The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-18

Inere Is room IN this town for some
more good business houses, some that
will count. and everybody will be ben
eiited. as there can be more than double
the business brought here. Besides this,
1T Is almost certain that we are at least
on the border Of big oil field, and
may be IN the center OF it.-Cameron
Banner.
A package of photographs from
Frank Lazier has been received by his
relations here. and box containing
his effects Is enroutc to this country.
He left word with one of his friends
IN the navy what disposition to make
OF his money, but left no written will.
1t Is said that he has not collected any
ct his wages nor his prize money since
he has been with Dewey's fleet. He
was in the battle of Manila. in May,
iSgS. and will thus be entitled to a
share of the prize money for the SPAN
ish vessels destroyed there. He re-
quests that enough money be used for
monument to his mothers grave
Morgantown Post.
We hasten to commend the Monroe
Waterman as the official organ for the
Home for lncurablcs. -Fayette Jour-
nal.
The Parkersburg Sentinel credits the
Wheeling News with being u Republic
cGn paper. This Is absolutely the worst
fling at the Republican party the Ga
Zette has ever seen-Ritchie Gazette.
Ice half an inch thick froze over the
well at the Raymond residence, Walnut
street, Friday night. The water Is
seven feet from the curb, and this is
the first time it was ever frozen since
the we'll was dug, over sixty years ago.
-Morsantown New Dominion
During the extremely cold weather OF
the past week, great numbers of young
lambs throughout the county frozc to
death. Unshcltered stock suffered, and,
as Il natural consequence, immense
quantities OF feed has been and is still
being consumed.-Weston World.
Old Mr.. Hamrlck. who lived about
four miles from Philippi. known every
where rs "Old Man Hamrick." died last
Saturday, at very old age. He has
Won quite a reputation from his en-
blaming secret which was his own in
vertion. We lave not been fully in
formed as to whether he finally reveal
ed the secret of his embalming. but it
is thought that his wife was given the
benefit Of his invention before he died.
If suc.l revelation has been given out,
1t will be very beneficial to the world.
-PLilippi Republican.
The wall of some OF our Democratic
contemporaries over the ''unseating OF
Kidd" are really pitifully amusing.
for the Republicans. having honestly
investigated that case decided that
the Democrat was fairly elected. and
they voted as they believed. But the
Democratic papers. II they were honest,
would indeed wall over the abOmina-
bic rascality of their delegates in the
matter OF Dent VS.. Brohard. For they.
when they had investigated that case.
decided that Den. had not the shad-
uw OF right 10 the seat. but their boss.
McGraw. ordered that 1t should be sto-
len And 1t was stolen. Dent has
no more color Of claim to il than Nc
Graw himself. Yet only one or two
Democratic papers In the state de-
nounce the theft. 20 Temporal, O.
rcs."-MountaIn Echo.
The thermometer at the Register Of
fee. which is an accurate one, regis
tered twelve degrees below zero at n
o'clock this morning. At o'clock 1t
was 10 below. and from that time the
mercury gradually assembled. This is
the coolest weather that has been re-
corded in this vicinity within our recol-
lection. 1t is 4 rare thing for the Their
mometer to so below zero. but 1t has
done so twice this winter, having got
ten down to four below on January ..
The Potomac river is frozen over SOL
Observation-Disclosures Register.