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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 7.--captaln
T.. =. Chancellor, supervising inspector
of steam vessels for the Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati district, Is in the city and Is
registered at the Mon0nsahela House.
He viii be here for several days He Is
making his quarterly tour OF Inspection
OF the various offices IN his district.
when told that there was a number
OF applicants for his position he simply
smiled. When the writer informed him
that number are hot on the trail, he
iolElngly remarked that It might prove
like che fellow who was on the hunt Of
a bear. In this particular case the trail
got so hot that the hunter had TO turn
back. II Captain Chancellor IL permit
ted 10 serve out his term, which Is very
probable, he will have one year to serve
from May. Captain Chancellor husmade
Il very good officer and commands the
esteem OF the rlvermen.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
Epworth League RAlly.

The Epworth League rally az the NJ. r.
church on Tuesday night was largely at
tended and VIII doubtless do good for the
feIgue. The programme was very In
taresting and Instructive The musical
feature was good The singing consist
ed OF quartette from the First NJ. u.
church, OF Bridgeport, duet from the
West End church. Bridgeport. solo by
Miss Carrie Crossley, and the Martins
Rev. ]. II. Holllngshead, OF warrenton,
and Rev. DIR. j W. Robins, OF Martins
Ferry. took part. quite number OF out
Of town people were present. All who at
tended We're pleased with what they
heard, and they left determined to prose-
cute the work with more vigor than ever
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

GREBNsBoRo.-Rlver . feet lnch-
es and falling. Weather cloudy and cool
The James @. Blaine Is due up and down
on Thursday.
OIL CITY. River 3 feet and station
airy. Weather cool: light rain falling
WARREN.--River 2 feet. Light rain;
weather cold.
MoRGANTowN.--Rlver . feet . inch
es and falling. Weather cloudy; mercu-
ry 50.
tenths and rising at the dam. Raining.
sTEUBENVILLE.-Rlver feet Q
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
cool. Passed up-The Tom Rees No. 2,
Defender, Ben Hur. Passed down-The
Hudson.
PARKERSBURG.- Q feet .
inches and stationary, Weather cloudy;
mercury %. Passed up-The II. X. Bed
ford, Valley Belle. Passed up with emp
ties-John Noren, Resolute, Sam Brown.
Passed down and up-The Argand. Due
down-The Kanawha, The little ka-
nawha is falling. Locals on time.
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BOWLING.


Last night the Tidal wave team OF lIe
South Side: bowling league won Two
games from the Ceramics and went into
second place az the finish OF the winter
Championship race by the narrowes: OF
margins Ceramics won the first game,
but lost the second. The third game was
holly contested. At the conclusion OF the
ninth frame both teams were about on
lie. Martin, OF Ceramics, who rolled zoe
for the game, had a spare In tine tenth,
but on the second bail. rolling for pins
ON the spare already made, he rolled his
bail or the alley and got but ten pins,
had he made Ave on the spare his team
would have won by one pin, and Tidal
Wave would have had 10 contest with
Harvest for second position II Randy
Boos win three tonight that team VIII
be tied with Harvest FOR third place. To-
nights games between Randy Boos and
Aber Nlts are the last OF the South Side
leagues season Score of las; nights
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
MARrIN,s VERY.
lIAPs an'l AIlOhNpu Ia tbs ThrlvlHE city
Across tile River.

Across iliv River.
The open meeting Of the Young Ladies'
Society Of the Presbyterian church at
the homa az Miss I4enora Drennen. OH
Tuesday evening, was Intended by about
slaly personk aud was u very enjoyable
affair. The music consisted OF u quar-
tnlie and vocal and Instrumental solos.
Tile winner uf the prize la the Flower
Romance was Miss Ada JOY. Sixteen
rouples took part In the cake walit which
was ludlcrous. After walking some tins
the Judges ordered the number reduced
10 i've couples and 1fterward 70 two
couples IN order mat they could decide
The two final couples then walked for
honors, ana the judges, after some de-
llberltlOn decided 10 cut the cake into
three parts, take onc for themselves, give
one 10 Charles w. Hoyle aud the third
10 John w. Crooks, the young men OF the
last two couples In the cake walk. The
large cake. which was baked and donated
by Mrs. Samuel Hea;on, was then cut
into slices and distributed among those
present.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

The marks at p. m. showed feet 2
inches and rising. Weather, cloudy and
warmer.
The tOwboat Clifton has not yet been
raised and another effort Is being made
to get her aiiolt. Considerable bad luck
has been experienced with the work.
She win be placed on the docks as soon
as she Is ralsed. The Hawk Is also on
the bottom Of the river. but II is quite
likely that she Will be ahoat to-day,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

UNCONDITIONAL surrender. is the
only terms those famous little pills
known as Dcwitt's Little Early Rlsers
will make with constipation, sick head
ache and stomach troubles. Charles r..
Goethe, corner Market and Twelfth
streets; Bowie & Co, bridgeport; Pea
body & Son, BenwOod.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

teur teams Of Wheeling or other neigh
boring towns.
Tunnel Green and the other Corner
lot" diamonds are popular resorts these
days
Many amateur mines are organizing In
Greater Wheeling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
THE RIVER.
YEsrERpAY,s pEpARTuREa

YESTERDAYS DEPARTURES.
Charleston. ..KANAWIIA, G:a0 n IN,
Piitshurgh. BEN bur. 400 y. ~.
RisfnrHVillr. RUTH. $3.50 y. m.
Ciarlngton. LEROY. 500 p. M
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY
Pittsburgh n " BEDFORD. $50 Il. M.
Cincinnati, HUDSON. n, m,
ParkOrsburg .ARdAND. Il a, III.
Alntnmorns. LEXINGTON, II q. IN.
Sisiersyllle .IiIITIl. $3.50 y. m.
Claringt0n. LEROY, 800 p. IN.
boats LEAVING TOMORROW,
Pittsburgh. VIRGINIA, . a. m.
Parkersburg BEN HUR. II u. m.
Slatersvllie. RUTH. $3.50 j.. IN,
Darlington. LEROY, $3.50 y. III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
JAPAN AND CHINA
STRAW MATTINGS.

Don't be deceived, prices will be high
er and that very soon. At present we
have an elegant line of Hemp Warp in
laid Matdngs at................. Sc yard
And from this we have all grades in
Hemp and Cotton Warps up TO the
best Observation-Disclosures .'.''''.'''' 0Se
Try us on Rugs and Druggets also.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
CYCLING.

This evening at the Young Mems
Christian Association building viii open
the first bicycle show ever held In the
city. The numerous bicycle riders, and
everybody interested In bicycles WIN
want to see the splendid exhibit, when
Will not only include bicycles. but the
innumerable appliances connected
Herewith Every available room IN
the building will be used. The exhibits
az the fourteen dealers will be extern
slve and Will include most OF the lead
ing makes Of wheels. In addition to
the great national shows at New York
and Chicago, many lesser ones IN other
large cities have been very popular.
Considering the great interest in cy-
cling In this city, the show Of our local
dealers should certainly be taking at-
fair, especially an the admission VIII
only be fifteen cents. The exhibit or
BICYCLES win be the most general and
prettiegt ever attempted here. and the
Y, NJ. c. a. building win doubtless be
crowded with interested spectators. The
show VIII be open this evening and to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
Chairman Albert Mott, OF the j.. \.
w racing board, has made an Inn
portant ruling In connection with road
racing, which virtually brings thAt clasA
on cycle events under the control OF tho
H. A. W., which nov has an agreemen;
with the Century Road CLUB, looking
60 the better management OF the sport,
The ruling was brought out by the
road race which the Clifton Whoclmcn,
Of Baltimore. had proposed to hold on
Easter Sunday. Among the entries
were six professionals. man under
suspension for two years and score of
amateurs Upon seeing the list. Mr..
Mott wrote to the club. saying that the
suspended man and the professional
must be excluded. or else the amateur
would incur tho penalty provided for
racing against professionals. This same
ruling, Mr. Mott declares VIII hold
good IN connection with al road races
and VIII have the effect Of hereafter
driving such contests Into professional
and amateur events,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

on and after Sunday, March IS pas
sengcr trains OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie Railway Company win leave
wheeling as follows:
Frain No. G. for Massiilon, Canton,
Akron, Cleveland, Toledo and points
east and west at $50 u. M, Central
time.
Train No. s, Massillon OccommodA-
tIon. FOR all points between Wheeling
and Massillon, at 1850 y. m,, Central
time.
FOR further particulars see time ta-
bIes, ar apply to agents of the Wheeling
a. Lake Railway Company.
"THE; wheeling & Lake Erie Rail-
way will grant TO all purchasers Of
tickets reading to New York and
noints west thereof a stop-over OF ten
DAYS at Washington, D. C. See Wheel
InE & Lake Erie railway agents for
full Information, or call on or address
II, Il. Lawrence, general agent Wheel
ing a. Lake Erie railway, City Bank
building. Wheeling. w. Va.
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BENwOOD.
Live News Items From the Lively I"dWU.
trial Town.

Live News Items From the Lively ImdWS.
trial Town.
A large audience witnessed the II.
Illustrated lecture on the Passion Play
hy Rev. Father PaQuln. Of Elm Grove,
nj ST, Johns church last night. The
entertainment was success in every
way and the realistic reproduction OF
the famous Obcr-AmmcrGrau festival
proved delightful.
A ladies' auxiliary OF the Knights OF
ST John will be organized at st. Johns
hall next Sunday afternoon at o'clOCk.
This viii be the first ladies, auxiliary
OF the order IN this state. and starts OF
with u promising membership, there be-
ing forty TO be enrolled.
Bob" Smith, the new proprietor OF
Paul RlgOts old stand near the River
side works, rendered supper Tuesday
night that was out or sight Every
bndy had n good time, and left with
notbing but words OF praise for their
generous host.
I,nuig Schad's place of business has
received a thorough overhauing, and
The burroom Ia MS cosy now as the best
Of them.
Thor win be u quarterly meeting at
the NJ E. church on Sunday. DR.. 4,
Moore. presiding elder, VIII preach In
thr evening and administer the sacrn.
Miss Helen McCabc left yesterday for
Cleveland, where she will spend several
months visiting her sister
Mr. c. w. Krouhardt leaves to-day
on a visit among friends In Belmont
county
Johnny Dolan. q well known rostau.
rantcur OF Grafton, IL visiting friends
here.
Nathaniel Lyon. Of Ryeaon's station,
Pa. was visiting j. Z. Barger ycster-
day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

time to Tecreate and rest-tOo little thought
and care for health. These are the key.
notes Of the dance Of ill.health. The man
who dances 10 them is soon in the grasp Of
general ill.health, and will speedily be in
the relentless clutch Of some fatal malady.
1t may be nervous exhaustion or ProstTR.
ton; some wasting disease, deadly con.
sumption, or almost any ailnent in the
category of human ills. There Is 4 sure,
speedy, and permanent remedy at hand.
Ninety eight per cent. Of all cases Of con.
sumption, chronic, or lingering coughs and
kindred ailments are cured by Dr., Pierce'S
Golden Medical Discovery. II acts through
the blood directly on the lungs, driving on:
ali disease germs and building up new aud
healthy tissues II builds FIRM 6esh and
makes rich, pure blood. 1t tones the nerves
aud briEhtens the brain. II iuvigorates the
liver and makes the kidneys active Drug.
EistS have nothing else Just as good"
last summer was taken with diarfhea orthe
very worst kind" writes Mn. II. Suunerson, Of
Emporium, Cameron Co. Pa /" doctortd
FTrit deal. ard for a time was better, but the
trouble soon CAME on again worse than ever and
Il went 90 long Il bccAm. chronic J. doctOTed
again and got worse all the time. had NO Rppe.
lie, and was so rundown felt badly all over:
,Ook four bottles Of Or. Pierce'a Golden Medical
Discovery aud three walls Of Pleasant Pellets
am entirely cured"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
BOXING.

The coming Planted Bennett boxing
contest IL exciting great deal OF inter.
est up In the Smoky City and it is quite
probable that II Will be pulled OF In The
letlc Club, although the arrangements
have not yet been completed. However,
negotiations are IN progress and the
contest is likely TO come of here II It
does there VIII be no tlasco like that OF
Tuesday night when Donovan made
such q rank quit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
GENERAL NOTICES.

NOTICE.
The State Board OF Health will meet in
Charleston April 20. q. and ., prOximo,
for the examination OF applicants for the
boards certificate to practice in the state.
n. d. BAKER, n. D.,
mri7 Secretary State Board Of Health.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PART
N NERSHIP-Notlce il hereby given
that the co-partnership between the UNI
dersigned In the wooden box business, UNI
der the firm name OF THE Acme Box Cone
pAny." carried on in the city OF Wheel
ing. West Virginia, has been dissolved by
expiration OF the terms for which such
co-paTtnership was entered Into ana no
longer exists. The undersigned +; J. Park
will continue the business nt the same
place as that formerly occupied by the
Acme Box Company. and he Is alone
authorized to collect the debts due said
late cO-partnership GEO. u, DRY DEN,
]. f. PARK. April s, lSg7.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

EASIEST way TO XIII chicken Is to
break the egg before II Is Matched, Same
IA tru0 OF consumption DR. woods
Norway Pine Syrup is a pos'llrt cure
for coughs and colds Nothing VIII cure
consumption. WIN II pay to neglect
the cold2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
Before
Retiring....

take Ayers Pills, and you will
sleep better and wake in better
condition for the days work.
Ayers cathartic Pills have no
equal as a pleasant and effect
ual remedy for constipation,
biliousuess, sick headache, and
all liver troubles. They are
sugar.coated, aud so perfectly
prepared, that they cure with
out the neutrality-suspicious.
in the use of so many Of the
pills on the market. Ask your
druggist for Ayers CathaNic
Pills. When other pills won't
help you, Ayers is
THE PILL THAT WILL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08
CRAVATS AND BOWS
Geo. E. Stifel & Co.
AGENTS WANTED.


A GENTs-HERE IS a BONANZA
IA 100 per cent profit. s. to S day sure.
Every man and woman possible cIs-
CHICAGO COUPON CO, Chicago. ap2'
VIYANTED-AGENTs TO SELL THE
w lndelible Check PerfOratOr: ret4ll9
at 500; large commission. WESLEY
MFG. CO, II Park Row. New York. apSs.
CALEsMEN-LoCAL AND TRAVEL
- ING. TO handle necessity for all lines
OF retail trade. $500 per day and expenses.
Light samples. Address HOL.., S9i3 Market
street, Philadelphia, Pa. apps
A GENTS WANTED IN EVERY
IA county to sell the only authentic story
Of the Hattleld-McCoy feud. Sells for &c.
Good pay to active workers. For terms
and territory write BARCLAY & CO.
Publishers Cincinnati. o. mr2S-tth&S
"ANTED-A LIVE, ENERGETIC
w man 10 sell and collect In good
country town near Wheeling; also l man
for Wheeling and vicinity. Call on or adj
dress THE SINGER MFG. CO., 20 Twelfth
street. Wheeling. w Va. apd-tth&s
A GENTS EVERYWHERE TO SELL
"A History OF the Penrl Bryan Murder.
Thrilling account OF this startling crime
with details Of trial, conviction and tragic
hanging OF the mtrderers, jackson and
Walling Many full-pnge illustrations.
Price IS cents. Sells on sight. Send for
terms and list OF fast selling &c. books.
BARCLAY & CO., Pub'rs, Cincinnati, o.
Ap2-mw&f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

Thousands and thou.
sands Of men, without re.
alizinH it, are daily dane.
ing to the music OF death.
II Is q measure that ever
grows faster and brings a
man rapidly NEARER and
nearer to the grave. Too
much woTk-too much
tusineBs-too much woT.
~. Too little time to
eat and drink-too little
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

EoR RENT. 80,
rooms, cottage. IS Kentucky STILL @
three-roomed tenernentS, 81 Main St. g
three-roomed tenements, g Main st. 81
four-roomed tenement, 20 Main ST.. m
store rooms and cellars, 81 Main Ste lV Y
rooms, No, l0ll Morrow Ntreet,..... 10 "
FOR SALE,
Lots No. and 10 Baltimore st., $500 each,
Lots in r. II. Gillespy'S addition, Sl9o each.
mnSl-u r. u. GlLLESP1.
Ofllce Second ward Market house.
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FoR RENT.

TNoR RENT-sEVERAL GOOD ROOMS
IL In the City Bank Building. Inquire &C
the City Bank OF Wheeling, mE2o
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

uoTEL FOR RENT AND FURNI-
III TURE IN same for sale cheap. En-
qure Of Il. n Howell or W. v. Campbell,
BRIDGEPORT Ohio. my1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

dor RENT-BEST OFFICE ROOM IN
centrally located in best advertised builds
ing in tho city. Also large hall for rent
Apply at HUB CLoTHGERS. Fourteenth
and Market streets jan
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-08

DIOR RENT ROOMS. SECOND
IL floor. water. both gases, all modern
conveniences, private, ~ Fourteenth
street apo
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i
3 Room. and Hall, 1907 MalH 1o s., o1o.
81 sSsi OH Island, IS.
JAMES l.. HAHVLEH.
Real Estate aud Real EGtRta Loan AGunoTa
1908 Main street,
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Coyle had some VI his players oyer at
the island ball park yesterday after
noon. and the way they handled ihem-
selves showed that all had done cpnstd-
ernble training before reporting. Tny'
icr is playing short field In way that
,nthuses Nil who witness his WHtk and
MCNAMARA, the outfielder, whn was
,ricd at second yesterday. iltfded y
beautiful game, and batted like u tlend.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-30

Mulhall remarks on the census OF vi,
that s.the surplus female population
keeps rising every decade" In the
last, the females numbered bi4 to every
486 males. la '8l, this excess OF fe-
males over males throughout England
and Wales was 7l8 600; in '0l II had
risen to 901 900. beng an increase IN
ten years Of 1888 900. Do these facts
afford no food for reflection to our
political economists and socioiogists?
Nay, may not politicians and moraiists
r lad, mark, learn and carefully digest
hemp Is the burden of the support
OF thia great and ever-increas!ng body
OF English women to be thrown upon
the shoulders of the comparatively de-
creasing men, or shall women be- per.
mitted to support themselves in any
occupation for whihh they are compe-
tsntP These are the questions which
must be decided-and quickly, too-in
favor of sexual equality or the aboli-
ton OF sex priviles, unless we are
blindly determined to increase the de-
moralizatlon of women and the
consequent deterioration OF u race.
Even India, in some respects, is more
liberal than England, for we hAvs jast
read that q lady had been admitted TO
practice 10 one of its law courts as O
barrister, and to the general surprise
she pleaded as we'll and exhibited al
much legal acumen and forensic elo-
quence as any Of her be-wigged
brethren.
Mulhall remarks, "If we compare
the total number OF persons OF all oc
equations 10 1881 with that 10 1851, we
find an increase OF 20 per cent. IN the
men and 81 per cent. 10 the women"
and we have every reason to believe
that the difference for 81 will be found
to be still greater. We have shown Ia
a previous article that the women
workers nearly equal the men work.
ers. The natural consequences Is that
the occupations open TO women are
overdone with candidates for work,
Scores of thousands OF those who csn
obtain employment are miserably
'sweated," while the more fortunate
are usually underpaid. Is there no
remedy for all thisP 1t wonld seem
that in polygamous countries only are
women really cared for, and II monog-
amy and subsection of the sex are to
continue together, it may be that to
give woman ssher proper sphere" we
shall have to W to the poiygamous
habits of our British ancestors. Is this
The aim of our p%retentious moralists !
IL this whittier Professionalism, the free
Bible, free trade, free labor and free
detauchery are to land usP Perhaps
so. Who San tellP II women nus,
continue to be degraded, better that II
should be in the harem of one man to
whom she can be %virtuous and true,
ard by whom she will be comfortably
provided with reasonable requirements,
than that she should starve In a lonely
garrett or pace the streets with a fallen
sisterhood. And possibly before the
coming of the mex go, the windows OF
Mayfair and Belgravia and other
wealthy quarters will be less transpar-
ent than now, and voluptuous women
of rare beauty will be seen iurtively
glancing upon the outer word, until
the example thus Set by rank ana
fashion become universal.