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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
AFFAIRS AT BIRDS RIVER.

BIRDS RIVER, Saturday, February
l7.-Gen. Brabant's horse, 1000 strong,
commenced the march from Penhook
Thursday morning. over a trackless
veldt and through a mountainous and
difficult country.
Early On Friday they were fired on
and the firing continued all day and
well into the night, the British clean
ing the Beers out of successive posi-
lions under a terrific rife fire lasting
eight hours.
Toward midnight Friday the British
forced the Beers at the point of the
bayonet, out of their last position, an
important one overlooking Dordecht.
The artillery duel was continued to-
day.
The British casualties were eight
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19

A Record Broken.

NEW YORK, February 18.-By mid
night tonight 5000 cart loads Of snow
had been removed. This is equivalent
to cleaning about sixty miles Of streets.
1t is claimed that this really breaks
the record. only 1000 cart loads of
snow being removed during the first
day of the big snow storm one year
ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
SENATOR ELKINS
Seriously Injured by a a mt
Washington.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, d C., February ls.-
Senator Stephen b. Elkins is to-day con-
fined to his bed as the result OF a some-
what serious accident which occurred TO
him yesterday.
When walking from the Capitol building
to the Maltby building. where his office is
located, he slipped and fell. While tho
result of the fall was at first somewhat
painful, he was able to get In his carriage
and drive home without assistance. To-
day. however. he has been unable to leave
his room and it Is thought by the attend
ant that his back was considerably sprain-
ed by the fall. They do not apprehend
that any dangerous symptoms will result
from the accident.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
H STORY DENIED.

WASHINGTON, February 18.-The
British embassy, upon inquiry being
made tonight, authorized the state
ment that there was no truth whatever
in the history contained in the Paris
dispatches that President Mckinley
had sounded Lord Pauncefote the Brit
an offer of mediation in the Transvaal
difficulty on the part Of the United
States would be received by Great
Britain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
LEAGUE.
Standing of Teams.

The work of the teams last week
was of the finest order, seven out OF
eight of them raising their averages
and several of them coming close to
breaking existing records. Starting
on Monday night, the Daisies got out
a strong team against the Tom Moores,
and this, combined with the fact that
the Moores didn't have their best men
out. enabled the Daisies to lake n
game and come very close to another,
only losing 1T by % pins.
Tuesday night the Buckeyes showed
that they shouldn't be overlooked by
taking two from the S%anatels. The
Buckeyes averaged SS5 in these games.
which Capt. Roeder claims in their
true form"
Thursday night the Brownies lined
up strong against the Colts, and bowl
ed games that ordinarily would win
out, averaging 936, but while they were
good they were up against as fine
bowling as one could wish to see.
Starting off in the first game with 1890
and finishing up with a Ills game,
which was just II pins shy of the high
est team score aver bowled in the
city, one can readily see what the
Brownies had to contend with. By
these games the Colts increased their
team average to 99S, an average of
which any team may we'll feel proud.
Here's hoping they will reach the 1000
mark, which is their objective point.
Friday night the Crescents sprung a
surprise on the Lenox boys by taking
all three games from them. The Lenox
team bowled good ten pins, averaging
GIT, but were unequal to the task Of
downing Capt. Coleman's speedy team,
who averaged 1923. 1t was in these
games that Sid Sarver got a total of
S04, a feat which has only been ac-
>complished twice before in this
league.
The individual work the past week
has been exceptionally fine. The lead
ers continue their merry clip, and
there is a strong probability of an
average of 1870 leading the league be-
fore long. Stuart Faick, by bowling
b75 last week, increased his average by
two points, while Emblem, who was
fast closing up the gap between them,
couldn't do better than a raise of one
point. Consequently he is still two
points behind the leader.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
WELCOMED.

CAPE TOWN, February 1.-THE
British steamer Laurentian. Captain
Nunan, which sailed from Halifax jan
uary 21st, with the First artillery sec
ton of the second Canadian contin-
gent of troops for service against the
Beers, arrived at this port to-day.
The troops were welcomed by Major
John Hamburg Williams, military sec
rotary to the governor of Cape Col
ony, and the British high commission
er in South Africa, Sir Alfred Miner,
on behalf of His Excellency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
sharkey and Jenords.

DETROIT, February 1S.-The first
heavyweight sparring contest OF the
winter will be witnessed at Light
Guard armory tomorrow night, when
Tom Sharkey will fight a ten round go
with Jim Jeffords, of California. 1t is
Jeffords' first appearance against shar-
key. The bout has been arranged by
the CaG.llac Athletic Club and all the
good seats are already sold.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
Nat Vet Selected

WASHINGTON, February 18.-The
President has not yet selected all the
members Of the Philippine commission
which Judge Taft Is to head. The
name Of John J. Vertrees, Of Nashville,
has been mentioned to the President
as a Southern representative on the
commission, but the statement that he
has been offered a place Is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19
Musee Handicap.

The money in the Musee handicap
last week was taken by Borly, Of the
Buckeyes, who bowled 213, and this,
coupled with a handicap Of rs pins,
made a total of 238, which won out
for high handicap nan Scratch
mans prize was won by George Witt
huhn, who bowled 233, thus beating
out Ed. Bearley by just one pin, as
Bearley's score was 232.
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A small Return.

FALL RIVER, Mass, February 49,
The quarterly dividend statement of
the local mills has been issued by @.
NJ. Harris e Co. and shows that
thirty-eight corporations, representing
a total capitalization OF $685. 900,
have paid $685. 7O, an average diyi-
dend OF LII per cent plus on the cap
ital.
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A MARROW ESCAPE
Another Political Tragedy In
kentucky.

from announcer POLITICAL In
Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, KY, February 49,
A political argument between ex-
State Senator Charles ]. Bronston, of
Lexington, and Claude Desha, Chief
Clerk of the Senate, came near pre-
cipitating a shooting ARRAY on a
Chesapeake and Ohio train, crowded
with returning Democratic legislators
tonight. Bronston is said to have de-
nounced the Goebel men as revolution
lists. Desha, to whom the remarks
were addressed, denominated Bron-
ston a bolter. Angry words passed
and Senator Bronston drew a pistol.
Several legislators stood between them
and prevented trouble. Desha's
friends say he was not armed. Later.
both men agreed to drop the matter.
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after THE beers.
Continued From First Paxe.

at 8 a. N. Sunday. Gen. French rode
into Kimberley Thursday afternoon.
Just when he was due according to the
field marshal's time table, having. in
four and a half days marched ninety
miles with artillery and having fought
two small engagements.
The relief Of Kimberley was accom-
plished with the loss of only fifty men.
Twenty thousand infantry made SPLEEN
did marches under a sub-tropical u
and through q dust storm to hold the
positions which Gen. French took.
Lord Kitchener was with Gen. Tuck
er's division. In consequence of his
transport arrangements the four divis-
ions moving over the sandy veldt are
fed and watered. 1t is hardly possible
to appreciate adequately the mathe-
NAUTICAL precision with which every
part Of the transport department has
worked marching through the day,
toiling almost sleeplessly throughout
the night, victualling the army and
evolving every hour results from
seeming chaos.
Everybody did what was expected of
him ch~eerfully, though enduring
frightful fatigues. Few slept more
than three hours. The battalions,
hour after hour toiled through the
heavy sand uncomplainingly, and when
now ard then a man fell out OF the
ranks exhausted, he would rejoin his
company later after he had rested.
Come fifty or sixty were overcome by
the heat and had to be sent to the
real in the backward defle Of empty
wagons.
!. The rapidity of Lord Roberts move
ments away from his base has so:vec
one of the problems, perhaps the CHER
problem of the war. He and Lord
Kitchener have created a mobile force
able to move in exterior lines and to
outfank the Beers themselves sc won
derfully mobile.
The position of the Boer army at
Spytfontein being untenable Gen.
Cronje ordered a retreat. At the mo-
ment this dispatch is written it is n
certain whether his whole force or only
a portion has gone towards Bloemfon-
tein. 1t is possible that a party is
going north of Kimberley.
It is supposed that a 29-ton gun is
still in the neighborhood of Kimberley.
The road from Jacobsdal to Modder
Station is now open.
JACoBSDAL, February 1s.-Fur-
Their details Of the Beers retreat
show, that the enemy has been fighting
a good real guard action and occupy
ing successive kopjes in order to al
low the moving of the convoy, which,
however, has been going at a very
slow pace, the animals apparently be-
ing dead beat.
The latest reports show that the
Beers in the neighborhood of Kip
Kraals Drift are undoubtedly dis
heartened.
Gen. French's magnificent march is
still the subject of admiration, espe-
City in view of the dust storms and
thunder storms that all experienced.
The work Of Smelling the Beers pro-
ceeds vigorously. Owing to the style
of the action, the Beers are bound to
show in the open whenever they are
obliged to leave the kopjes.
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BRITIEH SHIP Seized.

PORT ELIZABETH, February 1E.--
The British steamer. Captain Taylor.
from New York January 4. with a
miscellaneous cargo, has been seized
by the gunboat Thrush and brought to
Delagoa Bay on suspicion of having
on board articles c~ontraband of war.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19

Before the Sabine sailed from New
York it was rumored that she had on
board a large quantity of provisions.
arms and ammunition, army blankets
and general supplies, but no confirma-
ton of the rumor could be obtained.
The vessel was cleared for Delagoa
Bay.
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AVERAGES Of D0HlERS.
RECORDS OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
IN THE DIFFERENT TOUR
NAMENTs
WHICH ARE DRAWING TO CLOSE

Musee League Reviewed-The Mu-
see Mandicap-GeneraI News Per-
tanning to Base Bail and Other
Sporting Matters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19

The Local and Long Distance BLUE
Telephone signs mean that
you can talk to thirty million peO-
Don't travel. Talk is cheaper
after q p. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19

The Local and Long Distance BLUE
BELL Telephone signs mean that
you can talk to thirty million peo-
after 9 D. m.
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LEAGUE.
standing of Clubs.
Schedule for this week:

Schedule Tor this week:
Tonight, X. X. X. VS.. Wheeling.
Tuesday, Rough Riders VS.. Kenmores.
Wednesday; All Rooters VS.. Apollos.
Thursday, Kissing Bugs VS.. Oceolas.
Friday. All Alikes VS.. Emigrants.
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N TIE CASE.

Continued from First Page.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
RED MEN IN COUNCIL.
State Council Meeting at South Norwal
Yesterday

Yesterday
South Norwalk May 23.-The fourteenth
session of the Great council, Improved Or
der Red Men of the Reservation of Connec.
ticut, was held here In the wigwam of I'M
cas- Tribe to-day. Over one hundred repre-.
sentatives of the various tribes are In at
tendance, and the session Is one of the
most successful ever held
The session opened at 10 o'clock, with
Great Sachem Robert {. Price of Hartford
In the chair.
The reports of the great chiefs were Of
the most gratifying nature, showing great
advancement in every department during
is 2,5S7 net gain of 321 since the last
great sun council This increase entitled
Connecticut to another representative, max
ing total of three to the supreme council
session in Milwaukee In September.
One new tribe has been instituted during
the year Nonotuck, No. 30, of Thompson,
Vile, June 81
The interesting ceremony of the morning
was the raising to their stumps of the
various elective and appointive chiefs Of
the ensuing year. The elected officers are
as follows:
Great sachcm-w. c. Epson Of southing-
ton.
Great senior sagamore-Noah Rogers, jr.,
of Bridgeport.
Great prophet-Robert c. Price Of Hart
ford
Great. chief of records Charles w. sklff
of Danbury.
Great keeper Of wampum-Fred L. Trow-
bridge OF New Haven.
Sachem Epson announced the following
appointments for the other Offices
Great sanap-Arthur e. Fogg of New
Haven.
Great mishinewa-Arthur L. Fogg Of New
Haven.
Great guard of the wigwam-W. H. Mer-
rift of Bristol.
Great guard of the forest-E. H. Andrews
Of Southington.
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Issued from the United States Patent of
flee, Tuesday, May %, 1000, for the state
of Connecticut, furnished US from the Of
flee of Seymour x Earle, solicitors of pat
ents, S6S Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
f. w. Barhoff, assignor to Hartford Ac-
cumulator company, Hartford, storage cell.
II. j. Coneau. assignor one-half to j.
Gibson, Hartford, key guard.
w. r. Cofbn and w. X. Henry, as.
signors to r. & +. Corbin, New Britain,
hinge for double acting doors.
j. NJ. Fairfield, Hartford, and w. II.
Dryry, typewriting machine.
f. n. Humphrey, assignor to Traut 4
Hine Manufacturing Co., New Britain,
clasp,
P. Norwood, Ansonia, music roll punch.
J. Petrelli, New Haven, drilling and tap
ping attachment.
G. II. L. Schoonmaker and J. A. Can
field, Danbury hat forming machine, two
patents.
d. H.. Smith, assignor to Waterbury
Buckle company, Waterbury, suspender
buckle.
NJ. Tilden, Willmantic, mixing pad.
f. V. Whyland Salisbury, assignor by
mesne assignments to A. Lester, swaging
machine reissue).
f. I. Williams, Meriden, assgnor to Ed
ward Miller a. Co., heater
c, r. Wirth, assignor to Plume & Atwood
Manufacturing company, Waterbury, lamp
bracket.
c. Wooster, assignor to Saugatuck Manu-
featuring company, Saugatuck, button
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Miss Maud Guilford; cello, Miss Alice
Armbruster, drum; Miss Ella L. Shus-
ter, piano; Oswald r. Schirmer, double
bass. The soloists are Miss Minnie
Armbruster, who is of Grace M. e.
church choir, and Miss Florence NJ
Cornwall of Milford, violin soloist, a
pupil of Professor Troostwyk, who was
one of the stars at the May festival.
The orchestra was organized last au-
tumn by Adolph Schirmer, and has held
weekly recitals since. Much interest
prevails over this new orchestra, as it
is the first musical organization of it's
size In its line in the state. The con-
ductor, Mr.. Schirmer, is talented vio-
linist, and has studied under MI Troost-
Wyk fol-, several years, and is still under
Mr.. Troostwyk's tuition. The pro-
gramme for tonight is as follows:
Part [.
Roman Carnival March Mendelssohn
Orchestra.
Leona".. LII. Schoenhest
Orchestra.
Soprano solo-Seleeted. :. .... Cantor
Miss Minnie Armbruster.
Flower Song-"Sweet Summer Rose.
49,. ATIlaHu
Orchestra.
Violin solo-"Scene de Ballett'. .....
......... -. -. ......... DE BerDt
Miss Florence NJ Cornwall
pupils Of Prof. Troostwyk.)
Part II.
Martha from Flotow's
opeId.' .............. IODaHl
Orchestra
Piano solo-"Invitation to the Dance"
.... ..... ................ CrOn Weber
Miss Ella L. Shuster.
Idylle-"In Beauty's Bower" :. Bendix
Orchestra.
Soprano solo-"An Open Secret" .....
49,. -. -. ................W Woodland
Miss Minnie Armbruster.
Press Club. ........
-. =. ........G. l.. Atwater, jr,
OrcheStra
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INJURED ON ORANGE STREET.
A Boy Hurt in a Runaway Accident
Yesterday Afternoon.

A Boy Hurt in a Runaway Accident
Yesterday Afternoon
About 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Robert Dengis, son Of Morris Dengis Of
271 Cedar street, met with an accident
on Orange street, which for q time
placed him In q most dangerous posi-
ton, but from which fortunately no
serious injury resulted. Young Dengis
is boy about fourteen years of age
and was riding up Orange street in a
delivery wagon, sitting on the seat be-
side the driver. When opposite ex-
Mayor Farnsworth's residence near the
corner of Grove street an automobile
came down the street and as 1t reach
ed the delivery wagon the horse at
tached to the latter become frightened
and jumped suddenly to one side. This
threw the boy off the seat to the asphalt
pavement. The reins were wrapped
about his body, and the frightened
horse started to run dragging the I'M
fortunate Dol along on the pavement.
Bicycle Policeman Lindsey happened
to be near by and quickly taking in
the situation he alighted from his wheel
and whipping out jackknife cut the
reins by which young Dengis was being
dragged Lindsey then jumped on his
wheel, and catching up with the horse
stopped him.
Mrs, Farnsworth, wife of the ex-
mayor, came out of her residence near
by and at once went to the assistance
of the injured boy She kindly did
what she could for him, and had him
carried into her house and telephoned
for Mr.. Farnsworth. The latter sent
for physician, who found that willis
the boy was badly bruised and shaken
up he was not seriously hurt. He was
taken to his home on Cedar street, and
was resting comfortably there last
night. His most serious injury was
deep cut on the face.
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CAMPS 1 AND 4, P. O. S. OF A.

There will be an entertainment given
by Camps and 4, p O. S. of A., on
Friday evening, May Is, in their lodge
room, 400 State street, to their lady
friends and members, at which time the
charter list will be opened for those
that are interested in the new camp Of
Patriotic Order Of Americans that is
soon to be instituted in this city to sign.
1t is expected there will be large at
tendance. The committee that has the
matter in charge is doing all it can for
good time.
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
Counterfeit Money Cases-Ncw Trial
Granted McISce-Lumbrr Company's
suit-Oiher Court News.

case on trial in the United States
court yesterday recalls the disaster in the
sound on October IA, 1899, in which the
steamer Nutmeg State Of Bridgeport was
burned and several persons lost their lives.
The case is Il suit OF the Waterbury CLOCK
company for damages against the bridge
port Steamboat company, owners or Lne
Nutmeg State. The Clock company had
goods aboard tn steamer valued at 81 ,434.o2,
and it claims that the Steamboat company
is liable for the loss of them.
The Steamboat company pleads in reply
that 1t was impossible to carry the goods
the day previously, (when the goods were
at the steamboat dock ready for shlpmen0,
as all traffic was greatly congested on ac-
count of the Dewey day celebration In New
York.
Also in the United States court Angelo
Giammettei and Valerie Ruberto of New
Haven were charged with uttering coun-
terfeit money. Attorney Goodhart appear
ed for Ruberto and Attorney Pond for
Glammettei. These two men were impli-
Gated with third in manufacturing the
spurious coin. The first party, who was
believed to be the principal, was discharged
after a trial by jury. Witnesses for the
government testified that Ruberto had fur.
nished information on which the case was
largely based. Ruberto was sentenced to
month In Jail and a fine of 500 and costs,
the fine and costs being reaitted.., Clam,
mettei was sentenced to one month IN jail
and fined $1,000.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
The supreme court has made two deei.
sions one of them of local interest as 1t
grants new trial in the case of the state
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
INITIAL CONCERT
OF Schirmer's Lyric Ladies' Orchestra
Tonight.

OF Schirmer's Lyric Ladies' Orchestra
Tonight.
The initial concert by Schirmer's lyric
Ladies' orchestra, Adolph Schirmer con-
ductor, with Miss Minnie Armbruster
soprano, takes place this (Thursday)
evening in Harmonic hall, A very
gratifying success is expected judging
from the good work of the orchestra at
its rehearsals and from the sale of
tickets a large audience is indicated.
There are sixteen ladies in the orches-
ira. The personnel Of the orchestra is
as follows: Violin players, Miss Flor
ence M. Cornwall, Miss Grace M. Bris-
tol, Miss Anna OBrien, Miss b. Swee-
ney, Miss Harriet l.. Street Miss Mabel
r. Young. Miss S. Holland Inversen;
flute Miss Cora T. Lamb, Miss Hannah
Weston; clarionets, Miss Elizabeth Bow
den, Miss Augusta Gebhard; comets,
Miss Myra A. Stevens; slide trombone
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
IN HAMDEN TOWN COURT.

In the Hamden town court held in
Centerville yesterday afternoon J. F,
Kelly, proprietor of the saloon at
Schuetzen park was placed on trial for
selling liquor without license, and
having liquor exposed for sale Kelly
recently took possession Of the saloon
formerly conducted by w. F. Roden,
and applied for a license to sell liquor
at Schuetzen park 1t seems that Kelly
has not had his hearing on his appli-
cation for license yet, but it is alleged
that he has been selling before the IL
cense was issued. The warrant was
served on him by Constable Beach of
Hamden. He pleaded guilty yesterday
and was fined $40 and costs, all
amounting to about s67.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24

The young people of the Church Of
the Messiah are to give a strawberry
supper this evening In the vestry Of the
church. Supper will be served at $50,
and at o'clock an illustrated lecture
on "The Vatican will be delivered by
Rev. w. f. Dickerman, to which the
public is invited.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
FACTORY ENLARGEMENT

Charles B. Writ, the cigar manufac-
turer is building quite large addition
on to his house and cigar factory on Ed
wards street The addition will be tree
stories in height, and will give him in
creased room Cor his business, which is
constantly increasing.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
IN THE CITY COURT.

The Greenwood Scott policy cases were
appealed In the city court yesterday morn
ing to the common pleas court.
Mrs. Mary Higgins of Downes street, the
elderly woman who became insane and held
the police ht bay with Il shovel, was sent
to Sprlngside to see If anything more Sc
rious develops in her ease.
Patrick Brecken, for assaulting his wife,
Nellie. at 2S4 Oak street, had his case con-
tinued to July ., pending his good behaV-
ior.
A similar disposition was made of the
reform school complaint against James
Wade. a truant boy from over ION the hill:
In the non-support matter of Philip
Coyle the plumber of 125 Ward street,
the case was continued to July upon his
promise to pay S3 week toward the sup
port of his wife.
Theresa Hickey, alias Della McGovern,
of 80 Washington avenue, had Judgment
suspended in her case for begging