Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-22
| HAPPENINGS OF ADAY.

GIVEN IN BRIEF SPACE.

! and will be in conference with the man
ufacturers for four days.
The funeral Of Iowa, daughter OF
John and Ada HeiMes, took place yes
terday afternoon from TIE residence OF
Mrs. Ann Loushmsn, No. 17s alley a.
Impressive funeral services were con-
Quoted at the house and the remains
were buried at Mt. Wood cemetery.
AT $50 o'clock this morning. in
the Circuit Court, Judge Hervey viii
hear the arguments Of counsel upon the
demurrer to the replication fled Satur-
day by the attorneys for the old Board
of Public Works, who seek to be re-
instated in possession of their Office.
The strike of the coal miners in
Belmont, Jefferson and part OF EIar-
rison county goes into effect this morn
ing. Between 5000 and $500 men will
be idle. 1t is hoped that speedy set
Element OF the differences between oper-
stors and miners will be brSught
about
Hon. John s. Beard, whose article in
reply to Grover Cleveland, written for
the Register, appears upon the second
page Of this issue, made q number OF
speeches during this last campaign in
this city and Vicinity and 10 prominent
ly mentioned in Florida as q candidate
for United States Senator from that
State.
Justice Fitzpatrick yesterday issued
a lunacy warrant for Andrew Mertz,
who was arrested and placed in jail
pending an inquiry into his sanity.
Mertz is the man who was found in an
unconscious condition in alley Is more
than q week ago, and Is believed to
have been the victim Of IN assault He
WAS struck upon the back Of the head.
WIN. Connolly, who lives on Six
teenth street, met with = severe and
painful accident last Saturday while on
visit to his farm near Clinton, Ohio,
county. He WAS walking down an en-
bankment when he slipped and fell and
in doing SO sustained 4 fracture of his
left ankle. Mr.. Connolly was brought
to his home In this city, where a sur
geon reduced the fracture
There was large congregation at
st. MatLnew's P e. Church last night
to enjoy the musical feature Of the
Stainer memorial service. The vested
choir, under the direction of Paris r.
Myers, rendered a programme compris-
ing selections from the compositions of
the late Sir John stainer, orgsnist OF
ST. Paufs Cathedral, London. Part Of
the oratorio, The Daughter OF Jairus,"
was sung.
Tho high water played havoc with
the rats and there are great many
good rat stories going the rounds. Hun
dreds Of rodents were driven out OF old
buildings at the mouth Of the creek. A
crowd Of small boys with two dogs
amused themselves yesterday afternoon
in driving the rats from a board pile
in which they had taken refuge. and
killing them as rapidly as they made
their appearance More than twenty
rats were killed in an hour.
Friday evening at the Central Gar
den club rooms celebration was given
in honor OF the twenty-fifth anniversary
OF the birth of Mr.. Frank Delbrugge,
and his host of friends aggreeafbly sur
prised him in the most successful man
ner. Dancing was the main feature OF
the evening. Luncheon was served at a
SooooAaDic AouA. II CuuSiolcu VI MANY
delicacies and at the proper hour the
entire party departed for home. Miss
Matte Sunman furnished the music.
When the saloon licenses are
brought up in Council it is more than
likely that there will be objection in
the First Branch to some OF the appli-
cants who are reported with favorable
recommendation. One member stated
to Register reporter that the list OF
rejected fake hotel applications does
not embrace all the questionable resorts
in the city. He enumerated four or five
others, and intimated that it was his
purpose to insist that all be treated
alike.