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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The County Clerk, wheeling, ". Va.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Z. 5. Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Washington, November p
The County Clerk, Wheeling, ". Va.
Sir:-I sent herewith for file in your
Office for the convenience and use of local
surveyors and engineers who desire the
information, the description of the meri-
dian line recently established by this
office in your county at Wheeling. The
latitude and longitude of the magnetic
station, the present magnetic declination
and the annual rate of change are also
given. Respectfully,
HENRY S. PRITCHETT,
Superintendent.
Wheeling Magnetic Station-This station
is located on the State fair grounds at
Wheeling OHIO county, West Virginia. 1T
is inside the fair grounds race course, and
near the northwest side of said race
course. The station is marked with a
Cleveland sandstone post in which is set
one OF the new copper station marks, this
is the north end OF the meridian line. The
south end of the meridian line is between
course, and is marked with stone and
copper bolt similar to the mark at the
magnetic station.
Robert Hazlett was the county engineer
and surveyor at the time this station was
established,
Latitude of Magnetic Station-4o:OS IS
north.
Longitude of Magnetic Station-SO:H4
west of Greenwich.
Magnetic declination, July u, 1851 :01 s.
west of north.
Present annual increase in declination
about minutes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24

It Will Be Generally Observed BY All
Glasses Of Citizens.

GOOD ATTRACTIONS AT THE THE
AIRES, A FOOT BALL GAME. AND
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS - SPECIAL
UNION SERVICES IN A NUMBER
OF CITY CHURCHES-ELABO
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24
MEMBERS ENTERTAINMENT.

The annual Thanksgiving entertain
ment for the members of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
given tonight. Each member has the
privilege of being accompanied by a
lady. Miss Bernice CASTILLO, fair
young reader and vocalist from the
West, will give selections. She pos
sesses high Evolutionary and dramatic
power and displays wonderful versa
tility
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24

FLOR SALE" For Rent" Rooms for
Rent cards and bouse leases for sale at
Counting Room. ap20h
The times., 1898-11-04

Bile for the great Presidential struggle of
1900. II the Republicans should happen
to be successful 4ext week, 1t is more
than likely that Mr. Hanna's preparations
for opening the Presidential contest will
be deferred.
The contest In the Fifth Maryland Dis
trict is attracting some attention. 1t is
believed that the Democrats have faic
show Of carrying the district. The two
principal candidates are Sydney E. Mudd,
Republican. and William Willis, Demo-
crat Mudd was elected two years ago by
over $500 majority. He has made himself
exceedingly unpopular. and has the addi-
tionai handicap OF having an Independent
colored Republican running against him.
Mr.. Willis has been conducting very
vigorous canvass, and his friends are con-
fdent that he will be elected. Mr.. Mudd
was q delegate to the st. Louis conven-
tion in 1886. One day after trying vainly
to attract the attention OF the chairman
for fifteen minutes. his efforts were re-
yarded. What is the gentleman's
name?" inquired the chairman.
"Mudd, Maryland" was the reply. The
convention roared.
After November the Maryland repre-
sentative's name will still be Mudd. only
he may spell 1t differently.
The times., 1898-11-04
THE USUAL 1NDoRsEMENT.
Gen. Dodge and the Other Dodxer.
AcQIft AlEer at Fort Thomas.

Gen. Dodge and the Other Dodgers
AcQuft AlEer at Fort Thomas.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-The subcommittee
of the Alger Relief Commission-Gen. C.
NJ. Dodge, Gen. James A. Sexton, of Chi
cago, and DR.. P. s. Connor-spent this
forenoon investigating the hospital at
Fort Thomas. The views of the commit
teemen, although not officially given, can
safely be stated as an unqualified in
dorsement of the management of the hos
pital
OF seven witnesses subpoenaed by the
relief workers for today. only two ap-
peared-Major Holborn and a captain
both of the Second Kentucky infantry
Their testimony was regarding the Sec
ond Division Hospital at Camp Thomas.
Tomorrow the subcommittee will hear
the testimony of the celebrated Sixth
Regulars, of Fort Thomas, who were in
the heat of the Santiago fighting. and of
the chaplain at Fort Thomas Hospital,
who was in many war hospitals.
The committee goes from here to Chi
cago and will there hear, among others,
the testimony of DR.. Sem.
Gen. Dodge said tonight mat mistakes
had certainly been made, as was but nat
ural, but there had been. according to the
testimony heard, no case Of soldier 60
ing without a single ration, unless 1t was
at Santiago, when he could not leave the
firing line to get it.
The times., 1898-11-04
Not the system. Fault.

1t is easy and safe to hold Congress to
blame for many of the evils that result
ed from a defective army system. and
there is no doubt that the Alger Relief
Commission will make the most of 1t.
1t is undeniable that the military
scheme is far more complex than 1t
should be, that Congress has been less
generous in appropriations for army
purposes IN the past than it should have
been, and all that. This is a matter
that requires the attention of the COM
manding general and military board,
of which he should be the head, and
which should be authorized to devise a
thoroughly modern and entirely simple
system.
But the effort to use the lack of such
a proper organization to excuse the ap-
palling consequences of incompetency
and neglect in the late war, cannot sue
ceed The investigation which Congress
is bound to inaugurate will reveal facts
that will prevent it. The faulty system,
for example-and this is the feature
most complained of-provided for the
virtual abolition Of the regimental hos
pital and made the division hospital the
center of interest. 1t has been shown
that the scheme failed, but why? Be-
The times., 1898-11-04
AWAITING sAaAsrA.s PLAY.
Cabinet Decision to Secure Della
Until After Election.

Cabinet Decision to Secure Delay
Until After Election.
There was luii yesterday in Admins
tration circles. so far as the Philippine
controversy was concerned. The calm
before the Storm" as a State Department
official expressed it. Secretary Hay usu-
ally cheerful and communicative. was
morose and non-committaI when ap-
preached on the important matter which
is to be considered at Paris today.
There are no new developments in the
Philippine situation" he said. I'VE have
received no news from Commissioner
Day today
He did not repeat the phrase. now
stereotyped. that .the program would be
carried out by the American Commission
ers." because perhaps in the broad light
of public opinion and senatorial declsra-
ton Of opposition, it will not be carried
out-at least, SO far as the exposed oond
deal Is concerned.
This emi-ofiiciai statement was made
at the White House yesterday afternoon:
The President Is awaiting the Spanish
reply to the demand Of the American
Commissioners. which is expected to-
morrow"
Secretaries Hay and Long and Attorney
General Griggs held a conference with
the President yesterday. AT its close the
statement was made that they had sim
ply been discussing routine matters at
fecting their departments. There Is little
II any doubt. however, that serious dis
cussion of the situation was had, and
that it was determined at once TO notify
the Peace Commission that 1t must Sc
cufe an adjournment over election day.
1t was stated last night by person In a
position to know that such an instruction
was cabied in cipher by the State Depart
ment early in the evening.
The times., 1898-11-04
The Latest Fish Story.

Some people have such a reverential
respect for the truth that they are too
shy to even venture into its presence,
and are seldom to be caught in its
neighborhood. We do not undertake to
say that Bowers the fishy is a person
of that difiident type. but he does have
a pleasant little way of handling the
verities that must be productive of the
most absolute confidence among his
friends.
George NJ. Bowers admits that he
wrote the letter TO John B. Conaway at
the navy yard, amiably limiting to that
supposed son of West Virginia that he
would best go home and vote. Commits
sioner Bowers further owns up to the
railway ticket dated four days in ad-
vance, and to inclosing letter and ticket
in an official franked envelope, the use
of which for other than the business of
his office was forbidden under penalty
of three hundred dollars. But, at this
point, the respect for truth inherent in
Bowers comes along and makes trouble
for him.
Bowers the finny insists that he is
The times., 1898-11-04
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1898.
After the Break, What:

In order to discuss the peace" situa-
ton dispassionately and politely. II is
necessary to make some assumptions.
One is that the present attitude of the
Spaniards is not part of play ar
ranged in advance for effect upon the
American elections next Tuesday.
Another is that the Administration tells
the truth when 1t declares that it al
ways intended to keep all of the Philip
pine Islands. as a duty to civilization,
and in performance of a promise made
TO the Filipinos long before Edmunds
and Ireland formulated the peace proto-
COL
Accepting these assumptions, for the
sake of argument, it seems to be a good
time to ask President Mckinley what
he means to do next. When the Span
tsh Peace Commissioners have broken
the conference and declined to pursue
the matter further. and have appealed
to the humanity OF the world with their
pleasant, unconscious humor, what viii
be the next number on the program?
VIII the President act up to the
latest announcement of his policy?
VIII he carry out the determination his
friends now claim for him, and take
the Philippines in the interests of hue
manity, not to mention small things
like the honor of our nag and the ques-
tion of indemnity for half billion
dollar war? To do so would be merely
a perfunctory operation Visible pos
session would only require a little ac-
tivity on the part of Dewey's fleet,
which the Admirars men would well
come. Action of that sort might wipe
out the post-election hopes of the bond
sharks, but somebody or something will
have to be sacrificed on the altar of ex-
pediency and big political scare. The
Philippine bond deal, what between an
indignant country and an ugly feeling
on the subject in Congress. cannot be
saved in any event. Will Mr.. Mckinley
see the point and get on the safe side
of the coming avalanche?
Again, what would the head of the
State undertake to do in Cuba?. Would
he walk in without hesitation or delay
and occupy country that he should
have fully possessed his army and navy
OF TWO months ago. VT, WOulu IL suit
the tastes and purposes of his kitchen
cabinet better to leave it to Blanco,
brigandage and famine?
These are questions that the situation
in Paris most likely will compel him to
answer in deeds il not in words before
he is many days older. The country is
looking TO him in way that ought to
make him feel happy, supposing his in
tentions to be vigorous and patriotical-
ly American; but very uncomfortable if
we could imagine him bound hand and
foot TO the thieving Spanish bond shark
syndicate.
The matter is in his own hands. The
black stains of Hannaism and Algerism
are ineradicable. They are tattooed so
deeply that the flesh would have to peel
from the bones to get rid of them. But
there might be forgetfulness and for
giveness involved in a course which
should complete the just punishment of
diabolical Spain, and place the Ameri-
can people in possession of the fruits of
the war. All signs fail if a strong re-
minder to this effect is not hidden in
the lesson which will be taught at the
poliS payt Tuesday
The times., 1898-11-04
AFRICAN BUTTER IMPORTS.
American Imports Disguised Under
Australian Trade-Mart<s-


The report OF Consul General ]. G.
Stowe, at Cape Town. Africa. to the
State Department. on American Butter
in Cape Colony" was given out for pub
lication today. Consul Stowe says:
I'm my recent report on butter called
attention to the large quantities imported
into South Africa from Australia and
Denmark, and offered advice as to the
preparation and packing Of American but
ter. 1 am informed that within the last
two months from 5000 to 400 boxes (of
fifty-six pounds from America have
reached this city through London. This
was shipped here as Australian butter,
all the American marks on the boxes
having been erased and Australian marks
substituted BY this means all credit to
the products of the American producers IS
lost. and this action Is prima facie evil
dence that the American butter is now
satisfactory, although complaint is still
made that It is too yellow. Other ship
ments of butter, to the amount of several
thousand pounds. have been recently re-
ceived direct from America with the
American marks thereon. The absence OF
the Australian government stamps on the
aforementioned packages attracted no.
tice, and the attention of the Australian
representative in London was called TO the
same, and it is stated that the matter IS
now being investigated by him. There
was also a difference in the packages,
the American ones being more solid or
substantial United States producers
should have trademarks or brands of
their own. duly registered, and. II pos
sible Government stamps or marks on the
packages. The demand for American but
ter is from July to October, when the
Australian and Denmark buffers are not
on the market, the former occupying the
market from October to May and the lat
ter from May to July. these months be-
ing the butter-making seasons of the re-
spective countries. American producers
should therefore prepare for export in the
months stated"
The times., 1898-11-04

1t pains US greatly to learn that The
Times expose Of the practice of sending
political bull-dozing communications to
Government employees In franked official
envelopes is calculated to add much to
the cost of Republican committee work
in Washington. For some strange reason
but little has been said on the subject
of this favorite misdemeanor heretofore.
although evidence in number of cases
Is in existence. When postage has to be
added to the expense of the iuxuries of
life, the professional politician naturally
tears his hair.
The times., 1898-11-04
coNrnAD1oTs COL. MITCHELL.
Col. MeCOrd Says His Regulations
Were Honored Promptly.

Col. MeCOrd Says His Regulations
Were HOnOred Promptly.
The Alger Relief Commission was rep
resented yesterday by but one man, Col.
DENLY Col. A. Hartsuf, deputy surgeon
general and chief surgeon at Camp Thom-
as. the first witness. said there was diff
Guilty in getting supplies to Camp Thomas
Immediately after the camp was estab-
lished, but that the command later had
its needs attended to promptly. Many
of the volunteer surgeons were inexpe-
rienced, he said, and in many instances
line officers were to blame for prevalent
conditions.
Col. NJ H McCord, of the Territorial
Regiment. appeared in the afternoon and
denied the statement attributed to Lieut..
Col. L. d. Mitchell, of his regiment. that
acquisitions had not been promptly hon
ored-
In addition to giving his testimony on
that point, Col. McCord submitted the
following letter to the Commission:
II see by newspaper reports that Lieut..
Col. d. d. Mitchell. OF my regiment. the
First Territorial United States Volunteer
Infantry (who. before joining the regi-
mentN was captain in the Fifteenth
Infantry, gave some testimony before the
Investigating Commission yesterday at
Lexington. KY, to the effect that requisi-
tions made by the commanding officer of
that regiment myself had not been
promptly responded to. l wish TO con-
tradict that statement. If it was made.
Every requisition that l made upon the
~ far Go, ~ h.
regiment was stationed in Arizona, for
Shoes clothing, hats, and blankets and
which must have weighed several thou
sand pounds, was shipped to me by ex-
press, thus causing the supplies TO reach
me four days sooner than they would if
shipped by freight.
THE medical officers of the regiment
have never complained of lack of medi-
cal supplies. nor has the quartermaster
or the commissary ever made complaints
that they could not get their acquisitions
promptly filled. The regiment is well
equipped in every way. In the early par,
of July It was mustered into the service
and contained 1903 officers and men. up
TO the present date it has lost but three
men by death and has now over 1900 OFF
GERS and men ready for duty
Gen. Alexander D. McCook, who has
not been well for several days, went to
one of the hospitals for treatment Gen
McCook. an, in fact nearly all members
of the Commission. are suffering from the
effects of the Southern inspection trip
Col. DENLY was not feeling well when he
returned to Washington in advance Of
the Commission, and later Major Mills
the recorder, was granted a sick leave
Nearly all who were with the party hav,
slight colds
The times., 1898-11-04

In the interests of Washington trades
men and proprietors of houses We trust
1t is not true as threatened that Hanna
intends beginning his campaign TO save
the party in 1907 Immediately after the
elections next week! That would mean
that every officeholder, laborer and scrub
woman In Government employ is to be
robbed down to the point OF rags and
hunger to furnish the means of "educa-
ton" The fact that Hannaism has be-
come kissing and by-word in the
nation makes 1t more difficult than It was
IN 1896 to sandbag and go through the
rich. and SO, for the next year, at least.
the poor will have to find most of what
ever Doodle the Republican national COM
mittee may demand
The times., 1898-11-04

above the misdemeanor of using ofnciai
franked envelopes for private or inn
proper purposes. He declares that he
furnished his secretary with stamps to
put on all letters addressed to persons
who were TO be used to further partisan
objects. The Conway letter, he frank
ly states, without even cracking
smile. must have been stolen from MS
desk before the stamp could be ar
fixed. The postoffice date stamp on the
envelope shows that 1t was mailed In
the usual way. and there is evidence
that it was delivered at the navy yard
by carrier at the same time, 1t is SAID,
that other letters like it in appearance
were received by West Virginia citizens
in that Government inciosure.
Now Commissioner Bowers may
think ii entirely safe for him TO assume.
declare. affirm and swear that this Con-
away letter is the only one that was
sent out from his Office under admitted
conditions, and franked by him as Com
missioner OF Fish and Fisheries. In con-
travention of law. Possibly. however.
he may be glad of an opportunity to re-
wise that position and to correct himself
by saying that there must be some one
in his inner sanctuary and service who
has regularly stolen" such franked let
ters from his desk. spent the stamps
provided for them in riotous living. and
mailed them unstamped for the sole
purpose of making Bowers the f1shy
still more fishy and mackerelodorous.
That would be altogether safer stti-
tude for the Lord High Commissioner;
because If he has any ardent desire to
stir the puddle of his political antics
during the past two weeks. facts other
than those pictorially presented in The
Times possibly might arrest his atten-
ton.
We are aware that in the peculiar
realm of Hanna political activities the
truth is sometimes not fraction as
convenient for private use as are the
handy and inexpensive envelopes pro-
vided by an indulgent nation for official
espondence-penalty for misuse.
three hundred dollars.
The times., 1898-11-04

The conviction of the President and
the Hon. Charlottesville Alger that 1t
would be a good thing to fill the volun.
teer army with colored men for garrison
duty in the tropics. is said to have beer,
much REINFORCED by the political opinion
of the Hon. Dollarmark Hanna on the
same subject His idea, it is understood.
is to force eniistments mostly in close
States. and then arrange voting privi-
lege-where it does not already exist-for
troops abroad. That would tend to make
matters comfortable for the party at
home. say in States like Ohio. The
scheme is redolent of good politics."
The times., 1898-11-04
THE CRUISER KAsAGI.
On Her Voyage She VIII he Tested
in Naval iIaneuyers

cruiser Kasagi. which left Philadelphia
yesterday. anchored back of the Break
water this afternoon. after spending the
day in the adjusting her eompasses- The
ship was to get a consignment Of coal
here and proceed direct across TO Eng
land, but as she could not be supp led
here her commander will go TO New York
for IL.
On the ocean voyage the crack cruiser
will be tested In naval maneuvers in all
kinds of weather it may chance to meet.
1. Ito and X Takakura, japanese naval
constructors. who have superintendent the
work of building the kasagi at Cramps.
are on board. and will go to England to
watch the equipment Of the ship b. The
Armstrong;.
The times., 1898-11-04
Therefore!

1t is manifestly impossible to leave them in the
hands of Spain. for the old troubles would soon
be renewed. It would be folly TO hand them
to the insurgents, for they are evidently good
many years from the competency Of selfgovern-
ment. To allow any other nation to step in
would bring down the ill-will of all. and to put
them up to the highest bidder would place
commercial aspect on the humanity Of the war
which would give it a very ugly look.
The times., 1898-11-04

1t is time for Republican politicians to
hunt up any remaining wormy relatives
they may have who want commissions.
1t is stated that Spain will ask us to pay
s2io. 100000 for the Philippines 1t will,
therefore. be necessary 10 mobilize again
and to buy mules, select. fever camp
sites, hire horse doctors and take in some
more yachts and condemned ocean
tramps. All officers who have evaded
the truth of Algerism will get excellent
commands. Fayorite sons will have
bomb proof biilets. and there will be rot
ten meat and overcoat contracts as re-
ward for true patriotism. The gang viii
not go hungry this Winter, after all,
The times., 1898-11-04
A Vain Hope.

From the New Orleans Times -Democrat.)
We had all along hoped. and expressed the
hope, that the Commission in Its wisdom would
strive to discover, and would arrive at, some
system of joint protectorate for the government
Of the islands that would at once save them
from reversion to Spain and remove from us the
necessity of annexing them.
The times., 1898-11-04
Not to BENEFIT the Sharks.
Prom the Chicago Tribune

1t seems that public sentiment is rather averse
to the assumption of the so 0o0, 900 indebt dne s.
except as regards that small part of it which may
have gone toward improving the port and city
of Manila There is natural feeling that the
United States, having been forced into expen-
sive war, should not add TO the cost OF that war
By assuming any Spanish liabilities.
The times., 1898-11-04
WAR STRENGTH COMPARED.
Total Fighting Resources of Greal
Britain and Russia.

Britain and Russia.
England's navy is more than twice
as large as that of Russia, while the ar
my of Russia is nearly ten times as great
in numbers as Great Britain, exclusive
of volunteers. The present standing of
the two countries is as follows:
Great Britains Navy-Battleships, G;
other ships of the line, %; cruisers, 15i;
coast defense, 60; torpedo craft, 313.
Great Britain's Army-Ofiicers, active,
1885, non-commissioned officers and men,
active, 215.2s1; officers and men, reserve,
1904 Total, 637, 500.
Russia's Navy-Battleships, 20; other
ships of the line, 10; cruisers. %: coast
defense, "a; torpedo craft, 1Ss.
Russia's Army-Oficers, active. 2S, 700;
non-commissioned officers and men, ac-
tive, 1,116.s24; officers and men, reserve.
3,s62, go. Total, 5,Oos,2si.