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The advocate., 1891-02-18
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Q. Now, Mr., French, you were pres
snt when this letter was shown TO me In
that roomE
A. Yes, sir.
q. Did you recollect about my COM
ments on that letter.
A. Well, I can not state II all, but
/ guess / can state the most Of 1t. This
letter was handed you by McGavran.
You read II and made some kind Of a
noise with your mouth, "whlz" frat, and
then some questions were asked you il
you knew anything about il and you re-
piled that you did not You answered
rather hastily and / might have said was
surprised that he would put such dl-
rect question to you. McGavTAn then
took up the question and you stated that
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Company
intends to carry out great many i'm.
provements during the coming summer,
says the Toledo Commercial. The com.
pany will construct about Is miles OF
switches and sidiugs between Toledo
and Norwalk for the purpose OF taking
care of the heavy coal business which
the company intends to handle during
The coming sesson. Contracts have al.
ready been signed with an eastern car
firm to build T50 new cars for the COM
pany and have them ready TO deliver be-:
fore the first Of next May. A contract
has also been made with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works to build six or seven
new engines and have them ready be-
fore the opening Of navigation the COM
ing season. The company will expend
several thousand dollars in the new i'm.
prOVements.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Yesterday a man named Sheets, EN-
ployed at the Belmont mill, had his left
hand 80 badly hurt by piece Of iron
falling on 1t that 1t will have to be am.
putated.
A prominent saloon keeper Of Fulton
recently had his hand bitten by a man
in fracss, Blood poison asG get in, and
he may lose his hand,
Henry Jahnke, watchman in the City
Bank, fell on South Chspline street &
few days ago, aud has since been suffer.
ing intense pain in his side. Yesterday
he went to DR., SchWinn, who found he
had . rib broken.
VIII Richardson, stage carpenter al
the Opera House, fell from a stepladdel
and broke his left foot.
August Meyer, LaBelle mil EN-.
ploye, was struck by q sharp piece Of
iron over the right eye and badly cut,
He may lose the eye.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
N. j. McTADnEN.
/ BARGAINS IN
WINTER
UNDERWEAR.

Good Heavy Grey Shirts and Drawers
ali sizes, only IS cents. m
Extra Heavy Colored Merino Shirt
and Drawers, all sizes, IS cents.
Double BreaOt and Back Camels Hal
Shirts, all sizes, reduced to 60 csnts.
Good All Wool Red Shirts and Draw
eFs, all aizep, only so cents. -
Hest White Merino Shirts and Draw
ers, very heavy and soft as silk, all sizes
OI Gssm NJ Hair Shirts and Drawers, ex,
ira heavy and won't shrink, only 5C
0e Fine Striped Merino Shirts and Draw
era. won't shrink or fade, all sizes, only
20 Extra SS Fine Medicated Red Cashmere
Wool Red Shirts and Drawers, all sizes
81 90. w., o,,.,, 49,,
Drawers, fast Colors, oil sizes, reduced
from 81 so TO 81 %.
Fine Double Breast and Back Natural
Wool Shirts and Drawers reduced from
81 so to 81 so.
ers, all sizes, % cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

To he Editor d The Laleatge'eT.
srn:-This,morning's Register contains
wall from independents" because
the present Democratic Council failed
in its duty in not paying North Market
street. Right you are, Independently i
stone bridge, you know, killed it. So
should MCColloch street have been
paved from Sixteenth to the city limits,
but, Lord bless your souls, "Independ.
ents," eau you expect any paving or
other improvement when Council will
invest $4,000 in o bridge when Si0,.
200 would build ss desirable a oneP By
the way, We must also have $3.50 900
electric light plant, and Of course We
can bay that and do ioIa Of paving,
This city is rich, you know. See our
annual statement and how orr taxes
have been reduced (?) during the past
two years! The fact is that more paving
was actually laid under the former coun-
ella Ia six months than the present out.
going Council cid or egen attempted to
do during its whole brilliant career.
Let us have some substantial street
paving this year, aud turn ont these par
Ties who have psel the taxpayers means
in so expensive ManneC.
McCoLtoPu STRREE,
Whsllin1, Jan 10
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
The Bes, in tho World.

]. B. Loughrap, ex-Mayor OF North
Dcs Moines, and the Locust street manu-.
fActurer Of steam engines and ho;igTs,
said: II had a Seye;o attack OF Ia grippe.
used Qhamberlain's Cough Remedy,
and applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm 10
my breast. These remedies were just
the thing in my paRe. Ny child had
Group some years ego, and we used Cham
berlain'a Cough Remedy with perfect
success; since then we have never been
without these medicines in our house.
had a cousin who was q printer and
was employed in this city, where they
were printing circulars for Chamberlain.
he had o deep.seated cold and 9 terrible
cough, and while setting up the copy he
made up his mind to buy a bottle. It
cured his cough, and that was the first
time ever knew anything OF Chamber.
laln'g remediea. ! have been strongly
in their favor eyer SINCE. My own ex.
perience and that Of my family con.
vincsa me that these remedies are the
beet in the world. That may be strong
language, but that is what l think
For sale by W. W. Irwin, O. R. Goethe,
]. Klari, O. SChnepf, NJ. W. Heinrich,
John Coleman, w. E. Williams, O,
and W. O. ArmbreCht,
p&W
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
ABOUT Pt.Upl,E,
strangers in the City and wheeling Folk.
Abroad.

strangers in the City and wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Miss Hattie Hoff. of Fairmont, is visit
ing in this city.
]. W. Dunlevy, Of Cameron, was in
the city yesterday.
W. J::Squires, the Toledo book pub
Usher, is in the city.
Forrest W. Brown and r. A. Alexan'
der, Of Charlestownr are at the Mcclure,
Mrs. William Donaldson, OF the Island
is the guest Of relatives in Washington
Pa.
o o. Hanlon, Of the GAINESVILLE Re
publican, was at the Stamm House last
night.
A. b. White. Of Parkersburg, U. s.
Collector Of Internal Revenue, is at the
Mcclure.
S. K. Stevens and Benjamin Bach, Of
Mirgo, are spending a few days in
Wheeling.
DR.. Bebout has returned to tho city.
He was called away on account Of his
boys injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Day and Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. n. Day, Of Cincinnati, are
registered at the Mcclure Hopae,
Stetson's Uncle Toms Company
stopped olin the city yesterday en- route
East and dlned at the New st. Charles.
W. Stewart, Of St. Mary's, and R. L.
HeGin, . prominent B. &. o. official, Of
Grafton, are registered at the New St.
Charles.
Mr.. Nelson Cecil left yesterday after.
noon on an extended business trip, in
which he will traverse all the Eastern
and New England States.
Miss Marion Coffin, daughter of Sen:
ator Coffin, Of Maryland, is a guest Of
Miss Mae Belle Hart, 727 Main street.
Miss Marion is q sister Of Miss Rachel
Coffin, who visited Miss Hart last winter.
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DRlnGtpnRT.
New Savings Dank-Tho BellRirs Collision,
Other Notes.


New Savings Dank-rhe BellRire Collision
Other Notes.
Christ, Heinlein Is confined to his home b.
an attack Of illness
Mr.. Caldwell, manager Of the EtnR mill, &
out OF town on business.
The sidewalks and an elegant wrought Irot
railing 81 fancy design arc being put up on TIT
new bridge
Henry Adams, one OF the IEtua Mill fremen
left yesterday for Ashland, KY, 10 Rttepa Iht
funeral Of his niece.
The Good Templers will v;ve supper and On
tertainmeut at the,r new quarters, IN HeInleini
Hail, Saturday evening.
1he EuchIe club met last night at the resi-
dence-oI II. II. Clark, at REookside, lRrgI
number weEe In attendance.
Jacob HOlnleIn, we'll and IAvoably known
here, left yesterday for Toledo, after d YER
pleasant visit TO his home here.
ovOr $500 have been subscribed 10 III,
bridgeport Dino Savings Bank, and 1t Is an as
sured success II Is 10 be organic ID with carl
tai stock OF $1,000. The bAIRuCe of the stool
could soon be filled out In st. ClAirSVllle, but n
10 desired 10 have 1t all held In Bridgeport.
The c. L. & ". yard engine which was wrecked
~ runaway D. & o. yard engine at RellaiFe on
wednesday night was brought here yesterday
and put In shape u BE- tak0n 70 tue COmpauyfl
shops at IotRiG. This Is the second engine the
y. !. d W. Company has had wrecked at BellalEe
by FunaWays In the past two yearS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

John Bilby, the United States soldier
who deserted from HE post in the West,
came to his home near West Alexander,
and was arrested here on Wednesday,
spent yesterday in the city lookup, and
last night at ll;l6 was cent on the Bal.
timore & DhiO train to st. Louis, to be
confined In the military prison at Jeffer.
son barracks. He was IN handouts
when taken away. Billy will probably
not be dealt with severely. When he
enlist he left At his home girl who
had 4 we'd him not wisely. Alter he
had been in the West some time she
wrote him 4 letter which brought him
back TO marry her. Eecould not secure
his discharge, and 20 deserted
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
NGMl NhN! NEW!

We are now la receipt Of a complete
line Of Fall and Winter WOOlens, cnn.
,lstEag Of 0VerCOatings, su:tings, Panta'
0Oninss Snd Fancy PeStlngS which We
warrant 10 make up in llrst-Glass style
Il reasonable prices aud lit guaran' eco,
I complete line Of Cent Furnishtnt
foods in stock. Seamless MerlnO and
FAST Black Halt Hose ut 25c puff
Tear our celebrated all.Wool hnil
Jackets. q. HESS d Suns,
1891 u 1893 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Superintendent Anderson also called
attention TO the fact that section is Of
the acts under which the public school
system is established permits the Board
OF Education TO maintain high school
for teaching the higher branches.
and recommended to the careful and
earnest consideration OF the Board the
matter OF establishing such an institu-
ton, The matter was referred 70 the
Committee on Teachers and Schools.
He also recommended that a full set Of
philosophical and chemical apparatus be
purchased for the use Of the schools.
This matter was referred to the Commit
tee on Textbook. Another recommen-
dalion that the grade meetings Of teach.
era held on Friday afternoons be discon.
tinued, was adopted by the Board.
President Jepson named the commit.
tees for the year as follows:
Finsnc0-IeGerson EIlingham aud
Hubbard.
Accounts-Acker, Irwin and Medick.
Salaries-Pipes, Harrell and Miller.
Buildings and Grounds-MilleF, Har.
rell, Jefferson, EbeliDg, Pipes, Hubbard
anu NdLupDeIu
Text Books-Dickey, Hannah and
UiFiGh.
Rules and Rsgulations-Park, Davis
and Medick.
Teachers and Schools Bloch, Dlckey,
Park, Miller, Davis, Menkemeiier and
EsChtruth.
German Languago-Ebeling, EsCh.
krt,tb and PInnh
Public Library-Hannan, Irwin, Mem
kemeller, ACker, Ulricb, sChultzs.
President Jepson was added to this COM
mittee.
The Committee on Accounts presented
bills for S6Qil7 which were ordered
paid.
presented bills Tor Sl57.03 which were
ordered paid.
The Public. Librarian reported the
circulation for December at 1906 and the
amount received from fines, Sl5.
The bond Of z. E. Hall, Clerk.electl
was received and approved, the sureties
being John 81. Hall and W. q. Ander-
son, and the penalty $1,000,
The Commissioners OF Centre suh-dis'
trict presented the following list OF up.
pointments OF teachers who were CON
iiVmed; Miss Edda E. Bingell, Princi.
pal, vice ]. B. Sheppard resigned; Miss
jeanne n. Brady, Grammar teacher, vice
Bingell promoted; Miss Lizzie G.
Woods, assistant Grammar teacher, vice
Brady promoted; Miss Annie Moran,
Division D, Grade 2, vice Woods pro-
NOTED; Mics Annie L, Meyer, Division
D, Grade A, vice Moran promoted; Miss
Fannie S. Campbell, first substitute,
vice Meyer promoted.
The Madison sub. district commission
era asked the confirmation Of the follow
ing list, which was donei
Rids Dean, second assistant grammar
teacher; Virginia Norton, division D,
grade l; Kate Hall, division A, grade 2;
Jennie o. Hervey, division A, grade 8;
Alice English, division B, grade l Anna
Ewing, division D, grade q; Matte NJ.
Burt, division D, grades. All these ap.
pointments date from January !.
The Clerk and Superintendent as ex-
ecutiVe officers Of the Board were in
strurted to ask the local representatives
in the Legislature to have the time for
taking the school district census changed
from the first sixteen days after July 4,
to the last sixteen days in April.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Another frightiul calamity, the results
Of which can be attributed to the heavy
snow storm OF Tuesday and Wednesday,
occurred on Main street, few doors
above Twelfth, yesterday. Theappalling
requltg OF this act Of Providence was the
enlargement OF the cut and the total de.
struotion OF prices at Hof's shoe store,
at 1143 Main street, and thepeople are the
benefactors by 1t. Call and examine the
goods and ASCERTAIN prices and you will
be convinced ofthe truth. A large stock
Of rubber foot wear is kent on hand to
meet such emergencies as We are now
brought TO face and their prices have not
gone mn.
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NOTES on NAVIGATION.
NVFho w Nat4uAlEVN'
stage OF Water aud MoVsmanta of ROata.

Stage Of Water aud MoVsmanta Of ROata
Tho River Interests.
The river was still iallingat this point
last night with 10 feet inches in the
channel. The reports from above were
Pittsburgh-s feet 0 inches and
falling; weather clear and pleasant.
Warren-2 feet inches and station
ary; weather clear and cool.
Morgantown-6 feet inches and fall
ing; weather clear.
Brownsyille-s feet 2 inches and idll'
inRi weather clear.
The Keystone State passed up yestey'
day morning at o'clock from Cincln-
natl for Pittsburgh.-The Courier set
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16
THR SPkCIAL ARTIST ARRIVES
To Make Drawings of wheeling for Fran
LeaIieIs.

To Make Drawings of wheeling for Frank
LesIle's.
Yesterday President H. Quarter re-
ceived from Alessrs. Arkle & Harrison
the following selt.explStory letter:
New YoRK, Jan 70.
NJ r., Q4qrteE;. Pn'tdat Chamber Of Commerce
DEAR S1R:-As we have wired you
to-day, We shall dispatch an mr.
tist to Wheeling tomorrow with
instructions to make such sketches
OF the city and its principal bust.
ness and scenic attractions as yon
and he may deem best suited TO the pnr'
pose in view, The recent illustrations
given to individual interests Of the city
which were published in our paper wore
done so iaras we here we're able to know
In exact accordance with what we sup
posed were the contracts entered into
by the men who solicited the work from
your citizens. We might add that this
class Of work has been under the control
OF Messrs. Palmer & Chaplin, advertising
agents, Of Chicago, and that the men who
visited WhealinG we're their represents.
tives. Messrs. Palmer & Chaplin con-
tracted with US for the work asshown in
the Wheeling edition, and not only did
not send US any views Of the city proper,
but failed absolutely to tell US that such
we're required. We were led 10 suppose
that the pictures as published were all
that were 10 be published. We feel, as
we said in our telegram, that we have
enimposed upon fully as much as your
citizens, and we have taken the fiat
opportunity we could to mend matters.
We have advised Palmer & Chaplin that
we shall not accept any more illustrated
Sork from them from this time forth,
and We have instructed our art depart.
meut, rs mentioned above, TO at once
prepare to give the city Of Wheeling as
much OF a representation In the paper
as its artistic features and general bust.
ness attractions will permit. We shall
publish these latter pictures as soon as
our artist Te.HyDs and they can be got
iuto shape, and along with tAem will be
glad to publish an article upon Wheel
ing written either by you or one Of your
citizens. II you so desire, or prepared by
our editors here from such data Us you
may kindly furnish US.
The artist We send down 10 you is the
chief Of cur art stat, for this class Of
work, and we think you will lind him a
perfect gentleman in every way. He
will beara letter Of introduction TO you
from US.
Regrettiug that VIC are obliged to write
you in the strain We have, We are,
Very truly yours,
ARRELL Il HARRISON.
The artist referred to in this letter,
Mrs Durt, arrived yesterday. To an In.
lTELLIGENCRR man he said last night that
the publishers were az badly imposed on
as the people here, and they had sew.
cred all connection with the Chicago adj
vettising agents who made the mialead.
ing promises here.
Mr. Burt met several of Wheeling'a
leading men, and will to-day be shown
some Of the picturesque features oil
Wheeling, as well as the typical scenes
that show her industrial and commercial
character.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

The Quarantine ON the Boat LIfted-The
Boy's Father Hers-Taik of Damage
Suits.
Between the men who wait down
stairs for election beer and the children
who wait upstairs to be vaccirated by
the Health Officer, the Public Building
is pretty well crowded nowadays. Yes.
terday over two hundred children were
In the corridors about DR.. Garrison's
Office at one time. The entire visible
supply OF vaccine virus was exhausted
yesterday, and telegraphic orders were
sent for fresh supplies to vaccine farms
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and ILL.
uols. Il has been a good many years
since there was as general vacCinating
as Is now going on. Some Childrentwelve
or thirteen years old reported for vac.
cination yesterday who had never been
vaccinated. In this regard, the scare
about the disease has done, good no
doubt.
came to the city yesterday. He says
his boy has not the smallpox, but skin
disease which has manifested itself at
brief intervals aimee he was very small
child.
Last night Captain Kimple, one OF the
owners Of the Allen, called on DR..
Myers, and this paper was handed him:
WHEELING, Jan. 10.
l do this day raise the quarantine
placed upon the steamboat Matt +.
Allen, after having taken all precau.
tions deemed necessary to prevent any
spread OF disease that has occurred on
board said boat. By order OF
E @. MXRRs, NJ. D,
Health Officer Of Ohio County.
Captain Kimple said last night that
tho Allen would resume her trips in the
Parkersburg trade this forenoon. Hesaid
q damage suit would be brought TO reCov.
er the heavy loss TO the boat from the
needless quarantine, il legal advisors
thought the quarantine Was regular,
and that the county was responsible.
This is matter Of grave doubt, owing to
the complications that have long existed
between the County Commissioners and
the former County Board Of Health.
Mr.. Williamson, father OF the boy,
also Contemplates taking legal steps to
secure the release of his son from the
cherries shed at the cemetery, and his
proper treatment. He says the boy has
often been confined to his house for
months with exactly the samesymptoms,
though never III. Just now two other
children have slight traces Of the same
affection.
20 out to see his son yesterday. The
day before he refused to let Drs. jepson,
Stathers and Pipes go out to the tent ex.
cept in his company, and charged Capt.
Kimple S. for going out Capt. Kimple
said last night that this was one item OF
expense in particular from which some.
body would hear in the future.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

s. F. Dean, the Internal Revenue
Collector over the river, met with quite
an accident while on duty at CadiS or
Monday. He was sitting In u buggy
when the horses became frighted Gnt
ran of. Mr.. Dean was thrown out ant
had his head, right hip and foot cut and
his left ankle sprained. He came home
yesterday and It 10 about all be can dc
to walk with the assistance Of 8 cane
His many friends are glad his injuries
ara not more BeriouH,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Physicians make no more fatal mis-.
take than when they inform patienta
that nervous heart troubles come from
the stomach and are OF little eonse.
quence. DR.. Franklin Miles, the noted
Indiana specialist, has proven the con-
trary in his new. book on Heart Dis
ease" which may DO had free at the
Logan Drug Co.'s, who guarantees and
recommends DR.. Miles unequaled New
Heart Cure, which has the largest ssls
Of any heart remedy IN the world. It
cures nervous aud organic heart disease,
short breath, tluttering, pain or tender.
ness in the side, arm or shoulder, irregu,
lar pulse, iainting, smotheIing, dropsy,
etc. His Restorative Eeryine curea
headache, fits, etc. TTns4w.2
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Fact-scsne, wheeling.

[ProVisIoa store on the South Side
Enter a lady with basket.
Lady-"How do you sell eggsW
Clerk-"Twenty.five cents, num-"
Lady-"6oodnessI ! didn't use Il
pay that much. Well, l suppose its al
along O. that Mckinley bill / hear &c
much about It was only this morning
my husband was telling me that wher
the Democrats we're in power there wa
always money enough in the Treasury
to pay the bill when it became due
Now the Republicans are in they've
stolen everything, and us poor people
have got to make it up, Say, young
man, when's the government going tC
get done paying tho bill it owes that Mr.
Mckinley ?"
TThe clerk iaints.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Andrew Goudy, Jr., returned from his
usual trip last Saturday, and after re.
freshiDg sleep was surprised to find q
fine dinner prepared and few intimate
friends awaiting his awakening. After
doing justice to the fepast his mother
reminded him Of the fact thatit was his
twenty.tirst birthday, and presented
him with fifty dollars. His father added
handsome gold watch. Andrew was
deeply touched and received the pres.
ents and the loving words OF advice
which accompanied them, gracefully
and gratefully.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Councilman James Rayless will look after The
reduction Of the apprAiSemeut oil real estate.
Joseph Green has been awarded the contract
for m"king the fill on Lincoln avenue a. 10 CeuiI
per cart load
Mr. Charles fothermunl haR moved his iami.
y from tho county 70 this city, aud Will en-.
gage In tie plaslerihg business.
A few Martins Ferry men bot twn to one on
Dempsey, and one man bet SlOI to $50 with one
man and sl[9 70 S6 with another man.
A fro In the dwelling Of William Shannon,
over Bloom & HArburBer'S store, corner Han
over and Fourth streets, yesterday morning
caused SIS damage. The department was out In
good time.
A foot nee will probably DO made between
travels with The roller skating cophinS ton.
which appears here on Saturday night. Tho
mute Is u fine. looking man, aud Is said 10 run
better than FIteSlmmOns can fight
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-16

Mr.. snd Mrs. Edwin Burt were great
ly surprised at tlelE heme on Twenty.
seventh street by a large number oil
friends on Wednesday evening, fiddle,
dy.winks, card playing and dancing
were the chief amusenents OF the even
ing. Ladies' prizes were taken by
Misses Anna s. Philips and Fannie
Burns, and gentlemen's prizes by Ed.
Burt and Thomas Rafferty,. Dancing
was Continued until midnight, when
elegant reireShusnl6 WeVe regyed, after
which the guests departed, being greatly
delighted with the evening they had
ananL