Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-31
CHARLESTON CHAT.
How the Public Buildings are Pro-
gres sing.
A TRIBUTE TO FLOYD G. WARREN.
Some Spicy Gossip About Democratic Pol
itcians Who Have Enterprise and
Ambition-keWspaper
Pointers.
Soecial Co,yrsponde7,ce q the Rcgistsr.

Special Correspondence of the Register
CHARLESTON. W. Va, October 25.-Busi.
ness at the future Permanent Seat is NOV
ing along at an even, steady gait, and while
there is no particular rush in improve
ments, yet, there are many new buildings
in course OF erection, and most Of them are
OF a handsome style and substantial char
acter.
The New Court House and Post Ohice,
which is being built here, is handsome
and enduring structure and will be quite
an ornament TO the city when completed.
1t is OF fine quality Of pressed brick pen.
ciled with black, and the trimmings are OF
red sand stone, said to have come, from
quarry at Manassas Gap, near the historic
battle field OF Bull Run. The outside
work of this building is completed, and the
plasterers are busily engaged upon the in
side. 1t will be ready for occupancy IN the
spring | suppose.
fear the room designed for a court room
VIII be FOund too Small.
as there is usually very large attendance
upon the sessions Of the nited States
Court ST. this place. | remember on one
occasion the grand jury found about one
thousand indictments. All these defend
ants, with the great number Of witnesses,
sWells the attendance at these courts into
the thousands. OF course they need not
all be in tie court room AT once, but the
presence Of enough of them Will be neces.
sary to more than crowd the small room
set apart for the court.
The New Capitol
will be very handsome aud CredItaole
structure and while il will not be so mag
nitiCent or imposing as the CHpitols OF some
Of cur sister States, yet the style OF It's
architecture. and the beauty OF the mate
rials of which il is built, will make ii
State house of which West Virginia may
well be proud
The first story OF the main building IN
irCnt, is built ola
Beautiful White Sandstone
gotten from quarries almost within a
stones throw, and the brilliant red brick
with its bright white pencilng, which
compose the upper stories, forms a con-
trast that is striking and admirable.
Mr.. Sheppard, the contractor, is pushing
his work vigorously, and is determined to
nave il done by the time specified in the
contract. By the way, Mr.. Shepherd
built the Capitol in Wheeling, and has
an experience that perhaps no other man
INlUB HdS-ludl VI
Building Two Capitois
for the same State.
The Improvements being made in the
Kanawha river by the general government
are probably not appreciated by many peo'
pie, but q circumstance happened WITHIN
he last month that will serve to show OF
What immense value they will be. We
bad Il rise in he kanawAa some time since, :
upon whiCn the coal men were able to send
their coal down to the mouth OF the river,
where II vas tied up. owing TO the lacH 0I
water in the Ohio. >I..cyer hundred ih0u
;G bushels 2f G9ai we're @ lying there at one
4 Rise Came Ia tne Ohio,
ensbliug al that cva, 10 be taksh out ana
the consequence was that over a million
bushels ri KanawNa coal got into market
u cincinnati before single lump
irGu the Pittsburgh fields arrived. Now,
when the locks are completed, as soon as
coal is loaded into barges it will be taken
down TO tie mouth of the kanawha and We
will get the drop on PittsburCh every time.
In politics all seems quiet AID sun oAt
[ think there is really q good deal OF hard
work being done. Phil Synd,r IS 81 course
trying 10 make himself
Safe For Second Term
and there are one or two Others who arc
striving as hard to secure his defeat ana
tLeir own election. Cam Thompson wants
tn be Auditor aud is doing a gOOi deal OF
still hunting with that end in view. fat
Duffy. of Webster as genial aui whole
souled an Irishman rs ever re lolced IN the
name OF the great Saint, Is also candidate
for the same position. Then Will. wilson
ard General Watts desire to be Governor
and Attorney General respectfully, and are
both beating the bU,h h to scare up support
ers. There will he
The Biggest Fight In This COunty
next year growing out of the candidacy o.
these two men. that you ever saw. Mark
me wur r.ds. Wilson is able, dliigent ana
nlucky and hard to down with the masses.
Watts ia fully as determ ned as Wilson aud
as both cannot he nominated II Will OF
course be war 10 the knife and the knife to
the hilt het weeD them.
look on Watts as the greatest phenO'n
anon in West Virginia politics, except
KennOn Watts
Game Here Few Years Ago
10 practice law, one OF the green"st i"Lk
est. awkwardest specimens OF The broom
ssprr that could be imagined lie devoted
himself to his profession for sc""ra. years
Ostensbly, but all the Zine he ~'s sohdiiy'
irg himself politically. Ear! n !>"t
YEAR and a half before the tune for the
convention, be decided to run for the othce
OF Attorney General. He went about II on
husiress principles He would say 10
man that he thought OF being candidate
end ask him for his support. Well, you
know how a fellow always answers
Thing Like That,
"Wby certainly, II can do anything for
you I'll do it," and then forsets it the next
minute Rnt Watts had a note book and
hat him ha mt his
name down. A year later he approached
re gentleman and reminded him Of his
nrorise and there was no backing out.
Many peop,e smiled when Watts became
TasIIy and truly candidate for the nomina
| tion for Attorney General. After the CON
yention he did the smiling himself. The
| death OF
Floyd g.. Warren,
late business manager OF the Call, was
| great loss 10 Chariestsn. There is no de
nyipg the fsct that u Criiy paper, even 50
| small sud unyretentiUUs one as tne Is'i'
| is Of great sdyantsee TO city, and mink
| the success OF the Call has been due almost
| entirely 10 Warrep's tireless business &C
| ,jyi,y and urceasipg industry. He vas
| fsyorite with the business men OF tte
| nlsce and many Of them pA'roDizei the
pSper Al first simply out OF friendship 10
| him. and after it got started OF course Il
was 10 their interest TO
Contipue Their Patronage.
Warren was 8 good fellow, kind, obiiEing
| and faithful TO his friends, and man that
| he'd to be known 10 be appreciated
| do not know what the Call viii do Tor
a man to fill his place. The other neWspa,
pers in this place seem 10 be getting along
| all right. Tpe KsnaThs Gazette hS !ds'
gotten a new lot OF type, and WILL II Is sa.1'
sHon sppear in a bran new dress OF 6our.
geois spd min!on. The Gazette il making
amid strides in extending its circulation
! and its business. The Tribune Ii p'ln''
| ed with
ATerribIe Lot OF Old type.
| hut somehow OF other it has clean, tresh
lock and as it is always Jam ful Of news
il is eseeriy sought and widely read. Cap
tain Crscrsf, is getting lots OF good reading
matter into the Leader, and II ne keeps ~
no. will have fine Newspaper property IN
| few years.