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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08

Mr.. C. Schnepf. the Opera House drug
gist. made the following observations Of
the temperature yesternays 4 m o.
Weather fair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08
COL. BRYAN At COLUMBUS.
Addressed the Young Mems Democratic
Club Banquet,

WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A
THOUSAND PERSONS - THE
LARGEST POLITICAL GATHER
ING SINCE THE THURMAN BAN
QUIET TEN YEARS AGO-THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM IN ITS EN-
TlRETY, WITH PLANKS ON
TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM
ADDED, FAVORED BY COLONEL
BRYAN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08
FLOODS SWEEPING TEXAS
Towns and Plantations Under Water
and Business Suspended.
GREAT DISTRESS IS FEARED.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL
BE IN NEED OF OUTSIDE AS
SISTANCE-TRAINS ABANDON
ED ON MANY ROADS-TWENTY-
THREE LIVES LOST IN ONE
COUNTY.

RICHMOND, Tex, July 7.-Never in
the history of Richmond were such
scenes witnessed as are depicted to-
day. Business is practically suspend
ed. Many plantations are under water.
Ali trains save those on the Southern
Pacific west have been abandoned. Pro-
visions are running low, and unless
something is done quickly there will
be great suffering here within a few
days. 1t is believed there will be at
the very least from 5000 to 5000 per-
sons to feed in this place within a
week. Stories of drowning and dis
asters are coming in constantly, but
they cannot be verified, although it is
probable that many OF them are cor
rect. The water has reached the river
bridge and is dashing between the iron
guy rods under it, and for the first
time the railway company has stopped
all traffic over it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08
Shocking DEATH BY FIRE.
Singular Explosion Causes Death and
Havoc in a Naval officers Home.

THE PLUMBERS FIRE POT.
FUMES OF GASOLINE REACHED
1T AND A BLAZE OF FLAME
SWEPT THROUGH THE THIRD
STORY-MRS. DICKENS DIED
BEFORE ANY HELP COULD
REACH HER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08

ST. Louis, Mo, July IA special to
the Post Dispatch from Austin, Tex,
Y Governor Savers to-day receiv-
ed a message from Sealey yer the
long distance telephone, saying that
1000 persons who had taken refuge on
a mound three miles below there are
slowly perishing for the want of food.
To add to the horror, the unfortun-
ates are surrounded by poisonous rep
tiles. Huddled together with the hui
man beings are several hundred head
of live stock. A number Of those on
the mound have received bites from
the reptiles and are in a dying condi-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08

all traffic over it.
DALLAS, Tex, July 1.-THE railroad
situation in Texas because of floods is
SO much worse than it has been here
tofore, that the Gulf, Colorado and San
ia Fe has had to abandon it's through
trains from st. Louis and Kansas City
at Dallas and Forth Worth, respective
ly. The Santa Fe had until last night,
by running on a roundabout way, MAN.
aged to get through to Galveston, but
the new washouts in the lower Brazos
country stopped ever this traffic. The
abandonment of the Santa Fee trains
sewers the last link of anything like
direct connection between Northern
and Southern Texas. To reach these
points now it is necessary to travel via
Shreveport, La. The flood damage to
railroad property in Texas is conser-
vatively estimated at 5 5000, 900.
CALVERT, Tex, July THE fol-
lowing is a complete list so far as can
be obtained of the. drowned in this
(Robertson county: T. S. Dawson,
white; Joe White, white; Joe WhSe's
two sons, Mart Turner, two unknown
men, white; Dave White, colored; Tom
Tyson, colored; Rosana Brown, color
ed; Lulu Chop, Chinese; two children
of Tom Dallas, colored; four men on
Tom Anderson's farm, colored; five
men below Hearne, colored; Hey Norm
Gloss, colored; total. %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08

DUKE, Texas, July THE flood
situation is more grave to-day. The
rivers rose two feet during the night
and is still rising. The life savers from
Galveston started u soon after day
light and are doing splendid work.
The Galveston crews brought in 68
refugees last night from the high en-
bankment at the Santa Fe bridge over
the Brazos, where the people had
taken refuge. Refugees are 1ocking
from all sides of the river. Four
deaths by drowning are reported here
in the last "a hours. The dead are:
Elias Desay, colored.
Mrs. Adams, an aged white woman.
Nose King, colored, and a child of
Henry Snow, colored.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22

pose the many nefarious schemes og
the administration treasury luOtUfs,
hence the editorial wrath OF the New
Mexican. The optics statements Of
truth aud fact, always diilicult 90 pro.
cure because uf Official interest Ia con
ceNling them from the press and pub
licl have never been met by the admin.
istratinn organs Under the leader
ship of the New Mexican they content
themselves by replying TO our strlc-
lures with the slightest twaddle coup.
led with abuse Of The Optic, using such
expressions as "l1er', and
'alanderef.h II doesn't require much
talent To- call man liar; but when q
news paper can 70 20 the official re
cords aud prove thereby is cause that
II Is In the right, and Is working ~ the
interest OF the people, that rs good jour
nalism aud Is bound 20 win ~ the end,
This Is The optics long lane and
the citizens of New Mexico are travel
ing the same path, as .demonstrated 10
the city elections on the ith inst Las
Vegas Optic.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22
A Steamed Temporary.

Again The Optic regrets 20 observe
that l,s steemed temporary, the Santa
Fe New Mexican, persists Ia losing rs
temper when referring 10 this journal
and the course Il sees no 20 pursue la
dealing with the public questions now
% prominently before the people OF
New Mexico la the interest OF tax -
payers, and 10 lowing out the principle
OF its motto, the greatest good 20 the
gratest number" The Optic has fear
lessly, aud, Il believes justly, made 10
gitimato criticism % the acts OF the ex.
ecutiVe and other public officials SER
wants Of the people" That The Optic
has gilfully abused or knowingly mis-
represented Governor OtefO, any mem.
Der Of the late assembly or any public
ofhoer, Is moi. true. II las, however an.
der ia new management diligently
atriVon 20 ascertain the truth and ex.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22
nasteTs Sale.

Notice II huroby given that the undorsign-
ga appointed for That purpose bY an order
Of eoud made aud rendered on the ION day
court ni iht NTH judicial district Of the tor
rltory oi Ncw Mexico, sitting within nnc
sny .gg5Ilns IN satd eoitt etyied predsrte
Dnminice and The pccos valley Trust Com
pany, complaiunnts, ". Charles q, blod.
mentioned order and under authority Of
that certain other decree and order Of sale
made ana rendered In said action by said
isG, viii expose Tor sale at public auction
and sell 60 the highest ana beat bidder Tor
cash ~ hand on the 10Th pay oi May, A. u,
morning. nt the south front door Of the
court house Of the county OF tddyt ln the
town and county Of hddy gnd territory Of
estate, lying ana being Ia the town ana
county oi Eddy ana territory OF New Mexico
aud particularly dc.ctlnca - loiioMs'
teen iitl ~ block number thiriy-onc l8il Of
tho stoVeng addition 90 tho said town of
addition nlcd aud olros0rd, together with
al improvements situated thereon,
said decree last meniloncdi under which
sPla sSs 70 Pe RsS aeda y PSsi st made
Cutcd and delivered by the said dctcndantt
Charles G. Blodgctt, 20 and IA favor OF said
complainant. Frederic Domlnicc, a. trustee
Tor the said complainant, Tho pecos valley
Trust Company, ~ ccatui quo trust, 20 Sc
cure the payment Of one note OF hnnu inhne
aud delivered by tho said defendant ~ favor
Of aud 10 said The pccOa valley Trust Com
pany for the principal sum OF N bO0, w
which note bore date september lth, ley1
and Interest NJ the rate Of * per centum per
Rnnum, said interest being payable semi
annually according 20 two coupon notes, ior
eatd principal note OF hnndi on Wnlcn hhlu
principal note of hand, aud under the terms
u said deed Of trust, there II now due 70 the
said Tho Pccof valley Trust Company from
said ChnrlcA e. Blodgott being the depi iuI
the satisfaction of which said sale VIII be
hndl az adiudgcd by said decree, the sum on
3, Ua5. OO, together with interest on the same
from the sth day OF December, A, ID, lDl'
until paid Rt the rate " Y per cent per an.
mum, and the sum oi si2t,7i. with interest
al tho rate OF - pcr cent per hnnumi IRON
the nrst day OF January, a. y, 1895, on the
sum OF ~. % with intercat AZ the last nam.
cd rate, on the sum % so. % from tho nIsl
pay Of july, a. d. isl5, with interest ny the
last named rntoj on the SUN OF Aip ~ irom
the rst day ot January, AZ 10 is.5i MIN 4 ~, ~,
ter, on the like sum OF SlS' - rom the nIai
day OF July, a, ID. 1905, a. the laat nailea
/ the hrHt day OF January, A, ID. lspi, ~ lhe
| last named rate, aud With interest on the
| like sum OF so ~ from the irft day Qi July,
A. ID, 1891, at tie last IrfEoed rate until paiq
/ and tho costs OF tho said actioni All ot Aaiq
| Interest up 20 and Including Tue day of snci
| sale the 10th day oi MY A. ID, lH9,
| Amounting 40 the aum OF four hundred eigh'
ty-nine aud s9-i00 doilara.
Special Master
| First publication April Is. 1870.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22
Notice Of Suit.

In the district court oi the nth judicial dis
trict oi the territory OF New Mexico, sit
ting within aud for the county Of Eddy,
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22
Notice Of suit
IN the district court Of the nth judicial dis'
trict ni the territory ~ New Mexico, with
in ana for the county Of kddy
Vr.a Nvfvnvar ufnInflN

IN the district court Of the NTH judicial dis
trict oi the territory oi New Mexico. With
IN ana Tor the county Of kddy.
Frcd Nymeycr, pialniln.
W. T. Dostcr ana Ruima
r. Dostcf dcieHuhntE,
Tho said defendants, ". r. Doatcr ana
Emma X Dostor are hereby notlncd that 9
suit has been commenced in the district
court Of the nth judicial district OF the ter
rtory ui New Mexico. within and for the
caunty Of EDDY, ~ bred Nymcycrl that tho
grnfral object Of the suit n 20 furccloac
certain mortgage given by the above named
defendants on The ~ day of bccambcr 1875,
20 one w X. oven on lot numbcr ninc ~
stevens addition 70 he townAof Eddy IN
said above county, 20 secure the payment Of
2 certain note then given BY the said de-
owen ior the sum OF ninety dollars, which
note ana mortagc was on the FIRST day Of
October. 1890, duly assigned % The plalntlni
IL now owned and held by the said plaintiii
npd nlaintin iurthcr shows IN nia complaint
IN snid cause that the said real estate was
acquired durinE covcrturg and was acqueat
or community property, ana that aitor xiv.
ing Of said mortgage as Aforesaid the said
defendant, W = Dosicr by instrumenta in
estate 10 said plaintiff, ana that by reason
thereof hc ~ entitled 10 and does own tho
SAID real gstatei but that said defendant,
Emma X, nostcf, makes some claim hdfcfFn
Co tho estate oi the plnintin, and plaintiff
prnya that said mortgage be- iorccluacd, ana
pfaye that hiH estate in ana 20 said property
be- cHtnbliHhmcd against the claim Oi Emme
u. DQhtcf, aud prayH that he have general
relief that ~ y, hutcmnu m attorney Tor
said piaintln whose poatofilco address a.
Eddy, New Mexico, ana you the said de-
PENDANTS ana each ui you are hereby notin-
cd that unless you enter your appearance
in said cause on oF before the ~ dag ~ Nay,
A. ID, is99, judgment by default viii be en-"
tered against you and zach oi you.
joins r. Gnrf1Tu,
District court clerk.
ny W. A. Rogers.
Deputy.
First publication April i5, 1900.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22

The question OF changing the name
Of Eddy 10 something more suggestive
of q health resort is being discussed
considerably of late. While the pre-
sent name is not hard TO pronounce or
spell, II Is the name of u man and
many who respect the gentleman high.
ly object 10 the naming of any great
town after a man or family. When "a
town becomes as prominent as Eddy
Is bound 10 be- II should nave some
thing distinctive and unique. IL Is
we'll known as health resort both
summer and winter aud when our
citizens travel away any distance many
become aware Of the insigni1cance OF
the name OF on. town when compared
70 H. natural location as resort and
wonderful resources as stock and
hrm market town. While names do
not signify much, who ever heard OF u
town such us Sm. ,hyille. onesyile or
.ny other common sirnamo becoming
great9 Thsre Is no doubt that one Of
tho great handielps TO this town is It's
name Rnd we're i, changed 20 some
!, thing more ruggestiye OF health and
watering resort the advantages Of the
town could be placed before the people
Of far away land. oith greater facility
than at present, Then when we con
slider that the chunge might be made
with no cost II would seem a serious
mistake not to adjust the matter at
once.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22

Unless interest rs taken In the fire
department and better organization
perfected, I is said the rate OF insur-
ance will be increased In Eddy. Under
the law passed by the last legislative
assembly, insurance companies are
taxed a certain per cent to keep up
fire departments aud have a right 90
expect protection from the depart
ment As Il now stands there is prac.
tically no hre protection In Eddy, the
members of the department taking
little ur no interest In the department
aud something must be done and that
at once. The lre apparatus Is eifAotual
when properly used, no matter how
low the water pressure may be, and II
the members OF the department. will
take an Interest, the town council
should disband the present organiza
ton aud then better and more ef-
fectual organization can be perfected.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22

The Las Vegas Optic this week is
sued a supplement descriptive Of the
buildings In that city, which Is a very
creditable affair. The supplement
speaks well for Las Vegas and shows
that tiOOO,OOO has been expended for
buildings the past three years
The Eddy current., 1899-04-22


The business men OF Eddy are ap.
preached nearly every week by travel.
ling hawkers OF some Of the foreign
printing shops and only too frequent
~ does the hawker carry of job print
ing which can and is done at home In
a better manner and often Is done FOR
less money. Besides this the proprie.
tors Of the home papers are called up
on each week 20 give amounts ranging
from a few dimes 10 several dollars TO
assist the same business men who send
their printing away. Only the other
day this paper was called upon TO pay
its share toward building large stock
pens that the business men might re-
ceiye more trade, and scarcely week
passes that some church organization
does not receive free notices aud con
tributions from the papers, Then
each paper Ia Eddy pays from iifty TO
a hundred dollars taxes each year and
gives columns u pace, paying good
money for the type setting just 10 help
tie town, aud then donating sample
c'pios 10 send away II is a
shame and disgrace that any business
man should allow outside shops to
print anything whatever because the
work can he done cheaper and better
nt home Il is possible to compete
with Chicago or Galveston provided
/. gii the work is given the home papers
but every job sent away makes the
work impossible TO wait for higher.
When a merchant is known 10 send
away his work he should not ask a
rush job 10 be done at ordinary prlcesi
on the contrary II a merchant Is known
to have all his work done at home be
should be given the lowest rates con
slstent with goodrtock and good print
ing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07

Convicts John Atkinson and Frank
ONeill, who were sentenced to life
Imprisonment for numbering Guard C.
B. Lauderbaugh, are not disposed to
take the idea of being confined in a
cage in the penitentiary without max
ing some resistance.
AS has been stated in the Dispatch,
the penitentiary people have been
talking about building cage for these
men and Otis Hurley, and keeping
them confined there.
Atkinson and O'Neil are pretty
close observers of criminal law and
criminal procedure. They have had a
talk with Deputy Sheriff Phalen
about this cage matter, and though
they did not say they were going to
fight confinement in the cage they
raised this question: Can the warden
and penitentiary authorities confine
men in a cage when they are sentenced
to life Imprisonment at hard labor, no
time to be in solitary confinement?
This was the sentence of Judge Badger
1t is the usual sentence given prison
ers who are sent up for life. Or course
If the cage is converted into factory
or workshop the men would be at hard
labor and not in solitary confinement,
If they were given proper exercise and
allowed certain other privileges.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Contents of the Mounds.

If one were to explore some of these
large Indian mounds in the vicinity OF
Columbus what would be the chances
OF making good finds?" asked citizen
OF we'll known scientist, in the hear
ing of the Observer yesterday.
He went on to explain that the
mounds that he had refernce to were
located along the valleys of the Scioto
Olentangy rivers, one near Marble
Cliff, one west of the river across from
Arlington, and another between Wor-
thington and Eliuwood All of these
are unusually large and perfect
mounds.
The scientist answered the question
by saying that all the mounds in this
section, of the character mentioned
that is simple round mounds-are an
cient burial places. But some are so
very old that the bodies that were
covered by them have not merely de-
cayed, but have turned completely
back to dust.So it has happened that
explorations of large mounds have re-
vealed apparently nothing, they an
expert examination showed very thin
streak of grey dust, indicating where
the bodies had been. For one in search
of specimens for museums, therefore,
the mounds mentioned in the neigh
borhood Of Columbus might produce
nothing Dispatch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Athens County Politics.

H. H. Wickham, candidate for en-
dorsement for state senator, received
nearly the whole Republican vote cast
as he had no opposition for the honor
In accordance with the central COM
mittee ruling, Mr.. Wickham will be
given the privilege to select his dele
gates to the senatorial convention
which will be held some time this sum-
mer The place for holding the con-
vention has not been chosen. How
ever, it is certain that Mr.. Wickham
will go into the convention with a
solid delegation from this county be-
hind him.
]. NJ. Allen was defeated for re-nom-
ination for second term as representa-
tive, and A. E. Price, an Athens at
otrney, was the winner of the repre-
sentative pennant. Prices plurality is
over four hundred and Mr.. Aliens de-
feat for second term only finds preced-
ent in recent years in the defeat of
Hon. George Falcon by Capt. G. A.
Cable, two years ago.-Athens Messen-
ger
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Jones as a Possibility.

The thing most talked about in the
hotel Hobbies where the politicians con-
gregate and indulge in wise saws and
modern instances, is the proposition
OF Mayor Jones, of Toledo, to throw
himself into the breach and seek the
Republican nomination for governor.
This declaration is accompanied by the
threat that if he Is not nominated he
will make the race as an independent
and, as in his Toledo campaign, ap-
peal to all who favor municipal owner
ship OF public enterprises, an eight
hour day and any old thing that will
catch a vote. General Sherwood says
Jones could carry the great tier of the
counties along the northwest section
of the state in the convention, but
Sherwood Is a Democrat and he may
be preiudiced. Ex-senator Fassett,
who has been here to feel the Republi-
can puise in relation to Jones's candi-
dacy, says that contesting delegations
will appear from naf dozen counties
in that section and demand admission
to the convention II the Jones delega-
tions should be defeated at the pri-
maries.-Ohio State Journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Can't Stand the Convict Lover.

Columbus, o., April 5.-Da'isy
Sprague, the pretty bookkeeper at the
glove shop in the penitentiary, had
third escape this evening from her
desperate convict admirer, who stab
bed her some months ago. Since Otis
Hurley, her would-be lover, escaped
from her cell and laid in wait for her
coming to the shop one morning, in
tending to strike her down a second
time, tne girl has been accompanied
by an armed guard as she traversed
the prison yard mornings and even
ings.
Tonight she has wholly lost her
courage, and says she will never vent
ure within the walls again. Hurley
has been confined in a steel cage in the
hospital cellar, with ball and chain
riveted about his ankle. This even
ing he extricated his ankle, overpow-
cred the guard who was locking up for
the night, and ran out into the yard.
Superintendent Ogle caught him, and,
Just as he did, so Daisy Sprague ap-
peared under guard. Hurley was hust-
led back TO solitary confinement, and
the trembling girl hurried home to
write her resignation OF a too hazar-
dous position.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Henry BohI as a Lecturer,

Added interest in the study of the
department of political science was
created among the students of the
classes of Professor Clark at the
state university by the lecture of Mr..
Henry BOIL on the subject of Life In
surance," Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Bohl was given the closest attention
by his student hearers throughout his
address. He stated that for Ohio alone
in tle old line or level premiums
companies, the number of life insur-
ance policies to December 81, 1898, had
been 635,069 insurance in force in
Ohio till December 81, 1898, $685.
S4S,2 200; losses paid during 1898 in Ohio
$3.50; amount paid for losses, $4,979,-
4576S; premiums collected, $12,756,-
430.50. Mr.. Bohl also explained the
three systems of life insurance, old
line or level premium system, natural
premium system and assessment sys-
tenn. Mr.. Boil was told by Professor
Clark that this was the first talk ever
given on life insurance in any Ohio
niversity.-Columbus Dispatch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-07
Woman's Centennial Association.

The usual reception of the Woman's S
Centennial Association to the New
Century Historical Society will be held
at the Relic Room Friday evening,
April 7, at seven O'Clock.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Woodbridge will pre-
sent an historical paper about the
Picketed Point, Marietta, and the
New Century Society will take action
on the erection of a memorial stone at
some suitable spot on the Point in
recognition of the early settlers who
dwelt there before and during the In
dian war, 1888 to 1895.
A portion of the evening will be
given to short talks on the value of
Our Historical Points" The render
ing of patriotic songs will also be a
feature of the exercises.
Mrs. Groesbeck and Mrs. Anderson,
of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Hale, of Ham
ilton, representing the Society of Co
lonial Danes OF America in the state
of Ohio, will be present as guests of
the Association.