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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
A MERE FARCE,
No Good Faith Displayed by Spanish
Officials in Revolving the Reconcep.
trade Order.

WASHINGTON, d. G., April Rev
Eugene May, who has been travelIfr~
Cuba, returned to his home her, yes..,
day. His report of the conditions in ....
island differs in no essential detail from
that Of Senators Proctor, Thurs;oa. Ga-
linger and others who have recar,.,.
spokeu and written. on the subject Dr
May says in addition:
The recent revocation Of tho roconc.r.
trade order is a farce, as the peoaIa -,
whom it applies are too i'll 10 wgrk srd
have nothing with which TIP START t.r
they the strength. Blanks have bee. .s.
sued to the stsHving wretches which s,A
to be filled out with acquisitions for what.
ever they need, and sent to Havana r~
mockery of it is that the farce ends v.s
sending in the blanks. Nothing Mon.
ever heard of them.
THE relief work is going forward r.r.
idly in 210 towns, but there arc between
5000 and 11O,60o recencentrados VIII mis-.
die, however generous the relief fox thy
are already beyond help"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
BURNED TO DEATH.
Woman and Child found Roasted to
Crisp Near Sistersyiiie.

Woman and Child found Roasted to a
Crisp Near Sistersviiie.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, April 4.-Yester-
day afternoon the home of James Mich
els was noticed to be burning by some
neighbors and persons went to the
rescue. The doors were found locked,
and it looked as though no one was at
home. An entrance was forced, and
Mrs. Michels and two-year-old child
were found dead on the floor, and
burned to a crisp, the little one being
in the mothers arms. What remained
of the bodies was taken out, and to-day
there are some serious rumors afloat
to the effect that there are evidences
of foul play. The woman and child
were found in such position as to
indicate that the bodies had been
placed in that position. A six-year-old
boy was found some distance from
the house, and on being questioned,
he stated that man had come to the
house and his mother had sent him to
a neighbor's on an errand. Michels
was not at home at the time, and had
not been home up to this morning.
There has been considerable domestic
trouble.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
THE SHAM ROCK.
Severe Discipline Imposed Upon a
Sailor in the British Navy.

London, April 4.-There was scene
in the House of Commons to-day on
the acknowledgment by the first lord
of the admiralty, Mr.. Goschen, that a
seaman belonging to the British first
class battleship Resolution had been
sentenced to a fortnight's confinement
in a cell and to be deprived of his good
conduct badge for wearing the sham
rock on st. Patrick's Day, in disobedl-
ence to orders. Mr.. Goschen explained
hat it was matter of discipline,
whereupon Mr.. William Redmond, Par
nellite member from East Claire, hot
ly replied to Mr.. Goschen and was
called to order by the speaker, who
declared that his conduct was grossly
disorderly. Mr. Redmond said that, at
the risk of being grossly disorderly,
he must denornce as On outrage the
sentencing of a sailor to a fortnight's
IMPRISONMENT for wearing the sham
rock
The speaker then called upon Mr..
Redmond to withdraw. but Mr.. Red
mond did not leave his seat until the
sergeant-at-arms advanced, when he
followed that officer out of the House,
repeating: 1T is an outrage
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
MUCH INSTRUMENTATION
Floating Around in Havana-Some Edito-
rial Opinions.


Havana, April AT this writing, 2
o'clock in the afternoon, there is moth
ing exciting, nor even interesting on
foot. There are plenty of rumors cur
rent, such for example as that delay of
President Mckinley in sending a mes
sage to Congress proves likely that the
Pope is acting as mediator in the
whole Spanish question; that the for
eign powers have interviewed by diplo-
matte methods, and that the insurgents
in Pinar del Rio and Matanzas have
notified Spanish authorities that they
til the question between Madrid and
Washington are definitely settled.
These are samples of scores of stories
which are being discussed at every
turn.
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee has not
received any advices up to this hour
to-day. A cable dispatch which he re-
ceived last night, said the Presidents
message to Congress might be sent
to that body to-day. The colonies OF
volunteers continue to impress upon
their men the necessity at the present
juncrlre of keeping calm and Of re-
pressing any riotous demonstrations in
Havana
Lieut. Commander Wainwright has
received orders to go north, his work
in experimenting the salvage at the
wreck of the Maine being ended by the
closing of the contract. Commander
Wainwright will go north at the first
opportunity.
The Olivette will probably make an
extra trip from Havana to Key West
and Tampa next Thursday.
The Diario de la Marina this after
noon, under the heading, Peace AS
sured," says: THE diplomatic note of
Spain to the European chancelleries
have produced a great effect upon the
mind of Gen. Woodford. 1t is now
affirmed that questions between Spain
and the United States are to be sub
mitted to the Pope, in whose decision
Spain has perfect confidence"
Continuing, the Diario de la Marina
says: There is nothing now to do but
to rest tranquil, confident that the
vexed questions will be properly set
tied by His Holiness"
In an editorial. La Lucia presents
a long extract from a report of A. B.
Cauto, a naval expert, in which it is
set forth at length that the United
States navy has only two formidable
vessels, and that therefore Spain need
not fear the fanatic superiority Of the
United States fleet"
Advices received here from Matanzas
say that ten guns have arrived there
from Havana to be mounted on the
Notifications at the former place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
WEST VIRGINlANS
Of More or Less PI ominence and Po-
sition, in Washington, Lobbying.

Special to the Register
Washington, d. c., April 4.-West
Virginians by the dozen swarmed
about the Capitol to-day, and most Of
them We're men Of note and conse-
quence.
Many came to tell the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary why in their
opinion Representative Dayton's bill
to divide the State into two judicial
districts should be favorably reported
and passed.
Their arguments were along the line
already marked out by the various
supporters of the bill Those who ad-
dressed the committee were Governor
Atkinson, eX-Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue Mason, Attorney General
Rucker, Collector of Internal Revenue
White, attorneys B. M. Amb& and
C. D. Merrick, of Parkersburg; Judge
E. S. Doolittle and j. S. Caldwell, or
Huntington, and Judge T. H. Hinritz,
of WEIGH.
An argument against the bill was
made by Col S. B. Delliker, Clerk OF
the United States Court.
Others present were kudiSr Lafol-
lette, Secretary of State Dawson, DR..
A. G. Stalnaker, S. Markham, Of
Huntington; J. H. Long, editor of the
Huntington Advertiser; COL T. B.
Gould, of Parsons; DR.. J.. II. Clark
and w. H. Stokes, of Welch; Sheriff
White and T. E. Houston, Of Mcdowell
county; Assistant District Attorney
Showalter, of Fairmont, and Mr.. Bra
dy, of Wheeling.
Ex-Governor MacCorkle and Sena-
tor Baker, of Grant county, were also
here to-day, but not in connection with
the judicial bill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
TINE is UP.
Republicans to Confer Wednesday
Morning-..Further Delay Will Not
Be Tolerated.

WASHINGTON. D G.. April 4-After
a conference between certain Republl-
cans of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs and certain Republicans Of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
with a. view of concerted action, the com
mittee appointed by the conference OF
House Republicans, which had several
meetings last week. decided to postpone
Az meeting Of the conference which was
to have beer held tonight, till II O'Clock
Wednesday morning. If it is apparent at
mat time that there is to be further delay
I'M the transmission Of the message, the
Republicans of both House and Senate.
these Republicans say, are to wait no
longer. ard action along the line of the
Foraker armed Intervention resolution.
with 4 strong reference TO the blowing UP
Of the Maine. are 10 be pressed at both
ends Of the capitol.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
MORE TOMMYROT.
Another Spanish Scheme to Delay Cuban
independence and American Action

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 4-The
home rule government of Cuba through
the Cuban cabinet, of Which Premier
Calvez is the head, to-day issued a mani
festo appealing to all those bearing arms
in Cuba, insurgents as well as Spaniards,
J by mutual consent and understanding, to
cease hostilities and consider the estab-
lishment of peace on a strong ana firm
basis. The manifesto will appear in an
extraordinary issue of the official Gazette,
probably to-day explaining the benefits
of home rule, declaring that the colonial
constitution may be reformed on broad
lines, and making a patriotic call for the
celebration of peace, after a previous
understanding and mutual consent.
One Of the paragraphs of the manifesto
says:
THE provisional government ardently
desires. as facts prove, that all Cubans,
with no exception whatever, should unite
In the noble and wise undertaking of re-
storing peace and harmony upon strong
and enduring basis. The provisional gov
eminent, by its own Inspiration and also
as faithful interpreter of the warm wish
of the government of the mother country,
diuISSStS llS6ll " Liz 1QUdilS Wl4o OIL z
in the field, fighting to attain what in
reality has been attained the triumph of
right and justice with perfect assurance
of future improvement, and for the or,
derby and rising development of all the
resources and elements of society.
Let the noise of arms cease. Let us
shake hands. Let US embrace each
other warmly as brothers of the Cuban
country, regenerated by sacrifice. let us
work unitedy to make the Cuban people
great, powerful, prosperous. Let us, we
the sors of Cuba, come to a frank and
loyal understanding to deliberate calmly
and resolve rightly on the best means to
reach, by common accord, peace without
dishonor to any one and with honor for
ALL Let US suspend hostilities in order to
hear the voice of patriotism between
brothers equally interested in the fate of
Cuba.
THE provisional government comes for
ward to take tho initiative to attain the
high ends that have been enumerated,
solemnly offering every assurance and al
ways relying on the appreciation of the
government of the mother country"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
BOUGHT TEN VESSELS.

The Naval Auxiliary Board, on Orders
from Washington. Takes Up More Ships
New York. April Upon receiving
an order from Washington to-day to
buy ten vessels. the naval auxiliary
board purchased the following for
auxiliary cruisers:
Caracas and Venezuela, of the Red
D line: Kansas City, of the Savannah
line: Yorktown, Jamestown and Prin-
cess Anne, of the Old Dominion line;
Ell Sol and three others of the Morgan
line
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
No CONCESSIONS.
Miners in the Kanawha Valley Are Divided
nperators Refuse to Make Terms.

Operators Refuse to Make Terms.
Special to the Register.
Charleston, W. Va, April 1.-The
condition Of the coal miners strike
in the Kanawha district remains prac-
tically unchanged. 1t is estimated that
about 1000 men are out, demanding the
United Mine Workers scale adopted at
Chicago, while more than that num-
Der are at work. Only few mines
have entirely suspended operations.
The operators are firm in their deter
mination not to make any concessions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
GOING TO MEET THEM.
The Texas to Convoy the san Francisco and
New Orleans.

NV YORK, April 4.--Iv was stated a.
the navy yard to-day that orders 49,.
been received from Washingtou for tie
sailing of the big battlesnip Texas ~.
that she would leave this port no. 'a-r
than Wednesday.
Rumor at the navy yard was 10 die
effect that the Texas is TO proceed 70
meet the San Francisco and New Orleans
now enroute from England, So tnat thne
may be no danger of the two latter Ships
being intercepted by Spanish cruisers ii
the case of war breaking out
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
Piano tuning by experts.
F. W. BANNER CO.,
1910 Market street.
NO POLICICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Special to the Register.
New Martinsville, w. Va, April A.
The town election passed off quietly,
. very large vote being polled There
was no political Specification in the
result. The following are the officers
elected: Mayor, NJ. v. O'Ber, recorder,
W. E. Maple: street commissioner, w.
H. McEldowney; council, James Bish-
op, James Chaplin, Thomas Lentz, F.
E. McEldowney, F. c. Wells. A license
ticket was elected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

Piano tuning by experts.
+. ". BANNER CO..
l210 Market street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

Piano tuning by experts.
+. ". BANNER co,
1910 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
HOW 1T CAME ABOUT.

Madrid, April Also p. m.-The
correspondent here of the Associated
Press has, just had an interview with
a high parsonage of great authority.
who cleared up any discrepancies in
previous reports, showing just how
the papal Intervention occurred. Un-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
Aggregate

Cash balance in the Treasury
February % 1895. s225. 564 203 s.
Cash balance in the Treasury
March 81, 1898 ............... 226 166, 9iS IS
Increase during the month 602. 739 80
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

ESQ. debt on which interest has ceased,
81 ga. $50. 26: debt bearing no interest,"
s3S6. 1872. S3414; total debt, S1,254 .ooo'-
294 40. The cash in the treasury IS rs
follows:
Gold -o-.o-c a.
Com '''.'''''''.' rs 4e-$21o 9o3 334 81
DoIisTs .. 400. So, S25 90
Subsidiary COIN. 1859 y 80 %, ., oe
Rars 49, SIC, 431 IL 3l2, i32,954 30
United States 90 j
notes ..........- io'o'7'f-' "
Treasury notes
Of 1890 5,A2o + - ~ *
Gold certificates s99o W
Silver cert fl ates 6,Sos8e W
Certificates or
deposit. act ~. ~
June s. 1S72..... 3,350O0o W
National Bank o-o,o %, 10
notes ........... Z,i55, 49l Ia '''oi0'o-i =
Bonds, interest
nd coupons
paid, awaiting
reimbursement 26,2Uo -
Minor COIN and
fractional cur
rs sSlssiIsrass ae- ;, l - - :, :
Dis b Il rising
ances 4.151. 5a2 g. 50 s44 pa 81
Aggregate. 1888, 19S. 46S p
Gold certificates S7,92I.149 90
Silver certiti-
Gates ........... 1874, $50, 5O4 90
Certificates of
deposit, act
June s. 1872 1,290,O00 %
Treasury notes
Of 1890 ...., 1o3. SIS $50 Oo--s577, 4o2, es3 60
Fund for re-
demption of
uncurrent Ma
tional ank
notes ........... S,29S,ySo "a
o u $ n d ing
checks and
drafts ,....... 8, 81, 06i 50
Disbursing Off
GERS balances. 81, 076.559 is
Agency accounts,
etc ............. 70So,9s7 90 5o,22s, sol As
Gold reserve
500, 100000 90
Net cash bal
ance-
log, 166,943 IS 226. Ice. 943 IS
Aggregate S53, 79s, 46S q
Cash balance in the Treasury
February % 1S9S.............s2 25. ;s564 203 s.
Cash balance in the Treasury
Nor
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
Piano tuning by experts.
f. w. BANNER CO.,
1910 Market street.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Statement at the Close of Business, March
Washington, D. O., April 5.-The
public debt statement at the close OF
business March 31st, shows the total
Understanding debt to be sS47,36e,-
ESQ: debt on which interest has ceased
81 .2s3. $50. 26; debt bearing no interest
s3s6. 232. S34.14; total debt sl,234 800
294 40 The cash in the treasury IS Us
follows.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

A woman who Z
takes chances with
her health is sim
ply gambling with
the Black Devil OF
Disease. If she has
any weakness or de-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
WHEN EASTER II. NDNI COMES.

70 many people the way in which
known. and .hcrc is surmi~c why it
comes in March some years ana on
others not until the second Sunday ia
April. IT i~ Il matter which has hc,h
fixed and changed several times, lis
crcpanc.es in the calculations making
the day come oil different Sundays in
various localities. 1t was not until the
last century that the present. and prob
ably final adjustment Of the day Ms
adopted. The history Of the event j.,
thus given in the April number If 5he
Ladies' Home Journal:
.Thc observance Of Easter a'cS bacl
to about the year IS ut which tiinc
there was much contention among The
Eastern and Western churches as 20
what day the festival should be OH
served. II was finally ordained at the
Council of Nice in the year 30 thar
il must be observed throughout the
Christian world on the same day. This
decision settled that Easter should b.
kept upon the Sunday first after the
fourteenth day Of tho first jewish
month. hut no general conclusion va,
arrived at as to the cycle by which the
festival was to be regulated. and some
churches adopted one rule and some
another This diversity Of usage was
put an end to. and the Roman rule
making Easter the first Sunday after
the fourteenth day OF the calendar moon
was established in England in $50 At
ter nine centuries a discrepancy in tho
keeping Of Ea>.cr was caused by the
authorities Of the English church declin-
ing TO adopt the reformation Of The
Gregorian calendar in 1JS2 The differ
cnce was settled in 1152 by the adoption
of the rule which makes Easter day al
ways the first Sunday after the full
moon which appears on or next after ,hr
twenty-first day Of March If the fnil
moon happens upon Il Sunday. Easter i
the Sunday after
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

Gus violet and gay daffodil although the
cold, biting wind, the dark, for;jis!ding &
sky, the rushing throng of humanity that
swept along clad in winter garments with
collars turned up, with rosy checks or per
haps purple cOuntcnanccs, was an pEatic
assurance that Winter had not yielded to
gentle Spring, who had at the proper time
as told by the calendar assembled the throne
that in all justice belonged to her, but
with o dog ged tenacity be1itting his stern
character had Continued to wear the cor
Onet and WELD the scCptCr
1t was not an unusually late spring, but
Easter was unusually early.
The delicate flowers seemed to shiycr as
they were touched by the breath of the
chilling wind, and to the sympathetic
heart and genuine lover Of flowers it
seemed cruel and unkind act that they
should have been forced from q genial
cline 10 suffer as they surely must have in
that atmosphere laGen with the icy breath
Of winter.
a little girl of not more than l3 stood
on the corner of Broadway and Thirty
fourth street. poorly clad, and ae q substi-
tute fer q hat and jacket, plaid shawl
was drawn closely over her head and pin
ned st her throat, which fell in points
front and back to tho tops Of her button
less and weli worn boots.
On her left arm hung q basket in which
were q few bunches Of violcts. In her right
hand she held bunch Of the same, which
she held out TO the passeraby, hoping that
some one might Ee attracted by their per-
tume and buy, that their appearance might
be appropriately and becGmingly adorned,
the next day being Easter Sunday
But everybody seemed in hurry and
took 10 notice Of the poor little waif whose
fragile form was keenly suffering from the
penetrating cold and whose heart was
sOrely aggrieyed at the destitute clrcum-
stances of her family.
Amid the grand surroundings Of that
locality she could not lose sight Of her
mother, whose life, it seemed, was fast
drawing TO its close, nor Of her two little
sisters, whose thin bodies and wan coun-
tenanccs told too plainly that the wolf had
not only reached the door, bat had found
an entrance ard had domiciied himself
within
The grand sights fitted before her Vi
sion, but the scene that she had that morn
ing witnessed before leaving the plainly
and scantily furnished rooms, made sacred
from the fact of their being that blessed
phantom "home," fingered. She plainly
heard above the din the pleading voices
of those tWo little sisters begging her TO
hurry back with something for them to
eat and how WAS she TO DO SO unless she
could sell her flowers?
The morning had passed, and tho after
noon was Fastening on 10 fail asleep in
the arms CT twilight. The crowds grew
more dense, and the surging mass moved
ON with greater rapidly.
The little flower girl still stood OH the
corner Offering her violcts to the passersby
She had sold hut three lunches She
had five left She must dispose OF them
all
Won't you please buy these vioiets?"
she asked of beautiful woman that pass
ed with dainty little miss clinging to
her arm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

With fearful eyes came Lily Dale
And to the curate told her tale:
Were feeling quite forlorn.
The frost has left US in the lurch.
Despite our long and faithful search.
We've found no flowers to trim the church
On Easter Sunday morn"
BE not dismayed, . the curate said,
The while he blushed deeper red
30 Lily fair, my own,
OF all tlrp flowers that deck the earth
You are the flower Of greatest worth!
Then come yourself. There II be no dearth.
You'll trim the church alone."
EARLE HOOKER EATON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12

The beautiful woman and dainty little
miss, like Il mascot, seemed to bring luck
to the little flower girl, for 10 sooner had
they disappeared than another bunch OF
Nioiets WAS disposed Of, then another, UNI
til all were gone and the basket empty.
Then with Il comparatively light heart
she sought a market place Oh the east side
ard with the judiciousness of an old house
wife with very limited pochetbook filled
her basket with catables and fastened
home, that their hunger might be ap-
peased.
Reaching the house, step after step she
climbed until she found herself with her
heavy load in the hall Of the fifth story of
"a forlorn and shabby tenement. Did she
knock fer admittance at the door that led
to her home? No. The eager that
had listened long and anXiOusly caught
the sound OF her footsteps on the stairs and
stood at the open door to welcome the lit
tie breadwinner, for such she was.
The father had been dead some time, and
the mother, a delicate woman, had broken
down in her struggle to provide for her de-
pendent little ones, so little Griselle had
taken the responsibility of a breadWinner
upon her own narrow shoulders and had
borne the pressure like a soldier.
4 am glad you are back | felt worried
about you, you We're gone SO long!' ex-
claimed the mother as she stepped to the
door to see that it was securely fastened.
The little flower girl, after setting the
basket down, rushed to her mother, threw
her arms around her neck, kissed her fer
yeptly. then III CHEEKY voice said: "Ob, l
had such good luck today! | sold all my
yiolets and have come back with a basket
filed with good things. We wont go
hungry for awhile, casting an assuring
glance at her little sisters, who were on
the floor bending over the basket and
peeping in at its contents
We've had good luck, too, !" piped the
little voices. Mrs Sims brought us IN
big bowl of soup. We had all we wanted
and saved some for you.
..Yes. and you must have it.. You must