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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25
Cutring Down the War Tax.

ffAFtIOfu IOsf.
The people will not kick on the re-
duction Of these taxes. When II comes
TO that. however. the people did not kick
very hard when the taxes were imposed.
Some 81 them were rather vexatious, but
they were borne with admirable temper on
the whole
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

Louisyille courier-Journsl

What good Is there In the United states
hghting war to relieve Cuba Of one set
OF planderers when the Cubans inmedI-
ately choose another SET OF their own
The only advantage Is that In this case
they have the power OF selecting their own
corrupt officials. but this Is rather too
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

A Brooklyn woman wants divorce be-
cause her husband fiirted with the SER
wants, Probably he only wanted to keep
them contented with their jobs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Garrulity of Age.

Very often the older man becomes the
better he likes to hear himself talk. and
the less meat there IL in what he says
Portland Telegram.
Sometimes the same Is true with old
newspapers--the Oregonian as q conspicu-
GUS instance.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

Minister WI says 'the world Is gradu-
ally coming to confucius." This is the
most euphemistic term yet devised for the
invasion Of China.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

I.ouisvliIs coprter-J es'sn
The New York World y q. ~
series Of articles 20 prove - "a M
try repudiated both Mekin'ey II. \ \
at the election. Maybe ptps
In saying he was counted -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

A mail sack was opened In Helena yes
terday and good part of the contents
stolen. Helena Is getting quite a reputa-
ton for opening sacks
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

washington foss, ~ ~
Now IS the time for ~ ! 49,
Hamilton Lewis TO organ. 800
political song and dance patU
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Dewef, The Greet -


R0ston GioPs. \. - N
The latest Boer hero sef 4. es11
most brilliant. No ~onAsI !. ~
among the British 70 SEE 49, sn6t>1<
like - Intense. But fate oss'$ n
must first catch him. -.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25
AMUsEMENTs TODAY.

SEATTLE THEArER- Boston Lyric Opera Com
pzny
THIRD AVENUE rHEArER-"A Stranger IN a
strsnge Land.
GRAND OPERA HOrsE-"oId led Prouty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

The last Christmas OF the present cen-
fury ought to be merry one.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

reader OF the Post-inteIligencer sub
mi,s to ms this difficulty;
In very popular boarding house ves.
terday 10 this city. there were forty-fonr
people who aid not know what We are
now asking you TO publish In your next
issue, ana We have no doubt thar hun
dreds more ~ the people reading YOUR
paper are Just as ignorant as we are
What Is the accepted origin OF kissing
under the mistletoef-' And what nrSf
gave the right 20 a man 10 kiss a K,rl
when he found her under the mistlstocg
We have TO advise our eorrespond.n,
that the best things OF this nfe are wisely
'akcn without too much analysis or ex-
PLANTATION. No one knows the origin Of
The custom and the privilege There are
mnumerabic Legends connected with the
mistletoc in England. bns the origin Of
mos, Of them is totally unknown. So the
right 20 kiss lady under the nslstleto.
bough' has come down to ns from re-
mote period, that sent with II no account
Of It's beginning or Significance. The IN
ventive genius Of ancestral man doubtless
taxed itself to frame some condition un.
der which a privilege 20 desirable and so
vigorously denied by custom might be ac-
auired as an indefeasible right Possibly
the ladies were obliged TO acauiesce by the
assertion Of superior physiOAl strength,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

of the Holy Grsfi, ages pass and civfiiza-
lions rise and fall and splendors molder,
and behind every human institution stands
an avensing angel with the sword whose
touch is decay.
What we should reverence today is not
a doctrine or a scheme or token, but a
life. The world Is not regenerate by sys-
TENS. but by acts. They who explain
these things by parallels insult and deny
Him. In the spirit and deed Of that life
which began twenty centuries ago, made
its literal model. and there alone. earth
win find peace and man happiness and
the human merge insensibly into the d.
vine. 1t Is hard saying; so that only
the few scorned and rejected have fol-
lowed II unalterably and found the UNI
speakabie. But It is the law Of the king
dom of Christ that is to be; 1t Is the
true and eternal Interpretation of the
great Christmas text. mo man cometh
TO the Father but by Me"
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Mr.. Bryan is reported TO have said that
until Mr. Cleveland explained what. the
lrst principles Of Democracy were X
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25

For the first time In the history of the
state there viii be no senatorial election.
at Olympia. Several other states Will be
more fortunate, or unfortunate. as the
case may be. The legislatures of Mon
tana, Minnesota and Nebraska elect two
senators each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
LAST SAD RITES.

Many Attended the Funeral of Mr..
Morgan Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral of the late William Nor
gan, the we'll known employee OF the
Whitaker mill, took place from the
family residence ON Sixteenth street,
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The interment was made at
Peninsula cemetery. The SER
vices were conducted by the Rev.
David w. Howard. rector of St. Mat
thew's P. E. Church. and were at
tended by the rlanJ condoling relatives
and friends of the deceased. A large
number of the members of Zane Lodge
No. l, Shield of Honor, with which or
ganization Mr.. Morgan was affiliated,
turned out, and, headed by the Opera
House band, accompanied the remains
to their last resting place. The pail
bearers were: Alex. Hirth, B. S. JAG
quay and John Wattsberger and three
members of Zane Lodge. There were
many handsome and appropriate floral
tributes, including Gates Ajar," from
the employees of the Whitaker mill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
OBITUARY.

RICHMOND. Va, March Mrs. B.
L. Harris, mother of Hon. Addison C.
Harris, United States minister to Aus
tria, died to-day at the Green's Fork
homestead.
CINCINNATI, O., March 4.-The
funeral here to-day of Mrs. J. G.
Schmidlapp and her daughter, Emma,
was the largest ever known in Gin
cinnati The special funeral train ar
rived this morning when the two
caskets were conveyed to ''Kirscheim,"
the palatial mansion of the Schmid
lapp's. Mr.. Schmidlapp was carried
on stretcher from the train to his
home and again for the burial at
Spring Grove. He was joined here to-
day by his remaining daughter and
two sons. The casket of Emma bore
the inscription: Don't mind me; get
papa and mamma out first" There
were her last words uttered last Tues
day night, near Kansas City. when
the victims were being rescued from
the Missouri Pacific wreck. Rev. G. A.
Thayer delivered touching discourse.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Predicted Freedom for Beers.

CHICAGO, March 4.-President
David Starr Jordan of Leland STAN
ford University, of California, lectur-
ed at All Souls church here to-day
speaking to a large audience on THE
blood of a nation" He said that the
present century would witness the
downfall of Great Britain. He de-
clared that ultimately the people of
South Africa would have their free
dom.
The speaker in emphatic terms as
serted that the present inhabitants of
Great Britain were mere shadow OF
their forefathers in point of brains
and health. Mr.. Jordan thinks that
nation that Pounds its destiny on war
must reach speedy decay. He said
a great war saps the vitality of the
best blood of the nation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
A BIG SUCCESS
Promised for the Sheldon Edition of
the Topeka Capitol.

Promised for the Sheldon Edition OF
the Topeka Capitol.
Topeka, Kas., March AT the
close of business in the Capitol count
ing room last night, the subscriptions
for the Sheldon edition, beginning with
the issue of March 18th, passed the
10000 mark with a bushel basket OF
letters unopened.
To-day an express wagon hauled to
the Capitol Office a load Of letters
which will require the services of a
dozen extra clerks tomorrow morn
ing to open and put on the mailing
list.
1t is thought the rush has only COM
menced. This unique venture in bus
mess way is SURPRISING the fondest
dreams Of the originators, and to han
die it the Capitol needs the facilities
of the largest metropolitan daily
newspaper in the United States.
Subscriptions are coming from every
civilized quarter of the globe. The
Topeka postoffice is already clogged,
and Postmaster Guthrie has tele-
graphed to Washington twice for ad-
ditional help.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

4 CoAAe4&A@n - 80 9mMN Mxe4W
EaeA rassinx Day.
whist score cards, ii any quantity.
for sale at West Virginia Printing
Company's ONCE.
Last evening the members Of the
Spike Island Club presented q fine
Smith & Wesson .38 calibre revolver
to Extraman Hinkleman Of the police
force.
Yesterday morning about ESQ
O'Clock FIVE or six shots were heard on
the Island in the vicinity Of the back
river" bridge.
Police Officer William Ritz. Of the
First ward, has been removed from
the force by order of Chief Clemans.
AT the young mems meeting at the
Y. M. C. A. the four delegates to the
convention at Washington, D. c.,
gave an account of the proceedings
which was of much interest.
Funeral services were held over
the late Mrs. William Hodgkiss at the
family residence on South Eon street
at two o'clock. Rev. r. r. Bigger.
pastor of the Third Presbyterian
church. conducted the services. Her
remains were buried at Greenwood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Cabinet to Resign.

ST. JOHNS, N. F.. March 4.-The
cabinet of Sir James Winter will prob
ably resign within the next forty-eight
hours. The premier has thus far been
unable to make any combination that
would enable him to carry on the gov
eminent for the purposes of the pend
ing session of the legislature.
1t is believed also that Mr.. Bond
will be unable to form a ministry
from the opposition ranks. A general
election is therefore almost inevitable
in May.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

Mention was made in the Register
yesterday of the issuance by the Sec
rotary of State of charter to the Tube
Steel Company, of Wheeling, with an
authorized capital of S5,000,000, the
largest capitalization permitted under
the laws of the State of West Viz
ginia. Three of the incorporators were
James n. Vance, J. d. Culbertson and
Frank ]. Hearne. The other two,
Messrs. Converse and Luke, both of
New York, are President and Treas
urer respectively of the National Tube
Company.
A Register reporter yesterday found
the local incorporators rather reticent
concerning the company and it's plans
Mr.. Culbertson, when asked whether
the Tube Steel Company had any con-
nectionA with the projected industrial
enterprise in upper Benwood, replied
afflrmatively, but beyond this declined
to make any further statement.
1t Is understood, however, that the
Tube Steel Company is the name of
the corporation which has taken OPP
lions on virtually all the Benwood
property between Bogg's Run and the
county line. Mr.. VIM. H. Hearne,
when discussing the matter at the
time Of the issuance of charter to the
Benwood and Wheeling Conneeting
Railway Company, stated that the
company that would build the North
Benwood plant would not be the Ma
tional Tube Company, but a separate
concern, although there would be a
connection between the two.
The line of manufacture which the
charter authorizes the company to en-
gage in, will be found very interesting
in this connection, in so far as it
throws light upon the company's plans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Lines AmaIgamated.

NEW YORK, March BERNARD H.
Baker, president of the Atlantic
Transport Steamship Line, returned on
the Lucania to-day. He confirmed the
report of the consolidation of the Ley
land line and the Atlantic transport
line.
"The Leyland and the Atlantic trans
port lines have amalgamated,' said
Mr.. Baker. Neither line has been alb
sorbed. The consolidation takes in all
the lines of both companies, and the
capital of the new concern will be $685.
100000. The corporation will be Eng
lish, as the vessels are under that flag.
The consolidation will take place on
May 1st."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.

The Movements of Citizens and ths
Arrival and Departure of strans-
crs.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Swabacker have re-
turned from New York.
Miss Virginia Moffat leaves We'd
nesday for an extended tour through
California.
Miss Blanche Raymond, of Fair
mont, will sing at the Woman's Mus
ical club concert tonight.
Mr.. William O. Harrison, of Pitts
burg, is the guest of his parents, DR..
and Mrs. H. H. Harrison or South
Front street, Island.
The Misses Jennie Jepson and An
gela Feeney returned home yesterday
morning from Washington, where
they attended the Muncaster-M cCort-
ney nuptials.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Two Serious Fires.

CORY, Pa, March 4.-The tannery
known as the Western Union Tannery
at Spartansburg, with contents, was
destroyed by fire to-day With no
means to fight the fire, the citizens had
to stand helplessly by, watching the
only industry of the town being de-
stroyed. The loss is $4,000, fully
covered by insurance. A hot journal
in the drying room is supposed to
have caused the fire.
The Cory Opera House, with it's
entire contents, was destroyed by fire
to-day. The National Hotel and the
Cory steam laundry buildings were
badly damaged. Loss on Opera House
$4,000, with small insurance. Other
losses SIS 600; insured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
MUSEE LEAGUE.
standinS of Clubs.

Tonight marks the beginning of the
last series for which SIG has been set
aside for the last four teams. viz:
Brownies, Daisies, Sanatel and Buck
eyes. This money will be divided into
four prizes and is given to the teams
winning the first, second, third and
fourth highest number OF games in the
seven weeks, which follow before the
close of the League.
A review of the work of the teams
the past week shows many surprises.
Starting on Monday night the Sanatels,
by bowling 1,072 in the second game,
took one from the Crescents. tuesday
the Colts took three from the Daisies,
and incidentally got team average OF
1902. The Colts have been working
hard to reach the 1000 mark, which
their brillinat work on Tuesday en-
abled them to do.
Thursday night the Brownies sur
prised everybody by taking two games
from the Tom Moores and thus knock
ing the Moores out of chance for first
money. The Brownies work in these
games was the best that team has yet
done and makes them look good for a
slice of the money offered for the last
four teams doing the best work in the
last series.
Friday night the Lenox easily down
ed the Buckeyes, thus showing the lat
ter team securely into last place. These
games were a disappointment to the
band of Buckeye rooters on hand, as
the recent form displayed by Capt.
RAIDERS boys had led to the belief that
they would get at least one and pos
sibly two games from Humans fight
ers.
Individual averages in the Musee
League shows a battle royal being
waged for first place. Stuart Falck,
who last week led by two points, was
unable to hold his average and dropped
a point, while Emblem continued his
good work and is now only point be-
hind the leader.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

EARLY yesterday afternoon at the
Caswell bakery in Benwocd, the propri-
etor, his wife and three-year-
daughter and several other persons
were more or less overcome by natural
gas, which accidentally issued from a
pipe in the cellar and also from stove
in the kitchen of the building. Shortly
after the noon hour the gas from
leak in the pipe caused the little Cas-
well girl, who was in the kitchen with
her parents, to become seriously ill.
She was seized with spasms and be-
came unconscious. Mr.. and Mrs. Cas-
we'll cared for the child as well as pos
sibie and summoned physicians. Mrs.
Caswell turned on the gas in the stove,
so it is said. with the intention of
heating some water for her daughter,
but in her excitement forgot to light
it. Later both Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell
and one of their relatives, Mrs. Charles
Evans, who entered the bakery to offer
her assistance, also became seriously
affected by the gas and became uneon-
scious. Drs. ]. N. Alley, Leonard Es-
key and j. w. Mcdonald and number
of the neighbors soon arrived ON the
scene and the unfortunate persons car
ried to the Evans residence next door
to the bakery, where they received the
necessary medical aid.
Mrs. j. N. Alley. who was among
those who went to. aid the CaswelI
family, was also slightly overcome by
the gas, and after reviving passed
through the kitchen and discovered
that the gas Lad in some Iuanner been
turned on in tho stove. The leak was
also sooD located and the gas shut
off.
The Caswell family and Mrs. Evans
were in serious condition, but all
recovered considerably after receiving
medical attention. 1t is considered
that each Of the victims, especially the
little Caswell girl, had narrow escape
from death by asphyxiation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
TROUBLE IS FEARED
Before q Settlement of the Chicago
Machinists' Strike Is Reached.

Before a Settlement of the Chicago
Machinists' Strike Is Reached.
CHICAGO, March Awhile the utter
ances of the leaders Of the striking ma
chinists are peaceable, there is little hope
that the building war will be carried on
without trouble. Fights between the nom
union men ard pickets are expected to-
morrow. Sympathetic strikes of building
material trades may be called, although
the officers of the building trades council
have expressed their belief that they were
unnecessary at the present time. Several
of the building material business agents
however, have declared that attempts to
deliver material to non-union jobs will re-
suit in strikes.
If the weather Is favorable tomorrow,
it is estimated that perhaps as many as
1000 non-union men VIII be put to work.
To protect them, a large number OF special
officers have been engaged by the con-
tractors. and it was stated that the city
police force win also keep a close watch
at points where trouble is expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Patents Issued.
Sner,a1 TO the Register.

SPECIAL flISIStBT.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March Pat
ents have been issued to the following w.
Va. inventors: William I. Gillaspie. Arbu-
tus. egg case: Asa G. Neville. Welisburg,
glass finishing apparatus: Jeffrey A. Phil
lips, Amos, switch operating mechanism;
David and M. Reichblum, Wheeling. COM
bined cuffholder and button; James c.
Sturm, Knottsville, assignor of one-half to
W. Jennings, railway switch. A trade
mark has been registered by Charles j.
Corb.n & Sons Fa.rmont, on tobacco man.
ufactureS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

NEW YORK, March Health Of
ficer Doty has notified the agents and
owners of vessels arriving at this port
from Santos that on and after Monday
the former stringent regulations i'm
posed on vessels from the port of San
tos will be permitted to proceed to
their wharves after the usual inspec-
ton and disinfection
Advices from Santos says there has
been no case Of plague reported there
durins the past thirty dayA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05

ii
NEW YORK March Although
President Mckinley was Up late last
night attending the banquet Of the
Ohio Society he arose al, eight o'clock
this morning and 'breakfhsted shortly
afterwards.
Later in the morning the President,
accompanied by his brother, Abner,
and Secretary Cortelyouy attended SER
vices at the Fifth Avenue Presbyter-
ian church, where the sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Edward G. An
drews, resident bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of New York.
Quite crowd gathered on the av-
enue after the services and greeted
the President and his party with
showers of handclappings.
The President remained in the hotel
until about 4 o'clock when he went
out for a drive with Mr.. Hawk, pro-
prietor Of the hotel at which he was,
stopping. They took a ride up Fifth
avenue. through Central Park and on
Riverside Drive.
Mrs. Mckinley remained at the ho-
tel all the afternoon receiving callers.
Some of those who called were for
mer Governor and Mrs. Levi P. Nor
ton and the Misses Morton; Gen. An
son McCook and United States Dis
trict Attorney Burnett.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
To Demand n Nine-Hour Day.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March A.
Twenty-Five delegates representing the
machinists' unions in this city and all
towns within a radius of thirty miles
of Philadelphia, met to-day and de-
cided to make a general demafid on
June list for nine-hour work day.
They also decided to demand the abo-
lition, if possible, of piece work in all
shops. 1t is possible the manufactur-
ers may lock out the men before they
formally make the demands.> This is
part of the movement startedNin Chi
cago, and may mean fight between
the national association of machine
manufacturers and the international
association of machinists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
Reading to Connect with n.

Reading to Connect With II. q q.
HAGERSToWN. Nd. March An
was announced to-day that the Read
ing Railroad Company would shortly
let contracts for the building of line
to connect it's system with that of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The
new line will commence at a point
north of Chambersburg near Wilson
Female College and pass around the
east side of this place to Guilford
township. where it will connect with
the Western Maryland railroad. The
tracks of the Western Maryland rail-
road will be used to New Franklin
and the Washington and Franklin rail-
road from there to a point one and
half miles north of Hagerstown.
From that place a new line will be
built to Williamsport. Md. From
Williamsport to Cherry Run where
the Baltimore and Ohio connection
will be made. the Potomac Valley
railroad will be used for the present.
it is said.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-05
rexa. Renub1ican. Split.

WACO, Texas, March At is be-
lieved that the Republicans will send
two delegations from Texas to the
next National Convention. They will
hold their convention in this city,
commencing next Tuesday, March 9Th.
Up to the present time nearly every
county and Congressional convention
held in the State has split and sent
two delegations to the State conven-
ton.
Prominent Republican leaders in
this section say that the party friction
is not due to any antagonism to Pres
ident Mckinley.