The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-25
STATE Il PRESS d tls.

West Virginia has four, lady editors.
They are MIRA LlYla Simpson poitch.
barger, OF the Point Pleasant Gazette;
Mrs. A. IL Brown. % the Weston
Times. Miss Jessie l.. Gilmore, OF the
Buckhannon Knight. Errant, and Miss
May Falrfax Morgan. 81 the Klngwood
Argus. ill3, " I
A. young man belonging 10 a Penn.
sylyanla regiment. IN writing TO his
people. according to the Philadelphia
Times SAYS: I'VE get along nicely with
every regiment 10 the camp except the
West Virginia regiment, They WON'T
stand fpr making at all. They Will run
you through with n bayonet at the
drop OF your hat" we didn't know our
boys were SO Vicious. but we are plad
TO receive the intelligence as II is a fnrs
Their assurance that they viii acqult
themselves on the field Of battle as aid
their slres.-Ilitchie Review " -
z The Fairmont Index. In speaking OF
the Republican victory In Oregon, says,
that the war will necessarily cause che
people. TO support the administration
and that no change OF politics is likely
to take place during the war. A vera.
good way to shift the true cause OF the
peoples Intention TO support our wise
adminlstrat!on.-Phliippi Republican.
Thomas Gracey and stlvely Dlclser.
hoof, two Baltimore & Ohio railroad
employees. working on the track at
Baird station below Paw Paw, were
killed by lightning last Saturday after.
noon. They had gone after their coats
which were under aslarse tree and
bolt OF lightning came down it at that
Instant. killing them both.-drant
County Press. az
The supreme courts decision IN the
case OF King VS.. Mullna ct al, lnvolv-
Ing the title to 100000 acres OF land in
West Virginia and adjoining states
will, It Is believed, do more toward set.
than any other decision. which has ever
been Given. By this decision the Yves.
Virginia system OF forfeltlng lands for
non-entry on the land books Is held to
be not In conflict with the constitution,
thus deciding many, cases where the
title Is In dispute. and purchasers from
the state of forfeited land seem now TO
have clear notwithstanding senti-
mel. = g..
Governor Atkinson delivered an i'd
dress at the commencement exercises
at the University OF Morgantown last
Thursday week. s. The newspapers
speak Of 1t rs an eloquent and patriotic
effort. Governor Atkinson at Tampa,
and at Atlanta and ut various other
places where he has delivered address,
es. has brought West Virginia into most
favorable notice.-Charleston Mail Trib-
.une.
Baggagemaster j. ". Davis, now re-
siding in Grafton, had a very unusual
accident happen him while on duty IN
the basgage-car. A trunk fell ON his
right arm while the train was In motion
and wrenched II from the socket. 1t
was a blind baggage. car. and he had no
means OF procuring assistance unless he
stopped the train, which he would not
DO. The pain he suffered was some
thing terrible. He dashed some cold
water in his face to keep from faintlng
and after several hard efforts restored
the dislocated Joint, a very unusual ex-
hibiuon OF will power.
The Humphrey glass works. purchas-,
ed last week BY 2. G. Morgan and
others. will be closed Tomorrow for the
heated term, but more particularly for
extensive REPAIRS The plant Is to be en-
larged and improved generally. besides
another large building is to be erected.
improvements will not stop. we learn,