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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

not inserting advertisements in the
newspapers, nor has he asked the POI
lice to send out a general alarm for
his man, but should he ever meet him
the grand jury win have a homicide
complaint to answer.
Red Gallagher has an anenviable rem
utation in Pickleville. He is a lanky.
lantern-jawed fellow, with a freckled
face and q shock of red hair that looks
like a door mat. His speciality is rob-
bing the clotbesIines of back wards at
night; but there is nothing he would
stop at, even to ~scraping the paint sign
from the window of a Chinese laundry
just for the sake of stealing something.
Red was known to Herr Zuckermeister
only in a general wey, that is, the lit
tie German did not know that he had
a record and picture in the rogues' gal
iery. The record reads something like
this:
No. 1878. James Gallagher, alias red.
2 years old in 1889. is Ave feet nine inches
tall slim built, has gray eyes and red
hair, frecRled face, scar on chin and let
ters j. g" tattooed on right forearm.
Gallagher Is an all-round sneak thief and
SScuhu STORY man. lie served two terms
in Crow Hin penitentiary for petty larceny.
and was convicted in 1886 for assault and
robbery and sentenced to three years In
state prison.
zuckermeister knew him only by
sight, and from hearing his name mem
toned in the saloons. On one fine
spring day recently the little German
halter was summing himselfin the door
way of his store when Red sauntered
along leading a dog almost as long and
lanky as himself, and with hair of a
similar color. He walked right into
zuckermeister's store, greatly to the
hatter's surprise, and, in a CHEEKY tone,
exclaimed:
Hello, zuck. l wanter git a hat de
latest style, an one Of der best yer got
-see?"
Now, Zuckermeister had never spoken
to Red, but overlooked the familiarity
Of this greeting in his excitement. He
took several hats out and laid them on
the counter.
ET
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

st Louis is 2os mIlea from Louis
vile.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

got q nat
fit me face III
this one at al
don't like It &
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
his BULGARIAN SETTER
The Dog That Red Gallagher sohi
to 1uckermeistsr.
The williamsburg Halter Would Like IN
Elnd Red and q 0fr. Devere. who
Wantea t9 Buy = Bulga-
rlan Setter.

ERR FUCKER R.
MEISTER. no
has a hat store in
P~ickleville, VII.
la : b Oh, Ii
looking I r a
young man, by
name Red Gal.
lagher The little
German halter Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
A VAST FORTUNE.
A Share OF Which Martinshurg Men In,
Claim 10,


Special Dispatch to tho lntellIgencer.
MARTINsBuRG. W. Va. Feb. 10
John and Frank PauldIng. OF this city.
have been advised THAT they are among
the heirs to a large fortune left by the
French family OF Roger. There ore
also a large number OF heirs living In
Ohio. Maryland. Illinois aod Virginia
and the amount of the American Tor
tune Is estimated TO be $50, 100000. Be-
sides the American heirs there are
heirs living In Franco, who are now
engaged In establishing hhe!r right to
property valued at Sl2Q,000,0O0. The
wealthy Marquis Roger was one OF the
noblcmen In France who became In
volved In political troubles and was
Obliged to fee to America, WHITTIER he
came with his three sons. Jean. Count
of Roger; Ardelle. and Marquis jacques
Roger, who was the youngest. Ardelle
soon died. Jean. the count OF Roger.
married IN American feireSs. The two
brothers purchased large tractS OF land
In Missouri. Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Virginia. In 1898 jacques Roger,
the younger brother. died IN st. Louis.
leaving large estate In that city, in
Kings county. n. Y, and in Illinois.
besides his share OF the estate In Paris.
Jacques Roger was never married and
died without q will, According TO law
his vast fortune would descend 10 his
then only surviving brother, Jean. the
count OF Roger, and Jeans children.
Jean, the count of Roger, has since
died and the PauldIngs claim to be
among his descendants.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Tho Fairmont Delegation Pleased with
It's Reception at Washington.


Fairmont Index: The delegation
from the FaIrmont Chamber of COM
merce. which went before the commit
tee on rivers and alarbors. In Washing
ton, last Tuesday. to enlist the efforts
OF that committee In the early I'm
provement OF the Monongahela river,
has every reason TO feel encouraged at
the reception they were accorded In
dlvidually and as delegation, and at
the very happy impression ShcIr pres
ence and arguments seemed to make
upon the committee. Mr.. Dayton wns
earnest in his efforts TO secure the full
est consideration for the views OF the
delegation before the committee, and
his treatment of his constituents was
marked by the utmost kindness and
courtesy. His Introduction of the dele
CATION to the committee was forcible
argument in favor OF the Improvement
they demanded. He was ably seconded
by Senators Faulkner and Elklns. both
OF whom made strong speeches In be-
half of the enterprise. A full account
will be found elsewhere OF the speeches.
etc. At the conclusion OF Senator Ell
kIns' speech he was heartily applaud
ed by members OF the committee, which
was accepted as q happy augury for
the eiltGIpTlst. llluGttl ~ WIS Nllc III
preston Of all who were present that
it Is no longer a question OF Hpropria-
lions for the work, hut simply a Ques-
tion as to how II Will be taken mp and
finished. Both Senators ElklnB and
Faulkner Impressed upon the commit
tee the dcslrahIIity and wisdom of TAX
Ing up all the locks and dams at the
same time, and pushing them 10 COM
pletIon under a continuous contruct
system. We believe their suggestions
will have much weight in forming the
action Of the committee. OF course
the recommendations of the committee
practically settle the question in both
the house and senate, We have some
warm friends at court AT least, and II
we fail It will not be because our con-
gressmen do not feel a warm interest
in the subject. But we are OF the opin-
ion that the project will not fail. The
completion of this enterprise would be
such boon TO this section as can
scarcely be estimated, and after the
arguments all the members OF the COM
mFttee seemed to be In accord with
this idea OF the subject.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
Democratic Campaign Policy in West

: The Registers attempt to force an
'.evaslve" campaign policy on the West
Virginia Democracy Is not received
kindly by some OF the brethren. ANY
other year but a presidential year
might be a good time to obscure ma
tlonal issues, they think. but they do
not think it is honest to pursue such u
course at the present time. Nor do the
Republicans have any. notion OF per-
hitting the Democratic leaders to avoid
a discussion OF national questions.
The Register. realizing that Its party
Is hopelessly divided on the silver ques-
tIon and other national issues, knows
that the only hope OF harmony in West
Virginia is to obscure these matters
and make the fight wholly for the state
officers. The people will not be so cas-
ily nisled.
Here is pItlfui plea for Its brand Of
PARTY harmony made by the Register
the other day:
II is not the silver question, nor any
other question OF national ImpoT ia re-
people generally OF West Virginia, hut
whether our state government ShAli pc
preserved to the people and Tor the uses
Of the people other issues We may ~. S r,,s,
stand united.
Some of the Democratic papers have
taken this paragraph up and INDUCED
in some spicy and discouraging COM
ments thereon. As, for instance, the st.
Mary's Oracle, which, In Its frankly
honest DemocratIc-free-silver way.
says:
We commend the above editorial 10 our
readers for what Il Is worth. There @sF,
sorne good things in Il, and some that are
NOT so good II the Register thinks that
il can "hoodoo' the voters OF the Demo;
cratic party into supporting gold bug
Sar national position. while II gives the
silver man some little state oishces Where
his views, financially, won't amount 70 a
row OF pins. why. we think Il Is mlstake a.
amount TO anything this fall or are united
as the Register says, II VIII DC because
the people have declared their jadgfnehi
IN convention on national issues rs wen
aE state matters. and that the minority
has gracefully yielded TO the minority.
4 convention Of the Kentucky Kind won't
On where the faction dominating the con-
ventlon was able TO only eject HtA m f,ii,,
a
the Democrats OF the state fIir deal
and a fighting chance. and they Will come
out ON top every time, but none oil the
Kentucky method In ours. please.
This Is refreshing, but it is not filled
with encouragement to the Register.
II shows that some Democrats have the
honesty end the courage of their cor
yictIons, even though their convictions
may be wrong.
In view Of this and other Democratic
comments on the Registers PROPOSE
ton, 1t rs evident that to secure har-
mony in thematter ofrunning a national
campaign with n disregard OF the ma
tionaI Questions that vitality affect the
people the Register will first have to
muzzle very large and respectable
element OF the pe:ty. Can this be
done?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

The treasury department made the
mistake OF not requiring an earnest Of
good faith to accompany each bid for
the new bonds. II there had been n de-
post OF small percentage OF each bid.
bidders would have been more careful
to know that they had their arrange
ments made to close in case their bids
were accepted. Some went ahead in
the bidding who cannot now step UP to
the captains office.
Another difficulty was added by the
decision of the department that awards
cannot be assigned. The original bid
der must come forward with the money
or drop out. What possible difference
can It make to the treasury whether the
bonds bid for by Brown are taken by
him or Smith. his assignee? In any
case the government sells a given face
value OF bonds for an agreed sum of
money.
But 1t seems that Mr.. Morgan has
Just made another OF his visits to
washington, and by reason OF the sub
sequent rulings he was to get about
s1o,O0O.OOo more OF the bonds. We say
he was to get them. for another of the
original bidders has come forward with
an offer which means u difference OF
100000 in favor of the government.
The question is whether the people or
Mr.. Morgan shall make this 100000.
Mr., Morgan has done very well In his
transactions with the government.
Isn't 1t about time to let him drop into
the great mass of his countrymen and
take his share OF the general gain of-a
transaction in the public interest?
Doubtless Mr.. Morgan is a highly de-
serving man, but there are others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
pnh,,e SCHOOL ulbI, I,ea,l,nr,.

Twenty-Five years ngo BIble-rcading
in the public schools OF Chicago were
abandoned. There was so much oppo-
sition 10 the readings and 20 many
shades OF opinion to concIlItatc that 1t
was thought best to remove entirely the
bone OF contention.
Still there has been a desire to give to
public school pupils the daily benefit OF
the wise prccepts OF holy writ and in
the hope Of reaching n conclusion that
would give general satisfaction n COM
mittee OF clcrGymen and laymen.
Roman Catholics, Protestnnts and
Jews set out to prepare book that
would meet the requirements. The re-
suit Is a book OK 200 pages called Read.
ings from the Bible" and this is to be
offered to the board OF education.
The work seems to have been done
with excellent judgment and skill.
Judging from several columns OF OK
tracts given by the Tribune. The
Psalms and Proverbs as was to be cx.
pectcd, arc largely drawn on. 1t is dis
tinctly chIld'a book.
There Is place for Just such a work,
Something Of he kind has lonG been
desired. and II the Chicago production
be all that II is thought to be, the world
will be the debtor to the thought and
enterprise ~ the gcholarr Of that city.
The EnGllsh.spcakinE world will want
Il. ana the scheme viii NJ certainly ind
Imitators in other tongues
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
A DESERVED "RoAsT."
One OF the Many Fanny Breaks of the
Register Is Shown Up.


"CbIna. Glass and Lamps" the or
gan OF those trades, has had Its atten-
tion attracted to n funny break of the
Registers, and It gives II the following
hot shot:
The wheeling Register Is responsible
for the following:
Mr.. Alfred jain. n large importer OF
china and glassware. Of Philadelphia,
was at the Windsor Hotel last evening.
IAN OF the ornamental glass and china
ware used In this country IL imported.
said Mr.. jain to the Register. This is
simply because the United States has
not as yet the force Of skilled workmen
encessnry to turn out the work which
Is performed in the. countries OF Europe
in these lines"
And that old chestnut, uttered within
a square or two OF, the Warwick China
Company and the Wheeling Pottery
Company, noted all over this country
for their unexcelled keramic products.
was left unchallenged by the Register.
No finer ornamental glass has ever
been made in the world than wns for
many years continually turned out by
Hobbs. Brockunler & Co. OF Wheeling;
by the Central Glass Company when
II operated the Brilliant works under
that master metal worker, August
weyer, or Mr.. Harry Sorthwood at
Martins Ferry. and now at Ellwood
City. Pa. not to mention the splendid
ornamental glassware tmade by the
Eagle Glass Company, weitsburS,
DIthrIdge & Co. the Consolidated Lamp
and Glass Company. GIlIlnder & Sons.
and half dozen others. who could
be readily named. II would be OF gen
crni interest to know where Mr. Alfred
jain, OF Philadelphia, has been put
ting in his spare time ALE hiI
life. VIII not our friends, the
Measrs. Gilllnder. OF Philadelphia,
kindly invite their fellow citizen. Mr..
Jahn to call mt their Office and show
him their works and ornamental glass
wnre?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

win be work OF Increased hopeless
ness,
The country understands the question
petter than IT did when II seemed on the
verge OF going free-silver-mad. 1t
cannot be deceived by false reasoning,
cannot be inhained by the appeal Of the
dcmagoguc or of his principal the silver
mine owner The country believes In
good dollars of gold, silver and paper.
each with q purchasing power of hun
drcd cents. 1t wants no clipped cur
rcncy OF any kind.
The silver delusIon Is fast vanishing.
1t shows big in the senate because that
body is further removed from the peo'
pie and because such rotten borough
as Nevada state without popula-
tion-has as many votes as New York.
Nevada has one representative In the
house. New York has thlrty-four. In
time the people will get round to the
senate probably the senate will get in
line with the people sooner.
AT present the only force the free sill
yer movement has Is to obstruct. and
that by reason OF Its senate strength.
1t has no power to do any affirmative
thing. For this the country has great
reason to be grateful.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
HoKE WENT A SKATING.



the Trick was Inherited.
Washington special In New York
World: Several sharp shocks, sepa-
rated by intervals OF about six min
utes. were recorded by the seismograph
at the Naval Observatory this even
Ing. Inquiries developed tho fact that
the quake was purely local in its char.
acter.
There is a big skating rink in Wash
Ington. recently opened, and patronIzed
largely by fashionable people, Mr..
Cleveland'S Secretary of the interior,
Hoke Smith. OF Georgia, has been pin
ing for n good skuEe for three weeks
He can't go duel; hunting. He was born
IN North Carolina. where they only see
Ice In mixed drinks ordered by north
erncrg, but hls father was born In New
Hampshire. and had fred Hoke'E youth
ful Imagination with tales OF mis- Prov
css on ice. Now Mr.. Smith believed
that ability to skate Is inherited and
not acquired. SO this evening he not
only VenturcA forth 80 skate but tn
vlted lot Of sweet girl cousins to Gee
him cut curlycues and write their
names In the Ice
The attendants strapped the skates
an Secretary Smith, and he stood Wp.
Somehow II didn't seem Just right. 5ut
with all thOse Georgia girls looking at
him and beginning 10 gigglc there was
only one thing TO do and that was TO
skate. He struck out, One skate started
for Georgia and the other for Canada
Two attendants pulled them together
1lcn both skates left for Chicago and
took Secretary Smiths feet with thcm
while the rest OF the Interior depart
merit chung to fhC Diu,rlct OF Columbia
lie rcll like a landslide and the Georgia
cousins shrltkel In chorus. -Four
assistants helped him up. In the course
OF the ncXt half hour Secretary Smith
had hit the Ice with 3l5 pounds Of
eminent legal talent no less than six
times and had damaged thc rlnl; to an
amount moi vet egIlfu,atpl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
NORTH WHEELING POTTERY.


A Leading Trade JouTnNl thinks II
Ought TO he Successful.
The future OF the Ohio Valley China
Works IL undetermined II has closed
down. and 1t Is understood that Mr..
Anton Reymnnn. the well known brew
err, who is the owner. is willing to sell
or lease the plant. says China, Glass
and Lamps. There are eight kilns and
the pottery Is one OF the best In the
United States. They have been making
very fine goods IN bric-a-brac, fancy
goods and dinner ware. and these goods
compare favorabiy with the finest in
the world For such high grade goods
the plant Is too large, and only n por-
tIon OF II has been In operation the
past year or 10. Last years business
was fair The unsoid stock il being
closed out II Is now demonstrated
fact that fine china, like the French,
known as True Hard Porcelain" can
be successfully made In this country
in such articles rs fancy useful wares
and fine dinner services. and that its
manufacture together with n line OF
more common goods can be success
fully and prphtably carried on here
Tho Ohio Valley ought not to remain
idle long. The plant, II run to It's full
capacity would employ a large number
OF people.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

Special Dispatch to tho lntclllRcncor.
STEUBENVlLLE. O.. Feb. 1G.-
Hartje Bros, OF Pittsburgh. have pur-
chased a tract of valuable property ad-
Joining their paper mills In this city,
on which they Will erect additions and
make improvements valued At may
thousand dollars. A large paper ma
chine, i've hundred horse power engines
and boilers. pulp grinders and heaters.
along with brick addition ono hun
drcd by one hundred and nifty feet. are
contemplated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
Shot n Chicken Thief.
,ial Dispatch to the Intelllgoncer,

Special Dispatch TO the IntellIgoncer.
MARTINSBURG. ". Va, Feb. 49,
Eugene Shores was shot yesterday in
attempting to steal Elmer Swope's
chickens. Swope'S fowls have been
mysteriously disappearing for some
time, and he had set a, trap in his
chicken house 10 catch the offender.
Shores forced the door dIscharsIng the
His wounds IRE not dangerous and he
will be arrested. He has heretofore
born good reputation and his at
tempted then is a surprise to those
who knew him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
A GREATER PA1aMoNT.
The Citizens Vote to Extend the Corporate
Limits Of the Town.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Feb. 16.-The
proposition OF extending the corporate
limits OF this town, so as TO include the
south side. that portion which is really
the. fine residence district, and on which
the State Normal School building Is To-
Gated, was submitted to the voters yes
terday, with most gratifying results to
those who wish the town to show some
thing near the population to which It is
actually entitled. and not as 1t appears
in the census reports.
The vote In the corporate limits as TO
whether the extension should be made
stood as follows: 1879 for II. "a against:
on the south side the result was so in
favor OF coming in TO the town proper
and against.
There Is q population berc Of at least
5000, and yet. owing to the very small
corporation limits, the census only
gives about 1900. Other towns and
suburbs will be taken In as fast as pos
sible. until the population Is grouped
In one corporation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

Special DISPATCH 10 Inc InteIIlBencer.
BUCKHANNoN, W. Va, Feb. l6.-
Rev. Samuel Small, Of Atlanta, Ga, Is
conducting a big revival meeting al
this place. which has been in progress
about two weeks and is likely to con-
tInue week longer.
Great good has been done Scores
have been converted and made public
profession. The meetings have been
held at the u. B. church, which has
been filled to its entire capacity. and
many times many have been turned
away for want OF room. All denomIna-
tons have co-pperated in the meeting
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

Distressing kidney and bladder dis.
cnses relieved In ak hours by tho
NEW GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN
KIDNEY CURE" This new remedy
is great surprise on account OF its
exceeding promptncss In relieving pain
In the bladder. kidneys. back and every
c: female. II relieves retention OF
water and pain in passing It almost
Immediately. II yon want quick relief
and euro this Is your remedy. Sold by
II. II. List, druggist. Wheeling. W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

SIMON s. HARTMAN, OF Tunnel
ton. West Virginia, has been subject to
attacks OF collie about once year, and
would have TO call doctor and then
suffer for about twelve hours az much
as some do when they die. He was talk
en- recently Just the same AS at other
times, and concluded to try Chamber.
lcin's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy. He says: II took one dose OF
II and 1t gave me relief In five minutes.
This Is more than anything else has ev.
err done for me-"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17

ola people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys vii!
find the true remedy In Electric Bittcrs,
This medicine docs not stimulate and
contains no whisky nor other imtoXi-
cant. but acts as a tonic and ultera-
tive. II acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels, adding strength and giving
tone TO the organs thereby aiding ma
ture In the performances 81 the func-
lions. Electric BStcrs is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old pco-
pie find It just exactly what they need.
Price nifty cents and 81 90 per bottle at
Logan DrWG Co.'S Drug Store. s