The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-13
LOCAL RREyITIEs
sai,srs OF sliaor AIomsn, Ia and AbOat
the cry,

the Ciiy'
Council meets tonight
Andy Kiimm. Emma Winters, and
Josephine Woods, colored, were arrest
ed last night for dIsorderly conduct,
Henry Zlrcher was held for the
grand jury yesterday by Squire Fltz-
patrick, upon the charge OF rohblng N.
w. Ratcliff, the blind broom peddler'
The Wheeling passenger committee
made up OF the local passenger agents
OF roads entering this city, held reg
ular monthly meeting yesterday and
transacted routine business.
Clerk Moffat, OF the board OF county
commissioners, was busy yesterday,
having the road contracts signed. The
work Is now being started and Is 10 be
completed before November IS,
One furnace Of the La Belle plate mill
goes on this morning, after being Idle
since July ., only. The other furnace
win go on next week, or Just as soon as
the necessary repairs are completed.
George Gaseolgne, who claims to be q
travelling sign painter, was drunk last
night, aud laid down In peaceful slum-
beers at tha Terminal depot, but being
awakened by the Waterman, showed
fight. He was arrested.
At the annual election OF the German
Fire Insurance Company, OF Wheeling,
held at Its nfiice yesterday, the follow
Ing board OF directors was elected; Will
lam +. Stifel, Anton Reymann, August
Rolf, L. +. Stlfel, Henry Bieberson, II.
+. Behrens. Frederick Schenk, Augustus
Pollack, F, Riester,
Miss Celia Monahan entertained a
number OF her friends last night In hon
or OF her eighteenth birthday, at tho
home of Mr.. and Mrs. White, North
Main street. The evening was spent in
the usual social diversions, and at a
seasonable hour refreshments were
served All the guests had a very en-
joyable time,
The advance guard OF the skeeteret
Recreation Club left yesterday after
noon, on the steamer Ruth for their
camp grounds on Fish Greek, eight miles
from New Martlnsvllle. They are John
Carroll, captain; WIN Jones, clerk;
Frank Jones, dish washer; Earl Surgl-
son and Chester Lewis, bait dlggers.
They will be Joined by ten others the
first OF the week.
Joseph Martin, the boy charged with
I-steaiing watch from engineer on
the Elm Grove motor line, will have a
hearing before Squire Fitzpatrick to-
day. The watch was taken from a vest
that hung in the office. Other articles
have been missed from the same place
of late, and II is thought that the thiev-
Ing Is the work OF gang OF boys.
The twentieth semi-annual statement
OF the Mutual Savings bank OF Wheel
ing, has been completed by Treasurer
Alex Mitchell, and appears In another
column. The showing made by this
We'll known and reliable institution is an
excellent one. The semi-annual divi-
dend at the rate OF per cent per an
mum Is payable on and after July 10.
Charles Devine, whose detention at
Philadelphia for his alleged theft Of
some money from the boarding house
kept by Mrs, Swan, on the Island, was
noted exclusively In Mondays Intelll-
gencer, refuses to come to Wheeling
without requisltion papers, These were
made out by Acting Prosecuting Attor-
ney Frank W. Nesbltt before Squire
Fitzpatrick last night, and were sub
mitted TO Governor Atkinson, They
will likely be sent on to Philadelphia to-
day.
The Riverside Iron and steel works
has ceased work on It's new mill, but
speculation as to Its ultimate use Is still
rife. According to Pittsburgh paper,
General Manager f. j, Hearne Is watch
ing the developments Of the Glassport,
Pa, by-coke making plant, and 1t Is
said that the Riverside may erect a
similar plant. II Is new process OF
making coke, and II the Riverside
should go into similar business. 1t
would save the freight rates from Con-
neiisviiie to Wheeling.
To-day at cresson Springs, Pa. a
committee OF the pottery manufacturers
will confer with the representatives OF
the eastern and western potters unions,
relative to the wage scale for the COM
ing year. The potters are hopeful OF
getting back the twelve and one-half
cents reduction, which was made In 1893
Among other things to be considered,
will be a uniform size aud weight OF
some articles OF ware. 1t Is probable
that the manufacturers will ask the
adoption of a sliding scale, but the work.
men are strongly averse to the plan. In
dlcations are good for the men receiving
the Increase OF wages asked for.