The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-11

CHICAGO. Sept. 1O.-Thls town is be-
coming famous for Its suicides. 1t
averages one dry the year around,
and during the hot weather there Is a
shocking increase OF these melancholy
occurrences. IVA AK
|; is seldom. however. that SO esteem
cd i man as +. II. Follansbee, ex-Alder-
man. young, rich, and popular, faces
conditions which impel him TO shorten
his earthly career. Hopeless III health
was the cause. He simply FASTENED the
end which must otherwise have been
reachrd through fearful suffering, de-
slrlrg. no doubt. TO save his family from
the sight OF his torture as much as to
spare himself, On the,same day. Fred;
erck Hensell sat upon his porch read
Ing, unconscious OF the fact that his
wife and child were being asphyxiated
by gas In n room of his home. Mrs.
Hensell suffered from melancholia.
At the same time. in another part of
the city, a giri named Ethel ,Ingles left
the home OF her parents and. In all
probability. drowned herself in the lake.
She left 4 pathetic and incoherent note
saying that there was no use in Giving
and wearing good clothes" when her
parents hated her. Just what she meant
by the last remark her parents who are
distracted with grief, have much diff
Guilty in determining, Shat probably
took deep offense at some casual criti-
clsm. a few hours before,A. C. Haynes
took laudanum and died at q hotel be-
cause he was unable to support his wife.
81 do not consider 1t at all unlikely"
said q physician who Is distinguished in
nervous diseases, that the sudden and
excessive rise in the temperature had
something to do with this record. Even
j well and fortunate person feels irri-
tated at the heat; u person inclined 20
bursts OF temper is much more likely to
be subject to anger on a hot day; 4 mel
ancholy, person or one not In good ply
steal condition is particularly liable to
depression when the air is heavy with
moisture and hot and close.
II have most sympathy with. the
young who seek self-destructlon. 1t is
my opinion that few parents appreciate
the constituencies of the young, their re-
morse for faults, or their profound de-
spair when anything goes wrong. The
old know that even despair cannot last.
The inexperienced think 1t must be
eternal They have not learned to hope.
u l had son or daughter. would
never let the day close without q thor
ough reconciliation II there had been n
misunderstanding, and In the matters
dear TO them would think long time
before opposed them. There is too Of
ten fatal lack OF confidence between
parents and children. and during long
life have observed that In nearly every
case OF youthful suicideNthe unfortunate
has been under the impression. that he
or she was not loved at home"
Result of Frequent Strikes.
The variety. duration and frequency
OF strikes among workingmen In Chica-
so have become so bothersome that the
employers are feeling in many cases
that unless they can secure work.
men nothing remains for them but 10
quit the city. Seven hundred and fifty
woodworkers struck this week, making
demands Of a particular sort, not OF in
terest to others, and. as these demands
cannot be acceded to by the manufac-
;urers. the mlllmen talk of removing TO
Michigan, saying that they have to
compete with Michigan men. who can
se; steady labor at reasonable wages
and material at cheaper rates. The
milimcn feel they cannot be handicap
ped by continued strikes while the de-
mand for their produce is as urgent US
II Is.
The truth is, It is difficult to get labor
OF any sort In Chicago. The servant
question has become truly serious
one. Many women who have meyer had
experience In homework find 1t neces-
sary to look after their own cooking and
10 nave charwomen, working by the
day. perform the other labors of the
mousse The dressmakers appear to be
indifferent to work. and In all classes
OF Iabor there is hamilton. Never has
'he city seen so many holiday makers
as this summer. The beaches, the beer
gardens, the parks, and all places of
amusement are throngel In the after
moons, not by the wcll-to-do class so
inuch as by the working people. The
long strikes have unsettled them. They
are restless, infatuated with idleness,
and apparently not anxious about the
iuturr. How large percentage OF
these persons will apply to the county
ioF aid nexS winter can only be conjcc-
tured.
Less Money for Schools.
Inc schools OF the city are being
opened week later than customary as
Measure OF economy. Owing to de-
probation in real estate and consequent
'eciihe OF taxes the funds available for
school purposes this year are but &c.
''O'oO0 Instead OF 100000. as was cx-
pec'ed. The consequence Is that the
teachers suffer, not only being kept
iio'h their schools week beyond the
'i'ne expected, but by being forced 10
ieihquish the increase in salaries prom
'sea 70 them. There will be accommo-
uat'on FOR 25GS6l pupils in tho public
"e"oo'fooms. but the enrolment Will. It
'S anticipated. exceed this considerably