Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-25

A letter from Findlay says the fac
tories of that city have been without
fuel since last Thursday, and are closed
down In consequence. The city author
tiles shut of the natural gas supply and
will ends vor to furnish private con-
sumers adequately. If there is some
fuel to spare after this, the factories
are to have 1t. The Findlay authorities
have the manufacturing establishments
under their thumbs and intend to keep
them there. As compared with the
trustees at Findlay the Wheeling Nat
ural Gas Company is an angel. The
company at home says 1t does not want
any private consumers, as they are too
much trouble. Factories are their desi-
/ deratum at present. Speaking Of the
| Wheeling Natural Gas Company reminds
the writer that the citizens OF Bellaire
have waited long enough for that cor
| pOratiOn to turn on the gas supply. 1t
is time for Council to take decisive
steps against the Wheeling Natural
Gas Company and either make them run
the gas In their pipes os shut their sup
ply off entirely and confiscate the prop
erty they have in the way of pipes.
The Mayor and Marshal have deter
mined to keep the tramp brigade out
Of town, The buns who struck this
city on Sunday and filled up with beer
were a sorry lot yesterday. The Mayor
assessed each one Of the dozen $40 and
costs under the vagrant law. This
means about two months on the stone
pile at st. Clairsville.
A young chap who said he was from
East Liverpool was arrested for drunk
enness on Monday night. After he
sObered up he said he had been robbed.
The old chestnut would not go with the
Mayor. The fellow was turned loose
and told to get out of town in hurry.
Auditor JOS. A. Henderson and wife
and Deputy Auditor w. w. Finton and
wife and Deputy Sheriff w. n. Darby
and wife and Treasurer Archer and
wife and several others from st.
ClairSville, were in attendance at the
banquet at the Globe Hotel.
A number Of Bellalre people had
guesSeS in the Cincinnati Enquirer on
the plurality OF the candidates for Gov
ernQr. Chas. Blakeney and Tom Cook
were the nearest guesSerS but were not
close enough to get the 500 reward.
The will Of 0. Il. Blackburn was read
on Monday evening. According to re-
ports the property is to be equally divid-
ed between his three children, after re-
serving $500 for each of his grand
children.
Part of the roof of the ventilator OF
the Crystal window glass works was
blown off By the wind storm on Mon
day. The damage will be repaired at
once.
John Foley, who was arrested for
rObbing the b. Il o. ticket Office, was
bound over to Court in the sum of $500.
Bail was furnished.
Miss Annie Sanders, who has been Wis
ling friends in Allegheny, has returned
home. While away Miss Sanders was
quite sick.
Nineteen tramps and plain DRINKS
were in the lookup yesterday morning.
The lookup has not been so full for a
long time.
The Ray Fishing Club will give hop
in Turner Hall on the 18th. This
club has been in existence several
years.
A private hop will be given in Choral
Hall this evening. A supper will be
served at midnight at Merchants Hotel.
Mrs. VIM. Sanders, of Allegheny, Pa,
is visiting friends in this city.
The B., u, & G. railroad is repairing
its bridge at Indian run.
reported as improving.
The blast furnace is making q good
yield since reSuming.