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Iron County register., 1899-11-23
ELECTION RESULTS.
Terribly Emphatic Rebuke to the
Administration for Criminal
Aggression.

That the recent election carried with
it a severe condemnation of imperial
ism is evident to all intelligent people,
and claims to the contrary on the part
of administration organs are simply
buncombe and nothing more.
That this fact is apparent to those
who allow themselves to reason is made
evident by the editorial comment in the
Springfield (Nlass.) Republican, news
paper true to the grand old party, but
opposed to imperialism.
Discussing the results of the recent
election, the Republican says:
''The election carries to the admins
tration a terribly emphatic rebuke for
its war of criminal aggression. Mary
land has swung back to its democratic
moorings. Nebraska shows large gains
for democrats. AS to Ohio, the issue on
imperialism was clearly drawn"
The Republican continues: "The
great lurch which sends the presidents
party in Ohio from large and apparent
ly unassailable majorities in years past
into a striking minority has been
brought about by the presidential pol
icy of criminal aggression"
the republicans, it is true, but with a
plurality of $4,000 there was popular
majority of 10000 against the policy of
Imperialism.
Jones received 10000 votes, every
one of which was protest against Nc
Kinley.
There can be no doubt that the Jones
vote was against Imperialism. and this
is the view taken of it by Candidate
Jones.
In concluding its comments the Re
publican says:
THE verdict of the election raises at
once the question of the expediency of
Mr.. McKinley's denomination. 1t points
to the impossibility of electing him in
1900 on the platform he has made for
himself, and by which he must now ap-
parently stand or fall"
Coming from a republican newspa-
per, this is rather cold comfort for EN-
peror William Mckinley. - Chicago
Democrat.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23

pering more and more feebly, and YET
striving to lick the hand with which its
'.eeping mistress tried to soothe its
agony. Of course it would be absurd
for woman to weep over a fat, asth-
matte little beast like that, and yet
there were doubtless cases where peo-
pie became attached even to pugs.
Memory carried the man back to time
when he loved stolid and unresponsive
guinea pig, which he kept in the hack
garden. He remembered that he
howled dismally when it died of a sur
felt of turnips. The man groaned.
What's the trouble ?" asked the ship
ping clerk. Haven't got the toothache,
have you?"
Its been bothering me more or less
for week. Guess I'll have to have it
out" replied the man, and then con-
science went for him again.
1t happened that another clerk soon
after spoke of teamster that he had
seen trying to make a wreck and
remnant of horse pull tremendous
load-how the horse had strained its
CALLED shoulders against the collar
again and again, and then, slipping, fell
sprawling on the granite and was
lashed numerically by its driver. All
the others loudly condemned the inhu-
manity of the teamster, but the man
was silent.
Dare TO say word" said conscience
THE teamster had his load to deliver.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
why Nots

Our silver dollar buys as much as
the gold dollar, and is our principal
currency in trade, for gold is not seen
or known in business and traffic. Why
not pay the bondholders and bankers
in silver when presenting bonds or
coupons or greenbacks? The French
government does this, and so has
more regular and steady financial
state of things than England or this
country.-Illinois State Register.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
I'M KEYS PARENTS.
The Biography of n Beautiful Edu-
Gated Horse as Given by
His Owner.

Lovers of horses, term that in
cludes, practically, all mankind, find on
the Esplanade of the National Export
exposition, at Philadelphia, no attrac-
tion that appeals so strongly to the
finer sentiments as does Jim Key, the
beautiful, educated horse, who was
bred in old Kentucky.
Jim Keys owner gives an interest
ing history of this marvelously intelli-
gent animal. Jim Keys mother, he
saws, was Lauretta, known in Arabia
as the Queen of Arabian horses. She
was brought to this country by Bar
mum, who paid fabulous sum for the
animal. Lauretta was formerly owned
by Sheik Ahmeid, from whom she was
stolen. a fact that did not come to the
knowledge of the purchaser until long
after Sheik Ahmeid had become recon-
ciled to his loss. Jim Key was sired
by Volunteer, known as the King of
Hambletonians.
What is regarded as a mark of Jim
Keys wonderful intellect is the dis
tance between his eyes, which is said
to be two inches greater than has evei
been found on any other horse.
On the occasion of Jim Keys visit to
Nashville, Tenn, the public schools OF
the city were closed for 4 day to en-
able the school childrer to profit by an
exhibition of what can he accomplished
by humane treatment OF a horse. Many
a man. after seeing this educated an;-
NAL in his daily exercise in reaG.ing,
writing and arithmetic, operating c
cash register and ringing up fares on
street car, has said: III never strike
another horse" Jim touches the heart
at first glance, and has made hosts OF
friends at the exposition, where he will
give daily receptions until the close
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23

The farmer doesn't need much
campaign literature this year. The can
vass has been an object lesson to him.
He knows the conditions from his ex-
perience in everyday life. He knows
that he is getting low price for wheat
and corn and other farm products, and
paying enormously higher for nearly
everything he has to buy. sSpellbind-
ers" who are committed to the interests
of the trusts, and whose campaign ex-
penses are paid with the money sub
seribed by the trust capitalists, will
make poor headway, even with their
most eloquent periods.-Cincinnad En-
quireT.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Her subterfuge.

.'Dear mel" exclaimed Mrs. New-
comb, greatly troubled, ''some one has
broken my new Dresden vase. won-
der if Dorothy did il ?''
Dorothy (confidentially to her doID--
Isn't it fortunate now, dolly, that mann
nla has always insisted upon little airls
being seen, not heard 2--Judge.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Lonr FIirht of Bobtinlxx.

It is said that the bobolinks which
frequent the shores of Lake Winnipeg,
Canada, during the breeding season
and which go to Cuba and Porto Rico
each winter, twice every year traverse
a distance exceeding $500 miles, or
more than fifth distance of the cir
conference of the earth.-Chicago In
ter Ocean
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Home Cookinr.

Mrs. Benham-What do you think o
my cake?
Benham-It needs training down.
"What do you mean?"
1T 10 overweight" ~. Y. World.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
KNEW what He w.. Ahon,

lawyer must know the whole
truth before 1 can successfully defend
you. Have you told me everything?
Prisoner-Except where 1 hid the
money. want that for myself.-Til-
Bits.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Neck of the House.

The husband said: I'm the authori-
ty-the head of the house."
I'm the neck" replied his wife. "I
can turn the head any way please.
Cincinna ii Enquirer,
Iron County register., 1899-11-23

Mamma-Has grandpa got the fsh
most ready, Willie?
willie-All but taking of the shin
giles, mamma.--Judge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

FROM CUBA.
Persons, From Afar Seen While Pass
Through the City.

Yesterday Mr.. A. L.Bumgarner. the pop
ular ex-court stenographer of st. Glars
vile, passed through the city on his way
home from Havana. Cuba, where he has
been private secretary to Maj. Tasker II.
Bliss collector of customs for the port
since last September. Mr.. Bumgarner has
been in a position to witness many of the
important events that have transpired in
the Cuban capital during the past ten
months and has learned much of the
habits and customs of the people and their
ideas of the future in store for the island.
He says the Spaniards who are the prop
erty holding class and who, by the way,
hate the Americans royalty, are in favor
of annexation. The Cuban leaders are
pretty generally in accord with the Amer
lean policy thus far for they have been
given assurance that the island will be
given it's independence ultimately. The
American military leaders there also par
take of this opinion, but the time and
manner of relinquishing control are as yet
indefinite contingencies. 1t is thought that
the Cubans will be permitted to decide the
question for themselves eventually, and
a question uppermost in the minds of many
of the citizens is, what would be the re-
suit of such a vote? The Spaniards think
the island could be carried for annexation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

what are called progressive games,
open to all members of the league,
whether members of the same club or
not. Some are for teams of four and
some for pairs, and quite number are
for both men and women, while other
games are for women exclusively.
Handsome prizes are given to the win
ners in these open events, and they are
usually very well patronized.
1t is proposed to make some very i'm,
portant changes in the laws this year,
one of the most discussed being the
proposition to abandon the turned
trump in duplicate games. Such a
change would greatly simplify the laws,
and would avoid much of the trouble
with trumps. slips, etc. that now ex-
lists. A mail vote was lately taken on
this question, addressed to the secreta-
ries of the various clubs, with the re-
suit that 48 declared in favor of turning
"a trump, and II were undecided. This,
is must be remembered, was not the re-
suit of the vote of the club members,
but simply the expression of opinion
ton was addressed.
aAOllSI udlISI Will uOuDIitSS
come up for discussion at Chicago is
the question of allowing league clubs
to play for a stake. This is matter
which has been cropping up from time
to time, and seems now to be nearing a
head. The general sentiment of the
league seems to be that whist should
be cultivated purely as an intellectual
recreation, and that no stake of any
kind should be permitted. and that
charters should be refused to any club
that allows betting of any kind. In a
recent mail vote. taken Oh the question,
90 out of 104 clubs were opposed to
playing for stake, while only three
said they permitted it, the others ex-
pressing no opinion.
The question of systems of play
seems to be attracting little or no at
tention this year There are still some
teams that hold very pronounced
opinions as to the best methods, but
they cannot find any one to dispute
the matter with them now, each being
APPARENTLY content TO let the other
think what he pleases and TO have no
desire to make converts. Whist doc
trines are no longer included in the list
of missionary faiths and the heated
discussions that took place some years
ago are now happily things of the past
Minor questions in tactics are now
usually referred to the Hon. George l.
Bum, of st. Paul, who is universally
known as the Whist Analyst, and who
edits the Whist Catechism columns in
Whist, a monthly journal devoted ex-
clusiyely to the interests of the game.
Modern players depend almost en-
tirely on the press for their instruction
in the game. the sale of whist text
books having fallen off to almost moth
ing during the past year or two. There
are now Al newspapers that publish
weekly whist columns. and most of
them are in charge Of we'll known play
ers or writer's. In addition to these
quite number Of papers publish syn
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
The Week In Society.

race Early in the evening there was
magnificent display of fire works,
and from nine to twelve midnight the
time was occupied by the deyotees al
the ball room.
General C. C. Watts has returned
from weeks visit in Cincinnati
There was quite a large number of
, the members of the Beechwood Club
who, with their friends, gathered at
their club house in West Charleston
and spent very pleasant evening.
Mr.. Finley Dickinson, of Richmond,
Va, arrived here Wednesday to spend
few weeks with Charleston friends.
Mrs. Maynard F. Stiles left Thursday
morning for Atlantic City, where she
will be joined by friends from New
York, who will spend some weeks at
that famous watering place.
DR.. w. E. Stathers, Superintendent
of the Hospital for the Insane at Wes-
ton, spent several days this week in
Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Middleton return
ed Thursday from weeks visit to re-
latives in Point Pleasant.
Hon. ]. R. Trotter, State Superin-
tendent of Schools, and Miss Cora
Hopkins, of this city left Wednesday
for Los Angeles, California, to attend
the meeting of the National Education
al Association.
Miss Mamie Davis left Thursday to
spend few weeks at Alton, Va She
was accompanied as far as Staunton by
Miss Rose Putney, who will visit there.
DR.. A. E. Aylor and wife, of Wash
ington, d. c., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Val truth. DR.. AyIor has been a res
ident physician at the National HON.
eopathic Hospital in Washington for
some years.
Miss Caroline Gentry is visiting
friends in StaunIor. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Parkhurst are
visiting friends at their former home
in Kingwood, w. Va.
Gordon Mathews is spending his va
h cation at Lewisburg, his former home
John Dana has returned from New
York, accompanied by his cousin, Sam
BOVINE, who will visit here for few
weeks.
Among those who left for Atlantic
City this week were Miss Belle Das-
hell, Mrs. A. T. Proctor, Mrs. NJ F.
Mohler and Mr.. M. T. Davis
Miss Craig, of Richmond, Va, is the
guest of friends here.
General Malcolm Jackson left yester-
day for Asbury Park, N. j., to join his
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
A Big Crowd viii Go Up to Attend the
Oriental Street Carnival

A Big Crowd viii Go Up to Attend the
Oriental Street Carnival
Members of Wheeling lodge of Elks
have accepted the invitation OF Al
legheay lodge to attend the street fair
in that city this week, and have ar
ranged for special excursion over the
Pennsylvania lines Thursday morning
with a two dollar rate for the round
trip. Excursion tickets will be good
only on the 7:25 a. m. train, but upon
all trains returning for three days. A
special will leave Pfttsburg at 11:40
o'clock the same evening.
1t is expected that not less than 100
members of Wheeling lodge will make
the trip. Fifty names have already
been secured. and all who contemplate
going, whether Elks or not. should
notify the committee at Kraus Bros.
store, or j. G.. Tomlinson at the Pan
Hndle ticket Office. Meister's brass
band Of twenty pieces will accompany
the Elks. They will parade from the
Union depot to the fair grounds in AL
legheny, and will then march TO the
Heinz preserve works, where dinner
will be served.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
TIE AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE

Ninth Annual Congress co be Held During
the Coming Week in Chicago.
The ninth annual congress of the
American Whist league will meet at
the Auditorium hotel, Chicago, during
the week of July 10 and Is, and it
promises to be one of the most interest
ing sessions ever held by the organiza-
ton. The league was formed in Mil
waukee in 1891, and was the result of
the untiring efforts of Judge Eugene
S. Elliott, to get together all the clubs
interested in whist, so that they might
agree upon uniform code of laws, bet
ter suited to the American game than
the clumsy set of English betting laws
then in use, and also to establish cham
pionship contests, for which valuable
trophies might be offered. In recog-
milton of his services in this matter,
Judge Elliott has always been called
the father of the American Whist
league.
This organization now numbers 1873
clubs, with an aggregate membership
of 2S,564 players. In addition to these
clubs, there are quite number or aux
Hilary associations which embrace most
of the smaller clubs scattered through
out the country, and beyond these
again there are vast number of per-
sons who play whist more or less, and
who go 10 the league tournaments as
visitors, just to keep posted as to the
latest developments in the game and
any changes in the rules.
Among these visitors at the annual
tournaments of the league the women
have been a constantly increasing fac
tor, and at the last congress in Boston
they actually outnumbered the men in
the open events. Not only did they
play in the various tournaments, but
they won prizes, making top scores
in competition with the best men play
ers in the country. So expert did they
become that they soon found it would
be necessary to have league of their
own, with its trophies for champion
ship events, just the same as the mems.
This led to the formation of the Wo-
mems Whist league, and also led TO the
mems league barring from its contests
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

any women who were not members of
mems clubs auxiliary to the league.
The meeting at Chicago will be the
first at which this rule will be enforced.
and women not members of league
clubs will not be allowed to play.
The usual trophies will be played for
this year, but in addition to these COM
petitions the delegates to Chicago will
have several very important matters
to discuss and decide, and the officers
elected for the coming year will proba-
bly, have a stormy time of it. E. Leroy
Smith, of Albany, is now president, and
he will probably be retired in favor of
B. L. Richards, OF Rock Rapids, Ia,
who is now vice president This will
probably put G. A. Henriques, of New
York, now recording secretary, in line
for the vice presidency and next year
for the presidency. Henriques is one
OF the most popular men in the league
and has done more to put it on a sound
financial basis than any one else. He
is also very strong player and never
goes to a congress without bringing
home one or two prizes. L. G. Parker
of Toledo, is now corresponding secre-
tary, and John T. Mitchell of Chicago,
is treasurer. 1t costs club $40 a
year to belong to the league and that
gives it the privilege of playing in any
of the annual tournaments and of COM
peting for the challenge trophy during
teh season. The only condition is that
the club must have at least 20 members
who play whist.
The principal prize of the league is
the Hamilton trophy, which is for
teams of four players from the same
club. This represents the champion
ship and it is played for only once a
year. The Minneapolis, or Pair trophy,
is for two players from the same club
and is also played for only once a
year. The American Whist League
challenge trophy is for teams of four
from the same club and is played for
at the annual congresses, but is also
subject to challenge every week from
September to une. Any club winning
the cup ten times is entitled to a GER
tificat, and any club winning it 20
times retains it permanently. The first
of these cups was permanently won by
the Hamilton Whist Club, of West
Philadelphia, and the Minneapolis
Chess and Whist Club is now in the
lead for the second one with Is wins to
its credit.
In addition to the championship
events, there are quite number of
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

family, who have been there for two
weeks.
General Geo. w. Curtin, commander
of the West Virginia National Guard,
was the guest of friends in dhe city this
week. He is being talked of as the
probable nominee of the Republican
State convention next year for COVER
nor.
Arthur Stewart and D. C. Hollis
bury lett Wednesday to visit friends in
Toledo and Detroit.
Rev. I. c. Johnson has returned
from trip to the Pacific coast.
Lieut.. VIM. Doane and sister, Miss
Daisy, of Omaha, Neb., who have been
the guests of Mrs. Caroline Quarter,
left Thursday for their home, accom-
panied by Miss F. " Greenhow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

Wheeling, w. Va; Nellie Jackson, OF
Steubenville, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. TrimDle,
Miss Mary Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wilson and daughter, Winnie, of Short
Creek, w. Va; Miss Laura Cusick, Mr..
Hugh Cusick, Rev. Harris and mother,
Miss Lizzie Jones, Mr.. John Jones, Miss
Sadie Kerr, of Irondale, O.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers, of Pittsburg; Mr.. j. B.
Trimble, VIM. Trimble, Mr.. Charles
Trimble, Mr.. Henry Hobson, Mr. and
Mrs. T. v. Moore, of Steubenville; Mr..
Marshall Duvall, Captain Thomas
Moore, ST., and many others.
A number of young persons OF the
Island gave an outing near Mounds
Vile ON Tuesday, in compliment to
Miss Ida Staley, of sCincinnati, who is
a guest of Miss Blanche Etzler, OF the
Island The day was delightfully."-
spent.
Tuesday evening, at her home ON
Sixteenth street, Miss Gardner Dan
vers very pleasantly entertained IN
honor of the Fourth. The evening was
spent in the customary fashion, with
fireworks and various amusements, ana
at a seasonable hour tempting refresh
ments were served.
Miss Flora Stifel entertained con-
genial party of her friends with a
luncheon. at her home on North Main
street Thursday evening.
On the afternoon andNevening OF July
4th, very enjoyable affair was given
at Beech Bottom by the Misses Kirch-
ner and Moore and Mr.. Myers. large
number was present and all enjoyed
themselves in dancing and other social
diversions. Toothsome refreshments
were served in the evening. Gale
gar's orchestra furnished the music
A quiet wedding will take place
Tuesday evening, at the residence.of Mr..
Augustus Pollock, in which the prin-
cipals will be his daughter, Miss Flora,
and Mr. Kent Boyd, grandson OF Mr.
J. K. Botsford.
The Cotillion Club will hold its next
meeting at the Wheeling Park Casino
on Tuesday evening, July 18th. Meis-
ters orchestra will furnish the music.
The patronesses are Mesdames Joseph
Speidel, T. C. Moffat and Julius Pollock
Last evening Miss Anna Cummins
very charmingly entertained about ten
couples at her home on South Front
street, Island.
The Pleasant Valley Social will give
a moonlight picnic and dance at Pleas
ant Valley Park Thursday evening.
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dictate articles. while several devote
themselves to problems. These articles
give the very latest and best news Of
the results of new systems which are
being ed. illustrated by hands from
important matches and interviews with
prominent players. They keep the
player right up to date in way that
is impossible in text book, and so
have attracted a vast number of read
ers who look forward to their weekly
whist column with its little problem as
their chief amusement for the week.
The practical results are usually pretty
we'll thrashed out at the annual con-
crosses, and the one in Chicago will
settle many dispute.
r. F. FOSTER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

There was no new developments yes
terday in the Dittmore murder case.
both the Sheriff and Chief Clemans say
ing they had ascertained no new facts
of Importance. and that the preliminary
hearing had not been SET Yesterday a
tramp was arrested ON he theory that
he was the stranger afthe boat house
when the crime was cbmmittbd, but ne
poved to be the wroE man, and was
soon allowed to go hfway.