The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11
LOCAL BRKYEIIEg.
Nasters Of Minor Moment in mud About
the City,

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TaE Council Committees on Police,
Fire Department, Health, Scales and
City Prison have been called to meet to-
night.
A BENEFIT concert In behalf OF the
Home for Friendless Women is TO be
given at the Opera House on Monday,
the 25th inst,
FRED WINTERS was on Saturday ap.
pointed by Clerk Hook, administrator Of
the estate OF Henry Kuhnemeyer, giving
q bond Of 500 with Philip Winters as
surety,
A STEAM boiler and hosting engine
are being placed In position on South
Chapline street, The holster will be
part Of a rig to be used for driving the
piles for the new bridge on that street.
WORD was received at Police head
quarters last night from Bellaire asking
that o lookout be kept for any one try
ing 10 dispose OF 4B.inCh Star bicycle,
such a wheel having been stolen from
Mr.. Thai Of that place,
Two cases OF diphtheFia were reported
to Health Officer Garrison Saturday.
One was located on South Huron street,
Island, and the other on Eoa street. In
the Second ward, At the latter place
the patient, q girl 10 years old, died
Mkt Sunday the members Of the Tur'
ner Society Of this place will 90 up 70
Steubenyille ON the steamer Bellalre for
the purpose Of taking part ina meeting
OF the Pittsburgh District Turner poIn;;
Ventlon, About fifty members wlll
probably 80 up.
THR frat semi.monthly Sunday night
rehearsal for this season by the Opera
House orchestra took place at Arlon
hall last night, There was large ~,
tendance and everyone was delighted
with the programme, which was an un'
usually choice one
CnARLRs FLAdo, a well known mailer
living on South York street, Island, died
at his residence yesterday at noon. Inc
deceased was quite popular among g
large circle OF friends who will sincerely
regret to learn OF his death. he was IN
his iorty.second year.
Mis-. JONI NOLAN is lying in a dan,
perous condition at her home IN Elm
Grove from the effects OF q dose q
ammonia taken by mistake for Hunyad!
water. The bottle which had contained
the medicinal water had been emptiea
by another person and filled with
ammonia.
THOMAS BoYLAN, formerly employed
as an engineer ON the Baltimore & Ohio
who now has charge OF shifting engine
at the Riverside steel works, has moved
his family from his farm near Littleton
10 a residence on Woods street, In the
Eighth ward, where they will live In
the future. q.
SATURDAY night Officers Prettymar
and Herbert captured Louis Hess at hii
home In the Sixth ward. Hess 10 the
man who the Saturday night previous
brutally assaulted Officer Herbert while
he was aErestng "Bandy" johnson
charged with assaulting Officer eileen
two years ago.
On Saturday the striking girls and
the officers OF the Nail City Lantern
Company held short conference, The
girls refused to work at 81 30 a week
and their employers refused to pay the
81 so demanded. The factory will be
started to-day with what new girls can
be procured.
PHIsBIE LuKER, a brother OF HeElkiah
Luker, a well known colored man o.
this city, who has been teaching school
at Topeka, came home siCk one day last
week and died yesterday, He was q
years old, aud GeYeral years ago grad.
uated from Lincoln school under Proi
Gaston's instructions.
The October report OF operations IN
the Turkeyioot field shows l4.wells com.
pleted in that month, with daily pro-
duction OF 3l7 barrels, and one dry hole.
Fourteen wells are drilling, and one rig
building. Since the oil strike in Octo-
Der, 1888, 1856 wells have been completed,
Of which l0l are producing.
A NORTH WHEELING resident named
Henry Elliott got . big load Of booze on
board Saturday, and while In that con-
dltlon uuarrelled with Benjamin Patrick
and endeayored to carve him with
razor. He was arrested and taken bel
fore Justice Davis, who put him under
9 bond Of $50 to keep the peace for one
year.
WHEREVER Bill Nye and James Whit
comb Riley have given their joint en-
tertainment the largest halls haze been
crowded with the best people and no
similar entertainment-if, indeed, there
ever was similar eptertainment-has
created such iurore oi enthusiasm.
They will appear at the Wheeling Opera
House Friday evening, December U.
TIE steamer Bellaire will make a
special trip to Bellaire and retnrn to-
night To accommodate those Of the
Wheeling Democracy who want to at
tend the Democratic jolliacatlon TO be
held there tonight. Delegations from
all parts Of Belmont county are ex:;
pected. Music, speeches, fireworks and
4 general hurrah time are on the pro.
gramme.
ABOUT six O'Clock yesterday morning
violent cries OF murder we're heard IN
the vicinity OF Twenty.6tth street apd
Alley "D.h Women's voices did the
screaming but the cause 10 mystery:
II was after the night police lorco had
gone of duty, and before the day force
had come on, and the residents In the
neighborhood were unable 10 locate the
disturbance.
TIE miners employed in the mine Of
Robert Costeen, at slaCktown, q short
distance above this city, are out on a
strike. These miners recently joined
The local union OF the Miners Union,
aud soon alter demanded that they be
paid the union district price, Nr. Cos
tGen says he cannot afford 10 pay this
price aud that he and some Of his rela'
lives will run the mine In partnership
and mine their own coal.
Nh. A. b. CALDWELL, the leading mer.
chant Of Washington, Pa, last week
shipped 10 Secretary q State Blaine q
portrait OF George Washington, which
was pointed by Gilbert Stuart. The
portrait was originally owned by the
late Hon. John Hogo, OF Washington
county, and afterwards by the late Hon.
John Il. Ewing, one Of Washington
couhty's noted citizens. Mr.. Blaine
paid $500 for the portrait
TX Police Court Saturday morning
Frank Holland, the stranger who smash.
ed tie glass out Of the front Of the Nc.
lure House bar room Friday night, was