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Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
Cost of Modern Journalism.
Special Correspondenco.I


NEw YORK, May l.-Conjecture and
gossip in newspaper circles have lately
been exerted as 10 why Mr. Ballard
Smith happened 70 be on board Of the
City Of Paris az the time Of the accident
10 that steamer Mr.. Smith left New
York mysteriously for no ostenHhle pur-
pose, and. with the exception Of his dis
patch in regard to the City Of Paris, he
returned as quietly as he went. The
fact that he was there has been re-
garded as a piece Of luck. but It has
been pretty generally felt that there was
a story back Of it. Now 1t comes out
When the Fassett committee began
70 tuTn Tammany upside down
The World dispatched Mr.. Smith 10
Europe for the purpose of interviewing
Grand Sachem Richard Croker. who Is
luzuriating in a course # mud baths at
Wiesbaden. Mr. Smith no sooner got
wen out on the billowy Atlantic than
The Herald got wind Of the OBJECT II
his mission and cablcd the facts - Paris
The cable message arrived there sooner
than the big ship did A Herald nan was
az once dispatched 20 Wiesbaden from the
Paris Office. and an interview was obtain
ed from the great Tammanyite IN the mud
in Germany IN regard 20 his fellows IN
the soup in New York This interview
was As promptly cabled hack. 50 that
when Mr Smith arrived IN Europe he
found himself beaten by The Herdds
superior fo7eiE service.
The City of Paris episode made up for
that. however. for The World scored =
clean beat over al p lis esteemed con-
temporaTies IN that matter. Ths affair.
trifinE in ITSELF. only goes 70 show "a
what expense newspapers 60 % obtain
news in these days, t. send a man n
Europe for the purpose q obtaining =
single interviev means Al eTpeuse Il A.
least g. coo for not over three columns
e mater. A th0usand dollars column
isa pretty good prioe 20 pay fz news.
especially when there - the cha1os a
Let getting Il after AZ
ALLAN FoRNAv.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

ogt softea naxny Il tae Aspe<Ts7zs q y'-o-
D. nfe, csnsZs f--.sE1sk2pss 4E~xs s1l---
nas- Oxsr Lhsrs IA Lss oo<Lar, bls2c-2s
tos ereans 4nd slr.sosrr1Ss VII Ens2T
ocnFsrsa<ioa, are tso nsea ~kS were UP
stairs tWenEy ualE-QSss ><yos Dset4f EoEica1--s
znd r1stoKoally sss<1ls e@cd erA~r -
pieces.
Do you thlnk tasy WI nght tIssL'
asksS a sSrznxsT in ths house gallery LaS
ether day. VIXEN CoagreSsEn@a kosefs
and kelley were s@y-ssly attaching s~cA
ether u 1ebats.
NO. fsplisd veteran observer, they
VIII probably 81 down stairs snG 'Ras
snail bottls.
Tie average Congressman lunches
nod.stly. Oysters On the shsll OF roast
ed are prime fAvOrItes. Bread And mix
l. another popclas dish -Four famous
bread aad milk eaters are rising jim
morse, Of Massachusetts, Cosswen, of
the saIns state, Barnes, The Georgia
heavy weight Farmer Funston, OF Kan
sas. Hzlt-2nd- half, = mixture q orean
and milk, = Often called for, and oocA-
GonAly ulsn OF pure cEs4l-' Oes INC
proprfstor II the restaurant points out
% IL the in5srestins fact thst Il L always
tie eity and never the rural member
who wants cream
The man from TIE farm has been edu-
Gated Ia school OF domestic economy
which teaches THAI eating cream Is waste-
fulnass, since cream makes butter, and
butter can Be sold. and milk VII take
the place Of cream, why not eat milk
Therefore milk it is for the farm boy
or farm man-milk In his coffee, milk
On his fruit, milk with has oatmeal or
rice. An old philosopher OF my ac-
quaintance says il this drinking Of milk
IN the country and consumption Of cream
In the cities goes on for hundred or two
hundred years the people Of the cities
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
TIE nREAD AND MILK BRIGADE.

need call for cold tea" when he wants
whisky. as in the old days. The waiter
brings him cute little caraffe contain
lug = good sized drink. and the customer
pours it out and gulps it down. Every
one know it Is whiskT-thore is no dis
Euise about Though nobody pays any
attention. Though there IS plenty q
liquor and plenty e drinking in the
Capitol. 10 must o. said Tor tho states
men that they drink in moderation
During this whole winter I have seen bat
one member of congress on the floor IN
a state 4 intoricatiOn. and this one gets
drunk about three times a week with
painful regularity In The senate there
a~a two statesmen who hamtualy drink
more Eq-1r than j. good for them. but
only two Congress Is = pretty sober
body.
The average law maker usually break
fasts az o'clock aud spends an hour or
two with his mail or In visiting the de-
parments before going - the Capitol
o. generally arrives "a, the scene II hls
iabors az H. or tI.S0. unless there = a
COMMITTEES meeting which he must a.
tend Then he aprears An hour earlier
Be-wssn + and 2 o'clock be goes down
so The bassnaent to set his lunch. The
luncheon brings together couCenial sptr-
its. Gossip. snecdote and bs.hnage are
pla,,-iful over the aie and oysters. Here
Ard there \ pair = congressional drumios
nav - seen together. some q these
god friends lunch together every day q
fhair ives Evarv isy ssversi lunoh par
tes ars formed npstsirs, and When ere
al these -oneriss gathers about a ts6se
and sNuce tbeir food with ~ and story
he csrss q craftsmanship aud so1ne-
fires sv~n dignfty itssk are fo-EUtten.
Ths =rus = Var Govsncr Andrsv. -
Ns~sachu=etrs and q Randolph Tucker.
II Virginia. ray .ftsn q se@n l1nchlng
anzs-he- "a r,a~ .av uur,h~r = south-
- '-rrfzsd1rr- sua -rE-u-rSe - ne
Federal ANY.
- EkslT ~ aCt N-El-lev - spost1.
q he urctectivs asriS. vi bs sesn shsr-
ina b-rzle n aie With Roger . Ms.
One ar-led 0atss. = Alabama. e1isf ~
tEs su-s sle-ticn isw f,rre= = hchrch-
Nf,v -ith NJ Lc6Cs. chs-zricn - ths
---T,~pd Legislation. Spes-sr Red = ss
sahis. aad a r-sT-v crr~e-se vfth tva
~- hrs. = ~ D.euocrzns ~ho So late T
--~-a fs-cuucing kin ss a 3e~poe an8
-4r--sr The lunch r>crns cf TIE Csrir-5
acx snaE sa-1sEs Ia Gzssszo u zAszrs.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

will become so superior 10 those OF the
country in Drawn and brain that the lat
ter Will be in danger OF falling into serf-
dom. This Is an extreme view.
Pic Is also prime favorite with hun
CRY statesmen. II is more than luxury
it il a staple. If the supply Of pie in
the Capitol restaurants were 10 be sud
denly cut, of, fancy the shock to con-
gressional nerves would throw the wheels
Of legislation out Of gear. To see pie
eating in its highest state Of development
one does not need 10 go down stairs 10
the dining room. In certain little al
coves and shadowy hooks Of the main
corridor Of the old Capitol-nooks whose
echoes are of the DAYS Of Webster, Clay,
Calhoun and John Quincy Adams-is the
art Of pie biting practiced to perfection.
Here come great statesmen 20 eat pie
and doughnuts and drink milk, all served
by a solemn old woman who has been IN
the very spot and self same pie business
for a quarter Of a century. At this rude
counter one may see such men as Speaker
Reed, Judge Payson, Cabot Lodge. r. r.
Hitt, Roswell F. Flower, julius Caesar
Burrows, Mckinley, Judge Reed OF
Iowa, Billy" Mason, Frank Lawler, ex-
Speaker Carlisle, W. ID. Bynum, Ben
Butterworth and Tom Bayne standing
side by side and devouring pie and milk
with railroad station eating celerity and
uncOnventionality.
There are some secrets about the man
ner in which statesmen eat. For in
stance, in the house Of representatives
are half dozen or more men who are
never seen in the restaurant nor at the
| old woman's pie counter. II you want
70 know how these men lunch you must
20 down into their committee rooms.
/ where. in a secluded corner, they may
be found opening q snug little basket put
up at home by the hands of their good
+ wives. These are men who find 1t almost
impossible 70 live on their congressional
| salaries, and who are forced to econo-
/ rnize in any way they can.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

THaPEEANCa SArEAaAs AT LUNCH
tag and drinking There Is quite as
nach drinking AZ eating fOc bottles o;
beer and wine are everywhere % be seen.
Of cOurse there are temperance men IN
congress, temperance men who are tee
totALors hero As wen as at home. but
shsrs are others who pose a. prohibition
lts In the districts which they represent,
and b Wsshing.sa drink Like h4hss.
one Of the fret things that attracts our
atteuticn a. we enter ia a little scene in
the far room. devoted 10 tho use Of la
dier. There sits well known prohbi-
ton stateznan slipping wine with femi
nine friend The pair are evidently out
ior q good time, FOR the sparkle Of the
wine - already 20 be seen IN their eyes,
and there IS a bottle II the cooler which
has not yet been opened.
Congressman complain that the air in
the hall Of the house is dry AID arid;
that there Is something in il which
causes thirst. However this may be, the
fact remains that q surprising number
OF them have their bottles Of beer before
them. A few drink wine, but only a
few. Tho average congressman does not
drink wine when he has % buy 1t him
self The average congressman counts
the cost Of things, because he has 10.
Living Is at best an expensive thing In
Washington. l know newspaper men
who have incomes exceeding a congress
mans salary. and they can't save cent.
How the congressman who has no in
come but his salary-and that IS all the
majority have-nanage 10 make both
ends meet after paying election expenses
and entertaining their constituents, Is
more than cen understand
There Is a p. or. what is the same
thing, joint r-solutiOn Of Congress, for
bidding the sale Of liquor in the Capitol.
But. goodness knows. that law is dead
letter. One may have served him as
much beer, wine and whisky in either
The house or senate restaurant as he
cares 10 drink or pay for. Nor does nc
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

Have Tou g0t al T0ar trsVrfngy foT
he fishing excursion Asked his wife.
Yes. 7 guess 50. Tie lines, the basket.
The hait-veS~
T knew vcu'd forget e. she remarked
earnestly. the most necessary thing for
the TIP Here
And sra handed him . znsu car q
concentrated I've Philsislphis Tines.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

De- SOW foDe r the iulpsTtuT5shleSl-
AZ. y Js~vs. = chap rushed out on -
lspst nixht sni srors hs Z tsEs uv Efs
B-owns-un-And ubst 6i5 70 dos
- Sow Ganlyl-Told hiEa. ~ Jaws,
Re oosidnt take ny -. snJ essleT than
7 t0olz u myself. snd NJ isft 2ust hsvs
sn0vu u,e. sh. BroTus-un'- p v Asfi1g
~ ~fs~
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

Tnnkespss- T0u vii so1n bun
TcrT ~r1rS
Trs-@r frhe = staining ~>TY nssr -
freA-Ton p-chshi7 u1ea1 thst I shaI
scon hurn n1v >ooss
nkepDer-No. - Tcu- hoc-z ---s
eurned souse tirue s~o-JouTaal = Ei-
s~a1or.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

Occasionally in the house itself one
nay 80 a man ike judge Holman eat
ing from his desk. meanwhile watching
with eagle eve the preceding going on
about him-proceeiiDEs in which he
takes such lively inter rast that he cannot
spare the tine 70 70 ont . eat
WArTFR WIIMAS.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

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ocraa ezicz Ma 81 "a A. as1-- -s~-
rislT 80 3 e ho-se Coas q, ~ Toa.
sri ser'-ara -e-sT
F16cer1sr-T as-r~<
nv rrtT
Its -Trl@ - re-t mar SD 'rIfs, -
Lszre1os AnaTcs1-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

~Foo- w7-aar Have ~1u 70 hashznd
= bay Trn ssr1 hv1nz
Il as~s = hushs,6 - -as7aH. tz= - i=
teepiT s1Esr@d n s0r1ething el=-
OF Wa -a---r=g
Trzszzs u Pras.sAoas
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
DETROIT. c. i. AND NILwAUEEL

Detroit express leaving 10 u ttf agnrr
psrlCf and buffet car attached. aro evening
~ urcss leaving GO m has psrIDf oaf o.
fschrd. These trains mafe direct connection
in Dttreit for sil points Fast
Express leaving a. JOS. D nj has aRnrf
sleeping car a. Bftrcif. arriving ln Detroit
81 1l
Steamboat express makes direct q nheeN0n
~ Grand Raven with steamer for Vant 80.
Throuvi ra road tickets an0 nrenn Hffhm
shin tickets and sierpiuC cay hrftns lirrl 20
D.. o. II a n ollcs y Mouroe.ft. ana 81 tDe
depot
jas CAMPBELL. CITY Pass AGENT
JN0 " LOUD Iraffc Manage. Detroit
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
THAT STATESMEN EAT.
kassT ~ LETTER TO TaE cArrol
Rest AZ HAasTs.

49, s>eas1<i L--gfssrs kss sAs1tc@1~
sa. Bz--4 .1d atLk .-a n-zy. s~sy
n.-y. Ar D~sstsa - Ft.-xAs cs~--
s1 n-~s As.1sasa Css-n-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

LUAllh- aN nINrfr Hal.. FANtNt -aHaaN
1aMuG effect sunday Jlis i5. lsss
Sleeping cars un Pac.nr aad Atlantic FF-
prrsses g. and from Detroit larloT rafs ruu
ou bay IXprrss aud nraud Rapids lapress Io
ADD from Detroit Direct connections made
81 Detroit with al through traIns East ick-
ets ou sale at nlou Ticket once q. Monroe
81. and 81 niou depot.
Tn4p 81 Bmoos. Gen hgt FL Monroe-st
q. Is RuoGLfs 81. J.. aud ] AEt. chicago.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

9fe shortest linp fe Detroit auf ffr. EIf
cant pHrl0r carr between Detroit snd srsnf
tsrffe Gratus .ne befrol 8 p mi Huc
C-spf HapI0eG0H pm run daily lfHer trains
daIIy rrrfrf Sur Gas
Atvorrrr. Ticket Agent Depot rF0.
Wrr-or nion Ticket gent ri HrHree.~t
fssa 5 r,.rrp. Gerr Egf. erauf Hfpfs W.
u Csrr1rrFR Trane Manage. lFss. h-
Ham Generz' MANAGE.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
NIssIss-pa- ana loas-ana.

Mississippi. ano LOUISIANA.
on TIE nne "a fae QUEEA = CRESCENT
ROUTE ca bs ieund splendid b9tsoln uii.siia.
Tnlber aua stoak lands Also bne tlrsi fruit
aLd miuefaa lalGs % The continent, lSf s~sC
o. faFprstir terms
FAkNfES With al thy Fefapg gei home
a. the HuADy south. where bllt1a a. ena iec
o.sd b Ans Srs uuknoNu. Dhiy llur ifnn Ntn
cinnGt 10 somerset. HAgrlmea- N4roln, AilAt
tGnaogG lena New hHKfand tafY. Fort 70 D.
ana Alfalfa Ala Meridian. ~ ss- arcadia.
Shreveport la. Parties aeFlrlns lulofmStisu
sites mineral unfber. grazApE aDo aKneui
turSi iands cAn sbtAin rellGbt iutormAaen
with county maps by addrcsslng 10 y. I'D
WARDS General PsssenEcI anu Ticket Agent
Queen 4 Crescent Route NlncinnAu, ohlo-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

"DRly. fDAiY except SUNDAY 'lBalis e1-
cept Sal uroky tbAis except Monday
Through psrlor coach 90 Chicago "a 8. b
m. trxin-no extra charge ior seals.
The : - o. m. train consisting DI CAV coach
e sno smoker rnns llroug o. thicage SOLID.
Through combination sleeping aHa 0Naif
Cars o. and from indianapolis o. Might Ia
pres trains
Through sleepers 20 and from Chicago CA
night EQprcss trains
CHAS. NJ HfAin Geul Manager
". tAkpaAILh lraffC Manager.
WiI1lAN A. GAVIN. As>t oeu. Pass. Agent.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
DULUTH. SOUTH SHORE { LTLlETIC

RAIL Nv = =
HEctNT WAGNER BUfFCT SlEEPURS
Tie Dhrh. .Souit ShoreS tfsrilt PY ' fhs
Short Line f-on Lowe RCbEsr e Mar
o0s'is. Houghfoa keFsBnss, s. Pau Mr.
nsapols. Duluth. Portland. Seattle, Iacors.
end ths Great korfhvsst.
Fer Nsps Loves Rates. sts 80 ~ rssrsri
TIcfft agent. ~ address
Va IiAEi p 81 Hses son Nirf
TlEfrirf pass tgeHt
PITCH CD HTEEAFn
cen. MANAGE. r.. p a A.
Bsrouafte rieh Fsf-
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

WAzzzsoEos, Asy a-csss5<nsn are
buna<a. sad, ezsns human. nast es-
Furhaps Ne shall ena sonstains - In
s-ss<t ss sox 1onsns By stspping into
ths 111ing rom Eoss frsao1nsed ~ law
Ga4s~s Oyuz ne dacE s . 2Sss
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12
FoE zxzszzs 0SLx.

But 10 tont ss0p tor thst. No one
soes We walk In. and nnt a sandry
aud Usually pretty etsn assortment Of
sGAs~zLasa xEtsns reQnd EAe tsslss. eat
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-12

nETE0TT. LANSING Nok1hf hN-
- crane Rap|ds t -aT.uaw nifisiorl Al
trains arrive and depar from LnInn depot
Pm am ara I've. A. y W W m
800 1LIt f1H arand Rapids n ie l.t Al n
r5f 210 $50 lanF.u uE....-lNN Al
1HU bI0 Il a. .Detroif...-- o. 80
pm pm an A. I've an ma m
I'm an I've. ~ ~ W
& sll lD Grand Enf.rf ----.. | l' q
ffZ y a - tag.rnv fv 80
fH b. o. -i at sag rap
30 uoon a. I've sm ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
S0URING ON 1T.
THE FORCE BILL A SOURCE OF WORRY TO
REPUBLICANS.
The Free Silver Coinage Members Of the Party Trying
to Conecc. Scheme to Shslve 1.-THE Charlts-
ton PcslOfRes Eght-Ths Charges
Made Against Atkinson.
Sp.cIa! T.I.qram b Me R.aisler.

Spscia! Telegram 10 he Register.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-It looks
more and more as if the Force bill was
doomed The Republicans are getting
afraid of il, and various schemes are
Matching to get it out of the way with
out making their back-down too appar-
ent. The free silver coinage Republi-
cans never did have much use for il and
II they can arrange TO throttle il by any
arrangement which will at the same
time enable them to effect their finan-
cial purpose, it now looks as il they
would jump at the chance.
Senator Plumb to-day gave notice
that he would make move in
this direction. and it is said there are at
least six other Republican Senators who
will stand by him.
Senator Quay is making little move
of his own in the same direction inde-
pendent of the silver men. lie has pre-
pared a substitute for the force bill and
will try to come 10 an understanding
with the Democrats TO accept it before
offering it, Quay's bill is got up for the
purpose solely of saving appearances
and enabling the Republicans to claim
that they have passed an election bill as
they promised to do.
The probability now seems to be that
Congress if il takes any holiday recess
at all will only take very short one.
Senators are discussing scheme to ad-
jOurn for three days NJ Christmas and
three days at New Years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
The White Mnn M Emit.

DURANGO, Colo. December Sat
urday night about o O'Clock, Thomas
Franklyn, carpenter, got into an alter
cation with a couple of Indians in a
saloon at Armago, y. VI. He struck
both Indians over the head with the
butt end of billiard cue, crushing the
skull OF one and killing him and iuiur-
ing the other. Yesterday the ApacheS
came 90 Armago intent upon
his scalp. but sheriff Stallsteiner,
and q posse secreted him in pile of
SawduSt. and the Indians We're unable
to find him. Great excitement is pre-
yailiug. the Indians declaring that they
only want Justice. Bur il any attempt
IS made 10 get Franklyn out of the
town there Will be trouble. The entire
population are attending TO business
with six shooters strapped around their
waists, and number are carrying Win
chesterS. 20 De prepared for an emer-
geucy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
ALL CATCHING THE STEP.
How the Participants In the Kirmess are
Getting on.

The rehearsals for the Kirmess, the
great visual treat about which
there is such joyous impatience,
are going merrily andprogressively
on at the old Court House.
Many of the dancers are now
well in hand, and not few of the par
ticipantS go through the various figures
without apparent effort. All that is
needed now with some OF the dancers is
to put OIL the finishing touches, and TO
gain complete mastery over the respec-
tive assignments.
A particularly pretty feature OF the
Kirmess will be the Season Dance,
which is replete with taking features.
Some of the evoutions are novel and orig
inal. and is one of the dances that orig
mated with Prof. Speedy. The twenty
four ladies who have this feature in
training are making surprising head
way. They are young ladies all well
chosen for the parts.
Perhaps no less pleasing Will be the
Irish and Spanish dances, both OF which
have entirely different steps, but equal
ly as attractive. And the Minuet Will
be ten strike. Those in this dance are
doing admirable work. 1t is hard to
tell which among the many dances Is
the most popular. The ladies have Sc
cured the Opera House for Saturday
night. the 2Oth, and the kirmess. Will be
given three nights, commencing Thurs
day evening. with Saturday matinee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
NOTES OF THE RIVER.
News About the Boats and Boatmen on
the Ohio.

The Andes will depart for Cincinnati
this morning at ten o'clock.
The Hudson departed for PittSburg
Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock.
The Courier got away for Parkers-
burg Yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock.
The Keystone State was yesterday
Cincinnati packet, leaving for that
point at noon.
The Bachelor is to-day's Pitts6urg
packet. She is scheduled to leave Tor
that point at noon.
Work on the piers of the new bridge
will be deferred until next spring, un-
less the weather moderatcs in the mean
time. a
Capt. J. w. Grubb gauged the 5000
bushels Of Pittsburg coal recently sunk
in the Kentucky river by the Geo. w.
Stone.
The Liberty brought up a large con-
signment of cattle from Clarington yes
terday, and was two hours late IN ieav-
ing Oh her return trip.
The new steamer ii. NJ. Stanley,
which was expected to arrive at Charles
ton from Cincinnati, Friday night, in
place of the Louise, was unable TO get
up any further than Gallipolis on ac-
count of the low water.
The Iron Duke departed for Arkansas
City from Pittsburg, yesterday alter
noon, with four barges OF steel rails.
Capt. James Bickcrstatf Is in command,
and Robert Greenlee and VIM. Boles
will be her pilots to Louisville.
Capt. Sam Dean. who died in Pitts
burg Sunday. aged seventy-four, COM
manded the famed Buckeye State when
she made the fastest twenty-fOur hours
run above Cincinnati on record, away
back in the 'iOs, All the Deans-Wil-
liam. Jessie and Sam-were old COM
manders, principally on the Upper Ohio.
Cant. Sam Dean did his first boating
with Gray's Iron Line. lie was gen.
ial gentleman OF the old school.
There was considerable ice in the
river yesterday, and river men are
alarmed on account of the low stage OF
the water. The marks at the landing
last night showed feet inch in the
channel, and the river was about sta
tionary. The marks from above were:
Pittsburg-River feet 3 inches and
falling slightly; clear and cool.
Warren, Pa.-River 40 feet and fall
ing: cloudy and cold.
Brownsville, Pa.-Riyer : foot
inches and stationary; cloudy and cold
Morgantown-Riyer 6 feet inches
and falling; cloudy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
RASCALLY D0INGS.
HOW JOE DOBLER has THaIVED ON CROOKED
WORK.
Some Of Ris Wiley Games on the Ohio Shore
A Fraudulent Pension Case Which Re-
veals Curious Transactions.

The fellow by the name of j. f. Dob
Ter, who was convicted on Monday at
Columbus for defrauding the mails, and
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary, appears to have checker
ed career extending back over
several years. Although most of
his crooked transactions have
been on the Ohio side, he is not wholly
unknown to the people Of Wheeling,
who have followed his movements of
late with considerable interest. Dobler
lived at Bellaire, but frequently came
to Wheeling where he managed to pick
up group of associates.
His operations extend back to the
civil war, in which he served for 4 time.
At the close of the war he managed to
! find out the names OF some comrades
who had bounty money due them, and
through various illegal manpuvres man
aged to draw it himself from the gov
ernment.
Once he was in Uncle Sans hands
for Illegal use of tobacco stamps, but
escaped punishment by sticking some Of
his friends who came to his rescue and
went on his bond.
Then again he adopted novel scheme
TO secure money from Arbuckle Bros,
the coffee kings, OF New York, and by
making statements of alleged Judge
ments in Justice OF the Peace COnrts in
various parts of Eastern Ohio, sending
them into the main Office he secured 4
large amount of money. The great bus
iness of that firm was such that when
what seemed to be legal paper was
presented to them for an amount less
than 500 they paid it without examin-
alton, and thus Dobler received much
money, probably thousands. Finally old
Arbuckle's sinvestigation brought Dobler
to jail on criminal prosecution.
Dobler had spent from $1,000 to Sl0,-
600 in building substantial home In
Bellaire and furnishing it with the finest
TO be had. This was in his wife's name
and she might have held it and let him
go TO the penitentiary then, but she sac
rifced all to save him from the pen and
no one appeared TO prosecute him, after
the Arbuckles received about 5000 OF
their money back.
Since that time Doblcr has done little
or nothing. He afterward got into
trouble over forgery in pension
claim with Bellaire parties, but one of
the principal witnesses in the trial
failed to recognized him, and he got of.
Dobler has committed one, If not two,
forgcrics here in Wheeling, and his
name is well remembered. Dobler has
wife and five children in Bellaire in
destitute circumstances.