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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-21
A HOLIDAY FEELING
Pervades the Street and Restricts
Trading in Securitiek
PHILLIE LOSES A FRACTION,
But the Remainder Of the List Rules Steady
to Firm.
LOCAL AND GENERAL FINANCIAL NEWS

THURSDAY, Oct. 20.
A sort Of holiday spirit pervaded 'the
street" to-day. being especially noticeable in
the brokers' Offices and on Change 1t was
reflected in various ways, though mainly
in.very moderate trading and disposition
to sell rather than to buy. This disposition
became more marked when the Exchange
voted to adjourn at 8 p. M. until 10 A.. M.
next Monday, but nothing suffered save
Philadelphia Company, which declined q
fraction and closed looking rather weak.
There, were no other particularly weak
spots, however, and In general way the
market was steady to firm, though quiet,
with Pleasant Valley, Switch and Signal,
Underground Cable, Luster and United
States Glass most prominent with respect
to firmnesS
At the calls Electric scrip, Philadelphia
Company, Citizens traction, P. & B. .trac-
tion and Pleasant Valley were the only
items traded n-scrip selling at 9S and
closing at 93 bid, Citizens traction at 62H
and closing at 69z bid, Philadelphia Com
pany at 2lH and closing at 2lA@2lH. p. B.
ira ction at AX and closing at 24A025, and
Pleasant Valley Railway at 251H5 closing at
tho same price bid.
AirDrake was offered down to 1861; 6511
was bid for U. 8. Glass common and ll4H
for the preferred; IS was bid for 100 shares
Underground Cable; Switch and Signal was
quoted at lS1lQlS1S: Luster was held at ~
bid; Central, FittsburI and Duquesne trac-
tions were q shade f1rmer, ii any thing, and
others were unchanged.
Unlisted items closed as follows: Electric
second preferred, 37@3715; do first preferred,
~ bid; do scrip, 93 BID; p. & B. traction,
24A@95 Duquesne traction, 2s]l bid: do 5s,
'l0l1a@l0lsl: r.. a. & NJ. traction, A1@4+ssss;
do 5s, IVY bid; do 81, 102H bid; Pleasant
Valley 5s, i6211 bid.
Citizens traction bs were quoted at 106
bid and Pittsburg traction 6s at l04 bid.
A Bugle Blast for Seattle
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
WORKED AN OLD TRICK.
A swindler Captured by officer
wilkie Yesterday Afternoon.
He FOUND RINGS ON THE STREET
And Sold Them for Dollar = Being
Drunk He Became a Little too Bold
and was Caught aud Locked up.
He Carried Travelling Drugstore,
Apparcntiy--.Policc Matters Dull.

For some time police matters have
been unusually dull Not an arrest
was made by the police Saturday or Sat
urday night, and there were only three
ordinary cases in the court Saturday
morning. Yesterday the dullness was
broken in upon slightly by a capture
made by Officer Wilkie, in the Fifth
ward. Every once in while some fell
low comes around working the old ring
trick. A man buys brass rings, gold
washed, for about half dollars dozen,
and pretends to find them on the street.
He stops a man and remarks that no
doubt the owner will be around in
search of itana willing to pay good
reward. An unsophisticated person
usually bites at the bait.
The man arrested yesterday was work
ing this game, and had several silver
dollars and six Of the rings, which he
said cost him nickel apiece. He had
been calling at houses and trying to sell
the rings, and had evidently succeeded
Besides the rings he had five or six
packages OF drugs, two knivr and a
buckeye. The last he said h. carried
for rheumatism. 1t has not been de-
cided whether he will be brought up in
police court this morning or arraigned
in Q JUSTICES court under the bad fame
act.
He said his namo was John Gewey,
and he came from Canton, o.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
"Good OH Times. "

This play by Hall Caine has been
compared to Lights of London" and
"silver King" of which it may be said
that it forms companion picture. The
characters are strongly drawn and
stand out boldly and dramatically.
There is a husband who sacrifices him
self for his wife and becomes convict.
There is a pronounced villain, the cause
OF the trouble, who murders his sweet
hearts father and finds himself chained
to the man he has wronged. Then
there are the pure suffering wife and a
poor betrayed woman who when the
end comes falls lovingly on the body Of
the villain, who has wronged herself
and all the rest. Good Old Times"
will be at the Grand the last three
nights OF this week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
oJerryn Mt ths Grand To.nlcht.

This evening Manager Genther pre-
sents very strong attraction at the
Grand in the person of MIR. J. W. Sum-
mers, who is said to be one Of the great
est character actors on the stage. Mr..
Summers is thorough master of his
art, and he has been playing in Eng
land for the past few years with great
success, ind this is his first appearance
IN Wheeling. The Cincinnati press
speaks in high terms OF his great char
acter acting. The patrons of the Grand
this evening will be favored with one OF
the best performances that they have
seen there in many day. Mr.. Sum-
mers' company is also said to be good
one. The opening will be big, OF course.
Prices, Is, %. So and so cents, The at
fractions at the Grand thus far have
been very good.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
IN rHE CIRCUIT coURT.
A Great Grlst of Business Transacted BY
Judge PaulI Saturday.

A Great GrIst OF business Transacted by
Judge PaulI Saturday.
In Judge Paull's court Saturday Louis
Hess was sentenced to five years in the
penitenthry, and John Devinney to six
months in the county jail.
In tho case of Louis Rheims VS.. the
Standard Insurance Company, and the
Chicago Light and Power Company VS..
the same defendant, the objections to
the filing OF demurrers were overruled
and arguments set on December IA.
In the case OF William Porter's adj
ministrator VS.. William Porters heirs.
ct al, the petition OF George S. Simpson
to be permitted to pay the whole OF the
purchase money for lots Nos. 2S, 30 and
&c. sold by W. P. Hubbard, commits
sioner, was filed and the prayer OF the
petitioner granted.
Melissa McGlumphrey and Elsie Gray
were brought before the court for sem
tencc, but on representation OF counsel
for the defense the matter was post
poned
In tho case OF the city vs. William
McGlumphrey there was n motion to
set aside the judgment Of the court and
grant new trial.
Stella Woods was ordered released
from Jail, she showing she was unable
to pay tho fine imposed upon her.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Saturday night man stole certif-
cate of deposit for $500 from Joe Ro-
bare, who runs q restaurant on Market
street, below Fourteenth. There is no
clue. =
A bold robbery occurred in Alley @
Saturday night, at the house kept by
Ella Miller. While tho girls were down
stairs, between II and u o'clock, some
person entered the second-story rooms,
which are on level with the alley.
Three trunks belonging to the girls were
broken open and S25 in cash and sever
al articles OF silverware carried off.
A thief, with very bold method in
his line, entered the Office of Squire
Ed. Clark, on Morgan street, Bridge
port, last Friday, and deliberately put
on the squirrels best overcoat and walked
away SO coolly that the neiGhbors sup
posed he owned half the town. No
clue.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Next Friday and Saturday evenings
and Saturday matinee the Mapleton
Opera Company will present "Fadette"
at the Opera House. The following
press dispatch announced the Ameri-
can debut of the star in this country:
BosroN, Oct. lS.-Madame Laura
schirmor. Napoleon, made her first ap-
pearance In Boston tonight at Music
Hall, after her many European tri-
umphs, extending over period Of sew
eral years, and won legitimate and
great success. The opera was Donizet-
it's Lucia" There were no flowers
and no manufactured applause. The
prima donna went on her merits alone,
and gained the most enthusiastic tri-
umph that has been won in Boston for
many q day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

The Wheeling Press club has secured
George KEENAN,, the famous Siberian
traveller and author of the wor1 on the
Russian exile system which made such
a sensation, for a lecture at the Wheel
ing Opera House, Tuesday evening, jan
uary IL. Mr.. keenan, was telegraph
operator in the Wheeling Office OF the
Western Union Company years ago.
HIS lecture will be on the East Siberian
convict mines, and he will appear in the
convict dress OF the mines. He is q
wonderfully versatile man, and sings
the Siberian songs in illustrating his
talk. No doubt a packed house will
greet him here, as has been the case
everywhere else.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
NOTES ON NAVIGATION.

Stage of watcr ana Movements of Boats.
Tho River Interosts.
The marks on the wharf show 8 feet
4 inches, the best stage of water seen
here since early in the spring.
The reports from headwaters were as
follows:
Morgantown-4 feet 6 inches and sta
tionary; weathea cloudy.
Warren-3 feet and inches and fall
ing,
Brownsville-G feet 8 inches and fall
The Clifton left New Cumberland
yesterday morning with tow OF fire
brick for southern markets.
The arrivals and departures yesterday
were: II. X. Bedford, to Pittsburgh, 2
a. m. Bon Hur, to Parkersburg, a. m. ;
Annie Laurie, to ZanesvilleSand Mus
kingum river points, q. M; Sunshine,
to Pnrkersburg, 8 p. M; Lizzie Bay,
Charleston to Pittsburgh, 8 p. m. ;
Congo, Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, 8 p.
M. keystone State, Cincinnati to Pitts
burgh, Z p. m.
The Ben Hur will leave for Parkers-
burg and way landings at 1850 a. m.
to-day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
JULIUS CESAR TONIGHT.
Charles Hanford's Splendid Compan
Arrived last NIGHT.

Charles uanford's Julius Cesar"
company arrived last night from Gin
cinnati. where they have been playing
weeks engagement. The company is
the largest tragedy organization on the
road, numbering twenty-four people
and carrying big car load OF special
scenery for to-nights production OF
Julius Caesar" Mr.. Hantord is well
known to the theatre goers OF Wheel.
ing from his performances with Booth
and Barrett and Julia Marlowe. This is
mis- twelfth year OF theatrical travelling,
and he said last night that with the ex-
ception OF tho first year he had never
missed season in Wheeling. The sale
OF seats for tonight is already very
large and is steadily increasing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Patrons of tho Museo theatre will
find this weeks attractions very inter.
esting. Tho management has secured
the famous South Sea Island Joe and
his wonderful collection OF curios, direct
from the South Sea Islands. He will
deliver q very interesting lecture on his
native home. Captain Carl, the land
scape artist, is also q wonderful attrac-
ton, and tnere will be many other fea-
lures to interest tho patrons OF this
popular resort In the theatre Emery
l. Russell's Comedy Company and the
laughable farce, "Patti's Debut" ar
ranged by Willard Neal, will be seen.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Thursday night sisson's comedy,
1.-THE Colonel" will be given at the
Opera House. The Richmond, Va,
Siaic saws: "Ihe Colonel" is an excel
lent comedy. The dialogue is bright
and iull of sparkling humor, which is
By no means broad, Mr., Sissou, Mrs,
shepherd, and every member OF a well
selected company personated their roles
in a capital manner, and the entire per-
Torrance was pleasant and successful"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
SECOND BRANCH.


The Republicans OF the Eighth ward
held a suggestion meeting Saturday
evening. The suggestions were:
First Branch of Council-Joseph A.
Arkle, Chris. Kalbitzer, Fred Hafer,
Fred Beckendorf and Charles Meyer.
Second Branch Of Couneil-E. 7.
Wheat, William Nolte, Charles Morn
ingstar, DR.. W. E. StSthers, August II.
Nolte, Charles Zula,f, Alex. Bebout,
James Hammond and Frank Edley.
Executive Committeeman = Godfrey
The Eighth is in favor of Conrad
Leonhart for mayor, Thomas g. Ben
nett for sergeant and Charles Schultze
for clerk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12
IT'S SEABRIGHT AGAIN.
Tho Democrats Who Do Not Want
Him Cannot Beat Him.
He CAPTURES A GOOD PLURALITY
ofthe Votes for the Mayorality Nom
ination Cast ut the Democratic Prl-
marios Saturday Aftornoon-.Tho
Result on the Other Offices and for
Couucil.--No Surprises in Them.

With the exception of the contest for
the mayoraltY and Council there was
no difference of opinion as to the out
come of the Democratic primaries Sat-
urday. @. W. seabright was nominated
for mayor. This surprised some peo-
pie, but the majority in all parties
seemed to expect it. The vote was as
follows, the contestants being ex-City
Collector William Myles, ex-Judge
George E. Boyd and Mayor seabright:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Last night the women who were SEN
fenced to Jail terms for keeping houses
OF i'll fame were driven up TO the Jail to
begin serving their sentences, but
M'liss McGumphrey, who occupies the
debtors room, refused to let them in,
and they very reluctantly drove back
home.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Act on new principle-roguiating
the liver, stomach and bowels through
tho nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure biliousness, bad
taste, torpid liver, piles, constipation.
Unequaied for men, women and chill
dren. Smallest, mildest, surest! Fifty
doses, 25c. Samples free, at The Logan
Drug Co.'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

In all the wards, excepting the First
and Seventh, the Republicans have held
suggestion meetings. These two hold
their meetings tonight, the Frat at the
Vigilant engine house, and the Seventh
ut the Hose house hall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

Tho Yachcron s Cnnstnntin Watch Is
known to-day ms the finest Ia the world.
Insolid Gold LAX cases, from sOT 70 size.
/. q. DILLON s. CO.'S.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

WONDERFUL are the EXPLANATIONS
heard from visitors to Kinks Art Store,
1905 Main street, when they sec the
choice assortment Of Holiday Goods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

THE readers OF our publications are
requested to use Salvation Oil for any
and all pains. 1t is sure cure. %
cents,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

yards BleRched Muslin ut &c, worth Toe.
l.. $. GOOD,
I1.5 and 1877 Mnin Street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-12

For city sergeant Robert 7. McNichol,
present incumbent, was nominated
without opposition, as was also John
Crockard for wharfmaster, and Thomas
F. Thoner for city clerk.
Over 1900 votes were cast in all. Sea.
bright, it will be observed, carried
every ward but the Third and Seventh,
where Judge Boyd led.
The Council tickets chosen were as
follows:
FIRST BRANCH.
First ward-Alfred PAUL..
Second ward-Joseph Emsheimer.
Third ward-Julius Pollock.
Fourth ward-P. F. Farrell.
Fifth ward-Charles Menkemiller.
Sixth ward-W. w. Irwin.
Seventh ward-Dr. E. @. Myers.
Eighth ward-John Minkemeyer
SECOND BRANCH.
First ward-Eugene Deiters. ]. ].
Kenney Louis Zoeckler and Fred Fred
erick.
second-W. A. Welty, A. G. Hadlich
and Henry Nau
Third-Allen Brock, John NJ. Birch
and John Arthur, jr.
Fourth-Edward Robertson, Peter
Hoe and John Brill.
Fifth-James Filan, August Warneke
and John Waterhouse.
Sixth-Frank Cruise, Thomas Killeen,
G. W. Kreiter, ]. P. o'Malley and
Thomas Burke.
SEVENTH. A. Woods, ]. B. fancy
Eighth~william Rose, R. V. Ankle,
Charles Rohrig and Louis Stab.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
KIDNAPERS ON TRIAL.
John Mccain, One of Ward WaterburY's Alb
ductors. Perjures Himself on the Stand.

GREENWICH. Conn, Feb.6-Samuel South
erland, who. with John McCann and
Charles E. Waterbury, was arrested for
KIDNAPPING little eight-year-old Ward Wat
erbury, had 3 hearing to-day. John Nc
Cam, u of the kidnapers, was
pat on the stand. McCann tes-
titled in Southerland's favor. and
In his manifest eagerness to save Souther-
Ian began contradicting the statements
which he had previously made. 1t was
evident that he was p~erjuring himself, aud
Prosecutor Walsh interrupted him and ap-
pealed to Judge Hoyt. The latter severely
reprimanded Mccain. In McCann's con-
fession to Prosecutor Walsh he had said
that Switzerland was present Mt Water
bury's house when the kidnapping plans
were laid, and hat Switzerland was one of
the chief conspirators. In his testimony
to-day he denied this.
Ward Waterbury and his father repeated
the testimony they gave at the trial of the
other two ~kidnapers. Switzerland him.
self was then called to the stand. He re-
fused to be sworn and would not make any
plea. Prosecutor Walsh then addressed
the court. He said that he would admit
that Switzerland was not actually one of
the kidnapers. but asked Judge Hoyt to
hold the prisoner on the ground that he
that he knew all about the matter and
assisted in planning 1t. Judge Hoyt took
the same view of the case and bound
Switzerland over in 5000 bonds for the
action of the Superior Court, which meets
in bridgeport on the 10th Of February.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
CONSPIRACY AGAINST A WOMAN.
Divorce Case at Cleveland in Which Serious
Charges Are Made BY the Wife.

CLEVELAND. o.. Feb. GA sensation was
caused yesterday when Capt. j. w. Moore,
one of the best-known and w%ealthiest ves-
~sel-owners on the great lakes. began suit
for divorce against his wife. Mrs. Laura A.
Moore. He is about sixty years old and
she about forty. He married her twelve
years ago, when she wac a widow with two
children. He charges her with gross un-
fsithfulness at many times. and places and
oites q number of instances. A prominent
hvery-stable- keeper and one.J. Albert Will
son are named as correspondents. Captain
Moore has for a week lived at a hotel and
his wife occupies their handsome house on
the Detroit road.
To-day Mrs. Moore sued Captain Moore.
Capt. William S. Mack, Capt. Richard
Neville. A. X. Rumsey, j. Arthur Wilson,
and another whose nam 10 unknown. for
500. 900 damages She charges conspiracy.
She alleges that Wilson, or . person going
by that NAME. was introduced to her by
William 5. Mack as being a personal friend
of his family. andIthat Wilson. under q plea
of taking her to visit his wife, u through
the conspiracy of the defendants, took her
instead to a questionable resort. She claims
that Wilson compelled her to remove a
portion of her clothing and that when she
was In that condition the door of the room
opened and William &. Mack. Richard
Neville. A. III. Rumsey and another man,
VINO said he was an officer Of the law, en-
tered. The intrudere. she says. then or
dered the alleged officer TO arrest her, which
be did. Mrs. Moore claims that it is O con-
spiracy to deprive her of her just share of
her husbands estate, and that Wilson was
paid 5000 for his work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
CHICAGO WILL GET THE LIBRARY.
John Creerar's VIII, Bequeathing Three Mill
ions to Charitable Object, Upheld.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6-Judge Tuley. of the
Circuit Court. to-day handed down an
opinion sustaining the will of the late mill
~ionaire. John Creerar. of this city. in leav-
ing a FUND for the establishment OF a great
library here. etc. The validity of the will
was attacked by certain cousins Of the de-
ceased on grounds similar to those on which
a similar bequest by the late Samuel Tilden,
of New York. was ~oyerthrown. The
Creerar will made individual, religious
and charitable requests to the amount of
100000 and gave the resIdu of his estate.
amounting to over S3,000.C00, into the hands
of three men to found the Creerar library.
1t was .contended by compliments that
the residuary clause was void because it
and that the other ~bequests were not of q
holds that there could be no more deserv-
ing charity than the bequest for the educa-
tion of the people; that 1t was clearly the
intention of the testator that the residuary
estate should become at his death a gift to
charity. If the residuary clause was good
1t made no difference to the complainants
whether the challenged special legacies
We're void or not. as the lapsed ~legacies
fell into the reslduum, and complainants
had no standing in court. The court CON-
mented on the difficulty, under the New
York law, of sustaining wills making be-
quests to charity, and of the practice in
this State of constituting the law literally in
favor of the wishes of charitable testatOrs
as accounting for the different conclusions
reached in the Tilden and Creerar case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Denial of the Report that Work Has Stopped
England Ready to Finish It

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Capt. VIM. l..
Merry. ex-president of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce. was seen, to-day,
regarding the statements made by X. I.
Sparks, who has returned from Managus.
to the effect that work on the Nicaragua
canal had ceased. Captain Merry is the
local agent for the Nicaraguan government.
and is also interested in the DEVELOPMENT of
the canal. He said the statement that
work on the canal has ceased was incorrect.
The construction company does not pro-
Tess to be doing extensive work on
the canal pending the negotiation of
their securities in Europe. OF until their
contract has been passed upon by Congress-,
but his advices from the district engineer
in December last showed that there were
over four hundred men or the payroll at
the time, and that work was progressing
steadily, If slowly. The company has q
concession from Nicaragua for one hundred
years. Under the terms thereof they were
required to expend S2.0o0.000 In work the
first year. According to the report OF the
board appointed by that government nearly
S3.000,000 were expended by the company.
and the government not only approved the
work of construction in complying with
the requirements of the concession. but
granted another extension of ten years in
addition to that originally fixed for the
coupiotion " tuo Cduai. ONeT CDsooOsOOV VI
the S12.OO0.O00 of the capital stock Of the
company have been expended in the work.
which has been economically managed and
been productive of good results.
A. g. Menocal. representative Of the con-
struction company, is now in London effect
ing the disposal of 500. 600. 900 In bonds and
500, 600. 900 in stock of the canal company.
and pending the disposal of these securi-
ties and action of Congress. which must
necessarily modify the company's projects.
the latter il uhwarranted in making ex-
tensive improvements. Captain Merry's
idea is that these statements. detrimental
to the company. have como from persons IN
terested in the numerous railroads pro-
jected or constructed in the territory ad-
jacent to the canal Such roads. far from
being O hIndrance to the canal. would de-
velop the country and commerce., and
would act as feeders to the canal and vice
versa. 1t is confidently anticipated that
the local trade of Nicaragua alone will,
within o few years after the construction
of the canal. pay for its maintenance.
Captain Merry says that. failing favorable
action By the United States Congress. Eng
land stands ready TO take up the work.