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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05

upon to Hli the Offices OF the commmittee
for the ensuing year; Chairman. Dwight
Andrews, Chicago; vice chairman,
Thomas Gahan. Chicago; treasurer, j.
w. Orr. Champaign; secretary, Theo-
dorc Nelson. This settles the dispute
for the supremacy between Governor
AltBeld and Secretary OF State Hinrich-
son In favor Of the former.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05

DEVILS LAKE. n. D., Jan. l.--The
Merchants National Bank closed Its
doors to-day. pending action Of the
comptroller OF the currency. President
Perciv0l Is In the cast and the cashier
would make no statement. The last
statement showed $4,000 deposits.
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HIMSELF
Ina Duck Pond After Discovery OF
His Shortage.
THE FATE OF A BANK CASHIER

WHO was wen known In the Country.
Richard cornsllus, Connected with tins
National FarmsrS' ana PiantsrS Bank,
at baltimore, coAfrontsd with an Ir-
regularity In His Account, E1sussa
Himself ana Commits sulcido-Cas, HAS
Some ary,tsrlOu. Features.
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HAVANA. Jan. 4.-senator-elect H.,
D. Money, OF Mississippi, member of
the house committee on foreign affnirs,
Is missing from the hotel Inglatterra,
where he put up on his arrival here II
u believed however, that he has gone
10 Ma,anE1a. where two American
newspaper men have also located them
selves
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NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-The Mall and
Express says that Harry Delgado Is
suffering from hepatic abscess very
common with patients In hot countries
suffering from malarial feVers. Delga-
do is out Of his mind most of the time.
The only chance for his nfe is 10 have
this abscess opened Immediately as the
presence OF puss causes septlcemIa.
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SPRINGFIELD Ill Jan. 4--At n
caucus Of tho majority Of the members
or the Democratic state central commit
iee. held at the executive maualnn to-
day, the following ticket was decided
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05
TOBACCO MEN.
No Two Branches OF the Industry
Agree on the Tariff.
THE HEARING AT WASHINGTON

want Low TariR and
Growers Want Protection with Bls
"P.u = DhaErssmsnts As to Eject Of
Present Law and Cost of PrOduo'lOn
and sIanu1ssturo-why sumatra Wrap
psrsaroP Popuiar-interes',ng Discussion
BEFORE WY, and Mean, Com mittss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05

Special Dispatch to the lntelligeneer.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 4.-Post-
offices discontinued: Etna, Lewis coun-
ty, mail TO Rockford; Rlmmon, Green
brIer county, mall to Rlepert
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05

The meeting was called to order short
iy after O'Clock by Presldent Hullihen
ouarrler, and in the absence OF seTe-
tary Howard Haslstt Mr.. John c. Rihel-
daffsr acted In his stead. The following
u,enbers of the chamber were pregenl;
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The matter OF the new city ohnrter was
next called 40 by President ouarrier
Mr.. James Cummina, OF the chambers
charter committee, has bean acting a. rs
chairman during the serious sickness Oi
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AInv Nni b .rrnn.

HAVANA, Jan. 4.-There is a report
current that Senator John Sherman,
chairman OF the senate committee on
foreign relations, IS expected IN Haya-
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The first matter brought up was that
Of sending delegates to the Indianapolis
montary conference which convenes on
Tuesday, January u. It is a movement
fnaugurated By the boards Of trade ana
chambers OF commerce of tlle cltiel ~
Louisville. Kansas City Clnolnnatti & ~
cago, Indianapolis, Johnet0Wni CQlunl- =
bus. Grand Rapids. Milwaukee,, St Roui
and Toledo, for The purpose ot tqfi.lg|
latlnE a business mems plan Tor renleoSe
ing the evils OF the present manetary
system OF the country.
Mr.. Joseph G. Brady spoke OF the I'M
portance OF sending delegates to this
gathering There Is no n0tlOnal election
until nearly four years, and Il Is 10 the
Interim that the question Of montafy
reform should be divorced from politics
II that IS ever to be accomplished ne
moved that the president be empoWereu
10 appoint three gentlemen to represent
the chamber at the indianapolis gather-
ing.
Colonel O'Brien-who,ns Is well known,
Iq \ silver mnn--thouEht the Indianapolis
.cheme Fayora OF something the cham-
Der should not take hold Of He do not
think much Of the ''buslness man N
politics. for he cuts sorry figure. ne
called attention to the present situation
in PennByfyAnia, where such hot aetlA-
torlal fight Is being waged between the
buglneSs mems interests In PennBylVa-
MIA and Ouay.ism. The trouble Win
these movements Is that they generally
mean the creation OF a bigger machlne
than that for the purpose OF deteatlns
which they are organized. He waFnlee
the chamber that any eitort 20 il1 We .1s
gold standard upon this country Wpulu ~
10 doomed to defeat. II would not So
down with this community, ne said. ana
any effort In that direction by the chain-
nor OF commerce would be the entering
wedge for the termination OF It's usetul-
Mr.. Brady claimed there was no polld-
cal scheme hidden In the movement
looking to a monetary conference az IN
dianapolls. II Is proposed TO MAKE
vigorous attempt to take the currency
question out Of politics. -,.
Colonel O'Brien replied that durllt
PreRldent Arthur's administration tnere
was business mems attempt 70 LAY
the tarln question out or politics. AZ
that time Carnegie was poor mail--'iiu
what IA he today
Finally the discussion ended and Vote
ON the Brady motion resulted IN It's car
rying. 81 90 10.
III thls tuncttire Secretary Hazlett en-
tere,i and remarked that he had otneF
pnners relating to the case which might
throw additional light on the matter.
This was done. the paper belug 2 lelter M
from gentleman known 70 Mt; Haelsss'
who Is actively connected WIN 'he uN'ie-
tary reform movement. ,,.,...
"As We have had good and Suihelent
Ilght ON this natter suppose we pro
coed 10 something else" said Mr.. Baer.
"suflcient light 10 show that I
first class political scheme; snnnil,s,n,.. snl,, !.
iirh, 10 arouse the people, ana II VIII
was the retort Of Colonel O'Brien.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05

For West virginia, generally fair: slight
Is colder. westerly wtnds.
For Western PeHaayPania. gennInlg
clordy: probably local snowai freah to
brisk westerly wlndh; colder
Fdr Ohio, local snowR probably fair IN
extromc nouthern portion; colder westerly
wlndu.
Local Temperature
Tho temperature yesterday az observes
by c schnepi, druggiEt. corner Eourteenth
and Market streets was ns follows
a. ma,...,...., 9la - m'"...'s.''''" "
Q a. m...-,.,.,,..s 6sl! ". m',.'' ,ss.',..,s' "
" N. .,..,,s ,,..''s bliWeaulel-SHahB 'e'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

Beaver Dam Lake affords excellent
facilities for this thrilling sport. az In
the winter good siiif winds usually pre-
vail This IL the wind ice-boatmen
whistle for. scornlng the soft breezes
that In the summer they court. The
lake furnishes a course some sixteen
miles In length. taken both ways. and
rs width admits OF good. long tacks,
though a triangular course Il not pos
sible. The two or three large cracks IN
the lake, though a little dangerous 20
the unskllled navigator. only add zesi
TO the sport when one sits In the box.
confident Of his pilots skin. These
cracks are a regular feature Of the lake
each year. and their location Is noted
At the beginning OF the season. 10 that
accidents should not arise from them.
At this time Of the year the lake Il
dotted In many places with the little
box-llke shanties OF the perch and pick
erel fishermen. The surface Of the lake
around these ahantles Is thickly GOV.
cred with set-llnes. but. once safely
outside their bounds. the pilot has only
to keep a sharp lookout for cracks.
There are about n dozen lce-hoais.
large and small. on Beaver Dam Lake,
though some OF them are so small as 10
hardly deserve the name. But there
are several beauties walch Il 70 no
boys play TO handle. On one OF the
early days OF last year a party OF igc-
boatmen- inexperienced. with the ex-
ceptlon Of the steersman-was eruls-
Ing on the lake during a piping wind.
The crew consisted Of Ave men and a
boy In spite OF their shifting 10 the
runner-board. the boat persisted In
lifting her runners from the Ice In
frightful manner. during which time
the pilot had practically no control over
her. They were In proximity TO one
OF the big cracks. and the men lost their
wits as the boat continued 10 careen
and lurch In spite OF the efforts OF the
man at the tlller. One by one they
dropped on. at the risk Of breaking
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

Jcnersonviile R~cord-nreaker IN The
NamIer Of Knott TIea.

MNM|N"UMNNIfI -
NambeF Of Knots Tied.
No city IN America has made quite
such a good record In the number OF
knots tied for clippers as Jefiersonylilo,
Ind. this year. says the indianapolis
Journal. Last month there were eighty
Eve such marriages. Located on the
Ohio river the town draws from two
states and has special attractions for
the romantic kentucklans. The squlres
and ministers are winning a reputation
for the way IA which thes dispatch che
nervous and love-lorn who come 20
their doors A couple total strangers
In the city. viii step from train or
buggy or bicycles and AJAX for a GER
tain squire. SO well. however. have
the magistrates arranged things that
no couple can manage 10 reach the city
without having FIRST been spotted by
some Of the numerous runners, who
kindly volunteer TO escort them 20 the
Office OF MAGISTRATE. For this kind
ness the runner always receives fee
from the officiating justice. The Justice
having the widest reputation Is Squire
John Hause. WHO occupies a neat Office
just at the lead OF the ferry landing.
made conspicuous by the inviting
sign Matrimonial Parlors" and other
plaoards showing 10 the public the ma
ture Of the business transacted by the
justice. During the last month at least
iifty OF the couples we're united In the
tie that binds by this dlgnltary. The
emoluments resulting from this chan
mel are from 81 to s. and sometimes $40
each. A handsome income Of from 500
10 $500 per month Is almost always as
sured him. Many are the queer re
quests which accompany the applica-
lions Tor the marriage ceremony. RE-
Gently one OF the couples wanted TO be
married while on their bicycles. and the
request was compiled with. The scene
was strange. Tho bridal couple seated
on wheels supported By friends. with
olasped hands. were made one. Another
couple were married by request stand
Ing under the approach Of the Big -Four
bridge. which spans the Ohio at this
point Recently Squire Hauso married
a young lady who was the NTH and last
daughter IN a family Of i've girls and
four boys. an OF the blrls having eloped
and been married. three Of them. BY
Squire Hause.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

their nccks. until only the boy and the
sieorsman were left. With this light
ballast the boat was entirely uncon-
trollahlo and lifted her runners high IN
the air like a frightened sioed by
good luck the steersman kept her away
from the crack. and sent her driving
towards a bog. now frozen into hard
ridges and hummocks She ncw be-
fore the wind 40 fearful speed, struck
the edge Of the bog with o. shock, and
nouudcrcd into t a hundred feet or
more. then the runners save way. The
sudden stop broke the stays and ihc
mast snapped on short hury'ng The
two hardy sailors beneath The folds OF
Che biz malnsail. where they lay. un-
huri-io their own amazemcut
A great deal OF exciting sport is FUR
nlshod hy the races that frequently
take place between two CIR more OF ,he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

attacked her, but cid not seem able to
carry her away. She pulled Nettie
from the birds taions, but when she
attempted 70 take the wounded child
In her arms the bird attacked her
lercely.
Miss Mcdowell would not retreat
and leave the child behind. 80
standing over her she beat on the
attacks Of the bird as best she could.
The eagle was now furious. II whirled
about and dashed. beak and talona
extended. At the brave girl. who beat Il
OF again and again with her arms.
The beak and talons wounded Miss
Mcdowell severely. and as she did not
have a weapon she was unable TO re-
tallate with effect. with gashes on hei
arms. head and shoulders. she was rap
Idly losing strength, when she thought
OF her hatpln. Grasping this firmly
abe made repeated siaba al the bird
which. despite rs wounds. persisted 10
the attack. Finally. az her strength
was about gone. she managed TO grasi
the bird by the neck. and with ont
fortunate thrust she sent the needle
through the head Of the bird. killinf
Il. Then. overcome By her wounds, she
fell unconscious across the dead body
OF her terrible antagonist. Little Net
lie Hinkle. badly wounded though sh,
was. made her way to her home. ahor
distance away. and told her parent
that "a good lady saved me from a bae
bird AZ the creek" While Mrs. Hinkh
attended 10 her ehild's wounds. Mr.
Hlnkie hurried along the creek ane
soon came TO the scene OF the Tight Tie
carried the stlll unconscious young wo'
man 10 his home and sent for a doctor
Miss Mcdowell soon recovered con-
sciousness. and after her wounds were
dressed was driven home. She will be
able 10 be about In n couple OF weeks.
and viii doubtless bear marks OF her
heroic fght all her life. She says she
will have the bird-the largest ever
seen In that section-stufod. and VIII
keep Il In her room.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

The New Indulgence Of the Royal Family
aud the Rich set In London.

The New Indulgence Of the Royal Family
aud the Rich set In London.
Perfumed butter on the dinner table
Is the fad OF royalty and Of the very
rich In London. The dalries where this
butter Is made are a. odorous a. a nor-
lists shop or the laboratory Of a per-
iumer on an sides there are aowera
and jars OF leaves. pressed and loose
AZ hrsi glance Il might be supposed
that the butter receives its subtle odor
by working Il with some sort Of e.
sence but this ls not the case. In the
arst place the butter n made In small
pats like those In ordinary use. Each
pat IL wrapped In a biz Of hne muslin
and placed on a bed Of rose leaves ape-
clally prepared In an earthou jar. on
top another layer Of the fresh and dell
cate rose leaves Is placed. before the
jar il filled with a solid chunk Of Ice.
Then the Jar Is placed in a roirlgera-
tor and allowed 10 remain there Cor ten
hours, when the pats are ready for the
customer This o. ON there o. 90 u. bat.
simple ao the idea ls. 10 has made
Tor its discovertr a fortune. and he
ls nov permitted 20 announce that he D.
by royal appointment" puryeyor 10
Her Majesty the Queen and the royal
family.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OOcOOOOOOO

larger boats. Last season ! had the
pleasure Of participating In one Of these
races. and cannot do better than close
this paper with an account OF II. The
contestants we're the Frost Giant and
the Mist Maiden. Our boat. the Mist
Maiden. though . trihe smaller than
the Frost Giant. and with less sail
spread by a few feet. was the sitter
boat OF the two. and ! was well salts
hod 10 share her fate The course was
from a trestlework known as the eight
mile bridge. 70 the dam. and back, as
the wind was favorable for high speed
on the return trip. and II was desirable
to make the trip up deliberately. In or
der 10 mark the bad places In the Ice
and note the condition Of the big
cracks. Four sport-loving young
women. with a keen eye TO good
thing. put In a plea 10 act as ballast
Our rivals crew was composed entirely
Of men. In view OF which We were at
FIRST inclined to question the wisdom
OF accepting such gentle sailors; but
20 admirably did they behave that we
had no cause 10 regret their presence.
We beat up the lake. followed by a
whole feet OF smaller boats and skat-
ers. and one or two mounted on novel
machines. viz. ice-blcycles. In which a
runner Is substituted for the front
wheel. and the rear wheel Il bound
with a steel or iron rim. set with sharp
teeth. At the first big crack the girls
dlsembarkcd. and walked around Il, on
the shore. The remainder Of the crew
tested the ice. decided Il safe Though
not particularly sol. and slowly
pushed the Mist Maiden across Il. The
ice. probably an inch thick. cracked
omlnously under our weight. but sus-
talned us. Our steersman surveyed the
crack critically. having In mind the
return trip.
The wind gradually strengthened.
and when we reached the bridge II was
blowing a half-gale. and growing Bit
terly cold. After humping our hands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04
RAMS HORNS.

The truly great are those who COO.
quCr themselves.
II there a. good ln-us. g win br.as
ont good IN others.
In what We can DO. best. only God
ran bc our teacher
When duty is hard. remember that
Jesus mover shirkcd
some people look happlclt when they
have bad news 90 tea.
Every saloon keeper haa TIE doyil
ior h's business partner,
The man wh6 controls himself may
hcpo 20 reform other men.
We viii always End GOOD. when We
look Cor @ with a good heart
scll-rlghioessncm never has any
mercy on nsoi or anybody else.
The hotter the Ore. iho sooner TIE
enemy VIII be ont OF ammunition.
We have DOPE too little. whom We
have not done our prayorful best.
Il Is a step toward heaven to Gene
under the influence Of good people.
The man who would be wise. mus,
slt at the feet Of those who are wise.
Many children 10 to the bad. main.
y because God Is misreprcsentcd 70
them.
Tho devils Joaus cast out. always
made the most fuss Just as they were
going.
There are no emergencies With God.
No surprises for which he Is not pre-
pared t.t.s
How many fathers and mothers make
religion such a cruel thing that thelt
children hate H.
The Christian should not become dls.
Outraged because the devil Il san
working al hts lrado.--Rasis f1ofa.
-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

Mr james Reilly. an early frontier
'udge. telH tho following tale OF bic
FIRST experience at the cour, Of justices
81 had iusi been elected judge when "a
fellow un for horse stealing consented
to be tried hy six jurors Most OF the
men we're or gold dlsglng, Well. I
summed up. The jury retired. /
waited a long time outside The jury
waited longer inside. The sheriff tried
20 set IN. got In when ! lost patti
cncc. Five we're for conviction. The
sixth. friend OF the prisoner. for ac.
qulttal. He was a desperate chap. /
tackled him. when we commenced ne
was the bully Of Little Elk Greek.
When We ended was He volunteered
to bring In a verdict OF guilty before |
let him up. lost two Of my fingers
by bowie-knite amputation. I was very
popular therel Ny calm. arm admin.
lstratlon Of the law touched them"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

or functions of lIiomturo-two. more
over. the conjunction OF which Ia
poetry is OF the rarcst The poet who
has neither passion nor humor Is IN a
sufficiently parlous state. though some
times. as IN the famous case OF Words
worth, he may attain the heights to
which he cannot soar on these two
wings BY arduous pedestrian labor mp
steep mounialn byways OF thought and
observation. The poet who has passion
only Il constantly liable to become ex.
travagant or ridiculous, conventional or
aaugrcnu. The poet who has humor
only h scarcely conceivable; for,
though passion unfortunately may, and
frequently does exist without humor.
humor. by the very terms Of any valid
definition Of Il. always implies passion
IN the background. But when a man
can show In verse that he has both
humor and passion. Il win 80 hard,
very hard. Indeed. but he win be saved.
Ana Il cannot 80 hard with him who
An hls last and most mature work held
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04
OWEN mrRrDrrHs POETRY.


he Possessed Passion and iiumor, the
highest Qualities Of Literature
Tho volume Of enjoyment which a
poet provides oueh, not to be over
looked: and We have. perhaps. OF late
years. been little prone 10 under
estimate IN poetry the quality OF read
ableness says the Forum. Chronicles
and Characters" the "Fables." After
Paradise" and king Poppy" are books
that one can read and rorcad-whleh
Is very much more than can be SAID
Of some poems which have taken rank
apparently once Tor all as great
Ana yot IN parts Of these, continually
-s,lll more In the best things OF rhe
wanderer" and ''Marah"--the poet is
NO, IN the very slightest degree mere
amusour. On the contrary, owen
Meredith possessed and was able 70
express. not very seldom with intensity.
xerr oitcn with more than ndequate
success. tvo Of the highest qualities
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04
PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON.

There Are At Least Forty of Them
Painted from IAfe.
There are az least forty original por'
traits OF Washington known 20 have
been painted from life. with a score or
moro claiming like distinction. says
McCiurc's. To Charles Wilson Peaie
belongs the honor OF having painted
Washington from life a greater number
OF times than any other artist. ITO
had not Jess than fourteen different SIT
tings from Washington. " We can ae-
cept the enumeration given by his son
Rembrandt IN May. ii12, while WASH
lueton was sim a Virginia colonel, ne
wrote FROM Meant Nernon' lnelih'-
Hon having yielded 90 importantly, !
am nov. contrary 90 an expectation
unior TIE hands OF Mr. Poale' pul 'n
Loo erave. eo ullon o mood-and nov
aad then under the influence OF @ol-
gh.rr wtrn nmc critical strokes ore
ulrllg that I fancy the skin OF tnl.
gnleman's pencil viii De PEI 20 u
in describing Co the world whai man
Dor of man am" Tn september l's'.
when Washin.,0n was in hla lceona
form as president or thc United H'a'e''
Stuart meeting MH. Waanins ,.'
urscl her 90 hasten 90 hcr hpala.e .
protection. as be- had irst leii nm
whore they wsrc "Poallng him on tn.
riEht Side and on the loft. behind anu
before. The alluslon IN this ieai OF
suart's was the fact that Charles VIII
Son poale. his yunrcr brother James
and his sons Rembrandt aud hapnae'io'
were availing themselves OF 'a,-i
Washlngton's last sitting. TO dei'hea'e
his features. Between those Two 20
widely separated IN time. feale uh-
Quesiionably secured numerous o'ne'
sltilngs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-04

until they were warm enough TO be Of
some service. we frightened the Mist
Maldens stays until they were iaut a.
dddle-strings. re-arranged the robes In
the box. tucked the girls In 30 snugly
that they could not well have gotten
out had they tried. and saw that every
thing was saln-shape. The smaller
crafts and skaters had dropped Oar be-
hind 30 al 20 De- IN at the finish. and We
had clear course with the exception
OF tho sct-liros and cracks. Both crows
ln readiness. We pushed OK 90 exactly
2,l2 Tho bis boom OF tho Mist
Maiden swung forward until me brace
was aui and we were Oh. Both boats
giidod over the FIRST foW lengths slowly.
owing 20 ,holr heavy loads IN less
than thirty seconds. however. the dark
Zee was sweeping hy ON either side.
and the runners began % pound. The