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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
PATENT FOR A WEST vIRGTNIAN
INFLUENZA.
TIE Disease Spreading Over England at an
Alarming Rats--Ra.lroadS Find Third
q Their Men Unable to Work.--Pariia-
mantary RaRks Trimmed Out

London. February 26-Infueuza is
spreading throughout England with
marvellous rapidity. though in a milder
form than i'm previous years. On most
OF the railroads One-third of their stafs
are absent aud fifty members of the
staff of The Bank o. England were at
tackled by the disease in two days. The
troops stationed at AldershOt and at
huigbts5ridge are suffering severely.
The Conservative leader in the House
of Commons Mr.. A. j. Balfour, who
has been suffering from influenza, is
now better. but the Chief Secretary for
Ireland mr. John Morley; the Secre-
tarv of State for India. Mr. Henry Fow-
Ter. the president of the Board of Agri-
culture. lir Herbert Gardner. and
orher distinguished public men, are
confined 10 their houses by
ATTACKS OF THE DISEASE.
Lord George Hamilton, formerly first
lord of the admiralty, who has been
suffering from influenza, is worse to-
dav. and Mrs. Lynn Linton and Sims
Reeves are suffering seriously from
the prevailing epidemic. Mrs. j. b.
Close is unable to supervise the train
ing of the Cambridge University crew,
which is 10 row the Oxford crew on the
Thames on Saturday March 30 when
the ifty-second boat race between the
crews representing those universities
Will be decided.
The rapid spread of influenza among
the members Of the House Of Commons
is attracting considerable attention as
it is obvious that the prevalence OF this
malady among the legislators adds TO
the uncertainty of the political situa-
ton i'm view Of the closeness Of the
two great parties. Liberals and Con-
SnrIarVes
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
SMALL TALK


of Interest Briefly and
..rIy Told.
wood Social Club gave q
..II at Nenge * HOwley S
H-lJ. which was largely att
"wl.E pottery went ON fun
mornings after being shut
Saturday.
IUou-bla. while coupling
. s,oe. works yesterday. got
caught n the bumpers. re-
setting two of his nngers
CHAT mpututiOu was ueceS-
Hn+ while at work i'm the
steel works yesterday after
.s foot badly mashed by AN
hu. it is though amputa-
.- ue necessary.
l|o Not Club save
..e dance at kuOkc S Hail
Lea. Club have leased the
.Hr -1e coming year and
uar monthly dances.
.enharg was arrested yes
.4uiggn for being drunk.
..e.art TOO much booze. ar
Violin last night.
country Cousin Social Club gave
6eme.es Hall. No. 2107
Monday uisht, which was
attended.
..-..r. m AGED Lady of Forty
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27

Atlanta. Ga. February ga sensa-
tiou has been created here by negro
mass meeting. held last night at Big
Bethel the largest col0red church in
the city. which was advertised as me-
mortal meeting in honor OF Frederick
DOUGLASS. but which was turned INTO
au Indignation meeting against the
whites.
AS sneaker followed speaker the adj
dresses became more and more un-
bridled until the affair broke ont in
spots with Jim Grow cars, social
equality" and calls for revenge as the
TEXTS FOR FIERY OUTBURSTS.
Proctor. the pastor of the coiored
CONGREGATIONAL church. was received
with applause when he announced that
ha agreed with Douglass when he told
the Southern people to beware. or they
would find fire brands under their
house and poison i'm their coffee.
R. I'll. Cheeks. pastor of Big Bethel
Church. was Cheered when he told or
how the North Carolina legislature had
put Douglas first, Washington second
and Lee third.
Carter. pastor of theFriendship Bap-
tisi Church. declared that he
WOULD MARRY A WHITE WOMAN
If me could. and said the negroes only
envied Fred Douglas because he had
succeeded where they had failed. lie
made the hit OF the evening.
Morris. Srandson-in-ldw of Fred
Douglas. devoted most of his eulogy ON
Douglas 10 the burning question oil
linn Crow cars advised the negroes to
carry their cases TO the supreme Court
and finally brought down the house by
declaring Fred Douglas ranked next
TO Jesus Christ.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
GEO.W. TH0NPS0NDEBD
The Well-KnoVn West Virgiriaa
Passes Away at Washington,
After a Shockingly Bri.f Illness @.
Pneumonia,

He Left ParkersbUrg Last satur-
day in Apparently Good Health
Was Taken With a Severe
Chill While En- Route to Wash
ington, and Entered Hospital
Sunday-Brief Sketch OF Hia
Career.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
H4MILTON-LA
A BRILLIANT WEDDING AT ST. MATTHEW'S
P. 2. CaURJ8,
Las, Eysning-Ths Ceremony Witnessed by
Fashionable Asssmblage Of Relatives aad
Frsnds-0lhr Society Events.

n St. Matthew's p.
e. Church, last
night, was assem-
bled a fashionable
throng to witness
one of the most
brilliant nuptial
events ever SOL
elnnized in that
pretty edifce. 1t
was the long talk
ed Of and eagerly
anticipated nuptial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27

was IeKen with a Severe
Chill While En- Route to Wash
ington, and Entered a Hospite1
Sunday-Brief Sketch OF His
Career.
Special to the Register. ~f-
Washington, D. C.. February 26.--
West Virginians in Washington were
greatly shocked tonight by the an
nouncement that Col Geo. w. Thomp-
son, President of the Ohio River rail-
road had died here at Z o'clock th.s
evening at DR.. Hammonds Sanitar-
ium, OF pneumonia.
Few people that knew Col. Thomu-
son was i'll, and even those at his bed .
side did not anticipate a fatal termina-
ton of his sickness In so sudden 4
manner.
Senator Camden, who returned
here from Parkersburg This morning.
spent most of the day 40 the sick
mans side, and only leit him 40
o'clock, when no seemed much cas-
ier
Shortly before. Mrs. Thompson. who
was watching By the bedside OF her
husband, discovered that his breath
ing had suddenly become very labored,
and the action oi the heart irregular.
The symptoms grew rapidly worse.
and in a few moments death super
vened.
Col. w. p. Thompson, the decaased's
brother, was also present at the bsd-
side
WHEN THE END CAME.
Col. Thompson came here from
ParkeTsburg last "Wednesday night
and had a severe chill 0u the train en-
route. On his arrival in Washington
he went at once to D~. Hammonds
Sunitarium. i'm the suburbs. Hero
everything that the best medical skill,
and most careful nursing could do for
him was done
Up to Saturday, no alarm was felt by
his attendants and friends. On that
day he had a marked change for tho
worse and his wife and brother We're
telegraphed for, arriving Sunday.
The sick man was not thought to- be
! in extreme danger until this morning,
when the worst symptoms OF pnenmo-
MIA developed in both lun@s - :
The deceased's daughter. Mrs 1oG2t
Of Augusta Co., and her husband. viii
be here i'm tine morning.
The remains win Dee taken 10 Par
! kersburg in a private ear over the B. 6s
90 /. d r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
POLITICAL BUNC0NBE.
1ng5lic2n Legislature Re-
i Appropriations
rv Expenses Of Several Of
State Departments

, provided for and There
10 Deficiencies All Along
..-as TO Be Made Up by the
.urs of 1897 Printers and
r Judges Must Wait for
Pay-A DisCreditable
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
THE WEArKEG

WIsHryGroS. u. c., February 2G.-F0r
Western Pennsylvania and ono: tair;
sIghrlv warmer. variable winds.
For West Virginia; Fair; probably
slightly warmer; variable winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
OTHER SOCIETY NOTES.

In honor of her nineteenth anniver-
sary. Miss Teresa Evans very pleasant
ly entertained a number of young
friends on Monday evening at her home
in East Wheeling. Dancing and other
amusements were INDUCED in during
the evening. A very delectable lunch
con was served during the evening, and
at a late hour the guests departed,wish-
ing their charming hostess many re-
turns of the happy occasion.
After March 10th, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert David Adler, who have been on an
extensive honeymoon tour through the
East. will be at home to their friends,
at No. SO Virginia street.
This evening Miss Name Thompson,
of Martins Ferry. viii entertain the
Glee Club at her home at Hanover and
Fifth streets. The invitations issued
for the affair are something Of a nov
city. being written on mourning paper,
and look very pretty
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
THE TRAIN ROBBERS TRIAL

Stafford c. H.. Va, February 26.-In
the 1Iorganfeld case to-day, the court
cave nine instructions Tor the de-
tense. and rejected the only one asked
Inv the prosecution. AT 4 o'clock Mr.. w.
=. Tbomas. OF Baltimore, attorney for
the Adams Express Company, who Is
assisting the prosecution, began the
opening argument for the Common
wealth. and was speaking when court
adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
THE NEW ORLEANS CARNLVAL

New Orleans. La, February 20 New
Orleans had a magnificent crowd and q
~,,opificeut carnival arG although the
Drs5ictions for boJh days were for
elondv weather. the sunshine made a
sIorious day. The Illuminating OF the
5,1hs on Canal street and OF the news
,.an.rs ON Camp street. were a marvel
aus sight i'm themselves. fhere We're
,.ors handsome Young ladies ON the
s,resrs than have hsea seen here d.
anv time in quarter Of = century.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
WEST VIRGINIA POSTAL AFFAIRS.

Special to the Register
Washington. ID. c.. February 90
The following West Virginit postoffi-
ces have been discontinued: Edge
water. Fayette county; Howard Creek,
Greenhrier county and Noah, Kama
wha county A commission has been
issueed 10 Green T.. Meadow as post
master at Jumping Branch, Summers
county.
PATENT FOR A WEST VIRGINIAN.
Special lo the REGISTER.
Washington. ID. c.. February 20
a patent ON a mileage ticket case and
register was granted to-day to Samuel
J.. Buffers, of Clarksburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27
lINCENDIARY.

Georgia Negroes Become Entirely Too nthu-
sastic While Eulogizing Fred Douglass.
One Who Would Marry a White Woman
Fire Brands and PoiSOn--DOuglasS Sec
oni to Jesus Christ
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27

Rochester,. n. y, February %"-fred
Douglass's funeral was one OF the largest
o,,s,. Seen in this city. Thousands OF peo-
nIe surged about tue church, overcoming
the police guard,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-27


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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12
ANOTHER KICK.
Topeka State Journal tRep0

Topeka State journal lhep]
Under the head of "Another Appointment
Blunder," the Abilene Reflector, stalwart Re-
publican, publishes the following editorial
TOPEKA, April 4-Governor Morrill, this
morning appointed A. c. Merritt, OF Wamego,
grain inspector, the office for which d. w. NALL,
of Abilene, was a prominent candidate.
The Reflector is sincerely sorry to publish
the above telegram. 1t is sorry, not only be-
cause of the injustice to Mr. Naill and the slight
to Abilene and Dickinson county, but because
Governor Morrill, has added another blunder to
the list of bad appointments which is saddllng
the Republican party of Kansas with burden
greater than it can bear
1t is asserted that Mr.. Merritt had no home
endorsements, that he has no party influences,
that his chief strength lay i'll some Kansas City
endorsements and that Cy Leland wanted him,
that he joined the Republican party but short
time ago, and for office only. Yet, Governor
Morrill, ignores in his interest the unanimous
home endorsements of Mr.. Naill, lifetime of
distinguished service for the party, a compe-
tency for the position acknowledged and endors-
ed by all the leading grain men of the state,
and the personal request of the party's leaders
-Cy Leland excepted.
When Morrill, was elected governor, it was as
a protest against bossism. The Reflector along
with thousands of earnest Republicans hoped
that Morrill.would be found level-headed gov
ernor, a man who would use intelligence and
good judgment in state government, who would
do something to purify politics and strengthen
Republicanism.
Disappointment after disappointment has
come to a vast portion of the party and hundreds
of the best men of the party are cursing the ad-
ministration and declaring that the governor S
Office is the seat of political jObbery. Only last
week he appointed to the office of state account
ant foreigner who intended returning to Eng
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12
THE PEOPLES RELIGION.

Political tyrants have proclaimed to the world
that 'the king never dies" The history of
the United States has proclaimed to the world
that in America the king died, but the state, as
collective manhood, survives.
When American women, spiritually developed
into the knowledge of their rights in the sphere
of religion, shall have resolved themselves into
the united church of America, and shall have
developed their independence of the priest,
then the same history will proclaim to the
world that, in America, the priest died, but the
church, as a collective womanhood survives,
and, under the influence of collective woman
hood, as the church instead of the priestly
caste, will come the fulhllment of prophecy:
"Violence shall no more be heard in the land,
wasting nor destruction within the borders, but
thou shalt call thy walls Salvation and thy gates
Praise"
Then the American church, no longer a nest
of priestly vultures lusting after both political
and spiritual authority over the nation, will
turned to dove-cote, and women will have full
filled the vision of the prophet when it shall be
asked, "Who are these that fly as cloud and
as doves to their windows?" Then, perchance,
on the national banner, the dove, as the symbol
of the united church of America, will be mated
with the eagle that has lived alone for hun
dred years. Then the olive branch in the beak
of the dove will signify to the world that the
nation means peace. The arrows in the talons
of the eagle will signify that if treason within
or foes from without shall assail then the nation
means self-defense.
GA house divided against itself cannot staud."
Ever since this nation has existed, it has lived
as "a house divided against itself, for which
our brother, developed into some knowledge of
his rights in the sphere of politics. has declared
his political independence of the king. Woman,
ignorant of her rights in the sphere of religion,
has, all these years, bean in spiritual subsection
to the priest, and the result Of her subsection is
the God-in-the-constitution treason Had
American women known "woman's rights" in
the sphere of religion, that hideous American
idol, "God in the constitution" that priestly
traitors are now commanding the nation to "fall
down and worship would never have reared its
brazen front to the world.
When collective womanhood, as the united
church of America, shall take her place side
by-side with collective manhood, as the United
States of America, then eternal vigilance will
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12
APRIL OFFER!

We have never before been able to make our
readers such an offer as we make this week,
and it cannot last long. You must nab it quick
For 81, we will send both the AGITAToR and
the Coming Nation one year. The Coming
Nation is published by j. A. Wayland, one of
the "old guard" and it enjoys a circulation
second to no other Populist paper.
OR,
Should you prefer "Coin's Financial School, "
or GA Tale of Two Nations" we will send the
AG1TAToR year, and copy of either book,
and, besides, will send you Progressive Thought
and Dawn of Equity, splendid paper pub
lished at Olathe, Kas., one year.
Remember, this offer is good only during the
month of April
ESDon't wait Now's your chance.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12

land but who, on being given job, was natural
lied March 25 1895, and will stay with us to
draw the salary that should go to some compe-
tent Kansan (and there are thousands of them)
who has helped to build up the state.
Here is what the Wamego Times-Republican
says of A. c. Merritt, his latest blunder:
The unsavory reputation of A. G. Merritt, wolf
who is travelling in sleeps clothing, is only too
we'll known here at home. People do not care to
talk about it and are saying lite-but they are do
ing much thinking. He "jined" church to secure
STANDING" He came into the Republican party to
get Office Governor Morrill, will have bigger con-
tract on his hands to keep Pottawatomic county in
line for second term thrn he had last year in secur-
ing the delegation, if he appoints A. G. Merritt
grain Inspector
In Kansas "a years of statehood, Dickinson
county has never had from Republican admin
istration single state appointment. The few
insignificant places it ever received were from
Pop administration. This time it asked some
thing, it presented worthy man, worthiy ell
dorsed, head and shoulders above any other can-
didate.
But Mr.. Naill was turned down. What
does Governor Morrill, mean, anyhow
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12
TABER TALKS.
NO. A..

l was very much pleased with Bill Hackney's
letter to his friend, Pat Coney. 1t is perfectly
delightful watching the antics of Republicans
when first they make the discovery of where
they are at; then to hear Bill mournfully and
disconsolatefully inquiring of his friend Pat
where in thunder they shall go.
Well, now, my dear Bill and my beloved Pat,
if it's all the same to you, allow me, please, to
suggest that if you think your case wouldn't
Justify mountain falling on you, you might 60
off somewhere and grow gourd over you, or
you might 90 down to the sea and coax sucker
to swallow ou-anywhere-any sort OF obscur-
ity that will furnish shade from the scorching
glare of the rising sun of freedom-until you
can grow fresh cuticle from whence your British
cronies tore the pelts. 1t is just too bad that
the royal British skinners should take both
fleece and pelts from their loyal Republican
lambs, and tren turn them over to the tender
mercies and sardonic grins of the pesky Popu-
lists. Well, never mind, dear Bill, your guam
dom friend and ally, Johnny Bull, will soon be
called down to make settlement with the
Populists, and when you see the British lion go
sneaking home, with flea in his ear and minus
a tail (bonds), it will be everybody's turn to
laugh.
Very lovingly and condolingly yours,
Essex. Iowa. BILL TABER.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12
The Coming Nation:


The bimetallic party is the rich mans party.
1t is an unclean thing. Its organizers are not
men who have any sympathy with the laboring
people-except at a distance. The Peoples
party demands all they ask-but it also demands
more, and that 'more'' will help labor, and that
is what these well-dressed, sweet-perfumed off
shoots of money monopoly do not want. Let
it 90 its way. It will hurt the old parties worse
than u.s. We want voters wise enough to see
straight through such frauds.
The people are putting out bonds and expect
their childred to pay them. Their children
will decline to pay obligations they did not
make-and then there will be row.
The president, salary fifty thousand and
and pickings, has been out hunting, while
those who voted for him, IS cents day, are
eking out a miserable existence. Same old
king game.
Pretty slick to go into debt millions and mil
lions and then issue bonds for them payable in
fifty years for your children and grandchildren
to pay, amt it No honest man, if he could,
would make debts that his children must pay,
and no honest nation will make debts for its
children to pay.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12

EX-SENATOR WARNER MILLER, of New
York, said, in Chicago, Monday, that 'honest
money gold and the tariff question will con-
troll the next Republican presidential conven-
tion" Chauncy M. Depew said practically the
same thing in Chicago, few days since. 1t is
a noticeable fact that some of the Republican
papers that have been claiming that their party
is the friend of silver are now singing mighty
low on that tune.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12

no longer be the price that the nation must pay
for liberty; then liberty will no longer be a
myth mocking the hopes of the people, for
mother of the nation, will then be the living
embodiment of the divine principle of liberty
A suggestion: When the fathers of the ma
ton had developed into the knowledge of mans
rights in the sphere of politics, they resolved
themselves into the United States of America,
otherwise mans republic, and declared their
independence" of the king. When the moth
ers of the nation shall have developed into the
knowledge of woman's rights in the sphere OF
religion, what shall prevent the mothers from
organizing themselves into the United Church
of America, otherwise woman's republic, and
declaring their independence of the priest?
Another suggestion 1t was remarked above
that the men of the United States have devel-
oped into SOME knowledge of their rights in the
sphere of politics. What do mean by "some"!
Although Our brothers know their rights in the
sphere of politics as against the assumptions OF
the king, they seem to be as ignorant as new
born infants of their rights in the sphere OF
politics as against the assumption Of the priest.
But for this ignorance, how could our brothers,
as politicians, be so inconsistent, so unjust, to
themselves as to allow priestF to vote on an
equality with themselves on all matters of state
when they are not allowed to balance the votes
of priests by voting on an equality with them
on all matters pertaining to the church? What
is the consequence of this unbalanced arrange
ment? One consequence is that the priest has
two votes in the realm of dominion-one in the
sphere of religion, another in the sphere of
politics, while other men have only one-in the
sphere of politics alone. eve women haven't
any, although in the beginning God created the
race-not male and priest, but male and female,
and gave, not HIM, but THEM, dominion over
all the earth Another consequence is that the
clergy can hold their priestly convocations in
the secret places of the church, and there con-
spire against the state, and then, through their
votes in the sphere of politics, direct the policy
of the state so as to make their treason an ac-
complished fact.
In which organization did the "God-in-the-
constitution" treason originate?-in the state,
or in the church? If in the church, then in
what part of the church?-with the collective
womanhood, who constitute the '.body" of the
church, or with the priestly caste, who assume
to be the "head' of the church? Which?
'Be sure your sins will find you out"
LUCY A. RAMSDEN.
P. S.: In the fifth paragraph Of my last ar
ticle, the types made me say that the stand
point from which to study the question of hu-
man rights is not done from the clips" of the
individual, but from the lips OF the
race etc. For lips, please read LIFE. On the
last line of sixth paragraph, for birth, read
birth-cry. L. A. X
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-04-12

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ender" giving full and up to date directions for pre-
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mentioning this paper. to the KANSAS FARMER, To-
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