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Evening star., 1899-04-11
The Street Cleaning Contract.

The bids for the street cleaning which
were received yesterday by the Commits
sioners illustrate clearly the value of an
occasional dip by the municipality into the
arena of competition. AS long as the con-
tractors had a clean sweep-not necessarily
on the streets-they were enabled to adjust
the scale of prices to the community and to
the laborers- to suit their own standards. 1t
was conceived, however. that the work of
keeping the thoroughfares free from dirt
could be done by the District more cheaply
and more effectively than under the con-
tract system according to the old basis. Ac-
cordingly series of experiments was insti-
tuted, with the result that statistics were
soon at hand to substantiate the theory and
to warrant a congressional restriction upon
the price to be paid for the work during the
next period. The contractors reluctantly
took this hint, and the figures which they
submitted yesterday showed that they have
learned the lesson and are willing to under
take the work at reduced prices. One Of
the most satisfactory phases of the case is
that the law now requires that the laborers
employed in this work shall be paid a
higher wage than has heretofore prevailed
under the contract system. Thus the lower
ing of the price to the District will not
assured a fair price for their toll, whatever
may be the state of the contractors balance
sheet. This object lesson in municipal eco on
omy will doubtless be observed by other
communities where the burden upon the
taxpayer as a result of too close follow
ing of the contract system Is heavy beyond
endurance. Washington has merely insti-
tuted an inquiry to the cost of the serv-
ice, and declines to pay exorbtant profits
for indifferent work hereafter. The alb
sence of political considerations favors the
success of such an enterprise. The mu-
nicipal authorities elsewhere are often
bound down by obligations which prevent
them from freely exercising their powers as
guardians of the public interests. Contrac-
tors employing large numbers of men are
important factors in campaigns and thus
have pulls with mayors and councfimen
which interfere sadly with the process of
economical administration. Happily. no
such considerations affect the local govern
ment, which can adjust its problems with
out reference to votes or deals.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
IncOrrigible.

A gentleman of Boston,
Josiah was his name,
Decided that the sparrow
Was a downright blooming shame.
So he organized an army
And he bravely started out 49,.
To give the birds a merry chase
And turn the rascals out.
1t promised recreation
From the more important cares
OF helping people readjust
This world and its affairs.
But the birds thrive on in triumph
And they chuckle now and then;
''They can't reform sparrow;
They had better stick to men,
Evening star., 1899-04-11

1t seems that Mayor Quincy of Boston
had to give up his fight against the pesky
English sparrow. but not until four thou
sand nests and eighteen hundred eggs had
been destroyed. These figures look a trifie
imposing on paper. but to the industrious.
persistent and rapidly propagating little
nuisance they will be small matter. He
and she are mere to stay, and they Will go
right along just the same. quarreiing and
multiplying. befOulIng everything they
touch. and driving out the birds that make
music and live on insects
Evening star., 1899-04-11
Hfa Waterloo.

Its no use-' exclaimed the Spanish bull
fighter Pm going to quit the business.
My enemies have put up conspiracy
against which am powerless to cope. I've
just heard about the animal they have
selected for the next fight"
But surely man of your skill can dare
to meet any bull"
No; not this one. They are going to
send this bull over to the United States and
have him embalmed.' 49,
Evening star., 1899-04-11

Richard Crokers son, aged twenty y-one.
had s17.0O to invest in a company which
was about to prosper under Tammany rule.
This shows how a young man, by being
correct in his conduct and saving up his
money, may succeed in the great metropo-
Is
Evening star., 1899-04-11
SHOOTING STARS.
His Position,

"Are you in favor of municipal owner
ship?" asked the earnest citizen. ...
such questions, replied the political
bcss, wearily "are a sheer waste Of time.
1t all depends, of course, on who the owner
is going to be-" 90
Evening star., 1899-04-11

The raising of wages has added to the
difficulties which surround number of cit
liens who would like something more than
anti-expansion to tie to as political prin-
ciple
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TrytHpto BE TactfuI.

"Never tell friend that he is looking III.
as you did yesterday; remarked Mr.. Ches-
terfield to his son. -
Ibid that hurt his feelings?"
TT would be likely to- s
'Well, I'll fix it up tomorrow. TN tell him
he's getting fat
Evening star., 1899-04-11

Aguinaldo Is beginning to suspect that
while the Filipinos may be worth 81 head,
Spanish prisoners are away below par.
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1t Is Inexcusable.
I. Paul Pioneer Press.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
"A non-expansionist paper says 1.-The war
in the Philippines is utterly needless and
inexcusable." True enough. If Aguinaldo
had not opened fire without waiting for
Congress to act he would have been far
better off today than he is.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
Another Disaster impending.

From the New York Mail and Express
Western crop reports indicate that the
harvest fields are getting ready to hit the
calamity howlers squarely between the
eyes this year just as they did last. The
plutocratic farmers and the money power
have evidently Joined hands to make things
unpleasant for the pessimists.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
How to he Civilized.

Spain failed through many centuries
To read the lesson clear.
Then Uncle Sam took charge of school
And taught him in a year. '';
Evening star., 1899-04-11

The entire absence of literary interest in
Spain leaves large number of men who
might write interesting war "reminiscences
without a market.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
Hard Times for Politicians There

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
That Kansas town which was SO busy on
election day thet 1t forgot to hold an cleo
tion ought to furnish few crumbs of COM
fort to the calamityites. Surely it must be
the hardest of hard times among the poll
ticians of that town when there are offices
to be filled that cannot be filled.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

The peace conference at The Hague may
turn out to be the customary handshake
before time is called for the first bout
Evening star., 1899-04-11

1t Is depressing to note that it is some
times necessary to destroy the unworldly
innocence of a New York official in askin 3
questions about how the law has been ad-
ministerial.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

In spite of the revelations in New York.
Mr.. Bryan refrains from going any further
than to protest against Tammany's Chicago
platform morals.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
Where They Come In.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.

This is the time when statesmen without
q future in either of the old political Or
ganizations feel themselves impelled to
come to the front and declare that a new
party is absolutely indispensable to the
salvation of the country.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

Tom Watson's determination to keep in
the middle of the road did not fully take
into account the danger of falling into a
street-car cable slot.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

Admiral Dewey's refusals to be a presi-
Dental candidate have none of the coy in
timations that he might be coaxed usually
present in such announcements.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

Mr.. Quay's opinion is that next to keeping
out of trouble the best plan Is to stay in as
long as possible.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
A Hint to "AgRie,v
From the Pittsburg News.

In his role of the Washington of -he
Philippines Aguinaldo should remember
that his farewell address is now about due.
Evening star., 1899-04-11
A Deduction.
t'HeiNi'

.'HelLe!' exclaimed the man who poses as
a great reasoner; "Aguinaldo has sore
|
Evening star., 1899-04-11

OIn order to avoid delays, on nc
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not he addressed
to any Individual connected with the
Office bu: simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
ments. according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1899-04-11

mo. But it says all is quiet in the Phii
ippines."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13

anything q, the world Tor that purpose.
Ths land iies about classport ana Web
gter. i q splendidiy adapted for the
erection q blast furnaces and steel
works, being level ana accessible by
several railroads as well % the river.
It d within q much shorter haul Of
the conneIlBvllle coke feld than any
large manufacturing ute in use at
present Il 10 also IN the heart Of q
great thick vein coal belt and the nat
ural gas supply. Limestone such Is de-
sirabie for blast furnaces, Is also q
hand IN large quantities"
Il % possible that Wheeling may
benefit from the organization Of this
new concern in the solution Of the ore
transportation, as It Is intimated that
the location Of the works may be
brought nearer the ore markets BY the
building Of projected railway which
10 70 run from the coke region TO
wheeling ana from Wheeling TO the
lakes. whether the Frick combination
Is behind the building Of this ROAD Is
not known.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
Rrtanllon q Trnd1 q Rnaaia.

Consul Monaghan, writing from
Chemnftx. Russia, about the extenaion
Of American trade in that empire, gives
some facts that are quite encouraging
to our manufacturers. he says that
the field that 10 open to American ex-
porters Is enormous. but It needS care
full nursing. Russia will want for a
long time the same kind Of tools, inn
plementa and machines that We have
used. Il has mines to open, oil fields
to drain or exploit, forests to cut down,
mills to build, railroads and bridges to
construct. An kinds Of time and labor
saving machines viii be wanted, and
the consul significantly remarks that
one ounce of effort put Into Russia will
yield better results than tons in Ger
many and other parts Of the European
continent"
The consul suggests some dont's to
merchants exploring the Russian field
that are of general application in bus
mess AFFAIRS in this country. They are
so we'll worth needing that they are
appended:
Don't neglect your correspondence; 1t
pays to answer letters promptly upon
upon receipt, II you only say: Yours
received; viii give Il immediate atten-
ton" Don't fail TO find out foreign
postage laws or regulations, and COM
ply with them, always making sure to
put on enough stamps to carry letters or
kele HaatV.a Tt ta the
custom in most countries to collect
double postage on letters lacking the
necessary amount. Put important let
teFS beyond the peradventure Of mis-
carriage. Don't mix up discounts,
terms Of payment, etc. Have every
thing clear before the hrst shipment Is
made, Don't have goods OF a quality
below samples. Packing 70 q very Inn
portant factor; don't pack as u you
never expected to sell another bill Of
goods. Herein the Germans excel, and
It pays. There are few things more e1-
asperating than to walt long time for
an article and have 1t come unit for
use. Don't after you have gone to the
trouble Of picking out an agent, be for.
ever doubttag lais ,hsResty he may md
It necessary to do expensive things, and
you may ind that these pay. Don't
expect too much the first year. The
public has to find out the advantages OF
your goods. Don't despair Il you don't
do as much the hrst six months as you
expected. It takes time to win q way
in new, unknown and hitherto untried
markets, II you give q man good
held to operate in, don't discourage his
efforts by dividing the territory Into
small non-paying parcels. Don't fail
to advertise In the best export papers Of
our own and other countries. 1t pays.
Don't neglect the export organizations,
manufactures known abroad, Don't
put of until tomorrow what should be
done to-day. The export trade Is grow
ing more and more important, and we
must go on and out or shut up a great
many shops. Do what other success
full nations are doing to get foreign mar
ketS, but do 1t first, II possible.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
poTNTED PARAGRAPHS.

Roast beef that is not well done is a
rare thing.
A young mans best girl is never too
good to be true.
savages wear nose rings. Civilized
women wear earrings.
AS a midnight entertainer the aver
age cot Is bowling success.
There Is an end to all things except
ones desire for new things.
AS moss collector the rolling joke
easily distances all competitors.
The man who weds an heiress clips
coupons from the bonds Of matrimony.
Some men have the faculty Of letting
their friends and relatives worry Tor
them.
The presidential bee in a mans bon
net seldom oils It with the honey Of
happiness.
The woman who marries man to re-
form him seldom lives long enough to
finish the Job.
Unless woman is deaf and dumb she
has no need OF a champion. She can
always speak for herself.
Every cloud may have silver lining,
but the average man Is satisfied II his
pocket Is lined with silver
A mean man Is more to be dreaded
than q mean animal. A mans superior
intelligence enables him to DO meaner
things.
There Is mother in st. Louis who Is
so tender hearted that she invariably
chIoroforms her children before pun
lshing them. Chicago Daily News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
Wanted q Bargain.

New York Sun: She was shopping
with her husband and was looking for
bargains. Here is how she got one.
81 don't want quite so much as there
is in that piece" she said to the
saleswoman who held up a piece of
dress goods. "I require only two and
one-half yards"
but that piece is two and five
eighth yards, and couldn't cut two
and one-haIf yards of" explained the
young woman behind thescounter.
"But don't want so much" protest.
ed the customer,
''Well, / am sure I cannot cut II, re-
peated the saleswoman.
but can't you call It a remnant?'
persisted the woman who wanted the
goods.
mo; II isn't a remnant, madam,
calmly replied the young woman.
well, shall not buy II, said the
customer determinedly. II don't pur-
pose to pay for more than want un-
less you make 1t an object"
well, I'll call It two and three.fourth
yards" said the Saleswoman as the cus-
toner started to move away.
"All right: I'll take 1t" exclaimed the
customer without hesitation, as she
glanced at her husband in a satisfied
way. The mans admiration for his
wife's victory was expressed In his face.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13


The withdrawal Of H. c. Frick from
the active management and direction
Of the vast iron and steel properties
Of the Carnegie Company was not, 1t
seems, on account of Mr. Frick suffer-
ing from 'that tired feeling" due to
many years Of activity and close con-
centration Of his energies. and his de-
sIre for "rest." There has been q
clash and friction for some time. and
the climax was reached the other day
when M. Frick resigned the chairman
ship OF the Carnegie Company. Now
the truth comes out. Mr.. Frick has
arranged to go into partnership with
John D. Rockefeller and the MELONS,
Of Pittsburgh, and 1t Is the purpose Of
this trlumvirate to control the manu-
facture Of steel in an even more COM
plete manner than has been the case
with the Carnegie Company, which
means contest Of millions against mill
lions.
eThe unfolding Of the plans Of the
new combination" says the Philadel-
phla Press, gives an insight into the
wonderful business character OF Mr.
Frick, ana shows how far that gentle
man has been able to calculate in adj
vance on contingencies which only a
lew years ago seemed extremely remote
q Inc average manufacturer. The steel
manufacturing assets OF the new con-
Germ viii consist of the great Nssabl
deposits OF iron ore on the Superior
RANGES, the finely organized system Of
laks carriers, which viii ship the ore
20 the hlther port. an unlimited and un-
conditioned supply Of coke, which Mr..
Frick Ia able 10 furnish by reason OF
his ownership Of the II. c. Frick Coke
Company. and hundreds Of millions in
cssh, the Joint funds Of Rockefeller.
grick and the MELONS. As the base OF
~ operations the syndicate under tho
name Of tho Union Steel Company, haa
eeiectsd the Monongnhela valley, about
thirty mlles from Pittsburgh. Begin
Ming At that distance they have OPP
TONED ana bought up immense tracts
Of land which ere said 70 70 - one -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
Partisan Bias.

The Parkersburg Sentinel, like other
bllndIy partisan Democratic Journals.
has fallen into the error Of chasing the
movement against the seating of the
Mormon congressman as a piece Of
politics. We do not, for the life Of US,
see how 1t can be 50 regarded The
most active opposition to Roberts was
inspired by a number Of the most I'M
duentIal Democratic metropolitan
newspapers, Besides the vote in the
house Of representatives-SOl to s1--re-
ferring his case to q committee, does
not bear the comment Of partisan ac-
ton. But the Sentinel has NO cpnsid-
GRAFTON for these facts when 1t says:
The crime of Congressman Roberts, Of
Utah, who was refused q seat In Con-
EreB3 s. not that he Is a polyga-
mist, but that he Is a Democrat. A
few years ago George 9. Cannon, who
was then the head OF the Mormon
church, and q polygamist, with a dozen
ily7ives, served several years in Congress
asa delegate from Utah. But Cannon
y was q Republican, and In the eyes OF
his party q Republican, like the king,
can do NO wrong. Cannon, the Repub-
lean polygamist, was accepted; Roberts,
the Democratic polygamlst, is rejected.
So the crime Is not one Of law or NOR
ais, but Of politics.
The Parkersburg State Journal, how
ever. clips the sendnel's wings when
Il recalls the words Of Congressman
taylor. q Ohio. who had the prosecu-
ton Of the case in the house, and who
said:
AT the time when the objection was
made TO Mr.. Cannon, Of Utah, the Ed
mnndS law was in the womb Of the fu-
ture. There was no statutory dlsaual-
location, and Mr.. Cannon came only as
a delegate. But later on, Mr.. Speaker,
George @. Cannon, Of Utah, came to the
bar Of this house. he did not chance
to hold a certificate. although he ought
to have had a certificate; but Il he
had come to the bar of the house he
would have been stopped there, and. as
I gather from the sentiments Of that
Congress, he would have been held
there and not permitted to take the
oath, for when the case came up for
consideration in his contest against
Campbell. in the following May, after
the Edmunds Law was passed only SIX
weeks. George 9. Cannon, with an in-
contestable right to seat as a dele
gate on the door Of this house, save that
he was a polygamist, was denied seat
because Of his polygamy."
Bringing the matter to the door OF
the sentInel's home the Journal refers
TO the fact that large number Of PEE
titIons were circulated in Parkersburg
for signature, protesting against the
seating Of Roberts. They we're signed
and forwarded. They were mostly
passed around by prominent Democrats
and in many instances by their sons
and daughters.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13

The most important transaction at
fecting the interests Of eastern and cen-
trail west Virginia. that has occurred
in years was the consolidation OF the
West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh
Railway Company and the Davis Coal
& Coke Company, which was consum-
mated at a meeting OF the stockhold-
ers Of the two companies held in Wash
ington on Monday. AT the head OF these
two concerns and the ruling spirits in
their success are Senator s. B. Elkins
and ex-senator Henry G. Davis.
BY the combination the interests
Of both arc centralized and their opera
tions are assured Of a more satisfac-
tory handling. The increase Of the cap
ital stock will allow them to expand to
q. degree that win be Of great benefit
to the sections in which they are oper-
ated, ana indirectly add to the devel-
opment and prosperity Of other parts
Of the state contiguous to and tributary
to those sections.
AS noted some days ago In the In.
tellIgencer branch road is to be con-
structed which will connect the West
Virginia Central with other lines Of
railroads, opening up entirely new ter
ritory. Besides the capacity Of the coal
mines and the cooking properties win
be largely Increased. which. OF course,
means employment for more men, the
effect Of which on the wealth Of the
state can easily be calculated, and
which opens future Of marvellous pos
abilities.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
THE SENATOR CASE,
Involving Title to $4,000 Acres Of
Timber and Coal Lands, Decided
by the Court Of Appeals in Favor
Of Ex-United States Senator Cam
den, Of Parlrersburp,

Of Ex-United States Senator Cam
den, Of Parkersburg.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
CHARLESTON, w. va. Dec. 12-A
land controversy, which involved the ti-
tle to 1900 acres OF timber and coal
lands in Greenbrier. Nicholas and Webs
ter counties. has just been decided by
the state court of appeals in favor Of
ex-Unlted States Senator johnson NJ.
Camden, Of Parkersburg. The case
was known in the records as that of
Cemden Va Dewlng & Sons and others,
Dewing & Sons being manufacturers Of
lumber products at Kalamazoo, Mich,
and extensive holders Of lands in this
state, but in the general reference made
to II during It's progress It was usually
referred to as the United States sem
atOr case" since, among the parties IN.
terested were four ex-United States
senator's, and one senator, the latter be-
ing Stephen B. Elkins. from this state.
The ex-senators were Allen I. Caperton,
johnson N. Camden and Henry g. Da-
Wis, OF this state, and r. N. 7. Hunter.
of Virginia. In addition the names OF
several congressman and ex-congress-
men appear on the records.
The case was originally instituted In
the circuit court Of Greenbrier county.
During It's progress 1t was removed to
the circuit court OF Berkeley county,
where Judge Boyd Faulkner decided
that Camden was entitled to the lands
From this decision Dewing & Sons took
an appeal to the court OF appeals, which
affirmed the decision Of the lower court,
and awarded the land to Camden, sub
ject to the payment Of certain taxes,
purchaae money and other consldera-
lions.
The controversy arose out OF the pur-
chase. by winchester & Hutton, well
known land dealers Of this state. Of the
land. The purchase was effected through
agents, and conflict Of claims ensued,
Camden contending that the purchase
had been made In his interest and Dew
ing s. Sons that It had been made In
theirs. The land was originally pat
ented by Robert Morris, the financler Of
the Revolution.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
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