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"rhe Dairy Farm.

THE Dairy Farm" beautiful sto7
of village life in New York state In tie
early SOS, which has just concluded l
prosperous run Of 1909 nights in N''
York, will be the attraction at the op-
era. House Friday and Saturday, Mara
Goth and SOth. Miss Merron, the author
has gone to the quiet little, one-stfee'
village Of Hurley on the Hudson tor M
story. and is said to have truihtuIy
elaborated the daily hEmdrum lie q
these everyday people. The time .
that picturesque period in our his'oTI
during the Fremont campaign ana
deals with the interesting political ST.
uation OF that canvass. The stage ST.
ting is said to be very elaborate care
fui attention being paid TO every de'al7
even to the antique furniture and pFOp,
critics. The company is said TO De
particularly strong one. and lncluass'
beside the author. Eleanor Merton'
Jean Clara Walters, Grace HopEN'
Katherine Trlisle, Nellie Russell Jas
II. waIllck. Edwin Myers, Arthur =,
Saunders, j. H. Honlngshead, seymour
Suatton, Tony West, Frank RienE'
and Paul Taylor.
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CT the firm, are yet users of Its products
and for that reason interested in Its
methods of handling the meats and
provisions that ultimately find their
way to thousands OF housekeepers in
Wheeling and neighboring towns.
The visitors were received by Mana
ger a. L. Hume. Bookkeeper John ].
Bodley. Statesmen ]. j. Zoeckler and
Samuel j. NcKeever, and Shipping
Clerk S. c. Walton, together with three
representatives OF the firm. who came
from Chicago especially for the OPEN
ing Of the Wheeling house-L. B. Pat.
terson. genera, supervisor of branch
houses; A. C. Douglass. assistant to Mr..
Paterson. and A. ]. Strong, of the pro-
vision department. These accommo.
dating gentlemen conducted the visitors
through the several departments Of the
establishment and could not do enough
for them. In the provision room an APP
petlzing lunch was served, especially
for the ladies.
The butchers OF Wheeling and sur
rounding towns were nearly all In at
tendance, and they were loud in their
praise OF the Swift firmsfor Its enter
prise In giving Wheeling such an up
to.date establishment. Their apprecIa-
tlon was strikIngly evidenced by the
fact that every piece Of fresh meat and
every ham and piece Of bacon in the
house vas bought during the day. Mr..
G.. H. Medlck. Of Market street, made
the first purchase.
During the day the Swift automobile
was very much In evidence on the
streets OF the city and to say that It
was an effective advertising medium Is
putting It mildly. Thousands were in
terosted In the self-propelled vehicle.
1t was in charge Of Mr., Charles Duer.
of Chicago, who hns visited every city
In the country where the SwIfts are
represented. The machine Is from the
Woods Motor Vehicle Company, and
cost $4,000. II negotiated the hills and
rough streets OF Wheeling with ease,
and certainly demopstrated that the
automobile ls no Idle dream.
All in all. the Swift opening was an
occasion that reflected credit on this
enterprislng firm. and MS well It was
nm event that Interested thousands OF
Wheeling people.
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to her, Her father had died when Sh.
was but q child. and there was an IN.
Outstanding thai she was TO marry the
son Of her guardian, with whom she
lived. But after living seventeen years
without any knowledge Of love, that
knowledge then comes to her. It Is I'd
noble lord nor belted earl that she
gives her heart TO, but n poor young
author, and much tribulation and many
trials result. However. in the end al
Of the barriers are broken down and
true love triumphs. In Lady Floa'
Miss Gertrude Coghlan has a part that
fits her like the proverhIal glove, This
charming and beautiful actress, like tn.
character she lmpersona;es, is yet ia
her teens, but her talents are 81
marked and her work is so consclsH'
tious that it is little wonder that ha
name is figuring so prominently In tie
atrical circles.
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The BELLAIRE TRAGEDY.


william Lopeman Found Dead, With
a Bullet Hole in His Head-Wheth-
or Murder or Suicide Is Net Known
Yet.
There was considerable excitement
yesterday morning when the body of
william Lopeman was found where ne
had fallen against the stone wall be-
meath the Indian Run bridge, near
BellaIre, with bullet hole in his head.
A revolver of the Sterling" brand was
found about as to 100 yards away. Ev-
eryone seemed to jump to the conclu-
sion at once that 1t was a murder. and
this story quickly spread.
In one Of the pockets was found a
half pint Of liquor. with the label on
it. and with this as the only clue to
gain Information, Marshal James s.
Johnston went to work and soon found
that he had been in company with
Richard Kane, Dennis Porter and Jas,
Sutton Sunday evening, Porter left
them about 1880 o'clock that night, and
little later Sutton and Lopeman took
Richard Kane home. A short distance
from the !atter's home and within half
n square of his own home Lopeman
stopped, while Sutton went on with
Kane.
Lopeman lived with his brother-in-
law, Samuel Wise. on Gravel Hill, and
Sutton supposed he had gone home, as
he says he did not see him afterward.
Mr.. Wise gays that Lopeman was at
home all day Sunday, and that he left
him there at o'clock in the even
Ing when he went to work.
The next heard of him was. as stated.
when he was drinking with some Of
those named, but he was not regarded
as greatly under the influence, The
bottle in his pocket was full OF liquor.
Nothing had been taken out Of It,
Coroner Beetham viewed the body and
had 1t removed to Grafton's undertake
ing establishment, where a post norton
examination was made. The ball en-
tered the brain, lodging near the left
side, but not against the bone. There
were powder marks on Lopeman's left
temple. and his hair was sInged. in
dIcating that the weapon was very close
to his head when the fatal shot was
fired, but it was nearly hundred yards
away when his dead body was found.
Even the physicians are puzzled to
know whether the dead man, after the
shot, staggered to the place where he
sank in death, or whether some one did
It, The suicide theory gains favor,
however.
The physicians say 1t is possible with
such n wound for the fellow to have
gone that far after shooting himself,
but they do not hold out that as the
most probable thing.
In the absence of any definite in
formation as to conflict, however, the
idea of suicide is gaining, And yet
there is doubt and mystery surround
ing his return to that place after hav-
ing been within so short n distance of
his home, and investigation of the mat
ter VIII continue.
The dead man was bottle blower,
had wife and one child, though he
did not live with them There were
many rumors afloat concerning the af-
fair, and Coroner Beetham In the af-
ternoon endeavored to get at all the
facts he could, but the marshal seemed
to have covered the ground very well
in his early morning Investigation.
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BELL TELEPHONES.
What the Bellaire Independent Has
to Say About the Service.

to Say About the Service.
From the BeIlaire (ol independent.
Tuesday night Martins Ferry
council was in an accommodating
humor, and under suspension of the
rules, rushed through ordinances Civ
ing franchises to the Belmont and
Bell telephone companies. The
only consideration for three fran
chises was lot of free telephones
for city use. The utter recklessness
of councils in giving away such
rights is surprising. Streets are en-
numbered and made unsightly by the
poles and wires, and the public pay
for what they get in the way Of con-
venience just as If the companies had
paid fair sum for their privileges.
These franchises are in most cases
sources of large profit to the stock
holders. The local company in this
place, after securing subscriptions on
promises which it has never made
even an effort to fulfill, constructed
its system, and MS soon as it was in
operation issued stock dividend of
100 per cent, which, if it represented
anything other than water, must
have been based on the value of the
franchise which the city had given
tho company. Dividends of 8 per
cent per annum have been paid on
the stock annually, and it is said the
promoters have, most Of them, sold
their stock at or near its par value,
thus pocketinS about 100 per cent
profit, beside whatever dividends
they received prior to their sales Of
stock. The people were told the COM
pany would extend Its lines to all the
surrounding towns and the world in
general, but it has only extended to
Shadyside and Klee, and shows no
sign Of any other extensions. The
people expected service which would
enable them to get along without the
Bell, and dropped that company,
thinking they would save money by
SO doing. But in time they had to
return to the Bell, and are, many of
them, now paying for two telephones
and paying out more money than
they did for the Bell before 1t re-
duced its prices. This is fair IL
Illustration Of what the people get for
franchises which their councils rush
through under suspension of the
rules. The people get lot Of prom
Uses and some tribes. The corpora
tions get something which they can
turn, and usually do turn, into cash
with great profit to themselves.
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DRILLFR ON TRIAL.

Second Trial of the Man Charged
With the Murder of Louis Dittmore
Began Yesterday in the Criminal
Court.
Yesterday. in the Ohio county Grim
inal court. Judge 7. j. Hugus, the Sec
ond trial OF Joseph Driller, charged
with the murder OF Louis DittmOre on
houseboat at West Wheeling last
July. was begun. The other trial. it
Will be remembered, resulted In hung
jury,
All OF the morning session was spent
In securing j jury, which is made up Of
the following: c. o. Roemer, Max Em-
sheimer, a. L. Meyer, Frank Kitson,
Platof Noble, John Becker JACOB
Honecker, William uthman, C, Naeg-
ele, Leopold hamburger, William Grade
and James Ephlin.
AT the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion the case was stated to the fury By
Prosecuting Attorney William c. Meyer
for the state, and MIR. Samuel o. Boyce
for the defense. Mr. John a. Howard,
associated with the state, replied to
some 1tatements made by Mr.. Boyce.
The first witness was Elsie Scott. the
young man who found tine murdered
mans body in the river short dis
lance below the ferry landing at Ben
wood.
DR.. Alley. of Benwood. who made the
eNamiaation Of the body, testified. VIII
liam Powell. of Benwood, an under
taker, testified to having prepared the
body for burial.
Bernard Metzger testified to having
Identified the body at Benwood shortly
after its recovery from the river. He
said he hal seen Dittmore on July ., at
12 o'clock, the day before the murder.
After his death the witness went to the
houseboat lul testificd,to lr'ving found
there the clothes that Dittmore usually
wore-clothes the witness had given
him.
Mrs. Bernard Metzger gave :. testi-
mony that coFroborated the story told
by her husband. and said she was the
owner of the houseboat on which the
trOubie occurred.
The trial was adjourned at $3.50 p. m.
until this morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
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This mruorvv Doesn't Flont.

Ivory" Lynch, coiored man, yester-
day morning entered the residence of
Mrs. L. S. Ellis, at 2lO5 Eofr street, and
began ransacklng drawers for valua-
bles. Mrs. Ellis heard the man and
forcHbly elected him from the home.
Soon arterward Police officer Larklns
arrested the man. When searched at
police headquarters watch and dlu-
inond ring were, found Squire Greer
held the preliminary examination In the
afternoon and held Lynch for the Grim
inal court grand jury under $500 bond.
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Eucene pavhn Dead.

Mr.. Louis i, Bnyha, cashier of the
German bank. last night received a tel
egram from New York, announcing the
death there Of his son, G. Eugene Bay
ha. No particulars had been received
last night. The young mans parents
did not even know that their son was
III. Mr.. Bayha was engaged in the
drug business In New York, and was n
promising young business man, The
Intelligence OF his death will be recelv-
ed with regret by many friends here.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

The character OF Lady Flora in
the play OF that name. which will be
seen Mt the Opera House on Saturday,
March 81, matinee and night, Is that OF
n sweet young girl OF seventeen. the
daughter of IN English nobieman. An
OF her life she has lived in the pure
atmosphere OF the country, and life in
fashionable London society Is unknown
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DISGRACE AND SUICIDE.
Wing Wah Suicides Because he Felt
He Had Been Disgraced by His Ar
rest Last Week in the Seaman Case.

Wing Wah Suicides Because he Felt
He Had Been Disgraced by His Ar
rest Last Week in the Seaman Case.
Wing Wah, one of the Chinese laun-
drymen who was arrested last week,
charged with completely in abductlng
Rose Seaman, was found In his place at
1917 Jacob street yesterday morning,
hanging dead as a door natl. He is sup
posed to have hanged himself Saturday
morning, The place was broken into by
Chief OF Police Clemans and Lieutenant
Mlchaels, on information being receIv-
ed that something was wrong.
There was considerable talk to the
effect that the unfortunate ChInaman
had been killed by some of his coun-
trymen, but this was entirely without
foundation, Coroner SchultZe made an
investigation, and gave verdict that
Wing Wah's death was the act Of self
destruction-suicide. The coroner eX-
amlned only one witness, Joe Lee, OF
Martins Ferry, who said he had talked
with Wing Wah on Thursday, and that
the latter was then In great distress of
mind. saying that he had been dis
graced through his arrest In the Sea-
man case. Joe Lees opinion was that
the poor fellows distress weighed on
his mind and induced him to take his
life. It is supposed the suicide occurred
Saturday morning.
IF you wish to save from 80 to s. on
your spring suit, call at WINES
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RoundIng on Evll.doera.

NEW YORK, March 2G.-As a result
of the grand jury investigation Of I'M
morality in this city, i've indictments
against keepers OF tenderloln resorts
were handed up to-day. Warrants
were Mt once issued and given to detec-
tiVes for service.
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DIR. WOODS Norway Pine Syrup
seems especially adapted to the needs
al theV childrep, Pleasant 10 take,
soothing In It's influence. II Is the
remedy OF all remedies for every form
Of throat and lung Diseases.
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A TRA1NMAN INJURED
At Bellaire Yesterday Morning, and
VIII Probably Die.

At Bellaire Yesterday Morning, and
Will Probably Die.
NItchael Feeney. young man about
20 years of age, was caught by B. and
o. engine in the Beliaire yards yester-
day and rolled under the footboard in
n way that Inflicted probably fatal In
Jury. He turned a switch for the en-
CINE to back in, and just as it APP
preached he caught his foot and fell
across the track, His cries gave warn
ing and the engine was stopped before
the wheels passed over him, but not
until he had been squeezed so hard that
there was some Internal rupture. The
physicians pronounce him in very bad
condition.
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Denth From Heart disease.

snccIai Dispatch to tn" IntOllIEencer,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. Va,
March 26-Mrs. Fannie Householder,
wife Of Daniel Householder, ex-presI-
dent az the Morgan county court, aud
atm n commissioner of tho court, died
very suddenly OF heart disease. Mt her
home, near here, yesterday morning.
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Standard Phonograph, regular price.
500 90 In perfect condition with re-
Cordcr. rcproducer. shaving knife
brush, oil can. etc, and fifteen records,
used but short time, which we Will
sell for SIC, 90.
Z. W. BANNER co.
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snrnnd.Hnnd Organs.

Having taken n great many second
hand organs In exchange from parties
who have bought pianos, we will offer
them during this week at prices that
viii certainly sell them. practically
" T.. w. BANNER co.
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FINE SPECTACLE
Were the Parade and Prize Drill by
the Cathedral Cadets.
THE WEATHER UNPROPITI0US

And the Ceremonies Had to be Ad-
iourned Indoors After One Com
pany Had Gone Through the Evo-
lutions-A Crowd of Several Hun
dred People witnessed the Drilling.
Personnel of the Companies.
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FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Thronged the New Swift & Company
Establishment Yesterday-The Au-
tomobile Was One of the Leading

tomoblle was One OF the Leading
Attractions.
Fully 5000 people visited the model
meat and provision establishment of
Swift & Co., at the corner of Sixteenth
and Eoff streets, yesterday, and the
verdict is that the firm has branch
here which the city may be proud to
posses 1t was the opening day with the
firm, and the outpourIng of the people
was surprisingly large. surprising the
expectations of Manager Hume. Had
the weather been propltlous the attend
ance at the opening would doubtless
have been double what It was. A pleas
lpg feature was the large number OF
ladies' who visited the establishment,
who, although not directly customers
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"Strongest In the World"
THE EQUITABLE
LEE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,

IGO bFOhuWaSS NeW 10TH
WHY has the Equitable more assurance
in force In Wheeling than any other
company
WHY has the Equitable more assurance
in force In West Virginia than any
other company?
WHY has the Equitable more assurance
In force In the United States than
any other company
WHY has the Equitable more Insurance
In force In the entire world than any
other company?
BECAUSE the Equitable offers more alb
solute security to make good fits
promises than any other company.
RECAtJSE Fhrewd men consider security
of paramount Importance IN n con-
tract which may run for Is or 20
yenrs,
BECAUSE the Equitable is the only COM
paRy which hag averaged f2.000.909
n year In Dividends to policy-hold-
ers for the last six years.
BECAUSE the Equitable pays death
claims more promptly than any
other company
BECAUSE the Equitable offers the public
more liberal and attractive policy
contracts than any other company
BECAUSE the best business men consider
the Equitable the best company In
which TO carry their assurance.
It costs nothing to
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Elatulcnco is cured by BEEcHAws
PILLS.
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The official pictures Of the PeiIrI,I
sharkey nstlc battle were shown at Wv s
opera House last night and pleased W.
small audience that had assembled lp'
engagement continues tonight and e.
tnorrow. The pictures are the best eNv y.
seen here, and all lovers Of fstc e'e"U
should see the attraction.
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Company D.

acknowledgement Madden.
First Acknowledgement busch.
Second Lleutenant-chorles Welty,
First sergeaut-Elsworth busch
Second Sergeant-Walter Burke.
Pr!vatas-Decker. Schmidt. Donley.
Gribbon. Yahn, Strohr, Nolan. Fries
muth, Maxwell. Boring. Carroll. stan
ley. Neldert, Merge. ,McDermott, Kress,
Lane. Dean, Costello. Council. Baher,
Linden. Dailer. Maloney, Donahoe, Mo-
ran, Lally. Landers, Sauers, Laliey,
EAnr.ln EtnIInnnIE
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The Cathedral High School Cadet
corps seems to be pursued by the
demon Of lll-luck. on three or four oc-
caslons the corps prize drill has been
postponed on account OF unpropiuous
weather. Finally there was post
ponement to yesterday afternoon and
the young soldiers hoped and dreamed
OF good weather. and again they were
disappointed, rain interfering with the
function almost at It's start
The first feature OF the afternoon
was the short parade over the principal
streets In the central section Of the city.
which was witnessed by thousands of
people. The corps made a splendid APP
pearance, and many complimentary re-
marks were made on their marching
and all-round excellence from the mill
tary point Of view The corps marched
in the following order:
staff officers.
Acknowledgment NJ Cunningham.
Adjutant-Leo V. Thornton.
ouartermaster-M Joseph Ward.
Non-commissioned Otlcers-Sergeant
Major, Valentine GundhRS; quarter
master sergeant, Joseph Cunningham;
color sergeant James Mccain.
Fifs and Drum Corps-Drum major.
John South: flies, +. Roth. j. Doyle,
C. Roord, s. McShaue. j. o'beary' u
Deegan. l.. Betchel, w, Gompers' e.
Green, r. Foose. J. owens, G. Daiier'
u. Nolte: drummers, Joseph Senator T.
Black. r. Dimmey II. McFadden. b.
- TROLL IL Cl'HAT0.
j. Kelley, NJ. Laue, NJ. Carenbauer, e.
Hoelsche. c. GoldenberS.
Company A.
captain-George A. Feeney.
First Observation-Disclosures Marley.
Second Lieutenant-Joseph Nolte.
First sergeant-Albert Mooney.
Second Sergeant-Charlcs Goldbaugh.
Prlvates--putty, easari, Jamison,
Alderman. Corcoran, Roberts. Feeny,
Fischer Welty. Habig. Erb. McLaugn-
lin, Kossuth, Maley. Golden, Fox, Duck,
Blake, CuUCllngham, Duifey' DeeSan'
Ward, GribbOn. Thornton, Mccain,
Grogan, Mcmahon. Burke, sauvaGeot,
Council Jaquay. Dunn,
Company B.
Captain-M. Axton Campbell.
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hasen-
auer.
Second LIeutenant-Louls Stauver.
First Sergeant-NorbeTt Myles.
Second Sergeant-Edwln Jepson.
Privates-Corcoran Mooney, Mccain,
o'Mailie, Scheeler, WilkIe, Niggermey-
er. Cain. Dillingham;, Moore, Allen, Erb,
Zarnits, McDcrmott, Blake, Brennan
Brady, Ennis, Howley, McMahon,
Merge, sauvagpot, Gary. Garvey.
Muenzc Sherrer, Sippcl, TruaS. WertZ-
berger, Kurner. Snyder. Stanley
Company G.
Captaln-James NJ. McFadden.
First L!cutenant-Eugh Rock.
Second Lieutenant-Adrian Foose.
First sergeaut-Georse Laurel
Second Sergcant-Frhncis Ebert.
Priyates-Buck, Blake, Brlceland,
Cochran. Donohue, Helser. Hasenauer,
Schafer, Fourier. Fitzslmmons. Nc
Donald Laue. Mclaughlin, Merge, Nei-
dert, Swlnt, STANLEY. Sauvageot, Bor-
ing, Carroll. Decker. Donigan. Kelley,
Linden. Maloney. McDermott. Reed.
Warner. Cunningham. Gavin, Howley'
Hamm.
C1unanv D.
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Do You Want An Insurance

antiquities contcstabIty foc,
which will only the future yourself
family. BIZ
danger through your misfortune negligence?
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Reduced prices on Music Caoln ,.l.
for next ten days. Come in; our slV'A
i. w RAIIMER CO. -
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IF you wish to save from 50 to s. on
your spring suit, call at WINES
DoRFFER'S, 1883 Market street, and
he Will show you how to do It,