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The record-union., 1899-03-18
Ex-Secretary sherman.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-The Sec
retary of State has cabled the United
States Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, to
meet the Paris upon her arrival there
Monday, and to. do everything in his
power to facilitate the transfer of ,x
Secretary Sherman from the Paris to
the cruiser Chicago. The latter has
not yet reached Havana, but there is
still plenty of time for her to reach
Kingston in season to meet the Paris.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
Fred M. Dickinson De- d.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-Fred
M. Dickinson, who for many .ears has
held the position of wire chief of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
this city, died to-day from the effects
of the grin
The record-union., 1899-03-18
A Woman Commits Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17.-Mrs
w. M. Morrison, wife of a local mer-
chant, committed suicide to-day by TAX
ing carbolic acid. Her husband is in
Los Angeles at present The dead wo-
man was a native of Oakland. Sick
ness induced dependency.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
General Eagan at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March lex
Commissary General Eagan arrived
here to-day accompanied by his wife
He declined to be interviewed regard
ing the quality of the beef supplied to
the army, and refused to discuss any
thing in connection with the matter
Mrs. Eagan is going to Honolulu to
visit her son. who is connected with a.
sugar company. After she has sailed
The record-union., 1899-03-18
No New Cases of Smallpox.

LOS ANGELES, March II The
Health Officer reports that there are
no new cases of smallpox in the city
to-day, and no suspects. 1t is believed
the disease has been practically
stamped out here.
The record-union., 1899-03-18

Sd, for Manila with the Third Infantry
and four compaies of the Seventeenth
Infantry on board, has arrived here.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
He Saw Too Much.

Jaggs-My dear, you are getting bet
ter looking as you grow older. Your
beauty appears to have doubled
Mrs. Jaggs-That will do, MI. Jaggs-
You've been drinking agains Chicago
Daily News.
The record-union., 1899-03-18

A London woman has obtained two
gufneas' damages from a restaurant
keeper because waiter dropped the
whitehall into her lap.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
The sherman at Singapore.

SINGAPORE Straits Settlement)
March 1.-THE United States transport
Sherman from New York, February
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SEE SATURDAY
Artificial Flowers.

Lhis season is assuredly
flower season and our variety of
the make-believe blooms is most
complete and well assorted. Per-
haps you've a thought of being
choose a bloom OF two of your
own favorites, hence we list a
few of the many.
Long wreath of small velvet
flowers, mixed with ribbon
grasses, colors white, blue and
pink. Price, Csc.
Small half blown buds. with
long rubber stems and full fol-
iage with one small bud and
three large ones, co1ors red,
pink, yellow, white, tea and Jac-
Gueminot. Price, 25c.
Three soft full crush roses, on
long rubber stems, co1ors tea,
red, purple and red. Price, 25c.
Full blown rose, with bud and
full foliage, rubber stems. Price,
15c.
Full spray of 1ilacs, in white
and purple, six sprays and fol-
iage. Price, 25c.
Full bunch of handsome satin
violets, four dozen to the bunch,
in purple shades. Price, 25c.
Full bunch of violet foliage,
with dark purple buds, frosted
leaves, six sprays to the bunch.
Price, 35c.
Handsome bunch of very nat
uEal looking heIiotrope, with
dark green frosted leaves and
purple shaded blossoms, six
sprays in bunch. Price, 35c.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
Candition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March Ito days
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
SITS, ,432, 797; gold reserve, SOL, ,644,-
800
The record-union., 1899-03-18

It's easy to convipce the plain wo-
man that handsome is as handsome
does
The record-union., 1899-03-18
WOnen'S Vests.

Ladies' Jersey ribbed Isle un-
ion suits, high neck, long
sleeves, ankle length; white
only. Price, SOC.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
A Farmer Commit. suicide.

for the islands the General will prob
ably return to the East.
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Boys
Blouse Waists.

Boys perca1e blouse, large
sailor collar and cuffs, trimmed
with ruffle, double ruffle down
front; ages 3 to 10 years. Price,
Csc.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
Chiffon and
Silk Bows.

These are the newest style of
bows for women, neat, pretty
bows Of chiffon and silk, have
band to go around the neck,
and are in colors red, blue, pink,
lavender, white and black
Priced, 25c each.
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Handkerchiefs
At SC Each.

buy them. There are three
kinds, plain white hemstitched,
white with drawn thread open
work in rows around, also hem
stitched with co1ored borders,
dainty colors and patterns; the
kind for the little folks school
The record-union., 1899-03-18
.FIL|PINOS ARE
TIRING OF WAR.
Convinced Of UseIessness in Trying
to Drive Out Americas.
The Collapse Of the Insurrection Is Likely
to Come at Any Time.

General Otis Sends 6 Gable to War
Department of His Belief That
the Climax is Near at Hand
Company G, Washington. Vol
unteers, Capture One Hundred
and Fifty Prisoners.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
NIGHTS ECONOMICS IN
WOnen'S
Ascot PuffS.

A new line of women's pretty
Ascot ties on display to-day,
made from corded wash silks, in
delicate shades of blue, pink,
lavender, etc., principally in
striped effects. Priced, 35c.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
'O-NIGHT'S BEE.
! Boys and Little Gents
Stylish Footwear, Sl.75.

And a pleasure to show you
such a varied assortment for the
little folks. Dozens of nice
pretty shapes, made expressly
for boys OF little gents wear, on
regular mannish lasts, hook and
lace, with medium or very low
block heel, some with spring
heel, new English round toes,
either in chocolate, tan or
black vici kid; sizes 10 to 13,
SITS; 1872 to 2, So; 2la to So
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Novelties in Infants
First Shoes. soc.

New. We have just put in
stock a very large assortment of
novelties in infants soft sole
shoes (hrst shoes), all made on
the regular baby foot pattern,
some in lace, some in button,
plain or fancy silk vesting tops
in handsome variety of colors
as well as blacks, to select from;
all sizes; SOC pair.
The record-union., 1899-03-18
WOmen'S and
Children'S Hosiery.

Chi1d's fast black l by l ribbed
cotton hose, double knee, heel
and toe; sizes 5 to 8. Price, 1Oc.
Chi1d's extra heavy fast black
school hose, 2 by 1 rib, double
knee, heel and toe; sizes to 91a.
Price, 15c.
Ladies' fast black cotton hose,
double sole, heel and toe; sizes
S1a to 10. Price, 1870.
Ladies' fast black cotton hose,
extra fine 40 gauge, double sole,
heel and toe; sizes S11a to 10.
Price, 1Sc.
The record-union., 1899-03-18

s'The Bookman'' for March Dodd,
Mead g. Co., N. ", has some fine por
traits of literary lights, an allegorical
frontispiaee: '4The Evening Breeze re-
productions of yolk's The Puritan
Girl" Of Monet,s The Coastguards
House." Bridgefnan's The Captives of
a Pharaoh Homer's THE Life Line, =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July 90
J. F. Boggs & Co. have completed their
Pearl English we'll in the Rinard' S
Mills, Ohio, field, and it is dry in the
Big Injun sand, but will be put on down
to the Berea grit. Although the tools
are stuck on top of the sand, it is be-
lieved the we'll will prove a good pro-
Queer in the latter formation.
But little work is being done in this
end of the Wood county field, but in
the vicinity Of Waverly and just below
that place the drill is very active The
United States Oil Company have several
ventures under way in that locality
and are beginning a we'll on O'Brien in
the Henderson, field.
In the Calf Greek field, on the Ohio
River Railroad Company's right af way
lease, which is a most productive field,
the South Penn Oil Company is starting
its No. well.
A prominent operator in speaking of
the developments in the Henderson,
field says the field is about done with:
that more money was spent in that sec
ton than will ever be taken away. and
although operators who are at work
there, are not free at discussing the
probable outcome of this years devel-
opments, he is certain they will fall far
short OF any previous year in the his
tory of the field. in the amount of work
completed. He further stated that there
mad been much money made by some
operators, solely because they let go of
leases at the proper time, and those
who assumed the task of developing the
strips, will be the losers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

Baltimore s Ohio Railroad Excursion to
Atlantic City and Seashore. at Very Low
Rates Thursday. July 81, August
I0& "a,
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad have
arranged a series OF popular seashore
excursions, to be run Thursdays, July
81. August 10 and "A, to Atlantic City,
Cape May, Sea Isle City, Ocean City, n.
j.. and Ocean City. Md. Tickets will be
good fifteen u.s. days, including DAY OF
sale.
Stop overs will be allowed on return
trip at Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold TO New Jer-
sey resorts, and at Baltimore and
Washington on tickets sold to Ocean
City, Nd.
Tickets will be sold on above dates
from Wheeling for $1,000 round trip
for trains leaving at 1925 and 5:25
a. M, and $50 and 500 p. m.
Call on or address C. I. Burke, Pas
senger and Ticket Agent Baltimore &
Ohio R. R. for tickets and full informa-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
THE ASYLUM SCANDAL.

Formal charges have finally been
against the management of the Insane
Asylum and against DR.. Stathers, the
Superintendent, and it would seem that
an investigation can no longer be de-
MED by the Board of Directors
Although these charges have long
been limited at, the people of the State,
and especially Democrats, have hither-
to been chary of placing credence in
them, because so often in the past
charges against the conduct of this in
stitution have been made and investi-
gated and proven to have been without
any foundation whatever, and to have
been brought for political effect only.
Consequently, in the present instance
the people have paid but little attention
to the rumors that have long been
afloat concerning this institution, be-
lieving the charges to be at most the
work of discharged employees or persons
disappointed at not receiving positions
in the asylum.
But these explanations will not now
suffice. The charges have been brought
by solid and reputable citizens of Wes-
ton, who have no apparent Interior pur-
pose, and cannot be ignored. More
over, as the trouble is all within the
ranks of the Republican party, politics
cannot be said to cut any figure in the
affair.
A most scandalous condition of
things is alleged and the investigation
should be thorough. Nothing less will
satisfy the people who support this in
stitution for the care of the most I'M
fortunate and most to be pitied class
of the community.
Until the investigation is had how
ever, the people will suspend judgment
and especially will DR.. Stathers' friends
trust that the grave charges against
him will be disproven.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
TRUSTS AND EXPORT TRADE.

The trust advocates are fond Of
parading the claim that the trusts pro-
mote our export trade. Mr.. Lorillard,
of the Tobacco Trust, in an interview
defending the trust principle, stated
that as d result of trust multiplication
America now exports millions of her
manufactures, while a few years ago
the exports were only grain
While it is true that the trusts get a
share of foreign trade at the expense of
the American consumer by sending
their surplus abroad at prices some
times One-quarter the prices they
charge Americans for the same goods,
it is equally true that trusts throttle
foreign trade just as they throttle home
competition. The present prohibit1ve
tariff gives them a monopoly of the
home market and they take full adj
vantage of that monopoly by putting
prices up to the tariff notch. And for
the same reason that they discourage
orally neglect the world abroad, limit
ing their own enterprise largely to the
home market. Foreign markets are hard
to get and difficult to keep, and under
cover of the trust tariff the trusts don't
care to waste time and energy in seek
ing them except as a place TO dispose
of their surplus products. The home
market where they charge the helpless
American consumer three or Tour prices
is quite good enough for the trusts,
greedy as those cormorants are.
We desire, however, to call special
attention to the gross misstatement Of
Mr.. Lorillard quoted above to the eff
feet that we now export millions of
manufactures, while few years ago
the exports were only grain"
This is one of the common falsehoods
of the trust organs and advocates.
Long before the present era of trusts
the great movement of American manu-
features abroad began. Millions of dol
lars of refined sugar were annually ex-
ported before the Sugar Trust was
heard of; but-and let our high tariff
friends mark this fact-since the Sugar
Trust has had control of the situation
and been able to perpetually corner the
home market there have been compar-
atively no exports OF sugar from the
United States. Instead of seeking mar
kets abroad in legitimate way the
trust finds it easier TO plumber the con-
sumner at home and has abandoned the
sharp competition of foreign markets.
1t is a fact, which a casual examina-
ton of export statistics will prove, that
the largest exports of American manu-
features consist of articles not con-
trolled by trusts, such as boots and
shoes, agricultural implements, fire.
arms, electrical devices, railway car
riages, locomotives and machinery of
various kinds These things constitute
the bulk of our exports of manufactures
because not being under trust control
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
Persistent advertising
Brings Success.
DEFENDING THE PRESS CENSORSHIP

DEFENDING THE PRESS CENSORSHIP.
Dear old honest Pecksniff, of Four
teenth street, is in such a way these
days over the resignation of his pet
hero, Alger, and the complete eXposl-
ton of the rottenness, incompetence
and dishonesty of the administration
press censorship at Manila, that the
old boy doesn't exactly know where
he is at, and in cropping about in
search of the administration leading
strings he treads on dangerous ground.
Pecksniff's main object, of course, is
to excuse the President from all re-
sponsibility. The claim is put forth
that the President wasn't responsible
for the suppression of the truth at
Manila by the press censor who de-
sired to keep from the American peo-
pie the ignominious failure of the adj
ministration's war of conquest. Otis
was to blame for that-not Mckinley;
Just as Alger alone was to blame for
the frightful incompetence and mis-
management which resulted ia the
murder of ten times as many troops
during the Spanish war as were kill,
ed by the Spaniards, although it has
been demonstrated Alger never made
a move that was not first submitted
to the President for his approval,
while Mr.. Mckinley himself made all
the unfit appointments for which AL
ger has been blamed. Bless your
soul, the slippery Ohio politician in the
White House is never to blame for
anything THAT GOES WRONG, or
any policy of his administration
THAT FAILS. None of the blame or
failure must be laid at his door, BUT
If there is any GLORY lying around
loose it ALL belongs to him and to
no other member of his administra-
ton.
This little jug-handled arrangement
is the handiest sort of thing for the
second term boom. The king-beg par
uOH, EulptlOI WllIldlll 1--Cdu w uO
wrong-and if his administration does
wrong and by its incompetence muir
ders American troops in peace camps,
or if it makes frightful failure of
military campaign-a la the Philip
pines-it is always somebody else's
fault-nOt McKinley's. For him only
glory; the scapegoats, such as poor old
Alger and Grandma" Otis, as his SOL
diers call him, must shoulder the
blame. Perish the thought that the
slick Ohioan in the White House is to
be held responsible for such things,
Why bless your soul, if the sins of
his own administration were to be laid
at the door of Mr.. Mckinley his sec
ond term boom would be buried so
deep that all the Doodle of the trusts
wouldn't resurrect it. Therefore. it
IL plain to be seen that Mr.. McKinley's
portion must be only glory-and since
the inauguration of Mr.. McKinley's
war OF conquest in the Philippines
there has been none of that to
spare.
The situation has naturally worried
our sanity Presidents sanity organ
list in this city and, as we have said,
In cropping around to get his bearings
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
dear old guileless Pecksniff treads on
dangerous ground. Witness the fol-
lowing reckless assertion:


1t THE RegisterI says the ''administra-
ton at Washington feared to trust the
American people with the truth about the
Philppln pine situation and consequently ied
IS in the message of the correspondents.
Their charge was that the official dis
patches from Manila (meaning from Otis
made public at Washington, gave the peo-
pie incorrect Impressions Of the situation
in the Philippines.
This is tantamount to saying that
Otis not only suppressed the truth in
the newspaper reports sent from Manila
but also lied to the War Department
and to the President as to the situation
in the Philippines. 1t is safe to say
that Pecksniff himself would be the last
to believe any such silly explanation.
1t is absurd on the face of it, for the
President has many other sources of
information as to the situation there
besides Otis. Moreover, the quality of
the military censorship at Manila has
been no secret for many months, and 1t
the President did not know 1t he is the
only man from whom the information
has been kept. The efforts to blame
this outrageous attempt to deceive
the American people on poor old
Grandma" Otis is, indeed, quite char
acteristic of the administration and it's
organs.
But Pecksniff goes a step further,
and, after defending the administra-
tons share in this censorship business,
declares that the censorship itself is all
right and not at all Objectionable
forgetting his quasi-denunciation only
a few lines before of this same censor
ship in referring to the round robin"
of the 5pondents, whom Pecksniff
referred to as loyal" they being all
correspondents Of Republican papers.
He says that sit is a practical neces-
sity, for the sake of discipline, and to
avoid embarrassments to the military
operations, to establish a censorship"
And he goes on to quote other admin
istratfOn organs to show that the cen
sorship is quite the proper thing.
Of course, it would be presumption to
place against this array of expert mil
itary knowledge the statement of so
ordinary a person as Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, the head of the United States
Army, but we can't help doing it.
When shown the ''round robin of the
Manila correspondents, Gen. Miles re-
marked, whats the good of a press
censorship, anyway"
If Gen. Miles really wants to know
he should call at the White House-or
even Peck5fiff, of Fourteenth street,
Wheeling, could tell him a thing or two
about the value to the second term
boom of a censorship that keeps the
people in ignorance of administration
blunderS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

With smallpox across the line in
Pennsylvania and an epidemic of the
disease in Kentucky, it is high time
our own authorities were taking action
to prevent the introduction of the
plague into this State Health Officials
everywhere. should redouble their
vigilance. 1t is the only price of a
clean bill of health.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
they are sold at honest prices and
cheaper than they can DE made abroad.

Mr.. Mckinley is truly between his
Satanic majesty and the deep blue
sea. With Alger out and no one to
blame things on he must either cor
rect his mistakes and abandon his un
American policy of conquest, or, to
quote a wicked Democratic editor, con-
tinue letting things drift, which is
the highest degree of craftsmanship he
has attained
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

The latest fake of Mr. McKinleys
press censor is to the effect that the
natives are fighting among themselves
and are ready to declare allegiance to
the United States when troops are sent
to protect them. Mr.. Mckinley should
some originality. We have been fed
on this same old yarn almost ever
since the war began.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
DIED..

MOURTR-Thursday July 2lth 1890 at
GAS p. m, Edward Mourtr, aged p years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
HECHLER-On Wednesday. July 18th.
1899, al . clock ?. m, Geo. Hechler, In the
$50 year of his age.
Funeral services will take place from his
late residence near Antioch. Ohio, on Fri
day afternoon at l o'clock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
OIL MARKET.

OIL CITY. Pa. July 20.-Credit bal
ances slips; certificates opened at S1.25
for cash; closed at $1.241a bid for cash.
Sales 5000 barrels cash at s1-245a; ship
ments 1855 barrels: average. 71.457
barrels; runs, 92.S53 barrels; average,
1880 barrels
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

However poor ex-Gov. Altgeld's
standing may be with the National
Democracy, Mayor Harrison did not
show the best political judgment in
needlessly going out of his way to
pick quarrel with him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

Cartoonist Davenport has a lovely
illustration of Mr.. Mckinley letting
that round robin drop 1t has drop
ped and dropped hard on the admin
istration's sore toe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

The Queen shouldn't complain that
her subjects prefer American goods,
when she, herself, permits Connect
cut firm to furnish electric bells for
Windsor Castle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

1t is now in order to tell the people
the whole truth about the Philip
pines situation. AS Gen. Miles says,
whats the good of press censcr?"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
PLANS APPROVED.

WASHINGTON. July 2O.-Secretary
Alger to-day approved plans for a
building for the refrigerator plant at
Manila The building will cost $780,
600 and the plant and machinery $780,
600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

The weather man is firing up the
thermometer again. If this means an
other spell of rain let 'er come. 1t
makes growing things jump.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

The Kentucky feud has resulted in
some bloodier battles than many that
have occurred in the Philippines, ac-
cording to the administration cen
SOr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

We have a very nice Steinway &
Sons Piano with Gothic Legs, seven
octaves, in good condition, which we
will sell for $l65 cash, or S1S5 on pay
ments; stool and cover included.
F. w. BANNER co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

About the only comment the "of-
ficial' news from Manila receives
these days is the brief but pointed
"RatS!"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

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Bellaire Gas & Electric Light CO.
Peabody Insurance Co.
Geo. r. Taylor Co
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Tin, Steel and Hoop Stocks bought and
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STOCKS. BONDS AND INVESTMENTS.
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