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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-03-14

In this paper we reproduce a let
ter from Mr.. Capehart addressed to
the Ravenswood Mountaineer, and
published in that paper of March
9Th. The letter is defense of him.
self from the charge made by the
Mountaineer that he, Capehart, was
attempting to use the Order of Ju-
nior Mechanics for political ends,
and made it an occasion for scurri-
lous attack upon Mr.. Capehart.
His letter fully explains the whole
matter, aud shows the whole charge
is false from beginning to end. AS
between Mr.. Capehart and Col.
Cooper, of the Mountdineer, the pub
lie will take Mr.. Capehart's words
as true, every time. Cooper is an
enthusiastic champion of Judge Nc,
Cluer for Congress, and does not
hesitate to assail in the most vitu-
perative manner all other candidates
for Congress; and we say to Judge
McCluer, as a personal friend, that
he had better call down the
Mountatneer, or he will not have 9
corporals guard of supporters when
the Convention meets.
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We don't think this is the day
nor the hour to make war upon
any man who claims to be demo
crat. IF he asserts that tariff on
coal or a tariff on anything else OF
raw material is good democratic
doctrine, VIC shall contest that point
with him, but we have no measur-
ing string in our pocket for any
mans political principles. We like
a good square toed democrat and
we think we can tell him on sight.
He is man about whom nobody
entertains any doubts when the
tug ofwar comes on etzel Demo
crdt.
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REVENUES coMpAREp.
What the Government WIN Receive
Under the New Tariff Bill.

What the Government VIII Receive
Under the New TariR Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The senate
finance committee has been sup
piled with a tabulated statement pre-
pared by the treasury department show
ing in detail the amount of revenue
which it is estimated will be received
under the senate bill if it should become
a law. also giving the estimate under the
Wilson bill and comparing both with
the returns from the treasury depart
ment under the present law for 1893.
The statement also gives an estimate
of the increase in the internal revenue
under the senate bill, which is as fol-
lows:
Income, $4,000, 900; spirits, 2O,oOO,-
600; cigars, $4,000, 900; cigarettes, ST.
500, 900; playing cards, So 100000. To
tai increase, $50, 800, 600.
The estimated duties of the senate bill
as compared with those or the Wilson
bill and the returns under the present
law, by schedules, are as follows: The
figures first given showing in each sched-
ule the returns under the existing law;
the second, the estimates under the house
bill, and the third the estimates on the
senate bill.
Chemicals, oils and paints, present
law, Sc, 132 $50; house, s., 096, 316- sem
ate, S., 100, 421.
Earths, earthenware and glassware,
present law, $l2, 101 ,661; house, $S,07S,-
22s; senate, s., 6S9, 344.
Metals and manufactures of, present
law, $27, 003, 537; house, SIS, 769, 655; SEN
ate. $15, 775, 615.
Wood, and manufactures of, $685., 8s1;
house, S64s, 451; senate, $653, 71o.
Sugar, present law, $198, 294; house,
SIC, 1872; senate, al, 77S, 511.
Tobacco, and manufactures of, present
law, $l4 1881 ,9sa; house, 81, 529, 1856; SEN
ate, $11, 52s, 7s3.
Agricultural products and provisions,
present law, $12, 122, 493; house, 8, 1859, :
74S; senate, SIC, 271 ,1S9.
Spirits, wines and other beverages,
present law, $9,6ss. 1885; house, $S,421,
BAT; senate, s., 1888, sos.
Cotton, manufactures, present law,
I'll, 1888 ,605; house, $1,ss5,5s5; senate
Flax, hemp, jute, and manufactures
of, present law, $18, 767, 853; house. $12,-
724, 279; senate, $12, 773, 7S5.
Wool and manufactures of, present
law, $50. AS, 667; house, S14. ia, $40; sen
ate. g, 979, 346.
silk and silk goods, present law, $2O,-
310,2os; house, $l7, ,647; senate, $16,
747,354.
Pulp, papers and books, present law
g, o70. 124; house, 81, 65s, 1893; senate, 81,
Sundries, present law, $1s.9s1 ,e75
house, $12, 794 POS; senate, 81, 512 1888.
Unenunersted. present law. Se72.e44
house. s272. B44; senate. Ss72.644.
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Bill Nye says: $50 where you
will in this country and you will
hear men talking about tariff and
tax on raw material, while there
was none of that or any other kinds
in their houses for weeks, except as
their wives earned it and brought
it to them. The country is full OF
men who have thought SO hard for
the common veal that the seats OF
their trousers shine like the dome OF
the Massachusetts statshouse."
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Letter From III. capahart.
AtILef tfOm lIfs CAptIhIts
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES u. s.,
wAsHINGroN, d. O., March z, 's4.
Editor Mountaineer.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES u. s.,
WASHINGTON, d. O., March z, '94.
Editor Mountaineer,
Ravenswood, w. Va.
Sir:-In your issue of Feb. 10th
appears a letter from this city in
which my name is used and which
purports to have been written by
w. G. VanMatre, and which is
made the occasion of lengthy ed
itorial criticism of me as the sup
posed instigator thereof. Permit
me to say that 1 saw the letter for
the first time to day as well asyour
very unkind and premature COM
ments. 1 came here from Florida
this morning where have been
sick. 1 was not here but in Florida
on Feb. 18th, when this letter was
written. / did not know that any
such letter was to be written.
had never asked Mr.. VanMatre or
any one else to do it, nor had the
subject of the Junior Order of Me-
chanics ever been mentioned be-
tween us. 1 did not nor do 1 now
know that he belongs to said Order.
L have never thought of attempting
to use this or any other order as a
political machine. You seem to
consider your charge proven be-
caase the letter was written from
the Committee on Labor of which
L am a member. Now L do not
know whether any such letter was
really written, or if it was why it
was written from that place, but it
may be explained by very simple
fact, that Mr.. VanMater's son was
employed by me to address to my
constituents packages of seeds and
the work was being done in this
committee room.
1 take it for granted that you do
not desire to do me an injustice and
therefore ask that you publish this
letter with my emphatic denial in
toto of the charges made by you.
1 know nothing whatever of the
Order of Junior Mechanics. / had
heard of it in but two counties of
the Fourth District and do not
know whether it numbers ten or ten
thousand. The idea of attempting
to use it as a political force never
occurred to me, and no man be-
longing to the order can say with
truth that 1 have ever in any way
approached him on this subject. 1
know of no way in which men can
be prevented from writing letters,
but L submit that 1 should not be
held responsible for something done
without my knowledge and entirely
unauthorized by me.
Respectfully,
]. CAPEHART.
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me SenaforiaI Calnpaign.


Perhaps there never was a time
when the people of West Virginia
were more intensely interested in a
senatorial campaign than at pres
emit.
Even at this early day it is well
understood that four or five candi-
dates are in the field, and it is
probable that other announcements
win follow. In every quarter of the
State the people are taking the live
lest interest in the race; and on
every hand the voters are manifest
ing their earnest desire to ascertain
just where the candidates stand, and
how they propose to deal with the
leading issues of the day.
This is an encouraging sign of the
times. 1t will bring the senatorial
aspirants to the front, and cause
them to face the people, and make
their views definitely known. A
waiting, lodging, trimming policy
cannot win in such a campaign.
The candidate who holds back, in
tending to follow public opinion,
will court defeat. The masses know
very well that the prominent dem
ocrats who aspire to seat in the
federal senate have given the quest
ions of the hour their serious at
tention, and they are just as well
prepared now to make a clear and
positive statement of their position
as they will be after the election.
The people are not willing to take
a senator entirely upon trust, with
out knowing anything about his f.
nancial and economic views. They
see no reason why the candidates
for this important Office should re-
main under cover and delay the an
nouncement which their fellow citi-
zens have a right to expect. A
senator is not so far removed from
the people as to be relieved from all
responsibility to them. His con-
stituents are not confined to a small
political circle. The people feel
that they have a direct interest in
their senator's, and they propose to
find out exactly where they stand.
If there ever was an idea that the
upper house is composed of set of
privileged statesmen who are sup
posed to monopolize the largest
share of the political wisdom of the
country, that idea has long since
been exploded. The masses have
been studying the issues of our
time, and they have strong convic-
tiOns regarding the line of policy
which is best for their welfare.
They are not willing to see men
sent to the senate who may disap-
point their expectations, and defeat
the measures which they favor, and
which their representatives vote for
in the lower house.
In this campaign the leading demo-
Gratis who desire to represent West
Virginia in the senate will not be
allowed to wrap the mantle of silence
around them. They will have to
come out without any delay or
equivocation and define their atti-
tude in regard to pending issues.
If they are unwilling to do this they
will virtually take themselves out
of the race, and when the test comes
they will not have a corporars
guard of supporters.
The next Senator from West vir-
ginia will have to be true tariff
reformer and a metalist, or in
other words, free silver coinage
man. He must be with the people
and for the people.
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There are many ways of making
Democrats vote Republican tickets.
But one of the surest ways is for
Democrats, when voted into power,
to appoint Republicans to Office, OF
to keep Republicans in Office. This
may be set down as coming straight
and applying to all grades of politics
from Washington down to town
elections.
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NEW YORK, March 13.-All doubts as
to the fate of the steam yacht Natalie
and her crew were set at rest by the ar.
rival here Monday of her commander,
Captain Antonio Salinas. Captain Sa-
linas laughed heartily at the story of
himself and his crew having been shot
by officers of President Hippolyte.
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GAINESVILLE, Tex, March 18.-The
palatial residence of Captain W. J..
Swain, ex-state comptroller, was totally
destroyed by fire at Henrietta, % miles
east of this city. His pretty 16-year-old
daughter persisted in the flames. MI.
Swain was also seriously burned. The
origin of the FIRE is supposed b DO In
cendiarY.
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vienna, March 13.lThe various
workingmen's societies are organizing a
number of monster massmeetings, to be
held on Easter Sunday, to protest against
the new electoral reforms proposed by
the government, which, they contend,
will more than ever place the control of
legislation in the hands of the land
own rs and capitalists. The working
men are especially indignant at the pro-
posal reserYing the right to vote to men,
bers of insu rance societies.
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1ILLMAN,s TROUBLE
Experienced I'm Enforcing the Dispenser,
Liquor Law.


Liquor Law.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. March IS. Governor
Tillman and the internal revenue de
partment are clashing on the liquor ques-
ton. Collector TONNES recently notified
the governor that whisky seized by the
dispensary was liable to seizure under
the United States statutes, and Governor
Tillman told the collector that il he at
tempted to seize liquor conhscated by the
dispensary he would go to the courts
and If they decided against him he would
still seize it and dump it into the streets.
Commenting on the matter, the governor
declared that Townes, who is what is
known in state politics as a conservative,
or anti Tilmanite, was acting under in
structions from political enemies in
Washington trying to hamper him, but
he would not tamely submit to such In
instica
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Arncles 1ransrerred Io fla az IIsl

Articles transferred to the nee INST,
present law, 81, ne, ie7.
Total, present law, e1eS .373. 45s:
house, S1az. 6s3 ,00i; senate, SI65, 1908, III.
The average ad Valorem under the pres
emit law Is 4s.9S; under the house bill.
$3.50; under the senate bill, 81. 10.
The comparison of the sugar schedule
shows that during the last year Il, 4s0..
757 gallons of Enolasses were imported,
upon which no duty was paid, but
which under the senate bill would pro
duce 500, si5.
During the year, 8,6Sf ,eis 1857 pounds
of sugar, valued at &114, s5s, $40, was i'm.
ported free.
Upon this the senate BIN would yield
revenue Of $41, 04s, 41a.
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ICE! ICE!
g. F. HESS.

desires to inform his friends and pat.
rons that he has arranged to engage in
the ice business next Summer, and that
he would be pleased to have their ord
ers for the delivery of ice to their homes
and places of business, for next season
ianlO-6m.
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ON the Erie Canal.
ALBANY, March 15.-Permission TO
use electricity as a motive power ON the
Erie canal has been granted the Cataract
General Electric company of Niagara
Falls. Superintendent Hanan Of the
state department of public works has is
sued 50-year permit. The company, it
is provided, shall not charge for use OF
such power by the canalboat men at q
rate exceeding $50 per electrical horse
power for each season of navigation and
1T is promised that the rate will be much
lower. Even at SO q horsepower, an
owner would be saved so per cent .
season on the operation of his boat, in
comparison with the present cost of ca
nalboat propulsion.
The company is to furnish the state,
free of charge, sufficient power to oper-
ate motors to open all gateways leading
to and from locks, and also electric lights
sufficient to properly i1lumine such locks
at night.
The company must have its plant for
operating boats by electricity In opera
ton on the Erie canal between Buffalo
and Albany within three years from
date. or else the privilege accorded by
the permit shall be forfeited. In case
the company shall construct along the
canals an electrical plant for use, known
as the trolley or traction system, it shall
be the privilege of the state to condemn
and purchase such property at a price
equal to the actual original cost, with 10
per cent added thereto. All work done
by the company shall be subject as to
times. places and manner to the ap-
prevail of the superintendent of public
works. All damage growing out of the
use of electricity on the canals shall be
borne by the company, and the state
shall in no way be put to any expense on
account of the granting or operation OF
| the permit
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long ago to the "querulous imprac-
ticability of civil service reformers.
The hope is strongly expressed
that Mr.. Carlisle will continue to
exercise the authority which goes
with his responsibility and invari-
ably enforce his own opinion in his
own department. 1.-The is notallowed
to do SO and to select his own aides
and assistants, then the Treasury
Department might as we'll be turn
ed over to the civil service COM
mission and run machine fashion, or
allowed to run itself. AS the Re
public further points out:
Gall that he (the Secretary is
compelled to do under that law is to
replace any civil service employee he
may discharge with another taken
from the eligible list. The trainers
of the civil service law had saving
sense enough to see that to take
away from the responsible heads of
departments the power of removal
would lend TO endless confusion and
largely destroy the efficiency of
work and the sense of responsibility.
1t is quite clear that they never con
templated such an assumption of
power as this of Mr.. Roosevelt and
his commission. Crediting them
with sincere desire for the reform
of the civil service, we must credit
them with desire to avoid such a
conflict of authority between the
commission and heads of depart
ments as would inevitably lead to
negligence of duty, falsehood, Grim
nations and determinations, demon
alization and disorganizations."
If the trainers of the civil service
law had had little more Saving
sense" they would have made the
plain enough to the
ordinary mind-so explicit that
even a civil service commissioner
could not misconstrue it. 1t would
have been better, however, to have
passed no such law at all.
Another example oft working
is foundin the case of the Democrat
ic postmaster at Hamilton, o.
This mans name is Lohman and
when he took charge of the Office he
gave members of his own party the
preference in the appointments he
had to make. A Republican editor
brought charges against him and
the civil service commission there
upon despatched it's chief clerk to
Hamilton to investigate. The lat
ter found Postmaster Lohman guilty
ofbeing Democrat and of appoint
ing Democrats to office, whereupon
Civil Service Commissioner Roose-
volt wrote at length to Mr.. Lohman
dwelling upon the enormity of his
offense, which consisted solely in
selecting as his assistants men whom
he knew and could trust and who
were in sympathy with him-a
policy which every business man
pursues.
AS the Register has time and
again pointed out there is nothing,
whatever, in the civil service law to
prevent the discharge of every en-
ploye of the government high and
low. The sole requirement is that
those who fill their places shall have
passed the civil service examination.
That is all. The construction put
upon the law by the Civil Service
Commission is absurd and it's On
forcement as in the case of the
Hamilton postmaster simply brings
the law into deserved contempt
Wheeling Register.
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Croker Buys a Texas Ranch.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 13.-Rich-
ard Croker, the Tammany Hall leader,
spent week in the country, and was SO
impressed with this section that he has
decided to purchase an extensive ranch
near that of Mr.. Morris, and engage in
the fine horse breeding and training bust
ness. 1t is probable that he will spend
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RIVERSIDE, Cal, March 13.-A vicious
cow attacked Mrs. Henry Frazer, inhict-
ing injuries which will probably prove
fatal. Mr. Frazer, who heard his wife's
cries, rushed to the rescue with a club.
The cow attacked him, knocked him
down, broke his arm and otherwise Sc
verely injured him.
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THIRTY-FoUR DAYS

An Indiana Tramp Has Lived without
Solid Food.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 13.-Charles
Moore, tramp who was arrested here
about six weeks ago, is undergoing a
prolonged fast. He has not taken a bite
of solid food for 81 days, and still refuses
to eat. He partakes Of an occasional
cup of coffee or sweet milk, but nothing
else. He does not appear to be ill, but
says he has no desire for food. His case is
attracting much attention.
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LiBel suIts Dismissed.
Is Am HOBO Gone .
RATloNs ORDERED.
The Slope End of Coxey,s Army Warns
Secretary LAMONT.


Los ANGELES, March 13.-The indus
trial army movement is creating consid-
cradle sensation here. Over 500 unem-
ployed organized regiment several
weeks ago and expect to join their COM
rades throughout the western states in
March and to march to Washington.
They sent delegation to the city coun-
Gil Monday night to obtain railroad
transportation for the Los Angeles regi-
ment to Washington.
General Frye, commander of the army,
has sent notice to Secretary of War
Lamont of the moving of the army and
enclosed its constitution and bylaws. A
demand is made that Lamont order ra-
lions issued to the army from various
posts and provide transportation. Gen
eral Frye significantly states that the
army will number 100000 by the
time it reaches Washington, and init
mates that it will be just as well to ac-
cede to requests.
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Work For 400 Men.

Pueblo, Colo, March 1s.-It is under
stood the superintendent of the steel
works here has received orders to start
up the rail mill and converter. This
will give employment to 400 additional
men and increase the force toll 600.
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WIN Shut Down For Six Weeks.

New HAVEN, March 13.-The Candee
Rubber company has notified its em-
ployes that it will shut down its works
on Saturday and will not reopen until
April 90. An overstock of goods of all
grades is the cause assigned. Fifteen
hundred employees will be thrown out of
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NoTIcE,

The following fiduciary accounts are
/ before the undersigned Commissioner
of Accounts for settlement, viz: Final
settlement of Jas. L. Knight, Guardian
for Mary L. HogE, an infant; Jas. L.
knight, Guardian for Olive G. Hogg, an
Given under my hand this 9Th day OF
JOHN E. BELLER,
Commissioner of Accounts,
for Mason County, w. Va.
mch7-2w.
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INDIANAPOLIS, March 13.-The In
diana Cigar Manufacturers association
of 675 members has forwarded to Sem
ator Voorhees, an appeal that raw ma
terial used by cigar manufacturers be
admitted to this country free.
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The sno,r Wns Deen.

BLuEFfELD, w. Va, March 13.-The
depth of the recent snow was "a inches
at Bluefield, SO inches at Flat Top and 40
inches at Sewell, on the level.
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Toledo.

wheat-No. cash and March, 574c;
May, 69ISc; July, G05Ec. Corn-No cash,
3T1{c; May, 3sc. Oats-NO. 2 May, SEC; No.
2 white, SIC; 3s5<c bid. Rye-Dull; mixed,
49J<c bid Cloverseed-Prime cash and
March. IS 40: April. 50 27&.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March a.
Joseph Harshbarger, farmer of James
town, suicided here by lying down in
front of an approaching train. He was
decapitated.