_ ?? ?_ [ AJ1N UAL HOL1P AY SALE~M. GUT MAN & CO, WILSON BILL Double Discounted! ANNUAL HOLIDAY 4 ?' $1U. The reason of this is, that we have too many of them, and they must go. Those taking early advantage of this tremendous sacrifice will have first choice of the Nobbiest tilings shown this season. The best line of SMOKING JACKETS AND BATH ROBES In the City. NO FANCY PRICES I M. Gutman cSc CO. floors. Comer Main and Twelfth Streets. mSh. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-ALEXANDER FREW. q'na social way The people all over the city are discussing the handsome t}pnqatlfc christmas 1 1 co u1110 Seen in our sloro. liattan, Upholstered, Fancy Wood Seat, and Children's Keekers in ondloss variety. Easy Chairs and Couches. Upholstered in Leathor. Cretonne, Plush and Cordurov. A new and attractive stock oi I'arlor. Bod Room and Dining ltoom Furniture, l'ricoa lower than ever beforo. Call and soo thorn boforo purchasing. ALEX. FREW>7?ai^treet. bargains j. s. rhodes 4co. amusements. money opera house q . i ?i n.one night, vmiiAY, kf.ckmiskr ic 0 A V I Nu Engagement of? mmm morrisonn, i II IIII l\ III If III II1 In bis entirely Now and Koconstmcted Publlm XIUUVIUUI WiUUA Scenic and Dramatic Production ot ip atjst i . Tin? Wonderful "llrokon Scene," SvipporUM b i r?tr n A7r M Miss Front: M.T.i:oBU:rs.Mr, EowaiuiKlsnkkmi I^D DV?/??.IM a .Superb Company. rriws-Gp.T.MindSloa Seal on fiile nt C, A. music store on and nfle y -j , ]| WednesUay. UcconbcrdeS UtlUiUO furniture, carpets, etc. Embroidered sm Handkerchiefs, ssk bedsteads 25, :i(l and 35c (JnaliUw. Choice BHRTSCHY'S 17c,?"* I Farniture and tarpet House An T 7T . i No- 1116 Main Street an importer made the loss ! We made the purchase!! C0Ai: And you Reap the Benefit!!! " P- wilus, - ?coi.f. Aon.iT For.? T fi r?l 1 n f* MONONGAH COAL AND COKE \ i inrlpq xt to 1 1? j? i iii till iv i >11 Clean Lump Coal 7c por Bushel Ml IUUUUIJ \\ UUl Antliracjuiuud Piedmont lllaclsinitu cjoaj. :H iili it. I Immediate Rollef for the Needy ^ ' Unemployed Demanded. J_ PI MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. It was Decided that the Way to Relieve is to Relieve. THE LAW PROVIDES AMPLE MEANS And tlio Board of County Commissioners is tho Body Entrusted with tho Duty?'The Joint Committee of Various Bodies Calls tho Board's Attention to n Mandatory Clause of | tho Law?Employment on Public Works in the Future also Cotitom* I plated. 101 Yesterday afternoon there was a joint meeting of tho committees representing tho Ohio Valley Trades aud 1>ro] Labor Assembly, tho city council, tho chamber of commerce and citizen?, at Tl the city hull, to consider what could tho and should bo done for tho relief of tho prei want prevalent among tho laboring chai classes of tho city owing to their lack nox of employment. Mr. Roman Dobler, clul chairman of tho Trades Assembly com- Ath mittee, was called to preside, and City will Clerk Thoner mado secretary. Among tho others present were" President J0**" Grogau and Harry Hawkins, of tho . Trades Assembly, ilonry JJaor, repre- PP'f sontimr tho chamber of commerce, 'a| Frank Gruse aud II. C. Richards, of tho city council. The county commissioners . Jl were not represented, having a meeting 1 in the country yesterday to inspect the J*"1 new bridge over tho creek at Konoy's f1* Point, and tho county infirmary. j?,1' In stating the object of tho meeting Chairman Doblor said that something must bo done. To this all agreed. Tho project ot putting a tunnel through the hill at Tenth streot was mentioned, but .r_ . . .. . .!i i teaL nr. nawKins 8>iiu mat was uu yuuu enough ill its way anil at the proper "Iiu:1 time, but what Homebody ought to do tl10 was to give tlie hungry something to "iee eat and to give it to thorn quick. t(je; Mr. Ciruso had with him a copy of cllal tho codo of West Virginia, and he called tho attention of the committee to ^ the following: Chapter XL VI, Section 6: t "On application by or ou behalf of ,j1Q any person who is unable to maintain Vqu, himself, or by or 011 behalf of tho family |j1Kl of any person when he is unable to t maintain itand the family is unable to 005 maintain itaolf, such person or family, if ho or they havo a legal settlement in mj,0 tho county, shall bo provided for or f assisted as his or thoir necessities may require, under tho order and direction y, of the overseer of tho district in which gtuc such settlement maybe; and if he or mo tlioy havo not a legal settlement in tho Qq, county, shall nevertheless bo so provided for or assisted under the onler Ki and direction of tho overseer of tho dis- nflls trictin which he may be, until properly 13oo removed as hereinafter provided. But tho county court of tho county may chance or rescind any order ordirection uvel! given by such overseer, and may direct any person or family to bo provided for or assisted though tiie overseer of the . district has refused to do so. to s "7. Any person to bo provided for or and assisted as aforesaid may either be kept Mot - at tho place oi general reception or bo and supported or assisted elsewhore, but in a county where there is a county infirmary ho shall not bo kopt at the expense w. of the county at any place other than chii such infirmary, except in case of emer- SSIV 1 gency or necessity, and then only so long as tho emergency or necessity may . . roquire." * * * * * "Ja This, it seemed to all tho members, fetor left no room for question as to tho duty ju of tho commissioners to meet tho pros ent emergency. Attontion was called by Mr. Uaer to section III of nn ordi- Si nance of tho board of commissioners, sold which reads as follows: Sec. 111. Overseers of tho poor aro strictly prohibited from furnishing aid our to any family in which thero aro ablo bodied men, or havo other means of maintenance sufficient to provide actual ?ii0 necessities. here Tho pertinent question was asked, What right has tho board to amend a stato law by an ordinanco? (Jj It was also pointed out that if an ablo |m / bodied man was unable to maintain if? I himself or family honestly and tho //? board would not assist him, he would 'iff be driven to starvation or compelled to ?f ? steal. W| After a groat deal of general discus- I sion the following was proposud: *1 j "The undersigned, a committeo rep- _ ' resenting tho city council, Ohio Vailey i Trades and Labor Assembly and Wheel" ing chamber of commerce, respectfully it's call tho attontion of the county com- quio missioners to sections G and 7 of chapter tciw 4<> of tho codo of West Virginia, pago *nju 415. It seems to us that this does provido for tho immediate necessities oi the unemployed and destituto citizens. ^ia: "lit8olveil, That tho president, of tho "Fa board of commissioners appoint a spo- give cial committeo of three members and rece the mayor of the city a like committee jj 3 - of three councilmen, to confer at once jJ as to providing permanent relief by .. public work for tho unemployed, such ggo( ? committee to mako a joint report to both bodies in special session at the ; earliest practicable moment." 0^F This was unanimously adopted. ?i Mr. Baerasked: "If tho board of com- fcl missioners simply pays no attention to *"uu? that, what power can to brought to bear K on them?" < "Public sentiment," said a member. r 0 "Tho court< would compol them to T01> obey the law," said another. This view ,, was afterwards sustained by prominent Fun, lawyers, but tho general impression Tl was that tho board would promptly and ^ y cheorfully do alj it could. * gj^j ft President Dobbins, of tho board of ' : ;J commissioners, was notitied by ?ele- J phone at the infirmary last evening of Full< - tho action of tho committee, and after 1 consulting with other members he <> - answered that he would call a meeting 1 . of tho board at '2 p. m. to-day. There 1 _ hna been no call for a meeting of coun- == 5 cil to-night as reported. The best medical authorities say the t 1 j proper way to treat catarrh is to take a constitutional remedy liko Hood's Sara a- t-. , parilla. 4 * 1 SWoKH Stick I* I in* nt I. DILl.ON i CO.'S. 9 Cn! You nro Invited ' to attend the Holiday Sale of Pianos -r r and Organs at House's on Saturday, AS, Monday and Tuesday, tho 10th, ISth , = and 19th. Photographs will be delivered before I Fill Christinas on all sittings made at our new gallery this week. O'Neill, 1205 Market street 9 DON'T buy Ctirl^tnmu Preneiit* until you have Kp?n 1. ( , Dillon & Co.1* stock. F. W. Batmkr ifcCo. sell Stein way and Tr Krakauer Pianos. Air. SHOES-ALEXANDER. 30N0MICAL HRISTMAS i) RESENTS Arc Those That Are Host USEFUL! C'mi You Think or Anything p More I'acfiil 'J'han JSHOES? If yon want to do the right thing at the rtjht time, consult ALEXANDER, Holiday Economist. !) MAIN STREET. THE BOWMi RS. /fl Miration* fur Opciilug; of the Cham- m pioiuliij) Sertoli. | n lie eight bowling clubs, members of \L newly organized league, are making ?aratious lor tlio opening of tho uipionship series which takes place ^ t Monday evening, tho contesting / is bein^ tho Calumet and Wheeling I letic Wheelmen. A large crowd I bo present to witness this came, V mg others membors of tho other 113. Tho strength of several of tho ---> us can only bo conjectured, but the liou p rev; tils ihatthestrongestorgan* ions are tho Wheeling bowling club, Lh Sido club and tho Columbia club. 1 :iia evening at the Press Club rooms I representatives irom theeight cltibrf nfeot to consider a prooosed change I lio rules. Tho change on tho tapis * 3 have two championship games i placo on bowling nights. In tliis 112 games would be played, instead iity-six. iiach club would play nty-oight games during tho series. 10 representatives of tho various us aro requested to hand in tho ies of the ten players selected for ^ membership of tiio teams, at tho % ting this evening, also tho initiation a which must be paid before tho ^ npionahip series commences. Somo lM^bcorcrf. number of South Side bowling enliasts bowled Wednesday evening at Mozart Park. Some of thoso bowled are members of the Lh Side team in the league, their work was watched with intorTbeso three made an average of so that it will be aeon that tho wit C5iaora ar? u uuukviuuss ([uuuuvj, ? fourteen plavers made an average ^ >0. ^ on will find choice White Diamond Is at $10, $15 and $20 at Sheli' Bros'., i Main street, noxt door to Snook & Hscoi'AL 1'kaykr Books and Hym, now edition, at Stanton's Old City k Store. OL'K CLOAK SALK. niniM no sale. We ran lit anil pleaso ^ y one that wlitlius a Wrap. You aro h'specially Invited tUond tho Holiday Sale of Pianos Organs at IIouso'.s on Saturday, ? idav and Tuesday, tiie 16th, ISth lttib. . ? IIAVILAND CHINA. iu. We liavo the atoeic, uml you will I HO. i. G. DILLON Ss CO. JL KTiiODisTanci Presbyterian Hymnals II styles at Stanton's 01(1 City liook VJ. iKGAlNsln I'loo IMuted Silverware ut II. K. lllLLMAI- A CO.\* e in way and Kbakaukr Pianos are only by F. IV. Baumkk & Co. KCIAL low price* In everything In T line. Come mut neo oh. I? I. G. DILLON* ? CO. J iVillv," said tho history teacher, tv did Cleopatra die?" "She bit 10U with a snake."-?Puck, >-n tfjfe As she enter* It fw&J k womanhood, ov'/ vf7 I y?un5 s11"1 ?Vi n?ods tho wisest i /^Wrt\'x ll cm*?- Troubles be' Ji W i V I ginning then may ,/Av yfl*li I mako her wholo fl if 1 life miserable. [ \ But the troub- 1-^ I JlW' lAiMj \' les thot nre to bo \j, \tm V beared have a * * positive remedy. Pierce's Favorite Prescription builds ind strengthens tho system, and regui and promotes evory proper function, a generous, supporting tonic, nnd a ting, soothing nervine?a legitimate wied:, not a boverago, free from alcohol and rious drugs. It corrects and cures, ly and surely, all those delicate derangets and weaknesses peculiar to tho sex. remedy th.it dors cure is one that can be ranUra. That's what the proprietors of vorite Prescription " think. If it doesn't satisfaction, in every caso for which it's mmendwl, they'll refund tho money. No r medicino for women is sold on such is. ecido for yourself whether something else by tho dealer, is likely tx> bo "just as I" for you to buy. DIKD. N?OtiThutiday, December 14. lSCKt, nt 7:S0 'clock a. m., Mrs. ei iz.uiKm Omen, in her llth year. rul irorn her late residence, 114-t Charles treet, nt 2:3u p. m. Interment atMt Wood emetery. Friends of the family are Invited ? ?uttond. D?At his residence, in West Alexander, u.. tm Thursday. December ll. lS'JJ, ai 4:3j . in.. Jambs Todd, apod ?l yoars. >ral from hlslato residence Saturday afterioou at 2:30 o'clock. Interment at West iloxonder Cemetery. iKR?On Thursday inornlnp. December 14. N'j.5. at o'clock. AHAM 8CVLXR, aged CO cur.<, 7 mouths and C days. irwl (rota the residence oC C. Aul, No. 118 'ourteeuth street. Saturday moruiugat 8:.'W ['clock. Itcqdleru mass nt St. Alphonsus a Itiurcli. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. m 'rlcnd-s respectfully invited to attend. | UNDERTAKING. _ & 0U1S BERTSCHY, ? (Formerly o( Frew ,fc n^rfschrt. JNER'AL DIRECTOR And Arterial Embalmer, Ill'' .Main Street KattSM*. II? h7 telephone nimvered day or night, itelephouc. t?->: residents. MG. ui?:7 T1 EXNEDY F. FUEW, Graduate of U. S. College of Embalming), ieral Director and Embalmer, 9 ?with? alexander frew, 1117 MAIN STREET. an ? == Icplioue 2tW. l(riltlen?i Telephone*, fTl c. Frew, 317} Keunedy F. Frow, 081. JL CHOICE FURNITURE.-G. MENDELJlCO '6 00 CHOICE Of any piece of FURNITURE displayed in our Large Window on 'RIDAY and SATURDAY *siv HnlLqrQ I 1^ ^ i_/ V11W.1 ^ The collection consists of Rockers, Chairs, Tables and Fancy Articles, in Gilt, Bamboo and Rattan, All New and Desirable Goods and yseful and appropriate for HOLIDAY GIFTS. 16 QQ-? 00. J. Mendel & Co.. UMBRELLA DAY -GEO. E. STI FEL &. CO. Jmbrella Day STIFEL & (JO'S, Saturday, Dec. 16. ' Every one who noticed the display of UMBRELLAS in our window last week has only a faint idea of tho immensity of our lino. But on tho above dato we will put our entire lino, 0 Villi ONE THOUSAND UMBRELLAS, embracing all kinds, from Childs' cheap school I'mbrcllu at 75o, to a Ladies' or Gents' Fino All-Silk, with Imported Sticks, at SX5 each?all at Special Reduced Prices FOR THIS DATE ONLY! Remember, wo are not soiling oft odds or ends, but evorytlung in , tho Umbrella lino bought Specially for tho Holiday trade. You will save from $L 00 to $3 00 on any Umbrella purchased from us at tliia sale. Wo will not exchange, tako back or send these goods on approval. }eo. E. Stifel & Co. ' JKaT* Storo Open Kvenings till after Christmas. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE-D. GUNDLING ACQ. T'S FUNNY How deceptivo some \v0rd9 are. Take a blackberry, when it's green it's red. A well refajd man may bo white, and some of the whitest kind of men aro colored men. The man that waits on you don't wait?you do the waiting. You hear of pooplo turning i:reon with envy, or blue on account of bad business, but they don't change color a bit. Take it in business?it's that same way. You buy all-wool goods and lind cotton in them. You buy linen bosom shirts that have Lonsdale cambric bosoms. That's not . IOW WE DO IT, however. "When wo sell foods for all wool, thero's nothing but wool in them. "When wo sell Woolen Underwear, they aro all wool, and so on through the entire lino. "We've found that good old honesty pays. Teoplo aro more apt to eomo back again if they find things better than wo told them. We're selling Bomo strictly All-Wool Suits at $8 00! . Cost us more, but we want to move thernl True, we'ro selling higher ones. to6, but wo'ro devoting a good deal of attention to SUITS FOR THE MASSES. There nro more men liard up this year than last. You may not tnlnlc it, IUT WE DO! -%* d. Gundling. 41 . m.vhkct stbkct. oorrcctt'.mo TJlK jNTELLIGENCEK, HBFT1 EHOS., ir S?? .Ivvrrlvn. 1IIO Main Swl, 85AMIS. fOOBTEESTII STBK*T, \Yli?'(