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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
HOPEFUL EXPRESSIONS.
A Cleveland Authority Talks Cheering
of the Prospects.


CLEVELAND, April %. - The Iron
Trade Reuiew says Of business condi-
tions this week: Hopefulness is larger
element in the iron situation to-day
than at any time in months. Added TO
the general fact that this is buying
time of the year, there are several
specific reasons for taking courage.
First, the accumulation OF pig iron has
been checked and the days OF democrat
ization from unprecedented piling up OF
stocks are numbered. Second, the vol
ume OF business in all lines, as shown
in clearances and railroad earnings, is
greater than last year. Prices have not
improved in the week, but inquiries are
more plentiful and buying movement
seems just ahead.
That the docks would show scant
stocks by May 1st would be OF more i'm
port TO ore men were there any immedi-
ate prospect of sales. Non-Bessemer
transactions stand practically as they
did two months ago, constituting the
merest fractions Of the sales so far made.
What sales there have been Of non-Bes-
semers were on last seasons basis, with
the increase in lake freights added. Ex-
pectations were entertained earlier in
the season by Cleveland capitalists en-
tered in the Spanish-American Com
pany's mines in Cuba that they
would ship ore to this country the pres
ent season. Existing ocean freights
will permit Of the delivery Of the Span
ish-American output at tidewater at a
price below that Of the Lake Superior
ore delivered at Cleveland, but owing 70
the low state OF the ore trade the COM
pany has decided that 1t will not ship TO
this country this season.
Furnacemen have had some oppor-
tunity of late TO note how the demorali
cation in their business is shared by
their customers. There has been the
keenest competition for work, and or
ders have never been placed at foun-
dries and machine shops at better fig
ures.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
HANNIBAL.

HANNIBAL. o., April pa. H. Hofer
made business trip on Friday to Wheel
ing.
Mr. John Suter late of the steamer Andes
moved his family Wednesday 70 Cincin-
matt where he VIII take charge OF wharf
boat.
Lewis Mudleman was at Wheeling
THURSDAY.
relatives in town this week.
RjIly Neuenschwander entertained bis
gentleman friends at adinner party Fri
day. a-
triv To Parkersburg this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Voegtly were on
shopping expedition last Tuesday at Wheel
ing.
I.dv Of our town. left on the Courier Thurs
day for Marietta, Ohio
fohn Voegtly, Of the steamer Bedford,
vho has been spending several weeks with
his family. left for Pittsburg Monday
Mrs George Braunlich and granddaugh-
ter LESSEE are visiting friends in Wheeling
this week.
town Monday.
Frank Dinger, Of Wheelins. who Dos oeen
rusticating with friends IN our vicinity Ior
several weeks for the beuenc OF ms neeitn,
returned home Tuesday much improved
on Friday evening fire broke or ~
the nurtnern part Of town. tie origin OF
whsch Is not known, totally destroying
large building. Less unincNn'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONRY.


Last Monday evening Ohio Lodge No.
l held regular communications with
good turnout of Jealous workers pres
emit, who assisted the regular corps OF
officers to confer the second degree on
one candidate, and afterwards the third
degree upon another, every part OF each
OF the degrees being splendidly AND
intelligentIy rendered. Worshiplul
Ross presided in the East, and with the
assistance of Past Master Demil as
Senior Deacon and Master OF Ceremo-
MES, much interest was added TO the
work of the evening.
On Tuesday evening Wheeling Union
Chapter No. held special convoca.
ton, with a crowded Chapter room OF
jealous companions, who had soeen
drawn there by a sense OF duty which
they owned toward the full team, which
would start on their race toward fame
on that evening, and who proved to De
OF thorough bred stock, for they were
goers from away back, and would travei
on two tracks at one time II necessary.
The degrees from Past to and including
Royal Arch, were conferred IN
fine manner. and by aid OF the
new and elaborate costumes OF the
officers make the scene at times very
striking and enchanting, and had the
effect of making the slippery route less
dangerous, and when under the instruc-
tions OF the captain OF the gang. An
other special was had on Friday even
ing. and it was a repetition OF the work
of the former meeting, but with more
impressiveness by use Of the under
standing cases. Banquet at Nanheu'
ren's.
On Thursday evening Wheeling
Lodge No. held regular communica-
tion with reasonable number OF zeal
Gus workers and visiting brethren.
Worshipful Mansberger was in the
east, and In the work was assisted by
Past Master Hall, OF Ne. l, with Broth
er J. w. White, Of No. 30, in the west.
A fine specimen had been procured
from the worlds quarries and he was
apprenticed to the Craft, and he will
doubtless prove most Jealous work.
man of whom none will be ashamed.
On Monday evening Wheeling Com
mandery No. will meet TO confer the
orders, and which Will be done for the
first time by aid Of the new parapher-
MALTA and costumes just received, and
which are the finest we have seen In
this section OF our country.
AS the Grand Commandery will meet
next month it would be we'll for those
who intend to go to Huntington to ar
range to have special train and then
they can leave later in the evening than
the regular train, which would doubt
less be most convenient for many who
desire to go down to the conclave.
On Tuesday Bates Lodge No. 80
meets and on Thursday evening Nelson
Lodge No. 80. Both lodges have many
candidates on the way and consequent
ly work may be had in more than one
degree.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24

p Newman. one Of the most eloquent
and widely known Of the Methodist
bishops. be is very popular as pubic
speaker, aud the announcement tnae no
Is 70 speak upon almost any occasion y
sufficient to attract large audience Oi
Omaha people.
Speaking Of the approaching confer
ence Yesterday TO your correspondent
Risbop Newman said: There will De
several interesting and very Important
questions presented 70 the conference
for solution. The question OF taking
away the limit OF the minister's pastor,
ate and leaving it to the Judgment OF
the bishop In charge Of the conference
will be one Of the interesting questions
that will be discussed.
"Of course the question OF aomltt'ng
women TO the right OF seats as delegates
in the legislative bodies OF the chureh
will be another very interesting prob
lem that will come up in some form
durinr the session. The question OF
electing more bishops will probably De
raised and is likely TO provoke CONSIDER
able discussion on account OF the Iact
that a good deal Of newspaper discus
sion on the subject has already taken
place. 1t Is held by some that the pres
ent number Of bishops, which Is
eighteen, ought TO be sufficient TO do the
work devOlving upon the episcopacy OF
the church, while the opposite view Is
taken by Others. The question or re-
stricting the work Of the bishops rather
than charging upon their field will no
doubt be discussed with considerable
earnestness.
Referring TO the labor devolving upon
the bishops the venerable divine SAID
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24

Thus it happened that when return
ed TO my CHEEKY little cupboard, No.
sos. series B, found that some one had
swiped my bathing place, together with
a rich oriental bathrobe which l bought
two years ago at Ober-Amergau Of Ju-
das Iscariot. He was also understudy
for Pontius PLATE, and this robe was
one he wore while on the bench,
l would not have lost IL for good
deal.
1t is a glorious season OF the year in
which to travel over our country and
see the brown fields take on their living
of green. AS the train pauses at little
station the odor of the Maltese pussy
willow comes in at the window, while
far away the peculiar, happy hearted
song OF the blackbird comes over the
April scented meadows. At the station
| see a lad stepping high, like blind
horse, and l know that he is just going
barefoot for the first time this aeason.
His feet are very white, whittier than
they will be again till next April, and he
is trying to sell small tin pail full OF
frogs legs The conductor says that
the boy will close them out at sacri-
fee, as he has been trying now for two
weeks to sell them and frogs legs do
not improve with age.
Crops in Ohio are looking unusually
well. Winter wheat under the careful
auspices of Governor Mckinley is look
ing thrifty and very rank indeed.
Rhubarb is looking very robust this
spring. CowsliD green's are plenty and
good. Why should we enter into direct
competition with the foreign market by
the removal of our tariff when cowslip
greens are so abundant and the poke
berry season almost upon US as | write?
Last week we stopped at the Cobb
House. call it the Cobb House be-
cause / am wary about giving the cor
rect name. A frienn of mine once
wrote up an account of this same
house, giving the correct name OF the
hotel and the proprietor. The latter
ran the house then as he does now,
purely by brute force and main
strength.
He ran the elevator then just as he
does now, by means of the surplus
energy of his butter. If he could get a
storage system for his butter power he
could move OulluiukS dt q six W ca pcuSc.
MY friend wrote up this hotel, as /
saw, and told the truth about it. Then
in the rush and hurry Of business he
forgot about it till two years later when
something brought it up in his mind.
Something gave his memory slight
Jolt, he says. Memory is not located
where he thought II was.
He says he had to poultice his memory
all that summer. He thinks now that
he was reminded Of the article by the
landlord.
That is the reason why speak Of il
as the Cobb House. Some commercial
men who have tried it call it the Pest
House. That is q good name for 1t.
The ham one gets there always seems
TO be what was left over from some 9TH
ar mans breakfast. You have no doubt
eaten that kind of ham. / do not know
who uses his .s,tlecloth when itisclean.
know that does not.
One day j Sed 3 visitor who called
At nv roor nat he would like and he
aid he be ID he would take brandy
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.

At the last meeting OF Alpha there
was a fair representation OF the men,
bers present, and partial report was
made by the. representatives Just re-
turned from the recent session OF the
Grand Lodge, and it was agreed that
the balance Of the report would be de-
ferred until the Goth, when it was re-
ported there would be fuller attend.
ance of the brethren.
Among the many satisfactory things
done at the Knights OF Honor Grand
Lodge was the re-electing Of Brother
George Arkle to be the Supreme Repre-
sentative for two years. The brother
in that position, about two years ago,
proved himself to be the right man in
the right place, by executing the trust
i'm posed on him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
THE WAYSIDE Inn.
BILL NYB WRITES TOUCHINGLY OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY TYPE.
Hotels He Has Lived and Almost Died INA Bell
Boy Who Wanted to Do His Duty-PuHing
a Cat OF the Train-A Mans Letter.
Lcoprtaat, 1899, oy Edgar ": Mel


IN OHIO.
have Just paid my bill at the Smear
kase House, and my physician says that
the bites will all be we'll In few days.
The Smearkase House is relic OF the
early history of the United States,
"them good old days" when people
were perfectly simple in their tastes
and got along without underclothing.
Those were the grand old days when
men drank coffin polish and licked their
children into curvature OF the spine II
they enjoyed anything on Sunday.
We often hear about them good old
days when neighbors used to come and
visit each other for two weeks at time,
spreading famine and other contagious
juvenile complaints among the children
right aud left In those days papa went
and soaked a Goldfish in the creek as soon
as ne had baited the visitors horse. l
can sea the wan smile Of the large salt
Goldfish now as my grandfather took him
down from nail in the attic. can see
also his ruptnred bosom full OF rock salt,
and can hear him quarreing with the
other odors of New England as he
started gayly for the brook. Even now
] see his low, retreating forehead and
hear hisfragrance knocking the bark of
the tree as he goes away where he can
soak his head.
The Smearkase House is run by an
elderly man, who does better at break
ing colts than he does in editing a
menu. We stopped here over twenty
four hours. Rates two dollars per day
and split your own kindling wood.
Guests wishing to take bath are request
ed to apply at the Office for roller towel
and other facilities. After bathing
guests are requested to return mackerel
tub to the Office, as other guests may be
waiting to take bath. For bell boy,
ring two times and then go and do 1t
yourself. For meals wanted in room,
wiring the neck of large Shanghai
rooster in the back yard twice and cook
same on oil stove. Fire escapes on this
house are exclusively for the guests OF
the house. Any one seeking to escape
on one of our fire escapes and not pa
irons OF the house will be fired.
The other day at another hotel was
robbed of my bathroom. Fortunately l
was not in it myself While was at tea
the bathroom was purloined from my
room and given to another man. Some
of my things were in 1t at the time. 1t
was one of those bathrooms connected
with two rooms. The other man was
more profane AT the Office than l was,
so he got the bathroom. could never
accomplish very much by profanity,
anyhow. I was taught at home to
avoid it in conversation, and it often
happens that men who are gifted that
way get the bridal chamber while am
given the suicide room.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
ABOAT VTTHAHISTORY
Nsm.uto Of The Most Fearful Volcanic Uphsaval
In Modern Timss-How Forty thousand
People Persisted.
Philadelphia Press.

Tourists who visit Batavia nowaaays
are quite out of fashion II they fail 10
make the passage thrugh Sunda STRAIT
and see all that is left Of Kraukatau,
and the vestiges Of the ruin wrought
by the terrible eruption Of 1854. lfthey
push up the Bay of Lampong, on the
Suuatra side OF the channel, they are
likely to land on the low shores occupied
by the village of Telokh-Betong, ano
hire carts for short jaunt into the In.
terror, and when they have gone about
two miles they will pause to take In the
curious scene presented in this picture;
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24


ination is to-day one Of the strong
the city, 10 does net occupy that
ndinR position which it would
I'd ifgreater wisdom and charac-
he management of the church
during the pioneers days Of the
with.
are sixteen Methodist churches
missions 10 Omaha. The First
church is probably the finest
Operty In the city. IL is cen
Ted and is in every way very
OuSe of worship. II lisa hand
5ed brick and stone structure.
Jted only about one year ago at a
Of Sl25,OOO. The denomination
several other handsome church
lngs, and the work Of the denomi-
al over the city seems TO be pros
az. The leading educational insti-
in Of the Methodist church in
raska is located at Lincoln, the state
ital, sixty-fve miles distant. II is
e than probable that the conference
gates will visit this institution dur
the mouth Of ths conference. 1t is
I'd the Neha Wesleyan univer-
The - has a considerable
Ne cash and valuable
with success in the
Il has one very hand
x and a cOmmOdious
If the most extensive
al training schools in
The buAngs are
over $50 70 -
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24

II have travelled over 10000 miles dur
Ing the last four years. Mr. correspond
ence has run up TO about 5000 letters q
year during that time"
Nearly all the churches OF Omana will
be filled by Methodist clergymen during
the month of May.
]. NJ. GILLIAN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
How often

We see some young man who has squand
cred his money and ruined his health by
excuses, and before 30 years of age is an
ell broken down and played out man! in
all such cases l prescribe natures tonic
and nervine, Sulphur Bitters. They sup
aly food for the brain, strengthen the
perves. and are successful in nine cases
nut Of ten.-Old Physician.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
We used to hear that con-

We used to hear that con-
sumption was durable if one
took it in hand in time; but
people in general had to re-
gard it as fatal.
Since we know more about
it, we know how to fight it.
Now we do begin in time.
We begin before you suspect
any danger.
Our means are CAREFUL
LIVING and SCOTS Emulsion
of cod-liver oil. Shall We
seVd you a book on both?
Zee. 4
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
CUT THIS OUT.

About April ist E. b. Potts will occupy the
large new stores 1000 and 1904 Main street ana
rs 20 " Tenth street, Suspension Bridge corner,
with q full line OF Clothing. Hats, shoes and
Furnishing Goods. This 10 the largest and rnet
store OF the kind In the State.
Before removing we quote. toe ose out, Child.
rsn's Shoes ut 1pc, 26c, SIC, 4Sc, $40, TAO and
$40 up, all solid bargains and trade winners.
See our Ladies Fine shoes At 97c, ol.2b.
81. 81, 81. as aud SI.S7, and wonder how We
can do it.
sI.37, s1.45, si.62 up, all leaders and
matchless la price.
BOYS Suits at SIC, csc. ellis, $751;
oI. az up, worth double the money or no snle
Mems Pants at 4sc, CSC. sic, 91c and ef.f0
up See our great leaders In Mems Pants AZ
s1.1S. worth $500.
BOYS Pants at 1oc, 1ec, aoc up. hard TO get
Mems suits st 81. 9s, s2.3T. "a %, e3.sTl
oI.6Oup We lead the world In low prices.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24
A GREAT CONFERENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING OF METHO-
DISIS AT OMAHA.
Five Hundred Delegates and Thousands Of VS.
TORS VIII Ahsnd-Bishop Newman Speaks
Of Some Of the Important Questions
That Require Settlement

spsei4J CorrssDondsncs Or ne Register
OMAHA. April 21.-The coming Of the
ouadrennial conference Of the Methodist
church, which meets 10 this city on the
Isl OF May, Is creating a great deal OF
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-24

BovsE. chszisss. rss South ysh Avssua.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-05
THE FIRST SLEIGH RIDE.

A Few Cutters Out Upon the East End
Avenues - How Pittsburg Enjoys the
First Real Taste of Winter Weather.
Pittsburg's sport loving people had their
first sleigh ride yesterday. 1t was tri1e
rough; once in a while runner would
strike sparks from a cobble stone, but
it was q sleigh ride in leap year and
carried with it any amount Of joy. There
were only few who knew that there was
enough snow on the ground for sleighing,
but those who did lost little time in brush
ing off their cutters and celebrating the
new year. The livery stables did good
business and hope for more to-day. They
counted without Signal Service Observer
Stewards forecast, however, and will go
into mourning to-day when they are told
that the prospects are for warmer weather.
There may possibly be little snow, but it
is more probable that it will be rain. There
Is little cold wave up in the Northwest,
however, that may come toward Pittsburg,
and if it does it will be colder on Wednes-
day or Thursday The chances for more
snow the latter part of the week are good
enough to gamble on. Surrounding towns
have good sleighing, and in the lumber
country, Northeast. work is in full blast.
Lumbermen count on snow early in Decem-
ber, and on account of it being a little late
this year they are hustling with all their
ability to get in their stock.
A scarcity of natural gas was reported
from some sections of the two cities, but the
general supply was fair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-05
A FORTUNE AT STAKE.
Another Hearing in the Inquiry as to tn,
Sanity of John Woods.

Another Hearing in the Inquiry as to the
Sanity of John Woods.
The inquiry as to the sanity Of John
Woods, of Mt. Washington, was resumed
by Commissioner McClay and the jury yes
terday. Judge Fetterman represented the
petitioner, William Woods, and J. S. Fer
guson conducted the examination on the
other side, while Messrs. Bigham and Shafer
took notes. DR.. ]. P. McCord was put on
the stand as a witness for the petitioner,
and said he had examined John Woods and
found him, in witness opinion, unit to at
tend to his business. or in other words,
mildly off As to senile dementia, DR.. Nc
Cord said he hadn't tried the old gentle
mans temperature. DIR. McCord refused to
admit that he had once been mistaken in his
diagnosis in a case of alleged insanity, but
said he had been overruled.
DR.. James McCann testified that he had ex-
amined John Woods and found MIN, like
many other octogenarians, weak mentally
and physically, but did not consider him in
sane. He (the witness) considered Woods
fit to attend to ordinary business, but
thought that in buying and selling real es-
tate, etc, it would be best to have him as
sisted by LAWYER. The only lively part of
the examination was that of putting the pc
titioner William Woods, through his PAGES.
He wanted to testify in his own way, but
Ferguson wouldn't have it, and both the
Commissioner and Judge Fetterman sat
down on him in this respect. William was
very positive that his father was not able TO
attend to his own business but admitted
that the old gentleman had given him
farm in Bethel township. Judge Fetter-
man announced that he had closed his case