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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
FURTHER WITHDRAWLS
Of Soldiers From China Have Been
Ordered-Troops Go to Manila.

Of Soldiers From China Have Been
Ordered-Troop. Go to Manila.
WASHINGTON, March carrying
out the policy inaugurated by the State
Department when it changed its mill
tary force in China into a legation
guard. nhe War Department has sent
orders to Gen. Chaffee to still further
reduce his force. The general now
has under his command about 1900
men, composed of troops I, X, l. and
nj, Sixth United States cavalry; Battery
F, Fifth artillery, and the Ninth in
fantry. Although nominally a lega-
ton guard, Gen. CAaffee's force is of
rather formidable offensive quantity,
and not DESTROYS of retaining an unnec-
essary menace to the Chinese court,
and in order to hold out inducements
for it's early return to Pekin, the United
States government some time ago de-
termined upon a further reduction of
the American force and the orders went
forward. Considerable discretion was
left to Gen. Chaffee in the selection of
the troops to remain, and It is assured
at the department hat the Pekin de-
spatches announcing that these con-
sist of two companies of the Ninth in
fantry, under Major Robertson, is cor
rect. If the either powers represented
at Pekin can be induced to follow this
policy it is hoped that a long step will
have been effected toward the restora-
ton of normal conditions ait Pekin.
1t is said at the War Department that
the arrangements have not yet been
made for bringing away the troops
from Pekin, and it is believed that this
cannot be done before the ice clears
out of the Pei river, which is usually
some time in the latter part of March.
The troops are to go to Manila, there
by making good the losses which Gen.
MacArthur's command will sustain
through the withdrawal of the volun-
teers who are coming home to be mus
tered out. 1t is the understanding at
the War Department that Gen. Chaffee,
who will leave Pekin with these troops,
is to relieve Gen. Macarthur of the SUI
preme command in the Philippines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
degree and involves the rankest injus-

In the course of a speech on the eff
fort of the administration to clear the
way in the Philippines for the jobbers
and schemers and those ION the in
side" who are after all the rights and
privileges and franchises in the Phil
ippines, Senator Pettigrew referred to
the organization of the Philippine
Lumber and Development Company, Of
which Representative j. A. T. Hull,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee of the House, is president, ana
our own Captain Dovener the attorney.
Evidently the genial captain has deter
mined not to be left out while the
good things of our new possessions are
being passed around among MI. Nc
Kinley's friends.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
GRAND JURY's WORK.
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERsBURC. ". Va, March L.
The special United States grand jury.
which was ~impaneled yesterday, COM
plefed its Iab0rs to-day and a number ~
indictments we're found. The Grose boys.
who were arrested near G~uyaudotfe some
weeks ago. and are charged with robbing
twenty postOdices and stores, and blowing
a cafe, we're indicted. Both Calvin and
Milton pleaded guilty when brought 70
trial to-day ard were sentenced 10 Ave
years each ia the p~eniteutiary. They are
imposed to have robbed the offices az
Yankee Dam. Sc&ry. Gaulsy Bridge ard
others. William Craig. alias Hawkins,
pleaded guilty to rooblng the Vienna post
office and was sentenced 20 one year in
the p-enitentiaTy. James Butter. a boz u
years Of age. pleaded not guilty TO rob-
binZ the Dostoffics ~ Trout. He said ~
wanted TO go TO Warrington TO See his
sister and broke into = store 20 get the
money. He got two dollars out Of tho
store used for a Dostofice. lie returned
the money. The case WAS continued and
he will be sent to his sister.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

u~nconsciously. He laughed and took
. glass Of Ice water. I knew he wal
fresh.
Every evening we girls have gone
into the drawing r0Om after dinner and
just battered the plano. Gertie sings
Because" in German, and we used to
join in the chorus. But tonight we all
separated. / sat carelessly in the large
chair in the center of the hall, just OPP
posite the dining room door, and read
a letter / had received. Gertie came up
and spoke to me, but I cut her and she
went over and began to practice her
laugh on the hotel clerk. 1t sounds
something like what I should fancy a
hyena's would-one Of those affected
laughs.
Myrtle went into the parlor and be-
gan to sing COLLECT songs with her
foot on the sofa pedal. Lucy. of
course, went out On the piazza n be-
gan to play with a dog. She never 40
ticed the dog until tonight.
He came out after a while and spoke
to the hotel clerk. Gertie gave one
more giggle and dropped her handker-
chief. He picked it up and she thank
ed him. That girl is about the rudeSt
thing! She fancies she has shoulders.
Tomorrow night l shall wea my low
cut, ibl~ack-Spangled dress.
Midnight he lit a cigar and went out on
the piazza. Lucy began to talk baby talk
to the dog. Myrtle stopped playing and
went out through the window and tried
to play with the dog also. Lucy took it
up and turned her back. I wondered
where Gertie was. He looked at Myrtle
and she blushed. She holds her breath
and counts Is and it makes her cheeks
red.
There is a strong breeze through the hall
and it blew the letter l was reading from
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

my fingers out through the door and down
the steps. l rushed out on the piazza.
80, my letter, my ~letter!" l said. 1T
will blow away and be lostn'
He went down and got it for me and
came back and gave it to me, raising his
hat.
20, thank your l said, implusively.
IT'S awfully sweet of you.''
Not at ALL" he said.
Gertie came out on the piazza with her
guitar. Myrtle and Lucy began to talk
in whispers. L knew they were gossiping
about me.
when L saw YOU at dinner he said,
II thought you were a friend of my sis
ter's''
Really" I said. I looked him in the
eyes and smiled a little. He has gray
eyes and they nave speckles in them
when he talks.
Il saw you arrive this afternoon" I
said. Going to stay long?"
1T all depends on circumstances he
said. Il have an idea of going on to
Richfeld."
Just then Gertie came directly over and
sat Town.
do you understand a guitar?'' she said,
addressing me. "This string has slipped
somehow"
ALLOW me- he said, taking it from
her. Il think 1 can fix it."
He took out a knife and began to tight
n the string. 1 looked at Gertie sarcas-
tically. Just as though 1 didn't know why
she came over.
She said; There is something on your
nose, dear; let me brush it off. Just a bit
of powder"
Thanks" I said. do you know your
eyes are all black dust?'
why. no. she said; are they?"
Myrtle and Lucy came up and stood
as though they were about 5 years old.
1 felt like getting up ana leaving them
there, but then l thought 1 wouldn't. Fin
ally he fixed the string.
"How's that? he said, giving the guitar
back to Gertie.
IT'S perfectly lovely" said Gertie.
Wont you play s~omething?" he asked.
Il only pick a few things out by ear"
she said.
Play Underneath Your window said
Myrtle.
Yes, that is an awfully pretty song"
said Lucy. They had joined in the con-
versation without the slightest encour-
agement.
You play the banjo. 1 know I said.
How did you find out?' he asked.
TN tell you sometime" 1 said. I
wanted to make him think ] knew al
about him. Il think the banjo is too
lovely for anything. I'm fond of golf.
Are you?"
Very he said 'I've brought some
clubs
We were getting along very nicely. It
was plainly evident that he thought the
other girls were simpletons.
Just then the stage drove up with the
bride in it. She had been seeing her
husband TO the station. He goes to town
Sunday nights and doesn't come lack un-
til the next Saturday. Her eyes were
pink She always cries when he goes
away.
What do you think happened? Al she
stepped out Of the stage the new mar
saw her and ran DOWN two steps at a
time and took both her hands in his.
Why Nellie" he sid. where liz you
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
there was a man in the stage. Be-
sides, | wanted to be quite sure ]

there was a man in the stage. Be
sides, | wanted to be quite sure. |
have often read about sailors ship
wrecked OF a raft, imagining that they
saw ships. But / controlled my voice
a hoarse whisper:
Girls, it's a mani"
They rushed to the window in a per-
feet panic. Gertie was on the bed, and
she nearly sprained her ankle rushing
across the room.
His suit case is marked j. D."
said i.
Probably his name is Jack said
Myrtle. She lit the gas and began to
heat the curling iron. Her hand shook
SO that it ratified the iron against the
gas jet.
Blue polka dot stockings and patent
leather sroes,' said Lucy. HE looks
like some one | know
There is a class pin in his coat"
said Myrtle, peeking out over her
shoulders.
There are a bag of golf sticks and
a banjo case going in" I said.
Isn't he lovely" said Gertie, as he
stepped out. HE walks just like an
athlete"
I'm going to wear my pink muslin"
said Myrtle.
We all fiuttered off to our rooms. At
least the others did. 1t takes more
than a man to make me act so fool
ishly. Of course. I am glad he is here.
Besides, l saw him first. | wonder
what 81. D." stands for? After all,
there are lots of men in the world.
Those girls are so ridiculous. I think
III wear my Dresden taffeta with val
lace. None of the others can touch it.
Later bulletin-same day don't
know how it is l ever associated with
those girls as I have for the last few
days. The way they threw themselves
at that boys head. For he's only a
boy.
We all walked late into dinner
separately. Until tonight we always
filed in one after the other like a fun
eral ten minutes before it was ready.
Gertie had her eyebrows dark
ened and she had on a thin black dress
that showed her arms and shoulders.
She had a fan on a pearl chain. Fancy
a fan at dinner,
Myrtle was in pink with a sash. She
always goes in for that ingenue pose.
She had a rose in her hair. Lucy was
in white organdie made with a train.
I had on my Dresden taffeta with a
diamond horseshoe. It's a Paris gown.
He wasn't in the dining room, but the
head waiter brought him in later aud
gave him a chair at the table with the
old gentleman. There are two vacant
chairs al our table. Walters are so
, stupid. He had on a Tuxedo coat and
he looked as though he might be one
of those fresh boys from New York.
Myrtle got the table next to his, but
her back is turned. so she can't work
her eyes on him. / suppose she's just
wild. Gertie's at the other side of the
room and she laughed out loud all
through dinner, hoping to attract his
attention. He looked around at uer
once in a surprised sort of way. /
don't wonder. Lucy staring-a baby
stare-at him. l pretended not to no.
tice him. He looked oyer once and
just raised his eyebrows. / happened
to think Of something fuAny and smiled
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

As proof of the unfairness of the
tools of the bosses in the late Legisla-
ture, it is only necessary to state that
at the conclusion Of the session,
Speaker Wilson of the House was &C
tually refused the customary unani-
o vote of thanks. The record. how
aver, does not show this. Although the
ayes and noes were demanded on the
question, many Democrats desiring to
oppose such recognition, the demand
was ignored and the vote of thanks
went on the record as unanimous when
it was not. All Of which was a con-
sistent termination of a session re-
markable for total disregard of the
rights of the minority and for the
illegality and u%nfairness of the rulings
of its presiding officer in the House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
OIL
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
HARRISBURG. w. Va, March l-Thers
has been considerable activity In coal and
oil circles in Harrison county this week,
and a number of large deals have been
contaminated. Harry NJ. Clayton, OF Fair
mont, is at the head of a movement TO
dispose OF all the coal in Elk district. He'
has optioned 200 acres at an average
price OF 1880. and wants 5.0oo in all This
held lies along the proposed routes OF
both the Baltimore q Ohio and the West
Virginia Short Line Railroads, between
this city and Belington. and Ii sufficient
territory can he secured New York capt.
talists have agreed TO take it up and OPP
crate In that section extensively.
The American Coal a Coke Company
had deeds recorded for f0 acres lying
along the route OF the w, Va. Short Line
of Sl5.00 per acre.
Joseph f. Barnes. James r. Barnes and
a. J. Cochran, OF Fayette county. Pa
nave purchased aS acres of ]. +. Dye, for
S2,54S, or $3.50 per acre.
T.. II. Holt, Lamar c. Powell and T. A.
Deveney, all of Fairmont. purchased AM
the West Virginia Short Line Railroad.
for s2,936.0, or a. average OF $3.50 peri
acre. These parties already hold a tract
OF 2,eo acres contiguous to the acreage
The Colonial Coal G. Coke Company.
with a capital stock OF $ieQ, 600 n owning
20 acres Of coal In Harrison and adj
Joining counties, has authorized an In
crease of its indebtedness from $600oo TO
$3.50, 90. and $50 thousand dollar bonds.
bearing . per cent Interest, have been
issued on a first mortgage trust. Tho
money will be used to operate and Inn
prove it's holdings.
Lucas Bros, of Shinnston. have leased
] AGO acres to Lowery g. Co. of P~ittsburg.
for oil and gas, at s. bonus OF 81 per acrc.l
The western end OF the tract lies within
a mile OF the Cunningham gasssr on Cum
ningham's Run. The efforts of the South
Penn OIL Company 10 secure a lease on
this territory failed.
Luther Raymond No. 4. on ndian Run.
drilled to the H-foot sand. came In n 300
barrel well. The well was drilled deeper
and is now making 80 barrels an hour,
The Federal oil C~ompany's No. l. on
the Carl Bailey farm, on indian Run. ia
making a showing I'm a fine producer.
The West Fork OIL a Natural Gas Com-
pany's LYDIA Stealey No. ]. near this city,
is a gasser with an Average pressure OF
It's other wells. The company expects to
drill several other wells In his vicinity
this year.
The South Penn oil Company Is pre-
pairing TO drill for oil near Boothsville.
Timbers are being gotten out for thres
locations. one of the test holes viii bs
drilled on the r. L. Reed farm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
PLUTOCRACY WANTS 1T ALL.

MIR. Mckinley sent a message to Con-
gress objecting to the following Sen
ate amendment to the army bill:
Provided, that no sale or lease or other
disposition of the public lands or the tim
Der thereon or the mining rights therein
shall be made, and provided further that
no franchise h be granted. which is
not approved by the President of the
United States and is not in his Judgment
clearly necessary for the immediate gov
of the stands and indispensable
for the interest of the people thereof and
which cannot without great public mis-
chief be postponed until the establishment
of permanent civil government, and all
u franchises shall terminate one wear
after the establishment of such perma-
nent civil government"
We do not have to go farther than
Wall Street and the %pIutocratic infiu-
ences that absolutely control the Pres
ident to find the why and wherefore of
his objections to this eminently wise
and just proviso. 1t was inserted by
Senator Hoar in order to restrict MIR.
McKinley's Philippine commission in
It's Misunderstanding powers and to shut
gu the various syndicated promoters
n grabbers who are preparing to
hog all the rights and privileges of the
new possessions for themselves alone.
And because it does this Mr.. Mckinley.
the plant tool of these INSCRIPTIONS
syndicates. objects to it. Nothing
must stand in the way of granting ev-
cry sort of favor to those who con-
tributed so literally to the Hanna am
raign fund, though this giving of our
new possessions into the control Of
money-making syndicates regardless Of
the rights and wishes Of the inhabit-
anti is un-American In the highest
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

Many New York gamblers closed up
by the police have removed to Phila-
delphia. If the city of brotherly love
wasn't so slow, it would be a para
disc for them. The police there al
low even the school children to gam
BILE, and dives have been discovered
under police protection in the Quaker
City where children were allowed to
play policy with their pennies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
GIVE US A PEOPLES ADMINISTRA-
TION,

The new city administration, which
includes Council and the boards and
heads of departments under it, have a
duty before them in the interests of the
people and good city government,
which may be difficult to perform, but
which ought to be done. Now, that the
obnoxious ring has been disposed OF,
the city should be given an admin
istration wholly free from any
tincture of control Or influence by in
terested corporations. The new city
administration should be conducted
with the single purpose of doing in all
things what is best for the public in
terests without fear or favor for any
private interest.
Thus will the new Council avoid the
scandals attaching to the late dis
credited body. In this way alone can
the new administration escape the
stigma Of the recent city ring, which
the people have condemned. Let the
record of the new city government be
free from the blots that stained the
old and caused it's downfall.
This much the people demanded at
the polls. They want a purely business
administration in the interests of the
public only, and they should have it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
To Make "a Test.

Williamson Big Sandian.
Thomas Clark was sentenced on Fri
Gay to life imprisonment. by his at
torneys appealed to the court for re-
curing the court stenographer, Austin
N. Sykes. to transscrfbe the evidence
free of charge to go to the Supreme
Court, and upon the courts refusal TO
make the order the attorneys for Clark
took a bill of exceptions and will ASK
the Supreme Court for a mandamus
compelling the judge of the circuit
court to order UP the record.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

day seems to be over, seek to set upon
and rend him.
The Gazette has n particular SYM
pathy for Atkinson-it thinks he has
done more business than was due the
capital he carried-but 1t has only con-
tempt for the political coyotes who
would thus tear down before whom
they were used in the immediate past
to fall PROSTATE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
A Good Showing.

The following statement of earnings
of the Norfolk & Western Railway
Company has been issued:
For third week of February, $685.
1856; same week previous year, $780,
$50: increase, s32.503.
Total for month to date, 1881, 700:
same period previous year, s7S6,04S;
increase, S95, 652.
July l, 1900, to latest date, S10,1S3,-
667; same period previous year. $780,
00o: increase. 81, 293. 662.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

After adopting the army appropria-
alton bill giving unlimited powers to
the president over our new possessions
the Senate voted down resolutions ex-
tending the Constitution. requiring Of
icials to swear to obey the Constitu-
ton, %forbidding ex post facto laws, etc.
So far as the Senate can make it, the
Constitution is a back number in the
government of our new possessions.
Mr.. Mckinley is not ever to be a Con-
stitutional sovereign, but ar absolute
monarch and military dictator. Wash
ington, Jefferson, John Marshall and
Lincoln would not recognize the gov
eminent they builded, shaped and up
held in the present extra-constitution-
al empire of William l.
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speclal 10 the Reeister.

CADIZ. ohio, March 1.-The National oil
Co. has started their No. II on the John
Bricker farm. It is three-fourths OF a miis
south OF the famous gusher No. I. which
came In eighteen months ago. The neid
is holding up well and promises handsome
returns.
The Ohio oil CO. have located their third
well on the j. w. Rife farm. which les
south of the Bricker farm. The two wells
drilled were said 70 be dry.
Another company. known as the Stand
ing Stone OIL a. Gas Co, has been organ.
lied here. II Is composed Of leading farm.
ers. They have a large block Of leases.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

Virginia Free Press.
In the reorganization of the board of
regents of the West Virginia Univers-
ity the bill provides that there shall
not be a member who is a citizen Of
Morgautown. the seatsof the institu-
ton. It is a gentle hint that it is a
State Institution and is to be free from
local chickering's, and not under local
influences. That Is what the new or
der on Its face means
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
suNDILuTED UNCHECKED DEsPOT-

The army appropriation bill as
amended by the Senate gives the Presi-
dent all the powers of a military die
tator in this language:
"All military. civil and judicial powers
necessary to govern the Philippine ISL
ands acquired from Spain by the treaties
concluded at Paris on the 10th day of
December. 1888, and at Washington on the
18th day of November, 1900, shall, until 9TH
erwise provided by Congress-, be vested
in such person and persons and a
Es EXERCISED IN SUCH MANNER
AS THE PRESIDENT OF II UNITED
STATES SHALL DIRECT for the estab-
lishment of civil government and for main
tanning and protecting the inhabitants of
said islands in the free enjoyment OF their
liberty, property and religion"
IL is not to be wondered at that Mr..
Hoar, the venerable Republican Sen
ator from Massachusetts, said of this
measure:
You may talk about benevolent assim-
ilation and use other honeyed phrases,
but your act is pure, simple, undiluted,
unchecked despotsm."
Nor is it surprising that Senator Tel
Ter, another Republican, of Colorado,
said in the same debate these solemn
words:
II never expected to live-indeed, 1 re-
gret that I have ltved-to see the day when
the ordinary rights of citizens are denied
to people living under the American flag"
Senator Turner, Fusionist, of Wash
ington, likewise must have been deeply
moved by the threatened danger of the
proposed measure to have uttered these
words:
Il shall lose faith in the justice and
mercy and love of the Almighty if He
shall permit the struggle which the people
of the Philippine Islands are now making
10 throw off the rule of the United States
TO fail"
Suffice it to say that the amendment
to the army bill gives the President
powers which the Constitution never
contemplated should be reposed in any
man-such powers as are welded by
no monarch on earth.
Events show that Imperialism and
militarism are not mere campaign
catchwords, but are hardly strong
enough to adequately characterize the
sort of government now being built on
the ruins of the Constitution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02
An act passed by the late Legislature

An act passed by the late Legislature
which is of general Importance is Sem
ate bill 161, which prohibits one liquor
dealer from going on another liquor
dealers bond and also any n inter
ested IS a stakeholder. officer or direc-
tor of a brewery or distillery from
going on any liquor dealers bond. This
new law will be Of special interest in
this locality.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-02

The proposed British tariff on iron
and steel imported into English terri
tory is to foster English industries that
have reached their second childhood.