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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
LOCAL BREvITIEs
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
the city.

the city.
Grand to-nIght-Payton Comedy
Company.
Opera House this evening-"Madame
Sane Gene"
The Arion's season opened ausplcious-
ly last night.
Mozart Singing socIety's opening
concert and ball tonight
The Wild Goose company gave an
enjoyable show in the Bridgeport OPP
era house last night
ON next Tuesday evening. the ladies
OF the Christian church viii give an
oyster supper In the Sunday School
room Of the church.
Andrew Hoefschc G. Company Ia the
title OF II South Jacob street firm which
will deal In Photographs and phono-
graphic supplies, the first OF It's kind In
thlg section.
Commissioner G.. II. u. Gllchrlst, 10
whom was referred the taking Of tes-
timony In the case Of the city Of Wheel
ing VS.. Paige Carey & Company, an
nounccs that the testimony Will DO
closed on Monday, November 10.
Captain Bennett, Lieutenant Ingram
and Officers Mlchaels and Zimmerman
visited several houses OF III rcpute
making the following arrests Ada Fos-
ter and four girls, VGstn Vaughn and
four Girls; Kitty Lee, seven girls and
two mon, =
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
THE BELLAlRE STRIKE.

PRECEDENT Garland, OF the Am RlEamatod
Association Visited Bellalre Yesterday.
Conferred With thelNIen and Mr.. Bishop.
President NJ. NJ. Garland, of tho
AmaIgamated Association, was in Bel
laIre yesterday. He had conferences
with the striking workmen of the steel
works and also with Mr.. Joseph Bish-
op, of the state board of arbitration.
All of the efforts have been directed to-
ward conference with the company
with view of settling the differences,
but so far nothing has been accom-
plished. No information is given out to
the public, but the fact that the repre-
sentative OF the state board OF arbitra-
ton is still in Bellaire and that Mr..
Garland will return to-day gives rise to
the belief that there is at least some
prospect of getting the company and
the men together. There were various
rumors afloat about an attempt to start
without this conference, but nothing
authoritative could be learned OF such
a move,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
rALL STOCK OPENING OF Q. HESS 4 SONS.

We have 4nst opened our fall stock,
eomprIsinsr all tho new novelties In suit
Ing, TrouserIngs, Fancy VsStings and
OVoTCoRtings, which wo are prepared TO
make MP on short notice. The AtyliSh APP
pearance, good ut, durability and entire
satisTactIon OF our garments II our repu-
IntIon. Prlcrs OF our Suitlng this fall
will be $4,000 and mp. TrouseringS 5000
and M. Our Cents Furnishing depart
ment IL complete. The best goods ut
lowest prices. Agents for tho famous
JRros HyEIsnie Underwear.
q. HESS s. SONS,
Fashionable TallorA and Cents PuTnish-
ers, 1891 aud 1913 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
ABOUT PEOPLE
Strangers in the city and Wheeling Folk.
Abroad.

strangers In inc CI'y anu "heeiIhE folks
Abroad.
Miss Addle Troylord, Of Friendly, Is a
guest of the Stamm.
c. A. McInturff is Huntington res
idCnt mt the Windsor.
Edward w. Mccreary, of Parkers-
burg, Is n Mcclure guest
James Forsyth and daughter. Of
Slstersville, are registered at the How
ell
j. l.. Thompson and wife of Sisters
vile, were registered at the Windsor
yesterday.
Mrs. Amos Balm, Of Brooklyn, New
York has returned home, after a visit
with her mother, Mrs, Catherine Ham
mond, of the Island.
Mrs. George W. Thompson and
Misses Fannie and Anna Thompson, Of
Parkeraburg, attended the funeral yes
terday, OF Mrs G, w. Thompson.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
acknowledgement
nieol No.. % and 81 rourteenth street.


Ed. Ptnaud's Perfumertes-Ltst's Drug
Store.
PIN Money-H. f. Behrens Co.
I,ost--Tbo Lady's Gold Watch.
In the Circuit Court Of Ohio County.
Notioe--Lincoln Council No. S, Jr. O..
i Proposals 70 ISL for Brick Street Paving at
". G. wiiklnson-Auditor and Account
ant. ~, o,,-
Book Store.
A Few Echoes-Jos. Graves Son..
Duchess Trousers-Baer's Clothing
House-Eighth Page.
4 Beautiful Exhlbition-Geo. Z. stlfel 6
Co.-Thtrd Page
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

THERE is no need of little children
being tortured by scald head, eczema
and skin cruptions. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel salve gives instant relief and
cures permanently Charles Il. Goethe,
Market and Twelfth streets; Chatham
Sinclair, F'orty-sixth and Jacob streets;
A. e. scheelc, No. COZ Main street; Ex-
Icy Bros, Penn and Zane streets; Bowie
& Co, bridgeport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

Lincoln Council No, 2SJr o. U. A, NJ,
viii attend the funeral Of Brother wit.
lam Meek this afternoon, ana Is called
TO meet at Itibbcrd's hall ut 1 o'clock
thlg afternoon The deceased was ono
OF the oldest members Of the order In
the Ohio valley ana before Joining
Lincoln council, was q member OF II
HeiialFe council. II IL iihely his funer-
nj viii be attended by Il large number
OF the members.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
TALKED IT OVER.
President McCourtney.O of the Bell.
aire Mill, Told his Men
THEMILL WOULD START TODAY

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE
AT A MEETING HELD ON THE
MILL PROPERTY LAST EVEN
ING THE STEEL WORKERS
HELD A MEETING IN THE CITY
HALL, BUT DID NOT GIVE OUT
ANY INTERNATIONAL TRANS
FER FROM PLATE TO STEEL
MILL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

John Hellmoler. proprietor OF the Pan
Handle Steam Dyeing and Dry Clean.
Ing Works, announces that his facilities
for doing work on short notice are bet
Ter now than over before. His corps
Of assistants are experienced, and per-
sons leaving clothes or other articles TO
be cleaned or dyed will find them look
ing az good az new. Telephone g.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

q. G. GENTHERS Great Auction
Sale Of watches, Cloclts, Jowclry and
Fancy Goods, Win continue every AZ
tOrnoon and evening oil this week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

IAN ounce Of prevention h better than
n pound Of cure" DR. Woods Norway
Pine syrup prevents consumption by
curing coldB ana all similar lung
troubles, 2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
TOO Busy-sEoNR I THOMAS.
Stone & THOMAS.
Too Busy

To go into details about the special
inducements that will be offered this
week. Getting ready for our Fiftieth
Anniversary, which occurs next
week. Elaborate preparations now
being made. Full particulars later.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

Caused by reading the self-PraIsing ads.
OF sclf-nanIed optical experts az, doc
tors o., professors az and clairvoyanD y
Grubb, OptiClRn.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinlnc Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t fails
TO cure 2ic,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-21
REFRfaERAroRs, ETC.
erArtoNnnY, books, rrc,

n II. QulMBY, ..,,,, e,r,4
Agent for rlt,sburrh plspnlch rigt'a
burFA Commercial Nasetio, Ilnl,t,, ~
New York and other Eastern nnd, Wind
Dallle9 Literary and Fashion M'e'
ana WooklloH
llnnc nall Goods and slalonotN--->
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
stopping and Starting Electric Cars.

1t takes just as much electric power
to start car as it would animal power,
and it requires less current to keep
the car moving than to start it, so that
great number of starts and stops
means a large consumption of energy.
In the American Electrician there ap-
pears an article in which the actual
figures for these two cases are given.
1t is shown that the cost of one stop
on each trip of a car during year on
a fifteen-car line may amount to $40,
or to $467 for a 100-car road; so that
II these figures are multiplied by two
stops at each crossing on road oper-
ating long lines the large cost is evil
dent. Careful handling of the con-
troller will save over 81 900 year on
a 15-car road and $1,000 per year on
a 10O-car road. The difference be-
tween a careful motorman who has
been we'll instructed and a careless one
may amount to from 8 to s per cent
Of the total energy consumed. 1t is
perfectly safe, according to this au-
thority, to say that 10 per cent of the
energy can be saved by more care
full handling of the controller, while
on most roads at least Is per cent
could be saved without doubt. The
maxim of every motorman should be:
use the brake as little as possible
and drift as much as possible" The
emnloymeut of skilled motormen ca
pable of understanding the mechanism
they handle would result in a saving to
the trolley companies, even though a
higher salary were paid the men, and
at the same time add much comfort to
the passengers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
Remarkable Clock.

In the shop of st. Petersburg
matchmaker a human-faced clock is on
view-the only one Of its kind. The
hands are pivoted on its nose and any
messages that may be spoken into its
ear are repeated by photograph
through its mouth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03
CHAPTER l.

HERE were but
five minutes left
before the time for
starting of the
night mail from the
great central ter
minus in the busy
commercial city OF
Grandchester, and
the Rev. George
Caulfeld, with a
travelling bag in his
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

The address looked well. Briargate
was one of the most respectable bust
ness streets in Grandchildren Doubt
less it had once been a rustic lane,
where briars and roses grew abund-
lntly, and the bees and butterflies, and
i.lage lads and lassies. made merry
midst odors OF new-mown hay. Now
lays Briargate was a narrow street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

tered TO see that enemies were not lurk-
ing behind trees and fences. Miller as
the oldest son and most fearless member
of the family. was marked for death
His escape TO he present time has been
little short of miraculous
BEGINNING OF THE FEUD.
The beginning OF the McElroy-Miller
feud was trivial. Eighteen years ago
Alexander Dayton Miller WAS a reason
ably well-to-do farmer in Bourbon coun-
~. Kansas Ills sister Fannie was the
wife Of John McElrOy, who lived IN the
same county.
George McElroy. then a boy, was the
son of John McElroy by former vile.
4 family quarrel arose one day while
Mrs. Fannie McElroy was visiting her
brother and she was forbidden the house
The brother and sister never became
reconciled. but the ill-feoling never ex-
tended beyond the immediate members
of the two families.
A few years later John McElroy moved
to the Indian Territory and took farm
at the Creek agency. near Muskogee.
Alexander Miller followed with his fam
ily. and sostled thirty miles east of Tulsa.
The two families were all estranged and
had nothing to do with each other
in the years that followed George Nc
Elroy. the son. married a half-blood
Creek woman ard took an allotment IN
the extreme northwest corner of the
Creek nation. When the Cherokee strip
was opened Alexander Miller made the
run and took w a claim in the eastern
part of Jayne county. oklahoma. about
a quarter of q mile from the Creek ma
ton line. close to George McElroy's claim
and near Lawson post-oftcc.
That country was then infested with
desperadoes. who followed the windings
Of the timbered shores Of the Cimarron
river far into the western part Of Okla
homa.
Alexander Miller had two brothers
Bruce and Ebert. or EEL" Ailler-who
rented a large tract Of land adjoining and
Immediately south OF George McElroy's
farm. George McElroy prospered as
cattleman. and soon found his farm TOO
small The land east of his farm was
broken and worthless, and his only out
let was southwark. Bruce and "Elr'
Miller refused to sell their lease and Nc
Elroy became incensed.
REVIVAL OF THE QUARREL.
The old family quarrel which began in
Kansas was rerewed. Meddling neigh
bors added fuel to the fire ~ carrying
stories.
One IlN III WODlu u AOiA Ni't~N -'A''ft'N-
was golnr to whip the Millers the iirst
time ne met them. Then there was talk
Of shooting. and 10th sides began carry
Ing arms The feud WIGS now OH in ear
nest
Nelchbors warned the Miller brothers
one day that a gang OF men were plot
ting to visit them that night. Kill their
families. and burn their homes. mat
was on Sunday, April l6. 1884.
The Miller brothers lived half mile
apart. Sunday afternoon Bruce Miller
took his wife and three children and
accompanied by John Baldingsr farm
hand. known as Dutch John" wens TO
his brothers home for the night. Ell
afillers family consisted OF his wife enc
child and his mother. Mrs. Bette Miller
who was nearly so years old. The house
was darkened and barricaded and the
-AtchAra waited for tha coming Of THAR
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

for wears before any final judgment can
no had and these courts with salary.
mileage and extra terms, etc, cannot
cost the State less than $4,000 annually
What e the remedy ? Abolish these
courts as at present constituted entirely.
and In their stead enlarge the present
county courts into circuits embracing
four counties in each circuit, with
monthly term TO be held In each county
as at present: pay the judges 500" year
salary TO be born by each county IN pro-
portion 10 population. which In the ag-
eregate will not amount 10 more than
the present county judges receive; give
these courts original jurisdiction of all
criminal and civil causes at law and In
equity. with right OF appeal as now pro-
vjded by law direct from their judgments
To the Court OF Appeals. prohibit the
Judges from practicing law, and let
them have a vacation In the month OF
August This will save the state the
salary Of the present county judges, give
us as good a judiciary as We now have.
the salary paid will secure the best tai
ont. preserve as now the monthly term
in each county: secure the speedy trial
and adjudication OF all causes. and ria
Virginia OF men wearing the judicial
ermine one day and the next engaged In
forensic discussions with the members OF
the bar. No Judge should ever be placed
I'm this position. IL IS difficult indeed for
n man 10 hold the scales OF justice inn
partially balanced. when men who are
his clients In other courts. are before the
bar OF his own court as suitors or per-
haps charged with crime. The present
system should be speedily changed. Ii
can only be done by Constitutional Con-
vention or amendment
see no good argument which can be
made against the change proposed. Oc-
casionally IT would happen that six days
would not be time enough TO end all i'm
portant criminal cases. but If not enough.
then let the court continue until IL Is
finished. and the term thus lost 10 an
other county. made up by special term
If necessary. We cry OF hard times. The
fact IL the people are taxed almost TO
death. Federal, State, county. and NUM-
cipal taxation and license taxes. are bur
dens grievous 10 be born Every Con-
gresham thinks he has a feather in his
cap for every appropriation he can bur
den the Treasury with. If only he can
spend II I'm his district. The annual ex-
peditures Of the Federal Treasury in time
OF peace. are as much as thcy should be
were we waging an aggressive war; And
the pensions we pay would support the
standing army of Germany. We may
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
A CHURCH FOR BICYCLISIS.
st. Louis Capitalist Has Planned One
for Exclusive Use Of Whetlmtn.
The AISLES ARE MADE OF ASPHALT.
Worshippers Can Ride I'm From the Street
aud Straight Down to Their Pews.
Places for Bikes In the seais-His-
tory of the Unique Idea.

ST. LOUIS, May Oth.
A ST. Louis capitalist learned 10 ride
the bike!
That is the beginning OF long story.
lie was a rich capitalist; not one OF the
sort that talks about money, but one OF
the Kind that handles IL and has II.
Nothing IL as wearing as money. IL
you put II away II worries you. IL you
don't put 1t away you are kept busy ex-
changing It for something else.
Thus capitalists was on me verge OF ner-
vous prostration and was looking about
for retreat" in which 10 rest his weary
brain. He wanted one where they were
kind TO the inmates.
One day he saw picture OF bicycle.
A few minutes later he saw man rid
ing one and laughing. Within half an
hour he read a paragraph that they were
curing hopeless parctics with the wheel
The condolences seemed TO strike him as
sent to him specially by the Great Brain.
And he sent out and got wheel and an
Instructor.
Now. so the story goes. he is about
TO show his gratitude by building a bicy-
Gle church.
up for II and only one thing IS lacking
and that is the clergyman. The church
cannot be completed before July. anG by
that time the clergyman will be ready
lie is a student now in school OF divini-
~ and when he gets out he Will take the
bicycle church. His qualifications are a
clean heart, OF course. but more than that
he is bicycle rider lie understands the
laws for scorching and the rules for turn
Ing out. And he knows where, In the
Scriptures 10 find all illusions TO fast
goers and those who turn into the wrong
paths.
There is a vigorous opposition TO the
bicycle church. And the capitalist, out
of regard for his family. may build else
where. But he lives IN St. Louis and
wants to build there IL his people who
are very aristocratic and move in the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
LISTS TO BE BUILT AS IT WILL AFPAR

them before they became fugitves from
Justice. They had not refused afterward,
as old acquaintance, to lodge them at
night and provide them with food, though
they stoutly denied that they participat-
ed in the fruits Of the plumber.
The women ventured outside the house
Tuesday at noon and found that the
gang had departed. The body OF dutch
John" was stin lying in the path where
it had fallen Monday morning.
All the buildings on Bruce Miller's farm
had been burned. The Miilers lost no
time in getting among their relatives IN
Payne county. Ell" Miller's house was
burned a few days afterward.
The case was laid before the Unite1
States grand jury, at Fort Smith, Ark,
and the following persons were indicted
for the murder of Dutch John:
George AfcElroy. J. c. Bland, who was
a physician. Charles Hook. Henry Hook
and Thomas Stunebeam.
Several persons who had been captured
during the siege, testified as witnesses.
During the prosecution Of the case diff
fcrent members Of the Miller family were
repeatedly indicted for such crlmes as
DEMONSTRATING. murder, etc, but in eY-
cry case nolle PROSE- was entered
The five defendants swore that they
lad attacked the house in pursuit OF
Outlaws and succeeded in getting them
selves acquitted in February, 1895.
Bruce Miller had gone TO ingalls, in the
meantime, We're he was running a
butcher shop. on the night of Febru-
airy Is, 1895. Miller went into a saloon and
was reaching for q glass behind the bar
when a ball came through the window
and struck him squarcly in the heart.
Another bullet tore a hole in the bar
close by him.
Everybody fed from the saloon except
his nephew Dorsey Miller, son Of Alex
ander Miller. who lived near Lawson
He was una-med. but went quietly to the
door and saw the two men who did the
shooting mount their horses and ride
away. That bit Of curiosity came rear
costing him his life IS 1t ives belieN ed
that he recognized the men. He was
marked for slaughter.
The bloodest chapter OF the vendetta
took place while NcElrcv and his asso-
ciates were in jail awaiting n new trial.
Alexander Miller and his family had re-
turned to their home near Lawson. from
Fort Smith. where they had testified
against the five convicted men.
The Miller home consisted Of two rooms.
a long porch ran across the front or the
house In the font room were two beds,
one in the southwest corner and the
other in the southeast corner A door
led from this room into the rear room.
In the yard was q dugout' where the
meals wtre prepared.
On the evening of october II, 1895. there
were II the home Alexander Miller, the
father, aged so; the mother. aged the
same. and the children. William Miller,
10 years old; Dorsey. %; Benjamin, 1s;
Charles. II and Bessie. g. The mother
was cooking the evening meal In the dug
out.
The father, who was III from his long
trip from Fcst Smith was lying on the
outer edge Of one bed with his race To-
ward the wall A lamp was burning In
the room. Dorsey had been lying on
the outer edge OF the other bed. but had
rolled to the other side when william.
Tho had Just eaten snnnAs LAY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
THE CHURCH

highest circles, will allow him to thus
violate conventiOnality.
The church. though large and elegant, Is
easy Of construction. The floors are all
OF asphalt. The specifications say that
they shall be inclined a little downward
towards the pulpit like the seats IN q
theatre. so that all can get a view OF the
pulpit. This makes IL easy 10 ride INTO
the church. and coming out, the cychslS
would walk TO avoid crowding
The pews in this church have pneumat-
&c cushions. This is TO avoid noise II the
wheels touch them, for at the bicycle
church the wheels will be taken INTO
the pews Each seat is fitted with It's own
bicycle rack. and the wheel can be placed
under the very eye OF the rider.
There will be no steps leading into the
church, nor will there be any curbstone.
The wheelmen will ride up on the siuc-
walk and right into the church door ana
down the aisle. A little usher Will stand
at the door and warn those VINO enter II
the path is clear.
An addendum to the church. a sort OF
bicycle yestry. will be n repair shop for
wheels. Here tires can be pumped up,
valves inserted. wheels oiled and lamps
filled. There will be men 10 attend 10
this so the wheelmen can worship whlie
their machines are being liked
All sorts OF fanciful things are propos-
ed for the bicycle church. one Is that II
shall be on wheels, capable OF being NOV
cd about the country. III theie IL d hedNN
rainfall I'm the night the bicycle church
could be escorted over on the asphalt
road ten miles away. and be ready 10 re-
ccive it's churchill Of morning Worship
pers. III the roads where II happens 10
be located arc torn up or out of repair.
II could be moved 10 where they were IN
good condition. There would be no trou-
HE doing this. providing there was as
phalt flooring in the new spot.
The whcelmen's church VIII not De
large one Three hundred will be It's Ut
most capacity but that means a great
deal Outside the windows there could
be stands where wheelmen could perch
and listen 20 the singing and the sermon
without being indoors. ,
A wear ago when the first wheelmen
church was mentioned there was an aw-
mi burst OF disapproval from the people.
The pastor Of the church, which was
New York one. announced that ms con-
sregation might come in bicycle attire,
and leave their wheels at the door. rms
they did. with the result that hundreds OF
conservatives Withdrew from the congre-
ration. Now there Is not church that
docs not have its wheelmen and us picy,,
cIes outside the door. What more natural
than the step beyond. to the wheelmen
own church!