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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer,
sIsTERsVILLE. W. Va, Sept, 90
The Fisher OIL Company drilled In
their Nos, and on the b. futile farm
to the north OF the Elk Fork pool to-
day, and will have one we'll good for
about two barrels day and the other
will make a small gusher. This shuts
OFF the extension In that direction OF the
Elk Fork pool. The Eastern oil Com
pany's well on the Fulmer farm, was
expected In to-day, but nothing has
bene heard from 81. This well is to the
northeast and II 1t comes in dry there
Is only one way left for the pool to ex-
tend, and that Is to the west in the d.
rectlon OF the Hill well. This well which
was drilled In Saturday is still spraying
a good deal OF oil through the casing
and the Indications are they VIII have
a good producer. Henry s Macdonald
have completed their No. II, on the
John Pipes farm. and will have a good
producer. The well is probably good
for about two hundred day,
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BENwoOD
Nsws Item, nom tbs Llysly Iaau'trl"I
Town.

News Item, from tbs Lively Indu'trlAl
Town.
All things come to them who walt and
patiehce is rewarded at last The long
talked Of sewer for North Benwood is
reality SO wherefore. ask about pros
perItyg Ten men with picks and shov-
els under Contractor Henry seabright,
began the work yesterday morning, and
North Enders nearly fell over them-
selves In their Joy. The unsanitary
condition OF that part OF town WIZ now
cease to be and from one end 10 me
other Benwood Will be thoroughly
drained.
The NJ. Z. church will hold the closing
up meeting OF the year THURSDAY night
DR.. A. Moore, presiding elder WIN pg
present, Next Sunday WIZ pe HeN' D.
S. Roblnson's last Sunday before con-
ference. His friends In BenWooa are
legion, and II is hoped he VIII be sent
back again next year,
The Crescent Athletic Association VIII
give It's opening ball October IT, The
functions under the auspices OF this or
ganizatlon are always we'll attended,
and the coming one Is eagerly ahlic'-
pated.
The Drovers' Home Stars failed TO
show up Saturday and the game was
forfeited TO the NJ. & W, Deegans, II Is
not likely there will be any more games
here this year.
The steelworkers at the lower plant
went on yesterday, The employees are
now all at work, and the effect can cas-
lly be seen, the streets being almost de-
serted.
The council committee on water and
lights meet this evening for a tour OF In
spectloE, TO see about the placing OF
some more arc lights.
officer Geary yesterday morning
gathered In drunk who was making
Rome howl at the Junction.
The Hope society held meeting last
night, the first meeting since the sum
mer months,
Fritz Ozler Is up from New Martins
VILE, visiting his parents here. n
William Bell is a happy man. It'sN
girl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept, 2O.--At the
meeting of the chamber of commerce,
held at 1870 p. M, Capt. John F. bravo,
of the river and harbor committee, made
a report to the chamber In reference to
contemplated improvements on the Mo-
nongahela and Ohio rivers Captain
bravo reported that he had been as
sured by Maj. Heuer and Maj. Powell,
the government engineers, that the
plans and specifications for the COM
mencement OF the work were progress
ing rapidly and that the improvements
would be commenced at an early day.
The government has readvertlsed for
bids for the building OF the locks and
dams on the upper end of the Mononga-
hela river, and Captain bravo says that
he has been assured that II will only be
n short time until the work on the Ohio
between the Davis island dam and Mer-
rlll Is commenced,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

might be taken advantage OF, and sew
erai times Matthews took Miss Allen
around the saucer track at a 2:lO clip,
The little Girl was not 10 be shaken.
however, and so they continued for the
entire twenty-five miles. Matthews led
until the last eight laps when Allen was
seen to pull up and go like a streak d
lightning. Matthews was ready for the
emergency and was down over the
handle-bars In an instant. They rode
like fiends for Ave laps. when the pistol
was fired, indicating that they had but
three more laps TO ride.
Everybody stood on their SEATS and
hats flew into the air. while the ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and scream
ed when the little rider in blue passed
her opponent on the second lap from
home and won by wheels length. The
following is a summary OF the evenings
riding: q
First mIle-2:21 is, Matthews leading.
Five mlles-1i:S0 Allen leading.
Ten mIles-2s:0G SIS, Allen leading.
Fifteen mles-l2:i6 l-b, Allen leading,
Twenty miles-5G:23, Matthews leading,
twenty-five miles-l hour, minutes, AL
len winning
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

Captain Matt cavanaugh. OF Pitts
burgh, owner of the pleasure boat Sam
the scaramouch, received telegram
yesterday from his son. announcing
that the boat was destroyed by fire at
Natchez, Miss and sank in as feet OF
water The boat was valued at $1,000
and was partially insured. The Scara-
mouch was on Its way from Pittsburgh
to New Orleans. having left about a
month ago with steel hull boat, which
was TO have been delivered at New Or
leans for James Rces & Son. The latter
craft was not damaged, and It VIII be
taken to Its destination by another boat.
Captain Cavanaugh did not receive any
particulars regarding the fire, and Ia at
n loss TO account for II. The Sam was
formerly owned by William McLauEh.
lin, OF Wheeling. from whom Captain
Cavanaugh purchased her three years
ago.
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PROPOSALS.
Convict Labor toilet.

Sealed bids will be received at the West
Virginia PenItentary. at Moundsville, W.
Va, until u o'clock meridian, on the
twelfth day OF october. 1891 for tho labor
OF 100 TO l2i male convicts for period not
exceeding ave years from the twelfth day
OF October, 1897.
First-Each bid must be accompanied
with a bond with security 10 the satlsfac-
ton OF the board OF directors that the bid
der will comply with the terms OF his bid.
" II Is accepted. and be sealed up and i'd
dressed to the warden, Endorsed IBID for
Labor"
Socond-Each bid shall specify the nrtl-
clcs proposed to be manufactured and the
number OF square feet OF shop room which
will be required. and n steam power Is
required, tho amount OF power and price
per day they are willing to pay therefor,
and shah be unconditional
Thlrd-'Tho price per day for each con-
Wet shall be specified, and II n different
price por day Il atated for different periods.
each period and price must he so stated.
that one may be accepted and the other
rejected.
Fourth-If the person bidding dosircs>to
manufacture different classes OF articles.
the labor to bo employed on each must be
bid for separately.
Flfth-ConyIcts will labor nine % hours
n day
Ry order OF the Board OF Directors.
sells s. a. HAWK, Wardcn.
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Another Pigeon Message.

COPENHAGEN, Sept, 2O.-A dispatch
received here from Hammerfest, the
northernmost town OF Europe in Nor
way, says the whaling ship Falken has
brought there the third pigeon dispatch
from Prof. Andree, the aeronaut who
left the island of Tromsoe in balloon
on July II last, In an attempt to cross
the polar regions. The message brought
by the Falken reads:
July 10, 1880 D. m. Latitude S2,2
north; longitude 1875 east. Good voyage
eastward. All we'll"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

NEW YORK. Sept, 2o.-The New YOrks
took the first game OF the closing series
from the Champions because they we're
unable TO hit the ball when men were on
bases. Both pitchers were hit hard but
RusIe had a little the better Of IT, The last
inning was played in tho darkness with
three men on bases. Rusie won the game
THE game was called on account OF dark
ness at the end OF the eighth. Kelly dis
puted a decision OF the umpire In the frst
inning and was put out OF the game. Score ;
New York ...,..2 Ito j.
Baltimore 40 8 ? 0 o SsH
Earned runs, New York 8; Baltimore
z Batteries, Rusie and Warner: Corbett
and Robinson. Time. 2:S5. Umplres,
Hurst and Carpenter. Attendance, 2,iOo.
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health. They usually 80 together.
An observing man learns that woman
who 10 physically weak and nervous and In.
capable, is likely to be ill.uatufed too. The
sweetest temper is ruined by continual
sickness
A woman whose nerves are constantly
fackcd and dragged by facilitating drains
and inflammation cannot be genial com.
panion or happy wife and she is totally
untitled to be a mother.
These ttoublea prevail almost universally
among women largely because of careless.
ness and neglect, There IL no real need Of
them, Dr. Picfce's Pavoritc Prescription is
positive specific for the weaknesses and
diseases Of the feminine organism
II cures them radically and completely,
II heals, strengthens and purihes. II Is the
only scientific remedy devised for this 'nc.
ciil purpose by an educated, skilled physi'
clan II IA the only medicine that makes
motherhood easy and absolutely safe
Miss Laufsia McNets, Of Reno tr. O Boz 7Jt,
Washoc Co, New, writes 81 have discontinued
taking the prescription and will not take
pain Al all ard worked evcty day without any
Inconvenience whatever II was the FIRST time
never had pain during that period. cannot
sny too much ioi your medicine, especially
itls' / know OF 4 iaAy who tSos oSs bottle Of
your Pavoftc Prescription and she says she
was not sick like she was with her first baby
This was her second baby she thinks u q
gland medicine, 20 do ("
IT. Pierce hna had lifetime Of expert.
encc IN this particular field. llia 1910 pare
illustrated book, THE Peuple'a Common
Sense Medical Adviser contains soveml
chapters devoted 10 woiuans special phygi.
ology a papef.hound copy will be sent ifrc
on receipt Of n ouc.ccnt stampa 10 pay the
cost Of mailing only Address Worlds Dls.
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo N. "
For y clolhboun copy send y stamps,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

SCRANTON. Pa. Sept 2o-charles
Newcomb, of Conkling, Ohio, was be-
headed at the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad passenger station
here this morning. He was in charge of
car OF poultry enruute from the west
for New York city. Newcomb left the
train and had gone into the restaurant
for his breakfast. While there the train
started, and in trying to board 1t he fell
beneath the wheels and was instantly
killed
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MOUNTAINEERING feet 8 in.
ches. Cloudy and mercury 81.
WARREN-Rlver at low water mark
Cloudy aud cool.
BRowNsvGLLE-Rivcr feet ~ In
chcB and rising.
OIL CITY-River inches and station
nry Clear and cool,
GREENSBORO-Rlver 0 feet 0 inches
and falling Rainfall TO- Fair and cold
winds, James g. Blaine and Florence
Belle due down Tuesday. Adam Jacobs
and Hudson due up
STEuBENVtLLk,--Rivcr foot 2 In.
ches aud stationary, Cloudy ana cold.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2O.-Philndel-
phIa defeated Washington to-day IN an in
teresting game Taylor pitched superb
ball. McJames was effective when men
were ON bases, but gave eight passes.
Fourteen OF the local players were left on
bases. Dowd's base running was one OF
the features Attendance, 1872 Score:
RH T.
Philadelphia 20 0 0 0 90 - .
Earned runs, Washington i: Philadel-
mia q Batteries, McJames and Farrell:
Taylor and Boyle. Time. la5.r Umpire,
In1rltp $3.50
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

RESOURCE. scrcvcns Co. Gn.--I
have been subject TO attacks Of bilious
collie for several years. Chnmherlnln's
Collie. Cholera aud Dlarrhoea Kennedy
II the only sure relief. II acts like a
charm, one dose Of II gives relief when
nll other remedies fnll. q. II. SHARP.
For sale by druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

Special Dispatch to tho IntelllGencer
SPRINGFIELD, Sept 2O--At J. meet
ing tonight, of base ball lovers, It was
decided to remain in the Interstate
league for next year, Lew Whistler,
present manager, late Of the Detrolts,
was offered the management.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21

DAYTON, Sept 2O.-The Cincinnati Reds
barely escaped another defeat from Day
RHE
DAYTON ......Il 0 o 90 o o. 10 s
Cincinnati 30 0 / O01 l-Slo J
Batteries-Dayton, Brown and Green
wald; Cincinnati Ehret and Vaughn.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The PresI-
dent to-day appointed a. ], Sampson,
OF Arizona, minister to Ecuador, and s.
]. Kennedy. OF South Dakota, United
States marshal for South Dakota.
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INTERSTATE LEAGUR.
Yesterdays WINNERS.
Springfield g. Wheeling l.
Toledo II; Youngstown O.,


At Springfield. Score: RI
Springfield IL Q 9S9 IL 9 !
Batteries-sprlnsfield, Poole and Vet
tiers; Wheeling, Campbell and Donahoe.
Al Toledo. Score: RH Z
Toledo I'll 49s229 9-ltl5 9
Patterles-Toledo, Myers and Blue;
Youngstown. Garyey and Zlnram,
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BOSTON, Sept. 2O-Ths game to-day be-
tween Brooklyn and Boston was postponed
on account Of rain
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THE RIVER.

Yesterdays DEPARTURES.
Clarlngton. FAIR PLAY, $3.50 p. m.
BoATs LEAVING TO-DAY.
slstersvllle. .GUYANDoTTE, II a. m.
Darlington. FAIR PLAY, $3.50 p. m.
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Clarington..,FAIR PLAY, $50 p. m.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
New York 10: Baltimore O.
Philadelphia 2; Washington !.
Boston Brooklyn; rain.
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To.DAY's GAMES.

To-DAY's GAMES.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Baltimore at New York.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cleveland.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Louisville at st. Louis.
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BROADCLOTH SUITS.
SUITS.

The OF this suit is the Russian blouse tales front and
Boero braided in black and lined with silk suit easily
worth $4,000, tSQ98
The herald., 1897-12-29
NEEDS NEW QUARTERS
Several Building Sites Suggested 70
the Chamber of Commerce

Secretary Virgins says that number
Of prominent capitalists and property
owners are manifesting a warm interest
in the proposed new chamber of COM
merce building, and several sites have
been suggested on Main, Spring and
Broadway.
In answer to inquiries sent out to fruit
growers in various localities as to DAM
age done by frost, two answers have
been received. The first, from Leslie F.
Gay of the Piru fruit ranch, states that
at that point the frost has done no dam
age so far as he is able to observe. In
going through the orange and lemon
orchards be did not find one single ten
der growth blackened and not even to-
mato or banana plants were injured.
Up in the mountains in the middle and
upper part Of the ranch tender growths
were cut, but no damage done to the
fruit.
p. c. Daniels, secretary of the Azusa-
Covina- Glendora fruit exchange, writes
that in the territory embracing Azusa,
Covina, Glendora, Irwindale and por-
ton of San Dimas, the damage to
oranges Is very small, and is confined to
certain portions Of the valley where the
experience Of the last ten years has
shown that damage by frost occurs as
often as every other year. Mr.. Daniels
|states that the lemon crop was affected.
but 1t is now hard to estimate the ex-
tent of the damage, as much Of the fruit
will not show the effects of the frost
until 1t has been cured.
The herald., 1897-12-29
IN A ROUND AND A HALF
ABE SHURFTY PUT TO SLEEP BY
HANK GRIFFIN
Upper Cuts and Swinging Blows,
Coupled With Wild Rushes,
Settled the Phoenix Man

Professor Abe Shurfty of Phoenix,
Ariz.. stood up for just one round and a
half at the second boxers night of the
season at the Athletic club last night
before the redoubtable Hank Griffin
bowled him out and laid him to sleep.
Both men are colored and Griffin has
quite a local reputation. The fight was
to be a fifteen round go with three-ounce
gloves, pivot blows to be barred.
John Brink acted as referee, Dan
Long was second for Griffin and Bob
Thompson for Shurfty. Both men
stripped we'll, but Griffin was nearly
eight inches the taller and his legs and
his reach made longer as a consequence.
Griffin rushed the fight from the first,
getting in uppercuts and swinging blows
nearly every time that his long arms
shot out.
Shurfty was helpless and was knocked
about like a football. He was nearly
scared to death from the time he en-
tered the ring, and at the call of time
after the first round everybody expected
what happened within two minutes
later, that he would be counted out be-
fore the end of the second round. Shurfty
tried to do some rushing himself at the
instigation of his seconds in the second
round, and attempted some undercut-
ting, but never met anything but Grif-
fms guard. After he had gone down
five times under Griff1n's blows in less
than minute he rolled on his back
the sixth time when Griffin landed him
a heavy one on the left jaw and he was
counted out before the round was half
concluded.
In the first round the men clinched
three times and Griffin then got in q
body blow. Shurfty slipped and nearly
went down, but recovered himself in
time Then they jabbed each other a
few times and clinched again. Shurfty
was f1oored by one of Griffin's upper
cuts and got up in time to be knocked
down again by heavy blow In the back
of the neck. Just as time was being
called Shurfty was sent back to his
corner with sumner on the neck.
The second round started very lively
by Shurfty rushing. After a couple of
body blows they clinched. Then an up
percut landed Shurfty on the floor, and
after he got up he went down again with
one on the ear. Then down again with
jab in the face and down once more.
He got up once again and then Griffin
dealt him an uppercut that dazed him.
He had all he wanted by this time, so
he stretched himself out ON his back
and was counted out.
The fight lasted hardly four minutes
altogether and there was no science
shown by either man. There was $50
each posted on the side, and it is very
certain that If that inducement had not
bene held out to Shurfty he never would
have entered the ring.
Dan Long spared four rounds with
Joe Crosson, colored, and fooled with
him for that length of time.
There was a lively four round bout
between young Gallagher, brother of
Billy Gallagher, and young Downing, two
clever little bantams, who gave a very
spirited exhibition.
The herald., 1897-12-29
WILLING TO CONFER
a Meeting Between Councilmen and
the Water Company to Be Held

= AeotAu& 00CWeeu VOuuc1lme0 ana
the Water Company to Be Held
The Los Angeles City Water company
has expressed It's willingness to reopen
negotiations with the city for the pur-
chase of it's plant upon the expiration
Of. the present contract Several days
ago the water supply committee Of the
council sent a communication to the
water company asking that a time and
place Of meeting be appointed when the
matter could be considered. For more
than a,week there was no reply to this
letter. Yesterday Councilman Nickel
Of that committee telephoned the office
OF the company and asked when they
were going to reply to the committees
letter. He was told that there was a
reply waiting for the committee at the
ONCE Of the company For some un-
known reason 1t had not been sent, but
the matter was explained later by the
statement that 1t had been overlooked.
Mr. Nickel at once called at the office Of
the company and received the following
answer to the committees letter:
Gentlemen-Your communication pro-
posing to reopen negotiations with ref
erence'to the properties OF the Los sAnge-
~ City Water company and the Crystal
Springs Land and Water company re-
oelvsd. Il
There companies are both willing to
The herald., 1897-12-29
Marriage Licenses

victoriano Salgado, 81, Mexico, a
resident of Santa Anita and Nasaria
Andrada, 25, California, a resident of
Old Mission.
Tomas M. Dugan, 3S. California, and
Lizzie F. Curristine, 25, Ireland, resi-
dents of Redlands.
George R. Kimball. SS, and Carrie H.
Ball, 80. natives Of Ohio, and residents
of this city.
Sherman A. Roberts 30, and Edith A.
Moore, 21, natives of Ohio and residents
of Tropico.
George S. Phillips, 23, California, a
resident of Spadra. and Irene r. Dudley,
%, Wisconsin, q resident of Pomona.
Charles N. Daugherty, rs, Missouri.
and Annie M. Jackson, 20, Denmark,
both residents of this city.
The herald., 1897-12-29
PERSONAL

Judge John M. Miller ofLos Angeles is
spending the holidays in San Francisco.
J. B. Lankershim arrived in New York
Sunday and registered at the Neither
lands.
Rev. w. w. Tinker, who has been Ill
for several weeks, is able to be at his
Office. He is gradually recovering his
strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey are
In New York. where they have gone to
spend the holidays with their children,
who are in the east at school.
Miss Elizabeth Amestoy has returned
for the Christmas holidays from the
College Of Notre Dame at San Jose and
Is staying with her sister, Mrs. s. F..
Gless of 131 Boyle avenue.
Con T. Murphy, the well known Irish
dramatist. author Of the "Fairy's Well"
the ivy Leaf" and other plays, Is spend
ing the winter in Southern California,
and with his invalid wife is occupying
q beach cottage at Santa Monica.
The herald., 1897-12-29
AN ACTRESS ILL
Hard Work and Frost Sicken Miss
Kidder

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-Kathryn Kidder,
the well-known tragedienne, is lying Ill
at the home of friends in this city, the
Post-Dispatch says today, and her COM
pany has been disbanded and sent back
to New York. .
Last Thursday she appeared at the
Fourteenth Street Theater in this city
in Loves at War, a play which she had
been preparing for some time past, and
to which she had lent all her energy
and skill. The play was not well re-
ceived by the critics, and the disap-
pointment resulting, combined with the
hard work she had given it, caused her
present illness. ~ sasas
After leaving st. Louis the company
went over into Illinois on one-night
stands. At Belleville last night, Miss
Kidder decided to disband her company.
She paid their salaries and their fares to
New York, and then came to st. Louis.
The herald., 1897-12-29
DID NOT INSPECT
The Boiler Inspector Will Have TO
Wait on the Fire Commission

The Boiler Inspector Will Have TO
Wait on the Fire Commission
There was no examination Of any of
the engines Of the fire department yes
terday, although Boiler Inspector Dahl
had notified Chief Moore to have an
engine ready for inspection, as he in
tended to make an examination of one
Of the machines. This notification was
sent to Chief Moore several days ago and
he has been spending the meantime con-
sidering the matter. AS result Of his
consideration Of the subject. instead of
preparing an engine for inspection
Moore sent to the boiler inspector yes
terday the following note:
"Sir: In response to your communica-
ton of recent date with reference to the
inspection Of the engines in the fire de-
partment, wish to inform you that
have referred the same to the board Of
fire commissioners and that body will
probably act upon 1t at the regular
meeting to be held December &c."
There is not much doubt as to what the
commission will do with the matter. It
Is expected that action will be deferred
for one week, as the members desire to
look into the subject carefully. That
would mean a weeks wait for Dahl and
then there might possibly be other de-
lays, such as referring 1t back to the
chief and asking him to report upon 1t.