Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-01
IHs MARINE HOSPITAL.
Grosvenor to Introduce "a BIN For GALL
polts With = Formidable Petition.


Sp.cal, 10 q. Register.
WASHINGTON, February 2S-Gen. c.
q. Grosvernor, Of Ohio, will tomorrow in
troduce mis- bill providing for the erection
Of building for the accommodation OF
the Marine Hospital st Galhpolis, Ohio.
Il will be recalled that Representative Glib.
son, Of West Virginia, has introduced q
similar bill locating tie hospital at Pt.
Pleasant. Mr.. Gibson claims that nearly
all of the river men between Pi,tsburg and
Cincinnati have signed petition asking
that tie hospital be located AZ PL Pleas
ant. Gen. Grosvenor says that the same
men have signed a sinilar petition in favor
OF GalHpolis. G:osvenor inimates that
the river men will sign any paper so they
get the hospital The Government already
has q hos pitsl at Gallipolis. whichis located
in q rented building.
Tae General 4, rarha, Of the opinion
tha. Mr.. G,bson's uyIion Tor trying to get
,he Hospital .; N; Pleasant is TO tostrength-
en- hi, chances for O denomination. DE
does not believe that The West Virginia
Congressman has any real hope of success.
G,n Grosvenor's sill will also be intro
l,esd in the Scrale tomorrow by Mr..
sherman
ACCOMMODATING General GrosYenors bill
i a formldlo peritiou, headed by Gov
ernor Foraker, and which contains the
names Of the leading steamboat owners
on the Ohio. and especially all the lines ot
boats trading a, G ,Ihpolis, Pome'oy and
Point Pleasant, the owners Of the blg
Sandy Packe, Company the hsnsWha
River Packet Company over one hundred
Sfry captains. mates and engineers OF
stesn5oars Il also has the Boards o.
Trade OF Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Irontou,
and many prominent steamboat men Ike
John Kgie. J. Z StOckdale, K W. Wise,
Gus Houshell T. >. CsihJTu, Flour and
Grain Exchange Of Pltts5arg. Petroleum
Exchange, CT Piusbu-g; Board OF Trade
Of oIum5us-Msrieyra The River Pliots
Association. y, GaLipohI, kanswhs aud
Pomeroy Packet Company, representing
four steamers; s.. prominent business
houses at Marietta, lronton and Ports
mouth. and the city officials Of these cluesi
the KansRha River Packet Co, ia act
under seal, Sc;ots Eslley Grain Company
four ex Congressman aad hundreds OF
1roniuen. citizens; tCEboat captains,
r xJss. eagineers and owners, Of Pttsoarg,
Indeed toe petition is most formidable IN
he nuEler and chsrsc' er OF its s'gners.
Mr.. "'ESON.
a local paper says: Representative
Gibson, Of West Virginia, Is TO the Demo
sra,s in the House what Mr.. Van Wyck IS
10 the Republicans in the Senate. de q
an orator . tue pail N the china shop
order
He s,ashes arOurd right aud left, hitting
.riend and tos alike in his sWeepaoS re-
marks. Ia MS speech last Friday, IN op-
position 10 the spp0iG.m .ment of-R committee
to investigate the Pan Electric matter, he
PROBABLE may have said ceEtsln things
which would have been better unsaid IN
he presence CT his political opponents,
u, be expressed the private sentiments OF
= large majority Of his party when ne SAID;
/ am irsuk to say, while | consider the
honesty ami cleanliness Of this Admins
tra,iou as being equal to any that we have
ever bad, have but RuLs regard for Its
politics.
toNHsSI0yEg MILLER STILL SICK
Sg-eigl 20 ne Register.
W,saryr-,v, Fe5ruary 2S -ConmiI'
s;o7a, Miller /. Ill sick, although not
seriously. He is unable to attend 10 the
duties OF nis Office II is do&srstood that
he coa,enyIa,es going asSv i'F sRhiIe 10
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