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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
SHE CONVINCED HIM
HE WAS A LOBSTER

Washington Post.
The Seventeenth Street Man, who is
always promising his wife to be good,
was out again on Saturday night last
Along toward IL o'clock be passed by
well-known downtown fish and oyster
store, and the display OF Holsters
in front of the establishment
caught his eye. He bought
one that weighed about eleven
pounds, and he packed it around with
him for a few hours until he could
find just the night liner he wanted to
take home, He got after 2 in the morn
ing and he carried the lobster up to his
wifes room. probably with the idea
of appeasing her righteous wrath with
the present. He turned up the gas and
then clomped over to the foot OF her
bed and held mp the lobster
'M'dear," said he. beginning greasily,
wash MARI this f'r to-morFow'sh
din'r?"
She opened her eyes and gazed at
him calmly.
What's the matter with what for
tomorrow s-to-day's rather-dlnner?
she asked him, looking him straight in
the eye.
"Thish," said he. holding the huge
lobster still higher, and regarding ii
with pride.
What. your hands?" she asked, stiIl
looking him steadily in the eye.
"Thish lobhster-ain't 1t a babe?"
he asked. switching the weight OF the
thing to the other hand
On, lobster. you say?" said his
wife, complacently. never taking her
eyes off his face. SO you fancy you
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12


sweating a hair. Joe Fairburn says
he hates to rob a toll hardened man of
his plunks and throws out other hints
that he is holdin tours and has a mere
iful heart. but Jim hangs right to that
game like wolf to a bone. Joe raises
him So to give him a jar and run him
off. Joe keeches his breath and
starts out to tell Jim that ace high
beats fours. but his wind don't hold
out to finish Then he tries TO make
out that it was only brotherly game
and not fur keeps, but the half breed
reaches fur the money and shoyes It
down in his pocket. He don't even git
ratified when Jim talks about shootin.
Thar is the fust half of the case.
The second half is when Joe Fair
burn comes down to me at the Red
Dog saloon and with tears in his eyes
and his lip tremblin says:
"'Jedge, I'm arter jestice.'
What sort Of jestice. says l.
The real thing. I've Din robbed
by the half breed
I issues a warrant fur Jim Shasti,
and arter his aDest / find out all
about matters. Joe lies fur awhile,
but finally owns up. IN dischargin
Jim Shasti from custody and sayin
that his reputation ia as spotless as
the snow on an angels wings in jan
uary want TO call pez+ickler attention
to the innercent and guileless way he
entered upon that game. While he
played squar' hand and won, I'm
thinkin he's chap we'd all better
look out fur in the future He may
net be much On the blu8. -brt he seems
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12

aside for half an hour. Then bring
to the boiling point, and pour either
into tiny cups or molds. Put away to
harden Make half pint of mayon
naise dressing, add about half pint OF
whipped cream; mix carefully When
ready TO serve arrange on each ihdi-
viduaI plate three or four green lettuce
leaves. Turn out the tomato jelly,
heap around it the mayonnaise,
sprinkle with finely chopped parsley
or csess. This is both slightly and de-
lieious, and it's very appearance is
cooling for hot-weather serving.
MARTHA.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
CHINESE PACK CARRIER RESTING AT SHRINE.

AS the religious precves said
thing like
off in the following
When the devil sick, a
When the devil well. he a monk
SO things well little
anything
These Chinese carriers shown illustration
casion OF their MONDAY halt
Boxers They have stacked their wheelbarow
they with goods Tn
shrine leaving portion
universally
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12


You know hat condition sush !: ! hal.
Inclination a your part betokens2's
He rested she big lobster on the bed
room mating, scratched his head III 1
puzzled kind OF way and looked at his
wife strangely.
Dye mean shay I haven't sot
lobshter hare?A he asked - meakly
You may have million Il them d
your mind--I don't doubt 16at IN the
least-but you are to remember Ut
do not get myself into such rusnAsoSk4
ed condition that they are visible Ia
me- said she, coolly. turning over.
He gazed at her with alarm for i me
ment and then stumbled hurriedw into
the bathroom and let the cold wafer
run on his head. While he was thus
engaged his wife jumped ont Of bed
and threw the lobster out OF the wine
dow into the back yard. Then she rot
into bed again. When he returned 10
the room, wiping the water out of His
eyes with a towel, he looked all over
for the lobster. Failing TO and Ii. iii
bent over his wife, took her hand ana
said:
You're RI Ish all OF. Ney'r gain.
Wen | get shot | shee iohsheers lsh
time { pash out an quit.
She was up early the next mornine
TO bury the lobster in the ash barrel
so that he wouldn't see it from tho
bedroom window when he got MP
All OF which explains why the Sew
enteenth Street Man. who is always
promising his vile to be coed. Has
been taking only settler lemonades ana
viehy and milks with the gang on
Saturday night.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
a Chinese "auakere Gun.

1t has been shown that while tho
Chinese cling tenaciously to everything
ancient, including material objects Il
well as traditions OF government. they
can on occasions initiate the foreigner
very well and sometimes surprise him
by their proficiency at his own game.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
''MARTHA" TELL US HOW SUMMER
LUNCHEONS MAY BE MADE DE-
LIGHTFULLY ATTRACTIVE-THE
DELICIOUS GLAZED CHICKEN.
OTHER RECIPES.

Summer luncheons should never be
long. Eor should there be any heavy
food. The table can be decorated with
flowers. large ja' or bowl or pitcher
Of them in the center OF The table. and
there can also be trailing sprays of
flowers around each plate, with as
many pretty silver or glass bonbon
dishes as desired. But, like the break
fast table, the simpler it can be the
better. marked always 0y absolute
Cleaniless.
A good menu for luncheon consists
OF punch, melon, clam broch, soft shell
crabs, chicken salad and some ice
cream. Of course, there can be other
courses and more elaborate ones add
ed. This is quite sufficient for hot
-mole, excepting, OF course, coffee A
ClGret or white wine makes a pleasant
drink, or claret and soma mineral
water.
Here is an excellent recipe for eff
fervescing gooseberry wine:
To every gallon of water allow
pounds of green gooseberriaS and
rounds of lump sugar. The fruit
SHOULD be gathered when it is full.
grown and before it shows any ten
dency to ripen. Remove tops and
tails and all bruised gooeeberries, and
pct the fruit into a tub. al we'll braise
il with a wooden mallet See that
every berry is broken, out do not
crush the seeds.
The water should be warm. Pour 1t
over the fruit and stir with the hand
until the pulp is removed from husks
and seeds, then cover the whole close
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
GORDON HALL IN TEN rs1N. CHINA.

Ten Tsin the English
portions
Numerically
appearance
buildings
story, bitches reeking
reputation
walls soldiers allied
Chinese
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-12
HOW THE MANDARINs TRAVEL.

the a ST ncls lacking
shown by foreigner t a it rveusan dfni
map bun
OF h
tina 0ys admnte edt
~ dty implicit cold
% S H himself akedo ne
Ri at e remaned Engi e o he
Tru perfect am OF pt he except n nhrned
pony the paan sedan
viii cause e n m m an ID barus aunt
form h an aysnp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY MORNING, .,

condemned. The Tsung Ii Yamen, how
ever, denies the truth Of the latter state
ment.t
But the denials Of the Tsung ii Var
men are never convincing. IL IL be true,
the news must be regarded as serious.
"The American missionary conference
today sent n despatch to President Nc
Kinley appealing for protection and as
serting that the missionaries at Pao Ting
Fu and other places are In extreme
danger that the Tung Chad mission has
been abandoned, that chapels have every
where been burned and that hundreds Of
native Christians have been massacred.
H1'he serious condition OF affairs In
Pekin Is reacting upon the provinces.
The French minister here has receive
a telegram saying that the French con-
sui at Hong ESQ and the French agent
at Hun Nan Flu, have both been com
PEELED TO retire from their posts as the
viceroy announced that he was unable to
guarantee their safety. Later the Boxers
yesterday burned n Russian chapel at
Tung Tingans, 85 miles north OF Pekin.
The director Of railways admits that
the destruction Of the Pekin-Tien Tsln
railway is continuing, the Tsun Ii
Yamen being powerless to prevent IL
'Sir Halliday MacArtney, the English
secretary of the Chinese legation in Lon
don, says that the concerted action OF the
powers will save the situation in China,
adding that the 'end OF the disturbance
is in sight and that soon all will be
over.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
These are Known to Be
Dead.
1t is Quite Certain There VIII
Be No Other Fatalities.

Gloucester, Ohio, June s.-Two hun
dred miners W ere imprisoned early this
morning by an explosion of gas In mine
No. 2 as many more men were just about
to enter the mine for work. 1t was
thought at first that the loss Of life would
be very large, but the work Of the res
cuers was carried ON so energetically that
all were rescued by tonight except three.
Evan Joseph, John McClelland and
Aaron Swanson were killed and their
bodies probably cannot be recovered to-
night, as the mine is still on fire. These
men were engaged to watch the large
mine at night and were cut off from all
means of escape and their horses perished
with them. William Williams, also en-
ployed in the mine, had his leg broken
and others suffered slight injuries. The
explosion set the mine on fire and the
rescuing party has been working with
difficulty. This evening a second explo-
sion occurred and shortly afterward a
third in which the systems of fans used
to force fresh air in the mine was COM
pletely destroyed.
The shaft is l25 feet deep and 1t was
sealed up tonight in ths attempt to
smother the fire.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS.
The Election OF Omcers Feature OF
Yesterdays Convention.

Milwaukee June s.-The feature of to.
days session of the club women's con-
vention was the election Of officers, the
result being as followsi President, Mrs.
Rebecca Lowe OF Georgia; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Dennison of New
York; second vice president, Miss Mar
garet j. Evans, Minnesota; recording
secretary, Miss Emma Fox, Michigan ;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. George
Kendriok, Pennsylvania; treasurer, Mrs.
Emma Van vrechten, Iowa; auditor,
Mrs. George III. Noyes, Wisconsin; direc-
tors, Mrs. Charles X. Fairbanks of Indi-
ana, Mrs Edward Buchalter of Ohio,
Mrs Annie ID. West of Massachusetts,,
Mrs. Mary Lockwood of District Of Co
lumbia, Mrs. w. j. Christie Of Montana,
Mrs. Lillian Streeter OF New Hampshire,
Mrs. w. j. Coad of South Dakota, and
Mrs l.. r. Priddy Of Kansas.
The long business meeting which occu-
pied both the morning and afternoon was
devoted to important changes in the by
laws growing out of the question OF re-
organization. As TO the side issue of rep
resentation, the bylaws now read:
That for all clubs numbering less than
fifty, representation shall be through the
president or her representative only.
For clubs numbering between 90 and
100 the representation shall be through
the president and one delegate; for larger
clubs one delegate shall be allowed for
every 100 members.
The office of state chairman of corre-
spondence was done away with and presi-
dents of individual clubs are no longer
vice presidents of the general federation.
A number of resolutions We're passed one
of them endorsing the New Jersey feder-
ation's effort to save the Palisades. An
other urged the protection OF women and
children in the industrial world. The
Club Wompn of Boston was made the
official organ Of the board.
During the day there were four inter-
esting sessions followed by big meeting
tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
HACK ED TO PIECES.
Two British Missionaries Were Bru-
tally Murdered.

London, June 9.-The Pekin corre-
spondent of the Times in despatch dat
ed June z, says:
particulars received here show that
Messrs. Norman and Robinson, the mis-
sionaries, We're hacked to pieces in cir
eumstances of revolving barbarity. The
Chinese government cannot be exone-
rated from the charge of completely in
these murders.
1.-THE government has delegated as a
commissioner to Chao Hau and Pao Ting
Flu to investigate and report notorious
anti-foreign official who is known to be
in sympathy with the Boxers"
The Pekin correspondent Of the Times
telegraphing June s, says:
"The news that Gen. Nieh's foreign
drilled soldiers had fired upon the Boxers
who was destroying the railway near
Tien Tsin, was favorably received and
giving some ground for hope that the
Government could change its policy.
iNow arrives the intelligence that
Nieh's troops have been ordered to return
TO camp and that their action has been
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
Gen. Mich Was Acting
With Energy.
Secret Orders From Pekin
Paralyze Military Activity.

London, June 9.-Defnite returns re-
garding the severe fighting between the
Chinese troops and the Boxers that was
going on Thursday between Tien Using
and Pekin had not been received at Tien
Tsin when the latest kilograms to reach
London We're filed. The Chinese troops,
however, had killed many Boxers, accord
ing to some reports; while another &C
count had the government soldiery de-
feated in an engagement near Pao Ting
Flu.
Apparently the legation guards have
not yet taken hand in the fighting; but
they are ready to do so at moments S
notice. The Boxers movements affects
some hundreds of square miles. Officiale
dispatches to Vienna from Pekin aver
that the Sect is more powerful than any
political party in China, embracing no
less than 4,OO0, 600 and manipulated by
jealous adroit men.
The representatives of the powers are
still acting in perfect concert, which ap-
pears for the present to give the Chinese
government ample chance to put down
the disturbance alone. The Tien Tsin
correspondent of the Daily Mail tele-
graphing June z, saysi
"For the last three days the whole COM
m unity of Tien Tsin has been preparing
to defend itself against an expected at
tack by the Boxers There is continual
influx of refugees from the surrounding
country who are now crowding the city.
This increases the excitement. Nearly
all the villages surrounding Tien Tsin
are Joining the Boxer movement.
parties of foreigners when approach
ing the villages are driven back by armed
bands. Yesterday the Chinese troops
were ordered to Machang ON the grand
canal, within twenty miles Of which a
large body of Boxers is reported to be col
lecting.
General Mich seems bent upon acting
with energy and dealing out heavy blows
to the rebels recognizing the necessity OF
destroying the prestige of the Boxers
which has begun to demo ralize his
army"
Secret orders from Pekin, the protector
of the rebels, have paralyzed military ac'
tion and raised the status of the Boxers
in the eyes of the ignorant masses. Al
though the Boxers declare their first OBJ
ject to be the annihilation of Catholic
converts, the wire pullers evidently wish
to propagate hatred among the country
people against foreigners and things for
eign in general. The movement on ths
surface has patriotic character; but II
may turn ultimately against the dynasty
This seems to be the reason why it has
thus far been treated with a gentle hand
The legations at Pekin have wired fol
reinforcements.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
MISS ROBINSON I'M JAIL.

Boston, June s.-Everett f. Martin and
Miss Winifred Robinson OF this city, who
were arrested In New York city recently
ON the charges of larceny from parties in
this city, were brought here tonight in
Martin was released on one thousand
dollars bail, his father, former police
commissioner, A. p. Martin, being one
OF his bondsmen, and he left at once for
his home in Mattapan, accompanied by
his wife who was awaiting him at police
headquarters. Martin is suffering from
rheumatism and is said TO be u very sick
man Miss Robinson failed to secure
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
wEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, June s, taken at 8
p. M, meridian time, the observation for
his section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather;
Boston, 20 degrees, s, rain; New York
6S degrees, Sc, cldy; Philadelphia, ~
degrees, SW, cldyi Washington, u de-
3 cldy; Buffalo, "a degrees, SW, clear; De-
troit Is degrees, NV, clear; Chicago, 81 de-
grees, NE, clear; st. Paul, &C degrees,
NE, clear; Huron, OAK, 10 degrees, NV,
clear; Bismarck, a degrees, L, clear;
Jacksonville, "a degrees, S, cloudy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09

way Athletic club tonight. A large
crowd assembled to witness the contest
and even money was offered that Kenney
would stay five rounds.
Kenney had the advantage In height
and reach. Sharkey went at Kenney as a
bulldog at bull, and the bigger man
was put ON the defensive at once. Shar-
key hung on and while the big fellow
tried to shake him of the smaller man
In his body and made short work Of his
antagonist by landing right hand
smash on the jaw. IL was Sharkey all
the way. Yank never exhibited any
cieverness and the Sal lor reached him as
ne ulaaepd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
(TALK No. 215.)
EXCHANGE.

If you need glasses but hardly feel
able to buy gold frames, you can get
steel frames now and exchange after
ward. You do not have TO throw
them away. The lenses can be quick
ly removed from the old frame and
inserted in the new. II the steel
frame has not been injured, 1 will
allow you the original cost for it. If
you have old frames or pieces OF
frames that are solid gold you can
turn them in for what they will
weigh. They are as good as money
to me. If your eyes trouble you
come and see me anyway. / want to
talk the matter over with you.
will make the cost as reasonable as
possible in every case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, June 8, 1900. = The local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 29.764 thermome-
ter, 6l; dew point, 90 rel. humidity, 81
direction of the wind. S; velocity Of
the wind, 10; state of weather, cloudy.
D. m.-Barometer. s9.729; thermome-
ter, 81; dew point, 55 rel. humidity, "a; ;
direction of the wind, Sc; velocity of the
wind, 2; state of weather, cloudy.
Maximum temperature, 6s; minimum
temperature, 90; mean temperature, 62
maximum wind velocity, 10 5; precipi-
tation-24 hours, .O6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
THE WEATHER.

Boston, June S.-Local forecast: Sat
urday, fair weather, preceded by show
ers in the morning; cooler in the evening
and night; fresh westerly winds. Sun
day, fair; northerly winds, becoming va
riable.
Washington, June s.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday for Maine: Fair
Saturday, preceded by showers near the
coast; Sunday fair; fresh westerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
HoDGsoN DRIVEN BACK.

London, June 9.-According to des-
patch to the Daily Mail from Accra,
dated June 8, rumor is in circulation
there that Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodg-
son, governor of the Gold coast colony,
made sortie from Kumassi where he
had been besieged by the Ashantis but
was forced TO retire and ultimately to
surrender. Mail adyices from Accra dated
May IL, says:
Fifty thousand Ashantis are in arms
and the insurrection is spreading. 1t is
impossible for white men to go into the
interior successfully during the rainy sea-
sionn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
A Proposition That They Act Together
I'm Chinese Trouble.

In Chinese Trouble.
London, June S.--The Spectator COM
menting on the Chinese difficulty, says IL
considers that II the situation becomes
acute the "only alternative to a Euro
pean concert, which would be for Eng.
land and Russia to act together in a def
mite agreement"
The paper adds;
"They alone possess physical power
near enough to the scene to be of imme-
diate use. England could in this case use
her Indian troops"
: Continuing, the Spectator strongly op-
poses any partition of China, and thinks
1t unsafe to assume that the Chimes
soldiers cannot fight. 1t adds:
"The court of Pekin Is the most
imbecile in the world, but 1t may find
Wallenstein who will not steal his
sold iers' powder, and then Europe will
have a new problem TO solve.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
M,LAIN.s BODY FOUND.

Bath, June s.-The body of Alfred Nc
Lain, who was drowned in the Kennebec
Thursday night week, was discovered
this noon at one O'Clock by Henry
Getchell and Daniel Herring of Woolwich
in cove on the shore of Gowell's grove
Just north of Green's cove in Woolwich.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
MOLINEUx,S APPEAL.

New York, June s.-The appeal Of Ro-
land b. Molineux from the conviction of
the crime of murder, which was TO have
been heard by the court of appeals at
Saratoga this month, has been postponed
until next October. His counsel, George
Gordon Battle stated this afternoon 1t
had been impossible to prepare the papers
for a e-hearing this summer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
BULLER MAKES PROGRESS.
Thinks He Can Render Laings Mex
UntenabIe.

London, June s.-11.s5 p. m.-The war
Office has received the following despatch
from General Bnller;
'Yellow Boom farm, June Son June
g. General talbot Coke, with the tenth
brigade and the South African horse
seized Van wyke hill. The enemy. made
some resistance and a good deal of snip
ing occurred. Our casualties Were about
four killed and thirteen wounded.
'sDurlng that day and the following we
got two Al and two II FOUNDERS naval
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
TREATY EXTENDED.

Washington, June 8.-Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefote today signed pro-
tocol extending until March 4th next, the
period of time allowed for the ratification
of the reciprocity treaty with Barbados.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
NEVER WROTE AGUINALDO
Admiral Dewey Denies a Yarn From
Manila.

Detroit, Mich, June s.-Admiral Dewey
was today shown the statement made by
the Manila Times concerning an alleged
recovery by Gen. Funston's men OF
portion of the archives of the Filipino
rebel government which it was claimed
contained certain correspondence be-
4 ween Aguinaldo and Dewey. Said Ad-
miral Dewey;
II never wrote letter to Aguinaldo
in my life. Whenever / wanted to see
him 1 sent for him. He was employed
by me for certain purposes, just as em-
ployed lot of other people among the
natives. l made him no promises. If
there had been 800 American troops with
me in the beginning TO occupy the city
maintain order, there would never have
been this trouble"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-09
DOESN'T LOOK SENSIBLE,

but you can pour hard ecal on the CRATE in
your kitchen range, then put on crushed
newspaper and some of BENSON'S CHAR
COAL on top, ligh. 1t and have quick nre TO
cook breakfast with and at the same time
klndle the hard coal underneath.
Big Bag IOc at All Groeers.