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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30

and march to the cemetery where APP
propriate exercises will be conducted.
Each organization win decorate the
graves of their departed members. The
Jr. O. I. A. NJ. will meet at their hall
at one o'clock this afternoon.
Booker's Indian Chargers have their
uniforms and will appear on dress pa
rade to-day. They will march over the
principal streets of the city. This is
the latest military organization in
town. and in short time the boys ex-
pect to rival ]. A. Ewings company Y.
r. X. of p. The officers of the Chargers
are: Capt. Harvey Reppetto. LIST Lieut.
Willie Stridger. LIST Sergt. George Me-
Elroy; End Sergt, Floyd Carpenter;
Drummer, Paul Parsons; Bugler, Chas.
Stidger.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
BELLAIRE.
General News From Our Belm,
County NeighDor.

General News From Our Belmont
County Neishbor.
Mrs Albert Rolf spent yesterday
with friends in Wheeling.
Henry Maggie, who has been working
at Braddock, returned yesterday.
Mrs. Ollie Kraft has returned from
visit with GAINESVILLE friends.
Matt. Gordon, who has been quite
sick for some time, is reported no bet
ter.
The barber shops and a number of
the business houses will close to-day
at II o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Wade, of Chicago, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Matte Kel-
ley, of the Windsor Hotel.
Quite number of sportsmen of this
city will attend the shooting tournal
ment on the island to-day.
The seats for the commencement ex-
ercises, which were placed on sale yes
terday, were nearly all sold by last
evening.
Marshal Johnson was in Pittsburg
yesterday visiting friends. officer
Schanefelt filed the duties as marshal
yesterday.
The Buckeye Fishing Club will give
picnic at Mozart Park next Saturday.
The club is making great preparations
for this affair.
d. Wike, of Jewett. who has been
here some days inspecting ties for the
Pennsylvania Company, returned to
his home yesterday.
Two plain DRINKS were before Mayor
Freese yesterday morning, but failed
to have any coin. Later one was en-
abled to get out with the assistance of
his friends.
Miss Jimmie McGraw will graduate
June 5th from the High school at Chi
cage, Ohio. Miss McGraw has a num-
Der of relatives and friends in this
city, which was her former home.
n. e. l.. q A. A. Picnic at Mozart
Park To-day, rain or shine. Amuse-
ments of all kinds; dancing from
j. m: to ~ midnight. Music by Bach
mans full orchestra.
A number of the uniform rank of
hnlgnlS OF PythlaS called on Everett
Godfrey last evening. The Knights
were in full uniform and were escort
ed by Mr.. Godfrey to Shindewolf's
restaurant, where refreshments were
| served.
The commencement of the schools
| at Shadyside will take place the even
ing of June 8th. The Imperial Quar-
tette, of this city, will furnish the
music. All of the graduates have
| passed the Boxwell examination. Rev.
Il. 5. Coffey will deliver the class adj
dress. Those graduating are Misses
Alta and Myrtle Rankin, Bessie
| Dreamer, May Erwin, May Mcfarland
and Mr.. D. Butler.
Two men were before Squire Nor
rell yesterday for cumming rides on
the B. & O., and after a severe lectur-
ing were allowed to go. One was a
young man, mullatto, and stated his
home was in Atlanta, Ga, but had been
IN Chicago for several years, until he
joined the Eighth Illinois infantry. of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
Other Brief Notes.

Mora Chapman and Charles Quigg,
of Pittsburg. were in the city Monday
visiting friends.
Bob" Ritchey, Joe and Ed. Higgins,
William Straghn and Louis Hepe left
yesterday for Martins Landing on a
fishing expedition.
n. Il. l.. & A. A. Picnic at Mozart
Park to-day, rain or shine. Amuse-
mentS of all kinds; dancing from
u. m. to IL midnight. Music by Bach
mans full orchestra.
The pupils in two or thre rooms of
the Central school held exercises OF
a patriotic nature yesterday afternoon
in the presence of a number of visit
ors.
Hon. Josiah Sinclair departed last
evening for Big Run, in the vicinity of
Comeron, where he will make an ad-
dress to-day at the memorial services
of the G. A. r.
The w. G. T. u. of Marshall county
held an executive meeting at the M
E. Church a few days ago and elected
Mrs. Thatcher, of Moundsville, as
county president.
A very pleasant hop was given at
the Pabst hall last evening by. the
members of the Empire club Many
young persons were present and dane
ing was freely INDUCED in. Prof. Long
furnished the music.
1t is learned that Will Thomas, OF
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MOUNDsvILLE.

Harry S. Hedlesten is visiting friends
at New Matamoras, 0.
j. f. Sivert is spending the day at
his home at Rosby's Rock.
]. H. Brantner, of the Moundsville
Art Company, leaves to-day on two
days trip to Pittsburg.
Mrs. S. w. Mathews and Miss Louisa
Roscoe arrived home from Washington,
D. c., on Monday evening.
]. NJ. Williams will remove from
Seventh street to the Dakan and ST.
vert building on Water street to-mor-
row.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Clarence Walters, aged "a, and
Laura l. Knoll, aged 20, both Of
Moundsyille.
James F. Swigert and Miss Clara
CIT, of Rosby's Rock, were united in
marriage by Rev. w. B. King, at the
Mound City hotel yesterday morning.
The K. of P. outing to Steubenville,
on the steamer Urania, will be largely
attended by the Knights and their
friends and a very enjoyable trip IL
assured all who go.
Some sneak thief entered the resi-
dence of Hillman Crow, on Second
street. Monday evening and stole a
small sum of money belonging to Mr..
Crows sister, who boards with him.
w. w. Echols, officer of the State
Humane Society, came down yesterday
and took Tom Young. of McMechen,
before Squire Pierce, who committed
him to the Reform School at Prunty-
town. He will be taken there about
June 18th.
The A. F. & A. NJ. of this city. held an
interesting communication last eve
ming. Work was done in the third
| degree. A number of visitors were
present from sister lodges. After adj
journment they took supper at the
Mound City hotel.
A boy whose name could not be
learned, cut his foot very badly on a
piece of glass, while loafing around
the Fostoria glass house. Frank Cal
lahan dressed the wound and Ed. Al
! lison sent him to his home in the low
er part of town on a car.
Thos. Fleming has received word
from the Garner oil field saying that
the South Penn Co. has drilled their
No. on the Garner lease to the tor
of the sand and have prospects for q
good producer. Their Nos II and II
| on the same farm are due this week
Richard Clegg has returned to his
home in Illinois, after short visit tc
/ his former home here. He took his
little daughter home with him. Mr.
| Clegg was formerly an employee OF tbs
| Ohio Raver Railroad Company, and
for a number Of years he has resided
| in Illinois
This afternoon the G. 4. R., w. r
G., Sons OF Veterans. Jr. A. O. u. III
K G. e. and several other organiza
tons will assemble 1t the Court Hous.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
Marks From Below.
PARKERSBURG-R feet 6 inches
and falling. Raining and warm.


The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed feet inches and stationary.
Pilot Thomas Doneley, of Evans
willie, is reported as being violently in
sane.
The officers Of the Falls City report
the capture at Lock 4 on the Kentucky
river of a l5-inch alligator, which was
found in the old cribbing the govern
ment workmen were tearing away.
Elijah Matthews, of greensboro. O.,
a former clerk on the steamer New
South, has received his license as cap
tain. and will take command of the
boat.
The return of the old bell of the
steamer Baltimore to st. Louis has
given rise TO discussions about steam
boat bells by the old rivermen. 1t is
asserted by some that the finest toned
bell that was ever on the Mississippi
river steamers was the one on the old
steamer Grand Tower, for which
steamer it was cast.
Capt. E. A. Burnside, master of the
steamer Il. r. Andrews, and assistant
superintendent of the Kanawha and
Ohio Co., is preparing a petition which
he will have signed numerously and
which he will send to Maj w. H.
Bixby, United States engineer, asking
him to have the dam at Guyan raised
to 51a feet, and to have the bottom
of the river further smoothed off by
removing more of the large loose rocks
that abound in the river at that point
The new towboat ]. B. Finley has
sight steel boilers in which filtered
water is used. 1t is expected the boat
will be able to make one round trip
between Louisville and New Orleans
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this place, who has been stationed at
Fort Monroe, at Old Point Comfort,
will leave for Cuba in couple OF
weeks, having received orders, trans
ferring him to the island.
An arm on one of the vessels at the
Wheeling steel plant was accidentally
broken Monday, causing the entire de-
partment to close down. The neces-
sary repairs are being hastily made
and work may be resumed at the plant
in two or three days.
The local w. IT. u. is arranging
for silver medal contest, to be given
at the M. E. Church on the evening
of June 18th. Two medals will be
awarded, one to the successful contest
ant in music and the other to the sue
cessful contestant in literature.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30

the late war. He had his discharge
papers and said he wanted to get 10
Wheeling, where he could secure q
position.
The G. A. r. and Woman's Relief
Corps will meet at G. A. R. hall this
morning at $50 to march to Rose
Hill cemetery to decorate the graves of
their comrades. The school children
will take part. The twoaorders of
mechanics, also the Jurnior Mechanics
band will furnish music. Separate de-
tails will be sent in conveyance to the
other cemeteries. In the afternoon
special services will be held in the
G. A. r. hall, commencing at 2:30,
when memorial address will be
given.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
Marks From Above.

add MARKS FROM ABOVE
e. e. .. .siA 81 " y u - siass1 %
STEU River feet 2 inches
and stationary. Cool and raining.
BROWNSVILLs-Riv 8 feet and sta
tionary.
WARREN River 6 foot Cloudy and
cool.
OIL CITY-River foot and stationary
Cloudy and cool.
MORGANTOWN-R feet and sta
tionary. Cloudy and warm.
GRIGENSBORO-Rive Z feet and fall
Ing Weather, showers
PITTSBURG-Riye 3.4 feet and falling
Raining
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
BRIDGEPORT.

Chronicle of Daily Events from the
Town Across the Way.
Mrs. E. E. South left yesterday to
visit friends at Pittstburg.
Carl Trunk has sold his saloon in the
West End to Herbert Sclosser.
The Bridgeport base ball club will
play the Massilon team Sunday.
Mrs. r. Ball. who has been quite
sick with tonsilitis, is much improved.
Mrs. J. B. briggs and Miss Lena
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
To-Aaorrow's Packets.

Pittsburg, Greenwood, 6 a. m.
Pittsburg, Lorena, 6 a. m
Cincinnati, Avalon, s a. m.
Parkersburg. Bedford, 1880 a. m.
Newport, Jewel, II a. m.
Steubenville, I. NJ. Bayne, 2:3O p. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
SiSterSYille Ruth $50 D. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
BENW00D.

School Children will Render Patri-
otic Exercises and Decorate the
Soldiers Graves This Morning.
Other Notes of Interest.
At the North Benwood school this
morning at $50 o'clock the pupils
will observe Memorial Day by render
ing the following elaborate and inter-
eSting programme:
Song God Bless Our Native Land
Scripture Lesson and Prayer
Song THE Stars and Stripes"
Reading ........... Origin of Memorial Day
May Smith.
Recitation. What Can the Children Do?
Louie Dowler.
Recitation. ..............Fo For Freedoms Call
Bessie Creighton.
Frank McVay.
Song, ...-............."Scatt the Flowers
Recitation. The Nations Dead
Stella Wagner.
Recitation. ........-..........-.O Our Country
Myrtle McVay.
Seven Girls of No. 2.
SONG. Tribute to the Brave"
Reading. Our National Flag
Willie Benke.
Recitation ...................Tr True Herolsm
Victor Rigot.
Recitation. The Palmetto and the Pine
Conner Smith.
Recitation. ...................N NOT faiture
Frank Dettman.
Reading. ........The Heroes of the Maine
Walter Carl.
.....-....s.-.. ...s.s...ss.s.ss-
Florence Lyons.
a Flag Exercise. .........................-
Pupils of No. /.
Recitation. Cover Them over
Maggie Hysenberger
Song THE Banner of the Union
After the programme the pupils and
parents will march TO the BOggs Run
cemetery and decorate the soldiers
graves.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
Yesterdays Departures.

Cincinnati, keystone State.
Pittsburg, Avalon.
Parkersburg, Bedford.
Newport, Jewel
Steubenville, T. NJ Bayne.
Clarington, Leroy.
Sistersville, Ruth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
To-Day's Boats.

Charleston, Kanawha, a. IN.
Steubenyille, T. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 p. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
SistersYille Ruth, $50 .. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
Wednesday,, June 9th, boo, at 1900
O'Clock Meris Aan,

for the purpose CT select AZ nominees for
the following offices: CT )vernor, Auditor.
Attorney General, state superintendent OF
Free Schools, Treasurer, Two Judges or tho
at-Large for President And Vice President
of the United States. NJ emoers Of the State
transaction Of S 8eh ather business as may
properly come efore Il.
1t was also ordered that each County
shall have one ele tate IN said Convention
for each one hppdIed 900 votes or frac-
ton thereof Of Fl fty 500 votes or more cast
in such county for electors for President
and Vice Presid,fnt Of the United states
at the election OIL November 6tn. 1896. that
rs to saw
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30
POLITICAL.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR STATE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

At meeting OF the State Degenerate
Executive Committee. held 1T Charles
ton, West Virginia on the Is III Of Janu-
airy, 1900, It was ordered that ~ State Con-
vention of accredited represen 81 tivee OF tho
Democratic party of West Virginia be
held at the City of Parker Aburg, in the
County Of Wood. on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-30

cit costs no more
to smoke the
best.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
NIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1900.
Inheritance Tax Constitutional.

The supreme court of the United States
announced Monday opinions in the cases
arising under the inheritance tax provis-
ion of the war revenue act, and also i'm a
case involving the applicability of the
State Inheritance Tax law of New York to
estates composed of government bonds.
There were five decisions under the feder-
al law and one under the state law, but
two of the former class applied, as did one
of the latter class, to the taxation of gov
eminent bonds The court held that
neither under the state nor the national
enactment were national bonds exempt
from taxation. The validity of the gener-
al federal law was affirmed, but it was
held to be purely applicable to legacies and
not to the entire estates of deceased per-
sons, the court holding that "the tax is on
the passing of legacies or distributive
shares of personality, with progressive
rate on each, separately determined by the
sum of each of such legaces or dlstribu-
tive shares"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
NEWS IN BRIEF
Eight Years in Jail.

Ex-PrssIdent Cole, Charged with Mis-
npprOprIatIDg 100000 OF the Funds
Of the Globe National Bank Brought
to Greenfield Monday.
Charles H. Cole, formerly president of
the defunct Globe national bank, was SEN
fenced in the United States court at Bos-
ton Monday to eight years in Greenfield
Jail for the incorporation of funds of
the wrecked institution. Cole was brought
to Boston late in December from Los An
geles, Cal, and indicted for the misappro-
priating of 100000 Later he pleaded
guilty to the several counts. The selection
of Greenfield Jail as the place of confne-
ment, it is said, was made at the instance
of the friends Of Mr.. Cole. Reason for eff
fort to have the sentence served at that
place were the salubrious climate and the
fact that the Jail building is a new one.
Cole is in poor health.
Cole. accompanied by his wife, three
sons and Marshals Walters and Ruhl,
reached Greenfield at $50 p. NJ, Monday
night.
In response to a note from a CORES
pondent asking Cole for a statement, his
eldest son, Charles, said that Cole had
nothing to say regarding his sentence.
Young Cole said that the United States Of
ficials had extended every courtesy toward
his father He also expressed the gratitude
of the family toward T. w. Lawson and
B. w. Wells for acting as Coles bondsmen.
When the train reached Greenfield the
| party was driven to the Mansion House
and took supper. After supper they re-
tired to rooms reserved for the family,
where an hour was spent in saying last
| fararuallo ofkar II GNola
panied by his three sons and the deputies,
was driven to the Jail, arriving there at
500. Deputy Sheriff Richardson, the
keeper of the Jail, was waiting to receive
Cole Deputy Walters introduced his pris-
oner to the sheriff and then presented the
sons. The door to the cell room was thrown
| open. Cole embraced each of his sons.
Not sound was heard but the sobbing of
the young men and the broken words,
| "Good-by."
Just as Cole was led into the cell room
his youngest son turned and said in a voice
choked with sobs: keep your courage up.
The sons then left the building and the
iron doors changed behind the prisoner
| There was less than five minutes from the
time the party entered the jail until Cole
was in his cell. The cell in which Cole
spent his first night in prison is No. 8 in
the second tier of the north wing. Tues
day he was placed in No. z, a double cell
in the south wing. So far no arrange
ments have been made for supplying Cole
with special quarters or a special table to
be provided for by his family.
No. is the cell in which Murderer
Jack" O'Neil spent the time between re
ceiving sentence and his execution about
two years ago.
1t is not yet known what kind Of work
Cole will do in prison, although Jailer
Richardson intimated that it was possible
he might be employed as prison accountant.
The only work performed by the prisoners
is chair making and farming, only the
trusted prisoners being allowed to engage
in the latter. 1t is likely that Coles life
in prison will be made as comfortable as
possible.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
900 People HomeIesa.

Fire which broke out in the Farmers
Market House, at Fifth and Federal streets,
completely destroyed that building, ten
stores and about 90 small dwellings in
Camden, N. j., Sunday, causing a loss es-
timated at 5000, 900 and making homeless
about $50 persons. Boys set fire to large
pile of tarred lumber which had been
stored in the market house by the Bell Tel
ephone company The flames spread rap
idly through the grease soaked market
house and communicated to row of small
houses in the rear, at the same time eating
their way into Federal street and entering
the old post-office building adjoining and
partly destroying it. This building had
been abandoned by the government only a
few weeks ago. The Philadelphia fire de-
partment was called upon for assistance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
Wireless TelegrRphy.

Electricians used to the older methods
of telegraphy, and business men interest
ed in them, are somewhat reluctant to ac-
knowledge the possibilities of wireless
biography" just as gas engineers were
slow to believe in electric lighting. 1t Is
human nature. Unable to deny that Mar
conf has been successful in a measure,
some telegraph engineers are disposed to
limit the wireless telegraph to short dis
tances of few miles, and say it will only
be useful for coast communication to light.
ships, etc. Prof. K. A. Fessenden, how
ever, in the transactions of the Ameri-
can Institute of Electrical Engineers"
shows that Marconis law for the range of
signalling, namely, that it is proportional
to the product Of the heights of the verti-
cal wires used at the sending and receiving
stations, has a rational basis, and, there
fore, with high enough sending and receiv-
ing wires, as well as powerful sparks, and
slight improvements in the apparatus, the
range might be carried to a thousand miles
or more London Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
Municipal OwnsrshIp Abroad.

Few people realize the extent TO which
the principle of municipal ownership has
been carried on the other side of the Allan
tic. Rome has bakery owned and ope-
rated by the city. Municipal restaurants
exist in Paris, Lyons and Bordeaux. A
municipal eating house at Chemnitz, Sax
ony, sells on an average 5000 dinners
annually and makes profit OF nearly $780,
700. Lancaster, England, has purchased a
large dwelling house and fitted it up as a
municipal lodging house. This seems
strange to Americans. Stranger still is the
recent action of the London city council
which has just reported plan to spend
S2,5OOOOO in building double cottages with
gardens attached for laborers, the rent of
which will be from Sl.20 to 81. 40 per week.
Il Burlington News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
Noted Bunco Man Arrested.

Harry Witherell, one of the most adroit
bunco men in the United States, was ar
rested at Boston Friday while he was max
ing an attempt to swindle an aged man
named Ira Hilands out of $4,000. Wither-
ell pretended that Mr.. Hilands had won
$4,000 in game which Witherell intro
duced, and said he would pay the $4,000 if
Mr.. Hilands would produce an equal
amount, to show that he could have paid
over the sum in case he had lost. An APP
pointment was made on a certain street
corner, but Mr.. Hilands became suspicious
and notified the police, who arrested With
erell when he came to meet his intended
victim. whitehall had a pal who was not
captured. 1t is thought that Witherell
may be the man who worked the gold brick
game on Daniel Leonard of Feeding Hills,
Mass, recently for $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
s,eepIe Climber Fell Feet.

One of the most frightful deaths that ever
has occurred in Lowell, Mass, was that of
Thomas McDermott, a painter, who fell
from the steeple of St. Patrick's church to
the ground, distance of 175 feet, Monday.
The spire is being reprinted and the cross
regilded by a steeple climber from New
York. McDermott was not employed on
the job, but entered the church while SER
vice was being held, and passed up through
the belfry and got to the outside of the
steeple through a window. He got upon
the staging, lost his hold and fell, striking
the roof of the church, and finally landing
on a picket fence, where the body was i'm
paled. A box of matches in his pocket set
fire to his clothing, and this added to the
CHASTITY character of the spectacle presented
when his mangled body was found on the
fence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
Inc ease In Boston q Names Business.

Boston & Maine gross and net earnings
for the first quarter of the current calendar
year shows fair sized increase, and the
surplus for the quarter amounts to SIS, IA,
against deficit last year of $29,j for
the corresponding three months. This
gives an increase of S67, G77 on the surplus
account, due partly to decrease of $40, 1919
in charges. On the whole, therefore, the
statement is gratifying exhibit for the
stockholders TO peruse, especially in view
of the fact that expenses were not met in a
parsimonous manner, but actually ncreas-
ed by upwards Of 1892, 900 for the period
under review.