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

those of the other parts where they
have sold their coal. A great deal OF
money has been distributed 10 the peo-
pie OF this county for coal lands, but
what has been paid has not been a 1.-THE
OF what the coal Is worth.-Morgan-
town New Dominion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
THIEVES LEFT NO CLEW.

PHILADELPHIA, September A.
Last night thieves dynamited the post
Office safe at Lansdowne and escaped
with $500 in stamps, overlooking
Sc, 900 worth. No clew.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
FOR A TRAINING SHIP.

PHILADELPHIA, September 4.-The
battleship Indiana sailed to-day for
New York for a general overhauling.
After that she will be used as a train
ing ship. On her first voyage she will
carry landsmen. to be taught the work
that will make them seamen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
TO RESTRICT. COMMUNICATION.

LONDON, September 4.-The passing
of certain persons between London
and Cape Town is to be stopped. The
mails of suspected persons have been
examined and important correspon-
dence seized.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
THE AMERICAN GIANT.

An analysis made by the New York
World of the figures of our foreign
trade for the seven months that ended
with July last shows that while our
total imports of merchandise for that
period were valued at s506 ,o22, o39, our
total exports were valued at $S13 ,143,-
629. That is to say, from January to
July inclusive foreign nations bought
from the American people $306, $40 $3.50
worth more goods than the American
people bought from them.
This shows a net balance of trade
in favor of the United States larger by
S13, 000, 900 than was recorded in the
corresponding sever months Of last
year, immense as that a 1t is pro-
pable, therefore, that the current year
when completed will show that for the
first time in our history We have sold
to foreign nations merchandise of more
than double the value of the merchan-
disc they have sold to us.
Yet the plea is made that the Ameri-
can giant, who has captured the mar
kets of the world, needs high protec-
ton from foreign competition in his
own home market.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
VISITED THE PARK.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September
4.-The National Association of Letter
Carriers spent to-day in Chickamauga
National Park. A lunch was served at
noon neal Snodgrass Hill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
CAPITAL INCREASED.

CHICAGO, September 4.-The Peo-
pies Gas. Light & Coke Company an
nounces a $4,000, 900 increase in stock,
to build extensions. buy suburban
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
STRANGLED TO A

KITFERY, Me-. September 4-The
body of Sarah Waldron, 80 years old,
was found to-day lea the old fort at
City Point. She had been apparently
~strangled to death and dragged to the
spot.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
AN AUTOMOBILE TOUR.

CHICAGO, September Fifteen au-
t~oniobiles have entered for the tour of
the Chicago Automobile Club to the
Pan-American Exposition. The start
will be made Saturday morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

All sorts of races, all sorts OF shows,
all sorts of spectacles-everything con-
eeivable in the line of clean enter
tainment from the baby show to bal
loon ascensions and from ~cake-walking
to horse-raciHg by electric light. It'll
all be at the State Fair. 1t will take
a Week TO see Il all.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
STRIKE.

WASHINGTON, September 4.-The
organized p~aperhangers struck to-day,
demanding 1920 instead Of $3.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
"LIEUT." VANDERBILT MUST QUALIFY.

Young Millionaire Recruit IF NatiOna Guard Must as Academic
Exam. to Obtain Commission.
Young Alfred Vanderbilt, the first of his house to enlist in the U. S.
National Guard, is now a member of the Twelfth New Yok regiment. His
comrades have elected him second lie utenant and the young millionaire is
probably the richest officer of his rank in the United States. Before he OBJ
tains his commission, however, he m lust pass al academic exam, the mAt-
tary ks being waived.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
REGISTER AGENCIES.

WHERE THE REGISTER CAN BE
PURCHASED OUT OF TOWN,
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Queen Ne"S
stand. National Hotel
CHARLESTON, W. Va--HoteI RHhnsF
Kew Stand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

Put me off at Wheeling" is becom-
ing the popular word ali along the rail-
roads.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
IF THE SHAMROCK SHOULD WIN

The trial races for the selection of a
defender of Americas cup continue to
show Constitution to be inferior to old
Columbia, who has beaten Constitu-
ton worse in ten miles than she ever
before was beaten in thirty miles.
John R. Spears. a yachting expert,
states that Constitution is not so good
a boat now as when she began the
trial races.
With independence whose owner
offers to forfeit $780, 900 if she fails
to beat both Constitution and Column
bia and afterward the English chal-
lenger, Shamrock-barred from the
trial races, if Constitution should lose
the cup the responsibility for the ma
tional disappointment would rest on
the New York Yacht Club.
BY the way. if the N. Y. Y. c. in
tended to select Constitution to defend
Americas cup whether she was the
fastest boat or not, what was the use of
holding trial races?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
Thirty Glass workers Strike.

CINCINNATI, September 4.-Thirty
art glass workers, all the skilled men
here, struck to-day for an advance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

Teddy Roosevelt is talking through
his teeth again and giving the Republi-
can managers the chills.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

EDITORIAL RooMs-BELL.... 90S
EDITORIAL RooMs-NAT'L -. 908
COUNTING RooM-BELL 49,. 907
COUNTING ROOMMATE -. 9O7
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

The early visitor catches the best
quarters for Fair Week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

There appears to be some small fric-
ton between the editor OF the Weston
Independent and the management of The
Keener Gas Company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

Police Commissioner Murphy says
politics is responsible for the periodical
scandal raised about the New York
police department, which he declares
is the most efficient in the country.
Mr.. Murphy is more than half right.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
CLARKSBURG FAIR.

Special to the Register.
CLARKSBURG,s w. Va, September 4.
Fully ten thousand people attended the
Harrison county fair to-day. The
weather was beautiful and the racing
good. Barney Boy, owned by w. G.
Bennett, Of Weston, won the 2:40 trot.
Black Venus, same owner, won the 2:40
pace. Yara, owned by ]. B. Wiseman,
of Louisville, carried off the 2:25 trot,
and Mary Merrick, owned by ]. T.
Booher, of Fairmont, won the half mile
run. Twelve thousand people are ex-
pected Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

The Peoples National Bank of Mar
tinsburg has been merged into the Peo-
pies Trust Company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

Between 40 and so loaded freight cars
arrived at this place yesterday a third
of which were loaded with merchan-
dise.-Weston independent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

The Sampson-Schley war still goes
bitterly on. If Admiral Sampson pre-
sents a certificate. of illness 10 the
Court of inquiry admiral Schley's
counsel will place his physician IN the
stand to testify as TO the nature of his
jllness and whether it existed Prior to
the battle of Santiago. 1t is openly
charged that Admiral Sampson is try
ing to eyade going on the witness
stand. Whatever may be the outcome
of this wretched business and it's effect
on the navy the responsibility must
rest entirely on the administration ma
val clique who bounded Admiral Schley
into demanding a public Investigation.
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aDbssIins Reeister'
cHAs. "a. TANEY, GenI
DaiIy and sunday by Mail.

Efamns ~ Tho -GeuGmInEtlon II two cents
and less accepted for amounts less man
n dollar. - n,ar4ant
correspondence containing imPois ar.
news solicited from every oaft"'
rounding country. oy M.
Tributes Of Respect and CIi'u@tS
tees, five cents per line. na re-
Rejected communications VII nv psiefent
turned unless accompanied oy
postage. a,.arai
THE REGISTER, embracing It's seer a.
editions, is entered at the PosloLres
Wheeling. w. Va. as s~econd-elass matter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
WHERE DOES LABOR COME IN.

DOES Il COME IN.
In nearly if not quite all lines of in
dustry the wages Of labor in the United
States have been or less steadily
falling since the civil war. Statistics
show that in nearly every branch of
industry the drop in the individual
remuneration Of the workingman has
been something tremendous. The old
time iron worker, TO cite an average
instance, doesn't need statistics, how
ever to remind him Of this fact, nor
does labor in other lines.
Yet while American wages have been
going down a CREASED toboggan slide
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05
FROM WEST VIRGINIA.

Fayette county is being flooded with
green goods circulars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

Two members Of Company L. OF
Morgantown, have been dropped from
the rolls.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

After a test vote of the people of SUIT
ton, taken last week, the council of that
town has granted three liquor licenses.
The license people had a majority of IA
Of the popular vote.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

In a short time the dispute between
South Morgantown and the city Of Nor
gantown will be placed before the SUI
preme court and we shall know then
probably after a few months Of waiting
just what the merits Of the dispute are.
-Morgantown New Dominion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-05

The Clinton district coal is being
taken up. The farmers OF that section
Of the county will soon be even with
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12
Personal.

Cardinal Mezzofanti spoke ia Ian
guages and dialects, fifty of them with
such ease and fiuency that he was
sometimes mistaken for a native of the
lands where they were used.
There is no more ardent admirer
of things English and American than
the Empress of Japan, who, with her
husband, has done much to develop her
country on western lines. The empress
who has been married thirty years and
has a family of five children, is still
as vigorous as any of them. Every
day she spends an hour in her private
gymnasium in the palace at Toxic, and
she is said to be one of the most skill
full horsewomen in Japan.
Lord Rosebery is enjoying one of
his periodical holidays, and is likely
TO be away from England for six weeks,
as he cOntemplates trip in the Cata
MIA, the Duke of Sutherlands fine
yacht. before he returns. Lord Rose
berry has a beautiful villa at Naples.
His kinsman, Leopold Rothschild, is
also in the vicinity. putting in some
sunny days and recruiting at Palermo.
The Roseberys and Leopold Roths-
childs are the most devoted of friends
and relatives. Lady Sybil Primrose
spends nearly half the year at Ascot,
hunting with Mrs. Leopold and a flock
of other relations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

Senator Frye and other friends OF the
full of the passage of the new bill
which was introduced into the Senate
on Monday than they were of the bill
which attracted so much attention
during the last Congress. In the franz
ing of the new bill careful attention
has been paid to the objections which
Republicans of the West made to the
old bill and, as far as possible, they
have been removed.
1t is well understood, of course. that
if the bill is passed it will be by Re-
publican votes, because it is a party
measure. The Democrats are against
it, since they do not approve the sub
sidy system for building up the mer-
chant marine. According 70 their view
the proper way to encourage the
building of ships for the carrying of
our commerce is to change our navi-
cation laws. If those laws should be
changed so that foreign built ships
could obtain American registry when
owned by Americans it would not be
long before there would be additional
ship yards at various points along our
coast. The competition that would be
inaugurated would be such a spur to
American enterprise that it would be
quickly demonstrated that ships could
be built as cheaply in this country as
in any other, and could be run as eco
nomically.
The chief objection which Western
Republican senators and representa-
tives had to the old bill was that it's
purpose was to benefit few lines of
passenger steamers. If subsidies are to
be given they prefer that those steam
ers engaged in carrying the products
of the farms shall have them. Lower
freight rates are of more Importance
to their section than speed in passen-
ger carrying ships.
The new bill, therefore, provides for
uniform subsidy of one cent per
gross ton per 100 nautical miles, open
to all vessels, steam or sail, not under
mail contract, and to promote the
building of new ocean-going vessels an
additional allowance of one-fourth of
cent per gross ton is made for five
years. OF course, for the mail-carry-
ing steamers a much greater subsidy
is provided, those over 10000 tons, max
ing twenty knots an hour or over,
getting as much as 81 cents per gross
ton per 100 nautical miles.
Il
feel about the passage of this bill, it is
a safe prediction that it will have
troublous times in both the Senate and
the House, with the chances against
its becoming law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12
BRIGHT BITS.

--one Objection-''Th worst feature
of this submarine navy business" said
the chronic objector, lis that it will
be sure to lead to a revival of the tank
drama after our next war. '-Balti-
more American.
-She-Do you think my husband is
progressive?
Hell should say so! l saw him nod
ding in church to-day. Whats that
got to do with his being progressive?'
why. he was moving a head, wasn't
he?"-Yonkers Statesman.
The New Century Infant-Willie,
aged five, appeared at the main en-
trance to the circus tent hand in hand
with a venerable graybeard. Grand
pa wanted to see the animals" he eX
planned to the doorkeeper. land / had
to come along to take care of him
Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Jones-Mrs. Robinson is the
greatest woman to stick to fad ever
saw.
Mrs Brown--Why, l never heard
anybody mention that before.
Mrs. Jones-Can't help that. It's so,
all the same. lust see how she has
gone on admiring that husband of hers
these twenty years and more.-Boston
Transcript.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd0
says: 1.-The whole civilized world will
watch with more than common inter-
est the workings of the law just enact
ed by New South Wales, to establish
compulsory arbitration and make
strikes and lockouts unlawful. The
objection advanced to all proposals for
compulsory arbitration has always
been that it could be enforced upon
only one party. The capitalists prop
erty could be attached if they refused
to comply with the law; but the work.
ingmen had little or no property to
attach, and there was no other way to
punish them. The Australian law tries
to meet this objection by imprisoning
those guilty of disobedience; but
whether it will be possible to imprison
the thousands of participants in a gem
eral strike remains to be SEEM"
Discussing the proposition of Repre-
sentative Moody to cut down the
South's representation in Congress. the
Washington Post Qnd.) says: Rather
than have their local affairs in the
hands Of negroes, or of white men
elected by negroes, they would cheer
fully surrender their right of repre-
sentation in the Congress and trust to
such national legislation as the North
and West might see fit TO give. Upon
that point, having had nearly ten
years of frightful experience for it's
guide, the South is unanimous and
immovabe. And. for that matter, we
are profoundly convinced that the rest
of the country-with New England in
the lead-would assume a similar atti-
tude under similar conditions"
The New York Evening Post Qnd.)
says: 1--WE have been glad to recog-
nize in Mr.. Roosevelt's message to
Congress a disposition to regard the
future independence of the Philippines
as an open question. He has said no
word which commits him to the policy
OF holding a foreign race In subsection.
He has held out some encouragement
to those who regard such a policy as
destructive of the principles of self
government. But there is still a long
bridge to be crossed before he, or the
American people as a whole, can set
up for tutors to Great Britain in the
science Of Imperialism, or colonization.
or conquest. or whatever name may be
given to the doings in South Africa
The Birmingham Age Herald Dem
discussing the new treaty with Great
Britain, says: The treaty as IT stands
is the best bargain that can be OBJ
tanned England has acted gem
eiously I'm giving up her rights under
the Clayton Bulwer treaty and II is
to be hoped that her generosity will
be met by a ratification OF the pending
treaty before adjournment Tor the
Christmas recess
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12

1t was in a fashionable restaurant
and at about o'clock in the evening,
says the New York Post. A young
man of ordinary appearance sat at
a table, and after studying over the
bill of fare for some time, ordered can
vas-back duck. After a long wait it
arrived in it's glory of trimmings and
was set before him. The gorgeousness
of the celery-fed fowl reused his sus-
picions and he said to the waiter:
How much?" He turned pale as the
waiter said three fifty" and rushed
to the desk with the bill of fare in
his hand. The proprietor happened to
be there and the young man showed
him where a printers blunder had
been made, and the nought dropped
from the bill, and explained that he
had but IS cents to pay with. He was
excited and talked so loudly that all
in the neighborhood heard him as he
begged to be let Off The proprietor
said it was all right and to sit down
and order what he could afford. The
young man, however, was too badly
scared TO remain and left the place
An hour later the dish was served to
some one who really wanted II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-12

In my young days" said the rail-
his voice, according to the Detroit Free
Press, Il got a job as station agent
at the most lonesome junction I ever
ran across in the West. had to board
myself, and outside Of the train hands
and a stray cowboy there was no one
to talk to- I was getting mighty tired
of the job when stranger stopped off
one night to take the narrow gauge.
He had three hours to wait, and as
there was nothing doing with me l
made bold to ask if he didn't want a
little game of poker.
I might take a hand for small
stakes he replied, after looking me
over pretty carefully; and 1 got out an
old pack of cards. and at it we went.
| never was a decent hand at the
game. and at that time hardly knew
the value of the cards. I further had
only about eighty cents in cash, and
so you may believe me that l did not
sit down in a spirit of aver!ce. We
played a. five-cent ante and a ten-cent
limit game for a while, and l had the
best of luck. l was about 81 ahead
when the stranger asked to raise the
ante to fifty cents and the limit to a
dollar. I didn't object, and my luck
still followed me- I didn't have to do
any bluffing. The poorest hands I got
held two pairs, while he was in luck
to get a pair of jacks. Before three
hours were up was $50 ahead of him,
and when the train whistled and 1 call
ed his attention to it he replied
Never mind the train; I'm going
to sit here till my luck changes
After I had seen the train off and
reported her we went at it again. This
time it was a dollar ante, and no limit
to the game. The stranger had a big
wad with him, and could have raised
me out, but he played fair. 1t was
more than 1 would have done with luck
dead against me. When it came 6
o'clock in the morning and the express
was due, was $3.50 ahead of the game
tie didn't do any kicking, but went off
good natured, though 1 was soon to
hear from him again. That afternoon
l got the bounce through the division
superintendent. and when l asked him
the reason he replied:
For playing poker
" But 1 neglected none of my duties
replied.
=" But you played against our new
superintendent
" The devil I did! OF course,
didn't know him. Well, he might have
won my money
." But you won his, you see, and
we've got to keep up the discipline.
Pack UP and git!'
Il got" sighed the story teller, "and
I thought it was a mean trick for a
year or so. Then l was offered a bet
ter job on the same line, and 1 got a
call to the superintendent Office. He
gave me some general talk, and we had
finished our business when he suddenly
said:
" oh, by the way, believe you play
poker?
I haven't since that night I re-
Piled
Yes. just so. believe you were
discharged next day?'
Z" Yes, sir
Yes, just so. Very interesting
game, and you didn't neglect your
duties, but as 1 saw some one looking
through the window just as we count
ed up l had to look out for discipline
you know? Yes. Better pin a news
paper over the window if you play any
more
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