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Was Unknown to the Navy Depart
ment Yesterday.
Difficulties attending the Dispatch
of News From West Indian Ports,
Probably the Admiral Had Not
Hoard of the Spanish Fleet at
Martinique When He Made His
Attack on San Juan Defenses
Term “Bombardment” Much
Misused—France Unjustly Ac
cussed—Some Points on Interna
tional Law.
Washington, May 14.—Admiral
Sampson has not contributed any fur
ther details to the Navy Department
touching his engagement with the bat
teries at San Juan, and it is doubtful
■whether the department knows the
exact whereabouts of Admiral Sampsou
at this moment. He did not commu
nicate with the department overnight,
and it is just possible that he finds
considerable difficulty in sending his
Ships to cable stations of neutral pow
ers in the West Indies without ex
hausting his privilege in the number
of calls he can make. It is unlikely,
in view of the newspaper accounts of
the fight at San Juan, that at the time
Sampson drew off his squadron he had
been informed of the presence of the
Spanish squadron off Martinique, and
it is possible that he is still lurking
on the north coast of Porto Rico pre
paring for another onslaught upon San
Juan. Of course this purpose will be
changed as so'on as lie can be reached
by one of the dispatch boats with the
Navy Department's instructions. Na
val officers have changed decidedly the
loose way in which the term bombard
ment is being used as descriptive of
such engagements as that between
Sampson’s squadron and the ferts at
San Juan. They contend that it is not
necessary to give 24 hours notice, or
any notice of an intention to attack
fortifications, and that Sampson's fire
directed primarily and entirely upon
the forts in the harbor, did not in any
sense
CONSTITUTE A IIU.YUiAitLl.YlE.N 1
of San Juan. It is regretted that
civilians suffered in personal property
in the atviek of the American fleet, but
that is on^ of the vicissitudes of war,
and the American fleet could not be
held responsible.
The officials of the State and Navy
Departments strongly deprecate as
mischievous and dangerous the efforts
to create the impression that France
is not acting up to the rule in the ob
servance of strict neutrality between
the United States and Spain. They say
that even were there some slight foun
dation for the statements, the time is
very inopportune for newspaper at
tacks that might even involve France
in the present hostilities. As a matter
of fact, they say there is net evidence
of any disposition on the part of the
French, colonial officials in the West j
Indies to discriminate against the i
United States and favor Spain. If
there has'been any delay in the trans
mission of cablegrams from Martin
ique to the United States government
or in the reverse direction, our gov
ernment is not in possession of any
evidence tending in the slightest de
gree to show that obstacles wrere pur
posely interpos’d. As far as the matter
of coaling is concerned, there is also
an entire absence as yet, at least, of
any evidence that the Spanish fleet
was accorded any undue advantage in
this respect. If they to k coal at Mar
tinique, and even this is not certainly
known, much would depend upon
THE QUANTITY ALLOWED.
The practice is to give ships in such
circumstances just enough to carry it
to the nearest home port, which might
be Porto Rico or Cuba. If the Spanish
replenished their coal bunkers from
colliers lying in the port, another in
teresting question will be raised.
In fact, the application of neutrality
laws to such cases as are now pre
sented by the frequent movements of
both American and Spanish warships
is very much clouded. A distinguished
official, one of the leading lights in the
construction of international law.
pointed to the fact that there were few
precedents of value to guide a neutral
government just now and the proba
bilities are that by the time the pres
ent war is at an end. the United States,
Just as it did in the war of the rebell
ion. will make a good many precedents
and a good deal of international law
for the guidance of the family of na
tions hereafter. Such a question as
that presented by the action of the
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French authorities in detaining the
United States ship Harvard at St.
Pierre for 24 hours after the departure
of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror, which she found in that port,
raises in itself a host of interesting
questions and reveals the fact that
there is absolutely nothing like a uni
form rule in the matter. Some nations
require when two belligerent vessels
meet in their ports that the first comer
shall depart first, while the other shall
be detained 24 hours. Another rule is
that the weaker vessel shall be allowed
to depart first in order to prevent the
stronger from lying in wait for her
outside. In other cases still, the sec
ond boat is not detained in port 24
hours, but the neutral contents itself
with a pledge from the commanding of
ficer of the belligerent ship that he will
not
ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES
with the other s'hip until 24 hours have
elapsed after his departure from port.
Generally these rules were founded on
the old practice that obtained in the
days of sailing ships and they have not
been modified to meet the needs of
modern naval service. The matter of
coal supply is also obscured by doubt
ful interpretations in construction.
As far as the Harvard is concerned,
the rule has not worked to our hard
ship. On the contrary, the officials
here are rather inclined to be grateful
to the French authorities for their con
cession of the privilege to the Harvard
to remain in port until she has com
pleted some necessary repairs to her
machinery. With a number of Span
ish torpedo boats and cruisers lurking
around Martinique there is no dispo
sition cn the part of the naval authori
ties to expose to their attack a vessel
like the Harvard, absolutely without
protection against the smallest gun fire
and without much defensive power.
The Stale Department satisfied itself
as far as was possible to do so before
making the statement yesterday that,
no French artillerists had been landed j
by the Lafayette at Havana. They are i
now inclined to think after looking at j
the matter carefully that .the whole
basis
FCR THIS ABSURD STORY
grew out of a remark by some naval
officers that the superior gunfire of the
Spanish at Cardenas made it very evi
dent, in view of their wretched shoot
ing before that, that some Frenchmen
must have come over to help them
out.
One of the brightest, most popular
and expert young officers in the ord
nance bureau, Ensign G. L. Lattimer,
at his own request, has been designated
to take the place of the late Ensign
Bagiev as second officer on the torpedo
boat Winslow. He will leave Wash
ington to-morrow and proceed directly
for Key West. It is believed that the
injuries to the Winslow can be repaired
at that point, but the constructor’s re
port must be awaited before deciding
positively on that point.
No official report has been received
here confirming the published state
ment that the city and fortifications of
San Juan had surrendered to Admiral
Sampson, nor is any expected, for the
reason that the statement is not given
credence in official circles. The result
of the engagement at San Juan so far
as is indicated by official reports, was
NOT ALTOGETHER SATISFACTORY
inasmuch as one of the principal ob
jects of the expedition was the burning
of the large quantity of coal stored
there for use of the Spanish fleet. Be
fore he had been able to fully accom
plish the destruction of the fortifica
tions and the coa! supply, the admiral,
it is believed here, thought it prudent
to withdraw his fleet through fear of
having one or more of his vessels dis
abled pending the more important con
ics with the Spanish fleet. His judg
ment in this matter is favorably com
mented upon, but the officials express
regret that the immense coal piles of
the enemy were not fired. Yesterday
the officials were jubilant over the news
that the Spaniards had been located at
last at Martinique. To-day, however,
the mystery is almost as deep as ever,
and the situation is one of uncertainty
as to the present whereabouts and pur
pose of the expedition into these waters.
News from Sampson is anxiously
awaited.
-•-—
STARTS TO-DAY.
The Cruiser Charleston Ready for Her Trip
10 the Philippines.
San Francisco, May 14.—The cruiser
Charleston is ready 10 depart for Man
ila. she will leave early to-morrow
morning, stopping at Honolulu for coal,
it is expected the trip will occupy
twenty days. '1 hree hundred sailors
and marines to reinforce Admiral Dew
ey’s fleet will go with the vessel.
The City of Peking will start next
Thursday. She will carry 1,000 sol
diers and six hundred tons of ammuni
tion.
INVASION OF CUBA
Will Scon B gm- -Lieutenant Rowan
R poris on his Trip to Meet Garcia.
Tampa, Fla., May 14.—Col. A. L.
Wagner, repieseuting the advisory
board of the War Department, arrived
to-uay, creating a feeling that the in
vasion of Cuba is very near. Dieut. A.
S. Rowan also arrived. He brought
from Gen. Garcia a complete pian for
the invasion. Lieut. Rowan said Gar
cias headquarters are at Bayamo, one
of the most impc: taut cities of Santiago
de Cuba, from which the Spanish troops
were recently driven and where many
supplies were captured. The insurgents
are now in complete possession of the
eastern part of the island. The dreaded
rainy season is commencing.
BLANCOS PREPARATIONS
For the Siege of Havana Said to be
Quite Effective — Reconeentradoes
Dying.
City of Mexico, May 14.—Leading
Spanish residents have inside news
from Havana, brought by the steamer
Lafayette to Vera Cruz. Bianco has
shown great energy in preparing for
the expected siege by the American
licet and land forces. The city and
forts are provisioned for three or four
months. It is believed the mortality
among the besiegers in the hot and
rainy season will compel the Americans
to raise the siege. Havana is now
surrounded by entrenchments for thirty
miles. The troops in the garrison
number 70,000 and a like number are
in the interior fighting the insurgents.
The condition of the reconcentrados in
Havana grows steadily worse. The
Spaniards ask them when their Yan
kee benefactors are coming to relieve
them. The mortality is increasing
among tins wretched class, who hav
aken to begging for morsels of food.
Nobody in Havana except a few higher
officers know that the Spanish fleet
v as annihilated at Manila, and the
story is believed that the Americans
were beaten there.
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.
A Collection of the Small Events of Eacli
1'assimr Day.
—The ferry over “Back" river carried
3,852 people, yesterday.
—There were four cases in Police
Court, yesterday morning. One of the
defendants was lined and the remaining
three discharged.
—The benefit dance given by the
East End friends of George Schrader,
deceased, at Beeabout hall, Friday
night, May 13th, was far more success
ful than the managers had hoped for.
All those who contributed toward its
success, and especially the members of
the Beabout Club, are to be commended.
—Mrs. Margaret Gardner, aged 87
years, died last evening at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Teresa Askey,
No. 2321 Chapline street. She had
b°en ill for some time, and her death
was not unexpected. Mrs. Gardner
was an old resident of this city, hav
ing lived here for about forty years.
She leaves three children, viz: Mrs.
Teresa Askey and Mrs. Jacob Vogler,
of this city, and Mrs. Andrew Roth, of
Chicago.
—O. G. White, of Bethany will
preach morning and evening at the
Second Christian church, on the Isl
and. The subject of Mr. White’s’ ser
mon in the evening will be “Enthusi
asm in Politics and Religion.”
—The executive committees of the
Y. P. S. C. E. of the First and Third
Presbyterian, English Lutheran and
First Christian churches, will hold a
joint meeting at the First Christian
church on next Thursday evening.
—Thomas Lynch was taken before
Squire Greer yesterday on a warrant
sworn out by his wife, Mrs. D. T.
Lynch, charging drunkenness. Lynch
was found guilty of the charge and was
fined $1 and costs and sentenced to ten
days’ imprisonment in jail.
—A buggy broke down at the cor
ner of Market and Twenty-second
streets, last evening, causing two of
its occupants, a lady and a little girl,
to be thrown out into the street. For
tuntaely they escaped injury.
—H. E. Schafer has had put up a
new' awning of red, white and blue
stripes in front of his confectionery
in the Pythian Castle.
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and Arrival
nil Departures of Strangers
Th'os. J. Miller, of Cleveland, was
called here last night by a telegram
announcing the death of his brother,
Chas. R. 'Miller.
W. W. Wells and wife, of Elkins,
are guests1 at the Windsor.
G. T. Kelley, Miss Iman and Miss
Phillips, of Sistersville, are stopping at
the Howell.
J. C. Freese and wife, of New Mar
tinsville, are registered at the Stamm.
Jacob Connor, of Lone Lane, and C.
Reed, cf Sistersville, are guests of the
Howell while in the city.
J. I. Hervey and: John L. Watkins,
of New Martinsville, are at the Wind
sor.
A. W. Pritchard and Allen McLain, of
Mannington; J. G. St. Clair, of Graf
ton, and Henry Forger, of Mounds
ville, are guests at the Stamm.
A. Trainer Snodgrass and J. M.
Lowery, of Mannington; G. M. Mason
John K. Brown, of Moundsville, are
and J. J. Taylor, of Bethany, and
at the MeLtire.
Doris Thomas, of Chapline street, is
recovering from severe burns received
in a fire last Monday in Which she had
a narrow escape.
Mr. Mike Owens, of Toledo, formerly
of this city, is the guest of Mr. Edward
Hughes, of Thirteenth street. He re
ports that the good things of this life
are coming his way, and he looks it.
Mr. J. C. Orr, of Pittsburg, was in
the city yesterday.
Stephen McCollough, the well-known
carpenter, is critically ill at his home
on Fifteeneth street.
Hon. John Corcoran is home from
Washington City spending a few days.
Col. Robert McEldownev, wife and
daughter, of New Martinsville, were in
town yesterday to see the big Dewey
demonstration.
ANOTHER FLAG
Raised at the Riverside Mill at Ben
wood Yesterday—Much Enthusi
asm Displayed and an Address Di
li vered---Other Benwood News.
A large American Hag was run to the
top of the lofty stack on the new coke
plant at the Riverside mill at Benwood
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, and
was cause for a similar demonstration
among the workmen and other indi
viduals to that of Wednesday last when
an American flag was unfurled at the
steel department of this mill. The em
ployes quit work in all departments and
assembled at the bottom of the stack.
When the flag had reached the top
three hearty cheers were given and in
this the workmen were joined by quite
a number of other Benwood people.
The cheers were immediately followed
by the blowing of the whistles in every
department of the big mill, producing
quite a noise. John W. Leach, the
Main street grocer of Benwood. was
present at the flag raising, and re
sponded very willingly to an invita
tion to address the men. Air. Leach
spoke as follows:
“A little over a third of a century
ago, there was fought one of the great
est battles the world knows anything
about. This battle was between two
neighbors—'the North and the South.
The South honestly believed that they
were right, and the North believed
that they were right; so these two
neighbors concluded to try the strength
of their forces, and a clash of arms
was the result of the dispute. The
South was contending for ‘State
rights,' the North was contending for
the continuance of the thirteen original
States known as the T’nited States of
America. So we all kuow the result
of that terrible conflict for the main
tenance of that glorious emblem, the
Stars and Stripes. There has been no
change in its beantifu design save to
add a few more stars to its glory. So
we stand to-day one solid North and
South—one Kart and West—for the
protection of that flag that cost this
nation tha lives of so many patriots.
No one knows what that flag cost this
nation more than the mothers and
wives who were left to care for the
boys and girls and the maintenance of
the home while the father and brother
were gone to war. The many priva
tions of life and the cravings of hun
ger often stared them in the face, and
many times, no doubt, the son or
daughter woud say: ‘When is father
coming home?’ In many homos he
never came at all.
"This war is unlike the one I have
referred to. in that it is not a question
whether Spain shall continue u a aa
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tion, but that she shall cease her ter
rible destruction of the lives of a peo
ple who believe that they are capable
of governing their own business. For
over three years this destruction of
life has 'been going on; over 400,000
men, women and children have lost
their lives in contending for their free
dom. The Macedonia cry went out,
‘Come over and help us!’ This cry
has been heard by the millions of
Christian America, and she has re
i sponded in tones so loud and unmis
takable that all the Done of the Span
ish empire have heard it, which is:
'Cuba shall be free.’ About the first
of February, 1S9S, one of our grandest
ships went over to Havana on a friend
ly mission. While lying in the Havana
harbor, and at anchor directed by the
Spaniards, this grand battleship. ‘The
Maine,’ went down into a watery grave,
with 26G of her brave and loyal crew.
This we cannot forget; the Maine we
will remember. So the President, Wm.
McKinley, the President of all the peo
ple—the North, South, East, and West
—sent out his proclamation calling for
125,000 of our brave and loyal citizens
to leave the home that they love, their
dear ones and their business, and all,
to defend that glorious emblem, the
Red, White and Blue. Thousands have
gone and thousands are willing to go
if needed; but from present indica
tions of our loyal citizens of every na
tionality, of every religious creed, of
every profession in life, who are will
ing to sacrifice their homes and their
loved ones for the maintenance of that
beautiful emblem which floats over the
‘home of the brave and the land of the
free.’ One has said. ‘If I had my way,
I would hang the flag on every school
house, in every- school room, and I
would spend an occasional hour in
singing our best patriotic songs in de
claiming the masterpieces of our na
tional oratory, and in rehearsing the
proud story of our national life.’
“Flag of the brave 'hearts only home,
By angels’ hands to valor given;
Thy stars ‘have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in
heaven.
Forever floats the standard sheet
Where breathes the foe, but falls be
fore it;
But freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
And freedom’s banner waving o’er
us.”
BEN'WOOD NOTES.
A “Monarch” racing team was or
ganized in this city Friday night and is
composed of Joseph Lubic, Charles
Aitmeyer and John Lubic. The gen
tlemen are speedy riders of the “bike”
! and intend to follow up the races dur
ing the season throughout the State.
It is anticipated that the team will
make records, and it is not all improb
able that the membership of the team
will be increased within a short while.
Paul Reidel, the Main street saloon
ist. and Robert Smith have returned
home from a several days’ visit with
friends in the vicinty of Cameron, O.
Mrs. Shepard, wife of ex-Mayor
Thomas Shepard, is slcwlv recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever.
The Ice Cream Fishing Club, com
posed of Thomas Deegan, Charles
Vance, Mike Deegan. Lon Vance,
’Squire Riddle and James Farmer, will
spend the day at Martin’s Landing
practicing the hook and line art and
enjoying the fresh country air.
The usual services will be held to
day at St. John’s Church to be con
ducted by Rev. Father McMenamin.
Preaching at 7 a. m. and 10:30 a. m.;
vespers at 3 p. m.
A number of young ladies of St.
John’s Church organized a Sanctuary
Society last Wednesday night. The
society will meet on the firs: Thursday
night of each month at the church.
The pulpit at the M. E. Church to
day at both the morning and evening
services will be occupied by Mrs. Mor
row'. of Fairmont, W. Va., the State
President of the Womens’ Christian
Temperance T'nion. The local W. C.
T. Ik will attend both services in a
body. Mrs. Morrow is a very able
speaker on the subject of temperance,
and cannot fail to captivate her con
gregation. The morning service at this
church begins at 10:30 o’clock and the
evening service at 7:30 o’clock. Sun
day school convenes at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon. The local W. C. T. U. met
at the Sunday school room of the M. E.
Church last evening in regular ses
sion. After transacting routine busi
ness the final arrangements for the
reception of Mrs. Morrow to-day were
made.
Miss Mattie Carpenter, formerly with
J. W. Leach, in this city, is now mak
ing her home with ex-Marshal Porter
field. at Moundsvilie.
Deputy Sheriff Porterfield, of
Moundsvilie. was in the /ity on busi
ness yesterday, and circulating among
relatives and friends. *
Charles Reabv. a prominent resident
of Sherrard, was in town yesterday on
business.
Samuel .T. Hunter attended the pub
lic school commencement at Mounds
vilie during the week.
C. W. Inman, of Galvin. Pa., after a
brief visit with J. P. Barger, the Main
street jeweler, has returned home.
Miss Ida Neveal and George Atwell,
both of South Benwood. were wedded
last Tuesday evening at the home of
the groom’s father. Mr. William At
well. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. .T S. Robins' n, pastor of the M. E.
Church.
In consequence of the Dewey celebra
tion at Wheeeling this city took on the
appearance of a Sunday yesterday af
ternoon. The various factor]1'.' and
mills were closed down and me?:, of
the places of business were closed also.
Very little business of any kind was
, done the streets were uraetleally
deserted. Many people from McMechen
and Moundsville passed through en
route for Wheeling, and these, together
with the number of folks leaving this
city, was a sufficient crowd yo tax the
street cars to their utmost capacity.
In order to accommodate the throngs
cars were coupled together and were
run in pairs.
John H. Spark's one-ring circus ar
rived in the city early yesterday from
Moundsville and pitched their tents on
the vacant lot near the Wheeling steel
works. Owing to the town being de
serted on account of the Dewey cele
bration at Wheeling, no performance
, was given in the afternoon. An exhi
bition was given last night and was
well patronized. Sparks carries an
elephant, two lions, 'a number of
trained ponies, together with a troupe
| of first-class performers. After the
performance last night the show was
taken to Wellsburg, where they will
exhibit Monday.
MARTIN’S FERRY.
St. Mary’s to-day and coming week.
This is the fifth Sunday after Easter, and
feast of St. Isadora. Bp. St. James 1:
22-27; Gosp. St. John 1G: 22-30. Mass next 1
Tuesday at Dillon. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, are Rogation days. The three
days of prayer which go before the Feast
of the Ascension. Next Thursday will be
the Feast of the Ascension—Ascension
Thursday. It is a holy day of obligations.
First mass at half-past live; second, a
high mass, at nine o'clock a. m. Confes
sions will be heard Wednesday evening
after devotions. There will be May devo
tions every morning after eight o'clock.*
Rt. Rev. Bishop Watterson has ordered
prayers to be said every day for "a speedy
ending of the war and prosperous return
of peace.” He also orders this announce
ment to be made every day after the
holy sacrifice of the mass. Let us pray
for the soldiers and sailors who have died
this year in the service of our country,”
and the De Frofundis is to be said with
the people. A Novena in honor of the
Holy Ghost will begin May 20th, next
Friday, and will continue until the 29th,
Inclusive. The 28th is Pentecost Sunday. 1
There will be devotions during all the
month of June, morning at 8 o’clock,
evening at 7:30. *
First M. E. church, Rev. J. T. Morton,
pastor—10:30, a sermon by the Rev. H. S'.
Jackson, D. D., presiding elder, followed I
by the secrament of the Lord’s Supper;
7:00 p. m., sermon by Dr. Jackson and in
stallation of the officers-elect of the Ep
worth League.
First Baptist church, Rev. Dr. Eond,
pastor. Text for morning, Malachi, 3: 8;
subject, “Tithing.” Evening text, “Thy
testimonies I have taken as a heritage
forever.” Psalm 110: 111.
St. John’s Lutheran church, Rev. Paul
Kummer, pastor.—Chief service at 10:3u
a. m.; evening meeting at 7:30; Sunday
school at 9 a. m. Next Thursday being
Ascension Day, divine worship with
preaching at 7:30 in the evening .
St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Rev. W. J.
Williams, rector.—Fifth Sunday after
Easter. Matins, litany and sermon at
10:30 a. m.: evensong and sermon at 7 p.
m. Subject of discourse, “The positive as
surance.”
Presbyterian church. Opera House, Rev.
S. J .Bogle, pastor.—At 10:30 Mrs. Devore,
a returned missionary from Alaska, will
speak. Sermon at 7:30.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cottrell, an aged lady re
siding on Eighth street, died Rriday
evening at 8 o'clock, after a long illness
of a complication of troubles, due to her
advanced age. She was sixty-nine years
of age and has made this city her home
for many years. Six children are left to
mourn her death. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Earl D. Holtz,
a former pastor of the M. E. church here,
will give a free lecture on “Camp Dife on
the Holy Ground.”
Mrs. Viola Heaphen, who has pneu
monia, is improving.
Mrs. Thomas Stroup is improving.
The funeral of Mabel, the young daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wagner, who
was killed Friday by a street car, will
take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Since, the fatal accident in front of the
Central School Friday, parents who have
children attending are ipaking complaint
about the small play ground the children
are allowed at the school for the sake or
having the larger part of the ground
sowed in grass, and which the children
are not allowed to play on. all to give the
school a pretty appearance. With no play
ground to have their sports on, the chil
dren are bound to play out in the street,
and such terrible accidents as that of
Friday is liable to occur almost any time.
A majority entertain the idea that the
entire school yard should be allowed the
children, Instead of turning it into a
park for appearance’s sake.
Miss Denore Drennen returned home
yesterday from New Matamoras.
The new police force made their appear
ance In their ne\y uniforms yesterday
evening.
Will Miller and P. F. Blumenberg pave
an illustrated lecture on "Cuba" yester
day evening, at Moundsville.
"A Yankee in Cuba," to have been play
ed here over a month ago. will be played
on the evenings of the 26th and 27th.
David Jones, William Joy, Walter Par
kins. Charles James and Thomas Rob
bins leave to-day for Cincinnati to attend
the A. A. of I. & S. W. convention.
A large number of colored people of this
place will go to Mt. Pleasant to-day,
where there will be fifteen of their num
| ber baptized.
The tinning department of the Laughltn
| mill is idle, owing to there being no tin.
The shaft for the engine will prob ably be
: here and put in place before the first of
; June, when work ill be resumed.
Rev. Thomas Schofield arrived here yes
terday from Denver, Col.
Misses Dora and Elsie Ulrich, of Bril
liant, are the guests of the family of
John Hutchinson, of Clay street.
Clark Pickens was fined $1 and costs i
| yesterday morning for riding a wheel af
! ter dark without a lamp,
j Scott Linn has returned from Cam
i bridge, where he has been visiting his
family.
Ti ls afternoon at 2 o'clock services In
memory of the late John W. Crooks will
be held in the Opera House.
Dr. J M. Hagans’s condition was some
worse yesterday.
A very odd sight was witnessed on
South Fourth street yesterday afternoon.
A large cat attempted to catch a spar
row that was hopping about the street.
Within five minutes, as If by a signal,
nearly fifty sparrows gathered on the
pavement near the cat and began to wage j
war on it, which, after a few minutes,
turned from the crowd on angry birds
and ran under a nearby house. The sight
of the birds making war on the cat cer
tainly was novel. It was itnessed by a
number of people.
John Burns. Charles Horcher and Wes.
and Robert Purcell are up -from Mounds
ville to spend the day.
Mrs. Anna Harrison is very fn.
Mrs. Albert Wilson is recovering from a
severe attack nf tonsilitis.
Cleveland Bic3'des, finest in tlie
world.
DILLON, WHEAT & HANCHER CO.
1 Sole Agents. ■
CLOTHING-KRAUS BROS.
Our Reoort
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A few scattering “specials" of vital importance.
if you want a more complete account come to ; f
scene of action.
BULLETIN No. I—Suit Department---Special from our
Suit Department says that our line of $8.C0, $10.00, $12.00
$15.00, $18.00 have won a great victory, because of their
gnecrai excellence.
BULLETIN No. 2—-Children’s Department---!! is
reported on most reliable authority that our Boys’ and
Children’s Suits from $1.50 up outclass anything offered
in the city.
BULLETIN No. 3—Furnishing Department-^
cablegram from our Furnishing Department <a that
our line of Negligee Shirts were never as comp
now. Prices range from 50c upwards and in ail t-i
popular makes.
KRAU
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WHEELING’S FOREMOST CLOTHIERS.
STRICTLY ONE PRICE, ----- 1319
JO . LIEBERMAN & CO.
A Cash Buying Tr;
The stock of Freeman Bros., clothing manufactur
ers,' Philadelphia, Pa., was sold to satisfy the de
mands of creditors. Jos. Lieberman & Co. bought
it in at their own price. Freeman Bios, made only
the best quality of Men’s, Youths’ and Children's
Clothing, otherwise they would find no place in
our store.
THURSDAY, MAY 19, at 9 A. M., these goods go
on sale. This will be the greatest clothing sensa
tion Wheeling has ever known.
Read Thursday's Register tor Particulars.
Jos. Lieberman & CoJ
ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS, HATTERS.AND FURNISHERS,
1116 MAIN STREET.
WHITE, HANDLEY & FOSTER.
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PARLOR SUITES,
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COUCHES,
From $6.50 to $50.00,
BED LOUNGES, .
.$9.45,
WHITE, HANDLEY & FOSTER.
Herman | RECEIVER3.
2247 AND 2249 MARKET STREET.
BRUEMMER HILDEBRAND.
—ahe located at
Corner Twenty-Second and Market Street
UPPER END FIFTH WARD MARKET,
Where you will find a fine line of Walnut, 0
Mahogany Furniture, also Carpets, Oil Cloth, L --
oleum, .Watting, etc.
SEE THE DEFENDER REFRIGERATOR.
We don’t blow our horn very loud, but
find the tone is all right.
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