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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
How Krreasr Cot His Guns.

London News: A plausible story
was told In the press lately OF the
manner in which President Kruger
succeeded in putting money aside for
armaments. and according to one sym
pathetic French writer. he even took
upon himself reprOach and the suspi-
cion Of appropriating the public funds
rather than let his secret. striving for
the good Of the state, become known.
The story was pretty but untrue. A
Hamburg paper shows that the Trans
vaal government had been preparing
for war since 1885 In the following
way: The revenues rose from s3S0,O00
IN 1856 10 easS3. 500 In 1898. OF this
respectable sum, s5S5, 500 were said to
have been spent yearly since 1925 on
public works, exclusive OF railways;
further, ESs7,225 for wRFlike purposes,
and Rii,gl0 for special expenses. This
expenditure added together amounts to
several million pounds. In this sum the
revenues from the loans Of 1SsS-lSs6 Of
El.7O0,OO0 are not included. Still more
suspicious Is the item covering the sal
aries OF officials, for which el,0s0.5s2 is
put down. while In 1885 they still
amounted 70 only e570.04T. II Is very
doubtful whether this considerable in
crease benefited the officials.
For the current year the estimates
contain no less a total than ei,2l6,399
for such salaries, R69SO3o for public
buildings. and el7l,slO for so-called
special expenses.
These sums speak for themselves,
and show that the Transvaal govern
ment has been arming to the teeth for
the last three years II is inconceiv-
able that the British diplomatic agent
at Pretoria did not see what was going
.0g
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Of mat city who vas iealous Of the
prominence attained b the City Ma
tIonaI Bank the whole assault has
been conducted without rhyme or RIA
son. One PAPER has pesistently de-
manded the impeachment Of Secretary
Gage for his failure 70 observe an obso-
Iete statute which required the secre-
tary Of the treasury TO publish q weekly
statement Of the finances Of the govern
ment as an advertisement in some
newspaper 10 Washington. In the
Democratic Pittsburgh Post. Of Tues
day. ia washington correspondent
said:
When Secretary Cages attention va!
called 70 this charge be frankly Admitted
that be had never heard Of such 4 law,
and directed the proper Officers % have y
looked up. Sure enough they found that
Il was passed aS long ago As 1874.
From that date until ls2 the secTetaIy
Of the treasury published IS an AdVertise-
menl IN the National InteIIfgeneer' 4
weekly statement setting forth ne con.
dition Of the treasury. the pubic oept
and other statistics relating TO the nnanSes
o. the nation; but At the latter time, ~
WRs suspended, and since $50 daily state.
menta covering the aamO has been issued
IN printed form. to be fufni1hed to the
several press associations and newspapers
aud mailed 70 members Of Congress; 70
commercial and financial orgAniEauon9
throughout the United states and TO other
people who are interested
IN addition 70 this z monthly summary.
more IN detail. has been prepared. and
published. IN . similar manner. Thus sec.
ton 80 has been q dead letter for ,
years. because the facilities Of the gov
eFnment for CIRCULATING Information 70
the public through the newspapers and
press associations has made the puhlica-
don Of weekly statement paid for As
an advertisement unnecessary.
The correspondent Of the newspaper
that has been making the moAt violent
attacks upon Mr.. Gage agcertained these
facts by his own inquiries, and tele-
graphed them 70 bis editor. but the at
Ter ignored the information, and continues
10 demand the Impeachment Of Nj. Gage
because he does not print weekly adyer-
tisement IN one Of the Washington news
papers.
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Important rhetorical Discovery.

A contributor to the New York
Times seems to have made an import
ant historical discovery. one that re-
lIeves much doubt about the authenti-
city of the recommendation We see In
public print day after day giving un-
qualified endorsement to some remedial
Egent for certain Ills that the fesh is
heir to. The writer In the Times says
In taking up a directory for the city
of New York published in 1Sol he came
across the following unique advertise
ment:
-. Greenwood. dentist to the late Presi-
dent George Washington. informs the pub
lie that he continues to perform every op-
Grafton incident 20 The Teeth and GnIDl.
complete set. The appreciation which the
late uIuGtriouE Washington was pleased TO
besfoW on him he datters himself Is SUI
ficient recommendation Of his abilities az
Extract fs8tis from General washiag,Oa's
January 6. i7sg.-I shall always prefer
your services TO that Of any other In the
line Of your present professor 49,.
as no person can excel him In facility and
neatnesS OF performance
~ Greenwood may BE- consulted At his
house. No Is Park. which IL the fourth
door towards st. Paul's church, from the
Theatre"
After this no more can we question
the efficacy Of drugs exploited by two
and three column pictures of the bene-
flc!aries. "Pervine" now has surely
composed the nerves OF all those people
In public life whose wonderful like
nesses appear above their FAC smile
signatures. "Kermuna" also goes up a
pes in our estimation and confidence.
while lanes Kellery Kompound' at
tracts our sincere admiration. Who
can doubt now. since the estimable
Father Of his Country gave his un-
qualified approval Of his dentists abil-
fly to red; any mouth and revive the
Joys tina. the old mASdeatlou once
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THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING. JANUARY Il. 1900
lTr. Johnston's Impatience.

The IntelHgeneer yesterday morning
published a card from Mr.. A. s. john
ston. of Monroe county. West Virginia,
In which he took exceptions to some re-
Utrictions of this paper on the Demo-
cratic party in the state and the COUNT
IRg out Of the Republican mamber OF
the legislature from Monroe county.
The same card appeared in the Regis
ter Of yesterday morning with this
foot-note:
I'M A NOTE MR.. JOHNSTON
STATES THAT THE ABOVE LET
TER WAS SENT TO THE INTELLI-
GENcER LAST WEEK, But WAS
NOT PUBLISHED BY THAT PAPER
ed
The card bears the same date in both
papers. "union, W. Va. January s."
The Intelligencer knew perfectly well
when 1t received Mr.. Johnston's beauti-
fully type-written composition that he
had duplicate up his sleeve to draw on
in case the Intelligencer refused to ex-
tend the courtesy he asked for, and
would not have been surprised had he
sprung it in another paper a few days
hence had the Intelligencer omitted its
publication, but we are at loss to ac-
count for the miscarriage Of his tele-
pathy. In the foot-nOte printed above
Mr.. Johnston is quoted as knowing that
his card OF January 5 was not published
in this paper. How did he know 1t was
not? II was physical lmposslbHty
that he could know.
We can appreciate Mr.. Josnstou's anx-
iety TO see such an academic EFFORT In
type. but how can he explain his pres
cience in asserting that his card was not
published. 1t was received at this
once Sunday night, two days after the
date Of Its sending. Even II 1t had been
handled that very night Mr.. Johnston
would not have known Of that until at
least three days later, which would
have brought IT up to Wednesday.
How then could he have noticed
whether it was or was not in the Intel
ligeneer In time to send the same card
to the Register with AN accompany
ing note" and have the same appear in
that paper on the following day?
Even the telegraph could not have
been so nimbls with reference 20 news
paper publications. What then must
we think OF this implied celebrity Of the
malls7 The Righteousness Of the whole
afiaIr will strike the average reader who
knows anything Of the geographical
situation of Union. in the county of
Monroe. which Hes next to Virginia on
the extreme southern border.
Mr. Johnston's Impotence to get into
print has evidently be5rayed him, or
else he took snap judgment and vainiy
imagined that the IntellIgencer treated
its political correspondents OF the Oppo-
slhon party with that discourtesy and
unfairness which has always character
lied the organ Of his party in this city.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t takes the lone fisherman to reel on
a catchy yarn.
Nervousness Is the bud and lunacy
the flower In full bloom.
The man with cork limb Is more OF
a stopper than a goer.
Style on the street sometimes means
a meager bin Of fare az home.
II the rubber trust ever explodes
there win be a big gum-drop.
The advance agent isn't necessarily
a forward man. but he usually Is.
Never speak III of your neighbor. 1t
gives him license to talk about you.
The Indlvfdua; who frequently goes
on q tear is seldom able to pay the
rent.
It is but natural that breach-of-
promise case should be heard in a
courthouse.
II marriage is sometimes failure 1t
Is probably because so many people
marry without experience.
The happening of the unexpected
never worries people who are not pre-
pared for anything In particular.
Says a rural editor. In speaking Of an
explosion: zone man was killed and
another had his head severed from his
body."-Chicago Daily News.
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working Above whirlpool Rapids.

Pittsburgh Post: THE only place
where felt tlmld when at work" said
the railroad bridge builder. James
Scott, was while employed on the big
cantiiever bridge which spans the Nj
agara whirlpool Rapids. l have work.
ed on all kinds OF high buildings and
helped TO complete the structural work
Of the Carnegie building. OF this city.
No matter how high had to go or how
precariOus the footing was, never
hlnched. but / tell you when you are
suspended two hundred feet above the
Niagara Whirlpool Rapids You feel
dizzy at times Many time when !
CHANGED TO look down on the boiling
lood rushing along twenty miles an
hour my head would begin 20 swim.
The rushing water has that effect upon
man. and when such sensation
comes over him he IL in great danger
at such an immense height. once when
l was carrying A heavy rope over a
beam. CHANGED TO look down at one OF
the electric cars which run along the
bank. and my eyes took In the rushing
water In such a way that I suddcnlv
lost my head. let the rope fall and
lay down nat on the narrow beam. and
could not move until rescued by other
workmen. The rope went down ia.o
the depths and We never saw 1t again."
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s,tisfactOrv and Convincing.

Secretary Gage has anBweredhis critics
and COMPOUNDED the demagogic spirit
which inspired the Inquiry into his re-
cent distribution Of the revenues of the
government with the national banks.
1t was a big blum on the part of the
Democratic congressman. It didn't
, work They imagined the Republican
members OF the house Of representatives
would refuse to join in the demand for
an explanation. The Democratic party
ever eager TO blunder tramped on itself
In Its anxiety to make an issue out Of
1Ir. Gage. Sometimes 1t blunders with
full knowledge, but this time It STUN
bied through ignorance. suizer would
not have introduced his resolution
II he had not supposed the
secretary Of the = treasury was
INDUCING in an unlawful and un-
usual proceeding in allowing a bank to
take control Of so much money intended
to be deposited in the treasury of the
United States. He knows better now.
The poor echoes throughout the conn
try Of the Democratic metropolitan
newspapers have worked themselves
into a frenzy over the matter. and. as
a matter Of course, win not accept the
plain statement Of facts given by Sec
rotary Gage. But the honest. business
element Of the country will. The re-
port viii naturally exasperate those
journals who have relied for correct In
formation upon the rabid New York
press and those who could have inform
ed themselves IL they had desired to DO
20. and who are now made ridiculous
By the thorough exposure OF the treas-
ury practice furnished by Mr.. Gage.
The feroeious attacks made upon
Secretary Gage by the Democratic
newspapers OF New York osvc inspired
and encouraged BY 4 prominent banker
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Church Statistics.

Occasionally we hear some skeptic or
pessimist who thinks the world is going
to the boW-wows >descanting upon the
decline Of the Christian religion. Such
person or persons would fail, however.
to extract any comfort from the statis-
tics of American churches complied by
The Independent. The figures given by
this church paper show most graft
flying Increase on the part of nearly all
the denominations. 1t appears from
The independents figures that in 1883
the number of ministers was ,15S,sol. Of
churches lST.sOS and Of members 1.Tla
OOI. There was an increase Of per
cent In membership. of per cent in
number Of ministers, while s,5l1 new
churches were built during the year
The membership of churches % over
10000 comr1unicants and the net gains
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There are a whole lot of men who
never hear a new, witty story without
It's reminding them Of an old, rotten
one.
1t is a funny thing that wicked peo-
pie hate TO die just as much as good
people who spend their lives making 1t
SO uncomfortable for them on earth.
The love OF a little child IS the most
valuable love In the world, because the
little child Is the only one that doesn't
expect to get anything out Of 1t.
Some men are 50 mean that to get
even with their wives for something
they win even quit acting like they
would die for them when there is COM
pany.
When a man tells his little boy that It
hurts him worse when he has to whip
him than It does himself, he has forgot
ten what he used to think when his
father told him the same thing.--Eew
York Press.
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oHA1N sugPENsIoN BRmaE.
The First One in New England Still
to be Seen at Newburyport-

The First One in New England Sttll
to be Seen at Newburyport-
Railroad Gazette: The FIRST bridge
built across the 8Ierrimac river, at
Newburyport. Mass. was built by Tim
othy Palmer. in 1882. The structure
consisted of two bridges resting upon
Deer Island. An arch Of 100 feet span
and forty feet above high water con-
nected the island with the mainland on
one side. and several spans did a IKE
service upon the other.
In passing. it may be said that an
old legend relates that the island de-
rived Il shame from the fact that a
deer jumped upon Il from the main
land across the channel Passengers
upon the old steamer Aerrimac can
even now see a pair Of antlers fastened
to a tree trunk standing upon the island
a little above the bridge, said TO be the
antiers OF the deer which made the re-
markable leap.
The present chain bridge replaced the
l60-foot arch In 1870, and was built by
John Templeman. OF the District Of
Columbia. According to the tablet
upon one Of the towers this was the
first chain suspension bridge built in
New England"
The distance between the centres Of
the towers Is about 2A feet, and the
length of the roadway carried by the
cables about 40 feet The towers above
the roadway are built OF heavy timbers
protected with q shingled covering.
The bridge consists OF two independent
roadways. side by side. each about
twelve feet IN the clear; each roadway
Is carried by two sets OF cables, each
set being composed Of three chains
made Of links twenty-four inches long.
The floor system is Of wood. The an
chorage is about one hundred feet from
the towers without any vertical load.
The cables hang in vertical planes, and
there Is no lateral bracIng Of any kind
other than the floor planking.
Electric cars have crossed this
bridge some eight years. line Of rails
being laid In each roadway. To one
who has not experienced seeing the
rails rise up in front Of the car as 1t
moves forward and downward, the
sensation Is anything but pleasant ut
first. A light summer car in the CEN
tire OF the span causes a vertical de-
Election Of at least two feet. a car
crossing the bridge. as viewed from
boat upon the river little above the
structure, gives a beautiful Illustration
OF wave motion. In the notifications
which are contemplated to prevent so
much wave motion in the floor. II Is to
be hoped the general appearance Of the
structure may be preserved.
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A man who has terrOrized the women
q New York. Philadelphia and wash
Ington by lnduIging in the curious
mania Of alaShIng their dresses. has
been rounded up At Washington. he
makes the queer plea that he cannot
resist the impulse to commit these Pc
eullar depredations on the apparel Of
women, and that It Is the result Of q
disease. Physicians confirm his plea
But as he Is mot Insane the authorities
do not know what TODD with him In
pulses are very serious things, even
when endorsed by medical experts
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]. 5. RHopEs 3 90:
CLEARING BARGAINS.
Broker Lois Of Mems,
Ladies and ChldreH's
Underwear.

Ladies' and Gents Harderfold On
dsrwear at one-half price.
children's Scarlet Underwear one
half price.
childrsn's camsps Hair underwear
one-half price.
Mems Jersey neeeed Shirts and
Drawers s5C.
Little lots of all kinds cheap.
Ladies, Fast Black Seamless Hose,
Aeeced, 1oc.
Ladies' Knit undersbirts at s5c.
Reduced priee on Silver Novelties.
Colored silk Pushes for Fancy
Work and Iambrequins, CSC a yard.
csc Embroidered Handkerchisfs,
window soilsd, ut 4216c.
Children's Sleeping Garments Ice.
Ladies' Cloth Shirt Waists at re-
dueed prices.
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The Democratic papers are deeply
concerned about Hon. A. B. Whites
candidacy for the Republican nominal
ton for governor. Their activity In cir
eulatlng false statements as to the re-
ception Of his announcement by Repub-
llcans throughout the state is a high
compliment unwittingiy paid to Mr..
White. The more they howl the strong
er he grows.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO
VVVrad rnTtAsTv -

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that ne
Is the senior partner OF the firm OF F. ].
Cheney q Co., doing business in the City
OF Toledo. County and State Aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
and every case Of CatarFh that cannot
be cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day OF December,
a. b., 1856. a. ". GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken inter
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Send for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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The total assessed valuation of real
estate for New York city for 1900 Is
S2.ssO. sssols. The personal returns are
not yet giver. No wonder Croker
would rather supervise the collection Of
taxes on such stupendous amounts than
to rule In any department Of the Ma
lions government. he has well said
on the witness stand, II am for my
pocket all the time"
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The Hon. william Kincaid, of Gamer
on, breaks a long silence and rambles
over nearly q whole page OF our morn
ing contemporary to convince intelli-
gent readers that he does not know
what he Is talking about.
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No tribute has been paid to the mem
Org of a man equalling that given the
late vice President Hobart in the sem
ate. In the political garden he even
gathered flowers from the Democratic
side.
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FAMILY WASHING.

Rough Dry Washed, Starched and
Dried cents Fer pound.
Flat Work. Washed and Ironed, 5
cents per pound.
All hand work finished 10 cents
per pound. At LUTZ BROS.
Home Steam Laundry.
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knew. Truly this Is Al historieal ais
cOvery Of vast contemporary interest
What an iilustriouS precedent
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The special low prices on Jackets,
capes and Furs are the lowest they
will be this season.
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Terms. Per year. by SIail, In Advance,
Postage prepaid.
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REF1zcTToNg oF 4 BAoHELoR:

ANY old sort Of weather but this.
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GALE or cATsuF AND MUSTARD

GALE OF cATsuP AND MUSTARD
The sickness Of Mr.. j. ". Hunter klI.
Ing neceSsitated the Winding up Of he
G6atfg OF the J. ". Hunter Company, q
wheeling, West Virginia, the uhderG!gn9;
authority duly conferred on him. W
oGer LOT sale AZ public suction 81 the fle'
tory building Of said company, IN the eip
Of Wheeling. ". Va, for cash. on
TUESDAY, THE 1ith DAY OF NO
VENBER. A D. iSs.
commencing at o'clock ,. N. the pllni
Of said Company. which Is IN frst-clLD
condition. embracing machinery fer ~
mills OF Vet mustard. one hydra ulia pres
and twelve FOUNDERS fer the manufse;Sr9!
OF roy mustard. mustard oil or linse'4
oil, steam engine, boiler. Eafting. bSitiAt
etc, materials manufactured. VhnAhs'
fActured or IN process Of BanufaetuFe, ~
lease OF said factory property. eEpirst
March u. 49,. the purchaser to pay ~
rental under said lease from the time q
hts purchase. ard all other assets o. san
company, excepting debts due It o. i's Re
eeiyeT'B hands. Such plant has = FEilrela
switch and iH adairlbly situated. An y
VOntory and full intormRtiop ~ to tht
property 10 Be Oold viii b mailed o. ~
niShod u the uDdaFttgn6d to any appE
can't. end IN inslsetion Of IN prOp''a
.OolI-m TN DARAAH, Rse4Zol
The above sale has been postponed vats
Tuesday, November =, 1879. At : o'clock ?
m 7. n. DARRAH. Reeeivsf'
The above sale Is adjourned until T1er
day. December 10, iS9 at O'Clock p. n
\. II DARRAR
nog9-de5-is-ig Receiver
The above sale is Adjourned until Tue
day. January IS. 1901, at same time AZ
plssS; T. A. pARR issigsr
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OABTOREA.
Bs.ntAs IN Nas YM RlR NEzE BoTh
So; J MNAzI
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JOHN FRRw. Pres. % Bas. llaaafer,
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CHE 1NTELL1eENcER. embracing itu
several editions, Is entered In the Post
ones At wheeling. ". Va. as second
claus matteEl
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INV ADVERIIEKlHHIs

nor REST-lrODERN FLAT. a -
IL TEEQfTH street 6 rooms ana -.
neous water heater, etc. B. s. AIii65
lEu Chapllna street ~
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THE NTELLIdENCER.
I1tellleencer Publishing Coz
- pally. - ~. q

Is ond 81 Fourteeath Street.