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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
OBITUARY.
John 3. Crawford.


John B. Crawford died early yester-
day afternoon at the family residence,
No. 1919 Chapline street, after an ill
ness of several months. About eight
weeks ago he received a slight para
lytic stroke, which subsequently be-
came complicated with other ailments
and finally resulted in his death. He
was born in Ireland. He is the third
of four brothers who have died within
a year, and his only surviving brother,
NJ. C. Crawford, formerly of Wheeling,
is lying critically i'll at his home in
Coffeyville, Kansas. Stephen Crawford
died last January, and James Crawford
died in April in Hudson, N. Y.
John B. Crawford was we'll known
throughout this city and section, and
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He came to America early in
the fifties, and located in Wheeling.
A little later he engaged in the grocery
business, which he conducted until
within three years of his death. Since
that time he has been a travelling
salesman for Neil & Ellingham. He
was a member of the Protestant Epis-
copal church. He was an ardent and
active Democrat throughout his life,
and has represented the Second ward
in the City Council.
Mr.. Crawford is survived by his wife
and six sons, namely: Will, of the Neil
& Ellingham clerical force; Robert, of
the w. & l.. E. clerical force at Cleve-
land; John, David, Rodney and Jesse.
The bereaved family have the deep
sympathy of a host of s~orrowing
friends.
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ANOTHER IR[ATER SCHEME
THE SUCCESS OF WHICH rs SAID
TO DEPEND Upon ITS COST.
AN UP 10 DATE PLAY HOUSE
Is Contemplated in the Drawings
Made by, Architect E. b. FRANC
heim-ConsfdcrabIe Reticence as
to In Men Who Are Said to Be
Interested in the Project.

While everybody acquiesces in the
proposition that Wheeling needs, and
for a long time has needed a modern
theater, it is always extremely diff
cult to find men with capital who have
sufficient teremerity to invest An
other new theater project has devel-
oped and this. like the others, so it is
announced, will depend upon the esti-
mates as to the cost. The plans are
on exhibition, and the estimates are
now being made by local contractors.
The design is for a substantial build
ing, not particularly striking in its ex-
terror appearance, but with its inter-
ior arranged in accordance with the
modern idea of theater building. The
old plan was faulty in that too much
attention was always devoted to what
is technically termed 'the front OF the
house." at the expense of the stage.
Modern scenic productions require
much more height that either of the
local theaters can give, and there are
certain other stage accessories almost
indispensable to successful theatrical
productions.
The architects plans call for a very
cozy interior, with a splendid stage and
two galleries. No figures are given as
to its seating capacity. There will also
be a row of boxes on each side of the
stage. 1t will be a ground floor thea
ter. with a saloon in the basement,
which may be visited between acts.
No definite information could be
secured as to the proposed location of
the new theater. 1t is given out that
it will not be erected until the cost
comes within a certain limit fixed by
the syndicate interested in the matter.
Who the members of the syndicate are,
is another matter of conjecture. 1t is
known, however, that Pittsburg parties
tried to secure an option on the Musee
property recently, and this may have
some connection with the new theater
project. The owners of the property
refused to give an option, but offered
to fix a price if the parties wanted to
buy.
The last theater project is undoubt-
eddy dead. 1t contemplated the erec-
ton of a big building on the old court
house property on the southeast cor
ner of Chapline and Twelfth streets.
Plans were drawn for a theater and
fiat building, but the capital was not
invested. Like the theater mentioned
in Shore Acres, this "opery house" was
very fine ON paper.
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RESBLOODPOISON
A Trial Treatment Sent Free 10 All
who suffer from amy stage
of the Disease.
Cures Cases that Hot Springs and All
other Treatments Failed
10 Even Help.

There has been discovered By me state
Medical Irstitute. 4s9 Eiektron Bog IT,
Wayne. Ind. the most remarkable blp9l
Poison cure ever heard Of. II has cured al
such indications as mucous patches N ms
mouth. sore throat. copper colored spots
uleerations on the body and in hundreds Of
cases where the hair and eyebrows had
fallen out. and the whole Skin was a mass
Of ooas. pimpies and ulcers this wonoefui
specific has completely charged the Rio'e
body into a clean. perfect condition 81
physical health. Every railroad running
into TT. Wayne rim scores OF sufferers
seeking this new and marvellous cure ana
TO enable those who mo travel 70 real
re what a truly marvellous worit the insii-
tuition is accomplishing. they wfliesend free
70 every sufferer a free trial treatment 80
that everyone can cure shemselvek In the
privacy Of their W home. ThisAs me
Only known cure for Blood Poison. AP not
hesitate to write al once and the freeskrAl
will be cent sealed in plain package.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

People who have suffered for
months or years from the pain and
Inconvenience of that common dis
order, piles, will look with skeptic--
ism upon the claims of the makers
of the new discovery for cure of all
ferns of piles, known under the
name of Pyramid Pile Cure; never
theless the extraordinary cures per-
formed by this remedy are such as
to warrant the investigation Of any
sufferer. AS a case in point the fol-
lowing letter speaks for itself.
Mr.. Henry Thomas of sub-station
No. 8, Hosack Ave-, Columbus,
Ohio. writes as follows:
Pyramid Drug Co.:
GentIemen:-I want you to use
my name if 1t will be of any use to
you. | was so bad with the piles
that I lost work on that account.
Nothing did me any good. read
in Cincinnati Of the many cures of
piles by the Pyramid Pile Cure and
/ vert to a drug store and asked for
1t. The drug clerk told me that he
had something else that he thought
was better. but / told him that I
wanted to try the Pyramid first.
The first box helped me 50 much
that I tried another and then 10
complete the cure used two more
boxes. making four in all. | am
now completely cured. Have not
a trace of piles and | had suffered
fer four years with the worst form
of ~protruding piles.
/ suffered death from piles, but |
have found the Pyramid Pile Cure
to be Just as represented. | have
recommended it to several or my
friends and l am thankful to be
able to write you what good the
remedy has done for me.
Physicians recommend the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure because 1t contains
no opium, cocaine, or mineral pol
son of any kind, and because 1t Is
safe and pleasant to use, being
painless and applied at night. Inc
patient Is cured in a surprisingly
short time with no inconvenience
whatever.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by
druggists. at so cents per package.
and II there is any constipation 1t
is we'll to use the Pyramid Pills at
the same time with the Pile Cure,
as constipation is very often the
cause of piles and the pills effectu-
ally remove the costive condition.
Price of pills is rs cents per pack
age.
Write to Pyramid Drug Co.. Mar
shall, Mich, for little book on cause
and cure of piles; sent by mail free.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

5e Of the high price of iron enter
into permanent structures; and
hen the present rush of orders has
been Satisfied- and some concessions
teffeEted in svalues those buyers Will
pr0bably como into the market and so
prevent any Serious or too rapid de-
cline; but 1T should not be forgotten
that the present roseate conditions IN
the iron trade will MOI continue IN
definitely. The stock market is now
more under the influence of iron than
eyer, first because SO many securities
of that.elasS are now dealt in here, and
second because in various ways rail-
road traffic Is materially affected. Any
marked Subsistence of the activity in
the iron trade is, therefore, likely to
withdraw a powerful stimulus to
stocks; but this will not happen for
MONTHS to come, many concerns having
on hand orders that will keep them
busy for the next six months earning
large profits. There are also other
lines OF industry in which it is a ques-
tionsif 1900 proves as good a year as
1899 The textile trades have had a
wonderfully successful season, but pru-
dent merchants are not over-confident,
especially in'gview of the great expan-
sion of the cotton industry in the
South.
Another important element in the
future is the money market. There Is
little prospect of what we usually term
easy rates during the present year.
Trade is sure to be sufficiently active
to make good rates for money prac-
tically certain. The chief question is,
Shall we expect undue s~tringency?
There is enough money available Tor
all regular purposes, but two disturb
ing factors must be faced-the Trans
vaal war and our own defective cur
rency system. AS for the first, 1t Is
quite evident that. Great Britain has a
more serious undertaking on hand
than at first expected. Unless the
Beers surrender, which seems against
all probability, the wal may be pro-
longed for months before the British
flag floats over Pretoria, necessltatlng
no doubt a large issue of %consols, es-
timated at not less than fifty millions
sterling and perhaps more. AS thls
war will prove a much more expensive
affair than ours with Spain, its eff~ct
upon the money markets of the world
will be correspondingly greater. For
the same reason u security markets
will be keenly sensitive to any battles
or events which promise to AFFECT the
duration of the struggle. A decisive
British victory will an advance,
or a serious British reverse must ause
declines. AS for the difficulties arts
ing from the defects of our hscal ar
rangements, their only cure rests IN
intelligent legislation, and we can only
hone for conditions which will not ag-
grayate them until Congress takes up
the subject in earnest. Our war tariff
is yielding a much larger national rev.
enue than is required, causing a lock-
ing up of funds in the treasury and an
injury to business that provokes ser
ious and not always well directed
criticism. HENRY
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
Mrs. Thornton.

Mrs. Martha ]. Thornton died sud
denly of heart failure at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Moffat, on South
Chapline street, last night at eleven
o'clock. Mrs. Thornton was one OF the
oldest residents of the city and was
sincerely loved and respected by all
with whom she became acquainted. At
times during the past week she COM
planned Of feeling i'll and a physician
was summoned. However her condl-
ton was not thought to be serious until
a short while before her death. Her
demise was rather unexpected and will
be learned with deep regret by her
many friends. She was the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hudson
and a sister of Mrs. William Quarter,
who died in this city several weeks
ago. She was an aunt of Mr. Hullihen
Quarter and Mrs. T. Moffat, both OF
this city. She had resided here for the
past forty years. The arrangements
for the funeral will probably be made
to-day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

1s now eight weeks since the
eeling ministers Started their anti
machine agitation. Were it not
the tact that al cpmmittee Of their
Body still drops into the city building
occasionally II search Of records the
public would believe thar the prediction
made by many at the outset that the
agitation would result in naught IS sal-
ready realized. Ifdhe statement of one
gentleman who has closely followed the
DEVELOPMENTS In the matter may be sac-
cepted as true, the agitation has had
4 bad effect. He Said;
The ministers have not only been
unreasonable. but have managed to
bungle the whole slot machine ques-
tion. The raids have heretofore been
2 source Of much revenue to the city.
Owners paid their fines without pro-
test. Now the grand jury las been in
formed that there is nothing in the
statutes defining slot machines as gam
bling devices. Under this construc-
ton Of the law, s~aloonists will refuse
to pay fines in the future and the city
will be deprived of this revenue. II
the test case appealed from police court
goes against the city, it will be neces-
sary to enact a special law to meet the
situation. 4
Mention has been made of Clerk
Nolte's experience with the ministers.
They undertook to censure him for his
alleged neglect to report to Council the
names of saloonists who had been fined
twice. Clerk Nolte showed them that
the law specified fines for Sunday sell
dng and. mentioned no other offepses.
The ministers have been notified of
q meeting of the Federation Of Churches
at the Y. NC. MONDAY afternoon.
IT Is said that the purpose is 10 outline
q plan of procedure. 1t IS believed
that the clergymen contemplate indie
pendent political action, and this view
lis confirmed by a well authenticated re-
port that n prominent gentleman has
already been approached and asked to
be a candidate for Mayor. The gentle
maj referred to declined, adding that
he endorsed the views of Mayor Swee-
ney with reference to the regulation Of
certain evils.
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william Teasda1e.

In another column appears a notice
of Jas. T. MCGEE Co. u. R. K. Of p.
for a meeting this Sunday afternoon at
one o'clock at their armory hall on Mar
ket street, to attendthe funeral CT VIM.
Teasdale, which takes place this Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mem
bers of Col. Stanley company are also
called out.
The death of Mr.. Teasdale occurred
Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
Garfield Hospital at Washington, d. c.,
under peculiarly sad circumstances.
Death was caused by typhoid pneu-
monia. He was q years of age, and
was warmly esteemed by all who knew
him. He was a son of Mr.. Robert
Teasdale, who, with other afflicted rela-
tives, have the sincere sympathy OF
the community in their bereavement.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

! PiTTSBURG. Pa, January 6.-Jo-
siah Cohen. attorney for certain cred
itors Of Lebeck & CORN, of Scranton,
Pa, presented a petition In the United
States District Court to-day asking for
the appointment of receiver for Le-
beck & CORN, against whom a petition
in bankruptcy has been filed. The petit
ton Stated that the firm had a stock OF
goods valued at SIS, 900. consisting OF
winter goods which must be disposed
Of at nee or serious loss would result.
The court appointed ]. w. Carpenter,
of Scranton, who was directed to give
bond in the sum of $25, 900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

the Belmont mill engaged in a lively
scrap" while at work Friday evening
and that blows were freely exchanged.
1t is said that one of the men was
struck by a sledge hammer and had his
left eye painfully injured. The fight
was not called to the attention of the
police.
The Humboldt and Koerner dis
trict organization of the German Mu-
tual Aid Society met at the Beethoven
hall last evening for the purpose OF
combining. Quite a number OF the
members of the society were present.
The two districts of the society is In
this city, Humboldt being north of the
creek and Koerner district south OF
the creek.
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Convention Dates Fixed.

LINCOLN, Neb., January 6.-At
meetings of the State Central Commit
tees of the Democratic, Populist and
Free Silver Republicans agreed to hold
all three State Conventions to select
delegates to the National Convention
at Linioln, March 10Th. The Populist
committee adopted a resolution to the
effect that it believed it wise for the
national Pcpulistic Convention to meet
at the same time and place as the Dem
ocratic Convention.
The Democratic committee was adj
dressed by w. j. Bryan and at his surg
gestion a resolution of sympathy with
the Beers was passed.
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Mrs. Mahala W. Jacob.

Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mahala
w. Jacob, widow of the late John j..
Jacob, OF Clinton, passed away, at the
advanced age of 81 years. She was a
very estimable cid lady, with a host of
friends mong the older citizens Of the
county. Her funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at eleven O'Clock
from the residence of her son-in-law,
Abraham McColbergh, near Clinton,
and and the remains will be buried in
Short Greek cemetery.
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Marks From Above.

STEUBENVILLE-River G feet men
ano rising. Weather clear and colo;
GREENSBCRO-River Z feet ana ste-
tionary. Weather warmer and threaten
ing. River closed.
MORGANTOWN-River closed, Nf@Nh-
er cloudy and warmer
EROWNSVlLBE-River closed
PITTSBURG-Rtver 80 feet ana ilSi7b'
Weather clear and cool.
The mild weather has done much IN tae
past few days to put the ice gorges IN
such a condition as to render u imposslnie
for the ice to do any harm. The ice at
present is so soft that were 1t not mat the
gorges rested on the bars on account Of
the low water 1t would go out Itself Inefe
was four inches Of a swell all along mo
river between here and Pittshurg fad nv
ermen are Of the opinion that II the mia
weather continues until Monday or Iues-
day the river win be cleared OF sorsts.
However, II the weather changes tor mo
colder the conditions will be worse thaa
before.
Cincinnati is evidently misinformed az 20
the condition of the river at TINS point
The remainder Of the dispatch, however
Is correct.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure of StrRug-

The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure of StrRuR-
Lynn Kirkland and James Hubbard,
Sistersville, are at the Howell.
A. C. Free, w. Engles, D. Brown,
Warrington. are guests at the windsor.
Philip Wilson, of Terra Alta, is Wis
ting DR.. T. H. Meignen, Of South ia
cob street.
John Lewis Greer, a young son OF
Squire C.. S. Greer, Of the South Side,
is lying i'll of pneumonia.
Jack Brandfass has returned to his
home at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, after visiting
friends on the South Side.
Miss Mary Kennedy OF Elm Grove.
left yesterday to visit Miss Emma Wei
dan, of PitsbuFg, East End.
Miss Amelia Roth, CT Pittsburg, Pa,
and Miss Marie Roth. of Allegheny, Pa.
were guests of Miss Grey Miller las
week.
Mr.. John d. Hall and wife and chill.
uIeu, NHO nave Uecu LIE Sut5tS OF HOU
Joseph Hall, Of the South Side, has re-
turned home.
Chas Davis aud wife. Grafton; ]. II
Jones and wife, Cameron, w. J. Alex
ander, New Martinsville; j. II. Gregg
Parkersburg, are stopping at tht
Stamm.
Mrs. Alice Raymond, CT Iowa Falls
Iowa. who has been here on bushes:
for the past two weeks, will leave for
st. Louis. Mo. tomorrow before re-
turning home.
G. Ed. Foster. SistersyiIle; f. c
Nicholson, Bethany; o. n. Koen, Man.
nington; J.. NJ. Garard, Sistersville ant
J.. II. Mathews, WellsDurg, are register.
ed at the Grand Central.
Robert Mccormick and Miss ElSist
Mccormick, Edw. Dalton, SistersyiIe,
w. +. Weiss. Sistersville. b. g. WI.
liams and family, Fairmont, are h,
State arrivals at the Mcclure.
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Quite Like n Ring.

MY live, for you" he said to the
homely heiress. SIS like this ring"
How sweet" she exclaimed. "Yol
mean it. has no end
"Presicely," he said. and then he add
ed under his breath, just to square him.
self with his conscience. "and no begin.
ning."-Chicago Evening Post.
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I,cre.se al wages.

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn.,. Janu-
airy 6.-The officials of the Warren
wooden mills stated to-day that the
ten per cent. increase demanded by
the sixty striking weavers would be
granted and that the strikers would
probably resume work Monday. 1t
was also stated that the increase was
being arranged for when the weavers
went out.
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weekly Bnnk statement.

NEW YORK, January 6.-The week
" bank statement shows the follow
ing changes:
Surplus reserve increase $5S9, $50;
loans. ~i1erease $4,107, 900; specie, in
crease $504, 500; legal tender, increase
$2,311, 400; deposits, increase sS,so6,2oo;
circulation, increase. $191,40o.
The banks now hold $11,757,725 IN
excess of the legal requirements.
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is now a prospect of Al early resumption
of navigation on the Ohio river The Ice
here is much scattered. AT Portsmouth
the river is clear. 1t is closed at Parkers-
burg, but open at Wheeling, with a stage
of over nine feet, which will doubtless
clear everything below that potnt. paero
are slight rises at all points above Ports
mouth and a temperature OF 40 degrees
throughout the valley from Pittsburs TO
Cairo
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Jnhn -RInckshere.

The funeral of John Blackstone. Of
Warrington, whose death at Phoenix.
Arizona, has been noted in the Regis
ter. will take place this afternoon at
two O'Clock at Warrington. Many
members of the Masonic fraternity in
this city will attend. They will go out
over the II: 20 a. m. train on the d. &
o. road.
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THE v COMBINE
IL Negotiating for the Purchase Of
the III. a ST. T.. Towboat Company.
The River.

PfTTSBURG. Pa. January 6-The No.
nongseae.a River Consolidated Coal and
Coke Company is negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the steamboat property Of tns
Huntington and 81. Louis Towsboar Com
pany, thereby removing all opposition az
far as the handling OF freight In barge lots
on the Ohio and other tributaries Is con
cerned. The deal will include the sale q
the owbcat H. F. Ftisbie, Fritz. Vasa
Honshell. Jacob HeatheriHgson. Fred Hart
veg and eighty square barges and fofl
freight model barges. The boats are AZ
good ones and ply out Of Cincinnati anc -
Louis to New Orleans and to points q.
the various tributaries Of the Chic aHA
Mississippi rivers. They do a fre-gh1iAs
business and have practically had Z nv
nopoly OF such business for q long tDs
River News FROM Below.
CINCINNATI. 0aao. January a-Lls1S
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NEW YORK. January 6.-Imports of
specie this week were s9,762 gold and
'$40,260 silver, Exports of gold and
silver from this port to all countries
for this week aggregate sS29,701 silver
bars and coin and S2,6S7, 1872 gold. The
imports of dry goods and merchandise
at the port of New York for this week
were valued at ~$10,25S,913.
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Mining stocks.
Open Thursday Night.

Absolutely the best Bowling Alleys
ever in Wheeling will be opened 10 the
public Thursday evening, January 18th,
at 1130-1140 and 1142 Market street.
These alleys are new and are positive
Iy the best alleys that money can buy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

death worked in a Bellaire foundry.
His funeral, which will be conducted
by the Masonic fraternity, will take
place Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock.
The remains will be buried in PEN
insula cemetery.