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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-02
ANOTHER RISE COMING,
The Ohio win Likely Commence to.
Rise in a Day or Two.
TOWNSEND lND PHILEIPS AGROUND
Rut Both WIN Got on the Bank on
the Prospective Rise-The Toe From
Headwaters Now Passing Here.
Navigation win DO Resumed The
Latter Part Of tho Week.

The situation at the river front yester-
day was not radically different from
what it was on the previous day, The
river continued to fall and was com,
paratiyely free from ice.
The C., l. & W, wharfboat, steamers
R, 4: Phillips and Lizzie Townsend are
now several feet out Of the water, rest,
ing on the shore Ice. Props have been
placed under them all and the crews
are now patiently waiting for rise
which Ia not thought to BIO far off, Tho
rain which fell here almost continuously
yesterday Is general and is bound to
have an effect on the stage OF water,
AT noon yesterday the stage Of water
at the public landing was 10 feet 8 inches
and still falling slowly, The heavy ice
from the Monongahela commenced TO
pass here last night though not In such
large and heavy cakes as was expected,
When II passes out, probably within
the next thirty-six hours the river will
be again in shape for a resume Of uayi-
CATION, The Scotia is now at Pittsburgh,
and is advertised to start for Cincinnati
Friday morning. The Keystone State.
will follow on Tuesday.
The ferryboat Climax resumed yester-
day and will probably continue right
along as the ice is not expected any
heavier than at present.
Reports from headwaters last night
were as follows;
Brownsville-l1 feet / inch and sta
Morsantown-7 feet 8 inches and
fallingi rainy.
Warren-S foot and a-lo; light snow.
RIVERS RISING AGAIN.
A dispatch received from Pittsburgh
late last night saya that IL has been
raining thcre for nearly twenty.four
hours and the rivers arc again rising,
The Monongahela was IL feet at 10
o'clock. Abreak-up Of the upper ALLIE
gheny to-day sent another supply OF ice
down the river, but no damage was
done. The riyermen do not anticipate.
a flood, and expect to send out their
towboats tomorrow.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Pats Logic.

A gentleman who stood a few mo-.
ments at corner where large build
ing was in process of erection overheard
some remarks made by an Irish work
man who evidently fancied himself a
logician of no mean order.
He was sturdy, good natured look
ing man, but evidently enjoyed leaning
on his hod and commenting on what
passed around him, much better than
he did active work. The cry of mort,
mort, " usually rang out several times
before he needed it.
Pat" said the foreman, severely,
coming upon the man at one of the
moments when he was 'restin' bit, "
why don't you attend to your work
and keep that man going p
'Shure, now," said Pat, shifting his
feet and turning broad smile upon
the foreman, IF I was to kape him
goin', he wouldn't have sorra thing to
say at all an if he didn't say any
thing, how would know he was there?
An if he wasn't there, fwhat would ne
be wantin' of morther, sorr ?"
And Pat marched off with his hod,
leaving the foreman not convinced, but
certainly confused, by this remarkable
exhibition of the workings of a logical
mind.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
An English Version of Columbus.

The following story comes from a
school in the midlands:
The master told the boys of the third
class to write short essay on Column
bus, and the following was sent by an
ambitious essayist:
Columbus was a man who could
make an egg stand on end without
breaking it. The King of Spain said to
Columbus, Can you discover America?
YES said Columbus, if you give me
ship. So he had ship and sailed
over tie sen in the direction where he
thought America ought to be found.
The sailors quarrelled and said they be-
lieved there was no such place. But
after many days the pilot came to him
and said, Columbus, see land. Then
that is America, said Columbus.
When the ship got near. the land
was full of black men. Columbus
said, is this American Yes, it is
said they. Then, he said, i suppose
you are then negroes?' Yes they said,
we are.
The chief said, I suppose you are
Columbus?'
"'You are right, said he. Then the
chief turned to his men. and said:
There is NJ help for it; we are dis
covered ut last.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
The Telephone in Roumania.

The two Roumania cities, Galatz and
Braila, on the Danube, were lately con-
nected by telephone. which is an insti-
tuition of the State, like the telegraph.
Before its opening, an ordinance of the
government for its use was published
in the official gazette, the principal
part of which is as follows:
"A person who wishes to communi-
cate with another by telephone is bound
to notify that person beforehand by
letter, telegraph or otherwise.
A dealer in produce in Braila was
about to close contract for a supply
of barley. He desired, however, to
learn beforehand the price of barley
quoted at the board of trade in Galatz.
For that purpose he went to the tele-
phone Office, and, after the fee, desired
to get telephone connection with bis
correspondent in Galatz.
Very well ; have you informed that
gentleman ?"
What for? He is in Galatz, and the
person to whom want to telephone. -
That would not do, sir. Here is the
ordinance. Before you can telephone
to him, you must inform him before
hand by letter, telegraph or in any
other way"
Nonsense Is the government crazy?
Maybe they will ask me to travel to
Galatz, and inform him that on a GER
tain day and hour he may be at the
telephone Office to receive a communi-
cation from me ?"
The official smiled.
"Yes, that would do, too" he re-
turned in his blandest tones.
The merchant was obliged to give up
the barley deal.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Vanadiun.

With the exception of platinum,
vanadium is the most valuable metal,
an ounce of it being worth nearly two
hund ed dollars.
Vanadium is used in fixing or fasten-
ing dyes. A single grain of it will
fasten permanently an indefinite guam.
tity of dyes of any color, so that they
can not be injured by water or exposure
to the sun.
1t is used by manufacturers of silks,
ribbons and other fine goods, one part
generally being sufficient to fasten five
or six hundred parts The metal was
discovered in Pennsylvania early in the
present century, but in quantities so
minute that very little notice was taken
of it except by collectors of mineralogi.
cal specimens
Then about fifteen years ago, con-
siderable deposit was found in the in
terror of Mexico. The discoveries, not
knowing what it was, sent some speci-
mems to the celebrated Professor Ros-
coe, of the University of Edinburgh,
who identified it, and by chemical OK
periments made known its usefulness
As the manufacturers of wearing ap-
parel and other fabrics would be willing
to use million dollars worth of vana-
dunn annually if they could obtain it
at any reasonable cost, prospectors all
over the world commenced at once to
hunt for similar deposits, and a Rus
sian mining engineer succeeded in find
ing one on the Siberian side of the Ural
Mountains.
But the supply is so limited, and the
price SO enormous, that it is only used
in dyeing the finest grades of silk, in
making indelible ink and fer some
other purposes. Could it be brought
within the reach Of cotton and woollen
manufacturers, both in quantity and in
price, fading colors would no longer be
excusable, and millions of dollars
worth of the metal might be sold every
! year.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
The Riaito Bridge.

The bridge of the Rialto is a name to
conjure with, but, honestly speaking, it
is scarcely the gem of the composition.
There are, of course, two ways of tax
ing it-from the water or from the up.
per passage, where its small shops and
booths abound in Venetian character;
but it mainly counts as feature of the
oanal when seen from the gondola or
even from the awful UapereHo. The
curve of its single arch is much to be
commended, especially when, coming
from the railway station, you see it
frame with its sharp compass line the
perfect reach of the canal on the other
side. But the backs of the little shops
make, from the water, graceless col
lectiye hump, and the inside view is
the diyerting one.
The big arch of the bridge-like the
arches of all the bridges is the boat
mans friendin wet weather. The gon-
dolas, when it rains, huddle beside the
peopled barges, and the young ladies
from the hotels. vaguely fidgeting,
complain of the communication of in
sect life. Here indeed is little of
everything, and the jewellers of this
celebrated precinct-they have their
immemorial row-make almost as fine
a show as the fruiterers. 1t is a univer-
sal market, and fine place to study
Venetian types. The produce of the
islands is discharged there, and the fish
mongers announce their presence.
All ones senses, indeed, are vigor-
ously attacked. the whole place is vio-
lently hot and bright, and odorous and
noisy. The churning of the oaporettO
mingles with the sounds-not indeed
that this offensive note is confined to
one part of the canal. But just here
the little piers of the resented steamer
are particularly near together, and it
seems, somehow, to be always kicking
up the water.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
ELUFFING A VISITOR.
An Office Boy for a Western Paper De-
seryes Credit.

An Office Boy for Western Paper De-
serves Credit.
He was an Office boy worthy of a
place among heroes, albeit his lot was
cast in the newspaper office of West
ern town, where enduring fame IS
crowded to the wall.
He occupied place at the foot of
the editorial stairs, and it was his duty
TO give warning to the editor when an
irate visitor came with gun to correct
an item appearing in the paper
With polite bow and gracious
smile he was wont to inform the visitor
that he would go and see if the editor
was in, and then, if the editor concluded
from the boys description of the caller,
that it was safe to see him, he was in;
otherwise he crawled into fireproof
safe in the back room and waited until
the danger was passed.
One day, says the Detroit Free Press,
man came who was particularly ugly.
He was a lawyer politician in the neigh
boring town, and tho editor had not
filtered the language lie used in describ-
ing his moral turpitude.
Il want to see the editor" he growled,
as he started upstairs.
Iii see if he is in, sir, smiled the
boy, innocently getting in his way.
well, l guess not, exclaimed the
man, grabbing him by the coatcollar.
live heard how the chump has a
way of turning people down when he
doesn't want to see them, and | won't
have it. You stay right where yon are,
and I'll attend to this business myself :
And he slapped the boy down hard in
a rickety chair.
The boy gasped, but did not lose lis
wits.
That's all right, mister, he said,
showing pad of paper and pencil at
the man; "but before you 60 mp them
stairs won't you please write out your
ante -mortem statement for use at the
coroner's inquest?'
The man stopped moment in his
headlong career.
Its favor to me, sir, pleaded the
boy, "for the coroner gives me dollar
apiece for 'em. and the five or six a
week I get barely supports my poor,
sick mother and me, and he wiped his
eyes on his coat sleeve.
The boys pathetic earnestness af-
fected the visitor visibly.
"Umer-er, he hesitated, as he
started for the door, ION the whole,
guess I'll postpone my visit until this
afternoon" and then he disappeared,
and the boy drew long breath, and
chuckled away down in his honest lit
tie heart.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
ECCNOMiTlES SELLING OUT.

Turning All the Property Into Ready
Cash.
Trustee John Duss, of the Econorlities,
at Beaver Falls, Pa. has caused II ;ensa-
ton by the sale of the sociely's stock in
the Drawn Steel Company to W. \. Nc
Cool for $50, 900 He also soil 80 acres
of coal land in Beaver County for So 500.
This was the winding up of 1000 acres
once owned by the society. The people
are alarmed, thinking the society is going
to turn all its interests into cash. The
steel works deal will cause a big change
in the society's affairs.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
FOREIGN NEWS,

Eleven Sicilian brigands were sen.
fenced at town near Palnlero to penal
servitude for life, having oeen convicted
of numbering one of their victims when
the 100000 ransom demanded did not
arrive in time.
Dispatches from Congo Free State re-.
ceived at Brussels state that Tippo Tbs
son was defeated by the anti slavery
force ard 500 captiyes liberated.
lie jubilee presents of the Pope al
ready amount to 81 400, 900.
Floods are doing much damage in the
Bochnia district.
loatieh bomb was found in a houss
IN the Via Balisica, Rome, Saturday
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
PRICE OF LOTS ONLY SIM

TERMS oF 1 UKcHAsD: Five III
lars cash and Two doIl.n u
montfI, With no luterss,. N
Cash, 10 per cent disc, uu;; all u
~ per cent disc uut.
money will be advanced 10 \
ties des rluz tu build. 4
Ii a husband purchaser 4,
before his purchase 10 c. nUIsI.l
a deed III lee will BE- given al
widow, If the properly Ia. b,
IMPROVED, or If not. tie snon|
alIead, palu will be relurnsd \
The above presents al opnrl
nifty never before offered that
ored people OF the city Of Rxa
lngIOn 10 secure q valuable
eltner as all investment or hi
home Oil monthly payments, ]
at the same time, entitled hi
10 a vote and a Voice In the On
ernmes OF the county.
Those who apply hrsl, will b,
Tie hrs, chOIe. OF lots.
Already mahy have made Id
homes In the LILY u BOas
anu lots purchased Oh The ADD
IeIIns should douole IN Value Nh
III lie lex Tx mouths
FoI further IntUrmnt1un aupI,
W. CALVIN CHASE, agvbt
1lOS l ) .,b.
vi IA jIPDELL .kINGu
Wv bel, QUO " D :, Il. ".
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The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
REVENUE CUTTER SUNK.

The United States Cutter Washington HUN
Down by an Annex Boat.
The Government revenue cutter WASH
ington was run down on Monday by
Annex boat No. of the Pennsy lvania
Railroad just outside of tie Barge office
dock, New York. Special Inspector Tom
Brown was very badly, if not fatally. in
jured. The cutter had very narrow
escape from sinking right in the channel;
and it was only due to the presence OF
mind of the pilot, Capt. Jack Brown,
that she was brought back to her lock,
where size sunk in few minutes with a
big hole below her water line, just op.
posite the door to the fire hold amid
ships. The dozen other men on the
Washington had all some injuries.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Attempt to Kill Millionaire Mackev.

VIC. Ripp4y ruined Forty miner, ?"
who is we'll known to all old-timers on
the Pacific slope, attempted to kill John
w. Mackay, the bonanza millionaire, as
he was walking along the street in San
Francisco, by shooting him between the
shoulders. After firing at Mackay, Rip.
pey placed the pistol to his head and
fired again, infiicting a mortal wound.
Mr. Mackay's wound is not considered
serious. He did not know he was in.
iured until his attention was called to
the wound in his back. He SAYS he
never knew Rippey, and has no lies why
he attempted to assassinate him, unless
he was crank,
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Gov. McKinley's Liabilities.

The financial affairs of Governor Nc
Klnley become more entangied IS de-
velopments progress, and the amount of
his liabilities, caused by the Walker fail
ure at Youngstown, is now placed 1T
$2O0,0 The Governor is not merely
the indorser of tie notes, as at first re-
ported, but is the maker. These notes,
it is claimed, were made by the Gov srnor
to Robert Walker, of Youngstown, whose
recent failure brought on the crash, and
represented thousands of dollars used in
coal mine venture near Connects vile,
Pa, in which Mckinley and Walker
were jointly interested. The notes in
question Lave been running, it is said,
for four or five years, and the wonder
has been among those aware of the stu
alton that the crisis was not reached long
before it came.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
PLEADED HIS OWN CAUSE.
The Man Was Not Used to Perambuiating
Footballs.

The Man Was Not Used to Perambuiating
Foot-Mats.
A lady with long train to her dress
was walking along the street when an
old colored man passing her stepped on
her train with both feet, tearing it
badly. The lady was very angry, and
had the old man arrested for being dis
orderly, says the Detroit Free Press.
What has the prisoner been guilty
of ?" asked the Judge.
aHe was disorderly, Your Honor.
.Who is the complaining witness?"
..Here, Your Honor" and lady was
brought forward and regularly sworn.
She told with much asperity how the
old man had stepped on the train OF
her dress, tearing it, and when he saw
the damage he had done, instead OF
apologizing he tried to get away.
"Who represents the prisoner p
He pleads his own case.
The old man was brought forward, a
mild hammered old fellow. wearing
spectacles, and looking the embodiment
of good natured dignity.
"It's dis way, Jedge, concernin' dat
lady. Here is a 'sposable case. 'Spose
l walk along the street wild my coat
tails a-spread out on the sidewalk, two,
free feet. as proud as peacock, an
never look behint, and dat lady cum
and jest plant her two dear, sweet little
bits of feet on dat coat-tail, you tink
goin' to make fuss an get dat nice
lady rested You tink so, Jedge?''
Il think, said the complaining wit
ness at :his moment, 'sthat have made
mistake. If the case is dismissed
will pay the costs.
The case was dismissed.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
To Go Over Niagara i'm a Cask-

George Haz lett, of Whiting, Ind. ,
who has twice passed through the Mag.
ara whirlpool in cask. has arrived al
Niagara Falls, where he Will imnedi-
ately make his preparations for shooting
over the falls He proposes to Use an
egg~shaped barrel similar to those EN-.
ployed by himself. Potts and otl,ors in
going through the whirlpool. He is con.
fident that the drop of 165 feet can ba
made without fatal results.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
The Plea for Harris.

The plea for a new trial for Harris, the
alleged murderer of Helen Potts. lis girl
wife, was made before Recorder Smyth
on Monday. The lawyers for Harris
presented evidence to prove that Harris's
young wife was in the habit # eating
morphine. The Recorder withheld his
decision.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Milan's Divorce Void.

A Vienna cablesram says that; the Met.
ropolitan, Michael, has pronounced the
divorce of ex King Milan and n atalie
void. According to this decision the
first marriage is still valid, and he nee Q
second marriage, which was co ntem.
plated, will not be necessary.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
The Two Vice -Presid

The Vice-Presideut and Mrs. Morton
have issued invitations to rec 4ption to
meet the Vice-President-el CD and Mrs.
Stevenson on Wednesday evening. March
l, at their residence in Washington, D.
G.. The Vice-Presilent-elec will !; rive
in Washington on Tuesday evening.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Snow Tunnels a Mile. Long.

Farmers have succeeded in opening
the principal roads of Clearfield County,
Pennsylvania. In some of the mountain
regions there are snow banks mile long.
The high drifts have been tunneled
through after the fashion Of railroad
cuts.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
Judge H-ydriek Succeeds Paxson.

Governor Pattison, of Pa, has ap.
pointed Judge Heydrick of Franklin te
the vacancy on the Supreme bench
caused by the resignation of Chief Jus.
tice Paxson to accept the Reading Rail
road receivership.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
ROckafeIlOW Arrested.

mixer Rockafellow was arrested at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on warrants sworn Out
by number of creditors of the defunct
bank. He gave bail for his appearance
at court
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
LIE INDU Stir Al BULL
INu AND oAVING o.

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light I'D every mouth.
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The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
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The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
ADVERTISE in the BEE.

Rooms with Board: Iu hrsi
cass house and IL, d popular port'
vi the city. Cars pass the do
y.2-1l ii L.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04
tn etnts Per W.

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soc. Per Wee,|
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CITY OF BOWIE
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LIE list rppJs.urIt, No.
i"ied PEI pie to sesal. h.
"a W eekiy payments .,
week OF Two DohArs pen pa''|
lIUO LOTS Fla ALE
l. the city of buw,g. $40.
.afy 'nnd- Unly 70 mllo,s..
ON " ashlhgtcu. IoubIs :.
: uaius stop ually. kars 90
"m " asningtOn, Only sn -
y comuuIatluu Ilckel, In.
.on vi the Baltimore s,dt
&C anu Pipe creek R.,l'a
elegr"ph aud Express A
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uu fUL e ia lfuau, sn,'
i.urches an hools alrsad, bn'
he must beautiful sp,,, n !.
Stale vi Ma y,aLd. Tue 10 -
city perfect. NJ lakes, snd i
cLaseis IF lots Viii recr,v. !,
deeus, with certificate ot :
4" Free F."
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04

ouuscrloe to aud auverilee-
BEE.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04

q 00H may Dc gFezE. IIaa Tz-sss- Ee1ecexzs,a
aSood boo 3 the best friend Upper.
The Washington bee., 1893-03-04

RoaLaS II
sU8 Street, \. W.,
wAsHISGToN. ID
The Helena independent., 1893-12-06
bank OF Grsas Falls, and @. II. Middleton.
Ct the !toskgvowers National, q Miles
City will b sfTaignsd to plead to-day.
MUST HAVE GOOD REASON.
Civcumstancss Under Which Cases WI
Iso Contin ued In COURT.

CIvoumstancss Under which Gases Wili
Be Continu ued In COURT.
The judges Of the distriot court have
bssn compelling parties to Try civil suits
unless good showing IL made for contin-
usnos under the rules of court. Yesterday
morning the case Of Everman ". Whit
comb WAS TO bs tried before JudRs Buck.
II was ~ appeal from justice Of the
peace. Judge Buok Was detained at bis
home by sickness IN his family. whsrsupon
Judge Hunt said he would Try tho case.
The defendant was ready With his Wit
nsssss. Judge Atkinson, who appeared
for the plaintiff. stated that hia
client WAS mot In court. and that
he could not proceed. Judge Hunt said
shat he estimated the cost Of running the
two Departments of the district court q
about $40 day when thirty jurors wsFs
in attendance, and shat whore parties IN
fact that the oounty paid for the juFy, nc
continuance could be granted unless good
and valid excuse was .prsssntsd. He stated
that the judges we're doing oil they could ia
keep down sxpsnsss. and we're trying "a
run the two departments with twenty-ei eight
jul oIs, although the Law called for forty
eight. There WAS NO reason for PLAINTIFF
absence. and 90 far az he was concerned the
case must proceed. Jsst thsn Judge Buok
came In. Judge Hunt stated TO him what
he had said. vhsrsupon Judge Buck stated
taken by Judge Hunt. and that the case
must p. ocssd to srial. The Jury was oallsd,
but before they were examined % to causc
Judge Atkinson dismissed his oass. agree
Ing TO the order that the costs should be
taxed against bic client.