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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12
TIE CHEROKEE STRIP.

MoRGANTowN, w. VA, May 8, 1898.
Tokss Editor OF ne Register;
Sm:-When will the government land,
knbwu as the Cherokee Strip, be opened
fod settlement What are the require
mehts TO obtain a quarter section Of land!
AuS other information you may add con-
cerbng this through the columns OF the
R4IsTEK viii be appreciated by,
Yours truly,
SLAs Fox.
When the President will proclaim
thd Cherokee Strip" open to settlers
is DOT known. The territory is now
gudr ded by the military. Following is
a tmmary Of the law in regard TO
hoH title to public land may be &C
QuF red;
Under the act Of March ., 1889, no public
Lamb outside of the State of Missouri can
De Sold at ordinary private eutry,-that is,
20 bavJies not actual settlers.
The public lands Ofthe United States IN
disposed Of aud open 20 settlement are divid-
edhuLO two classes with respect 10 price,
oh class being held aJ Sl.25 per acre as the
minimum price, the other at q. 80 per acre;
bking tue alternate sections reserved by
tie United States IN land grants 70 rail
rtads, etc. Such tracts are sold on appn-
Rtion 70 the Registers and Receivers Of
he district land Offices TO legally qualified
Rarties upon conditions Of actual residence
md Improvement under the prescription
laws. Widows, heads Of families, or sim
kle persons over tweuty-one years Of age,
III citizens OF the United States, or aliens
Fho have declared their intention TO be-
rome citizens, have the right Of pre-emp-
kion TO the maximum quantity Of 100 acres
bach on becoming settlers and complying
with the regulations.
Under the homestead laws q citizen. or
an alien having declared his intention TO be-
come a citizen, has the right TO 100 acres OF
either the Sl.25 or $3.50 class after actual
residence and cultivation for five years.
Under the timber culture law citizen, or
one Wa has declared his intention 10 be-
come n, if the head of family, ora
single rsOn over JweRty-one years, may
acouil De 10 100 acres on cOltivating 10
ac-es ses thereon for years. (See
Fore tatiSticSl BY the act Of Au-
Aug so, 20 person can acquire I'M
der and laws an aggregate area Of
more acres Of the publ Ands.
In column will und a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12

SOME RSMARABLE CURES OF deafness
are racorded of DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil New, tails TO cure eaFache.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12
rurR 80 Is KNoUeH.

Postmaster General BIssELL's decision
that no Republican presidential post
master shall be removed until four
wears from the date Of his commission
is the occasion Of q great deal Of just
sriticlsm, since if adhered TO il will
- m$ the keeping in Office Of vast
number of Republicans for good deal
longer than four years.
For instance, Postmaster COwDES as
sumed Office in Nay, 1889, though his
commission dates from Noyew Ger Of that
wear. II he is allowed tc remain in Of
fee until the expiration Of his commits
sion he will have been IN Office four
wears and seven months.
ThJ last Republican administration
hustled every Democrat out Of office
promptly at the expiration Of his four
wears Of service,if not sooner, regardless
of the date Of his commission, and in
the event Of Republican success at
the next election it may with certainty
be depended upon thai the same thing
will be done, which would mean, again
taking our own postofice as an illustra-
ton, that the Republican would hold
> Office for four years and seven months
and his Democratic successor but three
years and five months.
There is certainly no justice, and we
can see no valid reason Of any sort in
Mr.. BlssELL's ruling. Certainly no Re-
publican expected to stay in Office
longer than his four years until Mr.
BlssELL's extraordinary ruling was
promulgated.
The matter is Of particular Importance
in West Virginia, where the vote is
close, and Republican postmasters, con-
sequently, exert their best endeavors
toward turning the balance to the Re-
publican side. Why unnecessarily throw
the Democratic party at a disadvantage
by keeping Republicans In office az
ter the expiration Of their four years
service9
The attention Of the President has
been called to the matter, and the
REsIsrzR belleYnSaS If it is properly
presented to b Aurged he will
quickly see the ,uselessuess
OF Mr.. BIssEl teh has no
foundation il TInciplesI
md faec In o.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12
PROPERTY DESTROYED BY FIRE.

P1TTsBURe, May 11.-Gloeckler's new
six-story stone front building, Nos. 1927,
1929 and 1871 Penn avenue, and Arnfeldts
three-story block adjoining were destroyed
by fire this morning about 80 o'clock.
Several houses on the opposite side of the
street were badly scorched and the occu-
pants were compelled TO remove hastily.
Two fireman were painfully injured by fall
ing stones. Gloeckler's building was used
as warehouse for butchers supplies. The
fire started in the boiler room and is sup
posed to have been the work of incendiaries.
The loss was $4,000 with about 100000
insurance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12

Thomas famous Lake House at Saratoga
Lake, New York, was destroyed by fire
yesterday forenoon. The loss is estimated
at SIS, 600.
a warehouse belonging to the Hull En-
cheering Company, situated on one Of the
Hull docks, was destroyed by fire yester
day. IL is believed that the fire was of in
cendiary origin. as have been many OF the
fires in Hull since the beginning Of the
dock labOrers strike.
At Rochester, n. Y, the train house aud
power house of the Grand View Beach
Electric road, which runs along the lake
shore for several miles, were burned TO
the ground yesterday. Loss $4,000, COW
cred by insurance.
Half Of Spring Lake, village on the
Detroit, Grand haven and Milwaukee
Railroad, and on Grand river two miles
above Grand Haven, was destroyed by
fire The village has I'VE churches, a
graded public scnool, aiibrary, three hotels,
and several sawmills. The steamboat
Barrett passing up the river is said 70 have
set the sawdust afre by sparks from her
smokestack Eighty families are without
home. Loss will foot up to $4,000;
amount of insurance not known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When She had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12


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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-12


GONE OUT OFTHE DARK, NEIGHBoR.
It's a great pity there are people
who still take offense when honors are
paid 70 the memory of an ex-Confeder-
ate, whether he wore the gray in the
ranks, or. like "SToNEwALL" JACKSON,
became national character through
his bravery and valor as soldier and
his grand strength and nobility of char
acter.
To-day "SroNEwALL" JACKSON is
scarcely more a hero in the South than
in the North. and it is a small and ex-
ceedingly narrow mind that can see
reasonable motives in any honor paid
to his memory. Yet, over the celebra-
ton Of his birthday at Charleston on
Wednesday the Intelligencer RACES in
this fashion:
West Virginia was for the Union. Jack
son fought against the Union. 1t is there
fore an Unseemly proceeding for the Gov
eruor of this State 10 give TO jackson
memorial ceremonies official recognition by
raising the flag on the State Capitol.
If the men who agreed with jackson in
his day could have had their way there
would have been no State OF West Virgin
ia and the territory embraced by West
Virginia would not to-day be part OF the
United States Of America.
The IntelJigeRCer must certainly know,
that, whether technically the correct
thing or not, it has always been the
custom in Charleston TO raise the flag
in honor Of celebrations or festivities in
which the people generally were inter-
esyed, and that the raising of the flag in
this case had no more significance than
if the city had been INDUCING in any
other harmless celebration.
When will the day come when such
organs as the mtelligencsr will take
the bloody-shirt bandage from their
eyes, look upon this grand reuni-
ted country Of ours as it is, with no
triumphant North and no subiugated
South, and recognize the people, both
North and South, as American citizens,
Sually loyal TO the flag?
SroNEwALL JACKsON's memory has
oul,ived its sectional attributes and the
mflHgepccr in condemning the honors
pah it at Charleston might as well have
raiked its voice in denunciation Of JOHN
q. WHIrTIER as a traitor for painting
JAtKsoN al the head OF his dust
Drawn ranks" in heroic colors in BAR
baka Fritchie."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

ACCORDING to Living Issues, OF
Atlanta, Ca, the national debt of
the world is $35, 900, 100000. Of
this amount the Rothschilds firm own
$2S, 600, 900, ,O00-and it is all pay
able in gold, Now, the worlds
supply of gold money is only about
three and a half billions Of dollars,
so it takes nearly one-third of the
worlds supply Of gold to pay the
interest one year due the Roths-
chiIds, at rate of 4 per cent. per
annum. Is it any wonder that no
European nation dare go to war un
til the Rothschilds have been con-
suited and their consent obtained
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31
KANSAS AGITATOR.
Devoted to the interests of
TIL f Nj A > y Il >.
A Fearless, Aggressive, Progressive
Advocate of All Reforms.
EAST OR SOUTH AND WEST.

The papers in the West that re
ceived portion of the five million
dollars to secure the repeal of the
Sherman law are in a terrible fix
Just now, because Governor LEVEL
ing is making an effort to open a
southern route for the marketing of
Western farm products. Boiled
down, the Topeka Capital and the
Kansas City Star and other gold-bug
papers claim that the West and
South should remain tributary to the
East without a protest and 1t is
even limited that the action of Gov.
Lewelling, of Kansas, and Gov.
Stone, of Missouri, in promoting
the southern-route scheme, lis treas
enable or idiotic, and Gov LEVEL
ing has been compelled to disclaim
sectionalism, in selfdefense.
As matter of fact, the movement
is in the interest of self.protection,
and since selfprotection is the first
law of nature, the papers referred to
are the public enemies of the people
in the sections of country in which
their papers circulate, and if there
Is any treason abroad, or sectional
ism, it must be laid at their doors (;
and it must also be claimed that
their sectionalism is all the more in
excusable since it is directed against
the people of their locality.
1t would seem, from the attitude
of leading newspapers that America
has an uncrowned monarch, located
in the East, and that the people of
the West and South should humbly
consult that monarch's wishes upon
every question concerning finance
or commerce. We believe that we
are safe in assuming that the West
ern and Southern people are not
afraid of the cry of "Sectionalism, "
but their independence of the East
will be asserted with all the heroism
of people who have been ground
into the dust by an arrogant, unjust,
insolent and corrupt money power.
If there is, or has been, any Sec
tionalism in America, it has never
been displayed, at all times and un-
der all circumstances, with more
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

Col. HUGHES testifies that he dis
obeyed Governor Lewelling's order,
and did so because he thought the
order illegal. Suppose every man
in public or privats life refused to
obey the orders of superiors on the
ground taken by Hughes, and how
long would it be till America would
he in the thoes of anarchy?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

selfishness, greed and insolence, than
by the East When the Eastern
statesman opposed slavery, it was moi
because of sympathy for the slave,
but to cripple the South. When
the Eastern statesman built up, by
legislation, her manufactures, it was
in disregard Of the needs and the
interests of the West and South
And now, to cap the climax, after
all other interests are made to serve
Eastern capitalists, the demand is
unblushingly made of the Western
people that they become perpetual
borrowers from Eastern or European
money lenders. 1t is not enough
that the East own thapaying rail-
roads not enough that the manu-
factories of the continent are hers
not enough that the South and West
pay tribute to the East on every
pound of cotton and wool, every
bushel of wheat and corn, on every
head of cattle or hogs not enough
that the West is mortgaged almost
to the point of bankruptcy to East
ern capitalists; but, hog-like, the
East will take what little is left to
the Southern and Western farmers.
This prating of sectionalism is
becoming tiresome, and the West
ern people are going to take long
rest. The East is entitled to her
own-no more; and, having her
own, her cities, like her farms,
would be depopulated, and the cen
tres of wealth would be transferred
to the localities where wealth is pro-
duced.
The doctrine of states rights
may be dead, but the doctrine of
self-protection will never die so long
as there is an interest not protected,
and if is meant by the death of
states rights, the right of people
of a state to protect themselves
against the encroachments OF Sec
ton, or the general government,
then there will be "a resurrection
just as often as a portion of the peo-
pie are imposed upon by another
portion of the nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

At Chautauqua the other day, a
socialist, invited to address the
meeting, delivered an address bitter
ly denouncing the church for its
subservience to capitalism. A
clergyman tried to stop the speaker,
but was himself sat upon by the
audience, which insisted on hearing
all the socialist had to say. The
significance of this incident appears
in the fact that the Chautauqua audi
ences are eminently religious and
mainly church members. The fact
is, the church is on trial to-day as
never before, and it's conscientious
members feel it, and are willing to
listen to even very hot words from
honest men. We earnestly counsel
nationalists everywhere to seek and
to improve opportunities for bring
ing our ideas before religit us bodies.
New Nation, Boston Mass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

"The government must have gold
to settle balances with other ma
tions" is a delusion. Why, bless
your innocent souls, this government
is not trading with any other nation.
and has no balances to settle. If
any of our citizens are, and have
balances to settle, that is their own,
matter. If they want to "settle" in
gold or "chips and whetstones,'
whose business is it The internal
trade of this country is thousand
times greater and more important
than the foreign trade. Let us pro-
vide means for settling home bal
ances. Government obligations held
held in other countries are payable
in COIN, and they can be settled at
the United States treasury WITH SILL
vER.-Farmer' Tribune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

The Republican party must util-
ize the new timber it has and throw
aside some of the decaaing planks.
We must bave fresh draught of
blood from the people--Lawrence
World.
1t should do so, but it won't.
Every old buzzard in the party is on
the rotted platform, and there they
will be found when the old thing
goes to pieces. "Some of the de-
caying planks" will make it unsafe
to stand on.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

JAMES OrIs and John Adams, of
Revolutionary fame, were calamity
howlers. So was the Boston tea
party. So was Thomas Sefferson
and Patrick Henry. There were
also in those days "a lot of stand-up
for-the-k king fellows. Gne time Pat
rick Henry told the standus crowd
that they might "cry peace peace,
bit there is no peace that the war
had begun. And 50 we tell the
stand up-for-Higginses, sheritfs mobs
and bruken-door fellows that there
will be no peace. The war is on,
and from this time on, listen for the
roar of battle all along the line.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

The mill owners of Fall River
talk of suspending or else reducing
wages 20 per cent. Half of them
have already suspended and $4,000
operatives are on the street. Last
year. the mills declared 16 and 20 per
cent. dividends, but did not i'll
crease wages. The game they play
with the operatives is "Heads Twin,
tails you lose" There is no use
abusing the mill owners the rem
edy is for the people to become the
mill owners. New Nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

Drop us a postal card and we will
send you our club offer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

Get up clubs aud make money.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-31

VIE echo of the first gun of the
rebellion had scarcely ceased when
gold and silver were withdrawn
from circulation. Those who now
pose as the saviors Of the country
demanded as much as 36 per cent
for loans to the goernment. The
greenbacks carried us safely through
that four-years' blody struggle.
Should war startle us now, in six
months not gold coin, and but few
silver, would be seen, except among
those gambling in the misfortune of
the country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-22

ored citizen OF another nation
and rejoiced in this way that his name is
linked with that of Lafayette. He pays
a tribute of admiration to the grandeur,
progress and prosperity OF the United
States and for the intelligence, enterprise
and p triotisra OF the people.
He CON rHends the exposition at Chicago
as the gree est triumph of the civilization
of the nine enth century, and tenders to
the exposition officials his heartiest con-
gratulations and thanks. In closing the
duke reque is Secretary Gresham to e1
press to the president regret for his in
ability TO offer thanks in person, and pay
farewell respects to the chief magistrate.
Secretary Gresham in replying said:
''The qualification which the government
and people of the United States Justly felt
at being enabled to welcome as the guest
of the nation one whose name and blood
today represents the great admiral to
whose perseverance and dauntless faith
the discovery of our new world was due,
found fitting expression in cordial well
come extended to you, and your visit to
our shores will ever remain prominently
associated with the Columbian comment
Grafton now in progress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-22
HARVARD VARSITY BALL TEAM,
ca appeared yesterday, and addressing the

appeared yesterday, and addressing the
crowd said:
''Not depositor of this vault will lose
dollar of his money, for the bank can
pay 81 for 81. | appeal to depositors to
have patience" The speech was greeted
with cheers, and the bank made satisfac-
tory terms with depositors.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
stood strong pull on its Golfers. The
officers declare that they were prepared to
meet any demand.
President ]. M. Elliott, of the First
National, said: "When this thing
commenced we had $500, 900 in cash on
hand and with our correspondents sub
jsct to check at sight, and we considered
ourselves from the class of paper we held
In most excellent condition The un-
precedeated run of the past two pays.
during which we paid checks of over
$500, 900, was more than we could stand.
The amount OF liabilities to depositors
will be somewhere in the vicinity of
II 250, 600, against which we have all our
bills receivable, capital and surplus,
which viii amount in aggregate to $500,
900 more than this sum-
The Broadway bank, on the corner of
Sixth and Broadway, failed to open this
morning. Against the glass OF the door
was notice that depositors would be all
paid. The only liabilities are call depos-
its of SO, 900 and certificates of deposits
due in September 600 more, total OF
so 900. Commercial loans well secured
are $40 600; other securities, 500. 900:
total. S66 Goo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-22
EDMuNDs ON SILVER.
Views OF the Ex-senator on the Sher-
man Law.
He Believes 1t Would Be Well to Go Back
to The Old Currency Law Existing
Before the Bland Law.

NEW YORK, June 21.-An interview
with ex-senator George F. Edmunds was
printed, in which he says: 81 have no
legislation to propose beyond repeal Of
the Sherman law and return to the mon
etary laws which existed before '73.
have no doubt the operation of the Sher-
man law helped to bring about the pres
ent crisis. When we passed the Sherman
act, we were between the devil and the
deep sea; something had to be done. A
crisis was pending. Ivoted Tor the meas
IRE and am willing TO take my share Of
the responsibility, although 1 was not
personally in favor of it. A canvass
showed us that if we aid not pass the act
the silver men would pass the free silver
bill. About three-fourths Democrats and
one fourth Republicans would have voted
for the tres coinage bill. / voted for the
Sherman law to prevent a dnsncial crisis
or free silver bill. l urged in the eau
cuses that the operation of the act be linz
tied to five then to ten years. but the
amendment was not accepted.
81 think it would be well to go back to
the currency law which existed before the
Bland law. Gold was coined at the mint
free of charge. Silver was also coined on
payment of seignorage by the owner of
the bullion and if not enough for the
need of currency was presented, the secTe-
tary of the treasury was authorized to
buy sufficient quantities. In this way
the demand and supply regulated itself
and silver was not driven out OF use. /
do not believe in dispensing with silver.
If such an arrangement cannot be made
why not fix new ratio between gold and
silver based on the present market value.
No such ratio would be permanent. 1t
would have to be changed from time to
time as the product OF gold or silver in
creased, but think fair ratio fixed now
would last twenty years. l have not
faith in the settlement of the currency by
international congresses, The European
idea of the use of silver is different from
ours.
81 am not in favor of annexing Hawaii
but think we should take good care no
other nation gets the islands. If we
OF time when we should admit them as
state. They would then have two sena-
tors and be as powerful in the Senate as a
the state of New York. This is only one
of many good objections offered. l think
we ought to make close unity, practically
establishing a protectorate over the
islands, keeping. American interests pre-
dominant, making their interests identi-
cal with the United States ss
To understand fully, the force and
meaning of this communication il is nec-
essary TO consider in conjunction with it
Monseignor Satolli's address at the meet
ing Of archbishops in New York last fall.