davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

sphinx-like silence has been maintained
ever since. DR.. Haptonstall was placed
on the ticket in Fayette through a fac
tional fight. A coIored man had been
nominated. and regarding defeat as inev-
liable, the county committee substituted
the name of DR.. Haptonstall. He stub
bornly refused to enter any conference or
caucus of his party. Even when ques-
tons of policy alone were under consid-
GRAFTON, he was conspicuous by his alb
sence. 1t is certain that he would not
have voted for Scott under any circum-
stances. His action in the joint assembly
furnishes proof. When Scotts election
was assured Republican member adj
vised him to get into line and change his
vote, but he declined to do so.
1t is fair assumption that the Legis-
lature as at present constituted, repre-
sents the wishes of thu voters of the
State as expressed at the polls last No
vember-that is to say all the contested
seat cases have been fairly and equitably
determined. This much being granted,
Commissioner Scott is indeed a lucky man.
The Republicans have a majority of one
on joint ballot 1t was three when Scott
was elected but if Kidd and Dent are en-
titled to seats now, they We're entitled TO
vote for United States Senator. The ele-
ment of luck favored Scott because of
the fact that he would never have been
elected by a properly constituted Legis-
lature without the aid of Democratic
votes. Democrats discuss this phase of
the matter. and always arrive at the inev-
table conclusion that politics is a game
in which the fundamental rule is Might
makes right
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
PUBLIC BUILDING FIGURES.

Special 10 the Register.
Washington. d. O., February ~
Chairman Mercer, OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds, Of which
Congressman Dorr Is a member, has
compiled an interesting statement OF
the amounts expended for public build
ings in the various States OF the Union.
From this table It appears that the
sums expended in West Virginia have
been as follows: Charleston. s152.-
031.8s; Clarksburg, $50. 702.18: Martins.
burg. $50, 900. Parkersburg, s255 $500;
Wheeling, $175,910.41: total. $3.50. 179.54.
But twelve States have Jared worse
than West Virginia All the rest have
been more fortunate in securing fed
eral funds for public buildings.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
FRUIT CROP KILLED.

ATLANTA, Ga, February lit is es-
timated that one-half of the Georgia
peach crop has been killed and the other
half greatly damaged as a result of the
cold wave.
DETROIT, Mich, February u.-Reports
from various fruit raising sections of the
State are to the effect that the cold has
been most disastrous TO the peaches and
other fruits.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
LIKE AN ICEBERG.

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE Ham
burg-American line steamer Fuerst Bis
marck arrived to-day from Genoa after
the longest passage the steamer ever made
across the Atlantic and one OF the rough
est in the experience of her officers. The
Fuerst Bismarck appeared like veritable
iceberg. The crew had to break the ice
from the decks and gangways in order to
land the passengers
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
RECKONING THE COST OF i.
A Startling Array Of Figures That
Anyone Can Understand.

THE EXPENSES OF CONDUCTING
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES UNDER THE
NEW IMPERIAL PROGRAMME
PLAINLY STATED = BILLION
DOLLAR CONGRESS SEEMS PAR
STMONIOUS AND CLOSE F'ISTED
COMPARED WITH THE THINGS
THAT ARE AND THAT ARE
PROMISED FOR THE FUTURE-A
SCHEME OF OUTLAY THAT MAY
WE'LL BE PONDERED OVER
SOBERLY - DOES PATRIOTISM
DEMAND THE ASSUMPTION OF
SUCH BURDENS BY THE PEOPLE
WHO FOOT THE BILLS?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
THE CEREAL TRUST.

Chicago, February 11.-Off1cial an
nouncements have been issued concern
ing the new American Cereal Company
They show that contracts have been
closed for the purchase of the plants,
good WILL trade marks, patents and
processes of all the cereal companies.
The total capacity of the mills acquired
is 114,000 barrels of cereals a day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
SOME COLD SPOTS.

CHICAGO. IN.-Eighteen below.
PITTSBURG, Pa,-Ten below.
FRANKLIN. Pa.-Thirty below.
EAST SANDY, Pa.-Thirty-eig below
WASHINGTON. D. Citizen below.
ST PAUL, Minn.-Thirty below.
TOPEKA, Kas.-Eighteen below.
OMAHA, Neb.-Twenty-si below.
ST JOSEPH, Mo.-Twenty below
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Ten above
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Eighteen below.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, February 1.-THE weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, decrease.
81. $40 $50: loans, increase, $S,5fs.sO0;
specie, Increase, 81 .293. 500: legal tens
ders, decrease, 81, 225. 200; deposits, ina
crease. $S.03g, 900; circulation. decrease.
SIS. 900. The banks now hold S36. 551 -
S25 in excess Of the requirements Of tbs
Is per cent. rule.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
COAL COMPANIES INDICTED.
KanaWha and New River Operators
Must Face the Court.

THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
GUILTY OF AN INFRACTIoN OF
THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST
LAW, BY FORMING A COMBINA-
TION FOR THE SALE OF THEIR
neutrality-suspicious. DO NOT
BELIEVE THE INDICTMENT
WILL STANDING TRUST HAS
BEEN FORMED, THEY SAY
WE'RE CAREFUL TO ACT WITH
IN THE LAW.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, February IL
The first information concerning the
indictment of coal operators by the
Federal Court in Cincinnati, which
was received by Mr., Enoch Carver, of
this city, was given to him by the Reg
lister representative.
Mr.. Carver is a member OF the firm
of Carver Bros, who are extensive
operators at Eagle, above Charleston.
Mr.. Carver was not surprised. He
stated that a number of operators had
been summoned to appear before the
federal grand jury.
He confirmed what Col J. w. ST.
Clair told the Register man few days
ago, that the operators at a meeting
in this city studiously avoided the for
nation of n trust, or an organization
which might come within the scope OF
the Sherman antitrust law.
The Kanawha and New River opera~l
tors propose tn., pool the product o.
their mines only. The coal properties'
are not embraced, and each opcratora
is to be paid an agreed price per pushed
for the coal which goes to the eastern
or western selling agencies.
In this view of the matter, local
operators are confident that no case
will be made against them In the Fed
eral Court at Cincinnati. Col. st. Clair.
who is the attorney for the coal COM
panies, left to-day for Baltimore.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
THE NAVAL BILL

WASHINGTON. February 1.-THE naval
appropriation bin is practically complet-
ed. save in some minor details. and all its
essential features were made known to-
day. 1t appropriates a total Of S., LIS, Cos.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
LYNCHED THEM.

Atlanta, Ga, February ia tele.
phone message al midnight from Lees
burg, in the southern part of the State,
saws mob took six negroes from the
Jail there late tonight and lynchea
them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
SCOTT RESIGNS.
Gives Up His Place Internal Revenue
Commissioner.

Washington, D. c., February IL
Senator-elect N. B. Scott, of West Vir-
ginia, to-day rendered to the Presi-
dent his resignation as Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, to take effect Feb
ruary %. 1t is understood that the
nomination of Deputy Commissioner
George Wilson as Mr.. SCOTS successor
will be sent to the Senate within a few
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
POSTAL AFFAIRS

SDAcfaI 70 t0e ReEIstFr.
Washington, D. c., February IL
James C. Parker has been commits
stoned as postmaster at Helvetia, w.
Va Special mail service has been dis
continued from Sulphur, Mineral coun-
~, to Elk Garden, and star service from
Ewanpond % Martinsburg.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

Cincinnati, O., February 1.-THE fol-
lowing named coal companies and coal
dealers were to-day indicted by the
United States grand jury for violation
of the Sherman antitrust law, which
forbids combinations in restraint OF
trade and commerce:
ST Clair Company, West Virginia.
Chesapeake & Ohio Fuel Company, Big
Black Band Coal Company, Charimore
Coal Company, Great Kanawha Coai
Company, Carver Bros, MontgomekE
Coal Company, W. r. johnson, w I'll
Davis, Mecca Coal Company, Chg Il
peake Mining Company, Kama
Splint Company, Robinson Coal
pany, Coalburg- Collier Company
Lens Creek Coal Company.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
NO QUORUM.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February IL
Twenty ballot for Senator to-day
resulted as follows: Quay IT, jerks 4
Dalzell l. No quorum
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
THANKS or CONGRESS
Proposed for General Otis and His Men In
the Philippines

Washington, February 11.-Represen-
tative Wheeler, of Alabama. better
known as Major General Joe Wheeler.
to-day introduced a resolution tender
ing thanks of Congress and the Amer
lean people to Major Elwell S. Otis
and the men OF his command for their
gallant and successful action at Manila
on the fourth and fifth OF February.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
INSUFFICIENT FOR THE oFFENsE

DANyILLE. III, February T1-Irs.
Mary Montgomery has secured a verdict
for 300 against Attorney A. r. Hin. OF
Danville. for stating that he had obtained
divorce for her when he had not She
had married again before discovering she
had been deceived
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, February 1L-To-day's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury: Available cash balance. s272 sN ga;
gold reserve 27.se TO-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

Apropos Of the proposition to increase
the tax on corporations for the purpose
Of providing an annual fund for the main
tenance Of theState University. some mem
bers are favorable to the repeal Of the
statute limiting the capital Of corpora
tons which may secure charters IN West
Virginia, to FIVE millions Of dollars They
declare themselves opposed to trusts. but
contend that the trusts are incorporated
in other States. and the statutory llrnita-
ton in West Virginia deprives this State
Of considerable revenue II. v. ARKLE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

Washington, D. c., February H.
The War Department to-day received
the following dispatch from General
Otis:
Manila, February 11-MacArthur'
division is north of Pasig river. Yes
terday his left wing, Otis's brigade,
made a partial wheel to right resting
left of the brigade on Caloocan, where
the insurgents, who were in consider
able force, were sharply driven, leav-
ing a good many dead. Our casualties
were as follows:
Killed-Private John A. Gibbons,
hospital corps; Private Alonzo Ricketts,,
Company 1, Twentieth Kansas Volun-
teer Infantry; Private Fred Hall, Com
pany l, First Montana Volunteer In
fantry.
WoundehFirst Montana Volunteer
Infantry, Lieut.. G. R. Wallace; Pri-
Yates Thomas Maloy, Company K;
Zeth H. Dibble, Company D; Everett
Metcalf, Company B; Joseph Crater,
Company F; VIM. J. Borthwick; Com
pany G.; Clarence Briggs, Company H;
Captain w. l.. Hill; Privates Henry G..
Reynolds, Company D; John C. Bullan,
Company A; Joseph w. Kennedy, c. B.
Beloa, Company D; Babcock, Company
G; Carl ]. Peterson, Company G; John
w. Campbell Company M. Third
United States Artillery, Privates Os-
car Portwich, Battery G.; Jeremy r..
Cleveland, Battery H; Leo Heisler,
Battery H; Bert M Dorton, Battery
K; Corporal David c. McKelve, Bat
terry K; Privates Jerry Cramer, Battery
H. James Leonard. Batter K; Rufus
B. Blume, Battery K. Twentieth Kan
sas Volunteer Infantry, Corporal Ed
ward D. Willing, Company B; Privates
Harry S. Harris, Company B; James S.
Mills, Company E; David M. Hork-
man, Company H; Privates I. ]. How
ard, Company B; Elmer E. Unie, Com
pany B; William G. Barber, Company
E; Bert Samson, Company K. First
Idaho Volunteer Infantry, Private
James R. Willard, Company D. Thir-
tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry,
Private Ben Othan, Company L.
Troops in excellent condition, sup
piled with all necessities. Hospitals,
Notwithstanding wounded, have fewer
patients than before engagements of
fourth and fifth instants. Yesterday S
engagement most successful. Belief of
old residents that Aguinaldo will be
unable to gather in future any consid-
cradle force.
Make total casualties in campaign
292.
(Signed) OTIS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

There was a sensational incident dur
ing the afternoon session of the House.
The Rev. Mr.. Hughes. delegate from
Tyler, sent to the clerks desk and had
read an article from the Wetzel Dem
ocrat, republished in the Parkersburg
Sentinel. He asked for committee to
investigate the alleged charges against
him contained in the publication. The
chair appointed committee of three.
Mr. Hughes stated to the Registes man
that his attorney is now preparing the
papers for a suit for damages in the
sum of $4,000, against the Democrat
and that similar suits will be instituted
against all the papers which have re-
published the Democrat article.
Mr. Hughes thinks the publication
contains a charge that he accepted a
bride to vote for N. B. Scott for U. S.
Senator.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

now is an annoying but by no means
dangerous guerilla warfare on the part
of the insurgents.
Gen. Otis made no reference to the
situation at IloiIo and nothing has come
to the Navy Department from that
point, though the presence of several
naval vessels there would seem to war
rant the expectation of an early report
as to the landing of the American
troops.
1t is noted here that the commission
ers from Aguinaldo to the insurgents
at IlOilo, who were arrested last Satur-
Gay just as they were about to sail
from Manila, have not only been al
lowed to proceed on their Journey but
have been conveyed on United States
vessel along with the Tennessee troops.
The conclusion drawn from this is that
the commissioners, having seen for
themselves the weakness of Aguinaldo's
cause, are expected by Gen. Otis to in
fiuence the inhabitants of the island of
Panay to desist from any further at
tempt at instruction.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

A roll call by Clerks Byrne and Harris
in the Burlew Opera House Thursday
night, would have revealed the fact that
safe working majority of both branches
OF the Legislature was present. The thea
ter was crowded. Miss Daisy Slaughter
was TO be the piece de resistance in the
production of "Beggar Student" Miss
Daisy has been equally prominent in mus
ical, literary and social circles at the cap
ital, and her debut as an operate singer
was an eagerly anticipated event. Those
whose anticipations were based upon the
collection of photos exhibited in a Capitol
street shop window-and they constituted
nine out of ten persons in the audiene-
were gold-bricked. Not only did Mss
Daisy not appear in abbreviated skirts,
but she did not essay a role in the opera,
She did nothing more sensational than the
rendition of a solo at an opportune mo-
ment during the development Of the plot.
But society, and particularly the musical
portion of society. voted the fair debu-
tante a success.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

NEW YORK February n.-This was the
coolest day New York has had since the
weather bureau began business which
was in 1872. At 7:30 a. m. the thermom-
eter registered So degrees below zero.
That was two-tenths of a degree colder
than Friday. This is the first time in it's
history that New York has had three days
of continued zero weather. At midnight
the thermometer on lower Broadway re-
corded nine degrees above zero.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, February IL
Contrary to expectation, both branches
were in session to-day and a consid-
cradle amount of business was trans
acted.
The grave Senators were tardy in
putting in an appearance, and most OF
them were in irritable moods. Almost
the entire morning was spent in quib-
bling over a resolution for extra pay
to attaches, which was finally rejected.
There was also painful absence OF
punctuality in the afternoon, and MEM
bers who were present held a half
hours session of the third house, B"
with Senator Kidd in the chair, while
awaiting the arrival Of President Mar
shall. Senator Getzendanner voted
mo- upon every question during the
day, and the Senators retaliated by re-
jecting his motion to adjourn until
Monday. At the night session a num-
Der of bills were advanced on the cal
endar.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

AS soon as the last cablegram from
| Gen. Otis was posted the officers of the
war department were called upon to
explain the peculiar language used in
the beginning relative to the move
ments of the American troops. Gener-
ally the idea is that the scene of the
! last engagement was to the north and
northeast of Manila about four miles
out of town. The American troops had
| been advancing in northwesterly di-
rection. The brigade of Brig. Gen.
Harrison G. Otis. volunteer officer
was on the left of the line, the entire
line being commanded by Gen. Nc
Arthur. AS the line was advanced in
| the movements made since last Satur-
| day. Otis's brigade bent backward from
| the main line so as to face more to-
wards the north so that the entire
! American line presented at this point
an obtuse angle formation towards the
enemy. Yesterday, according to Major
| Gen. Otis's report, the left side of this
angle was swung around so as to
straighten out the line with the result
! of clearing out the country between it's
former position and Caloocan, leaving
the Americans occupying that place.
and Strengthening the entire line of
| McArthur's division so that it faces
again northeast.
1t is noticed at the War Department
that Gen. Otis is acting in the forward
movements only upon evidence of an
insurgent purpose to reorganize and
attack the American forces. This last
movement upon Caloocan was caused
by the gathering at that place of sew
eral thousand Filipinos, most of
whom had missed the lesson admins
tered to Aguinaldo's men last Saturday,
and, filled with a desire for vengeance,
were threatening to attack Manila it
self These men having now learned
the quality of the American troops, it
is hoped that there will be little fur
Their organized resistance on the part
of the insurgents to the execution of
our plans. Gen. Otis's closing COM
ment indicates that this belief is pre-
valent among the cooler heads at Ma
Mia. SO that what is to be apprehended
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

The Wheeling bridge officials and
committee of Island citizens had a con-
ference this morning, and appeared be-
fore the Senate committee on roads
and internal navigation, both advocat-
ing favorable action upon the bill to
provide free foot passage over the
bridges. The amended bill includes
both bridges and is acceptable to the
bridge companies, as we'll as the Island
representatives. No arguments were
made and the committee voted to rec
ommend the passage of the bill.
Messrs. Lawson. Dunlevy, Schener-
lein and Hamilton left for home this
afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

No Republican has yet been able to fig
ure out the exact position of DR.. Hap
tonstall in the Senatorial fight. When
approached by members Of his own party
he was mum as Al oyster, and the same
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
n Il W ILLIANIS,
Acting Chief U. S. Weather Bureau.

DENVER, February u.-There was no
Improvement to-day in the conditions on
the railroads traversing the mountains.
Showing continued falling in the vicinity
of Leadville, this being the nineteenth day
of the storm. and it also showed generally
to-day east of the range
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, February 11-For West
Virginia-Generally fair; continued cold;
northerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Generally fair; continued cold; fresh
northerly winds
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

(Weather Bureau Special Bulletn)
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE wea-
Their has moderated generally east of the
Mississippi, except in New York. New
England, Eastern Virginia, Southern
Maryland and the District of Columbia A
notable feature of the Atlantic coast tenn
peratures of the last three days has been
the remarkably low reading at Washing
ton, where the minimum has been Z de-
grees below. 8 degrees below and 10 de-
grees below zero, the last reading being
the lowst ever recorded by the Washington
bureau office. A second cold wave with
a remarkably high barometric pressure
overspread the already extremely cold
west and northwest States Friday night
carrying the temperature to 40 degrees
below zero &c Williston, N D., to IS de-
grees below at Denver, % degrees below
zero at Omaha and 16 degrees to % degrees
below zero in Kansas.
During tonight and Sunday a rise in
temperature of 20 degrees or more will
uccur in the Middle Atlantic and New
England districts, attended by increasing
cloudiness and probably snow. The west
ern cold wave will extend over the Mis-
sissippi valley and the West Gulf States,
carrying the line of zero temperature into
Texas, Arkansas and Western Tennes-
see, and giving freezing temperature to
the immediate west gulf coast. Follow
ing the temporary rise in temperature
which will occur over the Atlantic coast
districts during the next Sc hours, a per-
iod of cold weather may be expected
which will continue until about the mid
die of the coming week. In the central
valleys and the lake regions the minimum
temperature Sunday promises to equal the
record for the season.