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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09

General Merritt was enabled to find
suitable landings in the surf for his
troops. The adaptability of Corporal
Kelley to his surroundings made him
very useful man. His wigwagging
with an improvised signal flag added
another chevron to his sleeve. He
was sergeant before shot had been
fired, but he was the good fellow as
before.
Then Kelley showed the stuff he
was made of. Dewey had cut the cable
to Hong-Kong. The camp named for
the great admiral was ten miles from
Cavite, without communication except
ing by launch. 1t was essential that
the two camps lie connected and KEEL
ley suggested the laying of cable
across the bay. He was told to 20
ahead IL he could find the materials
needed. He found these in the same
cool, unconcerned manner which had
actuated him in using an abandoned
red shirt as flag. There was plenty
Of field wire properly insulated for
field lines, but in its condition 1t would
not do for submarine cable duty, as
the salt water would destroy the insu-
lation and as Sergeant Kelley re-
marked ''let the messages run abroad
ON the bottom of the sea-"
Sergeant Kelley was still sergeant
when the battle of Manila was fought.
He led the advanced detachment of
the signal company over the Spanish
trenches in the gallant fight which
won the city from the don. He ran
up lines under a CALLING fire, held his
men together. raised the first Ameri-
can flag hoisted over the Spaniard's
trenches and was one of the first men
TO enter the city. He was busy all the
time establishing lines to connect the
various brigades and divisions with
General Merritt's headquarters. BY the
time the battle was over Kelley had
1irect communication established with
every organization in the army. He
had never been under fire before, but
was as cool as a veteran as he went
calmly about his work. The result
was that Sergeant Kelley became
Lieutenant Kelley before the fighting
around Manila broke out.
Mr.. Kelley has laid aside his sword
and gone back to North Dakota and
his law books. Ele is no hero as he
understands IT.; lust one Of the soldiers
who did few DE- ring things.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09

NO Hero, 6ut Just Did His Duty 40
Others Have Done.

Laying a submarine cable In driv-
ing rain. using field wire wrapped in
tape and covered with rubber -ce-
ment for insulation is one OF the feats
of Edward Z. Kelley. second lieuten-
ant In the volunteer signal corps of
thS United States army. This feat
alone stamps big KEEL" as his friends
are fond of calling him. as a man of
more than ordinary mold. Yet this is
but one Of dozens OF incidents (which
he participated in the war in the Phil
ippines. Mr.. Kelley won his spurs
in action, practiced on a man-eating
crocodile quadruple his length with
Calling gun, dashed over Filipino
trenches with the first nag raised In
himself in the field. He commanded
the advance detachment of the signal
troops in establishing lines between
the firing line and the rear at Manila.
Mr.. Kelley is singular personality.
He is as big as the pet name indicates.
for he stands something over 6 feet
2, has enormous breadth OF shoulders,
is deep chested like splendid racer.
has calm, cool blue eyes and scant hair
with a tinge of sunset in it. With all
his bulk he has a voice as mild and
cooling as that OF a gentlewoman.
big Ed" has a career behind him
which is in itself an object lesson. He
served for seven years as telegraph
operator in Chicago. He is 33 years
old, has acquired fine education by
his own exertions, and has kept his
ultimate purpose steadily in view.
AT Chicago, working key on night
trick he put in his leisure time at the
Chicago College of Law.
Mr.. Kelley finished his law studies
and went to North Dakota and began
the practice. He succeeded at once,
and when the war broke out was en-
joying n comfortable practice in his
new home. But when the Maine went
mp in fame and smoke and the poor
boys fell to death big Ed" was
aroused. With his usual modesty he
asked for nothing but a soldiers pay.
He enlisted in the First North Dakota
infantry, and when his regiment was
assigned to General Merritt's army
went away across the sea to handle
a rifle on the firing line But his skill
in telegraphy became known and on
the transport he was transferred TO
the signal corps in the first company
really organized on shipboard.
Kelley signalized his arrival in the
vicinity of Manila bay by an act sim
pie in itself, but of vast Importance.
He was sent ashore with detail and
established communications with the
Newport by waving an old red shirt.
1t was all he had, but he wigwagged
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09
A Queer Payment.


A Yorkshire clergyman married a
couple in his church recently, and af.
ter he had pronounced them man and
wife the groom took him to one side
and asked what the damages We're.
The parson told him that there was
no fixed amount. He might give what
ever he chose.
"Parson," said he, 'I've get five grey.
hound pups at home. for which l am
asking sovereign apiece. and I'll LEI
you have one for half a SOW"
OF course, the clergyman declined SC
ridiculous q fee, as he had no use for
a greyhound pup.
When he got home he must have
found his wife better than expected, fol-
he sent the parson one of the pups. ac.
companied with letter saying that
he was so happy with Maria that he
would give him a dog for nothing
London Exchange.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09
women in Uncle sam,s service.

"Women are eligible for appointment
to many branches of the Government
service upon precisely the same condi.
lions as men," writes Barton Cheyney
of Positions Under Uncle SAM In the
October Ladies' Home Journal. 1.-The
question of sex does not enter into the
matter when there are vacant positions
which are open to women. At the pres
ent time there are only one-sixth as
many women as men in the service
The prejudice that formerly existed
against the appointment of women il
disappearing, and in 1898, of 41S per.
sons appointed to positions in the de.
partments at Washington, 100 were fe.
males. In addition to clerical capaci.
ties women are appointed assistant
microscopiSts nurses. translators
teachers, matrons, telegraph operators
stenOgraphers and typewriters, as well
as to places requiring skilled and un.
skilled workers. AS assistant micro.
scopists they have the first chance OF
selection, there being always a demand
for capable women in this line"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09
letter. saIt-Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting incl
dent to these diseases is instantly allayed
by Applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. Il
is equally efficient for itching piles an ]
favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands, cbilblains. frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09

ID, Cady's Condition Ros0ae,y, are just
what horse needs when in bad condition
Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
They are not food but medicine and the
best in use to put horse in prime con-
dition. Price IS cts per package. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09
TRY ALLEN'SFOOT-EASE

"A powder to shaken into the shoes. Your fee
feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired
easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes.
try Allen Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swooien. sweating
feet ingrowing nails blisters and calious spots.
Relieves corns and bupions of all pain and gives
rest and comfort Try It today. Sold by ell
druggists and shoe stores for Doc. Trial pack
age FREK. Address, Allen 3. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
N, Y. 7-16.Zm
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-09

When you order waffles for breakfast
you are really referring to wafel,
German word meaning honeycomb.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
BLISS IS FAv0RITE.
secretary Roots Vice Presidential
Boom is CoIIapsing.

Washington, December 23.-Corne-
lius N. Bliss, formerly Secretary OF the
Interior, is secretly talked OF by the
President and other Republican leaders
here as a vice presidential probability.
The argument just now being adj
vanced in his behalf is that he is the
best compromise candidate New YORK
could put up in view of the divided SEN
timent between Secretary Root n
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff.
Impressed with the strength develop
ed by Mr.. Woodruff among the Ne"
York leaders, Secretary Root is waver-
ing in his vice presidential aspirations.
He declares that the secretarysnlp OF
war Is quite good enough for him, u
it is said that he favors Mr.. Bliss as
Mr.. McKinley's running mate. MT
Root has never declared himself a can
idate. but has, naturally, felt compl-
mented by the efforts of the President
and other administration officials to
work up a boom in his behalf.
Until it developed that Nj. Woodruff
was becoming a strong antagonist, Mr..
Root made no attempt to check MS
boom. But now things are different.
He is advising his political friends to
throw their support for Mr.. Bliss, de-
claring that he is the only man in New
York upon whom all factions can unite
and that he Is in every way an ideal
running mate for Mr.. Mckinley. Bliss
is a man with a national reputation,
with a clean record, and that he Is
sufficiently wealthy to be Of use to the
campaign managers in other ways.
Senator Hanna has been much I'M
pressed with these arguments. He was
at one time quite enthusiastic over the
Root boom, but, having learned dur
ing the recent meeting Of the National
Committee here, that there probably
would BE- sone opposition Il him on
account Of his connection with corpora
lions. and that at least a portion OF the
next delegation Is for Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruff, he welcomes the OPP
portunity Of favoring the nomination OF
Mr. Bliss or any ether prominent Re-
publican who can command the full
support Of the New York delegation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
TERSVIL

SISTERSVTLLE. w. Va, December
23.-Miss Daisy Johnston, of Bellalre.
o., arrived in the city yesterday and
will be the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
George f. Work. during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Johnston, Of Bell
aire, o., are visiting their daughter.
Mrs. George E. Work, of North Wells
street.
Martin S. Dee, OF Mckinley street.
left on the noon train yesterday TO
spend the holidays with his brother-in-
law, J.. L. Debolt, who is a very pros
porous farmer residing in the neigh
borhood Of New Cumberland.
Miss Lizzie Gaffney, charming little
daughter of p. H. Gaffney, who has
been attending school at Mount de
Chantal, will spend her vacation dur
ing the holidays with her parents in
this city.
Frank Wagner, who was so unfor-
tunate as TO get badly injured while
working on the new Auditorium last
week, is reported much improved.
S. J. Shultz, OF the Ohio side, left
yesterday for Washington, Pa. to visit
relatives and friends during the holt
days.
#. l. Blackmarr, a prominent attor-
ney OF our city. left yesterday on the
evening train for his home In Mead
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
7lllIulAlllLllll!!lll lllllll AGllllllllllllM vas

VILE, Pa, where he will spend the hol-
idays With his parents.
X. S. Foreman, a prominent citizen
of M~iddlebourne, visited our city yes
terday.
Port Flager and wife left yesterday
for Pennsylvania, where they will be
the guests of relatives and friends for
a short time.
j. w. Kaufman, Clerk OF the Circuit
Court, of New Martinsville, was visit
ing our city yesterday on some legal
business.
AL. e. Campbell, a popular young
man of Parkersburg, Is spending his
vacation during the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Campbell,
of South Wells street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bruce Hunt left
yesterday for Clarksburg, where Mr..
Hunt was called on professional busi-
ness.
]. L. Flack and son left yesterday for
their home in Butler, Pa, to spend the
holidays.
Eph Wells and daughter, Miss
Blanche, will leave next week for the
City of Mexico, where they Will re-
main for the winter.
w. l.. Gorham, OF Marietta, o.. ar
rived in the city yesterday and will be
the guest of friends for a few days.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
M,MECHEN

Mrs. w. J. Shafer, wife OF the genial
and accommodating groceryman, leaves
to-day to spend the holidays with her
parents in Wetzel county.
Work on the now Catholic church Is
progressing rapidly and when complet-
ed will add greatly to identifying the
town.
Homer Margaye, OF Schafer's store,
leaves to-day for his home In Beaver
Falls, Pa, to enjoy Christmas with his
parents.
The McMechen school closed Friday
evening for the holidays IL eonYenes
again January second.
There will be a benefit entertainment
at the NJ. f. church Monday evening.
The municipal politics arc getting
very warm. There are two tickets In
the field, the Citizens ticket and the
Citizens Municipal ticket. or, IN other
words It Is the wet ticket and the dry
ticket It cannot be figured put YET
which will win, but the fourth Of jan
uary all wiz know.
Miss Jennie and Miss Mite Cuskey
were shopping In Wheeling yesterday.
McMechen is 20 be lighted by cleo
tricity in a short time. The Council
has made a contract with the Benwood
Electric Light Company TO furnish 40
lights. With the newly paved streets
and electric lights the town will surely
prosper and build up. There are at the
present time several new houses under
construction and more contemplated.
Mrs. Carlisle, wife Of Charles Carlisle.
OF near the NJ B. & w. street a barn.
Is confined to her room On actount Of
sickness
The Pendemis club win dance at the
MeMechen building Monday afternoon.
The club IS a new social organization
and its members are highly elated over
the good management Il promises to
be a great social beaeit 20 its friends
and members.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
BeIIaire.

Bellaire has no stops or any outlook
for its many industries closing down.
All the mills and factories are in a
prosperous condition, with plenty OF
orders booked for the future, and it can
well be stated that the city is regain
ing its old time name as being n of
the leading manufacturing towns in
Eastern Ohio.
The Bellaire Bottle Company have
decided to increase their capital stock
from SAB, 500 to $4,000, and to build an
addition to their present plant in the
shape Of a fifteen ton tank furnace.
This will about double their present
capacity and will give work to a larger
number of men. This company has
been making money and is counted
among the first of the bottle houses IN
the United States.
The Rodefer glass factory closed
down last Friday for two weeks stop,
and during this time considerable re-
pairs will be made on their furnaces.
The three enameling works are all
working and their shut down during
the holidays will be short.
The steel plant is on in full with
orders pushing them to their full ca
pacity, and it is most probable there
will be no closing of any of the de-
partments during the holidays.
The boiler works and stove foundry
are all working on full time.
The new electric light company will
complete their plant about the first of
the year.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24

Where are they who but yesterday
laughed at this woman? The impri-
matur of correct society is stamped on
their empty faces. Sinking they con-
tinue along the smooth ways of med
iocrity. How pretty now seem the lit
tie triumphs, the small recompenses,
the fashionable routines from which
Louise Carter years ago separated her
self. She left the town with the echo
of it's ribald laughter in her ears. She
returns to wiring from it that pas
sionate adulation which only supreme
art may inspire. I have een Nine.
Bernhard in several roles-Izeyl. Mar
guerite Gautier, Magda, Tosca and in
IEtrangere." / forget not the Rau-
tendelein of the Baronne Sorma in
"Versunkene Glocke;" Duse as San
trizza; Nethersole as Emma Scarf, and
as Carmen: the delicious pantomime
of the Spaniard. Nine. Pilar-Morin; the
idealism of Jane Hading; the incisive-
ness of Maddern-Fiske; the echo OF
Greek classicalism as expressed by
Frau Janauscheck; the swift subtleties
of Reiane; the intellectual spiendor Of
the Polish Modjeska; the Irish elusive
ness and touch-and-go quality of Re-
han-all these pass before me-French,
German, Italian, English, Spanish,
Austrian, American, Slavonic, Celtic.
But in this American woman, this wo-
man of the American West, ] find the
most wondrous, the completest mani
festations Of passion. Of art-James
O'DonnelI Bennett in Chicago Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
NEW RAILWAY
And Other Industrial Enterprises
Under Way About EIkins

ELKINS, w. Va, December 3d.
Contracts for the construction of the
two large tunnels along the proposed
line of the Coal and Iron Railway will
be let early in January. This road
will connect the main line Of the West
Virginia Central with the line now
building along the Greenbrier valley.
1t will be forty-three miles in length,
extending from Elkins to the forks of
Greenbrier river. Active construction
of the road bed and track will begin
early in the spring. Estimates of con
struction show that the road complete
will cost about $500, 900. Several
bridges will be required, the two larg-
est averaging about $50 feet in length.
Thousands of acres of timber lands
have already been bought by northern
capitalists along the line of the road.
1t will form a link in the new route be-
tween Pittsburg and the South and
will be of great advantage to coal OPP
orators in giving them a chance to get
in the eastern market.
Charlie Moore, the thirteen-year-old
son of Isaac Moore, of Kerens, had his
arm torn off by the local freight train
thursday dlLeTuOOH.
Twenty-four thousand dollars of Ell
kin's city water works bonds will be Of
fered for sale January 10Th.
The Womelsdorf mines are shipping
twenty tons of coal per day at present,
and the capacity is to be increased.
At the Junior Coal Company's mines
at Harding rs new coke ovens are
completed and ready for use.
Contractors are working over six
miles of railroad from Belington, Bar
bour county, to the Beaver Creek coal
fields. This line is expected to be
built at once. The Beaver Creek mines
are now being opened.
Progressive citizens Of Long, this
county, are preparing TO put down a
test well for coal. oil and other miner
ais. The we'll will be located on Long
Run.
Lands in the vicinity of Queens are
being eased by oil operators and a test
well will be bored in the immediate
future.
Valley district, in Barbour county,
near Belington, is enjoying an oil
boom, and a test well is to be put
down. A hole was put down to locate
coal and oil was found in that way.
Ex-senator and Mrs. H. G. Davis,
who are wintering at Washington,
cam up Monday and spent several
days at their summer home, Grace
land.
20-year filled gents Watch Chains at
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
Martins

In Martins Ferry no change has ia
ken place the last few weeks and the
outlook for the future is no brighter
than that of the past week. About the
only improvement has been the addi-
tons to a new decorating room for the
Beaumont Glass Company, which is
having one of the best runs of any
factory along the valley. A large sale
IN their lemonade sets and a new flint
line is reported recently. This COM
pany is also placing a new decorating
lear in their new decorating depart
ment. When this new addition is fin
ished about fifty more people will be
employed, making a total of about 250
persons employed by this company.
Mann's foundry is On in full, with
plenty Of orders and their shut down
will be a short one.
The new shovel works is fast APP
preaching completion. The roofing
will probably be finished this week, if
the weather proves favorable. The
company have received a set back by
not having lumber for flooring, this
laying off about twenty carpenters.
About half the floor is now laid. Work
on the timbers for the new machinery
is still being pushed, and the company
will most probably have their plant
finished by February.
The Laughlin tin plant is still idle
and no news of the resuming Of this
plant has been received. The future
of this plant is still unknown and
some of the workingmen are losing
hope and think that this mill may be
abandoned. This is most improbable
as the company has recently added
many improvements since the shut
down.
The new instructural iron works
have not yet been completed, but the
work of changing the plant is being
rapidly pushed. The company's ma
chine shops are busy and have all the
work they can take care of.
The West Virginia Glass Company
will close down Saturday until January
second, and some repairs will be made
during this time.
The Enterprise bottle works are
working and turning out some of the
best ware made and their ware is hav-
ing a good sale, and the outlook for
this new company is very bright
The Aetna-Standard Iron and Steel
Company is only partly on. About
all the old Aetna is on, but the re-
mainder has been OF in most parts for
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
A presentation.

The employees OF the White Swan
Laundry assembled In the ONCE OF
Manager Frank Scroggfns last even
ing and reminded him OF the proxim-
fty OF Christmas Then one of their
number stepped forward, bespoke the
good wishes OF all, and presented Mr.
Scroggins with a handsome figure upon
an onyx pedestal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24

LANSING, Mich. December 23.-The
grand jury which has for weeks been
probing into the alleged fraudulent
acts of the State military beard, ad-
journed until Tuesday afternoon with
out having returned any indictments.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
GIRL OUTS RVELRY 70 DIE
POISON ENDED THE LIFE OF BEAU
TIFUL MABEL POWELL,
OF CHICAGO.

Her Father Was a Rich Lumber
man, and She Had Been Given
Every Advantage of Education,
Refining Influence and Social
surroundings, but the End Came
In q Clark street Resort, After q
Brief Acquaintance With a Gin
cinnati Widow-Proposed a
Touching Toast to the Love OF
Mothers just Before Death.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-24
A RAISED BILL

fous TroubIe With UncIe Sam.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, December q.
The police tonight arrested two strangers,
one of whom attempted to purchase liquor
at the James clark Distilling Company's
branch house with a one dollar bill which
had been raised to ten. The men gave
their as j. w. Wright and George
Yves. The United States authorities will
take charge of them. Wyes is said TO be
a well known Portsmouth, Ohio, farmer.
The raised bill was poorly executed