The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-21

Fairmont took charge OF the visitors on
their arrival and gave a beautiful
breakfast at the Watson. The table was
decorated with flowers, a striking feat
TIRE being floral lock in imitation Of
the locks on the river. The menu was
I'M original idea, suggesting the river
Improvement. This was the happy
thought OF Capt. a. ]. Stone. who made
himself more than useful to the visi-
tors.
The menu was as follows:
APPROPRIATIONS,
Strawberries. Sliced Tomatoes.
COnsomme I'm Tasses.
Oat Meal. Cracked Wheat.
LOCK NO. l.
oysters.
Raw. Fried. Slowed.
LOCK NO. 2.
shad. ROCK. Bass.
Rroiled and Fried.
LOCK NO. J.
BroIled
TenderlOin Steak.
Tomato or Mushroom SAUCE: ,
Lamb Chops Fried dam 4r'p''
Dreaded Veal Outlets. Calf LIVER,
Mush. Sausage.
LOCK NO. l.
Kidney. Mutton. Triple,
LOCK NO. 3
Eggs,
Fried. Boiled tSoached. shirred.
Scrambled omelets; Plain.
With Parsley Cheese. onions or JeiiS'
LOCK No.6
Potatoes
French Fried. sautc, stewed in Cream.
hFguu,
French Rolls: Graham Rolls.
Corn Mullins, Toast, Plain Bread.
GrIdde Cakes. Maple syrup;
Coffee. Chocolate. Tea Apo'hhaF's'
After breakfast quick run was made
10 the Monongah mines, and at s;iS
o'clock the train, drawing the two PullI
mans from Washington and carload
lot from Pittsburgh. MorGantown and
Wheeling, started down the river. The
river was high and running strong, and
the train went on beyond Morgantown
10 Point Marion, where the boat was
waiting. So was n brass band. ably
supported by the Point Marion popu-
lace.
In passing the locks. there was gen.
eral comment on the difference between
the government lock in West virginia
and the Navigation compnnys locks IN
Pennsylvania the difference being de-
ridedly in favor OF the government
work.
Al Brownsville, owing To the high
water. Il was necessary to take on the
srrokestacks down to the deck. the roof
of the pilot house and the WHEEL In oruer
TO pass under the bridges.
Much interest was taken in the Blaine
homestead, only the foundation OF
which remains. The Coal Exchange
tPIttshurgh) had generous lunch
spread at noon, and in the evening
course-dInner. and then the talking
clmc on, An address OF welcome was
delivered by President Bindley. OF the
Pittsburgh chamber of commerce. over
the coffe and the cigars speches We're
made by Congressman Hooker, Satch-
ings. Hermann. Burton. Brumn, brom-
well, Berry, Towne. Lester, povehef'
and Dayton, and c, b. Hart. OF Wheel
Ing.
Every member OF Congress declared
himself in favor Of river Improvement
and the freedom OF navigation on the
Monnugahela- Chairman Hooker sald
he would take the liberty to say that the
committee would report In favor OF con-
domination proceedings against the
navigation company. This declaration
was greeted with O storm OF applause
In the talking the congressman were
not less enthusiastic than the men VINO
listened TO them with their large inter-
ests at stake.
Pittsburgh was reached at 10 p. M
and the visitors wcr taken to the Mon
.ongahela house.
The Washington party Is made UP
ns follows: Hon. Warren b. Hooker.
wife and MISS Sessions; Hon. Binger
Hermann, wife and daughter and son:
Hon Chariot A. Towne and wife; Hon.
Albert Berry. son and daughter;
Hon Theodore f. Burton. Hon. Rufus
y Jester and wife; Hon. blackburn b.
Dovener and wife and W. ". Dovener:
Hon. Thomas c. CatchinEs; Henry c.
Rask. secretary OF the rivers and har-
bors committee: Hon. W. Il. Smith:
Hon j. Il. Cromwell, OF Ohio; Hon. ]. j.
Hemingway, OF indiana: Hon. A. G..
Davton. OF West Virginia; Harris a.
Walters; Myron II. Hill Col. ]. l..
Vance. GalIlpolis. o.; Hon. j. IL,
Brumni, wife and two daughters.
The partyswill embark on the virginia
in the mofTtIng. leaving Pittsburgh at
n. m. and due at Wheeling at p. m
II Is expected that seventy-hve PITS
burGhers will 20 through to Wheeling.
Some OF this number being ladies'. they
have been promised that the ladies' OF
Wheeling tSill he at the reception to
Fram wheeling the Washington Wis
TORS VIII 10 70 Pnrkersburg. starting
sunday fAorning. The Cincinnati
chamber oil commerce sends an urgent
Invitation TO visit that city. but the
invita- tion has not been acted on.
Everybody II looking forward TO n
plcasatit trlp to Wheeling. C. B. II.
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