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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

NEW YofK, Aug. While taking
her evening smoke Sunday night Mar
guerite Giilen, sixty years old, was
burned to death at her home. Sparks
which fell from her pipe ignited her
clothing, and there being no help at
hand the old woman was roasted alive.
NEW BREMEN. O., Aug. 15.-Fred
Dickman, a farmer, while hauling water
from his well, detected an odor of gas.
To verify his suspicious, he lowered a
light and, after several attempts, caused
a huge tongue of fire to gush from the
mouth of the well. The brick wall at
the bottom of the well has the color
of limestone caused by the agita-
ton of the water by gas. The water of
the well is still serviceable, and, If the
indications of gas remain as strong as
they are now, Mr.. Diclzman may bring
the gas into service, too. The cause of
the eking out of gas can only be attri-
buted to the fact that the farm is locat-
ing near the gas territory and that a
veln must have been forced.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
Have Returned to work.
FUNDS OF THE IRON HALL.
The subcommittee Total More Than
$4,000. 900.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug, 1s.-The sub
committee of the Iron Hall. which has
been engaged for some days in making
an examination of the books, has finished
its work and made report, which, it is
claimed is authentic. The portion of the
report showing the financial condition
of the order is as follows
Benefit fund-Balance on hand Jan.
1, 1892, $1,005, 51S.71, received from
assessments, S1,299, $50 go; from re-
served fund, $3.50, SIS. 90; life division.
s., 300; division. No. 3, $41 ,5O7.45; Total,
s., 500. 5S3. 7S.
Disbursements 500 sick and dis
ability claims, 1910, $50. Al; IN death bene-
fits, So, 122. 80; ,436 final dividends, ST.
OBS, 1865. Total, 1896, 1881. Balance
on hand in benefit fund, 81, 124, 409. 81.
Reserve fund-Balance IN hand of
banks, including all Accommodations to
Aug. 1, 1892, 81 ,352. 493. "a; reserve in
the hands of the supreme cashier, $f4S,-
431-35. Total, 81 800, 9o4 90.
General fund-Balance ON hand, Dec.
81, 1891, S15, ia. 81; receipts TO Aug. 1,
1892, 70,931.16. Total, $50, 106.13.
Dlsbursements-Wa from SOL
to 1874 s63, 166. 73; balance in general
fund, So, 939.40; improved real estate.
S3S, 600. Total assets Gn all funds),
s.. CSC. 274 %.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
Arnnnr platcs AVN nirl,t.

PTTTsBURG, Aug. 15.-The statement
credited to one of the clerks of the Car
negie company at Homestead, that it
was reported that the government i'm
spectors had refused to accept some of
the products of the Homestead plant
made by the non-union men is denied,
and on that subject. Mr.. Lovejoy Mon
day said:
~ saw all the government inspectors
in the past two days and every one of
them told me they We're perfectly salts
fed with the product of the mills.
Today the Bessemer mill started up
and a heat was made before noon. We
have enough men in that plant to run
single turn and we viii soon have all the
departments ON double turn.
1T is all talk about 600 or 700
men leaving the Homestead mill.
Such a thing has not happened nor will
it happen. There are no complaints
from the men we now have, and many
of them are preparing to bring their
families to Homestead.
"The failure of the Amalgamated
committee to induce local or outside
firms to refuse or handle our product
does not surprise us and is just what we
knew would happen They can't get
along without it. The sooner these mill
workers realize a boycott ON our goods
will be useless and impossible the better
for them.
s'Mr. Frick has gone away partially
to rest and partially on business. He
will combine business with pleasure and
may be gone long time or short time,
as the circumstances suggest"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
EXPLAINED.
rhe srystorions visits of Husl. o'DonneIl
TO New York city.

The Mysterious Visits OF Hugh O'Donneli
to New York City.
NEW YORK. Aug. / 3. The persistency
of the reports that Hugh O'Donnell, the
leader of the HON sstnad strike, was
holding conferences with the Republican
national committee in this city. with a
view to a settlement of the tronbles be-
tween Carnegie and his men, led many
to believe in the truth of these reports
and meanwhile concealed the real move
ments of the labor leader in his frequent
trips away from Homestead
Friday the facts were disclosed. 7. J.
KEENAN,, one of the leading Allegheny
county Democrats arrived in this city
Thursday and visited the Democratic
headquarters. He will be Joined ON
Monday by w. j. Brennan, chairman Of
the Allegheny Pa.) Democratic COM
mittee and j. M. Guffey, the leader of
the anti-Harrity Democracy of Pennsyl-
yania. They come for the purpose of
consulting with Congressman w. Burke
Cochran, who has been slated to open
the pennsylvania campaign in Pittsburg.
1t is proposed by these leaders to place
IN nomination for congress in the TWEEN
ty-fourth 0ittsburg) district, William
Weihe, president of the Amalgam ated
association, to run against John Dalzell.
the Republican candidate in that dis
trict. Hugh O'Donnell is to run for
assembly in the same district, ON the
Democratic ticket.
1t is argued by these gentlemen that
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

When Hugh O'Donnell and other
leaders of the locked out workmen
at Homestead, were charged with
murder because they resisted the
invasion of their homes by an arm
ed body of Pinkertons, they were
not allowed to furnish bail immedi-
ately, but were compelled to lang
uish in Jail for several days before
their application for bail was deci-
ded upon. a few days ago I'll. G.
Prick and other members of the
Carnegie Company were likewise
charged with murder and they were
Immediately released on bail with
out having seen the inside of Jail.
Why this unjust discrimination be-
tween employer and employes?-
The charge was the same, why was
the action in the two cases differ
ent2 The poor man deserves as
good treatment as the rich man, but
that Pittsburgh Judge thinks diff
ferentIy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

TIFFIN, o., Aug. 15.-Some time Fri
day morning curious phenomenon oc-
CURED in the bed of the Sanduslxy river,
two miles below this city. In the mid
die of the river, opposite to Matt
Weott's stone quarry, the bed of solid
limestone heaved up into ridge 300
feet long and three feet high. The
water was observed to be agitafed ON the
surface, and beyond the cracking of the
rocky bed TO fragments and assures the
disturbance was quiet and hardly notice.
able. No explanation has been offered
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
BREAK EXPECTED
Said Nearly a Thousand Men
VIII Quit Work

Before "Wednesday Sisht-Importnnt De-
veIopments Expected seon-claIme d
the Arnor Plates Turned Out by the
New Men Have Been injected by the
Government Insrcesors-Denied.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug. 15.-At mid
night Sunday night the advisory board
of the locked-out Carnegie workmen
held a secret meeting at headquarters.
The session lsisted an hour. The men,
bers of the committee refused in the
most positive terms to make public the
object of the extraordinary meeting.
Plates II Jectcd-
superintendent Potter could not be
found, but one of the clerks Of the COM
pany said that there was rumor that
the government inspectors had refused
to accept the plates recently turned out
by the new men,
Son-Uuinn Men to Quit
There was still another story on the
streets of Homestead II was to the eff
feet that the advisory board had sue
cecded IN concentrating a deal with 600
OF ZOO of the non-union men, and that,
barring accidents, 800 men would come
ont before Wednesday night
The midnight session of the advisory
board gave a coloring of truth TO this
story. and il is believed by a majority of
the strikers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

1Wenry-one were aaulrerareo; TWO sam
pies OF pepper, of which one was adul-
terated; twelve samples of lard, Of
winch SIX were adulterated; eighteen
samples of coffee. of which sixteen Were
adulterated: one sample of mustard
which was adulterated.
There We're examined and found pure
two samples of maple syrup, two of ma
pie sugar, two of cream tartar, one of
baking soda, one each Of cloves, ginger
and allspice.
During the period named twenty-four
tests OF milk were made. and in twelve
cases the milk was found to be below the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The democrats of Mason county
should see to it, that the party is
thoroughly organized in every vot-
ing precinct and school district in
the county. Club organization is
tho best and most effective. We
have a splendid ticket which is
worthy the support of every dem
ocrat in the county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
THE PROPOSED BOYCOTT


Labor Leaders viii Consider the Matter
Mt Secret Meeting
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Ang. 13.-William
A Carney, member of the executive
committee of the Federation of Labor.
came to Homestead yesterday afternoon.
To United Press reporter he announced
that his mission here is to arrange for
the quarterly meeting of the council to
be held here when President
Gompers, of the American Federation
and representative of the Cigar Makers
union; Chris Evans, of the United Mine
Workers; John B. Lemon, of the Tailors'
and Cutters union; p J. Mcclure, gen
eral secretary of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters, viii be present. The coun-
Gil has heretofore met in New York.
While the usual business will be trans
acted at this meeting the real object in
calling the council together in this place
is to consider the Homestead strike.
In discussing this subject, Mr. Carney
said: "A boycott on Carnegie material
is TO lie considered, and interested in
that are $1,000 carpenters. 100, coo per
sons engaged in bridge building, and the
operatives in ship yards where arnor
plate Is used. We are willing to bring
about any kind of honorable settlement
if it is possible. but if Messrs. Loveioy
and Frick, and associates. are deter
mined on manifesting nothing else but
an aggressive disposition towards us
there is no alternative left us after hay
ing recourse to every honorable method
to bring about fair and honorable adj
justment of the difficulty but to meet
them with their own weapons, feeling
confident that with the resources behind
us, we most assuredly viii come out
victorious"
ssWhat are the resources ?" asked the
United Press representative.
''Now that a satisfactory adjustment
of the bar iron scale has been obtained
we shall have a large source of income
to prosecute the Homestead fight, for
many thousand Alnalgamated men to
go to work in the near future, and every
one has intinlated his intention of vol
UNFAIRLY subscribing 10 per cent of his
wages. irrespective of whether it is 81 80
or $40 Per day. In the aggregate this
would mean $4,000 every two weeks,
and feel that am Understanding the
amount for in the first or Pittsburg
division there are 1000 members; in the
third or Mahoning, and Ohio valleys;S 900;
in the fourth, or Chicago and Wisconsin
district; 6.000; and in the fifth or st.
Louis and Alabama district 5000, steel
and iron workers.
"In addition to this will come the as
sistance of the American Federation of
Labor and the knights of Labor, which
has already demonstrated its co-opera-
ton, not by resolutions, but by checks.
The laws of the American Federation
provide that two cents per week ON all
members affiliated can be levied for the
period of five weeks for the assistance of
any union engaged in a legalized con-
flict. This assessment is subject to re-
newal at the discretion of the president
of the American Federation of Labor
This means ten cents per week over five
weeks on almost one million men at any
rate.r
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

In committing the sentence. of
King from death to imprisonment
for life Governor Buchanan of Tennc-
ssee declares that he is better quail
fled to decide the proper punish
ment to be mected out to the
murderer than the jury, or either
of the many state and United States
judges that passed on the case.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
FRAUDULENT FOODS.
Analysis Mt Columbus, o.. Shows More
Than Half AduIterated.

CoLUBUs, Aug. 15.-If the people
of Ohio have any doubt of the adultera-
ton of food articles that they buy as
pure ana wholesome. but which are
wicked frauds, they need but take a
glance at the summary which is given
below of the analysis of foods bought in
the open market by Food and Dairy
Commissioner McNeal.
During May, June and July of this
year there We're analysed thirteen sam
pies of oleomargarine, of which twelve
were adulterated; fourteen samples of
butter, of which eight were adulterated;
thirty samples Of vinegar. Of which
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

We desire to say to our friends in
Calhoun county, that VIC have no
intention of doing them political
harm, and if they are sincere in
their claim, that their delegation in
the State Convention, on the second
ballot divided the county's vote
between Messrs. Bowen, Armstrong,
Hundley and Tippett, for State Au-
ditor, We are willing to accord them
credit. We have some friends in
Calhoun, among them Hon. John
M. Hamilton, for whom we would do
msst anything in our power, yet
we do feel little rcsentful at the
action of Wood, Peasants, Richie,
Writ and Calhoun counties, for the
special delight in which thcy
cast the great majority of their
votes against the candidates for Au-
ditor from the Fourth District. 1t
was no doubt bright piece of po-
litical strategy that we are unable
to comprehend. Never again ex-
pecting to be candidate for any
Office before a Democratic State
Convention, and neither asking or
seeking political favors, we do pro-
pose to have good deal to say about
who shall be Mr.. Capehart's sue
cessor in 1894. We will be found
on the side of our friends, every
time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
unlsnown Fonnd Dead.

VAN VERT, o., Aug. ia neatly
dressed middle-aged man was found
dead under tree near jamestown. this
county. He ate a hearty breakfast at
Vanecofa, two miles east of the place
where he was found dead. When he
took dinner he was apparently well and
in good spirits, and his sudden death is a
mystery which may develop some sensa-
tional features. Twenty-six cents and a
pocketlEnife was all that was found ON
his person.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Gen. Stevenson, our Vice Presi
dental candidate, has made wise
disposition of his time during the
great campaign. Most of his eff
orts will be put forth in Indiana
and Illinois, both doubtful States,
and as he is ono of the best of
speakers, his presence on the stump
in those two States will be of great
value to the party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
A Plague OF orasshoppers.

NEWARK, o., Aug. 10. -Grasshoppers
in countless numbers are doing an inn
mense amount of damage in this county
(Huron) and adjoining counties to oats
and other growing crops SO destruc-
tive have they been that whole fields of
oats have been destroyed. Farmers have
plowed them under or turned cattle into
the fields. Garden vegetables and other
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
THE MARKETS.
Review of the Grain and Cattle markets
for Aug. 10.

Cincinnati.
WHEAT-72076c.
CoRN-51N55c
WooL-Cnwashed fine merino, 1601Sc;
1{-blood clothing, 20a22c: braid 17Sa1sc:
medium combing. 22a23c: fleece washed
fine merino, x and Xxx, 256l26c: medium
clothing, 266l SIC
CATTLE Good to choice butchers. - GOA
p; fair to good, SO 00Q3 80; common.
81 75@2 So -
Hoes - Selected butchers and heavy
shipping. s. 50@5 50; fair to good pack
ing, % 2o@5 %, common to rough, 81 500
SHEEP-S3 25n5 25.
LAAlBs-S2 25a6 %
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Too much stress cannot be put on
the Importance oforganizing Demo
cratic clubs in every town and school
district in the county. This is a
campaign ofeducation, a great many
are not familiar with the great
economic questions at issue, they
must be reached with literature and
speeches able to convince them OF
the truth of the Democratic position.
If we sit still the people will become
victims to the misstatements of the
enemy. Democrats whose duty it
is to attend to this important matter
should shake off their blanket of
apathy and get to work, and when
the work is fairly under way the
victory is already won.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Senator Proctor says strikes are
an evidence of prosperity. That
would be a dangerous opinion to
express among lotof hungry, half
paid strikers aud their families
1t would have been better, had he
said that the tariff was no protect
ion to the workingmen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

CATTLE--Prime "a s5@5 10; good. "a GOA
4 80; fair, 8 25ga4 .; light stockers, 81 so
az -; bulls, stays and fat COWS, 81 25@
@6 90.
HoGs-All grades, 50 25G6 90.
SHEEP-Extra. - 30@5 so; good, 81 SOa
prime yearlings, So 00d5 so.
SPRING LANBs-S4 O006 90.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Ex- United States Senator Cam
den, of West Virginia, arrived yes
terday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Tho Republicans" he said last
evening, shave been claiming they
would carry West Virginia for
many years, but they don't do it.
The Democrats of the State are in
better condition now than ever be-
fore, and are certain, 1 think, to
win in the next Presidential elect
ion. All the Congressional dis
tricts are almost sure to go Demo-
cratic. The State was pretty close
in 1888, but the tariff question at
that time was not generally under
stood. The sentiment on the ques-
ton has changed in the past four
years, and Cleveland will get good
many Republican votes.
"There is more enthusiasm on the
Democratic side than among Repub-
Leans. The latter are perhaps
working more, but they don't seem
to make much impression. Harri-
son is not very strong in West Yir-
GINA, and l regard the chances of
Democratic success much better
than in 1888. Tho Peoples party
in the State really amounts to little,
and will not be able to effect the
vote of either of the great parties
much if any. The Democrats are
more confident than in the last
Presidential election, and feel as
though they were going to win.
"The Force bill will be one of the
chief issues. While the negro pop
ulation is not very strong in the
State the people feel that they do
not want their affairs interfered
with by the national Government.
-Ne,o York World.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The Anderson tin plate works,
the pioneer establishment of the
kind in the United States, has been
sold out by the Sheriff of Madison
county, Indiana, on account of II
mechanics lien of s21s. The con-
Germ has been dipping imported tin
for more than year, employing
four men, three boys and five girls.
The product was used for campaign
badges in the Mckinley Campbell
contest last year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
RIO GRANDE COIIECR

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80 III. Nloiln- Terms Of ten weeks each bceIn
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OF catalogue or Circular, address
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

In the nomination of Hon. W. A.
MacCorkle, of Kanawha county,
for Governor, the great Democratic
State Convention made no mistake,
as he is a splendid lawyer, and one
of the most brilliant and popular
young Democrats in tho State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The commissioner of internal rev.
enue has decided that Gold Cures
must take out usual government
license for retailing liquors. OF
course, then, the State license laws
will apply and perhaps a lot OF
these "Gold Cure Institutes" will
pass away.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The Democratic party of West
Virginia is to be congratulated over
the selection of Hon. w. E. Chiffon,
of Charleston, as Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Com
mittce. He is possessed of fine ex-
ecntive ability, is an aggressive pol
itisian and the best organizer in the
State. If the party is not well or.
ganized throughout the State, and
victorious in November by very
largely increased majarity, it will
be no fault of his.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Farmers are selling their wool for
3 cents less than two years ago,
and wheat fetches 40 cents at the
mill. And thus the protective tariff
moves on in its poverty producing
way, and the fool farmers continue
to vote themselves into the poor
house..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The Democratic ticket from head
to tail will be found in this paper
1t is just as sure to be elected, as
the Sun will rise in the east, every
day in the year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The average Republican looks
doddrasted sick over the Parkers-
burg nominations. Do You notice
that they have ceased to offer to
take bets on the State going Repub-
lican this fall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The miners in the Mononga re.
gion are out on a strike, and all the
mines and coke ovens in that sect
ion are shut down. About 1000
men are out of employment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Hoes Heavy. 50 s5@5 90: packing, IS IS
as 30; light, IS 1905 So
CATTLE-Good 70 prime, 81 5Od5 85:
others. - z0a4 %; mixed, - coos %.
SHEEP-s3 25@5 70
LAs-Bs-s3 5Od6 90.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The list of Democrats in this
county whom the assessor has not
listed is swelling every day, but VIC
have yet to hear of a Republican
who has not been listed. The
Democratic committee should take
this matter in hand and see that
these voters are listed. Do the Re-
publicansexpect to carry this county
by depriving Democrats of their
votes? If they do they will be
badly mistaken. They can't play
that trick in this year of 1892.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
To TresDassers.
August IS Il.

All persons are hereby warned not 10 tres
pass IN any manner upon my lands near the
town OF. Henderson, in the District Of Glen
DENIM Mason county, West Virginia. rs am
determined TO prosecute anyone who tres
passes upon my lands without permission.
+ augi6-4W. JOE. Blu RNSIDE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

1t is the spirit and character of
MIR. Cleveland's letters, and not
their number, that is worrying the
editors and leaders of the Republic
can party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

The Republican enjoys one un-
5ique distinction, says the Morgan
town Ne,0 Dominion, among all the
political parties of ancient or mod
ern times-it believes it's possible
for nation to tax itself rich.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16

Oh yes, the farmer ought to love
protective tariff; the Mckinley
law not only lessons the value of
everything produced on the farm,
but it lessons the value of the farm
itself.