsm. These articles are evidently
'fealers," written in a tentative sense,
but 1t is quite evident that the task Of
Kidding Democracy as at present con-
stitutad Of the free silver fungus is a
hopeless one. The silver heresy is not
the only Objectionable feature OF the
Chicago platform by any means Its
Populistic planks are as menacIng to
the progress and prosperity of the
country, ana lnOse DeHOCLatS WIZ w
posed Bryan in 1896 might just as well
come to the conclusion that he will
abate nothing of the fanaticism he dis
played then in the approaching cam
paign. His hand directed the pen that
wrote the Nebraska platform, and that
document is the match that viii light
the lamp at Kansas City, and the open
Ing paragraph of that platform is suffl-
cient to disabuse all minds of any
change from the principles enunctated
at Chicago four years ago. 1t says:
I'VE, the Democrats of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, do hereby re-
affirm and indorse, in whole and in
part, in letter and in spirit, the plat
form adopted by the Democratic ma
tional convention held in Chicago in
1896"
So I'VE. the Democrats" of the nation
must either follow the lead of Bryan, or
get in some other band wagon,
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THE INTELLEGENcER,
wnEELING. MARCH eS, 1000.
The wisest Plan.

Hon. Whitelaw Reid and President
schurmar delivered able and instruc-
t,ve addresses in Boston last week,
which have an important bearing upon
the government of our new possessions
and commenting on their observations
Mr.. Henry 3. Blackwell, of Dorchester
Massachusetts,. claims that we must
make these people citizens. not sub
iects, mot citizens of the United
States" he says. "nor of the states, but
citizens of Hawaii. of Porto Rico, of
Luzon and the visayan Islands, organ
izad as selc-govcrning territories. II is
a mistake TO assume, as many do, that
organized territories are embryo states
and must eventually be admitted as
such. Not so; unless and until they
prove themselves capable and worthy of
such admission. We admitted Calitor-
MIA and Oregon when an American pop
ulation had peopled wilderness. But
we have refused for half century to
confer statehood upon New Mexico, be-
cause her population is Mexican. Yet
New Mexico is contented and prosper
Gus under our admirable territorial sys-
tenn, which is exactly adapted to our
new possessions Each territory has
Its governor appointed by the President
and this governor has the veto power;
1t has its courts, with judges appointed
at washington; it has Its Legislature
elected by its Inhabitants, making Its
own local laws, subject to congressional
supervision and repeal II needed; 1t has
It's delegate sitting in our national
house OF representatives without vote.
So long as u remains a territory 1t goy-
urns itself, but 1t does not govern us in
any form whatever. There is no reason
why this bencflcent status should not
continue for'centuries, or until these is
lands shall become thoroughly Amerl-
can in language, ideas, and Institutions.
This local self-governmen. will differ
entiate our entire relations to these
communities from those which Great
Britain holds towards India and Egypt
and the Malayan peninsula. Those
countries do not become Angliclzed.
They render their cOnqueror reluctant
obedience, based upon fear and the
presence of overwhelming physical
force.
But II we adopt the opposite plan, the
Republican plan, the American plan of
local self-government. we shall identify
American control with freedom and
self-respeot. and shall gradually con-
vert these now suspicious and alien
communities Into enthusiastic friends
and permanent allies"
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years; He wrote nothing. He wander
ed RpQutin the iields, among the noun
talns and By the sea, talking Familiarity
to HiscompanIons, to chance acquaint-
aHces and ~ pienies ana campm5et-
ings. His recorded acts and words
would not MI Ave newspaper columns.
and were not collected until many years
after his death.
Whatever opinion may be held to His
divinity, He is one OF the colossal Rg-
ures Of history. PLATE and Herod and
Caesar the kings and heroes and phil
osophers Of that time, are nothing. No
one cares that they lived or died, but
millions now would de rather than sur
render their faith in Jesus.
What Jesus would DO were He in
Kangas to-day can best Da determined
by considering what He did when He
was in Nazareth and capernaum, 1900
years ago. He attended strictly to His
own business. He did not NEEDLE In
other peoples affairs. He only sought
to establish spiritual kingdom, and
His empire was in the hearts of men.
He told His followers to render unto
Caesar the things that were Caesars.
He neither bought nor sold, nor inter-
fered In politics. he said that all men
were brothers, that God was their
Father, and that they should do as they
would be done by.
1t would be no greater sacrIlege to
ask what God would do than what
would Jesus do. 1t is desecrating the
greatest name in the worlds registra-
ton, II is triHlng with the most awful
mystery of the universe"
BY way of Interpretation of this we
may have newspapers edited by Shell
don as was done in Topeka, OR by the
devil, as has been done in Atchison, but
all the cheap preachers, or newspaper
men, or atheists, or professional luadels
will not prevail against the glory and
the majesty Of the Redeemer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-28
DEMOCRATIC DEMAGOGUES
In the House Seeking in Vain for a
Campaign Issue-A Campaign Lie
Discussed

In the House Seeking in Vain for a
Campaign Issue-A Campaign Lie
Discussed.
WASHINGTON, March 81. - The
house to-day, without preliminary bus
mess, resumed consideration of the
army appropriation bill. Mr.. Talbert Is.
C.). the first speaker, complained of the
vast extravaganza involved in the bill
and replied to some of the criticisms
passed upon him for his course in re-
gard to private pension legislation.
Mr., Pierce CTenn.l. who stirred up
something Of hornets nest last Sat
urday in bringing to the attention Of
the house an Interview in a local paper
with an alleged Republican represent
alive, charging that the Puerto Rlcan
tariff was the result Of bargain for
campaign funds. read that newspapers
affirmation yesterday Of the accuracy
Of the interview. He also read Senator
Hanna's denuncIation Of the story that
the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill was framed
for the purpose OF raising Republican
campaign fund. and challenged an In
yesigatIon Of the charge, Mr.. steele
(Rep., Ind.) engaged Mr.. Pierce, and
there was sharp exchange.
Mr.. Steele said he would not believe
| the anonymous Republican congress-
man. who is alleged to have told the
story, on oath.
Mr.. Pierce said he did not believe any
man employed on the newspaper would
deliberately misrepresent the facts and
from the surrounding circumstances he
(Pierce) was inclined to think the story
was true.
Mr.. Steele wanted to know how the
Puerto Rican tariff bill could be used
to raise campaign funds.
Mr. Pierce replied that he could not
give the exact steps, but that vast sums
OF money had been raised by the Re
publican party In 1895 from various
quarters could not be denied. The con-
trlhutors in one instance had even Jog
ged the memory Of the secretary Of the
treasury. and he had not dared to re-
sent the insult. Applause.)
Mr.. Hepburn CRep.. 1owa) said that
II an investigation were ordered in all
human probabilities when the editor ut
the paper was asked to furnish the
name of the Republican, credited with
the statement he would refuse to give
I It. II he did. Mr.. Hepburn asked NJ.
Pierce II he and his colleague would
be willing to punish him for refusing.
81 Will cross that bridge when | come
to It," replied Mr.. Pierce, amid Repub-
lean ieers; but" he added, 1.-The paper
told the truth"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The supreme excellence in all things
is simplicity.
Ignorant men are good while in
finding out what alls them.
The bonds Of friendship are stronger
than the ties OF kindred.
Happiness results from being content
with what you haven't got
Lots Of men get rich by helping other
men make fools Of themselves.
An honest man always keeps his
credit q little better than his clothes.
A contented mind, like many other
blessings, is more easily lost than gain
ed.
Fine feathers may not make fine
girds, but with the assistance of the
milliner they make fine bills.
Lots Of people never cast their bread
upon the waters unless there is re-
porter around to make note OF 1t.
1t sometimes happens that the
grounds upon which n girl bases her re-
fusal of young mans offer of mar
riage is his lack of ground.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Southern nRn1lot Reform. ,,

The south has peculiar idea Of bal
lot reform. or rather it has an Idea of
Its own which challenges the admira-
ton only of that party in the south
which is opposed to the negro voting at
all; or. when ne does vote. that his bal
lot shall not be counted. The Augusta,
Georgia, Chronicle the other day. editor
tally, significantly said: In providing
for a white Democratic primary and in
wiling all white citizens to align them
selves with the Democratic party re-
CARELESS of past party affiliations the
Democracy OF Georgia commended itself
to the great mass OF right thinking men
all over the state. It was a step In the
right direction and one that eliminates
many Of the evils that have been COM
planned OF in politics in the past. 1t
removes objections that many good clti-
Zens had to participating in politics ana
throws additional safeguards around
the purity OF the ballot"
We have not the least doubt In the
world that such schemes commend
themselves to the Democracy OF Geor-
gla." just az the repression of the vote
of the negro in other southern states
has done. The invitation addressed to
"all white citizens to align themselves
with the Democratic party" carries
with Il its own comment.
Here is another rich excerpt from the
same editorial quoted above:
But there Is one more precautlon
that we believe the members OF tho
Democratic executive committee viii
take. The system of voting adopted In
the municipal primary commended It.
self strongly to the people of Augusta.
Combining as It does the best features
OF the Australian ballot 1t has done
more than anything else to restore con-
fldeEce in the purity Of the ballot and
enhance the value of manhood suffrage
in this city. With this system provided
for we believe that the last ground OF
contention will be removed and the par
~ will have met every objection Of the
men who honestly believe In the time
honored principles OF Democracy"
The idea OF the Democratic party In
the state Of Georgia doing anything to
"restore confidence in the purity of the
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Be Hopeful.

Bear the burden OF the present,
Let the morrow bear Its own:
If the morning sky be pleasant,
Why the coming night bcmoang
II the darkened heavens lower.
Wrap thy cloak around thy form;
Though the tempest rise In power,
God Is mightier than the storm
All unseen the Master walketh
BY the toillpE servants aide;
Comfortable words He tnlketh,
While His hands uphold and guide.
Grief, nor fear, nor any sorrow,
RendB thy breast to Him unknown;
He to-day and He tomorrow
Grace sufficient gives His own
steadfast faith and hope unshnkcn
Animate the trusting breast
Step by step the journeys taken
Nearer TO the land OF rest.
Holy strivlugs nerve and strengthen.
Long endurance wins the crown;
When the evening shadows lengthen
Thou shalt lay the burden down
--Mackcllnr.
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Teeth Made From Paper.

Teeth of papler mache are the latest
in dentistry. BY n peculiar process
they are rendered better than any 9TH
er material Paper teeth may be
Ene, but we will venture that most poo
nile prefer their own, and this may best
be accomplished by keeping the stom-
ach healthy with Hostetter's Stomach
BItters. The condition Of the stomach
invariably affects the teeth, The Bit
tiers Will strength your stomach, cure
dyspepsia and billOusness.
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A sTRIKINa PICTURE
OF Jesus Christ From the Pen of
John j. ingalls,,

John ]. ingalls,,
pittsburgh Times: In face of all the
yammer and cant, as a rebuke some
times to the liberalism that some men
pride themselves on, yea even as COM
fort to the old-fashloned folk that are
content with the simple and unques-
tlonlng faith that came to them as little
children, comes now and then man OF
common sense and says a thing that
must go undisputed, no matter what our
creed. Here it is from the pen of John
j. Ingalls, in paper that rejolces in
the ridiculous name OF the Kansas
Rnocker:
81 belong to no church and subscribe
to no creed, but l believe in God and
Immortality, and that we shall reap
what we SOW here and hereafter.
recognize religion as a prodgious
force in human affairs, and Christianity
as one OF its most impressive manIfes-
tatlons. While other religions are older
and have endured longer and have more
followers, none has excrted such i'm
mense influence upon the government,
society and civilization. Its sanction
rests entirely upon the example and
teaching Of Jesus. for whom theolo-
CLANS claim much more than He ever
claimed for Himself.
He was poor He had no education
His life to the age Of thirty was passed
in manual labor. His associates, male
and female. were Ignorant ana obscure.
His public career was less than three
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Is twcnty.elght hundred miles from
Seattle. via ocean. IL said TO be the
highest gold field discovered Up to
this time. The first steamer win leave
seattle on or about May 10. 1900. For
full particulars, maps etc, address w,
s. Howell. General Eastern Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul
Railway, 3Sl Broadway. New York. or
John r. Pott, District Passenger Agent,
WilllRmgpOrt, Pa.
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The death Of Judge Ira j. McGInnis.
at his home in Guyandotte. Cabell
county. yesterday, removes one of the
most distinguished Democrats in the
state. He was candidate for. the
United States senate in the memorable
contest Of 1873. against Senator Camden
and Henry S. Walker. when the ballot
Ing was continued for twenty-five days.
and at one time he lacked but three
votes OF being elected.
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Beware of ointments for Catarrh
Tint Contnin Mercury

4nhL contain mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely dernnEe the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never he used. except on pre-
scrlptIons from reputable physicians, as
the damage they win do Is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
thcm. Halls Catarrh Cure. manuEac-
tured by f. ]. Cheney 6 Co, Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuos surfaces OF the system. In
buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. II Is taken Internally,
and made in Toledo, o., by +. j. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. price Zoe per bottle.
Halls Family Pllls are the best,
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1t takes very little to excite Ken
lucky audience when n iinguai war be-
tween opposing lawyers sends the peo-
pie flying out of the window for fear of
the stray bullet. They ought to Wit
ness some Justices trials in Wheeling
and learn to be calm under the most
portentlous circumstances.
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The Louisville Courier Journal makes
the strongest argument in favor of
woman suffrage we have yet heard ad-
vanced when 1t says that when the
women are given votes we shall hear
fewer appeals by mounting dema-
gogues to the plain people"
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srAr1oNERY. BOOKS. rro.


"SAPHAo."
"a Short View of Great Questions" by
was tho War a Neccsslty2" by John
Morley.
Africa" by j, S, HobsUn.
All OF the Popular Magazines end Week.
lies, blank Books ana Stationery. Cos.
pei Hymns.
G. a, eUIMBY. l4l4 Market st.
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TEN thousand demons gnawing away
nt ones vltals couldn't be much worse
than the fortunes OF Itching piles, Yet
there's n cure. Doan's Ointment never
fails.--4,
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BURDOCK Blood Bltters gives q
man n clear head, an active brain. n
strong, vigorous body-makes him III
for the battle OF llfe.--l.
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mhnn Won Aro MOVING

why don't you exchange your old
square for new upright pano2 We
need a few good squares and will allow
you n good price for yours.
+. w. BANNER co.
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Reduced prices on Music Cabinet.
for next ten days. Come In; our stocl
will please you.
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Moving TIme WIll Soon b Hore.

Leave your order with us and have
your piano moved and tuned by thor
ouEhly competent men.
+. w. BANNER co,
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ballot" is enough to provoke the, most
solemn and obtuse equine to laughter.
Some day this sort Of thing win become
too serious for smiles. IL
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STOCKS FOR SALE.

Bismarck Herring,
Fancy Smoked Salmon,
Finnan Haddies,
Extra Quality Cod Fish,
Fancy No. | MackereI,
Splced Herring,
And a Full Line of Canned Fish at
II. F. BEHRENS co.'s,
22i7 Market.
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frbe INTELLIeENcER, embracing its
several editions, is entered in the POST
ONCE at wheeling. W. Va. as second
class matterA
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SO Colonel Jack Chlnn Is to lecture.
Angels and ministers of grace defend
nat