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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

The following is taken from a
Wheeling paper:
"Miss Mary Healey sang Doni-
zetti's recitative, Fla Donque yero'
and aria 20 Milo Fernando. In this
number Miss Healey almost estab.
lished her right TO the claim of art
list. Her rendition of the recitation
was dramatic and powerful, while
in the song, one of the most melodi-
GUS ever written, her voice, with its
great strength and wide range oil
tone, showed its full beauty"
Miss HeaIey will sing in the Con-
cert Monday night.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Prices on sash, doors and build.
ing material will surprise you al
Adkins & Simpsons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Go to VIM. Steinbauch's for q
good shave and a stylish hair cut.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Undertaking a speciality, at AID
kins & Simpsons, and calls prompt
" answered day or night.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Preaching in the school building
at Henderson on Wednesday even
ing of this week by Rev. S. f. Nc
Chung.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

White lead, paints and oils, at
Adkins & Simpsons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

hANAwHA RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Senate Commerce Committee
has completed the River and Harbor
bill. On motion of Senator Kenna.
the appropriation for the Great Ka.
nawha was increased from 5000, 600
to 100000. and a provision inserted
IN the bill which authorizes the
Secretary of War to make immedi-
ate contracts for the completion of
the entire work. 1t will REQUIRE
$1,000, 900 to complete tho improve
ments, and under the provisions in
serted by Mr.. Kenna, this amount
will be expended and the work fin
ished within three years. Senator
kenna says he thinks the provision
will pass the Senate and the House
and become law. It is we'll known
in Washington that Mr.. Kenna has
devoted constant and unceasing en-.
ergy to the advancement of this
great enterprise, and through all
his congressional career it has been
with him an object of constant So
licitude and attention. His zeal is
now about to be rewarded by the
conservation of an enterprise of un-
told value not only to his own local.
ity and State, but to the country at
large.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

NQTICE---All persons owing the firm are
hereby notified that they must be prera rr.'I
10 settle at once. either In cash or good neeo-
table paper Those whom the late firm
once for payment All business viii be set
tied in the 1rm name Mr.. Nefghbors Will
continue in the business OF contracting and
building. NEIoHDoEs * WILsoS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Preaching at Rayburn Chapel
next Sabbath at o'clock P. N.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Screen doors soc. and 9Oc., at Adj
kins & Simpsons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Cook Stoves-Adkins & Simpson
has the largest stock, and at prices
that suit the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Refrigerators at cost, at Adkins
& Simpsons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Gentlemen hunting "poplar" or
squirrels on DR.. Jamison's place in
Robinson district are advised to dis
continue the practice Let the In
dians of the West do the hunting
and don't let every vestige of nature
be driven from our sight.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

o'Connor & Tippett, the Furni-
ture. dealers, have added Under
taking to their business, and have
now fine hearse and caskets and
collins in large numbers. The SER
vices of Mr.. Jacob Kuhn has been
secured to conduct funerals.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17
Dissolution Nnfiee

M Office is hereby given that the er,-.,srf.
i v nership heretofore existing between
Jas l. Neighbors and l. D. Wilson. a. con.
tractors and builders. was dissolved BY mn.
tual consent. April 25, 1897
]. L NEIGHBOURS.
l.. q. WILSON
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

A birthday party was given on
last Saturday evening by Mrs C. ].
Trippett in honor of Rev. c. j.
Trippett. Only his Sunday school
class was invited. The following
ladies were present: Mrs. Frsnk
Ellison. Hattie Congrove. Blanche
Cable, Susie Allison, Ruth Reeder,
Maggie Washington, Mamie Mead,
Nellie Smith and Reta Polsley. The
Rev. gentleman was greatly sur
prised when the above named ladies
presented him with handsome
rocker, and other memorials of their
good wishes. leo cream and cake
were served, and the evening was
spent most pleasantly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Ane loliowlng telegram has been
noailng around the country:
John Geiger has sued co,rt ",
ley Forge No. 169, of /. o. + for
$50, 900 damages. claiming ths,
wnlle being initiated, the officers OF
.ne lodge compelled him to iumn
INTO supposed lake of fire to show
ms courage. He says that instead
OF getting plunge into the lake he
was landed on the floor, and broke
his leg in three places.
IhoughtIess people mightimagine
the capitals 1. o. F. stood for Inde.
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows. but
'nere Is no such fooIishness about
that society. The above cabalistic
letters are supposed to stand for
independent Order of Foresters
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

Fine The residence of Mr..
Sam Crowley, on Five Mile, near
Concord Church, was destroyed by
fire on Friday night, May 18th, to
+gether with all his household furni-
ture. Nothing being saved. Nc
insurance. Loss about $3.50 on
household goods, and about $500 on
building. 1t is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

We do the business because our
stock is the largest and prices the
lowest. Adkins & Simpson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

The Parkersburg Sentinel asks;
whats the reason drug store
can keep open all day Sunday, sell
soda water, chewing gum and cigars,
a cigar shop keeps open and sells
cigarettes, cigars and tobacco; cloth
ing stores sell to every one that will
buy, but if poor devil of a saloon
keeper sells glass of beer on Sun
day he gets twenty and costs in the
police court and an Indictment
thrown in for good measure. Are
we race of hypocrites, and is the
law a hypocrite as well?"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

RIVER NEws.-Parties left Pome-
roy Saturday to purchase a tow
boat for the Kanawha.
Senator Kenna has succeeded in
getting an appropriation of $780,
600 for the improvement of the
Great Kanawha; a more extended
| notice of this appropriation will be
found in another column of this
paper.
The Pritchard, Bluff, Mt. Clare
and Dana, left for below with coal
lows.
The Jennie Campbell is towing
logs from Big Sandy TO points below.
The Alex. Martin will tow logs
from this place to st. Adams.
The G. A. Hill took an excursion
up the Kanawha, Sunday.
Two barges of cotton ties are
lying here, destined for New Or
leans.
me Eliza Ill. camc OIL OF Cole q
Heatherington's docks Saturday,
and left for BelIaire.
The VIM. Ernst passed her an
nual inspection Monday.
The steamer Iron Queen has sub
stituted cannon for her caliope,
but it will hardly be fired off on her
arrival hero this evening, as the
people will flock down to the wharf
without any warming There is
great danger in these big jams OF
people on the arrival of boat and
some ono is liable to be thrown in
to the river and drowned. - Pdrkers-
burg Sentinel.
Capt. Aaron Williamson is at
h, me, on the sick list.
The river is rising again.
All coal landings are doing good
business.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

The postoflice department has at
last come to the conclusion to drop
the letter "h" in spelling "burg. y
Heretofore the department insisted
that all towns ending in "burg"
should be spelled "burgh,' and in
issuing or cancelling stamps, money
orders, etc, invariably used the
final oh Now the "h' will have
to go.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17

for this fall in this county, are,
Sheriff,
Prosecuting Attorney,
County Surveyor,
Two Assessors,
Two members of the House Of
Delegates.
One County Commissioner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-17


Robinson district are advised to dis
continue the practice. Let the In
dians of the West do the hunting
and don't let every vestige of nature
be driven from our sight.
The county officers to be voted
for this fall in this county, are,
Sheriff,
Prosecuting Attorney,
County Surveyor.
Two Assessors,
Two members of the House of
Delegates.
One County Commissioner.
The postoflice department has at
last come to the conclusion to drop
the letter ''h" in spelling "burg. y
Heretofore the department insisted
that all towns ending in "burg"
should be spelled "burgh," and in
issuing or cancelling stamps, money
orders, etc, invariably used the
final Oh" Now the oh will have
to go.
o'Connor & Tippett, the Furni-
ture dealers, have added Under
taking to their business, and have
now fine hearse and caskets and
collins in large numbers. The SER
vices of Mr.. Jacob Kuhn has been
secured to conduct funerals.
We have just placed some beauti-
full awnings over the front windows
of the REGISTER building. The
awnings were made by the Coin
Manufacturing Co., of Akron, Ohio.
If any of our friends want awnings,
tents, or horse and wagon covers,
they will find this a good company
to order from.
1t would be we'll for the Odd Eel
lows here to keep close watch for
ie,,ow wnois travelling through
the State, beating lodges and mem
bers. He represents himself as a
member of the order in good stand
ing.
t Horses are wofully down, says
the farmers, which may account for
.ne aonormai smile Oh the morse
country There have been q several
horse BUYERS here recently but thew
give no hopeful SIGN that nrices
will be higher soon.
ut work AZ present onIv sma,l
nnmber Of hands arc emn,ovad In,
in . short Tine !, w;I, 49,
TO its full canac;tv emnIov;ng =
the ne;gbborbood oe bnn5rad
hands.
direct the ianitor of the public scbooI
building to clean the sand from tbe
pavement in front of the nronertv
on Sixth street.
opera Honss Tbnrsdav n;nh. J Io,h
Evervbodv sbonld sttand No.
graduating exercises
Inc irul. is not injured to great
Vii ). Plenty = & pssss. and ,s
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
FORESTS OF SIBERIA.

Something About tho Region to Which
Many OF the ExI1es Arc Sent.
There is n story of French girl who
asked her American lover if the forests
of the United States had been any,
where cleared sufficiently to play lawn
tennis, but the geographical miscon-
ccptions of that young lady are rivaled
by the current ideas concerning the
dcsolation of Asiatic Russia, says an
exchange. North Siberia is too cold to
produce perennial plants. but farther
south enormous areas are still covered
with pine forests, mingled with oaks
and beeches near the fifty-ffth paral-
lei, and Astounding with berries. The
aggregate of woodlands east of the
Ural range has been estimated at five
hundred and sixty thousand square
miles, just about twice the area of the
state of Texas, and the Russian govern
ment is not insanely inhuman enough
to Danish many of its exiles to the re-
gion north of that timber belt. Only
fifteen of Il hundred prisoners are sent
to the mines; the rest are colonized in
the forest districts, and, to compensate
for the poor quality of their food, en-
Joy at least an abundant and, indeed,
often practically unlimited supply of
FREQ fueI
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
A Witness Cannot be Made to Incriminatc
Himself.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-ISpeciall 1T
has now become settled law that wit
nesses cannot be compelled to testify in
any criminal case where tho answers
might tend to criminate them in any
way, or subject their possible future
prosecution. 1t is held that the fifth
amendment to the constitution giving
persons the right to refuse to answer
questions which might be used against
: them in criminal cases must be con-
strued in its broadcast sense. Such is
the effect of decision of tho United
States Supreme Court to-day in the
celebrated interstate commerce case Of
Charles Counselman, appellant, VS..
Frank Hitchcock, marshal OF the
United States district court for the
Northern district Of Illinois.
The case is one Of great interest to
railroad men and has attracted wide.
spread attention. Counselman was
asked whether he had ever obtained
from any railroad rate on grain ship
ments lower than the open rate to all
shippers. He refused to answer on the
ground that it might criminate him,
and claimed the protection of tho
constitutional guarantee conferred
by the fifth amendment. Judge
Gresham decided against him and
held him in contempt of court for re-
fusing to answer questions. 1t is on
appeal from Judge Gresham order that
the case was decided by the Supreme
Court to-day. The courts ruling is that
Judge Gresham's order was erroneous,
and that Counselman cannot be COM
PEELED to testify. 1t has been said that
the effect of the decision of the court
that witnesses cannot be compelled to
testify will seriously hamper the inter
state commerce commission in the ad-
ministration of the interstate commerce
act. Tho courts decision was unani.
nous.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
THE INTRUSIVE FORK.
Ho Is Always Ready to Thrust HImserr

| He Is Always Ready to Thrust HImseII
Upon Others.
Tho turkey" of diplomatists and man
makers means. not the land of the
Turk, but those lands-Greek, Bulpa-
rian, Servian and Albanian-in which
their enemy the Turk is still encampcd.
On no spot of Europe, says n writer in
the Forum, on no spot of the coast of
Asia, is the Turk really ut home. He
is everywhere foreign intruder, u
burglar who has thrust himself into
the houses of other men. While other
conquests have in time changed into
lawful possessions, either by the con-
querors assimilating the conquered, or
the conquered assimilating the conquer
orS, the Turk remains as much Il
stranger in Europe as he was when he
first came in, more than five hundred
years back. And so it must ever be as
long as the Turk remains n Turk; for
no Mahomctan rule can, without cast
ing aside the prcccpts of his own laws,
become what 4 ruler is bound to be
towards the subjects of other rcli-
gions. 1t is his first duty as Mahom-
etan to keep men of all other creeds-
the Christian in Europe, the Firc-Wor-
shipper in Persia, the Hindoo in India
in bondage to the men of the dominant
faith. He therefore cannot reform;
promises of reform made by the Turk
are in their own nature worthless.
They are nowhere carried out, unless
when the Turk is afraid to break them
under the eye of more powerful Euro
peans.
To talk of Turkish government"
is therefore mere diplomatic con-
ventionality. There is no Turkish
government" The object of a govern
ment" is the protection of its subjects;
and that the Turk does not give. The
so-called Turkish government" is an
organized system of brigandagc with Il
chief brigand called '.sultan" at it's
head
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
A CUP OF CRGsus.
The Wonderful Gold Mine in Queens
land and Its Fabulous Wealth.

Tho Wonderful Gold Mine in Queens
land and Its Fabulous Wealth.
One of the wonders of Australia, and
one of the greatest natural curiositics in
the world, is the Mount Morgan gold
mine in Queensland. The precious
metal contained in this mine, which
has paid dividend of not less than six
million dollars in year, was deposited
by n hot spring.
Mount Morgan is hill about five
hundred feet high, contain ing at its top a
cup-shaped deposit made by the hot
spring which once gushcd out there,
and in this deposit the gold exists.
Truly cup of Croesus! Through untold
ages the waters dropped their glitter
ing burden, and now man comes and ex-
tracts the boarded metal to add to the
wealth of the world
Specimens of the ore from this
strange mine have recently been sent
to the United States, that they might
be compared with the deposits of the
great hot springs in our own Yellow
stone park. 1t was but natural to sup
pose that the Yellowstone springs had
also Il golden treasure in their cups,
but the most careful search by geolo-
gists has thus far failed to detect any
trace of IT.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
A Cabby's Telegraph.

The London cabman has language
of his own, which is not generally
knwon. discovered it some time ago.
Being in hanson cab, which was
bowling along behind another hanson
cab, observed the driver in front COM
municating with my driver, writes Wal
ter Besant. He spread ont both arms
like semaphore and then closed and
opened his fingers. 1t was evidently
message, remark or warning in Ian
guage of signs and symbols. When
got down | asked my driver what that
communication might be. Why" he
replied, what he said was this: How'd
you like to drive all the way from Char
ing Cross up this bloomin' hill for two
bob?'" told him considered it very
useful and valuable telegraph. Circum-
stances have prevented any further
study of this telegraph system, which
leave to the observation of my readers
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
California Peurls.

One of the largest pearl fishing
grounds in the world is the gulf of Cali
fornia. The pearls are not generally
regular in shape or very pure in color,
but some are of large size, and many of
the rare black pearls are found. The
divers are Indians, and their equipment
is of the simplest kind, consisting only
of n basket hung round the neck, in
which to collect the oysters, knife, to
dctach them from the rocks, and Il
stone with n cord attached. When n
diver goes down he takes the cord be-
tween his toes. the weight of the stone
carrying him at once to the bottom
He gathers oysters as long as his breath
holds out, and then rises to the surface,
to descend again in fifteen minutes.
Some of the divers are wonderfully ex-
pert, and can remain under water as
much as two minutes before rising to
the surface. The mortality among
them is fearful, for the gulf of Califor-
MIA is infested with huge sharks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
FOR CoMMoNwEALrHs ATTORNEY.

To THE CITIZENS OF ROANOKE: A
short time ago it was suggested to me
to become candidate for the office of
commemorative attorney for the city Of
Roanoke, the present incumbent having
announced his determination not to be
candidate again. Communications
from some of my friends appeared in
the newspapers soon after this to the
Same effect After careful considera
ton take this means of announcing
that | am candidate for that office,
and earnestly and respectfully solicit
your support and influence at the cleo
tion to be held in May next.
II elected. shall devote to the dis
charge OF the important duties Of that
office my ability and energy, coupled
with an experience gained in the ad-
ministration OF the laws OF this COM
monwealth. and promise you that my
best efforts shall be given to tho Impair
tial and strict enforcement of all penal
laws. Yours very respectfully,
January 8, 1892. w. s. GooCH.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
A DEMOCRATIC POLICY.

The statement of Chairman Springer,
OF the ways and means committee, that
no general tariff legislation and no free
silver bill will pass Congress this SEES.
sion is entitled to consideration. 1t is
clear that the Presidential veto would
stand between Congress and Democratic
legislation, even were there no Republi-
can Senate to interpose.
With this fact plainly placed before
the Democratic party, it would seem
the wisest policy and he shrewdest
politics to make the session as brief and
business like as possible, adjourn and
go home.
It's proposed to pass bill for an in.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
HOW ABOUT THIS:

The Richmond State in an editorial
recently stated that the Democratic
leaders had committed the party in
favor OF railroad commission bill. How
about this?
The Democratic party in Southwest
NIT it in favor of railroad commission
bill. 1t knows, too we'll, that any such
measure as tho Kent bill would do this
section an incalculable injury.
The Democratic party in Virginia
will not be committed to any revolution
airy policy by ostensible leaders without
protest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12

The large number of Democratic can
didates in the field for mayor will have
to do their fighting before convention
and not before the people at large.
Waller p. Huff, charm IN of the Demo
cratic executive committee, has deter
mined to call primaries and nominate a
candidate for each position to be filled
at the coming election. Mr.. Huff says
that the call will not be issued until
shortly before the election.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
ROANOKE, VA. JAN. IL, 1892.

THE TIMES can De found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke--George Gravatt. Jr.. M. l..
Smiths, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon.
Elk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue. and
Sands News Stand, IS Jefferson st. S.
Bristol, Tenn.-W. A. Ward, Front
Street.
Bluefield-- Bluefeld Inn.
Lynchburg-Norvell Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Pulaski--Maple Shade Inn, Brown 81
Brown.
Radford-Radford Inn, w. G. Butler.
salem--w. Taylor's Book Store.
Washington--Willard The Metropoli-
tai.
Wytheville-E n. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12

ternational silver conference to be held
in Chicago during the Worlds FAIR,
which will take up. the silver question
and establish G ratio and basis on uni
versal coinage. This ought to be salts
factory to both parties, for both are
committed to resumption Of FREQ coin
age whenever European cooperation
can be had.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
The Duke of Clarence ImproyInc,

LONDON, Jan. 11.-[Speciall- "A dis
patch from Sandringham, the residence
of the Prince of Wales, in Norfoll1shlre,
states that the Duke of Clarence and
Avondale, eldest son and heir of the
heir apparent, whose illness from influ-
enza and pneumonia was announced,
passed good night. The present con-
dition of the Duke, the dispatch adds, is
favorable.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12

New York, Jan. 11.-[Speciall-
Janderf & Bro. dealers in diamonds and
jewelry. at 81 Maiden Lane, made an
assignment to-day with preferences of
$40 5OO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-12
Pianos Tuned

PIANOS tuned and repaired in an
hours notice AMI perfect satisfaction
guaranteed BY ii pbbie Music Company,
l5' Salem av nu who have their own
tuner, to whom they pay salary, there
fore they are responsible for his work.
Refers to Hollins Institute. for whom we
do all tuning, etc.