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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-12-30
BY THE wAYsIDE.

LILO VI ouO0AA0As "AAA VIC UAA0
subject of Rev. Father Clesry's lecture
for 10 morrow evening at Labor Temple.
Division No. "A. O. FL. will hold an
open meeting on the first Friday even
ing in January, Washington and Tenth
Avenues North. A literary and musical
entertainment will be given. All are
cordially invited.
Alderman Gray, OF the thirteenth
ward, has discovered specimen Of the
Russian thistle growing in his dollhouse,
and he claims that the noxious weed is
to be found in large quantities on the
outskirts OF the city and growing in this
vicinity,
The death OF Mrs. Catherine Bowe GO
ourred at her late home, 1928 Twenty
seventh avenue south last Sunday of
pneumonia, after q, short illness. The
deceased lady was 50 years of age aud an
old resident The funeral was largely
attended on "Wednesday from Holy Ro-
sary church.
The 3lst annual meeting of the Min
nesota Educational Association was
opened last Wednesday at the Central
High School IN: this oity. There were
about 500 teachers present from all over
the state. They were welcomed to the
city by President Ankeny Of the Board
of Education.
Mrs. Ann Keegan, aged u years, died
Of bright's disease at the home OF her
daughter, corner Sixth street and Cedar
avenue, last Wednesday. She was the
widow of the late William -Keegan, who
died over year ago al the family resi-
dence, GIG Cedar avenue, The funeral
was held yesterday morning.
The Third ward Democratic Social
Club held regular meeting Wednesday
night at Hunts hall, Third street and
Plymouth avenue north. Nearly 500
members were present Several speeches
were made during the evening by Q. NJ.
Foote, B. Cloutier, George N. Bleeker,
Alderman Hugh Jennings and j. p. Egg
gers.
The Catholic students Of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesots, to the number OF
about 80, have organized 9 society which
meets bi.monthly. Literary and musi-
I..1 49, :, -rx,o ro3 t1x, Az, ~ !, Z
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J. !. z. Mannix, the mayor's secretary,
speaking Of the work of inspection among
the 500 poor families Who were given
Christmas dinners, said that his yislta
thus far, which have numbered about
100 places, showed that in q number Of
instances the conditions were not as bad
as reported. The greatest suffering he
finds among the families who have up to
this time been used to better things. No
work and no provision for time like
the present makes it extremely difficult
to get along. Among this class are the
great numbers Of skilled mechanics who
are out of work, but are to proud to ask
assistance. Opposed to this class are
those families the heads of which have
all their lives been working at odd jobs
and who. are not only able to get along
after, but will invariably look out for
themselves in the matter OF making
their wants known. In many cases fam
lies are found under conditions which
at first would not give the appearance of
actual need. but such is found to be the
case on investigation. One instance of
this kind found on Western avenue is
cited. The house looked SO comfortable
at first glance that it was thought mis-
take had been made in the address
turned in to the mayors Office. The
woman was we'll dressed and Of intelli-
gent bearing. When asked if her hus
band was at work she said no, that he
was upstairs i'll with typhoid fever. Six
ago he had lost his situation and
a number of boarders who had lived
with them had been thrown out OF en-
ployment as we'll, and as consequence
this family was without means OF sup
port. Such cases a. these need atten-
tion, whereas really poor families who
have always been in this condition Of
more or less want have no hesitanoy in
applying to the poor department and
there receive assistance. There is to be
no conflicting of interests in this move
ment with that of the regular board of
charities. Cases which have not been,
and which cannot in the ordinary course
of events be reached by the boards, will
be looked after as in the case of families
in want but forbidden assistance from
the poor department by the regulation
that Supt. Snyder may not aid any per-
sons owning property. Secretary Man
NIX expects to eliminate from the 800
families thus far reported at least 100,
who claim they will be able to get along
in the future. As the number of special
instances which cannot be reached
through other sources, he thinks that
the number of such cases to be provided.
for will reach $50. A check for $500 was
received from the Minneapolis Brewing
Cympany, TO be used as the mayor sees
fit ia the matter.
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NOTICE OF AsSIG INTENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
was duly appointed assignee of the estate and
property OF Nels f.. Biorn and Otto Stengel. co.
gsrtners as Bi"rn & stepgel by an order OF the
dated Decem Der 9th, 1893 In place Of A. 4.
Kane, removed. ,,y. e.
All creditors are required to file their claims
with the undersigned assignee within twenty
(20) days from the date hereof i,3".
Dated Decenn Der 28th, 1898 '%@4t
!, GEORGE T. HIGGINS,
Assignee,
125 Washington Avenue North,
Alinpea polls, MINI.
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think that the Jumbo can not be run in
| q decent manner by anyone, and even
should the committee on licenses make .
favorable report on Mr.. Sodini's petition,
it will be given black eye in the ooun-
Gil.
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har - ~. uo,,nn fr;and. ~ har home
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+hasa ,,ra.an+ uara. Misses R.,.a and
pa.th. nat1ho,, Mond nr;aoou I3a
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w. I'D 49, 80 Ma,o,1,a cnrrar
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49, reha n.,soo1, I.mas 1rv;no
M:aL.a, r,ha,, 1ax,as Moc.n;,a Gnst
Cody, George Ducquette, Theodore
TIL es, Willie Irving, Moss Dssanno, Dan
Leo, Teioe Desanno Cards and dancing
were the features OF the evenings enter.
tainment. 49,.
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quarters tuesday telllnR tne stoIy OIL q
missing lather ana the a''empts ol q SOU
to ma nus parent. Inc letter is ao-
dressed 10 y. Rodgers ana Is an inquiry
asking II that person Is ene iatner OIL ~
ID. Collins, now OF Los Angeles. Inc
true name OF Oolllns IL IS cla'meo IS
Rodgers, but ne assumed the former
name while residing with his step father
His brother and sister also go unoer the
same name. His mother was formerly
Miss Burns, the daughter OF Captain
Burns, OF Portland, Ore. The letter Is
written to the CHIEF OF police OF Portland
Ore, and was forwarded to this CITY.
The police have taken the matter In
hand.
The s;atars of tho MinneanoI;s Orphan
Aavlum ratnrn thanks for the following
donations sent in Christmas week: MI.
ANTHONY Kelly. load Of groceries. barrel
If meat and fowl: Mrs. Anthony Kelly,
TOYS for all the children: Nj. J. Byrnee,
Of MINNEAPOLIS Provision Company, saus.
age and mutton; Mr.. and Mrs. M, H.
Nash. two boxes apples. pail OF candy
and box Of oranges: Mr.. p. Shea, box Of
oranges and barrel Of apples; Mrs. Ma.
hony. nail of candy; friend, two pals
If candy. Earl Fruit Comp any. box Of
oranges: Mr.H. Sexton, box of oranges;
Mr.. p RI. Prenderpast, selection OF goods
from store: Miss Annie McAvoy, barrel
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At q meeting of the Board Of Eduoa
tinn. hold Tueadav. a somewhat lively
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OF INTEREST TO TIE CLERGY,

full assortment Of Roman c4..s "a III lfnGfI, 81
and aoem plete stock OF blAck ansal
fact everything pertaining 70 the elexte NJ U
parel-yOu can always Ind d sss ssSs
oung g Belalle, 4 70 IN
1o1-los cEnTR s.
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potency, and he declared: The principal
OF the school cannot say too much for
this janltor, and one Of the men who put
in the heating apparatus said that he was
fully competent. Ican not find any svi-
,denoe that he is not competent and be-
lieve that the charges are unfounded.
It is not right to como ii here and make
general charges against Q man without
being specific. It is not doing justice to
this man, to come in here and boldly say
that he is incompetent Director Nor
ton believed it advisable to place the
ianitor whore he could run 8 low pres
sure boiler. BE was unfit to run . high
high pressure plant. He maintained his
|charges. Director Pfatt declared that
Mr.. Norton wanted TO get the janitor re-
maved because his name was Nelson.
Director Norton promptly and iorcibly
replied: 81 have no personal feelings
against the man, but Mr.. Pratt ssys that
no no member Of this board has . right 10
4oome ii here and make charges against
Is janitor. 1--we didn make the 6harges
mo one would. And yet be shoots his
poisonous arroRg here, and says that 4
[oppose The man = anse biz naln i Mel
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03

SEND something, however small. us
your donation to tho City Hospital on
Thursday.
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WHO KNOWS r. sTANroNq
A Man said to DO f,om Wheeling Killed Mt
Titiln.

A Man said to BIO f'om Wheeling Killed ut
Tltiln.
Tho L. Stanton whose death is an
nounced in the following, from yestor.
days Cincinnati Enquirer, is said to live
in Wheeling, though no such name ap.
pears in tho directory:
TIFFN, ONO, May 1.-while walking
along the track in this city this morn
ing, an unknown man was instantly
killed by Baltimore & Ohio train. llo
was supposed to have been deaf. A
memorandum book, the only thing
found on his person, showed that no
had been working steadily during the
months OF February, March and part Of
April, and In 1t was also found tho name
Of i. Stanton, which may or may not bO
his name.
Coroner Topper 10 in charge Of the no.
mains, and viii hold the body for few
days for Identification. Tho man was
attirod In his working clothes, avo ieet
nino inches In height, light complexion,
aged about forty years, hair dark, mus.
tacho light, aud weighed lbj pounds.
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DIED AT SEA.

James FOrgoy, Sailor, From Allegheny,
Expires in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aletter was received at the bureau Of
police yesterday from a Captain @. P.
Mason, of tho ship Aransoa, plying be-
tween New Orleans and Cuba, asking
for Information OF John and Jessie For
gey, who formerly lived on Fremont
street, Allegheny. The writer says his
steward, had died at sea on his last voy-
ago out and he desired that his brother
John and sister Jessie living here be
notified OF the death, and that his ship.
mates DO informed that his friends knew
OF his demise. Pittsburgh Sunday L"dder.
The deceased was nephew OF Mr.. A.
II. Forgcy, OF South Front street, this
city, but has had no communication
with his relatives for several years. He
was at one time first steward OF the
Andy Baum, large steamer plying be-
tween Cincinnati and Memphis, after
ward steward OF the Ohio, u Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati packet, then again on
the City OF Memphis, st. Louis and
Memphis packet. He finally driftcd to
New Orleans, entering the gulf trade,
where it appears his career has ended,
He was an exemplary young man in
every regard, having the esteem OF his
employer in whatever capacity. He
was protege OF the captain Of tho Andy
Baum when employed on the steamer
aud made hts homo, when the steamer
was in port, at Cincinnati, with tho
Cantnin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03
MARKET MELANGE.
Something About Early Fruits and
Vegetables,
SOUTHERN AND LOCAL PRODUCTS
Tho Southern Fruits Not in it When
Compared With the Home Grown
Article-The Many Changing Pork.
er..where the Banana Supply Comes
From.

At this season OF the year the veg
etable and fruit quotations in the local
markets are very interesting, As the
season advances quotations gradually
decline and a contemplation Of the
prices early in the season compared
with those later on is not uninterest-
ing, Strawberries that in January and
February brought fifty cents and q dol
lar, in May get down to five cents;
truly a magnificent fall-ior the con-
aumer OF America's most luscious
small fruit, In other lines the same
decline is observed. EARLY May, in
the Ohio Valley, is at the half mile
post; the southern products are CON-
ing in at something like reasonable
figures, and the home grown products
IRE not quite ready for the market.
Nearness to the market adds to the
desirability OF the vegetable. For in
stance, the Florida cabbage has had the
call here for some time, but yesterday
the South Carolina cabbage came in,
and the Florida article not being so
fresh is relegated to the rear, From
the Carollnas the next step will be Vir-
GINA, Next week strawberries will
commence coming in from the Eastern
shore, a region noted for its fine berries,
A vegetable and produce merchant
said yesterday that invariably the gar
den truck from nearby places, out
classes in quality the southern product
Lettuce is an example; the southern
article does not compare with the home
grown article. The sams is true re-
gRnting other products.
Bananas, once a one season fruit are
now staple throughout the year. The
impression prevails that Florida fur
nishes the country with most OF tho
bananas consumed. This is not true;
very few come from Ponce dc Icons
old bailiwick. Nine-tenths OF the i'm.
mense quantity consumed come via
southern ports from West India, in
truiting steamers.
During the last two or three weeks
many and startling changes have taken
place in the local market quotations.
Hogs, hog products and coffee were the
most noticeable as lightning change ar
fists. Hogs have gone through an or
ratio half year SO far as quotations are
concerned. Hardly day has passed
but that q change up or down has not
been recorded. During the past
week choice porkers sold at the
Wheeling stock yards at 1865
cents, but they tumbled again yes.
terday, and are now at the same figures
rs last week, 7 and 7.25 cents. At Chi
cago speculation in hogs is the feature
OF that great mart, so another local I'D
vance can beexpected. Bacon and other
hog products have executed sympa-
thetic movement in the local market,
rising during the week from to 2
cents.
In groceries, coffee remained at a
stapdstill, not having recovered from
the phenomenal decline OF few days
ago. A further decline is not expected
by shrewd observers Of the workings at
the great eastern coffee centers. This
week sugars went up, excepting stand
ard graduated, which remained at last
quotations.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03
WORLDS FAlR RATEs

Bue1Np PASTE will Danish rats and
mice from your house on short notice.
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BuoINr kills reaches, bed bugs, etc,
The instant they come near 1t. 20 cents.
DIED


wIsE--On Monday. Mny l. 1893 at II p. M,
JACOB WISE, In the slst yoar Of his age
Funeral will take place from his late residence,
No. 800 Main street, on Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. Friends OF tho family are
invited to attend. Interment private at
Mt. Wood cemetery
sTAUVER-on Sunday afternoon, April 30, 1893.
ut $3.50 o'clock, GEORGE p STAuvER, aged SS
years.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 1922 Wood
street, on Wednesday morning at clock.
Mass ut St Alphonsus church at $3.50
o'clock. Friends of the family respectfully
invited to attend Interment at Mt. Calvary
cemetery.
LANE-On Tuesday morning, May 2, 1899, at
$50 O'Clock, ut Martins Ferry, Ohio, MARY
T., wife of ] w Lane, aged 80 years.
Funeral Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. In.
termcnt ut PenlnsulAr cemetery
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WALL PAPER one cent a bolt this
week only. KURNER & CHEW.
so Twelfth street.
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oIDDY pRoaIENADERs
OF tho Fair Sex put liohind the Bars last
Evening,

Last evening in the beautiful glOam'
ing four giddy girls, inmates of Ada
Fosters Nineteenth street house, came
out without their spring wraps, and
started to take a pedestrian tour toward
the countryside, They were scarcely
suitably clad for an outing on a chilly
evening, having ON mother hubbards
Of short and flowing pattern, cut V
shaped, and a capital V at that.
They went out past the Crescent mill,
where the men and boys guyed them.
Officer Daum then ran across them, and
brought Corinne Snyder and Mandie
King into the lookup, dressed as he
found them. Flo Travis and Viola
Rogers, tho other two, got back home
and put on more seemly clothing before
Dauln could come up with them, but he
finally brought them in, too,
The police propose TO break up such
unseemly exhibitions. II is quite time.
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May strike you as strong expression, but
nothing less would half tell the story of our
SPRING SUITS. We fit everybody, and fit
so perfectly in every instance that there'll be
more we'll dressed menin Wheeling this year
than ever before. These suits are made to
Fit and Wear, and whats more are Fit to
Wear, and will stay Fit until they're worn
out. Of course any garment will wear out,
but these suits will certainly outwear any
thing you can buy at other stores this season.
The handsomest and largest line Of BOYS
and CHILDREN'S SUITS in the city. They
can't be beat. Call and be convinced.
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To Chicago, Ill.,, Via tho Baltimore s Ohio
Railroad.
On April 25 to October 81 the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad will sell excursion
tickets to Chicago, ILL.,, at very low rates
on account OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, to DC held May to October
81, 1893.
Tickets will be good for return pas.
sage to and including November s, 1903.
For further information call on or
address any Baltimore & Ohio Ticket
Agent or L. S. Allen, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Chicago, III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03
THE UNDERGRoUND coNDUITs.
A Hard Place to Lay Them Encountered
by tho Workmen.

A Hard Place to Lay Them Encountered
by tho WOrkmen.
The work Of laying the underground
conduits for the telephone wires has
made remarkably good progress, con-
sldering the character OF the work
necessary. 1t is frequently remarked
that Hamilton Bros, the contractors,
have set q commendpble example Of
hustling for other contractors on pub.
lie works to follow.
On Main the work has reached
Tenth street. On Tenth it Is COM
plete from Main TO Market, while oper-
atoms are being hustled on Market
square.
Where the trench crosses Tenth
street on Main the work OF digging was
difficult. The two street car tracks
crossing there complicated things some
what, but still more hard work was
caused by the presence in the ground of
the immense mass OF solid masonry
forming the anchorage OF the suspen-
sion bridge cables. This made 1t
necessary to dig through the solid rock
clear across Tenth street, and the work
there naturally makes slow progress.
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wo will place on sn1e 900 pieces of Cam
brio Underwear, consisting of Gowns,
Chemlses, Corset Covers, skirts and
Drawers. This lot is drummers' samples,
no two alike and the production of the
most prominent factories in this country.
II. ENIsHEINIER,
Eleventh street.
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UNDERTAKING.
ALE * TR III w,
lll7 Main Street.
&JNDBRTEkRR.%

Am prepared to conduct buflAlg IN n most sal.
iaiautGty manner all modern undertaking 40.
pllanccs aud hnO black aud white funeral Oatdl
Competent management guaranteed
gOtllns CN'koN aud full line VI burial goOdI
lain 70 OQ prompt cousdOfatO aud toll1Ola
Calls by telephones
Rc,ldcllcc ALEx, FRBw--No alL
StOfC-Nu 2l1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03

FouND-the reason for the great popu.
larity OF Hoods sarsaparilla-simply
this: Hoods CURES, Be sure TO get
HooD's.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03

LADIES in the Second ward will please
not forget donation day at the City
Hospital on Thursday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03

Wo have just received full assort-
mont OF Low Shoes for ladies In all tho
latest styles. l.. v. DLoND.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-03

BELolllSa at any timo Is duo TO indi.
go'tion-both arc cured by simmons
Liver Regulator.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-29
Knew What She WINS Doing.

During the hearing of case at po-
lice court woman was called into the
witness box, when she at once began to
address the magistrate.
stop, my good woman" said the
clerk; you must kiss the book
"Aa ives oney sayin, she remarked,
THAT Aa saa Tom thor, and"--
Stop, stop!" cried the clerk.
"Kiss''
"Aa Yves sayin," again observed the
woman to the magistrate, "that Aa saa
but, my good woman, interposed
the clerk, "you haven't kissed the
book!"
"Oh, you shut upl" exclaimed the
woman, now fairly nettled at the inter
ruptions, "Aa's not speakin to thee at
aall; Aa's speakin to that little fat man
up thor" and she pointed to the magis-
trate. -London Tit-Bits.
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MONEY!.

Herodotus says that Cr0sus was the first
sovereign to make coins of gold
In 1903 the first English shilling was
minted. 1t bore the kings image
The United States mint was established
in 1892 and at once began operations
The first English laws against counter
feiting were issued in HOS by Henry l.
In the early years of this century there
were 33 tons of silver to of gold in circu-
lation.
Paper money was first issued by the no
torious John Law. His issues exceeded
e120, 000,0
Vermont and Connecticut coined coppers
in 1885, New Jersey and Massachusetts did
the same in 1885,
In 1920 the first large copper coins were
minted in England, putting an end to pri-
vate leaden tokens.
Judas sold his master for 80 pieces of sill.
ver-that is, 80 Roman pennies-about
$4.12N. One Roman penny was a good
days wages for an agricultural laborer
In 1854 Charles II minted tin and tried te
make it pass current After his abdicatior
James II minted gun metal and pewter ant
endeavored to make purchases with TIL,
coins.
The Norman-E English coined silver penc,
with n cross cut deeply into the coin, in or
der that it might be easily broken into half
pence and farthings when small change was
needed.
France, Belgium, Greece. Italy and Swift
zerland constitute the "Latin Union. ~
Their coins are alike in weight and fine
ness, differing only in name The same
system has been partly adopted by Spain,
Servia, Bulgaria, Russia and Roumania.
The seignorage or deduction made from
the bullion to cover expenses and pay the
sovereign his royalty has varied in differ
ent countries and at different times. Henry
III charged sixpence in the pound; Henry
VIII 80 shillings for every pound of gold
coined.-St Louis Globe Democrat.