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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-15

Cinnamon all over the country tremb-
led for what might follow. The EN-
peror had made it known that his
hand would fall on the members of
the society that instigated or carried
out the next murder. With the See
Yups it was Little Pete's death or
their disruption, and they chose the
murder and the Emperor's displeasure
in preference to the collapse of their
society.
Once the responsibility of the See
Yups for the murder was fixed, the
Emperor's hand fell. More than 100
families in China, relatives of the See
Yups, were thrown into prison, and
their property was con6scated, while
severe sentences were passed on See
Yup leaders in San Francisco. The
eight See Yups, who we're accompan-
led to Washington by lawyers, inter-
prefers, and hangers-on, are trying to
show that they had no hand in the
murder of Little Pete, and that the
sentences imposed upon them by the
Emperor are undeserved. How much
success they have met with will not be
known until Yang Yu gets back to
China. Their first move was to try to
convince the minister of their inno-
cence. Whether they have convinced
him is unknown.
There was time when peace reign
ed over all the societies in San Fran
cisco. The See Yups and the Sam
Yups we're on the best Of terms, con-
dition which secured the best relations
with all other societies, for no Chinese
organization would dare to oppose the
wishes of the great Six Companies.
Yup means district" in English;
See, "four," and Sam, "two." The
See Yups and the Sam Yups made up
the Six Companies, a business concern
with as large an export and import
trade as any commercial house in the
world. Millions we're invested in
the Six Companies, and millions
we're made out of it, and would be
made now but for the ambitions of
one man. There was no profit for
Little Pete in this harmony, and SO he
resolved to bring about conflict. All
the world that knows anything about
Chinese matters, knows how bitter has
been the war which the Sam Yups and
the See Yups haye been waging for
the last few years, and how murder
has followed murder, until finally the
instigator of all the trouble fell q vic
tim to the feud. Half q dozen times
the rival societies were on the border
line of peace, but Little Pete interior
ed to block all negotiations, keep
ing the fight going all the time, and
piling up thousands of dollars as the
result of his work.
There are not many in the East
who will find it easy to believe that q
Monaghan could ever obtain such
power and influence as fell to the lot
of this Pete. He was not very differ
emit from ordinary Cinnamon, save for
| q pair of twinkling eyes and quick,
jerky way of talking. He wore the
garb of his countrymen at times, and
at other times went around dressed as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-15
Seed grain notes at GAZETTE office.

Good 8-room house for sale cheap, or
will trade for land. Apply to Stuart &
Chadderdon. stiff.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
SOME NOTES. OF
NEW BOOKS.

A CAPITAL COURTSHIP. By Alexander
Black. With seventeen lilustra tons
from life. New York: Charies Scrlpner
Sons. Wheeling: Frank Stanton. 81
This is a breezy love story, the scene OF
which is mostly laid in Washington city,
during the past eighteen months or so, al
though there is short preliminary at the
village of North Pines. The story was
originally written for oral delivery before
an audience, Illustrated with pictures, OF
which two hundred and fifty were used
by the author. Now the subject mas been
very considerably expanded, and seventeen
of the best plates have been used, inelud-
ing ex-President Cleveland, President Nc
Kinley, Secretary of War Lamont, Com
modore Melville, Sir Julian Pauncefote'
and Speaker Reed, while many other pub
lie men, and number of public questions,
like that of Cuba, are deftly woven into
the delightful story.
GLE MAMMY'S TORMENT. BY Annie
Fellows Johnston. Illustrated. Boston:
l.. c. Page & Co.
This is refreshing glimpse of southern
life the hero of which is John Jay, little
pickinniny, whose youthful troubles,
trials and joys are depicted with decided
ability, and whose final triumph over pow
erty, ignorance and natural adverse sur
roundings point moral as well as acorn
a tale. The volume is an unpretentious
little one, but will amply repay perusal.
PRINCE OF THE PINE ELVES. By
I Charles Lee Sleight. illustrated. Bos-
ton: l.. c. Page q Co.
This latest volume of the Cosy Corner
Series is a fitting companion for those OF
the series which have previously come to
us. The books of this series fill long
felt need for a haf-hour's entertaining
reading, while in the railway car, during
a summer outing, or by the evening lamp
at home. The volume, like the others OF
the series, is peculiarly adapted for read
ing aloud, containing nothing but the best
from a literary standpoint. There are
MANY original sketches by good artists.
MURIELLA: or. LIE SELvE. By Ouida.
Illustrated. Boston: l.. c. Page 81 co.
This is a characteristic La Rance love
story, handsomely gotten up, and attract
i've in plot and composition.
THE COUNT OF NIDECK. Adapted
from the French of Erckman Chartraln.
by Ralph Browning Fiske. Illustrated.
Boston: l.. C. Page & Co.
This is not a particularly attractive
translation, although gotten up in uneX-
ceptional form, from the point of view OF
the publisher. 1t will serve, however, to
while away an idle hour, and its perusal
will do no harm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
FAIRMONT NEWS NOTES.

F'airmont. w. Va, November 10
The stress are being cleaned to-day for
the corner stone laying which takes
place tomorrow. 1t is expected to be
big day for Eairmont, as many people
will be here. Three companies OF the
West Virginia National Guard will be
in line, Palatine, Clarksburg and Bur-
ton. Rev. Doyle, of Pittsburg, will
make the principal address.
The announcement that James K.
Sovereign is candidate for the presl-
dency in 1900 created but little talk
here, as the same announcement was
unofficially made here during the coal
strike Often was the subject men
toned by his companions and as many
times were his chances discussed.
Postmaster l.. P. Carr is on the sick
list.
Two marriage licenses were granted
this morning. William F. Moore and
Annie Vnencrak.
Charles E. Morgan and Miss Sarah
NJ Vincent, both of this county, were
united in marriage by Rev. Samuel Har-
ris Sunday.
Married at the residence of the brides
father, in this county, Sunday, Novem-
Der 14th, 1897, James H. Ryan and Miss
Cora E. Straight. Rev. G. w. Kinsey
performed the ceremony.
Little Robert Charlton, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs w. B. Charlton, of
Warrington, died Saturday evening and
was buried Sunday afternoon.
has gone to Alton, Louisiana, for the
winter.
The young men will give a ball hare
Thanksgiving and many invitations
have been issued. Col. C. L. Skinner,
Mayor N. S. Kendall and Frank NJ.
Hartley compose the committee.
Mike Russia, an Italian, awaits the
action of the grand jury which meets
here the 23d. He is charged with rob
bling a. residence of a $40 bill, and was
held at the preliminary hearing. He
stayed all night with friend near town
and got up late the next morning.
Finding no one in the house he dis
appeared and $50 bill in the house
wife's pocketbook did likewise He was
arrested at Grafton.
Otis Moderwell, of Chicago, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Ed. Watson.
A boxing tournament was widely ad-
vertised to take place at the Manning
ton Oepra House Saturday night last,
and quite a large crowd was attracted.
James O'Leary and Buck" Stelzer
were the advertised attractions for a
ten-round bout, but Stelzer failed to
make his appearance. Other parties
were secured and the fight commenced,
but was stopped in the sixth round by
Sheriff R. l.. Cunningham. Some peo-
pie claim it was a fake" all through
and that Stelzer was never expected to
be present.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

coinage or any Endorsement Of the CHI
cago platform. The Overwhelming
plurality given Van Wyck shows that
the principles upon which the Demo
cratic party stood year ago are gain
ing ground. Long before this silver
question can be put to another test, J
am confident the people will have
awakened to the benefit which they
will gain from a change in the present
financial policy"
These are strange admissions to
come from Senator Wolcott. "The
overwhelming plurality given to Van
Wyck shows that the principles upon
which the Democratic party stood .
year ago are gaining ground" says he.
Evidently the Senator is trying to out
Teller Teller and to get in line for re-
election. His candidate for Supreme
Court Judge was showed under in Col
Colorado on November by a
"Popocrat," and this has frighten-
ed the once naughty and un-
yielding exponent of Hannaism
in the Centennial State. But it is more
than probable that his conversion to
"Popocracy" has come too late to save
his political mutton. The Coloradans
have abundant material out of which
to make a Senator exactly to their
liking, and the young statesman's plea
for another trial will probably fall on
deaf ears when the time for his re-
election comes. Nevertheless, if he is
really converted from the error of his
way he is to be congratulated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
BRIDGEPORT.

John Dado and George Butz were arrest
ed by the authorities here Monday night
on the charge of being participants in the
big fight that took place at Wheeling
creek Sunday night Butz was shot
through the arm during the melee. War
rants were issued for several others, but
up to yesterday afternoon no arrests had
been made.
CONGRESSMAN Danford was in the city
yesterday on business.
Mrs. j. E. Trueman has gone to Toledo
to spend several days with friends and
relatives.
Or. Black was a little better yesterday.
Miss Gusssie briggs is confined to her
home with sickness.
j. c. Dent and Fl. G. Branum yeft yes
terday for Quincy. O., on business.
r. L. Lewis was at Glencoe yesterday,
where he was called to settle some small
grievance among the miners.
Rev W. G. Dixon and family are home
from Canton.
George Mckee is in Chicago on business.
Burt Dean. of Steubenville. was in town
yesterday, calling on friends.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
A COMING SLCGGER-

kid Mccoy" or Charles Selby, which
is his name, is making rapid strides to-
ward the heavyweight pugilistic cham
pionship of the world. This young
man, who has not finished growing yet,
is one of the most remarkable figures
of our prize ring history. Coming of
good family and being well educated,
he adopted prize fighting simply as
business and has pursued it to the best
of his remarkable ability ever since,
taking good care of himself and avoid
ing dissipation, which is the rock on
which most pugilistic craft founder.
McCoy's style of fighting is entirely
different from that of any other known
tighter and his personality in the ring is
peculiar and deceptive. He is tall, slen-
der and with skin almost corpse-like
in its extreme whiteness. He is not re-
markable for strength or endurance and
yet there is dynamic force about this
pale young man that has proven him
thus far to be almost irresistible
An interesting story is told of kid
McCoy's' deceptive personality. Before
heshad gained his present widespread
fame. he went against" a certain big
beefy brulser who o-,arweighted him
and looked as if he could eat Muo,v IN
one round. When Mccoy entered the
ring the beefy fighter looked the pale
lad in the other corner over with in
finite compassion and declared then and
there that he would not fight him, that
! he would not commit murder and, when
assured that there was no danger of
that stated that he would not fight I'M
| less assured by physician that Mccoy
was not dying of consumption. A physi-
clan was produced and McCoy's condi-
ton pronounced sound In the first
round Mccoy nearly broke his burly an
tagonist's jaw and before the second
round was half over he had knocked
him 'out of time"
The other day Mccoy whipped two
prominent fighters in one night and on
Monday he knocked out Australian
Billy" Smith in two rounds. The young
fighter is still is growing and is already
nearly, if not quite, up to the weight Of
Champion Fitzsimmons, whose laurels
and cash he is after.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
FALSE PRETENSE AND THE REFUND.
ING ORDINANCE

The promoters of the scheme to re-
fund the city debt claim that it is neces-
sary in order that funds may be avail
able for Improvements" which are
said to be of pressing necessity" al
though none of them have been enum-
Grated.
The truth is the refunding scheme
is for an entirely different purpose.
During the past three years the present
coterie of gentlemen up at the City Hall
have managed to run the city so far be-
hind in it's fianances that there are now
staring them in the face some $4,000 of
outstanding orders and other indebted
ness that must be paid in the immediate
future, while there is NO MONEY TO
PAY THEM WITH, owing to the lax
methods and wastefulness that have
prevailed in the management of the
city's affairs under the present regime
The gentlemen who are so anxious to
get this refunding scheme through are
careful not to mention this. They tell
the people that the money it will
release is to be spent for necessary i'm
provements," knowing that the people
are nearly always willing to vote money
for such purposes even at great sacri-
fee; but they neglect to tell the people
that UNDER THE TERMS OF THE
REFUNDING ORDINANCE, THIS
$4,000 OF INDEBTEDNESS DUE
LARGELY TO LAX FINANCIERING
OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRA-
TION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
REFUNDED DEBT, THE FINAL
PAYMENT OF WHICH IS TO BE DE-
FERRED FOR THIRTY FOUR
YEARS.
Instead of meeting the consequences
of their own acts in the straight-for-
ward and manly way they would cover
them up from the public gaze at the ex-
pense of pOstponing the pay
ment of dollar of our city
debt for ten years, although during
that time we would have paid a sum in
Interest alone equal to forty per cent of
the whole debt, and to pay it all would
Under the terms of the refunding ordin-
ance take thirty-four years and a mil
lion of dollars.
This refunding scheme is mass of
false pretense from top to bottom. 1t is
intended simply to save the present city
administration from the consequences
of its own incompetence waste and folly
at the expense of the city and it's future
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

President Dole. of the Hawaiian ''re-
public" admits that ninety per cent of
the inhabitants of the islands are OPP
posed to annexation to the United States
and he says that the only hope of his
so-cal,ed republic is annexation to the
United States. In plain words, this
small clique of white adventures, which
is less than eight per cent of the popu-
lation of the islands, want the United
States government to shoulder their
troubles, supply them with funds, pay
their public debt and keep in subsection
the hordes of semi-slaves and barbar-
ians. The annexation party" is COM
posed of a small ring of sugar planters,
ship builders, armor plate-makers and
place hunters, and it is fine "pickings''
they would get from Washington. But
what would Uncle Sam get? Isn't it time
for Mckinley to drop this scheme?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

Gov. Potato Pingree, of Michigan,
has a knack of putting things in a way
that is very forcible. In a recent adj
dress in New York he aptly described
as the dangerous class to this republic
the men who corrupt legislation and
stand foremost in the synagogue, utter
ing long prayers. This chapter of his
own experience is to the point:
was first elected by the most influen-
tial people in the city. l discovered very
soon after taking office that the railroads
I said so and the railroad support i'm
mediately left me. 1 discovered that the
gas companies were charging exorbitant
rates. / said so. and the owners of the
stock turned their backs upon me. 1
found banks specializing with the city
funds. I denounced the practice and the
bankers denounced me as an unsafe man.
7 attacked the old turnpike roads and their
owners called me an anarchist. In short.
l found that every time l attempted to
correct an abuse 1 lost large and influ-
entail class of supporters.
And yet, as wealth and eminent re-
spectability" left the Governor. the
common people came to him almost in
a body.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
INTERESTING WORDS FROM VOL
COLT

Senator E. o. Wolcott, who, although
an ardent bimetallisi, supported Nc
Kinley in the last campaign, would
better look out or the Republican press
will be reviling him as a despised
"Popocrat" He has been abroad. as is
generally known, for several months
with commission from President Nc
Kinley to argue with England about
movement for the promotion of inter-
national bimetallism," to use the words
of the ST. Louis platform. Accompany
ing him weret General Payne, a single
gold standard Republican of Massa-
chusetts, and former Vice President
Adlai Stevenson, a stout advocate of
the immediate restoration of bimetal-
lism in the United States. The Com
missioners have prepared their re-
port to the President in the quiet lux
ury of the Waldorf Hotel.
Senator Wolcott will not discuss his
mission abroad, but is outspoken on
the recent elections. $50 far as the
elections in the United States are con
cerned,'' he said to a newspaper inter.
viewer the other day, Il can only say
that their results are what / expected.
The result in New York is particularly
gratifying. although in th6\|ocal isl ues
there was no declal fqn( =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

A New York preacher, in his pulpit,
attacked Mr. Cleveland the other day
because Grover had seen fit to sign
petition for the establishment of an
inn in Princeton where liquor was to
be sold. Mr.. Cleveland has already
stated tersely that he did not regard
this matter as anybody's business but
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

Don't let the rainy weather delay
your sitting for holiday pictures.
Cloudy weather as good as sunshine.
as we have an extra large and quick
working light.
TAPPAN & CONNEL, Photographers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

READ THE LAST CONFESSION"
Hall Gains famous story. Begins to-
morrow morning in the Daily Register.
viii not be printed in the Sunday
issue.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
MUNYON'S

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Soreness stiff back and all pains in hips and oins
The hack are speedily cured. Itsedom fails TO give
relief from one 10 two doses and almost lnyariaoy
Remedy Company prepare separate cure for each
disease At all druggists, cents vial II you need
street Philadelphia. Il is absolutely free.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
THE rHaNksGty,NG REGISTER

Next Sundays edition of the Register will
be the Thanksgiving number, and will be
particularly interesting and bright Num-
erous timely special articles will appear
AM there will be many handsome ilIustr a-
tions. Send in your orders at once for this
great newspaper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

The Home Journal pictures on ex
hibition and for sale at the Second
Presbyterian church tomorrow even
ing. Admission ten cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

READ THE LAST CONFESSION"
Hall Gains famous story. Begins to-
morrow morningAp the Daily Register.
Will not be printed in the Sunday
issue.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

his own, in which sensible men will
be inclined to agree with him. Fur
tEermore, isn't Mr. Cleveland suffi-
GENTLY dead to be protected from such
assaults?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
WORTH READING

Hall Gains famous story, ''The Last
Confession begins in tomorrow
mornings Register.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

READ "THE LAST CONFESSION"
Hall Gains famous story. Begins to-
morrow morning in the Daily Register
Will not be printed in the Sunday
issue.
Jonn Smith in all sizes and shapes will
be here next week Watch for him al
HOrkheimer's Cigar Store.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

THE LAST CONFESSION,
Hall Gains famous story, will begin
tomorrow morning in the Daly Reg
lister. Read it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

What kind of shell game is this the
weather man is working on us?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
Snecial to the Register.

NEW YORK, November 16--Pennsylva-
MIA crude. no market; nominaLy at soc.
OIL CITY. Pa, November 16-Credit
balances. 65c certificates closed at &c;
shipments. 1875. $50 bbls; runs, 112,34 bbls
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17

Inc REGISTER, embracing its several
EDITIONS, is entered at the Postoffice at
wheeling, W. Va, as second-class matter.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28
F. NJ. BROWN & co.

done, and then, came down to us for
help. We got her ticket, too.
Young women who have reconsider
ed proposal or who regret hasty
note, like the men, blushingly confide
their troubles to US, and we have pre-
vented more than one broken heart.
Sometimes the letters have left our
hands and we have to telegraph to
catch them, which is done at the per-
sons expense. We have more than
once cabled to Berlin and st. Peters,
burg to head off billet-doux or some
request from an impatient and petu-
liant son for check A scion of a
noble German house came in here to
implore us to prevent the delivery of
a demand for money, written, fancy,
in tone that, in the light of recent re-
mittances, would endanger his inherit
ance. There is some mighty interesting
ireading among the blanks requesting
letters stopped, all of which are. sent to
Washington"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

frost and water successfully. This
method is we'll worth trying, as the
best favored celery will be secured,
since it retains that peculiar nutty
flavor found in well grown celery.
A few years ago, after filling the
trenches and cellar we had some 300
rather small plants left over; we did
not like to throw them away, although
they were not needed, On the north
side of an clubhouse in an entirely out
of-the-way corner was a trench ia
feet wide by two feet in depth Into
this we finally set the plants Thanks
giving week, and about foot above
the plants we nailed rough roof of
old boards, and covered it with q foot
of soil, and straWy manure and rub
Dish We're thrown upon it to exclude all
frost. The plants We're then left and
forgotten all about until April /, when
the manure was being turned over to
rot for spring use, but most of it was
still frozen hard. 1t was nearly May
when the celery pit was opened, and
every root had grown and blanched
out into fine medium-sized%c elery, and
very toothsome. This supply lasted I'M
til within few days of June, and was
very highly appreciated