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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
RECEIVED A BACKsET.

1t looks very much as though Mr.
Hanna's subsidy steal was going to
have a heard road to travel in Con-
gress. This is more than well, and the
country is to be congratulated. The
plain English about the subsidy meas
ure is, that it was one of the most out
rageous pieces Of legislation ever in
PRODUCED into the American Congress.
1t LAT i necessity, merit, reason and
common sense, and was simply grab
at public funds in the interests Of a
limited class, without any prospect
whatever that it would accomplish the
pretended purpose. 1t is bad enough
to have combinations against public
policy but in all conscience they ought
to be satisfied with present opportun-
tiles, without asking the public to
reach into its pocket and pay them
millions as a mere gratuity. The pro-
posed bill is the acme and quintessence
of assurance and gall. We should hear
no more of it, save in denunciation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
end the money derived from the stamp

pend the money derived from the Stamp
Act in this country.
These Constitutional questions will soon
be settled by the Supreme Court. If the
court should hold that the Constitu-
tional provisions extend to all portions
of the United States and all portions that
are governed by the United States, then
we shall conform our legislation and pol
icy to this doctrine, and be sorry that we
ever held them at length in the govern
ment we offered them. The question of
whether the government can take and
control a hostile people IS not a Consti-
tutional provision. but one of conditions
which exist. The cnsent of the governed
to legislative action is an entirely diff
ferent question. The entire written Con-
stitution provides no rule for this ques-
ton. The right to conquer and hold ter
ritory is a different question from the
question of how we shall govern that
territory when we have acquired it.
If Great Britain finds the question of
expansion and territorial growth increas-
ingly hard. it will be harder for US, be-
cause we, as a republic are necessarily
federal. The old coach with its power to
stand as well as to move may be safer
vehicle for government than the bicycle.
1 have been making no argument against
expansion. The recent acquisition frob
Spain may present a question of greater
loss than of gain. You will pardon me if
1 cannot rejoice because of the acquire
ment of territory which must be gov
erned by authority rather than by the
provisions of that grand old Constitution.
In conclusion, allow me TO suggest the
sentiment: God forbid that the day
should ever come when the thought of
man as a consumer should absorb that
grand old doctrine that man is a crea ton
of God endowed with inalienable rights"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
The Precise Truth.
Chicago Record.


If Mr.. James ]. Jeffries should turn
in and administer terrific beating to
an understood newsbov he wouldn't be
likely to go around hoasting of his
valor and prowess. 1t is in equally
bad taste for some Of the London news
papers to be exulting in the subjuga-
ton Of the Boers-a subjugation. by
the way, which is still very far from
a fact accomplished. At least one Lon
don paper, the Sunday Special. realizes
the fact when it says: The less said
about the South African campaign the
better. Lord Roberts has subjugated
the Dutch. but he did it with an army
OF 100000 against $4,000 pastoral
Beers" And that is the precise truth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
THE TIE PROBLEM.

The problem of how to procure an
adequate supply of cheap and durable
railroad ties has long perplexed the Of
fcers CT many Of the corporations in
terested. Year by year, as the for
ests become restricted or more diff
cult OF access, the cost of ties in
creases, and it is but a question of time
and a comparatively short time at
that-when something will have to be
done. At present the annual demands
of the two hundred and odd thousand
miles of American railways is some
thing stupendous, and year by year
the necessity increases, with constant
and rapid diminution in the source of
supply. Various forms of metal ties
have been patented made and used
to some extent, but the results have
not been satisfactory, and the timber
tie decidedly holds its place in favor.
Mr.. Olin ]. Ross of Cincinnati, advo-
Gates the planting of locust trees along
the edges of railway rights of way
throughout the country as one remedy,
and claims that such trees would grow
in fifteen years to a suitable size for
ties, and that constantly renewed as
the older trees were cut down, there
would be a solution of the problem.
That looks very well OF paper but I'M
fortunately, does not work out in prac-
tice. The idea is by no means a new
one Many years ago some of the west
eFn roads, running through a country
bare of timber, tried this very expert
ment, but the trees wouldn't grow
where they were wanted, from a COM
bination of climatic and soil condi-
tons, and the matter was dropped.
If all the roads would combine, it is
possible that in fifteen or twenty
years they might, to an appreciate
degree, provide for their wants in
this manner but hardly completely,
and meanwhile what about the thous-
ands of miles of new road annually
constructed? In twenty years we will
probably have sixty thousand more
miles Of track than to-day, and so on
for the rem0ter future
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
NATIONAL CONSCIENCE AROUSED.

The conscience of France appears to
the loot captured from the Chinese, and
the government is very much disposed
to at least officially di3countenance the
grand larceny which has been going
on with the cognizance and authority
of the international military officers.
Out of the plundering of Tien-Tsin
and Picking many valuables were seized
by the French, and several cases of
choice proceeds were forwarded to
France, addressed by General Frey, the
French commander, to President Lou
bet and other high officials. The gov
eminent has ordered that these pack
ages be enlarged at Marseilles, where
they were landed, and it is a fair pre-
sumption that in time they will be re-
turned to their original owners with
ample apology. This is distinctly to
the credit of France, yet some share
Of the honors fall to General Chaffee,
whose protest against wholesale rob-
berry appears to have, in this case at
least, born early and handsome fruit.
The only woman holding commits
sion in the United States army has
rendered her resignation, to take eff
feet on the 31st inst. She is Anita
Newcomb MCGEE, daughter of the eel
ebrated astronomer Simon Newcomb,
and she was appointed August 20, 1898.
rank and pay of First Lieutenant. DR..
Mary Walker is the only other wo-
man who ever held a commission in
the United States army.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Somebody now alleges that the slot
machine is not a modern idea at all,
but was invented BY the great mathe-
inatician Hero of Alexander, B. C.
117-S1. Hero's invention is said to
have been q sacrlficial vessel, which
only flowed wine when a piece of
money was introduced. 1t appears,
however, that one always got value
received from Mr.. Hero's contrivance,
while the modern apparatus works,
we are told, along entirely different
lines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

We publish this morning on this page
copious extracts from the address de-
livered at the University Of Michigan,
last Friday night, by ex-President Har-
rison, wherein he seriously attacked the
insular policy of the administration.
The Register has heretofore referred
to this notable expression at length,
but the text of the address did not
reach us until yesterday
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The election returns are in from the
Klondike. The total vote was 1887, of
which Bryan received 2,437 and McKin-
ley 900. The miners, previous to cleo
ton day, had subscribed $500 for q
large medal, six inches in diameter, up
on which is represented a miners
cabin, miners at work, pans, picks,
shovels, ETC., all in solid gold, and after
the returns, which were sent to the
Nugget Office, had been counted, the
souvenir was forwarded to Mr. Bryan,
as he was the winner in the mining
district
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

And now England has expressed a
desire to exchange concessions in Cen
trail America to the United States, for
canal purposes, for certain American
territory in Alaska. 1t is pretty safe
to say the proposition will not be IA
vorably entertained by the Americas.
England already has too tight clutch
upon a portion of our possessions in
the far north
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The Singer Manufacturing Company
is also going to do the handsome
thing by its stockholders. The stock
is to be increased from $4,000 900 to
$50 1000, 600, the difference to be divid-
ed round pro rata. The regular div
idends are very large, they having ag-
gregated 80 per cent in 1898 and 100
per cent. in 1899. The, stock is quoted
ia 725 bid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The agreed basis Of representation
for members of Congress is 2O8,oOO, and
still West Virginia gains one. Texas
is the only State in the Union gaining
two members under the proposition as
it stands
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
FEDERAL STEEL DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, December 18.-The d.
rectors CT the Federal Steel Company
met to-day and declared the regular
quarterly dividend of Ia per cent on
the preferred stock. No action was
taken as to dividends on the common
stock and none will be taken, it is Off
cially announced. until January i.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
BANKRUPTCY CASES.
Special 10 the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. December
1s.-In the United States District
Court. c. B. Coyle has filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. Liabilities,
SIT 1915; assets. none. Coyle form
erly conducted a steam laundry here
The petition of Mrs. Mary Martin,
OF Huntington, was also filed. Liabil-
tiles, s1.470.34: assets, s1,082. T. A
Null. Of Huntington. was appointed
receiver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The component interests of the Cen
trail Foundry Company, the recently
organized soil pipe combine, have
agreed that they have a good thing,
and prices have been advanced 1914
per cent. That's another good thing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The Parkersburg newspapers are
clamoring for an investigation of the
police department that will investi-
gate" That sort of thing won't do,
you know. Just think how many pep
pie would have their feelings hurt, in
any given city, If that sort OF thing
was gone into, and the witnesses
would tell the truth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The managers of the Paris EXPOSE
ton have struck balance sheet, and
find the deficit is 100000. The re-
ceipts were 100000 and the ex-
penses $23, 300, 900. This is coming out
of big thing very well, as EXPOSE
tions go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Musical Wheeling last evening show
ed its appreciation Of the excellent
Pittsburg orchestra by turning out in
force Sig. Riccardo Ricci is to be
congratulated upon the success he
achieved through his enterprise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
QUARANTINE RAISED.

Special 10 the Register.
POINT PLEASANT. W. Va, Deem
Der 1S.-Thieves stole twenty-one tur-
keys from Sam Somerville, of Robin
son district last night
This town has raised the quarantine
against Huntington and Gallipolis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

And now the citizens Of Chicago
have held an indignation meeting to
protest against the prevalence of SER
ious crime That sort of thing must
be very amusing to the police.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

In his annual report the Third AS
sistant Postmaster General named ten
postmasters out of about eighty thous-
and as especially worthy of common
dation. The percentage is woefully
small.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
GRANTED ALL DEMANDS.
Nom Union Men Must Join the United
Mine Workers Within Two Days.

Mime WOr<ers Within Two Days.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, Dec 18.-The
strike at Natalie colliery ended this
morning, 1900 employees returning to
work. The company granted everybody
the 10 per cent. increase, reinstated
several discharged men, and gave the
nonunion men two days in which to
settle their differences with the union
men, otherwise the former will be dis
charged The United Mine Workers
say they will again tie up the mines of
the company if the non-union men
who refuse to go in their organization
are not discharged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
A Hard Fate,

Paris Telegram to New York World.
Major Esterhazy is now a ragged
pauper, living on charity in London
slum. His wife is here, gradually sell
ing her furniture, silver and wardrobe
in order to postpone the starvation Of
FIVE children.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The Cunarder Saxonia has just land
ed sixty thousand American turkeys at
Liverpool for the English Christmas
dinner. The great American bird is
evidently becoming popular on the 9TH
err side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The idea of Worlds Fair for Pitts
burg appears to be very popular with
the leading business men and citizens
up there Wheeling will be glad to CO.
operate to the extent of our ability.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

extend to Boston Aldermen. At re-
cent session one member referred to
''the clairvoyant from ward Seven, "
and again to the "Aguinaldo paddock
vendor from ward Ten" These ex-
pressions sound decidedly western.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

One of the Republican members-elect
of the Pennsylvania Legislature was
crippled by a train at Butler Monday.
The account fails to state whether he
was for or against Quay,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Judge H. J. Ewing, Of Cleveland is
drafting bill for presentation to the
Ohio Legislature, prohibiting football
playing in that State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

And now the Beers have crossed the
Orangerriver and invaded Cape Colony
There is little promise Of a merry
Christmas at the Cape.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Indiana citizens are apparently am
bilious to break the lynching record
Three in two days n a fairly good
start.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The administration at Washington
is taking a good deal of interest in
the Supreme Court, just about now.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

commissary and subsistence depart
ment. The boys in the swamps and
jungles are certainly entitled to
enough to eat and wear.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

The press of the country is an unit
in denouncing hazing. 1t is a relic
of barbarism that ought to go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
No Reason.

PhiIadeIphia Times.
Talking OF hazing, a student may be
West Pointer, but that's no reason
for treating him like q dog.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

1t is about time General De We
was being surrounded" again. He
must be getting lonesome.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Boston culture evidently does not
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02
MethOdists Adjourn.

Chicago, May SO.-The Methodist Epis-
copal conference adjourned after a session
of four weeks.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton, which was under discussion last
night, was taken up today. The report,
with some amendments, was adopted.
The debate on lne proposed changes iii
representation to the general conferences
consumed much time, but it was finally
decided to make no changes.
Bishop Bowman made a brief address
to the parting delegates.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02
The Eclipse.

Washington, Ga, May 29.-Observa-
tions attending the eclipse here were high
ly satisfactory. The time of totality was
l minute and % $40 seconds. Professor
Pickering, at the head of the Yale eXpe-
dition, says that two large solar pro-
tuberances were noted. The shadow of
the moon on the sky and the shadow
bands were all we'll seen. Venus and
Mercury were conspicuous.
Lick Observatory, Cal, May 29.-Pro-
lessor Keer said today that the observation
of the eclipse from Mount Hamilton had
been successful, but he could not say more
at present.
Cabot Observatory, Sloan, Ga, May 20.
The observations of the eclipse here were
a complete success. The corona appeared
strikingly like that of the eclipse in India
in 1898.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02

Consul General Stowe of the United
States at Cape Town has reported to the
state department that the seizures of flour
and provisions on the three vessels, Mash
ona, Beatrice and Maria, have been final
ly and satisfactorily settled.
1t has been found that the goods were
the property of the consignees in South
Africa; that the American shippers are
not and can not be losers and that the
seizures will not affect the American
trade. In the cases where the consignees
refused the bills drawn upon them by the
American shippers, though the latter
might easily have secured payment
through the colonial courts, the British
government has preferred to settle out
right by the payment of the invoice price
of the provisions seized with 10 per cent
added as profit.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02
Quarantine Is Authorized.

San Francisco, May oV.-At a meeting
of the board of supervisors of this city a
resolution empowering the board of health
of the city and county of San Francisco 10
quarantine any section, place, house, us
trict or person, was passed by vote OF
10 to l.
This means that chinatown will be
quarantined and no person will be allow
ed to pass in or out without proper GER
tificate from the board of health.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-02

of the Potomac was held at Fredericks-
burg, Virginia, Friday.
William Waldorf Astor has sent check
for $4,000 to the Maidenhead Cottage
hospital in London, in celebration of the
coming of age of his eldest son.
Notwithstanding the declaration of the
president that the United States will not
interfere in the South African war, the
Boer commissioners expect that political
expediency will cause him to make a move
which will be beneficial to their cause.
Friday Senator Carter of Montana pre-
scented the certificate of Governor Smith
appointing Hon. Martin Maginnis as sem
ator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Senator Clark, and to which
MIR. Clark also had been appointed by
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs in the alb
sence of the governor. The certificate is
practically in the same words as Acting
Governor Spriggs' certificate appointing
Mr.. Clark to succeed himself.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
advices from Schuchuan, in the province
of HUI Peh, report: Boxers have de-
stroyed two villages and massacred many
converts of the French missionary sta
tions. The general commanding at Shi
An Flu, it is added, sent a regiment to
the scene of the disturbance. The sol
diers were ambushed by malcontents and
lost 26 men killed. Reinforcements have
been dispatched from Ichang.
AS soon as this disposition was made
Senator Chandler presented a resolution
providing for the reference of the creden-
tials of the rival senator claimants to the
committee on privileges and elections This
request was also laid on the table, the
understanding being that it will be called
up Wednesday.
Three men were killed and a number
of others seriously injured as a result of
an accident to a work train Friday on
the Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Tran
sit line. The brakes on two cars carry
ing a dozen worknen became disabled at
the top of a steep grade. The cars rushed
down the incline at a terrific speed. Nine
workmen jumped from the cars and were
seriously injured. The others stuck to
the cars until they jumped the track at
the bottom of the hill and were killed.
The dead are: Jack McMahon, Michael
Penders and X. Walker.
An unknown priest, supposedly from
New York City, committed suicide re-
Gently at Whirlpool rapids, near Mag
ara Falls.
Serious trouble is threatening be-
tween the British and French residents
of st. Heliers, island of Jersey, owing
to the pro-Boer attitude of the latter.
Joe Cans of Baltimore knocked out
Dial Hawkins of California at Broad
way Athletic Club, New York, in two
rounds of the fastest fighting ever seen
in the clubhouse.
Mrs. Emil Poland of haywood was
killed last week while in the act of res
cuing her two-year-old daughter from
in front of the Chicago & Northwest
ern's Pacific coast limited, in Chicago.