The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-29

wheeling Commandery of the
knights Templar is arranging an ex-
cursion to the Huntington encamprnent
OF the grand commandery of West vir-
ginla, which meets there on May TO-
Inc commandery and all OF Its friends
VINO desire to make the trip will leave
on May on the steamer keystone
state, and return on May II on the
queen City. A band will accompany
the commandery. The committee in
charge is composed OF John w. Herbert
Hugo Loos, w. w. Irwin and Conrad
Hirsch. -. - :
The many Wheeling friends of Mr..
ana Mrs. John j. Jones. and their niece,
Miss Efie Lewis, will be relieved to
learn that Mr.. James X. Hall yesterday
received n telegram from Mr.. Jones.
from kirksville. Mo-, stating that al.
though many persons had been killed
and more injured by the cyclone, par
uculars OF which were given In yester-
days inteiiigencer. they fortunately
had escaped. Mr.. Jones is now receiv-
Ing treatment at q sanitnrium at Kinks
willie. I -
Women of London County Council.
The announcement that the new local
government net for London gives
women the right to sit on the London
county council marks the end Of long
controversy, which has been fruitful In
amusing Incidents. In 1888, when coun-
~ councils were first organized In Eng
land, women were given the right TO
vote for counciimen. 1t was taken for
granted that the right to vote carried
with 1t the right to serve on the coun-.
ellis. and two women very popular In
London were Immediately elected to the
London county council-Mlss Jane
Golden. Richard Cobden's daughter,
who has since married Fisher unwin,
the publisher, and Lady Margaret
Sandhurst. widow much beloved for
her work among the London poor. The
men who made up the majority OF the
council welcomed the two lady menu
bers with cordiallty. and appointed
them on n number Of important COM
mittees. They further showed their
sense of value OF women's cooperation
by electins Miss Golden an alderman
part OF the London aldermen being
elected by the council.
Mr.. Beresford Hope. the candidate
who had been defeated by Lady Sand
hurst. contested her election on the
ground that women were not eligible
After prolonged litigation he succeeded
in ousttng her and securing her seat,
much to the disgust Of the voters who
had elected her in preference to him by
q large majority.
One Of the duties the council had as
signed 10 Lady Sandhurst was the in
spcction and supervision of twenty
three infant asylums. A London pa
per dryly remarked that as Mr.. Beres-
ford Hope thought there was no proper
work or place for women on the coun-
Gil. 1t was to be hoped that the gentle
man would find himself equal to the
mothering of all those babies.
An cnti-Yoman's rights member of
the council brought an action against
one of the lady members for Illegal
voting. He demanded the maximum
fine. $3.50. for every vote she had cast
while serving as a member Of the coun-
Gil. The court found eXtenuating cir
cumstaEces, however. and cut the fine
down one-half. and the court OF appeals
finally reduced 1t to ten shillings-
about 81 50.
Hereafter the people Of London will
have the privilege of electing whom
they please to the county council. and
orphan babies In public institutions will
not have to be moshered exclusively by
the men. ETHEL c. AVERY.