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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Advices from Bolivia say that the aspect
of affairs there is serious. Young men
| belonging to the best society are Joining
either side, the banks have lost nearly
all their clerks, and civil war is newt
able.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

There We're burt three members of the
war investigating commission at its
offices yesterday, and after a short infor-
NAL discussion the regular session was de-
ferred until to-day. No witnesses nave
been summoned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

The North Cornwall iron furnace, at
Cornwall Pa, operated by the Lacka-
| wanna Iron & Steel Company. of Scran-
ton, was badly wrecked by an explosion.
Several men had narrow escapes. The
damage is estimated at $4,000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Six prisoners escaped from the Michigan
House of Correction before daylight yes
terday morning. -Four were in for bur-
glary and two for larceny.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28
"BAB" IS DEAD.

New York, December 81. Mrs. Isabel
Mallon, best known. by her mons de
plume Of Bah" and truth Ashmore. .
died At her home in this city to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Tuesdays statement of the condition of
the treasury shows. Available cash bal
ance, S2S2 lS5, 14S; gold reserve, s24i fS1. 4Ss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The United States GOLFERS Justin and
Iris arrived at Callao, Peru, yesterday
morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

John p. Cochran, Ex-Governor of Della
ware died yesterday at his home in Mid
dletown, aged 80 years. He was elected
governor in November 1874. on the Dem
ocratic ticket. Ait the expiration of his
term he retired to private life.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

F'ourche trade, fifty miles above New Or
leans, was. burned yesterday. No lives
were lost
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

, Grover aged Il. Lucy, aged s. and Pearl.
aged years, children of Dewitt Geary,
a Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail-
road engineer, broke through the ice and
Were drowned in the Morris canal at Port
Golden, near Washington, Del, yesterday
afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28
The Weather.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. December ~
For West Virginia. Western Pennsylvania
and Ohio-Fair; decidedly colder; north
westerly gales
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Mr.. O. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations Of
the wea Their yesterday: a. m. 50. a.
m, AZ: u M 4S; 3 >. m. -; p. M, So.
Weather-Fair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
In the Island of Cuba Engaged the
Attention of the Cabinet.

1T IS EXPECTED THAT OFFICIAL. AC-
TON IN THE MATTER WILL BE
TAKEN IN A DAY OR TWO-THE
PEACE TREATY THE CAUSE OF
SPECULATION AMONG SENATORS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

At New York, yesterday, W. A. e.
Moore, convicted of robbing Martin Ma
hon by the badger game was sentenced
to nineteen years in the penitentiary-
Moore was convicted on his second trial,
and his wife, Fayne Moore, is now await
ing a second trial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Mrs. w. Fl. White, of Lewiston, Me,
has received a telegram from her father,
Senator Frye, at Washington, directing
General Hospital. Lewiston, as "a peace
offering and Christmas gift" in memory
of Emmie Frye, his daughter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

The dry goods store of Henry Eessel,
at Hamburg and Charles streets. Balti-
more, was entered by burglars Monday
night and robbed of money and checks
aggregating 5000. The valuabes were
taken from the safe, which was opened by
dynamite. OF the sum stolen Sc, 500 was in
bills and specie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Mrs. J. w. Eler was so badly burned
at Omaha, Sunday Afternoon. by the ex-
plosion of boiling turpentine on a stove
that she died last night from the effects
of her injuries. Her husband and two
sons, Wayne and Hartley. were also
slightly burned. The family are Chris
tan Scientists. and refused medical as
sistance Great reticence has been OBJ
served and only members of the Chris
tian Science faith were admitted to the
residence.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

The report of the proceedings and con-
illusions of the court of inquiry appointed
to fix the responsibility of the striking of
the battleship Massachusetts recently in
New York harbor, has reached the Navy
Department, and is now in the hands of
Captain Lemly, Judge Advocate General,
for preliminary examination and endorse
ment. 1T is believed in the absence Of
official statements on the point. that no
blame is attached to the commander of
the shin.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Secretary Day yesterday received visits
from some of the members and officers of
the Paris Peace Commission Mr.. John
devolved some of the most delicate and
weighty work required of the commits
sion. is now engaged settling up with the
department the records of the proceedings
and winding up it's existence He will re-
turn to New York and resume his duties
as professor of International law at Col
umbian University.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

The United States transport Port Victor
arrived yesterday at New York from San
tiago de Cuba, Ponce and San Juan,
Porto Rico. There were four bodies of
soldiers killed at Santiago on board.
Among the officers on board was Lieut..
E. @. Cook, Sixteenth Pennsylvania vol
unteer, from San Juan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Admiral Dewey is now the senior officer
of the American navy. having reached
that position without congressional action
through the retirement Sunday last of
Admiral Bunce, He will continue to hold
that distinction until the 18th or Deem
Der. next year. when he will go upon the
retired list. unless Congress excerpts him
from the operation of the law. and after
making him admiral of the navy provides
that he may hold that office in active SER
vice without age limit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28


in Broadway yesterday: The upper
floors are occupied by r. Goldman, manu-
facturer of spring top uniform caps.
The first floor and basement aye OCCUPIED
by the Pacific Bank. The fire spread with
great rapidity and cut off all means of
exit. Two men were taken out by the
tower somewhat checked the flames. but
the third and fourth floors were Quilted
The ferryboat ]. Brinkerhoff. 'the Gu
ban navy did not sail from New York
for Cuba on Saturday as was expected
but is still tied up at Mapieton- Consider
able difficulty is being. experienced in
shipping a crew to take the vessel to
Cuba as her ability 10 Withstand rough
weather in the open sea is questionable
It is alleged that the Rrinkerhoff returned
which broke out on board, but owing to
the fact that the crew became mutinous
and refused to continue the voyage.
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
under the new banrupt law. was filed in
the United States Circuit Court at Cleve-
land. Yesterday. praying that the firm Of
Coe. Powers q Go, manufacturers Of
Findlay. Ohio. be declared bankrupt
Among the petitioners are firms Of Pick
ands. Mather & Co. Of this city. and the
is alleged that the firm owe 800 600 with
assets of $1,000. It is further alleged that
certain property mortgagsd with the In
tent of hindering. delaying and defraud-
ing creditors OF Coe Powers & Co"
The eight shoe factories in Marlboro
Mass, which are involved IN the general
strike of shoe workers were opened yes
terday to such as choose 70 accent work
independent Of the unions AT the factory
OF J. A. Frye & Co. which employs. whsT,
running in full. about 40 hands. all the
cutters went TO work and there were 100
hands in the various departments of the
shop Cutters of the Getting avenue fac
tory also went to work. but there were
very few hands in the other departments
At the four factories Of the 3. HI Howe
Shoe Co. no effort was made to resume
operations
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-28

Chief Justice Judd, at Honolulu, has de-
cided that Chinese who secured permits
previous 10 annexation, may land at that
port. The question was brought before
the Supreme Court on a writ of habeas
corpus. The petitioners were recently re-
fused a landing by Special Agent Brown,
of the Treasury Department.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
CRUISER
ALPHONSO XIII.
Reported Sunk by Our Navy. She is
one of Spain's Best Cruiser.

Reported Sunk by Our Navy. She is
one of Spain's Best Cruiser.
KEY WEST, April 22.-It is reported
here that the Span ish cruiser AL
paonse XIII has been sunk by the
North Atlantic squadron. No par
ticulars as yet. The Mentor, Puritan
and Terror will probably remain here
to protect the Key, and the torpedo
DO ats will be held to carry orders to
the blockading fleet off Havana.
NOTE. (The Alphonss XIII i; consid-
er I'd am ,ny the first class cruisers of'the
Spanish navy. She has q displacement
of {, 1000 tons, and speed of 20 knots an
hour: 3lS ft. 6-.nch. in length: so ft. g.
inch. beam; 20 ft. draught Her arma-
mept consist OF four 7-S-inch. Hontoria
guns, six 4-7-:nch, six 2-2-inch, six l.
Al ch,. rapid fire, and 3 machine guns.
Ste has 8 torpedo tubes, carries 1900
tons of coal, and m aimed by 276 officers
a5d seamep) I'D
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
OF HAVANA BY SIMPSONS SQUADRON
Hourly GovernmentThe Cruiser Kill Reported
NavPesden Has Sigoed the Proclamation Ordering Blockade
How he Spanish Merchantmen Was CapturedEngd Pleased
and Her Bands Play Yankee DOODLE Honor

|of ,ha vessels papers. Much indig-
nation was expressed by the Spaniard,
but be fl ally gave in, after
which the ensi.n placed a man at the
wheel. another on the bridge, and 9th
ers on the maindeck. Theu the en-
sign was given orders, and with the
Nashville alongside, stared for the
port,r Admiral Sampson signal
ling that this be done. The
Span ards were very sul'en,
but offered no resist ence. The fleet
pro ;eAded on to cuba. It is apparent
that Sampson was not made rear ad
miral.y esterday fo' nothing. A rea"
admiral is clothed with the largest dis
cretiop, and Admiral Sampson ap-
parently used his power to strike a
definite bow at the Spanish flag.
NOTE The Nashville was built at
Newp TT News, Va, i commanded by
C.ptaio Wahhurn MAJ nard, and was
only recently launched. Her displace-
ment is I,371 tons, and l. $50 horse pow
e.. She's h q sp ed of IA knots an
hour. R,r bait. ries consist OF 8 A.
inch IA. il fire guns. pound rapid
fir. gur S. 2-one pound rapid fire guns,
two Gatlings. The Nashville cost
$3.50, ,0G0.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
CUBA
BLOCKADED.
The North Atlantic SqusdrOn has Al
r. ady s artei the Blockade.

KEY WEST, April 22.-The North
Atlantic squadron sailed for Cuba this
morning. The battleships Iowa ard
Indiana, the flagship New York ard
part of the cruisers sailed at $50 this
morning. At six o'clock the cruiser
Cincinnati and the monitor Amphrite
followed in their wakes.
Under the Instructions given Captain
Sampson, as commander in chief of tb e
North Allan ic squadron, his vessels
will not only bio kade Havana, but
will also blockade every other port OF
Cuba. both on the northern and south
ern coasts.
AS Spain has sixty-four gunboats,
torpedo boats, and a"mOred liuncnes S
in the West India waters, it will b
necessary for cur vessels to destr oy
them before the blockade will be eff.
fective.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
FIERY CABINET
MEETING.

TOday's Session, the First Since War
Orders We're Issued.-PrOclama-
tiOn of the President Will be Is
sued as SOan as the Blockade of
Cuban Ports is Effected.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Today's
cabinet meeting will likely be fiery
one. 1t is the first since the war or
ders were issued. At special session
OF the presidents advisers yes erd sy
the order was issue1 under which the
North Atlantic squadron is now on it's
way to blockade the ports of
Cuba. Perhaps before the days
meeting adjourns the blockade
will have become an accomplished d
fact. The president can hardly be Of
ficially advised of this in time to an
nouncer it to the assembled cabinet,
as it will be necessary for Captain
Sampson, commander of the North
Atlantic squadron, to sen despatch
boat back to Key West with the mes
sage to he flashed over a special wire
direct into the presidents Office in the
white house. AS soon as that despatch
comes, however, whether it
be today, tonight or tomorrow,
it will be Immediately followed
by the presidents proclamation ao-
nouncipg to the world that the
blockade of the island of Cuba hes
been effected. The eff ecE of the block
ade on neutral nations will be that its
armed vessels may enter and depart
from such ports, aad its merchan
vessels in port at time of blockade will
be given reasonable time for leaving
Otherwise the blockade will be strict
ly enforced upon the principles of in.
ternational law recognized by all ma
tions.
This proclamation will mark the
actual BEGINNING of armed hostilities 8
between the Uoited States and Spain.
Spanish-Coba will not hold out long,
naval meu tbiok, but even those of
the m who are experts in the art OF
war, are not so certain that the gener-
al conflict will be a b-ief or an unim-
portant affair.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Congress Dull.

WASHINGTON, April, 22.-Nothing
of importsnce occurred in congress
this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The
chaplains ,opening prayer in
the senate this morning was
an expression of sorrow over the
death of Senator Walthall of Mississip-
pi. Before proceeding to any business,
the senate went into executive session.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
"Tedhy" Wants to Scrap.

WASHINGTON, April PA sistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has
urged that the president today ac-
cept his resignation soon, in order that
he may go Immediately into active SER
vice. Roosevelt has rendered his SER
vices to the war department 10 any ca
pacity, however hum BILE. He says he
is familiar with guns and pistols, and
wants q chance to handle them. Sec
retary Alger will try to place him
somewhere near the head of the col
u mn that invades Cuba.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
FIRST BOAT
CAPTURED.

The GumbOat n shvil:e Take' Into
Custody Spanish Merchantmen
Which Nose, ArOu nd it too Closely
On the FL gh Seas.
KEY WEST, Ap il 22.-Tae first act
of the Spanish me rican war was the
capture of 1.-THE Spanish m rchautman
Buena Ventura by the Uoited Sta'es
light draft gunboat Nashville. II
miles southwest OF Key West at 7:05
this morning. The vess was brought
to Key West by prize crew.
The steame" Buena Ventura re
ported captured off KY West this
morning by American flee. |. f. Glen
fuegos in March for Pascagoula. She
srrived there on March %, and sailed
la.er for Pensacola, Florida, ar Hol-
land.
LATER-KEY WEST wis Jackto =
vile, Fla The eunboAt Nashville
arrived in port at 1O:30 today with tt e
mercb aatir an Buena Ventura of 1000
tons, with food supplies abroad for the
Spanish army. The Cubans are ex-
tremely excited and are now parading
the streets and cheering for the United
States.
The Bue1a Ventura, sig hted off Key
West, was captured shortly after I
o'clock this morning. The fleet, at the
time, YVES only a short distance from
the shore. Smoke had appeared on
the horizon, away to the VIC stward, ar d
by o'clock it was plain that this cam q
from the merchan mao. By O'Clock
she was seen to b. a t 80 masted black
hulled ship, with white upper works
and black smoke stack, having
the colors Spanish flag painted around
it. A Spanish flag was flying above
the staff rail. The ship had been sail
ing dead slow, say 6 knots, but at I
O'Clock, the Nashville suddenly fit the
line, and at full speed. headed toward the
Spaniard. A momsnt later a gun was
fred from the battery of the Nashville.
a1d tie shot struck the water q
few hundred yards away. The Spaniard
YVES half mile from the Nashville,
a I'd she held her away. making no sign
of having given the shot any attention.
For two minutes the Nashville held
her way in the chase, and then tried
another shot that passed apparently
within rod of the Spa iards' bow snd
clipped spray from the crest of the
waves for u mile or so beyond. The
officer on the Spa ,;ard's bridge at once
reversed her engines, while a
man ran aft and hastily lowered he r
flag At7:5O the Nashville brought W
alongside,s Notwithstanding the fact
the every gun, big and little, in the
starbolrd broadside pointed at her
Then whaleboat lowered, and
Ensign Magrudder with boarding
crew of six men, was sen,
to take charge of the prize
She was found to b, the Buena Vei tu
ra, plying between New York, Ha-
h I'D cargo of lum1e on her deck
forward, but will be stowe
80 as to give her "a lis
to port. Meantime the torpt d,
boat Foote had run down in the wax,
Of the Nashville. and brought up be.
side the Bueua Ventura. For the mex
half hour there was good deal of fill
ing and backing.
When the vessel stopped, Ensigl
Magruder went aboard and notified tn,
captain that his ship was prize O
war, and then took possession
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Thawing Ice Causes Alarm.

SKAGUAY, Alaska, April 22.-Via
Seattle: April 22.-Ths thawing ice in
Lake Bendett is causing much alarm.
The Indications now are that the be-
ginning of the spring thaw period SO
premature, will make the loss of pro-
perty and many lives almost a certain
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Gary's Successor.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-At the
White House today, Charles Emory
Smith, successor to Postmaster Cen
eral Gary, was sworn in the presence
ef all the members of the cabinet.
Justice Shiras of the supreme court,
administered the Oa.h. Mr.. Gary WAS
present but soon afterward took leave
of his associates.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Further Decline in Bonds.

LONDON, April 22.-Spanish four per
can't bords moved wildly into the mar
ket today. The market opened at the
new low record of thirty and one-haf a
decline of IL points from yesterdays
closing price at p. m. The Paris
maaket is reported very nervous on
the approach of war. General fnan-
cial markets in London weak and few
erish all along the line.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
HOC SER
PATRIOTISM.
Playing of the Star Spangled Banner''
Gre ites a Scene of Much Enthu-
siasm in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 22.-At a
concert given here last evening an in
spring scene occurred. A very large
q I'D fashions able audience filled Tom
linson b all Ind there was much enthu-
siasm at the close of the conce rt.
Finally, when the band started to play
The S ar Spangled Banner" EXPIRES
ident and Mrs. Harrison arose in their
seats, az d the whole audience followed
with one accord while mighty chorus
of more than three thous and voices
sanp the anthem.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Expect the Call Today.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The senate
in executive session this mornipg &
agreed to a confers nee report of the
volunteer army bill. After it has been
20 houses it will be sent Immediately
t. the president for his signature. The
call for 900 volunteers il expected
this afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
The Blockade Started.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-3 p. m.-
Captain Sampson has reported to the
navy department. that he b IS establish
ed blockade of the northern a al part
of the southwestern coast of Cub as
far as Cienfuegos, but has not enough
Vessels to blockade the rest of the coast
line.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
A Strong Trio.

WASHINGTON, April Pit is semi
officially stated here that Consul Cen
eral Lee, Col. Fred Grant and Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt have been de-
cided upon as brigadier generals in the
volunteer army.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Blockade Declared .

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The presi-
dent this afternoon issued a aroclama-
tion declaring the north coast of CuLa
blockaded by American wsrships.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22

Nomination of Nash Sent to Senate.
WASHINGTON, April % The pre-
sldent sent the omioation to the SEN
ate of Col. VIM. II. Nash to be commits
81 .ry general also subsistence and
brigadier general.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Exports Stopped.

WAs9INGTON, April 22.-The pres
idonL nas siguSd Inc till pro a1bltlng
exports of Goa. AMI os1e.. war supplies
fro - Americ an sea prs. The presi-
denL mas informed Gls powers that all
the ports of Cuba are in q state of
hlOckada
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22

Call for Volunteers Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The pres
ident signed the volunteer army bill at
3:25 this afternoon. The cal will be
issued tomorrow morning.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
Ordered Blockade Signed by McKin-

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The pro-
clamation announcing the ordered
blockade of Cuban ports has been
signed by the president and will be
issued within an hour
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
BRITISH AD-
MIRALTY OFFICE

Takes Steps to Prove That British
Property is not COntraband of
War.
LONDON, April 22.-The British Ad-
miralty offic issued orders today that
the hills of lading for government,
ships shall bear the declaration signe
by the commander and officers of such
vessels, certifying that all the stores
on ship board are the property of the
British government and are not con-
traband of war.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22
RunOr Denied.

KEY WEST, April 22.-Ih here is no
truth in the report that the cruiser
Alfonso XIII had been sunk.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-22

Cuban flags at the Tuttle Paint and
G lass Co.