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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
oARao11 CLUB ENTERTAms.
The Dinner and Social Last Night
Great Success.

One Of the most successful In the
series Of the Carroll clubs winter en-
tertainments for its members was the
dinner and social given last evening at
the club house, and It attracted the
largest membership attendance Of any
function under similar auspices for
years There were 800 members pres
ent, in addition to invited friends, and
all spent a most enjoyable evening.
Dinner was served from $3.50 to Q o'clock
by the ladies, whose def hands beauti-
fed the surroundings by tasty floral
embelllsh 2en:s. Dancing to the music
of Prof. Klllmeyer brought the affair
to a close, and a feature was the Car
roll Club Lancers," danced for the sec
ond time. This dance Is destined to be-
come very popular. The next entertain
.ment will be the illustrated lecture on
Switzerland next Monday night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
THE EXECUTIVE ooMMITTBB
Met Last Night and Discussed tn
situation From All Points.

Met Last Night and Discussed the
Situation From All Points.
The Dewey Day" executive commits
tee met last night at the office of
Chairman Garvln and discussed the sit
uation from all points OF view. 1t WAS
agreed that the prospects for a tre-
mendous turnout from the tri-stnte
radius are flatterlng.
Especially pleasing was the report
from Chairman waterhouse, of the
finance committee. He stated that the
business men were giving literally and
that the funds needed would be had
shortly. It IL shown that Wheeling APP
preclates the good thing" in store for
February %, and intends to do nothing
by halves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
BLACK Pine Advances.

The National Tube Company win Is
sue new prices for black wrought iron
pipe this week. 1t is Understood the
new quotation will show an advance
over the prices issued last summer Of
about 10 per cent. shrewd buyers have
noticed that the price Of galvanized
pipe, as quoted by the trust, was en-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06

the ruins were a number Of chairs and
a bundle Of papers which had evidently
been carried out. All Of them were
covered with blood. No actual evidence
Of foul play has been discovered. VIII
lam Newton was seventy-fve years Of
age and one Of the wealthiest men in
the state, his estate being estimated at
Si,5OO,OOO. Both men were eccentric and
lived in the most frugal manner.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
VETS Is A pIsAPpoINEMENT.
Government Cannot Issue Ordnance
to Z. Of P. Battery.

to K. of P. Battery.
The following special to the 1ntelli-
Rencer from washington, received last
night will be received with dlsappoint-
ment by the boys of the recently or
Rnnized Knights Of Pythias battery:
Representative Dovener has been
frequently at the war department late
" in behalf of an artillery company of
the Knights of Pythias Of Wheeling, the
members Of which applied for several
pieces OF ordnance. Mr.. Dovener was
informed to-day, however, that under
the law, no government ordnance can
be issued to any body OF men outside of
the National or state guards. The pur-
pose Of the law is to equip only such
companies or regiments az may be or
gnnized for the common defense.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
BACHELOR BROTHERS
Burned to Death Near Portland,
Indiana.

PORTLAND. Ind, Feb. 5.-willInm
and John Newton. wealthy bachelor
brothers. were burned to death in the
home OF the former. one mile west of
here, this morning. The flre was disoov-
cred by a nelghhor but when he rcach-
cd the burning house he was too late to
render any assistance. In the rear Of
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06
SILK U. S. FLAGS
From I5c to 75c......
NEW LINES OF
Crystalline Wash Silks.

Almost any shade thought Of with small
or large groups of corded stripes, making
very rich and effective appearance for
evening or shirt waists
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
Table Mountain Ropeway.

The ropeway located at Table noun
tain. in South Africa, is an important
example of line $3.50 feet long. 1t
consists of a single fixed rope, on
which one carriage is drawn to and
fro with an endless hauling rope, the
driving gear having reversing motion
so that the direction of travel of the
carrier can be controlled. Commenc-
ing at sea level and following the
ground on posts spaced about 300 feet
apart, the cable takes a span of 1.5OO
feet. rising to a projecting rock some
1.4SO feet above the starting point.
Resting on n support at this point, the
cable again takes a span of 1.4O0 feet
to an upper terminal 1900 feet above
the lower one. This ropeway has work
ed SO satisfactorily that it is not only
used for the carriage of materials en-
ployed in the construction of a reser-
voir, but is at times used for passen-
gers.-Engineering Magazine.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
A Fowl That Won n Battle.

singular story is told of a gallant
cock whose moral influence at a criti-
cal moment during the battle Of st.
vincent helped to save British man.
of-war from the hands of the enemy.
The fowl in question formed part of
the live stock of the Marlborough, a
vessel which had suffered so severely
that her captain was considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of striking his flag. The
ship was entirely dismasted. while the
chief officers had teen carried below
severely wounded, and the crew. with
out anybody to cheer them up. were
beginning to grow sullen under the
heavy fire of the enemy. to which they
were hardly able to respond.
At this emergency shot struck the
coop in which the fowls were confined.
The only surviving occupant, cock,
Ending himself at liberty. fiuttered up
and perched himself on the stump of
the mainmast and surveyed the scene
of carnage around him. Then. tapping
his wings in defiance. he began to crow
vociferOusly. He was answered by
three hearty and eXhilaratinS cheers
from the crew, who all had n good
laugh. and. with spirits thus renewed,
continued the action with a vigor that
lasted until a turn in the battle rescued
them from their tight position.-Wash-
lngtOn Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
Machines,

Babbage's calculating machine. which
was adopted by England in 1921. was
capable of computing any table by the
aid of differences and of extracting the
roots of equations and printing its own
results. but it's compleXity prevented it
from coming into general use. and
when grants from the English govern
ment were discontinued it was put
aside.
The machine used in the census bu-
reau at Washington is one of the most
marvellous mechanical calculators ever
contrived. BY the use of Il system of
perforated cards it tabulates and re-
cords the returns with which the Of
fee has to deal with absolute GER
tainty and with a speed which could
not otherwise be reached save by the
employment of a very large clerical
staff.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
Dutch Streets.

Commend us to the ever tranquil
Dutch streets, with their mellow, an
tique houses. These mostly follow cir
cles, as is to be expected in fortified
place. But the typical Dutch street,
found everywhere, is the line of houses
by the canal, a raj ge of old trees in
front, shading the Indian red brick
behind, with it's bright white window
sashes, as bright as much polished
brass.
Nothing is more suggestive of tran
dull repose and old fashion. They
stretch along the broad canal before
them. where bridges cross and bargeS
lie together alongside. Even in very
populous capitals we come in the
suburbs on some delightful, retired
bits of canal, leaving much the same
effect as does Church row at Hamp-
stead.
Old fashioned, well to do folk live
here in retirement. There is one such
at the entrance of The Hague on the
Scheveningen side, where the charm
ing woods begin. Anything more old
world and solemnly attractive cannot
be imagined. We might well fancy
ourselves back to the days of Sir Will
liam Temple and of William of Orange,
who may have strolled along these
banks.-Gentleman's Magazine.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
WHEN THE GIRLS WORE CALICO.

There q time, betwixt the days
OF insey, woolsey, straight and priu1,
And these when mode, with despot ways,
Leads woman captive at its within,
Yet not a hundred years ago,
When girls wore simple calico.
Within the barn by lantern light,
Through many a reel, with flying feet,
The boys and maidens danced at night
To fiddled measures, shrilly sweet,
And merry revels were they, though
The girls were gowneu in calico.
Across the flooring rough and gray
The gold of scattered chaff was spread,
And long festoons of clover hay
That struggled from the loft DER head,
Swung scented fringes to and fro
Der pretty girls in calico.
They used to go a-Maying then
The blossoms of the spring to seek
In sunny glade and sheltered glen,
Unweighed by fashions latest freak,
And Robin fell in love, know,
With Phyllis in her calico.
A tuck, frill, bias fold,
A hat curved over gypsy wise,
And beads of coral and of gold,
And rosy cheeks and merry eyes
Made lassies in that long ago
Look charming in their calico.
The modern knight who loves a maid
OF gracious air and gentle grace,
And finds her oftentimes arrayed
In shining silk and priceless lace
Would love her just as well, know,
In pink and lilac calico.
Hattie Whitney in Munsey's Magazine.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

Recy had toned up my old cousin, SC
that he was in gay spirits. AS he was
| leaving Auberive he saw an old farmer
of his acquaintance standing in the
barn door, very preoccupied. He hail
| ed him loosely:
"Eh, there. Father Sausseret! What
| are you doing there-waiting for the
| Prussians!"
I'm not waiting" he answered Sar-
castically. because they're here a.
ready. All you have to do is to look
! toward MontavOir to see them
Melasippe turned his head quickly
and saw the Prussians pouring forth
from the edge of the wood in the direc-
ton indicat ted.
He trembled from head to foot, a
cold sweat burst out on his temples,
and he flung out 4 sharp crack of the
whip at his mare, who trotted on quick
ly. He thought of the important dis
patch in his pocket, and a train of lu-
gubrious reflections wound through his
mind.
"They will take to the road. They
will search me, find the dispatch-com-
munication under cover of the Red
Cross. The military code is pitiless; 1
shall be shot,
How to execute his patriotic mission
and at the same time to rid himself of
a compromising paper! He naturally
thought of Dumas. who makes Chicot
In a similar situation destroy a conf
Dental letter of Henry IFS after
learning it by heart. An idea! He
would burn the letter after reading
and memoriZing the text. But perhaps
no tn 10 Or fO
were filled with hostile sentinels. They
had undoubtedly seen him already. To
strike a match and burn a paper would
lay him open to suspicion. While ter
ror and the sense of peril were thus
agitating him and he was sweating I'M
der the painful mental operation he
suddenly felt the pipe in his pocket.
"Savedv' he said. There can be
nothing unnatural about lighting ones
pipe with scrap of paper"
So he fastened the reins down under
the dashboard of his coach, prepared
his matches. quickly broke the seal of
the dispatch under cover of his cap
and dutifuily began to read. These
were the contents, word for word:
Prefecture of Cote dor to the sous-prefet of L.
Hello old feIlowi How you? You must be
bored to death upon that rock of yours viii
drink to you tonight. CASTOR.
In heavens namew swore MelaSip-
pc, twisting the official papers furious
ly and making them blaze up from the
bowl of his pipe in a great rage. 'They
played the devil with me!'
He returned to l. as peaceably as
he had left. but to this day, even after
&c years, Cousin Melasippe has never
forgiven the sender of the dispatch.
Each time he tells the story he adds,
shaking his fist. as if the malefactor
were before his eyes:
"Oh, the mean, the beastly, cur! He'll
pay me some day! He'd better keep
out of my way,'-Translated From the
French For Short Stories
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
GODS MIRACLE OF LIGHT.

Marvellous mystery. Gods miracle of light
With scarce a stirring of the souls surprise
Note the sunshine'S 5 it flies
That pulsing shaft of pure, peIlucid white!
Broken in beauty through the raindrop's might;
Painted in glowing spectrum on the skies,
Seeing, yet blind, with numb, accustomed eyesi
Turn, tired heart, and read the message right,
Voiced rnutely by that oracle sublmei
Grief of the world and glory of Gods heaven,
By of the other divine;
Light for its great analysis is driven
Through the rain prisms. Tender, blessed sign!
Tears interpreters to us are given
Hester Caldwell Oakley in Woman's Home Com
panion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12

81 don't see how the defendant. who
Is very short and fat. could have hug
ged the plaintiff, who is remarkably
tall and thin"
''She explains it by saying he folded
her in warm mbrace."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-12
RESIGNATION.

The saddest tears those that never fall,
But held smarting in the aching eyes;
The truest prayers find words at all,
But futter YEARLY to God in sighs
We need net speak if with our hearts we pray
And by our living try to DO his VIII
Who leads gently in the narrow way
And when murmur whispers, Peace, be
still
Annie Linden in Pail Mall Gazette.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-25
TEDDY GIVES UP RUSSELL
Paroled Convict Will Be Re-
turned Here.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News."J
TRENTON, July 25, 1900-G0vernor
VOORHEES, has been notified by Governor
Roosevelt that the requisition Tor the ex-
tradition of John Russell will be grant,
ed, and Deputy Centre Keeper James
Kersey will go to Elmira for the prisoner
next Saturday. Russell is the man who
was paroled from the State Prison here
and Immediately went into New York
State and fell upon evil ways
He was ent to the reformatory at FL
mira and the New Jersey authorities
We're eager that he should be returned
here, after serving his term in New York
state and competed to serve out his Iuli
sentence
A serious question arose as to the legal
right of the State to have Russell extra
dlted and when Attorney General Grey
was appealed to he advised that the
requ1sition be made
1t was then up to Teddy and he has
decided that New Jersey can have the
man.
The general opinion among LAWYERS is
that there is no authority for the ex-
tradition of Russell, as the reauisition
charges no specific crime, but if some of
Russells friends do not interfere by writ
of habeas corpus he will find himself in
the State Prison here before another
week rolls around.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-25
DISASTROUS FIRE AvERTED.
Flames Threaten the Destruotion o
Two Rows of BuiIdines.

The firemen had to deal with a wicked
blaze shortly after seven o'clock last
evening that threatened to wipe out two
rows of frame houses, at Bergen and Gin
ton avenues, The blaze occurred In an
old barn in the rear of No. 10 Oxford ave
nue.. The barn was fired by a crowd OF
young men who were seen hanging about
the place before the blaze was discovered.
In a few minutes after the fire was dis
covered the structure was wrapped IN
flames. Residents of the houses nearby,
fearing tnat the flames would reach their
dwellings. began to move their belongings
to the street. Streams were directed on
these houses to prevent the flames from
spreading and the old barn was flooded
with water. The barn is owned by Joseph
Levy of New York.
Commissioner Erickson. who watched
the men, complimented them on their
alertness and said that they did excellent
work. well executed. The damage is about
$40.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-25
SONG MAY COST LIFE.
An Italian Severely Cuts Three
Men Who Insisted
on Singing.

Philip Alfonso, twenty-one years old, of
No. 401 First street, was this morning held
in $1,000 bail to await the action of the
Grand Jury on thre charges of atrocious
assault and battery preferred by Domi-
nick Yorio, of No. AGA Second street; An
tonic Ammasso, of Colgate and First
streets, and John Euro of No. 464 Second
street. The man was arrested by Patrol
man Lurvey of the First precinct, at Col
gate and First streets, at 1890 o'clock last
night
Yorio, Anmasso and Euro left the house
of the last named, where they had been
talking, about ten o'clock, and went to a
vacant lot where it was not so warm
Euro started to sing an italian song and
Alfonso came to the door of his home.
He ordered Euro to stop singing and the
latter refused. This seemed to irritate
Alfonso very much and he started toward
the three men. They in moment pre-
pared to defend themselves, and in a mo-
ment there was general fight. When the
men separated it was seen that the faces
of Yorie, Ammasso and Euro were badly
cut. Alfonso ran away Some one told
Policeman Nelligan about the affair. He
found the three men bleeding profusely
and called the patrol wagon. The injur-
ed men were taken to the City Hospital.
Policeman Lurvey started on still hunt
for Alfonso and found him under a pile
of straw beside Vanderbeek's stable in
Fremont street, at one o'clock this morn
ing. Alfonso was placed under arrest.
1t was necessary to bring Alfonso along
the embankment of the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks to get him to the station
house When a high point was reached
Alfonso suddenly wrenched his arm from
the grasp of the policeman and jumped to
the street below. Lurvey followed and af-
ter an exciting chase captured the fugi-
tive. Alfonso was taken to the hospital,
where his victims identified him jas the
one who had cut them. The weapon used
was evidently razor, although it was
not found.
In court this morning Alfonso said he
had cut the men in self defense. He said
they had assaulted him when he re-
monstrated against their singing
John Cook, twenty-nine years old OF No.
401 First street, who saw the fight, was
held as a witness. His arrest followed his
refusal to give the police any information
of the affair.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-25

which had been made with the sewer
which was laid in that section of the big
road when it was street of Bayonne
and before 1t became part of the Boule-
ward. But these were all properly filled,
covered and levelled off and in very
short time will be invisible. In many
places the curbing and tagging needs
fixing. In spots it is ragged and uneven
and detracts in measure from the
generally excellent appearance of the road
bed. Notwithstanding the recent heavy
showers which wash the soil down the
slopes of the intersecting streets the gut
ters were in good shape and free and clear
of debris. Men were at work at various
points along the road clearing out these
accumulations. This wash from the in
tersecting streets is one of the worse
things the Commissioners have to conr
tend with and they are to great extent
overcoming the evil by putting in catch
basins wherever practical
This is absolutely necessary to save
the roadbed from serious washouts, es-
pecially where the grade of the inter-
secting streets is higher and slopes to-
ward the Boulevard. These all cost
money, another fact which, no doubt, the
Board of F'reeholders were not aware.
The Boulevard begins or ends which
ever way you look at it at First street,
Bayonne. From there to the Kill Won
kull shore there is about half block
of wilderness and debris of all kinds,
which, after leaving the well kept road,
is an eyesore. 1t was originally intended
to carry sewer through this TO the
Kill, but the Clifford estate, which owns
the eyesore, obtained an injunction from
the Court of Chancery and stopped the
work. When it rains now the water,
which this sewer should carry off, accu-
mulates at the corner of First street and
floods the entire neighborhood. One of
the denizens of the neighborhood said,
yesterday, that after the last great
storm, he had to row his wife across the
place in a row boat. The Commissioners
examined the neighborhood yesterday and
will endeavor to remedy the evil.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-25
JAMES R. ENGLISH DEAD.
He Was Once Republican Leader
OF Union.

Especial to "The Jersey City News.''J
ELIZABETH, July 25, 19O0.-James r.
English died of paralysis yesterday morn
ing at his home in this city. He had
been unconscious for about thirty-two
hours before death relieved him
For many years he was the Republi-
can leader of Union county and he was
one of the foremost members of the bar
of that county.
Mr. English was born at Liberty Cor
ner, Somerset county, in 1910, and was a
graduate of Princeton University. He was
son Of the late Rev. James T. and
Mary c. English. He studied law with
Theodore Little at Morristown, and was
admitted to the bar in 1864. He soon at
aimed front rank in his profession. It
was as shrewd and adroit politician
however, that he achieved his greatest
fame, He was close friend of General
Sewell and the confidential advisor Of
Colonel John kean, father of the present
United States Senator. He for years had
charge of the Kean family's extensive in
terests in Union county Senator Kean
studied law in Mr.. Englishs office
Mr.. English could never be persuaded
10 accept political office. For TWENTY-FIVE
years he was. counsel for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in Union county, and for
many years was attorney for the Ma
tional State Bank. His family founded
EngNsntoWn and were among the pioneer
Presbyterians of this State.
Mr. English was twice married. His
irst wife was killed ten years ago t
Liberty Corner by being thrown from a
carriage during a runaway His second
wife was Mrs. William Rose, a prominent
society leader In Elizabeth She survives
aim. with three sons and one daughter
DR.. James r. English, of Irvington; John
Kean English, assistant prosecutor of the
Pleas fer Union county; Nichosas C. j.
English, who is in the United States
Navy, and Mrs. Maddox Of this city
PROSECUTOR ~. G. ]. English Of Union is
is brother.