Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

OF Tod Sloan, whose recent failures
have wrecked many of his supporters.
ming to demonstrate itself in the case
His big hackers, like Riley Grammar
and the Dryers, have poeketed their
losses like true sportsmen and have
returned - America. 1t is the small
fry who, while Sloan succeeded, reaped
a harvest and are now losing, cannot
find words enough to denounce him.
One of these, on returning from Ep-
som last night, filled the corridors of
the Hotel Cecil with
PAINTINGS AGAINST THE HONESTY
of Sloan's Oaks failure, until the officials
had to demonstrate. Tom Ochlltree de-
ciares himself a heavy loser and says
Sloan is a great jockey for five furiongs,
but when every one expects him 10 win
and backs him heavily he is left at the
post. and that in no other way in the
world could he have lost the Oaks.
In spite of the clatter of disgruntled
losers, Sloan maintains hope of ultimate
success this season. OF 1903 mounts he has
now won 81, while Otto Madden heads the
list with so wins out Of 261 mounts and
Loates has 43 wins out of POI mounts,
so Sloan has won So per cent. of his races
and the hest English jockey has only
won 10 per cent.
The recent neglect Of the Bank OF Eng
land to protect its gold reserve, has
made a deep and unfavorable impression
in this city and is evoking an unusual
amount of
HOSTILE BANKING CRITICISM.
Many of the directors themselves are said
to be greatly dissatisfied with the recent
management, during which the bank con-
centrated its whole attention on increas-
ing its purely banking business, negleeting
its duties as the holder of the countrys
ultimate banking reserve. The Statist IN
a strong article on the subject. this week.
says: England is absolutely dependent
on the amount of gold held by the bank,
which is over eleven millions less than
the amount held by the associated banks
of New York The total stock of gold In
the bank is nova little over thirty NIL
lions while the Bank of Russia holds a
hundred millions"
AN AMUSING INCIDENT
is reported by a Paris paper, illustrating
the struggle between the mllitarlsts and
the anti-militarists. A little boy five or
six years old. accompanied by his nurse
maid, was walking on the Boulevard de
Clichy, dressed in a sky blue uniform of
Hussars. Four dirty street Arabs meet
ing him, cried:
"Ah, a forger! Are you to be transport
cd? Assassin, when shall you be shot,
General?"
The boy and nurse maid were rescued
from the police by their tormentors,
A more serious incident occurred at Per-
pignan. where the public Kissed and boot
ed military band.
Similar disagreeable incidents have oc-
CURED at Marseilles, Greenoble and
Amiens
The Marquis of Salisbury's handling Of
the British end of the negotiations CT the
ANGLO-AME RICAN COMMISSION
is regarded confidently not only by his
supporters, but by his political opponents.
"A representative of the Associated
Press had a talk with Mr.. Herbert Henry
Asqu.th to-day. The former Home Sec
rotary in Lord Roseberry's cabinet spoke
openly Of the desire of himself and his
colleagues on the front opposition bench
that the question should be adjusted with
out the semGolance Of antagonism in deal
ing with the United States. He said:
They consider Lord Salisbury Is con-
Quoting the negotiations tsctfully / am
not sure our Canadian brethren have ap-
preached the question with the calmness
of the United States. The feeling on our
side of the House of Commons undoubted-
Iy is that the question is in capable hands,
that no impeachment viii be raised by Lord
Salisbury and that via media will be
found
Il have nothing but praise for the spirit
which the Washington authorities have
shown throughout. while the Canadians
have shown tremendous tenacity, which.
however. is necessary IN dealing with the
sharpest business people in the world"