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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
WILD PROTEST FROM MADRID

Madrid. April Is "A wild protest
has been sent to the Powers by the
Spanish government Among other
preposterous assertions the charge is
made that American sugar men are
responsible for the Cuban war. The
American governments is accused of
fraud and deceit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
SUMTER. S. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1898

rule did not propose 10 close debate.
1.-The sentiment on this side of the
House," said he. ''is almost over
whelmiDgly in favor of action, not
talk"
Mr. Bailey replied that be and his
colleagues heartily agreed to the rule
which provided for the immediate
consideration of this important ieso-
luton. he made an impassioned
speech in favor of the minority re
port He had frequent tilts with
Republicans In conclusion, he said !:
"But, sir, we are ready to meet
the question we are as ready to de.
eide it.; we are as ready to take our
responsibility with gentlemen on the
other eide, and we invite you to call
the roll (Applause and cries of
"Vote Vote !"
Mr.. McMiilin Dem Tenn } also
spoke for Free Cuba /"
Mr.. Henderson asked for a roll
call, whereupon Mr.. johnson (1nd. }
became 80 violent in his denunciation
of this effort to stife debate and not
allow "remonstrance against this
unnecessary war into which the
country was to be plunged, /" that the
speaker had to appeal to the SER
geant-at-arms to compel him to take
his seat
The rule was then adopted and the
resolutions were again presented, to-
gether with those of the minority,
which were to be offered as substi
tute
TIE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report is as follows
..Resolved, That the United States
government hereby recognizes the in.
dependence of the Republic of Cuba.
"Seciion 2 That moved thereto
by many considerations of humanity,
of interest and of provocation among
which are the deliberate mooring Of
our battleship. the Name, over sub.
marine mine. and it's destruction in
the harbor of Havana, the President
of the United States be, and he is
hereby, directed to employ immedi-
ately the land and naval forces of the
United States in aiding the republic
of Cuba to maintain the indepen.
dence hereby recognized.
Section 3 That ths President OF
the United States is hereby author
lied and directed to extend immedi-
ate relief to the starving people Of
Cuba"
The debate which was participated
in by members on both sides of the
chamber, was spirited and at times
exciting.
The vote was then taken on the
substitute resolution. and it was de-
feated- l57 to 100. Messrs. Beach
(Rep O ;; Door Rep W Va and
Mann (Rep 1lls.,) voted with the
Democrats and Populists for the sub
stitute
Mr.. Dinsmore then moved to re-
commit with instructions to report
back an amendment recognizing the
independence of Cuba. The motion
uae lost 116 RI 100
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The vote was then taken on the
adoption of the majority resolution,
and it was adopted-322 to 10. The
names of the Democrats as they voted
for the resolution were cheered.
The negative votes we're cast as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures, Georgia ;
Bankhead, Alabama Brantley. Geor.
gia; Brewer. Alabama (; Clayton,
Alabama ; Cox, Tennessee Elliott,
South Carolina !; Griggs, Georgia ;
Howard, Georgia Lester, Georgia ;
Lewis, Georgia Maddox. Georgia ;
Strait. South Carolina Tate, Geor-
gia I; Taylor, Alabama
Republicans-Johnson. Indiana ;
Boutelle. Maine Loud. California.
PopuIist-Simpson. Kansas.
The House then, at $50, adjourn
ed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
New Series-Vol. XVII. No. 80

The committee say that the explo.
sion Of the Maine was linked with a
series of precedent transactions,
(Which cannot in reason be discon
nected from it With apimus by
Spain so plainly apparent that no one
can even plausibly deny its exist
ence. it is merely one reason for the
conclusion to which the investigating
mind must come in considering the
entire subject of the relations Of the
United States with that government
Concluding this portion of it's pre-
sentatioD, the committee says:
''The duplicity, perfdy, aud
cruelty of the Spanish character, as
they always have been, are demon
strated still to continue by their
manifestations during the present
war in Cuba ALI these circumstan-
ces considered cumulatively, war
rant the conclusion that the
destruction of the Maine was com
passed either by the official act of the
Spanish authorities land the ascer-
tainment of the particular person is
not materially or was made possible
by a negligence on their part so
willing and gross as to be equivalent
in culpability to positive criminal
action -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
GonsOl lidated Aug. 2, 1881.
BAILEY OBJECTS.

MIR. Adams asked unanimous consent
for the consideration Of the resolution.
aud Mr.. Bailey reserved the right TO
object saying that whether he objected
OF rot would depend whether fair rn-
derstanding as to the !eogth of the de.
bate could be reached.
Mr.. Bailey sough, to interpose with
. request tkat the minority resolutions
be read. but the Speaker insisted that
If objection was to be made it must be
made then.
s.The chair is determined to try TO
force the minority" cried Mr.. Bailey,
amid much confusion and cries Of
regular order" wbereupoo Mr..
Bailey .urped, and facing the other
eide entered bis objection 10 emphat-
+ ie. tones.
The whole Democratic side rose en-
masse.
..Tbey are simply playing for politi.
cal advantage, and the people of the
country ought to know it," shouted
Mr. Richardson Dem Tenn
.'There is perfect understanding
With the Democra.ie members of the
foreign affairs committee on this point. /"
replied Mr.. Henderson (Rep., Ia. }.
That it is not trne, if we're are to
understand that any such arrangement
as this was agreed to" resor.ed Mr..
Richardson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

years of age and the father of a large
family of children, only three Of whom
survive him-Mrs. Nora Crawford.
Mrs Lizzie Lanham and Mrs. Susie
Bosworth.
Court began here to-day with Judge
Hagans in the chair.
A. R. Wilcox, of Georgetown; c. +.
Burgoyne, Maury Barrett, and Miner
Tough, of Pennington; Jonathan Ar
nett, of Rivesville Charles PARROT and
]. A. Hough, of Warrington; r. Fin
nell and E. M. Grant, of Morgantown,
and ]. S. Smith, of Grafton, are visitors
here to-day
Another ticket has been named in
Palatine as follows: For Mayor, r.
T. Holland; for recorder,-J. Miles
Prickett for councilmen, j. Clark Nc
Kinney, Howard Adams, Charles E.
Lloyd, Ulysses Bartholomew and G. l..
Merrifeld.
Mrs. N. r. c. Morrow has returned
from Morgantown, where she made an
address at the Francis E. Willard me-
mortal services.
A Wheeling girl, an inmate Of Rea
Gray's house, near the Watering
Trough" started home last night, but
was arrested before she reached the
train, at the instance of Rea Gray
who claimed the girl wore her dress,
her shoes and carried So OF her money
Mrs. Gray paid the costs, and took the
girl back. The girl desires to reform,
it is claimed, and will be aided by our
Christian people in every way, and
; probably sent home.
Mayor Kendall returned this even
ing from Pittsburg, where he has been
having his eyes treated.
Miss Villa McCray left last evening
for New York City to visit her brother
Thomas.
Miss Lou Forman has returned from
Grafton.
Rev. D. G. Helmick is conducting
meeting at Watson
| THIS ANGEL. USED BAD LANGUAGE
I'VE had to have little Dicks pretty
golden curis cut Off
THAT was too bad"
Yes: but his mother couldn't stand the
bad language he used when she combed
| the tangies out Pearson $.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
CAMERON.

Mrs. B. Helms has returned from W.
it to Wheeling friends.
r. X. Chase was at Benwood on DUST
ness yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Corcoran is visiting frlehus
in Pittsbprg.
The Creed arrivals yesterday were Luhe
w. Lally. w. w Henderson, Wheelns'
John A. Peyton, Charleston; l.. >. Hal'
Baltimore; P. Shepherd, New YORK; H.
W. Trobaugh and S. X. Agkrouth, MOT
ristown. and A. L. Poole, St. CialrsVlhe
The Citizens Telephone company mas
force OF men at work digging the hoies
for the poles of the line in the town.
Quite a lot Of the material IS already mere
and the work will be finished as raploly
as possible.
w t. Lewis, Of Moundsville, was in the
city yesterday
Mrs. W. G.. Hunter has returned to her
home at Moundsville after visit TO rel
atives here
Several of the recent converts TO the
Disciples church were immersed IN the
creek near town yesterday afternoon.
John Crawford is home from business
trip to Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

thousands upon thousands of people
nave laughed at the pictures of Brownies
Drawn by Palmer Cox. They are known
70 nearly everybody. and are unquestion-
ABLY the funniest characters ever orig
mated II they have heretofore been fun
ny on paper, think how much funnier they
must De on the stage. In the big c. b.
Jefferson, klaw & Erlanger production.
Falmer Cox's Brownies" which will be
seen at the Opera House next Monday,
March 18th, the Dude. Chinaman, Police
man. indian. Dutchman, and some thirty
other Brownie types are shown Their
looks. to say nothing of their comical an
tics, sends the audience into commissions
OF laughter. In the play they are ship
wrecked and huge bird seizes the
Brownie Dude by his trousers-seat and
carries him high up into the air. They al
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
MOUNDSVILLE.

z. G. Stilwell is spending few days
the guest of Cameron friends.
John w Burchinal and Col. J. E.
Hooton are home from a business trip
to Cumberland.
w. T. Lewis, manager of the Nat
ural Gas Company, was at Cameron on
business yesterday.
Mrs w. G. Hunter has returned from
visit with relatives at Cameron.
NJ. A. Walton, of Cameron, was in
the city on business yesterday.
Elder S. S. Lucas returned last even
ing from Big Run, this vicinity, where
he has been conducting revival meet
ings for two or three days.
II. l.. Rogerson was at Cameron on
business yesterday.
The grand jury is still in session. but
will likely get through with the bus
mess to-day some time.
The Weeks & Goodwin Company had
only a fair crowd again last night.
The show is as good as the uual rep
ertoire companies and deserve better
Patronage.
T. NJ. Sheats, superintendent of the
B. & O., was in the city yesterday,
The revival meetings at the Pres
byterian Church this week are being
conducted by the regular pastor, Rev.
W. A. Williams. Rev. ]. w. Eicher,
D. D., of Harlem Springs, O.. is assist
ing in the work and so far a great deal
Of interest is being taken. Next S,ln-
dav the regular communion service
will be held
Mrs Elizabeth tanning. of New
Athens, Ohio, is visiting relatives in
the city.
To-day is pension examining day
Rev. w. A. Williams is home from
Wheeling, where he finished holding
another revival meeting. His work in
this line is something TO be proud of
this year, as he has secured over 200
accessions to the church.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
NAVAL TERMS DEFINED.
The Distinction Between Battleships,
Cruisers and Gunboats.

Buffalo Express.
In these days when everyone is talk
ing OF war, there is much confusion In
the public mind over the terms battle
ship, cruisers, gunboats, torpedo boats,
dispatch boats and tIe Ike. A gun
boat is popularity considered anyone OF
these different classes, and few people
are able to define the differences be-
tween them.
battieship is designed for with
standing heavy fighting with the least
possible damage to herself. Her often
siye and defensive elements must be so
proportioned as to produce the most
formidable vessel possible on given
displacement. 4 first class battleship
has more and heavier guns and armor
than a second-class, and is naturally
larger vessel. Glasses, it may thus be
seen, are purely arbitrary.
Cruisers are armored and protected.
Those Of the first division carry a mod
crate amount of armor, confined mostly
TO gun positions and deck. The often
sive and defensive power of such a
boat is less than that of battleshlp,
but her displacement may be as much
or more, the added weight going TO ma
chinery and fuel, thus giving her
higher rate of speed and an ability to
make longer cruises without recoaling.
The protected cruiser must have the
highest rate of speed for sea-going yes
sells and the highest possible steamlng
radius. She has the minimum Often
siye and defensive qualities for fghtlng
vessels. Her guns are seldom more
than six-inch, but are rapid-ffre. She
has an armored deck and shields at the
gun positions.
Gunhoats have 1000 tons o. less dis
pIacement and are designated for SER
vice in rivers and shallow waters
where no considerable force would be
likely to be met. They have little ar
NOR. a moderate battery and do not
possess high speed.
In torpedo boats, everything is sacrl-
feed to extreme speed. They have no
defensive power and their safety de-
pends entirely on their ability TO get
within range of the formidable vessels
TO be destroyed by torpedoes, fire ana
get away again before being observed
or very soon thereafter. While nearly
all modern vessels of war carry tor
pedoes these carry nothing except tor
nedoes. save a few machine guns 70 re-
bel small boat attacks.
Dispatch boats are not armored, and
Ara not considered as fighting ships.
They have some means of defense. but
their chief use is to carry dispatches
to or from the fleet in the shortest pos
sible time
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

Hoyt's very popular farce. "A BLACK
oheep' was produced at the Opera House
,a.l hlsht 70 very appreeiative audience.
i,iAe an OF the plays by this popular au-
tnor' u Is satire, and it is as cleverly
ooiie as ms other works. Hoyt's name in
connection with any production is gener-
any guarantee Of merit, and this was
.rue OF "A Black Sheep" The company
includes number of very popular actors
ana actresses. The dialogue is witty. and
the action is interspersed with a number
of pleasing specialties.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
WAR is THE HOPE Of CUBANS.
The Insurgents Believe That War Be-
tween the United States and Spain

Is Inevitable Would Mean Free
Cuba-Should the White Squad
ron Open Fire on Havana the
Insurgents Under Gen. Gomez
Would Attack the City by Land.
A Maine Sailor Tells How He
Was Struck by Spaniard After
swimming to a Boat from the
Sinking Warship
New York, March lon the day
that the White Squadron opens fire
on Havana Maxine Gomez viii begin
an attack by land. He will keep on
fighting until Havana surrenders or
nothing is left of it but a heap of
ruins These words were used in
Tampa, Fla, to a World correspondent
BY Emilio Nunez, of New York, who
commended the filibustering expedition
which has been landed in Cuba from
The steamer Dauntless.
Il am just back from Cuba" Col.
NlneZ said. Cuba is now almost free.
Our little steamer carried two allot-
ments of arms and ammunition. We
made one landing at Oriente. where
we left large quantity of rifles and
dynamite for Calixo Garcias com
mand Then we put about and steam
ed along the entire length of the Gu
ban coast to Pinar del Rio province.
where we placed the remainder of our
cargo in the hands of Gen Diaz. who
commands our forces in that part of
the island. Trouble with Spaniards,
Of course, but Spaniards are not clever
enough to stop an expedition if they
tried and it never seemed to me they
tried very hard.
AT Key West | had a long talk
with Dr. Guiteras, who is the surgeon
attending the wounded sailors of the
Maine He told me that one poor fell
low asked him the meaning of the
Spanish word Matalo The doctor
told him it meant in English Kill
HlHl. lAC Sdllui Suuuutlcu jump
cd overheard when the explosion took
place, he said, and swan to a fishing
boat A man in it knocked me off
with an oar and said, "Matalo Yam
lee" That shows you the way Span
iards love Americans. Everyone in
Cuba knew of the Maine disaster "a
hours after it occurred. Our under
ground railroad is almost as quick as
the telegraph.
Garcia is now besieging Bayamo.
Gen. Pando, with $4,000 men, is trying
TO force his way up the Cantes river
to dislodge him. In the open country
between Marcia and Havana, Gomez
is slowly but surely working toward
the capital, burning plantations as he
goes. AS Blanco recalls hiz troops to
protect Havana, Gomez draws nearer
from the east, and Rodriguez and Diaz
from the west They all expect that
the United States will declare war.
The moment that happens they will
mass their forces and cooperate with
the United States fleet Havana will
fall and Cuba will be free"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
yG BOOK or TRAVEL
Across the Evsrglades.

A Canoe Journey of Exploration. BY
HUGH l.. WILLOUGHBY, ex-Iieutenant
Commanding Rhode Island Naval Re-
serve. Illustrated with folding map of
the route and forty-one views taken by
the author. Emo. Cloth, ornamental,
500
In the winter of 1896 Lieutenant Will
loughby devoted himself and his means 10
an expedition across the portion of the
huge Florida region which is occupied by
the Seminoles, and into which no white
man had ever previously penetrated. The
picture is admirable i'll combined effec,
and detail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
Variorum Edition Of Shakespeare.

Edited by HORACE HOWARD FUR
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
A NEW REFERENCE WORK.
Chambers's Biographical Dictionary.

The great of all times and nations. Ed
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FRANCIS KINDS GROOME. assistant
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Though in only one volume, it contains
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umes of the Dictionary of National Ri
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the more difficult names.
A FASCINATING BOOK OF TRAVEL.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
The Generals Double.

BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING. With
numerous illustrations. limo. Cloth'
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AN absorbing story of love. devotion
patriotism and hardihood. The authors
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A NEW NOJ JrNIa or THE
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
n M " w ' III.
Miss BaImaine's Past.

BY b. M. CROKER. limo. Paper, 20
cents; cloth. $1.00.
Mrs. Croker has once more achieved a
success. Her novels. especially those deal
ing with society in India, are well known
for their spirited and humorous delinea-
tons. no less than for their fidelity 10
fact.'-London Academy.
THE HUMOROUS BOOK OF THE
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
DEFECTIVE FLUE DID IT.

Spocial to the Register.
RANENSWOOD, w. Va, March 1.-The
home Of j, W. Heck, two miles below here
was consumed by fire this morning, to-
geyher with a large portion of the CON
tents. The lire was caused by defective
firy Loss, S15Q0.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
MR.. CLOHAN TAKES CHARGE.

Special TO the Register.
Martinsburg, W. Va. March l.
Alexander Clohan, lately appointed
postmaster here took charge of the
office to-day, succeeding G. w. Boyer.
Ir Boyer served four years, his adj
ministration giving general satisfac-
ton. During his term the revenues of
the Office nearly doubled. increasing
from eight to fourteen thousand dol
lars a wear
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02


The oil market seems to have got
ten start toward the top of the lad
der and it is going up one, two and
three rounds at time in a style that
makes the hearts of the operators
happy. During the past fifteen days
there has been an advance in the price
of credit balances of an average of
one cent day, and the price is now
beyond anything during the past
year
Oil yesterday at the purchasing
agencies Of the Standard was quoted
as follows: Tiona 92c; Pennsylvania
SIC; GAINESVILLE 72c; Corning Csc;
North Lima Coo; New Castle SIC;
South Lima 55c; Indiana soc. This is
an advance all along the line OF two
cents. The exchange price has not
changed materially for couple OF
days. During the advance of the past
couple of weeks the latter price has
been at about Is cents ahead of the
Standards, but it is at standstill
now, waiting for the other fellows to
catch up.
Operations in the fields are at about
the same status as during the past
month There is nothing doing and
there Will not be as long as the roads
are in the present condition, no mat
ter how high the price of the fluid may
go. 1t is impossible to get any ma
terial in the field and the operators
will not ATTEMPT it,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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A Desert DrOmO.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
a Desert DrQnQ.

Being the Tragedy OF the Korosko. BY
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This new novel, by the author Of "Sher-
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ground with all his old virility and heart
mess of manner. 1t is a charming party
which we at first find on the httie steam
er upon the Upper Nile. and all the man
hood and womanhood that are latent I'M
der our latter-day conventionality are
brought our with great ease ana skill
when nothing save death az the hahos VI
the Arabs seems before them.
HIS LATEST AND BEST.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
n Woodland ODerG.
FAIRMONT NEWS NOTES.

The particulars Of the death Of
George Davis, Esq, reached here to-
day, and show that it was the result
OF heart disease. He was sixty-one
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02
FOUND NO EVIDENCE.

Frank Davis, Charged with AssassnatinS
Rufus shaffer, Discharged After Hear
ing.
Special to the Register.
Huntington, w. Va, March l.
Frank Davis was arraigned to-day for
preliminary hearing, charged with the
assassination of Rufus Schaffer, we'll
known farmer of this county. He was
discharged as no evidence was ad-
duced against him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

Oil City, Pa, March 1.-Credit bal
ances SIC. Certificates opened cash
Csc; highest 971ac bid; lowest 94c bid;
closed offered at 94c Total sales cash
and regular $4,000 barrels; shipments
78,431 barrels; runs 64,293 barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-02

5 AmuSemgntS.
:: S{.s:::: !:

;, ShASD OPERA HOUSE-To-day, mat
i ~ and evening, The Cyclone;'' last half
~ o DEgh Bob f1tzsinmons Specially Co.
Cox's Brownies. ''i'i'ei