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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
A Noted Theft from the Gorerument

A Noted Theft from the Government.
The most noted theft from the
government in recent years was
that of SiIcott, the cashier of the
House of Representatives. The
reason assigned for the embezzle-
ment at the time Silcott disappeared
was that the cashier had been lead
ing fast life This was the expla-
nation publicly given. But their
was another story in circulation at
the time that had many believers.
1t is said that the first shortage in
cashiers Office grew out of the ad-
vances made to an ex-member of
the House, who was making a con-
test for a seat in the House. The
general belief was that he would be
seated. According to the story ac-
cepted by some, money from the
cashiers funds was advanced to
him dnring his contest, and when
the House voted not to seat him he
was unable to return what had been
advanced. silcott thereupon took
what else he coald lay his hands on
and fed Washington Star.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
KICKED our.

When a Boy, He Lived to Pay the
Offender.
A story with a moral is told me
by friend from Bloomington, Ind.
That pretty little university town
numbers among its notabilities not
only the college professor, but
another professor also, whose ac-
complishment lies not in the direc-
ton of human education. 1 mean
genial Henry Gentry, known wher-
ever there are little and big children,
who like to see his performing dogs
and ponies. Professor Gentry was
a very poor boy, which was no dis
honor, but still much against him
in the race of life. During the last
few years he has made fortune.
| am afraid to say how much but it
must be up in the hundred thous.
ands. Ten years ago he was still
struggling to make living for him
sell and his parents, and very often
it was hard enough.
And thereby hangs my tale.
Every one knows how difficult it
was for business men to keep heads
above water during the hard times
aud what serious matter it was to
obtain money, but Gentry had plen-
ty of it all through and is said to
have helped more than one man
over the stepping stones.
One day very prominent bust
ness man of his own town was
caught short and needed $4,000 to
see him through. He had property
and values, but no money. He went
to the bank and asked for loan,
but was suayely told that the bank
had it not. just as the converse
ton was going on Henry Gentry
happened to pass the bank, and the
banker remarked "there's only one
man in town who has that much
cash, and maybe he'll lend it to you
He pointed to Gentry.
The business man took the hint,
stepped out of the bank, caught up
with Gentry, and after very COM
plimentary talk on his success
broached his question. Gentry
turned full upon him and replied:
sob yes, 1 have $4,000 and more,
too, but do you remember bare.
foot lad who came into your store
at one time trying to buy a pair of
shoes on trust? Do you remember
how you kicked him almost out of
your store? Well, L was that boy.
No. no, you can have no money
from mel" Maybe it was not very
Christian, but it must have been
awfully sweet revenge.-LouisviIEe
Courier Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
VACCINE POINTS
Warmly Discussed in the Milwaukee coul

CL-SerlouS CnafSes.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27.-Dr. Maximil-
ian Herzog, Young biologist from Chi
cago, declares that large percentage
of the vaccine points used in this town
are spurious, that they contain nothing
but some skin irritant like croton oil,
and that the men who make this alleged
vaccine arc scoundrels and murderers.
DR.. Herzog announces that he has dis
covered the real germ of smallpox and
the remedy therefor. Monday night
the city council took the matter up and
resolution was introduced for the ap,
pointment of committee of four physi-
cians to look into the charges. The res
olution started lively fight in the
council. Finally the resolution was re-
ferred in the usual way. AT the end of
Two weeks the council, it is said, Will
undoubtedly appoint the committee. DR..
Herzog studied medicine at Munich,
Berlin and Vienna.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
The Armenian Atrocities.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-Chicago Arme.
mans are now positive the recent atroc,
ities in Sassoon, Armenia, were COM
mitted under direct governmental au.
thority. The belief is based on private
adyices from Constantinople, in which
it is asserted the Mufti of Moosh, who
has control of religious matters in the
district of Moosh, which covers Sassoon,
has been decorated hY the sultan
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
City Official Charged with Arson.

DENVER, Nov. 27.-Nicholas K. Mil
Ter, ex-water commissioner of this city,
has been arrested on charge of arson,
and officers are looking for Walter S.
Scheimerhord, ex-scaler of weights and
measures. They are accused of burning
ex-City Engineer j. a. McIntyre's
stamp mill at Sunset, which is said to
have been heavily insured Miller was
superintendent of the mill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
Political Unrest.

1t was not alone the dissatisfac-
ton of Democratic voters with their
party's management that was re-
fected in the results of the recent
elections. There is a widespread
and deepening discomfort with tho
existing order of things in society,
in government and in politics of
which the thoughtful observer must
take note.
1t was not from mere caprice that
more than 100000 citizens voted
for the Populist candidate for Pres
ident two years ago. The claim of
the leaders of this party that they
polled 100000 votes in the cleo
tions this year is probably exagger-
ated. But it is obvious from the re-
turns already printed that the Pop.
ulists have seemed to lose in one
State or section only to show in
creased strength in others. These
men proclaim some doctrines that
seem crazy to the majority and that
are no doubt unsound. And yet it
is for no light cause and not with
out substantial grievances of some
kind that million or two of Amer
lean citizens separate themselves
from the old parties, especially
when important national issues are
as clearly drawn between these par
ties as they were in 1892.
The increase of Socialistic ten
deneies, running to various forms of
government paternalism, is anoth-
er sign of the prevalent discomfort.
A simple Democracy, assuring to
each citizen the largest individual
liberty and opportunity and gov
erning the people as little as is com
patible with order and progress, no
longer satisfies. When a Govern
ment commission containing two
lawyers, one of them Judge, and
an official holding a responsible
position at Washington, leans in It's
report on the Pullman trouble tow.
ards a Government ownership of
railroads, is it surprising that less
intelligent men in large numbers
clamor for unlimited fat money and
for Government "loan agencies,
where improvidence and impecuni-
osity can relieve their chronic need
of "more currency2"
The apparently irrestable infu-
ence of Trusts, monopolies and
"vested interests" created by pur-
chased laws, whichever party is in
power has contributed largely to
the popular impatience and anger.
When the people vote for changes
promised but never made, and for
reforms pledged but never executsd
what remedy is
And what is rev;
parties except deSe1
or to have the will of D.
made the law of the land2
Those statesman of both partil
will prove themselves the wisss
who see in the many eyidene
popular discomfort andrestl
a sign that the old issues ar
out, that old ties no lopgeI
once they did, and that {
regard party success as a
an end. not the end itself
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

The Historical Society is in re-
ceipt of a copy of a photograph,
said to be a faithful likeness of
David Van Bibber, only son of Dick
Van Bibber, taken at the age of
ninety years. The photograph is
to go with the Van Bibber collec-
ton, consisting of fintlock gun,
once owned by Daniel Boone, and
other implements of pioneer war
fare, now on exhibition at the State
Museum, and which were left by
the father in trust to the son, who
upon his death four years ago, left
it to his son, William Boone Van
Bibber, from whom the Historical
Society secured it, through its Presi-
dent, DR.. John G. Hale, several
weeks ago.-Maa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

A young man from Tennessee,
son of u friend of General jackson,
came to Washington for a place.
He looked about and found what he
wanted. 1t was in the War De
partment, and filed by a very
efficient Wing, whom Secretary
Cass would not remove. The young
man told Jackson the situation, and
Cass was sent for.
"Cass," said the President, "this
young man, son of my old frie nd,
says you have got a place in the
War Department filed by a Wing
which you won't give him."
Secretary Cass explained that the
duties of the Office were of pecul-
lar kind, and he could get no one to
fill the place if the man now in it
should be removed. Jackson iared
up.
"By the eternal, cass, do you
mean to tell me you have an Office
in your department filed by Whig
which can't be filed by a Democrat
Then abolish the officel"
The young man got his place.
Washington Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
mortgage ForecIosed.

SAN BERNARDINo, Ca, Nov. az
Representatives. of the estate of the
late Senator Stanford have foreclosed a
mortgage on property which belonged
to the estate of the late DIR. j. d. P.
Stillman near Redlands, the amount of
the mortgage, interest and cost being
nearly $T5, 600. The note bears date Of
Sept. i, 1856, and is $46, 1914. DR..
Stillman was an old time friend of Sem
ator Stanford.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
Fatally Burned i'm a Fit.

HUNTINGDON, W. Va, Nov. 27.-
Frank Grose, a young man of McKee's
Creek, in Nicholas county, was subject
to epileptic fits and was attacked with
one while sitting in front of an old
country crate, into which he fell and
was fatally burned.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
Anotl,er I,nnIe Robbed.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 27.-The National
Bank of the Republic has been yictim-
lied by one of its employees to the ex-
tent of s., goo. The discovery was made
IN August last, but was not made pub
lie until Monday
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

Hon. Thos. F. Bayard thinks that
the bills for free raw material
should be passed this winter, and
then the country will be able to
contemplate the Democratic idea of
the tariff in full working order for
two years before another national
election rolls around. aIf this is
done," said he, 81 have little fear
that the verdict win be satisfactory
in 1896"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

1t is worthy of note that West
Virginia is not only out of debt, but
has nearly one million dollars to
her credit in the various funds.
State Treasurer Rowan's annual re-
port, pubIishad last week, shows
that we have in the State fund,
available for State purposes, $780,
13s, 38, in the General School Fund,
s313,6s3. 40, and in what is known
as the Irreducible School Fund the
sum of $780, 1851. Excuse us for
remarking that this is the result of
wisely keeping our State affairs in
Democratic hands. IF the Republi-
cans could get at it for about four
years there'd be a vastly different
tale to tell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
on VIRGIN ROCKS
The FALCON, After Conveying Mrs. Pear,
Home, Was wrecked-An Lost.

Home, Was Wrecked-All Lost.
HALIFAX, n. s., Nov. PA CORE
spondent at Port Morien, c. B., writes
that an American fishing schooner put
IN there the other day aud reported that
the steamer Falcon, returning from
Philadelphia to st. Johns, after convey
ing home Mrs. Peary and the auxiliary
exploring parties, was wrecked on the
Virgin Rocks off the coast of Newfound-
land last month during big storm and
all on board were dLrowped-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
OLD HICKORY.
Stories Which Speak Of Jackson's
Strong characteristics.

Stories Which Speak OF Jackson's
Strong Characteristics.
General Armstrong, assistant
commissioner of Indian Affairs,
thinks that Andrew jackson was
one of the greatest men this country
ever produced, and has number
of stories which were told by his
uncle, who was an intimate friend
of Old Hickory. One of them is
very characteristic of the man.
Lewis Cass, Secretary of War,
was over at the White House one
day with some important papers
for the President to sign, among
them a court martial findings.
"Cass, what is this p inquired
Jackson, as be was about to write
his name to the document.
at is a court martial" answered
Cass.
"What have I to do with it?"
asked the President.
at dismisses an officer from the
service, and the President must
sign such orders"
jackson toyed with the paper
and said musingly: dismissed
from the army, eh? Why"
drunkenness; getting drunk
and falling down on parade, or
something of that kind" answered
the Secretary.
"Who ordered the court2 asked
Jackson.
General scctt," answered Cass.
"Who is it ?" inquired the Presi-
dent with more interest.
"Inspeetor General Kraun," re-
piled Secretary Cass.
"What!' shouted jackson, aMy
old friend, Colonel Kraun! Cass
just read what that paper says"
The Secretary read the usual
form of the court martial sentence
in such cases. The President then
took the paper and wrote across
the bottom where he was about to
sign his name:
"The within findings are disap-
proved, and Colonel Kraun is re,
stored to rank and duty"
He passed the paper back to
Secretary Caes, and said with his
usual vehemence:
"By the eternal Cass, when
you and Scott serve your country
as well as that man has you can get
drunk on duty every day"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

JEFFERsoNvILLE Ind, Nov. 81
Editor William S. Ferrier's handsome
residence at Charlestown was consumed
by fire, entailing loss of $1,000, with
no insurance. The fire, the cause of
which is unknown, originated while the
family were at church.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
Fee Law Knoeked out.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 27.-The supreme
court Tuesday declared the fee and sal
ary law unconstitutional The case is
that of the state on relation to Thomas
Mckay VS.. John F. Krost, recorder of
Lake county. There were two opinions
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
Years Mental Iliness

Boston, Nov. a7.-Marion Manola
Mason made her first public appearance
since her recovery from more than
years mental illness at testimonial
rendered her husband at the Bowdoin
Square theater.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

"Yes." she said, "I'll give you
your breakfast~if you'll chop down
that tree for me-" MADAM" !"
Meandering Mike replied meekly,
"I don't want to git out-of my class.
I'm no Gladstone. Neither am 1 a
George Washington"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. 27.-The
Security National bank closed its doors
Tuesday 1t is held on good authority
not to be so much of failure as a dis
agreemeIft between the officers of the
bank.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
FOURTH.


thing better at still LOW quantities
unusually small
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05

Speed Is TIE oniy Consideration IN Select
ing slilps-Entirs siere.ia:rt- sarine Free
Iy Tendcred For the caiYrE..nee of
Uncle Sans cnmmunicatiers Central
and south Alaeric..a serYics cioted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-05
SECOND.
THIRD.

Our store and of the the same
shapes patterns there changes
clothing, to your interest to see what we have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
1T WAS NO COXEY MEETING.
Agitator Cummings Bobs Up Again
The Mayors Talk.

The announcement that there would be a
Coxey meeting in the Criminal Court
room last night brought out about forty
men and gave agitator Cummings an op-
portunity TO agitate and get his name be-
fore the public. Several short talks on the
line Of those made during the winter meet
ings were given by Robert Layton and
others, who are earnestly endeavoring to
better the labor situation. Mayor Denny
had been invited to address the meeting,
and after the Tomlinson Hall meeting Mr..
Denny came over. He made q statement
of what the city was doing towards fur
nishing employment TO men. He was asked
about the disposition of the $4,000 supposed
to be available for street work. The Mayor
showed that one-third of this amount had
been expended before he came into office.
About $1,000 had been received from the
vehicle tax, but the estimated income had
been so overestimated by the last admin
iStration that il was necessary to sail
close to the shore. The 81, 900 which il
the Coffin & Stanton forfeit had gone glim-
mering by the decision of the federal
court.
Last week the city spent 500 on street
$500 next week The Mayor showed that
more public contracts were now let and
ready to be performed than in any three
years in the history of Indianapolis. Eight
cen separate district sewers are now I'M
der way and about six hundred men are
employed on them. The Mayor was asked
why men from out of town were brought
here by contractors to be put TO work,
and the Mayor answered that Mr.. Jones,
city attorney under the Sullivan admins
could not demand of the contractors that
they employ only home laborers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
BREWERY TAX PASSED.
West Indianapolis Looks After the Madi-
son Brewing Company.

Trustee Pierson, at the West Indianapolis
Council last night called up again his ordi-
nance raising the license of retail saloons
from $50 to $3.50 and levying a tax of $3.50
on wholesale liquor dealers. All the men,
bers were present. President Hagerdorn
and Trustee Herig refused to second the
motions OF Trustee Pierson to put the ordi
nances on their passage, and they were laid
on the table. Trustee Pierson then made
a motion to levy a tax of 500 on all whole
sale liquor dealers. The motion was
onded by Trustee Herig. The motion was
carried by Herig and Pierson, President
Hagerdorn keeping himself in line as in
previous sessions, by keeping mum" The
Madison Deriving Company has removed
its plant into West Indianapolis territory,
and this special ordinance was passed to
add to the citys finances, as there was no
ordinance assessing a tax on wholesale
dealers The Improvement of Marion ave
nue. was discussed, and the matter will be
considered and settled at the next session.
Several small bills were allowed. Treasurer
Johnson's quarterly report was read and
accepted.
After the adjournment of the Council the
West Indianapolis Board of Health met In
the Town Hall. DR.. Morrow, secretary of the
board, read a communication from Secre-
tary c.. N Metcalf, of the State Board of
Board of Health to order all persons who
have not been vaccinated within the last
seven years to get vaccinated. The board
will prepare a statement and make 1t pub
lie to the citizens OF West indianapolis to-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
Lectures ut IrYingtOn.

y good audience assembled at the Dow
rey-avenue Church, Irvington. last night.
to hear NJ. La Blaney, of Chicago, deliver
the first of the series of lectures to be
given by him at that place. His subject
was "Ho! Diabolos!' or 1.-The Origin of the
Devil and His Final Overthrow" The
subject was presented in an original and
interesting way, and was both entertaining
and instructive. Mr. Blaney will lecture
this evening on THE Cherubim, or HUI
mainly of Christ"
The Christian Woman's Board of Mis-
sions Auxiliary Associations OF Indianapo-
lis and suburbs will hold a session in the
Christian Church at Irvington this after
noon.
Prof. Hugh TIL. Miller delivered the sec
ond address in the regular lecture course
of this term at Butler University on Mon
day. He spoke of Personal Experiences
at the University of Berlin and the Sor-
bonnie in Paris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
parI, Tt,eufer

Charles a. Loder is one of the few really
excellent German comedians His big aud
fences at the Park yesterday hugely en-
joyed the humor of ooh. What a Night"
1t is funny play, and one of the best and
most popular bills the Park has offered
this season. This is largely due to Mr.
Loder's efforts and those Of the company
"Oh, What Night" since last seen here
has been reconstructed and rewritten by
Frank Dumont, and tinged with just
enough earneStneSS to make a pleasing mix
ture. Among the members of the support
ing company are Warren w. Ashley, Har-
ny Hilton, Charles Kane, Harry eastman,
Vincent Minelli, Harry Skunk, III. T.. Hlck-
OK. Evelyn Temple. Nina Gennel Louise
Rice. Hulda HalVers, Allie Marshall Edith
tifying "delusion dance and the Hilarity
trio are special features, and the latter is
encored numerous times at each perform
ance. Perhaps the most entertaining feat
ure of the encor5s are the verses recited by
Loder Cshman and Miss Nina Gennell
II. G.. eastman does eccentric Irish
character act, and shows fine sense of
deserved compliment TO MIR. Robley Steven
son, the Journals Bubbles in the Air.
man. by reciting his poetic travesty on
There a an in mTSuls1srF cmfwyp
There Was a Man in Our Town. familiar
to all gentle readers. Songs dances
and other specialties by mum
S Ser UT oeD very are iIRt pretty ana clever
during the comedy. which will remain the
bill to-day and tomorrow. Harris Boston
Novelty Company opens Thursday matinee
for half weeks engagement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
VACCINE is IN FAVOR
The Mayor, Policemen and Others
Bare Their Arms.
Smallpox Patient Is WOrse-Fruit for
the Guaranteed 0fiicers-Health
Boards Authority.

The City Dispensary physicians have as
yet received no orders as to the general vac
cination order given out by the Board of
Health Sunday, though they are daily ex-
pecting a rush that Will rival that of last
fall, when thousands of children were vac
cinated by them. 1t is their opinion that
their attentions will be confined to grown
persons. A number OF the druggists have
sent TO Chicago firms for large orders of
fresh vaccine, TO be delivered within a few
days.
Major Higgins, the smallpox patient, is
now lying in a precarious condition in his
tent on the east bank of White river near
the City Hospital He is delirious all the
time, and his fever is very high. DR..
Poucher stated that his patient is in the
worst stages Of the disease. and that it is
doubtful if he will recover.
The quarantined officers at the police sta
ton are not going 10 suffer from the want
Of luxuries unless the efforts of patrolman
Leppert fail. Yesterday he canvasSed his
district on West Washington street for del
icacies, and succeeded in getting over half
bushel Of oranges, bananas, pineapples and
other fruit Patrolman Leppert intends TO
continue his work and other members of
the force, affected by this display of zeal,
started out with sacks on their arms after
roll call last night. The result is that the
boys" at the police station are congratulate
ing themselves on being quarantined.