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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
TWO DIAMOND RINGS
stolen from n Jowelry Store by n
Slick Stranger.
NO CLUE TO THE THIEF WAS FOUND.
A Search Warrant Issued for tho
Wrong Mans Possosslons-A Lettor
Box on tho South Sldo Broieon
opcn and Rincd-Niinor Criminal
Matters About Town Yesterday.

just as tho clerks at l. G. Dillon K
co.. jowolry store wore preparing to
close up tho other night woll.drcssed,
gonteol.looking man stepped in aud
said ho would like TO examine 20 mo
diamond rings. A tray containing q
number wcro sot out Tor him. and he
spont some timo in inspecting thom
and asked tho prices OF several. Ho
told tho clerk who waited on him that
his name was J. L. LOWS.
At longth no said no thought he
would not purchase just then, but
would call again. lilo loft, and tho tray
was put away in its place In tho vault.
Tho next morning when tho tray was
taken out 1t was discovered that two
rings were missing. Both had solitaire
diamond sots, and one was valued at
over 5000 and the other at $3.50.
Search was at once institutod for tho
supposed thief, Lewis" Lato Wcdnes.
day night man was traced to tho
Hotel windsor who answered tho do.
scripsion. and about midnight Chief Of
Police Bennett wac informed Of tho
robbery. lie swore out the necessary
papers. and early yesterday morning tho
room OF tho suspected man was invaded.
Tho salesman who waited on Lewis at
once said, however. that this was not
tho right man. There Is no clue to tho
thicf. and tho rings have about been
given up for lost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
THE REPORTS DECEPTIVE.
What "IteissueS" Of Pensions Mean Undr
This Administration.

1HiA COMMUNICATION.
In the pension reports printed in tho
paper Wednesday, there were twenty
four names OF old soldiers to whom pom.
sons had been "re.issued." Said Squire
W. ". Rogers. tho well known pension
attorney. 10 au lSTELLIGEScER reporter
yesterday:
"rhe reports OF tho work OF the pen.
sion bureau us sent out by tho AssO-
ciated Press are necessarily brief aud
formal. For that reason they are mis-
leading. One who is not posted on the
subject might think twenty-tour 70.
Issues iu one day was pretty good for
the old soldiers; but the fac. is Il re-
issue under this administration almost
invariably means that n mans pension
has been cut down, from IS or $40 to So,
which is az low as they can get it.
Within few days five old soldiers have
been in my office with notices to fur
nish proof that they are incapacita,ed
for physical labor, or have their PEN
sions cut of. There was not pension
granted in the last printed report"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
THE LATE JOHN q. CHANDLER.
A Brief sSotch Of tho Unfortunate Law.
ysr,n Carser.

briot Skotoh OF tho Unfortunate Law.
ysr's Career.
OF Mr.. John G. Chandler, thc.iormer
Wheeling lawyer, whose death from a
fall down an elevator shaft at 81. Louis
was chroniclcd in yesterdays IsrELLl.
oEScER, tho 81. Louis Globe Dom ocrat
lays:
Mr.. Chandler was 1ity.eight years oil
oRo, and during twenty-five years OF his
lilo had boon a resident Of 81. Louis,
whore he pracllcod law with great sue.
coss and became known as q leader In
his profession. lle had accumulated
moro than competence. and had M
elegant homo at Oak Ridge, whore no
resided with his wifo and daughter. lilo
came 10 st. Louis 10 1870 from Wheel.
INK, W. Va. whore no laid tho iounda.
ton OF his career. Nina yens ago ho
was engaged 40 attorney Tor tho Chi.
cago. Burlington 4 Quincy Railroad
Company, and was active iu tho PROVO.
cution and defonso OIL a largo number OF
notable suits. His last appearance was
a very prominent Quo, as ho was coun.
w. 'S W. houhuh hullIuuu SOlnpuny
IN ita condemnation suit against Mr.. W.
&. Clark. which occupied nearly two
weeks Of Judge Flitcraft's time, aud
which cndod last Saturday in verdict
IN favor OF Mr.. Clark OF about ono.half
Of the awards previously made, Mr..
Chandler fought this caso with his nc.
customod spirit, and wis hold to have
won a substantial victory in reducing
Mr.. Clark's allowance so materially.
The saving to tho company amounted
to many thousands OF dollars.
Mr.. Chandler was man Of dignitied
and scholariy appearance, and waa
widely known and admired. lie was an
untirlng worker. aud remarked to u
friend only yesterday morning that he
was tired and intended TO leave soon Tor
his annual visit at Battle Lake.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
MEMS AND eoys, cLorAlNe-M. aurMAn 4 CO.

Isagood day to buy Clothing from us, The othor
good days are Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday Thnrs.
day and Saturday. Our PLEASED CUSTOMERS
are our best advertisements. Everybody IS pleased
with the splendid showing we make this season in
our ideal stock of -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
Now Council of tho National Union.

Tho new council OF the National
Union will be instituted at the Odd
Fellows hall building, corner Twelfth
and Chapline streets, by Senate Deputy
Capt. II. D. Mcdonnell, on Monday
evening next at 1880 o'clock.
This council has an enrolment OF
charter members OF two hundred, and,
as rule OF the order allows the taking
OF charter members up to the hour Of
institution OF council, those conclud-
ing at the last moment to apply ars'en-
abled under this rule to do SO by simply
giving notice at the hour OF institution
in person.
This council promises to be the lnrr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

Night before last United States mail
box on 4 lamp post in Sonth Wheeling
was broken open aud its contents re.
moved and scattered about. whether
anything was stolen is not known, and
the motive o. The thioi or thieves car.
not be conjectured.. The oiIense Is a
pretty serious one, and the guilty par.
ties. II caught, are likely to get good
torn. Tho police arc working on the
case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
DIED.

wALFoRD-On Wednesday. May s. 1875. at r0:l5
n. m. SARAH. wife OF John Waltord, IN her
i9th year.
Funeral services o. the family residence. No.
$50 Jacob street. this friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Friends OF the family respectfully
invited. ln,erment at Greenwood cemetery.
SCIISETZEER-On Wednesday morning. May 8,
1875. ntI O'Clock, MATTHIAS SCHSETzsER, in
his 18th year.
Funeral services at the family residence. Full.
ton. on Friday afternoon at . O'Clock.
Friends OF the family respectfully invited to
attend. Intcrmen. at Greenwood cemetery.
A special train will leave Wheeling & I'm
Grove railroad depot at2 o'clock to accom-.
inodate friends desiring 10 attend the
funeral.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

John Forbes was arraigned before
Squire Glllespy yesterday, charged with
jumping n board bill at Mrs. Rice's. on
Main street. near Ninth. Tho case WAS
partly heard and adjourned.
John Page was given hearing last
night on n charge OF breaking open the
door OF Mrs. Mary Cotts's house at mid
nighton April "a. He was required to
give bond in 500 to keep the peace for
a Ynnr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

In the police court yesterday Jim
Dugan and John Mooney were arraign-
ed Tor fighting. Dugan was let 90 aud
Mooney given ten days on the hill. A
plain drunk paid 81 aud costs. Capt
Gamble was up for landing calves on
the wharf before the hour allowed by
ordinance-.7 o'clock. lIo said he
thought the hour was six. The mayor
lot MIN 90 with warning, and he pro-
missed not to offend in tho future.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
G. a. IL. EsrEltraINMENr.
A Fine Progrnmm" Last Night, Followed
by Dancing,

by Dancing.
Last night Holiday Post No. ~, q. A.
r, gave worry successful and enjoyable
musica! and literary entertainment.
The attendance was good in spite OF tho
sul,ry air. Following was tho pro-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

B. II. BOWMAN. publisher Enquirer, OF
Bremen, Ind, writes: Last week our
little girl baby, the only one We have,
was taken sick with Group. After two
doctors failed to give relief and life was
hanging on q mere thread, We tried One
Minute Cough euro aud its life was
saved. Logan Drug Co.. Wheeling, W.
Va, B. F. Peabody. Benwood, aud Bowie
& Co BridpoDort O.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
grauue,

The ladies OF the Relief Corps assisted.
After the programme there was dancing
and congenial party enjoyed several
hours very pleasantly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

LADIES and Gents Elcin Gold
Watches. guaranteed. only SIS 90. Con-
suit US before buying Diamonds or
Watches. Shelf BRos,
ITO Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10

est OF tho lodge or council kind over in.
stitutcd in the state, aud to witness the
ceremonies. which are OF a beautiful
and impressive nature, all members Of
tho order are cordially invited by Cap
tain Mcdonnell.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
Mems Sack Suits

You know best what you want, whether of SERGE
cashmere or -Worsted Serge is the most popular
material, but we show carefully selected stock in
all materials and sell them at prices to insure Quick
selling.
&ssBoys. don't come too late for one of our ExPLo-
SlVE TOPS
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03
THE BoY WHO swIMs.
Daring of tho Little Dock Rats Used
to Broad Rivers.

~ DTOaW AiNcHSs
City boys know the interior plan of
each wharf, and make it a practice to
swim off those wharfs which are best
suited for the purpose, the charm of
the thing being that it is against the
law, that the police can be safely de-
fed, guyed, Knocked and driven wild at
the same time. The boys slip over the
ends of the piers always called
docks" in street %parlance) and squeeze
between the timbers to drop upon the
rocks that are piled up under the
frames to anchor the wharves solidly
in their places. There, safe and shell
tered and dry, the little rogues undress
and slip off into the water, filling the
air with their yells and a great patch
of the dirty water with their bodies.
Fearful that a sergeant or captain
will pass by, or that some one will
write to the papers about the nuisance,
the fat policeman on that post goes to
the end of the wharf and yells at the
boys to come up and be arrested. Then
they guy him. There is no way that he
can catch them. 1t would take several
men to catch one boy. They sill back
under the wharf and taunt the fat
freshman into extreme anger. If h.
climbs down the pier end and squeezes
his fat legs between the beams they
pelt his legs with stones (Which, by the
way, are never spoken of except as
"rockS'). He Don discovers that his
body Is too large to be squeezed
through any space between the tim
bers, and he bethinks him of other
ways of humiliating himself, for in no
way can he, or even three like him.
catch the youngsters. If he gets a boat
and seeks them that way they slip on
their trousers and run to the head of
h wharf and out upon the streit. If
he gets help and stations an associate
at the head of the wharf the boys
swim to the next wharf. / have often
seen a cloud of them swimmirg with all
their clothes held up out of the water,
fearful to leave their garments lest the
police seize them. Even that would not
cause them to surrender, for | have
had schoOlmates who have run home
stark naked, and l have had others
who have simply camped naked under
a wharf while their companions went
to their homes and got other clothes for
them to dress in. Under this heading 1
could Il tale unfold that seems incredi-
bic, and yet is absolutely true. 1t hap
pened under the. observation of many
persons. it was the case of a boy of
eighteen Or nineteen who lived in New
York and was bathing on the Hoboken
shore. Thieves stole his clothes, and
he swan over to New York, and made
his way to his fathers house stark ma
ked, after waiting until late at night to
undertake the journey. In the old days
there We're many who used to swim
to Hoboken and back something over
a mile and a half each way. l have
seen it done several times, and have
relatives who have often done it. But
| when l mention the feat nowadays 1
find that the young men II boys of
my acquaintance are greatly surprised,
and are slow to believe it possible
Providence Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03

willowy, Brown-Pottery girls, with
slim waists, broad shoulders and
''style" can don their sweaters for the
morning sail or for a bicycle spin be-
fore breakfast. On the deck of a
yacht they look especially appropriate
and offer an unlimited opportunity for
the posing that the dog-day girl is so
fond of.
The woman who boasts a check
book of her very own, on the pages of
which she can make mistakes and get
herself involved in a hopeless mathe-
NAUTICAL maze, will lock the precious
volume with a ridiculous little gold
key, which will hold the Russian
leather covers together, with a band
of the same material. 1t wouldn't
take any one more than a moment to
demolish the entire structure, but it's
q fad-and there you are!
Have you noticed that the end-of-the
century girl lives, moves and has her
being with her arms akimbo? If you
haven't it will be impressed upon you
this summer. Whether she sleeps in
that attitude is a question none can
answer but that especial cherub who
watches over the slumber of summer
girls.
She keeps at least one arm akimbo
at all times during her waking hours.
She dimes with her left hand planted
firmly against her belt, and she enters
the surf in the same manner. 1t has
become quito as popular as the dudes
habitual hand in his trousers pocket.
When h sits on the piazza with the
summer man and listens to the soft
nothings he whispers in her ear, her
eyes may look p~ensively off to the sea
or to some sun-kissed mountain peak
in the distance, but her arm will re-
tain it's angular attitude, and if it is
a pretty arm, it will impress it's beauty
upon him more forcibly than ever.
Perhaps the w%ickedest fad of this
season is the little silver brandy flask
which has a place in the end-of-the-
century girls outfit. 1t holds about
two gills, and costs somewhere in the
neighborhood of $40. Sometimes there
is a monogram in gems upon the stop
per, and some have them in gold,
and these cost as much apiece as a
Worth dress, if there are any dia-
mOnds on them.
This seasons girl buys her collars
and cuffs by the dozen. They are made
to button to the shirt waists and wrist
bands in exactly the same fashion as
her brothers, and she knows just how
it feels to have her collar button slip
down her spine and her collar flap up
against the back of her ears. But it's
"faddy" so it's all right.
These are just a few of the fetching
little belongings and ways with which
95's summer girl will captivate crea-
ton. She has a lot more that she will
spring upon unsuspecting masculine
humanity later on in the season; but
these mentioned are already in work
ing order.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03
BE Cooks First.

Kate Field, the clever writer, ad-
dressed some remarks not long ago to
a girl graduate which are especially
timely at this season.,
Dear graduates. cooking is the alpha
bet of your happiness. l do not hes
itate to affirm that this republic, great
as her necessities are in many direc-
tons, needs cooks more thar all else.
The salvation of the national stomach
depends upon them. We are a nation
of dyspeptics, and Americans are dys-
peptics because they eat the wrong
foods, badly cooked, which they drown
in ice water. They are dyspeptics be-
cause our women don't know the rudl-
ments of their business and resign
their kitchens into the hands of incom-
petent servants of whom they are
afraid. and whose impudence they
frequently endure through sheer help
l~essness. Be cooks first and anything
you please afterwards. On you pos
terity waits.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03
BACKING A WIDOW.
h Wanted Six Bits for Her Hog
and she Got 1t.

e1A> u p1tS 1pA SE IhoE
and she Got 1t.
1 was standing at the end of the de-
pot platform when a little old woman
drove up with an OK harnessed to a
cart, says the Detroit Free Press and,
handing the rope lines to a little color
ed boy who was loating around, she
came up the steps and asked:
ID you own this we're railroad,
sah?'
mo, ma'am, l don't"
rs the critter around yere who owns
this yere railroad?"
There's a critter inside there. but l
think he's only employed by the man
who owns the road"
stranger" she said, after looking
me over, will yo' back a lone wilder
to git jestice?"
How back you?"
This yere railroad has run over one
o my hogs and won't pay fur him.
I've come down to get six bits for that
hog or turn loose on somebody! I'll
walk up to the critter inside and de-
mand my money. He won't pay and
I'll tackle him. Will yo' back me to
soc a fair fout?"
w ny, NOu are Il WOI1du anu SHOULD
not think of having a row with a
man." l replied.
"Never you mind about my bein' a
woman, stranger! It's six bits or l
tackle him, but it'll help me along, to
know you ar behind me. Will yo' do
it. or see me get licked and lose my
cash to bOot?"
| said I'd see fair play and went in
with her. She walked up to the sta
tionmaster and spat on her hands and
said:
You know about that hog! It's six
bits OF I'll light onto you"
"Nhy, Mrs. Ramsay, l don't own the
railroad!' he protested.
six bits or a tackle!' she replied.
"IH send your claim up to head
quarters to be acted on"
stranger hold my sunbonnet, and
don't let him gouge my eyes out or
pull my hart" she said, as she united
the strings. Nov. them
Here's your six bits" he said, as he
handed out three quarters.
''Thankee! Good money, is it7 That
squar's the hog an thar won't be no
fout. | jest reckoned thar was Il way
to git at a railroad, but l didn't ex-
actly know how twas done"
l went out to see her in the cart,
and as she got seated she extended her
hand and said:
stranger, l was a lone wilder and
wanted backin' and yo' backed me.
l hain't a woman as kin shed tears
nor git off big words, but my airnest
wish is that the Lawd may dun hev
mercy on yO'r Soul-amen-g'lang,
Sail"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03

A Southern newspaper tells the story
of a'soldier going into battle who heard
the cry of a little kitten. He stopped
Il moment, found the kitten was over
the fence, just where the shot and shell
were falling thickest, but he sorang
over the fence, got the kitten AMI pit
it in his pocket, saving it from death.
The kitten became the pet of the bat
terry, and took its afternoon maps in
times of peace, on top of the cannon.
The braveSt are the most tender
hearted. 1t is the bully who is cruel,
and the bully is equally a coward. He
hurts flies and little kittens and steps
on ant hills and pulls off butterflies
wings. He thinks it fun to whip the
horse and trip up small boys. He never
interferes with anything big enough to
hit back.
The bravest are the tenderest:
The loving are the daring"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-10-03
JAPANESE STREET EMBLEMs.
Meaning Is Seldom Guessed
by n European Visitor.

lhelT meaning rs SeIuO" ~utSSeu
by n European Visitor.
The sign of the average japanese
shopkeeper at once deceives the for.
eigners, as, for instance, a pair of huge
square spectacles, filled with gold leaf,
is not the sign of an oculist or specta'
Gle maker, but that of a gold-beater or
working jeweler.
Druggists do not display a mortal
and pestle, but simply an enormous
bag, an imitation of the small one
they use for infusing their medicines.
TobacconistS hang out Il sort of snuff
colored banner, bearing Chinese char
acters, setting forth their name and
perhaps their trademark. They never
indulge in wooden images of Indian
chiefs or ponderous Dutchmen.
The Japanese saloonkeepers, or rat,E
er the dealers in rice whisky or sake.
advertise their business by exhibiting
a painting of Fujiyana, the sacred
mountain. What possible relation there
Is between a mountain and rice whisky
the unsophisticated Western mind can
not easily discover. unless it is intended
to convey the information that, as Full
yana is unsurp assed among mountains,
so is sweet sake among liquors.
Hat makers hang before their shops
along string of hats which look like n
row of gigantic mushrooms dangling in
the wind. Hat dealers also sell straw
sandals, or wooden clogs with plated
grass soleS, and all similar articles, for
the shoemaker and halter are usually
one and the same individual.
The grocer hangs out two tin fishes,
painted red, and fastened together at
the gills with straws. while the kite
makers utilize the cuttlefish as an ad-
vertisement of their business.
Florists plant a slender willow tree
at a corner of their houses as a sign
that they sell cut flowers. Lacquer
shops may be known by the sign of a
chipbox like those in which the lacquer
comes packed.
The hair workers have a very singu-
lar sign; it consists of an octagOnal box
with a fringe of hair suspended from
it. which makes it look as if some one
had tried to put a wig in the box, but
neglected to tuck it all in.
The dealers in cosmetics, who sell
that metallic red the Japanese woman
spread so thickly on their upper lip
hat the green luSter frequently shows,
are recognized by the small red flag
hanging over the entrance. Houses
where SODA" or buckwheat macaroni,
is for sale have a paper lantern in
front, bearing the name of the house.
Merchants who sell sushi-the little
roll of rice and fish of which the Jap
anese are so fond-put out a little
banner with the name Of the restaurant
and some of the other articles of food
they are prepared to place. before us
toners.
In Toxic a few of the shopkeeperS
are beginning to translate their signs
into English, with disastrous effect.
One shop near Gina, the Broadway of
Toxic, bears the following legend: The
honorable meet to sail her"
A substantial looking building on the
Gina itself recently attracted atten-
ton, for in front of it hung a great
white sign, with black letters, and on
it were the mysterious words: THE
Before Station" This was in reality
an express office or forwarding station.
Printers Ink.