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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
IT WAS 4 TWISTER
Whsn It SIruek KsmtWeky-ProPsriy De-
atroYsL aud LlvtI Lost.

WhGn tt SHdGk AtHtNSAy-tFUp"t| 80
Gtroysd aud LIVeI Lost.
LOUISVILLE. March 1.-The Post
has the following specials reporting
damage by cyclone that swept
through the state to-day, coming from
the southwest.
"a terrific wind storm struck Win.
chester at noon to-day. The track OF
the twiSter was about one mile Wide
and It came from the southwest. Will
lam Claytons residence was demolish.
ed, business house at the corner OF
Maple and Washington streets was
torn apart. and along May street
chimneys and shutters few before the
gale. The greatest damage was done
in the vicinity Of the Chesapeake d
Ohio depot. The warehouses OF d. 5,
Gay and Y. W. Bush. Burton's restOu>
rant, the depot. Reneker's poultry
house. Wells machine shop and the
Conn HHgaus lumbe. sheds were unN
rooted. a. Grifiith's restaurant was
carried from its foundation distance
OF twenty feet. Unverincd reports from
the country Indicate considerable dams
age and the probable loss OF life.
At Mount Sterling the McBrayer dig.
tlllery building was entirely unrOofA
ana great uaNlASc NuH uuIN' ~ hVbl -
suburban town 10 the southeast was in
the path of the storm, and several
houses were blown entirely away, 9th.
er damage Is reported throughout the
county.
At HopkInsville. barn on the place
OF DR.. u. r. Cook. four miles enst OF
that city. was blown down. killing one
negro, who was stripping tobacco, and
perhaps fatally injurinE three others.
At Rowland. KY. the storm tore
down the engine house of the Louisville
4 Nashville railroad and did much
damage to private property.
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CABINET CONFIRMED
without Objection, Although Mr.. Teller
kicks 4 gainSt Rite.

without Objection, Although Mr.. Teller
kicks Against Rite.
WASHINGTON. b. G. March 5.-
The senate was In session only about
two hours to-day. and the greater part
NJ the time was spent in executive ses.
sion in confirming Mr.. McHlnlcy'4 cab.
laet appointments. While in legislative
session. tho credentials Of Mr. llama
as senator from Ohio. to succeed Mr..
sherman were presented by Mr.. Fora
Rer and Nc was sworn In By Vice Pres-
idcHt Hobart. Mr.. Davis was also des.
lgratel acliuH chairman NJ the COM
mlticn on foreign relations to succeed
senator sherman Beyond the usual
notification to the President, nothing
further was done.
Tho chamber was a botanical gar
den VIXEN Vice Prns1en, Hobart called
tTp Falatc TO order Seldom has there
hnnn a more general display " roses
ana beautiful flowers. IN most IN
-ianros the Gems tors who had been sn
bnuntcOnHy remembered by their
'rioHdg, were new senators and the
Av0rs were without exception bestow-
ed upon Republican senators,
Mr. Wolc0ti. OF Colorado. who had
nut Just returned from his mission In
tho Interest OF bl-mctalIlsm, was IN his
mal cprly In the session
The galleries were crowded tO their
Utmost capacity and many people stood
Un the outside from early morning ln-
Giuus 10 secure admission, though dla'
appointed IN that respect TO the end
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EXPLANATIONS
OF Several TmIuE' About the Inaugural
That Seemed 0ueSr.

That Seemed Querr.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The fail
ure Of President Cleveland's cabinet TO
attend the inaugural ceremonies on the
east front OF the capitol yesterday and
the ahesence OF Secretary olney from
the whole proceedings, which had neeh
construed. In some quarters, ns an IN
dIcntIon OF friction between Mr Cleve-
land his prime minister, was really due
10 some slight oversight OF persons
charged viii the preparation o. .,g,Is ShT ins !,
niiHural progrEuftlsi toT WMch neither
ihs old nor the new administration can
be held churgeable.
There is no established precedent for
the attendance OF the cabinet or the
retiring President at the Induction OF
his successor. However. II was deemed
hest TO cull the attention OF the senate
committee on arrangements to the mat
ter. and this was done. but by further
lapse somewhere, provision was NOT
made for them Before the escorts
started, for the capitol the omission was
discovered by General Porter and Pres
ident Mckinley himself, and the cabi-
net was placed In "A proper position In
the line as Mr.. McKinley's personal
guests. all save Secretary Olney. who
c0uId not be reached In time,
There was another hitch In the pro"
ceedings at the capitol, which unfortu.
nately added to the impression that the
cabinet had been sliHhted. This was
the time when the assemblage In the
senate chamber was about to repair to
the inaugural platform outside. There
were no seats provided for the cabinet
by an oversight. so upon leaving the
chamber the members. who had already
arranged to take luncheon with Secre-
tary Lamont went directly TO his resi-
dence on Lafayette square, instead OF
going out on the platform.
The following letter explains how LII
iuokatant obtained access to the senate
during the proceedings:
United States Senate,
Committee on Foreign Relations,
February 2G. 1897
Hon. Richard oIney, Secretary Of
State:
SIR:-Ex-Queen Liiiuokaiani Is dssfr-
Gus OF witnessing the inauguration OF
the President and Vice Presidcnt-elcCt
on the fourth OF March. and she has
made application through her friends
for two seats. one for herself and one
| for her escort.
1t IL Impossible Tor the committee OF
arrangements To provide these places
except In the diplomatic gallery. but as
the tickets to that gallery are to be sent
to you for distribution the committee
does not feel at liberty to assign seats
In the gallery to any one, II If. hows
| ever. the Judgment OF the committee on
| arrangements that yuu provide the
seats for the eX-Queen out OF sixty TO be
sent to you FOR the Use OF the diplomats
lC corps Very respectfully
JOHN SHERMAN.
Chairman OF the Committee OF Arrange
ments.
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General Psyton B. Dobbins,
Died March 8. 1881.

been due graetIy to his business sagRc-
ity Is a fact nowhere disputed. The
Dollar bank was almost as first born
child with Mr.. Dobbins; he always had
It's affairs uppermost in his mind. His
directors had seen lately that thelr
cashier was overworEek-he had SO
| many duties outside the bank-and
they added their entreaties to the or
ders OF his physician, which persuaded
him to take Il much needed rest. II
seems doubly unfortunate that he
should have come to so sudden an end
while on his way from arduous work
TO well earned rest.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made, but Il Is assured that II
the funeral is a public event, 1t VIII be
| one OF the most notable ever seen in
Wheeling. Enjoying the respect ana
esteem OF his fellow men as very few
have enjoyed It, the major part OF the
population OF this community would nor
be remlss in paying their respects to
the departed.
Something OF His Career.
Peyton B. Dobbins was born in Brax.
ton county, Virginia, (now West Vir-
ginIa), March 3, 1882. 1t will be seen
that he had barely passed his fifty-
! NTH year when his Maker gave the call
that must come TO all. He grew up to
manhood in Jackson and Roane coun-
ties, in the lower part OF the state, and
| received fair English education.
| When about sixteen years OF age he
| learned the trade OF carpenter and fol-
| lowed It industriously until the break
| ing out OF the war OF the rebellion iE
1861, when he enlisted on the Union
side, in the Ninth Virginia Infantry.
and remained IN the service until mus
| tered out on July "a. 1865. Returning to
| civil life he located In this city and be-
| came chief clerk in the Office OF the aud.
| itor Of state, the capitol then being in
Wheeling. He remained here until 1871,
when the Democrats obtained control
Of the state government. Mr.. Dobbins
! then became bOokkeeper OF the Mer-
I chants bank, Of Charleston, and re-
mancd there until 1872. when he re-
/ turned to Wheeling and engaged in
| bookkeeping until 1875 when he enter
ed the fire insurance business, first ~
the assistant secretary OF the Peabody
Fire Insurance Company, Of Wheeling,
and later becoming secretary OF the
| American Fire Insurance Company,
also OF Wheeling. In 1857. he became
| cashier OF the Dollar Savings bank,
1 position that he held to the day Of his
death. As mentioned elsewhere he held
public office from time TO time, being
! member Of the Wheeling board Of edu-
I cation. Wheeling city council and Ohio
/ county board OF commissioners, He
was also connected with the Wheeling
| and Citizens Railway Companies, and
! has been for some time president OF the
! latter company.
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THROUGH SPANISH EYES


Several EnEREemsmt' Reported, In Which
InSUrgeniS Were wOraisd.
HAVANA, March 5.--A Spanish force
from Manzanilo has had hot tight
with a band of Insurgents who tried to
prevent the SPaHIaFdR from marching
TO BayamO. The enemy occupied long
fortified line AT CalmItO and Paso del
Buey After an hour and half's fight
ing the Spanish troops captured the in
surgents' positions and inflicted severe
loss upon the enemy.
The government guerrilla force of
San Jose de los Ramos. this province,
has defeated the lnsurgcnt force. kill.
ing the insurEcnt Major GRlvRni, and n
captain and sergeant.
General Hernandez. while TCcOnnOit.
crInE at Bruju BrujItO. province OF PI-
mar del Rio has captured nm insurgent
camp killing ten OF the enemy Tho
troops lost captain and ten privates
wounded
The hghtlng IN the other provinces
has been light
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The diplomatic gallery was the only
exception. None " the seats IN TINS
gallery was occupied.
After MIR, Hanna had been sworn In
several senators presented their con-
gratulatlnnS.
There was n spontaneous burst Of
applause In the galleries, as the two
distinguished sons OF Ohio, both enter.
ting simultaneously upon new NeluS OF
labor. walked arm In arm down the
center aisle.
Mrs. Hanna, with a party OF friends,
was In the gallery, when her husband
was Initiated into Office,
The cabinet nominations were sent
i'm nj lSJ5 D. m. The senate went Into
executive session, aud after coHArma-
ton OF the senate adjourned.
Following were the nominations OF
the President for his cabinet:
Secretary OF State--John Sherman. OF
Ohio.
S Secretary Of war-Russell A, AIger,
Attorney -ceneral-Joseph McKenua,
Postmaster.G r.General-JOmes A. Gary,
OF Maryland.
Secretary OF the NaVy-John D..
Long, OF Massachusetts,
Secretary OF the lnterior-Cornellus
y. Bliss. Of New York.
Secretary OF Agrlculture--Jaines
Wilson, Of Iowa.
Nothing was said on the Democratic
side concerning the cabinet opposition.
Senator Teller, silver Republican,made
thS nrInrIpnl Rpeech After discussing
the nomination OF Mr.. Gage for some
time, he took up that OF Mr.. Bliss TO be
secretary Of the interior. He said he
considered this most unfortunate se-
lection. Mr.. Bliss was nm cstimable
man. but was entirely untitled for sec
retary OF the interior This was posi-
ton which was Of vast Importance.
Here cases were decided Involving
more property rights by the secretary
OF the Interior than were decided by
the United States supreme court. They
were for the most part legal questions
and required knowledge OF the law
Mr.. Bliss was a banker and business
man who knew nothing OF the many
questions which were TO come before
him.
senator Hoar. OF Massachusetts. paid
a high tribute to Mr.. Bliss and pointed
out that many OF the questions decided
by the secretary OF the Interior were
prepared by law clerks and no matter
how good a lawyer man might be,
he could nos Investigate all the matters
that came before him. He said that the
business ability Of Mr. Bliss was un-
After a little more talk all the NOM
Iuatlons wera confirmed without Ob-
lection.
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Special Dispatch 10 Tho In,olIIrencer,


HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March o.
The hurricane which passed this Sec
tIon of West Virginia late this after
noon was the most destructive to prop
erty known in years, Wires south OF
here are all down, and the loss to prop
erty will reach an enormous sum.
Dozens OF houses in Central City were
badly wrecked and the chimneyS on the
Washington school were tumbled over
INjuTlng n dozen students.
Al Marshall College the south side of
the building collapsed, and It Is u
miracle that scores OF pupils We're not
injured, All the scholars ran from the
building paniCEtricken, and the greatest
excitement prevailed.
Church EteepleS We're blown away
and small buildings We're blown over.
The gale lasted four minutes and was
followed by heavy rainfall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
STORY OF THE WRECK.
One other was Fatally InJursd-FrsIEht
TraIn Crashed Into the slssPer-The
InIHreti Taken to Cincinnati.

One Other was Fatally lnJursd-FrsIEht
TraIn Crashed Into the sISePer-Tho
InIHreti Taken to Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-Early To-
day during the rain and thick fog,
passenger train No. 1O5, wes;-bound,
on the Midland branch of the Balti
more & Ohio Southwestern. was stop
ped by a landslide near HIS station,
nvc miles east of Loveland. A heavy
freight came laundering through the
Cog and crashed into the sleeper.whosF
occupants were all In berths II telc-
scoped three fourths Of the length OF
the sleeper. throwing occupants out at
their beds anu ptnioning them TN Gg-
dny IN the debris OF seats and broken
glass and splinters aud beams Of wood,
Rescuing was prompt and energetic.
OF the occupants Injured beyond slight
bruises. two were fatally hurt, two
very seriously and two paiafully, but
not dangerously,
The fatally Injured are;
II. H. W5rduCk, Superintendent OF
Parks. Cincinnati, shoulders cut anu
bruised and hurt internally.
p. q. DOhbins, Wheeling, w. Va,
scaldel aud right leg crushed 1t has
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LIMA, o., March 5.-The Ottawa river.
which enters portion Of this city. has
Hooded a number Of dwelling houses In
the lowlands and compelled number or
families to move who win lose all OF their
household effects. DoZeng Of houses have
been moved from foundations and the
water Is stIll rising at o'clock.
The Ohio Southern Is washed out IN
several places and all trains have been
abandoned. The Chicago & Erie has
washuut at Foraker and passenger
trains are being dctopred via the Fort
Wayne and Ohio Central Rad 10 Keatoh.
Freight is being held. The Lake Erie &
Western road has wasiNout at Fort Re
cOvery, and traffic II at standstill
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GEN. DOBBINS DEAD
TheWeIl KnOwnWhecllng Banker
Killed In an Accident
ON BALTIMORE & OHIO ROAD
A Few Miles Out OF Cincinnati, on
Friday Morning.
WAS ONE OF THE LEADING MEN

Orths state, Prominent in BuuInssI aud
POIttiCs-waS on Hts Way to Eureka
SprinEU, nn ArIGanSnS Health Resort,
Undsr PsromptOry Orien From DR..
DIcksy-IIad Greatly DsSlred 10 Attend
the Atkinson InaugurntiOn-sEstoh Of
the Dsesa'ed-IIIS Demise Universally
NOurned in thl. Community and
Throughout the State.
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This community was shocked last
evening at o'clock. when the news
reached the city In telegram TO Mr..
Frank b. Kiievcs, teller Of the Dollar
Savings bank, OF an accident that had
overtakcn General Peyton b. DobbIns,
cashier of the bank. and one of the
most prominent citizens of Wheeling
and Of West Virginia. The telegram
was Immediately posted AT the IntelII-
Gencer building, and 1t was through
this bulletin that the news spread over
the city with lightninG-like rapIdity.
The telegram stated that General Doh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
WRATHFUL WINDS
Sweep Over the Lower Portions OF
West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON AND VICINITY

In the Path of the -DwslllnEs
Demolished at Central CIty-NEarII'nIl
College Damaged = Narrow Escape Of
PHplIs From Dsath-rhs Gale Visits
EksntuoIy Towns, ami Proves to be I"
Most unwsISOnd Gusst-NIuny Lives Re
ported to Have Bssn I.ost-Othsr Sec
tIOns sCOurEod The Ruln Caused by
Heavy IIains.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
THE FIRST DAY
oi the New Administration Was
Not Remarkable
Tor ANY UNUSUAL INCIDENTS.
Names otMembsrs OF New Cabinet
Sent to the Senate
AND AFTER CONSIDERATION

rhsy Were COnnrmsd - senator Teller
Made the Principal spSech Qusa-
tlonsi the ProPrlsty of several sSlso-
uans. bat DId Not Oppose Their Cor"
nru,atlOn-MNrk Hanna swOrn In as
S,nator-weIt Virginia Intsre't' at the
CspltOI-At Lsa't one Coed Thl"E Is
Certain to be CrsdttsdtO to this state,
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DAYTON. o.. March 5.-The cloud
burst and ten hours storm mas done great
dnmage here. The Miami river Is II feet
above low water mark and still rising:
The gates IN the levees are closed ana
the storm water Is being pumped over
the levces into the river. Cellars are
Hooded the fires In furnaces of florists
buildings are drowned out and flowers
ruined. Merchants suffer great ioss from
damaged goods. Some boats and boat
houses are washed away. The various
traina due here arc four hours late In
most cases, on account of culverts and
abutnents being washed away
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06
May D,Iay TarIr T.srl.la,,on.

WASHINGTON. March i.-rhe fan.
urf of President Cleveland 10 gigH three
appropriation bills. the sundry civil. Rg-
ficuliurnl and lndi1n, and the inability
Of Congress to agree upon the general
deficiency bin, viii entail much uncX
ncctcd work upon the extra session 0g the
new Congress, and possibly may delay ~
come extent the enactment NJ the new
tariff Law.
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mi river is out Of It's banks and UIl thp
lover part OF the city Is covered with
water Many families have been com
PEELED to move out, while many are
compelled 10 reach their homes In bOats
A mile above the city the canal Is pour
ing over its banks In half dozen places.
II Is feared that the bank will give way.
In which event thousands OF dollars more
damage VIII be done. The river is still
VTgtup
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During a severe storm this afternoon
a large electric light pole on the plat
form OF the passenger depot upon
which was affixed an arc light, was
twisted on near the bottom and hurled
to the ground with great crash, mar
rOwIy missing a score of people who
we're boarding. the ParkersbHrg ac-
connodatlon. and making things lurid
with live wires and flying glass around
there for awhile.
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Mrs. John Holland, well known
widow lady. died at her home here,
at . o'clock Chis evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-06

Maurice StubbIns. late foreman OF
the Baltimore 4 Ohio shops at this
place. died dhis morning, Of enlarge
mont OF the liver
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For West virginia, local showers In the
carly morning. followed by fair wenthcr,
For Western Pennsylvania aud Ohio,
(afr IN southern pdrtioHs local SHOWS N
northern portions, decidedly colder: north
westcrl9 winds
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state Senator S. II. Gramm. prose-
cutting attorney Ira L. Robinson and
Judge John Homer Holt, returned thfs
morning from the inauguration at
Washington. The last named left this
morning for Parsons, to hold the Tuck
er county court,
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The search for the remains OF Will
lam Tate. the Parkersburg young
man, who fell from the bridge At this
place. into the river and was drowned,
some twelve days ago, still continues,
with unabated interest Two expert
swimmers were brought here from
Parkersburg yesterday, but up to this
time their efforts TO find the body have
been without success.
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President woodmansee expressed re-
gret to the IntellIgencer correspondent
that tho ElkinS Club. Of Wheeling,
could not be here to take their place
IN the parade. but admitted that the
Charleston attraction. the first Repuh-
ucan event OF the character in quar-
ter OF century. was pretty nearly as
strong as the McEialey installation
was, and was not surprised that state
pride prevailed
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Official Information has been receiv-
"a at the navy department that the
United States gunboats, Wheeling and
Marietta. win be launched at the Tn
ian Iron Works In San Francisco
March is. II Is understood these twin
boats viii Leave the ways at the same
moment, tho lirst double launching ev-
rr attempted on the Pacific coast The
affair cannot fail to attract wide at
tentlOn for that reason.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-11

Such an attempt as that Of tho young
dasperado. Willis, Of Taunton TO Escape
from the Charlestown state prison could
only end in failure.
That tho failure was not attended with
tho loss of any life but that OF TIE convicr
himself however Is matter for general
satisfaction.
The dosperado evidently had his mind
mado up TO kill the two officers in the
room with him and as many more as
stood between him ana the last bar and
lock 60 secure II berty that he must have
known could be only temporary. IL is
conceivable that 10 such a spirit the mur-
der OF one or two more men would have
been it's own sufficient reward for which
be would cheerfully have faced the gal
lows. 1t is conceivable that this sort OF
ambition predominated in his wicked
mind rather than any idea of escape.
Under such circumstances il is Of con-
siderable comfort TO tho rest Of mankind
that Willis himself was shot to death and
nobody else. not even his misguided young
brother, was seriously hurt
The incident recalls the desperate at
tempt of 'Gentlehan George Ellwood and
'Spiker" Murphy TO escape from the
state prison at Gran ston some months
ago-though this was evidently an actual
break for liberty since Ellwocd had no
weapon and depended on dash and
srengtb. He was not murdefer at heart
so far as his record went we believe.
though professional criminal. He was
shot down promptly while the cowardly
and murderous Murphy collapsed igno-
miniously at the first sign OF successful op-
position to their attack.