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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
FIRST RAIN IN FOUR YEARS.
Long Drouth in Durango, Mex. Broken
to the Joy of the starvin, Peo,,,o

Long Drouth in Durango, Mex, Broken,
to the JOY OF the Starving People.
DURANGO, Jan. 25.-The prolonged
drouth that is causing such intense suf-
fering throughout the state of Durango
among the people and stock has at last
been broken. Rain has been falling here
for several days. This is the first rain
that has fallen here in years. The ex-
citement of the people. particularly tie
lower classes. on account of the down
pour, can not be described In this Gil y
the streets are thronged with the half
famished hordes, who are giving vent TO
expressions of delight in every conceiv-
able manner.
The Catholic cathedrals are crowded
at all hours with devout worshipers.
who are offering up their thankfuiness
to divine providence for the blessing in
sending rain. The suffering. however.
among the people is far from being
over. The present rain viii greatly
benefit next seasons crops, but they
Will not be ready. to harvest until next
August. Between now and that time
thousands of people in the state will die
of starvation unless the government
continues to give them aid, One hun
dred Thousand bushels of corn have al
ready been shipped here from the
United States, but it has nearly all been
distributed and used. 1t is estimated
that it viii require no less than SOC. OOO
bushels to prevent suffering among the
people of this city and immediate sur
rounding sections
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

The death of Col. Robert S. Blair,
of Richie county, Thursday even
ing will be regarded as little less
than calamity.
The merciless grip which is no
respecter of persons, attacked both
Col. Blair and his estimable wife a
few days since, and Mrs. Blair
quickly succumbed to the malady
and died on Wednesday, and Thurs
day evening Col. Blair passed away.
They were buried together.
In politics and the law Col. Blair
was a unique figure and in the
practice of his profession he was
quite successful, accommodating a
handsome competence.
Col. Blair was brother of Judge
Jacob Beeson Blair who was a SON.
in-law of the late Mrs. Stinchcomb,
and years ago resided in Parkers-
burg, and represented this district
in congress at the time of the for
nation of the State of West Vir-
ginia.
Col Blair was 81 years of age,
and one of the leading Democrats
in the west end of the State.-Park-
ersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
COOPERATIVE FARMING.
The Russian Governments idea OF How
to Avert n Panic

to Avert n Panic
ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.-The gov
eminent. with the view of averting a
repetition Of the famine, has decided to
make experiments in cooperative farm
ing. Plots of ground win be allotted
for this purpose to communes in the
provinces of Saratoff and Samara. and.
II the enterp Sc proves successful. other
plots will be .llotted in other provinces.
The plots, it is intended, viii be cult
waited by all the inhabitants, while the
yield viii I devoted TO refilling IL
communal ocks, and the proceeds
the surplus u be applied to the repay
ment of loca public debts.
Iteli. Wing the Distressed.
The auth lilies are busily occupied
with measures TO rel eve the distress.
They have postponed the enactment of
the new laws against the Jews and the
projected establishment of agricultural
institutes in the Baltic provinces.
twenty-five officers of the guards har
started for Ufa, Orenburg and otbc
wheat entrepots to replace civilians
the task of experimenting the trans
portation of wheat to the famine
stricken provinces.
The novelist, Ertel, who is staying in
tho parish OF Makari, in the province of
Neronesch, Is arranging to feed the in
habitants there. He receives subscrip-
tons amour. ing to $500 monthly for the
purpose. Hundreds of starving peopIe
apply to him daily for relief.
The haryestin some parts of Veronesch
was this yea four-fifths below the aver
age. In MAY districts there is less than
100 pounds OF wheat to each person to
last until the next harvest.
Hundreds without Food.
In Makari, Lie persons outof a popu-
lation of 1880 are without food, and de
pend on charity. One-half of the Ii /,
STOCK owned by the peasants has been
sacrificed during the last two months for
mere trihe. The village of Oriiya.
near Malzari, is in still worse plight.
ton. y $3.50
IN humorous towns numbers of FAM
lies huddle together promiscuously like
cattle. The result is terrible state of
immorality. Many cases are known
where fathers have had immoral rela-
tons with their sons wives, and domes-
nc tragedies, which never reach western
tions
Princess Eugene, of Oldenburg. who
owns large sugar factory at Ramon,
Veronesch, mikes sugar beet refuse with
rye meal, the mixture making an ex
cellent bread for the starving.
The amount of corn doled out in some
villages is insufficient, affording the
villagers only one meal in two DAYS.
In Veronesch, at the beginning of the
winter, 1t was proposed TO send horses
TO pasture in the Caucasus, but the 90
eminent forbade the CARRYING, ont of the
scheme, declaring that it would depriy,
the peasants of employment as carriers.
Many OF the horses are now dead or ara
dying of starvation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
DON'T You Feel Chilil

The Monitor Miantonomah, now
ready for sea, can knock off chip
at the rate of thirteen miles an hour,
and can do the toughest kind of
fighting at seven miles. When
small boats attack her she will fight
them with light guns, but when a
fellow, of her size looms up every
man will be sent below, she will
take in water until her deck is be-
low the surface, aud she will let the
eagle scream with four ten,inch,
breech- loading rifles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
The Coming PROCLAMATION.

Fairmont Inder 1t is announced
that, on the 10Th of March, the Pres
ident will issue a proclamation re-
storing tariff taxes on sugar, molas-
SEES, coffee, tea, hides. etc, imported
from Austria Hungary, Columbia,
Hayti, Nicaragua, Honduras. the
PHILIPPINE Islands and Yenzuela
unless they shall, before that date.
accept the reciprocity features of the
Mckinley bill by the reduction or
abolition of their tariff taxes on ag-
ricultural and other products of the
United States. Justice may require
the issuing of such proclamation,
but under a popular government no
one individual should be given the
power to tax the people. Tariff
taxes are taxes levied upon the peo-
pie of the country, and there are
but two ways by which taxes of any.
kind should be imposed, modified
or abolished; that is, by Congress
or by international treaty. The
method OF changing taxation by
treaty has always been regarded as
questionable aud only to be exer-
cised under extraordinary circum-
stances. The one source of taxa
ton should be the popular branch
of Congress that directly represents
the people, and it is fearful depar-
ture from the very genius of our
free institutions to confer upon the
President the right to impose or
abolish taxes of any kind at his
pleasure.
The taxing power is the highest
prerogative of the House, where the
people are presumed to be heard di-
rectly through their Representa-
tives, and one of the first necessities
of the government is to repeal the
despotic power conferred upon the
President under the reciprocity pro-
visions of the Mckinley bill.
1t is not necessary to repeal the
reciprocity policy to attain such a
result. 1t should be the duty of the
President to notify Congress that
reciprocity is rejected by certain
governments and thus permit Con-
gress to determine whether taxes
should be continued, modified or re-
pealed. OF all the various gnises
in which modern Capitalization has
presented itself, the power conferr-
sed upon the President by the
reciprocity provision of the McKin-
ley bill is the most appalling. and it
should be promptly repealed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
THE CHILEAN MESSAGE.
President Harrison Submits His Views
to Congress-

$3.50
to Congress-
WASHINGTON, Jan 25.-President Har-
rison's message on the Gillian situation
accompanied by the documents, CORE
spondence, ETC., in the case, was sent to
congress Monday. The message reviews
all of the evidence in the case. and says
he feels compelled to stand upon the de-
mands of the note OF the 21st inst, to
Minister Egan.
These demands are that the Chilian
government must apologize and make
reparation for the assault upon the Bal
timore's sailors Oct. l6; that the Malta
circular note of Dec. 10 must be with
drawn and the language disa-
vowed with as much publicity as it
was circulated, or diplomatic relations
with Chill viii cease; that Mr.. Egan's
recall VIII not be considered until these
matters are disposed of. After stating
his reasons for making these demands
the president advises that they be con-
firmed and enforced by congress.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

In tho debate on the Holman
resolutions, Amos Cummings, OF
Now York, broughtout fact which
served to show that there is an in
herent difference between the way
Republicans and Democrats look at
public funds. He said:
'tThat under the two Democratic
administrations of the State of New
York, the State debt had been re-
duced s7,0O0,OO0, and that sS,0OO,-
600 had been left in the treasury
when Gov. Hill retired, that treasury
having been empty when Grover
Cleveland entered into Office"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

Two years ago the Democratic
candidate for Governor of N ebraska,
Mr.. Boyd was elected by about l.
600 majority over his Republican
opponent. Governor Thayer held
on to his Office on the ground that
Boyd was nota citizen of the United
States. 1t seems that Boyd's father
took out his first naturalization
papers in 1S49, but never procured
his second papers until 1890. The
case was decided against Boyd by a
partisan Republican court, and then
taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States. This court decided
that Boyd, being in Nebraska when
the State was formed, was citizen
by virtue of the enabling act; and
that the second papers were good,
being evidence of the completion of
the fathers contract to become a
citizen. Boyd is therefore the legal
Governor of Nebraska, although
Thayer has held the Office and per-
formed it's duties since the decision
of the State court against Boyd.
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More Delay Asked.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. = Secretary
Blaine received cablegram Monday
from Minister Egan at Santiago, in
which he states that President AIontt
was not at this time in Santiago, having
gone to watering place in the noun
tains of Chill, called The Baths.
In the absence of President Montt,
Senior Peereira, minister of foreign
affairs, requested Minister Egan to ask
a delay of ore or two DAYS of his govern
ment until President Montt could be re-
called to Santiago. On his return re-
ply would be sent to the demand of the
United States for PREPARATION. 1t is un-
derstood that this delay will be granted
and that Secretary Blaine so informed
Gillian Minister Montt Monday morn
ing, at am interview between them at
the state department..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

SE,sATE-Several bills of minor import
ance were introduced. The committee on
commerce reported fayorably the senate
bill to establish a marine board Mr.
Stanford addrcssed the senate in support
of his bill for circulating medium based
on land mortgages. Adjourned until
Monday.
HoUsE-A number Of bills and joint
resolutions We're introduced and referred
Among them, appropriating S275,0 c0 to
build two revenue cutters for use on the
lakes; for free coinage Of gold and silver
A resolution chilling for statement of
drawbacks paid on imported tin and salt
under the provisions of the Mckinley bill
was agreed TO. The rules OF the Fiftieth
congress were reported from the commit
tee on rules, with slight changes, as the
rules for the present house 1t was
ordered to he printed At 1890 a recess
was taken Until . p. m, when the pre-
sentation az portraits Of Messrs Grow
and Randall took place. Adjourned un-
til Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
Order of Pnbllcation.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
A 7 RULES held in the Clerks Ohice OF
"a the Circuit Court OF Mason county, on
the first Monday In January, 1872.
Margaret j. Minner,
vs.
George w. Minner,
In Chancery.
The object of the above suit Is 10 annul and
declare void and OF no effect a marriage cele-
DRAFTED between the said Margaret j. Minner
ana George w. Mfnner on the 18th day OF
February, 1877. -
And IL appearing by affidavit filed In my
ofhce In the papers of said cause that the sai5i
George W. Mfnner IS a nonresident OF this
state, IL Is ordered that he do appear Within
one month after the date of the FIRST publiea-
ton hereof and do what Is necessary TO pro-
tect his interests. -
II. L. MITCHELL. Clerk.
The defendant In the above cause Is hereby
notihed that ON the 18th day OF January I.Sl,l
~ TIE law Office OF Charles l.. Hogg IN filo
town of Point Pleasant, Mason county. West
virginia between the hours OF O'Clock a. m
nnd O'Clock p. M, of that day, / will fsiIre.
the dispositions of Margnret j. Affnner and
others TO be read in evidence on my bellaif
in said suit. And IL from any cause the faIe-
ing OF said dispositions are not cofupIeteI on,
said day, the further taking thereon Will ~
adjourned from day to dag and time II, time
until the same shall be completed.
Chas- +. Hogg, SOL Bs- fs !, ~
. fauf,-4yr = f-'--.-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
Crimes and casuaItIes.

Policeman Bob Nelson, of Paris, Tenn,
shot and killed Doc Alexander, who was
drunk and resisted arrest
At Dallas. n. c., Caroline Ship was
hanged for infanticide. She protested her
innocence to the last
At Dayton, o., Randolph Frantz shot
and killed Frank Wildisan while the lat
ter was TIN satcning the life of a Mrs
Roth. with whom he had become infatu-
ated, but who had cast him OF Frantz
surrendered
Near Elein, Van Vert county, o.,
Frank Croven perhaps fatally beat his
father because he would not give him a
check for $500 with which TO leave q e
country, as he was in trouble with n
young woman whose father said he must
marry her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

1t is claimed ninety -nve iiiegai mar
ringes have been performed in Tihin, O..
and vicinity, owing to ministers and
magistrates failing to make the proper
returns. There is considerable excite
ment among the contracting parties.
Governor Boies, of Iowa. was inaugu-
rated a second time Wednesday, In his
inaugural address lie said the prohibitory
laws of the state had failed of their pur-
pose and were productive of crime He
urged their repeal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
Trust Sale OF Land in Lewis District,
West Virginia.

|nN the Goth day OF Febrnary, 1892, at 10
~ O'Clock n. m, at front door of court
house, Mason county, West Virginia, under
signed trustee Will sell at public auction the
fOliOwi 9 lot of land. to-yvit:- a certain lot
or parcel of land known and numbered upon
the plat of Hamilton & Powell's purchase
recorded in the Clerks Office of the County
Court. of Mason Comfy, West Virginia, in
Deed Book No ~, page 2I2 &c, as lot No. Il,
being 40 feet front ON Main street, and run
ming back 100 feet to an alley. Said sale to
be made by virtue of trust deed made by a.
a. Haniy TO the undersigned trustee dated
July ~, 1850, of record in Clerks office of
County Court, of Mason county aforesaid, in
Trust Deed Book No, II, pages So, &C. Said
safe TO be made upon the following terms to-
wit: One-third of the purchase money cash
in hand on day of sale; one-third thereof
with interest I'm one year, and the residue
thereof with interest in two years from day
of sale, taking from the purchaser his notes,
with good security for the deferred payments
and retaining the legal title as n further Sc
curity, aud said sale made upon the request
of Leila Whitaker, holder OF note secured by
said trust deed.
JOS. H. HOLLOWAY, Trustee.
]. b. MESAGER, Atty. ian20- 1w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
coNeREss.


SESATE-A bill was introduced to admit
New Mexico TO statehood. Also one to
purchase a site for fortiications at the
eastern entrance Of Long Island sound
The Mexican award Till was then taken
up.
HoUsE-DilIs were introduced and re-
ferred for the relief OF settlers on the DIS
Moines river lands; repeating the law au-
thorizing tbs secretary OF TIE treasury to
lease a government pier in Chicago. The
vacancies IN the regents of the Smith
sonian institution were filed Mr.
Springer introduced his hill for free wool
and reduced duties ON wooden goods.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
AN uLTIMATuM SENT.
She Must Come to Time or Diplomatic
Relations VIII Cease.

SANTIAGO, Jan. 25.-The CHILEAN gov
eminent has received from the govern
ment of the United States an ulti-
nistnm which, in the strongest pos
sible terms, states that diplomatic re-
lations between the two countries VIII
cease unless the offensive circular
note sent ont by Senior Malta, re-
Gently the Gillian foreign minister, in
regard to the Baltimore affair, is wit :
drawn. 1t further demands that Chill
Immediately make reparation for Tie
attack by the mob upon the Bal
timore sailors in Valparaiso, and that
she make an apology for those at
tacks, and concludes with the state
ment that the United States will toll
crate no further delay on the part of
Chilli answering the demands of the
American government.
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Order Of sale.
& Shinn
Ellen Carpenter, ct ais.
In Chnncerv.

In Chancery.
D Y virtue of the authority vested. n. III,
Bundersigned Special Connfssioners. IN
that certain decree of the Circuit Court ~
Mason county, West Y irginia, entered ON In.
18th day OF September. 1901, in the ehancers
cause pending in said Circuit Court whcrcii
A. sainn IS plaintiff and Ellen carpenfei
special commissioners VIII, ON the
LIST Day of February, 1892,
at 1 o'clock p. m, Mt the front door OF tbs
Court House, of said Mason county, Wesi
bidder, the following described real estate
and in tile order and manner here set forth
lst- Inat certain tract or parcel OF land ~
ing and being in Cooper district, Mason
county, West Virginia, and bounded as foi-
lows, io-wit: beginning at a stake corner 81
John NJ. Grimm, thence ~. q poles 20 a pine
thence y. aS W. % poles to- black oak
thence n "a w. . poles to a black oak,
thence w. as poles to stone pile in Dorfha
Roush line thence s. is7 e IS poles "a, n
corner TO John NJ. Grimm, thence s. 81 w. H.
the place OF beginning, containing 80 acres
:, End; Also, the following tract or parcel OF
bounded and described as follows fo-svIt:
BEGINNING at a stake I'm sforgan's line, and
thence $. 7oe GA poles and Is links e, n stake
and small ash, thence y. re e. iI2 poles to n
thence South S. 70 t a pp pIsce e. az sse,
ming, estimated TO contain 81 acres
rd Also, tiiat other tract or parcel of land
is bounded and described as follows to-tvir.
BEGINNING at a stone In the Morgan line ana
with said line % poles TO the road, thence
with the road westerly course "a poles TO 1.
stone, thence South 20 poles 10 a stone. thence
West 2. poles to the place OF beginning, esti-
mated 10 contain acres, more or less.
The undersigned Special Commissioners
will first sell the tract first above mentioned
and described, TO pay the sum OF $slSS7 and
interest, and the costs of said chancery suit,
and the costs and commissions ATTENDING
this SALE. Said sum of $iIsST and costs being
the sum deereed by said Circuit Court in siitl
chtncery cause, against the said Ellen Carp
enter, 70 be paid by her to the parties men
toned in said decree.
And IL said first tract OF land Will not sell
for enough to satisfy ana pay of said sum OF
SSis.Sl and costs and commissions Is afore-
said, the said special commission will then
sell AL of said other two tracts OF land above
described, or so much or the same as viii paw
oil and discharge the balance OF said sum or
SslS5I and costs, &c, as aforesaid remaining
unpaid after sale OF said first tract ofland
TERMS or SALE.-Cash as TO one-fhfrd OF
the purchase money, the residue in two equal
installmenfs, payable in one and two wears
from date respectively, of sale, with Interest
from date, taking from the purchaser notes
with good security for said deferred nav
ments, and retaining the legal tile 10 said
real estate as q further security.
RANKIN WILEY. Ift
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

Hon. Jere Carpenter, of Ohio, who
recently offered an Infamous Jerry
mander bill in the Senate of that
State, now seeks to shift the rotten
load on to some else's shoulders, on
account of the righteous storm it
raised about his ears. 1t won't do,
Jerry, your bill was merely the
cropping out of latter day Republi-
can fairness, of the pious Wanna
maker-Quay type.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

1t was stated several days ago
that Boss Quay was about to intro
duce a resolution of inquiry into the
misuse of the civil service by Har-
rison. BE is still carrying this
piece of dynamite around in his
pocket and the PRESIDENT had better
not jostle him again Wheelinq
Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

The Democratic National Con.
vention has been called to meet al
Chicago, June 21st 1892, to nomi.
nate a candidate for President and
Vice President, who will be elected
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

George X Shoenberger, one of Cincin-
MATHS wealthiest men, died of artieular
rheumatism He was upwards OF eighty
Hon Thor2as Heryey, a web known cd
ucator, and author Of Harvey's Grammar,
at Painesvi'e =, o., aged seventy.
Al Bandle, Of Cincinnati, ex-champion
wing shot Of America, at Syracuse, n. y,
of pneumonia
Joseph p. Bradley, associate justice of
the supre=ss court. at his Washington
home Of ge-eral debility. He WAS almost
eighty.
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CONGRESS.


WAsHrEcToN, Jan. 25.-The presidents
message on Gillian matters was read in
the senate, and at its conclusion referred
to foreign affairs committee. The senate
at $50 p. m, (out of respect to the late
Judge Bradley, adjourned until Tues
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

We hardly think MaryIand's mod.
est demand for a large slice of this
State will be honored. Better de-
velop and enrich what you already
have, neighbor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27
UNLUckY THIRTEEN.
Bad Accident to Sled Holding the III
Fnted Nnmher

MAssILLoN. o., Jan 25.-The limited
express going west on the Fort Wayne
road Friday night, struck sled at the
crossing near Fairview, seven miles west
of here. The sled contained thirteen
ladies' 1t was overturned, and one horse
was killed. Although nobody was in
5ured except slightly, Mrs. Breakbell,
who owned the team and was driving,
was driven violently insane by the
shock.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

Twenty-six of the forty -four
States of the Union have Democratic
governors. OF these, two great
States that have hitherto been con-
sidered staunchly Republican have
come over to stay. Massachusetts
and Iowa. Both States recently in
augurated Democratic governors
each of whom is serving his second
term.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-01-27

The Harrison men were badly
Knocked out at the Philadelphia
primaries last week. Fifty-tive of
fifty-eight delegates are Blaine men.