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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
The secret Of American Liberty.


NJ one has hitherto credited Count
Tolstoi. the great Russian novelist, with
a specially exhaustive study OF Amer
lean history. set hc made remark.
the other day. which shows that uo oth-
or European since DeT0cqueVi.le has
more distinctly recognized the peculiar
merit of our Institutions. In the
United States" he told am American
visitor. 'you have the best of al. gov
crumcutS. because You scarcely know
that You have any government 40 all.
10 is true. DO We reflect upon &c, that out
side of the Seaboard cities. where mer-
chants feel the arm of the Federal exec
uuye cXcrtcd through the cu>to NJ
house. the average citizen is never
brought into direct contact with the
Federal government. except through
tbc nostofice machinery. Even with
thc State government, hc is drawn into
Immediate and conscious relations chief
Iy through the higher courts of law.
To this day. as iu the early epoch OF
New England history, IL is the Unit OF
social organization, the local govern
mont of the county. township and mu-
nIII|INIINNa u NNM NJ NINN % AiA' CO. ANt So ANt
zen is most intimately and constantly
concerned. Nowhere else iu the world
for Englishmen. from whom We in
herited the blessing, have in large
measure lost its the habit of local
,.lf-rule so universal and inveterate as
20 is in the United States.
ia this habit lies the safeguard of "a
personal llborty in>eparablc from pub
DE- order the secret of our exemption
from reactionary conspiracics on the
one hand aud from auarchic revolutions
ON the other. 10 Is the aU-encc OF this
habit which makes republican govern
ment in France unsatisfactory and I'M
ble-unSatisfactory because the pres
emit French republic is more intensely
centralized than many mon2rchicS, and
unstable because the people hold the
rulers OF the moment accountable for
shortcomings rooted I'm tine national
character When the French cDmuuncS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ana Improvements ac-
quire the fuuctlouSof local seit-hclp ana
~clf-coutrol which are exercised in this
country by townships. counties aud
States. free institutions Viii, Tor the
first time. De imprrSuauiN cNtdoil>hcu.
for then Fr,nchmcu will have learned
to govern themselves. Count ToL>roI
Derc,iycS. Nba. is overlooked by
Too many European Liberals. that
to confer parliamentary government
upon people before 70 has shown itself
capable Of managing the affairs of a
township, is 10 begin az the wrong end.
But. it mas be said, If sou give nation
a parliament. that parliament will have
me good sense 10 encourage local self
government. such Is not the lesson Of
history. France has had a parliament
FOR century, yet the traces Of local
,elf-rule are now few and faint com
pared with what they were under the
RourbonS. SO. too. the British Parlia-
ment. until the recent reaction which
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
ASrUrE oAUY.

OrAN'~ political aStuteues> is no less
than hi, political unscrupulousncss.
He's as anxious to have the Force and
fraud bal q law as Car REED. But he
saw splendid opportunity To use the
Force Din as club 90 scare the monop-
olsts ont OF plenty fat To help his state
campaign. which is iu great jeopardy he
very adroitly made the agitation OF the
Force bin appear tho forerunuuer OF de-
feat to- the Tariff biu Then came his
hold resolution chat set REED and his
,obort, by the ears. Meanwhile QUAY
worked the mouopolistic crew Of Penn
svlyan.a with threats that ifthcy did not
show up For DErANNrEE handsomely
ne wopll defeat the Tariff bill Hence
ve s.e the former Chairman OF the
National Executive Committee, JoNE>'
fPutsburr. and others outin support
of QrAY'> candidate.
There is well founded belief that
AN classes iu the keystone state ire
spectivc Of politics, are heartily tired
and Disguised with Quayism and
SD far as the state election Is
concerned. would like 20 see DO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
IL. n o. BRANCHING OUT.
1t becomes AN Active Competitor for Chi
cago business.

GdEo business
Cmc,Go. August 25.-The West Virginia
coke field. which is reached over the Cam
den lines, which have been recently ac-
quired by the Baltimore and ono Railroad
Company. will obtain an important adVan-
tage from the new arrangement which the
Baltimore aud Ohio has recently made lot
entry into Chicago Heretofore the BAL
more and Ohio trains have reached the
business centerOf this city over the track OF
the Illinois Central, and the conditions OF
the lease were such that the Baltimore and
Ohio was not permitted 10 do any business
ON This side of South Chicago. On this ac-
count il was greatly hampered IN It's COM
DetitiOu for Chicago business, and that IS
the reason why its weekly freight snip
meuts East are small when compared with
those of many more insignificant lines. BY
lis new Arrangement the Baltimore and
Ohi0trains reach Chicago over the track OIL
the Wisconsin Central or Northern Iacinc
road. and the terms are such that IL oe-
comes am active competitor for caSt0ouud
traffic ana has far better facilities for dis
tributiug the freight coming over its lines
from the East.
Bv means of its connections with the
Northern Pacific. the Chicago, St Paul
and Kansas City and other lines, it pro
poses to build up a great coke trade IN the
Northwest. and In carrying out TINS pur-
pose il will make Chicago It's great DIS
tributing point. IL will also be In posi-
tiOn 10 make a cheap rate from PittsOurg
10 Chicago and Western points for the car
riace of Pittsburg coal, which now, ny
reason of the excessive rates by rail-
reaches the West mainly by means Of the
lakes. III IL should do SO great volume OF
freight which has been diverted from Chi
caro TO such lake ports as Milwaukee and
Duluth and Ashland. will be brought back
10 Chicago. where it properly belongs, and
the Pittsburg coal men Will be enabled 10
enter into successful competition with lue
local Chicago dealers in inferior Western
coal.
Itsnew route will enable the Baltimore
and Ohio % pass through a number of
large manufacturing towns and VIII give
itdirect connections with the stock yards
Heretofore 10 has taken from four to SIX
hours forts cousigumeuts to the packing
houses toreach the main line. Under the
new ARRANGEMENT the time is reduced TO
half an hour With these facilities the
Baltimore and Ohio hopes 20 secure a
large proportion of the through dressed
beef shipments othe Atlantic coast, and
il expects tOpr0ht from through shipments
east over the Wisconsin Central, the
Northern Pacific and the Chicago, st
Paul and Kansas City One thing is GER
tain. and that is that in all respects the
Baltimore and Ohio will be in vastly
better situation for doing business IN the
..ffrr NJ { fhftsuw0
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
syIARTING UNDER rue LASH.

An episode in the Third District Repuo-
hcau convention shows well how the Blue
and the Gray get along in the Republican
party in West Virginia. Mr.. smith had
strong and earnest support for the nomina-
ton for Congress, and his chance 10 be
nominated was thought 20 be good. Al "A
critical moment he withdrew in favor OF
the Union soldier Gaines.
The Republicans of the Third district
showed how they felt on the subject when
they nominated "a Confederate Colonel for
Congress. The Republicans OF the Fourth
district have done the same thing I'M their
time When did a West Virginia Demo
o. attic convention nominate Union soldier
for Congress-. The West Virginia Democ-
racy does not turn that way when the good
things are going IHteijJcHccr.
This is very lame attempt 20 excuse
the Republican party Of the Third
district for doing just what 10 did and
what shat party everywhere does,
namely. turn cX-Coufcderate Repub-
Ucans ont OF the dinining-room when
the political diuuer-bcll is rung. There
is sublimity Of cheek i'm il that is
amusing. MCGlNNIs was a Confederate
and the convention gave him no show
at an. although il 10 believed its own
claims In his case il should have renOm-
mated him by reclamation and given
him a chance To prove whether he will
hold his seat by fraud or is really the
choice Of the people The action of the
convention is a flat refusal of the Dem
ocratic challenge TO try il over again.
u they believe their man was elected.
and an acknowledgement Of the truth
chat De- was not elected and would be-
worse defeated if put mp again. Be
sides. as We have said. MCGINNIS is AN
cN-Coufcdcratc. aud the Republicans
have had enough of him for that addi-
tjoual reason.
Again G.. b. SMITH another hard
working Republican, was turned down
because he was an cX-Coufcderatc.
Surru withdrew his name, TO bee sure.
but we know how these things are run
I'm political conventions and that il was
not until he was satisfied that he could
never be- nominated lie was forced
ont.
The convention then went TO work
and summarJy nominated a Union Re
publican.
We cannot imagine what can have
gotten into the little head of the h,telii-
/ qsnccr TO cause il 90 ask what Demo
cratic convention in West Virginia ever
nominated Union soldier. We can
name many. bat without taking the time
Co look them all up We recall Major
BENNETT. whom a Democratic couyen-
tou nominated and the Democratic
party elected Auditor of State; and Col.
O'BEirN, whom Democratic couycn-
ton nominated and the Democratic
party elected State Treasurer. Both
were Union soldiers. In the nation
there are muumcrable instances whore
the Democratic party has honored
Union soldiers. The ittie-miuded
F. Iufcllnsuccr must remember that there
were more Democrats who fought for
the Union than there were Republicans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

buried past an resurrection. QUAY
understands the situation thoroughly
and doesn't propose 70 stand idly by
aud be turned down. Not he. The
Fry the Fats, and all the rest who have
been benefited 10y his control OF the last
Presidential campaign shall know his
power and how much they are indebted
Co him. and what will be the conSe-
Quences IL they attempt 20 leave his
boat and let him sink? So they must
come to taw, and they are coming too.
But the road is long that has no turn,
and QUAY must eventually get come
mp with.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

one set is said to last A. Long rs seven of
Wood


New YoEK. August 25.-The Standard
Metal Tie and Construction Company, of
this city. has finished laying section of
the Delaware and Hudson roadbed. near
Balston spa with steel ties. The section
is thrcc-quarters OF mile i'm length, the
ties weighing about go pounds each, and
are two feet apart. About 500 ties We're
used. On the track parallel with the steel
tie section Just laid the Delaware and llud-
son Company has substituted new Georgia
nine ties for the oldtoues, In order TO test
the comparative difference between wooden
and metal ties.
There are more than 4OO,0Oo00 ties in
use In the United States There is anaunual
demand for 2O.O0O,OOO for the construction
of new roads; about 60,00O,oOJ are used
every year for renewals, the average life
being seven years The steel tie is said to
cost about - One set is calculated to last
as long rs seven of wood. thus making the
difference much in favor of the metallic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

led To the establishment of county coun-
ellis. had long been cncroaching ON local
liberties. The trainers of Our own Fed
eral Constitution diSccrned the tenden-
cies of a national assembly toward cen
tralizatiou and absorption, and provided
barriers against them; but for which
our own habit of Sel.-goycrnmcnt might
have been gradually cNtinguishcd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26
DIED.

HALSTED-On Monday. August -, 1880, FOO >
O'Clock 90. m- ANDREW HAL>rED. 81, aged go
years.
Funeral from tle residence 10 his SON, on
HayncytoWu pix, hye miles ca.t Of ilm Grove
this Tuesday, afternoon az o'clock. Inter
mcut at Stone Chu-ch cemetery. Friends are
.,..-il..I L. .ttnrI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

There Is not a section OF "a line In the
entire Mckinley bill that will open mar
ket for another bushel OF wheat or an
other barrel of pork."-fr0H James q.
B.I-.t's Letter fl >uGf9r FiBs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

III is said that STANLEY is inclined 90
boz rude Boz society sometimes, and that
hc will converse CON- no subject but
Africa. Probably Africa is the only
subject Doc knows anything about.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

d. ID. AnEE~oN seems 90 have MAJ
iority ot delegates 20 the Hinton con-
veutiou. that meets to-day. So there is
Httlc doubt of hi, nomination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

LET Is DO OUR own REGISTRA-
TION. OUR OWN COUNTING. OUR OWN
CERTIFICATION. Speaker Es,rs Pits
...rr fffr-.s
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TERMS

A.A IA AaA Nt m taAslN a.
E6rr.butes OF Respect aud Obituary Notices
Cd cents peg Iucn.
- CORRESPONDENTS CONTAINING rNfokrANr
NEWS SOLICITED PROM EyEHY PART OF rHE SUR
RoUNprN0 COUNTRY.
Rejected commune ations viii not De- returned
unless accompanied by sufficient postage.
Stamps 90 che denomination OF Two cents and
less accepted fnr amounts less than one dollar.
Its REGISTER embracing rs ssucr1i siHions,
g. entered ~ ne P0s-2f-cs ia Htssltag, ~ "a,
% second .r'rss mater
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

In5ve used $. 5. 5. for a number *
vears. and consider it the best tonic ana
blood remedy hat ever used. In TACT
yro.ld not attempt 70 enter upon
Snrias or summer in this climate with
o.t r. II. W. COLEMAN,
of Coleman, Ferguson \ Co.,
Dade City. Fla.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-26

Nature should be
in the
spring 90 throw of
ne hcavineSs Of
the sluggish wiG,cr
circulation of the
blood. Nothing
does itSO well. 50
prompt orso safely
As SWift's Specific.
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educational.
WHEELING INSTITUTE
Boarding and Day School for Young
Ladies and Children.

V'HOROUGH COURSE or lNSIRtD.HN
i i'm English. Mathematics. Ancient an.
ern Languages, Music. Drawing. Pairtu.
cuiion. and Calisthcnic-, advantages ol
life and training.
Fall session begins Wednesday. Scptcii
1890 Address, MISS PARRAN. Prinr
ou1e8drh No. 100 TNclfth >.r..
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NOR RENT-A Desirable Front Room, fur
i nished or UNFINISHED, 50 Maryland s,Iee''
Island. ""-Y4
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
PERSONAL ITEMS.
What People are Doing In and
Out of Roanoke.

Mrs. j. Il. Hockaday, accompanied by
Miss Neva st. Clare Crutchfield, OF
Richmond, arrived in the city last
night. Mrs. HOcksday has been on an
extended visit to relatives in Richmond.
The Columbia Land Company and the
Monitor Steam Manufacturing Company
have secured the assistance of j. w.
Coon, president of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, and Senator Bibb. The
entire enterprise is now nearly com
plete in its subscription.
DIR. Fuqua, of Chambersburg, Bedford
county. is in the city visiting friends.
Joseph Standfield, colored, was ar
rested by Officer Geo last night for
drawing knife on gentleman in COM
Pany with MIR. Oppcnheim, tho saloonist.
Joseph is employed by q real estate
firm and has been in Jail before.
Mr.. +. f. Hooker, one of Knoxville's
representative citizens, was in the CITY
yesterday on business. This is his
lirst visit to the Magic City" and he is
more than delighted with it. Mr..
Hooker took a few quiet pointers on real
estate while in town.
Officer Gus Gee was made happy yes
terday by the arrival of his wife from
kcysvelle. Charlotte county. The
genial copper's smile is, in consequences
about as large as the load of hay on
which it is alleged he rode into town.
Officer Creecy is on the sick list. His
brother died recently i'll Texas, and he
will have to go there to settle his estate
b. j.. Michael, lately with the Roam
oke Machine Works, has assumed charge
of the Roanoke branch of Uarker ,&
Dunn's tile and mantle house, with an
Office in TIE TINES building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
ALMOST A BOY RIOT.

White Boys and Negroes Engage in n
Combat.
There came near being a boy riot ut
the corner of Roanoke and Church
streets yesterday afternoon about 4
o'clock.
About half dozen white BOYS from s
to IL years of age, and nearly as many
negro boys of about the same age got
into row.
For short time brickbats rocks, and
sticks whistled thickly through the air
from both sides. Several ladies wero
passing at the time, and some of them
narrowly escaped being hit
TIE TINES man started to cross the
street about the time the battle begun.
but when several missiles whistled near
him, he decided to wait for peace.
One negro boy was surrounded and
thrown down. but soon recovered his
feet and made safe escape. Another
negro boy was hit on the hand by one of
the flying missiles but no serious injury
was done.
But for the interference of several
ladies and gentlemen living in that vi
entity there might have been further
trouble.
The negroes rctrcatcd as soon as the
noise OF the battle ceased, and the white
poyS escaped the eyes of the police
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
ROSClDauIl BROS.
AZ Salem Avenue.
DUBLIC SALE OF STOCK.

Tho following named subscribers to
the capital stock of the Crystal Spring
Land Company, having failed to pay the
first and second call on the said stock,
as required by the president and board
OF directors of said Company, in pursu-
ancc of resolution of tho board of di-
rcctors of said Company, the stock Of
said delinquent subscribers in said Conn
pany will, on WEDNESDAY, the 10Th
day OF November, 1890, at 1900 o'clock
m, in front of the Courthouse, in the
city OF Roanoke, Va, be sold at public
auction for cash.
Said calls were each for / per cent of
the amount subscribed, and were paya-
bic on or before the Goth day OF March,
1890 and the Goth day Of July, 1890, re-
spectivelY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
THE GYPSY BARON.
About the Opera for To-nigi,t.-How Con-
ricd Manages.

hbo@t the Opera for Tonight -How Con-
ried Manages.
Conried's Comic Opera Company will
present Tho Gypsy Baron" Johann
Strauss masterpiece, at the Opera House
this evening.
This opera ran nearly year without
interruption ut the Casino, in New York,
and It's success in other cities has been
unprecedented in the history of lyric
productions.
Inc company numbers sixty talented
vocallsts who have given general salts
faction throughout the country Among
the principals are Miss Bettina Padel-
ford, daughter of General Albert Ord
way, formerly of Richmond, and Ed
ward ,. Grant, who is well-known in
that city.
Heinrich Conried, proprietor and
manager of Conried's Comic Opera Com
pany' Is prominent figure in the
operate circles of this country. He
makes his own contracts, selects and
trains his singers, manages the stage,
attends every rehearsal, whether of
chorus, orchestra or principals; buys
tho material for all the costumes, and
designs the scenery.
ms Is the American idea of theatct
management, and is about four mons
work, but Mr.. Conried does it all and
has time to spare. BESIDES. he attends
every performance and takes account of
any delinquency on the part of the
singers.
One of his great exploits was to go on
as super when he produced Julius
Caesar in German in New York. He
was four times called before the curtain
after the forum scene
Not many American managers could
do that
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
G A. HUFFMAN.
Z A HUFFMAN j. a.
Huffman, Gleason & Company,
j. A. GLEASON.
SPECIAL.

Real Estate Brokers' near and dcpos Vista,
Real bought ALWAYS
hand Parties desiring Ito
competed $3O000O
constructoh SlOOO0
and lumber yards in
operation s25OO mills
completed SOOOO electric light National
vestment 20
SSoo Buena Vista Advocate
factory completed S5ooo Lexington
Real Estate
S0O00
basic see Works.
planning mills working establishments oo glass works
lied, s2oO.oOO; S22,oOo go
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
MAYORS COURT.

Mayor Evans attended to the wants
of goodly number of morally diseased
persons at his court yesterday morning,
and prescribed for them as follows:
George Harris, disorderly conduct
and resisting an officer, was fined 81 for
his misbehavior, and cautioned against
resisting an officer in the future.
John johnson, the negro boy who
stole watch at Silverthorn's Saturday
night, was sentenced to thirty DAYS
imprisonment for carrying a razor, and
was sent to the grand jury for his at
tempt to supply himself to the un-
limited time.
Joseph Eggleston, for being drunk
and shooting at his mother was fined ~.
The testimony showed that he had no
intent to hit his parent when he fired at
her.
Michael was drunk and down on Rail
road avenue Sunday night, and paid s.
for the luxury.
j. NJ. Dorothy spent the early part of
Sunday in getting drunk and the latter
part of the sam c day in getting sober at
the station-house. between the two the
tax was 81.
William Miles committing NUS
ance. 50. a charge of carrying razor
was dismissed, it being shown that the
instrument was boxed up and not pre-
pared for the African upper-cut
X. a. Swaun was arrested for being
drunk and disordcrly Sunday. lie was
ashamed to face Mayor Evans in the
court. and 50 chose to forfeit his col
lateral. 50.
Alvin Stoncwall was drunk on Bunker
I'LL Saturday night, and the fine and
costs IN the case amounted to $3.50.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
\ Bad Which TrnIe.

John Smith, a Woodworking, but il
literate white man, who has Il mania
for trading watches, was arrested Sat
urday night, charged with having stolen
a watch.
John was on the streets Saturday
night trying to trade his watch, as
usual, and soon drove Il good bargain.
The watch was soon claimed by Mr..
&. w. Powell. from whom it had been
stolen some time before. John was ar
rested and remained in the station
until yesterday morning, when he was
given hearing before Judge llowcrton
and dismissed.
The watch was turned over to Mr..
Powell
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
Cloak and Shawl Department.

In this department you will find tho
largest and best selected stock of ladies',
misses and children's wraps from tho
finest plush to tho cheapest cloth.
Plush astrican and cloth capcs in alk
styles and colors. An endless variety
OF shawls at very low prices.
Full line of blankets, comforts, quilts
in all colors and prices. You'd be
astonished TO see how cheap they offer
their goods. An all-wool IONA white or
rcd blanket for $3.50.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
4 switchmnn NInngicd.

Charles Otey. white switchman in
the employAof the Norfolk and Western,
met with very serious injury ycstcr-
day, while doing some switching in the
Machine Works yard.
lie was standing on the step of a
switch engine and carlcssly let himself
become caught between the engine and
lumbercar Both legs were broken and
the right leg terribly manglcd and am
putation will be necessary below the
knee.
lie is twenty-five years of age and
married, his wife and three children re-
siding in Bedford.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18
0mccr wcedon's Complex CAPTURE

James Craig was arrested by Officer
Weldon yesterday on warrant charg-
ing him with disordcrly conduct While
conveying his prisoner to the lookup
the officer came upon a party of negroes
shooting crap on the street Retaining
his hold on Craig, Weldon calamity ar
rested the ''boncs" used by the darkies.
and the stake, amounting to 35 cents,
which he conveyed to the station-h house.
The players possessed legs, which the
dies and money did not, and so escaped.