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The evening times., 1899-03-20
QUIET IN PORTO RICO.
General Herr. Sets at Rest Sense-
tional Reports.

The Adjutant General received the fol-
lowing telegram from General Henry. com
manding the forces at Porto Rico, this
morning;
Newspaper reports of conditions here. and re-
ported interview with me, stating chances OF up
rising. absolutely false. There i great deal
Of idle childish talk the part OF the ignorant.
but to any resistance against law and order
by masses is absurd There has always hecn
political agitation here: less now than ever be
fore. The truth should be known in the [ uted
States and island injured by false statements.
The evening times., 1899-03-20
NOT A VERY GRAVE AFFAIR.
Riots in Havana Have No Special
Significance.


At the Office of the Secretary of War it
is not considered of grave Importance that
four officers were killed and sixty persons
wounded at riot at Havana ball. 1t is
looked upon as mere incident of Cuban
life.
The fact that the riot was melted by the
Nanigos members of the most powerful
secret society in the island whose object is
revolution and whose sympathies are with
Spain, is not regarded as a matter TO give
rise TO alarm.
General Brooke's strong arm is consid-
cred equal TO the quelling of any disturb
ance that may occur.
Chief of Police Menocal is held TO be
the right man to deal with these secret or
ders, which undermine Cuban society, and
his loyalty to American interests are not
questioned.
The evening times., 1899-03-20
FAMILY NEARLY AsPHYXIATED
Husband Finds Wife and Children
in an Unconscious State.

Hagers,own. Md, March 2o.-Mrs. Nel-
lie Wolf. wife of Harry C. Wolf Western
Maryland Railroad night yardmaster, is
lowering between life and dsath in Hag-
erstown from the effects of gas escaping
in her bedroom Saturday night from coal
stove in the dining room below.
Her husband came home yesterday
morning and found her lying unconscious
across the bed. with evidences of nausea
The house was locked up. and he had to
force an entrance through a second-sto-y
window. His three children-Leste~. aged
one and one-half years: Helen. aged four:
Sadie. aged nine-and Charles Gardner
telegraph operator. and a boarder were
also in semi condition Dr.
NJ. Allison was sent for. He admin stored
restoratiYss.
The evening times., 1899-03-20
On the Other Side.
FrUm Tit-Bits.)

iH-bitS.t
An English lady, walking with her little girl
lame old beggar, bearing on his hat the
legend: Il fought at Waterloo
Give him some money, for he helped to save
your country said the lady.
As the child dropped some silver into his hand
the ex-soldier bowed and exclaimed: ''Merci.
mademoiselle!"
The evening times., 1899-03-20
CURRENT HUMOR.
puIyerixfng Him,

(From the Yonkers StatesInanD
Cholly-Why do they say a little learning is
dangerous thing?
DoIly-If you ever get any you will find out
The evening times., 1899-03-20
A good deal of romance is taken out of

A good deal of romance is taken out OF
grand opera favorite by the proceedings
of a Justices court. At the solicitation of
a woman in New York the court has
issued warrant for the arrest of Victor
Maurel, who is adored on the stage, in a
suit for damages. The woman afirms that
he ruined the walls of her fiat, which he
leased, by cooking garlic in a chafng dish
Sweet tones and garlic, Horrible, horri-
The evening times., 1899-03-20
The Real Puzzle.

tFrom the Chicago POstl
''Now that we have the Philippines" said the
man in the high hat, ''the question is, What
will we do with themf'
''Oh, not at all; that's not the real question:
answered the man in the fedora.
''Then, what is?''
Snow that we have the Philippines, what will
We do with Aguinaldor'
The evening times., 1899-03-20
A scotchman,s Grit.
(From the London NailO

At Omdurman Col. Hector A. MacDonald-in
the words of another offcer-"saved the day."
Bidden to retire when hard pressed by the Der
vishes the gallant brigadier took it upon himself
to refuse. ''Tll no. do it, he said "Tll see
them ID first. We maun Just fight" And he
fought and wen
The evening times., 1899-03-20
The DendIx Micrnhe

(From the Philadelphia North American)
Poor Siddons! His dead body was found on
the banks of the Schuylkill yesterday.
Drown himself?''
The supposition is that he drank some of it,
The evening times., 1899-03-20
A NonpIus.~,I Doetor.
lu,.o A. r,la,oI,nd pI,in n,,,1,,.

tFrOm the tIeVeIAhu PIaih UeaIef-l
'You are suffering frou-well, to put it in
the ordinary vernacuiar, infanIed condition OF
the spinal column. You should try cooling ap-
plications along the back What is your pres
ent occupation?''
solve driven an ice wagon for twinty years.
The evening times., 1899-03-20
An InyinctbIe Army.

From the Boston HeraId.)
Old General Gomez is all right now sure. The
Havana newsboys refuse to sell any newspapers
that denounce the old veteran. This blast on the
newsboy buglehorn is worth ten thousand men,
The evening times., 1899-03-20
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TIE TIMES. in all lis editions Morning. Even
ing and Sunday. viii be mailed to one address
Tor FIFTY CENTS per month Addresses changed
~ often aS desired.
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stand or railroad station OF railroad trains.
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Communications intended for publication in
THE TIMES should be tersely and plainly written,
and must in all cases be accompanied 10y the
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IauUications will not be preserved. and only man
uScripts Of obvious importance viii be returned
10 their authors.
The evening times., 1899-03-20

According TO the laws of good society in China.
young widows should not remarry Widoyyhood
is therefore held in the highest sstcem and the
older the widow grows the more agreeable her po-
siti0n becomes. Should she reach fifty years she
may, by applying TO the Emperor, get "a sum OF
money with which to buy i tablet. which her
virtues named. Tie tablet is placed over the
door at the principal entrance of her house.
The BritOn'S drink bill. published last week.
shows a yearly expenditure intoxicsnts OF so
for every man, woman, and child in the United
Kingdom. Irishmcn and Seotchmen, it seems,
have been much maligned in this connection. for
while the Englishmln drinks , 81 gallons OF alco-
h0l yearly the Scotchman manages with It6 and
the Irishman with I-54. The EngIishman spends
go, the Scotehman Sl5.2J. and the Irishman
S13.25.
Vienna has opened its new municipal saloon, the
Rattiskeller, in the basement of the City Hall
The place has been decorated by the foremost ar
fists of the city, ami in it only the vintages OF
Austria proper viii be sold. foreign and even
Hungarian wines being excluded The Rlttiskel-
Ter Is conducted 10y the municipal Authorities its
establishment has reused the wrath Of the res
tauTant keepers of the city, who have been among
the most useful supporters Of the present anti
Semitic mayor, DIR. Lueger.
The Chinese. owing 10 the multiplicity Of ;he
characters of their written language. have solved
the problem of tclegraphy by using numbers for
Transmission the wire instead of characters.
The numbers have 10 be rcintcrpreted into char
acTers when received. To facilitate the operation
types used. On the end of each type is
character; the other end is number. BY
reversing and inprnting the types upon i shCc5
of paper the change Is readily effected with
high degree OF accuracy.
According TO statistics furnished by the meat
inspection Office of Gothenburg, Sweden, 2.949
sides OF saIted pork have been imported from
have been found in 23 pieces Complaint is fre-
qnently made OF packing of c0rhed beef and horse
meat. the barrels being of poor quality
lessly handled by the cooper. so that the brine
leaks out during transportation. and the meat
arrives in a bad condition and IS consequently
condemned by the inspecting officer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16

can be deprived of their seats only by
illegal means.
Do honest and intelligent Republican
Senators, we repeat, appreciate what is
likely to be the result of ousting these
Senators and of retaining Pierson and
GetZendannere Do they know that
every act of this Legislature will be
tested in the courts, and that no court
can hold as legal an act passed by the
aid of illegal votes? Do they appre-
ciate the untold expense the already
overburdened taxpayers will be put to
ton? Do they appreciate the fact that
even the appropriations for conduct
ing the various departments of the
State government and the various in
situations of the State may be held up
in court on the same ground and gen.
eral stoppage Of the entire machinery
of the government and practical con-
dition of anarchy until the whole bust
ness is definitely and legally disentan-
gled may result? Are they willing to
risk bringing about condition of
things which might result in the gem
eral government taking charge of the
States affairs for awhile?
Are they willing to submit the State
Of West Virginia to such deep and
deadly humiliation for the sake of a
stolen United States Senatorship? Is
the game worth the powder?
What benefit is to be derived from
electing Mr.. Scott or Gov. Atkinson
or any other man to the United States
Senate that will offset the endless ex-
pense and eternal degradation this State
and its people must suffer if that re-
suit is to be accomplished through the
reversal of the will of the people by
the proposed illegal and revolutionary
means?
Does any Republican in that body
hold an altogether mistaken obligation
to INSCRIPTIONS party leaders, VINO
have no thought whatever for the well
fare of the State or any regard for the
taxpayers, above his sworn duty to the
Constitution, to the State and to his
constituents?
If any such there be he should at
once disabuse his mind of it's hallu-
cination. Nothing can stand before
the law, the Constitution and the well
fare and honor of the State in the
mind of any honorable man at Charles
ton
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Routine Proceedings of Saturdays Session
Told in Detail.


Special to the Register
Charleston, W. Va, January 14.-The
House convened at eleven o'clock this
morning and the first matter to come
up was the report of the special COM
mlttee on privileges and elections. The
report was signed by the Democratic
members. In the Monroe county case
it stated that J. D. Logan had a pIur-
atty of votes, while the Circuit Court
gave Via a majority of 4. The report
recited the facts in the case, finding
that Via had no certificate and declar-
ing it to be the duty of the Secretary of
State to place Logan's name on the roll
of the. House. The report was sub
mitted with favorable recommendation
and resolutions providing for swearing
in j. D. Logan and for later submits
sion of the case to the committee on
privileges and election for a full, fair
and impartial hearing upon its merits.
Mcclure, of Ohio, submitted the min
GRITTY report, which stated that in the
recount in Monroe county IS votes
which should have been counted were
thrown out 1t declared Was vote to
be 1851, and Logan's 1857. The Su-
preme Court was sharply criticized for
hOl SINllSo lu1I1SuldIc ucdl Ing uDOn
Logan's appeal from the Circuit Court.
Logan's counsel was charged with par
tial responsibility for the delay. The
minority report was very lengthy, re-
viewing the entire case. Mr.. Martin,
Republican, of Kanawha. moved that
the report be printed and made the
special order of business for II o'clock
Monday morning. Mr. Mansfield,
Democrat, of Wayne, made the point
of order that under general parliament
airy law the reports should receive i'm
mediate consideration.
Mr. Martin took issue with him upon
this point, but the chair ruled the point
of order we'll taken. The motion for
immediate consideration carried by a
strict party vote. Mr.. Grant, Repub-
lican, of Monongalia, offered a motion
to refer the reports back to the com
mittee, with instructions to count all
the votes cast, and report the result to
the House. Mr.. Stephens, Democrat,
of Wetzel, made the point of order that
the committee was simply to determine
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16
POWER OF AGGREGATED MONEY.
Exchange

Exchange.
If the great steel trust, which has lately
been capitalized at 500, coo, GEO. fulfills the
possibilities of its charter. that one monop-
oily alone will wipe private industry and
ownership from the face of the earth.
According TO the Banking Law Journal of
September, 1898. the articles of incorpora-
ton of this trust, which was organized
under the guidance and direction of Mr.
]. Pierpont Morgan" whose banking
house is to finance the new company"
state that the objects of the company are
to engage in mining. manufacturing; the
transportation of merchandise and passen-
gers on land and water; building vessels,
boats, railroads, engines, cars, wharves
and docks: operating and maintaining
railroads (outsde of New Jersey, steam
ship lines and other lines of transporta-
ton; the buying, improving and selling
of lands; the manufacture, purchase, ac-
quiring, holding mortgaging, selling,
transferring. or otherwise disposing of in
vesting. trading or dealing in or with
goods. wares, merchandise and property
of every description; the acquiring and
undertaking of all or any part of the bus
mess assets and liabilities of any person,
making and performing of contracts of
every kind; the holding, purchasing, mort
gaging. leasing and conveying of real and
personal property in any State or terri
tory of the United States, and in any for
eign country or place, and in carrying on
any other business in connection there
with" In fine, here is trust which de-
Hberately proposes, by sheer economic
might, to centralize the whole industry of
the nation in a single great economic des-
potism; that deliberately plans to reduce
labor to complete economic, subsection;
that already practically owns the machin-
cry of the government as literally as you
own the coat on your back.
REFORMERS MUST AGREE.
eff we reformers can find no basis of
while the industry and moral well-being
of the entire nation are massacred by a
single trust, then Nero fiddling while
Rome burned is a paragon of innocence
in comparison with ourselves. If we can
do nothing to save the people unless we
can save them within the terms of our
own particular programmes. or until
some day of dreadful judgment forces us
together, then the fury of that reckoning
may tear all our programmes to shreds
and the people be saved by fire and by
suffering unspeakable, because the leaders
were too blinded by self-will to see the
day of their opportunity"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16
THE AFTER EFFECTS.

Do honorable and intelligent Repub-
lican State Senators realize the dire re-
suits likely to follow the unlawful re-
tention of Pierson and Getzendanner
in the State Senate, to say nothing of
the threatened revolutionary ousting of
legally elected Democratic Senators
such as Ashby, Kidd and Marcum?
Every Republican in the Senate and
in the House, as weu as every intelli-
gent man in the State, knows that
Pierson and Getzendanner are not, un-
der the Constitution, entitled to seats
in the Senate, and that any court would
so decide, as Congress already has de-
cided in every precedent that has ever
arisen, while it is equally plain to every
intelligent citizen, and so would be de-
cided by any court of justice that
Senators Kidd, Marcum and Ashbv
were legally elected to the Senate and
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TERMS $500 PER MONTH.

the question of prima facie title. The
clerk then read the resolution provid-
ing for Immediately swearing in Lo-
gan. A lengthy discussion followed
1t was opened by Mr. Oldfeld, Repub-
lican, of Mcdowell, who admitted that
technically the law seemed to be
against the Republican position. He
argued the injustice of rushing through
such an important case. He asserted
that every voter in Monroe knows that
Logan was not honestly elected. He
was willing to submit the case for trial
in a court of equity. He upheld the
Secretary of State in enrolling Was
contention that the Secretary had
quasi judicial powers. He held that if
the action of the Supreme Court super
seeded the action of the Circuit Court,
it also superseded the action of the
County Court. He closed his speech
with threat. Mr.. Hunt, Republican,
of Kanawha, made lengthy speech,
which was a rehash of Mr.. Oldfeld's.
The House then took a recess until 2
O'clock
When the House was called to order
in the afternoon, Mr.. Hughes. Repub-
ncdn, OF lyler, TOOK the HOOF, anu ar
gued that the preponderance of evidence
sustained the Secretary of State in
placing Was name upon the roll of
members of the House. Brown, Of
Hancock; Haptonstall, of Fayette:
Grant, of Monongalia, and Mr.. Mar
tin, of Kanawha, spoke on the Repub-
lican side Mr.. Davis, Democrat, of
Harrison, spoke briefly for the major
ity side, and was loudly applauded
when he concluded. There were no
other speeches upon the Democratic
side
Mr. Martin moved to adjourn until
Monday morning, which was lost by
vote of to 49,.
The resolution providing for swear
ing in j. D. Logan was then put on its
passage. Taylor, of Cabell and Hayes,
of Gilmer, voted with the Republicans,
making tie vote Mr. Mansfield NOV
ed to adjourn until Monday, which WIS
adopted by a vote of 35 to 80,
and Taylor voting aye"
The bon Ton" % per cent. re
ton sale is continued for another week
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DIED..

Observation-Disclosures January 18th. 1899,
a s o'clock p. m, Rachel, wife of Henry
Fischer.
Funeral from her late residence on
Waddle's Run. Monday. January 18th,
1899, at O'Clock p. m. Interment in
Greenwood cemetery. Carriages will
leave l.. Bertschys store at 100 p. m.
ROHRL-On Friday morning. January
18th, 1899 at Ills O'Clock a. m, Casper
Rohrl, ST.. in his 18th year.
Funeral services at st. Alphonsus
church Monday morning at 9 clock. In
terment at Mt. Calvary.
Pittsburg papers please copy)
GRUBLER-Friday, January 49, 1899. at
40 o'clock a m. at the family residence.
1113 Lind street, Emma Hamm, wife of
Michael ]. Grubler, in her 42d year.
Funeral on Monday morning at $50
O'Clock Mass at st. Alphonsus church at
10 o'clock Friends of family respectfully
invited to attend. Interment at Mt CAL
vary cemetery.
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hing Of the Attorney General Of the

thing Of the Attorney General Of the
State.
Meanwhile, Mr. Fuckers statementto
the Committee demands explanation.
What did he mean by his remarkable
assertion that if the Committee did it's
plain and simple duty and ousted Bro
hard and Via "a condition of af-
fairs would prevail within thirty-six
hours which would be disgrace to
the State?"
The Register knows of no such con-
dition that can possibly prevail
through the act of any Democrat The
State may be disgraced-as
it has been already most
UNANIMOUSLY since the election
but this disgrace can never be laid at
the door of the Democratic party in
West Virginia. The disgrace and the
whole responsibility therefor will rest
altogether upon the INSCRIPTIONS
and desperate gang of political pirates
now at the Capital, who stand discred-
tied by the people.
And they know it. The people know
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16

The Register is receiving a good
many communications these days from
Republicans advocating their favorites
for United States Senator. Of course,
the selection of a Republican candidate
is no fight of ours, but the Register is
always glad to place the publicity of its
columns at the service of its many Re-
publican friends, the more so since it
is evident they are denied such consid-
Grafton by their own regular party Or
gan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-16
THE VOTES OF MESsRs. TAYLOR AND
HAYES


Messrs. Taylor and Hayes, Demo-
cratic Delegates from Cabell and Gil
mer counties respectively, who voted
with the Republicans on the question
of the prima facia title of Via to his
seat, naturally created a sensation by
their action, which, by causing a tie,
permitted via to retain his seat pend
ing the regular proceedings following
the report of the special committee to
consider these cases. Of course, the
vote was simply on the prima facia
title of Via to his seat, and it is quite
possible that Messrs. Taylor and
Hayes may have considered that the
Secretary of States action in placing
him on the roll, although that act
was in direct violation of law, con-
stituted sufficient prima facia title.
The real explanation of the action of
these gentlemen, however, is doubtless
to be found, as stated, in a desire on
their part to conciliate the Republican
Senate, which threatens to commit the
revolutionary act of ousting the legally
elected Democratic Senators, Kidd and
Marcum, who are friends and neighbors
of Messrs. Taylor and Hayes, hailing
respectively from the same counties,
namely, Cabell and Gilmer. At any
rate, it is known to be the intention of
these two Democratic Delegates to vote
properly, for the unseating of both
Via and Brohard, when the question
comes up to-day on the actual merits
of these cases.
The Register would warn MessrG.
Taylor and Hayes that they took
serious chances of jeopardizing Demo-
cratic supremacy by their action of Sat-
grave a risk for the mere sake of try
ing to conciliate revolutionary gang
in the Senate who are not open to such
Cancellation and whose leaders have
proven themselves to be utterly and
entirely Without conscience, scruple, or
decency.
No Democrat in this Legislature can
afford to break away from his party
for a moment even though it may be
NAL matter having no vital effect in
deciding the case under consideration.
The shrewd and altogether unscrupu-
lous enemy are ever on the watch for
the slightest advantage and the Dem
ocratic majority is not large enough
to warrant any Democrat in using his
vote for any such dangerous expert
ment as the Cancellation of the oppo-
sition or for any other purpose than
that of maintaining the full strength
of his party and thereby upholding the
right and the Constitution.
To this end the Democrats should
caucus on every party move to the end
that all act as an unit. Meanwhile it
is every Democrats duty to his party
and his State to keep in the straight
and narrow path and not to be led on
any such wild goose chase as an effort
to conciliate the constituencies gang
who control the majority in the SEN
ate.
Messrs. Taylor and Hayes should
bear these things in mind and keep
in full view the fact their votes in such
cases as the one under consideration
belong to the party and are not their
own to trifle with at this momentous
juncture in the politics of West Vir-
ginia when a single false move is liza
BILE to give the enemy entire control of
the situation.
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The alleged official dispatch from
Manila to Madrid to the effect that
the American forces ordered to re-en-
force Miller at Iloilo mutinied and re-
fused to start, and also that the Amer
leans have been ordered to abandon
IlOilo and return to Manila is evidence
that the Spanish official liars have
struck their old time gait again.