Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
WEST VIRGINIA.
News and Comments of All journalistic Notes
Golf Candidate Again-Boss Steve
Elkns not Acceptable

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The ST. Mary'S Ordclc is in favor Of
giving Judge j. NJ. Jackson the nom
/ nation for Congress. We are on the
outside, but from our point of view it
would seem to MS the proper thing to do.
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The MartiuSburg Independent has
changed its form from Quarto to an
folio. The change makes a decided i'm
proycment in the appearance of the pa
per. The Independent is ably and con-
Servativcly conducted. ItSevident pros
perity is a source of qualification.
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With the last issue of the Fairmont
I Iadcr MeSSrS. O. =. Mckinney and c..
l.. Smith assumed control of that excel
lent journal as Jesse and part owner, re-
Spectively. Both gentlemen are eXper-
fenced and capable newspaper men.
The future of the bdcr is safe in their
hands.
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\ contributor To the Point Pleasant
Register suggests Hon. James 4 Cape
hart, of Mason county, As a Democratic
candidate for Congress. Mr. Capehart
is a strong and popular man. He is a
man of the people. As a representa-
tive in Congress. he would be an honor
to his State and party.
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/ Not few Democratic journals in the
| lower end of the Fourth district COM
mcnt very favorably ON the mention Of
Judge j. G.. McLuer for the nomination
\ for Congress. Judge McLuer is Il strong
man, and a sterling Democrat. If nom
/ mated. he would retire one of the bene-
iiciaries of Republican fraud to obscur-
lily.
The initial number of the Normal En-
/ tCfDriSc, a bright little monthly pub
liShed by the students of West Liberty
| College, is out The Enterprise is hand
Somcly painted and filled from cover to
cover with interesting and readable
matter. 1t is an excellent exponent OF
the good work done at the West Liberty
| Normal.
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The Maryland and Virginia Bridge
Company has agreed finally to build an
iron bridge at Shepherdstown. The
plans, says the Register, that have been
accepted call for an iron bridge that
I will be about five feet higher above the
water than the old bridge was, and it is
hoped to have the work of construction
/ begun very soon.
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Stuart Wood and John +. Heater,
after doing "a large amount of business
/ I'm real estate. returned 10 their homes
| i'm Philadelphia last week. They are
| the owners of some very fine lands i'm
this county. In fact next TO those of
Mai. Nighbert, the finest lands in the
county. some of which was purchased
for less than one dollar per acre. All
of their lands would now readily bring
them from ten to twenty-five dollars per
acre.
The Clarksburg Telegram significantly
remarks. concerning pretended boom
|of L. ". Morris for the Re
publican nomination for governor.
that there lis another man
i'm the State. who can get the nomina-
ton If me wants il. and one of his rcla-
tivcs recently said he wanted it, From
Mr.. COTS home organ this is authorita-
tive. Poor Nathan. If his eye is solely
| fixed ON the GovernorShip OF West Nir-
ginia, ne is doomed TO be out of job
for a good many years yet
MajorJ. c. Anderson, of Wheeling, ar
rived in this city several days ago from
Logan county, where he i'm connection
with others, is interested in an extern
siye tract of coal and timber land ON the
line of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. now being extended to the Ohio
river. He is warm-hcarted. pleasant
and generous man, well liked by all who
know him. aud his many friends Will be
glad 90 see him realize million out of
his venture i'm the wild and undcvelopcd
regions OF West Virginia. Charleston
Tribune.
Mr.. Raphael Hayden, of Fairmont,
W. Va. has resigned his Office of Stcno-
graphcr and telegrapher to the Attorney
General and has been appointed private
secretary to Mr.. Justice Bradley, Of the
United States Supreme Court. Mr..
HAYDEN is bright, intelligent gentle
man. and has secured an cnylable posi-
ton to perfect himself in his chosen
profession. -ITdShingiOn Critic
We publish this week an interesting
communication from Prof. John G. Git
tings ON the subject of Manual Training
i'm our public schools. We would be
clad To see our trustees take an interest
I'm the matter and establish a depart
mcnt i'm the schools here where the boys
and girls could begin TO learn something
of the practical side Of life. 1t would
REQUIRE a small outlay Of money to ST.
cure tools and necessary apparatus put
10 would be money well spent Ihink
the matter oyer.-CidrLSb'uU NcNS'
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4 few of the good Republican breth-
rem I'm the Second district are not tax
ing kindly to the suggestion that Mr.
stephen Il. ElkinS, of New Mexico and
New York. must necessarily be their
candidate for Congress. One disgrun-
lied brother is out for Henry Morgan
of the Morgantown Post. while the
Tucker Pioneer hyS the name OF A. &.
DAYTON at its mast head. Before the
Idle, of November, however. they
wiu an fall into line. Great is the
bari. and stephen is its owner.
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The Huntington Adr0tiSG very
pointedly demands that President
/ IIandlan. of the State League oil Dem
ocratic Clubs, call meeting OF the
League at some central point. 1t IS not
necessary to predict Mr.. Handlan
course or to defend his policy. lie VIII
doubtless pursue the course which APP
pears best, after careful consultation
with the vice presidents Of the aSSocla-
tion. II is Il fair question however
whether the energy expended ON a meet
ing and palayer OF the State clubs coulu
not be better expended in organizing
clubs where none exist.
STATE NOTES.