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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-14
LOCAL BREv1rIEs.
Matters OF Minor Moment In and About

Matters OF Minor Moment tn and About
tho City.
a special meeting of council has been
called for next Tuesday evening.
st. Mary's minstrel entertainment has
been postponed again, this time until
May 10.
George Null. q timer, OF i19 EiSh-
tenth street, East End, died yesterday
The funeral occurs Friday afternoon,
with interment at Peninsular cemetery.
There will be a free illustrated lee
ture under the auspices of the ". c. T.
u, at Odd Fellows hall. this evening.
Rev. o. c. Phillips will deliver the lee
ture.
For lettering on the streets last night,
the following women were arrested:
Ella White, by officer Michaels; Min
ME Harden and May Smith, by Officer
Bauer.
Housc 6 Hermann have !sued as a
souvenir, Gems OF American Patriot
ism" In song and praise, which will no
doubt be eagerly received by. the firms
friends.
City Clerk Watkins has city pay day
to cope with to-day. The sum OF $1,000
IN round figures will be distributed on
account OF board Of public works con-
tinsent fund and for council bills.
Yesterday afternoon occurred the
funeral Of Miss Mary Fender, niece Of
Mrs. Louisa Morgan, OF the Island. The
service was conducted by Rev. c. Z.
Clark, OF Thomson ". E. church. The
.nterment at Greenwood followed.
Yesterday occurred the death OF An
drew Slater. retired, of 2I15 Chapllne
street, South Side. The funeral takes
place Friday afternoon. Mr.. Slater
leaves several sons and daughters. He
was well known citizen OF the South
Side.
This evening, before Squire Fitzpat-
rick, John Clark VIII answer TO tho
charge OF profane and abusive Lam
suagc. preferred by Mary Prince, and
threats to inju:c. preferred by Anna
Hall. All the parties reside In East
Wheeling.
In Squire Fitzpatrick's court last
night. a warrant was swora out Tor
Samuel Dctw!ler, for creating a dis
turbance on the Elm Grove motor line
at Fulton. and Miss Hurley. for de-
trauding L. Ijager, Of the South Side,
out OF q board bill.
There will be n Bible reading this at-
ternoon at the ". C. T. U. room. No.
1891 Market street, over Nichols art
store, to be conducted by Miss Lizzie NJ.
Boyd. The subject Is 1.-THE Spiritual
Unfolding of the Types Of the Old Tcs-
lament" There Is no charge and every
body Is cordially invited.
A., j. Griffith, the Cleveland evanse.
list. who is conducting services at the
Second Christian church, Zane street.
Island, Is meeting with marked success.
The meetings arc largely attended and
will be continued every evening this
week. Many have Joined the church by
confession, and some by letter. Mrs.
Warnekc will sing a solo during TO-
nights services.
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FUDGE JOHNSON TALKs.

An Intelllgencer representative con-
verscd with ex-Judgc okey, johnson in
regard to tho; knights of Honor, OF
which insurance order he has long been
prominent member and official. He
was Intercepted In regard 20 the re-
cent charge Of policy on the part OF the
order in the matter OF the so-called
level premium" which has the basis
on which the organization set out to do
business at Its initiation twenty-five
years AGO. That principle has been
abandoned as impracticable,- said the
judge, and what is known as graded
insurance" is now the plan OF the or
der. In other words, different ages pay
different premiums and not simply one
level premium as at the outset. and up
to q very recent date The Judge ex-
planned that this change had been found
to be an imperative necessity, and since
its adoption new lease OF life and
prosperity had been rouchsafed the or
der, which IL now large and strong,
although not up TO Its maximum OF If
teen years ago. No assessment plan,
said he, on the one price for all basis
will work. The liabilities Of an order
Increase, on account OF advancing age,
and its young blood" falls on. and
therefore we must. as the old line COM
panies say, load" the policies with q
premium sufficient to carry the risks Of
the older classes. That is, there must be
n discrimination In price between youth
and age. The latter, as in the old line
companies, must get the advantage Of
their higher expectancies of long life as
against those where time is short. Now
that We have got rid OF the original fall
lacy in one business. said the judge, we
may reasonably look for an increase in
nur membership. e. tz
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Kidney, Bladder and Uric Acid
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To Prove the Wonderful Merits Of This Great Discovery
s., YOU May Have a Sample Bottle Free BY Mail.

swell, and sometimes theYaeart acu
badly. "
There Is no more serious menace /,
health and strength than any deranss.
ment OF the kidneys. ls5i
Swamp Root Is the great. discovery u
DR.. Kilmer, the, eminent; physician and
specialist, and will be found jus
what is needed in cases OF kidney an!
bladder disorders and Uric Acid t:ou.
bles due to weak kidneys, such as q.
tarrh Of the bladder, gravel, rheum,.
tlsm and Bright's Disease, which Is Il,
worst form of kidney disease.
It co:rects inability to hold water and
promptly overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled 70 81
often during the day and TO get U,
many times during the night.
The mild and the extraordinary effect
OF this great remedy Is soon realized
1t stands the highest for its wondered
cures. and Is dispensed by all druggists
in fifty cent and one dollar bottles.
So universally successful Is Swamp.
Root in quickly curing even the most
distressing cases. that q to prove L.
wonderful merits your may have sam
pie bottle and a book of valuable IN.
formation, both sent absolutely ire
by mail upon receipt of three tSo.cen
stamps to cover cost OF postage on the
bottle. The value and success d,
Swamp-Root are so well known that
our readers are advised TO write fora
sample bottle, and to kindly mention
the Wheeling Daily Intelligence!
when sending their address 10
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THE KNIGHTS TEMpLAR
OfWeat Virginia are to Meet In. Parktrt

or West Virginia are to Meet In. Parktr
burg Next Month. so
For the meeting OF the, West virslnl,
grand comandery! OF the knights TEN.
plar, to be held in Parkersburs next
month, the following call has been l..
sued from Grand Recorder. r. C, Dun
nington. Of Fairmont signed by, Grand
Commander L. y. Tarenner and Grazt
Captain General F. q. Markell:
To the Officers OF the Grand COMMAND.
cry Of West Virginia. and to the Emues.
Commanders. GeneralssimoS. Captain
Generals. and knights of tho Subordinate
Communicates under our! obedience: 70!
are hereby summoned to attend the TWEEN.
ty-fourth annual conclavei OF; the, RI En-
Grand Commandery knights Tcmplar an
appendant orders OF the state Of Wes
Virginia, to be holden in. the city OF Park.
ersburE, county OF Wood. and state q!
West Virginia, "Wednesday, the llth DAY
OF May, a. D. 1885, a. %. 40, at Il O'clock
m. for the dispatch OF such business al
may come before 1t. All knights Te,np1'
IN good standing are courteously and ia
ternally invited TO visit the Grand Con.
mandery at the time indicated, unIioynk
and equipped for inspection and review.
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ABOUT PEOPLE
Stranger. In tho city mud Wheeling Poo

Strangers In tho city md Wheeling Peo.
pie ABB oad.
T. E. Frye. OF Keyser, Is a guest Of
tho Windsor.
Contractor Jacob Koontz, OF New Mar
tinsvlllc. Is at the Howell &.
C. Z. 1Iosford. OF Sistersville. was an
arrival at the Windsor yesterday.
Miss Francis Ticrney. OF Weston, Is
the guest OF Miss Anna Wlngcrtcr. OF
North Main street.
Madame Serena Swabacker, OF Chica-
go, one of to-night's Woman's Club
soloists. Is the guest OF Miss Bacr. North
Main street.
C. E. Monroe. Cincinnati. and S. p.
Wells, jr., Of Chicago. insurance. just
ers. In the state on business, are regis.
tered at tho Mcclure. ~
II. G. Farnsworth. Duckhannon, N. C.
Clcavengcr, Spencer, IL. 7. Myers, Sls-
tcrsvillc. and Alex. Humphrey, Fair
mont, arc inscriptions on the stamm's
register. :,
Miss Russell iAIcNlurphy, head OF tho
West Virglnia University piano DEPART
ment, who plays attic .Woman's Club
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4 FORGERY CHARGE.
Captain McNichol Goes to Parkersburg
sl r., ~ Il h ..#.

For Prisoner. z]
Acting on information received from
Parkersburg. Captain Robert T. Nc
Nlchoi left for thet city yesterday
morning, to bring to this city for trial.
W. Stewart. who IS wanted here for
forgery. On February 20, Stewart forg-
ed an order for $40 on the German
bank; signing the name OF mclaughlin
& Company, with W. B. Howell as en-
dorser. The order was cashed BY "A. ].
Tolbert, the billiard hall proprietor, who
swoce out the warrant for Stewards ar
rest Monday night, before Squire Rog-
ers. 90
There IS no such firm In THIS city as
mclaughlin & Co., and the use OF this
name and that OF ". B. Howell, pro-
prietor OF the Howell House, were for
Gerles. Since the order was cashed by
NJ. Tolbert, Stewart, who is a stran-
ger in Wheeling. has kept himself
scarce, but Detective McEichol, who
worked the case up. received notitica-
ton that his man had been arrested at
Parkersburg, and he will likely bring
Stewart up to-day.
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WEST VIRGINIA MATTERS,
Capt. Dovenor Gets Through his Resolu-
ton for Survey OF tho West Fork XIV
or from Its Month to Clarksburg.
SpecIal Disnatch tn tho 1ntallirenca-


ton for Survey OF tho West Fork itir-
or from Its nioutl, to CIarksburS.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgencer.
WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Represen-
tative Doyener succeeded to-day in
having passed through the house his
Joint resolution authorizing the secre-
tary of, war to. make survey Of the
West Fork river from It's mouth to the
city OF c.arksburg, and It now goes to
the senate.
The-resolution carries with 1t author
ity to prepare estimates of the cos. Of a
series of locks and dams, and the proper
location Of the dams, for the improve
ment Of the river.
: The resolution was amended by Mr..
Dovener's;z motion. prior to its adop-
ton; by striking out the word ''prelim-
mary" before Survey" thus giving the
proposed work more important as
pcct. II required unanimous consent to
get the resolution through. and Mr..
Dorerer was catechised' on the floor by
the Democratic leaders as to the import
ance OF the proposed improvement.
The character Of his replies gained his
point,v
In connection with Representative
Berry. Mr.. Dovener also secured the
adoption OF the resolution providing for
survey and estimates for the improve
tlnent OF the Big Sandy river in Ken
lucky and West Virginia.
Tie nomination OF Sumner w.
Thompson as postmaster at Davis.
West Virginia, in Representative Day.
toms district, was sent to the senate
to-day. There was some delay in the
matter. owing, It was found, to q press
OF other. matters. and Mr.. Dayton call
ed on, the president to-day urging I'M
mediate consideration. A note from the
white house produced the papers from
the department and the name went in.
Representative Dovener has received
and accepted an invitation to address
the a. Q. U. w. at its annual meeting
the last Of this month, at Weston.
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CONVENTION RALLY

Tho regular monthly Epworth League
convention rally will BIO held tonight at
North street II. E. church ut S o'clock.
Tho programme is MS follows: "a
Congregational Singing.
MISS Molie WlnCncr
Congregational Singing. st',sts
Scripture Lesson...........Ch apline Street
Singing. Ta1fP4 -li
Open Parlinment-"The' Coming Conven.
tion"-Conductcd by the Central Com
lnittce on Arrangements. &
Collection. .f 4si
Intermission for Social Features. -
Singing. 4
Recitaton.... ....................Zanc Street
Music. Wesley Church
Addrcss--Hon. John ". Leach. OF Ben
wood. on tho Pittsburgh Convention,
and Lessons for Wheeling Lcagucrs. {
Benedlction. 5g'.cs54l;i
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z &c d
ployesi on the pay rolls, January 4. 1898,
an increase OF lb,a per cent.
Average number OF weeks In opern.
hon, year ending january /. 1893. 4o.6;
average daily hours OF labor, DIS. "A
Two establishments report advance IN
WACO rates, affecting 10 employees.
Blk establishments reduced wages. af.
feeling 1t9 employees and the wages Of 8
employees in l establishment, were re.
stored. s, ~
MACHINERY AND CASTINGS.
Twenty-nine establishments In this
Industry. report s5i employees on the pay
rolls, january I, 1897, and Ola employee
on tho pay rolls. January1 I. 1898, an In.
crcse OF SO per cent. gis l1li3
Average number OF weeks In opera
ton. year ending January /. 1898. 1855:
average daily hours OF labor 9.5.
eslS MISCELLANEOUS.
Under this head. 40 establishments
Whose business 10 OF such nature that II
would be impossible to classify them un-
der any distinctive title, report 96l em-
ployes on the pay rolls, January 1, 1897.
and 1,042 employees on the pay rolls, Jan.
uary !. 1898, an increase OF So per cant.
Average number OF weeks In opera
ton, year ending January /. 1898, IS:
average daily hours OF labor, 1914.
Nine establishments report advance In
wage rates, affecting go employees. Four
establishments reduced wages. Affect
ting % employees. and the wages OF ia
employees, In three establishments were
restored. sF -,.1
PAPER AND PAPER GOODS.
& Eight establishments in this industry,
report 6i7 employees on the pay rolls.
january, 1897, and 755 employees on the
pay rolls. January !, 1898. an increase Of
1871 per cent.
Average number of weeks in opera
ton. year ending January !, 1898. ass;
average. daily hours Of labor. r.5.
No change In wage rates reported dur
ms the year. -,l
PoTTERTEs AND GLASS.
Under this head, Il establishments re-
port 1927 employees on tho pay rolls,
January 1. 1897. and 1859 employees on
the pay rolls, January l., 1898. an I'm
crease Of II per cent. I'll
Average number OF weeks in opera
tlon, year ending January /, 1898. IS;
average daily hours OF labor. 9.e.
-Four establishments advanced wages.
affecting SAL employees and the wages of
sol employs in establishments. were
restored. n
TEXTILES. G
Twenty-seven establishments in this
industry, report 1910 employees on the
pay rolls. January /, 1897. and 1,o5c en-
ployes on the pay rolls, January !, 1898.
an increase OF AZ per cent.
Average number Of weeks In opera
tion. year ending January /. 1898. a7.3;
average daily hours Of labor, 9.4.
No change IN the wage rates reported
during the year.
& SUMMARY. ALL, INDUSTRIES.
In all industries. 500 establishments
report 20.5t1 employees on the pay rolls.
January /, 1897, and 22.5c9 employees on
the pay rolls, January /, 1898, an IN
crease of 81 per cent.
Average number OF weeks in opera
tion, ending January I. 1898. 1874; aver
age daily hours OF labor, 9.S.
Forty-nine establishments report ad-
vance in wage rates. affecting 4.s3s en-
ployes. VIZ
Twenty.seven establishments reduced
wages, affecting $50, employees and the
wages OF 3.7os employees in 16 establish
ments, were restored.
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!, FRlGHTPUL EXPLOSION
ofNitro.Glycorlne at aIannincton-
Mon Blown 10 Frarrn.nt,,

Mon Blown TO Fragments.
FAIRMoNT. W. Va, April l3.-A
explosion of nitro-slycarine at Man
nington to-day resulted In the death q
three men. OTIS Sykes. teamster; Dan
Rice. teamster; Ed Vincent, pupipst.
The transfers were loading their was'
ons and one of them slipped. dropp!fs
a portion of the nitro, with the abe's
result. ,l{'- 81
The four horses hitched 10 the was.
ons We're blown into fragments ~
sether with their drivers. Vincent Wal
Killed by the pump house falling u
All the windows in the, vicinity were
broken by the jar.
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TITS a great leap from the old fash
Toned doses Of biuc-mass and inauseous
physics to the pleasant little pills known
us Dc Wits Little Early Riscrs. They,
cure constipation, sick headache and
bllIousncss. Charles II. Goethe, Market
and Twelfth streets; Chatham Sinclair,
For,y-slxth and Jacob streets: A.. e.
Schcehlc, No, COZ Main street: ,Exley
Bros. Penn and Zane streets: Bowie
& Co., Bridgeport. 3
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Mining Property Sold.
Special Dispatch to the In,elllyonccr.

Special Dispatch to the Intclllyonccr.
CLARkSBURG, ". Va, April H.
The valuable mining property Of the
Newburg. Coal and Coke Company.
which has been In the hands OF receiv-
ers. was sold to-dny by order Of the
United States court. Tho property con-
sists Of mines at Newburs, Aurora and
Tyrconncll. an office In Baltimore and
.tlpple and land on the Ohio river. It
,wns purchased for. $4,000 by an agent
OF the bondholdcrs OF the old company.
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speelal pIspa.eh 10 ). th,e. 1In.ell!sene.e,r

Special Dispatch 1.-THE Intcil!senccr.
CLARKSBuRG. wv. Va, April Is
At public sale to-day the farm of az
late Parker B. Goldman sold FOR S.ls.
Ira c. Post and Sidney Raymond WIZ
the purchasers. The farm is one OF me
best in the county, consisting OF tMo
hundred and seventeen acres. a.
buildings on It cost more than the rs'e's,
received for the entire property
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concert tonight, "a the guest OF Mrs IS,
H. Clement SAG North Main street. /;
u. Moore and wife, and Miss Mary
Craig. were West Alexander registers
yesterday ut the Mcclure. ~
W. Iyor. pgcnt for the Welsh Prize
Singers from Wales, Ia In the city. ar
ranging for q concert 20 be given carly
In May. The Kings Daughters OF ST.
.Afatthew's church, will probably have
charge OF tho ENTERTAINMENT r
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Special Dispatch to tho lntclliscnccr.
!; MARTINSBURG. w. Va, April 49,
Charles Marstella, q machinIst, was
killed In, the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
shops to-day. While at work his head
was caught in the machinery and
crushed, causing almost Instant death.
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ITCHING hcmorrhoids were the
plague OF my life. Was almost wild.
Doan's Ointment cured me quickly and
permanently, after doctors had faiIed,",
c. F. Cornwcll. Valley Street, SAUCER
ties, n. Y. i1.e9
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THE iiiustrntions in" Uncle SANS Savy,,.
nre of tho highest order. Parts I and q
now oil sale ut tho Intel llEenccr Office for
10 cents each. by maii2 cents extra on
enci part to cover postage. n
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Special Dispatch to tho Intelligence
WASHINGTON, April 1a,-PeEs'S'"''
have been issued TO West Virginia aF
plicants as follows: Minors OF Thorn
ton Payne, Peytonia. Sl4: minor OF v ~
Stanley. Gooscncck, so.
Certificate OF original pension as'
been issued also to James W. sisss'
West Brownsville, Pa at Sc per mons"
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NlGHTSOFIRQN0R,,
The Meeting of the Grand Lodge ofwest
yirginia In this city closed Yesterday.
4 oniesrs I:iseted- Blsnniai Meetings

omesr, Elected Biennial Meeting,
Hereafter. X lllllli'I
The annual meeting Of the West Viz
sinia grand lodge OF the knights OF
Honor in this city concluded yesterday.
tho moe. important business transacted
being the election OF officers for the en-
suing two years, tho substitution OF BIZ
ennial meetings for annual meetings,
and tho selection OF Huntington as tho
place OF meeting In 1900. The officers
elected arc as follows. aS
! Grand lDie,ator-Joshua Martin. Of
Moundsvilic.
Grand Vice Dlctator-R Robert Alcxan-
der. OF Parkershurg.
Z Grand AssIstant Dlctator--G. l.. Gran
mer, OF Wheeling. c3,a, 4,
Grand Rspor'sF-to H 4, Bruce e Pied 'l: d.
Grand Treasurer-I. B. purdy. o,
Moundsville. Z.
Grand CHAPLAIN key johnson, O,
Grand GuIde-F. D. s,caley, Of Mar.
Grand eunrdIan-J. P. Rei.s. Of Guy
andottc. ~ tIit Il "a
Grand scntincl-B. P. briggs, OF Hun
.tington. u
Grand Trustces-To serve three years,
G. B. Gibson. OF Parkersburg.
Supreme Representative--John II.
Hiehlc. OF Parkcrsburg.
Supreme Alternate-Robert Alexan-
der. OF Parkersburs.
The importance OF missionary work In
the state in order to infuse young blood
Into the order was discussed. and meas
ures taken to move IN that direction the
coming year. AZ the afternoon, session
the newly elected officers were Installed.
Many Of the visitors left for their homes
last night. III 81
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10 ccnts day pays for n telephone In
name In tho now telephone book. ~ K
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:. MRS MARTHA WHITAKER Will
sing mt the National Woman Suffrage
Conference on Saturday evening. IS
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CASToRTA.

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4. A !

In West Virginia Manufactures
Reported Yesterday BY.
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Seventy-ngflt establishments in this
Siridustry. report 2,oGs employees on the
pay rolls. January /, 1891. and s,i23 en-
The herald., 1898-07-26
A New Democratic Club

An enthusiastic meeting of young Demo-
Gratis was held last evening in the Gordon
block In pursuance to a numerously signed
call. A constitution which had been pre-
pared by a committee was adopted and the
organization named THE Young Mems
Democratic Club of Los Angeles" Officers
were elected for six months Is follows;
President, d. NJ Cloud; first president,
James ]. Gee; second vice-president, L. O.
Edgerton; third vice-president, f. M. Sal
lee; secretary, Foster c. Wright; treasurer,
Charles e. Walk
All young Democrats are cordially in
vited to Join this club; the lists for charter
members are still open, and the next meet
ing will be held Monday evening, August
LIST, in room 30, Muskegon block, corner of
Third and Broadway. 1t is the purpose of
the founders to make the club the begin
ming of a strong county league to be built
up on the same principles.
The herald., 1898-07-26

struction of the battleship Maine. The
flag, accompanied by the following letter
from the Olympia S crew, has just reached
Senator Mason in Chicago:
Omitted States Flagship Olympia, Cavite
Philippine Islands. May u, 1S9S-To the
Hon. w. e. Mason, Senator, Illinois
United States of America: Sir-Please &C.
cept the accompanying Spanish flag in the
name of the United States flagship Olym.
pia. This flag was taken (after the destruc.
ton of the Spanish fleeO from the forts and
arsenal at Cavite after the bonn
bardment and surrender, Manila bay
May l, 1898. This is sent as a token of ouI
esteem for your patriotic utterances III
congress with regard to the Maine disaster
which sentiments find a ready echo in the
heart of every bluejacket serving under
the Star Spangled Banner.-Very respect
fully our obedient servants, (Signed by the
ships compan), J. S. Eckstrom, Chief
Master at Arms: w. w. Creagh, Chief Yoe-
man."
The flag is ten by fourteen feet in length,
having nthe center the coat of arms of
CASTLE, with the lion rampant and the
castle tower. The bars are three feet wide,
two red the center being of faded yellow.
The flag Is rent in numerous places from
pieces of bursting shells and rifle bullets,
while the bunting is dimmed here and there
by blotches of Spanish blood.-New York
Herald.