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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
PLIGHT Of the Navy.

Admiral Crowninshield has made
some very unpleasant revelations with
regard to the navy. He presents the
facts insuch q way there can be no ques-
tlon OF Its practical inenicicncy in case
we should become engaged in quarrel
with some first class power. We have
the ships. but We do not appear to be
equipped with the necessary number OF
officers and men to man them. This Is
quite serious prcdIcament. The most
crying need Is for officers A war ship
OF modern construction Is n most dell
cato piece OF machinery and 1t requires
n man OF the most thorough training
nnd Skill 10 manage 1t. The admiral
points out many cases where the service
IL being harmed by the lack Of officers.
The naval academy Is suffering for
want OF instructors. and the high STAN
dnrd OF training cannot be maintained.
Every bureau In tho department Ia short
OF officers and the service, the report
predicts. soon Will fall behind In the
struggle FIRST for lcadershIps and then
for equality. with the other services.
The disability Of the sea-solng corps of
officers has greatly Increased since the
Spanish war and many OF the best off,
GERS are being lost rs n result OF break
Ing down from 0verwork.
The chief OF the navigation bureau
blames Congress largely for this state
OF affairs in refusing to meet the needs
OF the service. He Is not unreasonable
In stating that It Is bordering on folly
to 80 on increasing the number, OF war
vessels without making some provision
for their proper complement OF officers
md men. 1t is declared that II Is now
impossible TO man tho vessels OF our
navy already constructed with the prca-
cnt force. not to mention those building
or authorized, and It In recommended that
for the next four years appointments
to the naval academy be doubled. the
President and rcp7qfentatives In Con-
grcas appointing Two Instead OF one
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Reserving Seats on the Trains.

Pittsburgh Dispatch: a New York
court holds as good law that deposit
of personal property in seat In a rail-
way train entities the;owner OF the pro-
perty TO the seat when he claims It.
This Is the great Issue which two COM
muters in the vicinity Of that city tried
to settle by the ordeal Of combat. The
decision Of the court Is certainly more
conclusive than the smuggling match.
But another vital question Is how
many seats man may thus pre-ompt.
Can he keep seat In one car with bis
personal property and another In the
smoking car with his personal presence"
II It Is held that a passenger is entitled
to but one seat would 1t not be q COM
mon sense corollnry that every passcn-
ger is entitled to one?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Congressional Reapportionment.

y The reapportionment of the members
Of Congress under the new census prom
Uses to provoke quite warm contest in
the house of representatives. Accord
Ing to Congressman Dalzell 1t appears
to be the disposition of the Republic
can leaders to keep the total member
ship Of the house down to the present
number. in which case the number Of
population to each member would be
fixed at 100000. By this some states
will lose a member and others will gain.
The present ratio Is l7390l. and 1t would
be out Of the question TO retain that.
But should 1t even be increased to the
number suggested. 100000. West Viz
ginla would certainly be u gamer, as
the present population of the state is
95s,9oO. This fully provides for the
present delegation Of four congressman,
and leaves surplusage of 122,9Oo,
which is nearly 1900 over the fraction
OF half. Naturally this would entltle
the state to another representative.
1t will hardly be a straight party fight
for the reason that among the states
that would suffer by an increased ratio
are some that are strongly Republic
can. Congressman .Dalzell gives some
very pertinent reasons for not increas-
Ing the total number Of representatives,
for as he says. "the house as 1t Is now Is
too large. 1t is unwieldy and there
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Last Nights Celebration.

The great Republican Victories OBJ
taincd In the nation and state were ccle-
brated last night with remarkable
outburst OF enthusiasm on the part of
the people and those who were in the
procession. 1t was remarkable spec
tacle md ittinE climax to the triumph
secured ut the ballot box Inst Tuesday.
People from tho suburban towns and
our Ohio friends Joined in jollItylng over
common victory.
The limo OF march was n continual
streak OF rcd fire. rockets and roman
candles, the residents along the route
OF the procession Illuminating and par
taking OF the. spirit of the marching
columns. Ell, -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Cheap Chinese Living.

Henry B. Miller. the United States
consul at Chung-King. China, says in
his last report: THE standard OF living
of the ordinary. Chinese is so far below
ours in the cost and character, OF food
consumed that 1t seems impossible to
us, and 4 statement OF plain facts APP
pears like the most extrayagant exaE-
geration. AS an example, the servants
In some of the best places In Shanghai
club together and pay q cook to provide
and prepare their food for them ut n
cost Of 81 50 Mexican n month, or about
81 Is month In gold. or a fraction over
four cents day in our money"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
The Bachelors soliloauy,

To wed or not TO we'd? That is the CUES
Whether It's wiser In the mind to suffer
Tho hash and tough steak Of the board
ms house.
Or to make love to an hciress, and, mar
rylng her.
End all my fluctuations. Eat ancient
prunes
No more; and In n minute to say We end
The stomach ache. and tho thousand
awful. pains
Boarders are heir to It's n contamination
Dcvouuy TO be wished. To we'd, to marry:
To wed, pcrchance TO scrap; aye. there's
the rub! 49,
For in my nightly rest what curtain lee.
When I have shullled off this bachelors
coll.
Must give me pause. There's the respect
That makes calamity of married HE;
For VINO could bear each night her awful
The kids shrill yclls. the walking up and
down
With 1t; tho blamed Inevitable tack;
The frequent visits OF the mothcr-In-lnw,
VINO makes the home TO You very In
When he himself might live in blIssful
As a bachelor? Who could put up with
this, 1 -
To srunt and sweat under such dreadful
fortunes,
But that tho thought her pepper might
10 off -,
To tho undiscovered country from whose
bourn
No traveller returns. resolves tho mind,
And makes him soon forget tho Ills he'll
have
And enter In the sea OF mntrlmony?
Thus conscience must be deadened laid
aside. -
And thus the native line OF, resolution .
Is smoothed DOR with n Say,' cant Of
thought.
And enterprise OF srcat profit and mo-
mcnt E.l,.', ,sTr.E =.
sure.
And gain for us the dough. Soft you now!
The dinner bell! God grant there may
not be witnesses. ..... r, :
Too many flies In the sour.
ia. 81 T,onts Etnr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Lauding Altgeld. =

Zone Of the, most unpleasant charac-
tiers In the late campaign was that
warm supporter OF Bryan, Ex-Governor
Altgeld, Of Illinois. His anarchistic
sympathles developed years ago when
Illinois disgraced itself by electing him
governor. While occupying that exalt-
ed position he distinguished himself by
pardoning several anarchists who were
convicted, being engaged In the Hay
market riot where n number of police
men werr killed. Some people may have
thought that the citation of his anarch-
istlc procliyities. by the Republican
press was polItical buncombe or parti-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Minneapolis Times:' Virginia Military
Academy has sput itself upon record
very decidedlyfby expelling for hazing
three young men. all sons OF prominent
and wealthy parents. In combination
with this; Lieutenant Commander
sWainwrlght's attitude toward the same
practice since he took charge of the An
nnpolis Academy affords some promise
that public sentiment Is making head
way against the college sentiment on
this subject Hazing is cover for too
much actual brutality to survive much
longer. - 81
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
A Great National Monument.

Scientific American: The completion
OF this magnificent structure Uhe Me.
mortal BRIDGE VIII form notable ad-
dillon to tho, great national monuments
not merely OF this country, hut OF the
whole world. ancient and modern. The
memorial viii be n fitting example OF
the best work OF the American bridge
engineer In the beginning OF the TWEEN
tieth century, and In architectural eff
feet 1t will be worthy companion to
the Congressional Library.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Ex.president Kruger,s Mistake.

Chicago Journal: The one weak spot
in ex-Pres!dent Krugcr's; armor Of dig
nifty is his absence from the side OF tho
aged Mrs. Kruger. He left her behind
in Pretoria and he sent her plous tel
cgram the other day quoting some
verses from the Psalms to teach her re-
siguation. Aged wives In adversely
are apt to find the consoling presence
OF husband even more comforting
than the Scriptures. The rugged old
follow will receive n. more cordial well
come in the United States II he brings
his frau with him. '.,...r.-,.
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tunes, but he leaves behind him a ca

tunes, but he leaves behind him ca
ireer that's an Incentive to every Amer
lean boy who has ambition and pluck.
Marcus Daily. is another sort Of char
acter. aud achieved success In lines en-
tirely different from those Of Willard.
He gained wealth BY hard work as a
miner, finally becoming one of the cop
per kings Of the west. He gained con-
siderable notorlety over his political
feud with Senator Clark, OF Montana.
These two men were relatives by mar
riase and at one time close personal
friends and business associates. Both
were Democrats.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Some Democratic papers ara hysterl-
cal over the fact that Governor-elect
White did not receive as large q vote
as Mckinley. How about Judge Holt ?
He was overwhelmingly defeated in his
own county. which has been normally
Democratic, while White received a
most substantial endorsement from his
home town and county. For ccmpara-
tive popularity White is away ahead OF
the Democratic nonllzce.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Bryan and Pettlgrew hold the same
record. Neither OF these prominent
public characters carried his own pre-
cinct. ward, town, county or state. The
discrediting OF both appears to be about
Us emphatic as 1t could well have been
made.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Only wise men confess their mistakes.
and Admiral Dewey has confirmed his
reputation as man Of wisdom by
frankly admitting that he erred most
enthusiastically in listening to his over
Jealous. friends and consenting to be-
come presidential candidate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
One Poor Young Mans Hard Luck.

Chicago News: 1t is impossible not to
sympathize with the distress and indig-
nation of Count de Castellane. At n
stroke this young man. who Is still in
the very prime OF life has been reduced
to living on some 100000 francs, or
about 100000 year, which is bare
$4,000 month. This is little advance
Tor n young man who was stony broke
few years ago. But life Is 30 short.
Who would be content to work on at
this mere snail's pace?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
Relief In sir uo,,rs.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
cases relieved In six. hours by New
Grent South American Kidney Cure" II
IN n great surprise on account OF It's cX-
cccdlng promptnces In relieving pain In
bladder. kidneys and back. In male or
female. Relieves retention Of water
almost Immediately. 10 you want quick
relief and cure this Ia tho remedy. Sold
by r. II. List. druggist, Wheeling, ".
Va. tth&g
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

wherever authorized now, and in addi-
ton senator's being given the same priv
ilcge OF appointment as representatives.
Then, to meet future needs, 1t is re-
commended that whenever Congress au-
thorizes anyincrease Of vessels to the
navy 1t lsesproylde. In the same act,
for an increase Of officers and men to
man the ships.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Bryan and his. friends can extract nc
comfort out Of the result in Colorado
Compared with 1895 the Bryan vote ir
that state fell off 1900, while the Nc.
Kinley vote Increased about $4,000
,Populism In the big silver state seems
to be In a moribund condition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

a woman's ambition is to look like an
angel without being one.
You never saw 4 woman whose hus-
band had outlived all his folly.
Every man has osme lie he tells that
1t makes him mad II you don't believe,
After woman has chased a man SO
long that he proposes because he is
afraid not to. She always speaks of the
engagement as her surrender"
When two women are said to be Com
genial" 1t means that they get fun out
Of telling each other about all the
chances they had before they married
their husbands.-Ncw York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

About the most pronounced case OF
sacrilege We have run across is found
in the headlines of the Omaha World
Herald, announcing Bry2n's defeat.
reading as follows: People. Say Again,
Not This Man, But Baraboaa.'" This
is the paper that Mr.. Eryan edited In
days gone by.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

According to Congressman John Dali
zell. OF Pennsylvania, there will be
three big fights in the coming session
OF Congress-the apportionment, ship
subsidy bill and army reorganization.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

One of the most distinguished Amerl-
can features OF the Paris Exposition
was the publication of a Paris edition
Of the New York Times. 1t was accom-
plished under great difficulties, but
American ingenuity and enterprise
overcame oil obstacles. as they usually
do. n -.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Uncle Sam made considerable profit
over the big transactions In stocks last
week. receiving for revenue stamps
alone from the New York stock ex-
change $4,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

The people Of Washington are already
mapping out plans for making Presi-
dent Mckinley's second inauguration
one of the most brilliant In the coun-
try's history, as 1t well deserves to be.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

The presidency OF the state senate Will
become Mr.. N. E. Whitaker quite hand
somely.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

With Thanksgiving almost upon us
Santa Claus is spying around for his
stock OF presents. r.i.ar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

WE have n secondhand Upright
Stelnway Plano, pbonlzed case, In ino
condition. For sale ut bargain.
It, W.BAUMER co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

Now the real troubles Of the state OIL
GERS elect begin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

1T OWE my whole, life to Burdock
Blood Bitters. SGrofulous sores covered
my body. I seemed beyond cure. B.
B. B., has made me perfectly well
woman" Mrs. Charles Hutton, Ber-
willie Mich.-1 "a. I. q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-13

! The INTELLlGENCER embracing It's
several editions, Is entered In the Post
office at Wheeling. w. Va, as second
class mattcr.)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07

Wheeling Park Tomorrow after
noon and evening. Meister's Band
and John A. West. Musical COmedi m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07
sister-viie Mining Company.

The patent for the mining claims Of
the Slstersville Gold Mining Company
arrived from Washington yesterday
and this company now owns about
forty-seYen acres OF claims. They
have been waiting some months on the
patent 10 be granted and there was
considerable rejoicing amors those
who knew OF II last evening that it had
been. Pending the granting OF the
patent the work of developing was
shut down, but things will now be
pushed as rapidly as possible. A linn
tied amount Of stock for the purposes
of opening up the property will be sold
for fifteen cents q share for the pre-
sent. and the resumption OF work be-
gun as soon as possible. The direc-
tors, with one exception. live here and
in the neighborhood. They are well
known business and professional men
who are in 1T TO make II success
The directors are 4. Spence, president;
r. H Rodefer, vice president: o. r.
Wood. secrstzry and treasurer; Albert
Schenk. Robert e. Lewis. DR.. r.. M
Baird and George l.. Spence.
The president Of the company, who
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07

ance and so are all our people whose
prosperity is bottomed upon that OF
the toilers in our mills.
The new road is pre-eminently the
iron and steel workers friend. 1t
means more constant employment,
steadier work, and more wages in con-
sequence. 1t means these things even
with the present manufacturing facili-
ties of this city, but it also means that
greater Opportunities for the employ
ment of themselves and their SONS will
be afforded by the extension Of old
plants and the building of new, under
the spur of cheaper coke and coal.
BELIEVER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07
Clay District
SOME SALIENT POINTS
OF the Railroad Ordinance which
should Commend il to Voters

VI the railroad ordinance Which
should Commend il to Voters.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 9Th, 1900.
To the Editor of the Register
Sir: Your paper of yesterday con-
tanned short communication, signed
Business which pointed out very
important clause in the ordinance con-
corning the subscription by this county
to the Uniontown, Waynesburg & West
Virginia Railroad, l. e., the clause fix
ing freight rates so as to give us as
good rate on coke from the Connells-
vile region as Pittsburg manufacturers
enjoy.
The ordinance absolutely guarantees
oGr people rate at least as low as
Pittsburg can obtain from any railroad
Instead of being compelled to pay
more for coke than our great COMPETE
tor, owing to the longer haul and con
sequent greater freight rate now pre-
vailing. the new railroad will put us
for all practical purposes as near this
prime necessity OF our iron and steel
industries as Pittsburg is. and will en-
able us to obtain it as cheaply as that
city's industries can do. What is the
result TO be anticipated with certainty.
if this new railroad is aided by our
county's subscription and carried TO
completion? Nothing Iess than that
our furnaces az plants viii run as
long as Pittsburg's will. when prices
are low and orders scarce Wheeling
will not have TO shut down and throw
her iron and steel workers out Of en-
ployment ever again because Pittsburg
ran 1rrdnrSnIf har urror fr1aa 4c 1s.rs 10
reason Of Pittsburgs cheaper coke
Every iron and steel worker is inter-
ested IN the ratification Of the ordin-
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builders, Exchange Excursion.

More than rs per cent. reduction
on summer millinery, to close.
MARSDEN l.. C0LVIG.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07
BRIDGEPORT.
Chronicle of Daily Events from the
Town Across the Way.


Judge J. b. briggs was at Belmont
yesterday on business.
Oswald Schick and wife returned
from Rayenna last evening.
Nathan Holloway was at Sc. Glars
vile yesterday on business.
w. Z. Thomas has returned from a
trip to Buffalo and Toronto.
Wilbur Branch and wife returned ia
their home at Wellsviile yesterday.
Warrants have been sworn OUT for
those who were in the fight Thursday
night.
Prof. E. O. Barnes. OF Morrisfown,
was in town yesterday calling on
friends.
George Burkle, who has been SPEND
ing some time at Cripple Creek. Col,
has returned home.
Quite a large number from here at
tended the firemen's tournament ak
Martins Ferry yesterday.
The Belmont ball club will 60 70
Toronto to-day, where they win play.
the leading team Of that town.
Joseph B. Loe left yesterday for
Mountain Lake park. where he win
spend several weeks in the interest OF
his health.
The funeral OF the young child or
Mrs. William Harris took place yeater-
day afternoon. The intermenE was mada
at Linwcod cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07

To Niagara Falls, Toronto. Canada
and Thousand Islands via Wheeling &
Lake Erie, Cleveland, and steamer
City of Erie Friday, July goth. Spe-
cial train leaves Wheeling p. m, city
time. Niagara Falls and return only
$500; Toronto and return via Great
Gorge Route and steamer across Lake
Ontario, only $3.50 extra. Thousand
Islands via steamer from Toronto IS 90
extra Tickets good Is days. See S.
Sherman, TRAY. Pass. Agt., City Bank
building, for further information.
Phone 924.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL.


The following New YoEx,auotations were
received yesterday by Reward Hasiett q
Son. National Exchange Bank Building:
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HIS LEG BROKEN.
A Painful Accident on the south Side
Last Evening.

Inst EVENING.
Joseph Vogier. the well-known tin
ner, of South Main street, met with
very painful accident last evening
about o'clock and will consequently
be unable to attend to his duties for
quite a while. He was riding in his
delivery wagon down Chapiine street
and at Twenty-fifth street the horse.
which he was driving became fright
ened. The animal while being held
in check, kicked the dashboard OF the
wagon to pieces and Mr.. Vogler nnfor-
tunaely had his right leg broken in
two places below the knee. He was
carried into DR.. Rau's Office. where he
received the necessary surgical aid,
and later was removed to his home.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-07

Below the Register presents a COM
pact comparative statement of the
work SO far accomplished by the Board
of Equalization and Appeals in the
matter of petitions for reductions of
assessments as returned by the reyal-
uation assessors. The original valua-
tion of 1899 is given in the first col
umn of figures, the reyaluation in the
second, and the amended total, after
the action of the Board, in the third.
1t will be remembered that the Board
acted on the original reassessment fig
ures, and not upon those figures as hor-
izontally cut by the State Board. In
the city district of the county the State
Board made cut of 1857 per cent. and
in the country district of per cent,
and these percentages must be sub
tracted from the totals given in the
third column to reach the correct APP
rraisement as it will appear on the tax
bills.
This is the first tabulated and
concise statement of the action
of the Board which has appear
ed in print. Property owners can
compare the new assessment with the
old and the action by the County Board
with both, and will thus arrive at a
correct appreciation of the exact stu
alton. Comparisons with adjoining
property can also be made to advan-
tage.
The figures follow