Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-25
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

John Shuttlesworth, boy IA years
old, was fatally gored by bull at
Morgantown Tuesday.
W. S. Somers, Of C Charleston, W. Va.
a government Inspector, dropped dead
in Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday.
Daniel Fink, proprietor of the Keyser
Steam Laundry, fatally shot himself
at his place of business last Monday
morning.
DR.. W. D. Row, of Huntington, has
been elected superintendent of the in
sane hospital at Spencer, in place of
DR.. Hugh, resigned.
In West Virginia 1000 oil wells are
in operation, and it has been estimated
that the output for the present year
will be fully 100000 barrels, worth
$S,OOO,OOO
Saturday night at Warrington
Joseph Morgan and five companions
went on big spree. Monday morning
he was found dead in the road, with
his head terribly beaten.
At the recent Farmers National
Congress held in Parkersburg, a reso-
luton favoring a protective duty on
wool, cotton, flax and hemp, was laid
on the table by vote Of lG0 ayes to
81 nays.
Isaac VanNLetre, of Hardy county,
sold last week, for shipment to an
Eastern market, seventy-six head of
cattle which averaged 1,407 pounds.
Thirty-fve of them averaged over
1000 pounds and several Of them
weighed LOO pounds.
A well-known sporting man of Pitts
burg, who has kept up with the poll
ties of the second district, has placed
So, 900 with Charles Finner, Of Morgan
town, secretary Of the county executive
committee, authorizing him to bet it
for him on the election of Hon. VIM.
L. Wilson.
A dispatch from Harmon, Randolph
county, to the Wheeling Register says:
"This town was thrown into a state OF
excitement by the announcement Of DR..
Judy, a Republican and one Of the most
influential and intelligent citizens Of
Randolph county, that he will support
Hon. w. L. Wilson for Congress. DR..
Judy is a lifelong Republican and has
as many friends and as much influence
as any man in Randolph county. His
decision in favor of Mr.. Wilson means
many votes for our distinguished states
man.
A dispatch from Beverly to the
Wheeling Register says: "At Beling-
ton some news of how the Republicans
are trying to interfere with Mr. VIII
son S meetings was learned. Wednes-
day night, at that place, while Mr..
Wilson was speaking, Republicans
hooted and yelled, and a concerted and
evidently carefully planned effort was
made to break up the meeting. The
attempt failed, however. Thursday
morning the big sawmills at Davis, on
the Black Water and Beaver creek,
which have been idle for quite while,
owing to an alleged lack Of business,
were started up to keep the Democratic
workmen from the meetings and the
report is they will be kept running
until Mr.. Wilson passes out Of this
section. At Elkins the Democratic
workmen employed on the railroad
buildings were kept at work, although
there is no rush on the work. Other
like instances of Republican interior
ence are reported, and the result has
been to bring Democrats closer together
than ever and increase their determl-
nation to win.
Hon. VIM. i. Wilson made a power
full speech at Davis, this State, on Fri
day last, to large audience Of lum-
bermen and miners On the subject Of
coal, he said, West Virginia has nothing
to fear from the competition Of Nova
Scotia coal as was abundantly evi-
denced during the strike, when the
supply of American coal was all but
exhausted and the price went up. Did
any of you miners hear then of Nova
Scotia cheap coal coming in? Not a
pound of it, and it never will come
It's inferior in quality, and while good
enough for Canadians it is not good
enough for Americans at any price
The free coal bugaboo is on a par with
the free lumber scare-crow, and Tom
Reed says that is ridiculous sub
terfuge and will hurt no one except
perhaps right along the Canadian Dor
der. England has free trade in coal,
and her miners, through steady work
and strong organization, get better
wages than you men along the West
Virginia Central. With free trade in
coal, you will have steadier work, and
with strong organization your wages
will 90 up instead Of down, while under
the Wilson bill You will have cheaper
'necessaries of life and see an increased
and general prosperity.