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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09

Individual averages up to date follow:
Colts-Falck. s. GO, III; Emblem. 70,
175; RAIDER, 80, III; Bickmyer. IS, 16S,
Handy. 6s. 1G6; Reed. s.. ls2.
Tom Broores - Stevenson, So. 1863;
Brown. Il, 10; Campbell, %. lG9;
Marschner. AZ. i6S; Handlan. 45, l65;
Kuoke. l.. 1863; Solte, q. 163: Cochran,
~ .157: Dayler. IL. l5s. Turner Sc. lis.
Crescents-Bearlcy. +. 81, l66; Bfutar.
&C. l65; CASTOR, So. 1855; King. 49, lls'
FaIck, q. l6I: Fox. p. i55; Meyer -
1872; Crumbackpr. q, ll6 Coleman -
1iT: Balze-. "a. ll3; Bearley, H.. ~ 81
I.enox-Wilhelm, &c, l69' cray ~
15S; Hnnna1, as, ii9. Miller, a. 4o4'
Sheets 10. l4i; Blrkntte. C.. 1856.
rgWnieg-Hennin4 90 i5i; D!scher'
Is. l5i; Junkins, 60. 1i1: Beckett ~
15O. Frohme. 80. l4l: thinner, 20, 49,
Wood. 10. 40; Wilson. 30, 100.
DaIsips-FuEate, CO, ijA; Norteman'
Il. ISL: Modar. GO. li2; Mccullough ~
f4I. Names. 81. 1856; Bartholomew ~
l2g: Caswell. 9. 1865
Fast Ends-Wilhelm. rs, i52: RAIDER.
n. ISL. Sadlar. 50. l49; Sonderman, 70,
t4i. Miller. IS. 13S: Yahn, ". 49,
uckayes-Witthuhn, % l9s' Bsfh-
hardt, 81. las; Edwards. S. ~; Haoir-
lin, %. 40: Bernhard Is, 1888; Koeder'
schedule for this wcek-Monday,
Ruckpyes VS.. Crescents; Tuesday, Colts
"a Tom Mourcs: Thursday, Brownies
vs. Daisies: Friday, LenoS VS.. East
Tbe winners In the handicap last
week were CASTOR for scratch, wisn
255 ana Roeder FOR the handicap Win
e63
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
LOST

r osT-SUNDAY, MARCH * A Largo
! sim OF money. IN pink envelope. Lab.
eral inward will be given II returned %
Intelllgencer ollee. ma
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
TUESDAY, April 10, 100.


at 10 o'clock a. m, the following described
property, to-wit:
Lot No. Five 20 in Jonathan Zane's I'D.
dition 10 the city OF Wheeling, upon which
and 623ia Main street Excepting there
from ~ the south forty feet OF said lot
running from Main street back distance
Of one hundred and Ten Ol0 feet, being
trustee. and others to Mrs. Susan Roberts,
by deed dated June Is. 1874, recorded IN
said clerks office In Deed Book No. 90.
page 900, And excepting (g strip run
ming across said lot with a width OF fifty
feet, the eastern line Of said strip being
at its southern end distant one hundred
and thirty-siX lS5) feet west from tho
cprh-stone on Main street being the parcel
others 70 the r, W. & X. II. R, CO.. by
deed dated August Is. 1872, recorded IN said
clerks Office IN Deed Book No q. pare
80. And excepting Cl 80 much OF said lot
az Hes west Of the last described strip,
being the parcel conveyed to the said P,
W. q X. r. r. Co by Michael Edwards,
by deed dated June l. 1855. recorded In said
clerks Office in Deed Book No, 81, page i62
the said Charlotte n Conant by Michael
Edwards, by will dated November q, lsS5,
recorded In said clerks Office in WIN Book
No. 7, page sO2-
purchase money and NJ much moro rs the
purchaser may olect cash In hand, and the
residue In two equal insthllments, payable
respectively IN one and two years from
the date or sale with interest from that
day, the purchaser giving his negotiable
notes for the same. and the title either
10 be retained until such notes nre paid,
or 20 be conveyed with reservation OF
n lien for tho deferred purchase money,
or upon other security to the satisfaction
OF the trustee such purchaser must -
sure the buildings on tho property solL.
20 tho satisfaction OF the trustee. and for
his further security.
WILLIAM p. HUBBARD.
mria Trustee.
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form. AS an ohtHelder, Nichols Is
among the speedicst in the profession.

straug. OF the Wheeling 80 team, has
signed with St. Joseph, III the Western
league.
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Al Buckenberscr's champion Room
estprs. OF the Eastern league, will be
here Friday and Saturday. for two
games.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
CUTLERY GRINDING.

TINEsT CUTLERY GRINDING DONE
u right here In wheeling; coucavlng ra-
zOrs o specially Tor barber use: clipper.
scissor and knife work done promptly.
prices reasonable Repair work Of all
kinds. WHEELING SCALE WORKS, 1893
Market street Telephone g6i. fel6
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c. A. sCHAEFER & co.
TRUSTEES SALE.
TRusTEE's SALE.

BY virtue OF a deed Of trust made by
Charlotte NJ Conant and George W. Co
nant, her husband, dated January 3. 1888,
recorded in the Office Of the clerk OF the
county court OF Ohio county. West Viz.
ginla, in Deed OF Trust Book No 81, page
80 | will sell at public auction. at tho
north front door OF the court house Of said
county, on
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09

Pardee and stricklett are coming
sure and certain Lyle has a let
ter stating that they will arrive Fri
day Or Saturday. outheldsrs Meary
and Congalton are expected to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09

OANARIEs-5OO HARTZ MOUNTAIN
I j Rollers. Males from tlQc up. Females
50c; also Bird Cages, &C HENRY HELM.
streets. ocN
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Tho work of getting the team into
shape for the season win begin in
earnest at the Island Park this morn
Ing. The players now here include
First ijaseman Turner, Second Base
man Lyons. Pitcher Skopec, Pitcher
Poole, outhelder Taylor. shOrt-stop
Rothermel and Catcher Ritter. Pequiu-
ney. Belts, Bowman. viau. Miller, Boyd
and the others will drift in before the
end of the week.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE
desire to announce to the Republicans
OF Ohio County that am n candidate FOR
County Assessor, Cou".ry District OF OHIO
County. at the primary erection, 10 be held
April Is
iai LESTER SMITH.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
FOR SALE.

dor sALE--MoDERN GROOM BRICK
dress HOUSE, care lntelligenc9r once
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no THE VOTERS.
j hereby announce myself ns candidate
for the Republican nomination for county
Assessor in the Country District, subject
to the party primary election.
respectfully solicit your support
mw&f-jal ROBERT ANDERSON,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-09
CoUNTY ASSESSOR

hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection TO the Office OF County
Assessor, city District, subject to the de-
clsIon Of the Republican primaries, April
Is. 1900 respectfully solicit your support
npg ADDISON ISRAEL.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
Roosevelt Rough-noused.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution
The enthusiastic supporters OF Mr..
Bryan. who, at Victor. Colo made a
rather forcefu demonstration against
Governor Roosevelt and his cowboy con-
tlngent, did tho cause they advocate no
good. 1t Is neither good taste nor good
politics TO refuse ones political opponent
hearing.
We are not. however, inclined to be-
lieve that the young men of the Cripple
Creek region did any particular harm ia
the democratic cause. for il will be the
well nigh universal verdict that Roose
Welt by his own antics has laid himself
open to Just this sort Of thing. and that
tho treatment he received at Victor wac
something like retributive justice.
The spectacle which the republican can.
didate for the vice presidency has pre-
scented IN his tour OF the far West has
been one calculated to disgust every mar
possessing an atom OF sense OF the pro
prleties. a man aspiring TO one OF the
highest Offices in the gift OF the people
asking to he taken seriously as the nom.
nee OF great party for an office whicl
/ calls for a man OF presidential size, g0e,
snoring and cavortng over the hills ant
plains and valleys Of the West, appealinl
| to the lowest tastes OF the toughest of hii
hearers after tho manner OF one who 1,
asking votes for the office OF constable OF
sherln III some OF the border counties.
Advertised far and wide as The Bad Mar
from Bloody GHlch. the Terrible Tedd,
has lost no opportunity 70 hurl deaanc,
and snort FIRE at his political opponents
Mounted on buckAng hronchos he has race,
up and down the streets OF ordharll,
peaceful villages TO the tune OF cowbo,
yells an strident pistol shots His pres
ence with his faithful cowboy contingent
has been the signal everywhere for III,
gathering together OF lawless element
who opened their eyes in astonishmen
and admiration at this worst OF the Ba
Men-~this hero OF Kettle Hill, the onl
man on earth who can hit a bulls ev
with small pistol at 1000 yards and a
the same time gracefully squirt tcbacc
juice over both shoulders
Small wonder with the tale Of this marc
, OF triumph reaching their ears, that III
, boys OF Victor should have decided on Civ
Ing their distinguished visitor nttl
friendly rough housing. II Is 70 be re
, GREETED that they we're so demonstrativ
. and that they injected politics into thei
fun, fer certainly Teddy however niue
a Terror IN his own eyes. does not desery
TO be taken seriously We submit, h W
ever, that there Is little ground for seri
Gus criticism OF their action. Roosevelt
Brought Il on himself II is the legitl
mpte climax 20 the Roosevelt campais
and neither the Cowboy nor his friend
} should cry over It,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
THE WILLIAM RICE WILL CASE
VAULT CONTAINING PAPERS TO BE
OPENED TODAY.
Captain Baker Says He Is Not Cogn-
liant of Second Will-Value
of Estate Is Unknown.
ESPECIAL to Tho Post. }


New York. October 3.-The safe deposit
vault containing the valuabes and papers of
the late william Rice is to be opened to-
morrow If arrangements can be effected.
Until this is done" said Captain Baker
to The Post correspondent tonight. II can
hardly tell more about the condition OF the
estate than the public already knows. After
the contents of the vault is learned the date
for probating the will is to be considered. II
may be very soon. Am not cognizant OF the
contents of any will later than the one dated
1856. and do not really know of the existence
of later one.'
Captain Baker was here reminded of tbs
statement carefully given out through Pat
rick OF the meeting last week ut which tive
Wills were presented, but he was not re.
sponsible for this statement, and said post
lively that he knew of no other will OF Mr.
Rice than that which he mentioned. II
/ this Will holds the Rice institute in Hous-
ton will receive practically eight or nine.
tenths of the whole estate" Captain Baker
continued, But I imagine that later ones
! II any; would not give 1t SO mu h. but as
said l do not know Of any beyond the 1855
one
When asked as to the probable value o
/ the Rice estate he said Estimates OF from
s75o,0c0 to $4,000 900 have been made. and (
any living man knows tonight what It IL
that one is Mr., Patrick. I believe 1t to b.
worth from s5.OOOOOo to 81 900 COO"
| captain Baker was told what Patrick maj
already said regarding Mr. Rice's provlsiol
for the Rice institute, but upon this he woult
make no comment.
II am investigating things thoroughly,
Captain Baker said, and will let The Pos
know as l benome Informed myself
Regarding other phases of the case nothln.
has developed today
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
ovERFLows AND THEIR PREvnN
TION.

The Philadelphia Times remarked the
other day that If it had not been for tho
colossal calamity at Galveston the
"local calamities," that have since re
suited from the oyernows OF several i'm
portant rivers in Texas, would have at
tracted National attention"
The Latest reports from these overnows.
happily. show that the local calamitles'
We're exaggerated in the first alarm, aud
yet there has been enough destruction to
again emphasize the magnitude and press
ing character OF the problem OF providing
against these annual foods, notably OF the
Trinity, Brazos and Colorado,
The Philadelphia paper makes sug-
gestion which is not new, but timely and
practical, and that is fortified by expe-
rience in other sections Of this country ana
OF Europe. The advice is simply to cover
the territory OF the headwaters and of the
tributary streams with timber 1t is by
the denudation OF mountains. as Pennsyl-
vania has often found to her sorrow. says
our Philadelphia contemporary, that
drouths and foods are caused. The snrirgs
and small streams dry up. the denuded
surface hardehs, the larger water courses
phrink, and the rain. when Il falls, Instead
OF sinking into what was once a spongy
and porous soil runs off in torrent and
causes sudden rises aud eyeraows in tbs
lowlsncs. The treeless ptairies that con.
stit'te large part OF the vast watershed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

'philanthropists In Texas. but the slaie
and the public might accomplish the de-
sired work Tree planting. aided by IT.
rigation, could reclaim vast areas OF our
West Texas pralrles and undoubtedly as
sst most directly and most materially n
checking the frequent overiows. at their
very starting point. OF some OF our rivers.
In Kansas and Nebraska and other
Western States "arbor day has become an
important Institution and slowly but sure
! ly the plains are being covered again WITH
timber. The treeless condition oil most
of our prairies has been accounted for moi
SO much on the ground Of aridity as by
| reason of the great prairie hres that used
TO occur when only the Indians roamed
over this Western country-these nres
having annually swept OFF the young
growth of trees In the more arid reg ons
of course. irrigation on large scale woui1
need to be resorted to as an aid to forestry
development. until the forests themselves
began to render irrigation unnecessary.
This is a live question In Texas anc
/ one OF the most important that now de-
mands our consideration. The press OF the
State could do the State no greater serv
ice than in keeping this problem and ~
practical solution constantly before thu
|
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
AMERICAN BANKERS AssocIarlo,
Treasurer Roberts Spoke on "Treas.
ury md Money Marketn

,y,.v
ury ana Money Market
Richmond, Va. October s.-The Americas
Bankers convention was called to order !,
p-os,do,. ma, - N o,o,onL M. n.-,,,,
rres'uen. mn az ~ 0'oeN 'H'' n'VAils
Reports from the various states were hsait
every section of the country reporting fnii.
cial ,mnrovemont This was followed by 4,
-. -, 60. r.ass,,.- Nm,
auaress OF on''eu 0'ates treasurer n''e
on The Treasury and the Money haikeI
Immediately after the adjournment 81 ID
a..,z...t.,, ~ ,,i,at;rs cor,mittee con
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
THE GREAT SCARCITY OF COTTON

can cotton in Liverpool was only 10000
bales on the goth this insignificant stock
was reduced to 10000 bales against 700,-
900 bales at corresponding date last year.
OF the 10000 balea Of American cotton
probably not over 10000 bales OF the
grades desired by splnners could have
heen secured. and. Ms the British mills
now consume about $1,000 bales of cotton
pcr week, there was less than weeks
supply OF American cotton In Liverpool
available for them. II Is not strange that
some of the Lancashire mills purpose to
suspend work wholly or partially until
cotton is more plentiful Inasmucn rs they
cant spin yarns out Of futures or crop
estimates teven II for 12000,000 baes),
there was nothing else to be done. ! fully
realized this situation when In Liverpool
and Manchester several weeks ago. While
the English mills without cotton will have
to suspend work until they can get 1t.
those having fair supply will most
probably continue at work In spite of all
talk to the contrary as idle mills can't
make money. The pinch for cotton ~
more acutely felt in England than else
where, az | wrote last December It would
be- While the visible supply there Is
now only one-seventh of what 1t was a
year ago, tie visible supply of American
cotton throughout all Europe and Amer
lea is about one-third Of the quantity a.
this time last year. being In round hsures
zoe. 900. against 100000 bales.
~
After several years OF depression,
caused by overproduction of cotton, the
consumption Of the world has in the sea-
son just ended not only overtaken tie
production. but so trenched upon the re-
serves that the visible supply of all kinds
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
THE wAR IS OVER.

- are sdu cap'un''
british soldiers. Il, d
London. october s.-Ihs i0'', "A -
patch has been received lr0n
erts: ,..r "a ~
Pretoria. Tuesday OCTOBER .. :. i
WOW OF twenty two wagons, s IA i, \
sixty mounted men was a'l ,s.sss ID; '
Beers october near ps :TTslrs!
while on the way to vry EYE Il be ~
the men escaped. The fa's = !.
is not known. rain near Psn x
The Boers derailed a t rrsiS.trsan ss'''
terday evening. Eve .U iaiurei :
were killed and ninelssr w hss b's' '. Z
ps esaq psssi e R.ssss 1
self that Kruger had gone '''
territory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
HOUSTON, THURSDAY. ocToBER :
TEN PAGES TODAY
uousroN,s COMMERCIAL STANDING

Among #he features Of Houston's bust
ness prominence and one OF the more
pronounced evidences OF that prominence
and of its business Importance. Is the
weekly record OF bank clearings, THESE
bank clearings represent to great ex-
tent and in a general way, by indicating
the activity OF the banking business, the
ordinary volume of local business for the
period they cover.
The weekly statement for last week Is
well worthy the attention of all citizens
here or elsewhere who are interested IN
Houston Here is the record for all
chose cities in the country whose bank
clearinGs for the week exceeded $4,000, :
eOO the table being in the order of rank;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
TRAIN ROBBER KILLED
while His Confederate Prepared TO
Biow Express safe.

BLOW Express safe.
Council Bluffs. Iowa. October 4.-Lying
at the morgue at this city with bullet
through his heart, is powerfully built
man about six feet tall. aged apparently
As years. He was one of two men who
held up the Kansas City passenger train
on the Burlington road three miles south
of this city at mid-.sh Express Mes.
senger Charles Baxter killed him. The
two men boarded the train at the Union
racine transfer and climbed over the
tender lust as the train was crossing the
Mosquito creek bridge. Engineer Don
nelly and Fireman Frank Hillman. who
were in charge of the engine, were or
aefed 10 slow up as soon as the train
mad crossed the bridge. While one man
held revolver on the engineer, MS
companion went back and cut elf the
baggage and mail cars.
Here the robbers approached the ex-
press car and ordered Messenger Baxter
To open the door. He refused Under
compuls on Engineer Donelly attached q
SUCK OF dynamite to the door of the car
ana blew 1t open. In the meantime Mes
senger Baxter seized his gun and escaped
from the door on the opposite side OF the
car. AS soon as the door was opened one
OF the robbers entered the car while his
companion marched the engineer and fro
man back to their engine. Baxter crepi
around In front of the engine and. seaing
the roDber keeping guard over the engine
crew, fired one shot, killing him instantly
As soon as the shot was heard the bbel
IN the car jumped to the ground and fec
Nhrough cornheld. The dead man wal
picked up and the train was backed into
thls city. Conductor McCraw thinks tn,
aead man Is one George of St. Joseph
Inc robber inside the car was prepared
70 blow the safe at the time his com
panlon was killed. He got nothing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
ARKANSAS POPULATION.
me Increase for Ten Years Was
1925 Per Cent.

washington, October s.--The census
bureau today published the returns for
tue state Of Arkansas, giving he popula-
uon by counties, townships and all in
coFporated towns. The population of The
state m 1900 Is 1911 .5e4 90 against 1885,
10 10 IN IN 1880, an increase since 1890 of
lsS,SS5 or 1925 per cent This rate II
increase is only about two-nfths CT that
OF Inc decade from 1850 TO 1890 when 1t
was 40'bs per cent and less than one
fourth OF that for the decade from 1870
70 1880, when It was 6565 per cent.
from 1850 to 1870 there was an increase
OF only II 20 per cent. but prior 10 1860
Inc population more than doubled itsclg
during each decade and Tor the de g
from 1880 10 1870 showed an increase I
<-i'Vs per cent. The population OF Al
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04

1t will be seen that Houston occupies
the tenth place and stands among the
largest cities OF the Nation. Not city
OF the fourteen mentioned above, except
Houston. has a population OF less than
1850, 900 We stand above Cincinnati, or
New Orleans, or Cleveland. each OF which
he's more than 100000 population. And
among other cities showing less than
sic 600 600 in their bank cearings last
week were Louisville, Milwaukee, Indian
npolis, Omaha, Denver. Memphis. At
inence
Houston also showed far and away the
largest per cent OF increase.
1t is no uncommon thing for Houston
to get up among the $4,000 600 and $40.
100000 class. which OF course includes
IN the United States. Nor are these ig
ures merely occasional--the annual total!
place us bv the side of cities of from
100000 10 100000 population.
Gould there be any more direct o
eHonger demonstration OF Houston'l
NV"ViN wa A"p"i 'ahSo than nuSu St"r'
as this? In fact. we are one of thu
largest banking and trade cities in Amer
sca-something that Is possibly unknow
even to many of our own citizens.
The astonishment Is that such bril-
liant showing and such a financial stand
ing could be achieved by city OF on
comparatively limited population VIVA
would we be II we had 100000 people an
were utilizing TO the limit our favorin
situation and magnificent opportunities?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
LIVE STOCK BOARDS
CONNECTED the Work in Hama ~
Adjourned.


Louisville. KY, october S;-lne ns' -,
the interstate association Of i've s'OVA 81 !.
adjourned at o'clock this afternoon y Z
next year in Nashville. !,
Colonel C P. johnson OF iilin0,' 49,,
elected president; E, P. Mics o. .m,
vice president. and DR.. F. J. E'ssnu--
this city, secretary. 49,. connection d
Indianauolis was Nashvilles eoi'f'N
the next place OF meeting. .,s,rg d, y
A resolution was adopted ptps. , assS sin
aunointment OF committee lIoM !, s's eo,slss
in which the quarantine line rups %csrn,rs,
the ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing ,hsr ,,ssls
zone with closed season, , Anos's an. b
ton recommended that the UNITE s,ss an a. "
nnrtmont of agriculture es!ap nsc,uSs- d
season during November ana ND pes arrs,ss y
that the various States Unforeseen . s,as
rails In similar manner to las. aastHsai
4 resolution was also passs0 .nSssin,'
congress TO enact such laWs, .c n prcisa y
TO existing laws as wiz periee, ,o., P, sossrl
live stock interests OF states ilf, um 20
carried in the channels OF in'e'
MERGE.