Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-09

numbers that the present exodus will
scarcely make . perceptibe difference
In the supply. especially In crowded
localities. 1t will, as l have said, de
minish the vote here and there and
disarrange the calculations Of merce-
naoy politicians, but it will hardly
change the bizarre aspect Of our poly
glot population or deprive our courts OF
the presence OF the Hun as ltigant.
The Huns are very qnarrelsome apd
exceedingly prolific in petty lawsuits.
why, We would Scarcely have any
criminal business in the courts OF Lack
awanna." said veteran County Com
missioner, ''were it not for the Huns"
Their sole pleasure, II pleasure IL
may be called, consists In drinking the
vilest Of intoxicants that are generally
sold 81 unlicensed groceries, and when
they succeed in incufring general
Jag" they proceed TO paint the settle
ment red" with one snother's gore. On
such occasions their implements
OF toll are turned into wesp-
ems Of war, aud smashing OF heads
epsues. Then there's lot OF lawsuits,
and AZ the next term OF court the corrl-
doris are choked with strange speaking
men and women whose faces, literally
illustrated with cuts, plainly tell the
nature OF their business 10 the temple
OF justice.
The Interpreter" is an important
figure Ia such scene. and there has
been such q great demand for his
services OF late years that he has
actually eravitated into a prof -
sionAl." Prosecutors and defe4
ants strive to obtain the servit
Of the best professional interprsts
that is, the most unscrupulous and
adrolt, who will. II he can, put the '
statements OF his friend into the best
possible English and give suitable col
ors to his statement, without the risk
OF having him commit perjury. The
Court usually provides the interpreter,
but It was discovered in>Some way that
this functionary generally favored one
side al the expense OF the other, and
now no well-regulated Hun LAWSUIT goes
10 trial without plaintiff andefend-
ant, having an interpreter as W an
attorney. BY the time the tes ~
OF the stupid Hungarian witnea
been done Into "English as sd
spoke" by the Interpreter, the Avel
Juror Is usually At q loss TO know how
locate the aggressor, and when eros
examination is attempted In such ciN
cumstances the information elected is
we'll calculated TO confuse even the most
alert Of the judges. Hungarian litlga-
ton Is, therefore, largely matter OF
chance, and, II they could only be
Induced 10 consent 10 IL, the
ltigants would DO quite as we'll
of most OF the time II they cast
lots or shook dice for verdict
as let their cases DO determin ed by the
jury, who can only guess at the facts
after all.
NOT THE BEST MINERS.
Although the Hun does not shrink
from any kind OF unskilled labor he has
not been the success In the mines that
the coal operators would wish. This Is
largely due TO the dangerous nature OF
the mines and the Hul's unfamillarlty
with the English language. An English
speaking miner knows that his dan ger
In greatly increased by having Hun
garlan laboror working with him.
any VI hub hCIlhbuto Vi NtANhb yNaio
have been due TO the presence OF theHuns
in the lhines. They have often done
the wrong thing 10 the moment OF dan
ger when told 10 do something OF vital
Importance. A coal mine charged With
gas or threatened with a shaky roof Is
q poor school 10 which TO acquire
knowledge OF English In the best OF
clIcnEstGtess- ls,--sAA< esAs~azssea
poor Hun his life. and with him the
lives OF others have been sacrificed. IL
could not be well otherwise. A sud-
den warning that meant life or death
had no meaning for him. When told 10
run he would stand still until tho roof
crushed him. The DAGGER sIgual, indI-
eating the presence OF deadly gases In
some quarter OF the mine, has no terror
for him, and he walks into the peril
with his exposed lamp, to no
more.
Despite these drawbacks the Huns
have been employed TO work 10 tho
m ines 10 considerable numbers In some
portions OF the anthracite regions,
where the coal bsrons were anxious 10
dig out their "dusky diamonds" az the
lowest possible cost
GOOD SURFACE WORKERS
The Hun Is more successful, however,
on the face than In the bowels OF tho