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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
Local and Personal.

j. H. Mccoy has gone to Chautauqua
Lake. Pa, for couple OF weeks rest
and recreation.
Mrs. Peter De Molens left this after
noon for Smithton, Pa, where she viii
visit relatives for week or ten days.
w. L. Coffman, of Parkersburg, pos
tai clerk on the c. r. R. R., was the
guest of friends in this city yesterday.
D. B. Nolan, prominent contrac-
tor and producer, is off on an eight
days visit to his mother at Corning,
n Y.
Miss Florence STRANGE, of the South
Side, has returned home from visit
to friends in Waverly, Parkersbnrg
and Marietta.
Miss Mary Hendrickson has return
ed to this city from the Walters Park
hospital, where she has completed her
course as a trained nurse.
T. L. Riddle, Of this city, who re-
Gently purchased the Kirby property
at Marietta, Ohio. will remove his fam
lily to that place during the present
week.
Misses Grace and Marguerite McGin-
ley, Of the South Side, left this morn
ing for Cleveland, O., where they will
visit relatives and friends for a short
time
Mrs. Thomas Hulings, of Wheeling
Island, who has been the guest Of
Mrs. Will Hulings, of this city, for a
couple of days, left this morning for
home.
Robert Henderson, his daughter,
Mrs. Springer, and two granddaugh-
tiers, Misses Mamie and Minnie An
shutz, are visiting relatives at Hun
tington, w. Va.
John Smith, of the firm of Harrison
to Toronto, Ohio, where his family has
been spending some time. Mr.. Smith
will be absent about ten days.
Page Pointer goes to st. Mary's,
w. Va, tomorrow where he will open
up his new hosiery, THE European"
occupying the Weber property OF
,RaI1roa'd slreGt, recently purchased
by him.
H. P LOOMS, field superintendent
for the Mountain State Gas Company,
left this morning for vacation of a
month, which will be spent at differ
ent points in Pennsylvania, New York
and Ohio.
Hon. George NJ. Mccoy, of this city,
Democratic candidate for attorney
general, will address the electors of
Gilmer county at big OK roast and
jollificaiton to be held at Chenille,
Saturday, August Is.
Captain John Reedy, of the j. T.
Jones Hose company of this city, has
gone to Kane, Pa, where he will par
ticipate in-the firemen's tournament
now going on at that place. Frank
Sweetland,a also of this city, who is now
at Chautauqua Lake, N. Y, will also
represent the Sistersville department
at Kane
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epecial to the Register.

Epecial TO the Register.
SISTERSVILLE, August 14.-One of
the neatest bunko games that has ever
| been pulled off in this section occurred
yesterday afternoon at WitteR'si Landz
ing, Ohio, about mile north of Sis
tersville, in which Mr.. Joseph Witten,
a prosperous farmer living in that sec
ton, got the worst Of the dea. to the
tune OF 81 900 in a manner lie will not
soon forget.
Mr.. Witten has been in the habit Of
keeping considerable sums of money
about his home, and doing a sort Of a
banking business among his neighhors
Yesterday when ,wo men drove up 10
the house and. after giving their
names, told him they were in the
neighborhood for the purpose of buy
ing farm, and had found one which
suited them, Mr. Witten was interest
ed. Particularly SO because the men
seemed to be pleasant and aGable, and
the firm which they claimed they
We're going to buy was only about .
mile from where he lived
The men stated that their object in
coming to him wds 10 borrow some
money to make the payment OF the
farE. That they mai purchased the
farm for $3.50, but only hod 81 500
with them. That if ne would accom-
modate them they would give him d
first mortgage on the land rs soon as
they had made the payment and Sc
cured the deed. This looked like a
very good investment to Mr. Witten,
and after studying the matter a few
| minutes he decided to let them have
the money.
After getting the money the two
fellows had a few minutes social in
tercourse with their host, and getting
into their buggy started for this city,
crossing the ferry at Catherine street.
Shortly after they had left Witten's
| the old gentleman suddenly thought
it was strange they should come to-
wards Sistersville, when the man,
whose team they claimed to have
bought, lay in another direction. He
came to the conclusion that the irans-
fer was to be made here. About the
time this thought occurred TO him he
remembered the men had told him
the farmer and an attorney were wait
ing at the farm to close up the deal.
At this juncture Mr.. Witten realized
he had been made the victim of a
sWindling game and he started for this
city. Arriving here he gave the au-
thorities description OF the two men
and search was made 1t developed
that the fellows had made good their
escape by taking train for the north
at 2 o'clock. kilograms were sent to
Wheeling where a thorough search
of the train was made, but it after
wards developed that two men answer
ing the description of the swindlers
had gotten OH at Benwood. 1t looks as
if the two fellows had gotten clear
away and that Mr. Witten will have to
mourn the loss of large sum Of
money.
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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
Lord Roberts Reports Upon the Ope-
rations of the Army Under His
Command.

rati0ns of the Army Under His
Command.
LONDON, August 14I-Lord Rob-
erts reports to the war office under
date of Pretoria, August 18th, as fol-
lows:
Kitchener reports fromp Schoolplaats.
eight miles east of Ventersdorp, that
De Wet blew up three of his wagons.
Six British prisoners who escaped
from De Vets camp stale that Mr..
Steyn is confined in the camp under
surveillance; and that De Wet was
forced TO abandon his ammunition and
thirty horses. They also confirm the
report that Merhuen captuSed one of
De Vets guns and shelled, the main
convoy effectively. Ian Hamilton tel
egraphs that he hopes to be at Blaauw-
bank to-day with his main body. Ma
hons mounted troops are pushing on
to the westward"
Another report from Lord Roberts,
OF the same date, says:
"Methuen and Kitchener still fol-
lowing De Wet and Steyn, yesterday
reached Modderfontein, ten miles east
of VgntersIorp. Methuen is in touch
with De Vets rear guard.
Smith-Dorien reports that the
Shropshires recently MARCHED forty
three miles in thirty-two hours and
the city of London imperial volun-
teers thirty miles in ten hours, hop
ing to prevent De Wet from crossing
the Krugersdorp-P otchefstpom rail-
way.
Buffers occupation of Ermelo is
having a good effect.
"A field cornet and one hundred and
eighty-two Burghers of the Stander-
ton commando surrendered yesterday
to Clery."
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CHARGED WITH BURGLARY

Special to the Register.
HARRISBURG, W. Va, August "A
Robert Turner, John Lydia, X. Will
son, Golf Graves, Lum Graves, O. Han
ger and ]. McClung were brought be-
fore Justice Riley upon the charge of
burglarizing cars of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company. All were
held to await indictment, except Jay
McClung, against whom there was no
proof, and who, it will be remembered,
figured in the Boughner Young tragedy
Lydia is a boy tramp from Fayette
county, Pennsylvania. Wilson is d
poor orphan boy. and has the sympa-
thy of all.
Squire Riley has fixed next Satur-
day to give Thompson a hearing upon
the charge of stabbing Thomas Han
non with intent to kill Thompson is
in Jail in default of bail Harmon has
not been arrested: the warrant is
based on his complaint.
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BENWOOD.

News Notes of Interest From the
City of Mills.
Orwell Gates has returned from
Powhatans Ohio.
Mrs. Betty Patterson is at Empire,
Ohio, visiting friends.
"Gipe" Bisset has returned from a
visit with friends at Roseby's Rock.
The Home Fishing club returned
home yesterday from camp near Glen
dale.
John Geraghty returned home yester-
day from the Denmark fishing camp at
Fish Creek.
Miss Dora Davis is the guest Of
friends at the Moundsville camp
grounds.
Luke Sauers and Tom O'Brien re-
turned home yesterday from fishing
camp down the river.
The Wheeling steel plant, which has
been idle for about two weeks, may
resume this morning.
Jake Debold and Mont Bonar are
guests of the Central Fishing club in
camp at the "Narrows
Miss Bertha Riddle departed yester-
day for Atlantic City, where she will
spend a couple of weeks.
Rev. G. w. Bent conducted services
last evening at the Methodist Episco-
pal church in Elm Grove.
Misses Edna Riddle departed yester-
day for Atlantic City, where she will
spend a couple weeks.
The knights of Pythias conferred
the second degree on one candidate at
their meeting Monday evening.
The Beef Knockers defeated the
the brickyards Monday by a score of
8 to !.
Will Porterield, of Grafton, is here
visiting his parents and will probably
take trip to Atlantic City before re-
turning to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farmer left last
evening over the B. & o. road for
Thousand Islands, where they will
spend about four weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Dolan and
Thomas Kelley are taking d few weeks
vacation down at Fish Creek. They
will return home next Sunday.
A concert will be given at the Pabst
hall on the evening of September 4th
and number of talented people of this
city, Wheeling and other places will
take part.
The interior of st. Johns school
building is being repaired and replast-
cred and it is expected that the i'm
provements will be completed before
the opening of the school,
Misses Edna and Villa Carpenter, of
Columbiana county. Ohio. who have
visiting relatives here. left yesterday
for Glen Easton, where they will spend
couple weeks before returning to
their home.
1t is reported that Michael Shorts.
a Polander, met with a painful acct
dent while at work at the lower mill
yesterday morning, having two fingers
On his right hand crushed. His injur-
les were dressed by a physician.
The Big Jim Fishing club left yes
terday morning for Gresap's grove,
where they Will camp until the lower
plate mill resumes. The officers are
well known Workmen: big jim be-
ing captain; Will Roy, cook; Frank
Manhood, bait digger: Miles Kaufman,
dish washer, and Charles Higgins,
home keeper.
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COMES OF AN OLD FAMILY.

NEW YORK, August 14.-Maj. Fred
erick E. Prime. an engineer officer of
the Union army during the civil war
and chief engineer in Grants Missis-
sippi campaign, is dead at Litchfeld,
Conn. He belonged TO one of the old
est families of New England being
descended from Mark Prime, who emil
grated from England about 1910 and
joined the colony that founded the
town of Rowley. He was brevetea
colonel March -. 1865, for gallant and
meritorious services during the whole
war, and at the same time declined a
brevet as brigadierN. general in the
United States army. His later services
were in connection with the improve
ments Of the mouth Of the Mississippi
and the survey of Galveston harbor.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE
OF the German Govern Making
Plans at San Francisco.

Pi1ns at san francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 14-A
commission appointed by the German
government to superintend the Ger
man transport service at THIS port have
arrived here. The commission con-
sists of Major Won Kleist, Lieut.. Won
Boerecke and Messrs. Bergemann and
Kupfield, all of Berlin. There is now
feet OF ten big steamers on its way
to San Francisco, the majority of them
coming from Bremerhaven. The
steamers are the Achen, Dresden, H.
H. Meiere, Halle, Rhein, Strassburg,
Adria, Sandman, Batavia and phoenix,
the latter being bound here from the
gulf of Mexico.
The steamers are under charter to
the Hamburg American Steamship
Company, which. has the contract to
transport stores and animals from
here to China.
The steamers will begin arriving, it
1s expected in about 80 days. Greene
& Co. have already made application
for wharf facilities for the new SER
vice, and the harbor commissioners
will extend every courtesy to the Ger
man ships
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
Jnmes Doyce Dead.

Yesterday morning at 6 o'clock oc-
Cured the death of James Boyce at his
late residence, No. III Nineteenth
street. He lived in the Sixth ward for
number Of years, and moved but re-
Gently into the East End. He is sur
vived by his wife and six children
three girls and three boys. In former
years he was a puddler. but of late he
has not been able to work. He was 81
years old, and was sick for about five
months. The funeral will occur from
his late residence Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Interment at Mt. Calvary.
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Instituted q New Lodge.

Last evening a number of the mem
beers of Sistersville Court, Tribe OF Ben
Hur went down to St Mary's where
they assisted in the organization of a
new lodge of that order. The initiat-
ing work was postponed for a couple
of weeks. After the organization had
been effected and excellent luncheon
was served. Those from this city were
Mr.. and Mrs j, F. Wolfe. Messrs W.
F. Litten, l.. T. Sutton. c. o. Kidwell,
w. Z. Doran, Mrs. H. H. Franks, Mrs
Mary Russell and Miss Blanche Davis.
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Canadians Create Enthusiasm.

LONDON. August 14.-One hundred
Canadians who were invaded from
South Africa and had been Teeuperat-
ing at Shorncliffe arrived in London
this morning and took train for Liv-
erpool, whence they viii sail for home.
They were greeted all along the route
with ovations, and thousands OF Lon
don's residents turned out to welcome
them upon their arrival and gave them
tremendous send off as they marched
through the city. The detachment be-
longed to a Canadian regiment OF
Stratheona's Horse.
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want More From ANDY.

SAN DIEGO, August 1.-THE bids
for the new Carnegie library of this
city for which Andrew Carnegie do
mated $50, ECO have been opened. The
lowest bid received was S65,SSS. The
New York architects guaranteed that
the work could be done on their plans
for SAC, 000. The matter is now held
up, with the hope that Mr., Carnegie
will increase his gift to cover the
amount required.
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Circuit Court in session.

This morning the August term of
the circuit court of Tyler county con-
yened at Middlebonrne. The felony
case against Fred Williams, of this
city, charging him with being an ac-
cessory to the murder of Harry Deffi-
baugh, was dismissed, as was also the
case Of William Jones, a sewing ma
chine agent, charged with embezzle-
ment. The case of Charles Smith,
charged with attempt to kill Carl Hub
bard, is on trial. The court will prob
ably last about ten days. as there is
a large amount Of business to attend
10
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Below will be found, a very peculiar
and amusing petition which came up
before the city council last night:
Gentlemen-"In the beginning God
created the heavens and earth. and the
earth was without form and void. and
darkness reigned upon the face of the
deep, and God said let there be light
and there was light, in commemor-
alton aS that august scene. the UNDER
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!. 5. RHODES { CO.
LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

IN the Circuit Court Of Ohio county.
West Virginia.
Jessie Korner, ct AL,
VS.. In Chanccry,
Frank Wizard. ct al
by virtue Of decree Of the Circuit
Court OF ohio, county in the state Of Wet
Virginia, made and entered ia the above
entitled cause on the 18th day OF January,
1900 / will, on
saturday, Augu8t 18th, 1000,
al ten o'clock a. m. ut the north front
door of the Court House OF Ohio county,
proceed 10 sell Al public auction the follow
ing described real estate-that Is 70 say:
The southeast quarter Of Lot Numbered
Forty-six Lot No. 40 of the addition 70
the city Of Wheeling, IN the county of
monty called the East Wheeling addition
to said city, and being the east oue-half
OF the haii lot conveyed by a. - Gaid-
well and wife 60 Peter Lashiey by deed
dated tho nth day Of February, 1Sis. 3nG
having a front on nineteenth street IN
said city OF thirty feet go 10. and ex-
tending back OF even width With said
front throughout 20 the centre dividing of
the original whole lot. beins deDth og
sixty feet GO IT,, together with all the
Improvement thereon ard appurtenances
belonging thereto Be.Hs, an the proper
therein Of which Thomas Wizard died
seized and possessed.
Terms Of Sale ~-gne-thiTd. or az muen
more Of the purchase money as tho pnr-
chaser may elect 10 pas ~ cash on thc
day Of sale, One-third on "A credit ri one
year and the residue on q credit or tWo
years, with interest on the deferred In
staliments from The day OF saie. fha
purchaser 10 give bts notes with personal
security for the deferred pavmerts and
interest from the dag " sale. ana the tito
OF said property Ia % be retained until
the further order II said court
JAMES J.. ROGERS.
Special ComFpissioner.
I hereby certify that the bond in tho
penalty required by the above named de-
cree and security has been given by the
above named Special Commissioner as
required BY law and the decree Of said
court. G. II. HESNINC.
tyIeoawt Clerk
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signed. your petitioners respectfully
ask that you will cause a gas fight to
be placed on Curry street. near the
intersection of High street and in
proximity to the residence of e. L.
Benton, that the sober man, the erring
and unwary may avoid stumbling
blocks in his way, and as in duty
bound We will ever pray"
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder. 1t cures painful,
smaFting swollen feet and ingrowng nails, and in
stany takes the sting ont Of corns and bnnious. lbs
The greatest comfort discovery of the age Aliens
Foot makes tight new shoes feel easy Ii is
CERTAIN cure Tor sweating, calous and hot tired arh-
ing ieet Try It to-day Sold By all druggists ana shoe
Etotcs BY mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package
49, Address, Allen $. Olllsgc5, Lie Roy, n. &.
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WASHINGTON, August Ito
days statement Of the treasury balan-
ces in the general fund, exclusive of
the $4,000, 900 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, shows
Available cash balance, $142,57S, $40;
gold reserve, 73,373,134.
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The annual fair of this county will
be held at Middlebourne, four days.
commencing August 2Sth. The spe-
cial programme this year is an unus-
ually fine one and the fair will attract
a large crowd from this city.
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PLYMOUTH. August 1.-THE Ham
burg-American line steamer Deutsch-
land, which sailed from New York
August 8 for Hamburg, arrived here
at $50 this morning. making a new
record for the eastward passage, and
the fastest time ever attained by any
ocean steamer Of five days IL hours
and 45 minutes. Her highest days
run was 552 knots. The Deutschland
made an average speed of 1882 knots
during her passage.
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Tbe state ChamDionshin.

On Saturday next on the grounds OF
the SistersviIle Glee club on the South
Side, Mr.. H. c. Allen, of this city, and
Mr.. S. I. Mallory, of Parkersburg, viii
contest for the championship medal
which is now held by Mr.. Allen. The
contest will be a very interesting one.
as both men are crack shots, having
won some fine trophies in shoots in
all parts of the county.
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COILS ?. HUNT|NGTOE,DEAD.
MILLIONAIRE RAILROAD MAGNATE
EXPIRED AT HIS SUMNER
HOME

In the Adirondack Mountains Mon
day at Observation-Disclosures Appar-
emily ia the Best of Health and
Gave No Signs of EiIHess Ihll a Few
Minutes Before He Died-Started
Life rs an Errand Boy and Died
Worth Hundreds of Millions.
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,RA0 EORN OF TETTER.

For three years !
lhad I etter Oh my
hands, which caused
them to swell to twice
their natural size. Part
lof the time the disease
was in the form OF run
ming sores, very pain
full, a nd causing me
mich discomfort Four
doctors said the letter
had progressed too far
90 be cured, and they
could do nothing for
me. 1 took only three
bottles of S. S. S. and
wa S completely cured.
This was fifteen years
ago, and I have never
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EC2Z .1IgYlg IS
IJGH IS TORTURE.

Eczema is caused by an acid humor in
the blood coming in contact with the
skin and producing great redness and in,
Examination; little pustular eruptions form
and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales off sometimes the skin is
hard, dry and assured Eczema in any
form is tormenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable the acid burning
humor seems to ooze out and set the skin
z on fire. Salves, washes nor other exter-
NAL applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains III the blood
it will keep the skin irritated
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tince seen any sign Of my old troubie."-- Mrs
r.. D. JACKSON, 1919 Niece St, Kansas City, Mo,
S. S. S. neutralizes this acid poison,
cools the blood and restores it 10 healthy,
natural state, and the rough, unhealthy
skin becomes soft, smooth aud clear
80 AA MsSA cures letter. cry
SANG sipelas, Psoriasis, Salt
~ ~ S%A Rheum and all skin
III ezT9 h-I diseases due to pois,
~SSsA7| S<-sAsT <SGS1 oned condition of tha
blood. Send for our book and write is
about your case. Our physicians have
made these diseases a life study, and can
help you by their advice; we make no
charge for this service. All correspondence
is conducted in strictest confidence.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
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'BUNCOED OUT OF $1,000.
TWO MEN WANTED TO BUY 4
FARM, But DID NOT HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY.

They Went to Him and Asked for
the Loan of That Amount, Promis-
ing Him Mortgage on the Farm.
He Accommodated Them and They
Have Disappeared = Late News
From Sistersvilfe and Vicinity.
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pLUMBfNG. Gas and steam Fitting.
Work done at reasonable prices. VIII
furnish estimates on duplication. Tsie~
phone 81. WM. Il. G. SCHNELLE,
-91Z Main Street.
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ron s4J.E-BEAL ESTATE.

FOR SALF-Blank ieases. deeds and deeds
lbs Market street
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IN the Circuit Court OF Ohio county.
West Virginia,
Jessie Korner ct al.
We In ChnnenrN