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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
JNDAY, DECEMBER 81, 18ss.--TWENTY PAe
A dangerous precedent would thus be

A dangerous precedent would thus be
created, which would be used against
England at the first opportunity.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that the wireless telegraph
instruments recently captured from the
Beers and described as Marconi's, were
not his manufacture. They were
made by a well known German firm.
whom Marconi once employed to ex-
pertinent with plans he afterwards
discarded. Narconi declares the in
struments captured were not workable.
Some feeling has been caused against
the young inventor by the first report,
the belief spreading that he had broken
his agreement to supply only the Brit
ish during the present war.
Social Gossip.
Princess Christian, of Scheswig-Hol-
stein princess Helena of England),
for the first time in twenty years is
sitting for a portrait, and to an Amer
lean painter, w. H. Funk.
During the recent visit TO Windsor OF
Mr.. Conyngham Greene, former British
agent at Pretoria, Queen Victoria asked
him a lot of questions regarding Mrs.
Kruger, her housekeeping and personal
characteristics. Mr.. Greene entertain
ed Her Majesty with incidents showing
the simplicity of Mrs. Kruger's home
life and her personal attention to
kitchen duties, detailing with special
zest upon the excellence Of a certain
desert which Mrs. Kruger makes.
Rumors required this week of Lord
CaliCh1ru'c rptjrnnpnt M tho 0nn nf the
present Parliament and the succession
of the Duke of Devonshire to the Con-
sentative leadership. These seem
founded on nothing stronger than de-
duction from his age and recent be-
reavement. From one Of the Premier's
intimates, a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press learns he he has not men
toned any declination to retire.
The usual crowd of youngsters flock
ed to Drury Lane for the annual pan
tomime, though, in the stalls and boxes
there were many sad little faces and
black frocks.
The other theatres have drawn good
galleries, but the better part of the
houses were not so well filled as usual
during holiday week. Few changes
have been made. Jerome K. Jerome's
play, miss Hobbs" has taken well at
the Duke Of York's. 'The Belle of
New York" plays for the last time in
London tonight. 1t will be succeeded
by DeWolf Hopper's "The Mystical
Miss"
Madame Patti heads the list Of prom
inent artists who will sing at Covent
Garden February %, under the patron
age OF the Marchioness of Lansdowne,
in aid of the wives and families of Off
GERS killed during the war. On the same
occasion the Duchess Of Marlborough
will recite a patriotic poem.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlbor-
ough entertained a large Christmas
house party at Blenheim this week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

LONDON, December 31.-4:30 a. m.
The war Office, when communicating
at about midnight, copies of the mes
sages exchanged between the Queen
the Queen, and of the Queens reply,
stated that no further news had been
received UP to that hour; and nothing
of Importance has come from other
sources during the night.
The weeks sorties, skirmishes, re-
connaissances and bombardments at
various points where the British and
Beers confront each other, SO far as
can be judged, have had no effect upon
the general situation at the seat of
war, which is practically the same as
it was a week ago.
During the night of December 2Sth
Ladysmith and Chievely Camp were
in full communication, the former re-
porting "All we'll"
While the signalling was in progress
the Beers attempted to muddle the
messages with fash lights from each
extremity of their long, e~ntrenched
line. The naval brigade took advan-
tage of the opportunity to shell the
Boer positions, which were plainly re-
vealed by their own lights. The naval
battery resumed the Smelling of the
Boer trenches on the morning of De-
cember goth, but their fire failed to
elicit any sign of life.
A dispatch from Cape Town dated
!, Wednesday, December 9th, announced
that an armored train had restored
communication with Dordrecht, where
the Free State flag had been hauled
down, and that the Beers had been
driven from the adjacent hills to
Stormberg.
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SavnI Changes.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 30.
The ~battleship Massachusetts has ar
rived at New York, and 1t Is under
stood that she will soon go out OF COM
mission In order to furnish a for
one of the new battleships, Kentucky
or Kearsarge.
The Navy Department has reconsid-
cred it's decision 20 put the collier Mar
cellus out OF commission
The formal transfer OF the converted
yacht viking, from the navy = the
army, has taken place at Norfolk. The
army wants the boat for service In
Cuba and Puerto Rico. and paid the
navy the sum which the Viking cost
when she was purchased at the begin
ming of the Spanish a
ST. THOMAS, ID. w. l., December 30.
The United States cruiser New York
arrived here last evening and leaves
January I'd.
WASHINGTON. D. G., December 3d.
The quartermaster general has been
informed that the transport Fitzpatrick
left Cienfuegos yesterday on her way
to Manzanillo, and that the Sedgwiek
sailed from the same point for Havana
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To Send Military EXPERTS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 80.
Learning that the French and Ger
mans and perhaps other nations had
military officers accompanying the Boer
armies as observers, the War Depart
ment felt that it would like the same
privilege for an expert of its own. Mr..
Hollis, United States Consul at Pre-
toria, vas accordingly directed to ask
President Kruger if he would allow an
American army officer to accompany the
troops. A cablegram has just been re-
ceived from the consul saying that the
Boer government has c~ourteously as
sented to the request. The War De-
partment will at once select a suitable
mar for the place and he will be hur-
ried to the scene of hostilities.
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Consul Hay OF.

LONDON, December ~30.-Adelbert S.
Hay, the new United States consul at
Pretoria, left Waterloo railway station
here this morning for Southampton on
his way to Cape Town. Mr.. Hay is
charged with many commissions from
relatives and friends of the British
prisoners at Pretoria.
The same train took Lord Edward
Stanley, one of the junior lords of the
treasury, and eldest son of the Earl of
Derby. Lord Stanley has been appoint
ed to a position on Gen. Roberts staff.
Sir William Stokes, surgeon in ordi-
nary to Queen Victoria in Ireland, and
surgeon to the Meath hospital, Dublin,
and a number of hospital nurses, also
left London for Southampton with Mr..
Hay and Lord Stanley.
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Trouble in Portugal.

PARIS, December 30.-Advices re-
ceived in diplomatic circles here say
the Republicans of Portugal have seized
on the alleged Anglo-German-Portu-
guese secret treaty as a weapon to at
tack the monarchy, asserting that it is
evidence Of the monarchy's weakness
and willingness to sell the Portuguese
colonies to fill the depleted Golfers Of
the treasury.
The Figaro says:
King Charles probably will lose his
crown if he acquiesces to England's
proposal even under menace"
An interesting piece Of diplomatic
gossip is that the Portuguese minister
in London is a great friend of the
Prince of Wales, and in order to please
him practically assured Lord Salisbury
that British troops would be permitted
to pass through Lourenzo Marques. But,
it is added, when the matter was
brought to the attention of the homa
government it repudiated the minister's
action.
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Heavy British Loss.

PRETORIA, Friday, December 90
Three British prisoners from Malapo
report that Captains Vernon and Sand
ford, of Col. Baden-Powell's staff, were
killed during the engagement in which
Lords Edward Cecil and Cavendish-
Rentinck were wounded. The object
Of the sortie was to capture Boer can
non. The losses of the British were
very severe. The Long Tom" injured
at L~adysmith, has been repaired and is
being replaced.
The new contract reducing the price
of dynamite instituted by the Rad in
August was registered December 28th
between the government and the fac
tory.
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Great Rom.

LONDON. December 30-nThe Belle
OF New York" closed tonight At the
Shaftesburg Theatre. There had beer
500 performances Of the play and the
gross receipts had aggregated about
g157. 900. After the fall OF the curtain,
the American members OF the company
presented to Manager Musgroye on be-
half Of Mr.. LedeTer and THE Belle Oh
New York Company, a silver punch
bowl on which were Inscribed the names
OF the principals, as a token OF appre-
citation OF his uniformly courteous
treatment Of the players.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, December
30.-Judge John ]. Jackson. Of the
United States Court, made an import
ant ruling to-day in the case of J. W.
Anderson, of Monroe county, in bank
ruptcy. He held that transcripts OF
records of the Circuit Court Of a county
showing a number of judgments against
a bankrupt for fines imposed lin this
case for unlawful retailing) are prov
able debts and are not entitled to prece-
dence in the distribution Of the bank
rupt's assets, the only prior claims a
State or the United States may urge
against a bankrupt being those for
taxes. The decision covers fines i'm
posed by the United States Courts as
we'll as by State courts.
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RumOr Not Confirmed.

LONDON, December 30.-The re-
ported sortie from Ladysmith result
ing in the capture of a Boer position,
is not confirmed, and apparently is'only
a Kaffir story. A Chievely dispatch,
dated Friday, December 10Th, makes
no mention of it. The same message
shows renewed activity upon the part
Of the British, apparently preparatory
TO some action. The Boer position east
ward Of the camp was thoroughly re-
connoitered December 2Sth, without
drawing the enemy.
The naval guns engaged in daily
practice, and it is said on good author
ity that thirty or forty Beers have been
killed by the firing during two days.
A dispatch from Durham predicts that
Ladysmith will be relieved on or about
January 7th. While there is nothing
70 bear out this forecast, there is some
disposition to believe Gen. Butler is
preparing another attempt to advance,
this time by an attack ON the Boer
position on Inhlawe mountain.
Advices from Cape Town say there
Is great dissatisfaction there at the ac-
lion of the British insurance companies
who are retarding volunteering by
making policy holders pay war risk
premiums, while the agencies of the
leading American companies allow per-
feet freedom for naval and military
service.
From Far-OF CeyIon.
The government has accepted one
hundred and twenty-five Ceylon vol
unteers, mostly planters, and has also
accepted the offers of Indian princes
to supply horses.
The n~on-arrival Of the Majestic. due
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at Cape Town Thursday, is causing
some surprise among the public who
expected she would maintain her usual
transatlantic speed. Shipping circles,
however, explain that this is due to the
condition imposed by coaling enroute;
the necessity in economizing her sup
ply and of traversing the tropics, all
of which, they add, combine heavily to
discount her usual rate of speed. They
say all transatlantic liners would be
similarly handicapped.
An incredible report is circulating in
Vienna that Slatin Pasha is on his way
to the Cape to serve the British. 1t is
regarded as much nor probable that
he is going to Khartoum as he re-
Gently said he proposed to make a tour
of the Soudan.
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HEAVY BRITISH LOSS.

LORENZO MARQUES, Friday, De-
cember 29.-Advices received here from
Pretoria, under date of Wednesday,
December 9th, say hat an official dis
patch from Mafeking that
the sortie which the British made
ON that place December 25th, attack
lg enc of the Boer forts with cannon,
haxims and an armored train, so per-
sistently that the fighting ragged up to
the walls of the fort, the British lost
100 men killed and wounded, while
the Beers only lost two men killed and
seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains
Kirkwood and Grenfell were captured
by Boer scouts neal Colenso and were
being sent to Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells inscribed "The
Seasons Greetings" have been fired at
Ladysmith.
The South African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived at Pre-
toria from Delagoa Bay with five tons
of medical stores.
A dispatch from the Boer camp at
the Modder river, dated Thursday,
December 28th, reports an artillery
duel last an hour. December 9th, a
British accommodating party made a
sortie, but did not come within the
Boer range. The British, December
2Sth, commenced a steady lombard
ment of the Boer position.
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A BOer Failure.

CAPE TOWN, Friday, December 30.
The troops in the British camp of
Victoria West turned out last night to
repel at attempt of the Beers to cut
the reailroad near the station. A pa
troll reported early in the evening that
they sighted the Beers in the neighbour
hood. At 10 o'clock at night the Beers
opened a heavy fire near the station.
The British replied and the Beers re-
tired at daybreak, their attempt hav-
ing failed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
Assignment at Morgantown.

Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, December
30.-William Wilmington, the leading
shoe dealer of this place, made an as
signment this afternoon for the bene-
fit of his creditors. The liabilities and
assets are equal, and are about $4,000.
l. G. LaZZelle is trustee.
Joseph Reiner, of this place, has sold
100 acres of coal near Dunbar TO the
H. c. Frick Coal Company for s45, 900.
The sale was consummated to-day.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., December 30.
The Lawton horas fund continues 70
grow. the daily increase for the past
few days running between $4,000 to ss.-
900. Cen Corbin's statement to-day
shows that the total subscriptions up
to date are $32,7741.
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Fire ut -Morgantown.

Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va, December
30.-Fire this afternoon totally de-
stroyed o. H. Tait's store and dwelling
house. The fire started from gas COM
ing on suddenly. The loss is covered
by insurance.
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The Canadian Contingent.

HALIFAX, N. S., December 30
The steamer Laurentian will be the
first transport carrying the second
Canadian contingent to South Africa.
She leaves Halifax January 10th with
314 men.
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Urge ~terventio

VIENNA, December 30.-The Anglo
phobe newspapers continue to advo-
cate a joint Intervention in the South
African troubles by the vatican and
Emperor Francis Joseph, some organs
going to the length of suggesting that
if Great Britain should refuse to lis
ten to the proposition, the Pope should
utter a public curse on the British
nation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

NEW YORK, December 30.-Fire
Chief Croker estimates the loss OF last
nights fire, which destroyed the wall
paper factory of William Campbell &
Co., at $3.50, 600. Between $50 and 400
employees are thrown out of work.
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THE GERMAN STEAMER BUypEs-
RATH CAPTURED ny ENG
LIsH IN DELAGoA Ray.
HAD NO MUNITIONS ABOARD,
BUT THREE GERMAN oFFrCERs
AND TWENTY SOLDIERS,
Which Fact Explains the Seizure.
Feeling in Germany stirred IN
over the Affair, and the ARti-e
English Feeling I'm south Africa
Have Startling Results.


BULLETIN
LoURENzo MARQUES, Delagoa
Bay, December S0.-The German
steamer Bundesrath, belonging to the
German East African line. has been
captured as a prize and taken to Dur
ban. The Bundesrath arrived here
from Mozambique. The capture has
increased the already strong anti
British feeling here among the Hol-
lander and German section OF the popu-
lation.
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The weather.

WASHINGTON. December m-For q
Fair Sunday. except euow IN noft1
norton. MOrIzy, cloudy: probably
except IN northwest portion. fresh
IL winds.
Western PerENy1vznia-Fssr G1I
cent STOW near the lake. MondaE
sryw con6Inued cold; fresh W.
winds.
West vsrzfnsa-Fafr Sunda
probably Stow continued
mort winds.
Mr.. q. Schrsepf. the OPP
gist, mace tn8 foiIow4na
the temperature yeSkal
a m, II. IA m, Is. o.
Weather chSnEe&bia
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Hotel Leased.

Special TO the Rex,ste-.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, December 3d.
G. T. Austin and T. S. Rhodes, Of Man
ninglon, leased the Kincaid Hotel to-
day, possession TO be given at once.
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Going to south Africa

is Captain Holford who is one Of the
closest friends of the Prince of Wales and
his eQuerry. The captain sails January 9th
to join his regiment, the First Life Guards.
From 1883 to 1892 Captain Holford was
equerry to the late Duke OF Clarence, and
since then has been equerry TO the Prince
of Wales. He IS a wealthy Ian owner and
proprietor of the Dorchester House, Lon
don, famous for its picture galleries.
The King Of the Belgians goes on a
yachting cruise in the Mediterranean in
January, returning to Belgium in March.
King Menelik, of Abyssinia. IS soon go
ing to Cairo as the guest of the Khedive,
thus disposing of the stories that he is
collecting an army to invade the Soudan.
Nearly all the military men of Dublin
are wearing mourning for Gen. Roberts
som
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the coal supply may hav to suspend ope-
rations before February, as their margin
of profit is rapidly being wiped u The
root of the trouble appears to be the with
drawal Of SO many ~colliers to take their
places in the ranks of the reserves. Wages
ave gone Up, but labor is hard to hrd.
The normal Christmas congestion of traf-
fic aggravates the situation, while the
governments need of fuel for transports,
war vessels and depots on the way TO the
Cape has created an unprecedented de-
mand.
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SHARP ENGAGEMENTS
and SUDDEN DEATHS
MARK THE SITUATION IN ENGLAND
IN THESE WARLIKE AND
HOLIDAY TIMES.
MEN MARRY AND SAIL AWAY
FOR THE SCENE OF WAR IN SOUTH
AFRICA.

The Martial Spirit of England Shows
Recognition of the Engineers and
and Artillery BY the War Office.
The American Flour Case Excites
Little Interest - Miscellaneous
Gossip of the Worlds Metrop-
oils.
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4 Serious Outlook

for the coming year, it is hardly sur
prising that articles appear under the
heading: Are We Decading?" and SIM
liar strains. On the other hand there
is still a small section of the press and
public which devotes its energies to
senselessly abusing the Beers and
prcphesying the speedy entry of the
British into Pretoria. Yet, on the
whole, the organs voicing the better
class of opinion, face 1900 and It's event
ualfties in South Africa with an even
minded, unhysterical determination
that compels admiration. That there
will be a day of reckoning for some one
is a certainty that even the most guard
ed and conservative do not try to con-
ceal. Whether it be Lord Lansdowne
Lord Wolseley or Gen Butler, it Is
impossible to tell. But all the infor-
nation obtainable at present and the
gist of criticisms point to Lord Lans-
downe having to shoulder the oEUs for
the terrible mismanagement-
While Great Britain feeds contented-
" upon long special cables showing
American friendship, the Boer agents
liz Europe believe sentiment in the
United States has been gradually turn
ing Boerward until the time is now
ripe 70 develop it into material effect.
Under this impression, the Associa-
ted Press learns that they are contem-
plating dispatching
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4 Circus 10 Close.
snecial TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
GENEVA, O.. December 30.-Main's
the fourth largest In the world.
has travelled throughout Vest
Virginia, viii go out Of business
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VAGUE ROAORS ARE
STILL CURRENT
OF AN ADvANCA MOVEMENT CON-
TEMPLATED BY GENERAL
RELIEF LADYsMITH PREDICTED
BUT THE BOERs ARE STILL PRESS
ING THE SIEGE,

are Firing Unloaded Shells In
scribed "The Seasons Greetings"
Heavy British Loss Reported
From Mafeking on Christmas Day.
The Portuguese Stirred Up Over
DeIagOa Bay Rumors-The Cen
eraI Situation Up to This Morn
ing.
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A Special Mission

to the United States for the purpose Of
influencing public opinion, possibly by open
meetings and by personally assisting the
efforts Of those in Congress whom they
believe friendly. Moreover. they consider
it advisable to offset VIVA they declare
has been a systematic campaign Of John
HAYS Hammond, the America nengineer,
who was a member of the Johannesburg
reform committee, to influence Washing
ton opinion. If the plans now under con-
sideration are carried out, the mission VIII
include a very prominent Boer agent and
a pro-Boer member OF the British pariia-
ment who intended to sail this week but
was prevented by what IS thought to be
a temporary hitch in the arrangements
Their desire is to affiliate themselves with
no particular party, but by influencing po-
Iitical and public opinion to secure al
least an offer Of mediation from the
United states.
A representative Of the Associated Press
has made careful inquiries, but failed TO
find any circumstances to warrant the BE-
lief that such an offer. however made,
would receive the slightest consideration
The British government IS threatened
with
A CoaI Famine.
the most serious development Of recent
weeks. Unaez he conditions improve.
many industrial concerns depending upon
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ALL EUROPE YELP|NG
At tNGLbND'S HEELS.
AS A RESULT THE NECESSITY FOR
THE FRIENDSHIP OF AMER
ICA IS GENERAL REC
OGNIZED.
THE BRITISH PRESS IS KIND
IN ITS DISCUSSIONS OF THIS COUN-
TRY AND ITS POLICIES.

A Coal Famine is Imminent on the
Islands, Caused by the Calling of
So Many Men to the CoIors and
the Heavy Demand by the Gov
ernment-Distin&uished Men Co
ing to the Wharf.-The Genera Cos
sip of the Metropolis.