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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-10

TO meet Une ueman0S OF borrowers.
Others keep about even, as to cash
on hand and demands for loans,
while the least successful never have
more than $4,000 or so in the
treasury.
The amount of building operations
carried on by the aid of the Associ-
atoms is hard to get at, even those
most familiar with the workings of
the enterprises having widely diver
gent opinions upon the subject. 1t
is safe to say, however, that about
twenty-five buildings per year are
erected by stockholders in the As
sociations, this average having been
kept up for the past six or eight
years. These are strictly new
buildings. and to them must be
added an amount equally large,
perhaps, for alterations, additions
and repairs to existing buildings,
and other large total used to lift
mortgages on homes, and for kim
dred purposes.
ALL classes find advantage and
profit in the Associations of the city.
The visitor at any of their offices
upon meeting night can see all sorts
of citizens IN line at the Secretary's
desk The business man, with
$50, 1000 or so, TO his credit, stands
side by side with the laborer, and
the salaried clerk, book keeper or
travelling man passes over his book
with the news-boy to receive credits
for the small weekly sum which in
time will represent the value of
home. And, the successful operas
ton of thcse Associations is not
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-14
REDELlI0Vs KNIaIITs Og rYTnIAS.
KokomO Lodge Suspended because d
Couldn't Take Defeat Grace fully.

KOkomO Lodge Suspended because Il
Couldn't Take Defeat Gracefully.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. l3.-Kokomo Di-
vision No. s, Uniform Rank Knights Of
Pythias, has been suspended by Supreme
ChaVcellor Of the World, William Ward,
for insubordinatlon. This Is one OF the
most widely known Of the drill squads
OF that organization, and has captured
many prizes for proficiency. Inst June
at the meeting in Cincinnati Of the
Supreme Lodge OF the world drill for
large prizes was one Of the features.
The Judges were officers Of the regular
army, detailed by the United States Gov
eminent to act as such. The fist prize
was awarded to the Hastings, Michigan,
Division. The lIokomo knights, In.
stead OF protesting in legal way, rush.
cd into print and made charges rejecting
on the honor Of the judges. The SUI
preme Chancellor ordered kokomo 10
apologize to the judges and gave them
thirty days in which to do 80. This ko.
komo refused or failed to do and the d.
vision was suspended until the next
meeting Of the Supreme Lodge. Their
only appeal 10 to the Supreme Lodge OF
tho world.
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THE NAIL ASSOCIATION,
Its Monthly Meeting Here YesterdRy-II
Iugt rInl NntOs


Ita Monthly Meeting Here HestordRy-In'
huStrIHI Notes.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Western Cut Nail Association was held
at the organizations headquarters,
Supervisor Ilazletrs office, on Main
street, yesterday forenoon. There was a
full attendance. Nothing was done but
routine business, the members said after
adjournment, and the meeting did not
last long. The next meeting will be
held here, on the second Wednesday OF
March,
The pig iron trust now being formed
in the East will have little II any effect
on the production or the market IN
Wheeling and vicinity. Nearly all the
pig iron produced here is consumed by
the companies which make 1t.
4 gentleman connected with the
Wheeling steel plant said yesterday that
the company was not at all anXioua To
start up; that it is making money by re.
manning idle.
State President Moran, of the Miners
Union, has gone TO the Kanawha Valley
to organize the miners there. He ex.
poets to be gone three monthg, apd
maybe four, and will visit all the mines
Of that region with n view to organizing
Il branch Of the Union in each.
The nail factory at MingO will start up
next Monday morning. 1t would have
started last Monday but for necessary re-
pairs to the engine.
1t is said that the Riverside works con-
tcmplated leasing the Benwood iron
works blast furnace in order to secure
the iron manufactured In tor their use,
The Belmont glass works resumed
operationsin full yesterday morningafter
Il weeks stop.
A Piedmont correspondent writes as
follows: james Little IS opening up
new mine near the old mine, at Window,
on the West Virginia Central. This re-
minds your correspondent that VIII LIST
the average yield OF coal per acre in the
Georges Greek region has been about
5000 tons per acre, James Little has
taken from tho Big Vein Company's
mine ut Window, W. Va, an average OF
1900 tons per acre.
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I,art sI,ny viii Live lore,

Bart SHINY, the lightweight sparrer and
pugiist, OF whom mention has several
lines been nude In this paper, and whois
apersonage Of considerable importanCein
bis particular line in the sporting world,
las about concluded TO make Wheeling
bis headquarters, at legst for y time.
He has started sparring class and 10
still on the lookout for any chances to
make n match to spar or fight for money.
There is u person at Steubenville who
has been making considerable talk Of
late, but Shay and his friends here have
no idea that the Ohio man really wants
to arrange a match however, Il hO does,
ha can readily be accommodated. a
representative Of shay'g went mp to
Pittsburgh last night TO sec tho iripndU
of Jos Ridge and Pat Hogan, who have
been talking considerable about coming
down here and meeting Shay. Shay
will meet both, but would prefer TO meet
Ridge first.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Social aud Personal 6OsSlp--sudden Death
DnmRRB Suit, etC,

Social aud Personal GOsSlp--Sudden Death.
Damage Suit, etc,
LuclCn y. Martin, Of FoAtorla Is in tho
city,
There has been a great demand fOr
valentines.
Charles Miller Is al Anderson, Ind,
on business.
Mayor NJ. O. Mitchell was at 81. ClairS.
vile yesterday.
Mrs. Stephen Elkihs has returned
from a ten days visit at WUllBville,
Messts. John +, Miller Andrew Cots.
chalk and Thomas Charlton arc Ut Pitts
burgh,
Last night Mrs. ]. i, SChoneld enter.
talned tho Episcopal Mite Society very
pleasantly.
There was pleasant social gathering
at the reRldghOo Of Bud Deyault on
Tuesday evening,
A, q. Shaver ls filling bis leo house
with Back river Ice about four and a hall
inches In thickness.
Eddie Leonard, q cleaning.ofT boy at
tile buckeye glass works, had his hand
severely cut yesterday
The case Of Mrs. Mile KurtE against
the Cleveland, l,orain 4 Wheeling road
iOT damages was opened al ~. ClalrBvilIe
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LlNCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Celebrated aud General Cons Course En-
doFsed at bethany.

dOrsed at Bethany.
To The Editor The IHtGNigcRcer,
Subtitle following resolutions were
adopted at n meeting Of the Golf Repub'
lican club OF Bethany, February II;
Resolved, That this being the eightieth
anniversary OF the birth OF the martyred
President, Abraham Lincoln, tho man
who with charity for all and malice to-
ward nome" whose fidelity to the cause
OF the Union, whose great heart filled
with feelings OF love and kindness to
his fellow man, whose mind always lean
ed toward the side OF Justice, whose
hand guided the ship OF state in the
most perilous times the Nation ever saw,
until stricken by the bloody hand OF
the assassin-Abraham Lincoln, whose
memory is entitled to the veneratlon and
respect OF all loyal and right minded Citi-
zens.
Resolved, That hereafter the annual
meeting Of the Golf Republican club Of
Bethany DO held on the evening OF Feb
ruary -, that the members thereof may
always be reminded OF the birth OF so
great and good u man as Abraham Lin
Ike Rcsolrtd, That the Golf Republican
club Of Bethany heartily endorses the
manly and honest bearing Of General
Nathan GotT, GovernorCleCt, under the
embarrassing circumstances in which he
is placed by the Democratic majority in
the State Legislature in their attempt to
violate the Constitution Of the State.
S. W. ATKINSON,
G. SHRyER, Secretary, President.
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Intererllnr Ilnsc Inll GossIr.

The following is from the Pittsburgh
Times of yesterday. No confirmation Of
Brusli's reported visit can be found here
1t now turns out that the object oil
President Brush's visit here was for the
purpose Of seeing Glasscock and signing
him as q manager. IT is said that instead
of going direct to indianapolis lust night,
he went to Wheeling instead, and was
in consultation with GlassCoCk there
yesterday. Manager Phillips states pos,
lively that he was not diCkering for nor
seeking to exchange any OF the Indian.
apOlis club players iur any member oil
the Allegheny club. He also denied that
Manager Swartwood, Of the Hamilton
club, had asked him for Allen.
Manager Phillips saysthat the respon'
sibility Tor no dOtcG being made with the
Columbus club rests with Manager
Buckenberger and not with him. He
says he mlde every attempt TO secure a
date with Columbus, but all TO no avuil,
until after every date had been filed.
Then BuCkenbcrgGr came In with his rO'
quest for the 18th Of April, too late.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Strangers In tho CITY and Wheeling People
Abroad.
Louis Becker, OF Baltimore, is at the
stamm,
Mr.. Charles N. Brady, of Little Wash.
ington, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. j. Sumner Stone is visiting her
sister on South Front street, Island.
Miss Carrie Cook, OF Parkersburg, is
the guest Of Miss Jennie Coen, on the
Island.
Misses Matte and Blanche Hare, OF
the South Side, arc in Steubenyille visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mr.. j. NJ. Ramsey left here
yesterday over the Baltimore X Ohio
for Custer, Montana.
DR.. Refer leaves this morning for his
home in,NIcNdville, Pa, on few days
visit to relatives and friends.
Messrs. D. D. Carr, G. l.. MuhlemNn
and ]. b. Woodward, all Of Parkersbnrg,
were registered at the Hotel Windsor
yesterday.
Prof. Woolery, Of Bethany, has been
appointed one Of the instructors Of the
Normal Institute to be held at Morgan.
town beginning on the 18th OF Jrnc and
lasting six weeks.
Miss Nora O'Brien, daughter of Col.
Thomas O'Brien, entertained number
OF her young friends nicely last evening
ut the residence Of her parents on the
corner of EolF and Thirteenth streets.
Shelton L. Roger, of Philippi,a citizen
who acquired considerable nOtoriety two
years ago as an important witnessin con
nCction with the Legislative inVestiga-
ton OF charges OF bribery against certain
members OF the Legislature who voted
for Senator Camden, was registered ut
the Stamm House for short time yes.
terday morning.
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LOCAL BREVTTlEs,
Matters of Minor Moment in and About the

City,
ST. VALENTINES day in the morning,
The GRAND this evening "MeiD
Schatz."
OPERA HOUSE this eyening-H, II.
Ragan's lecture,
"MICuARL STRoGoPF" had only fair
audience at the Opera House last night.
The play is tolerably well put on.
IL the police court yesterday two plain
DRINKS were fined 81 and costs each, and
in default OF the cash went to the work
house,
Tue Circuit Court meets again to-day.
II is thought the Arbenz injunction
against the Wheeling 4 Harrisburg Rail-
road Company will be decided.
BARLOW BRos'. MINISTRIES closed their
engagement at the Grand last night.
Their business was only moderate-in
keeping with the merit OF the perform
ance.
The valentine market has been good
this time, and the prospects are that the
letter carriers and postal clerks will be
worked to death for the next few consec-
utiYe days.
YESTERDAY afternoon the Hope hose
company was called out by still alarm
caused by chimney fire in Merriben's
row, but it was dampened down before
the reel arrived.
THERE was decided shortage in
natural gas yesterday morning, and
number OF the factories had to clost
down, In some cases the scarcity OF iue
was embarrassing in the households o.
domestic consumers.
Mn. Carl WuLsTEN, civil and mining
engineer, OF Fort Garland, Col, who l.
associated with Mai, Il, II. Norton, il
the ownership Of extensive minera
lands in southern Colorado, is in tn
city. They propose to organize II min
ing and smelling company at an earl!
day,
An exhibition OF the PhOnograph an,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will b
given at the office OF the Wheeling M
tuaal Gas Company, l425 Chaplin
street, beginning next Monday, unde
the auspices OF the Western PennsyIva
mia monograph Company.
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NATIONAL BUILDERS CONVENTION,

Important Revision of tho Lien Laws
Recommended For Passage.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb, lathe
National Association Of builders In con.
yention here devoted to-day to the con-
sideration OF reports OF committees ap'
pointed at tho last annual convention,
The report of the Committee on Lien
Law led to an extended discussion which
finally resulted in the adoption Of the
following resolutions
That this Association send to the Leg
islatur0, Governor OF each State, District
and Territory in the Union, n request
that action betaken TO securethe amefd-
ment OF lien laws so that they will only
protect actual, personal labor performed
by journeymen and laborers upon the
property liable to attachment in amount
not 10 exceed the value OF twenty-four
days work for each individual entitled to
protection, and the claim OF the direct
contractor, and that all labor bodies be
recommended and urged to their utmost
to secure in their various State Legisla'
lures tho above desired action.
Before the session adjourned, the New
York delegation offered the following
which was adopted; That this conven-
ton uses It's influence aud recommend
to the Legislatures Of different States the
passage Of u law making 1t a felony for
any person or Association to prevent
or hinder any American youth from
learning some trade or handiCraft,
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REIllIAIRR.
All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.

All Sorts of Local News and Gossip from
the Glass City.
Smallpox is reported at New Concord,
Ohio.
The young people were all arranging
for valentines yesterday.
The country people are coming in on
their sleds now with produce.
DR.. Frank Knight is smiling over q
new arrival at his home-a boy.
Isaac Nixon has moved his family and
household goods to Portland,o
Conductor James Wilson isable to be
out, after several days sickness.
The Swift Refrigerator Company are
filling their ice house, at this point.
The new Ohio Valley Foundry Com.
pany will capitalize with $4,000 or
$4,000.
The Bellaire and Benwood ferry was
the only boat running in theseparts yes
terday.
The store windows arc all gaily dec
Grated with valentines, some very pretty
designs.
The "Michacl StrogoT' company left
via the Il. & O. for Wheeling yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Spaulding, prominent iron man
from up the river, was here yesterday on
business.
The Good Templars OF this city 60
over to Benwood tomorrow night to an
open meeting there.
Marshal Darby is very sick with stom.
aCh trouble and on account Of weakness
went to bed yesterday.
The entertainment at the First church
"My Opinion aud Betsey Bobetts" prom
Uses TO be n grand affair.
The man Dunfee who whipped his
wife SO numerically the other day, gave
himself up to the Marshal Tuesday.
Col. Seal, agent at the Bellaire, Zanes.
vile & Cincinnati railway here, Is at
home suffering with very sore eye.
Mrs. Rose Armstrong, formerly Mrs.
Meek, formerly OF this city, left for home
after a pleasant visit here among friends.
Mr.. Nate Rowles got a very severe
burn on the right cheek by n flying piece
Of steel, which he was forging the other
day.
Wagner & Heuser, OF Steubenville, are
again shipping hogs from Bellaire, Hanes-
vile & Cincinnati Railroad points TO New
York for export.
Charles shillito has not been at his
post for several days, his mother.in-law
having had paralytic stroke. She Is
not expected to live.
Mr.. Reese Darby got the little finger
OF his right hand caught under the steam
hammer at the steel works yesterday,
tearing part Of the nail oil.
A. K. Burrows, Auditor OF the Penn.
sylvania Company, was here yesterday
up the agents, finding every.
thing o. K. He left on the early train
east.
John Preston was arrested for drop.
ping q telegraph pole on Union street,
and was fined IS and costs, which he
paid, but will look 10 the Western Union
Company for II.
Mr. p. Bruner, TrainmaSter Of the
Railroad, was here yGster.
day an railroad business, and also bring.
Ing with him an anonymous letter written
from Bollaire 10 tho Superintendent Of
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad,
with some very damaging statements re.
gardIng employees Of the river division.
There was more truth than fiction, II 10
IN the letter.
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SEVERAL SERIOUS FALLS.
Mr., Mortimer PoIIack Breaks
his Right Leg Badly.
OTHER PEOPLE ALSO INJURED,
A Series of More or Less Serious Ac-
cIdenrs on the Smooth Side
walks in Various Sections
of the City Yesterday.

Mr.. Mortimer Pollock met with very
painful and vexatious accident yesterday
morning rs he was leaving his residence
at the corner Of Chapline and Four
teenth streets to so to his office at the
Pacific flour mills. He had Just stepped
out OF his yard on the sidewalk and
started down the Fourteenth street hill,
when he was run into and knocked down
bya large Newfoundland dog that was
endeayorlng to get away from another
large dog, that was accompanying n
butchers wagon, and between which
and the Newfoundland there had been
u disagreement, in which the Newiound-
land was getting the worst of it,
The brute ran into Mr., Pol.
lock with such force that he
was knocked down violently, and in
falling had both the bones in the lower
part OF his right leg snapped square oil
about midway between the ankle and
the knee. He was ut once taken into
the house by those who saw him fall
physicians were sent for and the bones
set, aud he was made us comfortable us
possible. The fracture is OF such ma
ture, however, that it will probably be
fully two months before Mr.. Pollock will
be able to move about and take IN active
part in his business, us he has always
done in the past. There was u general
expression OF regret among his friends
and the business community generally
when it became known what had hap
Dpucl
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The carpenters Of the city and the
contractors held another meeting in the
Labor Assembly hall, in Beck's block,
last evening, to further perfect their or.
ganization Of a Joint union, with view
to settling future difficulties and dis.
putes by arbitration. is said none OF
the subordinate unions in the Building
Trades League will strike or have trouble
this season, unless it be the painters
and timers, who have demanded ten
hours pay for nine hours work, the
new arrangement to gointo effect March
|. 1t is predicted that this will DO n
great season for building in Wheeling ii
strikes do not prevent.
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Miss FRANCES I.,Grett-nNIc,n sChnl4."

Miss FRANCES IsIGrstt-rMrln sGhat4."
Miss Frances Everett, who enjoys the
distinction OF being the only German
dialect comedienne, and who is said to
sing and dance Charmingly, will open
an engagement at the Grand this
evening in "NIein schatz," n German
comedy'drama. Miss Everett is sort
Of female Fritz, and her play m I'M
proyement on "My Sweetheart" As
'Lena Wrinkle" Miss Everett is the en-
bodimentoi the ideal German girl, fresh,
rosy aud plump, with good dialect, a
voice like the nightingale, and pair Of
feet that wouldn't keep still i there
was any music in tho air. Her dancing
and singing are special feature and are
introduced IN every not. AIiss Everett
Is well supported BY William q. Everett
as "ZekG Speeches." New Hampshire
farmer, who always turns up at the
proper time, rs the true friend Of
Glenn"
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LIS, Coon soils dfygoodStho cheapest
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Is Consumption IncurablO ?

Read the following: Mr.. G. H,
Morris, Newark, Ark, says: "WRs down
with abaCcss Of lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an lncurable
consumptivc. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able TO
oversee tho work on my farm. II is the
finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had It not been for nr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would
have died Of lung troubles. Was given
up by doctors. Am now in best Of
health" Try it. Sample bottles free at
Logan 4 Co. 3 drug store. 8
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i,nlnl. AhnilL lI,n IlIr.r.

The river was practically stationary at
this point all day yesterday. The lGvee
gauge at dusk last evening showed d
depth In the channel Of 0 feet 3 inches,
which indicated a fail Of but three inches
In twenty.iour hours. The ice started
In 10 run thick and heavy before day.
break aud u gtop WOs but 10 navigation.
None Of the local packets put In an ap.
pearanCD and the through packets are
understood to DO laid UP at various
nnlnIA.
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IA Natures own true laxative. II Is
tho most easily taken, and the most
effective remedy known TO cleanse the
System when Bilious or Costlvo; 10 dis.
rel Headaches, Colds and FOven, to
Cure Habltual Constipation, lndiges.
ton, Piles, etc. Manufactured only by
The california Fig Syrup Company. For
sale In 80 eta and Sl00 bottles by Logan
4 CO., Anton T., Hess, RIB. Burt and
o. Menkemeller,
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TllE NEW POLICE.
Tho Beats they will Guard for tho Present.
First Arrest.

Tho Beats they will Guard for tho Present.
First Arrest.
A new broom sweeps clean. The new
police force went on duty late Tuesday
night. This morning about fifteen cases
will face the music Of Judge Jeaers'
voice in the police court, Nick He'll
made the first unrest, the prisoner being
a fellow named Blake, who committed a
filthy net in the Second ward market.
Later Charles Crulce, OF the new force,
and Rich Wilke, n veteran, ran in
Clutch" MuldoOn and three other men
for fighting in the Fifth ward, One OF
the men, it Is alleged, was pretty badly
beaten up by Dutch with pair OF
metal KNOCKERS.
Officers Carney and Lukcns locked up
Annie Kelly and two railroad hands
from over the river, who were all drunk
together in the Second ward. Besides
these cases there are varied assortment
Of six or seven cases OF vagrancy.
The new police have been detailed by
Uhlet DellruBbe 70 lhG IO|lQMllB LeaIs
First ward, John Desmond and James
DriIler; Second ward, William Carney
and Nick Hell; Third ward, John Shorts
and John West; Fourth ward, James
Bell and Joseph Daum; Fifth ward,
Richard Wilkic and Charles CruiCe;
Sixth ward, Barney Moran and Charles
prettyman; seYeNth ward, W. Lukens
and Robert MCNiohol Eighth ward,
John Devlin, Henry Frohme and James
Nichols.
For the present Jacob Deku will serve
as Lieutenant on duty ut headquarters
Up the day time aud George Gaus at
night.
CLERK Stanley, OF the Police and Fire
Board, said yesterday that the nomina.
ton Of James Bell as a member OF the
force, OF which 80 much has been heard,
had never been received by the Board.