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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
TRUSTEES SALE
OF Valuable Wheeling Island Property

BY virtue of a. deed OF trust made by
Walter H. Rinehart and wife, to the IN
dersigned trustee da ted April 24th, 1896
and recorded in the office of the Clerk of
the County Court of Ohio county, State
of West Virginia in deed of trust book
ton at the north front door Of the court
house of Ohio county, West Virginia, on
SATURDAY, JUNE It'll, 1898,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the fol-
lowing described property. All of tho
north half of each of the three lots or
parcels of land numbered respectively one
hundred and eishty-six Q86), one hun
dred and eighty-seven 1SD, and one hum
dred and lightweight QS), upon the plat
Wheeling. being situate on the west side
Of South Broadway street, on the Wheel
ing island, and extending on the line of
said street sixty (60) feet, and on the
south side of alley ~ one hundred and
forty 40 feet, and being the same prop
by Charles Nichols, by deed dated March
2Sth. 1891, and recorded in deed book No
-, page as together with all the buildings
and appurtenances thereto belonging.
Terms OF saie:-One- third of the pur-
chase money, or so much more as the pur-
day of sale, and the residue in two equal
installments, payable in one end two
years, respectively, from the day of sale,
with interest, the purchaser giving his ne
gouable promissory notes for the defer,
red payments and the title TO be conveyed
TO secure said deferred payments. The
purchaser also to insure the buildings on
said property to further secure said de-
T. s. RILEY.
my6ei Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
FOR VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.
List of Arms and Equipments Prepared
by the Department.

Washington, d. G., May 16.-ln
order that the volunteer Iotcts
nov being organized may know what
arms and equipments it is proper 70
make acquisitions for, the accompany
ing lists, prepared in the office OF the
chief of ordnance, showing the arms
and equipments of an infantry solder,
and CT a light battery of artillery, have
been prepared by direction Of the Sec
rotary of War;
Arms and equipments of an infantry
soldier:
1 rife, 1 blanket bag, l blanket bag
shoulder straps (pair), blanket Dag
coat straps (pair), bayonet scabbard,
/ cartridge belt, woven, or l cartridge
box, with waist belt and plate, ] can
teen, 1 canteen strap, gun sling,
haversack strap, meat can, tin cup,
l knife, i fork, l spoon.
Arms and equipments of cavalry
soldier:
1 carbine, 1 revolver, light cavalry
saber, 1 saddle complete, l saddletrae
leather covered, 1 quarter strap (self-
adjusting), safes and rings for quar-
ter straps, cincha straps, / glrth
(cincha), stirrup straps, stir
rups (hooded), 6 coat straps, l car
bine boot and straps FUSED only
caliber As carbine) l carbine
scabbard and straps g, used only with
caliber 80 carbine), 2 saber straps
(used only with caliber As carbine) /
pair saddlebags, / saddle blanket, sur
cingle, 1 curb bride complete Il head
stall, l pair reins, ! curb bit, i
snafTle bit, / pair reins, link, !
halter complete, q headstan, !
halter strap, l lariat, | lariat strap, !
picket pin, side line, / horse cover
with surcingle attached), l nose bag, 1
| horse brush, currycomb, / stirrup
with socket for guidon Especially, car
bine sling and swivel, / saber belt and
plate with saber attachments, l pistol
holster, 1 cartridge belt (cavalry), L
saber knot, 1 pair spurs, l pair spur
straps, / canteen and, strap, / hayer-
sack and strap for dismounted SER
yice1. | meat can. tin cup, / knife,
fork, spoon.
Equipments for the personnel of a
light battery of six guns:
121 reyolvers, 121 revolver-plstol
holsters, 121 cartridge boxes or pouch
es for revolvers, - sabers. light artill-
| cry, saber belts, complete-13 saber
belts, 10 saber attachments, IS belt
plates; 10S waist belts and plates, Fl
saddles, complete, Fl saddlebags, pairs,
100 saddle blankets, q spurs, pairs, q
spur straps, pairs, q Brides curb, 100
brides, watering, so currycombs, 20
girths or cinchas, extra, 100 halter
headstalls, 100 halter straps, so horse
brushes, 100 horse covers 100 lariats,
% links, 100 nosebags, 100 picket pins,
100 surcingles, 121 canteens, 121 can
teen straps, 121 haversacks, 11 haver-
sack straps, 121 knapsacks, light artil-
lery, 121 knives, 121 forks, 121 spoons,
121 meat cans, 121 tin cups.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

union was four boys and three girls.
OF the family there are still living the
father, three boys and two of the girls.
There is living at the old homestead
one son and a daughter, 60 and 60
years OF age respectively, while only
couple of miles away and on an adj
joining farm son is living whose age
is about 70. The rest of the children
living are all above the half century
mark in age, and the aggregate age
OF the six members of the family now
living viii foot up in the neighborhood
OF $50 years. The sons and daughters
Of the old gentleman who are living
are all hale and hearty, and judging
from their appearance and habits there
is not the least doubt but that they will
live to be as old as their father, and
some may even exceed the age he has
attained and live to be
MANY YEARS OLDER
than their father
Mr.. Smith keeps well posted on all
the happenings of the day and talks
very intelligently on a large number
of subjects. At the present time one
or the matters of public moment that
he is greatly interested in is the liberty
CT the Cubans. He declares that the
people of that island should have been
freed years ago by this country When
an attempt was made by the United
States to buy the Pearl of the Antil-
les Your correspondent was the
first person to tell him of the signal
victory Of Admiral Dewey over the
Spanish at the battle of Manila, and
Mr.. Smith remarked that there was
no use Of talking, the American people
were the best fighters in the world,
and he was of the opinion that it
would be impossible for any European
country to get the better of the United
States in war. He said that he would
offer his services and would go to the
front if there was any possibility Of his
being accepted in the present war be
tween this country and Spain. He is
very enthusiastic over the effort to
free Cuba, and says he hopes he will
live to see the day the Spanish have
been driven from that island
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
]. S. RHODES & CO.
LEGAL NOTICES.
Special Commissioners Sale of
Valuable City Property.

= ~ virtue Of a decree of the Circuit
Court OF Ohio county, State of West Vir
ginia, entered in the cause of James M
Lees administrator vs.. Mary Lee and
o56sdh9ers, on the 18th day of February, A. d.
1923, and q decree en,7red in said cause
ON the 18th day of april, A. d. 1885, the
undersigned special commissioner will
sell at public sale on
SATURDAY. MAY 18TH, 1898,
e com n fr at 10 O'clock q. M, at the
Ohio county. West Virginia, the following
described property: Lots Nos. % and %
Of Joseph Caldwells addition to the city
OF Wheeling, Ohio county. State of West
Virginia. which lots are situate on the
southwest corner. of Market and Twenty
seventh streets, in the city of Wheeling.
each of which fronts fifty 500 feet on
Market street and extend BACK one hun
dred AGO. feet TO Alley b Said proper
erty will be laid off in lots fronting on
can be seen at the office af the under
signed The property will be offered as
q whole and in parcels, laid off as afore-
said, and sold in the manner in which it
will bring the best price.
Terms of Sale:-One-third and as much
chaser may elect to pay in cash on day OF
sale, and the balance in one and two
years, with interest from day of sale, the
purchaser giving his notes with approved
personal security, and the title to be re-
tanned until the whole of the purchase
money is paid.
Special Commissioned
/ hereby certify that H. S.. Riley, special
commissioner, has given bond in the
amount. and upon the conditions required
in said decree.
c. III. HENNING,.
G. S. GREER Clerk
Auctioneer ap2Sei
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

JJgrday from a brief visit to friends at
Huntington.
1hlrty-five more telephones fer the
panhandle Company have arrived and
are now being placed in position. AS
sooh as the work is completed the cen
Ia once will be open night and day
Nun MISS Laura Simpson as day oper-
ator ana Earl Harris at night.
II. j. McFadden has given Hess &
fischer he contract for his new dwell
ihg mouse to be located on Eighth
street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
REMEMBER THE MAINE.

The crew was in the cabin,
Not man had gone to sleep:
1t was in Havana waters,
Not thought was on the deep.
Twas a fearful thing that evening,
That Spanish holoscaust:
The anguish of the wounded
Failing around the mast.
"a
Our brave country never more
An impression half so deep,
AS when pillows rolled DER the Maine,
Causing the Nation to weep
Remember the Maine, Americans,
Remember the Maine we pray,
And fight the Spaniards to the end
To ayenge that fatal day.
J. F. M.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
A Good Secondhand Piano at Bar.
gain.
1138-40-42 MARKET ST.

the rule. When the cost of putting
down a well in this territory, about So
600 to $4,000, is considered this is not
very encouraging to the operator. Take
a well, for instance, that comes in at so
barrels per day, it would have to hold
up at the same rate for nearly six
months in order to recoup the opera
tor for first cost of the well. There
has never been well drilled anywhere
that would keep up initial production
for three months-let alone six
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
ORDERED TO LEAVE.

New York, May 16.-The British
steamer Earnwood, which left Barba-
dos May 6, arrived to-day, She re-
ports that on May 3 the Spanish trans
port Alphonso Kill. with 500 troops
on board, put in at Barbados, but was
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w Va, May &c. R.
Dulin left for Writ county to-day,
where he will begin drilling some shall
low wells for the Crescent Oil Company
near the shallow wells that were drilled
in the Parrish Fork development sew
eral years ago. The first well will be
drilled for the Crescent Oil Company on
the Hale farm.
Pritchard & Dulin will also drill a
well in the same locality. 1t will be
on the Boot farm and will be a Big
Injun venture.
Several fairly good shallow wells
have been drilled in on Parrish Fork
and operators expect field to be open
ed up.
OIL CITY, Pa, May H-Credit balances
Sc; certificates opened At SIC bid for cash;
first sales SIC: closed at S212c bid; cash at
SIC; nine cash at SPICE Shipments 81, $50
barrels; runs 93 S17 barrels
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
TERRIFIC STORM
Visited Noble Countyt Ohio, Yesterday,
Doing Great Damage.

Special to the Register
CALDWELL, Ohio, May ia terrific
hail, wind and rain storm visited Noble
county yesterday evening, doing an i'm
mense amount of damage to growing
crops and property at the town Of Car
isle Hundreds of window panes in resi-
dences were broken. Equally damaging
reports come from other parts Of the
county
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ~ U@z


LOW ENdtts 10 ViiHHa-
The Cleveland Lorain & Wheeling
will make low rates to Omaha, Neb.,
May 23rd for the United Presbyterian
General Assembly with liberal return
limit. See O. R. Wood, Travelling Pas
senger Agent, Mcclure House Block, for
particulars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
4 MERCY MISSION.
The Ambulance Ship Solace is Ready
10 Accompany the Fleet.

me Vessel Also is Bountifully Pro-
Vlded With Delicacies F Furnished
Oy the Colonial Danes - After
Battle the Warships Will Be
Visited and the Wounded Will
BE Removed for Treatment and
the Dead for Burial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
STATIONERY.

EASTER CARDS-Very cheap to close
out. Pitfsburg Dispatch, Post, Times.
Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati Enquirer.
Commercial Tribune. New York and other
leading dailies, delivered. Literary and
fashion journals. stationary. Gospel
Hymns. G. II. QUIMBY. 14l4 Market ST.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
TOOTH CARE.
STEAM BOATS.

as follows:
Steamer .yIRGINIA," Il. s. Calhoun.
Master: Robert Fl. Kerr. Purser Every
Sunday a. n.
steamer KEY STONE STATE" C. w.
Knox, Master Dan Lacey, Purser. Every
Tuesday a. m.
Steamer QUEEN CITY, Robert r /,
Agnew, Master. James Gardner, Purser.
Every Thursday "a m
For freight or passage telephone $50
CROCkARD & BOOTH.
no3 Agents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Special to the Register.
Warrington, WA, May 16.-Up to
Thursday evening not a single gusher
had been reported in the entire Man
nington district Small wells, although
some of them are good ones. have been
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
Uncensored nisnntches.

MADRID. via Bsyonne, France. Sept.
S.-The censorship is making the work
of the correspondents much more diff
cult. They are not permitted even to
summarize the debates and results Of
the secret sessions q the cortes
Yesterday In the senate a Republican
senator who holds a high position in
his party bitterly attacked the queen
regent.
A Liberal senator replied, eulogizing
the monarchy. Ae said:
Prudence, moderation and honesty
characterize the upper classes. and res
ignation and devotion characterize the
people. Between the two are the poll
ticians. who exploit the country and
are the real cause Of spain's mlsfor-
tunes"
The Republicans are planning ob-
structive tactics in the cortes. but they
denounce the Barcelona bands as an
archists instead of Republicans.
The Carlists in the meantime are
plotting and awaiting an order from
Don Carlos. 1t is certain that he does
not heed the counsels OF the Vatican
urging him not 10 disturb the peace OF
SPAIN
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
CORNWALLDTSASTER
Difficult to Find the Cause of
the Bridges Collapse.
REVISED LIST OF PERSONS KILLED.
Mach Smaller Than at First Estimated.
None of the Bodies Yet Recovered.
Statement by the Bridge Com.
pany's Chief Engineer.
pany's Chief

HOGANsBURG, n. X, Sept. Sur
ther particulars Of the awful fatality at
the wreck of the International bridge
over the st. Lawrence river near st.
Regis Indian village were forthcoming
yesterday. The exact cause of the ac-
cident is very difficult to arrive at. The
piers Of the bridge were built last fall
by the Sooeysmith company of New
York. The crib work was put together
some distance up the river and fioated
down to the proper location, where it
was anchored and sunk to the bottom.
The cribs were 62 by 16 feet. They were
filled with stone and concrete to with
tn few feet Of the top, after which the
water was pumped out, and the layers
of stone began. The locating Of the
cribs was accomplished with considera-
BILE difficulty owing to the depth of the
water and ten mile per hour current
The three spans of the bridge were each
$40 feet long and about 81 feet above the
water. Each of the spans weighed in
the neighborhood Of $4,000 pounds. The
span nearest the American shore set
tied on the false work. but the center
span toppled over on its side The acci-
dent happened a few minutes before
the noon hour, and several men who
had been on the bridge had just walked
ashore. Among them was Mr. Simmons
the Phoenix Bridge company's chief en-
gineer. To a correspondent he said:
Il can hardly realize that the bridge
is gone. 1 told Mr.. f. d. Anthony, the
chief engineer of the New York and
Ohio company, yesterday morning that
the bridge was practically ready for
trains to cross All that remained in
their way was the hosting engines on
the shore span. A gang Of men were at
work taking down the big traveller. and
few riveters were finishing the rivet-
ing. / had just gone ashore and was
looking toward the bridge. when all at
once the pier in the center Of the two
south spans seemed to crumble away,
and the two completed and finished
spans, with the 20 odd men working
on them. tumbled into the water"
Most of the men were caught in the
iron and are probably pinned to the
bottom Of the river, which at this point
is over 80 feet deep. None of the bodies
have been recovered. although the tug
Beaver, with scows. divers and a gang
Of men. worked all afternoon in the
wreckage. Many of the wounded were
hurt by jumping down to the banks.
The loss. including the necessary de-
lay, is said to be in the neighborhood
of 500, 0O0
The following is list Of the unfortu-
nate men who were. killed or drowned:
w. ]. Cubby, Paterson n. j.: W. F.
Jackson. Columbus. o.; Louis Baumer.
Johnstown Pa; Il. L. Dysart Tyrone.
Pa; J. d. Craig, 221 Franklin street,
Detroit; Robert Martin, Montreal: Pat
Murphy, 1S9 Bathurst street, Toronto;
Tom Birmingham, address unknown:
Dan Hughes, Cleveland; F. Lavigne.
! Ogdensburg, N. Y; William Sherman.
address unknown; William Saunders,
14l0 Fort avenue, Baltimore; John
Clause, Caughnawaga, Que; Harry
Davis, Pittsburg, Pa; Cyril Campbell,
Cornwall, Ont.
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
Draolas Call. on Our Commissioner.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. S.-Yes-
terday afternoon Captain General Ma
cias returned the visit of courtesy paid
him Tuesday afternoon by Major Cen
eral Brooke, Rear Admiral Schley and
Brigadier General Gordon, the United
States military commissioners.
Earlier in the day Admiral Schley,
with his personal staff. Lieutenant
Sears and Lieutenant Wells. returned
the official visit paid him Tuesday by
Bigadier General VallariRo Of theSpan-
ish marine corps.
Toward evening yesterday Admiral
Schley and General Gordon went to Rio
Piedras. the suburb Of San Juan, where
General Brooke has established his
headquarters, at the country residence
OF Captain General Macias. on the lat
ter's invitation, and conferred respect
ing their instructions as military COM
missioners. The commission will prob
ably not meet for business for several
days.
Admiral Schley expects TO occupy a
cottage at Rio Piedras while here ow-
ing 10 the extreme heat of the city.
The gunboat Wasp, Captain Ward.
sailed for Charleston last night with
Captain w. NJ. Folger. Ensign BlaolSley
and Cadet Nelson Of the New Orleans.
Lieutenant Commander Dey is left in
command Of the New Orleans.
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
Chasing the Khnlifa-

LONDON. Sept. S.-The British war
office has received a dispatch from Cen
eral Sir Herbert Kitchener, the COM
mander Of the Anglo Egyptian forces,
dated from Omdurman on Monday last,
saying that over 500 Arabs, mounted
on camels, were dispatched after the
fugitive Khalifa Abdurah that morn
ing. The general added that the der
wish leader was reported to be moving
with such speed that some of his wives
had been dropped along the road fol-
lowed by him. The sirdar says also:
"Oflcers have been counting the der
wish bodies on the field and report the
total number of dead found as about 10. e.
500 From the number of wounded
who have crawled to the river and
town It is estimated that 10000 were
wounded. Besides the above. between
300 and 400 dervishes were killed in
Omdurman when the town was taken.
have as prisoners between 800 and 400
fighting men,"
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
ALCER VERSUS NILES.
The Generals Return Stimu-
lates Gossip.
TIE PRESIDENT CREATLYDISPLEASED
objects to the Newspaper Notoriety Given
to War Department. Diherences-sh
mans visit to the White House
Considered Significant.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-General
Miles is back from Porto Rico, cooked
and prined TO continue hostilities with
his enemies in the war department.
He admits that the interview with
him sent to the Kansas City Star was
substantially correct, and he does not
attempt to discredit any of the state
ments attributed to him which virtu-
ally charge Secretary Alger or other
war department officials with mislead-
ing the public as to the nature Of the
orders issued to him.
Secretary Alger declines to enter into
personal controversy with General
Miles at the present time. but It is an
parent that he is also loading up his
private ammunition wagon in anticipa-
tion of an encounter with the COM
manding general Of the army.
For some time past Secretary Alger
has been stocking his magazine with
material from various newspapers and
the official records with which to de-
fend himself should General Miles per-
slst in forcing a fight to the finish.
John Sherman's visit 70 the White
House yesterday morning and Secretary
Ayers social call upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman a few evenings ago. coupled
with Mr.. Sherman's public disclaimer
Of any personal feeling against the Sec
retary of war, was generally supposed
TO be a happy adjustment Of the Miles
Alger- fisherman complication.
The friends of Secretary Alger and
Mr.. Sherman have within the last as
hours felicltated themselves over the
prospect of an amicable settlement of
the row between Secretary Alger and
General Miles, with Mr.. Sherman sec
onding General Miles in the fight.
1t is known that the president has
been deeply annoyed by The course pur-
sued by Secretary Alger and General
Miles in airing their personal griev-
ances so freely in the newspapers.
The president has followed closely the
various newspaper statements of Cen
eral Miles and Secretary Alger and also
the contributions Of former Senator
Sherman, and no later than yesterday
morning he expressed his opinion that
too much newspaper notoriety had been
given TO the Alger- Miles controversy.
IT was thought that the president had
opened the way for an amicable dlspo-
sition Of the allegations and counter al
legations by Secretary Alger and Cen
eral Miles respectively.
Now General Miles comes sailing
home, flushed with success at Porto Ri
co, eager and anxious for a public vim
dicatlon through the official records OF
the war department
Statements have been attributed to
him, made at Porto Rico. which must
have further explanation at army head
quarters. He does not repudiate them.
on the contrary, he practically repeats
them. Some of the statements charged
to him caused Secretary Alger to re-
mark that General Miles could not be
sane and utter such statements"
Under the circumstances, with Qener-
al Miles on the offensive and Secretary
Alger on the defensive. a bitter but
bloodless battle between these two men
cannot be avoided.
Evening journal., 1898-09-08
wHEELER's SON DROWNED.
Caught In Strong Undertow at Camp
Wlkon.


CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, N!
Y, Sept. S.--Thomas II. Wheeler, son Of
General Joseph Wheeler and Second
Lieutenant Newton ID. Kirkpatrick.
First cavalry, were drowned while
bathing here yesterday afternoon.
Young Wheeler was a naval cadet in his
second year. He had been acting on his
fathers staff for some time past. He
was II years Of age. was a fine young
fellow and had made n host of friends
among the older officers. Together with
Lieutenant kirkpatrick he went te the
beach yesterday afternoon to enjoy the
surf bathing. The surf ran high, and
the undertow was very strong. 1t was
near the very spot where two Of the
Rough Riders on Tuesday almost lost
their lives. Apparently no one saw the
young men drowned. and il was not
until about o'clock. meal time that
they were missed. Their clothes were
found a short distance from General
Wheeler's tent, close to the water.
The bodies of the two drowned men
were found at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing. They had been washed upon the
beach near where the accident hap
pened