The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-25
ALL ABOUT READING.

A Row ou tho Stock ExChangS-IIrokers
Hurl Chunks of Anger ut Each Other.
NEw YoRE, April 24.-The return Of
the golden age OF personal encounters,
artistically ushered in on the Stock Ex-
change by T, S. Yanderhoei and L.
schepp on Monday, was emphasized yes.
terday by R. H. Bissell and the renowned
Isador Wormser, and now the rollicky
ones say there Is every indication OF the
return to the pristine glories Of the
Exchange.
Yesterdays rumpus was all about
Reading. 1t was just after luncheon time,
when folks outside OF Wall street are
usually more or less comfortable; but
there was a great hullabaloo in the cor
ner. The Chicago hustlers had ordered
their New York representative TO Jump
In andtry toknoCk blazes out ofthe pool
that is interested in booming the stock.
The ammunition seemed To be mainly a
most unholy caterwauling, but pretty
soon some effect was apparent, particu.
larly when II was announced that the
Hon. Stephen YanCullen White was
smashing the stock. The stock slid down
nearly q point, and the under ones
couldn't have celebrated an event more
vociferously.
Isador Wormser was perhaps alone, or
at least he was the most prominent oh.
lector 10 the antics. Reading 10 Mr.
Wormster is what Western Union is To
Mr.. Gould; II is his constant pride and
glory, and, moreover, heis credited with
being one OF the grand mogulS in pro-
teCtipg II from the onslaughts OF the un-
righteous ChiCagoans. He Is one OF the
big men in the pool TO advance the
stock, and he did not like TO have folks
jump upon 1t. Mr.. Wormser battled
like a warrior bold 10 check the on.
slaught, and he roared out challenges in
the shape Of buying orders. He was
busy at this when, high above the din,
R. Il. Bissell, in voice that penetrated
like a silver, said: "Better not trade in
Reading-some day the police will pull
the whole crowd"
II a can Of dynamite had been fired
at Mr.. Wormser he couldn't have felt II
more or quicker than he did Mr.. Bis.
sells remark. He fairly made things
hum in his anger. He stopped on the
instant, turned on Mr.. Blssell and de.
nounced him. He would have Mr.. Bis.
sell disciplined for resorting 10 such
language, and he wanted 10 know how
Mr.. Bissell dared 10 useit.
BY this time MI. Bissell began TO re.
gret the remark, and particularly so
when two hundred brokers gathered
about the disputants, He told Mr.,
Wormser that his remark was made joc.
ularly, and that no Oifense was intended.
Then he added that he had never under.
stood that Mr.. Wormser was the whole
Reading crowd. Moreover, he wouldn't
permit Mr.. Wormser, or any other man
on earth, 10 speak TO him In that fash.
ion. But Mr.. Wormser continued 70
hurl great chunks Of anger, and those
who like q fight better than pate de ioie
gral began 10 grin.
The Wordy combat lasted ten minutes,
and neither OF the two men can recall
all that was said, but Mr.. Blssell says
that he did not moan 10 offend by his re,
marks, and he thinks Mr.. Worlnser was
little yoracious in approprlating II all
10 himself. Mr.. Worinser, when molli.
fed, stralghtened out the kinks In hli
flowing silk scarf, appropriated more
Reading and went home,