Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-17
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Council this evening is special session.
THIRTEEN cases were registered at
police headquarters at 2o'clock this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. u. Dukes and J. G.
Foley, Of New York, and Prof. j. V.
Nichols, Of Brooklyn, are at the Mcclure.
THE light in the City Hall clock went
out Saturday night and people had to stand
around until it struck to find ont what
time it was.
THERE is . good deal of complaint as to
the muddy condition of the sidewalk on
Market Street, betweea Sixteenth Street
and the bridge.
LOCAL UNIONS Nos. "a and % of Glass.
workers held q meeting and agreed to give
sirs, Christmas night.
THE Board of Commissioners will meet
in special session this morning to decide,
if possible, who is entitled to the reward
for the apprehension Of the murderers of
Officer Joe Glenn.
THE statemeutin yestsrday's Ne,rs Letter
that Manager B~uckenberger has been re-
leased by Columbus is evidently without
foundation, for no other paper in the oun
try seems to know anything about such
release.
THERE was no business transacted at
the meeting of the stockholders Of the
West Virginia China Company, announced
for Saturday ior the purpose Of providing
an addition to the working capital. The
stockholders will meet again some time
during the coming week.
COMMENCING next ThuzsJsy evening the
Grand Opers House stage will be- occupied
for thee nights and Saturday matinee by
the production Of the great comedy draml>,
"A Night in jersey" 3 very tommy play
written by Roach aud Knox, of Tsras Sit-
iRgs 1t is full of music, wit and siuging.
ABOUT one hundred people assembled on
the state fair grounds Saturday, 10 witness
3 one hundred yard foot race between W. J.
Halsall, of Terra HAute, Ind, and Dave
Schaefsr, Of Bsllsire, for $500 q side.
Schstfer won by about five yards, and the
time was very slow, something over eleven
seconds.
GARDNER THOMAS, father of Inspector
Reuben III. Thomas, died at his home rear
ClsriDgton, at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning,
at the advanced 2 Of 81. Death was Oc-
casioned by 3 paralytic stroke. MIR.
Thomas was known 10 everybody along
the river, aud his death will occasion gen.
ersl regret.
NEWS mas been received CT the death of
Mr.. j. Q. Belleville, a former Wheeling
citizen, which occurred st ~Ironton, Ohio,
Of paralysis. Mr.. Belleville enlisted in the
Union army here ip Company D, of the
First VTginis Light Artillery, serving IN
til 1864, when discharged OIL account Of
disability. He leaves . wife and six
children.
SATURDAYS Steubsnville Gazette says:
THE Toronto p~ostofice was burglsrizsd
by forcing the door last night, but for
~tunately Capt. Stewart, the careful post
master, had left only about two dollars in
money in the Office, so that was all that
wss taken except q small lot of stamps.
Clean cash was evidently the object of the
invaders search, as they did not take
many stamps or stamped envelopes"
As has been announced before, the La
Belle factory for two weeks past has been
running until 9 o'clock every night, in or
der TO increase the output of nails. As
this is contrary TO the rules of the Amalgs-
mated Association, the officials of that or
g~anization ordered a halt. At q meeting
of LaBells Lodge, held Saturday evening,
it wss resolved that no more Over time
work be done. Similar action was taken
By the other lodges.
THE fdnersl of Miss Virgins May,
daughter Of Mr. Robert Silvey, took place
yesterday from the family residence on
Sixteenth street. and 3 large concourse of
friends turned out to paw the last sad trib-
ute to the deceased. Rev. ". H. Cooke
conducted the service, snd the interment
wss private. The family has the sincere
sympathy OF their Jriends, as they have
been particularly unfortunate. About two
years ago they lost two sons within q few
weeks Of each other, and another daughter
died no longer ago than last September.
The Legislative Committee of the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly held
q meeting yesterday afternoon in Trades
Assembly Hall, and discussed the several
matters that they propose to bring before
the aext meeting of the Legislature. 1t
has Ceen decided 10 copies of labor
bills adopted in other States The child
labor law will be amended if possible, by
striking out the paragraph which permits
the employment Of children under twelve
providing they can read and write. A
bill 10 establish 9 bureau Of labor Stats
tics, and provide for frcboIy inspectors is
also under consideration. State Secretary
MUM, 'fthe Knights Of Labor, has sig
ni6ed his willingness to assist the COM
mistee with all his influence in support of