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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
INCALCULABLE.
The Loss to the Cotton Crop by
the foundations.
Increased Destruction of Life
and Properly.

A Government Boat Ordered to Pine
Binn, Ark. to Aid the suGering-In ST.
Louis and Vicinity the Loss win DO
Over $1,000, ooo-Thousands Home
less and Out of worIs-Fiood News.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. May e3.-The de-
struction of life and property in the
Arkansas valley, north and south of this
city, caused by the flood increases in
magnitude with every new report. six
teen negroes were drowned ON Hensley's
island, forty miles north of here, Thurs
day night. and hundred more families
We're taken to a place of safety Friday
by government boat. which was or
dered here. Several more persons lost
their lives in the flood at Red Bluff, near
this city. The lost to the cotton crop is
incalculable. A government boat has
been ordered here to aid the suffering.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

One Report says Fifteen Thousand Pso-
pie P~rished-

C"e report says Fifteen Thousand Eco
pie P~rished-
LONDON. May e1.-Advices received
here from hssu1itius state that hurri-
cane. unprecedented in its violence,
passed over that island on April 20. caus-
ing enormous damage to shipping A
majority of the vessels at the island were
blown ashore.
Half Of the crops of sugar. rice. coffee
and pepper have been utterly ruined,
and the loss in this direction is extreme
ly heavy.
The western half of Port louis. the
capital, was devastated Houses were
blown down, gigantic trees were up
rooted. and that part of the town was
about wipel out of existence The loss
of life was appalling. A large number
OF persons were caught in the falling
houses and crushed to death 1t is said
300 persons We're killed and 1000 in
jured.
LONDON, May. 23.-The special CORE
spondent of The Times says that the
loss of life in Mauritins is not less than
10000
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

There are over 1000 copies of the
New York Tribune sent free to vo-
ters in this county. The Tribune,
of course, don't send these papers
for its health. Some active parti-
sans have to yield up the almighty
stuff in payment therefor. The
same IS true of other counties, and
this free and abundant literature
dodge is being waged for an espec-
ial purpose. West Virginia is n
battle field this year. They are
lighting. We must fght.-Ne,g
Dominion
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
THE MARKETS.
Review OF the Grain and Cattle Markets
for May 80.
Cincinnati.

cIncinnati.
WHEAT-s5dSSc.
CoRN-47651c
WooIzCnwashed fine merino. 17afsc.
ATblood clothing, 20@2Ic; braid, I7a1Sc:
fine merino X and Xxx, 25@26c: medium
clothing. 26d27c
CArTLE-Good to choice batchers, 50 SIS
a =; fair to good, 50 1908 75; common.
81 15@2 p '.,'-.','-'
Hoes = Selected butchers and heavy
shipping, "a S0sd4 IS; fair TO good packing.
- 5O94 80; common to rough, So 55@4 15
SHEEP-$4 00d5 so
LAMBs-s4 5Oa7 60.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

He Consents 20 Have His Name Pre-
sented TO the Convention

sentsd TO the Convention
NEW YoRK, May 10. = Secretary
Blaine, it is said, has consented condi-
tionally to the use of his name at the
Minneapolis convention Nathaniel
Paige, of Washington. Is STAYING at the
Fifth Avenue hotel He stated last
night that Stephen 3. Ellzins, secretary
of war, had conference with Secretary
Blaine and President Harrison. and had
received definite instructions from bo,h
to present the name of either at Minne-
apolis as the Republican nominee for
president.
Mr. Paige also stated that Secretary
El<ins was given permission by both
Blaine and Harrison to withdraw the
name of either as may seem advisable at
the time
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

British bark was wrecked Off the coast
of Wales. Sixteen persisted
An unprecedented hurricane in New
Zealand did great damage to crops and
shipping. Many lives were lost.
Eight persons were killed Friday in a
dynamite explosion at Bilboa, Spain.
An epidemic of cholera is raging in Har-
rar, Egypt, aud is spreading inland. Al
ready there are one hundred deaths daily.
An earthq Jake in Transcaucasia re-
suited in tH7enty-seven deaths and de
stroyed all stone buildings.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
SPLIT IN THE GRAND ARMY.

The Color Line Causes Trouble in LouisI-
ana and mississippi.
NEW ORLEANS, May 20-The depart
ment Of Louisiana and Missippi. Grand
Army of the Republic, met Wednesday
night and at late hour passed resolu-
tons surrendering the division charter,
because Comman6er-in-C Chief Palmer
suspended the division commander for
not recognizing the colored posts Reso-
buttons also advise the eight white posts
IN the division to follow the example of
the encampment
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The Farmers Alliance has made
damaging raids upon the Democ-
racy of North Carolina and South
Carolina. The opponents of an un-
limited issue of cheap money and of
the sub treasury and other schemes
of paternalism are having hard
struggle in those States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

Without a dissenting vote the
bill to permit foreign built steamers
to fly the American flag passed the
national house. The conditions
under which such permission is
granted are briefly that the steamer
shall be first class ocean liner,
with speed of not less than twenty
knots an hour or less than 5000
tons burden, and that 80 per cent.
of the capital stock of the steamship
company has been owned in Ameri-
ca by American citizens since Jan.
1890, and is thus owned at the
present time. But such American
owners must bind themselves to
build hereafter in American ship
yards steamers of equal tonnage to
their foreign built ships admitted to
registry under the new law. 1t
happens that the Inman line steam
ers are the only ones at present fill
ing the requirements. Such steam
ers as the City of Paris and City of
New York will therefore, in due
course of time, fly the stars and
stripes instead of the British flag,
and get a subsidy for carrying mail
besides. Other lines will soon fol-
low the Inman in preparing to float
the national flag.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The Alaska and Aurania in Sight OF Each

The Alaska and Aurania in Sight of Each
Other All the Way from Liverpool
New YORK, May 23--The steamers
Alaska and Aurania arrived Sunday
afternoon from Liverpool. They had a
very exciting race across the ocean.
Both ships were very near each other
and plainly in sight each day. The
Alaska, however. kept the lead all the
way, and came in about an hour in adj
vance of the Aurania.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The Board of Public Works of
West Virginia will meet as a board
of equalization, ut Charleston to-
day, Tuesday, May p, and from
day to day until Saturday, June
4th, for the purpose of correcting
and equalizing the average values
of real estate between counties and
assessment districts as assesse d
under chapter SO, Acts of 1891.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

SENATE -Eighty-two printed pages of
the river and harbor bill was gone through
with.
HoUsE-An attempt was made by the
free silver men to rally to the support of
Mr.. Bland, Democrat, of Missouri, who de-
and that now in the treasury coined into
silver dollars, the cost TO be paid out of the
seniorage to the government, which the
chair ruled out of order, Mr.. Bland taking
an appeal which the house refused 10 sus-
tain; the silver men mustered but 20 votes
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

If the high tariff cormorants had
some of the conscience of the man
who just sent Mr.. Wanamaker ST.
600 for the conscience fund, there
would be considerable falling off
in the Republican campaign contri-
buttons.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The acting Secretary of the
Treasury Friday submitted to the
House statement that the pension
appropriations for this year would
fall nearly 100000 short of the
demand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The tariff on sugar equals $3.50 a
barrel, and the bounty is two cents
a pound Hence sugar users are
taxed $3.50 barrel to benefit the
sugar trust, and $500 per hundred
pounds to help the rich cane mill
owner. The small sugar raiser gets
none of it. 1t is time to wipe out
the tariff and bounty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
MIsslsslPPI Valley SUFFERERS.
Late Report OF the Damage Done Along
the Upper nIississippi.

Late Report of the Damage Done Along
the Upper mississippi.
CHICAGO. May 2I-That the situation
can not become much worse is about the
only consolation left to the flood
scourged inhabitants of the Mississippi
valley. From the very source of the
Father of Waters down to the Louisiana
delta the story is one of desolation.
Farms ruined, houses swept away. live
stock drowned, railroads idle. human
lives in danger. such is the history of
the big flood. Beginning at st. Cloud.
north of Minneapolis, where the dams
are reported TO be giving way: following
the Mississippi down to Keokuk, where
the great Egyptian levee has Welded.
flooding thousand of acres of the richest
farm lands on the continent; thence in
succession passing the cities of Quincy
and Alton, where the work of the desc
late journey ends at st. Louis. 1t is i'm
possible to make an estimate of the
damage to the property in that city and
vicinity, except TO say that millions will
express it, and that the loss embraces
untold acres of growing crops de-
stroyed, the wreck of several villages.
injury to factories, the stoppage of
trains, and the Generalization of bust
ness.
The railroads are in rather bad shape.
The Ohio and Mississippi, the Louisville
and Nashville tracks are the only roads
east from the bridge that are out of
water. The Big Four, Cloverleaf, Van
daha and Illinois Central lines use the
Ohio and Mississipni tracks for num-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

Under the peculiar Rhode Island
system, requiring a majority to elect,
the fifth election for six members of
the legislature in Providence has
resulted in a Democratic victory.
There will have to be one more
election for another member.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24


The Atlanta Journal in speaking
of the government tax on sugar
says: "The result of this experience
with sugar ought to strengthen the
demand of every laboring man of
moderate means for the repeal or
reduction ofthe duties on all articles
needed for comfortable living.
Why should the government tax
peoples clothing any more than the
sugar they consumed Why tax
salt any more than sugar. Why
tax the farmers implements of in
dustry or the mechanics tools any
more than the sugar they consumer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The Labor Committee of the
House of Representatives has re-
ported a bill designed to prevent
the employment of prison or con-
vict labor on public works. The
bill provides that wilIful violation
of the law works forfeiture of the
contract.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

Ten dwellings at Avondale, Ala.
burned Loss 500
Warmers institute, and several adjoining
buildings in Brooklyn burned Loss,
$50, 1000
Friday night a fire started in the big
Washington mills at Oswego, n. Y. It
spread and al the elevatprs in the city
We're DESTROYED The loss p over $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The Wood county Democrats held
their delegate convention on the
21st inst. The delegates to the
State convention are principally
Eastman men for Governor, while
Tippett has a good following in the
delegation for State Auditor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

Democrats cannot afford to en-
gage in any chickering's this year in
West Virginia. They must pre-
sent solid front-else there's no
use fighting.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

There have been three deaths in
the present Congress. Senators
Plumb and Barbour, and Represents
alive Kendall All were stricken
suddenly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
ANOTHER TRIPLE LYNcHlNe.
Three Negroes Hanged and Their Bodie
RfddIed with BuIiets.

Riddled with Bullets
GAINESVILLE, Ga, May 19.-James
Redmond aud his two accomplices, all
colored, who murdered Marshal Carter.
of Taccoa, were taken from Jail at 2
o'clock Tuesday morning and lynched.
They We're strung up to tree just out
side the tom and their bodies riddled
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
Friday.

The committee on Columbian EXPOSE
ton presented its revised report ON the
worlds fair with the words in the
preamble Lincoln swung transpar-
ency when Richmond fell that could
be seen i've miles away eliminated.
The committee on temperance present.
ed resolutions denouncing the liquor
traffic and the house engaged in it, aud
stating it to be the Judgment of the con-
ference that no political party has a
right to expect the support of Christian
men so long as it stands committed to
the license policy or is not in open hos
tility to the saloon. A resolution ask
ing that the conference reconsider its
action in deciding not to elect more
bishops was quickly squelched, being
laid on the table with a rush.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

CATTLE-Prime, - 75@5 90; good. 81 20
a. GO; rough fat, s. 9od4 80: fair. s. eO0
10; bulls, stays and fat COWS, 81 e5@3 as;
Hocs-All grades, $ OOd5 10.
SHEEP-Exfra. S 4OG5 50: GOOD Is Oo,a
s 80; fair, - OO@4 20; common, 81 50@
sfRrse LAsrBs-s5 ooas 90.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

'ATF-NOt in session


HousE-After the reading of the journal
Mr.. Durborow, of Illinois, asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration of the
senate bill authorizing the secretary of
war to detail army officers for special duty
at the worlds fair. a bill appropriating
$50, 900 for the pedestal for the statue of the
committee on military affairs by Mr..
Outhwaite, of Ohio, and placed on the cal
endar. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the sundry civil appro-
printion bill
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

Der of miles before reaching rne1r own
tracks. The Chicago aud Alton service
is kept up in good shape. South Of
here the railroads are hindered by high
water and all trains are behind time
The relay depot at East st. Louis is
surrounded by water.
The foundation walls Of the immense
warehouse of the st. Louis Cotton Com
press company located in the southern
part of East st. Louis, have been I'M
dermined-and the building IS settling at
a rapid rate. Thousands of bales of cot
ton are stored in the warehouse and it is
feared the building will soon collapse
and the cotton be ruined A large force
of carpenters are at work endeavoring
TO save the building.
The dwelling house of colored fam
lily in the northern portion of the city
was destroyed by fire Yesterday. Mrs
Thomas Moore and her three-year old
daughter were burned to death The
water had forced the family to the up
per floors Of the house and in some un-
known manner the building caught fire
and before assistance could reach them
mother and child persisted.
River thieves are at work in the sub
merged districts and are robbing freight
cars and abandoned houses. The police
have arrested over dozen of these
pirates. The citizens are in state of
excitement. and it will not be a surprise
if summary Justice is administered to
these lawless characters.
Along the Missouri
On the Missouri, too. and its tribu-
tsries, the waters are abroad to greater
extent than ever before known
Throughout the Dakotas farms are I'M
der water, bridges have been carried ort
out and railroad tracks undermined.
Down through Nebrask2 the Missouri
The Platte is especially turbulent. an /
all along its course through the state,
until it empties into the Big Muddy at
dartmouth, it has left desolation on
each side.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

More officers were elected a report
of the committee on consolidation of be-
nevoIence was shot into the proceedings
by suspension of the regular order. It
recommended that the Educational so
ciety and the Freedmen's Aid and South
ern Educational society be not con-
solidated. The report was adopted, and
again the friends of consolidation
suffered defeat. The Omaha Christian
Advocate offers to donate its plant and
subscribers to the conference If it is
made an official paper. 1t will proba-
bly, be accepted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

MoSTEvIDEo, May 23.-The Brazilian
monitor Solimoes went down in storm
of the Uruguay coast All on board
We're drowned The loss Of life is be-
tween les and 40.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
coNeREss.


sENATE-The naval appropriation bill
was considered.
HoUsE-The sundry civil bill took up the
entire day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

The question has been raised as
to the constitutionality of the new
ballot law in this State, but the feel
ing of uncertainty may be Gained
by the knowledge that the Penn
sylvania election law has been de-
clared constitutional by the supreme
court In all important respec t
is similar to the West Virginia law.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

1t now turns out that the protec-
ton given to American art by the
Mckinley law was secured for the
benefit of one lobbying Pennsylva-
MIA photographer. To the real
artists of the country, it is of no
benefit and they are asking for the
repeal of this feature of the law.
What is true of one feature of the
Mckinley act is true of all and that
is, it only rebounds to the benefit
of the few out of the many.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24
THE meTHoDIsTs.
Proceedings of the ouadrenniaI Assem-
bly, in Omaha.
Wednesday,

v edHfsuny-
The action of some members of the con-
ference in kissing DIR. Tigert. the fra
ternal delegate from the Methodist
Episcopal church south. was discussed
freely and many unfavorable comments
We're heard. The kissing was caused by a
remark by DR.. Tigert that 1.-The southern
whites are the best friends of the col
ored men," The dark skinned delegates
and their srmpathizers did not believe
this, and groans and Kisses were directed
at the speaker. Further elections were
held
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

What weight of woe would lie
lifted from Mr.. Harrison's soul if
Mr.. Blaine would again fall sick.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-24

sENATE-The river and harbor bill was
passed
HousE-The house further considered
the sundry civil bill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
BUSINESS BREvITIES.

THE Lester Shoe Company,at Binghamton,
n. Y, has confessed two judgments amount
ing to $40 900.
ISAAC COOKE & Sons, prominent brokers of
Liverpool, have suspended payment. Liza
bilities repol ted to amount to f75O, 200.
A BILL has been filed at Chicago to fore
close $500, 900 mortgage against the Illinois
Coal and Coke Company by the American
Loan and Trust Company, of New York.
PRESIDENT B. G. CLARK, of the Thomas
Iron Company, New York, announces a re-
duction of ST. in the price of Nos. and X
Northern pig iron, to SIS and sl4 respective
ly, adhering to previous prices on NO.
plain and gray forge brands.
The Finance Minister of Canada announced
III Parliament yesterday that in view of the
heavy duty the United States had imposed
on eggs imported from Canada, the Domin-
ion Government had decided to impose a
ported into Canada from the United States.
TIE Brazilian Minister of Finance is col
lecting informatio showing the results thus
far obtained from the reciprocity agreement
with the United States, in order that the
Government may have data to guide it in
its negotiations for the revision of the
treaty, which the Minister says is, in its
presen. form, very unpopular in Brazil.
HON. EBEN HArcH1Ns, Judge of the District
Court of Chelsea, Mass, made an assignment
about a week ago. Now he is absent from
HIS home in Chelsea, and this fact has given
rise to rumors of financial irregularities
He was administrator OF the estate OF the
some that he is involved to the amount OF
500 600
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-09
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

George B. Holiday, the Huntingdon
lawyer returned home last evening He had
heen attending court here during the week
He Is interested in the Homestead trouble
and hopes it will be amicably settled.
Fx-Councilman Thomas McNally, OF
Allegheny, accompanied by his two
daughters, Lizzie and Annie, left the city
last evening on European tour. A host OF
friends saw them of
EX-State Senator Lewis Emery, of Brad
ford, passed through Pittsburg last night
on his way east. He is now interested in
pipe line schemes, and is giving little atten-
tiOn to politics.
Rev. II. ID. Sassaman and wife, of Mt.
Pleasant; J. NJ. Webber and Miss Weber, OF
Altoona. and Mrs. ii. B. Huff, OF Greensburg,
are at the Anderson.
Neville Bayley and Henry Stewart left
last evening for some of the Atlantic seaside
resorts to spend couple of weeks in the
surf.
s B. Bond, Pennsylvania Railro ad Off
cial at Baltimore, is stopping at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel.
w. b. Stratton, of Oil City, and J. A.
stewart, of Hollidaysburg. are stopping at
the st. James.
Purchasing Agent Mullen, of the Penn
sylvanin Company, left for Philadelphia last
evening.
c. A. Adams, the lecturer, was at the
Duquesne for snort time yesterday.
A. c. Mllliken, of the Pottsville Iron
Works, is at the DuQuesne.