Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-04-29

THE calm before the political storm
is now upon US.
QUAY still holds Pennsylvania in
the hollow of his hand.
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WHAT a pretty fight there'd be ii
Blaine was only in good trim.
SENATOR GoRMAN is placing him
self in a position to be struck by pres
idential lightning.
The REGISTERS suggestion that
Hon. Ben Martin would make good
governor for West Virginia seems to
be taking we'll.
A NEW candidate for Auditor is in
the feld-CamdenS ommers, ofClarks-
burg. He makes about the 18th man
that the office is seeking.
THE cornerstone OF the Grant lonu-
meut was laid in New York OH Wed
nesday. But no man can tell when
the monument will be finished
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THE opponents Of President Har-
rison seem to be more vigorous Ill
their efforts than his friends are.
But he has the advantage in numbers,
and will in all probability be renomi-
mated.
WILLIAM ASTOR, one OF the richest
men in the United States, died sud
denly in Paris on Tuesday. He leaves
a fortune-leaves every cent of 1t
Of fifty millions ofdollars. He was 81
years old.
A FEW tin-plate factories are being
started up in this country, and the
Republican papers are highly eiated.
But it will be noted that the people
are paying pretty dearly for the fun
they are having.
The Republicans Of Wheeling have
selected Mr.. c. b. Hart as delegate
to the Minneapolis convention. Mr..
Hart deserves the honor and we are
glad he was selected. Now let the
Democrats do the same thing for Mr..
fancy.
CONGRESS is wrestling with the
Chinese problem-trying to devise
ways and means for keeping the
celestials out of the United States
The best way to settle the question is
to exclude entirely the slant-eyed
scamps.
THE House of Representatives, by
a vote of Is to 100, last week con-
frmed the right of Mr.. Rockwell,
Democrat, of New York, to the seat
i'm the House contested by Mr.. Noyes,
Republican. This is the case over
which Senator Hill and Congressman
O'Ferrall had a row. Hills man won
the fight.
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THERE is intense excitement and
fear in Paris over the work of the
anarchists. The restaurant of man
who recently gave information against
one of their number was wrecked by
a bomb Monday evening, dreadfnlly
injuring the proprietor and several
Others. The anarchist threaten
other dynamite explosions, and the
Parisians are in fear Of their lives.
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THEY are having lively time of ii
with the pension Office investigation
in Washington. Tuesday Commis-
sioner Raum and Congressman Enloe
tried to chew up each other, and Mr..
Enloe called General Raum liar
straight up and down. The pension
system is rotten from its very foun-
dation, and all that is connected with
ii becomes tainted with its corruption.
The candidacy of Prof. Robert A.
Armstrong, of West Liberty, for the
Democratic nomination of Superin-
tendent of Schools, is meeting cordial
response from every section OF the
State.-Pendleton NeWs
THAT is because Prof. Armstrong is
so admirably fitted for the place. We
do not know of man who would be
more acceptable to the people than
he.
CHAIRMAN BLACK, OF the Republi-