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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

VEY WEST, Fla, December 3d.
ia a sponge fisher, Antoine Morel-
I'm 10, tells Of a curious experience
he had recently while diving
near the Dry Tortugas after sponges.
While looking down into the clear
water below he saw what appeared to
he box near an opening in the side
Of the island. He descended, attached
rope to the box and proceeded to
the opening, which was large enough
20 permit man to walk into it. Being
curious, he tied the rope to his BODY
and started in For fifteen or twenty
feet it was straight path and then
it curved upward into a large cave,
which was high and dry above the
tides.
The cave had been inhabited, as rude
c1uches were around the Sides Re-
mains of what had been beds and a
large quantity of wooden clothing were
also found Some thirty or forty old
muskets, few swords and compasses
and lot of old plate of Spanish de-
signs and complete suit of mail of
ancient pattern curiously inlaid with
colored figures, We're lying around. The
air in the cave was dry, and many G.:
these things were in an excellent state
of preservation. In one corner was
small chest falling to pieces which had
evidently been treasure box, and he
picked up about 100 copper coins of an
old Spanish issue. In another corner
was the skeleton Of man loaded with
chains attached to the rock. Antoine
is superstitious and he did not dis
turb the contents of the cave, except
bringing away few pieces of the coin
and one of the old compasses. He
hauled up the box from the sea, which,
on being opened, was found to contain
a handsome silver set, some of the
nieces being of the most exquisite de-
sign. Antoine has them on exhibition
st his house.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

| 1t. The empire established by Chaka
stretched along the whole southeast sea-
board of Africa, from Limpopo to Cape
| Colony. and extended far inland.
FALL OF THE EMPIRE.
When the English landed in Natal in
1924 the empire of the Amazulu was the
most powerful in Africa. Chaka made
treaty with the English, allowing them
to live in Natal, and for this he was
killed by his brother, Dingaan, in 1898
Then began the struggle between the
white man and the black man which was
to end in the destruction of the empire
founded by Chaka. Peace and war alter
mated, and all the time the Zulus lost
ground.
Finally in 1SS3-S4, the British felt
bound to blot out the Zulu power Then
it was that Cetewayo, the heir of Cha
ka, summoned forth his whole force and
hurled his ''imps," or regiments on the
British At Isandulu the Zulus broke the
British squares and routed the red-coats.
but the end was the capture of the chief
and the breaking of the Zulu power
In this war the house of Bonaparte
again became mixed up with the fortunes
of the house of Chaka. The Prince I'm
perial. granddaughter of the man whose
example had inspired the building of the
empire of the Amazulu. went out to fight
in the ranks of the English and was kill
ed by Zulu spear. In 1884 Cetewayo died
and the quarrel was continued by his son.
Dnizulu Dinizulu was conquered, and
now he has been sent to st. Helena to end
his days on the spot where the man
whose example caused the building up of
the black kings empire died.
BIG RETINUE.
AS becomes the head of a great and
war-like line, Dinizulu is accompanied
in his exile by numerous retinue. His
two uncles. several chiefs, a physician
and a clergyman, with their wives and
children, make up a household as nu-
merous as was that of the great Napo-
leon when at St. Helena
The chaplain of the royal eXiles is
Paul Hitimkula, ''catechist" from Cape
Town, who was invited many years ago
by Cetewayo to come to Zululand and
teach the people. He is called by the
Zulus Doctor Paul" He accompanied
the exles to st. Helena of his own ac-
cord. DR.. Wildly, an Englishman, is the
physician to the exiled household. All
the Zulu attendants who wait on the
exiles went to St. Helena of their own
accord.
Dinizulu speaks and writes English
fluently, and is man of more than
ordinary intelligence. An effort is now
being made to procure the release of
Dinizulu. 1t is argued that his return
to his own people would convice them
that the English intend to deal fairly
with them. But the British Government
would hardly dare to place again in the
heart of the valiant nation of the
Zulus man of the ability and the BRAY
cry of Dinizulu.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

~ AINESVILLE, Fla, December
30.-Henry Williams came in
NJ yesterday from the Sink with a
story of a fight some Of his cat
tie had with gators on Paynas
prairie, several miles west of the city.
While out COW hunting he was at
tracted to the middle OF the prairie by
a bunch Of cattle believing and SEEM
ingly in great anger. Riding out he
found seven or eight cows around
small depression in which were sew
eral gators, one of whom had just
Killed young cow Its cries had
brought UP the COWS and they formed
a circle around the gators, believing
in anger The gators seemed to be
alarmed at the display and withdrew
into the center Of the pond, trying to
hide themselves in the mud. All OF
sudden the cattle dashed forward with
lowered heads and one of the strangest
fights was begun. AS the cattle came
in the gators whirled around and met
them with blows from their long tails
which sent several of them head over
heels.
One cow got her head underneath a
big gator and impaling him on her
horns tried to toss him, but he was too
heavy and all she could do was to
drag him along, while the struggling
saurian tried to wiggle loose. An
other COW had hOokec smaller ga
tor and was carrying it on her horns,
unable to dislodge it. In two other
cases the gators sent one cow down
with broken ribs and another with
two legs broken. Two cows were en-
gagged with one big gator that man
aged to get up on the little hill. The
gator plunged around and around on
it's belly, always meeting them so that
they could not hook him from the
side Finally, the cows separated, go
ing to opposite sides. Lowering their
heads they dashed forward with loud
BELOW. The gator realized that he
was in hot water; he met one of his
enemies with terrible blow on the
head, knocking the COW down, but the
next moment he was thrown over and
gored and trampled upon by the other
COW. One big gator was still left in
the pond, which Williams finished with
a shot
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
IORT TAMPA, Fla, December
HC> 2).-While will Thompson and

hORT TAMPA, Fla, December
a. So.-While Will Thompson and
Il Henry Jones were out on the
lighthouse flats happening
sharks the other day the sharks turn
ed the tables on them, and it was soon
case Of sharks hunting the men. At
high tide the flats, which are covered
with seven or eight feet of water. is
a resort for innumerable sharks. The
two young men had harpooned two
! large ones, which they had anchored
10 stakes, when they espied a still
larger one. Will threw the grains
which caught the big fellow hack of
the shoulder. He started off with
lightning speed toward the boat.
After ten minutes of this the shark
slowed up and Jones threw another
harpoon, intending to strike him. but
u missed its aim and struck another
Dig shark that was passing by. In
stahtly there was a wild commotion.
Inc TWO sharks started off at different
angles and when the ropes frightened
tnere was a tug war. The ropes were
fastened on each side of the boat to
spring thwarts, and the strain was SO
sudden and great that the little boat
was fairly drawn in two half going
with each shark. Tie men were
thrown into the water. Instinctively
they grasped the sides of the boat,
and they were drawn through the
water with marvellous speed, going SO
FAST that they did not sink although
they were almost half drowned by the
waves. A half dozen other sharks
started for them. The men shouted to
some other fishermen who were near in
another sloop and they sailed to their
rescue. The wind was freshening and
the sloop managed to overhaul them.
after ten minutes chase, and by skill
full sailing got in between the two, and.
dasaing first to one side and then the
other, the two men were picked up in
safety, but terribly used UP.
At times fifteen or twenty of these
big sharks are killed in a day. The
fishermen are glad to have them killed
on account of the injury they inflict
upon the the fishing Interests there.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

T T. AUGUSTINE, Fla, December
3O.-Bert Smiths fine stallion
\ Black Dan had a fight with some
OF the big rattlers on Anas.asia
island last week and came off victor.
Anastasia is famous for its rattlerS and
| many Of them have been killed there
this summer. The stallion had been
pastured in the lower end Of the island
and that morning when Mr.. Smith went
down to bring it to the house he heard
an unusual noise in little glade, where
the scrub palmetto and other bushes
had been cleared. He heard the angry
screaming of the horse and a curious
whizzing sound. StrolTing up to the
edge Of the bushes, he looked over and
beheld curious sight
In the center CT the glade was the big
stallion jumping around and stamping
on the ground, leaping high in the air,
then coming down with feet together
and then again dashinT off to the side,
seemingly animated by the most intense
anger. At first he could not discern
what the trouble was, but on looking
to the ground he saw a dozen big rat
tiers in the center of the glade, many of
them dead and mangled, while others
were Kissing viciously. The horse did
not seem to be afraid of them, but man
tested a most vicious desire to kill
them. He would rush at them as they
lay coi.ed up, and come down with both
feet, cutting the reptiles in two This
was done time and time again without
his getting a single bite. Cne big rep
tile sprang at the horses nose, as he
was stamping another one; the stallion
sprang back, and then, seeing the flying
body of the snake in the air, seized It
in his mouth crunched it with his teeth
and dropped the pieces to the ground.
Mr.. Smith YVES so amazed that he did
not interfere, as he sew that the horse
could protect himself. For fifteen min
utes the battle ragged, but at the end of
that time there was not a single live
RATHER left. The stallion then trotted
around the Enclosure whinnying with
triumph Mr.. Smith thinks that his
horse could held the belt as the cham
pion snake killer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

wv APRON SPRINGS, Fla Decor
per 3O.-Will Morriasey ~
- Henry Jones returned vests a.
day morning from 4 tr;n go 49,
the bay, having been imnrisonapd ~" !.
sand key for nearly thraa ~. ~
sharks. They left here 4 wooi-
hunting and fishing trip. The ser
ona DAY they succeeded in harpoonin
dig shark and after half an honr,
WORK got MIN close to the boat. On
OF the boys hit him with an ak and HI
blood dyed the water, calling nm :
score OF sharks from all directions
Inc men saw they were in troublo
and they Immediately set sail and trio
to get away. The sharks followe,5
them and began attacking the host
One OF them leaped out of the wsta,
and fell across it, crushing it. By thi<
time the boat was within a few M
OF Mud Island, a small sandbed ~
about an acre in extent. The mer
finally got on the key, narrowly escan-
ing the feroclous sharks. Their hoat
drifted near the land and they were m
able to secure their provisions from,
the water. During the night mosoni-
toes made life miserable for them An
inspection early in the morning snow.
ed that they were besieged, as they
were surrounded by scores of sharks
They swan around on all sides. This
men set up an oar with shirt tied to
it as a signal Of distress, but it was
not until the second day that the GREY
Of fishing shooner saw them and
came to their rescue AS the schooner
came to the land the sharks made an
attack on the boat, but the sailors had
several Winchesters, and they piled q
merry war for few minutes, shoot
ing eight of the big sharks, the others
being frightened away.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

parte and the house of Chaka. Early in
the century, when Napoleon was over
running Europe with his armies and daz-
zling the minds of men with his genius,
an English sailor was wrecked on the
African coast and wandered into Zulu
land.
He was taken before the young chief,
Chaka, and to him he told of the Won
drous outside world, of which the chief
had heard rumors, and as all the world
was then filled with the name of Napo-
leon, he told of the rise of the Corscan
and how he had conquered nations and
built up for himself a great empire. The
story of Napoleon captured the fancy Of
Chaka, and he resolved to be an African
Napoleon.
Then began the rise of the great Zulu
power in South Africa, and Chaka spread
his conquests over great territories and
subjugated neighboring tribes and built
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
PARTISAN ART.

When a lady is sitting to a Partisan
photographer for a portrait the opera.
tor does not, in perfunctory manner
coldly request her to look pleasant
now, if you please!''
He says to her, in the most natural
and graceful manner in the world-"It
is quite unnecessary to ask madam to
look pleasant, she could not look other
wise"
The lady, Of course, acknowledges the
compliment with her most gracious
and high-bred smile.
"Click!" goes the camera, and the
picture is obtained, revealing the sitter
to the greatest dvantage.-Tit-Bits
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
POLITE CAUCASIAN BRIGANDs.

Brigands in the Caucasus are emu
lating the exploits CT Dick Turpin and
Claude Duval. A band recently stop,
Ped a coach containing the wife Of The
Erivian chief of police, with her
daughter and a police officer sent to
protect her. The chief asked the lad
les in the politest manner FOR their
valuables and, after receiving them,
wished them a pleasant journey and
that God might prosper then, asking
them to present his respectful compli-
ments to the chief Of police. This &C.
Cured at short distance from :. large
town.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
NEW SIGNALING DEVICE.

The signal corps of the United States
army now operates about 802 miles
Of military telegraph. The most nota-
BILE advance of the year in its system
has been the adoption of combination
telegraph and telephone apparatus,
which only weighs sixteen pounds, and
consequently can easily be carried by
one soldier. With this apparatus one
soldier can telegraph a message to an
other, while telephone conversation
with another station can Simultaneous
ly be carried on, the distant operators
only receiving the messages intended
for each.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
CONCLUSIVE DEMONSTRATION.

Peacock feathers and shells are con-
sidered unlucky, are they not?" inquired
the lady who is writing book on super
stitions.
Il dunno about peacock feathers bein
unlucky,' replied Mrs. Corntossel, but
/ know shells is, because last week Josiar
lost 81 in a game that was played with
em. Washington Star.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
HOW GEMS LOSE THEIR LUSTER.

Among the malady common to all
gems the color is one which arises
from exposure to the light for a long
p5riod They lose color The colors OF
the emerald, sapphire and ruby are as
nearly permanent as possible, but ex-
perimens made few years ago in Ber-
lin and Paris showed these stones suf-
fercd by exposure to the light and a
ruby shown two years in shop win
dow was many shades lighter than it's
mates, which had been kept in dark
ness
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
HER UNCERTAINTY.

Ethel--O, dear me. l don't know what
to think! Algy asked me last night II
wouldn't like to have something around
the house that 1 could love- and that
would love me.
Edith-Well?
EtheI--Wel. l don't know whether ne
means himself or whether he is tnlnk-
ing of buying me dog.-I1t-bits.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
WHICH STOCKING DO YOU PUT ON
FIRST?

I venture to say that the great ma
GRITTY of people habitually put on the
same stocking first. They might not
do this if they stopped to think of it,
but ordinarily they would, every time.
| always put on my left stocking first.
Why is this ?-Letter in New York Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
A SIDE INTEREST.

s'Where is your son Robert?"
"He's left the halfback of the Corn
yale football team"
"Then he's attending college?"
Eyes, incidentally cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
HIS ONLY HOPE.

"Why are you trying to get your friend
a public clerkship?"
Because he hasn't a particle of bust
ness about him and 1 can't afford to give
him employment in my office. Detroit
Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
uNTRUsTWoRTHY vows.

"Am the first emperor you ever
kisssd?" asked Francis Joseph coy.y.
You are" replied the kaiser I'M
blushingly New York Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

my wife had good cry last night. y
what about?"
''She told me to guess what she had
bought me for Christmas, and
guessed Chicago Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
ONE PROBLEM SHE CAN SOLVE.

There is no woman in the land 60
had an arithmetician that she could not
calculate how much her husband would
save II he did not smoke.-London Fig
arc ,-f-- : -.8-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
TITLED CHEESE DEALER.

The Earl of Harrington, who has
been running fruit store in London,
at which he sells the product OF his
gardens, has now added to it cream
cheese branch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

10 the English, a black Napoleon is Nv
ing now, also a prisoner. 1t is singular
ehapter Of condolences which seem TO
mite the fortunes of the house OF Bona
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
THEIR TASTE IS SPOILED.

81 know what ought to be done with
cigarette fiends.'
WHAT"
Marry them to the girls who kiss
their poodles.-Chicago Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

Kills will henceforth be worn instead
of the trows by the Seaforth highland
ers, the vote in the regiment being over
whelmingly in favor of the change.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

for himself an empire. 1t fiourished till
it broke itself to pieces against the Eng
fish. just as the empire of the man whose
name had inspired its building did before
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02
BLACK NAPOLEON.
On ST. HELENA.
Was the Ruler of Africa'S Greatest
Empire, But Now an Exile.
Like the Corsican-He is Dinizulu
and Has an Impressive Retinue
While in Banishment-Slew the
Prince Imperial.

ST. HELENA, December 20.
In the island of St. Helena. where the
white Napoleon ended his days a prisoner
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

kits FOR A HIGHLAND REGI-
MENT
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09
HOBSON's STORY OF 1T.
Givcs Atlanta PcOpi" an Account of the
Sinking Of the ~ -r.inlac and tho
Conduct Of u IL len.

In a speech after his reception at
Atlanta on Tuesday night, Lleuten-
ant Hobson gave this account of the
sinking of the Merrimac:
81 have the good fortune Of hav-
ing just arrived from the front,
where the American troops have
been both on land and on sen. Some
stirring scenes have been enacted
there. Those experiences are only
the elimination of our first acquaint-
ance with Jackey, or the sailors.
remember at Annapolis we had an
old practice ship out three quarters
OF mile from shore. One day two
men by the names Of Fitzgerald and
Franklin tried to swim from shore to
tho ship 1t was nearly dark, and
as the men approached the ship we
heard a faint cry for help. Realiz-
ing that something WAS wrong, we
lowered the dingy, but could not
reach them. In an instant dozens of
cadets began jumping overheard to
the assistance of the men, until an
officer of the deck gave positive or
ders prohibiting any more seamen
from jumping overheard.
ut was this sort of metal that
was exhibited by the men who sank
the Merrimac. So eager were the
men to make that expedition, that
only short while after tho call for
volunteers had been made a prohibi.
tive order was issued that no u,oie
men would be wanted. One hun
dred brave sailors had volunteered
On the New York alone; and the
Iowa signaled across the water that
$50 men had volunteered there.
"Just before tho vessel started in.
to the mouth Of the harbor II con.
versation was overheard among two
of the men which betrayed the be-
lief on their part that the vessel was
to bo run three miles up the harbor.
When the mon took their stations on
the Merrimac, for their final start,
every man lay flat on his face on
the deck with special torpedo to
manage. Directions had been given
them, and it was expressly agreed
that no man should heed the enc.
my's fire, no matter how hot it got,
not even to raise his head. More.
over, it was agreed that in case the
projectiles from tho Spanish guns
flew thick and fast and any man was
wounded he was still to remain at
his post, attending, If possible, to
tho special duty assigned to him.
Those men lay there, and those men
attended to those duties. 1t was no
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09
TWICE A WEEK, $3.50 A YhAH

landing there was u steady imn!igra.
grafton into tho interior, but with
all tho excitement there has been no
riotiug or disorder
San Juan has now settled down
into Il state Of stranded oalmness for
the attach which is expected. Every.
thirg indicates that tho city will not
be taken without much bloodshed.
There is talk Of surrender, but the
Spanish have sworn to fight to the
end.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09
Campaign Appointments

The report Of the sub committe,
on campaign schedule was adopted
as follows.
Greenville, Thursday, August H.
Pickens, Friday, August II.
Walhalla, Monday, August Is.
Anderson, Tuesday, August is.
Abbeville, Thursday, August l8.
Greenwood, Friday August 10.
Aiken, Monday, August 22.
Edgeiield, Tuesday, August %.
Saluda, Thursday. August rs.
Lexington, Friday August rs.
Columbia, Saturday, August II.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09

not see tha men who hav" fought 50
Dravely and rulured such extrei.e
hardships and danger so nnc mpluin
ing'y, go to destruction without sttiv
ing so far as lies in me- to avert such
Il doom.
Fearful AZ it is, it is un, eccssary
and nndrselved
"Yonrs respect ully,
"THEopoRE Ru. sEvE1r"
After Roosevelt had taken the ini
tiative, all the generals united in an
address to Shafter. 1t reads:
I'VE are unanimous in the opinion
that this army shoull be taken out
OF Cuba at once and sent to some
northern point in the United States
1t can no done without d..ngcr TO the
peopl" OF the United States. Yellow
Fever Is not an epideulic at present,
but the army is disabled by malarial
fever and is in condition to be de-
stroyed by al epidemic of yellow
fever, which is suro to come. The
army is unable to move into the in
terror. No facilities for such II move.
This army must be moved or perish.
The army can be moved now, and
the persons responsible Tor prevent.
ing such move will be responsible
for the unnecessary loss of many
thousand lives. Our opinions are
the result of careful personal OBJ
servation, and they arc also based on
the unanimous opinion of the medi
cal officers with the army who under
stand tho situation absolutely"
Gen. Ames sent tho following ca.
bic to Washington:
Allen, Assistant Secretary Navy:
This army is incapable because of
sickness from marching anywhere ex-
cept to the transports, if it is ever to
return to the United States, 1t must
do so at once.