Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-15

delphia inquirer, $40, 600; Fhllaueiputo
North American, 5000; Philadelphia
Press. $1,000; Cincinnati Enquirer, sIO'-
600; Baltimore American, $4,000; Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette, $4,000;
Louisville Courier Journal, $4,000; Chi
csgo Tribune, S2O,000; Baltimore Nelos'
$40, 600; New York Evening Post, SlO,-
600; Brooklyn Eagle, $4,000; But1alo
Nelos, S., 1000; Topeka Journal, SlO,OOO;
Syracuse Herald, $4,000; Omaha Bee
S12, 900; Baltimore sun, $4,000.
Following the meeting OF the DAY the
gentlemen were rendered q banquet TO-
night at the Grand Pacific hotel. Those
present at the banquet were:
Gen. Felix Agnus, Baltimore AmeI1-
can; A. Beckhoefer, Baltimore Herdta'
Charles II. Grasty, Baltimore NelCS; r.
A. Richardson, Baltimore sun; w. y.
Davis, Bloomington Paragraph; 81
Clair McKelwav, Brooklyn Eagle; w.
V. Hester, Brooklyn EGGle; 81. q. Gnnni-
son, Brooklyn Edgte;W h. Foster, Bufalo
Commercial. William c. Warren, Bu1a-
10 Commercial; ]. A. Butler, Buffalo
Evening NeWs; George Matthews,
Buffalo Express; Charles E. Austin,
Buffalo ErpreSS;. John r. Wilson, Chi
cago Journal; Slason Thompson, Chlca-
go Journal; w. A. Hutchinson, Chicago
Journal: Victor t. Lawson, Chicago
NciCs; r. Michaels. Chicago Frefe
PrcSSC; II. II. Kohlsaat, Chicago
Inter Ocean, o. Nixon, CHI
cago Inter Ocean; William Penn
Nixon, Chicago Inter ocean;
Washington Hessng, Chicago Stats
Zettung; Melville E. Stone, the Assocl-
ated Press; Charles S. Diehl, the Asso-
ciated Press: A. C. Thomas, the Asso-
ciated Press; John Roughan, the Asso-
ciated Press; Nat G. Wright, the Asso-
ciated Press; John p. Wilson, Associa-
ted Press counsel; Marshal Halstead,
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette; l.. Mark
hroit, Cincinnati VolksbLGtt; Charles 7.
Taft, Times Star, Ciucinnati; Eugene
Perdue, Cleveland Leader; r. r. Hold
en-, Cleveland Plain Dealer: w. ID.
Brickell, Columbus EUeniilg Dis
patch: w. ID. Chandler, Concord
Monitor; d. D. Bickham, Dayton Jour
nal; r. G. Cooper, Denver Republican,
G.. NJ. Patterson. Rocky Mountain NelCS,
Denver; A. G.. Boynton, Detroit Free
Press: James Z. ScripDs, Detroit
Tribune: f. w. Baker Detroit Journal;
A. c. WeiS, Duluth Herald; E. L. Nc
Neeley, Evansville Journal; R. G.
Lowe, Galveston NclCS; l. Nj. Weston,
Grand Rapids DemOcrGtt;W. j. Richards
In annapolis Journal; Ben A. Eaton,
indianapolis Sentinel; w. A. Bunker,
Kansas City Journal; Addison Weeks,
10 q ~
w. Knott, Louisville EUcntng
Post; Henry Watterson, Louisville
Courier Journal; Charles Pierce, Louis
Vile Courier Journal; NJ. w. Connolly,
Associated Press, Memphis; w, A. Col
Iier, Memphis Appeal AUdIdnche; A. j.
Aikens, Milwaukee Wisconsin; Horace
Ruble, Milwaukee Sentinel; h. w.
Coleman, Milwaukee Herald; H. II.
Coleman, Milwaukee Herald; II, A.
Coleman, Milwaukee Herald; w. j.
Murphy, Minneapolis Tribune; l.. Swift,
Minneapolis Journal; w. e. Haskell,
Minneapolis Journal; Joseph Van Head,
Nashville Amerrican;' G. II. Baskette,
Nashville Banner; K. A. Corrigan, New
York Press; Bradford Morrell, New
York 2 eSS; ]. S. Seymour, New York
Evening Post; Horace White, New York
EUen ma Post; Charles +. Hasbrook, New
York Commercial Advertiser; S. 5. Car
valho, New York World: Z. Rosewater,
Omaha Bee: J. E. Cook, Philadelphia
Press; Clayton McMichael, Philadelphia
North AmericdR; w. A. Connor, Asso-
ciated Press, Philadelphia; James FL
verson, Jr,, Philadelphia m
qtirer; Wm. F. Gully, Philadelphia
Euentng Bulletin; Robert Simpson,
Pttsburg Commercial Gazette; c. S.
Rershman, PIttsburg Chroniclc-Telc-
qraph; H. P. Ford, Pittsburg Chronicle
TeIcqrGDh; Fred. J. Grant. Pittsburg
Dfspdtch; A. J. Barr Pittsburg Post;
II. w. Scott, Portland OregOHidn; Louis
Wiley, Rochester POSt-DiSpdtch; Frank
Grice, San Antonis, Texas, Express; I.
f. Mack, Sandusky Register; A. f.
Langtry, Springfield, Mass, Union; f.
d. White, ST. Louis POst-DispGtch; d.
NJ. Houser, GIobe-DCmOcrGt, st. Louis;
Charles W. Knapp, st. Louis Republic;
John Schroers, AnzCrGer Des WestGnS,
St Louis; VIM. Kentnor, st. Louis
Westichc Post; j. A. Wheeler, ST. Paul
Pioneer Press; Frank Driscoll 81. Paul
Pioneer Press; George Thompson, st.
Paul Dispatch; w. f. Glendenning,
Springfield, I'll, Register; Arthur Jenk-
ins Syracuse Herald; George M. Allen,
Terre Haute Express; VIM. c. Rail,
Terre Haute Gdzette;H. G. Vortriede,
Toledo Commercial; Frank p. McKen-
nan, Topeka State Journal; F. y.
Moves, Washington Star; Charles. H.
Taney, Wheeling REGISTER; John Frsv,
Wheeling Inteihgencer; A. l.. Clark,
San Francisco Chronicle; V. ). Nc
Cleatbey, Sacramento Bee; w. j. Alb
bott, Chicago Times; p. c. Boyle, OIL
CITY PA. Derrick; Major Moses 2. Han
dv.H. p. Meyer, Milwaukee Sentinel;
w. Drupe, ST. Louis Amertca; w. c.
Mcbride, Cincinnati Eiq,dro; A. G.
Bickham, Dayton Journal
1t was rather entertaining spectacle
to see the men whose business it has
been to record the doings OF others get
down themselves to the task Of stow
ing away edibles. and having their own
doings spread out for the delectation Of
the public.
The tables were arranged in the form
OF a square. open at one end, and with
center piece extending down the middle.
Opposite the eastern terminus OF this
center piece was the head Of the table,
so far as It had any head, and at this
uoint was ensconced Mr. William
Penn Nixon, Of the Chicago
Tlter-Ocedn, the presiding officer
Of the entertainment. Then followed
the passing OF the loving cup. After
the loving cup had been passed around,
General Manager Stone proposed the
health of James ElversOn, Jr., OF the
Philadelphia TlqtrrCr, in these words:
"Mr. P.esident-There Is one friend
NJ the Associated Press, one who ls