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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07
A LIVELY TIME.
The English on the Gold Coast Call
For Re-Inforcements.


For Re-Inforcements.
LONDON. May 6.-The colonial of
flee has received the following dis
patch from Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodg-
son, governor and commander-in- chief
of the Gold Coast Colony, dated ku-
massi, April 81:
1.-The situation, / regret to inform
you, has changed for the worse. On
April 23d a force was sent 70 clear
the rebel forces to the eastward Four
members of the constabulary were
killed and a large number Of rebels
were killed or wounded.
ION April 25th the Ashantis sur
rounded the town in great force, prob
ably 10000, and made determined at
tack. The Hausas vIre Obliged to
evacuate the cantonment and to con-
centrate around the fort. The engage
ment lasted four hours Twenty of
our native allies and two hausas were
killed
number 1858 inclusive of eighteen Eu-
ropeans, six of whom are missionar-
les. 1t is necessary that further re-
Inducements be sent 10 the Go:G
Coast"
Sir Frederick Hodgson, under date of
April 30th, telegraphed:
Yesterday. a serious attack was
made on the fort by the rebels, but
they were routed ON all sides with great
loss. Two members of the constabu-
larry were killed and ten wounded.
"a contingent of lagos constabulary,
under Inspector General Aplin, has ar
rived after two days severe fighting.
The column was attacked at Asauag,
which was taken with the loss of one
killed and % wounded, among them
Aplin, slightly.
ION the following day the contingent
was attacked two miles from .umassi
by 5000 rebels. There was great loss
in taking the stockade across the road,
several Ashantis there had arms of
precision. After desperate fighting the
Ashantis fed. Two members of the
constabulary were killed and 1873
wounded, including Assistant Inspector
Read Have been unable to send let
tiers or kilograms through"
Under date of May Sd, Sir Frederick
Hodgson wired that the rebels were
massed eastward and that he had made
demonstration the previous day with
two guns. inflicting great loss. One OF
the native auxiliaries was killed
The colonial Office announces that in
addition to the lagos constabulary, re-
Inducements have been sent to Sir
Frederick Hodgson from the Sierra
Leone frontier police and from the
West African frontier police. in north
ern and southern Nigeria.
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THE ENGLISH ADVANCE.
WAR BULLETIN:

WAX BULLETIN:
LONDON, May 6, D. m.-The Wal
Office has published the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts dated Vet
river. Saturday, May 8, tbs p. m.
Marched here to-day with Pole-Ca.
rew's division. Headquarters and Wa
Wells brigade of the seventh division
are two miles in the rear. Wells bril-
gade Of the same division is the same
distance TO our right.
THE enemy are In considerable
strength on the opposite bank OF the
river. Our guns engaged theirs foI
some three hours without our being
able 20 force a passage of the river,
but shortly before dusk the mounted
infantry under Gen. Hutton turned the
enemy's right and in a very dashina
manner pushed across the river under
heavy shell and musketry fire.
I'VE are bivouaeking for the night
within three miles OF Vet River. OuI
casualties, | hope, are not numerous.
Hamilton was in action yesterday
and succeeded in preventing junction
OF the two Boer forces by an executive
movement of the Household cavalry,
the Twelfth lancers and Kitchener's
horse, who charged body of the enc
my and inflicted serious loss.
''The enemy fed. leaving their dead
on the field and their wounded to be at
tended by our doctors.
'sMacDonald's Highland brigade dis
lodged the enemy on the right flank
under cover of the naval guns. in which
operation the Black Watch distinguish
ed themselves and were very skillfully
led"
Hamilton was advancing this morn
ing to difficult drift over the Kleinoet
river.
Hunter reports that Barton's brs.
gade was heavily engaged this morn.
ing two miles north of Ruidam (Rooi.
DAMP The eneny's position was quite
four miles hong and strongly held. He
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The Report Absurd.

CHICAGO, May Cen. James B.
Weaver, of Iowa, was in Chicago to-
day on his way to Sioux Falls, to at
tend the national Populist convention
Asked about the statement attributed
to him while at Indianapolis recently
that, in case of the election of Mr..
Bryan, he expected a cabinet portfolio
he said he had never made such a
statement; that the report was absurd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

ordered to proceed to the United States
to study the construction of warships,
has not left Constantinople.
The Sultan has ordered the forma-
ton of a committee to raise fund
for the relief of the Indian famine
victims,
1t is thought this will tend to neu-
tralize the effect of the recent arrests
and exile of members of the young
Turkish party.
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TweSty-five hundred IDLE.

JOLIET, ILL.,, May 6.-The converter
and billet mills of the Illinois Steel
Company's plant here are closed in
definitely, as the result of the closing
of the American Steel and Wire Com
pany mills. The steel company's rod
mills closed two weeks ago for the
same reason. About $500 men are
idle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

CHICAGO, May 6.-The Chronicle
tomorrow will say:
Bryan and Towne-that was the
way the probable Democratic. Popu-
listic and Lincoln Republican national
ticket was framed up as result of a
conference yesterday afternoon be-
tween the three parties at the Sher-
man House. The Presidential nomi-
nation was not discussed, as being a
foregone conclusion. but when the
confereeS had delved into the puzzle
of the vice presidential situation,
Charles A. Towne, of Duluth, Mimi,
stood on a pinnacle of Importance
that dwarfed other possibilities. The
Populist representatives at the cor
ference were Senator Marion Butler,
of South Carolina, chairman of his
party's national committee; Gen. J. B.
Weaver, of Iowa, and Congressman
George SHIRLEY, of Virginia. The Re-
publicans were represented by Senator
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, and ex-
Senator George Dubois, of Idaho.
Mr.. Towne, though chairman of the
Lincoln Republican national commit
tee, did not attend the meeting, owing
to the position in which he stood re-
garding the matter under discussion.
The Democratic representatives at
the conference were Vice Chairman
J. G. Johnson, of the national COM
mittee, and Daniel j. Campau, of De-
troit, national committeeman from
Michigan. Col. w. ]. Bryan was not
present.
Il am not interesting myself in the
vice presidential nomination" he said.
II have seen the men of the three par
ties present in the city to day, hut |
am not saying anything regarding con-
ferences. I'm going home for d two
months rest on my farm
The Populist plan does not contem-
plate the nomination of Mr.. Towne az
the national convention this week in
Sioux Falls, S. D. The programme of
the leaders. so ia, as leaders of the
Populists can lay out the wor for a
convention, contemplates the nomina-
ton of Bryan without naming any one
for second place.
The convention, it was stated, will
be asked to name a committee to at
tend the Democratic and Silver Re-
publican conventions in Kansas City.
This body will be empowered to rat
ify the nomination of the two parties,
which are expected to agree on ma
tional ticket, but in case of their fail
ure to put up satisfactory running
mate for the Nebraska statesman, it
will be authorized to name a Populist
candidate.
The object in giving such extensive
powers to a committee. it was iuLl-
mated, was that the party might hold
a club over the Democratic party to
insure the reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform. Assurances We're de-
clared to have been given that this
would not be done. in which case il
was said nothing stood in the way
of a satisfactory fusion of all three
parties, thus avoiding the tom Wat
son mistake" of 1896.
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IN sTATU QUO.

No New Developments in the Turkish
Controversy.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 6.-The
United States legation is doing moth
ing in the indemnity matter which,
apparently. is now forming the sub
ject for direct communication between
the Yildiz Kiosk and the Turkish min
lister in Washington
Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha, whom
an imperial trade. issued April 25th,
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there was not the usual amount of
freight on the pier, as the Comal
sailed at 8 o'clock on Saturday after
noon and cleared up most of the over
flow. positively cannot fix the origin
of the fire, give the amount of damage
or approximate the amount of insur-
ance."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

LONDON May Z, 4:10 a. m.-Lord
Roberts is making better progress
than any one had dared to hope. and
is meeting with success at all points.
The only news of the actual occupa-
ton of Winburg is the incidental ref
erence to it in the dispatch from Vet
river describing Gen. Pole-Carew's OPP
erations, but as the late news of Gem
Hamilton's operations dated Saturday
morning was that he was then pre-
pairing to force the difficult passage
over Little Vet river on the Bloem-
fontein-Winburg road. there be no
doubt that the news of the occupation
is accurate.
The Beers, following their CUSTOM
airy practice. had evacuated their posi-
lions on the Vet river during Satur-
day night. AS Lord Roberts, advance
ing along the railway, and Gen. Hamil-
ton twenty miles to the east, threat
ened the two wings of the Boer forces,
it would not be surprising to hear
that they had also evacuated Winburg.
Gen. Hamiltons advance will pre-
vent the Boer forces in the direction
of Thaba N'Chu joining their main
army near Winburg.
Gen. Rumble, on Saturday, had ar
rived in pursuit of the Beers seven
miles north of Thaba N'Chu. COM
polling the Beers to retire in an east
erly direction.
A Boer account of the capture OF
Brandfort says:
''The federal forces, although weak
in numbers, offered strong resistance.
| but they were forced by the over
whelming force opposed to them to
evacuate the town."
Gen. Hunters progress, although
slower, is satisfactory. The idea that
the relief of Mafeking is in sight. how
ever, appears to have been premature.
| as the Beers in that quarter are still
stoutly resisting the British advance.
| According to a dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Cape Town, a special
| expedition to the westward left KIM
berley a few days ago and will en-
deavor to relieve Mafeking, while Gen.
Hunter and Lord Methuen are operat-
ing on either side of the Vaal river
in conjunction with Lord Roberts'a
army.
| From Lourenzo Marques come vari.
Gus rumors that Col. Plumer has beer
reinforced and is again advancing to-
/ ward Mafeking. Another report says
that Mafeking has been relieved and
Gen. Lommer. with 1900 Beers, cap
| tured at Fourteen Streams
Women have been placed in the gov.
eminent Offices in the Transvaal in or
der to relieve the burghers for active
service. Two New South Wales Lane
ers who escaped from Wateryil prison,
have arrived at Delagoa Bay after q
dangerous journey.
The Volksraad will meet in Pretoria
to-day. Probably the sitting will be
| memorable.
The johannesburg shell factory has
resumed work with Austrian. Italian
| and Greek workmen.
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OIL NEWS.

Stole Bros well in the Proctor field
in Wetzel county, was drilled in late
Saturday. There was no showing of
oil, but the well proved to be very
big gasser. 1t is understood the firm
is looking for purchaser.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

DENVER, Colo., May 6.-According
to the most conservative estimate, it
will take two weeks to renair the
100000 damage wrought Oh the road
bed of the Colorado & Southern rail-
way in Platte Canon by thu recent
floods.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07
WHEELING, WA, MONDAY, NAY I, 1900.
BRYAN and IONNE.
THIS MAY BE COMPLEXION OF DEM
OCRATIC, POPULIST AND LIN
coin REPUBLICAN TICKET
AS A RESULT OF CONFERENCE
HELD BY PROMINENT MEN IN CHI
CAGO YESTERDAY.

Mr.. Bryan Was Not Present at the
Meeting, But Other Leaders Were,
and the Gathering Was a Notable
and Important One-The POpulist
Convention VIII Name Commit
tee to Attend the Kansas City
Convention.
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Special to the Register.

SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, May e.
Grace King, aged u, was fatally burn
ed Saturday afternoon. She was lift
ing pot from a stove when her dress
caught Her grandfather. Peter King,
and Mr.. Kepner were badly burned try
ing to save her life
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A MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE.
MALLORY LINE STEAMSHIP PIER AT
AT NEW YORK BURNED EARLY
YESTERDAY MORNING.
ONLY ONE LIFE WAS LOST.
THE RESCUE OF THE CREW OF
THE STEPHEN b. ELKINS.

The Heroic Fight to Save Wife
and Babe From Drowning-Excft-
ing Scenes and Incidents of "a Big
Conhagratfon-Vario Forms of
Craft Towed Out of the Reach of
the FIames-BuiIdings on shore
Scorched-Interview With Henry
Mallory.
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Burned to Deafh.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
HAMLIN, W. Va, May 6.-The little
five-yearold daughter of Kemp Love-
joy, near jerks, saw men burning
brush and piled up grass and sticks to
initiate them, She set it on fire and
her clothing ignited, burning her to
death.
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Committed Suicide.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Daniel Shaw, the
originator of the toilet supply system
for offices, committed suicide to-day,
by shooting himself. Dependency ov-
er i'll health was the cause.
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THE ADVANCE ON PRETORIA,
LORD ROBERTS REPORTS PRO
GRESS, BUT HAS HARD ROAD
TO TRAVEL.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED.
THE BOERS ARE FALLING BACK TO
STRONG POSITIONS,

Hut the English Losses During the
Past Few Days Must Have Been
Heavy-The Beers Put Up stout
Resistance at All Points-Artillery
Duel at the Vet Rivera sharp
Engagement mt Rooidan-A Gem
eraI Review of the Situation.
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oil Markets.

OIL CITY. Pa, May 5.-Credit balances
1.47; certificates no bid. Shipments, 81
7Ss bbls: average, 50, 754 bbls. Runs. 80, 754
bbls: average 97.S14 bbls.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6.-For
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio-Showers
Monday and probably Tuesday; winds
mostly fresh northeasterly.
For West yirginia-Showers and thun-
oder storms Monday and probably Tues
day; cooler Monday in northwest half:
variable winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07

Mr.. c. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations Of
temperature yesterday: a. M. u: o
a. Y m. 50: 8 p. m. 50; p. M, "a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-07
ADMIRAL DEWEY En- TOUR.
HE MET WITH A MAGNIFICENT
POPULAR RECEPTION IN THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
GREETED BY MANY THOUSANDS
ESCORTED AT MEMPHIS BY A DE-
TACHMENT OF CONFEDERATE
VETERANS,

An Old Farmer Who Presented a
bunch of Wild Flowers to "Cap-
tain Dewey"-They Were Gra-
ciously Received-He AcknowI-
edged That He Was the "Ffghting
Mana Denial by the Admiral.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-25
LIVE ON ONE MEAL A DAY.
Plan Followed by n Nation of An
tiquIty for One thousand Years
-eood Results.

1t is by no means impossible that
the newest world lecturer will allude
to the delays of the single meal re-
form, says Health Culture. The one
meal a day plan was successfully prae-
ticed by some sO,0OO.OOO men of the
healthiest, wealthiest and most intel
ligent nations Of antiquity for nearly
1000 years. No unpreiudiced observer
can deny that for the vast plurality OF
bur fellow men there Is no other prac-
ticable way to live up to the principle
Of the sanitary maxim: Never to eat
till we have leisure to digest. Nine
out of ten laborers have to hurry
from the breakfast table TO their
daily work, and cannot count upon
more than q few minutes Of after
o meal rest. The same is true Ia
rolling mills, shlpyards, railway yards
workshops and school rooms. Less
than a years time would suffice Il
give the one-meal habit the force OF
second nature, and those who would
like to form an idea OF its universe
observance during the classic period
Of antiquity should read Peter Bayle'i
dissertation on domestic Life II
Athens and Rome" or De Quincy
humorous essay, published In the sec
ond volume Of miscellanies, under tn,
title Dinner. Real and Reputed.
There would be time for play, for read
ing, for the enjoyment of art anC
entertaining conversation. Sunstroke.
would be known only from the tradi
lions Of unsanitary barbarism. Tn,
granger's youngsters would get after
noon sports enough to think life on
farm decidedly worth living. N,
after-dinner martyrdom would temp
truants, housekeeping drudger,
would be lessened two-thlrds.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-25
NEW RULES OF THE ROAD.
n Increase In K~oiseIeHs vehieIsI
Makes some Changes In the Old
Ones N~eeessaFy.

All the world rides these days, but
the city OF Paris seem to have gone
fairly wheel-mad. A stormy campaign
against ill-managed automobiles Is
now in progress there. The police BIZ
cycle squad, just organized to control
careless drivers. arrested 80 scorchers
during the FIRST day 1t was on duty,
says Youths Companion.
We Americans, particularly those OF
us who dwell In cities, will soon have
to deal with the same problem, and
make sure that the man who walks
and the man who rides shall each
"get his rights" We have been sub
stituting rubber for steel In tires
even in horseshoes, and replacing
stone pavements with asphalt-thal
is, e~ndeavoring TO make vehicles run
without noise. Since bicycles and au'
tomobiles are swift as well az silent
every day develops new dangers to b
guarded against in the streets.
The simple old rule Of the road
n Give pedestrians the right Of
way and turn TO the right. The new
rules must cover more ground thar
the old. Still. the pedestrians, VIII,
will always be In the majority, mus
have the right of way. But II ma.
reasonably be required that they shall
keep their eyes open, not loiter OF
crossings and never invade bicycl'
paths or driyeways.
As for riders and drivers, II SHOULD
not be permitted to propel vehicle
at such a speed that they cannot b
quickly checked, turned or stopped
Bells OF whistles should be attaches
to rubber-tired vehicles, and at nigh
such vehicles should display lighti
visible behind and before-sensibl
lights, moreover, and nst SO brilliaD
that they blind the rider and all VIII
meet him.
In Paris the automobile and the b
cycle, badly ~mishandled. have terror
lied the community, and the man VIII
walks and the nan who rides are mi
tually hostile. Perhaps this eountr
will order things more wisely. n
case demands only a spirit OF consi'
, Grafton and a modicuni Of commo
, ense.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-25

The Rock Islands proposition for cheap rate
to and from Colorado during this
summer has been neRatived by the Western
Passenger Association. In consequence notice
was served yesterday on Chairman Mcleod
by General Passenger Agent Sebastian that
the Rock Island will AXE independent action
and put In effect q rate of one fare plus 500
for the round trip from ChicasO and al inter
mediate points east of the Missouri river 70
Denver. Colorado Springs, Pueblo. Salt Lake
CITY and ogden. Tickets at this rate viii be
sold on June %. July 3 and " and August l.
From Missouri river points the same rate will
60 made on The days following these dates
Tickets at this rate also will be sold from Ms
sour river gateways. Kansas City 10 Omaha
inclusive, on July !. s and .. -Four special ex
curslons will also be run by the Rock Island
from Colorado common points to Chicago aud
intermediate stations on June "a july u ant
20 and August 4. These excursion tickets
both east and west bound. will be limited TO
return passage 70 October 81. The Rock ISLAM
announces is intention Of placing in serytc'
special trains for these excursions. leavinI
Chicago al S p. IN. and making the run :
Colorado with only one night on the road
Chicago Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-25
DEsPIsE NO ENEMY.
A Maxim for All Forsiga mihisters ia
Consider whsn ~ ThsiF
stations.

II We were asked to suggest a maxim
which should be obligatory on all for
elgn ministers II would be this; DE
spise no one, not even an empress Of
China With 800, 900, 900 Of subjects" A
foolish contempt has been the founda-
ton Of European policy In China, and
Europe has now to pay for tilt may
be u bitter price, says the London Spec
tAtor. Just think Of the mass Of illu-
sion, all OF II accepted as automatic
truth, which the events Of the past
month have disipated. II was sup
posed that the proudest court In Asia
regarded the incessant a~ggressions
on it, independence. aggressions often
Dictated by obvious OF admitted greed
Of cash, with despalring humility, with
no idea Of revenge, and with no hope Of
repairing counter blows. We now
know that the empress and her Man.
chu counselors regarded those agareE
sions with furious though suppressed
rage; that they were prepared To brave
Europe rather than not punish them.
aud that they had In profound secrecy
summoned their oply experienced gen.
eral, Tung, who has been crushing Ma
hommedans In the west, and had i'm
ported Krupp guns. shells and rifles;
had collected 10000 OF their best troops,
and stood ready when the hour arrived
to dismiss the legations, to shell the
whole feet of Europe at Taku, and to
defend Peking by force Of arms II was
supposed that the people at large were
utterly Indifferent to the insults
pressed upon their empire; that they
hardly knew Of the foreign pressursi,
and that when they did know they re.
garded them as affairs Of Picking and
not Of China. We now know that
hatred OF the foreigner for his AFRO
gance was difused through all the Chi.
nese provinces; that q secret society
OF respectable" men had been formed
everywhere to give expression to that
hatred, end that the populaee In the
north was excited to the point not only
Of committing murder, but Of running
the risk Of death. II was supposed that
there was no nan In the empire excep,
the empress, and II is now perceived
that she has beside her princes who ar,
audacious generals who can plan sue,
cessful ambuscades, Statesmen who ar
ranged q national explosion In such Sc
creey that, as Mr. Rodriek admitted
the British ambassador had no Euspi
cion Of its approach. Above all, II wal
supposed-that was an article Of faith
that the Chinese would MOI fight
Look, II was said, how they fed beior,
the japanese, Surely any European
force, half . regiment, will scatter an,
Chinese army" II Is now known tina
though Chinese soldiers fight badly the,
died In heaps In the Taku forts; tina
they "repulsed" 600 Russians and Amer
leans with heavy loss; that they knew
how to surround. so as to drive 10 de
spair, q European division; that thougl
unable to win 4 pitched battle, the,
! are able to harasS, TO intercept, /,