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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

MAJOR MCKINLEY characterizes as en-
tirely without foundation the report that
he intended to remove into Columbiana
county if the Democrats gerrymander
him into Democratic district. He
says his home is in Canton and will be
until he dies. The farm which he is said
to have recently bought has been in the
family for thirty years, but was only re-
Gently transferred into the Majors name.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
E oped with an VI. E. Preacher.

CARRoLLTowN, Feb. 25.-The Rev. A.
S. Keeler, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church at Mechanicstown, near
here. has eloped with the wife of James
Ullman,. one of the members of his
church. Keeler has been making his
home with the Ullmans for the past two
years. and to all appearances he and the
duped husband were the closest of
friends. The guilty pair are supposed
to be in Pittsburg.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
JOHN JACOB ASTOR,
Head of Americas Richest Family, Passes
Suddenly Away.


New YORK, Feb. 24.-John Jacob
Astor, the head of the family which,
from his grandfather's time until these
last days, has been the wealthiest family
in this country, and probably is yet,
although the Rockefellers are said to be
pressing it hard, died early Saturday
morning after brief and severe attack
of angina pectoris, an agonizing form of
heart disease, having been first attacked
about twelve hours previously. His
sister sailed for Europe at o'clock with
out knowing of the death.
1t has been stated that the dead was
soon to marry Mrs. Caroline Rawler, of
Cincinnati, who has $1,000, 900, but is
beautiful, vivacious, and not quite 40
She was married to shrewd railroad
man, who five years ago died million
aire, leaving widow and two children.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

MONDAY evening was gala one in
Chicago. As soon as the result of the
balloting at Washington was announc-
ed, it is said the farm hands stopped
plowing in the fields for the spring
wheat. The cows came home to be
MIXED. Jemimy and the farm hand
from across the hollow discussed the VIC
tory over the gate. The rats in the corn
crib celebrated the event by a banquet
on red grains exclusively. Even the
pigs grunted and fraternized with JOY so
far as to put only three feet each in the
trough at once.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
RIVALS THE FLOOD YEAR.
Heavy Rainfall at San Francisco-whai
the Records Show.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The rainfall
in this city and vicinity Wednesday
night was the heaviest known for long
time, amounting to nearly two inches.
Cutters became small rivers and pedes-
trians were soaked by the downpour.
Thursday there was sunshine, but the
storm is not considered over. The sea-
sons total rainfall in this city to date
now nearly equals that of the famous
season of 1862, the year of Sacramento's
great flood. The records show that
thirty-nine inches of rain fell here that
season to the present date. The same
record for this season gives a total OF
thirty-seven, or only two inches less
than the 1862 season. The heaviest rains
of that season were in January, over
two feet being recorded here, contrasted
with only six inches last month, only
light showers prevailing usually in
March and April, when the rain ceases
entirely.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
HOwE's HISTORY OF OHIO.

HOWE'S HISTORY OF OHIO.
Ohio State Journal Feb. 10, 1890
1t is nearly five years since Mr.. Henry
Howe commenced the preparation of his
great historical work in Ohio. Last
March he issued the first half of this
work, after years of labor and thousands
of dollars of expense, but owing to his
desire to make the work as complete as
possible and worthy of this great State
he has expended all of his means, and
now, with the last half of the work ready
for the press, is unable to publish it.
There is no person living to whom the
people of Ohio in the last generation
were so much indebted in giving them
a knowledge of and pride in their State
as Henry Howe, its early historian.
The first volume of his latest edition
is immensely valuable to the people of
the State and has received the highest
encomiums from the best historicsl au-
thorities all over the country. The sec
ond volume is equally valuable and the
large amount of historical matter which
Mr.. Howe has gathered in this volume
should be preserved for the credit of
Ohio, and if Mr.. Howe has not the
means to complete his enterprise the
Legislature should purchase sufficient
number of copies to insure its compile
ton. The Legislature by this means
preserved the valuable historical matter
contained in the st. Clair papers and
should do likewise with this work.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.
WHEAT-The market was a narrow one
and prices were apparently held by the good
buying of shorts. The close was duh and 11G
&c lower than Saturday.
CORN-Market dull and a trife easier.
OATS-Market dull and steady.
IR0VISIONS-Dull and featurelesS, closing
a tribe stronger for lard and &c higher for ribs
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

A CASE has been found in Tennessee
where Cal Brice made affidavit to the
fact that he was a "citizen" of New
York. With this he has sworn that he
is a resident" householder" and "cit-
izen" of New York. 1t would be inter
esting to know what relation he bears
to Ohio aside from being her Senator
alant
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE Cincinnati Commercial Gazette is
greatly agitated because of'the vote of
David d. Taylor, of Guernsey county, in
the Ohio House, for the Nolan water
works bill. The Gazette is not in shape
to becom a general censor of Ohio Re-
DnblicanS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

EAST LIBERTY, Pa Feb. ~
CATTI.E-Receipts, a,GS head; shipments.
J, ~ lead; mar ket slow at last weeks prices.
HOGS-Receipts. 6,.00 head: shipments. 400
heau; market duil; medium and light Phil
adelphias, Si.2u0I4.3D; best Workers q. ln1l sh
common to fair Workers, Si0O6G4lO; pigs, 35Ods
SHEEf-Receipts, leo head: shipments,
l.UOI head; market steady at last week prices.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

A DEMOCRATIC organ, appalled, at the
magnitude of the pension appropriations,
rises to the occasion with the sublime
remark, Subsidies can be repealed, but
pensions go on forever" Certainly the
Democratic hatred of the Union veteran
"goes on forever"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

Ex-Governor FoRAKER's example
in putting all controversies behind him
for the party's sake is commended by
the PHILADELPHIA Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE rains of the last few days all
over the State, caused many streams to
swell and many bridges were carried
away, seriously delaying railroad travel
on many lines.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

FORTY years ago the Methodist Epis
copalians numbered only 700 in this
country. To-day they number 100000.
This does not look as if Christianity was
on the decline in this country.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
FORTY LIVES LOST.
AT LEAST, BY THE GIVING AWAY OF
A LARGE DAM

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Feb. 24.-The fine
large storage dam built across the Has
sayamapa river by the Walnut Grove
Water Storage company two years ago
at a cost of 100000, gave away Satur-
day morning under the great pressure of
a heavy flood and swept everything be-
fore it. Forty persons are known to
have lost their lives.
A Town May be Demolished.
As the town of Wickendurg, thirty
miles bslow the dam, was on the same
stream, great fears are entertained for
the safety of that town, but as there is
no telegraphic communication, no news
will be obtainable of its fate until to-day
at least. The service dam of the COM
pany, located fifteen miles below the
reservoir, with fifteen miles of hume,
Just approaching completion, was also
swept away. The company had spent
over $500, 900 on the enterprise of steer
ing the water. The hydraulic mining
machine had arrived, and they expected
to commence operations next week.
Construction of the Dam.
The dam which held the waters back
was 10 feet long at the base and 400
feet at the top. 1t was 110 feet thick at
the base and ten feet at the top, forming
a lake three miles in length by three
fourths of mile wide, and 10 feet
deep. Lieutenant Brodie, in charge of
the work, was absent at Phoenix super
intending the shipment of the machinery
to the works, and was saved. Those
known to have been drowned were: ].
Haines, wife and four children; B.
Boone and daughters, John Silby,
Joseph Reynolds, Mrs. Mccarthy and S.
McMillerr.
Due to Carelessness.
LATER-Engineer Luther Wagner
yesterday gave some details of the con-
struction of the great storage dam across
Hassayampa river, which show that this
disaster, like that at Johnstown, was,
according to him, due to carelessness
and meanness of the New York corpora
ton that built it. Wagner was called in
to report on the dam about year and a
half ago. 1t was to have been faced
with stone fourteen feet thick at the
base and four feet at the top and filled
with loose rock and made water tight
with wooden sheathing. 1t was about
half done when Wagner inspected it and
he found the stone had been filled in care
lessly and was high in the center. max
ing the structure unstable. Wagner
warned them the dam would be unsafe
unless some of the work was gone over
and recti6ed, but they would not listen
to him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
When the summers rose has faded
What shall make it fair again?
When the face with pain is shaded
What shall drive away the pain?
Never shall a blossom brighten

After blighted by the frosts,
But the load of pain may tighten
And We need not count as lost
all the pleasure of life when the wife and
mother, upon whom the happiness of
home so largely depends, is afflicted with
the delicate diseases peculiar to women
1t is terrible to contemplate the misery
existing in our midst because of the prev
alence of these diseases. 1t is high time
that all women should know that there is
one sure remedy for all female complaints,
and that Is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. Do not allow ill-health to fasten
itself upon you. Ward it off by the use of
this standard remedy. But if it has al
ready crept in, put it to rout. You can
do it by the use of the "Favorite Pre-
scriptiOn." 1t is guaranteed to give salts
faction in every case, or money paid for
it will be returned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
STARVED TO DEATH.
Samuel Bsyless Carried OF by Consump-
tion of the Throat.

tion of the Throat.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 22.-Samuel
Bayless, who went twenty-one days
without food or liquids by reason of con.
sumption of the throat, expired at 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon. At o'clock
in the morning he went into trance
and the physician pronounced him dead,
but at 3 O'clock he revived and recognized
those about him but sank away gradu-
ally, and his death was painless.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

IT is stated that William Walter
Phelps will resign his position of Min
lister to Germany, and return to New
Jersey to run for Congress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
COLERAIN.

The voice of the spring chicken Is audi
BILE
The Pleasant Grove Farmers Club will
ogranize a Farmers Alliance on Satur-
day night.
DR.. Hawthorn still continues in very
critical condition.
The Barton Literary Society was large
ly attended last Saturday night Prog
ressive euchre was hotly discussed.
The foreign stranger" has been enter
tanned by most of our citizens, and none
are anxious to have the call repeated
A Farmers Alliance starts off at May
nard, fnlly equipped for business. These
meetings will be very interesting, and
should be patronized by our citizens.
The Pleasant Grove orchestra will dis
course some instrumental and vocal mu-
sic at the Colerain Literary Society next
Friday night.
Our teachers cannot solve the problem
why that National holiday should fall on
Saturday.
Mr.. Obed Hardesty sold his farm near
Barton, containing SO acres, to Mr. John
Wiley; consideration S4,929 Some 40
acres of the coal was sold to Mr.. John
Denham several years ago.
The farm of the late VIM. Henderson,
near Maynard, containing Il acres more
or less, was sold last week to Mr.. Joseph
Bales; consideration $500; the farm con-
tanned no buildings except good stable,
but is all underlaid with coal, and is
situated only one-half mile from May
nard station.
Mrs. Jane Pyle, relict of the late Jesse
Pyle, is lying at the point of death with
pneumonia, and her only son, Watson, is
very low with the same disease.
JOS Pratt still continues very low. 1t
is thought however, he may recover.
Rev. James Day will preach at Barton
next Sabbath night.
The Teachers Association will meet
at Colerain City next Saturday; an inter
esting programme is booked for the oc-
casiOn. COUNTRY COUSIN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

AN attempt was made Monday night
by piling ties on the track, to wreck the
Pennsylvania Vestibuled Limited near
Louisville, Stark county. Two attempts
were made about year to wreck the
same train at about the same place,
for which two men are now in the o. P.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
CLARKSON TO RETIRE.
The Rumored Resignation Has Taken
Definite shape.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-It is stated
that the rumored resignation of Assist
ant Postmaster General Clarkson has
taken definite shape, and that in very
short time he will certainly sever his
connection with the postoffice depart
ment
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE location of site for the Worlds
Fair was before the House of Represen-
tltive on Monday and after much spirited
fighting, on the eighth ballot Chicago
received majority of three votes. Chi
cago led from the start and it finally
resolved itself into struggle between
the East and the West The bill yet
has to come before the Senate but it is
scarcely probable that that body will re-
verse the decision of the body nearest
the people. The passage of this bill
does not fix the time but doubtless Ii
will be in '92 if that will allow sufficient
time for preparation. The vote in the
House stood Chicago 157; New York
10Y; st. Louis 25; Washington Is.
REPRESENTATIVE HEARN, of Harri-
son county, and Taylor, of Guernsey,
are being criticised pretty sharply by
the Republican press for their action
last week in voting with the Democrats
in favor of what is known as the Nolan
water bill, characterized as six million
job to provide the Democratic gangsters
of Cincinnati with funds Doubtless
Messrs. Hearn and Taylor voted ac-
cording to their convictions of duty
However, they are new hands at the
legislative crank, and may not have
caught on to the willy ways of the Gin
cinnati boys.
No living man is dearer to the hearts
of the American people than General
Sherman. He attended a presentation
of shenandoah" in a New York theater
the other night, and at the close of the
scene representing Sheridan's ride the
hero of the march to the sea was given a
great ovation. 1t was not until the Gen
eral had repeatedly responded to the
applause and commanded silence that
the audience would remain quiet. The
people cannot bestow too great honors
on the valiant old General.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

SENATOR SHERMAN has introduced
bill apprOpriating 100000 for a public
building at Mansfield, o.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Large Number Killed and Three Seriously
Injured.

SUIsoN, Cal, Feb. GA construction
train returning from the blockade four
miles north of this place was wrecked
yesterday by the breaking of a coupling.
A number of workmen were killed and
three seriously injured. The number
nor the names of the dead cannot as yet
be ascertained. One of the injured men
will probably die. The train consisted
mostly of locomotives, two of which
were totally wrecked. The track was
blockaded for hours
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

TRAMPs fired into passenger train
near Leetonia, o., and injured several
persons
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Lord Tennyson and
Mr.. Gladstone are both reported i'm
proved in health to-day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE average Democratic statesman
has deep-rooted, constitutional aver
sion to having any of the peoples mon
ey spent unless his own party has the
spending of it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE fortune, of John Jacob Astor who
died in New York on Sunday, is esti-
mated at one hundred and fifty millions.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

For biliOusness, sick headache, indiges-
ton, and constipation, take Dr. Pierce's
Pellets.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
THE BOUNDARY LINE
Between Pennsylvania and Delaware to be
Re-Survsyed.

Re-Surveyed.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 25.-The governor
has appointed the Hon. Wayne Mac
Veagh, of Philadelphia; Robert E.
Monaghan, of West Chester. and Wilson
II. Miller. ESQ.,, of Media. commissioners
to re-survey and establish the boundary
line between Pennsylvania and Della
ware. The Delaware commissioners, al
ready appointed, is headed by Hon.
Thomas +. Bayard.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

A VIOLENT storm passed over South
ern Kentucky on Monday. Several
houses were wrecked in the vicinity of
RelleyieW.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE mercury went forty degrees below
zero in North Dakota, on Thursday
morning of last week, beating by trifle
the lowest record for the winter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
1859. BELMONT COUNTY. 1890.

1859. BELMONT COUNTY. 1890.
Examinations will be held at bridgeport Sent
21, Nov. 9, March s, May IL, and July, II
Belmont, Get II, Dee. IA, and Jue7
Bellaire, Jan. IL.
BarneSyille May sand Saturday before Institute.
Flushing Feb. s.
ST. Clairsyille, Sept. :, Jan. d, and April r.
SOmerton, March -.
Tests in higher branches and in primary work
will be given January IL, and on saturday before
Institute i'm August.
Examinations begin at O'Clock A. NJ
JAS. DUNCAN, Pres
L. Z. HARRIS,
\. G. MURPHY, Clerk
sl2ly Board OF School Examiners.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

THE Ohio delegation in congress cast
solid vote for Chicago on the last bal
lot on the Worlds Fair bill.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-27

ALL medical authorities agree that
catarrh is no more nor less than an in
tiammation of the lining membrane of
the nasal air passages. Nasal catarrh
and all catarrhal affections of the head
are not diseases of the blood, and it is a
serious mistake to treat them as such.-
No conscientious physician ever at
tempts to do so. 1t is held by eminent
medical men that sooner or later a specific
will be found for every disease from
which humanity suffers. The facts iusti-
fly us in assuming that for catarrh at least
a positive cure already exists in Ely's
Cream Balm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-10

We carry the largest, finest and most varied
guarantee to please you both in quality and price,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-10
Concerning Colds.

The relation of cold weather to the SO
called colds" which afiict people in the
autumn. winter and spring months, forms
the subject of a forcible article in the No
vember number Of the North American Re-
view. IA Fatal Synonyme" is the title of
the article, which proceeds in the lines of an
ancient quandary of Benjamin Franklin: 81
shall not attempt to explain why damp
clothes are more apt to cause colds than dry
ones. because / doubt the fact. l suspect
that the causes of colds are totally indepen-
dent of dampness and even of cold" In the
more enlightened portions of Europe and in
the United States diseases Of the lungs are
almost as fatal to the human race as all
other diseases taken together. The writer
in the North American affirms his belief that
large proportion of this mortality frem
pulmonary troubles Is caused Shy the delu-
sion ascribing coughs and catarrhs to the in
huence OF cold outdoor air rather than of
ioui Indoor air." 1t ought to appear rather
paroooxical, he claims that the outdoor air
whether II be day air or the often dreaded
mghtair, should be SO troublesome to man.
kind, when birds and beasts of all kinds.
from the strongest down TO the most delicate
breathe IT at all times, day and night. with no
visible bad effects upon their CONSTITUTIONS
That the fall, winter and spring months arc
the seasons of greatest trouble from ,rno
diseases proves nothing in regard To the ;n
juriousness Of cold air, 1t is claimed since
those seasons are the especial times when
the greatest number of people are living
most indoors, and when, consequently, they
get the largest doses of impure indoor air.
In support of this claim 1t is urged that sta
tstics have shown 1t to be a fact that the
prevalence Of consumption is exactly proper
TONED to the prevalence of indoor occupa-
tions, being less frequent, measured by death
rate per thousand, in pastoral North Scot
land than in manufacturing South Scotland,
In wintry Manitoba than in manufacturing
New England. At this point the question
VIII suggest itself whether pulmonary dis
eases are the especial curses of the cities of
New England any more than Of the country
reeien. They are certainly sufficiently prev
aiens In this country, although 1t might be
uiseu' ana with truth, that many of the
country people OF New England manage
pretty effectually to neutralize their open air
advantages by keeping their sitting and
sleeping rooms shut up so closely in winter
mat ventilation is very imperfect. rbe
writer claims further that frost is an anti
S sop destroy ing disease germs, and that
~, centuries THIS most effective cure of pull
. .lonaas disorders has been mistaken for
their cause That the AdirondacLs =, -
ter are more favorable resort Co. - "i"-
sumptives than Florida is a cor.r a,o .ol-
piece OF evidence favorable to this osaoa.o
but not conclusive proof. There are otSnl
considerations besides the pureness of p't .sa
air to be taken into consideration The ~
cient Indian inhabitants Of New England
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-10

undoubtedly enjoyed as much pure air as any
people on earth; but consumption was a
most destructive scourge among them. The
abundance of pure. cold air which they en-,
]oyed could not Offset the disadvantages Of
exposure and insufficient or irregular diet
There are other conditions like the relative
aryness and dampness Of atmosphere and
SOIL the amount Of sunshine allowed in the
mouse, the purity Of the milk used by the
FAMILY, sources Of contagion, etc., which have
Deen proven pretty conclusively to have
much to do with lung troubles. But If the
writer in the Review appears to claim
little too much for pure air. whether 1t be
warm or cold, he certainly does not 90 too
far in smashing the preiudices against it.
Those people who are most out in the cold
and whose chamber windows are widest
open both in winter and summer, are not
usually the people who have the most COM
plant about "cOlds,"