The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29

sWnrFHAS, MAIcn -
The hydroph0pia relief fund is BROW
Ing a altogether too slow rate.
Since Saturday morning Il has In
creased from Sll7 to SIZES
AZ this rate II must be evident to AL
who are Interested In the relief Of the
elk suspects" that enough money TO
send al Of them to the RaSteur iESNtute
( At New York VIII not soon be raised y
this state OF affairs Is to continue Il Will
0sSuFedly be n most unfortunate end OF
IN effort TO bring relief TO suffering hui
sIn0nity,
At least three OF the i've suspect"
should 30 treated with as little delay AZ
possible. For these Il is necessary to
E1iBa $500. One-fnurth Of that sum u
already contributed and II should not
b q dIficult undertaking to secure the
$50 Stlll needed SIN. subscriptions
are voluntary. and unless the humane
Is tncllnsd Of Wheeling coma to the
front speedily relief may come too late.
an who desire 10 add their contrtbH.
tons to the fund are urgently requested
to act without delay DR.. Glbler, Of the
PlSteur Institute. in a telegram re-
EelYed yesterday. says those who are
1pen to attack, should be treated lm-
Isiediately. az further delay may mean
that the ARE weeks limit before hydros
phobla would appear. has bssen reGs1en
Ia the cases OF One Or more.
Last night the KingiS Daughters OF
the United Presbyterian church, VINO
gave one Of the funniest entertainments
ever seen IN Wheeling. last Friday
night, called 1.-THE DeeEtrlcS Skulc," dF'
cided to rereat the performance neHs
Friday night At the church for the beiis
eat Of the hydrophOblE relief fund.
Every cent taken in Will be Biven.to the
fund Committees will be- appointed
early thtS week who Will have the sale
az ticket IN hand. A crowded house
should greet this attraction. E.or ltsetL
~ is worth seeing.
a. noted above. two organizations.
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
seHlhly ana the Protected Homo Circle
have made contributions to the tund.
no doubt other OF ERniEatnlH VIII follow
their noble example. II should be re-
nemhered that the i've or SIX who ate
open 70 attacks Of the dread hydropho-
bia. are not financially able TO taR4 the
PasteuF treatment. and It deVolHes ups
on the community At large 70 see that
they are able 10 take Il.
Health OiIIcer JepsOn. who examines
the ''guSpects." and iNsuey Cerute1tes
10 those whom! he Is satisfied were biz
taFf BY the mad dog, said last night that
tho. IA addition to Mr.. Freese, have
called upon him. but 70 neither did he
issfie ceft:ficRteN One was Ar. Albert
9pefdel, OF the South Side. who was
merely scratched. On account Of the
ftnd Increasing so Slowly, Dr.. Jepson
told Mr.. Speldel to call on him again,
when more urgent cases had been dis
posed Of. Mr. Speldel does not want 70
70 to New York for treatment unless u
4 considered absolutely necessary.
Another caller was Miss Annie blao'
ner. Of the South Side, who Is employed
~ 1anitreas at the Offices Of the La;
Belle iron works. She too, received
only q slight scratch on the arm
through her sleeve, and Or. Jepson did
not consider her case an urgent one.
Last night boy called at the doctor :
home, bur he was at church, and did
not see this applicant for certificate.
The case OF Frecse Is considered an
urgent one, but not 80 urgent as that
II Annie ScheII. the young girl who was
severely bitten by the dog near the
Second ward market house. She has
not YET applied TO Dr.. Jepson for cer-
tliicate.
Il mas been decided TO extend DR.. Jcp-
sons powers, and give him that Of de-
feFmInlng who shall first go to New
. York for treatment II he thinks that
the BcheIl girl should be the first to re.
CeIve treatment, she will so before
Freese. Next to the girls, the case OF
Freese Is thought to be the most ur.
Il