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The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
iIad n yarraw Escape.

Prom the Chicago chFoa!eis.
Twas the day before election.
"Hlnky Dink. or it's on" shouted the
BryaBlts.
a. 'Pudd' Asleomb can hold my dough" :"
replied the excited Mckinley man.
This wss aii that prevented The biggest
election bet OF the campaign. Each was
willing 10 pat up 10000 on the Presi-
ceney. but they couldn't agree on a stake
holder SO they compromised by taking
drink together and telling the barkeeD
20 Chalk i, up"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
stiIi is the yislent stage.

FEofa t.S LhseS8o tsitrue.
Mrs. acknowledgements. It's frifhif,h
10 see how bold the thieves aud burglar
have become. ! ---.s..s7siand your hIs-
band 10 mourning the lozs OF a fine qolA
watch some fellow stole from him " Cer-
day.
Mrs, GofreqUsnt-NO. he hasn't reach
ed fhe mourning stage yet. Hes stlll
swearing
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
A Prefe,.lenal .taIl.lieIaa.

From ths ChicaEo Record.
How dld you come 70 BE- professional
beggarg'
Il amt 10 professional begsdF, In
employed 10 git uD statistics On how
many heartlesz people they Is IN iAis
town"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
Let Her Wait.

From Pick-Ae-Ip.
Jeames-Did you ring, memg
Ma6am-Tes. II Mrs De Smythe calls
ask her 20 wait.
Jeames-I thought you wasn't coming
back ill late. mem.
Madam-Of course I'm not Bot Mrs.
De Smythe can wait till she gets tired.
II'll do her good. She wasn't AZ home 70
NE last week and ! II get even that way.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
u nlfnI wa.te. MeelaI MaaI.

Fsosa ths Chicago Nszs.
six months ago pounds Of Fiee VIZ
rAttliaz on their bridal carriage 'Nheif
10 they t0-dayY'
"Llylng IN a garreg and eating Oatiassa'
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
sanesh ns Rare.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Our new neighhor seems coarse
I'm what wayg"
81 saw him the other day eating with
his knife"
What was he eating?"
An apple"
Great Caesar. woman. did you ever see
a man eat an apple with fork!'
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
A nuaIs.iHaatisH.

Ffoa ths Dstses FFss Press
Father-What does that young p9pislay
hang around here fof when hs kp0as ]
don't want him J0s
Daughter Because. papa, be likes 20 81
with the person who does want hin u.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
Excellent Prospects.

From Brosslys Life.
The Heiress-oh. papa! The duke hn
proposed
Papa-Hm, What are bis prospects,
The Heirezs-He says he can settle alis
bis creditors FOR q shilling on the poss1
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The judge who sentenced a Maryland
man to two years residence In the Dis
trict of Columbia for stealing turkeys has
simply served notice on the turkeys that
ii Will be well for them to roost high.
Turkey and existence III this town make
a most attractive combination.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
Why New rk Hail.

Fsom The KsEs4s City Jesrnsl.
New York would probably have built .he
I-:wey arch all right IL out-of-town people
hadn't been 80 plaguey slow about con-
tIIbuting the money
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

I'VE infer from TIE Washington Post that the
features Of the Washington Centennial eeisbratioa
the msss-meeIiRgz OF the various committee
msn."-Muwaukee Sentinel.
We fear the Inference department of
the valued Sentinel is a trifle warped
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Syracuse, n. Y, feels that, owing to fits
output of salt, David Harum. and Edna
May. ii is entitled to a conspicuous place
on the map. Syracuse does produce an ex-
celent quality of salt.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
Peree Of Habit.

FIRM The Chicago Nsxs
i'he-iselie and ! bet hats on the election.
Now I have tao pancake hats.
BE tabssntlyl-.fhey'r not the kiA4 sSst
molass maes.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The man who knows how TO dress a shop
window must be taken into account when
the problem of What Becomes of Our
Christmas Money" is 'under consideration.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
R.mInard uim.

Prom ~ Chicago Tsibuas
Parson-When y0u gere JED in;o ihh
saloon didn't y0d hear a small voice Wb-s
peFlng In your ears
Pat-Yia. il w0r Finnigin tllln ms
W0r my rate.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The gentlemen who make speciality of
excayating in the musty past have un-
earthed a Senatorial term that beats the
Hon. Charles Towne's in the matter OF
abbreviation.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Kentucky sheriff furnished the blood
hounds for the preliminary work of that
Indiana Iynching. But this doesn't ex-
cuse Indiana
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

We would advise Mr.. Hanna that when
il comes TO making concessions he will
never be able to satisfy the chaps who
have designs on the enacting clause OF the
subsidy bill
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Municipalities thatlive in exposition glass
houses should not throw stones. Buffalo.
ST, Louis. Charleston. and other cities
may possibly take the hint
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

II is said that Mr.. Bryan will retain the
old name when he reorganiZes the DEM
ocratic party. This will be quite a conces-
sion.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Never before have the Southern news
papers carried such robust line OF holi-
day advertising. The falling of in the
Bryan vote in that section is not hard to
explain.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Mr. wanamaker Is han,mering away at
Mr. Hanna's subsidy bill and az the same
time calling upon the Ohioan TO help him
defeat Mr. Quay. Mr.. Wananaker al
ways was a triie one-sided In the part
uershiD business.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The new governor of Kentucky should
not worry over pardOns for the men con-
vieted In Judge cantrilfs court. IL he
succeeds in working out his own saliva
ton he will have his hands quite full.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

When the Senate finishes with the
treaty, ii should be courteous enough TO
appoint a committee to explain 1t to Sec
retarV HaY.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Editor Bryan will hardly be so accom-
modating as to take exploded campaign
predictions on subscription.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

There is a possibility of Mr. Bryan ex-
tracing some excitement from his first
battle in journalism.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Gov. Pingree is trying his very best to
make the Michigan legislature as active
and offensive as himself
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

1t is quite likely that Editor Bryan will
take an early opportunity to pay his re-
spects to the delinquent Democrats.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

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The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

If the chorus girls who visit Boston
continue to marry the eallow youth, Har-
ward University will soon be studentless.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The Hon. Tom Reed doesn't work
F1eigende Blaetter department into his
Supreme Court arguments.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

1t looks as il it might be some time be-
fore English humanity will be able 70
emerge from the staggering stage.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

England is calling for mounted men for
South Africa The Beers are eating their
horses as fast as they can send them
down
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

We have feared as much. Ii is now an
nounced that Mr.. Towne intends to cleo
trify the Senate before he retires.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

There is talk Of reforming the British
war Office. Such agitation usually follows
the departure Of the horse.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

There is no longer any doubt of Minis
ter Wu's grasp of American customs He
accuses the newspapers Of misquoting
him.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Is II not about time for the editorial
experts on horsemanship to close the
Gen. Miles incident?
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The silence of the Hon. Zen Harrison
during the late campaign has been logi-
cally accounted for.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

If England has military regulations to
burn, it will be sure 10 find South Africa
a commodious crematory.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The Kaiser made considerable fuss over
a body of returned troops that did but
little fighting and much looting.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

4 shipload of German toys arrived as
Philadelphia yesterday. Uncle Sam viii
not be so resentfUl as 10 suggest germs.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

1t Is not believed that the Hon. Joe Can
non will make an expensive campaign for
the Illinois Senstorship.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The valued Springfield Republican has
emerged from the gloom long enough to
issue a Christmas edition.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

John l. Sullivan has recovered his
health and is prepared TO resume his work
OF eup-defending
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

A great many men succeed in making
heroes Of themselves on paper by manu-
featuring their own premises.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

With S25. o0oo 600 Of private claims pend
ing In the Senate. the opportunities for
log-rolllng viii be quite frequent.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Owing TO the renewed activity OF the
Beers, no English garden parties are be-
ing held in the suburbs of Pretoria.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The proceedings at Pekin are quite SIM
liar to the work of starting boss race.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

We infer from his post-eiection silence
that the Hon. Carl Schurz has succeeded
in dumping the soldier or his back.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The Hon. Ben Harrison has not been so
busy with the baby as to forget all he
knew about the law.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Gen. De Wet has materially enhanced
his value on the lecture platform.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

When Representative Small. of North
Carolina, recites the various projects in
which he is interested before this Con-
gress 1t sounds like the jabbering of an
Indian chief That is because there are so
many Indian names applied 10 land and
sea objects in the Tar Heel State. "Scup-
pernong." "Pamlico." which Mr.. Small
says should be spelled "Pamplieo," al
though the government Insists otherwise,
"Pasquotank. and others of like char
acter stand out prominently in his con-
versation.
There are 2S5 miles of seacoast adja-
cent to my Congressional district" says
Mr.. Small, 'and more inland sounds than
in the domain Of any other member of the
House in the United States. Cane Hat
teras and Cape Lookout are IN my terri
tory, from which you will gather why
am smuggling close 10 the River and Har-
Dor Committee. There are several very
necessary river and harbOr Improvements.
which / hope Congress will authorize in
that vicinity"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

The dealers IN tea up our way insist
that the tax OF 10 cents pound under the
war revenue bill is driving the people TO
drink coffee" said Representative Rob
erts. Of Massachusetts,. who offered a me-
tion in the House Republican conference
the other day 10 reduce the tea tax by
ole-half. MANY merchants dealing ex-
clusively In tea have written 10 me urging
such action. 1 simply attempted 10 COM
ply with their wishes, although l am
aware that in New York some Of the tea
merchants want the tax retained because
they say IL keeps out cheap grades Of the
beverage, Most OF the grOcers care little
about il, because it is matter of small
concern 10 them whether the people drink
more coffee in place Of tea or vice versa"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Representative Mondell, OF Wyoming,
had the peculiar experience of campaign
ing for votes in sleigh. Last Septem-
ber," said he, as he stepped from the
House corridor into the cold air outside.
II went up into the mountain region of
our State and rode for several miles in a
cutter TO address certain of my mining
constituents. II was II, 600 feet above sea
level. When / returned TO normal alti-
tudes again it was to see the grass grow
ing and vegetation fiourishing."
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

When Delegate Flynn. OF Oklahoma.
entered the Senate chamber and saw his
old college chgm. Dolliver, in a Senatorial
seat, he began tc smile when he was afar
of For some of these days Flynn viii
be in the Senate himself When Okla
homI is admitted as a State. il vii
be Senator Flynn. as sure as Christmas
is coming. Nor onght the happy day 10
be long postponed. Oklahoma Is as big
as Ohio and while f. has not as large a
population as AcKinley's state. IL has
10000 voters Parenthetlcally, most Of
these voters east their ballots for Flynn
Campaigning in Oklahoma is the real
thing. Flynn travelled 2.5G0 miles In u
buggy. visiting ali the counties and maxi
ing scores OF speeches he oaly missed
two appointments, but 10 achieve this
record. he foEded streams and pl0Wei
through mud. and endured the burning
sun and the drenching rain. After all
this labor. he proposes 10 take a rest
Just before the holidays he Is going 70
take trip 10 Cuba and Porto Rico.
THAT Is" explains Flynn. If the fever
ISN'T 100 bad. I would like 10 see Cuba
but no fever FOR me. thank you"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Once upon a TIME senator Clark. OF
Wyoming. was a baseball fan. He still
remembers when he played upon a nine In
opposition 10 the famous Forest City
Club. OF Rockford IL. OF which A. G.
Spalding was the nitcheT. On the same
nine were Barnes, who became the great
shoftstop Of the Bosiors. and King. who
made reputation in New Orleans as
catcher.
Sena;ss Clark has not. however played
bail for many year,. Thereby hangs a
story He was playing ball enc dag.
shortly after he vas married. and his
wife was watching the game from The
grand stand. Clark hit d foul. the ball
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

There can be no doubt that Senator
Quay viii De reelected by the present
legislature to succeed himself" said Gov.
Stone. of Pennsylvania, at the Arlington
last night. His opponents are completely
demoralized. They cannot muster enough
votes to do business. and when the houses
meet in joint session Senator Quay will
be elected on the first ballot. The legis-
iature meets on the first Monday in Janu-
airy. 1t VIII organize and then begin it's
business sessions on the third Tuesday
or the month. Nobody Is making any
predictions as TO the exact vote 10 be
polled by Col. Quay, but it will require
l27 10 elect, and he will have a number
largely in excess OF that figure"
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
The Washington Post
WEEKLY EDITION.

rsbssass even TvsssaJ al Tss ross Baiitizs
Essssss a sAs Poss-oses At wssaIzstos a. sseons
The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

Tim CampbeIrs famous inquiry of
President Cleveland. so often quoted.
What is the Constitution among
friends?" has been tracked 70 an old and
reverend authority. which probably set
ties. once for all, that the famous saying
did not originate entirely with the ex-
Re preventative from New York.
II was reading an aged volume the
other day" explained Representative
BouteH, Of Chicago. IN referring 20 this
popular episram. called 'Selden's Table
Talks Tie book treats Of different sub
jects OF the time-it was written over 30
years ago.Including the Goihgs OF Psrlla-
ment Under the latter head ! found ih=
following.
The House Of Commons has been
called the lower house IN about twenty
acts of Parliament, but what are twenty
acts OF Parliament ameng frisnds?"
Representative Henry c Smith. OF LIea-
lgan. accepts with resignation the defeat
OF his amendment 10 tax express com
panies. Ehizh Was carried IN the HoCse
and then defeated on a following day BIZ
an aye and nay vote. The company /
mentioned IN my speech" said be. was
one Of three doing business la my home
town ghen the var revenue act vas first
passed The Two other companies paid
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
NOT SETTLED YET.
Timers of Pittsburg Refuse ia Ac-
cept the Settlement Proposed by
Their Committee.

Timers of Pittsburg Refuse To Ac-
cept the Settlement Proposed by
Their Committee.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May Alt was be-
lieved the timers wage troubles
would be settled to-day at the confer
ence between the workers committee
and the masters, but the end is not
yet. The workers demanded as a min
imum s2.75 day. Their committee
agreed to minimum Of IS cents an
hour for a nine hour day, or S2.62
When this was reported to the men
for ratification tonight, the committee
was condemned for its blunder and an
other committee appointed to confer
with the masters again tomorrow.
There will be no general resumption
tomorrow as expected, as only fifteen
shops of the seventy in this district
will resume on the basis made to-day
Many radicals talk general strike, but
it is believed he.committee will be ahle
tomorrow to adjust all questions at
issue.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May Ain court
here this evening a divorce and 81 90 all
mony was granted to Mrs. Rusle, wife Of
the base ball pitcher.
ST. JOHNS. n. f, May 4-The British
steamer Montpelier Of LIVERPOOL. while
last night in a dense fog Nothing has
been heard of the crew. The ship is prob
ably total loss
CHICAGO. May 4-Congressman Henry
S. Boutell was to-day re-norninated by
reclamation in the Sixth district Repubh-
can convention.
PHILADELPHIA. May 4-The strike Of
mains a conflict between rival organiza-
lions rather than a struggle between en-
ployers and employees.
WASHINGTON. May 4-Among the
nominations sent to the Senate by the
President to-day were Sanford B. Dole, to
Cooper. to be secretary.
WASHINGTON. May 4-The cabinet to-
day spent considerable time discussing the
new Hawaiian and Porto Rican acts.
SOFIA. Bulgaria, MAY THE peasant
the troops. The ring leaders have fed TO
Roumania.
WASHINGTON. May THE navy de-
partment has received from Captain
Chadwick the acknowl edgement Of the
receipt by him of the departments letter
Of reprimand, which he was directed TO
return. xxs
WASHINGTON. May 4-Secretary Root
has recovered sufficiently from his recent
indisposition TO enable him to resume his
official duties.
RIO JANEIRo. May THE celebration
of the fourth centenary of the discovery
Of Brazil which began yesterday. is in
progress to-day, amid great popular en-
thusiasn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
GENERAL OTIS REPORTS
That American Arms are Making
Progress-Says War is Termi-


Progress-says War is Termi-
mated. :
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 4,-The
War Department to-day received the
following report from Gen. Otis:
MANILA, May 4, 1900.
April captures from enemy, 80 pieces
artillery. 1.209 rifles, considerable am-
munition and large stores property
During the early portion Of the month
the enemy was active in extreme north
ern and southern Luzon and some Wis
cayan islands. Our reported losses for
the month were Is enlisted men killed,
and officers and "a enlisted men
wounded; rumored recent loss in Sa-
mar of 10 killed and number wound
ed not yet reported. This Is due to
small detachments scouting in noun
tains in the interior of the island. The
enemy loss officially reported were 1921
killed, wounded and captured. Lead
ing Filipinos express confidence in the
early pacifcation of the islands. They
say war has terminated Leading in
surgents are surrendering.
(Signed) OTIS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-05
QUESTION OF ADJUSTMENTS
FURNISHED THE METHODIST GEN.
ERAL CONFERENCE AMPLE
SUBJECT FOR DEBATE.
The Body Seemed in Combative
HumOr Yesterday and Every Sub
ject Presented Started Debate-An
Insinunti0n Against the bishops
Called Forth Some Statements.

CHICAGO, May AT to-day's ses-
sion of the Methodist conference the
hours were lightened by some wigor-
Gus debate. DR.. Henry Brown, Col
umbia River conference, brought the
amusement question to the fore by Of
fering resolution which in substance
was that the conference should by
proper action show the world that the
church had not changed front on the
amusement question. He asked, to
forestall action by those in favor of
greater liberality in this matter, that
rule 24S Of the Book of Discipline be-
for the next quadrennial, left substan-
TALLY unchanged A sharp delegate
followed with the result that the res
olution was referred to the committee
on the state of the church. DR.. A. H.
Craft, East Ohio conference, secured
the passage of a resolution calling for
a committee composed of one member
of each conference district to inquire
nv -lhS NOiuAllOh VI tlC -1ClIAOdAoL
Theological Summaries. committee
OF fifty was appointed to inquire into
the matter of the deaconess' societies.
DR.. VIM. C. Wilson, of Iowa, intro
duced a resolution, the first part of
which was voted stricken out, but this
left matter sufficient to bring the
most active and vigorous debate of the
session. The resolution after being
amended read as follows:
Resolved, That no bishop or general
conference officer shall receive anything
above actual expenses for services in the
dedication and re-opening of churches.
attending commandments of Methodist
educational institutions, or for any sim
liar services which he might render the
church"
The insinuation in the resolutions that
the bishops had asked for more than ac-
tual expenses in instances was received
with indignant looks by the bishops them
selves and caused half a dozen gentlemen
to clamor for recognition. DR.. Buckley
opposed that first part of the resolution,
which calling for liberal support of bish-
ops and general conference officers was
later stricken out, but declared in favor
of the remainder of the resolution. He
spoke for a scale of salaries in keeping
with the duties of the officers. Dr. j. H.
Potts, editor of the Michigan Christian
Advocate. supported the amended resolu-
ton, while DR. Hardin. presiding elder Of
the Rock River conference, and DR.. Hal
loran, of Newark, opposed it,
The amended resolution was adopted.
1t was resolved to request every min
lister in the United States to read to
their congregations the bishops address,
delivered to the conference yesterday, and
containing 5000 words. At p. m. an ad-
journment was taken