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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
Doesn't Need Protection Now, and Ships
should Be Moved to the South.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Gray
and other influential men have made
strong protests against the cruiser Col
umbia and other fine warships being kept
on the New England coast when the en-
emy's ships are in southern waters. Sen
ator Gray had business with the Presi-
dent to-day and called his attention to
the matter.
1T is stated that these ships are kept
on the New England coast to allay appre-
hension, said Senator Gray. We'll. that
is all fooishness. Here these ships are
kept on this coast when there is not a
particle of danger, while the Spanish
squadron is not far from southern shores
/ do not believe anybody has an idea that
the Spanish fleet would attempt to sail
5000 or 40I0 miles from its present posi-
ton to attack the New England coast
and be without a base of supplies when
it got there While our ships remain on
the New England coast the southern
coast, much nearer to the Spaniards, is
unprotected So is the coast of the Middle
Atlantic States. Our ships should be with
one or the other squadrons.
1t is said that New England Senators
take the same ground as Senator Gray.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Here Is the Oregon's armament:
Main battery: Four thirteen-inch
breech- loading rifles, eight eight-inch
breech-loading rifles, four six-inch
breech-loading rifles; secondary bat
terry: twenty six-pounder rapid-firing
guns, six one-pounder rapid firing
guns, four Gattling guns. If the Span
iards who were after the Oregon had
caught her they would have had nice
hot job on hands taking her.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
A FRATERNAL VISIT
By Washington Masons to the Mem
bers of Ohio Lodge No. /.

The members Of Ohio Lodge No. /,
A. F. & A. NJ, received a fraternaI
visit last night from Washington Lodge
No. 1874, of Washington, Pa There
was very interesting work in the third
degree, and number of addresses
were made by local and visiting mem
bers of the fraternity
After the exercises at the hall the
members of Ohio lodge and their
guests repaired to Held's restaurant,
where they partook of an elaborate
spread. The visit of the Washington
Masons was made very pleasant and
Ohio lodge will pay a return visit in
the near future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
As TO RECRULTlNG.


There is a persistent rumor af1oat
that there is to be another call for lOO,-
900 volunteer troops. What the author
tiles at Washington want with 100000
more soldiers when they have not yet
placed the 125,O00 just volunteered is
a matter for speculation. Ii is supposed
that the board of strategy know what
they are about, and at any rate the re-
port of another draft has caused those
patriotic young fellows who were left
on the first call to prick up their ears
in hope that they may yet have the
luck to carry a musket against the en-
envy
This leads us to consider the fact
brought out by the recent recruiting in
the volunteer camps that the medical
examination of recruits results in the
rejection of from Is to so per cent on
their number on account OF physical
disabilities. This has led some folks
to the conclusion that American man
hood is degenerating when the truth Is
that the rules for accepting those who
pass are unreasonably stringent The
volunteers for the civil war were not
sifted in this unmerciful manner and
the rate of mortality and disease in
the service was below the war average
of all countries.
Some of the reports say that most of
those rejected are the young men from
the cities with alleged low vitality on
account of sedentary habits. Nothing
could be more absurd than the appli-
cation of this rule to medical examina-
ton for military service. In the civil
war the men of most endurance. who
withstood disease with the greatest te
nacity, who could make the longest
days march, who went to bed latest.
got up earliest and turned out brightest
besides fighting the best-were the
recruits from cities who came from the
counting-rooms, the sales counters,
the factories, the offices and the schools
to make up the regiments for the hard
est service.
The reason is PLAIN. The change
from sedentary to active habits, from
life in close rooms to the open air, from
the smoke, dust and smells of cities to
the open air of the plains and noun
tains, from luxurious home or spare
clearinghouse fare to camp fare, gave
them exercise which developed their
muscles. which strengthened cardiac
action, which cured dyspepsia, expand
ed the lungs and made them new men.
Recruits already robust from outdoor
industries, overfed by the fairness Of
the farms, unaccustomed to the re-
straints of discipline, deteriorated in
stead of improving in their physical
condition. This is the reason why city
recruits of alleged "low vitality" made
soldiers of the best endurance and eff
ficiency.
Recruits from cities-being mostly
employees in some branch of industry
or trade--had acquired habits of disci-
pline, of obedience to orders, of thought,
calculation and foresight. They took
good care of themselves, were Clearly,
obtained comforts in camp, were in
genious in many little ways to render
life easy, tighten hardship and ward
off disease. The examining surgeon
who does not practice discrimination
In regard to chest measurements. the
pulse, respiration and other parts Of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

The inquest on the wreck of the Span
ish monarchy will probably be some
what similar to that on the Maine, the
question being whether it was from an
:nsernal or an external explosion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
REV. FATHER SHERMAN
Appointed Chaplain of the Fourth Mis-
souri, Regiment.

Chicago, May 16.-Rev. Thomas
Ewing Sherman. of the Society Of Je-
sus, connected with ST. Ignatius Col
lege, Chicago. has been appointed chap
lain OF the Fourth regiment of the Mis-
souri, National Guard, Col Kirby, COM
handing. Father Sherman is the son
OF Gen. w. T. Sherman, and is en-
thusiastic over his appointment A
number of Jesuit Fathers of the Mis-
souri, province which embraces a terri
tory OF ten States, have signfied their
Willingness to serve as chaplains, and
their superior, Very Rev T. S. Fitz-
gerald, S. j.. Of ST. Louis University,
st. Louis, has rendered their services
to the military authorities
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
MARRIED AGAIN.
Sarah Tracewell Did Not Enjoy Single
Blessedness Long.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, May 16.-On
Saturday a decree of divorce was en-
tered granting Sarah Tracewell di-
vorce from Charles Tracewell, of Park
ersburg. To-day Mrs. Tracewell that
was, appeared at the county clerks Of
fee as Sarah Fleak, with George Wash
ington Staunton, well known citizen,
who procured a marriage license, and
anxious to claim his bride, he got Rev.
r. l.. woodward to tie the knot right
then and there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

If New York's crack Seventh regi-
ment goes to the front it will go rs a
regiment of the United States Volun
teer Army like any other, or else it's
aristocratic members will be among the
stay-at-homes. Uncle Sam will toler-
ate no Exclusive" nonsense in his army,
which is for fighting solely, not social
functions and show
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Joseph Chamberlain's speech advo-
eating an AnglO-American alliance has
excited all Europe, the Continental ma
tons evidently approaching the fact
that such an alliance would make the
Anglo-Saxon race masters of the world.
II Continental Europe continues its
hostile attitude toward that race it may
force such an alliance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will command the
Seventh army corps now at Chicamau-
ga, and will be delighted to pay his
respects to his late Spanish friends in
the earliest possible opportunity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
PROF. WILLIAMS. SELECTED.

Special to the Register
Marietta Ohio May 16.-Prof. Henry
G. Williams, Of Bellaire, was tonight
elected by the Board of Education to
fill the position of superintendent of
the public schools at a salary of 81 500
per wear
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Spanish marksmen miss American
vessels sometimes by full mile They
probably shut their eyes and turn their
heads away. as timid women might
when they fire their guns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

ject, who was said to be undergoing
torture at San Juan On inquiry OF
the London foreign Office the embassy
is informed that Halstead was con-
victed Of making photographs of the
Porto Rican forts and was sentenced
to nine years Imprisonment. The
reports of torture are denied.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
TEMPORARILY UNBALANCED.

Special to the Register
Marietta, Ohio May 16.-Charles
Hugill aged %, a we'll known machin-
list, attempted suicide this evening by
eating Jumps of blue vitrol from the
jar Of an electric battery. He is in a
precarious condition. The deed was
commotted while he was temporarily
unbalanced
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

the examination has more science than
sense.
The false methods of the camp sur
geons in examining recruits and pass
ing or rejecting them do not consii-
tute a reason for supposing that there
is any loss of virility in the manhood
of the American people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Admiral Sampson is now on his way
to Cienfuegos. If the Spanish squadron
is heading for that point it is liable to
run against bigger game than it bar
gained for.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

If Sampson or Schley or both get a
whack at Cervera's fleet it will end the
war, and then Spain will be in the posi-
ton of a nation without a navy
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

It is matter for chagrin that the
Spanish should be able to maintain so
much better cable communication than
the Americans that they are kept in
formed directly as to the movements of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Fighting Joe" Wheeler yesterday
wore the blue for the first time since
81. 1t must have brought queer
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Spanish naval strategy seems to con-
sist mainly in keeping out Of the en-
emy's way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

The railroads charge ~ cents a mile
for transporting Uncle Sans troops
and there's money in it at that.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Core spondence containing important
rounding country.
Rejected communications will not be re.
turned unless accompanied by sumc.ent
postage
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Over here it is known as the Spanish
fleeing squadron.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
CHARLES II. TANEY, GENERAL MANAGER
Delivered by Carriers.

Tributes o: Respect and Obituary NO
tees five cents per line.
Stamps Of the denomination of two Genus
and less accepted for amounts less than
ore dollar.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

Heavens artillery gave us little ex-
hibition yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

The REGISTER. embracing its severai
editions. Is entered at tho Postonce az
Wheeling, W. Va. as second-class matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
FLORISTS.
FEMALE HELP WAN ED.

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willing to work. Apply at once at the
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

the American fleets while the Ameri-
can officers are practically in the dark
as to the movements of the Spaniards.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

FOURTH PAGE.
Hot Weather Quickly Melts Your Linen
Frank r. Scroggins.
Summer Gas Stoves-Nesbitt & Bro.
Watted-Young Man to Learn Barber
Trade.
Auction Sale-J. c. Hervey.
$50 Invested Earns 50 Per Cent. Weekly.
Notice-West Virginia Humane Society.
Wanted-Three Men Of Good Appear
ance.
A O. U. w Funeral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Lodge.
EIGHTH PAGE.
Uncle Sam Is a Gentleman-Nay Bros:
Mems $500 Vici Kid Shoes-McFadden S.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS WANTED-We want one
shrewd, careful man in every town to
make a few thousand dollars for himself
quietly at home and not work hard: pri-
waite instructions and valuable outfit Of
new goods sent free. Address Immediate
ly, ?. 0. Box 530S. Boston, Mass.
tu.t h. Sdtrt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PERSONS sufficiently educated eradpo.
ca immediately in medicine or dentistrv
Lockbox 1856, Chicago MY ~,
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

The steam roller, while at work
yesterday on West Fourth street, broke
a water main.
The First Unitarian Society will
hold its annual meeting in the church
on West street above Eighth.
The Willing Workers Of Harrison
Street NJ. Il. Church will celebrate
their first anniversary in the church
tonight.
James Hurlock who is at the uni
verslty Of Pennsylvania Hospital, ,Phila-
delphia, is slightly improved.
The local stone masons have fixed
the scale Of wages for 1888 at So a day
for nine hours work.
The personal property Of sallle G..
/ Collins, CT New Castle hundred was
sold to-day.
Commissioner Howell s. England
/ continues to hear testimony in the
Chancery case Of Allen VS.. Edwards
IA dance for the benefit CT ST. Pauvs
| r. c. Church was given last night in
Shields Library hall.
-Jchn Huss, CT the Pennsylvania
railroad is IN at his hcme, on South
| Clayton street.
President Frank Thompson. of the
Pennsylvania railroad, returned from
his Southern cunning trip yesterday.
Mary E. Russ, colored, Of No. 207
East Thirteenth street, who was
stricken en- the street yesterday, died
last night.
Two carloads Of material for the
torpedo boat Stringham were received
yesterday at the Yards Of the Harlan
and Holhngsworth Company.
Jackson and Sharp Company win
launch dump scow tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
WAS DETERMINED TO GO.

There was an exciting incident con-
nected with the departure Of the pilot
boat Thomas +. Bayard for the goN
fields from Green street wharf. Phila-
delphia, last night. Mrs. Charles Nat
ter. the only woman in the party OF
eleven, accompanied by her husband,
was beseeched to give up her idea of
making the perilous journey around the
Horn for San Francisco, en- route to
Alaska, and one OF her friends tried TO
hold her as she was about to board the
boat. "Stand back" she cried, don't
dare TO touch me-" AS she spoke she
Jumped to the deck Of the vessel, and
as the little ship began to move out
of the slip, she waved a bouquet OF
flowers and shook her handkerchief az
much in the spirit of one who had
gained a victory as it was in a token Of
a long farewell.
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
BUILDERS EXCHANGE PROSPEROUS
1T ELECTED DIRECTORS AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING LAST EVEN

IT ELECTED DIRECTORS AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING LAST EVEN
ING.
Yesterday afternoon the annual
meeting of the Builders Exchange Of
this city was held, with a large num-
ber Of builders in attendance.
Annual reports were submitted by
the president, secretary and treasurer,
and they showed the exchange to be In
a most prosperous condition.
Henry Evans, A. S. Reed. Calvin l.
Swayne, A. l.. Johnson, William Gal
lahor, l.. w. BrOsium and Joseph Ham
ilton were elected directors for three
years. Alvin Allen and Charles II.
Rlain were elected directors tor one
year 10 FIJI vacancies existing. On
Wednesday. February O. the board will
meet and organize for the ensuing
year. which promises to be q prosper
Gus one for the organization, which Is
just beginning It's tenth year.
A committee was appointed TO ar
range a time and place for the annual
dinner, which will be given in the near
future.
The meeting was enthusiastic
throughout. Some OF the new rules con-
cerning the use Of streets by builders
were discussed and definite action may
be taken by the exchange at an early
day
Most of the builders now belong tc
the exchange, and during the current
year an endeavor will be made to in
duce all those not members to become
| such
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
He ROBBED FREE MASONS.
A MAN WHO PRACTICED DECEP-
TION IN ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.


TION IN ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.
A man has just been sent to the
penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washing
ton, who may have defrauded VIII
mingtOn Free MasOns. He operated ex-
tensively in the East and had vic
Tins in Philadelphia. II is possible
that he made a few side trips to this
city.
His name is George Fleming, and he
has been convicted and sent to the
penitentiary at Walla Walla to serve
two and a-half years for obtaining
money under false pretences.' He has
made a confession. which, if il were
not ccrroborated by more than 100 let
ters from different Masonic lodges in
the United States and oaher countries,
would be received with incredulity.
Fleming is a bogus Mason. yet SO skill
fully has he applied himself that he
has been cOmplimented by past grand
masters on his knowledge of Masonry.
BY his own admission he lived for
years from money borrowed under
false pretenses from Masons, IN
amounts varying from $40 to several
hundreds, or, as he told eX-Sheriff
Van Devanter, according to their cir
cumstances and times"
The total amount of money thus OBJ
tanned will probably reach $4,000, but
he has borrowed so much that he does
not pretend to recite all the instances.
| He has Travelled all over the world and
never spent a cent for railroad or other
| transportation. He has so many aliases
that he cannot name them. He was
known in Mississippi as Professor Will
ley;in Kentucky as Alexander Craig; in
Pennsylvania as William Ball; in Gin
cinati and Chicago as Charles Wilson
in st. Louis as William Mays. In Paris
he claims to have met and dined will
the Prince of Wales and Sir Dudley
Ward. For dessert he borrowed sl5l
from the prince on the strength Of Ma
sOnry. In Madrid he worked Hanni
Taylor for free transportation to thu
Rock Of Gibraltar, by the way o
Cadiz.
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
A SIGN ON HER

DAUGHTER OF THE LATE DR..
MARKS NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEATH.
Miss Belle Marks daughter OF the
late DIR. Marks, had a narrow escape
from being killed this afternoon by the
large sign falling frcm the Eckles
building, adjoining the City Hall. Miss
Marks was out shopping and had coca
sion to pass the building when sud
denlythe big sign fell from above. one
end Of IL struck her on the shoulder
partly rendering her unconscious
She was taken to the office OF the
United States Express Company
where she rested and then resumed her
way hCme.
The sign had been on the building for
number Of years, and weighs about
100 pounds. Miss Marks is suffering
from shock
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
M'KINLEY WILL PASS THROUGH
THE PRESIDENT CAN BE SEEN AT
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
STATION TOMORROW.

STATION TOMORROW.
A train bearing President Mckinley
will pass through Wilmington at 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
President Mckinley, accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary Porter and
Captain and Mrs. Lafayette McWil-
liams, now guests at the White House,
will attend the banquet Of the National
Association Of the Manufacturers Of
the United States, to be given at the
Waldorf Astoria, New York, to-mor-
row evening.
The president will be accompanied
also on this trip by r. A. c. Smith, CT
New York, and Charles A. Moore, of
brooklyn, who have been appointed a
committee on the part Of the assOcia-
ton.
The presidential party will stop al
the Windsor Hotel. The banquet al
the Waldorf-Astcriai is at $50. Boxes
have been reserved at the Waldorf foi
the presidents party, where Mrs. Nc
Kinley and her guests may have al
excellent view of the distinguished
gathering in the banquet hall below.
Amonk others who will be with th'
presidents party there are Governo
and Mrs. Griggs. Hon. John Kean, o
New Jersey, and Lieutenant-GovernO
and Mrs. Woodruff, of New York.
The presidents address is looke'
I forward to as CT more than usual in
terest and importance. While its ex
act trend has not been announced,
| is understood that he will touch upol
i the financial situation.
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
GUARDIANS FOR MINORS

ORDER Fer THE SALE OF PART
OF THE KENT & WEEKS PROP
ERTY.
Court of Chancery and Orphans
Court met this morning, Chancellor
Nicholson and Judge Spruance sitting
The following guardians were app
pointed: Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company for Frederick and
Henry Hetzel. william T., Mary B. ance
Joseph e. LELAND; William Homewood
for Harry jones.
John N. Carswell. receiver for th'
Kent & Weeks Lumber Company, was
authorized to sell portion of the rea
estate.
In the case OF Louis Finn. trustee VS.
George Frank and others an oruer lol
publication was made for non-reai
dents
Both courts adjourned until mex
wednesday.
Evening journal., 1898-01-26
BANQUET FOa VORKNEA

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES, TO BE
PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED
HERE.
The Grand Lodge Of Delaware, A. o.
W, will convene in annual session
in this city on February 8. On the
evening of that day t'ae LEGAL lodges
will give the visiting officers and rep
resel. tives a big banquet in Eden
nall.
Arrangements for the function are
now well under way, and the commit
tee Of arrangements has made provis-
ion for laying from 100 to $50 covers.
City Treasurer Curry is chairman OF
the committee appointed TO superin-
tend the entertainment Of the guests
The list of toasts and those who are
to respond to them is now being pre-
pared.