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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

The number Of persons reP'i.N ,.Lrown
their families every time 'nere J" Old .,,rder
body to be identified Is en- mp oyoct Of
Of the real vastness OF this Guy wv wbo
which is largely lost on the a'eraee .or,,,iar
daily makes a familiar round ano"s '''N
cacos ce those Of habits like his OWL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
N..lneeincntS.


sASINO-S;io -The Whr Of the Town. 49,.
EDEN MCSEE-Wax Works Grand Concerts ana C'ns'
ratOgrd!n.
EMPIRE THEATRE-s:3o-Unde the Red Robe
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GIT ITO"
Paris. r,
KNTcKERRoCKER THEATRE-s:l5-A Round Of Pleas
MADISON SQUARE ROOF GAUDEN-s-Concert ny MET
ropolan Permanent Orchestra. -, ,,..
.fANIiATrAN BEACH-sousa's Concerts-El Captain
OLYMPIA ROOF GARDEN-Vaudeyille.
pASIOIES-12.2O 10 II d m.--NaudeYlle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

The leadership Of Debs seems TO nav e,sme
{, ,,uca for the Debs commonwealth .sor.
and the world will have TO walt ano'hei ,n ,o,,
sand years or SO for a solution OF the p'U "srv.
how to make everybody just as happy aS e''''
nnlX else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

II Yesterdays wrecked trains had been filed
with prze-nghters instead Of Christian En-
dcavor people. theme for moralizng would
have been ready for all takers. As 1t Is, the
only lesson to be drawn is that railroad mis-
management, like the ralndrops. falls on the just
and the unjust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

As we anticipated the revival OF public IN
,crcst IN college boating with the brilliant per-
fornances on the Poughkcepsie course Is pro-
ducing a strong sentiment In favor or long list
81 competitors for next year. But the fact re-
mains that equal conditions cannot he secured
for many boats In n race on any course. II there
are TO be from six 10 dozen entries hereafter
the Henley plan OF heats should he adopted IN
Justice to all concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

The arrest Of n Tammany Coroner by n reform
policeman f. enough 10 send n thrill OF indgna-
ton through all the fbres Of the outraged Wig
wan What It will do about 1t remains 10 be
seen. The policeman declared that the Coroner
had been disordery, very possibly dropping an
Alternative term out Of the charge when he FOUND
ont the dignity of his captive. There's such
divinity doth hedge n Coroner that the ordinary
policeman rs well sometimes as the sergeant at
the desk rnclts in its glow like beeswax. Instead
Of being locked up this grcwsome ana mortuary
official was sent home In coach, ana VIII very
ukslv he sitting on cases as usual in day or
two. In old times such an outrage as that visited
ON hin, ,yould have been attended by symptoms
of local earthquake The catchpoll running nm
IN would have been at once prepared for his
official services. In the new order OF things. 1t
might not be bad notion for the Coroner hidden
forth 10 the house of Teasing to take trusty
dragoman along with him to That he safely
runs the gauntlet Of the midnight watch, and gets
home without any untoward happenings.
Returning prosperity is so obvious that at last
q multitude of persons discern and acknowledge
IT, and their confidence supplies one of the condi-
,ions which will make 1t universal and con-
tinuous.
Mr.. II. = Slnytne, now OF MtIpouTHe, husud-
LA was a boy in London printing office at the
time when the edition Of Emcrson's essays edit
cd by Thomas Carlyle was going through the
press With a premontion doing extraordinary
credit to a printers devil he OWNED the after
value of the proofs, with their marginalia and
annotations and quietly gathered them in after
they had been discarded by the printers. They
are now bound and in his possession. forming
one OF the most interesting memorials of the
friendship OF the great seers OF Concord and
Chelsea anywhere I'm existence.
Mr. John brooks Leavitt is exactly right in
thinking it time for reformers 10 put aside their
suspicion Of Mr.. Low because he has sense
enough not to let himself be forced into place
where he is not he can be of use. Pa
thence Is an excellent virtue, especially service
able In the winning Of elections.
4 new profession has been discovered 1t Is
that of expert In cutting up murdered men.
The mystery here has brought him to the front
and journalistic enterprise has sought him out
in Sing Sing and said Come now! You have
had experience in human butchery what Is your
expert opinion on the New-York case?" Great Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

Journalism. But when ola sihs e.Ae -, cr,mi.
detail It's inmates to deliver 'eo'u'
nal practice?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

In communicating - the Government the abo-
llton Of the legal status ~ slavery In Zanzibar.
by decree Of It's Sultan, the United States Consul
there says It was thought by many persons that
the effect of freeing slaves would be 10 throw
many thousand negroes on their own resources.
and that great suffering and privation among
,hcn would for time prevail. The expectation.
however. has not been realized. Not one In ten
az the old slaves has left his master, and matters
10 all outward seeming 80 on much as they did
before the emancipation decree sas promugat-
cd The Arab masters receive the change with
submission and England, under whose protec-
ton the islands Of Zanzibar and Pemba have
long been held. experiences the virtuous con-
sclousncss that the delay of that righteous and
humane act can no longer he charged against
her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01

Since New-York officially pulled iSeit TO-
sether Chicago has advanced no prctensions or
rivalry. and her conceit. striking H. may DC INC
cause OF the epidemic Of suicide with which she
f. Just now afflicted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11

limited number, while what are term
ed popular" pieces always secure the
most generous share Of applause. For
this reason, it might be said that the
descriptive pieces, which were the
final numbers upon both Afternoon and
evening programmes, appeared to give
the most satisfaction to the audiences.
The quartette for saxaphones was
excellently rendered. and Mr.. Quit
sOw's clarinet solo was a veritable
gem. Both were received with gen
erous applause. The vocal numbers of
Miss Sammis were features of the
concerts, and this remarkable soprano.
who pleased by her personality as
we'll as her voice, was accorded an
ovation. She gracefully responded to
encores, and created very favorable
impression.
The concert was no less successful
from financial than from an artistic
standpoint
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
DON'T KILL THE BIRDS.
20 the Editor of the Register.

To the Editor of the Register.
Sir: Permit me to thank you for your
editorial in to-days issue, Don't Kill
the Birds" 1t holds meaning which
ought to be needed by every woman
at this season of the year, when she is
buying her fall and winter headgear.
A letter received yesterday from Italy
says as consequence of killing and i'm
prisoning the birds, they are suffering
there from an oyerabundance of insects,
and every fruit is insect-eaten.
The Department of Agriculture esti-
mates that the birds save to agriculture
yearly in the United States alone, one
hundred million dollars.
Is it not incomprehensible that wo-
men, when once their attention is called
to the matter, can still persist In wear
ing aigrettes and dead birds, beings
from whom all grace and beauty have
fed and when appeal after appeal is
made, and the slaughter goes on to ex-
termination, one despairs and cannot
help believing that woman's vanity is
stronger than her humanity.
I thank you again, and hope for more
good words in this good cause. G.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
HANNA ON sILVEk.

In his clownish stump speeches Mr..
Hanna never fails to ask the stereo-
typed question: HAS any party the
right to advocate a policy to enrich at
the expense of the many the silver min
ers of the west?"
To the mind of a man like Hanna.
to quote a western contemporary, this
question appears to be an unanswer-
able argument against the remonetiza-
tion of silver, but to the average man,
unblinded by selfish greed, it presents
itself as powerful arraignment of the
monometallic gold creed Of course,
Hanna answers his question with a
most emphatic moi" and, entirely ig-
noring the record of his party, which
deliberately enriched the sugar trust
at the expense of the many, poses as the
friend of the people and the champion,
heaven-born, to STAY the Ubiquitous sill
yer barons of the west.
Suppose, by slip of the tongue, Sen
dlOl l1dLud oIoulu put LIS QucDlIOI do
follows: Has any party the right to
advocate a policy to enrich. a. thc ex
pense of the many, the gold miI.ers Of
the west?" He might very easily make
that slip, for he has "go'd on the
BRAIN" but how would he answer his
own question? If it is wrong to remon .
etize silver because the miners of That
metal would incidentally receive ben
ei't, Is ir not cquafiy wrong TO main
tain a monometa'lic geld standard
which enriches the miners Of that ia
vored metal?
Hanna's question is puerile, and bit
of stupid pettifogging. The problem is
not that of benefiting any limited class
of people; it is question of the great
est good to the greatest number. The
gold standard tends to impoyerish and
en5lave the masses. The bimetallic
standard Expresses no one, but gives all
an equal chance. Is it not astonishing
that man stupid enough to ask such
a silly question, under the impression
that he is making an argument. should
be member of the United States Sen
ate? No wonder the sugar trust fat
tens.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11

to be done on ! large scale with exist
ing trunk railroads it must be by
means Of locomotives. and the advant-
ages of an electrical system using loco
motives are not nearly SO great as in
those cases in which electricity is APP
piled to every axle of the train. In
cases where water power is always
available within a few hundred miles
OF trunk line of railway, it is prob
able that economy would be served by
introducing electric traction. If an in
dependent system of railway is to be
constructed in new country utterly
unaffected by the traffic from steam
railroads, power can be applied to every
axle of the train in which case it will
be economical, both in construction and
in operation, to use electric propulsion
in preference to steam.
Regarding the competition for sub,
urban traffic Prof Forbes thinks cleo
tricity would help the steam railways
to overcome the competition with
street railways by supplying the pub
lie with separate and Independent cars
running at very frequent intervals on
a well maintained track While at the
first glance it seems almost impossible
for a railroad with fixed railway sta
tons to be able to compete in conven-
fence with an electric line passing
along the ordinary thoroughfares, pick
ing up and letting down passengers at
all parts of the journey yet that dis
advantage disappears in part when the
stopping places on the trunk line are
in direct communication with the local
street railways of the place. AS to the
comparative cost of the two systems
Prof Forbes is of the opinion that this
is of far less Importance in the matter
than the question whether it is possible
for the suburban lines to run independ-
ent trains at shorter Roadway, which
is practically impossible with steam
locomotives, but advantageously work
able from a central electric power sta
ton. If the public felt certain of be-
ing able to find car or train ready to
take them along the we'll laid trunk
railroads to their destination, so that
they would never have to wait more
than a few minutes at the station, he
has no doubt that a great preference
would be shown for travelling along
these we'll equipped lines, and this APP
pears to him to be the only solution
that affords the railroad companies
hope of escape from the competition
which they now have to face.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11

their purchases Of our goods, and run
after producers whose goods are pro-
duced Under the same currency condi-
tons as their own? Twenty-odd years
ago the Asiatic rupee was worth two
shillings, and ten of them were worth
pound. Now ten of them are worth,
in England, little more than half a SOW
ereign, and as the Hindoo has no more
rupees to spend than before, he wants
the same quantity of stuff or there
abouts for his rupee, or he won't buy.
We do not assert that had silver not
been demonetized in 1873 we could have
gone on increasing our trade at the
rate we had previously done, but there
can be no doubt we should have done,
and could now, were things altered, by
doing a steady trade"
At recent meeting held in Birming-
ham there were $50 delegates to the
trades unions congress and the follow
ing was unanimously adopted: THAT
the best interests of labor and of pro-
ductive industry generally imperatively
press for an international settlement
of the monetary question by means OF
the restoration of the par of exchange
between gold and silver moneys, SO as
to provide a common standard of value
throughout the world. And this meet
ing of representative trades unionists
earnestly urges her majesty's govern
ment to carry out their pledges to par
lament on the subject in a hearty and
liberal spirit in the present negotiations
for an International agreement. Does
that look as though bimetallism is
dead?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
We will have to acknowledge tina;
Indian Summer is the real thing.


Did 1t ever occur to you that these
Democratic deputies all over the country
who are seeking to hold on to office where
they are not wanted are the same men
which cried down with injunctions?
Injunctions were aWfully wicked a year
ago.-State Journal.
Collector Whites paper evidently
doesn't understand that the injunction
can have its proper place in law. The
Democratic platform declares against
the abuse Of the injunction. AS it is
applied to prevent violations of the
civil service law, our Republican friends
may have chance to test it's efficacy
after March 4, 1901, when we will have
a Democratic administration in power.
We have heard of Republicans who
loved Office with yearning that turned
their hair red.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
RIVER NEWS.
Caily Chronicle of tho Movements or the
Boats and Roarman.
FTO-DAY'S ROAT

Daily Caroricle of tho Movements OF the
Boats and Roarmen.
fTO-DAY'S BOAT
Sistersville, Guyandotte, IL a. m.
Last evenings marks at the wharf
showed a stage of inches and sta
tiOnary.
Plttsburg rivermen have decided to
show their appreciation of Capt. John
F. Dravo's work in the fight for free
Monongahela by presenting Uncle
john with a handsome purse. The
subscription paper has been in circu-
latiOn for some time land it is ex-
pected that about $25, 900 will be raised.
1t was mainly through Capt Dravo's
insight and tact that the fight for free
rivers came to a successful conclusion.
For his services in the matter he re-
ceived no salary, and it has always
been the intention of the rivermen to
recompense him. Captain bravo is
now i'll at his home in Beaver He
caught cold on his way home from
Davenport, Iowa, during the past week.
The captain is now Is years old.
Pittsburg, Pa, October 1O.-River 1.6
feet and stationary at the dam.
Parkersburg, w. Va, October TO-
Chic river l foot inch and stationary
Cloudy and mercury So. No boats.
Little Kanawha falling.
Oil City, Pa, October 10-River /
inch and stationary. Weather clear
and pleasant
Brownsville, Pa, October 1O.-River
A feet 4 inches and falling.
Warren, Pa, October 10.-River at
low water mark. Clear and COOL
Greensboro, Pa, October 10-River 5
feet 6inches and stationary Weather
fair and pleasant James G. Blaine and
Florence Belle due down Monday
Adam Jacobs and Nellie Hudson up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
STEAM VS.. ELECTRIC ROADS.

Wheeling is not behind the times in
the matter of electric railways, and the
near future will see a considerable ad-
dition to our electric system. Our sub
urban lines everywhere compete with
steam railways and are fully holding
their own. The electric lines have the
advantage of more frequent service and
lower fares; the steam trains make the
distance generally in less time. Other
considerations, such as freedom from
annoyance by smoke and cinders and
facilities for reaching any part of the
city also enter into the calculation.
An inevitable result of the success of
suburban lines in building UP profitable
passenger traffic against steam railroad
rivalry has been schemes for connect
ing systems of electric railroad, so as
to make continuous line, such as is
now under construction or projected be-
| tween Chicago and Green Bay, or be-
tween widely separated parts of Ohio
where suburban or inter-city lines are
, steadily approaching each other. Sew
eral schemes have been preached for
the construction of trunk electric lines
without reference to existing trolley
roads, but these have not yet material
ized.\ On the other hand at least two
eastern steam railroads have been ex-
perimenting with electricity for their
suburban traffic, to fight the new rivals
with their own weapons.
In the October number of the Engin-
eering Magazine is a careful considera-
ton of the possibilities of the appli-
cation, of electric power on trunk line
railways, by George Forbes, of Eng
land, distinguished on both sides of the
Atlantic as an electrical expert and in
ventor, as well as for his special cor
| respondence to the London Times in the
! Russo-Turkish war. Sixteen years ago
Prof. Forbes drew attention in the col
| umns of the London Times to the pos
sibilities OF electric traction on railways
by the employment of electric motors
on the wheels or axles of each carriage.
rs is now done on all trolley lines.
From that time he has never lost sight
of the problem of electric traction on
trunk lire railways, and his present pa
per is the result Of years of close OBJ
servation and reflection on both Eng
!Ntsh and American experiments and
c0Qditione.
IN como r. fhnt 4 snythine i
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
AN ENGLISH INSTANCE.

The depression in the cotton trade in
Lancashire, England, according to the
London Chronicle, has never been
equalled. There are about 100 firms
engaged in the cotton trade at Lam
cashire, the total of spindles being g.
100000, and the total number of looms
641,547. The depression of business in
India compelled the putting of the men
on short time, so great is the falling
off in the demand for yarn. There is
a gloom, deep and settled, over the
whole trade. Spinners are sustaining
loss of one farthing per pound on
American cotton and three-eights of a
penny on Egyptian. There are losses
shown on the balance sheet of nearly
all firms. Large stocks are held in the
cotton districts of Bolton and for
months the weaving districts of North
and East Lancashire have only been
partially employed. IndiaAis Lanca-
shire's best customer for cotton fabrics.
but India is now competitor of Lam
cashire and is sending cotton goods to
China. England is feeling seriously the
fact that the Oriental operators work
longer hours and for much less money
than Englishmen. So great is this
competition that under the present de-
preston and gloomy prospects spin
ners and manufacturers have decided
that wages must come down 10 per
cent.
Says the London Bi-Metallist: Here
we have all the Lancashire authorities
wringing their hands at what they al
most term deadlock. . With
the purchasing power of the money of
our leading cuatomers reduced by near
" one-half, Is compared with little
over twenty years ago. is it any won
der that th}E cannot keep Increasing
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11

TO OUR CITY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS.
While the Republican party is in pow
er in this city and the scheme to re-
fund $525,O00 of the city debt is being
worked in the name of the Republican
party, the small interested clique that
is back of this scheme is not working
for the interests of the Republican par
ty and the effort to stir up partisan feel
ing in the matter is simply trick to
shove the measure through by the force
of a partisan majority.
The Register believes that the mem
bers of Council, regardless of party,
are intelligent enough to see through
this scheme and that they have the true
interests of the city sufficiently at heart
to defeat it in Council without going
to the trouble and expense of an cleo
ton at which the people will surely
defeat it.
If it were a scheme to benefit the
Republican party, partisanship might
possibly furnish reason for pushing
1t through, but it is not intended by the
promoters of this scheme to benefit any
party or the city. Indeed, should this
scheme go through it would damn the
Republican party in this city for gener-
ations to come.
1t is thing which citizens of all
parties should unite to defeat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-11
SPECIAL, LOW RATES.

The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
railway will sell tickets to Buffalo.
October 18th and 18th, good returning
until October 18th inclusive, at one
fare for the round trip. And on Octo-
Der 18th, 18th and 18th tickets will be
sold to Cleveland at low rates, good
returning until October Dist For par
Iiculars, see o. r. Wood, G.P. A., Nc
Lure House block