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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-12
1T IS STILL ON DECK.
TIE BLIZZARD YET HANGING
To the Goat Tails of Old King BOrsas-Many
Persons suesumb to the Bite Of JAsk
FrOSt-A sehOOnsr'S Crew Frozen
to Dsath-Othsr Storm NsWI.

CHICAGO, Jan, 1.-THE temp eraturs
here dropped to 10 degrees below zero
during the night, and was 7 degrees be
low at s O'Clock this morning, with very
little wind stirring. Ths Signal Service
at the same hour reported the tenn,
perature at Fargo IA degrees below,
St, Paul 20 boloW, Des Moines. l2 below,
The railways continue to encounter great
difficulty in moving trains, this being true
Of the Eastern and Southern roads as well
Is the Western, Some otthe Eastern and
Southern trains, due tWenty-tour hours
ago, have not yet arrived.
The temperature remained below zero
Il day, and the night started In clear and
cold with the prospect Of low temperature
lgain tonight. The tFaina are beginning
o arrive ( little more promptly,
The Ohio & Mississippi road was caught
IN DRIFT west Of Centralis, Ills, early
Friday morning, The DRIFT was two miles
long and several feet high, The train
Eas not rescued until Saturday afternoon.
Tho passengers suffered q good deal, bui
jhe road managed to get coffee and some
provisions to them.
Two men were frozen while digging at
he drift and were brought into 0llIn Sat
urday evening.
The iatslities in the agricultural portions
VI Southern lllinoiS have been numerous,
Two men were lroEsn near the little town
II Flora while driving cattle from field
An unknown man WAR fOund dead nm kht
track not far from 0din, Two cars Of hogs,
part Of q bloCksded train, were found
frozen stif Saturday morning.
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LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Mark Lane Ez.
pru', in a review Of the grain trade, says:
English wheat has been freely offered,
Trade reports show the harvest was much
in excess Of the estimates and consider.
able quantities Of old wheat remain un.
sold. Sales Of English wheat during the
week were $1,000 quarters at 20J 10d,
against 81 2l6 quarters at 32s Cd during
the corresponding period Of last year,
Country flour 10 weaker. Trade In foreign
wheat 10 Btagnant, Five cMgoes Of wheat
arrived, two were sold, one was with.
drawn, and three remained. At to.day's
market wheat was unimproved, -four was
dull and corn was steady. Oats, barley
and beans were steady but inactive.
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RIVER news.
stage of the water aud Aiovsmsnt. Of the
Steamboats,,

stage Of the Water aud Movements Of the
Steamboats,,
The first steamboat that assembled the
Ksnawha river was the Robert Thompson,
In 1910.
The marks last evening indicated q
depth In the channel Of o feet 8 inches
and the river was sLill falling rapidly. At
PlttBburgh, MorgAntown, Brownsville and
Greensboro the river ID closed and Ice ID
forming all the une.
Among the boats laid up at patkenbutg
are the Minnie Bay, General Davies and
Louis A. Shirley, I. D, Dale, Gen. Deyol,
Dlufnal, Elaine and whGrl boat. The
MuBkingum is gorged and all boats have
stopped running.
The owners Of the Queen Of 81. John
have purchased the old Bide.wheel steamer
Courier, and will take her 10 Florida 10
run In connection with their other boat.
The Courier will leave pafkersbufg and
20 10 Cincinnati, where she will receive q
thorough ovethauling. Before leaving for
FLORIDA she will probably receive o new
hull
Passengers coming up on the Ohio
River road last evening reported that 'ihe
heavy Hdes Of Ice With Which She river
was oiled yestefday iiad gofSed at Grape
Island, and that the toWboat Ark aud Gf.
other toWbeat h9d been caught by this
gorge and weio In dangerous positions.
Outside oil this, no particulars could be
gotten 90 10 the state Of affairs Of even the
iulh ol The statement that the boaN Wete
In 4 bad Elx.
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bring some notes belonging to said other
party to town, claiming he could dispose
Of them to advantage, which he did, to his
own advantage.
Another pension shark has been ar
rested in this State. His name Is given
% Percy 0'BriAn and he Ia now in jail at
Charleston, awaiting indictment when
the United statea District Court shall
meet again. He was oVerhRuled and dis.
armed by Special Agent Rooms, OF the
Department, assisted by Deputy MGEshal
Frank Huffman. For several months
0'BEian has been industriously engaged
In the pension business In Clay, Calhoun
and RoRne counties, his plan being to go
to man who was supposed 10 be entitled
to penAion and undertake to carry the
case through for him. His fees ranged
from 20 10 so per cent, Of the amount OBJ
tanned and, accordingly, promptly aggre-
gated considerable sums, Elmore O'BriRn,
one OF the prisoners victims, was de.
irauded out Of $40. When the so.called
agent heard that officers were in the
neighboThood Of his home, which 10 on
Big Sandy, he fed, frat Rrming himself
with two revolyers and q loaded whip.
He was arrested on Big Otter Greek, Clay
county.
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THE LEGAL columns Of to.day's 1sTELLt-
oEScER SHOW that Chief OF Police smith'l
force Is q respeCter q persona. II a poor
man Of no prominence in Chief Smiths
party had done what the Attorney Gen
eal oi West Virginia did he would have
found himself In the lookup.
ItiS hoped thatit may not be thought
harsh Or bitterly pArtisau TO suggest that
man who has wofmed himself into &C
many public stations, owes to the public
at last the grace Of seemly department
in public places.
We cannot hope that all Of our public
servants shall be great, but we may al
least expect that they will not make dis
graceful SpeCtaCles Of themselves. There
is a moral sentiment In West Virginia
which does not approve this kind Of con
duct In a public officer, aud that senti
msnt 10 not limited by party lines.
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Ak animated correspondence has passed
between the President and one Of his
nepheWa The nephew wanted place
under the Government and asked his
uncle TO give him good thing, A brother
Of the petitioner having been installed in
the public service by the Internal Reve.
nus Collector at Cleveland, the presldent
wrote that the family had allit could ask,
and added that nephew No. | ought to
have done something to keep bis brother
out Of public employment.
The Pfesldengs head is level on this
question. DsCluSe the people have made
him President Of the United States, II iS
not 10 bs inferred that they expect
all Of htSEln to be fed at the public crib.
Having lAe Presidency, the Cleveland
family ID already highly favored, aud II
isOnly fair that the other things shall 20
elsewhere. Presidents who have per.
United themselves 10 do what they could
iof theit connections have generally sui,
teted iot II, the said connections feeling
thati II was no scandal tot Lhsm 10 do
things that would cause The dismissal
from the public service Of others mot 90
iavotably connected.
The President Is right also In diScouras.
Ing young men from seeking public em.
ployment in which The prizes are few and
the dlSappOintmentS many and etiovohS
Ayoung man who can support himself ID
thetOuGh.ahd.tu bletusslB with the world
ls@a tulo better Oti than the one Eets 1
Government place,
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WOOL GnowtRs REso1YE
That q Further Reduction of the Tarif
Would be RuinouI.


Would be RuinouS.
The Tyler County Wool Growers Assoc
citation at recent meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year; Pres.
ident, ]. W. LazIer; Vice President, D 4.
GOrrell; Secretary, @. Morris; Assistant
Secretary, Il s. Corbitt; Treasurer, T. A.
Twyiord. The following preamble and
resolution presented by 6. a.committee were
adopted;
WHEREAS, II being impossible for the
farmers OF this county 10 compete with
the western farmers In raising cattle and
hogs, and our hills being naturally adapt
ed to the raising OF sheep and wool; and
WHEREAS, We feel that the reduction OF
the tariff on wool has, to q certain extent,
already robbed US, and that any further
reduction would almost entirely rob US Of
the means OF making an honest living,
now therefore, be It
Rssolved, By the Wool Growers AssoCl-
.aiion OF Tyler county. that. they indone
the proceedings Of the National Wool
Growers Association at their meeting at
Chicago In 1885, and that In the future We
will support no man for the Legislature,
either State or National, who will not
pledge himself to support the best inter-
est Of the wool growers in the halls OF leg
islatlon. And that We ask our present
representative in Congress to use his voice
and vote in that interest.
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TYPE SETTING CONTEST
At OhisAEo-Tho Start Made with Nervous.
nOIs by some,


CHICAGO, Jan. ll-Atype setting tourn'
amsnt began at a museum here to-day,
Which 10 to continue for one week. The
contestants are Joseph MCCann, OF the
New York Herald, the present champion,
W. O. Barnes, Of the New York World,
and Joseph NJ. Hudson, W. ]. Creyer,
Leo Monhslmer, "KId" De Jarnett and
fhOnm @. Levy, Of Chicago.
The force is divided into two squads
and will set one hour and a half each, at.
Eernoon and evening for 4 week, making
shree hours each day. At2 O'Clock This
afternoon "time" was called and McCann,
Barnes, Hudson and Oreyes lifted the first
type. McCAnn stood looking at his case,
and when half minute had passed a by.
SANDER said, 'it'I time MCCann," when
the champion went for the little
pieces Of metal like an electric
shock. He was 4 little nervous
IN the first two lines, but Iteadied down
and his hands worked with the systematic
regularity OF pendulum. He emptied
li9 Grst etlck In fourteen minutes. Barnes
followed In sixteen, Hudson In seventeen
and Oreyes in nineteen. A little nervous.
ness was displayed by Hudson, but 1t Wn
aot material. Ureyes was plainly ratified,
and iumbled his type at the stick ~ well
u his rule In lifting over the line.
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PlTrsEuRau, Pa, Jan. There Is not
an idle miner on the MonongAhela river,
but none Of the mines are running full.
All along the river, from the ir.t to the
fourth pools, with only one or two
exceptions, the operators have not
oeen able 10 got out the
amount Of coal they desire on account oi
The scarcity Of miners. When the strike
was inaugurated fully 1900 diggerI left the
river going To Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa
and other western coal fields. None oi
them have returned, but all are expected
before the opening OF the spring run.
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BKLLAIRR.
The Wrecked RInk-pSlAyOd TrAlnS-othor
CaFTent Notes.

Ene Wfepkea hlnk-pelAyoa TFhnA-uFhel
CaFrent NOtss.
The Belmont glass works started up yes
terdaY, -
sledS we're still running on the stree
car line yesterday. r-
Adams Express Oompany's deliver!
wagon 10 on runners.
The ElyaiRn rink roof had Gnow ioul
feet deep but 1t was cleaned of promptly,
The Benwood ferry.boRt is in winter
quarters at the stern Of the upper wharl
boat,
The water plugs that would have to be
used In case Of fire have been cleaned Of
and inspected,
A photograph Of the wreck OF the Mag,
ara rink was taken yesterday Tor q New
York illustrated paper.
W, F. Boyers managed to drive a cal
load Of cattle into town yesterday and
shipped them to Pittsburgh.
A son OF Balzer stultz fell into the water
yesterday at the edge Of the shore ice
along the river and had 10 be taken home,
Bonnisteel & Budenstlen have their
engine and new and very complete hoist,
ing apparatus ready for harvesting good
crop ot Ice,
The @. & P. trains all left here on time
yesterday but the accommodation trains
were delayed waiting for connections at
PltbburEh.
There ia an enormous drift on the road
between Rose Hill and the Catholic GENE.
terry, and much difficulty has bson met In
gettinHpSstit.
The lEtna glass works are not working
on account OF some trouble with the men
as to the number Of goblets that shouldbe
made for aturn.
There was almost q milk famine yester-
day. The wagons gotin but the narrow
gauge trains bring large quantities and
all trains failed to get In.
Four Of the Fourth ward school rooms
could not be made warm enough yester-
day for use, and there was much suffering
In oil the rooms from cold.
Rev. J. @. Smith walked to Quincy Sun
day 70 preach TO his charge there, but
found no one ot his congregation had been
courageous enough 10 venture out to the
church.
The Ohio. Valley FoundEE d haatnil.hy
steam and work Is carried on in all kinds
Of weather, but bursted pips Sunday
caused q great deal Of trouble in getting
ready for work yesterday.
Presidents s. L. Mooney, Of the BIZ, &
O. railroad, was here over Sunday. No
trains left here on this road after Satur-
day morning and none arrived alter Fri
day evening. A train Is expected in this
forenoon.
Work on the railroad filling at Pinch
run 10 b9inH showed this weather as fast as
cinder can be brought from the Benwood
furnace at Martins Ferry, as II is feared
the river many rise high enough to dam.
age the work already done.
Adam Grouse attempted 10 walk down
from Wheeling Sunday, but was almost
overcome when he reached here. He
was taken 10 South Bellaire on the Cleve.
land & Pittsburgh yard engine. Several
other cases OF severe suffering are re.
ported.
The dihiculty Of moving trains when
the engines are clogged with ice and
snow was shown by the two locomotives
that hauled the Pittsburgh mail In Satur.
day. The cars were taken away from
them and after standing awhile they
proved unable to move themselves, and
alter repeated efforts gave II up and had
TO be hauled of by the yard engine.
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Court meets at 81. claiSvills to-day.
The Mammoth Rink band will play al
the Island Rink tonight
A fine black horse, belonging 10 Doc,
McConnaughy, died yesterday.
"A party Of young folks are thinking ol
taking an old fashioned Bleigh ride thii
evening,
AlArge glass show bottle, valued al St9
10 BoWle's drug store, was broken by the
itetGing ol lts contents.
Judge HauS, Of New Philadelphia
passed through town Yesterday on his waJ
70 steubenvllle, where he will hold court
Miss Cora Harrison, who has been Wis.
Ting her sister, Mrs, william Tiefnan
will return 10 her home, at OAdiI, to.mor'
row.
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GOVERNOR FoRAKER's message has the
merit Of otdealing with live questions in a
direct iorslblo way. He takes up the
topic, that are in the public mind and
gives bis views on them. When he comes
toiraud In elections that Is what he calls
II, and while he is about 1t he does not
spare the guilty. He understands that
there is a scheme 10 steal the State canals,
and warns whom 1t may concern that his
influence will be cast against that job.
Governor Foraker refers to his immediate
predecessor is very graceful.
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NEATLY a DISASTER.
rWO Trains Collide on the Is, & o. Near West
Newton, Pa,

ANo GFhlna SolhuoVht tue ID q W NEAR Webl
Newton, Pa.
. P1rrsBvRou, PAo Jan 1l.-About $3.50
o'clock this morning the West Newton aC.
cOmmOdsllon ON the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad ran into the rear Of the McKees
port accommodation, which was standing
at the salt works station, seven miles easl
Of this city. The West Newton train wa,
going at q high rate OF speed and the en-.
gine crashed through the smoker OF the
McKeespoft accommodation, filling Il
with steam. Fortunately the passengers
in the smoking car were notified Of
their danger before the trains came
together and by Jumping from the caI
escaped serious injuries. A number oil
them, however, were slightly cut and
bruised. One man had his right ley
broken and another sustained q fracture
Of his nose. The second train was filleo
with school children, who became panic.
stricken, and 4 number were with diff.
Guilty prevented from jumping out OF the
windows. The accident was caused By
the snow blockade, which had delayed
the McKeespott accommodation an hour.
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Logan 4 %. can always be relied upon,
not only To carry In stock the best Of every
thing, but 10 SECURE the Agency for such
articles "a have well.known merit, and are
popular with thepeople, thereby sustain.
Ing the reputation Of being always enter.
priBing, and ever reliable. Having secured
the Agency for the celebrated Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, will sell
It on q positive guarantee. II will surely
cure any and every Affection Of Throat,
Lungs and Chest, Snd 10 show our con.
fdehce, We invite you 70 call and get q
Trial Bottle Free. MwR6w
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nAp 40 huE IN.


EIssFPts from the PAFksFSburg Election
noOdIs Rslgns King.
pirial DipaieA . ~ hielligaaR.
PPBKRRsBuRs, Jan. 1.-THE city election
la over and the Republicans elect six out
Of eight candidates, Capt, Chas, B. Smith
the Republican candidate for Mayor, by
whom the brunt Of the 6ght was borne
was defeated by those who should have
been his friends. W, N. Chancellor, the
Democratic candidate for Mayor was elect
cd by q majority OF 4S. The success Of
the head Of the Democratic ticket may bt
lscribed 70 Republican traitors and the
free use Of doodle. The Republican can
didSte from the Sixth ward was hAndi,
capped by split in the ranks and was de-
leated. The City Council the next yea
will be composed Of W, N, Chancellor,
Mayor; Thomas s. Oonley, Recorder
Randolph Wild, W. YroOmAn, o. H
Thomas, n, D. Upson, j. II, Fischer ano
j, N. Mckinney, COuncilmen.
Over !, 2OO votes were cast lotRithstand-
ing the bitter cold weather which prevail
ed, The Prohibition ticket polled on an
average about Z 3 VOTES, although Capt
W, B. B.UasWeli,t the head d DE tIpEetlscsiyed
but 6S. The ecnes at the polls during
the day showed the lively interest tIkei
In the fght, Free whisky provided by the
Democratic side Of the house flowed a.
freely as water, It's said by old citizens,
that the method used At the polls was thu
most shameless exhibition Of bribery ever
witnessed here, ever discountng tht
year when two dollar checks, aligned BY
the treasurer OF the Democratic Commit.
TOE, q prominent business man, by tht
way, was used with such lavish hand
The Democrats paid dearly for their fraC'
uonal part Of q victory.
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MoNrnEAL,s MISERY.
rhe st. Lawrence: RiSiBE and Carrying Great
DISaater with IL.


DlSASter withit
NEw YoRK, Jan. liza Montreal special
says: The river has risen two feet since
midnight, flooding all the cellars on st.
Paul street, and causing great damage to
wholesale houses. The water 10 now In.
undating the Bonaventure depot, and II
It continues to rise trains will only reach
Point 81. Charles. The Thermometer
registers 10 below zero, and the water
freezes as 1t floods the streets.
In Gnftintown, which is the poorest
quarter Of the CITY, great misery exists.
The water rose rapidly In the cellars, In
many cases burying the poor peoples sup.
plies both ol fuel aud provisions, Horses
and cattle had to be turned into the streets
10 save them. The Ice bridge which had
formed In front Of the city yesterday,
showed out and across the south side over
the banks, carrying oil before Il aud
dwelling 10 tile ground fences, barns,
trees, etc. The damage is very consider.
able and 10 causing greater misery, owing
10 the intensely cold weather.
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A pANaERous aondE
On the OSWsEo RlVsr Rt FuIton, n. Y
Many Families Suffering.

On the OSWsEo Rlvsr ut FuItou, n. "
Many Families Suffering.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 1.-THE Ice In
the oswego riverat Fulton becomes firmel
and larger every hour, as immense guam
dties Of ice arc constantly coming down
the river. The water has risen more thar
two feet since last night and is rising sew
eral inches an hour. The damage already
done cannot be estimated. Fully seventy.
i've families have been driven from their
homes and others are constantly moving
fhe families are poor, and as fast
as they are rescued are turned
over to the poor authorities. All
the teams that are available are being
used TO remove flour and other goods from
the mills and manufactures. The grain
In the mills Is wet. Should the waters
reCede the mills and factories will be
6lled with Ice, and, as many Of them had
large contracts on hand, the damage will
be. very great Hundreds Of people are
thrown out Of employment.
Prof. Boynton, OF this city, was tale.
Sraphed for this morning 10 consult with
the authorities about removing the gorge.
He visited the place and said that It can.
not be done, and fears that the worst is To
come. The gorge is now two mlles long
and increasing.
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CAUGHT IN THE STORM.
LsehOOnor wsscksd and -Four Of the Crew
Drowned,

Drowned,
BoSToN, Jan.' ll.-YeAterlay morning
Capt. Christian, Of the schooner Millie
rflun, Of Bangor, Me, was found nearly
frozen on Cali Island, a barren island near
Boston light house at the entrance to Bos.
ton harbor. He told the following pItiiul
story Of wreck and suffering;
III sailed from South Ambsria, N, ] Tor
RoCkland, Me-, with heavy cargo OF coal
rhe gale struck me off the MasSac chusetts
coast aud finding the chances OF weather.
ing the storm against me | made for Bos-
ton Harbor. At 3o'clock Saturday morn.
ing I struck on Calf Island, not being able
TO see anything through the blindinR
snow. Immediately perceiving that every!
hing was lost l ordered my crew OF four
men into the rigging. When | took
o the mast head the billowB were
Mountains high and rolled over
he doomed ship. We clung TO the masts
for dear life, soaked with spray which
roze our clothing stiff. The poor fellows
below me never lnurmured. One by ont
Is their finger became frozen they weak.
med their holds aud the billows carried
them away. Suddenly the mast fell with
crash. l was thrown far up among the
breakers, and as II by miracle was tossed
nalf dead from the shock upon the beach.
As soon as l could recover my.
,elf | began to watch for the
aodies Of my crew, and one by one they
we're washed up by the waves. l drew
hem from the water and laid them side
oy side upon the rocks. The fourth body
1 did not find. l watched the schooner
az she gradually smashed into kindling
wood, and then set about giving attention
10 my condition. The four men lost were
Hsrmon H. Murphy, OF St. George, and
three Swedes named Charles, Jacob and
Frederick. The corpses were brought TO
the city to-day.
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A BIG CUT
Made hy the RAltImors 3 Ohio Ia Yves,
bound PASSENGER Rates,

Made hy the .RaltimOrs . Ohio In wsSl
bound Passenger Rates.
NEw YoRE, Jan. 1l.-As result OF the
cut Of s. in west bound passenger rates
made by the Baltimore & Ohio road, itl
ticket offices in this city have been crowd
ed all morning. The effect OF the reduC.
ton upon the business Of the other trunk
lines has not yet been made fully ap
parent, but 1t IL expected that 1t will make
serious inroads upon their traffic.
An official Of the Baltimore L Ohio
road to-day said that the Company would
adhere TO its purpose TO fight the other
lines. The general eastern passenger
agent Of the New York, Lake Erie 4
Western Railroad said that he had moi
yet received any orders 10 cut rates To
meet those made by the Baltimore (
Ohio. Nothing could be done until after
the trunk line passenger agents had held
q meeting to talk over the situation.
A ticket broker on Broadway said that
the ticket brokers Of this city regarded
the cut made by the Baltimore 4 Ohio 10
the entering wedge which would break
the railroad pool which was recently 60.
tabliAhed.