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G 0 E. STIFEL 5 CO.
READY-MADE WRAPPERS.
We have Just added this line of goods to our stock and have now a large
Msortment in styles and at very low prices.
Our line of Black and Colored Silks, Rhadamas, Chrystalines and other pop
ular Dress Silks Is without an equal, all light evening shades being represented;
Light Silks agd Satiijs
for Fancy Work, Cushion Covers, &c.
DOWN PILLOWS, CUSHIONS AND BEAD RESTS
In various shapes, with plain and fancy covers; also Printed Velvet and Silk
covers la large variety.
Oar Wrap department is still the centre of attraction. Why? Because our
stock is larger than any in this vicinity, and we therefore can guarantee com
plete satisfaction in Style. Quality, Fit and Prick. _
p3PS pedal attention is called to our lines of \ elvet, Fur and Cloth Capes.
GEO. E. STIFEL & CO.
INDUCEMENTS
Will be offered this week that will draw hun
dreds of customers to our store.
25 PIECES
IMPORTED PLAIDS
At 35c, worth 50c.
48 PIECES
DIAGONAL CLOTH CHEVIOTS
At 25c.
100 PIECES
CANTON FLANNELS
At 4 l-2c, worth 6 l*4c.
48 PIECES
fflaauaated Crepe Serges
At I5c, value 20c.
22 PIECES
Imponed Figured Slack Cashmere
At 59c, worth $1.00._
250 CHENILLE
STAND COVERS
At 99c, worth $1.50.
0 you WANT ONE ?
-WE ARE HAVING AN IMMENSE SALE ON
ALPINE HATS
Just now. They $1.50,
are neat aod com- $ .75,
fortable. We have >1 gg
them 10 $2.35,
BUCK AND BROWN. $2.65.
UMBRBIjIjAS
We are selling a FINE GLORIA SILK UMBRELLA, paragon
frame, with natural wood or silver trimmed baudies, for the low price of
$1.50 EAOH.
Other qualities from ?5c up.
ALL KINDS OP WINTER CAPS NOW ON SALE!
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One Price Hatter and Furnisher, 1320 and 1322 Market treet.
|y~8tore Open Every Evening.
I A void Coffee or Tea if vou have a
Bilious Or Nervous Temperament.
tycm dCouterib (Pccoa
is a most Delicious Substitute;
not only a Stimulant but a Nourisher
and Highly Digestible.
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?EO. J. CADDLE,
:0N DENTIST,
ltl« BiW11 ,II“T'
•Uar 8*Tlmg» B**fc. ■ >»6«a4
int*t* Sc&von iPorker»
m| N & CO.,
TntrnoBt>«r Bacora.
Mr. C. Schuepf, the Opera House drug
gist, made the following ooservatlons of
the temperature yesterday: 7 a. m., 59;
9 a. m., 59; IHe,SD; 3 p. m., 5S; 7 p. m.,
57. Weather, changeable.
Index lo New Advertisements,
SECOND PACK.
Furniture—Aleiamler Frew.
T1TTH FA*JS.
Dwelling* for Rent—C. A. Schaefer A Ca
Notice—F. Luickert.
KmJjt for Business—Adams Express Com
pany.
Card of Thanks—G. Mendel A Co.
Notice—W. L. Wilson Tariff student*.
Opera House—A Heroine in Rags.
Try List’s Coogh Svrop—R. H. L.ist.
SIXTH PAGE.
Ready-made Wrapper*—Geo. K. StifeFACo.
A Stitch in Time—D. Gnndliug A Co.
Do You Want Oue!-M. J. MeFaddea.
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Q. MENDEL & CO. THE VICTIMS OF A SERI
OUS BLAZE.
The Total Less to All Parties Will Probably Reac
Fifteen Thousand Dollars—Firemen Hurt
Much Damage From Water—
The Details.
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What will, perhaps, prove to be the
mo9t serious fire of the year, occurred
last evening at the furniture store of G.
Mendel & Co.
The actual loss, from fire and water,
to all parties concerned, could not well
be estimated last eveutng, bat It will
reach ten thousand dollars, and may
amount to fifteen thousand.
Necessarily, much of this damage was
from water, to the stock of G. Mendel
& Co., to Reizeustein & Co., proprietors
of the Ten Cent Store, to the Adams
Express Company, and to P. Welty <fc
Co., but the actual damage by fire to
the stock of G. Meudel & Co. and to the
building owned by Miss Belle Mendel,
will be considerable.
The insurance is ample, there being
about 530,000 on the stock of Mendel &
! Co., S12.000 on stock of Reizeustein &
Co., and from S15.000 to 520,000 on the
buildings involved.
About twenty minutes after five
o’clock JohQ Disson, the matress maker
f or the firm of G. Mendel & Co., who
had been bard at work in the third
story of the building No. 1120 Main
streot, making up matresses for the new
steamer Sunshine, on a rush order, dis
covered that a bale of husks, part of a
large quantity stored in the eastern end
of the long room In which he was at work
was in a blaze. A glance showed that |
it would be Impossible for him to extin
guish the fire, and he ran from the
i room, through the third stories of Nos.
1122 and 1124, all of which are occupied
by the firm, and down stairs, calling to
those in the office to turn in an alarm.
M m li n »»n Cfallmttn q t nnpu rnn tA hn Y I
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23, at Main and Twelfth streets. Al
most simultaneously a colored girl in
the rear of a building on Eleventh
street saw the smoke pouring from
the third story windows, and
she notified Officer Scally, who
lives close by, and he ran out and pulled
box No. 21, About the same time a
still alarm was sent to the chemical,
and in a jiffy the whole department was
on the move. The chemical arrived
first, It being a short run from their
house, but iu the first attempt to reach
the seat of the fire, in the third story,
the hose was found to be too short, and
precious time was lost In making an
other attempt from a differeut direc
tion. As the companies arrived a little
later, thin streams of smoke were oozing
from the front windows and from
around the cornice of No. 1120, which is
occupied on the ground floor by the Ad
ams Express Company, the second story
being vacant, while the third is devoted
by Mendel & Co. to storage purposes
and to the work in which Mr. Disson
was engaged. In the rear, the fire
was showing through the windows, aud
torrents of smoke were pouring out.
The first lines of hose were carried
through the Adams’ Express room, on
the first floor, with the intention of at
tacking the fire from the rear, but this
line, as well as a second one, was too
short to reach out of the back door, and
more time was lost while extra sections
of hose were attached. While this was
going on, the firemen made two at
tempts to get into the second story of
No. 1120, but the opening at the head of
the stairs had not been used for years,
and had been closed by heavy plauk, se
curely spiked down, and which success
fully resisted ail efforts to force them
up with axes. While this effort was go
ing on, the arrival of additional firemen
enabled the placing of streams in front,
one line being carried up to the
third story window of No. 1122,
aud thence along the third floor
and into the doorway connecting with
No. 1120, where, in the midst of blind
ing clouds of smoke, the firemen fought
for a foothold against the flames raging
in the adjoiniug building. Ladders were
also erected against the wall of the
building No. 1120, but they were found
to be too short, and in order to reach
the level of the windows of No. 1120 the
firemen had to stand on the topmost
rungs, thence gain a precarious footing
r\rt tHca tnn nfm r\t t.ha can.
ond story windows, and draw them
selves up to tho level of the third story
window sills.. In this manner Fireman
Ritter got to the level of the third story
front window, broke in the glass with
bis Lands, climbed in the window, and
had the hose passed to htm, disappear
ing in a black (loul of smoke
in which it seirnei no one
could live for an instant. Ritter
pointed the hose back in tho direction
of the fire and let it go, holding his head
out of the window for fresh air, while
keeping a grasp on the nozzle with his
legs. He was vigorously cheered by the
large crowd which assembled, and this
was repeated when, a little later, Fire
man Shaughnessey did the sametbing
at another front window from a second
ladder, which, like the first, was too
short. While this was going on a de
tachment of firemen in the rear were
startled by the statement that & man
aud woman were helpless in the third
story of No. 1122, and ladders were
hurriedly carried through the
Adams Express building to the
rear, aud placed at the windows. It
was then ascertained that the people in
jeopardy had made their escape down
tho interior of the house. About this
time Fireman Elias Rolls, of the chemi
cal, was seriously cut in the back of the
neck, by falling glass, and Fireman
Herbert, of the Island hose company,
was also cut, while Fireman Bob Kline,
who was up on a ladder on a tin roof,
was thrown down, through the foot of
the ladder slipping on tne tin. and hurt
; his back painfully besides cutting his
nose. A citizen, who was helping in
the capacity of a volunteer, also receiv
ed a bad cut on the hand.
While all this was happening work
was steadily going forwurd, and
the fire was gaining headway,
through the sheer impossibility of
getting water upon it. A large volun
teer force assembled in the second and
third stories of the building No. 1122
and began to remove the furniture ex
posed to damage to a place of greater
safety. Edward B. Franzheim, Geo.
Otte, Bernie McMechen, and a score
of others went at this work, and fine
upholstered parlor sets, rockers, tables,
mirrors, and all the miscellaneous
stock contained in the building No.
1123 was hustled over into No. 1124,
and most of it was saved from serious
damage by water.
In this manner the fight went on for
half an hour, with little prospect of
saving anything in the end, but by de
grees the firemen, who were somewhat
jiandicjy>ped through the sickness of
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Gov. A.. B. Fleming, of West Virginia, and Hon. John
L. Vance, of Ohio, will address the voters of Wheeling at
a meeting to be held at the
OPERA HOUSE,
SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 5TH.
All voters, irrespective of party, are invited to listen
to a discussion of the issues of the‘campaign by these able
speakers.
Chief Healy, got the upper hard, under
the leadership of Councilman M. B.
Bailey, of the Fire Committee, and at a
quarter past sii the flames were practi
cally out and the water was shut off
from the ten lines of hose in use, Bab
cock extinguishers being sent into the
building to drown out the smouldering
sparks. The firemen were greatly aid
ed by a number of citizens, among them
being A. A. Franzheim, John Bodiey
and Dave Brooks, a dozen in all doing
valient work.
When the firemen finally forced their
way into the interior of the third story
of No. 1120, it was seen why their pro
longed effort had been of so little avail.
The room, about one hundred feet by
sixteen or eighteen, was jammed nearly
to the ceiling with furniture, wire
mattresses, household goods on storage,.
bales upon bales of husks, matresses,
chairs, tables, and all manner of bulky
articles, leaving but a three foot pas
sage wav in the centre of the room,
and making it absolutely impossible to
throw a stream of water from the win
dows at either end with any certainty
that it would carry a dozen yards. It
was in the midst of this net-work of in
flammable stuff that the fire had found
a lodgment, and it well accounted for
the little impression which had been
made. It was literally a fight in which
every Inch of ground gained had to be
hotly contested for, and all things con
sidered, it is wonder the building was
S2LV6d •
About everything in the third story
of No. 1120, where the fire originated,
is a total loss, and much of the furni
ture in 1122 on both the second and
third floors, is damaged by water and
smoke, as well as some upon the three
floors of No. 1124. A considerable quan
tity of water ran through into the Wei
ty building, No. 1118, but little damage
resulted there, while large quantities
found a way into the Adams Express
room, on the first floor of No. 1120, and
into the store of Relenstein & Co., on
the first floor of No. 1122. The individ
ual or collective loss cannot be well es
timated until some time to-day, but, as
stated, it will probably aggregate some
where in the vicinity of $10,000 to $15,
000.
Reizensteln & Co. had 810,000 of in
surance, placed through theEmsheimer
agency as follows: Scottish Union and
National. $5,500; Lion Fire, of London,
$2,000; Northern, $1,500; and Queen,
$1,000. The Alderson agency also had
53.000 in the Commercial Union, G.
Mendel & Co. carried about $30,000 in
surance of stock, placed mainly in for
eign companies through various agen
cies. J. V. L. Rodgers had $1,000 on
it in the Guardian, of London, and
$2,000 In the Lancashire; J. M. Dod
dridge had some, but s&id he could
furnish no figures when asked by a
reporter for the fact9. The Fire &
Marine had $2,500 on the buildings
Nos. 1122 and 1124, owned by Sarah
Mendel, aud the Doddridge agence about
$5,000 In the London Assurance on the
same building. The German also had
52.000 on this building. The private
household goods of several parties,
stored In the third story of 1120, where
the fire broke out, were also insured on
private account, but no one could be
found who could give the details. These
goods were about ruined by either fire
or water.
Take it all through, it wa9 about as
nasty a little fire as has been seeu in
this city for a good while. The firemen
were especially handicapped by the ab
sence of proper ladders In the depart
ment, there being nothing which would
reach to a third story window—a bad
state of affairs. It was also found that
a number of fire lanterns were without
wicks or oil.
INCIDENTS OF THE BLAZE.
The four steamers did great work.
Three were stationed on Alain street,
and one on Market.
The fire broke out again, after nine
o’clock, among some husk matresscs,
but was soon extinguished.
A salvage corps wouid have come in
handy, in protecting the goods of Men
del & Co., and Reizeostein from damage
by water.
While the fire was at Its height Mr.
George R. Taylor placed his store at the
disposal of G. Mendel & Co., If it should
be necessary.
The Babcock extinguishers did great
work in drowning out the embers, after
the streams of water were shut off.
Half a dozen or more were used.
The last of the firemen did not leave
the scene until after nine o’clock,
leaving a man with a Babcock on guard
and a line of hose laid on Main street,
ready for possible emergencies.
Supt. Loftus, of the Street Car Com
pany, ran his South Side car9 around
the Fourteenth street loop, and his
Island cars around on Tenth street,
thus keeping both ends going during
the fire.
Agent J. M. Hiner.of Adams’ Express,
promptly rented the old store room of
Snook & Co., and removed his goods
there before the fire was out. He will
be ready to transact business this morn
ing.
Lines of hose from the Vigilant en
gine, which was stationed on Market
street, were carried through the pro
duce store of P. Bachman & Son, and
about one thousand bushels of potatoes
stored in the cellar were more or less
damaged by water from the leaking
hose.
The police arrangements were excel
lent—the best. In fact, lately seen at a
fire in Wheeling. Chief McNichol took
command of a large force of men in per
son, ropes were stretched and the crowd
was kept back from the vicinity of the
building in a manner which gave the
entire street up to the uses of the de
partment. That ia the way to do It and
the police are to b» -omraended.
Ha vs you trie ie Cleveland Pro
'% Bacon, etc?
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NOTICE-NEWS AGENTS.
The REGISTER of Wednesday
morning, November 9th, will con
tain latest reliable Election Re
ports.
News Agents wishing extra cop
ies will please send their orders
for that and succeeding days with
out delay._
When ordering don’t forget to Insist
on The Cleveland Provision Company’s
smoked meats.
Democratic Club* Go to Bellalre This
Evening via the IS. & O.
The Young Men’s and other clubs,
beaded by the Opera House Band, will
go to Bellalre this evening via the B. &
O. R. R. by special train, leaving Wheel
ing at 7:30. Round trip 20 cents.
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P. E. Schenck, the South Main
street wall paper dealer, is offering his
entire stock of Wall Paper and Mould
ings at cost, as he i9 selling out to quit
business.
Republican Club* to I’lttiburg vlathe B. &
O. Railroad.
The Young Men’s Escort Club headed
by the full Opera House band of twenty
pieces, also the Eighth W'ard Club, aDd
the Ohio County Colord Club, will go to
Pittsburg via the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, by special train, leaving Wheel
ing Saturday, November 5th, at 3 p.
in., returning, leave Pittsburg at 12:30
a. m. Round trip 81.35. Tickets
good returning on all trains
until Monday, November 7.
Trains leave nusourg ror wneenng
Sunday and Monday at 7:20 a. rn., 4 and
7:30 p. ru. The $1.35 rouud trip tickets
good returning until Monday the 7th,
will be on sale for all trains going to
Pittsburg on Saturday, November 5.
Democratic Clubs Go to Hellalre This
Evening via ihe H. A O.
The Young Men’s and other clubs,
headed by tno Opera House Baud, will
go te Bellaire this evening via the B. &
O. R. R. by special train leaving Wheel
ing 7:30. Round trip 20 cents.
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The quickest way to and from B*;l
laire is via the steamer R. E. Phillips.
She will be in her trade Friday, Novem
ber 4th, on regular trips.
S. B. Durfey, mate of steamer Ari
zona, hail his foot badly jammed.
Thomas’ Eclectric Oil cured It. Noth
ing equal to it fora quick pain reliever.
THE KKOOKS LICENSE LAW.
Since the enactment of the Iirooks Bill our
hotels, druggists aud dealers in general are
handling much bet'.er grades of liquors, partic
ularly is this the case in toe wastero portion of
Pennsylvania where liye Whiskies are best
known. The be»t known and most frequantiy
called for are Klein's Silver Age Rye. which
sells at II.W per full quart, and Klein's Du
quesne at 11.85 per full quart. Recommended
by hospitals and prescribed by physicians. Ask
your oealer for them. Send for complete cata
logue and prioe list, mailed upon appication, to
Max Ki.bi.n, 88 Federal street. Allegheny, Pa.
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JAKOS HYGEMC UNDERWEAR.
Guarantee Certificate.
Every garment bearing our trade-mark
is warranted non-shrlnkable, uon-trrtiat
I Ing. ana to ponses* Iks bygenie features
. claimed by us aa inherent In ihe fabric.
JAhOs HVGLN1C UNDERWEAR CO.
For sale by C. MKo* A 80NS,
Merchant. Tailors and Gents' Furnishers,
1321 aud 1323 Market street.
pry
SPECIAL SALE
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39c. A HARD.
Commencing Monday, Oc
tober 17th, we will offer 3,200
yards of Dress Goods, con
sisting of Wool Cheviots,
Plaids, Camel’s Hair, etc.,
etc., worth 50c, 60c, 65c and
75c.
CHOICE OF LOT, 39c.
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I reapec’.fuiiy in?lie you itend the
-GRZaT SAL* i
BLANKET
COMFORTS
WHITE BED 8P 08.
900 Cow forte from
WO Pair Grey Bla wry cheap.
300 Pair White B i eery reaeona
able.
<400 Pair Red Blank *heapi
tarpete. Floor and ' »*■* at
the lowest price. V
- Good Buge for 25 V
Pleaee call and »< \
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Because it is no new discovery, but a L ‘ ft;,
knowledged by the trade generally that thfcj/ It
eat and best general line of ‘ ^ K
HOUSE FURNISHING G0||
-ARE CARRIED BY THE-- W
Wheeling Instalment d
That it is true that the frame-work of our W
ness is built on a firm foundation and will st*51
the test of all fair competition is firmly establ^wj f
ed by the fact of the continual growth and j*X
crease of our trade. |;
Bedding a specialty all through the cold Jl
Bear in mind our terms are very easy, |
WHEELING INSTALMENT COMP J
1136 to 1140 Market Street*
L. C» RICE; Manager.
Every mother who ever bought a Child’s Suit from us kaowiUiitufl
her entire satisfaction. Our
Great Unaproachable Children's Department I
Is too well known to need much printer’s ink. Our CHILDREN'S udMfl
CLOTHING saves the mother many stitches. It’s the best made Id
States. Children's Reefer Suits, Children’s Two Piece, Children i
Piece, an immense variety to choose from. Our $6 00 SUIT8 stand
a paralell._
D. GUNDLING & CO. I
STAR CLOTHIERS, 34 and 36 Twelfth Sire;' I
GREAT EXCITEMENT!
Tit* Greatest Sale on Record Crowd* K. I).
Potts' Hlg store at Ksln and Tenth
Streets and the Room Is In Fall Ulnst.
llargatns Going Like a Flash at Half
Price and Leas—A I'resent to Efsry Cus
tomer who Cuts this Out.
These big drives received dnlly from the New
York auction rooms will eclipse anything aver
before heard of in this section.
MENS SUITS. 9I.V6. <8 H7. 13 88, 14 V and up.
Ve are lenders in low prices. These goods
must go. Comeearly.
MEN'S PANTS at 45c, 68c, 87c. 97c, 91.18 up.
Worth double or money refunded.
BOYS’ SUITS at8k, V70.I1.1H, II 37 up. Com#
at once, this salteauaot last alwavs.
BOYS PANTS. 18c. 19c. 85c. Wo. S5o up.
These bargains are going very fast.
si EN S KIN E SHOES at W7c. »l 10. 91 85. 91.37,
(1.62 up. Look in our window for bargains in
sLoea away below the usual p’ice.
ladies’ pine shos>, h?c. vto. ft 2ft 11.87.
II 4b up. All fast sellers and will givt you full
satisfaction.
CHILDREN’S SHOES at 19c 8ftc. 37c,48c, 69c,
72c, 87c u \ Solid bargains and t-ade winners.
, A RACKET-LOOK AT THE PRICES
HANDJvERCHIIFS, lc, 83, 3o. 4c.ftcup. Big
value.
SURRENDERS, 6c, 9c. 18c. I5®* 1*0.89e; worth
double.
MEN’S HALF HOSE, 3c, 5c, 80, 10c up. These
prioes will make you buy.
MEN’S SHIRTS, 17c, 23c, 38c, 39c up On
shirts we lead the trade. If we cannot save you
nt le»st ooe-bnlf your money we do not deserve
your patronage and should not have it. and
further, you may return any goods not satisfac
tory and "get your money.
BIO DRIVE* IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ HAT*.
Don’t forget us on lists. We are here to
ave you money.
E. B. POTTS,
Main and Tenth Streets,
WHEELING, W. VA.
Brnnch Stores—Steubenville, O.; Bellnire, O.;
New Mnrtln’sville, W. Va, and Parkersburg,
W. Va _4_
Our Store Boat, "THE CTYCLONl." Is now
ready for batistes. Look out for greater bar
gains than ever. Will remain a few days only
at the principal landings along the rrver.
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LADIES'*
MEN'S AND
CHILDREN'S
Underwear & Isis
The time baa come to Lay '.‘rtwaw
and your good Judgment »b«*4 *4
you to our store w!4»-rr you -at •»»«
from tbi* largeat aaiortinrot «..’ • ••
l‘>adinir mak*-» and quaiit.aa Vtii*
era will plea*e you.
Blankets, Flannels and In
LARGE STOCK —LOW K#T PilCE
DRESS GOODS
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In all aiylea and oolor* a
ariadea id Ores* Good* ary
hare a lar^e aupplv. Oar Wrap *»•■
ha« been * moat »u<v*t»fui < t» •
beeauae wa do not • lia *'- eitraor.^
price* a* aonie Louie* ,K
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1132 MAIN STREET.
jtT"Tbree thousand p a 1* r>' *
Feather* for h».a __—-"
pAN-HANDLE
Steam Djeltg and Dry Clean! M
J. MEILMBII*. ^
No. lot Market itree- W• **
efltiraly Now Frnoan la 1 ' H ***
out ocouriBg. All Color* .B b. *
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