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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

The stranded Guiding star was
gotten afioat, Friday.
The Mercer arrived from New
Orleans, Friday night.
Friday night was the stormiest
ever experienced on the river here.
The Veteran after repairing boil
ers, left for Pittsburg with empties.
The Mercer and Spring Hill are
towing log RATS.
The John Dana will leave for be-
low in few days.
The Benwood left for below with
coal.
The Pittsburg miners have resum-
! ed work.
Tho Ed. Roberts down from
Pittsburgh after empties.
SAND BAoGED.-Henry Thomas,
who is in the employ of Armstrong
Bros, was sand -bagged, Saturday
night, in Crooked Creek bridge,
an First street. The fellow did not.
make an effective blow, and Thomas
got away from him. He had just
been paid off. and the scoundrel
sought to rob him.
The Ohio River railroad will have
its tracks in condition to use this
week. and be able to get into Wheel
ing without entering over the B. 30.
When this is accomplished better
time will be made as trains are
nearly always delayed on the B. & o.
tracks above Benwood.
Business is booming on the K. &
NJ. 1t required four and five extra
train crews to keep the yard at this
place from being blocked. And as
to passenger traffic there seems to
be no limit. This is the popular
route for people going west.
Those who think it is not diff
cult and wearisome task to gather
each week sufficient number of To-
calls to fill page with as many col
umns as the REGISTER gives each
week, ought to try the work, and
we feel as if they would give it up
in disgust after u few trials.
Landreth Garden Seeds at Bryan
& Young's.
We direct attention to the change
in Laidley's advertisement, in this
issue. He is pushing energetic
man, and deserves we'll of the COM
munity. He sells all goods at the
lowest prices, and docs not want
the earth for profit.
Preaching at Beech Hill Method
list church, by the pastor the fifth
Sundy, at IL o'clock a. m. of the
present month, instead of the first
Sunday in April, as heretofore an
nounced. Also preaching the same
day at Kanawha Three Mile at 3
o'clock p. m.
A now advertisement of the West
Virginia Rubber Goods Agency
appears in this paper. This Agen-
cy is operated by Capt. E. A. Burn
side and brother.
Wonder if anyone intends offer
ing for the Office of County Super
intendent of Free Schools? 1t is
about time candidates were placing
their announcements.
Grass Seeds and Onion Sets, at
Bryan & Young's.
Tenement houses that will rent
from Sc to SO per month, are very
scarce in this place. Let our peo
pie 60 to work and erect about
fifty, three and four room houses.
An oil well is being put down on
Col. Beale's farm, in MERGERS Bot
tom. Experts tell US that indica-
tons point to a good well.
"Patronize home Industries" is a
| rrnnI ths,r. a.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Wonder if anyone intends offer
ing for the Office of County Super
intendent of Free Schools? 1t is
about time candidates were placing
their announcements.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Soon there will be a couple of
handsome brick business houses
erected on the square on Main street
adjoining court house lot. When
these buildings are completed, it
will add much to the beauty and
attractivcness of this part of Main
street. The next move will be to
erect good business houses on Sixth
street, opposite the court house.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

We are authorized to announ, G
WIN. CHAMBERS as candidate for
City Marshal, at the ensueing elect
ion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

One of the nuisances that our
people have to contend with, is the
leaving of pavements torn up,
after putting in connections with
the sewers. There is no use or sense
in leaving them in such condition
for weeks and oven months.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

This has been a blustery week,
but then when we come to recollect
that it is March, it is rather to be
expected. This cold weather viii
soon end, as '-Old Saul is getting
higher in the heavens every twenty
four hours, and will soon be draw
ing bead on US that will send it
up to the nineties in the shade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

We are soliciting Agents for Messrs.
JAMES E. McELRoY & CO., of Chic
ago, the largest Real Estate finn in the
West. Parties having land for sale; and
particularly Mineral and Timber lands,
will do well to call on or address u.s.
We have also for sale valuable improv-
ee and nnimproved Chicago property
Lots for investors, on monthly pay
ments. Respectfully,
TIPPETT s. HUTCHINSON.
feblI-tf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

A 000. ACRES of Brown Stone land
4,OOO in Summers Comfy, West
Virginia; 2 miles west of Hinton. and
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad;
the finest grade of Brown Stone yet quar-
ed on board cars from quarry; three der
ricks; superior for paving and building
purposes to any other stone; can he
quarried any size desired; an excellent
investment for capitalists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Go to steinbach to get a good
shave.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

The Morgantown Ne,o Dominion
says; ga long time ago an ex,judge
went to the Office of the clerk of the
circuit clerk, of this county, to be
sworn to answer in a certain chan
Gerry cause. The form of the oath
is rather long and the duputy clerk,
n nervous old gentleman, said: "You
solmnly swear by the holy Evanga-
lish of Almighty God-h! d--n
it you know the rest-so help you
God"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

HIRE dIals, Houses and Lots, in a desirable
SoIHRIEs Point Pleasant. IfeblI-ff.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

IMPROvING.-We are happy to
state in this weeks REGISTER that
young Peter Steenbergen, of Mer
GERS Bottom, who was accidentally
shot, sometime ago, while out duck
hunting, is rapidly improving
and is now PAST all danger growing
out of the accident.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Why isn't this a good thing? DIR.
Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure j.
warranted to give satisfaction in every
case or money returned. Such a prop
osition couldn't be thought of ii the
medicine wasn't superior to all Others
For sale by a. C. VanGiIder, Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Several years ago some persons
were condemning people who are
bitter political partisans. A well
known gentleman expressed his
opinion, viz: al am never. strenu-
GUS on politics, but I'll be id if 1
ever have or ever will vote against
a Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

The Pomeroy Democrat comes to
us this week very much enlarged
and improved. 1t is good paper
and we are glad to see this evidence
of prosperity on the part of our
neighbor. The Democrats of old
Meigs ought to give it hearty sup.
port.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

A new advertisement of the West
Virginia Rubber Goods Agency
appears in this paper. This Agen-
cy is operated by Capt. E. A. Burn
side and brother.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

According to the tradition handed
down from generation to generation,
the backbone of winter is never brok.
en- until after Easter. There is en-
couragement in the fact that Easter
comes, this year, Of the 29th inst,
almost a month earlier than in the
last two or three years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

SAND BAoGED.-Henry Thomas,
who is in the employ of Armstrong
Bros, was and-bagged, Saturday
night, in Crooked Creek bridge,
an First street. The fellow did not
make an effective blow, and Thomas
got away from him. He had just
been paid off, and the scoundrel
sought to rob him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Business is booming on the K. &
M. 1t required four and FIVE extra
train crews to keep the yard at this
place from being blocked. And as
to passenger traffic there seems to
be no limit. This is the popular
route for people going west.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Preaching at Beech Hill Method
list church, by the pastor the fifth
Sundy, at IL o'clock a. m. of the
present month, instead of the first
Sunday in April, as heretofore an
nounced. Also preaching the same
day at Kanawha Three Mile at 3
o'clock n m
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

The Ohio River railroad will have
its tracks in condition to use this
week. and be able to get into Wheel
ing without entering over the B. & o.
When this is accomplished better
time will be made as trains are
nearly always delayed on the B. & o.
tracks above Benwood. n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Those who think it is not a diff
cult and wearisome task to gather
each week sufficient number of To-
calls to fill page with as many col
umns as the REGISTER gives each
week, ought to try the work, and
we feel as if they would give it up
in disgust after few trials.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

d. W. PETTY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

17S Acres, lying II miles from the
~ Kanawha River; partly improv.
ed; new dwelling house built last fall:
20 acres good timber; about 40 acres now
under. cultivation. Will be sold at a
bargain.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
THE PEACE OF EUROPE.
FrancO-Russian Friendship Hurryinf
TroOps to Warsaw


PARIS, Sept. AT a banquet given in
his honor at Lourdes today, Baron Won
Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador tn
France, in his address said he was only
promoting the czar's wishes in desiring an
intimate union between Russia and
France.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Troops to the
mum Der of 10000 have been ordered to
Warsaw. This will bring the number of
Russian forces on the frontier up to
10000.
CALCUTTA, Sept. General Alikahanoff.
the wel-known Russian commander and
oriental diplomat, has been arrested at
CaDul, the capital of Afghanistan. He is
charged with being a spy in the employ of
the Russian government. General Ahka-
hanoff was captured while disguised as
Moslem devotee. 1t is claimed on his be-
half that he is no longer in the employ
of the Russian government as he was
recently dismissed from the military post
which he he'd in the cars service. Ii is
probable that stern measures will be taken
by the Ameer of Afghanistan in the case
of this important prisoner who is con-
sidered by the British authorities to be
one of the most daring. astute and
dangerous men in the Russian service.
VIENNA, Sept THE Austrian armv
maneuvers closed today and the emperor
of Germany, who has oeen watching them.
has gone TO Munich accompanied by
Chancellor Won Caprivi.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT.
Well Re-Established by the Victorious
Congressionalists-E All Right.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. THE depart-
ment of state telegraphed to Minister
Fran. September 4, that if a government
had been formed by the congressional party
acceptable to the people he should recog-
nize il and open communication with its
head Today, the eth inst, the depart
ment received a telegram from Egan stat
ing that provisional government had been
established on the 4th inst, with Senior
Montt as president and was universally ac-
cepted by the people and that he fEgan)
was in very cordial communication with il
Senior Lazcano. the Chilean minister. he.
fore leaving Washington City on Saturday.
officially informed Acting Secretary whar-
ton, Of the department of state, that he
was about TO leave Washington Citv for
time and had designated Jorge Asa Bur
aga, secretary of the legation. as charge
d'affaires.
SAN FRANcIsCo. Sept. THE Examiners
Santiago correspondent, under date of Au-
gust ;, reports an interview with Balma-
ceda, then president of Chile, IN which the
latter claimed that foreign spectators had
more TO do with the disruption of the gov
ernment than was generally known, and
that great deal of money had been
advanced 10 the insurgents by for
eign capitalists He refused TO state
whether or not United States Minister
Egan had expressed an opinion a. to
whether the United States government
favored the Balmacedan government or
the insurgents, but said that the United
States minister was very conservative, and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Two of the California Bandits
Caught and Identified.
SAN FRANCISCO HoooLuM SHOT.
An Oregon Girl Murdered by Her
Demented Lover in illinois.
Unequal Enforcement OF the Lottery
LAVA wealthy Farmer Arrested for
Poisoning His Neighbors--A Califor-
nian Commits Suicide with = Bomb.

MERGED, Cal, Sept. 7.-Yesterday after
noon Detective Lawson hunted up
camping party from whom the Ceres train
robbers obtained a drink of water on the
evening of the robbery. He found them
near Athlone, ten miles south of here.
They are a young couple named Graham,
and are on their way to Los Angeles.
Friday night they were camped near
Keys, three miles south of Ceres. About
6:30 o'clock. when fairly dark, two men
came up and asked for q drink. One tall
man came into the light, but the other,
who was shorter, kept in the background.
The tall man carried n small shotgun
wrapped up in his coat. Mrs. Graham un-
hesitatingly recognized the portrait of Bill
Dalton as that of the short man. The
Grahams will be confronted with Dean as
soon as possible, and if they identify him
as the tall man the evidence will be COM
plete.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. Riley Dean,
who was arrested with Bill Dalton SUM-
day, and charged with completely in the
train robbery, lived in this county for n
long time, farming as Jumper" on the
so-called MokeIumne grant. He left here
five or six years ago, and has since been
living in Tulare county. 1t now transpires
that the officers agreed that Bill Dalton
and Dean should be arrested as the train
robbers, and detectives of the railroad
force telegraphed to Sheriff Kay to make
the arrests, Dalton being known to be
near Traver. Sheriff Cunningham came
here to keep a lookout for Dean il he
should show up in this section, where he
has relatives. The officers believe they
have the right men.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Port Townsend News.

PoRr TOWNSEND. Sept. Especial. l.
Police Officer Brophy ran down a sus-
picious character early this morning, who
threw away two half-pound cans of opium
when hard pressed. The man was after
wards caught, but there was not evidence
enough to hold him.
The public schools opened today with a
large attendance. superintendent Bah
cock was given reception this evening by
Captain Rose and wife.
A party of Seattle iiremen, on a pleasure
excursion on the sloop Margery, reached
here today and go to Victoria tomorrow.
There are seven ladies in the party, which
is in charge of Captain Kelleher. Lieuten-
ant Paddy Smith was surrounded here by
crowd of admirers, who knew of his
pugilistic feats.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
A San Francisco noodium Shot.

SAN Francisco, Sept. flames Dwyer,
a switchman in the employ of the South
ern Pacific, was shot at a Fourth street
restaurant early this morning by officer
Kelly and probably fatally wounded. The
officer attempted to arrest a man named
Motka. when Dwyer attacked the officer,
beating him sayagely. The latter there
upon fired three shots, one OF which en-
tered Dryers left leg and a second pene-
trated his abdomen. The officer is in bed
from the effects OF Dwyer's attack.
Others who were in the restaurant at the
time say Kelly was under the influence of
liquor. The officer denies the statement,
saying he had left his sergeant only few
moments before. Dwyer's wounds are not
known to be necessarily fatal, but If the
intestines are perforated he can live but a
few days at most. This afternoon a charge
of assault to murder was placed against
Kelly, who had already charged Dwyer
with assault with deadly weapon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
INDIAN MURDERER CAPTURED.
Isaac Thomas, the Slayer of "Sturgeon
Jim," Found in Portland.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. I. Especial. j
Isaac Thomas, the Indian who was sus-
pected of killing sturgeon Jim," another
Indian, whose body was found in the river
near Vancouver, a week ago, anchored
with chains. n piece of railroad iron and
large rock, was arrested here tonight and
will be turned over to the Clarke county
authorities tomorrow morning. The crime
was fastened upon Thomas through the
confession of his son, and the body of
sturgeon Jim" was found where indi-
Gated. Washington officers have been
looking for Thomas down the river where
he was in the habit of fishing. but Thomas
is supposed TO have been in hiding. He
came TO Portland on the Vancouver train
this afternoon and the officers here were
notified by the man who recognized him.
Thomas is 90 years of age and we'll known
in Oregon City, where he lived many years.
1t is. stated that he made an attempt on
"Sturgeon Jim's" life two months ago.
sturgeon Jim" was medicine man as
well as fisherman and attended Thomas
wife
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Street Railway sauabbIc.

NEW WESTMINSTER b., c., Sept. T.
Especial. The first section of the New
Westminster street railway and West
minster-V Vancouver electric tramway is
finished, and the company is ready to
begin running cars, but cannot as the
city's permission has not yet been given.
1t appears there is hitch as TO the kind
OF rails used. The company put down L.
rails and claim the city allowed their use,
but the city claims never TO have con-
sented to them. 1t is probable that the
matter will be amicably arranged, but the
delay III establishing the service is a
serious public annoyance If the company
is forced to lay flat rails i'll the city limits
they will be out of pocket $4,000, and the
service will be delayed several months
longer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Ready-Made Custom Houses for Alaska.

PoRr TOWNSEND, Sept. Especial. i
Schooner Frances Alice leaves tomorrow
for Alaska carrying lumber for two Gus
tom-houses, to be erected at Mary island
and Sand point. The buildings were
framed here, and seven carpenters from
this city go 10 erect the buildings. The
plans were drawn by Architect Batwell, of
Port Townsend. and accepted by the gov
ernment without change. d. McPhee.
the contractor doing the work, had every
thing possible done here, even to
painting the lumber. The schooner will
reach Mary island in about ten days and
then expects to be two weeks in going
I 800 miles further TO Sand point. on Unga
island. 1t will take four weeks TO complete
the buildings after the arrival of the
lumber and the carpenters! The workmen
will take the necessary stores with them,
"a they will be out Of reach of supplies.
They will return by way of Sitka when
the work is finished
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Change in the Mexican win;.,rv

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.-E. Jacobs,
capitalist from the City of Mexico, who is
interested with President Diaz in mining
ventures, Is In this city. To an Examiner
reporter he said: There is strong talk in
Mexican political circles that President
Dlaz viii recall Senor Romero, the Mexi-
can minister at Washington. and that
Romero will be appointed minister of
finance to succeed Manuel Dublen, who
recently died. Mr.. Jacobs further stated
that shortly after Minister Dublen's death
deficiency of 100000 was discovered in
his accounts, and that President Diaz
brought suit against his estate to recover
the money. The suit is still pending. On
this account Diaz is ANXIOUS to appoint
honest men to positions of trust, and sew
eral other changes are talked of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
o., w. a. L. X. g. n. CO.
Incorporation of the Company Which Is
to Open Up the Columbia.

to Open Up the Columbia.
PORTLAND, Sept. Especial. Articles
of incorporation of the Oregonian. Wash
ington IL Idaho Railway and Navigation
Company were filed here today. The
capital stock is s., 900 000 The incorpora-
tors are the leading men of three
states and the object of corporation
is to open the Columbia river for
navigation up to the mouth of the Snake
river by building portages around the Cas-
cades and The Dalles and boats to con-
meet. The incorporation is the outcome of
The meeting of delegates from three states
held here in April. The delay in incorpor-
ating was caused by the difficulty
in securing incorporators in each
of the states and getting the necessary
certificates. Solicitors will be sent out
through all three states at once to secure
subscriptions to the stock of the company
in S25 shares, ana as the work is for the
benefit of all sections and this prosperous
year, it is expected that the farmers will
subscribe literally.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
Poisoned bv a Flask of AIcobo,.

HARRINGTON, Neb., Sept. 7.--Andrew OIL.
son, a well-known farmer of this vicinity.
died last night from the effects of a dose
of poison taken in drink of alcohol.
Martin Knutson, a neighbor of the de-
ceased, lies at the point of death. and Hans
Scager, another friend, is slowly
recovering from the effects of the
poison. Dennis Fiaherty, a wealthy
ranch-owner, with previously good
reputation, has been arrested charged with
poisoning them. Last week he met them
and after brief friendly conversation
offered them drink from a flask which he
drew from his pocket. He asserts that he
had two TASKS, one containing alcohol and
the other poison. The men who drank as
sert that he had but one flask; that thu
LIQUOR therein was of a milky hue, and
they remarked that it was not as clear a
alcohol should be.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
A Drunken Man Killed by the
Cars at Spokane.
OPENING THE COLUMBIA RIVER
The Indian Murderer of Sturgeon
Jim Arrested i'm Portland.
Notorious Victoria Poacher Contem-
plates Raiding the Seal Rookeries-
The Corpse of Murdered Man
Found Near Pendleton, Or.

SPOKANE. Sept. Especial. IA well
dressed man, about so years of age, was
struck by Northern Pacific train last
night, dragged for distance of two blocks
and dropped on Main street, where the
body was subsequently found, the train
men knowing nothing of the accident at
the time, as the train was backing. When
found the man was still alive, although
terribly mangled, one arm and one leg
being severed, and deep hole, the size of
n mans hand, in the left side. He was
removed to the hospital, where he died a
few hours later. During a brief interval
of consciousness he said his name was
Robert Crawford and that his father,
James Crawford, was a well known citizen
of Pittsburg, Pa. Crawford had evil
IDENTIFY been drinking heavily.