Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-14

HI. SNYDER, Editor and Publisher,
SHEPHERpsTowN. W. VA.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1899.
THOSE plain Dutch farmers in South
Africa are twisting the British lions
tail very viciously.
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SANTA CLAUS is bigger man than
Dewey, and yet Santa Claus gives
away a great deal more.
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THE Hon. Joe Sibley, of Pennsyl-
yauia, has discovered that he doesn't
love free silver as he used to.
THE Clarksburg Ne,cs is making a
rare spectacle of itself by its abuse of
President Raymond of the University.
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IT looks very much as though Mr.
Roberts will not get a seat In Con-
cress. But he has three wives to con-
sole him.
CONGRESS thinks it is a good deal
easier to keep Roberts out IN the hrst
place than to let him in and after
wards eject him. This is common
sense.
THE agile AguinaldO is still success
fully eluding our troops in the Phil
ippines. There has been no lmpor-
tant capture this week-not as much
as a lady's shirt-waist.
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THE plan to elect Senators by pop
ular vote is growing in favor. When
one looks at the personnel ofthe pres
ent Senate, however, he is about ready
to declare in favor of not electing
Senators in any way.
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A GREAT many respectable Repub-
licans in Pennsylvania are seriously
Directing to Quay sitting as Senator,
But Quay, with the aid of his Repub-
lican colleagues and Democratic al
lies is holding down the senatorial
chair as usual.
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SENATOR STEWART of Nevada, who
several years ago left the Republican
party to become a silverite Of the red
hot sort, has returned to the Repub
lican fold. He attended the party
caucas last week and was received
with open arms.
The election commissioners OF
Kentucky have officially decided that
VIM. S. Taylor, the Republican nom
inee for Governor, was elected in No
vember and have given him a certi-
fcate. Next year we hope the Ken
lucky Democrats will nominate candi-
dates that respectable persons can
support.
The farmeris satisfed-Martinsb"rg
Herald.
We congratulate the farmers of
Berkeley county on being satisfied
with 62-cent wheat and 28-cent corn,
while compelled to pay greatly ad-
vanced prices for everything they use.
In Jefferson county the farmers are
inclined to grumble little at the
failure of prosperity to reach the ag-
ricultural classes.
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SENATOR McCoMAs will offer bill
in Congress to promote both Sampson
and Schley to be Vice-Admirals, with
the same rank and the same pay, the
Senator's idea being to end the I'M
seemly wrangle that has been carried
on for the last eighteen months His
bill is a good one, and we should like
to see an amendment added making
further discussion Of the Santiago af-
fair felony.
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THE following resolution was in
troduced in the United States Senate
last week by Senator Jones, of Arkan-
sas:
Resolved, That Nathan B. Scott, now
occupying a seat as Senator from West
Virginia, is not entitled TO n seat in the
Senate.
This resolution was referred TO the
committee on privileges and elections,
to which also were referred the protest
of Mr.. McGraw against the seating of
Mr. Scott and memorials from citizens
of West Virginia bearing on the case.
Today the matter will DE argued by
counsel before Senators Chandler and
Pettus, a subcommittee. Senator
Faulkner is actively engaged in de-
Tending Mr.. Scott's interests.
THERE has been severe fighting the
past week between the Beers and the
British in South Africa, and the Beers
have defeated the British in two hot