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sEARCHLIsHr FOR FIRE FIGHTERS.
Chief Croker Invents n New Applian CO to
he Used at Big Fires.


he Used at Big Fires.
Chief Croker OF the Fire Department yester-
dav completed plans for fire engine search
light. which he expects will increase the ef-
1clency OF the FIRE force 80 per cent. The
engine Is the nrst Of its kind made and is'sn-
tirsly the Chiefs idea. An Elmira company is
working day and night on the engine and
expects to have It ready In a week or ten days
Asked about the new appliance Chief Croker
said yesterday:
Il believe that this machine 10 something
the Fire Department has needed for many
years II will 10 one OF our regular FIRE engines
be equipped with dynamo connected TO a
high speed engine. On a platform lust behind
the driver have mounted two lS-sch marine
projectors, Each will be fitted with a special
be equally effective at long or short range
Tho prolecor. may be quickly removed from
the engine and set upon the ground at any dis
be- conn.oted bys fIe1Ibls cable carried led us S
u reel under tho drivers seat,
The engine Will be manned by a crew OF
nremen Ike any other engine In the depart-
In the lower part OF tho city and II will respond
to all the large Ares. While ! feel that it ia
going to be great success, look upon Il as
an :Ipsrimsnt until II has demoastrstsd it,
gines OF the same make will he ordered so that
gewill have one searchllght engine In each
diyslon OF the department. Ono OF the greatest
r. s asrtnss and tSnE the s's%SIt g. Z.
men in saving life"
The Croker engine will be drawn by three
engineers and n driver A special signal Tor il
win be rung and it's advent In the department.
II hxiously awaited by the firemeh.
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To TIE EpTroA or The BUs-Sir: Your CORE
spondent Y. L. Leo. draws differences from
knowledge OF facts. A reginsntAl QuArtsrmAstsr in
the British service belongs TO his regiment and Is
under the orders of his regmsntAl Superors and Is
not in any sense under tho control of an outside
hierarchy. The same with Adjutants. Stan ofncers
with Generals. taken from tho stan oorps-o1cept
A. ID. Cs. who may be personal appointments from
the line-And cannot hold any ono position longer
than three In short the British system Is mot
the same a. the American. over there commanding
Officers. from Field Marshals down to cOrporals do
their own inspecting aud administer praise. re6uks
or gentle admonition on the spot. There 10 no
erals Department. with Its secret irresponsible re-
ports over the heads Of superiors. l repeat that
"Bobs BAhAdur' was not trained In the Quarter
master. Generals Department OF tho British Army
First. because there's no such thing. Second. DO.
plain ordin.ry. svsry.dsy good oniesr OF the ROYAL
canes General and the best OF Generals.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SuS-Sir: In your
editorial OF this morning you assume that the
Adjutant- General OF the Army has recon-
mendsd In his annual report the repeal OF
section Is OF the Act OF Congress OF March ..
1888. under the provisions OF which the present
volunteer army was organized and 10 limited to
the 1st OF July. 1901. and that he thus In eject
recommended tho permanent retention Of the
whole volunteer organization as now existing.
This 10 evidently an error; so much OF the re-
port In question reads a. follows:
The repeal Of this section. far ssfi relate
Aose 70 tie prads oT Second Lisusndn IN re
r,gsidr army I. earnestly recommended because the
promotions which have already occurred since the
passage OF this act have scattered the officers all
points " the globe occupied By army and TO at
tempt to decide TO what position these ofhcers
should b. restored on July I. 1901. would result in
endless confusion.
II will be perceived from this quotation that
the repeal recon ended relates solely to tho
Second Lieuterants appointed In the regular
army under the Act OF March 2. 1899. and has
no relation whatever to the volunteer forces
organized under the same act. ARMY
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The Distress OF Speculative borrowers.

Referring to the high rates OF interest,
which speculative borrowers on stocks,
cotton. grain and other oollaterals. are
compelled to pay for money, just now In
Wall street, the New York Times asks:
"csn any student OF financial questions. or any
banker mar OF business deny. then. that this
munity would be benefited by the enactment of .
law which would permit the national banks in times
OF dear money. like the present to respond by new
note issues to the demands OF business which they
can no longer meet from their depleted ressrvss2"
And 1t winds up by saying that: ut Is
absurd and immensely harmful that men
should be compelled to pay extravagant
rates for money when the banks would be
very glad to accommodate them II the law
would permit"
Whatever the opinion OF bankers, and men
OF business suffering from the temporary
pinch in the money market, may be, We
think that no intelligent student OF flnan-
cal questions will agree with the Times as
to the absurdity and harmfulness OF the
present conditions OF things. The victims
Of 1t deserve no pity and no relief. They
ran In debt for speculative purposes when
money was plenty and easily borrowed at
low rates, and that they now have to pay
dearly for It is no reason for interference
on their behalf.
Besides this new note issues by tho
banks would at this moment afford little
relief to the borrowers most In need OF 1t.
What they want Is credits on bank ledgers
against which they can draw checks, and
these credits cannot be given them so long
as the lawful money reserves Of the banks
are down to the 20 per cent. limit. which
the National Bank act and the Clearing
House rules have liked. Notes, might, in
deed, when the drain on the reserves be-
gan, have been sent into the interior instead
OF lawful money, but 1t is too late for that,
this season, and for future seasons the
banks, under the present law, have the
power to make ample provision II they will
begin in time. That they did not do it this
year. Is because they did not see profit in
doing 1t, and so long as they do not see
profit in doing It. they will not do 1t either
next year or any succeeding year.
What the advocates Of more liberal bank
note issues are aiming at is the abrogation
Of the present requirement OF Government
bonds as security for the notes, and tho
substitution for them OF the general assets
OF the banks. However plausible may
be the arguments for the change, and
however speclous the promises with
which it may be accompanied, the truth
cannot be disguised that the present sys-
tenn is the only ono that affords perfect
safety to the public, and that any departure
from 1t will be departure toward tho
wildcat currency from which tho National
Bank act delivered us.
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Needed Shlns.

When panic ran along our Atlantic coast
in May. 1898, the people began to imagine
wildly what the effect would DO II war with
another nation should 60 against us. The
recent acquisition OF island dependencies,
the call for force to preserve the "open
door" in the great markets OF the world,
the prospect OF a gradual but certain revival
OF our merchant marine, all these demand
imperatively a carefully considered and
adequate development OF the navy. Now
that immediate danger is past the people
and their representatives In Congress
should mot relapse into q state Of false
security. All concerned-and that means
practically every one in the land-should
realize that henceforth this country is to
DO a power on the sea, and that Commerce
points to other shores as the ground for
our industrial energies.
Ever since President ARTHUR sent COM
mission abroad to study the navies OF other
countries, to examine into the details OF
armor making and Of gun making, and to
prepare a comprehensive scheme for meet
ing our needs In these respects, our Navy
Department has not ceased to urge upon
Congress the upbuilding OF a navy con-
slstent with our station In the world.
Those suggestions have been moderate,
reasonable and. owing to the circumstances
OF the case, usually have embraced simply
our immediate necessities. Congress has
acted upon them to limited extent only.
BY heroic efforts we were ready to meet
Spain, seventh-rate power, and OF the
three great peace-making victories OF the
war two were at sea. There was scarcely
ship to spare and the uniform policy OF all
the Naval Secretaries from the Arthur Adj
miristraton to that OF President McKN-
LEY was justified In the result.
Undoubtedly In his forthcoming report
Secretary LONG will follow consistently in
the recommendations OF his predecessors
and join In urging constant additions
to our naval strength. Without doubt he
and his advisers have a clear idea as to
what our needs are. both immediate and
remote. 1t may be that Secretary Lone
will feel that to commission Of experts,
able to understand the diplomatic sltua-
tion as we'll "a the details Of ship construc-
tion, SHOULD be referred the preparation Of
plan Of shipbuilding. Such a plan
would undoubtedly take cogniKance OF the
fact that not only does our former
coast demand more protection, but that
many thousands of miles of coast In our
new possessions must be guarded. Such a
plan would not be unmindful OF the fact
that the best way Of preserving an "open
door" to the commerce Of the Orient would
DO to crowd our shipyards with orders for
battleships and armored cruisers
In The Sun Of Nov. 6. Mr.. A. NJ. BAILEY
made statement Of the Nays needs In
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The Incomes of Minister. and of Physician.

Prem TIE Medical Record.
Altogether It must be admitted that the medical
man, inadequate as his earnings may he. 10 much
more fortunate than the clergyman The latter IL
10 true. gets his rent free. with occasional yearly
donations OF potatoes. hay, hour. and the like but
his living expenses must be within the limits OF an
income scarcely equal to that OF average
with regular daily employment
1t 10 somewhat of q surprise to learn that nrst
class clergy man In country town averages only from
$500 to $500 As yearly salary. while those In the
large cities are not enough above those figures to
mako up the relative differences in incidental OF.
psnses OF living. The latter amounts are said to
range from 81, 900 to 81. 200 yearly Certainly the
average doctor must do much better than this.
otherwise he must either run In debt or look for
some other occupation. II the doctor in practice
must make any living at ALL no IL bound 70 calculate
on . sum one.third more and perhaps double that
which tho preacher get. We now speaking
OF the average man in both professions. II being
well known that special skill and recognized ability
In either calling always command proportionately
increased remuneration.
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Old Popuiist Nightmare.

From hs Kansas CITY Journal.
The onpsoo Independent has dug up an old banner
which was carried Ia the Popuiit parAdes in
LAbstts county during the campaign Of 1926. which
reads as follows;
"a Vote for Mckinley Means More TrAmps."
"AuKiulsys Election means;
"looent Corn.
"2b-esnt wheat.
"8-csnt Oats.
"sioo per ton for Hay.
"5 cents per pound for Butter.
90 cents . dozen for Eggs.
"2-csnt Hogs.
81 LIZ cents for fat Cattle.
"So Money to Garry on Business"
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German Views on Our Hog Packing.

German Views on Our Hog Packing.
DR.. REKow and Mr.. wIRrH, the German
experts sent to examine the American meat
exporting trade. after inspecting the
Chicago packing houses, have expressed
their surprise and admiration at the
perfection and cleanliness OF American
methods. Germany's new law regulating
the importation OF live cattle and meat
products, passed by the Reichstag last
winter, made provision for special ex-
animation OF pork for trichine. These
gentlemen say that our own methods of
hog inspection are far better than the new
German system. II trichine are found In
German pork, for example, the meat may
be put on the market after being thoroughly
cooked, while here pork impaired in any
way Ia worked up into by-products that are
not used as food.
The compliments these experts have paid
to our methods OF preparing meat for the
foreign trade arc pleasing to hear, but no
praises from Z German source are half 80
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DEMAND FOR 4 rARCxLs rosE

National Association of Manufacturers to
Petition Congress In the Matter.
The National Association OF Manufacturers.
which 10 organized In nearly every State In tho
Union. and has membership OF LOO OF the
leading manufacturers Of the United States. 10
urging the adoption OF q parcels post system
similar to that now In operation In England.
where II IL said to have proved OF great COM
mereiAl advantage. The Executive Comm ittse
OF the National Association Of Manufacturer
has adopted the following on the su bIsot:
Nstions Association Of Msnufsotar.rs Ssv eT
the enactment Of q law By Congress providing for
United state. similar to the laws now in force II,
England and Germany. and also the negotiation OF
Pre- idsht Of the As,oeAtiOn hereby authorized to
take whatever step. in his Judgment may b:
the negotiation Of such treaties.
Charles A. Bchiersn. Treasurer OF the asso-
eiatlon says: "Ths association cites the
records OF our Post Once Department TO prove
nails here at about the English rate. which
begins at 9 cents a pound and increases at
The limit 10 eleven pounds and the rate Tor
both the ten and eleven pound packages 10 25
Ss p.S States P e f bspaa.m n:RGr' to
s actual cost OF transporting ;S pound Of mail in
tsne. ' s 0 undSr c.ns poS:a as ssd d ms,
more than cents, which was the rate for
merchandiso IN tho mails at the time IL was
changed in tho early seventies to III cents a
pound by what was then known as the great
express companies lob The Government
actual cost on the parcels post which we now
have In this country The rate is prohibtive and
therefore the express companies get the bens-
1T Of this discrlm nation In their favor
John Wanemaksr. who studied the question
whom he was Postma ster- g eneral, stated IN his
report for 1891 that there were only four
strong objections to parcels post, and they
are the four great express oomplnies which
or eleven pounds parcels post II the heavy
freight OF the executive department and the
are now thrown upon the mails were shut out
and turned oyer 70 tho express companies
where they belong"
The National Association OF Manufacturers
win have . bill prepared for introduction 10
the next Congress urging reduction on the
conform to the rate OF tho English parcels post
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Why There Was . Reburiai,
F,sm u. Chieaoo Inter. Ocean.


Triton. Ind. Nov. THE first instance on
record In this part OF the State OF the disinter-
ment OF a body because OF Its burial the wrong
way. has Just been reported at the Hobbs Gem
etery. south Of this city. Elias Henderson died
taksr was new man at the business. and tho
body was placed with it's feet to the west. The
relatives recalled the fast. and would not Be
satisfied until tho remains were exhumed and
turned with the feet to the east. in accordance
TO tho POPULAR custom.
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shall the country remains Republic3"
asks the Cincinnati Enquirer. The answer to
this question 10 extremely simple 1t shall.
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u eur friends .ho Tavor W via ~annscrfps for
ysbifooho~ tA 10 hacs roset,d arf'eis rs.rred hsp
s-sn ~ eli eases ss~d as-,ps for haf psrposs,
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An Irrspressibie Conclusion.

From tie EvsHin1 Post.
The President has his own State behind him,
Endorsement OF the Administration II equally
clear slssghesS :.
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pAsts-Kiosaus No. IL. near Grand Hotel, and
Iiosqus No. 10. Boulevard dss Capuoines.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14

known and best liked diyines III Eng
land and despite his official dignity as
the head of the Church of England re-
tains all his oldtime simplicity of per-
sonal tastes and habits, a simplicity so
pronounced that it has occasionally led
to rather amusing developments.
Many good stories are told at the ex-
pense of DR.. Temple, and he tells some
of them himself and seemingly enjoys
them. One of those which he considers
among the best is the following: While
visiting country rectory, he was rath-
er more annoyed than fattered by
lavish display of silver candlesticks in
his bedroom. He promptly removed all
but one pair of them. When he left the
house, the treasures were missing, and
as last resource the rector wired DR..
Temple in hope of getting some infor-
nation in regard to his loss. The reply
to the message came promptly. 1t was:
poor, but honest. Look in the chest
of drawers"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
A VINDICTIvE WOMAN.

An actor who is thoroughly con-
WINGED of the vindictiveness of woman
relates this anecdote in support of his
opinion: I had woman enemy once.
She was leading woman in the COM
pany when l was leading man. On the
stage we were lovers. Off the stage
We didn't even speak when we met. l
had scene with her in which | had
to clasp her in my arms, while her
head sunk on my breast. I wore a
frock coat and a beautiful light satin
scarf And what did that woman do?
She used to make up with grease paint
and when her head sunk on my breast
she used to rub her cheek against my
tie and-well, light satin tie with
red and grease paint on it isn't thing
of beauty. I had to buy new tie for
every performance. l stood it five
nights, and then another woman told
me what to do. I filed my scarf with
pins, points out, and when my lady
rubbed her damask cheek against my
breast that night she looked like war
map"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14

It Is to be sincerely hoped that Ad-
miral Dewey's refusals to accept public
attentions, which have been so freely
offered by cable since it was learned
ne was about to come home, are due
more to the very notable modesty he
has always displayed than to the con-
dition of health which has afforded him
an excuse. While the American people
are not generally credited with extreme
modesty, there is no characteristic that
they more admire in their heroes, be-
sides, such a serious degree of illness
as the Admiral hints of would be a
shock to the millions who love and ad-
mire him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14


You're a heartless, tickle fairy.
Belle Marie!
Just to fi!rt with. somewhat airy,
Fair tosee.
Dozens of us bow before you
Many luckless ones adore you.
Countless conquests 1 can score you
Belle Marie!
Are you child. or are you woman,
Belle Marie?
Are you airy sprite, or, human?
-.-... Tell to me.
Does your heart e'er feel more passion
Than is caused by some creation
Of the latest mode of fashion?
Say Marie!
Oh, your dark eyesl How they thrill us.
Belle Marie!
How their darts by myriads kill us!
-Coquetry!
Like the cold stars up above you,
Nothing true or real can move YOU.
And we like you-but to love you,
No-Marie!
For you many may be dying,
Belle Marie!
have done with Idle signing
Il can see
That my words pass lightly over
Her fair head-for naught may move her
Say goodbye to me, your lover
Belle Marie!
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14

The extent to which the speculative
markets of the world are dominated by
individual fnanciers and spectators
was amply demonstrated by the death
of Hon. Roswell p. Flower. While his
was not even near the head OF the list
OF prominent financial names, his sud-
Gen taking off resulted in a panic which
cost millions Of dollars, and which
might have had far-reaching disastrous
effects but for the general conditions
OF prosperity and confidence in the
industrial and financial situation. To
these was added the good offices of a
few financial princes who for the time,
be it said to their credit, lent their
power and influence on the steady side
of the market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
A BENWooD INCIDENT.

One Of the new car men, who desert
ed the harms some time ago. visited
Benwood at late hour Friday night
and according to reports, lively time
ensued. 1t was stated that the man
was intoxicated, and that on entering
the city told some of the people that
he had held one OF the strikers places.
He was then badly beaten up and given
a drenching with hose. Some of the
men interfered and later the fellow was
put out Of the town. While he rHeiv-
ed severe thras hing, yet he was not
seriously injured. 1t is not likely that
he will forget the incident for many
days TO come.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
FINED So AND COSTS.

In Police Court, yesterday morning,
the Wheeling Railway Company was
fined five dollars and costs by Mayor
Sweeney, for fast running on South
Main street, on the occasion of the col
lision with Weekdays milk wagon.
City Solicitor Nesbitt and Max Strolol
WITT appeared for the city and COM
planning witness, and William Erskine
for the Company. The evidence as to
rate of speed was very conflicting.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
FAMOUS BRITISH DIVINE.

The eyes of the church world are
turned toward DR.. Temple, archbishop
of Canterbury and head of the Church
of England, who is gaining golden opin-
ions for the display of perhaps unsus
pected tact in dealing with several
vexed ecclesiastical questions of the
moment DR.. Temple is one of the best
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
OIL NEWS.

Friday at Seio, a well on the Car
negie and Brown lots, near the college,
was shot and made a showing of be-
tween so and 60 barrels. The well, ac-
cording to the opinion of experienced
oil men in the field, will produce as
much as any we'll in the field. Among
those interested in the well are Harry
Hillman, of Wheeling; George Floto,
of Steubenville: and w B. Francis and
William Connolly, of Martins Ferry.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

Ancona, May 13.-Bazani, the inven-
tor of the story of plot to assassinate
Emperor William during his majesty's
visit to Egypt-which trip, however. was
abandoned-has been sentenced to sew
en- and one-half years solitary confine-
ment and to three years subsequent po-
lice supervision for having imposed up-
ON the police.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-14
UNDERTAKING PARLORS.

Mr.. Robert F. Hill has opened an un-
dertaking establishment at No. Al Fiji
tenth street. He has introduced new
idea in the form of a parlor which is
designed for the convenience of persons
who do not reside here, but whose rel
atives or friends die in local hospitals.
Private funerals may be conducted from
the undertaking parlor. In connection
with the parlor Mr.. Hill has full line
of funeral furnishings on exhibition.