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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
PETERSON POUNDED
And the B. & 0. Ordinance Passed
One Reading
After Defeating the Tunnel Route Revival
1.-The P. W.&K. Ordinance Passed
Bya Dextrous Flank Move
ment offs Enemies.

A special meeting Of Council wss held
last evening to act on the report % the
;oint committees on Ordinances and Kali
roads m relation to the B. 30. railroad
ordinance
In the Second Branch chanber the LOB
byists witnessed another "cat and dog
fight over the report of the joint committee
As heretofore published in the REGISTER
the committees we're divided on stse issue
and two reports were presented, majority
and minority report, the former beng s'gn,,
ed by FIVE members of the committee ana
the latter by four membsTs
TIE chairman read the majority report,
which recommends Council to reject the
ordinance granting, the B. 4 o. railroad
right Of way on the Streets but recommends
that said road be granted the right of way
to tunnel Chaphne hill, as proposed by said
road FIVE years ago. The minority report
was taken up and as is wen known recon-
mends the adoption of the ordinance as
drafted, giving the route out the creek.
Mr.. Peterson objected to- the reading OF
the latter claiming it was'unParliamentary,
and after sharp play. of words between
him and the Chair, the first OF majority re-
port was taken up and read again.
G. o. Smith moved to the adoption OF
The resolution in the reporttoithe effect that
the ordinance be rejected. Nearly one
alf hour was wasted arguing
his resolution, aud it WIS lost by
vote of IL to ). The minority report was,
II motion, taken up, and some little time
was lost in talking over it. Mr.. Clator $
patience having become exhausted, he took
ihe floor and said Gentlemen, l am get
ling tired of attending meeting after meet
ing Of this body and having to sit here list
ening to this school boy style of action. We
do not get anything accomplished. This
B. 4 o. ordinance has been before us a
long time. and ], for one, am ready and
willing to act on it. In this city our man
ufacturirg interests are injured. by this
dillydally STYLE of work Let us, give the
railroads what We can without inturing the
city and get through with it. The gentleman
on nv right, Mr.. Peterson, worked hard at
the last meet" q of Council TO give the p,
W. 4 Nv. railroad all she asked for, now
tonight he comes in here and tries TO kill
the b. 4 u. ordinance. am in favor of
giving both roads equal rights, bat let us
90 to work like men and stop this childs
play" The minority report was finally
adopted BY large vote AS the ordinance
had passed its first reading Mr.. Gator
moved that when this body adjOlrn, they
adjourn to meet nexi Tuesday night, TO act
on special busir ess, and that the b. 4 o.
railroad ordinance be acted on at that
meeting. The motion was carried.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
vorE for Kimberly Delegates today
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - PrrahIs
At 1890 4. n. and 7:3dr. NJ by hsins.ior, Rev
Cunningham, ID. ID.
FOURTH STREET.M. Il. C1iGRCT -rrrachiu,
sunday, June 18th, tsts,,a 10 :5BA. n. and N p
by the pastor, Rev. JOS. r saith. D. u. Sunday
School GsPA. Young Pcosic-' Mreiing. Nond,J
SECOND PREsRYTERIAS CHURCH Nornis,
service at i0:30 asd evening sarvisc nj ~ ooick
THIRD PREsSYTERIkS GIIr RcH-Rev CO
Laycriy, Of Allegheny, viii prraoh at Thini Pn>b,
tccian Church, o >brRing aud cvotiSng.
FIRST ENG. Nv. LUTHERAN CHURCH.--
Services to-moryw at 10 ~ 4. ~. aud 100 p The
pastor will lie assisted ~ Rev. J. NJ. Wonder, Il
Shipensville Pa, who viii prsach nj both sryIos
and in the mo ming ndminsterthe sacrassni u hap
tism. sunday School att P.S y. streDgvrs ~elo,me.
International 4. &. lessop: nomans 8, $50 Sub
DISCIPLzy CHUR0iti Services n Disciplss
inS io:so a. y. |; sbjss1 asi,ins ior jesus Fye
ing, 7:t5, stdcct, 'SAsas tse Buriensearer,' ~
F6Lfos ~ =. GgUHcH-ThIra Qaarterl ,.c,.
Elder J. u HItss a Euissn II. T. Church, stwdsi
evening ~ y. NJ; 5upAay q 1927.
ST. MATTHEW Rcn0RCH-Ssrvices al to;o
NJ and 7:sG .. ., M Rev. Jsahus Gov i,ad
Point nsasant walt g.sach In =. evening. :.
ZANE ST. C1Nm1i-Rev. Nr. Ftp gid ~
turled from tho Sos' .yesteseAy e'enip. ,ad ~
pre,ch to-morpw morning ssd evening s0odii
''i FIRST BAFrisr CHURH-csrpcr Il s.,ua
and Byron asssta The Issstor, Rev u ". shoa
wilipreach sp-,uorrow n III morning sstsios 81
O'Clock ami u f.SQ In the evening. Sunday shsA
nj q. n we,cOme IN slt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
NEARLYA FIGHT
During the Session Of the Supreme
Court, Yesterday.
Serious Charges and Sharp Words by AttOr-
neys in the Coleman Case---The
Assessor Case Continued
Irregular Docket.

During the session of the Supreme Court,
yesterday morning, occurred scene not
down on the docket, which nearly resulted
first, in the incarceration of an attorney for
contempt and second, in fight, after the
court had adjourned The attorneys en-
gagged were C. ID. Coleman, of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, and Walter S. Sands, of Parkers-
burg in the suit of Coleman vs.. The West
Va. Oil and Oil Land Company. To under
stand the casus Tell, little statement is
necessary. Coleman bad note against the
oil company for about $1,000 and in the
Circuit Court of Richie county got judg-
ment, including interest, for some $l6,-
900. The company carried the case
to the Supreme Court but before
decision was arrived at, Coleman came
into court with motion TO dismiss, he hav-
ing obtained an agreement, in writing, from
Col B. S. Compton, President Of the COM
pany. Both sides agreeing, the Court
would, under ordinary circumstances have
dismissed the case, but a letter was received
from Walter S. Sands, of Parkersburg, ask
| ing the Court to continue the case until he
could be present, alleging there was fraud
in the obtaining of ComptOns signature,
upon which the Court continued the case.
The affairs of the company had 0een placed
in the hands of receiver by the Federal
| Court and Judge Jackson caused rule for
contempt to be issued for Coleman who was
accordingly arrested. Upon promising to
| desist from pushing his motion to dismiss
the case, he was released. He did not push
| it. but the Court considered the case and
was engaged Yesterday in hearing it, when
| the little row occurred.
As part of the printed records OF the case
| is letter known as the "blackmall letter,
written to Col. B. s. Compton, and signed
Your Best Friend" This letter. it is ad
mitted, was written BY Mrs c. D. Coleman.
wife of the plaintiff in the case. Mr.. Sands
| in his argument to the court referred to the
'ctter, which contains many ambiguous
phrases, and charged it intimated improper
relations between Mrs. Coleman and Col
Compton. Mr. Coleman leapt up and ex
citedly exclaimed;
Il call upon the court for protection, and
if it does not grant it will protect myself
If he had undertaken it he would proba
lily be now in Jail for contempt, but the
Court interfered and prevented Mr.. Sands
from proceeding further in that direction
saying it was unnecessary. This ended
for the present, but the various attorney
present expected to see the denOuemen
when the Court had adjourned 1t came
but it was not bloody Coleman rushed II!
to Sands, and, with clenched fist, eX
claimed
If you ever dare to repeat what yo'
yaid about my wife I'll slap your damrec
chops"
Sands was not fighting yesterday so h'
replied; -,
~ don't care to have anything TO do with
YOU, sir.
We'll, you're nothing but damn louse'
anyhow" rejoined Coleman, as Sand
PASSED on. The attorneys, clerks and crier
looked interestedly for further proceedings
bu; they failed to come.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
SHARP WORK.
The p, w. & Ky. Ordinance Amended and
Passed by Flank Movement.

The p w. & Ky. Ordinance Amended and
Passed by n Flank Movement.
The P, W. & Ky. ordinance was taken
up in the First Branch last night This
BODY on motion of Mr.. Caldwell refused to
concur in the amendment of section I
which was adopted in the Second, Branch.
The section was amended by taking away
from the City Council the right to dictate at
what point any road could cross the p, W..
4 Ky tracks and leaving it to arbitrators,
one to be chosen by each road and the
third by the City Council. He moved for
a Committee of Conference and the Mayor
appointed Messrs. Caldwell, Hall and
Comerford from this branch. This body
Paving no other business before ii took a
recess pending the action of the Conference
Committee The Second Branch having
been notified the chairman appointed
Mcssrs. Peterson, Healy and Milligan.
Long before the Committee on Confer
ence had decided on a report the people in
the lobby of the Second Branch were all of
the opinion that the Conference Commit
tee would not agree or else they were six
ing the ordinance.
Mr.. Peterson read the report Of the
conference in the Second Branch, but being
notified by the chairman that the report
would not be entertained until it had gone
before the body which had asked for the
conference, Mr. p was greatly disappoint,
ID and had to hand the report to the Chair
man of the Conference Committee, Mr..
Hall, TO be taken to the First Branch. The
First Branch adopted the ordinance
as reported from the Committee
on conference. The ordinance was then
placed before the branch for concurrence in
the action of the Conference Committee.
Mr. Schultze in voting raising the question
whether conference committee had any
right to make an amendment TO an Ordi
nance other than TO the particular section
upon which the conference was asked. The
Chairman was under the impression that nc
amendments, other than what had been
made in this branch at its last meeting had
been made, and he decided that the com
mittce had acted properly. Mr.. Schultz
voted against the ordinance in very strong
voice The report and ordinances wer'
adopted by vote of ii to 6.
After the adjournment OF Council 1t wa
discovered that new amendments had bee:
inserted by the Conference Committee
which changed the reading of section 9
The section read: Upon the failure OF th'
p, W. & KY, road to perform any con Htio'
| herein prescribed or any award made IL
pursuance of this ordinance or any ofhe
ordinance herein mentioned within tel
q.
changed by the Conference Committee b,
striking out the words in italics and insert
ing in place of "any condition herein pre-
scribed Oh" the words "or comply with. A
will readily be seen, this makes BIZ
change in the ordinance, though, as a lav
yer remarked, ut does not IN literally
change the ordinance, for all questions Q
dispute will have to go to court. The rail
road company will take out injUnctions an
carry it there at any time,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
VOTE for Kimberly Delegates to-day.
OPEN AIR CONCERTS.

Preparations for the Opening Effort This
Evening.
Tonight at the Capitol Square will be
given the initial concert of the series of SIX
teen, to be given by The city, at weekly in
tervals, during the summer. Every arrange
ment has been completed and nothing but
unfavorable weather can mar the occasion
or interfere with its success. The benches
were carried around Yesterday, and to-day
will he arranged in circular form around
the fountain. A full detachment of the
finest will be on hand to preserve order and
to reserve seats for the ladies.
The Opera House orchestra, which will
furnish all the music, will be placed on the
portioo, and the building will act as a
sounding board to throw the music out to
the crowd The following programme will
be rendered.
PART FIRST.
Imperial Grand fundamentally NJ Leeon
OyCrture-Light Cavalry r. Won supp
CRprice...,.,., hercpnoh"
FART SECOND.
Oyerture-Lustspiel... Kelor Bell
SgTiSei Soio-I he Patriot POlka..-H. L. Chamber
AM. '' - 1"' N'"'''' "N-N''
PART THIRD
Imperial Quickstep
PotpOurri-A Night in eerlin..-.",...::I Har: man
Charming Waltz aldtrhie
PART FOURTH.
Grand .....J NJ. Aissero
maj
Spit Fire Gaop ......-H FrlDseDtelc
Gas jets have been placed on the poriicu
and two electric lamps will be suspended
nearby. 1t will be big thing this open
ing concert and will draw a big crowd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
Te-DAY'So PRIMARIES
To Select Delegates VINO WIN Name
T the Ticket
That Win Fill the County Offices After
January First - The Array Of
Candidates for the Demo-
cratic honors.

This afternoon, the loyal Democratic
voters of Ohio county will select thirty
delegates to convention to choose the
candidates for the various county officers to
be filed at the next general elections. The
primaries will be open at the customary
polling places, from to Z o'clock, this az
ternoon, and each of the ten magesterial
districts will chose three delegates to the
convention, which will assemble on Monday
next. 1t is needless to urge upon the
Democrats of the county the importance of
attending the primaries and the simple an
nouncement will be sufficient. The dis
triets, as stated viii each send three dele
gates to the convention, to cast the vote to
which the respective districts are entitled.
The convention itself will decide
WHAT VOTE SHALL BIZ THE BASIS.
The votes for Gov. Jackson, for Attorney
General Watts and for Sheriff Brown have
all been mentioned and for the information
of all concerned, they are all given, as
follows
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
ROYALTY OR NOT.
shall the City Pay for the Pateat Brick
Paving?

shall the City Pay for the Pate at Brio
Paving
Mr. Hildreth offered the following pre-
,mp,e md resolution, which will be rea6
with interest:
WHEREAS, 1t is a well known "a It that tir
Board Of Public Works is having plumber
nf the streets with bricks in thu style Of
having or brick covered, and Protected by
a patent issued to K. Cam pheu, Geo
Baird and John Porter; and II |, not known
by this Council by any proper agreement
between the city and the patentees who
ever they may beg as to whether OF
not the city will be charged roy
ality or tax for the use Of the
said patent right. For the purpose
of having the matte distinctly and definite
ly settled, it is
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on Claims
be and they are hereby instructed 70 ascer
tain the amount of royalty expected 10 be
paid by the city to the pateutees of the
brick pavement patent per square yard, and
report such price to Council, and If no such
ROYALTY is expected to be paid, then 10 make
an agreement between the city and the pat
entees ito be prepared by the City
Soliciior) forever releasing the
city from all claims or charges
Of every kind Of reason cf It's having used
the said patent and provide for its further
use withou, such royalty at least, ill the
expiration Of the term of Office of the two
members of the Board Of Public Works in.
terested in said patent right or until such
time as they shall cease TO be members o.
the Board Of Public Works, whenever that
may be, or till such other time as may tC
ilr m feem heft or can be agreed upon.
This was adopted by an unanimous vote
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
BELLAIkE.

Mad Dog Killed-Lots of Minor Notes aud
Doings.
Peter Nelson had vicious dog, This
canine of large stature was of the biting
kind He grabbed the leg of yonns son OF
Thomas Hayes. of the Fourth ward, and
tore small amount of flesh from, It,. Ii
was decided by the night Waterman, of that
ward to kill poor doggy. Mr.. Meek, armed
with large seven shooter started in search
ofthe animal and found him at his home on
a shanty boat near Indian Run Mr.. Meek
stated to Mr.. Nelson his intentious to kill
his purp. Peter was very angry and let the
canine loose on the protector, 0fthe peace.
There was lively scene in that neighbor-
hood for time. After the smoke of the
battle had cleared away, the following is the
result: Dog killed and Peter in the clutches
of the law. Yesterdays letter containing
the commencement exercises was by careless
ness on the part of the mail ageat DELAYED.
I he fire alarm sounded yesterday after
noon. Manlev's stable had been set on
gre The blaze was soon extinguished.
One of the parties supposed to. hayehad
something to do with the matter has, been
arrested. Read to-morrow's REGISTER and
get a good account of the society items Of
the week. The members of the graduating
class remained in their old school room
Yesterday till late hour none Of them de-
String TO leave the place IN, which they had
spent SO many pleasant days. The MAYORS
Of this city will play a. match game. Of ball
at the picnic at Franklin Station to-dny.
The Globes and the Regulars play al
Wheeling this afternoon. Mr.. j. kinsey,
who has been in. the lumber business
business for the last saven
teen wears, and who for sonrs years has
been foreman of the planning mill of Dubois
4 Mccoy has retired and will take IMP
West for his health His wiG will accom-
PAW him. A caild of Mr.. J, H. Scarbor-
ough died Yesterday and was taken to
Welsburg for burial George Mertz brought
in the first homegrown cabbage yesterday
Miss Lizzie MaBride, of st. ClRirsyille is in
town. Misses Ella West end Lizzie Nnney,
both of St. Cairsville, returned home yes
,erday after a pleasant visit with friends in
this city John James an employee Of the
steel plant, had three fingers taken of while
at work Miss Mary johnson and Mr.. Her
bert Phillips will be married July
4th. The Misses Clark, of st.
Clairsviue are in the city. The Happy Six
gives picnic in Barnards Orchard, June
%. Charles Hankey has left for Alabama.
The public schools closed yesterday. The
c. &P. boys received their pay yesterday
| A number of tows of coal passed down yes,
terday. A number Of bottle blowers were
off Yesterday. The Misses Brady were in
the city yesterday. The rains are n blessing
TO our community. Mr.. James Graham and
wife we're in Steubenville yesterday. A
number of glass house boys leave for fish
ing Trip to the Newark Reservoir to-day
The Silver Leaf Fishing Club dances 70
night in Zilcbs Hall. The school teacher
received their pay yesterday. Rev: WIN
CASTOR reformed to his home in Clsxelan
yesterday. All kinds Of vegetables are gel
ting plenty in our market.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
VOTE for Kimberly Delegates to-day,
MARTINS FERRY.
General News Scarce, but Personal Points
Plentiful.

General News Scarce, but Personal Points
Plentiful.
Last night Miss Phoebe Clark entertained
FIVE or six couples of her friends very pleas
antly at her home above town. The factory
at the Laughlin mill is off on account of
ron. Business is dull and news items scarce,
Not single arrest was made yesterday.
lie picnic to be given at Walnut Grove to-
lay by the nail feeders promises to be a
81 cceSSful affair, also the on eat Ellis Grove,
Tiltonsville, to be given by the miners.
Last night temperance meeting was
held in the PRESBYTERIAN churce. The work
of laying the brick on the large new
warehouse at the Laughln mill is being
pushed forward as vigorously as pos,
sible. The carpenters bricklayerS, paint.
ers and paper hangers report more
work than they can do. The Buckeye will
not shut down to-day as expected. Martin S
Ferry wants rain, gas, water and a new
depot. Strawberries are cheap and penti'
iuI and look well Notwithstanding the
draught. The Hoyle7Iones Manufacturing
Company reports business brisk. The eli,
max will not run to Wellsburg tonight as
expected. A big Martins Ferry letter will
appear in the SUNDAY REGISTER.
Personal.
Miss Alice Mlligan is at WeIsburg Wis,
ting relatives. Mr. Jack Thompson is
home from Meyer, Pa, on brief visit.
DR.. }. H. Segge, who has been visiting Mr..
A. Jink, returned to Pittsburgh yesterday.
Mr.. +. Vollhardt, of Wellsburg, is here Wis,
ting friends. George Green left for Phila'
dephia on Thursday, where he will remain
much to the regret of his many friends here.
Master W. Frazier is at Wellsburg, the
guest of relatives. Robert A,
Hall has left the Laughlin
mill and gone to farming. Mr.. S. G.
I Cochran is under the weather. Mr.. Daniel
Westlake, who has been very sick, is able
to sit up and looks first rate. DR.. A. X.
Ong and wife and Mrs. Joseph Medill will
20 to Smith6eld to-day ruSticating Mrs
Bowman is visiting friends and relatives al
Welsburg Rochester aud Pi,tsburg Miss
Minnie Winters returned to Stcabenvill'
Yesterday, after months visit here. Rev
DIR. +. 5. DeHasS is away lecturing. Mr.
Jas. Bycott will visit Philadelphia mex
week. Miss Mollie Pugh is no better NJ
James Ralston, who recently removed {,
Wellsburg to recuperate is on the mend
Adam Warnig is back from a pleasant triI
near Earitta, and reports the iruit pros
poets excellent. Mr. Elmer Moore AM
family are at Newcastle, Pa, summoned
by the death of relative.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
Friends, Strangers and Guests-social and
Personal News.

Friends, Strangers and Guests-social and
Personal News.
Mr.. Jacob 8rilles left Yesterday to attend
the Wooster, Ohio, commencement.
Mr. Charles Harrison, Pennsylvania
pill driver. is visiting Charles Moenkemel-
Ter, OF the South Side
Misses Nellie Lukens aud Bird Wilson,
two charming young ladies Of the Garden
Spot, are visiting Miss Ella and Lizzie
Moore, of Tiltonville, Ohio.
Mr.. Charles Moenkemeller and NJ Rob-
ert McCabe returned from the meeting of
the State Pharmaceutical Convention at
Parkersburg yesterday.
Mr.. Robert Berkett passed through town
on his way home from Morgantown Univer-
sity yesterday, and has cane that is quite
a curiosity in the way of autographs written
upon it.
VIM. N Clements, Master Of Transports
ton of the B. 4 o. road, was in the city for
a short time yesterday with his elegant pri-
vate car Delaware On his up trip Thurs
day night he was taken with quite q severe
sick sped, but we are pleased to say was
much much better when he left yesterday
afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
THE REIMBURSEMENT CASE
To Come Up Squarely On the Issue of Con
stitutiOnality.

To Come Up Squarely On the Issue of Con
stitutionality.
The reassessment case came up in the
Supreme Court yesterday morning and the
result was to make the issue and bring the
case squarely before the Court on its mer
its. 1t will be remembered, Auditor Miller
applied 10 the Court for mandamus tc
compel Assessor Buchanan, of Brooke cOun
ty, to list the property in Brooke, under the
instructions of Governor jackson. The
Court issued mandamus niSi, or altcrna
tive mandamus, which the defendant an
swered Yesterday. MeSSrS W. p. Hubbard
TEayer Melvin, J, B. Somerville and J. c
Palmer appeared for the Assessor, while
H. VI. Russell appeared for the plaintiff.
The assessor answered the mandamuS
with reply that covered seven pages OF
cap paper, but its tenor, only is given, SO
that it may be perfectly Ineligible to all.
He answered that he had moi assessed the
property as enumerated in the supplement
tai assessment order and that he had com
pleted his assessment when that order was
received. He replied further that other as
SCISSORS had also refused to obey the order
and had not been compelled to do so. But
the main answer was that he had not as
sessed the property enumerated because ii
vas exempt by law and that law was con
<'itutiOnGl.
This Join the s ne and brings the cast
squarcly before, the C urt on the question o
70 constiutionality OF the law eXemptins
The property referred to. 1t will now be
argued, on next ThurSdays;in open cour
&c orally and the question will finally be
sc;ded So much interest has been taken
il the matt, r that the decision of the COur
will be of the greatest moment