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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
JUDGE HoKE.
You Can Always Get Justice at
Sanuy Bend.

You Can Always Get Justice at
Sanay Bend.
Copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis.)
Hear We! Hear YET" shouted Judge
Hoke, of Sandy Bend, as he raped on
his desk for order. And while We are
hearin ye might ask yerselves if this
is the twentieth century or if we hev
not dropped back about 400 years.
This court, not only as a court, but as
Jim Hoke, owner of the leadin poker
palace Of Sandy Bend, has been finn
TANNED, flipflopped and stood on his
head, and as a consequence he amt no.
wise sure whether he's afoat or a.
horseback.
I'm askin this audience who and
what is a Chinnyman? Yer answer is
that he's a squint-eyed heather from.
over the sea- He don't pretend to be
no mar. He's a sort of varmint who's
come yer yere to work fur nuthin and
board hisself. He hams got sand huff
to squar' up a boss fly. He expects to
lay down whenever a white man yells
at him, and the sight of a gun makes
him SILVER from head to heels. That's
a Chinnyman as we all knows him and
as Peg Davis knows him, and if this
yere court can't sit still in his cheer nor
keep the tears out of his eyes it's ali
on account of the way his feeiins hev
bin harrowed'up.
"a week ago Peg Davis comes down
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

"Jedge, I'm Begin Fur Jestice."
from the o. K. mine. He has Sc in his
pocket and a shirt on his back, but his
toes stick out of both his boots. Like
some high and mighty prince he goes
up to Wing Lees cobbler shop and
says:
"'Hey, We, John, fxee these holes and
don't rub any polish off,
He didn't ask the price of the cob
bin. He pulls off his boots and leaves
EN- thar and then goes swaggerin
around with his hat on his ear and
steppin high. OF course he got drunk.
| amt sayin he shouldn't hev, but out
of them S. he orter hev saved huff to
pay fur the Goblin. He didn't how
ever. When he got sober he remem-
bers the boots, and he goes up to Wing
Lee and begins to whine around that
he's an unfortunate critter and the
worlds ag'in him. He wants to get the
boots out on tick; he humbles hisself;
he wigwags around like a dog coaxin
fur a bone. What was the result?
That Chinnyman grabs him by the
neck and runs him out, and the dis
grace won't be wiped off the American
nation fur a hundred vars to ONE If
this we're court is yellin at the top of
his voice and poundin on the table
with both fists it's bekase he feels the
iron in his soul.
yes; Peg Davis is run out by the
neck. Does he go off and borry a gun
and come back and uphold the es-
cutcheon of freedom, so to say? Nary
a bit, Does he lift up the weepins that
natur' has given him and wipe out the
dishonor of q nation? Durn my but
tons. but he don't He comes sneakin
down to my poker palace. which, l may
say. is the only one in town runnin a
sQuar' game, and thar was tears in his
eyes as he says:
"sJerge, I'm begin fur jestice-'
What sort of jestice?' says L
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

"Of a surety ! hath" l replied. "He
it is who hath robbed me of my all.
What hath he further done?"
Broke Jail, robbed a house and d.
vers other things. Climb up behind
me on the saddle. and he shall be
overtaken."
And as we galloped forward in pur-
suit l said to myself that out of de-
spair is born hope. and out of hope
you ginerally git at least half your
money back if you hang to the track
long enough. l also reflected that life
is full of changes and that the wise
man is one who is prepared fur a flip
flop at a moments notice. At the enG
of two hours we overlook the foxy
man. He had reached the town of
High Hopes and begun bizness. He
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
JOE.
He Meets Up With "A Man of Guile,
But Integrity Triumphs as Usual.
Hill.

He Meets Up With a lar of Guile,
But Integrity Triumphs as Usual.
Copyright, 1900, by c.. B. Lewis.)
l had left the hamlet of Jacksonville
behind me and was headed fur the en-
terprisin town of High Hopes, when l
comes across a Teller who was pacin off
the land and drivin stakes. l halted
my outfit and give him good day and
said:
"He that buiideth UP a h~earthstone
in the wilderness helpeth to build UP
a nation"
That's k'rect," he says, as he leans
on a wheel of my tintype wagon, land
he that maketh the land to flourish is
greater than a warrior in battle"
Then l see that he was a foxy lookin
critter with self-conidence in his eye,
and | began to doubt if he was measur-
in fur a h%earthstone. He puts on "a
look of humility after awhile and says:
THE poor we have always with us.
Dost not thy heart ever go out fur the
lowly and the unfortunate?"
1T DOTH" says l. Even now I am
journeyin about fur their benefit. 1
take tintypes at ten cents a take, and
speak words of comfort and consola-
shun without cost"
81 am glad that we hev met" he
says as he offers me his hand and a
beamin smile spreads over his face.
Il had set out alone to lift up the
do~wn-trodden, but nm willln to make a
partnership job of it. Come in with
me, and we will gladden. many hearts
and reap the reward of virtue"
What's the programme"
Here's about 500 acres of land. We
will found the town OF Glad Cheer. In
the town shall be 5000 town lots, and
of that number we will donate 500 to
the poor. Then the poor will lift up
their hands and call down blessings on
our heads, and the world at large will
write our names on plates of brass.
Venerable wayfarer, Providence seems
to hev directed your footsteps In this
direction that we might counsel to-
gether."
But does the land belong to your"
/ asked, after remarkin that a rabbit
couldn't help but leave tracks in the
snow, and. though they might lead to
a boiler log, 0 couldn't allus find him
at home.
Not a bit of it," he replies.
Then what you goin to do?"
"Gobble 1t up, lay out a town and
donate 500 lots 10 the poor. The poor
first-me and you next. We orter
make a thousand dollars apiece before
we hev TO fly. Venerable fakir and
one horse philosopher. a fortune awaist
thee. Git thee down from thy vehicle
and let us begin business"
In my ~innercence of the badness OF
the world. it took me some time to I'M
derstand what the old sinner was driv-
in at. When / had it from his own
lips that he meant to gobble the land
or a forged deed and perpetrate a
grand swindIe on hundreds of his fell
Ter bein's, l fastened 10 let him know
that he had made a mistake in me.
| Then he fell into indignation and spoke
OF my ancestors in terms OF repreoach
and dared MI to descend from the
wagon and be pulverized- He looked
like a man who could hold his own IN
a rough and tumble, but, trustin in
that innercence OF soul and integrity Of
muscle which hey won me many NE
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
Preparing For II.

Husband-My dear. / want to ask
you n favor before you go OF on that
long visit.
Wife-A thousand. my love. What
is It?
Husband-Don't try TO put the house
in order before you leave.
Wife-It isn't hard work.
MISUNDERSTANDING not; but think OF
the expense OF ~telegraphing 10 you
every time I want TO find anything
Golfers Weekly.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

the bottle dry. Do you know, they's
N OF two things about that MANI"
"As what?"
Either he was fooled himself or
else he's the grandest liar that ever
drunk out o. the Hasayamp.'
w. d. EATON.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20
GLb NEWS OF JOHN RANCE.
SAGE or F~LAG,TAFF, ARI., is ONCE
MORE HEARD FROM.

Tells of Hilarious Eject of Mrs. Har-
r~in.ton's unprecedented Demise
some Dofngs Guide Himself Had
with a Large silver Salmon. Built
q Corral Around the Fish and
Drew Supplies Thence.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17
Il CHANCE NEARER HONE.

The columns and columns OF
editorials that the republican pa.
pers in Idaho have not printed
about the hauling down of the Amer
lean flag in a portion of Alaska
and the turning over of hundreds Of
Americans in that section TO Eng
llsh rule, is indeed pathetic. We
respectfully dedicate the task Of
lacking up Mckinley and Hay, for
their breach of faith, to Horace
Greeley Perry, of the Idaho State
Journal. She would have ever SO
much stronger case to work on than
IN the Philippines. It is ne.rer
home; the country is peopled by
citizens of the United States, both
by birth and education; Alaska has
been IN possession of the United
States for third of a century am!
Oiie people OF that land have net
only had the protection of the stars
and stripes, but also of the const;.
tuition; Americans have made Il
what 1t is; the citizens of that CO..
ton have never battled with Union
soldiers in an effort to expel them.
yea indeed everything is in the.e
favor, and yet the flag has beva
hauled down up there on aterritorv
90 by 100 miles.
Now, Dear Horace, here is yonr
chance. Let Us see YOU snrea4
yourself. We know you can roas,
EN- to finish if you will.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

All of the viceroys in China be-
GIN their names with Obi" 1t is
said Annias, IN his travels about che
earth, run across these viceroys,
and was so taken with their abandon
of the truth, that he prevailed on
CONTIGUOUS to inaugurate the title
of Lie. It's faithful proteges, in
these latter days, can give old An
Mas cards and spades and win out
easily.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

Hepburn has explained, standrod
has explained, and the Caldwell
Trlb. and Lewiston Teller have ex.
planned these explanations, and the
people are still in the dark. The
row is beautiful, nay, it is sublime.
1t is up to Chairman Morrison now,
to lift the veil.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17
The
Peoples
avorite
GOING EAST.

No orther line will give you the
satisfaction to be derived from a
trip via the Great Overland Route,
the favorite line Of the great ma
jority of the travelling public, and
the most direct line to all Eastern
points. You can make no mistake
in selecting the Union Pacific as
your route of travel, for TIME can
be saved by using that line, its
trains making many hours quicker
time than any of its competitors;
it's
SERVICE
cannot be excelled by any line
west of the Missouri river, and its
EQUIPMENT
is the latest and most sumptuous
obtainahle, consisting of Dining,
Buffet Smoking and Library Cars
Pullman Palace and Ordinary
Sleepers and Free Reclining Chair
Cars, running through to Chicogo
without change.
THE SCENERY
on the Union Pacific is not the
least of its attractions, and the
wonders of nature as shown in
Echo and Weber canyons, Devils
Gate" ''Witches Rocks" DEVILS
Slide" pulpit Rock" and Screen
River Bluffs" cannot fail to inter
est you.
Detailed information relating to
steamship and railroad travel fur
nished on application to H. NJ.
Clay, General Agent, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

Perky, Heitfelt and Dubois have
fixed up a fusion in Chicago. The
next thing is to get the laddie-bucks
on the tickets to resign.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

The grain crops on the west side
of Bear Lake valley, are said to be
splendid, Threshing will start as
soon as the haying season is over.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

Now would be good time to put
some work on the canyon road lead
ing to Star valley.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

New and elegant dining cars on all
through trains. Service Il la carte.
Through Pullman ane family sleeping
cars ia Chicago.
Three personally conducted tourist or
family weekly excursions 10 New York
City AMI Boston via Chicago or 81 Louis.
For rates, descriptive pamphlet and
All information apply TO amy Ticket
Agent or to, s. K. Hooper, q. Z. & 4.
4 Denver: Colo, L. E. Neyins, General
AGENT. salt Lake City Utah. H. NJ .
Cushing, Tray. Pass. Agent, Salt Lake
City Utah.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-08-17

James r. Hart Auditor and l. t. 7. Shepherd;
true and statement the finances Bear
"a
Witness hands this
JAMES E. HART,
L. Traure
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
HOSIERY YARN SPINNERS.
Friendly Meeting for the Purpose of
Fixing Prices.

Charlotte. n. c., Feb. S.-The Southern
hosiery yarn spinners met here to-day and
adopted the following schedule of prices:
Elves and 6s, 1872; rs 1524; rs and SIS,
16: SIS, 1872; 9's and los. 1872; lis, 1874 12's
II; 1875 to POS, rise % per number; 2rs to
30s rise 12c per number; above 30s, pro-
portionate increase.
At the December session of the associa-
ton the following prices were adopted
Nos As to SIS. 15lac; 9's to los, Ice; los
to 2fs inclusive, add nc per number; 25 s
to 40's inclusive, add re.
Mr. j. ". Cannon was nominated for the
office of vice president of the association,
and was unanimously elected.
In speaking of the association last night
Mr.. T. II. Taylor, the secretary, who is
the treasurer and manager of the Orion
Cotton Mills and the Kinston Cotton Mills
a Kinston, said:
The purpose of the organization is sim
ply to foster a feeling of friendship among
the knitters. We are not organized as
trust to increase prices but by meeting
as we do we wish to exchange ideas and
opinions with one another, thinking we
may be benefited in manufacturing, as
well as in the disposal of our goods. By
talking over our system of work we get
information that enables US to turn out
better goods at a lower price"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
DELAGOA BAY RAILROAD.
British Losses and Troops to Be Sent
to south Africa.

London, Feb. Sin reply to a series of
question in the House of Commons to-
day on the subject of the Delagoa Bay
Railroad, Mr.. Brodck, parliamentary
secretary of the foreign affairs, said the
government had not been vouchsafed any
reason or explanation of the delay in the
delivery of the award by the tribunal
considering the subject.
George Wyndham, parliamentary sec
rotary of the war office, announced that
2,2S5 officers and men of the British army
were missing, but is uncertain how many
of them were at Pretoria. AS to their
protection in case the British besieged
Pretoria, Mr.. Wyndham said the govern
ment left that to the discretion of Lord
Roberts.
Answering another question, Mr., Wynd-
ham said that in addition to the 10000
troops in South Africa, recently men
toned in his speech the government had
decided to send seventeen more battal-
ions of militia and 5000 yeomanry, max
ing a total for the militia of over 10000
men and for the yeomanry 5000 The
grand total in South Africa. he added,
would then be 1874, 600 electives, exclusive
of sick and wounded
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
MUST DISABLE BOER ARMY.
(Continued from Flrst Page.l

mat 1t offers the shortest road to Lady
smith. The disadvantage is that with
modern weapons the operation of piercing
the enemy's front is one of the utmost
diflculty. AT the beginning each side can
concentrate on point of the enemy's
line the fire of the long portion of its own
front, of all the ri1emen along a front
OF a mile and a half and of all the guns
along front of three or four miles As
The assailant chooses his point of attack
lie can at the outset gain a superiority of
nre against that point but as he adj
Vances and pushes back part Of the en-
ciny me the enemy can pour on his
troops the couverging fire of a great semi
circle, while the assaiants fire from his
convex front is divergent rather than con-
Vergent.
If, however, the assailant can find cover
for his leading party he has a converg
ing fire against the two ends of the de-
tending Semi-circle and he may therefore
nope 20 drive his opponent back to widen
the gap he has made and then as he push
IS fresh troops into it and holds the enemy
along the rest of his front 10 roll up either
wing of the defense.
We hear from Ladysmith that Boer
heavy baggage has gone toward the pass
age The Beers are well aware that de
feat means for them the raising of the
siege of Ladysmith and their retreat from
the district. 1t is 10 be hoped that Gen
Butler Will press the attack and
VIII not tire even if the
engagements lasts several days. The
case resembles that of Gen. Grants bat
lie at Fort Donnelson when he first re-
allzod that it was question as to which
OF the two armies, both tired of fighting
could hrst renew the attack, but Gen.
Butler cannot relieve Ladysmith except
by defeating and driving away the Boer
army and thus raising the siege. He can
not cut his way through the Beers and
march on Ladysmith, leaving the Beers
undestroyed on his flank. That would
only lead to the loss of his army
Short of breaking the Boer resistance,
he might, however, by a vigorous and pro-
longed attack compel them to can up re-
Inducements for the investing lines and
thus make it possible for Sir George
White TO break through these lines and
TO march on Slliets Drift
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

were out in force. None Of the societies
was in uniform.
The column moved promptly at noon.
AS it passed the executive building every
man in the parade looked up to see if Gov.
Taylor was watching the march. There
was no sign of life there, however. BY
the time the cemetery gate was reached
the procession was mile in length.
viewed by Thousands.
At the cemetery chapel the thousands
present stood silent and reYerent as the
pallbearers slowly carried the casket to
the porch. 1t was decided to postpone
the burial owing to the storm, and con-
duct the ceremonies from the steps OF the
chapel. A quartette then sang 1T Is Wen
With My Soul" every one standing with
uncovered head as the beautiful words
of the song we're heard through the storm.
Rev. william Stanley OF Virginia, stand
ing over the casket, delivered a snort
prayer. This was followed by the quar-
tette. who sang Nearer My God to Thee.
Rev. r. n Arnold, an Old and intimate
friend of Gov. GoebeI spoke briefly of the
early life of the dead leader and eulogiz-
ed him as one of Kentucky's greatest sons.
After a solo by Mrs. Jessie Caldwell Rev.
Gilbert Schmitt delivered short address
in German. He was followed by Rev. r.
c. Mann in a short address Elder Will
lam Stanley followed in an eloquent trib-
ute to Gov. Cioebel He spoke bitterly of
the assassination. He referred to the
"chagrin and modification in the hearts
of all that the leader of a people whose
proud boast it was that they never feared
to face a foe or failed to defend a friend
should fall at the hand of an assassin
United States Senator Joe Blackburn
was then introduced. AS his stentorian
voice rang out in denunciation Of the
shooting Of Gov. Goebel and as he stated
that lit was not the work OF a crank or
a crazed assassin" murmurs of mo"
and That's right" came from the closely
packed crowd, while tears stood in the
eyes Of many of the grim-faced men with
in hearing of his voice, His address was
an eloquent tribute 10 Goebers life.
He concluded
"'Twould be but poor satisfaction 10
see the miserable tools and instruments
made use Of in his murder give up their
lives TO an Infatuated populace. Be pa
tient, and neither the perpetrators nor
yet the most guilty planners Of
this foul crime will escape the
penalty that the law provides You need
not fear for failure of discovery. No
crimes like this can be concealed. THIS
earth is not large enough 10 hold its per-
petrators or It's instigators In secusion."
Gov. Beckham, in the concluding adj
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGISIs MEET.
They Want Congress to Protect Ne
gro Voters.

Washington, Feb S.-The thirty-second
annual convention of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Association met here to-
day Mrs. Scott of New York. president
of the Universal Peace Associat ion; Susan
b. Anthony, DR.. Agnes Kemp of the Peace
Society of Philadelphia Rev Anna Shaw
and Mrs. Elizabeth Passamore, Baltimore
made short addresses.
The report on federal suffrage was pre-
pared by Sarah Clay Bennett of Ken
lucky, and in her absence was read by
Mrs. Sarah Root of Michigan. II said the
Federal Suffrage Committee had petitioned
Congress to protect black and white men
equally against state denial of the right
of citizens of the United States to vote
for members of Congress and presidential
electors, by federal laws made in pursu-
ance of the Fourteenth Amendment
To-night's programme included the fol-
lowing addresses:
"Women's Work in Philanthropy" Isa-
bel c. Ba. rows of Massachusetts
THE Winning Of Educational Freedom, &"
Harriet NJ. Mills. New York.
THE Social Transformation" Mary
Bradford, Colorado
Moral and Material Law Alike Immu-
table and IneXorable," Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
TO TEST COALING STATIONS.
Cruiser New York Has Gone to En-
anime Two Small islands.

Washington, Feb. S.--The New York
sailed to-day from Colon, on the 18th
mus for Culebra Island to make tests of
the resources of that place as a coaling
station. The collier Caesar has been or
dered from San Juan to meet the New
York at Culebra Island to supply her
with coal
The navy department has had in mind
the possibilities of utilizing either Guile
bra Island or Grab Island as a coaling
station for deep draught Warships for
the past two years. San Juan harbor
has been found unsuitable for heavy
draught vessels, unless expensive i'm
provements are made, so that otherwise
there would be no United States coal
ing station nearer than Havana. These
islands lie in the Virgin passage mid
way between Porto Rico and st. Thorn
as. They came into the possession of the
United States when Porto Rico was
coded as part of the Spanish West In
dies There are good harbors on both
islands, that on Crab Island being per-
haps the best from a naval point of view
because susceptible of cheap and per-
feet defense
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09
LEGISLATORS DID NOT GO.
CONTINUED from First Page1

need not assure you and the thousands
of grief-strickep Kentuckians In Frank
fort to-day that our hearts go out with
yours in unspeakable devotion 20 Ken
uckys martyred Governor. With each of
you we each earnestly trust that the all
prevailing memory of Gov. Goebers life
given allegiance to the people Of his state
will quickly result in full restoration 90
them of their powers of government I'M
der the law May God be with you in all
you say and do. South Trimb,e,
For the Democratic Members of the
House of Representa- tives."
Hon. j. c. s. Blackburn, Frankfort
Absent on this occasion that We may not
jeopardize that for which the honored
dead sacrificed his life, the Senate makes
its tribute at the grave of the martyr, a
Tyre attuned 10 the note he sounded with
dying breath, BE true to the great COM
mon people
The Democratic Members of the Ken
lucky Senate"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-09

dress, said Goebels body lay victim of
corporate greed. He referred feehngly to
his brief career and called upon the Assem-
bled crowd to follow his precepts. to do
nothing that was not legal and proper ana
strengthen the speaker (Beckham) in re-
storing order, peace and quiet, the policy
Of their stricken leader
Rev. Louis Wallace of the state peniten-
tlary then pronounced the benediction As
he finished the quartette sang America"
and the body taken within the chapel
Guarded by a strong force of deputy sher-
ifs armed with rifles. it will remain there
until the weather clears. when it will be
carried to the grave prepared for it and
buried