The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-04
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New fona, September 3.-Ricl,arl Ur-
ban, 4 German laborer at Bath, L. l., was
visited by Louis Pick, of 81 Broomc street,
icllow-countryman. 1t had been said
that when Urban left his native land hc
left,n sweetheart behind, and the dumsels
oi bath Ind not magic enough to make
nm forget her. Pick was known to have
q history similar to Urban's. No one,
however, dreamed that both men had left
the same girl behind until Pick went TO
Blth and accused Urban OF having alicna-
ted the affections Of his sweetheart. Ur.
ban retaliated by accusing Pick OF having
done the same thing to him. ~ clme
here" sud Pick. 30 lind YOU and have
my ravengc.', Urban was ut work at the
time, but sprlng from his seat and hotlv
declared that he would make Pick rue tile
Gay he came to Bath. Angry words fol-
lowell, and the German girl was claimed
by each MS his swcethcart. Tho two men
would have fought at that moment, but
mutual friends, interlercu and prevented
hloodshed. urbun's anger cooled when
Pick had retired, and he said that hcwould
not fight with his rival, but that if Pick
did mt leave the village by s,lndown he
would.have him arrested. .'T,
>, fick refused 10 go and said to his rival,
Let us settle our troubles By duel.
You have Your knife and ! have mine.
Let us so to Locust Grove and fight it to
the death" agreed" Urban answered,
but there is no use going to the grovc,i
will fight you i'll my shop. Come inside
Pick went i'll and met several ac1uaint-
ances there and several OF Urban's friends.
,ine two principals wished TO begin the
battle Immediately, but were plevliled
upon to select each two seconds and meet
At Locust Grove Mt 0 O'Clock in the even
ing. Here, with no light but that shed
by the moon, they stripped themselves to
the waist and rushed at one another with
their pocket knives. At the first on
.laught Pick was caught in the arm and
Urban in the face and side. The men
were preparing ior 4 second round when
the police interfercd. both lovers OF the
flr.away German girl will probably Ian
guishfn jail. l5f S5..5 IA
TIE u. u NJ. EMBARRASSMENT. :
Efforts Of the Telegraph Pool tu Aid Its
Weak lScIShbor.
New ioRK, September 3.-That the
Bankers 4 Merchants Telegraph Com
pany is financially embarrassed las been
generally known, Mt least since the begin
ming OF last week, when the Sheriff levied
on the complny's property OH Judgment
obtained by the John a. Roebling's Sons
Company. It Ia. been rplnored since
then that the pooling agreement between
the Baltimore 4 Ohio. the Postal and the
Bankers & Merchants would be broken
in consequence of the embarr lssment of
the last named company, 1t is understood,
however, that the difficulties. have arisen
entirely from indebtedness incurred before
the pooling agreement was made and that
the other parties to il lad been attempts
ing to aid theft. associate. Plans for the
relief OF the company are under considera-
ton and it lis said with q fair prospect OF
success. What they are, officers, Of the
company decline to stGte, D. H. Bates,
president OF the Bsltinora & nhio and
executive manager OF the united telegraph
companies sal | l..'s Z - Z y "A 81 r
81 do not know that the Baltimore &
c.io eotF! Hlcah viz liooiIHs uSIcclHcNl
ifit wished to DO 50, but IAN sure that it
has no such purpose; On the contrary,
We have been trying to devise some plan
by which we can MD the Bankers & Aler-
chants. know yery LILLE about the
company's atlairs, but while the pool has
a plenty of money the company Seems to
have none. There has been no meeting
to-day, however, for the purpose OF forcing
tho Bankers &. Merchants. deny the
published statements to that effect in the
most positive terms. 5
Attaching Telegraph Property for Wages.
zASEsyl.LE, g., September To-day a
number Of men employed by tho Bankers
4 Merchants Telegraph Company OBJ
tained an attachment against the property
OF the company for three months back
wages. The company has eighteen mil, s
OF poles and four miles Of wire in this
county, fG l.l$ii5 s. L;
Attachments In Chicago.
CnlcAGo, IL, september;3- Attach
mcnts amounting to 81, 900 were taken
out asainst the Bankers & Merchants
Telegraph CoiIpanys in various courts
here to-day bv contractors Ii, whom the