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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

With fhe matinee This afternoon and
two UcrfnrmHucea fouiaHf frr IIe HifI
20 The Victoria theatre will close AND
tumorrow there VIII hr Hu entire change.
There Dr. plenty uf variety Iu fHH nr...
ont bin and crowded houses uff boz tho
order Tor The three show. TODAY
Nile futile and her perform .He rHr.
rnfe are rare novelty and have n.H|IH
hit with tho PATRONS on fr.. bones
The music hN fhr Melody Three D.. .r u
high order and wrlI worth nrrrIrr.
virginia Harold Hnd company have
made good with their COMEDY .rfr-
Country Uncle" ard Katherine Erf.aIf
e. splendid enterfrfnrr
Van DirmHu'a frulfn uf nrTrr HfH.
Totes ie The best AGGREGATION OF fHrI-
line this season. Tho aiN rfrIe and fr.I~
daring fcafe have made great Dull mo
Nictoriascorc pictures are good OF
course.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

The date for the Chicago Biennial
celebration is from June 2 to 10, and
many persons from Wheeling will be
In attendance. The date Is not far
distant and those who expect to be
there should make reservations. The
West Virginia delegates will be reg
istered at the Sherman hotel and al
ready there are numerous clubs max
ing plans to attend. There are a large
number OF club women in Chicago and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Equal suffrage Meetina.

There will be q business meeting
of the Equal Suffrage league of this
city on Friday afternoon at O'Clock
IN the lecture rooms of St Matthews
church. report will be given re-
Sarding the Donald Lowerie lectures
and arrangements will be completed
for the demonstration to be given in
this city May "a. At that date the IA.
nous Gen" Resale Jones. who
marched from New York to Washing
ton, will be here and make public ad-
dresses. Gen" Jones is n fayorite
Ar the suffrage world and will make
an impression with the people of
Wheeling and vicinity
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Good Results Follow use OF

when run down with kidney trou-
bic, bothered with backache. rhouma-
tism, swollen joints or bladder weak
ness. you will find GOOD results fol-
low the use Of Foley Kidney pills.
Mrs Mary Wilson. LYNN Ma
says. MY feet. ankles and limbs
wore swollen I used Foley Kidney
Iills and the pain o. gone from my
back and The swelling has disap-
peared." Charles ~ Fox. Himrod
y. Y. writes. Foley Kidney pills
have done mo more cool than
For sale hy John Coleman q co
Adv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

The last kaffee-Visite of the Ar!on
society will be held at the Arion club
Thursday OF this week. FiveN. Hun.
dred and euchre will be enjoyed in
the afternoon and delicious chicken
supper will be served OF course. All
the seasons delicacies will be iu-
cluded on the menu and Mrs. Charlie,
Brucmmer is the able chairman for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
"Wednesday Music Recital

The April recital of the Music De
partment of the Woman's Club Will
be given at the a. o. 4. hall THIS
afternoon with Mrs Edward Stifel in
charge. The Bohemian music OF An
tonin Dvorak will make up the pro-
gram. This composer e. better known
through his New World symphony"
and holds an unusual amount OF in
terest for the Americans Mrs Stifet
has shown her true ability in select d
ing the numbers on the program rs
OBJ Songs My Mother Taught Me-.
Miss Constance Hcntc
PIANO Solo-LarEo from New World
SymphonL ..............A. Dvorak
Vocal Duet
go The Modest Maiden. ...A. Dvorak
CD The Flight .............A Tyorab
Mrs. BIRD Gray and Mrs Mcclay.'
go nu Ate Mutter. Dvorak
OBJ lIumoreske........ A. Dvorals
Miss Connor.
(aJ Selections from Elnand .......
Ss1 ieh weiss das memer Iisb I'D
Mrs. j D. N,rrIman.. ~ ''' W Ut"
taJ Twilight way. o1 Ss..N. nvor,t
thl Toying. on n. Np. ....A Uvor4E
tcJ In the spinning Room
80. ~. ~. ssss.. ..ss. =. IINurHIr
cd silhouette. OF. 60. SO T. s. TfvDrHt
Mrs. freda iolnor Wouiicuwcbcr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
District Meetinu.

The Women's clubs OF the first and
second congressional districts wifi
meet I'm convention At Fairmont MAY
=, ana there VIII be three meetings.
morning. afternoon and night The
state president will be there as we'll
as the former state president. who Is
now the General Federation secretary
other women prominent in club worj;
have made known their intentions OF
being present and taking part ON the
program
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

Party AZ Martins Ferry.


Mrs. John :. Cocnrane. OF 81. Glars
VILE. entertained At the home OF Mrs
". +. Carter in Martins Ferry Tuesday
afternoon. The hours were from to %
o'clock during which needle work was
the diversion. MR. Louise cAndre SER
we'd = delicious luncheon with covers for
the following guests.
Mesdamcs-E. g. Nesbitt. g. w Tay-
Tor. Ira h. Sedgwic! Fred Dixon. John
turner charles Morgan. John Riley. \.
v. lnglebright Frank Heinrich. Harry
stewart Alfred Hell. Beta Exlcy. Frank
Scdgwick. " .. Mitchell. Kate Van Pelt.
Flora Williams. Geo. ". smith. Alex
Iursglove. :. :. nm. IT. q. Pratt. James
Robinson. Richard Swartz. John Johns
q. :. Cochrane, Elsie Wolfe. W. r. Dix
on. Fred smith. Chas. O. Shreve. James
Nurdock Bruce Handrartncr. Frank
Bernhart, ". j. Humphrey. Dora Licht-
cnherger James dickson. =. Ed BLACK.
ford. b. Il. horc William Mann. Maude
9. Wilcott. Charles Ryan. : u Petit.
samuel Alpaugh. Lee .. Morris. George
g. Ealston. Mary sheets Frank Morri-
SON James ltalston. John VI. Hender-
son. walter Thomas. T. &. Boyd. r. W.
Shreve. ". ". Kerr. :. = Work blanche
rn,urtt" 5, l., j. Hervsya \. y. carter; X.
y y Mullaney :. o. Cochrnne. a. w
lrvan. Thomas SILK. Harry Noght
Harry Wells. J. +. Reynolds. Catherine
Triton. Calvin Gray. Homer Lichten-
Nisses-Ada smith. Mamie BOYD.
Ruth Mitchell Ella fnglebrirht Ella
n,eNauit. Ella Lupton. ethel Cochrane.
Dickson. Mary Mitchell Mary BOYD.
Mary Carter. Emma Lewis. Ella Kerr.
Merry Shwartz. Hattie Copham and Mary
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

Prof. George &. Williams will present
the monologue OF The Shepherd OF the
Hills" at the First CHRISTIAN church.
Thursday evening. April %. Mr.. Will
Jams possesses rare historic ability. his
voice Is rich with emotional power and
capable Of eNpressiog the most subtle
changes OF thought.
Binghamton. tN. " Press says:
Mr.. Williams - a dramatic reader OF
the highest type. as he well proved last
evening In his Interpretation OF THE
Shcrherd OF the HIS His reading
SHOWS clear understanding OF the
characters. and his enunciation could
not have been improved upon. His large
audience thoroughly enjoyed the read
ing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

four thousand OF them are busy work
ing on committees and comfort will
be the keynote of the hospitality ex-
tended. Those who have visited
the middle or far wcstknow what the
Is and konw just what TO expect. For
this reason the convention will be ali
the more enjoyable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Lockwood Donshue.

The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Mar
earet Donahue of Bellaire and Mr..
sylvester Bruce Lockwood of Pitts
burg took place on Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock. Nuptial High mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Ryan
who also performed the ceremony.
The only attendants were Miss Edna
Donahue sister of the bride who
was the bridesmaid and Mr.. Robert
Jacquay was the best man.
The bride wore white crepe meteor
fashioned in the latest style and also
wore n white hat. She carried white
brides roses. The bridesmaids gown
was of soft white material made with
tunic effect and her bouquet was OF
pink roses. Following the wedding
breakfast was served at the Donahue
home in Bellaire. Mr. and Mrs. Lock
wood left in the afternoon for Cleve-
land and other lake points where
they will spend their honeymoon.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. o. =. Donahue and has
good wishes. The groom is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. $. ID. Lockwood OF
Cleveland. o. He Is q member OF
the Cathedral High School Alumni
and is connected with the Pittsburgh
Post. The following announcements
have been issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T.. Donahue
announce the marriage OF their daughter
Elizabeth Margaret
Mr.. sylvester Brue Lockwood
Tuesday. April twenty frst.
nineteen hundred fourteen
Bellaire. Ohio.
At Home
after April &c. Sholoh
Mount Washington. Pittsburgh. Pa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Three Hats" at Elm Grove"

The final rehearsal was held Mon
day evening for the three act comedy
playlet entitled. Three Hats" which
will be presented "Wednesday evening
April %. by the st. Vincent Dramatic
club. at st. Vincent's hall. Elm Grove
The play is very funny from begin.
ming to end and should prove highly
entertaining to all who attend.
Music will be furnished by the
Colonial orchestra OF Wheeling. which
is composed of small boys. and the
quality Of music they furnish is in.
deed a pleasant surprise.
Several vocal numbers will be rem.
dered by local artists.
The following is the cast of char
acters:
sam Selwyn. n married man..........
- .. .. o.. ...s. .-......... henry REFER
Fred Bellamy. his unwilling shave.
.................... Jos. J. Wagner
Capt. Katskil. Of the Kilkenny Irdcr-
l.dIN .Nofhtft ls1kfF
Dbibs. a boy in buttons co.. John Weiss
Bosco Blithcrs. Professor Of Pcnman-
ship. ........-...... John Carroll
Mrs. selwyn. selwyn's better half -.
May Shtdell
Grace. her daughter ....... Matilda Auth
lilly. a parlor maid . Gertrude Shidcli
Lottic Biithcrs. Frcd's rance. ........
q % 70 o s a fol o. fol- s 70 Il
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Woman Suffrage at Rome

DIR. Anna Howard Shaw. president
Of the National American Woman Suf.
rage association. sailed on the Can.
ada" OF the PADRE line April 10 to at
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
Mercantile Event.

This evening at the Mercantile Club
a card party and dance will be given
and fine time is anticipated by the
members.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
DANCE
ON THE ISLAND
GIVEN nv the s. CLUE OF
BRIDGEPORT ON TUESDAY
EVENING MAS ENJOY
ABLE.
Many Social Events Planned for The
Coming Week-lsst Arion
ksffee visite Today.

The Island Club rooms were the
scene OF an enjoyable dance party
Tuesday evening when the r. :. CLUB
of Bridgeport entertained their girl
friends and gentlemen friends. There
were about forty couples present and
Misses Retta Fawcett. Dora Neinin-
ger and Lillian Wood. Neisters or
chestra furnished the music and the
caterer was Walter Jackson
The young people made merry ali
evening and the patronesses present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Ralston. Mr.. and
A. Fawcett. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Van
Pelt. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Robinson.
All remained until late hour. The
guests included:
Rebecca Mckee. Retta Fawcett.
Helen Bailey. Nirginia Dean. Paul
cett. Fred Daniels. William Sweeney
Leanda Neininger. Hugh Thompson.
Lulu Adolph. Hery Fox. Miss Wolfe
Mr.. Kennedy. Eunice Jones. Mr.. Fer
ris of Pittsburgh. John Sauters.
Blanche Moore. Ed busch. Irene Krei-
Hilda Allen. Bess Moore. Russell
Brannon. Hilda Cook, Mabel Sedg-
wick. James Wilson. Hilda knoke.
Paul Nichols. Dora Neininger. Helen
Chew. Ralph Springer. Mary Jenkins.
Mr.. Cowan. Miss Gephart. George Cal
lendine. Nora Chew. r. X. Day. Lii
liam Jones. w. NJ. Brague. Elgie Hill,
William Samuels. Robert Higgins. Jo-
seph Weyrick. Morie Weiske. Harold
Roth. Dan Dunlevy. Helen Cricken-
berger. Marie Crickenberger. Roy
Timmonson. Alice Mcclure. Ed Weide-
busch. Paul Michel. Agnes Kreiter.
Katherine O'Neil. Deloa Webster.
Robert Emble. Lloyd Eneix. Messrs.
and Mesdames George Johnston. Ire
vor William. J. X. Biddle. Harry VIII
son. Charles Duncan. J. J. Ralston.
A. ]. Quimby. J. A. Fawcett. Parker
Van Pelt. Ross Robinson and others.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

The following is copy OF cards
received in the city:
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Watson
announce the T-arriage OF their daughter
Mae
TO
Mr.. Floyd +. Cooper
Saturday afternoon. April eighteenth
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

Tho Housewives league viii moe.
Friday afternoon ~ the same place
prior 70 the meeting ~ the Home
ans club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
woMENs CLUE cALnrDAR.
Thursday. April a.

e:30 p. m.-wamon's club. Martins
Ferry. Miss Mitchell.
$50 y. m.-Priscilla Improvement
club, Mrs. Chas. waid.
2:5o y. m.-outlook club. wellsburg,
Miss Kerr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

L. w. rooms
$3.50 p. m.-Home Economics depart-
ment. n. .. L. w. rooms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

We asked the young lady across the
way II her father had the acquisitive
faculty and she said she guessed not
as he was so busy making money that
lie didn't have much time for develop.
ment along other lines.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

the day. She is assisted by a com.
mittee who are tireless in their eff.
forts for success.
The following are in charge.
Frau Charles Brucmmcr. president I.
Frau &. n. Becker, Frau J. W. Beltz.
FRAU Max Beutcr. Frau Il. Boncnbergcr.
Frau Anton JEFFERSON. Frau John Beck
er. Frau W. +. Burke. Frau J. :. Brcn-
nan. FRAU &. r. Biery. Frau Charles Bin
CELL Frau \. &. Appenzeller. Frau J. A.
Blum. Frau g. w. Aprenzeller. Frau Ed
Horstmann. Frau Kate Roth. Frau Hen
ny Weimcr. Frau W. r. Sadlcr. Frau
I'D &. Schenerlein. Frau Robert q. I.ins-
ley. Frauletn Amelia Nieweg. Fraulcin
Dora Nicwcg.
Ricei Concert.
Mrs. Ricardo Ricci will give a con
cert Tuesday. May 10. at the Elks
auditorium, at which some of her ad
vanced and professional pupils will
be heard Full particulars will be
given later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08

jewels No would no longer he a menace in
the negotiations.
whether the story is true or not" says
Mr.. lie Sueur. after an all night sitting
terms were arrived at. and the interests
Of the Central Diamond Mining Company
were bought in for he Beers for e5.33S.-
G5O. a very useful check
The Illicit diamond BUYERS acts fol-
lowed some wears later ar r. time when
Rhodes relied upon the enormous sums OBJ
tanned from ,he De Beers 10 further his
political schemes-these schemes requir-
ing large loads If cash fer ammunition.
These acts were thoroughly harmful IN
MANY ways. how over necessary they were
to Rhodes, for they rcsorted 10 tho law OF
the Middle Ages that required a prisoner
10 prove his innocence, rather than laying
upon the prosecutor the burden Of show
ing him TO be guilty.
Long prison terms were the penalty,
and "if man had a grievance agains,
another and wished to put him away all
he had 10 do was to secrete a stone about
the others person or drop 1t into his to-
bacco pouch and then give information.
The victim was searched. the stone found
and as he was unable TO account for his
possession Of the stone. he would be con-
victcd and sentenced to anything from two
10 ten wears hard labor. The penalty
was twenty Years hard labor under the
later act
Here Barney Bsrnato overreachcd him
self As scapcgoats were frequently paid
b,ibes for punishment that should have
gone 10 the IMAM higher up he received
hundreds Of letters from men who be-
lieved him 10 have proGtcd by their inn
prisonment, letters adorned with skulls
and crossbones and written in no Chester
heldan manner. They drove the jew, who
was naturally coward 10 the verge oC
madness. lie is said 90 have frequently
left his beo In his pa amas 10 run mile
or more TO a ncishboT's house. crying out
for protection against his enemies. He
drank heavily. and finally committed sui
eide 10 free himself from the threats Of
vengeance OF one Of his fancied victims.
From his early manhood Rhodes was
working with the great object OF further
ing British expansion. with the view 20
making the British the dominant race OF
the world In 1890 he was made Pre-
mer Of Cape Colony. He always believed
that only through friendship and harmony
between the English and the Dutch set
tiers Of the country could the object Of
his dream be attained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Mr.. RHODES DURING THE SIEGE
OF KIMBERLEY.

I'm the siege OF Kimberley during the
Boer war he took an important part aud
with his imporious and high-handed man
ners made himself highly unwelcome 10
the British officer, Colonel Kekewich. lie
attempted to bear himself with the same
autocratic self-suficency as during the
Matabele campaign and was source or
great anxiety TO his friends, who knew
that the Beers would strain every nerve
to capture him. They were said even 10
have had an iron cage prepared for the
purpose of taking him to Pretoria.
Artillery was scarce in Kimberley, and
an entorprising engineer named Labram
invented a gun from two larse pieces Of
steel which had been lying for some time
in The De Beers yards.
The gun. known as Long Cecil. was
built i'm the De Beers workshops, and be-
fore i, could be built tools and certain
machinery for making it had first TO I've
manufactured. The shells were also made
in the workshops, and on their bases were
inscribed "COmpts c. j. r."
"Labfam was killed by one Of the last
shells fred into the town. During the
three days preceding his death he had
several very narrow escapes, and when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
BEGGING LETTERS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

He was. as all rich men are, inundated
with begging letters from an parts of the
world \ young woman would write for
a sum OF money to get married on. man
would ask for a lump sum for the naive
reason that he had never possessed so
much I'm his life mor was likely to-, and
wanted to experience the sensation. APP
plcations for appointments came in
scores. and the wastepaper basket fondly
embraced copies of thousands OF testi-
monials, avouching their owners 10 be
possessed of every qualification and virtue
on earth, excepting perhaps modesty
There was a generous rivalry between
Rhodes and Lord Kitchener as 10 which
was making the best progress I'm the
British advancement in Africa, Kitchener
working down from the North at that
time and Rhodes working up from the
South The latter was obsessed by the
thought of living after death in tho coun-
try named after him, in his epigrams, and
especially in work. and he highly appre-
ciated the idea Of the enduring nature or
work. as compared with the transient
nature, or ephemeral state. Of life. The
passage in which Marcus Aurelius dwells
upon this subject he had marked in his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
THE RAlL

pocket edition OF Marcus Aurclius' lie
never told me, as Jourdan says he told
him. 10 keep notes OF what was going on
around. but I'm 1895 he asked me 10 fetch
copy OF a telegram he had sent TO Lord
Kitchener after Atbara. and when pro-
duced II he asked for Lord kitchener's
wire. which read. az far as | remember:
Have smashed the Mahdi-Frank wound
cd, but all right-if you don't hurry M I
shall be through before YOU Then he
returned me the papers and said. You
should keep things like that. lie Sucur:
YOU will write things after MY death, and
that is something worth remembering. "
The relations between Rhodes aud his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
JUSTIFICATION OF RHODES AS
EMPIRE MAKER.

1t is doubtless fully as much from re-
spect for his former "baas." or master,
as from any desire to aid the Rhodes
trustees that Nh lie Sueur was led TO
write his biography concerning Rhodes
as a man, rather than Rhodes as on en-
pire maker, even though the course If
events has justified Rhodes in his poll
cles. down to his money greed and hard
headed hnancierng.
Sir Lewis Michel compares Rhodes In
his work 10 Lord Give. the Caesars and
Napoleon "and he certainly possessed
many Napoleonic traits" says Mr.. lie
Suour But they were little mannerisms,
rather than characteristics, such as the
little tweak Of the ear by which Napoleon
used To evince his pleasure toward his
marshals and the brusque and unconven-
iionaI things he used 20 say 10 women.
Ne would have scorned to engineer a
propa ganda Of lies 10 win public sym
PATTY. as Napoleon did. and his soul
would have abhorred the theatrical page
antry which Napoleon employed. II COM
parison is needed Of his actual methods
Il lies rather in Bismarcks career than
Napolcons But were one 10 try 10 sum
Marie Rhodes, Elphinstone's estimate OF
elves character would be found strange
IS applicable Like Give. he left an i'm
preston OF force and grandeur: mas
culine understanding; a fine judgment; an
nncxible will. little moved by real dan
gers, and by arguments and menaces not
At all He exercised a supreme control
over those who shared his counsels or
executed his resolves. Men Welded 20 q
pressure which they knew could not be
llYnod aside. and either partook OF its
Impulse or were crushed by its progress.
Like Give, too. he meets the most for
mldable accusations with bold avoWal and
% confident Justification lie makes no
attempt 20 soften his enemies or con-
.iliste the public. bat stands on his merits
md services with pride which In other
circumstances would have been AFRO
zance