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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-09
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-09
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OIL NEWS.

AVNee4S ~ Jul d.
To-night-Colts vs.. Daisies.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
No Canal Naturalization.

The celebrity with which both houses of
Congress have jumped the Nicaragua Ca
nal fence has not only caught the domes-
tic enemies of the project asleep, but has
nearly paralyzed the alert Corps Diplo-
matique here and and the chancelleries of
Europe generally. Something like gen.
eral foreign protest against our assump-
tion of national ownership and control OF
the waterway seems TO be in process of
incubation, and it is reported that the Ad-
ministration would oe pleased if Congress
were to consent to a declaration of its
neutrality.
Among other things. we may now ex-
pect that Great Britain will revive its
ancient and exploded claims and conten-
tions in connection with the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. which the British Govern
ment abandoned and vacated by fragrant
violation of the agreement contained in
it. within a few years of its ratification
1t is hardly probable that Congress or the
American people will permit the least hint
of European dictation in the matter oi
this national work. The Nicaragua Cana
must of necessity be regarded as forming
part of our coast line. To surrender or di-
vide control of it in any sense or degree
would be military lunacy. In time o
peace there is not the remotest reason why
the commerce of all nations should no'
resort to the ditch on equal and equitable
terms But in time of war We would bt
simply fools to place ourselves in posi-
ton Of helplessuess to exclude the wal
vessels of our enemies.
Hence. whatever the Administration may
wish in the interests of peace, and what
ever political or trade jealousies may ca
the bosoms OF our English cousins and re-
moter relations and friends on the Euro
pean Continent, the probabilities and in
dications are that Congress will insis
upon a strictly American canal, GU
through American owned or leased land
and fortified with American guns ant
ships. Nothing short of that will evel
satisfy the people of this country.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Army Cooks.

In view of the trouble in South Africa
and the general unsettled state Of interna-
tional relations, a new interest In military
affairs is felt by the people of England and
Of this country. So long as the army was
a sort of machine, useful, of course, and
thing to be proud of, but engaged in busi
ness Of an indefinite kind several hundred
or several thousand miles away, the aver
age citizen did not concern himself much
with its affairs. But when that army is
called on to fight for the honor of the coun
try, when soldiers are drawn from all
classes of the people and sent on active
service, then matters of commissariat, dis
cipline, and generalship become desperately
interesting to the public.
A book which has recently been published
in England. under the title THE Queens
Service, gives a graphic and complete pic
ture of the life of the common soldier in
barracks and in the field. In connection
with the recent experience of the Spanish
American war. it will probably be inter
esting TO American as well as English
readers, for We are more and more rapidly
approaching the time when the same prin-
ciples will have to govern all civilized ar
miles, and the generals of one country can
not rely on some special advantage pos
sessed by their troops to make up for spe-
cial deficiencies. The deficiencies will have
to disappear.
A particularly interesting point which
the author of this book brings out is the
necessity of enlisting trained cooks for the
army-men who have had experience in
catering for large numbers of people and
who can make the most of plain, whole
some food This idea was advanced by
some American officers during the late war
with Spain, but never received the atten-
ton it deserved. Feed an army we'll.
and it will do anything" has been a mill
tary axiom for some time, but curiously
enough few people seem to have realized
that it takes more than an abundance of
plain, uncooked food to do this. OF course
the most expert of trained cooks cannot do
much for the men when the food itself is
not fit to eat. But it is safe to say that
every modern army loses some of its eff
cheney through the lack of skill in company
cooks. 1t is absurd to suppose that man
who, in civilian life, would have made a
navy, carpenter, or plasterer, will be-
come good cook simply by inspiration
on entering the army. He may learn
something in that line from old soldiers,
but experience and intelligence rarely take
the place of thorough training and natural
fitness. Even the women of the class
from which private soldiers are generally
recruited are not always good cooks.
though accustomed to this work from child
hood. Why should an unframed, clumsy,
and more or less stupid man be entrusted
with the work of preparing the food for his
comrades without the direction of trained
superior?
It would not be necessary to enlist pro-
fessional cooks for every company, OF
course, especially in the American Army.
where third at least of the men have had
some experience in household work at
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Desperation i'm Chicago.

The police of that city being either in
capable or Indifferent in the matter of sup
pressing Chicago's thug epidemic, it is
proposed TO adopt a desperate remedy Tor
the alleviation of a condition Of municipal
lawlessness not only astounding but dis
grace to a civilized community. There has
been introduced in the Windy City coun-
Gil an ordinance which, if adopted, will
make every hold-up man and house burg
lar worth two hundred dollars, provided
that he is dead and that the claimant is
responsible for putting him into that in
nocuous condition.
The adoption OF this drastic measure by
the local legislative body promises to make
cunning for thieves a new infant industry
IN Cook county. Judging from recent re-
ports. there will be no lack of material,
for it is authoritatively stated that since
cold weather began not a day has passed
without from one to ten highway robberies
and housebreakings Chicago dispatches
declare that the proposed relief measure is
popularity endorsed, and that the terrified
citizens cling to the hopeful view that the
bounty offered for defunct thieves will
arouse the police force to an activity con-
ducive to reform as well as numerous
funerals
In their desperate straits, the citizens
Of Chicago have apparently disregarded the
menacing possibilities of the thief-killing
ordinance. An unpreiudieed view of the
recommended measure, however leads the
dispassionate observer to the opinion that,
by its enactment, the city will be simply
substituting one reign of terror for another.
there being no denial of the assertion that
the people are in nervous state bordering
on panic at present because of the whole
sale prevalence of larceny and brutality.
II it has been hazardous to walk Chicago
streets after dark heretofore. what is to be
said of the condition OF affairs when every
citizen and officer Of the law is looking for
burglars to shoot at two hundred dollars
a head? Under this system any individual
who is on the public thoroughfare late at
night is also on the firing line and
The evening times., 1900-01-18
LANDS FOR COAST DEFENCE.
A Bill to BE Introduced i'm the Mary
land Legislature.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. Ex-senator
Stevenson A. Williams, of Hartford, has
bill giving the consent of the State to the
purchase by the United States Govern
ment of any tract of land within the State
for the purpose of erecting thereupon
forts magazines, arsenals. coast defences,
or suitable quarters and buildings for
garrisons The right to condemn property
by proceedings in the Federal or State
courts is also conferred.
The reason which makes the passage of
this bill necessary is a provision in the
Maryland code limiting purchases of land
by the United States to tracts of not more
than ten acres. Under the old system of
constructing forts and Notifications, where
guns were mounted tier above tier, ten
acres were deemed sufficient for the larg
est fort. But under the modern system
of building forts the guns are more scat
tered, and tracts of considerable size are
needed. At the Hawkins Point fortifca-
ton on the Patapsco sixty or seventy
acres are needed, in addition to the land
which has already been acquired, and for
the North Point Battery over $50 acres
will be needed.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
RABIES HAVE TO BE TAGGED.
Methods i'm Johns Hop
kins Hospital.
dFrom the Baltimore SUM-


There will he no Pinafore business OF
.smixing the babies up in the obstetrical
ward of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, u
the physicians and attendants in charge
can prevent it. Usually there are from
one TO two dozen newborn babies in the
ward and to the inexperienced eye they
all look much alike. Even those accus-
toned to handle them sometimes have TO
look closely for distinguishing features OF
marks on the mites of humanity. When
the nurses are being changed frequently.
in the course of their duties, the dlfncul-
ties are increased OF readily telling one
baby from another. The doctors say they
don't know what would happen if a mis-
take was made and Mrs. Smith should
leave for home taking Mrs. Jones baby
with her. or vice versa. So they have hit
upon happy solution of the difficulty.
Each baby is tagged and il is tagged in a
unique way. On a small square Of adhe-
sive plaster is written the baby's name.
This plaster tag is then stuck tightly on
the baby's back. just between the shoulder
blades. The tag is waterproof. so it is not
affected by the baths given the baby. 1t
holds on tightly until the time comes for
the baby and it's mother to leave the hos
pital when the tag may be readily pulled
off without causing the baby any pain.
Some persons have thought that the tag
ging was necessary to distinguish white
from the colored babies but the physicians
saw that this is not the case. While all
newborn babies are red, they say the ba-
bies of white parents are a pinkinsh eo.Or.
while the slightest mixture Of negro blood
will give an unmjstakable reddish tinge
to the baby's skin, in addition to the other
characteristics of the race
1t is rot probable that Baltimore pa
rents will be advised by their physicians
to try the early course OF physicaI tralh-
ing for their babies which ii Is SAID the
Yale athlete. A. A. SIagg. has tried with
his eigbt-and- one half lf-months-old son.
PHYSICIANS in Baltimore who were ques-
toned ON the mode of training adopted by
prof. Stagg. according to a story about his
baby which appeared in print some days
ago say that the ordinary baby would not
be benefited by the vigorous course pre-
scribed by the athlete. AS a rule the
bones Of baby are too soft to stand its
weight before it is a year old so that
standing the baby alone or allowing it to
walk before that time is apt to result In
crooked lexis or bent spinal column.
Seeing is believing with the doctors. and
they are inclined to doubt the athletic
abilities of baby less than year old
unless they are well vouehed for by the
facts in the case.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
AN APPEAL TO THE COURTS.
Mason sue. for Reinstatement I'm
His Order.

His order.
NEW YORK. Jan lS.-Rotert Kopp. OF
IS Barclay Street, has an action pending
in the supreme court TO be reinstated as
a member of the Masonic fraternity. from
which he was expelled last spring. The
action is an unusual one. as Masons gen
orally rely on the tribunals Of their So
ciety to redress their alleged grievances.
This action is brought by Attorneys Hill.
Sturcke. and Andrews. and George W.
White. as grand treasurer Of the Grand
Lodge of the State of New York. is made
defendant. The grand lodge is unincor
porated.
Kopp was grand master of the Lodge Of
Strict Observance. No. "a, of this city, and
was deposed owing to differences in the
lodge He then wrote letter TO Grand
Master Sutherland. Of the Grand Lodge OF
the State Charges based on this letter
were then made by Joseph +. MacEntee,
Past Grand Master of Pioneer Lodge, No.
80. and his suspension from the Order OF
Masonry was asked for. After trial by
a commission last April he was suspended.
He appealed to the permanent commission
of appeals. and the decision OF the lower
tribunal was upheld
The contention in the present case IS
that he did not have a fair trial. He says
that he was compelled to give evidence
against himself; that hearsay evidence
was taken. and that even if the letter he
wrote were untrue, his suspension, whlch
is in effect expulsion. was too severe
sentence The defence is general denial
of the allegations that he did not have a
fair trial. and it is contended that the ad-
Indication under the tribunals OF the So
ciety cannot be disturbed by the courts
The evening times., 1900-01-18

likely to be picked off by the avaricious
arc two hundreds dollars to be earned for
each victim, it is obvious that, in Chi
eago at least, few questions are to be asked
by the man-hunter, and the innocent citi-
zen is almost as likely TO be made
the subject of a coroner's inquest as the
criminal. In fact, the sweeping privilege
to use firearms in metropolis and to use
them with deliberate intention TO kill is
more than likely TO prove boon TO the
rascals who, when discovered in nefarious
occupation, may turn upon the lawful cit
izen, shoot him dead, and afterward de-
clare with hypocritical earnestness that
the deceased was slain while seeking to
commit highway robbery. and that the
weapon was used according to law as well
as in self-defence.
The possibilities of this proposed Chi
cago ordinance are of such desperate
and vicious character that its adoption
will be generally regarded as a crime
against common sense. Under its cover
the murderous elements of the population
would have almost carte blanche to run
riot and IL, as alleged they are infiuen-
tial with political personages, they may
readily escape the penalty of their crimes
through the elasticity of this new law-if
they are unfortunate enough TO tumble
into the clutches of the police.
A sober second thought may destroy
this thief-k killing proposition in the Chi
cago council, though it now seems TO be
held in general favor. If it is put in oper-
alton every citizen will doubtless procure
a firearm Immediately and it is not i'm
possible that the establishment of an am,
bulance corps to gather up the dead each
morning will become a necessary adjunct
TO the drastic reform measure. Indeed, it
may be expected that the daily list of
casualties from Chicago will be next in
importance to those from the South Afri-
can theatre of war.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
THE TARIFF ON JEWELRY.
An Argument for the Retention Of
High Duties.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Jan. 1S.-The
members of the jewellers tariff commit
tee, to whom the work of obtaining the
retention of the tariff on jewelry has been
entrusted. have prepared an argument
against a reduction of the duties on jew
elry. copies OF which have been forwarded
to Senators Aldrich. Hoar, Lodge. and Da-
Wis. Representatives Bull and Lowering.
The argument states that in 1896, during
the agitation of the Dingley Tariff law,
the people of Attleboro engaged IN the
jewelry industry, realizing from expert
ence the need of a protective tariff pre-
s nted a petition to Congress bearing the
signatures of sixty-seven manufacturers
from the Attleborors, and 1874 from Provi-
dence, ,405 wage-earners from the Attic
boros and 2,O3S from Providence, request
ing adequate protection from foreign made
goods.
The enactment of the Dingley bill in
1897 granted the jewellers so per cent pro-
lection as against 80 per cent under the
Wilson bill. Under this bill the jewelry
industry has steadily improved Today
there is no enforced idleness and labor is
in demand The beneficial effect of the
Dingley tariff is represented in the growth
of the town in the past year.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
ROOSEVELT TO SEE PLATT.
A Conference to Decide on the New
Insurance Commissioner.

ALBANY. n. Y, Jan. 1S.-It is expected
that Governor Roosevelt will go to New
York tomorrow afternoon and on Saturday
have a final talk with Senator Platt and
Chairman Oden with reference to his nam
ing successor to State Superintendent of
send this nomination to the senate before
next Monday night or Tuesday at the ear
liest.
The governor is now considering the
names of Judge Charles T. Saxton, former
Senator Henry H. Persons. of Buffalo;
former Senator Cuthbert w. Pound, who is
professor of law at Cornell University. and
former Senator Charles Davis, of King
ston, as candidates for the position. The
governor has another candidate in mind
whose name has not been mentioned and
it cannot be learned.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Bewitched Rabbit snares.

ELKINS, w. Va, Jan. 1S.-A report
from Corner, Grant county, this State,
shows that there still exist some people
who believe in witchcraft. Two families
on North Mill Creek have been prevented
from sending their children to the pub
lie school on account, it is alleged, of their
League with the devil" The mischief
charged is the bewitching of rabbit snares.
The parents appealed to the board of edu-
cation, without, so far. obtaining relief.
The matter has caused considerable ex-
citement.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
NO FAITH IN DRUGS.
An Adventist Minister Refuses Medi-
cine and Dies.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Jan. 1S.-"If the
Lord wants to cure me He will. 1 don't
propose to take any medicine" said the
Rev. Hezekiah H. Davis, founder of the
Peoples Churchs Nh. Davis was taken ill
three months ago, and when asked to al
low physicians to examine him he refused
He never took medicine in his life. Two
months ago doctor who knew him told
him he was suffering from heart disease,
and that he would die unless he resorted
to medical treatment. He died. He was
ffty-nine years, old and was born in Dud-
lev Mass He was an Adventist minister
and founded the Peoples Church five years
oCn
The evening times., 1900-01-18
A Pugilistic Female.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, jan 1S.-Mrs. AL
bert Cortright, p according to the story Of
Jeff Diehl, of Friendsville, has the pugi-
listic skill of Kid Mccoy and the hitting
power in her good right arm of Shar-
kew. Three or four witnesses swore in
Justice Cashner's Office yesterday that the
woman. with a straight punch on the
mouth, knocked Diehl clear over the coun-
ter of his store, loosening couple of his
teeth and splitting his lip.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Saved From Death by a Boy.

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Jan. 1S.-While
skating on a pond near Orangeville, Har-
ry, the eight-year r-old son of D. P. Unger,
broke through the ice. His cries of help
were heard by his thirteen year
brother George, who bravely dived for him
as he was sinking for the third time. and
after twenty minutes hard work brought
him in safety to the shore.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
An Able-Bodied Angel wanted.
From the Brooklyn Eagl

The Superintendent of Insurance of the State of
New York ought to be an honest man. He
ought not to be a man who has been dishonest
and has stopped being so. but who is
naturally honest and who has always been so. Nor
should he be a man against whom, in office, Meth
ing could be proved. He should be a man, not only
against whom nothing in Office, but nothing out
of Office. can be proved, and for whom, in Office
or out of it, much can be said, with instant and
universal acceptance.
The evening times., 1900-01-18

An impression is gaining ground that
unless the Hon. Thomas c. Platt aban-
dons his determined advocacy of Waist
coat Tim Woodruff for the Vice Presi-
dency, the plum will be denied to New
York, and may be handed over TO the
Far West or even to New Jersey. There
are even satanic hints and winks which
are taken to mean Griggs! That ought
to make even Platt pause in his mad
career
The evening times., 1900-01-18

Mir. Hale has been good enough TO say:
The result of the negotiation Of the Paris
Treaty was. to my mind. ealamitous. This
is view in which Admirals Cervera and
Montojo and all other good Spaniards will
heartily concur. They are entitled to re-
gret the consequences of the war to their
country Americans, however, look at the
matter in a different light.
The evening times., 1900-01-18

There is nothing strange, of course, in
the attitude of the Independent or the
Democratic press toward Mr.. Gage and
the Treasury scandals; but perhaps there
is occasion for mild surprise when the
ablest and most influential Republican
newspaper in his own home city jumps on
the Secretary harder than anybody else.
The Chicago Tribune" in a very severe
editorial. castigates its fellow-townsman
for his propositions to meet Wall Street
men clandestinely in Philadelphia, ap-
pearances suggesting that he was afraid to
meet them at the Treasury Department.
1t did have rather a queer look!
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Euphemisn.
fFrom the Philadelphia Press.l

IFIUIII lIIt
McJigger-Hes from Chicago, you know
Thingumbob-I thought he was.
McJigger-You know him, then By sight?
Thingumbob-Yes, and by sound. He gives
soup-eating recital every day at the restaurant
where / lunch.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
ua EARNED n Habit.

Grom the Detroit Free Press)
se,Vbv did YOU take down your sprig OF mis-
tIetoe SO soon? 1t was a pretty bit OF deeora-
ton , 1,ot ,oor
"Wel1, found it wasn't necessary. JACK soon
got so he dindn't wait to eaten me nhuef H.
The evening times., 1900-01-18

The peoples substantial gifts TO the
widow and children of the gallant General
Lawton aggregate, in round numbers
ninety-one thousand dollars. Compare
lively little effort was made to bring out
contributions. 1t was unnecessary, Tor
they came with a voluntary liberality
and soon overleaped the fifty-thousand-
dollar mark, the amount first proposed
to be raised. Some carping academsts,
ably assisted by other mentally dyspeptic
persons whose patriotism has evidently
suffered severely from atrophy, have been
inclined to proclaim the indifference OF
the people to valorous conduct. The ma
tion has been accused Of being bound up
in commercialism and materialsm to such
a degree that true popular sympathy and
the tendency to be equitable have been
neutralzed. The Lawton fund is Wig
orous answer to these aspersions.
The evening times., 1900-01-18
Patriotism Crushed by Fat.
1Ernn the Rnstnn Heraldl

It is rather tough on the Hon. Walter Roths.
child. NJ. p, to have the announcement cabled
sll over the world that he is too fat for military
service. ShafteF should condole with him.
The evening times., 1900-01-18

Violent extremes in temperature are the
bane of Dawson, the metropolis of the
auriferous zone, as though nature had de-
liberately put difficulties in the way to
guard one of her richest treasure fields.
With the mercury. lowering around forty
degrees below zero the Dawsonites
built such roaring fires that five hun
dred thousand dollar confagration, due
to overheated fues, resulted. The water
mains, which had been hurriedly installed,
according to Klondike fashion, were worn
out and the pumping station was not avail
able in the emergency. There is dearth
of romance and no comfort in the life or
the northern gold seeker. II he essays to
gain a brief respite from a temperature
beside which cold storage is balmy and
salubrious, he is more than likely to be
burned up.