The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-24
A GENERAL MOVEMENT
or tho Danizens Of Wheeling g
Midway Plaisanos,
ELEVEN HOUSES MUST Be VACATED
And the Inmates Hunt new Homes
Some Hardship Entailed, whilo in
Other Cases the Women Escape
very Fotunately-A Corresponding
Movement in Real Estate in Pros
peet


Last night the tlmo expired which
William Emblem gave the tenants OF his
eleven houses on Eof and Nineteenth
streets to yacate the premises. Only
ono house had been entirely vacated
last night, however. Carrie Palmer
moved out OF her house several weeks
ago, but still had her furniture in 1t.
Yesterday it was removed to astorage
house, and last evening the sign "Eo
Let was tackled on it,
Emblem is in jail for renting houses
to those women, with q six months
sentence staring him in the face. His
only hope is a pardon, and as longas he
was renting the houses for immoral
purposes he had little hope OF securing
that. Hence the order to Vacate.
There was no "process OF law" about
It, aud the women could have resisted,
but all took the view that this would
only increase tho trouble aud expense,
They concluded to move out, and have
been making preparations to 90, In
most cases they failed to got new
houses and stored their furniture tom.
porarily. Slaudo Smith, who owns the
furniture Of Lucy Belmonfs house,
bought the house on tho South Side
now occupied by Anne Keim, but the
latter refuses to vacate, and 1t is pre-
dlCted that there will be lively times DO.
fore Maud gets possession. Georgia
Frank had arranged to buy house on
Jacob street, near Nineteenth, but
neighbors objected SO strenuously that
the deal was declared of.
The women ordered out were Carrie
Palmer, Rhea Gray, Nellie White,
Georgia Frank, Lucy Belmont, Stella
Chester, Ida Nichols, Ada Foster and
Fanny Preston. Tho Brooks sisters
moved out early in tho recent troubles
aud left town. Susan Hennegan, at
Main and Twenty.lrst, was also told to
vacate.
There was a good deal OF commotion
yesterday when the wagons backed up
to the doors and began to load in furni.
ture. 1t cost the women 81 SO to haul
o load and 81 to store 1t for month.
About two hundred children and half
as many older people gathered around
and stared at the moving sights.
Last night the iandladies were al
lowed to sleep in their houses with tho
remnant OF their furniture, but most OF
the girls had to leave. The women did
not know where they would sleep to.
night, and some OF the girls were really
put to hardship. One sick girl with q
baby applied in vain at several houses,
and finally Ada Foster gave her enough
money TO stop ono night at hotel.
Ida Nichols, who has lived In the
Emblem houses for twenty-four years,
and is the pioneer Of her class in town,
has been sick for several weeks, and had
no boarders. Her furniture was but
partly paid for She is under indict-
ment and unable to give bond. AS
soon as herfurniture 10 stored away she
will go to the county jail and reside
there for while.
At Rhea Gray's, four girls were to be
disposed of. One took a friend and
went to her home, while third went
to her aunts. The fourth has been
sick, and Miss Gray said she would
take care OF this one. She did not
know where she would 60 to-day, how.
ever.
Two from Nellie Whites went to
Pittsburgh yesterday, while two re-
NAMED. She expects to get another
house and get all four back.
Two of Ada Fosters girls went down
town yesterday to look for places, and
did not come back Two we're left with
her. She has rented three rooms on
tho South Side, but on condition that
she has no girls with her. Some OF the
girls, she said, did not have money
enough to pay for their washing, and
could not get their clothes. An East
Liverpool woman was here yesterday
looking for TWO 81 rls, and probably got
them.
1t is stated us fact that owing to tho
lack OF patronage since the recent
troubles and the expense of lawsuits,
etc, some OF the women OF tho town
have actually not money to buy bread.
Fanny Preston gave five OF her girls
money TO buy railroad tickets, and they
nil marched down town yesterday and
left for Stcubenvile. They could not
afford to hire their trunkshauled, and so
colored friends carried them to the train,
making up unique procession, which
they seemed to enjoy as much as the
procession.
The immediate result Of tho move.
ment will be to force many women
upon the streets, and doubtless in q
short time there will BIO as many houses
as ever, but more scattered.
Ammo Keim was yesterday surron-
dered by her bondsman, William
Clator, and was in DURANGO several
hours, but at last got new bondsman.