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New-York tribune., 1900-05-13

the possessions carry their accounts; but for any
particular subdivision required 1t will be neces
statement from their office. To illustrates: Mt
Chairman 1 hand you herewith statement Of the
of the island of Porto Rico for the months of July
August. September. october and November lss.
Mr.. Hemenway-Have you 1t prepared IN iorm
in which you can leave 1t?
Mr.. Meiklejohn-1es.
FISCAL AFFAIRS "COMMINGLED."
Here follows a statement of receipts and dis
bursements in Porto Rico for the last five
months of the year 1899. The receipts four
items) amounted to 50, ,46S.OSS. and the expendi-
lures (thrty-seven items. ranging from S6oo-
S27 90 to the Director of Public Works TO
"S1O6 q unaccounted for). amounted 10 70
81 1,922,5S2 30. leaving balance of So11JU" oo
of which SSSS54 was transferred and in hands
of officers and collectors. land S4o6.6ol 9l was
in the hands of Treasurer and that was all
the War Department in Washington knew about
those receipts and disbursements, or about any
other receipts and disbursements of revenue
in any of the islands in any specihed period
On February Assistant Secretary Meikle-
john also sent letter of explanation in response
to inquiries made by the Ways and Means Com
mittee In this letter he said that at confer
ence between the officials of the War. Treasury
and Postoffice departments soon after the pro-
mitigation of the Treaty of Paris, with the view
of evolving a policy for the uniform and effec-
tive administration of the revenues" in the ISL
ands. 1.-The receipt of these funds, their expendi-
ture and audit by this Government were thor
Oughly discussed and carefully considered
And the conclusion that it would be i'm
practicable to commingle the fiscal affairs of
the islands with those of this Government.
Colonel Burton seems to have found the "fs-
cal affairs of the postal service in Cuba "com-
mingled in an embarrassing way and to an
unreasonable extent with those of Mr.. Neely.
There is also a disqueting report to the effect
that other fiscal affairs of the Government in
Cuba have likewise become "commingled' in a
similar manner and to a similar extent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
BRUMM ON TRUSTS.

EX-Congressman Brumm, of Penn
%sylvania, the personal friend of Captain
B. B. Dovener, spoke in this city Mon
day night, and in the course OF his re-
marks devoted a considerable portion
of his time to a consideration of the
trusts. Here are a few of his sayings,
extracted from the report of his speech,
printed in the Wheeling In~telligencer
of yesterday. The wage-earning vot-
ers of the First district ought to weigh
these words. and as they do remember
that Mr.. Brumm spoke in aid of the
candidacy of Captain B. B. Dovener,
with the Captains knowledge and con-
SENT
Combinations are formed for the bene-
fit of humanity
Tariff has nothing to do with trusts"
TRUSTS are the results of advanced con-
ditions. They are the utilization CT heav-
en-. They are the genius of the American
mind"
Trusts the utilization of heaven,"
Next thing we shall hear that Mark
Hanna has been made a saint.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
MARK UNDER SUSPICION.

Special to the Register
CHICAGO, October 2-Close observ-
ers OF politicians and their methods are
looking with suspicion at the move
ments OF Mark Hanna. They say that
his unusual talkatiyeness should not
be attributed to. any desire on his part
to contribute TO the literature Of the
campaign. They claim that Mr.. Han
mas speech making and his buster and
bullying are simply a to his real
work. They recall that in 1896 up TO
one month before election, Mr.. Bryan
was asssfed of the election. Then
Mark Hanna started 10 buster and
bully in order 10 cover the placing OF
an immense corruption fund in States
where II would do the most good for
the Republicans. He kept this up IN
til election day and Mckinley was sent
to the White House. Observing Demo-
Gratis say that Hanna is pursuing the
same tactics now, that he is distribut-
ing large sums o. money and trying to
corrupt everybody in sight. But the
Democrats are familiar with the willy
ways OF Hanna and he can shout him
self hoarse and make a great show OF
fight without ~deceiving them
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
A SPLENDID ORGANIZATION

The Jefferson Club. of Parkersburg.
has been incorporated, as will be seen
by a telegram elsewhere in this issue.
with an authorized capital of fifty
thousand dollars, and a list of incor-
p%orators which embraces over fifty
of the most prominent and wealthy
Democrats of Wood county. The or
ganization starts upon its existence
with the best Of prospects, and will be
an important factor in political affairs
not only in Wood county, but in all
that portion of the State. The exam
pie should be followed by the Demo-
Gratis of other counties.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

NUT FOR REPUBLICANS TO CRACK.
In 1894. in the course of a political
address, Mr.. Mckinley violently at
tackled the Democratic party. and,
among other Things, said:
'They were the enemies Of the trusts
when they wanted the votes Of the peo-
pie in 1892, and when they got the
power to deal a blow at trusts, ac-
cording to the testimony of their own
members, they became the willing tools
of the most gigantic trust of the our
try"
In this day and generation this ex-
tract from an address of the then
Governor of Ohio, but now President,
sounds strange. Mr.. Mckinley has
been the President of the United
States for three and one-half years,
and not only has he utterly failed to
do that for which he criticized DEM
ocrats, but he has permitted the trusts
to grow and multiply until they over
shadow all the land and threaten the
complete extinction of all private en-
terprise. Mr.. Mckinley has not made
a single move looking to the breaking
up of the gigantic monopolies he and
his party have fostered and made pos
sible, and there is no reason to believe
that either he or his party would pur-
sue any different course if given a new
lease of power, during the coming four
years, while there is every reason to
believe that the trusts would be still
stronger entrenched under a renewal
of the present administration. The
trusts are creatures of the Republican
party, and the Republican party yves
too much to them to ever seriously mo-
lest them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
To-DAY's GREAT MEETING.

Special TO the Register.
CHICAGO, October 2.-Word comea
from Indianapolis, where the conyen-
ton of the National Association oil
Democratic Clubs will be opened to-
morrow, that the city Is already full of
delegates and visitors and that thouB-
ands are arriving hourly. II Is beliey-
ed that the attendance will reach up
wards of 100, 900. The weather prom
Uses to be delightful and every effort
will be made for the comfort OF the
visitors.
The first session OF the convention
will be held tomorrow afternoon. II
will be called to order by ". k, Hearst.
president of the association. AID the
address OF welcome Will be delivered by
Mayor TaggarL. The response Will be
made by Mi. Hearst. AS arranged at
present w. Bourke Cochran will adj
dress the convention at 2:30 .. m. to-
morrow. The session Thursday morn
ing will be devoted TO ~transaetiBg busi-
ness OF the association and in the after
noon the convention Will be addressed
by w. j. Bryan, Adlai Z. Stevenson and
Others.
Following is the official list OF
speakers.
w. j.. Bryan, Adlai Stevenson, Ma
tional Chairman Jones. w. X. Hearst,
j. Hamilton Lewis, BOurke Cochran.
Senator Wellington, Mayor Jones. OK
Toledo. Chauncey Black, Sigmund Zeis-
Ter, Augustus Thomas, Max F. Ihmsen.
Senator Edward Murphy. IT.. who VIII
represent Tammany; Patrick 0'Far-
rell, John p. Aitgeld, P. {. Dove. presi-
dent of the Democratic Commercial
Travellers Association; ". e. Lock-
wooa. president OF the Antitrust Lea
que, and Lewis g. Stevenson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
STATISTICAL

Chicago Chronicle.
The administration is Systematically
utilizing the services of the statistical
bureaus OF the departments for the
purpose OF impressing the public with
the Denehcence of its imperial policy.
The latest exploit in this line con-
sists in the publication OF trade re-
turns showing that the trade between
this country ana its Porto Rican de-
tendency is greater under the Foraker
tariff law than it was under the full
Dingley tariff or before Porto Rico
imperial republic.
The table compares periods of three
months-May, June and July-from
1896 to 1900, inclusive, excepting 1895.
when the wal with Spain was In prog
ress.
1t shows imports from Porto Rico
into the United States during the three
months OF this year TO the amount of
1902, 14l, against 81, &c. 49 in 1899,
81, O60,529 in 1897, and S1,252,243 in
1896. The exports to Porto Rico for
the corresponding quarters o fthe sew
aral years were SILT, 207, $S73,453
$4S5,279 and 1898, 225, respectively.
The trade for the quarter OF this year
was under the Foraker law. imposing
Ii per cent. of the Dingley rates on
both our imports from and our exports
to Porto Rico.
For the quarter of 1899 the imports
were subject to full Dingley rates, while
the exports were subject to special rates
prescribed by our military government
Of the island.
For the corresponding quarters of
1896 and 1897 the trade was all under
Spanish tariffs. which Disseminated
sharply in favor of Spain.
1t is not surprising that the trade
should be greater under less than one
sixth of the Dlngley rates than last year
under the full Dingley rates on our
imports and modified Spanish rates
on our exports. Nor is it surprising
that they should be greater now that
the discrimination is enormously in
favor OF this country than 1896 and
1897, when Spain was discriminating
the other way.
But it is dishonest 10 infer, as peo-
pie are expected to do, and as the or
gans of Imperialism pretend to do, that
Porto Rico is better off because its
trade with the United States is greater
and that IN the nea future her pros
perity will expand beyond her fondest
dreams of the recent past
In order TO encourage this inference,
the figures showing the total foreign
trade of the island are entirely and dis
honestly suppressed.
According to the latest figures avail
able. the total foreign trade of Porto
Rico was 1874. 1922, 636 in 1894 and $780,
7S4,5sO in 1895. Even as far back as
1883 1t was fully $3.50 0 900.
Why do the administration statistl-
clans suppress the figures showing the
total foreign trade of the island this
year2 Is it because, with full Dingley
rates on imports into Porto Rico from
every country except the United States.
the figures would show Porto Rico a
loser under our high tariff sway?
If they showed Porto Rico a gamer
we may be sure they would not be
carefully Withheld from the public IN
this campaign year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

In which everybody Joined, to my as
tonishment, Z thought you had a
straight nush from the way you
drew.
Well. you'd better give up think
ing ! said, and also poker, If you
want to save money.
Why They Were Cheerful Losers.
Several hands went on then, and
my Assemblymen friends won big
pots. the railroad men losing as beau
TRULY as II they had a system. Then
l got another chance and managed to
draw a nice nush with the appearance
round the board being very much in
favor of my winning. The pot went
up big again, as usual. and Just a l
put down a limit stack to call / found
to my horror I'D made a mistake and
had six cards in my hand, thus losing
the pot. | showed down those six
cards. and I'll be hanged if | didn't
think those railroad men acted nobly.
Why, they felt just as bad as could be
about my losing and wanted to insist
upon dividing the POT. Then a thought
struck me and | seized an opportunity
to whisper to my nearest Assembly
man: Say, are these fellows all right
in their garrett
You ear bet your life they are
he replied. They are the slickest men
in Albany and they want that bridge
bill OF theirs TO go through.
The old Assem- Lyman who had been
listening with a peculiar expression
on his ace as the story went on, now
turned and said:
And the bill went through didn't
it?"
Nope" the other said. 1T lacked
just one vote"
I've often wondered quietly re-
marked the old As~semblyman, why it
was hat you were so darned poor. |
suppose it Vas because you were so
selfish that you would not teach these
men how TO play poker any more
Guess that's it" replied the other.
and then somehow there was an un-
easy silence in the room as one after
another of the old stagers in politics
dropped away with a sorrowful, almost
plying look.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

GLAS(E "A AHG SIIOAIION.
In these times of alleged Republican
prosperity, it is well enough to take
a passing glance at the condition of
one industry in the single State of
Ohio, as officially reported by the Off
GERS of the Amalgamated Association.
Here is the situation:
Canton, sheet mills practically idle;
Cambridge, sheet mill, working; Cam
bridge, Morton Tin Plate Company,
idle; Canal Dover, idle; Cleveland,
Cleveland Hardware Company, started
up on the 10th of September; Cleve-
land, tin plate mill, idle; Cleveland,
Lake Erie Iron Company, idle; Coshoc-
ton, idle; Denison, idle; Dresden, idle,
East Toledo, idle; Findlay, idle; Gil
rard, idle; Ironton, Eagle, idle; IRON
dale, idle; Lisbon Lisbon tin plate,
idle; Leetonia, Cherry Valley works,
idle; Martins Ferry, Laughlin tin
plate mill, idle; Hazleton, idle; New
Philadelphia, idle; Piqua, closed down
two weeks for repairs; Pomeroy, idle;
Steubenville, idle; Youngstown,
Brown, Bonnell, idle; Youngstown,
Valley mill, idle; Youngstown, Amer
lean Steel Hoop Company, idle; War;
rem, idle; GAINESVILLE, signed the scale.
This exact summary shows that
thousands of iron and tin workers are
idle in the Buckeye State alone, to say
nothing of men in other lines of in
dustry. The situation scarcely corrob-
crates the Republican claim of uni
versal prosperity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
NO TIME ron sIGmrxG.

Atlanta Constitution.
Autumn amt no time fer sighin'-neve1
mind wbat poets sing.
Like IL better tnsn the summer an th9
red an rosy spring;
Then the gold leaves fail IN showers
then the plump. keen partridge calls,
An the spicy frost m silver on the crfsD.
cool meadow fails.
Autumn ain't no time fer sighin': then'a
the boslnain' o. the BUCK
An the ruanin o. the rabbit, an his fur
~ foot FER i1ckt
An the Juicy. sweet cane-grindfn's, an
the candy pulliuf sweet.
An the music o the fiddle an the ndgea
In yer feet.
Never time Il this fer slghin'-never min&
what poets sing
Take yer place thar In the quairilles
swing yer rosy pardneFs-swtngs
Then from many q merry cabin. whar the
blue smoke upward curis4
the moonlight. oer the meadows TAXA
xlad ride with the sirlsi
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
KENTUCKY.

The Louisville Courier-Journal of
Monday morning contained a red-hot
editorial roast of those Republican
papers and speakers who have, for
a generation back, been finding fault
with the State of Kentucky because OF
its alleged preponderance of lawless-
ness, and which now denounce the
State, its law-abiding citizens and it's
Courts because justice is being melted
out to a few political murderers and
conspirators and assassins. The Cour-
ier-Journal well says In part:
For thirty years the Republican
newspapers, from one end of the land
to the other, have been denouncing
murder in Kentucky. Although, dur
ing all this time the Courier-Journal
has done its whole duty in constantly
upholding the reign of law and stigma
thing the resort to personal violence,
the organs of cant and ran have felt
it an essential feature of the part they
had assigned themselves to rear back
on their hind legs and howl. The char
acter of our people was arraigned. Our
courts of law were maligned. The
churches came in for their share OF
dctraetion.
"From time to time we ventured to
suggest to these distant purveyors of
cheap morality that the seat of the
disorder lay largely in the noun
tains, where the Moonshiners and the
Republicans vie with one another
which can make life the most hideous
and insecure. But they took no no
tice of Il interoosition. Kentucky
being a certain Democratic State, all
Kentuckians looked alike to them.
Their purpose was to blacklist the dark
and bloody ground. But mark how,
an actual crime brought home to them
selves, they change their tune. Now it
is that Kentucky justice is at fault,
not in acquitting but in convicting
malefactors. Two persons, having
been tried and found guilty of compli-
city in the murder OF the late Governor
Goebel, n as principal and the other
as accessory. the whole pack. Tray,
blanche and Sweetheart, with several
old coon dogs in the lead. are starting
In full cry; it is barbarous; it is bias
phemous: and If, when the Presiden-
tial election is over, Mr.. Mckinley does
not send an army to Kentucky. the
Republican party will know the reason
why. Truly. it makes a difference
whose OK Is gored."
This rebuke is merited. When Ken
lucky vas the seat Of crime It wal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.

The assault made upon Editor ]. ID.
terday, by young Mr.. William Dovener,
son Of Congressman and Captain B. B.
Dovener, candidate for Reelection, was
an entirely unjustifiableii and cowardly
attack upon an old man, and a breach
of the peace which calls for summary
punishment. Young Mr.. Dovener is old
enough to know that his father is a
public man, holding a public office, and
that his official acts are legitimate sub
jects for public comment and criticism.
The publication in the M%oundsville
Echo, referred to in the Register of yes
terday morning, was a. entirely per-
misable one, containing no statement
or insinuaion rejecting upon the per-
sonal character Of the Congressman and
candidate, and the Register feels sure
that Captain Dovener will not endorse
or approve of the act of his son.
The o%ne-sided ARRAY at M%oundsville
yesterday reflects no credit upon Mr..
William Dovener, and will not improve
the political prospects of his father. al
though he had no knowledge of his
sons b%ellicose intention and indiscreet
action. Young Mr.. Dovener made a
mistake, and n which he is,
doubtless, sorry for. Mr.. Shaw was in
jured physically, but Mr.. Dovener sus-
tanned the greatest hurt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
MORE ABUSE.

The Hon. Charles H. Brumm, of
Pennsylvania. brought into West vir-
ginia by Captain B. B. Dovener, Repub-
lican candidate for Congress, and a
personal friend of Mr.. Brumm, to aid
the aforesaid Captain In his ambition
to be reelected, was very unhappy In
some of his remarks at Monday nights
meeting. His assertion that he never
knew of a time when the Democracy
did not hate an American soldier" and
his other observation that Demo
Gratis aven't enough intelligence to
run aanut stand" are In the same
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
The Sad Part of 1t.

1T was too bad" said the young lady,
about your right tackle getting hurt that
way. L see the doctors nave no hopes of
his recovery"
Yes" the captain of the team replied,
"it was very unfortunate. We haven't a
man in the college who can I'LL his place,
and here it is just the beginning of the
season, too.'-Chicago Times-Herald.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

subjected to all manner Of criticism.
Now that justice Is being admins
tered. the State is also denounced by
the Republican press, the Courts are
criticized. and the people held up TO
execration. This is playing it very
dow down.
In the recent trials, ending In con-
y~iction. the defendants were repre-
sented by good. counsel, and had every
opportunity under the law, while the
presiding Judge was an able, expert
enced and conservative jurist. The
guilt of both Powers and Howard was
amply demonstrated. Powers admitting
himself enough to convict him of con-
spiracy to murder, while Howard is
a professional assassin, whose at
tempted alibi dwindled until it became
invisible. Fifty witnesses of the high
est character testified against these
men, and in each case the jury was
convinced of their guilt. 1t is not to be
fairly presumed that witnesses, Court,
juries and prosecutor alike were con-
taminated by the use of money or any
other influence. The Courier-Journal
we'll says
THE shot that killed Goebel was
FREQ from the Executive building,
where Taylor and his friends were con-
gregated. For days and nights access
was denied the civil authorities. When
it was finally obtained, the men want
ed had been spirited away. Two OF
these, one of them Powers, when cap
tured, disguised and resisting arrest,
had upon their persons large sums or
money and pardons issued by Taylor,
Finally, himself driven to cover, this
Taylor he'd to Indiana, where ne is now
az fugitive from justice, owing his
security to the clemency of a Repub-
lican Governor, who refuses to surren-
der him according to due process OF
law.
If a worse case than all this has ever
existed, or been made out In the annals
OF the criminal history OF the coun-
try. we fail to recall it. That the Re-
publican newspapers, echoing the Ken
lucky organs OF assassination, should
lie about it, comes as a matter OF
course. They have nothing else to go
on. They can do nothing else. Inc
matter of wonder is that they have the
cheek to refer to it at all"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
Right You +

Boston Herald.
The San Francisco Argonaut is frank
enough to say that it is very glad tina
those California wines which bore French
labels were ruled out OF the competition
at the Paris exposition. California's name
and tame are good, her wines are good.
and so should be the names and fame Of
her wines The way to make them so is
to sell honest wines, to sell them honestly,
with honest labels. and to sen them for
what they are,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
A Collateral Issue.

IhiladeIphfa Record.
Chairman Hanna said to the CONNER
cial travellers of New York: Brush aside
all the collateral issues meant to deceive
you and make you forget that the one is
sue is Prosperity There is one collateral
issue which Mr.. Hanna is quite willing to
brush aside till after the election, and this
is his monstrous scheme to take $40, 900, 600
of the money of American taxpayers out
of the Treasury for bounties to steam
ship CORPORATIONS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
Negro Importafions.
Special to the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
CHICAGO. October 1.-TWO thousand
southern negro Republicans are 10 be
imported into the mining districts OF
Southern Kansas by the Republican
State committee and It's allies, the coal
mining corporations. This inf0rma-
ton has come from several reliable
sources to ]. Mack Love. chairman OF
the Democratic State committee Of
Kansas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

The Philadelphia grand jury recon-
mems the adoption Of the whipping
post for wife heaters. That's all right;
but what shall be lone with wives who
beat their husbands?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03

Philadelphia Times.
The irrepressible expansive Senator from
Indiana. who refuses to be chastened or
%counseled into polite silence upon the
subject of universal la~nd-grabbing, prom
ises 20 be came a troublesome bull in the
Republican china shop. He is rapidly de-
veloping into a political know-it-all with
out conscience or a sense of justice. and
he is as cheeky about 1t as a sidewalk
faker and as noisy as a steam c~alliope.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
Not.

Nlsie-Yes, dear, my husband is a doc
tor, and a lovely fellow, but awfully abb
sent minded.
~Ada-Indeedi
Elsie-Only fancy! During the marriage
ceremony, when he gave me the ring, he
felt my pulse and asked me to put out
tongue.
Ada-Well, he won't dc the latter again.
Spare Moments.