Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-13
NEWS COM MENT.
Items Of interest Picked Up in West Virginia and
Ohio-The First Of the Crop Of Campaign
Industrial Matters

Items Of interest Picked Up in West Virginia and
Ohio-The First Of the Crop Of Campaign
Lies-Industrial Matters
The Fairmont Hider very gracefully
and effectively knocks down and dragS
out the first campaign canard of the sea-
= son. The doubtful honor of originating
il belongs to the West Tbgnidn. Ac-
cording to this political Mulhatton,
Hon f. Smith was TO be an Independent
Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Second district. while numerous
prominent Marion county Democrats
were represented as kicking over the
traces, in a way to delight the Republi
can heart As the Indcr states it, the
story is substantially true with the eX
ception that Mr. Smith has not now and
never has had any intention of opposing
Mr.. Wilson for Congress, and all the
gentlemen mentioned deny any de-
Sire to desert the Democratic faith.
The Vest Tirgtnidn prevaricator ought
to spit on his hands and try it again.
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Kingwood says, everybody is making
money in that county except the farm
erS. That is pretty generally the case
all over the country. And yet there Is
mo people so easily fooled, and none so
ready to trade off their votes for sham
and deception as the farmers. Under
the seductive guiSe of protection, the
farmers have been induced to vote to
burden themselves with OnerouS taxes,
10 swell the tariff duties to cNtraOrdin-
AIRY proportions, and To think themselves
happieSt when heavily in debt. And
throughout the entire country the truth
is precisely the same as il is in Preston
county-ncarly everyone making money
except the armerS.-PGrkCrSbUJ ScIti-
mel.
There is no doubt that the latest oil
well. drilled by Mr.. Post, is the best
one vet discovered in the CadiZ field. 1t
was shot Saturday evening with seven
ty-fye pounds of nitro-glycerme, and it
will have to be cleaned before it isl
known what it will produce. Work was
stopped Sunday by its Spouting gas and
oil. the wind driving il toward the en-
CINE, increasing the danger from hre.
This well is farthcSt west of any of the
group. and the nearest town. 1t may
be that we will have an experience SIM
liar to that of Washington, Pa, and
that Cadiz may yet be filled with der
rickS and Spouting wellS.-Cddiz SGl-
tinct.
Election contests are expensive to
Uncle Sam. In addition to $1,000 al
lowed 10 each side in contest for legal
Expenses. the cOnteStee receives Con-
CHEESEMAN'S salary for the full time from
the 4th of March. when the term be-
gins. TO the date Of his electment; while
the successful contestant receives full
salary for the full term, even if he
should only serve single week, or a
single day.-WOrld. According to this
then Congressman John o. Pendleton
will get about s. 600, and Mr.. Atkinson.
who occupies Mr. Pendleton'S seat, will
get $4,000.
The consolidated business OF Henry G.
Davis x Brother, i'm West Virginia. has
been merged into corporation under
the laws of this State. with the following
.mcorporatorS Henry G.. Davis. T. b.
Davis. Harry G.. Buxton, Il. NJ. G..
Brown, +. :. LandSrcct, Robert i.
Bopst, The company will continue the
coal, coke and lumber business hereto
fore conducted by the MeSSrS. Davis,
and will possibly engage in construction
when all the plans are fully matured.
The new organization will be known as
the Davis Coal Company.
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Col. Charles l.. Hagan informs us that
the rate for the militia TO attend the UNI
yelling of the Lee monument at Rich
mond. Va. on the 29th of this month.
will be as follows: Fairmont, $50;
Warrington, SS25; Morgantown, $50;
Wheeling. - 10: Ellcnboro. $50;
CharleStown, SS.G5. About 200 of the
military from the Kanawha country will
attend. This occasion promises TO be
the grandeSt affair that ever took place
I'm the South. The Governor and staff
and General Snider and staff signify
their intention Of being prescnt.-Fdir-
mopt mdCr.
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The LoGdp Banner declares that Gov
ernor Wilson made no formal announce
ment of his candidacy for Congress in
the address ne delivered at Logan c. Ii.
The speech was il says, lin every
particular Just such a speech as should
have been made by one who has just
laid aside the burdens OF great office.
Candidate or not. Governor Wilson can
be depended on 10 say the right thing in
the right place The contest between
him and Mr.. Anderson will be high-toncd
and gentlemauiy. Either can carry the
Third district by safe majority.
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The WAYNE NcicS tells of frightful
Journey made over the county road from
Huntington to Wayne c. II. Two days
were consumed by Contractor keogle In
moving his stock. wagons and carts.
Ii was necessary to unload the wagons
a dozen times i'm order to draw them out
of the mud. and at one point it was nee
eSSary to corduroy a piece of road to
make it paSSable Men and animals ar
rived az WAYNE c. II. in an exhausted
condition. No comment is needed ON
the insanity which permits such roads
to exist.
II is not generally known that We
have a litarary celebrity among us
Mrs. Rose Harlow Warren. of Union,
who bids fair to achieve success in the
field which she has chosen for her tai
Ients. Mrs Warren is paid contriou-
tor To the columns the Central PrcSby-
terrain. published at Richmond, Va.
where her short stories and historical
sketches have attracted much attcn-
ltion. and show unmiStakablc literary
|ob;lity:-lIonroc lTdtclmGR.
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The once beautiful residence OF Col.
"A. r. Botelcr. Fountain Rock, mile
south of ShepherdStown, which was
burned to the ground in 1864 by order
.of General Hunter, is to be restored to-
its former fair proportions, after having
laid i'm ruins for over twenty-five years.
The plans call for a picturesque build
ing of stone. two stories in height with
tower and angles and porcheS charming
Nv arranged for comfort and beauty.
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Last week Mai. j. A. Nighbert sold TO
Stuart Wood, of Philadelphia, a one
half interest in his lands at the mouth