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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
ICE IS ROTTING
High Temperature Yesterday AZ.
ieots tho Frog, River.
MANY NEW AIR HOLES FORMED
And tho loo Ia Now Worry Unsafe for
Uao by PodcstrlAns-.solno OF tho
Foolhurdy Ones Disregard Warn.
neutrality-suspicious. for tho Coming
DroaG.up "A Famous Freoso.up
ltooallod by o river Man.

Tho high temperature yesterday had
a worry apparent etIec! OH tho frolon
rlvot yesterday. Almost lnnumorablo
new alr holos wore formed. soma Of
them several hundred feet In longth.
Tho leo Is now ooyerol almost entirely
With M average depth oil MI Inch Of
wuter, and tho 5O.dsgroo sun did more
In tho dialntogratins way In ten houra
yesterday than during tho previous
three iays. Tho leo out Ia Tho channel
10 now 90 rotton that pedestrians who
croBa on tho leo take fearful chances.
Notwithstanding this state OF ailalra
some Of tue Island people continue 10
oross, aud Ia one OF two instances got u
ducking for their pains. Several who
started across hadn't tho noosNary
courage to continue. aud went back aud
paid bridge fare.
Tho river men were In q pleasant
iramo Of mind yesterday, and Il was pre-.
dietod by Captain Mendol and Captain
Crockard that two or three more daya
like yesterday would tako AWAY tho slo.
mont OF danger that 1t WA feared would
attend tho inevitable breakup. In
TACT, II tho leo should pass out to-day It
Is not anticipated that tue damage
would DO great around Wheeling at
least. ,t5
During tho day the Lexington, tho
Matamoras and Wheeling packet, laid
up at tho public landing, had steam up
ready for emorgencles. Tho whaslboat
crow also cut through the leo from tho
bow Of their boat to the steel bridge, so
that tho ice near the shore would re-
main and form natural ice.breaker
asains, the attacks OF the leo when It
passe. out. The breakup 10 now OK
pected not later than Saturday Of this
week and 1t may como sooner.
a number OF river men wero sute
that the present freeze.up occurred later
In the winter than any other on tue
upper Ohio and that the river had
never remained closed go late % now.
Williom Duty. an old steamboat
engineer, however, IL authority for tho
statement that in 1855 or 1866 the river
was closed at this por. until March u.
That OF course eclipses tho present per.
formanco on the part OF the river.
The boats harbored at Bellairo below
tho biz Baltimore & Ohio bridge piers
arc 10 pretty good shape and mono OF
the tow boat people anticipate that
there will DO any great loss at the tino
the Ice goes out,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

Laura McComas, whose mysterious
disappearance from her home GU. In
Belmont county has been mentioned,
was found In this city yesterday by her
father. She had been here ever since
she loft hor home. over n week ago.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

Last evening a gas Jet started a blaze
In tho show window OF Menkemiller's
shoe store. on Market street, In the Fifth
ward. 1t was fortunately discovered In
time to put 1t out before grave, damage
was done.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26
THE MARKS ABOVE.

Warren--Rircr tve.senths OF foot
aud stationary. Weather clear and
moderating.
Oil City--River l foot 6 inches aud
stationary. Weather cloudy aud mild.
Greensboro--River feet 6 inches aud
stationary. Weather fair and warmer.
s,eubenville-River 4 feot 3 inches
aud stationary. Weather cloudy and
cool; river closed; the Ice 10 getting soft.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

ALE and porter arc getting back into
tho favor thoy enjoyed twenty-five years
npO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

AtE Ia the bost drink; Smiths Ia tho
best alo. IA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

sMrrn Brewing Go. q ale-"It'a q Good
Thing, push 1t along.h 3
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
| CHOLERA IN HAWAII
Is Of a Virulent type and has
a Firm Foothold.
NO MORE BONDS
Money Sharks are Trying to Force
Another Bond Issue. but
Will not Succeed.
The President Said to be Preparing for q
Possible Burst With Spain, the
Latter Hustling to pay the
Mora Claim.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-Dr. Ru-
pert Blue, of the United States marine
service here, received two letters this
morning from his brother, Victor
Blue, who is an ensign on the United
States steamship Bennington, now sta
toned at Honolulu. In one letter,
bearing date of August %, Ensign
Blue states that cholera broke out in
the islands two weeks previously, and
that it was constantly on the increase.
The death rate daily was six, and Of
all who contracted the dread disease,
only one escaped with his life.
September 3, two days before the
sailing of the Mariposa, Ensign Blue
wrote again. He stated that six more
were down with the disease on the
Bennington, and that one sailor had
died. The other men were doing well,
but the ships surgeon feared the epi-
demic had scarcely begun. He made
a careful microscopic examination of
the excretion of the patients, and p' O.
nounced it to be a virulent type of
Asiatic cholera. The ensign further
said:
"We all felt very blue at the pros
pect. The excitement is intense, and
it is not to be wondered at, for the dis
ease is spreading with alarming rapid
ity. The Bennington has left her an
chorage off Honolulu, and gone south
ward 100 miles. We will return once a
week after mail and orders. In one
day 30 cases were reported at Homo
lulu, and nearly every one resulted
fatally. I hope to be able to give you
better news when I next write, but I
fear will not be so fortunate"
DIR. Blue states that the United
States authorities will assist the state
and local officers in preventing the en-.
trance of the disease into this country.
He thought this could be accomplished
by exercising diligence.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Tenderfoot In '4e.

Mr.. John Marden, although a mem.
Der OF the Society of California Pid1
neers for number of years, had never
applied for his certificate of member
ship until week or so ago. He re-
ceived the document Monday morning
and proudly showed IL to our reporter.
The certificate is of handsome design.
ta,, M 2 ia,,oa z q frla ai -the CEN
ter and four very tasty corner p. -.
The right upper corner shows a minerv
with his blankets thrown aside, shoot
ing deer. The left corner is a min
ing scene, hardy pioneer using a
gold pan, while his rocker is close be-
side him. The right lower corner
shows a vaquero lassoing a steer, and
the left corner a covered wagon and
man driving bulls" The center
piece however is of unique design. It
shows log cabin, with a. covered
wagon standing back of it, and in the
door is a tenderfoot of 40, with his
hair on end, while another tenderfoot
OF those days is shining up pine
sapling. A big kettle hangs over the
campfire and around il lies an over
turned coffee pot and other cooking
utensils, while mighty grizzly is
calmly licking the frying pan-his
presence explaining the condition of
the peopleIinterested. A third miner
is drawing bead on the bear with an
old-fashioned Kentucky rife, and as
the miners of those days generally got
what they went after, It is safe to pre-
sumo that the bears chances of digest
ing the contents of the frying pan are
small. Ten years ago the society num-
bered 354O, but death has been bus
among them and now there arts but
776 on the roll. With their passing
goes the most self-reliant, hardest
and finest body of men ever brought
together in the world.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
NOT THE FIRST TIME.
Corn to he UCed as Fuel In the Western
States.

corn TO lie Ubeu aS ruel IN tne WcBCerL
States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-With a $500, 600
600 bushel crop the west will have corn
to burn. According to Kansas City
dispatch a packing-house company has
already issued orders to its Wichita
house to begin the use Of corn for fuel
as soon as it can be bought for II cents
a bnshel. On the basis of the May
price, with due allowance for freight
and for the discount from the contract
price for off grades, corn on the west
ern farms is not much over 10 cents a
bushel.
The 1895 crop of corn is practically
made and without doubt it will be a
record breaker. 1t is figured that the
total yield is 2,235, ,0CO, ,OO0 bushels. 1t
will not be far from double the
quantity of corn produced last year
and far in excess of the quantity of
corn proudced in any of the star crops
in the history of the trade.
Prices have been demoralized simply
in anticipation. December corn
touched 27f cents last week. On the
basis of the present prices corn will
be cheaper than coal for fuel during
the fall and winter in the states west
of the Mississippi river. 1t is said
that experiment has shown that ton
of dry corn will go further in produc-
ing steam than q ton of coal.
Anthracite coal laid down in Kansas
City, even at reduced freight rates,
costs S6 a ton in ear lots. At points In
the interior Of Kansas, Nebraska and
western Iowa it costs from 81 to 80 q
ton. At these same points corn is
worth from $3.50 to "a ton on. the
cob. Iowa coal can be delivered in
central Nebraska at about $3.50 ton,
and Illinois coal at 81. In Iowa native
bituminous coal costs over So ton. A
prominent operator on the board Of
trade today offered to forfeit $40, 900 If
he could not furnish the Alley 81"
with corn for fuel at less cost than
coal.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
WITHOUT HOPE OR RESOURCES.
The Dreadful Condition of the Oppressed
Armeniaus.

Arnenians.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-A deposition
has been received by Harant NJ. Kir-
etchjian, general secretary of the Ar
menian Relief Association, from Mrs
Marian HarOyan, a well-conneeted
Armenian lady from city of Upper
Armenia, concerning the security of
Armenians in the cities as compared
with the villages. She said:
"Our condition could not be
described in words-security is no
word to use. We have no hope or re-
source left, everything seems doomed,
and if relief does not come after all
this disaster, the evil that will result
will be something that cannot be con-
ceived. Arrests, imprisonments, tor
lures, are what occur every day. They
search the houses, OF course, freely,
but what does that mean? The Of
ficials will come into our houses when
ever they please, overturn everything
with the declaration that they are
seeking for arms or other suspicious
material, but in their search they
pocket whatever they please of jewelry
or valuables. To whom can we utter
a word of complaint?
'tAside from the tortures in prison
they take young and old to the govern
ment mansion every day, and night
after night, and put them through
horrible tortures. The family OF
s.. D., who live close to the
mansion, said they could no longer
bear to hear the unearthly groans and
hideous noises they had been hearing
for days and weeks, as their souls were
faint.
n ~ NJ
fine young man. He was taken there
and tortured for some unknown sus-
pici0n, his limbs were stretched with
ropes tied to them, then they put q
strap looped around his neck and
hanged him until he was almost dead.
Then they tortured him and hanged
him again, keeping him all the time
Just alive enough to feel the awful
agony. Think of the life of the faith
ers and mothers living in this misera-
BILE land! This is how our best people
are perishing.
"The people have no means, or
courage, even, to possess arms, when
even the suspicion OF it brings such
destruction upon whole families, so
that they are not able to defend them
selves against thieves and robbers.
Some who have had arms that could
serve for protection in travelling,
buried them in the earth for fear of
being discovered, thus making them
useless. AS there is God, help must
come to put an end to this horrible
destruction of cur. people by slow
death, but the souls Of the people are
fainting in them when they can neither
speak nor act to seek deliverance, but
must silently see the torture and death
of their kindred, who suffer unuttera-
BILE agonies.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
WHITNEY A FAVORITE
California Democrats IMAM
imous For Him.
CORN FOR COAL
The Western States will Burn Mill
ions of Bushels as it is
Cheaper Than Coal.
The Chinese Propose to Give q Life for a
Life Sacrificing one Chinaman for
Each Missionary Murdered,
but pay no Indemnity.
CORN FOR COAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.-The
Evening Post has asked the chairman
of the various Democratic county COM
mittees in California for their opinion
as to the most favorable candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton. The almost unanimous verdict
is for William c.. Whitney, for the
nominee. Out of q large number
heard from all but one or two are out
spoken in their preference for the ex-
secretary of the navy. Two or three
of the remainder would prefer other
leaders did circumstances seem to
render them available, but, as they say
this is not the case, they name
Whitney.
One is decided for Adlai Stevenson.
There was not much unanimity on the
question of vice-presidency except
that western man should be selected.
Two named Stephen M. White, two
are for Governor Budd, and ex-Con-
gresham Geary, Ex-Governor Boise
and General Palmer are also men
toned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Thirteen Cars wrecked.

The west bound freight due here at
8 o'clock was badly wrecked near
Squally Hook, Saturday night. The
approach to Squally Hook from the
east, is around short curve, and. this
is where the accident occurred. AS
the train came in under pretty good.
speed, Engineer McEwan discovered <
small band of cattle on the track, but
too late to prevent running into them.
The pilot struck a big bull and threw
him off the track and against the bank,
but after the engine had passed the
carcass rolled back on the track.
Thirteen cars mostly loaded with
merchandise from the east, were de-
rallied and badly wrecked. Two tramps
who were riding the brake-beams were
killed. Fortunately none Of the train
crew were hurt.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD.
Letters written In the Dark by Imprisoned
Miners.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-A special to
the Herald from Vancouver. B. G,
says:
Advices received by the Australian
steamer Miowera says that the bodies
of the victims of the Eldorado mine
disaster have beenrecovered after two
weeks burial.
The men were working in McAver's
mine when the banking made to keep
off the river gave way, filling the out
let of the mine. They were i'm
prisoned almost within hearing OF
their rescuers. It took exactly IA days
to reach the dying men, and in that
time all were beyond the need OF as
sistance. 49,
Evidence of the terrible sufferings
of the poor fellows in their last
moments were most heartrendering.
Believing that they would be even.
tually reached by the wouldbe rescuers
but knowing then that it would be too
late, the men evidently held an ante
mortem council, for most OF them
wrote letters to friends and relatives
from their living grave, and there were
evidences of solemn Intercourse be-
fore death ended their terrible suffer-
ings.
All but one OF the men were found
in a naturally formed chamber, lying
side by side quietly. as If sleeping.
They wore peaceful expressions and
must, before death, have
been lulled to sleep by generated gas.
By letters left they had, however,
been in conversation together for "a
hours after their fearful imprisonment.
The following is one of the letters,
verbatim, of a victim, written in PEN
ell. ~;
81 am getting faint, no air. God
protect me for the sake of my poor
children and wife. Lizzie, look after
them and bring them up good. The
money have in my box in the bank
is to be divided among the little ones.
Make the best of what 1. have saved.
God be with them; Kiss them for
fathers sake. forgive my enemies.
Love to all that are dear to me. Good
by, my dearest children,
'sCHARLEs MAwKNS,"
The messages were written in the
dark, and it took six hours to 6ecipher
them,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Fell From the Mill Creek Trestle.

The trestle across Mill creek caught
victim Sunday night in the person
OF Thomas Woods, half-breed, who
claims to have been on his way to the
Indian school at Chemawa. He was
travelling by the brake-beam ronte,
and in trying to board the passenger
train this morning, ran off the end of
the walk on the north side of the tres,
tie and landed in the mud 30 feet below
the starting point. 1t was quite dark
at the time, but, fortunately for him,
some one heard. the dull, sickening
thud with which he struck the Mill
creek mud, and he was soon picked up.
DR.. Hollister attended to his injuries,
and sewed up his chin which received
d cash several inches in length. The
man was delirious for a while, and is
suffering from concussion of the spine
and internal injuries. 1t might save
the county considerable expense to
etr atch life net under that trestle, as
it catches many an unwary tramp.
Woods will probably be ell right in a
day or two, and will be able to take a
course at the Indian school yet. He
claims to have come from Adams,
where, he says, he has resided for
twelve years.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Fire ut Prineville.

A correspondent writing from Crook
county under date OF the 1Ith saws:
Crook county is enjoying good
soaking rain today. but as the farmers
are not through threshing, II Is not
meeting with a general welcome.
Yesterday Ralph Profelia and his
brother, Vance, were brought in under
arrest, charged with arson. Sometime
last week the cattle bows in gatberin0
"a band of cattle let a band of wild
steers run over Profelia's sheep camp.
damaging it considerably; and 1t an.
pears that Vance lwho is the man that
promoted himself to the neuter gem
der last spring, and who since has be-
come insane) brooded over the loss OF
the camp, and last Friday night he
went to Vanninia's and set fire to his
oarn ana nay stacks, burning the barn
and about 30 tons Of hay. They will
nave their examination tomorrow.
There is clear case against Vance.
.llit no eTTidteenccee ~ .sgeinst Ralph Thoi.s,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
WAR-CLOUDs APPEAR.
Hostilities Between America and Spain
Believed Possible.

Hostilities Between America and Spain
Believed Possible.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-A special from
Washington says: --s,
Information as to the recent secret
work in the navy department has
leaked out, and the result is sufficient
to Justify the belief that President
Cleveland is meditating seriously the
possibility of hostilities between Spain
and the United States in the near fu-
ture.
"Whether the dispatch is due to
desire to recognize the Cubans as bel
ligerents or an intention to be in po-
sition to enforce the Mora claim is un'
certain, but it cannot be denied that
the state and navy departments have
been unusually active in the last few
weeks. Certain branches of the navy
department are now devoting their at
tention to the Cuban matter almost
exclusively.
"Acting under recent orders from
Secretary Herbert, some OF the officers
have been working extra time secur-
ing data, the character of which is
such as to indicate that the president
and Secretary Olney see the necessity
VI preparing lOF dCblt0 1uGCTfCaU1OA LII
the affairs of Cuba.
Exhaustive reports have been pre-
pared for Secretary Herbert and the
president on the condition of the navy
for descent on Cuba. The question
of transports and the facilities for land
ing troops ON the island has been
looked into thoroughly, and the results
filed with the secretary of the navy"
A Washington special to the Tribune
says IN references 10 CuDan matters:
Confidential information received
by the Tribune shows that the presi-
dents plans are more far-reaching than
was generally anticipated. In the first
place it was learned that Spain had at
last been frightened into action and
the Mora claim will be paid by ex-
change on London within day or two
all the arrangements to that effect
having been at last completed by the
Spanish ministers.
"This information comes from
source beyond question, and from the
same was obtained the prediction that
within a month President Cleveland
would take an active hand in the Gu
ban question. 1t is said that power
full syndicate has been formed in this
country which will be prepared to
guarantee the Cuban bonds prepara-
tory to it's acquisition by the United
States"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Elk, visit the Ioc,ss.

The Regulator made special trip
to Cascade Locks Saturday night
leaving abouv7 o'clock and carrying
just one dozen of the Jolliest lot OF
Elks that were ever herded in the
cabin of a steamboat. The fun COM
menced soon after the boat started and
the boys had time that was time.
Tom Drivers limberger cheese sand-'
wich started the hilarity, and before
the boat arrived at the Locks every
Elk bore evidences of the presence OF
that sandwich. At the Locks a dele
cation from the lodge met them, and
escorted them to the lodge room,
where several candidates were initi-
ated into the mysteries of Ellshood.
The boat returned Sunday morning
bringing most of the boys home, and
they one and all unite in saying that
the Cascade Locks is the biggest little
place on earth, and that for hospitality
ever-far-famed Kentucky wouldn't be
in it. with the Locks people.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Late u s. Govt Report
R>aI BBakins Bs.siass'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE

continues to improve and it turns out
that the improvement is permanent
the silver issue is dead. The only
discouraging feature of the situation
is the outflow of gold. At this partic-
ular time there ought to be a market
abroad for our staple export products,
wheat an cotton, but England does
not appear to be buying as freely as
usual. 1t may be that-1he- conditions
will change and the beginning OF ex=
portations will cause an inflow of gold,
but to us who believe in the free and
unlimited coinage of silver the situa-
tion is one that should make it evident
that the world cannot do business with
gold alone.
Nevertheless, am frank to- admit
that with the return of prosperity silver
ceases to be an issue, for when the
people are occupied with profitable
business affairs they have neither the
time nor the inclination to discuss
money questions"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-21
Helm Make an EXHIBIT.

The directors of the Second District
Agricultural Society are busy COM
pleting arrangements for the fair be-
ginning October Sth. A list of prem
iums will be given, and although this
lis quite an inducement to exhibitors
it should be borne in mind that there
is much more than the earning OF
premiums at stake. The advertising
the country gets through good -exni
bits of orchard and farm products is OF
immeasurably greater Importance than
the premiums. They assist in setting
the vacant lands, thus enriching the
country, procuring good roads. main.
tanning schools and reducing taxation.
We hope to see such an exhibit as was
never before made here and further,
that every farmer and orchardist will
do his duty by making an exhibit of
his products,