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I A'? COMING. t Hod Begun to-Loo It us Though t ho Big BoataHVould Quit* | BUrTHE RAIN AT HEADWATERS Sa Qumgwl lh? Aipwl ot Aflkln, and r; Rlvwm?n Now Look ftwr * BmU>| Stag??*nthe ImwMlUts Fadut at LmiU Q'; ' BooN Troablwl by tbt LowlUp la th? Vwr Hm-tlu Uatoa Had UTU Bp VTediuaiar Hlght Abere Wheeling. Until yeeterday It lpoked u though Wfi' the upper Ohio river would be to low a* i to eaiue a auapenMon ot navigation on p? the -put at the larger packet* at least. Sfc'Lait evening the mark* at the public L: landing showed 4 feet 4 Inchee, a lower v;.;. stage than has been reoorded here alnce New Tear came In. With the river tow Inohea lower than that, the ClnclnSV?a?tl packet* would have to go to the which would be unfortunate. u " Hay U the month or the twelve when the river la moat attractive (or (purist ; travel, of which th?~TXLokets ere now 'A', handling a great deal. Above Wheeling 'toPlttsburgh the river ha* beep very g low, the murks at Davie Island dam on ^V.JWedntsday night registering leas than ^ *TV?t. The Hudson, which got in from Pittsburgh last evening, had a tough ^. V time on account of the low water. Wed. neaday night ahe had to Jay up on aoL" count .of the fog and low water. 8he argil rived hen last evening at T o'clock. Happily, It appears that the troubles of the steomboatmvn are over ; far a time, aa the night reJig1' port from above shows that the nin at headwaters is having lu effect / OS the stage of water at Pittsburgh. Ev Last night's stage was 4.1 feet, a rise or V A fee't since the night before. A still :t.i. further rise Is expected at Pittsburgh, - and It will be felt here this morning. -a, Op to date, however, the rise does not it' appear to amount to much. It is generic ally hoped that there will be sufficient rain above to give the eteamboatmen an - eight or ten-foot stage to work on. LOCAL BHOTXT1M. I''. Sbtttn ?r Mluar VDintftl In owl Abeat ty tit rJJot a deed was recorded In Clerk fev Hook's office yesterday, or even a mars' rioge license Issued. B5a' TAst^rduv tbe news was received In . this city of th# death ?n Sllsabeth, N. fe&'s J.. *of Mrs. Margaret Young. wife of |^ilr;'John Young. formerly of this city. feU; cbmra?nolnc*n?xt Monday morning fi&*the first tmln up on the Cleveland & ^Pittsburgh wad wjll leave Bridgeport a. m., ftf:?en minutes earlier than pf.,-*It.d??j* now, 6:0S ?. m. Bfe.: The first wn*oh picnic of this sea#on is to be given by Jerry E. Haller ^";T and Walter B. Hilton on Decoration fr/viDay. May Ml About twelve couples p; will go to Fullmer** place up Wheeling K\ creek, and expect to spend a moat enPgj joyable day. street from Twelfth to & Fourteenth, seems to b? the ^ /Spot selected by the ladles to grH*rn to ride the festive bicycle. Every nljrht a dozen or more of the fair sex can be seen doing the balp,1 once act astride the silent steed. : A number of citizens on the South SE&Sfd* still continue to file complaints si. about the cow ordinance not belnf en^ forced, and want to know why It is jfci chat thr officers down that way don't If1' jwporf the owners of the cows allowed to run at large about the Eighth wart. | ABOUT PEOPLE. Knoctni in U?? City aud Whftltaf Folks ' Abroad. Q. T. Wade, of Washington. Pa., is j|$?at the McLure M Colonel James Streator. of WashingE ston, Pa., is a guest at the Windsor, fc, R. R Harris, of Novorbfctsk. Russia. gUffc in the city, registered at the Howell. 1'H W. E Marshall and W. H. Sheridan, of Mannington. are registered at the 8L Charles. ??Kv D. D. Nolan. L. O. Casper and J. R. Griffiths, of Slstersvllle. and J. W. Dunlevy. Brlce Crow, of Cameron, were | at the Stamm yesterday. I& At the Windsor yesterday those reg K . Istered were: George P. Wjrr?ll and H. &, H. Benedict. Sistersvllle; Harry Camh;i den and B. 8. Pope, Parkershurg. %:' ' The West Virginians at the McLure v yesterday were: J. C. Ralphanyder, Klngwood; Colonel Joseph Oallaher. v Mounds v JII*; and J. A. Garttan. Mang'; nlngton. i?*. The following were quartered at the Howell laat night: Mr*. A. D. White iiV- and two children, Farmlngtorf; Mrs. E. L":'; Scbreoongust, Sheffield; O. X. KaSn. Manningtoo; J. 8. Bid well. Grafton: j.;>" T. M. Calvert. Mannlngton. and Mark Barry.' Sistersvllle. | Among the Wheeling people who left for Cincinnati on the packet Hudson, p laat evening, were two parties. One ifi " was comood of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. < McGregor and thrve children. Mrs. Da* P tM BatcHfT. Miss RatcllfT, Mrs. J. G. I; Trtmble. Mrs. Whaley. Mrs. John G. f.C Nay lor and son, Mrs. Watklns. Mrs. !;v' P. B. Dobbins and daughter. Miss Slur> gits. In the other were: Mr*. Chris. > XaJMtser, Mrs. Charles Rohrlg, Mrs. ' Schopier and Mrs. Nelbergal. . Qonlf I wcnin Prwidcnt Jiuo Lewi* of Habina, Ohio, It highly reapected all through that lection. He liaa lived in Clinton Co. 74 yearn, sod ha* been 'president of the Sabina Bank 20 year*. lie gladly teatilieii to the merit of Hood'* Har*?parllU. and wliat lie aayo in worthy attention. All brain worker* find Hood'a SorMparllla peculiarly adapted to their need*. It tnakcn pure, rich, - red blood, and from thin come* nerve, mental, bodily and digeadve atrength. "I am (tad to Bay that Hood'* Naraaparl!U la a very good medicine, especially aa a blood purifier. It baa dona ma good many llmea. For aeveral yeara I aoBarad realty with pain* of Neuralgia ID one OJB Riiu *M>HI .../ pecially at night when I htd been having hard day of physical and mental labor. I took many remedlea, bat found help only In Hood'a Sarnaparilla which cared ma of rhcumatiam, neuralgia and headache. Hood '? flaraapar Ilia baa proved ftaelf a true friend. I a too take llood'n Pllla to keep my bowel* regular, and like the pllla Tery maeh." Jbaac Lkwib, Bablna, Ohio. Hood's Sarsaparilla latfce On* True Bkmd fnrlfler. Alldru**l??? |l. Prepared only by C. I. Hood it Co., 1***11, Mm*. u^j. niii? aflWant flood 6 iJll?a?ir lotflMt. aoeenta. $40,62' OF SURPLU! ) * ;-'S - * .V , ' ' ' ' ? I t t ' I j X TI Tf f THE EQOl THOS. B. SWEENI AKUBBKKHT8. I Altnietloni, Put a?il Prmnt, At th? Thwilm and Other liMorU. The ticket* for the grand aacreA conI cert* to be given by the Oreat Western I band, of Pittsburgh, at Moxart Park I next Sunday afternoon and evening, j were put on wUe at House's music more ! yesterday. and the large demand for them nhowa that the crowd at both oon| certs will be enormou*. The Oreat W??t*rn band Is one of the flneat musl c^l organisation* In the country and ha* | bf*n Awards! flrst medal* At a number | of band tournament*. The programme* for the Wheeling concert* will be made up of high cla*? election* and the evening concert will br entirely different from that given In the afternoon. Ttilrty-flve carefully elected rata I dan* have been engaged for the concert tour and they wiii be out for the flret time In their new uniform* hera next Sunday. The programme* for both conoerta will be printed to-morrow morning. *Phe Gonial*** opera company waa to have preaented "8ald Faaha" at the Grand Opera Houae last night but owing to the non-arrlval of the co*tume? ordered for the production from New York, the company had to *ub*t!tute "Prince** of Trebeaonde." A good hou*e waa present and enjoyed the performance. To-nlfht and to-morrow afternoon "Fra Dlavola" will be given and to-morrow night "Maarotte." ? ?The Gonsales opera company ha* completed arrangement* whnrWjy it will fill - ?-?? tx*r> nr ihrm WWkl lit MO Bart park. commencing next Monday night. "Olrofle OJrofla" will be given the Aral three nlftbta and "Maaootte" the laat lhrw?. The Whaling Lodge No. 2*. B. P. O. K.. held a well attended meeting laat evening, at which the f'lllowing amuwtment committee wu named: C. R. Tracy. Jacob W. Grubb. Nate Kiel. B. B Fran*helm and Pharlee Schmidt. Thla commute* will arrange for a high da** concert to be given at Wheeling park next month, and will aJv> arrange for a production of grand opera nt the Caalno In Auguat. Something very fine la pro mined on both occasion*. YESTERDAYS DEPARTITREB. Pittsburgh.. .t?OR EN A. 3 a rn Plllabnnrh .If. K BEDFORD. a m. Parkeraburg. LIBERTY. II * m. Matamoraa .LKXINOTON.J1 u. m. ?'iartn*ton ...jewel I;Jo p. m. Cincinnati... HUDSON, * p. m. IIOATS LEAVING TO-DAT. Pittsburgh VlltOfNlA, ? a. m. Parkeraburg ELAINE. It u in. Cturtngton... JEWEL. 1:90 p. m. BOATS LEAVING TO-MORROW. Parbttrahurv I.IHKHTV 11 n m. Mutamnra* l.BX INOTON. II a. m. Coal Vallay H. K BKDFORD, ? a. m. Clarlngton. ..JEWET.. MQ p. rn. Along Hi* Undini. Tfio pickrtN ar*> galling nil th* freight th*y can handle on |ha prwnmt atag* of The mark* nt H p, an. ahnwri 4 f^t * fnchoa and falling nlotvly. Waathcr, ci'Midy and warm. Th* Virginia may 1>* lat#? In arriving from bHow thin morning on account of acant atatf** at wali?r. Hh* ha* a largi* IHiiiMongHr llal. Ttoa Hit'laon who lal* In arriving from ubovn yntfpdtty. Hh* gDlin at.7 o'clock p. m. and <1??pfirtr?1 an hour4alcr. Bho 1,012 S OVER ALL LL The recprd of th,e Eqi Life Assurance Compj ^ J. 1 -a. auvaute cue uesi nuert The' published state companies show that t Thirteen and a ha more surplus than any That its ratio of asse per cent) is larger ' tli company. (Assets That its ' surplus ear ten years ($46,333, than those of any oth That its surplus earnir 897) were larger the company; rr> . . < . < l nat it issues an trie of policies with guara largest Surplus and earning power* IE RECORD C IE BEST GUA TABLE LIFE I OF THE UNIT ion Ronixnwn :Y, Manager, 122 was detained above by fog and low water. She will have an easier time of It below Wheeling. Captain John K. Booth, of the Liberty, is the victim of t?ad luck. An auger stem fell on his foot the other day and Inflicted a painful wound. Notwithstanding this the veteran continues on th- roof of the Liberty. The remains of two victims, of the Harry Brown disaster. below VJcksburg. Miss., passed through th* city yesterday morning on the Baltimore & Ohio Cannonhall express. They were the bodies of fJeorjre Kdm and William Kellv. and were sent to relatives In Pittsburgh. Hirer Telegram*. G RKEN8BORO? River 7 feet aqd stationary. Weather fair and warm. Oil- CITY?River 1 foot < Inchoe and falling. Weather clear and warm. WARREN?Itlver 1 foot. Weather cloudy and warm. PITTSBURGH?Rlvor 4.2 fcrt and rising at the dam. Weather raining. 8TEUBENVILLK?River 3 feet 11 Inchve and falling. Weather cloudy and warm. Up?H. K. Bedford, Josh Cook. Down?Elaine. PARKER8BURO?River 6 feet 2 lnobee and stationary. Weather cloudy" and nmrcury 19. Up?Virginia. Hilton. Down?Valley Belle. Watson. Due down ?Liberty. Little Kanawha falling. Neath wc?t Oil New*. In the Cow run aand development at Hebron In Pleasants county, the South Penn and the Victor Oil and Gas Company have drilled In a well on the John Smith farm that is showing for fifty barrels a day. In the Kyle pool, on Indian ort-bk. In Tyler county, the Devonian Oil Company developed a second pay In Its No. S. Kyle, and will have a twenty barrel pumper. In tho Wick district, the South Penn Oil Company has drilled No. 1. Henderson, deeper and Increased the production. In Wetael county the Kanuwhii on Company hss started No. 3 on the Mill* tract, located 1.200 feet southwest of j No. 1. The name company In a-leo starting a test well on tin* Lantx fnnn, J located 2.000 feet northeast of Mill*. No. 1. MR. D. P. PA VIS, a prominent liveryman and merchant of 'tanheiu Va., ha* thl* Co nay on the subject of rheumatism; "I take pleasure In r*x?mmending Chamberlain'* Pain Halm for rheumatism. an I know from personal experience that I! will <1?> all (hat Is claimed for It. A year ano this spring my brother wan laid up In b*?d with Inflammatory rheumatism and miff bred intemt'-ly. The first application of Chamberlain'* Pain Palm eased thy paJn tuid the ua.i of ono bottle completely cured him. CLOCKS, KTC.-JOHN BECKER A GO. After House Gleaning... You will noed a good CLOCK lo help brighten tti? PARLOR. Wo have In . iuri/A MKMurtmcnt at very low I prices Perhapa you ar* whorl on BPOONH, i KNfVKH or FQ11K8 W? run hHp you out Our STUCK lw Urg?. Wn can Mftl you bnvt quality Hllvur KiiIvom I win! Fork a ut I'rlcM Ihnl It would h<i ch<><*p<tr to uwi? than Htcol Knlv?? and . Forkw you aro continually wcourliig to kr*p bright. To allmulate trado during tlio dull ! moot ho of thw yrwr. wp will w?|l our gooda < groatly rnducod prima. W#? are now rfrwlvlng noma nice 1II.Of)Hlb FKTH wn'l ni"l,TH Thoy will b#? In grwut dwuinnd thin woawn. Hnve mon??y and trado with a Houaa thai htiyw gooda for Caifh. JOHN BECKER & CO, JEWELERS AMD OPTICIANS, 3327 JACOB STREET. ABILITIESlitable excels all other inies in all things that jst of policy-holders, iments of the several Knr A\rar lie Lquuauic lias ilf Million Dollars other company; its to liabilities (12 J.33 lan that of any other $201,009,388); nings during the' last 444) have been larger er company; igsin 1895 ($6,645,in those of any other most approved forms intees backed by the largest demonstrated IF THE PAST RANTEE OF 1 ASSURANCE Pn STATPfi Y. NEinC YORK. I Market Street, BOMMBR PORNXTIJEB Slimmer Furniture The warm days and nig them the need of Out-Do {Hip Back Arm Rock {Large, Folding, Sleep | Japanese Rags, 36:7! Don't use the parJor fur them in and out of the ho propriate, something a shi hurt. G. Mend HKADQUAHTERS FOR 01 piHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIH Aye PMunu i i i i rilDCC Colic, Cramp*, Diarrhoea, ] - LUnUO Cholera Morbai, N.o.e., < UCILC ?? * Bvrna.'nrt , , , , lltntO Bite* of Anlmali BREAKS UP 8MKLL8 GOOD* ' ; ; ; ; Sold emrwune at 25c aho 50c / III; HERB MEDICINE CO. (* mtri DRUOOI8T8. Xl^Paris Green. Yl^London Purple. Jl^Insect Powders. AT List's Drug Store, 1010 Main St .'W /: * :.u? 1; + I T> ^\t\. \.}h I t ? > IS M FUTURE. SOCIETY Wheeling, W.Va. l-O. MBNDEL A CO. IS, \ \ J Jn ;hts have come and with or Furnishings. or flonn Cflot Afi t ui) vuuu uviui, tpi.-xu r j Hollow Chair, 95c J ! 65c j nitureand rugs dragging use. Get something apawer of rain won't even I el & Co. JT-nOOIt FDttNlLSJIINGS. IMiiilfiiiiiiiii" riCKLES-YOU ill IMSTAHT RELIEF iMrtrnM >> ' DINING 1 r DROPS. II Pitt*. i>ii :haage? of Water, etc. ? > - ? tlaca, Scratches, ! ! I ! t, Serpeau, Mag*, etc. , , , , Bad Cold*, La Orlppe, luflactua, ? ? ? Croup, Sore Throat, etc. TASTES QOOO. 1 ! >*/r Borne. Ho Raicr, No P*r. ; ; ; ; f of Western. W, Va.J SPRINGFIELD, 0. J - J ; WILLIAMS TYPEWRITER. You Cant Tell... Djr <hc lookasf ? Mail how Ikr It run Jump, or by tlir atie of ? row Iht tr?tt||<h of Ui pcrftaotrt nrllfcrr roil properly Judge lh? mrrlli or ?le? nifrlt. or m iMnchlwr Miiltu you erf ?r? q?allll?d wll* tt*n?l H?r It. Try nil olhrr (rrnwrllmif yon %%-IH, liot l?eforr viin try fl?r Wtl.l.lAMN, which MniIku IU mrrlli. Hip liilrUliKiiwr nwi auit rrroiuHirntla til* Wllllima. O0 PP~&~DEV ORB, UltNUUAL Ail KMX ~ REAL ESTATE. Real-Estate Bargains. A No? l hrlcic residence on Fifteenth stroot,rbetweon Eoff und Jacob street h, 10 rooiUM. butli und hall. 7-room brlrk roiddenco on Fourteenth Mirwi, IriP.Vi fwnt front 8*room houio on Coul street, on easy terms, like rent. 8-room tesldonco on Market stri?pt. h?.. twoen Eighth and JWnth street*. cheap. 7-rooin brick bouse on Thirteenth utrci, cheap. and on euy terms. G-room brick on Fifteenth street, between Jucob and Wood streets. # ^ots ut." JScho Point. Rlvervlew. on weekly payments. No Interest, no tux?, to be paid by purchaser. Money to Loan. Auction Salt of Virginia St. Properly. SATURDAY, HAY 16, at 10 A. M. ?AT THE COURT HOUBB, Wo wlft nffnr an four lots 25x120 ouch. <.? as ft wholo 100x120, whichever may brtnj* the hlxliAsfprlce. Said property 1h on th.j southeast corner of Virginia and Yoi* streets. ' Terms of sale. one-third catth the bulnnco in two payments In onr and two years,* with Interest. For furth-u particular call on HOliP cto ZANQ, Tel. SUg.'.'' No. 80 Fourteenth 8t?eet FOB jR/EIETT. A Month. So. 33u .M^ln stroot, 8 rooms, both gases $1S <>i No. 837 Mttln street, saloon with bar fixtures and four rooms, both kascm 20 c] No. 2501 Main street <, o-j No. 140 Fourteenth street a ( ? No. 2J17 Main street i:?j groomed house In roar of No. 120 Fourteenth street 8 <?i No. M Eighteenth street IS .?; No. 3? Seventeenth street. 3 rooms.... 7 No. 1219 McColloch street. 2 room*.... 5 w No. 2010 Main street, 2 rooms 6 w No. 1026 McColloch street w No. mi AJWy H. ; 01 No. 61 Snail York utrent X 0) No. S3 Soiltl) .Tork itrc.t II >j No. 510 All'T B, u room#....... 3 M No. 147 Fourt??oth ?lro?. both cue), hot w?tor jjia nam. x at No. so: M?ln itrMt. I room* s 01 No. >4 SltlMUlth BtrMU More room. .. M ,a No. 101 Thlrtr-lhlrd street, moro room 00 Four-roomea hounefl Creioant Plart . ; jj TWClVO-rooniou rraiuwiw, ?tj m.ic? ground, Rdglngton's Lane ?. No. 2M3 Alloy B........... 8 09 2 rooms roar of Mission Sunday school. Eighteenth street 15 "j Throo room*. Pleasant Valley w ., FOR SALE. No. 33 Zone street, store room and dwelling.~ Residence Fifteenth street. 14,000. Residence Fifteenth street, S2.000. No. 101K Main street. 11,700. No. 422 and 422H Market street. No. 66 Seventeenth street. 6 rooms, bota '"a"'25? M?tn ?r?L Sixteenth street residence, *4.500. No9. 462 and 454 National road. Counter* and shelving, No. 101 Thirty, third street No. 02 Sixteenth street IaA on South Front street Six-roomod bouse. Peninsula. JAMES A. HENRY. Heal Estate Agent Collector, Notary Pub* lie and Pension Attorney, No. 1612 Market street.' myc HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE A very desirable residence and business property, couuir Main and Tenth streets. No. <1 Fifteenth street, 7 rooms, brick. No. 1(1 Sixteenth street, lot 20x120 feet. A fine residence In Pleasant Valley. Nos. 12K> and 192 Seventeenth street. No. R Kentucky street 4 rooms. 7 storerooms and 2 dwellings renting foe $1*1 00 per month, corner Market and Twentieth streets, pays 12 per cant. No. 9 Kentucky street, lot 10x140 feet A line residence on Virginia street. All rAnv?ntancr: nrice low. No. *212 Chapllne street. large bride bulldlnjj. No. SS 18tb.street. 7 rooms and stable. No. 1*5 17th street. S room* and stable. Lot corntfKKIaln and. Sixteenth street. No. 121 14th'?treet, 7 rooms* and bath. No. ISM Chapllno street, 7 rooms. No. 121Z Chapllne street. S rooms. Ix>t on Main St. between 22d and 23d Sts. I lots on North Wabash street. No. ?1 South Broadway, residence'of J. E. Huffhe*>R*q. Lot 46x130, North York fttrcat. ].ot No. 2t? Indiana Su. 7 rooms, modern. No. 27 N. Wabash St.. B rooms, cheap. A flne lot in Pleasant Valley. No. 13 Vermont street. 4 rooms: lot 25x10? r?*t; 11.W0. The iiloch property on North Mala St. MONEY TO LOAN. RINEHART & TATUM. The City Bank Building. Telephone- a?. ai>?? 12-roomed modern dwelling. lot l?Vx*A at Pleasant Valley; two mlnuton* walk frm motor platform. The whole property can b? bought on a quick deal for M.Q0Q. A new 8-rooniod house on South York street for U.5S0. Building lota from 1180 up. If you have not money enough we will furnish the balance at 6 per cent. SMITH & DICKINSON. EXCHANGE BANK BUILDING. " ' t.?* mv4 PHI Fly iinwu ? ~y~ IFOiR/ SA.XjIE. Bulldta* lota In tho Border addition to the Inland. Building lots In the L. C. Sttfcl addition to tho island. Building lot In Pink's Addition to tho Island. Building .lots In Watar'a addition. Building lota In Gllclirtat addition. HARRY J. FINK & BRO.. UKAL KJTATK AOKN'TS, T>l*piiwin> IIW. y?. 1143 !W<rh?tStr,"t PUBLIC SALE. LaBtlle Iron Works Stock ? PUBLIC SALE. Forty (10) tdmros of tho capital stock of tho IjAHoIIu Iron Works will bo offor^d ut PUBLIC 8AI.F, nt one (1) o'clock p. Friday, Mny JU>. from tho front door of th? First National Bank. Bridgeport, Ohu my- . Merchant Tailoring. a Wuaihri.>h. tho fnnhlnnablo Mor chant tailor, has removed to ifilO Market atroet. and invites everybody U> call ?? } Inspect hia HrKani )ln?> or wnrtnn and aummer irooda. perfect' flt and satisfaction guaranteed, ut the loweiit price*. A. WUETHRICH. >|)20. 1610 Market Btraat P&TRNTQ Thc Klootrlo & Mechanical Inintuitu, Htrumont Company ia fully provlde<1 to do experimental work. modol work and to build any kind of ainall machinery or Inatiamenta In the moat nromrt and economical manner. 4<# Rmlthflf'J St.. fourth Moor, entrance through atnr?. A? Artificial Mmb Mfir. Co. C?iP ITIUuMt*efnr*? ilm lw??t en tin* ? M tnarltet. tttmha.Trutae*,Support***. w madia* etc. Alioappll*nca? torcerrectlaff"'* If formlUM j VV. THOMPSON, SUC'Y. A MO'H Js 4<M >us.U;6?.* Si, Q**f f?t Win. hlUUtt. ? Kvj:ry.description of Book* Job. Nuwaprtpnr ami ' tor Printing dime ?i Ueafonahla Kate* at tu? . iNriti.MiirNran Joe I'attmaa Or*i>a Mvdaru / aud Ilaptd rieaius. New Tjpo and Design