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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
"A VERY CHEEKY THIEF.
He Enters q Residence in Broad
Daylight but is Observed,
Observation-Disclosures
Who Turn him over to tho Police, aud
lie Is Locked up...lIo Ins tho Nerve
of q very Slick Thief, but says hc
can Explainc Everything, and that
he lives In Bellairc. t.dHr

Yesterday afternoon about . o'clock
while tho family OF Mr.. John Frcw was
away from homo q rough looking and
roughly dressed man entered the house
on tho corner OF Eoir and Fourteenth
streets, by way OF 4 side door. Whether
le forced tho door open, or simply
found 1t unlocked cannot be told, but
ut any ratio ho was seen to try several
Of tho doors, and at last with apparent
difficulty find a way in by tho door ro.
icrrcd to, which leads from porch.
A lady living near, who saw him, did
not know whether TO think he was bcnt
on robbery or not, but Mr.. J. NJ. Weist-
ling, tho jcwclcr, happened TO pass just
then, and she called his attention tothe
facts.
Mr.. Wrestling went to tho front door
OF the house and rang the bell, when
tho man left by the same door no had
gono in, and tricdt 10 accretohimsclf in an
clubhouse. Mr.. Wrestling accosted him
and asked what no was doing there, and
not getting 4 satisfactory answer he col
Jared the fellow, who, however, broke
away, cutting ono Of his captor's fingers
pretty badly in doing so. lie then ran
out OH Fifteenth street and up to Four
teonth, followed by Mr.. Wrestling and
another gentleman. Finding himself
closely pursued, hc cut through to Fif-
tcenth again, and just as he reached
that street thotwo pursuers caught him,
and thoy held him, though he fought
to escape.
AS the men passed A. T. Young's
drug store in the chase, Mr.. Young saw
them, and knowing something was
wrong, he tclcphoned to police head
quarters, and Lieutenant Icrrill was on
the spot in fow minutes and tho pris.
oner was turned over to him. lie was
taken TO headquarters and there
searched. He had knife eraser and 4
copy OF tho 1NTELLrGEyCER OF last Tues
day in his pocket, and when q reporter
picked up tho eraser to look at it ho got
very mad. When the officers went to
lock him up he appropriated the lock-
up keepers pipe, but Uncle Barney
vetoed that. Then he went down into
the lining OF his coat and produced a
pipe and asked Uuncle Barney for a
pipeful.
lie said that his name was John Mil
ton, and that he lived ut Bellaire.
When Terrill asked what he was doing
in that gentleman's house he anwered;
"FIe and will explain thnt all right, u
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
To Extend tho Electrical Road.

The citizens OF Tiltonville, Yorkville,
Portland and Warrenton have a project
on foot to secure the extension OF tho
Wheeling electrical railway to the latter
named point from Martins Ferry.
Some time ago the stockholders Of the
railway company made proposition to
some OF the land holders that if they
would donate n twenty-ioot right OF way
they would build up that way. A COM
mittee was put to work to secure this,
but failed, most OF the land owners only
being willing to give twelve feet. Now
that new material has been put in the
field, it can almost DO assured that be-
fore many months elapse work will COM
mence on the extension.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
COIL TAYLOR IN TOWN.
a Well-Known Newspaper 5Ian Celebra-
ting Christmas on Ills Way West.

Col. W. A. Taylor, the well known
correspondent OF the Cincinnati En-
Q,tirer, arrived in the city yesterday
afternoon and registered at the Mcclure
House, where an INTELLlGENcEE repor-
ter ran across him little while after.
The colonel was en- route to Columbus
from Washington, and stopped over
here because he knew Wheeling was q
good town to celebrate q holiday in.
lie says he expects to accompany the
government cruiser to Chile and help
10 lombard the'saucy Chileaus.
Colonel Taylor says Foraker is to be
the successor OF John Sherman, and
the coming man in Ohio politics. He
doesn't like the ex-governor personal
~, because he is the only man who
ever went back on IN interview printed
by the colonel, but aside from that he
can read the signs OF the times, and
they point to Foraker, whose schedule
time to arrive. 10 use . picturesque fig
ureo of Colonel Taylor's, is pretty near
here.
The colonel, besides seeing few old
friends horc, had nh appointment. to
meet prominent gentleman and gel
some Information that would startle
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
ChriatInna Sermons.

Tho Christmas sermon ut st. Lukc's P.
Z. church was preached yesterday morn
ing ut 1880 by Rev. Grant p. Sommer.
vile, oil st. Mary's. The service was
largely attended. Rev. DR.. Swope
preached 4 Christmas sermon in the
morning ut 1890 ut St.\NIatthews, and
his able discourse, pointing out tho les
son OF the day, was listened TO by large
oudienra
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
Moro People From nuremberg.

Yesterday seventeen more citizens Of
Wirtemberg, Germany, arrived in the
city to reside. Several OF them have
already secured employment and the
others have relatives here, most OF
them being employed in Stifeps calico
printing works. A number OF others
from the same town came short time
ago. They are industrious and make
good citizens, and Wheeling can Afford
to welcome many such,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

John Heilmcier, proprietor Of the
Panhandle Dycing, Securing and Re-
pairing Works, at 1881 Marketstreet, has
received new lot Of handsome Mas
,querado Suits, which he will ront at
low prices. Suits for the. Kirmcss can
also DO engaged. Cloths and drapings
and all articles Of that nature cleaned
on short notice.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. +. G. Myers
died at tho residence OF her husband at
lOi0 Main street, aged Gl. She was a
good woman, respected by all who knew
her, and her borrowed iamily have the
sincerest sympathy OF n wide circle OF
friends in their anlictior,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
Ghe !Gttekhqen!EeG.


Opeta House, onrleds Comic Opera Co.
81 Matthew'S Church.
Fourth Httcet N. 4. Church.
Second Presbyterian Church.
fiDt Presbyterian Church.
Fonnd-IAllcs' Gold Watch.
For Rcnt-Jhmci l. IInwlcy.
Annual Clearing up salo-uoo, Z ssitel 4 Co
Fifth Page. ~
4 Complete lseyolutlon-IIoge & lro.
Tho City Bank OF Wheeling
Manufacturing Plant for Sale.
John W. Myles-Artist
Cloak Dagalns-deo. N. Shook & Co,-EIShth
Page.
Lost-satchol Containing Surgical Instru
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
Commentaries,

All claims not consistent with the
high character OF Syrup OF Figs are pur-
posely avoided by the California Fig
Syrup Company. 1t acts gently on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the
system ehectually, but it is not q cure
all and makes no pretensions that every
bottle will not substantiate. DIV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

rFyou cannot 500 and need SpsotncIos,
you should call on Us and have yous cycs
tested without charge. We havo tho ilnost
Instruments and more experience than any
OTHER optteinn In tho State, and guarantee
satisfaction Ur money refunded. G17'"- -.
JACOB W. CRUDE,
Jewcler and Opticinn,
Corner Twelfth md Market Streets
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
GET umbrellas from Jacob W. Grub.

Buy gold spcctaces and eyeglasses for
Christmas presents from Prof. Shelf,
the optician, and have the eyes tested
and glasses fitted aiterwarl without
extra charges
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

BAD, drainage causes much sickness,
and bad blood and improper action OF
the liver and kidneys is bad drainage to
the human system, which Burkock's
Blood Bitters remedy. j D&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

A ilno Suit OF Clothes or fancy Silk Vest
mn!lo to order, u good Wool or worstr,l
Knit jacket and M excellent limo OF Mock.
wear, Shirts, Gloves, handkerchief, with
Initials, Sc., ut q. HESS Il sons,
Merchant Tnilors md Gents Furnislisrs,
1891 anu 1899 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
Thosc pcnr Little ones.

Edw. L. Rose & CO. have received
their third invoice Of Christmas try
cycles. This time it is the dear little
wheels for tho dear little girls. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

LAX, 5.-dwt. Hunting Watch, with j. C.
Dueber Adjusted Sicl;lc Movement, ut
SIT 75. II. i. 1IILLlIAS Sc co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

HAVE your Diamonds reset. Estimates
and designs chcorfully furnished mt
alN' s.ss,st WHEAT s. lIANCHERS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

$40 IIoys' Silver Watches. Hunting Stcm
Wind Silver Boys Watches, american
Movement, for $40, Mt
~ Rg II. l.. fiILL1IAN 4 CO.'S,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

ment, tho lowest prices on Diamonds,
Watches md Jewelry, Mt ..L....5l
}:gfl5f5s ~ WHEAT S IIANCHEIpS.-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
CornerT,

GRAND OPERA SALOON, Oyster and
Chop House. Gibson's and Doughcrty's Hye
Whistles. 90 Twelfth Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

LOOSE GEMS. Diamonds, Rubics, Emcr-
aids, Pearls and Opais In largo quantities,
Mt WHEAT Is IANCuEISS,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

TIE finest assortment OF Holiday
Slippers in the city at L. Y. BLoSD's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

JEwELHT Repairing and Diamond
Mounting nrtlsticnlly done Mt moderate
cost ut WHEAT s HANCHEIHS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

COOP bread is indispensable in the
family. You get it by using Taylor's
Best Flour.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

WHEAT s. IIANCIIER have tho bost Sill.
vcr Watch for n boy or girl In tho market
for So. $500 i45.1 sa5'-4-5 II;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

GET necklaces from Jacob W. Grub.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

GET clocks from Jacob w. Grub.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26

GET diamonds from Jacob w. Grub.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-26
HOLIDAY GOODS,

st-satchol Containing Surgical Instru
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26

noon, when I saw little child, ten or
twelve years of age, sitting on the steps
OF saloon. | spoke to her. She at
once addressed me by name. l said:
How do you know my name?' She re-
piled: You came and spoke down at
our mission school, l said: why are
you here?' She said: 4 am waiting for
father, who is in the saloon Present.
ly the man came out. / went on the
opposite side of the street, keeping my
eye on them. He walked unsteadily,
partly supported by the little child.
Presently, they came to another sa-
loon. | saw that the child was plead
ing with him. But he went in, and she
again sat down on the steps. | said: 4
will go into the saloon and ask them
not to sell anything to your father
She said: oh, no! That will only make
it worse; and when he goes home he
will abuse mother We'll, will wait
till he comes out, and urge him to go
home without drinking any more She
said: No, that would be still worse l
followed them from the other side of
the street. He went into one saloon
after another until he had gone into
thirteen and had to be almost carried
home. Imagine what that home is. -
Philadelphia Presbyterian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
A DRUNKARD'S STORY.
Inhuman Conduct of Confirmed Slave
to Drink.


Rev. G. Lane, speaking some time
ago in Atlanta, Ga, said a drunkard
told him this terrible story. He said:
81 am ashamed to tell the story, as it
reflects on my manhood, but l want
you to know to what depths of infamy
the force of habit drags one. My fam
lily had been begging me to give up
drinking, and finally l promised my
dear old mother on her deathbed.
swore to her that would never drink
again, and to make the oath more bind
ing l crept into the parlor in the still
watches of the night, when the watch
ers We're in another room, and, kneel-
ing beside her coffin, | renewed my
oath with my hand placed upon that
marble brow, cold in death. In less
than a week l was as drunk again.
Some time afterwards my little daugh-
ter was taken sick. She was sinking
rapidly and begged me to give up
drinking. l promised her that l would.
and in order to make my promise more
sacred l took the little wasted hand in
mine and promised her that no drink
should touch my lips unless it came
through that hand so dear to me.
With a sweet smile she passed over
the river, and l thought l was saved.
She was laid out in the parlor; the
windows were darkened and the door
shut. That night the terrible craving
for whisky came over my soul. Secur-
ing wine-glass and a flask of whisky,
1 sought the death chamber
poured the glass full of the whisky
and unlocked the icy fingers. closed
them over the glass, and, raising it to
my lips, drained it to the very dregs.
l reclasped the cold hand and silently
left the room, and may God have mercy
on my soul. Union Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
SELECT SHORT NOTES.

"SEE the capitalists riding along in
their fine carriages."' yelled a socialist
speaker at a meeting in a Chicago sub.
urb the other evening. "Where, l ask
You, are our horses and carriages?"
responded a maudlin and red-nosed re-
former of society, with detection, and
the orator changed the subject.
Mrs. CHARLOTTE WOODBURY., superin-
tendent for the national Demorest medal
contests, is doing a grand work in ad.
vancing the cause of temperance. AL
most every state has a superintendent,
who is vigorously pushing the work.
The unions everywhere are holding
these contests, crowded audiences at
testing to the interest taken in the
speeches made by the children, who
are contestants for the silver, gold and
diamond medals offered as prizes for
the best defamation on the temper
ance question.
JULES ROCHARD, a noted student OF
hygiene. gives these figures for the
loss, direct and indirect, entailed by
the consumption of alcohol in France:
Value of alcohol consumed exclusive
of duty paid, 12S, ,3S4 francs; loss
of labor, 1,34O, 174,50O francs; medical
treatment and stoppage of work, TO-.
S42, 900 francs; cost of maintenance OF
insane, 2,652,912 francs; suicides anG
deaths from accidents, 1922 900 francs
cost of repression of crime due to al
cohol, S,S94, 800 francs; total, expressed
in dollars, S311, 151, $50 The CORE
spending loss in England is estimated
at 1854, 426, OILS.
Miss ACKERMANN visited a school be.
longing to a Japanese, who formerly
carried on large brewery, but some
where heard the Gospel. One of hi.
neighbors had also heard about the
Gospel, and they studied the Bible to-
gether. They became convinced that
it was the true religion and embraced
Christianity. After time the brewer
turned the brewery into a school. In
the back part the school and chapel
were established, the latter seating
about six hundred or seven hundred
persons They had no altar or seats
for the chapel, but a missionary sug
gested that the watts should be made
into seats and the wine press was con
verified into an altar.--Union Signal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
BARNUM'S SERMON.
The Great Showman's Views on the Liz.
uor Question.

Mr.. Barnum, the Snowman, had one
excellent quality rare in showmen-
he was a temperance man. We copy
speech of his: "Those who have not
suffered from the use of liquor, direct.
ly or indirectly" began the great show.
man, stepping to the foot-lights, hold
up your right hands. Very we'll" he
continued, after the laughter which
followed this opening ''since there are
no hands up l conclude that every,
body has an interest in this subject.
l am qualified TO talk about intemper.
ance because l have been on both
sides of the fence. 1t is the better part
of mankind which become drunkards.
Misers are in no danger 1t is the
whole-souled, big-heartcd fellows who
make up the army of fifty thousand
that annually march to drunkards
graves. Six hundred million dollars
are spent here in liquor every year. If
that amount was invested in real or
personal property in twenty-five years
it would buy up the entire union.
There is no such thing as moderate
drinking any more than there is mod
crate murder or moderate forgery.
Smoking is just as bad as drinking.
Boys are now employed to collect old
cigar stumps. which are boiled down
and the nicotine secured This is sold
to farmers up my way in Connecticut
who treat cabbage leaves with it, and
these are made into fifteen-cent cigars.
Drinking is habit that grows. Last
winter two of my elephants began
shaking with chills one morning. The
keepers ran down to the village and got
six gallons of whisky. Hastily return
ing, three gallons were given to each
elephant. Fortunately it cured them.
They liked the artificial warmth il
superinduced. Next morning when
the keeper came to them he found both
elephants shaking with might and
main. No, you don't he shouted,
you are well enough to-day and they
stopped shaking. Golden Voice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
CAUTION IN STORY TELLING.
A Captain Who Burned No Bridges Be
hind Him-A Hard Pipe to Beat.


An adventure was related over a
soldiers camp fire at San Carlos that is
worth preserving, and has not yet been
in type. The general commanding the
department was guest of the mess,
and under the influence OF some claret,
imported for the occasion, captain
told a story.
The captain said that he had been
fishing in one of the smaller canons
near Fort Apache shortly before, and
had hooked an immense trout. He
played him up and down stream, be-
came intensely excited, and was Just
about to land him when he heard
fierce growl, and, looking up, perceived
a tremendous bear on the opposite side
of the narrow creek. The captain was
not anxious to lose his life and the bear
was making for him. Neither did ne
care to lose the fish. SO he quickly
transferred the tishpole to his left hand,
drew his revolver with his right, killed
the bear, and then landed the trout.
There was lull at the end of this
story. The hearers waited to hear
what the general would say. Pretty
soon he asked: "What did You do with
the bear captan?" Gave him to some
Indians" was the reply And the
fish," continued the general. HE was
such a fine one that | put him back in
the creek. | don't believe in spelling
the sport of future generations" There
was another lull Presently the gen
eral asked: do you call that bear
story or fish story captain?" The
captain replied, Il don't call it either"
Then again came the general to the
charge: Couldn't you fix that story up
so that you could be killing rattle
snake with one of your feet at the same
time?" The general rose and walked
away.
There were two captains in the til
cavalry. Each was proud of his record
his horses, his family, his dogs. in short
everything that was his. If one had
thing that he particularly priced the
other had a better one, or got one. or
tried to get one. Capt. y. had a very
| old meerschaum pipe. and, seeming an
antiquity, he sent it to an expert in New
York, who returned it with certificate
to the effect that it was three hundred
years old. He impatiently waited until
the officers assembled at headquarters
the next morning, exhibited his prize
and read the figures on the experts GER
tificate. Capt B., his rival, declared
that his family had a meerschaum pipe,
that had been in their possession for
nine hundred years. Now. Capt. X;
was too polite to remind Capt. g. that
neither tobacco nor pipes were known
in Europe nine hundred years ago. and
he went home crushed. There a bright
idea occurred to him. He put figure
one before the three hundred on his
certificate, and his pipe was certified to
be one thousand andthree hundred years
old. The next morning he returned to
headquarters, announced that he had
made u mistake in reading the certif-
cate on the previous day, and that his
pipe was really one thousand and three
hundred years old. To prove it he
! showed the certifcate.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-06-26
ANCIENT AMERICAN CLOTHES.
Beautiful Fabrics Woven from the Hair of
Animals.

Beautiful Fabrics Woven from the Hair of
Animals.
The MeXicanS spun and wove cotton,
and the Peruvians both cotton and wool,
into fabrics which the Spaniards found
in every way equal to anything they
had known at home. The Peruvians,
in particular, were adopts in the art.
When Pizarro made the conquest of
their country in 1888, he found in the
empire of the Incas four species of
animals little different from each other,
which he called the sheep of the coun-
try, because of their general resemb-
lance to the Spanish sheep, and the
similar utilization of its fiber. Two of
the species, the llama and alpaca, had
been in a state of domestication from
time immemorial. the remaining
varieties, the vicuna and the guanaca,
living in a wild state in the Businesses
of the Andes. From variety of sources
we are able to obtain minute details of
the Importance which the government
attached to these animals, and the large
part which they played in the domestic
economy of the country.
The Peruvian wooden fabrics We're of
three kinds--a coarse wooden cloth,
which they called avasca, which formed
the raiment of the common people:
finer variety, called compi, worn by the
captains and officials; and still another,
also called compi, but of much finer
quality, reserved for the use of persons
of royal blood. Specimens of this cloth,
still preserved, reveal tineness of tex
ture and an exquisite finish which mod d,
ern ingenuity rarely equals. Both sides
of these cloths were woven alike. The
delicacy of the texture gave it the luster
of silk, while the brilliancy of the dyes
employed excited the envy and admira-
ton of the European artisan. The
Peruvans made also shawls, robes, car
pets; coverlets, and hangings in great
varieties of patterns. They knew how
to produce an article of great strength
and durability, by mixing the hair of
animals with the fleece of their llamas.
5. n. D. North, in Popular Science
Monthly.