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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
CHADWICK DAY.
Ten Rear Admirals and Many
Prominent officers have Ac-
cepted Invitations.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, October 4.
Ten rear admirals are to be here on
Chadwick's day and a great number OF
lesser naval officers are to be in at
tendance. Acceptances of the invita-
lions have already been received from
this number, and they will be here
without fail. Every officer OF proml-
nence in Washington will be here, and
one private car has been found to be
inadequate to bring them, consequently
another car has been placed at the dis
posal Of the committee by the b. & U.
IT is hoped to have Secretary Long, of
the navy, here and others OF the heads
of the departments.
The sword arrived this morning and
is OF exhibition. Its description has
already been publishd in the Register.
1t is a very handsome affair and will be
worthy Of the event and the man.
The military features of the day will
be under the direction of General Spill
man. of Parkersburg. He has a num-
Der OF aides to help him. This will
be very complete. Besides the two
companies of the Tenth, from Connells-
Vile and Uniontown, there will be an
other from McKeesport. They will
come on a special with Rutters band,
the best organization in Western
Pennsylvania. Five or six companies
of the First West Virginia have sent
in a~cceptanees. They will come in on
a special on the morning of the 10th.
Bands from Enterprise, Terra Alta
and Fairmont sent in acceptances this
morning. twenty-five of these are ex-
pected and more may come. The
thousands of people will be fed from
stands which will be erected all over
town. Arrangements are being made
to feed fifteen thousand people.
The work of getting ready has prac-
tically been completed and only the
finishing touches will have to be put on
for the biggest day the State has ever
seen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
RAUSGHER-LAMBRE
st. Augustine's Church at Grafton the
Scene of a Pretty Wedding.

st. Augustine's church at Grafton the
Scene of a Pretty Wedding.
Special to the Register.
GRAFTON, w. Va, October 4.-St.
Augustine's Church this morning was
the scene of a beautiful and impressive
wedding ceremony, when Mr.. Frank
Rauscher ands Miss Wanda Lambrecht
were married. The ceremony was per-
formed at $50 o'clock by Rev. Father
McElligott. The groom is n of Graf
toms popular business men and is a
member of the well-known mercantile
firm of Rauscher Bros, Of the West
Side. The bride is the accomplished
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Lambrecht, of South Grafton. The
newly married pair left to-day for an
extensive wedding tour to Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia and other
eastern cities and on their return will
reside in West Grafton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
SSTERSVELLE.

SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, October 4.
To-day at high noon at the home of
the bride, at Beach Bottom, in Brooke
county, William ]. Mccoy, councilman
from the Fourth ward Of this city, was
married to Miss Margaret Wells, Of the
former place. The wedding ceremony
was attended by the three brothers
and three sisters of the groom from
here. After returning from a trip which
will include NEST of the eastern cities,
the young couple will return to this city
where they will make their future
home.
Col. Bob McEldowney, the we'll
known attorney Of New Martinsville,
was in the city Tuesday afternoon at
tending to some legal matters.
A. A. Weber, of the Columbia Thea
tire, left Wednesday afternoon for
Clarksburg, where he will attend to
some business matters for a couple
of days.
Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock the
members Of the local w. c. T. U. will
meet at the home of Mrs. Flora Rodg-
ers.
J. W. Depew, of East street. was
| called to his former home at Hazel
ton, Pa. the first of the week by the
| serious illness Of some relatives. He
will be absent for a week or ten days.
John Mcgowan, of the Manhattan
| Cafe, who has been suffering for a
couple of months with Bright's dis
ease, is reported to be worse.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Morrison. OF
Main street, went to Wheeling Tues
day afternoon, where they will be the
guests OF relatives and friends for a
few days.
Mrs. L. B. Moore. of Point Pleasant,
w. Va, arrived in the city the first
| of the week and will be the guest Of
| her sister,, Mrs. e. B. Talbot, of the
North End, for a short time. She will
also visit relatives across the river be-
fore returning home.
Sam Levy, sen Of Mr.. and Mrs. Levy,
OF Main street, who has been spending
their summer vacation with his par
ents, left the first of the week for
Williamsport, Pa, where he will re-
sumo his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Weichman, and
Miss Emma Householder, who have
been the guests of relatives at their
former home in Zelienople, Pa, for two
or three weeks, returned to their home
on the South Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ormston. who
have been in the city for several days
as the guests CT Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Sweeney, of Williamson Place, have re-
turned home.
Miss Lillian Hindman. of Waverly,
was in the city Monday, the guest of
Mrs. W. l.. Black, of the South Side.
John R. Wallace. for three years
cashier of the Farmers and Producers
Bank, OF this city, has resigned the po-
sition and has opened an Office in the
postoffice building.
E. J. Thompson, manager of the New
Auditorium. was in New Martinsville
Monday attending to some business
matters.
Mrs. Max Fisher left Tuesday for
Parkersburg, where she will be the
guest of relatives for a few days. She
was accompanied by her daughter and
sister, Miss Tessie Barents.
w. E. Long, of Weston, an employee
at the Hospital for the Insane, was in
the city to-day or his way to Brooke
county, where he is going after a pa
tient. Mr.. Long is a former resident
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
CHILD KILLED

Caught by a Rapidly Revolving Shaft and
Whiried TO Death.
Special to the Register.
MARIETTA, o., October 4.-Whlle
playing in her fathers saw mill, a few
miles east CT Marietta, the six-year-old
daughter of Louis Lantz was caught by
a shaft making over 400 revolutions
per minute. She was whirled entirely
around the shaft over two hundred
times. Her right arm was torn off,
and her right thigh broken. She died
this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
AN OPINION.

NEW YORK, October John R.
Spears. the nautical expert, says:
I'm spite of the fact that a lack of
wind prevented the yachts covering
their course within the time limit, and
in spite of the manifest superiority of
Captain Hogarth's s%eamanship, the de-
tails of the trial show that when the
wind ZONES alike to both, the Columbia
easily outruns. outreaehes and out
points the Shamrock in winds from
fresh down to light.
1.-THE Shamrock will not get the cup"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

ing Mrs. Harry McGregor, of the Fifth
ward.
E. G. Amos, of st. Clairsville, was in
the city yesterday.
Dr.. Moffett, of Businessburg, was here
yesterday.
Mrs. Miller will engage in the con
fectionery business, corner Central ave-
nue. and Guernsey street.
The town was billed yesterday for
"Pawnee Bills" show on the 18th.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
NEW DIRECTORS.

CLEVELAND, O.. October AT
the annual meeting of the Cleveland
Lorain and Wheeling Railroad Com
pany to-day, two new directors were
elected, Edwin w. Winter, of st. Paul
Mimi, and Adm E. Lang, OF Toledo,
Ohio. The report of the president
showed more earnings during the past
year than for q long time past
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

That was a narrow escape from a
bad conflagration at Odd Fellows Hall
Tuesday evening.
A large congregation was out to wit
ness the installation of Rev. TeWinkle
as pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church last evening.
Bills amounting to s5,322.24 were or
dered paid by the school board Tuesday
evening. This includes S1,748 for
teachers salaries and $2,195 for bonds
and interest.
The voting precinct has been removed
from Glencoe to Stewardship.
The Home Missionary Society Of the
St Clairsville Presbytery meets in the
Second church here on Wednesday and
Thursday, October 18th and 18th.
viii Bagg. of the Fifth ward. has
secured a position at Pittsburg.
Mayor Freese was at st. Clairsville
again yesterday giving testimony be-
fore the grand jury.
]. ]. Haskell, of Bethesda, was here
yesterday.
Thomas Jamison, B. & o. yardmaster,
returned yesterday from a weeks visit
at Pittsburg.
John Schick and Lem Schramm arc
attending a reunion Of their old regi-
ment at Mt. Vernon.
The Knights OF Pythias leave this
morning to attend the anniversary at
GAINESVILLE.
Miss Sadie Hart Ct Belmont i visit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

The company which recently came
into possession Of the oil wells and
leases held by the Big Four Company
is not disposed to give up the territory
without making a few more tests.
Preparation is already making for put
ting down another well west Of the
present ones, which is looked upon as
the best line to develop. The last well
put down by the Big Four people has
been abandoned and the rig has been
taken down. The other wells are pump
ing about as they did when they start
ed out.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

TO CURE La GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

The township board of education will
meet with the teachers of the district
schools again at the clerks Office next
Saturday to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of
adopting new text books. The teachers
recommend the substitution of Reed &
Kellogg's grammar for Maxwell's, and
also the Natural Geography for the
Eclectic series. There are also several
other changes recommended, and in
some Of these the board has already
concurred. The meeting is called for l
O'Clock sharp.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

IOSy, healthy, ACTIVITY ana lie.
My little girl had a severe attack of fever"
writes Mrs. VIM. s. Vollmer, of Concord, Cabar-
rus Co, n. C, in a letter to DIR. r. V. Pierce. of
Buffalo. n. Y. 81 had two physicians for her.
She had a very bad cough, raised a great deal,
and had wasted to a mere skeleton; only her
feet and ankles were swollen. l knew what DIR.
Pierce's medicines had done for us before so I
commenced giving her Golden Medical Discov-
cry and a Pellet occasionally.
tin a few days l noticed the fever was less:
her cough gradually grew better; expectoration
grew less; in a few days she sat up in bed. and
soon she could take a few steps. She kept on
Improving slowly and after a few weeks the
swelling in feet and ankles went down, and she
kept on step by step until she got well. This
IL more than two years ago.
last winter, Lula my Oldest daughter) had
Grippe very badly. Her physician was uneasy;
he told me to be very careful or she would have
pneumonia She was left with an awful cough.
gave her Golden Medical Discovery and it
cured her cough. will be pleased to have my
letter published. If persons wishing to know
more about the great benefits we have received
from using DR.. Pierce's medicines will write,
enclosing stamp, will gladly answer"
IF mothers will only write to DR.. Pierce
concerning the ailments of their family he
jill end them sound and valuable advice
plain sealed envelope. and without any
rye whatever. His remarkably wide
Tience has qualified him to deal with
e which battle the local practitioner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

The B. & o. builders have completed
the work on bridges one and two, west
of the city, and are now engaged at
bridge No. 4. The structures are all
being made to accommodate two tracks,
which is in line with the improvements
being made to the road bed between
here and Newark. Those who have had
fears lest this end of the Trans-Ohio
division be partially abandoned in case
a branch road is made down Captina
creek to Powhatan, should take assur-
ance from the great outlay of money
that the usefulness of the road passing
through here is to be increased rather
than curtailed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05
BELLAIRE
Budget of News Items from Our
Belmont County Neighbor.

The decision which Judge Hollings-
worth handed down in the electric light
case Tuesday may not settle the point
upon which it has bearing. The law
upon the question of granting fran
chises to light companies was thought
to be vague, and when the case was ar
gued in court the citations were cap
able of different constructions. Since
that time, however, a section of law
has been discovered that appears to fit
the situation exactly, and upon the
strengthen it counsel for the new COM
pany has asked for a re-hearing Of the
motion to dissolve the injunction. The
law is found in paragraph 8, of section
3471, revised statutes Of Ohio. 1t spec
iies that municipal authorities shall
have the privilege of granting fran
chises to electric light companies, and
also the right to regulate the placing of
poles, wires and other appurtenances.
The attorneys for the Belmont Light
and Power Company think the section
settles the point at issue beyond cavil.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-05

zine SHAMROCK viii not gel the cup.'
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is still another portion, a stone of lS2
carats, obtained by Abbas Mira at the
storming of CoOcha, in Khorassan, where
it had long been used by a peasant as q
flint for striking fire. Were these three
great stones united, it is said they woul1
correspond to the description given by
Tavernier, forming a mountain of light.
unsurpassed in its brilliancy, its size, and
its eventful history. All of the gems are
world famous and of extraordinary size
yet the romances would seem incomplete
without the addition of a story of a dia-
mOnd that has never been on eXhibi-
tiOn. 1t is not a very large nor very
valuable one, having a pinkish tinge that
renders it of small value TO collectors, yet
70 its owner it is quite beyond price be-
cause of its strange history The pinkisn
tinse, she asserts, is the reflection of the
many bloody scenes through which il has
passed. and, indeed, some portions of its
history have been enough TO make any
respectable diamond blush for it's owners
if not for itself. 1t was stolen from the
cup from which an Egyptian high official
was poisoned by his wife by a dancing
girl. who fled to India. So great was her
beauty that an Indian Prince made ler
his Princess, hut the life behind the cur
tains was too dark and confining To the
wild little dancer, and it was not long
before she had run off with a hand su.ne
English officer, bearing the diamond with
her. The Prince theTeupOn, instead OF
a single-handed combat, Instituted a
mutiny, and the English officer was kill
ed. But the dancing girl, faithful 10 her
last love, lay dead beside him, the fatal
diamond stained with her blood, pendant
from a chain about her neck. From her
it was stolen again, and, passing through
many hands, finally reached those of its
present owner, who, in spite of the dire
results it has seemed to bring with it..
eherishes it as fOndly as did its old-time
possesSOrs.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

famous, the Sancy, of So IL carats, once
the property of Charles the Bold, and af-
terward of Louis XIV; the Shah. of 50
carats; the Polar Star, of 40, and, largest
and most interesting of all, the great
Orloff- This is a part OF what is perhaps
the greatest diamond story or all, the
story Of the Great MOgul. The Orlof
is the largest known diamond in the
world, weighing 19i 3-4 carats, and cut in
resemblance of half pigeons egg, and
set in the scepter of the Gar Of AL the
Russias. The story is that it formed
the eye Of an Indian idol, whence It was
stolen by "a French deserter, and another
that it belonged to Nadir Shah, of Persia,
and on his murder fell into the hands Of
an Armenian merchant who brought II
to Amsterdam. 1t was bought by the
Count OrlOff for the Empress CaJher'ne,
who was obliged to pay S4500O0 fer ii and
a title Of Russian nobility to boot. The
second part of the story is of the Kohl
moor, the largest jewel belonging to the
British Crown, the Indian legend assert
ing that it was found in one Of the Col
COMA mines near Kishna River, and now,
FIVE thousand years ago, by one of the
heroes celebrated in the ''Mahabarata. -
Through many hands it passed to Baber.
the founder of the Mogul dynasty, and
in 16GS it was shown by his successor TO
the celebrated Tavernier. He describ IS
it as having the shape of half an egg,
being reduced from 793 5-S carats TO 80.
Nadir Shah, the Persian invader of In
dia. to whom it passed in 1879, called it
KOhinOOr or mountain of light From
his successor it went to Runieet Sing. the
ruler of lahore. and on the annexation
of the Punjaub to British India it was
presented 10 Queen Victoria Now it
has been conjectured that the Croff and
the KohinoOr are parts OF the wonderful
legendary gem known as the Great Mo-
gul, and this conjecture seems 10 have
good grounds for its existence. There
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

To the stone so hard and unyielding that
it completely mystified them and Obliged
them to invent all sorts of fables to ac-
count for its resistance and absurd meth
DDS Of COunteracting it, the ancients gave
the name of the unsubduable." And
most appropriate it was, for no stone
seems filter 10 bear this title than the
diamond. 1t is with its own hard dust
that it is cut and polished and brought to
that unequ2led brilliancy that has so long
euded all the arts of the would-be imita-
tor. Even now, with all the progress of
science, the process of manufacturing the
chemical diamonds is so expensive that il
makes them costlier than those of natures
cherished boards. Yet there can never be
that delightful charm that envelops the
real diamond, perhaps from the knowledge
that so much has been risked TO gain ii.
The romanees, however, are not all con-
fined to the days of old, or TO the fairy
tales of science" for many of these bril-
liant gems that are remarkable for their
size and brilliancy are made famous by
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

their eventful histories. that prove the
oft-repeated assertion of the triumph of
truth over fiction. The fortunes and ad-
ventures of some have been linked with
certain houses; superstitions have made
their loss responsible for all sorts of mis-
fortunes and greed of them for unlimited
crimes. Having a lease of life that en-
ables them to see so many generations
live and die, so many empires rise and
fall, there is as wide range for their adj
ventures as for those of the Wandering
Jew. One has merely to fill in the out
lines with descriptions of the beautiful
Princesses or bIack-eyed villains, and add
plenty of local color, to have as thrilling
tale as was ever invented. For there
is a fascination about these beautiful
gems so strong that it has led men to bar
ter honor, country, home. and happiness
for them, in spite of the tears and blood
shed that have so often followed their
possession.
Used as Counters bv Negroes.
From the very beginning the romance
steals in, as in the discovery of the dia-
mond fields in Brazil and South Africa.
In the former place the negroes, all un-
conscious that they were handling jewels
valuable enough 10 buy them. body and
ing cards. 1t was from Brazil that the
famous Star of the South was brought to
London. In South Africa a Dutch farmer
obtained from BOer bright stone which
his children used for d plaything. Subse-
quently it was sent to the Cape. its true
value recO9 9niZed and at the Paris exposi-
ton it brought $780, though history does
not state whether or not the children We're
recompensed for the loss of their toy IL
is said that since that date, 1861, probably
n5, 100000 worth of diamonds have been
obtained from that district, the Stewart"
of 2SS 3-S carets. a light yellow since cut,
being one
But like everything that comes from the
land of mystery and mutiny, the Indian
diamonds are the largest and most cele
DRAFTED and around them cluster as many
romance5 as the lights that scintillate
from them. An Indian diamond, the second
largest known, is the Regent, or Pitt. 1t
was bought by Mr.. Pitt, the Governor of
Madras, in 1702, who had it recut. an oper-
alton that required two years time and an
outlay of f300O, an expenditure that is
worthy of the jewel that is said to be the
finest and most perfect in Europe Mr.
Pitt sold it TO the Regent Duke of Orleans
for $65O,OO0, though its value is now esti-
mated at twice that sum. At the time of
the French Revolution it was sent to
Berlin, but when Napoleon ascended the
throne that had been stained with so much
blood the great diamond reappeared again
in the hilt of his sword of state, and still
remains in the possession Of the French
government.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

OF pale doVe-gray Venetian cloth. with a
very smooth silky surface. This gown is
made with long. graceful pOlonaise. fit
ting the figure quite closely and smoothly
from the throat almost 10 the knees. The
lower part Of the pOlOnaise widens out al
most imperCeptibly. and is finished within
some three or four inches Of the hem
by a fine silk fringe in the same soft
shade Of gray. This fringe falls over an
accordion-pleated fiounce of gray gIace
silk. which is arranged to give the appear
ance Of an underskirt The pOlOnaise Is
bOrdeTed with this silk fringe all the way
round, and up one side as far as the hip,
while the bodice part is finished with a
jabot Of cream point desprit net and a
tiny chemisette Of pale green panne.
Hts and ParasuIs.
A hat of gray crinOline has been ordered
to wear with this gown. 1t is made in a
wide-brimmed picturesque shape. and is
draped round the crown with soft folds
of chiffon, some gray and some pale
green. These are tied i'm a smart bow on
the left side of the hat, and held in place
by large, pearl-headed pins. Under the
brim, and resting on the hair, there is 4
half-wreath of pale green roses.
/ know / have told you a great deal
about parasols, but / don't know if /
have mentioned that the most exquisite
carved ivory handles are being used. Re
member however plain your parasOl may
be. and some of fashions best are with
out any trimming or fantastic ruchings
whatever, the stick which accompanies it
cannot be too beautiful Very handsome
do the old wrought silver handles look in
conjunction with a gray silk parasOl or
an intricate mass of chiffon.
Some very good jeweled embroideries
have made their appearance of late, but
instead of being mounted over silver sat
inS and such like rather harsh materials
they are placed on masses of chiffon,
mousseiine de sole. and other ethereal fab
ricS and this gives a dainty suftnesS
which Is universally becoming.
Muslin fichus are still as popular as
ever. With muslin gowns they look de-
lightfully cool. while for evening wear
they are equally useful. A great deal OF
bebe ribbon is now being used in their
| manufacture.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11
Sh o.. Of Light.
Prom the New YORK World

Fror me NeN Gofk Word.
A new Illuminating shell. a marine de-
vice. has been invented by Col william
J. Wilson. the acetylene gas expert.
When this shell falls into the water,
after being gred from a gun. Il floats
a quarter Of It's length above the surface
and the water. entering small holes near
the base. comes IN contact gith calcium
carbide Acetylene gas IS generated, and
IS a. once ignited by an electric spark.
The electric current Is automatically pro-
duced when the shell strikes the water
the gas being ignitsd BY is means
The wide reaching possibilities of this
device In merchant marine. life-savipg
corps and army and navy Use w!li -
readily recognized. The sea may b. hria-
llanJly Illuminated at night by the en-
plOyment of these pIOjectiles. They may
De thrown from a gun In the direction
OF An enemy.