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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-12
PHlLOSOPHlc PORgoPollS.
The Water still Rising, hut Festiyity
and Rejoicing 90 steadily On.

CINCINYATI, February ll-EoON-The
river is G6 feet IA inches, rising one inch
an hour and raining hard. 1t lacks but AZ
inches OF the food last year, with rains gen.
eral and tributaries all rising. 1t is im.
possible to predict what heighth may yet
be reached, or where the rise will stop. 1t
is certain now that last years record will
be surpassed before night; still there are
no casualties to report in Cincinnati, ex-
cept two disT-putaole women who were
crossing in boat in the lower part OF the
city yesterday and fell into the water
Their male companions made no effort to
save them. The increased stage of water
still has TO effect to change the railroad
situation beyond what was noted last night.
The Cincinnati snd Hamilton trains can
resUh their depot until ihe water reaches
81 feet, and then can land passengers at
the stock yards three miles out.
Speaking OF the propriety o! holding the
opera festival the Commercial Gazette says
IF the abandonment Of the festival could
have distinct or even remote tendency 10
aid the sufferers from the wide spread des.
olation OF the valley OF the Ohio there
would not be an lnstant's hesitation. Tne
situation is not Of that sort. Thousands
have direct interests in the continuation of
the festival and not one is interested in
postponing it. Everybody who comes can
be coin Portable" At P. NJ. the river is
sixty-six feet three inches, just one inch
below the food Of last year, and has risen
one inch and a quarter in the last two
bcurs, and is still rising heavily. Many
guests are arriving to see the flood aud
attend the Opera Festival. One OF the
leading hotels says but two or three orders
for rooms have been countermanded.
The following special appeal to jewellers
has been issued:
NEWPORT, ny, February 1.-THE calam.
ity that has betallen this city is terrible,
and the worst is 10 come. We appeal TO
the generosity Of the jewellers OF the
United States for sid for the homeless aud
hungry. Contributions sent to Us will be
distributed among the deserving sufferers
and their receipt duly acknowledged. o.
(S'gned)
TIE Duber Watch Case Manufacturing
Company. JOHN c. DCBER,
President.
Mrs. Duber has, since the food began.
fed 6fty homeless children every day at
Eo- hOrra
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below the mouth of the Ohio may yet suf.
fer great loss. 1t is too soon to say what
effect the great volume of writer now hur-
rying down from the Ohio will have on the
c untry below Cincinnati. Thus far It Is
noticeable that local organizations have
car for their destitute aud houseless pso-
pie. 1t seems to be thought necessary to
xep constantly in mind the recurrence of
disasters similar to those which atfiict
the Ohio Valley. 1t is to be inferred
ON past experiences that a devastating
q cd may sweep the valley whenever the
8 rIpg rains and thswings arrive. This
C Catastrophe. therefore does not find the
people Of larger cities unprt pa ej. IL is
Sad that outside aid may be called for later
on, but there is no immediate and pressing
d mand for pecunisry relief. Floods like
ese bave happened before. They have
happened, to some extent, when the coun-
try wss almost untouched by the hand OF
man. But unques,ioaably, the great dis.
asters Of recent years are the result OF the
condition of the earth's surface as modi-
fed by human action. II is doubtful il
any backw steps can be taken in this
matter. Mitigation, not avoidance, Of dis
aster is yet possible"
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Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, February II, IL P. N.-Seu-
atOr Camden and Representatives GoJ,
Nsrner and Gibson were tefore the House
Commi,'se on Appropriations this morn
jng. 'Gofr made an address concerning the
aeplorabls situation of the Ohio River
nufFerers, and the committee agreed TO re-
port five hundred thousand dollars relief
lnnd for the consideration Of the House.
At a subsequent private meeting OF the
committee, however, this sum was reduced
10 three hundred thousand on motion OF
Randall, who favored beginning with
smslicr sum and increasing, il necessary.
EOllet, of the committee, was instructed to
IMPORT that amount and take charge OF
tbe measure. When the report was made,
Hiscock, Of New York, who favored the
appropriation but wanted to make
political capital suggested unconstitution
ality and "a ed the Democrats with sur
1enderiRg State rights when help was
needed, This brought on a long debate, in
ubiCh Gof, Wilson, Reagan, Cox, BeltJrd
nd Others took part. The discussion was
mainly confined 70 the technical question
rgery body favOring the appropriation, and
noch liberal spirit was shown that GUf
appealed TO FOile;t to 81 Ow on amendment
7ncressiug the amount from three hundred
- five hundred thousand dollarS. Follet
a first refused, urging instructions re-
lived from the committee, bat finally al
lnNed Wilson, Of West Virginia, to otter
such amendment TemarkiDg that the
committee itself had AZ one time favored
The larger amount. This remark aroused
consiGera5le Indignation among other mem
bers of the committee, Randall atIsking
Follett ssvsge'y for revealing committee
secrets and the upshot Of the controversy
resulted in the defeat Of Wilson's amend
mept by about forty votes. The original
.resolutiOn, ss reported, sppropriating
fhree hundred thousand dollars and su-
3horizing the Secretary OF War 10 employ
all Necessary means for its distribution,
Ves then passed without opposition, and
1asing been taken over to the Senate was
tbere passed without discussion. All de-
loys in transmission had been provided
oeainS, and the resolution was presented
fox the Presidents spproval,within half an
'b0nr sitter the passage BY the Senate
Genersl COT held conference with Secre-
ny Lincoln this evening as to the meth
- Of distributing the funds, OF which l
Ill telegraph Won later.
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SENATOR BECK WANTS
The Democratic Party 20 Take d
Op~n Htsnd On the TaFt1.

The Democratic Party 20 Take -
Op<n stand o. the Tsrtn.
Senator Beck, OF Kentucky, is quoted 10.
day rs ssying 70 friend: 81 believe IL the
Committee On Ways and Means reports tbs
right kind OF bill on the reduction OF
customs duties It will not only pass the
House, but I believe II will also pass the
Senate. The Morrison bill fairly expresses
the Democratic idea Of tariff reform, and -
. basis Of committee action IL is doobties
% fair statement OF the theory Of reduc-
ton a We could have. believe In the
democratic party taking . position on this
subject, not simply in party platforms, but
by toe passage Of . bill essentially Demo
cratic in it, principles. The " .rrison bill
msy be modified by changes In the boiJ OF
the bill or in Increasing the free list /
should do 20. Irs course in the House vii
be watched With gres. interest especially
in noting the actions Of parties prominent
in party politics for or sgainst ths Measure.
IL NAV change the relations Of men 70
parties. cay this without refersnee
| 10 individuals. for ! think eome ~
yubIirsps will Be found missing %
lie Rel ublic,n list shen the roll u
called on tsrif reduction. kuov thst
there hes tesn . very senersl mosemsn'
in the direction OF reduction OF dnue'
| since tie pressure Of the principal ans 10
ieysst of the fixed irdsbtedoess and nost
| ing obliestjots of the 6ovsfnmsot nss
| beep u moved. spd thst vas proper. ~
| the ,srif sct Of 1877 the House msoe
| novsu sut 10 reduce the rsfs Of ent'@. ~.
| duty; but, Under TIE cry OF p,os,cins ~
This ,ins thsrs is nos that piss, - ths ns
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GENEROUS HEARTED coAyMBus
Sending Food and Comfort TO the SEf
fereIs.

ocnuibk EOou ano tV eAO SSA-
fereIs.
CoLUMBUs, o., February n.-On advices
from Pomeroy and other river towns max.
ing appeals for aid a meeting Of citizen ms
was called this evening, at which 81. 2)0 in
cash was raised in short time and COM
mittee appointed to canvass to-morrow,
when il is expected to make the amount
that many thousands. All bakeries have
been put on full time and the first
train load OF bread and hams will be sent
down the river on the Hooking Valley
road TO Kerr's Station in the morning,
from which point the provisions will be
conveyed to sufferers in Mansfield and
surrounding towns, also sending large
quantities of provisions to this point to be
forwarded to river towns over the Hook
ing Valley. kilograms which are being
received from stations on the Scioto Val
ley and Hooking Valley nearest to imme
med ate towns, state that the whole OF
Portsmouth is under water, and the citi.
zens have fed to the hills.
The same story comes from Gallipolis,
where three thousand people have BEEN
driven from their homes. Pomeroy is in
a similar condition. The Secretary of
5 ate, Governor, and Adjutant General
have been telegraphed to send tents TO shel.
ter tn, people and the Legislature to take
pre- nlpt acton for their relief.
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SCENES OF DEVASTATION AND DEATH
Ntrne.sed All AIsng the OhfO River
from Huntington to Point Pleas
Special to ne Register.


CRARLEsroS, February l.-No pen can
describe the scenes of distress s1d dssola-
tion wrought by the food along the Oaio
valley from Guysndotte to Portsmouth
Guysndotte is entirely under water and
almost deserted, few families remaining
in the second story, but q majority having
sought refuge on the hills. The citizens
nesr the town are doing all in their power
to alleviate he distress, but iud it impos.
sible to accommodate all. Hundreds are
occupying barns and outhouses. Many
last night were exposed to q cold drench-
ing rain while on hastily constructed RATS
and boats padding to the shore, in some
plsces two miles away. A few fortunate
ones secured fats and bsrges with
which they removed their household
goods, and with improyised coverings were
to be seen to-day anchored to trees anx
iously watching for the foods to sbate.
Many of them suffered the psngs OF hun
ger, but durisg The afternoon the generous
city of Huntington despatched relief
train over the Chesapeake & Ohio loaded
with provisions for the sufferers, notwith-
standing that the releatless food was
creeping up over their own city, carrying
desolstioI and ruin with it. The widest
excitement prevailed al over tbs latter
city during yesterday and last night. The
rain which fell during the night added to
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ANOTHER PARKERsBuRG REPORT.
The Loss Now Put At a RoNnd Million.
OF Dollars.

The Loss Now Put At a RoHnd Mfllion.
OF Dollars.
PARKERsBURG, February 1.-The crisis is
now passed. The river has reached fifty-four
feet here and the destruction is beyond
computation at present. Parkersburg has
suffered severely; the estimated loss is
about 81, ,OOO, 600, but at present 1t is diff
cult to give an Approximate estimate.
Ths Baltimore & Ohio freight depot is all
broken opieces. The iron bridge over the
Kanawha is going out. The Ohio River
River Railroad Company has their
engines and several gondolas in
the river. The Parksrsburg Mill Com
J any have lost $50 OOO in grain. In Belpre
iorly-three houses have been swept away,
also street pumps, the flour and planning
mills. Williamstown and Harmar, twelve
miles above here, are entirely submerged.
There is great distress at Marietta; three
fourths Of the town is under water, the
grain elevator is bursted, the railroad and
county bridges over the Muskingum Gre
both swept away, and private residences
unnumhered Each OF the towns men.
toned have orga 1ized relief Committees.
Marietta and Harmar are suffering from
famine.
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FRED DOUGLASS


NaRerOas RaAtly.
Fred Douglas quarrel with some OF his
female relatives reminds Q writer In The
Capitol Of an episode in his career that 10
probably remembered BY bat few people In
Warrington, because most Of them never
heard II. When Douglass went to Roehes-
ter 10 live, after becoming the owner OF
his freedom, he WAS visited BY an English
womsn, Miss Griffith. who entered his
family Is q member Of 10, bought him Q
house, BET him up as the proprietor OF .
Newspaper, and really laid, I believe, the
foundation OF the fourtune which 10 said
now to amount TO $2Do, go. Mics Griffith
was one OF the half crs1 ~ English enthusi-
ssts In the abolition cause, and preferred
the soc,ty Of q colored family to that Of
white one. In spite OF all the service he
has received in his long career from women,
Mr.. Douglass has always had the reputa-
lion Of dealing rather meanly with the
women De pendent on him or 20 whom he
has been under obligations. II seems 10
me that for q man who is % rich 10 have
all his children ausrtered on the public a.
clerks, eten including his married
daughters, shows a rather callous sense OF
what is decent and appropriate In ONES
public conduct. Ian.
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tional debt L. In good shspe, and the Gov.
eminent 10 really embarrassed b. . pls-
thora Of revenue. The action OF the Sen
ate on the bill will depend entirely upon
the kind OF bill the House sends mp.
have no right to say what other Senators
may do. apd 90 not wisn to b dudsutooi
in that way, but ! can imagine such Sen
stois o. Ingalls,, Plumb and Van Wyck,
snd perhaps Sahin, Of Minnesota, voting
for q reduction OF the customs duties TO .
lower point Than that reached 10 the act
OF 1883 We might lose McPhsrson, OF
New jersey; but even then think suy bill
reasonable in its provisions would secure q
m, ,jority in the Senate. I think that the
prospects OF tariff reform legislation, r.
the leaders are moderate in their dem ands,
are extremely hattering. have no DOUBT
that this same question will come up con-
spicuously in the coming political cam
psign. The people will then be able 10 de-
eide for themselves whether they want re.
dustion or wish to have the duties remain
a they are"
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HOW The RELIEF WORK
ID he Carried On Under the Direc-
ttOB Of Secretary Lincoln.

a....hA s- s.sN ~. aN"+eFs
'NA>Hl>er0y, February FL A. N.-Sec.
l<1ny Lincoln, in distributing the relief
lt,dS, expects to adopt the same plan sub
thtislly that Was pursued in relieving
- Mississippi flood sufferers. Such trans
1rts belonging to the government as can
@hssd on the upper uGio will be used to
@Sey rations and clothing to those ina.
Ie1iately IN need OF them, and where the
|/err ment steamers cannot be used others
~ be chartered for that purpose tempor-
ID Shelter will also be provided wherever
1Sibie for those who cannot fad other
#rtsrs. In the larger cities wnere the
>pt = urgent officers will be detailed at
= 10 supervise the distribution Of le-
With the experience gained iu help
b reliye former sufferers ia the lower
"a he hoped to have the present work
ied on promptly and efficiently.
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The CITY IN aPhIAPKRs.
small News Hens Abowl Is~s ssd
StcialtG.


Siciattg-
CoUsrIL tonight.
DAD CARrEsTER has Wilson & Dunlevy's
shop at Cameron In working or Ter.
TuE social dance at SWsrtzs Hall was
postponed until Thur sday night on account
of the flood.
The B. 4 o. telegraph office 10 back In IL
old quarters again. All the wires are up
and everything working ~ usual.
THRAenleins extend their most sincere
thanks TO all those who did 20 much
towards saving their burning buildings.
TyE First ward. c0lOred. Second and
Third and the Fourth ward school. will re-
open this morning; the rest nsl before
Monday.
6Ko. s. TERsY. the Main street oonfec-
tioner, reports thst, although not alto.
Rs,her in shape, he Will be ready ~ I'll all
orders to-day.
PHILIP MYERs. an old express driver.
died In the county jail Yesterday morning
OF drlirium u, mems lie was Asou sixty
Two years Of age.
ALL kinds Of counting room stationary.
such as bill hssds, litter. heads, circulars.
cards, blank books etc, furnished prompt
At the REGRrER Office.
n
O'Clock, yesterday. caused by . defective
due al Nr. Potts house on Seventeenth
street. The damage was not over &lo.
JoEs AspERsos. the boy thief from
North Wheeling. hsd sn .Sanninst on yes.
/ terdsy before Justice Phillip. and s.s
committed for court In default of 400
bail.
Coz T.ppAs. an employe 81 the Western
Union Telegraph Company, wss throvn
from Construction wayOr. on the Island,
/ y.st. rday, and had his lift shoulder dislo.
/ rrt.d.
Col. ALrN. CssFHIiL who has just ooms
rom the South. thinks there 10 no lmms-
disis prospect of q repetition of the South.
ern floods Of 1897
DAP CaErEsrIR, the veteran cooper, bss
taken poy,,,ioN of Wilson a DuDlsvy's
cooprr shots Q nj Cameron and 10 running 10
N full blsst lie will mst. IL supply the
o,s exp. rieuoed st Wheslins.
WALTER NJ, KIsIE, an express mssssnasr
IN the B. 4 o. sho has been h'reiofors
ruppirg on the Fourth division, wss usns.
fsrred 10 smother division, and on his hist
Trip out be hsd the misfortune TO hav, one
II bis arm, cut on almost at the shoulder.
He IL in bad condition
Yp1EgpAY morning . defective hus
caused q FIRE In the Wholesale oonfsction.
cry of George &. Fesnsy, on Main street. A
IsiRs Burn side stove bad been fired up 70
DIR, the ,tore and the ius ,st IRE 70 the
ioists between the first and second stories.
Cpptsjn Fsebsy called In some assistsnos
snd sItipguished the fire without sending
In an alarm.
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MISSOURI DONE Wits lanes.
All the Indictments Against Him Va.
Gated.

KANSAS O,Ty, February lin the Grim
inal court this morning State Attorney
Wallace dismissed the case against Frank
James and Charles Ford, charged with the
Blue Cut train robbery in 1881. The attor.
ney submitted a statement that owing to
the refusal Of Governor Crittenden TO par
don Dick Liddell the State was deprived OF
his testimony and also valuable corro5a.
tive evidence, and he would be unable to
make q case. He stated also that the case
1t Galiatin, for bank robbery, against
James, would be dismissed, thus vacstiuR
all indictments in Missoari. The announce
ment created ripple OF excitement In the
court room. James was Immediately taken
before Judge Kelkel, Of the United States
cou1s where he will be tried for the rob
oery of the United States psymsster al
Mussel Shoals Alabama.
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AT PARKERsBURe AND MARIETTA.
The Formers Loss Roughly Estimated
af $3.50. 900.

PARKERsBURG W. Va, February ll.-Ar-
rived here by skif from Marietta this
afternoon. Fully twothrds of that city Of
COCO. people is submerged in from FIVE to.
fourteen feet of water. On Wednesday
evening the business portion was aban-
doned to the merciless flood. The Ohio and
Muskingum continued to gradually rise
ntil on Friday evening, when the lower
stories of all dwellings in the lower part
OF the city were deserted. Three O'Clock
Saturday morning the o 10 mar ied 81
feet 9 inches, being almost three feet high
er than the flood of 1882. Such high water
has never before been seen in the Ohio
Valley. Fifty houses have fosted away
from Marietta, and the people have lid
to the buildings in the highest part of
the city. The sceSe is sad and desc
late. Both the railroad and county bridges
scross the Muskingum have been swept
away. Harmsr, a town of 500 people
across the Muskingum, is almost entirely
abandoned to the rushing rivers. Will
ismstown, across the Ohio aud q town OF
500 inhabitants, is wholly submerged. The
largest steamers on the Ohio could run
ssfely through most of Msrietts's streets
within a radius Of five miles. That oity's
loss is roughly
Estimated at se5O.000.
Leaving Marietta at . O'Clock our skiff
shot up to tie steps Of the principal hotel
here an hour ana q half lister. The dis
tsnce is ;velve miles. Coming down the
mighty river the scenes were almost ip-
com prebensible. Three miles below Mari
eta We saw the great red draw
span which had been swept from
over the Muskingum. II was jsmmed
upon large barn fully Two miles from the
river channel. Our boat shot by Chi mueys
of farm houses q mile from the channel
Through the topmost branches Of orehsrds
the skiff darted, while old farmers looked
from elevated points AZ the Singular scene
On the new Ohio Railroad, built above the
high mark of 1850, We saw the roofs
# passenger cars ToEboats with
large fleets OF coalboats are anchored
Q mile and Q half from the channel
All boats are safe. The Katie Stockdals
psssed Marietta at noon to-day. She left
Cincinnati Wednesday evening, and was
compelled to cut away the pilot house to
20 under the Baltimore & Ohio bridge
here. The channel span is ninety feet
shove low vster, and Captain Cslahan told
me eit il theriyer had been two feet higher
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at the rate of seven inches dsily. 1t has
gone over the banks both below and above
here in the low places. No damage has
been done yet. 1t will take two feet m ore
of a rxe before the trouble in the bottoms
begins A general impression prevails
amor steam boatmen that the Missis .il p
valley will not be subjected TO ser'oIs iu-
undations from the water now in sight.
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WHERE THE WoOpBINE TwINETA
A Morgantown Man Leaves Town iu
the Night.

the Night
MORGANTowN, w. Va, February H. For
some time rumors have prevailed in this
rlsce that the accounts OF Charles Finnell,
..i.,i ard insurance agent and promi-
- ~ =, ware not all right. Finnel
49, b.. . COR q Hartford company and the
M"nurActurers' Insurance Company Of
Wheeling. To the former company he
had given bonds, bat the latter i. unpro.
tected.
Last week an official OF one Of the con.
panies arrived in town, bnt found Fion-lI
gone. The official closed mp the Office
took the books and left. The amount OF
Finnells peculations is unknoSn, bat il
variousiy estimated at irom S3 O0O TO 5000
His plan OF operations was T. issue pollcie
and pocket the proceeds. 1t is believed
that be got considerable pension money
Finnell, present place OF residence is noi
known.
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TOO MUCH rOa MN TO BEAR.
A Louisville River saFerer Pois0as
Himself

louisville, February l1-Ncos.-1t has
been raining here almost constantly since
Sunday noon. The weather has now mod
Grated, but it is still drizzling. The river
rose five inches last night and is low rising
tbree.9uarters of an inch an hour with
forty -one feet in the canal, which is within
three and half feet of last years highest
point. A flood sufferer named Adam
Frank, on account of the loss OF his pro-
perty, poisoned himself this morning and
will probably die. The Couriar.Journsl's
Frankfort special says: The Kentucky
river rose foot last night and is still rising
with heavy rains. The oltook for
], fl, rsonville is very gloomy. IL will not
take much AZ rise to flood the towa. Ac-
tive relief measures are in operation.
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houses Tumhi ing IutO the River.

NASHVILLE, k, February lit has
been raining steadily all day, and business
of all kinds is suspended. The citizens are
at work helping the needy. At Chester,
small village shove here, one thousand peo.
ple have left their homes, and are camped
on the hills. Several houses have passed
down the river The houses at Aberdeen
are lumhling into the river.
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DhUSKEN MEMS FURY.
They Board Train and Beat the Train
Men 20 Death.

DAY7cy. February H. Eighteen drunken
men boarded the 7. C. & st. l.. coal train
Saturday at Millervihe, and took posses
sion. driving the conductor, Thomas Cur.
tin, away, and seriously ipiuring him,
while a brakeman, 7. S. Collins, who came
10 the rescue, was beaten in q frightfuI
manner. He was brought TO this city and
csnr % .urviye. The engineer was com.
PEELED to cUt loose the engine from the
irsin and run to Edgeville, Ohio, to save
bis life. No arrests.