Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-02-05

the State Winchester Times.
The meeting called to form the West Yir-
ginia Historical Society, was held in the
ban of the Senate. A large number Of dis
tinruished gentlemen were present. Ad-
dresses were made and the design Of the
meeting generally commended The Soci-
ety was finally organized, and the following
list of officers elected President Dr. j. +.
Hale. of Charleston; First Vice President
Dr. E. NJ Turner, Of the State University
Second Vice President Hon. B. d. Gibson,
of Charlsstown; Secretary, Prof Virgil A.
Lewis of Poist Pleasant; Treasurer, Major
II. J.. Brown; Custodian, the Adjutant-
General. After further discussion the meet
ing adjourned 20 re- convene in Charleston
next January.
Colo r. Fuustcu of Staunton came very
close 20 guessing Nelly Bly's time around
the world. He guessed - days, 8 hours and
g minutes. He lost the ticket for an Euro
pcan tour-the prize for the successful guess
by only O minute aud a few seconds.
Rev DR. E. Meyers of Petersburg, Va,
who guessed - days, G hours, 10 minutes
and seconds. a, Nellie Blys time, has re-
fused an oderof SO for his chance Of having
won ,he prize, which is free round trip
ticket to Europe The exact time is said TO
be p DAYS. 6 hours aud between 10 and II
minutes. but The New York World has not
set made known the number Of seconds by
/ tbe spill second stop watches OF its timers.
~
In the Smith-Jackson contest case before
/ the House Of Representatives, on Friday,
Mr.. Dalzel of Pennsylvania, republican,
read from the Elections Committee record.
On Saturday, when Col. O'FerTall, demo-
crat proposed to DO the same thing he was
prohibited by Speaker Reed In the clos
ing hour Of the Fifty-frst Congress a choice
bit of irony will DO discovered in a resolu-
ton something like the following
/ R.oirl That the thanks Of the members Of
thi. House are due and are hereby rendered,
.o Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of this
I House. Cor his impartial and eminently Just
/ rulings. and uniform courtesy and diguihed
lemeaulr.
Miss Mary Bislaud, who made the trip
around the world in the interest Of the Cos
m9poFtn Nogo-iae reached New York on
Thursday, having been out just seventy five
day, and twelve hours. Miss Bisland's trip
is remarkable IN the fact that she travelled
by the ordinary modes and did not resort to
special trains or special steamers. She had
abundant time TO collect material for a series
of magazine articles, and had it not been
Cor her missing her last connection would
have made the trip in less than seventy days.
Huycr's Weekly will celebrate the Judi
ciary Centennial by publishing, on Febru-
airy 9TH, portraits Of the present Judges of
the supreme Court and Of an the predeces
son, of ChietJustice Fuller. Eiihu Root
viii contribute the accompanying article.
Four of The portraits of the Chief-Justices
have been engraved from the paintings in
the Capitol which have been loaned to the
- W." t'., ~
Hon. G. T. O'Feraall exc0riated Speaker
Reed nm Monday for M, ASSUMPTION of au-
.-.-.-.....l NJ. w.. ,v1.or
'0,'''''0 '"''9' ''',
followed I'D q speech ''ouAdlhS IN NeeheS'
sarcasm and ridicu'e of the rulings OF Mr..
like lroses gyina from the rod which he
had flung down, and which lad turned in toa
e.el, lS o,,t,, 'y g or. ,c .9r lti i
session adjourned.
Der-iiei TrIo5ite caosbt bv Herodo51s op-
posi.e Huntington 1000 years ago. 1t is a
,C5 N, :, ' ,, ,y ,'s5 -. $3.50. ,. ''' GU '
10 Fe'riled after 10 swallowed l'seIl' Inc
tulo0i'e and somo PoAlicians diiier IN 'ha'
for the latter TO swallow their own words
the wonder Us that they do not purify
Speaker Reed Is the Iates, specimen OF the
political Inio0ite'
C.l ,,...... t.. ,.r,,,on - eliza .3;toroe,bo
Sii. from Charleston the following:
THE sentiment here is hardly divided at