Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-03
SlSTERSVILLE.

oiStClSN W. d., may L hAo
evening Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Eveland, of
this city, will leave on the Queen City
for Pittsburg, where they will visit for
short time and then go on to Hor-
nellsyille, N. Y, Mr.. Eveland's home,
| where they will reside in the future.
Elem Boyd went to st. Marys this
| morning to look after his oil interests
there.
Mrs Nellie Martin, of this city, ac-
companied by her two children left this
morning for Duluth. Mimi. where she
will visit friends for a short time.
B. A. Kahle, of Pittsburg, a promi-
| nent oil country man, arrived in the
city Saturday evening and will remain
for some time looking after his brother,
DR.. VIM. A. Kahle, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever for a couple of
weeks.
John A. Howard, of Wheeling, pros
ecuting attorney in the case of the
County Court against Prosecuting At
torEey Strickling, of this county, who
was indicted at the last term of court,
arrived in the city this morning but re-
turned to Wheeling in the afternoon,
as there was no court at Middlebourne
| this week.
Capt. Robert H. Browse, Of Grape
Island, arrived in the city this morn
! ing and was the guest of friends dur
| ing the day.
On Saturday Joseph Huffman, a fore
man for Foster & Jennings in the Elk
Il Fork field, was working along the gas
line when a plug flew out and hit him
| in the head, fracturing the skull. He
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| there is very little hope of his recovery
Mrs. W. l.. Gorham left this after
noon for Marietta, where she will be
| the guest of her daughter, Miss Minnie,
for a few days.
The seven-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Walton, of Water street, is
very seriously ill with a complication
of diseases. He has been very low for
about a week.
! This evening a bulletin received here
announced that Admiral Dewey had
shelled Manila, and taken the city In
few minutes after the message was
received, a parade was formed with a
! drum corps, and band leading, and it
marched all over the city. There were
| fully two thousand people in line and
SO much enthusiasm was never before
seen in the city, not even during the
late campaign After marching about
the city the parade was stopped in
| front of the City Building, where a
number Of speeches were made. Mayor
| lawrence, Hon. p A. Shanor, Judge
Freer, F. l.. 'Blackmarr, and others adj
| dressed the crowd, and they were fire.
quently interrupted by vociferous ap-
plause. A company is being formed
| here, and last night, after the demon
! stration had taken place, Captain
Steed, who has charge of the recruit
ing here, opened his Office. and a large
| number of young and old men handed
in their names.
| This morning Mayor Lawrence noti-
! fed the persons running the slot ma
chimes in this city that they would have
TO vacate Or he would pull them and
| fine them heavily. There has been a
! great deal of pressure brought to bear
on the Mayor and Council in regard to
| the slot machines and this is the re-
suit.
/ The special term of the Circuit Court
which was to have commenced at Mid
dlebourne this morning, at which the
trial of Prosecuting Attorney Strick-
ling, who is charged with malfeasance
in Office and various other things, was
| to have taken place, has been post
poned. An effort was made to have one
of the Judges from Wheeling try the
case, and Judge Tavener, of Parkers-
burg, was called on. but none of those
requested to sit during the trial Were
able to be present, and the case will be
postponed until later date.
The war feeling in this city is be-
coming stronger each day, and there
are quite number of the young men
enlisting. Capt. Harry Steed, of the
National Guard, has been instructed te
open recruiting Office and sign all the
men possible. Two or three companies
could be raised here in a week if the
men were given the assurance that they
would be sent to Cuba to fight the
Spaniards.