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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
THE DATE UNCERTAIN.

Washington, October 30.-No definite
determination has been reached as to
the date when the troops now at Sa-
vannah will be sent to Cuba. a prom
inent administration official said to-
night that the departure of Gen. Lees
corps would be dependent to certain
extent upon the movements of the
Spanish forces in evacuating the isl
and. The American troops, he said,
might sail this week, and then might
not sail for a month.
1t is the intention of the adminlstra-
ton, however, to land Gen. Lees corps
in Cuba before the first of January.
That date has been fixed definitely as
the time for the final evacuation of the
island by the Spaniards. An effort
was made by the Spanish authorities
to obtain an extension of the time of
evacuation until the first of February,
but the proposition was declined by the
American commission.
Arrangements for the landing and
campaign of the American forces prac-
tically have been completed in Cuba,
although some of the details have not
been worked out vet. The recall at
this time of Col. Hecker and Col. Lee
from Havana is simply to secure their
aid here in the working out of these
details.
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AS MUCH AS THREE-FoI.D


when operated under identically the
system of the old code telegraphy. The
superiority Of the sine-wave having
been decided by experimental appar-
atus, the next step was to construct
transmitters for actual commercial con-
ditions. Two special apparatus
were devised, one for operating land
lines and the other for transmission Of
messages over long cables. The cable
transmitter was completed and the
land instrument advanced when the
late war interrupted progress which has
only lately been renewed by direction
Of Gen. Greeley.
The first practical tests of the cable
transmitter have just been made
through the courtesy Of George Cap
perton, and other officials of the Com
mercial Cable Company, Of New York.
THE EXPERIMENTS
were made over the cable between New
York City and Canso, which had a
length CT 827 knots, an electrical re-
sistance of 1900 ohms, and an electric
distributing capacity Of 231 microfarlds.
These tests were made between Sep
TENDER 25th and October 10Th, 1898.
The change from existing Geographic
methods consists in the substitution for
the present appliance Of a transmiter
sending smooth waves, such as are ob-
tanned in alternating currents working
without making any changes whatever
in the elements of the present system.
The conditions for the transmission Of
messages over long cables are dis
tinctly and widely different from those
on aerial lines. The necessity CT III
creased speed over ocean cables, the
report continues, while net generally
appreciated, is strikingly obvious when
examined from a commercial stand
point. Since every cable spanning the
Atlantic ocean costs several million
d2llars, the value Of any discovery that
will increase the working power CT
these cables is at once apparent Gen.
Greeley says he has no hesitation in
expressing his opinion that the sine
wave system, which also admits Of easy
duplicating, will, within year of two
increase very materially the working
capacity Of every cable TO which it is
applied.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
COL, WARNINGS ASHES.

New York, October S0.-The ashes
of Col. George F. Waricg. Jr., which
were placed in an urn temporarily, re-
manned to-day at Swinburne Island.
What disposition will be made Of them
has not vet been decided upon by Mrs
Waring. On account of the expressed
wish Of Col. Waring there will be 10
public funeral. Col. Waring often said
that he wished mis- obsequies TO be Of
the simplest character.
The quarantine was lifted to-day
from the house in which Col Waring
died
DR.. Stimson said tonight that Col War
ing's report on his Investigations in Hav-
ana, and his suggestions as TO sanitary
Improvements in that city for President
Mckinley was practically completed be-
fore his death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31

CAUSED a SENSATION

Ponce. Porto Rico, October 3o.-A
sensation was caused here yesterday on
the arrival OF the Red line steamer
Philadelphia from the Spanish main.
by the discovery In the handbags a
tv o passengers Of a nunb Der CT explosive
cartridges containing dynamite.
The discovery was made by the cus-
toms officials. and the passengers were
arrested on the supposition that they
are anarchists.
The police. who fear that others he
longing TO the gang have escaped, are
making a strict search.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
A POPULAR MEETING HELD.

San Juan de Porto Rico, October 30
taxed to its utmost capacity this after
noon ON the occasion Of a public meet
ing of delegates from the chief towns
of the islandi to consider and draft
recommendations regarding the neces-
stiles of the island fer the use CT the
special commissioners who Will be
selected later to represent Porto Rico
al. Washington when the time comes
for settling the administrative system.
The assembly was fairly representa-
tive, and although the proceedings gave
undue prominence to unimportaat de-
tails, there was abundant evidence of
Intelligent reflection on the part of the
delegates, and Of determination not
to tolerate partisan politics at this
crisis in tbs islands affairs.
Carefully prepared reports were sub
mitted by the political, social and econ
cmical committees.
The meeting received with enthusi-
dSm Inc ItcOluLiou uSLIdlpuiLS teI4 l.
torial rights, the cessation Of the pres
ert military rule, and the installation
OF regular civil government.
Other resolutions were adopted ask
ing an eight hour day for the laboring
man. and severely denouncing the pres
ent corrupt system CT registering deeds
Of land.
1t was obvious that the delegates
proceeded upoa the assumption that the
United States would grant Porto Rico
territorial rights.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
4 SMALL. ENGLISH CYCLONE

London, October 30.-During a severe
storm last night small area about half
a mile around Denmark hall, Gambler
well, London, was visited by verita.bIe
cyclone.
Cabs were overturned windows,
doors, lamp posts, trees and chimneys
were blown down aIl a number of
houses unroofed.
The comforts CT numerous hawkers'
stalls were carried many hundreds Of
yards in the air by the wind and many
people were Injured by the flying debris
which also did immense damage to
properly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31

Washington, October 30.-One point
in the annual report of Gen. Greeley
has escaped public attention owing to
its disassociation with the war. II re-
lates to the discoveries of two young
physists, Prof. A. c. Crehore and Lieut..
Colonel George o. SQuier, volunteer sig
nal officer. who have lately pursued,
under the direction of the chief signal
officer of the army, certain scientific
Investigations that promise to work a
revolution in methods of ocean teleg-
raphy. Gen. Greeley expresses his be-
lief that these discoveries and inven-
tions have assumed such form and
phase as to be of the greatest value
to the commercial world.
The discoveries outline the true sci
entific method Of telegraphy known as
the sine wave system. The first eX-
periments were made at the artillery
school at Fort Monroe, Va, and were
DISCUSSED THEORETICALLY
Ill 1921 uHbCI tllC tttAC Va LlC Oy Il
chronograph, new method of rapidly
transmitting intelligence by the alter
mating current. The next step was the
testing of this system on long tele-
graph line, and for this purpose Prof.
Crehore and Col. Squier visited Eng
land, where they were afforded every
facility for experimental work over the
government telegraph lines through
the courtesy of the Postmaster General
and the distinguished electrician, Chief
Engineer VIM. H. Preece.
These experiments, the report sets
forth, proved conclusively the superb
GRITTY of modern alternating current
smooth wave. the typical form or
which is simple sine wave as COM
pared with the system now exclusively
used throughout the world in code tel
egraphy. Under the sine-wave system,
words were sent and received over a
line eleven hundred miles long at rate
of over 5000 words per minute. I'm
der this new system the speed of the
Wheatstone commercial receiver was
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
The AMERICAN EXHIBIT
At the Paris Exposition Will Be q
Great One.

TWO HUNDRED AND TEN THOUS-
AND SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR
SPACE SECURED. BE SID S
GROUND FOR GOVERNMENT AND
AGRICULTURAL @BUILDINGS-EV-
cry SPECIAL CONCESSION ASK
ED HAS BEEN GRANTED-HOW
THE SPACE IS DIVIDED.
Chicago, October 30.-Director Of Ex-
hibits j. II. MeGibbon received yester-
day from General Commissioner F. w.
Peck, at Paris, telegram stating that
he had been allotted $4,000 square feet
of additional floor space for United
States exhibitors, and mad also secured
every special concession demanded.
The telegram was also sent as a con-
tladiction to a number of reports which
have recently caused considerable mis-
understanding. The floor space for
American exhibitors at present amounts
to 100000 square feet. In the fall of
last year the exhibition officials said
they could grant the United States only
100000 square feet, but before leaving
Paris Major Handy hat secured
AN ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENT,
which increased the total to 10000
square feet. The many requests for
space and the character of the exhibits
caused a renewal OF the demands upon
the exposition officials, and although
they declared 10000 square feet was
the final allotment, Mr.. Peck, through
his recent visit to Paris, has secured
an additional floor space of $4,000
square feet, which swells the total to
100000, besides ground for govern
ment building, space for an agricultur-
al pavilion in which agricultural i'm
plements will be installed, and COM
plete and fully equipped railroad train
in operation. Mr. McGibbon stated
yesterday that it is probable that Com
missioner Peck has also secured space
in which to install the furniture ex-
hibit. Speaking further on the subject,
Director McGibbon said that Mr. Pecks
statement to the effect that he has
secured
EVERY SPECIAL CONCESSION
demanded also means he has secured
the choicest locations for the American
exhibits and they will be placed with
these of England. Germany and Russia.
The division of floor space is as fol-
lows:
Educational department, sciences and
arts, 10000 square feet.
General machinery and electricity,
$4,000 square feet.
Transportation and civil engineer
ing, 10000 square feet.
Agricultural and food products. "a
600 square feet.
Forestry, chase and fisheries, 4,S00
square feet.
Mines and mining, $500 square feet
GENERAL MANUFACTURES,
including furniture, decorations of pub
lie buildings dwellings, threads, tex
tiles and wearing apparel, $1,000 square
feet.
Army and navy. 5000 square feet.
Social economy, 1900 square feet.
Fine arts, 10000 square feet.
The above figures do not include
about 10000 square feet of floor space,
the allotment of which has not yet
been made known to Mr.. McGibbon at
the Chicago office. Applications for ex-
hibition room are still coming in, and
Commissioner McGibbon stated yester-
day that they were from the largest
and most desirable manufacturing con-
Germs in the country.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
The Weather.

Mr.. G. Schnepf the Opera House drug,
gist, made the following observations os
the temperature yesterday: 7 a. m, ~; )
a. m. ": IL m, 81; p. m, 81; p. m, -.
Weather changeable-
WASHINGTON, October 30-For West
yirgsnia-Showers In early morning, TO-
lowed by fair; west winds.
For kestern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
early ping. followed by fair and cool.
er. b northwest winds.
FQ -Shovers In the early mornina
foil 3y fair, cooler In eastern poT-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
HEAVY HAIL STORM

MentoEe, France, October 30.-This
district was visited by terrific hail
storm this afternoon which is cortinu-
ing this evening
The stones are Of immense size. The
olive and lemon crops have been com
pl5tely destroyed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31
BIG SHIPMENT
OF Wheat and Corn for European
Ports.

PORTS.
Philadelphia, October 30.-More than
six hundred thousand bushels OF wheat
and corn cleared the custom house yes
terday on steamers bound 10 European
ports The shipments consisted prin-
cipa-,y Of corn, the British steamship
Picton taking 1858 bushels for Ips-
witch: the British steamship Cairo no.
900 bushels TO Sligo, and the British
steamship Strathisla 10000 bushels to
Rotterdam, besides large general
cargo.
The cargo of the British steamship
Roxby consisted Of $4,000 bushels OF
wheat for Antwerp. The American
line steamship Aragonfa took out to
Liverpool more than 100000 Bushels
Jbf grain, besides large general cargo.
The shipments Of wheat and c6rn from
Philadelphia since January list have
aggregated over 5000 900 bushels.
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A GOOD CATCH.

steamer Portland, which arrived here
to-day from st Michael, brings import
IN round numbers about 81 600, 600. :
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31

Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Octo-
Der 30.-The first of the troops to leave
here for the new camp of the Second
corps, at Augusta, Ga, will be the two
engineer companies. They will start
tomorrow morning, and will be fol-
lowed later in the day by the signal
corps and wagon train. A detach-
ment of carpenters and mechanics
from each of the three divisions will
leave Tuesday for Summerville, Green
vile and Columbia to prepare the di-
vision camps. The Pennsylvania regi-
ments will not start South until after
the election. Commissioners will be
appointed tomorrow by Governor Has
tings to take their votes.
Major General Graham is anxious to
get his corps away from here as
EARLY AS POSSIBLE,
and expects to have all the troops in
the South by the middle of November.
He will send a hospital car with every
train of soldiers. Pavilion hospitals
are being built in the proposed camps,
and detachments from the hospital
corps will leave Tuesday to get them
in shape. The Red Cross hospital here
will be abandoned tomorrow, and the
most efficient nurses will be employed
by the government to take charge of
the wards in the hospitals at the new
camps.
The sick in the hospitals here will be
shipped to Philadelphia every day, I'M
der the direction of the national relief
commission, which has arranged with
the city hospitals to take care of the
patients. Governor Hastings has APP
pointed Alfred o. Girard, who served
with the Rough Riders in Cuba a First
Lieutenant of one of the Pennsylvania
regiments. Girard is a son of Col. Cir
ard, chief surgeon of the Second corps.
THE GOVERNOR
has appointed w M. Graham, son of
Major G. F. Graham, First Lieutenant
of company ., Fourtee~,th Pennsyl-
vania, and prornGeslst Lieutenant
Frank o. Graham to Captain. DR.. E.
E. While, of Allegheny, has been ap-
pointed assistant surgeon of the Four
teenth, and promoted Second Lieuten-
ant Thomas B. Obton, of company B.,
to First Lieutenant, and First Sergeant
John NJ McMaster to Second Lieuten-
ant. Lieutenant Girard will be assign
ed to the first vacancy in the Eighth
or Thirteenth regiments.
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania has
been assigned to the First brigade Of
the Third division, in command Of Gen,
w. C. Oates. Gen. Ames succeeds Gen.
Oates in command of the Second brig
ade Of the First division. This indi-
Gates that the two Western Pennsyl-
vania regiments will be retained in the
service, although the men are anxious
to be sent home. The Two Hundred
and Second New York was relieved Of
provost duty to-day in Harrisburg and
vicinity by the Fourth Michigan.
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TRAGEDY AT NEWARK.

Newark, O., October 30.-James Null
len, of Geneva. N. Y, was killed. and
James Ryan, of New York, was badly
wounded in saloon among horse
Jockeys last night. The shooting was
done by Charles Moon, Of this city.
who became implicated in the quar-
rel.
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START 70 Be MADE TODAY.
The First Troops Will Leave Camp
Meade for Augusta.

THE ENGINEERS AND SIGNAL
CORPS WILL LEAD THE AID
VANCE OF THE Army OF OCCU-
PATTON FOR CUBA-GEN. Ora
HAM ANXIOUS TO MOVE THE
CORPS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
PROMOTIONS FOR PENNSYLVAN-
IANS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-31

WITH THE OBJECT OF LIMITING
PRODUCTION AND MAINTAINING
FRICES-A LIST OF THE FIRMS
INVOLVED AND AN OUTLINE OF
THE PLANS SEVENTY-FIVE PER
CENT OF PRODUCTION REPRE-
SENTED
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MUNES-PUBLIC MEETING AT
SAN JUAN.
Nanzanillo, October 3O.-The visit
of Gen. Leonard Wood, governor of
the military department of Santiago,
has been instrumental in bringing all
the elements among the Cubans to the
front. No fewer than 1000 insurgents,
OF whom 500 aye officers, want offices,
1 and their clam6r amounts to demand.
I Thee are Two leading factions, one
1 headed by Gen. Jesus Rabi, and the
Other by Gen. Rios. At present most
of The Offices are held by representa-
tivas OF tie Rabi faction, including the
mayotalty and the custom house in
spec.orships Gen. Wood, in order to
pacify the Rios faction. has given
them six positions on the rural police
7 fore, and turned over to one of their
people the lighthouse at Cape Cruz,
bgether with several other minor ap-
bointments.
But
NEITHER PARTY IS SATISFIED,
each thinking that it ought to have all
the offices.
The majority of the insurgents here
have no money and go about living
from hand to mouth and wondering
what will happen next. Armed men
are not allowed rations. AS the Gu
bans will not disband and will not
work, nothing remains for them but to
strut about the city with machetes and
revolvers.
Some of them are nearly naked; 9TH
ers appear in long legged patent leath-
er boots with silver spurs, carrying
superbly wrought Toledo machetes. A
few wear immaculate white suits and
panama hats. These are for the most
part the New York contingent, each
man now veritable bombaste furioso.
Gen. Wood and Col. Petit regard the
outlook as
RATHER DISCOURAGING.
Still they hope that some means may
be found to break up the Cuban army.
The members of the rank and file are
anxious to go to work, but the leaders
refuse to allow them to do so, and the
men do not dare desert, as they would
certainly be shot if captured.
1t was necessary to send a detach-
ment of the Fourth Immune regiment.
under a sergeant, to the Rigney plan
tation in order to compel the armed
Cubans to allow men to work there.
The undertaking, however, proved sue
cessful and 200 men are now regularly
employed.
The latest advices from Santa Cruz
del Sur, the meeting place of
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY,
do not report the arrival there of Gen.
Maxine Gomez, but there are persist
ent rumors that the friends of Gomez
who are delegates to the Assembly,
will endeavor to embarrass Gen. CAL
ixto Garcia and his supporters.
After a final conference with Col.
Petit regarding the management of
the district, Gen. Wood left for San
tiago at noon to-day on board the Hist.
On Wednesday next he will proceed
to Guantanamo, from which point, af-
ter first returning to Santiago again,
he will leave for the north coast of the
province, to be gone probably week
OF ten days.
Two companies of Col. Pettit's i'm
munes are to be sent Immediately to
Bayamo
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EX-PR[S|DENT HARRISON
Writes a Letter to Bolster Up the
Republican Cause.

Gratis TO REMAIN WITH THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE
PRESENT CAMPAIGN. AND SAYS
REPUBLICANS SHOULD BE A
UNIT IN SUPPORTING THE PAR
TY TICKET
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|OF TIE GREATEST VALUE
Is a Recent Invention by Messrs.
CrehOre and SQuler.

BY 1T OCEAN TELEGRAPHY CAN BE
CARRIED ON AT AS HIGH A
SPEED AS 5000 WORDS FER MIN
-UTE-PRACTICAL TESTS HAVE
PROVEN VERY SATISFACTORY.
GENERAL GREELEY ENDORSES
THE SYSTEM
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RIVAL CUBAN fAaI0NS
At Manzanillo Are Qualreling Over
the Civil Offices.

GENERAL, WOOD DIVIDED THE
PLACES. BUT NEITHER FACTION
IS SATISFIED-MANY CUBANS
WILL NOT GIVE UP THEIR
ARMS, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN
GET NO RATIONS UNTIL THEY DO
SO-WORK FOR T1IE FOURTH I'M
MUNEs-PuBLIc MEETING AT
SAN JUAN.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
BISMARCK'S DEATH REPORTED
London Stirred by the Publication of an
Unfounded Rumor.

LONDON, jan 2-The usual quiet
of New Years day was disturbed yes
terday afternoon by q report that
Prince Bismarck was dead. This ru-
NOR, emphatically made by the Even
ing News, and shouted throughout Lon
don by the newsboys, created deep
sensation In the minds of the general
public and great excitement In news
paper circles, until q, denial was re-
ceived by the Reuter- Telegram COM
pany Baron u. Eckardstein, attache
of the German embassy, said no news
had been received at Hle legation. and
the officials were convinced that the
rumor was untrue, because, apart from
the absence Of official news, a personal
friend of Baron D. Eckardstein was
staying at the home Of Prince Bis
marck and would certainly have tele-
graphed had the rumor been true. At
the British foreign Office it was also
stated that no news Of Bismarcks 8
death had been received, and the ru-
NOR was discredited there.
A denial has also been received here
from Berlin The feeling is one of pro-
found reticence. The actual source of
the report il not known, but the runor
was readily credited in view of the fact
that the ex-chancellor's health for the
past fortnight has been distinctly worse
than before, though it was not thought
that his life was in positive danger. A
dispatch from Hamburg says that the
runor of Bismarck's death originated
at Berlin and was received in Hamburg
with scepticism, which inquiries at Fried
richsruhe proved to be justified. There
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

is no doubt, however, that Prince Bis
marck's health has been rudeIy shaken
in the last few days, owing to his in
somnia, which is due to want of open
air exercises and the agony which he
suffers from the gout. Dr. Schwen-
niger has ordered Prince Bismarck to
abstain from all mental exertfon.
The announcement of the death of
Prince Bismarck was made by the
Evening News yesterday afternoon In
dispatch saying that the prince had
passed away and that there was great
excitement in Berlin. later edition
of the Evening News printed q dis
patch from its own correspondent In
Berlin, saying: THE one remark on
the lips of everybody is Prince Bis
marck is dead. Although expected for
months, the event has caused a great
shock. 1t is the sole topic OF conversn-
ton in the hotels, cafes and streets.
Today being holiday everyb body Is
about the streets asking of this event.
When the news was first received In
Berlin it was generally discredted and
when confirmation was received from
various sources there was the deepest
grief everywhere
At about a quarter Of in the even
ing an official agency in Berlin sent the
following: Count Herbert and Count
William Bismarck and DR.. Schwcningcr
are at present on visit to Prince Bis
marck There has been no change in
the princes condition during tho last
few days. He appears regularly at
meals This was followed by a dts
patch from Hamburg, saying: The
report that Prince Bismarck died to-
day is unfounded. The prince today
received no personal visitors. Callers
left their cards.