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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-29

Republican orators are fond of reply
ing to the charge that the gold stand
ard has made money dear by pointing
to what they call the low rate of inter
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
WHY?

Why will people. attempt things for which they are entirely unsuited?
 Why do women worry, cry and fret, when they should be pleasant and hap py most of their time?: E. .... Why are men blue, Respondent, mel aneholy :stolid, so often, when they should be strong, hopeful, enterprising and vigorous? :.i . :.:.-..
 Why should any man or woman en- danger health possibly life when a. lit tie care will prevent it?: .:.:. :..>
 Why is the present season ofthe year so depressing, eneryating very air flled with chills, pneumonia, grip and all bad influences? ?.....: =: <. =.
 Why unless the seeds of disease are on every hand, and need to be fought against constantly2 - =: =:
 Why will people permit the dangers, sickness and troubles of this: season to affect their health and undermine their life, when they can easily:.:be coun- teracted2 - :: +.. ,@' .
 Why do people not realize that the best thing for overcoming these troubles IS pure whiskey taken as a. medicine =
 Why will people persist in taking inn. pure, adulterated injurious .:whiskey,@ when so pure an article can be secured as Duffy's Pure Malt? 1~*= :. .l. : k :;
 Why will interruptions druggists seek to palm off inferior and injurious whiskeys? < Because they can make much more money out of; the cheap and impure, than they can from the sale of the genuine and valuable. *.:.:.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
THE LAW
 AND WIDOW
 TRUBODY Sons of. John Tru body Tell a Story in Le-* . gal Papers. How Their Stepmother Obtained Deeds to Valuable Lands. Outcome of Their Aged Fathers Marriage to a Young
 English Girl.
SUIT FOR AN ACCOUNTING.
First: Brick House and First Marble Front in San Francisco Belong
 to the Estate. -

A lawsuit was yesterday instituted in the Superior Court which will cause no end of comment among old timers in San Francisco and be talked about in cessantly in circles of the First Mctho- dist Church. =: :::
 It will be recalled that the papers had much to say when John Trubody aged S9 years, died, last November. In 1879, when Trubody was over T years of age, he married an English girl who was fifty years his junior. This was his sec ond marriage, By his first marriage in 1882 he had two sons who are now resi- dents of. Napa County. These sons bring suit to compel the young widow of Trubody to surrender valuable houses and lands which were deeded to her when her husband was under her Influence: The story is narrated in: the papers which D. H. Wittemore, at torney for the plaintiffs, filed yester- day. @ " It is set forth that the plaintiffs, w. A.. Trubody and Josiah Trubedy, are sons of John Trubody who died in No- vember, 1897. In 184S, so the legal doc. uments aver, John Trubody and the plaintiffs went to the mines of CalifOr- nia and delved in the placers for gold. They earned s14000,: of which sum the father: was to have one-half and the two sons the other half. In 1S4S the. father bought with sSOoO-part of the. $14, ,000-property in the city : on the south line of Washington street, near Montgomery. The fact is not set forth. in the papers, but is we'll known to old: timers, that this is the property at the corner of Dunbar alley and Washing ton street and on that land was erected the first marble front building in San: Francisco. The marble, now much discolered by time and blemished, was brought from Sing Sing, and MT. Tru- body. a progressive citizen of that era, was highly commended for his enter prise. The event was not celebrated by a public banquet or worldly festiv- ity, as the builder was a strict Metho. dist and gave to the Lord credit for. the achievement.
 The legal papers, however, do assert that in 1849 John Trubody, with $6000, did buy land at the northwest corner of Powell and Washington streets. On that land was erected the first brick building ever constructed in San Fran cisco. It is not part of the complaint, but it is believed to be fact that the first house of worship owned by the Methodists of San Francisco was built on land procured for the congregation by MT. Trubody.
 According to the papers the first
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
CAN GARRY NO
 AMERICAN GOODS United States Vessels Must Handle Freight to Dyea
 and Skaguay. Important Ruling by the Treasury Department on Klondike
 Supplies.

Collector Jackson yesterday morning received the following circular of instruc- tions from the Treasury Department:
 Your attention Is invited to the following provisions of section 4347 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the act of February 15 1893:
 No merchandise shall be transported under penalty of forfeiture thereof from one mort of the United States to another port of the Tinted States in a vessel belonging wholly or in part to a subject of any foreign power. ana inc transportation of merchandise in any such yes sel or vessels from one port of the United States to another port of the United States via any foreign port shall be deemed a violation of the foregoing provision
 Your attention is also invited to the tncIosed copy of a letter from the collector of customs Q at Port Townsend, inclosing a comnunicatinn of the manager of the Canadian Pacific Maui gation Company at Victoria, B. C.. askjnp tha question whether steamers owned by that com, pany, being Canadian vessels can witbnnt our laws take American freiebt fror, Victoria B. C., consigned from Seattle tbrnugh to Skaguay or Dyea, Alaska, transported fron, n Seattle to Victoria, B. C., on the Amer;can steamer City of Kingston iea
 The collector has been advised that in the would be in violation of section 4347 of tbs s Revised Statutes as amended by inc Act nf February 15, 1893. quoted above.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
A STORY OF THE RAIN. How the Catholic Church Prayed For the Needed
 Visitation.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
They Were Not Burglars.

Charges of attempt at burglary against George Hay and David Grant were dis missed by Judge Wallace yesterday and the persons were discharged. They were accused of having attempted to effect an entrance into Barnes & Khelenbeck's store Mission and Eighth streets. Hay went to trial. and owing to insufficiency of evidence Judge Wallace instructed the jury to acquit the defendant and order hoth nriSoners discharged. .
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
New Probate RnIa

Presiding Judge Belcher of the su- perior Court has made a new rule re- garding probate cases. An order was is- sued yesterday to the effect that the presiding Judge would send for probate cases each morning and assign them hes fore the opening of court and at no other time. The new rule goes into effect this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
Dr. Lee Reappointed.

pr. A. S. Lee, Inspector of Customs, re- signed about four months ago in order to devote himself to the practice of his profession. In that period he became plentiful as practice, and he expressed a desire to be returned to his old employ ment in the Custom-house. His wish was gratified yesterday by his reappoint- maut.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01

with fifteen per cent. less population to supply than at present.
 Comparison with the statements filed in 1897 and 1896 shows that in 1897 the Oakland received from water rates $99, ,620 30, and in 1896 s90,641 30, so that it's business has been somewhat better this year than in either: of the precd- ing ones. In 1897 the Contra Costa re- ceived for water $142,71S S5, or very nearly the same as this year, and in 1896 $1S3.736 16.
 In 1897 the total receipts of the Con- tra Costa were $204,929 92, and of the Oakland .s217;0 69. In 1896 the Contra Costa reported total receipts of $2, ,044,- 390 97, of which $1,S33,0 came from sale of bonds, and the Oakland re- ported $5,49O,9S7 30, of which most rep resented the value of the Piedmont works. turned over, and construction expenses.
 Following is resume of the state ment of the Contra Costa Water Com pany:
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
OAKLAND WATER
 COMPANIES THREAT "COmbinatiOn Is the Only Resource Left to Capital,' Says J. C.
 Martin.
Ding00S Agreement Shows Its Face in a Strong Similarity Between Two Reports
 Filed Yesterday.

M-E- H H-R H E HH EEH R R-n-h-M '' Gen1lemen If do not abide by law a of interest ,
 capital; combination. the reniotest
 companies combining unless forced
 their invested good faith a right n just retHrn''-B e
 MARTIN, address Oakland City Council one . =..~|~
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01

O'Brien's. Patent Spring, best and easf- est riding buggy made. Rubber ar stee, tires. O'Brien X Sons. Golden Gate ave nue and Polk street. s-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01

Monsieur Augeo, the owner of the Pom mery champagne, arrived from the east on a trip to this city combining business and pleasure and is at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01

As the companies are not required to place valuation on their plants each year, the Council will: be compelled to take the valuations of several years ago or make a thorough investigation and appraisement itself when it comes to fixing the rates. The Fire and Water Committee will be called together this week by Chairman Henneberry and the work of rate tinkering will begin at once. That this committee will investi- gate for itself is to be seen from the interviews of the members of the Coun- ell. which appeared in yesterday morn- ing's Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
CATAR RH
in HEAD

ckly absorbed. Gives
 Druggists or by mail;- sts or by. mail.
 lrren St. New York.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Hoods Pills are the favorte cathartic
HIS SPECIALITY.
An Itinerant Vender of Ice in Chicago
Who Had "a Pccul-
lar Cry.

at is queer what devices men will resort
to in order to sell their wares" said we'll
known man about town yesterday. "Adver-
tlsing is quite science these days, but a
friend of mine from the South side tells a
good yarn of an ice dealer. This dealer was
one of those wanderers who have a few
pounds of ice in a spring wagon and who
have no regular customers. They haunt the
alleys on hot days bawling their wares after
the regulars have made their rounds. They
pick up quite few nckels in the course
of a day.
''lt was one of the hottest days of the late
fall, Sunday, and the regular wagons had
long since retired for the day. Ny friend
was about half out of ice and placed his fate
in the hands of the peripatetics He was on
watch to nail the first one who came along.
He has keen sense of fun and enjoyed the
sport. Finally, when he had about given up,
he heard the long and eagerly wished
for cry. An iceman was progressing down
the alley. My friend went forth, waited and
was rewarded. The dealer was colored
man who was earnestly appealing for all to
buy, -,
" Tce! he bawled, looking about as his nag
moved slowly long. Ice, cold icen
What kind of ice is that% asked my
friend, obviously.
Cold ice, sir; it's the coolest ice in town.
Well, I'd take some if | wasn't afraid
the heat would spoil it, was the retort, as
my friend turned to reenter the house. The
colored man looked after him in amazement,
but made no reply. He proceeded on his
rounds, but changed his cry, for he seemed
to fear the codness would prove hoodoo
instead of blessing. Chicago Chronicle.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Profit in Cattle Grazing.

The Southern Farm Gazette, pub
lished at Starkville, gives some interest.
ing figures on the profits to be made
in cattle grazing in Mississippi. The
Gazette takes as a fair example an in
stance which fell under its own obser-
vation during the present season in
Oktibbeha county. The Gazette says
ID. A. Saunders, of Starkville, put into
40-acre pasture on June nth last
thirty-four FLORIDA Scrub steers"
averaging 572 pounds per head. On the
18th of October he sold them to j. w.
Halbert at 2115 cents per pound. Dur
ing this period the steers gained 1875
pounds per head, making profit of
S4.S7 cents per steer, or $l65.50 on the
purchase, thus paying rental of over
81 per acre for four months grazing.
Considering that the steers were
Florida scrubs, the result should be
considered highly satisfactory. Well
bred cattle would have made probably
800 pounds per head and been worth
cents instead of 2l5 cents. The pasture
was good, composed of a variety OF
grasses, melilotus predominating.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
More of the Morgan-Foster Trouble.

More of the Morgan-Eoster Trouble.
There was resumption of the Morgan
Foster difficulty at fernando last week
L. +. l.. Morgan was in Mr.. PadelIs
barbcrshop and was leaving to go to
the courthouse. At the door her met
with John Foster and his mother
Padell says that Foster put his hand
behind him and partly drew his pistol
and that Morgan was little quicker
and got his out first, and that Mrs. Fos'
ter ran in between the two men. Nor
gan's first shot struck Mrs. Foster in
the arm, inficting a slight wound.
When Morgan fred Foster ran into
Wesson's store and, turning around,
fired at Morgan, missing him. Morgan
fred the second time, the bullet pass
ing through the crown of Fosters hat.
This trouble grew out of the killing,
some years ago, of Judge j. b. Morgan
by Henry Foster, brother of John
Foster
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

DOUBLE wreck occurred on the
Burlington at Bridge, la. A west
bound freight ran into switch and was
derai!ed. The engine and seven cars
We're piled up. An eastbound freight
came along Immediately afterward,
running into the wreck and Arthur
Hickey and Frank Connor, brakemen.
were badly hurt. Hickey probably
fatally.
FIRE destroyed the main building of
the Lincoln normal university. three
miles from Lincoln. Neb. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, $25.0OO.
SECRETARY WILSON, of the agricul-
tural department, has made his an
nual report. The secretary reco IN :
mends that the inspection law be ex-
tended to butter and cheese exports,
so as to place pure brands on foreign
markets to extend the trade. A dip
has been discovered to take the fever
ticks from cattle and an anti-toxin
serum to prevent and cure hog cholera.
A vaccine for blackleg has also shown
good results Efforts are being made
to perfect crop statistics.
INFORMATION was received at Phila-
delphia on the 1st that the schooner
Leander V. Beebe, from Philadelphia
for Boston, had been totally wrecked
off Black Rock, Mass, and that all
mem berS of the crew were drowned.
ISAAC d. SMEAD, at one time one of
the wealthiest men of Toledo, O., and
known from ocean TO ocean as manu-
facturer of ventilating and heating
apparatus, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court at
Toledo on the lst. placing his liabili-
ties at 500, 900, SO far as he knows,
with no assets.
GEN. JOHN J. DUPUY, prominent
nfederate soldier, died at Mem
phis. Tenn, on the Goth He was in
all the battles OF the Army of the Ten
nessee
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
The State Treasury,

Treasurer May has issued the follow
ing statement of the condition of the
treasury up to December /: Receipts
to November /, S1,626, 1S4.32; receipts
for November, $50, ,556.O3; total receipts
81, 706, ,740.35; disbursements to Novem-
Der !, Sl,442, 733. 16; disbursements in
November, 1921, ,563.03 total disburse-
Dents. 81, 1,564, ,3O2. 10; cash balance on
hand December /, Sl42, 1876. From
now on with the receipt of the various
taxes this balance will be rapidly in
creased. The statement shows the
State to be in hourishing financial
condition.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Tough Young Lads.

Bob and Tom Dennis, brothers, IL
and 12 years old, members of tough
gang in East Decatur, Ala, have beer
arrested and turned over to Lime
stone county's sheriff. The two boys
on the lookout for fun and deviltry.
went across the river to a negro camp
meeting. During the night, while an
old negro precher was lying asleep by
a log fire. the Dennis boys, it is al
legged, robbed him of some S25 and
rolled the old mans body close to the
fire, intending, it is supposed, to make
it appear that he had rolled in the fire
and the money burned up in his pock'
ct. As it was, the old man nearly
burned to death, and barely escaped
with his life, being pulled out by an
other negro who happened along.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Safe Blowers at Work.

A gang of safe blowers seem to be
steadily operating N the vicinity of
Kossuth, Alcorn county. Last week
burglars entered the store of w. +.
Jones at kossuth and dynamited the
safe, blowiag the door off it's hinges.
About $50 in money was taken, together
with a quantity of valuable papers, in
cluding notes, deeds and two life insur-
ance policies. The blowing was so
successfully accomplished that parties
sleeping in the building were not
awakened
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

The whipping post as legal instru-
ment of corporal punishment for GER
tain classes of criminals is favored bv
President John G. Shortall, of the Hi =
nois Humane society At recent meet
ing of representatives of charita BILE
organizations at Chicago Mr.. Short
all read paper giving at length
his reasons for favoring the adoption
OF the whipping post and urging leg
istation to that effect. Bodily punish
ment for women beaters, incorrigible
and dangerous vagrants and more
particularly the ''hoodlum'' class, was
according to Mr. Shortall, an absolute
public necessity.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

AN exhibition of antique and modern
timepieces is to be given at Chicago in
January by the American Theological
society The clock presented to George
Washington by Frederick the Great,
as a token of the emperor's admiration
for the American apostle of liberty,
will be on exhibition.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

Capt. e. w. Brown, clerk of the su-
preme court, gives out notice to attor-
neys of the Third or Northern district,
that as the docket of that district is set
for Monday, December 26, the day after
Christmas, attorneys who SO desire may
have their cases passed, not to be called
before the Monday following. To do
this the clerk requires that the attor-
neys on both sides shall file with the
clerk written agreement to that effect.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

ARRANGEMENTS are being made by
the war department to disinter the re-
mains of all the soldiers who lost their
lives in the campaign before Santiago
and bring them to this country. What
is known as funeral expedition will
be sent to Cuba in February and the
ship will be equipped with caskets and
other necessary articles to be used in
disnterring the remains. Upon arrival
in the United States they will be turned
over to relatives, and the heroes
who have no relatives will be inferred
at Arlington at the National cemetery,
few miles west of Washington.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Kentucky Woman Burned TO Death.

Mrs. Annie Farley, a well-knowE
lady, residing at Bryanstville, Ky, lost
lost her life recently while preparing
supper. Her dress caught from the
cooking stove, and in her frightened
condition she ran into the yard. She
called for help, but before the family
could reach her the frightened woman
was burned to crisp.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

ELDER BROOKS of Paris, H., is
working up a sentiment in Illinois of
the need of practical temperance work
in the land divorce entirely from poll
tics. He describes the liquor traffic as
the gigantic sin of the age and the GEN.
tral idea of his plan is moral suasion,
pleading with the men who drink and
helping them to get work and return
to the stage of personal independence
and sobriety A successful national
movement is expected to follow soon
the efforts of Elder Brooks, who has
many earnest supporters.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
A Drunken Demon.

Will Rutlan last week met Tom ELL
zey and his 14-year-old son, who were
returning home from Wesson. after
having sold a load of wood, and, pull
ing his pistol, told Ellzey he intended
to kill him. Ellzey begged for his life.
Rutlan then turned on the boy, one
shot killing him instantly. He then
fired several shots at tree near by,
seeming not to realize the crime Just
committed, as he was drunk. The kill
ing took place about three miles east,
near the home OF Ellzey, and Just
within Lincoln county. Rutlan is is
years old and lives with his parents
about four miles southeast of Wesson,
in Lincoln county. Rutlan made no
effort to escape, but surrendered to the
sheriff, and is now confined in the Lin
coin county Jail at Broolihaven.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Hon. James Is. Thompson.

Hon. James b. Thompson, member
Of the firm of Barnett & Thompson.
Iazoo City, Miss, died recently. Mr..
Thompson was regarded as one of the
finest criminal lawyers in the south
ern states. He was grandson of the
late Judge Jacob Thompson, of Mis-
sissippi, who was a member of Presi.
lent Buchanan's cabinet.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

The leading society ladies of Wash
ington are about to emulate the ex.
ample set by the social leaders of Phil
adeIphia in inaugurating a league to
be known as THE Early to Bed Club"
This league aims to reform the present
system of evening entertainment, to
make the hours devoted to pleasure
earlier and fewer and by various de-
vices to give the people who inhabit
the world of fashion chance to get
some beauty sleep.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

THE railroads centering in Kansas
City, No, are face to face with the most
serious car famine which has ever ex-
listed in the west for years If the pres
ent equipment of every railroad in
Kansas City were increased so per cent.
it is probable that the demand would
not be filed. The condition is caused
by the enormous increase of traffic on
all the roads.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
Chance to Get Even.

A Kentucky man recently married the
granddaughter Of woman who once re-
fused him.
Gracious; what vengeance he will be
able to wreak"
Il don't see where the vengeance is to
come in"
"Why, he will be able to address the wom-
an who had once refused him as grand
mother. '"--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

The Chicago Tribune says that the
football season just closed showed
more deaths and more serious acci-
dents than any season in the history
Of the game. The season opened
September "a and closed with the
Thanksgiving game between Penn
sylvania and Cornell. During that
time there were six deaths and SO Sc
rious injuries, while the minor acci.
dents ran up into the hundreds.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10
A Peculiar Suit.

An interesting suit has been
brought in the courts nt Chattanooga
Tenn. A negro named Nichols, while
on the city chain gang, was compelled
to work on Thanksgiving day by the
board of public works, and while at
work he was taken violently sick with
a cold and died with pneumonia. The
suit against the'city will be to test the
question as to whether, by working
the man on legal holiday, at which
time he contracted a fatal malady, the
city will be liable for damages.
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

THE report of the secretary of the
interior shows that pension disburse.
ments for the year were S44, ,651, ,s79. 1t
has been calculated that, when the pen
sions for the Spanish war are added,
the annual expense for maintaining
our army of pensioners will be greater
than that of any standing army in the
world
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

AN effort will be made by persons in
terested in lake transportation to have
the Anglo-American commission take
up the project for canal joining the
great lakes and the Atlantic. This
project has been favorably reported
upon by deep water way commission
authorized by congress and appointed
by the president
Times-promoter., 1898-12-10

A peculiar deed was filed for record
with Register Munford at Clarksville,
Tenn, the other day. Nothing like
it ever came under the observation of
The county officials. The two-year-old
son of j. w. Black and wife was deed
I'd to Mack Yarbrough.