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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
TIE INTELLIGENCER'S LAMENT.

THE HETEROGENEOUS LAMENT.
The leading political effusion in
the Geographic and editorial columns
Of the Intelligencer of last Saturday
is attracting deserved attention
throughout the State, and provides
much more merriment than sympathy.
For instance, we find these remarks
in the Parkersburg State Journal,
personal organ of Governor-el
White and. after the Intelligencer, the
most prominent Republican organ in
the State:
James Kelsey Hall and his father-in-
t tbW, CO. Johp Trsw' have returned to
simultaneous with their arrival. their
newspaper, the lntelligencer. contains an
alleged special telegram from Washing
ton. anent the conference of Republican
powers of West Virginia and the pro-
gramme of office distribution that was
supposedly made up d that historic con-
Sab. On that program ne SfreHrs not the
same of James Kelsey Hall ana for that
Season the putatiVe Washington special
To the lntelligencer an | the dOuble-leaded
leader was traught with senSat ional in
terest and appear TO reflect disappointed
hopes anu blasted ambitions of a politi-
clan filed with embittered anguish and
knawing remorse. The two literary eff
fusions breathe and pulsate with threats
and lamentations loud and long If it
were any other newspaper that published
such v:triolic paragraphs, it would not be
of more than passing interest. but when
that good, old stald party journal of a
half century gets erratic and froths at
the mouth it were really amusing, if not
sad
After quoting literally from our
contemporaries Washington special
and its accompanying editorial COM
ments, the State Journal says:
The above unusual article was printed
under the caption, Whittier are We
drifting The presumption is that the
We is used in a singular sense. 1t
would seem from Mr.. Halls own paper
that we had already drifted on the
rocks.
Away back yonder in that historic
.nnidwinter campaign of education the
State Journal gave some good advice to
party leaders advocating the broadening
and expanding of leadership lines and
limits. We had no personal interest or
selfish motive concealed in those editor
iala. but they were written in the truth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
OpILEN1 LUXURY.

\ few days ago the Register gave
publicity to the details CT the cost OF
refurpishing the rooms of the Senate
Committee on Finance, az Washington,
the total being but a few dollars short
of five Thousand. This morning, in
rr's connection, we furnish a few more
items OF interest, showing to some ex-
;ent how Senators eat up, or rather
drink up, fair proportion of the tax
payers money. Here is the little mani
fest:
-Four boxes lemons, 347 pounds sugar.
s more boxes lemons, GO cases White
Rock Lithia tthis being used in one month
al cost of Si12l; then came cephalgine,
AbbeyS salt, 100 calomel tablets, liz
pounds camphor bromo settler. 1850
quinine pills. Baby Elite shoe polish. 5
gallons witch hazel. another 1000 quinine
pills, yucca hair tonic. pomade and y
pounds more Camphor.
Then the senatorial thirst returned and
a bill was ordered as follows: Three
hundred and forty-one pounds graduated
sugar. 353 pounds granulated sugar. 333
pounds graduated sugar, 20 boxes lemons.
2S1 pounds sugar. 111a boxes lemons and
is cases more lithia. making 1898 addi-
tional then they try a new brand-10
water, 10 cases more Londonderry and >
more Poland; and then get credit for 50
for returning goo empty Londonderry bot
ties and 45 empty Poland bottles.
An this, be it remembered, is only
for the Finance Committee. Imagine,
please, what the bill must be for The
entire Senate. The Senator Clark case
alone cost the people 1922 S4, in witness
fees and travelling expenses, and the
stenographer's bin was s2,73375 for a
few weeks work in that connection.
TIC be a member of the Senate in
these days is to live in fairness, at pub
he expense.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
WHAT ANSWER CAN BE MADEi

Speaking editoriany of Minister Wu's
late lecture before the New York So
ciety of Ethical Culture, referred to in
the Register of yesterday morning, the
New York Herald says:
1T was interspersed, however. with
half yelled sarcasms and at least one
very telling point. Quoting the injunc
ton, Loving your enemies he said
AT this very moment Christian mission
aries are crying for vengeance and blood
she'd Christian armies are fastening,
sparing neither age nor sex in their in
discriminate slaughter and carrying
away everything upon which they can
lay their hands.
''In view of the fact that the represen-
tatives of the Christian powers are still
making expeditions in China and have
packed up for transportation even the as
Economical instruments upon the walls of
Pekin, what answer can be made to these
charges?"
What answer, indeed, can be consci-
ertiously made? A pagan has con-
founded us, and the best is silence-and
thought.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

If one-half the talk in the form Of
protests against reducing the war
revenue tax thirty million dollars was
devoted to advocating some reasonable
degree o. economy in public affairs,
the country would be much better off.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
WILL ASK NEW CHARTER.
Special to the Register.
MANNINGTON. W. Va. .

Special to the Register.
MANNINGTON, W. Va, December
lit now seems almost certain that
application will be made at the next
meeting of the Legislature for a new
charter for Warrington. Prominent
citizens have been talking new chart
er in a quiet way ever since the cen
sus of 1900 became known. The re-
turns will give Mannington's popula-
ton at not over 1900. when. as a mat
ter of fact there are fully 1000 people
here The Hough, Burt, Clayton and
Furbee additions, with a combined
population of more than 1000 are not
within the corporate limits. and could
therefore not be taken account Of by
the enumerators.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
THE AWFUL FIRE Loss.

Statistics compiled by the New York
Journal of Commerce call renewed at
tention to the terrible and constant
drain upon the material property OF
this country by Ire. The total for the
first eleven months of 1900 shows an
increase o. S15,OOO,O0O over the total
for the entire year 1889, and of S92, OO0,-
900 for the year 1898, and the tendency
is ever in the direction of larger to-
tai. Here are the figures for the three
years. by months:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

claimed you once again. Back rolled
the weary years
Time was not Strong enduring love that
knew no fears
Was all in all. Loves parting came, told
through loves tear-.
Twas but a dream.
The vision faded, and gray grew the sky
and cold
we buried love but memory keeps its
tender hold,
And binds US two for aye with endless
chains OF gold.
Thank God for dreams,
MAUD HOWARD PETERSON. in Jun
Tor MuEsey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, will
have unIoounded sympathy in his finan-
cial embarrassments. He is not the
Only Ex-Governor of the Buckeye State
that has been afflicted that way. There
was once William Mckinley who joy
ously accepted the aid Of his friends,
some of them his political enemies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

There is a oommendable disposition
upon the part of some Senators to
resent Mr.. HanIa's bossism 1t will be
interesting to see how far this dis
position to exercise Senatorial sover-
eighty will go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

The Democrt,:ic contention is for a
reduction of seventy millions in the
war taxes, and corresponding degree
of economy at Washington. Let them
stand by their guns on that PROPOSE
tion
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Senator Hanna has figured out that
the stamp tax on bank checks will just
pay the annual cost Of his ship subsidy
bill. Therefore, he is in favor of retain
ing the tax ON checks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Paddy Ryan, once the champion
pugilist, is helpless and in destitute cir
cumstances, and subscription has
been started in New York for his relief,
headed by John L. Sullivan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Or. Max Wolf, CT the University of
heidelberg, Germany, has just sub
mitted to the scientific world photo
graphic plates wherein are depicted
five new worlds AS contribution
to science, this is important bat wat
does il profit US to discover now worlds
our own?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Neely's counsel contends that the
United States mas NO right to gov
ern Cuba. This is undoubtedly cor
rect. but. how does that affect Neely's
wrong doing?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

1t is announced from Washington
that a majority Of the Senator's are
opposed to 5le Grow. oleomargaqine
Hill upon the ground th.t it is class leg
is,ltion. Will these Senators oppose the
ship subsidy steal upon the same
grounds?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
A PaPkersbuFG View.

Parkersburg Sentinel:
Why complain of the cenusu any
how? 1t was political undertaking
all the way through, and never was
looked upon as a business PROPOSE
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

The United States Court for the Dis
trict of st. Louis declines to interfere
in the Captain Carter case. That prob
ably settles it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

and ex-President, Mrs. Harrison called
upon Mrs. Mckinley, the other day.
and took the babe with her. Still, this
may only be an overture looking to
reconciliation. You can never tell.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

The news that Mr.. Dooley is improv-
ing will be received with great salts
faction by his numerous friends and
admirers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

Again the rumor comes from South
Africa that DeWet has been cornered.
The English wish that the report was
true.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12
true.

Kris Kingle will probably be the next
prominent arrival in the city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

One day less tnan two weeks t.
Christmas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-12

AS tending to show that there Is no
violent quarrel between the President
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
ACROSS THE SEAS.

Capt. Devereaux Shields and "A
whole Company of SO American SOL
diers have disappeared and are be-
Iieved 10 have been killed, wounded
or captured by FiIipinos.
Further Instructions have been sent
to General ChafTee to hurry forward
to Manila all the troops in China
not required for the legation guard
at Pekin.
Sixto Lopez, one of the leading
members of the Filipino junta, sailed
Saturday for the United States, where
he will condnct a secret anti.impe-
rial propaganda during the election
campaign. He will go to Washington
and establish headquarters.
Capt. q. II. Brandle and Second
Lieutenant A. $. Perkins, of the
Twenty-seventh Volunteer Infantry,
were tried for torturing Z Filipino
prisoners by causing them to be
hanged by their necks for period
of ten seconds each Both officers
were found guilty and sentenced to
be reprimanded by the reviewing
authority.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
ESSEN ITEMS.

Miss Jennette Creigh Wright,
daughter of Judge L. r. B. Wright,
OF Tappahaunock, Essex county, has
been selected by Grand Commander
Stith Boiling as sponsor for Virginia
to the meeting of the Grand Camp,
at Staunton, October 10th.
Capt. A. W. Kriete, of huntsville,
is in Baltimore this week.
Mrs. james r. Brown and two
daughters, who have been spending
the summer with relatives near Centre
Cross, returned to their home in Bal
timore last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05

maximum limit fixed 10 the tax.
This Constitutional Convention can
and should DO. The tax which tie
State Legislature now imposes, but
cannot enforce, is 81 for each person
using plain toDgs and s. for patent
tongs, or In lieu thereof 40 cents on
each $lOO of sales. Should the Con-
ventlon see fit to make these figures
Cor a slight advance upon them) the
maximum amount which any Legis-
lature may levy upon the industry
we DO not doubt that it will receive
the support of Tidewater. AS stated,
We do not believe that our people
object to a reasonable tax, but the
fear which they entertain in abolish
ing the protective clause springs
from what some wildcat Legislature
might do. 1t could easily tax the
industry ont Of existence.
The Constitutional Convention will
no doubt give the matter proper con-
sideration, and since its work is to
be submitted to the people for ratif-
cation, it cannot afford to legislate
too heavily against the people of
Tidewater. Their votes will be needed
for ratification of the Constitution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

The Russian legation and troops
have withdrawn from Pekin. Most
of the United States troops are being
withdrawn also, and are Fastening to
Manila, where the rebellion has
broken out afresh.
The German Emperor has replied
to the Emperor of China that burnt
sacrifices will not atone for the MUIR
der of his minister and the host of
other Christians. That nothing but
the blood of Tuan and other leading
Boxers will suffice.
Foreign troops have devastated
the Pei-Ho valley. The land is laid
waste. villages wiped out, crops conf
Wandered or destroyed and the ma
tives either hiding or killed. Ii
would take wise crow to fly down
the valley of the Pei Ho without car
rying its rations. The U. S. troops
were the only ones who refrained
from footing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
NEWS Items

Ppgilist Corbett and his wife have
effected "a reconciliation.
Two negroes .ynched another ne.
gro In Alabama for assauIting girl.
The famous Albemarle pippin is
a failure this year owing to the drouth.
The new oyster police boat, James
River, to be used exclusively for pa-
troll duty on the James, went on duty
last week.
The State Council. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, will
hold its annual convention i'm Roam
oke October 18th.
1t is said that the franchise quail
ficahons imposed upon Porto Rlcans
by the War Department will disfran-
chlse thousands of them.
The peach crop of Essex county
has Seemed almost inexhaustible
this year aud they are still being
shipped in numbers.
India is now getting too much
rain and Calcutta is having calam-
lty not unlike that Of Galveston.
Houses collapse, people are drowned
and thousands are made homeless.
The motion for new trial i'm the
case of James Howard was oyerrnled
by Judge Cdntrill and Howard was
sentenced to hang December 9Th,
for the murder of Gov. Geobel, of
Kentucky.
Among the speakers for the State
convention of the Christian Endeavor
societies, which will be held Noyem-
Der ID, IA and / . at Brantly Baptist
church, Baltimore, is Rev. Charles
Nj. Sheldon, author of ain His Steps,"
Rev. j. K. Roane Riddick, who is
serving a sentence in the Virginia
penltentiary for the murder of DIR.
w. ii. Temple, is one of the model
prisoners in the penitentiary. lie is
in the tailor shop aud is kept plying
his needle. He shows no signs of in
sanity.
Col. Picquart, who testified in favor
OF Dreyfus and caused his recall from
Devils Island, will be reinstated in
the French army. The generals who
were prosecuting Dreyfus resented
Col. Picquart's efforts 10 establish his
innocence and removed him from the
army.
One of the most remarkable
exhibitions at the Rappabannock
Fair will consist of "a colored
girl eleven years old, not above aver
age weight aud size for number of
years, who has head as large as
er-bucket. The child is sound
and healthy aud was born in King
u Queen county.
Rubt. III. Hamilton, aged 81 years,
has Instituted suit against DIR. Ii.
NJ. Wharton 20 recover $2,475 loaned.
Mr.. Hamilton says that he was in
duced TO take this money from
savings bank and lend to the Baptist
evangelist, and that the money was
the only mainstay of himself and
wife in their old age.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent i

i
WASHINGTON, Oct, lst, 1900.
There will be Democratic major
ity of not less than ten in the next
House. That is the way the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee figures it out, and in doing
the figuring allowance has been made
for every contingency. Republicans
privately admit that these figures are
very conservative, and that they have
almost given up hope of retaining
control of the House, unless there is a
change In public sentiment amount
ing almost to II stampede before cleo
ton day. Even the Republican
Congressional Committee has not
been putting out any claim, except
IN the most rerfunctory way, of a
Republican majority in the House.
On the contrary, its chairman, Rep
resentative Babcock, has been prepar-
ing his party for defeat. Among
the contingencies allowed for by the
Democratic Committee are loss of
seats in New York and Pennsy vania,
which the party managers of those
states are confident of saving.
Representative Livingston, of Ga,
thus sums up the attitude of the two
parties toward trusts: ''In recent
speech made by Senator Beveridge,
this statesman says that the Republi-
can party, as we'll as the Democratic
party, Is opposed to trusts, only the
Republican party proposed to limit
and regulate trusts, while the Demo
crotic party would do nothing. Now,
this statement was made to intelli-
gent people. If this is so, how could
Mark Hanna go to Baltimore and
get from the trusts of that city alone
$4,000, while Bryan, even had he
tried, could not have got so cents?
Senator Hanna has said there are no
trusts. He knows, and so does every
thinking man or woman, this is false.
Here is evidence of the trusts. This
year it takes 90 percent more wheat
to buy pillow than it did last year. 1t
takes 20 percent more corn and it
takes from 81 to $3.50 month more
20 live now than it did year ago.
Why is this? 1t is because of the
trusts"
How desperate the Republican
managers are getting may be Judged
from their having ordered the party
press to try to make political capital
out OF the experience of Teddy in
Colorado.
Look out for preposterous Repu6E-
can claims. Orders have gone out
from Republican National Head
quarters to the party newspapers to
print continually and conspicuously
during the three weeks previous to
the election paragraphs claiming
states enough to give Mckinley 25 or
80 more electoral votes than he had
in 1896. The idea is said to be that
such wholesale claims persistently
made will catch voters who wish to
be on the winning side.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
Middlesex County.
IOCKLIES.

Quite an advent of new daughters
into this vicinity recently. Among
the fortunate fathers are W. Ii.
Lawson. M. Il. Clarke, G. II. b.
Miller, j. g. Prince and j. w. Mears.
Henry Daniel, of Grinels, who has
beeh prayihg for youthful heir of
the masctiine persuasion for some
years, has at lasthad his wish granted
Mr. Daniel recently afforded much
amusement to a coterie of friends
aboard tie Steamer Cbesapeake while
returning from meeting of the
Board of Fisheries during last April
over his longings for such an event.
which has at last transpired.
Steamer Chesapeake, with SURVEYOR
L. 9. Warwick, has been here the
past week retracing the Baylor line
between Sturgeon Bar and Stingray
Point. There is considerable feeling
IN the matter, q. w. Daniel & Sou
being the applicants. The appli-
canis have Ro. McCandlish as counsel
and the oystermen have Evans e.
Evans watching their interest. All
of the counsel were daily on the
grounds.
Miss Corrie Stiff left Saturday to
take charge of public school near
Warner, upper Middlesex.
Miss Susie Duvall, of Gloucester.
has arrived to take charge of IA private
school in the family of j. w. Daniel.
Miss Mary Owen, of Essex, is in
charge of private school near Locust
Hill.
Miss Lucy Hart will open her
school Monday at G.. II. b. Miller's.
A young man from Richmond will
conduct the private school for citi-
zens at Topping.
Children's Day and roll call at
Harmony Grove Baptist chufch all
day next Sunday.
Rev. j. II. Barnes preached the
doctrinal sermon last Sunday at
Ebenezer Church, Gloucester, during
the Ministers and Deacons' meeting.
SUBSCRIBER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
Communicated
Is 1t SMALLPOX?

EDITOR CTTIzEN:-The case of
smallpox that came from Urbanna
sometime ago to the neighborhood of
Centre Cross has cotton all right,
but the mother of this girl is now
very sick with the same disease. The
Urbanna doctors say it is not small
pox. The doctors here says it is,
aud it looks very much as through
the Essex doctors are correct.
DR.. &. +. Newbill, President of
the Board of Health of Norfolk. has
been requested by Essex's supervisors
to come and diagnose the disease.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
OYSTERS AND THE CONsTlrU
TON.

OYSTERS AND THE CONsTlTU-
TON.
The Constitutional amendment for
abolshing section 2, Article Y,
relative to exemptlng from taxation
all citizens engaged in tsklng oysters
from the natural beds of the Com
monwealth, is to be voted upon at
The general election in November
1901, unless the special session of the
Legislature or the Constitutional
Convention body shall decree other
wise. We had much rather see it
disposed of in this way than at the
polls.
If Tidewater Virginia shall send
able men to the Convention We do
not doubt but that the question can
be satisfactorily adjusted there. H.
our OPINION the majority Of the
oystermen-certainly of the whites,
and the more thrifty class of blacks
are not averse to paying a reasonable
tax for the privilege OF taking oysters,
but nearly all will resist the abolish
ment of the clause unless there is a
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05

Mr.. HORNBLowER, of New York,
whose nomination ny Cleveland for
the Supreme bench was turned down
by Democratic Senators on the
ground that he was not Democrat,
declares it as his intent ton to vote
for Mckinley. lie need not have
blown this note on his political
trumpet, as nobody acq TAINTED with
his political career expected him to
do otherwise.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
''kETCH-AWLS" FROM EVERY.
WHERE.

The great prosperity of the coun-
try, so much talked about by some
people, is no. the kind most desired by
the great mass of common people.
When we have genuine prosperity
you won't have to publish it in the
newspapers to let the poor people find
1T out.-LOuisa County (Ia.) Me,cs.
A New York man bathed his dog
III naphtha in order to relieve him
of fleas, and then lighted match to
Investigate the result of his expert
ment. The dog has not beeen both
cred by flea since Washington,
Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05

No Institution has as yet felt quail
fled to tack 81. l.. D." on to our
Governors name, but the New York
ers declare hei is entitled to the appen-
dix en-. D." He has been notified that
by virtue of his Office as governor he
is member of the National Volun-
teer Emergency Service Medical
Corps of New York.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-05
Tie Great Coal strike

Several of the large anthracite
coal operators have posted notices
Offering 10 per cent. increase to
miners wages. The miners refuse
to accept the advance. Negotiations
for a settlement of the coal strike
are being continued at the offices of
banker j. Pierpont Morgan, in Wall
street, attended by all of the presi-
dents of the coal railroads.
Mr.. Morgan is working hand in
glove with Senator Hanna to bring
about a settlement of the anthracite
strike.