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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-30
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Foul Murder.


COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 26.-The burn
ing of a man in strawstack south of
this city Thursday night, supposed to be
tramp, has developed TO be shock
ing murder.
The body was burned beyond recog-
milton, and it was Coroner Herbst's
theory that the man was a tramp, and
that he had crawled, in an intoxicated
condition, into the stack to sleep, and
set the stack on fire while trying to
light his pipe.
Friday morning the body was identi-
fed by William Shepherd, a travelling
salesman for the Franklin Buggy com
pany, living at 1921 East Rich street,
as that of his son Frank, 81. who left
home for walk and never returned.
1t is believed he was murdered for
what money he had and his body
burned in the stack. His skull was
crushed.
Young Shepherd graduated at the
state university last June and was to
enter Yale next month.
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sollx Smith wants III. 81. 900.

CHICAGO. Aug. 29.-Solly Smith, the
pugilist has commenced suit in the
superior court against the Columbian
Athletic club to recover 81, 900. Smith
claims that he deposited $1,000 with
the club as forfeit for fight with
George Dixon on Sept. %, next
The management of the club have
with Smith at their grounds on that
date, and in consequence Smith has de-
manded the return of his deposit This,
it is claimed, President O'Malley of the
Athletic club declines to do, but gives
no reason for his refusal.
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snxnnnnll sorrlr strloken.

SAvANNAH, Aug. 29.-The storm of
Sunday played havoc here. All the
wharyes along the river front and the
Ocean Steamship company and Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway
wharves are under water.
A view of the city at daylight re-
yealed a scene of wreck and ruin that
surpasses that after the great hurricane
of 1SS1n The streets are impossible
from the debris. Fallen trees, twisted
roofs, masses of brick, fences and
broken limbs and branches are piled
across the sidewalks everywhere.
Nearly everyone, if not quite all. the
property owners in the city have been
damaged to some extent, and some to
the amount of thousands.
The list of fatalities is gradually
growing. Several bodies of drowned
persons have been picked up and search
is being made for others who are miss
ing.
There are forty to fifty persons who
are reported missing, and it is supposed,
as nothing has been heard from them,
that their bodies will be found later
Twelve banks and barkentines which
were anchored at quarantine station,
were blown high and dry upon the
marsh, and some of them were carried
by the storm across the marshes onto
an island two miles distant from the
station. One of the vessels at Tybee
was completely capsized, and three of
the clubhouses on the island were blown
entirely down; others were flooded, and
the people sought shelter wherever they
could
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IHE WILSON RlLL.
synopsis of the Measure which Eepeale

SYNOPSIS OF the Meilsure Which lsepcaIed
the Sherman Act.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Wilson
bill, which passed the house, provides
for the repeal of that portion of the act
of July IA, 1890, which authorizes the
purchase of silver bullion by the secre-
tary of the treasury; that this act shall
not impair, or in any manner affect the
legal tender quality of the standard sill
yer dollars heretofore coined, and it is
declared that the United States shall
maintain the parity of the two metals,
gold and silver, at the established rati O
or such other ratio as shall be estab-
ished by law.
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The GnIe in F1orida,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 20.-In
this city the velocity of the wind was
IS miles per hour. Hundreds of trees
were blown down and signs rapidly dis
appeared before the gale. Scores of
dwellings, and public buildings were en-
tirely or partly unroofed. causing great
damage from the rain, which fell in
torrents.
In Mayport, at the mouth of st.
johns river, all the buildings suffered
more or less, and the old Atlantic
house was demolished completely. At
the Pablo beach the sea encroached
upon the railroad track and premises of
;ottagers, and the wind played sad
havoc among them.
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Our readers will pardon US if we
should go out of our usual way in
handling the consummate falsifier
who writes under the non de plume
of "Long Green" in last weeks
Gazette. 1t is not often that we
take notice of anonymous writer's
who are evidently too cowardly
to let their names be known, but
who, like the thief and assassin con-
ceal themselves when thoy desire
to attack the veracity, character
and standing of gentlemen. In
this case, however, we depart from
our rule. We made no effort to as
certain the name of "Long Green"
because we know who he is from
the assinine ear-marks disclosed
in his malicious and lying ar
tiele, in which there is not a word
of truth. We never had a CONVEX
sation with along Green" upon the
matters he writes about, and we
suppose our denial is sufficient.
along Green" is a kind of bilious
fellow who is mad at himself and
everyone else. He is vile, snarl-
ing, selfish cur, who never has a
good word for anyone. We never
were an applicant for the Point
Pleasant post Office, for ourself, and
Mr.. Capehart never promised that
we should have it. Some time aft
err Mr.. Capehart's reelection to
Congress we spoke to him about Sc
curing the post Office for one of our
sons. But when Mr. Capehart told
us that he had decided to recon-
mend Mr.. F. D. Hoy for appoint
ment, we acquicsced in, his decision
and pursued the matter no further,
recognizing that Mr.. Hoy had as
good claim to it as any other Dem
ocrat, and that Mr.. Capehart had a
right to make his selection without
question or criticism from us.
Why the Gazette, through 'Long
Green" should make this personal
attack upon us, is beyond our con-
ception. We certainly have never
done "Long Green" or any mem
Der of his family any injury, but
on the contrary have done them
many kind acts But the fellow
has grown dyspeptic, aud his mean
ness was bred in him, and no man
or woman can escape his dirty, vii
famous, unbridled tongue.
We beg pardon of our readers
again, for devoting so much space
to this inscriptions fellow, and for
using stronger language than is our
custom, but we have to pollute our
columns in dealing with such dirty
fellows as "Long Green
That no man, however great or
small, can be secure from the yap-
ping of a cur at his heels during
dog days, is illustrated by along
Green's" article, and the many 9TH
er indecent articles in last weeks
Gazette.
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Thomas Dolan administers time
Iy rebuke to the calamity howlers in
an interview in the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Mr.. Dolan is not only a
large manufacturer and a large in
weston in active enterprises, but he
is known as an earnest Republican
and a high tariff advocate. The
talk about the present panic being
due to alarm at Democratic success,
he says, is all nonsense. II Con-
gress will only act wisely on the
silver question, and if the panic
mongers will but give business a
chance, this great country can take
care of itself.
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Gov. MacCorkle is making a COM
mendabIe effort to secure the reno
val of the West Virginia Worlds
Fair Building to Charleston, to be
made the permanent quarters for
tho West Virginia exhibits. 1t
should be done by all means. West
Virginia should preserve her Worlds
Fair building for the historic inter
est that would forever afterward
center around it, as well as for it's
practical utility in preserving the
exhibits of her natural resources
Kand,oha Gazette,
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Gov. Boies the gallant leader of
the Iowa Democracy was nominated
for Governor, on Wednesday in the
face of his repeated protests to the
contrary. Governor Boies is one of
the most distinguished and aggress-
i've champions of the western Dem
ocracy, and his nomination was a
splendid tribute to his high moral
worth, as well as to his superb men
tai endowments and wide populari-
ty with the masses. Governor
Boies is a winner, and the dazzling
star of the proud young common
wealth of the prairies will continue
to CLEAN and glitter in the coronet
of Democracy.
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Big MINIS ResuminR.

PlTTsBURG, Aug. 29.-Resulnption of
various mills here during the past few
days has given employment to 5000
men. Among the plants rssuming are
Park Brothers steel works, 700 men;
Howe, Brown & Company, and Sheen
berger, 600 men each; United States
tinplate works. 200 men; Sligo iron
works, 200 men, and Singer, Nimick s.
partinent of the National Tube Works
company and Anderson, Dupuy g. Com
pany's plant and the Liggett spring and
axle works are preparing to resume
this week.
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New York Felt 1t.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-New York
caught the edge of Monday nights
storm. Comparatively little damage
was done in theimmediatev vicinity. The
damage to shipping cannot be ascer-
tanned until Geographic communication
has been restored. Both telegraph
companies are badly crippled, the high
wind tearing down wires in all direc-
tions.
The storm cut off all railroad commu-
nication between Long Branch and
The tracks were under four feet of
water. A high wind prevailed Tuesday
and heavy sea ran into New York
bay. The waves dashed over the bat
terry wall, throwing spray 20 feet in the
air,
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COLUMBUS, o., Aug ga pathetic
sequel to the death of Fireman Stone
burner, who was fatally scalded in the
Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Black
Lick last Saturday. has developed. He
was to have been married Monday to
Miss Mary Mitchell. whose brother
was on the locomotive with Stoneburner
and who was crushed to death. Miss
Mitchell came over from Newark, her
home, ON Saturday, and remained by
the bedside of her lover until his death
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UNDER CONTROL.
The Epidemic of smallpox at Muncie, Ind
No Cause For Alarm.

The Epidemic Of Smallpox at Muncie, Ind.
No Cause For Alarm.
MUNc1E, Ind, Aug. 29.-There were
no new cases of smallpox in Muncie
Monday, and the prospects are brighter.
The following card issued is self-ex.
-planatory.
There is on cause for alarm Concerning
smallpox in Muncie. The disease is not
spreading and the cases which are in an
outlying suburb are all rigidly quaran-
tined Other cities need have no fear of
any infection from Muncie The authori-
ties here have the disease thoroughly under
control There is no case at Daleville as
reported HUGH A CowING,
Secretary County Board of Health.
ARTHUR w. BRADY, Mayor.
FRANK 6. JACKSON,
City Health Officer.
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We believe that if our fair neigh
Dor over the way, could control her
own columns the Gazette would no
doubt be a decent paper. But she
has allowed a lot of bull-dozers to
dish up the political matter of the
Gazette and they have gone beyond
the lines of decency. You had bet
ter choke them off, Miss Livia.
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COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 29.-State Food
Commissioner McNeal is informed of a
new method of selling adulterated
goods. Aug. four men with wagon
sold and delivered groceries to farmers
at Fort Recovery to the amount of
81, 100, and at prices SO low that if they
were not stolen. they must be base
authorizations. The latter must be the
fact. The commissioner is powerless
to prosecute in such case.
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Ynchtinr chnllnnre.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 29.-McBride
Brothers, owners of the steam yacht
Yankee Doodle, have issued challenge
to race either Feisen, Norwood, NADIA
or Yamoose for from 81 900 to $50. 600 a
side. If the challenge shall not be ac-
cepted, the Yankee boobies owners
suggest that the New York Yacht club
will take hold of the matter and ar.
range a sweepstakes race for steam
launches at the time of the race for the
America cIn
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Hon. Jas. Capehart, our member
of Congress, true to his pledges to
the people, and also the platform
upon which he was so triumphantly
elected, cast his vote every time for
the people and for the free coinage
of silver, and only went down to
defeat after hard fought battle
lie voted against the Wilson bill.
The silver men, however, are not
without hope.
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The West Virginia delegation in
Congress received handsome recog-
milton at the hands of the Speaker
W. L. Wilson is Chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee; John
o. Pendleton is Chairman of the
Committee on Private Land Claims,
and is also member of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, ]. D.
Anderson is a member of the River
and Harbors Committee, and Mr..
Capehart is a member of the Com
mittee on Agriculture and the Com
mittee on Labor.
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The NEW TARIFF sILL
SFhat Changes WIN Be Made and sEhei
VIII 1t Go INTO EfTects

" A1--I 0l4DEGa WIN eG 4tAAA-AG anu NNnE1
WIN II Go into Erect
WAsHNeToN,s Aug 20 There is one
subject which overslaughs all others
at the present time. in commercial cir
Giles. 1t even ranks with the financial
problem before congress. 1t is the tariff.
Manufactures and business men, as
well as the farmers, are anxious tc
know what kind of u tariff bill the
Democratic congress and Democratic
administration viii finally put into
law, and when it will 90 into effect.
There Is not man IN congress, be he
a high protectionist or free trader
but that acknowledges frankly and
open the Importance of informing the
country as to what kind of tariff bill
is to be adopted and when it will take
effect. 1t is not SO much the specific
items which are to be affected by the
new tariff bill as it is the time when
those who are to be affected must adj
Just themselves to the new conditions
Your correspondent has spent the
greater part of this week making in
quiry of the leading partisans in con-
gress and trying to get the position of
the administration upon the tariff.
The first and most important fact
ascertained in this research for infor-
nation is that the tariff bill, which will
DSSO4Ac a law SOLucb11116 noAI year, VIII
be very moderate in character. Chair
man Voorhees, of the senate committee
on finance, Messrs. German, McPher-
son and other Democratic leaders of the
upper branch of congress, as well as
Chairman Wilson of the committee on
ways and means, Mr.. Springer, its late
chairman, Mr.. McMillin, Mr.. Bynum
and other leaders in the majority of the
lower branch of congress, all say that
owing to the construction of the Demo
cratic party in congress and the solid
Republican phalan1 opposed to tariff
reform, it will be physical impossible
jty TO pass any bill which makes seri-
GUS cut into manufactured articles;
that the measure must confine itself
almost wholly TO enlarging the free list.
The principal items which now pay
duty and are to go On the free list are
wool, iron ore, coal, wood and salt.
There may be some reductions of duty
upon the cheaper grades of woolens and
hemp and linen fabrics. There will be
a good many items taken from the
dutiable and transferred to the free list
in the chemical schedule. So far as
implements and tools of all kinds.
manufactured steel and iron of the
better grades. wares from metals and
glass are concerned the manufacturers
and dealers i'll these articles can rest
assured nothing will be done to materi-
ally affect their business, unless it is to
give them free raw materials to work
upon.
Sometime in 1895.
1t is generally conceded that the new
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Senator Hill has introduced bill
for the repeal of the Federal cleo
ton laws. II is short and to the
point, and will in due time be passed.
Unlike Republicans, Democrats do
not need marshaIs, supervisors and
bayonets at the polls to perpetuate
themselves in power.
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Dice and a Dirk.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 29.-Met KEEL
ley, the barkeeper at the Turf Club, in
this city. was cut and lnortally wound
ed by John Welsh, we'll known young
tailor, at Hagerty's saloon. The diff
Guilty arose over discussion that
started while the two men were throw
ing dice for the drinks Kelley can not
get well,
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THAT STORM IN rae EAsr.
Forty-one Known to be Dead-Fif

Forty-one Known to be Dead-Fifty-
Eight More Missing.
\ NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-Stories of
death and damage by the hurricane
are coming in from the sea like re-
ports from great naval engagement,
and still there is more to tell. The
known dead has reached a total of ii.
The missing, some of whom may be
saved. are IS more.
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April % 1893
A pEsT sAIp TURNED ARRIEr.
One Hundred and Three Deaths from
Cholera on the Carlos.

VALPARAISO. Aug. pa dispatch
from The Herald's correspondent in
Rio Janeiro, Brazil shows that the
steamer Carlos is on the Atlantic
ocean, bound for no port, filed with
persons infected with cholera, and hav-
ing record of 103 deaths on her voy-
age across the ocean. The dispatch
says the steamer Carlos arrived at Rio
Janeiro, from Grand Island Cannles,
and that the 103 persons on board of
her died from cholera on the way over.
She was refused permission to land or
even to put her crew and passengers in
quarantine. She was escorted ont of
and ordered not to land at any Brazilian
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Chairman Wilson, of the Ways
and Means Committee, thinks that
if the committee decides TO have a
hearing of all the important interests
affected by the tariff, bill will not
be reported for many months. Mr..
Wilson says the party is now ain a
situation to perfect broad and
general revision of the tariff in ac-
cordance with their pledges to the
people,"
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Hogs-Select heavy and prime butchers,
Prime to extra natives, 81 1905 10; good
to choice, 81 0094 so; common to fair,
81 O093 50; COWS and bulls, 81 25@3 co.;
heifers, 81 @3 so; Texans, So 25@3 %;
stockers and feeders, 81 Oo@3 So Sheep
81 50@3 So Lambs-S2 15M5 %.
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AN EXAMPLE FOR LANDLORDS.
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago Has
Reduced Tfjs Eeants

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Instead of reduc-
tions in wages, Mayor Carter d. Harri.
son believes in reductions in other di.
rections. He announces that he has
ordered his agents to make a general
reduction in rents.
81 have done So" said Mr.. Harrison,
'Fbecause times are hard and money is
scarce. hope my action will be the
means of relieving those who are en-
barrassed. believe that general re-
duction In rents is in order, and it
would be good thing If landlords and
agents generally would follow my ex-
atpnle,
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ENTERPRISE, KY, Aug. 90. Charles
F. Hamilton, IS, son of R. T. Hamil-
ton, became violently insane and at
has been clouded for over a year, but
he never attempted violence before. He
will be taken to the Lexington asylum.
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Another story about burning
Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in effgy has been proven false.
1t was reported to have occurred
near Parkersburg, but happened
nowhere.
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Norman aIissionnrl

Norman Missionaries In West Virginia.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Aug. 2S.-The
Mormons here have recently had four
baptiziugs. bringing many converts
into the fold. New elders have been
sent here. Services are being held
twice week within six miles of the
city. From 80 to 40 have embraced the
faith. The elders are working at night,
being afraid of the citizens, and have
had the nerve to request the privilege
of using the city churches. Unless
some action is taken soon we will be
overr!In by them, as they are increasing
rapidly every day.
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Ohio has had four West Virginia
boys for Governors, and the fifth
one is now a candidate and will be
elected, too. Hurrah for Neale.
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THE MARKETS.
Review of the Grain and Cattle Markets
For August 20.
CINCINNATI.

Wheat-57@5s1Ic. Corn-4O@43c. Cat
tle-Select butchers, Sd G5@4 90; fair to
good, 81 S593 co; common, 81 OO@2 So
Hogs-Selected and prime butchers, IS 65
as so; fair to good packing, So 45@5 90;
common to rough, 81 1895 40 Sheep
81 5Od4 co. Lambs-S2 OO(15 y.
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Cattle-Prime, q SCOT 20; good, So 600
50 Oo@3 20; fair light steers, 81 1913 90.
Hogs hiladelphias, s. 6od6 10; Workers,
So O5@6 10; grassers, s. 50@5 so; roughs,
4@5c, Sheep--Extra, 50 50@3 IS; good.
So 1908 40; fair, 81 50@2 20; common, SOC
@s1 90: lambs. s. 5O@5 90.
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Boots and Shoes, Hats, Notions, &c.
4 Chance for Great Bargain.
DY virtue of the authority vested in
ID me by a certain deed of trust execu-
ted by O. F. Williams and J. Friedman,
Jr., and Sallie l. Friedman, his wife, 10
the undersigned trustee, bearing date
the 10th day of July, 1898, and recorded
in the clerks office of the County Court,
of Mason county, West Virginia, in trust
deed book No. Is, pages 339, DC, to Sc
cure the payment of certain debts in
said trust deed described, and the said
trust deed having been made to secure
the creditors of the late firm of O. T.
Williams & Co., /, Rankin Wiley, Jr.,
trustee, will sell by way of public auc-
ton. at the store room of o. F. Williams
& Co., in Point Pleasant, Mason County,
West Virginia, on
Thursday, September 9TH, 1893,
at IL O'Clock a. M, all the-goods, wares
and merchandise, store furniture, fire
proof safe, (HalHs,) counters, show
cases, now in said store, and conveyed
by said trust deed.
The said goods, wares and merchandise,
store furniture, fire proof safe, counters,
show cases, will be offered as whole,
for gross sum, and then will offer the
same at per cent. on the cost price,
and II sold IN the last way the said stock
of goods and fixtures are to be invoiced
and paid for according to the invoice at
the per cent on the cost price at which
the same may be bid off. But the said
trustee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, and If all bids be rejected,
the said stock of goods will be auctioned
off to the highest bidder in small lots or
by the piece.
TERMS OF SALE.-If sold as a whole, or
at per cent. on the cost price, one
third of the purchase money must be
paid in cash, and credit of three and
six months will be given for the residue
of the purchase money, the purchaser
executing notes, in equal amounts, with
approved security, for the deferred pay
ments; but if sold at auction by the
piece or in small lots, payment must be
in cash at the time of sale.
RANKIN WILEY, ia,
augS0 4w Trustee.
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Congressman Capehart had the
courage of his convictions. lie voted
with the ailver men commencing
with the amendment of 16 to l to
the vote on the repeating bill itself.
Wheeling Register.