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THE SAME JUDGMENT.

This clearly shows that the judgmept
of BRYAN as Of the other Democratic
leaders was that the party would be de-
feated il silver was pressed, but with
tbs nomination Of Silver Republicans
and Populists. and the action Oh soma
states he could not throw off what he
realized was the enevitable destroyer
Of sucoess, and he went down TO defeat
she victim Of a situation he was NOS In
a position to change
He made a fight. hopeless, ne feared
with the party and himself in the Pc
oulisr position of inviting disaster oy
the lack Of determined opposition to Q
nlatform that was contrary to the
Judgment Of all
Had the States that were to give the
Democratic mDjorities been left un'
hsmpered by the representatives from
Hawaii and three territories. the d.
lemma of Bryan would have been re-
moved and the platform made in con-
formity to the wishes OF the dele
gates.
Hill did his best. and if the conven'
tIon had known as much as ne "
might have acted differently. -Rlch'
mond News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-13

Yo7 siasI information, address -.
JNO. d. P0TTH
4. q. 2. As RIshmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-13

Mckinley were not Endorsements Of his
party or his administration, but were
protests against what was considered
the dangerous purposes and tendencies
Of the opposition candidates. 4"
VIEWS OF SMITH AND BOIEs.
The New Orleans Picayune sent tele.
graphic requests TO many leading DEM
oorats in different sections Of the coun'
try asking expressions with reference
to the future Of the Democratic party.
Following are extracts from some Of the
replies:
Hoke Smith, ex.Secretary Of the In.
terrier, Atlanta, Ga II doubt the ad-
visibility Of . distinct movement by
few men with the purpose Of reorgan.
ization A party which can poll the
enormous vote that the Democratic par
ty has recently polled is far from being
dead. More conservative counsels will
prevail In future Democratic conven.
tions and with q pronounced sound.
money platform In 1904. with man
against whom no factional fight can be
made. there is every reason to believe
the party will triumph.
Ex.Gov. Horace. .Boies, Of lowe. my
telief is that we should drop l6 TO 1
Let the money question rest while con.
ditions remain as ct present; organize
Democratic clubs In every voting pre-
cinct to send delegates TO county con.
ventions, from county to State and
from State to national conventions OF
delegates to meet periodically and
formulate a platform for the party.
This should be based on principles
enunciated in our Declaration Of Inde'
pendence. Insist On q straight Oonsti
tuition as the sole source Of legislative
power in Congress, no subjugation Of
unwilling people by force one form Of
government for all .one flag. one people,
with equal rights to all and speoiai
privileges 90 none.
OPINION OF JUDGE REGAIN.
Judge John H Regsn. Of Texas, the
sole surviving member Of the Oonfed.
crate Cabinet, said he was not surprised
at Bryan's defeat. because 1.-The issues
were not presented propsrly--that is,
the true Issues were not insisted upon
as they should have beep.''
He also said that the party leaders
committed a blunder when they "at.
tempted to put the American people in
the attitude Of sympathizing with an
enemy of the Republic and thereby
placing themselves in the position Of
abetting In a war against the United
States" Judge Regan considers that
the Republicans erred In their colonial
policy only in one instance, and that
was when they imposed duty on
Porto Rican products. as If they were
from an entirely foreign country, when
the Constitution had extended to the
island. He was therefore Of the opin-
ion that time was lost and opportuni'
ties were thrown away in lighting the
Administration on Its colonial policy.
Judge Regan continued;
1.-THE issue should have been the cur
reucy question. The Republicans by act
Of the last Congress retired the silver
dollar and abolished silver certificates
issuing In lieu thereof gold certificates,
and bonding the country. l consider
that this transfers the sovereignty OF
the United States from the hands OF
the Government into the control Of the
national banks Of the country. Had
the fight been made on this issue and
the outrage of suoh legislation exposed,
the reeult would have been different"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-13

Time marked daily except SUNDAY.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Nos. hndS
for Cincinnati and Louisville. -
TRAINS FOB OLD POINT AND
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-13

City Passenger and iicSet Agent.
c. n. BOSLEY. District Passenscf heenl.
WI BNNILI. General Passenger Ascud.
General ONCE. Roanoke, a. Ms ="
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05

Boston Herald.
The settlement of the contested United
States Senatorship in West Virginia has
attracted but little attention, chiefly be-
cause the public, finding the vote of the
Senate on the subject nearly unanimous
Ghere being but three Senators dissent
ing) have supposed the contest to have
but little merit. But the facts in the case
reveal highly Objectionable proceedings to
bring about the election OF Scott, the sit
ting Senator. He never had the majority
necessary to choose him. Aside from the
fact that there were two men who voted
for him who were ineligible as legislators
under the State Constitution, there were
Two others whose votes We're necessary
for this purpose who We're not really
members. They came in as Republican
contestants against Democrats. The Re
publican majority seated them for the
time being, until United States Senator
was chosen, and after that was affected
IL was declared that the Democrats were
entitled to their seats, in one instance by
unanimous vote. It viii naturally be
asked why, then, this decision of the SEN
ate? The answer is that, although this
action of the Legislature was an out
rage, 1t was still the Legislatures action,
and has to be received by the Senate as
such The Legislature had the right to
decide who were it's own members, and it
was not in the power of the Senate to re-
verse the Legislatures decision.
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test, but perhaps a mulish convention may
take a different view of the matter
Whenever the Republicans hold county
convention and select delegates the Intel
ligencer very promptly announces by a
special dispa tch, which Is written in the
home office, that the delegates are all for
Hall, regardless of who they are for. This
is a pleasing way of making their candi-
date feel good but it doesn't get the dele
gates. Thus the Mason county Republic
can organ of this week says:
The dispatch to yesterdays Wheeling
Intelligencer to The effect that the dele
gates from this county will vote for Jas.
X Hall for auditor is incorrect"
And this is a sample of the condition in
every part of the State. Mr.. Hail is max
ing haste rapidly in the columns of the
Intelligencer. but very slowly with the
delegates No doubt the ring would like
to dump Scherr in the interest of Hail.
but Seherr won't be dumped. Therefore
the necessity for setting up pretended
unanimity of sentiment for Hall. and
thereby force Scherr to drop this con-
test and accept in It's place something
Just as good" Verify the fight wages
nerrily and the scars that it viii leave
will be bigger than carbuncies a foot in
diameter.
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TO the fact. and suggests cooperation
with the c. A. r.
THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.

ApTopos Of the frequent publication
of Presidential estimates, a writer in
the New York World, referring to a re-
cent Democratic tabulation, takes eX-
ception to Illinois being placed in the
sure Republican column. and also re-
quests that notch be cut for the pre-
diction that Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota are all very liable to cast
their votes against the Republican
ticket through popular disgust with
Mckinley and his policy. This cores
pondent has level head. The States
of the Middle West are rife for revolt
against the Republican cause. The
leaders are claiming everything with
confidence, while whistling to keep
their courage Up, but they impose up
on no one-not even upon themselves.
The people have done heap O think
in " the past couple OF years, and there
is a very general idea extant that the
United States of America has had about
as much of protection" and imperial
ism and rTustism and McKinleyism
generally as it can stand. The outlook
for the cause Of the people is bright
one
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
shrink away and the knuckle bones be-

shrink away and the knuck1e bones be-
come pathetic The skin, too, loses its
freshness and becomes pallid and dry.
or clammy, which is worse. The clam
my hand is the most uncomfortable in
tie world 1t can only be treated
through the system, for it is caused
by some physical defect too deep for
probing. There are hands whose beau
ty no amount of hard work could de-
stroy. and hands which are SO senSi-
tive that the ordinary duties of life
affect them For such there is deal
OF protection in the rubber gloves,
which can he bought in any size. They
must be large enough to allow full
play to the muscles and must be kept
out of hot water or their usefulness is
gone. They can be worn in all
branches of homework except cooking
and sewing.
As for the nails. the woman who
does not have a manicure set or at
least the few implements needed for
the we'll being of the nails is, or should
be, an exception. The number OF well
kept hands is growing each day. 1t is
not very hard task to give the shape
and polish TO the prettiest part Of the
hand, and it is still easier to keep
them when once attained. One is per-
fectly justified in saying that the only
excuse for bad looking nails is lazi-
ness, even if it does sound harsh.
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oyerestlmatedl 1t must have been
done deliberately, wilfully and know
ingly. Revenues expected have not
been realized. But there has been no
effort to keep within the limit in the
matter of expenditures. The result has
been a deficit. Very naturally. And it
amounts to FIFTY THOUSAND Doll
LARS! Whew, No wonder it is i'm
peratiye' that something be done, as
Mr.. Maxwell suggests. No wonder the
frantic endeavors of the refunding en-
thusiasts to ram previous ordinances
down the popular throat. And no Won
der the people, suspecting the worst,
but kept in the dark as to the real
more money into the hands Of those
who, by the quoted acknowledgment,
have created a debt of $4,000 without
authority of law. To ratify refund
ing ordinance for anything above and
beyond the $50, 900 of compromise loan
is only to encourage extravaganza and
the imposing of additional and I'M
known burdens. upon the people. Even
now steps are being taken to formu-
late another ordinance, in modified"
form, whatever that may mean, and
the voters are to be once more called
upon to endorse the system which
results in annual deficits, and an i'm
mense increase in the public debt.
This authority will never be given
The refunders should lose no more
time and waste no more Of the public
cash in the holding of special elections
in the expectation that the stamp of
popular approval will be put upon an
ordinance which should be entitled AN
Ordinance to Encourage Extravaganza
and Increased Taxation" 1t would be
much better to limit expenditures to
receipts reasonably certain to be re-
allied, dispense with some officials, AMI
generally to put the city of Wheeling
upoa q business basis, and net continue
to try to run it upon a plan which
would wreck any private enterprise.
Yet they have the assurance to ask
for more money, when they carry On
extra fireman on full pay in violation
of law, let garbage contract for $2,200
in excess of the lowest responsible bid
der, put on additional police, talk Of
putting on eight more, and of increas
ing salaries, and on top of all ac-
knowledge that the finances are im>
properly handled and that the city has
been plunged $4,000 into debt. To put
more money at the disposal of such
statesmen would result in nothing but
increased waste, more debt and more
taxation in some form.
The city official whose words we
quote has done the sublic an inest;n-
able service! He has told the truth,
and let the cat out of the bag.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
nEu.nNAnLE CONFESSION.

A confession of reckless ex-
trayagance in the conduct of municipal
affairs by those now in power at the
City Hall was published two days ago
in one of the semi-ofIicial organs COM
mitted to the effort to impose new
financial burdens upon the people of
Wheeling. The statement is SO re-
markable and astonishing-it SO fully
confirms all that has been charged or
suspected that it deserves the widest
publicity aud careful reading and study
by every voter and property owner.
The language used is credited to
"prominent member of Council" and is
as follows:
ssThe city for the past two years,
has. ana sorry to say, Over-esti-
mated it's receipts and in making up
its annual appropriation allowed for
reyenucs that have not been realiz-
deficit each year and now have
hecn compelled to Issue about
$4,000 in outstanding orders.
These orders as you we'll know bear
Interest nj the rate of six per cent.
per annum. They must be taken
up at the earliest possible moment
and it shall be the duty of the FL
nance Committee to arrange for
cushing them"
Fifty thousand dollars of outstanding
orders afoat, drawing six per cent in
terest, and the people knowing nothing
about it, Surely here we have a mat
ter of grave public concern. Why are
these orders in existence? Who had a
hand in putting this great burden upon
the taxpayers? It has certainly been
the result not only of extravaganza.
pure and simple, bur, the violation of
even the commonest and simples1hpf
business ruiz Revenues haya
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD LOAN

The Register believes the projected
Uniontown and West Virginia rail-
road would be a great thing for Wheel
ing and Ohio county. 1t also believes
that Ohio county should extend aid.
1t is strongly inclined to the opinion,
however, that $500, 900 is too large n
sum for this county to contribute at
this time. The burden upon our peo-
pie would be too great, and they should
not be asked to assume it.
The Railway Company asks for half
a million dollars from Ohio county.
We can nearly give it without
adding excessively to our existing pub
lie load. Why not make the loan
ordinance call for S250,00 only? Then,
sell our "Pewky" holdings for $685.
eco or S230,0OO, their value as estimat-
ed by Mr.. McGregor, add the proceeds
to the bond issue, and the net result is
about what the Company asks, while
the bonded debt will only be increased
one-half the sum the rail-
road promoters ask, This would
appear to be the thing to
do, from business standpoint, and
having due regard for the pocket
books of the people. A loan ordinance
for $3.50, 600 on this bass, would prob
ably carry. One for half a million
might not. for the people, confronted
by the heavy reassessment, are not in
the humor to pile up so heavy a debt.
The idea here suggested would make
substantially no difference to the pro-
jected enterprise, but it would make a
difference to the taxpayers through a
long series Of years. Let the Board
take this view OF the matter, and then
turn its attention to cutting down the
reassessment with sharp pruning
knife. The Railway Company. too,
might call upon Marshall county for
100000 with entire propriety.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
NOTICE 70
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.

Notice is hereby given that a Democrat
ie Primary Election will be held III the
various districts of Ohio county on Sat
nrday, May - 1900, from IL o'clock a. m.
to Z o'clock D.. M, in the city districts,
and from / o'clock p. 10 0 clock p. in.
III the country districts, Tor the selection
&. candidates and delegates, as follows,
70. The offices of Sheriff, Prosecuting
Attorney, Assessor for the City district.
Assessor for the Country district County
commissioners, School Commissioners,
Justices of the Peace, Constables, pa
gates to the District Convention TO ap-
point delegates to the National Convex
ton; Delegates to the State Convention;
Delegates TO the Congressional C0nven-
ton and Delegates to the Ohio County
It shall be the duty of the Ohio County
Convention, which shall meet at a time
and place to be hereafter named by the
OHIO County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, to nominate the following candi-
dates for office and appoint the following
Judge Of the Circuit Court of Ohio Coun-
ty; -Four members of the House OF Dele
gates; Senatorial conferees; delegates to
the Judicial convention for the t1rst Ju-
dicial Circuit, and members Of the ONO
County Democratic Executive Committee
The primary election win be held ut the
following voting places, to-wit:
Washington Dlsuict-Vigilant Engine
House Hose House. Fulton.
Madison District-Seventh Ward Hose
clay District-Hon. Jno. Pendletons
Law Office, Chapline street.
Union District-Police Court Room.
Center District-Hoo1 and Ladder Hose
House.
We bster District-No. 27C3 Chapline St
lti1ohie DistTict-l1ighth Ward House
Liberty District-vallcy Grove School
House; White School House, West Liber-
RRichland fistrlct-Glenr's Run School
House. Brick School House.
Philadelphia District - l. tn @ rwood
School House: Elm Grove. Town Hail.
Triadelphia, Green's Hotel; Cool Breeze
School House.
BY order Of tho Ohio County Democratic
Executive Comm;ttee.
JAMES 3. TANEY. Chairman
JAS. w EWING, Secretary. ma4v
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DIED.

RATCLIFF-At Nellsburg, W. Va. Fri
day. MAY 4 =. 1869, at 1880 o clock p. m,
William Ratcliff.
Funeral notice hereafter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES May ID. 1900,
at his late residence, No. 3ll5 McColloch
street, at u o'clock m. Michael Coughlan.
Funeral from his late residence, Satur-
day, May 5th, 1900 at $50 o'clock a. m.
Services at church of the immaculate
Conception at o'clock. Interment in Mt.
Calvary cemetery. Friends of the family
are invited.
HECKEL-At Kansas City, Mo. on
Wednesday morning, May 2, 1900, August
Heckel, aged IS years.
Funeral services at the residence of his
brother-in-law, No a Fifteenth street,
this Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Friends of the family respectfully invited
to attend. Interment at Greenwood GEM
etery.
NEUBY-At Bridgeport. Ohio. Friday,
May 4th, 1900, at o'clock a. m. Gabriel
Neuby aged q years
Funeral services will be held at the First
Baptist church, Kirkwood Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Friends of the family
invited to attend. Intcrment Weeks Gem
etery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05

A Wisconsin Court has settled a
view point of street car law. 1t de-
cides that trolley line conductor has
no right to compel standing passen-
gers to move UP front, there." and
the citizen who has paid his fare but
is compelled to stand, may stand
where he pleases, or can, so long as
he does not stand in the doorway.
The case arose from the election of a
passenger who refused to move up
front" He brought suit for damages
and got them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily Events from the
Town Across the Way.
Fred. Adolph has returned from

Chronicle of Daily Events from the
Town Across the Way.
Fred. Adolph has returned from
Pittsburg.
Mrs Ralph Bethel is in Portland Wis
iting friends.
James Riley, of Columbus, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Charles Hill, of St. Clairsville. was in
the city yesterday on business.
Lawson McCue passed the examina-
ton at Lorain for engineer on the c..
l.. & W.
D. H. Sullivan, vice president of the
United Mine Workers of Ohio, who has
been in this vicinity for number of
days organizing local unions. left yes
terday for his home at Coshocton.
1t is said prominent young lady
of Pike street viii soon be married to
a young lady of Alliance. The we'd
ding will occur in June The young
man is attending Mt. Union College.
Gabriel Newly, one OF the most
prominent colored men in this town.
died yesterday morning, after several
months Illness He was about 81
years of age, and for many years had
been a successful barber in this town.
having come here in 1889 with his
father. He was in the civil war. and
was a servant of Col c. L. Poorman.
of the Forty-third Ohio. He was high
ly respected in this town, where as a
resident of thirty years he made many
friends. He leaves four sisters to
mourn his death. The funeral arrange
ments had not been made last even
ing.
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of
shell not
the of native life
picture
things
wedding breakfast
chiefly sewed
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GENERAL NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting
Oliver Typewriter Company will be held
at the offices of said company in the city
of Chicago, and State Of Illinois, on the
OF three O'Clock p. m. at which meeting
there will be offered for adoption BY the
stockholders OF said Company, the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved. That the capital stock OF this
Company. shall be reduced from the sum
OF Five Hundred Thousand Dollars $500.
COO to the sum OF Fifty Thousand Dollars
1856, e00). and that the par value of each
share Of the capital stock Of this Com
pany shall be reduced from the sum Of
One Hundred Dollars (Si0O 10 the sum Of
Ten Dollars $50.
LAWRENCE WILLIAMS.
Secretary International Oliver Typewriter
Company. APPLICANT
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
To-DAY's SUGGESTION MEETINGS.

To-day the Democracy Of Ohio .coun-
ty will assemble in suggestion meet
ings and name the various gentlemen
who are to be voted for next Saturday
as the candidates of the party. This
is the year, above all others, when the
best candidates should be selected, and
the Register urges that the Democrat
ic voters turn out in every district,
and see to it that he very best avail
able names are proposed. A good tick
ct is half the fight won. The way to
get the best is to put up the names,
and then do the rest at the primaries.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
Dogs VS.. Street Railways.

Chicago News.
The dog pound opened yesterday, which
recalls the fact that the dogs of Chicago
contribute 5000 more to the city treasury
than the street cars The poundmaster
therefore should take good care of the
ours ands dogs of high and low degree
They are revenue producers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
THE GUBERNAToRIAL CONTEST

THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.
The attempt is being made in some
portions of the State to shift the guber-
Material candidacy Of Hon. Louis N.
Tavenner to the Supreme Judgeship,
but it is meeting with no encourage
ment from Mr.. Tavenner's admirers,
who deem it injudicious for him
to make change at this late day. The
only hard work in the direction Of a
nomination for the head of the ticket
is being done On behalf of Judge Tav-
enner and ex-senator s. l.. Flournoy.
With either as the candidate Of the
party, there would be no mis-
take made, and either could achieve a
victory. The last Democratic Govern
or. however, came from the banks Of
the Kanawha, and this year there will
be a very general demand that another
section Of the State have the honor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05

We are assured from Pretoria, by
Richard Harding Davis, that the Eng
lish prisoners are splendidly treated,
are in good health, play cricket, and
have just been given a daily allowance
of beer; while from Durham we are told
the condition of the prisoners is
wretched, some being in Jail, treated
like criminals. Take your choice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
HOW TO REMIT.

Send all rcmittnnces by Registered
Letter, ExpreHs Order. Check or
Postal Note. Patrons run 81 risk
of losing rc1Eittances sent in amy
other way. All amounts for $500
or less can Be lent by postal order
sor three cents. Address
THE REGISTER.
WheelinE, w. Va.