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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-01

A very pretty home wedding will take
place in Triadelphia on Tuesday, No
vember :, at which Miss Louise
Robrecht, Of that place, will be married
TO Mr.. w. Albert Stenger, Of Pleasant
Valley. Rev. Father Ddacus, Of st.
Alphonsus church, will perform the
ceremony.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-01

At her home, 1.-THE Elms," last eve
ing Miss Clara Sheets very pleasant
entertained a host OF friends. II was
informal affair and every one pres
enjoyed themselves.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

prevailed. He had not been an aspirant
for the nomination and he knew that he
could not be nominated and escape an
imputation of bad faith. The reference to
Garfield is unkind. There is no doubt but
that Mr.. Blaine went into the convention
with The distinct purpose in his mind to
bring about the nomination of Garfield
should his own nomination become impos-
sibe There were many ballots, during
which Sherman had time to develop his
strength in the convention. The time came
when it was clear that neither Grant,
Blaine nor Sherman could be nominated,
and at the right moment Garfeld's name
was thrown at the convention. The dra-
matte quality of Mr.. Blaine's mind has
never been more distinctly displayed than
in this movement. Even Conkling, who
was on the floor at the head of Grants
Old Guard, could offer DO resistance 10 the
impulse which answered the touch of
Blaine'SL hand-a Thousand miles away.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
THE SINGLE TAX.

AT time Ike this, when hundreds of
thousands of willing and c0mpetent work
ers are unable to find employment any,
thing that is urged as remedy is entitled
10 consideration. There is one fact that
cannot be disputed. The distribution of
the products Of labor is defective The
accumulation of vast wealth by a few and
the affect poverty of so large a percentage
OF the workers indicate radical defect in
the methods of government. The few
have evidently had too much to say about
the making Of laws.
In an article in the February North
american Magazine Henry George puts
forward his theory of a single land tax as
remedy for existing evils His argument
is that if land were free the 100000 idle
men now unable TO find employment in
mills and stores would find the means Of
living by cultiVatiDg free land He claims
that 1t is the speculative value that has
attached to land through the power TO hold
land without using it that keeps idle men
from finding homes upon il. 1t is assumed
that the tilIers of the soil would be able to
pay the tax and also TO make a better Iiy-
Ing than the average operative is BILE to
make, taking one year with another An
objection 10 this theory is that it would
add TO supply that already exceeds the
demand. There is no lack of agricultural
products. There is not branch OF this
industry that is not OveTcrowded in its
relation TO consumers. Wheat is lower TO-
day than in recent years, and smaller
grains, meats and roots naturally fall in
price with wheat. Cotton is correspond
ingly cheap. The Northern and Western
farmers and the Southern planters are.
therefore, suffering from the same cause
over supply. Now, if 100000 workers
should be taken from the ranks of con-
sumers OF agricultural products and added
to the already too-fuu ranks of producers.
further depreciation in values would be
inevitable. Whether the taxes that would
be imposed on land under the single-tax
theory would exceed the average rental of
land under the present system OF private
ownership cannot be determined without
trial 1t seems clear, however, that if the
UNEMPLOYED should be mployed on farms
and If free trade should fill cur warehouses
with foreign goods, the State tenant on
land would have a hard time in finding
money to pay his taxes with.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

TO FIGHT THE LORDS.

Mr. Gladstone is reported as saying that
he has decided to fight the House Of Lords
To the bitter end. The fight will be waged
against the House OF Lords, not against an
order OF nobility. Mr.. Gladstone's pur-
pose is to deprive it of its political prlvi-
leges. lie does not consider the participa
tiob OF an hereditary body in legislation
consistent with the spreading principles of
democracy. But an attack upon the polIti-
cal privileges of the peers is an attack
upon the order of peers. If the House of
Lords is abolished the individual mem hers
Will enjoy no olher distinction than the
rank that may be accorded them by society.
The title will lose more than half It's yalue.
up to the present time the peers through
The exercise OF their power as hereditary
Lawmakers have held control of good
places unoer the Government This i'm
mense patronage would be largely lost to
the peers as mere social class. Natu.
rally social prestige would fade out with
loss Of power. The rich parvenues would
pay less for alliances that carried with
them mere title. The impeeunious Eng.
hsh peer would sink to The level with the
average German baron or Italian count.
Mr.. Gladstone therefore is almost attack.
Ing an Industry. He proposes to impair
The value Of an English possession. The
fentroll OF the landed gentry has already
peen materially reduced by the sacrifice OF
the agricultural interest to the interests OF
commerce and manufactures, and the
aDoiltlon OF the lords as legislative
Dooy would constitute finishing blow.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

although silver there viii command 81 and
sometimes 81 20 an ounce, while it only
fetches 90 cents here. The journey 10 these
mines is a long and tedious one, IL being neces-
sary TO travel long distances by stage and on
muleback after leaving the steamers.
Albert Kenton of Omaha, who spent some
time In the Bermuda Islands last year. Is In the
city and spoke of some of the interesting
features OF that country TO a reporter yester-
day. He says that one Of the most impressive
features is the absence of pauperism. One can
travel the entire length OF the Islands without
meeting beggar. The colored people are re-
markably we'll educated owing to the magnln-
cent school facilities afforded by the Colonial
Government. The roads, OF white coral stone,
are hard and dry and the facilities tor driving
and bicycling are excellent. The donkey is the
chief beast of burden ana be is dmlnutlVe
specimen OF his race, aud, harnessed TO iiIle
cart, is great favOriIe with the ladies' anu
children for driving purposes.
D. E. Dennis, who Is connected with large
Providence Or. L. manufacturing firm, was at
the Occidental yesterday. His firm recently
received the first cargo of Oregon pine ever
shipped to that city. Ii was sent around Cape
II orn to New York and from that city to Prov-
dence by barge. The firm eXDects. II possible,
to make Oregon pine one of Its leading lines
The morning call., 1894-02-11
STATISTICS OF CHURCHES

In play lately produced at q city
theater. certain jOcular references to re-
ligion were placed in the mouth of one of
the perSonages, and it was observed that
they were received in grim silence by the
audience. which. however, did not appear
to consist of church goers. The observer
was led TO conclude that whatever opinions
people may entertain on religious subjects.
there is general disinclination among
respectable people to have them made a
topic of testing.
figures show that the religious senti-
ment IN this country is much stronger than
people suppose. Carroll d. Wrights sta
tstics. prepared for the eleventh census,
contain some surprises on this head. The
census enamerators were forbidden to
inquire into the religious opinions of peo-
pie. But they were required to ascertain
the number Of communicates connected
with each denomination. Mr.. Wrights
agents found that there were IA, $50, 00C
communicates OF the various Protestant
faiths. 1t is usually reckoned that for
every Protestant commitment there are
D persons who are non-communicating
adherents of the faith; thus, IA, 180,00C
communicates would imply church
strength of 1850. 600. and this is exclusive
of Catholics, Jews and the various minor
faiths. AS 10 Catholics, statistics show
that about SO per cent of the congrega
tons are communicates. Mr.. Wright
found 6,257.S71 Catholic communicates
Assuming that these constituted So pei
cent of the congregations, the Catholic
population must number 7,362,0o0. Add
these to the Protestants. and we have q
body OF 6,992, COO members of Christian
churches out Of a total population OF g.
&C., 600. Thus the number of non-Chris-
tians, which includes Jews, agnostics
Mormons and members of other faiths, is
narrowed down to 5.630.00o, which is 6
much lower figure than people were pre-
pared to hear.
1t will be kept in view that among the
uon- communicating church adherent!
women and children are included. The
adult males of the class do not number
over $4,000. 900. about the same number al
the COMMITMENTS of both sexes. Thi
explains the discrepancy between the re
ported number OF church adherents ant
the seating capacity Of the various churcl
The morning call., 1894-02-11
VALUABLE CLAY BEDS WELL
UTILIZED.

The happiest place in Europe is said to
be Klngen berg On-the- Main. 1t is one
prosperous spot where everybody has
work and an income and where there are
no taxes, either local or imperial, because
the income of the municipality suf1icss for
everything and leaves bonus for distri-
button besides. Happy KlingeO bergi 1t
is all due to little wisdom aud foresight
on the part OF its local administration
many years ago. There are valuable beds
of fireclay in the neighborhood and these
the municipality had the prudence not to
sell to make the fortunes of other people
but retained for the benefit of the town.
The profits pay all taxes and the 10 hab-
itanTs get the surplus divided among them
Young men going into the army received
this year present of 10 marks each. The
ordinary method of untbritty municipal
ties is TO throw all their advantages away
in water and gas supply. coal fields. public
lands and many other etce:eras. which are
utilized by companies and contractors to
build up colossal interests, and the taxes
mount up to dizzy aggregate even ually.
all because nobody looked ahead with
public spirit at the commencement of
enterDriseS
The morning call., 1894-02-11
An Encyclopedia of News.
acific Irish-American.

racine lflSn-Am6rican.
The Sunday edition of THE CALL Of the 28th
ult. contained thirty pages, which were an
encyclopedia Of news that transpired within
the confines OF civilization For quarter of a
century THE CALL has retained the confidence
OF the community, because the journal has
ever maintained d dignlned, unbiased and in
dependent character In the discussion of all
topics appertaining TO the public veal.
1t circulates in the homes of the rich, as we'll
as in those of the poor, ana by a remarkable
coin cidence is not offensive TO either. The
most conspicuous feature In the columns of
THE CALL is that padding and sensatiouaIism
are entirely eliminated. 1t is a clean family
paper. and generally accepted as such. We
speak advlsedly WHEN making the positive as.
sertioD that THE CALL is read more extern
sVey in Irish homes on this coast than any
other metropolitan paper, notwithstanding that
it advocates political opinion contrary 10
that entertained by the majority OF that class
Of citizens.
Hence it Yields wide power in the discus
sion of economic subjects which other journals
do not command because of its cosmopolitan
circulation.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

police raid in ouelling the disturbance and the
crowd OF children scattered right and left while
the youthful bruisers decided TO finish the tight
at a more convenient period.
'Some fellows are fortunate coming here and
some are not" remarked an officer of San
Quentin prison while relating various peculiar
tiles he had noticed in County Sherihs. Il
don't mean they are lucky TO get into prison,
but it is the way they came here. You cannot
imagine how different are mems Views upon
the safe and proper treatment OF prison.
ers EN- route. Once County Sheriff
arrived with a desperate convict who
had not even pair Of handouts on his
wrists. Were you not afraid TO let him travel
like that" somebody asked. 'Why?' was the
Sheriff's reply. 1 think he was astonished
why, do not think it necessary to carry
pistol On another time meek little prisoner
came in with iron bands riveted around his
wrists and ankles. A chain joined the ankles,
another The wrists. and then long one coupled
both. There was no chance whatever for his
escape. and yet the Sheriff was so frightened
he kept pistol pointed at him all the way in
the cars, and never let 60 until he saw the
prison gate close behind his man."
The morning call., 1894-02-11
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Henry II. Faxon of the Quincy (MaSs) police
force Is a millionaire He serves without pay
and devotes his energies to enforcing the liquor
laws.
The Car of Russia recently said that his
highest ambition in this life was to so treat his
subjects that history would speak OF him as the
Peasant Monarch.
Mrs. Annie S. Austin, the newly elected
Mayor of Pleasanton. Kans., is described as a
woman OF more than average intelligence aud
weighs 200 pounds.
Nine. Blanc, the celebrated French authoress,
is wnteriDg on plantation In Arkansas. She
recently spent week in Washington without
her identity being known.
Professor Rudolf Virchow, the famous Ger
man surgeon, has recovered from his recent
severe attack of illness, and has taken up his
active duties in Berlin again.
Constance Fenmore Woolson had premo-
milton of her uutimely end. She was vic
tim of mOrbdness and Iouged for rest from
wandering nomelessly about the world.
A banquet was given recently to William E.
Curtis. Assistant Secretary of The Treasury, by
the alumni of Trinity College al Hartford, the
institution which gave him his diploma. Sen
ator Hawley was one of the guests, and spoke.
OleBlIicu WaSueI, tne sun Vi tHo SIedt Com-
poser, is giving his whole time TO the prep
lions at Bayreuth for the series OF Wagnerlan
representations that will commence In July.
He is a left-handed conductor which very often
perpexes the orchestra. He is said 10 be mu-
sician of great intelligence.
William Howe, the celebrated American
artist. now resident 10 Paris. was once win
dOw-tIimmer in a dry.gOOds house in Grand
Rapids. Mitch. He also held a similar position
In ST. Louis. where he found friend who ad-
vanced him money with which TO study art.
he now is one OF the greatest animal painters
| in The world.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
A THOUSAND MILES AWAY,

There is a report afloat that ex- President
Harrison has sent an enyoy to Govern6r
mckinney bearing promise to support the
latters residential aspiration. The re-
port gives an INSCRIPTIONS Democratic
paper an opening TO say:
Mr.. Harrison may already have forgotten The
part Major Mckinley played in the Minnear o.
lis convention, which resembled nothing so
much as the trick Garfield played on John
Sherman in the convention OF 1880. excen,
that the latter succeeded, whereas the McKin.
ley performance was a CHASTITY failure
Delegates to the Minneapolis convention
and correspondents of both parties did
Mckinley the justice TO say that he did
everything In his power to keep his friends
from voting for him. He shrank from 8
nomination under such conditions as ther
The morning call., 1894-02-11

edifices. Adding all the Christian churches
together their seating capacity is slightly
in excess of 43,000,0 900. which would leave
about II, 000, 600 members of congregations
without seats. There are children and
men who while classed as church attend
ants do not really attend church. 1t may
be observed that the proportion of church
buildings TO population is not uniform
The four great cities of the United States
New York. Philadelphia. Chicago and
Brooklyn-with an aggregate population
of 100000. had 20S1 church buildings.
Philadelphia having more than any one of
the other three. San Francisco is low
down in the list Of churches. In New
York and Chicago the Catholics have more
church edifees than any other sect; in
Philadelphia and Brooklyn the Protes-
tants.
The total number of clergymen of all
faiths is given in the record as Ill, 600,
which represents a considerable proper
ton of the highly educated class who are
graduates of colleges. A few years ago
the religious papers gave expression to
fears that the supply of clergymen would
fall short OF the demand. These appre-
tensions seem TO have been i'll founded,
for no pulpits are going begging though
the drain of clergvmen as missionaries
continues active. 1t is often said In New
England, however. that the flower of
young America does not drift into the cler-
ical profession as it did in the time of JON
athau Edwards and DIR. Parker and DR..
Chanting. The list of cIergymen who are
affiliated with the great institutions OF
learning is steadily decreasing; but the
money contributed for religious purposes
shows no sign of diminution. The actual
cost of the churches in use is given by Mr..
Wright at 500, 100000.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
The Overland FLYER.

The Union racine Is the only line running new
Pullman double drawiDg-room sieepers and din
ing cars, San francisco to Chicago without
Change, H. three and one.hai, days. All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver
Select tourist excursions through to CHICAGO
Without change every Thursday, In charge of
managers.
steamship tickets on sale to and from ALL no,nt.
in Europe.
for sieepinR-car accomm odations and tickets
cal on ID. W. Hitchcock. general agent Mont
gomeiy street. San Fran F. r. Ellsworth.
agent sls hroadway, Oakland. Cal. or g. +. Herr.
rs SCUM String street. Los Angeles. Cal
The morning call., 1894-02-11
NO REPAIRS YET.

Spear Street Still Menace TO Life
and Limb.
TIE condition of lower Spear street has
not been improved one whit notwithstand.
ing the promise IF the Board of Supervis
ors to have the thoroughfare repaired i'm.
mediately. Rotten planking, manholes
and mud predominant, and no signs to in.
dictate the dangers that await drivers over
the broken up roadway have been raised.
Yesterday afternoon a truckhorse at
tached to one of Gray Bros teams fell into
one of the holes aud block ed the street for
several hours. IL took dozen men and a
derrick to get the animal out
Until such time as the street is to be
repaired by the Street Department it ia
advised by those who are interested that il
be closed. as serious accident is liable to
occur II the street remains open.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
MAJORITY VERDICTS.

The value of verdict by majority is well
illustrated in the McWhirter case. In
State courts such a verdict. with three
fourtbs majority, is acceptable in civil suits,
but in criminal proceedings the decision
must be unanimous. Hence verdicts are
easily arrived at with imp artiality in civil
cases. and action is often namstrung or de-
layed again and again when criminals are
on trial. But in, the Federal courts the
verdict in all cases must be unanimous.
When the jurors retired in the McWhirter
case two declared in favor Of the company
and the remainder supported the case OF
the widow. Eventually the minority
yielded. If the principle of three fUurths
majority verdicis could be secured for
criminal procedure the gain In the admin
istration of justice and in the rapidly with
which business could be disposed of would
be considerable. There would be very
much less pr aspect Of hanging jury than
of putting a murderer on the road TO be
hanged. The mere TACT that nine votes
carry a verdict would minimize the foul
practices Of jury bribing and corrupt pack
ing.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
puKL1CATIoN OFFICE

to5 Montgomery street near CLAY, open until II
o'clock p NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny. open until II O'Clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street open until $50 o'clock; 505 Larn
street open until 80 clock; SW. corner Sixteenth
and Nilsson streets, open until 8 O'Clock; @5Lo
Mission street open until O'Clock; and ZIG Ninth
ell eet, open until . 80 o'clock
The morning call., 1894-02-11
Phillips Rock Island Exerrsions

Leave San Francisco every ednesday and Sarur.
DAY via RIO GkANDE AND Rock ISLAND Rvs
Through tourist sleeping cars to Chic ago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur-
slons thr' ugh to Boston. For tickets sleeping-car
acc omm odati' Ds and further information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry,
90 Mon gomery street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
Decided Its Stock.

The Phoenix White Lead aud Color
Works has decided its stock to the First
National Bank for the benefit of creditors
in order to avoid the expense of legal pro-
ceedings. The company made an assign
ment some time ago.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 20. 900 bona fide subscrIb.
ers: largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west OF the Rocky Mountains. A few
dress VIM. Fl. BARNES, ST. AIMS building,
san Francisco. Cal.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
Overland poufa

The Shasta Route and Northern Pacific Rail.
road 10 points In Washington, Idaho, Montana,
the DakOtas. Minnesota. Wisconsin,, Illinois
and all Eastern States is the most comfor able
and picturesque line Of all. Daily tram SER
vice. with dining, Pullman Palace and up
hOlsIered tourist cars on all trains. T. K
STATELER, General Agent. 63S Market ST.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

DAILY CALL dncluding Sundsys). se per year nv
mai. postpaid Is cents per week, S. cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY ca LII
FIVE copies, three months. &c %. SUNDAY CALL.
81 so per year. postpaid. SUNDAY CALL ana
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year, postpaid. NEEALi
CALL, 81 per year, postpaid.
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts,
MOI will the editor enter into pondence re-
bLecunE them
The morning call., 1894-02-11

FOR THROAT DISEASES AND CoUGHs. " BrotCfas
Bronchial Iroches." like all other really Good
things, are initiated and purchasers should be
careful TO obtain the genuine article prepared by
JOHN /. BROWN Il Sons.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

HOOPS Ssrssparilla is valuable medicine for
the grip. First as . preventive. preparing the
system 10 resist the attack and secondly to assist
cOnvalesc once by building up the system
The morning call., 1894-02-11

j. f. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This cele
brated whisky for sale by all frst-class druggists
ana grocers. Trademark-Star within shield
The morning call., 1894-02-11
THE DAILY MORNING CALI.

FUN SALE A
New York. BRENTANO BROS. > Union Square
b. SIZER, 1s9 State street
New Orleans. GALLOT & JOUBERT 1I5l< ColnrnoD
The morning call., 1894-02-11

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Tho mp
son IS Es Z Water. Druggists sell il at % cents,
The morning call., 1894-02-11

POULTRY supplies; 50-page illustrated book
10 cents. Croley. AIT Sacramento ST., s. f.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

MARCH styles Buttericks patterns: catalogues
mailed free. y. A. Deming, l24 Post St, S. +.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than anv
other newspaper published in San
Francisco.
The morning call., 1894-02-11
THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL

30 Potter building New York City, is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome Ad-
sertising rates and sample copies furnished
+. X MISCH Manager
The morning call., 1894-02-11
WEATHER. PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
FAN FRANCISCO, February 10. 1884,
Official Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight sunday.
San Francisco aud vicinity - Fair weather
Stationary, followed Sunday afternoon and night
by q slightly higher temperature: light 10 fresh
northerly winds. becoming variable.
b. S. PAGUE, Local Forecast Ofhcal.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

E. H.BLACK, painter. la Eddy street.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

Henry Ii. Faxon of the Quincy (Mass.) police
force is millionaire. He serves without pay
and devotes his energies to enforcing the liquor
The morning call., 1894-02-11

Captain Robbins, the general superintendent
OF all OF the Haggin mines, is In the city. Most
OK these mines are situated In The States of
Durango and SinalOa, Mexico. He says that
not much work Is being done on the properties.