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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
WANTS A NEW CHARTER.
The Town of Huntington Preparing
to Approach the Legislature.

Special % the Register.
MANNINGTON, w. Va; January T.
AT a meeting of the council tonight,
steps were taken to petition the Legis-
lature for a new charter. 1t was dis
covered that under the law the Legis-
lature cannot grant a charter to the
city, unless it can be shown that it
contains a population of 1000. The
late census shows the population to be
less than this, and a new census was
ordered by the council. The enumera-
tors will begin work in the morning,
and a draft of the charter will be
ready to present to the Legislature
within ten days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
PRAISE FOR ARMOUR.

LONDON. January 1.-THE press here
has published kindly notices Of the late
Philip D. Armour and OF his generous
philanthropy. Sir Thomas Upton. in
the course Of an interview. paid high
tribute to the deceased merchants sim
plicity of life, untiring industry and
unbounded charity.
Mr.. Armour realized more than
most men," said Sir Thomas, that he
owed a great deal to the world and had
to pay his toll to fortune. Hard man
Of business as ne was. few petitioners
WITH fair claims for help ever found
him turn a deaf ear
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
MAY ARREST POTTER PALMER.

CHICAGO, January Potter Pal
mer, multi-millionaire, social leader
and proprietor of the Palmer House,
may be arrested tomorrow by Con-
stable Goodrich, of Justice Everett's
court, on a charge of keeping the sa-
loon in his hotel open on Sunday.
The warrant for the arrest of Mr.. Pal
mer was issued by Justice Everett to-
day, upon complaint of Frank Hall,
who recently endeavored to close the
Sunday theatres.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
OBITUARY.
ial to the Register

Special 70 the Register.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, January 7.
Mrs. Fftz. widow of the late Samuel
Fitz. was stricken with paralysis yes
terday and died a few hours after
wards, aged about IS years She is the
mother Of Mr.. John Fitz, a prominent
business man Of Hanover, Pa.
Special to the Register.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. January Z.
MIR. John F. Dunn died at the home of
his brother. Mr. O. o. Dunn, in this
city, yesterday. Of consumption at the
age Of ~. The deceased was born ana
until a few years ago lived near Win
chester.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
REPORT OFFICIALLY DENIED

NEW YORK, January The
charges that members of Tammany
Hall and New York city officials have
been collecting blood money" from
gambling nouses and other disrepnt-
able places Of the city. was o@ciaily
denied this afternoon by the Tammany
committee of iva
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
BOY FOUND THE REVOLVER
LITTLE SISTER WILL DIE.
The Usual Result OF "a Too Common
Combination of circumstances.

CO~mbinntIOn OF CIrcum
BETHLEHEM, Pa. January liar
ry Delp, the 13-year-old son of Frank
Delp, a wealthy farmer Of Lower
Saucon, to-day accidentlly shot and ia
tally wounded his 1~0-year-old sister,
Cretia. Harry, while his parents were
absent at market, found his father 5
loaded revolver, and while his sister
was looking into the barred at was
discharged. The bullet entered the left
side OF the little girls forehead. The
lad bandaged the wound as best he
could and hurried with his sister to the
hospital here. The doctors say she
cannot recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
NEW CENTURY'S WELCOME
CAUSED NATHAN'S DEATH.

he Was III of Typhoid Fever Bat
Was ConvaIescent Till the Advent
of the New Year.
Special TO the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. January 7.
sam Nathan, 80, a prominent busi-
ness man well known in Wheeling,
died this morning of typhoid fever.
He was convalescent until the dawn
or the new century, when he was
thrown into nervous prostration by the
noisy welcome given to the new year
and the new century.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

WASHINGTON, January 7-Presiden
Mckinley has a slight cold and Is deny
ing himself to all callers. The cold is no
serious and win not interfere with the re
ceptiOn Wednesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
UNION WON A VICTORY.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, January T.
There was an important break to-day
in the molders strike. which has been
in existence for six months. The Bow
Ter Company withdrew from the Foun-
drymen's Association and took back
Its old men at union prices and under
union regulations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
7 AND TILLMAN
The Chief Speakers at the Nebraska
Jacksonian Club

OMAHA. Neb.. January THE
tenth annual banquet Of the Jackso-
MAN Club. Of Nebraska, was held at
the Millard Hotel tonight. The oc-
casion was n Of interest on account
Of the presence of the Hon. VIM. j.
Bryan, who responded to the toast
Democracy" and Of Senator Benjamin
r. Tillman, whose address was on
"The Democratic Party, its Duty and
Destiny"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
AT RISK OF THEIR HEADS.

PEKIN, January This afternoon
agreements identical for each nation,
were presented to Prince Ching. Those
close to Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang say they have decided to sign,
even if they lose their heads. without
regard o the latest orders from the
court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
Persisted IN FLAMES.

BUFFALO, n. Y, January IA spe-
cial to the Times says the residence OF
Edward II. Taylor at Model City. pear
lewiston. was burned this morning.
Taylor, mis- wife and three small chill
dren, the eldest only five years of age,
persisted in the flames.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
THE A FORK FIELD.

Special to the Register.
PTTTSBURG. Pa, January THE
South Penn Oil Company has complet-
ed its test well on the Summers farm,
at Sand Fork, and the production for
the t~wenty-four hours ending yesterday
morning a 218 barrels. The total
production Of the pool for the time
named was 1.064 barrels. There were
no new Developments on the Ohio sida
TODAY
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
WIN Cost s1O,00O.OOO-

NEW YORK, January Harry Luce.
one Of the surviving members Of the firm
OF Powell. Smith Il Co. said that the ne
gotiatiOus between his firm and the
American Tobacco Company had not adj
vanced far enough 10 give details. He
said the cost 10 the American Tobacco
Company would be about $40, co. CO...
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
WHEELING MAN BADLY HURT.
Fell From n Bridge mt CInrksburg
Expected He viii Die.

Special 10 The Register.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va. January T.
John McGraw fell from the Main street
bridge over Elk creek, a distance of
twenty feet, this afternoon, breaking
an arm and receiving internal injuries.
from which he will likely die. His
home is in Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
Treasury Condition.

WASHINGTON. January Z-To-day's
statement Of the treasury balances IN the
general fund. exclusive Of the $50. 900, 600
gold reserve in the division OF redemption.
shows Available cash balance, $l4 0l1.-
DIS, gold, $92, 469. i24.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
MAKES A CONCESSION.
Turkish Government Grants DIR. Nor
ton Travelling Papers.

ton Travelling Papers.
WASHINGTON, January THE
Turkish government has furnished DR..
Thomas Norton. who was appointed
United States consul at Harpoot, what
are known as travelling papers. con
stituting a safe conduct to enable the
doctor to proceed to his post. There
is reason to believe that this action
forecasts a compliance by the Turkish
government with the request of the
State Department for a regular exc
quatur for Dr. Norton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

PITTSBURG, Pa, January THE Met
ropolitan English Grand Opera Company
opened AT the Alvin theatre tonight I'm
Carmen, with Mile. Zelie de Lussans in
the title role. The audience was critical
and fashionable. The entire house is sold
for the week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
RABID ANIMALS KILLED.
HydrophObfa in wood County Trace
able to Bites by n Mad Dog Re-
Gently Killed.
TO the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. January :.
Two animals have been killed here
since Saturday suffering from hydro
phobia. One a a cow of Churchill
Baxter, a few miles from town, and
the other a horse of W. H. Piggott,
which was found showing symptoms OF
the disease. Both cases can be traced
to the dog which tnree weeks ago Dit
half a dozen horses and two children.
All the animals bitten are being care
fully watched.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
BLAMED HIS WIFE.
C~OrOner's Jury Decides Mrs. Richard
son Knows Who Murdered Her
husband.

Husband.
SAVANNAH, Mo, January THE
coroner's jury in the case of Frank L.
Richardson, the merchant who was
murdered in the doorway of his resi-
dence, Christmas evening, returned a
verdict to-day charging that Richard
SOL came to his death from a pistol
shot fired by his wife. or by some per
son known to her and unknown to the
jury
The jury was out 80 minutes and the
verdict created a profound sensation.
Mrs. Richardson was placed under ar
rest tonight and furnished bail in the
sum of 81 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

PIERRE. S. D., January 7.-Congress-
man r.. j. Gamble has been selected as
the unanimous choice of the Republican
caucus for United States Senator
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

BOISE, Idaho, January 7--Ex-Senator
Fred. T. Dubois was nominated by the
joint caucus at 3 a. IN. FOR L. S. Senator.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
Severe Weather in France

PARIS. January Snow is falling In
Paris for the first time this winter Else
where there is'extremely severe weather.
and heavy snow. Bodies OF trarnps frozen
have been found at a number Of places.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
Dying of Old Age
Opera ut P~IttsburR-

NEW YORK, January BRIG. General
James Cavanaugh is dying from old age
at his home in Brooklyn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

MADRID. January THE Spanish gov
eminent IS projecting the establishment
OF wireless telegraphy in Spain, Morocco
and the Canary Islands.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

LONDON. January THE poor Ia
guardians have declined. on patriot
grounds. a gift OF pictures and bool
from william T. Stead, for the worI
house.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
on Patriotic Ground.-

BERLIN. January THE Rhine !
frozen over and navigation is temperate,
closed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
Bad weather In sunny SPAIN


MADRID. January I-Heavy weath@
ing and the mail trains are delayed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

NEW YORK. January Talk Of an.
other British war loan was heard to-day.
II was generally believed American bank
ers are ready TO take a large share.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08
r. ID. Armour. Funeral

CHICAGO. January THE funeral n
the late Philip D.. Armour will be held az
] O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. AZ the
home. The body will lie in state from 8
O'Clock a. m. until noon.
The Conservative, 1901-02-21
POLITICAL EVIL
IN CORPORATIONS.

IN CORPORATIONS. the legislature of
Nebraska, to in
quire into the attempts alleged to have
been made to "hold up" corporations by
threatening them with unjust statutory
requirements, cannot be too strongly
commended. The charge has frequently
been made that large corporations often
seek to influence state legislatures and
the decision of courts. The time is op-
perfume to inquire into the truth of these
charges and seek to locate the respon-
sibility for the alleged corruption; to
ascertain whether the corporations pay
money to secure legislation favorable to
their interests or use money to prevent
legislation, admittedly oppressive and
unjust, and originated for the express
purpose of obtaining price for it's with
drawal. The latter practice has been
not infrequent in Legislative bodies.
In addition to this Professor jerks of
Cornell university in his discussion of
the "trust prob
Why Paid? lem," suggests an
other method fire.
quently practiced to obtain money from
corporations. He says;
"It seems to be true at times
that a bill which may be en-
tirely proper and even beneficial to the
public in it's nature, but which also
favors particularly the interests of some
of the larger corporations, may be op-
posed by the party leaders or by indi-
vidual representatives, until an amount
Of money has been paid either to party
managers or to enough individual MEM
bers of the legislature to secure the
passage of the bill Not long since a
bill which was said to be entirely in the
public interest, as well as in that Of the
large corporations, could be passed in
the legislature of one of our larger
states, it was reported, only by the pay
ment of $150,0OO to the leader of the
party in power. Some of the larger
corporations, business men say; expect
to set aside for such uses considerable
sum to be charged to business expenses.
DuU IL We SItulU COlIupUlOu VI
the legislatures and even Of the courts
on the part of the
Who is Responsible? large corporations
is not infrequent,
does it follow that the corporations
should themselves be destroyed, or that
they are chiefly to blame? The fault
seems to be rather with the legislatures
and the character Of the men whom we,
the public, send to them, or with our
ethical and social standards, than with
corporations as SUCH If the combina-
tions have good features about them, it
would certainly be unwise to attempt to
destroy them because our Legislators
were dishonorable men. A much wiser
as well as much more certain and prob
ably an equally practical measure, would
be to endeavor in some way to improve
The Conservative, 1901-02-21
Che Conservative.

honest pay from dlShOnOrable corpora |
ton. That the political evil exists is
beyond question. That it's cause is
mainly the trust and it's only remedy
the destruction of the trust by no means
follows, although that seems to be a
normal presumption by very many
Professor Jenk's conclusion is sound
and logical. The responsibility and
blame for the cor
Dishonest officials. ruption belongs
primarily with
those who act as public agents.
| All corporations and industrial COM
binations must not be condemned be-
cause some of them use improper means
to further their interests any more than
all individuals should share in the
opprobrium belonging to the few who are
dishonest? Nor should these combina-
tions be abolished because of the dis
honesty of some legislators. Corpor-
ations and individuals who deal with
the public must act in accord with the
methods and regulations which the pub
lie, through it's agents, may require.
The state now buys text books for the
children in the public schools. If, as
sometimes happens, those whom the
people elect to make these purchases,
before buying desirable school books
insist upon financial consideration
for themselves from the publishers,
| or %1,n hi Itch n
destroy his books? Ought we not rather
denounce those who demanded and in
sisted upon the dishonest consideration
If county commissioners should demand
personal compensation Of bridge COM
panies before letting the contract for the
building of bridges, ought the property
of the bridge company to be confiscated?
The offense of the book company and
the bridge company is in measure ex-
tenuated, in that it is their business to
sell goods rather than impart instruction
in ethics to county or state officers. In
dealing with the public they only con-
form to the ethical standard of the pub
lie, and if this standard be somewhat
below par and the people elect to have
steals in bodybuilding or book buying
by choosing dishonest officials or agents,
how can any part of the blame attach to
J the book or bridge concerns? The re-
sponsibility is Indirectly the peoples and
directly their agents, and the punish
ment should be meted out to the dis
honest officials rather than to the victim
lied corporations.
AS it is in buying school books and
building bridges, so it is in lawmaking.
Nothing could be
) Not Compulsory. more illogical
than for people to
,, complain of the political evils of corpora.
tions which exist, if at all, only because
of tho dishonaStv of tha mon whom thc
The Conservative, 1901-02-21

worthy inducements Neither legisla-
tors nor judges could be corrupted if
they were not willing to be corrupted.
Honest men do not hold up honest
corporations, nor can they be bought by
dishonest ones. Why, then, should men,
who are honest, be afraid of being
bought by corporations? Orwhy should
people, if they select honest men to.
represent them, be alarmed lest some-
body buy them? And if they do not
select honest men whose fault is it?
These charges of political evil on the
part of corporations reflect not so much
upon corporations as they condemn our
public servants. The remedy for these
evils is quite simple. A higher standard
Of honesty and integrity on the part of
public servants would make impossible
political corruption by corporations.
Demagogues and political panderers
preach hatred and malice toward all
corporations,
Demagogues. wealth producers,
and wage payers.
To denounce and damn corporate
interests has become all easy and
and not infrequent way for men of
mediocre intellects and moderate morals
to attain political prominence and in
fuence. The dishonest teachings of
such men have created all unreasonable
and unwarranted prejudice, on the part
Of many well-meaning people, to proper
ty in corporate form. 1t is not strange
that dishonest and unscrupulous men
should profit by this feeling and, posing
as public benefactors, "hold up" and
extort money from corporations. The
public conscience needs to be educated
into the proper appreciation of corporate
rights and made to understand that
property in this form should be held as
sacred and as much entitled to the
protection of the law as when owned by
an individual. A denial of these rights
to corporations is as dishonorable and
dishonest as to steal from an individual
or to disregard individual property
rights.
The repeal by the Legislature of all
corporate legislation, founded upon pre-
judice rather than reason, and the
punishment of hold-up statesmen and
lobbyists would materially aid the
development of a more just and rational
sentiment toward corporate capital.
The chronology
TROUBADOUR. of high-tariff pro-
tectionists is very
generally imperfect. But no deliverer
The Conservative, 1901-02-21
The chronology
of high-tariff pro-
tectionists is very
TRouBADouR.

generally imperfect. But no deliverer
of sophisms and sounding nothingness
is more gifted in the art of misinform-
alton and malchronology than our
esteemed and admired troubadour, the
Hon. John Mellifuence Thurston. This
distinguished statesman, poet and poser,
in recent torrential after dinner down.
pour of words, attributed the panic Of
1898 to the repeal of the Mckinley tariff
in 1894. "Oh Rosel White Rosel Will
you lie?" @v
New-York tribune., 1901-06-06
INDIANS SEE THE PRESIDENT.
| OPENING OF RESERVATIONS IN OKLAHOMA NOT
LIKELY TO BE DELAYED.

Washington. June 5.-Lone Wolf. with White
Buffalo and Ko-Ko-Tandle two prominent mem
bers Of the Kiowa Tribe, called the President
to-day TO arrange for audience for a delegation
from the Grand Council of the Kiowas, Comanches
and Apaches, now in session at Anadarko The
Indians desire to protest against the opening Of
their reservations white settlement under the
act Of Congress passed 'ast winter. Lone Wolf
and his companions were accompanied to the
White House by Judge William II. Springer. The
delegation from the Grand Council is expected
here the latter part OF this week. Secretary
Hitchcock had not Lone Wolf and his COM
panons when he asked concerning their pro-
test He said. however that unless they
able to present some more substantial reasons than
he knew Of. their representations would not delay
opening of the reserva tions. He said that
more than a majority of the Indians had given
their consent, and that the law was mandatory. 50
far as he concerned
The following telegram concerning the attitude
Of the Oklahoma Indians was received to-day by
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Colonel
Randlett. the agent at Anadarko:
New-York tribune., 1901-06-06
PURCHASED BY DIR. W. s. wEBR.

The purchase by Or. w Seward Webb OF the
Chatham and Lebanon Valley Railroad in the in
terest Of the Rutland Railroad Company. of which
he is chairman Of the board. announced yes
terday. Dr Webb and other officers OF the Rut-
land road will leave Rutland Tomorrow morning
on tour Of inspection Of the newly acquired prop
erty The Chatham and Lebanon Valley Railroad
is ifty-eght miles in length. extending from Chat
ham, y. Y. which is the northern terminus Of the
New-York and Harlem Railroad controlled by the
New-York CentraD, TO Bennington. VT From Ben
nington connection is had with the main line the
Rutland Railroad by the Bennington and Rutland
Railroad which is leased line of the Rutland
Railroad.
pany has outstanding 100000 stock and $3.50 go
bonds. II is the successor of the Lebanon Springs
Railroad Company. which forecosed two or
three years ago.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-06
CROKER'S CARTOON COLLECTION
WILL HAVE THOSE AIMED AT HIM PUB
LISHED AS SOUVENIRS FOR
HIS FRIENDS

For the last ten years Richard Croker has
eyed with suspicion. anger. amusement or
chagrin the cartoons printed of him in various
newspapers. Some OF them. to quote friend
of Mr.. Croker. bite like acid some shine like
stars. and some are humorous" Some time ago
Mr.. Croker began to save copies of these car
icons. Now he has good sized collection. He
has just given order for the publication of a
limited number of books. the entire contents of
which are reproductions of cartoons aimed at
Mr.. Croker These cartoons being repro
duced in fine style. on heavy paper. in haftOnes.
There are about forty-two cartoonists represent
ed. and the cartoons those that Mr.. Croker
considers the best of the thousands flung at
him.
When he returns to America he intends 10
give a dinner for a number of his friends and
at this dinner these books will be given out as
souvenirs. So far plans have been made for
public sale of these books, but this may come
later 1t would appear that Mr.. Croker feels
that being abused. ridiculed held up
scorn is better than not receiving any notice.
The idea that he has always tried TO spread.
that he does not what the newspapers say
about him. seems TO be Contradcted by his
display OF interest In the cartoons aimed at
him. II will be interesting 10 note when the
book comes out what line of caricature Mr.. Gro
ker regards most mighty.