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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Annual Commencement Held Last
Night-An Immense Throng Of Ad-
mring Patrons.
snecial TO tie Register.

Special to the Register.
Grafton, W. Va, May 5.-Grafton has
public schools in which her citizens
lake vast amount Of pride and never
was that fact more thoroughly demon
sWated than by the immense throng
which crowded the large and commo-
d0us public school hall tonight to wit
ness the eleventh annual commence
ment Of the Grafton High school. The
large hall was filled to overlooking be-
fore the exercises began, which was at
80. The programme was rendered as
follows: After music, Miss Mabel
v hlte read an interesting thesis on
he True Spirit" which was listened
TO by all with closest attention. and
which gave evidence of her thorough
acquaintance with the subject in hand.
Leloert T. Robinson followed with
ne French Revolution" and delight
Ell the audience with his masterful pre-
SenJation Of that subject. After music,
W Merle Watkins discussed the subject
OF Revolutions and his dissertation
was splendid and showed much careful
thought and research along that line
mari A. Holy was next on the pro-
=, and treated the old proverb
Aany Slip 'TwiXt the Cup and Lip, ,"
~ torceful and entertaining manner
I1aeed Music was next, after which
rev \. 7. Richardson of the Lutheran
Inulch IN well chosen words conferred
NE diplomas on the four graduates and
Guy exercises were brought to a close
".'H lhe benediction. After the eXer-
Uses the students served refreS hmeuts
- adjoining rooms, and from which
+U'Ie handsome sum of money was
leaii1ea TO be applied to the public
sonool library. This has been a most
;5u0cesSful term Of school, and Super
,a.eulent Cornwell and his efficient
Ups o1 teachers are to be commended
~, me excellent year of school work
1Nus DROUGHT 70 a close.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
THE GUN BLEW Up.

ROCKFORD, H., May During a cell
ebraton at Oregon of Commodore Dew
ey's victory citizens discharged one of
the 10-pound rifed Parrott guns which
the government has been distributing to
G. A. r. Posts The piece exploded,
throwing fragments for blocks Several
people had narrow escapes and numerous
residences We're slightly damaged. The
cannon are intendd for ornamental pur-
poses only.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06

Havana.
Key West. May 1.-The mail bags on
the Spanish steamer Agonauta, which
was brought in by the Marblehead yes
terday. may prove most important
capture There were twelve in all.
They contained mail both to and from
Havana. some confusion having re-
suited when the authorities refused to
send everything by way of Cienfuegos
10 avoid the blockade of the northern
coast of Cuba.
One letter from Havana, under date
Of April 26 spoke of the suffering
among the poorer classes of the popu
ation. who were entirely without
means of support. The writer said he
did not know where he was going to
get his dinner. Another letter spoke of
suffering but apparently the govern
ment had fair amount of supplies for
the soldiers A large amount of rice
had been imported by spectators, who
foresaw the blockade and placed it in
warehouse Blanco was expected to
seize this rice
The Argonauta had a cargo chiefly of
PROVISIONS intended Tor havana. Inc
suggestion has been made that these
food supplies be sent by the United
States under convoy of warships TO re-
lieye the reconcentrados.
The mail taken shows that the con-
diti0n of the Spanish. in eastern Cuba
was desperate They were on he point
Of Welding some of The smaller garri-
soned towns held by them. The later
report that the Spanish garrison at
Bayamo has capitulated to the insur-
gents confirms the statements in these
letters that the troops could not hold
cut. They were badly off for both food
and ammunition.
II will not be surprising if some news
comes before long that the Spaniards
have abandoned Santiago. If the port
were blockaded they would be forced
to do So
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
FITTING AND TIMELY.
Spain Street, New Orleans, Rechristen-
en- Dewey Street

New Orleans, May admiral Dew
ey has been honored by the people of
New Orleans. The street that has here
tofore been known as Spain street was
formally rechistened Dewey, and all
the Spain signs are being replaced by
those bearing the name of the famous
admiral
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
AN UNDERHANDE SCHEME
Put Into Effect in London to Influence
Public Opinion.

LONDON, May 5.-A remarkable and
mysterious attempt to influence public
opinion in London, through circulars dis
tributed in the streets during the busiest
hours, began last evening. While the
theatres were emptying, many men were
employed in handing dodgers of yellow
paper with large headlines, reading:
why the United States is making war
upon Spain
Under this heading We're extracts from
the remarks recently made by Edward j.
Phelps, former United States minister to
Great Britain. and who from a legal
standpoint, expressed the opinion that the
United States was not justified in going
to war with Spain. Thes extracts We're
accompanied by quotations from alleged
pro-Spanish newspapers published in
America, and pro-Spanish papers publish
ed in Great Britain.
Up to the present it has been impossible
to ascertain who is financiering this street
propaganda.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
CONCENTRATING TROOPS.
General Pando Calling in All Isolated
Bodies of Soldiers

KINGSTON, jamaica May 5.-Senor
Manuel Carrie q Manzanillo merchant.
who left Manzanillo six days ago. and has
just arrived by the schooner Governor
Blake, says that General Pando ordered
all the garrisons in eastern Cuba to con-
centrate in Manzanillo, Guantanamo.
Neuvites and Santiago de Cuba. All 9TH
er places have ben evacuated.
Some spectators in ManZanillo who had
ordered cargo of food sent from Mon
tego Bay, cabled the agent, Richard
Thompson. not to ship 1t. as it was sup
posed the food would be seized by the
Spaniards The British consul at San
tiago wires that he is safe and that the
city is quiet. II. NJ s. Alert sailed from
this port for Santiago de Cuba last night.
Senior Francisco Portuando has received
request to send a vessel TO Santiago de
Cuba for 200 families.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
ORDERS ISSUED
~ FFepare Provisions for Commo-
0ore Dewey's Squadron.


Vallejo, Cal, May admiral Kirk
~ mas received Geographic orders to
9l(paIe stores of provisions and
Soo1Ssities for 1000 men for four
@'p mus This is being done.
y, "Smaster Stanton when asked who
,"e 1,ooO men We're who were being
S S.5;eed for indicated that they were
ra "i'iorhians. 1t could mean no other,
All, mere are not so many men avail
in mere are about 500 men at the Mar
ba,rd pa, acks, and two hundred on
ayan WHY 'he receiving ship independence
IN ,aole Tor duty. These will have
is 80 80 on board the Charleston, which
aid A p to convoy the expedition to
''u Commodore Dewey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
A CABLE NEEDED.
San Francisco Sees the Importance Of
Connection With the Farallon Is
lands.

San Francisco, May 5.-The present
war with Spain has impressed upon
the people of San Francisco the neces-
sity of a Geographic cable between
this city and the Farallon Islands,
which are located twenty-eight miles
west of the Golden Gate A signal
station could give early information
of the approach of a hostile fleet and
would be OF great value in time of
peace, as incoming vessels could be
sighted much earlier than now pos
sible. Governor Budd has wired to
Senator White asking him to call the
attention of the administration to the
matter. cable would not cost more
han $4,000, and could be laid within
d month.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06

GOLD FOR IMPORT.
New York, May 5.-Lezard Freres
announce the purchase of $1,25O.O 900
gold in London for import.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
IMPORTANT NAIL.

Twelve Bags Of Letters Taken on the
Agonauta-Provisions Very Scarce in
Havana.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

Mr.. Pole Holcomb went up to
Puryis again one day recently. The
first thing we know he will do some
thing like his brother, and then
the band will have 70 60 down to the
depot again.
Guard your kidneys; the hea|' h
Of the body depends on those small
but important organs. They TX
tract uric acid from the blood which
if allowed to remain IN thu system
would cause dropsy and BlighPS
Disease. Prickly Ash Bitters ls a
successful kidney tonic, it heals
aud Strengthens the kidneys, regu
lates the liver, stimulates the stom
ach and digestion, clean>es the
bowels, 1t will prevent or CURE
Bright's Disease. Sold by 5. Z
Lance aud Co.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

Rev. W. II. Huntley filled bis
regular appointment at the Metho-
dist church Sunday, noon and night.
II the candidates will pay for the
oysters and cigars, the band boys
will furnish the music the night OF
the municipal election.
The many friends of Mr.. Dick
johnson will be pleased to learn
that be is rapidly recovering.
Tenderness or aching in the small
of the back is serious SYMPTOM.
The kidneys are suffering. Take
Prickly Ash Bltters at once. 1t IS
a reliable kidney remedy and sys-
TEN regulator and will cure the
trouble before it develops its dam
gerous stage. Sold by S. E. Lance
and Co.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
THE BEST PLASTER.

A piece of flnnel dampened with
Chamberlain Pain Balm and bound
on 10 the affected parts is superior
to any plaster. When trout led with
a paiu in the chest or side, or lame
hack Give it trial. You are GER
tain to be more than pleased with
the prompt relief which it affords.
Pain Balm Is also a certain cure Tor
rheumatism. For sale by Hunul-
emit a. Stevenson, Druggists
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
THEY SAY.

That J. VI Gann is still selling
al cost, Come before his goods are
al gone.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

That j. VI Gann is still selling
al cost, Come before his goods are
al gone.
That Judge McGehte is pot saving
much In, his pile OF wood Is going
to be the biggest after The election.
That if You smell sulphur about
our clothes dou't ,hink that we h Va
seven year itch only been fumi-
gated, SEE?
That few Mississippi editors make
successful politicians. They say
too much to make themselves pop
ular.
That Warren Moody must be
prospecting for pear orchaI d
Judging flom his recent numerous
visits down the road.
That local political states are helng
made MP ard ftem all indications
tnere Ia going to De hot tune IN
this old town aud county next year,
That The candidate who runs for
oil &c without announcing himself
IN his local paper will have 10 run
lnlghly fast it he gets there.
That Pole lIolcnmb would only
have to add the letter ''r" to make
him Pnhce Holcomb. Why didn'
lie tuink of hat Instead Of running
! for it.
That Mr.. Caver has lost his year:
pro fits on Howard, Rouse, George
Calhoun aud Charlie Simpson. Ht
saws tn It yeIlnw fever had a "cur
GUS" effect on their apprtites.
That ifanybody has lost two meat
hogs lately, apply t" us for info
nation. We saw Hiram Smith
AID VIII B,don cha>iug two fac
torkers for dear life late one eve
Mug this week.
That Mr.. Bier Cowart, who for
the past four wears played he dev
il wi,n the FREE Press, h's re
turned from thu iced brake where
he refugeed during he yellow fever
srige.
That ifsome people who live not a
thousand mules from Pop arville
would attend to their own business
AZ well as they do their nelght"r I"
thy would own the earth IN SIX
months.
That the fellow who owes a bill
here is powerfully "sf"erea' he will
run against a elbow fever germ 1t
he comrs here to sell his cotton, but
the fellow who trades for cash comes
right along and is easily convinced
that the fever is completely wiped
out.
That Hattiesburg has a man who
can sit at the polls on election day
and register the number of votes
cast for each candidate just by
looking in the faces of the voters.
That's nothing. PoplarVille has
several persons who can tell how
much one man owes another witas
out seeing either Of them.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
WANTED-sEvERAL TRUSTwoR-

WANTED-SEvER TRUSTWoR-
thy persons in this state to manage
our business in their own and near
Ly coun,ies. 1t is mainly office wot k
conducted at home. Salary straight
5000 year aud eXpenses-defniie,
honafidr, no more, no less salary.
Monthly S75 References. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope,
Fl bert Il. Hess, Prest., Dept. NJ !,
Chicago. Ia 2o'.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
K entuohy Dew Wniskey.
"STANDARD OF PURITY"

"STANDARD OF PURITY
by the OLD KENTUCKY
DISTILERY, LOUISVILLE, KY
are pleased public that have appointed the
Distributors for this vicinity where all
times getting KENTUCk4 DEW In
original purity, b.
KEN UCKV EW WHISKEY is made from choice selected gn
Lines Spring Water. 1t is highly recommended
Physicians as beng puresI Whsky for tue club and sid
\
be deceived into buying Compounds of so called Whkles,
will sell absolutely article for the same money
Write them for prices will you its merits
G. J. MILLER Sole Distributor, Vcksburg, Miss
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

Measrs. r. l.. Ratlitf, viii Bad"n
ami Dol. r. II Reeves left Monday
morning on collecting tour through
the country for the ritm OF j.. VI
Gann. They have regular hair
pulling job.
Mrs. j. B. Bedgood is visiting
her sister, Mrs. DR.. Culpepper, at
Bond on the G. & S. l. Il. Il,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received for the
building Of school hall tor the
town of P"plarviIIe, Miss, by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen IN
Ill the first tuesday OF December,
1898. Plsns and specifications on
file In the uffice of the Board OF
Mavor and Aldermen. The board
reserves the right to reject any anu
all bids. Bond will he required
of successful bidder.
r. II. REEVES, CLERK.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

This is to notify all taxpayers that
taxes are due from first day OF
October, to Is of December ana
damages can be collected after that
date. W. TSooTT, Tax Col.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
POSITIONS GUARANTEED.

Graduates of Harris Practical Business College, School
Shorthand and Ielegraphy Jackson Miss We offer
ing advantages far the South and at extreme
y low rates. Life scholarship $50 Don't think because the
terms low inferior work 1t is thorough and on pary
with Beautiful Catalogue sent application
N j. HARRIS, President.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
Through Tickets
ALL POINTS.
SOLID VESTIBULED TRAINS
-FAST TIME.
CLIO E CONNEOTiONS,
THROUGH SLEEPERS.

All the students who left on acs
count of yellow fever have return
ed except three and several new
ones have entered, making the at
Tendance as large or larger than
before
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

4 bottle of Priekly Ash Bltters
kept in the house and used occasion
ally, means good health to the
whole household. Sold by S. b,
Lance and Co.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
anAN. E TINE TABLE.

rhs following schedule went in.
aa,ct Sunday, May /, 1898:
- I soulhbodnd due S:06 a. m.
w. . uorthbound due SIP y. III.
w. ~ 2 southbound due 6:24 :. N.
~ ~ 1 norlhbouhd due 1888 II m.
NH trains are Nos. l nd a.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
Diseasou Of ts,o Biood and worvcG.

DIscu8c0 OF TIE hioot uIfiE 4 :tF0S'
No one need suffer with neuralgia. Ih:.
disease is quickly and permanently curao
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs TO browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly y
quarter of a century, it stands today fore
most among our most valued remedies
Browns Iron Btters u "N'd l'v all dealers
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24
ICE

All parties owing me for
Fertilizer are hereby notified
to come forward and settle
their notes and accounts for
same by November 25lh, or |
shall proceed to collect by law.
j. M GAM.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-24

Miss Birdie r tiff is now teschs
ing school at HllSdale. Sh- cine
home to spend Sunday and returns
ed 10 her school Monday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18
Why poesn,t the Boiler nursts

What tremendous force is struggling to tear boiler to atomsi Take, for ex- ample, a horizontal tubular boiler of ordinary proportions, 60 inches in di- ameter by 16 feet long, containing eighty-three inch tubes. Such boiler has a surface area of 40,716 square inches.
 Suppose this boiler is operated with 8 working pressure of 100 pounds per square inch, which is not at all uneom- mon. The boiler therefore sustains to- tai pressure of 4,071, 500 pounds, or more than 3, 035 tons.
 Do we realize what this means? The boiler has resting upon it the equivalent of column of granite 10 feet square and 254.5 feet high, or, to put it another way, the boiler is holding up the equiv alent weight of 2S,871 persons, each weighing 182 pounds.
 The best authorities agree that the ordinary draft horse, working eight hours day, exerts an average force during that time of 120 pounds.
 Now, this force acting to disrupt the boiler longitudinally is 226, 200 pounds, go that to produce an equivalent stress it would be necessary to hitch up to the ends of the boiler two teams of 1 1885 horses altogether Strand Magazine,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18

Ill health is a luxury that only the rich can afford, and that no one can en- joy Every woman is not so situated that she can be an interesting invalid or rather, an uninteresting invalid, for there never was an interesting one.
 The woman who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine or gans is certain to become an invalid. No woman can suffer in this way and be healthy happy, arliable wife and a compe- tent mother. Troubles of this nature sap the strength, rack the nerves, paint lines of suffering upon the face, destroy the tern- per, make the once bright eyes dull and the once active brain sluggish, and trans form a yivacious woman into weak, sickly invalid
 The one sure, speedy, permanent cure for all disorders of the distinctly feminine nature is Dr. Pietce's Favorite Prescription. It acts directly on the delicate and import ant organs concerned, and makes them strong, healthy, vigorous and elastic. 1t cures the internal alteration and inhamfaa- tion that give rise to facilitating drain on the system. It is the best medicine for overworked, rundown women.
 "About six years ago my wife became afflicted with female weakness" :" writes the Rev. I. J. Coppedee, of Elmo, Kaufman Co.,, Texas. "She could not stand on her feet get in any position in which she did not suffer great pain. She despaired of ever again being well. She took six bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and has been well and happy for twelve months"
 It is druggists business to give you, not to tell you, what you want.
 Twenty-one one-cent stamps cover the mailing of paper-c covered copy of Doctor Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. Cloth bound, 3I stamps. Send to Dr. R. " Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18

here officially confirming the re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18

If elected pledge you a faithful ,;..l o..tx, ~ ,ba l.,t;oc of tba - te <o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18

aasssss sst<'7ssaas, ssafU.
 started 10 ride to shelter. Befere he
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18
The Only Thing to Say.

"There'' said the lady, pointing to the wood pile, "how does that strike you?'
 Madam, responded MT. Perry Pa. tettic, "I never saw the like. "-Indian- apolis Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems of Truth Cleaned From the Teach
 ings of All Denominations.

Gems of Truth Cleaned From the Teach
 ings of All Denominations.
 Woman is the mainstay of the Chris tian church Christianity opens to her every avenue to honor and usefulness. Bishop Fallows Reformed Episcopal, Chicago.
 A Dignified Faculty.
 The intellect is the dignifed faculty. It will not run, but insists on marching, keeping step in orderly process. .-Rev. Dr. Frank Crane, Methodist, Chicago.
 Liberal Religion.
 The world wants religion that shall satisfy all the needs of mans nature, nourish the mind, strengthen the will, warm and uplift the heart.-Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley, Independent, Chicago,
 Americas Servant Girls.
 God bless the servant girls of Amer ica, whose years are nothing but hard, bitter, hopeless drudgeries. Born in an unknown home, to be buried in an un- known grave.-Rev. F. D. Talmage. Presbyterian, Chicago.
 Source of Beauty.
 Beauty comes from within. The fn- est complexion is the result of health, not cosmetics. So one ought to seek Gods way of liying-breathe his pure air and drink ill his sunshine, eat pure food and have care what we drink Rev. A. M Harvuot, Christian Church, Cincinnati.
 Law and Liberty.
 The law of God is not the arbitrary limitation of human enjoyment by a despot who delights in blood, but is the benignant ordination of gracious sovereign who gives always the largest liberty that is possible for creatures constituted like ourselves. .-Dr. T. s. Henson, Baptist, Chicago.
 Regeneration of the World.
 Neither by human law nor by divine law nor by unwritten law can the world be righted. Man cannot be hammered into the image of God. Society cannot be planed and ohiseled into the kingdom of God. It is by God working in the heart, life working from within out, that the individual, that society, can be reclaimed. -Dr. Lyman Abbott, Con- gregationalist, New York.
 Consecrated Christians.
 A double star is two stars so close to- gether that their lights are blended, giving the appearance of one star. The eonseerated Christian lives so close to Christ that when the world looks upon him it sees Christ shining in him. Christians are representative agents of Christ in this lower kingdom, thorough ly equipped for duty.-Rev. W. E. Du- gan, Stewart Memorial Church, San Francisco.
 The "Gallery Gods"
 The frequenters of the lofty gallery of any theater have good deal to dc with the making or marring of any new play. Yet that Is not how they acquire their title of "gods. D As matter of fact, the origin of the expression is this: Years ago DIury Lane theater had it's ceiling painted to resemble blue sky with clouds, among which white Cupids were flying in every direction This selling extended over the gallery, whose occupants thus appeared to be very near heaven. Hence the expression arose of gallery gods 7-London Answers
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-18

The Russian is an unexcel1ed diplo- mat on his own ground. The greatest objection to the Russian diplomat is chat he is such liar