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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-15
ABOUT PEOPLE
Strangers In tho City und Wheeling Folk
Abroad.

Strangers In tho City und Wheeling Folk $
Abroad.
John Talbot, OF Sistersyille, is ut the
Hotel Behler.
Major J. C. Anderson is home from u
business trip to Kansas.
Joe Grafton, OF the Marietta Chair
Company, is at the Windsor.
Rev. DR.. G. W. Gushing returned yes
terday from Washington City.
S. w. Hall, of Fairmont, registered
yesterday at tho Mcclure House.
+. P. Wilson, advance agent OF the
"Peck's Bad Boy" company, is ut the
Behler.
W. A. Cracrait and his daughter,
Miss Lillian, OF Charleston, are at the
Stamm house.
Mr.. T. r. Bclleville and wife, OF the
East Side, lett yesterday to visit friends
at Columbus, Ohio.
Clerk Eugene Hankc, OF the First
branch OF Council, took in the Pitts
burgh exposition yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Galloway, late Of Triadel-
phia, left yesterday, accompanied by
his family, for his c charge at Hunt
ington.
Mrs. J.. Brocius, OF the Island, and Mrs.
W. i. McClain, OF Smithlield, Ohio. left
yesterdayto visit their sistcrat Camden,
New Jersey.
Miss Stella Gold and Mrs. Lille
Meek, OF Milwaukee,, are the guests OF
the family OF Mr.. Charles Kraus, OH
Chapline street.
G. II. Schoield, of Richie county,
Charles Millinger, OF Huntington, and
D. A. Arlington, OF Wellsbury, regis
tered yesterday at the St. Charles
hotel.
Mcssrs. John NJ. and II. II. Roberts,
George W. Christy and O.. Christy, OF
Windsor, ILL.,, are booked Mt the St.
Charles and are visiting the iron and
glass plants OF this city and vicinity.
W. G. Sykes, wife and family arrived
home yesterday from Hamburg Germa-
ny, where they spent the summer with
Mrs. Sykes's parents, whom she had not
seen since her marriage and whom Mr..
Sykes had never met.
John T. Lane, general travelling agent
OF the Baltimore & Ohio lines west OF
Wheeling and zone Of the finest" is in
the city, tho guest Of his old Bellaire
companion, William Sharp, OF the Solid
Comfort Club.-SenbsnriM Herald.
Mr.. A. G. Miller arrived home last
night from m extended stay in Colo
RADIO. lie brought home with him a
potato weighing three pounds and n
specimen, Of petreiication which is very
beautiful. He is very iavorably I'M
pressed with the climate, the water mud
the scenery in that State.
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a Card From tho Arbitration Committee.
The Arbitration committee of the
Trades Assembly yesterday furnished
the following card for publication:
In o card published by the whole
salcrs in the Ersning Nsus OF the four
tcenth, they say:
Our proposition to nil OF IL en-
ploycs, was that We pay them the same
wages we had paid them last year,
which proposition was accepted by the
Arbitration Committee OF the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly" which leaves
the inference that no wage question is
involved. We usl the public to hear
both sides, then to judge.
There were two propositions for the
committee to consider: one for IN adj
vance in wages, and the other for re-
ductlon. In order to waste no time the
Trades Assembly committee declared
it would not consider the proposition
for a reduction. After some discussion
OF L general nature, we proposed the
adoption OF the clause in section 2 OF
the article submitted by the warehouse
men to tho wholesalers, which demands
the recognition OF the union on the
part Of tho Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton, which proposition wa rejected by
the grocers' committee. We then again
made them this proposition: Ii they
would accept the above clause, and fur
Their agree 10 furnish hustlcrs, after six
months service, with 4 certificate OF up.
premiership, which certificate should
be good in any house belonging to the
association, We would wave the demand
for an increase of wages and return to
last years scale. They rejected the
proposition us made, and We, the arbi.
tration committee, considered all ne
gotiations at an end, and the ware
housemen insist on their original dc.
mand.
AppIrp ,-,oS CoyNrrrry
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The warohouscmou's Strike.

Matters were very quiet around the
Wholesale houses yesterday, owing to
the strike O; the warehonsemcn. At
Baer& Sons about fifteen new men
were employed, Spcidel & Co. have no
men employed, NJ. Reilly and Neill e
Dillingham; have u number Of new men
OH. The smaller houses are doing a
little work with the Office force and
the members OF tho firm as "hustlers''
and portcrs, while one or two OF them
did not attempt to receive or put out
my goods Yesterday.
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AIh RIGHT.
Tho only Obstncicto tho Company's Plans
Removed Yesterday.

iScNioScu Yesterday.
Heretofore the plans OF tho Glendale
syndicate have been hindercd to some
extent by tho fact that L. G. Wright
held II piece OF land Of about six acres
right in tho midst OF tho company's
land, and would not sell 1t at a fair val.
uation in the cys Of the syndicate, so
that the streets and alleys could not DO
extended through. This drawback was
yesterday gotten rid OF by the purchase
OF this piece Of ground by gentlemen
who intend to act in company with Mr..
william Erskinc, the representative Of
tho syndicate, In arranging tho whole
plat us one harmonious whole. These
gentlemen arc Mcssrs. Thomas Finn, D.
A. Dorsey, J. z. McMcchcn, B. b. Nc
Mecllcn and T. II. Blake, all Of Mounds.
vile. OF the plat bought from Mr..
Wright for $1,000, n strip about one
sixth OF the whole will DO set aside for n
twenty-five foot alley from Fifth street
through to Seventh, md each OF tho five
gentlemen will use onc.sixth MS Il site
for a fine residence, observing the same
rule us to tho distance back from the
street 4 house must be built rs tho COM
pany enforcos on all purchasers OF lots
on WlicGling avenue. This extends
Wheeling avenue straight through rs IL
tho company had bought and laid out
the whole property In tho first place.
1t Is evident that tho gentlemen who
made the purchase regard Glendale
property as q right good investment.
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The Wheeling Turner'S gave 4 select
ball last night at its hall, at which all
the invited guests enjoyed themselves
greatly. The following gentlemen were
on the various committees: Commit
tee OF arrangements. ". A. Schambra,
J. Weisserber, II. i. Schambra, G.
Loos and G. Amick; floor committee,
Walter Marshall, Paul Falck. j. Kurtz,
Ed. Naas and Neil McEaddcn. Gus
Mayer was master OF ceremonies.
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The train on tho 3. & O. road to con-
meet Mt Benwood with the Chicago and
Baltimore fast mail, leaving Wheeling
Mt 1905 n. nj, was abandoned last night,
and it was understood that u wreck
west Of Newark necessitatcd this. The
wreck at Hicksville, Ohio, reported in
the telegraph columns, was evidently
the one referred to-.
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Children Cry for Pitchers CastorIa..
DIED.

kELLY-At' Benwood. on Wednesday, Oc.o.
Der ii. 1891. ut i:i5 Il. m, JoHS KELLY, In tie
4ed yenr OF his ngc.
Funeral from the St. John Church Friday morn.
Ing ate O'Clock. lntcrment at Mt. Calvary
Cemetery. Friends OF the family are invi.
ted to attend.
PANNELL-On Tuesday, October - 1891, Mt G
o'clock p. m, Miss ELIZABETH J. PANSELL
Funeral from her late residence, No. 525 Main
street, on Thursday ut . o'clock p. III. Inter
ment Mt Greenwood Cemetery.
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William w. Ashworth yesterday pur-
chased the Central saloon and restaurant
OF William Conard. Mr.. Ashworth is
IN experienced man, and will continue
the, business in about the SAME way Mr..
Conrad has run it.. II he makes rs good
and popular u place nobody can certain.
ly complain.
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j.. G.. Bone, a druggist at Dunmorc,
Pa, says he has never sold q medicine
that gave such universal satisfaction rs
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and that the largo de.
mand for it has been q great surprise tc
MN. DHw
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 14.-Gcorge and
Jim Howard were killed near Mt. Ster-
ling, last night, by 4 man named Cupps,
whose house the two tried to enter to
whip Cupps-
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LOCAL BREvIrIEs.
Matters of Minor Moment In and About
the City.

ponnmr o'"'u 'i's evening Dcar 1fish
D'!
lliE Board OF Education will hold n
regular session this evening.
OFFICER CRucE yesterday ran in u
pam drunk, who gave his name MS j.
".Jacob.
TIE Turner's aro working hard to
make their big exhibition on November
aSrand success.
A LAziSd hot box DELAYED the ont
going freight on tho B.&O.'s Pittsburgh
division yesterday.
A SLIGHT break in tho machinery ut
the Wheeling pottery Yesterday neces.
STATED a brief shut down.
Two ELECTRIC cars began Yesterday to
make the trip from tho Island TO tho
| Ohio sid0 over the new bridge.
TIE Friendship social will DIV, , holl
mt Scbcnt's hail ppn Thrr,Iarr 0c,n,'nr
%, Nouhart will furnish the music.
TN. Tol,o,,, .~o,tor,. ,,,,,s,o1 ,,d
DELAYED by .hc f]rcnncnt sbort,,.s If
natural Gas, will hcrcaitcr nsn coal "s
fuel. 0@' va" 90
Tur Miny, n,oto mill 10 oh,,, Ia ,,o
on thrcn Shifts ri nirht honrs eocL
ciyino ~clnnlnvmont ~ nr,nHnr ~ now,
men,
I1-.,..
"omS iNLnl.f, t'ie engineer VINO was so
nlnnt dad earlr vestorja', morn;nn ~
liz inirr;"s ~ :"
I'm esIuens on Nor1il "Anash street,
aar..:.b' eVTiIip'"ip p'.tet1y Oh Tug sAronse
se'''eS' Inc! guy the carts nave not
19'
W she name o. 14hh
Most"sny aa,E.nptau 10 stea' a iellow
molnis1Mn Z VIC ~ Denwoou ana was
MY" soy ''"' COSTS ny inc mayor.
There was another spell OF weather
.n,oi,'!; y ilsi.t la'l run 'e!l W W.
sGiva!s .''ough INC afternoon, pnt
nooIt IVY clocA INC sun came OUT
oii'"'"''u c'ear.
GEorGE PRINCE, IL Of the hands ell
gagged III shaving the city electric light
poiea IN the Iempllclu YARD, mao ms
ill.,. pIuiy hiaslleu Yesterday ny one Oh
wy poies ialiihs on IL.
HE Washington, Pa. Reporter says:
|; W; Jones on, Monday shipped the last
OF ABOUT 10000 pounds OF wool pur-
chased III washington county, for the
most OF which ho paid thirty cents per
pound.
TIE copies OF tho Acts of tho Lcgisla-
turc for 1891, intended ior the Justices
OF the peace, were received BY County
Clerk Hook Yesterday, and the justices
can get them at any time by calling at
his Office.
SEVERAL merchants along Main street
were having coal placed in their cellars
this morning, Tor use during the winter,
they having decided not to pay the in
creased rates for natural gas.-Hashing-
ton, Pa, Journal.
WILLIAM RounKE was acting III q very
disordcrly manner at the P, W. & Nv.
station yesterday, when officer Herbert
removed him to the central station,
where he has BY this time had ample
opportunity to repent.
,o,xr mootin, of tro c~omm;t..os ~
the City Council and thu Gonn,w Com n.
missioncrs HAVING ch,rno NJ ,ho r,no;rs
to the grand stairway in the Srblic
bp;lLin9 was hold ,ast ,;nbt "a a,tor,I
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,;. .hG now chapel ut the Wheeling hos
g;h' ~" IS much more commodious than
ttae 9id one and is being fitted I'm yery
.JS"GHSoinely. Tho Sisters are loud in
;;ncl' praise OF the beautiful metal cell
m mss, eyer 4 portion OF the chapel, do
LATED ny Mcssrs. Caldwell & Peterson
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oo 0GnEns by telephone, telegraph or
Rye I;v;'fVS order Tor pure Pennsylvania
ia, "HiSH% Will receive prompt atten.
Tul.nyfy N. !. l.ally, ZOO Main street.
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Nessrs. J. a. Bodley, Thomas O'Brien
; III Z. 5. Terril!, the appraisers appoint
"a 70 put 4 value on Improperly owned
y! me county, mado 4 statement Of the
S"Inalion they considered just on all
but the new Jail, as follows:
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FREDDIE 4 CHARLIE's grand opening t,
night at Mark Twain Saloon, l4ll Mar
ket street.
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kct street.

FREDDIE & CHARLES grand opening to-
night at Mark Twain saloon, l4ll Mar
kct street.
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Three hundred Crayon Portraits a
Plummer's Gallery, l13S Main street.
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HOW TOGET THEM

If you want new customers,
ask for them.
There are hundreds Of people
living within a mile Of your
store that don't know there is
such a place, and they'll CON
tinue to be ignorant on the sub
ject unless you take steps to
inform them. Some Of us are
too apt to think that "every-
body knows u.s."
Now, that line Of thought is a
mighty bad one for business
men. If they permit them
selves to be deceived BY it, they
are pretty sure to get left
Seek publicity. Keep your
name and your stores location
constantly before the people.
Use the newspapers-theres
nothing like it.
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r;r inE lady managers of Altcnheim will
n moH. j supper and musical entertain.
;ns " The Home on Thursday even
i ~s, oelober 10. Supper will be served
iii,. lye 10 seven o'clock, for which
MY cents will be charged.
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TIE RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.

The report OF the assessment Of the
railroads in Ohio county rs made by
The State board OF Public Works was
reported, and the assessments were
$gPoTtloned among the different magis.
seFia! districts IN the same ratio as Inst
year The aggregate Of the different
assessments was MS follows:
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81 GAVE who can!" was tho frantic crv
O. Napoleon to his army at Watnrlno
wv INV AeaIth and strength while you can,
VIA '.e nso Q! Ayers sarsaparilia, is al.
oil 'nat applies to all, both young and
v,u, Don't wait until disease fas,ens on
~ VIlCC. ntM
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They Didn't Whip Cupps.

ARBITRATION COMMITTEE.
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John 7. Lane, general travelling agent
OF the Baltimore & Ohio lines west OF
Wheeling and zone Of the finest" is in
the city, tho guest Of his old Bellaire
companion, William Sharp, OF the Solid
Comfort Glnh-Henhen,nWa HernM W.
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soys' cuorHEs-D. euupLlNe . co.

We ae now thoroughly prepared to fit out your boys for Fall and Winter.
W c carryn larger and better stock than any other store In tho city, ni
son several styles Of our ~"e"' "4t''e"-
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InDESTRUCHIBLE KNOCKABOUT ST

bboovw s y" iT Tbax NM, nd rec recommend IIinnGn y. as good a, my suit made. No matter
pun "d wreste, those suits will stand all requirements. INV
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-15

The Lutheran is a church OF many
languages. The latest statistics show
that of her baptized membership
throughout the world 100000 speak
German, 100000 Swedish, 2,500,0 200
Norwegian, ., 300. OOO Danish, 2,O4S, 900
Finnish, 1,25O,OO0 English. 1,113,000
HungarianS $4,000 Livonian, $50,
600 CourlandiSh, 272, 200 Estho-
nian, $4,000 French, 10000 Ice
landic. $4,000 Bohemian, and
that in every other civilized tongue she
is well represented. The Lutheran
church, though taking its origin in
Germany, knows no fatherland or
mother tongue, She is at home every
where.
In the United States, though among
the last TO come TO general public rec
IGNITION, the Lutheran Church is doing
Christian work in twelve different lam
guages, and has 1862 ministers, 7,94s
churches, and 100000 communicate
members, twenty-four theological semi
naries, twenty-five colleges, forty-eight
Seminaries and academies, ffty-seven
orphan homes and hospitals, and 140
church papers, of which fOrty-eight are
English, fifty-one German, sixteen
Swedish, fifteen Norwegian, four Dan
ish. three Finish, two Icelandic, and
two French.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-15
MARTINS FERRY.

Mr.. Ellis Lash has sold his dwelling
house to Mr. Wash Rose, the popular glass
worker.
Miss Clayton, handsome young lady of
Bridgeport, was in the city yesterday, the
guest of friends.
Mr.. James Ratcliff, of Greensburg, Pa,
a well known glsss cutter, and MIR. Better,
a mould maker from the same place, were
circulating among friends here yesterday.
Ratcliff is well known among the glass
workers here and is always welcomed by
all the boys.
William Welsh, a well-known business
man, of Warrenton, was in the city yester-
day
Officers Bowman and Terry had quite
wrestle with one-legged drunken tramp
they arrested near the blast furnace yes
day afternoon, but they landed him.
George Floto, of Steubenville, o., was
here yesterday attending the funeral OF
Chas. Floto, a son of his brother Henry,
the well known baker here.
Marshal Westwood was in ST. Clairsville
yesterday on business.
Mr. Abe Barron, an old Martins Ferry
citizen was here yesterday. Abe is well
known here, having been an employe of the
Laughlin mill for quite number of years,
but at present is engaged with the juno
ton Iron Works, at Mingo Junction.
Charles Thorngate, of Highland City,
was in town yesterday looking after a
couple of runaway herses that escaped
from his pastures sometime during
Wednesday evening. At last accounts he
had not found them.
Little Charlie Floto, who died on last
Tuesday, was buried from the residence of
his parents on Second street, yesterday
afternoon, quite number of friends at
tending the funeral. Interment at River
view cemetery.
DR.. Darrah returned from Orrville, O.,
Yesterday morning, where he has been at
tending the Fireman's Convention.
]. Z. Hogan, of Mt. Pleasant, passed
through the city yesterday.
Mr.. John Reid has returned from bust
ness trip of several days
The volunteer fire companies of north
eastern Ohio will meet at New Philadel-
pbia next year. The second Wednesday in
MAY is the time set. The Martins Ferry
fire department will be represented at the
convention.
EN-. Lawrence, of Mt. Pleasant, was in
the city yesterday.
Nineteen criminal cases will be before
the Court of this county the present term.
A horse belonging to DR.. Shuttleworth
ran off yesterday morning on Second street,
doing considerable damage TO the buggy to
which he was hitched at the time.
Mrs. Willard Bailey returned from
Toronto yesterday evening" where she has
been at the bedside of sick brother.
Jack Goodman, the stonemason, has
moved his family here from Bellaire.
James Y. Patterson, the Hanover street
hardware merchant, is in Springfield, O.,
in the interest of the Champion Moving
Machine Co.
DR. A. K. Ong and j. L. Hanes were in
Smithfeld yesterday.
The special train which was to arrive
over the c., L. & w railroad yesterday
with the officers of the company on board,
failed to reach here on account OF an ac-
cident on the road at Tippecanoe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-15
BELLAlRE.

Three Italians working in the ditch on
Gravel Hill that was excavated for sewer
pipe had narrow escape from death on
Wednesday evening. The bank of the
ditch caved in and buried the men to their
shoulders in gravel. Only the vigorous
work of the other laborers saved the men
from death. All were rescued without in
jury.
Sometime since there was more or less
excitement created by the report that a
child of Mr. Jas. Hamersly had died of
neglect. The case was Investigated by
the grand jury and it was reported yester-
day that the mother had been guilty Of
murder in the second degree.
The machinery for the new boiler and
bridge works is arriving, $1,000 or So, 600
worth will be put in at present. l.. Mason
will manufacture his "go-devil' machines
at this plant.
Burr's Mills promises to be lively place
this summer. The Normal School meets
first, then the Epworth League and later
camp meeting is on the programme.
The Independent says some of the stock
holders of the Bellaire Stamping Company
are in Chicago looking at the location that
has been offered the company.
A big crowd of young folks accompanied
Rev. Grose, the temperance lecturer, to the
late train Wednesday night to see him off
10 his home in Tennessee.
This morning early passengers on the C..
& p, will go out one hour earlier next
week. A train will go up the river every
night at O'Clock.
The annual report of the water works
trustees and Superintendent will be read
before Council at the next session.
The cement works is producing about
300 barrels of cement day and is sending
it out as fast as manufactured.
The Christian Church baptised nine per-
sons Wednesday evening. Last week a
larger number were baptised.
A good many country people were in
the city to trade yesterday. All of tn EN-
complain of the dry weather.
Chas Rodewig, of this city, was selected
as treasurer of the Firemen at the conven-
ton held at Orrvi.le, Ohio
Mr.. Mendel, Superintendent of the Allie
gheny postoffice, was here attending the
wedding of a relative.
The next meeting Of the Belmont Coun-
ty Medical Society will be held at Bridge
port on July l4th.
Miss Rosa Somehow will render piano
solo at the commencement exercises at
Martins Ferry.
Three individuals, who had fun while on
a spree, paid the Mayor s. and costs each
yesterday.
The grass on the hills is turning brown.
This is sight seldom witnessed so early in
the year.
The owners of the steamer Phillips paid
the Pittsburg Coal Co. S35 for damages to
a barge.
Several of our people attended the COM
mencement exercises at Moundsville last
night.
Herzberg Bros. are the new owners and
proprietors of the Arcade Clothing House.
The grand jury continues to have more or
less business with people of this city.
1t is said that j. Ellen Foster is soon to
lecture in Bellaire.
Cook, the shoeman, has again opened for
business.
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THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The Thirty-ffth Biennial Convention-Sta-
tistics OF the Church.

tistics OF the Church.
The season for religious gatherings is
at hand. and On the goth the General
SYNOD of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of the United States of America
will hold it's Thirty-ffth Biennial Con-
vention at Lebanon, Pa, TO which sew
eral of our townsmen are delegates.
The Lutherans are among the strong
est denominations in this country. The
membership has doubled every fifteen
years, and the last United States census
shows that during the last ten years the
Lutherans have increased in the United
States at the rate of Ga per cent. The
following statistics of the strength of
the church will be surprise to many;