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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

II Mary Ellen Lease is granted di-
vorce IL will be a case OF release 10 both
parties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

THos. McMURRouGH.
~ Fenner St. Opposite the Cathe.
dral
Telephone No. rs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

For "a Cold In the Head
Laxative gromo Quinins tsblVta
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

while France Is shouting 'Nivc Ia
1.lberte- IN welcome OF Paul Kruger.
a might not be inapt for the Amer-
can government Co replace some OF the
rusted struts and trusses IN the LIB
erty statue I'm New York harbor To-
elevate It's sinking arm TO a posture OF
enilghtenment st. Louis Republic
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Mr. Walter q. and Mr.. William II. Cady
OF Washington. u. c., spent Thanksgiv'
ing with their parents, MIR. and Mrs. Johr
III. Cady, OF 127 Power street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

"rhe present determination 10 en-
list no more militia for national SER
vice shows how great has been the
change Of military ideas in this regard
since the time whom the volunteer sol
dier was hailed as the best defence OF
the nation" Philadelphia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. FELTON, were In town for
the THANKSGIVING season with the mother
of Mrs FELTON,. Mrs. Henry KimDall, OF
Bowen street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Much interest centres In the coming out
party OF Miss Watson, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Watson OF 2SS Benefit
street. The party will occur ON Monday
evening, az the Trocadero.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Miss Polly Weeuen. daughter OF William
B, Wecden, ESD. gives a small tea this
afternoon In honor OF her guest. Miss
Isclin OF New Rochelle, New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Some Of the seers of European poll
itics have made the suggestion that
England may take the place OF Italy
I'm the triple alliance. This ought 90 be
evidence absolute that England In
tends 10 do nothing ~ the kind. even
~ she had the chance. San Francisco
Call
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Miss Jonjon Converse daughter OF Cap
tain Converse, formerly yof Newport
but now stationed at Washington -. O..
is the guest OF Judge and Mrs. LoBar.
on IL. Colt. ftt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Dennis spent
Thanksgiving with the parents OF Mrs.
Dennis. Mr.. and Mrs. Rulof. OF Philadel-
phia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

'"The suggestion that Mr.. Roosevelt.
during his term as vice president, be
invited to attend cabinet meetings.
thereby becoming an active Influence
I'm the executive branch of govern
ment, opens up most interesting pos
sibilltios. With the certainty that the
vice president will not be passive or
negative quantity wherever he may be
placed, IL II possible that the leader
ship In the cabinet meetings may be
made to take on the character OF a
duumvirate? e?'-Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01

SO q happens that those Mckinley
turkeys. like the children I'm Pima
fore" were mixed up, so that n was
Impossible Go tell one from anoth-
er. People will. perhaps never know
Just which bird President and Mrs.
Mckinley partook OF, hut the chances
are that Vose's turkey was the favored
hiped. for Chef Sinclair Is said 60 know
his business.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
Hannah Hunting Doodle.
By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)

IBy TcIcGraph 10 NIrEIHIur -FIIOt.J
Boston. Aug. Ex-senator Hanna.
manager of the Republican campaign.
arrived in this city. He was accom-
panied by Cornelius n. Bliss, of New
York, treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Senator Hanna when urged to make
q statement of the Republican pros
poets in the country at large. said:
1T is impossible to make n careful.
intelligent prediction at the present
time. The country has not yet become
awake and the people need stirring
up"
or Mr.. Bryans speech. he remarked:
II have read it through from begin
ming to end. l don't suppose Mr..
Bryan cares much what l think of his
utterances. but If his friends are salts
fled with his speech, 1 certainly am"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
BRYAN AGAIN
VISITS CHICAGO.
Continued from Page

cratic Clubs. 1870 Broadway, New York
city, so that the united membership
may work systematically in defense
of the republic as the fathers made it.
All Democratic committees, State and
local. are requested to aid the Ma
tional Association of Democratic
Clubs in this work.
w. j. BRYAN
ADLAI Il. STEVENSON,
JAMES X. JONES,
National Democratic Committee.
WILLIAM r. HEARST,
President National Association Demo.
cratic Clubs.
~ STOP AT LEBANON.
At Lebanon, Ind, the only stop was
made of any duration on the run OF
the Bryan Stevenson party from indi-
annapolis. There the candidates show.
ed themselves to the crowd, Which haG
assembled and shook hands with many
Each of them spoke few words. but
they We're mere pleasantries. AIR
Bryan said:
I'VE are just returning from the no.
tification meeting, and we found the
present in number, but they brought
their enthusiasm with them. The work
commenced yesterday will be increased
in energy and vigor until election day
and then we expect to hear from In
diana on the matter or that election.
Mr.. Stevenson said:
II am very much gratified to be able
to inform you gentlemen that Mr.
Bryan has accepted the nomination. II
has been matter of doubt whether he
would or not, but we have got him
on record and he has accepted"
TO this MIR. Bryan replied, but
would not do 1t until MIR. Stevenson
consented to run with me-"
The remarks were accepted by the
crowd with laughter, and they cheereC
the candidates as the train moved off.
WESTERN MANAGER SELECTED
Chicago. Aug. 9.-Lewis G.. Steven
son. son Of the Democratic Vice Pres
idential candidate, has been selected as
Wstern manager of the National or
ganzation of Democratic clubs. lie
will have headquarters In the Audi
forum.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
The Nloaraguan Canal.
By Telegraph to Vlrglnian-Pllot. y

tBy Telegraph 10 V1rgInian-PllotD
ManaSua. Nicaragua, Via Galveston,
Aug 9--The representatives OF the
Inter Oceanic Canal Company have
been unsuccessful in their efforts to
get an extension of time for deposit
ms with the Government OF Nicaragua
$4,000 in gold and beginning the CON
struction OF n railroad and canal across
the country.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10

Lyons, Aug. 9.--The Catholic Journal
announces new massacres and a disas-
ter to the mission in southeast of the
province OF Pc Chi Ii. 1t says that five
priests have been killed.
SITUATION AT TEN TSIN.
London. Aug. 9.-The flooded country
beyond Pei Tsang adds immea surably
to the difficulty of the progress of the
allies toward PeSin. This news reaches
the Shanghai correspondents from Tien
Tsin. with statements to the effect that
the situation at Tien Tsin is again
perilous owing to the assembling of
Chinese troops within striking distance.
The losses of the allies in the recent
operations are now said to be 100 men,
of which number the Russians lost 600,
the Japanese 40 and the British 100.
INTERNATIONAL SUSPICION.
International suspicion has broken
out among the consuls at Shanghai on
account OF the determination of the
British to land there brigade of In
dian troops. 1t is reported that the
French Will also land troops at Shang-
hal to the number Of 200 men. While
the ministers at Pekin remain unre-
lieved 1t Is not understood why Great
Britain should divert forces destined
for the relief expedition to garrison n
place where peace, thus far. has been
undisturbed
FOOD FOR THE LEGATIONS.
A news agency dispatch from Che
Foo. dated Sunday. August s. says n
messenger from Pekin reports that the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
THE PENDING SALARY GRAB.

There is, apparently, a concerted
movement among the county officers
at the Court House to have the pres
ent beautiful and beatific Board Of
Commissioners hand out substantial
increase in salaries all around ere it
departs official life. The clamor is
for a readjustment, upon the basis of
four years ago, but whether the new
figures mean that the old ones shall
be substituted for the present basis of
compensation, or that there shall be a
new and advanced standard set is
not quite clear.
&c thing is tolerably clear, how
ever, and that is that none of the off1c-
ials are in imminent danger of starva-
ton at the present rates. although
quite number of gentlemen may feel
the necessity for recouping them
selves for much good money paid out
during the late campaign, and the pub
lie treasury is convenient resort
There are not only salaries at the
Court House, but fees galore as well
and the provident anc careful Office
holder can generally count himself
much better off at the end of his term
than at the beginning
OF course, the pressure upon the
Commissioners will be great, and they
may yield, and in granting that which
Is asked, may devise some way and
means of adding to their own incomes,
the present total of which no man
knoweth, despite the fact that what
purports to be a financial statement
is published once per annum.
If this salary grab goes through we
ihall next hear murmurings of dis
content at the southern end or the
Public Building. This sort of thing
Is both, infectious and contagious.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
MIDDLEBOURNE.


MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va. December
4.-The school will hold Gypsy Social
at Moorey's hall Friday evening, De-
cem'ber 7th, for the library fund, and
the older talent will give an entertain
ment later for the same fund.
County Court was in session Monday
for the purpose of approving bonds of
the various officers who will begin with
the new year. the sheriff's bond was
fixed at $4,000.
Circuit Court begins to-day with
Judge Willis on the bench 1t is pre-
diuted by many that the term will be
short. The Jordan murder trial will DE
continued on account of a witness for
the defense being sick
The town was full of prominent
county citizens, including the newly
elected officers and their bondsmen
Among the sick are Mrs. T. S. Wells,
OF Main street, who is suffering from
severe affection OF the heart w. n
Jen1ison is sick at his home on Main
street. A young child of John Brown,
OF the jug, is very sick of pneumonia
a young son of Mr.. Shoup, at the Jemi-
son place, on the pike, is very low with
1sPAOAQ 1CNSA. CS vi JO-
seph Henderson are reported to have
diphtheria. Mr.. Robert Stathers, of
Centreville, is suffering from a tumor
on his left leg. He is passed 81 years
of age and his recovery will be slow.
Miss Birdie Traugh, of Fairmont, is
visiting her grandfather, oohn Traugh,
OF West End
Misses Maud Oldham and Asia smith
were shopping in Sistersville Saturday.
Silas Smith, of Shiloh, is quite sick
at his home.
Drummers Dudley, Campbell and
Spies are calling on the merchants.
B. NJ. Clark, of Iuka, was in town
Monday.
John Riggle is visiting relatives in
Centreville.
Miss Blanche Emery was in from Sis
tersville saturday
Miss Maggie Black, OF Sistersville,
visited Miss Jessie Stealey over Sun
day.
attorney Tom Engle ds in Sisters
vile.
Attorney ]. V. Blair, of West Union,
is here for court.
John Keller, one of the pioneers Of
this county, died Monday of complica-
lions incident to old age. He was "a
years old and had lived for many years
at Titles Mills, where he died. Fun
eral at Archer's Chapel Wednesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
DEATHS ABOUT MARTINsBURG
Special to the Register

Special to the Register.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, December
4.-The funeral of John Englebright,
who for many years has been in the
employ OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as civil engineer, took place
here yesterday at the home of his sis
ter, with Masonic ceremonies. He died
at Hopewell, N. j., where he has been
stationed for several years, of con-
sumption. He was very prominent
Mason.
Mr.. Charles Blondell, a native of this
city, and a son of the late Cap. John
H. Blondell, died at his home in Han
cock yesterday. His wife, who sur
wives him, was Miss Ryan, of that
vicinity.
Miss Mary Louisa Zeigler, daughter
of Mr.. Rudolph Zeigler, died at the
home of her father yesterday of typhoid
pneumonia at the age of twenty years.
Mr.. Charles B. Miller, aged about
thirty years, son of Mr.. Daniel Miller,
died at this place last evening of
typhoid fever He leaves a wife, who
was formerly Miss Annie Ashton, and
two small children.
Mr.. E. j. Leyburn, native of Rock
bridge county, Virginia, and who has
made his home for good many years
with Rev. E. R. Leyburn, pastor of the
Falling Waters Presbyterian Church,
in this county, died at the home of his
daughter at McDonnah, Md, this morn
ing. His funeral will take place at
Lexington Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
DEMOCRATIC PUNISHMENT.

An indication of the determination
O, at least portion of the hepupli-
can majority in Congress to punish
tho South because it is Democratic is
afforded by the text OF a Dill lnlro-
duced into the House OF Representa-
tives Monday by Representative
Crumpacker, of Indiana. This Dill
fixes the number of Congressman at
365. or eight more than at present.
and then proceeds to apportion them
among the States without regard to
either population or votes cast. he
gives New York an increase OF three
members, Pennsylvania, Illinois, MIN
nesota. New Jersey and Texas two
each, and Arkansas, California, Con-
necticut, Florida, Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,, North Dakota and West Viz
GINA each an increase OF one. That
looks fair, if one proceeds no further
with the bill. But Mr.. Crumpacker
does proceed, and with a vengeance.
He reduces Virginia from ten to nine,
Louisiana from six to four, Mississippi
from seven to four, South Carolina
from seven to four, and North Caro-
lima from nine to five, a total South
ern loss of thirteen votes. The bill!
requires the States to redistrict in ac-
cordance with the number of votes
allotted them, but provides that in
cases OF increased representation the
additional members shall be elected at
large until such time as the Legisla-
ture can act.
This bill is bad in conception and
dar ,erous in precedent, and should
never become law. Something like
it will, however, very probably be
r-ssed, for the Republican majority is
determined to secure itself in national
control, at whatever cost.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

WASHINGTON, D. c., December A.
The annual report of the Secretary of
War is just available for publication,
although dated November 30th. It
opens by saying:
On the 10Th of November, 1899, the
date of the last annual report, the
army of the United States, according
to the latest reports which had been
received from the field, consisted OF
2.24S officers and $1,000 enlisted men
of the regular force, making o total
OF 64,247; and 1,524 officers and 33,Oo0
enlisted men of the volunteer force
raised under the provisions OF the act
of March ?, 1899. making a total OF
volunteers of 34,574. The aggregate
of the combined army of regulars and
volunteers, after making allowance for
233 officers of the regular army hold
ing volunteer commissions and in
cluded in the number OF volunteer OF
ficers above stated, was 1888 ofhcers
and 95,049 enlisted men.
The army now consists OF 2,o35 ON
GERS and 1921 enlisted men OF the
regular establishment, and l,54S OIL
GERS (of whom 233 are regular army
officers holding volunteer commits
sions) and BLOB enlisted men OF the
volunteer force, making a total force
of 103,150 consisting OF $3.50 officers
and $4,000 enlisted men. OF these,
1880 are enlisted men of the hospital
corps.
The present distribution of the army
and volunteer force is as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
MIR. BELMoNT,s VIEWS.

Hon. Perry Belmont has contributed
a long letter 10 the Washington POST
upon the existing political conditions
and the probabilities for the future,
and gives his views at length upon
the currency conditions, and OF the
prospects of the Democracy for sue
cess in the time to come. He is de-
cidedly of the opinion that the silver
question should be wholly removed
from politics, and upon this point
says:
probably no one now wishes to renew
the experience of the Treasury silver pur-
chase and coinage of silver dollars, Whlcn
will in the end !nftict on the country
s57S 100000 of them. So long as the gov
eminent creditor is not compelled to re-
ceive them, or so long as the treasury
win on demand give. gold dollars LOT
them no injustice has been done, but, ac-
cording to party nomenclature OF ante
bellum days, it is un-Democratic TO nave
full legal tender Government money re-
quiring redemption.
Thus it is that the country cannot
pay, destroy, and get rid of the silver
dollars. Their treatment should be turn
ed over to competent non-partlsan money
experts. If they are out OF the way, tn9
be a revival of American Democracy on
lines not sccialistic or agrarian."
With the silver question out of the
way there need be no fear, Mr. Bel
mont says, that there will be no is
sues.
If, he says, the Supreme Court shall
declare that the Republican policy in our
new islands-the policy of executive leg
islation, the conduct Of the Taft Commits
sion in legislating on currency in Manila
and levying an export tax on Mexican
silver coins-has been and will be uncen-
stitutional, what VII h The situation of
the party in power?'
The paramount issue now before the
country in Mr.. Belmonts opinion is
whether the United States, in the gov
eminent of our new islands, must
obey the Constitution
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

1t appears by the Philadelphia police
record for the last half of November
that, whereas, robberies involving
property and money to the amount OF
$7,745.50 were committed in that city,
the police succeeded in arresting one
woman who stole bread and milk for
her dying husband, two boys on sus-
picion, one boy with bad reputation
caught leaving the house, two boys
aged II, who stole bread and milk, one
boy, aged IS, who stole from a store,
and one aged 8, who attempted to en-
ter a store, five men on suspicion, one
negro for stealing chickens, and two
men for stealing a lap robe. This
record for two weeks shows that the
Philadelphia police force is active and
vigilant-when it comes to petty Of
renders.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
Chinese Language q Paradox.

Llpp-ncott Magazine.
Paradoxical though it may sound,
we are strictly within the limits of &C
curacy when we say that Chinese Is,
at the same time, the simplest and
most difficult language in the world;
most simple from the absence of those
grammatical rules and infectional
forms which yex the student of Euro
pean languages, most difficult because
of the combination of different Ian
guages, and all known as Chinese,
The book" Chinese is never spoken,
while the oolloquial in written form
would merit the supreme contempt o,
the average Chinese student and su-
percilious scholar.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
THE COSTLIEST HAT.
1t Vas Worth $500 and Owned by
General Grant.

St. Louis Republic.
The most costly mans hat Of which
the "Hatter's Gazette" has found rec
ord is one which was presented to
General Grant while he was in Mexico.
Fifteen hundred dollars in gold was
paid for 1t. No wonder it is to be
seen in the national museum at Wash
ington. for, besides being so expen-
sive,, it is said to be the finest speci-
men of a Mexican sombrero ever made.
Perhaps the next most expensive
hat was that which was presented to-
William H. Seward when he was sec
rotary OF state in President Lincoln's
cabinet. 1t was of the kind known
as Panama, and his South American
admirers who sent it to him paid ST.
600 for it. At one time good Panama
hats cost $500, but these are not now
made. A hundred and ten dollars
seems to be about the highest in the
present day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
HOOD MFG. CO. WILL REMOVE.
Picture Making Establishment TO Go
TO Fairmont, w. Va.

TO Fairmont, w. Va.
The Hood Manufacturing Company,
which has been established for sew
eral months in The. top floor OF the old
Bodley wagon works, viii shortly re-
move to F'airmont and enter a new
factory building in that city 1t 10
understood that most of the stock
holders are residents of Fairmont
About twelve hands have been given
employment in the Eighteenth street
plant, and it is understood that the
company will greatly increase its ca
pacity in Fairmont The business is
the manufacture OF picture frames.
1t is understood that the company
expected to secure possession OF the
entire building in which 1t is located,
on October list, and that the removal
was necessitated by the inability 10
secure factory room In this city. II
the Board of Trade has been in exis-
tence when this determination was
reached, the removal might have been
prevented.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock over the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder at the res
idence Of her son-in-law. August
Kuehlb0fn on South Jacob street. The
officiating minister was the Rev. Her
man Haas. pastor Of the 81, Paul's
German Protestant church, Of which
Mrs. Snyder was member. After tho
ceremonies at the home, the remains
were borne to Mt. Ziog 1Emetery for
burial. The pali-bearers were Messrs.
August Knoch, Franz Ennis. Jacob
Klein, Balzer Schul, Fred Schlicker
and Jacob Brown. Many of the sor-
rowing relatives and friends assem-
bled to pay their last tribute Of TO-
spect TO the deceased.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
AN IMMENSE LOCOMOTIVE.
One Built for Russia Has Twelve
Driving Wheels.


Engineers Magazine.
The most remarkable Russian en-
CINE in the Paris exposition was the
gigantic twelve-wheeled, double-six-
coupled, duplex, compound on modi
fication of the Mallet system, and
bearing the number H. $40. This was
by far the biggest and heaviest engine
in the whole exposition, weighing as
it does Sc tons, and having a vast A.
ton tender appended; the total weight
of tender and engine being therefore
no less than 1872 tons, while the top
of the chimney stands 16 feet inches
above the rail level. This mighty To-
connective is constructed on the articu
lated plan. the four-foot driving
wheels being coupled in two groups of
six each, one being practically steam
boyle, while each group is driven by
one high-pressure and one low-presS
une cylinder, the respective diameters
being 1884 inches and % inches. In
the case of this particular engine,
more may be said on behalf of the
complex system Of articulation en-
ployed than in the case of the smaller
but similar locomotive.
The Russian 12-wheeler is intended
for the haulage of immense loads and
the ascent of steep grades. 1t is es-
sential to the development of its full
usefulness that it should be able to
utilize its entire adhesive weight for
traction and that this weight should
be distributed as widely as possible
upon the rails without such distribu-
ton involving an undue length of
rigid wheel-base
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

The Thanksgiving turkey is an an
nual joy, but sometimes it is some
thing more. A Brooklyn housewife
found a hundred dollar diamond in
the crop of a bird she was preparing
for last Thursdays feast, and felt that
she had the worth of the money in
vested. On the same day, by the way,
a homeless diner in a Washington
restaurant picked valuable pearl from
the shell of an oyster served ION the
deep"