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water within ten yardsHof us. My man
had shot him within five yards Of the
boat as he was making for IT.. Luckily
there was q large stretch Of shallow
water close to us, and we got into it.
Behind US the Infatuated monster,
who had only, been wounded, was rear
ing; plungtng and trying to get at us.
We turned the boat around, and then
witnessed q wonderful sight. The hip-
pc could not swim to us, but got in
shallow water and tried to get at us.
Badly wounded, he fell on his knees.
o out Of the water, tried to get on
the sand bank. fell back, rolling over,
and ultimately forced his way toward
us. Bang went my eight-bore at thirty
yards, and, incredible as It may seem,
the bullet struck on his back and
glanced of, cutting a deep furrow in
his skin. "a second shot hit him, and,
after a minutes terrible struggle, he
rolled around and died. with one-half
of his body standing out Of the water.
I'VE had settled one beast, but all
around us the river was alive with.
others. There were at least forty,
and there might have been sixty. To
get ahead we had to go among them.
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Of some wounded htppopotamus, but
in the nick Of time a volley at close
range from the crew would bring
the beast down or else turn him aside,
and the explorer and his party would
escape.
MI. Decle, in describing this part Of
his experiences. says: we had days
of incessant danger from the hippos
and nights Of uninterrupted agony
from the mosquitoes. From the mo-
ment we started in the morning until
we stopped in the afternoon I had to
stand ankle-deep in the water at the
bottom Of the boat, rifle in hand,
while my trusted sergeant-major.
Wanna Omari, kept watch IN the other
side. Fifteen minutes never elapsed.
without coming across troops Of
hippos, and these became a regular
terror. The moment they saw our boat
they made q dash for 1t. At first, see
ing my men afraid, I laughed at them,
them that the hippos were.
much more frightened than they, but
I soon became more concerned than,
the men or the hippos. The hippos
were SO close that I wanted to take a
photograph Of them. Suddenly a large
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bull got HIS head clean ont Of the wa
ter, opened his mouth, and made for
straight for Us. / did not feel like tax
Ing 4 snapshot, but seized my eight
bore. The beast dived, and three Sec
2ondS Later was only four feet from the
boat. I scarce knew what to do. +
i fired and shot him the: rate at which
he was going would bring him right
under the boat. and just one single
dying struggle would send us flying in
the air. l covered him, and whether
the movement frightened him or
whether he thought better Of 1t. he
and his head just rubbed the
side OF the boat.
II had not recovered from my sur
prise when crackwent a shot behind the
men. The men rowed for dear life into
9 shallow place, and, turning around
/ saw 2 huge hippo struggling in the
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Chased ~ HippopotarniE

5Tha river was ct least fonfsqoo mhins0
broad. with half . dozen channels rum
ming between submerged islands 81
reeds. You might have got on one g
these islands, but You would never
have reached the mainland. TO sho0t
a. another hippo meant only to 2
crease our danger, as Il we merely
wounded him, it would infuriate the I e
beast, and If we killed him It would
not drive the others away. / therefore
decided to let all my men fire volleyH,
after which, to our great relief, the
whole herd dived, and we could geo
them 200 yards OF. so higher up the
stream. For days or SO this sortsoefs
thing went N. We sometimes found
the stream absolutely obstructed with
the herds. Twice we shot some "a
them charging us, and once we wera
followed for twenty minutes sbpy. = shugs
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bull who, luckily. kept some fifty yards
behind u.s."
1rr,. Louis Boths.

Mrs. Louis Botha, the wife Of the
Boer general. who has become 90
prominent in her efforts to bring about
peace, is Of Irish extraction, being the
great-grandniece Of Robert Emmett
She has been one Of the most beautiful
women in the T%ransvaal, and though
now the mother Of a numerous family,
is still a very charming and comedy
little woman. She is q highly-cul-'
tured woman, well read, musical, Of N
ttstic bent. and. in times Of peace, .
most successful and popular hostess
Mrs. Botha is on her way to visit
President Kruger in Europe.
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CHATTER xxxv.

They're gone, mtsy!" blurted Tyrrell
they're sclane gone! oh, don't look
at me like that, with his eyes miss
the eyes he fixed on me when they
asked him to point out the thief"
But the latter part OF. his! sentence fell
on. deaf ears. The papers were gone
the papers which, In her possession,
might have redeemed; all. Once more
the structure Of her newly-born hope
proved to be built on the sand. Once
more she lay, crushed and hopeless.
among Its ruins
"A sudden kindly impulse stirred her
toward the poor wretch covering near
her. It prompted her to stretch out to-
ward him her hand.
You meant to serve me, Tyrrell,"
she said, s'and I thank you. I can Offer
you no other reward, for to-day you
are richer than the daughter Of your
old MASTER
For months the man had listened only
to harsh commands and brutal threats,
which lowered him to the level of the
dog. t
He heard now what seemed to him
the voice. Of an angel speaking. He fell
on his knees beside her, and, catching
up her dress, raised 1t to his lips.
"Shure, I never can do We no good
now, Miss Beatrice; and it's I as has
brought all the harm upon ye."
you? oh, no, Tyrrell! It IS your
new master. Oh, what might not these
papers have done for mel" h walled,
in fuller realization of her loss. "And
now-and now" Her voice died in a
sol. why did you take them-why
did you steal them from me?" she
asked, bitterly.
"Bekase you seemed talking to me in
the dark, miss-bekase We said they'd
prove the young Teller inherent. God.
knows I wish We had 'em, eve If 1t
truth, Miss Beatrice. Maybe as it'd.
help We, and as for me, anything's bet
ter than this dogs life, with his eyes
ever reering, staring at me in the. dark
ness or the light It'd help me pay my
debt to him, too, and I hate him-aye.
I hate him! I was only a drunkard
and a thief once, Miss Beatrice. It's he
as, has made me a villain!" Il
What are you talking about, Tyr
rell? Tell me, and tell me quickly"
"And yen save me-, Miss Beatrice
yell save me from the prison, or maybe
worse?"' {
eyes. yes! I will save you. More
than that, Tyrrell. I will help you to
lead a good and honest life. Only, tell
me what you have to say. You-you
stole the papers long ago? It was you
who were the thief on that dreadful
night? Am / right? Is 1t not so?"
YES, miss, it's all true. The master.
dismissed me, as you remember, that
very day-dismiss.d for drunkenness
and without a character. I deserved It,
miss; but it didn't make 1t none the
aisier. Besides, I was not quite over
my spree. Well, I had been up to the
village all the evening. It was past
midnight, and I was half-drunk yet,
when I saw a light in the masters H.
brary.
(To he c~ontinued.)
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(To Be c~ontinued.)
AT Edwards Coronation.

AT Coronation.
The length Of the trains Of the gowns
which will be worn by the British peer
esses Of the realm at the coronation
will vary according to rank.
A duchess will have a train three
yards long.
A marchioness, two and a half.
Countesses are limited to two yards.
viscountesses, to n and a half
yards.
Baronesses are restricted to a one.
yard train.
i Only peeresses in their W right
that is to say, who owe their peerage
not to marriage, but to their birth. or
else to a special grant by the sover-
eign to them in person, will have the
right to have their trains borne by q
page, who must not be over the age Of
fourteen.
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The Electric Eel,. yictim.

At the geological gardens q large
electric eel was swimming in his tank
with more activity ~thansusual, when a
big cockroach fell into the water, and
In It's efforts to get out made a disturb
ance on the surface which attracted the
attention Of the eel. The eel turned
around, swan past 1t, discharged It's
battery at about eight inches off, and
the cockroach instantly dropped stone
dead. It did not even move its anten-
nae after. The eel then proceeded to
swallow its victim, and. the narrator
goes on to point out the. curious CIR
.cumstance that the fish, which weighed
about twelve pounds, should find it
worth while to fire its heavy artillery
at a creature an inch and 9 half long.
when he could easily have swallowed II
sans facon.-National Review. &,
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Big. Drop Ia M.,..oni.r..

A big drop in Meissoniers is report-s
ed from Paris. At the Hotel Drouoks,,
lately thirty pictures and sketches
brought only $500. Among them wers
The Guide" sold soon after the art
lists death for $11,6O0. which went Tor
$780,, and The 'Hussar' sold for 500
instead Of the $1.7O0 it cost. #,
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UseIess PrecaatloAS

s@Fsss Useless PfecantaOMYGH VIs3SA9 n
\ Mr.. Tellit-Is heard al the sclubSto-day
that; Mrs. Ketchumis husband aLdisarun;
away with her. sas d .g#i g Il
Mrs. Teiiit-That isn't strange. She
only married him sbecanseSg Die was
afraid ofsge.tttinS left.
Mr.. Tellit--7vRell, snitSsheaf7rSJudge.aSSs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-28

ed him. State Comptroller Erastus
knight, Of Buffalo, has been asked to
be foreman of the official jury and will
be here. The rest of the jury of twelve
men is made up Of prominent individ-
uals. including some other State Off
clals.
Governor Odell has sent word that he
particularly desires that this execution
be conducted with as little display or
notoriety as possible.
The prison officials rather anticipate
a visit from the aged father Of Czol-
gosz tomorrow. Valdez Bandowski,
brother-in-law of the assassin, called
at the prison to-day but was denied ad-
mission. Warden Mead, who is i'll, was
in bed and the chief keeper would not
take the responsibility of admitting
him. He will very likely call again to-
morrow. 1t is possible not one of the
Polish priests will visit Czolgosz to-
morrow. but there is still a question
about the final reconciliation Of the
prisoner with the church in which he
was baptized. He maintains the stol-
idlty and indifference which have
marked his conduct since his arrest.
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MISS STONE is
STILL A PRISONER.

SAMAKOFF, Bulgaria, October 81,
$50 D. m.-The release of Miss Stone,
the missionary, has not yet been eff
fected.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 81
During the last few days there has
been a voluminous exchange of des-
patches in cipher between Spencer
Eddy Secretary of the United States
legation and Consul General Dickin-
son, who is now in Sofia, regarding the
efforts to rescue Miss Stone, the alb
Quoted American missionary, from the
brigands. The legation is reticent. and
nothing has been made public as to
the progress of the negotiation.
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The
State Department officials had no news
to give out to-day. regarding Miss Ell
len NJ. Stone, the American missionary
now in the hands of the Bulgarian
brigands. They are continuing I'M
ceasingly in their efforts to obtain her
release and again to-day, messages
were sent to Consul General Dickinson,
now at Sofia, and to Spencer Eddy, the
charge at Constantinople, urging re-
newerd efforts for the establishment of
communication between the mission
aries and the captors of Miss Stone.
The officials continue hopeful of ulti-
mately securing her release.
LONDON, October PA trust
worthy report is in circulation here, y
says a despatch from Sofia to the Daily
Telegraph, that Miss Stone is in the
village of Belitza, close to the 'front.'
ier."
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sas City sports He has contracted 10
knock out Jack Graham in 10 ROUNDS
on October 20.
Ernest Roeber has retired from the
wrestling pad. and he made the an
nouncement in response to challenge
to meet Nachad. the latest Turkish
wrestler to arrive in America.
Jack Bennett, the McKeesport boxer,
put up one of the best fights Of his car
eer at Wilmington last week when lie
got the decision over Charley McKeeY-
er after a hot 15-round contest. Phiia-
delphians who witnessed the encounter
say it was probably the most scientifc
encounter in the history Of the ring,
being on a parallel with the clever bout
between George Dixon and Young Grif-
70 several years ago. Bennett is UNI
doubtedly one of the e.eyerest boys IN
the pugilistic profession, and II his
nerve was on par with his cleverness
he would be the peer OF any fighter
near his weight, under or over. Ben
nett is a stiff puncher, but he doesn't
like to take a punching himself In or
der to bring his own hitting power in
10 play. The McKeesporter generally
is satisfied to outpoint his opponent,
while If he went in and took chance
on punch for punch he would often
land the money. But for cleyerness
Bennett is in a class by himself, the
equal of Young Critic or George Dixon
in their palmy days.
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HORRIBLE RESULTS
OF A CHILD's ACT

PITTSBURG, Pa, October u
Thirteen months old Robbie BusIer ~
night at his home No. 40 Arch stree,
Allegheny, pulled lighted lamp f-o,
table and was so badly burned tina,
he can live but a few hours. HI,
mother. Mary Busler. in her efforts i,
save the baby. was seriously burned
about the head and breast. Her r..
covery is doubtful. Three neighbor.
Peter Grimes. Patrick McDermot and
James McGovern, were all painful,
burned about the face and hands while
extinguishing the flames which euyeI.
oped mother and child, and Threatened
the destruction of the house. In her
excitement. Mrs. Busler ran into the
yard with her clothing ablaze It be-
came necessary for the reseuers to lii.
orally tear her clothing from her
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HORSE BREEDERS CALL.

LEXINGTON, KY. October 27.-The
following is portion of a call tonight
issued by local breeders:
All those interested in the breeding,
horses are requested to meet at the
Phoenix hotel, in this city, Tuesday
noon, for the purpose of taking sucn
action as may be necessary TO deter
mine the truth of reports that pole.
supposed to mark three-eighths OF
mile from the wire, at the Kentucky
association race track was moved, and,
if the reports be found correct, to take
such action as may be necessary to ex-
pose and punish the person or persons
guilty of moving it.
Few incidents in recent years have
created as great a sensation among
horsemen as the suspicion first given
utterance last Thursday, investigated
on Friday and proved on Saturday,
that one of the poles marking the dis
lance at the race track had on Wedncs-
day night been moved so as to make
the pole marking three-eights Of a
mile from the timers stand 40 to Az
feet less than the supposed distance.
and then moved back again Thursday
night.
Had it been that only the usual
workouts were given it would have
made no difference, except that sever
al men who on Thursday thought they
had phenomenal yearlings would have
found out the mistake later. But a
New Yorker, Mr.. Hill, as representa-
tive of Clarence Mackay was there on
Thursday and timed a yearling, the
youngster making the short three
eighths in 361a seconds. He returned
to New York with an option on the
colt, said to be $4,000. Trainers at the
track made the discovery as to the
change in the position of the pole
Suspicion rests upon no one in par
ticular, but a popular demand for in
vestigation led to this call for a meet
ing of breeders on Tuesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-28
J. J. SLIPPNERS
Won n Fine Football Game from n
Heavy Team Yesterday.

Won n Fine Football Game from n
Heavy Team Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon before a good
sized crowd, the J. j. Slippners went
against the strong B. & o. shop team,
and defeated them in very good game.
1t was a case of strength against
science, with the Slippners having the
latter article.
AS every one knws, the B. & o. shop
team average from 100 to 165 pounds,
while the Slippners averaged 120 to 1875
pounds. In the first half the Slippners
kicked off and won the ball on downs,
pushing the shop boys back nine yards,
after that, repeated gains around the
ends put the ball on B. & Os % yard
line. The Slippners then worked their
famous criss-cross, which completely
dazzed the Railroaders, and enabled
Howard, of the Slippners, to run the
goal for touch down. This crisis
cross was also worked at different
Joo NdufaStoL hidhihS 5OOh
gains by it. Each member of the
Slippners put up good game and no
one can be praised more than an
other. The B. & o. boys also played
hard for a touch down, but could not
make it. They are now bemoaning
their fate, claiming that their reputa-
ton is lost by letting a smaller team
beat them.
Next Saturday the Slippners will
play against the Fostoria Juniors, at
the loop, and on Sunday will play the
Billy Georges, at Bellaire. On Novem-
Der Both, they will play the Martin
Ferry team, at that place, and arrange
ments are now being made for them
to play at Sistersville on Thanksgiv-
ing. Manager J. J. Slippner is to be
congratulated on securing such fine
material for his team. The final score
yesterday was Slippners 3; B. & o.
Shop 0.
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IMPORTANT HEARINGS
ARRANGED FOR,

WASHINGTON, October ga nun.
Der of hearings on important freight
tariff contests have been arranged by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Several important cases are sehedul-
ed for hearing in this city. The rates
for coal from Kanawha and other West
Virginia mines to Cincinnati, Ohio. are
involved in the case Of the Kin Yum
Coal compny against the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. The real issue 4
this is the relative rates made by the
railroad for coal. mined and sold by the
railroad as against the products OF con-
Germs not controlled by the roads The
commission will hear this case Noyen-
Der 18th.
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THE ANGLERS RETURN.
Two WeII-known Fishermen Have
Good Luck

Clerk Richard Robertson Of The
County Court and George Wickham re-
turned on Saturday from a two weeks
fishing trip. They were on the South
Branch of the Potomac about twelve
miles below Romney, the county seat
of Hampshire county, Virginia, where
Clerk Robertson has a country place.
They reported fishing results satisfac-
tory and the air simply a grand tonic
Besides many smaller ones they cap
tured seven big bass ranging from three
TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pounds. Clerk
Robertson has the head of the largest
one at his Office and will add it to his
large collection of trophies of the rod
He says the beautiful Indian Summer
weather was simply unequalled by any
previous autumn.
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Events in and About a Live
Peasants County-ToWns.

Special to the Register.
ST. MARYS, w. Va, October 81
Chas. Seckman, of Sa.tillo, Nebraska.
has been visiting relatives in this coun-
ty for the past two weeks, and expects
to return to the west about the first of
November. He is a son of ]. Randolph
Seckman, formerly president of the
county court 1t has been eighteen
years since Charles left this county and
he finds wonderful changes upon his
return.
John R. Jewell, Esq, Of Crisp, was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Mrs. James H. Thompson was at
Parkersburg Saturday visiting friends.
Among the visitors in town Saturday
from near Sylvan Mills were W. c. Fet-
ty and G. c. Roby.
Charles Griffith, of Gibson, was shop
ping here on Saturday.
Mr.. Dan P. Gist, of Hendrickson's
has been on the sick list for a few
days.
Miss Matte Weegar. who is attend
ing school at Sistersvilie, came down
Friday evening on visit home.
For many years there has not been
such a yield of nuts in the forests.
Squirrels should be plenty and fat this
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Malloy and little
daughter came up from Parkersburg on
Saturday afternoon to visit Mrs. Nal
loy's mother, Mrs. Bushfieid.
Aaron G. Lamp, formerly in the gro
Gerry business near Hebron, has moved
to town, having purchased the J. D.
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and displayed the signed contract OF
John S. Farrell, who played second
base for the Washington team OF the
American league last season. Donovan
came here purposely to sign Farrell,
but he found it hard mater, and not
until late to-day did he succeed in get
ting him in line
Farrell was formerly an outfelder,
but was put at second base after Joe
Quinn was released, and made very
good showing in that position. He will
take Dick Padden's place on the st.
Louis team.
Farrell is a Covington, Ky, boy and
was only recently married in this city.
He signed for big salary.
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About the Boxers.

Joe Walcott will leave San Francisco
for Boston today.
Billy Delaney offers to back Bob
Armstrong against Ed. Martin.
Hughey McPadden. the New York
boxer, is in Boston to fill an engage
ment.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago says he
will not stand for clubs organized for
the purpose Of carrying on boxing.
Young Corbett, the Denver boxer who
is to meet ferry MeGovern Thanksgiv-
ing day at Hartford, reached the latter
city yesterday.
Tommy Ryan is going to spring an
other Of his easy matches on the Kan
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MOUNDSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren H. Stewart, u
Fairmont, were the guests OF MI o'0"
arts mother. Mrs. S. e. Stewart -
Seventh street, yesterday.
Have you seen the Wheeling Baheiis
Big Bread. The largest loaf ever SUI e,-
for cents. Excellent quality w.
which this bakery is famous. -!
a loaf and be convinced that you oan
buy bread cheaper and better 'n'1
you can bake.
1t is early for candidates to crop oGs
for the next campaign, but there %
beginning to be a movement anig p
the available timber, mostly IN the So nor
publican ranks. Within the past w W
days the friends of City Clerk =. ~, W.
Conner have begun to talk him up =;
clerk of the Circuit Court, and II .. >,
known that Mr.. Conner is Willing ~
accept the nomination. HoWe. .hs
there will be other candidates ana 'h Ia
contest next year promises % :"
rather spirited.
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News Notes of Interest from the
Marshall County Town.

Sanford Kirkman was the guest of
friends on Roberts Ridge yesterday.
The special. services of the M.
E. church will begin next Sunday eve
ming.
Walter M. Evans, of the Elliott Bus
mess College at Fairmont, spent yes
terday at his home here.
The literary societies of the High
School will hold their exercises in the
school hall this afternoon.
J. F. Alley, deputy county clerk, will
leave next week for an extended trip
through Kansas, Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory.
The Emma Moore Scott Band of the
NJ. E. church will give an Golden tyne
concerto" in the school hall next Fri
day evening.
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Had n Great Time.

The bowling contest and banquet at
Tette's bowling alleys last Saturday even
ing was a pronounced success. The bowl
ing contest was won by the team from
the Wheeling plant of the LaBelle Iron
Co. against the team of the company S
plant at Steubenville with hands down.
After the contest all hands adjourned to
the banquet table. where a few pleasant
hours were spent at well filled table
with an abundance of liquid refreshments
That the Steubenville visitors Will long
remember the night of October 18th is an
assured fact.