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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
Nd Tap ooal in Boone oounty.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. a.
Work was commenced this week on a
railroad up Coal river from St Adams.
in this county. Twenty miles Of
standard gauge road are under con-
tract and the intention Is to extend the
road into the Pocahontas coal section.
It is being built by the Pocahontas,
Coal River & Kanawha Railroad com-
pany, Of which General c. c. Watts, Of
this city, Is president. The Equitable
Construction Company, Of Chicago, are
the contractors. The road will pene-
trate the undeveloped coal and timber
fields Of Boone county.
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HerIhoy's Shortage Growing.

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 2--Ex-coun-
ty Treasurer Hershey's shortage II is
now feared will greatly exceed $65,ooO,
the sum announced yesterday. To-day
It was discovered that he had failed to
credit al least one tax collector with 500,
and II he has followed this practice to
any extent the defalcatlon will be much
greater Untll experts 90 over the
books the amount appropriated In this
manner must be purely a matter OF
conjecture.
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PRESENCE is
NOW ASSURED.
Through the Efforts Of Senator p
Inns the 1asuttnaut Is I'M
ablsd to Secure
THE LEAVE Of ABSENCE
From Duty at the Norfolk Station.
.sDswoy Day Finance Conn
mittse to Open Up

Chairman \, N. earyln, Of the 'Dsw-
ey Day executive committee. has re-
selysd a letter, written by Commodore
cowles, acting chief Of the bureau Of
navigation in the navy department, 70
senator s. B. Ellcins, in which he states
that Lieutenant John s. DOddridge, Who
d now on the Norfolk Wa-l station,
win be granted leave in order that he
may attend the celebration here IN
which he win be 50 prominent a partic-
ipant. Senator Blllns made the appii-
cation ct the request Of the Dewey
Day" committee recently. Commodore
cowles' reply Is as follows:
mp ARTMfENT OF THE NAVY,
f4IIRBAIJ' OF NAVIGATION.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec e. lSSS.
sir:-I have the honor 70 aclLnoW ledge
the receipt OF your letter Of the 1sth in-
slant, addressed to the Becretaty % tne
navy, in behalf Of Lieutenant podqttaBe'
u. 5. NJ, and IN reply you are lnLoFine9
thas Lieutenant DoddrihEe Will pc granted
fhe desired leave Of absence. 20 be present
~ wheeling, w, Va, on February q next
II he applies to the conam0ndhnt OF the
Norfolk navy yard at the proper time
Respectfully,
WIN. s. COWHES,
Acting Chief Of Bureau.
The Hon. g. b EllEins, United States Sens
ate, Washington, D. Q.
With the end Of the holidays, the
"Dewey Day" finance committee Is pre-
pairing to enter upon Its campaign In
the business districts, for the purpose Of
raising the sum needed to detray the
expenses Of the celebration. Before the
close Of the week the committee win be
hard at work. The chairman Of the
committee "a Mr.. John Waterhouse.
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TRAINS STOPPED.
Dispute Between Chicago Authorities
and NorthwesteEn ''1.n

Dispute Between Chicago Authorities
and northwestern "L."
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-The dispute be-
tween the city and the officials Of the
new Northwestern Elevated Railway
over the question assto the completion
Of the structure and Its readiness for
the runnlg Of trains eliminated to-day
in the arrest of the crew of the one
elevated train at the Lincoln avenue
station and the stopping of work along
the structure by squads Of police. Pres
ldent Louderback was given formal mo-
tice to-day by Commissioner OF Public
Works McGann, that no trains would
be allowed to run until the structure
was completed to the satisfaction OF the
city. The order was ignored and ar
rests promptly followed. At Fifth ave-
nue. and Lake street there was danger
Of trouble for a time between the police
and a large number OF special otticers
and company employees. but the police
were soon reinforced, The city oticlals
contend that the structure is 50 lncom-
plete in places as to render dangerous
the running Of trains. The railway
omcials deny this.
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4oHlT FRI1IDHr 8 90.
IIl9 MAIN STREET.

were Ss,il5,55s, as against 81, sei.soT for
December, 1898. which leaves a surplus
for. last month Of SHelS,5l5i Is against
a deacit Of Sleo,o14 for December 1893.
The receipts from all sources during
the last SIX months amount to fSsi. ass
.4oI, With expenditures amounting TO
500, 7ss,bsO. Witch leaves q surplus. half
year, Of S2I,OsssSt. as against deaeit
for the corresponding period Of last
year o. sS,T1s.422
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COL Q. Z. SMITH,


Of Fairmont, to Command the First
Wet Virginia Infantry. S,
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 2.-An
order was isused to-day from the adju-
tant generals ONCE, appointing Colonel
Clarence L Smith, Of Fairmont. to
command the First infantry, West vir-
ginia National Guard, to succeed
Macker Babb. who resigned to accept
an appointment as lieutenant of United
States Marines. Colonel Smith was
colonel OF the First infantry in the old
guard and was lieutenant colonel Of tie
First West Virginia volunteers during
the war with Spain. Since then he has
been on the supernumerary list.
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ANpRHW 3. KHNNRpY,
Oldest Member Of Charles Town BaE,
Dead 81 Warrington.

Oldest Member Of Charles Town Bal,
Dead IN Warrington.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer
CHARLES TOWN. W. va, Jan. b.
Intelligence was received here to-day
from washington Of the death Of An-
drew q. Kennedy. Some days ego he
was stricken with paralysis. HI. Ken
nedy was well known in Charles Town,
and was the Oldest member Of the bar.
ne was born and raised here, but sew
eral years ago moved to Washington
with his family. BE was welt-knoWn
and highly esteemed, and had a large
connection in Charles Town. He q
survived by a brother. Judge ]. ".
Kennedy. Of Warrington, a widow. four
daughters and two sons. Among them
is Philip G. Kennedy, Of Westminster,
Nd. his body win be brought here to-
morrow for burial.
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LARGE PURCHASE
o. Ca land u ONO aad Rsnasylva.

"a SSts4 @stsAa4 ~ S4AAS sA44a : S444tst4RA7
MIA.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2-A local financial
news bureau says:
We learn officially that the coal ter
rttory recently reported as purchased
by the National Steel Company, en-
braeed about seven thousand acres in
stead of three thousand that the pur-
chase was made by the National MIN
ing Company. in which the National
Steel Company. the American Tln-PIate
Company and the American Steel Hoop
Company are interested.
An account Of the purchase OF the
coal lands was published some time
ago. The lands in question are mostly
in the Pennsylvania and Ohio coal re-
gions
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Hancock %. Mutual Insurance Co.

Hancock Co. Mutual Insurance Co.
Special Dispatch TO the 1ntelllgeneer.
NEW CUMBERLAND, W. Va, Jan.
2-The Hancock County Mutual IN
surance Company, which is composed
entirely of farmers, was organized in
1897, and has property insured to the
amount of S222,7l2, and did not have
single loss during 1898.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers, which was held here to-day elect
ed the following officers; President, w.
N, Bell; vice president. L. s. Bambricki
treasurer, J. H. Campbell; secretary. G.
L. Bambrick.
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VIGOROUS REPORT
From Col. Petit and Lieut.. Co
Hayes, on the Manauense.

Hayes, on the 1IanausnSe.
MANILA, Jan. z, 6:45 p.m.-col. Petit,
commanding the Thlrty-first Infantry
and Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, who
commanded the three companies Of
that regiment on board the transport
Manauense, which arrived here Mo-
vember q, and reported terrible ex-
periences at sea, the steamer being
classed as unseawOrthy. undetermined
and short Of provisions, have filed ofi-
cial reports corrobOratlng in every de-
tall, the exclusive story Of the Assoc
clated Press. at the time, describing
the hardships Of the soldiers. The coll
onel's report, which is particularly vlg-
orous, recommends a claim against the
ships owner for the uniforms OF the
whole battalion. which were ruined
during the passage.
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1NTEREsTINa FIGURES.
The Surplus for Six Months Amounts
to 991, O2e.ea4.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 2,-Tho
comparative statement Of the govern.
ment receipts and expenditures shows
that for the month Of December, 1899
the receipts were SAs,75SlOl, as against
sfi,tot.7Ss for December, 1893, The
expenditures during tho last month
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
investigating Bra7nell Mine Horrol

Investigating Braznell Mine Horror.
uNIoNTowN. Pa, Jan. Coroner
F. H. Taylor and his Jury will resume
the inquiry into the Braznell mine dis
aster, whereby nineteen miners lost
then lives on December %, in the court
house here tomorrow at o'clock. The
investigation promises to be a thor
ough one, and viii likely occupy the
balance Of the week. About forty Wit
nesses have been summoned to appear,
and all the mine inspectors and the Of
ficIals of the nelghborlng mines. who
assisted in the search for the bodies Of
the victims, win testify.
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.l,.,.os. 4 c,,a,,..4,o,, For M,
- zoe s1s4S- ~.
Oe"ey " &tASs E4VWeRs - $50
Grave.
TO the Editor Of the lntellisencer.
s1R;-Is It permitted 70 q Stranger
within your gates 70 make an INQUIRY 81
the committee OF arrangements 1or tne
great ceremonial 70 take place IN
wheeling on tne appFoachlhs I"sntyi
second OF Feoruary-aina even 70 80 30
far as to oner suggestion as 70 WaaI
in the opinion OF many should DC
conspicuous feature OF the ceremonies
on that occasion!
The inquiry which ! ask permission
to submit relates 70 the uesree OF
prominence assigned IN the coming pro-
gramme to the services ana herolsm q q
the woman to whose slight streneEh
and dauntless courage the preseFVetlon
OF Fort Henry OF the city OF WheeliIs'
and the last victory OF the heyolutlon
were due?
It would be pure work OF supeFo-
gatlon ior me- sLt' ~, '4,N az : ~ =,
journer~to remind the citizens OF
Wheeling many OF them descendants OF
the men who held Fort Henry ana re-
pulsed tne sav4se tUe' q sne $500
exploit Of their little country-women'
Elisabeth Zane. But even In cnival-
rous America, where men delight 20 40
honor to women. 1t sometimes happens
that amid great glorihcation to the
man Of the hour. the share'of his more
retiring, yet not less effective compan-
ion is overlooked or bedimmed. In this
instance such an oversight would be in-
excusable, for the doublereason thatthe
colonial woman Of revolutionary times
SO rarely took the initiative. while
bearing her full share Of the burthens
OF the great struggle, that a rare In
stance like that Of the little boarding
school girl Just returned from Phila-
delphla to stand beside her brave bro
ther and his comrades in EXTREMIST
peril-and to out-do them In the crit
lcal instant when all was to be won or
lost a UNIQUE In American history and
shopld be made much Of as long as the
49,, - No. 49,, q, ,,.ouny,,
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Hancock County Farmers.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
NEW CUMBERLAND. w. Va. Jan.
2,-At Fairview, the county institute
win be held January and 4, with af-
ternoon and evening sessions, and all
who may attend win be treated to
something fine. as the farmers of this
locality claim to hold the best institute
of any IN the state. The otiicers are'
P. A. Pugh, president; w. N. Bell, vice
president; c. F: Allison, secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03

SAINT JOHNS, N. r., Jan. 1.-THE
schooner Puritan was driven ashore on
Cabot Island, in heavy gale, yester-
day, and eight out OF her crew of nine,
were lost. Six were married men with
families. The survivor broke his arm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
PUBLIC DEBT sEATalEENE.
The Decrease During December Was
500. 500.

The Decrease During December Was
$5,7e1,ss4.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2-The
monthly statement of the public debt
issued to-day. shows that at the close
Of business December 30, 1899. the debt.
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
S1,1S4, SOO,OO7, decrease for the month
of $5,7G1,s24. This decrease is largely
accounted for by the purchase Of bonds
during the month. The debt is recapi-
tulated as follows:
1nterest-he debt, S1.O2s,7 $40.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, &1.2Os,50O.
Debt bearing NO interest, $3.50, s14, $40.
Total, $1,417, ss5,4so.
This amount, however, does not In
clude Ssss.s7s.4 os> in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding which are
onset by an equal amount Of cash on
hand.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows:
Gold, $sss,oS2S27.
Silver s4ST,2OO.7Ss.
Paper. Ss4.5ss.67O.
Deposits in national bank deposltor-
les, discussing officers balances, ETC..
Sss,1sl,eO5. am
Total, $i,O4s,ooe,ol1, against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to $7s4,l1O5sS. which
leaves net cash balance on hand of
S2ss,595,45s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
PANTnR eAs WE'LL ON FIRB.
Millions of Feet Of Gas Consumed.
Canont Be Extinguished.

PARKERsBuRG. W. Va, Jan. a.
The big Painter gas wei belonging to
the Mountain Gas Company, of this
city, located in Richie county, acci-
dentally caught IRE last night, and all
efforts to extinguish the flames have
been futile. Millions Of feet Of gas is
going to waste and the financial loss
win be enormous. The roar from the
burning gas can be heard twelve miles
and the fre Eliminates the whole SUR
sounding country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
THE River.

The marks at p. m, showed Q feet 2
inches and stationary. weather,
cloudy; thermometer Is above. The
river remains closed and the gOrges
have extended to Pittsburgh.
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Monthly Report Of State Treasurer.

Special pllpltch % the IntollIRenctF.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 2.-The
monthly report OF State Treasurer Ken
DAN shows a balance in the treasury,
January l. of S7Sl,sls s5, distributed as
follows:
state fund, Sl7,s2s SO; general school
fund. 32sO,76S 70; the school fund, 1885,
1879 90.
Receipts were sI2,sOs 12, and dlsburse-
ments 3lls,22O sS.
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Second BATTALION % ire Tliirti scond.
Infantry. L now With bis regiment n
the Philippines,
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Ii B. Hillman
&CO.'s.

nlo,,o,ndo e,nde
, Charms S..,s Gas But But.
knives, clgaF.c Cut
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-03
A PLEA FOR "BETTY' ZANE.

Mrs.. cabsll Would Have Her Services
in the Battle Of Fort Henry Re-
msmbered-A Suggestion for Mrs.
Dewey to Place Flowers on Her
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13

the moment he has reached the foot
Those feats were repeated daily
throughout the week.
Clearly there is no fear of the mo-
tor car being crystallized into one
type, for this exhibition of the Auto
mobile club embraces such widely diff
ferent vehicles as a steam lorry and a
petroleum-driven bicycle, with phae-
tons, dog carts, vans, waggonettes, VIC
torias, voiturettes, "quads," and tricy-
Giles in between. The only element of
uniformity, or virtual uniformity, is
that their engines are practically all
of the gasoline type, three entries of
electrical cars and as many of steam
being the only exceptions out of over
hundred stands.
In France and in England alike it
has lately become clear that the de-
mand must be met for lighter, small
err and cheaper vehicle than has hith-
erto been produced, and the voiturette,
in various forms, is the result. The
recent introduction of the water-jack-
eted variety of this engine, which is
generally known In It's PA horse pow
er air-cooled pattern, will undoubtedly
stimulate the manufacture of the
voiturette by English makers.
If appearances were everything the
light steam car might be regarded as
the motor vehicle of the future, for
this American product glides about
the arena with almost swanlike grace,
and as silently as an electric launch
Its performances are very captivating,
and the inexperienced spectator may
be forgiven if he finds them more in
teresting than anything else at the
show. 1t must be pointed out, how
ever, that to produce the steam. three |
times as much petrol is required as
would alone drive the vehicle, and that |
25 to 30 miles is the limit of its jour
ney without refilling of the boiler
London Letter.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
Lacking Experience,

Il don't see why there is all this op-
position TO women voting" said a
beardless young fellow from his van
tage ground beside the Lyceum, watch
ing the women going in to the equal
suffrage meeting. ut Just means that
a man has two votes instead of one
his own and his wife's." concluded the
youthful sage.
Young man. questioned gray vet
eran benedict. ARE You married?"
No. no: I'm not married"
We'll. then. You don't know anything
about it. 1t means that the women win
have two votes and the men won't have
any vote at all."-Memphis Scimitar.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
Hot Water Ii an Excitant,

A prominent medical journal says
that there are four classes of persons
who should not drink hot water free
ly. They are: ~ People who have
irritability of the heart. Hot water
will cause palpitation of the heart
in such cases. (2) Persons with di-
lated stomachs. (3) Persons afflict-
ed with "sour stomach" az Persons
who have soreness of the stomach. or
pain induced by light pressure. These
rules are not for those who take hot
water simply to relieve thirst better
than cold water, and for that purpose
is not to be condemned. But hot
water is an excitant, and in cases in
which irritation of the stomach ex-
lists should be avoided.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
MOTOR CAR EXHIBIT.
Mr.. Coles Displays Mt London show
His Remarkable Skill with
Modern Vehicles.

The general efficiency of the motor
car was put to drastic test during the
thousandmile trial at Agricultural
hall, London. There was little spill
one day, when the driver of guadri-
cycle was the victim of loose head
bolt, and crashed into the fence, for
tunately without hurt to anyone; but
against this accident may be set the
performances of other vehicles of the
same and other types, especially that
of Mr.. Coles upon Benz victoria.
Mr.. Coles first ascends two inclined
planes, having gradient of one in
four, and so narrow that only the
most accurate of steering prevents the
car from topping over, and he follows
this by pulling it to dead stop on
platform only few inches longer
than the wheel base. Finally, he runs
the car down a steep flight of steps,
and turns it sharp round to the right
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
THE BICYCLE sToop.
1t Has mt Last Found q Defender In
the Person of Well-knOwn
English Physician.

The pedaling fraternity has long
awaited a defender for the hump
backed position of the scorcher, and
one has at last been discovered in DR..
II. Campbell, an English physician, who
comes TO the rescue in paper on IRE
spiratory Exercises in the Treatment
of Diseases" In formidable scientific
| language DR.. Campbell explains that
the double-up position of the scorcher
is desirable and good for the health.
He finds that there is Something i'm
| congruous in an animal built on the
longitudinal plan standing and pro-
crossing on the end of its long axis
A worm does not go skipping about
on the end of its tail, nor does horse
habitually stand on it's hind legs. Man
alone among the lengthy animals as
sumes this illogical posture, and DR..
Campbell has risen to combat the per-
petuation of the error. He says one
of the reasons why cycling is more
healthful than walking is that the
wheelman can lean over, arch his back,
and prevent the abnormal strain on
the "splanchnic area
Without going further into the doc
tors scientific reasons, enough has
been said to show that he believes the
animals that go on all tours are more
in accord with the laws of health than
those that insist on perambulating on
the end of their "long axis" The hab.
it of walking erect has taken such
tLa ~ 4
even DIR. Campbell despairs of any re-
form in that quarter. But the wisdom
of the monkey can be initiated on the
wheel. and if the scorcher does not ex.
actly go on all tours he can at least
assume position equally graceful and
hygienic. All reforms must begin |
gradually, and who knows but that the |
more correct and natural position may |
in time be adopted in walking as well |
as in wheeling?
There is tendency for the blood |
to gravitate to the splanchnic area
when the erect position is assumed"
says DR.. Campbell land / cannot but
think that the fatigue of standing and
walking is largely due to this tend
ehcy. Anyone with due respect for
his splanchnic area should need no
further warning. For the proud per-
son who cannot bring himself to as
sumo the quadrupedal posture at once
there is the choice of beginning by rid
ng wheel and getting his head as
rear to his feet as his pride and his
ans horn handles will permit. After
lie has bumped his back sufficiently and
lcquired fine specimen of the XIV.
'hosis bicyclistorum it will be com.
'aratively easy to go on his hands and
Get and keep his splanchnic area COM
ortably free from surplus blood ever
lfter. Before this refarm can be uni {
ersally adopted by men and women,
'owever, some great artist should arise
nd convince everybody that the at ,
itude recommended by DR.. Campbell ,
) not only picturesque but beautiful.
Chicago Tribune. {
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
walls to a greater or les. extent all

walls to . greater or less extent all
!! over the world, but in no city is il
more vigorously and extensively prac.
ticed than in this national capital.
All OF the servantsare negroes, and they
work together with the view of get
ting all OF the extra money the guests
can be harried into giving up to them.
Not only in the hotels, but in the
restaurants, they expect and practi.
cally demand extra pay for services
rendered. The man about town who
t les his meals regularly at any par.
ticular restaurant is soon singled out
by all the walters; and if he doesn't
freely give he may sit in loneliness al
a table, without having even the cour-
tesy OF bill of fare being handed to
him. AS soon as the walters know
that the guest will, even occasionally,
give up a dime or a quarter, they
hasten to attend to his wants a.
soon as he enters the door.
There was great railway magnate
stopping at one of our hotels a couple
of years ago during an entire session
of congress. He was interested in
legislation involving many millions OF