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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
Special to the Register.

aker is making war on the contemplated
appointment Of ex-Rcpresen,ative storer,
of Ohio as assistant Secretary of State.
Il is understood that Mn Foraker threat
ems to fight the confirmation OF Mr.. storer
If it is sent to the Senate for that position.
The TWO men are not on speaking terms.
and Mr.. Foraker insists that an enemy of
his from his own State should not be put
in position of that character. in an Office
where the Senator might have almost daily
relations. Mr.. Foraker would not oppose
Mr.. storer for foreign mission The
matter attracts especial interest because
of the threat of fight between the Ohio
Senator and the President at the outset
Of the administration. The friends Of the
administration do not believe, however
that the matter will go as far as to esta6-
Iish serious antagonism between Mr..
Foraker and the President.
The rush of callers at the White House
began early this morning. and continued
....,,.,..,.,. .,,.,,,,l,,. ,r Senator'S and MEM
bars of the House and prominent men
from various PARTS of the country saw the
President in his private office and ne re-
ceived some delegations I'm the east room.
Among the latter We're i.c Fifteenth Ward
Republican Club of Philadelphia, who
were introduced 10y Representative
P.,-byrn. Senator QUAY had a long con-
ference with the President re W. "'
companied by w. >. Si'al.e''"1'S1i, o' -
Yer. Pa. VINO, III is UNDERSTOOD Is ~ "'
first assistant postmaster General. N'
ShaIlenh=rser was a repisssi, i've '''
Sress during 'he oIll -ti'"' vi ~
ana tor'y-seNeI-h Noi.El W.
remained In the fFes.de't pilldte Oi'i1'
after he had disposed Oh the Sha!leHpsI-
ger case. and had long and very cordlal
talk over Pennsylvania affairs ana Con
eressional matters. The fresideht Sho"eu
a disposition TO avoid all antasohlsm lhd'
is not forced upon him.
Representative Haimer hied win inc
President the application OF Johh Wlu'Ie
for assistant secretary or w ar MI i've
dale has for many years peth chieI clerk
OF the War Department and is res'oeh-
OF Harmers district. lie Is lhaorsed nF
Senators quay ana f'"IoSe' ana 'ie i.''-
adelphia delegation ana by eH-Seere'"'leS
OF War ElEdns ana proctor MI Harinsr
v'i''' ',''o VA CAL >''7'
tary Aleer.
President Mckinney Is AZ once devo'lns
himself sSiiiuIy TO ha[mon'zlng ,. all ,.. e.s-
ments. The impression ne is making our-
%,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
TIE CONTEST CASE
In Lewis County. VIII soon BE Ended-The
Evidence al In.

SpeCial 20 the Register
WESTON. W. Va. March 6.-Evidence
I'm the election contest case was closed to-
dav. The cour, VII. review the testimony
and he ready for arguments of counsel
about April 1.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
sHELLENBERGER SELECTED.

A Beaver Man to Be First Assistant
Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON. March 6-W. n. Sho.-
lenberger. Of Beaver Pa. has been select
ed as first assistant postmaster general
This was settled to-day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
TIE LATE ?. B. 10BBINS.
The Remains VIII Not Arrive Here
Before Io-Night.

Great Difficulty in Getting to
Loveland, Yesterday - Meet
ing Yesterday by The Bankers
Of the City the Board of
County Commissioners and the
Directors Of the Dollar Bank.
Many Manifestations OF Public
Sorrow During the Day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
NJ. A. KENDALL,
Treasurer.

The committee appointed by the
Legislature to investigate the bills OF
the public printer and the public binder
are proceeding with their work. Ihey
have found a few incOnsequentlal ms
takes. and about as many on one side
as the other. Mr. Mansfield, a mem-
Der of the committee, said to-day that
the committee would not be able TO
complete its work in the ten days al
lotted to il by the Legislature, but theY
will probably get far enough to ascer-
tain that there has been no attempt at
overcharges. He says, however, that
the system by which the accounts nave
been kept is bad, and he is in favor OF
recommending TO the Legislature
different system of aCcUue s, Inc conf
mittee is composed of Messrs. White
and Dotson, Of the Senate, and Messrs'
Glover White and Mansfield oil the
House of Delegates.
Hon. I. Y. Barton, Governor AtKin-
sons appointee for Commissioner OF
Labor. spent Thursday in the city
lacking through the Labor Commls-
SiOuer S once. lie Will HC'
ON his duties till the first OF June, neT3I
as the commissions Of J. NJ. SyueH-
stricken and his assistant, d. c. Smoot'
will not expire before that time Nheh
Assistant Labor Commissioner SmooI
goes ous of office he will become Iue
state organizer of the Royal Sons oil
Joseph. an insurance order.
The Secretary of State has issued
oo,.+ifcata Of incorporation to the York
Notwithstanding Company. Of Wheeling.
W Va with an authorized capital OF
sIoo o00 The company is organized
~ manufacture all kinds Of articles
,1oda of metal or glass. The lncor-
-''',,,t -'",,otors are Wm. NJ. List, R. A. Me-
Eaba Nelson c. Hubbard, D. c. Cui-
Torteo1 ,' and c. w. Jeners, all Of Wheel
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
SENT Up FOR LIFE.

Iori Johnson. Who assaulted His Own
Daughter, Gets Life Sentence
special to the Register.
CAIRO. W. Va. March 6.-Ihe Ola man,
Levi Johnson. who was found guilty OF
,rfninauy assau'tug his daughter day
before Yesterday. at Circuit Court waS
sentenced to serve the remainder of his
life I'm the peuitentary. He is quite feeble.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
CREATED BAD IMPRESSION.

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r.....I.., ,,,,,,,,,,,,,- Want Annexation
.--..- March e -Tr.
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,--.s~ ,yIvrruPA1v. TROOPS
.,-rr>lrrr- March f-rre
II ... powers yesterday ur.-
.rrG cera.tN. uo-e It'd tae
-.r rucr. csHr- upon the
.r .a. towns T1e recall OF aI
H. island .Ncsp, small de-
.--s ,-rp\- D,NcFROTS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-07
- - ENTHUsIAS-

burg. Pa. March 6.-Vhen the
ot King George for men. carried
.-e Associated Press this afternoon,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08

| Imperative for her to 40 for a drive
ana thus cancel tho social engagements
for the afternoon.
Mrs. Olncy, Mrs. John q. Carlisle
and Mrs. Harmon, who have, Of course,
been duly drilled in the strict rules of
lilclal etiquette required of obser.
vance by his Cabinet from tho OK
PRESIDENT, recently wrote that Mrs.
Nlck lnley set II time at which they
night call upon her. Through some
'hancc the replies to these nuUes failed
reach the three Cabinet ladies' men
joned. This, however, did not deter
hem from calling at the White House.
Mrs. Robert Mexico, daughter of ex.
President Harrison, was among tho
callers by special appointment last
Friday, with several members Of tho
nltra-soclcty set, and was disappointed
az not seeing Mrs. Mckinley. Tho
Prcsidcnt's wife had felt unequal to
remaining indoors for social duties,
and SO went for AZ drive with the Pres
dcnt ana party Of friends to witness
the drill ut Fort Mycr.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08

yet the United States government
tc"rctcu him out in short order and he
WAS brought back to Washington.
Now, John Surratt was an obscure
individual. He was an unknown.
Booth was ~ we'll known man. There
was nothing about Surratt to attract ii
second glance. Booth was not only a
handsome man, he was a. very striking
looking man. lIc would have attract
cd attention in any crowd.
III Surratt, an unknown, WAS cuught
by The government SO quickly and ;,
easily, although he had He'd 10 Il foreign
country ana sunk his identity conn
lclcly. there is no corner Of the glob,
in which Booth. Il we'll known ana
very striking man, could have success
fully hidden for any length OF time"
Remember, though, that Booth
was an actor, understood tho art Of
mnkc-up' and that it WAS part OF his
profession to change his identity ?"
W remember all that. And still
say that | care not how artistically h,
| may have changed his appearance non
| how many times. | care not how uftc,
nc may have destroyed his identity
nor in how many places.
"Changc OF name, change Of appear
ancc. constant changing OF place, | ii,
not believe would have saved him.
$50 alert, SO determined was th
| government, said be, $50 active, ;,
numerous and so skilled its detectives
and so thoroughly in sympathy wcr,
| other governments in the search tha
| Booth would have been caught.
The world was hunting for Booth
ihcro was no corner Of ii in which he
could hidc.'
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08
is reported higher than ever before
known from Memphis to Vicksburg.

is reported higher than ever before
known from Memphis to Vicksburg.
JACKSON, Miss, April IA dispatch
from Grcenvillc says:
REPORTS come hourly from all points
In the Hooded districts show the situa-
tlon is rapidly growing worse. There
are now some % towns and villages
moro or less 0vcrll0wed.
Grcenville will got considerable wa
ter, perhaps not as much as in 1890,
perhaps more. 1t is all u matter of
mcclure. The bottom lands arc full
Of water from rains before the breaks
occurred.
The city is now an island, situated in
u wilderness Of water, which surrounds
it on every side. AS yet the water is
not in sight Of the town, but is at tho
Bianton gin, half u mile north, aud at
the Montgomery place two miles south
Black bayou, Williams bayou, ID :ur
creek and Fish lake arc all out Of their
banks.
n meeting Of tho city council is being
held ~ this writing at the mayors
Office to take tho necessary stops to-
ward the safety of the people, and for
such relief rs can be afforded to tho
flood sufferers.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08
ONE or LlNCOLN'S STOltUtS.
Advertise Gunpowdrr at Prayer
Meeting.

The fol wing anecdotr by Lincoln is
r.couD'ed by Gen. Horace Porter in
his Campaigning w,tn Grant in
the Apr Century. 1T was told dur
lrg LincUin's visit 70 the front at City
Point
In the course Of the conversation
that evening hu spoke Of the improve.
mcnt In arms and nmmuDitiOn, and Of
tue new powd'r prepared for the 10
inch guns He sand he had never seen
tur latter article. but he underst tuOd it
diif red very much from any other
pnwLcr that hHd ever been used.
20 INN thah ntpDrned 10 Unve in my
tent nsprcimrn which had been sent
90 hcncQunrirrs as a curiosity, and
SiamC | would bring il 10 him. When |
returned with & ain OF the powder
bout lhr : Il ~ alnut, ne took it,,
turned it over in bis hand, and after
,X,'njntnE 1t carefully, said " Well,
Is rather larger tnan the powder we
used t. bay IN my shooting days. 1t
reminds me Of what occurred once in
Sangamon County. You see, there
were very few newspapers then, and
the country st0rekeepers had to resort
TO some other means OF advertising
tleir wares. II, for instance, the
preacher happened 10 be late in com
| ing To a prayer meeting OF an evening,
the shOpkecper5 would often put in the
| time while the people were waiting by
notifying them OF any new arrival OF
an attractive line OF goods.
"One evening q man rose up and
said Brethren, let me take occasion
to say, while we're waiting. that |
have just received Il now inv'icC Of
sportin' powder. The grains are 50
s,uali you kin scacely SEQ EN- with the
naked eye, and polished up so fine you
kind stand up and comb your ha'r IN
front OF one o thom grains j4st like il
was q lookin' glass. Hope you'll come
down to my store ut the Crossroads
and examine that powder for your
selves.'
"When no had got about this far {
rival powder merchant in tho meeting
who had been boiling over with in
dignation at the amount OF advortisine
the opposition powder was getting
'umpedup and cried out: Brethren,
hopo you'll not believe a single word
Brother Jones has been sayin' abou
that powder. I've been down thar ant
soen it for myself, and pledge you m,
word that the grains 10 bigge" thar
the Jumps in coal pile, and any 0
you, brethren, Of you was In your fu
ture state, conld put a barl o tha
powder on your shoulder and marcl
squar' through the suiphuriOus Alme
surroundin' you without the least dan
ger Of an explosion"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08
MCKINLEY IS y DEMOCRAT,
White House Oncn;IS the Fashion
able society in Washington

''' '''ihp''ci'S NO" khIinp AT the
White House Oncn;ls the Fashion
able society in Washington
Senator T!llman, on Il recent visit TO
the Wnitc House, is said to have re
marked that the President AZ least
has Democratic ways, which excited
h's admiration as being preferable tu
the customs prevailing under tn,
CicVuIand administration. Tuis diff
| terence Is attracting much attention
IN Washington, and the fol owing
statement GcacribCS the situation IL
seen by II CORES sp0ndrnt:
President MIKnlGy's Democratic
| lnlornallty in regard To many Of those
| matters hedging about his official posi-
| ;lOn is decidedly in narkcd contrast to
the rigid formulity "ith which mat
tcra OF OnGGial etiquette were treated
during the last administration.
Thla is shown perhaps in no way
more openly than in the matter Of
gong Out for a drive. Ga Sunday the
President and Mrs. Mex inlcy went for
IL drive in their open carriage, ac-
companicd by the laltcr's aunt, Mrs.
Saxton. The elect OF fashionable
society were duly mortified to observe
that tho President, contrary TO pre-
ccdcnt, sat with his back to the horses
According TO Presidential etiquette,
as inangurated by the late President
Arthur, and always strictly adhered
to by President Cleveland, this should
not have been. II seems there $ II
regular irOnclad rule, which stiDulatcs
that the President OF the United States
must reverse the rule OF etiquette tho
world over for private individuals.
The President must always enter u
CarrlAgc first, even taking precedence
OF his wife. Moreover he must occupy
the seat Of honor ON the right. Fur
thcr, the President should be the
the first TO alight from his carriage.
When there are other ladies In the
carriage with him tho wife OF the
President should occupy the seat be-
side him, and invariably tho other
occupants should sit with their back
to tho horses. However, each pl cs,
idrnI may make his own etiquette.
~ Nice customs courtesy to great
Kings"
Mrs. Mckinley follows the prcsidcn Mt
in this agreeable informality as re-
CARDS the reception OF callers at the
Whltc llousc. just at present there
has seen no special person delegated
TO the duty OF answering the many
! notes that pour in on her, requesting
| that y spccai time be set for calls upon
the "E'lrst Lady in the Land.' This
accounts for tho fact that not few Of
those dcsirous Of this lOnOr have SO
far failed to receive replies to their
| notes.
Every one now understands that
Mrs. McKinlcy is far too great an in
valid to attempt to conform to the
nriu0us social duties Of the White
House. Therefore, when Mrs. Nc.
Kinlcy is not feeling sufficiently vel
10 receive company, even though she
may have made appointment with Ger
tain Of the Official and unofficial set t.,
do 80, she goes ont for a drive instcat
OF remaining indoors. To the door
keeper is entrusted tho duty Of in
forming the disappointed ones tina
Mrs. McKinleys health rendered II
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-08
WAYSIDE GATHERINGS.
i''ts or llumor and Nuggets of Truth
for the Multitude

BE cautious in speech, but prompt
| in action.
"A gallon Of milk makes pound of
cheese.
Washington vas six feet two
inches in height
~-When the Judgment is weak the
prejudice Is strong.
why are hogs like trees? Because
they root for II living.
Nearly II quarter OF all cases of
insanity arc hereditary
-ASparagus is the oldest known
plant that has boon used for food.
"A physician says the gum -chcwinp
hhblt produces wrinkles and dcforms
the face. ''''
ashington knew no fear. Ho
fought Indians and Englishmcn, and
married Il widow.
From the salt wells at Hutchinson,
Nam, 900, 900 barrels OF salt were oE.
ty'lncd last year.
Tho largest state OF Mexico is
Chihuahua, with an area of nearly
90ooO square miles.
A negro doctor in an Alabama
Town has at the top Of his professional
cara NO pay, no cure"
The consumption Of soap in India
only reaches the modest amount of
one ounce per head annually.
On an average there are lO6 bows
born to every 100 girls; but moro BOYS
dlc In Infancy than girls.
-Nuiturcs have no scnsc of smell.
Carcasscs kept out OF thcir sight are
never detected by them.
"A 81
appears to be only that of men who
know how to testify cxpcrtly.
It's when her lover wants to kiss
hcr y Tor every year she is DID," that O.
girl IL torn by conflicting emotions.
A crcmated body leaves a rcsiduum
OF only eight ounces ALL besides is
restored to the gaseous clements.
In fcrtilizing fruit trees it should
be remembered that the roots extend
as far as the branches that shade thom.
darwin declared that insantv
Is not peculiar to human beings. He
asserted that animals often become in
sane.
The power Of herculito, now cx-
pIosiVc, Is almost beyond belief. a
half pound of it will remove 30 tons of
stone.
= nc only time man OF oXpcri-
cncc takes his wife into his confidence
is TO tell her he is not making any
money.
In Scotland chocolate drops flied
with whisky are forcing the once
popular peppermint lozenges out of
the market.
10 SPEAK thoughtless word
against the good name of O. tellowman
Is to commit sin Of no ordinary mag
nitudc.
Tho Manassah society is peculiar
organization In Chicago composed Of
colorcd mon who have married
white wives.
IL" who is false to present duty
breaks q threads in the loom, and will
find flaw when he may have forgot
! ten It's cause.
| Married men have been heard to
remark that talking through a hat Is
far antcdated by being talked to
through II nightcap.
The military academy at West
| Point has six Xy-Ouo professors and 296
| .tldunts, and tac naval acacemny at
| Annapolis has sixty -sevon professors
and 2l2 students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08
Ball Notes.

Bobby Moore is giving excellent sat
islaction in Brooklyn.
Jack Leighton is playing with Read
ing, as are Slater and Jack Newell.
Doc Kennedy, the old Fall River first
baseman, is umpiring in the Eastern
league
Pitcher Gallagher of Newport pitches
the game without headgear. in regular
college style.
Hi Ladd won a new hat by crack
ing out the first home run made by a
Fall River player.
The Hartford team has a New Eng
land aspect. with Radford, Simon. Do
hcrty, McAuley and Roach.
Pawtucket Post: The Taunton play
ers appear to be very gentlemanly
crowd, and Irwin does the talking.
''Gramp' Morse is pitching winning
ball for Scranton. Ex-President Isaac
son Of the Lewiston club says that for
one game week "Gramp'' is a wonder.
Washington Star: There is lots of
reputation hanging around the Boston
city it would seem as if several players
were drawing their salaries on past
years records.
Lewiston Journal: Only SO season
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08

New York, May !.
FLOCR-Receipts, 1914 bbls: sales. q,
go pkSs; state and western. moderately
active and firm with wheat.
WHEAT-Receipts, 137, 2S5; sales, $50
100; opened easier with Disappointing
cables and reports of fine weather West
rallied and advanced sharply on foreign
buying and strong southwestern markets
May, aS3s179A; July. 76S.a77 11-l6: Sept.
757sM7iis
RYE-Steady; No. western. 81 elf.
Buffalo.
CoRN-Receipts. 1865: sales. %. 600;
gu ct but steady with little change in
price. May 29liM29ss.
OATS-Rectipts. 49, 100: sales 5000.
quiet and steady. Track white 25aSO.
BEEF-Quiet.
PORk-Quiet.
LARD-Quiet
BUTTER-Re RECEIPTS. 3lS2 pkgs: quiet.
state dairy. HAS: state and western
creamery. l3Ml7; imitation creamery. 10
Wl4i2 eigins, II: factory, SiaGt12
cfiEESE-ReceiDts. 171S pkgs quiet:
state large, 9iaMl0h do small, lOibdIlIb.
EGGS-ReRceipts 97l1 pkgs; duh. state
and Pa, l00l2; western. 9al0; southern.
S,3n9
sUGAR-Raw. strong; refined, quiet.
but firm
PETROLEITM-Qu Quiet.
CCFFEE-E
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Qui
MOLASSE,S- Steady.
RYEs-Steady
FREIGHTS- Steady.
RoSIN-Steady
TALLOW-Steady.
ftAY-Quiet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08
SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

PoRTLAND-May Z, ar. sch d T
Patchen, Davis Boston
cid. schs Elwood. Burton, Hillsboro and
Newark: Samuel W Bemis, Pratt ELS
worth and Boston; Ida Hudson. Bishop,
Bangor and Boston.
ROCn nAND-May Z. ar, schs Yankee
Maid, Perry. Red Jacket. Mullen.> Boston:
Marie Delphine (Bn, Manlon, Port Gill
bert. n S; Tailsman (Br), Port Gilbert,
N S.
Sid. sch r l. Kenney, Colson. Boston.
BANGOR-May {. ar schs Caroline
Kirscher Bowden, Bucksport: c Taylor
Sd. LibSby, Rockland.
Sid. sim Penobscot, Pierce, Boston.
PORTLAND-May l. after dark, ar,
chs w Delano. Boothbay TO complete
cargo for Port Spain; ID Paige. Kenne-
bee for Philadelphia; sim John Englis,
New York.
MAsHIAs-May :. sid, sch Regina.
Boston.
CALAIS-May T. ar schs T w Allen,
w Smith. Henry. Fanny Flint, all coast
wise
READ BEAcH-May :. ar. sch VIM
King. coastwise.
ELLSWORTH-May {. ar. sehs Eastern
Queen. Portland; Storm Petrol Boston.
-, sch Anna c Stuart, Bar Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08

A special to the Minneapolis Tribune
from Tacoma, Wash, says James NC
Crea of Pittsburg, president OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Company which controis
the leased lines of the Pennsylvania
Railroad west of Pittsburg, has COM
menced very significant suit against
the old Northern Pacific Railroad. The
suit is based on a judgment OF sou ooo
secured, last year, by j. b. Montgomery
of Portland Ore, who assigned IL To
McCrea. 1t is reported that McCrea
will attack the organization OF the
Northern Pacific on the ground that the
transfer of property to the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company was illegal.
and without the sanction of Congress.
If this contention can be sustained IN
the courts. another foreclosure Will
take place and it is believed that
through such proceedings the Penn
sylvania Railroad hopes to secure the
road. By securing line between Chi
cago and st. Paul, the Pennsylvania
will have trackage from ocean TO
ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-08
FOUND pHaRskLOS ABANDONED.
Turks Were Determined to Drive Ont The Greeks
and the Greeks Left.

Headquarters of the Turkish Army in
Tnesstly, Phars;tlos. May 6.-tDelayed in
transnlssionD. When the Turks entered
Pharsalos. ths morning, they found the
place utterly deserted. The Turks are
lss ginning to believe the Greeks are not
serious in their Fighting as Pharsalos was
SO strongly fortified that they believed It's
capture if resolutely defended would
have been impossible.
The Greek artillery during the Turkish
advance. was wonderfully accurate
Nevertheless. the Turks advanced sing
ing and without needing the shells Dur
irg the attack on Vasili one of the Turks
picked up stones, saying These are good
enough for the Greeks.
The scene half an hour before darkness
was most impressive. The Turks had de-
tcrmined al all cost to drive the Greeks
out of town. The constant flashes of the
Geld pieces Illuminated the faces OF the
gunners who were eagerly watching the
effect of each discharge through the
gathering darkness, while on the oppo-
site side was a long thin line of splutter-
ing infantry fusilade. As night fell the
firing gradually ceased and by O'Clock
all was quiet. The Turks threw them
selves on the ground and slept. Only 20
Turks were killed and 200 wounded during
the lighting.