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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

KANSAS CITY, April 28.-Foreign
stockholders of the Port Arthur Land
Company have interposed an objection
to the sale of $4,000 acres Of land at
Port Arthur, Texas, negotiated last
week, according to local officials of that
company. Negotiations for the sale Of
the land which lies around Port Arthur
and between that city and Beaumont,
practically were consummated in Kan
sas City last week, for a sum said to
have been $3.50 per acre. The pros
pective buyer was w. J. McKie, of Cor
sicana, Texas, said to be the legal rep
resentative in Texas of the Standard
Oil Company. The property is in the
hands of E. L. Martin, Arthur E. Still
we'll and J. Med. Trimble, of this city,
former owners of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf railway, as trustees.
These officials assert that tAey have full
power to dispose of the property.
Mr.. Martin confirmed the sale of an
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the term Of fifteen years from the time
81 the passage Of this ordinance Tax
the capital stock of the company be-
longing to the company, or the railways,
or the tracks. cars, motors, depots or
standing ground Of the company, or
shall it lay or levy any tax, charge
or burden upon the tolls, fares, prof. s
or business of said company, ana so---"
This huge monster of absurdity Of
the fathers of 1887 will terminate next
year. The street car company, recogE,z-
ing this fact, and an eye on selfish in
terests, wants to be ON more than
friendly terms with our city legislators,
to get renewal OF fifteen more years
without taxation.
Fellow citizens and taxpayers, Who
favor justice and honesty, will you net
raise your voices against the blazen
attempt OF this street car company or
against any other corporation, at home
or abroad, to get free franchises and
free taxation perpetually?"
Street railway comparisons may be
odious to our home corporations, but
nevertheless instructive to our city
fathers, and far reaching as means to
show how municipalities treat street
railway franchises outside of Wheeling
''The city of ut. Louis has gwen TO
street railway monopolies 800 miles of
street franchises worth $29,571,640, or
worth per mile, $98,572 Kansas City,
Mo-, has given away So miles OF street
franchise valued at s6,O14,5S0, OF worth
$95,469 per mile. In addressing You with
this plain but truthful statement, you
must agree with me in saying that the
valuation of street railway franchises
are generally based on the number of
people to the mile. ST. Louis has a
population of 100000, or 1867 people to
the street railway mile, and Kansas
City, Mo-, has a population of 10000,
or 2,063 people to the mile.
THE Wheeling Street Railway, or the
Wheeling Traction Company have ten
miles of track within our city, and, al
lowing our population to be $4,000. would
give $500 people to the street car mile,
which is more than double that Of St.
Louis. If the population of Benwood,
Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry
were included it would swell the mum,
Der of people to the street railway mile
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

in this city to five thousand, more than
three times that of st. Louis, and twice
that of Kansas City.
According to the above figures, and
they cannot very we'll be contradicted,
if one mile of street railway franchise
in St. Louis is worth s9S,572, speaking
moderately and without prejudice,
ought not one mile of street franchise
in Wheeling be worth at least S150,000
or sl,5O0,O00 for our monopoly of ten
miles?
The city of St. Louis gets in taxes
over $4,000 each year from street rail-
way franchises, and if you will investi-
gate, you will find that for ten miles
OF the most valuable franchise in the
United States the city of Wheeling gets
NOTHING.
The good, conservative, simple city
fathers of Baltimore, Md, have given
street railway monopolists the privilege
of running over two hundred miles OF
her streets, but, like our city fathers,
they get per cent of the street lail-
ways gross earnings.
THE capital invested in the three
hundred miles of street railway in st.
Louis is $500, 900. or about 1000 per
mile. At this rate, ten miles in Wheel
ing would be worth $3.50, 700, and about
as much more of watered stock to run
it up to 5000, 0Ov. This latter invested
capital stock is as near correct as the
State Board of Public Works generally
assesses all railways as we'll as street
railway properties one-fourth of their
real value. In 1897 the State Board OF
Public Works only assessed the capital
stock of the Wheeling Street Car Com
pany at $147,0 just one-fourlh OF
what it should be. If our Councilmen
were true to our city's interests, and
not pet and pamper this monopoly, aur
city's taxes from this single corpora
ton would be as follows: Basing its
capital stock at 100000, and ASSESSING
IT. the same as our mills and work shons
are assessed by our city asses sor il
would bring $3.50 to the school fund
and $500 to our city treasury yearly
Now. does 1t not look absurd and. in
facf, mean and ridiculous. for our GGuu,
Gil to have special agent employed to
hunt up hucksters and peddlers' Wagons
VINO 90 not pay license Of 1--WE dollars
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
THE COAL PROBLEM
For Our Ships in Asiatfe Waters 9
SeriOus One.

For Our Ships in Asiatfc Waters a
Serious One.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The quar-
termasters' department of the army has
directed Major John e. Hyde, quarter
master at Nagasaki, to make every eff
fort to procure better coal for the
transports which coal at that place.
The necessity of coaling at Nagasaki
became apparent soon after the United
Sites took control at Manila. It is true
that coaling could be done from a col
her in Manila Bay, but only for six
months in year. The remainder of
the time it is found impossible to get a
ship and collier together with safety.
Arrangements are now made to coal in
San Francisco and Nagasaki and no Of
tener in Manila than necessary. Major
Hyde has been instructed to ascertain
which is the best coal to be found in
Japan and to contract for a continu-
Gus supply for the transports.
The department is now experiment
ing with coal from Utah, and it is be-
lieved that it can be shipped to San
Francisco and sold lower than other
Goals which are now purchased there.
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undivided hali interest ii the land. but
said:
Some one seems to have wired some
Of the foreign stockholders In the COM
pany that we were about to give away
q good thing They notified us not to
deliver the deeds until they Lad further
information on the subject In the
meantime, however, the deeds had been
sent to Corsicana, but we telegraphed
the bank there to hold them until fur
Their notice
Mr.. Stilwell declines to discuss the
details of the deal He says, however.
that the result of it will be the center
ing of the oil industry Of Texas at Port
Arthur.
Port Arthur was built by Mr.. Stilwell
to further the Kansas. Pittsburg & Gulf
railway, of which he was the promoter
and president. A recent Beaumont dis
patch stated that the Standard Oil
Company had also purchased the rail-
road terminals. wharves and shipping
facilities of Port Arthur. This appears
erroneous The Port Arthur Channel and
Dock Company, which controls these
wharves and terminals, is now in the
hands OF receiver and sale of Its hold
ings could not be made without an or
der of the Texas district court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-The
seventh annual meeting of the National
Municipal League and the ninth con-
ference for good city government. which
will be held in Rochester, N. Y, May
9Th, 9th and 10th, will be of more gen.
eral interest than any Of the meetings
which have preceded it. The array of
speakers includes those of national and
international prominence. The subject
to be considered and discussed in the
papers that will be read are also of ex-
ceptional Importance to the community
at large, but particularly to students of
the problem which confronts those who
are working for municipal reforms.
The theme of this years meeting will
be, Uniformity in municipal ac-
counting" 1t will be introduced at the
Friday afternoon session in a report
submitted by DR.. Edward N Hartwell,
of the Boston Statistical Bureau, who
is chairman of the committee appointed
to compile the data
A subject to which the League has
given considerable attention is instruc-
ton in municipal government in Amer
lean educational institutions. The re-
port Of a committee appointed to ia
miliarize itself with these matters will
be presented Thursday morning by
President Thomas M. Brown, of Lehigh
University, who is chairman of the COM
mittee.
The work of the American Society of
Municipal Improvements and of the
League of American Municipalities will
be set forth in detail before the confer
ence. Primary Election Reform" and
Recent Charter Legislation" are mat
tiers that will also receive their share
OF attention. Some of the more promi-
nent of those who will participate in the
deliberations of the meeting are Hon.
Daniel L. d. Granger, mayor of Provi-
dence; Wheeler H. Peckham, president
Of the City Club of New York: Mrs.
Isabelle Beecher Harker, of Hartford
Conn; James c. Carter, of New York:
Col. F. l.. Hitchcock, of Scranton Mu-
nlcipal League; Charles W. Haskins,
public accountant of New York; Mrs. ].
ID. Wood, of the Denver City Improve
ment Association; Hon. George F. Sew
ard, former minister to China; DR..
Horstmann, of Heidelberg; President
Drown, of Lehigh University; Chancel-
lor Day, of Syracuse University; Edwin
q. Smith, president Of the Civic Club, of
Pittsburg; VIM. P. Bancroft, of Will
mington; City Statistician Hartwell. of
Boston.
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FOR SALE.

rooms, large lot. Edgington Lane; very
cheap.
al low price.
rooms and hall, brick. on Twenty.
second street, at low price TO settle ar
estate-S2, 200
Six rooms. No. % Main street lot 30 feet
front. Cheap TO settle estate.
Strong 9-room house. corner Thirty-frsi
and Eoff streets. with large lot-~cheap tc
settle estate
l-room cottage, corner Of McColloch and
Seventeenth street, at a low price.
rooms, rooms, rooms. " rooms ana
IA rooms on Fifteenth street
Strong Broom house corner or Twenty
seventh and Jacob streets, cheap 10 settle
estate.
s rooms at low price on Pierce street.
rooms In very good condition, corner
OF Third and Coal streets.
Strong brick house. a7l2 Eon street,
rooms, store room and hall.
One Of the strongest and pest nnishsd
7-room houses on Seventeenth St, cheap.
y-roorn and a-room house, both on Six
tenth street, cheap.
Good, strong house OF 5 rooms. with Y
Of an acre Of ground. IA miles east OF
city--very cheap
Large lot with 5-room house. on Nine
teenth street on easy terms.
Q brick houses. rent for 40 per annun,
for 10000 cash, balance on easy
rooms. modern improvements, Eon
street, Centre Wheeling.
rooms, good condition, 2soi chapline
Z rooms ard hall. Jacob street, Centre
Wheeling. very cheap.
rooms Sixteenth street. very cheap.
Money 10 loan on real estate.
s. NESBITT, JR
Tel s4s IT'S Market ST.. wheeling, ". Va
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to get $4,000 yearly from foreign CAPT

to get $37 900 yearly from foreign cant
talists
There is no reason why our street
car company should not be assessed for
the above tax amount. Other cities de-
rive more revenue from franchises than
this. The following is taken from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and is a clear and
logical illustration that's worth initial
ing:
A company of capitalists owning
and operating the street car system Of
Indianapolis. Ind, some few months ago
became arrogant and daring because the
city council of that place asserted IT'S
right and the right of it's citizens and
taxpayers in denying the privilege of
any more street franchises withou. an
increased financial consideration. The
street car capitalists, seeing their game
OF insolence blocked, had to yield to
Council, and gave that city 81, 1G0, 900
for the use Of the streets for thirty
years, to be paid in yearly instalments
and eight tickets for twenty Ave cents
over the company's line
The Trades Assembly cannot very
we'll ignore these facts. They should call
the attention Of our city Council to the
importance of attending to our peoples
interests. indianapolis getting s39, 900
yearly for thirty years from her street
railway, and Wheeling getting nothing.
Yes, We have liberal Councilmen with
foreign capitalists-no taxation, while
these very city fathers direct the as
SCISSORS 10 90 to the homes of the poor
and friendless and assess them for an
old stove and few old CHRIS. They
also go to the homes of the widows, the
lame, the sick, and even the blind, to
gather city revenue.
Fellow citizens, be careful that you
are not again hoodwinked wncn the
franchise comes up before Council, for
there may be some of our city fathers
in the control of the street car company
and ready to do their bidding
The paper excited much interest
among the delegates, and provoked con-
siderable discussion. Delegate Boes
stated that he thought that hsre vas
On opportunity for the assembly le ex-
ert themselves in the interest OF thu
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people. and that no time be lost. He
made I motion that the assembly have
ten thousand copies Of the paper print
ed, which motion was carried By vote
Of % to II AFTER much discussion.
Delegate Sims thought 1t would be d
wise thing for the assembly TO do, il
they could so arrange the mater that
they could discuss it at their meetings,
and if possible have meeting open to
the public. In accordance with this
suggestion, May IL was named, but the
motion did not carry. On motion, the en-
tire matter was referred 70 the legisla-
ton committee with power to act.
At $40 the assembly adjourned for
two weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
THE MODERN WA

Commends itself to the well-informed
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest man
ner and disagresably as we'll. To
cleanse the system and break up colds,
headaches and fevers without unpleas-
ant after effects, use the delightful
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Made by California Fig Syrup Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
FOR SALE.

Three lots. Park View; fine location; 80
xl15 feet each; price. $1,000.
Two large lots at Altenheim, some
thing desirable; look these up. price each
81. 100.
A residence and store building on Six
teenth street. a good proposition
A nice cottage on South Chapline street.
large lot: only s7oo,
Two good houses on Sixteenth street: a
good investment.
A fine residence on North Main street,
near Eighth.
Ffve-room house, lot 70x12o with stable:
also adjoining lot 9oxi9. with S-room
house. on Bethany pike, near Altenheim;
all for 81 800 one-third cash.
Beautiful Pleasant Valley home, 1o-room
house; fine shrubbery; Beautiful lawn; an
ideal home.
Four-roomed house on South Broadway:
lot 27ia feet. price $3.50.
Lot 7bxl5O. fronting motor line; price.
81 200.
Lot rs or 50 feet. on the west side Of
North Main. cheap.
Money TO loan on real estate.
House and household goods insured
against fire.
Il. a. ROLF.
No. 30 Fourteenth Street.
Office phone, $50; residence, g Elm Grove.
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UNUSUALLY IMPORTANT
WILL BE THE COMING SESSION OF
THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL
LEAGUE,
TO CONVENE AT ROCHESTER,
MAY STH TO 10TH. BEING THE
SEVENTH GATHERING.

The List of Speeches includes Men
of International Prominence,
While the Subjects for Consider
alton and Discussion Are Topics
Now Prominently Before the Pub
lie in Modern Cities, Among Them
Being Education, Reform i'm Elec-
lions and improvements.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29
DANGEROUS DRIFTING
It's The Neglect of at First Slight Ailments That Bring
Many People to Condition Of Waning Strength Usual
Pursuit Must Be Abandoned

wh s 10eh WcCHae' % 20. II E 6 street
kidneys bothered me a great deai-the
trouble was due to overlifting and push
ing a heavy cart-the back was painful
and weak and the kidneys inactive
heard of DR.. A w. Chases Nerve Pills
and got box at the Logan Drug Co q
store and they cured me. They are the
best medicine ever took The kidneys
are healthy and the back strong again.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

They are-the kind whose lives are 50
full of activity that first symptoms like
Palpitation of the heart,
Unsettled nerves,
Nervous headache.
Sleeplessness,
Trembling of hands and limbs.
Loss Of appetite,
Waning strength,
Food heavy.
And lot of indications are passed over
and endured until gradually they drift
into settled condition OF dependency
The grand reputation gained BY DR.. A.
W. Chase's Nerve Pills follows now.
Their success In making this kind Of sick
people weIi-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

So many people in this busy age crowd
along life with consciousness that nature
is tapping for assistance.
They are the kind who do not admit
sickness until held belfast by violent at
tack.
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OBJECTION INTERPOSED
To the Sale of $4,000 Acres of Land
in Texas.

The Kick Comes From the Foreign
Stockholders in the Port Arthur
Land Company - The Purchaser
Was Representative of the
Standard Oil Company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-29

Tel. Ga. I755 Market St., wheeling. ". Va
soiseh
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FOR KENT-Stable in business district.
Address STABLE" Register office
ap2Sdder
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-29
Arnold..Dodeion.

Yesterday, at the hour OF noon, rev. j
M. p. Martin Of tho Baptist church, per.
form ed the ceremony which made John
b. Arnold and Miss Callie Dodgion hus-
band and wife, the event being solsm-
nized at the home Of tho brides parents
in Crawford addition. Only the imme-
diate family were present TO witness the
ceremony.
The groom was formerly member oi
the firm of The Gewen- Arnold Lumber
Company, and IL now engaged in work
ing At the carpenter trade.
The bride is the youngest daughter ol
]. W. Dodgion. the we'll known express
man, and is universally liked among bel
associates.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold won't at once r
housekeeping in q neat little home ir
Crawford addition
The daily sentinel., 1901-11-29
Ais Regrets.

The editor Of the Whitsst Courier
expresses his regrets as follows: I'VE
regret to record the explosion Of the
boiler OF Major Tompk1nS sawmiA
Tne six men who were employed In
the mill were all subscribers to our
paper. Two of them Minded on their
heads three minutes aftar the explo-
sion but we wsrs unable - collect their
dues, as they were unconscious whsa
We reached The scens."-AtlantA Con-
stlkution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-01
The Swiu Barrel.

The swin barrel, into which was
turned all the skimmilk, buttermilk
and water used in washing utensils,
the dishwater and the waste from the
family table, both raw and cooked. and
i'm which these were allowed to stand
and Torment. though probably original
" established from motives of econo-
my that all these waste materials
might be utilized in pork production,
has been much more source OF loss
than of saving TO the farmers. Cases
OF what were called hog cholera often
resulted where these were kept, IL the
milk which went into them was not in
much larger proportion than all else
The fermented food was not whole
some. There was often too much salt
went into the barrels when salt meats
were cooked. causing diarrhea, and or
late years the soap and soap powders
used in the dishwashing have been
found TO be frequent cause Of disease
when used In such quantities as 1t was
at summer hotels and boarding houses
But the loss from sick or dead hogs Is
not the whole. Many a hog has been
killed whose flesh was no more fit for
eating than it would have been if it had
died Of the disease which filed its en-
tire system
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-01
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Jerusalem Artichokea.

Perhaps no vegetable So rarely ap.
pears upon our table as the Jerusalem
artlchoke. Except in a few gardens
this plant is not grown for human con-
sumption, and In but few markets is 1t
offered regularly for sale. Yet when
properly managed by the gardener and
the cook, 1t is as delicate n dish as the
choicest caulihOwer or sweet corn.
Its cultivation Is similar to and even
simpler than that OF potatoes. For a
home garden an area 20 feet square la
an out Of the way corner, where the
soil Is fairly rich, moist and Hight,
should give an ample supply for large
family. The plants Will take care OF
themselves year after year with no at
tcniiOn save I'm the way Of an occasion
al fertilization. The only important
point 10 be observed Is to dig no more
than are needed for dish, and these
rs near TO the time they ARE to be cook
ed as convenient. Unless freshly dug
artlchokcs are not what this article
claims for them delicate and delicious.
If ont Of the ground longer than two
days, except they be stored In pits, they
will be- very poor. Freezing does not in
jure them while they are lu the ground.
1t rather improves them. Many time
the writer has dug them with pickaX
~ mldwlnter. They are then AT their
best.
To prepare them for the table, wash
and peel the tubcrs and boil gently for
about 20 minutes. When done, drain
them carefully in colander After
thorough draining, serve with melted
butter or a cream sauce prepared as
follows Mince n small onion and car
rot and heat I'm stewpan with about
two ounces OF butter until the butter
is nearly dried up. Then stir In two or
,hrce tablespoonfuls Of -four mixed
with milk and finally about a pint Of
milk. Season to taste. strain and serve.
This sauce needs about - minutes TO
cook. Paisley or other herbs may take
the place Of carrot and onlon.-What
to Eat
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-01
EngInnd,. oIdc.t scIcntInt.

One OF the most interesting OF our
surviving men Of science, says the
London Daily Telegraph, Is James
Glalshcr, T. Il. S. who recently entered
upon his ninety third year. Many pco-
pie think Of the veteran metcorologlSt
only as an acronaut on account Of that
memorable and unparalleled ascent
which he and Mr.. CoXwcll made nearly
40 years ago. But Mr.. Glaishcr is not
an aeronaut. though he has made some
30 ascents Skyward for scientific pur-
poses. He Is n meteorological. astrOno-
mer and mathematician and a fine sam
pie OF what vigorous mind In a sound
body can do. hale and hearty at over
~. When he and CoXwcll did their
seven miles rise into the cmpyrean and
ne tainted and the aeronaut only saved
both Of them 10y gripping the valve rope
with his teeth. his hands being numbed
and powcrless. the world was greatly
moved with admiration. At the meet
Ing Cf the British association the next
year. 1863. Professor owen made n
noteworthy statement. Psychologists
he said. were all agreed that one con-
dltion Of longevity was the capacity Of
the chest. and therefore he hoped the
Increased breathing capacity acquired
by Mr. Glaisher and Mr. COxwell would
tend to the prolongation Of their lives. v
The kindly wish was prophetic. Cox
well died I'm January. 1900. in his eight
ieth year. Glaishcr still survives and
sg2.