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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
FROM "ANOTHER CITIZEN"

To the Editor of the Register
Sir: Every now and again we no.
tice articles lately over the signature
of "a Citizen" which in tone is cal
culated to injure the cause of the street
car strikers.
Now as a preface, l wish to state
that | am a citizen. and in business,
and, no doubt, suffering quite as much,
as a result of the strike, as the gentle
men who are pleased to write those ar
ticles in behalf of the street car COM
pany, but there is a principle involved
in this matter, for which l am willing
to suffer loss and inconvenience for
some time yet. The strong point made
in the article referred to is, Did not
the company offer to allow an expert
accountant to go over its books to de-
termine whether the company could af-
ford to pay 10 cents to the men or not?
This is the sheerest sophistry for a
company accustomed to having
trouble with its employees, and having,
evidently, been for some time antici-
pating trouble by reason of its failure
to comply with promises made its
men, could easily arrange its books to
deceive its employees or an accountant
either, through some of the various
means for doing things of this sort.
/ wish to call attention to the first
statement made by the Wheeling Street
Car Company, regarding the strike.
Did the company not say in substance
that if the public thought it was a
question of wages or hours alone. it
was greatly mistaken, but that the
company was not willing to recognize
the organization, &C.? When Mr.. Con-
derman came here from Philadelphia.
however, he made a statement to the
effect that the company could not af-
ford to pay more than 16 cents an
hour. After this the tune was changed
and Mr.. Shirley and all the rest lined
up with the plea that the company was
willing to recognize the union, but
could not afford to pay more than is
cents an hour.
Let the people go back and read over
their papers, and they will find this
substantially true.
1t is my purpose to avoid prolixity
in this note. for going into full detail
would surely require more space in
your paper than / am willing to ask
for. but one think shall say in con-
clusion, if the Wheeling Street Car
Company cannot afford to pay its men
IS cents an hour. it certainly is the re-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
OIL NEWS.

Special to the Register
st. Marys, w. Va, May 2.-The most
important strike yet made in Peasants
county, was scored late this evening,
by Mallory Brothers, and Stewart on
the Morrison farm. near the head of
Whiskey Run. The drill tapped the
Maxton sand late to-day, and the we'll
filled up two hundred feet in a very
short time, and was shut down. This
well is located on northeast line two
miles ahead of the old Whiskey Run
pool. If it proves to be as good as
it is showing up, large pool will be
the sequence.
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Washington, D. c., May 2.-Treasury
statement:
Available cash balance 1851 ,223, 617;
gold reserve S246, 1S0,157.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
VIEWS OF ANOTHER CITIZEN.

To the Editor of the Register
Sir: l read the Views of Cti-
zen" in Mondays Register, and have
carefully considered the matter on
which the so-called citizen talks, and
would like to present my views on the
same subject. This citizen approves
the proposition the railway company
made to the men at the conference
Saturday, that they would allow an
expert accountant to examine their
books, and, if after full investigation
it is reported that the company could
afford to pay 20 cents per hour they
would do so.
Now, can any fair-minded citizen
think that was fair proposition, 10
allow one man to say which is which,
especially when there was all kinds OF
money on one side and nothing but
laboring men on the other? Can the
company give a reason why they can
not afford to pay the men 20 cents per
hour and nine hours for days work,
when couple of weeks ago their Sec
rotary publicly announced that they
were willing to give the men that same
amount if they would apply as indi-
viduals, but would not recognize them
as body?
Now, don't it seem strange to any
fair minded citizen that if they could
afford to pay that then, why not now?
What difference would it make if they
were in body or otherwise? But
they come cut now and say they can
not afford it, and are willing to sub
nit their books to one man to prove
what they say. That looks as if there
is something wrong about this offer. If
there isn't, then they probably knew
that such an offer would be rejected,
and they made the bluff, in order TO
gain the sympathy of some of the weak
er-minded citizens, in the hopes that
they would ride, and thus induce otn-
ers to do the same; but | think the
public has already shown its loyalty
to just cause, and that it will con-
tinue to do so until this company con-
sents to give its employees a fair day
wage for a fair days work.
ANOTHER CITIZEN.
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suit of bad management, for which the
poor men who work for it cannot right
fully be held in any degree respons-
ible.
Now, it is the opinion of your
humble correspondent, that if the
Wheeling Street Car Company will
come out and offer it's property for
sale it will find men willing, indeed, to
step forward and pay them dollar for
dollar for their investment, and pay
the men 10 cents an hour.
ANOTHER CITIZEN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
TRAF FIC IN POISON
Government inspection Needed to Con-
denim Whiske. That is Had a. Welllas to
Approve That Which is Good.

1t has often been observed by those twho
come from the mother country that " is
a great pity that no governmental super
vision is exercised over the keepers, of
saloons. so that theyt should be compelled
to sell genuine and pure spirits.
We say, then, let the Government ZAP
point inspectors, whose duty it shall be
to go into every saloon and test by
scientific methods the liquors that are
sold there.
1t is true that the Government has set
it's seal of approval upon good w.liskey,
in recognizing and taxing Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey as a Medicine, but net it
also speak out and punish those who sell
poison under the name of whiskey.
Keep Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in the
house and then you are sure of having
that which the Government says IS all
right.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
HE WAS SUPERSTlTIOUS.
And In Spite of His Mascot He Drop
ped His Big Roll.

eyes, superstition broke me, said
the ex-gambler, as, perceiving that the
.ext man to him had a squint, he
crossed his fingers. 81 had heard of the
luck that a humpback is certain to fur
nish, so I advertised for one. | got him
all right, and now I wish hadn't. He
had a hump that was a wonder. 1t was
two feet high at least. I took him to
Europe, with the intention of cleaning
out the bank at Monte Carlo. Going
over on the steamer I made little
money, and could see glorious finish.
From London to Nice nearly ruined
my bank roll constantly rubbing it
against my mascot's magnificent hump.
''To make long story short, I'll just
say that in spite of my humpbacked
friend I dropped my roll at roulette be-
fore we had been in the Casino two
hours. I had just thousand franc note
eft, and my mascot, who was as badly
broken up as I was, begged me to let
him play that in himself. l consented,
because didn't see how the luck could
be any worse. The first crack that he
made was to put limit bet on the dou-
BILE zero, but when he won it / tainted
By the time the doctors had brought me
to he was playing on velvet a foot thick
and never turned hair or winked an
eye until the croupier announced stolid-
~ that the bank was broken.
II was the happiest man in the
world then, guess, but not for long,
as came back in the Storage. No; [
didn't lose it back. In fact, [ didn't get
a chance, for when I asked my hump
back to divide he said Nit I remind
ed him of how we'll I had treated him
and begged him to at least tip me off to
the secret Of his success. He unbut-
! toned his coat, loosened few straps
and tossed me over most artistic ar
tifcial hump That's it, he said.
''Ah, yes Superstition has ruined
many a good man. New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.
How the Immortal Abe Won His
Early Successes at the Bar.

A suit was brought in the United
States court in Springfield against
citizen for an Infringement of a patent
right. Mr.. Lincoln was employed to
defend it. Mr.. Lincoln went to the
most skilled architect in the city, in
quired how he spent his winter even
ings and received the reply: eff times
are brisk, sometimes work. Otherwise
I have no special business.
Mr.. Lincoln said: ct have a patent
right case in court. want you as a
partner and will divide fees. know
nothing about mechanics-never made
it a study. want you to make list
Of the best works on mechanism, as l
don't suppose they can be purchased
here. I will furnish the money, and
you can send to Chicago or New York
for them. I want you to come to my
house one night each week and give me
Instructions In short time he had
witnesses to meet him, and they were
thoroughly drilled.
When the trial commenced, Mr.. Lin
coin put his questions at the cross ex-
animation so scientifically that many
Witness were bothered to reply. When
his witnesses were put on the stand, so
skillful were his questions that the
court, the jury and the bar wondered
how Abe Lincoln knew so much about
mechanism His witnesses could reply
promptly. He gained the suit and q
reputation such that Mr.. Lincoln was
sustained in every patent right case
brought into that court up to the time
he went to Washington. He went to
Chicago, ST. Louis, Iowa, Ohio, Ken
lucky and Michigan to try patent right
cases, and the last year of his practice
did little else.-Thomas Lewis 'Recol-
lections of Lincoln" in Leslie's Weekly
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
State Notes.

Everett Claer was held to the circuit
court at WATERFOWL, Wis, on a charge
of carrying keys designed to open locks
of buildings and rooms.
Major HI. ]. ,McGrath, of Eau Claire.
Wis, has gone to New York and sails
on the 18th for Manila, via Suez under
orders from the war department.
1t is impossible to get enough laborers
for the Oshkosh -Neenah (Wis) Inter-
urban road in that vicinity
One hundred Wisconsin notaries pub
lie have resigned office so they may re-
tain their railway passes.
Senator and Mrs. John C. Spooner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willet Spooner and Phil
Spooner will sail for Europe June Il.
The first work the Wisconsin state
board of control will undertake will be
to advertise for bids for the new build
ings. at the home for the feeble minded
at Chippewa Falls.
Aug. Smith, of Berlin, Wis, who severely
cut his wife in the head with an axe
and then cut his own head and took
Paris green, is still alive and may re-
cover. His wife is also improved.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
Tried to Shoot His Wife.

sheboygan, Wis, May 10. = Frank
Kuehnemann, who is alleged to have
attempted to kill his wife by shooting
several weeks ago, was given a prelim-
mary hearing before Judge Trilling in
the municipal court Monday afternoon
and bound over for the next term of the
circuit court. Bail was fixed at $1,000
and in default he will await trial in
Jail. The shooting took place in the
store of John Henne, there being present
at the time besides Kuehnemann and
his wife, their daughter Clara, niece
Anna Henne, and John Henne, brother
in-law of Mrs. Kuehnemann. The tes-
timony seems to show that Kuehnemann
entered the store and, after talking with
his wife, drew revolver and shot her
in the vicinity of the heart, another
bullet going wide Of it's mark.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
LIKE THAT EMBALMED BEEF.
The Food We Eat Is Full of Chemicals
As to Fruit Jellies.

The professor proceeded to tell of his
experience with a fluid sold extensively
to butchers for the purpose of making
their Hamburger steaks last and keep
up a healthy appearance. 'This liquid
contains in great percentage what is
known as sulphide Of soda with q COM
plement of coloring NATTER he contin-
ued. cit is styled an antiseptic, and in
certain respects is. This must be borne
in mind, however, that where fermenta-
ton and waste are arrested the diges-
tive properties are consequently de-
stroyed."
DR.. Wiley, the government expert,
who examined the antiseptic without
going on the stand, said he identified it
as practically the same chemical which
was used during his experience at med
ical college to preserve cadavers, and
was now occasionally put to service in
disinfecting houses where smallpox
patients resided. Yesterdays develop
ments are likely to considerably pro-
long the comittee's session.
J. J. Berry, a manufacturer of jellies,
preserves and syrup, told that fruit was
one of the least considerations in the
modern jelly Of commerce. Currant
jelly, as a rule, has nothing in it that
ever saw the currant bush The only
fruit favoring it contains is apple juice,
and it's principal component is glucose.
Jelly, Berry said, is so per cent glucose,
10 per cent. sugar, 40 per cent apple
juice, and a few drops Of coloring and
acid to make it firm. If it is labeled
"Apple jelly it is golden: if it is
marked "Currant jelly it is bright red.
In putting up preserves Berry said the
manufacturers were more conscientious.
They used enough fruit to give the stuff
a distinctive flavor, but in jellies they
left everything to the label and the i'm
agination. All he knew about these
fiavorings and acids was that they were
warranted to be harmless.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
Will Made by a Lunatic.

Fond Gu Lac, Wis, May 10-Judge
Ritcher has handed down his decision
in the contested will of o. G. Writer'S, Of
Lamartine, refusing to admit the will to
probate. Writers left his farm and per
sonal property to his brother in Green
Bay. Mrs. Writers contested on the
ground that her husband was not COM
petent to make will at the time the
instrument was signed by him. DR.. Hail.
&c Rosendale, testified that Writers was
not OF sound mind when the will was
made and that he drew it up simply
''tO humor the old man."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
>.y FERSAyn0 IS CAPTURED.
J - Recent Capital of the Filipinos Falls
in Our Hands.

.. Il Recent Capital of the Filipinos Falls
in Our Hands.
Washington, May 6.-The news from
Manila yesterday was not highly i'm
portant General Macarthur reached
San Fernando, the latest Filipino capt.
tal only to find the rear guard of the
rebels moving out of town on a train.
The town was, as usual, in flames. The
Filipinos south of Manila made the night
uncomfortable by keeping up heavy
waste of ammunition against the United
States forces, and soaring the people in
Manila. There was some more outpost
firing. The rebel demonstrations south
of Manila are causing no apprehension
to war department officials, as the
brlgades of Overshine and Hall are said
to be ample for every emergency.
In view Of these sharp demonstrations
to the south the work done by Lawton
on his expedition to Laguna de Bay is
receiving credit not heretofore accorded
to it. One of the main results of the ex-
petition was to destroy the small craft
by which the rebels might have crossed
the lake and moved north on the rear
of MacArthur's forces. Now they are
hemmed in on a narrow strip of land
between the lake and the ocean, unable
to cross the lake, while the march is too
long to circle the lake to the south. Thus
the work of Lawton is holding the reb-
els, some 5000 in number, to the south,
leaving Macarthur free from danger of
an attack in force from the rear.
A cable from General Otis yesterday
gave the following as the United States
losses at San Tomas Thursday: One
officer, Lieutenant Toggart, Twentieth
Kansas, and four enlisted men killed;
three officers and twenty-five enlisted
men wounded Among the wounded was
General Funston in the hand, slight.
Lawton reports the capture of over $780,
900 bushels of rice and 265 tons of sugar
at Balinag. The value of subsistence
captured at Malolos is $1,500,000 Large
captures of rice and corn belonging to
the enemy have been made at other
points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
LITTLE NEWS FROM MANILA.
Gunboats Clean Out Some Rebels, Who
Give Our Men a Surprise.

Washington, May 9.-The war depart
ment officials seem to be even more en-
couraged over the condition in Manila.
The report Of General Otis received
yesterday indicates that the American
troops are we'll disposed. It has been
evident that the insurgents who were
operating in the swamps and jungles
east of General Macarthur have been
very annoying, but the army gunboats
have made it too hot for them to re-
main. The gunboats Laguna de Bay
and Cavadonga Sunday drove the reb-
els out of Sosmoan and Guagua, and
captured a Spanish captain and also
native officer
The rebels performed a daring feat
Sunday much to the surprise of our
men. They ran a railway train down
to within a short distance of our lines
at San Fernando, jumped off and tore
up lot Of rails, then jumped on again
and were away before our soldiers had
recovered from their surprise
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
will Prosecute Auctioneers.

Fond du Lac, Wis, May City At
torney Ecke has opened his term of Of
flee by declaring that he will prosecute
all auctioneeering without a license and
as a result George Wisnom was ar
rested on Thursday. He entered a plea
of not guilty, and on being released re-
sumed the practice. He was immedi-
ately rearrested and placed under bonds.
Ecke believes in following the provisions
laid down in the charter and under oath
of his office intends to prosecute all vio
lators Wisnom has retained Maurice
McKenna and the legality Of the charter
is to be tested in the case in question.
An injunction will be served by the de-
PENDANT, restraining the city from inter
fering with Wisnom's business ~ =.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
FOOD IS "EMBALMED"
Startling Statements Before the
Committee Trying to Dis.
cover What We Eat.
CHARGE MADE AGAINST FARMERS,

Also Butchers, That They Use Deleterious
Personalities in Their Butter, Milk and
Meat Bulk Oysters, Fish aud Hams
Stomach - Some Strange Stories of
"Fruit" Jellies Innocent of Fruit.
Chicago, May 10.-"Freezine, Pre-
servaline," Freeze En- "Rosaline"
know of, but that they take these
adulterants into their stomachs was
stated by Professor A. S. Mitchell,
analytical chemist of the Wisconsin
dairy and food commission, to the SEN
atorial committee on pure food investi-
cation yesterday. Professor Mitchell
gave the committee some important in
formation. AS a result Senator Mason
has had several manufacturers sub
poenaed and they will be called on to
tell the committee something about
these compounds.
THE use of antiseptics as preserva-
tives," said Professor Mitchell, has be-
come alarmingly great. They are used
as coloring, and to stop the develop
ment Of germs in dairy products; also
in chopped meats, bulk oysters, fish,
hams and possibly corned beef
Used by Butchers and Farmers.
While on the stand Professor Mitchell
made the sworn statement that nearly
every butcher in Illinois used preServ-
ing liquids on scraps of meat which
they laid aside for the manufacture of
Hamburger steak and other alleged
delicacies. The chemist first told of his
test of a liquid known as "Freezine."
Professor Mitchell said that the stuff
had. been used extensively by farmers
to keep milk and butter, it being the
custom to mix it with the former in
small quantities and pour it into watts
for the preservation of butter.
Acts Disastrously OH the Stomach.
"This 'Freezine' I have found to be
nothing less than almost pure formic
aldehyde," narrated the expert. This
is a chemical that acts disastrously up
the tissue of the stomach, and I can
only surmise the results when milk
diluted with it is used constantly by a
family. Where butter is placed in watts
filled with this stuff the porous COM
modify takes UP no small amount of
the liquid with q result that can only
be cOniectured"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
Wheat Crops in Other Countries.

Washington, May 10. = The foreign
crop statistics which supplement the
recent winter grain report of the de-
partment of agriculture show that the
winter grain conditions almost every
where in Europe are favorable. Russian
reports complain of deficient grain, but
general condition is represented as
satisfactory. Considerably less than a
normal crop, approximately three
fourths, is indicated for India as a
whole. Austria, Italy and Argentina
report fairly good crops.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12
CHICAGO EXPANSIONISTS MEET.
Protest of 10000 Against the Sentiment of
the Anti Eek pansionists.

the Anti Eek pansiOnists.
Chicago, May S.-Three big mass meet
ings were held in Chicago to voice ap-
prevail of the policy Of the administra-
ton with reference to the Philippines,
and to protest against sentiments at
expressed yesterday week at the anti
expansion meeting at Central Music
hall. Yesterdays meetings were held
in the Auditorium, the Central Music
hall and the First Methodist church,
and in spite of inclement weather the
aggregate attendance was probably TO-
600. The presiding officers of the three
meetings were Judge oliver H. Horton,
ex-Judge John Barton Payne and Thorn
as B. Bryan. AT the Auditorium, as at
the other two gatherings every mention
of President Mckinley or Admiral
Dewey brought forth thunders Of ap
plause.
The speakers at the Auditorium were
William Dudley Foulke, of Indiana:
Bishop Samuel Fallows; Representative
bolivar, Of Iowa, eX-Representative
George E. Adams, Judge Richard S.
Tuthill and Rev. DR.. P. S. Henson
Most Of these also spoke at the other
meetings. The resolutions adopted in
effect declare that manifest destiny"
took us to the Philippines, and that
Spain is originally responsible therefor;
that being there we are bound to to stay
because there is no other authority there,
capable of receiving the authority sur
rendered by Spain; that the rebels be-
gan the war with an attempt to-
massacre all foreign residents of Ma
Mia; that we have taken every proper
step to secure peace, and that until that
is secured no terms should be offered
the rebels.
There was read at the meetings dis
patch from General Otis dated Manila,
Feb. Fl, 1899, giving an order issued by
he insurgent government for the
massacre of all foreign residents Of
Manila, which order was printed in
these dispatches at the time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-12

ahave used Ripans Tabules with so much salts
faction that can cheerfully recommend them.
Have been troubled for about three years with
what called bilious attacks coming on regularly
once week. Was told by different physicians
that 1t was caused by bad teeth. of which had
several I had the teeth extracted. but the at
tacka continued. / had seen advertisements Of
Ripans Tabules in all the papers but had no faith
in them but about six weeks since friend in
duced me to try them. Have taken but two of the
small scent boxes Of the Tabules and have had
no recurrence Of the attacks. Have never given a
testimonial for anything before, but the great
amount Of good which believe has been done me
by Ripans Tabules induces me to add mine to the
many testimonials you doubtless have in your
possession now. A. T. DEWITT.