Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
CHAT ABOUT TOWN.
MATTERS TALKED ABOUT ON TIE STREETS,
YESTERDAY.
Breezy Expressions Of Opinion Upon Current
Matters Of General Interest By Well
Known Citizens.

Things are going around lively In
Washington, said Hon. NJ. j. 0'Kane,
"but no one can tell much about what
is going on. It's mainly lot OF talk,
inclined this way or that, according to
the views of the various parties. was
only there one day, going to Philadel-
phia on business. By the way, there
was quite run of incidents on my trip
back. At the Broad street station, in
Philadelphia, last night, der
rick fell with some workmen.
One was thrown under an en-
CINE and killed, and the derrick fell
on another and killed him. Then, at
Tyronne, Pa. two trains came together,
lust ahead Of us, and killed man, and
our train ran into the wreck. Ia all
three engines were mashed, and lot
of cars reduced TO kindling wood. The
passengers in our train were badly
shaken up, but no one was killed"
'rve just received an invitation to
what I have no doubt will be notable
affair."" said Hon. A. d. Garden, last
evening. "The Democrats and citizens
generally of Washington, appreciat-
ing the great work done
during the Inauguration cere-
monies by Col. NJ. Dickinson, the
chief marshal of the civic parade, and
Prof. Henry King, his secretary, have
arranged a grand banquet on April Sd,
at which President Cleveland, his Cabi-
net, and a large number OF prominent
Democrats will be present. regret
that will be unable to attend
II am very favorablY impressed with
the climate OF Florida" said John S.
Naylor, who has recently returned from
that sunny and salubrious land. ITO
my notion it is far more enjoy
able than Southern California, and
I have tested both. The hotels down
there are excellent, but I was more in
terested in the old Spanish fort than in
any structure reared by the hand Of
man in the State"
81 don't know about this thing OF an
swerng garnishee proceedings in cases
of proceedings for debt against city
employees" said City Clerk Thoner, yes
terday. II have been advised that in
case OF such proceedings L might be
liable for the amount involved TO the
employees against whom the proceedings
were had, and I'll have to study over it
bit"
'The big Eastern cities have much
better equipped fire departments than
we have in Wheeling" said Chief
Healy, who recently returned from an
inspection tour, "but we can beat them
out of sight in getting to fire quick
ly. The first five minutes at fire are
everything, and here we aim to get to
the scene of the blaze as quickly as
possible. In the big cities they seem
to take their time about it, and TO gen.
orally not have the interest in their
work that the men show here. Their
engine houses are equipped In splendid
manner, with everything money can
buy, with eight or ten men in each
house."
"There will be no more pugilistic en-
counters in Ohio county If can prevent
it," said Sheriff Franzheim yesterday.
II am convinced that they are fake per-
formanceS, but whether they are or not
they are contrary to law, and l have de-
termlned TO close down on them"
THE river business is hard life, )"
said Wharfmaster Crockard, "but still
there is a sort Of horrible fas-
cination about it which keeps a
man in it, once he makes start. In
that respect it is like railroading or the
newspaper business. Irregular and
long hours and lots Of night work are
the characteristics, but l have stood it
for twenty-eIght years. by the way,
we have arranged a telegraphic code,
since the telephone rates to Pittsburg
were increased on us from 95 cents TO
so cents. The code is very complete
one, and saves lot of money to river
! men in Geographic tolls.