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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04
HARD HIT.

HARD HIT.
What has Hobson done now, dear?"
''He mas raised the Maria Teresa"
Its a ship, isn't it,"
mo, it's a grain elevator. Yes; it's
ship
He must be very strong"
o, yes, Hobson's strong. Got right
under the keel, bracked his back and
there you are
Il thought 1 read something about
his using wind bags?"
Eyes, he had wind bags, but he didn't
need EN- much. Hobson is too strong
to ask for any help. Those wind bags
weren't any more use than single
able bodied man."
y see. If Hobson had you he would
MT need any regular wind bags"
Say, now. don't you get gay
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04
SAFETY IN NUMBERS.

mo, sab. you doan' cotch dis yer
darkey liben in town whar dar's no
other colored folks"
why so, Uncle Benz"
"Caz'e when dar's any chickens stole
dey knows right whar to cum. Col
umbus co. State Journal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04
A GREAT FIND

I have just run across a wonderful
book of poems something altogether
unique"
in what way is the book so unlike
other books of poetry"
1.-THE author doesn't sign his first
and second names in full-only the
initials"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04
WONDERFUL

There is positively the dumbest
man ever saw. Why. that fellow
doesn't know anything"
"And yet he is chief assistant in his
wife's intelligence office"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04

"Is d, Whist, ye sphalpeen! That's
the ID boy that's going to hang
yez.' u -Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death rotices sent by mall will not be inserted. They must be handed in at either of the publication offices and be indorsed with the name and residence Of persons authorized to have the same published.
 BORN.
 DUNN-In this city. July p. 1898. to the wife of D. Dunn,- son. oo9 FELL--In this city, July 31, 1898, to the wife of Thomas Fell, KLEIN-In Oakland. August l. 1s9S to the wife of A. Klein, a daughter. RENDSBURG-In this city, July 29,, 1898. to the wife of John NJ ,Rendsburg, daughter RYAN-To the wife of Thomas Ryan, a daugh- ter. WARD-In this city, July 30. 1S9s to the wife of W. P. Ward, a daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
wANTED-MIsCELLANEOUs.

WANTFD-Drug store fixtures. bottles. show : cases, shelving, etc. Address box 40, Call.
 WANTED-Glove-ma kers' plant; also to hire
 hrst-cl lass glove-maker. Call or address W.
 ". ELDRED, Russ House. Thursday Aug 1
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
MARRIED.

LEWIS-RADCLIFF-In this city, August g.
 1S9S by the Rev. John A. B. Wilson. 'DsD. ;s Frank Lewis and Selina Radcliff. both of
 Watsonvile, Cal. MAURER-BECHER-In this city. July B., 1S9s by the Rev. J. NJ. BuehFer, Albert Mau-
 Ter and Mary Becher.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
PERSONALS.

JIM-Will meet, you at .sutter and Kearny sts,
 SUFFER-.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows:
 Fred M. Fairchild and Lucille A: Schmitz 25l22 Thomas F. Simpson and LOra Mosher. =. 2T-26 William J. Remfree and Annie Simpson. .30-26 Moses E. Friedman and Kate Lew. 2I-23 Francis J. Moore and Annie Mearns. 2Sr2S John Barbch and Rosie DaboTich. 3d -22 Giuseppe Afassa and Adelia Bargetto. .... .32-19 Frank W. Smith and Frances L. Sargent. .42- 30 Frank Lewis and Selina Radclff::. 2l '22 Harry J. Sater and Mary GuillXcon. ...... .H-1S Domenico Campi and Rosa Campi. .3l52S c. W. Hutchinson. and Augusta Evans. S7-24 Peter Koopman and Bertha Umand ...'.. 3O525 Peter OhIsen and Emily Voght. ....-.e.... 21-i9 Ferdinand Stabe and Mabel L. Williams 27-20
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
ROOMS WANTED.


 YOUNG lady would Ike to have of the : piano In private family each evening from ! =: to: S;S0 D; m; would pay piano rent in ex- change. Address. E. V. B. 519 Bush st
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
ALAsKA ENTERPRIsEs.

GOLD sFields-Wanted, a few men to accom- pany a party of prospectors to Cooks Inlet; terms easy. Apply schooner Frank A.. Rad cliff Little Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03

 "WANTED-Room and board in private fam fly by a refined woman; in return would sew or assist in light duties part of the day. Bo1 . :, 3Ta. Call office
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
HELP wANTED-contin

FTRST&CIASS barber half day.. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; good wages. 1234 Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
DENTISTS.

FULL set of teeth, $5; see new flexible plates; light and thin; warranted 10 years; teeth without plates crown and bridge work. speciality: filings, 50c crowns 8 50; all work painless and warranted. Chicago Dem tai Parlors. A Sixth st.; telephone Jessie 11S2. DIR. GEORGE. w. LEEK genuine Leek dent- ist discoverer of painless extraction and patentee of improved bridge work teeth without plate. removed from to 20 0Farrell. VAN VROOM Electro Dental Parlors: full set Of teeth, s up; filings, 25c up; all work painless and guaranteed to stapd5 open even- ings. -997 Market st, cor. Sixth. 5e'. DIR. LUDLUM HILL, 1443 Market st. near Eleventh; crowns, bridge work ard filling a speciality: gas given. ALL work reasonable and warranted. DR. J. w. KEY, 1920 Market st. .' NEW YORK methods at New sYork prices by New York dentists. 96g Mission, cor. Sixth. PAINLESS filling speciality. DRS. PERRY & CHRISTIE. Mason st., core Market. ELEVENTH 106-Branch office of The Call. Subscriptions and ads taken.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
CITY REAL ESTATE.

SMOOTHER wanted; lot sox114 feet ready to build; finest portion of the Mission. SPECK & CO, 602 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
PROPERTY wANTED

WANTED-To rent a good grain ranch of fro, : 200 to 300 acres more or less. Address J. P '. 659 Howard st. San Francisco Cal
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
HOUSES TO LET.
FURNISHED HOUSES TO LET.

 ELEGANTLY furnished residence Pacific ave. No. 2517, near Pierce st.; 10 rooms bath, laundry, etc; large and well kept grounds marine view rent reasonable. Apply on premises. bet. 10 and o'clock, or to HOOK FER & LENT IA Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
FURNITURE WANTED.
ROOMS AND BOARD WANTED.

H. BAUM buys furniture and general n :. ohandise. 1057 Market St. tel. Jessie 3:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
TO cIviLIzE a GHOST DANCER.
Tragic End Of . Young Woman who Un-
dertook the Task.

~ w.
dertook the Task.
Ten years ago Miss Lydia Lyons, q
pretty 19-yesr-oid white girl. gradu-
ated from the Illinois Training school At
Chicago. She had taken a course to be-
come a nurse. and had also studied
some missionary work under private
tutorship. Her father. the only one left
of the family. was Major Lyons. a hero
of the Mexican war. He had given his
consent that his daughter should go
among the Indians as a missionary
just as soon as she graduated.
In 1889. Miss Lyons. a tall. dark-eyed
beauty. passed from school life into an
entirely new field OF 10 Dor. She went
TO Oklahoma among the Sac n Fox
Indians as a missionary. A friend Of
her fathers, Captain Galbraith, a
promised to look after her.
At this time ghost dancing as a re-
ligion was just beginning to fiercely
spread among the Indians. The medi-
cine men taught them to believe that a
Messiah was coming and would sweep
all the white men from the earth. The
Kiowas. Comanches and Apaches were
holding dances when Miss Lyons ar
rived among them. She attended these
dances and made speeches. asking them
TO forsake such superstitious practices.
One by one the redskins dropped from
the dance at her pleadings or COM
hands The agent praised her. Moth
ing like II had ever happened before.
The whites thought surely she pos
sessed some strange magnetic power.
But there was one tall, handsome In
dian vino refused to yield to her per-
suasions. and he caused her many a
heartache before he consented to be
halfway civilized. This was Fixico.
Being a chief, he thought Il due his high
p~osifion that he should be more cruel
than the rest. One day Miss Lyons
went to him with tears In her eyes and
begged him to reform, for Ffxico was
a bad Indian and had a bad reputation.
He drank and played poker. He danced
weird dances and all that. After long
pleadings. Ffxico promised to reform.
but upon a promise that II, after three
years. he had proved that during that
time he had been strictly sober. she was
to marry hin
Not a word of love was s~poken-not
one sign Of affection. She gave her
promise just TO civilize him. Surely Q
human being was something. and Miss
Lyons was willing to do anything 10
completely reform a redskin. The three
years passed at last, and Fixico had
kept him promise. So did the paleface
girl. The two were married with all the
pomp surrounding his position as q chief
in the tribe. Hundreds OF Indians came
10 witness the ceremony. II was q gaia
day for the Kiowas and Comanches. All
went well in the home Of Chief Ffxico
and his paleface bride until a baby boy
was born to them. Fixico did not like
the little papoose because he was al
most white. Very little trace OF his red
skinned father could be found upon the
little one. But Fixico said nothing.
His wife knew in her heart. however,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
OF OFFICERS
viii Arouse Discussion in the
w. G. T. u. Convention.
POLLING OF DELEGATES
The Temple Matter WIN Come Up Mon
day Afternoon-A Lively Contest
Promised-eome OF the
Candidates.

st. Paul, Nov. 13-Th.s was . quiet
day among the w. c. T. u. delegates
SO far a. convention work was concern
ed. A number Of delegates filled local
pulpits both morning and evening. But
one session OF the convention was held.
Miss 4. W. Greenwood. worlds and ma
hon superintendent of h evangelical
department.. preaching at ESQ At the
Peoples church..
The temple matter and election Of Of
ficers. which promises so much excite
ment Monday and Tuesday. were kept
as much I'm the background rs possible
for subjects In hich all are interested.
The temple matter is due to come up
LATE Monday afternoon. when Mrs. Ma
it'd Chase, the founder of the temple,
will make her report on IL and seek 10
overcome the adverse decision Of the
executive committee on the subject.
The polling Of delegates continues ac-
lively and everybody Is confident OF
winning. A very lively contest q prom
ised, the first move probably being an
attempt to secure a secret ballot.
Friends Of the temple believe they car
gain most by such a course, bece use OF
h timidity of some of the delegates.
The general opinion has been that Mrs.
l.. N. Stevens, vice-president at large
and acting president, would be unoI-
pb>fu III ntT cduuIudty IoT the pia'c
made vacant by the death of Miss Will
lard, but several other candidates nave
been announced. Mrs. Martin II. DUN
ham of Iowa. one the temple trustees
and now state president of Iowa. ID a
prominent candidate. and her friends
hope for help from friends of the tenn
pie. Another prominent candidate IL
Mrs. G. u. Forbes, state president OF
Connecticut.
Mrs. S~tevenson's resignation leaves
the position of corresponding secretary
vacant and a humble of prominent
worker have been mentioned for the
Office. There Is little canvassing being
done and Miss Anna A. Gordon. for
merly Miss WIZARDS confidential
friend n secretary. seems to be the
most prominent in the field.
There seems no reason to doubt that
the other officers Will be reelected.
The place OF the next meeting has no.
yet been decided upon. but IL is proba-
bic that 1t win be Seattle. There are a
number of Eastern cities that have in
vited the convention to meet in the
East. but h general sentiment seems
to be in favor of Seattle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
AN ,nvALlo's CHRISTMAS GIFT.
A Unique Idea for Bringing Cheer and
sunshine Into a sick Room.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
Is there among you friends a weary
invalid for whom you are longing 10
do something beautiful and helpful at
the coming holiday season? II so. you
cannot do better than to undertake
the preparation of n wonder bag for
Christmas. A wonder bag is a large
bag filed with gifts from many
friends. which are TO be drawn out
on special days. according 10 accom-
~panying directions. 1t may be ar
ranged to last for any length OF time
three months. six months. or a year
drawings being made once. twice or
thrice "A week. Is may seem best. Since
the recipient OF the bag Is not given
a list of the donors, nor Informed OF
the character Of the gifts, a double
surprise awaits her at such drawing.
This contributes not a little to the
novelty and charm Of the scheme.
Make a strong bag of suitable ma
terial-crctonne. denim, canvas or lin
en-. Embroider IL with initials, a mon
ogram or other suitable design, and
finish Il with stout w-strings or
broad ribbon. Since IL is to hang in
the sick room for so long a time. II
should be made not merely durable
and serviceable. but also dainty and
attractive. Wrap ZACH article In tissue
paper. using many tints; mark II, with
the name of the donor, and tie II Sc
curely with narrow ribbon or a con-
trasting color. leaving one end long
enough to be used in drawing 1t Out.
Pack the parcels carefully in the bag.
heavier ones at the bottom, and let
the long ribbons hang outside at the
top. Gifts appropriate for special
days, such as the invalid's birthday,
July 4. April I. Easter Sunday. Feb.
p. a very weary day." a stormy
Sunday" etc. may be designated by
tiny cards attached to their ribbons,
Most of the gifts. however. should be
left without dates in order that the
invalid may have the privilege once In
a while Of deciding which ribbon TO
draw.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
HONORABLE MENTION.
Men who Did Their Duty ON the Cruiser
Brooklyn.

Washington. Nov. IA supplemental
report OF Captain +. A. Cook, OF the
cruiser Brooklyn. relative TO officers de-
serving special mention In the battle Of
July 3. has been filed with the navy de-
partment. IL II as follows:
"U. s. Flagship Brookiyn-Sir: J request
20 supplement my report Of the bate cf
the ID of July. and that u be filed with
that report made on July T.
THE splendid and efficient work dom I'm
the engine and fire rooms was largely due
10 the zeal and intelligence of Passed As
sistant Engineer Carter. who went imme-
diately to his station In the engine room
and was unremitting throughout the ac-
ton In his efforts to get the bert speed.
He was ably assisted In the fire rooms by
Passed Assistant Engineer j. II. Patton
and Assistant Engineer Fitzgerald.
Naval Cadets u. =. Macy and j. III.
Woodward were stationed at the battery
and were cool and efficient In duty. Naval
Cadet ]. A. Hand was at the central sta
ton. and conveyed all orders and In
structions deliberately and well. Naval
Cadets J. w. l.. Clements. X. w. Vim
cent, j. T. Bowers and G. w. Ferman
were stationed In the power division and
did effective duty. Pay Clerk q. I. Han
cock volunteered for a station and did
excellent work In the powder division
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
ALL THE CREW GREW FAT.
The Phenomeno. Explained by the Pres
encr OF Much Arsenic ON Board.


From the Philadelphia Times.
The German bark Zion, which arriv-
ed at this port Sunday from Fowey,
England, brought a rather peculiar car
go. 1t consisted OF 1880 casks of CHI
ma clay. but in addition there were on
board 800 casks of arsenic. This part OF
the cargo had a remarkable effect on
the crew.
The fact that arsenic as well as
s%trychnine helps the formation of adj
pose tissue when taken into the hui
man In minute particles is well known,
and both drugs have become favorite
tonics for convalescents On board the
Zion the men slept very near the large
array OF barrels containing the drug.
They were stored in the hold. near the
f~orecastle. and partially exposed TO the
rays of the sun. which In
through the open hatch. When only
about a week out from port one of the
crew mentioned to his messmates hat
a peculiar and indescribable odor was
coming from the casks containing the
drug. II was not long after their at
tention had been called TO II that they
all noticed the same thing, and. strange
to say. noticed II more forcibly a week
later. Several OF the German tars be-
came aware of the fact that they were
nlling out their clothes to a much
greater extent than when they shipped.
Many others. as days went by. became
abnormaliy stout. IN vast contrast 10
the former slim appearance which
many of them presented before the
land was left. One man gained. Il is
said. Is pounds. Others were affected
to a less extent. But the aggregate
weight put on by the entire crew was
little less than 400 pounds.
Several OF the sailors are known here.
and they are said 60 be scarcely recog-
| nizable when contrasted with the old
days. The entire sudden taking on OF
avoirdupois Is attributed to vapor,
which. generated by the action of the
sun on the casks. was inhaled by the
seamen as they slept, and acted in pre-
cisely the same manner which II does
when given as a tonic In a prescription.
Captain Hammee. who slept aft in the
vessel. entirely removed from the ar
senic. does not show n effect Of the
| inhalation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
IS GETTING RID OF THEM
Gomez Won't Have Americans
About Him.
He OPPOSES ANNEXATION
The Best Men on His stan Have Len
Him-Dtncui for the Insurgents
to Disband-Cubsns Learn
ing Dnglish-

Santiago. Nov. 1s.-captain Warren. an
American who has been with General Co
meg. says that the Cuban leader will no
longer have Americans about him and IL
getting rid of them as fast as possible.
He takes the same course In the case OF
Cubans suspected of favorins annexation
to the United States. The result is that
some OF the best mer who were long at
tached TO his immediate stan are now not
with him. IL will be d~inicult. Captain War
rem believes. to get a majority of the In
surgents to disband. His idea Is that hen
the American authorities get control OF
the island they should give out no rations
and punish severely the theft OF cattle
and produce. He thinks. too. that there
may be some trouble with the insurgents
on the right to court-martial ~deiinquents
among them.
There Is very little serious sickness
among the troops here. Everybody Is I'm
proving with the cooler weather.
IL Ia estimated hat no fewer than 1s.-
900 people in this section are learning
English In addition to the school chill
dren.
The greater part Of Marina street is now
m~acadamized. This Improvement Is to be
extended throughout the entire city In
place OF the ancient cobblestones.
The United States revenue steamer
Manning In now here. with Captain Shoe
maker. chief OF the revenue cutter SER
vice. who cam to Investigate as to the
need of a vessel for Collector Donaldson.
Captain Shoemaker believes that Collec-
tor Donaldson's request should be COM
piled with.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

New York. Nov. l~3.-Concerning the race
riots In North and South Carolina. Thorn
as Fortune said to-day that a meeting OF
colored citizens and others would be held
In Cooper Union on next Thursday to dis
cuss the situation. At the meeting Il Is
said that >. ID. Bassett. United States
minister to Hayti. will preside. All the
pastors OF the Afro-American churches in
New York will take part. Many prominent
white citizens have been invited attend
the meeting. which will be strictly nom
partisan. II Is also expected that meetings
will be held on the same evening I'm Bos-
ton. Philadelphia. Washington and Chi
cago.
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tina all was wrong with her chleftain
husband. He would go away and re-
main for days. She tried to regain his
affection. although she did not love him.
She felt II her duty. Thereafter all went
wrong in the hou OF Fixico In the lit
tie town of Darlington. Oklahoma.
Last Sunday Fix.co came home drunk,
having been out ON a long spree. His
wife fell at his feet and cried. Liquor
made him insane and he cursed her.
Then the hopeless wife sought her room
and drove a dagger into her bosom.
Fixico found a few minutes later with
the baby crying upon his dead mothers
breast. A sudden fit of anger seized
him and he drew a revolver and shot
his own baby dead. Indignation ran
high among the Indians for a time.
Fixico was finally arrested by the In
dian agent and taken to the Jail at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14

tered the same difficulties ~ In other
branches Of the ordnance equipment.
vet the bureau furnished such guns for
the Manila and Porto Rican expedi-
tons. The artillery was not used AT
Santiago 20 any extent OF siege guns.
% were taken for seacoast defenses az
the beginning Of the war.
General Fiagler quotes the following
from the report of Lieutenant Colonel
II. u. Borup, chief ordnance officer at
Santiago. as to the defenses of San
tiagc harbor: Before h outbreak of
hostilities the port defenses OF SANTA
20 consisted OF -four a~ntiquated forts
or batteries. of which one. St. Cata-
line, was abandoned, n n second.
Punta Blanca. from its position. was
useless. OF h other two. MORO castle
constituted the outer line n Estrelia
the inner line. The armament of the
former consisted of five ancient NOR
tars and two siege guns and the lat
ter of w obsolete castiron howitzers.
all OF feeble power.
After war was declared o bat
teries were hastily i~mprovised. all OF
weak profile. Including all forts and
batteries. the number OF guns may be
thus stated: tObsolete) bronze muzzle
loading, smooth bore guns. six-inch. z;
4.57-inch, 9: mortars. 1s-inch. 3; 9.5-
inch, 2; muzzle loading converted RI
fies: Bronze guns 6; three-inch, 5;
castiron howitzers. s.; hve-inch: :.
(Modern) steel breech loading rifles,
6.3-inch, 4: bronze breech loading how
itzers, e-inch. 2: revolving cannon, one
inch, 4; rapid fire, one-inch. I; rapid
fire, two-inch. I. Total 30. Or 81 obso-
lete and IL modern pieces. and OF the
latter four only are of comparatively
high power.
THE exterior line consisted OF Il OBJ
49, .~--- -sA.,a shA fRr-
mer being furnished by the Spanish
war department. the latter by the
navy department. The bold front put
up by the former seems to have been
effective. The rea strength. however.
lay in the guns taken from the Reina
Mercedes. so that the duel the
fleet and the land forces was practi-
cally fought by the navy OF both pow
ers. After one OF these guns was dis
abied by the carriage being rendered
hors du combat. the outer defense was
really confined to n single piece"
Following the above. General Flag
Ter says THE war has furnished no
opportunity for determining by expert
ence the effect OF our modern sea coast
armament against modern ba~ttleships.
The reports of the experience gained.
ion that the fire from ships
cannot silence the fire or Sc
riously cripple the armament OF
our modern batteries: but the ships
could not withstand the fire of u
modern batteries, and that. therefore,
the ships cannot attack the batteries
successfully. Whether all these ships
can run by the batteries without too
great risk has not been shown. This
will depend on the skill and rapidly
with which the guns are served. pro
vided the ships are not stopped by the
mines"
Considerable attention Is devoted TO
the progress OF work at the various ar
senals and the guns which are being
made. On Sept. 30. 1898. there were
that on June 30. 1899. there will
900. and on the same date Of 1900,
/ ,lse.