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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

ODESSA, May l9.-Dispatchcs have
been received heretelling of catas.
trophe caused by an earthquake in
Trans.Caucasia. NJ. s5f
Only meagre details OF the clamity
have as yet been learned, but it is
known that three villages near tho for.
tilted town OF Erivan, on tho Zenghi,
have been destroyed, and that twenty.
seven persons have been killed and u
large number OF others were injured. 1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20
a alfxed Platform,

SALT LAKE CrTYr UTAH, May e.-The
Republican territorial convention was
held here last evening. Strong resolu.
tions were adopted endorsing Harri-
sons administration, free silver coin-j
age, the lead tariff and the Republican
organization OF The territory. q ..E,.t
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Weakened tho Bridges,

TESAEEANA, ARK, May l0.-The Red
river flood has greatly weakened all rail.
road bridges so that trains are no longer
able TO 90 over them. No mails from
St. Louis have been received since Sat
llrdav last. 's47z.-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

MEXICO, Mo-, May ia heavy rain
fall OF frogs took place five miles from
this town last night. The largest was
OH the farm Of Philip Shearer, who es.
timatcd tho number that ho saw at
5000 orl0,000. The frogs were Of all
sizes and alive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

KEoKuE, IA, May 1o.-The Egyptian
levce broke at 2 o'clock this morning,
and in less than l:alf an hour the thrlv.
ing little town end tho 1900 acres OF
wheat surrounding it, was one sen OF
water several feet deep and nearly eight
miles wide,
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Great Flood at Cherokee.

!, : 0!'E:Raof'KEE, a.. May i This city is
Passing through a flood excitement
yn,y I.,, 4 little less than tho flood Of last
sna suig. We're it not that most Of tho
dama,re dns,efs removed to hisherSround the
ten. tu.ase would be nearlyias great in ex-5 Z
ri.;r ran me rivcr this evening was still
''s'"S' though it is thought it cannot
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

Booze, IA, May lO.-The rivers are
all swollen as they have not been since
the floods here in 1896, and many bridges
are carried away. Water covers all tho
lower tracts OF land.
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continue much longer. Some Of tho
buildings hayo been carried away.
Damage TO crops In tho Littlo Sioux
valley will DO very great. Many alarm.
Ing rumors aro atloat. Tho city pump.
Ing works arc under water and tho city
Is threatened with u water famine,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20
Cold Wave In Iowa,

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA, May l0.-A cold
wave struck here yesterday. The ther-
mometer dropped about forty degrees,
the wind blowing fiercely and it is cold
enough 10 snow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20
Two I,oys Drowned.

DUSsMuIR, CAL, May 19.-Wm. N.
Rial attempted to ford theriyer at this
place last evening with n wagon con-
tanning several boys EThc,wagon over
turned and Tommy Murphy and w. G.
Manson Mera drowned. .cl'sn .sIltLN. y. ID
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20

GENOA, May 1a.-Arrived-steamer
Werra, New York.
BREMERnAvES, May 10. ~ Arrived
Lain, New York. s
y HAMluR7, May l9.--Arrivcd-Rusia,
from New York. &,
BALrlMonE, May le,-Arriyed-Gera,
from Bremen.
NEw YoRK, May l9.-Arrived- d-Trave
from Brmcn, and Spaardam from Rot
.,crdam. &
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ANNA, Ills, May 19.-Thousaads OF
acres of.wheat lands in the Mississippi
bottoms OF Union and Alexander coun-
ties are flooded by tho overflow OF river.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20
snow In Minnesota, ,,s,,tI,

L MlSSEApoLIs, MINI, May l9.-snow
has been falling here to.night, and is
generally thought throughout this
state, Wisconsin5and parts of,Iowa.
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Five Feet Under yynte,

SALlx, a., May l9.-This tcwnis five
feet under water. The damage 20 prop.
orty and stock is immense. al, h1si-
ness is ,at q standstill, GlE
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DYsrEpsIA has driven to an early and
even suicidal grave many n man who, il
he Ind tried thevirtues OF Ayers Sarsa-
parilla, would be alive to-day and in the
enjoyment OF health and competence.
Sufferer, bo warned iii season, and tlon't
allow the system to run down. p3w
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MnsonIc IInlI aIontinr.

In the new assembly hall in tho !. %.
OFF. building this evening n mass meet
ing OF tho Masons and their families is
to BIO held. The object OF the meeting
is TO enlist the craft in supreme effort
to build a Masonic temple. Tho follow
ing very attractive programme is an
nounced: e t.l
..,.DTO. j. A. hlller
araycr.. .....Bro. Il. K Swope. D. D,
VpehinS ode. BrelleIn and frlcnda
Addrcss......... Bro. l,obt. White +. @. NJ
Addrcss. Bro. G. W. Atkinson, p. G. NJ
Bro. L. X. Swope, D. D
ode-"Ievcl and square, =. Brethren and friends
ChGs. J. Faulkner. Z. G. 81
Address. -. Bro. j. u. Ewing
Masonic song. Brethren and iricndi
short talks for the benefit Of the cmft In general
a. j.. Rker, D. D.,
SloslilF Lang Syne
t.....
The members of the association arc
very much in earnest, andiit looks as ii
the new temple would be built.
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Woathor. Forecast for To-day. Y y!
For Western Pennsylvania. West Virginia md
Ohio showers. followed by fair In West Virginia
and ONO; south winds, shifting TO west n
TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY.
rs furnished By c. scIISspp. druggist cosns,
Market and Fourteenth streets b N + -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-16

single barrelled gun. Unless be Is y
good shot he viii lose his prize, for hs
has no time 20 get n second shot. and is
the camel Is only wounded IL will make
of with its companions and the hnnte-
will never get near IL again. Willis
Prince Henry was az Lob Nor threo
young men who had gone out 70 hunt
wild camels returned from the chase.
They had seen a great many caI1els.
but had only killed two. They had cut
the skins up into rectangular pieces
ready 10 be worked mp into their manu-
features
The best season for the sport Is in.
winter, for nearly everywhere th. wa
ter is then frozen over 20 that The places
where the csmels come 70 drink arr
very few and the hunter is pretty xnrs
10 find them The natives believe these
canels not descended from doucaticated
animals ''Our fathers and tradition
they said 20 Prince Henri. Represents
them as always wild. Moreover. do
mesticated camel can not % witisous
man but follows him. Every donestis
animal is descended from Wild ones
When the chase for Wild canels Is suo-
cessful, IL Il very profitable. The cam
els skin Is IN great demand fgr boots
and the hair makes very good cloth.
Only rich natives, however. can organ
ize these hunting expeditions. as IL q
necessary 20 send several nen ous. -
forward provisions - them. - furnish.
animals 20 transport them. which sou1e-
times die. and altogether eonsiderabls
risk is incurrcA-S. Y. Sua-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-16
An Old Jamaica Port.

The ancient port of Old Harbor, ISL
and of Jamaica, West Indies, which was
a place of considerable Importance a
hundred years before New York was
settled By the Dutch, was reopened a
weel. or two ago. Old Harbor was the
first port established in Jamaica by the
Spaniards soon after the discovery Of
the island b. Columbus on his second
voyage in 1924, and was for a considera-
bic period the principal port Of the ISL
and One of the inlets Of the harbor
is called Galleon bay. and it is stated
that the Spaniards built a number Of
ships there The vicinity has many
"reminiscences OF Columbus in the Games
OF bays and incidents connected with
the great disccverer. Old Harbor port
was closed b. the British in the pres
ent century. II IS a couple of miles
from the railway. and for many years
the trend OF trade has left IL practically
deserted The people Of the port are
talking great things about renewed
prosperity for the historical spoE-S.
Sup
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-16
A SCOTTISH SUPERSTITION.

The Remarkable Powers Are Credited to
the Seventh Sons Seventh Son.
Even among the intelligent and com.
paratively well educated Highlanders
the superstitions which have been
handed down from remote ages have
many ardent believers. Superstition
regarding the treatment of disease al
ways dies hard. This receives striking
confederation in the ancient belief re-
garding king's-evil. In connection
with this tradition, the seventh sons
seventh son was also credited with
miraculous powers; and the following
extract from letter, written apparent
~ by a person of some intelligence,
which appeared in the Glasgow Herald,
illustrates the tenacity of popular er-
ror. The writer says:
with US, in Scotland, it is we'll
known and universally believed in, but
with a difference. The last of seven
sons born-no daughter intervening-is
. considered natural doctor, and should
not be brought up to any other profess
sion, but has never, to my knowledge
at least, been credited with the posses
sion of extraordinary healing power;
they were clever and successful doctors,
but nothing beyond. 1t is the seventh
son of seventh son who is gifted with
the marvellous power of healing by
touch. Touching for evil by kings is
mere superstition, but that healing
power is actually possessed by septimus
septimis is an assured fact, and there is
no secrecy or reservation whatever OBJ
served here with regard to its applica-
ton
had a servant once-Mary Keogh-
whose father, being seventh sons son,
possessed this gift. Numbers of people
came to him, and amongst many other
things she told me of woman who
brought her child-a terribly diseased
little boy-entreating her father to cure
him, and Mr.. Keogh consented He
made a slight cut on the inside of his
own leg, just deep enough to draw
blood; this blood he applied to the
sores; whether once or ofener | can not
say, and the child recovered. And you
may see him, mem, any day you please,
as fine a young man as walks the
streets of Dublin 1t is well known.
and generally believed in the west of
Ireland, that the blood of three Irish
families-the WelcheS, Keoghs and Ca
hille-is the finest thing in life for the
cure of any cutaneous disease-rose Il. I.
e., erysipelas), wildfire, shingles, etc,
and | imagine that it may have been to .
him, as Keogh, the woman came, and /
with no reference to his birthright, of .
which it is not only possible but prob /
able she may never have heard. Either
way, the child was cured. I visited
this person several times, intending to
question him, but found him so Ill that
! did not like TO do so. and he died on
January Il, 1855. He had ten dauCh-
ters, but only one son, and has left no
inheritor of his marvellous gift.-N. Y.
Ledger
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Cleopatra in all the grandeur OF ner

Cleopatra in all the grandeur OF ner
chariot and four could not be more fas-
cinating and magnetic than handsome
/ Mrs. Vail, the wife Of Judge Vail, in her
/ graceful phaeton, willowy and artistic
! in it's cherry trimmings. She drives
with ease but without any appearance
Of masculinity.
The golden harnesses which decorate
the dog-cart and beach wagons of the
Barneys of Bang-Byrn are marvelously
beautiful as are the jeweled lanterns
which garniture the sides of their
landau and brougham. They go in for
things on garish style and, having
the millions to back them, are allowed
with propriety to humor their tastes.
Mrs. Barney is very handsome, genial
and cultured, while Mr.. Barney has
been called a modern Chesterfield.
Nobility is represented by Baroness
Haydi of Berlin, who drives clear
white dog cart and a black horse;
Marquis imperial with his phaeton,
footman and coachman, and Baron and
Baroness de Thompson and their
bougham, dogcart and surrey.
The Blaine turnout is the simplest
and most comfortable one on the island.
It is hired from the village stable and
common stable hand drives it, in his
plain hemespun clothes. It is an old
fashioned family brougham, with an
adjustable top, which serves as the par
ish preachers private vehicle in the
wintertide- Verify this quaint coach
seems blessed with an easy and COM
Portable movement which not the best
metropolitan carriage contains, and
there must be a health-inspiring infu-
ence permeating it, for by its daily use
the flush of health and vigor is fast re-
turning to It's distinguished occupant
What a happy party they make on
clear, breezy afternoon. Baby Alice
Damrosch. Grandma and Grandpa
Blaine and whole box full of crackers
and sardines What matter to them the
dull wheels of government or the inso-
lence of Office, when love Of home and
family is evident Sometimes Mrs En-
mons Blaine drives and sometimes pref
II Miss Hattie, the youngest daughter,
but whoever drives and whoever goes is
sure to have right jolly time
The great Flower parade which IS the
event Of the summer season takes place
in August; the accompanying illustra-
ton gives an idea of its beauty and
grandress. Over a thousand coaches
are in line. and nothing al Tuxedo, New
port or Lenox was ever known to equal
It
The meet is at the Kebo Valley club
grounds Every coach represents soze
flower and is trimmed accordingly, lady
members being dressed in harmony.
The coaches march twice round the
track 10 the melodzous strains OF Che
mars hand. and then = Ina 81 march n
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+. p. MAR TIN,
THE WILD CAMEL
An Interesting and Little Known Animal
OF the Central Asian Deserts.

OF the tentrai ASIAN DESERTS
As far back as the fifteenth century,
+ writer's on Asia told of vague rumors
that wild camels existed in the great
Cobb wastes of the central part Of the
continent. The existence OF the wild
camel. however, was never proven 20 the
western world until within the past
fifty years Ten or twelve years ago
Gen. Prejevalsky brought back 70 the
museums OF Russia a number Of shins
OF this animal II is found 20 abound
in very considerable numbers in the
western part OF Chinese Tur<estan, and
the fact that the world has known 50
little Of IL IS due 20 the scarcity OF white
explorers in that region until quite re-
Gently and 20 the wildness Of the ami
mai, which renders IL very difficult OF
approach. During the expedition 81
Mr. Bonvalot and Prince Henry OF Or
leans. the adventuresome son Of the duke
Of Charities. 1890. Prince Henry
collected in the region % Lob Nor quite
a number OF facts with regard TO
this interesting animal. The question
whether the wild camel Is the parent
stock OF the domesticated animal, or
whether, on the contrary, he Is a de-
scendsnt Of the tame came. Is not yet
settled, and perhaps il never will b.
Instances have occurred IN Spain and
quite recently in Guyana Of calsels es-
Gaping from their masters and IN the
course Of years becoming very wild-
The natives Of Lob Nor tod Prince
Henry thavwild camels are found about
six days 20 the north Of Lob Lake. IN
The summer they 90 up into the Bioun-
tains, but they always return % the
same places. there being certain dis
tricts % which they are accustomed.
They wander about TIE desert feeding
on scaHty heritage IN troops 81 hfteen
or sixteen, al OF them females except
ore Enaie. which becomes Tie nndis-
puted lord Of his hzrem after terrific
cornbats with other mara The fe-
males have tsgo young every taree
years. and The males protect them until
they are old enough % b ssezaed and
70 depeud Upon what tie desert aAorcs
for their food.
i Is very fatigs.nz and diss-zzit 70 get
near them. TIE only way N which
they are hunted 4 20 hide near p1r5
On whose brink traces % sid ezrseis
hare been discovered Thea sben tie
snI-aais cones 70 drisk. the -znter,
concealed u tae reeds, piciss OF . good
speeizsa Ase e.sxes away VIII rs
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planned through the village. After the
driving dinner and dance occur. The
german consists of series of flower
figures, and floral favors are used at the
dinner.
All driving parties Of note start from
the Kebo Valley clubhouse, which is
one of the most fashionable clubs here.
The drives about the grounds are su-
perb. Dinners and luncheons are gor-
geously served here, aud it answers the
same purpose Of the Country clubhouse
of New York. After swapping drive
in the ocean breeze or spicy whirl
through the mountain gorges, nothing
could be more appetizing than one of the
Kebo clubs edifying dinners.
MARGHERITA AELINA HANK.
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emily buttoned down to the seats, but
If the eye is allowed to peek beneath
those cushions there can be found a
whole relay of toilet requisites. These
come in quite handy ON the calling
tours, when puff of powder, glance
in a mirror and brush of the stray locks
probably sets Mrs. Vanderbilt's heart at
rest and makes her feel she is quite sure
all is neat and harmonious.
The Vanderbilt tally-ho coach is the
envy of all the rXsticators. 1t is their
custom to give weekly excursions up to
the famous Green mountains. There is
always a scrimmage for the top of the
coach and only those who are steadfast
and demure seek the inside
Some of the villagers assert that a
special hornblower is kept to do the
footing"
The coaching parties are always
given on moonlight evenings and rarely
begin before ten or eleven The trip to
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BILT BUCKBoARD.
them, they are so enveloped in their
dress of fashson. The broad three-inch
harness, the fringed reins, the engraved
bit succeed in completely hiding the
features and form Of the horse, and it
might really be taken for camel, with
the many humps and burdens of gaudy
establishment
But George Vanderbilt has q light
oak gig, which is gracefully set on a
nickel spring body much resembling a
dewy spider web when it is long dis
lance away up the mountain side. He
For fear you don't know what surrey
is, will tell you. 1t is manufactured
after the fashion of blackboard. being
made up of seat built on long fat
body underneath which is spring that
Eghtens the weight, and gives an easy
swaying motion. There is an
awkwardness about the appearance of
the surrey. but nothing can beat it for
clear. sheer comfort
Mr.. Vanderbilt's landau is the pride
of the village. he drives in this, when
on his best behavior and in company
with his mother, Mrs. W. K. Wander
bilt, he goes through the boorishness of
calls" This carriage has a short
body, with high, broad wheels and it
seems to roll right along like rubber
ball Mrs. Vanderbilt, who usually
spends half the summer with her
son. prefers this TO all turnouts
The royal purple silken curtains
are partially drawn when she
Is within, for she is modest
lady and prefers 10 rece!c from public
gaze, The soft, downy cushions are of
conventional black and they seem quite
harmless as one behoiis them SOL
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THE CHEROKEE ALPHABET.

wonderful Ingenuity of Sequoyah, tho
Indian Cadmus.
One of the most wonderful linguistic
achievements of modern times is that OF
''The Indian Cadmus," Sequoyah, the
inventor of the Cherokee alphabet and
written language. As the first alpha
bet and SO the fountain of all language
is supposed to have originated with
Cadmus the Phenician, so the first In
dian alphabet and the source of writ
ten language and literature among the
red men of America is traced with alb
solute certainty to this famous Chero-
kee, Sequoyah.
Although scarcely half a century has
elapsed since his death, mist of un-
certainty already surrounds his birth
and life. But somewhere very near the
beginning of this century this remark
able parsonage was born in the Chero-
kee nation and educated to its customs
IN fact, he never knew any other than
the Cherokee language, which, until he
began to record it, was like the other
Indian dialect, purely oral
Sequoyah's grandfather is said to
have been a white man, but there was
no evidence of it in the personal appear
ance of the grandson.
The story goes that at a council Of
Cherokee chiefs in their town of Saunta,
an old reservation east of the Mississis-
sippi, there was debate On the COM
parative strength and future of the red
and white men. The strongest argu-
- & ~ IL
man was his ability to use the talking
Leaf and SO send messages to dis
lance. Sequoyah listened silently and
then burst out as if by an inspiration:
You are all idiots! The thing is
basyi l can do it myself"
Thereupon he is said to have picked
up fat stone, and with a charred
twig from the council fire to have made
certain marks upon it, each of which,
he told his fellows, represented GER
tain word. He also told them that to-
MORROW, or a month from then, he could
and would tell them those words with
out hesitation, as soon as he saw the
characters on the stone.
From the beginning Sequoyah con-
ceived and perfected the Cherokee al
phabet, utilizing the cries of wild
beasts, the calling of the hooking bird,
the shrill EXPLANATIONS of children, the
softest tones of the squaws and the
notes of the rotund organ of the adult
brave for his vocal sounds. When he
thought he had gathered all the differ
ent sounds, he attached to each a pic
torial sign or image, birds and beasts
and inanimate objects alike furnishing
him with these signs.
And so the Cherokee alphabet was
finished, the vocal sounds were reduced
to writing, and in an incredibly short
time the entire Cherokee nation learned
and used it.
There are eighty-fve characters in
6equeyah's alphabet, and newspaper
called the Advocate is now printed and
circulated in that language.-Yankee
Blade.
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Some people raay not be aware ust
the Bosstons. BrooisiynA and New FORKS
from home. ard the Baitraores. phsla-
delphias and Nashingtnas Al garrsss al
home and &c away IN re serogsa half &C
the season CcEssqusuily The CtncEn-
ratis, 81 Loais ard Louisville pizy IS
- hone ard - abroad. and the Chles-
roa. Clevelands s1d Pittsturshs - al
home and 81 Sbroad Thu give. 10
eastern clubs graf advantages sad
makes i; eert&i5 tAaE either groekiya
CT Boston VIII win Tie second half
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Loncstrr~t in BAD shape.

Nike Dryers great horse Lougstreet,
8 years old, by Longfellow. dam
Semper Idern. has broken down IN his
work a. Monmouth pars. and has been
turned CIT. Il is doubtful whether he
VIII ever race again, as ne seems 70 be
entirely gone n his CT fore leg. Il is
quite probable that he viii be retired
TO stud duty On Z farm IN Ken
tucky next spring. II IS also repor.e,!
that Gideon d Days 3-year-old colt,
His Highness. by The Iilused. dam
Princess. is very lame ard may not race
again this rear
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About all the difference wealth
makes in a mans condition is that it
lengthers the chain by which he Is
bound.-Al chison Globe.
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a YeNins Problem

How did you like it in the westr"
Not very we'll 1t took too much
attention to find out just when to
throw up your hands and when to lay
down YOUR hands Puck
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81 beg yo1r pardon, na'an, bat your
account Is ove-drzwn-
Dear me Ufky. I've got a whole LOT
Of checks left Chicago News