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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
A Great Flower show.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 15.-wm
Falconer, superintendent of Schenley
Park, with supervision OF the Phipps
conservatory, distinctiyely won two
medals to-day. one for the great deal
he made with the weather man and the
other for the magnificent display q
Easter flowers he provided In the con-
servatory for the people. Mr.. Falcon
er tonight estimated from careful OBJ
servation that 10000 people had passed
through the conservatory during the
day. The exhibition viii continue for
two weeks longer.
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Bad Place to Sleep.

Special to the Register.
EAST LIVERPOOL. o., April 10
Abner Beebout, a workman at Walk
er's, two miles west of East Liverpooi.
was struck by street car last night
and almost instantly killed. No blame
is attached to the motorman, as the
man was lying across the track, at a
bend in the road. Beebout was aged
IS and was married recently.
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The Hospital Ship Maine.

LONDON, April 15-The executive COM
mittee of the American Women,s hospital
ship fund has received cablegram from
Lady Randolph Churchill announcing that
the Maine arrived at MADEIRA this morn
ing and will reach Southampton on April
23d All on board are well.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16

LONDON, Eng, April 16.-Winston
Churchill teIesraphs to the Morning
Post from BlOemfontein under Sat-
urday's date, reiterating his opinion
that the war is bound to prove an
extremely expensive business. He
says:
1.-TWO hundred and fifty thousand
men will be needed before the end
ls attained. The question of re-
mounts Will continue of vital i'm
spOrtance.''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
A Rner Conference.

LONDON, April 15.-The Bloemfon-
tein correspondent of the Daily News
telegraphing Saturday, says:
president Kruger attended con-
ference of the Boer commandments at
Brandfort on Thursday 1t is be-
lieved that a decision was reached to
withdraw the Transvaal forces to the
north of Vet river, preparatory to a
general retirement across the Vaal
river if hard pressed, leaving the Free
Staters to their own resources"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16

Vernon; squadron A of New York. and
troop G. of Brooklyn.
Gen. Roe gave as his reason for or
dering SO many cavalry and so few
infantry that there are over six miles
of territory to cover, and that it is
necessary to have troops which could
move quickly and be scattered. He
said also that the topography of the
country is exceedingly hilly. Gen. Roe
does not expect to have to call out any
New York infantry and thinks that the
five hundred men will be sufficient to
quell the strike.
The troops will number $50 infantry
and $50 cavalry. Squadron A will fur
nish 200 men and troop C will have $50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16

guards that they converse. The ambu-
iances are close to the border, but the
killed and wounded are not removed until
nightfal, in order to conceal the number
of casualties. The Beers are fatigue1 and
their horses are tired and footsore.
The Beers attacked fiercely the British
northern position on Monday, April 9th,
but they were beaten back at daybreak.
Nothing is known Of the casualties on
either side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
EX- GOVERNOR ALTG[LD
OPPOSES THE NOMINATION OF EX-
GOVERNOR PATTISON FOR
VICE PRESIDENT
AND GIVES HIS REASONS WHY
sssIR. PATTIsON NOT WITH US On
ANY QUESTION"

ssThe Democracy Must Name q Man
For the Vice Presidency Who
Possesses the Same Character, the
Same Convictions and the Same
Positive and Aggressive Force as
the Man Who Is to Head the
Ticket"
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nAII Well"
SPIIRG AnriI

REDDERSPURG. April 15.-Col.
Dalgety wired yesterday:
''All well. Enemy apparently slack
ening attack"
Gen. Chermsides' division is en-
camped seventeen miles east of the
railway. Beers are supposed to be in
the vicinity, but an attack by them
is improbable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
Attempted to Escape.

ST. HELENA, April 15.-Col. Schiel and
two other Boer prisoners were landed to-
day and sent to the citadel in consequence
of an attempt to escape.
1t appears that Col Schiel bribed a boat
man to take a letter to a Dutch cruiser,
but the boatman by mistake took it to the
British cruiser Niobe.
A large knife was found in possession of
one of the three.
Col. Schel walked to the citadel, declin-
ing a carriage that was placed at his lis
posal.
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Mine Owner Captured.

WARRENTON, April 15.-F'rank Smith,
a well known mine owner, fell into the
hanls of the Beers while driving from
Barkly West toward the Frank Smith
diamond mine
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The CoebeI Inye.tfrntion.

FRANKFORT. Ky, April 1.-THE grand
jury which has spent the last two weeks
investigating the assassination of Goebel
investigation. It Is understood that nearly
all of the witnesses have been head and
the report Is expected vary soon -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-16
LORD ROBERTS PROTESTS
AGAINST THE TREATMENT AC-
CORDED ENGLISH PRISONERS
AT PRETORIA.
ASKS KRUGER FOR A REMEDY
THE BOERS ARE HEAVILY REIN
FORCED BY FREE SKATERS,

And Appear to Have More Men in the
Field Than mt Any Time During
the War-CoIonel DaIgetty Is Com
pleteIy SurrOunded-SOme Late
English LOsses-A General Review
of the Situation.
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English Casualties.

ALIWAL NORTH, April 15.-Col. Gren-
fell wires that the casualties at Wepener
include QuartermaSter Williams, Lieut..
Halford and Lieut.. Duncan and fifteen
men wounded.
Sir Godfrey Lagden, resident commits
s:oner at Maseru, telegraphs that no she'll
ing has been heard from the direction of
Wepener to-day. A regiment of British IN
fantry and battery of artillery arrived
Friday.
Gen. Brabant's headquarters and all the
mounted troops have gone to Rockville.
The Northern Post asserts that the
Rockville district furnished 1000 recruits
to the Boer force as a result of the in
vasion last week
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Beers Re-AssembIing.

Five hundred Beers under Commandant
Swanepoel forced the Royal Irish rifles to
evacuate Rockville. The former landdrost,
who had been acting for the British. Of
fered to go to the front to prove himself
a true Free Slater and almost to man
the Free Staters who had taken the oath
rejoined the Beers. Nearly every one pro-
duced Mauser. Loot.ng, however, was
repressed.
1t is reported that there are seven thous-
and Beers at Wepener.
Fourteen British sympathizers have been
imprisoned. The Beers admit having shot
Mr.. Quincy, the hotel keeper, for taking
forage to the British.
A paymaster with G1, 400 was captured.
1t is officially reported that British losses
at Wepener in four days fighting were
eighteen men killed and 1872 wounded.
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NO FRESH NEWS.

LONDON, April is, 4:55 a. m.-The
war Office had nothing to communicate
to the public yesterday. 1t may be
taken for granted that the rumor OF
Gen. Brabant's victory at Wepener is
premature. With the remainder of
his force he left Aliwal North Satur-
day for Rockville and there has
scarcely been time for an engagement.
There is practically no fresh news
this morning. All the Bloemfontein
dispatches, however, breathe conf
dent Tone There seems to be a heavy
demand on the railway for so large an
army leaves the populace bare of
everything save the absolute necessi-
ties of life. The fact that the cen
sors allowed Winston Churchills dis
patch on the subject OF remounts to
pass speaks volumes for the condition
of that question and concerning the
prospect of any immediate advance
toward Pretoria. The utmost Lord
IlOUCI III UC clDlO " w LIZ oOAAiS
time will be clearing the Beers from
the southern part of the Free State.
The dispatches announce the ap-
proach of winter. The first pinch OF
frost has been felt at Bloemfontein,
where considerable rain has fallen.
1t is said that President Kruger
visited the Boer camp at Kroonstad
as we'll as at Brandfort.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Saturday, April
14.-Lord Roberts in his telegram OF
protest to President Kruger regarding
the treatment to which the colonial Of
ficers and troops who are now prison
ers at Pretoria have been subjected,
complains that the Beers have treated
them as if criminals confined in Jail.
He points out that there are ninety
cases of enteric fever and dysentery III
the prisoners camp at Watervaal;
that the Transvaal government failed
to supply on demand of the doctor,
the necessary medicines and medical
comforts; that the prisoners were
forced to bivouac on the open veldt;
that the sick were placed in an open
shed, with an iron roof and that 1t was
only when the new doctor threatened
to resign that medicines and mat
tresses were supplied.
He invites President Kruger to rem
edy this state of things and contrasts
t with the treatment the British gave
Boer prisoners, sick and wounded,
who, as Lord Roberts says, receive
the same treatment as our own SOL
diers."
-Four farmers who had taken the
path to abstain from further co-opera-
ton with the Queens enemies, were
found signalling to the Beers at Karee
Siding and have been brought here.
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WHEELING. W. VA. MONDAY. APRIL 1e. 1s'
A PR[CAR|OUS SITUATION
IN THE VICINITY OF THE CROTON
DAM YESTERDAY AND
LAST NIGHT.
STRIKE LEADERS DETERMINED
AND SAY THEY WILL FIGHTTR0OPS
OR NEW MEN.

Claim They Are Underpaid and Are
Only Standing for Their Rights.
The Strikers and Guards Frater-
nize-The Strikers Are Well Armed
and Hold a Commanding Position
on the Hills.
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Mr.. G. Schnepf the Opera House Drug
gtst made the following observations of
the Temperature yesterday: I O. M. 40: 3
a M. II: - m, 6: . p. M. q; ! p n. -
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-For Ohie-s
Rain Monday: clearing and colder Tues
day: high easterly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania--Rasn Mon
day and Tuesday. warmer Tuesday, tn
creasing westerly winds.
For West Virginia Showers Monday ana
Tuesday: easteriy winds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-04
Abba.

Abba, Dec IA wreck on the C.,B.
& @. two miles west of this city yes,
terday morning caused considerable
loss to the company and delayed
trains for short time. Number IL,
a heavily loaded freight train, was
making fairly good time down Cedar
hill when a merchandise car broke
down. This caused five others to pile
up and the six cars went into a ditch.
The accident happened just at time
when none of the crew were near the
cars that piled up so no one was hurt.
Numbers and took the south track
from Maxon and were delayed but a
short time.
The st. Paul Coal company. which
is sinking a new shaft at Hilton and
establishing a new plant there, had
cause for Thanksgiving. At o'clock
on Thursday morning. force of work
men completed the shaft and passed
thru superior vein of coal. The rope
that controls the whistle was tied
down, and for half an hour there was
a mighty noise to proclaim their good
| fortune. Another contractor is putting
down the air shaft and has reached
| depth of ITO feet with 100 more, tc
go before the work is completed. This
will take about three weeks more and
then the work of getting ready te
hoist coal will be pushed as rapidly
| as possible.
The question as to who will be AL
bias postmaster for the next foul
years has been settled. The parties
who were after the plum have been in
formed that a change at this time
would not be an improvement and that
the present incumbent, D. M. Ander
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son, holds over. o. G. Palmer, county
chairman for the past three years. was
among the aspirants for the position.
Sixth-five men from Ardmore, Mo-,
were unloaded here yesterday to load
ballast at the Wabash pit south of
town. The first train-load of ballast
went out of here last evening and was
put on the track near Moulton. The
work will probably last year.
Abba, Nov. 29-The uncertainty of
woman asserted itself in this city
Tuesday in a case in justice court. Ed.
Murray got drunk and went home and
it is alleged abused his wife in a
shameful manner. He was arrested
for threatening to commit a public Of
tense and taken to Jail. Tuesday was
the day. set for his preliminary hear
ling and his wife refused to prosecute
or have anything to do with the case.
There was but one course left for the
officers and they turned Murray loose.
The uncertainty of, woman, however,
has impressed itself upon the court
and public officers.
| A COW case that has caused trouble
and wound up in justice court was
! given an airing yesterday peloie
| Squire Young. The cow in question
was sold to c. M. Bloomfield by Char
les Kelly. Mrs. Kelly and her liege
lord could not agree and they separat
ed. She then brought suit against
Bloomfield for the possession of the
COW, orEthe value thereof in cash
The court held the matter of a separa
ton did not necessarily mean that Mr.
Bloomfield should pay wife as well as
husband for the brute.
| B. F. Jones, an old pioneer of this
county, died at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. s. N. Anderson, Monday ant
the funeral services were held yester
day, the remains being inferred il
Oak View cemetery.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield Nov. &c. F. Davis,
publisher of the Bloomfield Farmer,
sold on Tuesday to G. F. Sullivan, the
Iliveryman, four months old colt for
500 It's dam is Mr.. Davis famous
PAGER, Dizzy Bobbett, 2:241a; it's sire is
Harry Hill, standard bred and cousin
to the great Joe Patchen.
Mrs. G. D. Fortune entertained re-
llatives and few friends at Thanks
giving dinner today.
Rev. Ii. R. Tricket will supplement
the regular union services this morn
ing by a sermon in the evening.
The Woman's Guild of the M. E.
church served dinner in the church to-
day, the proceeds to be used for the
benefit of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Gresham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Prior and Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Cannady spent Thanksgiving in
West Grove, where they were enter
4 tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Sauer.
Miss Edyth Harkins and Miss Gladys
Peterborough, accompanied by Guy
EElsin, of Unionville, arrived in the city
i Wednesday afternoon and spent
4 Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. Ell
sins sister. Mrs. S. T. Wallace.
A James l. Walton is improving his
residence property in the east part OF
the city by erecting large barn
A which is rapidly nearing completion
under the superintendent of Douglas
Hamilton.
A wedding which was so quiet as
to thus far escape wide circulation oc
Cured Sunday at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ben Bryant. The bride and
groom. Mrs. Louise Painter and Mr.
Andrew Rowland, were united in mar
rage at high noon by Rev. Bayce
The groom is man So years old ant
the bride widow of some 60 sum
mers.
DR.. Lula McGilbert left Wednesda.
afternoon on business trip to De-
Moines, where she will spend severa
days as a guest at the home of DR.
: S. S. Still, president of the Des Moine
college of osteopathy.
: Bloomfield, Dec. Richard Woods
+ arrived Thursday from the rich gol
fields of New Mexico, and is visitin
I at the home of his daughter, Mrs. "
4 E. Galpin, whom he has not seen 10
S twenty-five years. His arrival Thanks
giving added much to the pleasure G
t the day. Mr. Woolsy is one OF Davi
s ccuntys old residents, having live
90 his farm two miles west of thi
/ city. now known as the old WilliaI
d Hill property. The family is maxim
S preparations to spend Christmas wit
s. him at the home of his daughter
s. Arkansas City, Mrs. John Brown, frol
u whom he came laden with a beautifl
l. bouquet of yellow and white crysal
g themums and variety of fine rose
IL fresh from the greenhouse. M
e Woolsy leaves Saturday accompanie
S by Mr.. and Mrs w. e. Galpin, for o
6 tumwa, where, after short visit, M
s Woolsy will continue the trip to DE-
y Moines to attend to his mining int
y ests, after which he will return to tn
II city.
g The marriage of Miss Maude Mile
to Clark Vincent, of Alden, Ka
i. sas, occurred at o'clock Thanksgi
II giving afternoon at the home of tt
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last Saturday evening. Those pres
ent report an excellent time.
Miss Belle Copeland has returned
home much improved III health after
a brief visit with relatives at Circle
vile, Kansas.
Miss Minnie Fry, Of Fairfield, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. M. r.
Taylor.
Joseph Manning called on friends
in the community Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Teater has been very
ill with fever. She has been confined
| to her bed for the past three weeks.
Harye Marshall called on friends
here recently.
The pastor of this pace and Rev
Beard, of Seymour, are holding reylv-
| al meetings in Eldon now.
crowd from here attended the services
one evening.
There will be an oyster supper giy
en- at the home of Thomas F. Gonter
man near County Line, Thanksgiving
evening, Nov 30, and the proceed:
will go for the benefit of FairvieW
church
A committee has been appointed
from Fairview Sunday school t.
meet with the Sunday school at Mi
Zion next Sunday morning at
O'Clock for the purpose of arrang;n
a program for a Christmas entertain
ment to be given at the Mt. Ziol
church.
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Pekay.

Pekay, Nov. 30.-Thanksgiving day
is upon us and the mines are shut down
business houses closed and the day
spent in praise, thanksgiving and the
consumption of turkey.
Mayor T. ]. Phillips. of Ottumwa,
was business caller yesterday.
Messrs. Jos. SPAWN, Henry Parker,
and Thos o'Hollean departed Satur-
day for Cardiff, ILL.,, where they have
secured employment.
The Whitebreast Fuel company
has the new electric motor running
in full blast now. 1t is operated by
D. w. Dooley.
A. F. Kindall, general manager o.
the Western Supply Co., transacted
business in our town Tuesday
VIM Douglass, of Hilton, spent Sun
day with his family.
L. l.. McCord, recorder elect wa!
shaking hands with friends on ou
streets Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Thorp is still on the scl
list.
VIM. Burke who base been sick TO
many months is no better.
o. e. McNair visited relatives a
Kirkville Sunday.
Quite a number of young folks al
tended the dance at Lost Creek las
evening.
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White Elm.

White Elm, Nov. 30.-Rev. Borten
preached at the Free Methodist church
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Amanda Wilson, of Omaha, is
visiting relatives here.
Earl Parks returned from Des
Moines Tuesday where he has been
employed the past summer.
j. P. Swain and John Hughes made
business trip to Bloomfield Satur-
day.
School opened in the new school
house Tuesday morning with Clarence
Anderson as teacher.
DR.. Black, of Pulaski, was caller
Tuesday.
7. w. Rogers spent Sunday evening
in Eldon.
James Jackson and Miss Lucy
Earnest, of Chequest, We're married
Sunday.
w. A. Dawson made business trip
| to Ottumwa Wednesday.
Mrs. Tom Parks, of Montana, is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
Dan Detwiler, the hustling night
clerk at the Hotel Eldon, was here
| hunting last week. Dan says that the
| rabbits and quail were too swift fol
him.
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home in California Thursday, after a
three months visit with Mrs. Fan
ning's mother, Mrs. Miranda Lyman.
Mrs. Nellie Amos, who is employed
as trained nurse in Osceola, spent
Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. j.
H. Curtis, of this place.
I. o. James, one of the prosperous
business men lof Creston, returned
home Friday after a few days visit
with his son, Roy James, of this place.
Will Treasure and wife, who some
time ago sold their farming imple-
ments and went to Colorado, decided
not to locate in the west and returned
to Charlton where they will make
their home for awhile. Mr.. Treasure
wnl accept position with McLaugh-
lin Bros. for the winter when he will
again purchase farm in Lucas coun-
ty.
The Masonic fraternity is putting in
a large siX-foot sewer to run from
| their building, on the northwest cor
ner of the square, down the alley and
+, terminate at the city sewer near the
bridge. 1t will be great improve
ment to that part of the city as all the
business houses on the line of the sew
err have made arrangements to con-
meet with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Darrah have re-
turned from few days visit with rel
atives at Leon.
John Johnson, an old resident Of
Charlton, but recently located in Mon
roe, is spending a few days with his
old friends in the city.
A large crowd of Charlton people
went down to Derby Thursday even
ing to attend the milk-maids Conven.
ton given by the ladies of the Otter
bine church of Benton township. An
enjoyable time was reported.
The Charlton dancing club gave
their dance on Thursday evening this
week instead of Wednesday as usual
1t was an invitation affair and about
fifty couples were present. The music
was furnished by the city guard or
chestra.'
Joseph Miskimous, an old resident
of Charlton, but now located in Okla
homa. is renewing old acquaintance
in this city and visiting friends for {
few days.
A pretty marriage ceremony was
performed Thanksgiving eve, at The
home of the brides parents, whel
Miss Anna Watson and Rev. o. M
Hughes, of South Dakota, were unitet
; in marriage. About fifty invited
guests We're present, and after the cel
, emory and congratulations. had bee
extended, they sat down to a bountllu
> wedding supper. The bride is res
dent of Charlton, having lived here al
her life. She is member of the elias
!, of '97, Charlton high school, and is on
of Chariton's popular young ladies
(. The groom, tho not as well know
!, here as the bride, is highly spoken c
as a good Christian gentleman an
. worthy of the lady of his choice. Th
J. young people were the recipients c
}. many useful presents. They will d.
!, part for their future home in Sout
Dakota today, where the groom ha
charge of a parish.
J, Horace Lewis, of Ottumwa, return
. ed to his home last evening after
g few days visit with his father, H.
Lewis of this place.
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lock and McElroy attended the fun
eral of Mrs. John Bell, of Ioka, last
Saturday.
The Presbyterian and NJ. E. Sab
bath schools gave a Thanksgiving en-
tertainment Thursday evening at the
Presbyterian church.
Will Bennett, of Competing was
here Saturday on business.
D. c. Campbell, formerly druggist
of this place, but now of Oskaloosa
was calling on old friends Monday.
David Ullry, of Competing, was in
town lat Saturday.
Hal Dillon and wife went to Pleas
ant Plain Saturday, returning Sunday
night.
Some forty or more of our towns
people sprang surprise on George 5
Pollock Monday evening, it being his
birthday.