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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Why do the shops insist upon getting out their spring goods while the snow flies? Women may ignore the shivery store windows a week or two. but in course of time we must consider them. It Is not a pleasant matter to ponder the pattern for our summer shirt waists while there is still an installment to pay on the sealskin on our back. Yet it is part of the policy of the shops to keep women busy for fear they will get chance to stop and say, There, l have bought all I can afford, and l won't buy another thing!"
 It seems certain that the wash shirt waist is to bloom again; if it didn't. whatever should we do? It is fact that the only reason for the success of the Russian blouse is that we found it the only sort of bodice into which we could go with any comfort after sea son of delectable unlined shirt waists. Women know that they look trim in shirt waists. No other bodice makes the waist seem so small, the bust so we'll rounded, the back so narrow and so fiat, all with perfect comfort to the wearer. Whatever is the good of bones, squeezing inside hooks and general stiffness and discomfort, if we can look we'll without all that restriction? As the Russian blouse was the only design offered that accomplished this, into it we all went We are likely to stay, too, until we can escape into the comfort of the shirt waist. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

The British Board of Trade is about to establish a bureau of intelligence for the benefit of British people engaged in commerce, its object, among others, as stated by Sir Courtenay Boyer, at the recent annual banquet of the Noting ham Chamber of Commerce, being to ascertain what causes, if there were any, encouraged their competitors in South American markets. It has been decided to send them a practical, ex- perienced commission, whose duty it shall be to investigate the condition of the local markets, with the view of fur ther enlightening the British merchant and manufacturer as to their needs. and the foreign rivalries which have of late appeared in that or in other fields of English trade which she used to monopolize and consider permanent- ly her own.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Circumstantial Evidence. - Sherlock Holmes Cat the theater)-''That woman in front of us has remarkably pretty teeth"
 Dr. Cubebs-"How do you know; you haven't seen her face?''
 Sherlock Holmes-"But she has laugh ed necessarily ever since the curtain went up."-Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28
FASHION NOTES.
Work q Plenty for Stltchers.

A preparation for spring is the fash ioning of the dress the artist puts here, its maker prophesying that such gowns and recommendations are to be abundant with the return of mild weather. This was in some degree praise of her own wares, but the dress was attractively different from present modes. The ma terial was silver gray cloth, which was trimmed in the manner indicated with bias folds of the goods. To the tiny cloth-strapped dress goods puffs. the sleeves were of slate gray velvet, collar and belt being the same, the crossed ends of the latter held by silver buttons over a white broadcloth vest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

As an illustration of the meagre equipment of the southern States in the matter of banking facilities, it is noted that whereas, under the old State bank ing system, Virginia had s16,O00,O00 in- vested in banking capital and a bank note circulation of $1O,oOO,OOO, it now has but $19,000,000 in the business and a bank circulation of only $1,9O0,00O. Ow- ing to the large issue of government paper, the marked decrease in bank note circulation is, of course, much less significant than the very small increase of banking capital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Al Russian rlobleman has written tc the mayor of Philadelphia asking as- sistance in obtaining an American bride for his son, who Is twenty-four years old, decorated with orders, and an off cial in the government service. The bride would be received at the imperia court, and it is only necessary that she have a dover of $s,oOO,00O. Chear enough.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Boston is agitated by the rumor that Mime. Nordica told its Symphony Or chestra at rehearsal that it played sIike a Kalamazoo orchestra" No wonder there is music in the air in Bos- i'm
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other smail advertisements, One Cent Word each h. sertiou. Five Gents Word for full week tseven times). ,n
 Display advertisements. per inch, one in, tc gcrtion, S1 20; each subsequent insertion; p 1o cents; one week, s920; one month. Slo'
 Obituary Notices in prose or verse; la cents per line. Notices of Births, aoh ma, riages, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents eacn' Local Notices 15 cents per line. ...,,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to .h9,, he own immediate business Gall matter to o, pt Include Wants, To Let. For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28
PELAGIC SEALING
 BILL
Signed by the President, 18th De-
 cember 1897.

Signed by the President, 18th De-
 cember, 1897.
 Section 1. ''That no citizen of the United States, nor person owing duty of obe- dience to the laws or the treaties of the United States, nor any person belonging to or on board of a vessel of the United States, shall kill capture, or hunt, at any time or in any manner whatever any fur seal in the waters of the Pacific ocean north of the thirty. fifth degree of north latitude, and including Boring Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk."
 Section 9. That the importation into the United States by any person whatsoever of fur sealskins, taken in the waters dressed, dyed, or manufactured, is here. by prohibited and all such articles im- ported after this act shall take effect shall not be permitted to be exported. but shall be seized by the proper officers of the United States"
 Custom House Regulations:
 Section g. "Eyery article manufactured. In whole or in part, from fur seaskin. the invoice of which is presented as afore- said to the consul, shall have legibly stamped thereon the name of the manu- facturer and the place of manufacture, and shall be accompanied by statement in writing, under the oath of said manu- facturer. that said skin or skins used In said article were taken from skins not killed at sea within the waters men, tioned i'll said Act, specifying the local ity in detail. and also the person from whom said skins were purchased in their raw and dressed state, the date of said purchase and the lot number" BROOKS & COMPANY have made marked reductions upon the remainder of their stock of Fur Novelties and Fur Garments-consist- ing of Jackets, Capes. Neckpieces, Boas, Trimming, etc., in all the pre- vailing furs.
 Chapel, cor. State St.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

ries, so, in order to please him, fixed him up with sixteen silver filings and one Of gold. Washington Star
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Al Washington court has upheld a regulation of the District commissioners which prohibits the use of bicycles with handle bars so low that they exceed a drop of four inches below the seat. Witnesses were unanimous in declaring that low handles cause contraction of the chest. and also that a man riding with his head down cannot see far enough ahead to avoid obstacles when going at any speed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Maine Is again to enter the list of copper-mining States. The deposits, which are numerous and valuable, were worked more than twenty-five years ago, but a sudden and great decline in the price of copper made them unprofit- able; improved and cheapened method of production is the cause of resump- tion of work. Copper is a metal with which the market never is overstocked; although consumption increases rapidly from year to year, a good copper mine is more valuable than a gold mine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

Dr. Falb, the German meteorological prophet. has a recorded prediction that Tempel's comet is sure to collide with the earth in November of next year, and with this in view the professors of the Vienna observatory have made a careful recalculation of the comets course, with most reassuring results, for they find that on the day when the calamity prophet has us booked for a Emashup with the celestial wanderer the comet by all the laws of mathemat- ics should be at elast 110oo,o GOO miles away from the course of the earth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 10 CENTS A WEEK, CENTS A MONTH. SS FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

An Englishman named Bateman. who has been collecting statistics of the drink bill of various countries, reports the reassuring fact that the Americans are growing more temperate than any of the European nations. The United States, MT. Bateman proves, consumes less than half as much beer as Eng land, and in commenting on the figures the London Times says that our coun- try "seems for a time, at all events, steadily treading the paths of temper ance." You have to go away from home to get the news.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

TAE ToNPUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-28

yet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
TO DISBAND.
Cuban Junta Advised That the Cuban
Army Would Better Return to
Pursuits of Peace.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-There have
been conferences between Thomas Es-
trada Palma and other representatives
of the Cubans with officials of tho U.
S. government relative TO me CupahS
and what would be done with them
Mr. Palma advised that the u S. would
not consider the question of compen
sation of the Cuban troops, because
there was no power in the government
to do So even if there was an incliPT-
ton. He was told that t be- It thing
the Cubans could do vas ~ wise the
men in arms to ashland, retire to their
homes ard engage in peaceful pursuits.
That the members of the Cuban junta
recognize that this is the only thing
to do is seen in the fact that emissar-
les have already been dispatched to
Cuba with a view of carrying out the
desires of the U. S. government. These
emissaries will try to persuade the
Cuban leaders that resistance to U. S.
authority would result only in further
disaster and distress to Cuba.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
IN SANTIAGO.
Polica Reinforced by Troops to Pre-
serve Order--Position of Spanish
Soldiers Pitiful-- Death Rate Very
High.

Santiago de Cuba, August $50: 80
A. M.-This morning General Wood.
military governor Of Santiago, rein
forced the police with additions from
various regiments. There has been
some trouble from soldiers who have
disobeyed orders, and there have been
some thefts, at least one murder and a
good deal Of drunkenness, SO that an
exceptionally large force is needed to
preserve order. This morning the
Eighth Illinois volunteers (colored)
entered upon patrol duty. There are
seven Spanish transports now in the
harbor, awaiting the embarkation of the
Spanish troops, of whom more than
1900 will leave to-day. The general
appearance of the men Is pitiful. There
has been much sickness among them,
and within the last two days over two
hundred bodies have been buried
The death rate in the city is about
seventy per day. The heavy rains in
crease the fever among the soldiers
and the inhabitants alike.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
SOLDIERS MURDERED
In Bloodyflel yirginis Negro Settle
ment-No Cause Assigned

In BLOODY field, virginis Negro Settle
ment-No Cause Assigned
Newport News. Va, August 1S-Pri-
vate Alonzo Andrews, of Company
I. One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana
regiment, was shot and killed by Sam
Hall, colored saloon-keeper, il
Bloody Field, a negro settlement in
the county, this afternoon. Private
Jacob Admire, of the same company,
was wounded in the left foot by the
negro. Both men formerly lived at
Elwood. The shooting seems to have
been unprovoked Hall was in a bug
gy when the shooting occurred, and
his horse was in a gallop. He reared
up and fired out of the back of the We
hicle. The negro was arrested and
lodged in the city Jail, but the feeling
against him was so intense that the
sheriff took him out of town for safe
keeping. Bloody Field is under mar
tial law tonight, and a provost guard
patrols the city A skirmish line
was thrown out at Camp Grant to-
night to keep the company of which
Andrews was member, from breaking
out to avenge their comrade.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
NO MORE BONDS
Likely to Be Issued, But the War
Taxes day Be Continued lndef-
initely.

Washington, August 1S.-It is the
opinion of the officials of the treasury
department that there will be no ne
cessity for another bond issue growing
out of the war, and that the present
revenue law, with possibly slight modi-
fications, should be retained on the
statute books for an indefinite period.
The following may be taken as the
views of the treasury department:
ut may be confidently hoped that
no further issue of bonds will be nee
essary in connection with bringing the
extraordinary war expenditures to a
close. With the treasury well sup
piled for the early future, and with
the power conferred upon the secre-
tary to make temporary loans to the
extent of $10O,OO0,000, if required, any
further resort to bond issues sees a
most remote probability This view is
reinforced by the fact that with the OPP
Grafton of the excise and stamp taxes,
the revenues of the government will
largely exceed disbursements based
upon ordinary peace conditions. This
increase in revenue ought to and will
provide for an increase in war and
navy expenditure which no doubt will
be witnessed even after active mill
tary operations have terminated. That
enlarged expenditure for the army
and navy over the past is most OBJ
lation that by the wise action of Con-
gress the government revenue has
been put on a broad and effective ba-
sis"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19

laid enc tx from the launching, of
the Alabama, SO that the construction
of her hull occupied two months and
three weeks, an achievement of celer-
ity in her construction hitherto unpre-
cedented in the annals of American
iron ship building for vessel of her
size, or anything approaching it.
The Boston Fruit Company engaged
for the building of these ships in the
midst Of the Spanish war. They pro-
vided, among other things, for the de-
livery of the ships, ready for service,
during the month of October, Of this
year, basing that arrangement upon
their implicit confidence in the power
of the United States to put an end to
the war and restore the freedom of
commerce with West Indian ports be-
fore that time.
The result proves that the managers
of the Boston Fruit Company accur-
ately estimated the powers and re-
sources of the government, the differ
ence between their calculations and the
actual outcome of the war being only
about six weeks.
The principal qualities of the four
ships are as follows: Length, $50 feet;
breadth, SO feet; depth, 25 feet tom
mage 1000 speed, Is knots. They are
twin screw ships, powered with verti-
cal triple-expansion engines of the lat
est approved Cramp type. They are
provided with ample passenger accom-
modations, and are in all respects the
most advanced type Of vessels built
for the West Indian trade of the United
States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
FOUR KILLED
By the Fall of a Cornice al Philadel.
phia... Others Badly Injured.

Philadelphia, August 18.-Four men
were killed and five others badly in
jured this afternoon by the collapse of
a cOrnice on the new building in the
course of erection at AIS and AIT
North Fifth street. The dead are:
Albert Green, bricklayer, aged 80
years, leaves widow and three chill
dren; Thomas Lyon, bricklayer, aged
80; Christian Schoelter, proprietor Of
cigar store nearby, aged So leaves wild
ow and two children; Harry Evans,
bricklayer, aged % years, of Camden,
N. J.
The injured. all of whom will re-
cover, are: Walter B. German, Will
liam Murphy, Frank ]. McAtee, Joseph
German, Thomas Munday. These
were at work on scaffoId directly
beneath the cornice and the others
were on the sidewalk. The cornice
weighed nearly ten tons and in falling
carried the senffnld and men to the
street. Green and Lyos wero instant
ly killed and some time passed befoEe
they and the others could be takAn
from under the debris.
Schoelter ana Evans died in the hos
R1ss.;~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
TWO BOYS
Engage in a Quarrel Over a Game of
Marbles and One Kills the Other.

Princeton, N. j., August IS. - The
most sensational killing that has taken
place in this city for four years &C.
Cured this afternoon. The principals
in the affair were Jimmy Johnson,
white twelve years, and Charles Wood,
a negro, fourteen. The two boys were
engaged in game of marbles, and be-
gan disputing over the matter, when
the negro picked up rock and ad-
vanced toward Johnson, striking him
in the back of the head. Johnson fell,
and died in second
The officers succeeded in capturing
Wood late this afternoon, and he was
lodged in Jail. There is great grief
over the matter, owing to the promi-
nence of the Johnson family. 1t is
thought by many that an attempt will
be made to hang the negro.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
SPANISH OUTRAGES.
Reports Of Massacres in Porto Rico
Are Confirmed --- Health of the
Troops Improving.
Copyright, Associated Press. }


Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 1S.-Reports
are coming in from all directions of
outrages committed within the Span
ish lines. Doubtless many of these are
exaggerated, but the rumors of a mas
sacre at Cieles are confirmed.
Some of the natives there took re-
fuge in the belfry of the cathedral
and fired on the Spanish troops, but
they were overpowered and macheted
to the number of eighty.
Battery ~ of the Seventh regiment,
under Capt. McComb, was unable to
proceed along the mountain trail with
Gen. Henry, and having lost gun and
six horses over a precipice, returned
here Z
The health of the troops is steadily
improving. The typhoid fever brought
from Camp Alger and Camp Chickal
manga is of mild type and is fast
disappearing Strict sanitation is be-
ing forced. with the gratifying result
that sickness has decreased from ten
to three per cent. To-day's reports
show only 430 sick in hospital quarters
out Of total command of 1900. Most
OF these cases are climatic complaints.
The army is being revaccinated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
REWARD OFFERED
For the Discovery of John Petit. Dead
Alive.

For the Discovery of John Petit, Dead
Alive.
New York, August 18.-Lawyer
George Robinson heard another story
to-day concerning the whereabouts OF
missing John Petit. Mr.. Robinson is
counsellor for VIM Calhoun, who is
seeking to regain control Of some real
estate which he says he turned over
to Petit to dispose of.
Mr.. Robinson offered a reward of
$1,000 for the production of Petit,
dead or alive. Since then he has re-
ceived confirmation about Pettit's hid
ing place. The story to-day came from
man about Is years Of age, who re-
fused to give his name. The man de-
clared Petit to be within forty miles
of Chicago. The man said he would
be at Mr.. Rebinson's Office tomorrow
noon with a representative whom he
would send to Chicago with any per-
son chosen by Mr.. Robinson and pay
all the expenses of both.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
ROUGH RIDERS RELEASED.
Discharged From Detention Camp-General
Wheeler in Command of thu. Carn

Discharged From Detention Camp-General
Wheeler in Command of the Camp.
New York, August 1S.-General los.
Wheeler tonight took command at
Camp Wikofl at Montauk Point. sue
ceeding General Young. The event Of
the day outside of the arrival of Gen.
eral Wheeler was the discharge of the
Rough Riders and Colonel Roosevelt
from the detention camp. There was
not a suspicion of serious illness
among the men and all were much i'm
proved by their stay in the camp.
Colonel Roosevelt visited the camp of
the Rough Riders who had remained
In Florida while he and the others
went to Santiago and was received
with demonstrations of delight
Colonel Roosevelt will leave camp
on Saturday for four days visit TO
New YAK.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
SKATERS SANITARY REPORT.

Washington, August 1S.-The War
Department received the following tel
egram tonight:
Santiago de Cuba, via Hayti, August
IS, 1898:
Adjutant General Corbin:
Sanitary report for August II: Total
number sick, 1853; total number Of
new cases, 101; total number of fever
cases, 1.246: total number cases return
ed to duty, 202; deaths August II, 4.
(Signed) SHAFTER,
Major General.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
VAN WYCK'S PROCLAMATION.

New York, August 1S.-Mayor Van
Wyck to-day Issued a proclamation urg-
ing that all business be suspended on
Saturday, the day of the naval parade
He also urged that all public build
ings and private residences in the five
boroughs of Greater New York and
every vessel in the harbor be decked
with flags and bunting.
The mayor asks every citizen of
Greater New York to make this cele-
bration worthy of the city of the oca-
sion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
AN OFFER OF ALLIANCE.

London, August 1S.-The Morning
Post, commenting editorially upon the
Interpretation which Senior Silvela,
leader of the Spanish Dissident Con-
servatives, places upon the word
control in article of the protocol,
as signifying intervention similar to
Great Britains Occupation of Egypt"
says:
This suggestion of Ell TEMPO
amounts to an offer of an alliance be-
tween the Spanish Conservative party
and the Washington Cabinet, with a
view to the future administration of
the Philippines
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
TO BREAK CAMP
The First Vermont to Go to Fort Ethan
Allen.

The First Vermont to Go to Fort Ethan
Allen
Chickamauga, a., August 1S.-The
First Vermont Regiment is expected
to break camp and leave Chickamauga
for Fort Ethan Allen, VT, to-mor-
row morning. The men have about
completed their arrangements and all
their baggage is aboard cars. The
sick of the regiment, forty-One in all,
are enroute home on Pullman cars.
Colonel Mimms, who has been sick for
some time, has so far recovered as to
be able TO reassume command. The
sick soldiers of the Pennsylvania regl-
men+s are to be sent home IN hrst-
o1oss stvIe. The excellently arranged
hospital train from Philadelphia Will
arrive here tonight and the sick men,
about 125 in all, will be put aboard
Tomorrow morning. The train Will
leave for Pennsylvania tomorrow af-
ternoon. The seats have been taken
from the coaches and comfortable beds
placed in their places.
The officers of the regiments think
the plan of sending the sick home will
save a number Of lives.
Major Frederick H. Bostwick, OF the
staff of the Paymaster-General, ar
rived to-day from Atlanta, where he
has been stationed for some time. he
comes to assist in the work of paying
off discharged enlisted men and Oil
GERS on detached service.
A. J. WEIGH, chief clerk in the rail
way mail service in this division, ha!
been ordered to proceed to Lexing
ton. KY, to arrange to furnish mai
facilities to the soldiers to be encamp
ed there. No orders have yet beer
received for either the First or Scon(
division of the First Corps to move.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-19
TERRIFIC STORMS.

LANCASTER, Pa. August 1S.-A series
of terrific electrical storms accompanied
by high wind and heavy rain, passed
over this county last night doing great
damage. Hail in some sections cut and
riddled the tobacco, most of which was
almost ready to cut, running the crop.
Several barns We're struck by lightning
and burned.