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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
THE BRIDGE SUBSCRIPTION.

The Board of Commissioners Elect to
Take Common Stock.
The Board of Commissioners met yester,
day, as announced, for the purpose of con.
GLIDING an agreement with the Wheeling
and Harrisburg Railway Company in the
matter Of the subscription made to the
capital stock Of said company.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan read the
agreement drawn jointly BY the attorneys
of the Railroad Company and himself, and
in response to a request of the President
for an opinion as TO whether the stock sub
scribed should be common or preferred,
Mr.. Ewing made a statement, showing the
relative merits and dement's of the two
methods of subscribing. When he had
concluded, Mr.. Speidel offered a resolution
that the subscription be common stock,
and the resolution was unanimously adopt.
ed. On motion Of the same gentleman. a
resolution was adopted, authorizing the
President Il sign the contract with the
Railroad Company on that basis.
The bond Of DR.. Geo. /. Garrison, as
physician to attend prisoners confined in
jail, in $500, with j. V. L. Rogers as sure
tY, was approved.
The bond Of Justice H. Peterman, in the
sum of $1,000, with T. NJ. Garvin, Geo. l.
Csddle and B. B. Dovener, as sureties, was
approved.
A resolution was adopted ordering the
County Engineer to prevent the Flanagan
coal shute from being regretted on the
river road, and the engineer was further
instructed to keep buildings off the roads
generally, and if his orders were disre-
garded, toinstitute injunction proceedings.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
THAT DECLINE

What Republicans and Democrats Think
of JIm's Move.
When the enthusiastic Blaine supporters
in the city woke up yesterday morning and
picked up their REGISTERS and IHtelf-
qfacers, they were thunderstruck to find
that their idol, the Plumed knight, had
determined to desert them, by refusing to
accept the nomination for the Presidency.
They couldn't understand it, and were
paraiyzed with CONSERVATION and several
other things like that. They read it over,
most of them, until tie paper was almost
worn out, then they got cut onto the
street TO find out from each other what 1t
all meant, and when they discovered that,
peace reigned again. And what did that
rather slippery letter mean? Simply this,
in the words of anti Blaine Republican:
"Pshaw," said he, "sny n with half
perception can see through that little ruse.
That letter was written TO throw Mr..
Blaine's enemies off the track and cause
them to relax their efforts to defeat him, as
it were, under the impression that nothing
was to be feared from that quarter. And
while they are resting upon their oars, the
friends OF Mr.. Blaine are hustling harder
than ever and laughing at their enemies.
But il is too thin 1t won't do for Jimmy
and his followers to give US anything so
transparent as that letter"
A Blaine man ssid:
Il believe Mr.. Blaine is sincere, and
thinks it is for the best interests of the
party for him to withdraw from the race.
Mr.. Blaine's nomination is now more as
sured than ever. His declination counts
for nothing. He is bound to be our standard
bearer"
Among Democrats the declination of Mr..
Blaine was looked upon only in the light
OF a little scheme, and while there were
many views advanced as to its probable
meaning, yet they saw nothing in it but
mere talk, in which there was no assurance
that Mr.. Blaine would refuse to become
the nominee, because all know that the
gentleman's sole ambition is to be Presi-
dent of the United States, and Democrats
generally would as lief have him to defeat
in November as any other man whom the
enemy could put uD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
THE HIGHEsT BIDDER"
Mr.. Z A. Sothern and His Company Max,
N Great HIT.

MI. E A. sothern and His Company MAKE
n Great HIT.
Manager Riester, Of the Opera House,
has been treating his patrons to some very
fine attractions the past season, bat none
has been more thoroughly enjoyed than
that Of last evenipg-''The Highest Bid
der" with Mr.. E. II. SOthern as Jack
Hammerton." The character that Mr..
Sothern portrays is that of an a%nctioneer,
and while at the seaside he meets Miss
Rose ThOrnhin," of the apprehension.
He falls in love with her, but she is en-
gagged to Sir Evelyn Graine," a fast
young baroDet Roses father becomes in
volved in debt and his place is put up for
sale, and 'Hammerton is the man
who sells it. He also buys il, all for
love Of Rose, who finds that she loves Jack
also, and then they have the greatest time
in the world coming TO an understanding;
but they do at last and very beautifully,
too. The piece is full Of fine situations
and just rs many ~laughsble ones Mr..
Sothern was called before the curtain after
the first act last evening, and then at the
end of the second. He bowed his acknowl-
edgements with the entire company the
first two times, but the audience COM
pslled him TO appear alone. He certainly
made a great hiL Miss Belle Archer as
Rose was very charming and portrayed
the role TO perfection. As "Bonham
Cheviotn Mr.. G. B. Bishop was splendid,
and, in fact the company was first class
throughout. The piece will Re repeated
this evening, and if standing room only
isn't the order Of things it viii be some
thing strange.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
HELD ON TWO CHARGES.
James Brown, Alias Clark, Held for Court
by Justice Davis.

James Brown Alias Clark, Held for Court
by Justice Davis.
The preliminary examination of James
Brown alias james Clark, the suspected
burglar, upon the charges of carrying
weapons and not being Of good fame, came
of before Justice ". H. Davis, at the Jail,
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t
will he remembered this hearing, which
was originally set for Friday, was post
poned at the request of Col. Arnett, coun-
Sci for the defense, upon the ground Of the
absence of material witnesses AS on Fri
day, there was a large attendance of Oficers,
and others, the case having much interest.
The charge upon which the defense was
first heard was that of carrying a weapon.
He plead not guilty. Officer LukenS
stated that when the prisoner was searched,
at the lookup, on the night, of the 9Th, a
British Bulldog revolver, loaded, WAS
found upon him. Lookup Keeper Brandt
corroborated the testimony, saying he
''found that pistol, or n Just like it, " in
his overcoat picket, muzzle up Nothing
material was adduced in the cross-exam-
ination, aud Blown was held in $500 to the
Circuit Court.
Ga the charge of not being OF good fame
a plea Of not guilty was entered. Officer
Lukens, the first witness, stated the cir
cumstsnces of the arrest of the prisoner, as
detailed in the REGISTER of the 9th, with
the addition that he detailed the fact that
the prisoner had a companion, something
which has been withheld by the paps,s in
the hope that the second man might be ar
rested. The two men crossed the bridge
together and proceeded up North Front
street nearly to its northern end, where
they separated, the prisoner going OF up to
the locality where the valise containing the
burglar tools had been found, while the
second party, who is missing, turned back
to the bridge. Lukens stopped hun and
questioned him, hut having 40 hold upon
him allowed him to go on. This man, a
little later, followed the officers until he
saw them arrest Brown, when he skipped
out, going up North Main street,
and out of the city. He
was seen by the uptown officers, but not
knowing he was wanted, they allowed him
to 90 on. The burglar tools found on the
upper part Of the Island were produced,
and Lukens told the story of how they
were found, and his watching Brown while
be went for them. He stated that when
Brown came back from his fruitless search,
he was very muddy and had burrs on his
clothes, showing he had been in the weeds
near where the valise was found. He told
the officer he came from town by himself.
which is untrue. The examination devel-
oped a good many interesting facts. There
was a good deal of fun, too, growing out
of the officers attempts to illustrate the
working of the safe-drilling tools upon the
safe in the Jail Office.
At the conclusion of the evidence, the
Justice held the prisoner for one year in
default of $500.
1t is understood that hdbeds corpas pro-
c,edings will be commenced at once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
GETTING READY.
The Engineer Corps for the Union Bridge
to be Here This Week.

The Engineer Corps for the Union Bridge
to be Here This Week.
Judge r. H. Cochran yesterday received
word from Mr.. Gustav Lindenthal in New
York, stating that he had about orgs-
nized his engineer corps and got
ten everything in readiness to 60 into &C
tive work at once, and that the corps
would be here some time this week; so We
may expect to see matters pushed right
ahead by the first Of next week, at least
In speaking Of a gigantic scheme to run
an underground railroad through New
York City, the New York papers refer in
the highest terms Of praise 10 Mr.. Heman
Clark, who is at the head Of the enterprise,
and state that he never takes hold of any
project of the kind unless he sees success
ahead and carries out his work in q sue
cessfnl manner. This railroad is to run
$50 feet underground, with elevators at
various points, starting in Westchestsr
county and running clear through the city,
with branches right and lett under North
and East rivers to Brooklyn and jersey
City. The project for which all the plans
have been completed, will cost about
$50, 900, 900 to complete.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
POINTS ON PEOPLE,

Movements of Citizens and the sOomins
and Going OF Strangers.
L. Metz has left for Eastern cities.
Capt. John n. Sweeney is in PhiIadel.
phia on business.
Mr.. John P. Heinlein is lying seriously
i'll at his residence on the South Side.
Judge ]. ". Tyler, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Chief Counsel Of the c., L. &W. Railroad,
is at the Mcclure.
Miss Cora Finley, of Romney, who has
been the guest Of Miss Florence OFT for
several weeks, leaves for home this morn
ing.
Miss Bee Holiday, of Columbus, Ohio,
returned home yesterday sitter q pleasant
visit to relatives here.
Mr.. Ed. Ingalls,, of GAINESVILLE, who was
in the city for several days past among
friends, left yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Holloway enter
tanned the Progressive Euehre Club In a
handsome manner, last evening, ut their
residence IN the Island, this being the last
meeting Of the club before Lent. Hand
some prizes were given the victOrs, and
splendid refreshments were served and dis
cussed at midnight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
The X. OF l.. A. A. of !. 4 S.
al Riverside W. al Bellaira

The converter scrap wheeler at Bsllaire
is paid Sit so per day, and averaging the
Bellaire mill at $50 tons per turn he would
make, if paid the same as at the Riverside,
81 81! per day.
Next they say: "The X. Of L. allows
one heater at 81 81 per hundred tons, and
the A. A. of l. & s. W. scale two heaters
at 81 "a per hundred tons each. The A. A.
of /. & s w. scale calls for one roll pit
scalenan at 81 90 per hundred tons, not
allowed by the X. of L. All the other
figures agree"
In reply to this We would say that the
Amalgamated Association never got a
scale signed exactly as it was presented,
and if their scale had been accepted at the
Riverside they would have had to confrom
to the scale of other mills that had been
signed. The man that shovels scale from
under the rolls was always classed as a day
man; that is the reason the Knights of
Labor did not have it classed as q tonnage
job. In regard to reducing the Knights of
Labor scale, in order to get a hearing from
the manufacturers, we brand it as a lie,
with a capital l..
At one Of the conferences Mr.. Hearne
intimated that rs the Knights of Labor
would not concede to anything, he would
deal where he could get the best terms.
In reply to him the Knight OF Labor COM
mittee said that if the Knights of Labor
could not command as much wages as any
other organization, they would withdraw
and give the other the field.
In regard to the extra heater, it can be
easily explained. In Bellaire there is an
extra heater, but it was through no effort
Of the A. A. that they have him, because
it was a request of the company, which
claimed that the advantage gained to it
would more than compensate for the ex-
ira outlay of wages.
JOHN RUDE,
s. s. SLOAN,
J. c, SeIGH,
JOHN CoRDoNA,
WILLIAM PRICE,
THOMAS FORREST,
JAMES PRICE,
X. Of l.. Committee.
Sanctuary OF Holiday assembly, No. 1909,
K. H., BsalrOOd, FEB. Is.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
THE POLICE.
THE BOARD,OP COMMISSIONERS ACTIN fHB
MATTER OF AN INCREASE.
Fhsy Favor an Addition Of Eight Men, Making ne
Total Number fwsny-Ssvsn -APstOl Wagon
Not Desirable Just at This Tine.

The Board of Police and Fire Commis-
sioners held a very important meeting az
the CITY Hall last evening, several hours
beipp devoted 10 the consideration OF the
business entrusted to them. The most
portant of the matters considered was that
portion of the Recommendation OF His
Honor the Mayor relating to the increase OF
the police force and the Inauguration Of
a patrol wagon system.
The Board fnt took up the patrol wagon
matter. There was practical unanlmity
among the members as to the usefulness oil
such a system, but it was felt that the *
pense of a properly equipped auxiliary OF
this sort would be more than the city could
stand. 1t was agreed that the wagon Itself
would be Of little value without
the addition Of o regular police telegraph
system, for the reason that telephones
would not be accessible after the closing
of business houses in the evening. The
cost Of the complete system would be
somewhere in the neighborhood Of foul
thousand dollars a year, and it was felt the
benefits to accrue would not warrant this
expense. Statistics gathered BY the Clerk
of the Board from thirty-six cities, APP
proximating the size of Wheeling, showed
that but ten of them had the patrol wagon
system, and after a foil discussion OF the
matter, the Board agreed to report that
the system was not e~xpedient at TINS time,
The Board took the opposite view IN
the matter of the increase in the force,
recommending an increase to the ex'
tent of six patrolmen and " Of
feers in plain elothes-eight In all
Statistics were read by the Clerk from a
number of cities, which showed that the
increase would about place the city upon an
equal footing with other places oil fke
| size and importance. The present force Of
officers is nineteen. The addition OF SIX
new men will enable the Chief to keep a
man on night duty at the City Hall, and
leave twenty-four patrolmen for duty, OF
three to each ward. With a continuance
OF the present system, there will be three
men on duty in each ward between the
hours of six in the evening and eleven al
night, when the day force Of eight men
goes of, and sixteen men, or two IN each
ward, on duty from eleven O'Clock until
five in the morning, as against one at pres
ent. In addition the two meu in plain
clothes can skirmish about iudiscrimi'
nately, when not upon some special mis-
sion, or they can he sent to any point
where more than the usual Officers
are needed, without taking men from their
regular beats.
This increase is about what the REGIS
TER has heretofore urged as the proper
thing, aud there is little dou6t but that il
will be approved by Council this evening.
| Counting in the Chef and the extraman,
it will give a total force of twenty-nine
men, which makes a very pretty little de-
partment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
THE sTATK EXHIBITION.

Ds,ixns for q Haodsome Building Prepared
by Secretary Hook.
Secretary Hook, of the State Fair AssO-
cistiOn, has had prepared 3 plan and ele-
vatiou of an oetagonal building, sixty feet
in diameter and hfty feet in height, which
win he erected in case the State Develop
msnt Convention adopts the plan OF a per
msnsnt s.ats exhibition, 20 be laid before
it By Mr.. Hook. The bnilding shown IS .
very handsome one, and win be q decided
addition TO the buildings now on the
grounds. The plans viii oe submitted to
. meeting of tho Board Of Directors OF the
State Fair Association, TO be held Friday
Of this week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
6 metal wheelers each............
? coke wheelers, 81 % if coke bi

W ntu InU M UT u EUdT5 was bTEHeU dt DoH-
wood the scales of the A. A. OF l. andS W.
at Bellaire, Mingo Junction and Jones &
Laughlin's, at Pittsburgh, had been set
tied some four or five days, and by com
mon courtesy, among the manufacturers,
they post themselves on the prices paid in
the different mills, and when the K of L
committee was in conference with Mr..
Hearne they were confronted with the
facts and figures of the Bellaire and Mingo
Junction scales as signed by the A. A. of
|. aud S w. for the six months ending
July |, 1888.
After the investigation of the Bellaire
and Mingo Junction scales, rs signed by
the A. a of l, aud S. w, the X. of l., in
justice to the manufacturers, had TO con-
cede those noints:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
WAY
ooings Of Roats and Boatn-n Along 10

Ooings of noats and Bostm-n Along To.
The marks on tn Handing last evening
indicated 7 feet 8 inches and stationary, a
a fall of one inch in the past "a hours.
Tho Ben Hur left for Parkersburg at $50
last evening.
The Katie Stockdale passed up for Pitts.
burg at $50 yesterday morning with a big
trip.
The Andes arrived from Cincinnati at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and will leave
on time for Cincinnati at 3 p m. to-day.
The Courier is to-dsy's Parkersburg
packet at II p. m.
Passed up with emptios: J. NJ Bunton
and Ark, noon; Josh Cook, $50 p. m; J.
s. Neal, 3:45 p. M; John Penny, 6:15 p.
M; Coal City, $3.50 p. m.
The marks from above yesterday were
Pitt burg, Z $40 feet and rising; Oil City,
frozen, foggy; Parker, l feet 10 inches and
rising, cold; Rice's Landing. II feet 3
inches and falling; cloudy; Brownsville, Ia
feet 2 inches and rising, cloudy; Morgan.
town, 10 feet and falling, cloudy; Lock
No. 4, IA feet 10 inches and rising, cloudy
Greensboro, IS feet and falling, cloudy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Bruce Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
Is Door, you are bothered with Headache,
you are fdgety, nervous, and generally out
of sorts, and want to brace MP. Brace up,
but not with stimulants, spring medicines,
or bitters, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate
you for an hour, and then leave you in q
worse condition than before. What you
want is an alternative that will purify your
blood, start healthy action Of Liver and
Kidneys, restore your vitality, and give
renewed health and strength. Such .
medicine yon will find in Electric Bitters,
and only SO cents a bottle ct Logan &Co.'s
Drug Store.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
The Turner's Mask Ball.

A very large crowd attended the mask
ball given by the Turner Society at theil
hall on North Market street last night, the
majority of those attending being masked,
and of T a good time vas had by all
About IL o'clock masks were called of,
which occasioned a good deal Of merriment,
The grand march was a special feature,
being led by the English grenadiers. kra'
mer's full orchestra made the music.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Index to New Advertisements.


SECOND ACE
Opsn House-Mi's Annie PIley.
For Sale-Fulton Property.
Home Liver Plls-R II. List
Reduction OF PriCeS-I. q. Dillon s Co.
China Ice Cream Sets-Ewiug Bros.
w~autsd-GiUl for dOuSevork.
Wanted-Man in Wholesale House.
Help Furnished FIee-rhe Public Record.
FOURTH PAGE.
Notice to Holders Of 0hio County Bonds
Notice. E NanKeuren.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
L SGooD&co sell dry goods the cheapest
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
. general revival Of trade at Logan & Co. q
drug store Is their giving away to their
customers Of u many free bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Their trade is simply enormous in this
very valuable article from the fact that ii
always cures and v dissppoints.
Coughs Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group,
and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying by
getting a trial bottle free, large size 81.
Every bottle warranted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Hearing PoAtponed.

The hearing Of Emmett Wells, colored,
charged with being Jointly engaged with
Charles Boegs, in the robbery of the vet
eran soldier, on Eleventh street, on the
2sth of August last, WIS yesterday post
poned by Justice Ankle until the 22d inst.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
wetzel Bestirring Itself.

A meeting of the citizens of Wetzel coun-
ty is called at New M~artinsville, for Satur-
day at one o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the
Business Mems Convention to promote i'm
migration into the State, which is to be
held here on the 29th inst.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Citizens Who Want Relief

The Board Of Police ind Fire Commits.
sioners had before it last evening two pc,
t%itions, containing the names of about two
hundred and fifty citizens of the Second
ward, praying that steps be taken to re-
move the existing nest of houses of ill-fame
from Tenth street, in the neighborhood OF
the colored school.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14

krPersOns desiring THE REGIS
TER served az their homes can secure
it BY postal card, request, or order
through telephone. Whereidelivery
As irregular. please make Immediate
complaint TO the Oniee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Wanted at Once.

Walnut, Poplar and Oak timber lands;
larger the tract the better we like. Money
waiting for what ia good. Agents and
owners send full description and particu-
lars to R. 8. CAMPBELL & Co., 705 Boston
Block, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Transfers of Real Estate.

The following transfers OF real estate
we're left for record at Clerk Hooks Office,
yesterday:
Deed made September 26th, 1887, by
Isaiah T. Jones and wife, to Hiram H.
Heald, for lots No. IA, Is, Is and Is in
Israel Updegraf7s addition. Considera-
ton, S.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Ruckliu,s ArpIca Salve.

The best sslve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hsnda, ~t'hilblairs,
Corns and all the Skin Erurtions, and
positively cures Piles, or NO pa, required.
It is guaranteed to give satisfaction or
money refunded. Prios25 cents per box
For sale by Logan 4 Co
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Yourself

With one Of those beautifully illustrated
''New York Almsnacs," which are TO be
had for the asking, at q Drug Stores.
Ladies, especially, should not fail to get
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14
Mlrelin9 Re9istrr
YESTERDAY IN the CITY.
rhnnmnma,er Record.

Mr.. Q. Schnspf, he Opera House drug.
Eist, made the following observations OF
the temperature Monday: : a m, %;
ga. m, 81; IL m, 43; 3 p. M, As; 4 p.
m, AZ. Weather fair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14

To CLOSE them ont we ODER our Ladies'
dne Dongela hand turned walking shoes
at H.00, worth H.75, at Hssenaner's
Shoe House.
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E INTKLLIGENCK.
A Broken Ann.

Mr.. H. E. Waddle, Of the Central Glass
Company, fell on Main street, Saturday,
fraeturing his right arm at the wrist.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-14

oop-MoREow It's St. Valentines day,
All In the morning betime,
And n maid at your window,
To he YOUR Valentine. -SndkSpabe.