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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
SUE THE SHEET TRUST.
of Dennison Want Al
legged m Repaire

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. ia tran
script for a suit for s25, 900 against the
American Sheet Steel Company, brought
in the common pleas court of Tuscara-
was county, Ohio, was filed in the Uni ed
States Circuit Court here to-day. The
petitioners are Morris Moody, NJ. d.,
and about a dozen other residents of
Dennison, O., who were instrumental in
getting rolling mills located at that
point. They ave that a large tract of
land was given to the company out
right as a bonus, and that in May last
the land and mills were sold to the
American Sheet Steel Company. Now, it
is said the trust is dismantling the plant
and the petitioners declare. as a result,
that they nave been greatly injured and
are greatly entitled to damages.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
The Pro.ccuting Witnc.. Fled.

Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
case of Mary Doe. charged by c. NJ. Nc
Culley with assault and battery, was to
have come up for trial before a Jury in
Justice OF the Peace Fitzpatriek's court.
The defendant and jury waited an hour
for the prosecuting witness to appear.
but he came not. and the case vas
dismissed.
1t Will be remembered that McCulley
is a Pittshurg furniture agent, and tried
to remove furniture from the defend
ants home and trouble occurred.
In Squire Cummings court the Doe
woman swore out a warrant for McCul-
ley. and as he did not appear, he is n
fugitive from Justice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
Special TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
MARIETTA. Ohio. August Ia
Judge Wood has appointed J. H.. LANG
receiver for the Webster Oil Co. OF
Marietta. on application of the stock
holders. Indebtedness, Sos. 900. G. Web
ster and wife own hfty-two per vent OF
the stock and will fight the action. The
plant was established a year ago to
fight the Standard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
AT THE HOTELS.

M~eLure-Joseph I. Bentley, 81. CARS
VILE Never Newberger. Parkersburg, W
II. Chapman, Parkersburg; Us. fopie.
Fairmont; E. Il. Sprinkle and party OF
six. WEIGH: Howard barr, Parkersburg
J. c. Raiphsnyder, Fairmont' A.. .; ,oi'
and son, Charleston. q.
Prunswick-N. Ogdin and. wire, 81
Marye. c. V. Riley, c. s. Springer
Moundsville.
tInsyiIle. j. w. StrinRer, st. Clairsvilie.
J. II. Sellers, Fairfnont. -.
Park-J. T.. Keough and wife, Lot. w
T.. Ferris. Sistersville, II, G, hutchinson
Meadowdale j. w. Morgan, ravens
wood. u..,
Stamm-w. IT,. Conway. Fairmon,
Geo. Strope, Littleton; j.. y. Evans, Far
mont.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

During August and September the
Missouri Pacific railway will sell round
trip tickets to Colorado, Utah, and the
Pacific coast, at unusually low rates.
Only one night from Colorado, from st.
Louis. For rates, time tables. and full
information, apply to Jno. r. James.
Central Passenger Agent, Room SQ5
Park Bldg, Ptttsburg. Pa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
Fire Com mittec.

The Council Committee on Fire met
last evening and audited bills to the
amount Of 81. 242, 35, which includes 1000
foot of fire hose, which has been re-
cived and tested. Also the chemical
cylinder and attachments for the At
lantic hose wagon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

PITTSBURG-River 2 feet and falling.
Clear and cool.
WARREN-River one-tenth foot. Fair
and warm.
BROWNSVILLE-River 5 feet 5 inches
and stationary. Cloudy ana cool.
OIL C~ITY-River 8 inches and station
airy. Clear and pleasant.
STEUBENVILLE-River 1 foot 8 inches
and stationary. Clear and warm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

Albert Keck, of North Benwood, was
drowned Saturday at Brooklyn. N. Y.
No particulars were o~btainable. W OK
the young mans brothers left at once
for New York, and are expected TO ar
rive here with the remain to-day.
Young Keck was about "a years OF age.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
RECEIVER APPOINTED.

LONDON. August l2.-Lord Kiche-
ner has cabled n confirmation of the re-
port of the release of the peace envoy
Andres Vessels, who was said to have
been shot. Vessels was n prisoner In
General Cellier's lager, near Kaalfon-
teln. which the British recently sur
prised and captured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
The Com mittee on Markets.

The Council Committee on Markets
met last evening. and the only business
transacted was the letting OF the con-
tract to Charles Price for repairing the
Fifth ward market house.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
IN THE JUSTICE SHOPS.


Yesterday afternoon Special Officer
Johnson, OF the Panhandle. arrested
Richard Roe for drunkenness He was
arraigned before Justice Of the Peace
NJ. ]. Fitzpatrick and was fined slsand
costs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
THE BOARD Of TRADE.
MEMBERS WERE AGAIN SLOW IN
ASSEMBLING LAST
EVENING.
THREE REPORTERS. SIX MORE.
THE TURNOUT Al
EIGHT O'CLOCK.

| Quorum Being Secured and the
Formal Business Left Over From
the Last Meeting Disposed
OF. the "Top' Mil Question Was
Discussed and n Committee Of
seven Appointed to Confer With
Council and the Board of Com
missioners-The other Business
Transacted
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
THE CITY ORDINANCES
Ordered to he Complied and Pub
1ishcd by the Finance Committee
The Market Committee-Thc Fire

The Mnrket Commtttee-Thc Fire
Committed.
anee Committee last evening the only
business OF importance transacted was
ordering the City Solicitor 20 compile
and revise all ordinances of he city of
Wheeling. When he has completed this
work the ordinances will be published
In book form.
This is n step that will be greatly APP
preciated, as at present the city or
dinances are in a lamentable condi-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
Quickest Buffalo Route.

Nnd only daylight route is via Cleve-
land, Lorain & Wheeling-Lake Shore
route. Tickets by various routes, boat
or rail. Particulars at c., l.. & w. City
Ticket Office, Corner 18th and Market
Sts
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

July goth to August 2Sth, the B. & O.
Will sell excursion tickets to Oakland,
Mt. Lake Park and Deer Park at one
fare for the round trip. good returning
until August 31st, inclusive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

The Jennie George is making repairs
at the foot of the wharf.
The Bessie Smith for Parkersburg,
was the only packet out yesterday.
The Cricket came in last night and
will leave at IL o'clock to-day for Par
kersburg.
The Bessie Smith Is the only packet
that will be In or out Wednesday
The marks on the wharf at midnight
Indicated a stage of l foot Q inches and
falling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13

PARKERSBURG-River Q feet 3 inches
and falling. Clear and warm. No boats.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
NOTION SNAPS.
CLOTHING.

We Now Have a New Line Fine
Clothing.
Mems Suits One-half Regular Price
IS, SO, 81, IS, 50, $40.
Boys Atwood Suits. s1.00, $3.50,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-13
CALL FOR THE RIVER
CONVENTION ISSUED

Baltimore Citizens Making Prcpa-
rations to entertain Visitors
From All Parts Of the
other River News.
The first call for the national gath
ering of rivermen, to be held In Balti-
more, October Sth and 9th, has been
sent out and from present indications
all the inland waterways will be well
represented. In the call It is said that
heretofore those opposing river In :
provements in Congress have made It
appear that the granting of nfhny ap-
preparations is done for political pur-
poses, and hat the money In some In
stances is not we'll spent. An effort
will be made at the convention to
show that this is an n impress
sion.
improvements made to benefit river
is a benefit to the entire
country. 1t will be demonstrated that
foreign countries pay more attention to
their waterways than the United States
does. Committees are already at work
in Baltimore to entertain the large
number of visitors that will go there
from all parts Of the country. The
delegates from Wheeling have not been
appointed, but will be in the near fu-
ture. Among the other cities that will
send delegations are: Pittsburg. Gin
c%innati, Louisville, Memphis, New Or
leans. The Ohio valley Improvement
Association will also send delegation
as will the big steamship companies.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

ganization in at least a rudimentary
form. The Republicans polled vote
OF 81, 900 for President Mckinley last
November, bnt were beaten by Dem
ocratic majority of al, 900 votes. AS
the Republicans are making Roadway
in the States of the South in which
they have any organization, the Ala
bamans saw that this was a perilously
narrow margin which their party has at
this time. Hence they tempt to
broaden it by disfrauchising 10000 or
10000 negro voters. This plan is easy,
and promises to be effective. The
Democrats imagine that by this means
they can aid in keeping the South solid.
They are unwise. The Republican
party can win without the votes of the
South. So long as solid South exists
it will be encountered on election day
by so.id North.
Patriotic persons wa1t to abolish
sectional politics, but the course of the
South is keeping sectionalism alive.
These DISTINGUISHING enactments must
come day become a serious matter for
congressional action.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
When Enthusiasm Waned.

Mark Twain has wisdom on occa.
sions as well as wit, says the Chicago
Chronicle. He declares that when a
man makes an appeal for charity it is a
great mistake to get everybody ready to
give money and then not pass the hat.
"Some years ago in HARTFORD" he said
recently, "we all went to the church on
hot, sweltering night to hear the an
nual report of Mr.. Hawley, city mis-
sionary, who went around finding peo-
pie who needed help and didn't want to
ask for it. He told Of the life in the
cellars, where poverty resided; he
gave instances of heroism and devotion
OF the poor. The poor are always good
to each other. When man with mil
lions gives, we make great deal Of
noise. It's noise in the wrong place.
For it's the widows mite that counts.
swell, Hawley worked me up to a
great state. couldn't wait for him to
get through. had $400 in my pocket.
l wanted to give that and borrow more
to give. You could see greenbacks In
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
And Now Alabama,

Following in the wake OF Mississippi,
South Carolina, Louisina, North Caro-.
lima and Maryland-and Virginia will
be added to the list-Alabama has de-
clared in favor of holding constitu-
tional convention, to meet on May 81,
whose principal business will be to de-
wise plan for DISCRIMINATING the negro
vote in order to maintain the supremacy
of the Democratic party. This object
is openly avowed by the party leaders
and they promise 10 wipe out the great
bulk of the black voters without dis
franchising white voter. If it were
proposed to treat-and really did treat
black and white illiterates and impe-
cunious citizens alike in respect OF the
exercise OF the franchise, these laws
restricting the privilege Of voting might
not be open to criticism. Ostensibly
both races are treated alike. They pre-.
tend to sci up an educational standard
which does not recognize color, but in
fact they are designed to exclude from
the polls men of color only.
Maryland aims to suppress the negro
vote by statute; the other States
through the prohibitions of their con-
stitntions. German is scheming again
to secure his election to the Senate
He aims to crafty his ambition by
wiping out the bulk of the negro vote
in the next election of the Legislature
An amendment Of the constitution
could not be seasonably made, 30 time
wastaken by the statutory forelock.
In respect of Alabama the Democrat
ic leaders seem to have discovered the
necessity of looping off few Thousand
Republican votes. This statement o.
the situation down there is made: Ala
bama is one OF the lower tier of south
ern States which has Republican or
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
Observance Of Pre- Memorial Day.

The laws of Vermont require that
'the last half days session of the pub
lie schools before Memorial Day shall
be devoted to exercises commemorative
of the history of this nation during the
War of the Rebellion and to patriotic
instruction in the principles Of liberty
and the equal rights of man." Teach
ers and school officers are reminded of
the near approach of pre-Memorial
Day and urged to begin early arrange
ments for it's appropriate observance.
In the fitting commemoration Of heroic
lives and in the worthy consideration
of noble thought this day offers an in
valuable opportunity to enkindle high
and patriotic sentiments in the hearts
of our children and to contribute po-
tent influence for better citizenship.
The State superintendent Of education
will soon issue circular with sugges-
tions for the observance OF this day.
The union OF schools in such obser-
vance is heartily commended.
The foregoing, from the office OF the
Superintendent Of Education, is sea-
sonably and earnestly commended to
the attention OF the teachers in the
public schools. 1t is not intended, no
one should assume, that the exercises
contemplated by the law for the day
before the great memorial occasion of
the nation shall consist of practice
games in base ball or coaching for
matches to be played on Memorial
Day, or for any other similar "observ-
ances." The superintendent's state
ment of the object of the day needs no
reinforcement. 1t ought, with the
supplementary instructions of the
teachers, to contribute to the appropri-
ate observance both of the day before
and the Day itself in all its sanctity and
] impressiveness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
North Duxbury.

Carl Morse is quite i'll with heart trouble.
G. A. Conant's two children are confined
to the house with severe colds.
Miss Flora Durkee has gone TO Wsitsheld
where she is attending school.
d. j. Mcdonald has moved from the de-
pot to one OF Fred Frink's tenement houses.
Soho OILS in districts Ave and nine COM
menced last week with Anna Burke teach
or In the former and Miss Haley the latter.
Willie Sullivan has hired out to NJ.
O'Brien for the summer.
Patrick Tobin, who has been quite sick,
is gaining slowly.
WaitsfieId
Mrs. Lucinda Richardson Mosher died at
her home in Waupun, Wis, April "a, aged
seventy -aight years. She had lived with
her husband, Robert Mosher, over fifty-two
years. To add to the sadness OF the occs-
Illness and was unable to care for her at the
last. She was a former resident OF this
town and a sister OF the late Ira Richardson.
West Fairlee Center.
L, b. Morse will move to Post Mills this
week, where he will work for ii. Ii. South
worth.
Prof. G. II. Morse of Brooklyn is at j. N
Kimball's for few days before going to Ham
over, where he is to drill a class of students
for the Webster centennial
The suckers are running in the brooks but
law protects them until some time in May
Fine for the suckers, but bad for those who
had their minds made up for meal of these
fish, which are fine eating when the water il
cold, as il is in this month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
Cuba at Washington,

The news dispatches state that three
of the five Cuban commissioners to
the government at Washington will
vote to recommend that the constitu-
tional convention adopt the Plat
amendments, and the other two are
likely to come over to the majority. In
the Cuban mind there is probably very
little misgiving on the score of any po-
litical conditions exacted by the United
States. Cubans can understand that
without those conditions they have only
the shadow of q permanent government;
accepting those conditions, they have
the substance, a government republic
can in form and fact, backed by the
power Of the United States.
There is probably no real trouble on
the score of the Plat amendments.
Sentimental considerations are subor-
dinate to material advantages, and the
material advantages pertain to lower
duties on Cuban products sold in the
United States. These conceded, the
Plat amendment will be adopted with
bounce. The Cuban misunderstand-
ing of the purposes of this government
respecting the island politically is chief
ly diplomatic. 1t is largely peg ON
which to hang the demand for tariff
concessions. Gen. Wood has explain
ed that what Cuba wants is freer
market for its products in the United
States, that its economic conditions re.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

fort, the hotbed of agitation over the
killing of Goebel, is sign that the
court and jury are determined to give
the accused men fair trial. That is
all that anybody on either side can ask.
This action probably forecasts the ac-
quittal of most OF the other suspects
who are yet to be tried. There is one
noticeable difference between the re-
cent trial aud those which were held
last year. The Ripley jury was drawn
out of the Wheel as provided in the
Kentucky law, but last year Judge
Cantrill, when the panel was exhaust
ed, directed the sheriff to make up the
jury. 1t is pretty we'll understood
what kind of jury a sheriff will get in
such cases."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
Something of a Pecksniff.

If Senator Hoar were always taken
al his face value there would be found
no alloy of the meaner elements that
enter into the makeup of almost all
other patriots and statesmen, either in
the United States or the whole world.
The Senator is 80 much in the habit Of
posing as the incarnation of all the
graces and virtues, or he is 80 often
decked with these adornments when a
Boston editor or a Massachusetts ora
ator has the Senator for the subject of
his discourse, that the world is always
looking for manifestations of the su-
pernal whenever this paragon of the
Bay State opens his mouth to crate,
either in the Senate or the refined as
semblages of the modern Athens.
The world may be looking for these
manifestations, but they are not al
ways seen. Sometimes there is very
distinct trace of the alloy of conceit, or
the pewter of sordid selfshness, dis
cernible in his words and acts. Here
is case in point: Recently Mr.. Hoar
addressed the Massachusetts State
Board of Trade, and is reported as
criticising the speech which Senator
Carter of Montana made in the Senate,
at the late session, against the river
and harbor appropriation bill. Mr..
Hoar described the speech as "tedious,
rambling and ineffective" Respect
ing this criticism the New York Sun
pertinently says:
The Hon. Thomas Henry Carter'a
remarks were certainly not tedious to
read in the Record. They abounded
with wit and good sense, and were fire.
quently punctuated with laughter. Any
Senator who found them dull must
have been either very dull or very
Observation-Disclosures They were ram
bling only as they wandered up and
down the map of the United States,
and the subject made that necessary,
And effective? That does not seem
knocked out bill carrying proposed
| expenditure vi lily ullllOu uOllhIb
We are inclined to think that in this
particular case Senator Hoar has not
chosen adjectives with his accustomed
felicity of selection.
The reason for the infelicity of selec-
ton and the springs of the immaculate
censor's criticisms must be sought in
the circumstance that the Boston OK
was gored by the Montana bull. Bos
ton harbor was down in that vast ag
gregation of frauds and steals which
Senator Carter talked to death for @
large appropriation-which was of
course very proper appropriation, bu
being found in very bad company suf
fered with the evil ones. So Mr.. Hoal
is peevish and is placed in an attitude
of willingness to see the whole con-
glomeration Of jobs in the way Of dew.
less watercourses, and other imposi-
tons, amounting to 100000, 900, foisted
upon the government, 30 that Boston
got its little pile for the improvement
of its harbor. Senator Hoar has som,
of the attributes of Pecksniff.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
An Age Of Ink.

OF all the ages ever known,
OF Brass or Bronze, of Brick or Stone,
The blacklist and the worst, think,
Is this pestiferous age of Ink.
In volume vast the torrent pours,
Its volumes blocking all outdoors;
And fed and fattened as it flows
With verses scanned and potted prose,
Though all would dam it,-and some do
The Deluge still is dpres nous.
Lured to the brink women and men
A moment pause-then dip pen.
If, deep of keel and broad of beam,
Some mighty monster stem the stream,
Green paths and pastures boys forsake
To founder in the Kipling wake.
And girls!-not gunners nor marines
So swift could flood the magazines
Through many storied novelettes
Their hero strides, in psntalets,
Naughty of mien, pallid of brow,
And would be bad-if he knew how.
Pity they've not a special pen
That women must line up with men:
In the same field they harrow So
She with her Rake, he with his Hoe;
And wonder wakes with every screed,
If all are writing, who's to read?
"And you," hear some scribbler say,
Oh yes, I'm there-exhibit A.
But one must live; small is my store;
A wolf stands darkening the door;
He must be driven TO his den,
And so prod him with my pen.
When children for new grammars cry,
Can parents stand unheeding by?
Nay; my pluperfect babes | kiss,
Then dash off verses much like this.
If any are my special pride,
Excursion tickets l provide
That if none else the moral see,
At least it will come home to me.
But my envelopes, as their crest,
Bear never the return request"
That in detail superhuous gives
The street wherein the Poet lives.
The door outside of which, elate,
His Muse a minuet treads in state,
With broidered skirt and lifted head
Inside cakewalk does for bread.
Though few may know where Sappho sung
Or Ossian once his wild harp hung,
And Homer's birthplace be in doubt,
| My sins and songs soon find me out,
| And with promptness none would guess
Turn up, and at the right address,
If this do not, I'll say and think
| There's one redeeming thing in Ink.
-CHARLEs HENRY WEBB
in Atlantic Monthly
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

Nothing more striking illustrates the
changed relation of the United States
to Europe, materially, than the circum-
stance that its governments are coming
to this country to borrow money. The
thing was unknown till within the past
year. England has borrowed $4,000
600 and is negotiating to raise here
$5O,OOO,OO0 of the $3OO,000,000 consol-
idated loan, and will offer subscriptions
for more. The German md Swedish
governments have also been borrowers
in the American financial market.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

every eye. But he didn't pass the
plate, and it grew hotter aud we grew
sleeper. NV enthusiasm went down,
down, down-$100 ut a time-till final
ly, when the plate came round, l stole
ten cents out Of it. 50 you see, neg
lect like this may lead to crime"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

Writes a subscriber from another
county in this State, in renewing his
subscription:
There is no paper published in Ver-
mont which 1 pay for more cheer
fully than yours. Your course
in regard to the license or local OPP
ton question is appreciated by all
temperance men. 1 heard the question
discussed at Lyndonville lately. The
universal opinion there was that the
local option men made complete
fzzle.