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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
OTHER WITNESSES CALLED
TO Allow an Opportunity to Correct
Testimony.


Testimony.
Previous to Admiral Schley's appear
saee on the stand the witnesses of yes
Nsqay were recalled for the purpose OF
correcting their testimony. The first
o. these witnesses thus called was
lieut.. Commander G. H. NARROW, Of
whom the court asked a question con-
ceIhlag the activity in the harbor at
santiago on the evening of July ID.
ne reply TO this question had the eff
It OF causing Judge Advocate Lemly
70 enter upon a line of questions. The
court question was as follows: Did
tHP ken carry a verbal report from
commodore Schley to the commando
Ia nlef July I'd that there was unusual
WITTY shown by the enemy in the
harbor?"
o the best of my recollection the
A5Aea received by megaphone from an
o. er on the quarter deck of the
brooklyn on the night of July I'd such
I sage as that. and to the best of my
let' did, as she usually did, carry
IN message to the flagship and to
V'laf vessels of the squadron"
captain Lemly-''Were you person.
present and within hearing when
US megaphone message was received
ol he Vixen?'
!. 1t is matter entirely of recollec-
non. and a good recollection was.
!, Were you present or do you know
t.2t such message was delivered to the
tonmander-in-chief, and if so, by
whom delivered p"
I have no recollection of its having
oee1 delivered to the commander-in-
he Judge advocate exhibited the log
u the Vixen and asked the witness to
famine it and determine whether
.Eefe was any entry there to indicate
UNI the vessel had performed this SER
He said there was one entry
witch showed that on July Cd there
N, Ms distribution of mail by the
ltEen, and this, he said. showed that
y, ne had made trip up and down the
AT what time was the message re-
e'..ed? = asked Captain Lenly.
q. Early in the evening" he replied.
should say in the first dog watch.
NJ. WY do you say it was in that
,, hat is my recollection"
ne added in response to a question
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
Ex-UNITED STATES CONSUL
AZ Keyser en- Route to san Francisco
on Foot.

special 10 inc tAtEiSleff
hEYSER W. Va, October s5.-~Hon.
clifford Smyth OF Brooklyn, n, V. eS-
United States consul 10 Cartagena. Co
New York TO san Francisco. Is In keysof
to-day and viii leave tomorrow to con-
tinuc his four-thousand-mile journey
afoot. He goes from here toward the
southwest via Mooreheld. Harman. Elk
ms Beverly and Iuttonsville. He eN-
pectes TO strike eastern Kentucky and
will bear off south in order TO avoid the
cold weather that Is not far Off. MIR.
Smyth carries With him siN-foot tent
weighing seven pounds In which ne sleeps
at night when he cannot ind conveu-
lent hotel or farm house. His entire
burden weighs but twenty pounds aud
besides the tent. consists of a rubber
blanket and two wooden ones, besides z
ilttle.kit containing cooking utensils made
of aluminium and weighing "a pounds
His only companion is n Kentucky blood
hound which he secured in the York, Pa,
pound, and witch when the pound mas
ter went n to catch him. was so vicious
that he had 10 enter the cage with
revolver IN one hand and n lasSc In the
other. The animal is nov very gentle.
however. and carefully guards the camp
when Mr.. Smyth Is asleep or away from
it. Mr.. Smyth'S health was badly shat
tered by the tropical climate of Colombia
and this. with his love for pedestrianism,
Is excuse enough for undertaking the
long trip. He Is dressed In knickerhoek-
eres, bicycle shoes and cap aud wears a
blue cloth negligee shirt. When pair
of shoes wears out he simply throws
them away and gets another pair, Mr..
Smyth wps United States consul to Co
lomhia during Mr.. CleVeland's last adj
ministration as President,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26

signalled to Captain Philip asking him
if he could coal. and think his signal
indicates precisely that he was uneasy
about it. for he signalled back to me. I
can try The impression left upon my
mind was that at that time even ne
was uncertain
Continuing he said that even as late
as the following morning Philip had
'signailed that both the Texas and The
Merrimac had sprung leak
The Admiral also referred TO the ex-
IRENE heat. saying it was so great that
the men were exhausted and the doc
tors had recommended that on this ac-
count coaling operations be suspended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26

batteries. assented to that. After the
meal we went to quarters and steamed
in pretty nearly head on. There was
not much opportunity for anybody 10
seek cover behind turret unless he
got behind the protecting plate which
was a guard to the entrance to the rear.
Some weight has been laid upon the
fact that we were in white clothes. l
would like to invite attention to the
fact that that was matter which
Controlled Entirely
for NV squadron and 1t was about the
only suitable dress for that region.
Giving the names of the persons who
accompanied him wheel he went on
boar. the Massachusetts the Admiral
said they were Lieut.. Sears. Lieut..
Wells and Mr.. George E. Graham, the
Associated Press correspondent, who. he
said, had insisted upon accompanying
him. Notwithstanding his protests.
Once on board, he had. he said, en-
gagged in conversation with Captain
NOW AdmiraD Higglnson. Il was not
excited" ne went on, NOR nervous, for
| need not have undertaken the recon-
nolssanee II | had not desired to do so.
| had some regard for those standing
on the turrets. thinking their e1-
posing themselves to danger from the
shock was unnecessary to them, though
| was differently circumstanced. and |
so expressed myself. Commander Potts
Is entirely in error in saying that took
advantage of cover. That ! did not do,
for was not concerned about myself.
Speaking Of the range of 1000 yards,
the Admiral said that Commander Potts
had himself reported on that range, and
that he admiral Schley) had not
known for several days that the range
had been altered. THE moment we be-
gan firing" he went on, the shore bat
teries responded. some often using
smokeless powder. There was quite a
stream Of projectiles. and | was i'm
pressed with the idea that they must
be from guns of six or eight inch cal
ibre. The shot from the Socapa battery
evidently reached the feet Some went
over our ships and one went beyond
and over the Vixen, which was half a
mile .istant.
"The strength of the batteries being
established, it would have
seen Military Folly
to have risked the battleships further
to fire from these shore batteries under
my Instructions. If We had lost one or
two of our six or seven vessels the loss
would have been very great disad-
vantage. and 1t might have invited at
tack with disastrous results. / thought
1t better policy TO save the ships for
wider and better use, and subsequent
events justified the decision"
Here the witness abruptly turned
from the Commandment Of the Colon to
a discussion of the coaling question. He
said that his instructions had been TO
coal on every possible occasion. He
then quoted and put in as evidence a
number of dispatches giving the in
structions of the department on this
question. Het related in this connec-
ton the receipt Of number of dis
patches from the department, which
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26

the effect of higher powered artillery
either on shore or aboard ship and feel
ing that I ought to know some
thing about the Notifications which de-
Tended that place, | determined to go
in and take advantage of what l be-
.ieved TO be the longer range Of our
guns and develop fully what these de-
fences were. and incidentally II we
could get shot into the Colon that was
lying exposed somewhere, to do 1t.
think we were lying in position per-
haps four to five miles to the westward.
The steaming in was at slow speed.
transferred my flag, named 1000 yards
and went on board the Massachusetts,
When | boarded her it was near the
dinner hour and Captain Higginson
suggested that we postpone until one
O'Clock the going in to develop these
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26

Yale. that it would take some four
hours to break out steel hawser. The
ship at that time was absolutely I'm.
manageable She was not capable OF
turning a propeller. do not think we
eot under way again until 4 o'clock IN
the afternoon of the 9th, and not long
after she was taken in tow. steaming
to the westward We went little fuf-
Their than had intended on account Oh
the difficulty in getting the 1ale, 10
read our ardois signals we We're
obliged to go four or five miles fur
ther on that account AS soon as the
sea calmed down, and in my Judg-
ment it was not possible to have coal
ed. as said yesterday, that was one
~ the conditions which watched
especially and was better Judge OF
that than any>otner officer of the fleet
because / was more interested IN II. l
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
TWO NEW BANKS STARTED.
Special TO the Register.

NFtNIdI 70 lIIt INNs I7ttE
CHARLESTON, W. Va, October ~ =
Charters were issued 10 two state nahks
of Hurricane. 10 do n general banking
business. capital subscribed, 5000 paid
Inn. 50. 800. capital allowed, S0.cw incor-
porators A. l.. Corbly. w. ID. Hodges, -
NJ Shanks i. G. Henderson, w. ~ Mc-
Ailister r. V Dorsey. W. T. McApoy,
]. Il Garrett. of Hurricane, and Edgar
Carver of narrisville. W. Va.
Caheii County Bank, of Milton, 10 90
a general banking business. capital sub
scrihed. So COO; paid In. s.. 800. capital al
lowed. $50 1oe lneorporators, Edgar Car
Yer. OF Barrisvllte, G. w. Blaekwood T.
- Bewles NJ. +, Parrish. ]. w, Peek -
" Hsrshharger. $. J. Kane, j. II. Ed
win. q H. Owens w. l.. White, j. ~
Burke. s. Roherta. NJ. W. Sanford, " A.
Young OF Milton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
TO BUILD HOUSES.
Special to the Register.

Special to tho Register.
PARKERSBuRG. w. Va. October e5.-
At the mass meeting Of citizens held at
the city hall last night II was decided 10
orEnnizc y stock company with $lo1,on
capital TO construct houses Ia the new
snburb OF Fleetwood TO accommodate
tho five hundred or more workmen who
are TO be brought here in few weeks
to operate the new steel plant, which "
almost. ready TO begin work There Is
now no place for the men TO live and the
problem OF furnishing houses for them
has become 40 serious that the citizens
generally had to come to the rescue aud
provide them with homes. A hundred
new houses will he built before the mon
are all here. Nearly fifty of them are
now under contract.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
BUSY BURGLARS.

Special to the Register.
RoNCEvERTE. W. va. October 81
Within the last few days burglars have
entered and robbed the following stores:
Philip a. Co, J. ID. Johnson e. Son. Hubert
Parker, Harrington Bros. and James ID.
Link The boarding house of NJ. y. Newe-
conner and the warehouse Of j. NJ. Miller
were also robbed. 1t is believed that the
work was done by boys, as Rush CHI,
ford was caught in one of the stores and
hold under $500 bond for the grand jury.
clifford liz only fifteen years of age ana
il supposed 10 be one of n gang which
has been systematically robbing these
buildings. The burglars secured In all
several hundred dollars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
CONTINUES HIS TESTIMONY.
The Day Was the Most Notable One In the Court
of Inquiry.
Tie Story of How Cervera'S Fleet Was Utterly De-
stroyed Graphically Yet Simply Told.

that he had kept diary of the cam
paign, but said that 1t is in Boston.
Captain Lemly asked him to get II and
he promised to do so. In response to
Mr.. Rayner. the witness said the
Vixen was constantly going on errands
and that record was made of compare
lively few of these In the Boats log.
Captain Clark was also recalled for
the purpose of correcting his previous
statements. but no questions were ask
ed him and he was soon excused.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
AN UNPLEASANT CALL.

Special 10 the Register.
pARKERSBl RG, w. Va, October 30
j. D. Sans, postmaster az Blennerhas-
sett three miles down the Ohio river
from here, was visited last night by
white caps who left him "a suggestive
bundle OF hickory withes and letter
containing q threat OF violence directed
toward both Mr.. and Mrs Sans. They
were warned TO leave the community at
once or suffer the consequences indicated
by the withes Mr.. Sans has armed him
self and will remain at his homo. He Is a
prominent and good citizen and no cause
can be conjectured for the warning TO
10
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
FIVE MILLIONS
IN CURRENCY SENT
To Pay for the Purchase of the Flat
Ton Coal Field.

toP
NEW YORK. October 25.-The First
National Bank has RENTED to Phila-
delphia So 100000 in currency TO pay
for the purchase OF the Flat Top Coal
Association, part of the Pocahontas
coal purchase. The purchase price of
the property was sl0,000.000. but in or
der to prevent any serious effect upon
bank reserves only half the amount Is
TO be paid in New York funds. The
remainder will be paid in Philadelphia
funds.
The new Poeahontas Company Will
have a preferred stock of S2o,o00o00
non-eumulative seven per cent. 1t
will issue $4,000 600 in four per cent
bonds. The company will start with
a casn working capital of $4,50O00O.
The details of the new southern coal
combination are gradually being work
ed out, says the World. The combi-
nation has been formed by number OF
big operators along the line of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. 1t has
acquired land at Hampton Roads,
where it will erect great coal pier.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
FORMAL CONSOLIDATION ORDER

Special TO the Register.
WASHINGTON -. G., October 70.
The following order has been issued by
the postoffiee department; ON November
T. 1901 consolidate the ppstoffcc at West
Grafton, TAYLOR county, West Virginia.
with the postoftlee at Grafton West VIZ
glnia. aud establish In lieu thereof. West
Grafton Station, with facilities Tor inc
transa elton of money order and registry
business tho sale of postal supplies, ana
The reeeini md dlanatch Of MATS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
A PosToFFICE ROBBED.
Special 70 the RegIster.

Special 10 the Register
CHARLESTON. w Va. October 25,--
Arbutus postofiice. just across the Kama
wha river from this city. was robbed last
night of all It's supply of stamps and
about 30 I'm. cash was taken from the
money drawer. The postofhce Is kept In
Connelly's store. and the robbers carried
off large quantity of goods The rob
berry Is supposed to have been the work
of four negroes seen loafing about the
Chesapeake & Ohio station and that they
succeeded in getting away with their
booty on some of the trains passing dur
ing the night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
People of Samar
Must Concentrate.

island of snmnr have been
II
omen he seen
of
Fiiipinos recently
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
INTERESTING NEWS
PUT IN BRIEF FORM.
A Condemnation of Items OF Al s"r's
From All Over the World.

yActtINGTON October 2D.--Ihe State
l,enartment has received through consul
carabv at san Juan del Norte, trtilhlH-
Hons of treaties drawn between Nlcara,
g,,, salvador Guatemala, Honduras ahu
Tosta Rlcn TO regulate international a ilu
conmercial relations between them. Inc
traatiss are based upon articles OF CON
f,.der. lion of the greater American re-
,,,nIies witch came to an end some
raara aeo The date of these last conNen-
ions a. of FEBRUARY last, and In erect
thev provide for free trade between the
countries named, for equal rights 70 ci,,,sa
of The citizens I'm any one or them; ano
for the settlement by arbitrntIon OF any
differences that may arise between trpin.
A congress Is to be held at icast once
IN every five years.
pJNcKNEY Mich, October 29,-Ine
et,i1ens of Parker Corners, "A hamiet
naar here were held at bay last night
Nv n gang OF armed burglars while they
rohbed the safe In l.. i. Potts Eenerni
store. The men dynamited the safe ana
me expIosiop which wrecked the store
a,.alseped the citizens. There were tour
men In the gang and they successfully
hold the residents off with their revolt
vers until they had cleaned out tne sa,e.
BEFORE they left town the rohbers also
cut the telephone wires. leaving the nam
LEI without communication. IL Is not
known how much they secured from the
safe. but 1t is though TO be consderapie'
BRocKToN. Mass. October so'--'os.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
FAVORABLE TO LEASE.
Special 10 the Roadster.

Special 10 the REGISTER,
PITTsBuRG, Pa. October &.-The
counting of the poll In the American WIN
dow Glass Flint Workers Union on the
ancstion OF offering for lease the nsso.
eatiens two plants at Matthew's ana
Snmmitville, Ind. was completed to-ulN,
The vote was. favorable to the lense, l,'izs,
and ! 2fT against The two plants were
built by the union to fight the men non
union manufacturers In the Indiana glass
belt, but that fight Is now over and tho
two factories have been operating at u
loss for n year
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
AFTER THE HOME.

Special to the Register
PENNSDORO, w. Va. OCTOBER 20
This place intends to have the odd Fei-
lows Home Creed Collins has offered TO
give 20 acres of land near his residence
"a wore n necessary, TO induce the ioca-
ZION OF the home here. Cairo Will give
SEQ TO have the home located here ana IN
dividuaIs will give several hundred dol
lars to secure the home.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
BADLY INJURED.

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. October 2.-
W 8 PaIley. a resident OF Scioto, Lin
coin county, was brought here last night
10 a hospital badly crushed and crippled
by a log rolling over him Yesterday. he
was caught between two big logs and
badly squeezed. He may recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
A BUSINESS TRIP.


Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w Va. October 25.-
Hon. Joseph s. Miller, of Washington. ID.
c., commissioner of Internal revenue.
rs spending few days IN this section OF
the State 1t is said that Mr.. Miller
wishes to invest in coal and timber lands
i'm the southern portion of the State. Mr..
Miller and ex-President Cleveland sold
a valuable tract of coal and timber land
In Wayne and Mingo counties a year ago
AT a handsome profit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
SENT TO JAIL.
Snecinl TO the Register.

Special to the Register
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. October 90
Adolph Farrell, colorcd. was arrested IN
Springfield Ohio. yesterday and brought
TO this city to-day on charge o. ROM
berry He waived examination and was
landed In tall 10 await the action of the
A~rn nd Jury next week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
THEY ARE NOW WAITING.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, October 30
a dozen walters at the tlorent'pe en-
dpavored to organize n union and organ
lie n strike this morning. The. manage,
ment had caught onto their scheme ana
Yesterday morning when the waters
went ont the new ones went In.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
AFTER COAL LANDS.


Special 10 IA Recister
HUNTINGTON. ". Va, October 20
Dozens Of Huntington people are in Min
20 county securing leases on valuable
coal lands II is not known what has
caused this sudden boom in coal lands in
Mingo. It Is rumored. however, that the
gobbling up Of all the leading coal fields
in the State by the trust may result in
new fields being opened by independent
companies. The Huntingtonians interest
ed are all stiff financially.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
Nearly Million Chinese
On Verge Of Starvation.

SHANGHAI reliable reports
Of in of K"nss" are o" n -
contributed 1000 p""nd IN" ~
the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
CAN'T AGREE.

Special to the Register.
PARK ERsBuRG. W. Va, October 20
The Todd Barrett forgery case was given
TO the jury this morning and 80 far y
has been unable to agree. IL ~ peneVeu
the jury viii disagree In the case
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26


Il. Sullivan Of this city, Is dying from y
bullet wound said to have been ipilicteu
by his brother-in-Iaw, Charles w: Morse.
a New York decorator. The shooting took
place last night and Is said to have been
due to the fact that Sullivan was giving
shelter to Mrs. Morse. who came here
with her child some weeks ago, refusing
to live longer with her husband Morse
has been arrested. 1t Is said he. had
threatened 10 kill Mrs. Morse and all her
friends The police say he was intoxt-
Gated when found after the shooting.
NEW YORK, October 25.-Thomas p
Jones, William c. Palmer and Thomas J.
Bateman, carrying on business at l23
Front street, this city. under the name
of T. p Jones & Co. and in Bradford,
Pa, under the name - w. C. Palmer &c
Co. wholesale dealers In groceries and
coffee. made an assignment to-day. The
firm or T. p Jones & Co. was rated at
from S125,Oeo TO 100000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26

FOR the DAILY REGIsTER-10
cents per week-2 Cents per
..apx. Patrons need not expect
10 find il selling at different
,rfces at different locations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-15
Weak Points in the Railroad
Combination.
BAD FOR WEAK LINES
They Must Struggle Harder Than
Ever to Get Along.
HILL PLACED AT THE HEAD
Great Northern Magnate becomes
President of the Northern
Securities Company.


New York Nov. 15.-Russell Sage was
quoted to-day as scenting danger in the
railroad combination growing out of the
Northern Pacific settlement. Here is what
he was quoted as saying:
The danger lies in the effect it will have
upon weaker lines. 1t will compel them to
struggle harder than ever to get along, and
one of the weapons in the possession of the
weaker lines is an appeal to the state legis-
latures. The roads in the combination run
through nineteent different states and terri
tories and the promoters of it have to look
out for adverse legislation from any or all
of nineteen state governments
If this combination is not conducted con-
servatvely. the next thing will be great
public excitement resulting in various states
A combination of this sort throttles com
petition and the people don't like it, The
man at the head of it will have to be most
careful and conservative to avoid the dan
gers I have pointed out.
Mr.. Sage, by the way, has again been re-
ported dead in Wall street. The original
false report was that Secretary Gage was
seriously i'll, and later, apparently through
similarity of name, Mr.. Sage was reported
i'll and still later dead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-15

of the Burlington, who is now on his way
east, has resigned, it may be stated au-
thortatively that he will continue as presi-
dent of that company by PRESIDENT Hill S
expressed wish.
Mr.. Mellen viii lalso continue as presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific, directing
the operations of that company as hereto
fore. While it is common knowledge that
Mr.. Mellen antagOnized Mr.. Hill when. the
two railways in the north were operated
as rivals, it is known that Mr.. Hill recog-
nizes the special capacity of Mr.. Mellen
for the Northern Pacific presidency and
the fine record he has made in that prop
erty, is anxious for him to retain the
presidency and has requested Mr.. Mellen
to continue in this office.