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OF the republics, which thus far has
not been done. And by the desire of
the administration at Washington to
curry favor with Great Britain the
great American republic is to-day plac-
ed in the anomalous position, deeply
humiliating to lovers of liberty, of in
decently fastening to precede even the
monarchies of Europe in giving ofic-
ial endorsement and recognition to the
overthrow of republican governments
and the s%ubjugation of a brave people
fighting for independence.
The great soul of Benjamin Harri-
son was SO disturbed over the cruel
situation in South Africa that in his
last delirium he raved over the wrongs
of the sturdy Dutch patriots. 1t is
well that at that time he did not know
the whole truth.
Had Benjamin Harrison been Pres
ident instead of William Mckinley GER
tain events might have taken a very
different turn.
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impending conflict. But ii any event
It's not expected that a subject Of the
magnitude Of arbitration can be emit
" eliminated from a congress Of this
character.
Besides this topic. 1t Is expected
that the congress will deal with com
mercial affairs of interest to this coun-
try and the other republics. developing
means for thorough cooperation and
mutual expansion of trade. To some
extent also, the gathering viii have q
broad political aspect, indicating the
fraternity which exists among the re-
publics of the western hemisphere.
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Yesterday it looked as if those cruel
grounding days had passed.
Amen!


The suspension of the Charleston
Mail-Tribune, the office holders or
gan at the State Capital, neal only
another tombstone in a cemetery al
ready o~vercrowded. The paper was
supposedly owned by Governor White.
Secretary Dawson and some other pol
iticians, and it has been doing the
State printing for several years. The
report is that the company is behind
about 2 1000 in the wages of its en-
ployes. Is this a sample of the pros
perity to be supplied under our Gov
ernor Notwithstanding Sentinel.
If the above be true, it only illus
trates again what has SO often taken
place before. A newspaper run to
promote its stockholders to political Of
fee, in the interest of the private en-
terprises of it's stockholders as against
the people, always knocking that
which they are not directly interested
in, has a certain death. and history IS
often repeating itself.-Marietta Regis
ter.
So say we all of fredericksburg
Journal.
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H~ARRISON'S DEEP SYMPATHY FOR
THE BOERS.

Although Gen. Harrison himself lies
cold in death his last words, of SYM
pathy for the South African Republics
and protest against the failure of
American sympathy to effectively man
ifest itself are still ardent and forceful
with strong life in the current North
American Review. Gen. Harrison
quoted Mr.. James Bryce as follows:
Indeed the struggles for liberty and
nationality are almost beginning to be for
gotten by the new generation, which has
no such enthusiasm for these principles as
men had forty years ago"
And at the moment when two re-
publics are in articulo norris" wrote
Gen. Harrison with biting irony, "some
of our journals congratulate us over
the prospect of an increased trade
with the Crown Colonies that are to
be set up in their stead and over the
increased output of the johannesburg
mines. The Emperor of Germany is
reported to have forestalled President
Kruger's personal appeal by the state
ment that Germany's interest would
be promoted by the British conquest
of the republics. And Bishop Thoburn
asks: 'Why should people lament the
absorption of the small powers by the
large ones
Never before has American sympathy
failed, or been divided, or failed to find
its voice, when a people were fighting for
independence. Can we now calculate COM
mercial gains before the breath of a dy-
ing republic has quite failed or the body
has quite taken on the rigor mortis? If
international justice, government by the
people, the party of the nations, have
ceased to be workable things n have be-
come impracticable, shall we part with
them with a sheer or simulate regret,
even If we have lost the power to feel it?
May not one be allowed to contemplate
the heavens with suppressed aspirations,
though there are no consumers there?
Do we need to make a mock of the stars
because we cannot appropriate <them-be-
cause they do not take our produce? Have
we disabled ourselves?
Mr.. Hoar says that by last winters
4 ~ Uiuiiuci we nave 1851 the
right to offer our sympathy to the Boer
In his wonderful and gallant struggle
against odds for the republic in Africa
II Is a terrible charge.
There was plainly no call for an armed
Intervention by the United States in South
Africa, and perhaps our diplomatic sug-
s~estions . az far as usage would JUS
dry. But has not public opinion here
been somehow strongly perverted or put
under some unwonted repression?"
ST." added Gen. Harison, I'VE have
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WASHINGTON. March IRE
sponses have now been received from
practically all of the South and Cen
trail American republics accepting the
invitation to participate in the con-
ference of American republics which is
to he held in the city of Mexico, next
October. The preliminary work Of the
Congress has been directed from
Washington, as the United States gov
eminent has taken great interest in the
meeting mad has had the cooperation
here of the representatives of the
southern countries. Several of the re-
publics already either have chosen their
delegates or have names under con-
sideration. The Guatemalan minis
ter in Washington, Mr.. LAzo-Arriaga,
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mrn About Our Nathan n.

New York World Correspondence.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, wore
a new pair of shoes to the White House
to-day According to him, they were
giving his pet corn Jessie" While he
was waiting to see the President ne
slipped off the offending shoe. When
he tried to get it back again 1t would
not go on. At this juncture Secretary
Cortelyou said:
Senator, the President is now wait
ing to see you"
The West Virginian looked perplexed.
1t would not do to keep the President
waiting. In a few moments he eache
in his trousers pocket and pulled out
a BILLY Barlow" knife. With this the
offending shoe was cut, and Senator
Scott was thus enabled to slip it on.
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A COMPARISON.

While we know nothing of former
President Cleveland's ability or inabil-
ity to attend the funeral Of Gen. Har-
rison except insofar as stated by him
self, the country does know that Mr..
Cleveland held the deceased statesman
in highest esteem, as testified by his
most eloquent public tribute to his
memory.
For the Intelligencer to attempt to
make political capital, however, out
of Mr.. Cleveland's absence from the
~obsequies, while it ost~entatiously lauds
President Mckinley for attending the
same, quite oversteps the bounds of
decency, and reveals a most contempt
ible p~artisanship.
Also it invites comparisons and calls
up memories that may not be c~reditable
to Mr.. Mckinley in this connection.
The President it was who but a short
while ago gave the deceased statesman
the cruelest cut possible. 1t was imme-
diately after Gen. Harrison had de-
livered an address IN which he had up
held the opinion in opposition to the
administration that the Constitution
follows or should follow the flag. No
sooner had it reached the ears of the
administration at Washington than an
order went forth and Gen. Harrison's
son was dropped from the roll Of the
army without any eason being as
signed.
Grover Cleveland was never capsule
Of performing an act such - that, and
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has been designated by his government
to represent them, but he has not yet
determined whether he will accept the
mission. 1t is understood that the
Brazilian delegates have been chosen,
and that the names of those who will
represent Chile are selected, condition
al upon the extent of participation
which Chile will have in the congress.
The personnel Of the delegates from
the United States is beginning to at
tract attention and in South American
circles there is an earnest desire that
at least one of the delegates from this
country shall sustain some official re-
lation to the State Department. In
the former congress held in Washing
ton Mr.. Blaine vas a conspicuous fig
ureure, and the Southern republics are
DESTROYS that there be like prominence
at the coming congress. Little atten-
ton has yet been given to the con-
sideration OF particular names, yet,
among those informally mentioned are
Assistant Secretary Hill, Director
RUckhall, of the Bureau OF American
Republics, and John Bassett Moore,
who was assistant Secretary Of State
during Judge Days administration of
the State Department. MI. Moore's
name has come up in connection with
the researches he has made on the
subject OF arbitration, which promises
to be n of the most interesting
themes before the congress.
The South American republics have
shown a strong inclination towards
arbitration in the settlement OF their
frequent boundary difficulties, and
there is a tendency to adopt this
method quite generally, and If possible
universally, to avoid border conflicts
and their attendant menace of war.
Some of those interested in the on
gress have hoped to see it bring re-
suits similar to The Hague conference,
with a permanent court of arbitration
for the western republics like that at
The Hague for international conflicts
in which the countries Of Europe and
the United States might be involved.
None Of the Southern republics was
represented at The Hague conference.
The sentiment for arbitration was
strong in the last South American
congress and in the recent congress
at Madrid it again took form. At the
same. time it has been understood that
Chile might not desire to participate il
the subject was to be discussed in such
form as to involve the pending contro-
Versy between Chile, Peru and Bolivia.
In signifying her purpose t accept,
the Chilean authorities said in SUBJ
stance that it would be conditional
upon the discussion Of no topics which
would involve pending questions in
which that country was concerned.
From this it has been inferred that
the particular question desired to be
eliminated Il that now In sharp dis
pute between Chile and Peru. On the
other hand Peru looks forward quite
confidently T. this congress - . means
Of QreaeptinG her view e this Ioag
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The sudden death of Mr.. Frank Hoge
will be deeply regretted by a very large
portion of the community, where he
was so long and so we'll known, and
where he numbered everyone who knew
him as a friend. To those who were
intimate with him his death will be
a personal loss. He was a thorough
gentleman, genial, kindly, and strictly
honorable in all his dealings. A gradu-
ate of Annapolis, he served on the
Confederate side with distinction
throughout the Civil a Had his pre-
objections led him to espouse the Union
side in that conflict, doubtless he
would since have gained high place in
the navy, for he was an officer of
exceptional ability. AS a man, a citi-
zen and a public servant, his loss will
be widely and sincerely mourned.
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The order to Gen. Chaffee to get out
of China by the last of April, leaving
only a legation guard of $50 men, is a
move in the right direction. Let us
hope the administration will adhere to
the American policy of non-interfer-
ence and enter no further into this
'world-power'' business, attractive as
it may seem and profitable as it doubt
less would be to the syndicated wealth
that elected Mr.. Mckinley and which
is now reaching out to form a world
trust.
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From Morality to Grab.

New York Herald.
Mr.. Hale is a loyal Republican, but
he fears that his party viii be discred-
tied by the various schemes to loot the
Treasury which are now finding favor
in Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Oh, yes; the party of great moral
ideas. as il delights TO call itself, has
dwindled into. a praty that grabs eg-
erything within reach. 1t can spend
money and keep its face straight better
than the Democrats ever dreamed Of do
ing. Take the recent Congress as an H.
~lustration.
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Pensions Allowed.


Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, March r.-Penssons
nave been allowed the following West
Virginia applicants: Original, Henry Peb-
Ter, Wheeling, Sc; Oliver n. Koon, Man
nlngton- increase, James J. Ffttro. Will
sonourg 80; Emanuel Six, Hundred. ST.:
cob E. Israel, Moundsville. Sls; John 4.
craig, Reedy, IS: William Nitz, Arnolds-
burg. s9; Nathan NJ. Prince, Sutton. S.:
David l.. Whitehair. Romines Mills SO.
James NJ. Ollie, Greenwood. IS; Thomas
Soien, Loudenville. s.; Andrew /. White.
Anma, $40: Samuel b. Lee. Terra Alta. Sc.
Nicholas Neidert, Wheeling. S., Original
WIDOWS. ETC., Sarah A. Robinson, Pleas
ant Valley. IS; Elizabeth Fleaher. Reid.
y; Aimira Dunlap. Brighton. S.: Gather
an Young, Maiden, IS, Mary f. Martin.
Elizabeth, IS; Lucy A. Fowler. Laurel
Iron Works, IS. War With Spain. George
w. Howard. New Cumherlands $l2. Re-
wi Levi w. Holland, dead. Rockport.
Special to the Register.
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seeker. And, incidentally. 1t takes :
vast and annoying responsibility and
burden from the shoulders Of the Pre-
sident.
THE ExA OIL FIELD.

.E .EA
In the Manufacturers Record G. F.
Caracristi, a civil and mining engineer,
has an interesting article on the
petroleum fields Of Texas, which he
first inspected ten. years ago for Euro
pean clients. Owing to the Standard.
Oil influence, however, the fields were
not developed in spite of his endorse
ment until within the last few months.
Mr.. Caracristi thinks these fields are
destined to become the most valuable
and extensive in the world, the prox-
unity of the seaboard being a powerful
factor in their favor. The natural gas
of the Corsicana district is very val
liable for manufacturing purposes and
could be delivered at an enormous
profit for twenty-five cents per thous-
and feet. He calculates it is equiva-
lent to coal at eighty cents a ton.
Valuable lubricating oil is found in
the Neches field and also fuel oil in I'M
mense quantities.
Mr.. Caracristi says the value and
permanency of an oil field is not es-
tablished by "gushers," which may last
for a month or a year and then give
out, but from settled" producers, wells
that yield from one to 100 barrels a
day and may continue for twenty years.
He gives some interesting figures. In
the Pennsylvania and Ohio fields, he
says, settled" wells sell at $500 to $3.50
per barrel production. That is, when
Pennsylvania oil is selling at 81 per
barrel and a we'll yields ten barrels
per day it's market price would be about
5 $1,000. The value of "%gushers' is not
SO clearly defined. If the Beaumont
well, for which a production of $4,000
barrels a day is claimed, were sold on
this basis it would bring about s12,-
500, 900. Mr.. Caracristi thinks the bar
rel value of this "gusher" on a $4,000
barrel daily yield, should be about $500,
making the well worth So, 500, 900. 1t
would require 101 days of full produc-
ton to pay for itself at this price. The
number of petroleum wells in Texas
in 1900 was sos, and they produced
722, 814 barrels at an average selling
price of $3.50 per barrel, a total of
S 1,OS6, 221, leaving the producers a net
profit of $S69, 276.S0. The total money
investment in Texas wells he puts at
$S50,000, so the net return "a over 100
per cent. He estimates that outside OF
the Beaumont "gusher' the petroleum
output will reach about 1,500, 900 bar
rels.
Mr.. Caracristi expects great things
of these vast Texas oil fields, which
are certainly a great addition to the
wealth of the South.
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TE oONNG CONGRESS
ATTRACTING WIDE ATTENTION.
FAVORABLE RESPONSES FROM
NEARLY ALL INTERESTED
COUNTRIES

Most Of the Delegates Have
Either Been Appointed, or Names
Are Cnder. ConsideratiOn-A Wide
ly Expressed Hope That the State
Department of the United State
VIII be Adequately and Inhuen-
TALLY Represented.
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their replacement by regulars, Is en-
deavoring to so plan the movement
both ways that at no time the strength
of the army in the Orient shall be less
than $4,000 men. Yet we are told that
the natives are submissive, and the
war is over.
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lost edther the right to denounce -
erosion or the capacity to weep when
= republic dies it is = g~rievious loss
But the situation was worse so far
as the United States is concerned than
Gen. Harrison knew when he wrote
these words. While he lay dying upon
a bed Of suffering the State Department
at Washington was with indecent haste
engaged in official recognition of Great
Britain's alleged conquest of the two
brave little republics. In the annual
review of the commerce of the United
States with foreign countries publish
ed by the State Department which
made it's appearance Friday last, the
commerce of the South African repub-
lies is presented under the heading of
3The Transvaal," and that of the
Orange Free State under that Of the
Orange River Colony" the names by
which the Republics have been desig-
mated by the British since their in
vasion. A foot note under each ex-
plains that the two Republics have
been annexed" by Great Britain.
Thus does the Mckinley administra-
ton not only officially recognize the
extinction of the two republics before
they have been conquered, but it is
the first official recognition of the al
legged annexation" given by any of the
Powers. In fact, the governments of
Europe have held that the annexation
cannot be considered an accomplished
fact until England has formally ac-
Quainted the Powers of the annex ton
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According to The latest ruling Of
President Mckinley on the spoils qles-
ton, the United States Senators are to
be deputy-presidents, at least so far as
the Offices are concerned. He has in
formed the Acknowledgement THAT Sen
ators may not only control appoint
ments from their States, but that new
Senators may replace the appointees
OF their predecessors. All Of which
makes the United States Senators
pretty nearly supreme for the once
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The German census shows a popula-
ton of Sc, 900, 900 in the empire. an in
rea of 80 per cent. since 1871. This is
an excellent showing in face of the
enormous emigration from Germany
to the United States in that period.
Unlike her French neighbor, Germany
is not standing still in the matter OF
population.
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Not just the Time for Fnvors.

NOT Just the lime IOr FaVOrs.
New York Journal.
The London Globe, lamenting the
n~ervelessness of the British Foreign
Office in Asia, urges the United States
to rid itself of the influence of WI
Ting Fang and the glamour of Russian
diplomacy" and thereby save the
northern China market to the cotton
mills of the Southern States. OF course.
this benevolent interest In the cotton
mills of the Southern States is not en-
tirely unconnected with a desire for
assistance in preserving. British trade.
When a country that has deliberately
set itself to obstruct a great American
work like the Nicarauga canal under
takes forthwith to ask us to take sides
with it against a power to which we
owe our possession Of 600, 600 square
miles of land on this continent, the
proceeding may be called IN interest
ing specimen of insular nerve" Rus
STA in Manchuria is decidedly less an
moving to US than England in Nicara
II
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New Star Losing It's Brilliancy.

Pittsburg Times.
The new star. which was discovered
in the constellation Perseus about three
weeks ago., is fast disappearing, and
within another week it Is probable that
it will not be visible to the naked eye.
The star is now in its fifth magnitude,
and at times is almost obscured by the
clouds, thus rendering the work of
Prof. F L. @. Wadsworth, of the
Allegheny observatory, who has been
studying it nightly. very dinicult The
photographs which have been taken
of the star have not as yet been de-
veloped, but excellent results are ex-
pected krom the plates
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The Cubans still seem to think that
the American government ought to
keep it's promise, which is very annoy
ing to the good man in the White
House.
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Good News.

Parkersburg Sentinel
The reputation OF the entire Repub-
lican city ticket by the Morning News,
which has heretofore enjoyed the dis
tinction Of being the recognized Re
publican organ in this city, as2urss
the election Of the Democratic teazk<
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REGISTER AGENCIES.

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The War Department, in it's relief Of
the volunteers in the Philippines and
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-11
FOR A BRIEF STAY.
Secretary of State Hay Returns to
Washington.

Washington, July 10.-Secretary of
State Hay returned to Washington
during the morning from his New
Hampshire home. He was driven d.
rectly to the state department and
was closeted with Acting Secretary
Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee
for some time. The new Turkish min
lister, Chekib Bey, called in company
with Ali Ferrough Bey, the retiring
minister. The new. minister must
await until a later date to be pre-
sented at the White House, owing to
the presidents absence, but he will
from now on exercise all the functions
of a minister as a matter of courtesy.
This course is necessary because Ali
Ferrough Bey is returning to Europe
almost Immediately.
1t is believed that the business
which calls Secretary Hay to Wash
ington IS principally personal in char
,acter and that he will not be obliged
to remain here beyond this week.