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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-07
INVITES T D q

Black Prince lodge, Knights OF Py-
thlas. extends a cordial Invitation TO
the sister lodges OF their vicinity. to
visit the PythInn castle this evening.
The work will be In the rank OF page.
and there Is no doubt Il will be done IN
such a superior manner that oil will ap-
preciate the Improvement. II is the de-
sire OF the team to make the work in
torestlns 10 the members rs well rs to
the candidates for initiation. and The
work this month will prove the SUCCESS
OF their efforts in this direction.
HhVD You eeer the fine line OF cam
ora5, Premos. Billiards., Kodaks, Ad-
lakes, etc. etc, ut Kinks Arr, Store. 1905
Main street?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-07
TRUSTEE SALES.
TRUSTEE's SALE.

commencing at 10 o'clock a. NJ. tie ioL
lowing described property. that Is 10 say;
Lot numbered th!rty-one In Behreas and
Spe!del's subdivision of square No. z o.
SprisS and R!tch.e's addition 10 the city
Of Wheeling, Ohio county. West Virginia
TERMS OF SALE-one-third, and 4,
much more OF the purchase money as IL:
purchaser elects 10 pay. In cash on the dag
OF sale. the balance in two equal install
ments at one and two years, notes bsa;.
Ing interest from the day OF sale 10 ,.
given for the deferred payments.
W. j.. ". COWDEN. Trustee.
W. Fl. HALLER, Auctioneer. mrit.th
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-07

s. u WILSON. Trustee.
Meyer & Nesbitt. attorneys. mrli.,n
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01
The English POstOff1ce In 1877.

The English Postof1ce In 1917. :
The postmasters were free from all
public Offices, from liability to quarter
soldiers, and they received gazettes free
{ of postage, "wherewith they advantage
themselves in their common trade q
selling drink, and they have their sin.
gle letters free to London ''*'<'~
The rates Of postage In 1877 were
comparatively low. A single letter i.
g., letter consisting of one sheet of
paper on1y-could be sent for any dis
lance up to so miles for twopence, and
and beyond so miles for threepenc(. 4
lette1'weighing All ounce cost eightpence
for 80 miles and shilling beyond.
The mails were dispatched from LON
don about midnight on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays and were due
to arrive in London early on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings. They
were carried on horseback at the rate Of
five miles an hour, and they were liable
to detention of not more than half an
hour at each postoffice (stage) on the
road. England was divided into six
trimmings, or roads-viz, west, Bristol,
Chester; north, Yarmouth and Kent,
starting from Plymouth, Bristol, Ches-
ter, Edinburgh, Yarmouth and Dover
respectively. and Queries.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01

We are living too fast. Fast as light
ning," expresses it, for we talk by cleo
tricity, cook by electricity, travel by
electricity and so on.
Its a hurry, hurry, hurry from the cradle
to the grave.
We crowd too much; crowd our work,
crowd our eating, crowd our. pleasure,
crowd Our sleeping.
A breaking down of the nervous sys-
tenn is the way Of expressing the result.
1t means a depicting Of the nerves in
duced by prolonged strain; overtaxing Of
the nervous system; a, product OF over
hurry and bust1e.
It affects all people in all walks of Life.
It battles physicians of all schools.
No one knows the horrors of such
condition better than Rev. N. Nc
Cready, Of Elkton, Mich. For years be
labored faithfully and well. He was pro-
gressive and aggressive; leader among
men, deep thinker and hard worker.
In his zeal, he overworked; overtaxed
his mental and physical strength.
The outlook was dark, with health shat
tered and recovery apparently hopeless.
Many means for cure were tried, with
out receiving benefit.
Finally he took DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and was restored to health.
He says: =
an Apri1 1896, the physicians said I
must stop preaching or die.
II had overtaxed myself and was suf-
fering from complete breaking down OF
my nervous system and persistent stom-
ach trouble.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01

Several physicians treated me, bot no
permanent benefit was derived.
Four times Twas stricken with nervoto
prostration twice with gastritis.
These attacks would throw me into
spaasms. ...,.....,. s.
"If my bare feet touched the floor was
Immediately seized with cramps.
"Iwas Used up; helpless, hopeless. :
commenced to take DR.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People. One box was
consumed and felt no better. This dis
"My wife urged me to try the pills
some more, feeling that my lite depended
upon the result.
continued to take them.
Since then, and It has been several
months, have enjoyed Life.
"Have preached all summer and held
revival meetings for fifteen weeks.
II have had no muscular exercise for
years, but recently, have done considerable
hard work in my garden, my muscles
standing this test remarkably well.
Every Sabbath preach three times
and now think am good for another
twenty years, if the Lord Wills"
To add weight to his words, Rev. Me-
Cready made affidavit before I'D. Brookes,
Notary Public. - -~ =.
Dr.. Williams Pink Fills for Pale People
exert a powerful Influence in restoring
wasted nerve power and in purifying and
enrichine the blood. Druggists consider
them the most effective remedy which
they dispense.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01
Getting Even With Him.

'Papa," said the little girl, "who dc
you love best in the world?"
Of course she thought she knew what
he would reply, and he knew that she
thought she knew it, says the Chicago
Post. Consequently he decided to tease
her.
daisy" he replied.
Daisy was her sister.
She thought it all over, and then she
climbed up in his lap.
''Papa," she said, II wish you would
ask me if love you or mamma best. -
every WE'LL" he returned. "Do you
love mamma or me best?''
Revenge is sweet, but even so ten.
der, hearted bit of humanity does not
like to be too harsh. ~. NJ. Il.
"You won't feel very, very bad if,
tell you, will you?'' she whispered.
He promised that he wouldn't.
II !" Well,'' she said, "then I guess
love mamma best. =: 80 r. r
+ Yes, revenge is sweet. Is
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01
Curied Horsehair For Market.

Curle0 HOTSeh8lr For Market
South America furnishes-th the greatest
amount and best quality of curled horse
hair, used for filling mattresses and
stuf1ing furniture. On the wide pampa
many thousands of horses are bred
especially for the hair of their names
and tails. These between the round ups,
which sometimes do not occur in three
or four seasons, grow to great length,
but owing to the lack of care and the
state of the "camps, as the open coun-
try is called, the hair is usually tangled
in what seems an inextricable mass. All
over the camps grow many kinds Of
burs and thistles, and the animals as
they Craze or roll themselves about be-
come covered with them. Their coats
are naturally rough, the hair growing
in all uneven, shaggy way. Stuck all
over with burs and with name and tail
matted into nearly unwieldy masses,
the poor creatures present comical ap-
pearance. After they are shorn they
seem to delight in the freedom Of crop
ped necks and short tails
The hair when cut off is freed from
dirt and roughness Of all kinds and
wound into ropes, by which means it is
made curly. It sells for 38 cents or 48
cents pound. The longest strands are
kept separated and used for horsehair
furniture, cloths, ete; New York 70 X
tribune. ,.ss-=x ~:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01

Lake Tlst Never Gives Up Its Dea>:..5
The Great Lakes is the subject Of
an article in st. Nicholas. The author,
Nv. s. Harwood, says Of Lake Superior:
Another very interesting and very
sad thing about this lake is that it never
gives up its dead. Whoever encounters
terrible disaster happily infrequent in
the tourist season and goes down in
the angry, beautiful blue waters, never
comes up again. From those earliest
days when the daring French voyageurs
in their trim birch bark canoes skirted
the picturesque shores of this noble but
relentless lake down to this present
moment those who have met their
deaths in mid Superior still lie at the
stone paved bottom. It may be that SO
very cold is the water some of their
bodies may have been preserved through
the centuries. Sometimes not far from;
the shore the bodies of people who have
been wrecked from fishing smacks or
from pleasure boats overtaken by crdel
squall have been recovered, but only
after the most heroic efforts with drag
net or by the diver. Once on trip
down the lakes met clergyman who,
as we passed point Of land some miles
before entering the narrowing Of the
lake at the 500, pointed out the place
where the ill fated Algoma went down
on the reef some eight years ago, and
as he looked he said slowly:
II was at the funeral of one man
who went down with her, and the only
reason his body is not at the bottom to-
day with the other IS that were lost
ia because it was caught in the timbers
of the vessel and could not sink.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01
Where the Danger. Lay.

Second Ito duelist, who, on confront
ing his adversary, has suddenly grown
pale and is only just prevented from
falling Take courage, man. know
your opponent is going to fire in the air.
j Duelist That's just what makes me
afraid. He's such q VIGOROUSLY bad
shot. London Tit. Bits. 81,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01
when Il Began.

JudgeDid you see the beginning Of
this trouble
Witness did, your honor. Il o..
CURED five years ago So
Judge by, how is that?
lVitness-It began hen the: minister
prom ounced them man and wife. Chi
soago Record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-04-01

- n mich there "a hospital which
is el,ti ttSl ly the sale Of old.
steel /, from parts
WI ti
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1898-07-21
@ie lit Dics

gBir bieten sinbunbert Dollars 8e=
lolnung fiir ieoen Tall bon &atarr1 Der
nidt our@ Ginnebmen bon Sails Gaz
tarrb=Gur eebeilt neroen fam.
s.. s.. G benen & 60, sgiaen=
tbillner, Soleop 8.
gSlr. Die unterSeihneten, baben s.
5. @lenep leit Den lebten Is Sabren ae=
fannt uno balten i'm fir polltomm.n
ebrenboit in alien @eidditsperbanolun-
gen uno finansiell befdbiat, ale bon lei=
ner 6lrma ein9egangenen Gerbinblit=
feiten 81 erfillen.
9Selt q Sruar, 8rOBbanbels : Dro.
9uiifen, Spleoo, 8.
sSaloing, Ginnan & Marpin, Grob-
banoels= Grosuilten, Soleoo 8.
Sails Gatarrb-Gur miro innerlid
9enrmmen uno tpirtt bireft auf's Blut.
nnb Die ihleimiaen Gberfldhen bes @p=
items. 3eusniiie frei berianot. preis
75e. bic 6lafAe. yerfauft bon allen
Mpotbetern.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1898-07-21
Ma1rt jctt Gnrt planc fur einrn
summer aasilue. Gebet aad5
Sem pittnrrsfcn Madimar
iibrr bic Sfiiifeu Clinic.

gS foitet bios $3.50 BON Detroit
$3.50 ppn 9Oleoo unb $lS Dun @leDe.
LAMB fur bie 0inr uno 0erfahrt, eins
lhlieBliD Mabl5eiten llnb GdlafpIdke.
Gine Seefalrt pon Elm 9anleno Meiien
out mooerlien GfalIoainpfsrn fir obioe
Maten. Gdlidet 2c. fir Elm illulfirfss
pampblet. Qorelirt a,l
Y. y. SDang. G. 81. Q..
3stroit, 9lld
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1898-07-21

g 0bltna DaS GhfDuroeriC6t
bsruribeiits teR GGiffsr nslo unb bsn
1dgslOhnSr s5iibr. bic einen @efGngz
l!iBoiitl lsbf1 a QItIon ermprost batten,
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1898-07-21
Gliab=gotbriugeu.

GGbtheen, Der 8Oidbrige Mez
bsrmeiiter 9l0bm, ber unldnsft BON Iii
mem Wogsn iiberfdbren puros, lit {ei=
ntn Werkbun9en erlegen.
Y MsnoeritDrff. Cine Q(n3obl
xaatl0hnsrtaien 1T ilisbsrssbranut.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1898-07-21
yurembarg.

9f IN h. 9iadts brd9 in benz
Wobnhaufe bes Bidders unb 0insers
Neinarb Sumpnn 6euer aus, peldes
bas Oa2perf, foipte bic ouf benz
SpeiAer seleeenen Mpbiliaraeaenz
itonbe 5erifDrR. Ser bur9 9erTichez
runs gebedte S6absn piro auf 5000
5rancs perani6laat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
DEVIL IN CHU RICH
Creates a Panic in an Indiana Town.
Preachers Son in the Role of Sa-
tan

CHICAGO, January IA special to
the Times Herald, from Bourbon, Ind,
says: Rev. Mr.. Akin, pastor of the flock
of Bethel church, Sunday night took his
theme His Satanic Majesty" He is an
eloquent man, and he painted the arch
fiend in vivid coiors. AT the climax of
the description, a being dressed to repre-
sent the devil, with large head and
switching taii ambled up the aisle, blow
ing smoke from its nostrfls and below
ing, Il am the devil ana / want all
of your
The audience became panic-s tricken.
Men. women and children We're hurled
to the floor and trampled upon in the
mad rush for the door In the confusion
the stove was upset and the building
caught fire. Before the Mortified members
regained their senses the fire had made
such Roadway that all attempts to save
the church were In vain.
This morning. George Akin. son of the
pastor, confessed that he, with the help
of other boys rugged up a devil suit and,
knowing the subject of his fathers ser
mon, concealed himself behind a chair
and awaited the arrival Of the audience.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
DOLE ARRIVE
Not Met With the Ordinary Courtesies
Usually Extended to Foreig n
Rulers. His Mission.

San Francisco, January 17.-When
President Dole. of Hawaii, landed from
the steamship Peru this morning, he
was not received with the ceremony
BETTING the ruler of a foreign country.
The customs officials passed the bag
gage of himself and family withiut in
spection. and that was all.
President Dole promptly received
delegation Of newspaper men who were
waiting to see him, and spoke freely Of
his mission here. He said:
II do not come to the United States
to work for annexation. | am merely
on a friendly visit to this country and
it's President. 1t was thought best by
the Hawaiian government that during
the consideration of the annexation
treaty that had better be in Washing
ton and advise the Hawaiian legation
on certain matters. 1t is not my lnten-
ton to make any argument or do any
lobbying for annexation Of course, il
| am called upon by the United States
government to give any information
will readily do so. | am also interest
ed in the form of government to be
adopted for Hawaii in case of annexa-
ton. think the sentiment of the peo-
pie of the island is more than ever in
favor of annexation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Rape, Murder and Suicide All Charged
Against a Young Man---He Was to
Have Married His Victim.

Pensacola, Fla, January 17.-Ono
OF the most horrible tragedies thai
has ever occurred in this vicinity was
brought to light to-day. Last Iriday
night Herbert Seeley and Miss Alice
Caro-, Of Warrington, attended party
at MillvieW and were among the saiesl
OF all the guests. Dancing was hept
up until after midnight and about :
d. m. the young couple left i'll "a DLggy
to return home. Miss Caro- AMI her
escort did not appear at Warrington
Saturday, but no alarm was felt by
her family, as it was supposed. ehat
she had remained over with a re.a-
tive who resides near MillvieW. 1t tEas
learned yesterday evening that the
couple had left Millview the night of
the party and the young lady mad not
stopped at the home OF her relative.
This morning searching party was
organized and near a bridge a Few
miles from Millview the horse. at
tached to the vehicle, was found tieu
to a tree. A few yards further away
in a clump of tree the bodies of the
two young people were found, both
dead The young lady had been killed
by a pistol ball which entered her
head, and the young man had been
killed by a pistol ball which had shat
tered his skull.
After viewing the bodies and sur
roundings, the coroner's jury were
convinced that the young man had
forcibly outraged the young lady, and
then killed her and subsequently COM
mitted suicide 1t is said thew were
engaged to be married, and as far as
known there was no opposition to the
marriage. Both were we'll connected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
OVERLOOK Ed.
Fine Placer Claims in the Klondike
Captured by Late Corners.

TACOMA, Wash. January 17.-Wfth
the thermometer 80 degrees below zero,
midnight race over s. miles of rough
mountain country, in the heart of the
Klondike has earned for George Graham,
a Shelton logger, the first prize of stalk
ing off overlooked and unregistered
placer claims valued at $500 600.
Graham was at the Canadian registers
office on the afternoon of November Is,
when a man rushed in and filed a claim
on French Pete creek, which adjoins the
richest part of Eldorado. He had dis
covered that in the rush to stake the
Klondike district five claims on French
Pete creek had been overlooked. Graham
rushed to locate the others. having given
the tip to three of his friends. They We're
followed in wild race by 200 other min
ers, but succeeded in getting on the
coveted ground first.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
The Mayors Of New Orleans ard New
York Exchange Views on the Sub
ieet.

NEW YORK, January 17.-Mayir Wal
ter G. Flower. of New Orleans, called
upon Mayor Van Wyck at the City Hall
to-day and the two Mayors engaged in
consultation on the social evil problem.
Mr. Flower said New Orleans had adopt-
ed plan similar to that Of Paris re-
strcting fallen women to one section of
the city.
Mayor Van Wyck said that the regu-
lation of the social evil was one Of the
serious difficulties with which this city
would have to deal and he seemed in
clned to think that the New Orleans
modification Of the Partisan plan. as out
lined by Mayor Flower, would have to be
adopted sooner or later by all American
cities
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
AN U. S. CONSUL DROWNED.

Washington, January 17.-Consul-
General Gugdeon, at Panama, cabled
the State Department to-day, ANNOUNCE
ing the drowning of William W. Ash
by, United States consul at Colon.
No details were given. Ashby was
appointed to Office only few months
ago. and had been well known in this
city and Virginia as newspaper man
connected with Norfolk, Va, news
papers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18

New York, January 17.-John Mat
thews, a retail grocer, some time be-
tween last Saturday night and this
morning, murdered his wife and their
two children, boy ten years old and
a girl twelve, by hacking them to
committed. suicide by shooting him
self in the head. Before dying it IS
believed that he turned on the gas with
the intention that asphyxiation should
complete his murderous work. The
crime was committed in a small bed
room in the rear of the store kept by
Matthews. The wife and her two chill
dren met death while asleep. 1t is sup
posed that Matthews had become de-
spondent from pecuniary difficulties.
The tragedy was discovered through
the odor of escaping gas, which
prompted milkman making his
rounds early to-day to call a police
man. On the floor Of the sleeping
room the officer found the corpse of
Matthews. In his hand was a revolver
and there was bullet hole just above
his mouth.
There were two beds in the room.
On one of these beds lay Matthews
wife. Her head was chopped and man
gled almost beyond recognition. On
the other bed the two children lay side
by side. Their faces, too, were fright
fully cut and hacked
That the murders and suicide were
premeditated was evident. Matthews
had waited until his wife and children
were asleep Then he stripped him
self to the waist, took the Ratchet in
his hand and Drained his wife. After
that he attacked his children. From
letters left it was ascertained that for
some time Matthews had been intend
ing to end his own life. He had
been in the dry goods business fur
Their up town and had failed. A few
months ago he opened the grocery
store and had met with little success
His wife, a pretty little woman, had
recently undergone severe operation
1t was these things, evidently, that
prompted Matthews to write this let
ter. which was found open and unad-
dressed
1T is a terrible thing | have to do
to keep my word. | promised that all
shall go with me and delay is no
good If I could only have died alone
l love my wife and two children. I
told them | did not want to go in any
business, that my mind was gone,
and | guess that my nerve is all that
is left For five years we have talked
the thing over. | always wanted to
go out in a boat and accidentally
capsize it. | knew that otherwise
would have a hard time of it,
From a letter left by Mrs. Matth-
ews to friend it was gathered that
she was a party to suicide agree
ment.
Mrs. Matthews left instructions as
to the clothes in which the dead chill
dren should be buried. and signified
the place of interment for the entire
family as Highland, n. Y. Matthews
was thirty years old.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
HITCH IN THE COMBINE.

Cincinnati, O.. January 17.-There
has been very secret meeting Of
Pittsburg, West Virginia and Cincin-
natl coal operators and dealers here
to-day There is trouble in the com
bine formed several weeks ago The
Indications are that there is danger
Gus hitch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
Two KILLED
And Several Severely Injured in Boiler
Explosion at Louisville

Louisville, KY, January 17.-Three
men were seriously and two fatally
burned this morning as the result OF
a boiler explosion in the Ferncliffe dis
tillery, at Logan and hampton streets.
The fatally injured are John Kenney
and Phil Kerbu Charles Dickens,
Will Wateran and John Thompson
were badly scalded, but will recover
The explosion occurred at g.: 80 o'clock,
and was caused by big flue collaps-
ing. allowing the water to get to the
fires beneath. The damage to the dis
tillery will amount to about $1,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
A NINE DISASTER
In Pru sian Silesia, Results in the
Loss of Many Lives.

Berlin. January IA dispatch
from Glewitiz, Prussian Sllesla, an
nounces terrific colliery disaster at
Zaborze. The Kienigen Luise coillery
caught fire yesterday, and OF the NJ
teen men brought to the surface, seven
died. 1t is feared that twenty -ftFe
others whose escape was cut off, have
persisted
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
A RATCHET AND A REVOLVER
Used by John Matthews to Murder His
Wife and Children

And End His Own Existence-His
Efforts in Business Had Not Been
Successful, He Grew DespOndent,
His Wife Became Infected With
His Morbidity and a Compact to
Commit Suicide Was the Result.
The Compact Was Not Carried
Out, However, for Wife and
Children Were Asleep When the
Husband and Father Finally
Nerved Himself for the Deed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
FOR STEALING A STEER.

Special 10 the Register
Marietta, Ohio, January INA
thaniel Jones. who has already served
one term in the Ohio penitentiary, was
sentenced to-day to eighteen months
Imprisonment for stealing steer val
ued at S3S.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-18
HAS A VOICE Bur NO VOTE
Standing Of West Virginia in the
Chicago Coal Conference.

The Operators of the State Have
Sent No Representatives
teen Delegates to Represent West
Virginia Miners---Little Accom-
pl.shed at Yesterdays Session.
A Sweeping Demand by the Min
ers That Soreness Be Done Away
With and the Gross Weight Sys-
tenn Adopted--- Would Revolu-
tlonize Wage Scale.