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= tlTPITCtr 0) lgw WHEELING, W. YA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1691. VOLUME XXX1X--NUMBER 1547
ESTABLISHED AUbUbl M, loo/. ?l. .... _ ?....
Flood of '91.
A FRESHET WITH FEW SUPERIORS,
It Kill go down in Historjr a8 a
Memorable oue.
l'lio Worst is Past and the Damuse
all Done.
lVo]ile bear the Annoyance quite
Cheerfully
A!D WILL REPAIR THE RAYA6ES
As suon a# the Walls ol their
Homes arc dry.
Where the Waters Reached and
what ltesulted.
THOUSANDS OF SIGHTSEERS OUT.
A Fcrlect Day Alleviates the
Ueneral Misery.
Mrwt Car* .Stopped and L'ointmiulcutiou
Except l>jr Telegraph cat olT nitb the
Outside World?l'lelnreiiiue Xlghtg
of the Day?Thousands ofl'eople Forsake
their Home*?The Flool at other
Tolnl#.
The river at the hour of going to press
this morning had not reached 46 foot
mark. It ??? close, liut the tiee won
almost done.
The Hood ol ISi)l surprised everybody.
Even theso who predicted 4} feet were
utonisbed when it vent above 13. Ii
was a remarkable flood in more ways
than one, an>t it wilt always remain a
mystery whero the water came from.
All:'o'clock hot night the river wof
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? I t lDCb I MIl.UCO. HV1II U l'$ Ull III 11UU
risen, as nearly aa coalil be judged in
the absence of a reliable gauge, two
inches au hour. It was almost at a stand
at midnight, aud this morning will be
stationary if not falling.
At !i a. m. yesterday the water was at
the UU foot 10 inch mark. Up to about;
1a.m. it rose steadily at a rate of between
tlvft and six inches an hour,
from I to 8 the rise declinod and the
water came up only about three inches
an hour.
At 0 a. in. the marks indicated 10 feet
10 inches, and at 12, noon, the water had
reached 12 feet. Aa it was still rising,
peoplo beg\n to be iuor? uneasy than
ever, and itiis uneasiness was somewhat
increased by a bulletin sent out by U. 1
8, Signal Otlicer Greeley about noon,
saying that the river would reach 47
feet here by to day. The general impression
caused by this was that G re?ley
was "niboing" and did not know what
he was talking about.
W1IK3B THK WATER WAS.
At its height the river covered almost j
all the Island, leaving only spots and ;
ridges here and there and a short stretch
of otreet in each direction of! the tius*
pension bridge.
In North wheeling the water swept 1
around the bank through the Hospital 1
yard, and made quite a gap in Main
street at Jonathan's run. The Pewiky
track was under water for almost its en* j
ire length in the city limits.
The wharf boat aud other boats were 1
moored close by the Pewiky track, and
the water reached in a varying line to
the sidewalk at the corner of Twelfth 1
and Water streets, which was sub- 1
merged. The Italian fruit store, known 1
as the old boat store, had over iwo feet
of water on tho first floor, and the \$ater
reached oast on Twelfth street to the
People's Hank building line.
South of Twelfth street, on Water,
Marsh's cigar factory, the Beliler Hotel
and other establishments bad a foot and
a half of water on tbo first floor. The
Stamen's boarders were shut in by water
at the front door, and clear to Four*
teentti street the sidewalk was under
water. On Fourteenth the limit was in
front of the Intblligbkcbr building,
bat the maiu body of water was half
way nearer to Main street. Main from
nearly as far north as the Statnm House
alley to the hill south of the creek, Sirteenth
and South streets, the 13. & 0.
aud city bridges over the croek, and the
Pennsylvania railroad yards and adjaceut
property were all flooded.
Sixteenth to a point above Market,
Market north of the poatottice and south
of the creek, were all under water.
Nineteenth street and a part of
Eighteenth and the low lauda of Edat
Wheeling aud the Peninsula were one
largo lake.
os tub s0vt11 81db.
Au ixtki.liuk.nt kb reporter made a
tour of the South Side, from the creek
to Fortieth street, following the meanderings
of the water. Main street was
flooded from the creek to Twentieth
street, the Italian boarding-house being
three feet in water. From Twentieth
street to the alley between Twentyfirst
and Tweuty-seeond there was dry
land, ami from tiere on Main street wai
covered with water from six inches to
two feet deep.
The water was in Mayor Scabright's
storeroom, and uoless the Uood recedes
considerably bt-fore morning, his honor,
on his way to court, can ride in a (kit!
as far as the postottlce.
Leaving Main street and walking
down Market, the reporter got as far as
Twenty-third street, the water there I
reaching up to tho Centre market curb.
The rest of Market street coulil be tra*
versed in skills and fUtboats only; several
such craft wore plying up aud down
the street. The floor of the Niagara engine
house, on Twenty-fourth street, was
under water, having been drst flooded
at three o'clock in the inoruing. Tho
engine was taken to the hook and ladder
house, on l'wenty-tirststreot. The Riverside
nail factory'b floor aud tho pud*
dling and heatinit furnaces in the Belmont
mill were tlooded.
From this point, one must go up on
Chaplinentreet to proceed down town.
Chspliue street was dry as far as
Twenty-seventh street. The river bss
barked up through Caldwell's run, and
extends on Chaplino street, from
Twenty-seventh to Thirty-first streets,
backing up towards the hill to witbiu
one hundrud feet of
TIfIt Tl'NNKL KNTKANCK.
The only practicable way o( getting beyond
the run is to cross over the bridge
at the head of Tweuty-uiutb, on Mc
Oolloch street.
On the railroad tracks in the Baltimore
<k Ohio yards, and al the foot o1
Thirty-tint street are sevoral trains ol
freight ears, half submerged. Mostoi
th*? (ata contain coke, bnc fev?*ral ar<
lo.ided with hay, which, ol course. iai
total loss.
From Thirty tint to Thirty-third stree
Chaplino is drv. From the weigh soales,
on Tblrty-lbird, down Ohapllne as far
as the eye can reach, Is * wiete ol water.
Wood Bros.' planing intll is surrounded
by water, though up to 5 o'clock the
water had not yet reached the floor.
Eofl streot Is not yet flooded, from
Twenty-seventh to Thirty-seventh; from
Thirty-seventh to Thirty-eighth, however,
the street ia impassible, the water
being from three to otx inches deep.
1 From Thlrty-?iitli to Thirty-ninth street
the grade of Kofl is a little higher and
was above water.
Having gone as tar as Thirty-ninth
Btreet,on Jacob, one is obliged to retrace
one's steps to Thirty-eisbth street, from
here ascend to McColloch street and
then go south. Arriving at the hesd of
Fortieth street the end of the dry land
route is reached. At this point tho
water extends east and west from the
Ohio bills to the foot of Frwsier's hill on
this tide. South, as far as the eye can
reach, a wide waste cf water stretches;
bouses are deeply submerged, and on
the surface of the rnuddy waters scores
of skiffs (Ad john-boats Hit to and fro.
Were there any poetical ideas aseociated
with this neighborhood tbe spectator
could well imagine himself in Venice.
Along the wboleroute many families
were busy moving goods from tbe lower
to tbe upper doom of their houses. Nobody
seemed to be seriously alarmed, as
the report of the tailing ol the river at
the headwaters had by this time spread
all over town.
STUKUT DAB TRAFFIC 'STOPPED.
At an early hour yesterday morning
tbe horse cars to the Island and Bridgeport
were shut oft* by the water getting
across the track on /ane street between
the car company's Island barn and the
Back river. 8sveral feet of water poured
over that part of the track with considerable
force. The mnles were left in
the barn until obout 8 a. m.f when the'
water began to pour in and cover the
floor. The cars were rnn over to the city
several hours before and placed in a
continuous row on Main street south of
Tenth. When the barn was flooded the
company's mules were also brought out
I and led over to town. There was a nar'
row escape from a collision betwoen a
lire engine and some of the mules* at tbe
west end of the Suspension bridge, and
to prevent an accident the animate arere
massed on the sidewalk, which caused
some excitement among pedestrians.
Tbe electrical cars were also run up
in the night to that part of Chaplinu 1
street, south of Twenty-first and twenty ?
of tbe big cars stood there all day
There was not u street car trip made <
yesterday, but part of the day several '
omnibuses werekept going for the au- 1
commodatiou of the public.
Tbe South Knd barn of the Street 1
Car Company had about eight feet of '
water, wbile in the Island birn there <
was not over three feet.
TUB BAILBOAD3 DKMOltALJ/.KD.
All of the railroads were still badly I
situated, but with tbe exception of tbe i
Ohio River Road and the P., W. & K. <
division of the Panhandle, on both of <
which all atteinots to run traius wore <
abandoned, all managed to get trains in
and but in some sort of shnp^. All the '
overdue New Yorfc and Pattern mall *
arrived shortly after noon. On nearly (
every iocal road it was necessary to (
transfer. *
The trestle on tbe Pewiky'a Benwood <
extension, about a huudred yards below J
Caldwell's ran;* was badly disfigured, '
having a hump swollen in it, like the c
hump of a camel. 1
The Cleveland A Pittsburgh road was {
able to run trains only as far north as 1
Brilliant.
B. & 0. trains arrived and departed at (
a temporary station at Ford's dossing, 8
and the pojti/lice lorce carried all mall j
outgoing to that point and received ar- '
riving mail there. The liemplield track '
was nleo blockaded from tliu Central '
glass work) to the point at Sixteenth
and Market atriots where the tiauk was I
submerged. An engine lay moat ol the '
day in tho water on Sixteenth street, and '
with gaps only at the important streets, 1
freight care made a continuous string
Irora Market street up Sixteenth, across I
the Uempfield yard, out Seventeenth
and around the curve to Sixtoenth at '
McCnlloch.
Incoming and outgoing mails were re- j
ceived and delivered by postal employes '
to the trains on the Horopfleld at the <
Central glass works. 1
NTEAM1IOATM I'lRKI) ON. (
There was little river navigation yes- ,
terday. The Bellalre packet R E Phil- 1
lipa made three or lour round trips at
long lntervala, and as this was the only
means of travel between Wheeling and I
Bellaire, she was crowded at every trip. ,
On her op trip at 2 p. m, She bad about |
150 passengers. ,
The Ben flnr came np aUiut on time, ,
and the towboat Hawk also paased up. i
The Ben Hur tied up hero. Residents ,
along the lowlands whose bouses were i
Hooded took aggressive measures to ,
make ateamboating unpopular. The
waves from steamen,' wheels often overturn
submerged houaee, or sweep ,
them from their foundations. As the ,
Ben Hnr came past the lower end,
known as the First ward of Moundsvllle,
keeping pretty close to the West
Virginia shore, the waves dashed against
several houses that wore in the midst of
the water and in grave danger.
The residents in these houses tired a
number of shotaat the boat, and made
several holes ia the wood work of the
pilot house, bnt dlil not bit anybody.
When the Hawk carne by the same
locality the same demonacVation was
made. Considerate steamboatraen often
run at a greatly reduced speed in order
to prevent damai;e to the houses iu the
edge of tbe tbod.
MOVING IN TUB MOUT.
All of Tuesday night people were engaged
iu moving out of residences and
business meu were transferring their
goods to places of safety. Wagons
rumbled over the streets ltden with al|
most everything, from a piano to barrelsof
salt. Almost a constant stream
of meo, women and children, of all
ages, sizes and races, carrying all sort*
of bflFgage and belongings camo pouring
ovor the suspension bridge, whii?
dry streets ou the South side presented
a very similar spectacle. As day opened
tlm noise of preparation for removal
kept up its din over tbe sub
mewed ilinlrict* Furniture and c?rpet?
wire hurriedly carried into second
stories, and bv daylight mi'tierou* skiff
Unea were driving u thriving btuittesa
ferrying peopln out of their HioJedj
uuiince i? i???
Tboao who w*re compelled, or felt
compelled, to move were quartered on
their relative or friends in leea exposed!
portion* of the city. Some went to the!
country. A few uianauH] to reaih|
bnvHim in other towns, but it was ex i
tretmly diftlcult to get out oT Wheeling|
except by walking over the hills or leaving
ou the one biat that ran.
Many penplo "camped out" in frienda'
bonsvs, while hotel*, 'boarding hooves
and lodging houses were crowded lull at
an early hourin the night.
The wis* resident of low ground who
owned a j)bn?boat, a canoe ore akin
i waa the on vied of all hie neighbors.
DWKLLINU IS TUB MllWT OF TU? WATMU?.
Probably half the people whose houses
t were flood*! did not move out. They
f took to the tecoud floor, cooking, rating
f and living there. M*le tueinbc rn would
* curaeonr, wading through the water in
i the first Htory and reaching dry giouud
in aakifT.
t This style of living hesits disadvaut
] ages at best, but to * nervous person a
ni.htio a house under those circumstances
la a night of torture.
A Dumber of families whose houses
were already invaded remained in them
over Tuesday night. Yesterday mornlog
moat of these only waited long
enough to aee a aklff within hailing distance
to set.
Those who had a less thrilling experience
Tuesday night were perhaps willing
to try it again last night, but when
a heavy outbuilding, the trunk of a tree
or soino other heavy floating object
cime crashing againit the walla like a I
blow from a battering ram they would
doubtless repent and wlah they were
aafoly out of it.
There was a report current yesterday
that a number of families in the Kighth
ward who were confined to their homes
I by the unexpectedly rapid rise of the
water Tuesday night, were without food
or Inel, anil actually sufferlug, bat acanvsas
made by reporters under some difficulties
tailed to find any such cases.
One man sold he was suffering for a
chew of aorap, and another said he had
been "snake kit" and would like to hare
some antidote.
One or two families neglected to carry
any coal up into the second story when
they moved up, and were put to some
inconvenience by lack of fuel to cook
with, bnt the woather was so pleasant
that there was little need of coal except
to cook witli.
Feople wlio have gone through one or
two such Ibodsasthis one or the one ol
1881 would not find any temptation to
live in Venice it each could be the doge.
Dry streets?at least dirt streets, even if
muddy, are good enough far Wheeling
Hood sufferers.
TilK UBV STBHttS TIIBOKUKU.
Many aniokle went into tbo coffers of
the bridge company yesterday fiom the
pockets of sightseers who desired to inspect
the situation of a flairs on the Island.
In the morning when the fire
alarm rang there was au especially big
rush of people across to the Island.
Through the forenoon there was
a good deal of pleasant promenading
on the Garden Spot, down
and no Front street, out Virania
and Zine, out Ohio and down
South Fenn,but as the day wore on and
the waters came up, the available territory
was very limited, until lost evjning .
the river reached within a hundred
yards of the Suspension bridge approach
oc /we, Virginia and South Front
itreets. '
On this side the dry and passable i
itreets were thronged all day, and all .
ilong the wharftheie was one stream ol
iuen aud women passing and repaying
troiu early morn till dewy evo. Tourists ,
n skiffs also made trips over those parts ,
>1 town which were navigable by row- ,
ooals.
BlllllOrS INTKIIPKRKKCB. {
Early in the morning the Island hose 1
aouso was Hooded and had to be aban- j
ioned, the horses being taken to a stable ,
in dry ground and the reel stored in a <
ilied. At aetill earlier hour the Niagara I
nitine was washed out in the same way. i
The Island school was of course en- i
Irely abandoned. The Fourth ward
ichool has six teachers, including Prin- (
sipal Hammond, wbo live on the Island.
Jt these Mr. Hammoud and one lady i
* ere able to reach their schools, but the
ither four were not, and their rooms t
we not in session. The Eighth ward j
lad no school, both buildings being
:!osed, and in one or two other wards a
00m or two bad to be dismissed on ac- l
iount of the teachers being imprisoned
jy the waters. 1
Not a great deal of serious damage .
>r financial loss was done by the flood *
10 far as can now be told, except in Mar- 1
in's Ferry, as elsewhere reported. The <
linden Consolidated Oil Company lost *
100 barrels of water white re lined oil I
rotn its tanks on the creek bank. (
There was a big and bad cava in in
he sidewalk in front of St. John's Garnan
church, on Market street, last night,
it ia a dangerous place, and efforts were
nude ia vatu to sound its depth. '
On Vermont street, Island, the car- 1
jenter shop and outhouses of William f
[luhoff were carried off, and a heavy <
frame stable belongiog to J. F. Porter I
abb toppled over on Mr. Imboll's frame <
esidence, endangering it greatly. It i
ooked last night as if it could not be '
laved. Fink's stable, in the open ground j
;o the South, was also carried away, <
lu every flooded part of town numer- i
)us outhouses, fences and the like were f
iwept away, and the loss from this cause
trill be heavy in the aggregate.
in tuk vicinity.
Out the creek the bacawater was over 1
:be pike at Leatherwood to a depth of <
several feet, and all around the Penin- <
mla the Elm Grove road waa submerged
jo that about 2 o'clock the K<m Grove i
railway had to abandon all etforta to rnn 1
irains. There were a number of bad ]
.ln.i* nf tku nlft* ami i
KllMO uu mo iwnuB enav v. >uw w.jj ?
ill BorlB of vehicles got through with 1
difficulty if at >11. 1
At Moundville 125 to 130 houses were
lloodort, and there will be a good deal ol
damage discovered when the watera recede.
Tue river was over the Ohio
River railroad clear through town, and
over the B. A 0. at the elation.
Ac Bellalre people on the lowlands
had their houses completely Hooded, and
during tbo entire night theexoresa wagons
were running with loads of moving.
There was little sleep lor most ot those
likely to be reached by the water. The
Enterprise Window Glan Works, the
Bellalre works, and the vKtna and Rodeler
Bros.' factories were til more or less
innndated, but a force of men were
kept at work a good portion oi the night
clearing all perishable materials out of
the cellars or lower floors, no that most
of them were prepared. The Crystal
and Union window works trero closed
on account of the water flooding around
them, and in the metal yards. The gu
works were shutout before day,could
not ran the machinery, but they krpt
the light going until morning. There
was none last evening, however,
AT UAKTl.Va mttf.
The Town Sutl^rlnc in Common with otliera
in the Valley*
Oao thirJ of Mirfcia'd Farry la "in it,"
Knk thAra is no denotation or eufferiui?
rtfl in February, 1H.SI. About 160 families
have moved to higher ground or
taken to tho aocoad stories of their
houses. Not a aioglo manufacturing establiahuientcan
run. Railroad irallicia
suspended, Boiluewie partially prostrated,
and the people are pretty Wi'll
excited. Rssldanm o( the bottom did
very little sleeping Tuesday aud last
niguta- People talked abjut nothing
peaterdav except the fl rod. The people
III Martin's b'eiry who live eaat ot the C,
A P railroad were taught a leason by the
'84 tlx>d that they will never forget, and
were prepared tor the present one.
I'hey began moving on Tuesday evening,
and this waa kept np the entire night
and neatly all day yesterday. Many
moved to the eecond atory on Tneaday
evening and thoae whose houses are
of.one' atory, and are surrounded or eabmerged,
will not auataio much loae.
Very few people were caught napping
tbia time.
The high water abut oil the First
street approach to the Union bridge, and
a temporary stairway was rinsed npat
the west end of the bridge, which can
be reached from the Cleveland A PitUbutjtb
track. The ferry boat did not
run yeaterday, and several hundred pereon*
cro.-eed the Union bridge or walked
out on it to get a viuw of the big liver.
Tin' view here la unexcelled, and givea
[CuHtimud oh Fourth
TttK BIIIPPHiU DILI,
llflMtad la (tin itoHM uud Jciilah ParMcuUod?
aud Fm Coloaga Htmpll ttltMl
with It.
Wasumotox, D. C, Fob. 18.?Ia the
general debute, Mr. Blouni, of Georgia,
took a position against the shipping bill
on the ground that all oflorts to build
up the merchant marine by means of
an bald; would prove faille so long ae
the present high rates of duty were
maintained. Mr. Kerr, of Iowa, favored
the shipping bill u tending to baild up
the merchant marine. Mr. Grain, of
Texas, made an argument la support of
I the resolution reported by him to amend
the constitntlon eo as to provide that
the termaof Representatives shall begin
on the first of January and the President
shall lis inaugurated on the 30ill of
April.
llr. Cnmmings, of New York, addressed
himself to an advocacy of bis resolution
protesting against the persecution
of the Jews in Rnssia. He bad the
kindliest feeling toward thegovernment
of Russia, which had always shown
itself friendly toward the United States,
but he thought it was the duty of this
country to inform Russia of the outraged
position of mankind.
Mr. O'Ferrall submitted an amendment
against the shipping bill. In the
course of his remarks he touched upon
the silver question, and in response to a
question by Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, as
to the position of Mr. Cleveland upon
thai subject, he declared that Li rover
Cleveland was deeper down in the
heart of the Democracy of the country
than any other living man. It
might be that Mr. Cleveland's views on
Sltrni* rllfl tint suit Hia t)Min<V*rfl(!V. ThflV
were the views of an individual member
of the Democratic party. Ho (Mr.O'Ferrail)
assumed that whatever Mr. Cleveland's
position might be to day on silver
coinage, when the National Convention
spoke in 18U2 he would endorse the
principles of their platform, whatever
they might be. Ife did not believe that
Mr. Cleveland wonld surrender his convictions,
but there were questions of
Democratic principle paramout to tho
question of the tree coinage of silver.
Without disposing of the bill, the comniittee
arose and the House adjourned.
iNTiiiiXATiwuii cornflour.
riio Dili Pamm the H.n?u? In Adiu.1pe
Colloquy.
Wahhincjton, Feb. 18?Daring the
iebate ou Mr. Frye'a amendment to the (
jopyrigbt bill an atnuaiog colloquy took (
place between Mr. Wolcott and Mr. (
rlurnb, the former intimating that view* ,
ffhicb Mr. I'iumb had expressed on art
ind artistic and literary proporty might ,
suit the ideaa of the State of Kansas, but
ffere not generally accepted elaewnere. .
VIr. Plumb retorted that such a remark .
lid not become the Senator from Colo*
'ado, and that when the time came for
;hem to liaog out their soiled liuen on
.he national clothes line he (Mr. Plumb) 1
:ould say a* many mean tuings abaut
Colorado as Air. Wolcott could say about
Kansas, oven if tho majority of the popllation
of Colorado had come from Kan- t
las. ,
"But thoy have not," said Mr. Woliott;
"I like to know that they do not." 1
"1 like it, too," retorted Mr. Plumb, t
ind tbe gallery indulged in a laugh. ?
Finally the vote was taken on the pas *
Age of the bill and tbe bill was pawed? j
reas yd, nays 14. f
Welt Vlralola Pennlooa. j
Ipeeinl Dbpatch to the IutrUiaaiccr.
Washington, D. 0., Feb. 18.?West j
Virginia pensions granted to-day: Orig 1
nal?John M. Collins, Darid R. Hau- c
lah, John L. Bverly, Albert H. Wood- J
vnrtli. fiAnnrii Rrmtur A. J. DlVHrfl. '
lacob Thomas. Thomas Nice, Cyiun K. '
1). Moss, David Lancaster, William Ohi- "
I ester. Increase?Elian A. Thomas. |
Cfto't t'liMwit (Water the t'nxmiuiut. '
Washington, Feb. 18.?If the pro- [
jrauime agreed upon to-day by the j
tlouse Coinage Committee to govern its |
iction upon the Senate bill is carried J
>ut, it will make it iuipoeaible to pus '
;hat bill a second time if the President '
lecllnee either to approve or disapprove
X. The period ot time between 1 o'clock '
Friday and noon March 4 is just one '
:iour lass than the perierf of ten days,
delusive ot Sunday, that the President
is permitted to retaiu a bill without re- 1
turning it to Congress.
Writ Virginia'* tiploaitld Hhuwtng, I
Washington, D. C, Feb. 18?The 1
Dencns 0flics has in press a bulletin
the enrollment in the public schools ol
several States. New Hampshire and ,
Vermont have declined; Ohio gains 14 i
per cent in population and 6 89 in school i
enrollment; Pennsylvania gains '22 77 I
per cont in population and 1 5!) in school
enrollment; West Virginia shows9 48 i
o! a gain in population and 65 50 per i
oent gain in school enrollment. i
i
Viewing 3!iertunn'a Itetnnlua. ,
Niiv York Feb. 18.?Hundreds of peo- i
pie visited the Sherman house and hsd <
formed themselves ioto line by half past
II o'clock. A few minutes afterward the
lirat uiau in the line walked to the coffin.
He was not allowed to gaze on the
dead but ten Beconds, for there was a
long line lisbind him on the eame mis i
sion. This was kept up during the day
and every one was allowed to take his
place in line.
Rev. Thomss E. Sherman arrived at
his father's late home at 'I o'clock this
morning.
This afternoon a large pillow of lilliee
of the valley, roses and violets was re
ceiveu irom rrestueni Harrison. ine
violets were wrought in the lortn of a
Bab re upon the pillow.
81icrman FantnU AinuiBomeut?.
St. Louis, Feb. IS ?The display at the
[uneral ot General W. T. Sherman, on
Saturday next, will l>e one of the most
magnificent pageanla everaeea in this
country.
The contingent of troopa from neighboring
Stales la much larder than waa
expected, and the number of these who
will participate in rendering the last
honors to the departed goldier ia being
constantly increased.
A letter has been received from the
Adjutant General of the Ohio militia
slating that the first, fourth and sixth
companies of the 7ili infantry of the
Ohio National Gnarda come here and
participate in the inneral.
Department Commander Busienr, of
the (i. A. K, has received notices from
numerous posts in Illinois, Kansas,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri announcing
their intention of participating.
Uomroandriea of the Loyal Legion
from Kansaaand Illinois will be present
I ami niiin f !nmmnnitarv will iaill the
itinera! party at Cincinnati.
Left for I he F?in?ral.
Washirgtoji, Feb. 18.?The President
and all the inemb*ra o( hia C'hloet and
Action Secretary Nattletou. u the representative
ol the Treasury Department
left here tl.ii afternoon
at 3::k) o'clock in a special
train of the Pennsylvania roail lor New
York to attend the funeral of tieneni]
Shertstn. The Senatorial committee
left at 10 p. m. in a special car attached
to the regular train.
MrtOBiKallUM Accident.
Memphis, Tenn., Yeb. 18 ?'Tboaonfb
bound limited passenger train on the
Illinois Central jumped the track near
Medina, TY??u., nlioul tiv* o'clock tLia
morning, TLc cars took tire and were
I consumed, except the rear sleeper,
which wu saved by the timely arrival of
. a freight train, the engine of which pulled
it away from the baroiog train. The
biggage muter* an unknown man and
the newsboy were seriously Injured. The
accident waa caused by a broken rail.
A a it U.'wKhCK.
Tlirx* Trains Oat Into a Bad Mix at
(fupst'j Ferry.
Special Dlntdek to Ott lnldUotwr. '
I Maeti.xsbubii, W. Vi., Feb. 18 ?A j
freight wreck occurred on the Baltimore
& Ohio at Harper's Ferry at 1 o'clock
to-day. A freight was walling for * passenger
train.to go by. A freight going
cast became unmanagebla coming down
the grade to the Ferry and crashed Into
till) one standing there. A number of
loo cars and tue eugiua pidid oolu jjictly
demolished.
Aaotber freight following doae apon
the second crashed into tbe wreck and
produced more havoc ?ad conlaeion.
The engine and a number of can were
demolished. The trainmen jumped. No
lives were lotl.
sm H BOAT txrixKiox.
A Hoport That the Oneida Had Mown Up,
Killing a Man.
Sptdnl Uttixtfch lo the Intctlwoica.
Parkkbsiiubu, W.Va., Feb. 18.?Word
is just received here that the steamer
Oaetda, a packet plying the Little Kanawha,
Captain Charles Wei la, blew up
near Newark, Wirt county, and that one
man was killed. His name could not be
learned.
William KUbbone and William King
were badly scalded.
A Pretty BfarUiitburg Wedding
Special Dispatch lo the InUUuitnoer.
Martxsbbcbg, W. Va., Feb. 18?A
pretty wedding took place in this city
to day, Mr. F. Vernon Aler, a prominent
young attorney of this place, and
Mias Mildred, daughter of Mr. Samuel
Thompson, being the contracting parties.
They were married at the residence
of tnn bride's parents by Rev. F. 1
P. Robertson, iu the presence of r few i
invited friends. ,
Teatara on Trial* '
tycctal Dispatch to the LitiUtocitccr, *
Washington, Pa., Feb. 18?The trial i
af George Teatere, charged with tbe i
murder of Mrs. Elizibeth Sanders, com- j
uenced this morning. Testers pleaded
aot guilty to the charge of murder. The ,
aiorniog and afternoon sessions of court
were taken up in making up a jury.
reatei-8 is defended by Golon*l Arnett, j
>f Wheeling, and John M. Braden, ol '
.hie bar. I
? * ? l
SlldUr.lJVKI) PKa(!E I
In Dim Bull CircW??Allen Ihurtuuu'o '
Out)er Act loot?The Association Mctil- J
inf. ,
New York, Feb. 18.?Less than two i
nonths ago the warring base ball lacionB
were shaking handa over the setlement
of their difficulties. The Na- f
ioonl League had conquered the Flay- t
rs' League, A. G. Spalding and A. W. t
Phurman were toasting to the health ol i
President Prince, of the defunct Piay- t
trs's League and all j lined in the love <
east over the rrjuvinated aseocia- <
ion and the signing oi the now i
igreement, whicli wai heralded as t
he salvation of the game. Allen W.
Fhurman was designated as the Ameri I
ian Association representative and it t
vas thought he would guard the Aseocia 1
ion's interests carefully, but bis rccent i
iction inviting to give Stovey, Bierbauer ?
tnd Mack to the National League has
ncensed tho Association to a point I
vherc it has renounced the National t
igreement, denounced Mr. Tburmana* t
t tool of Spauluing, and was to-day en- i
;ageti at the St. James Hotel in this city c
n reorganizing entirely. One of the t
irstacls of the Association at its meet- ?
ng to day was the authorization of the
ollowing notice to Secretary Young, of
be National Board:
You are hereby notified that the
Imerican Association, at a meeting belrt 6
it Murray Hotel Tuesday, February 17.
1891, unanimously adopted tb? follow- ,
ng resolutions, which were offered by
ftenry B. Von DerGorst, of the Balti
nore Base Bail Club:
Raolved, That the American Auso-ia ,
ion withdraw from the National agreenent,
to take effect this date. ,
William Barnie, President.
George Minsen, b'ec'.v pro tern. .
Then there was hot talk about Presi- j
lent Thurraan, who only a week ago was
lauded as the savior of the national <
iport. He was denounced as having
aeen faithless to Association interests. <
The diecussion ended in the appointment
of Messrs. Zach Phelps, Ohris Von <
ier Ahe, Edwin Sutherland, F. 8. Elliott ,
and A) Johnson as a committee to examine
into Thurmao's books, papers and j
sash accounts. After the appointment
of President Kramer, of Cincinnati, the
convention adjourned.
T?vo Mao Lynched.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 18. ? Two ,
prisoners, a white man and a negro,
were taken from the county j til in
Gainesville. Alachua County, by 300
men late la?t night and banned. (
They had been arrested ten hours before
for complicity in nnmeroos aesaulst
committed in the neighborhood during
the past two weeks. (
Quite a flacking Match.
Buiirnui. 4 la.. Feb. IS,?D. Hood
tnd Ford Johnson hud a terrible cutting
duel to-night. Good cut Johnson's left
eye out with hatclmt a?d cut into the
banes of his face several times. Johnson
cut Good's throat with a knife.
Both will die. They were drank and
alone.
Clearing the atofer Mine.
ScoTruALi, Pa., Feb. 18.?The woik
of Hooding the Aioyer mine is programing
and the fire will be extinguished by
night. Large pumps will be employed
to clear the mine of the water. There
are no tidings of the men entombed.
May be buggtfetl v*.
Fostuku, 0., Feb. 18?Kx-Governor
Foster, who is mentioned as the buccmsor
of Secretary Windoni, was yeaterdsy
called to New York by a telegram from
President Harrison. Foster left for the
east last night.
Rurnad bjr it IIoikIds K*plo?lon.
Akron, 0, Feb. 18.?A bentlne explosion
in the works of the Knterprise
Manufacturing company so seriously
I burned Miss Nettie Crush that ahe will
| die. The building burned; lose $15,000
Tliurmnn Not !>?od.
Columuch, O., Feb. 18.?'The rumor
that Judge Allen Ct. 1 bur man is dead ia
without foundation. The family stated
at 7:20 p m. that Mr. Thurman was in
hia usual health.
V*dhImI llecaute of lloart Trouble.
Toi'ika, Feb. 18 ? Mr. I'owderley
loft for tjcranton, P.., jreetordny afternoon,
having canceled hia Wntern engigemeniR.
Thrre Men Hortr<t In Snow.
Dsnven, Col , Feb. 18 ?Billy Kobler,
Tom Kendall and William Kerns were
killed in a snow slide last night.
The Banquet
TO THIS WORLD'S FAIR COKIISSIOl
At Charleston a Success Ueyond
all Expectation.
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Hany Distinguished Guests
Seated at the Tables.
"A Feast ol Reason and a Flow
ol Soul" the Order of
the Hour.
THE RESOURCES OF WEST YIRGIlIi
The Topie ol Every Speech in
Response to Toasts,
All ol Which Are Appropriate to
the Occasion.
THE PIOGRMIB IS FOLLOWED
(ulcrmUiij,' mill Instructive Addresses.
The Wealth of West Virginia as Told
by Students of Her Resources a Kovelation
to those Prtsmt?Details of a
Memorable (lathering.
tpfcUil Uhpatth to lite InteUttimccr.
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 18?The
World's Fair banquet, to-night, was
success even beyond expectations in
many respects. President Palmer, ol
the World's Fair Commission, was un?ble
to come, but many other- distinguished
gentlemen irom abroad were
here as well as nearly all the members
ol the legislature and other distinguished
West Virginians, State officials,
representatives ol the press and ninety
(ueels.
The entire dsy was occupied by the
caterer and a corps of assistants io
nailing preparations A room in the
juilding was utilised as a kitchen. Two
arge ranges were put np and every
ireparation made lur what proved to be
;he greatest event of the kind ever
mown in this city. Seven long tablet
vera spread iu the Armory, six of them
larallel with each other, and one ex
ending almost across the rear of the
oom. Another table stretched along
be hall fronting the entrance.
tub arrangements, j
a band wsb stationed on a platform in ?
inn anrnnr ind Iho mnoin 1 i Ira ivara.
hing else, waa first clam. The air was
rerfumed with the odors of the thou?mds
of cat (towers with which the '
ables were orn.imenVe.1. Our elegant J
Itsign was a floral lyre luarioir the i
rorila "World's Fair, 1803," while a 1
ragiant batton hole bonqnet was laid }
it every plate. t
Very conanicuoua wis a copy of Jed J
lotcbViss' Centennial (ieologlcal, Min- t
ng and lUilway Map of the Virginias, I
vhich was quite a valuable aid in indi '
rating the matcblees rcsonrcea oi the *
states. ii
Preparations had been made for about *
our hundred aud nearly as many were
here. Every detail of the affair had
>een carefully looked after and nothing 1
vaa left undone that the mind of man >
ould suggest. It wss found necessary '
o make some changes as to the toasts u
ind responses.
TtlE LIST OK TOASTS. ?
Their order was as follows: !,
"The Mineral Resources of West Vir- }
[inia," Major Jed Hotchklss. ?
"the Timber Forests," Hon. John W. }
Harris. i
"Manufacturing Interests and Eater- ,
)rlses," Hon. J. B. Sommerviile. '
"Agriculture and Grazing," Hon. A. !
IV. Woodford. I
"The Oil aud Gas Fields," Prof. I. 0 >
IVhite.
"Hallroad Policy and Progress," J. K i
Jowan, of the Baltimore & Ohio, and M. >
K. Iogalls, of tho Chesapeake & Ohio.
''Development During the Past Dssade,"
Governor A. B. Fleming,
"&tate Progress ud tbe Press, Mr. 1
3barles Bnrdett Hart
"l'tae Columbian Fair," Hon. George
V". Msssey, Hon. .latnee A. McKenzie,
mil Hon. V. D. Groner.
"The Ctiiogo Directory," Hon. Thoe.
Bryan.
" L'ne Dnty ol tbe Hour," Hon. 3. VI. !
31. Clair.
No mistake waa made in any ol the <
(elections, as all tbe responses were J
iblo, interesting and instructive. Eich i
gentleman seemed thoroughly conversant
with bis subject, anil each impressed
upon tbe company the intereet
which be evidently Ml in it himself.
Socially tne entertainment was all that
could be desired, anJ practically it will
probably prove of greater henebt to the
State than anything that baa occurred (
within herlnrders daring the past decade.
It may be safe to say since bar
organi/.atlou West Virginians, who have
been proud ol their State, went away
from te-night's banquet feeling prouder
ol her than ever, and others who were
not aware ol the untold wealth of ber
forests and mountains were astonished
to learn how rich she Is in resources,
and how prominent she must shortly
become in the commercial world.
THE GOOD RESULT.
Nothing could hsve been devised that
could have, in so great a degree, tended
to accomplish the objects ol tbis entertainment;
advertise the State both !ar
and near and impn ss upon the mlods of
her neoole the importance of her having
at Chicago in 18H3?o exhibit of whlcfi
be may be proud end which her rapidly
growing wealth and development
justifies.
Colonel St. Clair and all who have
been active in formulating the plana
which led to to-night'a succws have
rxodrrt-d a service to the State the value
of which it ie impossible to estimate.
A reception waa held in the Senate
chamber front 8 o'clock to <>, which waa
generally attended by the visitors, members
of the Legislature and othsrs.
The gathering waa representative In
ever; reapect, every section of the State
b-inji represented. Shortly after 9
o'clock Ool. J. W. St. Clair snnounced
the order in which the procession wonld
form to the banquet hall.and a few minutee
later all were seated and discussing
the viands. Surprise waa expressed by
the visitors at the general turn ont and
the interest and entbuaiaam displayed.
TDK TOASTS.
At 11:15 Toaat Master 0. S. tang arose
and announced that toaats and responses
were in order. He Slid that Columbus
discovered America abont 400 years ago,
but West Virginia has not bran thoronahly
discovered yet. Maj. Jed Hotchkias.of
Virgloin, spoke forthreequnrters
of an hour on the mineral resources of
West Virgin's. He apoke clearly, deliberately
and forcibly and entertained the
audience with his eloquent talk or
West Virginia's minerals. He said:
"The countries that rule tbe world in
those tliat have Iron and coal; not gold
or silver, and we have them.
"The country Along the Blue Kidge
from one end to tbe other la the best the
sun of Heaven ever shone npou. This
State will soon be tho free land of man.ofacturee."
His figures were astonishing to one
unacquainted with the State. For Instance,
there are 10,000 iqnare miles ol
coal, averaging ten feet in thickness.
Hon. John W.D?vis,of Lewis county,
spoke of "The Timber Forests." He
said the State is commonly called a coal
Slate, but statistics show tbst timber
msrketed during the put year in its
crude form exceeded by about half a
million dollars the entire output ol ber
collieries. While oak is the most important
of hard woods because it ia
more plentiful than the others. Tbe
oak is taller, lsrger, straightvr, and
stronger than that growing in other
States.
The great obstacles to our timber developments
have bsen a lack of railroads,
but this ia being overcome. He re
lerrort to railroad development, anu
called attention to the fact that there ia
not a palp mill ia oar Htate, though we
have the very finest timber ia inexhaustible
quantities, (or making pulp.
MAMVPICTUMSO 1KTKBHST8.
Hou. J. B. Somuiemlle, of Wheeling,
spoke on manufacturing interests and
enterprises. His talk was contined
prfncinally to the Industries of Wheeling
aim bis ilk'uros opened the eyes of
souie of those who have thought Ohio
in insignificant county. Us paid due
attention to every manufacturing
establishment and industry in the city
and vicinity and furnished figures
enough to show tbat he knew whereof
he spoke, and to convince strangers that
as a manufacturing city Wheeling is
hard to beat. He referred to the stability
of Wheeling's business and showed
that while other cities were undergoing
financial embarrassments, Wheeling's
factories are always ready to pay, and
Iter banks never failed.
Prof. 1. C. White next spoke on oil
and gas fields as follows:
raoi-. whits'" M'KKlii.
Til* tluslra to icnrch out new anil hlildeu
tiling* Ik universal. It welt allk* the anliou
jmer hi mi hik?.,u|<vi uiovuvuiiik kiuuuumble,
(lie philosopher to thought. Led by lhl?
nohautmeut, mcu explore the dfplhsof the
delve into oummai's, aid seek to penetrate
.he earth I Milt to unveil tu hidden mynturlev
rtils all prevttllloK Impulse Is the mainspring of
iu man progress. It led Colonel Drako to drill
be historic well in the valley of Oil Creek be
ow Tlnwllle, which cave to civilisation a row
Hum maul uud to the buslues* wjrld a ntw in
luitry.
iuo ercditof originating the lndu tries dobending
upon oil aud uaiural gas la ususlly
warded f> J'ennsylvanla. This la not really
rue. Went Virginia and not 1'euufiylvauia is
he true birth place of l?oih. Right hero iu this
ieautHul valley ol the Kanawha wa*natural go*
lm ut llzjd tor manufacturing pur|>ows. ?0
rear* before such usel't I'ennoylTanlH. while
ram the other Kanawha, at Horning Spring*,
ill was ?hlpi>ed in barrels and a regular trade
u It built up muuy yearn before I'ennsyivauiaV
I rat well wiis drilled. Iu fact, it wait here iu
hu county of Kauaw&a (which generally leads
he procession In business m well a* polities)
trilling tools and the method of c**lug well*
rcre both invented, without which Uie oil aud
as Irdustry would have been impossible. All
lonor to the memory ol Col. Drake lor first eoufiringatidexeeutltiK
the plan of drilllug into
be earth to obtain oii.
WRHT VIKUINIA INVENTORS.
Hut in this conucctlou let u? not forget the
iame* of the Rufhier Brothers, whoso busy
rains Invented easing, nor 'llll!y , Morris, who
onstructed the Unit pair of "Jars," for without
10th of these discoveries deep drilling wonld
lave been Impowlble. The question <h fro
vuenlly aakod why It Is. that If West Viwiu'a
ealiy contains ko much oil, it was not dlscovred
and develop! along with that of her
orHtate. The answer is at baud. The first
iells to find oil in our 8tato wore ou the Utile
kniiRwuH,wutjru n (rtrn n-u tu mo niun luiuox
be oil winds mush nearer the surfsco than else
rhere lo llie 8tato. and hetice It happened that
ithough walls were drilled lu nearly every
ounty west from tbo Allegbeulei, none of them,
mid recent yean, penetrated the earth far
uougb n reacb tbe oil bearing rock.
history ov Tin: on. and qaj? dkveioi'mkht.
About eight years ago your speaker took up
be serious study of oil Had gas problems lu
'enniylvanla. The following j ear I became tan
inced ilia', tbo great oil belt of that.State would
xtoud into aud across our own. Acting on thin
onviotion, I had a map prepared almost exactly
Ike the one yon see hero now. This 1 submit
c?l to a l'itistmrgb Arm. and tbo theory of a
outhcrn extension of the I'ennsylvaula Hold ao
tetnxl so plausible to them tbat tiiey were Inlured
to undertake tbe oil development of West
'lrginlaon a large scale under my directions
)verfour huudred thousand acres of West VIr
linlu lauds were leaded iiy my little brother,
rho now docs busluesa lor the United Hute*
'he Pittsburgh syndicate drilled, two wells lo
his imineme area and erected about eight
lerrlcks. The first was drilled for gas. with
i-blch lo supply Whoellng. Some ins was found.
?tit not as much as tbe company expected. Tbe
- cand well was for oil, and located near
toard Tree Tunnel, at the sonthweat c irner of
entisyl vanU. 1 his found only a small quantlyof
the golden fluid. Tho syndicate was disouraged;
its President (declared there was
leitheroil nor gas lo West Virginia, and bankiiptcy
would he the result of further efforts to
lad them.
tii* "shut down."
The "shutdown" movement came an, and all
he property, which would have mado Rockafelen
or It* owners, was permitted to lapse and
,he leases to become void. Within sight of the
Hoard Tree venture a valuable oil well was
oinpieted by the titandtrd Oil Compiny during
he past year. One of my locations made In
,8%. before Mr. SluklU had drilled his first well
it Mt. Morris, wai one ou tho Koust farm, near
Falrvlew, in Marlon county. Hbie a derrick ha1
Deen erected, and I pleul with the Pittsburgh
men to make this test before dually abandoning
West Virginia. Thry were deaf to my appeal,
utd to-day this old derrick stands lu tho midst
)! a dozen oil wells, gushing from one to Ave
bundled barrels each, and tending twotliousaud
ijarrc.H of the flncit oil lu the wjrM thtobblug
through the pipe lluo on Its way to tbe sea.
The Mt. Morris, Doll's Kuu, Kairvlew and
MaunlnRton oil and gas tieMs. whose southern
jnd no one lua yet found, aud which, lu uiy
pinion, will prove th? ioogest, largest aud
rfniiMt nil oil eta uelt tin world nai ever
Known, was Tartly covered by \be
leaacs which the pjtsburgn syndic*to held.
A KKD LCTTRtl EPOCH
Until the year 1889 the oil matuates ol the
rountrypaid noseriouaattojtlon to Weat Virginia.
This date, however, in a "red letter" cue
In our oil history, (or It marks the opcaing oi
Dolls Run and Manniugtou and tho rise of the
rise of the Bureka Hold to prominence. Thus*
three developments brought the (Standard Oil
I'ompaoy i*> realise that here lu \Vc*t Yirglnii
wa? to bo the great oil Held* of the future, and
that much beratei monopoly bat como into our
Btato t) take possesion of it-4 oil business.
How many liundrcd acres It hut leased or pur*
i'haM>d 1 do uot know, but tlie territory ft cw
irolslaavaU one, and the million nud a half
dollar* it has ozi>ended in building h pipe linn
from Jtorgautowu to the mm attest tnat it is with
ux to atay. Just what 1U lnflueuw will be upou
our young Commauwealtb remains to be ascertalned.
It ia here at the capital nskiug icftUIn
tlon necessary lor carrying on this vart buvnewi
of producing aud marketing tho mil 101a of
barrels of oil which lie hidden in our rocky i
strata.
OlkLtfitM.tTION.
If what It aika bo fair, it is onlyrght that It
should be forgiven. Moat of unbare only aeon
the dcrk aide of this monitor corporation. I ta
Immense reaourcea have bcon used in thia country
tocrusli out rival* whom it oould uot purchase.
but at tho atme time only the power of
a<tch aggregated wealth oould jneot and van*
qulsh the noblea. R'lthaebilda of Europe in ibe
contest with the cheap oils of Kuropn.
To meet thl? competition, and hold ax well as
extend tho fore gn markou I or American oik
thli uiuch abated carp 'ration has often ?'?ld oil
formonihafar Mow ita coat, and had this uot
MQB llOUf, I11C ptiw ?? uur UII numu uuk uu
more than fifty ?JQtn* barrel Unity.
TIi it 1* ono of the bench* (hat awrerated
wealth confers of which we bear very little.
V*OM VKKKSYt.VaKU TO KgNTl'CKY.
It ii my Arm belief that thu great oil belt
wbich ha* come down to our Hute through a
dlstauueof 1M mlo will ?x'und clear arrow*
tbe name from Maucoct to Ixuau. < uly today
I received a telegram tbat a largo fluw of na
bad atopi>ed tbe drill at a well in Olltn?r, while
Major tlotchkl** t*ll* me that a well being
drilled by hIn company iu Lincoln ha* bad to
top for tbe same rauw. Tbe km well* at Warfield,
on tbe His Satdy.aud liioce at Burning
'wring*. above th'a city, complete the chain of
evidence that the oil belt will extend entirely
aeroM our ansa from tbe ran Handlo to Kentucky.
for wherever tbe Kan occur* tho heavier
fluid la not far away. ?
How mucii of luxury and comfort thin underKund
wealth will bring to the bomi* of our
te no man can estimate. But our fuiuro In
tblarcapect could not be brighter With the
greatest coal flMdilu tho world. giving uu an
ample tupply of nolld fuel for ail time to ootno:
with tbl? great itreatn of liquid gold, courtlnji
through our rockH. only waiting to lie tapped;
with tho )ante*t flelda of natural gat the world
haanvereveraeeu to bring comfort add ea?o t?i
onrhomes, wrereif the commonwealth whOM.'
future 1* brighter than ?ur??
I.FT Till: WORM) KNOW.
All (hat wr ueol to do U to let the world know
woat wc have. This we mutt dc|*end upon oui
, ( ftepresentativw now in sewion in tbi? city V
, accomplish. Boil new moo p?r very Utile al
1 tootiou to atiiements that do not bear aomi
l kind of ofllcial sanction, hence It is t) be hnpet
[ that in providing fee a proper display *>i \N es
VirKinln * resources at tbe approaching World'i
Fair you will adopt a broad and liberal policy
and lu whatever you nay do. bo aura to mak<
provision lor tin providing ol an accurate mai
ofthedtate. The miserable caricature* we not*
bare that arc called mapaof Hcit Mrginia
although Infinitely belt*r than none, are a dls
grace to the ntate, to that If srou do nothing el*
at loaat provide for a splendid map upon whlct
our wondorous reaourcea in timber, in coal, it
ore, in oil and gas can be exhibited.
Governor Fleming, in responding to
"Development Durlog the Last Decade,"
reviewed the rraonrcea of the
State and pointed to the growth of development.
ilia addreea waa listened
to with great attention, and it muat have
made 8 good itnpwiaion. The applause
which greeted him when he aroee waa
nothing ahort of an ovation.
A HAPPY SPKKCH.
ton. Thomas Bryan, on the Chicago
Directory, amused and entertained the
audience to the extreme, lie began
talking at 1:25. lie aaid: "1 came a
thousand miles to attend thin dinner,
and 1 would travel ten thousand milee
to attead another il I thought 1 could
find another State in onr great Union
that could show such great and diversified
wealth as West Virginia."
He pointed out the advantage* to accrue
to our Stale from an exhibit of her
resources at the World's Fair and asked
that the appropriation lis not too amalL
lion. George V. Massey, ol Delaware,
apokeon the Columbian Fair, tie aaid:
''This is not to be Chicago's lair, not
Illinois'(air, but | World's Fair, under
the auspices ol tue United States. It is
backed by the popular will ol the people
of our country, which has never yet
been vanquished."
X. V. Uroner, of Norfolk, Vs., on the
same subject briefly, hut pointedly, and
gave way to Gen. McKenxie, ol Kentucky,
wbo aaid be was b lone Kentuckiau
hero with nothing to commend
him but bis moral
character, which may have
been damaged by contact with
sc. Clair and Kenna.
J. K. Cowan, representing the B. A 0.
R. R, responded lo railroad policies and
progress and ably set lorth the advantages
of railroads and what ahould
be the policy of the State
toward railroads; advocating freedom
?ud equality for railroads, and M. K
logalle, President of the C. & O., followed
on the same subject.
to 1ik inv&jtwvl'tl).
Mr. Howard Give* Himaeir L'p, mid the
InvesUgntlou Will Ciiiniui*n?-u at (lnc?.
OjKclnl Dupalch tolhc InleUiocHcer.
CiiAituarroN, W. \'a., Ftb. IS?The
sensation caused by tbe chaige of attempted
bribery m-tlo yesterday by
Delegate Dyer against George A. How
ard has not subsided. Tola morning
Mr. Howard appeared and placed him
self in charge of the Sergeaot-at-Arnw,
and is Btiil in bis custody. Tue action
taken by the House tlii<s onruini appeared
routine proceedings. Mr. How
ird claims to be eo'irely innocent of the
charge, and says he hroposes to fteht it
out before tbe Legislature and in court
if necessary. That resolution ofT? red in
the Hoase was prepared at tbe request
of his friends, and if it had
not been introduced he himself would
have insisted upon something similar to
it. He courts a full and complete investigation.
Further tban this he declines
to say at present. Senator Pried
and .Senator Fiourney have been engaged
as his counsel. The committee appointed
by the Speaker met and organized by
electing Mr. Welch, chairman, and Alfred
Hheinstrom, stenographer. It was
decided to meet at 9 o'clock to-morrow
morning and summonses were issued for
Delegates Thompson, Thomas, Dyer,
Carle and Garden. Otheis will ha summoned
later. It waa decided that no
one ehall be admitted to tbe meeting except
members, lawyers, witnesses and
interested parties. It is intended to sift
the matter to tbe bottom and Mr. Howard
and his friends seem in no wise
averse to it.
MRKLS HAS '1'IIK SEAT.
Mr. Offdin Declared Nut Klected bjr a Strict
#*arij Vote.
facial DUiialch to the. InUUlaoicrr.
Charlehton, \V. Va , Feb. 18.?To-day
marks the last act in the Morris-Ogdin
farce, and William M?rrls now occupies
the position to which Mr. Orfdin was
elected. When the matter cime up, at
10:K0 to day, as a special order, an eflort
was made to postpone action on it in or
.lor to yive rvfUnror .'i Jrns, 01 uuuiV)
an opportunity lo bo heard, bat it was
downed Lir a strict partv vote.
Mr. Liwther offered a reaolutioo declaring
Ofcdia entitled to the mat, which
he advocated lo quite a forcible speech
in which he reviewed the testimony as
to all the votes rejected.
Senator Watts replied for the majority,
A recess was then taken and this afternoon
Senators Wiley, Worley, (iilkeson
and St. Clair occupied the time.
A. vote was reached at 4:15 and the
resolution of the itajority was adopted
by ID to (I Mr. Moirii was conducted
to the dmk of the clerk and took the
oath of office.
la the Heuute.
Sinclnl DUpnteh to the lukllUwiccr.
1)iiari,i?tok, W. V a , Feb. 18.?In the
State Senate bill No. 35, to prevent
frauds in insurance, preventing any insurance
company from making any contract
of insurance other than that which
is plainly specified in lite policy issued,
was passed.
House bill No. 3, to improve and rupiir
the Cumberland road in Ohio counttv
M-nii nlaeed on its second reading.
pending consideration of which the contented
election cue tutaken npu
special order at 10:30.
At 1 o'clock a vote wis taken and reBaited
at follows: The ayes were Mrests
McUrcery, Arbuckle, Cnnningham, Dorsay,
Gall, Gllkeson, Hardman, Knott,
Marium, Parks, IVltchard, Sheppard,
fit Clair, Watts, Wiley, Yeater?10 The
noee were Messrs. Campbell, Davis, Garrison,
Lowther, Whitaker, Worlsy?li
Alnent?Morris, Morrison and Stewart
Present and not voting?Ozdin and
Morris, of Tyler. The contestant came
forward and waa qualified as Senator.
llouao cf l>?)rgate?.
gpici nl Dispatch to the lutaOucnar.
Ciiarlkhton, W. Va , Kelt Ks ?In the
Hons# this uiorning the CommiUe on
Penitentiary reported that as there ii ?
five year contract tor convict labor In
the penitentiary It is not expedient to
change the law so as to rnjulre convicts
It) ?UIk UU 1WMU0.
Bills Mil resolutions were offered as
follow):
By Mr. Hanen, of M trail >11, House bill
So. 282. authorizing and directing tbe
Board oll'ablic Works of the State to
purchase tbe ground la Moundsville
known as the ''Indian Mound."
Uy Mr. Garden, of Ohio, House bill
No. UU, to provide against lojury 01
damage resulting from the operation ol
stationary enginesand boilers by Incompetent
(tenons.
ily Mr. I'ergnaon, of Itoanoke, a rcso
lntlon as follows:
"Wubrbas, From tbe statement inadi
on the floor of this House by K. B. Dyer
a member thereof, it appears that oni
i George A. Howard did, on tbe 17th da]
> of February, 1891, attempt to inlinena
1' tint action of the said Oyer in the mattei
nl tin* selection btr the Legislature o
West Virginia of school Irooks.tolie user
iu the public schools of the State, by at
? tempting to force upon the said Dyer
i the acceptance of money; therefore be il
"Rnotntt, Thit? committee of five be
J appointed by the Speaker of this House
. to investigate aald charge and any other
> attempt at bribery touching the selec'
tion of school books, with powers to
, send for peraona and papers, and make
' report thereon at the earliest day pracli;
cal.
i "Atohrd, fori Iter, that all proceedings
on the warrant issued by the Speaker of
i the Honae on the 17th day of Febrnary,
1891, be suspended, except tbst the said
Howard be kept in custody by the Sergeant-at'Arms
until after the report of
the committee of investigation so appointed
be made to the House."
Adopted.
The Kpcakar appointed the following
spcclal investigation committee: Welch,
of Ulneral; Finley, of Tucker;8impson,
of Ohio; Miller, of Jackson, and Lyncb,
of Harrison.
Bill 150, amendlag the charter of
Wheeling, giving to Council authority
to change the location of any atreet or
alley, to transfer any interest the city
may have on anv existing street or alley
or part thereof, in consideration of
the opening of a new street or alley, or
extension of one already existing, or for
other valuable consideration, was pasaed
to third reading.
The Sergeat-at-Arms returned the
warrant lamed far the arrest of Mr.
Howard with the following endorsement:
"Executed the within warrant
by arresting the within George A. Howard,
and liaviog him now in custody subject
to the order of the Home of Delegates."
The House ordered the Setgeaufat-Arms
to retain Mr. Howard ill
custody til] otherwise ordered by the
House. Adjourned.
uuiicr to tumi 'msiiurs funs.
IMujitlaractlou III Wilmtoftou Cliutch
FarUlilonirs Cuucarnlac Mucej.
Wu.misutok, feb. 18.?The congregation
of St Paul's Koman Catholic
Church of this city, to the number of
| about 800, met and objected to
part of the plans of Bishop
Curtis, ol the Wilmington
diocese, for the disposal of the ?.'8.000
which waa recently aecured by absnar
and by the contest between lathers D.
J. Flynn, of St. Mary's church, and W.
J. Birmingham, of St, Paul's church, for
a European trip oflered by Bishop
Hnrtla.
The Bishop has arranged to give a A
large part of the earn to tit. Patrick's
church and also to donHte poitions
(or helping to build a parocfcial
residence /or Father Deruyter,
of 8t. Joseph's colored Catholic
church of this city, aud for the relief of
distress in Ireland. To the two latter
donations the 'St. Paul's parishioners
object, and a committee appointed
at todav's meeting will
todd wait upon the liishop with u
view to having him change his plane.
Father Bermingbam, it is claimed, in no
way participated in this afternoon's
meeting, which has caused a stir iu
Catholic church circles.
A VlKY BTUaMJK iXiMAtelON.
Gnu Kxplualon in the Flj Wheel l'tt ?t
the Standard Mill.
Two men were seriously injured hy
an explosion of gas, attributed to tiredamp,
in the fly wheel pit at the Standard
Mill yesterday morning.
Samuel Nozem, an employe, went
down into the fly wheel pit to see how
much waler there was in it, when the
explosion occurred, causing the water,
dirt, etc., to fly in every direction, And
burning Nutem fbiut the head, face,
eyes, body and hands. Mia clothing
was also badly burned.
Anuther employe who waa standing
over the pit and loolciiig down woe
thrown twenty feet in the air and
alighted on his back. Ha >u also
burned, but bia injuries were not so
bid aa Nuaetn'a,
The report of the explosion waa heard
all over the mill and crcatcd some excitement.
It occurred about 2 a. m.
Mr. N'n/.'.m resides on Jefferson street,
in Martin's Kerry, and Dr. W. U. Shuttleworth,
the attending phyaician, Rays
bis injuries, while serious, are not dangerous.
Fire Alarm YetUrtlay MaraluR
Shortly after eight o'clock yesterday
morning a tire alarm wad rung iu (rotu
a box on Virginia street, Ialuud. A
chimney was Dieting up brightly ou a
house owned by ?qnire Caldwell anil
occupied by Mr. Kincaid. The fire was
put oat without damage. The department
responded in good shape and on
lime, but had hard work to keep from
running over people. An unuMial
croud gathertd, and the excitement of
the Hood increased that of the lire.
There were several other still alarms
in the morning, all caused by floes burniog
out from throwing paper and rubbish
into the tires. Tho Island hose
reel had to be moved out about S a. in.,
the water being over the floor.
Spring Water la Deiutuid.
The muddy and unpalatable cundition
ot the river water now makes the springs
in wbicb Wheeling fortunately abounds
very popular. J ust before meal time a
loog procession of wen, women and
children is seen going to and loavingthe
tine spring st the bead of Fourteenth
street, with big snd little palls, pitchers
and cans. The same is true of the spring
at the head of Eotr street ami the ono
near the workhouse. Thcsu springs ut
such Limes are great buoos to the public,
anil they should he taken care of.
Kmiirru rintanm to Visit PHrli.
Paris.Feb. 18.?Kmprees Frederick is
expected to arrive here in a low hours.
Crowds of people have gathered, and it
is feared that there will bfl demonstrations
r<f hostility.
The Kmpresa accompanied by Count
Secondorfand Countess I'erponcher arrived
here at 11:4o p. m. She was met
at tbo sta'ion by Count Munstvr and
proceeded to the German embasssy.
i:m|Mror William rii>aa?<t.
IStnuN, Feb. 18? President Carnot's
action in conferring the decoration of
the Legion of Honor npon Professor
Helrobolti, of Berlin, has much ple???d
the people of tbla city. Emperor William
Is gratified at the dtciaion of the
French artists to send works to the Art
Exhibition to be held in Berlin.
Tlial'* Wliat 1t*a for.
Iaindo.i, Keb. IK ? Jmnra Wilson A
Sons, of Bradford, have failed for M00,000,
attribnlable 10 the new llnllej
StaUa tariff law killing trade in packing
cauea for wooleni aent to America.
lilg VhalUnooin Aiilcnmunt,
Chattanooga, Tzms., Feb. IS ?The
jKina Coal Company made an aaaitnneit
yiaterJay afiemoon. Liabilities,
1 $!K)0,000; aaaeta, $300,000.
An old Wniid-br.
! Everybody kuo?a wbat Marvin's
drummers' lunch ia. Kverybody liken
it. Vour grocer keen* It. Aak bim for
it and don't lake anything eiae. Drum
men' loncb ia one of the moat delight(
fui table cakee made. titIi
, UIKII.
HIS?--On Tur>1?r, Ftbrutr? 17, iwi. ?t it
, o'clock |i. m? Uinini Urn, in h!< 31nl
, t<*'r
Knoem) notice horuaitcr.
t OUIM&K-Oa Vttatn.wUr. Kcunmrr IH. itoi.nt
! 12:45*. m.. Ktutufii, wife ??i AliwriGut*
mar, ?kM Myenrw.
-' I'an oral uotico hcrctttcr.