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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

The conference between President
Hugh J. Scanlon, of the Tin Workers
international Protective Association,
and officials Of the American Tin-plate
Company. has resulted in the signing of
n scale which advances the wages of
the employees twenty-five per cent. Ten
thousand workers-mcn and women
are affected BY this scale, Of whom sew
cral hundred are employed In the
Greater Wheeling mills OF the American
Tin-pate Company, the Laughiin. the
Aetna-Standard and the LaBelle.
After enumeratins the rates for the
various classes Of work the scale con-
cluoes as follows:
1t Is hereby agreed that 1850 square
inches shall. De the number OF square
inches in box of tin. 1t Is further
agreed that the parties of the first part
shall report daily the output OF the tin
house in all mills.
On general labor the following clauses
were adopted: Where the rate paid prior
to January |, 1899. was 81 80 per day or
less the new rate shall be Is per cent
higher. Where the rate was from 81 so
10 y per u'ly tile rate Shuil De j. " per
cent higher. Where the rate was from
s. to 81 50 per day the rate shall be 10
per cent higher. In view of the fact
that some advances have been granted
since January !, 1899. the prices to be
paid after July are not to be figured
on present prices. but are to be figured
on prices paid prior to January l. 1893.
That at the option OF the American
Tin Plate Company n box or tonnage
rate not In excess of the adjusted day
rate may be fixed to govern the pay of
all operatives named IN clause No. 10.
This box or tonnage rate to be estab-
lishcd locally by the district manager
representing the TIN Plate Company,
and the national president and district
vice president. representing the Tin
Plate Workers International Protective
Association.
1t is further agreed that no timer
shall be required to tin plates on Sat
urday's later than IL noon.
Eight hours to constitute q days
work.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
LADIES OFTHE G. AR,
or Wost Virginia Gather Here In \
nunl Convention.

nunl Convention.
The annual meeting OF the Depart
n1ent Of West Virginia. Ladies' Of The
G. A. r.. will occur In this city to-day.
The meeting will be held at McLain
building. corner Of Twelfth and Market
streets. and interesting exercises are
promised. There will be an afternoon
session, beginning at o'clock, and an.
other In the evening.
There are three circles OF the Ladies'
of the G. A. r. in Wheeling las follows:
James A. Garfield No. l, Lucy 3. Hayes
No. 2. Capt. VIM. II. Parker No. 4.
There are circles In SIstersvillc and
Moundsvlllc and movements are under
way to organize others ut parkersburg.
Charleston and Interior towns. The
present state officers include President
Mrs. Olivia S. BOtsfOrd: secretary, Miss
Ruth Hail. and treasurer. Miss Nellie
Henry. all Of this city.
The Ladies OF the G. A. X. Is made up
Of the wives. daughters. grnnd-daugh-
tiers. sisters and all female lIneal de-
scendnnta OF Union soldiers. differing
from the Womnn's Relief Corps In the
sense that the latter organization Is
open to NIL loyal women or the war per-
Tod. The Ladies' Of the G. a. H. Is not
so numerically strong In this state, and
Its growth reflects largely the energy
and, enthusiasm Of Mrs NJ. Anna Hall,
of this city. n tlreless worker for the
organization.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
BRIEF MENTIONINGS.
Events IN and About the City Givcnin

ID
u Nutshell.
Council meets tonight.
Wheeling Park to-night-Arion som.
mernachtsfest. gg.s5
Base ball this afternoon, 3:45 O'Clock
wheeling vs.. Grand Rapids.
NO courts were in session yesterday,
The state supreme court convencs this
morning. II
The prizes for "Grocers' Day" races
at Wheeling park Thursday, are on
exhibition at Schubert's jewclry store.
Yesterday. Thomas Ellis preferred
charge Of assault and battery in Squire
Greer's court, against Albert Weidman,
and the latter pleaded guilty. He was
fined S. and costs.
Eight recruits for the army were dis
patched to Manila yesterday from the
local recruiting office. on Market street,
In charge of Major Hennissee, U. S. A.,
and like number will leave to-day.
In Squire Greer's court yesterday.
John Hess preferred a charge of as
sault and battery against Henry
Hundt, and August Dietrich was
charged with the same oftense, it being
alleged he had struck Ethel Thomas.
neighbours child.
At 1890 o'clock this morning, Police
Officer Michigan caught runaway
horse on Sixteenth street near the city
building. A pair Of shafts told silent
tale of trouble somewhere. Later,
Lloyd Kyle, OF the South Side. turned
up. happily uninjured. He had figured
In runaway between Wheeling and
Fulton.
The gospel meetings on Jacob street,
near Forty-fourth. held by the Seventh
Day Adventist. stlll continue. and much
interest is manifested in the meetings.
The subjects for this week are as fol-
lows: Tuesday evening, THE Signs Of
the Times: Wednesday evening, "A
Line OF Prophecy Reaching to the
close of time: Thursday evening. 1.-THE
Heavenly Sanctuary and Christ, Our
Advocate: Friday evening, THE
Judgment" Other Interesting subjects
are promised for next week.
The general committee in charge of
arrangements for the grand lodge
meeting Of the Knights of Pythius next
October. met last night and progress
was reported by the several sub-com-
mittees. The work of the committee Is
progressing in n most encouraging
manner and in the near future all the
plans for entertainment of the visitors
Will have been outlined. 1t Is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that the Wheeling
grand lodge meeting will be the most
successful In the history of the Pythlan
brotherhood In West Virginia.
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MAY BE SAVED.
Trouble at the North W1ecling
Glass Works to be Settled
AT A CONFERENCE TONIGHT
lit Is ut NIL Possiblc-Thc Boys Said
to be Listening to Sensible Advice.
"a Settlement of the Trouble Will
Save M Industry to Whccling-Thc
Details Of the Tin House Scale.
Industrial News.

This evening an important confer
ence of the Juvenile strikers at, the
North Wheeling glass factory with
the management will be held, and up
on 1t hinges matters of deep moment to
the community. It Is said the COM
pany viii continue the operation Of the
plant In the event OF the boys going
back to work, Notwithstanding the
fact that the company has already pur-
chased plant In Wellsburg. Both
plants would be operated.
Steps were taken yesterday to inter-
view the boys, who went out on strike
eight weeks ago for an increase Of ten
cents a day In their wages. with the
hope OF getting them to confer with the
management. something they haven't
done since the strike. The boys ages
range from fourteen to eighteen years,
and It is said that outside Influence has
In great measure induced them to
stay out on strike. Other boys work.
ing In other places. and In some In
stances the parents Of the strikers,
backed them up In their demands. but
while there was some sympathy in
their behalf by the people of the
North End at the outset It has dwind-
led In the past few weeks to q minus
quantity, excepting the outsiders
The management has tried to talk to
the boys, but they have been afraid OF
conferences, yet since older heads have
begun counsellng them 1t is hoped
they VIII agree to It settlement, which
may be arrived at this evening. The
management wants the boys. abou.
sixty In number. to work until Septem-
Der. when the wage scales in glass
factories are adopted for the ensuing
year, and II the market shows an ad-
vance In glass then the boys will be
given an advance in wages. The glass
workers are rssng their endeavors to
have the boys change their position OF
apparent indifference to one Of Wheel
inS's great industries and IL the boys
break away from injurious outside In
hucncc they will have done credit to
themselves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
PERSONAL NOTES,
Going and Coming OF Wheeling
People anil Visitors.

NoiHr anu coming OF Wheeling
People and Visitors.
Dr. A. NJ. Holmes. of Denver, Col. Is
visiting his old friend, Mr. 7. NJ. Car
win. DR.. Holmes was n delegate to the
American Medical Associations meet
ing at Columbus last week, and toInS
with local physicians in saying that the
announced discovery of n certain tu-
berculosls cure was q rank fake i'm
posed on the newspapers: that no
such paper as was detailed was read ut
all. and that the "discoverer'' used this
method Of obtaining notoricty. Drs.
Reed and Dickey, who attended the
Columbus meeting corroboratc DR..
Holmes statement. DR.. Holmes, by the
way, read learned paper on tuborcu-
losis at the meeting.
Ed. o. Nesbet. of Sistersvillc is at the
Stamm.
Miss Katherine All ifns returned
from a two weeks visit at CluysvIIc,
Pa.
Mr.. Charles Soldier, of Cleveland, O.,
Is visiting his parents in the Eighth
ward.
Frank Moran. of Grafton. and John
A. George, Of Middlebourne,w were Wind
scr registers yesterday.
]. G. Maytleld, of Mlddlebourne; J. L..
Murphy, Of St. Mary's and r. Jennings,
OF Sistcrsvlllc, are autographed at the
Howell.
Cashier Fred ]. Fox, of the German
Ia One-Half Dollar Savings Bank, and
wife and two children and Mrs. jacob
Fox left yesterday afternoon for Mt.
Clemens. Mich.
Mr.. Charles Fl. Aihfin, of Chica 20,
has been in Wheeling for some time,
acting as agent for the sale of lots In
the Spalding addition In that city. Mr..
Mitiin is n very pleasant and affable
gentleman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
Officers Were Elected,

Mountain State Council No, 400 and
st. KlllIan Council No. SOC. OF the Cath
ole Benevolent Legion, have CONSOLE
dated into ST. Killlan Council No. 5O6.
and organized by elcctlng the following
officers: o
John L. Emig. president; John l..
Dickson. Vice president: Robert A.. Ar
klc. orator: William ]. Nolte. secretary.
Joseph Winicsdorffcr. treasurer; Potter
c. He'll. collector: William Il, Sullivan
marshal: Rudolph Hoffman, guard:
Michael kirchner. chancellor: Louis
BoncnbcrScr. Dnminn Schaeffcr md
John C. Sonnefeldt, trustees.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

The executive board OF the Ohio
Valley Trades Assembly held a very
important meeting last evening. Ar
rangements were made to have large
street demonstration and public mass
meeting the latter part Of this month
in the interest of the striking street car
employees.
President TIghe. of the assembly. was
instructed to go to Pittsburgh on We'd
nesdny to secure speakers and get the
assistance of the Western Pennsylvania
Labor League.
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rnuglllin to Resume.

The Laughl1 mill. which was shut
down indefinitely in all departments
ten days ago, is to be on again in full
within Il few days. This was the news
given out yesterday and was Welcome
ly received by many. The cold rolls
Will go on In the morning and the hot
rolls Will resume Monday. During the
shut down many needed repairs have
been made and 1t is expected that the
resumption of the plant now means q
steady run for the summon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
Fire Committee.

The committee on fire department
met In the Office of the city clerk,
Chairman Baird presiding. and audited
Diils to the amount Of S5l3 As. which
were recommended to council for pay
meht. The contract for new doors at
me Atlantic engine house, on Seven.
teenth street, was awarded to u. w.
Beltz &; Sons Company. The contract
for new suction hose was awarded to
the Chicago Fire Hose Company, at It's
bid OF 50 per foot. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

~hiskey. Doctors have declared this,
scientists have confirmed It, and both
nave insisted that Duffy's Pure Nal.
Whiskey is the only strictly medicinal
one In the market. Indeed, 1t has be-
come, as It deserves, household ne
cesslty.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
ONE HUNDRED HAVE SIGNED
The Call For IL Meeting Of the Cham

her Of Commerce Soon.
A call for n special meeting OF the
chamber Of commerce, at which to dis
cuss the industrial situation In this
community. more especially the street
car strike and other recent labor trou-
bles. Is being circulated among the
members OF this lending body of bust
ness men and manufacturers.
The meeting will be held when three
fourths OF the membership OF the cham
Der Of commerce has signed the call,
Last night II WIS learned that over 100
signatures had been obtained.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

The committee on accounts met and
audited the books OF City Clerk
o'Brien and City Receiver Forgey,l
which were found correct. Bills to the
amount of s496 10 were recommended to
council for payment. s.TT'9 m
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

franchises. and he suggested action be
deferred until all are before the commit.
tee, On motion. It was decided to defer
action on the lighting franchises and
new telephone ordinances until the next
meeting Of the committee, *
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Council Tonight.

City council meets tonight In regu.
lar session and Il large amount Of rou.
tine business Will be up for transaction.
The finance committee will again re.
port the annual appropriation ordi-
nance and Its passage can be anticpa-
! .,l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
Cemetery Committee.

me ne council committee on cemeteries
met and audited bills to the amount Of
s6s SO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

MEALS and Refreshments Of all
kinds. Professional (colorcd) Cake
Walk. Bicycle Racing. Dancing, Bowl
Ing. etc. Grocers' Day, June IL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

DON'T put up with dry tastcless
bread. Insist on getting Wheeling Dnk
cryS. Always moist and sweet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
a Cure for Constipation.

! hnvc been troubled with consti patton for
yenrs. II was running my health, my com.
say that Celery King hns restored NIL three,
md this inter trying many other m cuicines
that werc supposed 10 DO good, but which
were OF no value Whatever. would like to
suffering woman what Cclcryking
Inns done for ,nc.-Nellie Gould, NJ sdi ne, Ohio
Celery King cures Constirn,io ion md NIL d,s.
eases OF Tho Nerves, Stomach, Liver and Kid.
ncys. Sold by druggists. 80 and 6Oc.. o -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

THE largest and best loaf is baked
by Wheeling Bakery; nsk your grocer
for II,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

The Bcs, Prescription for Chius
and Fever Is bottle of Groves Taste.
less Chill Tonic, 1t Is simply Iron nnd
uuinine IN Il tastclcs9 form. No cure
no pay. Price. Coo. tths&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13

CHILDREN like good things. That
is why they eat 80 much Wheeling Bake
cry bread.
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GRoCERs' DAY. Thursday, June H.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
GOOD HEALTH.

K The best way to
sustain the health
Is to assist 1t. to
stimulate It. The
b e s t way to
healthlly stlnu-
late Is by the use
of pure, unadul-
tcrated medicinal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-13
Another Mass Meeting.

President Of the Sunday Legislature
Wheeling, June II.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

ciaI dock to Eleventh street The So.
wall and hulkhead must first be repaired
AZ Al expense Of IS So or more after
which . portion Of the property WIN be
used by the Northern Fac.fic Tor yards
ana warehouses. The balance vii BE- made
AVAILABLE for the use OF factories desiring
water front locations. The land company
itself proposes to nh In . portion OF the
toe mats. and besides this to make some
OF It's property q; the head Of the bay
available for the use Of factories not re-
CURING water frontage. The contemplated
impros ements will involve an expenditure
OF SxeS.Seo or more within the next year
or 30.
The dredger recently sent from Seattle
TO HoQuiAm viii soon be recalled TO dredre
out the channel In front of the City dock
81 Fifteenth street. after which il viii
probably be used by the land ard raiircsd
companies. IL viii take Postmaster Hay-
Gen SIX weeks or two months to resign his
Fscefai position and assume the full man
aeement Of the land company In the
meantime NJ its business VIII be transacted
BY Mr.. Hayden and the local board or
trustees, including Thomas Cooper, West
ern Iai,o agent Of the Northern Paclnc. and
+. d. Norton. Of the g. Paul and Tacoma
Lumber Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05
LEWIS COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
Personal Property II Appvstsed NJ
as,a.dsI. Net Valuation.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-fntsiizencsr.
cHEHAfis Aug 4-Asseseor = y.
Grimm mss coneiufed his work on m.
IfwtE county personal assessment rolls
fetal valuation 81 personal property "a
So ess rrcm this the exceptions % sTss-
gEs allowed by section Eve ~ the rsvenus
taw are TO s,e decacfsd. leaving q net val
uafirn 81 E-ssf. Cenfraiis personality IN
rated at so 1is with exemptions amount
ing 20 sI7 sSl Chensiir personality - worth
tys 80 wlih exemptions of va "a
Briefly IN. classes % property assessed
and the value ~ each eisss are a. fai-
,oss Hcrsem, etc. 80 30. esstie Ny 81
sheer. e. A2s hogs. -. nj wagons etc.
r. 7si esstng and Knitting machines So
"a houseaolt and once furniture ~ 10.
agricultural teols. machinery. etc. EsEs
gold ara silver Plate. etc 81 - goods
rnsrrnxn4sse, ignnt<r. etc He5s. maaufse-
,wrsrs' tools materials etc VI rs moneys
soa bank credits. etc, Gsass. moneys
other tasn hznas. ElS1i. bonds ard stocks.
shares etc. - cents. notes. accounts etc
$3.50. stocks ard furniture Of eating
hosases saloons. etc. E.siss farm produce.
81 tne. improvements on lsnts held un4<r
r'nlts~s states laws. H9gss: gas 81 ~xrer
MAINS 81 SO. telegraph. feaeps5n% and Itxhs
itrew rs 60 railroad rSsifng stock ard ali
rNl,,oss p<rs0uA.:r- - ~. Hss.r~uaneoss
-. 10. an csh<r persoDslty roe .zcssded u.
above. Q.SSs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05
LITTLE MOUNT CHAPMAN.
4 District where Galens u the Pre-
Dominating Ore.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inisiiigencer.
LOOMS. Aug. perhaps one OF the
most interesting characters IN northern
scctchfnan. now g years OF age. who came
into the county In 1857 and has been q resi-
dent since. Mr. Mcdonald was close
friend and partner OF the late okanosan
one OF the early locations OF mineral claims
now known a. the Okanogan Smith loca-
tons. among which are the Buckhorn. Ca
aba. state Of Maine, Caicite and others.
In company with Mr.. Mcdonald. the
acknowledgement correspondent spent a
day on Little Mount Chapman, distant
twelve miles from LOOMS. going over and
examining some OF the claims above men,
ticEed. The Caicite group have been reIo-
Gated under the name Of Eagle. Nos. 20 ..
inclusive. This vein crops on the surface
The principal development IL on the Eagle
and consists OF a tunnel In I'M feet. which
has a face OF six feet Of ore. which assays
on an average r. In gold and % per cent.
lead. and II 10 claimed by Mr.. Hsgsrty.
who now has charge Of the property. that
II IL the only Gsiena ledge In northern
Ckanogan.
But perhaps az fine a showing vein OF
ore az there IL IN northern Oksnogan is
on the Caaba and state 81 Maine. two pat
entesi claims the principal development be-
ing on the Csaba. An incline shaft has
keen sunk on the vein sevrnfv-1v~ feet.
.hsch shows ten-foo, vein Of ore at. the
way down, assays from which 60 nfne
ounces silver. ~ gold, 10 per cent. lead and
has copper value. No work - nov bsfns
done on the Caabs. but the Eagle. the
Post tnteliigencsr correspondent was In
formed would run in $50 feet farther and
make a raise. This would give them about
aIo feet vertical depth
This part Of Oksnogsn county r. likely
10 have rail communication within twelve
miles OF these properties before another
six months rolls around.
The Canadian Pacific II now making So
third and what is said 20 be a finsi survey
from Rock creek VIA S~iiey mountain TO
the International tine al osocyoz lake.
three and One-haif miles from Orc. Wash.
The line from Midway 90 Rock creek has
been nearly all cross-secttonsd. and the
crew will follow right on TO Osooycs lake,
In and around Ioomis on Palmer noun
tain and those adjacent the busy pros
pecfor can he seen daily hunting for open
mineral ground TO locate. f.oofns n sling
no with strangers, and the whole district
Ia taking on an activity not seen since the
early -N~
The Big Tunnel goes riss; along and vii
be working twenty men on drifts within a
few days. that 10. as fss; az good men Apply
after -sugas' l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05
BIG MINING CORPORATION.
Henry Hewitt. Jr., and Associates
VIII work an Large scale.

Special Dispatch TO the Post tntelligencer.
INDEX. Aug. A--The biggest project yet
launched In Western Washington mining
has been promoted by Henry Hewitt the
well known Everett millionaire. A com
pany has been formed. Its scope embracing
a tewnsite, railway. smster and extensive
mining operations Nightingale and
Moody are two OF the best-known pros
rectors OF this section. and together they
located twenty-seven claims on the south
side of the river. not more than four miles
from town. and three-auarter Interest
TN all these has been acquired by the COM
pany for xsn9p cash ON tbs the Who'll.
project. capitalized at $4,000 600. In bssed.
Mr. Hewitt. through Eastern connections.
has interested large capital. principally
Northern Pacific people. The full plan
now in contemplation IL town across the
river. 10 he named Hewitt. sneiter. a
railway 10 connec; with the Great North
ern and an immense tunnel 20 crosscut the
,wenfy-seyen leads owned by the com
pany. A large force Of surveyors r. now
EN- route here, and 100 men will be at once
employed.
THIS - believed 10 DO bona hde. iegiti-
nate proposition. and the Information
hsrein II from an entirely reliable source;
large enterprises Henry Hewitt. Dr.. he
ing AZ the head az the big Pierce county
coal mines which furnish mos Of the
Northern Pacific's fasl. That they have
csmmand az unlimited capital r. beyant
doubt; as also In the feasibility ~ the
project they are undertaking
II has long been the opinion among IN n
ing men here that Ions crass-cui tunnel
would yield large returns a. with depth
copper values always increase and where
the work OF this new corporation 10 to be
undertaken is very rich. the leads being
Divided between rhalcopyrf,e aud bornife
with The ledge matter highly rnineralired
should they erect commercial -mslfer
II would have STEADY business from the
mines now partially opened. outside those
owned nv the company
with the Great Northern operating mines
on a lsrxe scale north OF town. ana the
Northern Pacific south. the activity here
will constantly increase.