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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-13

bgan to aid their mother, bathing her
face. ETC., but no attention was paid to
the father on the other side of the
room. Mrs. Craft ran IN, and was fol-
lowed in short time by neighbors.
Both the wounded people were alive,
but neither was conscious. Among the
first outside the house to respond was
Patrol Driver Joe Mays He found the
two younger girls crying over their
mother and endeavoring to restore her
to consciousness. The woman was ly-
ing on her back, between the stove and
the foot of the stairs Mr. Mays glanc-
ed towards Holden, saw the revolver
lying on the floor near him, and took
charge Of it, The weapon was a cheap
pistol of American make, five shots,
38 calibre, and all the chambers had
been fired. He at once sent word of
the tragedy to police headquarters, and
Lieutenant Bickerton responded, and a
message was sent to Dr.. d. H. Taylor.
That physician could not respond, but
sent DR.. Mcmillan, and was soon fol-
lowed by Dr. Beabout. Medical aid,
first directed toward the woman, was of
no avail. however, and Mrs. Holden
died in about twenty minutes. Holden
lived until 1880 a. M, as stated, but
inc
grief Of the children over their mother
was something pitiable.
When Officer Mays arrived at the
house, he said Mrs Holden was not
bleeding from the wound in her head,
and for few minutes he did not think
there was any other wound. Turning
her partially over, however, he discov-
cred her
CLOTHING WAS ON FIRE
on her back, and he put this fire out,
and then discovered the first wound
made.
The police at once took charge Of the
premises and excluded the large crowd
of people from the neighborhood which
quickly gathered The Coroner was
notified as soon as death resulted, and
Justice Allen was sent to hold the for
NAL enquiry He made due examina
ton into the facts, and rendered YER
dict in accordance with the circum-
stances as here related.
William Holden, the second boy, was
not at home at the time, he having
been sent to the city prison from Po
lice Court, some time ago, for sixty
days, for some violation of the city or
dinances. He was at once released
from custody by Mayor Butts, and was
at the house before his father died.
Enquiry showed that the murdered
woman was industrious and did what
she could to make up for the short
comings of her husband, while opinion
appeared to be unanimous that the hus
band was not only worthless so far as
supporting his family was concerned.
Dul WdS given W VI Vi d Gudl ltl-
some disposition, and had made much
trouble for the family The scene at
the house yesterday was a pitiable one,
and excited the sympathy of all who
could see the situation. The people are
poor, no arrangement for the funerals
had been made late yesterday after
noon, and it is doubtful if proper ar
rangements can be made without aid of
some nature, which will probably come
from relatives Holden came here from
Clarksburg, where the family of which
he is member is prominent and we'll
TODD, brother of the dead man carry
ing on AN extensive dry goods bust
ness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-13

Lot of Fancy Silk and Vel
vet Sofa Cushions, slightly NJ m
soiled that sold up to $3.50, nj I'LL
choice Friday. YA'VV
About 25 Summer Comforts,
covered with fancy silk
dimes, ruffled all round, M nr
that sold at $3.50. choice MI IN
FRIDAY. ..... .......
6-pound Feather Bolsters Fri 90.
DAY edcn. ...... -. NM.
3-pound Feather Pillows, Friday OOo
per pair. -. 80. HAI,
Lot plain and fancy Wash Silks 0r
q and "A inches wide, Fri I1r
uay yard. =. ~. -. -.
80 pieces all wool dress goods, or.
80 inches WIDE regular SOC /1r
quality. Friday yard .... AVO
Odd lot dark and light colored
Check and Novelty Dress I0,o
Goods, Ice and 25c qualities. III
Friday yard ..... -. $3.50. 49,
LEGO Felt Window Shades. -
mounted on spring rollers. 1ln
Friday each. 49,. -. $3.50. Avn
25 dozen 36x72 Mating Rugs. RI.
Sl.00 value, Friday each. J.. nur
! Lot of Tinseled japanese ~.
Throws that sold at 25c, TIL.
Choice Friday. . AVO
24inch Square Tinted Drilling ~.
Stand Covers, value 25c, Fri 1X
day each. .... -. -. AAV
% pieces Fancy Plaid and ~
Stripe Silk Ribbons, value 25c 1Hc
and PC, Friday yard. .... Avn
so pieces plaid, striped and
check Silk Ribbons, Nos. 60 M
and so, value SOC and Soc Iuc
Friday yard. -. 49,. AVV
Boys Brownie Overalls. all ar
sizes. SOC kind Friday pair. /nr
% dozen Mems Heavy Cotton
Sweaters. in navy, green, red ~
DAY -..-.. ...... HAE
and black. value soc, Fri v ~
Ladies' 25c Seal Grain Belts. m
nickle plated harness buckle H
leather lined, Friday each -. AiV
Lot of oxidized metal Girdles, ~
were soc. 75c and see. choice ,1QE
ffluay -.....
s. sss.. g; y '' saa 2C
5 81 Ill s; ;%.r e S sss '' III c
Our Special Hump Hooks and
Eyes. Friday per card. -. TT
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-13

Mr.. Ashbaugh, the Fur Man, will be
the Windsor May Is, IL and Is.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

Diamond dealers say that the condis
ton of business i'm this country may be
correctly gauged by the volume OF the
importation of precious stones from
abroad.
when times are good, the demand for
diamonds is large; when times are bad,
the stones, being luxury are less in
! demand, and the importation of them
correspondingly decreases.
Just at present there is largely in
creased demand for diamonds, and if
there be any merit in the claim made
in the saying quoted then this should
be an indication of good times ahead.
The treasury bulletin recently issued in
Washington corroborates distinctly the
claim of enlarged importations of dia-
monds. Here are the figures for the
two fiscal years ending July / OF 1897
and 1898 of diamond importations into
the United States: 1897. 81, 1856, $40; 1898,
$6,955. 1S9. The increase vof importa-
tions of diamonds is, however, not the
only one in the line OF decorative jew
elry." so TO speak. The importations for
the two years of other precious stones
rubies, sapphires, emeralds. pearls,
opals, etc.-are as follows i'm anlounty
1897 Sl,573, 1853; 1898, So, 440 076.
The two chief foreign ports from
which diamonds are sent to this coun-
try are Amsterdam and Antwerp From
Great Britain a considerable amount of
jewelry is exported to the United States,
but much of 1t comes from England in
transit, particularly from Switzerland.
country having few direct trade rela-
tions with the United States. In the
fiscal year of 1894. following the depres-
sion caused by the financial disturb.
ances of that year. the exports OF jew
elry to the United States fell off one
half in amount. The expectations of
French Jewelry fell off two-thrds and
from Holland four-fifths, but the losses
sustained in the amount of the exports
have been more than covered this year,
as the treasury figures show.
The largest country of export of un.
cut diamonds to the United States Is
Holland and England follows through
the development of the diamond inter-
ests in Africa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

and thermic fevers than with any other
sickness. There were 1000 cases i'm the
hospitals at different times. All cases
were carefully examined. and when
there was any symptom OF yellow fever
the patients were sent TO the special
hospital. away from the others. which
was kept under strict quarantine. We
were deferred from removing our sick
10 Santiago after that city surrendered
on account of the yellow fever All pre-
cautions were taken 60 prevent the dis
ease from spreading. Cleanliness was
imperative. and the soldiers were
obliged To- battle and keep their quarters
clean When So many of them were
-trrrtFr1, n HumDtF OF Cuban WUmcu
Were employed 10 do the work The
buildings We're Whltewashed aud kept
I'm ss perfect condition as possible.
When We finally got into Santiago. mat
ters began to change. and there was
Improvement in the condition of the
sick and wounded
There We're sad scenes az Siboney
which 7 shall never forget Many of tho
young men vero taken sick and sue
eumosd TO the fever. CablesIams al
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

| struck terror 20 the hearts OF the fe-
| male nurses. The land crabs would
| strut into the tents with all the airs and
| dignity of a major general, and when
| you kicked them they would fall to
pieces. The crabs were harmless. but
they were annoying. The .tarantulas and
scorpions would get into the beds. and
a careful watch had 10 be maintained to
keep the sick from being bitten or stung
by them. Numbers OF the men refused
to go To bed on that account.
"A great many OF the sick were long
without attendance. They presented a
fearful sight Some were so weak that
they could not get 10 the hospitals and
were found lying along the roads and
i'm the woods where they had crawled TO
escape the scorching rays of the sun.
Some were found i'm a semiconscious
state. while others were delirlous Their
mouths, eyes. noses and ears were filled
with gusanos species Of maggot,
which crawled into them as the men
lay PROSTATE. such OF them as had
been exposed TO the elements any length
OF time had the flesh eaten away about
their mouths, noses aud ears by these
insects
we had medical supplies in album
dance, ana i believe everything was
done by the medical department to fur
nish US with everything needful. There
was friendly rivalry between the sur
geons In charge Of the different hos
pitfalls to see which would have the
lowest death rate. and everything that
could be thought OF for the relief of the
sick ana wounded was done. It was a
happy day when We took our charges
a..
ter I've the HispanO-A American war Guy
Poole. . brave young lad from Bay city.
Mich, was the last man Co die in the
camp. When We moved property worth
many thousands of dollars was destroy
ed by the government o. prevent the
spread OF disease.
1T BE- greatly to De- regretted that the
American boys did not take better care
Of themselves in the tropical climate. !
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

rived every hour In the day induiring
for the men Of the different regiments.
We would frequently have 10 reply tina [
they were dead and had been buried in
our little cemetery, which soon grew TO
alarming proportions. The suffering was
FEARFUL and was caused i'm great meas
ure by our inability 10 obtain ice. One
who has not been on the scene cannot
understand it or know OF the tortures
these poor fellows went through. 1t
was heartrending TO hear the heat
stricken soldiers coming from the front
in ambulances and on litters beg for ice
or something cooling. and il was hard
for us 10 know that il could not be had.
Il sincerely hope the boys of the
United States army will never have TO
pass through such an ordeal again.
There was never an army assembled
better than the one sent 10 Santiago. II
was composed OF we'll educated men,
and, while the majority OF them were
used 90 every comfort and luxury, they
never complained of the hardships.
The Vermin near the camps, and. for
that matter, everywhere, made existence
almost insufferable. Insects of all kinds
annoyed the men almost 10 the point Of
madness. They came i'm swarms from
the waters of the pond and the sur
rounding country. 1t was impossible to
get rid of them and between them, the
ravages OF the fever and the excessive
heat life was anything but holiday
There were any number OF scorpions,
land crabs and tarantulas, and they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

battle. The Spanish officers are gem
tlemanly and kind and have assisted in
every way possible TO relieve the suf-
fering OF the people. When the Gu
bans left Santiago previous to the sur
render of the place, their suffering and
misery were terrific, especially among
the young children and infants. There
was no milk To give them and very lit
tie food. They died I'm large numbers.
The adults seemed used TO privations.
Thoroughly civilized people like our
own could never have stood the hard
ships. There was more malarial fever
than any other. IN was OF = malignant
type. and when "a did not destroy life
entirely " left It's victims wrecks. and
only the best care under most favorable
conditions can restore their health. All
the suffering was not confined 10 san
tiag0. however. 10 was also 90 be found
among the troops in the camps away
from the city.
We arrived at Siboney I'm July with
a number of trained nurses and phvsi-
clans and started I'm To relieve the sur
fcring. The sights We met were he
yond description, We carried a mum
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
A Strange Prison.

A party of scouts from the stations
| on Bledsoe's creek, in Sumner county,
| Or, was on tour of observation for
! Indian signs. AS they prepared TO camp
| late one winter afternoon Captain Jen-
! nings, who was of the number, started
out to kill a buffalo from herd which
was near by. There was "a heavy sleet
on the ground, and he found IL difficult
to get i'm good range on account of the
noise of his feet on the cracking ice.
but after following the game for several
| miles he at last killed very large bun.
Fearing that the meat might be in-
jured If left until the next morning, ha
skinned the animal and took out the
viscera. BY the time he was done night
had come. and he decided TO remain
with his quarry instead of seeking camp
i'm the darkness. So, wrapping the huge
hide around him. flesh side out. he lay
down and slept very comfortably until
morning. on waking he found himself
tightly imprisoned i'm the hide, which
had frozen hard and now resisted all
his efforts TO escape.
Hour after hour rolled by In agony ia
the captain. He yelled at the top of his
voice for help and strained and kicked
with all his might at the rawhide in-
closure, but IL proved stubborn TO tha
last degree He doubtless swore many
n bitter oath, for he was of too irascibls
a temperament 10 submit tamely. He
expected his companions To search for
him. and they did, but with a great deal
of caution. fearing that he had beeu
killed by the Indians. His prolonged
absence could be accounted for in ma
other way. He gave up all hope of ex-
Treating himself as the hours wore
away. but help which he had not
thought OF was TO save him from
death which would have been extremely
mortifying, at the least, To a man who
had escaped Indian bnllets and swum
icy rivers like a beaver. We will LET
him relate the issue in his own words:
We'll, the sun came out I'm the after>
noon. and this softened the hide on the
top so I could get one arm out. and
when ! got one arm out I worked like
pizen until got my body through"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
ID by General Wood. U. s. Al

Ger with both his brother officers and
men, and his loss was keenly felt by all.
There was very little yellow fever at
Siboney and Fermica, and / don't be-
HeNe that more than per cent OF the
sickness was caused by that dread dis
ease. Exhaustive diagnoses were made
or the sickness which was called yellow
fever. and IL was shown 90 be some
thing else. The army surgeons will
bear me out in this. The report that so
many Of the cases of yellow fever cx-
isted was. 7 believe. one reason why
General Shafter aid not send his trans
ports sooner, as he felt it would be dan
gerous 10 remove such patients
4--." the. s--ff--r-sr+ r-r----r7-r-rttV rrr tIr-
lieve l convinced him to The contrary.
for three days later The transports ar
rived. and We sent away 40 OF the hap
piest mortals that ever lived. General
Smarter treated me with every Dourte-
sy and did everything in his power To-
better the condition of tho soldiers. lie
worked hard To- relieve the suffering.
and when ha knew that IL was not yci-
low fever that had piostrstcd them the
men that we're able 10 leave were sent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

Der OF hospital tents and medical stores.
Tor which there was great need. We
found the number OF doctors and nurses
there totally inadequate TO the wants
or the sick and wounded. The physi-
clans were brave and worked hard, but
the strain told on them. Some of them
were attending TO as many as 800 pa
tlents AT one time, and they were worn
out with hard work. Our arrival mark
ed new era in the hospitals of that
place. We erected our tents and or
ganized the corps and commenced
work. our services We're appreciated
by the surgeons of the regular army,
who were completely exhausted.
Major lie Gard, who was I'm command.
placed everything at our disposal and
offered every facility. Hard work broke
him down, and he became very i'll and
had TO be sent home. lie was succeed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

rincing lot OF men never lived than
these. They fell sick in great numbers.
ana at one time only 40 were able TO
answer roll call. Many of those poor
fellows found their last resting place i'm
Washington cemetery. a beautiful spot
in the green hills near Siboney. In this
little Gods half acre so far away
from their native country are buried
some OF the bravest men Of the United
States army. Captain Charles Dodge,
who was supposed TO have been killed
at the charge of San Juan Hill. really
succumbed 20 the fever His death east
a gloom over the entire camp, and many
OF US questioned whether the cause was
worthy of such precious blood. Scores
of the brave fellows who had faced the
bullets of the Spaniards gave way to
grief when they heard of the death OF
Captain Dodge. lie was popular off,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

ed by Major Gargs who also got sick
and had To return TO the United states.
IL was an mp hill fight. and one by one
the physicians We're incapacitated until
] was the only one left The work was
of an awful character. and IL played
havoc with the nervous system. our
hospitals were up In the hills and near
n lake whose polluted waters caused a
great deal Of the malaria. why. you
could taste the malaria i'm the heat
laden air. But IL was the best place for
our purpose that could be found in that
section. We had not yet taken Santiago.
The heat was intense. ana g was dan
Beroas 60 SO ont in the sun. Yet the
death rate from sunstrUtS--- - ; .--4444.
~ small. In fact no epidemic ever at
lacked an army where the death rate
was so small.
We beceiyed great help from the
Twenty fourth Infantry. Many OF them
volunteered Co come down to SibOney TO
take care % the sick and wounded.
Major Markly. Iva command who was II
their head az tho battle of san Juan.
whore they fought go brayely. offered
Us all assistance, end mere self sac
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

They relied too much upon theik
strength and vlgor. and they grew care
less as TO their food. They were too free
and frequently did not even observe the
ordinary sanitary rules that they fol-
low when a home.
Il sincerely hope the dag is not far
distant when the American troops will
be removed from Cuban soil. as IL is no
climate for AngloSaxons. The Spanish
soldiers died in large numbers from dis
ease, and | fear the same will be the
result with our men.
Americans have been in the civiliz-
ing business a long time and have had
some very satisfactory experiences, but
1t is my belief that we will never be
able to civilize the Cubans or make
their country habitable"
FREDERIC A. VERDU.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

hospitals and by an attack OF the fever
Judging from the description given by
the doctor Of what he saw and had TO
contend with very little has been pub
lished as to the real hardships with
which our troops had To cope.
IL should be mentioned in passing
that DIR. NcwkirlS was once surgeon
general OF the united armies OF Brazil
and was twice decorated by the late
Dom Pedro, who was then emperor
In speaking of Santiago. DR.. New
kirk said: II believe that city To be the
dirtiest spot in the world, and, while
some Improvements have been made to
IL since the American troops have been
in charge, IL is unsafe to live there.
There is no sewerage i'm the place. and
the streets abound in filth. The Ameri-
can officers have caused them TO be
cleaned but IL is absolutely impossible
70 keep the place i'm "A habitable condi-
tion and 10 make 10 healthful. The
sidewalks are narrow. and the earth is
permcated with the accumulated dirt
Of four centuries. Disease turks i'm ey.
cry corner. and the only way the place
could he made tenable would be TO de-
stroy the city and rebuild II on modern
plans. The harbor is one of the most
beautiful in the world and from the
deck OF n steamer looks like a garden
OF Eden. The city Is hidden behind the
high hills, which are covered with dark
green foliage and surrounded by the old
graystone fortresses which have stood
the tempests and the heat OF centuries
The bay has long sweep and IN a
grand sight. but here the beauties end
ChapaFfaI IL The name of the tree that
grows in abundance on the hills. lt
requires no cultivation. and N u did it
would not get u from the natives, for
they are an indolent lot. While the bay
and harbor are grand the city detracts
from ne general beauty. Most OF the
houses have been built many centuries,
and most of thcm show tho wear OF
time. The houses arc painted green.
aud but few other coloIs are 10 be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
THE AmER|CAM|zED SANTIAGO Opinion
surgeon ss ;::: $$: 4' Saturated is STILL CUBAS PEST HOLE
Surgeon NeWkirk Declares That II Is Saturated
With the Filth Of Four
Centuries.

found. About 90 per cent of the popu-
lation Is composed OF the natives, who
are as far from being civilized as our
Indians were at the time of the dis
covery OF the country by Columbus. OF
the native population not more than Z
per cent can read and write. They are
slovenly and will not work. They con-
stantly .urround the American army
headquarters TO obtain food, and IL is
difficult to get them TO work as long as
food and clothing, OF which they wear
little, are supplied TO them. The Ameri-
can soldiers are not in love with them.
In fact they are disgusted with the ma
tives and will have as little to do with
them as possible.
with the Spaniards II is different.
and 1t is not an uncommon sight TO see
Uncle Sans troops arm and arm with
the men with whom they recently did
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15

to the United States. The arrival OF the
transports worked a wonderful change
among the men, and il seemed that ev-
cry one weuld get better Some who
previously could not move declared at
once that they were strong enough 10
travel and take care of themselves, so
anxious were they TO get away from
Cuba and the dreadful surroundings.
Others cried with Joy at the very idea
OF going home. We picked out those
that we thought were really able 10
stand the sea voyage and most likely
to be benefited thereby, and there is no
doubt that 100 lives were saved by the
timely arrival OF the transports. / was
sorrY to learn when | arrived home OF
the sufferings and privations OF the
men on the vessels. and / hope the re-
ports have been exaggerated.
I'VE had more trouble with mslarlal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
Venezuela Wants Immigrants.

The Venezuelan government has cons
tracted for the importation OF $1,000
families from the north OF Italy. Lands
and houses will be given them. and they
will be assisted I'm a financial way. IL is
expected that they will develop the cul-
tivatiOn OF fruits and cereals and will
pay special attention To the growing OF
vines and manufacture OF wine. Each
immigrant viii get 10 acres. and 10 IL
asserted that this amount OF land Is too
small for growing cereals. The United
states consul al Caracas says that
when the fruit producing capacity OF
this cloud Of immigrants Is developed
a market must be- sought In the United
states. There Is none I'm Venezuela.