Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-06
POLITICS IND prison
Blended in a Short Talk by Captain
John ]. ChiPIey.

JOAl d. UAIPI6y'
The Big Gasser at Cameron-A
Banquet to Supreme Deputy
Wyatt, Of Charleston - General
News Of the Hotels--Th Arrivals.
Captain John J. Chipley, of Moore
field, was at the Windsor last even
ing, having been in attendance upon
the meeting yesterday OF the Peniten-
tiary Board Of Directors for the State
at Moundsyille, of which he is a men,
Der. To Register reporter Captain
Chipley said that only the routine
business OF The Board was transacted.
and that nothing unusual transpired.
we md that twenty-five cents day
for each convict pays all the expenses
OF the institution, including salaries
or keepers, physicians, eJc. Under eX-
lstlng contracts We get forty-two cents
for each convict from the contractors,
and II We could keep all OF the men at
work even at that figure the State
would receive a considerable profit
above expenses, but we are obliged at
the present time to allow over one
hundred convicJs to remain idle be-
cause we cannot get contractors TO
take the contracts even at the low
figures offered" The management OF
the institution is in a good condition
and the number of convicts all the
while increasing.
Captain Chipley was also inclined TO
Captain Chipley was also inclined to
talk a little in the political line. Il
believe West Virginia will soon be an
overwhelming free silver State. AL
ready the free silver sentiment pre-
dominates in the counties of Hamp-
shire. jefferson, Hardy and PendletOn,
especially among the farming classes.
l think Senator Allison, OF Iowa, will
be nominated by the Republicans, and
either Vice President Stevenson or
Governor Mathews, of Indiana, by the
Democrats, for Presidential candi-
dates"
Mr.. A. G. Humphrey, well known
travelling salesman for the Akron Tent
and Awning Company, was at the
Stamm last evening and reports bust
ness good in his line, although I
do not speak Of my business in
Wheeling, as the tent and awning COM
panies here have n sort of an agree
ment as the territory in this country,
and l am not permitted under that
agreement to sell goods in Wheeling
1t would seem to be conceded by
some leading travelling men at the Nc
Lure last evening that very soon there
would be a great many women selling
goods on the road, especially these
carrying wCmen's dress goods, suits
and possibly jewelry lines
Stamm: Mrs L. B. Thompson, J. S.
Johnston. Warrington; J. w. BOyers,
S.stersv:lle; r. L. Davidson, Parkers-
burg; H. J. Sedwick, NA"gantown, w.
Va; J. H. Anderson. Wellsville, n. y;
Geo. ge z. Eberle, Columbus; G. r.
Snyder. Springfield, O.; II. Grunty,
Fred Ehlen, Baltimore; e. j. Ahlsledt,
Newark, n. J.
a banquet was given Special SUI
preme Deputy J E. Wyatt, of Charles
ton by the Wheeling Union Ruling Of
the Fratern9l Mystic Circle order, at the
Daughte-s of Liberty Hall, in this city,
last evening. About forty persons We're
present. Addresses were made by DR..
d. II. Taylor, of Wheeling, ana an ad-
dress upon the Merits Of the Order"
by Supreme Deputy Wyatt followed by
late dinner under the direct charge
of the sisters of the order. Mr.. Wyatt
VIII remain N Wheeling fer a few days
securing new members TO the order and
establishing new Rulings of the same
He is a guest Of the Windsor Hotel
Windsor: J. Coville. Rockford, III :;
R. n Hall, T. w. Mu phy. Ph.ladel-
plia; H. B. Kurtz, F. r. Voeghty, J.
Lincoln, P.tt7burg; J. w. Campbell,
Chicago; II. c. Mott, W. w. Mag.ll
New York; w. II. Williams. Columbus;
2. w. Armstrong, Woodsfeld, o.; A.
II. Fleming, S. B. Wiman, FairmOnt
Manager A. B. Dolly. of the West Vir-
gina Natural Gas Company, came up
from Cameron last evening. and was at
the Stamm Hotel. To a Register re-
porter M. Dolly stated that himself
and experts found a very strong flow
Of gas at their we'll at Cameron. ana
were unable to finish the casing On ac-
count of the flow. but would in all prob
ability be able to do so within a week,
and that then connection would be
made to the new main pipe line to this
city.
Mcclure: R. S. Grey. Oil City; S. Sol
onion. H. V. Oliver Pitsburg: John
Mildson, Oakdale G.. W. Flynt. Phil
adelphia; B. J. Gleesen, Cleveland: e.
P!ctl:n. Clarendon: J. H. Farley. Cleve-
land; A. NJ. Walters, Richmond. Ind. !:
l.. Barnett. Henry Spires, A. Boiis. f.
b. Brandon. New York; Foster Mitch
ell, Sistersville: J. A. Carlton. Man
n.ngton: John II. Daniels, C. P. Dud-
ley, Parkeysburg.
Advance Agent p. w. Clark. of the
Vaudeville Club Company, IS a guest
of the Behlac.