Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-29
Ar THE CAPITAL.
Talk as TO the Admission Of Dakota
as a State.
An INCREASE IN PENSIONS NOTED.
.lsc,I Option Movement in the City
CfWashingtOn---General
Dispatches.


WASHINGTON, December 2S.-A letter
=, ms, been received by your cOrrespOn.
I,., from the Hon. A. c. MeIette, the
c,vs,por-slect Of the proposed State Of
7,g,,s in which reference is made to the
,Do,stion teirg made in the Senate to
uskiDg Safe out Of a portion Of that
Territory sDd a Territory out Of the other
op,. Mr. MslIette says:
81 should think South Carolina good
.,-rss ,o- our fight 10 euenste from.
9,yrrou this is the Democrat from
0,sors who Is here and conducting the op-
-,,I,iou TO statehood and talking so
NH about threatened revo-
mon. IN the Territory, was = member
-. rbs arst constitutional convention at
S,rx Falls suG leader of the movement
a lscIsrsG 10 bis placs IN that convention
.gs- be woaii 20 home unless We elected
S,s,s officers then. He was With US till six
,1rrbs 40 some one mentioned him for
Tsrfr2r!al Governor, and he has since then
sssn on tue other iie. We had twenty-five
rssi;ug Democrats 40 that convention and
.bsv were IA for election, Aad It need be
.syoIDtiou. There is 10 longer an excuse
hat We are 10; qualified toe Statehood
The CENSUS aud statistics settle that qnss
,.,n The admission act does not admit
Es have inst ~ much authority 10 make
constitution before a. after Is passage
Inc only thing is We must do It At OuC own
sv-srss. C5uyrrs, has OIly a legal right
., rstlse us admission up1u he grOund
IA, We have not attained 3 self
,,7srniny condition, or that our COns,itu
I'm i not Republican IN torn OF course,
C57yrass ulay refuse 10 admit, but she can.
--rIn II lawfully. II - Ike jrdga refus-
RIO psss sentence after uial lou will
-..-r-- our cause is attracting attention,
and II the u-mU,rAliC party keep US out
{, sl.l b. gu issue in the next campaign.
rap1r.eI here IN Washington that
be ogDosi,ioa to the admission OF Dakota
!. being worked up by Ex-Governor Ord
vsy Who Is h,ipy here dOg; tbas the eN-
r;sT-rnor is usiag the D'mScratsas & cats
,,E hou.uy hat h. can get mp rOW
sr,,r, then 20 that attsr tha Territory is
37.lgd aud The lower hail made State,
IA Will have a claim upon the Republicans
here C3r O United S,a'es SsnAtorship on
he theory that be cid party service in
nssiny trouble among the Democrats.
TEMPERANCE Is wASHJSGTON.
ypsriaI 10 ne Register.
WASHINGTON. December 2S-The citi-
-.gs of this District srs circulating a petit
.5r or memorial. calling upon Congress
=, give them authority to vote upon the
clss,iOu o. local option. lis believed b7
:ss temperance people tha, they will sue
cssd if they can eve- set the matter
,r1srel7 before Congress. At no place IN
,ss country is the liquor trafh; more
loosely conducted than here. There are
no-a than . thousand drinking places in
he cj,y. Some srs gorgeously fitted up,
and many are low dives which breed
crime. One can get whisky in almost any
5.siress block on Sunday, and IN many
places II is cold openly on that day. Every
hing is vilh,u police control, and the
3o!ics caunos well suppress the low viola
sldsr the present circumstances.
INCREASE Of PENSIONS.
So.cirg 70 ne RsgiE'sr.
WASHINGTON. December 2S.-IE IS stated
), employees il me S.rgeon Generals Of
Zee that CImost yus-h,t oi tbe ?. nsion pa
ps!s and in fact al pspsrs, hardled by
them rel.,e - AZ increase Of peuslons- In
he Pension Bureau 10 3 said the proper
ION IS even larger. Ao impression seems
% prevail among pensioners that the
change CT administration gives them 3
Fooi chance to yat mOra money Inc
1umbsr o. INCREASES allowed nowadays IS
less, sm cid, thar year ago; 30 that
he DESERVE. pcss,.vsTs OF the country
will not fare aerr-y. grs most likely worse
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