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PLATTSVILLE.
oHuRoH NOTES.

There Will he no services In the Lees
chapel, next sunday morning.
The Epworth League prayer meeting
will be held as usual. Subject ssThe
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The sale of Waists will be continued again To-
day; no such values in shirt waists has ever been
shown before; well made waist and of good
cloth, many of them worth 75c each, sale price
33c each.
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The Sisters Of Mercy Of st Rese's r,
turned on "Wednesday from retreat {
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warm uay.
Joseph Jacobs of Easton, Mrs Fehr-
mann and two grandchildren of Brooklyn
and Mr. and Mrs e. B. Burr and son all
took dinner with Mr. and Mrs W. Fl.
Burr, Sunday.
Mrs e. B. Banks and Miss Jennie Scott
of New Haven were the guests, Monday,
of Mrs FL. B. Burr.
Mr. and Mrs George Fowler and family
of Brooklyn were in town Tuesday, call.
ing on relatives.
Miss Harriet Ladd of Bellows Falls,
VT, spent Sunday with her sister, MISS
Frances Ladd.
r. B. Jennings and H. B. Burr ap.
praised the real estate OF the late ElihU
T. Burr, Saturday.
| Miss Lulu Fehrmann of Brooklyn
spent week with her cousin, Mrs E. B
| Burr.
Luther Scott of New Haven was the
guest Of 81. B. Banks, Sunday.
Mrs Eli Burr of Southport was IL
town Tuesday calling on relatives.
| Miss Alice Bartram of Black Rocf
was here Monday calling on relatives
Miss Jennie Scott of New Haven spent
few days with Mrs Horace B. Banks
Miss Georgianna Banks has returned
from North Salem, where she spent 6
most enjoyable two weeks of her vaca
ton.
Miss Josie Burr is entertaining com
PAW.
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Taylor. Curtis & Co. ask you to drop
into their store and carry home a three
pound keg OF ginger snaps They cost
only quarter and the quality is some
thing extra.
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Next Sunday afternoon, August 20.
trees on the lawn OF Marcus Camp on
Mt Pleasant. In connection with the
service Rev Otis w. Barker, pastor OF
the Congregational church, will give
some touching incidents that have grown
up with the history OF some OF the best
loved Christian hymns. Il is expected,
also, that there will be several solos by
some OF the summer guests in town. The
service begins at 80 O'Clock.
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Taylor, Curtis 6 Co. are Offering q
mems shoe for $1.25. Also wagon
sponges, stable blankets and sheets; all
the goods the horsemen want tor the
races.
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Mrs Charles Payne is having her house
painted. Ruffies Sc Nichols are doing the
work.
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Judge M. j. Bradley attended the
meeting and banquet of the probat.
judges OF the state at Pleasure Beach or
Wednesday,
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RETDfNG.

Des Ebenezer Hill died on Wed nesday,
August 16. Funeral on Friday at l o. m.
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For fall painting Taylor, Curtis & Co.
ask you to look over the merits of the
Longman g. Martinez paints.
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Bicycle Department.

The season is fast approaching an
end. and we are making sweeping re-
auctions. Popular makes OF Saddles
at Soc, Use, 81 and S1.5O
% Hartford Tires. No ", the finest
quality. all fully guaranteed, at SO 90
each
The o s Electric Lamp, no trouble.
no dirt and good strong light Price
SO rs each.
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DEATH OF MASTER JAMES s1aNoR.

James Signor, eldest son of Reuben 1.
Signor, died, Sunday afternoon, after
short illness with peritonitis. he was ID
years of age and was an unusually bright
and promising boy Of his age and had
many little friends among his school
mates. He was q member of the Con.
gregational church Sunday school and
most always took part in the children's
exercises. James was greatly attached
10 his grandfather and grandmother Sig
nor and was always a ready hand to
wait on and assist them. None will miss
him more. The funeral services were
day afternoon, 2.30 O'Clock. Rev Henry
l.. Slack conducted the service, assisted
by the members of the church choir, no
sang two selections. A large number of
school children were present. Six well
known young men acted as pail bearers.
The interment was In the family plot in
Wooster cemetery, Danbury, at conven-
fence of the family.
Judge w. A. Sherman, who with his
family, has been spending a few weeks
at the home of his father, Andrew Sher-
man, left, Saturday morning on the 8 Dc
train, accompanied by Mrs DIR Harvard,
sister of his wife, for Philadelphia,
where they will spend few days before
leaving for their home in Salt Lake City
Utah.
Mrs Edward Frost died at her home
on Friday morning after short illness.
The funeral was attended from her late
home on East street, Sunday afternoon.
Rev William Morrell offlclated.
Rev DR. B. D. Adams preached, last
Sunday, in the Methodist church in New
Rochelle, N. Y.
The funeral of Henry B. Hodge was
held at his late home in Plumtrees dis
trict, Sunday afternoon, at $50 O'Clock,
and was largely attended by neighbore
and friends. Services were conducted
by Rev DR. Goodenough. The pail bear
ers were old neighbors OF the deceased
The Newtown bee., 1899-08-18

In the parochial schools Father Foz
will have the same staff OF teachers as 8
year ago.
The Newtown bee., 1899-08-18

Bert Beers, of r. 81. Beers g. Co., and
his brother, John, returned on Monday
from visit to Saratoga.
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W. c. Corbett has had some attractive
signs placed on his Sandy Hook shoe
store.
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Mrs Edward Taylor il passing the
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BETHEL.
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Mr. Goodenough, who is boarding
at the Grassy Ridge House, preached at
the Methodist church both, morning and
evening, last Sunday.
The prayer meeting at the Congrega-
tional church, next Sunday morning,
will be missionary meeting. Howard
III. Woodman will lead the meeting.
Rev Il. l.. Slack and family returned
home, Tuesday, from two weeks stay
at Bell Island.
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Joe Hussey, a Frenchman emp dyed by
Ambrose Taylor, had one hand cut on q
saw. recently.
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Edward Troy has new light business
wagon, bought of A. M. Briscoe g. Son
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Andrew Egan il quite seriously i'll.
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Miss Mabel Chamberlain, who has been
guest at Taylor's hotel and also Of Miss
Sadie Barnard, returned ON Wednesday
to her home at jersey City, stopping to
visit friends at Norwalk enroute.
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Selectman w. 81. Glover settled with
Thomas Kenscb, last week, the man who
owned the furniture which went through
the Hawleyville bridge. Mr. KeDsch was
paid 800. Asa Chaplin of New Milford,
the truckman, has retained Attorney
Adds OF New Milford and will sue the
town for $500, he states, IL satlsfacto-
ry settlement is not made.
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colors, wide width. sale price 29c q
yard, value Soc yard.
No 60, plain Black Tsffeta Ribbon,
all silk, CSC quality, sale price lie
yard,
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Lester Constantine of Yonkers, N. Y.
is visiting at Daniel Halls.
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Mr. and Mrs A. J. Smith returned on
Wednesday from 10 days visit at Ply.
mouth
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Mrs Jaynes and son of Mattewan, N.
Y, are visiting at I. B. Harris.
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John Farrell is to leave the Rubbe
shop and take position in New Yor
City.
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DR. Green's baby has been critically il
for q week with cholera infantum.
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Mrs Julia Hawley and daughter passe
Tuesday in Woodmont.
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Constable Josiah Tilson of Sandy Hook
is wearing smiling face, these days. II
is son. and the young man arrived al
Mr. Tilson's on Sunday.
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Robert butcher, it ia reported, is tt
move into the house at Sandy Hook va
Gated by DR. Gordon.
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Call at the drug store of S. G. Bull &
Co. and get a sample package Of Cascara
Bromide tablets, said to cure a cold in "a
hours.
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Mr. and Mrs Philo Nichols and Mr. ant
Mrs Minott Augur return on Frida,
from trip to Block Island.
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CHURCH AFFAIRS.

Rev George Banks of Guilford preach
ed two very instructive discourees, Sun
day. His listeners were many for such
warm day.
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At Belts.

A new line OF Metropolitan fashion
pattei ms for the ladies.
A fresh line of the popular Wallace
cakes and candies.
That Washington baking powder with
prizes is going fast. Call and zee the
articles offered.
The Newtown bee., 1899-08-18

Mr. and Mrs Il. M. Smith and Carleton
Smith went to Hartford, Thursday, to
attend the funeral Of the infant son of
Henry Dickinson,a brother of Mrs Smith.
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Mr. and Mrs Will Gilbert are the happy
parents of daughter, born on Saturday.
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Howell Wright, who has been in Wa
terbury for a week, has returned home.
The Newtown bee., 1899-08-18

There was an interesting praise service
at the Methodist church, Sunday night,
with special music by Mr. and Mrs z. j.
Hall, Mrs Tucker and Harry Orgelman.
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L. B. Clark of Stony Hill is laying
shingles for Tax Collector r. A. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs G. 3. Beers of Plattsville
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Before purchasing elsewhere Taylor,
Curtis & Co. invite you to inspect the
line of mems suits they are offering for
al
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Dry Goods News.
August 1s. 1899.
SMITH, MURRAY eco,
Successors to w. B. Hall & Co.

Successors to w. B. Hall s. Co.
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Raymond and Nellie Fairchild of Great
Darlington. Mass, are visiting their
grandparents, Dea and Mrs William Fair
child.
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Miss Elizabeth Gillespie of New York
has been the guest Of Miss Jessie Taylor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
VERY CREDITABLY DONE.

LONDON, December 13.-The war
Office publishes the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler: Dispatch from Gen.
White, dated December IL, says:
Last night Col. Metcalfe and 500 of
the Second rife brigade SORTED to cap
ture a Boer Howitzer on a hill. They
reached the crest without being discov-
cred, drove off the enemy and then de-
stroyed the Howitzer with gun cotton"
when returning Metcalfe found his
retirement barred by the Beers, but he
forced his way through, using the bay
onet freely. The Boer losses were
considerable. The British losses were
the following: Lieut.. Ferguson and
eleven killed; three officers and Il men
wounded; six men captured"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13

LONDON, December 1.-THE war
Office has received the following from
Gen. Forestier-Walker
CAPE TOWN, Monday, December IL.
-Gatacre reports as follows:
1.-THE idea to attack Stormberg SEEM
ed to promise certain success; but the
distance was unestimated by myself
and the local guides. A policeman
took us round some miles. and con-
sequently we were marching from $50
p. m. till 4 a.. M, and were landed In
an impossible position. / do not con-
slider the error Intentional. The Beers
commenced firing from the top Of an
many OF our men while in the open
plain. The Second Northumberland
tried to turn out the enemy, but failed.
The Second Irish Fusiliers seized a
kopje near and held on, supported by
the mounted infantry and Cape police.
The guns, under Jeffreys, could not
have been better handled. But I re-
greet to say that one gun was over
turned in a deep nullah and another
sank in quick sand. Neither could
be extricated in the time available.
Seeing the situation. I sent a dis.
patch rider to Molteno with the news.
1 collected and withdrew our force from
ridge to ridge for about nine miles.
The Boer guns were remarkably we'll
served. They carried accurately 5000
yards. / ann holding Busham's Hook
and Cyphergat. Am sending the Irish
Rifles and Northumberland to Sterks-
stroom to recuperate. The wounded
proceed to Queenstown. The missing
Northumberland number 366, not 300,
as previously reported"
PRETORIA, Sunday, December TO-
President Steyn has sent the following
details of the fight at Stormberg juno
ton.
The British, with six cannon, at
tackled the Beers, under Swanepoel and
Olivier, and stormed the Beers en-
trenched position on the kopjes. After
a severe fight they were compelled to
surrender. The prisoners are Major
Sturgess, six officers and 230 non-com-
missioned officers and men of the
Northumberland, and two officers and
about $50 non-commissioned officers
and men of the Irish Fusiliers.. 1t is
impossible to state the number of dead
or wounded British. The Beers captur-
ed three cannon and two ammunition
wagons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
ANOTHER
Who Has Been Making Thousand
By Dipping the Unwary.

Who Has Beer Making Thousand
BY Dipping the Unwary.
CHICAGO, December 12.-Walter T.
Heber, arrested here to-day charged
with using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses, to-day confessed before United
States Commissioner Humphrey that
he had grown wealthy through his
swindling operations. He advertised
extensively, offering to send five hum
dred samples of silk and other articles
upon receipt Of twenty-five cents. AS
an extra inducement, he guaranteed to
reproduce, in oil, photographs sent him
by customers. When arrested numer-
GUS photographs were found and his
mail on the day of his capture contain
ed nearly 5000 in sums from % cents to
81. Among the aliases under which
he operated were the following: A. t.
Burnie, F. l.. Tolman, George F. True,
L. Fatuman and L. Hayden. The au-
thorities believe Heber is also an as
sumed NAME.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
IN CAMDEN'S FAVOR.
The Case,' Involving Title
to Over Thirteen Thousand Acres
of Land

CHARLESTON, w. Va, December H.
The Charleston Gazette has the following
description of al interesting case:
h State Court of Appeals has just rem
dered an opinion which settles an import
ant land controversy involving timber
lands in Greenbrier county. BY the de-
cision ex-senator Johnson N. Camden of
Parkersburg establishes his title to this
extensive body OF land, which was disput-
ed by Dewing & Sons, manufacturers OF
lumber products at Kalamazoo, Mich, and
holders Of large racts of land in West
Virginia
h case was known on the records as
that Of Camden VS.. Dewing & Sons and
Others, but in the general references made
to 1t during its progress it was better
known as the United States Senator
Case" This allusion was due to the fact
that among the. many parties interested
were four ex-United States Senator's and
one Senator. The ex1Senators were Allen
T. Caperton. Johnson n. Camden, and
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, and r.
NJ. T. Hunter. once q distinguished Sem
ator from Virginia The Senator was
stephen B. Elkins. In addition the names
of several Congressman and ~ex-Congress-
49, 49, R1AA ~ A@N A2 MIN Wy VI OSAAC
appeared on the records. Among the lat
man from this district.
The case was Originally instituted in the
Circuit Court of Greenbrier county. Dur
ing its progress It was removed to the
Circuit Court of Berkeley, In which Judge
Boyd Faulkner decided that Camden was
entitled to the lands. From this decision
DnuJnr n C0rz DU~,11l l.. 49, ESQ.,. -
Appeals here the decision of the Berkeley
Circuit Court was affirmed and the lands
awarded to Camden, subject 10 the pay
ment of certain taxes, purchase money,
and several other considerations.
The controversy arose out OF the pur-
chase several years ago. by Winchester &
Hutton. noted land dealers in this State,
of the lands involved in the case just de-
cided. The purchase was effected through
agents and a conflict of claims ensued,
Camden contending that the purchase had
been made in his interest, and Dewtng &
Sons that it had been made in theirs.
The land was Originally patented by Nor
ris, the ~financier of the Revolution.
Aside from its general State interest the
case has a local interest because Of the
fact that it is a victory for a Charleston
law firm. Mollohan & McClintic, and their
young associate, w. G. Matthews, who re-
presented Mr.. Camden
Dewing & Som were represented by
Judge Ice, of Philippi, and e. d. Talbot,
of Beverly,
Dewing & Sons recently sold to the par
ties constructing the pulp works az Cow
ington, Va, fifty or sixty thousand acres
of land on the h~eadwaters Of Cheat and
Greenhrier rivers
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
THE MOLINEUX CASE.
Yesterday Devoted to the Evidence
of Handwriting Experts

NEW YORK, December E.-To-day's
session in the trial of Roland B. Molineux
was devoted entirely to the examination
of VIM. j. Ginsley, the handwriting expert.
The proceedings were devoid of public in
terest, the scene in the court room re-
sembling the class room of a business col
lege.
The expert explained even the most min
ute details, an entire hour being spent up
on the word please" The important por-
ton Of the testimony of Expert Kinsley
may be summed up by the statement that
he testified that after examining thous-
ands of specimens of handwriting, includ-
ing samples from every member and every
employee of the Knickerbocker A. c., he be-
came convinced that one person wrote the
so-called Barnet" and Cornish letters;
that the same man wrote the address on
the poison package, and that that man
was Roland B.. Molineux.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure of stranm-

DIR. Megrail IS reported TO be conya-
lescing. much to the satisfaction Of his
many friends.
Samuel Beck win leave for Cam
bridge to-day to commence work on .
test well there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Dunievy, who
have been spending several months al
Joplin, Mo-, returned home yesterday
Messrs. J. T. Roseberry and J. X
Chase, Of Benwood. left last evening
over the b. 4 o. for Washington C1ty
on business.
E. II. Pearson, Of Trenton. n. j.
formerly manager OF the Wheeling pot
terry, Is in the city for a few days. and
is stopping at the McLure-
Mr.. Henry Cunningham, OF Neon.
nell's barrel factory, South Side. VIII
leave this morning for the South on .
hunting and fishing expedition He
will also investigate the salt industry
OF the Kanawha valley.
The many friends Of afr. and Mrs.
Archie Mcbride, OF Meridian, Ills, for
merry residents OF this city, VIII re-
great to learn of the death OF their
youngest daughter. Miss Laura, which
occurred at Denver, Col, yesterday.
The young lady had been sent there In
hope OF prolonging her life
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT.
The Men Who Committed the Shep-
herdstown Robbery Sentenced
other Cases Heard.

The Men Who Committed the Shep-
herdstown Robbery Sentenced
other Cases Heard.
Special to the Register.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, December
FIN the Circuit Court to-day, Judge
Faulkner overruled the motion for new
trials for Geo. Winebrenner and Thos.
Garrison, two of the parties convicted
of robbing Richard Morgan, the aged
keeper of the Maryland & Virginia
bridge at Sbepherdstown, and SEN
fenced the prisoners each to the State
penitentiary for the term of twelve
years.
Fletcher Brown, colored, the other
party convicted of the same o~ffense, re-
ceived the same sentence heretofore.
Col. George A. Porterfeld, who has
held the Office of general receiver of
the court for many years, having re-
signed, Mr.. w. o. Morris, a prominent
real estate dealer of this place, was
appointed to fill the vacancy, and exc
cuted bond with security approved by
the court in the penalty of $1,000.
In the case of the late proprietors of
the Shepherdstown Independent
against the proprietors of the Shep-
herdstown Register for libel, a demur-
rer to the declaration was overruled.
Several chancery cases were argued
and submitted.
In the case of the Shenandoah Mill
ing Company against the Charles Town
Gas & Water Company, a demurrer to
the declaration was sustained and
leave given the plaintiff to amend the
declaration.
A demurrer to the declaration of
Rowe and others against the Shenan-
doah Pulp Company for S $4,000 damages
was overruled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
A Remarkable Incident.

BERLIN, December 1.-THE event of the
day has been DR.. Lieber's criticism in the
Reichstag of Emperor Williams speech at
Hamburg. The spectacle of this cautious
leader of the most important group in the
Reichstag-the section that Will decide the
fate of the naval bhl-thus severely blam-
ing the Kaiser. is almost without parallel
in German parliamentary history. It was
all the more notable because Count Won
Ballestrem, president of the Reichstag. up
held the dignity of the chamber and main
tanned freedom of speech even against the
imperial chancellor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
SPANISH PRISONERS.
Three of Them Released
By the Americans Within a

Three Thousand of Them Released
BY the Americans Within a
Month.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December IL.
The War Department has received
the following dispatch:
MANILA, December II.
1.-TWO thousand additional Spanish
prisoners secured in Northern Luzon,
making over 5000 released within a
month; seven hundred now en- route
from Vigan and transports will be sent
for remainder.
(Signed) Otis"
The War Department has received
the following from General Otis, de-
scriptive of the military situation in
Luzon:
MANILA, December IL.
I'm Bulcan province the insurgents
have been scattered and driven east to
the mountains. Our casualties in that
section In the last few days were ten.
The insurgent casualties in killed,
wounded and prisoners aggregate 100.
Considerable insurent property. with
records, arms and ammunition have
been captured. Our troops are now in
the mountains in pursuit. The insur-
gents have been driven from Subig Bay
and the marines now occupy a naval
station there. Our column moving
west from Tarlac is now on the west
coast OF Luzon, where it has been sup
piled. 1t encountered little resistance.
A column is now moving west and
Iouth from Bagupan along the coast.
There Is no concentrated insurgent
force of Importance in Luzon north of
Manila. Southern Luzon will not Of
fer any serious resistance. Troops are
cooperating in that section. Organ
lied rebellion no longer exists and our
troops are actively pursuing robber
bands AL important and threatened
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-13
DIVIDENDS
Federal Steel Promises n
Dividend on Common s~tock-Other
Concerns Divide Earnings.

~
Dividend on Common stock-Other
Concerns Divide Earnings.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE di-
rectors Of the Federal Steel Company
declared a dividend Of 3 per cent. on
the preferred stock, payable January
20. President Gray made the following
statement:
Under the law and the provisions Of
the charter no dividend can be declared
on the common stock until the close
of the calendar year. The results of
business up to January /, 1900, can be
easily estimated as they are such that
it is the expectation of the directors
as unanimously expressed to declare
a dividend on the common stock as
soon after January 1 and In such man
ner as may be legal and in conformity
with the rules of the stock exchange.
on the basis OF five per cent. per an
mum. commencing the second quarter
of 1899. This can be done after re-
serving to the constituent companies
from net earnings prior to December
81, 1889, upward Of $4,000, Goo"
The directors OF the Mergenthaler
Linotype Company have declared a
quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent. and
an extra dividend Of 2Az per cent, pay
able December %.
The directors of the Pressed Steel
Car Company have declared a qua
terly dividend of IL per cent. on its
preferred stock.