davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

just entering upon diplomatic career, de-
sire very much to understand, for 1 am
fresh enough to believe that if these two
countries, laboring together for peace.
unite their voices in demanding 1t, it is
almost sure in every case (cheers). I
would like to quote my president again,
for the last words heard him say were
that the United States to-day were on bet
ter terms with every nation on the face
of the earth than it had ever been before
(Cheers)
Now have a little more to say of my
own country" Cries of 60 on').
"Our young republic had hard work dur
ing the past century to subdue the conti-
nent and to turn wilderness into a smil-
ing and wealthy garden. But that bust
ness is now pretty weA finished. and so
last year, your brother Jonathan started
out to see the word. He donned seven
league, nay, seven hundred-leagu boots,
and planted his footsteps on the isles of
the sea. And what gigantic strides he
made-Hawaii, then Manila, and another
STEP my lord Charles. would have brought
him to Hong Kong. Well, our interests
and commerce differ only in degree; and
it isl won't say, as Lord Charles Beres-
ford did, by putting fleets side by side
but by common purpose and united
voice for us to command peace for the
mutual support of the commerce of the
two countries
After paying eloquent tributes to the
late Baron Herschell and to Rudyard Kip
ling, Mr.. Choate concluded as follows:
Gentlemen, we are almost one people.
What I say is let our voices always be
lifted together for the cause of human
progress and the advancement of civil
ization. and my word for it, if that can
always be followed, why then law, order,
peace and freedom, which are the nurses
of commerce the world over, will prevail
and the cause of humanity be advanced"
(Cheers).
Baron Russell, of Killowen, the lord
chief justice who followed Mr.. Choate,
complimented him upon his eloquence, the
width and depth of his observations and
the statesmanhke tone that pervaded his
speech.
The other speakers dealt with matters
of local interest.
The chairman, who said he Joined most
cordially in welcoming the American am
bassador and expressed the hope that
during his tenure of office, no cloud would
ever arise between England and the
United States
The proceedings then terminated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
TOOK 400 PRISONERS.

Gen. Otis Reports the Result of the Latest
Battle with Insurgents at Pasig.
Washington, March 15.-The follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Otis has been
received:
Manila, March Is.
Adjutant General, Washington
Three thousand insurgents moved
down last night to towns of Pasig and
Pateros, on the shore of Laguanda
bay, fronting Wheatons troops ON the
Pasig river line. By heavy fighting
Wheaton has dislodged and driven
them back, taking 400 prisoners and
infiicting heavy loss in killed and
wounded. He reports his loss as very
moderate. He now occupies these
towns with sufficient force to hold
them. "OTIS."
Washington, March 15.-Gen. Otis
has cabled the following list of causal-
ties suffered by the United States troops
day before yesterday:
Manila, March Is.
Washington: Causalties March 18th,
near CalOocan:
Killed-20th Kansas, Co. l., Private
James w. Kline.
Near Guadalupe:
Killed-22d Infantry, Co B, Privates
George Stewart; K, Whine P. Munson;
D, Wesley J. Hennessy.
Wounded-22d Infantry, M, Privates
VIM. Renshart, leg, moderate; d, Will
let Herman, scalp, slight; VIM. S.
O'Brien, head, severe; John Mubahille,
scalp, slight; A, Theodore A. Miner,
finger, severe; Daniel Carroll, forearm,
slight; E, Joseph Hoffman, thigh, Sc
we're; Joseph B. Cox, thumb, severe; |,
John Black, chest, severe; David Null
holland, arm, moderate.
Twentieth infantry, K, Corporal
Christ Thompson, side, severe; B, Pri-
Yates Charles Simon, back, moderate;
X, Thomas Miller, hand, severe; D,
Frank Nash, knee, severe; M, Richard
F. Piper, thigh, slight; G, Lester M.
Folger, neck, slight; H, Charles Shar-
key, thigh, slight; Charles Davis, neck,
severe. Second Oregon, B, Private
Walter Irwin, foot, moderate, acct
dental injury Twenty-second infantry,
B, Corporal Charles J. Usley, contu-
sion, side Twentieth infantry, E,
Privates William Sempson, sprain,
ankle; M, Adolph G. koehper, sprain,
ankle; B, Peter ]. Phelan, hand, mod
crate; F, Corporal John E. Hoffman,
sprain, ankle. March IA, near Guada-
lupe, killed: First Washington, E,
Private Ralph Van Buskirk; wounded,
Second Oregon, D, Privates, Alfred 0.
Garden, chest, severe; F. w. o. B. Dod-
son, ankle, slight; E, Charles J. Olson,
foot, severe.
(Signed) OTIS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

the English troops were defeated the Zu-
lus captured over $4,000 worth of this
canned beef and ate it. I never heard of
their being made sick by it, either
Seriously, though, during the whole of
the Zulu war the Wilson Packing Com
pany shipped thousands of dollars worth
of canned beef to the English army, in
the hottest country in the world. Out of
all that quantity we never received pro-
test from the English government about
Nhe beef spelling. Some of it was kept
in the tropics for months-and eaten-and
there was no cause for complaint from
the English troops 1t was not the same
kind of canned beef that was furnished
to the American troops last year. This
beef the American troops complained of,
as / understand it, was in round cans 1t
was not what is known as compressed
beef. 1t was simply boiled beef.
Business is business, but the lives of
the American troops are worth more than
a few dollars"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
ON A JUNKET TO CUBA.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March Ia par
ty of postal officials, comprising Post
master General Charles Emory Smith,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow Chief Beavers of the salary and
and allowance division, and Mr.. Clarence
E. Dawson. secretary to the Postmaster
General, left here this afternoon for Cuba,
via Tampa
The Postmaster Generals mission IS to
confer with Director of Posts Rathbone
at Havana, over important matters af-
fecting the postal service on the island
The party probably Will be away about a
week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

Manila, March 15.-4:40 p. m.-Gen.
Lloyd Wheaton, commanding the Unit
ed States flying column, attacked and
defeated a force of 5000 Filipinos at
Pasig this afternoon, inf1icting a heavy
loss upon them. The American loss
was slight The Americans captured
400 Filipinos.
Many bodies of the rebels killed in
the engagement are floating down the
river.
About $50 Filipinos surrendered at
the town of Taguig to the Washington
regiment and IT'S Filipinos were cap
tured at Pasig by the Twentieth regi-
ment. The prisoners were unarmed,
and therefore, it is presumed, they exc
cuted their threat of throwing their
guns into the river.
Our troops found 106 dead Filipinos
and 100 new graves near Pasig.
The American casualties included the
following:
Wounded-Private Newman, Com
pany F, Twentieth regiment; Private
Carroll, Company A, Twenty
regiment; Private Marshall, Company
B, Twenty-second regiment; Private
Coomb, Company G, Twenty-second
regiment; Private Rogers, Company L.,
Twenty-second regiment
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
ADDRESSES ASKED FOR.

Washington, March 15.-The follow
ing notice was given to the press to-
day by Adjutant General Corbin:
1.-The Secretary of War requests that
parents and friends of soldiers who
were killed around Santiago or who
have since died in Cuba, desiring their
remains sent home send their home
addresses to the quartermaster general,
IT, S. Army, Washington, d. c., the
remains upon arrival in this country
will be sent by express to the address
given, otherwise the remains will be
inferred at Arlington
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
MRS. PLACE 5 FATE |SS[ALED
Governor Roosevelt Refuses to Com
mute Her Sentence.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS NO MORE
PAINFUL CASE COULD COME BE-
FORE HIM, BUT HER GUILT HAS
BEEN FULLY PROVEN, THE
HIGHER COURTS HAVE FOUND
NO REASON FOR DOUBT. AND
THERE is NO QUESTION OF THE
WOMANsS SANITY-TO INTER-
FERE WOULD ONLY BE POSI-
BILE BECAUSE OF THE SEX OF
THE CONDEMNED.
Albany, N. Y. March 15.-Governor
Roosevelt has refused to commute the
sentence of Mrs. Martha Place. the
Brooklyn murderess. and she will be
electrocuted some day during the next
week at Sing Sing prison.
In his memorandum announcing the
decision, Governor Roosevelt says
mo more painful case can come be-
fore governor than an appeal to arrest
the course of justice in order to save
a woman from capital punishment when
that woman's guilt has been clearly es-
tablished and when there are no cir
cumstances whatever to mitigate the
crime. If there We're any reasonable
doubt of the guilt: if there were any
basis whatsoever for Interference with
the course of justice in this case, I
should so interfere. But there is no
ground for interference. The accused
was condemned as guilty of murder IN
the first degree fairly, although, as all
ways reluctant to give verdict against
a woman if any justification whatso-
ever exists for Withholding it. This
verdict was then reviewed at great
length by the Court of Appeals and was
affirmed without a dissenting voice,
though this court always scrutinizes
with the most jealous care such case,
desiring that the benefit of every doubt
should be given to the accused. I
wrote to the district attorney and to
the judge who tried the case to learn
whether they thought there was any
ground for executive clemency They
both answered that there was none
whatever, and that the case was one
of peculiar outrage.
"There is no question of the woman's
guilt, and no question of her sanity.
All that remains is the question as to
whether I should be justified in inter-
fering to save murderess on the
ground of her sex, when no justifica-
ton would exist to interfere ON behalf
of murderer.
"This murder was one Of peculiar
deliberation and atrocity. To interfere
with the course OF the law in this case
could be justified only on the ground
that never hereafter, under any circum-
stances, should capital punishment be
inflicted upon any murderess, even
though the victim was herself wo-
man, and even though that victims
torture preceded her death.
"There is but one course open to me.
decline to interfere with the course
of the law"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
THE SUPREME COURT
Issues Mandamus to Compel the State
Board of Agriculture to Patronize the
Public Printer and Binder.

Board of Agriculture to Patronze the
Public Printer and Binder.
Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, March 15.-The
Supreme Court began a special term to-
day. On the petition of A. G. Miller,
public printer, the Court granted an al
ternate writ of mandamus against the
State Board of Agriculture to compel
the Board to have it's printing done
by the State printer or show cause
why it should not do SO. The writ
is returnable on the 18th.
A similar writ was granted on the
petition of John T. Johnston, State
binder, in regard to the binding of the
State Board of Agriculture.
The appeal of Gaier, vs. Keener, from
Tyler county, was dismissed for fail
ure to print the record, and new Pc
tition was presented and new appeal
allowed.
The papers were filed in the man
damus case of Curry VS.. Means, from
Tyler county.
The Court adjourned till tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
CAPITAL INCREASED.
One Concerns Stock Jumps from 1876, 200
to SI5 100000.

TRENTON, N. J., March 15.-Papers
were filed with the Secretary of State
to-day increasing the capital stock of the
Havana Electric Railway Company from
s., 900, 600 to 100000.
Articles were also filed increasing the
capital stock of the international Trac-
ton Company from SS. 600 to $4,000 600.
The papers were filed by Benjamin w.
Franklin. president, and Charles Nc
Weigh, secretary. The stock of the COM
pany is divided into $4,000 preferred and
$40 coo, coo common. The preferred stock Is
to bear per cent. cumulative dividends.
The company is formed to construct rail-
roads and bridges, to build machinery and
equipment for railroads and to acquire
stocks, bonds and other Indebtedness Of
other companies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
TRAIN ABANDONED.


After Being Snow and leo Bound for Two
Weeks. the Passengers were Taken Away
in Wagons.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 15.-The
train which has been snow bound on the
Cheyenne & Northern Railroad for the
past two weeks, was abandoned to-day.
The passengers were taken in wagons
from Altus to Horse Creek Station, where
they were transferred to a train and
brought to Cheyenne. During the time
the train was showed in, the passengers
and crew did their own cooking and lived
in the cars. The food supply ran short
several times, but there was no actual suf-
fering A number of relief trains were
sent to the rescue, but failed to get
through the drifts of snow and ice, which
are ten to twenty feet deep, and are now
blockaded at different point along the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
RUN ON A BANK.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March ia run
was started on the Cincinnati Savings
Society to-day without apparent cause,
which was promptly met by the pay
ment of all checks presented. The Off
GERS of the bank attribute the run to the
malice of depositor who had dispute
in settling his account and who threat
ened to get even.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
WILL PRESS FORWARD


Towards Aguinaldo's Headquarters-The
Filipinos Completely Routed.
London, March 15.-The Evening
News this afternoon publishes the fol-
lowing despatch from Manila:
Gen. Wheaton has completely rout-
ed the Filipinos and has occupied
Pasig, Taguig and Pateros. Several
hundreds of the enemy were killed an
as many were captured.
Gen. Otis says that is the greatest
victory since February 5. The Amer
leans will now press toward Aguin-
aldos headquarters"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
DIVORCE ASKED.
Oliver H. Littleton Enters Suit
Against His ife--.The Grant Case
Caused It.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, March Is
Oliver H. Littleton instituted suit for
divorce from his wife, Nora Littleton,
to-day The suit grew out of the tes-
timony given by Mrs. Littleton in de-
Tense of the negro Wade Grant, who
was found guilty and sentenced to fif-
teen years in the penitentiary for the
assault on Mrs. A. ]. Barry. On the
stand Mrs Littleton said she thought
as much of the negro as she did of
her own children, and that her heart
had run away with her brains.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
| NBEATON'S PASIG VICTORY.
The Flying Column Advanced Against
Three Thousand Rifles

AND COMPLETELY ROUTED THEM.
THE INSURGENT FILIPINOS
SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES.
MANY BODIES OF THE KILLED
FLOATED DOWN THE PASIG
RIVER-IN ADDITION TO THE
KILLED AND WOUNDED THE
ENEMY'S LOSS INCLUDED FOUR
HUNDRED TAKEN PRISONERS.
THE AMERICAN LOSS WAS
LIGHT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
NO ELECTION.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 15.-The for
ty-ninth ballot for U. S. Senator to-day
resulted as follows: Quay, R., "a; jerks,
D., rs; Dalzell, II; Huff, 5; Irwin, A.;
Stewart, Z; Stone, 4; Widener, 8; Rice,
2; Ritter, /; Grow, 1; Smith, 3; Tubbs,
2. Total, 221; necessary to choice,
III; paired or not voting, 80. No cleo
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
THE CUBAN ASSEMBLY
Will Probablybe Allowed to Run It's Course
Unmolcsted.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-In
considering what policy should be adopted
towards the Cuban military, the authori-
ties have consulted Gonzalez Quesada,
the Cuban representative. who has advised
that the assembly be allowed to run its
course without molestation, as he holds
that it has no strength outside its own
membership, ard that any move to dis
band it would give the members an oppor-
tunity to appear as martyrs. This view
has been accepted thus far and may con-
tinue although Gen. Brooke being on this
ground, has considerable latitude of ac-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
HAD A QUIET NIGHT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-Sen-
ator Jones, of Arkansas, had quiet night
and his physicians say he is progressing
steadily.
Ex-Governor Fletcher, Of Missouri is
still in critical condition with no change
from yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
BLAMES GENERAL GRANT.
DR.. John B. Shaw Says the General
Issued Canned Roast Beef

TO THE SOLDIERS IN PORTO RICO,
ASSUMING UNLAWFUL AU-
THORITY AND SUPERCEDING
COMMISSARY OFFICERS - DIR.
SHAW SAYS THE BEEF WAS
STRINGY, PULPY AND NAUSE-
ATING - ATTRIBUTES MUCH
SICKNESS TO ITS USE-MUCH OF
THE BEEF WAS BURIED-RE-
FRIGERATED BEEF WAS SPOIL
ED-THINKS PTOMAINE POISON
GENERATED IN THE CANNED
MEAT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

WELLINGTON, d. c., March l5-rop
Wee Virginfa-Fair west to north winds,
FIR western Pennsylvania-Fair: colder
in southern portion; brisk to high norths
westerly winds.
For ohio-Fa-r; brisk to high norths
westerly winds.
Mr. C. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist. made the following observations OF
the Temperature yesterday: a. r. s.: 3
a. M. s.: II m. o.: p M. 81: pyolA, a
her. changeablA s-s IS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES

To Be Advanced In Price-Dealers Met in
Chicago Yesterday
Chicago, March 15.-Fifty dealers in
Photographic supplies in the western
and central States together with a
number of manufacturers held a secret
conference here to-day. 1t was limited
that a rise in prices might be expected.
NJ. L. Jones, of Fort Wayne, Ind, the
chairman Of the meeting, said there
would be nothing in the nature of a
trust formed, but that the organization
of the dealers and manufacturers Of
east and west would probably be ac-
complished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
AMERICAN BANKERS MEET.

New York, March 15.-The executive
council of the American T,ankers' Assoc
citation met to-day in tt s city. twenty.
six members attendir., including the
President OF the Assc ciation, George Fl.
Russell, President of the Michigan
State Savings Ban, of Detroit. Cleve-
land, Ohio, was selected as the next
meeting place Of the Association.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
HEALTH IMPROVED.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March 15.-Frank
A. vanderlip, assistant secretary of the
treasury, after several weeks absence on
account OF serious Illness. at his home in
Chicago, returned to his duties to-day,
greatly improved IA health. I
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
CHILD KILLED
Bya Rolling Rock Near Marietta-A Pc
culiar Accident.

culiar Accident.
Special to the Register.
Marietta, Ohio, March 15.-Minnie
Taylor, the fourteenyear-old daughter
of Charles Taylor, of Coal Run, this
county, met death in peculiar manner
last night Taylor is a farmer and a
dozen or more of his neighbors were
assisting him at grubbing bee. While
the child was watching them at work
at the foot of steep hill, rock weigh
ing twenty-five pounds became detach-
ed, and plunged down the steep dec
clivity. 1t struck the girl in the head
and crushed her skull causing death in
a few hours.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
JUDGE cNG A BANKRUPT.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March f5.-Judgs
Walter c. olg. OF the common pleas
court. to-day filed petition in voluntary
bankruptcy in the United States circuit
court. HI, liabilities are placed at s35,ocA
Assets given as $1,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

DELIVERS AN ADDRESS TO THE
LONDON COMMERCIAL PEOPLE
"A BANQUET FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF GETTING BRITISH
LIONS TOGETHER TO MEET
OUR NEW REPRESENTATIVE
A WITTY SPEECH WHICH
SEEMED TO PLEASE HIS AUDI
ENCE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

Washington, March 15.-To-day' S
statement of the condition of the treas
ury: Available cash balance, $277, 8O9,-
81; gold reserve. $241, 371, BAT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16
GOVERNOR PINGREE
Believed to be Moving Toward a Presiden-
tial Nomination..

DETROIT. Mich, March 15-Eltweed
Pomeroy, of Newark, n j., has issued
call for d social and political conference at
Buffalo, June IS to July 8. Governor Pin
gree's name heads the list of signers,
which includes nearly a hundred promi-
nent reformers. Some here construe it
as the beginning of a Pingree move for
Presidential nomination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-16

UNANIMOUSLY RENOMINATED.
Providence, R. l., March 15.-The an
nual convention of the Republican
party of Rhode Island was held here
to-day. Gov. Elisha Dyer, of Provi-
dence, and the other State officers were
unanimously renominated.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
PROGRESS.

With time, comes progress and ad-
vancement in all lines of successfully
conducted enterprises. Success comes
to those only who have goods with
superior merit and a reputation. In
the manufacture of laundry starch for
the last quarter of century j. G.
Hubingcr has been the peer OF all
others and today is placing on the
market the finest laundry starch ever
offered the public under our new and
original method.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two large 10 cent packages OF his new
starch, RED CROSS, TRADE MARK
brand, also two OF the children's
Shakespeare pictures painted in twelve
beautiful colors as natural as life, or
the Twentieth Century Girl Calendar,
all absolutely free.
All grocers are authorized to give
ten large packages of RED CROSS
STARCH, with twenty of the Shakes
peare pictures or ten of the Twentieth
Century Girl Calendars, to the first five
purchasers of the Endless Starch Chain
Book. This is one of the grandest Of
fers ever made to introduce the RED
CROSS laundry starch, j. G. Hubinger' s
latest invention.
The Yale expositor., 1899-09-22
uov the world Carries It's Money.

To the initiated, a mans nationality
Is betrayed by the way he carries his
money. The Englishman carries his
loose in his right-hand trousers pocket
gold. silver and copper all mixed up to-
gether. He pulls handful OF the mix
ture out OF his pocket in large, opu-
lent way, and selects the coins he has
need of. The American carries his wad
OF bills in a peculiar long, narrow
rocketbook, in which the greenbacks
lie fat; the Frenchman makes use OF
a leather purse with no distinguishing
characteristics, while the German uses
one gaily embroidered in silks by the
fair hands of some Lottchen or Nina.
The half civilized capitalist from some
torrid South American city carries his
dollars in a belt, with cunningly de-
yised pockets to battle the gentlemen
with the light fingers. Some OF these
belts are very expensive. The Italian
OF the poorer class ties up his little
fortune in gaily colored handkerchief
secured with many knots, which he
secrets in some mysterious manner
about his clothes. similar course
has charms for the Spaniard; while
the lower-class Russian exhibits pref
erence for his boots or the lining OF
his clothes as a hiding place for his
savings