Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-02
THE SUNDAY REGISTER.
A Summary Of the Contents of the Local
Pages.

Pages.
Mrs. McNars, residing at Wood and
Thirty-frst street, fell, yesterday after
noon, breaking her right arm.
Up to Saturday night $40, 900 had been
subscribed to the capital stock Of the pro.
posed new bridge over the river.
A four-year-old daughter of Andy Rob.
iuson, while playing at the home Of Mr..
Robinson, in the Fifth ward was badly
burned.
At the Fair for the benefit
of the Church of the Immaculate COncep.
tion, il was determined to continue the
event tonight.
The Thomas McCord farm, located six
miles north of the city, and containing 1O5
acres, was bid up to 81, 900 at the Court
House, and knocked down.
"Hunchy" Porter, who ftaudulently
obtained S62 80 from the Etna mill, about
two months ago, was arrested in Steuben-
vile By Marshal STUFF, of Bridgeport.
There were a number of narrow escapes
from fires, Saturday, caused by the un-
equal pressure Of natural gas. The Hope
had a still call to the Steinmetz box fac
tory from this cause.
A number of the friends of Mr.. B. l..
Beard rendered him banquet at the Nc
Lure House, Saturday night, and also pre-
sented him with foe geld watch. Mr..
Beard goes to Chattanooga.
The year closed in the Police depart
menr ct midnight Saturday night The
police made 23S arrests for November, and
2, ,156 for the year, against !, ,535 in 1888.
and collected 81 5S5 % in fines and costs,
against So, III 75 in 1888.
At a meeting of the Board Of Directors
of the State Fair, the report of the dele
gates to the Convention Of State Fairs, at
Cleveland, was heard, and the Association
determined to stand by the dates selected
the second week in September.
The stockholders of the new Bellaire
Dollar Savings Bank met Saturday after
noon and selected as directors j. A. Gala
her, James Wilson, A. Klotz, Alex Stew
art, Alex. Neff, W. O. Burgenthal, N. B.
Scott, Gee. Hook, Jos. Speidel. Mr.. Gal
laher was elected President.
The special joint committee of Council
appointed to take care of the interests of
the city in the matter Of the proposed
electric light legislation, met Saturday
evening and named three of committee
of four citizsns, to 90 to Charleston and
urge the Governor to include the Wheeling
bill in his call for the extra session. The
three citizens selected are President Frank
Gruse, of ftheSecondB Branch of Council, Capt
J. Rawlings, OF the First Branch, and
President Hullihen Q da rier, of the Cham
Der of Commerce. A subcommittee con-
sisting of Messrs Farrell and Davidson,
was appointed to wait on the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly and ask that
body to name the fourth member Of the
committee.
In the Circuit Court, Saturday, Clarence
Johnson was sentebced TO six months in
jail and was fined $50 and costs The fol-
lowing pless OF guilty were entered,
bat no sentences we're imposed Carrie
Palmer, for selling liquor; Josephine
Boyd, selling liquor and keeping q house
OF i'll fame Cynthia Miller, keep NJ houee
OF i'll fame; Ella Miller, keeping house of
i'll fame; Walter Young, selling liquor on
Sunday; Maggie CODroy, selling liquor;
Nellie White, selling liquor. Holtzclaw
and Ella Stuart, indicted and convicted
OF unlawful cohabitatiOD, previously fined,
were ordered released from Jail until jan
nary 18th, TO give them an opportunity to
pay their fnes.
A few minutes after seven o'clock, Sat
urday evening, an alarm from box No. %
was caused by a fire in the new Mcclure
building, on the south side of
Twelfth street, just east Of the
Mcclure House. The building was
occupied on the first floor by the HOl-
lioger turkish bath establishment and
Justice Phillips office; on the second by
Harry Mendel, Judge X II Cochran, and
Col Bssell, aud on the third ny Mr.. Har-
~ McLure az residence. The loss was
mostly confined to the bathing establish.
ment, and will bs about ST 600. There
was a policy for $1,000 on the building,
placed by Mr. @. H. Collier, 81, 500 being
in the Fire and Marine, and Mr.. Hollinger
had policy Of $500, placed through the
PAUL agency.
Telegraphic COMBINATIONS.
In its telegraphic columns the SUNDAY
REGISTER contained a full and interesting
synopsis of Judge Longenecker's address to
the Cronin jury-An account Of the f.
nancial panic at WaynesburR, The
plan to prevent the introduction of infsc-
tious diseasss into America submitted by
Surgeon General Hamilton
Blaine recovering from his eerious illness
"A list of pensions granted to West Vlr-
pinians--Twenty- five thousand dollars
voted to railroad by Union district, of
DOddrige county--TOm Reed was nomi-
mated for Speaker by the Republican
House Of canvass over Mckinley, Cannc n
Burrows and Henderson Mcpherson was
nominated Clerk, A. J. Holmes, of lowe,
Ssrpeant.a alarms; Adams, of Maryland,
Doorkeeper; james A Wheat, Of Wiscon-
sin. Postmsster--Hon. o s Mckinley,
of Fsirmont, telegraphs denying in too
the statement that be WAS negotiating for
the purchase Of the Wheeling REGISTER.
Several b3Tges and schooners were
wrecked by the storm on Lake Michigan.
-Seven lives were lost in a horrible tfe
in the Minneapolis Tribune building
The corner in corn bursted by the Chicago
operators Lake Superior ore mines
bought by an EDglish syndicate The
Cochran we'll in the Eureka oil field came
in a 500 bsrrell gusher
Hayes mentioned for the Supreme Court
vacancy-PhiL Armour denies On the
witness stand that there is packers' com
bination TO reduce the price OF live cattle
Judge Anderson decides that Nor
mons who have taken the heendowment oath
can not become citizens-Jeferson
Davis condition has become more
serious-The explosion OF nitro-glyce-'
inc at Oil City killed two Men
Iowa Democrats will probably unsest
enough Republican legislators to defeat
Allison One fireman dead and four
missing from the Boston conhagration
Won der Abe, Of st. Louis, says the
brotherhood and Association will unite
-E1-Emperor Dom Pedro arrived st ST.
Vincent, Portugal thousand Mo-
nongaheIa river miners will probably
strike-Callagnsn's suit against Grand
o.I okkara &,