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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
POSTMASTER THOMPSON

Admits the Commission of Serious
irregularities I'm His Conduct OF
the Havana Postoffice.
HAVANA, May 16.-Postmaster Z. P.
Thompson, Of Havana local office, has
signed sworn statement in which he
says that September 16 last, being in
need of money, he took from the money
order funds $4S5, giving his memoran-
dunn as receipt for the same. When
the inspections were held. Mr. Thomp-
son ordered a clerk in charge of the
money order department to place re-
mittances received that day, which
would not haveto be accounted for IN
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
POLITICAL.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,

At a meeting Of the State Democratic
Executive Committee. held at Charles
ton, West Virginia, on the 18th OF Janu-
airy. 1900, il was ordered that a State Con-
vention of accredited representatives of the
Democratic party of West Virginia be
held at the City OF Parkersburg, IN the
County OF Wood on
Wednesday, June 9Th, 1900, at 1900
O'Clock Meridian,
for the purpose of selecting nominees for
the following Offices: Governor, Auditor,
Attorney-Gen State Superintendent OF
Free Schools, Treasurer, two Judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals. two Electors
at-I1arge for President and Vice President
Of the United States Members of the state
Democratic Executive Committee, and the
transaction OF such other business as may
properly come before IL.
1t was also ordered that each County
shall have one Delegate in said Convention
for each one hundred Geo votes or frac-
don thereof Of fifty (50 votes or more cast
in such county for electors for President
and Vice President of the United States
at the election of November 9th, 1850, that
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Rocks for the phiiippine..

RICHMOND, Va, May 16.-The B. F.
Johnson Publishing Co., of this city,
eral Macarthur ordering $500 worth
of Carnefx charts and primers for use
in the public schools in the Philip
pines. They are acknowledged through
out the world as the best adapted ar
rangements ever prepared for teaching
the English language. The Johnson
Company have received orders for
these charts and primers from every
quarter of the globe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

til the following day, sufficient to cover
the amount of his receipt which was
then withdrawn until after the inspec-
ton. This was kept UP until April Z,
when the special agents unexpectedly
discovered the receipt which Mr..
Thompson then paid. He also admits
that Charles F. Nicely, late financial
agent of posts at Havana, Endorsed a
bill for $3.50 which Thompson had dis
counted by the North American Trust
Company. Thompson admits other ir-
regularities in connection with his de-
partment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

LONDON, May 16-The war Office
has posted the following dispatch from
Gen. Butler, dated Dundee, May 16:
1--WE occupied Glencoe yesterday
The Transvaalers have now evacuated
Biggersberg. The Free Staters on the
Drakensburg are much reduced in
numbers. The Carolina, Gutenberg
and the Pretoria commandos trekked
north from Hlatikulu on the 18th and
14th of May with eleven guns.
Eleven guns were entrained at Glen
coe. The last train with ambulance,
left there at dawn, May Is. This re-
suit has been largely produced by the
action of the Fifth division, which, dur
ing the last few days, has done a great
deal of hard work, marching, noun
tain climbing and road making.
Trains are now running to Vessels
Mex station"
LONDON, May 16.-1o:5O a. m.-The
war office posted the following dispatch
from Lord ROBBERS under date of Kroon-
stad, May 10:
1.-TWO officers and six men of Prince
Alfred's Guards, while out foraglng
yesterday few miles from Kroonstad,
visited farm flying a white flag, the
owner of which surrendered himself,
with arms and ammunition. They
then approached another farm, also fly
ing a white flag When within forty
yards of the enclosure they were fired
upon by fifteen or sixteen Beers con-
cealed behind the farm wall Two of
the men were killed, Lieut. F. B. Wal
ton was wounded and Lieut.. w. B.
Everton and two non-commissioned
officers were taken prisoners.
The owner of the farm states that
the Beers threatened to shoot him
when he protested against their max
ing improper use of the white flag"
LORENZO MARQUES, May ia Por-
tuguese official dispatch says an encoun-
ter has occurred at Mafeking and that
the Beers have been repulsed with heavy
loss.
LONDON, May 1880 a. m.-The Brit
ish relief column fought the Beers at
Kraai Pan, 80 miles south of Mafeking
on Tuesday, according to a telegram re-
ceived Wednesday night at Loranzo Mar
ques from Molopo, one hundred miles
north of Mafeking.
This intelligence is accepted here with
some reserve, because it is difficult to
understand how the news could have been
so quickly put on the wire from a place
1872 miles from the scene of the engage
ment.
The British public is keenly expectant
of the announcement that Mafeking has
been relieved. In army circles the opin-
ion seems to prevail that this has already
been accomplished, although two hours
after midnight the war office asserted
that news of the relief had not been re-
ceived.
Gen. Rumble is sweeping through the
northeast of the Free State.
The Beers are dissolving before him
and some are surrendering. Their main
force is between Vicksburg and Winberg;
but it is without close organization.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
PerDIcxinR.

An old bed-ridden fisherman at Scotch
watering place was frequently visited
during his last Illness by a kind-hearted
clergyman, who wore one of those close
fitting clerical waisteoats which button
behind. The clergyman saw the near APP
proach of death one day in the old mans
face, and asked if his mind was perfectly
at ease. 100; ay, I'm a. RIGHT" came the
feeble reply. You are sure there is moth
ing troubling you? Do not be afraid to
tell me-" The old man seemed TO hesi-
tate, and at length, with faint return of
animation. said: ''Weel, there's just ae
thing that troubles me, but 1 dinna like
to speak OF Believe me, I am most
anxious to comfort YOU replied the
clergyman; tell me Yhat it is that trou-
just like this. man. eagerly.
Il Gamma max cot hoo
We ma hat westkit. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
PUBLIC SALE
OF Valuable Property to Close the
Estate Of the Late Mrs.
Mary A.. MoHet.

Estate eli the Late Mrs.
Mary A. MoHet.
will sell AT auction Mt the north front
door of the Court House, on
Thursday. May 4zth, 1890,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the fol-
lowing piece OF valuable real estate. to-
Wit
Lot No 2l05 Market street; improve
ments, a two-story brick house, contain
Ing rooms and hall: lot fronting 80 feet
on Market street, depth l22 feet TO Alley
Il: In good repair.
Also lots Nos q and % on Twentieth
street, fronting sila feet on Twents7th
street, 80 feet deep 70 q private alley, I'M
provementS, one double twO-story brick.
containing eight rooms each. with -
ment: both gases and water
Also lot No 2744 Eon street. m
1914 feet on Eoff street, running b,
feet 70 an alley; improvements. ons
story brick hduse, containing 3 ROOM
Also vacant lot No. I42 Eon street.
fronting 16ls feet on Eoff street running
back 100 feet to an alley.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash on
day OF sale, and the balance IN two equal
instalments of one and two years. with
interest. The deferred payments TO be SEE
cured by deed of trust
Sale positive.
JOHN MCKEE Executor.
c. S. GREER, Auctioneer. maySlo.l5.H
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Change of Time on the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling Railway.

Sunday, May goth, 1900, trains will
arrive at Bridgeport week days, south
bound, at $40 a. m, los p. m, 7:05
p. m. st. Clairsville trains, s.: 81 a. m,
4:25 p. m, and northbound at 6:45 a.
m. go p. m. 4:30 p. m. st. Glars
vile trains depart at 7:N5 a. m. 800
a. m, 4: 45 p. m. Sundays trains will
arrive at $40 a. M; depart for the
north at 4:S0 D. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
BULLER OCCUPIES GLENCOE.
WIRES FROM DUNDEE THAT HIS
FORCES HAD REACHED GLEN
COE MAY 10.

TransvaaIers Have Evacuated Big
garsberg-Free Staters Reduced in
Numbers-Boers Got All Their
Guns and AmbuIances Out of Glen
coe Before Butler Arrived-Re-
ported That Mafeking Relief Col
umn Has Engaged the Beers Thir-
ty-TwO Miles Soufh-News Taken
With Reserve.
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Underwood to Leave II, & O.

DENVER, Col, May 16.-The Times
to-day says, on what it calls absolute
authority, that on June l, Frederick
G. Underwood, now general manager
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
will be made general manager of the
Denver and Rio Grande, with head
quarters in Denver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
4 NOTABLE DEMONSTRATION
WILL BE MADE IN WASHINGTON IN
HONOR OF THE BOER PEACE
DELEGATES.

Three Senator's and Several Prom
iRent Citizens Goes to New York
Thursday to Escort the Beers to
Washington-A Reception Friday
Night-AIeeting at the Grand Opera
House Sunday Night.
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Administratrix Appointed.

In County Clerk Robertson's Office
yesterday Jennie Morgan qualified as
Administrative, with will annexed, of
the estate of Margaret E. Hay. de-
ceased. A bond of $4,000 was fur
nished with Jane Morgan surety.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17
THE FRIENDS OF M'KINLEY
IN THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE
WILL FIGHT

Against the Adoptions of the Reso-
buttons Censuring the President,
on the Floor of the Conference-A
Minority Report to Be Presented
Regarding the Canteen Question.
The Attitude of the Church ON the
License Question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

lOtaIS ...... Saifeo oto
1t was also ordered that such delegates
be chosen at the time and in the manner
prescribed by the County Democratic Elk
ecutive Committees Of the several coun-
ties respectively; that no county elect
more delegates than it is entitled 70 under
the above apportionment; and that the
delegates present in said convention from
any county cast the whole vote of the
county.
BY order of the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee.
ANDREW EDMIsTON,
Chairman.
VIM. A. OHLEY.
apr1Segi Secretary
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Visited the HosnitnI

LONDON, May 16.-The Queen visited
Nettley Hospital this afternoon. Her
Majesty distributed flowers to the wound
ed and conversed with many of them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

FOR SALE-Timber lands, so acre Stock
Farm. 200 acres timber, other timhered
farms. oil production, near railroad. ADJ
dress J. L HANNA. Franklin. Pa.
apr1se&da
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FOR SAFE

Nos 1907 and 1909 Main Street
No. South Front street. brick dwelling.
s rooms. finished attic. bath, etc. All hrst-
class.
Mrs. Lambs residence at Echo Point.
A rare opportunity to secure a home
A desirable residence and unimproved
lots in LeatherwcoG
No. 40i7 Jacob street, desirable modern
dwelling. very cheap.
number OF desirable building lots
along the line of the Elm Grove railroad.
FOR RENT
No. 7Sta Fourteenth street.
Desirable dwelling in Leatherwood.
SIMPSON G. TATUM,
Room C'y Bank Bldg, Wheeling W. Va
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

Lots at Leatherwood 5oxl50 feet at s25a
on monthly payments.
Echo Point lots 5O-feet, on monthly,
payments.
Five-room house on Locust St. cheap.
Three-room house In Alley II. at $500
Five-room house. No lS2 Zane ST.. cheap
Lot 25xl12 feet on Wabash St. at $50
Lot in Sweeney Foundry addition. cheap
Lot 25xlo0 feet on North Main street.
MONEY To LOAN-S200 70 5000.
ROLF q ZANE,
Tel 1866 No. 30 Fourteenth Street
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Ill South Front street.
70 Seventeenth street.
1920 McColloch street.
2229 Main street.
lSS sixteenth street.
191 South Penn street.
Market street business property.
FOR RENT.
13s South Front street.
Store room N39 Main street.
MONEY TO LOAN.
GEO. J. MATHISON.
1905 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

BOSTON, May 16.-By narrow margin
of two votes the House to-day decided
against abolishing the death penalty in
Massachusetts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

NEW YORK, May 16.-Beyond a drive
through Central Park and the principal
localities of interest in the city, no pro-
gramme was arranged for the Boer en-
voys to-day. They spent the forenoon in
answering kilograms and letters from
more than sixty cities in the United
States from which invitations had been
received. An effort is being made to ar
range a plan so that the ENJOYS can visit
a majority of the cities. Probably they
will leave for Washington on Friday.
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ron SALE.

No. 22ls Chapline street, brick dwelling.
Seven rooms, bath. attic, Office with two
able property. fine location No, Sc Zane
ST, Groom house at bargain No. so
McCoIloch St, Groom house. cellar. wash
house ana stable: a snap for quick buyer.
THEO. w. FINK & co. 1le5 Market St.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-stsre room, 113s water street.
ap2Se&tdh
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WASHINGTON, D. c., May 16.-Rep-
resentative .Sulzer, of New York, chair
man of the committee to receive the
Boer delegates in Washington, to-day
received telegram from Messrs.
Fischer, Vessels and Wolmarans, stat
ing that they could not leave New York
before Friday. Mr.. Sulzer then an
nounced the programme as follows:
On Thursday night committee con-
sisting of three United States Senators,
three Representatives and a number Of
prominent citizens will go 20 New York
to escort the delegates here. They will
leave New York Friday morning and
will be met at the depot here by COM
mittee of two hundred and taken to the
Arlington Hotel, where quarters have
been engaged by the reception COM
mittee. On Friday night an informal
reception will be held at the hotel and
on Saturday morning the Boer dele
gates will call to see the President. On
Sunday night there will he a meeting
at the Grand Opera House, when the
three delegates will speak, and there
will be addresses also by Senators and
Representatives.
Mr. Sulzer says the stay of the dele
gates will be made the occasion of a
notable demonstration.
Later Mr.. Sulzer announced the Con-
gressional committee which will go to
New York tomorrow night to meet the
Boer delegates as follows:
Senators Heitheld, of Idaho; Mason. of
Illinois; Wellington, of Maryland; Teller,
of Colorado and Allen. of Nebraska.
Representatives Sulzer, of New York;
Robinson, of Nebraska; DeArmond, of
Missouri; Rhea, of Kentucky, and Champ
Clark, of Missouri.
The committee will take a midnight
train arriving in New York Friday morn
ing. Mr.. Sulzer says he understands the
call of the delegates on the President will
be unofficial in character.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-17

DENTAL a SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.
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Storeroom adapted to wholesale business
on Main street. between Fourteenth and
Sixteenth streets; entrances on Main and
South streets; good cellar elevator and
large refrigerator; railroad switch on
South street.
J. C. DEVINE G. CO..
Tel. 452. HUB BUILDING.
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ttS III " .
Philadelphia District.


Wheeling, w. L. & B.-first division. $50
Triadeiphia and Liberty.
Roney's Point to B. S. & B............ 100
GRADING.
On the steenrod to Mt. de Chantal Road.
on the Middle Wheeling Creek Road
$500 yards.
On the Covenanter Church to Stuhlfre' s
Road, 1900 yards.
On the Weidmans to Greggsville, Gin
ton and Potomac Road. 1900 yards.
MASONRY.
On the Springers Hill Road, Richland
district, 30 cubic yards.
On the Weiduans 10 Greggsville, Clin-
ton and Potomac Road. 50 yards.
On the Steenrod to Mt de ChantaI Road,
$50 yards.
BRICK PAVING.
On the National Pike. 1000 yards.
PAINTING.
For scraping and painting twenty-four
steel bridges.
Matchmaking to be of blue or gray
limestone. broken to pass through a
three-inch ring any and every way.
Above quantities are approximate only.
and are subject to change. Proposals
should be endorsed. Proposals for Coun-
ty Work" and must state full name Of
bidders, with postoffice address, and must
be accompanied by the names Of two re-
sponsib1e parties who will become sure
ties for the faithful performance Of con-
tracts if awarded. For further informa-
ton apply at this Office. or at the Office
Of the county engineer, Robert HazIett.
The board reserves the right 10 reject
any or all bids. 7. G. MQyFAT
Clerk Board Of Commissioners.
ma15tu, thu, sat, goa
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FOR SALE.

$500 buys lot on Twenty-ninth street.
5oxl50. Plenty of ground for small money.
Double dwelling house that win pay
over 10 per cent. at 10 and i2 South Broad
way, good location, for S2,250-about the
price of the ground
RsaSil.a,ana o 81 -
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I VIETI-
MONEY To LOAN.
G. O. SMITH.
nor RENT-

Real Estate, Fire Insurance, Surety Bonds
National Exchange Bank Building.
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PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
CLERKS OFFICE.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE COUNTY OF OHIO.

Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until the oath instant, at 10 a. M,
for the following county work TO be done
named:
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-07-25

proSpectors having gone down the river to
Circle in small boats. Many of the STAN
peders were on their Wav to Nome, and
after stalking in Tanana proceeded, intend
ing to return in the winter and develop.
MANY did not stop long enough to record,
hence some of the claims are open for relo-
cation.
THE best creeks so far are Faith, Char
ity and Homestake. A halt interest on No.
on Faith was recently sold by Lynch
for $4,000 for money for use in developing
the remainder of the claim. Faith has
claims that will run $50 to $3.50 day to
the shovel. The promise is good.
Jack Carr, pioneer Yukoner, has writ
ten to Dawson from Tanana for his wife,
and says it is Il good camp. Sample pans
on Faith run from 81 to $3.50, and the best
in the camp SI.75 Bedrock is ONLY four
or five feet deep. The country was swarm
ing with paospectors. The claims are
adapted only to summer suicing and can
not be worked in winter because OF shall
low bedrock. Carr had stampeded with
others to locate a townslte. Several sites
were to be staked, and the owner of the
permanent site to divide with the others.
Faith Creek is I25 miles from Circle,
and over an exceedingly rough road.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-07-25

"Of all the curious articles Of COM
merce that you have ever mentioned in
print have never seen one more strange
than line regularly send to China,
to the Brazils and in very large quanti-
ties to Russia"
The speaker was a "ioreign mer
chant" and he was addressing a con-
tributor who has made a speciality of
paragraphs dealing with out of the way
occupations. 1.-THE articles l refer to
are toothpicks that are made of walrus
whiskers. Vast quantities of the stiff,
thick whiskers of the walrus are ship
ped, from Alaska chiefly, to myself, and
to some others in England. Those who
send them pull them out one by one
with special tweezers, and after the
whiskers have been trimmed and stiff
ened here they are made mp into bum
dies and sent abroad.
1.-THE higher class Chinese seem to
use no other kind of toothpick, and the
more wealthy of the Russians always
use them at their clubs and hotels.
send out some thousands of bundles
yearly, and, though to the buyer they
are much dearer, as well as more orna-
mental, they leave plenty of profit to
the dealer. "-Exchange.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-07-25
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Coming and Going and Old
Acguaintances.

Klondike Corporation meets all cuts for
Dawson, and goes one better. Steamer
Flora waiting at White Horse.
DR.. Porter, of Nova Scotia, who has
copper interests at White Horse, arrived on
the Danube.
J. T. Cornfolth returned from Dawson
Sunday. He reports business rather dull
generally. He is Skagwav pioneer, hav-
ing arrived in 1897. He is much surprised
at t growth of Skagwav.
Klondike Corporation meets all cuts for
Dawson. and goes one better. Steamer
Flora waiting at White Horse.
William Stanley, well-to- do kIondik
er, and wife and daughter, left for the
south on the Clutch.
G. E. Lilly. of the firm of Lilly Bros,
returned YESTERDAY on the Danube.
Mrs. Cleveland Hall was among those
arriving yesterday from the south.
Rev. and Mrs. Toby and children arrived
on the Danube.
Major Wilson. well known merchant.
having interests in the interior, arrived on
the Danube.
I. w. Lane and H. M. Lane, Klondikers,
are among those going south on The To-
peka.
Col. A. J. Bowie. the mining expert,
leaves for the south on the Topeka.
KIondike Corporation meets all cuts for
Dawson, and goes one better. Steamer
Flora waiting at White Horse.
Richard Roediger, manager of the Daw-
son News, and Mrs. Roediger left on the
Clutch enroute to their home in Tacoma.
Mr.. Roediger NAV return in two or three
weeks
Rev. H. D Atchison, of Portland, who
has been visiting in the city, left on the
| Clutch.
Capt. Cox, lower Yukon river steam>
boat master, goes south on the Danube.
Peter Bell, formerly chief factor of the
Lake Superior district of the Hudson Bav
COMPANY arrived YESTERDAY on the way to
White Horse.
J. Holland, of the Bennett scoW building
firm of Holland Brothers. is in the city en-
route to Victoria on hving trip. He is
Just from Dawson.
Klondke Corporation meets all cuts for
Dawson, and goes one better. Steamer
Flora waiting at White Horse.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-07-25
MAKING BRICK NEARBY
White Horse Has a Yard-May Com
pete With Seattle,

An enterprising Yankee has opened a
brick ward at White Horse and is burning
brick for the use of that immediate COM
munitv. He thinks he NAV also be able
to compete with Seattle for the business Of
Skagway. Chas. J, Young is his name.
Bernard Whalen, who has returned from
White Horse, tells the story of MT. Young
enterprise. Mr.. Whalen saws:
''Mr. Young will finish burning his first
kiln July 26. 1t contains $4,000 brick,
which he says will be fair in grade. He
says he can compete with Seattle in LAYING
the brick down in Skagway in shipments
of several thousand If the rate be proper.
He says he could sell here for $22 thous>
and.
"The White Horse clay, am told. is fine,
and there are mountains of 1t about White
Horse'ls