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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
As TO RULERS.

Not only does the President of the
United States travel without guard or
military escort among the people, but he
is not nearly so big a man, financially
as thousands of private citizens whose
salaries as officers of corporations dwarf
the Presidents.
In this particular the rulers of Eu-
ropean monarchies have the best of the
American executive. Mr.. Mckinley s
$4,000 year is small beside King Ed
wards $2,500,000. The latter is get
ting to look pretty big even to Eng
lishmen, entirely out of all proportion
as it is to the services rendered. and
it has become a matter of discussion
in London. Mr. Labouchere had the
audacity to question the advisability of
paying such sum to the sovereign.
The character of the discussion and
the reasons advanced why the king
should be paid this enormous salary
show how small is the respect of the
public men of England for the English
people. One reason openly advanced for
the regal stipend was the great cost
of the Shows" the king is compelled
to make on state occasions. Openly
and unblushingly the plea is put for
ward that the vulgar crowd must be
amused. Give the masses something
to cape at" is the argument, in effect
and it will prevent them being troub-
lesome"
This argument was used by mobiles
in the days of Reme's decline For the
same purpose the Caesars provided the
old circus. The action of the British
parliament in voting this immense sal
airy to the king for show was quite
similar to that of the Roman senators
who voted great sums for the pleasures
of the people
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
A LETTER FROM MARY

Wen, life-it's been goin' contrary,
An trouble enough to endure:
But here comes letter frolu Mary
me beautiful hand of her. sure,
are you there? Are you thinkin this
minute
,S " the sweetheart You left far away?"
tGod love heri-the soul Of hers in it
Inc letter from Mary to-dayD
IL
are you thinkin of me with devotion?
Are you lookin' far over the sea?
Is the love of you still like an ocean
whose swift tides are howin' to me?
A kiss-are you dyin to win it?
is anothers face fair to your view?
m wantin my darlin' this minute,-
TOD love her-Im wantin' her tooD
Ill
HOW tar from the hearts that are tender
over a cold world we roam
stu thinkin its beauty ana splendor
Can match all the love lights of Home.
But the times an the tides are contrary,
But Love is unshackled and free:
m griffin in dreams to nay Macy
God Re with her dear dreams q med
T. +. PHANTOM.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
Local News.

Police court was a blank yesterday.
Arthur Stewart has returned from
Massilen.
John Pennington, of Fifth street, is
quite sick.
Lee McCord is lying very low with
rheumatism.
Harry Chemel was in the city yes
terday on business.
Joseph Harrison, of Barnesville, was
in the city yesterday.
Robert Vermillion, of Smithfield, was
in the city yesterday.
Charles K. Williams. of Sistersville,
was in the city yesterday.
W. H. ..ohrey has returned from a
visit with Pittsburg friends
The brick work on the new Laughlin
sheet mill is progressing rapidly.
Mrs. Charles Miller, of Warrington.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Marshal
Chopper.
The High School ball club will play
the Wheeling High School team Fri
day afternoon.
Harry Souders, of Leechburg, Pa, is
here at the bedside of his father, who
is seriously ill.,
Mrs. Jessie Selby. who has been SER
iously i'll with typhoid fever, is report
ed some better.
W. c. Bair returned yesterday from
Antrim and resumed his work at R.
T. Ong's drug store.
Harry Murray was taken to St.
Clairsville yesterday to await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury.
The funeral of Geo. tMcGlumphy viii
take place this afternoon at two o'clock
from the First M. E. church.
Rev. Johannes, of the German Luth-
eran church. gave a very interesting
talk to the High School yesterday re-
gardlng the relation of the English and
German language.
One Of the Waterman for smallpox
case filed bill for eighteen days SER
vices at S. per day 1t is almost use
less to say the bill was not paid, and
the party is talking about sueing.
The Epworth League of the First AZ.
=. church have elected the following Of
fcers: President. W. IS. Wood: drst
vice president. ThoE. Pugh; second,
Mrs. Ham Weeds; third, Miss jennie
Lytle; fourth Miss Ls1u- Burns: secre-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Apropos to the fact that AIR. Morgan
has visited and been in close consulta-
ton with Mr.. Carnegie on his present
European trip, the views of the latter
retired capitalist on the worlds indus
trial future are interesting, especially
since MIR. Carnegie disputes with Mr.
Morgan and Mr.. Rockefeller the dis
tinction of being the richest man in the
world, and, hence, a financial power of
the first magnitude The shrewd Scot
believes that the distinguishing COM
mercial development of the Twentieth
Century will be the organization of a
vast manufacturing and transportation
combine under one head, and practical
ly controlling the worlds markets.
MIR. Carnegfe's belief is fully warrant
ed by existing facts. Is it not along
this line that Mr. Morgan is now work
ing in Europe? The plan is first to
monopolize the worlds transportation
facilities, in which direction Mr. Nor
gan has taken a long step by buying
Englands greatest steamship line And
he does not deny entertaining design
looking to the 'harmonizing' of Euro
pean and American industries in the
worlds markets, that they may pull
together instead of in competition. Mr..
Morgan's method of "harmonizing" is
to buy outright.
Mr.. Carnegie believes that this means
genuine progress in the industrial and
transportation field. Let us hope so.
Let us hope it means prosperity I'M
bounded for all the people. But what
reason is there to believe that it will
not mean simply prosperity and I'M
Bounded wealth for the Morgan syndi-
cate alone, just as the American trusts
have vastly enriched a few at the ex-
pense of the many?
That Mr.. Carnegie is right in his
representation is borne out by the
signs now visible in the market for
American railroad stocks. The stock
OF all the great transcontinental lines
has been cornered in few hands. The
move has been made, one after the
other, in Atchison, Union Pacific and
Northern Paciflc-aH have been "gob-
bled. This is not accidental, by any
means. 1t shows a preeoneeived and
concerted movement by financial giants,
that a gigantic consolidation of trans
portation interest. is we'll under way,
which may be more fully comprehended
when Mr.. Morgan shsws his hand.
It DIS oonsoling thought that this
great worlds trust win be American. 1t
a4the only consoling feature Of the Mt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
M'MECNEN.

j. H ThoneR was a business caller
at Fairmont Tuesday.
John James, of Sistersville, was here
on business yesterday.
j. O. Malley has returned from a bus
mess trip to Pittsburg.
Rev Father Harris is spending few
days at Baltimore, Md.
B. B. McMechen, of Glendale, was
here on business yesterday.
R. l.. Hibbs, the Pike street grocer, is
out again after a slight illness.
DR.. j. S. Smith, of Glendale, has gone
to Chicago to take special course in
surgery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Jaspers and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
SPEAKING OF GERRYMANDERs.
The Ren1ll,lican rnanarors of Mi,

SPEAKING OF GERRYMANDERS.
The Republican managers of Mis-
souri, have raised a hue and cry over
the recent redistricting of that State
and they announce that they will con-
test the matter before Congress.
This would seem to be a case of Satan
kicking on sin. The st. Louis Republic
suggests that while the outraged sense
of justice of these virtuous Republi-
cans is at1amed Illinois should not be
overlooked. Districts are stretched and
cut over there to fit Republican major
tiles and without regard to the con-
venience of the people. In Southern H.
linois, where the Democratic vote is
heaviest, the ingenuity of mapmakers
has been exerted to prevent natural
majorities from electing Congressman.
If it had been possible, the gerrymander
would have left the Democratic voters
without single Representative in the
House."
1t is shown that the law has not been
violated in Missouri The districts are
made up of contiguous civil divisions.
If the political end of securing numer-
ical party strength has been kept in
view, the Democrats in Missouri have
only followed the custom which governs
in every State. Congress could not find
constitutional grounds for interfering.
IF it could" says our st. Louis con-
temporary, "the sight of the sprawling
districts in Illinois would cause the
case to be laughed out of court"
And if that didn't suffice the late
Republican gerrymander of West Vir-
ginia, the shoe-string, leg-of mutton,
circumbendibus affairs the Republican
carvers have made of the Congress
sional districts of this State in their
efforts to secure five sure" Republican
districts out of the previous four, might
be exhibited If that didn't do the bus
mess it would be because Congress was
devoid of any sense of humor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

ness men and that element of the citi-
zenship taking an interest in municipal
affairs were rather severe in their
structure on the course pursued by
Council, and were decidedly of the opin-
ion that there should have been more
consideration, and a joint conference
with the local Board of Trade before
action, to the end that public opinion
could have been better known and the
interests of the city, present and fu-
ture, more adequately understood.
1t was pointed out that the ordin-
ance, originally drafted by the legal
representatives of the company, was
introduced into Council and passed its
first reading without ever having been
referred to the City Solicitor On
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

daughter, Mrs. Thonen. were attending
the funeral ia relative at Nuzum's on
Tuesday
The marriage OF DR.. H. S. West to
MISS Edna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. l. McMechen, will occur at the home
OF the bride next Tuesday. May 10th.
Tuesday night Oscar Schad. of Ben
wood, number clerk at the Junction,
was Crawling under train, when it
was backed up, the wheels passing over
his right hand. He was taken to the
Glendale hospital, where four fingers
and part of the hand was amputated
by DR.. NJ. A. Bowler
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
SPECIAL DAYS.

The following special days at the
Psn-Ameriean Exposition have been
definitely fixed:
May 1.-opening Day.
May 2o.-Dedicaron Day.
June 6.-Hotel Mems Day.
June l2.-Coal AIsn Day.
June 1S.-Presidents Day.
June 14.-Flag Day. Daughters Of
American Revolution Day.
June 1s.-Wells College Day.
June ia. 0. U. w. Day.
June 20.-Connecticut Day.
June 21.-Roehester Day.
June 24-2s- Saengerfest DAYS.
June 26.-odd Fellows Day.
June 27.-odd Fellows Day.
June 27.-Volks Fest (evening)
June 2S-Cincinnsti Day.
June 2s-PAiladelphia Day.
July 2-Wellesley College Day.
July 5.-LiederSranz Day.
July 1e.-Maryland Day
July 11.-Cemmercial Travellers Day.
July 16.-Chautauqua Day.
July 1S,-Ohio Day.
July &c. NJ. q. A Day.
July 24.-Knights OF Columbus Day.
Utah Day.
July -sptdhhlHdNldH LAY. HOllO
Rico Day.
Aug. Mystic Shriners' Day.
Aug. 1o.-tMissouri Day.
Aug 14.--virginia Day
Aug. 15.-Red Mems Day.
Aug. 2L-Louisiana Day.
Aug 21.-Electrioal Day.
Aug 26.-tMunicipal Day.
Sept. 3.-District of Columbia Day.
Sept s.-National Association OF Sta
tionary Engineers.
Sept. s.-Spanish-American War Vet
Grams Day.
Sept 10.-Rhode Island Day.
Sept. 12.-Polish Day.
Sept. 16.--MexicaH Day.
Sept. 17.---G. A. r. Day.
Sept 19.-Welsh Day.
Sept. 2o.-St GATHERINGS Day.
Sept 25.-Oregon DAY.
Oct. S.-3rooklyn Day.
Oct 9--New York Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs.
Oct. 10.-National Grange Day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Laid to Rest.

Laid to Rest.
The last sad rites over the body of
the late Kenworthy Hoge took place
yesterday afternoon and the remains
were laid to rest in the Riverside ceme-
terry, followed by large concourse OF
relatives and friends, who paid their
last tribute to their esteemed friend and
citizen. The services were held at his
late residence on North Fourth street
and was conducted by Rev. S. j. Boyle,
of the First Presbyterian church, as
sisted by Jacob Maui, of Colerain, and
Elijah Hussey, of Mt Pleasant, the lat
ter being OF the Friends church, of
which the deceased was a member. The
music was furnished by Mr.. William
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
DAUGHTERS ELECT OFFICERS

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. May s.
The Daughters of the Confederacy have
elected Mrs. ]. g. McCluer president;
Mrs. joan Ogden and Mrs. Kate Watts
vice presidents; Mrs R. l.. Whitney
and Miss Mary Moffett. secretaries:
Mrs. S. Rosenheim, treasurer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
Hungarians Arrive.

Thirty-one Hungarians arrived in the
city yesterday from Pittsburg to work
as laborers in the Laughlin tin mill
Only one of the number can talk Eng
lish, and he will act as interpreter.
They will all be housed in one build
ing, all messing together as they usually
do
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The British fatalities in the South
African war number ia officers and
4,2e4 men. Four officers and 314 men
died after reaching home, and 2,493
non-commissioned officers and men
have left the service unfit for duty
Has England's South African game
been worth the candle?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
ARM CAUGHT IN A PRESS.
Special to the Register

Special to the Register
CLARKSBURG. ". Va, May s.-w. F.
jackson foreman of the Herald office
caught his right arm in the newspaper
press this evening and had it severely
Wrenched. The fingers on the hand were
broken He will be incapactated for sew
eral dSyS -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09


IDENTIFY caused tears and lamentations on
Wall street yesterday Last evening
$40 per share was bid for the loan of
the stock over night.
1t is interesting to watch the contest,
quiet as yet, but not entirely under
ground, for the control of the tariff pol
fey of the Republican party. While the
Home Market Club is exhibiting Vice
President Roosevelt and Senator Hoar
as worshippers at the Joss shrine of Chi
nese protection, President Mckinley is
circulating through the country singing
the perennial refrain of foreign mar
kets,' and Representative Babcock is
keeping the clipping bureaus working
overtime in supplying him with Repuo-
lican press compliments on his plan to
abolish the duties on trust products
New York Journal.
Employees of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company, from president down to
the man with the pick, when retired be-
cause of age or incapacity, will be bene-
ficiaries of comprehensive pension
system which is to go into effect July l.
H-eNSi ACbAiCo W I1O ltpo OcSu lSn
years in the service will receive a pen
sion based on the average monthly sal
airy he had been paid during the last ten
years, and varying from 10 to 40 or even
80 per cent of that salary Retirement
at the age OF 70 is made compulsory for
all officers and employees, and in some
branches of service they are to retire
at 65. The company makes cash gift
OF S250,000 to start the scheme. and VIII
add $500, 00e to the fund each year if
needed. Provision has been, made for
even larger amounts of money for pen
slens should they be required. Hence
forth the thought that he is putting by
a good pension for rainy day will serve
to make every employee of the Illinois
Central Company lighter of heart and
more faithful to his trust-Boston Her.
aid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The New Yorker who married his
aunt is shocked to learn that the law
imposes a penalty of ten years i'm
prisonment for such an act. 1t is safer
for man to marry his mother-in-law
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Mann, Mr. and Mrs j. C. Gray and Miss
May Thomas. accompanied by Mrs.
William T. Dixon, on the piano. The
following selections were rendered:
''One Sweetly Solemn Thought" Jesus
Lover of My Soul Lead Kindly
Light" and abide With Me-" After
the services the remains were inferred
in Riverview cemetery The pall-bearers
were E. C. Boyd, w. III. Wood, of this
city; William Harrison, Mt. Pleasant;
Edwin Bundy, Colerain; Morris Miller,
of Bellaire and William Purviance, Of
Smithfield.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

tary. Miss Stella Lewis, ana treasurer,
Miss Marie Beavon.
Mrs. Geo. Jepson and Miss Nellie
Jepson are visiting the family OF DR..
G. O. Williams on North Fourth street.
Miss Jepson, with party of friends
from jamestown, N. Y, sail from Phil
adelphia on Saturday for England and
tour of the continent and will return
in October.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Comedian Nat Goodwin is making q
pronounced hit in the tragic role OF
Shylock in Shakespeare's Merchant of
Venice" Next we May hear of Actor
Fitzsimmons essaying the role of Des-
demona.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
GENERAL INDIGNATION

In Martins Ferry Over the Action
of Council in Granting the Rail-
way Franchise.
There was very considerable
amount of criticism-not to say indig-
nation-in Martins Ferry yesterday
over the action of Council on Tuesday
in rushing through the franchise of the
Ohio Rapid Transit Company. Bust
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The small Spectator had better keep
out of Wall street these days, if he
doesn't want to get run over and
smashed into bits.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
Quietly Named.

The Prohibition county convention
has met and so quiet was their actions
that few realized that a real political
convention was held in the city Tues
day. The following is the ticket nam
ed: Judge of Common Pleas Court, T.
w. Shreive, Martins Ferry; Clerk Of
Courts, w. w. Scott, of Bridgeport;
Representative, w. G. Todd, Of Flush
ing; Auditor, J. M. Goffiand, of St.
Clairsville; Treasurer, Samuel IHender-
son; Commissioner, John Watson; In
Urinary director, j. c. Pickering; Coro-
ner, DR.. J. E. Ely, GAINESVILLE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The conduct of the United States in
China is a model, which Europe should
but does not follow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
REGISTER AGENCIES.

WHERE THE REGISTER CAN BE
PURCHASED OUT OF, TOWN.
CHARLESTON, w. Va--Hotel Ruffner
News Stand.
Stand, National Hotel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The ministers are still after Mark
Twain" Bye-and-bye Mark" will get
after the ministers, and then there'll be
fun.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Much needed relief is pouring into
Jacksonville.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The total sales of stocks for the first
three days Of this week were over 7,000,-
900 shares.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The giants are at work in the rail-
road world
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

With money at 20 per cent in New
York, yesterday, borrowing was rather
expensive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The President distinctly declined to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The bears are down out of the trees.
What may happen to-day is past finding
out.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

Those squeezed y the dump IN
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

be put in that deep hole out in Arizona.
He's had some experience.
Is the Wall street game worth what
it costs? 1t leaves mental and physical
as we'll as financial wrecks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

The REGISTER, embracing its several
editions. Is entered at the Postoffice at
wheeling. w, Va. as second-class matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09

That corner in Northern Pacific evil
IDENTIFY caused tears and lamentations on
Wall street yesterday. Last evening
$40 per share was bid for the loan of
the stock over night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-09
stocks can't say they ala not receive
ample warning.

Weather Prophet Devoe scores .
point.
The bee., 1901-10-31
Saw Mrs. Purcell Fall.

Mrs. Sylvester Purcell, sister
in-law of the accused man, tes-
titled that she was one of the
wedding guests, and that she saw
Mrs. Purcell fall in the doorway.
She commenced bathing her face
with water and told Frank Pur-
cell, now accused of murder, to
go for doctor. He replied: 81
don't think there is any use; l
believe she's dead" Mrs. Pur-
cell kept placing her hands to
her abdomen and groaned as if
in terrible pain.
A post-mortem examination
was held, and it was found that
the spleen on the left side was
ruptured and the abdominal cav
ity filled with blood. On her
back was found a blue mark, and
a bruise was found on one of her
arms. Bruises were found on
the inner right thigh and in the
right groin. The Coroner later
rendered a verdict to the effect
that her death was due to a rup-
tured spleen caused by external
violence.
The accused man is a brother
of Geo. w. Purcell (alias Jones)
of Terre Haute, Ind, who is a
of the National Execu-
tive Board of the United Mine
Workers of America.
The bee., 1901-10-31
Wife MURDER.
Frank Purcell. Of Washington, Indiana,
Accused OF Kicking His Wife to
death.
BROTHER OF LABOR AGITAToR

Washington, Ind, Oct, 26.-
Frank Purcell, accused by his
fourteen-year-old son, Jesse, of
having killed his wife on the
evening of August S-the night
on which their daughter, Nettie,
was welded to Noah Seuther-
land, will be placed on trial in
the Circuit Court here Monday.
On the evening of the alleged
murder Frank Purcell returned
from his days work at the coal
mine and found his daughter and
Noah Switzerland ready to leave
for the M. E. parsonage to be
married. AS they drove away
he bade them goodbye and then
entered his home. He asked
where his wife was, and was told
that she had gone to the rear of
the barn In order to avoid seeing
the bridal couple depart-that
she was broken-hearted because
he { (Purcell) had refased to al
low Nettie and her husband to
live with them.
The bee., 1901-10-31
Annual Convention at Nsbo.

The annual county convention of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will be held at Nebo Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, November 14-l7.
1t will be remembered that Hopkins
was the first county in Kentucky in
which the county work organization
was tested. The experiment is re-
ported to be successful in several
places in the county. Since the Hop
kins county work was begun, the
effort has been extended to Mullen
berg and other Kentucky counties.
The good people of Nebo are sure to
make the stay of visiting delegates
pleasant.
The bee., 1901-10-31

"No use, Nettie, it is too late
now." She testified that once
she saw her father strike her
mother on the head with such
force that blood ran from one
ear. Another time, she said, she
saw him place a revolver to Mrs.
Purcell's head and threaten to
blow out her brains because she
had permitted the children to
attend a dance at a neighbours
house.
The bee., 1901-10-31
Daughters Testimony.

AT the inquest Mrs. Noah
Switzerland, the sixteen-year old
daughter whose marriage prob
ably led to her mothers death,
testified that when she returned
home from the parsonage, where
the wedding ceremony was per-
formed, she found her mother
lying in bed complaining of pains
in her stomach and groaning all
the time. Once her mother faint
ly asked for water, and when she
started to get it her father said :