The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 TIE DAILY LETRLLIGRN0ER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Eclipse, at Denver, Col.
A cIoudless Atmosphere FavOFs the
Observation.
The Grandeur OF the Phenomenon
observations at atvarious
Other Points.
Heavy Failure in Cleveland --Union
Iron Works Goes Up for
S275.00o.
A Sharp Fight with the Indlans.--
Tho Whole Frontier Up
tL In Arms. tt
Heavy Libel Suit Against Cincinnati
Papers.
Bogardus the Worlds Champion
Pigeon Shooter.
EngIand's Eastern Policy Discussed
in Parliament.
Heavy Libel Suit Against Cincinnati
Papers.
Bogardus the Worlds Champion
Pigeon Shooter.
EngIand's Eastern Policy Discussed
in Parliament.
Press Views Of the Question.

DENVER, COL, July 2s.-The sky was
entirely clear until l P. NJ, when few
masses Of clouds showed themselves over
the mountains. Towards the north and
westward, with these exceptions, the
sky was perfect and the atmospheric con.
ditions Of a most favorable character for
a successful observation Of the eclipse.
The house tops were thronged, higher
buildings being especially in demand as
from them the approach Of the dark shad-
ow Of totalily could be seen as it swept
onward over the plain.
Time OF the frat contact was 2::20, Den.
yer time, and ten minutes later the
presence OF the moon at the edge Of the
sun was plainly perceptable to an ordin-
ary observer with smoked glass. By 8
o'clock the sun light had moderated 10
q marked degree, showing pale yellow
color. Later on livld glare oyerspread
the earth. The heat OF the sun was no
longer oppressive anu i'sn' s.m''af 70
nfellsnt WI" SHOWN J." 'ne nof'Ion' anu
Tue 'ishs necsa oil CLOUDS began slowly 10
dissolve, owing TO change in the
temperature, as period Of totality
came on. The sight from an elevated
atattnn ,sa. .,.anI I. thn n - .nn,a
s'atioa was grand IN 'ne extreme A
oark Snaoow leii on Long reak' seventy
nSe miies u's'ah'' anu sweeping fap'u'y
sou'neas'~aru eo'efeu 'ne P'a'n i,he
gray paul 10 'he nof'hssS'~Ara ei0uas
eou'u oe see" p.''eu :" .ue sun,su' ana
presenting view oi n9au'i'ui sunset
Durins Psfioa oa 'he observation 'ne
moon appeared ike d ause p'aes Dali
surrounded oya oeau'iia' c'fe'e Oh i'sn,'
ana AZ Tue sunlight suddenly onf't 'of'a
again 'ho eaieSsns efoHea !" 'nousn
morning haa aaWnea'
picksbohS, niSs,' 'u'y zs'IEe,ipse !,
visible al 4'oi:zui almost to1Ai o4i:1o;
ioSI 10 view o.ao'o'' "asn,ns''n o'ne. D.,
LAKE ohAHLf' hA' 'u'y |''Iihe
eclipse began a' I'4o p NJ ana enaea 4.
4'4o; total duration Two houfa' io'ai
ec''p'e 0'eu'feu a' ''f' r NJ anu ''''e'
one minute
SUCCESSFUL OBSERVATION AT fokr "oKih'
"aL'h'ros' iLAH' 'a,y -''-ins
NeSs Spee'a, if'a' rof' "o''A ''''
Inc Observation Oh Tue eoip.e was sue
eeSs'u'' ine observation was 'AAen WIN
.weh'y'slt :, Instruments securing no,'s .,
Tue corona 'aapls' MOON i,@D' anu Ill
Tue eoh'Ae's W. 'ne iAS', Wn,'u u, 'ne nea'y
'ioua' renaefsa Ps.'.A' ,a''use' u. rive
photographs were ootained. First con-
tact, 8 1925; second, 4 1920; third, .2l:24;
fonr,b 51ea8. Wssbiovtop time Tbe
1T, ,....I . - -, 40 .S...a.
'o.shs ,as'ea 2 minutes "ua - 's'0.N''
line Ns'ss speciai from "epalestine,
Orange and other points, says that there
were successful observations taken at
tho.e nlaces.
n,,,r,, ,nc.o,,,,n,
AfAihoAh A. ~ n0iHe'aN".''
CINCINNATI, July Zs.--Ex1ensiVe prep
arations had been made at the Cincinnati
Ob.ervatorv In take obseryations Of the
Lii. - a. hr, , t.w ,;nr,a, h.to,o
eo"pse 'o-u 'u' 10" l''".'e' Oe'o''
the time oil the contact dark clouds came
up from the west aud completely OBJ
structed the view.
Npw OarrASs Jnlv 9e-Here there
wa. an onnor,unitv for observin0 only n
-, -. AZ. ,;.w .a;na on,i,a,,
pafIi"' ee''Pae' ."e VIC" ost"s s"''e''
obscure BY clouds from 4:So 70 . p. NJ
AT PALESTINE, TEXAS.
PA1rsrrxE, TEX, July 26.-Professor
Smith, Of this place, made the following
observations OF the eclipse. to-day !:
First contact-4 35:30l. Second contact
-5.293sA. Third contact-5 1901.
Fourth contact-6.4 .40;52t. Washington
time.
FIR WoRrH. Texas July 29.-Cou-
plete apparatus, good weather and skill
iul operators aud assistants have secured
n successful observation, resulting In OBJ
tanning mAnY points regarded by the OBJ