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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-13

way. and then at the last mor1ent to
spring on his trusting friends Judge
Freer's sad regrets that 1t is impossible
for him to think of becoming a candi-
date for Governor and that he will be
content with a denomination for Con-
gress, etc.
We say that the suspicion among Mr..
Freer's friends that he is lending him
self as such catspaw to accomplish the
rings purpose and keep the way clear
Of opposition for the ring candidate, is
slowly but surely growing and assum-
ing definite shape because of Mr..
Freer's shifty and non-committal atti-
tude. The impatience Of the Judges
friends is illustrated by such comment
as the following from the Parkersburg
Journal, a stalwart adherent of Judge
Freer:
1T is safe to say that on no man is the
gaze of the West Virginia political public
more closely fixed at this time than on
Hon. Romeo H. Freer of the goodly county
of Richie. To be or not to be-as regards
the -gubernatorial candidacy-is the ques-
ton in connection with Judge Freer. His
best friends now say that he must decide
soon what kind of a candidate he is
whether for Congress or for Governor.
THE State Journal knows Judge Freer
well enough to say it feels confident he
has the intelligence to grasp the situation
exactly as it is and that no one sees more
clearly than he does that to be merely a
receptive candidate for either office is to
be no candidate at all. Especially is this
true of the Governorship. Again, this
paper is of the opinion hat Judge Freer
is a fair enough man to speak decisively
the subject in which the Republicans
of West Virginia are at his particular
time more profoundly interested than in
any other"
The Moundsville Herald, another adj
mirer of Freer, is quoted by our con-
temporary as follows:
The pith of the Journals article is that
if Freer waits for the nomination to be
brought to Washington to him he will
never get it, and we think the Journal is
right. The Standards sophomore invita-
llOil lOI tie pcUpht " SPCdh OUI 10 III
clined to inspire a tiresome feeling. Does
it expect the Republicans of the State to
say to-day or this week that they will
give the nomination to Judge Freer?
Surely it knows hat nominations are not
won that way, especially when the oppo-
sition is led by such men as are back of
the opposition to Freer. A large and re-
spectacle element of the Republican party
is willing to help Freer to get the nomina-
ton but they are not willing to get it for
him without his help. In the language of
the day it is undoubtedly up to Freer'
and not up to the people, as the Standard
seems to imagine"
1t is indeed up to" the Judge. And
if he be not really seeking to betray
his friends into the ring camp, how can
he resist so many tender Juliets softly
pleading: Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore
art thou, Romeo?"
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DEWEY VS..

The evidence of the Spanish Admiral
Montejo in a courtmartial was to the
effect that the responsibility for the
overwhelming Spanish defeat rested
not with him but with the Spanish gov
eminent for not having in proper con-
dition and equipment the old hulks
of vessels which Dewey had no trouble
in sending to the bottom a mass of
junk. Montejo testified that he had but
fourteen torpedoes with which to de-
fend the harbor and only cable enough
to lay five of these.
We learn the other side of the story
from the testimony at the hearing of
Admiral Dewey's claims for bounty
arising out of the destruction of Mon
tejo's feet, from which evidence it
appears that the Spanish Admiral was
supremacy confident of crushing the
American squadron.
This will be news to most people, but
it appears to be the fact. 1t must be
admitted that counting the full arma-
ment strength of the Spanish ships, the
land batteries at Cavite and Manila,
and the supposed submarine mines
through which Dewey had to move, all
the advantage appeared to be on the
side of the %Spaniard.
That Montejo. himself, took that
view of the case is evidenced by the
fact that he made all preparations be-
fore the battle to follow up an over
whelming victory over his American
antagonist. AT the hearing at Wash
ington it has been established that the
official complement of men on Monte
jos ships-some $50 in all-had been
increased to 1,S75 men just prior to the
battle. The reason for this, as stated
in Admiral Montejo's own report, was
that it was for the purpose of pro-
vfding prize crews for the American
vessels when captured"
All of which would seem to knock
the bottom out of the Spanish Admit
rails defense before the courtmartial
which tried him for the crime of get
ting licked and which he excused on
the ground that his government left
him and his feet totally ~unprepared.
Also, Admiral Montejo now probably
realizes the full meaning of the famous
adage: There's many a slip 'twixt
the cup and the lip"
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The Industrial Commission recon-
mends as a remedy for the trusts gov
eminent supervision" as now exercised
by the government over national
banks. The trouble with this plan is it
approaches too dangerously neal to pa
ternalism and while in line with the
fundamental doctrine of the g. o. p.
of Capitalization of power, is not in &C
cordance with the principles of a dem
ocratic republic. Still. even govern
ment supervision of trusts would be an
improvement over the plan obtaining
under the Hanna-McKinley regime of
trust supervision Of the government.
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Keep in Good Heart. Colonel.

Editorial Corr. Wetzel Democrat
We cannot but feel deeply grateful
to the Wheeling Register for its Christ
mas present. We seldom notice news
paper comments, but under the circum-
stances we cannot refrain from show
ing our appreciation. We may not
have deserved all the compliment; but
be that as it may, it touched us in a
very tender spot These are the rays
of sunshine out of a %beclouded sky
which give hope to the heart in time
OF trouble.
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BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily vents of the
Town Across the Way.

of Daily Events of the
Town Across the Way.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones
took place yesterday from her home in
Aetnaville at 2 o'clock p. m, Rev. VIM.
Lewis officiating.
Geo. Sheets, manager of the Maple
Hill coal works, left yesterday for his
home at Portland Station, threatened
with typhoid fever.
Charles McCarrell, of Wellsville, was
in the city yesterday calling on friends.
Miss Eva Coss, stenographer at the
Aetna mill, is on the sick list.
Geo. P. Fisher, of Mingo, was in the
'city Yesterday the guest of Mr.. A. T.
Bowie.
L. Is. Smith returned home last even
ing from Dayton, where a meeting was
held by the county commissioners of
the different counties of the State.
About two hundred members attended,
and the main subject for discussion was
that of appointing a committee of the
members on Legislature, to work for
such legislation as is deemed best by
this body for the lightweight counties
of the State. All the commissioners Of
this county attended, and almost every
county had a representative. The
meeting was a most pleasant one, and
Mr.. Smith is of the opinion such meet
ings bring forth much good.
The Crystal glass works will go on
in full Monday, except the furnace that
is undergoing repairs.
Koehnlein's ice plant is fast ap-
preaching completion, and will soon be
ready to place the machinery.
The report that the electric light
company had bought a lot for their
new plant is false, as no site has yet
been purchased.
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Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Sultan of Jolo has announced
that the treatment accorded Roberts
is not in line with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the treaty and guaranty
given him by the President. The
Sultan is maintaining a harem and a
small army of slaves under the pro-
lection of the great American flag of
freedom, and he considers that under
the treaty which Mckinley signed and
sent to the Senate a few wives, more
or less. are not out of harmony with
the new system of American institu-
tons. But Mr.. Jolo's boss does not
realize the situation. nor can he meas-
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ure the necessities IL political condi-
tions In this country. MI. Roberts Is =
Democrat, and hence he must go. MI.
Cannon, who was possessed Of a dozen
wives. but was himself a Republican,
war allowed to serve unmolested for
six years in Congress as a delegate
from Utah. So it is not a question of
morals, nor of law, but of politics that
confronts Mr.. Roberts, and because OF
his political afiliation he is to be re-
jected from the membership of Con-
gress and not be permitted to take his
seat. The Sultan has been assimilated.
but not benevolently.
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DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES CALL.

DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES CALL.
At the head of these columns will be
found the call of Chairman Andrew
Edmiston for a meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee in
Charleston on Thursday, January 25,
to decide upon the time and place of
holding the next Democratic State con
vention.
There should he a full attendance of
the committee. The prospect for Dem
ocratic success in West Virginia was
never brighter than it is at present
and the Executive Commute of the
party should be alert to take full ad-
vantage of the favorable situation.
1t would not be amiss, also, if a
strong delegation from Wheeling ap-
peared before the committee to press
the claims of the principal city of the
State as the place of holding the State
convention which will nominate the
winning ticket this year.
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AwHEREFoRE ARR THOU. RoMEo.y

Few men have occupied a higher
place in the estimation of their fellow
citizens than Hon. Romeo H. Freer, now
representing the Fourth district in Con-
gress. He has enjoyed to a marked de-
gree the confidence of those who know
him and was held in special high es-
teem by the better element of the Re-
kbI1can party who decline to endorse
the selfish and retrogressive ring rule
of the ssbig four combine, as the
Elkins-Scott White ring is
ore or less affectionately called. Judge
reer has been the special hope of those
bnest Republicans who have been
kekinA for a good man with untarn sh-
reputation, who stood well in all
ctions the party, and was not
Untitled ! it'll the ring, with whom to
pose that combine in the coming
te convei ton.
now Has, for the hopes of these
az Re- bublican5, it begins to look
|reer, also, was in ''cahoots"
ng. His shutting and quib-
refusal to come out openly
l6fe himself as to whether he
& 4 bona fide candidate against
the ring candidate. in the next
convention, is sorely trying the
nee and faith of Mr.. Freer's num-
friond- The Susnicion is slowly
surely gaining ground on account of
Freer's peculiar. NOT to say suspic-
tactics, that he is lending his name
dust In the eyes OF tae anti
blicans, that It is the object
Ne to keep Freer's lame 20
opposition candidate to
|bxthe antis satisfied and
III aspirants out Of the
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CTOCKHOLDERs' MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of The Standard FIRE Insurance Company,
of Wheeling, West Va, will be held at the
office of the company on Tuesday, January
18th, 1900. between the hours of l and 4
p. m, for the purpose of electing Directors
for the ensuing year and the transaction
Of such other business as may come before
them. e. B. BOWIE,
Secretary.
Wheeling. w. Va. Dec. 9th. 1899. de2Sei
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BOOMING WHITES CAUSE.

A Copy of Letters Being Scattered
Broadcast Over the State.
Local politicians and business men
have received copies of the following
letter, sent out from Parkersburg in
the interest of Hon. A. B. Whites can
didacy for Governor. 1t explains itself,
and also the methods of Mr.. Whites
friends:
"PARKERSBURG, w. Va.
Dear Sir:-A general election will
soon be upon US. AS business men
we are deeply interested in securing
good honest nominees for State Off
GERS. The welfare of this growing
State demands it. This county will
have a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Office of Governor,
Hon. A. B. White, of this city. In my
judgment he will, if nominated and
elected, make a good Governor, and
will do credit to the Office, and give
the State a good, clean, business-like
administration. | am satisfied also
that he will have the united support
of the Republicans of this county.
Without intending to diScredit any
other aspirant, | am also persuaded
that Mr.. White will make the most
popular candidate, and that he is the
best equipped of any of the available
persons whose names have yet been
mentioned or will likely be mentioned,
in connection with the Office.
Il hope it will be your pleasure to
give such attention to the subject as
the Importance of the Office deserves,
and that you will find it to the inter
est of your section and for the good
of the party to support our candidate
and TO secure him such support from
your county in the State Convention
as may be consistent with your own
good judgment in the premises. l shall
be glad to receive any expression from
you IN the subject.
Very truly, yours,
&c. H. SHATTUCK."
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. TOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.

Office of Wheeling Steel & Iron Co.,
No. IL Fourteenth Street,
WHEELING, W. Va. January s. 1870.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wheeling Steel & Iron Company will
be held at the office of the Company, No.
IL Fourteenth street, Wheeling, w. Va,
on Tuesday, the 23d day of January, 1860,
at 2 o'clock p. M, for the election of di-
rectors and the transaction Of any other
business that may be presented.
FRANK w. BOWERS,
ia6i secretary.
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Chamber Of Commerce Meeting.

Tuesday evening, January 10th,
promptly at 7:45 o'clock,
For the annual election of officers,
for consideration of the re-as-
sessment natter, and for such
other business as may be pre-
scented.
A full attendance lis desired.
HULLIHEN QUARHIER, President.
HOWARD HAZLETT, Secretary.
ja1SesdQ
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A CALL ISSUED
q Meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee.

Executive Committee.
WESTON, January 10, 1900.
Reeting of the Democratic State
we Committee is hereby called
1seml3e in the city of Charleston,
anawha county, West Virginia. on
Thursday, 1ide 25th day of January,
1900, for the purpose of designating
the time and place of holding the State
convention. The presence in person,
OF each and every member of the COM
mittee is most earnestly requested.
ANDREW JOHNSTON,
Chairman.
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8 ToCKHOLDERs' MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the West Virginia Printing Company
will take place on Thursday, January 18th,
1900, at the office of the Company, No. 1225
Market street, between the hours of 10
O'Clock a. M, and II o'clock M, for the
election Of Directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of any other pushes
that may come before it.
CHARLES H. TANEY,
de23oawu Secretary.
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NOTICES.


r JAMES N. VANCE, president of The
l., Riverside Iron Works, do hereby ceru-
fly tha a resolution reading as follows:
That this company, The Riverside iron
Works, be now and from this m dssSoiV-
ed and its business as a company be diScon-
tinued." was unanimously adopted at. a
stockholders meeting of The Riverside
Iron Works, held at its principal office, IN
the City of Wheeling, West Virginia, on
the 18th day of December, A. D.. 1899.
In Testimony Whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand as such president and afnxed
the corporate seal of The Riverside Iron
Works, this 18th day of December, A. ID.
1899.
6eS0satv j. N. VANCE, president
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STOCk
g TOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bellaire and Benwood Bridge Com
transaction of any other business that
may come before them, will be held at the
South Side Bank, Wheeling, w. Va, Tues
day, February 10, 1900, at l O'Clock p. m
de30oawt GEO. w. YOST, Secretary.
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DIED.

CRAFT-On Friday, january 18th, 1900.
at 4 o'clock p. m. John @ Craft, in his
10Th year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
IRvIN-On Friday, January 18th, 1900,
at 10 o'clock p m, Ed. S. Irwin, in the 5Sd
year of his age.
Funeral notice hereafter.
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15c wool socks 10c, 23c ones at 15c,
CSC ones at 25c. Aaron's, 2159 Main st.
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WANTED-At once. at new laundry, ex-
perienced and inexperienced laundry girls,
good wages. Address THE AMERICAN
LAUNDRY CO.. East End, East Liver
pool. Ohio. JaSerua
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son

I HAVE FOUND a positive cure for
Can be given secretly. VIII
gladly tell you what it IS. Don't send
money. MRS. MAY HAWKINS, Lock
Box X. L. 131, Grand Rapids, Mich.
de9satc
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Will Mr.. Gage adopt the Alger policy
of not retiring under fire."
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Fels- Naptha socp is worth
81 a week if you value no
smell in the house on wash
day. 1t costs SC; and the
grocer returns the SC, if you
don't agree.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A REWARD.

A REWARD.
7 offer a reward of s25 for the recovery OF
the body of my daughter, Ceceifa, who
was drowned in the Ohio river, near the
foot of Twenty-third street, Wheeling, on
Friday evening, January 18th, 1900.
HUGH DAWS0~,
ja1Serdq No Isl Main Street
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Upstairs girl: reference re-
quired. Enquire at n Sixteenth street.
ia9h
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-10
CURRENT COMMENT.
AN EMPHATIC VERDICT.
New York Post,l

There never was national election the
results of which were made so clear with
in twsnty-four hours after the polls closed
as Tuesdays. The only states In the
union regarding which any doubt was
then left were Idaho and Nebraska, and
the estimates of majorities everywhere
are but slightly changed by fulie returns.
These simply emphasize the overwhelm-
ing rebuke to Organism which was ad-
miDistered by the Middle West and the
states beyond to the Pacific, the most ex-
traordinary changes from 1896 being the
reduction OF Bryan's majorities in the
mining state or Colorado from nearly
1875, COO to about 40, 900, and in Idaho from
about 1900 to an almost even division,
ana in Utah 1900 for Mckinley now, in
stead OF 81, 600 against him four years ago.
The only thing needed to cap the climax
was Bryan loss or his own state, and
this seems to have happened. No verdict
OF the people was ever SO emphatic. Scott
In 1852 and Greeley in 1872 received q
smaller proportion of the electoral votas
than Bryan, kbut Fin neither OF those
cases was there anything like such over
whelming popular majorities against the
defeated candidate.
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THE FATE OF TAMMANY.
Boston Advertiser.)

1t should not be difficult to bring about
the downfall OF Tammany government
In New York city, next year. The part
which Croker has played in New York
politics this year can hardly be very salts
factory to the decent Democrats Of that
city. The independent voters OF all
parties must feel disgustei at the carnival
Of lawIessness and crime, especially dur
ing the past six months. The position
taken by the religious organizations Of
the city, this autumn, shows plainly
enough where they stand as regards
Tammany Probably the only thing that
can prevent the overthrow Of Tammany
next year would be some action by the
Republican machine, taken with the de-
nberate intention Of perpetuating Tam
many control of New York politics 1t
will be remembered that In the last inn
portant municipal campaign the Republi-
cans insisted upon nominating ex-Sen.
Tracy when 1t was certain that the
latter could not secure even half OF the
anti-Tammany vote. VIII the same
mistake" be made next year
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air. Bryan has delivered himself OF
q preliminary explanation Of the Demo-
cratic defeat, to bs followed later, proba-
bly,, by more exhaustive one. He
hints at extensive frauds, but he has the
grace to say that he does not think they
account for the Republican victory.
That, as at present advised, he attributes
in large measure to the general business
prosperity. II he had added land the
fer that his theories II put In operation
would Danish It," he would have given
a very correct diagnosis of the case. He
could hardly he expected to make that
confession, however, even II he realized
its truth. But we are inclined to think
that he has no adequate conception OF
the part this issue played In the matter.
While very bright man In some things,
Mr.. Bryan seems to be singularly obtuse
In others. The defeat he received on the
silver question four years ago when the
circumstances were more favorable for
success than they will ever be again, and
the four years OF prosperous business
under the gold standard which
followed ought to have made II
clear to him that to espouse free
silver this year would be to hang mill
stone about his neck. Yet SO far was he
from realizing this that he insisted
against the protest of a large part OF the
delegates to the Kansas City convention
upon distinct and positive reafHrma-
tion of allegiance to the 16 to one doo-
trine. Had he not been checked he
would have gone farther and made silver
as paramount as 1t was in 1896. 1t was
not necessary to do this to preserve his
consistency, for to tacltly acknowledge
that the currency issue was settled, for
the time being at least. was not tanta-
mount to any, recantation on his part of
his views. He appears to have believed
that it was winning card, and insisted
upon playing it because he thought that
1t would bring success. 1t was an in
stance OF obtuseness on his part. An
other of the same Kind was his close
utilization with Croker. OF course he
could not ostentatiously repudiate him,
but he might have gone to New York
without putting himself completely into
sary for him to star the state under
his management. But that Is what he
did, and he went even further, and
paid some very fulsome compliments to
the boss. Probably Bryan would have
been beaten, no matter how shrewdly he
conducted himself, for he had too thor
oughly identified himself four years be-
e. - a. ~,
able to make himself palatable to people
with memories, but his defeat was acoei-
Grated, and made more overwhelmi ng
than It would have BEEN by his lack Of
correct perception and Judgment.