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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

George KEENAN,, the famous lecturer
on Siberia, writes in the current Out
look on the subject of American inhu-
manity in the Philippines. He makes
these statements on what he says is
unimpeachable authority:
We hav killed the unresisting wounded.
We burn native villages near which
there has been an ambush, or an attack
by insurgent guerillas.
And we are now resorting, directly or
indirectly, to old Spanish inquisitorial
methods, such as the water torture"
in order to compel silent prisoners to
speak or reluctant witnesses to testify.
ut is painful and humiliating," says
MIR. KEENAN,. ITO confess these things
adding that if I'VE cannot subdue and
pacify the Filipinos without resort
Ing to murder, torture and reconcen-
t~ration. we are evidently engaged in
an enterprise from which we shall
never derive either satisfaction or
honor"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
A LUCID DEMONSTRATION
OF Untenab1eness of the RepubIi.
can Position at the City Hall.

OF the Untenab1eness of the Republic
can Position at the City Hall.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-Viewing the situation from the
outside, as an outsider-"a mere locker
OF in Venice" or Wheeling, there ap-
pears to be very much ado about a
very small matter in your city relative
to recent Councilmanic action.
Legislative Bodies are Judges of
Members. Qualifications.
A fundamental axiom of ordinary
parliamentary procedure appears to
have been either wilfully ignored, Or
~lgnorantly overlooked by the efferves-
cent younker of the morning .'grunter.'
That Mr.. Hill evinced an incapacity
as a presiding officer became a matter
for c~ognizance of his fellow members.
who might. if he would not abide by
the decision of the majority when they
notified him of their wishes, have been
ordered arrested and locked up for dis
turbing or trying to disturb by an
overt act. and by unlawful adjourn
ment disorganize Council. Councils
being 3 legislative body has absolute
jurisdiction Of all Its members quail
1cations; II can suspend rules or not,
- II may deem pFopers but tie preni-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

fails. In the letter of Mrs. Douglass
of suffering she tried seven doctors with
out permanent benefit. Her family ply
stefan said she could not get well. Yet
what seven doctors failed to do was
perfectly and permanently accomplished
by DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
There is no experiment in the use of this
medicine. It has cured thousands of
women of the most distressing forms of
womanly disease.
WHAT CURED Me wHKNo OTHERS FAILED.
wFor ten years I suffered with female
trouble, also catarrh of the stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, and catarrh
of the bladder" writes Mrs. Lottie M.
Douglass, of Glenmore, Oneida Co., NY.
~ Wonh have ve,y hard headaches and
blind SPELLS; stomach and bowels used
to bloat a great deal, and / was troubled
with bearing-down pains all the time.
Tongue cannot tell how muchI suffered
from 4 used to think I
should lose my mind, my head acouM
feel so bad. Ny heart was 50 bad that
the least excitement, and even to turn
over in bed, would cause palpitstion.
Had female weakness SO bad for three
years that I was in bed most of the time,
In fact could scarcely be on my feet at
all. / tried seven different doctors, but
received no lasting benefit. / was en-
tirely discouraged when l wrote to DR..
Pierce, stating my case. He advised me
to try his remedies, and l did 50. The
first bottle I took helped me, and the
bloat began to go out of my stomach. l
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
Benwood Briefs.

DR.. Leonard Eskey was in Mounds
willie yesterday.
William Leach is the guest Of
friends at Peabody, w. Va.
Miss Mary Dixon is recovering from
a severe attack of the grip.
Phil. McMunn, of Boggs' run, is re-
ported improving after a severe i'll
ness.
The Becker dancing class held a
well attended meeting last evening
at the Blue Ribbon hall.
The Sheperd property in the Fourth
ward, which was lately acquired by ia
cob Debold, is being improved.
A consignment of bridge work, to be
used by the Riverside in the construc-
ton of their new buildings, arrived
Thursday.
Ri. Rev. P. ]. Donahue, D. D., will
lecture for the benefit of St. Johns
church, Benwood, w. Va, Sunday eve
ming, March II, 1901. Doors open at Z
p. m.
The bar pictures in the saloon own
ed by the late Neil Quin have been
sold to a man by the name of Hine-
man, from Cameron. The will be moved
to that place Don and placed in a sa-
loon there.
The ladies of the Shield of Honor of
South Wheeling will give a supper and
dance this evening at Holderman's hall
in North Benwood. The ladies have
been making extensive preparations
for this event, and it promises to be
very successful. Prof. Nolte will fur
nish the music for dancing.
Yesterday the Wheeling Traction
Company put a force of carpenters to
work building a waiting room for the
accommodation of their passengers,
while waiting for the connecting car
on the Kentucky Heights track. Last
evening the platform had been finished
and by Monday evening the remainder
of the work will have been ON
pleted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

exchanging them all lot the preferred
stock OF the new company. Ny in
come will be increased rs per cent,
and / am not afraid Of the risk" Two
of the largest holders of Sheet Steel
stocks in Pittsburg, men long associat-
ed in the same business, were, it was
learned, pursuing different courses,
one exchanging, and the other sell
ing out. One of the large Steel 4
Wire stockholders in the same city
is very emphatic in his condemnation
of the new company, and is selling
all his wire stock.
And SO it goes. In the present I'M
settled condition caused by the new
combine, the market for iron and steel
shares is something of a lottery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

dent ofneither Brunch can suspend the
rules Of his OWN motion or voIiti0n.
Presidency 81 COuncfl = Nondescript
Ofnce.
While it is ordinarily customary to
elect a permanent president Of Council,
that is not absolutely necessary, a tenn
porary chairman being sufficient for
each meeting: and although it is de-
sirable to have permanent committees
appointed, yet that may be done in
the absence of a permanent chairman
or president. In fact, the presidency
is a nondescript Office resting rather
for its tenure upon a tolerated custom
than upon a fixed rule established by
a confirmed and inyariable custom.
Quo Warrant, Mandamus and Rule
to Show Cause.
These are all various designations
of remedies pursuable in the restric-
ton of unlawful possession of Office OF
functions of Office, or of ~apperten-
ances or incidents to Office that may
be invoked for the purpose of question
ing title to Office by mandamus and
enforcing answer to petition and rules
to show cause why paraphernalia OF
Office are not turned over to the newly
and duly elected incumbents. Simple
ity itself could not be more clear and
easy. No aus for hesitancy. The
corridor reports that
Because the Judges Are Republican
they would lean towards the side OF
the small faction of that party, sound
slanderous to an a early trained to re-
cnnof ond xonnrofo tho indioioru 0f
the United States. And it, therefore,
seems to the writer that such ill-timed
and unsavory references to the judges
could only come from too eager par
tisans of the bowling faction, who con-
ceive judicial integrity to be as small
a thing as their own diminishing sense
of honor and civic prosperity.
The Laws and Precedant
must and do control the unwilling
judges and hold them down to first
principles; but in we'll settled legisla-
tive procedure a court will not in
t%erfere, even in equity or chancery,
unless extra legislative powers have
been assumed. But that fact could
not arise here, where no ultra wires,
no powers beyond those duly exercis-
able by Council, were performed by
Council. Thus then. a status quo, a
fixed state of the local municipal gov
eminent having been brought about.
there remains nothing to correct ex-
cept the Withholding of the books and
other official paraphernalia, as has been
herein indicated.
People who sleep on their rights
if they aver had any-becOme guilty
in law and equity of what is designated
as laches or negligence, and they can
not invoke their own dilatoriness or
neglect when they failed to use the
proper remedy at the proper time.
That is fact; and Is a cause never eX-
listed, their remedy would have failed
even then. They failed to get enough
votes. and that generally causes an in
durable wound to self-esteem.
q X.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
AS TO THE NATIONAL HONOR.

In the last two campaigns our pious
President and the Republican spell
binders for him engaged in much talk
about national honor" They were
extremely fearful lest some one might
10 something that would trail the
national honor in the dust" They,
themselves, our pious President, MI.
Hanna and the rest, only desired that
the good people give them a chance to
uphold the national honor" by re-
turning MI. Mckinley to Office, which
the people did.
Now, how is Mr.. Mckinley looking
after the national honor? For there
are more ways of upholding the ma
tional honor in the estimation of com-
mon folks than by fastening the gold
standard onto the country in the in
terest of the money kings. How is
Mr.. Mckinley upholding the national
honor in the case of Cuba? Does he
propose to keep the nations faith with
IlC SuDdllo vi 10 nC oOlAS WIot ~
can to break the national promise to
give independence to Cuba?
1t is not a question of the advantages
of Cuban annexation-all are agreed
on that point. 1t is simply a question
whether we are to redeem our pledge
to the Cuban people, or violate that
solemn faith. The Independent,
though favorable to the imperial policy,
deals thus vigorously with the subject:
1T is a question of National honor, of
good faith, of morals. incidentally, we
express the opinion hat it will not pay
in any sense of the word, to break this
promise upon which the people of the ISL
and, too weak to make elective resist
ance, have had a right to rely. But that
is a consideration that should relatively
have little weight. The honor of the great
American republic is in peril BY unwise
legislation the way has been opened for
breaking the Nations word. We contem-
plate with pain the possible consumma-
ton of the avowed purpose. Better a real
ly independent republic of Cuba, smother
ed in debt, racked by fractional strife, and
at last subdued by American arms, than
that any Cuban patriot, or any honorable
man under the skies, should be able fairly
to charge us with breaking the Nations
pledge. and justly call the United States
a liar
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
WHAT THE RING CONTENTION
AMOUNTS TO.

looking at the matter dis~passionate-
ly and in its legal aspect alone, what
is it the ring politicians ask? What
are they fighting for? Suppose there
were something tangible to their loud
and lurid talk of appeal to the courts
though they don't appeal-and suppose
further for the arguments sake that
the courts upheld their contention that
the recent election Of city officers by
Council was illegal, as the ring poll
ticians would have the people believe,
and then suppose the courts restored
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.

Special to the Register.
WEST UNION, w. Va, March l5.-Oiia
M. Morris, a young man Of good family.
who was treasurer of the local lodge Of
the Maecabees. has been arrested. charged
with forgery and embezzlement The al
legged forgery is only for s2s, but Il is al
legged that he has embezzled $50 belonging
TO the Maccabees. He was arrested at the
home of relatives near Devil Hole after
eludIng the officers for about a week.
Four OF them finally overlook him and
surrounding the house. demanded his sur
render. seeing that he could not escape
he gave himself up. The money Will la
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

tnC CuiGb OF ltuV lA0QlnU
diseases which had failed to yield to the
treatment of local physicians, and which
in many cases, as in that of Mrs. Doug
glass, had been pronounced incurahle.
Many write to DIR. Pierce for
his medical, advice and the wise and
fatherly counsel which are the outcome
of more than thirty years of practice and
success. DR.. Pierce gives to every sick
woman the privilege Of free consultation
with him by letter. This offer is not to
be COMPOUNDED with those offers Of free
medical advice made by Rien or women
who are not physicians and are not quail
fed legally OF medically to give the
advice they offer.
All correspondence is held as sacred,
and the written condolences OF women
are guarded by the same strict profess
sional privacy observed by DR.. Pierce In
his daily personal consultation with sick
women. Address DIR. Pierce, Buffalo, NY.
Do not accept a substitute for DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. There Is
no motive for substitution except TO en-
abe the dealer to make abe little more
profit paid by the sale of less m~eritorious
medicines.
is a small sum but it will bring you a big
and valuable book. For al one-cent
stamps to pay expense of mailing only
you will receive free on request a copy
of DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, containing over
1000 large pages and more than 700
illustrations. The book bound in cloth
will be sent for AZ stamps. Address Dr.,
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

the status quo and reinstalled the old
d~iscredited ring of1cials In once.
What then?
One of two things would happen.
Council would Immediately vote them
out of office again and again install
their present legally elected successors,
or else the ring crowd in Council would
be more successful in absenting them
selves and evadipg arrest than before
and would effectually prevent any
meeting of Council. In this event the
situation would be deadlocked, Council
could lot meet and no public business
could be transacted because of the lack
of a quorum. And this situation would
prevail at the pleasure of the ring
politicians until they decided to re-
appear in Council and resume the
public duties they were elected to per-
form.
Therefore, followed to its legitimate
conclusion along the lines the ring
politicians themselves would pursue, if
they had their way, their contention
if successful would simply amount to
a few more days in Office and a few
paltry additional dollars of salary for
the ring crowd at the expense of the
complete stoppage Of all public bust
ness
There is nothing else than this and
there can be nothing else behind the
contention of the %ringsters.
The public. lawyer and layman, I'M
derstand the situation perfectly and
intelligent citizens with the welfare of
the city at heart, regardless of party,
are a unit in commencing the action
of the Democrats and Independent Re
publicans in forcing the issue and com
polling the recalcitrants to perform
their sworn public duties in accord
ance with the law, rather than sitting
down idly and playing a waiting game
while the public business remains at
a %standstill.
The public is thoroughly tired and
completely disguised with the ring
crowds performances and if these OBJ
structionists hope ever again to receive
consideration at the hands Of the peo-
pie of this city they cannot too soon
discontinue their obstructive tactics
and devote themselves to an effort to
efface from the popular mind the mem
DRY of the present s%candalous proceed
ings.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
ny Head ny Head!'
Sudden blindness and Dixxi-
ness. What Causes It?

The first step to the finding of a cure
for any disease is to find its cause. And
it's a notable fact that the cause of a
disease may be quite remote from its
manifestations. Headache, spots before
the eyes and dizziness are only symptoms
of disease. When the experienced ply
stefan is confronted with these symptoms
in a woman he enquiries at nce as to
the condition of the womanly health.
He knows that the general health is
intimately related to the local womanly
health, and from the very symptoms he
argues arrangement or disease of the
delicate womanly organism. So far he
is right. But when he begins to treat
the disease he has located how often he
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

continued the medicine until / had taken
nine bottles Of DIR. Piercc's Favorite Pre-
scription and nine bottles OF his Golden
Medical Discovery and six via1s of
his Pleasant Pellets. I also followed
special directions for home treatment
(which he advised), and the result was
wonderful. Ny bad feelings left me and
l a work with comfort now. I give
all the praise to DR.. Pierce and his
remedies, for I believe they saved my
life. Our family physician said / could
not get we'll.
vYou can publish this, for I am willing
to let Others know how much / suffered
and what cured me when others failed.s
0Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong and sick women well. 1t
establishes regularity, and dries the Of
fensive drains which undermine the
strength 1t heals inflammation and ul-
ceration and cures female weakness. 1t
positively cures the sleep-
l~essness, backache and similar ailments
which are caused by disease of the
womauly organs. 1t is the best prepara-
tive TOR maternity. It cures morning
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16
WEST VIRGINIA'S REPUTATION
ABROAD SUFFERING.



1t has been the fate of West Virgin
ians latterly to be cursed by Republican
ring rule in city and State. Wheeling
has had a long and desperate seige of
it and during the same time the State
has suffered quite as much, its affairs
neglected or mismanaged and its repu-
tation smirched abroad.
One of the latest acts of Republican
ring rule at Charleston, inviting the
formation of trusts and tramp corpora
lions, and taken directly in the face of
the Republican pledge to reform the fee
system, was the total revision from top
to bottom of our State code in relation
to corporations, an act passed for no
reason on earth except to augment the
already fees of the Sec
rotary of States office, although
1t will cause almost endless
trouble and litigation and a complete
revision of the corporation laws in the
courts.
How this infamous piece of trust leg
islation is viewed abroad may be seen
from the following comment of the
Chicago Daily News-it is a humiliat-
ing thing for West Virginians to read:
.West Virginia and Delaware are try
ing to rival New Jersey as a 'cherishing
mother of trusts and corporations. Under
the revised corporation laws of West Vir-
ginia terms are made as easy as possible
for corporations. The former license fee
of $50, irrespective of capital, is now cut
down to SIS for a company with a capital
not exceeding $500. Unlike New Jersey
also, West Virginia does not require
stockholders to meet in the state to trans
act business. What the latter state really
does is to encourage tramp existence"
for corporations, and this at a ridiculously
low price. Delaware is a little more strict
and exclusive, as it requires a nominal
existence of the corporation within the
state. New Jersey requires that a regis
tered existence be maintained, that a reg
istered agent must always be on hand
will the books, records, list of ~stockhold-
ers, names and addresses of all officers
ready to be produced for the inspection
of any This practically in
wolves, however, merely the keeping of
q clerk or agent in the state, and owing
to accessibility to New York, New Jersey
will probably continue to remain the chief
nominal residence of corporations. All
three of the states named are openly and
shamelessly bidding for corporate favor
merely as a means of state. revenue, and
with no computations as to the effect the
organizations they foster may have upon
the prosperity or happiness of the people
of other states"
As to the last observation. namely,
that all three of the States named are
openly bidding for corporate favors
merely as a can of State revenue"
it is a question if this applies to West
Virginia, since it is disputed that the
new law will increase the revenue,
while the other fees will not go
to the State. but will be pocketeG
by the Secretary of State. who has
been reaping a substantial fortune
or tens of thousands of dollars
every year in addition to his salary
paid by the State. Now this officials
fees will be still further augmented
by many thousands under this new
law, which was the main object in
passing it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

Senator Chauncey Depew says that
Gen. Harrison in 1892 offered him the
Se%cretaryship of State and he would
have accepted it had the General been
reelected. Maybe at that time Gen.
Harrison, like almost every one else,
felt it "in his bones" that he wasn't
going to be reelected. Gen. Harrison
was something of a joker at times.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

If the ring crowd honestly believe
their successors in the city offices were
illegally chosen, why don't they appeal
to the courts to enjoin them? Why
do they resort to the brutal method of
locking the offices, hiding the keys,
locking the safes and abstracting the
books and records?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-16

THE Bible" is the subject Of the
sermon that will be preached by the
Rev. G. ". Bent next Sunday in the
M. E. church His evening text is All
Things for Good" The Epworta
League will meet at Gas, and the
evenings subject is Christ, Our High
Priest"
The Rev. Paul Metzenthin, the pas
tor, will conduct the usual services
Sunday morning in the German Lit
theran church.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop P. ]. Donahue
will lecture on Sunday evening in the
st. Johns church at 1880 o'clock.
On Sunday morning High and Low
mass will be celebrated in st. Johns
Catholic church at the usual hours.