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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
HEAVY Equipment.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
experimenting with an $4,000 pound
coal car between Cumberland and Bal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

If you want to buy a Diamond of
good value, see us.
DILLON, WHEAT & HANCHER CO.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

Ask your grocer for the Capital City
Dairy Co.'S Purity Butter. Take no
other.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

Try F. Schenk & Sons Maple Leaf"
and Gold Coin" brands of Lard. Best
on the market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
NOT A CORPORAL s GUARD
Hon. Chas. 7. Caldwell Addresses Tif-
ty-four Persons at Benwood.

THE PARKERSBURG CANDIDATE
FOR THE UNITED STATES SENA-
TORSHIP RECEIVED A REPETI-
TION OF THE FROST" HE GOT
AT MOUNDSVILLE AND OTHER
PLACES-A VERY SLENDER AU-
DlENCE HEARD HIM AT BEN
WOOD LAST NIGHT-THE SMALL
EST POLITICAL MEETING EVER
HELD IN THAT MANUFACTURING
TOWN-OTHER BENWOOD NOTES.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
special low Rates.

Via Wheeling and Lake Erie. Toledo,
October 18th and 18th; Sandusky. 0cto-
Der 10th. 18th and 1Sth Omaha. Neb.,
and Kansas City, Mo-. October 18th
and 18th. oath and 25th. Consult 5.
Sherman, Trav. Pass. Agt., City Bank
Building. Telephone 923.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

You Wear Hats! We Sell Hats! Come
and see us. i. X. SONNEBORN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

MONDAY.
Great Special Sale of Underwear at l.. S.
Good L. Co.'s.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
special This Week.

This week we viii offer special drives in
Underwear. L.R. SONNEBORN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed 2 feet 10 inches and statioEary
The water is stationary here and also
stationary, at 8 feet, below the LAWS
Island dam, giving he Avalon plenty
to go on.
The steamers George Lee and Dick
Fowler ran a race at Cairo on ,Tue;-
day in the presence of 5000 persons
who were attending the fair at Cairo.
The race was over a course five miles
In length. 1t was a draw
! Additional rains fell in the Ale
gheny and Monongahela valleys Friday
night and slight rises are reported.
They amount only to few inches, and
the Ohio may rise slightly. There was
three feet of water yesterday at Davis
Island dam, and the river may rise
several inches more. The weather man
does not offer much encouragement to
the rivermen, however, as much clear
weather is promised for tonight. The
packet owners would like rise suff-
Gent to permit resumption in navi-
cation. 1t will not he long until all
the packets are running. Navigation
usually opens in November, so that the
packets ought to be running within a
couple of weeks. Most Of them have
been repaired and placed in good con-
dition for the fall and winter trade.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

Sterling Silver novelties and table
pieces received every day
DILLON, WHEAT & IfANCHER co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
TO BE MUSTERED OUT.

@. A. Herrick sells the Capital c.
Dairy Co.'S Purity Butter. 1924 Markv
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
MONDAY.

Grand Special Sale of Underwear at L. S
Good s. Co.'s.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
RIVER NEWS

Daily Chronicle Of the M0vomenen q n
Boats and Boatmen.
Yesterdays DEPARTURES.
Matamoras, Lexington.
Sistersville, Ruth.
Darlington, Leroy.
Steubenviile, T. NJ Bayne.
TO-DAY'S BOATS.
Pittsburg-Avalon. a. m.
TO-MORROW'S PACKETS.
Steubenville, I. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 p. m.
Claringtotl, Leroy, $3.50 p. N.
SistersvilIe, Ruth, $50 p. m.
Parkersburg, Avalon, 8 p. m.
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Low Rates to Omaha aud Kansas City Via
- K 80.
Get II the b. e. o. will sell excursion
tickks to Omaha and return for S27 rs.
and ASansas City for $25.75, good re-
turning 1ays - a.
inform non apply to agents. or &c.
Burke. P. t. A.
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SHOE DEPARTMENT.

be greatest OF all
LOADED. WI
and value dollar herr
ALL WEEK SELLING.
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we are willing to risk our reputa-
ton for the BEST on this shoe.
Come in and see them. try a pair
on, see how comfortable they are,
the wear will tell you how good.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

tuS6 DIT d punt ASdI iOISUC6 lSldHQ,
on the Ohio river. There were be-
tween fifty and sixty lives lost in this
accident
On the sixth day of May, the steamer
Columbus collapsed fiue on the Mis-
sisSippi river, killing one person and
injuring twelve others, making the
fourth steamboat accident of the year
1850.
On the End of October the steamer
Financier, Captain King in command,
was blown up ON the upper Mississippi
pi river. William Green, engineer,
and Captain Kings son were killed.
The boat carpenter and cabin boy were
scalded very badly. Another boat of
the same name was lost by etxplosion
on the 18th Of October the same year.
The mate and captain were killed and
the boat was total wreck.
On Saturday, October 5th the steam
er Kate Fleming exploded her boilers,
caught fire and burned to the waters
edge near St Joe, Mo. Nine persons
were killed and many injured.
On October 18th the steamer Meteor
No. 8, on her way from Red river to
New Orleans, was destroyed by fire.
In this accident three persons were
drowned while attempting to reach the
shore by swimming.
1t was on the fourteenth day of De-
cember that the beautiful steamer An
10 Norman started out from New Or
leans on her trial trip with a pleasure
party consisting of two hundred and
ten persons. After going up the river
for a short distance, the boat turned
and started back for the city. when
her boilers exploded, killing and in
juring about one half who were on
board. All of the survivors were res
cued by the steamer Naniopa, which
happened along at the time.
On December 18th the steamer South
America was totally destroyed by fire,
nine miles above New Orleans on the
Mississippi river. There were about
forty persons overcome by the flames.
And on this same day another dis
tressing accident occurred at New Or
leans, in which the steamer Knoxville
was blown to pieces by thg explosion
or her boilers and four other steamers
that $50 ~ he q fhn stme wharf
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
LOADING TROOPS. PORT TAMPA
No Foundation For Report of Yellow
Fever There

Tampa, Fla, July 22-The folowin.
statement was handed the ASSociat cd
Press correspondent to-day:
The Florida State Board of Health
have just completed house to house
inspection of the hospitals and residences
in the city. finding comparatively little
sickness. not even suspicious case Of
fever. | nnhesitatingly say there is no
foundation for the report of yellow fever
in Tampa. There is not even suSpic-
ous case in the city or any Of the mill
CSigned) ''W r. HENDERSON,
president of the Florida State Board Of
Health.
The Eleventh infantry regulars are
loading to-day on the transports at Port
Tampa. SO far no orders have been
issued concerning the volunteers located
at Port Tampa there being the First
Ohio. Third PENNSYLVANIA and One Hun
dred and Fifty-Seyenth Indiana located
there.
The First and Tenth cavalry went
through to-day from Lakeland. and We're
loaded on transports at Port Tampa.
They went diSmounted.
The government renewed its lease
here to-day on all the land occupied by
the big corrals ana veterinary hospitals.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
DINGLEY on PHILIFpINES
Does Not Think Europe Will Interfere
With Us There.

Washington. July Representative
Dingley. of Maine. who has been III the
city rs one of the members of the Ca
madam American Commission when
asked today:
What do You think will lee the Solv-
ing Of the Philippine problem,' replied:
No one can tell at this time. Events
adjust themselves and sometimes in Il
sudden and unexpected manner. The
situation will undoubtedly be taken care
Of rs it arises. and | would not like to
venture an opinion in advance on what
will be done.
Il feel sure. however. that there is no
Foundation for the talk Of alleged Euro
ppan Interference i'll whatever program
this government may adopt for the
Philippines. | believe the rumored pro-
csts of the powers Of Europe will be
found to be merely unauthorized reports
and will not materiaiZe into anything
definite. The conduct of the Germans ut
Manila is subject to criticism. but their
action. | believe. will not go beyond
bounds.
Il do not pay any attention to the al
legged attitude Of Europe protesting
against the sending Of Commodore Wat
sons fleet 10 the coast Of Spain. Such
Il position would be untelable. MS
government is at war with Spain. and
we have Il right to strike her where and
when we please. 1t remains for Us
alone TO say whether we will send 4 flee
to Spain. OF course. If we contem
plated SciZing and holding Spanish ter
rltorE on the continent Of Europe. 1t
might cause disquietude among the
powers for fear that the balance Of
power might be disturbed. They would
have no right. however. to object to the
harrassing Of the Spanish coast and com
mcrce by fleet
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

lie camp sites and making the pre-
liminary arrangements for acquiring the
right to use these places and arranging
for water supplies. The intention IS not
t. be caught through any contingency
with large numbers Of troops at central
points in the midst of an epidemic Of
any kind With no place to move them.
II was for this reason that Fernandlna
WAS selected some time ago as one Of
these reserve camps and within the last
two DAYS the value of this policy has been
amply uSti iied as otherwise there would
have been no suitable place to which
TO remove the troops from Tampa. one
IF the reserve camps IS likely to he
located in tile valley of the Potomac
about forty miles above Washington
and viii be very convenient for the re
rcptiCn Of troops from Camp Alger in
ease it is deemed necessary for the
health Of the soldiers to remove them
4 he STATE Department to-day completed
the en"roSSment Of the joint resolution
adopted hy Congress extending the
thanks Of that branch of the govern
mcnt t. Admiral Dewey for his notable
achievements in the Philippines. These
were transmitted to the Navy Depart
ment. which will forward them to the
Admiral along with the degree of LII. ID.
conferred on him by the University Of
pcnnsy ylVania.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

borne the brunt of the fight and bore
herself nobly. He- captain is William
:. Cowlcs. Il brother-in-law of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt
The Jorge Juan was a three mastc.l.
one-funnel ship of $3.50 tons. and 100
horse power. She WAS :;2o feet long -
feet wide and l. feet draft. She carried
Il crew of l4G men and had l3o tons of
coal. Her battery was heavier than the
Topeka :. the biggest of the four attack
ing American ships. consisting of three
Ia HontoriaS. two IS krupp guns and
two ml chine guns
\ipe harbor is % miles long and ten
miles wide. Ii is surrounded by noun
tainS and is admirably adapted aS a base
for any campaign.
The Topeka on her way into this port
passed the Terror. Puritan and Mont
gomery. heading for \ipe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
From Camp Thomas to Newport News
Supplies Arrive.

Newport News. Va, July 22-It is an
nounced tonight that the Third Illinois,
Fourth Pennsylvania, and Fourth Ohio
regiments will arrive here tomorrow
afternoon from Camp Thomas. These
regiments form Hanes' brigade and mum
Der IA officers and 1910 men. Another
body of troops. consisting mainly Of hos
pltal and ambulance corps will arrive
Sunday and four batteries Of 10 officers
and 700 men are expected to reach here
Monday These troops will embark next
week on the auxiliary cruiser s. Louis
and Harvard and transports Roumania.
Massachusetts and City Of Washington
Their camp here has been prepared for
them. Forty cars of subsistence for the
troops arrived here. this afternoon and
a number of mail pouches and other
supplies for the postal station in Porto
Rico came in this afternoon. The trans
port Roumania and the auxiliary cruiser
Yosemite arrived here to-day. 1t is I'M
derstOod that the Yosemite will not be
used III transporting troops to Porto
Rico. The st. Louis is in Hampton
Roads.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
TROOPS FROM CAMP THOMAS
II Will Send to Porto Rico Nearly Forty
Thousand Men

Chickamau.a National Park. July
22.-The actual movement Of troops
from Camp Thomas for the Porto Rican
expedition began this morning when Cen
eral Hane's brigade. the Second of the
First division. First corps. broke camp
and marched to Rossvile where they en-
barked for Newport News. The rcgi-
mentS included were the Fourth Ohio
Fourth Pennsylvania and the Third III
nOiS.
These troops will be followed tomor-
row by General Brooke and staff. the re-
serve ambulance company. the reserve
hospital corps the signal corps and Gen
eral Brookc's guard, consisting Of til"
Eighth United States infantry
The following four light batteries Of
artillery will follow, breaking camp early
Sunday morning:
Battery \. Illinois: Battery Il. Perm
sylvania. Battery A. Missouri. and the
Twenty-seyenth Indiana battery
1t was conceded at Headquarters this
afternoon TO be the plan to take the
whole of the First corps to Porto Rico.
and it is the understanding that other
regiments are to leave as rapidly rs
transportation can be provided. the brig
AIDES leaving the park in regular turn
until the last brigade Of the Third dvi-
sion has been ordered out
Counting the recruits and taking into
consideration the hospital corps and
other organizations to be included. tn,
force Will fall but little short of 10000
officers and men. 1t will require from
twelve to fifteen days to move the corps
General Fred d. Grant today took for
NAL command of the Third brigade Of tn,
Second division. First corps to which
he was assigned by the War Depart
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
GLAD TO ST RRENDER.
Short Of Provisions in Guantanamo
Shafter'S Dispatch.

Short Of Provisions in Guantanamo
Shafter'S Dispatch.
Washington. July 23.-The War De
partment tonight received the follow
mo from General Shafter:
'.tdjutant General. Washington, ID. {.
Colonel of Engineers Spanish Army
has i,i>, ar ed from Guantan ;1no. liz
heard from French Consul there ihat
Santiago had surrendered and that they
had been included. Not crediting it h
was sent here to verify the fact They
will be very glad to accept terms of sur
render: very short of ratlons and shall
have to begin feeding them at once. lie
tells me there are 5000 men at that
place Am now feeding 5000 we'll prs
oners here and 600 sick III hospital
Expect 20UtA men in tomorrow from
san Luis and palmas. Will send al
officer tomorrow or next day and then
90 to Sagua and Baracoa to receive sur
render there Think the number OF
prisoners will he fully up to the estimat,
- OGO or 23.OOO.
tSigned) SliAIIER,
Major General Command ne.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
SCHWAN'S FORCES SAIL.

Washington, ID. c.. July 23.-The War
Department tonight received the follow
ing:
Port Tampa, Fla, July 2'.
"Adjutant General. Washington. ID. G:
'l'he transports Arakadia Whitney,
Miller, Flotillda and Cherokee With
General SchWanS headquarters. sailed
between ten and twelve thirty today,
with two light batteries. Seventh lrtil-
lcry, one troop Of Second cavalry. two
companies of Eleventh infantry full reg
iment Nineteenth infantry and two sec
tionS Of the general pack train. The Mo
hawk which can easily overtake these
boats can not sail before 10 o'clock to-
morrow. 1t will carry ten companies Of
the Eleventh infantry. about 600 pacl
animals, the brigade ambulance train ana
Red Cross ambulanceS.
(Signed) ''JOHN I. ROGERS.
BRIG. Gen. Vol.
Senior officer at Port Tampa"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
TROOPS LEAVE CHARLESTON.

Charleston, s. c.. July 21-The expe-
dition which started for Porto Rico from
here Wednesday evening. finally got
to sea to-day. The Grand Duchess
and the No. so. with General Wilson and
the Second and Third Wisconsin regi
ments spent tonight off Sumter At S
O'Clock this morning tugs took them out
through TIE jetties. 1t was not until s
O'Clock tonight that they We're followed
by the No. y carrying the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania and two companies Of the
Sixth Illinois.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
Leaves Camp Thomas for Newport
News TO Embark for Porto Rico.

Chickamauga National Park. July 23.
The most mOmentous event of the
war SO far as the army at Chickamauga
Park is concerned occurred this after
noon when General Brooke and staff left
Camp Thomas for Newport News on
their way to Porto Rico The arrange
ments for the departure of General
Brooke and staff We're concluded by
noon to-day. His train was made mp at
Battlefield Station and was composed of
one private car for General Brooke,
two pullmans and one baggage car
The Generals train reached the city
about 800. having been delayed at sew
cral points because of freight trains
in the way. The Generals train re-
mained in the city on account of deEir
in getting the baggage and other equip
mcnts from the park to the city. until
Z o'clock this evening. when the start
was made for Lexington on the Cincin-
natl Southern and thence to Newport
News by the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The reserve ambulance company and
hospital corps under Colonel r. Huide-
koper. chief surgeon. marched into Ross
vile early this morning and loaded their
effects. Then the signal corps. under
Major GlassfOrd. and the HEADQUARTERS
guard Il detachment of the Eighth Z. ).
infantry. under command Of Captain
Pitcher. joined them and were off for
Newport News early in the afternoon,
taking the same route as the brigade
that left yesterday.
There are no more troops under direct
orders to go except the four light bat
teries which will leave Camp Thomas
at six o'clock tomorrow morning. These
are Battery A, Of Missouri: Battery 40
Illinois; Battery 3, of Pennsylvania and
the Twenty Seventh Indiana battery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
THE WHITNEY SAILS.
Tie Transport Goes to Porto tico-IWo
Big Gums for Key West

Port Tampa. July 233. The transport
Whitney sailed today for Porto Rico and
several othes wee cady and expected
10 go. but orders did not come for them
to leave.
Captain James Mckay. who WAS thu
chief pilot for the Shafter expedition, an
rived here today from Washington. lie
viii sail on Monday for Santiago on his
own steamer. the Fanita. lie goes to
carry the personal effects Of the officers
Of the Shafter expedition. All these
things We're left there at the time of the
emharkation.
Two big 12-inch guns for the Key
West Notifications arrived here today
and will be shipped to that place at once
by schooner. These are the latest model
llSnppea ring guns.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
GARCIA LETTER A FAX E.
Prepared ny a Newspaper Correspon-
dent Named Arms

Santiago dc Cuba, July 23.-It now turns
out that the letter alleged to have been
addressed by General Garcia to General
Shafter complaining of the treatment
accorded the Cubans and advising Gene
RAJ Sha1tef OF General GarciaS reSig
nation. was prepared by 4 newspaper cor
respondent named Arms. who has been
acting on the staff of General Castillo
1t IS not clear that General Garcia ever
saw the letter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
TROOPS TO JOIN MILES
Possibly Five of the Folunteer Re@i-
mentS at TAMPA

Washington, ID. c., July 23.-The an
nouncement is made at the War Depart
ment that three and possibly five of the
volunteer army regiments now at Tampa
will be sent to JOIN General Miles ar
Porto Rico. One regiment is expected to
stay at Tampa and the remainder will
be assigned to Fernandna.
The volunteer organizations now at
Tampa include the Second New York.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
MILES NOW CLOSE TO PORTO RICO
d That He Will be in Sight Of His Landing Place, Which
is Not Yet Given, Early This Morning.

Fifth Maryland Third Pennsylvania.
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh lndl-
ana First Ohio. Fifth Ohio, First Flor-
day. SiNty-ninth New York. Third Ohio
and Second Georgia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
THERE WILL BE DELAY
IN HEARING FROM HIM

Day or Two will EIapse Before the Department Can be
Notified of the Expeditions Arrival; but After that
Cable Communication will be Established and
Miles will be in Close Touch With the
Department at Washington
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
GEN. SCHWAN LIEF |
TAMPA YES ERDAY

His Departure was Unayoidably Delayed Gen
eral Brooke will not be Able 10 Clear from
Newport News Before Monday. The Garcia
Letter Proves to be Fake. The Philippine
Question. To Creale Reserve Camps. Shat
Ter 70 Send Officers TO Rec i've Surrender O
Guant1naInn. Sagul and BlraCCa.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26
GEN. BROOKE OR HIS WAY.

Senior officer at Port Tampa