Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-15
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
CAPITAL CHIPS.
Comets aud Meteors.


WASHINGTON, August l3.-The naval
officers in charge OF the United States
Observatory at this point have not met
with much success in observations for
comets. Professor Eastman, who is in
charge Of the special duty OF watching
Tor comets, says that under favorable
conditions the comet might be visible
| TO the naked eye now, but by clouded
skies or hazy atmosphere there is no
| chance to find it. Wednesday night
was the night which, according to tradi-
ton, was 10 witness shower OF
meteors. 1t is at this point OF the
earth's orbit that the earth ls
supposed to pass through the August
meteoric belt. As matter OF fact, how
ever, on account OF the slow motion vi
the nebulous matter around the sun, the
date at which the meteors can he ex-
pected ia constantly but slowly, growing
earlier. There may, however, he little
perceptble difference in one year. There
was meteoric display on the morning
OF Monday, August LIST, which has. 50
far, been unrecorded. 1t is believed now
that these were the August meteors,
which appeared earlier this year for the
reasons given. DIR. Harrigan, the watch
man on duty at the observatory that
morning, observed the display and re.
ported the fact to the astronomers. He
counted eighty-three within short time.
What Bliss Has to Say.
WASHINGTON, August l3.-The an
nouncement Of the bulletin this morn
ing that the President had fever gave
rise to another general feeling OF uneas
ness throughout the city. 1t was evil
dent. however, that this feeling was not
shared by the surgeons ans attendants
of the President. Dr. Bliss. who is up
again, and went to the White House
this morning, said there was no cause
for alarm in the Presidents condition.
He said that be would again repeat that
the doctors had not counted on the Pref
ident getting well right along without
any more unfavorable changes;
that the case would fluctuate and
the fever thismorning was one OF
those fluctuations which must be ex-
pected uutil the President gets on his
feet. The surgeons say that the fever
OF this morning and the restlessness OF
last night was caused by retained pus;
that they had taken out drainage tube to
let the walls OF the wound collapse and
heal; that in washing the wound out
last night little cavity was not thor
oughly cleaned, and the retention OF a
small amount OF pus caused the rise OF
temperature. They say that the pres
enoe OF q small amount Of pus in the
wound will cause fever. DR.. Bliss said
that the wound was thoroughly cleaned
this morning and the fever at once sub.
sided; that there was no cause for
alarm, and that the President certainly
would be better tomorrow.
Interesting Statistics.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August Is 1t
was ascertained at the Office Of the SD
peryisipg Inspector General OF steam
vessels to day that during the fiscal
year there were 26S lives lost OF passen-
gers and crews upon the merchant
steam vessels OF the United States.
Compared with the previous year there
has been an increase on the number OF
lives lost OF So per cent. There has
been a decrease, however, OF Al lives
lost by fire, 50 by collision and by
other causes. Many cases reported as
accidental drowning are thought TO have
been suicides.
Silver Put In Circulation During Past
Week.
WAsHISGToS, August l3.-During the
week ending to-day there has been
276,997 standard silver dollars put into
circulation. During the corresponding
week in 1880 there we're pa, 999 circu-
lated.