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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
THE NEW RAILWAY.

Something for CounciImen to Consider.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir: On account of the present agita-
ton, brought about by the unfortunate
street car strike, our community is
again confronted with a possibility of
a repetition of the outrage committed
by the city Council recently. In this
case, the City Fathers granted a fran
chise to the Consumers Electric Light
Company, and in an interview publish
ed in Saturdays Register, one of the
promoters of that company states that
this franchise is worth 100000. What
does the city get in return? Nothing
1t is now proposed to duplicate this
steal by giving to the Peoples Railway
Company a free right of way through
the city.
The greed of this infant parasite on
public property is already SO pro-
nounced that it even asks to be ex-
empted from taxation for fifteen years,
although the scheme is fathered by
some of the wealthiest men in our COM
munity. This fortunately cannot be
done as such a procedure is in violation
of the statutes. If the history of the
street railways of other cities counts
for anything, and in the event of the
granting of the franchise sought for
and the subsequent building of the line,
it is probable that this new creation
will join hands with the Wheeling
Railway Company at some future date.
The Indignation over such action will
possibly breed another new company
with even more liberal concessions, and
then some new promoters will reap
OF %
pense of the community. Not content
with free right of way, the Peoples
railway ordinance contains no specifi-
cations in regard to location of track
the gauge of track, kind and weight of
rails, what paving is to be required
etc., but the Board of Public Works is
to be the sole Judge of all these things.
Under the ordinance, the company
would haVa the right to run its track
along the curb, or even on the side
walk, if the Board of Public Works is
satisfied.
The last Council made move in the
right direction in taxing the Wheeling
and Elm Grove Railway Company $500
per mile of track per year for the first
twenty years and 800 per mile each
year thereafter. If these figures are not
used in the new ordinance. they should
be increased rather than diminished.
No restrictions contained in the Wheel
ing and Elm Grove ordinance should be
left out of the new ordinance
The new company is the outgrowth
of the recent street railway strike. and
if its franchise is granted at all. it
should be required by ordinance to en-
ploy on its cars only members of the
local Street Railway Union at the rates
recently established in this city.
At all events, it is of the utmost i'm
portanee that the ordinance should be
carefully considered in all its details
before reaching final decision The
full specifications should be published
in the papers before the ordinance is
acted upon. and it is the duty of every
citizen to urge upon the members of
Council representing him, to guard
against any further invasion of the
city's rights and subsidies.
TAXPAYER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
SUNDAY KEGIsTER,CIrY AGENTS.

The Sunday Register is on sale at the
following named Drug Stores and News
Stands in Wheeling and vicinity
EBERLING'S DRUG STORE. No. N3s
Market street.
MENKEMELLER'S DRUG STORE, cor
Twenty-second and Market streets.
IRWIN'S DRUG STORE. cor. Twenty
fourth and Chapltne streets.
COLEMAN'S DRUG STORE. COR. Twenty.
fifth and Chapline streets.
YAHN'S CIGAR STORE. cor. Twenty
sixth and ChApline streets.
HANDLANS DRUG STORE, cor. Twenty
seventh and Chapline streets
STUART s DRUG STORE. cor. Thirty
sixth and Jacob streets.
ANKLES CONFECTIONERY, No. 361;
Jacob street.
COATES NEWS DEPOT. No. ss4a Jacob
street.
ARMBREcHTs DRUG STORE. No. ssn
Jacob street
McELRoY's DRUG STORE. No. s74t
Jacob street.
EHRLEs DRUG STORE. No. 1915 Jacob
street.
ST. GLARS DRUG STORE. cor. Forty.
seventh and Jacob streets
LANTRY BROS OLD STAND, No. A2l
Jacob street.
HAGUE's DRUG STORE, No. III Six.
teenth street.
ExLEY BROS DRUG STORE. cor. Zane
and Penn streets.
BURTs Drug STORE, cor. Virginia and
South Penn Nreets.
FREESES NEWS STAND. No. 1861
Market street.
QUIMBY's NEWS sTAl.D. No. 1914 Mar
ket street
GAUSS DRUG STORE. cor. Zane anc
North Broadway Streets.
OSWALD SCHICK, Bridgeport. Ohio
HOTEL WINDSOR NEWS STAND.
McLURE HOUSE NEWS STAND
LA BELLE DRUG STORE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
HUNTING FOR TROUBLE.
The Chinese Authorities Making it I'm
pleasant For Foreigners.

The Chinese Authorities Making it Un-
pleasant For Foreigners.
Pekin, April 23.-The reactionary at
titude of the Chinese government to-
ward foreigners is creating for them an
intolerable situation, which cannot be
prolonged.
Promises made by the Tsung Ii va
men Chinese foreign office) are of no
value unless approved by the grand
council, majority of whose members
are bitterly hostile to foreigners and
foreign influences. Unless some change
takes place soon it is believed the pow
ers will demonstrate directly to the EN-
press Dowager.
AS an illustration of the ignorance of
the grand council, that body has just
given it's enthusiastic approval to a
new invention by the general command
ing the troops in the province of Pa
Chilli, Gen. a1gsu-a sharp, shovel
shaped implement, capable of decapi-
tating an enemy at single blow.
There seems little likelihood that Ii
Hung Chang WIFI return to power.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
THE RUSSIAN GRAIN FAMINE.

Some horrible tales come over the
cable of the suffering entailed upon the
peasantry of Russia by the crop fall
ure and the consequent famine that
has fastened its deadly fangs on that
country. The starvation is even more
widespread than it was in the dread
famine of 1891. Especially in the Prov
ince of Kassan the people are dying as
| if with the plague. The government
has prohibited the expectation of wheat
out of twenty-seven provinces, but that
affords but little relief so long as there
is no provision made for the distribu-
ton of the grain among the starving
and poverty stricken people.
1t is, indeed, high time for the Gar
to consider plans for disarmament.
That his people are SO poor, living as
they do from hand to mouth, and I'M
able to cope with famine, is because
their substance has been wrung from
them by an autocratic government to
build up a mighty military establish
ment If the Car would use his YES
sells or his army trains to carry food to
his starving people, or, better still, if
he would allow a 1.-THE of the heavy
taxes he wrings from them to support
his army and navy, to remain in their
pockets, the situation would not be as
hopeless as it is.
There is no country more deeply
concerned in the disarmament PROPOSE
ton than Russia, whose military bur-
den has made slaves of her people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
AN ovEk-REACHING TRUST.

Sometimes trusts become too AFRO
CANT in their. extortions and put prices
so high in the security of their monop-
oily they invite individual COMPETE
ton. Whereas, as rule, the trust by
immensely cheapening the cost of pro-
duction is able to defy private competi-
ton while still charging prices that net
enormous unearned profits on vastly
watered stock, sometimes they are not
satisfied with such profits, and, as is
natural with greed, 'overstep themselves
and raise prices to,a point where indi-
vidual enterprise islonce more enabled
to step in.
The Tobacco Trust finds itself in that
predicament. Having put prices up to
the last notch, small factories are re-
ported starting up in many sections. 1t
is said that in the past five months
more small tobacco factories have been
organized than ever before in a similar
period of time. The largest of these
concerns is capitalized at but $4,000,
the majority being under $4,000 There
seems, indeed, to be a general move
ment to enter a field that has appar-
emily been pre-empted by the trust.
One thing is plain from the situa-
tfon-while the trust can doubtless
crush out these little fellows by I'M
dercutting them, if not by purchase of
their plants, it must soon begin opera
lions by lowering prices or give up con-
troll of the market, of which it is now
absolute master.
When combine can pay dividends
on both common and preferred stock Of
$10O,000,OOO capitalization, when this
capitalization represents many times
the value of the plants taken into the
concern, as the promoters of the Con-
tinental Tobacco Company have de-
clared they are doing, it will be seen
that there is some chance for individ-
ual enterprise once more. This is the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

And still the useless slaughter in the
Philippines goes on. And it is not all
one-sided. Seven Americans killed, in
GLIDING a Colonel and a Lieutenant,
and forty-four wounded is the result
of the latest battle, while the Filipinos
retired with small loss. according to the
same strictly censored cable. This
comes close to being the most disas-
trous battle our troops have yet fought
in the Philippines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
AT GARIBALDTS TOMB.
The Patriots Daughter Addressed an APP
peal to the King For Clemency.

The Patriots Daughter Addressed an APP
peal to the King For Clemency.
CAPRERA, Island of SARDINIA, April o.
King Humbert and Queen Margherlta,
who left the Bay of Aranci this afternoon
by the royal yacht Savoia, the squadrons
saluting, arrived here after comfort
able trip and left for Rome this evening
While in Caprera their majesties visited
the tomb and monument of Garibaldi and
the room in which he died. They remain
ed in the apartment long time, inspect
ing souvenirs and conversing cordially
with Menotti Garibaldi, the son of the
famous patriot, and with other members
of the family.
1t is said that Signora Canzio, Garibal-
dis daughter, addressed to the king before
her fathers tomb an appeal in his name
for clemency for political prisoners
According to the reports King Humbert
replied:
my heart is not opposed to clemency,
and shall not fail to seize the first fav-
orable opportunity of acceding to your
request
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
OBITUARY.

Lexington, KY, April 23.-Rev. Rob-
ert Ryland, probably the Oldest Baptist
clergyman and educator in the United
States, died here to-day, aged a.
Atlanta, Ga, April 23.-Major George
A. vandegrift, paymaster in the volun-
teer army. who was stricken with apo
plexy yesterday afternoon, died to-day
without regaining consciousness.
Major Vandegrift was born at vicks-
burg April Is, 1910.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
WHY THE rlL1pIsos ARE .REsrIs

A gentleman writing to a Western
contemporary asks: will you-can
you-inform foreign-born citizen OF
this imperial republic on what basis OF
law, human or divine, the Filipinos are
called 'rebels?' Who owns them now
God or Uncle SAM"
Why, Uncle Sam, OF course! Didn't
he pay $40, 600, 900 in cold cash to Spain
for them, or, as Tom Reed put it. two
dollars and q half apiece for the yellow
bellies?" OF course Uncle Sam owns
them body and soul!
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
THE TYPHOID OUTBREAK
At Puerto Principe Appears to be I'm.
proved.

At Puerto Principe Appears to be I'm
proved.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The War De-
partment tonight received the following
message from Gen. Brooke in answer to a
telegram concerning typhoid fever out
break in the camp at Puerto Principe:
HAVANA April q.
Referring to sickness at Puerto Prin-
cipe reports this morning: Typhoid ma
terially improved Occasionally a case
still appears in Eighth cavalry despite the
best policed camp l have ever known.
Majority of cases on hand are GONZALES
cent
Hospital ship Missouri will take all the
convaiescents as soon as it arrives. In
quiry fails to locate cause al camp Think
it was brought with Eighth cavalry OBJ
serve that typhoid has been prevalent in
many cities in the States.
(SignedD tBROOKE,
Commanding"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

Constitution Of the United States,
which has something to say about gov
eminent deriving its just rights from
the consent OF the governed. But, as
Mark Hanna has probably put it to the
imperial spectators of Wall street,
What's the Constitution among
friends!
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
Persistent Advertising
Brings Success.
NOTICE-TO SUBSCRIBERS

Changing Place of Residence.
Subscribers to the Daily and sunday Reg
lister who have changed their place Of resi-
dence, will confer favor ON the manage
ment, if for any reason they fail to receive
their paper, by calling up the office by
phone or calling in person. Phone 9O7
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

Six dead men were called to answer
indictments in the New York Court Of
General Sessions. This reminds one
of some of the political work of our
Republican friends in Taylor county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

Cuba

ABOUT THE TIME THE UNITED
STATES TROOPS LEAVE THE IS
LAND THOUSANDS HAVE AL
READY GONE, AND PASSAGES
ARE BEING BOOKED FOR
MONTHS AHEAD GENERAL
NEWS FROM THE ISLAND.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

The Filipinos are still remarkably
lively and aggressive for people on the
verge of surrender.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
aB5eelins Register
CHARLES Il. rANEy. GENERAL MANAGER

The REGISTER, embracing its several
efitions is entered at the PostofFice at
Wheeling. W. Va. as second-class matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
INDICTED FOR ATTEPTED, suicit

Special TO the Register
Cumberland. Nd, April 23-Prof. J..
S. Eckford. who attempted suicide here
some days ago by shooting himself
through the head, in front OF the Court
House. has been indicted for trying to
take his own life. This is the first
case of the kind in Maryland, and the
Indictment is founded on the common
law, there being no statute law cover
ing such an offense
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24

The ordering of another German
relieve the strain on the situation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
DIED..

NOLTE Saturday. April I'd, 1929. at
o'c.ock a. M. Sab.na, wife of Joseph Nolte
aged 50 years
Funeral from her late residence, No.
1904 Eoff street. Tuesday. April 18th. 1899,
at $50 o'clock a. m. Requiem mass at st.
Joseph's cathedral at 8 o'clock. Inter
ment at Mt. Calvary cemetery
M'CUILAGH-On Friday. April q, 1899.
at ii 80 o. M, Barbara relicr of the late
Stephen McCullagh, in her seventy-third
year
Services at the residence of her son-in-
law, j. H. Purcell. Ill South Penn street,
Monday at p. m. Friends of the family
invited to attend. Interment at Peninsula
cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Fl OR ALL SKIN ERUPTIONS try Dr..
SCOTS Magnetic Ointment. Cures ec-
zema. letter, salt rheum, boiis and All skin
complaints. Sold by Vim. Menkemeller.
Price. % cents. ap0eodb
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
A THUG TRIAL.

TIE case of the State vs.. George
Hamilton, who IS ehac ged with high
way ROBBERY, is up in the circuit
court today Hamilton is being
represented by Attorney ". F.
Coleman while Prosecuting Attor-
ney W. B. eorrens is looking after
the States interests in the case.
Hamilton is one of the four thugs
who assaulted MIR. James Mckenzie
a few nights ago on West Tnicd av.
enue, all Of whom were taken in by
the night force of the police depart
ment. The jury will probably re
tire at a late hour this afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
THAT ROUND BALE.

Mr.. Harry Lee, of Little Rock.
arrived in the city Monday evening
and today is exhibiting at the TcG-
lock a bale of cotton ginued ant
compressed by the Lowery round
bale process. Mr. Lee says he hat
erected two Lowery presses in this
vicinity, one at Toltec and the othee
at English, 1t is now predicted
that the LOWRY round-oale press
will completely suppIant the squaye
bale presses within the next SIX
years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
MUSTER out,
ORDERS ISSUED TO REOE.
GANIZE MILITARY DE-
PARTMENTS
ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA.
Changes Resulting From the Dis
charge of the Vol
unt6ers.

Washington, April Is The Ses
rotary Of War yesterday issued o.
ders for the reorganization of Sse
military department in Cuba in &C
cordance with the changes resulting
from the mastering cut OF the volua-
ter troops. The rumber of depart
ments is reduced from seven to five
the two eliminated being the de-
partment Of Pinar del Rio, eou
manded by Brig. Gen. Hasbroucl1,
and the department Of Matarzas7
commanded By Bril- Gen. Bates,
The department of Plnar del Rio is
consolidated with the department OF
Havana and Brig. Gen. Jee. nov
commanding the latter department.,
is assigned to the command Of the
two combined departments. The
department of siatanzas is console
dated with the department. of Santa
Clara and Brig. Cen. Wilson, now il
command of the last named depart.
r1ect, is assigned to the command
Of the new department.. No .heg
changes in the commands are made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
THEIR SALARIES RAISED.
And Now There is Much Rejoicing
in Cotton Belt Circles Here.

A delegation composed ofrailroad
men from Arkansas and Texas went
to St. Louis last week and held con.
ference with the Cotton Belt officials
IN that city. They discussed the
raising of the conductors ami
brakemea's salaries. As a resultan
announcement was nude few days
later that the Cotton Belt would
soon materially increase The wages
of the above mentioned employees.
10 this increase the ent.re system
from Birds Point, Mo TO Gates
vile, Texas, will De Included, and IN
all abolt 800 mea will De affected.
For Pine Bluff, he conductors who
formerly received 500, ana who run
On Nos. 3 aad / between Pine Bluff
and Texarkana vii now be paid
SI15. The conductors 0ao run on
Nos l, 2, 3 and 1. between this CITY
and Cairo, aud whose former safa-
RES were $40 per month, vii nov
receive $l25. All tie brakemen
whose saiaries are now $50 per
month, will in future be paid SIS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18

Idano takes the lead as a desirable
place of residence for women who want
husbands, that State having 1000 per
cent. more bachelors than spinsters.
The exact figures are 1854 single men,
against [ ,426 single women, 20 years
old and upward. Wyoming is a close
second, with an excess of 993 per cent,
the figures being 1913 bachelors,
against 1,487 maidens. Best State for
husbands Idaho. Strongest baehe-
Tor. section Of the United States, mid
die west; weakest bachelor section OF
the United States. southeastern.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
MET LAST NIGHT IN REGU-
LAR SESSION-MEYER
ABSENT.
COW ORDINANCE LOST.
council Authorize an Appeal From a
Circuit COurC Deci-
sion.

The city council met in regular
Session Monday night, Mayor Alex
|ander presiding. City Clerk John
son being Ill, AID. Boyee elected pro
TEN. ali alderman except Aid
Meyer present.
The minutes of April 3, and old
and new Councils of April 10, were
read and approved.
The chairman of Finance com
mittee presented report of Paving
District No. 9, ana on motion of
Aid. We'll it was accepted and or
dered spread on minutes. The re
port of paving district No. was
also accepted and spread on min
bites.
Several bills left over from last
meeting were allowed.
Aid. Bangford, Of Committee or
Public Works, made report rela.
live to Gum street often, and on mo-
Zion report was referred to Board OF
Public Affairs, with power to act.
After some discussion, in which Aid.
Owen took the position that the
Committee on Public Works he'd
authority to do the work recon
meaded, a substitute motion by him
was voted down, ard the original
notion prevailed.
Committee on Public Works re
ported back petition of G. D. James
and others, requesting permission
70 connect with sewers. Moved by
Alds We'll that report be received
and adopted.
Aid. Owen spoke in favor of al
loving petitioners to connect with
Sewer.
Aid Fox spoke IN defeuse Of re
port of committee.
Aid. Langfoi d explained reasons
given by engineers who built sys.
fem, also city engineers, for beiiev-
r. 1t would rot accommodate the
Desired extension.
Lawyer NJ. A. Austin addressed
the Council ia favor of the petition;
also, DR.. J. ". Withers.
Aid. Fox moved that petition be
referrld back to Committee on Pub
iic Works, with instructions to con
fer if possible, with engineer who
constructed sewer, aud ascertain all
Information in reference to capacity
q sewer. Carried.
There was no committee reports.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18

ninth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans, to be held at
Charleston, S. C., May 10 to 13 in
elusive. The route is as follows:
Leave Memphis Monday May 8 at
9:15 a. m. over the Southern Rail-
way via Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Ashevilie, BiItmore and Columbia,
arriving at Charleston at 4 o'clock
p. "a. on Tuesday Nay 8
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
II The Con c ave.

Cashier Z. H. He'd left this after-
noon for Little Rock, where be goes
to attend the Annual Conclave q
the Grand Con.mandery of tho
Kai,s hts Templar of Arkansas, aud
Which conyenes in hat city We'd
nesday morning, The ecnelave wiz
be largely attended by delegates
from all sections Of the State.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-04-18
4. o. W
Elocs Officers fer he Ensuing Year,
il. Bloom, H. ".

At meeting ef the Pine Bluff.
COLUMBIA Lodge No. Il, Ancieat
Order of United Workm a, held IN
this city on the evening OF April -,
the following ofhaere were elected 10
serve f1r the ems aia2 year
I j. Bloom. N ".
Wm. Craig, ? n W.
VIM Burke, Financjer.
D. W Bo7egte, Receiver.
w. Townsend, Qverseer.
W NJ. Toaey, Foreman.
B J. Braunon, Guide.
T. S, Green, I Waterman.
J. B. Staudlee, 0. Waterman.
Simon Bloom, Trustee. 3 years.
E. R. c. Foster, Trustee, 2 years.
VIM. Harrison, year.