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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
THE PORTO RICAN TARIFF BILL,
Republican Members Making Des-
perate Effort to Secure Harmony

WASHINGTON, February 24.-At
the conclusion tonight Of the confer
ence of Republican members of the
House on the Puerto Rican tariff bill,
Representative Cannon, of Illinois, who
acted as chairman, was authorized to
make a statement of the general re-
suits He said:
1.-The conference was in good temper
and real effort was made to harmon
ize differences of opinion concerning
the Puerto Rico tariff bill. 1t looks as
though this effort would be successful.
After full discussion the conference by
unanimous consent, agreed to the Sc
lection of committee Of ten members,
five of whom were to be appointed by
the chairman of the caucus from among
those in favor of the bill, and five
were to appointed from those who
do not agree to the bill in whole or
part, the latter appointments 10 be
made by committee of three, consist
ing of Representatives Powers, Of YER
mont; Crumpacker. OF Indiana, and
Iorimer, of Illinois. This committee
is to report their conclusions and rec
concentrations to a Republican con-
ference to be held in the hall OF the
House Monday evening next at 8
O'Clock. In accordance with the reso-
luton. | have named Messrs. Payne,
Dalzell. Hopkins. Russell and Dolliver,
and the other FIVE are to be handed TO
Chairman Payne tomorrow"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, February
24.-District conventions were held
throughout Cabell county to-day and
the fight between the White and Freor
factions was one of the iveliest wit
messed in long time.
There was plenty of Doodle and an
excess of bad blood. The big fight
was made in Huntington for the city
controls the vote of the county.
Early in the day each faction began
corralling the floating vote but it was
soon discovered that the White people
had the most Doodle, and when the
hour for the convention arrived one of
the greatest crowds of mixed human
ity ever seen in Davis theatre was
there assembled.
Mr.. White did not come to Hunt
ington as was expected because his
followers here wired him that his
presence was not necessary.
Congressman Freer was in the city,
but when his lieutenant, Gene Camp
bell, entered the theatre and saw the
kind of tactics he had to meet, he de-
cided not to mix with the White peo-
pie and ordered his crowd to leave the
hall, and Romeo H. Freer.
Did not make a public appearance
Notwithstanding the town was pasted
with bills to the effect that he would
address the assembly.
Col. Frank Tyree, Elkins's right
hand man in Huntington, demonstrate
ed that he was the boss of Cabell
county politics.
He had matters his own way from
beginning to end, and the convention
selected White delegates, while his
henchmen went wild with enthusiasm.
The delegates to the Congressional
convention were instructed vote first
last and all the time for James A.
HUGHES, for Congressman.
hlc mn hlhe3 wi. L. 4h. AdupDGlk
asked that Cabell's delegation be d.
vided equally between Freer and
White, and both sides support Hughes,
but his request was ruthlessly turned
aside. The fight vas great and the
White forces headed by Col. Frank
Tyree, showed no quarter. The cold
steel was given to Campbell and Freer
as if they were enemies to the Repub-
lican party.
Col. Campbell was selected as a del
egate to the convention by the White
forces but this was adding insult to
injury. He stated this evening that
he would not serve
Certain it is that many hard knocks
are being given "The grand old party
here tonight.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
NO NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
Not Believed That Cronje Can POssf-
bly, Escape From the Trap Into
Which Roberts Has Gotten Him.

Not Believed That Cronje Can POssi-
bly, Escape From the Trap Into
which Roberts Has Gotten Him.
LONDON, February 25.-4:35 a. M
Since 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon
nothing has been received from the
scene of what the London papers call
Gen. Cronje's death struggle, the war
officials announcing at midnight they
had nothing to give out They stated
that they believed it impossible for
Cronje to escape from the grip of Lord
Roberts.
The reports circulated in Berlin that
Cronje had succeeded in making his
escape came from the Boer headqUar-
tiers in Brussels, where it was stated
that details were still larking.
The only news from other parts OF
the seat of war received during the
night is a special dispatch from Colenso
under date of February "a, stating that
the British, in spite of strong opposi-
ton, were advancing slowly but surely
and driving the Beers from the kopjes
between Groblers Kloof and Hlanwane
Ladysmith reported by heliograph on
Friday that the Beers were retiring
northward in large numbers. Mean
while the certainty of relief is so
strong at Durham that the authorities
are actively preparing train loads Of
provisions, Injuries and medical COM
forts for despatch to the beleaguered
town as soon as communications are
reopened
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

hold fast till the last moment and that
then the order will be given, Every
man for himself" with instructions
to rally at a point north, where the
artillery will be safe in new position.
1t is insisted that this plan was fol-
lowed about Ladysmith, the guns being
slowly and safely removed to defend
the Trarsvaal passes. while mobile
force was left in the trenches to pre-
vent attack by the British.
All the Military Writers
agree that Cronje's only chance lies
in a powerful diversion in his favor
by Dutch reinforcements drawn from
Natal, Colesberg and Stormberg.
From Gen. Butler there is nothing
new, but the retreat of Gen. Cronje
seems to be having an effect on the
Cape Beers, as a Dordrecht dispatch,
dated February %, says they have OPP.
ened negotiations for submission.
Gen. Brabant is treating with them,
and, in Difference to the wishes of the
governor of Cape Colony. Sir, Alfred
Miner, is offering lenient terms,
meanwhile ceasing offensive opera
tions.
A special dispatch from Arundel,
under date of February %, says:
1.-The Beers have formed a strong
force seven miles west of here. Gen.
Clements has kept UP searching fire
on their kopjes. We expect to take
their position before sunset.
A war bulletin published in Pretoria
February % said communication with
Gen. Cronje was still open February
81, and that reports of heavy firing oc-
curing east of Gen. Cronje's lager had
been received.
Sterkstrom dispatch of February
% says a British refugee from Heidel-
berg asserts that the Beers have adj
mitted losing 500 men in the assault
on Ladysmith January 6, and that it
was true Gen. Joubert was no longer
in command. He added that some
Free Staters were publicly fiogged for
cowardice after the battle of Belmont.
The British casualties at Koodoos>
berg Drift February Z, and Kip Kraal
February 16, were seven officers
wounded, four men killed and ninety
six men wounded
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
CARNIVAL UNDER WAY.
The New Orleans Mardi Gras the
Largest and Most Brilliant Ever

Seen.
NEW ORLEANS, February "a
The New Orleans carnival of 1900 may
now said to be in full swing. Every
hotel in the city is crowded or has
its rooms engaged in advance; every
arriving train is packed and the prom
Use is for the largest crowd that has
ever been present during Mardi Gras
season in this city. The outlook is
for cool and fair weather. The carni-
val this season has been made to ex-
tend over six days instead of two.
The Nereus electrical parade and the
pageant of Menus on Wednesday and
Thursday nights were extra events of
this season. To-day there was a
trades display with marshals, music
and multitudes on the streets. Nine
teen handsome floats represented var
ious industries of the city. The other
event of the day was the arrival of
the battleship Texas, commander Glib
son. She was given a noisy welcome
by the steam craft in port. The Tex
as will remain until after the carnival
and her officers and men will partici-
pate in the ceremonies incident to the
arrival of Rex on Monday. The Of
ficers will attend the balls on Monday
and Tuesday and the ship will be
thrown open to the public during her
stay here. WI Ting Fang, Chinese
ambassador to the United States, who
has been extended the freedom of the
city by the council. and ex-national
association will arrive on Monday.
The Cook county marching club is due
tomorrow. There will be a notable
river and land reception to Rex on
Monday and superb pageant by Pro-
teus on Monday evening. The Rex
parade on Tuesday promises to be
most gorgeous and the Comus demon
stration on Tuesday evening will be
one of the finest ever seen here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
tricks NEW ENTERPRISE.
He and His Former Companions In
the Carnegie Works to Build q
Monster steel works.

FTTTSBURG, Pa, February "a
The Post tomorrow will print story
to the effect that II. G. Frick, Henry
Phipps, Jr. John Walker and r. T. f.
Loveioy. will in the near future erect
steel plant on Monongahela river
frontage just below Monongahela
City. The report comes from appar-
emily good authority and would seem
to bear out the story published several
weeks axo that Mr.. Phipps and others
had purchased 300 acres Of land along
the Monongahela river at that point
for this purpose. The plant projected
is said to be for the making OF axles,
fish plates and kindred articles and
will be the largest of the kind In the
world.
Further particulars cannot be learn
ed at this time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

COpNr1EnC, lSUO, AS<SoC1atSQ FreSS.
LONDON, February 24.-The fierce
lighting that has made the week mem
orable in the history of Great Britain
has, in spite of the heavy casualties
that accompanied it, acted as an ex-
hilarating tonic upon the nation. 1t
is almost with oheerfulness tf~at the
people of Great Britain are taking
their punishment, for now there is
something 10 show for it, in pleasing
contrast to the weeks of waiting and
suspense that scarcely ever passed
without largely adding TO the DEATH
roll and never seemed to bring Great
Britain's forces nearer to the goal.
Hand in hand with the relief of Kim
berley and the daily expected relief of
Ladysmith has come the relief of Lon
don. With the fate of these beleaguer-
ed places off their minds, with the ma
tional honor free once more to take
its chances on a fair fighting field,
London has evolved itself from the
overhung it. There is now talk OF
balls, dinner and entertaining, there
are brighter looks in the faces of the
crowds that throng the streets. and
even the women seem to have brought
out gayer gowns. There is to be some-
thing of a season after all. and Little
Bobs' is
The Hero of the Hour
even at this stage of the war, which
can scarcely be considered much more
than initial from the British point OF
view. He would be gDpted every hon3
or In the peoples pow No.
only public opinion and gratitude be-
came operative. Above every other
man and every other circumstance he
stands out from those grim happenings
| in South Africa clothed in the halo of
victory. Loudly he is hailed as giving
the living lie to those who said that
the pluck and brains that made Great
Britain victorious in the Crimea, In
India and in Afghanistan, had passed
away from her. The circumstances OF
his hurried departure when he subor-
dinated the greatest personal sorrow
to the needs of the country, his feats
on the battlefelds OF old, his tremen-
dous personal magnetism and his sur
passing kindness and simplicity are
all brought into rapid review by
! means of conversation or the newspa-
pers before the average Englishman
until it is small wonder that the hero
OF Kandahar has reached that pinnacle
where his country would deny him
nothing. Cen. Kitchener's automatic
way of doing things and his hardness
of heart have been SO much paraded
before the public since he first achieved
greatness that he has lest much OF his
popularity and while he possesses the
national confidence to an almost I'M
equaled extent, 1t is patent that the
nation, as whole, would rather that
the opportunities fell 10 ''Bobs" than
/ to his iron willed chief Of staff.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
MONSTER LABOR UNION
Organized in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Twenty-Three Unions.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February q.
An organization that is numerically
probably the most gigantic alliance of
labor of any city in the Union has been
formed in this city. The new assoeia-
ton is known as the Allied Council of
the Building Trades of Philadelphia
and vicinity. and includes twenty-three
labor unions.
The United German Trades Associa-
ton was represented at the meeting
at which the organization was formed,
in order that the English and German
unions may work together.
The new association comprises all
the workers on buildings with the ex
ception of bricklayers and Stag roof
ers.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
AGAINST M'KINLEY'S POLICY.
james Hamilton
Lewis Refuses Place in the Phil
ippine Commission.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-Ex-
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis,
of Washington State. had final con-
ference with the President to-day
concerning his appointment as one of
the Philippine commissioners. The
President had had the subject under
consideration. Col. Lewis frankly told
the President that he was not in ac-
cord with his Philippine policy. The
President, equally frank then told Col
Lewis that while he would be glad to
honor him because of his personal re-
gard, he could not appoint him.
Col. Lewis assured the President of
his appreciation of the personal conf
denee expressed and asked him to con-
slider some other Pacific coast man for
the place.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
CLARKSBURG'S QUARANTINE
Against Weston Continues in Force.
FairmOnt Takes Action Against
Infection.

Special 10 the Register.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, February
PA delegation of Weston citizens
came to this city yesterday and re-
quested the city health board to raise
the quarantine against that town The
city council convened last night and
refused to raise the quarantine. This
morning the board held another meet
ing but concluded to let the matter
stand at it was, at least for few
days. AS the matter stands, Weston
is without mail. or PASSENGER service
by railroad except that mail may be
carried on one freight daily both
ways.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
Special to the Register.


FAIRMONT w. Va. February "a
Owing to the numerous cases of small
pox in Harrison. Upshur, Lewis and
other counties throughout the State,
a meeting of the health board. of this
county was held this evening and an
order entered that no person from any
of the aforesaid counties shall be per-
mitted to enter this county and that
the Monongahela railroad shall not be
permitted to haul household goods,
ETC., from said counties. Guards have
been appointed along the NJ. R. r. r..
to prevent the coming of persons
from said counties. John Martin was
appointed chief guard and will travel
on the train between here and Clarks-
burg to prevent any person from TAX
ing passage The order took effect
this evening.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25

LONDON, February 24.-Spencer
Wilkinson in summarizing the week
events in the war for the Associated
Press, tonight said:
"On the night of Thursday, February
Is, Gen. Cronje marched out from
Magersfontein between Gen. French,
Gen. Kelly-Kenny, then at Kip Drift,
on the Modder river. The next day
Gen. Kelly-Kenny pursued him, attack
ed his rear guard and delayed him I'M
til the highland brigade was on its
way to stop him on the south bank of
the Modder and Gen. French could pass
him on the north bank.
after a three days running fight
Gen. Cronje was stopped at Koodoos-
rand, near Paardeberg, where he was
surrounded. His force was between
the river bank, which gave him de-
fensive position facing either way, so
that attacks on him involved heavy
loss, but he was held until on Tuesday
Lord Roberts arranged to grip him
with a girdle of infantry in his posi-
ton while cannonading him with fifty
guns enfilading the river bed. In the
meantime Lord Roberts, with a spare
division or two beyond the three brig
AIDES holding Cronje, set himself to in
tercept and drive away any Boer rein
forcements.
This was the situation on Wednes-
day and it offered reasonable prob
ability of the capture of Cronje's force
and of the defeat of any reinforce
ments.
"We Have Little News
beyond Wednesday. On Thursday the
Smelling of Cronje was continued at in
tervals, continuous Smelling probably
involving too lavish use of ammuni-
ton. Beers have been giving them
selves up by fifty day. On Tuesday
Lord Roberts drove off reinforcementS
coming from Colesberg and from Ma
tal
"a Berlin report declares that
Cronje has forced his way through.
This is improbable, but may refer to
small party who may have escaped in
the night.
Lord Robertss advance has drawn
away some of the Boer forces from
Colesberg, Sterkstroom and Natal, as
is seen from the diminished resistance
to the British at all those points
Gen. Butler after taking Inhlaw hill,
has cvssed the Tugela river, and &C
cording to the latest kilograms has
been fighting continuously since Thurs
day morning. This looks like a decid
ed attempt to relieve Lcdysmith,
wherein it is expected Gen. Butler will
succeed, if he does not, as before, in
terupt his advance by stopping to
count his losses and declaring that he
has lost enough. A general has never
lost enough to justify the giving up of
his enterprise so long as his troops are
willing to go on with him. Ladysmith
can probably hold out for several
weeks longer and in that time the eff
feet Of Lord Roberts's advance would
probbaly be even more marked than 1t
has yet been"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
FOR A CUBAN ARMY.
Plans of the War Department I'm Re-
ducfnE the Number of American
Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., February "a
1t is understood to be the purpose Of
the War Department in carrying out is
already announced policy of reducing
the force of American troops In Cuba,
TO begin within six weeks the redue-
ton OF the present force Of 5000 to
about 5000, which limit will be reach
ed by the beginning of summer. The
proposition is under consideration to
organize three complete Cuban regi-
ments With Cuban officers to replace
the United States troops in garrisons
and to form the nucleus Of the Cuban
army which would exist when the ISL
and passes from the United States coz
troll
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
SPENCER Wilkinson
ON WAR SITUATION.
OPERATIONS OF GENERALS ROB-
ERTS AND CRONJE FOR
THE WEEK.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION
OF THEIR MOVEMENTS, so FAR AS
THOSE MOVEMENTS ARE
KNOWN.

1t Last Accounts CrOnje Had Select
ed His Battle Ground and Was
Surrounded by British Infantry,
While British Artillery Was Keep
ing Up an intermittent Fire-The
Report From Berlin That CrOnje
Had Forced His Way Out Is Not
Believed-A Caustic Criticism of
General Butler.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
-
BuIIer's Killed.

LONDON, February 24.-The war Of
fee to-day received from Gen. Butler
a list of casualties resulting from the
fighting Of February %, as follows:
Killed-Lieut. The Hon. R. c. Cath
cart, son of Lord Cathcart, of the Rifle
brigade; Lieuts. Coe and Parker, of the
Lancashire regiment. Wounded
Fourteen officers, including Major Gen.
Wynn and Col. Harris, of the East Sur
reps.
Gen. Butler concludes:
Owing to the continuous fighting it
is impossible at present to give the
number of men killed or wounded"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
non. ROMEO /. FRE[R
TURNED DOWN FLAT
FRANK TYREE SHOWS GENE CAMP
BELL SOME THINGS ABOUT
POLITICS
AS PRACT1cED IN OLD CABELL.
COLLECTOR WHITE BAGS ALL THE
DELEGATES WITHOUT HALF
AN EFFORT.

Ca mpbelI and Freer So Completely
Disguised That Freer Did Not APP
pear at the Convention and Camp
bell Withdrew the Friends He Had
There-The Cold Steel Driven
Home With a Vengeance by Sena-
tor EIkins's Observation-Disclosures
Gets Congregational Delegates.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
.|LL|CT LOVE LED TO
MURDER and SUICIDE
TERRIBLE CRIME COMMITTED BY
AN UNGRATEFUL
SCUUNDREL.
REPULsED BY THE WIFE
OF THE MAN WHO HAD LONG BE-
FRIENDED HIM, HE SHOT
HER DEAD,

And Completed the Foul Tragedy by
Putting Bullet Through His
Own Head-His Friend and Patron
Had Left Home for a Few Minutes,
When the MurderOus Wretch Fol-
lowed the Wife to Her Room and
Killed Her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
Exports ard Imports.

NEW YORK, February 24.-The i'm
ports of dry goods and merchandise at
the port of New York for this week
were valued at 81 ,6S4, 073.
Exports of gold and silver from this
port to all countries for this week ag-
gregate $1,092,975 silver bars and coin,
and $274,515 gold.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
TO BOOM ]. M. GUFFEY
For the Chairmanship of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee.

PTTTSBURG, Pa. February "a
County Chairman Joseph Howley has
called meeting of the county Democ-
racy for next Saturday, when boom
for National Committeeman ]. NJ Cuff
fey to succeed j. K Jones as chairman
of the Democratic national committee
will be launched. Chairman Hawley
is authority for the announcement
that the meeting next week will en-
dorse Mr. Guffey and put in motion a
movement which is hoped will result
in plac Z the Pennsylvania member
at the of the Democratic commit
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
Republican city Convention.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w Va. February
24.--At the Republican city conven-
ton here tonight the following ticket
was nominated:
Mayor. H. A. Brandebury; Clerk, v.
M. Green; Treasurer, j. G. Carter; As
SCISSOR. f. II. Merrick; members OF
School Board. V. b. Deem and John
A. Jones.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
THE BOERS ARE ACTIVE
NORTH OF PAARDEB[RG.
INDICATIONS THAT REINFORCE
MENTS ARE MASSING TO AID
GENERAL CRONJE.
THE BoER ARMY HOLDING OUT.
suRRENDER HAS BEEN CONSTANT
LY EXPECTED SINCE LAST
SUNDAY,

But Cronje Still Seems Dfsfnciined
to Give Up-British War Experts
Think He IL Playing Fine Game
of Strategy, and That by HIS Pres
ent Tactics He Is Preventing the
British From Capturing the BOer
ARTILLERY,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-25
GLOOM IS GIVING WAY
70 GLADNESS IN LONDON
VICTORIES OF THE BRITISH ARMS
IN THE WAR IN SOUTH
AFRICA
RELIEVE THE ENGLISH PE0PLE
LONDON SHOWS PLAINLY THE I'M
PROVED STATE OF THE
PUBLIC MIND.

Society Feels the General joy, and
Attention Is Again Turning to
Balls, Dinners and Entertain-
ments-GeneraI Roberts Has Made
Himself Great Britain's National
Hero, and Nothing Is Too Good for
Him Now.