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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
ALEXANDER tREW.
Death OF a Prominent business Man and
Ohicial. Yesterday.


OhiciaI. Yesterday.
Yesterday morning m TWENTY-FIVE
minutes after seven o'clock Mr.. Alex
ander Frew died AT his residence No.
435 North Main street. aged fi1ty-hve
years. Deceased has been in Ill health
for a long time past. and for ten or
eleven months his malad- was more
acute than formerly. Still. no appre-
hension was excited until Saturday
last when heart trouble came as new
complication. and despite the best med
ical attendance death followed IS in
dicated above. A wife and six child
ren. two sons and four daughters, sur
yive the father.
Alexander Frew was born December
70 1871. in SteUbenyille His father
was a native of ireland. who came 20
this country In the early portion OF the
century and located first al Pittsburg
and afterwards at Steuhenville. The
family continued % reside az Steuoen-
vile until 1>52 when they removed 10
this CITY. Deceased S first occupation
was thar Of a carrier boy for neWSpa-
pers. and next began an apprenticeship
as printer. which was not completed.
When still young man he entered the
employ of j. C. Harbour and there re-
NAMED until the war broke out, when
he Unlisted in Company C. First West
Virginia Infantry. After three months
service he returned TO Wheeling for q
wear and re-entered the employ OF Mr..
Harbour but in 1852 he again enlisted
for three years in Company n, FIJI
teenth West Virginia Infantry. and
served until the end of the war, holding
the rank Of captain at the time OF his
discharge. In 1850 he entered the en-
uIov of Friend * Son and was ever az
forwards connected with the furniture
business. He remained with the
Nessrs. Friend for twenty years. leave
i.y in 1883 20 form partnership with
r1,-i- p-rtsrler. After several years
this firm was dissolved. and Nr. Frew
embarked ir business on his own ac-
count
In 1898 deceased was elected q me~-
her of the Second Brcnch Of Council
from the First ward. and was reelected
I'm 1888 III health however, has kept
him from the deliberations o. the body
fer year.
mr. Frew was q Mason. Knight
Tem0ls~. Noble OF the Mystic shrine.
and p member of the Knights OF Hon
or. National Union. Union Veteran and
1f The g. a. Z.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
/. GREAT EVENT.
Locally. VIII bo the Concert by the Pitts


What IS likely 10 prove the most inter-
esting musical event OF the year IN Wheel
ing VIII be the symphony concert by the
Pi-tsburg orchestra in the Opera House
Monday evening. December 2sth. During
The present season. and last year as WELL
a number Of large theatre parties from
this city visited Pi,Jsburs 20 hear tins
new bvt famous organization Their de-
light with the ususualIy ure symphony
concerts presented in the new Carnegie
Music Han. Led number or prominent
musical people in Wheeling 20 undertake
q subscription fund which would bring
the orchestra 10 this city.
a limited number Of seats VIII be sold
by advance subscription. those agreeing
20 take seats being given the first choice
of location 10 the box office. The Pitts
burg orchestra is composed Of fifty mus
Clans who aye engaged by the year CIV
i1E their entire time % ills reLe2rsals and
concerts The orchestra, Ike The Only
other permanent organizations Of
similar nature in the Co-urry-those OF
Boston and Chica-1-is employed by
guarantee fund. twenty-five prominent
ard public spirited business men Of the
Iron City giving E year TO its sup
port. The conductor is Frederic Archer,
The worlds greatest orc-uis-. Who twenty
years ago founded and directed the first
symphony orchestra undertaken il Great
Britain.
The s5,oist 40 the Wheeling concert
VIII De Nr. y. Won HUNTS. the noted
austrian vlo-inist. who is also the concert
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

The West Wheeling Ferryhoat Buckley c
7Iay BE Removed.


1Iay BE Removed.
The Buckeye. the new ferry boat
running from the foot q Twel-r-ft-h
street 10 West Wheeling. VIII probably
be taken away from me West Wheel
ing trade and taken 20 S.s-ersville.
Christ Wolfe. the owner q the boat.
has the matter under consideration
and has about decided 20 enter the boat
as a packet IN the trade between Sis
tersyi.le and Sar5is a distance of six
miles. There is no finer ferry-boat
along the Ohio than the Buckeye. II
was built only recently and cost IT'S
owner nearly $4,000. The old boat
which it succeeded. was sold by Mr.
Wolfe 10 Sis-ersville parties. and is
ferryirg from S.sLersviLe across the
river. While the Buckeye was built
expressly for the West Wheeling
trade the traffic has NOT been sufii-
cient 10 justify the big expense which
is necessary 10 run the boat This is
due 70 the falling off Of business owing
% the new pike connection between
West Wheeling and Beilaire. a toll
house has been established on the pike
Just below the ferry. and consequently
teamsrers and drivers Of all kinds of
vehicles that 20 10 Bel'aire. find il
cheaper 70 use the BeuwO0d ferry.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
YOUR SURROUNDINGS

make your home what il is. either
pleasant or the opposite. A weil-trr-
nished house is an assurance Of CONF
fort. Everything ueedfui 20 make your
home all that it should or can be is
presented in our assortment Of fash
ionable furniture. All who look over
our stock feel an agreeable surprise.
They see more than is expected. dis
cover new possibilities of home enjoy
uent. No furniture could combine
more points Of superiority. Beauty,
value, up-to-datencss. low price, all
here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH

About half-past one O'Clock Sunday
afternoon a young man whose name
was not learned had very narrow es-
cape from being killed by an electric
car on Eof street, near the p. d O.
railroad crossing. He was riding on
horse back. and as an uptown car APP
preached was thrown from his horse
almost directly in front Of the car.
Fortunately the mOtorman was enabled
% stop in time % prevent what proUIS-
cd to be a very bad accident.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
WbcrIin9 8e9isfer
ArrFNrION! FAIL sTOCK:

Weare in receipt of an entire line e. Fail
WoO.ens. purchased direct By our agent
prices.
The stylish cut and superior finish OF our
garments recommend themselves. me
finishing a specially. Agents Tor the per
feet fitting r ignmie shirts Fred 4. Nai-
ton Neckwear anu the famous Bitter hnit
" DOL Jackets. just received. 800 dozen
more OF our celebrated double sole MacO
Yarn Half Hose. AT 25C pst-.
[. HISS & Sons.
Fashionable Taiic-s and Fine turuisneFs-
1921 and 1928 Market street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
- rallroad assessment ~ - c0an.y

Total ......... ........-.. ..''..->-.'-.' -. Y'
This wrs aprortioned among the various
districts in the usual manner. The only
changes in the assessments Of the roads,
is an addition 20 the "Pewiky' for the new
station. and O reduction Of $4,000 TO The
b. * O. for the loss OF the station building
az the creek.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
recommended that the contract for a
fence through the lands of James orr Doe
awarded 20 James orr AZ his bid of N-5
per panel: that the contract for fence
through the lands of Frank Garrison Doe
awarded 10 him at $40 per panel and
the contract for fence through the lands
of John Suuler was awarded 10 him II
$50 per panel
The superintendent Of the county In
Urinary reported 81 inmates.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

for the term ending March 81, 1897
are now due If paid on or before Dec
81, 1896. a discount of 10 per cent Will
be allowed.
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Tie Regular Session Held Yesterday
Morning.
The Bond Of the Sheriff Elect Filed,
With the Oath Of OAce-An
Ordinance Objected To Mis-
ceIlareOus Business Transacted.

TIE Board ot County Commissioners
met in regeular session yesterday morn
ing. all the members being IN their seats.
Tie minutes were real from Octo5e. 10
date.
\ communication was received from
John Walton. Clerk Of the Criminal
Court. transmitting an order OF tie Court
10 lay be.or. The Board the transcript Of
the report and finding Of he last grand
jury in regard 10 election Irregularities.
and particularly as TO tie lack OF secrecy
on account Of small curtains on the
boo.hs TIE PAGE was ordered filed.
The bond OF SheHf-e,ect II. c. Rich-
ards. in the penal sum OF $1,000, with a.
.. seamon. Cha-.es Hors,m-nn and Hen
~ schmu.5ach as sureues. was received
and approved. The oath Of Office. taken
before Notary Public John ". Kia1e.ber-
ser. was also fled.
The rep0-, VI l.erk T. C. NoTat was
read. showing road balances rs follows:
TRADE Dhia ........ ........ ......... 10 D.
Tie Committee on Poor submitted re-
port Is 10 persons asking county aid.
Tie resignation Of J. 7. Nichols as
road superintendent vas accepted. and
T-y.or Killer elected 20 I'LL the vacancy.
on motion OF 1Ir. Fritz the Board Went
i1-5 the election Of engineers for the
Court House. and George Bordeaux and
Eaz.ett Freeze were unanimously chosen.
AN ordinance IN relation 20 the salaries
Of Judges OF the Circuit Court was read
@ l-s- time Nr. Irwin objected 70 its
further consideration and il went over.
The ordinance amends the ordinance az
april 8. -,5. requiring Circuit Judges 10
be residents Of Ohio county 20 receive
the $1,000 extra salary paid by this coun-
~. SO as 10 read. The judges Of The Cir
cult Court 1900 provided they are ~ the
beginning Of their official terms and during
their continuance iu office residents OF ONO
county. But such payment shall NOT DE
made for any part OF the official term OF
either o. the said Judges during which
he shall not DE in good faith resident OF
Ohio county.
Committee bills were ordered paid as fol-
lows:
Poor House and Farm
Irdrmary fund .........S 5ff ~
Contingent poor fund.-. las ss-$l.-l1 %
Roads and Bridges ....... -7ll 80
Finance ........... .......... 1.7-l Is
Court House and Jail.... 90 81
Total ...............s s.2-l II
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II IL iatls
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

FOR sALE-sOCIETY ADDitEs
Embossed and ngrayed. EUl-----
sorietv known. HaLdsome ana
aIle. Address or cal On Nea. O.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

C5den accompanied by parents or adults are requested
u 70 b7q corauco1as and nave them filed with candy in
the morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
The Darkn ess Yet More
Dense.

Boston. Feb, 3.-The following is
tie first letter received 10 Boston under
a January date from one Of the disturb.
ed districts in Turkey
"Aintab, Central Turkey. jan. 9,
1896 We have been wholly unable
to comprehend how this terrible state of
things could continue uuder the very
eyes of Christian Europe. and yet days
and weeks 60 by and the darkness shuts
down only more deusely about US. No
more mobs are let loose, but dark +,
fell purpose to utterly crush and de-
stroy this people is uumistakable. A list
Of 40 principal Christians has, we learn /,
been made out and agreed upon and
these meo are DOW beiug called, ques-
toned and detaioed. What this means,
only those familiar With Turkish meth
DDS can know. twenty-five Of them
are now in prison.
Aid from England and America is
arriving. and the work Of relief for this
city is we'll organized and most eficien-
tly managed.
''One result of these troubles has
been to draw the Gregorian and Pro-
testant communities very close together,
and even their religious services are
blended.
The relief work is 10 the hands Of a
general committee, and they are making
systematic and very urgent applications
for aid from all who have anything
wherewi,h to help. and I fod the Civ
Ing is generally without stint %
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
How Dear to Our Heart.

How dear to our heart is the face
of a dollar, when some kind sub
scriber presents it to view; it may
come to-day or it may come to-mor
row, it may come from others or it
may come from you The big silver
dollar, the round silver dollar, dear
delinquent subscriber present it to
view. A round silver dollar we hail
as a treasure, for often expenses
o'erwhelm US with woe, we count it
source of exquisite pleasure and
yearn for it fondly wherever we go.
How ardently we'd seize it-that
lovely silver dollar; "tae root of all
evil" tbs commonly named loving
money is sinful. some people tell us,
but the penniless printer Can Lardly
be blamed The pe"niiess printer,
the hardworking printer, keeps send
ing out papers that interest you so
hand in your dollar the slick shin.
ing dollar dear reader now viii you
present it to view ?-Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
It Leads Them all.

The .ime-honored Southern Cul,vator and
Dixie Farmer gets brighter and better as the
years roll by. The January number, which
begins the fifty fourth year of its usefulness,
is on our table, with its columns replete with
instructive and entertaining natter. The
table Of contents contains an interesting
variety that cannot fail to benefit its readers.
The front cover page contains an illustration
of a typical Southern scene, picking cotton
in the field, familiar one to Southern people.
We are specially pleased with the number Of
the departments in The Cultivator, all filled
with choice. practical suggestions. From
composing manure 10 keeping one hundred
hens on an acre, and from managing the
brood SOW to the culture of the soil, its read
ers will 6ud its pages profitable. The edito-
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thoughts, maintaining its pre-emineuce as an
agricultural Journal of the FIRST rank. Every
one interested IN farming should take it.
The subscription price is very low for so val
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We will send The Southern Cultivator and
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Sead ia your subscriptions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
Harrison Says No. "
He Will Not Stand for the
Republican Nomination.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Feb 3-At al
early hour Tonight, Captain John K
Gowdy, chairman of the Republican
State central ce ..nittee called by in
vi,ation at the residence Of Genera
Harrison, when the ex-President
handed him the following letter:
Hon. John K. Gowdy, Indianapolis
Ind.
In view of the resolutions passed
by the State central committee at its
recent meeting and of the fact that
delegates to the national Republican
convention are soon to be chosen in
this State, l have concluded that
some statement from me as to my
wishes and purposes should now be
made to my Indiana friends
Hitherto have declined to speak
to the public upon this matter, but
scores of friends to whom ! have
talked and many scores to whom |
have written will recognize in this
expression the substance of what I
have said to them. To every one
who has proposed to promote my
nomination, have said, "No, there
has never been an hour since | left
the White House that I have felt a
wish to return to it. /"
My Indiana friends have been most
devoted and faithful. and | am their
grateful debtor. The Republican
party has twice in national conven,
ton given me endorsement, and that
is enough. think the voters of our
party are now entitled to have new
name.
For the sentiment, great or small,
that has been manifested for my re-
nomination I am grateful and of
that wider respect and kindness
breaking party lirca--whlch has been
shown me IN so many ways. | am
profoundly appreciative cannot
consent tl:at my name be presented
to or used in the St Louis conven.
tion, aud must kindly ask my friends
to accept this as a sincere and iiual
expression upon the subject.
Signed) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Indianapolis, ind, Feb 3, 1896.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05

away the public will give more consld-
Grafton to the speech itself. 1t will not
have been delivered in vain if it awakes
the leaders of the party to the knowl-
edge that from one end Of this country
to another many men are ut'erlng IN
private conversation the same sentl-
ments tba; the Carolina senator has so
boldly uttered on the floor Of the Senate.
Senator Tilimau's S reference to Belshaz-
zay's feast is more tbap mere figure of
speech, aud the awakening cannot
come too soon. What Mr.. Tillman
said. barring its unparliameDiaTy fea-
lures needed to be said. Possibly mad
it been clothed in parliamentary speech
it might not have attracted the vide
attention that has been drawn to it,
and would have accomplished less good.
Men do not make heir way frou, the
furrows to the United States Senate,
against such opposition as has met Mr..
Tillmau from the outset of his move
ment in Carolina, without possessing
unusual ability, and Ben Tillman is
uobody's fool Straight from the peo-
pie, be ha decls ared 10 the United
States Senate what the people are think
ing and saying among themselves
These at the head of the Government
will do we'll to realize this. There is g
disposition TO trea. the bold arraign-
ment of Senator Tillman as the buster
of vituperatiVe man seeking to create
sensation, but to those high in autho-
rity We say clay not this fatterlDg
JUNCTION to your SOUL" You have had
message from the people. You will
do we'll to heed its import.-Augus'a
Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
WAS TT SIMPLY A TT
RADE.

We have very carefully read the full
report of Seoator Tillman's speech in
The Congressional Record, and we con
slider it matter of sufficient interest
to give 10 it considerable part of our
space to-day. The papers have been SO
severe in their condemnation of the
speech, and the Washington CORE
spondents have devoted so much space
to describing its sensational features
and referring to it as "billingsgate''
that it will be interesting to the pub
lie to have an opportunity to see just
what has called forth all this condem-
nation. aod it is only fair to read what
was said before making up our own
judgment A careful reading of the
speech will disclose the fact that reports
from Washington grouped together all
the epitbets in the long speech aud
made it appear sensational TRADE of
abuse from first to last. The speech
itself viii! rot bear this construction
There was much of earnest argument,
DO little of severe and bold arraignment,
and little that does not 6ud echo in
many hearts.
One could by altering less than a
dozen words io the speech of nearly
fourteen thousand words make it parlia.
mentary, aud where this is true it is
uojust 30 hold up the whole speech as
"a food of billiugsga'e ~ We de not
approve Of applying abusive epithets to
our chief magistrate. We believe
there is certain respec. that attaches
to the Office of President that demands
our deierence to the Office itself, even
though we shculd lick respect for its
ioour. bent We think Senator Till
maa's bitterness. against Mr. Cleveland
and his policy betrayed dim into the
use OF language that weakened rather
than strengthened his terrible arraign-
mept. 1t gave to the closs at which it
was aimed the opportunity to pass over
the arra!gnment itself and devote their
comment TO the UT parliamentary char
acter of the speech, thus bollttllng its
force and minimizing Its effect.
Bat as we have said in former COM
ment we believe there is more in the
speech than the abuse, and when the
first sensation and shock at his violation
of the conveptionalities has passed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
The Senate For Free
Silver.

WASHINGTON. February The loug
struggle 10 the Senate over the question
of the free coinage of silver terminated
at 8 P. NJ. to-day in victory Of the
friends of silver. The great fight was
over the finance committees substitute
for the House bond bill At 2 o'clock
the discussion was closed, in accordance
with the unanimous consent arrived at
On Friday, and the effect of that agree
meut was to exclude from considera-
ton the numerous amendments, Of
which notice had been given from tlms
to time since the reporting of the bill
Much disappointment and bad feeling
arose from this exclusion, which seemed
to take by surprise the Senators who
offered or favored those amendments
Prior to that point of time. however
Senator Morrill, had offered au amend
ment reservipg to the Government the
seigniorage on the silver coined, and
the Senate bad rejected it by vote o1
80 ayes to A noes Senator German
had also in short. earnest speech
moved to lay the substitute oo the table.
aud that motion was defeated-yeas
81, ,tnays 43. Then the concluding
votes were taken, the free silver sub
stituse beiog adopted by a vote of IS
to 81, and the bill thus amended pass
ed BY vote of ~ to 35 lis title was
changed so as to make it read ITO
restore the coinage OF silver dollars,
and for other purposes"
WHOLESALE COINAGE OF SILVER.
All the sections Of the House bill are
struck out, and instead Of them the bill
provides that the mints Of the United
States shall be open TO the coinage Of
silver, ard that dollars Of 4l2 l. 2 grains
Troy, Of standard silver. shall be coiu :
ed upon the same terms and subject to
the same Limitations as regulate the
coioage and legal tender quality of gold.
1t Slso directs the coinage OF that por-
tiou of the silver bullion in the trea-
sn.y that represents the seigpiorage,
such silver dollars TO be used in the
payment Of the current expenses Of
the Government 1t forbids the issue Of
oatiopal bank notes of denominations
less than $40; and it directs the re-
demption Of greeubacks and of the
treasury notes issued under the Act of
July IA. 1890, 10 standard silver dol
lars or 10 gold coin, at the option Of the
treasury department, and their reissue.
as under existing laws.
The bill nov goes to the House for
concurrence 10 the substitute, and the
uext move. after the Houses refuses TO
copcur. will be the appointment of a
conference committee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
respectfully. &c,
Sumter, S. c., jan 81, 1896.

E. II. HOLMAN

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Weboe-,
Holland, Mass, had very bad cold and
cough which he had not been able to cure
with any thing gave him 25 cent bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says W: P.
Holden, merchaa; and postmaster at West
Brmfeld, and the next tine | saw him he
said it worked like Charm. This remedy is
intended especially for acute throat and lung
diseases such as colds, Group and whooping
cough, and it is famous for its cures. There
is no danger in giving it to children for ii
contains nothing injurious. For sale by Dr..
a J China.