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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

Major Ran Stalnaker has returned
from a business trip to New York.
When seen by a Register Reporter yes
terday and INTERCEPTED concerning the
sentiment in the East relative to Pres
ident Gates alleged improper manipu-
lation of affairs of the American Steel
and Wire Company, he expressed him
self freely both as to his observation,
and his personal opinion.
did you hear anything about Mr..
Gates while in the east?" asked the
reporter.
Yes, and to say that the business
people in New York, Pittsburg, in fact,
everywhere, are disguised with the an
tics of Mr.. Gates, of the American
Steel & Wire Company, would but
dignation. Business men generally do
not take kindly to having a gambler
at the head of a large and important
industrial, particularly If they are in
terested. / understand the stockhold-
ers also include many small share-
holders, such as laborers, widows and
working girls, and to have their in
terests j~eopardiZed in such a manner
is simply outrageous. No matter how
successful a gambler may be he can't
always win. Even if he is successful
individually, he has no business Jeo-
pardizing the holdings of others, and
then, again, it seriously effects all
stocks, no matter If they have no sort
of connection with the A. S. w. 1t
sympathetically drags them all down,
for the country at large has not had
time as yet to discriminate between
the good and the bad industrials.
Take the National Tube Company,
for example. Everybody has conf
dence in the concern, and especially
in Mr.. Frank J. Hearne, who is its ex-
ecutive head. Yet National Tube also
declined alphabetically.
"The success of them all depends on
the management, and a man at the
head of a large industrial who is a
plunger, Spectator or gambler Will
never have the confidence of the peo-
pie. For instance, | notice in the New
York papers, giving Saturdays tran
s~actions on the Stock Exchange, that
nearly forty-one million of the COM
mon stock of the A. S. w. changed
hands that day. There is only fifty
millions Of it. Of course, no outsider
can tell what the result will be and
where the thing will stop. Certainly
it won't stop if Mr.. Gates continues at
the head of the A. S. & w. No, | don't
think it likely that he will remain"
"Any politics in New York;" queried
the reporter.
Eyes, lots of it. The Republi-
cans had a convention there to send
delegates to Philadelphia. They had
just as we'll not met, as Mr.. Plat
wouldn't allow them to do or say a
word without his approval. He is a
good boss. Then, the Democratic State
Committee had a meeting the same
week. The trouble with the Democrats
is that the leaders are mostly against
Bryan, but are afraid to speak out.
They want to do everything under COW
er and quietly, and the result is that
it is so quiet that nobody ever hears
of it.
There is only one man in the Demo
cratic party to-day in the east who is
a natural leader and who is not afraid
to talk out, and that man is Perry
Belmont. He is bold, aggressive and
has brains, and If he was allowed to
shape the policy and nam the candi-
dates the Democrats would win hands
down."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A Contest for a Cash Prize Among
Pupils of State Normal Schools.

The West Virginia. Woman's Stuff
rage Association offered some time
ago $25 as a prize to the students OF
the State Normal Schools making the
best address on the subject of Wo-
man Suffrage. The first of the contests
came off at Fairmont Saturday eve-
ming last, five young women contest
ing. Mr.. Barnes, principal of the Nor
NAL School presided. The Fairmont
band played selections between the
addresses. Mr.. John Mason, Rev.
Stetzer and Miss Oldham, the latter
lady residing with Bishop Fenick's
family, were the judges of the contest.
All the young women spoke we'll,
each address seeming to grow more in
teresting to the large audience. To
Miss Ruttencutter, of Fairmont, the
judges awarded the decision. She will
now go to Clarksburg to speak in the
finish contest, which takes place there
Friday evening of this week.
A young man from Shepherdstown,
and a young woman from Huntington,
will there contest with Miss Rutten-
cutter for the s25 prize.
No student from Chenille contested,
as this school was SO broken up by the
smallpox. The principal of the West
Liberty school declined to allow any
student of that school to enter the
cnnfeSf
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

COrrfne.
Seats go on sale at the Opera House
ticket Office tomorrow morning, for
the engagement of 'Corinne" Thurs
day night. She will appear in the great
est success THE Jolly Little Host
The comedy element is exceedingly
well worked out, the musical members
~interspersed throughout are good. and
the play is distinctly bright, tuneful
and well staged. Corine's assistants
in the merry-making are, r. E. Ora
ham, Louis DeLange, John J. Rafael,
Arthur Villars, Ruth White, G~enevieye
Reynolds and Emily Francis. The per-
Torrance has no dull moments it
moves briskly and gleefully forward
from beginning to end. Merry song.
graceful dance, ridiculous situation and
humorous dialogue succeed one anoth-
er with Kaleidoscope effect and rapid
ity. A sprightly corps of choristers is
one of the features of the entertain
ment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

Be sure and ask for Bill at Pythian
Castle Fair tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
Clerk Robertson. onicc.

The will of Peter Loecher was left
for probate. Mary Coleman qualified
as Administrative. Bond $4,000, VIM.
Welty surety.
Deed left for record dated April Fl,
1900, from II. G.. Caldwell to Matilda
E. La Rue, conveying north half of lot
s%ideration $155.
Deed dated April 10, 1900, from Car
oline Williams to John Neuman, COM
veying lot Al, HUBBARD e. Russell's adj
dition. Consideration $500.
Lease dated April IS, 1900. from
Louis Bertschy to Joseph Schafer.
Deed dated April u, 1900, from o. T,
Schneider to VIM. p. Wells, conveying
lots 6 and Z, square 2. Gilchrists add
ton. Consideration 81, $50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
Why Smith Left Home.

The doctors say that laughter is
beter than medicine. If this be true,
Grand Opera House theatre-goers will
1--WE a deep debt of gratitude to
George H. Broadhurst for sending
them so genuinely clever and anus
ing a comedy as why Smith Left
Home 1t is certainly n of the best
plays Of its type ever written. 1t IS
excruciatingly funny, deliciously per-
picking, filled with genuine humor, yet
absolutely clean. The general excel
lence of the organization presenting
Why Smith Left Home will be read
lily recognized by discriminating theat-
re-goers. In the cast are such well
known players as: B. j. Grinnell, Eu-
| gene Redding, Jennie Engle. Lottie
Williams Slater, Rose HUBBARD, Belle
C~hamberlin, Lizzie Timer, and Char
lotte Love.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
understood, as Mr.. Hendricks does not
go to extremes with the dialect.
Henrietta Crosman.

NV
If you enjoy a wholesome laugh,
don't miss seeing Henrietta Crosman
when she comes to the Opera House
tomorrow night with her big success
One Of Our Girls" the comedy that
ran for an entire year at the Lyceum
Theatre in New York. Bronson How
ards name is a guarantee that "One of
Our Girls is a clean comedy, and so
there is no fear that situations that
are SO common on the stage to-day
will offend those who visit the Opera
House to see Miss Crosman and her
company. "One OF Our Girls" is de-
scribed as an American play, written
by an American for Americans. 1t
tells the story of a young American
girl who visits her relatives in France,
where, by her ready recklessness to
aid her cousin, she involves both in
compromising situations that furnish a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
Ole olson.

"Ole Olson" comes to the Grand the
last half of this week. "Ole Olson" is
one of those plays that the masses go
to see. Thisis evidenced by the crowds
that have fiocked to see our Swedish
friends in every city visited this sea-
son; for although it has been presented
by an inferior star and company on one
or two occasions, the mere fact that
Ben Hendricks has again taken up the
play and appears in the title role is a
guarantee of an enjoyable evenings
entertainment. The production this
season is a revival of the Swedish
American dialect play that met with
great favor all through the country
some seasons ago. when Ben Hendricks
first essayed the Swedish-American
dialect role. In the present production
the broken English Of Ole Is readily
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

mbeelin9 Re9ister

SPRING OPENING.
Fine Tailoring al Popular Prices.
Elegant in cut, finish, and work.
manship.
G. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable TaiIOrs
and Fine Furnishers,
1921 and ~ Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20
To-day's statement of the treasury
balances in the general fund, exclu-
siye of the $3.50. 900, 900 gold reserve
in the division of redemptions, shows:
Available cash balance, s144, 6S3, 495;
gold. $50. 712,026
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Last half of
week, Ben Hendricks in "Ole Olson
OPERA HOUSE-Wednesday, Henrietta
Crossman in zone of Our Girls" Thurs
day, Corinne in The Jolly Little Host
Friday, why Smith Left Home"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

For Sale-The entire stock of dry
goods and notions of Egger, Warrick
& Co. will be sold out regardless of
cost. CHAMBERS & HICKS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
GATES Is CRITICISED
sTALNAKER INTER vIEWED D.

Tells About His observations In New
York During a Recent Visit to that
City-Improper Manipulation of
American Steel and Iron Stocks.
Major Stalnaker Also Discusses
Politics.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24

Railroad and Steamship
Tickets to all parts Of the world. Also
Cooks tours to Paris, $145 to 1865,
which include all expenses.
J. G. TOMLINSON, Agent,
PENNSYLVANIA Station, Eleventh St
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-24
Free! Free! Free!

Free tickets to the Food Fair can be
had for the asking at Uncle Ben's
Klondike Loan Office and Novelty
Store, No. 1103 Market street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Atfairs
STREET CLEANING.

copyright, 1000, by William s. Crandalll
THE CITIES Of England France and Germany
are much cleaner that the cites this
i side OF the Atlantic The methods en-.
ploycd are better, and the cost per l,0o0
square yards is less. But that is a natural re.
suit, due TO their better payements, their longer
life, in which they have had time to perfect
their systems, and less frequent in admnstra.
ticn There the best form Of civil service pre-
wallis Here the administration is so uniformly
infested with political vcrmin-ward hcelers,
time servers and machine partisans-that IL Is
only by the expenditure of fabulous sums per
year that a city like New York can be cleaned
at ALL Less machine politics and more machine
street cleaning would save at least half OF 'he
eXperse for cleaning New York city.
IL would naturally be supposed that the cost
Of cleaning streets per mile would be greater
in New York than in any other city in the
United States. But it stands third in tho list
Richmond. Va, and Syracuse, n. y, exceed
ing the New York cost per mile, the former by
$500 and the latter by $l02. The cities in the
table below are arranged according to the amount
expended per mile for cleaning streets.
When American conditions are taken into
consideration, $500 per mile might he consid-
cred as fair price to allow IL all cities were
cleaned by contract. This would give, except
where local conditions made it unduly expensive,
IA good profit to the contractor. Upon this
basis the only cities which could really have
clean streets are Richmond, Syracuse, New
York, st. Louis, Providence, Milwaukee and
Worcester.
This price could be materially reduced IL ma
| chimes were employed in combination with the
hand or patrol system, and II the work were
performed by the city and the department were
unhampered by politics.
The following table shows the total number
of miles Of paved streets, total annual expendi'
lures for street cleaning and the cost per mile
| in twcnty.three cities:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09

The most potent cause in crippling the ett'
cheney of the street cleaning department is di-
rectly chargcable to politics None of the
cities mentioned is free from the evil There
is no doubt that, ii politics could be eliminated
and the department organized on tie merit sys'
TEN, and if each member were to be told that
his strongest and only pull whereby he could
retain his position was faithful and cfici' mt
service, cleaner streets at much less expense
would be the result.
The organization, methods and administration
in these cities, might be expected are miN-
tuTcs--good, bad and indifferent New York
comes to the front again and affords the iearcst
of a model, when results are considered, But
it, too, is covered with political parasites which
add greatly TO the expense. II Is the only city
which pays much attention to the crowded tenc'
mcnt districts and the unimportant streets.
Thanks to the late Colonel Warng this depart.
ment is well organized.
Hand cleaning is the more satisfactory, when
compared with the machine, on certain streets
those OF the business section But it is lar
too expensive to he employed throughout the
city The patrol system is the only effective
method adapted to the business streets. The
man can keep busy through the day, picking
up the dirt as rapidly as it accumulatcs.
The machine is best adapted TO the residence
sreets and performs the same work at much
less price These pieces OF apparatus are 50
perfected that they will sweep street as ei'
fectively as it can be done by hand. With a
sweeping at night from to six times a
week, all residence districts can be maintained
in a sanitary condition. at about one-third tho
expense of the patrol system.
The condition of the streets Of Chicago and
Philadelphia, especially in the poorer districts,
is severe criticism on American push and
progress fine opportunity is afforded by the
administrations of the two cities, even from a
partisan standpoint, to make sufficient political
capital to go long ways toward keeping the
present administrations in power.
Chicago's methods, perhaps, are the most
primeval Of any of the larger cities. She Las
a general house.eleaning once year. This costs
on the average, 1925 per mile. With an ap
preparation which will permit an expenditure o
only S243 per mile for the entire year, it car
readily seen that, while Chicago may he spich
and span clean for three days, she must OF ne
cessity, wallow in dirt the remaining 262!
Some cities have adopted the Partisan meth
cd of flushing the smoother pavement two q
three times a week at night with satisfactory
results. With a combination Of the "whit'
Wings system, flushing and the modern street
sweeper, together with a reorganization ard ad
ministraton OF the departments on a strictly
merit system, American cities would soon riva
| those of the old world for cleanliness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09
An Intemperate Arraignment.

RESIDENT HOMER II. SEE
- LY, Of the State Normal
school. Cedar Falls, Ia, Is in
a fair way to have himself
disliked by a large portion of the popu-
lation. In the Teachers World" he
says:
Teaching has a tendency to make
people unpleasant companions, difficult
dodgers and boarders, s,uncongenial men,
bers of a family, undesirable friends,
patients very hard to satisfy, as they
always seem to expect favors, but are
never supposed to return anything for
such privileges or considerations.
Teachers too generally want their work
exploited in some public way. They at
| times give the impression that 1t is a
great privilege to have their services.
They are vain over their accomplish
ments, and they find it most difficult
to endure reasonable success without
becoming intoxicated with the first
fushes Of power They forget that to
| go on to greater things requires judg-
ment, modesty, humility, and that in
| toXication is dangerous indication, as
it means that the end of development
and power has been attained long be-
fore their native gifts compel such
| limitation" Moreover, Mr.. Seely, in
| his arraignment, declares that teach
ers in general are lacking in esprit de
corps, are severely critical of other
| teachers, jealous of their popularity or
success and inclined to advance them
selves by undertaking the work of
| others.
| This is certainly a terrifcly frank
statement and coming from a teacher
himself has naturally more weight than
| if it had originated outside of the pro-
fession. If it were as sweepingly true
as he asserts, there would be no use of
| calling attention to its severe accusa-
tions, for no teacher thus warped in
principle and disposition would be able
to see in himself the faintest fault thus
| suggested. They would have acquired
an obliquity of vision too hopeless for
Improvement While to some degree
the tendency of the profession may be
toward this unhappy condition, there is
reason to believe that the situation is
Overdrawn. That the work in it's nerve
trying and physically depressing effect
does contribute to such an end is in
controvertible, particularly when sd
much out of school work is demanded
as is the case in many cities, our own
| included.
However. it would seem that with
opportunities for recreation, for breadth
of view and for a change of thought
such as are afforded in most progress
i've cities, the teachers need not be-
come narrow and prejudiced and, in
fact, mere machines, whose influence
in the school room must be anything
but beautiful. The sharp criticism OF
Mr.. Seely may have a salutary effect
in the discussion it is sure to create
even if it be not wholly accurate OF
Just.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09
GOODBYE.

Written for The Tribune.
Goodbye and farewell, | am drifting away
With the love Of my life from your love OF a
day.
The laurels are won and the thousands adore,
And you never will notice one heart less or more.
Goodbye and farewell, | shall go from your sight
As the pale stars go out with the dawning of
light,
When the sun god comes forth all the dark to
illumc,
And who gives a tho't to the starlight, at noon?
Goodbye, fare thee we'll; may life's sun ever
shine
With a soft golden glow over .nee and Ger
thine:
And when length ming shadows speak softly Of
rest.
May rose.glow from heaven tint the clouds in
the west L. E. A.
Scranton, June 8.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09

denomination like Methodism. in num-
bers the most powerful among the
Protestant churches of our land. and a
denomination noted for the zeal and
effectiveness of it's benevolences,
should be doing so little to combat
the anomalous and perilous conditions
presented in the presence in this re-
gion of perhaps $4,000 non-English
speaking persons WHO are in vital need
of schools, chapels and the kindly
hand of Christian encouragement
toward higher standards of living.
This is the great local problem OF
our time and until its solution is at
tackled with the whole force of Chris
tian citizenship, the churches of our
valley will be remiss in a most ur-
gent duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09
The Big Problem of the Time.

a SUBJECT in which thought
~ full citizens of all shades of
4 N. religious belief or unbelief
should be interested was
treated in paper read by Rev. Clin-
ton b. Henry, of Taylor, Pa, before
,the Methodist ministers Of the Wyo-
ming district in session at Kingston
last Tuesday and reproduced else
where. Rev. Mr.. Henry emphasized
the importance Of mission work in the
Wyoming district and urged that
Methodism put to more energetic use
the powerful resources of its evange-
listic machinery in the endeavor to
speed the assimilation and upbuilding
of the thousands of foreign-born in
habltants of the coal fields who now,
in many instances, are without oppor-
tunitles for religious and educational
training.
He did not. as many do, condemn
foreign missions; he took the Scrip
turai view that the world is the thea
ter OF Christian evangelization. But
he thought 1t was inexcusable that a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09

1t will be remembered Of the first
session of the Fifty-sixth congress
that it revived for the commanding
general of the army the grade of lieu
significance of this action as affecting
General Miles may cause division OF
opinion. General Miles is unquestion-
ably an able and brilliant soldier, who
perhaps has had too much politics and
too little active soldering in recent
years. But it is manifestly fair that
the ranking officer of the army should
have a rank proportionate to his posi-
ton. The promotion of General Corbin
is also an act of justice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09

After making comparisons of the cost, ef-
fciency and methods. together with local con-
ditons in many cities in order to determine
what would be an equitable estimate for street
cleaning $500 per mile, or SIS per 1000 square
yards, would seem to he about right. Upon this
basis it is quite evident that majority of the
street cleaning departments do not have any
thing like adequate appropriation. The fol-
lowing table shows the actual amount expended
and the amount which should be appropriated
for street cleaning purposes in the cities men.
toned, as reckoned on the mileage and per
900 snnare Yards basis:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-09
Tried and Not Found Wanting.

the congressional nominal
Il tion at Mondays primaries
Is very simple. Against a
tried man is running an untried one.
Mr.. Spencer may have within him
qualities that would make him sue
cessful representative at Washington,
but he has not yet proved them; so far
as public usefulness is concerned his
nomination would constitute an ex-
pertinent.
on the other hand. william Connel's
record and capacity are known and
gauged. lie has served two terms and
everybody in the county can examine
his work. Punctual and faithful in at
tendance; careful in attending to all
the business arising between his con-
stituents and the various executive
departments; NOT an orator but hard
and level headed worker in committee,
where the real work of legislation is
done; and a Republican whose counsel
has been sought at the white house
and by the men who guide the policies
of the government, he has accom-
plished quietly an exceptional amount
of effective work in the public service
and his standing in congress and
among the leaders at Washington is
firmly established.
If the voters of our county We're en-
ploying an agent to look after some
personal business interests in a distant
place they would be glad to be able tC
hire a man like Mr.. COnnell. well
known to be diligent, trustworthy, eX-
perienced and successful. The posi-
tion of congressman is that of a public
agent, and in filling it the same rule
should prevail.