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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The GraveSt Doubts as to Its Passage
This Session.
THE SENATE HAS LOADED THE
BILL DOWN WITH AMEND
MENTS-THE WEST VIRGINIA
AND OHIO MEMBERS ARE IN
DESPAIR-W E S T VIRGINIA
GETS NO PUBLIC BUILDING
MONEY.

Special to the Register.
Washington, D. c., February 28.-The
gravest doubts are expressed to-day
as to the passage OF the River and
Harbor bill. This measure as it pass
ed in the House and went to the Sen
ate appropriated the necessary money
for the construction of the Wheeling
and Marietta dams, some $450,OOO each,
as we'll as fund for the survey of
the Ohio river from Marietta to the
Indiana State line. The Senate loaded
the bill down with about ten millions
of dollars additional money for River
and Harbor improvement as well as
for the construction of irrigation sys-
TENS in some of the arid Western
States. In addition to this the whole
Nicaragua canal appropriation was
thrown in. The result is that tonight
the members of the West Virginia and
Ohio delegations have we'll night de-
SPARED of passing the measure. Sen
ator Faulkner when seen to-day, took
decidedly gloomy view of the pas
sage of the bill, which is SO vital to
the West Virginia interests along the
Ohio river. He was an ardent advo-
cate of the measure, as regards the
Ohio river improvements and will do
the utmost in his power to have it
restored to the shape in which it came
from the House.
Captain Dovener, who IS a member
of the House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors, is also bitterly disap-
pointed over the way in which the
bill has been altered, but will work
until the last hour of the Fifty-ffth
Congress for its passage.
In to-day's scramble for pork in the
House, West Virginia came out with
out a. dollar. The bill providing for a
building at Bluefeld, to cost $4,000,
was maee a special target of the fill
busters, and went by the board.
Captain Dovener has not pressed the
bill for new postoffice at Wheeling, in
the belief that it will stand a better
chance in the next Congress.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
A BLIZZARD
Has Effectively Tied Up the Railroads Out
In Wyoming.

Cheyenne, Wyo., February 28.-The
worst storm of the season, so far as
the railroads are concerned, is raging
in Wyoming. 1t is blizzard of squal-
" snow storms accompanied by winds
with a velocity of sixty miles an hour.
All railroad cuts are filled and no
trains are moving. The east-bound
fast mail is snow-bound at Laramie.
Three rotaries and hundred shovels
are trying to open the line. The Den
yer Pacific and Cheyenne Northern
are blocked Railroad men pronounce
this the worst storm of ten years.
While damaging to the railroads the
storm will aid the stockmen as the
wind will uncover the ranges and give
the cattle a chance to get feed. The
temperature is considerably below
freezing point
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
THE WADE GRANT CASE.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va, February %
Mrs. A j. Barry, Of Macksburg, O., ap-
peared before the special grand jury
in the Criminal Court to-day and three
new indictments were found against
the negro, Wade Grant. charging hin,
with criminal assault. attempted
criminal assault and burglariously en-
tering the Barry home with intent to
commit criminal assault. Motions 10
Quash the indictments were overruled
and the trial is now in progress The
court room Is crowded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01


Washington, February 2S.-The
House spent practically the entire
time of the seven hour session to-day
passing the public building bills ia
vorably acted upon by the committee
of the whole ten days ago. The oppo-
sition sought in vain to consume time
by roll calls and other filibustering
tactics at various times to-day, but
their numbers were so slim that in no
case could they secure roll call. AT
last their efforts to impede the passage
of the bills was abandoned and they
were passed with great rapidity. Six
ty-one bills in all were passed, carry
ing 1882 900, $750,000 of which, how
ever, (the amount Appropriated for the
New York custom house, is to be re-
paid from the proceeds of the sale of
the old building. Only one bill failed,
that appropriating $4,000 for build
ing at Bluefield w. Va.
The conference report upon the
postoffice appropriation bill agreeing
to the Senate amendment making an
appropriation for the southern mail
subsidy was adopted. The general de-
fic,ency appropriation was reported and
will be considered tomorrow. 1t is
the last of the budgets to be acted upon
by the House and will probably be
passed under suspension of the rules.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
R[ASSUR|NG INDICATIONS
That Affairs at Manila Are Pro-
crossing FayOrably.

is NO PROBABILITY THAT
ADDITIONAL SHIPS WILL BE
SENT TO REINFORCE ADMIRAL
DEWEY'S FLEET-COMMANDER
TAUSSIG, THE FIRST AMERI-
CAN GOVERNOR OF GUAM-THE
RE-INFORCEMENTS FOR OTIS
TO GO BY WAY OF SAN FRAN
CISCO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
A BIG STRIKE.

Alexandria, Ind, February 28-Be
cause four furnacemen were dropped
and their work put ON the rest of the
force, eight hundred men struck to-day
at the glass works. President Cam,
of the union, is expected here tonight
from Pittsburg to confer with The
strikers and try to adjust the diff
ferehces.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
TROOPS FOR CEBU.

The following cablegram was to-day
received at the war department:
Manila, February %.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Battalion Twenty-third infantry
sailed for Cebu on 26th inst: battalion
California volunteers sails for Negroes
tomorrow. Everything quiet here for
the past three days.
tSigned) Otis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
GERMANY COMES DOWN.
She Has Withdrawn All Her Ships
From the Philippines

AND PLACED HER SUBJECTS AND
INTERESTS THERE UNDER THE
PROTECTION OF THE UNITED
STATES-THE ACTION is DE-
SCRIBED AS A MASTER STROKE
IN DIPLOMACY, WHICH is MUCH
APPRECIATED AT WASHINGTON
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
THE SEARCH FOR WELLMAN.

Christiana, February 28.-The MGR
gen Bladet says that arrangements
have been concluded by which a seal
ing vessel will search Franz Josef
Land for Walter Wellman and the
members Of his expedition to Green
land. unless the explorer returns
shortly.
The Wellman expedition left from
sic, Norway, in June Goth last for the
purpose OF exploring the Arctic re-
gions and after stopping at mbola,
near Archangel, the party sailed Ter
Franz Josef land. On July 18th the
Fridtjof, the steam whaler having on
board Wellman and his companions.
arrived at Vardoe. and after taking
on coal the expedition left for the
North on the following day. In the
party are Profs- James H Cove, OF
Columbia University; Lieut. Evelyn b.
Baldwin, DIR. Edward Hofna, Iuriof
Harland and several Norwegian scien-
tista.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01
DIED OF PNEUMONIA.

SPECIAL TO the Register.
! RavenswoOd, w. Va, February H.
B. Roberts, a prominent merchant,
dead from pneumonia, aged IS years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01

Mr.. C. SchnepS the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations OF
the Temperature yesterday. a m. %: >
a. M, e: u M. 50; p. m. "a: p. H. 81.
Weather fax.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-01

WASHINGTON. February 2-For West
yirginla-Generaliy fair: colder In north
west portion; raOrtherly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Far; colder In southern portion. fresh 70
brisk n0rfherIy winds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
The Weather Man.
Excharge)
.a. aa

AEA1NtNEtsD
The weather man sat In hts lofty room.
And his heart was rs heavy as grit;
For he had predicted q soaking RAIN
And the rain 1t was falling-nlt.
The cold-waye flag from the flagstaff tall,
Had floated for days and days,
While the people below had sweltersi and
swOre
Meath the scorchlns suns fierce rays.
'"The winds VIII blow so high" he had
said.
THAT the ocean will rage and roar"
But never a ripple was seen on the deep,
Twas like a mirror from shore to shore.
And again he said, "'Twin be fair and
with Winds like the breath OF a SIGH"
But the snow came down till II blocked
all the streets
And the cold winds blew wild and high.
And then at last In despair ne tore
The weather chart down from the door.
And he turned his barometer upside
down.
And the mercury ran on the floor.
He gave his psychometer an awful whIrl.
And IL flrw. OF into spacegen
And he too an axe and his Paragraph
He smasncd into ribbons and lace.
His sunshine recorder he threw OF the
roof
And his rain guage he mashed Il dat:
His weather proverbs he consigned TO the
And then he picked up his hat.
And left the office and threw up his job.
what cared he for gain or pelfs
And the weather at once became settled
When left to take care OF nssu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
France 10 Issue New stamps.
paris Correspondence OF the Londo

lPaflS correspondence or the London
Post)
The post-Office has decided 10 replace
the present French stamps by others OF
new design 10 ~ generally admitted
that the vgnette that has long been In
use IS, IL not precisely ugly. az least in-
significant and wanting IN character. The
notion OF improving on Il Is doubtless
an excellent one, but II remains u b.
seen how far II VIII be successful. Ger
tain recent efforts Of the authorities Of
similar kind have not been particularly
happy. The new coins. for instance that
have just been put IN circulation, are
far more generally criticised than ap-
proved. However, this Is, OF course, no
reason why the new stamps should also
be a comparative failure. In any case,
no pains are 10 be spared 10 obtain a
satisfactory result. The system o. IN
open competition having been tried sore
time ago, without success, Ii has been
decided TO ask n few Of the most talented
French engravers 10 send m designs, the
best Of which will be chosen. Tho task
viii be intrusted, in all probability, to
engravcrs Of the younger school, the
names Of Bottee. Patey, and Vernon te-
ing mentioned as likely 20 be among tie
selected artists. IL is prOpO I'd 20 M LIE
three distinct designs. with view 10
lessenlng the number OF cOl0rs--fOurtccn
at present-necessary 10 distinguish be-
tween the different values. Il IL hoped
that the new stamps Will be read IN
time for the exhibition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

Agents and special commissioners have
been in New York for some time trying
to arrange for space and accommoda-
ton for the great crowds that will come
East, and excursion trains are announced
from all parts Of the country. II has
been found that New York can accommo-
date as many as 10000 guests at 4
pinch, and 1t is felt that many more than
this number will be here TO help welcome
Dewey. Just where they will all be
slowed away is difficult question 10 an
swer but there will certainly have to be
a great deal Of doubling up in the city
for a few nights. New York hotels are
the largest and the best in the world,
but on this occasion they have been
taxed 10 their utmost. and already II
is no easy thing TO secure a room or bed.
The result has been that the hotel man
ager has been forced TO call 10 his assist
ance the long-abused and much malign-
cd landlady and clearinghouse keeper.
Lodging-houses and apartment lofts will
be i'm communication with different hotels,
and to these the overflow crowds will be
sent for accommodation.
In this way ali the visitors to New
York will find accommodation Of more
or less suitable kind. On the whole II
will be one OF the most representatively
American crowds which ever came co.
gether IN one city. Every member Of
that great army Of onlookers will come
intent on just one thing and that one
thing is TO help TO welcome Dewey. lie
viii be willing to put up with a lot OF
crowding and jostling and patient wait
Ing. for he knows that he is going 10 sec
sights the like Of which he will probably
never see again in all his life 1t is not
every day an American admiral can find
n Montojo to blow up, so the people Of
this republic are going 10 make the most
OF II.
THE HERO.
But what about the hero ~ al this.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEN ILLUMINATED.

the organizations which have decided 20
parade are two platoons Of the Medal OF
Honor Legion, under command Of General
T. s. Peck. Of Burlington, VT Those who
VIII parade will re largely members Of
the New York Commandery, but other
communicates will be represented. All
Of these men are members Of the Grand
Army.
THE LOYAL LEGION.
The LOYAL Legion has nominated sew
eral Of its staff TO parade. There will be
two organizations numbering 200 Of Dur
yea Zouaves. Of the 10th New York Vol
unteers. There will be a contingent from
the Eleventh Regiment Veteran Associa-
ton OF the civil war.
The Hawkins Zouaves and two full
Grand Army Of the Republic posts are
arranging 10 take part in the parade.
CONCERNING THE SLIGHT"
CINCINNATI, o., September 23.-Fred.
G. Jones Post, No. 40l. Department or
/ Ohio, has adopted resolutions condemna-
| tory OF what IS called the slight" given
/ the Grand Army of the Republic By the
| managers Of the Dewey parade In New
! York, and extending thanks to Com
mandcr-in-Chief Shaw and Colonel Kay,
commander Of the Department Of New
/ York, "for their dlgnified action In de-
cllning to submit 10 the slight contem-
plated upon the sayiors Of this republic
who Of right should stand second TO no
! organization eligible to participate I'm the
military pageant illustrative of American
herolsm and American patriotism"
FLORIDA TO WELCOME DEWEY.
/ PENSACOLA, FLA, September 81
/ The Chipley Light Infantry Will leave
1
b They will 20 to Jacksonville. join the
/ Governors Guards. Of Tallahassee. and
+ the jacksonville Rifles, and proceed
North on a special train.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

tho modest little Admiral himself? How
will the hero, who receives the most en-
thusiasuc and popular welcome ever
extended by the American people, wear
his exceptional honOrs?
Every one who knows anything Of
Dewey knows how TO answer this ques-
ton. The victor Of Manila bay will
wear the same sized hat on The evening
Of the Goth Of September that he wore on
that hot spring midnight when he and
his fleet steamed quietly up under the
guns Of Corregid0r and humbled the
pride Of the arrogant Spaniard. Pro-
claimed n hero by the world. Detted by
Europe and idollzed by his own peo-
pie. the quiet little man who made his
tory so wei may always be relied upon
TO do the right thing in the right place.
so. from Maine % Mexico the American
people stand MP and with their hands
on their hearts, say and cay again,
Here's 10 you Admiral Dewey
ARTHUR TITCOMB.
New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24
WELCOME TO DEWEY.
Confederate Veterans to March
Grand Army VIII Take Part.

NEW YORK, September 2}.-Confede-
rate veterans VIII participate in the
great Dewey parade. This IS settled
though all the plans have not been ar
ranged. These viii be announced later.
1t Is expected that accredited represen-
tatives Of different Confederate organiza-
lions will be present.
THE G. 4. r. WILL TAKE PART.
Grand Army veterans viii also particl-
pate in tho land parade. despite the de-
cision Of the officials OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic not do do so. Among
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

:: :: :: :. :: :: :: ::
:: :;
:: We are enabled TO give below :.
=: the first authoritative account ::
=: OF the compiling of tho great ::
:: Dewey album, whose fame has ::
:: been carried to the ends Of the :.
:: earth and back again. The i'm ::
:: mense volume IS now being ::
:: bound I'm solid silver in readi- :;
:: ness for presentation to Admiral ::
:: Dewey upon his arrival IN New ::
:: York 1t is the largest, and per- ::
:: haps the most remarkable. vol ::
:: ume Of it's Kind that has ever ::
:: been compiled. Mrs. Frank A. ::
:: Burrelle, who accomplished the ::
:: work, is bright newspaper :;
:: woman Of New York. who added :;
:: to her natural aptitude for such ::
:: a difficult task an enthusiastic ::
:: zeal born of patriotic admira- :.
:: ton for Admiral Dewey. She :,
:: has worked day and night TO ::
:: get tho book ready, and has :.
:: earned the thanks OF the in :;
:: fuential men Of affairs who ::
=: compose the Maritime Exchange ::
:: of New York, which important ::
:: organization. representing the ::
:: shipping interests of America, :.
:: endorsed Mrs. Burrelle's plan, ::
:: and will make the presentation :;
:: Of the album. Several thousands :;
:: of dollars were spent in collect ::
:: ing, classifying. engrossing. and :;
:: binding in silver. Several hum ::
:: bred trained workers spent sew ::
:: eral months searching through ::
:: all the newspapers, magazines, ::
:: and illustrated weeklies for the 3
:: best material. q
q. :,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-24

Tho one special feature Of this gala
crss viii be the Dewey arch, which is
row nearing completion on Madison
lare. just whore Firth avenue. Broad
Nay and Twenty-fourth street intersect.
1.s arch Is said 10 resemble somewhat
Ae famous Titus arch Of Rome II will
D. however. a more transient affair than
iis Roman prototype for no ''immemoriai
marble has been used In its construction.
Tho trlumphal arch 10 made Of white
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

% the reach % hostile she'll The
dirigib.e torpedo-ths ws3Pon that
could be directed from sho-s-fouad no
place In the last var.
While foreign vessels have largely
introduced shells al'si attn high sX-
p,osivs charges. such rs enmsnsit.
joyeitc lydditc. etc. %. ships pf the
American navy have adhered to good
old black powder. The result Vas that
when the American shells burs; BE-
tween the decks uf the spanish ships
everything IN the shape 81 woodwork
was set ON fire. ~ frs glance Go seem
81 incredible that a she'll explosion
could pruduC. the terrible cpuhaEra-
tons thgt generally ~nsusi. % would
appear. though. that when she'll vx-
plOded all o. the grains - powder
were not burnt outright. and shat these
powder grains In being dgiyca like
small pellets into th. surrounding
woOdworsl. carried their oxa oxygen
and burned with all the intensity % a
blast furnace. Il was found that any
combustib!e material ju the vicinity 90
a shell explosion was sure 20 catch ON
FIRE.
As a consequence OF the fine results
obtained from shells filled with black
powder. the naval authorities. u IL an
nounced. will adhere TO the use Of black
powder in preference to high-expiosive
charges. \ high-explosIve charge. on
exploding, produces very destructive
effect in the immediate vicinity of the
explosion. but does not set CombuSttbls
material on fire. Powder was used in
the shells on the British ShipS-os- war
which were directed against the Amer
/ lean position ON Breeds Hill.and now.
even at this late date. with al the
! experiences OF the last summer still
continuance Of the same black powder
The war taught the aII-smportau'
lesson. however. that the powder fol
the future must be smokeless in char,
lacter. Black non-smokcless powder
will continue to- be used In shells. Tn.
nOn-smokeiess quality Is. when usey
in this connection. a positive advan
tage. The gunners can observe. by not
ing the location os the explosion
whether the shell fell short or beyon,
the advantage OF the Americans in tn,
employment OF smokcless powder. Z
Spanish battery serving smokclcs
powder could with difficulty b. mad
out. Smokeless powder - now bcinl
turned out in large quantities for tn
United States service. An order q
something like 100000 pounds Is b.
ing executed for the navy alone. Their
, is no difficulty in making a smokclcs
powder. \ new grade 81 smokcjss
, powder can he evolved every day &
the year. but the trouble Is to obtai
powder that will stand elima,
changes. To he servicsablc. a smokeies
powder must. first OF all. possess goo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

shock OF battle proves the value or
weakness of the device-generaliy tie
latter.
Submarine boats. balloons. pn,uma-
tic dynamite guns. electric range-find-
ers. machine guns. torpetoes OF the
automobile and Invisible types. shells
filed with high explosives and various
other contrivances We're either in eX-
istence in the armaments OF the United
States service at the outbreak % the
war or We're available Nearly all OF
the above weapons and aids OF war
fare We're. at least in their present
form. productions Of the past two de-
cades. And what do We find? The sub
marine boat, despite all that was
claimed for ii. was not used. Two fleets
We're destroyed and a nation was con-
quered without having to call Il into
play. The balloon before Santiago,
Well, ask the troops who suffered from
the fire il drew upon them what they
thought OF il. Santiago certainly did
not fall because Of any service render
ed by balloons. The pneumatic dyna-
mite gun accomplished nothing. Il Gre
ated a great fuss. but mounted as the
three pieces were on beard the Nesu-
vius "a vessel with a bottom as round
as barrel and most unsteady plat
form, they are unable to- fire with any
degree of accuracy. The Spaniards did
not yield jot of ground by reason OF
any work OF the dynamite guns.
Electric range finders which. under
nominal conditions were able TO deter
mine a range with degree OF mac
curacy of only one-half OF one per cent
were of little or no use in the war
The range was generally picked M in
the good old-fashioned way. and By tn,
method our seniors in the civil wal
employed, namely. firing = gun and Oh
serving the fall OF the projeCtile. 4,
to the machine guns. they are already
disappearing. The light. automati,
guns are no longer being installed. Tin,
automatic weapons which feed thei
cartridges by means of a belt wer,
ideal in action SO long as they worke,
well. but no one could tell when jan
might be expected. and 4 jam meant
gun out of action. No more automati
guns, it is announced. will he purchas
ed. As to torpedoes. the opportunit
did not present itself during the wa
TO employ them. but a good deal wa
learned concerning the places wher
: they should not be carried. In the &c
ton of July 8 a shell supposed TO hav
r been fired by the Texas struck the tor
: pedo located in the bow tube OF tn
= Viscaya. and on exploding in turn eN
plOded the torpedo. The effect was {
, tear out about fourteen feet Of the steT-
of the Spanish cruiser. II taught tin
p ordnance experts OF the United State
{ that in future torpedoes. IL carried q
5 all by the large ships-of-war. shout
t be placed below the water line and OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-11

NEW YORK. Jan. is-Dr. Fruarr-
sex Strange kolsc contributes 10 the
Electrical EoaEsao.rr = description - =
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of al. docrsncat. THIS rnigas make sh-
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