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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

there are horse races, horses being
plentiful in the island an. much priced
by the people. Partly on this ac-
count Porto Rico might be called the
Kentucky OF the West Indies. At 10
o'clock on the day the natives in the
cities form professions and proceed to
the government house. where the Lead
er of the frolic, who is called the king.
reads aloud a burlesCue proclamation
composed for the occasion. After tn
comes the racing.
All day men and women go TIN
the streets wearing gayly colored q
val costumes and masks, the ladis
quality smiling and tossing flowey
from their balconies at the populace.
which seems to have gone mad for the
time. AT night there are bonfires and
for enc day in the year strict social
regulations are relaxed, and every Daq
by is seen with his Joan. Indeed, II
man or woman to appear on Il
streets without a companion OF til
other sex would be TO run gauntl5
of boots and jeers and Tie suggestiQ
that he or she had been Tilted by ]
sweetheart.
For three days the houses are thrown
open, and lemonade and wine are
served TO any ons who may ask for
them. In a less simple and Acadian
community such liberty would be likely
to verge into license. but there is SELL
dom a complaint in Porto Rico LII
stead, even the toughest clement =
its honor
The ladies of the country ar
horses and sometimes OF dor
climate however, in which th
flea Is not so easily Danish
therefore cats and lapdogs a
popular as in northern latiI
One of the very odd pets
men is the sugar cane bug.
fasten tiny gold chains abo(f
sects and wear one end of IN
attached to the shoulder. The bug
promenades over the face and neck OF
the wearer as the ugly little green liz
ards used to Craze over the gowns OF
ultra fashionable London. Partisan and
New York women. The bug looks like
a bit of polished mahogany and has
eyes of a soft amber tint.
The lives of the peasant class. for
such the negroes may be called, are
very simple They wear very little In
the way of clothing and have very
little in the way of houses. When one
Of the fierce West Indian tornadoes
sweeps over the island. down goes
every negro hut, but calmly and cen
tentedly the men and women 60 TO
work to build new homes. They need
to work little. for plenty Of food Is
assured them by merely turning over
the earthuand dropping few seed now
and thsiAk2to the ground. Resides1(
baE1~r3S, yafis aHG cOc0alVtS4fow
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

languor the ladies are by no means idle
or to be imposed upon where their
households are concerned. The well to
do families have trains Of servants. but
nevertheless an active interest is taken
in the work of these by the housewife,
her part being merely directing or plan
ming, that being considered sufficient
ly onerous task for any woman of quail
ity.
The houses are Of stone, two stories
in height. with lnxuriant gardens OF
tropical flowers shaded by tall palm
trees. in and out of which fit birds OF
brilliant plunage. many OF them, such
as the hooking birds. beautiful song
sters
The low. nat houses are often finish
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
A sAcK-Pn4LIsG MACHINE.

A sack-flling machine has been In
vented which not only fills the sack
with -four or garin, but weights IL and
registers the number filed. II will nor
attempt to put more In than the sack
will hold: and tended by single man
the machine will dispose Of sixty sacks
an hour.
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To Chicago and the East.

+ Passengers going east for business, will
naturally gravitate to Chicago as the
great commercial cepter. Passengers
re- visiting friends or relatives in the
eastern states always desire to take in"
Chicago en- route. All classes OF passen-
gers will find that the '.ShOrt Line" Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee L st. Paul Rail-
way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs,
affords excellent facilities to reach their
destinations in a manner that will be
sure to give the utmost satisfaction.
A reference to the time tables will in
dictate the route to be chosen, and, by
asking any principal agent west OF the
Missouri river for a ticket over the
Chicago, Council Bluffs 4 Omaha Short
Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul Railway, you will be cbeerfully
furnished with the proper passport via
Omaha and Chicago. Please note that
all OF the "Short Line" trains arrive in
Chicago in ample time to connect with
the express trainsOf all the great Through
car lines to the principal eastern citiea.
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, ETC., please call on or address F..
A. Nash. General Agent, Omaha. Neb.
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GAS 9ToRIA.
B.antA. H1h kid You lan Mxaw ssugh
'''.s''' e &>A2Zz<zzx
Spend August in the Black nills.

Spend August IN the Black Hills.
Go first to Hot Springs. There you
can breathe, ride, bicycle, climb noun
tains, dance and play tennis to your
hearts content. II your limbs are stiff,
your kidneys ont Of order or If yOu are
troubled with excema or any other form
Of skin disease. a month at Hot Springs
will make new man Of you.
Sylvan Lake and Spearfish are within
a comparatively short distance of Hot
Springs and everyone who visits the
Black Hills should see them. Sylvan
Lake is the prettiest and coolest snm-
mer resort in the west. Spearfish is
reached after n railroad ride that ranks
among the experiences of lifetime.
There is nothing like it anywhere else
on the globe.
During August, the Burlington Route
will run two lowrate excursions to Hot
Springs; one on the 9th the other on
the 18th of that month. Tickets will he
sold at one fare for the round trip-half
rates-and will be good to return any
time within 30 days.
Organize party. Arrange about
your hotel accommodations at Hot
Springs. Get your tickets from the
Burlington agent and pass the most de-
lightful month in the year in the most
delightful summerland on the continent.
q July, 4.
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ers of tho assembly. When this came
to light it Wa Immediately seen that
some Of Fremont's firms had been vio-
timised. The man who came here over
. week ago began his work in very
business-ike way. He solicited adver-
tising for q so-calfed program of the Ep-
worth League assembly at Lincoln and
succeeded in getting about fifteen or
got printing Office in the city to do his
by the advertisers as security for pay
ment. He got q proof Of the program,
took it around and collected money OF
the advertisers without giving them
back their contracts thereby fleeing
both the printer and the merchants.
He vanished as soon as he had all the
money which he could reasonably expect.
It has been. unearthed by the special
corps of PinkertOn detectives employed
exclusively by the Leader. that several
business men Of Clearwater were short
time ago victimized by accepting money
issued by the sO-called and defunct con-
federate States of America. PURCHASES
were made for small sums. and the bal
ance received in change of full legal
tender value, and the culprit was acci-
aentaiy discovered anu naoe sooo the
loss. AS ne was quite Young ana was
leo 10 act throneh the influence OF oider
persons the matter was hushed up ana
not even the name OF the young man
was made p"oilc.-Neiigh Leader.
We always like to give sister counties
credit for all there is in them for even
then it does not 3stract from the great
ness Of our, own county. We take the
following from Tuesdays Bee. Burt
county is not only first-class county
agriculturally but it has produced some
great men. Until two or three years ago
Daniel Webster lived on farm near Ts-
kamah. John Tyler is at present one OF
the supervisors of the county. 1t may
also be surprising to know that Roscoe
ConklinR lives at Tekamah while Ulysses
8. Grant abides on the reservation north
OF Lyons John Hancock was formerly
a school teacher near Craig while John
Brown is not mOulderinS in the grave
as is enormously supposed but is alive
and well and an esteemed citizen OF the
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CHANGES IN THE NAVY.
Sigsbee Relieves Philips Who
Goes on Shore Duty.
BARKER TO COMMAND eREGoH


CAPTAIN Goodrich 0f the Auxiliary Cruiser
st. Louis Has Been Ordered tn Take
Charge Of the Newark, Commodors
. Watson's Flagship - Third Wrecking
Expedition Sails For Santiago.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-TWO import
ant changes in the command OF vessels
of the navy were announced last even
ing by Secretary Long. Captain Charles
D. Sigsbee, who commanded the battle
ship Msine when she met her fate in
the harbor OF, Havana, and who has
been in command Of the auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul since the war began,
has been ordered to relieve Captain
John w. Philip of the command OF the
battleship Texas, now undergoing re-
pairs in New York. 1t is understood
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Goodnight. dear love, good might
In dreams call TO thee.
Till thou. in spirit shalt respond
In dream realms sOuls are free.
Goodnight, dear child: good- night
May Heavens kind care be DER
Thine every hour; awake, asleep,
And guide thee evermore.
Goodnight, my love; goodnight,
May angels guide thy sleep,
And hOy ring round thy pulowed head,
Their loving vigils keep.
Goodnight. my child, goodnight,
Perchance ere morning sun
The veil of death may drop between,
And yOH-Or i be gone.
Good night, then; God knows best;
And after clouds. the light,
My waking voice would greet thee, then
Good morn love- not goodnight.
David City. Neb.
RESPECTED FRIENDs:-May the joy Of hop
drive away all tears. H.B
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
DhTTLEAT MANILA
Spanish Make an Attack
7 Upon Americans.
REPULsED WITH BIG LOSS.
About Two Hundred Killed and
Three Hundred Wounded.
AMERICAN LOSS Is. NINE KILLED.
Dsstls Iasesd Three Hesrs-Oar velan-
tssrs llsAs Glorious Defense Against
.. Attacking Force Of Three
Ehousa,d-Forty-four Wsre
= Wounded.
AMERICAN LOSS Is. NINE KILLED

MANILA, July 81 (via Hong Kong,
Aug. 9.)-A heavy engagement took
place tonight between the American
and Spanish forces at Malate. The
Spanish made an attack, attempting to
turn our right. After three hours
sighting they were repulsed. The troops
engaged were the Tenth Pennsylvania,
First battalion, First California battal-
ion, Third artillery regulars and bat
terry A, Utah.
Our loss was nine killed and A
wounded. The Spanish loss was up
ward of 200 killed and 800 wounded.
Our volunteers made glorious defense
against upward of 5000 of an attacking
force.
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The POpulists Won.

After continuous night session an
agreement was reached fog the three
conventions in session at Lincoln last
week. The ticket is:
w. A. -Poynter, populist. governor; E..
A. Gilbert, silver republican, lieutenant
governor: W. A. Meserve, populist,
treasurer; J. F. Cornell, populist, audi
tor; W. F. Porter, populist, secretary of
state: c. J. Smythe. democrat, attorney
general; Jacob Wolf, populist, cemmis-
sioner public lands and buildings; w.
X. Jackson, populist, superintendent
public instruction.
All except Poynter and Gilbert are
the present state officers.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10

SANTIAGO, Aug. 9.-Five transports
sailed away yesterday afternoon with
5000 American soldiers. The men are
all badly run down and are in need OF
care and attention that they cannot re.
ceive here and which can be given them
only at home. The detachments Were
taken from the Rough Riders, the Third
and Sixth cavalry (regulars, and the
First, Sixth and Thirteenth United
States infantry.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
BIG BLAZE At BISMARCK.
Fire Destroys tho Rest Portion Of the Cf
In Short Time.

Fire D+sirOys the Rest Portion Of the City
In . Short Time.
BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 9.-Fire de.
stroyed the best portion of the city OF
Bismarck Last evening, licking up hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
property. The flames originated in the
agents Office of the Northern Pacific
depot. Almost before they were discov-
cred the entire building and the im-
mense warehouse of the company were
in flames. Oils and powder contributed
fuel and before the flames could be
checked they had spread to the block OF
brick buildings across the alley, destroy
ing the Tribune Office, Hare's hardware
store and an entire row of buildings.
The flames then leaped the street to the
magnificent First National bank build.
ing, which melted away In a few min
utes. The Central block followed and
the flames spread to the postoffice, sweep
ing over the entire block and carrying
down the postoffice, Merchants bank
block, Griffin block and all the inter-
mediate frame and brick structures.
The fire then spread across and de-
vOured Kupitz store and the greater
part of the block. The flames also
spread north into residence block and
completely destroyed it. Firemen were
powerless to check the inroads of the
fire, which spread to scores of buildings,
licking them up as SO much waste paper.
The origin of the fire is unknown, as no
one was in the freight Office when it
started. :.
Every drug store in the city is de.
stroyed and all the groceries but two or
three, also two newspaper Offices and
the great bulk of the business portion
Of the city, with several blocks of resi-.
dences. Many people are homeless.
The Sheridan house had a narrow es-
cape, but was saved. The line of fire
extended from the Northern Pacific
tracks to Thayer street ON the north and
Fourth to Third streets on the east and
west. Insurance may cover half the
1oSa
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Firemen Have . Grievance.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. &C. H.
Wilson, past grand master of the Broth.
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
chairman Of the grievance committee,
has been conferring with the employees
of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
relative to their grievances with the
company. The conferences have been
held al. Ashley and have been secret.
Mr. Wilson has admitted that the COM
pany had made concessions the past few
days and might possibly make some
more. One concession was to reduce
the weight of trains to 1900 tons. The
employees have confidence that Mr.. Viii
son viii bring about an amicable settle
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10

SOME fellow has been doing just a
little figuring on the bond loans OF
S262,WO,OO0 negotiated by President
Cleveland. and finds that if it had been
done under the republican Law, he would
have saved the taxpayers Of the q. S.
S6,OO0.OOO a year for thirty years, or q
hundred and eighty million dollars.
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4. 4. Il. Cincinnati. Ohio. September SO.
For the Annual Encampment of the
g. A. r., at Cincinnati, o. in September,
the Union Pacific will make tho greatly
reduced rate from Columbus of $2O.45
for the round trip. Be sure your ticket
reads via the Union Pacific.
For time tables and full information
call on At J. r. MEAGHER, Agent.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10

One sort of insurgent can not dis
appear too quickly for the future vel
fare OF Cuba. 1t is the kind who ex-
poets the Americans to furnish the arms,
ammunition, rations, clothing, medi-
'cines and heavy fighting, and allow a
Jnnta to ill the Offices and handle the
revenues.-Ex.-
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SPAIN agrees to peace terms named by
the United States. but takes occasion to
file a protest, asserting that they finally
succnmb to force in the matter. They
claim that they did nothing to bring on
the war. The ministry plays the role Of
injured innocence to perfection.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
United Garment Worksrs Meet.

CINCINNATI, Ang. 9.-About GO dele
gates to the convention Of the United
Garment Workers, about one-third Of
whom are women, met today, and after
appointing q committee ON credentials,
adjourned until 2 p. m. The conven-
ton will be in session several days.
Among the questions to be discussed are
the wage scale and shorter hours.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Aug. 9.-Gover-
nor Shaw0 Iowa, accompanied BY Mrs.
Shaw, together with Adjutant General
b. II. Byers and Colonel E. 9. Pratt, Of
the governors staff, are here ON .
visit to the Forty y-ninth and Fiftieth
Iowa regiments in camp here. Cover
nor Shaw witnessed .. review of the
two regiments. He was much pleased
with their appearance and also with the
location Of the camp. He win remain
for few days.
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CAPTAIN CLARK of the Oregon haa
been granted leave of absence On &C.
count of sickness. He is regarded as
one Of the best equipped officers in the
service. Naval officers fear that his &C.
tive career is end.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10

In some parts Of California they are
feeding raisins to their horses, barley
being worth $50 ton, while the cheap
est grade Of raisins is $40 ton. Items
OF this kind are sure to fix public atten-
tion upon the evils, the very gross evils,
"t our present transportation facilities
pf at least practices, and keep the at
'eot'ons fixed until the evils are at least
messorably abated. The basis Of reckon
'ne Oy railroad managers and owners
VII vii have to be modified somewhat
,om All that the trafic viii bear"
through what the public wiii isS1sr
70 oe e1acted." until the time come
M;S nnen the rate that is fight" IL liked.
,hsay h,s.ory rs made pretty rapidly along
ssnss; lines sometimes, and suggestion,
claily. when it is from actual occur.
fences, is wonderfully strong factor !.
fang2ng things to pen.
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xositionaI local.


Becher, JBggi & Co., real estate agents,
report the following real estate transfers
fled in the Office of the county clerk for
the week ending Aug. 6. 1898.
James Cassin to Stephen Ryan. sh
seA 3l-1s-lw. Qcd cd...............$ 100
Elsie Mapes to Lester Yelm, M seA
6-l7-Sw. wd. Observation-Disclosures. 40 90
James Stuart to Mary C Eley. pt- nwA
swl4 18-a0-1e, wd..... ................ 20 o.
Byron Millett to Augusta Millett, lots
blk 50. lots 5, ., Z 4 blk 81, Stevens
addition to Columbus, Vd. 200 90
Elizabeth l. Cunningham to Henry L
BabcOck, lots 8, blk 2, Turner
lumbus wd -. 1 800 %
Columbus Land, Loan 1 Building As
sociation to Frank J. Gerharz. lot 8
blk II, Stevens addition to COlum-
bus, wd ..... ........................ 7OO %
William Lusche to John H Wilks, M
nwA Is l8- le, wd. wd.............. I 800 90
l. Albert to X StOrrs Dickinson q of
nea S-lS-Sw, wd ...... ............... 525 90
Henry HOckenberger to school district
Of Columbus, Lots 1,2,3,A5.6,7&S I, 2,
blk Il. Becher Place Add. to Colum-
John G Ma6er to Blake Msher. sw,. sw WV W
"a. swa nwl4 i9.is-lw qcd. ZOO 90
Byron Millett to Il Storrs Dickinson.
lot blk q, Stevens addition to Co
lumbus, wd. ......... 50 %
Amos L Mary 4 BEAVER to Matilda Brug-
ger, seA swl4 a6-17-le. Wd Wd.............. $50 90
Twelve transfers, total. ........... :. 3lSS28 %
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District "A and Vicinity.

DsSsEICS n anu SlCIulty.
Mrs. Herring and sons expect to shell
1000 bushels of corn today.
There! It was brand new girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Currie, and
it arrived Monday Of last week.
The honey bees have been putting up
large quantities of sweets since the rain.
1t began to look serious for them until
the rain; now there is no fear.
VIM. Drinnin of Williamsfeld, ILL.,,
after spending a few days here with his
brother, returned home Monday, feeling
that Nebraska has not been over esti-
mated.
There are very few plums to be had
this year, and unlees potatoes can be
shipped in here, they will be a good
price. The crop here is certainly not q
good one.
The rain of Friday night was a glori-
GUS one, 3 IL inches falling during the
night, but the corn was 80 far injured
by dry weather, white grubs and chinch
bugs, that one half crop is all that is
visible now.
While threshing grain at Will ErEst's
last Friday Mr.. Ernst met with an acci-
dent. While engaged in cutting bands,
the knife slipped in some way and made
an ugly cut in one Of his fingers, and
then member of the threshing crew
was injured in the hand by coming in
contact with the cylinder while feeding
The machine belonged to the Binder l.
Smith crew.
The ground is in excellent condition
for fall plowing, and Fred Stenger (who
will certainly have to take second place
in raising winter wheat this year, as Mr..
Bachman who works the Rhode farm has
finished threshing, and reports a yield
OF % bushels to the acre) commenced
plOwing preparatory to trying it again
Saturday morning. with four strong
teams. Look ont for Fred next time.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
Soldiers Killed In . Storm.

MIAMI, Fla,, Aug. "a severe elec.
trical storm passed over the camp, re-
sulting in the death Of Private Charles
E. Gill, Company K, First Louisiana,
and Corporal E. K. Humphreys, Com.
pany E, First Texas. Private ]. Cruise
of Company A, First Louisiana, was
severely shocked, but will recover.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
Only Volunteer lmniGraats.

There is q perfect reason for the At
tachment Of the immigrant to the United
States. 1t is because it is the country
OF his choice. No portion Of this coun-
try has ever been a penal colony, Bot
any. bay or Siberia. Nobody has been
sent here on compul@on. The immi-
grant to the United States from the be-
ginning has been a volunteer-one who
considered the matter and concluded
that his condition would be bettered in
some way in the great new, strong coun-
try beyond the Atlantic. where there
was more land, more room, more work,
more money, more opportunity, more
liberty for him and his children and
their children.-Kansas City Star.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
Snr 4.islbers:

The people who get something for
almost nothing, don't always take q
farmers note, but sometimes collect the
cash down from merchants, and play the
confidence game on publishing estab.
lishment. Az for instance, this, from
the Fremont Tribune:
Word has been sent up from Lincoln
that the man who has been soliciting ad-
vertising for the Epworth League pro-
gram under the name of j. w. Davis
has had no authority from the promot-
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, sale Of South Park Road.

DENVER, Colo. Aug, 9.-The sale nj
the Denver, Leadville and Gunnisoa
(South Park railroad under the decres
of foreclosure, win not take place ON
Aug. 16 as would be inferred from
the wording of the decree entered in
the United States court. The reorgan-
'ixation committed Of the Gulf railway
is given until Aug. Is to redeem the
road and then advertising the sale viii
begin. 1t will probably be the middle
Of September before the road is sold.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-10
Republican State Convention.

The republican electors Of the state Of Ne
braska are requested to send delegates from
their respective counties to meet in c0nvenSlon
In the city of Lincoln. On Wednesday, August IL,
1888. al. 10 O'Clock q. M. for the purp0e q
placing in nomipation candidates for the fol-
lowing Offices:
,se I. Governor.
% Lieutenant governor.
. 5. Secretary of State.
Z. Auditor Of public accounts.
s. Treasurer.
q. Superintendent Of public Instruction.
Z. .AttOrpey-eeneral. -
g. Commissioner Of public lands and build
in9s.
And to transact such other business n may
properly come before the convention.
Platte county is entitled to u delegates; hut
Ter to IL: Polk to .; Merrick to 3; Nance to q;
Boone TO 10: Madison to Is; Stanton to o; COlfax
% 8; Douglas has the largest representation, 100
Lancaster next. IS; then Gage 70. ETC., the total
0pmber being al5
1t is recommended that no proxies be admit
ted TO the convention and that the delegation
present be authorized to cast the entire vote OF
~ the county which they represent
1t ID requested that the conventions select
their committeeman and perfect their county or
RsnizstiOu ut the first convention in c0unties in
which two conventions held.
The call is signed by David II. Mercer. chair
man. and Ed. r. Sizer, secretary.
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Boys. Pitch In.

Boys. Pitch In.
Boys, the world is wide. If you wish
to be somebody pitch in" The brave
always have friends. Where others
have gone you Gan 60. Ii the old track
don't suit make new one; somebody
will walk in it. Success is never OBJ
tanned in a country like this without an
effort. II you fall down get up again.
II it is dark strike light. II you are
in the shadow move around; for If there
is shade on one side. there is sunshine
on the other. 1t takes longer to skin an
elephant than mouse, but then the
skin is worth mOre.-Selected.