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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01
AN INLAND SEAPORT.
DULUTH THE MUNICIPAL MARvEl. OF
THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION.

Tho Town Rendered Famous In 1871 by
Proctor Knotrs Matchless Sarcasm Has
Just Laid the Cornerstone of q 1850, 200
Board of Trade building.
Two hundred and FIVE years ago n
French naval officer named Jean du
Luth visited the region bordering upon
the western end of Lake Superior He
was greatly impressed with its natural
beauties, and he wrote enthusiastically
concerning them in his letters describ-
ing his travels in the wilds of the sw
world.
Du Luth's enthusiasm was richly
merited, for this world affords few more
beautiful land and water scapes thai,
those of the Lake Superior region. He
was almost as greatly struck by its re-
sources as by its comeliness, and in this
he was also justified, but it took man
kind long time to utilize them. In
1860 there were but II white inhabit-
ants at the spot where Du Luth pitched
his chief camp and which received the
name of its chief white visitor. and
there were but few more when in 1869
it was decided to make it the eastern
terminus Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. But the dormant energies of tho
place were only awaiting the magic i'm
pulses that follow the advent of the iron
horse. In 1870 Duluth had population
OF 3.l3l souls. Of whom 1866 were Of
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

city. a public reception was held in the
daytime, and in the evening there was
grand banquet, at which he was the
chief speaker. He then embraced the
opportunity to take everything back,
and his remarks were received with the
utmost el thusiasm.
The Dr luth board of trade was organ
lied in 1881 by nine business men. A
handsome building was put up in 1885
at cost of sl15, 900, including site. In
February this structure was destroyed by
fire, and the site, which cost $40, 900 in
1885, would now sell readily for $50,
900. There are not many towns in the
United States in which real estate val
ues of 1894 are so much higher than
were the values of 1885. The member
ship of the Duluth board of trade at the
present time is 1856. Last year the wheat
receipts aggregated 80, 910, 900 bushels
the flour receipts, 6,979, 900 barrels,
2,088, 900 Of which were ground in the
local mills The wheat shipments for
1898 were 93. 700, 900 bushels and the
flour shipments 6, 902, 900 barrels.
The harbor Of Duluth Is now visited
by seagoing vessels that make their way
thither through the st. Lawrence, the
great lakes and the Welland canal. 1t
was at Duluth that the first whalebaok
boats, the carrying craft Of the fu-
ture, were first built.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01
Too Much Roughing 1t.

There is a popular superstition that it
is good for young people to have desper-
ately hard times when they are starting
out in life. The more cramped and pain.
full their surroundings are, the harder
they will struggle to getout Of these, it Is
said. The more they are kicked and
buffeted the faster they will work to get
away from the blows The pathetic
poverty of President Garfield in his boy
hood, the almost tragic nature of the
struggles of Lincoln to rise out of igno-
rance and get his law profession, are
pointed to triumphantly as evidence of
what roughing it will do for men. Great
millionaires have been 80 poor when
they were boys that they had not always
enough to eat. Therefore all boys who
have not enough to eat may become mil
honaires, so the argument goes.
1t is false, cruel and wicked philoso-
ply. a part of the spirit which once tor
tured peoples bodies in order to save
their souls. The truth is that those who
have risen from extreme poverty up
through painful toll to become rich and
famous have done so in spite of the toll
and poverty, not because of it. Under
favorable, happy circumstances they
would have been greater than they were.
Enough struggle and roughing it to de-
velop all ones powers are necessary, but
not torture. Far more genius has been
strangled and squeezed to death by hard
and painful early life than has been de-
veloped by 1t.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

The supreme court of Alabama is In a
shocking state theologically. 1t rem
dered recent decision that bequest
left for the purpose of Offering masses
for the sSul of the teetator after his
death was void. The ground taken was
that there is no living beneficiary Of the
trust endeavored to be created, "the
soul not being an entity in the law"
This is dreadful. 1t shows that the law
does not recognize the immortality Of
the soul, and that therefore the legal
mind must be an absolute blank on this
subject. The establishment of mis-
sion to labor with lawyers and con-
vince them that the soul does not die
would be in order.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

PROPOSED BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING.
foreign birth. In 1878 the number had
grown to 5000, and the increase has
been practically constant ever since, al
belt there have been occasional reac-
tionary lapses following periods of over
booming. When the cornerstone of the
new Board Of Trade building was laid
the other day, the town had for years
passed the experimental period, as is
evidenced by the fact that the contracts
for the structure call for the expenditure
of $3.50, 900.
It is not SO very long ago that the
claims of those who foretold great fu-
ture for Duluth were laughed to scorn by
those who had not properly considered
them. The most famous piece Of fun
poking in connection with Duluth was
the speech delivered in January, 1871,
by Hon. J. Proctor Knott of Kentucky,
then member Of the house of represent
atives at Washington. The occasion Of
its making was q resolution for the ex-
tension of the time allowed for the COM
pletion OF a railroad to the young city,
and the address was such masterpiece
in its way as to attract the attention Of
the entire civilized world. 1t was dur
ing this speech that Mr.. Knott dubbed
Duluth "The Zenith City of the I'm
salted Seas" His words embodied the
most extravagant but sarcastic prophe-
cies as to the future of the town, but
they made Duluth famous and actually
helped its progress amazingly. They
also established Knott's reputation as
the wit of the house.
1t has been often stated that the
speech was really written by that agile
penned promoter, P. Donan. with the
intention Of assisting the Duluthian
boom, and it has been pointed out in
support of the story that Knott never
after delivered a similar speech. Those
who know hin, best say that there is
very little, probability that Donan was
the author Of his address, and those
who are familiar with Domains style
agree with them Mr. Knott's speech
was not besprinkled with such profusion
of polysyllabic gems as Donan' S produc-
tions always show, and i'll manner and
phraseology it was similar to many aft
er dinner addresses that have been de-
livered by the Kentuckian The reason
he has never delivered another similar
public speech is believed by his friends
to lie in the fact that he realized that
he had made the mistake of his life in
allowing the comic muse to dominate
him when on the floor Of the house.
Duluth indignation because of this
attack was intense at first, but it van
ished az soon as it was seen that the ef-
feet was good and not bad. In 1890 the
Kentuckian was made the guest Of the
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

An unterrified Britisher makes the dec
laration that men are cleaner than wom-
en- and takes his stand on it. He writes
to the Pail Mall Budget that at free
bathing establishment in West End
parish seven times as many men as wom-
en- come to wash themselves, although
equal accommodations are provided for
both sexes. Then he asks triumphantly,
why do not women battle moreY'
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

About this time of year look out for
lottery swindles that offer you certain
large sum of money for small one.
They are frauds, every one.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

Millions of acres of public lands will
continue to be sold during the month of
July in Mexico at prices ranging from
30 cents to 81 an acre.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

Eli single men and women wish they
were married, and many married men
and women wish they were single.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-01

If everybody helped somebody, then
few people would not have to help
everybody.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

nounceable names, which is carried on
the constantly diminishing pay-rolls by
number only. The modern PenDsylva-
mia. a State Of swollen monopolists,
pauper labor and impoverished farms,
made the same demand yesterday that
il made one, two and three generations
ago, always with a lying pretense that
patriotism was at the bottom of 1t. 1t
is not a genuine American Common
wealth that has spoken. II is a saSrapy,
corrupt, debilitated and ignorant. The
bigger the Pennsylvania majority the
greater the shame.-Chicdgo Herald
Ii has partly been due TO the vocif-
erous clamor by which the Republican
leaders have sought to carry TO the &C
count of unknown and untried changes
in the tariff schedules the mischief OF
their own devising. But IL has IN
greater part been due to the demOrali-
zation and Reorganization of the Dem
Ocratic party consequent upon an inca
pabe, inefficient and headstrOng leader
ship. The Republican party is fight
ing for life. II has had the help OF
men whO are fighting for subsidies
which they have enjoyed that they
loOk upon them as property rights. Al
though the Democrats have the means
ana munitions Of war, the possession Of
executive power in both the State and
the Federal governments, and the
prestige of victory, they have
simply laid down and let every
thing go. They have squabbed
among themselves, and attempted
10 meet the solid shot of the enemy
with fireworks. There is evidence of
the usual Republican Strands in the
count. But there is still more striking
evidence OF Democratic incapacity. The
organization is rotten. 1t is a corpse
that should be buried out Of sight as
quickly as possible, and the Chairman
of the Democratic State Committee and
the Chairman Of the Democratic City
Committee should act as pail bearers
Philadelphia Record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

BELLAIRE,

The banquet given by the Belmont
County Medical Society a. the Windsor
Hotel yesterday was an enjoyable affair.
About forty guests were entertained.
Drs. A. Hewetson, B. 0. Williams, j. A.
Hobson, A. II. Korner and j. 5. Nc
Clellan made appropriate and interest
ing responses to tOasts. DR.. ID. w. Long
delivered an address OF welcome, and
Dr. Isaac G.. Cope acted as toast master.
A sumptuous feast was served, alike
creditable to ths society and mime
host "McCaffreY.
The contest for the nomination for
City Treasurer on the Democratic ticket
is quite interesting between Jacob Reitz
and James r. Kelly, and the friends Of
the two banking institutions have taken
a hand in the fight The Dollar Saw
ings Bank has been trying for some
years TO get part OF the city deposits and
to that end are supporting Jacob Reitz.
The First National has Mr. Kelly in the
field and he is endeavoring to retain the
funds in the institution with which he
is concerned.
The entertainment at the Elysian
Theater, last night, under the auspices
OF Spangler Post and the American Me-
chanics, was well attended.
City Treasurer Frank Williams will
lose his right eve, the result Of being
nit with piece Of coal while at work At
Morgan's mines.
Martin q Landkrohn, who kept the
Mint saloon in the Second ward, made
an assignment yesterday. Assets and
liabilities small.
The Gravel Hill Literary and Social
Club will be entertained this evening at
the home Of Mrs. NJ. Alma Sanders.
Thomas Rosser is seriously i'll.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
MOUNDsyILLE.

Yesterday forenoon, fire broke out 10
the residence of George L. Fuller, be-
low the corner Of Third street, on JEFF
ferson avenue, occasiOned by defective
flue. The fire was we'll advanced be-
fore II was discovered, and it was only
throng the united efforts Of number Of
citizens, vino gave their assistance, that
the house was saved from destruction.
The fire engine was called out, but the
fire was extinRuished before its arrival.
AS it was, only the roof was Injured to
any extent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
COLONIAL DANCE
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR GIVEN LAST NIGHT BY
THE MERCANTILE CLUB
Il Was One Of the Most Successful Affairs Of
the Ssason-Ohar Events in Society
Circles

Tasteful decorations in bunting and
evergreen. the subtle odor of fragrant
flowers, the inspiring melody Of popular
selections, and the constantly changing
panorama of fair women and gallant
men, were the factors which made the
colonial dance OF the Mercantile Club
last night, one of the notable successes
of a gay social season. The interior OF
the coy quarters OF this leading He
brew organization, revealed kaleido-
scopic scene Of beauty and animation.
Upder,the dsft fingers OF florist O'Neil,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
DIED.

ARNOLD-Nt Bealsville. Ohio. Thursday
February - 1891. EAIPH, son Of j. II. and Kate
NJ Arnold (aee Blr -, aged days.
DODDRIDGE-Wc Wednesday, February ~. 1884,
40 o'clock q. NJ, JOHN N. DoDDalD1E, aged -
years.
Funeral from his ate residence, No. l2s North
Front street Friday morning at 11.30 o'clock.
Friends are invited TO attend. Int rment pri-
yAte a. Brooke cemetery, Wellsbur-
SHALLCROSS-On Tuesday. February 9th.
1921, al l.lj p. IN. az the ;esicence o. g. Scham-
bra, No 1873 Market street, THOMAS p. SHALL
coss, Jr., aged 50 yesrs.
Funeral fiom the residence Of C. Schambrs,
No. 1905 Market street, On Friday morning a.
10 o'clock. Friends invited 20 atteEd. Inter
ment at Mt. Wood cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

the polls in droves and in the manuiac-
turing csntsrs the high tariff workers
bad an easy job. Philadelphia and
Pittsburg alone rolled up about 100000
OF Pennsylvania's Republican majority.
In the country districts and those
away from the influence Of the protect
ed manufacturers the Democrats made
gains.
Another, aud no inconsiderable factor
in the result was the delay in Congress
in disposing OF the tariff question and
the failure TO relieve business Of uucer-
tainty regarding tariff schedules. Many
a business man who would welcome
tariff reform has grown weary OF wait
ing and losing trade, and in sheer des-
peration has voted against the party re-
sPonsible for delay. And therein sis
warning to the Democrats Of
the Senate. There is no further
need Of DELAY. Let them take up the
Wilson bin and pass it at once, and re-
lieve the business of the country Of
suspense. ANY other course will make
arepetition OF the result in Pennsylva-
MIA possible, if not probable, in the
nation next fall, and turn the Govern
ment once more over to the enemies Of
tariff reform and the agents Of the
trusts and mcnopolies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
TO LETT

store room 1903 Market street best location
in ths city Tor drug store. Egefter Hall
store r00ms 10 Main Street
Office rooms Egerter Block. Splendid room
for HauaOiIl club
Scyen-roomsd Dwelling 81 south Penn street.
Six-roomed dwelling 10 south penn street.
tig-roonsd dwelling Us south Penn street
ti1-ro0med dwelling go North YORK street
Six-roomed dwelling with BATH laundry
large rard, 40 A. Maryland street
Fou- rooms third 2oor both cases, water
warm and Id, ~ 1853 Mar % street.
Fiye-roomsd dwelling 5ll8 EOd street
FIye.rOomed dwelling 3if9 jacob street.
Fiye-roomed dwelling. ~ Twenty ninth 50.
-Four rooms second d0or 2l21 kO1 strest.
Five rooms frst foor. - Thirteenth street
Four-Toomed dwelling 10 South York street
FouT-roomed dwelling 10 south YORK. Pos
session nov.
Fo.r-roomsd dwelling 262s MARKET strset.
Threc-roomed dwelling, So National Road.
NOW empty.
Lawysrs Offices. Chsplins street near Ci.y
Building.
street; large yard, central location
G. o.-SNITH & DICKINSON, &C. F
I229 NAgKEr sTEEET
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

Tux thirty-fve Mansfield miners con-
victsd OF rioting have been sentenced
20 from two months 20 two years in
prison. They are foreigners and this
little experience with American justice
win do them good.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

lar extravaganza of the burlesque will
ALI be found in the Rose Hill Folly
Company, which will be the attraction
at the Grand the first three nights OF
next week Everything introduced Is
sfrst-class and strictly refined. This
will be a show we'll worth seeing.
GIRLS FROM CALIFORNIA.
"Girls from California" was presented
TO a large audience at the Grand last
night and evidently pleased. The story
is interesting, aud there are plenty OF
thrilling situations which an excellent
company presents to advantage. The
scenery Is striking and there is great
deal of it. Girls from California" re-
mains at the Grand the rest of the week,
with usual matinee Saturday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

APPARATUS has been adopted in
Vienna by means of which the doors Of
public buildings may be- closed auto
matically in case Of an outbreak or an
archistic assault. This looks as ii the
socialists we're crowding the govern
ments over the water pretty hard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
! rRuLr ARrIsrIo oReANIzATION.

I TRULY ARTISTIC ORGANIZATION.
The Bernhard Listemann Club IS
composed of soloists Of the highest
merit. The people of Wheeling have
seldom il ever listened to better con-
cert than this company will give at the
Opera House next Monday evening. IL
is the highest priced attraction in the
Y. Nj. C. A. course this season. Seats
will be reserved at Mr.. Houses music
store this morning. The Philadelphia
Inquirer in speaking Of the Theodore
Thomas Orchestral Concert, says: "Ihe
chief event in point of interest during
the concert was the appearance OF Mr..
Bernhard Listemann. He made great
sensation by his abilities, which are OF
the most astonishing degree OF excel
lence. His wonderful execution oil
Paganinfs' difficulties excited the sur
prise OF the whole house. In purity OF
tone and unrufled. velvet-like smooth
ness of execution we have never neara
his equal"
ROSE HILL FOLLY co.
The life Of the comedy, the sweet
music of the opera, the pleasing feat
4 10 ae l.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

DEMOCRATS in the Senate should get
20 work und pass the Wilson bill il they
don't want to see the result Of the
Pennsylvania election repeated In the
nation. The people are tired Of wait
Ln-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
The PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

Pennsylvania's latest vote might not
have been what it was had proper
tariff reform bill been promptly enacted.
". J.. EUcning telegram.
Pennsyivania isn't the United States
bv a long shot, thank heaven, else the
revenue reform advocates might have
good reason 90 be discOuraged.
We now know what that grounding
meant when he crawled back into mis-
hole. he f0reSaw the big snow storm
of February 20 There is this
satisfaction, Co be got out of Crows
majority. To will be handy hereafter
90 calculate Democratic gains on
PiuSblvq Post
Pennsylvania has spoken again and
with the same voice. IL calls for more
tariff. It is Still loyal 20 the glorious
uaion on the Identical conditions that it
has exacted from the drst. Il simply
insists on the privilege Of taxing the
others States for It's own benefit. A
great change haHtaken place Ia the
character Of Pc 7lvanla's population
ia the last thir ars. Yet its de-
maud is still Oh The American
w0Akingman reared from the
commonwealth lis place a has
beanh taken ded an
talilea l0reig With
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
RENTS REDUCED.

No. II Thirteenth street brick, rooms
No. 81 10 McColloch street, large 1weling
No. l2l Fourteenth street, brick, . rooms.
No 1915 Fifteenth street, rooms $500.
No a. Eleventh street, rooms, t,O0
No 81 Ohio street, D rooms, lrams.
Mo- y Broadway, . rooms, tl00l.
No 80 ThictyseYenth street. IS rooms, Sow
no 50 ThirtY-seysuth street, 500.
No - ". Wabash street rooms $1,000.
No. - n. Wabash street rooms. bl3 u.
No. 100 Chapllnc street. rooms, slAuu
No 1877 alley II. 3 rooms, SlJ.Ol
No 2S3g Eon street, brick. rooms, sl5O0.
No 2Si7 Eon street brick, B rooms, cljuU.
No. 1906 Ma&e street office rooms.
No. 10 Teuthstreet. storcroom. 81. 90.
No 10 Ohio street, second hoor, frame, tluNO
40. AZ alley Z. lower part, t.OJ
No 1893 Chapllne ST., rooms, GZluJ
No l2i Thirty-third S.. brick, rooms. ,Iul
No. 2S02 Eon ST., 3 rooms lrst floor. - 20.
Front room on Fourteenth ST. suitable ion
one or two gentlemen
No. % s. Front street, rooms and bath.
No. 900 Main S.. II rooms, bficS.
No. e $. York ST., roous, frame.
No 1892 Maia 81. Cd ana 30 floors,
No. 65 Seventeenth s., 4rooms, Dick.
No. g3 Ohio St. lst floor. 3 rooms
No 1900 Chapline ST.. 3 rooms, brick. $500.
A SIX room dwelling ia Lcatherwood.
Store room in Hearns Tabernacle building
South street
Odice rooms 10 Hibberd Block No 1914 Mark
20 street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

THE Democrats must ful6n Their
pledges 20 the people or suffer defeat.
Pass the Wilson BILL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

TIRE Central American Republic has
suspended payment Of its external debt
because of the decline in silver In
other words so far as the world a. large
Is concerned Central America is bank
rupt This doesn't look promising for
the cause OF our friends the si.yerites.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23
RINEHART & TATUM,
CITY Bank Bullalns. Room5. T.Isnhoss 2ll.
FOR r ENT.

Possession ~ once
g62 Market street rooms. bath and both case.
q0i Market street, @ rooms, bath and both gases.
9il Alley g. rooms
Possession April lst.--
1904 Jacob street Z rooms. bath and 10th gases
goo Marke, street. 3 rooms, 2gd noor, bath and
both gases.
26l2 Market street, 3 rooms and finished attic
29l6 Market street. o rooms and finished tttic-
l29 South Front strest rooms, hot End cold
water, both gases.
113 Virginia street. rooms
1873 Fourteenth street, 3 rooms and attic.
store room No. 1885 Market street
Front room, 2nd floor, l230 Market street.
GEO.J. MATHISON
Isa Market S. Telephous l0I
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-23

ANOTHER supposed bomb has been
found in the Palace Royal in Paris
Some gentleman Of anarchistic procliv-
flies probably dropped it from his coat
TAN pocket or laid it down with the in
tention Of having fun with the author
ities. Should the latter get hold Of the
soker, however, there would be little
fun init for him.