Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-31
FROM CHARLESTON.
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF VARIOUS SORTS
ABOUT THE CAPITAL.
The Coal Exchange Not a Unit on the Duty
QuestiOn-Ths Change in the "Gazsits" and
the Possibility Of a New Morning Paper The
Worlds Fair Building-Some Possible Con
gressional Candidates.


weeks ago by the appearance OF Gov
ernOr MacCorkle before the Ways and
Means Committee OF the House OF Rep
resenJatives has somewhat abated.
That is the sensational feature OF the
discussion have disappeared and the
whole matter appears TO have been
relegated to political economists and
other wise heads who are delving in
muSty tones with the view OF ascer-
tanning whether there was free trade
between King Solomon and the Hittites
except 10 wives and conCubines, and
whether Peter the Great levied
tariff tax on coal imported from the
Kanawha Valley.
In the absence Of something more
startling It may be marked that
the coal operators Of the Kama
wha and New River districts
are not q unit on the question OF pro-
tectlve tariff Oh coal. The proceedings
OF the State Coal Exchange are, or in
tended to be, kept profound secret.
No representative Of the press has ever
been known to darken the door Of its
council chamber, and each member is
pledged not TO diYulge any OF the trans
actions of the Exchange, but once in a
while things will leak out In spite or the
heroic efforts of the officials to keep the
public ignorant fits movements. This
was the ease with the last meeting Of
the State Coal Exchange in this city,
about three weeks ago. 1t has come TO
light that a resolution TO employ
some one 10 go TO Washington and ad-
vocate the retention Of the present
duty on coal was heavily sat upon. 1t
is said that the resolution provided that
Mai Jed Hotchkiss, of Virginia, be
employed 10 go TO Washington and ex-
plain 10 Congress that duty OF 70 cents
per ton on coal was an absolute necessity
TO protect our workingmen against the
pauper labor Of Nova Scotia. The res
olution was about TO be put TO vote
when Mr.. w. n. Page, one Of the larg-
est coal operators in the New River dis
triCt, put in appearance and demanded to
know what going on. The resolution was
read to him and he at once rolled up
his sleeves and proceeded TO demOliSh
it. He spoke for nearly an hour and
showed that no foreign coal could sue
cessful.y compete with the West Viz
ginia product, and that tariff on coal
was not only wholly unnecessary to
protect coal from foreign competition,
but the imposition Of such a tariff was
absolutely nOnsensiCal The resolution,
at the close Of Mr., Pages speech, was
put to a vote and defeated.
NEWSPAPER TALK.
Since the Charleston Gazette has gone
into the hands Of 1.-THE enemy" as il is
termed by those Democrats that are OPP
posed the Governors position on the
coal tariff, there has been considerable
talk Of another Democratic daily in
Charleston TO iuculcate the principles
of pure and unadulterated Democracy.
Various newspaper men are said 70 be
figuring on the cost Of plant and the
expense of establishing a frst-cass
daily. The project has not assumed any
tangible shape for the reason that no
man has been found who
had so much surplus cash
ON hand to invest in it. The field is a
splendid one, and it is rather singular
that it has not been occupied before
this time.
Whatever may the final disposition
of the West Virginia building at the
Worlds Fair it is evident that the
people of Charleston do not care snap
about it. and are not interesting them
selves in the scheme to remove the
building TO Charleston. There has
been nothing done by our citizens TO
secure its removal 10 this place except
the appointment OF q committee by the
City Council TO invite the removal, but
the committee has not done anything
and will not do anything in the matter.
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
The latest candidate announced for
Congressional houOrs in this district is
Judge J. NJ. French, of Mercer county.
He is a South Side man." as those liv-
ing on the south side Of the Kanawha
river are termed, and as such he is ex-
pected to get the solid support Of the
South Side counties in the convention.
Mr.. Wilkinson, OF Logan, who was
trotted out by his friends few months
ago, appears 10 have been trotted back,
as he positively refused to be candi-
date. The other three candidates,
Messrs. Anderson, Wilson and Preston,
are all on the North Side, and will
therefor suffer whatever DISADVANTAGE
that may accrue by reason Of their To-
cation.
Mr., Anderson has been making fire.
ouent visits to his district during the
summer and fall aud is highly graJiied
40 his prospects Of denomination.
John stands well with the boys, aud il
is because he is not picayuuiSh when he
thrusts his hand in his pockets. In this
respect he is quite different from his
opponents. Their policy is to sQuander
lust enough money in their CanVaSseS to
defray reasonable and necessary eXpens-
eS, and no more.
It'll said that Judge French is not in
a condition, financially, 10 conduct a
vigorous canvass for the nomination for
Congress, and will have TO depend main
ly upon his personal popularity for sue
cess. Gov. Wilson Is well heeled, and
Mr.. Preston is said to have all the funds
necessary 20 conducts vigorous canvass.
Each candidate is looking sharply after
his individual interests and will do some
quiet but effective work during the
coming water months.
Secret Treaty Hinted At
Rio De JANERo, October so, 10 p. m,
1t is stated that q secret treaty be-
tween the United States AID Brazil, has
been signed. This treaty is said 70 be
i'm addition 10 the commercial treaty Of
1891. and is said TO inyoe the United
States in the support Of Brazil II the
latter country asks for such support. II
Is also understood that the United
States is pledged TO support the Brazil
ian government in the event Of any at
tempt being made TO restore the mon
archy. The rebel movements at Bahia
are believed TO have Influenced the
monarchists, with whom Admiral
DanpIlo might ultimately iOin issues 10