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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-14
ST. MARY'S

ST. MARY'S. w. Va. July l3-N Ogdln
has completely severed his connection with
the mercantile business. having sold his
remaining interest in the Peoples store
to Scott Gamer. The firm will be known
hereafter as Riggs & Gamer. MIR Ogdln
has been in the business here for about
sixteen years and has deserved all the
success that has attended him.
Circuit Clerk X. A Flesher and his wife
left on Friday morning for a three weeks
stay at Webster Springs
Word was received here last Saturday
that DR.. w. A. Hammer had not two
hours to Ave He was at the Parkersburg
hospital. in. with typhoid pneumonia. A
change took Mace the same day. and now
Si4~ on the -xap.d recovery
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FOREIGN HOSTS IN CHINA.

made
in
= a
rre. he on his subiec
foreigners seemed fasuou They htated
forget-m me n rem
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WOMAN BUFFALO HeRUeR

"Mfs Nary A. Goodnight. Of Goodnight
Texas. enjoys the distinction of being the
only woman In the world who owns a
herd az bufraloes There are one hundred
In the herd more than half ~ which are
pure bred. the remainder being 'catsloes,
rs n cross between a buffalo and "A CAL
loway COW is called" writes y. J. Davi-
son ia the Ladies' Home Journal ''Nhe
oatsiucs have tho same hump rs the buff
falocs, and shaggy hair hut their color
varies from jet black to light brown. and
they are most readily distinguished from
the pure breed bv their horns. which are
longer The cutalocs are also much more
tractable. aud can soon he taught 90 eat
nut ~ ones hand Rut the full-blooded
huffaioes-of the Goodnight herd At least
never repose fIll confidence In man.
Hig aud powerfi a. thct are thev are
tifuid aud run away at the slightest
alarm. thnush they have taken f"pd from
their owner hand from tn oppositc side
OF "A fence nor VIII they attack unless
wounded ~ driven into close quarters
Nfs Goodf AIT does not regard the pure
bred buffniOes a. Trustworthy. and does
not consider "a safe TO 20 among them
on foot Mrs Goodnight also has a herd
81 nftoen riks In The great park. two
square miles in area each animal herds
Nlth its Kind Even the pure-blooded buf-
faio looks with royal contempt upon his
plebeian halt brother the cataio. and The
'vo Keep vide auart IN separate sna dts
fNfHUf aFf.HFIa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27
Gas HEATING

A question OF everyday interest TO a
large number of people In this city. par
ucuiarly at this season of the year. IN
the quantity OF gas required To 10 con-
sumed In an ordinary gas stove 10 heat
n given-sized room. ON this subject tho
English Journal OF Gas Lighting recent
~ published some data based on an ex-
perencc extending over eight or nine
years and covering rooms OF every de-
scription. According to this journal 10
heat room IL by II by 10, requires on an
average not more than - cubic feet per
day of twelve hours. or five cubic feet
per hour This ~ or the basis Of season
able care being taken not Ia waste the
gas and 10 light the heater only when IL
is required. At ten cents per hundred GU
bic feet, the local rate this represents "a
cost OF six cents per day. Rooms. of
course, vary I'm the amount of heat To
keep them warm, depending upon their
exposure, the character OF the walls,
amount or glass, etc. The most difficult
task encountered during the authors ex-
perience. was to heat room - feet
square and " feet inches high. which
had three outside walls and very large
windows In this case an annual con
sumption ~ 5000 cubic feet was neces-
ga
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27
CONGRESS AND NEW WARSHIPS.

shall be increased in
strength reasonable dispatch, there is ground for
complaint the action striking from the naval
appropriation provision for the of two batleshs
Secretary asked for appropriation
Tor Representatives gave its
approval his request The Senate however took different view
agreed with the warships will be
by the present bill
The in its decision influenced greatly
desire economical Rather does appear that its action
was dictated chiefly by consideration
practical the question. The Senate
the fact that in this there only three four
ship building with plants sufficient capacity
called these gud with
government wse therefore, in senaes
for shall be completed the large ship
building be placed position make bids for the
structou of the warshps planned
There the argument that if the building
ships would be little doubt that
bidders would be found This contention based
the that there number of pbuidng plants which
though equipped present magnitude involved
beshps would be able the
strength government the capital
o enlarge their facilities to the required capacity.
course however would be somewhat in the of
experiment experiments such costly should be
expense national treasury While it is
monopoly Of
governments ship building would be many
busnesske give
quate plants
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pI e D.

ABRAM-In Providence. r. T., 25th inst.
Ann. wife OF Joseph G. Abram, aged %
years.
CoyLE-In this city. 26th inst at her
lnte reridence, 80 Royal street sarah
Coyle.
FoRD-In woonsocket, at her home, 81
Providence street. 25th inst. Ellen
Brown, wife of Albert A. Ford, aged II
years.
GRIMEs-In this city. ceth inst, Adelaide
r.. wife OF Thomas Grimes. and daugh-
ter OF Mary and the late William Man
ming of Boston.
Funeral from her late residence No.
227 Angel street, Thursday az a. IN.
Requiem services at st. Joseph's church
at e3O. Relatives and friends invited TO
attend.
boston, New York and woonsocket
papers please copy.
L.ENAIIAN-In this city, 2sth inst, James
r. Lenahan.
I.oNG-In this city, 25th inst. Emma.
wife of Fred Long. aged 80 years and II
months.
LoNG-In this city, 24th inst, Rosie
Florence Daughter OF Fred and Emma
Long, ages II years, 10 months and %
days.
MGIRrs--In this city, 18th inst, Margar-
ct. wife OF James McGirl.
RAAB-rn this city. 26th inst, Robert
Raab, aged - years
RABBITT-In this city. Sth inst. Mar
garet. wife OF the late John II. Rabbit.
TEEvENs-In this city. Goth inst. Liz
zie Teevens. aged q years.
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jhs Gossio.
0LNEYvlLLE.

At the Concord street school yesterday
afternoon "Hiawatha" was given by the
children and was under the supervision
Of the principal The following is the
program:
TabIeau I-Scene, '"rhe Pipe OF Peace; 70
Archer Sanderson, reader: Indian chiefs,
Earl b. Kent, James Singleton. Howard
q. Sherwood, f.. Walter Smith. Earl
Mills, william II. Mcdonnell, Earl w.
Pierce, Samuel f.. Gardner, John Brit
whistle, William c. Trap, Harold Drew
and w Everett Jordan.
Tableau 2-Scene, childhood OF Hia-
watha:" Gladys Richards, reader; GRACE
Toof Nokoms; Warren Smith, Hiawa-
ths.
Tableau 3-Scene, Youth of Hiawa-
tha:" Clarence Smith, reader; Harry
Fiske. iiswstha.
Tableau 4-Scene, Arrow Makers
Home:" May Snow, reader; Mabel r..
Nyalch. Minnehaha E. Walter Smith, ar
row maker; Albert Reynolds. Hiawaths.
Tableau b-scene, "EIiawstha's WOO
ing" Agnes Murphy, reader; Mabel r,
walch. Miunehaha: L.. Walter SIN "a,
arrow maker; Albert Reynolds, Hiaws-
tha.
Tableau s-scene, Wedding Feast of
Eiawatha" Irene Laraway, reader;
recitations and tableaux, Susie Moore,
Bertha l.. steere Harry IT, Amy Wright.
Walter II. Stare. Harry I. Watson, Hsr-
~ J. starre, Eta ~. Dudley, Ethel J.
Rrophy. Charles ]. Mckenns, Irene r.
Melvin. Fred Buttle, Harry J.. Thorpe.
Jessie T.. Parkinson, Mollie A. MELON
ough, Grace A. Kerr, NJ. Josephine Nc
Caffery. oscar -. Davis and those In the
preceding tableaus.
Tahleau Scene. THE Death NJ Min
nchaha;' recitations and tableaus by
Ruth Hall. Grace Watson, Olive Ranger,
laura smith. Grace walsh Maud Bowen.
Gertrude Martin. Jennie Fenner, Gracs
Mills. Ethel Speak, Alicia Singleton, Kate
Roberts
Annie T. Iangdon, wife OF Charles
Lanedon, died at her home. i5S Eastwood
avenue. at noon yesterday. Mrs. Lang
don had been ill for some time. and the
family being in strsitened circum-
stances. she wanted for many little deli
cartes she leaves Ave small children.
which makes the case particularly sad
she was cared for TO some extent By her
neighboTs.
ye.terdsy one OF them called az the
house lust before noon and found the
house cold. the children partly undressod
and. in going into Mrs. Langdon's room
found her dead upon her bed
The funeral OF James r. Leuahan viii
be held tomorrow morning at $50 from
his home. 10 Lsyaughn street. lie leave.
a wife ana three children.
Mrs Rabbit will be buried from At
Anfhonv's church tomorrow morning al
go
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

Before the Indiana legislature there iS
pending measure intended 10 promote
uniform schon on the part Of the various
states OF the Union against trusts. The
proposition Is that the governor shall ap-
point a commission of fve me mbers, and
shall ask the governors of other states
20 take similar action. When the com
missions are all appointed they arc TO
meet and recommend uniform legislation.
II Dr. Garvln We're not helping 20 make
laws for Rhode Island up at the new
state House. one would imagine that he
had framed and presented this antitrust
measure In ths iioosisr legislature.
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Chat 4bouf
People.

With ex-Gov. Dyer and Gen. Charles
r Brayton as official representatives
OF Rhode Island at the inaugural cere-
monies AT Washington, ID. c.. OH Mon
day next, the state Will be well rep
resented. Gen. Miles. the chief mar
shall. has sent special invitation 10
Gen. Brayton to sprve on the recep-
tion committee.
From what I hear there is a great
chance for the astronomical mathe-
msticians in the apps lance OF the
new star, and so far, there does
not seem 10 be much unanimity OF
opinion over tho strange planet.
go
While in downtown store yester-
day, heard one man say TO another:
"BIlIy. I've got YOU down for ticket.
We are getting up rafre FOR a poor
man in our vicinity" Billy's reply
was: Excuse me. Frank, for I
wouldn't know what TO do with a poor
man II L won him. Just think this
over and see II YOU don't set Billy
down for a cold blooded cynic.
go
heard a good story on the w. G.
r. L. of neighboring city yesterday.
One good woman. when asked to con-
tribute 10 a bazaar horrihed the COM
mittee by saying she would send some
wine jelly When this was refused.
she sent mince PIE. and l hear IL
had some good "stuff'' in II. Where
was Mrs. Nation?
90
According To all accounts the people
OF Newport seem disposed to ''slop
over Gunner Morgan. and are liable
TO do him more harm than good. Mr..
Morgan seems 10 be sensible young
fellow" said a prominent state Off
cial today, "and so far the sympathy
of the people Is with him, but N the
people OF Newport make hero OF
him, there may be a reaction"
zee
While Faster f. not due until Sun
day. April :. I see that some OF the
millinery stores are already getting
ready for that festive season. and hars
OF the latest styles are beginning TO
appear in the show windows.
@4@
I see that Mr. Whitelaw Reid has
found n new version of an old say
ing, and a day or two ago he said:
Let me be a newspaper reporter and
/ care not who makes the laws
There IL a great deal more In this
than appears on the surface, but then
again there are reporters and re-
porters
@&S
Some of the members OF the General
Assembly, / am sorry TO say, smoke
pretty poor tobacco, and there are
times when the retiring rooms need
"A thorough airing To make them COM
Portable. I would also suggest that
it is just as easy 10 throw stubs In
the proper receptacles as 10 throw
them on the floor.
S,L @-.-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

The decision of Judge Grant In the suf-
folk. Mass. probate court yesterday, in
the case of Mrs. Julia y. French. was
one worthy Of commendation. AIRS
French's son. who had been at swords
points with his mother for some time
sought 20 have her adjudeed insane. but
Jodge Grant. while admitting the woman
~ss eccentric decided that eccentrioity
.. not insanity. ana added that but for
shs anlmo,iiy shown p. ihe son the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

Next Tuesday Pettigrew will experience
penny-whistle statesmen when they are
retired to the farthermost regions OF
political obscurity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27
Uhat Others
fire Saying.

"of the several hundred delegates 10
the late congress OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution fully nine
tenths have returned home with a
well defined suspicion that "A political
pull will win in every contest with a
family crest. IL Is not essential. how
ever. that the wires be in direct con-
tact; in fact. there seems 10 be bet
ter guarantee OF success II they bs
manipulated by a tried warrior in tho
political arena--a husband OF the mail
ed band variety being the preferable
ideal. sl."-B0ltimore sun.
ION the same day that the report
ed death of Consul General Wildman
was officially confirmed there were
seven applications filed for appoint
ment 10 fill the vacancy. Not the
msneating sharks OF the sea will be so
swift To do their ravening work With
the victims of shipwreck In San Fran
cisco harbor ~ will the hungry office
seekers who swarm about the Capitol
at Washington lighting for the place
OF the dead. - Philadelphia Record
THE disaster at the Golden Gate
reads more than one lesson. lt marks
the need of building all ships with wa
tertight compartments, OF more effi-
cient lifeboat drill and service. and
" the utmost vigilance and jut Sment
on the part OF pilots. IT emphasizes.
too. another lesson. funda mental and
paramount. To wit. the need of freeing
all harbors and other navigable waters
as far as possible from rocks and
shoals and other dangerous obstacles.
For IL was. after all, the rock that
did tho mischief. No fog, nor faulty
construction, nor lack OF boat drill
would have destroyed the ship had not
the fatal rock been there. New
York Tribune.
Hepburn, OF Iowa, finds himself up
against the combined army and navy
OF the United States. but the situation
is not so perilous AS IL looks. because
the army and navy cannot hit back"
Philadelphia Ledger.
-s.o.s.
"rhe United States has all along
been opposed to going toextremes with
the Chinese government preferring 10
obtain n settlement of the matters at
issue by peaceful means. Germany, on
the other hand. has been aggressive
from the beginning. and ~ is probable
that Count Won Waldersee Is not 10th
10 enter upon hostile campaign -
Denver Republican.
''rhe Steel Trust has nominated Mr..
Knox. Of PittsburR, To succeed Griggs
AK Attorney General. IL Knox Is ac-
ceptable TO the Standard oil Trust,
nothing remains but TO confirm his
nomination. Memphis Appeal.
Outbreaks of anarchy or over
wrought ebullltions of virtue are not
proofs that we cannot govern our
selves. They are only our safety
valves. on the other hand serious and
logical efforts for better things, such
as We have had In New York. shows
that we have the capacity for clean
ing our own house without aid from
outside. Galveston News.
1T appears to be good deal easier
TO depose the irrepressible Chief De-
very of New York than 10 get rid OF
him. Syracuse Post Standard.
"Our competition derives its success
from the circumstance that we sell
what people want To buy upon .crms
20 suit. The only way 10 meet that
competition IN 10 offer a better bar
gain. n."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

Though across fhe ocean telephonlng
Is not IN general use. there seems 20 be
a sort Of sympatheiic storm disturbance
in legislative assemblies on both sides
~ the water
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

A bill to give preference In sppoint-
mcnts to veterans OF the spanish war ls
now before tho New York legislature,
but IL Is being vigorously attacked on
the ground that st Is unconstitutional.
because preference had previously been
given to veterans Of the clyn war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27
The Trust Problem.
Feb. 2i,1s0i.

To a thoughtful mind, the trust problem
is one of serious import. H. must be firm
ly grappIed with. Tor IL creeps upon so
ciety before you are aware of its exist
ence. in this respect much resembling the
various disorders which attack the
stomach such AS constipation, indiges-
ton. dyspepsiat tand biliousness. Hostel
ters stomach Bitters will cure all
such ailments. anu prevent la grippe, ma
larial fever and ague. Be sure TO give
II n trial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

From the bitter warfare against euchre
now being waged by Chicago reforners
one would imagine that poker is an in
nocent and highly moral game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

IL isn't necessary for Anarchist Most
10 become an actor to make a show OF
himself. lie has been doing that ever
since ne stepped on American soil
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

adaptation to the personality OF her caller
impressed me very strongly.
We got 10 talking about her wonderful
~ lifelike initiation OF Digby Bell In his
tough boy" baseball recitation
do you know" she said. 81 never
heard Mr.. Bell do that on the stage but
while riding in train one day. he recited
n 90 rne, showed me his facial expressions
and his gestures ana that night 1 gave
the imitation for the first time. and IL
was SO enthusiastically received that
have retained IL ever since.
Adeiina Roattino - another young wo-
man az Keith's we'll wJ.rhy OF attention.
OF a most delightfully."- charming manner
and one of the best 10 interview i ever
met; but the editor II calling for copy"
and can only say that II you fall TO hear
her splendid resonant voice this week you
will miss what was one of the most not
able and pleasing features I'm the entire
program TO. MILDRED IRVING.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

When the F'ilipinos Joined in the OBJ
servance of Washington's Birthday they
probably hailed the great American pa
triot as the grandfather of their country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

police department. but he will not con-
vince the people OF New York that he Is
anything else than a fgurehead.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

At last New York has n single headed
police department and the single head Il
attached 10 Devery's shoulders
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

II Is probable that Gen De Wet will
know nothing Of his recent reported de-
feat until he reads II In the newspapers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

mother would probably never have had
her sanity questioned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

Commissioner Murphy NAV insist ell he
plcases that hc j. ihe real heod of fhe
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

the engagement was a noteworthy one.
All the New York scenery and effects will
be used here and the entire New York
company, which is practically a stock
company in itself. will come. Her en-
gagement al the Boston Museum. which
closes next Saturday night. has been one
of the most brilliant and successful of
the Boston dramatic season.
The historic old playhouse has been
crowded at every performance. with the
best element of theatre patrons. and the
charming artistic and members OF her fine
company have made themselves fine fa-
vcrites in the New England metropolis.
All OF the magnificent stage settings,
strictly historical costumes antique fur
niShirgs. superb draperies and novel ef-
fects used I'm New York city and Boston
will be utilized here, and the entire en-
semble OF players, which is pra ctically
sioCk company i'm itself. will come 90 the
Providence Opera House next week.
There will be "A matinee on Saturday only
during Miss Rehan's engagement here.
The sale Of ssats and boxes opens tomor-
row morning.
MILDRED IRVING VISITS KEITH'S.
You have read some poets lines about
her sunshine kissed tresses" and you
have said Rot haven't you?
| have
bnt L take III all DdCk now. / nave
talked with the original.
The poet whom the divine affiatus this
inspired must have seen The Girl With
the Auburn Hair" There is simply no
other way TO describe her aureole crown
! had intended to make Il type e-picturs of
her face, too. but here again me poet S
fancy IL essential To do justice 10 those
lustrous gray eyes and that dreamy look,
that thoroughly intellectual expression
-. ~.
her To convey TO you her thoughts with
out uttering a word She IL q remark
able woman, and charming one at that
Cultured, modest. absolutely unaffected.
and just as level-headed as she must have
been before over the public heard of her,
she was really vastly more interesting 10
me than when I saw her earlier in the
afternoon in that vision Of fairyland in
which alone the majority OF people know
her.
"Oh, yes" she said. in a voice wonder
fully rich and mellow and musical, II
have been subjected "a some very anus
ing efforts 10 discover my identity; and
about every one who has come near me
in my business has been offered all kinds
of bribes. But | am still lust The Girl
and do you know. I am getting SO that /
rather enjoy II, though at first the seclu-
sion and privacy necessary TO maintain
temperament"
And are you really going 20 leave your
own country2' I asked
Yes" she said. with a smile, "but not
for good. IL ! thought / was never COM
ing back, | wouldn't go for the world.
But 1 have a very long series OF engage
ments booked I'm Europe: and / look for
ward with much pleasure 90 the oppor-
tunlty that will incidentally bo afforded
la Tnntintla vocal gfulipg abroad -
And just as I was beginning to get In
terested. her manager appeared with i'm
portant business, and the interview was
at an eud. hut the manner IN which she
spologized and ushered me out was 40
sweettiy gracious that j felt actually
rewarded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-27

There Is another remarkable Young
woman 81 keith's THIS week. Hardly
anybSdy here ever heard of Alice Pierce
before. but, now that We have enjoyed
her art, she will not soon hs forgotten
The American Cissy Loftus." they
call her; hut N she had come inst before
the public We should hsNe heard rather
of the English Alice Pierce"
IN her marvellous mimetic powers. her
rnro ability To copy faithfully tho voice
and maunerisms ~ other artists I'm her
xirlish simplicity. nor charming person
alltv and her strong personal magnetism
this dainty young slip OF n giri. scarce
Is out Of her teens has no occasion 60
use the fame OF any other actress as an
Introduction to the public
cannot see one point I'm which she H.
Inferior 20 the clever young English
woman who so charmed vas here a year
ago, and many there are In which she
surpssses her.
The same artlessness Gn1 refinement
that are conspicuous IN hsr stage work
are equally apparent when one meets
her IN private. as 1 was permitted 70 do
this morning ana the strong mentality
pf har face Nor summation md r0 adv
The Conservative, 1901-07-04
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