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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-07-16
To Teachers.

THE Mason County Teachers Institute
viii he held at Point Pleasant, July 18th
w, and VIII continue five days. Mai. j. NJ
Ice, Instructor. We Will admit no one To an
examination unless they attend this InstI-
tutc, or some other I'm this state.
JASPER RIFLE,
July 2-iw- County Superintendent.
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The growth of the Farmers AZ
lance, is amazing.
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The Voie in Conren1ion

In the Congressional convention
for this district, ;he several coun-
t es will be entitled TO the follow
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BOYS CLOTHING.

BOYS CLOTHING.
A heavy suit, 1925.
A Satinet suit, $3.50.
A Union Cashmere suit, $3.50.
A blue Flannel snit, SIS.
Best Wool-filled Jeans pants, 81.
Best Cotton Jeans pants, 75c.
Cheap Cotton Jeans pants, soc.
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Wanted.

7 ,ABORERsi, at Lock &. United States Inn
provement, Great Kannwha River, -
miles below Charleston. Wages, $50 per
Jay, board $40 per week. Good quarters for
eolorcd men to board themselves. Enquire
at works e. /. MCDONALD,
Contractor,
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Louisiana State LOTTERY Company.

Incorporated by the Legislature in
1868, for Educational and Charitable
purposes, and its franchise made part
OF the present State Constitution, in
1879, by an overwhelming popular vote,
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Notice 10 Taxpayers or Point
Pleasant and Lewis District,

a LII persons knowing themselves indebted
- TO any part OF their tax for the year Isss
viii please come forward and settle the same
otherwise. will be compelled to collect srs,
cording TO laW-thls means all.
+. A. WORK, Deputy s. ". C.
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IMPORTANT.
ADDRESS NJ. 4. DAUeHIN.

WNshInEton, ID. q.
BY ordinary letter, containing Money Or
der issued by all Express Companies, New
York Exchange, Draft or Postal Note. We
pay charges oa Currency sent to us by Ex-
press In Sims of $500 or over.
Address all Registered Letters containing
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-07-16
To continue until
January Isf. 1906.

rs MAMMOTH DRAWINGS takes place
Semi AnnuqHy, (June and December, and
its GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
INGS take place ia each of he other ten
months Of he year, and are all drdwn in
public. at I,e academy Of Music, Ne,c Or
leans, La.
FAMED for TWENTY YEARS
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Total

Total
Necessary to a choice, 100.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-07-16
LIST OLE Prizes.

3,l34 Prizes, amounting to-. 81 ,054, 8
NorE-Tickets drawing Capital Prize IA
not entitled TO Terminal Prizes.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
SERIOUSLY OBJECT
The School FCrniture Co. Talks Of
Going 70 Saginaw.
y. T. HESS COHPLlISS BITTERLY
ahe Opsaiag sf NiRth-st. said a. Anset
Wet sfds fnt~Fssts-f taetsFiaz Pro
gassIs asd Proaaiszs 81 siE b2si-
Bs-s Ersaa -aEiaaH

TIE directors Of the Grand Rapids
school Furniture Company held q
meeting q decide what they would do
la regard % the N.nth-st opening. lhe
company has received very ratterng
offers from agIuaa aad Muske zOh'
and have been seriously considering tlir
propositions. IAe piopllgLofs oA tHr
>. h0o FurlIture Company Wleu they
saa nos rlDidlV their business was ~
creas.ng. looked about them for ste
where they could erect buildings of
.4ifc.euG magnitude % Accommodate
ther plant, aud where they could adj
other buildings III necessary They
found a ste that suited them on the
West side, and purchased i plat OF
l4nd On Broadway ST., opposite Nmth-s-.
No sooner are they Well established
than there i a demand for the on nlng
" Nuth-sl., and their property Is cut
Ia two parts ant tnelr plans Tor enlarge
meut Ot the property are interiefed
With.
several of the stockholders, and
among them v. +. Hess. complained
very bitterly Ot the treatment they are
receiving at the hands OF the city. Mr..
Hess voted 60 remove the plant 90 sag
nav, bat he voted Ia the minority.
The factory employs 45O men, and is
constantly enlargIng is capacity.
"lf Ninth-st. Was needed said NJ.
Hess, Il would not complain. Butlt IS
not and never viii be for resi-
denCe purposes near our fac
tory. The resalt of opening it does
not only affect us, but it affects the
West side interests. This new concern,
the Grand Ledge Chair Company winch
has bought below the Mctord q Brad
held Company new factory, had bar
gained Tor a factory size Ou the OppO-
site side OF Nlnth-st.. next the railroad
and would have bullt therc but for the
opening of the streets. That drove
them south.
"Our company has proposals now,
With offers of big business, 10 20 10
either MuskegOn or Saginaw, and
voted e. accept. but was Oyerruicd az
our last directors meeting. | know Of
u concern employing sixty men, and
well established on a paying bass here,
winch Aas tue offer Of gong TO say
inaw into building with power fur
nlshed both free, on the line of two
competing railroads and with dock
privileges.
There - no blum about the offers,
being made manufacturers 10 remove
from this city, and both they and the
towns making them are dead IN earn
ct. II a more cafe.u! policy is not
pursued, this city Will lose some of Is
Big enterprises, and what Will 10 be
without them? Muskcgon 5 very eager
% get our people over there 10 take the
place OF the fast appearing saw mills.
j. seems 20 me that ir would pe a good
idea Tor the Board ~ Trade 20 DO as
much to keep factories now here from
leaving as u j. dong 90 set them to
come mere from outside. The alder
men mean, OF course, always to heip
their constituents. but they do not al
ways take the wI-est course
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
Is HY0cRvAc ND .DAFEs
ne Tells Al A.. A. niaasstf. ADD Here
a. Nhst a. a.

4 whsl a. a.
Justice Henry A. Hsd0rn, Of the
E,gbih aard q Yankee from Vermont,
answered the reporters FIRST question
la YANKEES fashion. by asking another
0ut he asked j. by Ihe oorkscrew glance
ol the left eye, which SAID, What are
youF ultimate intentions iu TINS mode
OF attack Iht reporters question
Mas, Have yen any aspirations for
the police gusliooshlpe When the an
sWeT flDAlly came. lt Was.
We'll. / confess / once did have
such 4 thought. but mAtureT rejection
couyInces nae that d canvass for lt al
the present tune ano under the pres
ent circumstances would be neither
agreeable nor profitable. am quite
conGenled wllh nly present position and
lts business.
Reporter-" Your name has been
mentioned for alderman 81 your
ward -
Answer by my INST t.gation.
am MOI a candidate tor any Office. snc
have not done anything 10 lead 70 the
belief that ] am.'
kepOrter-"But under pressure of.
etc, etc -
AnsWer--"Nery true; very true.
DO not mean 20 say that look upon ths
Office of alderman with any feeling Of
aversion. II ! should receive a nonai
nation, without s0hc tauOn, 1 am no'
prepared to ray ] would not accept &
While ! am not ln any senae candl
date, for any office. i nay fellow
citizens were bound to thrust an otfic'
upon me, j would a. hel they uoul,
begin with alderman as anything else
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

50 sad shs Jsry 10 The LAsaon case a.
Ladaagt0E-

H--A-ks-
LUDIseroS, Mich. March ls--After
= u.al lasting hse days William II.
Landon vas found guilty Of man
slaughter last nght- fnis ease has
created more excitement in TINS county
man any other ever tired here.
The proof showed that on the soth OF
August last, an Indian named Dunegsn
came into the store of Fred Reader, IA
scot5vle, aud conversation COM
m-nced between him and Landon about
a pony, when Landon seemed 10 beeom
angry, and told TIE Indian "a take
corn knife lying there and Try
ard split MS head with it, and
he Landon would keep a pioH-
handle he had ia hls hand. Iae
Indian made no answer, but turued
and walked Oat Of the store. Landon
then turned 10 some men ln the store
and said: ''if ar Indian draws knife
on me, 1 would kill hlm a. quick as !
would a ggasshOpper, and followed the
Indian 10 the door. The Indian turned
and came slowly back a. tar as the
door, aud then Dut hls hand IN his mp
pocket. IandOn SAID, Are YOU gong
To draw "a knife ON me-" Part of tire
wltnesse, say DOnegan replied yes, and
part that Ae made no reply. when
laudon struck hlm blow with the
heavy oak plOw handle. causing
bis death. ia Donegan's pocket was
found nothing but q handkerchief and
hymn book. lie was Il quiet, notfen-
siye man. leader OF the Indian Method
sJ Church. LandOn was defended by
= T.. Clay, OF Grand Rapids, and Judge
III. H. Wheeler aud NJ. Il. Dunaher, of
Ludmgton. Prosecuting Attorney 6.
IL. blodgett WAS assisted by b. \.
>amuels. The court room was crowded
10 sutiOcatiOn throughout the trial.
The verdict was reached 10y the jury
IN four hours.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
HISTORY REPEATED.

\ Young newspaper man who was
employed on y Western paper TO do
some department work proved to Be-
30 unsatisfactory that tho editor asked
hin TO resign. He did 20 and disap-
pC8red. Pretty soon the editor, in las
search for new talent, noticed the bril-
liant work OF somebody on little back
country paper that had never before
amounted TO any thing, and deter
mined to secure the man who did this
work, al any price. But what was his
surprise and discontinue 10 learn that
Il was the very same man whom he had
discharged a few months before, and
who. being allowed a larger SWING, mad
developed an unexpected brillIancy.-
EJchdagc.
A Young man once held a place or a
Grand Rapids daily, until the manage
ment fired" him, with the compll-
mentary remark that he wouldn't
make newspaper manif he worked at
the business until HI froozc over.
The young man took a position on the
TLLEcKAN-HERALD, learned practical
newspaper work, and then was dlscov-
cred so valuable man that his old en-
ployer enticed him away. Moral: "If
at first You don't succeed, Try, try
a0aiu -
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
MORE FALLING WALLS
IndisHapolis Builainss AAAhNs
Havoc With i4fs ARd Limb

ISDlANAP3Ils, lad, March ls.-Aeoui
] o'clock tas afternoon one east ~sa
Of tie Becker block, adJo'nlag the
burned Bowen Merrill buh ine,
crashed down on top 0f tie ran4s ol
the Monday eYenlr- tire. FOR time
the ~ ldest rumors Of disaster were
afioat. bat after iuil invest gauon
4 was learned that bug tno
men have been hurt, though many hsd
narrow escapes. 1nose injured were
BAT slightly burt. After the crash
Mayor sullivan inspected tRe RUNS ana
ordered tae Bowen-Nerr.ll building 10
b. torn down. Tnis vas done, and half
an hour la.er the Becker building, a
narrow, fOur-stoiy structure, occupied
by notion store, fell down
IN heap. Then the flames
broke out again IN tie RUNS
aud up 10 40 o'clock tonight
had not been wholly exlingulshed,
though Il food OF water had been
poured INTO the wreckage. There Is 40
fear Of further loss Of HE, though the
three-story stone.fr0nt building,
occupied by George W. Sloan
is regarded as unsafe and there IS fear
that the dry goods houses Of Ii. L.
Wasson may also succumb.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Thcy Meet and Receive Gift for the in-
sJitution.

sttiHAloD.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, March 19.-The
uniyersity-regents met Yesterday and
recast the committees. For the ensuing
year the executive committee will be
President Angel, Regents Whitman,
Butterfeld and Cocker.
The Committee on Buildings was
authorized to have thc new hospital
building erected at once.
4 summer school of pharmacy. to
continue SIX weeks, will bc maintained
under the management OF ". I. Ed
wards. The fee Is to be 50 for the
term.
Leave Of absence was granted Prof
James G.. Wood, who Will 90 to Europe
10 pursue some scientific studies.
The regents accepted gift of So
600 from Mrs. Clara ohanahan, OF
Brooklyn. It is stipulated that tn,
money snail bc invested, and the pro.
cceds 20 10 buying scholarships and
paying the college expenses of the de
sccndauts of her father. In ease no ap-
plcatiOu is made wIti'n seven years
the proceeds shall 80 90 assist any
needy student.
L. ID. Campbell was chosen assistant
professor of metullurgy, 10 take effect
/ October / next.
Prof. D'Oosc was appointed curator
OF the museum of art, TO ill the
vacancy caused by the death of DR.
Frleze.
J. IL. Drake was appointed assistant
professor Of Latin, being raised from al
Instructorship, and was granted permls
sion to 90 abroad for study.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
4 Vision of Limbo.

4 comical scene took place N the
Morton House bar-room yesterday
afternoon. \ row of gentlemen, a
number of them prominent citizens,
sat upon some steam pipes which run
across the ionia-st. sidc of tine room,
watching q game of pool. The plpes
were cool when they sat down, but
some fellow with malice ln his heart,
tl.rned or the steam. The seat b gan
TO get very warm. and by one, with
out saying . word, the folk, began o.
get up and get out. one hlg fat fellow
did not want 20 acknowledge that thc
i0yc worked. and nc sat there untIi be-
became a. red in the face ~ lobster.
Suddenly the pipcs /. came warmer
aud las cOrpulency arose a. II De haO
sac on the business cad oi a tack
With gasp he askcd the bartender 60
let hsm stand with ms back 70 the ice
l.ox tor while.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

Our assortment of new designs and
coIorings for the spnug season OF 1890
is nov complete, snd We invite inspeo-
spec,ion Of the largest and feel stock Of
Carpets in the State. embracing COM
plete lines Of ROlaL RILT0AN, AZ
NTNHTERS, AAMINSTER No
CUETEEs. TELTETS, B0DY BRrs-
SKLS, TAPESTRY BR UNNELS.
NO And TIfREE Ply IAGRAfkN,
TENITLsAN for halls and stairs, MAJ
TINGS, OIL CL0THS. etc.
Ask 90 see the Now Weave. KIDDEB-
MINISTER INGRAlNs. quality guar
antood. The HEAviEsT, CLOSEST WovfN.
most perfect quality of al wool ngram
carpetng ever made. Thc patterns
anc oolorlngs are ln entirely new Brus-
sels effects Borders o. match u de-
sired. Sold only az SPRING 4 COM
PANY.
The London coruc.ne Company. Of
London, Eng., have appointeo spring
4 Company sole Agents for Western
Michigan, for the cclebfated CORTl-
CINE or CORK CARPET We show
thc complete line Of patterns of this
superior foor covering Noiscless and
enduring, il takes precedence over any
other known material Tor Store Iloors,
Offices and Public Buldngs
We offer oil Cloths. L.noloum, Mat
lDGs, etc, .n every variety Of patterns.
width and quality.
Persian Rugs, Mohalr Rugs, Velvet
Rugs, Daghest&n Rugs. fur Rugs.
smyrna Rugs, and Ingram Ar Rugs,
n great variety. sizes from = yards
boy yards up 70 tho largest sizes made.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
ANYTHING BUT A ROUSER.
The Tenth Ward Democratic Club Want
tIae Polling Place Changed

A meeting Of the Tenth Ward Demo
cratic Club was called 10 take place at
Ringuo,tc's lIall, on South Diyision-s,.,
last night, the object of the meeting
being 70 listen TO an address by Gen. l..
G.. Rutherford and make preparations
for the coming municipal elections. In
response 10 the cali crowd Of about
forty were present. Gen. Rutherford
had been called 10 Nanistec on account
ot the illness OF "A relative and so after
budding close together ~ an attempt
10 keep warm, the crowd hsteucd to
a snort speech by Capt. y. l.. Rodgers.
The meeting was not very interesting
and no one was heard TO mention any
names for candidates. This made u
appear that every man present wa,
after an office himself, and therefore
did not wish 10 mention anyone else.
The crowd broke mp at about $50 and
ad journed 10 the saloon below. Another
meeting Is announced TO take place
at the same place next Thursday night
and cx-COngressman Ford and others
VII make speeches.
4 pcUuonswhich will be presented to
the council next Monday evening, 10
change the polling place from the hard
ware store near the corner OF Jciier-
soD-ave. and Wealthy-ave., to Ring
uette's Hall, is being circulated among
the voters OF the Tenth ward, regard
less of politics.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
PPEIFFER WILL FIGHT.
lie Secures Counsel and VIII Make 1t
Warm for WsIbvidge.

Warm for wslbvidge.
Harry Pheitfer did not know that a
warrant was out for hum until he picked
up Grand Rapids paper at Pewamo.
When he saw tne article in the paper,
he returned TO tins city AZ once and
went To- police headquarters and gave
himself up. The officers would not ar
rest him at first, but after he had Sc
cured Ward S Ward a counsel, the
arrest was made. lie vas arraigned
before Judge Holmes yesterday, and
pleaded not guilty, and MS case Was set
for hearing on Friday az 10 o'clock.
His bonds we're fixed at $500 with J. J .
Arnold as surety.
Pheitfer says ne intends 20 make
things interesting for Lawyer Walbridge
foI causing MS arrest; that Walbridge
assaulted hun without any provocatlon
whatever. aad that h6did SD because be
and his lady escort were very angry at
him. Phelfers wife and Mr. Wal
bridges lady friend, Mrs. Miles, and
their mother. lived together ln the
Warwick, and. so Pheitfer claims, be
objected 10 his wife living there where,
ne believed, she might be adcuated
AAOAA AtAtAs tAt AttI itrn ~ k-it ttfNtt
Office to procure her ticket for >agI-
nav, and WAS returning wncn ne over
took Wal0ridgo and Miss Miles. He
did not choose to 60 up stairs ahead Of
them and stood at one SIDE % let them
pass. As the couple were opposite him
Phelter claims Mss Miles said 20 Wal
bridge. why don't you hit hm2' and
then Walbrldge came up and pushed
against ham and, while be was trying 20
regain his equilibrium, the muscular
young attorney struck him aud knocked
him down and then kicked hmm that
he ,Pheifferl pulled his knife ont 0f hrs
pocket. but did not get an opportun ~
70 open 3 blade or Use E IN sny man
neF.
Phelffer SAYS be viii cause the arrest
of Nslbrldge just as she officers wished
HIM 70 az first, when ho puts IN a. ap-
ps2rsnCc IN the city.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
CHEsANING RECOVERING.
n Takes More Than One Fire To XIII
That Town.

CHEsANING, Mich, March 19.-Chcs-
aning Is recovering fIom the $4,000
firc.-Ed. Wood was offered 5000 for
his corner lot by G.. Chr,sler, of sagi-
nav. He refused. lie will build a
brick block this summer. about 500
in cash and family necessities have
been raised for the heaviest fire suffer
ers. and the Literary Society viii give
an entertainment next Tuesday even
ing TOR their boneiit.-BertP Pratt, the
shoe merchant. who lost everything m
the ere, says 800 VIII cover all his IN
debtcducss.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

An Interesting Andasi, Regarding the
Famous Race

Ia the Associated Press report of the
Alcryon-Nelson suits before Judge Cor
lett, at Buffalo, Is the following:
The most interesting affidavit sub
mtted was that OF q. ". Archer pTesi-
dent of the Rochester DRIVING Park, a
rTember OF the Board of Review, aud
one OF the Judges Of the AlcryOn-Aelsou
$4,000 race. lie affirmed that de-
pOnent met Frank Noble AT The
Murray Hlll Hotel, New York.
after thc said race. Noble, as
one Of the plaintiffs, n tnls
action and - deponcnt understands
had the control and management o. the
horse AlcTyon during the season a
1889 and at sad race that dCondenl
stated TO Noble that IL wa, fortunate
for HIM that Alcryon threw his toe
weights in the last neat, that Noble re-
Piled that that made no ! ference, that
hc had had the horse shod few DAYS
before SO that 10 driver could drive
him TO wln the race; that il they had
taken oil RObens the horse would have
lost just the same.
"Noble further said that before the
idSc ptSdu IL a8au aSitth 10 itt -Nti7Nii
WIN the race, and had Nelson's check
for 5000 before the race started; that
he (Noblcl had won second money, and
had got 5000 out OF the race; that de-
ponent replied TO him, Don't you
think you art taking pretty desperate
chances" and Noble sal. j don't
know what YOU could have done about
il If YOU mad discovered the fraud al
the time" Dcponent replied that i
they had known oil the fraud at the
time the Judges would have declared
the pools and race oh.
"Declsion can not be had IN the ease
in lCss than a month -
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
A THING UNPRECEDENTED.
\ Justice Court Jury Communicate by
Telephone with the Outside World.

LET me nave 4Jo, please. heliO, IS
that Hydorn2'
"No, ne is not here"
"Where Is he?'
"Out % ais room. supposc."
"Wll YOU call HIM in2'
"Cant DO II. Ths Is the jury and VIC
are celebrating OF case
At tins moment both phones went
back with two bangs, a, If 2 very large
idea bad suddenly struck tEo thick
skulls. Probably, M the history OF the
world. this was the hrst instance in
winch q jury IN deliberaton mas had
communication with the outside world
hundreds of rods away. No
doubt that in case OF great
Importance. tho innocent conversation
above recorded would vltato the whole
proceed ngs. The attention OF Justice
Hydoru wAs called 10 tie matter, and
be confessed that tAe presence Of the
telephone 10 that room had not suC-
gested the possbht'cs that sftcrward
50 readily came 90 mIud. He says that
suCh au accident wII not occur again,
because Dee ail make it impossible.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
WILL MAKE PAVING TILE.
n 4. stfvcn win Irect Huge Brict
Niin Near the Blach BiIis

Grand Rapids VIII soon nave acquired
another important industry which VII
give employment to nun.ier Of meI,
10 is not yet known how many. y. L.
~tiven has leased tive acre. oi land
Nne wcst IF Oaki8nd-~i. ar north oi
tnc D.. a IS. ". IA road Ifer fhc Black
Hills. i0r term 0f years 1le land
wil bc graded and Mr. Siran Vi.l erect
thereon several mueusf irTs kIius.
The clay ~ be used c brought
from near the old Godfr. r8s piss-
tcr works and tho variety 1rck b.
be manufactured VII ho lor street
paving. Tins variety 81 fe j. coming
into great demand. aud taf industry
vii undoubtedly bY al important oue.
Work Vil be- commenced at once.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

state Qusrtcrmastcr-Gcneral pevlin
OF Jackson. Adjutant-General Vincent
Of Big Rapids, and LOUIS Ksnitz, n
Muske-0u. have been n the city settling
some disputed g.. 4. r. matters lli con.
nectiou with the quarterly reports ri
dues made bv Past Commander Frost
OF Custer Post. The gentlemen. vfl
Post Commander Putnam. form COM
mttee from the Couue q Admin stra
ton 0f the O.. A. T.. department a
Michigan.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20

Charles n. Weaver. iate ~ tne law
FIRM II Temple. Weaver 4 Wecnf, has
become member Of tte Jaw fun n
stuart 3 Knsppeu, to tasf tne place ~
q. ~. Van Arnan. The Arm HfIl n0W
I.e known 81 stuarf. krsTpra r Nesfcf,
and NJ Weavcr wal move 20 Hastings
and ta ke charge oi tho firms busuess
- that place.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-20
SHE'S AFLOAT.
The City OF Chicago Successfully
Launched-A banquet


WEST BAY CRY. Mich. March 10
The first steel vessel built in the Sagi-
nav Valley was launched at Wheeler
ship yards yesterday. The boat IS the
City Of Chicago. is owned in Chicago,
and will be run between that city and
Benton lIarbOr. She Is 2l3 feet long,
mas 20 stateroOms, and is supplied with
every modern convenience. The cost
Will reach :220, 900. Not less than l5,-
900 persons saw the launch, excursion
trains carr rng several hundred stran-
gers TO ses the sight.
Last evening thc business men of the
city rendered a btnquet to the Wheel
ers and other guests, and the pleasant
things said may induce the owners of
the ship yards to remain here.