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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

The Census Bulletin Character ol roopi"
Who Til the Prisons.

Sp,cldi IsifgTdm ~ NE hsnH.r.
WAsHINGTON. February .O "A rru-
suS bulletin iust issued relating to ciIm
Inal statistics shows that there are u
all 2.s conyicts in the West Virginia
Penitentiary AZ Mound,yIilc. uf tn,.r
1874 are white and - colorcd. There .I'
ls6 native Americans. 1856 whose parent
were Americans: ! whose parents W,r.
foreign born. and : foreign born aud
had one foreign born parent. A, iU .'>.
80 Of the 2ss are males. only % ~'tIr-
have fewer conNIct> boo their pcnilen
tiaric, than West Virginia Thee
States are. with number OF rpnf,f-.
Wa>hinctou '5t. Montana. ',- D't
$50: Maine, l,0. Arizona. iil. Eh"i'
Island. l2e. New Hampshire. liD NrN
Mexico. ll2; Idaho. Tor. South ndsolD
~: Nevada. 9G. Vermont, 90. Non'
Dakota. -. Wyoming io.
OF % ~. pcnitentiary cou,ri- Iu .i'
country whose birthplace aud par.util"
are known the foreign born element nf
the population furnished lt,2a, tho
colorcd population 1867. and thr ua-
tive white population, which probably
outnumbers them both, only 1918. Dr.
other words. each of these element
furnishes about onc-third oi a.i tho ...
mates of our State prisons aud prn'rn
tiaries.
In lss0 there were ei6 convict. boo tH'
West Virginia peuiteutiary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
The Rriherx InyestIration.
Special Tsleordm 10 me Register.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, February 20
The Howard bribery investigating
committee held a secret session this af
tcrnoon. Capt. Bob Carr told the com
mittee what he knew about the cas-,
and Delegate Thompson testified thai
Mr. Dyer told him about the attempt
at bribery by Mr.. Howard and that the
money had been counted in his room
Tomorrow morning at 9o'clock the
lawyers will argue the case.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

The aggregate WIN ne Very Ia'cci" rh'S
city aud Vicinity.

Et.I~rrr reporters won't carefully
over tho flooded districts oi tbc city,
Yesterday. and herewith is given % list
of some of - largest losses. IL Is ilf
from complete. for various obvious
reasons. but the data here accumulated
will serve as q basis upon which to
rgure as Co the total loss.
The losses are of TWO hindS-direcr
whore goods we've actually destroyed by
the water. furniture ruined, fences and
building, overturned or carried away
etc.: and Indirect. occaSioncd by the
loss of business, the expense and labor
OF moving goods to places of safety,
loSSe, iu wages from stoppase of in-
duStra' establishments, and that sori
OF thiu-. Some firms, which escaped
any direct loss. saving am their goods
are nevertheless out of pocket as higl
. is a thousand dollars, in aD indirect
f wav. and figured ont on this basis 10 Is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
sinrnlnr Entail Accident.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, February %
Sam Mcpherson, a farmer living six
miles west of Franklin, Tenn, was get
ting ready to 60 hunting yesterday
morning, and while his gun rested on
the ground dog ran against it and he
struck at it with the barrel in his hand.
Nv some means it was discharged, the
load going into his side. He died short
l,- n ftnrurn I'd :
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

The dictionary says, "A balsam IS
thick. pure. aromatic substance howing
from trees" Kemp's Bal SdLi Tor I' tne
Throat and Lungs is the ouly cough ineal-
zinc that il a real baisam. Many thln'
watery cough remedies are called 0alsSms;
bnt such are not Look through ootIle o.
Kemp's Balsam and notice what pure,
thick preparation it is. II you cough ius'
Kemp's Balsam. Al all drnRgls's' ''"' -
| hottles 5Oc and 81
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
In nlnnche Knocked Out.

SAN Francisco. CAL. February 20.
AT the California Athletic Club to-
night a prize fight took place between
George La Blanche. "The Marine, and
Johnny Herget, of San Francisco, mid
die weights, for purse OF -, 300
Twelve rounds were fought. when La
Blanche was knocked out and Hergei
declared the victor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Husband and Wife

Have more than once been saved by the
timely use Of Kcmp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs. after gll other remedies nave
been tried n vain. Thc Balsam stops de-
cav Of the lungs and cures influenza and
acute and chronic coughs. There is M
other medicine in the world that acts 80
promptly, certainly none that does Us WORK
so thoroughly as Kemp's Balssm. AL drus-
gists sell il. Large bottles Jlc. and e.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Damage at wellsburg.

NpftidI ItIcgrdn 70 ne HfVlSttF.
WEILsBURG. w. VA, February 20
The water here has left the greater por-
tion Of the town and people are trying to
get their effects in position. Nearly
every business house had to remove
goods. The greatest damage is found
in the factories. The Bottle house in
Lazierville was caught. The Eagle was
flooded, but saved their furnaces. The
Standard was under water and their
pots are a total loss. The Riverside
had about six inches to spare, and fired
with gas, wood and oil, and have saved
nearly all their pots. Both paper mills
suffered considerably. No mails have
arrived since Tuesday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
The Cumberland Road Bill.

Special Telegram 10 the Register
CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 20
The Cumberland road bill was passed
by the House this morning as amended
by the Senate. The Senate amended
the bill so as to provide that the County
Commissioners Issue the bonds instead
of the Board of Public Works, and
shall take effect when the County Com
missiOners accept the road.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Victims of a Former Flood.

JouN>rowN, PA, February 2o.-The
bodies OF two flood victims were brought
here that were found along the river
bank below Nineveh yesterday. They
were washed up hy the recent high
water and are in good state OF pre-
servatiou. being but little dccompoSed.
They are both elderly women. and VIII
he kept at the morgue. several days Tor
Identification.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Bondsmen Made It Good.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, February 20
Ex-Treasurer WoodruiT'S bondsmen yes
terday paid over to Treasurer Morrow
s64. 393. the amount Woodruff was snort
in tho currency fund, and the balance
of the entire shortage. The total amount
made good is 500, 500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Raiding Cigar stores

CHICAGO, February 20.-The internal
revenue officers Of this city are making
a general raid on the establishments Of
cigar dealers in this city to-day. Be
fore night they expect 20 have seized at
least 80, 600 cigars. The law violated Is
the customs act. which makes the imita-
tion Of the government import stamps a
felony. Cigars being seized are OF do
nestle make, being made by l.. kahner
A Co. OF New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
ralnrnl Gn. ordInance Repealed.

Npf'llI IfIfNTUU 70 ~ HtV'eItF'
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, February 20
The council tonight repealed the nat
Iffal gas ordinance requiring pipes 10
be laid three feet under the ground,
which action meets the approval OF our
people. 1t is believed that in a short
while natural gas will be introduced
here for lighting, heating. manufacture
ing and mechanical purposes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
West virginia Per.onal-.

SD,ctdl T,lfgrdW f0 ff hsgis'fr.
WA>HINcroN. d. C.. February
Mr. Charming NJ. Smith, OF Nmh .
ItdcT, Of Parkersburg. who ha- been
South Tor hi- health. b, stopping hero
for a few days visit on hI, way home.
Rev. VIM. l.. Hyland. who for niu'
teen years was rector ~ Trinity Parish
in Parkcrsburg. but who Of Date lA-
resided in Washington. ha, been very
ill Of late but &, now better lie wd-
thought 10 bc dying ID couple of dag.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Will Abandon the Lake Front

CHICAGO, February 90.-Probably the
most important meeting held by the
Worlds Fair Directory concluded short
ly before midnight. When adjourn
ment was taken the directors had for
mallv voted to abandon the lake front
as part of the site of the Exposition.
The Fair will be concentrated at Jack
son Park.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
New Charter Issued.

>pecidl Telegram 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 90
A charter was issued to-day to the lg-
nano Land and Mining Company. The
principal Office is to be at Winfield.
The capital stock subscribed is $500, 600
and is held by J. l.. Mclean and other
capitalists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
r.,.. Rumor. About G.rmauy'- Imrcr",

BrEfl> February eo Rumrr- pi
vailed on the Bour-c, OF this c.tY. PAN.
and Vienna 10 the effect ths, Emrerni
William ha, been advised by hi- pAy-
clans 10 20 20 Italy aud 90 remain H
that country for four months ODD d. .-
count Of hi- health. According to these
rumors. during the Emperor ab,enr'
Prince Henry, bis brother. would .'
made Regent.
Inquiries made 10 the highest of.r.-.
circles here show that the Bour-e rum
ors are DOT founded on fact The hf
peror propose ~ remlin in .n'a'f
untu ho leaves fDr England boo juno.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
No Damage at Point Pleasant
% Ill. 10 RE pr0fefsr

Sufci4l AtitQ0"i 20 .te A'tS'''o'-
PorNr PLEASANT, W. Va. February
sO.-The government guage here shows
fortv-fve feet. four inches, and rising
nearly one and half inches an hour.
We have plenty Of dry land. The water
is only covering the extreme low lands.
No damage has been done and none is
expected The water is no where on
Main street. The main portion OF the
city is high and dry.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
ohio,s New Commission
.su.einl z.llaram 70 ne Reats,er.

SpfcidI ItIfQrdm 70 no htllSItT'
CoLUMRUS. O., February CA OIL
was introduced in the House to-day pro-
vidinc for commission to examine ap-
plicants for employment on railway
trains. The Governor is to select three
members whose salary shall be >2,ioO'
and 4 clerk AZ l,lOO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

NEW York, February :2O.-EX-Gov-
ernor Foster denies that he has been
offered the Treasury portfolio or that
he had any other occasion to Visit New
York than to attend General Sherman :
| frr....t.ll
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
A Bill Killed.
spectaL Teleqram % IA Reqister.

JlItttIt ItItVI U'' To I''' I''E''1'''
CHARLESTON, w. va. February 20
Senator Knott's bill exempting mort
gagged property from taxation to the
amount mortgaged, was practically
killed in the Senate this morning by be-
ing tabled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

WAsuxGroN. y. c. February Co.,
In bulletin issued by Tho cen.H. Office
to-day it D.. stated that the c'nter DOL.
population of this country in june
$50. was boo Southern Indiana. n'i.
Green,hurg. aud 2O mile, east oi '7'nn.
nus. Ten year, ago DO wt. irn H.f'
west by south Of Cincinnati.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
Democratic Primarie. at Charleston.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 20
The Democratic municipal primaries
are to be held here tomorrow. There
are a number OF candidates for Mayor
and the fight will be hotly contested.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21

If your house is on fire. you put
water ON the burning timberS, not on
the smoke. And if you have catarrh,
Won attack the disease in the blood
not in your nose. To do this, take
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood pu'
,ifer which permanently catarrh.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
sireelcr slIII NaInIng.

Srrr>.fufr. lLr. February
Three ballots were taken in ipni a
.embly to-day. The lat resulted d
follows: Palmer lOl. strecter, 9'' Vele-
by, =.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-21
SrEUBENvILLE

suffers to n Considerable Extent The
city without Water.
Specicl Te.sorcH 70 ne Regisfsr.
SrEUBENvILLE. o., February sO.-The
river has reached 70 thirty-hve feet leav-
ing a scene Of desolation behind. Many
houses are in bad shape, plaster falling
OF and carpets and furniture ruined
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
ARM0R PLATE TESTS.
ANOTHER SERIES OF THEM TO BE
MADE THE PRESENT MONTH.
Carnegie, Phipps & Co. and the Bethlehem
Works in Competition-All-SteeI and
Nickel Steel Rolled and Forged Plates
fO Re Fired at.

Carnegie, Phipps Co. and the Bethlehem
Works in Competition-AlI-Ste and
Nickel Steel Rolled and Forged Plates
to Be Fired at.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-[Special. AR
rangements are now being made for a test
during the present month at the new naval
ordnance proving ground at Indian Head of
eight American-made armor plates. This
test will be of even greater Importance than
the test at Annapolis in September of last
year, and its results will attract the atten-
tion of ordnance experts throughout the
world. At the time of the Annapolis test
there was not an establishment in the
United States fully prepared to turn out
thick armor plates.
In the coming test at Indian Head the
work of two firms, Carnegie, Phipps & Co.
and the Bethlehem Iron Works, will be
represented. Some of the plates will be of
all-steel and others of nickel steel. Some
of them will be treated by the Harvey
process of furnace hardening and others will
not, so that the trial will not only show the
relative value of all-steel and nickel steel
as material for armor plates, but will
demonstrate the value of the Harvey
process as well. 1t will also afford an op-
portunity for comparison between rolled
and forged plates, as Carnegie, Phipps &
Co. use the former process, while at Bethle-
hem the metal is forged.
The plates will be of the same dimensions
as those tested at Annapolis last year
8 feet high, 6 feet wide and 1Ok inches
thick. Five shots will be fired at each
plate-four from 6-inch gun and one from
an S-inch gun. The 6-inch gun used will be
one of the new 40 calibre guns intended for
Cruiser No. -. The S-inch gun will be 30
calibre long.
The striking velocity of the 6-inch pro-
jectiles will be 2,1OO feet per second OF %
feet per second more than in the Annapolis
trial. This makes the trial somewhat more
severe than that at Annapolis and this
fact will have to be borne in mind in
making comparisons between the two 1t
is expected that the first plates will be
fired at about October 10.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
A FIGHT FOR SEALS.
Seizure of an American Schooner by
Russian Man-Of-War.
THE YANKEES MADE RESISTANCE,
But We're OverpOwered, and Are Now Pro-
bably in Siberian Dungeons.
CAUGHT IN THE VERY ACT OF POACHING


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2-The following
has just been received from Ounalaska:
News has just been brought here by the
steamer Danube that the American sealing
schooner Hamilton Lewis has been seized
by Russia for poaching on Copper Island,
and Captain Mclean and crew of % Amer
leans carried to Nladivostock for trial. The
facts are that the Lewis and two other
schooners were observed cruising off Copper
Island The Russian man-ofwar Aleut
shadowed them and finally caught the Lewis
red-handed as she was raiding the rookeries
on Bering Island, one of Russia's possess
sions.
The American schooner was brought to by
a shot which lodged in her hull. When the
captain was ordered to come aboard the
Russian man-of-war he took with him all
his crew and free fight occurred on the
man-Of-war. The Americans were finally
OVerpOwered and sent under guard on the
passenger steamer to VIadivostock, while
the seized schooner was taken there by
prize crew. The Russians are reported as
much excited over this bold raid on their
seal rookeries, and it is said that severe
punishment will be dealt out to the Ameri-
cans. The catch off Copper Island this
season is only $4,000 skins, about one-half
the usual number
The revenue cutter Bear brought down to
Ounalaska 1G tame reindeer purchased from
Siberian chukcheers or deer hunters. The
deer were put on the island in Ounalaska
harbor in order that their habits may be
studied to ascertain whether they can be
domesticated or order to furnish food for
the natives OF Northern Alaska The Bear
also visited Kings Island isolated commun-
ity which was found to be starving, as no
seal or walrus could be secured. A few
weeks more would have seen Kings Island
natives wiped out by hunger, as was the st.
Lawrence Island community several years
ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
RELIGIOUS RIOTS in ROME.
FRENCH PILGRIMS TO THE POPE IN.
suit THE MEMORY OF

United Italy's First King-A Tumult Fol-
lows and Several Clericals Are Ar
rested-A Mob Compels Hotel Men to
Display the Italian Flag.
ROME, Oct. 2.-There has been no little
anxiety for days past lest the presence of
large numbers of jealous pilgrims in Rome
might rouse religious passion or popular
prejudice. What has been apprehended
happened to-day.
A company of pilgrims, after having been
received by the Pope, was visiting the
notable sanctuaries of the city. While
they were at the Pantheon they manifested
open disrespect of the tomb of King Victor
Emanuel Some of the bystanders protested
vigorously. One word led to another and a
row between the pilgrims and the defenders
of Victor Emanuel followed. The church
attendants, in alarm, summoned the police,
who entered the church and placed three of
the pilgrims under arrest.
When the news of the disturbance and
subsequent arrests spread through Rome,
bands of young men began to gather i'm
mediately in many quarters and marched in
procession through the streets, singing anti
Clerical and patriotic airs and hooting and
kissing at pilgrims who CHANGED TO cross
their path.
The processionists marched to the hotels
occupied by the pilgrims and loudly de-
manded that the Italian flag be displayed.
The proprietors were quick to accede to
this patriotic demand, and when the Ma
tional flag appeared the crowd raised an en-
thusiastic cheer which was long continued.
At the same time the groans from the pill
grims were redoubled.
The pilgrims who caused the original
trouble were French. The accounts of the
insults offered by the pilgrims to the tomb
of Victor Emmanuel differ in many partic-
ulars' One story is to the effect that when
the officials in charge of the tomb asked the
pilgrims to write their names in the visitors
book, as customary, the French pilgrims in
the party not only refused to inscribe their
names, but deliberately and with a great
display of feeling sat upon the book ques-
tion. This story, however, is denied. An
other report declares that the pilgrims
shouted ''vive lie Pope" ga bas Victor
Emanuel"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
RIPPING UP SLABS OF STONE
Circular Saw With Teeth Set With Dia
monds Does the Work.

monds Does the Work.
New York SUM-
French ingenuity has contrived an i'm
proved stone-cutting saw of remarkable
eficiency-a circular saw having its edge
set with black diamonds in the same way
as the straight blades but as the strain on
the diamond is all in one direction, the
setting can be made much frmer More
ever, as the movement of the circular saw
is far more rapid than that of the straight
one the effect of the diamond teeth is in
creased by the force of the impact upon the
object to be cut without the exertion of
more power in propulsion.
In order to keep this kind of saw at start
ing in perfect plane, it is made to revolve
between two pairs of guides, but as soon as
the cut in the stone is deep enough to serve
as guide the temporary ones are removed,
the consequence of this management being
that the cut surfaces of the stone, instead of
being wavy, so as to require subsequent
dressing to plane surface, are straight
and smooth, lacking only to he pol
lshed. The stone to be cut is
pushed against the saw by a carriage
similar to that used in saving wood,
and the rapidity with which it is divided is
very great. AT one establishment where
two saws are in use, the green Alpine
granite is sawed at the rate of nearly an
inch minute, hard marble at three inches
minute, and marble ofmoderate hardness,
also hard limestone, four inches minute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
THE MANUFACTURE OF sPooLs.
Modern Machinery Turns Them Out with
Remarkable Rapidify.
New York SUM-. J

New Ork SUM-
Almost all the spools now made are pro-
duced from birch wood, and the machinery
used in their manufacture has been brought
to such degree of perfection as to reduce
their cost to the lowest possible figure. The
wood is first sawed into sticks four or FIVE
feet long and seven-eightns of an inch to
three inches square, according to the in
tended size of the spool. These sticks are
thoroughly seasoned, sawed into short
blocks and dried in a hot air kiln, at the
time they are sawed holes being bored per-
pendicularly through each block, which is
set on end under a rapidly revolving long
shanked auger.
At this stage one whirl of each little
block against some small knives that are
turning at lightning speed fashions 1t into
spool after the manner of the pattern pro-
vided, and this, too, at the rate of one a
second for each set of knives. A row OF
small boys feed the spool-making ma chimes
by simply placing the blocks in spout,
selecting the best, and throwing out the
knotty and defective stock. The machine
is automatic, excepting the operation per-
formed by the boys. After turning, the
spools are placed in a large drum and re-
volved rapidly until polished.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
A YOUNG BAcHELoR's EXPENSES.
How He Gets Along at a Salary of $1,000 q
Year Not Easily to Explain.

How He Gets Along at a Salary of S1,%OO .
Year Not Easily to Explain.
Washington star.l
What is the cost for a winter in Washing
ton to an ordinarily careful young bachelor?
In the first place, his dancing club takes,
say, $50. Then his own club for half a year
is about S25. To live for six months at
moderately expensive boarding house in
small room is $40 a month, or $40. He
smokes cigars and cigarettes, and if he is a
generous smoker this will amount to about
$50 Supposing him to be a moderate club
man, his club bill for "sundries" will be
about SO a month, or $50. Now for his
clothes. He may not need new dress suit,
so that can be left QUE, but he will be quite
certain to buy two good suits, and hats and
shoes and various other adornments- OF
course, he must go to a good tailor, and
these two suits will cost S125. He must
have, say, three pairs of shoes, and not
being Oyer-extravagant, will get them for
S21. Cravats, gloves, hat, shirts, collars
and cuffs may be estimated roughly at S106
To add up, then, gives total of S417 for
what may be termed luxuries and S24O for
necessary living. Of the SAT-, the dancing
club, the social club and the club bill for
"sundries" are purely unnecessary. The
smoking, if he uses pipe and only smokes
moderately, need not cost more than
SO, and the clothes could be bought,
together with the cravats, ETC., for less than
500. If he chose to do it, therefore, he
could live for $40 outside of his board, a
winter would not cost him more than $3.50.
How on earth does young bachelor who
only gets 81 200 year make two ends meet
at the end of the year? The estimate given
above is a very moderate one, and yet the
six months of the winter have amounted to
S657, without taking into account single
ticket to tie theater or a single blowout"