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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

GO and hear the Chicago Glee Club at
the. First English Lutheran church. TO.
night. at $ O'Clock. % cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

BRYAN coming, changes A. O.. Il.
Picnic to September 5, Mozart Park.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

BRYAN coming, changes A. 0. B.
Picnic to September 5, Mozart Park
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03
Piano bargains,

One Huntington Plano alightly shop
worn, Mahogany case; this week at
$780, ~ "a
Fine Foster Plano. used but u short
time, only $3.50. :
+. w. BANNER CO. (,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

Cathedral Suits i5}FS
made to order. Knee pants suits 81;
long pants suits, So. "a
h .. GUNDLING & co.,
1915 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

Attorney NJ. i. Dryden Inns hccn re-
tnined to defend in an Important chan
Gerry suit ut stanton, Va. He Will
atnrt In n few days for that city to pre-
pare and flo the pleadlngs In the cause,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-03

V Mrs, Michael IIearne and daughter,
Madeleine, depart. for East Liverpool to-
day, where they will spend q week with
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
TOmIinsOn for Governor.

The Age-Herald Is for Hon. John w. Tomlnson for governor. It is for MT. Tom linson because 1t believes he is the best man for the place. There are other good men in the race, but the Age-Herald be- iieves that Mr Tomlinson possesses in a fuller degree those qualifications. which will give the state of Alabama an able, an sessing the confidence in the fullest de- gree of his home people-the citizens of the largest and most cosmopolitan county of the state, he goes before the people of Alabama armed with the strongest recom- mendations. MT. Tomlinson has given his best efforts to the cause of pure democracy as set out in the Chicago platform, ad- herring to the straight lines of bimetallism, neither giving, nor taking, nor modifying to suit occasions or conditions record un- questioned and unassailable.
 The Age-Herald believes that a majority of the democrats of Jefferson county are willing to repose their confidence in MT. lFomlinson's keeping, and by their votes to say to the democracy of the state, "ln MT. Tomlnson we offer you a candidate who will honor the high office to which he aspbres."
 When the county democratic executive committee meets at the court house next Wednesday, its duty. is plain. The people have asked for modification of the pri- mary election plan in order that they may cast their votes directly for the candidate of their choice for governor. It is the duty of every member of the committee to attend this meeting in person and to place him. self on record by his own vote.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
In a CenturY's lime.

Europe the smallest of the five conti- nents, has sent out in this, the nineteenth, mind you. century, fully SO,O0O,OO0 people. They went to all parts of the world, but at least two-thirds of them came to this country, thus aiding the development of a vast territory, and astonishing the world at the results secured. They aided in es- tablishing not only worlds granary, but also a worlds workshop.
 But there is no need of celebrating our selves. As a people we are vain enough anyway One aspect of this outward Euro pean movement 'has however, never been considered, namely, there is not today a spot of this world, Japan alone excepted, that is not owned or dominated by Flu ropeans or their descendants. Don't, pray. mention China, for. if there is more help less country in the world-one lying more at the mercy of European ihtghwaymen- it is indeed to be pitied. If missionary or missionary helper happens to be toppled over in China, there is at once a hold-up which involves perhaps a port or two, or big indemnity, or both. Instead of one European country bestriding China, all that have big navies are engaged in the act; and a careful survey will show that none of the world remains in aboriginal hands except Japan.
 This makes Japan's position unique If no misfortune befall Japan, she alone will work out the possibility of power and hap piness and progress of non-Europeans, by non-Duropeans, for non-Europeans. Persia is dominated by both Turkey in Europe and Russia Morocco claims to be inde- pendent, but it is under the sultan, and dares not offend England, Spain or France; not an island of the sea is free from Flu ropean domination, and every foot of the Americas is controlled by men who have European blood in their veins.
 And all this has practically been accom- pliShed In tine nineteenth century--the cen tury that Editor Kohlsaat tried to bury be- fore death-and 1t i'll becomes us all to do overmuch talking against the effete mon- archies of the little continent. However effete it may be in succeeding centuries, it has made its mark all over the world in this century. The marvel is that Japan escaped with whole skin. When Commo- dore Perry shot her gates open she seemed
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
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TN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Much interest is centered in the meet committee on next Wednesday," said a prominent democrat yesterday. "The senti- ment of the people is overwhelming in favor of direct vote for governor; in fact that is the only way the voice of the peo- / pie can be obtained on this important aues- tion. There will be schemes to prevent this l hear that proxies are being secured from members of the committee. Members of the committee should attend in person. Some of the members of the committee are candidates. These men will not escape responsibility by giving proxies that might defeat the will of the people Any candi- date for any office who tries to interfere to prevent the committee doing the will of the people in ordering a direct vote will find 1t to be an unpopular move on his part"
 
 "The B. P o. Elks is one of the few secret societies whose secrets have never leaked" said an old and well known order man. q belong to number of secret so- cieties, including the Elks, and have yet to hear of the first case of an expose of the ritual of the latter institution I never joined the Masons, but it is an historic fact that there was an expose, or alleged expose, of the ancient fraternity in 1926; and books purporting to give the secrets of masonry have been printed in recent years. An expose of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was published about fifty years ago, but the ritual was rewritten and the signs and grips changed immedia tely afterwards-so I learned from old members. As to the mysteries of masonry I have been told that no matter how many exposes may be attempted it would be impossible to give away the true secrets; these it is said, cannot be understood by the profane. The rise and growth of secret societies in the United States have been remarkably rapid. There over two hundred socie- ties or orders using rituals and pass words Our English cousins seem to take to Ma sorry and the order of Foresters, but one does not hear of many other secret so- cieties in Great Britain.'
 
 "When the postofffce department under took to reform the names of postoffices some years ago by dropping unnecessary appendages, the old style ''C. H. for court house, had to go. and In most cases the word city shared the same fate" said a. Vlrginian. "In Virginia there was a protest against the rule, especially in cases of his- toric places like Appomattox Court House and Hanover Court House. Hundreds of citizens signed a petition to retain the old form, but the petition was of no avail The only exception made by the department that I recall was in the case of Washington Court House, O., city of ten or twelve thousand inhabitants. Why that exception was allowed I do not know. Washington Court House, like Chilicothe, O., was set tied by Virgdnians It Is one of the few Ohio postoffices that borrowed the Virginia court house style. The postoffice depart ment may be right on general principles in simplifying and shortening names, but Ap- pomattox Court House should certainly have remained unchanged.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
Georuia and Jefferson County.

The Atlanta Constitution. always highly esteemed, is mistaken when it asserts that Georgia is leading in the great movemen: that has as it's object the direct selection by the people of United States senators. H. linols, Mississippi, and particularly South Carolina, long ago set the pace, and now that Georgia is about to adopt it, the claim of leadership is set up. After reeiting its agitation against ''the manapulaltions of ma chine politics, and the little mass meeting system" 1t says:
 Having thus successfully led the way against bossism and manipulation the Con- stbtution called for the application of the same principle to other elections, and es- pectally to that for United States senator. This call found its response dn the sena- horial campaign of Hon. Charles F. Crisp, one of Georgja's greatest sons The history of that campaign cannot be forgotten. The ConsitDtutston led the fight for vote by the people. MT. Crisp went before the people; but relying upon Georgia hearts, he won his way and so completely whipped the fight that the field was abandoned to him. Thus was established forever in Georgia tho right of the people to select their own officers. The Constitution regards these two victories In behalf of the people and against manlpulatlon as the Bre0teSl ana the brightest feather in its cap Now that the right of the people is so universally coneeded. the Constitution congratulates them HSon their good luck, and offers the example of Georgia to other states The next senator from Georgia VIII be chosen at the ballot box by the people, and in that action the Constitution long since led the way.
 Barring the rooster element, this spell of exupaltion on the part of the esteemed Con- stitution is correct in every respect; and if it would impress the policy and justice and fair-playedness of popular selection upon Governor Johnston, whom it has in tow and whose chief organ it is. the people of Jefferson county might gain the opportuni- ty they greatly desire. No honest. fair minded man knows any reason why the people should be turned down in the intelli- gent county of Jefferson, and machine methods again utilized.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
neO EDWARD LESLIE MoLINEUx
THE SCHOOLS AND THE BOYS

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 Now, that better public school facilities have been provided for the boys and girls of Alabama, something must be done to awaken the common people to a full appre- citation of those advantages. The purpose of providing public schools was double one; first, to place educational facilities within reach of those who are unable to pay for them, and, secondly, to distribute the advantages thus provided over the state so they will be within reach of all the children of school age
 Too many parents are inclined to consider the education of their children a second- ary matter. The farmers keep their chill dren away from school to pick cotton; the factory laborer makes his promising boy start to work at the looms almost as soon as he discards his short dresses, all be- cause of the misunderstanding of the value of an education. Such a policy means that the boys thus neglected must be con- tent with being hewers of wood; but the father is newer of wood; therefore he is willing for his boy to follow in his footsteps.
 The Mercury does not believe in compul- sorry education, but 1t does believe kind word should be spoken in behalf of the bright boys who have been and are being denied an equal part in the race of life. To keep them out of school is like trying to raise sun plant in the shade. Their dntellects are denied the sunshine of cul- ture and their usefulness is impaired to that extent that they are worthless to so- ciety and to themselves.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
....e of march. and is in

ia asa eas#rts. Lac or march. and is in ns way part of the present campaign.
 The one thing to be kept in view is that General Roberts is ianking Joubert as he fanked Cronje. and unless his march north ward can be stayed Jouberts position in Natal will become as uptenable as Cronje's was about Kimberley. But 1t should also be remembered that the feeding and the other furnishing required by large army can not be speedily done over a single-traek railway. More horses must be bought up, more guns more of nearly everything that a large army can consume or waste The waste of an army in the field before an enemy is necessarily great. Lord Roberts has heretofore been famous for celerity when celerity was all-lmportant, but Lord Kitchener has heretofore preferred to be fully ready before delivering heavy blow. The belief prevails that the British troops will not march far northward until they are ready to assail Pretoria, where the war will be ended one way or the other
 Geneval Buffers presence In the Lady, smith district holds there the chief Boer army. Why 1t went there no one can un- derstand, any more than they can under stand why General White was ordered to hold Ladysmith instead of falling back as he was driven to or towards Durban. Both were tactical errors, and Whites may re- suit in his surrender. But unless he sur renders soon Joubert will simply have to confess his error by withdrawing himself to the real battle ground of the war, name- ly, the district in which Pretoria and Jo-- hannesburg are located. The Natal move ments were made possible by early blunders on both sides, and each has will pay the penalty that goes with blunders in war.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
---------- --------------- \ DREAM OF SUMMER

Bland as the morning brea tn of June, The southwest breezes play; And, through its haze, the wintry noon Seems warm as summers day. The snow-plumed angel of the north Has dropped his icy spear; Again the messy earth looks forth; Again the streams gush clear. The fox his hillside cell forsakes; The muskra,t leaves his nook; The bluebird in the meadow brakes Is singing with the brook. Bear up oln, mother Naturei' cry Bird, breeze and streamlet free; 'sOur wintry voices prophecy Of summer days to thee'' So, in those winters of the soul, By bitter blasts and drear, O'erswept from memory's frozen pole, Will sunny days appear. Reviving hope and faith. they show The soul its living powers, And now beneath the winters snow Lie germs of summer flowers. The night is mother of the day, The winter of the spring, And ever upon old decay nhe greeneSt mosses- cling. Behind the cloud the starlight turks, Through showers the sunbeams fall; For God, Who loveth all His works, Has left His hope with all.
 Whittier.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18

what Is to be done. If the sale is to stand, and if the price paid for this land was suf- fcient and the sale legally made, these facts should be known and the matter end- ed. If the matter was illegal and is to be set aside the purchasers and the university people should know it without unnecessary delay.
 A second week has passed since the mayor of Birmingham sent his municipal owner ship message to the board of aldermen. In that message the mayor spoke in generali- ties If the mayor meant what he said it is time he was formulating plan and propos- ing it toNthe board of aldermen. If he has no plan, and if he proposes to rest, content with simply recommendation in generall- ties. then the public and the owners of the plants, whioh he proposes shall become mu- nicfpaq property, should know it and the matter should be dropped; for the present at least. These matters have been urged and agitalted in Birmingham for the past two or Three years, and yet those officials who have urged them have never presented any definite or feasible plan. The affairs of the city of Birmingham can be conducted on as strictly business principles as the affairs of any corporation or business locat- ed in the community. These proposed mat ters should be taken up by the proper off, cials, discussed, and action taken upon them one way or the other. Continual and continued talk results in llttle good unless the officials selected by the people to man. age their affairs will take up these matters and deal with them in a business-iike way. What do you propose to do. MT. Mayor, and how do you propose to do it?
 Is there law in Birmingham to require Usroperty owners to sweep the sidewalks In front cf their stores and residences? There are concrete sidewalks right in the center of Birmingham which are never swept or in any way cleaned except by those friendly rains which come occasionally. Second ave- nue west of Nineteenth street is a shining example
 A strong committee is going to Washing ton next week to urge a two and a half million dollar approprfa ton for the im- prouement of the Warrior river, and open will give Birmingham water transportation to Mobile and New Orleans. Together these two cities furnish a market for one and a half million tons of coal annually, and Gal weston uses, perhaps, another half million tons. Of course New Orleans uses much Birmingham coal now, but it gets large part of its supply from Pennsylvania, part
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
Campaign in the Free State.

From Bloemfontein to Van Reenan's Pass, near Ladysmith, the distance is about one hundred miles, Whoever holds Van Reenan's Pass cuts Joubepts' line of com munication with the Free State The dis tance from Bloemfontein to the Vaal river, which is the southern boundary of the Transvaal republic, is about one hundred and fifty miles. The distance to Pretoria, from Bloemfontein is by rail about two hundred and fifty miles, mostly over broad plain or veldt in summer weather.
 But the distance from Capetown to Bloemfontein is very great. It is nearly the distance from Birmingham to Chicago, and the sole connecting link is a one-track railroad, lying for the most part in coun- try peoped by Dutch descendants or by men whose sympathies are with the Boers. This line must be protected This difficulty is, however, chiefly confined to the Free State, for south of that state there are two or more lines from the coast The Kim berley line Is west of the Free State, but it
The age-herald., 1900-02-18

I am glad to see that up to the present governor, senator. legislators and county officers, is being fought with dignity and apparent honesty. But little vicious per sonal feeling has been engendered, and such should be avoided. There is no req son why a political contest in Jefferson should affect business. Every candidate is supposed to do his best for himself, and all of his friends should aid him as much as possible Abuse of the other fellow, how ever, does no good A candidate should on. ly win upon his personal merits and by virtue of the popularity and honesty of his views on political questions.
 The county executive committee. when 1t meets next Wednesday, has duty to per form to the voters who created it. The peo- pie have rights which should be respected The people want to vote directly for the candidates. They are particularly anxious to express themselves as between the can- didates for governor and not permit con- vention to trade local candidate off for a foreigner. Tn order to bring about the suc- cess of a candidate for some other office. As matter of fact, the people are entitled by right to vote directly for every candi- date for every office, and the county execu- tive committee will make no mistake in respecting the rights of the people
 I am not much of a political prophet, but If present signs hold good until the four teenth of April and the people have oppor- tunfty to vote directly, the indications are that Jefferson will vote for Tomlinson for governor and Morgan for senator.
 Speaking of politics, what has become of the proposed bill which Attorneys Wood and Coleman were retained by the trustees of the State university to file to set aside the sale of the university lands to the Sloss- Sheffield company? I understand that the Sloss-tS Sheffield company has already made imprl tnents upon the land and is continu- ing to improve it. If the sale is to be set aside by the courts 1t Is only just and right to the recent purchasers that this fact be made known to them at once. On the sur face there does not appear to be any good reason for delaying legal action in this matter. The board of trustees passed the resolution at Tuscaloosa in favor of setting aside this sale and stated it's reasons for the same Is the matter to end there, with a simple resolution, or is it to be pushed the State university have right to know
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
TIE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Disgrace in MT. carneqie's Case.

The man who estimates his individual share of the profits of one of his companies in the year 1900 at $2S, 100000 is not tt is plain, the proper man to teach the people of this country, less it's miilionaires. the uses and lessons of poverty. True, he, like some other of his fellow-townsmen, con- siders himself charged with the guidance of the world; but still poverty cannot be considered his best department of work. He is not close enough to the subject.
 His best grip plainly consists in the erection of monuments to himself in the form of libraries; but even this industry may be overworked. for several towns have recently shown an inclination to refuse to become the scene of his charity and monu- ments to himself.
 It appears that Canegies share of the profits of his mills in 1899 was s12 2S5 900, and as he gave away according to recently con- piled figures only $5,OOO,O0O, it is also plain that he is in a fair way to die disgraced. Nothing less than compulsory libraries will keep him from such a death If iron stays up and the tariff on steel goods sticks. The tariff has indeed worked his disgrace, for it has taken so many millions from the pockets of the people that Carnegie cannot find towns enough to accept the surplus in the form of libraries, and he must therefore die disgraced. He is now sixty-four years old, and is therefore in pitiable condition
 But based, as his wealth is, on an unjust and merciless tariff, and vain as his library monuments are yet all are vastly superior in every way to the vulgar methods of &C., cumulation of the Astor and Vanderbilt families. He Is by contrast at least an American, with American principles in his bosom. If he should be given health and long life, there is great amount of possi- ble public good in Andrew Carnegie; but as a matter merely of taste he should for the present drop the subject of poverty, confining himself to the Philippine question or some other of the numerous questions that he has seized by the tail and is steer ing with all of his accustomed iron-mih force.
The age-herald., 1900-02-18
ARMoREu CARS IN WARFARE

From the Army and Navy Journal.
 The armored car promises to become marked feature of future wars. Their use has been limited in South Africa and the Philippines by the restricted railway mile- age, but the French government seems to believe in them. It Is reported to be watch ing closely the experimental use of steel freight cars by the Paris, Mediterranean and Lyons railway, which has just ordered 100 such cars. The results obtained in the use of these cars will determine the French governments course of action tin equipping all the government lines with steea cars, which could be easily converted into armor- ed cOnYeYancaS.