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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"Vanity
Fair
OPERA HOUSE-'The Midgets."
Donnelly C Girard's Natural Cas-"
as presented by Edward Girard and
company is one of the most mirthful
plays on the road this season, and all
who wish to enjoy a hearty laugh
should see it. This humorous comedy
will be the attraction at the Opera
House Saturday, matinee and night,
January 2Sth, and it is likely the sale
of seats will go with a rush, as those
who have knowledge of the comedy
surely remember it as a good thing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.

Special to the Register.
Rarkersburg, w. Va, January 26.-
istein & Heyman, large general
nants at Wayerly, made applica-
IN voluntary bankruptcy In the
q States court at Clarksbukg to-
The firm is badly involved
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27

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paid, at the following rates. The
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DAILY AND SUNDAY REGISTER.

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Daily Register, including Sunday.
and Harper's Weekly.............. loo
Daily Register and Harper's Maya
ZINE SO
Daily Register, including Sunday,
and Harper's Magazine ...........,. 1870
Daily Register and Harper's Bazaar. $40
Daily Register, including Sunday,
and Harper's Bazaar............... 11.0
Daily Register and scribner's. ........ TO
Daily Register. including Sunday,
and Scribner's 1890
Daily Register and Cosmopolitan.
Daily Register, including Sunday,
and Cosmopolitan ......-.........
Iaily Register and the Century Mag
aZlne $40
Daily Register. including Sunday,
and the Century Magazine .......... 1f.30
Daily Register and st. Nicholas. 40
Daily REGISTER. including Sunday.
ana st Nlcnoias' 1920
WEEKLY.
Weekly Register n Ohio Farmer. Sl.lO
Weekly Register and Weston wv.
a Democrat. Ito
weekly Register and Bagster Art
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Weekly Register and Bagster Art
Bible (style Observation-Disclosures. 200
Weekly Register and Country Gentle
man 2.65
Weekly Register and Harper's
Weekly 40
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Tin 400
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Bazaar 40
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ADDRESS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27
STATIONERY.

VALENTINES-Fine and comic, at
wholesale and retail. Books, Peri
odteals, stationery and Gospel Hymns.
c. II. QUIMBY,
1914 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27

WlCiC 4uC iAuAi aAC Al o4EAl.
DOES YOUR HEAD ITCH7
If so, this germ is lurking in
your scalp; the one you see
here is thirty five thousand
times its natural size, but this
is Just as it looks under a
microscope; they can be found
in most sca1ps where the hair
is coming out. Prof. Birkholz
has found as many as 800 in
one scalp; they destroy the
hair. and will only breed where
dandruf exists or the head is
kept warm BIZ hat wear. Ladies
have them also, but the head
n-1r I'll -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Reciprocity Treaty.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The reciprocity
treaties negotiated between the United
States and France and between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain last sum-
mer, were transmitted to the Senate on
Tuesday and win be taken up for com
sideration by the Senate Committee ON
Foreign Relations probably Wednesday.
The treaty with Great Britain covers
Jamaica, Bermuda, Barbados, British
Guiana and Turks and Caicos Islands.
The French convention covers Algiers
The general terms of all the treaties are
practically the same, the stipulation be-
ing in most cases that in case either OF
the contracting parties shall during the
continuance of this convention increase
duties upon the imports, the increase
shall be without discrimination or preju-
dice against the products of the other.
The British treaties provide for the adj
mission to this country of cane sugar and
molasses from jamaica Barbados and
Guiana at a reduction OF 1919 per cent.
Jamaica, Bermuda, Barbados and Guiana
admit free of duty cotton seed products
from the United States; Jamaica adj
nlifs cotton seed oil and cotton cloths at
a reduced duty; Bermuda, Barbados and
Guiana admit cotton seed OIL and oil
cake free of duty. Sponges and sisal
grass imported from Turks island and
Caicos are admitted to the United States
at a reduction of 1919 per cent of duty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
A DESPERATE ARRAY.
One Man Dying and Two Seriously
Injured as Result.

Hickory. n. G., Dec. S.-(Special.) -
A desperate ARRAY occurred at Carpen
ter's school house. about three miles from
Hickory this week. As a result one
man is now dying and two Others are
seriously injured.
lit appears that Robert Benfeld, elias
Beard Ellis Cline and a young man
named Hunt We're returning from dis
tillery. where some difficulty between
Beard and Cline occurred. All hands
took sides and a free fight ensued.
Knives rocks, sticks and other weapons
figured extensively.
Mr. w. H. Sheriff.. near whose house
the fight occurred, went to the scene OF
the difficulty to command the peace.
Immediately afterward he returned home
without any unnecessary delay. persuad-
ed thereto by a yolley Of stones and also
by one of the combatants who was III
hot pursuit. slashing at the peace officer
with a knife Meanwhile Hunt had re-
ceived blow on the forehead from
d brass knucke in the hands OF Cline.
He in return struck Cline on tine
head with brick, instantly Telling him
to the earth Benfeld received a serious
cut during the progress Of the difficulty.
Cline was carried to his fathers house
unconscious, and is said to be dying.
Hunt has fled the country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
WOULD HAVE LYNCHED HIM.
A Vitriol Thrower's Neck Saved by
the Police.

Macon, Ca, Dee. 9.-W. y. Smith, a
white barber, was taken from here to
Atlanta today to avoid lynching. The
offense which 50 aroused the community
against Smith WAS the throwing OF acid
into the face of Mrs. s. NJ. Hillard,
his landlady. and binding her. Smith
came to Macon from Mississippi several
months ago. and with his wife boarded
with Mrs. Hillard About u week ago
he was notified he must pay up or
quit His wife was permitted to re-
main. Since then he has visited his Wife
several times and abused and threatened
her This morraing he went to the
house and asked to see his wife. Mrs.
Hillard informed him that the woman
did not wish to see him because she
was afraid of him. Without proyoca-
ton he took bottle of acid from his
pocket and dashed the contents into
Mrs. Hillard's afce. He was arrested
and lodged in the police barracks. So
intense was the feeling against him
that the authorities deemed it best to
send him to Atlanta, which was done
The physicians say Mrs. Hillard's
sight cannot be preserved, and her face
viii be badly disfgured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
DESERVES 1T.
Remarkable Success of a New Treat
ment for Piles.

For many years it has been supposed
that the only absolutely sure cure for
piles was by surgical operation, hut the
danger to life and the pain AMI expense
has been so great that many thousands
suffer for years rather than submit to
this last resort or they seek the tempo
rary relief in the many remedies claim
ed to relieve piles and Recall troubles.
salves. ointments and similar simple rem
edies which give only slight and very
temporary relief.
4 new preparation which is painless
and harmless. but which affords imme
date relief and i'll many cases COM
plete cure in a very short sime. is sold
by druggists under the name of P.raIEid
Pile Cure.
1t is in suppository form used ut night
and its regular use has cured thousands
of obstinate, long standing cases. and it
seems to be equally ctfecr1vc in all The
various forms of piles. whether itching,
bleeding or protruding.
The Pyramid Pile Cure ailays the n
flamation and intolerabie itching. reduces
the tumors, and its astlpngelc properties
cause the enlarged blood vessels 10 con
tract to Il normal, HEALTHY condition.
4 Baltimore gentleman relatts his ex-
perience with the Pyramid Pile Cure
i'll these words:
ut affords me unusual pleasure to a ID
my Endorsement to those of others rela-
tive to your really wonlct.ell pile remedy.
] was sufferer for years ulrIl toll by
a fellow salesman OF the Pyramid Pile
Cure. 1t has entirely cured ne and |
cheerfully send this for publication Z
You wish to use it in that direction. /
wish you would send ne one of your
little books ON cause anl cure Of piles,
desire to show it to some friends"
Any pile sufferer may use the Pyramid
with certainty that it will give instant re-
lief and regular use a permanent cure
and the still further certainty That it
contains no cocaine, morphine or metal
lie or mineral poison.
All druggists sell Pyramid Pie Cure,
80 cents for full sized treI nlent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Transfers of Coal and Iron Lands.

New York. Dec 9.-Trlnssers nf val
uable and extensive coal and ron proper
ties to new hands were signed ~ tins
city. Fred C. Dunn, of Chicago carried
the negotiations through. The properties
comprised in the deal are those Of the
Woodstock Iron Company. consisting OF
two well equipped and modern blast fur
naces. 10000 acres of iron and coal lands,
the adjacent lands of the Gurnee Land
Company, 10000 acres: furnaces, etc, in
Admission, Ala, and the celebrated Aetna
Coal COinpany's plant Of coke ovens, 49,
600 acres of coal lands, etc, located LID
Tennessee. The consideration is more
than 81 100000 and the properties pass
into the hands Of strong men financially,
who Immediately will put the furnaces
into blast.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
MISS MINNIE Whitfield DIES.
Another Storage House For the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company.

Durham \. c.. Dee. (Special.) -
Miss Minnie Whitfield, daughter Of
Can't. w. A. Whitted. died at the home
of her father, Capt. w. \. Whitfield, in
this city. Friday afternoon Mt 40
o'clock after in illness of some time
with a complication Of diseases. She
was a sister of w. w. Whitfield. teller
of the Fidelity Bank; G. b. Whitfield,
collector for the same bank, and Capt.
w. \. Whitfield, Ir., of the ). A. l..
The funeral services took place this
afternoon. being conducted by DIR. w.
III. Edwards, after which the remains
were laid TO rest in the city cemetery.
The American Tobacco Company is
having dirt broken for another large
storage house, which will be erected on
the lot just west of the Bull factory.
1t will be an immense structure, almost
covering the entire vacant lot.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
END OF THE SIX DAYS RACE
Winners Are Miller and Waller, Team
and Walthour, Individual.

New York. Dee. 9.-Charles w. Mil
Ter, Of Chicago, the long distance cham
pion rider of the world, and Frank Wal
Ter. the Dutchman, won the siX-day bike
race which began at midnight last
Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
they finished at 10 O'Clock tonight first
by two laps with 2,133 20 miles to their
credit. Otto Maya, of Erie, Pa, and
Archie MeEachern, the Canadian, were
second.
The team scores were:
New York, Dee 9.--Finish score 10
o'clock.
Miller and Waller, 2,733.4,
MAYA and McEachern, 2,133.2.
Cline and Pierce, 2,7331.
Fischer and Cheyalier, 2.732.9.
Stevens and Turville, 2,732.T.
Babcoclx and Stinson, 2,I32.2.
Schineer and Forster, 2,46o.5.
Robert Walthour. the plucky little
Georgian, won the first prize for the
longest individual score, having ridden
HOP As miles.
The individual scores as given out to-
night were as follows:
WaIthour. 1,402.S; Turyille, 1919;
Waller, 1882; Stinson, 1,379.S;
Pierce, 1898; Fischer, 1871; Nc
Eachern. 1865: Maya, 1857; Chey-
allier, 1882; Gimm, i, 1888; Bah
cock, 1,352.4; Miller 1,34S.2; Stevens.
1.334S. Forster, 1880; Schineer, l.
231.9; Aronson, f,095.S.
For their week of nerye-wrecking,
record-breaking riding, Miller and Wal
Ter, exclusive of individual prizes, viii
receive ST 900, Maya and McEachern
&-(f0 f1iI9an and Pierce S40O and the
others $500, $500 and 500.
Walthour will receive $500 for the
Individual championship
After the race the IL prize winners
were paraded about the track. Bobby
Walthour, the individual prize winner,
Who finished riding ut I'D, also paraded.
and to him the crowd gave its heartiest
welcome.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Begins at Louisville, Kentucky on
Nav Thirtieth.

New Orleans, La Dec. 9.-Adjutant
General George Norman by direction
of General John b. Gordon, command
ing United States Veterans, today issued
the following:
The General commanding announces
that under the custom established by
THE Association, leaving the date of the
next annual meeting and reunion which
is to be held in the city of Louisville,
Ky. to the General commanding, and
the department commanders, by unani-
NOUS agreement. the reunion will be
held upon the following dates:
May 30, 81 and June /, , and 3,
1900 Wednesday,, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday respectively, which
dates have been submitted to ''our host,
and acquiesced in.
"On account Of the rapid growth of
the Association and the immense accunu-
1ation of important business which will
be presented to the delegates for their
consideration, and which will demand
urgent attention at the coming session,
four DAYS will be given for the business
injecting unless such matters are sooner
disposed of; and as the grand common
wealth of kentucky gave Mr.. Jefferson
lJANlS 10 tic AbnlEtlGLANN anu as b2fhA
day. June Bird, 1900. will be the 92nd
anniversary Of his birth. that day will
be specially set apart for religious and
memorial services to be held in memory
of Mr.. Davis, of The Daughters of the
sConfederacy, and of the thousands of
our peerless private soldiers and illustri-
Gus commanders and leaders of the
Confederacy who have gone to john the
spectral armies encamped among the
stars.
with pride the General commanding
also announces that 1,240 camps have
now joined the association and applica-
tions for organization papers received at
these headquarters for about 200 more
He urges veterans everywhere to send
to these headquarters for organization
papers for more camps at once and join
this association 50 as to assist in car
rying out its benevolent, praiseworthy
and patriotic objects"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Mr.. KlTCHIN ON
THE ROBERTS CASE
(Cont;oued from Ninth Page.)

United States He WIS intensely
loyal to the Union Jack Gust as he
should have BEEN. swore by Lord Sails
hurry and yet he had pocketed III
twenty-siX years a comfortable living
iustly due an American sovereign. He
always referred to American money rs
hounds. shillings, and pence! mani
unlated his dismissal with the help or
GOOD and strong friends. got the APP
pointment for a young North Carolina
Democrat who was fast working up
trade in licorice root fer the tobacco
interests of the South in general and the
State in particular, and he never would
have lost the job if Senator Pritchard
had not been very sick when certain
New York and Ohio politicians wanted
a Job for an architect who desired to
travel and study. The diplomatic and
consular service needs attention, and,
although this is a year when both part
les manufacture campaign material in
Congress, / devoutly hope the subject
will be seriously considered and re-
forms enforced. 1t will pay rs, and
whatever sells our corn, wheat, MAJ
chinery, or other products, deserves en-
enlargement.
/ md tnat lion. JOnn y. oufall ) us
trict covers 10 miles of sen coast line,
1855 square miles of inland water
ways, including sounds, bays and estU-
aries, and over twenty rivers. If Mr..
Small does not get on the River and
Harbor Committee, ! sincerely hope he
will have a place on that of the Mer-
chant Marine.
1t will not surprise your readers to
learn that the fusion between the Re-
publcans and Populists is again on.
and that so far as North Carolina is
concerned Senators Butler and Prit-
chard are pulling together.
w. 4. Mott, son of the Iron Duke, y
has been appointed a lieutenant in the
marine corps.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
SeaSOnable Thoughts.

These long winter evenings remind us
That very soon another year will be
gone and 1900 win be upon us.
With the New Year fresh Stationery.
Ledgers, Journals, Day Books, Blotters,
Record Books. Dockets, &C., will be
needed.
For over % years we have given at
tention to this class of work. We do not
keep them in stock, but MAKE THEM
TO ORDER. SO that our customers
not only get what they want, but get
fresh goods and that which is FIRST
CLASS, STRONG AND DURABLE.
An old customer of ours said to us not
long ago: Il can get cheaper books
and cheaper printing, but / have discov-
cred by one trial that they are not so
good and not what want, and / am
not going anywhere else for my books
and stationery
We do not cldaim to be the cheapest
printers and binders in the world, but we
do claim, and positively affirm that we
will furnish printing and binding as
cheap as any house in this country for
the same class of work
We have never believed that Cheap
anything pays the customer on the dealer.
Get that which is good, durable, satisfac-
tory; pay a fair price for it and you
will always be satisfied.
We shall be pleased to have your
patronage for any kind of Printing or
Binding. You can rely on our work and
on our giving your orders prompt at
tention.
Yours truly,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
JONES & POWELL,
RALEIGH. N. O.
Mechanic & Investors Union

A State institution of Raleigh, N. =.
,rganized May, 1893, and managed by
John c. Drewry, president j. s. Wynne,
gice-president; b. s. Jerman. treasurer;
7. n. Holding, attorney, George Allen
secretary and manager. w. ). Primrose
md C. G. Latta. all of whom arc dlrec-
,ors.
This is one OF the best managed and
most prosperous investment and lean
.ompanies in the State,
The investment plan assures the MEM
oers the return of all payments, togeth-
,r with a profit of fifty per cent in 100
months. The payment Of cents per
lay, which is % cents per month, for
100 months, natures one share of 800
The loaning plan guarantees the re-
urn to the borrower Of all his payments
ess three per cent per annum on the
amount advanced to him. Both the
INVESTING and borrowing members are
.ully protected by the guarantee fund,
which promises and agrees to mature the
took, making the monthly payments for
he widow should death occur. This Sc
lures the hcme to the family without
,urther cost after death. For full par
iculars read the printed matter OF the
company.
GEORGE ALLEN, Secretary.
% Pullen Building, Raleigh n. a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
CHARLES M. STEIFF,
NERVOUS
DISEASES.

After eight years dealing exclusively
with physicians, who endorse our pro-
ducts, we have opened a Correspondence
Department and will treat patients by
mail. All communications confidential.
Lady physicians in charge Of Ladies
Department. No professional fees
charged.
Our Specialties are: Nervous Dis
eases, Loss of Nerve Power Mental
Weakness, all diseases and weakness Of
the reproductive organs (both seXes),
Loss of Sexual Power, cases requiring
expert aud scientific treatment.
Invalids. conyalescents, public speak
ers, preachers, students Cat eXamina-
tions), lawyers pleading intricate cases.,
athletes, actors, sportsmen, viii appre-
ciate our preparation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
TELEGRApHIC BRIEFS.

Lieut.. Stacker, of the Tennessee voluI-
teers, says that the troops will probably
be chasing Aguinaldo for the next 36o
years.
At Memphis, Tenn, 1t IS stated that
all of the big cotton GIN manufacturing
concerns of the country will form conn
binatiom on have already formed one.
At Madison, Wis, yesteday the eleven
of the University of Chicago defeated the
University of Wisconsin team by a
score of IL to 0, winning the Western
championship.
AS the result of Il business misunder-
standing duel was fought by j. G. Con-
nerly and Alfred b. Duncan, both prom
inent citizens of Arkansas, at Greensville,
Miss, and both men We're killed.
Judge E1eazer X Foster, Of GAINESVILLE,
Fla, died at the hospital in New Hayef'
Friday night. lie was division counsel
for the Plant System of Railroads, Pres
ident of the Board of Trustees of the
Agricultural college at Lake City, Fla,
and n trustee of the University of the
South at Sltwanee. Tenn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Tragedy at the Race.

New York, Dee. 9.-An hour after the
big bicycle race ended in Madison Square
tonight, and during the excitement at
tending fifteen mile pursuit race. Fred
erck s. Salter, of Railway, \. j.. seated
In one of the lower boxes. was shot and
mortally wounded by Walter Rosser, ~
years old, medical student from Steven
son, Ala, living in this city. The shoot,
ing occurred as the result of quarrel
over bet the men had made as a result
of the six days race
There were II 900 or 1000 persons ~
the big ampitheatre at the time anu
some of these rushed at Rosser. Two
hundred policemen charged through the
mob with da1awD clubs and. surrounding
Rosser, hurried him through the crowd
Rosser was intoxicated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Senator'S by the People.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 9ZThe lower house
of the State Legislature today adopted
a resolution memorialiHng Georgia's rep
resentatives in Congress to vote for and
use their best efforts to secure the pass
age of Senator Clays bin calling for a
constitutional amendment providing for
the election of United States Senators
by the people.
There was mo dissenting vote.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

Zone Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy l ever used for coughs and
colds. 1t is unequalled for whooping
cough Children all like it." writes III.
n. Williams, Gentryville, Ind. Never
fails. 1t is the only harmless remedy
that gives immediate results. Cures
coughs, colds. hoarseness, Group, nneu-
monia, bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. Its early use prevents con-
sumption. Bobbitt & Wynne Orig
Company, w. II. King, Adams d Moye,
William Simpson
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Farmer Brutality Murdered.

Athens, Ga, Dec. OF. M. Holiday,
farmer living few miles from Jeffer-
son was brutally murdered this morn
ing. He was 90 years old and a bache-
lor. Robbery was the motive. A search
ing party has been organized.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Pill ORlENTALIS.

Contains the extract 'Ambrosia Orien--
tails" which is imported from East
India solely by ourselves.
The value of this extract as a power
full nerve and brain tonic, and power
ful stimulant of the reproductive or
ganse in both sexes, cannot be oyer-esti-
mated. 1t is not an irritant to the or
cans of generation, but a recuperator
and supporter, and has been known to
the native priests of India, Burmah and
Ceylon for ages, and has been a harem
secret in all the countries where the
Islam has planted the standard OF polyg-
amy.
A sample with medical literature sent
on receipt of Zoe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10
Mrs. Vanderbilt's Aunt Improving.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 9.-tAlrs Il. ]. Cook,
aunt of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who
was so seriously injured last Saturday
i'm a runaway accident, is improving. The
physicians now have hopes Of her recov-
pI.V
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-10

The old folks are waiting for you
Christmas, so is the Seaboard Air Line.
One and one-third fares round trip.
Tickets good for two weeks, if rur-
chased December 22nd.