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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
THE INAUGU RATION,
Of Major Mckinley will Be Brill
ant Affair, and the Committee
Hopes to Surpass Former Efforts,

WASHINGTON. january 1o.-The ar
arrangements for the Inauguration of Pres
ident-eloct Mckinley are progressing and
the decorations. iliumnau0ns and cere-
monies will equal those Of any former in
augurauon. A large number OF commit
tees Of prominent citizens are working and
the result. give complete assurances Of
success. A'l Of tho money has been con-
tributed and number of contracts have
been lei. The committee on public comfort
VIII Doe able % lodge ieo N0 persons. 900
places where meals may Doe obtained and
III windows ard q number OF balconies
from which the parade may DE witnessed
have been registered There VIII DE in
the parade ono entire division from Penn
sylvania. including the Governor ana his
staff. in an 5000 men. Maryland will send
her entire National Guard, and large
bodies OF troops are expected from New
York. New Jers, Ohio. Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, and other States. The ca
deus from West Point and Annapolis also
viii De il line. as well as crack military
organizations from different parts OF the
country Applications from many civic
societies and clubs are being received.
The inaugural ball decorations viii be
very elaborate.
The banquet will he furnished by Carl G.
Essner. of Philadelphia. a military band
of 90 pieces and an orchestra OF 12j pieces
viii furnish the music. Information
booths will be erected. manned 10y the
high school cadets. The Washington
Light Infantry Veteran Association has
rendered its services to the committee to
90 escort duty during inaugural week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
BEILAIRE

The church attendance yesterday was
good. The Week of Prayer seems to have
awakened am Interest in church attendance
as exhibited by the congregations yester-
day And AN oyirced % deep interest i'm
the services. The day being fine de-
sire 10 stir out of the house animated each
one and il being 100 cold TO loaf ont
doors. was another inducement that add
ed to the church goers. The Sunday
Schools. though they have fallen I'm att
tendance since the holidays are still
pretty well represented by the children
of the city. as we observed yesterday.
when school dismissed.
J. W. Wenner II. D.. ex-State Coun-
cillor Of the Jr o. l.. a. NJ. Of Ohio.
has signifed his intention OF coming 20
Bsllaire on February 22d. to help along the
Washington birthday celebration by the
Mechanics.
The steel works manager pulled down
the work notices for to-day and now they
report that they wont start for a week
yet. Poor consolation for an emDloye
without money and no confidence
Fred Stewart. Allen and orion Porter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
HIS STOVE FULL OF REPTILES.
Discovery by Texan When He
Lighted Fire.

San Antonio. Texas, January 10
For the first time this winter, B. c.
Withers, of this city, had occasion 10
kndle a fire in his Office stove to-day.
As the heat soon became oppressive
he threw open the stove door so that
a counter draft might reduce the fire
somewhat. Scarcely had he done so
when he heard a mighty scramblins
in the stove-pipe and big blacksnake
came tumbling down head foremost
into the fire. Then another and an
other. and so on until the stove was
full OF burning snakes and so thick
and fast they fell that some Of them
crawled clear out over the charred
bodies Of the others and began TO
crawl about the floor at a lively rate
Aiming himself with the poker
Withers killed six big fellows. making
nine in all. with the three that got
caught in the fire but he says it is
no pleasant experience to De alone in
room fun of live snakes, and that his
syn Dath.es are with dc'iIinm ire
mems suffers forevermore.
No doubt the snakes Lad crawled
into The fue from the roof AT the end
Of the summer and had lain there I'm
a torrid state ever since. the sudden
heat Of Yesterdays fire warming thin
into activity
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
QUITE a HOT STORY,
Even Though They DO Teu it Themselves.
Experiences of Three Americans in Cnb'

Evcn Though They DO FELL IL Themselves
Experiences of Three Americans in CnoS
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. January 1C.-
James Mcguire. of this city. Jeremiah
Bonds. Of New York. and Charles w.
Allen. of Stamford, Conn., have Just
reached this city after q thrilling eX-
perience in Cuba in the course CL
which William Barry, of New York,
who had accompanied them, was shoI
and killed by SHaniards.
on the tenth of last September the
trio with Barry. started for Cuba to
ioin the forces OF the bellgerents, and
arrived in Havana September Il. Here
they met with Jose Reiz, Cuban pa
triot. who volunteered to guide the
quartctte to the Cuban commanders.
They headed for Pinar del Rio and
when near Mariel, were surprised by
hfv SDaniards. They were taken
prisoners. searched. and finding pa
rers confirming suspicious ON Reiz,
held q consultation and decided 10 XIII
an the prisoners. Recognizing the
desperate situation the qulntette oe-
cidef TO risk their lives i'm a vigorous
effort TO escape.
The Cuban used his teeth with such sue
cess tha' Dee soon had Masuire's hands
free. Mcguire ther liberated his compan-
IONS. With rush the five men armed
themselves and attempted to get away
but the Suan'ards pursued Barry fell
shot through the heart and Bonds zig
arm was struck 10y a bullet. The survN-
ing four out-diseuced thcir pursuers and
arrived near san Cr,stchaI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
AGRE1T RIM.

The Gelsha Company Carried from St..
Louis to Cleveland, 5fs Miles. I'm 6Of
-finutc~
CINCINNATI. Ohio. January ia spec
cial train bearing the Gcisha company
left ST. Louis via The Big -Four route to-
day. at S:2I a. m. The train WIS COM
posed Of two coaches, two baggage cars
and a private car. The total distance Of
SIS miles from St Louis TO cleveland was
run ir elapsed time. u hours and Is minu-
ties. and running time i0 hours ard /
minutes This is record in 5is miles in
COS minutes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11

marked in q tone Of command: Your men
must not play
The question OF the right Of the [. 5.
troops 10 move through the city on sun
day. no matter what the local ordinance
had been raised during the discussion re-
aarding the SUNDAY parade, ana the law
department Of the city had decided in IA
vor Of the [. s troops. Captain Dodd
waited q moment and then signalled the
band leader. Edwin G. Clark, who at once
gave the command Strike up.
Before the musicians had an opportunity
to place the instruments to their lips In
sDector Brooks turned to Captain Docd
and said:
please don't let them play
That's different" replied Captain Dodd,
ami he gave a second signal ordering the
band leader not to play.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
KNEW OF GOULD'S MARRIAGE.
Michigan Nan Gives Important Testimony
Tor sarah Ann Angel.


Grand Rapids, Mich, January 10
Isaac n. Ingraham, an inmate OF the
county poor-house, related his remin-
iscences of Jay Gould before Charles
II. Bender as commissioner to take
testimony, last evening. He is rs
years old, but well preserved, and his
testimony was SO positive and direct
that a searching cross examination
did not shake 1t.
He was a school teacher at Hoosac
Falls, n =, and in the spring or 1893
at Syracuse, n. y, arranged 10 work
for Jay Gould then known as Jason
Gould, as a chain bearer. He worked
for Gould during the summer of 1858
and 1854, knew Of GOulds marriage
to Sarah Ann Angel, which was per-
formed by Rev Nathaniel Leighton,
and knew both Leighton and Mary
ann Brown, who witnessed the mar
riage. Gould and the woman travelled
together during the two summers and
she was everywhere introduced by
Gould as his wife. and, so far as Ingra-
ham remembered, their relations We're
happy. When Ingraham last saw
Gould the child was TWO weeks old. lie
came west after that and lost track Of
Gould and his domestic affairs. He de-
MED that he had been paid for his tes-
timony or that he expected any pay.
John d. Osborne, of Wyoming town.
ship, lightweight years old, also tes-
tilted, but beyond having known
Gould and the woman who purporteG
to be his wife his knowledge was not
important. The examination was con-
Quoted by Judge Ward, Of Brooklyn,
for the claimant wife, and d. D. Dun
can and Rush Taggart, or New York,
for the Gould defendant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
BurCHERED THE BOY.

Spaniards XIII a ren-Year-0ld Child ne-
cause ie Did Not -urr.a Tor spain
Tampa. Fla. January ia school
boy of ten years was Giiled ~ GUIANA
bacOa Thursday eyenins by a Spanish
paull because he refused to hurrah
for Spain. The lad smiled when the
soldiers asked him TO nurrah, noJ COM
pretending what they wanted. They
cursed him as q Cuban whep. butch
cred him and left his body in the
street.
In the fields surrounding the city
dogs have been seen eating human
f.sh and gnaWing human bones.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
CREATED a SENSATION.
Report OF a Massacre Proves Untrue. but
Italr,s Thrnrt ecnred rnnstnntinnnln

Report OF a Massacre Proves Untrue. but
Italy's Threat scared Constantinoplc.
London, January ia despatch
from Constantirople to the Standard
says that rumors Of q massacre of
Christians at Trebizond which origi-
mated by the statement that an Ital-
i'm subject named Macani was secretly
shipped at Trebiz1nd for exile to Err
zeroum. The Italian ambassador de-
manded The immediate return of Ma
rani TO Constan-inopie for prc.er
trial, and threatened TO send gun
boats till the Porte gave a written
promise of compliance.
The incident has caused a sensation
al Constantinople on account OF the
belief that italy was backed by the
powers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
rnE. CHEEBsD M'KINLlY.
Three Small Boys Break the Sabbath Still
ness of Cleveland to the Amusement OF
IE..rrnI crs

4
ness of Cleveland to the Amusement OF
Bystanders
Cleveland, Ohio, January 10.-This
morning, in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herrick, Major Mckinley at
tended services at the Old Stone
Church There was a large corgrega-
ton. The pastor prayed for divine
blessing upon the Presideut-elect and
his administration. As Mr.. McKin-
ley was about to leave the church, an
amusing incident occurred. After he
had taken his seat in the carriage
three small boys ranged themselves
in line before the carriage door. The
President-elect bowed ana smiled, and
was about TO say a pleasant word to
the Youngsters. when one of them,
evidently by Encouragement, cried:
Three cheers for Mckinley The
cheers were given with hearty good
will. while The assembled bystanders
claDped their hands and the Presi-
deLt-elect's face was wreathed in
smiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley will return
TO their home in Canton tomorrow
forenoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
RAILWAY MEMS CLUB.
A Meeting Was to Have Been Held at
the Terminal Yesterday,

For the Selection Of Permanent Off
GERS, but Not a Sufficient Number
Responded-The Soliciting Com
rrittees Meeting with Gratifying
Success-Another Meeting to be
Held.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
4 VESSEL ~ TP0rBLE.

Halifax. january ia large
steamer was sighted off Whitehead late
this afternoon flying signals of dis
tress. s heavy snow storm pre-
vented the near approach Of small
boats. At dark she was firing rockets.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
TIE VETO POWER DENIED.

LONDON. January 1.-THE standards
Rome correspondent asserts ,hat the Pope
has decided 20 notify Austria France.
Spain and Portugal that The powers viii
not De allowed to exercise a veto ar the
rnNL paral election.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
WILL Be EAI0HED.
A Peculiar Situation St2r0S the City
in the Face.

to Use Of City Funds to
Build Up the U, s. Navy-Citizens
VIII Take Legal Action to EDjoin
Council fro "a ApprOpriating
Money to Pay for Presents to the
Gunboat Wneeling-Legal Phase
Of the Matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
AEH EXPLOSIVE on TRIAL.
Continued Frol F'-st Page.

mo Gomez. the leader OF the insurgent
forces i'm Cuba, is disposed to neso-
riate for peace.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
OIL NEWS.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBUEG, W. Va. January To-
The rush for territory near the Grier well
at Vienna is very great and operators are
eager to set a lease i'm that locality as it
is generally believed q new field viii be
opened up at once. The completion Of the
Grier we'll means a great deal for this
city. should it prove of amy consequence
whateNer as d atoadY producer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
BIG LEASE OF o. LANDs.

Lagrange, Ind. January 10.-It has
developed that the Standard Oil Com
pany, through the medium of it's
agents, has secured leases on thous-
ands Of acres of land in Lagrange
and Steuben counties and ST. Joseph
county. Michigan. The geological
surveys of the land are very encour-
aging and work viii probably begin in
the spring 1t is thought that the large
tract of land in Steuben county sup
posed to have been bought by Cleye-
land capitalists for a cement factory
is another move Of the Standard Oil
people to secure a monopoly Of the
oil business in this section.
New York-Peroleum. Pennsyl-
yania crude steady February soc bid.
Sales none.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
TIE WORLD o. oPJRT.
Official Averages Of Players il the
South Side Tournament.

The Standing fClubsand Schedule
ofGamea for the Q ming Week
Notes About the Interstate.
Other 8ase San Meters -Gener-
al scoring Notes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
WILL REsrNE

Johnstown Pc
Johnson COMPANY .-
after a six weeks
sumo tomorrow no.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11

SENIOR CARDIA DEAD.
PARIS. January A-Senator Cardia IS
dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
EIILNJS HIS VISIT
At THE McLURT.
Dr.. Charles Lincoln snH,
Famous New York Eye r.
pert, Has More App9i,,.
ments Than Could b y,.
Remains Monday Tuesdayand yr,5.
January iI.I.Ia y

PRIVATE PAGLoE>. SO. 10,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11
WILL SEE THE

Buffalo. \. w.,
Queen Liliuokaiaa.
a day at Niagara
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11

Owing 10 the extensive
success Of the famous N
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-11

Ladies Entrance on Twelfth ,.,...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Alfalfa.

A most valuable bulletin of the New
York station is that on alfalfa (No.
11S). It gives a full account of the
plant and many additional details as
to method and time of seeding, cut
ting, making hay and ensiling, and
discusses the yields, composition and
feeding value of alfalfa as compared
with other crops.
Alfalfa being a deeper roofing plant
than are the clovers, is thus better ena-
bled to stand drought; and it is a per-
%ennial, continuing indefinitely when
once established. 1t stands successive
cutting we'll, giving four or ever five
crops of rich fodder in a single season.
1t is admirably adapted to supplement
maize rs a soilinS crop, rs it is rich in
the heterogeneous elements which maize
lacks. At the station it has been read
lily eaten by stock of all kinds, and has
proven an economical addition to the
rations.
1t will grow on q great variety of
soil but will not stand stagnant water
or a water level too near the surface.
Considerable care is required in start
ing a field, as it is essential to secure
a good stand in a moving crop which
is to last for several years. The ground
should be plowed the fall before, and
fitted we'll just before sowing the seed
in the spring. Alfalfa has been quite
handy at Geneva, but may not be SO
much farther north in the State. In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Fruit and the Complexion.

Each year people grow to appreciate
more fully the value of fruit, and eat
it, not as a luxury, but as a staple
article of food. Fruits are nourishing,
refreshing, appetizing and purifying,
and consequently have effect upon the
health and the complexion. Yet there
are differences. Grapes and apples are
highly nutritious. Grapes usually
agree with the most delicate persons,
for they are so easily digested. Moth
ing is easier to digest than a baked ap.
pie, taken either with or without cream.
Oranges, lemons and lines are OF great
value as a means of improving the
complexion, and they are especially
good if taken before breakfast. Ripe
peaches are easy Of digestion and are
~;attening. Nothing is better to enrich
;he blood than strawberries, which con-
ain a larger percentage OF iron than
INV other fruit. Fruit with firm flesh,
ike apples, cherries or plums, should
oe thoroughly m~asticated, otherwise
they are difficult to digest. The skin
If raw fruit should eve be eaten, and
before eating grapes or any small fruit
ARE should be taken to remove all i'm
purities by washing. Never swallow
grape stones. Stale fruit and unripe
fruit should never be eaten, and very
acid fruit should not be taken with
ia~rinaceous' foods unless the person
has vigorous, digestion. - Chicago
Record. t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Bicycle Prices Fall.

After several years of exorbitantly
large profits the manufacturers of
bicycles have been compelled to very
largely reduce their prices. The pub
lie actually refused to longer pay 500
for a machine which can be built for
one-quarter that amount.
Afew makers sew this some time
ago and put on the market cheaper
machines at very greatly reduced
prices which so cut into the business
of the higher priced manufacturers
hat in pure self-defense they were
compelled to bid goodbye to their old
high prices.
Why should not the same thing &C.
cur with type-writiug machines? They
no doubt cost considerably less to pro-
duce than bicycles, and yet some OF
them are selling at the ridiculously
high price of S100. 1t is fair to infer
that a machine which sells at $50 costs
close to 80 to manufacture.
If a few large department stores in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
cago, ETC., would arrange for large
quantities to be manufacturedfor them
by some one outside of a Trust the
prices would come down to reasonable
figures as have those of bicycles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
HAYsTACK COVER.

The stack is made in the form of q
rick of any desired length, as several
lengths of boards may be used. II
should be we'll balanced; the hay
should, if possible, be pitched on to
stack from both sides. In topping
out, bring up to sharp ridge and tramp
we'll along centre. In good weather il
is best to let stand a few days, then
re-top and cover. Cover is made Of
boards 1x12 inches, ours were four.
teen feet long. Bevel the edge of one
board and nail it and another together
in the form of a Widespread triangle,
using 10d. nails. If not spread sui.
fciently, nail we'll and jump up and
down on top of it. Have On attendant
take one end, you takethe other, carry
up on ladders and lay on centre OF
stack. Carry another board up in
same manner; or better, have some
enc pass it up to you, slip edge under
first board, tapping two inches or less,
and nail. Now around to op-
posite side Of stack, put one up there,
and so on till roof is wide as you want
it. Pass wires over top and weight
down heavily with rocks. Don't leave
it any time without weighing, for the
wind can remove O roof Of this kind in
much less time than it took to put il
on. Watch the stack closely and don't
let it get started tipping, for. if it does,
the weight on top will pull it over
rapidly.-The Epitomist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Felt HaE or Straw?

Which is the better head-covering
on an excessively hot day, the straw hat
or the wide brimmed sombrero? The
majority have expressed, in practice, a
preference for the straw hat, but on
the plains of the far western states,
where the mercury sometimes rises to
ia degrees in the shade and remains
there all the afternoon, the sombrero
is a decided favorite. Wearing these,
the cowboys move about under a fero-
cious sun as usual. Instead of trying
to keep the head cool by wearing a
thin, porous straw hat, and allowing
some imaginary cool breeze to sweep
in over the scalp, the cowboy recog-
nizes the facts OF the situation and
does not prepare for cool breezes
where none exist. On the contrary,
he protects himself from the direct
rays of the sun, and keeps within his
felt hat q small modicum of moist air
which is cool by comparison with that
outside. The principle, a Montana
resident says, els exactly that recog-
nized by the Arabs of the desert and
the Hindus of India, who pile up fold
after fold of linen turban owe their
heads and between their skulls and
the tropical sun. Of course, some of
these cowboys may put wet handker-
chief inside their hats, but I believe
they would hardly dare mount a pony
on a very hot day if they had only the
thin straw hats generally considered
so very necessary for warm weather. "
New York Post,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
Working Butter.

The object of working butter is to
get the salt evenly distributed and to
sxpel a portion of the brine. When it
is worked but once, the butter-maker
thinks it is worked enough, and packs
it Immediately. But there is, at that
time, no way to tell whether the salt
has been evenly distributed or not. A
few hours afterwards he samples the
butter, and finds it notified, which will
seriously affect the selling price. He
knows the cause is unequal sailing,
that the portions which have salt have
changed to a deeper yellow, and the
unsalted portions have remained of q
lighter color. With the next churn-
ing he is determined to remedy this,
and be sure to work enough. The
chances are that this time it is worked
too much, so that the grain is injured
and the butter has a greasy appear
ance. But after practice and the exer-
else of good judgment these error can
be avoided to q great extent, and a
fairly uniform and even product pro-
duced.