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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
DIsGRACEFUL WRANGLING.

Dispatches from Washington reveal
a disgraceful condition of affairs, in
which jealousy between the army and
navy and gross incompetency on the
part of Washington officialdom play
the principal parts.
1t is said that army men accuse
Sampson of weakness in refusing to CO.
operate with Gen. Shafter by forcing
his way into the harbor and lombard
ing the town, although the destruc-
ton of Cerveras squadron has rem
dered such measures now unnecessary,
since it is only question Of a short
time when Santiago will be compelled
to surrender without an attack with it's
consequent great loss of life.
Likewise, the partisanS of Sampson
and Schley are bitterly quarreling over
the respective share of credit due to
each over the. Santiago victory.
Schley's friends point to the fact that
had he been permitted he would not
have waited an hour before attacking
Cervera in the harbOr. Which is true,
for Schiey, after bottling up Cervera so
neatly, begged for permission to finish
the job by attacking him in the harbor,
but was refused permission. In the
search after Cervera Schley did one or
two things, which his own good Judg-
ment dictated, contrary to orders from
the Washington strategy board, and
this fact and his known anxiety to
enter Santiago harbor to attack the
Spanish squadron there is said to have
been the reason he was superseded in
command by Sampson. And the brave
and gallant commodore whose only
fault was his anxiety to thrash the
enemy as quickly as possible has since
been disciplined by having his name
omitted from all official dispatches.
Indeed, although he did all the fight
ing which resulted in the destruction of
Cervera's ships, the official bulletins
did not mention his name once, and all
given to Sampson, although Sampson
was not present during the fighting
and only appeared after it was all over
and the Spanish ships lay on the
beach sunk or in blazing wrecks. II
was not until the day after that ii
finally leaked out to the American peo-
pie in the details of the fighting that
gallant Schley won this grand victory
his strategy accomplishing the result;
and his own flagship doing the hardest
fighting. So much for the departments
efforts at disciplining Schley.
The blame for the failure OF the
army to take Santiago, which was a,
first placed by army men upon samp.
son. who 1t was alleged refused to CO.
operate with Gen. Skater. now Is placed
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y |1 % y eS I olaiIs
M <Quip lot III ~ br1nplies
81 no seryice II order 70 pI1ce them
On "a equality With the best eQuipped
military II the world as they certainly
should be. Probably the most press
ingly important Improvement Of all is
the speedy adoption Of smokeless
powder. The fact that the Spaniards
use this kind Of powder while the
Americans still use the old style powder
which leaves dense, binding, sitting
smoke behind, gives the enemy an i'm
mense advantage over our troops. For
example, when our rough riders were
ambushed the other day they could not
tell whence came the shots that deci-
mated their ranks, for the foe were con-
cealed in the thick underbrush and
their guns gave forth no smoke to re-
veal their locality and blind them.
Our brave boys, on the other hand,
could not conceal themselves from the
foe, for the smoke Of their guns told
just where they were and added to
the difficulty in locating the hidden
Spaniards.
Another unfortunate circumstance is
the difference in the make and calibre
of the arms used by the different
branchs of the army and the navy.
For example, the navy has the Lee
rifle, while the regular army is supplied
with the Krag-Jorgenson and the vol
unteers with the old Springields. They
are all of different calibre, which is a
very serious defect, for the reason that
their ammunition is not interchange
able and a very possible error in the
assignment of ammunition to different
branches or even regiments of the army
would be fatal one:
In this branch of the service there
is room for vast improvement, and the
government should begin by resolving
to buy no more of the old smoke-pro-
ducing powder and start boom all
along the line in the manufacture of
the smokeless variety so essential in
modern warfare
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& 4 HUG u = ! -
sho(IldSrs Is the = m
whfrs ii really belongs Indeed, re
Wal Departments guilty conscience. e
Is said, gave rise to all the talk and
anxiety about Sampson helping out the.
army, the department being anxious 70
cover up its own shortcomings and fn-
competency. On this point an authentic
dispatch from Washington gives some
interesting facts, as follows:
When it was first proposed 70 send the
expedition to Santiago General Miles ga gays
be 5000 men. Information In possession
of the department showed there We're
about 5000 Spanish regulars IN ana fort a6ca.
tions and entrenchments, and II Wouio re-
quire a much superior force to dislodge
them In the civil war II was nar ee nncm-
plying Notifications and entrenchments
could successfully hold at bay three to
four times their number of the enemy
But General Miles Judgment was d1sre.
garded principally, no doubt, because II
was seen weeks would be REQUIRED 10
equip and dispatch the number OF troops
he named to Santiago. Finally 2loW
troops Of all branches were. got together
at Tampa, under command OF General
Shafter, and the work Of embarkation pc
gan. A fleet Of about IS transport shaps
had been collected after much delay.
When the transports were al nileo II wa S
found that 10000 Of the 1900 troops nae
no. been slowed away, while much OF the
artillery and most of the horses nad also
to be left behind
The authorities here were amazed wnen
they learned this But our fleet was wait
ing for the army before Santiago: and Ine
expedition was ordered to sail the war T.
Department officials apparently TOOK II
for granted that Shafter would order
most of the transports to return TO Iampa
for the men, artillery and horses left
behind as soon as their cargoes were
landed near Santiago. But for reasons
not explained Shafter did not send the
cruisers Harvard and Yale We're ordered
to take reinforcements to Shafter from on
Newport News: they took about 3oVo
The war Department again took 1t for
granted that the Harvard and fale
would at once return from Santiago Tor
more troops. But they didn't
Meanwhile another fleet OF IL transports
away with few thousand more men IN
the last few days.
From this it is clear the expedluonary
force of q 600 men which General Smarter
intended to take with him was but little
more than half what General Mlies,
nominally commanding general OF tne
army. thought he should take: also that
tended to take: that there was almost IN
explicable DELAY in getting reinforcemen1s
forward and finally that there is ample
reason for a feeling of guilty uneas1ness
over General Skaters situation among
high officials at the War Department.
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Which Resulted il 10 Death u
Boih Principals and tho Wounding
Of q Woman. z

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va. July THE
news has just reached here Of . terri
bic tragedy on Bell creek, twenty miles
east of here, in the country, which Oc-
Cured Tuesday night.
There was dance at the house Of q
woman nemed Hess, and late in the
night the dance broke up in row. A
free for all fight occurred in the house
during which Joe Johnson, desperate
character, invited Dick Price. to come
out in the yard and fight with him to a
finish.
Price accepted the invitation.
The two men drew their revOlvers
and began to shoot at each other, but
before a half dozen shots were fired
both were killed.
A stray bullet struck woman nemed
Barnett, inflicting an ugly wound.
Johnson had killed two other men
before his fatal fight with Price.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
HAWAII Is ANNEXED.

Yesterday President Mckinney aInAeu
his signature to the resolution annex
ing Hawaii to the United States and
thus completed the big job that has
been foisted onto the government by
the .speculators and the Sugar Trust.
The half-savage Kanakas and the
dusky half-breeds of all mixtures OF
southern European nationality, the lep-
ers and crstwhile cannibals, all these
highly Objectionable mongrel 1nhab1-
tans of these far away Pacific Islands
are NOW CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
STATES THE EQUALS OF ANY OF
US!
Our constitution recognizes no differ
ence between the half savage and more
than half naked Kanaka little better
thai slave on the sugar plantations
Of Hawaii and the most refined and
enlightened American citizen in any Of
our highly civilized capitals! How
long our Constitution will stand this
strain the Lord alone knows.
Hereafter let us hear no more Of ex-
clusion of the Objectionable Chinese
from Republican statesmen, for the Re-
publican party and the Republican
President have just annexed and made
American citizens of TWENTY THOU
SAND of them! And these new Chi
nese citizens of ours cannot be pre-
vented from removing from Hawaii
and settling in the United States, for
the United States Supreme Court has
Just decided that Chinese person born
in this country of parents of Chinese
descent and subjects of the emperor Of
China but domiciled residents Of this
country, IS a citizen at the United
States. Indirectly the court also de-
cided that the Chinese exclusion acts,
so far as they conflict with the four
| teenth amendment to the federal con-
stitution, are null and void.
Under the constitution of Hawaii the
| Chinese, Japanese and native Hawai-
! the annexation of the islands which
makes them part of the United States
| removes this disability and the votes
of these half savages will be just as
good as the vote of the most enlight-
| ened American!
Thus has the work of leavening and
| tainting the American body polite been
| begun, all the many objections of en-
| lightened civilization being overruled
and swept aside. 1t is now in order
| for the tools of greedy spectators and
| jobbers in Congress and in the White
| House to take in in the same way the
| Philip mes, which have even a worse
and much less civilized population than
| Hawaii and many times its Chinese
| population.
| OF course, our present American cit.
zenship. mixed as it already is, will
still remain in the majority, but the
faint which leavens the whole will be
there and steadily working, and in the
narrow divisions that sometimes exist
| between the righteous and the corrupt
in our elections this ignorant and cor
rupt vote will give the corruptionists
another tool to defeat the will of the
real American people And that is an
additional explanation why the dirty
| job has been rushed through
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

In accordance with law, on and CATER
July LIST Register. correspondents In
West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
In fact anywhere and everywhere from
which 1t is necessary to wire news, must
affix one cent Revenue stamp to each and
every dispatch. They will keep an account
of same and forward it with their monthly
statements for payment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
Our government graciously permitted

Our government graciously permitted
Cervera to cable home personal mes
sages. His wife refused to believe the
message stating he was prisoner Ev-
identity Donna Cervera has even more
faith in her brave husband than the
facts warrant, highly complimentary
AS they are to the Spanish Admirals
gallantry and ability.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
LANDED IN JAIL.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Cumberland Md, July John
Wood, of Pittsburg, it is charged, robb-
ed old Squire Duckworth, of Piedmont,
of one hundred dollars. Duckworth was
getting on a train when, it is alleged,
Jones grabbed his pocketbook. Jones
was caught and landed in jail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

London. July me newspapers
Throughout Europe ~ urging spain
to sue for peace. It Is generally recog-
nized that Senior Sagasta's cabinet will
shortly be superseded. The difficulty
in the way Of peace is the army. which
is anxious to retrieve the failure OF the
navy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
STORY DENIED.

CubanS Have Not Killed Captured
Observation-Disclosures Well Treated.
Washington, July THE war depart
ment to-day posted the following dis
patch from Gen. Shafter, received in re-
spcnse to an inqui1. as to the reported
killing of Spanish prisoners by Cubans:
Playa del Este, July I.
Hon. Secretary War, Washington:
Dispatch as to killing prisoners by
Cubans absolutely false. No n isoners
have been turned over to them and
they have shown no disposition to treat
badly any Spaniards who have fallen
into their hands. SKATER,
Major General Commanding.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

Twelve hundred Spaniards killed and
over 1900 captured and only one Amer
lean killed at Santiago! Fighting Bob"
Evans accounts for it by saying God
and the gunners were on our side"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

Spain is on the verge of crying cavey
and will probably be compelled to do
so within a week. 1t is plain that only
complications at home have prevented
her suing for peace ere this.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
ASHES OF CAPT. GRIDLEY.

Sam Francisco, July THE steamer
Rio de Janeiro arrived here to-day
from Hong Kong and Yokohama via
Honolulu. On board the Rio de jan
GIRO is an urn containing the ashes Of
Captain Gridley, captain of the Olym-
pfa. The urn and the effects Of Cap
tain Gridley will be shipped to Mrs.
Gridley at once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
BALLOON DAMAGED.
Materials Hurrying Forward to Max
the Military Airship Again Available

WASHINGTON, D. c., July Gen.
Greedy has received a dispatch from Col.
Allen, at Playa del Este, regarding the
signal corps balloon used for observation
purposes with Gen. Skaters army. He
says that the balloon, which was hit by
the enemy and split, has been repaired,
but the supply of stored gas and tubes
for it is exhausted, owing to the in
juries caused by the enemy's bullets
Attempts are now making to get tubes
from the front where the gas generator is
kept A second balloon is expected from
Tampa to-day, Gen. Allen reports.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

The Spanish government soon was
aware of the truth about Santiago. but
the people continue to live in fools
paradise. When they discover the
truth this will be changed to a demons
hell for the Spanish government.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
PARKER PILGlSBURY DEAD.

Concord, N. H., July Parker
Pillsbury, the associate of VIM. Garri-
son, Wendell Philips and Others of the
great anti-slavery movement, died at
his home here to-day. He was SO years
of age.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
TO REINFORCE SKATER.
Heavy Artillery to be Moved South
at Once-Will be Shipped at Tampa.

Washington, July with view of
giving Gen. Shafter the benefit Of more
heavy artillery, orders were issued to-
day for the immediate departure Of four
batteries to Tampa for transportation
to Santiago at once These batteries
are K, of the Seventh artillery, at Will
let's Point; D, of the Fourth artillery.
at Fort McHenry, Md, and H and K, of
the Second artillery, at Fort Adams,
and elsewhere in Rhode Island. Rush
orders were given to each of these bat
teries, and it is expected they will start
for Tampa to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

The magnificent work of our tars
at Santiago has immensely increased
Europe's respect for our navy. This
alone is worth fighting hard for 1t
will serve us we'll in future deal
ing with Europe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
WEST VIRGINIAN NAMED.

Special to the Register
Washington, D. c., July THE
President to-day nominated Samuel D.
Brady, of West Virginia, Second Lieu
tenant. Third regiment volunteer en-
eineerS
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DOVENrER GOT THEM.

Special to the Register.
Clarksburg, w Va, July Capt.
Dovener captured this county to-day
in the Republican district conventions
Out of the whole delegation, Campbell
will not get more than ten.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

1t must be disheartening to Gen.
Linares to find his officers deserving to
the Americans 1t is a heavier blow
than shot or shell and proclaims the
Spanish weakness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY

Washington, July 7.-To-days state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $780,
66O.O77; gold reserve, 1859, 6S0,213.
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There is no need to waste life in
storming Santiago. With a little pa
thence we can accomplish its downfall
soon with little loss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

Win BIacKsnaKe N6dr CqlnDer-
land.
Special to the Register.
Cumberland, Md, July David
Cooper. aged Is years, living on the
West Virginia side of the Potomac
river, who is noted snake hunter, hav-
ing killed nearly thousand, came near
meeting death this afternoon. He had
succeeded in killing three large snakes,
when he encountered a monster black
snake which showed fight. 1t coiled
about Cooper's body and had him
about squeezed to death before he
could cut it loose 1t also fastened its
fangs in his body several times. He
was Frustrated when found.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

Those Chicago editors are the most
harmonious lot Of journalists these days
you ever saw They are not printing
any editorial matter just now.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

WASHINGTON, D. c., July THE
Navy Department has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Admiral Dewey:
Cavite, July T. via Hong Kong, July I.
United States troops landed, and have
been comfortably housed at Cavite, Luzon
Islands. Insurgents still active. Aguin-
aldo proclaims himself President of the
revolutionary republic on July l.
(Signed) DEWEY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

HCbson and his little crew of heroes
are safe, well and free on board the
New York. Although this proves
unfounded the suspicious the Span
iards would use them to stop the Amer
lear fire at vital points we nevertheless
breathe much freer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

Gen. Linares in exchanging Hobson
and his men on equal terms has done
an act of soldierly justice in a soldierly
Way
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DWELLING BURNED.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July III.
Ashbys home in Union district. burned
last night Loss, 5000: no insurance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-08

OUR RIFLES AND g6wpr~.
The government and chose immedi-
ately in charge Of our my and navy
will learn much through this war
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Stamps of the denomination OF two ce i
and less accepted for amounts less Than
one dollar.
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Correspondence containing imPors tan.
news solicited from every part oi 'ne
rounding country. 80. no re-
Rejected COMMUNICATIONS will not pc
turned unless accompanied by suiiicieh'
postage.
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GALL
For Democratic Congressional Con-
vention, First District Of West
Virginia.

BY order of the Democratic Cops
sional Executive Committee Tor the D.
District. there will be held at weston oii
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American Troops Landed and Comfort
ably Housed - Aguinaldo's Proclama-
ton.
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The REGISTER, embracing its several
editions. is entered at the Postofhce az
Wheejinel w va. as second-class matter.
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WORD FROM DEWEY.

And now the cry is: "On to Spain!"
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
A called meeting of the Woman's Hos
pital Association VIII be held at the City
Hospital on Saturday morning, July 9Th,
at 10 O'Clock, for the purpose OF forming
a Clara Barton Auxiliary"
BY order of Executive Committee.
MRS. WIN. F. BUTLER. Chairman.
MRS. HOWARD HAZLETT, Secretary.
jy6wed, til, fr&sat
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THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1898,

District, there Will NC ACiu O.
THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1893,
At II o'clock a. M, Democratic congress
sional Convention to nominate candidate
for Congress in the First District anu W
elect new Executive Committee.
The basis of representation was fixed at
one delegate for every 100 votes ana No. 1ra &c,
ton over 50 cast for Bryan In 1870. IN ~
that basis each county is requested "
send delegates to the convention as fol-
lows:
County. NO. Delegates;
Brooke '.''''' 90
Dnddr;doa ....... IL
Ciunnr '''' .....1 IA
f1dncOCk ........ ...'........''' ''''''''
Lewis .............. '''''' q,
Ohin ......... so
Tvier .., IS
WetzaI q
FRANK c. COX,
JAS. W. EWING Chairman.
Secretary. egg
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A SNAKE STORY.

David Cooper's Terrific Encounter
With Blacksnake Near Cumber-
land.
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GUNNER GAS STOVES

Save their cost in one season.
A large variety OF styles and sizes.
NESBITT & BRO.
tues, fri 1872 Market Street.
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4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

All persons having claims against the
estate of the late Wilhemania Hahne will
please present the same to the unders
signed for settlement Immediately.
DAVID HAHNE,
Jyier Administrator.