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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-25
TRUSTEES SALE OF LAuI.

TRUSIEES SALE OF LlO-'
L DRY ...s
In full operation and the real t7.a.e 'f
which the same is situated. .,-.
/ will sell a private sale The
star Laundry" situate on Vine
and together with lot fronting
on South York street. Whee..a- ITO
times situated thereon. The laut ..
good working condition and COON '--'
ness is being done. .--st
Terms-One-third OF the puro1a-e i-..
cash and the balance IN two equt. ..-.
,,,l,-e In six and twelve months ait
st from date. the purchaser GYMS
factory security. Inquire of .-- s D.
sipnd at No. 1fl3 Chapline street
ing ". Va. 1890 -r....-ae
mr3eh Il. >. Rli<Ll-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-25
WANTED.

wANTED-A FEW AGENTS. TO so
t;.;t accident insurance; industrial agents
referred: no lapses, salary ana coilllllls-
Zion Address j. =. FINSTER, Managing
Agent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASHIERS:
either Young ladies' or young men Apply
lii5 Main street. Chicago Bankrupt Cloth
WANTED - FIFTEEN sALBSLADIES
experienced selling cloaks and suits; also
ten experienced millinery salesadles.
None need apply but experienced help, az
the Chicago Bankrupt Clothing, Shoe ana
Hat Co.. LIS Main street hr-'q
wANTED-FTFTEEN EXPERIENCED
clothing statesmen. ten experienced snoe
statesmen. five experienced hat and fur
nishint goods statesmen. at the chicago
Rankrupt Clothing. Shoe and Hat co.
Store. Ills Main street mr-2q
INFORMATION WANTED AS TO
whereabouts of William Malone. Left
Philadelphia about 1S56 with gentleman
named Chas. Clare or Clay, lumber deal
err ANY news will be appreciated by MS
sister. Mary Malone. 212l Tasker street,
Philadelphia, Pa. hI-4I
WANTED-Position by man as driver or
salesman on wagon. Can iiil both. having
fair education: well acquainted IN the city
and suburbs on both sides OF me river
am at present employed out desire 10
change. good reference and bond If re-
CURED. Address ". r.. this office. mr2is
WANTED-A RELIABLE LADY OR
gentleman 10 distribute samples and make
a bouse-to-house canvass for our Nege-
fabie Toilet Soaps so TO SO a month
easily made Address CROFVHS & REED,
$40 TO $50 Austin avenue, Chicago. III.
mrl4ea
wANTED-TWO YOUNG MEN TO RUN
as news agents on railroad trains. Apply
At Union News Co.'S office, 3. & o. depot.
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For SALE.
GROCERY.

Fine location. best of trade Pos7'--
al once. Satisfactory reasons for sell q
{. V. HARDING a CO.
1906 Marse' -'r- Do
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS

TO SELECT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
First District-Clarksburg. June Z.
Second Davis. "a.
Third Hinton. IL.
Fourth Pt. Pleasant Il.
STATE NOMINATING CONVENTION;
WHEELING. AUGUST II.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-25

INEXPERIENCED CASHIERS.
either Young ladies or young men. Apply
MS Main street. Chicago Bankrupt Ciotn-
irr ard Shoe co. nI-ll
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
AN OYSTER-HOUSE ABLAzE
Three Thousand Dollar Fire in
the Baltimore Restau-
rant.
CAUSED A SECOND ALARM.
Explosion of a Big Kitchen Oil Stove.
The F ames Quickly
Controlled.

There was $5UUU pIaze at 21 and %
Sixth street early this morning. The
flames shotinto the air at first with great
force and the neighbors became frightened
and turned in second alarm.
The fire broke out in the rear of the
Baltimore oyster-house and restaurant,
run by Alexander Kosta, and the first
alarm was turned in from box So at :15
o'clock.
The flames mad not fairly started before
they reached the big kitchen oil stove,
which exploded with big bang and
caused the flames to spread rapidly.
By the time the second alarm was turned
in, however, the fremen were already on
the scene.
They worked hard and fast and soon had
the flames under control, but not
until they had spread to the adjoining
saloon at 90 Sixth street, which is run by
Pittlick & Metzler, and also to some frame
shanties in the rear on Stevenson street.
In half an hour the fire was completely
extinguished and most of the companies
were on their way home.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
total loss will not be more than $4,000,
which is fully covered by insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
CELTS ENJOY A PICNIC,
First Grand Outing of St. Pat.
rick's Alliance at Schuet-
zen Park.
Thousands Avail Themselves Of the
Splendid Programme and
Fine Weather.

The first grand joint excursion and re-
union of Alliances Nos. 10, IL, II, Ia and
Is of st. Patrick's Alliance of America at
Schuetzen Park yesterday was most en-
joyable and successful affair. More than
1000 people availed themselves of the
pleasant weather and the excellent pro-
gramme offered by the committees in
charge to visit the park.
Seventy-fve gate prizes were awarded,
ranging in value from $40 in cash to the
WEEKLY CALI for one year.
Valuable prizes were also given for win
ners in races and games. There were
thirteen races-for boys, girls. married
ladies, young ladies, fat ladies and fat
men, also prizes for the best jig-dancer,
best hop, step and Jump and best throw of
the heavy stone.
sisted of John Ganey (chairman), P.
Tamony, secretary; M. Corridan, treas
urer; c. O'Brien, w. J. Hayes, J. M.
Kirby, NJ. Dolan and J. Hennessy; re-
ception committee A. Meehan, J. w.
Reilly. R. Wilson, M. P. Heal, J. J.
Dunno; committee on games-J. ]. Dono-
van (chairman), M. Conelly, James De-
vine, J. J. Hurley, D. O'Leary; floor di-
rector, III. ]. Caveney; assistant floor di-
rector. d. A. Desmond; floor committee
D. P. Breen, w. II. Donovan, ]. NJ. Kirby,
D. Sugrue J. Griffin, D. Mehegan, A. But
toner, J. F. McGushin.
Dancing was INDUCED in all the after
noon.
In the evening at Tortoni's the prominent
members of the alliance held sumptuous
banquet. Songs were rendered by the
silver-voiced sons of Erin and toasts were
proposed to the alliance as whole and
individually to many Irish citizens and to
the press.
Among those present were John Ganey,
chairman; j. Kirby, J. P. Mcmahon, J. J.
Dunn, M. Maher, J. J. Donovan, NJ. J.
Connolly, L. A. O'Brien, P. A. Tamoney,
secretary, and H. ]. Canemey.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
JOCKEY MAR TIN
UNDER A CLOUD,
Turfman Pat Dunno Parts
With His Premier
Rider.
STRONG ARM FAILINGS.
He Is Suspected of Having Been
Too Muscular in Late,
Performances.
OVERELLA EASILY BEATEN.
Royal Choice OutSprints the Mare,
and Her Owners Suspicious
Are Aroused.
OVERELLA EASILY BEATEN.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 19.-Pat Dunno
will undertake to get along without his
premier jockey, Willie Martin. The latter
will go to the Nashville meeting, to ride
for the Hot Springs stable. while Dunno
Will take his string to Louisville. The
separation at this early day in the season
is connected by inside turf authority with
the very peculiar riding of Dunne's Agent
by Martin on Friday, report of which
was given in these dispatches. The same
horse started again yesterday and ran
fourth, which was also regarded with sus-
picion. Martin also had the mount on
Overella yesterday. She was hot favorite
and easily outclassed her field, but was
beaten by Royal Choice, very long one.
Martin did a grandstand finish, driving
under whip and spur.
Presiding Judge Carter has notified
the owner of the horse Roy Lochiel
that his entries would not be re-
ceived in the future at Montgom.
cry Park. The horse ran unplaced in
an ordinary field on Friday last, and twice
since then he has won easily over good
horses. Jockey Knapp, who rode Roy
Lochiel Friday, has been ruled off for
criminal riding, and a recommendation
has been made to the Turf Congress that
his license be revoked.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
The Poster in Japan.

Four or five years ago stopped for the
night at a little teahouse far up in the
mountains of Japan. Nowhere were to be
seen any railroads, European cast-off
clothing or other "modern improve
ments''; and in a walk through the vii
lage, after dinner of rice and fish, was
led to believe that at last spot had been
foHnd where things were to be as they
always had been.
But on returning to the village last sum-
mer, there stood at the door a little
maiden with delightful smile of rejoicing
as she proudly showed in one hand an un-
mistakable nickel-plated American alarm
clock, and in the other an unbroken tin
foiled stick of chewing-gum. Verify our
civilization had arrived.
The next day, however, in village even
more remote, still greater surprise
awaited me, for displayed prominently on
a blank wall, with an admiring crowd
about it, was veritable poster; and few
more days showed that this innovation In
art. if it may be so called, was common
and highly popular.
Every teahouse had its series, and all
the shops in the bazaars were full of them,
and wherever poster was in sight an ad-
miring throng was sure to be seen. A
new style of drawing seemed to go hand
in hand with the new idea, and even an
understanding of our perspective was ap-
preciable.-"Japanese War Posters" BY
d. 2. B. Conkling, in the April Century.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

and hold tobacco congress every even
ing; Chlckering used to come down every
night and before taking his seat plunge
ms hand into an inner pocket and draw
out handful of fine cigars. He used to
pass them around and to the credit OF
those assembled be it said they always did
h!m the honor to accept. One night
Chlckering, after passing them around,
asKed now they liked his cigars. Oh, they
all liked them exceedingly well: they were
hne cigars and they voted Chickering a
connoisseur.
WELL said the New Yorker, they
ought to be good ones. I raised the to-
bacco myself, on my farm in Lewis County,
ana on rainy days when he can't do any
thing else my hired man, who is some
thing OF genius. goes into the barn and
rolls up quantity of tobacco into cigars
and sends them to me-
"Ihe smoking party didn't say much.
In fact an Impressive silence fell upon the
assemblage, and by and by one after the
other edged up to the door, opened it, and
threw his cigar into the gutter.
Ine next evening Chickering again
TOOK his seat at the festive smoking board,
and as usual, pulled out handful of
cigars, which he volunteered to pass
around. But the party concluded it want
ed no more OF his Lewis County stogies,
ana every man excnsed himself by saying
he was already supplied with smoking
ma ter1al. After that Chickering smoked
his own cigars, being unable to place one
1or love or none y."-Washingto Post.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
SAN JOSE ROAD RACE.
Oscar Smith Wins the Garden citys' Five
Mile Event by q Third of
Wheel

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 19.-The five
mile race of the Garden City Cyclers to-
day, over the San Martin course south of
this city, was one of the closest and most
exciting road events ever held in this
State. The course was in bad condition
owing to the rain, and the wind blew
strong in the face of the riders, but every
one of the thirty starters completed the
journey. Fifteen of the riders finished in
bunch, Oscar Smith winning by third
of wheel from Julius Smith. The men
came in so close that the judges were
dazed, and positions after the fifth man
had crossed the tape were in dispute. The
tangle, however, was unrayeled by the
judges at special meeting held this even
ing. There were twenty-seven prizes given,
the largest number ever offered for a
single race by a California club. Tony
Delmas went over the course in 1853 3-5,
winning the time prize. The first fourteen
riders, their handicaps, time and positions,
were as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
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A Home of Delight.

The "Home Of Delight" which has just
been opened in Philadelphia, is to be for the
enlightenment, uplifting and betterment
of the so-called ''slum" dwellers of PhIla-
delphia. 1t is a four-story brick structure.
about twenty-five feet wide, and the first
floor contains the large lecture-hall and
two gamerooms, the latter being equipped
with table bagatelle, checkers, lotto add
other games. The second story contains
the library of 1000 volumes and reading
room adjoining. Back of these rooms is
the printing-room, whence weekly
paper called Our World and Work will be
issued in short time. On the third floor
are a committee-roonl and a gameroom,
while the remainder of the house is occu-
pied by the superintendent and his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
WORK OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY.
Endless Dictionary Making Its Chief
Occupation.

Endless Dictionary Making It's Chief
Occupation.
The principal occupation of the acad-
emy, pursued without cessation and hav-
ing in its completion but perpetual
reeommencement, has been the diction-
ary. already hear the exclamation: !:
tsThe dictionary B1t that is surely a
joke! The academy will never finish it.
After $50 years it has not yet completed
the letter A. I will, therefore, endeavor
| to dSpel the confusion existing in many
| minds. The academy has two. dlction-
aries. One of these, which was begun in
! 1778. is the Historical Dictionary" whose
| plan was suggested by Voltaire. 1t is a
complication OF etymology and history,
and of the variations in the significance OF
| words set forth in numerous examples, as
attested by every French writer 1nclus-
| lively since the fifteenth century. Al
though this dictionary has in fact only
reached the letter "a" it has been pub
| lished in an enormous quarto volume. 1t
will never be completed. The academy
decided, some twelve years ago, to aban-
| don the work.
! There is. however. besides the "Histori-
cal Dictionary" a Dictionary of Usage"
| wherein are given only the words with
| their different acceptations and short and
decisive examples OF ordinary use. From
| 1894 to 1878 seven editions of this work
| have been published, each radically differ
ent from the others. Indeed, language
is constantly subjected to modification.
The sense OF one word is altered; another
word is no longer employed; still another
is created to meet a new requirement, as
telegram" or "bicyclet," or modern
thought must finu expression, as ''decen-
trallzatlon" or 'pessimism." 1t is the
same with orthography, in which the con-
stant tendency is toward simpliication.
In the seventeenth century one wrote all
debvoit"; in the eighteenth century, ''il
devoit"; to-day we write ''il devait" The
dictionary is framed as standard, and
hence, like veritable labor of Penelope,
must be begun again as soon as it is fin
lshed. In the matter of photography the
dictionary of the academy is an authority
IN all institutions of learning, and it would
be almost an impossibility for a printing
office to diverge therefrom in spelling.
The office of the academy is not to
create, but to register words of pure Ian
guage and such as are usually employed;
and while it acknowledges the privilege
OF all to create new words, it retains the
right to exclude neologisms from the die
tlonary wherever it may Judge them to be
barbarian or of very restricted usage. The
work OF this department is carried on by
six members, named for life, who, assisted
by the perpetual secretary, prepare the
work. Each word is next submitted by
the chairman to the approval of the as
sembled academy. The discussions are
occasionally protracted, particularly words
occupying an entire session.-Forum.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH.
characteristics of the Ruler of Austro-
Hungary.


The Austro-H Hungarian Empire is for
tunate in possessing a sovereign like
Francis Joseph, who rules with impartial
ity, serving the dual interests of state and
dynasty which he rightly considers as the
mightiest links wherewith to hold the mon
archy together. This quality has given
the Emperor, especially since the death of
the Crown Prince in 1889, universal popu-
larity and respect, Primarily by his devo-
ton to duty the Emperor is entitled to
the consideration he receives. The former
Prime Minister, Hasner, in his memoirs,
has without exaggeration described the
sovereign as "the most industrious man
in the realm" Bismarck, with every
other diplomatist who has. had relations
with him, confirms this statement. Alike
in summer and winter the Emperor rises
early and by 5 o'clock he is occupied at
his standing-desk. He examines all pro-
posals laid before him, particularly such as
later department he has himself directed
since the withdrawal of Andrassy in 1879,
and matters concerned with royal fayors
and pardons as well as the persons and
property of members of the imperial fam
lily. He submits every detail to careful
consideration. Military maneuvers or
travel make no difference to the Emperor.
who has frequently, while ON hunting
trips, attended to official business. Ere
quently the frugal midday repast is served
to the Emperor at his desk. With aston
ishing accuracy he examines every sub
ject-more particularly matters relating to
important legislative designs-laid before
him by the Ministry. The former Min
lister of Justice, Glaser, mentions the fact
that the Emperor in 1872 called his atten.
ton to couple of contradictory state.
| ments in the draft of an extensive penal
code, which had escaped the practiced eye
of the lawyer, and which the Emperor
himself corrected. His knowledge Of
affairs, supported by a most tenacious
| memory, exacts similar competent
| knowledge of his council in the several
departments. s.-April Forum.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
a VERY QUEER CLAIM.
Rent Demanded for Corner Jutting g
Out From a Building.


The most peculiar lease ever signed will
soon be recorded in the Registrars office
says the New York Journal. When it is
filed the public will be officially notified
that the Astor estate has laid claim to a
piece Of space up near the clouds, which
will prove a most valuable investment
without any outlay. The details of this
remarkable claim will not be made
known if :. the parties to it can
prevent publicity. But the Sunday
Journal has learned enough about it to
serve as a warning to builders and owners
of enthusiastically beautiful structures.
The claim in question concerns the big
22-story white structure of the American
Surety Company at Broadway and Pine
street. Scarcely had it been finished be-
fore an effort is made to find fault with its
construction. This effort is not made by a
poor, underpaid building inspector. but by
the Astor family through their legal rep
resentative.
The Astors own the Schermerhorn build.
ing, seven-story Office structure, which
adjoins the Surety Company's building
on the twoi ncIosed sides, having frontage
On Broadway and another on Pine street.
They arc not satisfied with the large rentals
which they now receive from their seven
story building, but have taken q running
u
roof to the eighteenth story of the Surety
building, and there found q cornice pro-
jecting twenty-six inches over their roof
and ground.
Taking advantage of an old English le-
gal decision, that a ground-owner controls
the same amount of space up TO heaven
and down to hell, the Astors have demand
ed that the Surety Company shall either
remove the cornice which surrounds the
two sides of its towering structure or pay
an annual rental for keeping it there
The Surety Company was warned at the
time the cornice was being built that it
was trespassing. Its answer to the warn
ing was that it proposed to have an archi-
tecturally beautiful structure and would
not remove the cornice. The legal repre-
sentatives of both parties consulted, with
the result that the old English law was
discovered and the Surety Company was
compelled to concede its trespass.
Several months have been spent in the
attempt to discover what space is worth
per square foot up above roof, and ex-
perts differ as to the proper amount. 1t
was said that the Astor estate would take
$1,000 year for the space, but that this
amount was considered exorbitant by the
Surety Company's officials. They are said
to have offered half that amount for a
period OF sixty-six years, which would
make a total of $33, ,0O0
The agent of the Surety Company's
structure is indignant that such extensive
realty owners as the Astors should demand
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
MEDALS AND PRIZES.
The California Schuetzen Clubs
Fine Score at the San
Rafael Park

A clear atmosphere, through which the
bullseyes showed distinctly and unwaver-
ingly, and an exhilarating GOODNESS tina
reacted fayorably on the marksman spirit
were two factors that made the shooting at
Schuetzen Park particularly good yester-
day.
The principal event was the prize shoot
of the California Schuetzen Club and the
targets were kept hot all day. Twenty-Five
cash prizes were given to the following
marksmen:
First prize, n. Moeker; second, Captain F.
kuhnle; third, A. Strecker; fourth, William
Nolden; fifth. Philo Jacoby; sixth, c. Eging
seventh, A. Breuss; eighth, F. P. Schuster ;
ninth, D. F.. schoenfeld;, tenth, Captain
twelfth, Captain F.. A. Kuhls; thirteenth,
Charles Sagehorn; fourteenth, L. Reubold /;
fifteenth, NJ. Reubold; sixteenth, A. Gehret
nineteenth, James Stanton; twentieth, 4.
Finking; twenty-first. T. J. Carroll; twenty-sec-
ond, r. Bremen; twenty-third, f. c. Miller;
twenty-fourth, +. Acker; twenty fifth, F. s..
Archer.
In the shoot for club medals the follow
ing scores were made:
ID. w. Mclaughlin, 434. Second champion
class-Charles Thierbach. 415; Captain f. A.
Kuhls, 40. First class A. Mocker, 394; d. B.
Faktor, 392. Second class-O. Bremen, All
+. Attinger, 397. Third class-J. Straub 3S4
John Harshman, 1856. Fourth class-T. Archer.
347; F. Acker, 339.
First best shot-Medal, A. Strecker, 25
Last best shot--Medal, o. Burmeister, "a.
In the medal shoot of the cadets of the
club, A. Reubold won the tirst-class medal
with 373 rings and Fl. Kunls the second
class medal with 28S rings. In the bulls
eye Shoot OF the cadets, A. ReuboId won
the first prize and FL. Kuhls the second
prize.
The Gruetli Schuetzen Verein held a
combined medal and bullseye shoot, the
| scores OF which are as follows: Champion
class, A. Gehret, 401; first class, F. Baum
| gartner. 3S5: second class John Frei. 4O6
third class. Ed Kunz, 3S2; first best shot,
| J. Appenzelier, 25; last best shot, A.
| Gehret, "a.
| Bullseye-First bullseye. Ed Runz; sec.
ond, Charles Ott; third, f. Baumgartner
fourth, ]. Bachman; fifth, ALI Gehret
sixth, T. Appenzeller; seventh, John Frei
eighth, M. A. Tschurr.
The ladies of the California Schuetzen
Club had their monthly medal contest.
| The champion medal was won by Mrs
Eging, 10; first class, Mrs. H. M. Wise,
1O3; second class was not won. Three
special prizes were offered to the ladies by
| Philo Jacoby, the winner of the first prize
being Mrs. Kelly, of the second Mrs
| Eging, third Mrs. II. M. Wise.
| 1t was announced that the Schuetzen
section of the San Francisco Turner'S
| Verein would hold its May festival al
Schuetzen Park May 8. Special shooting
prizes will be offered at this event