The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-24
Special Dispatch to tho IntolllgoncOr,


Special Dispatch to the Intellgencer
sTEUBENvILLE, o., Aug. 23.-ThIs
city is filled with strangers tonight
who are awaiting to-morrow's dawn,
when the beginning OF the centennial of
steubepyllle and Jefferson county VIII
be noted by the boom of cannon on
Pleasant Heights, where the Seven
tenth United States Infantry and the
Eighth O, N. q. are encamped. The
residents of this city are devoutly ask
ing for fair weather on all three days,
and they then will feel sure of record
breaking crowds. The entire city is
ablaze with bunting, while pictures OF
prominent men OF our nation, the cily's
founders, her distinguished sons, US
well as early business men who founded
stores which continue growing more
prosperous with age, and men promin-
ent at the bar here, adorn windows
everywhere.
Tomorrow Is Stanton Day, and
everything associated with him is being
marked with signs, The place where
he was born. the place where he first
attended school, the residences he lived
In when older, Stanton & McCook's law
office the NJ. z. church where his
mother attended, being u charter mem
Der, and where he kept seat until his
death, stanton Rock" across the river.
Court House square. with log cabin
on one corner, and the Mingo Indians,
fifty in number. encamped in tepees on
another, cause visitors 10 think OF this
ground as It was century ago, with
few log cabins standing on the rivers
edge while proving bands Of saNases
caused terror By tneir very presence.
The OH, lime COlestoga wagons are
displayed also on the square as another
relic connected with pioneer settlement.
The log cabin was built by expert ham
dlers OF the axe who were to the
manor" born, II Is built OF hewn logs,
the dimensions being lSx26, and ten Feet
in height. 1t has puncheon tloor ana
sticks and mud plaster chimney, while
in the open fire place hangs hook and
crane brought to this country one hun
dred years ago by Andrew Ault, whose
descendants only recently held n CEN
tennlnl reunion. The cabin is filled
with an Interesting display Of relies Of
all kinds. Besides an old time spinning
wheel an old woman Is 10 sit and spin
and a man Is to scratch" flax. A
number of dry goods and millinery
stores have interesting window displays
OF spinning wheels, eta time poke bon
nets. old pieces of print, china and
other relies handed down as family
heIrlooms.
Pleasant Heights. where the troops
are encamped, is tented plain and Is
being visited by thousands of people.
The four arches which have been built
are magnificent structures. They are
named the "Triumphal,' "Bezaleel
Wells" Baron Steuben" and Stan
ton" While they are beautiful by day,
they are hundred times more so az
night. The Triumphal arch Is lighted
by $50 incandescent lights and they
show up plainly the figures "lI9'-lSyL
The other three arches are dazzling
with light at night. The Steuben arch
Is a quaint structure, built of logs with
pInnacled towers, which takes persons
hack TO the days when Indians rodtned
the forest and hint-lock rifles We're the
order of the day. The hominy block
and the barrlcaded wen with It's sweep
and moss covered bucket, to be seen on
the court house yard, are looked nj
several times by older persons. rs IL
carries them back to childhood days.
The stanton" arch, which stands on
Market street near where the tablet Is
10 be unveiled in the morning. rises
twenty-five feet in the air and stretches
from curb TO curb. over the circle OF
the arch is the expressive word stan
ton" and on the columns thanking the
same are portraits OF large size OF Lin
coin. Grant. Sherman and Sheridan
on top OF the structure. a fttlng ell
max to all. are two cannon and n stack
of muskets Standing simple In style
and massive like the character OF the
man It commentaries, with It's grace
full proportions outlined against the
sky, this arch presents beautiful ana
impressive appearance.
The words "Welcome to our guests
appear everywhere and 1t Is hospt-
able welcome being extended to an az
Steubenville Is determined that an shall
go away with none but the Klhlest
feeling toward our people over thelr
treatment during their stay here TO
night the streets are being uSeu az one
grand promenade. while family re-
Unions are occurring on all hands and
ola time acquaintance Is being renew
ed. The public, reception tonight
promises to be big affair.
MANY distinguished guests are here
apd they are being ontertained at prl-
yate homes Among them are relatives
of Stanton. Hon Benz, Tappan ana 9TH
ers. THOSE who are thus being enter.
talned are: Miss Nina Wolcott, OF
sewlcklcy. and Mrs. Pamphylia stanton
Wolcott. OF Akron. n sister OF u. NJ
stanton, by ]. II. 'Tlmberlake. Miss
I.uey Tappan, ~ D.. Philadelphia, by
Rev, Houston, Mlngo. Gen. Slckels by
j. w. MoGnl. Gen. A. MeD: McCook
Gen A, O. McCook, Col j, j McCook
REV Or. Henry e. McCook Rev. Dr.
John McCook. by Geo. W. McCOok
REV. DR.. Davis Tappan by Rev. VIM
Houston. Mr. Darwin Wolcott and tive
sons by D. W. MailhcB. Capt II. r
Gilmore, at home Mrs. DIT. Darwin
stanton and daughter, Mrs John Ely
by Mrs. Eliza Mcdonald. Mrs. Nancy
Tanrnn Houston by Rev Mr.. Houston
az Mlnro. Hon. X. w, Taylcr by II. o.
Dorhman Hon. Webster Davis by
Robt MCGOWAN. Hon Lorenzo Dan
ford and Prof w. u. yonable by Chns
Gallagher. Gen. ECklcy by ,. j. GU
Chng. Collier By Mrs. Il. Dorhman. D
X LorfIlerby by Dr. a. NJ. Reid. II. l.
Chapman by Mira, Martin McConylllc
Iioutonnnt Governor Jones by Mr. Johr
Moanp Hon. NJ. w Shaw by DR. j. w
Kelly Mayor MCKlRsOn Hon. J0hf
Mcagr ~ n. Woieott By j, w. Mat,
lack. Hon. s, II, Hurst by Dr. John
Pearce.