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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
THE RUIZ COMMISSION
Formally Organized at Havans-Gone to
Guanabacoa.

Havana. May 2O.-The Ruiz commits
sion was formally organized this morn
ing and will go to Guanabacoa this
Afternoon to commence the inquiry into
the death in the Jail at that place of
DIR. Ricardo Ruiz, a naturalized Amer
lean citizen. Senator Enrique Rolg.
whose name was presented by DR..
Congosto. the Spanish consul at Phila-
delphia. who accompanies the United
States commissioner, w. J. Calhoun
was finally accepted as counsel by
Consul General Lee and Mr.. Calhoun,
Cordial relations prevail among all
the parties concerned. DR.. Congosto
and General Lee breakfasted together
to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
VIII, CONFER DIRECT

C1nstantinople, MAY 20.-Although
II is not definitely settled, it is thought
the peace negotiations will be con-
Quoted between Turkey and Greece
direct and that afterwards following
the precedent of the treaty OF st.
Stefano. the terms will be submitted
to a European conference, which will
probably meet in Paris.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
AMONG THE POSTMASTERS.

Special TO the Register.
Washington, D. c., May 20.-G. O..
Mosena was to-day appointed postmas-
ter at Saulsburg, Wood county, West
Virginia, vice ]. c. McWilhams, re-
signod. and N. NJ. Hervey, at Tridel-
phia. vice Mary Spriggs, removed.
II. NJ. Cox was appointed postmaster
at Macksburg, Washington county,
Ohio. vice o. S. Gilchrist removed;
and T. S. MCGOWAN, at Moss Run,
Washington county, vice J. w. Shreves,
resigned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.

Chicago. May 2N-D. B. Martin,
manager of passenger traffic of the
baltimore & Ohio confirmed this
morning the rumor that D. S. Wilder
of the Big Four. would become divis-
ion passenger agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio at Columbus, Ohio, on June l.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21

Athens, May 20.-The correspondent
of the Associated Press who was with
the Greek army after its retreat from
Domokos, has arrived here. He was
unable to transmit his dispatches from
Domokos on account of the wire being
blocked. He furnishes a picturesque
account of the battle of Domokos,
fought on Monday last, confirming the
stories previously told of the heroic
conduct of the Greeks, but also furn-
ishing confirmation of the complete
breakdown Of all the Greek military
organizations and the failure of their
generalship. He says:
"On Saturday Crown Prince Constan-
tine informed the British ambulance
doctors (Red Cross Society that there
would be no fighting; that they had
better disband the hospital and ambu-
lance corps.
"On my way TO the front l found
around Lamia 10000 refugees, miser-
able from three days incessant rain,
having no shelter except few blank
cts. Women were giving birth to
children on the sodden ground and the
road along the precipitous pass was en-
numbered with commissariart trains,
composed of rickety country carts
drawn by feeble horses.
Il heard sad accounts of the state of
the army. The men had no tents in
the heavy rain, and for days they lay
in the trenches or on the open ground.
The weather was bitterly cold, the
neighboring heights being covered with
snow, and there was much fever and
'dysentery among the troops"
The correspondent then describes the
battle Of DOmokos. his account agree
ing with the stories already cabled.
In writing of the bravery Of the Greeks
he refers especially to the young re-
cruits and TO the Garibaldians who in
red shirts and caps and green trousers,
did splendid work and inspired all"
Continuing the correspondent says:
with the Garibaldians was a Nlvan-
liere with red jacket She fearlessly
attended the wounded under a hot fire,
and during the confused retreat never lost
touch with her wounded until she had
them safe in the German ambulance hos
pital al Port Marino"
Touching upon the retreat from Domo-
kos the correspondent says:
AT about o'clock at night CMonday
lasO, when it was evident that the fight
was lost. orders were given to retreat.
and. although the road to Lama was Of
ten blocked by the peasants with flocks,
bullock carts and donkeys, and by the
belated commissariat carts going to the
front and the remount horses for the
cavalry and artillery, there was no dis
order The bright moonlight saved the
refugees from a panic.
The Crown Prince had watched the
battle from the balcony Of his head
quarters building or from rock above
the town. A carriage with postillons
and an escort of cavalry awaited him.
At dawn the Prince departed.
Late that afternoon, while 7 was in
the square at Lamia, watching long
string of carts and carriages bringing in
the wounded. one of the Princes servants
appeared and whispered: Prince Con-
stantine is outside the town
"A little later I saw the Prince, with a
large escort. making detour Of the
town of Lamia. wisely avoiding entering
that excited place
ION entering Domokos the Turks set
fire to many portions of the town."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
BIG FIRE AT TORONTO.

Toronto, Ont, May 2O-The John
Eaton Company's departmental store
and stock, approximating about $780,
600. went up in flames at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. The origin Of the fire Is
unknown and will remain a mystery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
THE GREEKS TO BLAME.
Efforts TO Arrange an Armistice Prove
Futile-Shelled the Turks and Ignored
the White Flag.

Berlin, May 20.-A telegram received
here from Constantinople this after
noon says that the attempt OF the Turk
ish commander in Epirus to treat with
the Greeks for an armistice has result
ed in failure, owing to the Greeks hav-
ing ignored the flag of truce and to
their having attempted yesterday with
two batallions of troops to make a
fresh incursion into Turkish territory
The Greeks, it is further stated, also
shelled the Turkish positions.
In conclusion the constantinople dis
patch says the Turkish government dis
claims all responsibility for what may
follow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
THE BATTLE OF DONOkOS.
An Associated Press Correspondent
Gives a Picturesque Account

Of the Fight of Last Monday Be-
tween the Turks and Greeks.
A Confirmation of the Complete
Breakdown of All the Greek
Military Organization and the
Failure of Their Generalship.
Forty Thousand Miserable Refu-
gees-Soldiers in a Deplorable
State Of Privation and Distress.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
SPAIN WILL NOT SELL

Madrid. May pa semi-official
declaration is issued to the effect that
Spain will never agree to the sale OF
Cuba or TO foreign mediation in "a
question which she regards as eXclu-
sively concerning herself.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
EoR SEVENTEEN DAYS.

Constantinople, May 20.-(6p. NJ.
An armistice wasSalso formally in
cluded to-day for seventeen days, be-
tween the Turkish and Greek troops
on the frontiers Of Epirus.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
1n MORGAN RESOLUTION,
, ming the Belligerency Of the
Cuban Insurgents,

..0-ed by the Senate by an Over
-,s.ming Majority-Only Four
,s- senators Voted Against the
vs-=ure, of Whom Twelve Were
ewblicans-Cuban Affairs Fur
-.s-sd the House a Subject, Also,
s-ta Bitter Partisan Debate Fol-
owed the Presentation of the
Alleged That Mckinley
casa Dicker on Foot to Secure
.-s dependence of Cuba.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
TOWN nESERTFn

Lamia. May Observation-Disclosures in
transmission). This town is deserted
with the exception of the prefect. the
newspaper correspondents, the tele-
graph operators and few others.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
THE C. P. ASSEMBLY.
The Sixth-Sixth Session Opened with ESQ
Delegates Present.

DeIegates TrfNtnT.
CHICAGO. May 20.-The sixty-seventh
general assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church convened to-day with
about go delegates present, representing
twenty-five States and Territories. most
of them. however. coming from the South.
It is the first time in the history Of this
denomination that it has come so far
north as Chicago to hold its annual as
semblage. The convention will last ten
days. Eetiring Moderator Rev. A. ",
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21

Montevista, Col, May 20.-William
T. Bryant, an aged inmate of the SOL
diers' Home at this place, to-day made
a sworn statement 60 the effect that
Theodore Durrant, who is under sent
ence of death for the murder of Blanche
Lamont in Emanuel Church, San Fran
cisco, is not guilty of the crime, but that
Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of the
church is the murderer. His state
ment is as follows:
MY names is William T. Bryant. I
am 63 years old. l have lived in Cali
fornia since 1S49 up to March l, 1896.
| am familiar with the location of the
Emanuel Baptist Church in which
Blanche Lamont was murdered. | was
in the church the night of the murder.
I saw Rev. ]. George Gibson with a
woman in his arms in the body of the
church going toward the south corner
of the church. l hear him say: This
kills that evidence.
Il know Rev. J. George Gibson per-
factly well. ! heard the woman groan
a number of times as though in mortal
agony.
Il make this statement as an act OF
justice to an innocent man. Theodore
Durrant did not murder Blanche La
mont. but Rev. J. George Gibson did
(Signed)
civilian T. BRYANT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
RELIET-N.

ATHENS. May 2O.-An armistice be-
tween the Turkish and Greek troops in
Thessaly TO extend over a period OF sew
enteen days, was formally concluded TO-
daV
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21

OIL CITY. Pa. May @.-Certifcates.
90 cents: credit balances. 50 cents. Ship
ments, rs 495 barrels; runs, l0l,i6s bar
rels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21
70 SAVE DURANT'S NECK.
William 7. Bryant Says Rev. ]. George
Gibson is the Murderer

Of Blanche Lamont, for the Killing
of Whom Theodore Durant is in
Jail Under Sentence Of Death.
Says He Was in Emanuel Church
the Night Of the Murder and Saw
Gibson Carrying the Body
Through the Church Toward the
Entrance to the Stesple-Bryant
an Old Soldier, and a Forty-Niner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-21

By Decisive Majority - There
Were but Two Candidates, DR..
jackson and DR.. Henry G. Min
ton; Both of the Pacific Coast,
the Former Representing the
Home Missionary Work of the
Church and the Latter a Semi
nary Frofessor-Claimed to be a
Victory for the More Liberal
Branches of the. Church-The Re-
tiring MODERATOR Sermon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05

from Dawson City. has told the world
that the dreaded mosquito finds home
there. and that he is ''our worst
enemy"
The landing place by the Yukon river
route is St. Michael's. about 60 miles
from the mouth of the Yukon. From,
this point. before the gold fields are
reached. it is necessary TO piow the
waters of this great river for distance
of 1890 miles. leaving behind the terri
tory of the United States as the des-
tination is neared. To reach Dawson
City. states a recent writer. lone must
traverse Icy plains. climb steep. snow
clad mountains. and invade treacherous
rivers"
In the shorter route. by way of
Juneau. on the southeastern part of the
Alaskan territory. difficulties are also
encountered. When the Pacific inIets
and straits have been left behind and
the vessel enters the harbor of Juneau
a diversified method of travel lies before
the gold hunter. 1t takes 90 DAYS to
reach here from Seattle. Then Dyea.
al the extremity of the Lynn canal. is
made. This town reached. the great
passes of the Chiikoot. Chilkat. and
Moore, with their frequent snowstorms,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05

told by miners returned from the klon-
dyke fittIngly rival the stories of Cali
fornia's golden period.
AS far back us 1860 deposit of gold
was found in the basin of the Yukon by
prospector named George Holt. He
also reported the finding of coarse
specimens along the HootaiInqua river.
But it was the discovery of gold near
Sitka i'll 1873, followed by the finds in
the vicinity of Juneau in 1880, that drew
attention to the possibilities of the
newly-acquired territory of Alaska as
a gOld-proGucing country. The great
abundance of gold was first made known
by Joseph juneau, who prOspected in
me region around the city bearing his
name. In 1885 mining prospectors be-
gan to scatter themselves along the
Hhvers Pelly and Hootalinqua, and in
the year following much mention was
made of the Stewart river as a field for
the enterprising gold hunter. Rich
strikes were made in 1892 by prospec-
tors along Miller creek. tributary of
Sixty Mile creek. The progress made IN
finding gold along the Alaskan and
British Columbian rivers. although Civ
ing high promise of future discoveries
which created a widespread adventur-
Gus spirit among people who were out
side the mining region.
The klondyke and it's aptly named
golden tributaries, the Bonanza aud the
Eldorado, have again turned the heads
of Americans and Canadians. surfing
them in pursuit of the metal which has
been described as bright and yellow,
hard and cold. heavy to get, and light
&c hold"
The reports from this locality of
riches would Indicate that the gold
diggers have comported themselves in
such an uneXampied manner in times
OF great excitement as to somewhat
revolutionize the traditions of gold
mine prospecting. Systema ticaIly and
orderly did they go about their work.
and when the harvest was reached each
one appears to have rested content with
the measure of his luck.
Encouraged by their tales of success.
thousands of others are crowding the
outgoing steamers in the hope that sim
liar good fortune may be awaiting
them. So dazzling appears the prospect
that distance and hardships are INSULT
GENTLY measured. and the long wintry
Alaskan day which will have dawned
upon the fortune seekers before they
reach their intended destination has, 1T
is TO be feared. been little taken into
consideration. Few setting out from
San Francisco. Seattle or Vancouver
have stopped to think that when Behr-
ing sea has been reached and dis
lance of $500 miles traversed over the
waters of the Pacific, the journey is but
beginning The cliffs of ST. MichaeFs,
however. can only remind the traveller
that there is still before him voyage al
most as long, much more perilous. and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
BRYAN ON "HoNEsr MONEY!"

| Says the Instability of the Gold stand
ard Has Been Proved.
That is broadside delivered by the
Arenas symposium on the money ques-
ton, contributed by Mr.. Bryan, Mr..
Howard, Mr.. Barker, Mr.. Fonda and
Gen. Warner, in the July number.
Mr.. Bryan, especially, has fired Il ter
rible columbiad against the widespread
and utterly erroneous idea that gold
standard is not only an honest but q
stable standard. Mr.. Bryan denounces
this "child of ignorance" declaring
that "the gold dollar, under universal
gold Standard is the most dishonest
dollar which we could employ.
He quotes gold standard Prof. Laugh
lin himself, wherein he declares that
there is no such thing as standard of
value for the reason that there is no
standard which remains absolutely
stable; hence, and it was the proposal
of Prof. Laughlin for multiple stand
ard for longtime contracts. Also the
eminent Jevons and Chevalier are
shown to have respectively admitted
the instability of single standard, and
noted the injustice of providing for the
payment of debts in a standard other
than that in which the debt was con-
tracted. Then Mr.. Bryan says:
81 am on sound and scientific ground,
therefore, when I say that dollar APP
proaches honesty as its purchasing
power approaches stability. If / Dor
row thousand dollars to-day and next
year pay the debt with a thousand dol
lars which will secure exactly as much
of all things desirable as the one thou
sand which I borrowed, have paid in
honest dollars. If the money has in
creased or decreased in purchasing
power, / have satisfied my debt with
honest dollars. While the government
can say that given weight of gold or
silver shall constitute dollar. and i'm
vest that dollar with legal-tender quail
ities, it cannot fix the purchasing pow
err of the dollar. That must depend
upon the law of supply and demand,
and it may be well to suggest that this
government never tried to fix the exc
changeable value of a dollar until it
began to limit the number of dollars
coined.
Let the gold standard ''honest money"
shouters, put this in their pipes and
smoke it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05

next invite the weary traveller to con-
unue his journey. This is not path of
roses he is about to tread.
To save themselves when caught in
the terrible storms which overtake
wanderers in these passes above the
Lynn canal. men have been known to
crawl under some overhanging rock
and remain there without food until
the danger was past. The storms some
times last for several days. From
Juneau to Dyea is 100 miles. Crossing
the Alaskan line one goes TO Lake Lin
derman, 80 miles. on foot. Then across
the lake for about five miles. after
which an overland journey to the head
waters of Lake Bennett. 2S miles long:
on foot again to the Cariboo river: four
miles to Tagish lake, from whence FL
miles may be travelled on boat. Con-
tinuing through mountainous coun-
try, Mud lake is reached: thence to
White Horse rapids. and on to Lake La
Barge, where 81 miles of naviga BILE wa
ter is found. After further journey
of 200 miles along the Lewis river the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
THE "GIN LAW"
First Blow at Liquor Dealing AmOHE
Civilized Nations.

First Blow at Liquor Dealing Among
Civilized Nations.
This famous gin law" passed in
1876, is interesting as the earliest severe
blow at liquor dealing among civilized
nations. 1t levied a tax Of 20 shillings
gallon on spirits and license of e so
for anyone selling Or dealing in it. And,
being in advance of public opinion. it
failed, much as other more stringent
prohibition laws have failed in our own
day. For the cry was at once raised that
it taxed the poor mans gin and let the
rich mans wine go free. Every wit,
every caricaturist had his fling at it..
Ballads were hawked around telling of
the approaching death of Mother Gin.
The liquor shops were hung with
black and celebrated uproariously Mime.
Geneva's lying in state, her funeral, her
wake and so on. The night before the
law went into effect, so the contem-
Porary journals say, there was a uni
versal revel all over the country. Every
one drank his fill and carried home as
much gin besides as he could pay for.
To evade the law apothecaries sold it
in Walls and small packages, sometimes
colored and disguised, generally under
false labels, such as Collie Water"
Make Shift, Ladies' Delight" There
were printed directions on some of
these packages-e. g.: Take two or
three spoonfuls three or four times a
day. or as often as the fit takes YOU"
Informers were very prominent and ex-
ceedingly offensive. inventing snares
to catch law breakers, for the sake of
the heavy rewards, and spying and
sneaking around in way particularly
distasteful to the English mind In con-
sequence they suffered in their turn.
The mere cry of ''Liqour Spy!'' was
enough to raise a mob in the London
streets, and the informer was lucky if
he escaped with sound thrashing and
a ducking in the Thames or the nearest
horse pond. Indeed, such an cutlery
was made about the matter that the
ministry became very unpopular. and
the law was not enforced after two or
three years and was largely modified in
1743. after seven years trial.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
YUKON GOLD FIELDS.
Events Which Led Up to the Pres
emit Boom
The RO9te 20 klOndy ke-Ha rtis hips
to Be Enc0unaered-Surpr
Fi&Gres aB 10 Dtssanees-
Cost of Living.

The excitement caused 10y the dis
coveries of gold in large quantitiesaIong
the klondyke river aud the waters trib-
utary to it, near the Alaskan boundary,
has aroused spirit of wealth-hunting
which will not be allayed for many a
day. Determination to become pos
sessed of the riches of the cold and
dreary Yukon basin has impelled thou
sands to go forth. in many instances
with very imperfect preparation, to Sc
cure the yellow metal, which. it IS
known. this region SO largely conceals.
The gold fever has taken such hold
a!cng the Pacific coast that breathless
haste to reach this new land of promise
has dominated all considerations of pru-
dcnce and even of safety. The tales
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-05
AFTERGLOW.

Heart, rest thee! Days long tasks are
done
And busy cares grow dim:
The western hills have hid the sun
Behind their golden rim:
4 memory of the sunset glow
Broods in the evening air:
Peace settles, as the winds drop low,
A hush falls everywhere.
A rosy Hood of beams astray
F'lushes the eastern sky
Gold glory of the dying day
Spread through immensely.
The color mounts, and streaming wide
Reaches the massy banks
Of western clouds, all glorified,
That span the heavens in ranks.
They move DER spaces green and cool,
Touched with q tender flush,
That, glassed in every tiny pool,
Lying in meadows lush,
And pulsed throughout the quiet air,
Floods it with opal hues,
Uniting the hillsides, broad and fair
And lurking in the dews.
Faint mists steal up the mountains breast
And cling in rosy wells:
They catch the cloud tfnts, where they rest
Or float in wreathing trails.
The shadow of the earth's broad rim
Creeps up the eastern sky:
The glory of the west grows dim.
And dies out lingeringly.
Sad peace steals into sorrows place
And thought is stilIed to rest
In beauty drowned A moments space
Silence is in the breast
Pale evenings star, in afterglow
Cleans through days dying light.
And one thought shines as shadows grow
Gods love enfolds the night
Mary Leffingwell Bartlett, in Springfield
CMass) Republican.