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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-14
IN The SUNNY SOUTH.

Atlanta shivering Inder Four Inches Of
snow-Annfston. Aias4uz- Reports Faf-
teen Below Zero-simIlAr Reports from
Other Poinfs-
Atlanta Ga, February I2.-The
South shivered to-day n temperature
OF unprecedented severity. from the
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DELENBAUGH GUILTY.

Cleveland. O., February 13.-The Cir
cult Court this afternoon found Judge
F. E. Dellenbaugh guilty as charged
The sentence was not announced.
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NONE IN YET.

New York, February 13.-None Of the
Atlantic passenger liners from Great
Britain and the continent that regular
ly arrive here at the end OF the week
has yet been sighted.
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Memphis, Tenn, February l3.-The
present cold snap IS 2 record breaker
for West Tennessee. Arkansas and
Mississippi. Zero weather has prevail
ed for several days and there has been
much suffering. The wharf al Mem
phis is ice-bOund and local packets
have gone into winter quarters Ear
" fruit trees in Mississippi have been
withered By the intense cold and the
early fruit crop will be seriously i'm
paired.
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Atlanta Constitution
All thoughtful men must feel that
the renewal Of war in the Philippines
would have been avoided IL this gov
eminent had, IN the beginning. an
nouaeed a definite policy with respect
10 the occupation Of those islands
policy based On the necessities of the
case, as well as on the plan and pr-
pose OF our institutions.
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Richmond, Va, February 3.-The
blizzard ragged here to-day. 1t has
showed necessarily since Saturday
afternoon, and the thermometer reg
istered only six above zero this after
noon. The snow has drifted five and
six feet in places and the suffering Is
intense. No street cars or railroads
are moving traffic In or out Of Rich
mond, and business is at standstilL
There is great fear Of fuel famine.
No casualties are reported, but later de-
velopments must show great suffering
II not loss Of life among the negroes
and poorer classes.
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ONLY 4 FEW THERE.

BULLETIN
Harrisburg, Pa, February 13.-The
joint ballot for United States Senator
to-day resulted as follows.
Quay, u; Dalzell, /; jerks, ).
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Louisville, KY, February 13.-The
coolest weather even known in Ken
lucky was recorded to-day. AT Louis
Vile the thermometer only reached 10
below, but the State suffered much
worse. Lebanon, KY, showed a tenn
perature OF SO below; Carlisle, 30;
Princeton, 30; and the highest re-
corded in reports from twenty-five sta
lions - below. At Paducah a negro
woman and her child we're frozen 70
death in the fields. In many towns
business has been suspended and coal
shortage is reported from all parts Of
the State.
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Little Rock, ARK, February 13.-An
old negro mail carrier named Boiler,
who for many years has carried the
mail between Little Rock and Fourch
Dam. in Pulaski county, vas found
frozen to death to-day. The thermom-
eter last night reached zero, and the
weather to-day Is very cold.
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Savannah, Ga, February ia
heavy sleet yesterday. snow to-day and
the coolest weather ever known here,
has paralyzed all business. Street car
service has been broken up, and all
railway trains are delayed. Schools
were dismissed. \ negro was found
frozen to death in Ann street
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New Orleans. La, February 13.-The
minimum was s degrees, which was 8
degrees lower than any previous rec
ord. At vicksburg the minimum was
one degree below zero; al Aontgom-
CRY below.
Throughout the whole gulf region
tna temporal lures were from three 70
nine degrees below any previous record
Lexington, Ky, February 15--Ar-
tested Thermometers registered "a de-
grees below zero this morning The
poor have been fed free p . soup house
ali day. and various citlzens have do-
mated coal Tonight tile weather bu-
CsasiaasS sa se/ u Pssa.
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Washington, February 13.-Shortly
before midnight Adiutant General Cor
bin made public the following despatch
from General Otis reporting the car
ture Of the town Of TloIlo by the Amer
lean forces under Gen. Miller. on tie
18th inst.
Manila, February y, 1879.
Cen. Miller reports from IloI1o thar
that town taken On the nth inst. and
held b. troops. Insurgents given IN
til evening Of 18th 70 surrender but
their hostile actions brought on ea.
gagement during the morning. In
surgents fired native portion OF town;
but little losses 70 prope-ty OF foreign
inhabitants. No casualties among
the ~aited States troops reported.
(Signed) OTIS.
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Pittsburg, Pa, February ia coal
famine is threatened here. The total
coal supply now in the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers at Pittsburg does
not exceed 100000 bushels. Tie
daily consumption is 100000 bushels.
and there are orders for instant deliv-
cry of at least 400, 700 bushels. The
rivers are frozen up tight and the rail-
road freights are not moving Coal
has advanced from SIC to 10c a bushel
and in some cases IS selling as high
as csc. Hundreds of wagons are wait
ing on the wharves TO load ard ;hous-
ands OF orders for fuel are beias re-
celved that cannot be filled. TIE
situation is the most critical in years.
There are millions of bushels OF coal
in barges up the river, but there is no
way to get it here. The situation has
become so desperate that an effort is
being made to break the ice on the
Monongahela as far as Locks Nos and
3, above which, it is said, there is coal
enough to supply Pittsburg and AL
legheny for a month, II all other
sources of supply are cut of.
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Montgomery. Ala, February 81
The weather to-day was the coolest
ever known in this vicinity. Temper
ature at 5 a. m. was 3 below zero. TO
negroes were found this morning
frozen to death.
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COLD CAUSES COAL FAMINE.
Black Diamonds Worth Twenty-Five
Cents a BuShel.

AT PITTSBURG, AND THE VISIBLE
SUPPLY DOWN TO A MILLION
BUSHELS-THE DAILY DEMAND
is 100000 BUSHELS, AND THERE
ARE NOW ORDERS FOR THE M
MEDIATE DELIVERY OF 100000
BUSHELS-RIVERS FROZEN UP
AND RAILROADS BLOCkADED
BY SNoW-SITUATIoN HAS BE-
COME DESPERATE.
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AMERICANS TAKE ILOILO.
The Forces Under General Miller Took the
Town on Saturday Last-NO American
CaNualtiNs

The Forces Under General Miller Took the
Town on Saturday Last-No American
Casualties.
United States forces, under Brigadier
General Miller, captured Iloilo. capitol
of the Island of Panay, and seat OF the
so-called government OF the Visayas
Federation, on Saturday last after a
bombardment.
The rebels set the town on fire before
eyacuating ii, but the American troops
extingulshed the flames.
There were no casualties on the
American side.
Manila, February IA. 9:45 a. m.-The
United States gunboat Petrol arrived
late last evening with dispatches from
Brigadier General II. II. Miller to
Major General Otis. announcing that
Iloilo had been taken by the combined
military and naval forces on Saturday
morning.
General Miller. on receipt Of his in
structions from Manila, sent native
commissioners ashore from the United
States transport St Paul, with a COM
munication for the rebel governor OF
Iloilo. calling upon him 10 surrender
within a time stated and warning him
not TO make a demonstration In the in
terval.
The rebels Immediately moved their
guns and prepared to defend their pO-
sition. Thereupon the Petrol fired two
warning guns. the rebels Immediately
opening fire upon her.
The Petrol and Baltimore then bonn
barded the town which the rebels.
having set on FIRE. and Immediately
evacuated.
American troops were promptly
landed and extinguished the fires in
all cases Of foreign property. but not
before considerable damage had been
done.
1t is believed that the enemy's loss
during the bombardment was heavy.
but no American casualties are report
ed.
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Harrisburg. Pa, February 13.-The
snow storm has paralyzed all business.
The street car lines are closed and not
Z passenger train has arrived or left
the city since noon All the passenger
trains On the Pennsylvania railroad be
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg have
been annuIIed.
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Scranton, Pa, February 13.-The
storm is raging fercely with high
winds The snow is over two feet on
the level, the drifts being FIVE and six
feet AL trains are abandoned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

true also of his subordinate officers. A
party of them were living for a time on
a warship at Bonny at the mouth of the
Niger, and Sir Claude came there to take
dinner.
by the way" he said when champagne
was brought on, 81 ordered some fine bur-
gundy from an English firm TO be sent
here. Did it ever arrive?"
The officers looked a one another In
confusion and finally plucked up courage
TO explain that the wine had arrived ana
been consumed. I'VE did not know to
whom it belonged" they fastened TO say,
and thought if any one put in claim
we would make 1t good"
What good does that do me now?" in
quired Sir Claude, with a suspicion OF tenn
per- that may be excused when one can
realize that it is to be deprived Of such
luxury in that forsaken torrid spot But"
he added, young men will be young men.
Steward bring on that last bottle of
champagne"
At another time, to illustrate a quality
In this English empire builder, the wife
OF an officer Unexpectedly arrived sTg1e
quarters provided for her were very in
ferior and Sir Claude gave up his own
in order that this woman might be more
suitably accommoda ted, which is more of
a concession than might be supposed for
person who commands in his particular
sphere the respect OF a king. IL shows
him thoughtful Of others.
Physical Courage.
While Sir Claude Is not a military man
he possesses a GOODNESS in time of dan
ger that would make him a warrior u his
aspirations lay in that direction. He took
command personally Of an expedition up
the Niger to duell an uprising once, trav-
cling on a big tug boat armed with rapid
fire guns When ninety miles up the
river a fearful fuslade of bullets and ar
rows came from the banks. and every
man on the boat suddenly discovered that
he had business below, excepting Sir
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pairing the damage done some days be-
fore. Millions of new cells have formed.
The Inflammation produced in all healthy
healing is in full swing. Here are all the
conditions necessary to lodgment and
growth and cultivation of the poison
germs. In healthy fully formed tissue
they cannot exist Even in a Strenuous
child the cells of life in unbruised parts
OF The body are too strong for them. They
throw them off and out. But this new
forming tissue is weak, and the baccilh
comes to stop in their circulation
through the system. They have found
soil in which they can thrive. and they
take hold at once.
Germs Seek Weakest Spot.
If, instead of having met with an ac-
cident to its back a few days before, the
child had contracted a cold resulting in
an Inflammation of the lungs, the germs
floating in from the rug out of doors or
the germs cultivated in the impure milk
from tuberculosis cows, would have
brought consumption. AS it is. the lungs
being sound, the germs passed through
them without finding lodgment and settled
in the backbone.
The result is tuberculosis or consump-
ton of the spine, otherwise called Potts
disease.
1t is at this point, or very shortly there
after, that the responsibility of the family
physician begins. 1t rests entirely with
him whether the little patient shall be
cured, or whether a hopeless cripple shall
pass out of his hands. For, once the
hunchback exists, nothing and nobody can
/ cure it. Up to a certain point the deform-
ity may be improved. The hump may be
, reduced by modern methods of surgery,
but complete restoration is impossible. Left
10 ITSELF Potts disease makes a hunch-
back of its victim with fearful certainty
and precision. Taken in time it can al
most always be cured, and though it may
occur again and again in a strenuous
subject, no deformity ensues under prop
er treatment.
The symptoms are simple and clean cut
The spine become more or less rigid long
before any deformity manifests itself.
There are severe pains in the abdomen.
Because of these pains, the faithful, sleepy
old family doctor often treats the little
patient for-worms AS a matter of fact
the pains result from Inflammation of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05
DEATHS HEAD MOTHS.
superstifiOus Dread With which
They Are Regarded in Poland.
From the Gentleman's Magazine.

From the Gentlemans Magazine
Butterflies may mean much in the way
of auguries. The varlegated ones, of
bright coloring. are fortunate. especially
II futtering near the wayfarer. But the
bronze butterfly. or moth. is not lucky.
OF all the race, however, the most dreaded
as an augury IS what is commonly known
as deaths head moth" People who are
very firm Of nerve In other matters have
often been much agltated in finding one
Of these in a room. The yillager does
not simply augur death from the likeness
10 the skull I'm the marking of the back,
but various other misfortunes. This moth
(whose scientific name, Acherontia afro
pos, is sufficiently GRIM Is a very large
one. and flying into cottage rooms and
making for the candle, often extinguishes
IT, which doubles the terror of omen. 1t
Is worth while recalling to mind, in view
of the gloomy auguries which in many
places accompany this moths appearance,
the fear IL excited In parts of Poland In
1924 II swarmed in the potato fields
these and jasmine plants being It's favorite
haunts-and at dusk into open cottage
windows.
The noise peculiar to the moth became
to the terrified peasantry a voice of an
guish, and when il flew into the light and
extinguished IL, they anticipated war, pes
thence, hunger and death 20 man ard
beast in fact, the widest horror, as de-
scribed In contemporary accounts, over
spread In that year very wide district.
Even now, however, so many decades
later, and IN much less impressionable ru-
raj England, the aspect of the moth and
It's sound are seen and heard with dread.
From the yellow and brown tailed moths.
too, similar, though less terrible. onens
are deduced. Possibly the markings on
the back of the deaths head moth, which
are sufficiently startling to a nervous per-
son or invalid when Unexpectedly seen, &C.
count In some degree for the III omen
which its appearance Is deemed to be- 3.
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business, and that you attend to 1t. 1
will attend to mine in the same lines
among those dependent upon me-
II is said by one who heard this speech
that before Mr.. Clay concluded his re-
marks large part of the audience was IN
tears and the petition was never heard OF
again. 90
Senator Turpie was in the Senate with
Henry S. Lane of Indiana. Mr.. Lane was
a veteran of the Mexican war, and while
one of the most brilliant stump speakers
the state has produced, he never mace
speech in the Senate. In fact, 1t Is re-
called that the only speech he ever mace
in or near Washington was under unique
circumstances.
When the battle of Bull Run was fougnt
both branches of Congress had adjourned
for a day or two, and many Of the mem
bers Of both branches drove out to witness
the battle In fact, so close did some OF
the members Of Congress get that one
member was captured by the Confederates
after the rout began.
History has told Of the result of the
battle. Senator Lane had driven out In
buggy, and with a field glass was watch
ing the battle from distance. ~ hen the
Union forces began slowly to give way and
the mad retreat began, Senator Lane had
left his buggy by the side OF the coun-
try road and was standing on stump In
the center OF the TOddt winch HiauS q
sharp turn to avoid the stump This
brought the senator almost in the middle
OF the road. For an hour or more ne stood
In the middle of the road on the stump,
searching with his glass and eye practiced
in the Mexican war the operations of the
troops. When the retreat began stragglers
began to file past-men without their arms,
some without hats or coats, their hair
streaming in the wind. Then small de-
tacbrnenfs the remains Of whole compa-
MES. began TO hurry up, all bearing in
disputaDie evidence of the true condition
OF affairs. The army was in a mad flight.
The distressing scene moved Senator
Lane greatly. He determined to do what
he could TO stop the flight and reorganize
the men. He began addressing the men
ana urging them by their love Of country,
nv their love of honor and manhood, 10
ston and form for battle. His white hair
was blown about his face, and never was
man more earnest or eloquent Many of
the infantrymen did stop, and gathered
about the aged orator. Things seem "a
hopeful that united stand might be
made.
AT this instant there came up the road
in wild flight a troop OF cavalry, with
horses white with sweat, and the men
urging them on. Senator Lane stood still,
although the crowd around MIN scattered
10 prevent being run over.
Look out, old man, or you will get run
over" cried several, and one or two tfied
to pull him out of the way.
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: cIJRE THE HUNCHBACK.
o,-rRIEs WHICH WILL WIPE
THE TERRIBLE DEFORMITY.

oidcnt. But Disease-Accepted
fo' .i.s wholly Upset by the Re-
hos of Doctors Phelps and
Uunched Backs Are Caused
40 same Germ Which, when
od in the Lungs, Brings Com
ntiou, and While Long Treat
Il rarely Successful, Differ
conditions Make the killing
hc Microbe an Easy Matter
q mon II Attacks the Spine.
" work. Nov. S.-That a rug shaken
-'e hack ward should change a healthy
.5, block away into a hunchbaek or
"a bo. lie of milk from a consumptive
4 ,s,ivered by an ignorant or a dishon-
.u.noan. should have the same result,
nrorosition that viii test the credul-
1 - almost any layman, and, indeed, of
4 ,,y a phys clan. Yet, both these things
noesib,e. and, the recognition of the
4 s.-i,5e involved in this fact, win soon
4 -, ,bout the almost total disappear
,f new cases Of this terrible affection.
4 ,,sadv there has been a tremendous de-
,ss in he number Of unfortunates at
so.,el with this most cruel deformity.
\ 7ook about. observe carefully the
4 .r,rds YOU meet on the street and see
30 rare nowadays is the man or woman
II nth the hump. Then think back 20 or q
~ even ten years ago and you will find
bs where you saw five hunchbacks then
IAN will hardly see one now.
i r the general practitioner was a more
o,.sryant and studious and intelligent per
san than be is, there is no reason why the
shunchback should not be absolutely IN
-r.wn in a comparatively few years. Tn
4 .arrlnatelv the general practitioner, TAX
an ss whole. of course, is no more care
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LAST OF THE OLD GUARD.
Stories of Former Senators Who Ser
we'd with Senator Turpie.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel.


From the indianapolis Sentinel.
Mention of the fact that Senator Davi1
Turpie was the last of the "old guard" to
retire from public life has revived many
Interesting stories of the odd days In pub
lie history when Senator Turpie was in
the Senate serving his first term with sem
ators who had been the contemporaries of
Clay and Webster.
One of the most interesting OF these sto-
ries is an incident connected with the only
time Henry Clay ever made a speech in
Indiana He had touched upon the river
towns once or twice, but never did he visit
the state for the purpose Of making a po-
litical speech but once. This was in The
early forties, and he came 10 Richmond
10 speak 1t was then as now the center
of a Quaker population, and the fact that
Mr. Clay was a large owner OF slaves was
taken up and used against him. An i'm
mense crowd was present, and jus fore
Mr. Clay arose to speak Mr.. Mendenhall, a
prominent resident Of Richmond, handed
him a petition signed by 5000 names Org
ing him TO liberate his slaves. Mr.. Cliy
looked over the petition carefully, arose
amid intense silence and said
Ladies and Gentlemen: Before begin
ming my address / would like TO refer 10
been handed to me by Mr.. Mendenhan.
have it is true, seventy-three negro SER
wants. OF these perhaps thirty are able
bodied workers. The remainder are too
Young, too old or too feeble to engage In
the arduous work required on a planta Il IN.
These thirty are taking care Of the res.
II am asked to lberate my servants AMI
send them to the North as free persons.
agree to this proposition on one condition
These servants of mine have been with
me all their lives and are not only my SER
wants, but my friends. Were l to send
them from their homes on my plantation
l would have TO be thoroughly satisfied
that they will DO as well taken care Of as
they are now. must be satisfied that
those who are not able TO work are insur-
ed comfortable homes for the remainder
of their days. If you, Mr. Mendenhal,
will insure this and will furnish me with
a Just and sufficient bond that this viii be
done, l consent to the proposition.
But Mr.. Mendenhall, l am certain as
you are that you would not be able to do
this. I therefore ask you to spend your
energies in relieving the distress ana want
OF the widows and orphans and of the
aged and infrm OF your own community;
that you devote your attention 70 this
benevolent work; that you make this your
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

BEDS FOR HEALTHFUL SLEEP.

A Matter of vital Interest and an
End Readily Reached by n Little
Care.
The most important elements in solving
the great question of how. shall we get
the best and most refreshing sleep is that
of the bed If your bed or mattress IS
not right you will not get the best and
most from your hours of repose. Every
one knows that it is bad TO sleep on your
back. but it is even worse if the bed Is
such that your stomach is as high as
your head and your feet are lower that
both, as must be the case on too heavily
wadded mattresses. On the other hand, il
the spring is too yielding you win find
that the heavy parts of the body make
you lie in a kind of hollow whether you
sleep on your back or on your side, 1t
Is most unhealthy TO have the feet so high
as they are in this kind OF bed when
you sleep on your back and if you try to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

sleep on your side the spine IS curved
most uncomfortably and unhealthy.
What, then, is to be done about it? The
spring of the bed must either be made
in several pieces, or be made up Of spiral
springs, so that all parts are independent
of one another, and the springs at the cen
ter are stronger than those at the head
and foot because they have more weight
to support. In this way it become posi-
BILE for the tired man or woman TO obtain
the greatest possible amount of benefit
from the hours devoted to sleep If they
will use moderately hard mattress, Of
cotton or hair never Of feathers, and not
coo high a pillow, seeing that when they
are In bed, the body is not all curled up
in a knot by the poor springs, and that
the feet and back are in almost a straight
line the repose gained while lying either
on the right or left side win prove re-
freshing and healthful