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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

uneducated in the maple syrup line. It
would be an awful iufIction to have
corn famine,
1t Is a time-honored joke-that on
spring poetry. But there is no such
an influx OF the manuscripts into news
paper offices as the humorist would
have you believe. Without the spring
poet and the mother-in-law, the hum
orist would be in bad way. No doubt
there were spring poets in abundance
in the years that have flown, but poor
sensitive spirits. their budding genius
has been blasted by the humorist. The
mother-in-law, like the moneyless, Is
permanent. In the smaller towns, the
spring poet crops out with some persis-
t3nce. and II her father is q paid-up
subscriber the poets effusion is likely
TO find space. In the cities the inspir-
alton. he 1t in existence. generally comes
too late for publication in the spring
column. for the fields are green before
the urbGnlte is aware of the change,
while his rural brother feels 4 poetical
twinge when tho first blade OF grass
shoots through the sod
AS to recent events in It's community
the Lincoln County Citizen says:
Thomas Sias is staying pretty close
to Uncle Cass Cartin's this winter. He
says It is 70 help get wood up for fires;
but, then, we all knOw-2r-why. Uncle
CaSs has 4 devllIsh pretty girl. and
ClInt's an awful good fellow and likes
TO help around.
Dan Bias had another "ketch' In his
back Tuesday morning. He is In a
serlOus condition.
S. c. Bias says he wishes Culloden
was within thru . miles OF Buffalo; not
for It's whisky. but for Its pretty girls.
Would Rod Eye" the Pikeville. Ky
CORE sponaent. please let us know how
sam Mccoy and wife are getting along.
Noah Turley Is making nice string
Of f2nce.
Win Wade has traded his horse for q
ST. Bernard dog.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

When Squire Rogers was opening his
justice dispensary yesterday morning,
two representatives OF the genus graft
us humbly asked why certain aspir-
ant for a county Office was not at his
place of business, a few doors away
The squire was minus any information
as to the candidates Whereabouts. and
so informed the inquirers. well, you're
candidate, too. you'll do" was the
next sally. But the squire couldn't see
the point
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

Scio had narrow escape from being
wiped Off the college map when oil
gushed forth from the town. and West
Liberty may have TO run similar
gauntlet should the oleaginous Ooze
from It's surface. Only the visionary
expect'west Liberty. to blossom as an
oil burg, since the drill hasn't been very
fruitful In this section. Above there is
no oil. and In the entire scope Of the
Marshall county field the output daily
is free from staggering figures. The
high prices, however, make barreiful
an attractive commodity
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

The Day Nursery managers are glad
10 report that contributions toward the
building fund continue "a come In. Dur
ing the past week those remembering
the nursery were Mrs. II. II Harrison
Miss Lucy Kyle Mediums, the Kings
Daughters on the Hearne tabernacle,
two unknown friends and the follow
ing ladies and gentlemen OF Manning
ton. W. Va.& Mr. F, w. Bartlett; Mrs.
6. y. Hendrickson. Mr., n, L. Jepson,
Miss Emma Bartlett, :fr. il. L. Waters
Miss stephens, Miss Fodie Butcher,
Miss Breda Watson, Miss Gertrude
Petty, Miss Irene Davis, Mr.. William
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

Mrs. william F. sstlfel yesterday af-
ternoon entertained number Of lady
friends in honor OF her guest, Mrs.
Louis DeIlmler. of Pittsburgh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

Invitations have been received from
the faculty of the West Virginia Uni
versity for the exercises dedIcatory to
the new pine organ, and the other ex-
erciscI oE conyocatiga week, April rs,
as follows:
Monday, April ., to p. m.-Infor-
mai reception at the presidents house
in honor Of President David STAR Jor-
dan, Of Leland Stanforl Junior Univer.
sity. Mr. Clarence Eddy. ana the MEM
bers OF the board of regents.
Monday. April 2. s p. Mobilization
OF the new pipe organ at Commence
meut hall Inaugural recital by Mr..
Clarence Eddy.
Tuesday. April ., 1880 p. m.-Quar-
terly ConvocatiOn at Commencement
hall. Address by President David Starr
Jordan, OF Leland Stanford Junior
University, THE Freedom OF the Uni
verslty"
Wednesday, April 4. p. m.-"The
Blood Of the Nation" by President
Jordan Imperial Liberty" by DR.. II.
w Wiley.
Wednesday, April 4. s p. m.-Lecture
Mt Commencement hall by Or. II. w.
Wiley. chief Of the division of Chemis-
try, United States department Of ngrl-
culture, Washington, D. C.. THE In
hueucc Of Chemistry on the Progress
of Agriculture During the Last Cen
tury."
Thursday. April 5, p, m.-ouarterly
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Very successful and enjoyable was
the supper given by the womens
Camp Ground Association at the Haw-
ley block last evening. Hundreds
thronged the building and discussed
with satisfaction the excellent monu
provided by the ladies' in charge Of the
affair. The debt OF the association was
materially reduced by this undertake
Ing Of the ladies, and they hope in thu
near future to entirely wipe out the
Indebtedness.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

Arthur stlfel is home from Cornell
University on a weeks vacation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

a brilliant musicale. TO be followed
bY light refreshments, comes on next
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The National Life Insurance Company,
of MONTPELIER, VERMONT,

with experience years unbrokcn prosperity ana
equitable furnishes such Insurance
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Society,".
Certainly.

'The city Of Wheeling has had rub
Der day" remarked Mrs. snagss.
what is a rubber day?' asked Mr
snaggR.
"Well, hundreds Of pound. of old rub
Der were collected and turned over TO
the Kings Daughters, the proceeds to
be applied 10 the building fund OF the
Kings Daughters Day Nursery"
Il see" asked Mr.. snaggs' thought
fully; but I suppose that Wheeling
often has a rubber neck day."-Pit,s-
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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ENDOWMENT BOND
AcoNrRAcr OF SPECIFIC ouARANrEns.

pledges payment the force by paym
the face value maturity period Of aS
premium discontinued three e01
which endorsed a Bond issued
AGE OF rs FOR $1,000, PREMIUMS S46.75'
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HERF and THFRF.


hate to bey to do It, fer MS kinder soft.
And people All around you, and yer tears
a-ratnin SO,
But j can't hold in, nohpw, when the I'D
dies playln' low.
kin laugh with enybody when there's a
funny part,
then the teardTops start,
For the tremolo, as they call 1t, goes
straight into the heart.
Sometimes It's when the william Is about
to Kill the child,
Err mebb., It's home scene with the fire.
light CLOWN mild,
Err p'FRps II Just The wa.lin' OF woman
strange ana wild.
bear the tale o sadness IN the fiddies
tender tore
TIL the hull blame opry house rocks to The
And with my tear-wet checks I'd much
ruther be alone.
A handkerchief is useful and scheme my
very best,
Pcrtendln' hev trouble with my nose. er
throat, er chest.
But the fiddle is the trouble, and the tear
drops do the rest.
The meanest thing about 1t when the lid
Is the way hey turn the lights on, just
az yer stirred up so,
Fer most tOuchy scenes roll down the cur
tain at The show
And often wonder II that fiddler DRAWN
Ever has an idce o how he moves
Fer I'm IN / helpless as a baby when he gifts
her fqueakIn low. II. w
How often, gentle reader have you
heard an undecided candidate say that
he was in the hands of his friends?'
But there IS no mead to reply. The az
preston is familiar 20 the ears Of every
constituency. But did you eyer think
that'the UNCERTAIN candidate bad In his
mind a friend without n vote NJ the
polls? Well just recall the fact of Mr.
Candidates having n wife and you will
understand wherein his uncertainty
lies When he decides to think the
matter over he means that he will talk
1t over with his Other half. especially II
he ran for Office before. For MIS- IN
e,tain Candidate snid some things af-
ter that campaign that causes her hus-
band to have n care about a repetition
of the stirring times You know there
are so many little distressing matters to
mar the serenity Of the home. such as
a delegation OF thirsty voters ringing
the door bell about II p. m,
and asking the frightened wife.
IF Mr. Candidate is in?" or "If he left
any word about the kag fer the Fundy
Boys?" And when the delegations OF
rough looking men come without ceaS-
Ing and without provoCation. that tim!d
wife begins to form some opinions Of
her own about politics that even an
eloquent and loving husband can't
convert in the crucible OF patriotism
and citizens obligations to his cour-
try His campaign hours and his run
down appearance also call for fearful
or scathinE remonstranca. So, when the
festive gentleman says his acceptance Of
the nomination has to do with the
hands OF his friends" deal with him
kindly and in all patience for, per-
chance, he must first abide by the de-
cisIou Of his spouse.
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Mr. Cyrus p. Flick and family. who
for the past five years have been oc-
cupyIng the Governor c. W. Atkinson
homestead on Twelfth stree. ara pre-
pairing to enter their new home, east
Of the city
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The matrimonial engagement of Mr..
Charles whally and Miss Georgia Dent,
of Bridgeport, well known In social cl"-
cles here. has been announced. The
wedding will occur in April.
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Invitations have been received from
Prof. George NJ. Delbrugge for an in
formal dance at Arion Hall tonight
The cotillion club and married set
promise to be out In full force.
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The North Main Street Euchrc Club
will be entertained by Mrs. oliver It.
Rhodes next Tuesday afternoon, which
will close the afternoon sessions until
Easter. An evening entertainment is
promised later.
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Guests from Wheeling that regis"
tered at the Colonial, Mt. Clemens,
Mich, this week are c. H. Simpson. j.
P. Adams, w. A. Williamson and Mrs.
J. E. Mccoy.
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Mrs. Phil spaeter. Jr.. of Philadel'
phIa, Pa, Is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George FrIedel, on Indiana
street. Island.
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ccntostnbiy or ioFel
piece will protect the future OF
be without huctuauen IA
danger o. through misfortune neglIgenee7
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-24

Tonight musical treat is promised
at the Carroll Club. prominent Wheel
ing musicians being associated in the
performance makeup. with Miss Elsa
Ruegger, the Swiss 'cellisr The pro-
gramme in full reads
selection. GEAR and Carpenter ......
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
Adversary OF The
Death OF President
Faure.

The anniversary of the death of
former President Faure was Obser-
we'd in Paris on the 10th instant.
President LouLet visited Mr.. Jules
Faure'S tomb and a memorial SER
vice was held in the church of La
Madeleine"
President LOubet who had been
under treatment OF his phisician left
the Elysee for the first time in many
days.
He was accompanied by the mi
mister of foreign affairs and placed
magnificent wreath on the tomb
of former President Faure.
FIX President Casimir- -Perier and
the late President CarnOt's two sons
occupied prominent places in the
Church.
Cardinal Richard the Archbishop
of Paris, who under ordinary cir
cumstances should have Oficiated
excused himself on the ground OF
being indispOsed.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02

northward.-BMt: The Beers killed
or wounded fifty of French's men,
without losing a man or gun them.
selves.
The advance of French and Kelly
Kenny has driven the Beers from
Magersfontein and they are pursuing
CrOnje.-Bat: The Beers have dri-
ven the British from COlesburg and
probably Rensburg back to Arundel,
infiicting severe losses.
General Butler has again crossed,
the Tugela River in one more en-
deavOr to relieve Ladysmith.-Bwt:
The Beers surprised a British guard
of fifty men on the Tugela and XII
lied, wounded or captured twenty
seven of them.
General French captured BOer
convoy of seventy-eight wagons, and
Kellv-Ksnny captured 100 wagons
left behind by CrOnje.-B@t:, The
Beers cut off and captured a convoy
of 200 wagons with supplies for RO
berts's army.
ROberts's invasion of the Free
State and French's dash to Kimber-
ley were entirely successful as plan
ned.-BNt: The Beers We're not
surprised by the rapid movements of
the British, did not lose a single
gun, and are now threatening RO.
bert's line of communication.
The British cavalry under French
has shown a mobility that is expec-
ted to demoralize the Boers.-BMt:
The dreaded horse sickness has ap-
peared in General French's force.
Dismounted cavalry are mo match
for the mounted Beers.
French and Kelly-Kenny in the
West reports the capture of five BOer
'earger, with supplies.-Bat: The
Beers near Rensburg captured ], 900
sheep and many oxen intended for
subsistence of British troops and
cut off the British rear guard.
Beers captured two companies Of
the Wiltshire Regiment during the
retreat to Rensburg and annihilated
a company Of Australian infantry.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02

The plan of campaign of Lord Ro-
bertS is not known, some think that
he is going to invade the Orange
Free State while others believe that
he will relieve Ladysmith and prOce-
ed to the Transvaal through the Ma
tai territory.
Lord Roberts is man of resolute
character and cool judgement.
Besides he has under his command
$4,000 men of Buffers forces andahis
plan will soon be known.
Only fifteen miles separate the
British Army from Ladysmith, but
President KrIger states that every
mile will cost the British 1000 men.
England however cannot retrOcede
The troubles in Egypt and in India
make it necessary that she obtai2
some noted victory in South Africa
to keep up ber prestige.
1t is impossible now to abandon
the plan of relieving Ladysmith where
$4,000 British soldiers under Gene
rails Wette and DelVab are closed
in.
l will close this letter with the
following data from the review s'The
Globe" the last census of London.
states that the present population of
the great City is 81 million people.
1t shows an annual increase in po-
pulatiOn of $4,000 people.
1t is calentated that in London
there is a birth every there minutes
and a death every FIVE minutes.
London consumes 4 million calves
a year Ii million sheep, s million
birds, 400 million pounds IF fish,
800 million oysters and 500 million
IliterS Of Beer.
Lasis Robinson.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
Cubans Object To
Mgr. Sbaretti.

More than seven hundred vete-
rams of the Cuban war at Yaquajay,
Santa Clara Province, have joined
in a protest to the municipal autho-
rites against the appointment by
t Hely See of Mgr. Sbarretti, for
meriy secretary of the Apostolic De.
le4 tign ia Washington, to be Bis
h3n of MIA. Resolutions were pas
Sc assiug ,be government at Was
M tgp, through Governor General
Wood. 20 request the dismissal Of
Mgr. sharetti as a guaranty Of pu-
blic order in the island.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02

and SO of the same caliber belonging
to the Navy, that is "a big guns.
Besides there are in operation 36
" HOwitzer" five inch guns. That
gives total of ITO guns for lyddlte
shells
The British Army in South Afri
Ca has also 54 mountain guns and
234 mounted artillery guns and
there will be AZ more guns which
have been sent from England and
her Colonies.
The Beers have only 110 guns Of
all calibers and of these, 10 were
captured from the British at the be-
ginning of the campaign.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
Extracts From The
Letter Our London
Correspondent.
To the Editor of the BoLETIN
MERCANTIL.

London, February 9th, 1900.
During the last twenty years
England has multiplied her wealth,
her industries, her strength and her
Importance in the world, and in spi-
te of all the expenses that she had
to incur in accomplishing these
enterprises, she has been able, thanks
to her excellent administration, to
reduce her debts by AGO million of
dollars. This amortization and all
the efforts of the past will now be
anulled by the war in the Transvaal,
it being thus demonstrated that
single year Of perilous adven-
lures because Chamberlain's poll
cy is nothing but policy of adVen-
turerS is enough to destroy twenty
years of good administration. Over
200 millions nave already been eX-
pended and with few more months
of campaigning the amortization OBJ
tanned will be reduced to nothing.
In Parliament, speeches and
accusations continue. The Irish,
with their new leader Redmond,
constitute so deputies all of them
ready at any time to make trouble
for the Government. The cabinet is
backed by the conservatives and all
the liberal imperialists and the Go
vernment's policy will finally be ap-
proved and new credits for the war
will certainly pass.
Mr.. Dillon said that he would not
vote more credits for shameful
war and that the British would not
he able to make a new Ireland of
the Transvaal Republic because the
Beers had sufficient means to fight
tor their liberty and rights.
To day the paper which has the
most readers in London is the "Mor-
ming Leader" and this paper claims
that if Chamberlain is not able to
explain Lord Hawksley's letter his
honor will be at stake and England
cannot trust the peace to him.
The ssDaiIy News" referring to
the speech and the report read by
the Secretary Of War, sarcastically
exclaims that a .Boer gun is better
than four British ones and that eve
| ry Boer is worth three British sol
diers.
Mr.. Wyndham said that the Bri
tish army in South Africa including
the reinforcementS on the way was
| $4,000 strong and that the Boers
had $4,000 men.
In reference to the armment the
ssNewsv said:
nThe British Government has
sent to South Africa SO big guns
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
Account OF The Boer
British War.

We take from the "New York
lournalp the following interesting
statement:
General French has entered Kim
berley and is now operating to the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
News Of The Island.

The masked ball held on Monday
night at Mayaguez was most bri-
liant. The theater was c, ,wded
and there were many rich O. 1 ar
tistic disguises.
The number of prisoners in the
Penitentiary is 500. Of these 80
are sick with the grippe and other
contagious diseases. 5juad
Mr.. Ramon Lafta, baritone
Who formed part of the Company
that appeared in the theatre of this
City last fall has organized an Ope-
rette Company which will begin its
performances in the theater of Are
cibO.
On Wednesday last, the Supreme
Court of Justice of Ponce listened
to an appeal on the sentence of the
five men who were sentenced to
death for the murder of DR.. Men
dez of Yauco.
The Supreme Court committed
the sentence of four of them to i'm
priSOnment in the Penitentiary, and
confirmed the sentence of death in
the case of the other.
The steamer Slocum left TO-
day for Saint Thomas and will pro-
badly return tomorrow.
The first squadron of the 9Th u.
S. Cavalry composed of troops now
in different cities of the Island has
received orders to prepare for trans
pOrtation to the United States.
The Provisional Court tried yes
terday the case against Frank Jones
on charge of assault. He was
sentenced to twenty days in jail and
fined.
The Municipal Council of Maya
guez in session held on Monday
last passed resolution suppresSing
the subvention that had been gran
ted to the Institute that DIR SOlSOna
manages in that city. 1t was cOnside-
red that this was in opposition to
the laws of schools.
On Monday last a boat sailed by
two Americans who had gone out fis-
hing capsized in the bay of Maya
guez.
They escaped death thanks to the
coOlneSs and intrepidity of the
owner of the boat.
The Governor General on the sug-
gestiop of the Civil Secretary has
directed that the resignation of coun-
cilmen cannot be considered except
if their age is over go years, if they
are physically prevented from duty
by some crOnic disease or by change
OF residence to another town.
This must be duly proved.
The " Soldiers Literary Society"
held meeting last evening in the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Mr.. Avila Blanco, Consul of We
nezuela, at San Juan, and Jose
Miguel Morales y Alvarado, Homo
rary Vice Consul of Venezuela, at
Ponce, Puerto Rico, have presented
their credentials, and will be per-
rnitted to exercise their proper con-
sular functions.
The Commanding Officer Of the
Post Of San Juan, will send Farrier
Charles Hutton, and Private james
Fitch, by first transport accOmpa-
MED by their descriptive lists and
accounts of pay and clothing, to
report to the Medical Superinten-
dent, in New York City, for assign
ment to a Hospital for observation
and treatment.
Have yos seen Hardie Bros Pho
tpgraphs of the Island Also ihe
- ..l,s-,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
The Relief OfLadysmith Has COsted
The British 1000 Men.
Another British Victory.
COLESBERG CAPTURED.
Another British Victory.
COLESBERG CAPTURED.
New York, March End, 1900.

It reported that the losses suffered by the British du
ring the operations performed by General Butler to relieve
Ladysmith, aggregate 1000 men, rHfyn
Another encounter has taken place Colesberg, in
Cape Colony.
In this fight the British victorious and captured
the town.
The above cabegms belong the BoLETN MERoANT and their
eprOductOn in any form will fifty dollars for each cable
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
SPECIAL CABLE SERVICE
DIRECT FROM NEW YORK
TO THE
"BOletin MerCantil"
From The Associated Press.
The Puerto Rico Tariff Bill Is
Sent To The Senate.
Bill Referred To The Committee On Pacific
Islands And Puerto Rico.
New York, March 21nd, 1900

Dispatches from Washington state that the Puerto Ri
co tariff bill has reached the Senate.
The bill has been referred to the Secates Committee
Pacific Islands and Puerto Rco in charge of the affairs Of
the Island.
Hon Joseph Foraker Of Ohio is the Chairman OF this
Committee and the author of another bill providing for free
trade between the United States and Puerto Rico
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
Senate Puerto RiCan Bill SubSttu.
ted For House Bill.
1t Also Provides For Fifteen Per Cent
Tariff.
New York, March 2dn, 1900.

Senator Foraker later reported tie bill back to the
Senate so amended as to substitute therefor the Puerto HI
co bill which had previously been reported by his Commit
tee to the Senate. 200 o.
This substitute bill also provides for tariff OF fifteen
per cent of the Dngey Law rates
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-02
THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
Filipinos Caught !, Ins,Ambush !, {. {.
Near BatangaS.
New York, March 2st 1900.

Dispatches from General Otis to the War Depart
ent in Washington state that the federal troops pre-
pared an ambush for the Fpnos in Batangas South OF
Cayite.