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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02

estate agent of this city, will get out a
paper in few days, which will give a
substantial account of the lands Of this
county, and show the vast fields of
wealth in coal, oil and gas and other
minerals underlying the lands of this
county.
DR.. H. McEldowney and Lloyd McIn-
tire visited the Elk Fork field Wednes-
day.
: Mrs. D. N. Mangold left Friday to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Walter Mar
shall, of Wheeling.
Mrs. VIM. Brast and family are Wis
iting in Wheeling.
Friday, Charley Prior, a workman on
the new residence of E. l.. Robinson,
fell from the second story Of the build
ing with such force that his foot broke
the first floor. He is not seriously in
jured, but has some painful bruises.
Mrs. VIM. DeBolt and daughter Gay,
were visiting in Wheeling Saturday.
Mrs. Jacob Machetring, Miss Leicha
Bottomfeld, of Antioch, and Mrs. l..
Bottomfield and daughter, Of Fairfield,
H., were the guests of Mrs. Fred
Lentz
Miss Ora Martin, of Parkersburg, is
the guest of Miss Irene Curtis.
Mrs. Griswold and grandson, Karl
Westerman, of Carnegie, Pa, were the
guests of Mrs. S. r. Bruce, last We'd
nesday.
Miss Annie Koontz, daughter of John
Koontz, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in town.
A number of young folks picnicked
at Rights Grove ON last Friday.
At a recent meeting of the l.. M. Ste
phen's Hose Company, the names of
Frank w Clark and Robert Wallace
were handed in for membership and at
their last meeting, the above named
gentlemen were enrolled as members
of the company.
A. sements for a big time here
the Fourth of July are complete and if
the weather is good a large crowd may
be expected Several new features
have been added to the list of amuse-
ments. The company at the request of
several young gentlemen of Sistersyille
are now offering a bicycle race, with
three valuable prizes. There are sew
eral entries registered in this race.
They have also secured the services of
Prof. j. P. Force. who will perform
some of his daring Roman bareback
riding These features along with the
elaborate speed programme, hose races
and the minor races will make an en-
joyable day.
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PARKERSEURG.

PARKERSBURG, w. VA, July L.
Miss Maggie Warner is here from AL
ma, w. Va, visiting her aunt, Mrs. S.
c.. Warner.
Mrs. A. r. Heidrichs has returned to
her home in Marietta, after visit with
her parents, Col. and Mrs. G. A. Tag
CART.
Mrs Emma R. Page and daughter,
Miss Maude, are at Moundsyille, to
spend several weeks with friends.
Col. Ed. Wilson returned early in
the week from business trip to Pitts
burg.
Allen C. Murdoch has returned from
st. Louis. where he attended the ses-
sions of the Elks Grand Lodge.
Prof u S. Fleming left Tuesday for
White Sulphur Springs, to attend the
State Teachers Association, which
meets there
Miss Minnie O'Bleness, of Belpre,
has departed for st. Joseph, Mo, to
spend the summer with relatives.
Mrs c. NJ. Enright and baby return
ed to their home in Baltimore, the lat
ter part of the week. after pleasant
visit with Mrs. Enright'ss parents, Mr..
and Mrs Dave Shears. They were
accompanied as far as Mountain Lake
Park by Miss Nell Shears, who will
spend the summer there.
Mrs. Miriam Loomis has returned to
her home at Marietta, after short Wis
it with Mrs. l.. M. Skinner.
Mrs. J. H. Nightingale has departed
for her home in Pittsburg, after short
stay with her husband in our city.
arlv, in, 1o
week for New York for a short visit,
after which she will so, to Rockaway
Beach and Coney Island, to spend the
summer.
Norton Crumpp is visiting friends in
Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs F. S. Townsend and
Mrs. Charles Proudfoot attended the
State convention of the Epworth
League at Grafton during the past
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gilmore and
baby and Mrs. Lily Cohn left the latter
part of the week for Terra Alta, to
spend several weeks.
Thos Tomilson. forner employee
of the National Supply Co, in our city,
is here from Pittsburg for a short
stay. Mr.. Tomilson was member of
Co i. and had severe experiences dur
ing the late war and suffered prolong-
ed illness from various diseases preva-
lent in military camps, but finally re-
covered from all.
Miss Partridge and Miss Mart Part
ridge accompanied their father to
Cleveland and Detroit. They will Wis
it for some time in the latter city.
Hon. W. B. Caldwell was here from
Romney a part of the past week.
Mrs. Henry Graft has returned from
a months visit with relatives in Wat
erloo, Iowa. She was accompanied
from Chicago by her son, H. W. Graft
who attends school there. Mrs. Graft
spent the past week with relatives at
st. Mary's and Marietta.
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PADEH'S VALLEY.

PADEN'S VALLEY, w. Va. July l..
Rev. James Martin and friend, Mr..
Cook, an oil contractor, of Seio, Ohio,
were here this week.
Mr. George Snodgrass salesman for
Watkins C Stewart, was visiting his
parents at New Martinsyille, w. Va,
recently.
Miss Rachel Smith has returned
home after a pleasant visit with Wheel
ing friends.
Miss Josephine Stephens attended
the Elks' carnival at Wheeling, Friday,
and was accompanied home by her sis
ter, Miss Edyth, who has been attend
ing school at Waynesburg, Pa.
Mr.. Lloyd Clark, of Louisville, Ky,
was here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Boston, pleasantly en-
tertained in honor of her sister. Miss
Ella Simms, and all those present
spent delightful evening.
Mrs. E. A. Pollock and family. of
Wheeling Island, are here, and will
remain for some time.
J. n. Van Camp made business trip
to st. Mary's, w. Va. on Thursday
Mr.. Charles Bowers, of Wheeling
was here calling on friends recently.
Miss Martha Baker, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. c. Ankrom,
is visiting her cousin, Miss jeanette
Quimby, of Wheeling
Mr.. Lanstrum Cook was a business
caller at Sistersyille. w. Va, on Fri
day.
Miss Elizabeth Farmer. is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Stella Pratt, at Bel
laire Ohio.
Mr.. John De Wye of Albany. N. ",
was here or business last Thursday.
Mrs. Ella Long, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. b. r.
Sutton, has returned to her home at
Wheeling.
Mr.. c. Miller was calling on hos best
girl at Sardis. Ohio, Wednesday even
ing.
A graphophone, literary and musi-
cal entertainment will be given here
soon in the VI. f. church, South.
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MARIETTA.

MARIETTA, O., July Mrs. Chas
Loomis has been spending the week in
Parkersburg, the guest of Mrs. L. NJ
Skinner.
Mrs. John Hughes left Tuesday for
Sistersville on a visit to friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Charles W. Richards has re-
turned home from a visit TO friends
and relatives at Akron. Ohio.
Miss Kate Gibson entertained num-
Der of her lady friends at tea Thursday
afternoon at her home on the West
Side
Mrs. DR.. Cisler entertained Wednes-
day afternoon in honor of her daugh-
ter, Frances, and son, Walker.
Mrs. Mile Berry, Fifth street, has
been spending several days visiting
friends in Columbus
Miss Mary Welch. Of Churchtown,
was the guest fer several days Ct Miss
Mary Farrell, Eighth street.
Prof w. A. Cooper has returned
from Wisconsin. where he attended the
Y. NJ c. a. convention.
Mr.. William T. Flick is home from
a visit of several days at Washington,
ID. c.
Mr.. R. c. Dawes and son. William,
of Evanston, Ills, are guests Of Gen.
and Mrs. r. R. Dawes.
Mrs. George Stratton, OF Canton, is
in the city. visiting her parents.
Miss thinner and Miss Arendt left
over the Ohio River road Thursday for
Chautauqua Lake
Mrs. Kimmlek and daughter. Of Dye.
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Immel.
Mr.. William Kingsley left Thursday
on a short visit to friends IN Pitts
burg. He was accompanied BY Miss
Jennie Cook.
Mrs. Edward A. Merydith and child
rem, CT Chambersbarg, Pa. are guests
at the home of Mr.. R. Meryditn, Front
street.
Mr.. John T.. Hale, Of Forsythe, Mont,
was the guest this week of his mother,
Mrs. Barbara Hale. Gilman avenue
Mrs Charles Kelly has returned To
her home at WellsvilIe, o., after a
pleasant visit here with the family OF
iAr. p. 81 Gilson, West Side.
NJ. e Mn. j. f. Ward and daugh-
ter - have retprpad 10 tom 4
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ing and Bellaire.
Miss Helen Greene has returned to
her home in GAINESVILLE, after visit
here with Mrs. G. V. Cram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alyah Prentice, of Dan
vile, Ills, and Mrs. NJ. E. Prentice.
of Beverly. were guests of friends in
the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Haley attended
the street fair and visited friends at
Wheeling during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Van Metre, Miss
Laura Van Metre, Mrs. 0. j. Stowe and
daughter, Josephine, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Barker have been making the
round trip to Wheeling on the Lorena.
Mrs. F. w. Minshal left Tuesday
night for Chicago, where she will
spend the summer with her daughter,
Miss Catherine Minshal.
Miss Nora Thornton, Laura Hill, En-
ma Best and Florence McNe2l are at
tending the. Cook County Normal
School in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Fouts have re-
turned from visit of several days in
Morgan county.
Misses Mollie Fitzgerald and Bessie
Pontius are home from Columbus.
where they spent two weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Charles Sturgiss has been
spending several days with relatives
at Lowell.
Miss Laura Tracewel, of Parkers-
brug, was the guest during the week
OF her cousin Mrs. Fred Israel
Judge Fl. l.. Sibley has returned
home from a two weeks outing at Fair
field, Ills.
Miss Pauline Nelson has been spend
ing few days with Miss Nellie Cald-
well, at Parkersburg.
Dir. and Mrs. Phillips, of Cleveland
are guests of Prof. and Mrs. E. L.
Philips.
Misses Alice Goodwin and Janet
Humphrey, of Malta, are guests of Miss
Hattie Loffiand, West Side.
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SHORT CREEK.

SHORT CREEK. O., July 1.--Mr
James Hukill, Jr., was visitor at ].
b. Wilson's Saturday evening.
Miss Lizzie Cook OF Parkersburg.
left for home Thursday.
Mr.. II. w. HALEY the popular mer-
chant, is doing a large business in
farming machinery
Mr.. Clarence Meedel was calling on
friends at Portland, o.. last Sunday.
Mr.. John A. Boles was attending
business here Friday.
Mr. Bert Wright is on the sick list
at present.
Quite a number from here visited
Wheeling, during the week, and report
the Elks' carnival a success.
Mr. Roy Ashton was visiting Mr..
James Cresap last Sunday evening,
Miss Bessie Cresap, OF Cleveland,
has returned home on a short visit.
The select picnic at Mr. JAS. Cresap's
barn by Messrs. Wolf, Wright and Ash
ton was quite a success. Owing to the
bad weather quite number were un-
able to attend. but an present report
good time. Dancing continued till
eleven p. m. Music by Baehman's or
ehpCtra
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VILLA MSTOWH.


WILLIAMSTOWN, w. VA, July L.
Miss Grace Russell's Sunday school
class gave Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Upton
a very pleasant surprise on the evening
of the 23rd. They took with them an
abundant supply of ice cream and cake.
Miss Daisy Nelson has been visiting
friends at st. Marys.
DR.. H. NJ. Campbell, Of Parkersburg,
was in town this week
Misses Blanche Thornley, and Lucy
Holbrook, of Marietta, have been visit
ing Mrs. Chas. Bowling.
Mrs. Scheller and children leave to-
day Saturday for, Duquesne, Pa,
where they will in the future reside.
Little Frank Russell was kicked by
a horse last Sunday and received two
bad cuts on the face.
f. A. Cuenot, our barber, has added a
"boot3laek' S" chair to his establish
ment.
Mrs. J. f. Page visited in Parkers-
burg this week.
Mrs. A. c. Siewers and family leave
Monday for Price Hill, Cincinnati. o.,
where they will in the future make
their home.
Mrs Chas. Bowling and son Guy,
are visiting friends at Caywood, o.
Miss Fannie l.. Henderson, of Port
land, O., is visiting the Misses Hender-
son.
Mrs. Nelson Kiger, of Massilon, o.,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. j..
Flesher
Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Uhl We're guests
of Parkersburg friends this week
Miss Annie Foreman, of Marietta,
O., has been visiting the Misses Nelson
A number of the young folks attend
ed a small dance on Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mr.. M. w. Athey, a
short distance back of town.
Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Upton left
Mondat cor Grafton, w. Va, to attend
the State convention of the Epworth
League They will then visit friends
at Phillip, w. Va.
0. ]. Flesher left Monday for Graf
ton, w. Va. as a delegate TO the Ep-
worth League convention.
Mrs. Annie Bailey. of Elizabeth, W.
Va, is the guest of her son, A. P. Bal
ley.
The reception rendered Mr.. and Mrs
g. A. Sharp on Thursday evening was
a delightful affair, a number of out-of-
town guests were present. Mr. and
Mrs. Sharp will for the present live
with the groom's mother, Mrs S. G.
Sharp. on Railroad street They are
receiving the congratulations of a host
of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A V. Earharte, of
Ridgeway, Pa, were here for the recep-
ton.
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SARDlS.

SARDIS, O., July Rev. r. w.
Martin and family, of Stafford, o., were
with friends the first OF the week. Bro.
Martin treated us TO one of his most
excellent sermons last Sunday. There
was quite large audience as this is
the first he has been with US for sever
al months. His discourse was highly
appreciated.
Mrs. Sarah Bowen, Misses Erna
Deter, AIDA Cline, Edith Hofer and
tinsville Monday.
Mr.. A. G. Netter has been confined 10
his room for several days.
Mrs. Mary Anderson and daughter.
Geneva, OF Wheeling, are with friends
here this week.
Miss Mable Boice returned to her
home in SistersYille Wednesday, after
a pleasant visit OF several days.
Mr.. Willie Vetter, who has been in
college al New Philadelphia for some
time, came home Monday evening.
Misses Emma Winiand and Nina
Humphrey are visiting friends in
WeIlsyille.
Mrs. Ida Bowen and little John ac-
eomranied Miss Eta Mcdonald TO her
home in Cochranton. Pa, where they
expect TO spend several week.
SIR. Geo. Case has symptoms of ty-
paosd feveZ he has 6een confined 10
his room for several days and his en-
pioyes are all en- a saTcs weeks yaca-
zion
Mrs. Eva Hess and family, Of
Mounas-ville, W. Va. came down Mon
day evening and will spend their
Fourth IN Sardis.
Misses Stella Cunningham and Alma
Nindiand we're II Wheeling Neanes-
day
Mr. Otto Elliot, who has been In the
Scio Gil fields for some time. Is with
his many friends IN town this week
Miss Maude Ryan and Roy Titus re-
turned home from Woodland Thursday
Where1 eS 1oTe s2ens 9 pleasant Kseku
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, PA, July i-Lieut Jas.
Harkins, late first Lieutenant OF Company
+, Tenth Regiment Pennsylvania infant
~ United States Volunteers, was in town
this week. Lieutenant Harkins left Ma
Mia on May and reached bis home ali Mt.
Pleasant on June a. lie brought several
relics 10 Mrs. Hawkins. from her husband.
Colonel Hawkins, commander OF tie
Tenth.
George Roberts and wife have gone to
Cambridge Springs for a short time.
AT meeting Of the Republican county
committeeman. held al this place on Mon
day, Owen Underwood was elected county
chairman for the ensuing year
Rev. G. X +. Cogswell, rector of the
church Of the Ascension. is visiting at
Ritehford, n. y
Miss Hattie N. Phillips aud Miss Edith
Pane are home from Chicago. where they
have been attending Prof Sherwood s
school Of music
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ST. GAINESVILLE.

ST. GAINESVILLE, o., July 1.-Mr.
Bernie Mcclure and family, of Wheel
ing, drove out Thursday and spent the
day with Mrs. McLure's mother. Mrs.
Genevieye Stamp.
Miss Ina Tallman has been with
friends in Wheeling a few days this
week.
Thompson Butcher, of Canton, o., is
visiting his son Will, south of town.
Mrs. Miller and daughter, Miss Bes-
sic, of Chicago, and Mrs. H. Z. AleXan-
der, of GAINESVILLE, o., are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kennon.
Mrs. James Wilson, of the Clarendon
who has been visiting with friends in
Pittsburg the past week, returned home
Thursday.
Mr. c. L. Weems and wife started
Monday for a two weeks vacation trip
to Niagara Falls and down the ST.
Lawrence river.
Messrs. Rodney Mitchell and Otto
Giffen left Thursday for pleasure trip
to Cleveland and other points.
Lille and Charlie Ferren, children of
John Ferren, are visiting relatives in
WherlIng.
Thomas NJ Thompson, of Iowa City,
Iowa, came in this week on a visit with
his mother and other relatives here
Mrs Peter Hughes, and little son,
Charles, of Bellaire, are visiting Mrs.
Hughes mother, Mrs. Robt. Collins,
this week.
Editor and Mrs. E. L. McMillen. of
the Chronicle, left Wednesday morn
ing for Portland, Oregon, where Mr..
McMillen will attend the National Ed
itcrial convention, which meets there
Warren Cowen has charge of the
chronicle in his absence.
Newell H. Kennon went Friday to
Chicago on business.
Miss Florence Wilson is the guest of
friends at Wheeling this week.
Mr. Arthur Nichols returned home
Thursday from Morgantown, W. Va,
where he has been for the past few
months.
Misses Fannie Ryan and Irene Fer
rel went to Chicago Friday where they
will attend the summer term of the
Cook County Normal school.
Jack Dermott and daughter, Miss
Belle, of Jefferson City, Mo-, spent a
few days here the past week with Sam
uel Boroff and wife They are on a
trip to Europe and left for New York
on Wednesday.
Miss Effie Garrison, who has been in
Bellaire for some time past, is with
friends in this place.
Marriage licenses issued since last
report: Albert G. Lancaster and Alice
V. Jones, both of Bellaire; Andrew a.
McClelland, of East Richland. and
Dora NJ jenkins, of St. Clairsville;
James Carrico and Maggie Cousins,
both of Bellaire: Cyrus E. Wilcox and
Lizzie E. Wilson, both of Bethesda;
Charles E. Watkins and Sarah E. King,
both of Bel.aire; Frank p. Norrington,
of Bellaire and Lulu Thompson, of
Bridgeport; George S. Chrisholm and
Lucia Addison, both of Bellaire: Sam
uel w Gibbons and Melissa Evan,
both of Barton; William P. Herbert,
of Cincinnati, and Minerva ID. Meehan,
of Stewartsville; Fred w. Romig, of
Cedar Springs, Mich, and Katherine
B. Devault, of Martins Ferry; John
Hewetson Reed and Eunice Martha
Hutton, both of GAINESVILLE; Charles
Jay Lynch and Gail Vernon McKeever,
both Of GAINESVILLE.
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ed through here Wednesday en- route to
Chicago to spend month with her
son and his wife.
Mr.. E. H. Flynn, of the Spencer Re
cord, passed through town Wednesday
on mis- way to Portland Oregon, where
he goes as a delegate to the National
Editorial Association.
The Presbyterian church and Sunday
school had an enjoyable picnic to-day
in tile big woods near Willow Grove.
Miss Minnie Morgan, left Monday
on the Queen City to visit friends IN
Cincinnati
Miss Laura Ernest entertained COM
pany of young people Thursday even
ing in honor of Miss George Thomp-
son.
Miss Mable Mckay is visiting rela-
tiyes in Sistersville.
A large number of Masonic brethren
and their friends from here attended
the funeral of VIM. Roberts at MUSES.
Bottom Tuesday.
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e. church Sunday evening attracted a
large audience.
Rev. c. Warman, of the M. e. church,
was in Clarksburg this week.
Miss Bessie Hutchinson. of Parkers-
burg, was in the city this week, the
guest of Miss Blanche Ruttencutter.
Col. J. F. Thompson was in Marietta
yesterday looking after his oil inteh-
ests.
Mrs. F. H. McDermott spent Sunday
in Sistersville.
Miss Ethel Carroll is visiting friends
at Twiggs this week
fIlim Penwell was in Sistersville
Wednesday.
j. S. Glenn, of Buffalo, N. Y, was
here several days this week on bust
ness.
J. A. Cadwallader was in ittsburg
few days this week on business.
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started on a tour to Pennsylvania this

started on tour to Pennsylvania this
week.
Miss Carrie Hartleib returned to her
nome in Hannibal this week after hav-
ing been with Mrs. Vetter for several
months.
Mrs. Flora Goodwin, Birdie Cook,
Maggie and Laura Hofer attended the
picnic given at Cresap's Grove Satur-
day.
Miss Mae Baxter of New Martlnsville
spent several days in town this week
with friends.
Frank Humphrey was in Wheeling
Wednesday.
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RAVENS WeO)

RAyENSW0GD, w. VA. July l.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Prickett spent
Wednesday in ParkersbuTg.
w. ]. Satterfeld, mail clerk on the
Ohio River railroad, and Miss Ethel
Tumlin, daughter of Mr.. Adolphus
Tumlin of this place. were married at
the home of the latter Tuesday even
ing at 1890 o'clock. Rev. Farnim. of
the NJ. E. church South, performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Satter-
field left Wednesday morning for a two
weeks stay at White Sulphur Springs
Through the kindness of Mr. Satter-
fields friends his trunk. which was de-
layed a few hours at the station here,
was most uniquely and suggestiveIy
covered with notices and decorations
OF various kinds.
Charley Rand. formerly of this place,
now Of Kansas City, was here yester-
day calling on old friends
Mrs. Paul Huff, of Huntington, is yis-
iting her old friends Re
Mrs. Elias Lathem. who has been
Iei3el days it is feared Is
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$50
Greatest Dry Goods House in the West.
Woman's Safe Resort for Mail
Orders.
THE new STORE

1t is not boasting to say that our new
store with its six immense floors and
splendidly equipped departments is a
more satisfactory trading place, at the
counters or by mail, for Iowa people
than any store in Chicago or other
metropolitan cities.
Orders for goods received here in the
evening are shipped out the same day,
and orders received in the night mails
go out on the first train going to your
town. All people on main lines of rail-
way running east and west and on all
lines radiating from Des Moines like
the spokes of wheel, like the Des
Mcines 4 Kansas City, the Des Monies
Northern & Western, the keokuk
branch, etc, can set as prompt service
as can be given in any of the large
cities, and in most cases they will re-
celve their goods from three to eight
hours quicker by ordering of
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sold False Certificates.

Honolulu, Nov 10, via San Francisco,
Call Nov. lit has been discovered
that forged certificates of residence IN
the Hawaiian islands have been extern
siyely issued and sent TO China to be
used to ena BILE Chinese to come into the
Islands The certificates are said to be
sold for sloo apiece. The system of
registration of Chinese here is 50 com
pl.ate that the forgery is Instantly de-
tected when any of the forged certifi-
Gates are presented here, ard no chi
#nese have been able to land on them.
The Chinese consul general has issued
"a circular warning his countrymen
against them.
Much Indignation has been caused
here by the action of the officers and
men of the TWO battalions of the Thir-
ty-first regiment, which arrived on the
city of Pekin. The battalons were
marched out to Waikiki, near Kapio-
ani park. and all the men went bathing
in the surf. The location is one of the
best residence parts of the city.
Minister of Finance Damon. who Is
now in Europe, has sent his resignation
to President Mckinley because hf
heard the administration disapproved
of his efforts to secure immigration
from Italy to Hawaii.
Sheriff Faneuf was shot and severely
wounded recently while preventing a
jail delivery attempted by Chinese.
Stables to accommodate 1000 horses
are being erected here by the United
States to be used in the shipment OIL
horses and mules to the Philippines.