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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-12-31

mond, where he came upon the first bar
rier defended by cannon. The enemy,
seized with sudden panic, turned and
fed
Could the Americans have Immediately
pressed forward, the assault would
doubtless have been successful. But large
banks Of snow filled up the path, and
as they rounded the promontory of the
cape, they stumbled upon huge masses of
ice thrown up by the river, which so OBJ
structed their progress that the English
soldiers had time to recover and rally
again behind the barrier. Montgomery
with his own hands, lifted at the blocks
of ice and dug away the snow, cheering
on his men as they one by one struggled
through, until at last they cleared them
selves, and approached the battery, over
which the gunners stood with lights.
The men seemed moment to hesitate,
when Montgomery shouted forth: Men.
you will not fear to follow where your
general leads! Forward
With his sword waving over his head,
he rushed forward up 10 the mouths OF
the cannon. followed with shout by his
devoted soldiers. The guns, charged with
grape shot, opened in their very faces;
and when .he smoke 'iftnd. there lay tho
lilclcss form of Mal.-Gen. Richard Mont
gomery, almost ul.dcr the wheels Of the
artillery, Mh;thrr his headlong courage
had carried hin. The ,lumn, no Longer
having a gallant leader at it's head,
broke and fed; and this part Of the gar
rison being relieved, FASTENED to the
support of those pressed by the other
corps.
The rest of the story is soon told. Ar
mold continued the attack with much
bravery until he was wounded and car
ried to the rear Capt. Daniel Morgan,
an Irish-American, then assumed the
command, but after a most obstinate
fight on the ramparts, and in the streets,
and when his numbers had dwindcd
away to few men, he found himself
surrounded by the enemy.
Gathering his remaining troops about
him, he resolved to cut his way through
the enemy's ranks, but, owing to over
whelming and increasing numbers, he
was compelled to surrender.
Gen. Montgomery's character is thus
summed up by Headley in his biography:
"Of chivalric courage and that magma
| nimity of heart which ever wins the af-
fections of q soldier he was beloved by
his men and honored by his foes. His
personal appearance was striking in the
extreme. Superbly formed, handsome and
full of enthusiasm and daring, he was a
perfect specimen of a military leader.
Not a stain sullied his character, and his
heart was true to every sentiment of
! virtue and the very seat of honor. He
was but 80 years of age when he fell on
this disastrous field. Had he lived, he
would have stood first among our mill
| tary leaders, and first as true patriot
and statesman. He failed, not through
lack of courage, or skill or perseverance,
but for want of sufficient force. He did
all that a brave man and noble officer
could do. and fell in the effort. His
bright and promising career suddenly
closed in darkness, and freedom mourneu
another of her champions fallen"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-12-31

Charles H. Skinner, superintendent of
public instruction in New York state, has
given a decision against the Poughkeep-
sic plan of education. The effect Of the
decision is that the plan long in opera
tion in that town. must be discontinued.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29
The Hawaiian Choral Society.

We are requested to announce
that the preliminary meeting of this
society will be held on Monday even
ing, at 1880, at Arion Hall, when all
young (male) Hawaiians DESTROYS of
listening to the proposition for such
a society are cordially invited to at
tend. About one hundred names
have now been sent in.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29
The Steam Laundry.

1t is anticipated that the new
steam laundry at Iwilei will be ready
for operation in about one month.
1t is projected to employ Hawaiian
girls, as much as possible, in the
ironing and fine laundrying pro-
cesses. The manager, A. @. Smith,
from the Palace Hotel Laundry OF
San Francisco, is expected on the
Australia.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

private life; in the other the theory
obtains that without state super
vision the individual citizen cannot
be restrained from an extreme aud
variegated anarchy. England has
long outgrown her own ideal of a
paternal state, which, in Macaulsy's
words, "would regulate the cut Of
a mans coat and the number of
dishes on his table," aud in out
growing it has sown half the world
with the fruitful seed of Anglo
Saxon liberty. The nations of Eu-
rope, starting from the same form of
commonwealth, have developed on
exactly opposite lines. Instead of
extending the powers of the feudal
mobiles to the people, they absorbed
those powers into the state and
made it omnipotent. While Eng
land was widening the area of
authority, till each man came to
look upon himself as in some way
directly responsible for the we'll be-
ing OF his country, France and Ger
many gathered all power ID the hands
of the king and his advisers, and
taught the people to look to them
for guidance in everything.
We don't want to have to look to
Dole, Cooper and Smith for all wis
dom and follies henceforward.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

The following extract from Harp
er's Weekly critique Of Henry Gavil-
lieur's work on "the Paternal State
in France and Germany" may be of
interest to our local 81 ate builders:
Put broadly, but none too strongly,
the vital difference between English
speaking countries and Continental
Europe is that in the former the
state exists for the benefit of the
people, and in the latter the people
for the benefit OF the state. In the
one it is the object Of government
to make itself felt as little as pos
sible, and leave to the individual
citizen the widest latitude OF con-
duct in commerce, politics, and
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1898.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

We presume that the authorities
are sure that the "Coon" opium is
still in their custody. We hope 80,
but "dicky bird" informs us that
he thinks it has been spirited away
by two white men. He may have
dreamed it, but his statement is
very realistic in it's details.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

The Hotel street Chinese, from
Nuuanu to Maunakea, appear to
have special exemption from the
MarshaPs law Of unencumbered side
walks, and the police officers stolidly
gaze at the piles of merchandise
there arrayed.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

Universal disarmament would
throw the commercial industries of
the world into a condition APP
preaching chaos. One has only to
consider the wealth OF material con-
sumed and the number of men EN-.
ployed at first hand in the con-
struction of the armament itself to
readily see this, The costuming,
feeding and transporting of the
militants is OF secondary though
vast consideration. War, and the
preparations for it, is only another
practical method of encouraging in
dustries, energy and invention-and
keeping money in circulation. 1t
also has the inestiuahle value OF
bringing out the best qualities OF
manhood, as well as OF Kidding the
world and society Of many who en-
cumber it.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

Many nations in the worlds
recorded history have temporarily
assumed supremacy over each other
and the old has invariably sprung
from the new. Springing from the
East it is wearing around again in
the same direction, but before it
once more reaches the cradle Of
power it has to halt with Imperial
America for an aeon. Before the
Empire OF the world rests in Amer
lea great events will happen, but
happily not in our times, for they
will be full of sorrow for the lovers
Of liberty.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

Speaking to recent interviewer,
Mr.. Weldon, formerly Head Master
of Harrow, and the new Bishop of
Calcutta, said: "Schoolmastering
is a narrow profession, You are
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

Here is a story for our friend
Jonathan Shaw of the Tax Office:
There was once upon time man
who owned a goat which the Tax
Assessor promptly discovered and
taxed at the value of So, giving as
his reason for such phenomenal
rate of assessment the fact that the
animal came within the purview of
section one thousand and something
of the Tax Law, as being "a. bound
ing and a-butting upon real estate"
and consequently should be taxed
at So a foot. The goat certainly
bounded, he certainly butted and
both on real estate, and he equally
as certainly had four feet; ergo he
was taxable for Eight Dollars. Can
Mr.. Shaw find similar case among
his presidents?
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

Our planters would undoubtedly
like to have large colonies of negro
laborers to supplant the Chinese on
their plan tations. They would see
to it that they had the franchise
and then with ten thousand niger
votes, instead of twenty thousand
laborers without vote, they could
readily rule the electoral roast. The
great A. U. P. had better carefully
watch this little scheme, lest there
should be an amalgamation Of the
colored races against the "haoles."
In such an event, they might per-
haps consider that annexation has
been costly experiment.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-29

always dealing with interiors, telling
people what to do-that is what
makes schoolmasters so disagreeabe
in old age" Perhaps also it is due
to this "narrowness" OF mind that
Cooper and Townsend wish to
blackmail the children of foreigners
who have no earthly mental or
physical interest in the wars be-
tween Great Britain aud her col
onies, century ago. Why the
children OF a conquered state should
be compelled to obey regime
founded on that adopted by the
Germans in Alsace- Lorraine we fail
to see. The Hawaiian children, the
English, Germans, Portuguese and
Scandinavans have more aloha for
their English friends and Admiral
Thomas than they have for Lafayette
and Yorktown.
Let the American children, and
their sycophantic toe-kissers, who
desire to "wave the bloody shirt"
contribute voluntarily all the dimes
they like, but don't force an arbitrary
assessment from unwilling hands
and mark them down in black
book, or humiliate them before their
fellow scholars simply to curry
favor with lot OF piece club or
Ward politicians in the event OF
their refusing to contribute. There
is too much despotism in that
School Board, but there will be an
accounting some day, aud don't you
forget it.
In all probability our great local
statesmen, who are, some day, to be
legislated out of Office, keep auto
graph albums in which their friends
inscribe their sentiments with speci-
mems of their caligraphy, In order
to assist them in selecting topics
upon which to exercise their mental
activity the following anecdote is
presented to them:
At the time when Bismarck was
Prussian Ambassador at Paris, the
Hessian Charge d'Affaires in France
was Count Enzenburg, whose hobby
it was to collect the autographs of
famous statesmen. On one page Of
his album Guizot had written: SIN
the course OF my long career | have
learnt to forgive much, but to for
get nothing" M. Theirs had writ
ten underneath: ga little forgetful-
ness would not detract from the
sincerity OF the forgiveness" Bis
marck was asked 10 iuscribe some
thing on the same page, and be
wrote at the bottom: GAS for my
self, existence has taught me- to
forget many things and to get my
self forgiven for great many more"
Elizabeth Van Cleve Hall, writing
to Harper's Weekly the Family
Compacts' view of flag raising here,
says:
at is gratifying to the native peo-
pie to know that Mr. Dole is not to
be Immediately suspended by some
total stranger who could have no
interest in them. Many even OF his
political opponents have confidence
in his affection for the Hawaiian
people. He is kamaaina, that is, an
old resident, or a son of the soil.
He has grown up with them and
knows their manner of thought; of
course he is better to them than a
stranger could be-"
The height of imagination is
about reached here, and is only
equalled by the hypocrital phrase
ology: "He who has made of one
blood all the nations Of the EARTH"
and who "taketh up the isles AS a
little thing" has been leading this
people out of darkness into light,
out of weakness into the strong pro-
tecting care of the greater republic"
bearing in mind that these "leaders
into light" were actuated only by
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
ings and grounds with power to settle

ings and grounds with power to settle
with Mr.. Henry.
The next business taken up was the
election of school enumerators for the
several districts The compensation
and number of districts were fixed the
same as last year. The clerk read APP
plications from G. A. Tut and Howell
T. Swift. Earl @. Maxwell was nomi-
mated for the first district by Mr.. Jeffer-
son. Mr.. SawteH was also named. The
vote resulted: Tut, 10; Maxwell, a;
Sawtelle, 3. Mr.. Sawtell was nomi-
mated for the second district and defeat
ed by Mr.. Swift by vote of Is to 2.
Harry Hall and VIM. Mckinley were
nominated for the third district and
Mr.. Hall was chosen 10 to 4. For the
fourth district VIM. Schaub was nomi-
mated and chosen without opposition.
Adjourned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
A SERIOUS CUTTING SCRAPE
At a Chapline Street Residence, Yesterday
Evening

At a Chapline Street Residence, Yesterday
Yesterday evening at about a quarter
after six O'Clock a negro named Will
Johnson walked into the kitchen of No.
1911 Chapline street and got into some
kind Of q fuss with Charlie Bryant,
negro employed at the house. 1t Is al
legged that the trouble was on account
of some woman and that Bryant struck
Johnson over the head with a beer bot
tie, breaking the bottle. johnson then
drew a knife and cut a deep cash in
Bryants right leg just below the hip.
The wound, while not serious, caused
no little loss of blood. Bryant was
taken to the Wheeling Hospital in the
ambulance, where his wound was
dressed, and at late hour was resting
very easily. Johnson after the cutting
walked off the premises and up Chap
line street, and that was the last seen
of him. At an early hour this morn
ing the efforts Of the police to find him
had been futile.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
A LIVELY TIME
over the Republican Nomination for Com
missioner in Clay District

over the Republican Nomination for Com
missioner in Clay District
There Is peach of time among the
Republican candidates for the nominal
ton for Commissioner in Clay district,
and a good deal Of bad blood is ex-
pected to result.
The situation is about this: Benz.
Bachman is understood to be the county
ring candidate, and is forcing the fight
Ing in the Second ward end of the dis
trlct, while Will Gutmann is cutting a.
wide sWath in the district generally.
Sam Usselton has strong pull in the
upper end of the district, and is worry
ing the powers that be a good deal. and
efforts are being made to induce him to
get Off the ticket-so far, however, with
no success. Charles Van Keuren.
Harry Wheat, and a few others are
also prancing around through the dis
trict, and no man on earth can tell how
the fight viii end. The friends Of
Messrs. Gutman, Usselton and Bach
mann are all confident, and all sorts of
Predictions are current Meanwhile a.
good deal of money is being spent, and
prominent Republicans can be seen
browsing around in the district every
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
CONCERT AND SOCIAL.
A Pleasant Occasion at the Second Presby
terrain Church, Last Night.

Pleasant Occasion at the Second Presby
terrain Church. Last Night.
There was quite large assemblage
Of lovers of music at the Second Pres
byterian church, last evening, to listen
to the concert and literary programme
which had been arranged as a preface
to the social and serving of refresh
ments which followed in the lower floor
of the building. The programme was a
most excellent one, and was rendered
with all the care and ability for which
those taking part are noted. A con-
spicuous and most enjoyable feature
was the vocal solo by Mrs. George B.
Caldwell, who has not recently been
heard in concert music. She gave a
faultless rendition Of the number as
signed her, Schumann's ITO the Sum-
shine" and received what almost
amounted to an ovation from her many
delighted friends present. Mrs. Nellie
yer Spring in a manner which added
to her deservedly high repute as a COM
petent solo pianiste, and followed this
with another triumph in her interpre-
tation of LISTS arrangement of Schu-
bert's "Du Dist die Rub" Both Mrs.
Caldwell and Mrs. Holloway received
beautiful flowers, and well deserved
them.
Mr. Robert Darrah's rec1tations were
1sore than excellent. and he was parti-
cularly effective in Bulwer-Lytton's
aux Italiens," with the piano accom-
paniment of the "Miserere" from III
Trovatore"
The opening quartette, "Rarcarole, :"
by Mrs. Caldwell, Miss Bessie McGra-
nagan, and Messrs Allen Robinson and
Charles Zulauf, was very happy, and
the closing duet, Repeat Again." by
Mrs. Caldwell and Mr.. Zulauf, was a
particularly fine effect The concert
was one Of the most enjoyable recently
given in Wheeling, while the following
social occasion rounded out a most
pleasant evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
A RELIC FROM THE MAINE.

Yesterday Charles r. Goethe, the
druggist, received letter from Dave
Dinger. CT Washington, D. c., en-
closing a piece of mahogany taken from
the stair post of the battleship Maine,
and fragment Of the wood which was
taken to Washington and made into
canes by Officer Bradley, Of the Capt.
toll Police. who is a wood turner by
trade, the canes being for Senator
Thurston, Senator Mason and Captain
Sigsbee.
The relic will be on exhibition at
Goetze's drug store to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
GR0CERS' OUTING.
A Delightful Picnic at Mozart Park
Yesterday--Large Crowds Attended.
The Amusements of the Afternoon
and Evening.

---------
The local grocers had their annual
outing yesterday at Mozart Park. The
grocers' outings are always popular
events and always attended by large
crowds. Yesterday was no exception.
Last evening between one and two thou
sand people enjoyed the cool breezes
and various attractions at this delight
full resort.
The outing commenced at 1 o'clock
yesterday. At this hour the members
Of the grocers association paraded over
the city in the new gunboat car, accom-
panied by the Opera House band. Al
ter going around the loop the grocers
went to the park, where they spent the
day most pleasantly with their families
and friends. A programme of various
amusements furnished entertainment.
Figure and animal shaped balloons
were sent up and at night was given
brief fire works display A hundred
yard foot race, which was holly con-
tested, was won by G. D. Ebert, of Mar
tins Ferry. Miss Emma Filler was the
successful contestant in the egg race.
George Johnson was winner in the rope
pulling contest and Harry Wise secur-
ed honors in the potato race George
Weisgerber carried off the title of being
champion jug breaker. and Miss Mollie
Miller was given a handsome prize as
the best lady Walter. Prizes were also
given in several bowling matches.
During the day fine lemonade and
cakes were distributed and these re-
freshments were greatly appreciated
The Opera House band and orchestra
enlivened the air with sweet and stir
ring music. The orchestra was station
ed in the pavilion, the floor of which
was crowded all evening with merry
dancers. The festivities continued I'M
til late and large crowd remained I'M
til near midnight. The outing was one
of the most successful and best attend
ed that has yet been given by the asso-
citation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
CRESCENT RIDERS ENTERTAINED

Mr.. A. D. Howe, agent for the ia
nous Crescent wheel, last night en-
tertained the local riders of that mount
with a run into the country. About
one hundred wheelmen participated,
making merry and congenial party.
The roads were in good shape and the
trip was much enjoyed Upon return
ing the party stopped at George L.
bursts ice cream parlors, where they
were given treat by Mr.. Howe. They
were outspoken in their praise of Mr.
Howes hospitality.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
A SLIGHT FIRE.

Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
the Island Chemical company was call
ed to the new Second Christian Church,
on Zane street A barrel of lamp oil
had been set behind the church by
some one living in the vicinity. A
small boy playing around touched a
match to the spigot, setting the barrel
on fire. On account of the prompt ac-
ticn of the company the fire was ex-
tinguished before the side of the church
was even scorched.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17

This evening the advanced pupils Of
MIR. Ricardo Ricci will give what
promises to be a most interesting vocal
concert at the Carroll Club Auditor
ium. Those who are down for num-
bers are Misses Sue Caldwell, Mamie D..
Grub, Letha Frazier, Ada Graham,
Martha OFT, Mrs. Leon Klee, and
Messrs. Harry Jamison, Jasper Paum,
H. w. Hughes and Paul Bowles. The
programme has been heretofore pub
lished by the Register.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.
The Movements of Citizens and Arrival
and Departures of Strangers

The Movements of Citizens and Arrival
and Departures of Strangers
Miss Unice Proctor, of Ravenswood
is visiting friends on the Island.
G. w. Cammack, a popular insur-
ance man of Huntington, is in the city.
Walter Vardy has returned from a
visit of two weeks to Cambridgeboro
Springs.
E. S. Duerr, New Martinsville; w.
S. Allen, ST. Marys; and J. w. Higgins,
Sistersville, are guests at the Stamm.
Geo. Wheale and J. Smith, Parkers-
burg; M. S. Holt, Weston; w. E..
Raymond, Sutton, and R. G. Sim,
Chenille, are registered at the Nc
Lure.
Lucius Hoge, ST., and daughter, Mrs.
John b. Wilson, left yesterday for We'll
lesly, Mass, to attend the commence
ment exercises of the class of '9S, Miss
Grace Hoge being a member of the
class.
r. J. Wilkinson, Grafton; d. Bruce
Hall, New Martinsville; B. C. Fitz-
hugh, Fairmont; T. T. Pierson, Hunt
ington; F. Fowler, Clarksburg, are
the State arrivals registered at the
Windsor.
Following are the State arrivals at
the Howell: l. A. Beasley, Volcano;
w. p. Allen and wife, New Martins
vile; L. l.. Thomas, Blacksmith; e. E.
Francis, Smithfield; H. Clayton, Graf
ton; d. f. Brown, Parkersburg; Justus
Eakin, New Martinsville; H. H. Pendle-
ton, Warrington.