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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
An Error About the Beers.

Chicago Chronicle.
1t has been claimed that the English in
the Transvaal are lighting for the rights
for which the Americans fought at Lexing-
ton and Bunke HILL Nothing farther
from the fact could be invented. TIE
Americans fought for separation of the
colonies from Great Britain that they
might become self-governing. The "uit-
landers'' in the Transvaal claim that they
have the right to a voice in its govern
ment without giving up their British al
legiance. The difference is vital. Had the
Dutch republicans yielded to The insoIent
and unprecedented demand of Chamberlain
and the gold grabbers the domestic indie
pendence of the republic would have been
undermined and betrayed in a few years.
The .~uitlanders want to rule the Trans
vaal. not as citizens of a free republic.
but as subjects of Great Britain.
Americans who have read the history of
their own country. who know the sacri-
fees their forbears made TO detach them
selves and their republic from the British
crown, cannot fail to admire and appre-
ciate the heroic struggle of the Beers for
political and civil liberty.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
SHOULD THEY HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO VOTE

To the Editor of the Register.
1t is a notable fact. a fact of which
all the. honest and upright people of
this city should take especial note,
that the petition to the Council by
forty of our best citizens, presented
through the Federation of Churches,
praying that the chief of police and
his deputies be compelled to enforce
the ordinance against gambling de-
vices. etc. was laid on the table in
the Second Branch without a hearing,
by the help of the votes of some mem
bers who were pulled and fined in
December last by the police court for
operating slot machines, the very de-
vice especially at issue. Should these
men have been allowed to vote on
that resolution which called for the
enforcement of an ordinance which
they had been, and it may be, were at
that time. guiltily violating? 1t was a
question in which they were especially
and personally interested in suppress
ing. They were not in a position to
give that question an impartial hear
ing and vote.
It is a law of all wei regulated
cities that members of the Council or
legislative body shall not have any
personal interests, especially financial
interests, in things on which they
shall be called to vote and legislate.
This is a wise provision, for there are
very few men who can resist the temp
tation of voting and working for
their personal interests rather than
for the public interests. Now, if these
members of Council are still operat-
ing these slot machines for which they
were fined in the police court. they
were both personally and financially
interested in voting to get rid of that
petition and resolution just as soon
and efectually as possible. They were
not in a fit position to act impartially
on that question. which SO many deem
a very important question in regard
to the welfare of this city. If a
member of Council, who would make
a proposition to furnish coal. OF stone,
or brick for the city. would thereby be
debarred from voting on that PROPOSE
ton, should not these men be debar-
red from voting on this question?
They are in no better position, If in
as good a one. to give an impartial
vote than he would be. To a plain
man it would seem that neither should
be permitted to help decide a aues-
ton for the city in which he IS so
deeply involved financially and other
WISE
The question SUGGESTS itself to me.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE AS.
ESSOR

SESSUhS.
The Register has called attention to
the fact that charges are openly utter
ed to the effect that members of the
Board of County Commissioners eoun-
selled the assessors for the State in
their. outrageous re~valuation of prop
erty in Ohio county and backed them
in making their enormous and wholly
unjust increases in the assessments.
This fact has been brought to the
attention Of prominent lawyers who
have not hesitated to express the
opinion that if this charge is true the
fact, will vitiate the whole. assessment.
The assessors being judicial officers,
their labors must not be interfered
with by other parties, and is subject
to supervision or review only by the
Circuit Courts.
1t remains with members of the
Board of Commissioners to state, as
the Register declared yesterday, wheth-
er or not they counselled or assisted
the assessors in their work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN METHODS

The Kentucky capital is full of hired
thugs, who are there for the purpose
of backing up by force, if need be,
the scheme of the Republican leaders
to maintain their grip on the State
offices regardless of the proceedings in
the Legislature, and also to intimidate
the latter body.
= These thugs are almost openly I'M
der the care of the new Republican
officials. For example. two of them,
Threlkell and Brockman by name,
were arrested in the Kentucky CAPT.
tai for drunkenness and carrying con-
cealed weapons. When they were
presented in the police court the next
morning a messenger arrived on the
scene bearing pardons for the two men
from Gov. Taylor. The men had al
ready expressed a desire to plead
guilty, but the judge was forced to
dismiss them without even the for
mality of a trial. When Threkell was
arrested a letter was found on his per-
son addressed to Gov. Taylor, COM
mending Threkell to the governors
care as long as he was needed. and
promising to send money to pay his
board.
These are a sample of the methods
OF the Republican leaders in Ken
lucky. 1t is not a matter for wonder
that the good people of that State
arose and voted them out of power at
the recent election. 1t is to be hoped
for the good name of the State and
its future that the will of the people,
as expressed at the polls. will pre-
vail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
FREER AND THE RING.

The situation insthe camp of the West
Virginia Republicans is particularly
interesting just at present. The camp
is divided between the Elkins-Scott-
Dawson-White ring and the ~officehold-
ers they control with their henchmen
and organs on the one side, and on the
other the independent, honest, unboss-
| ed and unbossable element of the Re
A.publican party. The latter element is
fful, more powerful even than it
it is, though it doesn't make as
noise as the ring, which is partly
lack of organization and leader
I newspaper organs-the office-holding
combine having all the Republican
newspapers in the State under its
thumb, with but one prominent excep-
ton. Even this exception dare oppose
the ring only apologetically and with
reservations and constant assertions
that it is rock-ribbed in its Republican
ism Under any and all circumstances.
We speak of our old friend Editor Pres.
Morris, late of Richie, but now of the
Parkersburg State journal.
No n doubts Editor Morris's ram
pant Republican partisanship, but at
!, the same time he is plain spoken and
honest about it. In fact, since his adj
vent in public the Register has yet to
hear of his honesty being called in
question. Hence, Brother Morris,
scorning hypocrisy, takes little pains to
conceal his d~etestation of the ring
which he knows has the Republican or
ganization by the throat with a grip
that bids fair to throttle the party.
Hence, also, the State Journals advo-
cacy of Judge Freer for the Republican
nomination for Governor in opposition
to the ring candidate, Collector A. B.
White.
In an. editorial article in which he is
e pains to make it plain that he pro-
poses to support the nominee of the
Republican convention no matter whom
he may be, Editor Morris continues to
assault the ElkinslScott- Dawson-Whi
combine in the interest of am independ-
emit Republican candidate for Governor
iii this unmistakable fashion:
Again., while Mr.. Elkins has not been
nersonally drawn into this contest. it is
easy to see that every prominent Federal
' o~n;ceholder. excepting himself, Judge
Ereer and possibly the other two Republi-
an congressman, and nearly all the lesser
es are for Mr.. White for Governor.
] IL really at the bottom Of the move
an opposition candidate to Mr.. White.
ne can doubt this gentleman's popu-
but II is useless to disguise the fact
Ehe state Of AFFAIRS in Republican CTR
wet virginia Il e some rest
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

for somewhat Of q change. II Is tat that
there - not quite 20 much freedom tor z
choice by the masses of the people az might
be. and this is going to be a matter Of some
contention. The Republicans of West Vir-
ginia ask to be heard in full and they GER
tainly have the right to be so heard"
In other words Editor Norris. sees
disaster to his party in the throttling
process of the ring Some contests.22
says he, ARE needed to give the Re-
publican party of West Virginia a first
class condition of political health"
And in this connection the editor of
the State Journal gives the !ndiscreet
Judge Freer, who has been ~prostesting
his friendship for the Elkins crowd too
strongly to altogether suit the indie
pendents, a few quiet, but evidently
needed words of advice. Says he:
Judge Freer must not let his geniality
and good nature cause him to misunder-
stand the situation. He is a tremendously
popular man in West Virginia. it is true,
at this time, but there is something deeper
than his popularity under the movement
In his behalf. 1t is not so much a~demand
for him, that has brought him to the front,
as a deep desire for a change in certain di-
rections. Judge Freer must be CAREFUL
IN HIS UTTERANCES AND HIS MOVE
MENTS TO SHOW THAT IN HIM THE
CHANGE CAN BE MADE, or he may not
keep so far TO the front as he Is now"
In other words, Freer must stop his
-n-;co hoonfioor Of hic o10cn friQn dS hin
for Eakins and the ringsters if he would
retain the support of the independent
or anti-ring Republicans. which sup
port is the only thing behind his candi-
dacy. If he looses that he may as we'll
retire to private life after his Congress
sional term. He is in an anomalous
position. Having put a denomination
for Congress away from him by be-
coming a candidate for Governor
against the ring man, he has but one
chance now, and that is to stick to his
colors and win out for Governor on the
independent line-for the ring will
surely see to it that if he is beaten for
this nomination he will not be renomi-
mated for Congress.
Meanwhile, our plain-spoken con
temporary of the Parkersburg State
Journal caps his we'll meant and shrewd
advice to Freer with this significant
warning to the ring: "a revolution
may occur in the Republican party of
this State that may sweep men and
events before it."
1t remains to be seen if the Republi-
can party of West Virginia has
strength enough to purge itself of ring
rule. The Register believes that it has
mot, and predicts that the Elkins-Scott-
Dawson-White big Four" combine will
own the State convention and nominate
it's man, Collector White, with a whirl.
And great will be the fall of the indie
pendents. And at the succeeding cleo
ton next November, still greater will
be the fab of the ring at the hands of
the Embossed Democracy. The hand
writing is on the wall.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

New York has at last in sight I'M
cost of S35, 000 $1,000 will permit down
town New York to make Harlem in
fifteen minutes!" With railroads in
the air. on the ground and under
ground, let us hope the metropolis will
shortly be happy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

M
Assessor Helmbright's plea that the
enormous increase in the valuation
Of taxable property in Ohio county is
in the interest of the poor mar will
not stand examination. 1t has been
amply proven-though it needs no
demonstration to intelligent len
that all taxes on property are passed
on to the last man. who is the on
sumner, the ~wage-earner. or the ten
ant, as the case may be. And he is
usually a poor man. For example, the
increased taxes on Wheeling's dwell
ings must ultimately come off the ten
ants. Mr.. Helmbright's argument is
specious, not to say absurd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

AGENTS WANTED 10 sell 'sTHB AU-
THENTIC LIFE OF D. L. MOODY" by
REV ]. WILBUR CHAIRMAN, d. D.,
Vice President of the Moody Bible Insti-
tute, and Mr.. Moody's Most Intimate
Friend and Co-Worker. Magnifcently IL
Illustrated. Exclusive photographs, by per-
mission of Mr.. Moody's family. DR. II.
NJ. WHARTON, and other most intimate
friends and co-worksrs of Mr.. Moody, say
of DR.. Chapman+'Of all men In the world
| should select you first to write the life of
our dear friend, Mr.. Moody" Liberal
terms; freight paid; $500 to 5000 per day
can be made. Send at once 20 cents to a
postage on FREE OUTFIT. and be FIRST
IN THE FIELD. UNIVERSAL PUB. co,
ia Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa ja20,2
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
NOTICES.

T JAMES N. VANCE, president Of The
4, Riverside Iron Works, do hereby certi-
fly that a resolution reading as follows:
That this company, The Riverside Iron
ed and its business as a p be discon-
tinued. was unanimously adopted at. a
stockholders meeting of The Riverside
Iron Works, held at its principal ofhce, IN
the 18th day of December, A. d.. 1898.
In Testimony Whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand as such president and afnxed
the corporate seal of The Riverside Iron
Works, this 18th day of December, A. d.
1899.
de30satv j. N. VANCE. PRESIDENT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
CORRECT THE ASSESSORS, won.

ASSESSohS WORK.
The law gives the assessors until
April l-nearly two months and a half
yet-in which to send their books in
to the Auditor. This time is allowed
In order to give ample opportunity for
the correction of errors in their work
by the board of equalization and an
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
r IsT OF LETTERS

Remaining in the postoffice at Wheeling.
Ohio county. w. Va, Saturday, January
%. To obtain any of the following the APP
plicant must ask for advertised letters.
giving date of list:
Ladies' List.
Arndt, Miss Mary. Metz, Mrs. Lizzie.
Beatty. Mrs. b. r., Miller. Mrs. Chas.,
Bardan, Mas LauraiRay, Miss Flossie,
Buchanan. Miss May. Singer, Mrs. W.
Cecil, L. H.. GMissl, Smith, Miss Harriet
Howe, Miss Ellie.
Gentlemenss List.
Bolds, VIM, Kennedy, Peter.
Cliff. George, kempton. Jesse,
Caldwell. Arthur, Lindsay, II. G.,
Carter, Ned. Larman, George.
Eagan, Roman. Long, John w, NJ
Green, Thornton. D.,
Griffith, James Fred Murphy, c. W..
erick, Mitchell, A.
Hays. La f., Melvin, u. s.,
Habersbrunner. Max. Normile, John,
Hamilton, ID. @, Ross, Fred,
Horsey, Joshua, Shulz, Joseph.
Howard, Ed. Selby, Fred H..
Hees. Joshua, Waugh, r.,
James, NJ. c.. Weston, Geo IL,
Johnson. James (2), Young, NJ. y.
King, Charley,
Firms.
Mutual Mercantile Agency,
GEORGE WISE. T.. ".
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

Mass meetings expressing American
sympathy for the Beers will avail
naught while substantial aid is O
permitted to reach the South African
republics. 1t is men and guns that
Dom Pau needs. He has sympathy
galore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

The coils are still tightening about
Molineux, who nevertheless continues
to smile and laugh at his accusers. He
seems to possess a nervous system of
steel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Alispersons knowing themselves indebted
to George O Riegel, deceased. Will kindly
settle. All persons having claims against
the same will please send their bills for
settlement 10 JOHN FLEMING.
Administrator,
jaI9es 14l0 Market Street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
Personal.


/ HAVE FOUND a positive cure for
drunkenness. Can be given secretly. VIII
gladly tell you what it is. Don't send
money. MRS. MAY HAWKINS. Lock
Box K. L. Isl, Grand Rapids, Mich.
de9satc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

You can buy, of your
grocer, Fels-Naptha soap at
sc a bar, and wash with it !;
then, if it don't save half the
work and wash whittier than
usual, tell your grocer I; and
he will return your SC, and
send to US for tit costs us
&c, inclucing the postage.
r.is : q. nAl.s.. rsa.s.lpLiA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20


While Ohio county, in the d~scennial
revaluation of property by the State,
is asked to stand an increase of So
772,3S0 Peasants county. whose fig
ures have come to hand, has been in
creased but 10 per cent. while the
valuation of Brooke. our contiguous
neighbor above, has actually been DE-
CREASED $500, 900 in a total of ST.
500, 900. Ohio county's total increase
is about rs per cent. while in some
instances, notably in Elm Grove and
other country districts, the increase
is actually Over 100 per cent, and goes
as high as $50 ger cent! What has
Ohio county done to- be singled out
for this sort of plumber while other
counties are given but a nominal in
crease and at least one. u neigh
Dor Brooke, above mentioned, has had
her assessment actually decreased?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
AGENTS WANTED.

AGENTS WANTED-1O0,0o 600 agents wanted
at once, to sell Life and Work of Dwight
L. Moody. Official and authentic edition:
by his son. VIM. r. Moody and
Trad. Sankey. Liberal terms, freight paid,
credit given. outfit free. Write to-day. z.
W. ZIEGLER & Co, 30 Locust street,
Philadelphia, Pa. ja17wed, sat,d,v
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
stu Another Division.

LONDON, January 1s.-fprmai orders
have been issued to mohilizeNth Eighth
division Of the British army.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
WANTED.

WANTED-One or two we'll furnished
good. rooms for a respectable gentleman.
WANTED-Desirable location for an up
to-date jewelry store. McNAMEE, the
Jeweler. jal6e&dh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
w EATHER STRIPS.

Our assortment OF Weather Strips, so
much depleted during the last cold snap.
is again complete. Get what you need be-
fore the next cold wave reaches us and
be comfortable, besides saving fuel bills.
GEO. w J0HNSON'S SONS,
1910 Main Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
FOR

FOR SALE" "For Rent" Rooms for
Rent cards and house leases for sale at
REGISTER Counting Room.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

The proposition to elect United
States Senators by the people has the
Endorsement of the House committee
anyway.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20

peals. which II this cAge II the board
Of Commissioners.
The time will be none too long for
a. thorough review of assessments
throughout the county, such as should
be made.
1t behooves the Board of Commits
~sioners, therefore, to start this work
as soon as possible, that the valuations
may be thoroughly reviewed and no
case of-injustice allowed to go uncor-
rected. 1t is needless to state that this
will involve a review in detail of the
of the whole county, and it should be
begun at once. that the hooks may be
turned in at the proper time in correct
shape.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-20
FEMALE HELL WANTED.

wANTED-Girl for general homework:
two in amily. S33 Market street. ja1ses
WANTED-A cook. Apply No. $50 Main
street, with reference. jalSes
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-23
NEWS OF THE TOWN

The rewriting of the capitol building
has just been completed by the Oceanic
Gas and Electric Company of this city.
The first meeting of the Occidental
In the window of the Pearson Potter
Co. are several stalks of sugar cane
grown at the Kona Sugar company's
plantation on Hawaii. The cane was
cut at an elevation of from 900 to !, 400
feet above sea level.
Self-Culture club will be held in the par
Tors OF the Occidental hotel. King and
Alakea streets. this evening at 1:30
O'Clock. The subject for debate will be
overnment-Monarchica and Repuo-
lican'
The mysterious explosion that shock
up Fort street and disturbed Salvt-
ton Army meeting Sunday night was
explained yesterday morning when the
Hustaee grocery store was opened. 1t
was found that barrel of molasses in
the rear yard of the store had fermentej
and caused the small earthquake
G. E. s.. Republican Office. rants to
rent furnished house. Call or address
this Office
The Honolulu Tobacco Co. Ltd. hegs
leave to infrom their friends and the
general public that they have moved
into their new store, corner Hotel and
Fort streets where they viii be pleased
to receive 4 continuance OF former pat
ronage. None but high grade goods
kept in stock Box trade is their spe-
cialty.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-23

many smiles were smole and by the time
the shades of evening began TO gather
the young man from town and exc the
Shriners with him were very warm from
hot sands"
The day had been long one, filled to
overlooking with good things. and after
the young man had taken his friends
home he started home himself. He dozed
and finally slept. When he awoke it
was dark night and he and the team
were at Kewalo bemired in the mud and
water. He called for help in his an
guish and on the approach OF police
man he asked the guardian of the peace
TO send for the tug Fearless to
get him off the mud bank. He was fin
ally extricated and started homeward.
still holding on to the rope.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-23
WORK Of THE TRUSTS
IN CITY Of HONOLULU
Continued from First Page. }

out another contract in the same To-
caiity. The cottages We're exactly alike
throughout and the conditions were SINH
lar. fet the least the contractor could
get the plumbing done for was $275.
Such facts show conclusively where
we will finally bring up. if something is
not done. The Sanitary Steam Laundry.
however, absolutely refuses to lay itself
open 10 further trouble. and if the Mas
ter Plumbers Association wants to fight
us they will get all they want in short
time"
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-23

The above 90. all guaranteed sound.
gentle. young animals
Also several 3-minute and better Road