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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
LACKED THE SPIRIT.

LONDON, May IA dispatch to
the Times from Kroonstad, dated Sat
urday, says: 1t is reported that Pres
ident Kruger intends to move to
Lydenburg as soon as he is joined by
President Steyn, who left yesterday
with General Botha.
The country between Boschplatte
and Kroonstad might have been eff
fectively held if the spirit had been
willing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

LONDON, May lathe Bombay COR
respondent of the Times says:
The cholera continues to rage in the
famine camps. There have been four
hundred deaths in three days at Mand-
ivee and so numerous is the cases at
Cobra that it is impossible to collect
the bodies. They lie for days in the
sun. The people have fed and cannot
be induced to return. A similar state
of things prevail at Breach.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

is practically over" says the Daily
Chronicles Kroonstad correspondent,
and in less definite terms this is the
view to be gathered from all the cor
respondents. They picture the Beers
as utterly demoralized and disheart-
ened by Lord Roberts unexpectedly
rapid advance, and by his facile turn
ing of the carefully prepared positions
of the Beers. There was practically
no fighting and there are no further
details to give respecting the occupa-
ton of Kroonstad. The correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph says:
"The Union Jack was hoisted In the
market place by Mrs. Lockhead, the
American wife of a Scotchman Most
of the horses of the Beers are in a
wretched condition, but President
Kruger declares he will continue the
war"
1t appears that the Beers at Kroon-
stad had been reinforced by 5000 men
from Natal last Friday and that alto
gether 10000 with twenty guns trekked
from Kroonstad on the approach of
Lord Roberts.
The Beers made an Intellectual stand
at Boschrand, and had elaborate en-
trenchments in front of Kroonstad,
which offered great facilities for rear
guard action. Their only anxiety,
however, appears to have been to get
away safely with all their guns and
conveys, which again they have sue
cessfully accomplished.
The few stores they were unable to
carry away they burned.
President Steyn is represented as
having been frantic with rage and as
having kicked and cuffed the burgh-
ers after vainly imploring them to
continue the fight. Lord Roberts,
after march which is regarded as
worthy of being ranked with his IA
nous march to Kandahar. has thus
covered another stage of his cam
paign, a stage which, although sue
cessful and without the mistakes and
misfortunes that characterized the
earlier stages, leave the Boer forces
quite intact, not having lost a gun
and having lost very few men. Ex-
perience has taught the critics to be
chary of accepting reports of Boer
decentralization. The Times says:
"The signs point to a military break
down on the part of the Beers, but
after experience of the past we can
not accept the reports of demorali-
cation without reserve. The game of
war must be strictly played out to
the end.
Lindley, the new Free State cap
ital, is forty-five miles southeast of
kroonstad, half way to Bethlehem,
and was probably selected as a con-
venient rendezvous for the comman-
does now retiring before General Bra
bant and General Rumble in the Thaba
N'Chu district. Brabant has occupied
Noeppellok, half way on the road from
Thaba N'Chu to Ladybrand.
There Is not a word of news re-
garding General Buffers movements.
or from the far western side. Nothing
is known therefore of the progress of
the Mafeking relief column.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

OTTAWA, May 13.-The government
has under consideration the question
OF postage on newspapers, and it is
estimated that it will be reduced from
one-half cent per pound to one-quarter
OF & cent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
THE INJUNCTION
nv TIL. FEDERAL COURT DID ITS
PERFECT WORK AT KANSAS
CITY YESTERDAY.
THE CARS RAN ALL DAY
AND THERE WAS NO INTEHFEh
ENCE BY THE STRIKERS.

A goycott of the Railway Company
Has Been Ordered, However, ana
the Strikers Intimate That the
situation To-day Will BE DiHer-
ent-Missouri Members of con-
gress Appealed to That Powers OF
United states Judges May BE Linz
tied.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
WAR PRACTICALLY OVER. :
THAT Is THE VIEW OF THE Eng
LIsH CORRESPONDENTS AT
KRO0NSTAD.
SAY BoERs ARE DEMoRALIzED.
BUT ADMIT THEY SUCCESSFULLY
ELUDED THE BRITISH.

The Boer Forces are Now Trekking
for VaaI River, and Appear to
Have Suffered No Serious Loss,
Despite the Rapidity of the Eng
Iish characterization Steyn has
Gone to LindIey-A General Eng
Iish Impression That the Repub-
icans are About to Give Up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
W VA, MONDAY, MAY IA, 1900.
THE THREATENED revolt
BY THE FILIPINOS IN MANILA NOT
TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE
AUTHORITIES,
BUT DOUBTLESS CONTEMPLATED
NATIVES NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE
THE NERVE.

Many Left Their American Employ
ers With the Apparent Intention
of Joining the Mo- ement-Senor
Buencamino's Pea je Proposals
VIII Amount to Nothing, as His
Compatriots Distrust Him-Gener-
al MacArthur's Policy Outlined.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

SYDNEY. n. 5. w. May 13.-T,is
number Of cases OF the bubonie plsgue
Official reported TO this date Is ZIG. OF
these seventy-three have proved fatal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
THE SUBSIDY BILL
ALLEGED TO BE IN TIE INTEREST
OF AMERICAN SHIP OWNERS
SCORED By DEMOCRATS.
CONCLUSIVE REASONS GIVEN
FOR VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO THE
PROPOSED MEASURE.

The Millions Involved Would Go Ts
interests Already Prosperous. ana
Would Not Aid I'm the Least Those
Who Would Increase Our Ocean
Carrying Trade-The Objections
Summed Up in a Few Sentences.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
OBITUARY.


MUNICH. May 13.-Herman Leir,
court martial director, Is dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

BALTIMORE. Nd, May 13.-James
IAN, Jr., the we'll known banker and
meier, of this city, died atlhis home
ay. In the 9th year Of his age
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14

Mr. c. Schnepf. the Opera House drug
gIst. made the following observations Of
the temperature yesterday: Z a. M, 81:
q m. 5. z m. s.; y m. 81 p. M ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-14
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. May fs-For Western
West Virginia and Ohio
Fair and continued warm Monday and
Tuesday. fresh southerly winds.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
He Had Too Many Names.

About two years before NIT. Sawyer retired from the senate his mail one morning contained Il touching letter from a man in Maryland whose home had just been frightened by the ar- rival of q bouncing boy. The fond parent went on to tell that the boy would be named Phlletus Sawyer Jones and expressed the hope that the child would grow up an honor to the name and the possessor of the fine traits of character t.tt distinguished the generous hearted man whose name would be borne by himself.
 Senator Sawyer went to the senate chamber with warm glow in his heart and the determination to send that fond parent nice big check. He felt so good that he showed the letter to Senator Allison. The Iowa man chuckled as he read it and produced a letter almost identical, except that the young prodigy was to be named VII liam Allison Jones.
 It was too good to keep, and they told the story to Senator Edmunds of Vermont. That stately old gentleman melted sufficiently to smilingly produce a letter of similar purport. Then there ensued comparison of senatorial notes, showing that the youthful Mary lander had been fairly loaded with dis tinguished names from Justin Morrill, Jones to Don Cameron Jones. That Maryland infant received no birthday present. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
PRESENCE OF MIND.
1t Saved a Life nnd Trapped the
 Would Be Assassin.


 A writer on Klondike customs and dangers says in The Indapendent"that there Is here, as everywhere, a class of ex-criminals whom the lone voyager must guard against.
 Last year, he says, the man who went out with the first mail, after the closing of the river fell in with a trav eler, hungry and cold, stumbling along the unbroken trail. The messenger took pity on him, shared his food with him, made a fire and warmed his half frozen body.
 All day they travelled over the ice, and at night the messenger made the man He down to sleep, while he watch ed, to scare the wolves away and keep the fire burning. It was long past mid night when he woke the sleeper and asked him to watch, so that he himself might snatch a nap before setting out again on the long journey.
 The messenger was sleeping soundly when he was startled by blow on the head. He leaped up and was terrified to find that his companion was stand ing over him, striking at him with an ax. .#..
 The messenger dropped to one side and threw off his sleeping robe and the fur cap that had saved his life. Then the would be murderer was plainly en- barrassed. To be sure, he had the ax. but 1t Is not so easy to kill a man when he Is looking. He hesitated, and In that second the messenger conceived a brilliant thought.
 "Ah, poor old chapw said he pathet- ically as one candidates a snarllng dog. "Cold and hunger have driven him era zyv'
 The man let the ax fall. He almost smiled. It was so well to be out of a nasty job! Yes; he would be crazy. Appearing to forget the matter, he left the ax where 1t had fallen and began to rummage in the grub sack. The dogs awoke. and the two men break lasted and started long before the dawn. That day the messenger car ried the ax and insisted that the mad man should walk In front At the next mounted police station | the man, much to his surprise, was handed over to the officer in charge. | Now his efforts to play "crazy" were a sad failure. He was taken to Dawson, | tried and sentenced to II years impris- onment.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
How They Eat.

The editor of Life and Beauty, a British organ on hygiene and diet, sue ceeded in eliciting from few popular writers replies on the subject of diet which they find most conducive to good work.
 Hall Caine wrote: 'I am afraid have no theories on the subject of diet. If l knew anything that would be worth telling, I would avail myself of It's advantages, being a constant mar tyr to all the troubles that attend diet"
 MT. Zangwilfs answer was brief and epigrammatic, Unfortunately I have never eaten to work, but always work cd to eat"
 John Oliver Hobbes" confessed that she tried vegetarianism for two years, but now finds that, on the whole, the ordinary diet of the country Is the best"
 Mime. Sarah Grand said she never drank milk. "I never forget the hor- rible cow" she added in explanation.
 Marie Corelli answered characteris- tically with a quotation from Ham let" "I eat the air, promise crammed, You cannot feed capons so."
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
TTdoelers' Guide.
Berkshire Division
N. r., N. H. & H. RAILROAD.


 Commencing Sunday. December .. 1898.
 ooINo SOUTH ..a. Leave North Adams c 20 am, pittsnsld ls, Uanaan b2i Arrive New Haven 10. .kk Bridgeport Il SO, New York II 2b. Leave Albany 2 10 am, State Line 6 70, Pitts field 10, Canaan Q 70. Arrive Bridgeport l2 0b p. m., NewHayen IF, 40 New York l.ks Loavs Albany 10 co .. m., stats Line II 90 North Adams IA 10 P. m, Pittsneld ! se Canaan 242, Arrive Bridgeport 0b, New Haven c S5, New York e.10. Leave Alhany iOOO a. m., state line II 90, p,tteli,ld tp t2 p, m,, oanusn 2 2l. Arrive Bridgeport TAI. New Haven 7to. New York eog. raave Albany 2 % D. m. State Line so. Pittsn.ld a 30 Canaan | i7, Arrive Bridge port 2 2l, New Haven [ 70, New York roe Isuraays oulyl leave ritisileli s oo P. m. CALnAn 32. Arrive Bridgeport 70, lew Haven 20, New York s sS.
 GOING NORTH Leave New York 70 a. m. Bridgeport 0s New Haven G 10, Cannan Q 40, Arrive Pitts field II 05, State Line 10 4l, Alheny l2 10 ? no, Saratoga 2 lb, North Adams II bs. Leave New York co a. m., Bridgeport b New Haven 9so, Canaan IF ss r. m; Arrive Pitteneld 0b ?. m,, State Line 20, Al- hany 2 s5 Saratoga ( 20.
 Leave Now York 900 a. m, Bridgeport ie 0s, Now Haven 9 .9b. Canaan JAS p. m. Arrive Pi,tsfeld s.0b p. m.
 t4oave Now York 80 p. m. Bridgeport 2e, Now Haven b7. Ganaan 30 Arrive Pitts . field 2 4o, North Adams a0s, State Lips 800, Albany 46.
 Leave Now York 30 p. m,, Bridgeport N Now Haven b7, Canaan o4. Arrive Pitts field s6. State Line s %, Albany asb. sundays only) Leave New Haven 90 ., m. Bridgeport 05, Canaan 9 70. Arrive Pitts- field II 0b.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Took 1t Away From the Jury.

There are any number of stories to be printed about Judge Caldwell, but here Is one that Is said to be typical: He was hearing an argument whereby an attorney for an insurance company was attempting to evade payment of insurance on purely technical ground. Judge Caldwell interrupted him. ''Let me understand you, Brother Todd" he said to the attorney. "The policy was issuedP'
 "Yes," was the reply.
 And the premiums were paid?"
 "Yes"
 And 1t was not set on fire?"
 "No."
 Brother Todd" said Judge Cald- we'll, you can sit down. The jury will return verdict for the plaintiff - Indianapolis Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Cheap Love Potions.

Love potions, 3d. each" was pla- carded up In the window, so the writer entered this chemists In the east end of London. In reply to his inquiries the assistant said:
 "You may not believe in love potions. but the fact that we sell on an average some 40 potions a day shows that our customers do. But, then. you don't be- lieve that the one remedy for every complaint Is dogs lard, which our GUS toners apply both externally and inter- nally. Here are a few of the other most popular physics In this part of London: Seaweed soup as embrocation for rheumatism, wurzel sirup for ca- tarrh and tuncoction of lard and tur- pentine for black eye. You want to know what our love potions are made of? An, couldn't tell you that" But the speakers hand mechanically re- moved the stopper from large beaker of colored water.-London Answers.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Conf fusinH.

 When the matron called upon the bride of three months, she discovered her In tears.
 "Why, my dear, what Is the mat ter?" she cried. 'T want to die! I want to diep' sob- bed the bride. "There, dear, there! What is the matter"
 "It's-it's Harryr sobbed the girl wildly.
 Has he been abusing youT "No-o-o, but-oh, dear, what shall l do?"
 ''What on earth Is the matter, dear" ''He-he-oh, can't tell you!' "You must. Has he been staying out late nights?"
 "No-o-or'
 Has he been drinkingT F.. "No-o-ow ...s. -.s.'' "Then what Is the matter?" "He-he doesn't love me any morew The matron drew the sobbing girl to her side.
 "Now tell me all, dear," she whis- pered.
 "When-when he c-came home last night, he didn't k-k-kiss mey' she sob bed.
 My dear" said the matron, you'll get over that. When my husband came home last night, he did kiss me, and I have been wondering ever since what he has been up to."-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Some Foreign Cneeses,

It has been proved that the quality of cheese depends on the pasturage, says the New York World. Cows, dai-
 ry maids and special methods of mnk- ing have been taken from Cheshire to another part of England, and the re-
 suit was a product very different from
 the famous Cheshire cheese.
 Cheddar, too, which comes from a
 vale In Somerset, has a flavor for
 which there is no chemical counterfeit.
 It smacks of the soil; 1t breathes of
 the pasture.
 Erie comes from a small district near
 Paris and is q cream cheese of unrival-
 ed delicacy, but not easy to keep dur ing warm weather.
 Camembert, a cheese very similar,
 though eoarser In flavor. which is made in large area In Normandie, has been steadily pushing into favor. Pont rEveque comes from Norman die. It is not, as some might suppose, merely a Camembert gone dry, but is intentionally made more solid and
 milder In taste and Is 10 per cent more costly.
 Port du Salut Is another cheese of the | same order, but superior in flavor to
 all except true Brie. 1t costs about the
 same as Brie, and 1t may take rank over that, as that has done over Roque- fort, and as Roquefort did over Swiss, which was the first foreign cheese that ever really had a hold on the affections of the American stomach. Roquefort, though its price yet Is | high. Is a richer cheese, more fond of | lingering on the breath than the others. | It is made of goats milk, and the chi aroscuro effects In 1t are caused not | by rusting 1t with insertions of wire, i but by dropping Into 1t some handfuls
 of peasant bread.
 | Gorgonzola, not French, but Italian, | Is more expensive than Roquefort, though It's base Is the same-namely, | the milk of the goat. This cheese comes from the Mllanese district of
 Italy, retains its aristocratic richness
 unspoiled by the democratic climate of
 America and Is good cheese to swear | by.
 Parmesan, another Italian or Slcillan
 variety. has been kept 150 years and found still delicious and full of life and | power.
 Neufchatel Is a French cheese, not a
 Swiss, as many fancy from the name
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
MILK FROM SILO FED COWS.
AxricuIturnI Department of Illinois
 UnIyersity Finds It Is Good.

IntNerstfy tsood.
 The attaches of the Illinois State Agricultural college think they have settled tile controversy which sprung up between certain buyers of milk and the men who produced 1t, the for mer refusing to buy the milk of cows fed on silage.
 The college has Just announced the result of series of tests concerning this matter. Samples of milk taken from the cows on the agricultural farm were sent first to q dozen differ ent professors of the college, then to a number of students and later on to a number of women and finally to sev- eral milk experts. In addition, the samples were sent to hotels in Chicago and Springfield. In each case both silsge and nonsilage milk was sent, and in no case was the object of the undertaking disclosed. In each case a person was asked which sample was preferred and whether there were any objections to the milk of n certain designation, but which was the silage product
 The result of this test, which GOV cred several weeks, was that 11S tests favored the silage milk, 65 the non silage and g. had no choice. To 360 samples of silage milk there were no objections. The tests were double in character. milk from cows being taken both before and after feeding the sl- lage.
 Professor w. J. Fraser. under whose direction the tests were made. says that there can be no reasonable objec- ton to silage as a feed if the feeding Is properly done. This Is considered a very important matter, as a vast amount of money has within the last few years been spent by farmers in building silos.
 The condenser people claim that milk from cows fed on silage takes on an undesirable taste. This the professors claim comes from decayed silage. When the milk Is exposed to Its odor and If care is taken not to permit any feed of tie kind to reach the barn, there will be no trouble.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
WORK OF CONGRESS.
senator Clark Resigns--Resppoin
 by Montann's Acting Governor


 The house on Thursday by vote of l20 to 12T unseated Mir. Crawford Dem.), Ninth North Carolina district, and seated Richmond Pearson, the Re publican contestant. Notice was given in the senate that the Clark case would be called up Tuesday.
 The senate on Friday devoted its ses- sion to the naval appropriation bill. An agreement was reached to vote today on he armor plate clause. The house busted Itself with private pension bills. It pass ed 1SO of the bills, including one to pen sion the widow of General Henry. The senate on Saturday continued the debate on the naval appropriation bill. Fili- bustering prevented a vote on the armor plate section.
 The senate on Monday passed the na- val bill with the committees proposition regarding armor plate. The secretary of the navy is authorized to buy armor at S445, if procurable at that price; if not, he is to pay S545 and erect q plant to cost not more than $4 100000. The bill also directs the purchase of five Holland boats at not more than $170.0O0 each. Mir. Gage sent to the house the figures regarding the manufacture of oleomargarine asked for in the resolution of May s. The house passed the general deficiency bill.
 Senator w. A. Clark of Montana on Tuesday announced his resignation to the senate after making q speech in which he denied the testimony of witnesses who appeared against him. When the senate adjourned it was announced in Washington that Clark had been appoint ed senator from Montana by the lieuten- ant governor, acting in the absence of the tArS Clark's certificate will be held up, as was done in the Quay case. The house com mittee on judiciary adopted a constitu- tional amendment giving to congress the power to define, regulate, prohibit, con trol or dissolve trusts, monopolies and combinations. Democrats of the com mittee voted against the adoption of the resolution. The house passed the Milf tarY ncndemY bill.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
JOAQUIN MILLER.
Explanation of Some Queer Ways of
 the Poet of the Sierras.

Explanation of Some Queer Ways of
 the Poet of the Sierrns.
 Joaquin Miller, being a real poet, Is privileged to be unique If he pleases, and he has always pleased to cultivate as many harmless idiosyncrasies as he had time for, aside from dashing off a gem of poetry now and then. He in- sists that there Is method In most of his madness-for instance, his long hair and flowing beard hide ugly scars made by a red mans arrow long ago. He has always been noted for handwriting more illegible even than that of Hor- ace Greeley. He started for the Klon- dike with the first of 1897 in the capac- ity of correspondent for a San Fran cisco newspaper and q number of east ern periodicals.
 This last detail seems to be partly confirmed by a story that has reached Don Francisco Moreno, the director of the Plata museum, of the fresh foot prints of bearlike animal recently ob- served in the forests of southern Pata- gonia whose feet were evidently web bed.
 The most curious part of the story Is that which connects the jemisch with the fossil remains of the grypotherium recently found and taken to England. The Indians showed to Don Carlos Ameghino what they said was a piece of the skin of the jemisch. In it were imbedded little "ossicles' similar to those that occur on the hide of the fos- sil grypotherium. If the water tiger carries Il horny armor over its hide, no wonder that he Is invulnerable to the attacks of the Indians.
 Don Francisco Moreno declares that the fossil hide he found is like that of the hide of the jemisch, according to the stories of the natives. The ques- tion remains, What Is the jemisch? Is 1t sloth, bear, a water tiger or mere ly an Indian bogie beast, and did the piece of skin shown to Don Carlos real ly belong to monster of the glacial epoch or to a modern animal? Here Is chance for zoologlst to make some interesting researches.-New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Oleo and Honesty,

The American people have given oleo men a chance to be honest, says The Rural New Yorker. They had a chance to sell their inferior fat for just what 1t Is. They did not wish to do thls; they wished to sell 1t as butter, and so they made up as close counterfeit as they could. It is always right and fair to give people a chance to be honest if they really desire to be so. If they refuse to be honest, the only thing left Is to force honesty upon them.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
Diplomacy In the Pulpit.

/; "Jes' one word," said Uncle Remus from the pulpit as the collection was
 bout to be taken; "dar's been a mighty sight ob chicken stealth bout here late ly. Now, don any you niggars dat help steal dem chickens put muffin In de lection box. Pze not goin hab any you 'sgracin de good Lawd dat way, mo- howp'-Harper's Bazar