Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-20

Cambridge, 0. He has been connected
with the Aetna-Standard in various
official capacities.
A mantel in the home Of Owen
Cuniff, who lives at ~Forty-third and
Eoff streets, burned yesterday after
noon. An alarm from box 65 called a
portion of the department, but their SER
vices were not needed.
Last night at the rooms of the
Central Garden Club, On the South
Side, Mr.. Frank Delbrugge was hand
somely entertained by a number of his
friends, in celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of his birth.
The papers were made out yester-
day and handed to Sheriff w. W. Irwin,
directing him to convey William Win
ters to the penitentiary for the term
of two years. He was convicted of the
theft of overcoats from the Stamm
House.
The Scottish Thistle society will
hold it's next semi-annual meeting at
MO4ain's hall next Friday evening. A
reunion of the members and their fam
AtASo IL @th PioSC. All SANCllNlI plO-
gramme has been arranged for the
occasion. 1t includes the serving of a
bountiful supper.
"A large party of Wheeling Elks
will go out to Warrington to-day to
attend the initiatory services of that
lodge tonight. Fifty-two candidates
will be put through. Some of the
Wheeling Elks will leave at II o'clock
this morning. Others will go out on
the evening train.
The engineers who have charge of
the geological survey of this vicinity
are pushing the work, Notwithstanding
the inclement weather. Two parties OF
engineers are now at work between
Wheeling and Clinton, and another
corps will be started out in a few days.
The headquarters of the engineers on
the Island is attracting much atten-
ton.
Chief of Police Ritz stated yester-
day that he is determined that the
fake" hotels will not continue after
May list, if there is any law to prevent
them. He is determined to make ar
rests, whether Council licenses the
place or not. With the city and coun-
ty authorities determined to stamp out
this evil, 1T would appear useless for
Council to grant license.
Mr.. r. NJ. Archer, city editor of the
Intelligencer, is kept busy explaining
invitations sent out with his name at
tached for MS anniversary blow out"
or the Musee alleys next Monday.
The invitations request an answer by
phone or card. 1t proves to have been
a practical joke perpetrated by Mr..
VIM. Winder. in retaliation for a SINH
lar offense committed by Mr.. Archer
some time ago.
j. H. S%trosnider, who was mixed
up in the fake" foot race swindIe in
this city several years ago, turns I'D
in New York, where he is held under
$1,000 bail on q charge of swindlins
Robert Eadie, brother of a young wo-
man whom he deceived and engaged to
marry, out of $1,000. Strosnider has
lived by his wits, but has been singu-
larly fortunate in keeping without the
clutches Of the law.
Republican leaders say they have
not given UP the fight for possession of
the city offices. Ex-City Solicitor S.
0. Boyce. said last evening: I'VE are
just getting into the question now. We
went into the fight to see it out to the
end, and we propose to do it" Coun-
sci for the old Board of Public Works
are understood to contemplate the
fling of the replication to-day. This
would indicate a determinat; -ag-t
the matter in the C.lluit 1oart until
Judge Hervey renders q final decision
uncn the petition Tor : writ of manda-
mus.