The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-17

RELIEF FUND
S;IG.ROWING.
Wheeling is Doing Better Than Other
Cities Of Her GLASS in Amount
Contributed.
TOMORROW NIGHTS CONCERT
Will Likely Result in at Least 81 900
Being Added to the Fund-Late
Contributions.

Nobly indeed. is Wheeling respond
Ing to the call for aid from flood strlck-
en- Galveston. Already more than a 81, :
600 has been donated and wired to the
mayor OF Galveston; and It is likely that
fully, 5000 will have been subscribed be-
fore the close OF the week. Wheeling
Is responding far more generously than
many cities OF several times her popu-
lation. and once again the reputation OF
this city for open hearted generosity be-
yond her sister cities is being demon
strted. z
Interest to-day and Tomorrow cen
tiers in the benefit concert at Wheeling
Park; Casino Tuesday evening by the
+ Opera House band and orchestra, the
entire gross proceeds Of which go to the
flood sufferers. On Saturday. commit
tees were out selling. tickets for. this en-
tertainment, and at six o'clock Satur-
day evening!it was reported to Messrs.
Sweeney and Wis., the general commit
tee in charge OF the affair. that the
days sales footed up 1900, for which
5000 was received. To-day the commit
tees Will be out again. and as three OF
the routes have not yet been visited at
all, 1t is anticipated that fully 1000
Z tickets will be disposed Of, netting ST.
900. Many OF the business men are. buy
Ing tlcketsin punches ottwenty or more.
and distributing them among their en-
! ployes. Owing TO the limited time, thu
committees find 1t impossible to cover
the entire city. and persons not APP
preached may purchase tickets from
any drug store between Tenth and
Twenty-second streets. or at the hotels.
The credit for this most effective
manner OF aiding in the relief of the
Texans is due to the management Of
the Opera House band, which suggested
the benefit concert and offered the
bands and orchestra's services bree OF
charge. Mayor Sweeney and Postmas-
ter Wise accepted the task of arranging
for the concert, and they and their sub
committees have done most effective
work 81
1.-THE concert will begin at eight O'clock
tomorrow evening. when the band will
render the following concert pro-
gramme:
90 PART L.
overture-"Pique OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cornet Duo. Polka-"Short and Sweet.
2 ! 3
Messrs. Hose and Ludwig
Concert Waltz-"Weddins OF the Winds"
.......... ............. ...............fall
PART II.
Gems from 1.-THE Bohemian Girl. -. Balfc
(a) The Palmo," for MISUNDERSTANDING
(b) Parody on The Arkansaw. Trav-
March-..American Victory"........... Line
E. W. Spell. Director.
: Insert No.
The concert will be followed by q
dance, with Prof. George ". Delbrugge
asiloor manager. ana for which the op.
era House orchestra Will render the fol-
lowing music:,
Walt. "On the Beautitnl Blue Danube
2Two-step....c.."Thc Blue and til, Grey
,.eIow.a; ;..;.r;,:.:.........tse wltcntng E.yes'
" A1oiiSr llOil .ltHl stIlG ExtNhltlS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Up. Ma Baby
| Rcdowa. ''Sweet Sixteen
Waltz. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Singing Girl
Two-Step....... ..."Cinderella'
tWaltz.........s....... .............. "Phroso''
Home, Sweet Home" ......tat IL o'clock
The Wheeling & Elm Grove will fur
nish extra cars for the trip to the park.
and for the return to the city.
The Western Union and Postal Teie-
graph companies. and the Adams,
American, United States and Wells
Fargo express companies have all.
agreed to transmit money free OF charge