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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

r. ]. Hearne Said to Have Been Select
ed for That Responsible Position.
HE WILL ESTABLISH HIS HEAD
QUARTERS IN PITTSBURG-
COMBINE WILL CONTROL PRO-
DUCTION = RIVERSIDE STOCK
HOLDERS TO ACCEPT TRUST
STOCK = THE COAL PRODUC-
TION OF WEST VIRGINIA-GEN-
ERAL NEWS OF AN INDUSTRIAL
NATURE.

1t is understood that the stock of the
tube trust, formed at recent meeting
in New York, as stated in the Register,
will be placed on the market in July.
This trust will not labor under the
disadvantage of other combines, in be-
ing unable to control plants sufficient
in number to maintain an active COM
petition, but will virtually control the
entire production in this country.
While all the details of the plan of
transfer Of properties to the trust have
not been made public, it is understood
that stockholders and officials of the
Riverside Iron Works have so much
confidence in the combine that all, or
nearly all, will accept trust stock in
exchange for the stock which is trans
ferred, in preference to accepting cash.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Frank
]. Hearne, superintendent of the River
side plant, will be the active business
manager of the trust. The presidency
of the company, SO it is learned from
an authoritative source, will be an hon.
orary position, while Mr.. Hearne, who
was chosen first vice president, will
assume the general management of all
the plants in the combine, with head
quarters in Pittsburg. Certainly no
wiser selection could have been made.
Mr.. Hearne has been remarkably sue
cessful in his conduct of the Riverside,
and his selection for this responsible
position probably lends additional sig
nificance to the recently published
statement of a Riverside official that
the plants possessing the best facilities
for manufacturing and shipping will
be increased in capacity and continued
in operation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
COMpI. ETE pAPER

II you want complete and re-
liable report Of State happenings.
the proceedings Of the State Legis-
lature and the National Congress
as well as a general teiegraphic
service. you need go no further.
than the Register.-MoundsvllIe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
COVERS THE ENTIRE FIELD

Wv ISIto III Ts.F I'M IF4I4IJe
The Register Is the leading DEM
oeratic organ IN or sister State of
West Virginia, and as newspaper
il covers the entire fieid-parslcu-
larly that of It's own state, Penn
syivania and ohio.-Clariugton (O.)
Independent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
AN ABLE cHAMPIoN.

The Wheeling Daily and Weekly
Register are splendid papers. The
Weekly should be In the hands Of
every citizen Of the State. because
II Is a great State paper. and you
will gather information from ii you
can get nowhere else. and Il Is
also an able champion OF the
Chicago platform.-Pt. Pleasant
Register.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
FOR SAlEREAl ESTATE
FOR SALE.

rooms, large cellars. finished attic. etc
with 10 acres of ground. OF which are in
orchard. Unfaslirg supply of good spring
water Price. 81 500 il sold at once
Desirable building lots at Pleasant Val.
ley. WHITE & BATES
Tel. s.. Exchange Bank Building.
malice
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
WE'LL EDITED.

The Register Is truly a well ed
tied paper and rs news features
are unsurpassed. Rayenswood
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

Foreign manufacturers gaze with
amazement and incredul.ty upon our labor
saving machines, the men who drive them
and the work they turn out. We handle
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

For sample copies, agencies.
agents terms. etc. address
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

We advise those who ~ant 20
keep posted on State news 10 take
the Register. II Is an up-to-da.s
paper in every respect.-Shepherds-
town Register
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

The Steubenville pottery will not close
down this year before July l, when 1t will
probably be idle for a week or two wr.le
necessary repairs and improvements are
made.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12
Howard HazIett.

STOCKS. BONDS AND INVESTMENTS,
National Exchange Bank Bus,ding.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

The president of the National Steel
Company will visit the property of the
combine at Mingo this week to person
ally inspect the improvements being made
there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

lot in the business quarter of New
Martinsville sold last week for one hun
bred dollars per front foot This is a
pretty good figure and indicates that late
oil developments in Wetzel are stiffening
prices up considerably
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

The 10 per cent. advance asked by the
chimney workers at the preliminary con-
terence held last Wednesday was refused
by the manufacturers The workers think
they could easily have settled at last
years scale, but they insisted on the ad-
vance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

The plant of the Pioneer Pottery Co.,
At East Liverpool, is offered for sale
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

Statistics furnished by the American
Iron and Steel Association show that the
total amount of pig iron produced by
West Virginia furnaces the past year TO
be ,59S tons. OF this amount half was
bituminous and half Bessemer pig iron.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

q. II. Holiday will move his foundry
from Manchester, Ohio, to st. Adams, W.
Va, receiving bonus from the town
council of $3.000-S1, 900 to be paid ten days
after the foundry IS in operation, 81, 900 one
year later and $1,000 at the end of the
second year. Holidays foundry is to
furnish cinders for street improvements
in return.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
POPULAR STUDIES IN EUROPEAN HISTORY.

from east and north and west. Some
of these hordeS made permanent settle
ments in the country. No doubt the
necessity that the original inhabitants
felt of making Il stand against these
invaders was the primary cause of the
origin of the communes. The natural
Instinct of self-preservation led them to
congregate themselves locally, and thus
become towns or cities. For defense,
walls were built. Common dangers i'm
PEELED to common effort In the repelling
of the dangers The leaders were they
VINO by natural ability and strength
were best fitted to take the brunt of the
meeting OF dangers. Who they should
be, of course, was settled by Il common
choice. We have thus an explanation
OF both the democrat sm and the indivi-
dualism of these little republics. Ne
cessity made them democratic. And
since there was no national sentiment.
nor any outside force to impel toward
mutual cohesion. by their very exIs-
tence they became separative and indi-
Vidual. Whatever public or patriotic
spirit the people felt was wholly local
1t was all for their own commune.
There were several groups of these
communes. In the great Lombardic
plain there were Milan and Pawn and
Cremona. Farther east there were
Mantua and Padua. Verona and vi
cenza. On the other side OF the Pc there
were Placenza and Parma and the com
mnnes of Romagna Modena, Bologna
ana Ferrara. On the Ligurian coast
there was Genoa. Away to the east, mt
the head OF the Adriatic. upon islands
in the midst of lagoons. inaccessible
from land was Venice. founded i'm the
NTH century by the highly civilized
original inhabitants of the plain fleeing
before incurslons of barbaric Huns
To the south. in the valley OF the Arno.
was the group Of which Florence was
the natural center-Florcnce. Fiesolc.
@AreZ2o. Prato. Pistoja. Near Florence
was another group-alas, frequently at
strife both with Florence and with one
another-Pisa. Lucca. Sienna and Per-
uGia. Rome itself, like the other towns
OF Italy. was for Il long time also a
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09

commune. Farther south was the group
OF which Naples was the natural center
Naples. Gaeta and Amaln
In origin, in government in circum-
stances of existence, ETC., all these COM
muneS differed from one another. The
total number of the communes was per-
haps between 200 and 300. Their exIs-
tcnce was prccarious and fltful. Only
those could survive that were strong
and fit. There was no national feeling
tending To continued mutual support.
III a. league WAS ever instituted ii WAS
only 10 meet ii temporary condition Of
danger that impcriled everything. The
danger over. the league broke up--oftsn
before. And never was Il league OF
more than partial extent. The great
est of all the leagues was the famous
league of Lombardy, formed of the
cities in the valley of the Po as a
means of defense against the emperor,
Frederick Barbarossa, of Germany.
But when in 1883. by the peace of Con-
stance, this league gained from Fred
erick concessions and prerogatvcs.
such as If taken advantage of might
have resulted in national unity and ma
tional independence. not once does it
seem that national unity or national
independence was ever thought OF. The
winning of that peace was the most
glorious event Italy ever knew. 1t was
the flood of tide OF fortune which IL
mounted upon would have borne her
to such des.inies as no other nation in
the world could ever have achieved.
But as 1T turned out. 1t can be regarded
only as lost opportunity. The oppor-
tunity never occurred again. From
that date forward Italy. although the
scene of development of some of ci-
vlization's choicest fruits. was never
thcless a soil where civilizatio
choicest fruits of ali.--civic freedom, So
cha! equality, national cohesion, gov
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
MANS ENHUMANII'Y TO MAN

s The essential and fundamental argu-
ment for personal freedom and national
independence is not that they are best
for all men and all nations, or even best
for some people and some nations. The
question is simply one OF right. and il
anyone have any right over or in per-
son, 1t must be himself, by birth, pos
session, priority, self-defense, self-pre-
gervatfon self-developmcnt and the
duties. rights and obligations OF self
Rovernment. Every man Is responsible
Cor himself to God and man; and this
should guarantee his self-government
af there were nothing else to require it.
90 or nations, lin equal degree.
& Eut tbs right Of property. nowadays
es zxsrded as paramount, and IL man
Foes not own himself. or have the first
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
OLD MAIDS AND THEIR PETS.

We sometimes laugh at the affection
OF isolated persons-and especially old
maids and bachelors-for certain do
mestic animals, birds. dogs, cats, &c.
but there Is generally something more
pathetic than ludicious in the exhibit
ton of this affection. If it be true that
1t is entirely misplaced, or unnatural,
winch Is denied by many,-it probably
has sad story behind 1t of bereave-
ment after bereavement, treachery, dis
appointment and grlef,-leavlng one
alone in the world, with all her or his
tenderest feelings with no better or
higher object that one dare trust in
tEan the faithful and devoted dog, or
the self-seeking and luxurious cat. We
say that such Il person is n nissan
tlrope; often falsely; and we usually
add that it was her or his own fault.
of temper. or conduct, or some thing
which is even more often false and
more cruel.
1t is when one has suffered acutcly
III repulscd or betrayed affection by his
own kind that he can more distinctly
see tho incstimablc value of certain
qualities. and he finds great relief in
discovering that these exist in the low
er animals as well as mankind, and are
usually accompanied in these animals
by devotion, unsclishness and 1idcl-
ity rare among mon and women; and,
his condition then being favorable TO
the transfer hr turns all his teuIor
feelings TO these lower companions, who
at least reciprocatc his love with their
whole capacity.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
ITALIAN REPUBLICS
BY EBENEZER BRYANT, NJ. A.

The history of the Italian republics is
the history OF italy shat is best worth
knowing. When the rest of Europe was
but slowly emerging from barDarlsm
these remarkable municipalities devel-
opcd u civilization that in many of its
aspects was quite the equal of the high
est civilization enjoyed by the world to-
day-deVelopcd, too, Il freedom, a rec
oEnition of individual equality and mu-
tual cooperation as the Fundamental
principles of social organization, which
IN theory, at least, left little that even
the modern sociologiSt could wish TO see
improved. But notwithstanding this H.
iuStrlouS merit. Notwithstanding this
distinctive character of intellectual and
political greatness. the story OF the Ital-
ian republics is one of the most de-
pressing things i'll all history.
No attempt can be made to tell that
story here. 1t is far too complicated.
Even where time and space are fully
given to 1t, it is but Il tangled skcin of
many threads. impossible to follow eX-
cept uesultorily and i'll Il general way.
Nor has it amy passages of relief.
EVERY page, one might almost say
every sentence. is record of bale and
wronS--of broken faith, of deceit. OF
cruelty. OF selfish abandonment of prin.
ciples ana honor. Trust seems never to
nave been given that it was not be-
trayed. An agreement seems never to
nave been entered into that it was not
broken. y narrative. however fair for
time it may be, is sure to terminate in
treachery and bloodshed. The readers
expectation that baseness and cruelty
VIII crop up at the end is never dis
appointed.
All this, however, is true with respect
to those classes with which history
most concerns itsclf-thc leaders of DO
htical action-rather than the people
generally. Where wealth was accu-
mulated so rapidly, where learning and
Intelligence and quick witted activity
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09

became so general. it could not he but
that in some measure the social order
was firm and steady. And Yet cat0-
clySmS were frequent enough. y reVolu
ton takes place, or u city is thrown in
to Il needless war with its ncighbor.
The people are besicScd in their own
homes. \ resistance is put forward
that might perhaps be successful But
trcachcry is always at hand. n be-
trayai is sure To be made by some one.
Sack. pilagc. spoliation. contlaGration
Wholesale butchcry. + ,w with woe
full and awful certainty!
But the country was rich ana fruitful
beyond all ruin. The genius of the poo
pie was superior 10 all possible over
throw. In u little while the community
would be rcorganiZcd. New habitatioDs
and new workshops would be built.
new trade relations established, new
business activities of every sort entered
into. Ii WAS only when. us in tho case
of Pisa. in 1909. the surviving inhabi-
tants Of Il ruined town refused to make
even an attempt TO repair their broken
fortunes that the ruin was final. In
those evil centuries that our story IS
concerned with every city in Italy rose
from it's own ashes, rose to new life
from the shed blood of its own citizens,
again and again.
The Italian republics We're never any
thing more than municipalities or
"oommuneS." How they came into be-
ing is n somewhat disputed question.
They were decidedly Latin in the eth
nologic character. That is 10 say, these
Inhabitants were descendants OF those
Italians who were once the masters OF
the world. But, nevertheless, there
were also among them strong infusionS
Of Goth, lombardic, German ana
Frankish blood After the breaking up
OF the great Roman empire Italy for
many years was the happy hunting
ground OF barbaric hordcs that came
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
FACTS AND FIGURES OFTEN
MISLEADING,

Any man may make fact or n
figure; only God can make n principle,
or right, or truth as distinguished
from fact and figure. Nevertheless,
though facts and figures may be made
by anybody, or to order, great reliance
is generally placed on statistics. and
men sometimes cite them against truth,
right reason and logic. BY this is not
meant to discredit statistics, nor to
depreciate them; but there is as much
in estimating them. as in considering
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
SIXTEEN PAGES
SUNDAY. APRIL ., 1899.
DUTY.

How small a word can embrace so
great a matter! Yet, as incredible as It
may seem at first, there are many men
who wholly repudiate duty, or miscon-
ceive it. or limit it to suit themselves
has a. repulsive and degrading sense, as
II 1t meant something compulsory, or
servile; whereas, on the contrary. the
essence of duty is In its absolute free
dom from all compulsion and low mo-
tives, and its voluntary recognition of
relations to God and to the meanest OF
His creatures that elevate and cnnoble
man In the grade OF being precisely in
the degree that he comprehends these
relations and freely assumes the tasks
and burdens they reveal to his intclli-
gence and conscience.
Duty needs no mans recommends
ton OF praise; and yet the best and
greatest OF mankind have rejoiced to
applaud 1T. 1t speaks for itself TO
everyone for himself; and how God re-
CARDS 1T has been consistently shown
from His dealings in Eden with the
nrst man and woman to His providence
IN current life; and though duty be but
every mans reasonable service yet its
voluntary, prompt. apt and cheerful
performance is In nowise to be detract-
ed from by that consideration for, on
ultimate analysis of all that is really
great good, right. true and praise
worthy. we invariably find, to the
greater glory of our Creator, that It is
exactly what ought to be said, done,
or undergone: showing not only how
grandly and minutey perfect is His
handiwork, but displaying His generous
and benevolent liberality to all His
people.
While in this little bureau of tenn
poral and secular things, our wise and
good Creator enforces the universal
laws or His eternal administration, He
gives us no occasion to puff ourselves
up with egotism and vain-glory, by al
lowing us good works of supererogation
ESQ that, in effect, we might become
milifonaires in virtue and piety. with
an accumulated aggregate of surplus
good works to our credit here below:
yet, on the other hand, He accepts our
humble and bounden duty, if done
StAuiiS <Ai'u "iiiihSiy, Win all lib
eral and profuse requtal, not only here
below. but with an inner assurance that
an account to our credit hereafter is
kept for every man who here does his
reasonable service with alacrity.
He who does his duty will find that
there IS no more to do but that. 1t is
the task allotted to everyone. according
to his ability; and be he great or small.
strong or weak. rich or poor the same
Dlaudit awaits all: well done. thou
good and faithful servant" Prince or
peasant, none can do more than his
duty; and if he do that TO the best of
his knowledge and ability lie inheri,s
the crown.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09

From the Richmond Times.
The Norfolk Nirginian-Pilot repro
duces from these columns some re-
marks of ours on the subject of honest
elections and rciterateS what il had
said in former issues. that honesty at
the polls is Indispensable 10 honest gov
eminent, that honest men must push
To the front II they would prevent cleo
ton trickery and, if need be, must or
ganizc vigilance committees to super
wise the polls The occasion is urgent
and momentous.' adds our cont mpo-
rary. "and ills eXisency will justify any
appeal or recourse for right, truth and
justice"
The editor Of the Nirginian-Pilot is
lifelong citizen of Virginia, and for
years has been in public life. He
knows what tre situation is. and he
speaks whereof he knows. We are par
ticuarly graiiiicd at this expression
and at other expressions of the kind
from our Norfolk contemporary. be-
cause that paper is and we use tine
term not extensively. ono OF the party
organs in Virginia. The Vrginian-pi
lot is Il Chicago platform paper. Il free
silver paper. and represents the BRYAN
element III the party. Vet that papcr
which Is opposed 10 tho financial policy
which The Times advocates comes out
and takes a'maniy stand side by side
with Inc IlincS III lighting dishonest
methods i'll the conduct OF Virginia
elections. Our contemporary makes no
apologies for the ballot box suffers
ana does not attempt to dodge the fact.
AS an honest newspaper it is realizing
that the stream cannot he purer than
lis source, and that il The ballot box
tho source of the peoples power. be
corrupt then the whole system of our
government must be rotten
Many harsh ana unkind things have
been said of The Times because of tho
warfare thai we have made upon this
species OF corruption. hut without
meaning 10 indulge in any lf-glorl1-
cation we are proud of the stand tina,
we nave taken and we are gratiiicd be,
yond expression that we now have rho
sympathy and support Of our ahlo CON.
temporary in norfolk This is one
platfrom upon which all honest mon
can stand.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09

1t is said that New York Republicans
ana capitalists. with the Republicans
and capitalists of New England. Penn
sylvania and some other States are
rapidly combining against Mckinley,
Hanna and Ohio. oil the ground that
Ohio has already had more Federal
power and pap than she deserves, and
that they Ohe parties of the first parD
must have better ana greater show
for the money and talent they contri-
butte to the Great Ohio Pig, or know
the reason why. AS Hanna has fried
them. they intend TO kindle a fire un-
der him. and he can take his choice
either in the fryingpan, or in the
fire.
The Purltanic clements and the
high toned society born OF Beacon
street, Boston, are said to favor very
zealously this movement against Han
ma and his Ohio swinc-like set; and in
the National convention, or before, n
fierce Kilkenny fight of mutual extermi-
nation may develop. So mote it be.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09

If public meeting of the people At
every precinct in the land, without re-
gard to party, be held before the APP
pointmcnt OF the judges and other Off
GERS of the November election, of next
year. and honest, competent and brave
men be recommended TO the appointing
power, the sovereignty and sanctity of
the ballot might be restored and vim
dicated. a few public-spirited men only
are needed to make the movement n
general success.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
the validity of reason or an argu-

the validity OF q reason or an argu-
ment. E
Facts and figures may be unquestion-
able. in the sense of accuracy; but they
may not apply in the case cited: and,
IL fully admitted. may be inconsequen-
tlal as to tho point in dispute or dis
cussion; or. if fully understood, may
mean directly the reverse, or something
very different from the significance i'm
puted 10 them.
For these reasons. therefore, where
n matter is Of national determination,
by logical processes and deductions
from premises that are self-evidently,
OF necessarily, or admittedly true or
right, then statistics are impertinent
mtruders, that serve only TO confuse
counsel
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-09
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFI-
Gates

At the end of the term OF seventeen
weeks. "a series of questions on each
course. prepared by Professor Seymour
Eaton. will lie published in the Wiz
ginianFilot and blanks containing the
questions will be furnished every sub
scriber making application for same.
Two weeks will be allowed after the
courses close. for the receipt of cxami-
nation papers containing answers.
These papers VIII be referred to Il
Board of Examiners. who will assist
Professor Eaton, and as soon as the
work of examination is complete. the
result will be reported, ana certificates
issued 10 the studei.tS entitled 10 them.