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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Tribute Under High Tariff.

RnllaQelpnla RECORD.
In the debate over the Porto Rican ques-
ton Senator Spooner acknowledged that as
a rule the duties are paid by the importers,
who in turn levy them upon consumers in
the enhanced prices of foreign commod:-
ties. Formerly the protectionists were in
the habit of insisting that the duties were
paid by the foreign producers.
The distinguished statesman at the head
of the government used to say in his stump
speeches that the foreigners paid the Nc
Kinley duties for the privilege of trading in
this market. But in spite of this dictum
the worst feature of the present tariff sys-
TEN is not that American consumers pay
the duties on foreign imports, but that
they indirectly pay enormous tribute to the
manufacturing trusts in the enhanced cost
of domestic commodities because of tar
if prohibition of foreign competing i'm
ports.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
A CURIOUS CASE.

Admiral Schley at last gets his re-
ward through a decision of Attorney
General Griggs upon an inadvertance
by the Senate. The President recon-
mended that Schley be advanced six
numbers. The Senate did not act di-
rectly upon this, but it did confirm the
nomination of Captain Francis ]. Hig-
ginson to be a commodore, "vice Win
field S. Schley, advanced and pro-
noted" and it is held that this in fact
advanced and promoted" Schley, and
not only that, but he goes above Rear
Admirals Kautz, Remy, Farquhar and
Watson, heretofore his superiors, and
he will soon be the Senior Rear Adj
miral of the Navy, as Admirals Nc
Nair and Howell will soon retire. The
discovery that Schley has been thus
advanced while Sampson gets nothing
is said to have created something akin
to CONSERVATION in the Navy Depart
ment, but there is now no remedy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
All Republicans.


Special to the Register.
HARRISBURG, w. Va, April g.
The municipal election to-day was hard
fought The Republicans elected vir-
tually their whole ticket as follows:
Mayor, NJ. M Thompson; Clerk, P. H.
Shields; Collector, John r. Steele;
Chief of Police James ]. Shildres; AS
SCISSOR, l.. C. Grille; School Commits
sioner, DR.. E. N. Flowers; Street Super
intendent, Hugh Callahan; Councilmen,
John Kearns, Geo. w. Shuttlewortn,
Frank Moore, James o. Martin and w.
6 SierS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Keep an Eye on Him.

Charleston Daily Gazette.
The word has been passed around that
a certain Republican who lives in Calhoun
county, and holds a high position. can take
the Hanna-Elkins Doodle fund and swing
Calhoun county in line for the Republican
ticket. 1t is true that the exalted office
that this man holds would suggest the pro-
priety of his holding himself aloof from
politics, OF any kind, more especially
Doodle politics. But it is said that he has
no seruples in dipping into the very worst
character of political rottenness, and does
not hesitate to handle Republican Doodle
The Democrats of Calhoun county should
keep their eyes on this man and expose
his questionable methods of dabbling in
politics
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
THE UNCERTAIN MCKINLEY.

The way the Republican Chicago
InterOcean continues to fry Mr.. Nc
Kinley over slow fire IS very inter
esting for everybody but the President
and his few followers. On the Puerto
Rican question, under the caption of
What Would Lincoln Do?" the editor
Of the InterOcean remarks, among
other things:
When danger threatened the ascend
ancy or the republican party ulysses 5.
ton should stand in the way of performing
public duty, and the party rallied tri-
umphantly to his support. When William
Mckinley, last December. faced an issue
OF equally grave moment he declared that
we must do our plain duty and at once
Republicans throughout the country took
t1elr position on his platform of one flag
ana one destiny, for Puerto Rico and the
United States.
On that platform the people stand to-
day, as Lincoln said, with firmness in the
which made the Republican party invul-
nerable in the field for twenty-four years
stand where Lincoln stood, where Grant
stood, where Edmunds, Sherman Hoar
Proctor and Harrison stand, where their
President himself, in his public utterances.
has declared that he stands, and no lobby
can stir. them, no pretenses can deceive
them They say TO their representatives
IN Washington to-day:
:" Keep faith with the party Of Lincoln
and Seward, even though you break it
with Mark Hanna and Henry Oxnard
Have faith that right makes might. and
duty"
No apostate from the creed which
made the Republican party invulner-
able" is very good, but it is mild COM
pared with some of the things Repub-
licans are saying about William the
Tickle. His course as to Puerto Rico
Is indefensible, and as yet no one has
seriously undertaken the impossible
task of reconciling his various views.
No longer ago than last December the
president was of the distinct opinion
that Puerto Rico had become an in
tegral portion of the United States,
and this conviction was incorporated
into official legal opinion by Charles
E. Magoon, who bears the new and
Bonorous title of law officer of the
bureau of insular affairs of the War
Department" brand new Job. in
fact. This opinion was addressed to
Secretary Root, and held that the Con-
situation extended, ex proprio vigore.
over Puerto Rico. 1t looked like the
question had been settled right. and the
people were satisfied.
Then something happened. Just
what it was is yet a little uncertain.
but it was important enough to cause
the President to change his mind-to
completely reverse himself. He con-
Guided, after all, that the Constitution
did not extend to the Island. and that
the citizens of Puerto Rico were neither
fish. flesh fowl or good red herring
that they were a little more foreigner
than citizen-and that the thing to do
was to handicap their reviving trade
with good round tariff tax. At first
this tax was to be rs per cent, but
later it was made 15 per cent.
This left Mr.. Magoon In bad hx.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
FREER,S HOPES BLASTED.
Fourth District Congressman Shed
Tears at Huntington-Bright Pros
poets for Democratic Success.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, West Va, April
3.-Congressman Romeo H. Freer
addressed a large Republican gath
ering at Davis Theatre here to-
night. Mr.. Freer came on the invita-
ton of the City Republican Executive
Committee, the very ones who few
weeks ago refused to allow him to adj
dress a mass convention in the same
theatre. Mr. Freer, much to the
chagrin of the Republicans, did not
mention city politics in his speech to-
night.
During his talk this evening he said
that within the past few weeks. the
fondest hopes of his life had been
blasted, and as he spoke these words
he burst into tears.
He referred to his chilly reception
in Huntington on the day of the Re-
publican Convention, and on the whole
his speech simply made the breech in
the party here wider than ever.
Indications were never brighter for
Democratic success here than at the
coming election Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

FOR SALE-One pool table, one billiard
table and everything in connection with a
billiard parlor. Apply Grand Opera House
Billiard Parlor. mh20ed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
REFORM IN OFFICIAL "SOCIETY.''

Miss Margaret Astor Chanler, sis
ter of Representative Chanler, of the
Fourteenth New York district, has
created something of flutter in Wash
ington social circles. Miss Chanler
objects to what she designates ''the
Washington rabble," which invades
the residences of ladies in official life
on at home" days, and suggests as a
remedy that the ladies of the various
State delegations in Congress secure
balls, provide music and refreshments,
and keep a collective at home" out of
their homes, reserving the latter for
real friends"
Miss Chanler made this suggestion
at recent social function of her own,
at which all the guests happened to
belong to the official rabble,"
friends being conspicuous by their
absence, and the result of her frank
ness was something resembling a SEN
sation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Mckinley Leads the shifty Lot.

Philadelphia Record.
Speaker Henderson confirms in his re-
markable letter to a constituent the state
ment that President Mckinley actively
helped to push the Porto Rican tariff bill
through the House. When the President
pushed plain duty into the background
and became an active lobbyist against the
adoption of his own recommendation, was
it any wonder that the sheep followed in
the track of the shepherd? Is it at all re-
markabie that the shiftiest OF the sena-
torial casuists find it beyond their power
TO explain the Presidential curves?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

The newly organized farmers vigil
ance committee of this county ought
to cooperate vigorously with the
officials of Ohio, Brooke and Wash
ington counties in running down the
robbers who tortured David Mcclure,
of Short Creek. There should be a
summary, but lawful, stop put to this
species of outlawry. There has been
entirely too much of it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

do "A knots, or SO miles, per hour, with
coal capacity sufficient to run 1000
miles. The designs are reported to
have greatly impressed the officials.
and such ship may soon be aJdei tc
the navy. AS dispatch boat che
would be invaluable, as she would have
greater speed by fifteen miles an
hour than any vessel afioas in any
navy of the world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

phrase lad infinitum," pronouncing the
longer word with the accent on the second
syllable Finally one of his associates COR
rected him, saying: Give it the long i.
Senator Senator Hoar overheard this and
remarked 1.-THE Senator is probably MAX
ing use of the short Il to save the time of
the Senate"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Millinery Opening to-day at Mars
den l.. Colvig's, 1914 Main street
Will Take the Coal.

GREENSBURG, Pa, April "a. f.
Johnston and P. p. Tarr, who recently
optioned 10000 acres of coal land in
Hempfield and East Huntingdon town
ships at $35 per acre, notified the own
ers to-day that the syndicate they rep
resent will take the coal and pay for it
within the next few days
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
A Democratic House.

Buffalo Courier
The impression is rapidly gaining ground
that the next House of Representatives
will be Democratic. Gains in the middle
west are already conceded by the Repub-
lican newspaper organs of that section.
who protest against the Porto Rican tariff
bill as endanger.ng both the reelection
of President Mckinley and that of many
Representative in Congress.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
THE VIRGINIA COPPER COMFY
~ W"
DIRECTORS.


FtRST-The West Virginia Copper Com
pany is composed almost entirely OF
wheeling business men, and has no eastern
SECOND-The company is duly incorpor-
ateq with an authorized capital OF $sO0Ot0
IH1RD-Ihe company is now, and for
more than two months has been operating
and developing five mines owned by the
company, and situated about ten miles
IRON sanford, in Graham county. Arizona.
FOURTH-The company owns one hun
dred and SlXty-three acres OF land upon
Which at the present time, are live lode
claims, two OF which are being fully deve-
oped, namely, the Hub and the Boz
caro-"
FIFTH-very recent reports from our
superlntendent on the ground are of the
most favorable character A shaft on the
HUB claim has been sunk TO the depth
OF % feet, and at the commencement, the
vein of ore was 10 inches at the depth
named. 1t is now feet 6 inches ana show
ing ore OF a very fine quality. A tunnel
has been excavated on the Bocaro claim.
the depth from the surface being about los
feet and according to soundings and meas
urements, it is estimated by experts to be
very close TO the vein.
SixTH-Assays made from ore taken
Unfortunately from both these mines
made In Arizona, Pittsburg Pa, and
wheeling, show in no instance less than
per ton and gold on an average of $50
per ton. The expense Of mining, smelling
and shipping does not exceed $3.50 per ton.
SIlNENTH-The title to the above de-
scribed property Is In the name of the
Virginia Copper Company, OF Wheeling.
w. Va, and the properties OF this company
are believed by experts TO CONSTITUTES one
OF the richest mining enterprises In
Arizona.
EtGHTH-To more rapidly push the de-
velopment Of this property the company
offers for limited time, a few thousand
shares Of stock at 80 cents per share OF
the par value OF 81, and worcestershire
For further particulars and prospectus,
apply at once to any Of the above named
directors. or to
A. T.. FAULKNER, Sec,
Rooms IL and IS, Masonic Temple.
ap4,3 Wheeling w Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Lord Roberts has sent word to MAIZE
king that the town must hold out I'M
til May Gath, nearly two months. 1t
cannot possibly do it, if reports are
correct as to the stock of food on
hand. They have been eating horse
and mule meat in Mafeking for two
months now.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

It's up to Pittsburg realty owners
now. The new assessment for pur-
poses of taxation is expected to show
an increase of twenty millions, with
a total of three hundred millions.
The tax rate will probably be $3.50 or
s1.90 on the 500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
------0----------------@
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
Worth of Coal Contracted fOr-Pitts-
burg Coal Company Takes Big

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 3.-The
Pittsburg Coal Company has just re-
ceived one of the largest contracts for
coal ever awarded a single company.
The National Steel Company, Ameri-
can Tin Plate Company and the Amer
lean Steel Hoop Company have award
ed to the local coal concern joint
contract for supplying most of the coal
used in the various mills for a year.
While the exact figures on the deal
are withheld. it is said the contract
is worth in the neighborhood of $780,
100000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
DAVIS'S RESIGNATION
Accepted by Secretary Hitchcock
The Letter Kept Secret.

The Letter Kept Secret.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The resig-
nation of Mr.. Webster Davis as AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior, was
accepted to-day by Secretary Hitch
cock, by direction of the President.
The resignation, it is understood, was
sent directly to the President by Mr..
Davis, but was referred to the Secre-
tary of the Interior, to be accepted by
him in the regular course.
Secretary Hitchcock declined to say
anything in regard to the resignation.
He believed that the statements made
by Mr.. Davis fully covered the case.
The Secretary refused to make public
the text of the letter of resignation
or that of the acceptance of it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Every Boer soldier wears a num-
bered metal tag for purposes of iden-
LITIGATION. The English recently found
a wounded soldier whose tag was
numbered 68,126.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

President Harper, of the University
of Chicago, is as great a success as a
financier as he is as an educator. A
man who can raise s1S0,000 between
9 a. M and 10 p. M of the same day
for school is a pretty good hustler.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Mr.. Freer announces that he will
again be candidate for Congress.
With nobody on his. trail, he may get
as far as the nomination
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Even the Republicans of Rhode Is
land don't fancy the Puerto Rican
bill. But who does. outside of the
inner administration circle?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
FIFTY MILES AN HOUR.

A proposition has been submitted
to the Navy Department to construct
a warship 22O feet in length by q feet
beam, maximum draft Z feet, to be
run By electricity and guaranteed to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Alabama reports the greatest mint
crop in the history of the State. Now
let Kentucky do her share.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

There was a surplus revenue of $751;
100000 for the month of March, but
the war taxes go on, just the same.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

''The top O. the mornin'" to Her
Majesty will be the greeting in Dub
lin to-day,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Up to date the English have lost
twenty-three guns by capture.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

The promenade to Pretoria" will
be over a thorny path.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
saving Time,

Chicago Chronicle.
While delivering a speech in the Senate
recently Mr.. Pettigrew. who is rather
tireless talker. made frequent use Of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
WITHDRAWAL.

] hereby withdraw from the race for
the Democratic nomination for County
Commissioner In Richland district, in
favor Of A. p. McColIoch, and in do
ing go / desire 70 thank my many
friends for their promises OF support and
expressions Of good Will
Very respectfully,
apes GEORGE CRIS5
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Miners ON Strike.

GROVE CITY, Pa. April 3.-Four
thousand coal miners in the Mercer dis
trict are on strike for an increase of
912 cents per ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Is Hon. Webster Davis guilty OF
"treason?"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
Marsden l.. Colvig's Millinery Open
ing to-day, 1914 Main street.
Getting Shriners' Signatures.

Special 10 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, April g.
James B. Mckee, potenraJe of Osiris
Temple, of Wheeling, is here tonight
getting the Shriners signatures for the
meeting of the imperial council al
Washington, D. c., in May.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
10th Day of May, 1900,

at the following places:
In the First Congressional District, at
Clarksburg. in the County Of Harrison; in
the Second Congressional District, at
Charles Town, in the County of Jefferson;
IN the Third Congressional District, at
Charleston, in the County of Kanawha; in
the Fourth Congressional District, at Point
Pleasant, in the County Of Mason.
Each of said Congressional District Con-
yentions shall appoint one Delegate-at-
Large and one alternate therefor, and two
District Delegates. and two alternates
therefor, to represent the Democracy of
West Virginia in said National Convention:
The basis of representation in each of
said Congressional District Conventions
will be one vote for each one hundred
votes t ~ ana fraction thereof over MY c @s
vember election of 1896, and each county
Is requested to appoint such number of
Delegates to each Congressional District
Convention as is equal to the number of
votes it. may be entitled to by the above
basis of representation.
ADREW EDMIsTON, Chairman.
WILLIAM A. OHLEY. Secretary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
DIED.

MARTINA the residence of her broth
err ". A. Wilson, on Tuesday. April 3D.
1900. at $40 a. m, Mrs. George w Martin,
of Brookfield Mo-, daughter Of the late
William P. and Sarah Wilson.
Funeral notice hereafter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
NORTON & co.
Wheeling Stee! & Iron Co. Stock.
16 Nat. Exchange Rank Building.
PHONE NO. S.
GENERAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 23d
day of March, 1850, / was appointed adj
ministratrix of the estate Of WentIin
Schafer, deceased, by the Clerk OF the
County Court of Ohio County.
Persons owing the said Wentlin Sehafer
lin .Schafer viii please present them to me
at once MARY A. SCHAFER.
Administrative OF the Estate OF Wentlin
Schafer. deceased.
mch5S, 30.apr24
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

SPECIAL PLAN for 500 hustling agents to
cuffs neckties. Patented and guaranteed
goodsa No better Line to sell; few as good.
NJ & NJ. MFG. CO., Springfield, Mass.
ap4eq
WANTED-Agents to handle our line of
instalment goods; highest commissions
ed C. f. ADAMS Co, No. $50 Market
street. apSet
WANTED-Agents for the Ordinary
Branch, Prudential Insurance Company OF
America Illustrations for intending insur-
ers upon application. G. |. GARRISON,
General Agent, Room D1 Peabody Build
ing Wheeling, w. Va. mh7e&dqb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

A new crop of French duels is i'm
minent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
MALE HELP WANTED.
FEMALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Up-stairs girl; no house clean
ing. Apply to 96 Twelfth street ap5e&dh
WANTED-White lady cook at Erie Hotel,
Bowerston Ohio. mh30e&da
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
DELEGATE CONVENTIONS.

At meeting of the Democratic State
Executive Committee of West Virginia,
held at Charleston, on the 25th day of jan
uary, 1900, it was ordered that the twelve
delegates to which the State of West Vir-
ginia is entitled in the next Democratic
National Convention Ito be held at Kansas
City, Mo-, on the 4th day of July, 1900, to
nominate candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States, be selected
as follows:
The Democrats in each county in the
State shall appoint at such time and place,
and in such manner as the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee of each county may de-
termine, Delegates to the Congressional
District Conventions to be held in each OF
the founr Congressional Districts of the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

Tribune Bicycles, $4,000. Jason c.
Stamp, New Store. Peabody Building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALE OR RENT-On account Of i'll
health, will sell the Manhattan Restaurant,
one of the best in the city Address ST.
MON & POMEROY, Sistersville, w. Va.
mh30e&da
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

SEE THE KALISPELL STEAM
Laundry for rates on family laundry.
TICKLE YOUR PALATE AND
tone your stomach with Celery Gin.
Tonic.
YORK STATE APPLE CIDER 50
cents per gallon. Kalispe'l Liquor Il
Tobacco Co.
MRS. WIN. VANDERVEI.R Is
agent for the American Steam Laun-
dry in Columbia Falls.
NOTICE THE WORK DONE ON
collars and cuffs by "Our New ShaP.
err" at the Kalispell Steam Laundry
THE KALISPELL HOSPITAL is.
sues annual tickets which grant all
privileges and medical attention dur
ing sickness or accident.
PRICE FOR SAVING WOOD Will
be the old rate; wood cut twice, undel
five cords, 60 cents per cord. five core
and over so cents per cord. Gu
once in two, under i've cords so cents
over five cords 40 cents. Positivel,
cash. Esaw James.