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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
CAUSES OF WEAKNESS
I'm the Democratic Party Being In
vestigated by Pennsylvania DEM


In the Democratic Party Being In
vestigated by Pennsylvania DEM
ocrats.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13,-The
committee appointed by the Democrat
lie State Committee to investigate the
causes of the falling off Of tho party
vote in a number of counties of the
State, concluded its work OF hearing
testimony early this morning.
The committee will meet at Harris
burg on Tuesday afternoon to prepare
Its report and it is believed that the
three members will disagree as to its
recommendations Chairman An
coma and Mr.. Brinton, it is said, favor
q conservative course, but committee
man Cavanaugh fayors reading the
Philadelphia managers entirely out Of
the party, and he, it is confidently be-
iieved, will so recommend in a mi
nority report.
Secretary Meyer of the Democratic
Committee to-day sent out notices for
a meeting of the State Executive Com
mittee at Harrisburg at 10 o'clock or
next Wednesday morning, and of the
general State Committee at o'clock
in the afternoon, The probers' reports
will, in the first place, be submitted
to the Executive Committee, and by
it be referred to the general con,rait-
tee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
OBITUARY.
Peter LOeCher.

Peter Loecher died shortly before
noon yesterday, in the Saith year of his
age. Death was due to the infrmitles
incident to old age. Mr.. Loecher was
one Of the best known German-Ameri-
can citizens of Wheeling. He has been
in the toy business, and has also hand
led a line OF religious articles for
probably forty years. Before remov-
ing to Main street, he was located in
a room in the Washington hall, now
Grand Opera House building. He Is
survived by number Of children. Mr..
Loecher was devout and consistent
Roman Catholic, and requiem mass
will be celebrated over his remains.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made, but the interment Will
be at Mt Calvary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
Mermets, Brides, Meteors. Jacques,
Grst-csass only. Mt lowest prftcs, {
1927 Market street.
NEW CUMBERLAND.


NEW CUMBERLAND w. Va, April 13.
Mrs Hunter, of Brooke county, IS visit
ing her son. Rev. H. S Hunter.
Mrs. Bentley, of New Kensington, O.,
is visiting Prof. Henderson and wife.
Mrs. Corbly, wife of Prof. Corbly, OF
Marshall College, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jane Holland.
Mrs Hunter was called to Martin :
Ferry last week by the Illness Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Catten.
Clyde Bendure, OF Steubenville, O.. who
was employed by the Mack company some
time ago, has accepted a position as clerk
in Stones store at Empire, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mayhem. Mrs. Mary
Westlake, Mr.. Bert Evans, Mrs. William
Stone and Mrs. Jos. Grounds attended the
funeral of William Ferry, only child of
Frank and Nollie Grace, at Steuhenville
on Tuesday.
James Pollen. who mas been in poor
health for three, years. died on Wednesday
morning of Bright's disease. The funeral
services were held on Thursday at
O'Clock p. m. Rev. McColluch officiating.
The deceased was 81 years old. He leaves
. a wife and two sons.
Charles Bradley, aged IS years. died Of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
A sympathetic Queen.

Rev. Arthur Robins. chaplain ordi-
nary to Queen Victoria, says of the
queen: Nothing could be more touch
ing than the personal concern her mai
esty has in the condition Of every mem
every retainer has some thing in evil
dence Of the sovereign's sympathy.
Not the humblest servant can be sick
or sorry without her solicitude finding
some expression of compassion suita-
BILE TO each individual case, and many
is the time that have seen the royal
lady in her own carriage making her
own inquiries at some humble suffer-
er's door"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
kHE SUICIDE THEORY
Case Of DIR. Cooke. Given
heir Weight by an AUTOPSY

Case q DR.. Cooke, Given
heir Weight by an AUTOPSY
Yesterday.
TON, April 13.-An autopsy on
by of DR.. Joseph r. Cooke, the
physician found dead in his room
last night, performed by medical ex-
aminer Harris and his assistant, Dr.
I5tedman, resulted in the disclosure
that the ball passed through the spinal
canal and lodged on top of the brain
and confirmed the belief that 1t was a
case of suicide.
Mrs. Cooke to-day made some addl-
tions to her previous statement. she
said that when she returned from an
errand down stairs the Doctor, VINO
was an expert on steel as on some
kinds of chemical preparations, had a
revolver in his hands. He told her that
he was examining the weapon to see
whether it was chilled or nickle steel.
He also told her, she says, that II
patient whom he expected should cali,
he would be told to call next day.
Partial substaEtiation seems to be
given to the report that DR.. Cooke
was in some way involved in transac-
tons with the Russian or some other
foreign government by the declaration
of Mrs. Cooke that the visitor whom
he expected yesterday afternoon was
an attache of one Of the foreign lega-
tons at Washington and he was COM
Ing to see the doctor in regard to a
contracts of some kind in which his
government was interested.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
Mrs Jennie Proctor, Of Kentucky. i
f.itfranx frinnds IN this nfana

Mrs. Jennie Proctor, Of Kentucky. IS
visiting friends in this place.
paralysis at his home at zalia, on friday,
April 8. The remains were brought to
New Cumberland cemetery for burial
The funeral OF Mrs Eliza. Hunt, for
merry Of this town, took place Thursday
at Toronto, Rev McIlvaine officiating
William Chapman has purchased a
house and some groEn.i from David Ward
near Marquets coal tipple and joining his
own lard. He has begun work en- the
clay grinding plant ne proposes n b1.1d
near the t.pple ar. Chapman owns q
farm on the hill joining the cemetery
ground, and has his own clay underneath
the farm. The citizens all wish min sue
cess with his new plant.
The Marquet Coal Company are laying
plans for extending their coal track up
Harden's run This will tie a big benefit
TO thoee owning coal land up the run as
well as a benefit to the town. They will
employ about 20 men.
The Mack Manufacturing Company have
moved their general office from Pittsburg
to the brick Office uear the Clifton works.
Work has been begun cleaning away the
debris at the Etna yard preparatory 10 re-
building.
Bradley & Hale have received several
car loads of lumber and are stocking up
their lumber yard in general.
A. McFianegin moved his family TO
Steubenville on Wednesday.
Miss Fay Smith, who has spent year
and a half in Chattanooga, Tenn, arrived
home on Saturday evening. accompanied
by her aunt and two cousins, Mrs. Win
throp Barr and two sons.
Mr. Neff. OF East Liverpool, O.. was in
town yesterday on business
A circus train consisting of thirty cars
passed down on the c. & P. road at $50
a. m. to-day.
c. F. Ward. of Ingrim, Pa, visited his
mother here last week, who has been lying
in a critical condition for month past
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

C. C. Carroll, of st. Clairsville, was in
the city yesterday.
j. B. briggs, Esq, was in the city
yesterday on legal business.
|. A. D. King, of Glenco, was in the
city yesterday calling on friends.
The Bellaire painters will soon give
banquet to their members and Wheel
ing brothers.
C. w. Dickens is making some extern
sive improvements in the interior of
his residence.
B. Zitzmann, editor of the Taxpayer,
in Monroe county, was in the city yes
terday on business.
A new balcony is being placed in St.
Johns Catholic Church. which VIII
greatly increase its seating capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Stewart. ST., and
Miss Sara MdMillen left yesterday for
Cambridgeboro Springs. Pa, where
they will spend some time.
There will be Easter SERVES at the
Jewish Temple this morning at nine
O'Clock. The postponed lecture of Rabbi
Levi, OF Wheeling. will take place Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Drilling has been resumed on the oil
we'll near Belmont Church and is pro-
crossing quite rapidly. The company
| hopes to reach the Gordon sand at
| about 2,So0 feet.
Sol. WE'LL, S. Behr and A. Kiotz have
been appointed to aDpraise the stock OF
| dry goods and notions in the store OF
Mayer & DeGroote. The appraisers
will commence work Monday.
There will be special Easter services
| at the Trinity Episcopal Church Sun
! day morning. The music for the oeca-
sion will all be special for these SER
vices.
James T. Kelly, assistant cashier Of
the First National Bank. has been ap-
pointed trustee of the Cleveland Hos.
pital as Democratic member of the
board by Gov. Nash. The appointment
is quite popular one in this city.
The strike at the Bellaire stove foun-
| dry has been satisfactorily settled anG
the plant will resume work again after
q two weeks shutdown.
/ The independents story of an alleg
| cd deal between some diamond burg
lars and their agents in this city, which
/ Is the story goes, was tran sacted as :
prominent hotel, made several pEcprie-
tors of hotels in the city quite indig
nant last evening, these men being
above suspicion, and Il hardly seems
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
Anna A. FefnHeP.

Miss Anna A. Feinler, Oldest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Feinler, passed
away early yesterday morning at the
home of her parents on Market street.
Deceased was a woman Of many es-
Unable qualities, ana her death Will
be mourned by wide circle of friends.
Her funeral will take place Monday
morning. Requiem mass will be cele-
brated at ST. Joseph's Cathedral, and
the remains will be buried in Mt. Cal
vary cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
The Southern Strike.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
Reports from all points on the South
ern railway coming to the Offices of
the company here. and given out by the
officials are to the effect that the strike
is failure, only very small percent
age of the men having left their places.
They report all traffic running as usual
and most of the vacant places filled.
The reports from the telegraphers are
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
BE.LLAIRE.
3uoset of News from Our Belmont
County NeighDor.
Primaries To-Day.

Primaries To-day.
The Republicans will hold their pri-
maries here to-day to select delegates
to the county convention; also to elect
central committeeman. There will be
few, if any, contests and 0. P. Mason
will most likely have a solid delega-
ton from this city and township for
the nomination OF County Recorder,
as Squire Morrill, will make no fight
for delegates. This delegation will
give Mason quite a boom in the con-
vention, and some think Bellaire may
be able to land another plum. For
Committeeman the delegates will
most likely be for Emerson,
and this will add much to
his strength and in fact al
most insure his election. Emerson is
favorite here and the majority of
the party believe in leaving well
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE WORLD
BY Ella wheeler wilcox.

AS we pass along through life we
must learn to adapt ourselves to the
changes which are always occurring
in the world.
The world will not adapt itself to
US, no matter how important we may
feel ourselves to be, and if we remain
stationary in our ideas we will be-
come useless fossils.
Religious forms, social conventions,
political and domestic matters are al
ways undergoing changes
Principles are endearing, but habits
and manners are as variable as the
fashions in dress; and the people who
insist on one unvarying form of wor-
ship or one unalterable method of rec
reation, and decry all others as wick
ed or indecent, are making themselves
as ridiculous as those who keep to the
cut of skirt or trousers worn by our
grandparents.
There are always a surprising num-
Der of inhabitants in every village or
town who set themselves against the
march of progress. The railroad, the
telegraph, the cable-all were met by a
protest from the people.
In spite of the fact that they were
Invariably oyerruled, the same pro-
test arose and yet arises against the
trolley, the cable car and the bicycle.
Had the fossil mind ruled the world,
we would still travel by the stage
coach and the sailing vessel.
Originality of thought would be
smothered at birth. and the vehicle
of reform would be wrecked in the
ruts Of prejudice, could these people
dominate circumstances.
But fortunately the world moves
with resistless force. The march OF
progress is onward Nothing and no
one can stay it. Science and Seership
unite TO broaden religion and free it
from the narrow borders of orthodoxy.
The human mind dares think for itself,
dare sdscover new truths. and to
make them known.
Invention lifts the burdens OF labor and
broadens the avenues Of pleasure
The man who will not adapt himself TO
all these changes must expect to be left
like a stranded boat, high and dry, on the
shores of time, while the great ships come
and go and the tides rise and fall.
!. He will be even of less use in the world
than the shrunken boat, for he cannot
serve as drift-wood nor as a picturesque
wreck.
About the most unattractive being on
earth IS the aging man or woman, battling
against the resistless tide of change
which is forever shaping new conditions,
as the waters of the sea forever shape new
shores.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

Ella Florence, wife of c. F. Mayer,
died yesterday morning at the family
residence on Kentucky street, after a
short illness. Mrs. Mayer was en-
deared to her friends by her many ex-
cellent qualities, and her untimely
death will be deeply deplored. Her
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon, and the remains will be laid at
rest in Peninsula cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

quite contrary to these. and show the
company running trains irregulariy
with terminals blocked and freight
traffic almost at standstill. They de-
clare their confidence of winning the
strike
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

enough alone. From all appearances
the primaries in this city will pass
off very quietly and all will be har-
mony compared with the other part
of the river front.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION.

right that all should be subject to sus-
picion when only one is to blame.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

The Columbia Building Assocfa-
ton Just starting an old tashione0
plan: managed entirely by nome
reupIe Ofice of simpson az Ia ouIsi,
City Bank Building Saturday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14
Robbers Amin.

Robbers broke into the B., 2. & G.
depot some time Thursday night.
They gained an entrance by bursting
in the door leading into the waiting
room, and then tried to break the
door in that separates the waiting
room from the Office, which was only Of
lattice work In this they failed and
then climbed over, disarranging the
telephone wire After getting into
the Office they pulled out a number
of drawers and broke the crank off
the telephone. The drawers were ia
ken to the waiting room and dumped
the contents on the floor, but found
nothing Of any value and without fur
ther damage left, the only thing being
missed was an old pocket knife. The
police were notified, but no clue 50 far
has been obtained.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

Addison Independent State.
The Register is a good paper and gives
all the news of the State.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
LITTLE TELEGRAMS.

Senator John n. Gear, Of Iowa, is re-
nominated to succeed himself.
Wasco has smallpox scare, but the
case is believed by some to be some
milder disease.
At mass meeting hsld in Seattle last
evening, strong resolutions bitterly de-
nouncing the British for their course in
South Africa, were passed
The executive committee of the Inter-
national Peace Society has sent tele-
gram to President Mckinley, asking him
TO intervene with view of ending the
war in South Africa.
Latest advices from India aver that
the situation there grows darker every
week. Three millions are working on
government relief works. The sale of
children by starving parents is becoming
common.
In Sacramento Mayor Land has no.
titled all the city departments that he
is still mayor, and claims that he shall
exercise the prerogatives Of office until
the suit brought against Clark by citi-
zen named Bradley, to prevent his TAX
ing office, because of the alleged viola
tion Of the purity OF election law, is de-
termned.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
q. n. O, ANNUAL MEETING
To BE Held at Woodburn Next Satur-
day.

To BE Held a, Woodburn Next Satur.
day.
The following circular letter has been
sent out by the officers of the Oregon
Hop growers Association, aud Is self.ex-
planatory.
WooDBuRN, Oregon, January @, 1900.
DEAR SIR There will be meeting
of the Oregon Hop Growers Association
at Woodburn, Oregon, January l3, 1900.
This will be the annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the o. II. G.. Assn.
wish you to consider this an official call
for such meeting. II you are hop
grower and are not Il stakeholder, We
hope you will Immediately become such
by subscribing to the capital stock and
thus insure that all stock of the Asso.
citation, amounting TO 100000 be fully
subscribed. Ii you cannot be present
at that meeting, sign the enclosed blank
proxy, inserting the name of any stock
holder satisfactory TO yourself, and send
the proxy TO the Secreary OF the Asso-
citation at WoOdbun prior to date OF the
meeting.
We hope every hop grower in the state
will be present in person or by repIe-
sentative. We hope also that the plans
and purposes OF the Association as well
as it's benefits will .be so fuly demon
strated that this will prove great rati-
hcation meeting OF one of the most i'm
portant adyancements in the industrial
line that has yet been made by the pro-
ducer and farmer. We wish 10 prevent
in future the manipulation of supply and
demand that has played such havoc with
our market, and relieve the consumer
and the producer OF the hops of the
many burdens imposed upon the indus
try by the INSCRIPTIONS dealer. We
hope at this meeting TO take active steps
towards pooling the crop of 1900. |
Let all hop men come, and let MS stand |
rs one man and the victory is ours.
II NJ. l.. JONES, President. /
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
A Persian Romance.

| A Persian plaque In the South Ken
sington museum, London, bears by
means Of clever relief and brilliant col
or n romantic tale, part legend anC
| part history. Nobody knows the pro
portion OF each.
At all events, II Is declared to be an
incident In the life OF Baharam V OF
the Sassanlan dynasty. Baharam, ac.
cordlng to legend and plaque, was a
wonderful archer During one Of his
hunting expeditions, on which his IA
vorte wife had accompanied him, he
shot sleeping antelope with such pre-.
cislon as to Craze the animals ear.
The antelope awoke and, believing
himself annoyed by fly, put his hind
hoof TO his ear to strike off the hy. A
second arrow sent by the royal hand
liked the antelope's hoof TO his horn.
The kings wife merely said. "Prac.
tlce makes perfect" which touched the
pride OF her royal spouse.
Indeed, as the penalty for her plain
speaking, she was sent out into the
mountains TO perish, but instead found
shelter In n village. Here she lodged
In an upper room ascended by 20 steps
and, having bought calf, carried Il
up and down every day. The king,
passing by four years later. was amaz.
ed at seeing n young woman carrying
a COW mp hlght OF 20 steps. The lady
again took occasion TO remark, "Prac-
tice makes perfect" whereupon she
was recognized and restored
TO favor.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
PERSONALS

Judge h. Z, Boise was a passenger lo
Linn County ON this mornings train,
Our enterprising grain buyer, A. NJ
Humphrey, is home from a business
trip to Portland.
Mrs. Anna Mccall was passenger
south for Kingston to visit her sister
who is quite sick.
Mrs. A. j. Bishop left today for Plain.
view, Linn, Co. to visit her mother who
is dangerously IN.
Miss Edith Hawk, of Jefferson, who is
here attending college, was a passenger
home this morning for few days visit.
Miss Della Richard, daughter Of Sher.
if Richard, of Benton county, returned
to her home in Corvallis today, after
spending few weeks in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Vollmar form.
erly OF this city, passed through on the
morning train enroute for California,
where they will make their future home
Mr.. Jas. 5. Patton the general agent
OF "the Mutual Warehouse Co.." of
Portland is in the city. This company
has storage capacity for nearly million
bushels OF grain and offers producers
another facility for storing their wheat
at point convenient for shipment and
sale
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-09
NEW ROAD DISTRICTS.
Laid Out BY the County Court-Their
Size Increased

Size increased
The county commissioners court stil
continues IFS sittings, and will probabl
finish tomorrow.
Il may be necessary to leave the ia.
levy for an adjourned meeting, a
nothing can be done until the state ley,
is on hand and that is not yet received
The appointment of judges and clerk
of election was the work with which In,
court was engaged this afternoon. NJ
friction is expected to develop in thi
matter. In each precinct two judges
and one clerk of the Republican per
suasion will be appointed, and one iudg,
and a clerk of the opposition, Demo
Gratis, Populists or Silver Republicans
At the suggestion of the court, commit
tees from the different political organi
cations have submitted lists OF names
and from these lists the appointments
are being made.
The Encouragement OF the road dis
tricts has been work of some difficulty,
but it is thought that the result will be
satisfactory.
The number of districts has been cut
down to 36, making them over twice the
size Of the old ones. 1t is thought that
this will result in better work on the
roads. Each supervisor will have a
larger territory to cover, and will have
to devote more time and attention to the
work, He will naturally have TO devote
more thought to the subject and syste-
matize his plans. 1t is also probable
that the election of supervisors will
cause them to feel more directly respon-
sible to the people of their districts.
In two cases it was found cecessary to
put two road districts in one voting pre-
cinct, which will give each voter in the
precinct ballot on two supervisors.
No Incorporated towns we're
included except Stayton, in whose
charter there is no provision touching
county roads, which made it necessary
to include the town in the stayton road
district.
As arranged the districts are as
follows:
No. l, Aurora precinct, except the in
town.
No. 2, Hubbard, except incorporated
town.
No. 3, Buttevile.
No I, Champoeg.
No. 5, st. Paul.
No q, Fairfield.
town.
No. 8, Woodburn, except incorporated
town.
No. 9, Monitor
No. 10, Mt. Angel. except incorporated
town.
No. II, SCOTS Mills, north.
No. ~, SCOTS Mills, south.
No. l3, North Silverton, west.
No. II, North Silverion. east.
No. 10, South silverton.
No. 10, Howell
No. IL, Brooks.
No. ls, North Salem.
No. 10, Englewood.
No 20, Prospect.
No. 2l, East Salem.
No %, Macleav.
No. %, Silver Falls.
No ~, Sublimity.
No. 25, Aumsville.
No. 20, Turner.
No. %, Yew Park
No. 2S, South Salem.
No. 20, Sidney.
No. 80, Jefferson, except incorporate
own.
No. 81, Marion.
No. 32, Stayton.
No 33, Mehama.
No. "a, Elkhern.
No. 35, Horeb.
No. 80, Bretenbush.