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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
PREPARING FOR WATER.
Merchants Along Main Street Moving
Goods From Their Cellars.

At this writing the river continues
TO come up at lively rate at the
wharf, and residents OF the low lands
in the city and on the Island are con-
siderably alarmed and Main street
merchants are preparing 10 receive
water in their cellars.
At p. m. the river at the wharf
registered a stage of % feet | inch,
indicating it to have risen inches per
hour from noon, when the marks
were % feet inches. After p NJ
it came up more rapidly, marking a
stage of 30 feet 10 inches at midnight,
showing the rate to have been five
and half inches per hour. This rapid
rise spurred all the merchants along
Main street between South and
Twelfth to action, and at a. m.
their goods have been taken from the
cellars and stored on the upper floors.
At two o'clock this morning the
river here had reached the 32-foot
mark and was rising at the rate of
seven inches an hour. 4 late dis
patch received from Pittsburg at one
o'clock this morning states that % feet
is likely to be reached at the Davis
Island dam. This would give the
Wheeling wharf about 35 feet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
WANTS TO GO.
Morgantown New Dominion

Morgantown New Dominion.
Among the men who have recently
given voice to their sentiments on
the war situation is Col. Morris Hork-
heimer, the most aldermanic of the
Governors gorgeous colonels. 1t will
be remembered he got away with $140
per day and hotel expenses while in
New York on one of the celebrated At
kinson junketing trips. OF course the
gallant colonel wants to go to war.
It can't come too quickly to suit him.
He thinks he could find a place for
that fifty millions if the proper kind
of hotel facilities are afforded him.
He disconrsed as follows:
THE Governors staff, taking it as a
whole, is composed of men whose po-
sitions on that staff are merely hon
orary, with the exception of the adju-
tant general. and as a whole | do not
know what they would do in case of
war, but / firmly believe they would
all want to go and would feel disap-
Icinted if the Governor said they were
too old | know for myself that t
would make me very mad il -hey
would say | was too old | think the
Governor would be the first man to go
in case of trouble in spite of all oppo-
sition. and his staff would not be slow
to follow
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
We're Severe at Many Points Yesterday and
- Dana ge VIII De Enormous

Portland, Ind, March 22.-The ter
rife rains have caused an unprece-
dented rise in the Saamonia river. and
1t Is out Of its banks, submerging hum
dreds Of acres of farming land Tie
river is rising rapidly. The north and
west portions of this place are flooded
and Meridian street, almost in the
heart of the town. is a raging current.
The water is expected to come much
higher, Great damage has already
been done.
Reaver Falls, Pa. March 22-Tbe
river n midnight is rising siv inches
an hour. Faliston will be Hooded by
morning. Rain is coming down heav-
lily at midnight. 1t has been raining
practically without a stop since Lass
landslide on the Erie and Pittsburg
railroad this evening. No trains have
been run tonight. People who live
at the foot Of the hills are preparing
TO move OUT The big consolidated
steel mills are partially under water.
The whole upper end of town is under
two or three feet of water
Delaware, Ohio March 22-The rain
storm here tonight was destructive.
People residing near the Olentangy
river vera compelled to move out in
carts and boats before the rising wa
ter. The bursting of the water main
tonight cut of the city's supply Of
water. causing the electric light plant
TO shut down. thus throwing the city
in total darkness anG stopping street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
SlSTERSVILLE.


The city election will take place to-
warm fight. The candidates for the
principal offices are Joseph A. Ken
needy and S. w Lawrence for Mayor,
and NJ. A. Sybert and Joseph P. Swee-
ney for Recorder All of the candi-
dates are good men and will make
model officers. The candidates and
their friends are working hard and
the election will be the closest in the
history of the town.
E. H. Nesbitt of the Atlas Oil Com
pany, left this afternoon for New York,
where he will be the guest of friends
for a couple of weeks.
The new city building is almost COM
pleted and sooon will be ready for
occupancy. The contractors are rush
ing the work on it now and it will be
but week or SO until it has been
completed.
G. Ed. Foster. of Warrington, who
has been here for couple of weeks
visiting his father left this afternoon
for New York where he will visit his
mother and sister for couple of
weeks.
J. w. Henderson went to Parkers-
burg yesterday.
p A. Shanor and A. B. Hunt, attor-
ney, went to st. Marys yesterday,
where they We're taking dispositions in
a suit involving Oil property to the
value of over 100000
Miss Georgia Roome, Of Main
street, left this afternoon for Pittsburg
where he will be the guest of friends
for a couple of weeks.
Judge Jacobs, Harry McEldowney,
Col. Bob McEldowney and Capt b. r.
Bowers, prominent legal gentlemen of
New Martinsville, were in the city
yesterday.
Judge John A. Campbell, of New
Cumberland, prospective candidate
for Congress from the First district
was in the city yesterday looking af-
ter his political interests in this sec
ton.
J. E. Bartlett, of New Martinsville,
a prominent banker of that place, was
in the city yesterday.
c.. n Matheny, attorney, of st.
Marys, was in the city yesterday after
noon on legal business.
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near Parkersburg. The Ohio is thirty
feet and rising, and as it is very near
the danger point the situation is be-
coming critical. At least four feet
more Of a rise is looked for here, as
the Kanawha is pouring forth a large
volume of water and all its tributaries
are bankful. the heavy rains of the
past few days causing a very rapid
rise. All the small streams above
here emptying into the Ohio have been
on a tear for the last twenty-four
hours, and the amount Of water and
debris coming out would indicate that
unusual heavy rains had fallen all over
this section. Along the B. & O. be-
tween Grafton and this city, railroad
men report signs of unusual high wa.
ter in all the streams, and in some
places houses and other buildings are
submerged. Quite number of houses
are under water at Cherry Camp and
families are getting their goods ready
to move out. Meadow lands will be
more or lesss damaged by the over
flow. but very few crops had yet been
planted and so escaped destruction
The steamer Hilton was caught in the
idpiu ilSe oet"eeH Two Oh Tue Liteie
Kanawha locks and before she could
reach the last dam coming down the
rise was so rapid that she could not
get through. Her twenty-five passen-
gers were compelled to walk five miles
to the B. &, D railroad station and
await a train 10 bring them through.
Back water from both the Ohio and
Kanawha has overlooked the lowlands
above here and on the south side of
the Kanawha and many families have
been compelled to desert their homes.
Reports from headwaters Of the ka-
nawha are to the effect that the rush
of waters at Cr5ston is receding and
no great amour. of damage is expect
ed, although ;he loss to tlmbermen is
quite large so far
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rafic. The condition IS most

car traffic. The condition is most
alarming.
Kansas City. Mo, March 22.-The
most severe storm of the season is in
progress 10 the southwest and west.
Fmporia. Kansas, reports a fall OF 40
degrees since last night and Wichita,
Florence and other Kansas points
make like reports. Beatrice. Neb.. re-
ports fall of 10 degrees in - hours.
Vegetables have been ruined and it is
believed that fruist crops have been
seriously damaged.
Fmporia. Kan, March ga genu-
inc blizzard prevailed to-day. The
fruit crop has been badly damaged.
Omaha. March PA terrific biz
card prevails throughout Nebraska.
The mercury has fallen 40 degrees.
The wind is Is miles per hour. Zero
weather is announced for tonight
The storm is particularly hard on cat
lie and winter wheat The severe
weather is general throughout the
west.
KANSAS CITY. March ga storm to-
day wrecked fourteen houses and destroy
ed many smaller buildings at Blue Mills.
Mo. The only house occupied. that Of
Martin Husle, was carried 12O feet. HUI
gle was internally injured and may die.
Neither Mra Hugle nor the children was
injured.
CARLINyILLE. H.. March 22.-Heavy
rain has been falling for ~ hours, result
ing in the loss of thousands of dollars
to farm districts and railroads
SPRINGFIELD, H.. March 22-The
heavy rains Of the past few days have
flooded the creeks and rivers of Central
Illinois until many of them extend for
miles in width across the lowlands. Sew
eral washouts We're discovered to-day on
different railroads
MILLERsBURG. Ohio, March 22.-The
worst foods since 1883 are now prevailing
here. The I<ilbuck river is rapidly rising
and rain is still falling. No trains arrived
here during the day
SIDNEY. Ohio, March 22-The heavy
rains have caused the Miami river to
overflow it's banks here. The river IS still
rising and many have commenced 10
move.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
Special Commissioners Sale
OF Valuable City Property.

BY virtue of a decree Of the Circuit
Court Of Ohio County, State of West Yir-
ginia entered in the cause of James N.
Lees administrator VS.. Mary Lee and
others on the 18th day Of February, y. j
1898, the undersigned special commissioner
will sell at public sale on
MONDAY. APRIL 4IH, 1898,
commencing at 10 0 clock a. m. At the
north front door of the Court House Of
Ohio county. West Virginia the following
described property: Lots Nos. % and % of
Joseph Caldwells addition to the city Of
Wheeling Ohio county. State-ef West Viz
GINA which lots are situate on the south
west corner of Market and TWenty-sev-
enth streets in the city of Wheeling. each
Of which fronts fifty 500 feet on Marktl
street and extend back one hundred 600
laid off in lots fronting on Twen;y-sey-
enth street. plat of which can be- seen
al the Office of the undersigned. The
property will be offered us a whole. and
in parcels, laid off as aforesaid. and sold
in the manner III which II VII bring the
best price.
Terms Of Sale :-One-third and as much
more of the purchase money as the pun
chaser may elect to pay in cash on day Of
years. with interest from day of sale
the purchaser giving his notes with ap-
proved personal security. and the title n
be retained until The whole of the pur~
T. S. RILEY
Special Commissioner
hereby certify that T. S. Riley, special
amount, and upon the conditions required
c. IL HENNING,
mh5ei Clerk.
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their duty. This is all we'll enough.
if there is really an occasion for it,
but as matter of fact, more disgrace
has been brought upon the State by
the wholesale penitentiary pardons
of Governor Atkinson and his angelic
predecessor in Office, than any failure
on the part Of county authorities to
prosecute vigorously those who are
charged with criminal offenses.
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MARKS FROM BELOW.

MEMPHIS River 2t.s feet and rising.
Cloudy ana pleasant
LOUISVlLLE-R River rising: IS feet 6
inches in canal: 16 feet inches on falls:
40 feet inches below the locks. Clear
EvANsViLLE-River s3.5 feet and ris-
ing. Cloudy and warm.
cAIRo-Riyer 37.3 feet and rising.
Cloudy and warm.
POINT I.EAsANr-River 3o.4 feet
anG fallirtg. Cloudy.
CINCINNAII-Rlver 41.9 feet and rising.
Fair.
PARKERs BURG-Ohio river 90 feet 4
inches and rising. 1t is expected 70 pass
the danger line by daylight. Heavy rains
fell during the night and early morning.
Weather cloudy and warm tonight The
Little kanawha is falling at the head
waters; stationary here and out of locks.
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THE OHIO STILL RISING.
The Hard Rains May Result in a
Dangerous Stage,

There is No Immediate
Cause for Alarm Among Resi-
dents of Low Lands-River Con-
tinues Rising at Pittsburg-The
Monongahela Failing and the
Allegheny Reported Rising Last
Evening as a Result Of Monday
Nights and Yesterday Mornings
Rains, Which Were General.
Other River News.
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TWENTY FEET REGISTERED
AT the Davis Island Dam ut One O'Clock
This Morning and the River Still Rising
with Prospects of Twenty-Five Feet
Being Reached

This Morning and the River Still Rising
With Prospects of Twenty-Five Feet
Being Reached
Special TO the Register
Pittsburg, Pa, March 22.-At enc
O'Clock this morning there were 20
feet nine inches ana one-half inches
OF water in the Chic river at Davis
Island dam, ard the river was rising
at the late of several inches an hour.
The government employees are figuring
on % feet at The dam. Ii the rain
continues the stage may go beyond
these figures. Heavy rain has been
falling here all evening Shortly before
one o'clock it had ceased, but the sky
looked as if it might rain all night
over an inch and half OF rain fell
since s a. m
The danger line on the Monongahela
wharf was reached at midnight, and
the water was creeping up towards the
20 feet mark. Merchants along the
river fronts, and people living in the
lowiands had been warned early IN the
day TO look cut for flood. If one
comes it will find them prepared
At some of the Pittsburg mills to-
night it was stated that work may be
suspended tomorrow, as the water
was getting close to the fly wheel and
engine pits. The tracks of the Pitts
burg & Western railroad in Allie
gheny will will be under water TO-
morrow morning. Everything is Sc
cure along the rivers All the coal
that was loaded in the harbor has
been sent out There is some coal
loaded in the Monongahela pools, but
as the high water is coming out of the
Allegheny, the craft is secure. Several
lumber RATS in the Allegheny broke
away tonight.
Twenty-Five feet at the Davis Island
Gam would give the Wheeling wharf
about thirty-fve feet.
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DORR MAY SLIP UP.

Bluefleld Telegraph.
Ii a man can gain friends by equivo-
cation and be successful in conventions
and at the polls by making promises
by the wholesale, meaning to keep
none of them, it seems like putting
reward on trickery, and Mr.. Dorr will
slip up in his games all over the dis
frlcf
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AT BELLAIRE

McMahon's creek. running through
the Second ward of Bellaire, has
backed its waters until at this hour
the entire bottom is covered and res
idents all along the stream as far as
Schick's coal mines are preparing to
move their goods to places of safety.
Residents living along the river front
in the Second ward of Bellaire are also
moving their goods from the cellars,
as thirty-two feet is the dangerous
stage and will soon be reached at the
rate at which the river is coming up.
The water below West WhesIing has
reached point about two feet from
the B., B. & NJ. F. street car tracks,
but the management of the line are
making arrangements to continue traf
&c should the water cover the tracks,
by means of transfers, which will be
given at either end of the inunda-
ton.
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SOMETHING FOR KANAWHA PEG
PIE TO THINK ABOUT.

Calhoun signal.
The question is agitated concerning
the moving of the State Capital from
Charleston. There can be no doubt
in our minds but that Parkersburg
should be the city selected, being well
located and having the most fattering
prospects Of becoming the leading city
OF our State. 1t would give us pleas
ure to note such a change
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
MARKs FROM ABOyE.

PITTSBURG- n M. 2o2 feet
and rising at the dam. Raining
MORGANTOWN-R IS feet inches
and falling. Weather cloudy and warm.
STEUBENVILLE-Ri River 2S feet 6 inches
and rising. Cloudy and cool.
BROWNSVILLE-Rive 26 feet inches
OIL CiTY-River feet inches and
rising, Weather mild: light rain
GREENSBORO i feet 6 inches
arr falling Weather cloudy and warm
NTARREN-River 6 feet Cloudy and
mild
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SLEEPS THE SLEEP" &C

Hampshire ReVleW.
Congressman Dayton's vision Of a
Federal judgship on his retirement
from Congress has doubtless faded
from his mind, as his bill to divide
the State into two judicial districts
now sleeps the slep of the just. 1t
is not likely to be resurrected this
session, anq probably never, for the
next House Of Representatives will
not be adorned by Mr.. Dayton's pres
ence.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
CONDITIONS BELOW.

Residents of Low Lands Near Parker. barg
aud on the River Front Preparing to
Move.
Epec'al 10 the Register.
Parkersburg w. Va, March 22.-The
Ohio and Little Kanawha are at
height tonight that causes feeling
OF uneasiness among the residents on
the river front and in the lowlands
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
USED KRAKAUER PIANO AT A
D 4 q A

A travelling man, who has broken up
housekeeping, has placed his piano
with us to be sold. The instrument is
in perfect condition in every way, and
viii be fully guaranteed. We have
been instructed to place lowprice on
it, This offers an extra opportunity
for cash buyers to obtain a fine piano
at a low figure. The piano may be
seen at our Warerooms.
+. w. BANNER CO,
1910 Market street.
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MORE THAN IDLE JEST IN THE
TALK.
Parkersburg News.

Parkersburg News
The Parkersburg News wants to
move the capital again. Why not put
it on wheels and give us all whack
at it? Valley indicator.
We don't want the capital put on
wheels. We simply desire its re-
moval, for its own good, to a purer
and more refined atmosphere than it
has ever enjoyed The reeking air
of Kanawha county is calculated to
turn mans head as well as his stom
ach Even j. l.. Fehr was pretty
good sort of a fellow until he went
to Charleston.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
RIVER NOTES

A notice signed by George A. Bick-
well, commander U. S. navy, and In
spector of the Fourteenth Light House
District, State masters and pilots are
notified that the light at Philipsburg.
Pa. will be discontinued from March
31st until further notice.
The Keystone State failed to arrive
at the wharf Yesterday morning for
her down trip TO Cincinnati Before
leaving Pittsburg an investigation was
made of her machinery owing to the
big stage of water, which disclosed
thesfact that the shaft OF her wheel
was cracked She will be put on the
WAYS for repairs.
The Hudson, now at Cincinnati and
remodeled recently on the Parkers
burg dock, will make the runs be-
tween Cincinnati and Pittsburg in her
stead while repairs are being made.
The Hudson will arrive Sunday morn
ing and depart for Pittsburg.
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HIGH SOUNDING WORDS AND NO
ACTION.

Bluefield Telegraph.
Since the correspondence of Cover
nor Atkinson Attorney General
Rucker and Prosecuting Attorney
Woods has been made public, a num-
Der of papers have rent their gar
ments and set up great howl about
the equality of men before the law.
The Daily Telegraph does not join
them in the main. 1t disputes that all
men are equal before the law, but
believes they should be. 1t has seen
too much of the play upon high sound
ing words and such little action. 1t
chronicled the killing of a man in the
streets of Bluefield-a case in which
no inquiry was made. 1t chronicled
the killing in cold blood of the woman
at Simmons and the lynching of Bailey
and nothing of consequence was done,
until now there has been reward
offered, and we venture to say no one
will ever claim it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
BIDDING FOR POPULAR APPLAUSE

Hampshire Review.
Governor Atkinson is bidding for
popular applause by an exhibition of
great anxiety to bring to trial the men
who lynched a negro at Bramwell, and
the man Truman, who shot a negro
woman in Mercer county. giving as
an excuse for his unusual activity that
the county authorities are not doing
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-23
yESTEPDAY.S DEP APTI-RFS

YNST ERDA 7 5 DEP ARTI RES.
Queen City Cincinnati
Argand, ParkersbErg.
Lexington, New Matamoras.
T. Nj. Bayne. .Steubenville.
Leroy. Darlington.
Ruth, Sistersville
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FOR SALE.

Brick block Of four new houses on s.
Chapline street. Well rented. Pay good
per cent. on price asked.
$475 buys lot 25x12O on the Island a b.g
snap if taken at once.
sl.S00 buys two houses and lot 31xl2o
Rent pay II per cent. on price asked and
room for another house, on Twelfth S.,
near Jacob.
81. 3OOs buys new house rooms; bath;
very complete. on Florida street
MONEY TO LOAN ON PROPERTY.
ROLF & ZANE,
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TAn THE GREAT BIG SToRv
TUX ROOM on Main aud rentI
Streets; 261 feet of plste
nEkIT glass frontage. VIII rent a,
KEN one great room 2O0x61 teef
orw vii! rent in parts and mako
alterations to suit good tenants. Also two
fats in same building.
JAMES L. HAWLEY.
Real Estate and Loan Agent. 1865 Main St
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FOR SAlE-REAL ESTATE.

A GOOD FARM at Point Mills for re7.
II miles from the city out the Natiora
Pike two good dwelling houses and
III acres, and good water and TWO gooi
orchards. Enquire of MRS. B. CAHILL,
No. 50 Eighteenth street Wheeling ".
Va. mhlqe&61
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STATIONERY.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF SECRET 20 90
cieties to call at West Va PTln.44'e Sam
No 1925 and 1927 Market street: gnu ddress
inc our samples OF Secret Soc'e''
cards.
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THE STATE PRESS.
MORAL CHARACTER SATISFAC-
TORY.

ChafIesIUH IIIttlt.
Charles Pr Dorr is evidently salts
fed that his moral character is equal
TO the expectation and desire of the
average Kanawha county Republican.
And he is probably right
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Cheap Homes and Building Lots
....FOR SALE.
TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.

BY virtue of the last will and testament
of Joseph Kirchgessner, deceased, the fol-
lowing property will be offered at pubic
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TO-aIORRoW's DEPARTURES.
Pittsbure. Il X Bedford, a. m.
Cincinnati. Queen City, a. m.
Parkers'hurg. Argand. II a. M.
New Matamoras Lexington. II a. H.
StcIbenNille. T. NJ. Bayne 2:31 0, m.
Harrington. Leroy. 800 p. m.
Sistersyi.le Ruth go d. m
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TO LEFT.

TO LEFT.
S-room modern dwelling, u 8 Pom
groom modern dwelling 27 S. Penn
.-room modern dwelling, s. S. From
.-room modern dwelling, 81 S. Fran
Groom modern dwelling, 199 l4th N'
Groom modern dwelling, 131 l4th.
a-room modern dwelling. 15S 18th
GROOM modern dwelling, 1875 Zane
broom modern dwelling, A S Huron
groom modern dwelling, As s Huron
broom fiat, s. Penn ana Zane stren,s
rooms first floor. SIS s. Wabash
rooms. Island alley 70.
Store room, % 18th street.
ofnces in Exchange Bank Building
G. .. SMITH.
Real Estate Fire Ins,ran,,
Surety Bonds.
Exchange Bank Building.