The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-20

Ihe nrSt business before the meeting
was the examination of credentials;
and ut this juncture some confusion
arose by reason of the disorderly pro
ciiyittes ofa delegation from Mackerel-
vile, who sought recognition under the
name of Bogert, claiming that Bogert
was "short" for Bogardus; but the
Chairman decided that Bogert "would
not reach" and as BogRrdus was short
for himself, previous to his union with
Miss Jams, the claim was Bogus, (Which
he thought much nearer ''short for Boz,
gardus" than Bogert,) so the Bogerts
were ruled out. Next in order came
the report of the t'Committee on Heirs
and Property" and which was as fol-
lows: -
Heirs in New York, including
HeiFs in HoboEeni,, active and OOOO
He,4a I,I t; 100
Sc, -. 80. 2O8sOO
u engines, ,,g. RATS, 1000
| Gew Jersey, Sing Sing and
Nony 1900 900
o, r., 7; 100000
CURED by the heirs OF Anneke .
Minimum which they viii CON
4ssSs{ !? sslss y properly 5sSSSSSS sSS
Actual amount which the heirs
OF Anneke Jams will eventually
receive 100000
Taking eight millions as the value of
the property at issue, and two millions
| as the number of heirs, the dividend.
per capita, would appear to be four
dollars. This announcement was not
very satisfactory to the heirs, and u
| motion was made TO adjourn, but was
Withdrawn at the request of the Chair
man, who stated that an, orphan
nephew of King William, of Holland,
! on his first wife's side, would like to
address the meeting. The gentleman
spoke as follows: "Mr. Chairman, and
respected heirs of the House of Jams.
descendants OF King William, OF Hol-
land, and High Dutch antecedents, and
fellow citizens ofNew York! This is a
| momentous occasion. tLaughter1 The
corporation holding the property orig
inally designed for us by our worthy
and revered ancestress, Mrs. Bogar-
dus, nee Jams [cheers,l has usurped the
rights of not only those here present,
but of thousands of funsusPectinglwid-
ows and innocent orphans throughout
the land. [Immensed applause.
The lime has come when the title of
this corporation is to betried by ga jury
of its peers" (Applause.) We have
too long been deprived of our rights
| Ia voice, "That's so'')-too long have we
been compelled to live by the labor of
our hands, while millions of dollars
worth of property has stretched out its
hands to us to come aud spend it'll
| (LOpg continued cheers,) Too long
have we been kept out of this imposing
edihce-Out of its auditorium, it's choir,
its chancel and burying ground (voice,
"Yesl yes p') while our eyes have been
| greeted with the notice of "Keep off the.
grass" which has cropped out upon the
soil righttully our own. (Applause.) }
And now it is high time that we insist
ed upon having our own (lenr, hear),
1 particularly as The people worshipping
there, and tor SO long time enjoying,
| gospel privileges at our expense, do not
appear to be any better Christians than
thousands of others who have never
received any such favor ut the hands of
the heirs ofAnneke Jams. (Sensation. J
According to the report just read, it
appears to be a-"'close thing" between
the number of dollars involved, but it
is probable that the number of bona
Jtde heirs will be considerably reduced
when their claims are put to the test.
Besides, many of them are lin feeble
health, and will not survive the issue
of the suit now pending. 1t might be
suggested that great many new heirs
would be born IN the meantime. but
these being subject to infantile dis
eases, such as cholera infantum, Group,
measles, and sweetmeats (accoFding to
a table recently compiled by the ''Lon-
don Life Assurance Company would
scarcely survive in any considerable
numbers to share in the distribution of
the property.
at the conclusion of this harangue
the speaker sat down amid the hearty
and lOng-continued silence of the au-
dtence. After the quiet had somewhat
abated, the chairman announced that
q dispatch per cable had that moment
been received from the heirs of Anneke
Jams assembled in Exeter Hall, Lon
don, and which he would read. 1t was
as follows: q. -,.,.-'-
"To the heirs of Anneke Jams in
Council Assembled in New York,
Greeting How far is Trinity Church
from New York 2 How far are the
heirs of Anneke Jams from Trinity
Church? "a voice, "Deuced good con-
undrumsiD Signed, 100000 English
Heirs Expectant. So words, col. $500"
This dispatch was received with loud
cheers. An heir wished to know how
the expense of the message was to be
betrayed. Calls were made for Mr..
Cyrus Field, but that gentleman not
being q descendant of King William of
Holland, was not present, but a mo-
ton was made and carried to make
him an honorary heir of Anneke Jams,
which it was believed would render
easy the solution ofthe financial prob
lem. A stout and wealthy heir wished
to ask the chair If heirs residing in
States lately in rebellion were eligible.
"a voice, "For gracious sake don't gel
the 'nigger' mixed up in thisn'J A
motion was made to embody universal
suffrage" in the claim against Trinity,
but was voted down. 49, ~ ~
A tall, gaunt mot Grifith) heir, who
came III on his father. -law's side,
wished to know to what use the heirs
Z designed putting the church edifce in
case It should fall into their hands! "a
Voice-''Make monument Of is to An
neke Jams" Another voice-'Sell it
to the Merchants Union Express Com
pany. ~ The chairman called the meet.
ing 70 order. Some one near the door
wished to know how the heirs expect
ed to get the property. IA voice in the
Il galleFy-NBy mandamus.n) The
4 chairman rebuked the individual for
\ profanity, and announced the hour of
eleven o'clock. a motion being made
to adjourn, at the request ofthe chair
man, the vast assembly of happy and
healthy heirs arose and uuitedi in sing
I ing, When I can read my title clear,f'
after.y the assemblage dispersed.
sv1RaIsfA F1SAScEs.4TGe annual
message of Governor Peirpoint, of Vir-
ginia, has been transmitted.to the Leg
islature of that State, and from it we
learn that the receipts of Virginia for
the year ending Septem Der 30, 1857, are
estimated at 81, ,228, ,6T9 80, and the ex-
penses of the government $4,000. On
October l, 1886, there were S3S4, ,6O7 Sc
in the treasury, so that the surplus for
the current year will be s., ,O53, ,2S6. The
4 debt of Virginia with funded interest,
4 WILL on the 1stOf next January, amount
to S43 ,3S3, ,6T9 q; of this, 81, ,37T, ,6sl 60 is
owned by the sinking and other funds