The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-12-16

II
Court of Appeals rendered its de-
cision today in the case of Scott
Jackson convicted of the murder of
Pearl Bryan last February. All
motions for new trial over-ruled.
Alonzo Walling's case, convicted
of the same crime, has not been
heard.
Judge Guthrie will begin his
third term on the LIST of January
next. Our acquaintance with
Judge Guthrie dates back to about
the close of the late war, when he
first hung out his "shingle" in this
city to practice law. He was sue
cessful lawyer from the start, and
before he was here very long was
nominated and elected Prosecuting
Attorney of Mason county. He
was an able and earnest prosecutor,
and performed his duties SO we'll,
that he was called to the Bench.
AS Judge of this circuit he is an
efficient guardian of law and order,
and deals out justice impartially to
all. On tho 1st of January, 1897,
he will enter upon his third term
of six years, and having the conf
dence and esteem of the Bar and
the people, his next torn cannot
be moro popular with all classes
than were his other two terms.
Our new Prosecuting Attorney
will take his Office January lst.
He is we'll known to our people,
and we have every confidence in
his ability and desire to uphold
and vindicate the law. He said to
us the other day that he would en-
force the law as he found it, re-
gardless of the standing or distinc-
ton of those whom he might be
called upon to prosecute, and while
he did not desire to appear vindic-
tive, yet he would do his duty re-
Ol
We believe that in the election
of Capt John Porter, the county
will have an honest and conscien-
tious Sheriff, and that he will dis
charge the duties of this Office sat
isfactorily to the people and all
concerned. He goes into office
January lst.
An important item of intelli-
gence to the world of labor gener-
ally, and the typographical section
of it particularly, is that the New
York World and Journal are both
about to abandon the type-sctting
machines hitherto used in those
establishments This move will
give employment to scores of men,
and, if tho example is generally
followed throughout the country,
thousands now forced to accept
other employment can return to
the case. We arc glad those
mighty powers of the press are
lining up with the Register. We
never had a typc-setting machine
in this place.
Good times are promisedin 1897,
and many really believe they are
coming, and may their beliefs come
true. How can prosperity come,
unloss manufacturers have a mark
ct for their products, and people
have money to buy with? The
country must get OF the present
gold basis" if it desires prosperity
for tspeople. Regulate the finnn-
ces in the interest of the people,
and prosperity will como to the
land.
Even should we go to war with
Spain, and bring under our own
jurisdiction the illiterate masses of
Cuba, it might still bea very grave
question and difficult solution, to
know just how to bring them into
harmonious working with our sys-
tom of government, The mere mat
ter of war might be far less serious
than that of the administration of
affairs on the Island.
II is unfortunate that just as the
wheels of industry seem to begin
to turn, there should be the posi-
bility of great conflict between
capital and labor, but such is the
case. The union will determine in
tho next few days the history of
the coal industry for the next few
months, with the chances now in
favor of long and serious differ
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