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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-31
Locomotives for Finland

The Richmond locomotive works re-
Gently has received from the Finland
Stnte Railway company nm order for
sWelTc tcn-whcclcd passenger engines
This liz the third order received by thc
Richmond works from the Finland
company, and 1t is pointed out ns nm H.
lustration OF the increasing demand tar
American locomotives abroad.
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Excursion to Cleveland.

Mozar Singing Society excursion, to
Cleveland, Sunday. August 5, via
Wheeling & Lake Erie. Only 81 30 round
trip. Special train leaves Wheeling at
n. m. city time: Martins Ferry at
7:1o n. M. Opera House Band accom-
panies excursion. Il 3
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DIED.,

MERSCERop-AtI Si Sixteenth street, on
Monday. July 30. 1900. at -. p. M, ANNA
", daughter OF Mr.. anaSMrs, John
Merschrod. In her 18th year. lSi
Funeral notice hereafter.
CANIPBELI-At the home OF her, son.in.,
law. w. b, Lowis, 50 Thlrty-Arst street,
MRS. JANE CAMPBELL. in the Sth
year OF her age. rs
Funeral notice hereafter
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FAMILY WASHING

Rough Dry Washed, SEARCHED nna
Dried 8 cents per pound. Sa "i'a
,, Eat Work, Washed and Ironed, s
Az hand work finished 10 cents
por pound. ~ LUTZ BROS. 49,.
&H Homo Steam Lnundry
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OLD TINE REPUBLICAN.

IF you or any of your friends are
afflicted with bodily ailments and do
not know what Osteopathy Is, just call
at Tenth and Main streets. Wheeling,
and find out, and be relieved by Drs.
Doneghy and Case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-31

ROSES, Towering shrubs and
plants at lowest prices. Extra fine
and large selection. Catalogue free.
Reid's Nurseries, Tel, SO, Bridgeport,
Ohio. this
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Piano Bargain.

We have u fine Lawrence Upright
Piano, mahogany case, secondhand,
but which has been re-tinished and Is
now practically new. which We will sell
for 5000: former price. $3.50.
+. W. BANNER co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-31

we have an Upright Peasc pInno
walnut case, which is but slightly sbon
worn, which We will sell for 5000. S rnrp
mcr price, $500 Wv to'-
L, w. BANNER ca IL,
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AEoLIANS and Pianolas at bottom
prices. +. w. BANNER co.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
the new CENTURY
Friendly Islanders VIII BE the First to


Friendly Islanders VIII BE the First to l
The first people to breathe the breath
Of the twentieth century will be the |
Inhabitants of the Friendly islands. |
Though they are not by any means the |
most progressive people on the face of |
the globe they will be living in the |
twentieth century while all other peo-
pie will still be living in the nineteenth
century 1t will be Tuesday, jan I,
1901, to the Friendly islanders at a
time when the rest of the world viii
be at the flag end of the nineteenth CEN
fury; will be eating. working, or
playing, or sleeping. during some phase
Of Monday, Dec 81, 1900. The first
dawn of the new century will break
upon a point in the Pacific ocean just
to the east of the Friendly islands,
along line conforming in general to
the meridian of $50 degrees east and
west longitude from Greenwich. On
| this meridian is what is known as the
| date line. The date line in theory
follows the meridian, but in reality it
varies from the theoretical line in a
| number of places At the date line
| comes the change of day which navi-
| gators in the Pacific ocean experience
a vessel sailing eastward skipS day
| when reaching this line. but vessel
| sailing westward repeats a day The
| Friendly islanders will, for brief pc
| Rod, be in advance of the century, so
| far any other nation are con-
| cerned. In New York people will be
at breakfast on Monday morning, Dec.
81, when the Friendly islands will be
celebrating the advent of the new
year. At that time San Francisco will
be sleeping the sleep of the just after
| a well-spent Sunday At London 1t
will be lunch time Monday, while
at Melbourne it will be about 10 O'Clock
in the evening. AT Calcutta it will be
about O'Clock in the evening. Sc
over this whole globe there will be a
time when the Friendly islanders alone
among the people of the earth will be-
long to the twentieth century Oh
course, it may be that some ship may
be crossing the meridian at the poini
| in the Pacific where the twentieth cen
fury will begin Then those on board
/ | the ship will get ahead even of the
| Friendly islanders. Indeed, just at the
| moment of crossing the date line tbs
| people in the forepart of the ShiI
| would be in the twentieth century
| while those in the rear would be still
| in the nineteenth. An east bound YES
/ sci approaching the meridian at nigh
might have the unique opportunity o
celebrating two New Years day.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
HUNTING FoR GRIEVANCES.
ocrats Unhappy Because OF Teo
Much Prosperity.

Much Prosperity.
The great wave of prosperity that
promptly followed the Inauguration OF
a Republican national administration
in 1897, significant contrast with the
preceding four years of Industrial and
financial depression, promoted by
Democratic legislative and executive
follies, a successful, brilliant and popu-
lar war, in the interests of humanity.
which has immeasureably exalted the
prestige Of American arms, added to
the domain OF the nation some of the
fairest and most valuable island areas
of the eastern and western seas. Sc
cured for the Republic a commanding
place among the nations of earth, and;
won respect for its flag wherever 1T
greets the winds; administration
of public affairs so broad and SagaciouS
that it restored brotherhood to the
Union on fields of war, and in its set
Elements of peace accomplished in a
twe1vemonth the industrial and COM
merciaI work of half a century For
these gratifying results full credit is
assuredly due the Republican party Tt
was Republican legislation that put in
motion our existing rusting wheels OF
industry, thus furnishing employment
to millions of idle hands, and while
the Democratic rank and file manfulIy
contributed to the successes of our war
with Spain, their leaders now
clamoring for a REIMBURSEMENT of all
! the fruits of their victories
In all these triumphs they refuse to
| see anything but national peril. and
| even interpret omen of evil the
| glow of prosperity that rests upon the
| land like vast benediction. Their
| last catalogue of minor grievances, re-
/ cited in the House by Lentz of Ohio.
| during the recent discussion on the
| currency bill, was remarkable ex-
| position of party rancor- He is blat-
| ant anti-eXpanSiOniSt, and, enraged at
the certainty of coming defeat, reck-
1ess1y charged the administration with
crimes enough to make the angels
weep. Like a rattlesnaFxe in the dog
days, he was blinded by his own
venom, striking wildly at everything
Republican, pointing to every political
pain that is rackIng the Democratic
anatomy, and making the exposure all
the more amusing to his opponents be-
cause of his inability to devise a rem
edy for any of them. Could he be
goaded into another Incorporate har-
angue, we might be able to find out
} what is the matter with him and his
faction besides the old chronic disor
: der of State rights.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
Brave INT IniudIcious.

History records the existence of a
billy goat, dear to the heart of his mas
ter, but generally objected to by the
community on account of his bucl<ing
proclivities. Nothing was exempt from
his attack, and success only made him
more and more aggressive. One day
he felt unusually pugnacious, and in
this frame of mind he wandered down
on the railroad Just then an express
train came in sight. 1t was drawn by
the most powerful engine in the coun-
try, called General Prosperity Billy
saw it and prepared for the battle OF
his life AS it approached he got him
self in position and bucked- The re-
suit was disastrous Billy lay bleedin &
and dead by the roadside, and General
Prosperity, with its train, passed on.
Hearing of Billy's death, his owner
stro11ed down to where he lay and thus
soli1oqufzed: tfOh, Billy, why did you
try it? Billy. you were nice goat;
you were not afraid of anything Billy.
you were the bravest goat I ever saw,
| but, Billy, damn your judgment.''-
| F'reeport On-) journal
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
ENrERrRrsiNc YANKEE WIDOW

She Knew the Value n Life Pass-and
Made Use IL
One Of the islands in Panama bay
used to belong to an enterprising old
woman from Connecticut, the widow CT
sea captain. and she lived all alone
there in a little cabin for several years
after her husband died. In the course
or time-that is, about ten years ago
the Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pauy desired that particular island for
warehouses and repair shops, and when
it came to make the purchase the an
cieut Yankee dame drove a very hard
bargain She made it condition of
the sale that the company should give
her a. life pass upon its steamers be-
tween Panama and Valparaiso for her
self and a maid to be used at her pleas
ure- This was done without misgiv-
1ngS- The manager of the company
thought it was only right TO give the
Old woman a sea voyage now and then,
but experience caused him to think diff
ferently, for soon she had con-
veyed the title to the property. and had
received a card signed by the presi-
dent and general manager granting
her passage at all times on their line.
| she calmly moved aboard their best
| steamer, selected stateroom and
cruisei up and down the coast for sew
| eral months. At Guayaquil, Callao.
| Valparaiso and other of the large ports
| she would go ashore while the ship was
| loading and unloading. but she always
left most of her traps in the stateroom
| and came aboard again before the sail
| ing date When she got tired of one
| steamer she would try another,and was
| not contented with getting her living
free of cost, but actually attempted 20
| make profit out of the arrangement
i The old woman had never enjoyed the
luxury of a maid in her life before she
| entered into this contract with the
steamship company, but on several oc-
caSfOnS brought woman aboard whom
she introduced as such, and she de-
| manded that she be allowed free pas
sage The company's officers discov-
cred that she was collecting fare from
these women-that- iS,Scalping her pass
and declined to carry any more oi
L them. The old woman made a terri
BILE fuss about it, and threatened to sue
the company for violating its agree
ment, but a lawyer she consulted ad
vised her not to, prosecute the caSe,an6
she reluctantly abandoned it. She
| continued to- live aboard the Pacific
: steamers until her death a few year:
| ago.-Chicago Record
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
LAMP BULBS HIS WEAPONS
Burglar Pat to Flight by a lombard
rnent From tho Househofder.


cot all the outlandish weapons ever
employed in a fight said a business
man of the south side, Il think
brought the most fantastic on record
into play one night last week My fam
lily are away a visit al present and
I am keeping bachelor hall out at the
house. On the night to which refer
1 was aroused at about a.. N. by
noise somewhere in the region of the
dining room and, thinking 1 had shut
up the dog there, 1 jumped up very
foolishly and came down stairs in my
night clothes, without much a
pocketknife. When opened the din
ing room door 1 was startled to see a
big, rough looking fellow bending over
the sideboard at the far end of the
room, and after we had stood there en-
tab1eau for a moment the fellow made
a rush at me. 1eaped back into the
hall and glared around for a weapon
On table near by were a dozen mean
descent light bulbs, which 1 had
brought home to replace some that had
burned out, and purely by instinct I
grabbed one of them and threw it at
the burglar. 1t hit the door casing
close to his head, and, to my amaze
ment, exploded with a noise like a
young lyddite shell. I suppose it was
a still greater surprise to the other fell
low, for he let out a yell and broke for
the rear, followed by a rapid-fire bonn
bardment of 16-candle power incandes-
cents, which I continued to chuck at
him as long he remained in range.
| They smashed against the furniture
| with a series of crashes that alarmed
| the whole nefghborhood, and 1 have
been gathering UP fragments of broken
| glass ever since The burglar must
have thought 1 was chasing him with
| hand grenades- 1t was the first time
| I ever knew incandescents made such
a row when they broke. An electrician
| tells me it is caused by the air rushing
| into the vacuum-'-New Orleans
| Times-Democrat-
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
BOON TO AMERICAN LABOR.
Foundation of Prosperity That Cannot
Undermined.


The London Globe, commenting on
the present Industrial condition in
Lancashire, says, quoted in the ca
Bile dispatches: t%The high tariff on
American manufactures virtually mo-
nopOIizes the home market and is thus
able to reap large profits in spite of
labor being comparatively dearer in
England
The wording of the above is little
obscure but the evident meaning is
that by reason OF the tariff protection
American manufacturers are enabled
to monopolize their home markets, thus
shutting out the English manufactur-
ers-which enables the American man
ufacturer to reap large profits, not
withstanding that they pay their work
men higher wages than the English
manufacturers pay their workmen-
Consequently English industry Ian
guishes while American industry -four
ishes.
We may commiserate the unfortun-
ate condition of the English manufac-
turers and laborers, but at the same
| time we must recognize the fact that
| it is the business of each country to
| 1egis1ate for the interests of it's own
! Industries and people. The American
| Congress looks after the welfare of
! American Industries and may with a
| good conscience leave the British par
| Lament to look after British indus
| tries. If Parliament refuses prOtec-
| ton to English manufacturers, that is
| its own lookout; and if Congress
| chooses to protect American manufac-
turers and thereby enables them to
| pay higher wages to their workmen
| it cannot be held responsible if the
| policy has a paralyzing effect upon
| British industry.
The Globes brief acknowledgment
is an effective vindication of the Am
erican tariff policy as it affects Amer
lean interests BY securing the Amer
lean manufacturer his home market
the tariff furnishes him with a founda
ton of prosperity that cannot be IN
dermined by foreign competitors-anC
| working from this vantage point thu
American manufacturer is often abb
to undersen the foreign manufacture
in his own market.-Minneapolis Trib
: | une.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08

Then Larkfns and the boy would
proceed to have the -ttime,'' and while
1T lasted the onlookerS would declare
that the frowzly-headed baby was quite
as old as the big, bearded miner who
would toss him in the air and gallop
about the room as horse for the little
driver. To the baby this play was
serious matter, it elutched its ia
Tiers suspenders and lisped commands
for which he 1abored all day, and the
room would ring with merriment.
One day while Larkins was at work
the child wandered from the cabin and
was drowned in Otter creek That day
every pick in the camp was laid down
No man could work when Larkins'
kid was dead.
The miners went at once to Lark1ns'
shanty and found him there, sitting on
a barrel, his head buried in his hands.
He did not look up when they ap-
preached, and +sB1ll'' Wheeler, gambler,
who was with the party, touched him
on the shoulder and said:
"Larkins, we've come to do what we
can. It amt much. but we can search
the creek for the boy. Cheer up
Larkins raised his head, glanced
about hinn, and smiled No one but
Wheeler, perhaps, who was accus-
toned to reading the faces of men, no.
ticed the CLEAN in his eye
THANK you, boys, said Larkins,
simply. you're good, but you don't
you can't-understand. The kid is
gone, and it's a fathers place to find
find him. I'll start out after time.
when I feel better. I'll find the kid.
boys never worry You don't think
his dad would desert him now? Good
by
Larkins spoke earnestly, and the
miners left him by himself, still sitting
there on the barrel. They knew that
nothing they could do could soften his
grief.
That night practically every man in
Digger City assembled at the Screech
Eagle, but there was little drinking
and no stories They were there to
wait and could not tell for what Some
one had suggested that Wheeler and
another go to Larkins' cabin to find
/ how he was coming on, when a laugh
| it was LarkinS'-was heard JUS
/ outside the door. Then the man, with
| a dripping burden held tenderly in his
| arms, sta1ked into the room.
Late, amt I, boys?'' said Larkfns
| cheerily. Couldn't help it, though, fol
! she kid and 1 have been having a romI
| that pretty near played his dad out
| Pretty soon now he'll be too old tt
| play and his dad won't be much uss
| then. But we had a great time. didn'
we, my boy2 Now, baby, let's play
horse. Come on. Ha, ha. hal
But Larkins laughed alone, for the!
| knew that he was mad--Chicago Tri
bune.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
WIN Come In Good Time.

The Ding1ey law seems to have got
ten in good work in South Carolina
along it's speciality of promoting the
establishment of new Industries. The
report of the Secretary of State OF
South Carolina shows that there were
twenty-Six new cotton mills chartered
and commissioned in that State dur
ing the year 1899. Prosperity of this
sort speaks for itself. Those twenty
six new mills represent the employ
ment of many thousands of workmen.
the payment in wages of many thou
sands of dollars, and the expenditure
by the workmen employed of large
sums of money for food and clothing
and for all the requirements of life. As
a result the South Carolina agricultur-
list sells more of his food products, and
the South Carolina trader sees his
sales and his surplus grow. The sale
of the products manufactured by the
new mills brings money into the state
from the other States of the country
and from abroad, money which be-
comes distributed among the people OF
the State generally, in exchange for
what thes have to sell, whether it be
labor or property. The situation could
hardly be improved upon except by
| having more of the same kind; and the
Ding1ey law will to it that that
| comes in good time.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08

of the Republican party, which con
demned equally foreign control and
domestic monopoly
The next thing. in the evolution fav-
ored by the Ledger, would be to re-
move the tariff altogether from certain
articles, and we should soon have, not
only the international trust, which
could defy tariffs, but the whole tariff
and revenue problem would be newly
complicated. 1t is rather surprising
that Republican papers should recon-
mend any such course They prove
thereby how really deep-seated the in
dignation against the trusts is. But let
the country honestly try direct and
specific penal legislation before invok-
ing free trade as an antitrust ally
Pittsburg Press
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
WHEN He LAUGHED.

When IarkinS laughed all Digger
City laughed with him. Never was a
laugh more merry, more contagious.
The men of Digger City were a sober
lot. and to them the bright side OF life
was generally reflected in and meas
ured by the gold they dug but be luck
good or bad, not one of the rough men
that made up the mining camp ever
had the temerity to dispute Larkins'
right to laugh and make others laugh
with him
And yet there was a suspicion that
Larkins laughed because he was sad
Larkins arrived in Digger City one
stormy winter night, no knew
from where With him was a child,
chubby, golden-haired boy of years.
Some one asked how long the journey
had been, and Digger City then heard
the laugh it was to know SO we'll
The kid and t. said Larkins, with
a wave of his hand toward the east,
come from there. We didn't leave
much behind, and mebbe we haven't
got much in store ahead. But Wen
stick together, won't We, old boy? Dad
and his kid will stick together, eh?
Then Larkins smoothed the baby's
hair and laughed until the crowd had
caught the Infection
Months passed and stiIl Digger City
learned little OF Larkins his boy.
IN mining camps man is judged for
what he is. The man with past can
bury it, Digger City learned to know
and to love Larkins for himself and
| for his boy. The man lived for the
| child, and when other miners were al
the Screech Eagle bar trading theil
| dust for drinks Larkins might be
/ found at his cabin hurnming some 1u1
| laby to the baby.
/ Often Larkins and the boy wouit
| visit the Screech Eagle. Its just Il
| give the boy time,'' Larkins would
| explain. His dads too old to care Oh
| his own account Yet the man cOnli
| not have been over 80 at the most
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08

Gen. John b Golden, commenting
upon the wave of Southern prosperity,
saws that the North and East will have
to keen a sharp lookout or else the
manufacturing interests of the South
will overtake and catch them That
is all right; but isn't it about time for
the South to help the North and East?
II the South could have her way she
would vote her own manufactures
out of existence Her prosperity has
been forced upon her by the voters
of the North and East-'-Benton
(IIl-1 Republican
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08

At meeting in Columbus, January
II, the Ohio Wool Growers association
adopted a protest against the proposed
treaty of reciprocity with the Argen-
tine Republic, wherein reduction OF
20 per cent in the duty on wool ex-
ported to the United States is pro
vided for. The president of the as
ISOLATION, Hon. J. H Brigham, assist
ant secretary of agriculture; J. L.
Lewis and C. s Chapman were APP
pointed a committee to go to Wash
ington and work against the ratihca-
ton of the treaty a resolution was
adopted iniorsing United States Sena-
tor Warren OF Wyoming for president
of the National Wool Growers asso-
citation.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-08
FEAsrED UPON FOES CARCASS
szerrymaking OF Frisco Neishborhooa


Over Death of Ghost
Two hundred residents and property
owners of the Sunset district partici-
pated in novel entertainment the
other evening For some time past a
voracious goat belonging to Philip Diez
has been constant source of annoy
ance to it's owners neighbors on ac-
count of its depredations in their yards
and it's beligerency when disturbed on
these occasions. All sorts of schemes
were devised and executed for the pur-
pose of circumventing this unwelcome
visitor, but with persistence worthy OF
a better cause the goat overcame all
obstacles, overruled all objections and
continued to show an extremely bold
front to all who sought to discourage
his raids. Finally, in desperation, a
committee of his victims called upon
the goats owner and demanded salts
faction. Recognizing that his goat was
incorrigible and anxious to conciliate
his angry neighbors, Diez consented to
sacrifice the animal to the public good
and suggested that his visitors help
him to eat the carcass of the brute.
This idea was accepted with avidity
and the committeeman left, highly elat-
ed over the success of their mission
On talking the matter over with their
friends, however, other victims of the
goats idiosyncrasies expressed a desire
to attend the obseQuies and the idea
suggested by Diez was finally adopted
as the keynote for public demonstra-
ton. A committee of arrangements
was accordingly appointed, a formal
program drawn up and some 200 invi-
! tations were issued. The affair took
| the form of a banquet at Park View
| hotel, followed by entertainment
| The goats meat had the distinction of
| being served on a separate table p
J. Diez was given the place of honor
| as POSTMASTER in recognition of his
generosity in sacrificing his pet--San
/ Francisco Chronicle.