Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-15
He REFLECTS.
Some Thoughts Jotted Down by q West
Virginia Mountaineer.

Virginia Mountsineer.
The following effusion appears In
last weeks Sandy Nelo Era, published
at Williamson, Logan county, and is
signed by "Mountaineer."
Tug RIVER VALLEY, Dec. S.-Our
town has fallen upon evil days. The
joyous levity Of its youth is past; the
bad man is no more; virtue now occu-
pies the first floor and the poker tables
are moved up stairs. Where once the
roulet player sang his siren song the
counter jumper hopPeth, and where
once the gay revolver did revolve the
! ginger ale cork poppeth. AS the i'm
mortal Shakespeare says, these are piping
times Of peace. Our success has been
our ruin. The sturdy timber men, the
| horny-handed sons of toll have all been
| euchered out Of their timber by slick
citizens, and robbery is now con-
Quoted according to the rules Of
commerce. Lawyers and doctors
have arrived to complete our financial
and physical ruin. Big Bob has yielded
| to the demands OF morality, and has put
screen doors in front of his bar, and
many OF his customers have reformed,
and patronize his place no more. Drug
stores have crept in and injured his
trade. Deac0ns patronize the soda
water fountain and wink when they say
they will take some of "the same" l
am sad my fellow mountaineers, but
see no ray Of hope. The town grows
bigger and better every day. We shall
soon have policemen, "a Mayor, and,
worst of all, a Board OF Aldermen.
Then, indeed, will our cup be full.
Moral.-What shall 1t profit man II
he gains the whole world and lose his
own SAL Iy4AAO-.-, -.-vO1oAE~H.
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Pull Reports OF the Latent Battie-The
Army Moving After the Revolutists.
GUERRoRo, MEXICO, December a.
The government telegraph line, Wnlcn
passes through this place, has been re-
haired, and for the first time complete
official report of the bloody battle near
San Ygnance was sent to military mead
ouarters to-day. The invasion OF the
revolutionists has produced intense ex-
element throughout the Rio Grandge
border country, both on the United
States and Mexican side OF the river.
The battle took place only fifteen miles
from this place, and an order for rein
forcements was brought In by courier
while the fight was still Ia progress
Major Julian Esquebel. the commander
of the garrison, left Immediately with
force of one hundred and fifty soldiers,
but when they reached the place
thew found that the revolution
lists had crossed the river into the Unit
ed States, taking with them about
twenty prisoners, forty horses ana
large amount OF ammunition and guns.
Mexican soldiers fought nobly. They
were only forty-fve in number. Cap.
tain Segaar, who was In command OF
the government troops, led the charge
against the the opposing force, whlch
numbered fully two hundred, but he was
outnumbered and was killed by pistol
shot from the leader of the revolution
lists. who is thought to be Prudencio
Gonzales, who was formerly a promi-
nent ranchman in Stard county, Mex
leo. Gen. Lorenzo Garcia, the COM
mapder OF this military zone with head.
quarters at Wier, has issued orders to
all troops stationed along the frontier
to be on the lookout for bands OF the
revolutionists and show them no mercy,
All revolutionists captured on this SIDE
of the border will be dead ones.