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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05

given him j1st ana Honest treatment.
he repaid them by making the most
unjust and unreasonable demands from
them before allowing the men to re-
turn to work He deL1anded the right
to discharge the officials OF the union
because they had performed the duties
incumbent upon them as union officials,
and had exercised the rights and ask
ed for the considerations which any
honest and fair-minded man VIII admit
they were justly entitled to do. That
is why the men and officers did not re-
turn to work, because Mr.. Gilchrist
would not allow any man to return to
work VINO showed disposition TO ex-
ercise his liberties and demand his just
rights. He only allowed those to re-
turn who like the misinformant'' in
the Sunday Register, were willing to
renounce their organization.
The matter was referred TO the
Trades Assembly for settlement by the
miners union on November 18th, and
not last week, as is stated in an article
in the Sunday Register. / cannot find
language strong enough to express con-
tempt for the ignorance displayed by
this man, when he makes the follow
ing statement, which is so>0bsurd that
he, himself, knows that it is false.
he says: The men were called before
the Trades Assembly and instructed to
come out, because Webb was not re-
lnStated. They refused. Their char
ter was taken from them and the union
dissolved. They applied for a new
charter and were refused The men
were never asked to come out by the
Trades Assembly because Mr.. Gilchrist
refused to reinstate Samuel Webb.
They were asked TO come out because
MIR. Gilchrist refused to recognize the
union, and had expressed his intention
to persecute the officials of the union;
also because he had refused all terms
of an honorable settlement according
TO union principles, and had announced
his intention to run a non-union mine.
The Trades Assembly has not taken
their charter from them and has no
right to do SO, as the charter is given
TO them by the officials of the United
Mine Workers Union. The union is
not dissolved but is still in existence,
and is soliciting the moral assistance
of every true and loyal union man to
secure the justice which Mr.. Gilchrist
has SO far denied them.
The Trades Assembly does not take
up grievances or fight battles where
there is no union in existence. Its
assistance must first be asked for by
the local union affiliated. If the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05

No matter what the article NAV be, a SC 1rint or a
$50 wrap, one-ffth of the price will be refunded
to every purchaser.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
CRIMINAL COURT.

The docket was called In this Court
yesterday morning, and a number O
cases came up. Dennis o'Holiha
plead guilty to larceny, and was SEM
enced to three months in jail.
The case of State v. Thomas Jacksony
indicted for criminal assault, was pass
ed until Monday next. when a plea will
be entered.
In the case Of State V. John Moore, a
demurrer will be argued Saturday, and
the same proceeding will be had in tho
case of State v. Fred. Limbach.
A rule was ordered issued for VIII
liam McGlumphrey and capias for
George Goeghline.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05

The Council Committee on Elections
met last evening and appointed the
commissioners of election at each OF
the thirty-two voting places. 1t will
be seen that although two wards are
represented in Council by Democrats,
the Republicans insist upon two Re-
publicans at the polls even in these
wards, which is very far from being
a square deal.
Council has been called to meet in
special session this evening to confirm
the selections.
The names of the officers follows:
FIRST WARD.
No. Louis Serig, R., J. G. Haber-
field, R., P. Morgan, D.; No. 2-Orliff
Miller, R., Fred Hoffman, R., Jacob
Kuntz, d.; No. 3-Louis Metzger, R.,
James Hanes, R., John Batcheiol, -
No. &c. j. Rawling, R., James n.sy,
R., ]. w. Colts, D.
SECOND WARD.
No. 1-Wm. Wilkinson, R., Hugh
Sterling, R., Gala Mitchell, D.; No. 2
d. B. Clark, R., VIM. Turner, R., J. B.
Crawford, D.; No. 3-Charles Wertz-
becker, R., A J. Frank, R., Nick Roth,
D.; No. 4-E. w. Dunaway, R., R. G.
Richards, R., M. Thornton, d.
THIRD WARD.
No. 1-B. S. Mcclure, R., H. L. Nc
Kown, r., j. L. Sawtell, D.; No 2
Morris Horkheimer, r., John Reid, r.,
Robert Pekari, D.; No. 3-James Mar
shall, R., c. T. Reed, r., NJ. J. McCul-
loch, D.; No. Frank Woods, R., Lee
ander McGill, R., John Arthur, Sr., d.
FOURTH WARD.
No. IT. l.. McGranahan, R., E. w.
Collins, R., John Armbruster, d.; No.
2-Charles Miller. R., David Nesbitt,
Jr., R., VIM. Stoetzer, D.; No. 3-James
A. Dunning, R., Edward Rumble, R.,
John Donohue, D.
FIFTH WARD.
No. 1T. A. Little, R., Henry Forsch,
R., Alex. c. Kennon, D.; No. 2-Louis
Conrad, R., John Reed, r., Henry
Schaffer, D.; No. 3-Joseph Hall, R., c,
B. Coburn, R., E. C. Seabright, d.
SIXTH WARD.
No. Joseph Debold, r., Charles
Freeze, R., l.. III. Albright, D.; No. 2
j. Ritter, r., F. Wingerter, r., c. S
Shook, D.; No. 3-M. Grogan, R., j. H
Rosenberg, r., w. G.. Meyers, D.; No
Al. G. Heinlein, R., Nathan Bell, R..
F. G. Weisgerber, D.; No. 81. Rod
man, r., j. M. Dowler, R., Patrick
Weir, d.; No. 6-Charles carp, r., w
H. Rogers, r., Joseph Handlan, d.
SEVENTH WARD.
No. 1T. c. Wilson, R., James Camp
bell, r., Frank Falloure, D.; No. 2
VIM McClement, R., Charles Bailey
R., Grafton Beall, D.; No. 3-William
Thomas, R., w. E. Williams, R., Chas
Lukens, D.; No. George Schenk, r..
NJ M Niece, R., Joseph Butler, D.
EIGHTH WARD.
No. flames Allen, R., w. F. Grebe
R., j. B. Handlan, D.; No. 2-F
Schaub, R., G. Eichtruth, R., Frank
Hibberd, D.; No 81. Ankle, r., l.
Stunbarker, R., Henry Mason, D.. No
Al. w. Schrebe, r., VIM. Hess, R.
Jacob ReitZ, d.
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----
THE SENDER MUST PAY,

San Francisco, January 4.-United
States Circuit Judge Morrow has de-
cided that the stamp tax on telegraph
messages must be paid by the sender
and not by the company. The decision
was rendered in the case of J. Waldere
Kirk against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. Kirk, who is known
as the King of the Dudes" rendered
message to the telegraph company
but declined to pay for the stamp re-
CURED hv the wax revenue bill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
COMING CONCERT.

Musical Wheeling will learn with
pleasure that Mr.. Ricardo Ricci's more
advanced pupils are now rehearsing the
programme for a concert to be given
in the Carroll Club late this month.
Remembering the artistic success of
the concert given by Mr.. Ricci's class
last June we may hope for generous
musical interest in this event and an
ticipate a good audience for the young
aspirants for vocal honors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
RIAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

Deeds Left for Record at Clerk Robertson's
Office Yesterday.
Deed made January 2, 1899, by c. l..
Hill and wife to Augusta c. Wareham,
wife of William Wareham, for piece
of property on the west side of McCol-
loch street, between Thirty and
Thirty-third streets. Consideration,
$1,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
Muslin Underwear
and Embroideries.

Our Annual White Goods Sale starts this morning.
10 patrons of our former sales of this kind We
will say that the assortments are larger and the
prices smaller than ever before In addition to the
above fact we offer you choice Whether YOU
wish one of the finest garments or one of the
medium priced ones, one-ffth of the purchase is
refunded to you
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
1868 M1in Street.
Wbeelin9 Re9ister
ATTENTION ----azv
BUTCHERS AND BREWERS EMPLOYEES

BY buying our well known All Wool Knit
Jackets you viii combine comfort and
durability. They are the best made. Price
$500 and up.
Agents for the celebrated Jaros Hyeienic
Underwear, the best health underw cal
known. &. HESS Il SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Furnishers,
1921 and 1928 Market Street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05

Now is your time to buy Millinery.
Prices cut in two. We have still line
of feathers, wings, quilts, birds and
novelties. All orders are guaranteed
to be satisfactory.
l.. M. SHIDELL,
Successor to A. l.. Rice & Co.,
1130 Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-05
TIE ELECTION OFFICERS
Named Last Evening For The City
Election.

TWO REPUBLICANS AND ONE DEM
OCRAT NAMED AT EVERY PRE-
CINCT-COUNCIL CALLED TO
MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS
EVENING TO CONFIRM THE AP-
POINTMENTS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
A BACK DOOR NEEDED.

The northern Methodist church has
a great many bad critics and Bible re-
~pudiatorS. Every now and then some
kicker Shoots off his mouth in vigor-
Gus protest against the truths of the
Sock of books and the doctrines there
in contained. At ST. Louis a Methodist
church congress recently met. From
reports the snappers and miners were
there in force. 1t is said that the Meth
dist church in the north is not COM
mitted to any of the Old views, tradi-
tional or accepted. This opens the
door wide for all kinds of extr emists
and speculative minds. A Professor
Learned of Philadelphia, read an ex-
citing paper on 1.-the Message of the
Church to Men of Culture" Christ
and His apostles carried a message of
life to the poor. See the New Tecta-
ment passim. Let us sample this
Professor Learn ed who may Or may
not be a Christian in any sense: He
declares that many men of science
have practically abandoned the church
because they cannot and will not sub
scribe to the accumulated dOgmaS Of
the confession or catechism or disci-
plire. although they are sincere believ-
ers in Christianity. 1t behOOveS the
Church to re-establish the active in
terest Of these men, To do this. the
Church must 1iberalize the confession
by eliminating Anticipated dogma and
meaningless, non-essential or unsettled
doctrines, and insisting upon the SIM
plest fundamentals IS found in the
Sci .ptuTes, leaving all matters of in
depreciation to the individual believer.
The Church can, it must, emancipate
itself from the thraldom of medieval
tradition, and open it's eyes to the pro-
gress-the evolution, if you will-of
culture"
This latter day teacher advocates re-
moving all ministers of the gospel from
schools and colleges and putting them
in charge of professional and scientific
matters" Men of science are quite apt
to be either infidels or very slack
twisted" as to religion. Sam Jones
said the Methodist church lacked a
back door" to get rid of unworthy
members. The extremists who desert
the grand old doctrines of the Chris
tan Church should be invited "to step
down and OUT Neither brains nor
culture necessarily antagonize the
Bible. 1t is the small men, ambitious
and Unbalanced, who shoot off like me-
teors. The profoundest, the greatest,
the wisest men of the last fifteen GEN.
turtles have believed in the dogmas of
Christianity and the truths of Holy
Writ-among these are Dante, Shakes
peare, Milton, Bacon, and a thousand
others of the gifted, n a host of the
most learned and greatest interpreters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
THE LAST BATTLE AND DEFEAT,

The British have caught a Tartar"
again and so soon after the terrible
defeat at Modder River a few days be-
fore. They have been severely defeat
ed in an attempt to drive the Beers
from their position, and lost heavily
in the vain attack. Again they were
led into a trap by General Methuen,
who came to grief before. The British
fought grandly, desperately but they
were simply caught in an unfortunate
position and were moved down by
1.-The men behind the guns" How long
is this sort of miscarriage TO continue?
1t will be recalled that at the start the
British government n press and SOL
diers thought but little Of the courage
and fighting skill of the Dutch Beers.
1t was published that they could not
stand heavy fighting, and were not
good fighters themselves. But a series
of fearful lessons has taught them to
be sadder and wiser men. In the last
fight, OF the 10th the BIiti.h lost Cen
eral Wanchope, the Marquis of Win
chester, Colonel Downbam among the
killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Cod
ington, Captain Sterling, among the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
INDICTED MEN SURRENDER.

New York, December 14-B. D. Green,
Colonel J. F. Gaynor and William 7.
Gaynor, the contractors with whom
Captain Oberlin M. Carter was asso-
ciated in the Savannah river and Cum
berland sound improvements, surren-
dered this morning to United States
Commissioner Shields.
The men were indicted last Friday by
the United States grand jury at Sa-
vannah for being concerned in a con-
spiracy by which the government was
defrauded out of $575, 949. Michael A
Connolly, who is also a member of the
Atlantic Dredging and Contracting
Company, and who vas indicted at the
same time, is not in the country.
The accused demanded an examina-
ton and the hearing was set for De
cember 23rd.
Colonel John F. Gaynor and B. D
Green were placed under 500, 900 bonds
each; William T.. Gaynor n Edward
H. Gaynor were held in 100000 bal
each.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
HOME FOLKS.

So Lord Pearson covets the distiug-
uished honor Of being the sacrificiaI Of
fering OF the black and White radical
gang and seeks to be defeated for
governor. There is no fellow belonging
to the black radical gang of seekers
and suckers who more deserves defeat
than Pearson, the topper. There is
scarcely n Of the bad gang whom
democrats would sooner give Il good
licking than Rich Pearson, unless it be
the artful Jeter Pritchard, of Brown
lows dominions, or hat great legal
luminary now shining as an evening
star Of exceptional splutteration, Ma
rion Butler, who has kicked from I'M
der himself the little populist stool
upon which he has rested for some
years, after he sawed off the democratic
limb he had been swinging to for a few
years.
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party's none policy. The East has
no complaint except against itself"
Representative Gordon, of Ohio, says
1t was that the rank and file of De-
mocracy will not, like the rank ard file
of the republican party, vote against
principle through a sense of political
loyalty.
Representative Noonan, of Illinois,
thinks the issue in 1900 will be that of
1896, and says, in that case it is hard
to see how the party can be whipped
into better linz than in 1896 unless the
minority yields"
Representative Bankhead. of Ala
bama, says:
Il do not believe there can be any
hope Of a united party until after the
fight of 1900. Bryan will be the party's
candidate. and the Chicago platoon
will be re-afirmed."
Representative Fitzgerald, Of Massa-
chusetts, thinks it was bad politics.
He is a gold bug probably.
Representative Lentz, Of Ohio, thinks
the balance of power is in the hands
of the rich men and says:
Besides this the syndicate press of
the country is generally owned by men
who speculate in public franchises, and
hence UGH papers persistently deceive
the people. The remedy is a free and
unsubsidized press and free speech at
least in the American Congress"
Representative w. L. Terry, of Ar
kansas, says, n it reads like history:
For years and years the South and
West deferred to the East and helped
promulgate and put in force policies
detrimental to the South and West.
We Loyalty supported the Eastern NOM
inees and in otner ways refused to
weaken the party. But in 1896 the
South and West, after many years Of
bitter experience, determined ii make
a fight for principle, with the result
you To- see. The West and South
found to it's sorrow that many Demo-
Gratis were willing to support party
prestige only so long as they were per-
mitted to control it's policy"
And that is the main trouble. Unless
the democratic party submits to the
rule of New York and New England
it's policy will be ~antagonized. That
section will take a republican at any
time who runs with them in their sell
fish views in preference to airy plat
form democrat. There is very little
difference between republicans and
democrats in the eastern section.
Even the World professedIy demo-
critic, but bogus, lauds the republican
party, and closes an editorial with this:
by the enactment of the gold stand
ard the republican party will add an
other 10 it's list of achievements" 1t
ought to support Mckinley again as it
did in 1896 and be done with all pre-
tence.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
TO SOILS.

1t is an excellent idea of the board
of agriculture to begin the work of
Analysing the soil in the different parts
of the state. 1t is scientific and sensi-
BILE to do this. Nearly forty years ago
we were at the home of the late Cen
eral David Clark, father of Mr.. Justice
Walter Clark, at his great plantation,
ten miles long, On the Roanoke river.
He told US he had his magnificent farm
laid off in so many acres, divisions,
and separated by deep bitches empty
ing into the river. This plantation wa
for the most part river bottoms. He
said he had employed many years be-
fore a scientific agricultural chemist
to analyZe every section or division and
write the various analyses in a book.
He knew precisely what h soil lack
ed. We remember that he said that
the soil did not need Peruvian guano
as it contained in abundance just what
that a would impart to it. Con-
sequently he had purchased recently a
ship load of a guano Costing less than
SIS, a ton,) that supplied the precise in
gradients the soil lacked. But for the
analysis he would have bought the
Peruvian then used almost universally,
and sold for some $40 or more per ton.
You see the saving. He had had the
plantation surveyed, and standing in
his door knew the distance to every
point or division in the ten miles. So
to make the proposed analysis is alike
economical and intelligent. A doctor
could as well physic a patient not
knowing the disease as a farmer can
use fertilizers without a knowledge of
the component part Of the soil to be
dootorad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
A Letter from Baby to Santa Claus

little BUREAUS. wAsHSTAND at
sc and up; a real large BED. just up
just up, my ma, Bed for 25c; and a
CRADLE. IS inches long, painted white
with gold knobs, at 25c; and a FINE
TABLE, with extension top, at 10c: the
PRETTIEST BOOKS at SC, 10c and
l5c each; n ALL SORTS OF GAMES
to suit my big brothers ~ sisters
from loo to soc. And they have We
LOCIPEDES ard TRICICLES from
$1.39 up, and HORNS for boys to make
the Christmas noisy.
l would like TO tell you IL you should
want TO make my or big sis
ter a present / saw lots OF pretty
CLOAKS AND CAPES and more NEW
HATS, NEW RIBBONS. / looked in
their EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE and
/ saw some OF the newest goods and
cheap, nice, wide from &c up to Csc;
and little BOY CLOAKS are trimmed
with fur, you can buy them for 75c; all
wool, trimmed in braid, button and fur,
at $1.75.
Do you know they carry the best
line of MEMS AND BOYS CLOTH
ING, UNDERWEAR, and heavy?
Well, they just got in a big lot Of sam
pies that they will sell cheap. Nice
fine Vests, all prices. Union Suits for
the babies and their for CSC
each; a all wool Ribbed Vest at soc.
Well, Santa, IL / wasn't so sleepy /
would tell you more about this BIG
STORE ON FRONT STREET, oppo-
site the ORION HOUSE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL TALK.

The democrats are disposed in the
house to stand up for the Chicago plat
form of 1896. There is one New Yorker
Mr.. Sulzer. who knows no variableness
nor shadow of turning in his political
path, but stands by the Chicago plat
form as the very best of all democratic
platforms, and this sentiment called
out applause in the house from his
party. Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina,
confessed to a change of heart. He
has beloved for bimetallism but the
ring of gold was now only pleasant to
his ears. He had simply Topped.
Stand aside, Mr.. Linney, all know now
to what gang you belong n with
whom in North Carolina you train.
Good bye, old fellow, and do not weak
en- in your knees before the session
ends. Representative Kitchin, who is
proving himself a member with prin-
,ciples and convictions, spoke against
the dangerous financial bill, that even
so staunch a goldbug as the New YORK
Herald, condemns as such.
In this connection it may be men,
toned that the New York World has
been catechising some members OF this
congress as to their views about the
tutJre OIL the uSIIlOC III POI = S~@
that there is not a democratic govern
or in any northern state, ana that
there is not n democratic senator
from any northern state. But this is
misleading. 1t means really east or the
Mississippi river. All that section In
the north are for gold and because they
have most of the wealth. That is all.
Senator Tillman says mon defeated
the democrats. Senator Berry, OF Ken
lucky, says principles" did it. Sena-
tor Harris says "the tastes OF the
north did it. Representative Dins-
more, of Arkansas, says they Will unite
on new issues. Representative Burn-
son, of Texas. thinks it was Eastern
dominance" He says:
1.-The East violated a fundamental
principle of Democracy by declining to
yield to the majority and support the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
BREVITTES.

The trusts grow and new ones spring
up daily. The last coil Of the serpent
is to make the poor-folkS Sw~eetening
higher. They have got their anaconda
grip already upon the newspapers, and
the paper used is going up steadily.
The able Houston (Texas) Post, an
excellent exchange, in it's regular issue
of 10th inst, CAV it's readers sixty
pages, price but 5 cents. 1t was a
monster and filled with strictly home
advertisements and a great variety Of
reading.
says that the United States must con-
quer and hold the Philippines because
commercially they are of the utmost
Importance to our country" Cold
blooded, and the plea Of every robber,
man OF
The london Saturday Review thinks
that the United States may have to
experiment a long time before it
learns how to govern the Philippines.
Why so? They can study the British
plans n prosper. Mckinley need but
to give his nights to British history to
learn how to conquer n govern.
The gold dolators are SO much pre-
JUDGED against paper currency they
call it the "unsanitary dollar filled
with microbes. What next?
The un-American ambassador at
London calls forth the following from
the Houston Post:
notwithstanding his presidential
coaching, Ambassador Choate has be-
come as troublesome to Uncle Sam as
the premature Chamberlain to John
Bull"
He has undoubtedly made many
unfortunate blunders.
Governor Jones, Of Arkansas, has
Topped. He is a candidate for the
United States senat and favors ex-
pansion. He wobbles and will "get
left" it is to be hoped. His father and
mother were bonn in Granville county
North Carolina.
Bailey. of Texas, will oppose Joe
Wheeler's admission to the house. II
will be we'll done unless Joe resigns
from the m
Yale University is to build an alumni
hall to cost 81, 000, 900. The money is al
UP there.
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wounded. If report sent that the Beers
had 1900 men or more is true, it only
shows that the British know but little
Of what they undertake. If they keep
on butting their heads against walls
and falling into pits, and fighting
against three or four times their own
numbers, as they report from time to
time, they will destroy themselves.
But their reports, vague and unreliable
always represent tremendous destruc-
ton of the enemy. The Beers are very
humane to the wounded British as the
British general reports. In h defeat
a few days ago Of General Gatacre he
admitted q severe reverse" and lost
one seventh Of his army by capture
COS, besides hundreds of killed and
wounded. The scene of the battle was
fifty miles from the Orange Free State.