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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
A QUESTION OF HEALTH,
What Baking PowIer Shall We U.s2


This plain question comes home to
every housekeeper. We all desire pure
and wholesome food, and this cannot be
had with the use Of impure or poison
Gus baking powder. There can be no
longer question that all the cheaper,
lower grades OF baking powders contain
either alum, lime rphosphatic acid. AS
loath as we may be to admit so much
against what may have been some OF
our household gods, there can be no
gainsaying the unanimous testimony OF
the official chemists. Indeed, analysts
seem to find no baking powder entirely
free from some one Of these objectiona-
BILE ingredients except the Royal, and
that they report us chemically pure. We
find some OF the baking powders adver-
tised as pure, to contain, under the tests
of Professors Chandler, Habirshaw and
others, nearly twelve per cent OF
lime, while others are made from alum
with no cream OF tartar. This, we pre-
sumo, accounts for their lack OF leaven-
irg power rs sometimes complained OF
by the cook, and for the bitter taste
found in the biscuits so frequently COM
planned OF by ourselves.
But aside from the inieriority OF the
work done by these powders, the ply
sicians assure us that lime and alum
taken into the system in such quantities
us this are injurious. Their physiology
cal effects are indigestion, dyspepsia, or
worse evils.
The question naturally arises, why do
these cheap baking powder makers use
these things? Alum is three cents a
pound, lime is still cheaper, while cream
Of tartar costs thirty.fve or forty. The
reasons for the chemical purity Of the
Royal Baking Powder were recently
given in the New York Times in an in
teresting description of a new method
for refining argols, or crude cream Of tar
tar. 1t seems that it is only under this
process that cream OF tartar can be freed
from the lime natural to it and rendered
chemically pure; that the patents and
plant for this cost the Royal Baking
Powder Company about half million
dollars, and that they maintain exclu-
sive control of the rights.
Professor McNiurtrie, late chiefchemist
Of the Department OF Agriculture, at
Washington, D. c., made an examine
ton OF this process, and reported upon
the results attained in the refined cream
OF tartar. The following extract from
his report would seem to answer the
question repeated at the head of this ar
tiCle, and which is so frequently pro-
pounded by the housekeeper:
81 have examined the cream of tartar
used by the Royal Baking Powder Com
pany in the manufacture Of their baking
powder, and find it to be perfectly pure
and free from lime in any form. The
chemical tests to which have submitted
the Royal Baking Powder prove it per-
fectly healthful and free from every
deleterious substance. The Royal Bak-
ing Powder is purest.in quality and high
est in strength OF any baking powder Of
which have knowledge
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15

Says last evenings Steubenville Her.
aid: On Saturday at meeting of the
Jefferson Iron Works, it was decided to
abandon mining coal ut all the shafts OF
the Jefferson Company in this city. For
some time few miners have been en-
ployed to mine coal. twas necessary to
pump water that the miners might mine
coal, and the company finally concluded
this was too expensive, as they had been
utilizing natural gas whenever it was
possible. The pumps at Jefferson shaft
No, twill be abandoned and the rails
and everything else therein will be re-
moved this week, and the three mines
formerly known us the jefferson, Aver
ick's and Boreland's, will hereafter be
abandoned. The company came to this
conclusion after an experiment extend-
ing over two years, involving the ex-
penditure Of large amount OF money.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
LlITLBTOY CONVENTION.
The Delegates to Leave for There Early
This Morning.

The Delegates to Leave for There Enrly
This Morning.
The Convention Of the Republicans Of
the First Congressional district to select
delegates to the National Convention at
Chicago, June 10, will be held at Little
ton, Wetzel county, to-day. Special ar
rangemcnts have been made by which
the Baltimore & Ohio train leaving here
at 5 :25 o'clock a. m, city time, will stop
at Littleton, so that those who desirecan
20 on that train, and it is evident that
nearly all the Ohio county delegates will
leave then.
1t is the understanding that the con-
yention ut Littleton will adjourn in time
this evening TO enable all to go on to
Fairmont to spend the night, and be
there for the State convention which
meets tomorrow to choose delegates ut
large. All the Ohio county delegates
were appointed for both conventions.
The list is reprinted below, and near
" all the delegates and few OF the al
ternates will attend:
Washington District-C. j. Rawling,
W. T. Otto, J. g. Kline, D. 6. Morgan,
D. Bell. Alternates-J. McCahon, James
Roberts, James L. Hanes, George Zoeck-
Ter, Ed Rogers.
SIadison-Dr. T. II. Logan, Myron
Hubbard, Thomas Prince, w. ]. W.
Cowden, George /. Caddle, Hugo l..
LOos, b. b. Dovener, james II. Jones.
Alternates-Will S. Faris, George X.
Wheat, Ambrose List, William Marsh,
j. II. Tappan, Ed. Hazlett, William
Kirbach, Hugh Sterling.
Clay District-G. W. Atkinson, @. b.
Hart, L. Buchanan, n. B. Scott, George
Holhnger. Alternates-J. d. Elson, v.
Rosenburg, Thayer Melvin, Fred Miller,
II. i. Clemens.
Union district-B.s S. Allison, alternate,
William Mccormack; G. G. Mckown,
alternate, II. w. Redman; Ralph White
head, alternate, d. r. Butts; Frank w.
Bowers, alternate, A. Stamm. Mr.. Me-
Kown declined and S. G.. Smith was
chosen in his place.
Centre District-W. n. Lynch, j. X.
Hall, Charles A. Reed. Alternates, +.
W. Dunnaway, I. G. Moilatt, D. W..
Martin.
Webster District-Henry Harvey,
Conrad Leonhart, John Cummins, Will
liam Schwertfeger, james r. Travis,
Charles Freese.
Richie DistriCt-A. ]. schulze, ]. II.
Frcese, G. D. Thompson, II. W. Schrebe,
Harry Seybold, DR.. II. @. Brannon. Al
ternates, G. Bremen, ]. W. Robb, Thomas
Davidson, Walter Wheat, Stephen Wa
terhouse, S. G. Eschstruth.
Triadeiphia-W. ?. Hubbard, L. P.
Sisson, L. NJ. Atkinson. Alternates, A.
L. Carter, John Baird, J. V. L. Rodgers.
Richland-Alex. McColloch, L. Con-
nelly, D. Waddle.
Liberty-W. B. Curtis and W. NJ. Dun:
lap. Alternates, George p. Maxwell and
Messrs. D. 6. Carothers, Hon. John A.
Campbell, Capt. W. II. Bradley and Q.
S. Marshall, Esq, OF New Cumberland,
came down last night, and will go out
with the Ohio county delegates this
morning to represent Hancock county;
Marshall county's representatives will
board the train en- route.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
OUR BREAD IN DANGER.

The United States Government Chemists, in their
examinations of articles of food offered for Government
USE have developed the fact that almost all the baking
powders upon the market are made from alum phos
pilates or contain large quantities Of lime or other aduter
ants AS matter of fact of the samples Analysed the
Royal was the only baking powder found free from all of
these deleterious Ingredients, and absolutely pure
Alum is used as a substitute for cream Of tartar to
produce cheap baking powder. The effect Of alum upon
the system has been asceraned be poisonous and
doses have been attended with fatal results The phosphate
are next to the alum powders in cheapness They contain
large amount of lime The baking powders sold with
gift are of the alum phosphate class.
Lime when subjected to heat gives off certain amount
of carbonic acid gas but quckme is left one Of the
most powerful caustics known. Chemists have found
twelve per cent or oneeghth of the weight of some of
the baking powers advertised as pure to be lime.
The absolute purity and wholesomeness Of the Royal
Baking Powder-now affirmed by every chemist and food
analyst of prominence and conceded by all manufacturers
of other brandsarse from the exclusive of cream Of
tartar which is specially refined by patent processes that
totally remove the lime and all other impurities.
In his report the United States Government Chemist
says: 'The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure for
have found it in many tests made for the United States
Government will go still further and state that is
offered to the public.'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
LOCAL BRRyTTTRs.
Matters of Minor Moment in and About tile
City.


ONE Of seibert's ice wagons broke
down on Market street, near Tenth, yes
terday.
EIGHT children were confirmed by
Rev. Mr.. Brown, pastor OF st. Stephens
church, on the South Side, Sunday.
IT was so chilly yesterday that fires
were almost II necessity in the house and
overcoats very comfortable on the street.
ELEVEN boys and fourteen girls were
confirmed at st. Jacobs German church
on Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. MIR.
Werder.
TIE walls and ceiling Of the City
Clerks, Receivers and Gas office are re-
ceivine their spring washing, which inn
proves them much.
An accident to the motor Of one of.the
electrical cars ut Thirty-seventh street
Yesterday disabled it and it had to be
hauled to the stable for repairs.
The Colored Masonic Lodge marched
in n body to the A. NJ. L. church on Sun
day and listened to an anniversary SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Skinner
THE paving of Main street, north Of
Eleventh, is making unusually rapid
progress. The curbing and sewer open
ingS are being prepared at Tenth street.
TIE argument in the Caldwell's run
case, that was to have taken place in the
Circuit Court yesterday, has been post.
poned till Saturday ut the request OF
Col. Alfred Caldwell, who represents
the city.
So FAR twenty-one OF the tifty-four
counties in the State have applied for
space in the proposed exposition OF the
States resources by counties at the com
ing State Fair, and appointed commits
sioners to have charge OF the exhibits.
TIE Pan Handle Fishing Club OF this
city has lodged information before
Squire Edwards, at MOundsville, against
several violators OF the State Fish law,
who have been fishing in the waters OF
Wheeling creek beyond the Marshall
county line.
SOME Wheeling people went over to
Martins Ferry to see old John Robin
sons show yesterday and last night.
Martins Ferry has another circus to-
morrow. Bellaire has one today, her
third this season, and Moundsville one
tomorrow. The circus business seems
to be enjoying a revival this season.
Mrs. BEIEsocK, of North Wheeling,
and her little child, narrowly escaped
drowning in the river up at Burlington
Sunday evening, by being thrown out OF
n skif in which they we're crossing the
river with Mr.. Briesock and others.
Mules McNichol rowed out from the
Ohio shore in another skilf and rescued
them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
TRIUMPHANT SONGS, Gospel Hymns
No. 8, Epworth Hymnal, Gospel Choir,
by the dozen or single copy, at
STANTON & DAvENPoRT's.
RIVER NEWS,
Stage of the Water and Movements of the
Boats.


Stage of the Water and Movements of the
Boats.
The river is again falling at this point.
The marks last evening indicated a depth
in the channel Of feet.
The Courier for Parkersburg at II n.
m. and the 9. W. BatchelorfOr Pittsbrguh
at a. IN. are this mornings packets.
The Elaine passed down at O'Clock p.
M, on her return to Parkersburg from
her regular Sunday trip to Pittsburgh.
The Katie Stockdale is due down ut
an early hour this morning enroute
from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati and the
Fashion is due up in the same trade.
Both will pass here about 8 o'clock.
The Andes got in from Cincinnati at
10 o'clock a. M, having good trip on
board. This excellent steamer will leave
here on her return trip at o'clock this
afternoon. Shippers are requested to
have consignments on the levee as early
as possible,
The General Pike viii leave Cincinnati
this evening for this port in place OF
the steamer Louis A, Shirley, which
had the misfortune to break her shaft on
her way down Sunday afternoon. The
Pike will leave here in the Shirley's
trade next Saturday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
NORMAL INSTITUTE.
The Rare Opportunity to be offered ut
Morgantown Next Month.


Murgant0wn Next Month.
The State Normal Institute, whose
advertisement appears in this issue,
promises to be the most notable event
In the educational history of West
Virginia. This Institute, which begins
its session June is at the State Univers-
ity, offers rare opportunities to teachers
to secure professional training, and to all
interested in literary work unequalled
advantages for advanced study.
The course of study and lectures to be
delivered are not surpassed by those
presented by the extensively advertised
summer schools OF Saratoga, Asbury
Park, ChautauQua and other points.
The courses in pedagogy, psychology,
physiology and hygiene and kinder
garten training will prove OF great value
TO teachers; while the courses in French
and German, elocution, drawing and
botany will be attractive to all young
ladies and gentlemen DESTROYS OF higher
culture. The evening lecture courses,
composed of lectures by such persons as
DR.. Randolph, Of this city, Prof. w. P.
Wiley, OF the State University, Mrs.
Hart and Miss Pollock, OF Washington,
d. O., will be source ofgreat profit and
delight to those in attendance. The
corps Of instructors comprises members
OF the faculty OF the University, and
special instructors in elOcution, drawing
and kindergarten, all teachers OF superior
qualifications, extensive experience and
celebrity.
Hon. B. S. Morgan, State superin-
tendent, after heartily commencing it
to the teachers OF the State in the School
Journal, says: This will be the most
notable Institute and at the same time
comprehensive in its scope and the
character Of work ever organized in the
State.
The location of the Institute offers ad-
vantages not to be found at most sum
mer institutes. All the physical and
other apparatus OF the University will
be at the service Of the Faculty. But
the one feature that ought to commend
this Institute to our teachers is the mat
ter OF expense, the entire cost for board
ing and instruction for the four weeks
being only twenty dollars, which is less
than the tuition alone at most summer
schools offering similar advantages, This
is the only cheap thing about it, and
just the one to suit the purpose of our
teachers. In every respect it is high
but in price.
Byauthority OF the State Superintend-
ent, the certificate OF attendance upon
this Institute will admit the holder to
examination for teachers certificate in
any county in the State. Teachers who
can attend should write the Secretary at
once.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
BELLAIRE.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip From
the Glass City.
No school to.day-RObinson's circus.
City.
Ben II. Farls, of Cincinnati, O., is here on a
visit
Colonel David Rankin was in Wheeling yes.
terlay.
William Lewis, OF Mlngo, was down yesterday
on business.
Mrs. Alice Mcdonald has moved from here to
DraddOckS, Pa.
ThcB.,2 2. 4 c. railway brought in an enormous
crowd last night.
Judge briggs passed through the city on his
way TO st. Clalrsvlllc yesterday.
Rev. J. c. Smith being sick on Sunday, Rev.
D. l.. Thoburn preached for him.
Al0lIver and Miss Annie Williams were mar.
rled Sunday evening by Rev. K. F. Keller.
Thomas Walkers residence, near Burr's Mills,
burned to the ground on Sunday; loss 5000.
Miss Emma Boyce, OF JOhnstown, Pa, Is visit
ing her brother, Thomas Boyec, Of the Fourth
ward.
Mr.. Thomas Clark, Of Pittsburgh one OF the
officers Of the X. Of L., was here on business yes
tcrtlay
On account of the change In time, the passen.
gers missed several trains on the e. & r. railway
yesterday.
a son Of Mr.. Stewart, one Of the 1.-TWO Johns"
who showed here last night, Is an old classmate
OF Mr.. Isaac Luch's,
Charles Baltzell and Dave Darrah were busy
yesterday afternoon receiving the delegates us
they came In 10 the convention.
Nan Kirk, who has been cleaning c. & p. cars
for great many years, has gone 10 Cleveland
John Taylor took the place here.
The dwelling OF Mrs. Margaret Aulton, In the
southern part OF this township, was totally de.
stroyed BY ilrO. defective ilue was the cause
Capt. William Little In the melee Saturday
night, fell down the stairs md pulled jenkins
AFTER him, jenkins falling on top. Little is on
crutcheS to-day.
Charles Virgins, working ut the Bcllnirc Win.
dow Glass Works, was terribly cut about the
head and face by the breaking Of roller, Ills
skull was crushed. lie was taken home and
unrnng cnnliIlnn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15

Yesterday morning in police court the
notorious Annie Costello was fined, and
in default OF payment sentenced to the
county Jail for ten days. As she turned
to leave the court room in custody Of
Officer Carney, she applied to him the
vilest epithets, and finally drawing a
beer bottle, which she had concealed
under her shawl, she struck Carney sew
eral severe blows over the head. The
general surprise ut the assault prevented
interference or defense for moment.
Costello is the most savage OF all the
chronic cases with which the police are
called to deal, and there ought to be
some adequate punishment meted out
to her which would ut least prevent her
again becoming source ofpublic annoy
ance for long time to come.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15

Jack Glasscock, after recuperating at
his home here, has left to rejoin the In
dianapolis team. Some Of his friends
fear he will never again be the King
Shortstop he was.
"Parson" Tom Nicholson has been re-
leased by the st. Louis Browns, and
there is. little doubt that he will soon be
playing at second for Mansfield. 1t has
been understood in base ball circles for
several days that Mansfield was anxious
TO secure him. The delay was caused
by the time some Association clubs took
to consider whether they would agree to
ST. Louis releasing him.
President Nimick and Hustling Horace
Phillips, the guardian angels Of the
Pittsburgh League Club, have been tenn
porarily paralyzed by an offer made by
the Wheeling management to sell them
Delahanty for $500. Phillips was i'm.
pressed with Delahanty's ability when
his team played their exhibition games
here, and later spoke to a Wheeling
director about purchasing his release.
This matter was laid before the Wheel
ing directors and price set $500.
Saturday, when the representative Of
the Athletic, Philadelphia's Association
team, put in an appearance with his bid
for four OF the best players-Delahanty,
Yak, Knauss and Brodie-a dispatch
was sent to Pittsburgh granting u short
refusal OF Delahanty. Pittsburgh would
like to get hold OF him on account Of his
batting ability. OF course he would not
displace Dunlap, the great second base.
man. The Philadelphia man made offers
for the four players named, for three Of
them, for two OF them and for Delahanty
alone. The Wheeling management
wanted something like $1,000 for the
fOur
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15

THE attention OF our readers is direct
ed to the card OF Mr.. NJ. Reilly. agent for
the Union Coffee Company, of New York,
which appears this morning in our nd
vertising columns. This company is
composed OF wcll.known coffee men in
the East, such as Hard & Rand, ]. NJ.
b. Carothers, F. B. Bartlett and others.
Mr.. Carothcrs formerly with Arbuckle
Bros.) is president and manager OF the
concern, and the large capital invested
enables the company to compete success
fully with the best coffee roasters in the
United States. Their comparatively new
brand of roasted cotfee-the "Alaroma"
has met with popular favor in every
State in the Union, and Mr.. NJ. Reilly
has been appointed wholesale agent in
this section OF country.
We are told that this coffee is roasted
by new process, which is known only
to the Union Coffee Company, and by
which the coffee is guaranteed to be ut
least ten per cent stronger than when
roasted in the ordinary way.
Dealers can get the "Al0roma" in 100
pound and go pound cases, or in smaller
quantities, from headquarters in this
city, Nos. 1909 and 1871 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15
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Fourth page.
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Knocked Out by an Elephnnt-Elson at
Workout With Knife.

"OiN-NNb WIN u
Alfred carp has II severe attack OF measles.
The Kimmons case, that came up before Jus.
ticc Clemens in bridgeport yesterday, was again
postponed.
The surrounding country was well represented
at the circus Yesterday, the city being full OF
strangers during the entire day.
The ElsOn glass works resumed work yester-
day morning with seven shops In the factory.
In the afternoon there were but three. The nat
uni gas was turned on and used despite the re.
ports that coal would be burned
be, about the city. The new sunday law and the
Mayors manifesto arc looked upon rs 'stun.
ners," and saloon keepers and Others arc very
watchiul that they do not walk over the line.
The article In yesterday mornings paper about
fight between William Stclnmnn and "IIelty"
James was correct ~ fur as II read, But Il has
since been learned that James cut Steinman
with penknltc, inillcting the wound supposed
to have been made by fall. He was also cut
on the head aud james received several scratches
from knife himself James appeared before
Mayor Mitchell, In bridgeport, yesterday, and
was fined Sand costs.
Oscar, young son Of Samuel Thompson, OF
Fourth and Hickory streets, was knocked down
by one OF liobinSon'S elephants yesterday morn.
Ing while the parade was returning 10 the show
grounds. Robinson keeps a treacherous lot OF
elephants, and Is compelled TO chain the largest
one when parading. The brute struck the boy
with his trunk and knocked him against the
fence, cutting his head and shoulder and shAk.
Ing him up considerably. The little fellow Is
not dangerously hurt, us reported yesterday, but
his wounds are painful. When John ROblnSon's
circus made Its last appearance here an enragcd
elephant chased several bare footed boys over
hot cinder bank near the Buckeye Glass Works,
which burned them severely Reports from
several places where Robinson has exhibited
say his elephants have done harm, and still they
are allowed to run loose on parade.