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, 1889-05-01
News of Mr.. Stanley.

Letters from Mr.. Stanley have
been received in London by Sir
Francis de Winton. aud in EGin-
burgh by Mr.. A. L. Bruce, an init
mate friend of the explorer. Il ap.
pears from these communications,
which viii be made public imme-
dintely, that on Sept. 5, al which date
the letter Sent 10 Edinburgh left NJ.
Stanley, he was well and in good
spirits. The envelope bears the post.
marks. Bona " and Banana" and
the contents are dated, IS. Mupe,
Ituri River, September 4, 1888"
In writing to Mr.. Bruce, Stanley
reports that il occupied him a longer
time in reaching Emin PaSha thnD
he had calculated. The traveller,
whom our previous reports left pur-
suing the curse ut the Aruwimi,
proceeded direct to Lake Albert
Nyanzn, and from thence sent a mes
senger down the Nile to Emin 10
announce his arrival. To this Emin
responded by a request that Stanley
would remain where he was until he
could join him. After some delay
Emin came, they met on the shore
of the lake, and were together
twenty-six days. When Stanley left,
Emin was well, and the tone OF
his letter gives The impression that
the intrepid traveller was well pleas
ed with what he had seen and
heard during his sojourn with Emin.
Stanley experienced considerable diff.
icnIty in traversing The country be-
tween the Congo basin and the
Albert Nyapza. This territory will
now be added to The geography ,of
Africa. The letters appear to have
takenefve months iosreaoh the mouth
oftheC ongO.-DailyT efgyapk2 Aprl.
nv lS3.tflss 49, n Is @sf5s tfT1ttls-@F 81
, 1889-05-01

The United States ship Vandalia,
Of Which the melancholy wreck il
the great hurricane at Apia, in the
Samoan Islands, has been made
known, was one of the most promi-
nent vessels in that wooden navy of
which the Americans are at present.
SO anxious to get rid. She, never
ttteless, was very handsome type
ot a corvette, which, might well be
mistaken for a frigats. Some twelve
years ago she was at Constaatinople,
, 1889-05-01
The Annual Report of the
Jamaica Medical Department.

The Report on the Government
Medical Service up TO Sept. Both,
1889, though somewhat late in reach,
ing the public, being the usual six
months behind time, contains some
interesting and important matter.
The Island Medical department has
suffered very severe criticism from
TWO opposite and contrary directions.
Some people desire to see the service
largely extended and rendered more
efficient, and complain that it does
not practically bring medical aid to
the poor mans door. Others declare
that The District Medical Officers
cost a good deal TOO much for the
work they do; that Ihere is no neces-
sity for such a state service, and that
If the Government would throw open
medical practice in Jamaica TO the
medical schools of the wide world,
plenty OF medical men would esln-
blish themselves in our country dis
tricts and render unnecessary any
suby ention or retaining fee 10 District
Medical Officers. The latter school
of critics advocate the abolition of the
Island Medical Service.
The attacks upon the department,
from front end rear, have createG II
very considerable attention among
the public, and therefore the report
OF last official year is more than usual
ly interesting.
The Report alludes to the services
rendered by Dr.. Pringle as acting
experimenting Medical Officer, and
TO the cessation of the epidemic of
smallpox in the Island in the month
of June1ast.
The Dispensing School at the Public
Hospital has been successfully nd
miOistered, and the services of Dr..
Svrachan, who acted us lecturer and
instructor, are fttiDgIy acknowledged
in lhe Report.
Atlhe five Government dispense.
rips in operation 1924 prescriptions
we're dispensed during the year.
The total expenditure amounted
to $3.50 los. 3D.. and 1854 los Sd.
were collected from patients.
The Superintending Medical Off
Ger. notes with regrH the collapse of
the, Tickle, System OF Medical relief
under the Poor relief Law Of 1886,
owing TO the disallowance of mile
age"
rI4he number Of tickets issued dur
ing The lSgar was 1850, compared
, 1889-05-01

with 1,646 in the preceding ~
months.
The apathy or jealousy OF some
parochinl board ha e in some degree
hindered the tull application of the
principles laid down in the new Poor
Law, bu, the SuIerintendi"g Medical
Officer teStifies to its usefulness, o
particularly in asonitary point of view.
The erection and improvement of
AlmShnusPs have produced excellent
results and in most cases the Board
OF Supervision has succeeded in en-
listing the active and practical CO.
operation of Parochial Boards.
In elluding to the recent epidemic
of smallpox, it is stated that The
mortality in Kingston was three times
rs much as that of the rest of the
Island.
The Geath-rate in vaccinaled and
unvaccinated was respectively 4 as
aud 10 o., many of the former being
adults, who had not been vaccinaIed
since childhood, and were cons quent-
ly only partially protected.
The system now in force enf0rcPs
the vaccination of all person under
Ia years of age.
The att0cksinthe last epidemic were
Lin every 738 persons. In 1874 the at
tacks were one to every 433 persons.
Reports are given from various
District Medical Officers upon the
henlth Of their several districts.
No case OF Yellow Fever was re-
gislered during the year under review.
With regard 10 illegitimacy and
infant mortality, DIR. Mosse thus
speaks, after stating that the lIlegiti-
mate births were 1913 of the total:
1t is impossible to overlook the init
mate connection between this ,regrettable
record and the large mortality amongst
children under five years OF age, which
amounted to over One.third OF the entire
death. rate, equivalent to 800 per cent as
compared with 1913 for 1866. OF the
above total more than one half Succumbed
under one year of age, or "a per cent, the
corresponding uRutcS AOL 1000 Gu WcIC SO'0'
This appalling record of apathy and will.
full neglect is, l fear, i'll a large degree
traceable to the desire to be relieved Of in.
cumbrances begOtten of illegitimacy, which
evidently effaceS parental instincts. Use.
full remarks are not possible in reference
to the large total, 503-classed as "In-
fantile Diseases, which term may include -
variety of ailments of a widely divergent
character. OF 1869 cases of Fever, 1893
are returned as "UndistinguiShed," it must
be regretted that less than one fourth of
the cases recorded under this head could
not be defined; presumably, they were in
cluded in the list of uncertiied deaths: Z
per cent of the total were produced by ma.
laria, and doubtless many Of the others
might have been so classified, but for the
difficulties attendant upon accurate regis.
tratiOn. PhthiSiS is accountable for 95S
deaths, equal TO 1914 per 10000 persons
living for the whole Island; it is notewOr.
thy that the Kingston mortality returns
shew that the death rate under this head is
largely in excess of that recorded for the
country parishes it appears as 36.5 per
10000 living persons, the next highest rate
being 900 for st. Thomas and the lowest
8.8 for st. Elizabeth. 1t may be safely as.
sumed hat the anti hygienic conditions for
which Kingston is proverbial are in some
measure responsible for the difference
nOted.-GleGher.
, 1889-05-01

In this country c%entenarian news
papers are few and far between, aud
we believe that the Gazette dsFrance,
which claims to be the DOZEN of
Europen" journals, is little more
than $50 years old. II so, it may
be said to have scarcely emerged
from journalistic infancy, by com ,
parison with that venerable sheet,
The Pekin Gazette, which has just
entered upon its lhouSandth year,
aud can, therefore, claim 10 have
been a contemporary Of our Alfred
the Great. Journalism, however,
appears to have been a literary
growth Of comparatively recent date
in China, for books treating of philo.
sophy and the exact sciences were
published in the Flowcry Land as
far back as the year 1850 BIC. Sill
there il mnlter for " curious consider
ton in the fact that the Celestial
capital could boast Of q newspaper
az % time when even the AFT of wit
ing was a monkish monopoly in
these (British) ISlands-.Tbid.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

The oldest house in the United
States has been discovered IN New
Mexico II is supposed 10 be lie
bIrtiiplacs vi Susan Il. Anthony.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

If you want to take the conceit
out of the arrogant and self-import-
ant tyrant and aristocrat of cross
roads village, just take him to the
city and set him down on a crowded
thoroughfare where nobody knows
him. In less than two minutes he
realizes that he isn't such a great
big man after all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

its expenditure, could be correctly
ascertained. it would startIe the
whole country, and might possibly
result in general condemnation of
the selfish projects, which are un-
doubtedIy the principal sources of
this species of corruption. Here in
deed, is one of the strongholds
which the advocates of a pure ballot
must demoIish before any substan-
3tial reform can be effected. When
it is distinctly understood that pub
lie sentiment will no longer tolerate
favoritism in legislation or the abuse
of official authority for the purpose
of promoting private pecuniary in
terests, the temptation to raise and
expend money for the purchase of
votes will be greatly diminished,
and our elections will depend more
upon the merits of the public qnes-
tions involved and less upon the
eorru ild practices Of skiIlfulsand un7
scrupulous combinations and their
hired cmissarfes. The occupation
of the professional manipulator of
votes, in which some have already
achieved national reputation, will
cease to be profitable, and the citi-
zen who casts an honest ballot will
have at least some degree of assur-
ance that he is participating in an
actual expression of the popular
will, and not taking useless part
in useless ceremony.
j. G. CARLISLE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
ProleelionIsts Becoming Alar-
nlaP6l

1aeGls
The movement In the New Eng
land States for free iron ore. coal
and coke, and for reduced duties ON
pig and scrip iron, seems TO have
been received with some degree of
alarm among Pennsylvania Protse-
tionists- The Bulletin Of tie 4merS
can Iron and Steel Assoriatlon breaks
out in two pages of denunciation,
and suggests that it is not the manu-
facturers who are ut the bottom OF
the New England uprising, but tho
willy consumers who are using u
few manufacturers as cat's-paws.-
As to this supposition the Bulletin
viii find itself undeceived later ON.
1t undertakes to reason the matter,
however. by showing New England
manufacturers that they are mis-
taken in supposing that free acceSsl
to Nova Seotia coal and coke would
better their position. HIf Canada
possesses such wonderful facilities
for the manufacture of iron and
steel, " triumphantly asks the Bulle-
TN, awhy is she so large an importer
of pig-iron, which she could make
from her iron ores and coke, and
why does she make so little pig
iron2" The answer to this question,
and to others of like import, is that
Canada's ore beds and coal beds arc
not advantageousIy located for max
ing pig-iron. The New England
States are the natural market for
Nova Scotia Goals, as Lower Canada
is the natural market for Pcnnsyl-
vania Goals.
The Bulletin will have to put
harder conundrums to the YANKEES
iron masters ifit expects to convince
them that it knows more about their
business than they know themselves
If it can explain to them why tho
iron business in Now England is
steadily going down hill, while IN
other sections of tho country there
is a steadily increasing output, and
how they are benefited by tariff
regulations that deprive them of
cheap raw material, they will hail it
as deliverer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
New Jersey True Blue.

The Democrats of New Jersey
the truest and most reliable to be
found anywhcre-have got together
on the tariff question with their
brethren in Ohio, Kentucky and
Pennsylvania, and are in for tariff
reform with big R. They have
also nominated for Governor, Leon
Abbott. 1t is needless to say that
their ticket will win on their plat
form. In the words of Chairman
Marsh, of the Convention: aNew
Jersey, although having more man.
ufactories than any other State ol
like population, has expressed her
self IN favor of tariff reform, and
will stand by it
So far we observe no retreat oi
the Democratic party on the tariff
issue On the contrary, it is ad-
vancing III force on that line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
mHndfo ComeOnf.

"Were you ever engaged ina train
robbery" asked the prosecuting at
torney, looking at him keenly.
81 was never indicted for train
robbing," answered the witness
evasivcly.
"That is not the question" said
the lawyer. 81 will ask you again.
Where you ever a train robber?"
Judge" said the witness, turning
imploringly to the dignitary OH the
bench, "must / answer that ques-
tionY
"You must" said the Judge.
And remember you are under
oath"
The witness turned pale and bis
knees knocked together.
81 suppose its got to come ont
/ sold books and bananas on the cars
for whole year when 1 was a
young fellow" faltercd the misera-
Bile Chicago Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

When the rich man worketh the
poor man saith he ought to ho
ashamed of himself, for that le
crowdeth the poor man ont of job.
When the rich man workcth not, the
poor man saith he ought to be
ashamed of himself, for that be con-
sumcth while he produceth not
Verify, the lot of the rich mar.
though it be worth 81 900 a foot
front, is hard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

George w. Stewart and Fred
Latstattor on Wednesday arrested
one Jonathan Smith, charged with
handling counterfeit money. Mr..
Stewart took him to CIarksburg
the same day. There are others WHO
arc engaged in the same business
with him. Ono Lingor was ar-
rested some time ago in the same
neighborhood on Stone Coal and
made his escape from the officers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

Hnmorist's wife: @Wbat in the
world are You sending all these
mother-in-Iaw and plumber jokes 10
the Daily BIowhard for2 They arc
as old as the hills. ayes. my dear;
but the editor who selects The hng.
morous matter for that paper is a
young fellow just out of college, anil
they'll all be new to him m Y.
Weekly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
a ReIic ID Iames IRumseY.

A large stone, in the shape of !.
wheel, used by james Rumsey, the
inventor of the steamboat, in a grist
mill in Allcn district over 100 years
ago, is now on exhibition in front
of the Court House. The first boat
ever propelled by steam was launch-
ed by Mr. Rumsey in the Poiamac
River at Sir Johns Run. 1t has
been proven that he was clearly
cntitled to tho honor of the invcn-
tor of the steamboat. Our enter
prising citizen, Mr.. d. P. Wright,
has offered to present the above
mentioned stone TO the Bath Square
Trustees, provided they erect n
nice pedestal to place it upon in
the Grove Berkeley Springs Ner~.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

The New York Herald says:
'tThcrc is nothing in this cold world
quite so inspiring and beautiful a.
the promises and patriotism of the
Republican party in full blossom.
When it comes TO practicing- what
it breaches there seems to be a
defcct somewhere."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

The Democracy are playing 70
win this year. IN new jersey. last
Tuesday they spontaneously and
unanimously re,nomited Leon Alb
bett for Governor. He is one ot
the best political fighters in tIse
country, aud will sweep the State
like tidal wave.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25
The Old T.lnl, Revive.l Aratn.

u L.
IF any one has any doubt about
the revival under the Harrison ad-
ministration of the old time ring
methods of defrauding the govern
ment, his doubts may be dissipated
by an examination into methods en-
ployed in making the repairs on the
Wheeling Custom House.
Some needed repairs and improve
ments in that building were pro
jected aud begun during the last
months of Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration, and the plans and specifica-
tions of the work contemplated
were drawn. up and bids received
under them for itscomplction. The
firm of McCarty and Baldwin, gov
ernment contractors, being. the low
est bidders, received the contract,
and ]. NJ. Todd, of Wheeling, a very
competent architect and builder,
was appointed to snperintend the
construction. and see that the con-
tractors did honest and fair work
under the stipulations of their con-
tract. On the advent of the Har-
rison administration, Mr.. Todd was
removed to make place for a Mr..
Bachman, whose politics were moro
in accord with the administration.
This Mr.. Bachman secms TO be an
honest kind of fellow, however, who
had an idea that the work of the
contractors should conform in a
measure to the plans and specitica-
tions under which the bids were re-
ceived, and therefore when the con-
tractors began to use brick where
stone was required, and to make
walls eighteen inches thick where
twenty four was necessary, and to
put up straight walls where angles
had been provided for, and gener-
ally to cheaper the work about one
third, Mr.. Bachman began to 'skick.
The contractors were eonsiderate
enough to tell him not to make a
fool of himself if he wanted to hold
his job; that they knew what they
We're doing and the backing they
had, and if he annoyed them or in
any way interfered with their plans
they would have him removed.
Mr.. Bachman over-estimated the
integrity of the officials ofth Treas
ury Department who had the matter
in charge, and insisted on having
the work done in accordance with
the bids and specifications. Last
Saturday his discharge came from
Washington. The contractors and
the Department officials stand to-
gether in the work of defrauding
the government, and doubtless di.
vide the gain. Mr.. Bachman is a
sadder but we hope wiser Repub-
lican. He is by this time possibly
aware that it is not a question under
the administration of honest work
for honest pay when the govern
ment is concerned, but that every
department of the public service is
organized to raid and rob the Treas
ury. Competent builders say that
the changes in the original plans
made by the contractors without
authority and despite the protests
of the superintendent, will save
them $4,000 on a s27, 900 job.
This is but one instance of many
which indicate that the old crowd
who looted the Treasury for years
under former Republican admins
trations are again on dock ready for
fresh schemes of plunder, and the
fomer we'll known principle of "ad-
dition, division and silence" is to- be
the future rule of conduct in the
transaction of government business.
Us ma -, TI-..., ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

The man who shoots his girl to
make her love him and the girl who
throws vitriol in her lovers face for
the same purpose, should marry aud
have it out with one another.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-09-25

A Mrs. Fanny vertun claims that
she holds the title deeds for the en-
tire ground on which Minneapolis
is built and has begun suit for pos
session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-30
She Got the Earth.

A woman who had been looking at ''rc
Rent" on Second street brought the key back
yesterday noon and said
Il ike the house pretty well butt
That is all right, madam, interrupted the
owner. You were going to speak about the
need Of repairing. have just contracted to
pay a firm $3.50 TO paint everything"
''Tha: will be nice. | was going TO say"-
Excuse me, but l shall have the wooden
fence replaced with an iron one"
''Will you! And p
And every room will be repapered in the
most expensive manner madam. shall put
stained glass into all the front windows, get
new front doors, build new barn in the
rear, buy more land on each si2s and add FIVE
clothes closets"
How NIGEL And youF'-
81 told you the rent was $40 per month,
but | am satisfied that the figure was too
high | shall reduce it to $25, send my own
teams TO move you in, pay your water tax,
cut the grass for you. You needn't mind
about paying your rent,in advance, but give
it to me whenever you have no other use
for it. )"
"You are very kind" she answered after a
moments thought, ''but-you see-you know
promised to look at another house, and Pm
little particular, You know, and SO | am
much obliged. n--Detroit Free Press
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-30

"You speak truly, Mr. Yor1ck. The APP
plause of the critical public is gratifying to
me as an artist, but it does not touch the
heart. Nothing so moves me as the unob-
trusive admiration and affection of my true
friends-those who value me for myself alone
as expressed in the warm grasp of the hand,
the kindling eye and the sympathetic voice. "
II am glad to hear you say so, Miss Cecilia,
If may venture to address you in so familiar
a way" responded the young man, somewhat
TREMENDOUSLY. at gives me courage to speak
of subject that has long been uppermost in
my thoughts"
Alasper Yorick hitched slightly forward in
his chair, swallowed large hunk that in some
unaccountable manner was obstructing his
throat, and continued:
1.-THE multitude is wildly demonstrative,
but tickle. 1t is no wonder your glorious
voice stirs all hearts and moves to rapture
the listening thousands who hang, as it were,
upon your lips. Yet if you should lose that
marvellous voice you would be in the-er-you
would cease to be a popular idol. You would
soon be only feeting memory. Bat the de
votion of true heart is something that out
lasts the ravages of time"
The lovely prima donna, her lustrous, soul
full eyes gazing dreamily into those of the in
fatuated youth as if her vision penetrated
through them into his Utmost being and out
over the landscape beyond for miles and miles,
bowed her beautiful head slowly, but made
no reply.
Emboldened by her manner the young man
threw himself at her feet and burst forth:
Cecilia Won Dumpenshleiger, | am only
one of your hosts of passionate, devoted adj
mirers, but not one of them would cherish
you with tenderness surprising mine. Not
one of them in million has the capacity to
love you as do. If the refuge of a fond,
faithful, deathless devotion can console you in
the hour when your matches soprano voice,
with its faultless upper register and chest
tones of unequaled timbre, kind of-aw-
peters out, you know, and when the pearl
like radiance Of your complexion fades into q
leathery hue"-
''Mr. Yorick," murmured the prima donna,
still looking dreamily through him into va
cancy, believing you, as do, to be true
friend, l wish to ask your advice upon mat
ter of some moment"
as it possible" he gasped, "that you have
not been listening 70 what p
MY friend" said the gifted queen of song,
her eyes luminous with unshed tears, and her
liquid, sympathetic voice tinged with an in
defnable shade of melancholy, thrilling him
to the soul, ''the manufacturers of the Sure
Death-to-Ereckles toilet soap have offered me
the pitiful sum of 81 900 for my signature tes-
tffying to its merits Would you take it, Mr..
Yorick, or stick out for 5,O00f-Chicaso
TFihnfa