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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
PRIVATEERING
Likely to Be Resorted to by Spain.
American Ships Alleged to Have
Shown Spanish Flags.

Madrid, May 23.-3 3p. MN the
Senate to-day Count Almenas vehem-
emily protested against the alleged ac-
ton Of some American war ships in dis
playing the Spanish flag in order to de-
ceive the garrison of Guantanamo as
announced on Saturday last in a dis
patch from Captain General Blanco,
who added that the American ships
were Immediately recognized and re-
pulsed" The count asked if the gov
eminent had notified the powers of
this incident.
The minister of the interior, Senior
Capdepon, replied that he had notified
the powers and described this reported
action as ''cowardly and Ubiquitous. -
Count Almenas said that Gin view of
Americas manner of making war,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
CORE MAKERS STRIKE.

Cleveland, O., May 23-The core
makers of this city declared a general
strike to-day to enforce a demand for
an increase of 25 cents a day, from
1925 to $3.50. AS a result of the strike
many foundries and industrial plants
are badly crippled. The Walker Man
ufacturong Company, the Variety Iron
Works Company, the Fulton foundry
the Otis Steel Company and the Cleve-
land Shipbuilding Company promptly
conceded the demands of the men, and
work was resumed in those establish
ments.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
ALL MINORITY PARTIES
In Ohio to Join u One. Plank Platform
and a Combination Ticket.


Special to the Register.
Columbus, O., May 23.-Delegates
representing the minority parties OF
Ohio are gathering at the capitol to-
night for the avowed purpose of form
ing one new party made up of them all
The fusionists are the Populists
Silver Republicans, Libertyites or Sill
yer Prohibitionists, and the Negro Pro-
tectiye party.
Each of the parties will hold a
separate convention Tuesday and adopt
a platform expressive Of its peculiar
views, but will not name ticket
On Wednesday the four parties will
meet in joint convention and adopt a
platform of one plank, declaring in ia
vcr of direct legislation, or the intia-
tive and referendum.
A ticket will then be named and
each of the parties will be given repre-
sentation thereon.
The scheme to form all the minority
parties into one new party with one
plank platform, is meeting with very
little opposition and will be carried
out as outlined above without doubt.
The combined strength of the four
parties at normal times is about 1o0,-
600 votes. All are free silverites.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
IN THE u. S. COURT.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. May 23-An
important order was handed down by
Judge Jackson, of the United States
Court, before his return to Charleston
to-day. The order was made in the case
of w. H. Leatherbee and others against
the Little Kanawha Lumber Company.
and others, in which he cor firmed the
sale of s2o0 GOO worth of timber which has
heretofore been contested by the claim of
King, directing the money TO be paid
into the register of the court so far as
Kings interest is concerned.
This practically winds up the Little
Kanawha Lumber Go. litigation, leaving
only the funds which come into the hands
of the court to be distributed.
Judge Jackson has arranged with Judge
Golf to open court here on the 10th of
June, if is should be necessary owing to
the formers absence, and to take charge
of it until Judge Jackson returns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
RATCHFCRD OBJECTS.

Massillon, Ohio May 23-M. D.
Ratchford national president of the
United Mine Workers Of America, says
he has failed to note any activity in the
district with which he is in communica-
ton as to the result of the government
orders for coal.
Most of tbs coal is furnished by
mines in Central Pennsylvania" he
said, where non-union labor is en-
ployed We have placed boycott on
West Virginia coal and we are hopeful
that this may cause an awakening"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24

Spain must Immediately decree priva-
teering, in order to utterly destroy
American shipping"
To this the minister of the interior
replied that the government had DELHI
Grated upon the matter land had even
shortly be known"
Continuing, the speaker protested
against SPANS adherence to the Ge-
neva convention, whereupon the minis
ter Of the interior replied that Spain
had not yet entered the convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
O'BRIEN MOORE
Seems to Have Enemies In the Senate
Aside from Elkins-Will Be Finally Con
firmed.


Aside from Elkins-Will Be Finally Con
firmed.
Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. May 23.--Though
O Brien Moore's friends are confident he
will eventually be confirmed as pay
master in the army, 1t is evident there
will be a stiff fight against him. While
Senator Elkins has not definitely abandon
ed his opposition. it is thought he will do
so. But other Senators are more vigor-
ously opposed to Mr.. Moore than Senator
Elkins. Among them, Jones, of Arkan-
sas, Caffery, of Louisiana. and Morgan,
of Alabama. who have it in for the Char
lesion editor, because of attacks he made
on them while here as correspondent of
the ST. Louis Republic This antagonism
from the Democratic side will be very
damaging.
Senator Elkns and Representative
Dayton are pushing former Internal Rev
enue Commissioner John W. Mason, of
Fairmont, for appointment as assistant
Judge Advocate General in the army,
with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. to
which there is a $1,000 salary attached
They are confident Mr.. Mason will receive
the appointment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24

The only American warships known
to be on their way North from Rio
Janeiro are the Oregon, the Marietta
and the Nictheroy. The Oregon was
last reported officially by Lloyd's at
Bahia, Brazil, on May 8. and she is be-
lieved to have proceeded at midnight
the same day. The distance from Bahia
to Para is about sixteen hundred miles,
roughly speaking, and If Lloyd's report
is correct the Oregon and her consorts
have been steamiIg very slowly. Other
reports have placed the Oregon at Bar
BADGES and even nearer still to the
United States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
NOMINATIONS SENT IN.

Washington. Nav 23-The President
to-day sent these nominations TO the
Senate
State-William Woodville Rockhill,
of District of Columbia, now envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentl-
airy and consul general, to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotenu-
airy to Greece, Roumania and Servia;
Rounsevelle Wildman, of California,
now consul at Hong Kong, to be consul
general at Hong Kong. China; George
F. Lincoln, of Connecticut, now consul
at Antwerp, to be consul general at
Antwerp, Belgium; Edward J. Wins
low, of Illinois, now consulat Stock
low, Of Illinois, now consul at Stock
holm, Sweden; Oliver ]. D. Hughes, of
Connecticut, now consul at Sonneborg,
to be consul at Coburg, Germany;
Henry NJ Morgan, of Louisiana, now
consul at Hergen, to be consul at
Aaran, Switzerland George H. Jack
son, of Connecticut, now consul at
Cognac, to be consul at La Rochelle,
France; Edmond z. BrodoWiski, of Hi
nois, now consul at Furth, to be consul
at Solingen, Germany, Gall of the above
to take effect July /, 1899.
Richard T. Greener, of New York,
recently confirmed as consul at Bonn
bay to be consul at Vladivostock, Rus
STA.
Navy-Thomas Leidy Rhodes. of
Pennsylvania, and Ralph Thompson
Orvis, of California, to be assistant sur
geons in the navy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
DISCOVERED; A LIAR IN ROME.

Paris, May 23.-According to dis
patch received here to-day from Rome,
Italy has protested against the blockade
of Cuba, claiming it is ineffective.
Washington, May 23.-At the State
Department an emphatic denial was
made to the report that Italy or any
other nation has made protest against
the blockade.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
Special TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, May 23.-It
seems that Governor Atkinson is des-
tined to encounter almost as much diff
ficulty in selecting officers for his pro-
visional regiment, which is to go to
the front under the second call for
United States volunteers, as he expert
enced when making his appointments
on going into Office.
Between his military advisers, poll
teal friends and his own party, per-
sonal friends in both, and few neces-
sary to placate in the Democratic par
ty, he is finding many difficult roads to
travel.
From the progress so far made it
will require several days yet to officer
the entire regiment, especially since he
is undertaking to appoint all the Of
ficers above second lieutenant. This
plan, it is thought, will prove to work
quite unsatisfactory, as the enlisted
men would no doubt much prefer to
have a voice in selecting their line Of
ficers, and so would the company Off
GERS prefer to have say in choosing
their superiors
Since it was made public that the
new regiment was to be organized, re-
quests have continued to pour into the
Governor asking for commissions, but
up to the present the following selec-
tons only have been made:
Colonel commanding the regiment,
D. T. E. Casteel, as heretofore an
nounced.
Lieutenant colonel, O'Brien Moore.
Col Moore was appointed last week by
President Mckinley as assistant pay
master in the regular army, and it hav-
ing been announced from Washington
that Senator Elkins and others would
oppose his confirmation by the Senate
and the fact that he has been slated for
the lieutenant colonelcy under Cover
nor Atkinson mas leu W luc COIClu-
sion that he has abandoned the assist
ant United States paymastership. He
was for several years the Washington
correspondent of the st. Louis Repub-
lie, and is at present the editor of the
Charleston Daily Gazette, Democratic
paper.
Major of the First Battalion, Howard
Atkinson, eldest son of and private
secretary to the Governor.
Captain to command the Wheeling
company, X. H. D. Willis, present brig
ade inspector of the National Guard.
Captain to command the company
to be organized here, S. B. AVIS, law
clerk under United States District At
torney Gaines.
First lieutenant of the company
here, Henry Fry, a young attorney as
sociated with Chiffon, MacCorkle q
Chiffon.
The work of enlisting for the COM
pany here progresses rather slowly, as
only sixteen have enlisted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
NEWS FROM KINGSTON.

New York, May Pa copyrighted
dispatch from Kingston. Jamaica, to
the Evening World, says that the mill
tary authorities there have been in
formed of the signing of an Anglo
American defensive treaty. The same
officials, it is added, regard as immi-
nent war crisis affecting Jamaica.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
TO MAKE EXPLOSIVES.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, May 23-The
Milliken & French Torpedo Company,
of Sistersville. was incorporated with
$4,000 paid up capital. The company
will manufacture nitro-glycerine and
dynamite. James F. Milliken and
Frank F. French, of Mcdonald, Pa,
Thomas Gartlen, M. Heating and Robert
l.. Geregory, of Sistersville, are the in
cOrnOratO tors
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
HANGED A BRAKEMAN
For Pushing a Boy From His Train
and Causing His Death.

Paduea fH1 Ky, May 23-Joe Mitchell.
colored, an Illinois Central railroad
brakeman, who lives here, was hanged
by mob at Rives. Tenn, late last
night. The night before Mitchell had
showed white boy tramp off a moving
train at Riyes and the boy fell on the
track, having his legs cut off at the
knees. He lived long enough to tell
that Mitchell was his assailant. The
murderer was arrested and while being
held at the depot to be taken to Jail at
Union City, Tenn, crowd gathered
and securing him, hung Mitchell in ten
minutes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
S4.OO-CINCINNATT AND REURN-s4. 90
Account May Musical Festival,

Wednesday, May 25th, the Ohio River
Railroad will run an excursion to Gin
cinnati from Wheeling, Benwood, Bell
aire and Moundsville at rate of $500 for
the round trip. Train leaves Wheeling
73O a. m, Benwood 7:42 a. m, Mounds
vile 1855 a. m, Eastern time. Tickets
will be good to return on all regular
trains to and including train leaving
Cincinnati Saturday, May 18th, at IL
o'clock noon, Central time. Arrive
Wheeling 1870 p. m, Eastern time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
WILL STRETCH MANILA
In Case He Is Captured-A Negro
Wanted for Shooting Two Officers

Special to the Register.
Thacker, W. Va. May 23.-Deputy
Marshal Jack Wright. in company with
Turner Runyon, went to Matewan this
evening to capture James Hicks, no
torious negro. wanted for violation of
the revenue laws. Hicks was found in
shanty and when the officers appear
ed he opened fire. shooting Wright four
times and Runyon once. Wright is
said to be MORALLY wounded, and Run
yon slightly. Hicks fed to the noun
tains and posse is nowsin pursuit. A
hemp pulling is assured in case the
negro is captured tonight kilograms
have been sent to all stations along the
line Of the Norfolk and Western in this
region, and it is hardly likely that
Hicks will escape.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
BROUGHT DISPATCHES.

Boston, May 23.-The steamer Bev-
erly, which arrived here to-day from
Kingston, Jamaica, brought dispatches
from the United States cruiser Marble
head for the Navy Department. The
dispatches were brought to Kingston by
the steamer Adula from Cienfuegos,
and there transferred to the Beverly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
-FOUR JOCKEYS HURT.

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 23.-Four jockeys
We're injured in the third race at the
Fair Grounds track this afternoon. two
of them, it is thought, being fatally
hurt The accident occurred just as the
horses were turning into the home
stretch, Dick Collins falling and bring
ing down several other horses. The
jockeys most seriously injured are
Smell and Gilmore. while Hathersoll and
Dugan are not SO badly hurt. The first
two named may die.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
DIED FROM WOUNDS.
Edward Beard, An Alleged Criminal
Assailant, Dead at Ronceverte.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, May 23.-Howard
Beard, negro, who recently attempted
a criminal assault upon Mrs. N. H.
Beard. a white woman, at Ronceverte,
was fatally wounded by one of his pur-
5uers, from the effects of which he died
In the Greenbrier county Jail last
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
GOV. ATk|NSON'S TROUBLES.
His Personal and Political Friends and
Military Advisers

Are Keeping Him in Boiling Water.
Only a Few More Military Offices
to Be Given Out, and They Must
Be Placed Where They Will Do
the Governor the Most Good r.
H. D. Willis Selected to Be Cap
tain of the Wheeling Company.
OBrien Moore to Be Lieutenant
Colonel of the New Regiment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

Special to the Register
Fairmont, W. Va, May 23-At the
primary convention in Barbour county
last Saturday, S. H. Bonman, formerly
teacher at the Normal, was nominated
for the Democratic candidate for the
Legislature.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
TO SOLDIER BOYS.
San Francisco Turned Out En- MaSse
to Say Goodbye

And Bid Godspeed to the First
Regiment Of Volunteers Who Go
to Manila to Fight for Uncle Sam.
An Unprecented Demonstration.
Streets Lined for Five Miles by
Thousands Anxious to Get a
Last Look at the Boys in Blue.
The Regiment CHARTERED on the
City OF Picking, All Ready to
Start on the Long Journey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
WHERE is THE OREGON :?

American War Ships Reported to Have
Arrived at Para, Brazil-Oregon Is Not at
Key West.
London, May 23.-Lloyd's agent at
Para, Brazil, under to-day's date, cables
that three American men of war arrived
there at nine O'Clock this morning from
Rio Janeiro
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24

Washington, May 23.-The Navy De-
partment has settled down to quietly
wait for definite results in The naval
programme in West Indian waters. Ev-
cry inquiry is directed toward the To-
cation of the respective squadrons, and
the chances of an early conflict. But
the sum total of official advices throws
little or no light on the time when a
battle may occur 1t is said by those
best acquainted with the situation that
the decisive fight may occur within the
next few hours, or may not occur for
several days, possibly weeks. AT the
same time the authorities believe that
miral Cervera's prolonging his elusive
plan for any considerable time. There
are several reasons for this, but the
main one is that the Spanish ships
have made inroads on their coal sup
ply. The run across from Cape Verde
used up the greater part if not all Of
this supply Since then stops have
been made at Martinique, Curacao and
Santiago, but at no one of these places
has it been possible to take on more
than enough coal for temporary uses.
As against these small supplies, the
Spanish ships have been consuming
much coal on their elusive runs.
There are no other coaling depots in
the West Indian Islands open to the
Spanish ships, except for their most
temporary needs.
In short, naval officials believe the
Spanish admiral Is now inside the
Caribbean sea with his original stock
of coal used up. with scant additions
already well exhausted and with no de-
pots in sight for complete recoaling.
This, in naval parlance, would starve
the ships before long The only relief
possible for this dangerous condition is
a juncture with GOLFERS from the other
side. Whether the Spanish will sue
coed in accomplishing this is still in
doubt, and it is doubt on which large
results depend. If this condition ex-
lists, or is likely to arise in the near flu
ture, Admiral Cervera's position will
be critical, even though he does not
meet the American ships. He will be
much in the position of Commodore
Dewey after being warned away from
Hong Kong and before his successful
attack on Manila. The Spanish admir-
al will be in the Caribbean sea, but he
VIII be unable to get out of it. Not
less than 1900 tons of coal would be re-
quired to take him safely back to Spain
or to the Cape Verde Islands.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
ELECTED REPUBLICANS.
al to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Martinsburg, w. Va. May 2S.-Dr.
W. T. Henshaw, Republican candidate
for Mayor. was elected to-day, defeat
ing C. O. Lambert, Democrat, by 1877
majority The Republicans elected all
five candidates for Council, giving them
a majority of two in the city Council
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
ONE MAN DROWNED.

New York, May 23.-The tugboat W.
T. Goodwin sank in the North river to-
day at the White Star line pier, foot of
West Tenth street. Hiram Taylor, the
engineer. was @yoWUsd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
FOR RENT.

Store room. 1888 Main street fine location
for dry goods, drug store, boot and
shoe or clothing store.
120 North York, rooms.
1852 Main street, rooms
100 South Elm street. s rooms
129 South Front street. rooms.
13l Virginia street. rooms
1893 Market street, 3 rooms.
% South Huron street, rooms
Sc Eighteenth street, rooms
1928 Market street. l room
1927 Market street, store room
i045-49 Market street, Maurer house
GEO. J. MATHISON,
1908 Market Street
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ITO LET.
% S. Penn street.
A s. Huron street
46 S. Huron street.
81 S. Front street.
81 s. Front street, LIST floor.
1873 Fourteenth street.
129 Fourteenth street.
1876 Zane street.
q Zane street.
II S. Broadway.
Sc Zane street.
5S Zane street.
81 Ohio street
147 S. Broadway.
SO s. Front street.
Will rent any of the above at resr,,.
prices and pay bridge toll on IsjsS5
houses.
G. q. SMITH,,
Heal Estate. File Insurance
Surety Bonds
Exchange Bank Building
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
Father Times

Father Times
scythe is a
weapon that no
N an can eS-
cape. Sooner
or later it must
lay all III c II
low.
With prema-
ture death it is
different. Ma
ture intended
that every man
should live a
long and useful
life, and die a
peaceful, pain
less d e a I h
Men defeat the
intention of a
b e II e fic e II t
Providence by
the manner i'll
W !, i, Oh tl,av
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24

Key West, Fla, May 23-The battle
ship Oregon has not arrived here.
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SENATOR FoAKER's FATHER DEAD

CINCINNATI, o. May es-Henry S.
Foraker. father of Senator ]. B. Foraker,
of Ohio died at Hilisboro, O., to-day,
, aged IS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
HISTORIAN OF IRELAND DEAD.

London, May 23.-Sir John T. Gilbert,
the historian of Ireland, is dead. He
was born in Dublin in 1929.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-24
C[RYERA'S SORRY PLIGHT.
The Spanish Admiral Must Soon Do
Something Decisive.

He Has Certainly Consumed Neerly
All His Coal Supply and is Lock
ed Up In the Caribbean Sea.
He Must Depend Upon Golfers
Sent from Spain, and His Ability
to Secure This Sort of Help is
Seriously:Doubted--Navy Depart
ment People Look for a Fight
Soon, But They Can Give No
Assurance as to When it VIII
Take Place.
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FOR SALE-REAl ESTATE.

"FOR SALE" For Rent, Rooms for
Rent" cards and house leases for sale at
REGISTER Counting Room. ap2h
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ma22e&dqt
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-09-08
Big Guns at the Fort.

Southport Standard.
Since our last issue the two twelve
inch disappearing rifle guns, which
have been in Wilmington for the past
few weeks awaiting transportation,
have been brought down the river and
safely landed on the specially built
dock at Fort CaswelI. These big guns
will probably be temporarily mounted
without the disappearing arrangem ent
which will be perfected later.
Making the emplacements tor these
two guns has been the principal work
at the fort for the past two months. 1t
is probable that it will be several weeks
more before the battery OF these two
big guns may be added to the strength
of the four eight inch rifles already
mounted.
Considerable more difficulty has beer
experlenced In handling these huge
guns than with the eight inch guns
the difference in the weight being
! very great the eight inch guns weigh
ing only 16 tons, while the gun prope
Of the twelve inch guns weighs 81 tons
With these mounted, two OF which VII
be added to a mortar battery, the worl
on which has already begun, the fortl
i fication will be one OF considerabl
strength and will be made permanen
army post by the government.