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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13
THE SESSION CLOSED.

Washington, May 12.-The American
Society of Mechanical Engineers held
its closing business session this morn
ing. 1t was devoted principally to the
reading and discussion of papers on
professional subjects. The topics dis
eussed to-day were THE Allen valve
for locomotives. by c. H. Quereau, of
Denver; and THE new system of
valves for steam engines, air engines
and compressers, by T. w. Gordon,
of Philadelphia. This afternoon the
society made a pilgrimage to the tomb
of Washington at Mount Vernon. A
beautiful wreath of flowers was placed
upon the tomb by the society.
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THE SIX-DAY RACE.

New York, May 12.-At 9 o'clock to-
night Peter Hegelman, the leader in
the six-day race at the Grand Central
Palace, went ahead of Gus Guerrero's
record for the Sc hours, twelve hours a
day, which has stood since 1891. With
SO miles, 1,072 yards, Hegelman was
then 200 yards ahead of Guerrero's rec
ord. Old man Click, of Philadelphia,
who has taken part in nearly as many
long-distance races as that other man
of iron. Albert Shock, made game al
though unsuccessful efforts all day to
cut down Hegelman's lead. While Click
possessed great staying powers, he has
not Hegelman's speed, which is Peter s
long suit.
Cox was not able to hold third place
against George Tracey, who came very
strong during the day. Hanson, who
was taken to the hospital last night, it
is expected will be back in the race to-
morrow Just to cover $50 miles, en-
titling him to have his entrance money
returned.
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CUBAN BANANAS.

The banana eating habit in this
country seems to increase yearly.
Each year sees the local markets more
abundantly supplied with bananas and
the fruit less expensive While this is
true of the yellow skinned bananas, the
red,' or Cuban banana, is both scarce
and high priced. This week a fruit
dealer in one of the large Office build
ings down town had a scant half
bunch of the Cuban bananas, which
he obtained with great difficulty from
a small cargo that had just arrived at
this port. Their growth was stnnted
and they were but half-ripe, yet they
sold at a dime apiece. Two cents
might have purchased the most lus-
cious of the yellow skinned fruit on
the dealers counter.
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STILL KEPT IN SIGHT.

London, May I'm the House of
Commons to-day the Right Hon. VIM.
st. John Broderick, parliamentary sec
rotary for the foreign Office, replying
to a question by Captain John st. Clair,
Radical member for Farshire, relative
to destruction of British property by
the bombardment of Iloilo, said that
the government had no information
with regard to the intention of the
United States to compensate traders
The question of these claims, the
speaker said, are under consideration
by the British government and will
not be lost sight Of
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THREE DELEGATIONS
Will be Sent From Cuyahoga County to tho
Republican Convention.

Will be Sent From Cuyahoga County to tho
Republican Convention.
Cleveland, Chic, May 12.-As the re-
suit OF factionalism in the party, three
delegations will be sent to Cuyahoga
county to the Republican State con-
vention in Columbus, June l. Two
years ago Mayor McKisson obtained
control of the county convention and
the McKisson men retired and held
one of their own. Each convention ap-
pointed committee of fifteen to take
The board of elections, appointees Of
Mayor McKisson, recognized the Me
Kisson committee, but the other con-
tlnued at work and was one of the
forces that defeated McKisson for re-
election this spring. The McKisson
committee has called for caucuses and
a convention to choose delegates to the
State convention the latter part of this
month. The chairman of the anti-Mc-
Kisson committee, j. w. Holcomb, pro-
poses to appoint another sci of dele
gates direct, believing the State con-
McKisson men. Holcomb is anti-Mc-
Kisson and has lately become anti
Hanna as we'll, and naturally an anti
Holcomb element arose.
Halcomb controlled majority in his
committee until yesterday, when his
opponents won over two of mis- men
and forced meeting which was held
last night. Halcomb and five members
withdraw from the meeting and gave
out a list of delegates which had been
appointed by subcommittee pre-
viously authorized by the whole COM
mittee. The nine remaining members,
having a quorum, continued their
meeting until long after midnight, de-
ed Walter f. Thompson in his place.
HalcCmb at once forwarded his list of
delegates to Chairman Huling. of the
State Central Committee, and these
will undoubtedly be the ones admitted
by him to the floor OF the convention,
as he and Ralcomb are strong advo-
Gates of the nomination of Harry
DaughertY for Governor. The contest
ing delegations will be the Mckisson
delegation, to be chosen in convention,
| and the anti-HalcCnb delegation,
which is composed Of Hanna men. The
Hanna men believe the committee on
credentials will GUST the Halcomb dele
cation and seat theirs.
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OCEAN DERELICTS.

The French steamer Touraine, which
recently arrived from Havre, repots
sighting the abandoned wreck of the
bark Siddartha, water-logged, and al
most awash. The hapless craft had
been described three weeks earlier by
the bark Cape Race, and, being afloat
in the transatlantic steamship lane,
she is peril to navigation. The Tour
aine passed close to her in broad day,
but the thought of collision on 4
dark night or in a dense fog was not
agreeable.
This is only one more of list of
experiences which have become famil-
lar to ocean travel, but on that ac-
count none the less disquieting or the
less urgently demanding relief While
maritime countries pay some attention
to wrecks of their coasting vessels,
especially when within home waters,
there is provision of clearing the
ocean of dangerous derelicts. Besides.
even coasters otter drift through the
action Of the Gulf stream, or are driven
by winds across the travelled paths of
the transatlantic steamers.
Again and again efforts have been
made to bring about some international
system of policing the seas, with a
view to removing these sources Of
peril. 1t is evident that such a sys-
tenn is needed, because, apart from the
expense involved in finding wrecks and
blowing them up, authority to do so
would need to be conferred by the
| agreement of nations, for protection
against claims for damages. Thus far,
however, no practical progress has
been made toward such an agreement.
Our country has been prominent in
urging it; and, indeed the thought
that some of those vessels of many
years past, whose fate has remained a
| mystery, may have gone down as the
result of striking such water-logge6
derelicts, is enough TO stimulate efforts
to clear the seas OF these perils.
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KILLED IN AN ELEVATOR,

Philadelphia, May Thames w.
Fox. aged So years, an agent for the
Pennsylvania society for the proven
ton Of cruelty to animals, was crushed
to death to-day in an elevator shaft in
the city hall. Fox had just wheeled his
invalid sister into the elevator from
the second floor and was stepping out
when the elevator suddenly fell. His
head was caught between the second
floor and the top of the elevator. Fox's
home was in Darby, Pa. His sister
was uninjured by the elevators fall.
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- n . "a
sI3lph1c M ~ iIsSI z tlu1 \ - IT
PTiI.ADKIPfITAs ~. May y enator
VIM F;dnn. " Allegheny. gave : dinner
tonight at the Hotel Bellevue to those
OF his colleagues IN the legislature who
stood by him in Opposing the reelection
of Senator Quay in the long senatorial
contest. TIE guests. in addition TO the
original 81 anti-Quay Republicans who
signed the pledge not to vote for Quay, in
cluded several of the senatorial cardi-
dates for whom these members voted
Among the guests were Congressman
John Dalzeh, ex-Congressman George F..
HUFF and CALVIN Wells. John Wanamaker
was not present, but sent a letter regret
ting his inability to attend, and pra!sing
the men who stod out against Quay. Ad-
dresses were made by Messrs. Dalzeil and
Huff, Senator David Martin and j. Bay
ard Herl-y, of Philadelphia; Representa-
tive Koontz, Of Somerset, and Rendel, of
Chester and others. Previous to the BAN
quet a meeting was he'd at which per-
manent organization was formed The
name adopted is THE Insurgents" Sena-
tor Finn was chosen president of the or
gan.zat.on.
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COURTS CLASH.

NEWPORT, KY, May 12--The Federal
and State Courts have collided here
Judge Hodge granted Mrs. Charles Hous-
ton divorce and alimony. Her husband
then went before Judge Evans, of the u
S. Court, and filed a petition IN bankrupt
cy. Judge Evans also issued an order for
no payment cut of Houston's estate.
Houston was cited before Judge Hodge
yesterday for contempt and was sent to
jail for not paying the weekly alimony
To-day Houston was transferred to the
Jail at Alexandria, KY Tonight L. S.
Marshal Compton left for Alexandria I'M
der orders from Judge Evans to produce
Houston in the Federal Court here to-
morrow. Developments are awaited with
int ereSt
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THE NEW HOOKING VALLEY.

New York, May 12.-At a meeting OF
the new Hooking Valley Railway Com
pany, held in this city recently, the fol-
lowing directors were elected: P. H
Coster Temple Bowdoin, Thomas F
Ryan, c. B. Alexander, R. NJ Galway
Of New York; N. Monserrat, P. w
Huntington, of Columbus, Ohio, and
Myron T. Herrick, of Cleveland NJ
Monserrat was elected president.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13

The National Federation of Miners
on April 16 issued orders for a general
strike in the four coal mining districts
of Belgium to enforce a demand for an
increase of wages. The strike resulted
in the closing of great many fac
tories in Belgium on account of lack
of coal. Between 10000 and $4,000
workmen have been idle ON account of
this strike.
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ABOUT IMPURE FOOD.

Chicago, May 12-The Senatorial
committee on pure food investigation
devoted most of to-day to the subject
of honey, and it was shown by expert
testimony that not only was glucose
used to great extent for adulteratng
this article of food, but that jobbers
were using fraudulent methods in
handling the trade for honey substi-
tuteS. 1t was also shown that glucose
was not necessarily deleterious to
health when used as an adulterant.
Oleomargarine and the alum baking
powders had an inning and experts on
those two articles of commerce declared
the prejudice against them was based
on ignorance and Misrepresentation.
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Specfa1 tosthe Register
Steubenyille, o., May ~. There are
mysferfous movements Ia Steubenyille
and Mingo that indicate big land deal
il Mtngo which, it is estimated, will be
contaminated within the next few days.
The rumor is to the effect that the Ma
tional Steel Company has taken ten
days option on tract in the Mingo
bottom, belonging to resident of Steu-
benville, but a large Mingo property
owner, the price offered being near s15,-
OO0. It is also stated that options have
been taken on all adjoining lands, but
properly owners are reticent. The
statement is made in Mingo to the eff
feet that w. S. McCausland, Esq, has
sold the 81 acres purchased by him from
the Judge Miller estate, to the National
Steel Company for good advance. 1t
is also reported in Mingo that George
Floto has added the Adams farm OF 80
acres to his Mingo holdings, paying,
the rumor says, $4,000 for the land.
This activity in Mingo real estate in
dicates an industrial expansion of great
proportions. 1t has been already stated
that from two to four new furnaces
would be needed to supply the big mill
in course of erection with raw material,
and it may be for the purpose of in
creasing the pig iron output the COM
pany is wanting more land. There are
those who see in the mysterious move
ments of the managers of the Steel
Trust evidence of more expansion than
the erection of furnaces. They believe,
as was rumored some time ago. that
one Of the Standards tin plate mills
will be located at Mingo, for this would
make great saving in freight on raw
material. But whatever is to be done,
it is certain that the people of Mingo
believe their town is to be Birming-
ham.
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MIR. HOBART'S CONDITION.

Washington, May 12.-The state
ment is authoritatively made that Vice
President Hobart expects to leave the
city for Long Branch, N. j., during
the last week in May. He continues to
improve and to-day sat up and moved
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FOUND TWO BODIES.

Baltimore, May 12.-Firemen at work
this morning in the ruins of the Amer
lean Lead & Shot Company plant, at
the foot of Cross street, which was de-
stroyed by fire last night, discovered
among the debris the body of Robert
F. Hudson, one of the employees of the
company. The head. arms and legs
were horribly burned.
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COUNTERFEITER SENTENCED.

Special to the Register
Charleston, w. Va, May 12.-Thomas
Sumpter was sentenced by Judge Jack
son, of the United States Court. to-day.
to one year in the penitentiary for coun-
terfeiting. Governor Atkinson defend
ed the man under the impression that
he was innocent, and was being perse-
cuted.
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CLEVELAND'S BIG CATCH.

Put in Bay. Ohio, May 12.-Ex-Pre
ident Grover Cleveland, ex-Attorney
General Judson Harmon, Fighting
Bob" Evans, Prof. John Uri Lloyd, the
author, and Leroy Brooks, are having
great sport here fishing in Lake Erie.
Ex-President Cleveland has the largest
catch to-day, with Prof Lloyd second.
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Duf's Pre-
Malt Whiskey


Take It as a medicine according
to directions, and you vin be
astonished at the naruelous change
It wiU effect IN year strength of
body and htalness Of mind.
Authority, In tie person of the
Government, and Science, in the
person of the Medical Profession,
recognize it as the only medicinal
qvhiskey.
DO not, then. uhen ailing neg
let to use II, for It Is atzuays
beneficial.
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NO ECLIPSE FOR YEARS.

No total eclipse will be visible In
New England or the middle States till
January "A. 1925. On June 20, 1855, will
occur the longest eclipse for many CEN
turtles, totality lasting more than seven
minutes in the Island of Luzon. at or
very near Manila.
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MUST BE VACCINATED.

Chicago, May 12.-Dr. Sawtelle, sur
geon in charge of the Marine hospital
at Chicago, has issued notice that
the crews of all incoming vessels at
this port must be vaccinated. This
precaution is TO be taken at all of the
lake ports by order Of the surgeon
general of the Marine hospital service.
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SMALL WRECK.

Utica, n. Y, May 13.-The fast mail
on the New York Central was in colli-
sion here THIS morning, and seven pas
senger cars filled with passengers took
fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished.
AS far as is known, but one man. Barry
Neal, of Buffalo, was fatally injured.
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me-" But the fakes kept falling, fall
ling, until the buffalo was almost buried,
and the hunter slipped along the snow
crust and made him an easy prey.
There's another hunter who hunts to
kill, who makes many man his victim
because of a folly like that of the buffalo
IN Andersen's fable It's little thing
to have that uneasy feeling in the ston-
acll after eating. Sour risings and belcil-
ing are also reckoned little things. Yet
these little things are among the minor
marks of a disordered condition of the
stomach and organs of nutrition and
digestion. OF themselves they may not
kill, but if despised they may open
pathway to some deadly disease.
Don't neglect the first symptoms of
indigestion or stomach trouble" The
timely use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery may avert a more serious
danger. 1t will surely cure any disease
OF the stomach and organs of digestion
and nutrition, excepting cancer.
Mr.. Ned Nelson, the celebrated Irish comedian
ana lniinic. CT .s77 Royden Street, Camden, n. L.
weeks and the constant travelling gave me a bad
iouch OF that dreaded disease called dyspepsia
! nau tried everything possible to cure it. till
zt ttst Week, w1lle playing at B. F. Keith's Bou
4hsater, Fniladelphia, in the Nelson Trio a
PROFESSIONAL TREND of mine advised me to try
ur Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery. tried
At, and, thank God. with good results
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets arc a
specific for biliousness.
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DUE TO ADVANCED PRICES.

Pittsburg, May 12.-Puddlers who are
members of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tinplate Work
ers will receive during May and June
an advance of % cents per ton over the
wages they have been receiving. Fin
ishers and hoop mill workers will re-
ceive an increase of per cent
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WILL ACCEPT THE ADVANCE.

Liege, Belgium, May 12-At meet
ings of strikers in various parts of this
district it was decided to accept the
proffer of per cent. increase in wages.
Work will probably be resumed on
Monday.
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x0e<. 6l1d ! fsikh{sil cltsxen. has fhe ftDsl.
ta<ion o nsurins closer III his business
dsaline than any other man IN the wis
Lass HIS enemies say that he once iii :
coffee bean n two to make weight. and
that he stops his clock at night to save
wear and tear on the wheels. The grocer
lives above the store, and his home is COM
nected with his place of business BY Z
par OF stairs indoors. The grocers son
takes the late watch in the store. ana ev-
cry night at 3 O'Clock the good man opens
the door at the top of the stairs ana the
following conversation takes place:
John. have YOU posted the booksY''
Yes. father"
Have you set the scales lightga
Yes. father
We'll. come up TO prayers.
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CURIOSITY SATISFIED

You say YOU and the defendant stopped
az a restaurant after the performance at
the theatre was over and had late soupg'
Now, viii you be good enough TO tell me =
asked the attorney, how You would so to
work TO make late soupe'
should think" stifiiy answered the
witness 1T might be made out of the
shank of the evening ."-Chicago Tribune.
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OIL MARKET.

Oil City, Pa, May 12.-Credit bal
ances 81 Is. Certificates, sales two cash
at 81 121a; two June at 81 10. Ship
ments S1,0S4 barrels; average $4,000:
runs ,160 barrels; average $4,000 bar
relS.
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MAY CLOSE THE MINES.

Hazleton, Pa, May 12-f the United
Mine Workers attempt to force the non
union men employed at the Lehiga and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company's coilieries
at Honeybrook and Audenreid to join
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BOUGHT BY THE EMPIRE CO.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12.-The EN-
pire Steel & Iron Company, which has
recently secured number of plants in
the. Middle States, to-day bought the
Victoria furnace, at Goshen, Va, and
all Of what are known as the Potts
Valley coal properties, including over
a thousand acres of coal lands.
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TO THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Nay Hiatt
tie B. King, highly connected young
girl, was committed to the industrial
school for girls at Salem to-day, and
was placed in custody of Mrs. John X.
List, of Wheeling, to be taken to the
school.
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HORSE SHOE NAIL RING
Used by Bright Huntington Prisoner t.
Unlock Handouts.

Unlock Handouts.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, May 12.-Sher-
if Fitch and guards, of Huntington,
took the prisoners recently convicted,
to Moundsville to-day. Randolph Wills,
a depot robber, who wore a horseshoe
nail ring, removed it and used the point
in picking the handcuff. He was pre-
vented from making his escape from
the rapidly moving train by the guards.
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modern peace makers" as they are
ironically called. one of these old can
non is mere child's toy. They were
originally mounted on rude blocks of
wood, fitting in sort of socket. Their
discharge was very undecided feature
in their operation and the death-dealing
articles fired at random from their
mouths were round stones and rough
globes of iron.
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o. e. the Oldest cann0t u existe1c<
~ int been 6shed ont 81 the bottom
q de Thames river near Twickenham
This archaic cannon is IS inches in
length and about 4 y inches in diameter
being made Of bars Of iron strengthened
with hoops Of the same metal welded
together. Compared with one of ON
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YoUNGsTowN-NEw CASTLE.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. May 12-Score:
Youngstown 20 l 5 0 0 IL 10 s
New Castle...0 0 0 0 1-6
Herman and frost; Minnehan and Graf
fiuS
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(By Associated Press.)

Warrington, w. Va, May IA man
and woman registering as NJ L. Nc
MILAN and B. d. Holland, of Mobile,
Ala, arrived here to-day. Accompan-
led by a driver they drove to Joetowl,
the woman getting out there. the two
having quarreled all the way. McMil-
Ian then drove to Line, Wetzel county,
where, before the driver could prevent,
he shot himself dead Before expiring
Mcmillan murmured: Mobile! Oh,
what an awful trip
Special to the Register.
Warrington, w. Va, May 12.-Quite
a sensational attempt at suicide is re-
ported from Lyons, Harrison county,
late this evening. Louis Kimblin, a
native of Virginia, and who married a
Miss Bennett, and the father of large
family, attempted and may have accom-
plished suicide by shooting.
This morning about six O'Clock man
registered at the Floyd hotel as l. Nc
MILAN. He was travelling with lady,
who registered as B. d. Holland, Mo-
bile, Ala Mcmillan, who afterwards
turned out to be Kimblin, hired a rig
from 0. C. Bradley to go to Wallace,
and driver was sent with them. On
the way between here and Joetown, the
two travellers quarreled frequently and
at Joetown the woman left the wagon,
the driver and the man continuing the
journey. When Lyons was reached,
Kimblin went to the home of w. E.
Bennett. At the gate conversation
was held with man supposed to be
Bennett Mcmillan. Kimblin jerked out
a revolver and fired at himself at the
same time falling to the gutter and
groaning. Several parties, besides the
driver, witnessed the scene and some
one remarked that no one had better
go near him. as his wife was in the
house, and he wanted to kill her and
not himself Harry Hall, the driver,
telephoned to the liveryman here and
was given orders to come to Joetown
and bring the woman back to Manning
ton. At this hour it is believed Kim
bin will die.
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In one of the suburbs west of Chicago
is a grocer who, although devout church
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-13

MIXES BUSINESS AND PRAYERS.
Preparation for the Evenings Invocation
in a Grocer's Home.
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Hans An.

Hans An
dersen has a
story of a buff
f a 10 t h a t
scorned the
snow fakes.
+" Pouf, !" h e
snorted, a" 1
can blow you
away with a
breath, what
j.