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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
HAS 4 BIG SURPLUS.
The gYsItham watch Company Deciarss a
Dividend OF Fifty Per Cent.

The yYsliham watch Company Declarss a
Dividend OF Fifty Per Cent
BosroN, March 29-At The annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Aueii-
con walt6am Watch Company yesterday
it vas voted 20 increase the oapitsl stock
l,O00. 600, making $1,000 coo. A dividend
of city ger cent. was declared.
Royal T. Robbins, treasurer Of the COM
pany, said with regard to the dividend
thaI 10 had been declared on the advice Of
the late Sidney Bartlett shortly before his
death III was, he said, cash dividend.
Tue company had p surplus OF y 2OOO,-
600 shove It's capital, for which the stock
holders had nothing TO show, and this
course had been taken that they might
have some evidence of their property. The
ca.ltal stock had been increased to the eX-
tent of the cash dividend, and those of he
Stockholders who wished could take the
c,sb they received ia dividends and pur-
chase new stock at par in pro rata proper
tion 90 what tbey already held. 1t was
not a stock dividend. The other million
dollars surplus would be used ia carrying
on tbe business Of the company. There
would be no additions 10 tho works on tine
head of the Increase IN stock.
ia 1S65 shen the capital stock was
$500 600. diyiden. of $50 per cent. was
made and The stock increased to $3.50, COO.
Tn l-,0 dividend 100 per cent. wss
made and the capital increased TO l,5oO,-
600 and IN 1855 the stock was increased
$500 eco. for which the stockholders paid.
Slr Robbins wanted it understood that
ths dividend was legal and that the stock
holders understood the matter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business 10 Both Improving and Hopeful.
Money Market.

money MAEhhts
NEW YORK, March Or. G. Dim &
Co. 8 weekly review OF trade says
Tie general tendency Of reports indicate
that trade is both improving and hopeful.
All the interior money markets are well
Supplied.
In the wooien trade there is some IN
crease in demand and wool is more firmly
held. The firmness in cotton goods abates
with the termination of the great Fail
River strike.
The iron trade is weaker and blocks are
offered through commission houses at very
low prices Alabama Grey forge is offer
ed at $i5 % and No. l foundry at
Sl7. More business is seen in bar iron
here and at PittsbuIg, but the rail
market continues unsatisfactory. The
coal market is pronounced the dullest for
ten years. At Pitt-burg, closing of the
Moro1gah5la mines for fortnight is con-
templated, and the trade mas been bad aud
grows worse. The glass business is also
depressed
Another decline in wheat, % cents for
me week, WIN 6Altb NA uhCL fNrhNus ONb
bushels here, in spite of some orders for
export. comes because q large incr ase in
the average OF spring wheat is foreshaaow-
ed. A heavy failure at Antwerp on the
long side helped the depression. Corn and
oats sre unchanged. Pork products shade
stronger. Sugar is in active demand,
Coffee is unchanged. Cotton has Iisen
shade
In iron, MessTs. Carnegie and Hewitt
have recently protested that the railroads
by continuing present charges for freight
on material and products, will make it
impossible for Eastern 70 compete with
Southern works. The era of cheapness
makes 10 possible to extend manufactures
in countless directions Thus the Ncrth
Chicago Rolling Mill consolidation will
commence the production Of tin plates.
Expoits are expanding in unexpected direc-
tions; q British railway being ear the
northern frontier of India ia using tim
her exclusively from Washington Terri
tory. Tine supply of money is ample and
he Treasury has paid out $500, 600 more
than it has taken N.
The business failures ara 2i0, as COM
pared with d total of 2i9 last week and
POI the week previous. For the same
week last year figures were 223.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
AN ENJOYABLE MUSICALE
Given at NC A. Ball Last Evening by
Prof Eprle

Given at y. NJ G A. Ball Last Evening by
Prof Engle
The fist annual ses1ca musicale given
by Prot. s. Camille Eugle, at tie Y. NJ.
c. A. Hall last evening was a social and
artistic sacces5 A large and cultivated
audience filled the hall 10 ovelAowing, and
tie entertainment Was a thoroughly Il Joy
able one All the foloists showed the
painstaking efforts Of Prof Eegle, in teach
ing the little details in vocal .tiou, which
are 70 much neglected by the mfjority Of
vocal instructors.
The programme was operei by Miss
Alma Conner, with Ru0enstein's Val'e
Allemsgne, aud gave a very cfedltable
rendition of the same. "Italy,n by Men
delssohn, was sfung by Mr. Harry Sweeney
in a very nice manner. Mics Lee Walton
made her debut by fi0ging Mendelsschn's
'Ou Songs Bright Pini0nn very sw6eily.
The Flower Girl" az surg ny Miss Sadie
Gambling, showed great Improvement over
her former efforts ard reflected great
deal OF credit upon her teacher.
Mrs. +. b Hemps.one was suffering 20
much from a cold thst she was. 10 tie re-
gTet Of the audience, compellsd 10 give up
singing her solo. The Echo" by Mise
Meholin, @as rendered laultlessl}, aSd
was one Of tie gems Of the evening. DR..
John Mcclure sang "rhe Two Gten1-
diers." by Rsissinger, in fne style. he has
a bssso OF extra gooi compass ard quality.
One great point to bic crecit is an absence
OF flattiug. Miss COckayne's Instrumental
solo. "Rigoletto Fantasie," was one Of The
beat numbers on the programme. The
lady's performance reflected great credit
on her teacher for attaining such peIiec
tion.
Miss Conner Gang "Amo," by Matteo,
very nicely, her voice showing 10 the best
advantage in her piano tones. Misc Kate
Yoder made her debut before a wheeling
audience, singing Rubenstein's' Since Fnst
Met Thee" very awsetly. Miss Hoder
has \ voice Of great power and promise.
1T Was Not to Be" wss banded hy Mr..
Tom Carson very stylishly, showing his
rich bass 10 coed advantage.
The excellent programme was closed By
lsdies' quartette, composed Of hIe.
Hemps'one and Misses Conner, Gundling
and Yo1er.
After The musicale Prof Eagle enter
tanned the gentlemen members OF his class
at the Hotel Windsor in a very pleasant
manner, q little banquet adding to the en-
iovgnert Of the occasion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
MOST OF THEM ARE GONE.
West Virginia ONCE Seekers Have De-
serted the Capitai-One Head Goes on.

West Virginia Ohos-seekers Have De-
serted the Capi,ai-One Head Goes ON.
Sp.cic' zt,sgron % ne Register.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-There are
Only q few West Yirginians left in the
city. Most Of those who were here have
gone Mr. Mason had a few callers, bat
they bad bs.u in before.
The Attorney General has not vet signi-
fed when he expects to make the nomina-
tion OF the successor to Gen. Waite. II it
is 60 be done before the Senste adjou1ns it
must be done quickly. Tina; body, it is
expected, viii do the act very gracefully
on next Tuesdey 1t would not be sur-
prisi- then If a nomination we've sent in
before tha, time.
Mr.. Clarkson Is making himself useful.
The first tourth-clsss West Virginia post
master TO suffer doc5pitation ID D. W. Gall,
Of fPbilippi
Mr. Holly Armstrong is undecided what
he viii DO when be ends his official connec-
tion with ihe Internal Revenue office. Dn-
ring bis ieIm as Chief OF the Stamp Depart
meat Doe has handled over $4,000, OOO and
this without The error Of 8 cent.
Ev-Commissiorer J. S. Miller is ex-
psc.ed 20 return to the city Thursday. He
will receive q warm Wsic0me from his
.fierds
Mr Garrett HendershOt, Of parkarsbnrg,
came into tine city tbis mornicg. Heis rs
stGunch a Democrat as ever.
Randolph Stalnsksr is registered at
Wuiard's g.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30

Disciples OF Schweiafurth Interrupt n
Prayer Meeting, snd Deacon Tbrows
Them Out.
ROCKFORD. ILL, March % -Trere vas
e riot Wednesday nigIs 10 the Westminster
Presbyterian Chureb A body Of the
Church OF the Redeemed, or Bsekmanitee,
who believe that ile R-v. George ].
scbweiufurh is the Christ returned tC
earth, took possessies 70 iha z. Yer inest
ing Il
Mrs M. NJ. Kinnehan, who is a member
Of The church, but who has recently beer
converted to faith in Schweinfurih, replied
to remarks by the pastor, DR.. Corde, in
sisting that be had better investigate end
Ike her, he would ne convinced tba
Schweinfurth was the Perfect O5e.
Dr. COnde rated her sharply for running
after false prophets, and insisted tina
SchweiDfurth meant devii8-that lie wat
au impOstor like one of the swsi1 int,
which Christ cast the devil. This causei
a great outbreak from the half dozen NAL,
Beekmsnites.
Disciple whitney tnen made some re
marks Ofensi,e 10 The members of To,
church, ana called them "Scribes ans
Pharisees." Deacon Wallace seizai
Whitney and another Disciple by the col
lar ard threw them headlong from III,
room. The other Beekmsnites fed They
held 8 meeting last night and vowed the
would yet force the Westminster people t,
receive them aud accept the truth cf thei
doctrine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
HE SEEKS vNDICATIoN.
Coagrorsman reckenridge, Of Arkansas,
Anxious 20 Run in His old District.

Coagro-sman reckenridge, of Arkansas,
Anxious to Kun in His Ola District.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, March % -Hcu.
Clifton R. Breckenridge, Co1g essman nom
the Second district, vss up from Pine
BI1f for few hours to-dsy. The object
of his visit to the Cspitsl city Wa learned
from o conversation, waa 10 request the
members Of lhe Legislature not TO pass toe
bin restricting the State iu its
present shape. The bill proposes such
changes as viii make the First and
Second districts more strongly Democratic.
the bi TO take effect at oncs. Dir. Bseck-
euridle's reasons were stated frankly IN
.ha interview. la the first place be does
rot doubt chat he Second District IS re-
iably Democratic. hut 7hould ths change
le made. desires that they 10 not 90 into
feel until some remote day, say about
August 1890 He has no donbt IN the
world Of bis election, but should Congress
decide chat be- was not elected, Hnd rev
election become necessary By reason Of the
death hor contestant J. NJ. Clayton, ne would
prefer to make the race in the old distict,
SD that bis reelection would be Vindlca'
ti0n against charges Of fraud; 50 that the
cry could not be raised Tor political pur-
poses that .hs d.sir.c. had been changed
to- tle occasion. 1t is not likely tnat ,he
b.u viii be IeacGei tins session, en- Sc
count of the short time remaining, but
should it co,ne up, hIr. breckenridge re-
quest would have considerable weight IN
the action upOn it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
THE DAYS APPOINTMENTS.
The South American niissions-A Pennsyi-
vanian Goes 70 Brazil.

Aht 'WMtA n AAAAFAANhN NAANNiuuN-sA tAtHhlA7
vanian Goes 10 Brazil.
WASHINGTON, Morch 29-The Presi-
dent sent the folio ying nominations to the
Senate to-day:
Robert Adams, Jr, Of Pennsylvania, 10
he Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenip0tentiary Of the United States to
Brazil.
LiBzing B. Miserer, Of California, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleui
pOten;iary Of tie United S,ate0 TO the
Central American States.
VIM. l. ScrUggs, of Georgia, to be En-
voy Extraordinary ard Minister Plenipo
tsniiaTy Of the United States to Venez1eia.
WIN. o. Bradley, of Kentucky, to be
Minister Resident and Cousul General OF
the United States 10 Cores.
Geo. B. Ferguson, Of Maine, 10 he Col
lect0r oi Customs for the District OF Bel
fsst, Maine
George Chandler, of Kansls, 70 be Fist
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Geo. l.. Shoup, Of Idaho, TO be Governor
OF Idaho.
Eivard J CARTS, of idaho, 10 be Secre-
tary Of Idaho.
Jacob V. Admire, Of KensGs, to be Re-
ceiver Of Public Moneys at Kngdshes
Stage station, Indian Territory.
Jscoh Y. Roberts, Of Nenrasks, 80 be
Register Of The Land Office at Kingfsher
Sage station, Indisn Territory.
S.Oa A. Darneil, Of Georgia. to be U. S.
Attorney ioJ the Northern DistTicJ Of
Georgia.
Wm. S. Tiptou, of Tennessee, to he O.
S. Marshal for the Eastern District OF Ten
/ nessee.
Charles Henry Tllghmau Lowndsp, Of
Maryland, to be an assistant surgeon in the
navy.
Second Lieutenant Charles B. Vodges
First Infantry, 10 be first lieutenant
William L. S'ruegs, who was to-day
nomi aiei to he Uoitsi States Minister %
| Venezuela, ~ss born in Tennessee, but
afterwards removed to Georgia.
Mr.. MGasiog Mizener, who was named
es United States Mi0ister 70 Ce1tral
America, is weli-to-6O citizen Of Benicis,
Gala IS a. extensive land owner IN
that place, and is reported to have accu-
muls'ed g torture through inyestm MS il
real estate.
Robert Adams, nominated 20 be Minis
fer to Brazil, is a gentleman Of culture
and attlinments, living in Philadelphia
He is = graduate If the University of
Pennsylvania, aud Ex-State Senator,
member of the Governors staff, and of the
Philadelphia City Troop He has never
held Gny public Office, exctp. that Of
State Senator. He is quite wealthy.
Wm. o. Bradley, of Kentucky, named
for Minister 10 Cores, is prominent
Southern Republican During the var he
was Union man. He bas been the cerdi-
GATE Tor the Kentucky Republicans for
Governor, and U. S. Senator, snd made
good race agsinst Governor Buckrer for
the former place At the Chicseo Con-
ven,iOn, Kentucky urged him for Vice
President, and he received o number Of
votes from Southern delegates. He IL q
fine lawyer, with large and lucrative
practice, and IL is slid that he will not ac-
cept the Office, and that he informed the
President that he did not desire any ap-
pointmeDt whatever.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
DECIDED CHANGES

Made Dy the Board OF Commissioners,
Regarding appropriations.
The Board of County Commissioners met
yesterday as Finance Committee, and de-
voted q large part af the day to the consid-
Grafton of very impo tant business. The
list OF estimated r5ceipts for the year waa
made mp, the total probable income being
placed at $4,000. This accIuas from the
levy OF fifty cents on valuation Of So
1913, GOO, the dividend from Pewiky stock,
$500, ard the intsrest on Pewiky bonds,
$3.50. This sun was appropriated Tegu-
larry tor the various departments o. coun-
ty government, something which has lever
been done before, and the matter was then
ordered reported 20 the Board az next
Mondays teesion for formal approval
The Board has drafted and put il force
a regularly drawn restraining ordinance,
modelled sfLer that in force in city affairs,
imposing heavy penalties upon the Clerk
OF the Board for drawing an order upon
any fund unless the cash is on hand to
meet it, aud matters are expected to run
along much more smoothly and to the
better satisfaction Of the tax payers under
the new arrangement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
oF 1NrEREsT 10 rRAvELLERs
Local Decision About the Closing of
Inner Berths I'm SIeapars

Local Decision About the Closing of
Upper Berths In sieepers.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March GA
decision hss been filed by Judge Young
which hiss an important bearing on the
rulings of the State Railroad Commission.
The ca c wss thst of The appeal of the
ST. Louis road from an order Of the Com
mission requiring the upper beTths Of
sleeping cera to be closed when not in use,
and the Court decided in favor Of the road
aud the order MAS rescinded.
In December, 1857, the Commission
made an order requiring all upper berths
TO be made up, then closed, and not 10 be
lowered unless the berth should be ne ded
for a passenger. In reviewing the case,
the Judge Gays: "a person may purchase
a berth, or a whole section in a car,
and occupy the same, but if he
purchases but one berth he is not entitled
to the whole section, and il il evident that
the lowering Of the UPPER berth, even If
not occupied will not cause the occupant
of the lower berth any more discomfort
than if it is occupied. ~
The Court even gees so far as to state
that if railroad companies provide COM
Portable day co7ches the Commission would
have 70 power to oompsl them 70 put a
sleepfng car on their roads. The Commits
sion certainly hes power 30 make police
regulations regsrding the management OF
the rosds, bat if it could legally enforce
he order in question it would he hard TO
find limit to its power.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
THE PAINrEIis' STRIKE.
Another Employo Talks About the sltua

Another Employo Talks About the sltua-
ton.
A journeymau painter approached
REGISTER man last night ard said:
Il want to tell you that the man you in
teryiewed in yesterday mornings issue is
about the only membsr of that email ma
jority he spssks Ofwhich is willing 10 return
to work At tbs compromise offered by the
men. Weare all still fra for our demand.
ard will positively not accsp, any such
compromise. What VIC ask is virtually
only twenty five cents per day dyG0ce,
because It was generally conceded that the
employers would give us toe nine hOur
work day without any strike at all, and IN
fact several OF them had iutimste1 they
would. This would be even better than
the thirty cents per hour compromise Of
iered by the boses. The man you inter
viewed IS entirely alone iu his position,
acd We will 10. return 20 work unless we
gain cur demand. The statement by the
employers about us inducing apprentices
to come ont is also exaggerated. There
wss one boy We simply asked TO come cut
and be did So
As far as the statement OF the workman
who talked to you shout The Building
Trades Council not supporting us is con-
cencd, that is palpable mi.s'atement, as
the two endorsements will show These
are the only two unions IN the Council
which have met. bet the Others will give
us the game endoTsement.n
The papeis are az follows:
70 Whom II Nay Concern:
AT a regular monthly meeting held
March 20, 1889, We unanimously endorsed
the painters in their demand for shorter
hours and higher wsges.
WM STOEIZER, Rec Sec'y,
Operative Piastelers' Association.
This cerlih that Lccll Union No 3,
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners OF America, Goas fully endorse The
| painters strike.
Ed G.. MossBURG, President.
CHAs. PARRISH, Secretary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
HARVEST FOR TEE LAWYERS.
There VIII be Trouble IN Regard to the
Oklahome 1laims.

Oklahoms claims.
WICHITA, KAs, March 29.-Colonel
Dyer, who hss for years hean on official Of
the United States Lsnd Office here, Gays.
regarding the Oklahoma settlement, that
the question of entry is not so complicated
as is usually the cas- in regard to public
lands.
1t IS pisio case, and there is but one
course TO pursue in regard 10 the mstier.
The seeker of homestead must simply 90
on 70 his claim under the homestead act
and stick 70 ii in order to gain title The
former customs will have but little to do
do in this case, as the law is plain snd will
he enforced on its merits as 70 the question
of priority.
One OF the greatest difficulties that will
arise IN connection With the lands will be
the adjusting Of matters With those who
are nov upOn .he la.ds or may take pos
session contrary to isw. The parties who
are IN organized bodies or colonies ill lot
likely be disturbed il their p0ss essions at
present, but in course Of time, as their
combines" which hsve been formed to
protect their 90 called rights, become ex-
tinot, trouble VIII begin in regard to the
legality Of those tiles, and the lawyers
will reap rich harvest ftOm the contests
which will follow.
A dispatch from Topeka says: Simul-
tsueous with the proclamation declaring
Oklahoma open to settlement was the for
nation in this city Oi an Oklahoma Town
Site and Improvement Company, composed
OF prominent resident capitalists. The
charter sets forth Tie e--poses Of the cor
poratiOn to be to leose ard plat, improve
and sell town sitss and lots thereon and
additions in the public domain and else
where; slsO to open, build and operate
roads, tramways, ferries and bridges in
Oklahoma, and promote by lawful meth
oos the rapid settlem nj and peaceful gov
ernment Of the Indian Territory and ada
cent public land strip.
The cattlemen aregst'ing their stock out
OF Oklahoma, fearing iis destruction by
their mortal enemies, the boomers Their
friends are afraid of serious conflicts before
the work Is completed The eoldisrs hav-
ing left the OklahOms station, the boomers
came f5om their hidiDg-pacee to hear the
nevs and upon learnirgit fairly went wild
Grsy-haired men who hed waited ten years
for the opening, when they heard The tele-
gram read wept, yelled, sang and embraced
each other Some had their clothes torn
from them in their excitement and went
around half nased.
Claims sra repidIv taken m end there
is now hardly section Of good llud that
hes not a claimant Slme men have been
offered 500 aud $500 for their right al
ready. Fights are now daily occurring,
one Of which erminatsd fatally lGst night.
Tbs new orders from Washington that all
must leave the country, and That oficerg
will begin taking names, Was received bS
Col. Sumner, ard soldiers are en- route for
Fort Reno. This has frightened the
boomers, aud many are leaving, bat
stopping at Guthrie aud in Icdian reser-
vations 10 await the 22d.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-30
IN 4 BAD BOX.
The Mclaughlin Brothers Held on Two
Serious Charges.

The Mclaughlin Brothers Held on Two
Serious Charges.
AS announced yesterday morning, OH
GERS Dunn and Donley went cut the pike
in a buggy, having heard tha. Ben, alias
'SqGinty" Mclaughlin wac ont along the
road some place. They traced him up to
the Elm Grove station at the park, where
they found him peacefully sleeping beside
Q natural gas fire.
When arrested Mclaughlin said he had
intended to Jump a freight train for Pitts
burg, and WAS only waiting for his brother
TO bring him some clothes. lie was brought
in and placed in jail. and yesterday after
noon e aud bis brother George had o hear
ing before Justice Davis ON charge Of
obtaining money under false preteneea.
1t will be recalled that the two brothers
had been circuliiDg petition to the pub
lie 10 secure subscriptions to fund for an
individual named Thompson who was
supposed 10 have been badly injured at
the Riverside steel works, leaving a wife
and five children suffering from want; and
III tuA7 WGl tLtJ lilil rNNtt th Ftftihl AulAiA1s
The paper contained the names OF several
prominent citizens ard firms credited with
various amounts, and the last person ap-
p;olched for a subscription was Bishop
Kain, VINO saw through the trick and
turned the paper over 10 the police. George
Mclaughlin mai received 81 from Angus
tus Pollack, 20 whom he represented
that he was authorized 70 solicit bys yth-
ical individual nauei c f. Lee. In this
manner the same amouu had been secured
from Mise S J. Msholn. Ia these two
cases the brothers Mclaughlin were each
held for court by The Justice in the sum Of
$500 in esch case.
Then it was shown that they had forged
the name OF 1rs. J d. Culbertson and
that of G.. Men6el q Co., in each Of which
eases they were each held in the sun Of
81 600. In default OF bail they S. ere both
sent to Jail. Ben. Mclaughlin has heel at
Ibis business for along time and has worked |
he scheme quite succes-fnlly. He nil /
now, no doubt, take an extended rest.