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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30

at the Cotton Exchange late this after
noon:
In consequence Of false ~cablegrams
from Liverpool, giving enormous advances
In that market. large transactions were
made in New Orleans futures to-day with
points all over the country at heavy inn
provements in prices. Discovery Of the
falsity of the ~cabiegrams created inextri-
cable confusion. necessiiating a suspension
of business temporarily in order 10 enable
brokers and commission merchants TO
straighten their accounts with correspond
ents.
Between the hours of $40 and S:35, five
c~ablegrams were received showing between
2:30 and 2:40 liverpool timeJ continuous
decline of. five half-sixty-fourths, or say
in all to 21s sixty-fourths. The Liverpool
market was then reported as advancing
and from $50 a. m. 10 1910 a. m, New
Orleans time. dispatches were received
showing an aggregate advance of Sc six
t~y-fourths. or a net advance between S:2C
a. m. and 1910 d. m. Of S3l2 sixty-fourths,
equal TO about 21la cents per pound.
Such an unheard advance created the
widest excitement, and before c%ontradic-
tory advices could be obtained large
pACSh1 VI COilOAI CA111eAi4SCd AaAANA LAoA
the interests of ali parties might be pro-
tected, the board of directors OF the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, under the rules,
ordered a suspension of business and sub
sequently under proper legal advice, de-
clared all transactions in cotton, both
spot and futures, based on the false quo
t~ations, null and void. The justice of his
position will be apparent.
- n - II 49, l.-.,+1Iz- -,,1fal
came through the regular channels, the
Commercial News Bureau of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. which has
been the news conductor of the various
southern exchanges for more than a quar-
ter of a century past. The explanation
of the mpan is that the changes re-
ported were to be construed as against the
closing price of yesterday, but as The in
variable custom heretofore has been to
give all changes in the Liverpool market
compared with the dispatch Immediately
preceding, the explanation is not only
unsatisfactory, but indicates negligence
somewhere little short Of criminal.
at will be readily understood as before
stated, the confusion created by, such an
unheard of condition Of affairs was with
out precedent, and in view Of the uncer-
tainties thereby it was deemed by the
board of directors as proper and just 10
declare a suspension of the future business
in order to permit brokers to remain in
their offices and attend without delay to
adjusting matters with their corresponds
ents.
This is the sole reason for the tempo
rary suspension, which does not in the
least involve the ability or c~apabiity of
the members of this exchange to care with
ease and promptness for any and all bust
ness intrusted to them"
(Signed) JOHN NJ. PARKER,
President.
"HENRY G.. HESTER. Secretary,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
THE oApruRr OF roRAo.
Gen. Otis Makes a Report OF the Army
Operations North Of maniiaM

Gen. Otis Makes a Report OF the Army
Operations North OF maniiaM
WASHINGTON. September N29--
General Otis to-day cabled the follow
ing report OF the capture OF Porac:
"Lawton's troops az calumpit and
San Fernando, where concentration
was taking place, were ordered to cover
the country about Mexico. Guagua, Ba-
color and Santa Ritao. Macarthur was
ordered to take his troops and clear
the country west and In the vicinity
Of Porac, which he did yesterday. adj
vancing on Porac at an early hour with
the Ninth and infantry and Thirty
sixth volunteers. capturing Porac and
driving the enemy north. Wheaton at
Ingeles kept back the enemy and
moved his force westward to intercept
the Porac insurgents, but they re-
treated by mountain roads. This move
results in clearing the country prepara-
tory to future operations. Our Qualities
at Porac were five wounded. Wheaton
does not report any casualties. Cap
tpred one Office and several enlisted
men. Some 20 OF the enemy were
killed, number Of wounded unknown
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
PERISH AT SEA.
Eleven Women and Children, PaSsen-
gers of h Scotsman, Drowned
When the Vessel STUCK.

RIMOUSKI, Quebec, September %
The steamer Montmort, carrying 249 of
the passengers of the wrecked steamer
Scotsman, has arrived here, bringing
the news that eleven of the Scotsman's
passengers were drowned. The wreck
occurred at Change Island eight days
ago. The steamer Monterey took off
nine steerage passengers and 45 Of the
crew and 81 second class and steerage
passengers were left on the island.
Those drowned and known We're:
Mrs. Robertson, of Montreal; Miss
Robertson, her daughter; Mrs. Childs,
Miss Duncan and Miss Street, her COM
panion, of Montreal; Mrs. Dickson, of
Windsor, Ontario, wife of a former edi-
tor of the Toronto Globe; Miss r.
Weaver, Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Shelton and
an infant of Mrs. Robertson, all of
Montreal.
The people who were left on the is
land are now on their way to Liver
pool, and the others will arrive at
Riomuski by the steamer Germania.
The Scotsman struck at 2:30 Friday
morning last. and the people on board
since that time have suffered untold
hardships.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
INDICTMENTS FOUND.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w Va. September
29.-Nearly two hundred indictments
have been returned by the Wood county
grand jury. Among the number re-
turned this morning was one against
Mrs. William Pickens, the C%ircleyille,
o., m who, together with a bar
Der, C. W. Lakan. left her home and
came here and registered with the fell
low as his wife, and was arrested on a
warrant charging her with unlawful CO.
habitation. She was later released on
bond and skipped. but an effort will be
made to have her brought back TO this
place for trial. Lakan is still in Jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
GALLIFET
Shown 10 Have Been in Close Touch
With the Duke Of Orleans.

PARIS, September 29.-Marquis de
Gallifet, the minister Of war. having
written to Figaro asserting that ne
had never written the Due d'Orleans
since the end Of 1898. when be declined
the latter's invitation to shoot at Wood
norton. the Intransigent this morning
replied by publishing a letter. which.
the paper says. was seized among the
papers OF Andree Buffet, one Of the
persons recently placed on trial before
the senate sitting as a high court Of
justice on charge Of having ~conspired
against the state.
In this letter the Marquis de Gall
ifet says: IF the Republicans are so
stupid as to conflde the ministry OF
war to me. ron. Monslgeur, will not
have occasion to be dissatisfied with
me-"
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p. B. COW BApLY . Z

Special 10 the REGISTER
sTEUBENVILLE, o.. September 20.
P. b. Conn. the 75-year-old e~x-proprie.
tor OF the SteubenyiIle Herald. and .
well known horseman who drives bis
own horses. was badly injured In a race
at the smithheld fair this afternoon. A
horse leading, fell. and COINS horse
stumbled yer the PROSTATE horse and
threw Conn some distance. He vas
unconscious when picked up. but re-
vived after some time.
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THEY FOUGHT WELL.
Cadet Wood and His Crew Refused TO
Surrender

Cadet Wood and His Crew Refused to
Surrender.
MANILA, September 29-Tt Is re-
ported by a person who has just arrived
from Turdac that Naval caden Well
born G. Wood. who was in command
of the United States gunboat Urden-
eta, recently captured and destroyed by
the insurgents in the 0rani river. on
the southwest side Of Manila bay.
where she was patrilling, and five Of
the nine enlisted men forming the
crew were killed during the lighting
previous to the destruction Of the ves-
sci, made a gallant stand. and refused
to surrender in the face OF oyerwhelm-
ing odds. The four other men and the
captured one-pounaer, a
~rapid-Gre gun. a Colt machine gun and
a N~ordenfeldt 25-mllimeter gun-wers
conveyed { Maiae.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30

MANILA, September 29.-The Amer
lean authorities are arranging the de-
tails for the delivery of the American
prisoners at Angeles tonight or to-
morrow. A Filipino general. aide-de-
camp and a secretary viii accompany
them to Manila. The insurgents have
been instructed that they may send
representatives to confer with Major
General Otis. The regiments are rest
ing at Porac.
MANILA. September 29,-5:12 p. m.
Gen. MacArthur's commands has re-
turned to Angeles, where Generals Mac
Arthur. Wheaton and Wheeler have es-
tablished their headquarters with 5000
troops. 1t is expected they will remain
there until a general advance Is order
ed. There are no troops at Porae.
Nine Americans were wounded in
yesterdays lighting. two probably
fatally, 1t is estimated that fifty in
surgents were killed or wounded.
The American prisoners are expected
here tomorrow unless yesterdays
whipping changed A~guinaldo's mind.
The Spanish commissioners who re-
Gently spent a month at Tarlac, arriv-
ed at Angeles to-day, They will pro-
ceed to the Filippinos lines.
The commissioners say they are con
fdent they will arrange for the liber-
alton Of all the Spanish prisoners.
Lieutenant Rowland, Of General
Wheaton's staff. has visited the inner
line of Filipino outposts. presumably
to notify them that the Spanish com
missioners were coming. He met with
a friendly reception.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
FIFTY-F0rR NEW GASES.

KEY WEST, Fla, September %
The new cases of yellow fever number
81, several of which developed three
days ago, but were not reported until
to-day. One death reported.
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CROWDSCHEERCHAABERLAIN
The Meeting Ct the British Cabinet to
Consider TranSvaal Policy

EvOKES POPULAR DEMONSTRA-
TIONS = THE WAR FEVER
AMONG THE BOERS-FLOCKING
IN GREAT NUMBERS TO THE
NATAL BORDER, WHERE THE
FIGHTING IS EXPECTED TO BE-
GIN - INTENSE EXCITEMENT
PREVAILS THROUGHOUT SOUTH
AFRICA.
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THE SAFE.

CHICAGO. September 29-The tug
Mccarthy, which a caught in the
storm of Wednesday and which it was
feared had gone down, Is safe at
Cheboygan, Mich
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STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.

NEW YoRK-&rrlved: Graf Waldersee.
from Hamburg.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Pretoria Ne~
York. via Plymouth. Fneral Bismarck,
New York via Cherb0urg and Soathafap-
ton.
LIyERPOoL-ArrlFed. cymric New
v.t
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30

LONDON. September Gan official Of
the foreign office This evening told a rep
resentative Of the Associated Press that
the hin in the absence Of the Trans
walls reply. had agreed TO draft a dis
patch formulating its own proposals,
which will be communicated % the Trans
vaal government in q few days. Parlia-
ment viii be called shortly 10 consider the
situation. The government declines 10
furnish exact information At present re-
garding the military moyements.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
CONTRACT r

For Furniture for the New Marion County
Court House.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT. w. Va, September 29.-The
United States Furniture Company, of New
York City, received the contract for fur
nishing the furniture for the Marion coun-
ty court house The contract was closed
through their agent, A F. Wilmott, of FL
kins. for the sum of eleven thousand dol
lars.
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THE coL0NTFs coNrFR.

MELBOURNE. Victoria. September %
A conference Of the military command
ants Of all the colonies except New zea-
land is sitting here 70 discuss the equip
ment and dispatch Of an Australian force
to South Africa. Volunteers are coming
forward. largely from the colonies. About
400 Victorians have already volunteered
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
AMERICANS 70 Be RELEASED.
Details Almost Completed for the
Surrender

OF PRISONERS BY THE FILIPINoS.
MAY TAKE PLACE TONIGHT.
THEY WILL BE DELIVERED IN
TO THE AMERICAN LINES AT
ANGELES AND THREE INSURe
GENT OFFICERS WILL ACCOM-
PANY THEM TO MANILA no
MEET GEN. OTIS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30

WASHINGTON. September n-Forecas1
for Saturday and Sunday:
For West Virginia ard Western Pennsyl-
vania-Fair Saturday. Sunday fair With
rising temperature. fresh west TO north
winds.
For Ohio-Fair Saturday. warmer in
western portion Sunday fair and warmer.
fresh north 70 east winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
DLUNDERS CAUSED 4 PANIC.
The New Orleans Cotton EXchaDgI
Compelled to Suspend Business.

ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON
THE EXCHANGE YESTERDAY
HAS BEEN DECLARED VOID,
AND THINGS ARE TO START
OVER AS THOUGH A DAY HAD
BEEN DROPPED FROM THE
CALENDAR - ERRORS IN THE
TRANSMISSION OF LIVERPOOL
EXCHANGE REPORTS CAUSED
THE TROUBLE-PHENOMENAL
ADVANCES FOLLOWED EACH
OTHER IN RAPID SUCCESSION.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30
A pageant NEVER EQUALED.
Nothing to Compare With Yesterdays
Naval Demonstration

WAS EVER SEEN IN THE WORLD
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND
THOUSANDS OF BOATS. RANG
ING FROM THE GIGANTIC
FLOATING FoRTRESSES TO
TINY RowBOATS, JOINED IN
HONORING THE PEERLESS
DEWEY. WHISTLES SCREAMED.
CANNONS ROARED. AND THE
MULTITUDE SPLIT THEIR
THRoATS TO MAKE THE VEL
COME NOISY. THE GRAND RE-
VIEW AS SEEN FROM THE
OLYNiPIA'S DECK.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-30

Upon the basis of this opinion the con
tracts were declared off. The curbstone
brokers, or at least some of them. pro-
tested against the action Of the board in
declaring contracts void. and claimed that
they were not governed by the exchange.
Other brokers were likewise of the opin-
ion that the exchange had exceeded its
| authority and threats were freely made
during the afternoon of a resort to Hti-
cation to determine whether the contracts
should stand or fall.
To-day is the first time in its history Of
thirty years that the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange has been compelled to suspend
business. During the panic Of 1898. a SIM
liar attempt to suspend was made, but
failed. The exchange took the ground then
that suspension would injure it IN the mar
kets Of the world. The directors feel that
to-day's suspension was unavoidable and
excusable.
The following statement, was given. out
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-31
nnmiIin,Ing a nINnI.

IT is not n mootcd question in Persia
whether women dress fr the eyes of
men or those of women, MS there only
women see women, at parties In her
book, Through Persia on Sidesad
die. Miss Sykes, writing of the women
of Tehernn the capital of Persia. con
fesses that even Mohammedan isolation
does not prevent women from being
enNions of other women, If they are
dress, 4 better than themselves She
writes
was told that many of the fine ladies
would give large sums in the European
shops of Teheran for any brocade of silk
which struck their fancy and would
wem it ut the next party to which they
invited their friends, Haunting the new
toilet ostentatiously before them to fire
their jealousy
Usually however, one of the guests
would pay her hostess out by buying
some more of the same material and
having it made up fo one of her slave
women She then would invite a large
company to tea. and the cups would be
handed round by negress adorned in
the rich silks with which the former
hostess is arrayed.
Later ON the slave would dance before
the guests The great lady. who had
been invited to be mortified. would be
both disappointed and Inundated The
lady who had given the party would be
pleased at veSing the. rival
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-31
uow to Quiet n child.

a little girl frequently fancied she
saw bears and tigers whenever she hap
poned to awake in the night Presuma
bly, she dreamed of some danger. muv
be ON account of having eaten too much
For supper or having eaten the wrong
kind OF 4ood, At any rate. she frequent
ly awol' crying in the night, and in
her fear inteI preted the dim outlines OF
a dress or a curtain as fearful beast
that waa about to attack her The best
thing 10 do is to deal tenderly with such
fancies and remove the child as far as
possible from the object that has caused
her excitement
Then. if You eau do so without dis
turbing the other children, light the lanp
and let the light fall full ON the thing
that has given rise to her fear Be slow.
ana express your opinion first as u kind
oil preliminary assumption that the bear
may after all be mammals skirt or the
curtain moving in the draft and when
TINS comforting probability is under.
stood follow mp your advantage and de-
clare II to be good joke that harm
less piece of cloth should look like a fear
tul animal Make the child smile AT the
neonSruity ct her fancy, and her laugh
will cure the horror of the dream and
dlspel the nightmare rs sunshine dis
solves the mist. Arena
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-31
Luxury. Right or wrong.

Discussing the right or wrong of
luxury in The North American Review.
Professor F, Spencer Baldwin. a Boston
university authority on economies.
comes to these conclusions.
There are justifiable and there are
unlustitiable luxuries
In general it may be laid down that
a luxury which contributes to the eff.
cheney of the individual in the widest
sense and which does not impose ON So
ciety for the satisfaction of its demands
an unwholesome and degrading form of
labor is perfectly justihable
This sanction of luxury is not to be
stretched to cover unlimited self In
dulgence, The part played by rational
self sacrifice in the development of char
acter is not to be overlooked. Constant
self indulgence is demoralizing
"Bnt in general man has a right TO
spend money for anything that enriches
and diversities his life. and thus aids in
the developing and rounding out of his
personality provided the labor that is
required for the production of - art;.
cles in question be agreeable and innoc
uous
On the other hand luxury that de-
moralizes the individual or calls for a
noxlons form Of labor is unjustifiable. =
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-31
A Sister Lost,

AT one time, when two Cheyennes got
TO gambling. one lost. and luck seemed
to be against him. After he had lost
every piece of property he had, in des
retation he put mp his sister and lost
her This aroused great Indignation
through the tribe but no one intimat
ed that the unfortunate girl should not
go and live as the wife of the man who
had won her in II game of cards
over 20 years ago the writer was su
perintendent of the Arapahoe Indian
school ut Darlington during period of
tive years During this time not less
than four young Indian women came
TO the school. asking admittance and
protection from marriage that was
about to be forced upon them The pro
lection was given. and the Young wo-
men afterward married according TO
their own choice Since then these
tribes have been gradually breaking
away from their original customs until
now they are married with the lawful
marriage rites. Southern Workman
and Hampton School Record.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-31
A Frightful Blunder

VIII often cause n horrible hurn, cut.
scald or bruise. Bncklen's Arnica Salve.
the pest IN the worlt. will XIII the
pam and promptly heal it, Cures Old
sores, lever sores, ulcers. boils, felons,
corhs, all skin eruptions. Best pile
cure ON earth. Only 25 rents box
Cnrr guar tnteed Sold by j. W: Vel
ton, druggi t,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-30
A Whlskey Drummer.

A whiskey drummer who has
sold the liquor for twenty-five
years past, stood in the Globe
Hotel the OF Ter day and made a
speech that ought to make ev.
cry temperance man shake hands
with him. He said:
''ln this section OF the country
the sale of whlskey is decreasing
every year. We sell less Oft ith
each succeeding year. People
have quit drinking. 1t is no olong-
er considered a good form to
swill it, A drunken man is a dis
grace. A tippler cannot hold a
job anywhere that is respectable
and progressive. The railroads
won't have him. ei,her will any
body else. The sentiment is get
ting stronger against it all the
time. The teacher, the preacher,
and the paper are all creating
sentiment against hard drinking.
In twenty years from now the
whiskey problem will have solved
itself. Beer. soda water, lemon
ade, milk shake, and other light
beverages have crowded it out OF
the saloon and drug store into
the medicine chest ofthe doctor" "
-Centralia Courier.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-30
PUBLIC ROAD LAW FOR WATAU.
GA COUNTY.

| ~ ~
Continued from last week. J
Sec. "a. That it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to place and
operate any steam saw mill
within one hundred and fifty
feet OF any public road or
turnpike, and it shall be un.
lawful for any person firm or
corporation to erect and op-
crate any water mill with
Overshot or rnndershOt wheels
within one hundred and fifty
feet of any public road or
turnpike unless such wheel is
protected from sight of pub
lie road by proper screen or
covering, vided, t h a t
where water mills using such
wheels are now constructed,
and are being operated with.
in the limits aforesaid, it
shall he the duty of the own
er thereof to provide screens
or covering for such wheels
within ninety days after the
passage of this act. Anyone
violating any of the provis-
IONS of this section shall be
guilty of a disdemeanor.
Sec. 25. The Board O {
County Commissioners shall
not establish or order the
laying out of any public road
or discontinue or alter such
road, unless upon petition in
writing, and unless it appear
to the Board that every per-
son over whose land the said
road may pass shall have
had twenty days notice of
the intention to file such Pc
tition, the sa me shall he filed
in the office of the clerk OF the
Board until the succeeding
meeting Of the Board and
notice thereof be posted dur
ing the same period at the
court house door at which
meeting the Board shall hear
the allegations set forth in
the petition: and if sufficient
reason be shown the Board
shall order the laying out, or
discontinue or alter said
road az the case may be.
Sec. 26. In allapplications
provided for in the preceding
section, the Board of County
Commissioners may direct
how and by whom the costs
shall be paid: and any per son
may appeal to the Superior
court at term time, and if
any person shall appealfrom
the board on such petition,
he shall give bond to the op-
posing party In a reasonable
sum before such Board OF
Commissioners, and the Sn.
periOr court at term shall
hear the whole matter anew,
and where any proceeding is
instituted to lay out, estah-
Iish. alter or discontinue pub.
lie roads and the said pro-
ceeding is carried to the Su.
perlOr court in term time by
appeal or otherwise, the par
ties to said proceeding shall
be entitled to have every is.
sue of fact joined in said pro-
ceeding tried in the Superior
court in term time by jury,
and from the judgment of
the Superior court either par
ty may appeal to the Su,
preme court ds is provided
in other cases OF appeal.
Sec. 81. All roads and a.
mendlnents thereto shall be