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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
DIRE DISASTERS
i0ysrtake Japan.,s Thousand. OF
Livesi.ost by Earthquake and Flood.


Lisesi.ost by Earthquake nnd Flood.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 2..-The city
ofKobe, Japan, was recently wiped out
by u disastrous conilagratlon August
20, and floods and storms md earth.
anakes caused the loss of $500 lives and
the destruction OF 100000 worth OF
property in northern japan,
The. steamer Dorlc. from the Orient,
brought news of n serles Of strophes
that have befallen the Mikado'B realm
that nre unprecedented In It's history.
IN Gifu prefecture. $500 houses were
blown down, and along the llajI-Gawa
400 persons lost their lives. The bevelest
storm occurred on August 90 Along
the lsatsugawa elghty.four llves were
lost. E'aa NJ IftTl -
The great ilood whs preceded by Sow
eral earthquakes. Then followed n
downpour such as has never before been
experienced In these Islands. The Euro
pean residents were panic stricken and
sought shelter on the highlands. The
Mlatogatwa overllnwed It's banks at
midnight OF the 26th instant ana the
waters Inundated streets md fields,
sweeping away 800 houses and drowning
200 persons at Kobe. After twelve hours
work the broken embanhments were re-
paired by sand bags. To make the fate
OF Kobe worse, fire broke out late in
the evening and famed by the high
wind spread over the entire city. One
thousand nine hundred blocks including
EGO houses and twelve go-downs We're
destroyed totally. and ten houses. two
police boxes. one fire brigade station,
four temples and one theatre were de-
stroyed. The burned area comprises
ten streets. The total damage By fire
was one million yen.
On September l. IN Rokugo district, n
terrible series Of earthquakes shook the
country. Nine people were killed and
more than forty at HaytIa, Senya, TAX
unashi. Yokohorl, .Yokosawa. Nagashl-
da, Shimzsua and Fujlk. The disaster
was especially great. The hills at Sen
yu cracked. Fire broke out here and
the water gushed In many places and
rumbllngs continual. s.
At Obonnol, eleven persons were kill
ed.
At Rokugo, the people killed number
ed more than twenty. and houses OVER
turned about 1000. A ferryboat at
HIzuma capslzed and twenty Japanese
and whites lost their lives.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
A RANK WILDCAT
Well Has T'ccn brought In on Indian
Creek In Tyler Connty-said to be Doing
Over 100 RnrrrIs n Day,

Well Has Been Brought In on Indian
Creek In Tyler rConnty-said to be Doing
Over 100 barrels Day.
Some time ago the Kanawha OIL Com
pany got well out on Indian creek, In
territory that is rank wildcat, which
has been doing more than 100 barrels a
day, or at least that is the report among
the operators. The matter has been
kept quiet for the reason that the COM
pany wanted to get hold OF all the terri
tory 1t could before 1t became generally
known that a good we'll had been found.
Some OF the other vblg companies got
onto the secret. though, and got In on
the ground floor, and at the present time
there is quite n furry in that section.
1T seems from what can be learned of
the well, which Is very little, that Il Is
one of the best that has been drilled In
wildcat territory in Tyler county for
some time and that It has all the indica-
tlons of being 4 slayer. 1t was impos-
siblc TO learn what farm the we'll was
on or just exactly the location OF It ex-
cept that II Is about five miles back OF
the Big Moses gas well.
Inere ls u great deal or new work
starting In the vicinity according to the
report received and it will be but short
while until there will be quite number
OF wells drilling in that section of the
field. Among the big companies who
intend operating their stun at once are
the kanawha OIL Company, Murphy 6
Jennings, and the South Penn OIL Com
pauy. In addition to the people mem
toned there are quite q number of
smaller individual operators who have
some good leases and are making ar
rangements 10 have them tested at once.
The South Penn Company has ten new
locations and at present have In the
neighborhood Of fifteen wells ready 10
start. Perhaps some Of them have been
started by this time. Murphy & Jen-
nlngs have fifteen new wells located and
several drilling, while the other COM
anles are making locations and building
rigs as rapidly as possible.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
GREAT DAY AT GRAFTON
For tho Colored People = Con:re.sniaI
Dayton Ono OF the Speaker.

For tho Coloretl People = Con:re.snian
Dayton Ono OF the Speakers.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer.
GRAFTON, W. Va, Sept. 22.-The
colored people celebrated emanclpa-
tlon day here to-day in fine style and
made gala occasion OF II.
Congressman a. G. Dayton spoke at
the fair grounds in the afternoon and
made a patriotic speech, broad and
liberal In Its Amcrlcanlsm.
He was given n tremendous ovation
by the crowd assembled.
Hon. John H.. Holt, followed in one
OF his best efforts. alr. W. w. Brown.
Il prominent colored man from Rich
mond, also made n fine speech.
At night In the court house Mr..
Brown spoke again, as did. also j. r,
Clifford, OF Martlnsburg, one OF the
most eloquent colored orators In the
state. When Mr.. Clifford referred to
Congressman Dayton he caught the
crowd and the biggest demonstration
OF the evening followed 5
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any selfish interests, from Maine to CALI
fornia. You are anxious that the farm
er OF the west shall get good prices for
his product, and hrc not by false doc
trlnes trying TO mlslcad anyone else. 1t
Is a mischievous, not to say dangerous.
thing for any one TO so about the coun-
try attempting to divide the American
people Into classes. New York, with all
Its extensive business and all It's extern
slve capital could not be prosperous un-
less the west Is prosperous. You sell by
weights and measures. and the same
sentence OF the constitution which fixes
the value OF coins fixes the standard of
weights and measures. What then, to
common understanding, is the first re-
quiste but fixed and firm amount of
measure? Who would cut down the
length of n yardstick or the cubic con-
tents OF bushel? Even Chicago cru
sader would not advocate the shortening
OF the length OF the yardstlck or the Gu
bic contents OF bushel The moral
sense OF our people, their public and ma
tlonal honor makes that thing, In my
judgment, absolutely impossible"
At the conclusion of his short speech
General Harrison was cheered over and
over again. Gen. Horace Porter follow
ed ...E..--
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BRIEF TELEaRAMs.

Tho silver Democrats and PopuIlsts Of
Kentucky have agreed on fusion. I,
The Democrats md Popullsts OF Wy
ominG have agreed on a fusion ticket.
A decisive battle between The Anglo
Egyptian and dervish forces Is expected
10 take place to-day. ifPff yl5
The Democratic, Populist and Silver
parties have agreed TO fuse on n Bryan
electoral ticket In North Cnrolinn.
The military are stlll guarding the
mines at Leadvlllc. but no further at
tncks from the strikers are anticipated.
d The nzar and c22.rlna OF Russia are tho
guests OF Queen Victoria nj Bnlmnrnl
castle. Extraordinary precnutlonsi vera
taken for the safety or the visitors.
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GEN. HARRISON SPEAKS

At Noon Day Meeting OF Commercial
Travellers Sound Money I.engu-.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2a.---Gcneral IIar-
sion was one of tue speakers at to-day's
noon day meeting Of the Commercial
Travellers Sound Money League Col.
Frederick Dent Grant, son OF the lnte
President Grant. presided. General
Harrison, whose coming TO the city was
to take part In the presentation yester-
day OF n silver service to the battleshlp
Indlnna. said:
"My Fellow Gltlzcns and Members OF
the Commercial Travellers Lcaguc:-11
am glad tolsce in this campaign, which
.invnlves the business interests. which
involves your interests, that You are
aroused, and are not here to represent,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
THAT "GREAT RALLY
ofthe West virginln Popucrats atIlIng
wood-Smaii Crowd Present,

or 1.-THE West vlrglnin Popuerats atIlIng-
wood-Snaii Crowd Present,
Special Correspondence.
KINGwooD, ". Va, Sept. 2l.--The
Democrats, had here to-day, a county
rally, that was-tlsat Is what was in
tended fora county rally. General
Watts was here, and Joe Chiffon was
here. And there was n base drum and
q tenor drum and n flfc--thcy were
here; but the enthusiasm and a crowd
were not. This Is the home ,oft"Junior,
Brown, the banker- Populist- pemocrat-
,ic-froe.sIlverS candidate for. Congress,
1t was Watts only meeting IN the
county. and yet the audience number
ed about one hundred and iifty=not ten
more, nor ten less. or these, forty
one, (by actual COUNT, were Demo.
cratic voters. The rest were ladies, Re-
lpubllcans and boys n IN y,
4 Isaac Cox Ralphsnyderl presided and
made a speecl,s lp which he did not
predict the electi5iis OF Watts, nor the
Democratic state ticket, but confined
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IN UPsHUR COUNTY.
Capt. Dnytrcr aIakes Ono OF the lIcs
sptrchrs or tho Campaign.

Capt. DnyTrcr lakes ono OF tho EIcst
speeches OF tho Campaign.
Special Dispatch TO the IntellIGenccy.
BUCKHANNoN, W. Va. Sept. 222.-
Hon. B. B. Dovener made one OF the
ablest speeches of the campaign here
to-day to an audience which tested the
capacity OF the court room. He was in
troduced by Hon. a. B. Clark. and was
greeted with enthusiastic applause as
he started in. to unravel the scheme
OF .fallacies which the free silver in
terests have tangled Into so-called
platform. He did not rccite ancient
history or 20 OF into side issues. but
talked of that which affects US to:Iay
and suggested 4 remedy which the au-
'''sr~n nrdn-sAl ~. lond and long man.
iieita;oas-c.. accroT1.
ae invited questions from the enemy,
n number Of whom were in attendance.
They did not accept the invitation, but
allowed him TO drive home truth after
truth In logical and convincing man
ner. He made several illusions to the
speech Of +. W. Nelson. made here
some time ago, and punched holes all
through the alleged "crime OF ia" His
audience was very responsive, cheer
Ing TO the echo his many telling points,
especially hts reference to Major Nc
Kinley and his plea for III, upholding
of the nations honor and credit.
Captain Dovener and J. Ad Hall. OF
Weston, tonight addressed the Re-
publican club. large organization
which was formed some weeks ago,and
which at present has membership OF
about 300.
The reports sent out from here 10 tue
effect that free. silver is sweeping ev-
erything are quite misleading. and
when the votes are counted. old Up
shur may be depended upon to give an
increased Republican majority.
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Tnaeher IIa. Nothinr to s.r.

ALBANY. n. Y. Sept. 22.-Mayor
Thacher was asked by reporter OF
the Associated Press to-day, II he had
anything to say concerning the tcle-
gram sent to him by John C. Shechan,
representing twelve Democratic state
committeeman, asking him to withdraw
from the head OF the state Democratic
ticket on the ground that his recent
statement was a stultifcatlon OF the
platform adopted at Buffalo He re-
plied: IT have nothing to say on the
subject"
"Well, Mr. Thacher. will you state
whether or not you have received such
4 telegram" was asked.
II reiterate," said aIr. Thacher. 81
have nothing to say on the subject"
and then he added, "at present"
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. 22.-.a1r.
hTynn was greeted In Philadelphia to-
night By crowd which. according TO
u" police and other authorities. excecd-
'a any outpourlng of the people on a
similar occasionin the history Of the city.
1ie spoke nt the Academy Of Music,
.WILGh has a seating capacity OF about
,.'P' Every nyailhble Inch OF space IN
',ne house and on the stand was occupied
s"p hours before Mr.. Bryan arrived, and
cHHnrrA estimated the audience ut fully
,g"' Gathered In the street outside OF
wy, ,nt Academy were fully %. 900 pe0ple.
EhQl stood patiently until 1880 D, M.
n,plng to see or hear the candidate. The
tu'h was something awful. Many OF
,iHr ,ii,yHr who succeeded IN getting inside
,o,, "u . HcAiemy had their clothes almost
'''a from them. "A \ y /.
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Victoria Rwnk. the Record.

s LONDON, Sept. 23.-All OF the Eng
llsli papers this morplng have long patrl-
otic articles and editorials, the occasion
being that to-day Queen .victora's s
reign becomes the longest In English
history. A number OF poems Incident
TO the occlsidn are published by Sir Ed
win Arnold and others.
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HAMBURG, Sept. 2o.-Frau Kathn-
rlne l> >lnfsly--Lohsc. the prlma donna,
well known In the United States, Ia dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
HE ISSCALLED
Tammany's Distinguished Compli.
mcnts to Candidate Thatcher
AND WOULD he PLEASE RESIGN
From the New York State popo.
cratic Ticket.
Ills LETTER OF LAST SUNDAY

!, Dcemcd by John Z. sheehan. Leader OF
rnmmnny,n a stuittflcntion OF tho Buf-
mio PIn,form--fiis Friend, vouehei for
Him m Free siirerite-one OF the
Amu,ing Features OF the Campaign IN
tho Empire sstnte-Ti,aeher Has Nothing
to Say ADunt the Matter ut the Present
Time. s lfga ~
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MovILLE-Anchoria. from New York.
BouLoGNE-Neendam. from Now
York. =
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erly winds * :.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
fair; fresh northerly winds. decreasing IN
force; slightly warmer Wednesday even.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
THE BOY sCHooLMAsTER.

New York Press.
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szaa iiochA iehPrrhturcs y t.lNt afee5
The temperature yesterday as observed
by c.. Schnepf, druggist corner -Four.
teenth and Market Streets. was as FOL.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
WANTEO-A FAMILY TREE.
Mrs. Cresus Needed One, but Knew No
yVhara IN prncura If

Mrs. Cresus Needed One, but Knew Not
Where to Procure 1t.
"John," said Mrs. Cresus thought
fully, Everybody in society seems to think
an awful lot of genealogy these days?"
"Jennie what?" exclaimed John, look
ing up from his evening paper.
"Genealogy," repeated Mrs. Cr9sus.
whats that?'
Il don't exactly know" replied Mrs.
CrGsus, "but l think it's a tree of some
kind. AT least heard some ladies refer
to it as a family tree"
"Well, what of iti'' he asked.
"Why, it seems to be a sort of fad, you
know, and every one who is any one has
to have one"
Buy one, then, " he said %irritably. buy
the best one in town and have the bill sent
to me, but don't bother me with the de-
tails of the affair. Get one and stick it up
in the conservatory, if you want one, and
if it isn't too large"
"But l don't know anything about
them"
"Find out, and, if it's too big for the
conservatory, stick it up on the lawn, and,
if that amt big enough, I'll buy the next
lot in order to make room. There can
any of them fly any higher than wo can,
and, if it comes to a question of trees, I'll
buy a whole orchard for you"
Still she hesitated.
The fact is, john" she confessed at
last, II don't know just where to go for
anything in that line. Where do they keeI
family trees and all such thingst'
"What do you suppose l know about
it?" he exclaimed. You're running the
fashion end Of this establishment, and
don't want to be bothered with it. If the
florist can't tell you anything about it,
hunt up a first class nurseryman and place
your order with him. "-Chicago Post.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02

not make really beautiful, satisfying, soul
stirring music, unless every string is tense
and firm, unless every piece of the whole
instrument is in perfect tune, in perfect
condition, in perfect harmony with every
other piece.
1t is the same with a human being. If
his body is all out of order and rundown,
he will not be able to enjoy anything, no
matter how full of enjoyment it may be for
other people. If he is just a little bit out
of order, if he is not sick, but doesn't feel
just right" he will only be able to enjoy
things in a half hearted sort of way. The
nearer he is to being perfectly we'll, the
nearer will his capacity for enjoyment be
perfect. To really live, and to take his
part in the work and pleasure of the
world, his body must be in perfect con-
dition. If this condition doesn't exist.
something is wrong and something ought
to be done. That something nine cases in
ten means the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden
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1t brings perfect health and restores Wig
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1t is an invigorating tonic as well as the
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AAddress Worlds Dispensary Medical AZ.
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Here We 10 ARain.

Commencing June l the R. G. Il s. and
D. & R. G. R. Rds. will place on sale re-
duced round trip tickets to Colorado
common points as follows: To Denver
and return, $28.50; to Colorado Springs
and return, $23.S5; to Pueblo and return,
$21.O5 Final limit to return up to and
Including Nov. Is, 1896. At the same Cate
We will place in service between Santa Fe
and Alamosa an elegant line of new chair
cars, seats free. This gives us a through
line, practically without change, and Pull
man service from start to finish. In ad-
dition to our natural advantages, this new
service will render our line far superior
to all others. Call on the undersigned for
full particulars. 7. j.. HELM,
Genl. Agt., Santa Fe, N. M.
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His Fathers Version.

HIS EAther's version.
A college education2 Well, I can't exactly say.
He must have got some learning in his easy
going way,
to stay.
It's true. of course, he entered it is true beyond
doubt,
For stories of his escapades are floating there.
about.
It's true he entered college, but he very soon
came out.
There's little Of the courses l can really claim
to know.
He may have tried the classical, but if that
should be so
I'm sure they must have shortened it since
thirty years ago.
He entered in September, and in Just about a
week
He wrote me for a hundred for some books,
he said in Greek,
But championships in billiards were the things
he seemed to seek.
de asked another hundred in another seven
And said he was progressing in q dozen differ
ent ways.
He was, but not in any line that calls for any
He led in larks and suppers and in all outland.
ish pranks,
But in the class and lecture rooms he only
drew the blanks,
And when he left for home again I guess they
all gave thanks.
But still he went through college-through
the buildings, I should state
In Just about eleven weeks, q rather lively
rate.
OF course he went through college, but he
didn't graduate.
Chicago Post.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02

Young mothers dread the Summer
months on account of this great mortality
among children, caused by bowel troubles.
Perfect safety may be assured those who
keep on hand De Wits Colo & Cholera
cure, and administer it promptly. For
cramps, bilious collie, dysentery and
diarrhea, it affords instant relief
Newton Drug store.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
A Point of Order,

"The chair refuses to entertain the mo.
ton" declared the president of the Won
ans Federated association, and she shook
her head firmly.
The little woman sat violently down, {
look of anger on her face. Then sht
bounced to her feet again.
Il rise to u point of order" she said
with infinite sweetness.
"You will state your point of order,
the president answered, after reference tt
her book of ready rules.
The little woman smiled maliciously.
"Your hat isn't on straight" she said
New York World.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02

The cure of rheumatism has often taxed
medical skill, but it's prevention has been
very easy by an occasional use of Sim.
mons Liver Regulator. 1t keeps the liver
we'll regulated and the system free from
poison. Therein is the secret of health
II have used it for years for indigestion
and constipation, and also found it gives
one relief from a touch of rheumatism
IN. Hughes, Lordsburg, N. M.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
Funny Little Dick,

The American sense of humor pervades
even the nursery, and fathers and mothers
of the present generation have to stand in
intellectual awe of even the infant in
arms. Six-year-old Dick came in the other
day and said to his father:
"a man offered me SO just now if
would eat a pigs foot"
"Ten dollars! Whew! Why didn't you
eat itf" commented the father.
sit was on the pig" said little Dick
Louisville Courier journal.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02
Drawing the Distinctions.

II WISH" said the candidates wife,
"that the gentlemen who have associated
themselves with your political fortunes
would refrain from using slang, 1t COLI
fuses me-"
whats the matter?"
II have been pondering over the remark
that one of them made. He said that you
were not in t."
WELL" was the rejoinder, "the propri-
ETY. of that remark depends on how you
parse the sentence. If it refers to the
race, he was right, but If it refers to
soup, he was painfully incorrect. D.
Washington Star.
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Mr.. James Perdue, an old soldier resid-

Mr.. James Perdue, an old soldier resid-
ing at Monroe, Mich, was severely afflict-
ed with rheumatism, but received prompt
relief from pain by using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. He says: Eat times my back
would ache so badly that I could hardly
raise up. If 1 had not gotten relief I
would not be here to write these few lines.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm has done me a
great deal of good and I feel very thank
full for it," For sale at Ireland's Phar-
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-02

For your PrOtectiOn.-Catarrh ''Cures" or
TONES for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide of Potassa, or both, which are injur-
ious if oolong taken. Catarrh is a local, not
a blood disease, caused by sudden change to
cold or damp weather. 1t starts in the nasal
passages, affecting eyes, ears and throat.
Gold in the head causes excessive flow Of
mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re-
suits Of catarrh will follow; severe pain in
the head, a roaring sound in the ears, bad
breath, and oftentimes an offensive dis
charge. Theremedy should be quick to allay
inflammation and heal the membrane. Ely's
Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for
these troubles and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.