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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22

felt a goodly share of the money due
him under the will Of his father, the
late Jay Gould.
In appearance Miss Clemmons is
charming. Her oval face is crowned
with the palest Of gold-yellow hair.
Her eys are of violet blue, SOL and yet
full Of force. Her complexion is that
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22
TOR AND AGAINST.

Lady interviewing housemaiG)-Why
did you leave YOUR last pace?
Observation-Disclosures the master kissed
me, mum.
Lady-And didn't you like it. Ell?
Housemaid-Oh, 1 didn't mind it, mum
but the mistress didn't like it-Tit- Bits.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22
FINANCIAL RECREATION.

Il thoroughly enjoy looking at the ad-
vertising page after the holidays are
over
ANY special reascn?"
Yes; here and there I zee something
my wife didn't buy.'-Chicago Record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22
WAsTEFUL EXPENDITURES

'you are a poet, but why don't you get
your hair eu1?"
TN the name of the Sacred Nine. would
you have ne rob my children CT bsead?e-
Chicago Record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22

EnTp THE GREAT E1e a.
EsX hooM on Main ana ai,0RE
Streets; 267 feei -, IenA
DEhTT glass frontage. WIN Plate
AEIY one great room, 2tlG,eSS..t as
or will rent in parts an5 feot
alterations to suit goad tenants '"o maks
JAMES L. HAv,,r
Real Estate and Loan Agent, 1865 Msi.'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22
FOR RENT APRIL list

4 most desirable country res,5.
modern conveniences. orcbar5 NS'atn,p.
garden, etc. over four acres of .aIove,
bcioneIng thereto. Location IolgI
Valley, on motor line. leaS3c,
a store room, now or April 1s.
lWe EN- stree street; mex next to German Bank Oh
street center Wheeling. ''''0" Main
a two-atorY brick residence. @ ~.
3 good cellars; location, Fifteenth ' ms
Jacob streets. and
G. A. scHAEFER & CO.,
Cor, Fourteenth and MARKET s.rs.,
ja17h N-'ees
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-22

Order the Daily Register at once so
as to be sure to get the opening chap
ter Of ''The Young Klondikers.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
STARVATION IN HAVANA.
Spanish Refugees Describe the Horrible
Conditions.

Spanish Refugees Describe the Horrible
Conditions.
Accounts of the condition of affairs
in Havana, Matanzas and Cardenas
were given in New York Tuesday by
passengers of the steamer Fridtj of
Nansen, from Sagua. The steamer
brought 80 refugees, most of whom
were Spaniards, who made all sorts
of sacrifices, to escape from the island
in anticipation of its being controlled
by the insurgents.
Many of them were well supplied
with funds, having turned all their
available property into cash. They
paid 5000 each for passage.
Almost all of those aboard being
Spanish sympathizers, meeting was
held in the saloon while the ship was
off Barnegat, N. j., at which majorl'
ty pledged themselves to refuse tc
give any information to Americans
regarding the condition of things in
Cuba. A few, however, consented tc
talk after they had got ashore, but
even they were unwilling to permit
their names to be used.
One woman who had reached Sagus
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
NUMBER So.

individuals also, said an attorney
today who studied the question, may
also reap the benefits of the new law.
'I cannot see," said he" "why any
one cannot under the law 60 into VOL
untary bankruptcy and get discharge
just as the proprietor of business
can. He will simply have to make his
application, give up his property ex-
cept the homestead, and show that he
is unable to pay, but he will have to
look sharp to keep from being caught
by the fraud provision of the act.
AS to time of going into effect the
law says: "This act shall 60 into full
force and effect upon its passage Pro-
vided, however, That no petition for
voluntary bankruptcy shall he filed
within one month of the passage there
of and no petition for involuntary
bankruptcy shall be filed within four
months of the passage thereof. Pro-
ceedings commenced under state in
solvency laws before the passage of
this act shall be affected by it. APP
proved July /, 1885,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
HICKS FOR AUSUST.

The progress of the storm conditions
from west to east over the country,
during the closing days of July, will
be followed by rising barometer and
cooler, westwardly winds, so that
western and central sections will be
behind the storm area by August 1st,
the Atlantic coast regions being still,
perhaps, in storm area as the month
opens. On and touching the 4th and
5th there will be perceptible reaction
to storm conditions. The moon is on
the celestial equator on the 4th, and
marked atmospheric and electrical un-
rest will be natural on and next to
that date. Change to higher barome-
ter and notifications of summer heat
will pass over the country in the in
terim between 5th and 9Th.
"Vulcan" storm period from 9th to
18th. During this time correct watch
ing will show that much higher tenn
perature will begin in western ex-
tremes, that barometer will begin to
fall in the same sections early in the
period, attended by more or less
storminess and storm, and that these
conditions will work eastward across
the continent by about the 18th. At
terward, say from about the 18th to
18th, barometric conditions will change
westerly, cooler winds will set in, and
fair weather will prevail in most parts
of the country. From the 10th to 18th
fails a reactionary time of disturb
ance, embracing new moon on the 18th
and moon on equator on the 18th.
Equinox will blend with regular per-
turbations, from the 18th to the 18th.
Look for excessively warm weather at
this time, eliminating and touching
the 18th and 18th in much thunder,
high gales and scattering rains.
There will probably ensue change
to cooler weather Immediately behind
the disturbances ending about the 18th,
but the high temperature will return
and spread over most of the continent
during the storm period running from
the Goth to Oath. A general low baro-
meter will be reported, progressing
from west to east during this period,
signs of brewing storms will multiply,
and about Monday, 22d, to Thursday
25th, many storms of wind, thunder
and rain will transpire.
Recently storms and storm condi-
tions will return about the 9th, 2Sth
and 29th. This implies that it will
turn much warmer, the barometer will
fall, and wind will blow from storm
breeding directions, followed by forms
of cloudiness that rrecede actual
storms. A mercury equinox is in force
for the closing days of August, moon
is at pergee on the 2sth and both full
and on the equator ON the 31st. There
is a somewhat unusual disposing of
nearly all the members of the solar
system during the last half of the
month.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE WAR
WITH SPAIN.-Hostilities begun, April
81, 1898.
Peace proposal accepted, August 2,
1898.
Number of days of actual war, 103.
Cost in lives to Spain, about 1000
killed. (No official report of Spanish
casualties published.)
Cost to the United States, about
253 men killed and about 1884 men
wounded.
What we lost: The Maine, with 266
men.
What Spain lost: Montojo's fleet,
Cevera's fleet, Cuba, Porto Rico, one
of the Ladrones and possibly the Phil
ippines.
Strength of the United States army
when war was declared 1852 men.
Strength now, 27S,500 men.
Strength of United States navy
when war was declared: Battle ships
and cruisers, IA ; monitors, 10 {; unarm-
ord steel vessels, 16; gun boats, 10
torpedo boats, %.
Strength now: Battle ships and
cruiser, 80; monitors, 10; unarmored
steel vessels. 81; gun boats, 25; tor
pedo boats, 25; special craft, 45.LNew
York Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

COLONEL ROOSEVELT WAS WOUND
ED.-It was found out yesterday that
Colonel Roosevelt really possesses that
which Mr.. Croker says any man run
ming for governor this fall will need
the evidence that he was wounded in
battle. The story was told yesterday
by a private in Colonel Roosevelt's
regiment, who is now in the hospital
at Governors Island. 1t was at San
Juan Hill. Roosevelt and some other
officers were standing together in q
little clearing on the slope of the hill
Bullets were flying, and finally a frag,
ment of shell struck Colonel Roose'
velt on the back of the left hand.
1t was glancing blow, and simply
scraped the flesh. The wound bled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
being thoroughly studied and careful.

being thoroughly studied and careful
ly mapped"
Continuing, the correspondent tele'
graphs that "Aguinaldo's forces encir'
Gle the city, making daily and nightly
attacks. The Spaniards still hold the
whole of the suberbs. Occasional
sorties are made, in which the loss oi
life is slight. Two miles behind Agui,
naldo's lines, south of Manila, 5000
American troops are encamped. The
remainder are at Cavite. Aguinaldo is
understood to have objected to the ad'
vance of the Americans to ground cap
tured by the insurgents, forgetting that
his landing was effected by the grace
Of the Americans.
This is an issue which probably was
foreseen by no one when the American
government decided to strike blow
at Spanish power in the Pacific. Dis
patches from Washington say that the
administration is much embarrassed
by the situation and that General Mer-
ritt has asked for $4,000 troops. When
the expedition was originally planned
it was believed that less than half that
number would be more than adequate.
The situation is made more striking
by the fact that .Aguinaldo, the agent
of discord, is a creation of the Amer
leans. At the beginning of the war
Aguinaldo, who had been previously
bought off by the Spanish government,
was living abroad. Together with a
number of other insurgent chiefs he
was induced to return to the Philip
pines to enlist the support of the ma
tives in the war on Spain.
The chiefs were taken to Cavite on
board the American men-of-war and
the arsenal at that place was thrown
open to them. Arms and ammunition
being placed in the hands of the in
surgents, they were enabled to begin
struggle against the Spaniards OF
land in which they have been more
than ordinarily successful. Flushed
with victory, Aguinaldo first declared
himself president of a provisional re-
PUBIC anu now HAS dSSuiucu luc ioiC
as dictator. He openly defes the
American government and makes war
in his own way against the Spanish
authority. AS the London Times cor
respondent expresses it, "either he has
been corrupted by some of the foreign
powers or else he has false notion OF
the strength of the Philippine revolu'
tionists."
1t thus looks as if the war in the
Philippines has but begun. Aguinal'
dos pride must be humbled or Aguin-
alGo's avarice must be satisfied by an
American bribe. 1t is more probable,
however, that he will receive hard
knocks instead of bribes. In any
event there is every indication that
the Americans will have hard work to
do before the Philippine problem is
ripe for solution. AS yet the game
has hardly begun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
THE BANKRUPTCY LAW.
An Important Act That Went Into Eject
Last Monday.

From the Columbia Record.
The Federal bankruptcy law went
into effect last Monday but so far as
is known no Columbian, and in fact
no South Carolinian, has yet taken ad'
vantage of its provisions to wipe out
his debt and start life anew and rid
himself of the ghost of duns. Bur
it is thought that ere long the FEEDER
al courts will have plenty of such cases.
before them, and that extra vigilance
will have to be observed by the court
officials to keep down fraud and pre-.
vent those persons taking advantage
of the law merely for the purpose o.
stunning an honest debt which they
are amply able to pay.
The new law, provided the bank
rupts do not prove too sharp for the
officials and shuttle off debt they are
able to carry, promises good results
but of course nobody can tell how the
thing is to be carried out, and tht
LAWYERS and business men are anxious
to try it so as to find out how it is 60
ing to operate.
The new law, which is intended tc
provide a uniform system of bank
ruptcy and which, it is felt, the coun'
try has so long needed, gives relief tt
those who cannot pay their debts ane
starts them out in life again with al
liabilities against them wiped out
All they will have to do to get thi!
absolution will be to apply to th'
Federal court through the referee o.
register appointed by the court fo1
this purpose, for a discharge. 0
course it must be shown by the appli
cant that he is unable to pay, anc
though he may in involuntary bank
ruptcy retain his homestead, he mus
give up all other property.
Thus business man who fails ma1
start up again in his own name with
out fear of being interrupted by hi
old creditors, instead of as heretofore
hiding his affairs behind another name
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
Victor Blue Sends Trophies.

Marion correspondence Columbia
State: Lieutenant Victor Blue, Of
the United States navy, has written an
interesting letter to his relatives here,
giving full account of his recent ex-
ploits in Cuba. Among other things,
be says that he is surfeited with news
paper notoriety and is daily the recip-
lent of offers from prominent maga-
zines asking him to write an account
of his trip around Santiago, in which
he is allowed to name his own price.
Lieutenant C. c. Billings, who is on
the Justin, brought to America on his
recent trip for Lieutenant Blue, one of
the swords captured by him at the
time of his visit to Gomez on the night
of May 81. On that trip, the readers
of The State will remember, Lieuten-
ant Blue ran through the Spanish line
of gunboats, and on his return cap
tured two Spanish patrol boats, with
many trophies, among them two swords
belonging to the officers in command.
One of these swords Lieutenant Blue
gave to Captain Delehanty, OF the
Suwanee, and the other he sent to bis
mother here, to be kept for him until
the war is over. He also sent Cuban
machete, which was presented to him
by one of Garcia's men, and which, it
is said, has seen some bloody work
lately. These interesting relics were
exhibited by Miss Kate Lilly Blue,
sister of the lieutenant, along with
some other souvenirs sent her by
"somebody's else brother" from the
seat of war. There are two shells
one shell fired by the marines on the
attack on Guantanamo, the other a
Spanish cartridge, which was explo-
ded in the destruction of the Spanish
magazine at that place. Marion is
justly proud of the record made by
her favored son, and all South Caro-
lima will join with her to do him honor
when be returns to his native home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

profusely. Colonel Roosevelt whip
ped out his handkerchief, bound it
around his hand and said {:
"Well, that's the first one. They'll
have to do better than that the next
time"
"Just as he said that" continued
the rough rider, "a young officer stand.
ing near him was killed by Spaniard
up in the top of one of the trees. The
same sharpshooter picked off several
of our men before be was killed by a
private of the Twenty-fourth Infantry,
one of the colored regiments.
"About that time was sent up into
the trenches. Oh, but it was hot
After I'd been there for some time /
was relieved to 60 back to take a little
rest. On the way met Colonel Roose-
velt. He noticed me and asked
"Where have have you been, my
boy? Up in the trenches? It's hot
as the devil up there, isn't it &? Now,
I'll tell you what to do. You 90 back
there and tell my cook to make you
some good coffee and give you bite
to eat. We can't spare any good men
and they must have enough to eat. Go
along, now.' tell you, you can fight
for a man like that. What's good
enough for you is good enough for him.
He'd give up his own blanket to make
one of his men comfortable. New
York Sun, Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
CAPT, JOHN PHILIP.
rTexas.1

of only 14a knots because of the cur
tailment of the forced draught through
an injury to one of the ventilator
shafts of the fire room by six.inch
shell. The Texas inflicted q terrible
amount of damage on the Spanish
fleet despite the lessening of her
speed"
The battleship will remain at the
Cob dock until she is sufficiently
lightened to be put into dry dock No.
2 for cleaning and repairs. She will
probably be 1oated into the dock to.
morrow, remaining there about a
week. Her next point of destination
has not been announced.-N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser, Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

Oy rail- from f1aVa0d Sdlu IudI Ius
condition of affairs in the capital was
deplorable and was daily growing
worse.
"There is plenty of money!" she
said, "but of what use is it when il
will hardly purchase anything? 1t is
impossible to get beef at any price
and even horse flesh costs 81 pound
Bread costs % cents a pound and is
very bad at that, and eggs, which are
brought from the country in small
quantities, cost 35 cents each. The
supply of condensed milk is practical
ly exhausted, and the little left is sold
at 90 for can such as you buy here
for 10 cents.
"On an average 10 to u persons are
found dead of starvation in the streets
every day, and this takes no account
of the scores who daily die of hunger
in the houses. No words can describe
the horrors of Los Fossos, the place at
the foot of the Prado, where the
wretched reconcentrados are herded
together. I was told that there were
no less than 1000 Of these miserable
people in the place when came away
and they were dying by hundreds,
for, of course, nothing is being done
for their relief, when the government
has not enough food for its own SOL
diers. Worse than this, the officials
beat and abuse them shamefully.
"a few gas lamps are still burning
in the streets, but the electric lights
are only lit on Thursday nights, when
there is music in the Parque Central.
What a ghastly mockery those band
concerts are, with so many people
starving to death within sound of the
music. All the theatres are closed
and their lobbies are nightly crowded
with the homeless poor. Wine is the
only thing in the city that is plentiful
and cheap, so that even the poor can
get a little at times.
"Almost all the stores in Weyler
and O'Reilly streets are closed, as are
all the principal hotels. The stock of
coal is almost completely exhpusted,
and for few days the local trains
that run to the Vedado, past the San
aa Clara battery, were stopped for
want of fuel. They are now burning
wood, but even that will soon be
gone."
Juan Zarraga Zarte said: ~ do not
know ANYTHING of the condition OF
things at Havana, but do know that
there is much misery in Cardenas and
Matanzas. Things, however, might
be worse, considering the stringency
of the blockade. Much starvation
has been avoided by the foresight OF
the merchants, who, in anticipation of
the outbreak of the war, laid in big
stocks of provisions. Of course they
have sold at high prices, and / heard
of one man who made 100000 in a
speculation in -four in Sagua. All the
stores which have provisions are kept
under constant guard by soldiers to
prevent the starving people from loot
ing them. Every one is tired of the
war, and on all hands one hears pray.
ers that peace will soon come"
The Nansen brought cargo OF
sugar, which she discharged at Will
liamsburg. She also brought 36e
bales of tobacco and 322 cases of cigars
This was the first cargo of sugar
reaching the United States since the
surrender Of Santiago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06
PROUD OF THE TEXAS.
Captain Phillip Says His Ship Is One
tho Rauf AHoaf

Captain Phillip Says His Ship Is One OF
the Best Afioat.
Captain Philip of the battleship
Texas, now at the Brooklyn navy
yard, was radiant with pride today as
he spoke of his. vessels part in the
running fight off Santiago.
"The Texas" he says "has the best
and staunchest gun deck in the United
States navy, or any other navy, as far
as am able to judge. Considering
her big weight amidships, she never
once lost her steadiness in the fight,
and at no time did she list more than
seven degrees. Her speed in the San
tiago engagement reached maximum
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

the surrender, for my modest repu-
tation is of little value as compared
with the country's interests.
LINAREs."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-07
IN INTEREST OF a PUBLIC BUILD

a
The joint committee on public build
ing was called to order yesterday after
noon at O'Clock at the Board of Trade
rooms by President John j. King, the
following members being present: John
y. King. j. Davis Reed and S. II. Mon
taEue, OF the City Council: J.,W. Hap
per and S. c. Sherwood and w. II.
hairless, of the citizens at large, and
u. Hatton and Charles r. Nash, Of the
Board of Trade. 81
MI q. Hntton was elected chairman
.. the joint committee, and Herman c.
Niemeyer secretary and treasurer, and
MeSsrs. Sherwood and Happier Vice
chairmen.
MIR. Fairless. who was then on his
way TO Washington in the interest of
Lhe wage workers of the United States
navy yard, was requested to make such
INQUIRIES as he thought best, after get
ing TO the capital. looking to arrange
Inehts FOR an appointment with the
mouse and Senate committees to NEE;
the portsmouth committee. MIR. G, Hat
'oii was requested to open Immediate
correspondence with the chairmen OF
me congressional committees looking
10 conference upon the subject of q
new public building in Portsmouth.
!, deemed necessary the committee
VIII repair to Washington within The
next few days to further prosecute The
project. '''e
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-07
NAVAL, NEWS

paymaster c. w. Llttlencld has bocn
uetacned from the Maine and placed
on waiting orders; Assistant Surgeon r
", ichards. to the New York NAVY
I,.ru; Passed Assistant Surgeon 4
naIcnhoE. from New York Navy-yartI
10 fuEet Sound station; Passed Assist
2mt surgeon T. J. Olcutt. from the
nnget Sound station to the Nfohican.
FUSED Assistant Surgeon III. G.. Leo
poiu' from the New York Navy-vard
10 the Mare Island yard; Passed Assist.
art Paymaster w. J. Llttcn, two
months leave; Paymaster c. Al. Raw,
20 the Maine; Ensign G. c. Dawson. IL
the Saratoga; Ensign A. Althouse. 10
me massachusetts,; Ensign T. j. Sem
n,,IeNpired leave revoked; Chaplain T.
thompson, to the Mohican; Assistant
engineer a. Hartrath, from the Marc
island yard to The Mohlcan: Paymastcr
y. r.: Cam, from the Independence IA
me Mohican; the uncxiircd leave OF
Ensign L. Washington has been revol,-
eu ana he Is ordered to the Indiana
The cruiser Alliance has arrived nj
portsmouth. \. II. The gunbcat Wheel
ING arrived at Victoria. b. c.. on her
way to Sitka. The cruiser Detroit has
sailed from San Domingo for Aracorjs
Hayti. '
The leave Of absence granted Can,
Wliiiam O. Owen. assistant surgeon, Is
extended one month.