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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
BUOYANT FEELING
OF Optimism Now Prevails at National
Capital.
THE OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL
For. Speedy Settlement Of the Chi.
nese Trouble.
THE NEGOTIATIONS NOW PENDING
Are Believed To Have 0 Substantial Foun.
dati0n.
CHINA MUST PUNISH THE BOXER LEADERS
Plans Are Now BEING Considered by
which the Powers VIII SEQ
That This Is Done.
Are Believed TO Have Substantial Foun.
dation.
CHINA MUST PUNISH THE BOXER LEADERS

Washington. October 3,-A feeling OF
buoyant optimism prevailed among off,
eials here today. relative TO the Chinese
troubles that warranted the belief in the
existence OF sound foundation based on
every receut development in pending me-
gotiations.
II is evidently the conviction among Of
fcials that a reapproachmcnt among the
powers is near ut hand. 1t Is expected
that the cttention of this government will
be turned within t're next few days to
some entirely new phases brought UP by
toe French note to the powers. There
Is no doubt as to the accuracy OF the
foreign dispatches stating that NJ. del
Case. the French minister of foreign
anairs. has addressed n note TO the pow
ers proposing a general plan OF dealing
" th tho subject. This note undoubtedly
will be in the hands of this government
by the time the president returns, and
already there is considerable anxiety In
foreign quarters as TO the answer the
United Sta es VIII make.
There !; reason TO believe that some
OF the continental powers Go not view
the Fren PROPOSALS with favor and
that there may be a renewal IN this note
Of the differences OF view recently de-
yeloped over the German note. So far as
this government is concerned. there is,
however. no reason TO believe the French
nropositions viii meet with disfavor.
Meantime. plans are under consideration
by which the powers VIII see that China
carries out her purpose OF Furnishing
the guilty parties. Ii IL folt 10 be per-
h,ps that the punishment shall be car
ricd out in such public manner. either
with tho knowledge OF the foreign min
listers or in their presence. that there
can be no question as to the complete
ness OF China's reparaton
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
WELLINGTON AND HoGe.
Followed Governor ROosevcIt n
Lincoln. Neb.

Lincoln Neb., october 3.--Following III.
Roosevelt demonstration yesterday, the
fusionists OF Nebraska held a counter rail-
ly today with Senator wellington OF
Maryland and Ex-Governor Hogg OF Texas
speakers. The crowd In the city was
very large. Marching clubs escorted the
speakers TO the State capitol grounds,
where the afternoon meeting was held.
Governor Hogg confined his address to an
answer OF Governor Roosevelt. He ac-
cused the governor OF Haunting the bloody
shirt OF forty years ago and denounced
what he called the structures passed on
the National Guard rs compared with the
Rough Riders.
Senator Wellington spoke for nearly two
hours He said he was still republican
and different from Mr.. Bryan on the tariff
and money questions. but was supporting
him because Imperialism was the issue Of
all others, and on that they were sgreed
Senator Wellington accused the presi1
dent OF inducing him by false pretenses TO
vote TO ratlfy the treaty of Paris. He SAID
he was opposed to The war with Spain from
the start and stlll believed II was an I'M
necessary war. SO far as Cuba is con-
cerned. Il is simply a changing OF masters.
and the last. he said, Is worse than the
first
Senator wellington and Ex-Governor
Hogg spoke again tonight at an indoor
meeting to crowded houses.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
ROOSEvEIT's ADMISSION.
Says Democrats Have Generally
"CrIfisikcd wrong


Chadron. Neb,. October 3.The Roosc
welt train stopped at Chadron long
enough to enable Governor Roosevelt.
Senator Dolliver and A. o. Dietrich, can
didate for governor, 10 show themselves
on the platform In the middle Of the
town. This is essentially cattle growing
country and other farm products do not
flourish to any great extent. Governor
Roosevelt said:
Mr.. Bryan has said again and again
that il the republican party under Nc
Kinley came into power you would Ees
the prices OF ranch and farm products
90 down; that you would see savings banK
deposits go down; mortgages go up and
workers stand idle. Those were the
prophecies four years ago. The fulhll-
ment has been that here in your State
your mortgageg have decreased 40 2er
cent; the. wage workers have had about
SO per cent greater opportunity for work.
The price OF farm products has gone
up from 10 to 20 per cent. Out here
where you raise cattle, not only the
amount OF cattle, but the value of them
have increased anywhere from 40 to 50
per cent Now, under our free government
II Is an inaiienable right to make fools
OF ourselves II we wish and II you want
to go back to the old conditions, that Is
your right. You can go right straight
back into The slough out OF which we
worked our way four years ago by put
ting into power the party which for forty
years has never done any constructive
work, but has always criticized aud has
generally criticized WRONG"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
Negroe. Ran the Convention.

Columbia, s. G.. October Ain the ~
publican State convention here tonigt
the first time since they were give
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
SUGAR MARKET DEMoRALrzED.
Lower Quotations by the Trust Met
by Independent RcfiDers.


New York October 3.--The Generalization
of the sugar market which took place today
was effected in a most radical manner By
the unexpected action of the trust this morn
ing Agents of the company were Instructed
to ask for bids for graduated at 5.e5, figure
20 points below the last quotation. The in
dependent rehners met the decline by quot
lug 80 and the Arbuckle's lowest price was
met by the American company until re
duction of 40 points for the day was recorded.
The action was a surprise, as was also the
selling order placed by the sugar people to
sell American Sugar stock at the opening,
These orders we're large enough to cause the
lrst sale Of the day to be IA points below
the close last night. The action marks at
least a break in the trade agreement between
The rival refiners. which agreement may,
however. have terminated at this time, the
ending Of the canning season. The coming
into sight OF large amounts OF rawe was
Arbuckles opened their rehneries today with
materials sufficient to keep up full time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
rexnns in View York.

New York. October s.-The following Tex
ans are registered at New York hotels
Dallas-T. ]. Clark. Imperial; Mr.. ana MIS-
r Gardner. Fifth Avenue
Delphia-Mrs. Burner ana Mrs W. T.
Sprague Everett ,.
9pGaa1ayes,on-Arthur B. Homer. Westminster.
sherman-Mrs Sam LOANS and MISS hen
rIetta Lozans, Holland
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
ARBITRATION THAT WORKS.


right TO vote. the negroes took entire COM
troll OF the republican organization. Il. II.
Dean. negro. displaced II. r. Tolbert,
white. as chairman of the State executive
committee. and General Robert Smalls.
negro. was re-elected vice chairman over
j. II Wheeler, a white man. The attempt
to nominate State ticket failed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-04
A BIG BET MADE.
Territory CattIemen Wager Fifty
Ihnuannl DaIlnrh.

fhoushhh DoAiurss
Fort Worth, Texas, October 3-one OF
the largest political wagers yet made IA
the South was concluded at Rush Springs,
!. T., yesterday between two OF the most
prominent stockmen In the Territory.
Their names are A. L. Evans and John
Davis. The former bets $4,000 that w.
j. Bryan viii be elected the next president
OF the United States asainst an equal
amount, As soon as the wager was tin-
ished both men went TO chickasha. where
the money was deposited subject 10 draft
according to the provisions OF the bet The
wager caused The greatest excitement
among the people OF Rush Springs
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21
THE NEW RATTLESHIPS.

Some consideration of the five new
battleships, the Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Georgia, Virginia and Rhode IS
land, will be of interest, even to the
landsman. Three of these five ships,
authorized in 1899, will be of $4,000
tons burthen, 435 feet in length, rs
feet 10 inches beam, and of 26 feet
draft. The other two, unsheathed, are
of the same length, rs feet 212 inches
beam, 1860 tons displacement, and of
the same draft-26 feet The speed OF
all five is TO 19 knots. Each ship will
carry four Pinch guns forty calibres
in length and eight S-inch guns, forty
five calibres in length, in the primary
battery, with twelve 6-inch, twelve IA
Founders, twelve 3-pounders, and eight
1-pounder rapid IRE guns in the Sec
ondary battery. Three of the ships
win have superimposed turrets. with
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

Schurman, of Cornell University, in
these words:
Our soldiers on the islands are dy-
ing at the rate Of five day. Our forces
ars scattered and the insurgents are
plundering the natives by the whole
sale. Prices for meat and rice, the
staple foods. have risen 500 per cent
in the last three years. The natives,
taught by the cruelty and treachery
OF the Spaniards TO mistrust all whites.
have not learned TO trust us. Condi-
tons are on the whole no better than
they were during the Spanish rule.
There is as yet no chance for admin
istrative reform. The prolongation OF
hostilities tends 10 develop class des-
pots OF the stripe Of Aguinaldo. who is
merely military dictator and plumb
erer living off the people"
So much for the prospect of a speedy
end of the Philippine rebellion as seen
by President Schurman, who visited
the islands as an accredited American
Commissioner 10 offer the Filipinos
peace with a certain amount OF local
independence. His view OF the time
that will be required to fit the Fill
pinos for self-goyernment after we
have followed his advice to send an
army large enough and permanent
enough to wind up the fighting busi-
ness once for all. will startle some Of
the easy-going good people Eh0 votsd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

to sustain Mckinley and his war policy
because they hoped that the defeat OF
Bryan would induce the fighting Fill
pinos TO follow the example OF Crock
ett's coon and come down without any
more shooting. He says:
IF, a century hence, the people be-
come fused into one nationality desir-
ing independence, our descendants will
grant il"
A pretty long experiment of imper-
ialism it is to which President Schur-
man invites us. An indefinite army
certainly much larger than the one
now in the Philippines must be main
tanned at an unknown but very great
cost for a longer time than President
Schurman cares to predict in order to
crush Aguinaldo's rebellion and re-
store semblence of order after which
a century of military occupation must
follow before these people will be pre-
pared for independence and self-gov-
eminent
One wonders what would have hap
pened if president Schurman and other
imperialists had been as frank about
the prospects of conquering and civil
izing the Filipinos before election as
they have been since. 1t is too late
now to change the result and inaugu-
rate new policy. but those who voted
for four years more of Mckinley and
century of imperialism will get some
idea of the costlr nature of our contract
to subjugate the Filipinos by reading
what President Schurman, who has
been on the ground, thinks about the
present condition and future possibil-
tiles of our first attempt to become a
world power. 1t won't require an ex-
pert mathematician to figure out that
American expansion in the Orient is
to be very costly undertaking. The
game can by no possibility be worth
the candle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

levy any tax, charge or burden upon the
tolls fares profits or business of the said
company, or upon persons or property be-
cause or by reason OF the same being
ried or conveyed on the railway or cars
of said company. But nothing herein
mentioned is to be so understood or con,
strued as to impair the rights OF the ats sa ~
tax the capital stock of the said company,
or the profits arising from Its business
when the same is in the hands OF or De-
longing to individuals, or other corpora
lions in Wheeling. as the separate proper
ty of such corporation or individuals.
That is to say. after the year 1902,
or rather during that year, the Coun-
ell of the city of Wheeling will have
power under the franchise granted the
Wheeling Railway Company, to make
such charge for the use OF the public
streets by the said corporation as may
be in accordance with justice, the pub
lie interests and modern FRANCHISE
ideas, and it will readily occur to cit
liens that whether a new ordinance
be asked for by a new corporation, or
the liberty allowed to the city
in the existing ordinance be
taken into consideration, there
ought to be an especially wise
choice in the selection of Councilmen
at the coming election, for the new
Council will have to deal with this
question.
Let no citizen allow political or per-
sonal considerations to interfere with
his vote for Councilmen, for by his
choice he will be bound along with the
entire community, for long term OF
years to come. The time is an oppor-
tune one to better an important public
condition, and it should be fully and
advantageously used.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

a pair of 8-inch guns over the Pinch.
The other two will have the usual type
of turrets, the main ones containing
the larger guns, while the 8-inch
weapons will be contained in separate
turrets on the quadrelateral system,
while in each type the 6 and S-inch guns
will be carried in broadside The maxi
mum armor thickness will be II inches
Accommodations will be provided on
each ship for one flag officer, one COM
handing officer, one chief of staff,
twenty wardroom officers, twelve jun
ior officers, ten warrant officers and
658 crew and marines, making a grand
total of seven hundred and three.
Both officers and crew will have wash
rooms, bath rooms and other similar
conyeniences, such as will place the
comfort and healthfulness of these yes
sells very high in the scale Every
possible electrical device will be en-
ployed, and these five ships will be a
distinct advance in naval architecture.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21
INT rnEsrrNG STATISTICS

The total vote of the country for
President. by States, is not yet at
hand. but sufficient data has accumu-
lated TO warrant some interesting de-
auctions from the result. Four years
ago Mr.. Bryan was strongest IN tne
Middle West and far West, while he
was lamentably weak in the East. Inc
returns at hand show that the Demo-
cratic candidate gained this year l6I,'ol
in the New England States alone over
1895 and 100000 more in the Middle
States, while he lost 351,76 in the Tar
West. Mckinley lost this year In
every New England State-lS,O00 IN
Maine, $4,000 in New Hampshle, lO,ooo
IN Vermont, 10000 in Massachusetts,,
1000 in Rhode Island, and 25,0Oo III
Connecticut. He also lost close to l00-
200 in New York, and very largely IN
Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware.
Illinois also showed Mckinley loss OF
$4,000, but there a Republican gain in
Ohio of $4,000, in Indiana of 10000, IN
Michigan of $4,000, in Wisconsin OF
1900. in Iowa of $4,000, and in Mime
sofa of 1000. But the great Mckinley
gains were in the far West, just as his
great losses were in the extreme East,
as the following table shows
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21
Regulation of A.rriageby Law.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
There seem TO have been some fairly
sensible people at the Tri-State Med
zeal Society OF Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia, which has just concluded its
sessions. The question OF regulating
marriages by law so as to prevent
habitual drunkards, criminals, victims
Of drugs and persons addicted with In
durable diseases entering the state OF
matrimony and breeding degenerates
was thoroughly discussed and plans
for bringing the whole subject before
the Legislatures OF the various States
were laid. By barring these classes
from marriage the society hopes to
elevate the mental and physical cali
bre OF posterity, and certainly, when
the loose methods by which couples
are now Joined together are considered.
every one will wish 1t good speed in its
propaganda.
II may be argued that a law Of this
kind could not be enforced. That Is
true to a certain extent. But while
many cases would escape the action OF
the Law where It should be imposed.
stu It would be very satisfactory
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

Upon the eighth page of this morn
ing's Register will be found com
munication from an observant citizen
which merits more than ordinary at
tenton. The subject matter is the
street car franchises of the city, the
pending reorganization and consolida-
ton OF the existing companies and the
proposed application to Council for A
new charter to run for the legal limit,
at least. This matter directly con-
Germs the entire population OF the city,
and calls for a wise discretion upon
the part OF the voters, both in in2A.ng
nomination for Councilmen and in the
subsequent election. Powerful influ-
enecs will, no doubt, be enlisted to Sc
cure the nomination and election of
members who will favor the corpora
ton and be liberal in the construction
of an ordinance. The people must
look to it that their interests are prop
erly considered, and that modern ideas
in the granting of franchises are very
fully lived up to.
The original street car franchise in
this city was given to the Citizens
Railway Company and was passed by
Council August IA, 1866. 1t was for
period of fifteen years. On September
II, 1882. this franchise was renewed
for the term of thirty years. On Aug
ust 8, 1887, the Wheeling Railway Com
Dany, now operating the lines OF the
Citizens Company under a lease. was
given franchise without time limit
but which ordinance contained this pro-
vision in Sec 2:
Sec. ,. That the Council of the CITY of
Wheeling or other corporate authori-
ties of said city, shall and will not during
the term of fifteen years from the time of
the passage of this ordinance tax the cap
,tal stock of the company belonging to the
company. or the railways or tracks. cars
motors. depots or standing grounds of the
company, nor will the Council or other
corporate authorities of the said city tax
any other property of the company. real
or personal, at greater or higher rate
than they tax like property belonging to
others than said company; and that the
said city authorities shall and will not
during the said term Of fifteen years, lay or
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

1t is becoming more and more ap-
parent, as the days go by, that China
is to be dismembered by the powers,
and this despite the utmost endeavors
of the United States and Japan exert
ed in the direction of maintaining the
integrity of the empire and the open
door" The money indemnity of six
hundred million dollars, apparently
tacitly agreed upon, is a sum far be-
yond the ability of China to pay, even
if extended over a long series of years,
for extension at interest would be
rather worse than payment in lump
sum. The only other indemnity pos
sible is territory, and cessions all
around or forcible occupation means
the ruin Of the country as in indie
pendent power. Manchuria is already
as good as lost, despite Russia's pre-
tensions of wishing nothing. The Pei
no river region will probably never
again be under Chinese rule, at
least as far at Tien-Tsin, and even
Picking may never again be given up to
native control In the South the in
fiuences and territorial authority of
France and England will be extended,
whatever happens, as it already prac-
tically has been, and Germany will d.
mand very large slice and Japan Car :
not be ignored.
China could possibly scrape up two
hundred millions with which to make
amends for bad conduct. Anything
more than that is beyond her ability.
1t is estimated at Washington that the
cost of the American expedition to
China was about twenty millions, and
that other claims for damages would
aggregate ten millions more, or thirty
millions in ALL If the other six great
powers would scale their indemnity
upon the same basis, the total would
not be over 100000, eco, but it is prob
able that neither Japan, Russia nor
Germany would be satisfied with any
thing like thirty millions each. Japan
has been to very large expense, Ger
many has peculiar claims for exem-
plery damages, Russia has probably
expended forty or fifty millions in the
Chinese affair, for her military opera
tions have been upon a large scale.
And all This is aside from England, the
cost to which nation must run far into
the millions.
The outlook for Chinese independ-
ence is a dark one, but the govern
ment of the empire brought the
troubles upon its own head, and has
nothing to complain of and no re-
course but an appeal to clemency,
backed by promises of good behavior
in the future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

The serious illness of Senator Davis,
of Minnesota, is more serious matter
than is directly apparent. AS mem
Der of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions, Mr.. Davis made an especial study
Of pending treaties, and knows more
about them and their probable effects
than all the rest of the Senate COM
bined. His knowledge of these con1pli-
Gated matters was perfect, and Senators
generally left all details to him. His
death or long continued illness would
be in the nature of national calam
ity
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

thing If even two or three marriages
of i'll assorted couples out of each hum
dred could be prevented. It would help
humanity Just that much and save
many man and woman going through
the world handicapped by the vices
and the sins Of those who had no right
TO bring children into it. Those who
have made study of heredity in its
various forms are well aware OF the inn
portance of careful selection in the
question of marriage, and if the law
that the Tri-State Medical Society pro-
poses were even only half successful
in its operation it would be conducive
of great good.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

Judge W. G. Bennett is to be con-
graduated upon the splendid race he
made for the Supreme Court OF APP
peals. particularly in Lewis county,
where Judge Henry Brannon's strength
was specially marshalled against him,
that being the home of both, but in
which he received more votes than any
other candidate upon the Democratic
ticket. running 81 votes ahead of Bry-
an, while Judge Brannon fell SO votes
short of Mckinley. He also led the
entire ticket in Braxton county, and
the national and State ticket in nearly,
If not every county, in the interior
where he is best known, and through
out the State he made race that did
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21
THREE BURGLARIES.
Special 70 the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
KEYSER, w. Va. November 90
Three burglaries were committed at
Piedmont and Luke last night Soon
after midnight burglars entered C. g..
Reps blacksmith shop. taking num-
Der of tools. Later the American
steam laundry Office was entered, the
safe blown open and fifty dollars taken.
About four O'Clock ID. r. Graham &c
CO.. store at Luke. Nd, was entered
and the safe blown to pieces with dyna-
mite. about $500 being secured. No
clue has been found.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-21

On the 30th inst, President Portirio
Diaz ends his twenty-fourth consecu-
tive year as the Chief Executive of
Mexico His rule has been benifcent
one, and yet, soldier and statesman, he
is an Indian, born in Olxaca Septem-
Der Is, 1890 His career has been a
wonderful ore, and is more like the
widest flights Of romance than
stern reality. His popularity in Mexico
exceeds that. Of any man in any coun-
try on earth.