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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20
THE PRODIGAL's RETURN.

For a month he'd saved his dollars,
Saved his shirts with lay-down collars.
All the while.
Cuts on laundry, lunch and smoking,
Winter clothes at uncle's soaking
Swelled his pile.
And he's gone on his vacation
Gone for rest and recreation,
So he said.
Far from busy. bustling cities.
Far from commerce, banks and kitties
He has fed.
Soon again he'll be returning.
And his face with blisters burning,
While the skin
From his nose and ears appealing.
Tells of boating. bathing. wheeling
That has been.
And he'll come around and tell us
How he gave the other fellows
A black eye
With certain dreamy creature.
Rare of form and fair of feature,
Sweetly shy.
How the parting sore did grieve her
When at length he had to leave her
And revive
In our breast the fair ones sorrow
AS we learn he'd like to borrow
Just a five.
Chicago News
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20

John dear, l can't wait to toll you
what am going to buy you" Darling,
what is it?" well, I'm going to get you
a silver card tray, bronzs Hercules for
the man.e.piece, and new Persian rug.
What are you going to do for me?' 1--WE
been thinking, Jane, and have quite con-
Guided to get you a new shavjng-brush. "
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20

What the Stranger Thought Would
Capture the Country as Campaign
Song.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20

--- EARRINGS INHUMANITY TO
WIND - THE PROFESSORS
oE-WHERE KINDNESS DID
>-r 60 UNAPPRECIATED-BAB
SAN ENEMY TO THE KING"
low sOTHERN PRESENTS THE
e--rSTNESS OF HIS STAGE
tlACTER.
,.- Regular Correspondent
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20
THE SAME OLD PROBLEM.
II perplexed the Young Man and Inter
ested the Girl.

iloodW
"Mabel-Miss Featherworth. I should
say" said the young man, sis your faith
er at home? I want to ask him some
thing"
YVES" said the young woman,
TREMENDOUSLY.
''I wish TO ask him." he continued; 81
wish to ask him the question that nearly
every man has found necessary to ask.
In short. I wish to ask him"
The young woman Uttered and the
young man switched"
Il wish to ask him." said he, with a
malignant tons in mis- hitherto honeyed
voice. what is the exact meaning Of Is
10 indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

room, lights 1t and supplies service, it is re-
garded as the proper thing to derive good
round sum OF money for the investment.
The courts and the public are not inclined
TO inquire whether morals are corrupted
ment.
Mr.. Dare is fully aware of the fact, and
directs attention to it, that the gamblers
and the men who hang about the pool
rooms and poker dens contribute nothing
to the prosperity of the City. They per-
form no public service, pay no taxes ana
shlrk all responsibilities of citizenship.
I ct these men are the first to call for po-
lice protection, and some of them have the
hardihood to demand that officers be sta
toned at their places to enable alt them to
conduct their business successfully.
Despite all the powerful influence and
cunning tricks employ ed to fafsify records
of appeal and to defeat the ends OF justice
BY fraud and collusion, Prosecuting At
torney Dare is vet confident that convlc-
tlons will follow until the booksellers
downtown will be compelled to acknowl-
edge the supremacy of the law.
1t has been proposed to Chief Crowley
that the Police Department make one
arrest day. The Prosecuting Attorney
is willing to try one case day and belleVes
in seven cases out of ten conviction can be
obtained. The plan proposed is to keep
sending the cases to the higher court and
if not sustained to bow In humble SUBJ
mission to the decree and try again.
From other sources it is learned that
ting weary Recently one readily con-
sented to plead guilty and pay fine of
$50. He said he was ready to quit the
business, as he had been grated on" for
all that he had made.
Men in high places to whom the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
HUGH CRAIG ON CABLES
He Sets Forth the Advantages OF Tele-
graphic Communication With
Hawaii.

Hugh Craig delivered last evening be-
fore the California Geographical Society a
highly entertaining lecture on "The Ha-
waiian Cable and Submarine Telegraphy."
He told in brief how the cables of the
world had been. started from the main
land and just what number had been fail
ures and successes. He stated that at the
present day there were twelve cable lines
across the Atlantic Ocean.
s.In 1854" he said, sit required forty
five seconds to drive message across that
ocean, and in 1895 message was sent
from New York 10 London in five Sec
onds."
Mr.. Craig explained by stereopticon
views the manner of sinking cables from
steamships and said that naval men have
got things down to such nicely that they
think nothing of dropping the end of
cable in 1900 fathoms of water and then on
the return voyage striking the identical
spot in the ocean and recovering it.
He described the submarine survey
made by Admiral Belknap from San Fran
cisco to Japan in 1874, on which occasion
the sounding-l line broke a short distance
from Yeddo Commander Tanner in 1891
went out with the Albatross forty miles
south of the course taken by Belknap and
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
LOUIS RUFFINo's MONEY.
The Contest Now Going On for Posses
sion of 1t.

The Contest Now Going On for Posses-
sion of 1t.
The contest over the will of Louis ].
Ruffino was before Judge Coffey and a Jury
yesterday.
Ruffino left an estate valued at about
$50, 900, mostly to Kate Sauffer, who
claimed to be his wife. The sisters of the
testator are contesting on the ground of
undue influence and unsoundness of mind.
The principal legatee claims to be Kate
Ruffino Under contract marriage with
the deceased contracted in 1883. The
contract was simply "We, the under
signed, agree to be husband and wife, !"
and the names of the parties. This con-
tract is lost. the widow says, and there
was never anything more to show the re-
lationship which she bore to the testator.
She said upon the stand that he had often
proposed q religious ceremony, but she
thought the contract was sufficient and as
no religious ceremony was ever performed
There was more testimony from various
witnesses showing Rutfino had referred to
the widow as his wife. There was also
testimony to show that he was addicted to
strong drink, and the evidence having
reached that point, the case was continued
until to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
DEPOsITORs TO ACT.
Home Savings Bank Directors to Com
Under Their Criticism.

Home Savings Bank Directors to Come
Under Their Criticism.
Arrangement have been made for the
calling of mass-meeting of the deposit
ors OF the Peoples Home Savings Bank of
unhappy memory. The depositors have
organized themselves into an association,
which has held numerous meetings for the
purpose of devising means for protecting
the interests of its mem bers, who are said
to number about 1000. The executive
committee announces that at the coming
meeting, which will take place at an early
date, the present management of the
bank will be thoroughly discussed and
some interesting revelations as to Its op-
erations are promised.
The action of the board of directors in
favoring NJ. II. Sherman, M. E. Collins
and number of others involved by al
lowing them extensions of time in the
legal proceedings against them at present
pending, will be severely criticized The
depositors are also much disturbed in
view of the anticipated withdrawal OF At
torney John Flournoy from further con-
nection with the association, as his defec-
ton is liable, in their opinion. to seriously
jeopardize their interests. The date OF
the proposed meeting has not yet been as
signed, but it will probably be called
during the course of next week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

Mrs Homer S. King, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Douglas
Fry, Major and Mrs. John A. Darling, Miss
Jennie Gatherwood. Theodore H. Davies, j.
Cline Davies, William Alvord, Miss Morgan,
Mrs J. B. F. Davis, Miss Davis.
The nuptials of Miss Henrietta Sullivan
and Stephen Loring Harris were solemn
lied last evening at the Sullivan resi-
dence, corner of Oak and Webster streets.
The BRIDE is the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. John Sullivan and sister of
Frank J. Sullivan, the well-known attor-
ney.
The groom is the junior partner of the
firm OF Ames & Harris, and although a
most successful and popular business man,
has decided to give his attention TO the
law, and will shortly enter the university
with that purpose in view.
Apple blossoms, sweet-scented eucalyp-
tus blossoms and fragrant pink carnations
made most effective decoration in the
drawing-room, where the happy young
couple plighted their troth.
The bay-window was converted into a
flower bower; bam boo wreaths and true
lover knots, twined with pinks, forming a
canopy under which the contracting par
ties stood while the Rev. Father o. Shea
read the impressive Catholic service.
At $3.50 o'clock, the hour appointed for
the ceremony, the bridal party entered the
drawing-room led by the two little nieces
of the bride, Miss Ashley Turner and Miss
Gladys Louise Sullivan. Following them
came the bridesmaids, the Misses Louisa
and Ada Sheehy. Then came the maid
ceding the bride, who entered leaning on
the arm of her brother, Frank ] Sullivan.
Edwin Harris, brother of the groom, off
ciated as best man.
After the ceremony congratulations were
in order, and then there was dancing in
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

the ballroom until IL O'Clock, when an
elaborate supper was served.
The bride, a dainty demi-blonde, with
large violet eyes and wealth of nut brown
hair, wore magnificent gown of cream
white satin. The jupe was made en- train
and the corsage trim med with an exquis-
ite bertha of point applique that had be-
longed to the brides mother.
A bridal veil fastened to the coiffure by
8 diamond crescent, the gift of the groom,
completed the magnificent costume. The
bridal bouquet was of Kaiserine Augusta
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Georgia Sullivan, the maid of
honor, wore a very handsome gown of
light blue brocade trimmed with lace en-
broidered in seed pearls, and carried a
bouquet of American Beauty roses and
violets.
The bridesmaids were attired alike in
pink brocaded gowns, made with the
picturesque Bebe waist rallied in beaded
chiffon, and full gored skirts made dane
ing length. Their bouquets were of
bridesmaid and Duchess of Lancaster
roses,
Miss Frances D. Sullivan wore a most
stylish gown OF pink silk poplin brocaded
with tiny rosebads in Dresden pattern.
The skirt was made perfectly plain in the
prevailing fashion, and the corsage was
trimmed with beaded French lace and
knots of torquoise blue velvet.
Miss Ada Sullivan wore very beautiful
gown of pink satin, the corsage of which
was trimmed with bands of pearl trim
ming.
Mrs. J. Ashley Turner wore very ele-
CANT gown of black grenadine with silk
stripes and trimmed with mourning Jet
passementere.
The young couple received very MANY
elegant presents, which included many
valuable Jewels, several large money
orders and many elegant pieces of crystal
and costly bric-a-brac.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
FL OORADOS MAKE MERRY
Successful Initial Party
Given by an Individual
Parlor.
Pretty Girls and Native Sons Pack
the Large Dancing Hall of the
New Building.

Ell Dorado ParIor No. 50, N. s. G. w., is
iubilant. 1t was the first individual parlor
to give party at the new Native Sons
Hall on Mason street, and the party was a
great success. There were more than
twice as many people present as at the
dedication ball and many of the costumes
were quite as elaborate.
This ball has been looked forward to for
some time. 1t was to celebrate the eleventh
anniversary of the parlor, and nothing
had been overlooked that would conduce
to the pleasure OF the guests. There were
regular reception committees, but each
member seemed to feel that the hall was
his and constituted himself a com mittee
OF one to help every one else have jolly
time.
Most of the ladies were in full evening
dress. There were pretty faces and figures
galore and quite as many elaborate gowns.
There were quite a number, however, who
wore house dresses. The same diversity
existed in the costuming of the gentle.
men, but whether in evening coats or
business frock suits all seemed to have an
equally enjoyable time.
The grand march was not formed till
alter y O'Clock. The line extended more
than around the hall and more couples
were. even then arriving, and when the
dancing began the hall was packed. There
was pretty souvenir dance programme,
on which were fourteen dances and two
extras.
Much of the success of the evening was
due to DR.. w. J. Hawkins, chairman of
the committee on arrangements. He was
assisted by f. A. Smith, E. N. P. Phelan,
Charles Mass, II. Neunaber, J. NJ. Cum
ming and G. C. Gunther, all of whom wore
white camellias and white ribbons.
The other officers were:
Floor manager, John G. Jolly; assistant, ]. c..
Muehr.
Floor, daffodils and yellow ribbon; Mel Fl
Baker, T. Gilmore. F. A. Hoffman, H. H. Hart
man, George L. Stroecker w. ]. Murphy, c.
Roster, G. Seitz. F. Stroh, ]. f. Seyden, j. o.
Gantner, F. T. Norton.
Reception, violets and violet ribbon-A. E.
Ehrenpfort, E. P. Gates, II. ]. Seitz, L. Kuttnem
T. +. Blake, S. T. Blake, F. ]. Roster, Williar,
Samuel, r. Horber. William Carl, II. Abraham,
L. B. Mayer, E. Braunschweiger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
The Tea Given by Mrs. Claus
Spreckels and Miss
Spreckels.
UNDER a CANOPY OF FLOWERS
Nuptials of Miss Sullivan and Stephen
L. Harris Yesterday
Evening.

Yesterday for the first time since the
family's return from Europe, the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Spreckels. at 2O27
Howard street, was thrown open for a
large social affair, for which the great,
roomy, mansion-like house is so we'll
suited.
1t was an afternoon tea given by Mrs.
Claus Spreckels and Miss Spreckels, and
they were assisted in receiving from 4
o'clock until by Mrs. ]. D. Spreckels,
Miss Gibson, Miss Goodell. Miss Boyd,
Miss O'Connor, Miss Isabel O'Connor.
Miss Ella Morgan and Miss Mangels.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
POOLROoM "NUIsANCEs. "
John T. Dare Says the Existing Law
Is Ample for Their Sup
preston.

preston.
John t. Dare, Prosecuting Attorney of
Police Court No. 3, adheres strongly to the
opinion that the laws as they stand are
sufficient to suppress pool-selling and
poker games in the City. He is opposed
to further municipal legislation, because
additional legislation means further delay.
AS Mr.. Dare expresses it: 1--WE want no
more laws, but we want a reasonably
stringent enforcement Of the laws as they
now stand"
The Prosecuting Attorney argues that
the Supreme Court has held that if the
Judge can ascertain from the text of the
law the manifest intention OF the law
maker that is the construction to be placed
on the law.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
Legislature has power to confer on the
Board of Supervisors the right to pass
ordinances and police regulations. In the
exercise of that authority an ordinance to
prohibit pool-selling has been adopted.
In order that the intention OF the law
makers may be clearly understood the
ting forth its object. The Supreme Court
has always maintained that the people
shall never be called upon 10 establish a
negative, and therefore in the prosecution
OF booksellers it is not required OF the
prosecution 10 prove affirmatiyely that the
booksellers do send money to the race
course.
tiThat the poolrooms are a public nui-
sance, the Prosecuting Attorney has no
doubt, but whether in this community
they would be SO classed, is another Dues
ton. In Kentucky, for example. they have
been closed under the law against main
tanning public nuisance. Our courts here
give broad construction to all questions
touching public morals. If man rents a
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

found a favorable path for the laying of a
cable. On the strength of these two voy-
ages the cable question has become much
more agitated.
IF cable could be laid to Hawaii, -
continued Mr.. Craig. Sin short time,
doubtless, France would connect from
New Zealand and Japan from Yeddo.
I'm case of war the advantage of cable
OF our own can be readily perceived. If a
foreign nation had possession of the line
and it was necessary to communicate with
our fleet in the mid-Pacitic, refusal on
that nations part to send the message
might be a serious thing"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

gamblers pay tribute are getting greedy
themselves, and have recently shown a
desire to play the wild hog in demanding
increased percentages. Even the saloon
keepers and the cigar men with little
dice game on the side do not want to be
directed to sell only one brand of whisky,
one line of cigars and certain beer. The
big influential pull, if it gets too exacting,
will hear some loud squealing. Even the
prosperous gamblers and traders find 10
per cent a heavier tribute than they can
afford to pay.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
NEW TO-DAY.
FOR.

During the progress of this great Sale
you can buy TWO Suits, TWO pairs of
Pants or TWO Overcoats for the price you'd
pay for ONE anywhere else.
These broken lots and "odd" sizes
from our great Wholesale stock are marked
at the bare cost-the cost to us, the Whole
sale Makers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
.PLUCKY MRS. Ed. FENTON
Her Timely Discovery Leads to
the Arrest Of a Bur-
glar.
He Was Ransacking the Bureau
Drawers in a Bedroom in Her
Mothers House.

Several daylight burglars and sneak
thieves have been operating recently in
the Mission, and complaints to the police
have in consequence been numerous.
Yesterday a young man who gave his
name as Charles Wagner was cleverly
captured by Policeman E. ]. Thompson
after long chase, and there is reason to
believe that he has committed most of the
thefts.
Yesterday morning Wagner visited the
residence of Mrs. E. J. Fenton, 1747 Mis-
sion street. He opened the front door and
walked upstairs. Mrs. Fenton saw him
and asked what he wanted. He inquired
if a Mr.. Whitener lived there and was
told that he did, but that he was not in
Instead of going away Wagner sneaked
into bedroom, where he was discovered
a few minutes later by Lilly Fenton, Mrs.
Fenton's daughter, searching through the
bureau drawers.
''What are you doing there? ?" she asked.
81 am Mr.. Whitener." said Wagner, and
before the young lady had recovered from
her astonishment he rushed past her and
downstairs.
She gave the alarm and one of the room
ers started in pursuit of Wagner. AS the
roomer was running along he overlook
Policeman Thompson, and pointing to
Wagner's fleeing figure he hurriedly told
him what had occurred. Thompson
promptly joined i'll the chase and sue
ceeded in catching up with Wagner after
running several blocks.
Wagner was taken to the Seventeenth
street station and then to the City Prison.
On being searched gold hairpin and
breastpin, which he had stolen from the
bureau drawers, were found in his pock-
cts, and he was booked for burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
morning.

The whales nose is On the top of the
head-at least, his nostrils are situated
there, through which he expels the COL
umns of water during the action known as
''spouting." Whales only spout when they
are feeding.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

A Glasgow man recently bought twenty
Canadian horses at 911d per pound, live
weight. As the animals averaged about
ten hundredweight each, and were of that
class suitable for driving purposes, they
averaged about f44 per head, which may
be considered an extremely good price.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

The Irish Tourist Association proposes
to hold Photographic exhibition and
competition, at which prizes will be Of
fered for photographs Of Irish scenery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
A Retail Sale

Remember that at such remarkable
prices this Sale can be but brief; don't wait
until others have secured the best offerings
come now.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
Funeral of a Pioneer.

The funeral of the late Edward Brown will
be held from the K. r. B. Hall at O'Farren and
Mason streets at 8 o'clock this morning. The
society, of which the deceased was an old and
honored' member, will turn out in body.
There will be a requiem mass at'the Cathedral,
and the interment will be at Holy Cross Gem
etery. The deceased was pioneer of Califor-
mia. He was never married, and his only
relatives in the State are Mrs. T. NJ Cough of
Mendocino County and Mrs. P. Donnelly of
Cloyerdale.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13

School Director Henderson exploded a
bonn mbshell at the meeting of the Board of
Education last evening when resolutions
were called for. He made strong charg es
against one of the oldest principals in the
department and tried TO the best OF his
ability to have the matter considered with
out delay instead of having it sent to a
committee for investigation.
His charges were in printed form and
are as follows:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06
MISSOULA IN IT, TOO
Organization of the Garden City
Cycling Club.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Thirty Three Wheelmen Attach
Iher Names to the Charter
EoIl-S. II. Draper. President;
"Spud" Murphy, Secretary

Missoula. Feb. 5.-Fully 50 bicycle en-
thusiasts gathered at the Lotus club
room at $50 o'clock tonight for the
purpose OF organizing a wheelmen's
club. Probably no meeting ever held
i'm Missoula was prolific of more genu-
inc enthusiasm. Certain IL is that no
local organization ever started out with
Il promise OF attaining more desirable
and pleasure BILE results. 1t VIII be
known rs the Garden City Cycling club.
The meeting was called to order by
Ed Mix, and at his suggestion ;. n.
Draper was selected as temporary
chairman. I'D II. Boos was selected as
secretary pro tenn. Mr.. Draper then
stated the objects of the meeting, say
ing i'm effect that it was for the purpose
OF perfccting an organization whereby
improved roads could be secured, also
the construction OF a suitable track, the
holding Of tournaments and the better
ment of the condition of wheclmen So
Cially and otherwise. The chairman
then appointed a committe on perma-
nynt organization as follows; Ed IL.
BoOs, L. Mix and r. \. Wilkinson.
Here a recess was taken for the en-
rollmcnt of members and the prepare
tiOn Of. the committees report. IL was
decided that officers be elected annual
Is and that persons over 10 years or
age be eligible to membership.
Thirty-three wheclmcn attached
their names To the roll The election OF
officers was the next order Of business,
resulting as follows: President, ). ii.
Draper; first vice president, IL. Il.
CLANCY: second vice president, Ed MIX;
secretary "Spud' Murphy; treasurer,
VIII Bailey. Directors Ii. I. Wilkin-
son. J. l.. Mcbride, Charles Chatter,
e. W. Blair and J. w. Lester. Upon
motion the chair was instructed to act
in conjunction with the board of direct
ors i'm selecting all committees and re-
port 20 the next regular meeting TO
be called by the president. \ vote OF
thanks 10 the president and Lotus club
closed the proceedings.