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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
IN THE SUPREME COURT.

Charleston. w. Va, March 23.-Ihe
Supreme Court met this morning and
the following opinions were handed
down:
smith VS.. Brown, from Harrison
county, opinion by McWhorter re-
versed.
Susan @. Dent VS.. Dever Pickens' e.
al from Barbour county, opinion by
McWhorter, reversed.
state for Beniah Depue vs. W. 2.
Matthews, from Roane county oplA-
ion by English, affirmed.
Casio. ct al, VS.. Greer, from jackson
county, opinion by Dent, reversed
Parson, ct al. VS.. the baitllilol
building & Loan Association 1rcln
Cabell county, opinion by Dent al
Thompson vs.. Halstead. from Mer-
Ger county, opinion by English az
- Walker & Burgess VS.. Napier, from
Wavne county, opinion by Brahhoh'
reversed. oa - no
coeo Of Skidmore VS.. West Virginia q
Pit+sburg Railroad, from Braxton
county. Same order in case Of oIale
Of west Virginia vs.. Beney batenian'
from Summers county 49,, o,so
An appeal was refused in he c case
&c Sarah Borgess. VS.. Mary K Golfr
from Harrison county. Same order oIder u
a 80 If =, G. Zinn, ct al, VS.. James b.
Elsea. from Randolph county. a-o
4 rehearing was refused IN the case
- he Kanawha Coal Company vs.
Pa,lard 6 WEIGH, from KanaWha coun-
~ ,'' s Same order in case Of snodgrass
IS county court Of Wetzel county -o
/ certiorari was awarded IN the case
of Hotter VS.. NARROW. -
Adjourned until Friday morning d.
o-oInal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
THE STREET CAR LINE.
Cars Early Interfered With and Compelled
to Stop Altogether In the Afternoon

TO sop AiIOSetHeE III eisc HAIoii'o
The Wheeling street car line was
early affected yesterday by the wa
ter. Only one car went through to
Benwood until further travel below
the barn was stopped. Then cars went
down Main street until the water at
Twenty-seventh stopped them. There
after cars were run up and down Chap
line street, transferring at Twenty-sev-
enth and Forty-third on the South
Side. and at other points above. Pass
engers for Benwood were compelled to
get off at the barn and take u the
b. & o. tracks for the rest of the dis
lance. On the Martins Ferry and
Bridgeport branches travel was sus-
pended on South Huron street about
o'clock in the morning. Until the
cars stopped the Bridgeport cars ran
out Zane street to York and trans
ferred passengers from and to Wheel
ing. to the Martins Ferry cars. At
half-past two o'clock the water got
high. enough to interfere with the dy-
namos at the power house and after
all the cars had been run I'D on Chap
line street, below Twenty-second, the
dynamos were stopped and the pow
er shut Off. To prevent the machinery
being injured by the water the i'm
mense dynamos were lifted six feet
from the floor by crane and blocked
up by railroad ties. The only cars left
in the barn at Forty-eighth street were
the open summer cars. The car pits
of the barn were half full of water
Yesterday afternoon. and it was expect
ed that during the night the water
would be in over the floor.
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ALONG THEPIKE.
Low races Inundated-The w. s. f. c.
motors Compelled to Stop Running.

Low Places Inundated-The w. & f. G.
Motors Compelled to Stop Running
lt required about Il feet of water to
cause any serious inconvenience to the
wheeling and Elm Grove railway.
soon after that stage was reached last
night, the tracks at Leatherwood were
covered with water. Supt. Weisger-
per DID not miss any trains, however.
Inc last two trains found two feet of
water on the tracks, and the COM
pany provided a skiff for transferring
passengers at Leatherwood To-day
Supt. Weisgerber will continue TO
transfer passengers. The farthest
point east which the trains will reach
VIII De Fulton, and passengers will be
compelled TO Walk over the hill to the
city.
fortunately nearly all the suburban
residences along the National Road
are located on such high ground that
there is no fear of high water. The
lowest place is at Leatherwood, where
the water backs up the run from
wheeling creek, when a stage of about
80 or 81 feet is reached. During the
day the back water gradually crawled
up, and finally overfowed the banks.
inundating all the fields in that neigh
borhood. 1t was not long until it was
on the floors Of several stables. Res
licences were built on higher ground,
but late last night the water was on
the first floor of number of them.
All necessary precautions had been
taken in advance, however, and no SER
lous damage will be done, even if the
gravest fears concerning the probable
stage of water are realized.
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dissolve the brick at the bottom of the
kiln, allowing those above to topple
over. A large part Of their machinery
will also be damaged to some extent.
The West Virginia glass works,
which resumed yesterday morning af-
ter a stop Of nearly four years, were
forced to shut down yesterday even
ing on account of the gas being snut
off. Bars will be put in the furnace
and coal and oil used in order to save
the pots from breaking. The water
reached the floor of the kiln room Of
the Beaumont glass works at noon.
Work was Immediately suspended and
all hands were set 10 work packing
ware and slowing it out of dangers
way. Mann's, and Spence. Baggs 6
Co.'S foundries were forced to close
yesterday forenoon. In the evening
the floors Of both foundries were COW
cred with water.
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AT MOUNDSVILLE.
Lower End of the City Submerged and Rail
road BuSiness Crippled.


A telephone communication with
Moundsyile at 9: 10 gave the follow
ing:
The entire lower portion of the city
is covered with water to the depth of
a foot or two. Many families have
been compelled to vacate their houses
and their goods are being stored in the
hose houses. The majority Of the fam
lilies have vacated the first stories
of their houses and are liv-
ing in the upper stories. The
Ohio River railroad tracks are all
under water and business on the line
is suspended The water is creeping
up rapidly and it viii take but foot
more until the B. & 0. tracks are sub
merged. At the rate at which the
river is rising business will have to be
suspended in a couple hours. The
street cars continue to run in all parts
of the city, but another foot will cover
the tracks in the lower end of the Sec
ond ward.
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FLOOD AT BELLAIRE.
First and Second Wards Submerged and
Water and Lights Shut on

First and Second Wards Submerged and
Water and Lights Shut OF.
At Bellaire the Second and Third
wards are flooded and not less than one
hundred families have been compelled
to remove their household goods to the
second story. The water first began
its encroachment at midnight Tues
day night, and the preparations We're
then begun by merchants and private
families. Early yesterday morning
the tracks of the p o. V. and B., q.
& G. railroads were being touched,
and at this hour they are Completely
submerged. Passengers arriving over
the latter road yesterday morning had,
together witn their baggage, TO be
brought to Wheeling in boats. The
Bellaire and Weegee pike near the toll
gate is under water, and dairymen and
gardeners in that vicinity have moved
their goods in boats to places of safe
ty. At five o'clock yesterday morning
the Bellaire steel plant was forced to
shut down. At the hour OF closing
down the water was sweeping through
the coke yards and furnaces and was
getting in the pit Of the tiyWheel. At
II O'Clock yesterday morning loot
travel ceased in the First ward. The
Rodefer glass factory closed down
49,. NNm agt of fear that theiI
aTge oil tank would topple over with
serious results, and the management
elected to stop before the water
began to encroach, and now
the entire factory is filed to the depth
school was dismissed during the morn
ing. The entire city is without water
and practically in darkness. The
water works was forced to shut down
early Yesterday afternoon, and the
electric light plant and the gas plant
shut down last evening. At late
hour the entire lower end OF the city
from the railroad crossing below the
B. & O. bridge is entirely submerged
and the first stories of every building
have been vacated.
The Lexing ton is tied up just below
Bellaire bridge, where she Will remain
until the water has sufficiently subsid-
ed to insure navigation with safety.
The steamer was on its way to the
wharf to depart this morning at IL
O'Clock for New Matamoras, and while
passing a point below Bellaire It was
AIRED at several times from the banks
by people whose houses were in dan
ger of the strong current and waves
produced b. the boat. One OF the bull
let's struck the boat. striking but
short distance from where Clerk Boeck
was standing. The clerk was consid-
erably frightened and the boat was
Immediately brought to the banks
The Urania failed to arrive at the
landing yesterday morning and will
remain at Charleston
No boats are scheduled for to-day
and none are likely to be scheduled
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STILL BUSY AT BOSTON.

Rostcn. March 23.-The activity at
n erhariestown navy yard continues.
Orders have been issued for the en-
nlovnent Of forty-seven men in the
engineering department, who will be
mt to work on the gunboat Machias
in making necessary repairs.
Orders have also been received for
the immediate construction Of twenty
four small boats. This will necessitate
the employment Of a large force and
the expenditure Of at least $4,000.
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I'll. For Colds"

Friends of "77A should try DR..
Humphreys Specifics for 9TH
er diseases--Dyspepsla, Rheumatism,
Kidney and Bladder trouble, Infants
and Female Complaints, Asthma. etc.
Specific Manual. to be found at
druggists or sent free, tells all.
Medicine Company, New
York.
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DYNAMITE EXPLOSION,
,used by LIGHTNING Did Serious Dam.

Caused by Lightning. Did Serious DAM
age Near Youngstown.
Youngstown, O., March 23-Shortly
after midnight half a ton of dynamite
exploded with terrific force, completely
wrecking the building and partially
demolishing a number Of nearby cot
tages occupied by Italian quarrymen.
Several were seriously burt, but
none fatally. The explosion was
caused by lightning.
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sick and had to be removed One Of
these was a man who was very low
with consumption and was taken from
the Old Riverside block, where he
lived. The people in both the Sixth
and Eighth wards who lived in these
low districts, suffered great discomfort,
ana more than one case CT actual dis
fress was reported.
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s.,4t, comes crashing about him.
WI Wien man begins TO feel out Of
sorts > when his appetite is failing and his
suarov Is not up to the mark, when he has
,;I;nss attacks aud feeling of lassitude
s,d ;ncanacitv, if he is wise, he VIII take
anu m p;e-ce,s Golden Medical Discovery
- 10 away 1t will bring his appetite back
aea;n and what is more it will BRING pack
his digestive t It w sdae s and a pom tef
assa, ita. et,,,daut nourishrnent from the
food he eats. 1t will make good, pu5e'
healthy blood and send it couzsing rapidly
through his veins and arteries INTO every
organ and tissue of the body It will put
6es;, on his bones and force IN his muscles;
d Vii give him strength and courage and
Hrfnlness, in word ii will give hin
z NPlete health.
l.sexeretes from the system every par
ticle OF dead, Useless, fabby tissue. II
even reduces the weight Of the corpuien.
man at the same time that 1t builds up ms
strength and working power me Welgh1
Il adds to people who need it Is the kind
that comes of pure blood and every organ
doing its work properly and thoroughiy'-
what pugiIsts call " fighting weight"
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

A GOOD FARM at Point Mills for rent,
II miles from the city our the National
Pike; two good dwelling houses ar4
good barn and all necessary outGous
III acres, and good water AND tw4 ga5l
orchards Enquire of MRS b. CAHiLa
No. 50 Eighteen h street, Wheeling ".
Va U.M'g. t.l
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY tho Ordnance Bureau for Sixteen Hun
dred Cast-iron solid Shot.

BY tho Ordnance Bureau for Sixteen Hun
dred Cast-iron solid shot.
Washington, March 23.-The bureau
of ordnance to-day awarded contracts
for supplying about 1000 cast iron pro-
jectiles for sea coast Notifications. AS
rapidly as completed they will be
shipped to the various places at which
they are needed. Two Virginia COM
panies were given the contracts, the
Petersburg Iron Works and the Tired
egar Company. Of Richmond, the
awards being distributed as follows:
One hundred and eighty-seven ten
inch solid shot and 745 twelve-inch
mortar shells, the latter Of 800 pounds
each, to the Petersburg Company, and
165 of the twelye-inch mortar shells
of 500 pounds each and 500 twelye-inch
mortar shells of 1000 pounds each to
the Tredegar Company.
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The weather.

Mr.. c. SchEepf the Opera House drug
gisr made the following observations of
the weather yesterday; Z a. nall 81: a.
m. So II m, II: p. m, ~, p. NJ, Is.
Weather, changeabie.
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OVER The RIVER.
The Condition Yesterday and Last Night on
the Other side.

Il
the Other Side.
The towns over the river are at pres
enL in a state of activity and turmoil.
People living along the bottom lands
are packing up and moving their eff
fects into all available places out of
reach of the water Railroad trains
and street cars have stopped cunning,
and the towns are almost tied up,
there being no way OF communication
whatever except by wire. Groups of
people are to be seen standing about
upon the streets talking over the pos
sibilities of a repetition of the 'S4
food, while others are seen running
about in nervous, excited state hunt
ing places to move their goods. All
are giving an attentive ear to the re-
ports circulated and believing every
thing they hear, good or bad news
alike.
More or less suffering will be ex
perienced by all living in the lower
parts of the towns, while the manu-
featuring and business firms will be
greatly damaged and the losses Of
some will be rather heavy.
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PITTSBURG-R at 10 p. m. 266
feet and still rising at the dam
WARREN-RiYer feet inches- Cloudy
and cooler
BRCWNSvILLE-Rive IS feet inches
GREENSBORO-Rive Il feet and ris7,
ing. Cooler and raining. Germania ana
Florence Belle down Thursday; James
u OIL i.''- CITY. Pa. March 23.-e p. M
Pler 10 feet inches and stationary.
Weather cloudy and cold. There. has
been 40 change since p. m, and it vii
probably subside from this point. The
average rainfall here for the past four
days has been one inch per day, ana Oh
creek the smaller streams and hillside
rivulets will contribute literally TO the
Allegheny for some days to come.
CREENSBORO-Riy ri feet 6 inches
and still rising Steady rain last night
and to-day. Still raining hard. Expect
irg high wa ter.
MORGANTOWN-Riv 10 feet inches
and rising. Raining.
STEUBENVILLE-Th Ohio river has
reached a higher stage here tonight than
Al any time since 1884. The mar ks show
10 feet and five more feet expected.
WARREN. Pa. March 23.-River z feet
inches Weather cloudy and colder.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. March 23.-River
is feet inches ana falling.
GREENS EORO. Pa, March 23.-River
"A feet and rising. Weather cooler and
raining
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two large rooms, first
floor; both gases; suitable for physician
Street. opposite city Building ENQUIRE
at 1915 Chapline street mhi1e&dh
FOR RENT-Store room with shelves.
No. 2021 Main street. Enquire Of JOHN
ROEMER. febl1e&dh
FOR RENT OR SALE-Country house Of
late John Pfarr, at Pleasant Valley. on
Elm Grove motor line. twenty minutes
ride from city. For particulars, enquire
of w. II. Pb'ARR, 1913 Main street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24
At MAprIN,s EFRRY

The water had reached a stage that
bid fair to inundate the low grounds
in the Fifth ward, early in the morn
ing. People took time by the forelock
and began moving to higher ground.
At six o'clock It had backed up into
the Iy-wheel pit at the Laughlin tin
plant. causing the mill to shut down
BOAT Town was submerged long be-
fore evening. Some Of the honees
we've tied down while others were
weighted with whatever could be
found Other parts Of the town were
not covered with water until late in
the afternoon when the water crept
over the c., L. & w road all along
First street. At nine o'clock last even
ing It had reached Second street at
several points, causing the residents
along Tire two streets to pack their
household effects together and seek
higher ground The lower part Of
town. from Jefferson street TO Buck
eve street, was completely under water
early in the evening The business
men along Second street were kent
busy nearly all night storing their
goods out Of reach Of the water
The workshops and factories. nearly
all Of which are situated on the bot
tom" were closed Yesterday at noon.
the Lauehlin tin mill being the first
10 shut down, as the water reached the
fly-wheel nit at six o'clock
The Belmont Brick and Tile Com
pany will be heavy losers, as they were
about to fire kiln of nearly 10000
brick. The water surrounded the en-
tire nlapt though early yesterday
morning. aud the water viii no doubt
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It'd IET.

Il -Ag1-H u
S-roOm modern dwelling, y S. Penn.
1-room modern dwelling, 2T S. Penn.
7-room modern dwelling, 81 8. Front.
T-rOOm modern dwelling, 81 s. Front.
1-room modern dwelling. 1873 18th.
1-TOOm modern dwelling, 131 18th.
7-room modern dwelling, 15S 18th
S-room modern dwelling, 155 Zane.
Groom modern dwelling, "A S. Huron.
5-room modern dwelling, AZ S. Huron.
Groom fat. s. Penn and Zane streets.
4 rooms first floor. IS S. Wabash.
rooms Island. alley 40.
Store room, 23 18th street
Offices in Exchange Bank Building.
Or O. 5METT,
Real Estate. Fire Insurance.
Surety Bonds
Exchange Bank Building.
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Special Commissioners Sale
OF Valuable City Property,
so Fourteenth Street

BY virtue or a decree Of tn C'ro1t
Court Of Ohio County. State of Wts' VIZ
GINA entered in the cause OF james H.
Lees administrator VS.. Mary l.f @.l
others, on the 18th day Of February, \ "
1898, the undersigned special commssJ cl
will sell al pubic sale. on
MONDAY. APRIL 9TH, lsS.
commencing at TO clock a. M. D..
north front door Of he Court i.oI-
Ohio county. West Virginia, tic s0l..
described property: Lots Nos. y anj
Joseph Caldwells addition to tnl any 10
Wheeling Ohio county. state OF W'r' Ni-
GINA which lots are situate on iN.
west corner OF Market and FN H.E.st-
enth streets. in the city Of Nhte.H-
Of which fronts fifty (50) feet "H w 'N
street and extend back one huraf IVY
feet to alley b Said property IS" 0'
laid off in lots fronting on TWEEN.
enth street, a plat OF which GAN
Ill the office Of the undersigr W
property Will be offered ds 81 tt 4n.'
In parcels, laid off IS afOreSat-. a.'
in the manner III which II WI trl7 l"a
best price
more Of the purchase money ' i..
chaser may elect TO pay in yaSH Dbl" '- '
sale ana the balance in or H..
years, with interest from oeE ~
the purchaser giving his notes "-
proved personal security. and tug '.a
be retained until the Whole OF -.a t''-
chase money is paid. -...,.
Special Comm .ss 0H
i hereby certify that T. S. Rirs
commissioner, has given boGd
amount, and upon the condition. trl,"..
in said decree ..-..-.
mh5ei
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FOR SALE.

Brick block of four new houses or s
Chapline street. Wei rented. Iay 5li
per cent. on price asked.
$40 buys a lot 25x120 on the Island. a 3s
snap if taken at once.
ST 500 buys two houses and lHt @N'e
Rent pay Il per cent. on price asked AHA
room for another house, on Tive 9Th 81,
near Jacob.
81. &c., buys new house rooms; ha'a;
very complete, on Florida street.
MONEY TO LOAN ON PROPERTY,
ROLF g. ZANE,
eO U,orrtea,tb ctraef
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RIVER NEWS.
Daily Chronicle Of the Movements Of the
Boats and Boatmen.
MARKS FROM ABOVE.

YESTERDAYS DEP RES.
Kanawha. Charleston q. m.
Ruth. Sistersville, $3.50 p. m.
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Cheap Homes and Building Lois
....FOR SALE.
TO CLOSE AN ESTATE

by virtue Of tho last will and -s.am Z
Of Joseph Kirchgessner, deCvasl4. 'A. '-
lowing property VIII be Offered fl. ''."-
sale on
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Pittsburg, Pa, March 23.-Three
great rivers-the Monongahela, Al
legheny and Ohio-are now in a flooded
condition, and there is every indica-
ton that the loss to coal operators,
manufacturers and property holders in
general will eclipse that of the freshet
of 1891. Already river coal interests
have suffered losses aSgregating $780,
000, while manufacturing interests are
so severely crippled that great loss
and inconvenience must necessarily
follow.
Reports received from towns on
either side of the three great valleys
show great damage to valuable prop
erty on the lowlands, and with the
water still rising great fears are en-
tertained CT even heavier losses.
Fleets swept from their moorings,
bridges washed away, mills. factories
and houses hooded, railroad tracks
buried several feet under water for
miles and miles. and numerous wash
outs causing a complete tie-up of
many branch connections of railroads
entering Pittsburg, are the results Of
the Unprecedented rainfall Of the past
few days.
At midnight the gauge recorded %
feet, a rise Of four feet in fifteen
hours, and still rising at the rate Of
two inches an hour. River operators
expect SO feet tomorrow.
The greatest less is to the railroads.
the Pittsburg & Western leading the
list. Mills along the three river banks
are silent and merchants and families
in the lower parts Of the two cities
have been compelled to remove their
goods to higher ground. The loss can
not be estimated tonight, but it will
reach a high figure.
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CONDITION or THE TREASURY.

Washington. March 23.-To-day's
statement Of the condition Of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
1924, 342, 314; gold reserve, $l72,004, 265.
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The jim Wood passed up yesterday
afternoon minus her tow. The secret
Of this is that while proceeding up the
river with her tow near Moundsville
she was fired at from the banks. The
Wood understood the meaning Of this
we'll, and that is that the shooters We're
fearful Of the strong current which
she would form and which is liable to
cause serious damage to flooded prop
erty, and she Immediately dropped be-
lew Moundsville and tying up her tow
continued her up trip.
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The above sale has been re- 0
til SATURDAY. MARCH -'l
O'Clock a. m. --.