The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-13
BRIEF MENT1oN1Nas.
Events in and About the City Given
In a Nutshell.

Grand to-nIght-"A Hot Old Time"
The Riverside tube works has shut
down indefinitely, as no time for the re-
sumption has been set
Jacob Heyman and NJ. D. schook
were each forced to give n 500 peace
bond yesterday. by Squire Srolowltz
the result Of Il neighbours quarrel.
Yesterday, in the circuit court. in the
case OF II. G. Dalzall, guardian, VS..
John Robert Anderson. infant, ct al,
order continuing consideration was en-
tered.
Parkersburg Council No So United
Commercial Travellers. will give n re-
ceptlon and banquet nt the Blennerhas-
q, sett Hotel. at Parkersburg, on April 81.
Many knights Of the grip from Wheel
ing will attend.
Miss Minnie f. Lewis national seal
secretary of the Jewish Chautauqua
Society, last night addressed n large
audience on the aims and benefits Of
the Jewish Chautauqua. Great interest
Is manifested here In the movement.
Thomas Brewster, an elcven-year-
old boy, who is said to have PEN
chant for getting into trouble. was sem
fenced to thirty days In jail by Squire
SrolowltZ, on n charge of petty larceny,
preferred by ]. II. Holden The boy
was accused of stealing barrels from a
SECOND ward hotel.
The partial shut down OF the Bel
mont plate mill a few days ago. as
mentioned In the Intelllgencer, has re-
suited In many rumors that 1t was
caused by the employees forming lodge
OF the Amalgnmated Association. but
the mill officials contend that scarcity
of orders was the only cause.
Last evening. at the Riverside coke
plant, In Benwood, Edward Mack, q
coke worker, got caught between two
coke cars. His right leg was severely
injured, but amputRtion was not neces-
sary. Mack suffered somewhat from
the shock He was attended at the
Emergency hospital, Benwood, by DR..
Alley.
Yesterday morning. Frank Williams,
n COlored man, entered the Chinese
laundry on Market street. opposite
House & Herrmann's. and proceeded TO
trough house" II ut great rate. TAX
ing the Celestial by the throat Will
Jams threw him into the yard Mt the
rear and tapped the till to the extent OF
80 So The police were informed, and
Lieutenant Mlchaels soon had the Of
tried before Squire Rogers, who gave
Williams forty days to think about 1t.
Last night officer Wells, Of the Sec
ond ward. arrested John Meadows, n
colored man, who was trying to sell n
fur coat. The officer took the man to
police headquarters. where he clnimed
n woman on the Island had given him
the coat. The police laughed Mt the
story. but Chief Clemans took the man
over to the Island in the patrol wagon,
and Meadows directed him to the per-
son from whom he claimed TO have re-
ccIvcd the coat. To the surprise Of the
chief the story turned out to be true,
aud Meadows was released, and can
sell or dispose Of the article OF wearing
apparel as he chooses.
Nick Stoshi. Slav, employed as n
lnborer at the Riverside blast furnace.
yesterday afternoon fell from the top
Of the Cupola, n distance Of sixty feet.
Fellow workmen rushed TO his assist
nncc, expecting to pick up his mnngled
remains, and there was general sur
prise expressed that the fall had not
resulted fatally. Or. Alley was sum
moncd and the injured man was re-
moved to his home In North Bcnwood