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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
ACTIVITY OF THE FLEET.

Jacksonville, Fla, February Ga
special to the Times Union and Citizen
1Fom Key West, Fla, says:
SHIPS connected with the White
squadron have displayed remarkable
'-Ilyity during the last few hours.
DE cruiser Marblehead put out from
port to-day and Joined the fleet. The
nashville, which left here Thursday
'uHy equipped with coal and ammuni-
Uoh' has returned to the harbor. The
'"' pe0o vessels have returned and the
N0Shlng and Ericsson are in port. The
p0oont will arrive tomorrow from
Nooile. The supply boats during the
p'St week have transported large guam
''''es OF provisions to the feet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
sAvANNAH's sCoURGE OF FIRE.

SAVANNAH. Ca, February 6.-Savan-
nqh's epidemic Ct fire continues Tonight
damage to the extent of $125,0oo was
caused by a confiagration which started
i'm a hay warehouse on the wharf. at the
foot of jefferson street. The fire COM
municated itself to several brick build
ines ON Bay street, and three of them
were entirely Quilted The heaviest loss
was that sustained by Charles A. Conk-
lin e. Co.. of Atlanta who carried $780,
OG0 stock of hardware. The firm carried
about So. 600 insurance There seems to
be no question but that the fire was OF
incendiary origin. There have been a
dozen fires here within the last two weeks
and there is considerable talk of fire-bugs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
THE RUSH FOR THE YUKON.

Victoria, B. c., February 6. = The
steamer Queen left this Elorning with
over SEQ miners for the Yukon She
will be followed tomorrow by the
Danube with over 200 more. Over one
hundred miners licenses for the Yu-
kon district were issued yesterday and
almost as many to-day by the collector
of customs. He has issued over fifty
daily since the licenses arrived APP
plication will be made at the next
session of the loyal legislature for a
charter for a railway from Observa-
tory Inlet to Glenora. to connect with
the Teslin Lake railway. This VIII
give a route from the coast to Damsey,
all in Canadian territory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
WHISKY REGAUGING.

Cincinnati, O., February cat noon
to-day the following representatives
of whisky distilling interests left here
for Washington, d. c., to appear be-
fore the subcommittee of Ways and
Means on Tuesday to plead for ia
vorable report on the Bromwell bill to
extend the regauge allowance after
the fourth year on WHISTLES in bond:
George w. Harris, member Of the eX-
ecutive committee of the Kentucky
Distillers' Association, and T. E. Nc
Namara. of w. w. Johnson & Co., of
Cincinnati, as representative of the
trade at large. They will be Joined at
Washington by ]. G. Pontefract, Of
Pittsburg. president Of the Pennsyl-
vania Distilling Association, and Sam
J. Lanalian. of Baltimore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
A FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.

SPOKANE, Wash, February Ga spe-
cial to the Spokesman from Ritzville,
WASH, says: Probably one of the worst
wrecks for several years on this division
of the Northern Pacific railroad, occurred
late last night near Lake, a station about
twenty-five miles east of Pasco, when the
east bound passenger train No. 20 plunged
into a washout unknown to the engineer.
None of the trainmen or passengers were
killed Two hoDos who were beating their
way on the blind baggage car were
crushed between the tender and the mail
car One of them was instantly killed
and the other one lived but a short time.
Another man was fatally injured and Will
probably die.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
A SERIOUS PANIC

Lexington, KY, February 6. = Sew
eral thousand negroes congregated at
the Auditorium to-day, where the fun
eral of the negro Baptist preacher,
Sanford ]. Howard. was to have
taken place. The wooden steps to the
Auditorium, laden with three score
women, broke down. Four women
suffered broken legs and many Others
were more or less severely injured A
panic issued and the funeral was held
in little church During the panic
the Broadway Protestant Episcopal
church caught fire and a half hour
later the Centenary Methodist church
was on fire Both fires were quickly
eXtinguished
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
PUTTING THE SCREWS ON.

London, February 6.-The cores
pondent of tbs Times at Kobe, Japan,
says.
sThe Corean government. having
adopted resolution Tat no railway
concessions shall be granted to for
eigners. the Jape csc minister at
Seoul. NJ. Kato Masuo. will demand
that the contract for tho construction
of the Seoul-Fusan railway by Japan,
under an agreement made in August,
1894. shall be signed without delay"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
4 SHERIFF INDICTED.

Carson. New. February 6.-Sherirr
Brockliss, of Douglass county, where
the lynching of Adam SEP recently
occurred, has been indicted for wilful
neglect of duty in not taking steps to
prevent the legal execution. His trial
has been set for the 18th. A similar
charge against the county commission
ers was ignored
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
RAIN IN CALIFoRNIA.

San Francisco. Cal, February g.
Reports received here from all sec
: tions show a general rain throughout
the state. 4 will prove of great BEN
eft and will save the farmers and fruit
growers from the great loss which
threatened dry seasons have occa-
stoned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February e.
The Pennsylvania Academy OF the Fine
Arts Walter Lippincott prize of $500 he ;
been awarded to James Jebus shannon
Wood.
Mr.. Shannon is an American who has
lived for some years i'll London, where his
portraits of women are much in request
HIS picture entitled Miss Kitty = is also
in the Academys exhibition and won first
nrize VII Pittsburg this year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February O.
Forecast for Monday For West Virginia,
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio-Threat-
ening weather with light snow or rain on
the lakes. wa rrner; fresh to brisk south
easterly winds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

ROME, February ga government
measure has been published authorizing
the Bank of Naples to take charge Of the
savings Of italian ernigrants in North
and South America with view of secur-
ing them against rapacity of the so-called
'bankers'' there
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

CANNES. February 6.-Nr. Gladstone
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Gladstone, drove to
churol to-day ana received communion
He was able to walk without assistance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

ATHENS, February 6.-Sanguinary con-
ficts continue between the Turkish troops
and the peasants in Thessaly.
1T is reported thar the Turks have occu-
pied several villages and that hundred
persons have been killed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

pClSoilS lielNS $500 AN+'-NN''
LONDON. February 6.-Dr. Frdji F.
hansen, the Arctic explorer, who has ar
rived here from the United States is
quoted as saying in the course of an in
terview that he was greatly pleased by
his visit to America, where he met with
every courtesy and was almost equal to
kindness of d social nature. so much in
deed. tNat he was glad Of the rest
afforded by the Atlantic passage
NATCHEZ, NJ ,s. February e.--The
ing the River Comr- ssion and Senatorial
ing The steamer will remain here dur
ing the might and leave for New Orleans
in the morning
DERBY. conn. February 6-Amos Fl.
Airing, of the firm of A. II. & c. 3. Alling.
wooden manufacturers oDerating the
Paugassett mills that employ 600 hands.
died to-day of cerebral hemorrhage, aged
Is years.
SAN FRANCr~CO, February 6.-Hither-
to the sugar crop from Hawaii has been
shipped on sailing vessels around the
Horn to New York City, but recently an
Arrangement has been made with the
Southern Pacific, Company whereby this
MAN has been changed. TIE sugar will
now be brought in the vesss Is to this port
ana shipped To New York CITY by rail.
There were eighty car loads to-day at
Long Wharf. Oakland, awaiting ship
nent.
LONDON. F 9ruary e-The Duke Of
Fife. vice president OF the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the British South Africa chartered
company ana Sir Horace Farquhar. bart
member Of Parliament for West
Narvlebone. have resigned their seats in
the directorate Of the company.
BOSTON. February s.-The British
steamer Boston. which arrived here to-
gay from Yarmouth. 4. II, nad among
Der. Of the ill-fated Gloucester fishing
schooner Lucille, which went ashore and
subsequently became wrecked at Hub
bard's Cove. n S., during the storm of
last Tuesday.
CHICAGO. February 6-Janes Aherne
day to deliver an eu.ogy on Henry George,
WHO was His per 9ral friend. IN the
Church of the Redeemer. Every seat
was filled while the actor made an attack
on the private ownership Of land and
enunciateti doctrines that seemed strange
~ out OF keeping with his fashionable
After speaking of his personal associa-
tfon with Mr. George and the heroism Of
his life and 6aath Athe speaker devoted
himself to the PRINCIPLES of the single tax
advocate.
CHICAGO. February 6.-Uuder the ans
pices of the Swedish National Associat on
of Chicago. a series OF Tree lectures vii
this month. Prominent. ministers and
professors Will Be invited 10 deliver the
talks. which will be upon popular sub
jects and be source q general oeneflt.
halls of the city, the majority of them to
be given on Sundays f. a. Lndstrand,
proprietor and editor Of the Swedish
American. and president Of the assocla-
ton. which has something like 25.060
names In its membership books, is at tie
head of the movement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07
STEAMERS AGROUND.
Three Big Ocean Liners Reported in
Lard Luck,
Two of Them in New York Harbor
and Third at Philadelphia The
La Bretagne and Kaiser Wilhelm
Got Safely Off and Went to Sea.
Other Disasters.

New York, February 6.-The two
big ocean liners that went aground on
Romer Shoals during the fog of Sat
urday are now safe at sea on their
outward passages. One of the liners,
the La Bretagne, was a prisoner until
$50 o'clock this morning, while the
other. the Kaiser Wilhelm H., was
only delayed a short time. The cause
of all the trouble was the shifting
about the buoys by the heavy
flow of ice during the past few days.
Both vessels left their piers Saturday
morning and steamed slowly down the
bay in the fog. Pilot Charles Thomp-
son was in charge of the French liner
and Pilot Van Pelt of the Kaiser, which
was leading by an eighth of a mile.
AS already told, it was just after they
had entered Gedney's Channel that La
Lretagne's pilot mistook red for a
black buoy. He steered to port of the
red buoy and five minutes later La
Bretagne's nose was scraping the mud
of Romer Shoal The Kaiser follow
ing behind initiated the French liner
lead, and she, too, went aground.
The tug Pulver succeeded in freeing
the Kaiser Wilhelm, which anchored
at $50 p. m. near the intersection of
the Swash and Gedneys Channel. Just
after the Kaiser was freed from her
sand bed on the Romer Shoal, the
steam pilot boat New York, which had
broken six hawsers in an effort to
La Bretagne slipped off into deep
water but went ashore again and was
not released until twelve hours later,
when she at once proceeded to sea.
Philadelphia, February 6.-The
American line steamship Pennland,
which sailed from this city yesterday
for Liverpool, with general cargo
valued at $150,000, ran aground late
yesterday in the shoals below Chester.
At high water to-day she was still
hard and fast. Two OF the city ice
boats attempted to move her this
afternoon without success. Her posi-
ton is not dangerous. and should she
fail to float at midnight it is thought
it will be necessary to tighten her
cargo.
New York, February 6.-Ths pilot
boat J. H. Stafford No IS, of New
York, during the fog on Saturday night,
grounded on the graveyard at Romer
Shoal while proceeding to the Staple
ton anchorage. She went on hard and
fast, and to-day the steam pilN boat
New York took off the boat keeper,
Gabriel Romayne, Pilot George Wat
son and the crew. The pilot boat New
York had been on station dlty during
Saturday night. Captain Watson wa.
taken from an outgoing steamship by
the New York and was returning as a
passenger on board the Stafford.
There were no buoy lights on the lower
bay on Saturday night and in the fog
the Stafford went astray. There is lit
tie or no hope for her. If she escapes
she will be almost the first vessel to
ground on the graveyard and then got
away.
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OBITUARY.
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shire county. 81
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

NATCHEZ, NJ rs February 6.-The
United States steamship Mississippi, hav
ing the River Conn ission and Senatorial
Committee on board arrived this even
inc. The steamer will remain here dur
ing the night and leave for New Orleans
in the morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-07

DERBY. Conn. February 6.-Amos Fl
Alling, of the firm of A. II. & c. B. Alling
wooden manufacturers, operating the
Paugassett mills that employ 600 hands
died to-day of cerebral hemorrhage, agel
Is years
The age-herald., 1898-05-13
DEWEY NEARLY
 MISSED IT

Washington, May 10.-Had Admiral Dew ey's wishes been consulted by the navy de- partment he would not have been the com mander of the squadron that committed such terrific destruction in Manila bay. It was one of the chances of war that sent him in far eastern waters. Admiral Dewey preferred another assignment. He did not care to go to the Asiatic station, and neither did half dozen young officers to whom he offered the details of Flag Secre- tary and Flag Lieutenant. They all thought that if we had war wdth Spain the Eu- ropean squadron and that on the home sta- tion would figure more conspicuously. None believed that the United States would ex- tend it's operations to the Philippines. At the time Admiral Dewey was ordered to Asiatic waters the chances of trouble with Spain were apparently remote, although the situation was still theratening. When, therefore, Commander F. V. McNair was detached from his command early in Jan uary and ordered home, it was necessary to have a flag officer to relieve him at once, and the detail was between Commodore Howell and Admiral Chen Commodore) Dewey. Both wanted the command of the European station, where Admiral Selfridge was due to be detached early in February. Deweyswas especially anxious for the com- mand but Howell succeeded in securing the billet, and the orders to both officers were made out in December.
 Commodore Dewey left the United States at eonce. and he raised his flag on the Olympia on January last. Commodore Howell raised his flag on the San Fran cisco on February following. Commodore Dewey had more trouble in finding stan willing to accompany him to the station than falls to the lot of flag officers-not that officers were not willing to serve with the commodore, but they saw greater prospects of naval glory on the home station. There are two officers on duty with the navy de- partment to whom appointments on the staff were offered by the commodore and declined. These men are now without sea duty of any kind and would be willing to be sent to sea on tugboat They are both regretting the chance they threw aside of being present in a big naval fight, and neither may see a single shot fired during the present war.
 Captain Lamberton, who was sent out to command the Boston and who failed to get his ship before the fight, was another officer unwilling to join the fleet. He sailed after the Maine was blown up, and saw then that the chance of trouble with Spain was promising. He wanted to remain on the homo station, but there was no com mand vacant for him, and he took the Bos- ton.
 Three months ago at least dozen off, cers on the squadron apepaled to their friends here to try and get them home so that they could be on hand when war was declared. Every one of them now will re- ceive the thanks of congress and gold
The age-herald., 1898-05-13
DeweY's Promotion.

Commodore Dewey has been acting rear admiral, and the bill creating an additional rear admiralship has been followed by his promotion to that post. This post is the highest known to the navy. and there are now seven rear admirals. David G. Farra- wards he was raised to the rank of admiral David D. Porter followed him in those two exceptional ranks, but when the two men were dead the two offices of admiral and admirals stood at the top of the naval list. The old superior grades may be revived at the end of the present war, and Dewey promises to be the successor of Farragut and Porter.
 Congress not only voted a sword of honor to Dewey and medals to the men and off, cers under him, but 1t extended to the hero of Manila its formal thanks-something that has not been done in the course of gem eration. The Thanks of congress is a very considerable honor. It may be said to be tut uBNeSL AiutIlCdl tioiOE. Ioul it iS Hob merely of an honorary nature. It has a substantial side as well. It gives the re- cipient to the end of his days the privil- eges of the floor of either branch of con- gress, and 1t also extends his term of serv- ice and of full pay to fifty-fve years, in- stead of forty-hve years. In other words, 1t protects him against compulsory retire. ment until he has served ffty-fve years. The retiring age in the navy is 62, and Ad- misisoned in 1860, so that he has still many years of service before him. He will cer- tainly reach the top of the list in case his life is spared to the time of his retirement.
The age-herald., 1898-05-13

indeeed If there ever was wider gap be-
 tween the prices ef the two great food stuffs. Nor is it likely that corn will be materially advanced during the present crop season; for 1t is well known that there are abundant supplies in the warehouses, and back of the warehouses there are many millions of bushels beyond present cons sumption. The farmers who have no wheat have as a rule plenty of corn.
 There can be no real lack of food while corn is in plentiful supply at low prices. For corn bread Is as nutritious, as whole some in the way of sustaining life, as wheat bread or any other article of food
 And the regret is. that the people even in this country, even those of the west and south, do not fully and properly appreciate the value of corn neal when made into corn pones and mullins and other products of the bakers art. Instead of endeavoring to bring Europeans around to knowledge
 of the nutritiye properties of corn bread a corn propaganda should be established in this country Corn bread and the Ike were once staple articles of food, found on nearly
 every table, in the south, but wheat pro- ducts have gradually supplanted them, un- til corn in many families and in many To- calities has fallen into dsuse. Corn meal is not staple in the sense that wheat flour is. This is mistake in every way. It is an economic mistake, as perhaps all are now willing to admit. Corn is a valuable ar ticle of human food. It is healthful food. It is full of nutritive elements. It is cheap. America is full of it. The south produces
 nearly enough of 1t to meet it's needs. It | is a food crop that the south can success l fully grow. All farmers know this. Is 1t not folly then to discard a valuable food
 crop that can be raised in the south for one | that is not largely produced in this section? | Whatever other sections may do, the south should stand by corn as an article of hu- | bread should be encouraged and promoted.
 The lost art should be recovered. Mixed
 with small proportion of rye, no more
 palatable bread can be made than corn affords It is far more healthful, to say
 the least than bread made from roller pro- cess flour, which is largely starch.
The age-herald., 1898-05-13
TRUE PArRIoTIsM FOR THE RICH.

From the Springfield Republican.
 The way for the rich to display prac- tical patriotism is not through individual cash contributions to the pubic treasury, which at best could be but drop in the bucket beside the mighty volume coming in from the penny-by-penny collections among the millions of loyal subjects, but through a willingness, epinced as well in times of peace as war. to bear a just share in the burden of government and to accept such reforms in taxation as may seem to be called for in securing more reasonable and equitable distribution of that burden ac- cording to the ability to bear it. The gift of Jay Goulds daughter will have served a great purpose if It can be made to convey this lesson.
The age-herald., 1898-05-13
An Interestinq Question.

The right of Representative Wheeler and Consul General Lee and Assist tant Secretary Roosevelt and Senator sewal1 to hold office while serving in the volunteer army is not covered by any decision either In the de- partment of Justice or in the courts. The chief obstacle in. the way is the act of July S1, 1894, which says:
 'No person who holds an office, the sal- ary or annual compensation attached to which amounts to the sum of s2,5Oo, shall be appointed to or hold any other office to which compensation is attached, unless specially heretofore or hereafter specially authorized by law; but this shall not apply to retired officers of the army or navy, whenever they may be elected to public office or whenever the president shall ap- point them to office by and with the advice and consent of the senate"
 If the legal officers of the government hold that this act embraces appointments to the volunteer army. 1t will follow that the army commission is void. while the right to the civil office remains unimpaired If the civil office be vacated, another army commission would have to be issued, and the entire routine of appointment, confirm ation. commission and swearing in gone through with.
 There are nice distinctions involved In the matter, and good lawyers are In doubt as to the application of the act to places in the volunteer army. The act of July 15, 1870. also pertains to the subject. It reads thus:
 No officer of the army on the active list shall hold any civil office, whether by elec- ton or appointment, and every such off, cer who accepts or exercises the functions of a civil office shall thereby cease to be an officer of the army and his commission . shall be therefore vacated.
 Article 1. section z, clause 2 of the fed eral constitution Is also cited against the retention of seats by Representative Wheeler and Senator Sewell. This clause reads as follows: "And no person holding any office under the United States shall be member of either house (of congress) during his continuance In office"
 All of these provisions, statutory and con- stitutional, will doubtless be construed in the attorney generals office, and the att torney generals opinion will doubtless be a guide to the government in making addi- tional appointments, and all appointees will doubtless act in accordance with 1t.