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Sharp County record., 1900-08-03
OLD IRELAND
Col. Neal Writes q Graphic
Letter of Ireland anil
Her People.
Dublin, Ireland.

loving Ireland.
| do not blame the Irish for
leaving Ireland.
From the first glimpse | had OF
the Emerald Isle, early Wednes-
day morning, when its beautiful
mountains loomed up in the gray
of the dawn, with an occasional
soft cloud clinging fondly about
their heads, to this good moment,
I have seen nothing that was not
pleasing to the eye and a joy to
the soul. | am speaking Of the
scenic panorama, of course, for
God knows there is poverty
enough, and rags enough, and
Ignorance enough, and hopeless,
helpless, unspeakable slavery
enough TO make the soul sore and
sick. | hope am not unduly
sentimental; | hope | appreciate
in its fullest signification the
great fundamental fact that "the
poor we have with us always"
! hope l am not too reckless in
venturing so earnest an opinion
upon so short an investigation,
but | deplore, | abhore, protest
against the unhappy condition
that puts human beings, human
beings with red blood in their
veins, like yours and mine, gentle
reader, upon the same plane with
the beasts of the field.
From Queenstown to Cork, and
from Cork to Blarney, and from
,Blarney to Killarney, and from
Killarney to Dublin, the hills, and
slopes, and valleys Of this beau
tiful Ireland are one vast mosaic
of green and brown, for the ag-
ricultural system divides the till
able area into many small plots,
of irregular size and variable
shapes all separated from each
other by stone fences and green
hedges, while the hard con-
ditions that confront the peas
antry require the cultivation OF
every available inch of ground.
So Ireland is garden. "a lovely
en,-cultivated with the ut.
most care by race Of serfs whose
condition is infinitely worse and
\ more degraded than that Of the
meanest blacks among US. lhad
lead Of the Irishman living in the
Same miserable, thatch-roofed
cottage with his pig and his COW,
and now know it to be true. |
have seen the man, the wife, the
children, the pig, the COW, the
chickens, in the same cottage,
while in the broad fireplace, with
its turf fire, hung a small pot in
which was cooking all there was
of the family dinner. have met
the lad of the household, driving
to the nearest town his small
donkey cart laden with a handful
Of cabbages, or pyramid Of turf
blocks, and then driving back
again with a few pence in the
pocket Of his ragged coat, With
no implement but a spade, and
no incentive but the necessity for
keeping breath in his body, the
Irish peasant cultivates his crop
of potatoes, digs his winter sup
ply Of turf, year after year, and
dies in poverty bequeathing to
his numerous progeny a legacy
of hopeless toll, | cannot believe
the stories Of this PEASANTS total
incapacity, stories that | hear
right here, and ont Of the mouths
Of Irishmen, for | know that un-
der happier conditions he has be-
queathed qualities to his children
that have put them in the front
rank Of the worlds greatest men.
| came over here to spend q few
weeks as pleasantly as | might,
and with no intention or desire To
sand ,honly o,,nk a ,1nuuhrihus IA Ia
Sharp County record., 1900-08-03
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL
Congressman, First District--P. ID. MCCulloCh
residence Muranna Lee County.
Senator, Second Dist j witt poCNhOntaB
udge, 18Th Judicial Dist-Jshn Is, McCaleb,
Evening shade. H
Pros, Atty 18Th Dist--R, u. MOXey, Man.
moth spring,
Judgc-J, ", smith.
Clcrk-H, lj, llill
Sheriff., 4, wilkins Hardy,
hsscssor--COn NJ, sullivan,
TrpUsNlrr--C, W, shaver,
Co, ESMninCr--J a, WNtki 8,
TIE COURTS,
Circuit Court, n, nIst--First Monday In Jan.
naly and July, In =, Dst--SuCond Monday IN
February ANA August,
County Lo,rl-ad Monday In january, April
MY unu october,
ProbuIc Court, S Dlst-gn Monday In March,
June, september and DuUrmbur,
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oVOOu, iOi viz flAiOipiO Va VAN
largest liberty of which the indi-
vidual is capable, with safety tc
the common eal,-but the un-
happy condition of these people
appeals to me in the strongest
way. | think | could not have
written this letter without this
little PREDATORY outburst of pro-
test.
But, there is a bit of Irish
blood in my veins, and some
times Irish blood enables its
owner to snap his fingers at Fate,
and dare her to do her worst; to
pluck up courage "against a sea
of troubles" and give him a
'heart for any fate" And 50, |
will say a few words concerning
the bright side Of this fair island,
the first sight Of whose shores
filled me with a strange exulta-
ton. At Queenstown our lug
gage passed through the hands
of the customs officers, whose
long experience with the Ameri-
can tourist has taught them that
a careful examination thereof is
an unpleasant and Improbable
task. So that job was quickly
off our hands. Then our lug
gage was locked in a van all to
itself, to be forwarded to Killar-
noy, while we took seats III the
queer little boxes that form the
several compartments of the
English railway coach, to be
whirled off to Cork, where we
had a hasty lunch at the Imperial
Hotel, and then started in jaunt-
ing cars, for a ride about the
city, during which we visited St.
Fin Barre's Cathedral, the third
of its name to occupy the present
site since the 18th century. My
driver, a voluble but entertaining
old fellow, bearing the name of
Michael Mahoney, showed me
the grave in the Cathedral yard,
of one Richard Parker, who lived,
if the inscription on his tomb is
to be relied upon, no less than
145 years, yielding UP the ghost
in 1881. AS proof that the Park
ers were in the habit of living
long, his son, who lies by his
side-same authority, lived no
less than 1877 years. The Cathe.
dral is very handsome. Then we
drove to a spot l had long
hoped to visit, st. Anne's church,
Protestant, in the old belfry Of
which still hang the famous
"Bells O. Shandon" Of which
Francis Mahony Father Prout)
wrote so beautifully, years ago,
in that little poem that has lin
gered in my memory always, it
seems to me, and which breathes
the purest spirit of patriotism and
devotion. ! give the first verse
"With deep affection
And recollection,
often think Of
The Shandon Bells,
Whose sounds so wild would
In days Of childhood
Fling round cradle
Their magic spells.
On this ponder
Where'er | wander,
And thus grow fonder,
Sweet Cork, of thee;
With thy Bells O. Shandon,
That sound so grand on
The pleasant waters
OF the river Lee"
| should like to quote tho en-
tire poem, but it is familiar to sc
MANY people | will refrain, Yol
Sharp County record., 1900-08-03
Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

RELIGIOUS!
Preaching at the Methodist church Second and
hlrd sundays IN caGh month Rev, W W.
Anderson pastor, Everybody invited.
Sunday-School every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock at tn. Methodist church. Everybody Is
Invited W come, Y, j, WILSON,
SUPERINTENDENT,
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THE EREPUBLIC, st. Louis, No.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
The Carpenters and and
Building Trades League of PhiIa-
deIphfa Settle.

deIphfa Settle.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 20.-The
fight between the United Brotherhood
OF Carpenters and Joiners and the AL
lied Building Trades League, which
was begun nearly three weeks ago, was
officially declared off to-day. The
trouble arose over the refusal Of the
Brotherhood to become affiliated with
the League in the campaign for IN
eight hour work day with increased
wages. The Brotherhood will be rec
ognized as an independent organiza-
ton and members will work together
amicably for the common good of all.
The fight for shorter hours with in
creased pay has made considerable pro-
gress in favor of the workmen, not
withstanding the clash between the
workmen themselves. There are now
less than 1000 men on strike as a re-
suit of the refusal of masters to accede
to the demands of the unions. Every
day additional signatures are put to the
new wage scale.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
MoIineux cheered Him up.

NEW YORK, May 2Q-RoIand u. Mol
ineux did his utmost to-day to console
Fritz Meyer. who. in an adjoining cell In
the condemned mems quarters in Sing
Sing prison. was looking forward to to-
morrow as the day Of mis- execution.
Meyer is to go to the electric chair for
the murder Of Policeman Frederick Smith
in October. 1857. In the Church Of the
Holy Redeemer, in this city. Molineux
had paid little attention to Meyer until
to-day.
General e. L. MoIineux visited his son
on Saturday and told him to be brave
during Meyers execution. Moiineux says
he does not dread the death Of a fellow
prisoner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
A railroad i'm Trouble.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 20-A big
landslide occurred on the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey on the mountain
near Laurel Run this afternoon. Nine
ty feet of the track was covered with
rock and earth. Trains we're tagged
in time TO prevent an accident. A large
force Of men were at once put to work
to clear the track, but they will not be
able to complete the task before to-
morrow. In the meantime all traffic is
suspended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
THE ENGLISH AT NEW CASTLE.

DUNDEE, Thursday, May 1.-THE
British infantry passed through new
Castle at 5 O'Clock. A few residents
were c~ongregated at street corners,
wearing the national colors. After
their walk of twelve miles the men ap-
peared in splendid style.
The Beers are ~endeavoring to reor-
ganize along the Heidelberg hills.
Many rebels have been found on the
farms well supplied with ammunition
ana arms.
Recent visitors to Johannesburg say
the Beers are beginning to realize the
seriousness of their position, and they
are anxious to know what is to be-
come of them. The Boer women carry
rifles in the streets and are eager to
go to the commanders. They say the
British will not fire upon them.
Muller, a former officer in the Prus-
sian army, refused sixty pounds per
month and a commission from the
Beers to succeed Col. Schiel, the cap
tured artillery commander.
A tremendous quantity of looted
furniture was found stored in the town
hall. Evidently the Beers had intend
ed to burn Il, but they were prevented
y Inc hurry of the evacuation
The three span bridge at %Ingagone
has been destroyed and the station
burned. The Beers blew up the water
tank and destroyed the water works
pipes, but the system can be renewed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The Progress of the Civil War in
Colombia.


KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 2l-Adviees
from Colombia to-day by the Royal Mail
steamer Trent say that the rebels are
operating around Panama, which is full
Of troops. some Of whom are quartered
in the churches.
An engagement took place May Lotto
north Of Panama, the rebels being driven
off.
Carthagena is still in possession OF the
government. The Trent was TO nave con-
veyed a body OF troops to Carthagena,
but the rebels destroyed the bridges on
the night Of May 18th, hus preventing the
troops arriving for embarkatlon.
On the same night a desperate engage
ment took place outside Of Carthagena.
in which the government troops were VIC
torious. AS many Of 800 rebels are aid
to lave been killed in the fighting. The
country is in a frightful state. and paper
dollars bring only five cents each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
"Amerfcanism- Laid Aside.

ROME, May eat is asserted at the
Vatican that Archbishop Corrigan's visit
will not have political results n that
question, "Americanisn.' viii. remain in
statu quo. The Pope is devoting himself
entirely to the ceremonies and receptions
of the holy year, and the moment is NOT
considered favorable for raising such a
vexed question as "Americanism
The archbishop's audience of the Pope
was very brief. He confined himself to
describing the progress OF his diocese and
presenting to the Pope an album contain
ing views OF ediflees constructed during
the last decade. The topic of American
ism was not under consideration.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS
Had n Warm Reception, Yesterday,
at the Hands of a Memphis Wo-

&& So y
at the Hands of a Memphis Wo-
man.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 20.-Three
men-Edward Wilmington, Dennis
Brogan and Thomas Coleman-said TO
be coal miners from West Virginia, en-
tered the lunch house Of T. F.. Nc
Kenna, at the corner of Adams and
Front streets, to-day, and became in
volved in a quarrel with the porter.
McKenna and his wife interfered and
Mrs. McKenna was badly beaten with
a club in the hands of Wilmington.
She ran behind a counter and procur-
ing a revolver, shot Wilmington
through the back of the neck, killing
him instantly. Brogan then advanced
menacingly toward her and received a
bullet in the face, which the physi-
clans say will prove fatal. Coleman
escaped without injury. Mrs. Nc
Kenna is in jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

surrendering are solemnly warned
that, If they break the oath of neutral
ity, their houses will be burned and
their farms confiscated. Such as do
yield ask for protection.
Reports following Lord Roberts at
headquarters of the discouragements
of the Beers and their willingness, ev-
en- in the case of the Transvaalers to
give up. President Steyn is described
as having lost his head several times
recently.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that
a plot has been discovered at Pretoria
to depose President Kruger and to sur
render the Transvaal during the pres
ent month. Progressive Dutchmen and
members of the Judiciary are asserted
to have been parties to the movement.
Gen. Butler is in front of Laing's
Mex, ~hesitating to attack positions of
enormous strength. The reports that
Beers have blown up portions of the
tunnel are confirmed.
Gen. Colville's base is Winburg. Gen.
Rumble is advancing on Ficksburg try
ing to catch UP with the retiring
Beers. Vrede, where the Free State
capitol has been removed, is a village
of 200 inhabitants in the extreme
northeastern part of the country on
the road from Hebron to Botha's
Pass and the Drakensburg.
London paid an all day call upon
Col. Baden-Powells mother yesterday.
kilograms, letters and flowers arrived
every minute; it took six policemen 10
keep the crowd in order. Mrs. Baden
Powell appeared upon the balcony at
intervals and bowed her acknowledge
ments to the crowd.
Arthur Pearson, principal proprietor
Of the Daily Express, has started a
movement to build a hall of heroes to
commemorate those who have fallen
in the war.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
NOT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
WAR BULLETIN:

w al oO4A1@G LIN.
LONDON, May 20.-11:55 p. m.-The
war Office has announced that Lord
Roberts has not yet received official
information of the relief of Mafeking.
The following is the text of Lord
Roberts dispatch:
"KROONSTAD, May 20.-3 p. M
No official intimation has yet been re-
ceiyed, but Reuter- states that the re-
lief OF Mafeking has been effected.
Rumble reports having occupied
Breslerts Flat, Trommel and Clocolan,
the enemy falling back on Senekal and
~Ficksburg. Fifty rifles and three
thousand rounds were surrendered by
the Free Staters TO a battalion of yeo-
many working along the telegraph
line from BISHOP to Bloemfontein. A
field cornet and eighty-six burghers
surrenJered at Boshop yesterday.
While at Hoopstad, Methuen Sc
cured 250 rifles and between 400, 900
and 500. 600 rounds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
Negotiation. for a Consolidation.

CHICAGO, May 20.-The Record to-
morrow will say
It is reported on what seems to be
adequate authority that negotiations
are in progress looking toward 4 con-
solidation Of the Pressed Steel Car
Company and the American Car and
Foundry Company.
The Car and Foundry Company has
$4,000 900 each Of 7 per cent. non
cumulative preferred and common
stock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
OCCUPIED NEW CASTLE.

NEW CASTLE, May 20.-The British
troops entered New Castle to-day and
hoisted the Union Jack over the town
hall. The Beers passed through Tues
day. a disorganized mob.
There are thirty families here. ALI
the stores and private houses have
been looted, but the buildings are not
damaged.
Natal is practically clear OF Beers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

to indefinitely postpone the bill of Sem
Ross to establish such a service.
The motion, however. was voted down.
Mr.. Scott undoubtedly prefers the good
old way of going TO the White House
and asking-and obtaining-places in
the colonial service. The system, as
operated by the Elkins-Scott combina-
ton, has been very successful.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

QUEENSTOWN. May 20.-Joseph
Mullet and James Fitzharris, alias
"Skin-the-Goat," who were recently lib
Grated from life Imprisonment for the
Phoenix Park murder. sailed for the
United States to-day by the Cunard
liner Lucania-
bey hope that a fund win be raised
fol penn ip America
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
HORRORS Of THE FAMINE
ILLUSTRATED By OFFICIAL RE.
PORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR INDIA.
NATIVES DYING LIKE FLIES
A PATHETIC AND AWFUL TALE OBJ
SUFFERING.

From All the Commissioners of the
Native States the Same Despairfng
Cry Goes Up-some Statistics of the
Terrible Death Rate In the Famine
Campfire Plague and Cholera
d to the Terror OF the sttua.
tion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
WILLING TO

LONDON, May 20.-A special from
Kroonstad says that Gen. DeWet has
sent word that he is prepared TO sur
render conditionally his entire COM
mando.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
PROPOSALS FOR PEACE
SONALLY BY KRUGER TO THE
BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
THE ONLY TERMS ENGLAND WILL
LISTEN TO.

The English RejoicfnSs Over the as
Yet Un~confrmed Report of h
Relief of Mafeking Ended In Seri-
GUS Riots In London, Aberdeen,
Belfast, and Elsewhere-The Boer
Women at johannesburg Armed
With Rifles and Demand TO be Al
lowed to Go to the Front-EngIish
Occupy New Castle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
WHEELING, W. VA, MONDAY, MAY q, 1900
THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE.
FEW CARS WERE RUN YESTER-
DAY ON A FEW OF THE LINES,
BUT NOT ON REGULAR TIME.
SOME CARS WE'RE RUN YESTER-
DAY ON A FEW OF THE
LINES,

in Each Instance the Threatened
Disturbances were Promptly Nip
ped in the Bud by the Authorities,
and the Trouble Threatened
Amounted to Very Little State
ments From Both the Company
and Men as to the Situation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

LONDON, May 21.-A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Lourenzo Mar
ques, dated Sunday, says:
"On Thursday the entire Boer
force around Mafekfng, including
the guns, was captured by the Brit
iNh,t
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

LONDON, May GA dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Mequa-
tins Mex, dated May 16, says:
General b is reported to
have captured 1900 Beers at Clo-
COIan."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
hi WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. May 50-For Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania: Fair Monday and
Tuesday. moderate temperature, fresh
west To north winds.
For West Virginia. Fair Monday and
Tuesday: moderate Temperatures: north to
east winds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21

LOURENZO MARQUES, May 90
The Standard and Digger's News
confirms the report of the relief of
M~afeking. 1t gives a confused ac-
count of the event preceding. An
engagement was fought sunday
near Maribogo, and the relief force
cut through the Boer lines, entered
the town and began b~ombarding the
Beers, who retreated. The Beers had
two killed and five The
British loss is said to have been
considerable. The British are re-
ported as fleeing, but no expiana-
ton is given.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-24
VOLCANO UNDER WATER
CAPTAIN OF A SHIP DISCOVERS 1T
NEAR GULF OF MEXICO.

NEW YORK, Sept s23-Capt Liddle, of
the British ship King Bledyn, which ar
rived here today, brought in d tale of the
discover of a submarine volcano in the
northeast edge of the Campeche bank at
the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico. Every
man on the freighters corroD2rated the
captain The location, by observations
made by the captain, was 102 miles north
of Cape Taoche the nearest point of
land.
The captain says that. late in the after.
noon of Sept. 16, he saw great volcano
of vaIor one mile away. 1t seemed TO
cover a space at least 100 feet square.
The air was clear and the sun shining
at the time He could see the vapor
plainly at the time. 1t arose like a thick
cloud of steam, sixty or seventy feet in
the air. The water around or near the
SPACE seemed to be perfectly clear
Occasionally the vapor woaid clear, p"
said the captain, "and then we saw the
water froth and break as if over shoaI.
Now, it is impossible that any shoal
exists there and if it did, that would
not account for the vapor.
1.-The chart shows forty-one fathoms or
246 feet of water near this point over the
Campeche bank, and just to the eastward
off the bank it deepens to 300 fathoms, or
1900 feet. We watched the vapor and the
local boiling of the water for nearly an
hour. and the disturbance was still going
on as lively as ever
''It certainly looked like a volcanic dis
turbance to me- The mate at first was
inclined to think it was a spent water
spout, but if that was the cause, the
vapor would have cleared, and the water
and then burst into waves, as in this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-24


return someth ng definite would be done.
The purpose of their visit could not be
learned, but it is supposed it is petition
President Truesdale of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, to spare them
the task of handling the non-union wash
cry culm and save them from the al
tentative of striking or refusing the
miners request.
The scare resulting from the announce
ment that the Delaware, Lackawanna g.
Western company would make an effort
tc opertae the Bellview colliery tomor-
Tow, is now learned to be without found
alton. Rev. W. P. ODonnell. pastor Of
Holy Cross parish, In which the Bell
view coal colliery is located said three
masses this morning and eounciled the
people of his congregation to keep away
from the mine tomorrow and do nothing
that would in any way tend to cause
disturbance.
The tie-up remains actically the same
as when the strike went into effect a
week ago. All the mines are idle and the
ten washeries continue 10 operate. The
mine workers now claim to have 10000 of
the $4,000 men of district No. enrolled on
their organization.