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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
w1NNowI,~ WHEAT.
The House Postmaster Doesn't Make Out
"a Very Good Defense.

WASHINGTON. September 21.-Ihe House
Committee on Accounts to-day began an in
vestigation into the charges preferred
AGAINST Postmaster Wheat, of the House,
iu the resolution introduced by Mr.. Enloe,
The charges are that Mr.. Wheat required
"a contractor who carried the mails from the
House 90 the post0fice % pay him $50 "a
month from the contract price; also that
the postmaster has on his roll az 500 per
month Mr. Bradley who works IN the
government printing Office, and that Brad
ley paws 500 of the 500 20 Mr.. Wheat's son.
Nlr B00thman, a member of the commit
tee was excused. he being "a tenant of Mr..
Wheat The committee first took up the
charge relating tO the letting of the mail
contract, and called Mr.. Wheat to the
stand to make a statement
The contract was entered into he said,
in December last with Mr.. CulbertSOn, at
the rate Of 5000 per year, of which sum
Mr. Culoertsou was to give him $50 per
month. Some time after the letting of the
contract he learned that Q was being talked
oi py discharged omplOye as not being
Che proper thing The charge sub
sequenuy appeared i'm the news
papers. He then talked the
situation over with other persons and
came te the conclusion thas the contract
was violation of law He then wanted
I'D give the money he had received from
Mr. Culbertson. 500 back 20 him. but
but 90 the government He then went to
the Treasury Department and deposited
the money, and received receipt for it.
He had received mo- more since from Mr.
Cul0ertsou under the agreement.
Replying 90 Mr. EnlOe the postmaster
said that he had consulted the Clerk of the
House, Representative Caswel, the
Speaker and others about the matter
He was asked If his son Walter had not
gone tO the contractor, Mr.. CulbertsOn,
telling him there was likely 20 be an inyeS-
ugatiOu and asked him 20 put the $3.50 in
the hands of third party. He declared
he knew of no such conversation. Subse-
qucntly the contract was taken away from
Mr.. Culbertson and given TO Mr.. Daish, at
$4,000 per year.
In answer 90 question as % how he had
come % fix the first contract at 5000 per
year, witness said that when he first came
to Washington the Office was new TO him,
and he simply had the contract Of the pre-
rious year copied, as he supposed was all
right He also found that the appro-
nratiou allowed for this purpose was 5000
YEAR Mr.. Wheat said further that a
number OF persons had spoken 10 him con-
ceruug the perquisite OF $50 per month,
before Che contract was entered into, but
their names he did not recall.
Harry Culbertson, the contractor who
carried the mails, was then sworn Mr..
Wheat had asked him 20 come 20 his room.
Sir Wheat asked him at first 500 per
month u return for the contract. Witness
said he could not give him that. but made "a
counter oroposirion % give him Sl5Ot This,
ha said would require him 90 DO the work
a- starvation prices. Adjourned
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 2'.-L. c..
Mattane "a ieweler was held up and rob
he'd of $50 and watch and then shot and
seriously wounded at 9l7 Baltimore ave
nue.. at 10 80 o'clock this morning. Mat
tame was on his way to his room at that
time. and while passing the above place a
man stepped out and asked him to come in
and assist him TO take care of sick friend.
When he went in a man who was lying on
the floor jumped up and caught hold of him.
He resisted and one of them shot him in
the side They then robbed him and made
their escape.
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Train wrecking Fiends.

ALLIANCE. o., September 21.-Another
cowardlv attempt was made this morn
ing al Maxine. near here, 10 wreck
the Limited going west One rail
had been dragged partially across
the track and others were ready. \ two
horse farm wagon had also been placed on
the track. a freight came along unexpect-
edly and surprised them before they
had succeeded IN their purpose,
and knocked the wagon into kindling
wood The rail was pushed ahead of the
engine and of the track. This is the
fourth attempt at this place. Those i'm
plicated in the first three attempts are in
the penitentary.
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Special Telegram 70 me Spad0y RegiVer.
WINFIELD, W Va, September 25.-De-
spite the harsh weather fully one thousand
Democrats met here in mass convention to-
day and nominated the following ticket:
House of Delegates-W. W Thomas :;
Circuit Clerk, b. +. Morris; County Clerk,
Il. \. Salmons. of Poca Commissioner R.
Hensley of Curry. 1t is the strongest
ticket that was ever nominated in this coun-
". II is the work of the young Democracy
The Republicans are splitup and the Demo
Gratis will win.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

WuNuNGroN, DEL. September 21.-One
lone culprit stood pilloried for an hour in
the rain and afterwards Rugged the post
while Sheriff Allen laid on 80 lashes IN
New Castle Jail this morning. 10 was Ed
ward DENLY. "a negro, who had been con-
victed of assaulting with criminal intent
Mrs Margaret q. Hu1iu, white woman.
The sheriff piled the cat with more than
usual vicor but no blood was drawn DENLY
stood the ordeal without tiiuching, then
begged a chew of tobacco and went back 10
his cell LAUGHING
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Narrow Escape from the FIame..

CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, September 81
Fire broke out in the cellar Of McGhec
Brothers grocery store about two o'clock
this morning. and spread to the adjoining
store which is occupied by the same firm
as "A dry goods store Before the flames
were under control, the entire side
of the two houses were In flames
The back of the dry goods store and
!. Rosenfeld & Sons. next door TO the burn
ing building, caught fire. The total loss By
fire is estimated at about $4,000. Two
youung men had narrow escapes for their
lives
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National League.

At Cleveland-Cleveland 4, Brooklyn .;
hits. and Is; errors, each. Pitchers,
Viau and Terry. Umpire McQuade.
At Cincinnati-Cincinnati 3, New York
-: earned. ! and Z; hits. 5 and 2l; errors,
Cincinnati + pitchers, M-llane and Welch.
Umpire, Lynch.
Al Chicago-C Chicago 6, Boston >; hits, Q
and 4: pitcners. Luby and Getzein; earned,
/ and >. Umpire, Powers.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28

WALLA WALLA. WASH, September 2,.-
Through a gentleman from Pendlet0n. tho
news was received this morning of a fear
ful railroad accident, which occurred al
Waucanza, on the Oregon Short Line, al
o'clock Friday morning. The east bound
Pacific fast mail was telescoped on a switch
by the west bound train The passenger
cars were all smashed and both engines
wrecked When be left twenty dead bod
les had been taken out, and IL was thought
that there were more i'm the wreck
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Associations.

At Toledo-Toledo 10, Athletics 3; hits,
16 and 5: errors, > and ); earned, Toledo q.
Pitchers, Sprague and O'Neil. Umpire,
Emslie.
At St. Louis-St Louis :, Baltimore .:
hits. each: errors, , each; earned, and
,. Pitchers, Hart and German. Umpire,
Doescher.
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Four Hundred Reported Drowned.

VIENNA. September 27.-Polish iouiua
assert that during the recent manWuvres
of the Russian army, at Kovno, the kra--
uostaw bridge collapsed and that 400 So.
diers belonging 10 the Pultaun regiment
which was crossing the bridge at the time
of the accident, were thrown into the
water and drowned.
The papers state that among those who
lost their lives was Gen. Bardowsky
There has been no official confirmation of
this report
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After Many DAYS.

SAN FRANcIsco, September 27.-The
British ship Gretna from London for San
Francisco which was given up for lost,
more than a month ago by the underwrlt-
ers, arrived here last evening. She en-
countered heavy gales in the South Allan
tic. and was blown so far out of her course
that the Captain decided to finish the voy-
age by way Of the Cape Of Good Hope.
She was out POP days.
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milwaukee, Bottled Beer.

Having established an Agency for the
sale of the celebrated Pabst Brewing
Co. : Bottled Beer, we are now ready 10
deliver to saloons and private families
Send in your orders. II. /. Wheat,
Agent, 1915 Main street. Telephone
SIS.
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Mineral Democrntlc Nominations.

Special 1eleQraUI 10 M SNHddy Re9istsr.
PIEDMONT, w. VA, September 25.-The
Democratic County Convention met in
Keyser to-day, with J. w Vandiver chair
man. and c. w Harrison, Jr., and w. ID.
Rees secretaries. VIM. NJ. Welsh was
nominated for House of Delegates, Robert
b. Welsh for County Commissioner, Joseph
Y. Bell for Clerk of the County and Cir
cult Court II is a good ticket
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VIII Agree to Arbitration.

MELBOURNE, September27.-The Unions
offer to agree to freedom of contract, TO dis
avow boycotting and to arbitrate the recent
dispute. Wool shearing in New Zealand
and Queensland is about finished. a large
number of shearers in New Zealand are
ready to come to Victoria if the shearers in
this colony 80 on a.strike.
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Emmy Wins.

MrXNEApoLIs, September 21-The jury
in the libel suit Of James H. Williams
against Fanny Davenport, the actress, re
turned verdict for the defendant, late last
night. The suit of Lotte VS.. Davenport is
now being tried. Williams and LOtte were
formerly members of Miss Davenport's
company and the suits grew out of the cir
cumstanees Of their discharges.
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An Engine Runs Into a Herd Of Deer.

DUUTH, MIN, September 2I-LasT
evening the limited train left Mansfield
- minutes late Five miles this side Of
this station, whilerunningGO miles an hour
an immense herd of deer dashed across the
track az the entrance 10 a cut. IL was too
late to stop. and the train struck the herd
killing great number. The train passed
through the herd throwing them right aud
left but did not stop. When the train ar
rived here a magnificent specimen of %
buck deer was found on the engines piio,
The engineer estimates the herd at over d.
hundred
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Inmher plant Rnrned.

ASHLAND, Wis, September %. Fire yes
terday destroyed a part of the plant Of the
Davis Lumber Company at Phillips, WIS.
Wires are down and the loss can only be
estimated variously from 5000 oSl5OOOO.
Help came from several of the surrounding
cities. but too late. Several tremen ana
citizens were badly burned while lighting
the flames
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THE OIL BOOM

In Barbour Taking on Considerable Pro-
portions Property Rapidly Advancing.
Special telegram to the sunday Register.
PHMPPI. w. Va, September 27.-That
Barbour county has an oil well is no longer
a question, and on the streets today every
thing talked of is oil. Business is almost
suspended and everybody is wild with eX-
citement. a wild rush was made for the
Grafton and Greenbrier depot this morn
ing when il leaked out that the tanks to re-
ceive the oil had arrived
The company will admit no one to the
well and the exact capacity Of the well is
not definitely known; but enough has been
learned to advance the price of town prop
erty to twice its former value already, and
a big time is looked for here next week.
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Reemelin Must Go.

Special Telegram to ne sunday Re0Ster.
CoLUMBUs, o., September Ex-Governor
Campbell tonight demanded the reslgna-
ton of Louis Reemelin, President OF the
Board of Public Improvements, by Mon
dav noon, stating that he believes Reeme-
lin to be a dishonest man. Reemelln IS
Democrat and was appointed by Governor
Comnbpll
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CnnadInn YIlInce Rnrned Out.

LINDSAY, ONT, September 27-The vii
lage of KinmOunt was almost entirely de
stroyed by fire last night. The fire started
in Dunbar's hotel, and in a few hours the
entire business portion of the village was
DESTROYED, only two hotels and one store
being left. The burned buildings were all
Of wood
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Dropped Dead at "A Festival.

SDecial Telegram 10 ne S'Uady Re0Ster.
PIEDMONT. W. Va, September 21-Mrs.
Rose. wife of Frank w. Rose, ofthe Herald
dropped dead from heart disease this even
ing. while attending festival in the Opera
House
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Escnned Trom 81. Mary'. jan.

Special Telegram 10 the sunday Reg'steT.
PARKERsBuRG, w. VA, September 21.-
All prisoners in the St. Mary's jail escaped
last night, among them are Callahan, Nc
Clintock and others, arrested for running
'speak easies' at Belmont and Eureka.
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
STATE SCHOOL MONEYS.
How the Republicans Defrauded the
School Children Out of &5SI.51S A..

The "school fund" of Missouri by the ac-
cumulations of sales from saline lands and
the dividends on the stock of the Bank of
the State of Missouri lin which it was in
vcsted) reached the sum of S575, ,667 SO in the
year 1912, and in compliance with the pro-
visions of the acts of February g. 1897, and
February 9, 1883, the interest and dividends
accruing thereon We're, in that year and
annually thereafter, apportioned and dis
portion TO the number of school children in
each, for the support of common schools.
These moneys, so distributed, We're denomi-
mated by the last mentioned act, Estate
school moneys" which name has been re-
tanned up to the present time.
The act passed by the Democratic LegiS-
lature and approved February 2i 1854, pro-
vided that thereafter - pr cent of the rev.
enue paid into the State Treasury should be
set apart t. the credit of state school mon
eys," ami be distributed annually with the
earnings and dividends arising from the in
vestment of the estate school fund.- for the
support of common schools.
The scnoOl moneys thus provided were
apport Toned and distributed in 1854 and reg
ularly every wear thereafter ii 1851. when.
apportiOnment was suspended for that year.
The act OF May II, 1861. postpoped the
distribution until MAY l, 1853 4 joint res
oluton in March, 1853. suspended it until
November of that ycIr. In 1864 the Secre
tary of Seate. who was ex- offfcio Superin-
tendent of Common schools, appo-tinned
$l6a, ,6s5 56 of the accumulated bank divi-
dends, but no part of the . per cent of the
revenue. resolution in February, 1865,
renewed the suspension until November of
of that year, and the act of March %, 1855,
instructed the officers of the State Treas
ury Department not to set a'lde and apply
the one fourth of the rev-nue (as provided
in the act of February, 1850, for support of
public schools until tne year 1857 In 1866 Il
part of the accrued bank dividends. ~
bDS 81, were apportioncd. The act of March
l3. 1857, postponed the apportionment till
the year 1868.
d s5rbutton of school moneys fro m 1861 to
1so1 were made rs follows;
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
Fruit Figuress

From various California journals we
CLEAN the following: a Fresno grower
has received per acre for Winter Nelis
pears $500; peaches and nectarines,
$3.50; raisins, $3.50; apricots, $40; Bart
lett pears, ss40: Zinfadel grapes (dried),
S125. Last years crop of the Austin
vineyard, % acres, brought $1,000 A
peach plum tree at Vacaville has yield
ed S55 worth of fruit. Seventy-five
prune trees will yield five tons. worth
$500. The Riverside orange crop was
about 1,a00 carloads Prospects for
ncxt year are good for nearly 1000 car
loads. An Azuza rancher has refused
S70.o" for 50 acres OF orange orchard in
beartag.
Iron County register., 1890-10-16

three-eigh tbs of an inch for wheat
or cracked corn: for whole corn or
moist feed the opening should be
larger. The trough can be made of any
reasonable length> one six feet hong
will feed at one time twenty-ti five fowls.
A few of the advantages of this feeder:
1. Cleanliness, 1T being impossible
for the fowls to stand in the feed or
throw dirt into it. 2. There is NO OPP
portunity for erowding and all fare
alike. 8. No waste; grain feeds down
only as fast as eaten at the bottom. 4.
The trough will hold enough fog several
days feeding if desired. 5. The con-
structioa is very simple. Use any fair
grade of planed boards of spruce, hem
lock Or pine. If one wishes the sides
can be fastened to the end pieces with
screws by which the opening at the
bottom can be adjusted to aay size grain
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
THE STATE SCHOOL FUND.
Record of Its management bv Republican
and Democratic Administrations.

The public school system of Missouri ma V
properly be said to have had its or igin and
been formally established on its present
basis by an act passed by a Demo crat ic
General Ass cm0ly entitled: AN act to :
tablish permanent school fund for the Sc
and support of the common Schools and
approved by Governor Lilburn W. Boggs
Februa:y 8. 1881. This was done many years
before the Republican party hal an exist.
ence. and dt;poses OF the question conciu-
sivelY as to which OF ts. pJljticu D Irttes
founded the present admirable system OF
free public schools in this State
The act of Congress, approved March 8.
$50. authorizing the fpr:u atom of a Sttie
government, prov .dcd that ait springs,
not exceeding twelve in number, with SIX
sections OF land adjoining IA, SHOULD be
granted and patented to the Stat.
of Missouri when organized and ad-
mitted in to the sisterhoOd of States. The
wise and far seeing Missourians of half Il
century ago, by ict of February g. 1887, above
referred to, donated the proceeds arisIu :
from the sale of the saline lands as nucleus
for Estate school fund" and provid, d
accrued. and might thereafter accrue, from
that source, should ba invested by the Gov
ernor in some safe and productive stock.
and that the interest and profits derived
from the surplus revenue of the United
States deposited with tho Treasurer of the
State under act of Congress june q. $50,
should, also, be held and applied to
the use and support nf common
schools, and become par. of the common
school fund.-" that the interests and divi-
dends accruing upon this fund should be ap-
piled to increasing the capital of the fund
till it reached the amount OF Ssol ooo, after
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
HERE THEY DINE.
An Economical Automatic Feed Trough
for the Fowls.

An Economical Automatic Feed Trougi,
for the Fowls.
L submit these sketches of an auto
matte feed trough for fowls to the con-
sideration of those interested in poultry
who like to manufacture their own
utensils. They show the trough by per-
spective and cross section. 1t is "
shaped and held in place by the'end
pieces. These also form the supports to
keep it at the proper height from the
ground. The bottom board five inches
wide is also fastened to these end
pieces. A three-sided strip is, nailed
along the center of the bottom board, to
divide the grain as it feeds down, allow
ing the fowls to eat from both, sides.
The opening between the lower edges
of the sides and this center strip, also
distance from the bottom, is about
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
11RIcKLY Ash
BlTTERS

One Of .f,e most important organs Of Ire
human body is tho LIVER. When Il fails to
property perform its functions tho entire
system becomes derangsd- The BRAN,
KIDNEYS, STOMACH, BOWELS, all refuse
tuperform their work. DYSPEPSIA, CON-
STlPAIlON, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY DIS
EASE. etc., are the results, unless some
thing is done to assist Nature in t'rowing'
off the: impurities caused by the inaction
ot. a TORPID LIVER. This assistanoH SO
.,..>e,rx, will ho found i'm
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
g.
l{!'8K<']k
(peY R,e.p<p tAco

Well! WeN!"
That's the way you feel after one or
two of DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets
have done their work. You feel
well, instead of bilious and consti-
pated your sick headache, dizzi-
ness and indigestion are gone. It's
done mildly and easily, too. You
don't have to feel worse before you
feel better. That is the trouble
with the huge, old fashioned pill.
These are small, sugar-coated, cas-
lest to take. One little Pellets a.
laxative, three to four are cathartic.
They regulate and cleanse the liver,
stomach and bowels-quickly, but
thoroughly. They're the cheapest
pill, sold by druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
They're guaranteed to give salts
faction, every time, or your money
is returned. That's the peculiar
plan all DR.. Pierce's medicines are
sold on.
Can you ask more?
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
From bank
Iix-I1intAla
From
revenue fund
Total apportionInent in seven
now nEPUBLIcAss INCREASED THE FUND.

Total apportonInent in seven
SeIF~--r -A-."'a -
HOW REPUBLICANS INCREASED THE FUND.
During the seven years. from l>oI t. 1867.
inclusive only S2i2, ,3Si "a tin 1864 aud 1853 of
the bank dividends were apportioned and
distributed (wnicn WAS considerably less
than the amount real z III from that source).
and during these seven years no rari nf the
revenue fund was set side and distributed
a. required by the act of February -, lS5a
The receipts into the revenue fund during
these seven years wero as follows:
1851. ..--...S SS4.soS 20
ISj2.,,.,....... ................... 472.9s7 "a
Iron County register., 1890-10-16
Total revenue for seven years. 81 ,225, ,9I3 81
Twenty five ner cent of IN ia sum. amo oupt-

Twenty -five per cent OF this sum, amount
Ing to 81 500, .33, was withheld from the
schools and used for other purposes
The Republican Legislature. by act ap-
proved by Governor Fletcher, March II, 1856,
appropriated 81, ,501, 80 (of the s. 10000 Of
money received from the United States for
war expenses) to reimburse the school chill
dren for the school moneys" withheld in
1857 and prior years, and placed the amou mt
to the credit of the school fund.
This simple act of justice is made the basis
of the claim by the Republicans that their
party refunded to the school children the
Sl5OO.001 carried off by Governor Caiib T.
jackson. (The Jackson State Government.
was deposed in 1s6l.l It will be noted that
in this reimbursement OF school moneys
withheld and used by the loyal State Gov
ernment from 1862 to 1867 the Republicans
under the lead of Governor Fletcher, paid
1906, AS 23 less than the amount due.
SCHOOL CHILDREN DEFRAUDED OF S5sl,5 A.
The act of February u, 1858, (passed by
Democratic General Assembly,, requiring
the credit and distributed annually with the
school moneys stood unrepea;ed, and the
Republican State Government after IS 4 had
no excuse with which to satisfy the people
for anv further suspension o. the apportlon-
ment. The records in the State Auditors
office demonstrate the insincerity of the
claim that the Republican party, while in
control of the state Government, showed
great zeal in the cause of popular education.
The records show the receipts into the
revenue fund from April /. 1867, to March
81, 1872, to have been as follows:
April l, 1867. to March 81 1863. .3is, 265 a.
April |, 1858. to March 81, 1863 1913 ia -
April l, 1863. to March 81. lS7D... l. ABB, ,Sl4 81
April l. 1910, to March 81, 1871 1,412,7I3 so
April /, 1871. to March 81, 1s7!... 1,4s2, $50 81
Total for five years s6,y7s, 2ss os
One fourth of these amounts should have
been, to meet the requirements of laws.
tran sferred to State school moneys. as fol-
lows:
For 1865 st7 ,oss 26