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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
MEXICAN COINS.
Spurious are the Mexican Coins Now
Being Distributed by the Agents
OfGOId People and Repub-
Means.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE
MEXICAN MINTS WILL IN
VIGSTIGATE THE
FRAUD.
He Pronounces the Dollars
COunterfcits and Says They
Are Different From Those
Coined by the Govern
ncnt.

SPRINGFIELD, Ono. August "a,
Moores Huamay, an influential
Mexican, connected with one of
the largest commercial houses in
Mexico, was in the city yesterday,
and while here showed promi-
nent manufacturer a letter received
by him from the director of the
mints of the republic of Mexico.
The letter was translated by Mr..
Huamay, and was to the following
effect:
al thank you for the two speci-
mems of SO called Mexican silver
dollars which you state are being
put in general circulation in the
United States. You are right in
believing that the dies for the
coins have been recently changed,
if the specimens you send are
genuine. Without hesitation /
pronounce them counterfeits and
differing from the silver dollars
coined by the Mexican govern
ment in many particulars. The
genuine coin has 16O mill marks
upon the edge, while the speci-
mems you submit have but $50.
That may appear a tedious way
of detecting the spurious from the
genuine dollar, but it is unfailing.
The execution and position of the
eagle upon the face of the spurious
also differs from the genuine. Our
government is now engaged in de
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
R,ver steamer Wrecked.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 24.-Tho Anchor line
steamer City of Hickman, from st.
Louis to New Orleans, struck an OBJ
struction ut Island Forty, about II
miles north of Memphis. and was badly
disabled A big hole was torn i'll the
Hickman's bottom and the officers
beached her to prevent her sinking. All
of the passengers were taken off by the
Chickasaw and brought to this city.
The Hickman's cargo will BIO saved, but
pieces. Shn is valued ut $40, 900 insur.
anco. $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

The State Gazette in n recent
issue refers to an article published
in this paper as "lie." Ordina-
rily we would take this as personal
and resent it. But we can't afford
to pay attention to the vaporings
and utterances of that foul
mouthed sheet. We know its
editor is getting desperate in his
efforts to hold the people to the
support of the British bankers and
the stock holders and shylocks of
Wall street, New York, and thus
continue it's right to suck the pub
lie teat of this county. We know
that the people are on to his tricks
and laugh at his half idiotic edi-
torials and speeches he is deliver
ing in this county. We aim to
tell the truth in all we print editor
tally, and when the editor of the
Gazette so far forgets the decen
cies of life as to call us "liar,"
we give him fair warming that it
is something that will not be toll
Grated by us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
PRESIDENT Alonxo's Cabinet.

LIMA, Peru, Aug. "a. = President
Alonzo of Bolivia has assumed the du-
ties of his office and prospects for long
continued peace are excellent. The
members of his cabinet are as follows
Interior, Genera Sanginezi foreign af-
fairs, Manuel Maria Gomez war, Jorge
Oblitas; justice, Mucario Pinilla
finance, Lisimaco Gutierrez.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
The Gold standard.


EDITOR REGISTER: The brill
liant, the truthful { ~ the honest( p
champions of the single standard,
the advocates of international BIZ
metalism by the grace of Eng
land-don't approve of the indie
pendent and thorough remonetiza-
ton of silver and the free and un-
limited coinage of both silver and
gold-to enrich the silver miners
of the West, just think. If sill
yer is to enjoy free mintagesat is
to 1, or other reasonable ratio, the
silver bullionist could take his
bullion, that is only worth SO cents
to 1uO cents measured in gold, and
get dollare- silver dollars worth
a hundred cents, and they claim
he, the silver-bug, would make AZ
per cent. profit, at the expense of
the gold barons-poor gold barons.
1t has been demonstrated that
this is all zoppequoc, arrant non
sence.
Tho very act of reconciliation
and restoration of the full legal
tender function to silver would
appreciate the commercial value of
the bullion, and the free and un-
limited coinage would stimulate
the demand; the demand would
increase the price and augment
the purchasing, the debt and tax
paying power of silver coin, until
the parity of the metallic money
of our fathers would be established.
Everybody knows-even such in
nocent country lawyers as the "Lit-
tie Napoleon" was in 1878 when
he voted and spoke for the Bland
bill, that the decentralization of
silver and the determinations
against it impaired it's value, and
debased it, while the Partially
shown to gold made it moro valua-
BILE.
Suppose with free coinage the
mine owners should make a large
profit. They were robbed by the
conspiracy of Wall and Lombard
streets, with corrupt officials to
enrich the gold mine owners of
Africa, Australia and America.
The silver miner would be get
ting his just dues. He would in
vest his gains in railroads and
ranches, in mills and factories, in
ships and canals. Production
would be stimulated; brain and
muscle would be in great demand
and we'll rewarded Hunger would
be appeased and the naked would
be clothed.
1t is the gold capitalist that
seeks bonds and mortgages and
delights to clip coupons. The sill
yer miner invests in active enter
prises that give employmentb
shedding light AMI joy and peace,
bestowing blessings on the poor,
and raising and soothing the bowed
head.
The emancipation, the rehabili-
tating of silver with its Legitimate
functions as standard money will
bring to distressed humanity, is as
sure as it's debasement has brought
distress and disaster, 1t is in ac-
cortlance with national principles.
Another thing. If silver is
restored and the ratio and parity
maintained it will stop the compe-
tition now SO disastrous to America
and Europe-from "The yellow
man who uses the white metal"
Jos. BARKER,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
AA[YI0RN Q0INQ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
WOMEN ROBBED.
They Claim Man with "a False Beard
Took $500 Cash.

TOOK 1'bUO
SPRINGFIELD, o., Aug. PA. = Two
women giving their names as Emma
Shepherd and Flora Weaver and claim
ing to live i'll Dayton say that while
driving south of the city they We're
robbed of $500 i'll money and valuable
diamond ring. Early i'll the evening
return the dress of Miss Shepherd was
badly torn and 10th women showed
evidence of having had an exciting eN-
perience.
They claim that they were stopped by
a heaVyset man wearing II false board
The man entered the carriage and
robbed Miss Shepherd of the money,
which she had hidden i'll her corset,
and struck her companion when she at
temDted to assist her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

.PRINCEToN, N. j., Aug. 24.-Captain
Garrett Cochran has issued call to all
candidates for next seasons football
team to report here for preliminary
and Phil King, '02, will supervise the
work until head coach is appointed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
a nurg1ar wounded.

DE1AwARE, o., Aug. 24.-Three men,
who burglarized Charles Dildine's resi-
dence, were pursued by Marshal Roose-
welt of Ashley and posse. They were
overtaken and battle ensued in which
one of the fugitives was wounded
slightly. The men took refuge in q
cornfield and managed to escape.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

HARTMAN. Tenn, Aug. 24.-John
Newcourt, the brute who so terribly as
saulted 12-year-old Ella Fla on the
river near Kingston few days since,
was found guilty and sentenced to seven
years III the penitemtinry.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
to Democratic Executive
Committee.
State

Committee.
The new Democratic State EX-
ecutive Committee is organized,
and will soon have the political
machinery of the State in perfect
operation.
Chairman Edmiston is long
headed, shrewd, and careful ma
nipulator, and understands as
much about politics as any man in
the State. He is conservative in
thought, and will let neither run
away with him.
AS soon as he arranges his corps
of workers, and gets fairly to work
the party will recognize that a
master hand is at the wheel. Hav-
ing no personal ambition to sub
serve, nor any political itch to be
relieved, no axes to grind nor
knives to whet, and being an earn
est and solicitous advocate of the
success of the entire ticket he will
give the campaign his best efforts
He is an old campaigner, and
besides understands thoroughly the
situation. If the party will give
him honest and hearty cooperation
in his efforts West Virginia will
show up an old time majority
Pork erSburp Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
AUGUST 90 1896.

Should the proposed sound
money convention called to meet
at Indianapolis nominate ticket,
what will the delegates call their
party? In that State they can
place their nominees on the official
ballot by nomination papers duly
filed, but they cannot use the word
democratic" to designate their
belief. The Bryan and Sewall
electors, whose certificates of nomi-
nation have been filed with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
are entitled to the heading "Dem-
ocratic" and no other alleged party
can use it. A ticket elleging itself
to be Democratic but using some
other name will not be apt to
attract much attention from the
Democratic voter who is accus-
toned to finding his list of candi-
dates in the second column of the
official ballot.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

SARATOGA, N. Y. Aug 24.-Hon
Thomas O. Plat says he is not candi
date for tho office of governor and would
not accept the nomination.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

ATLANTA, Aug. 24.-Thomas e. Wat
son has resigned the editorship of tn
Peoples party paper to devote his Who'll
time to his campaign.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
De,troxed by Fire.

MAYFIELD, KY, Aug. 24.-Fire de-
stroyed tho contents and building of the
Payne Clothing company and several
other buildings. Total losses $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
ChareeI with Embezzlomont.

NEWARK, o., Aug, 24.-G. A. Kyle
was arrested here charged with embez-
element in Belleville. Ills. He is i'll the
employ of tho National Art company OF
Youngstown, o, and has wife i'll
Wheeling.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOtfcc.

ALL persons having claims against
n the estate of James l.. Love, de-
ceased, are hereby requested to pre-
sent them to the undersigned for set
Element. on or before the LIST day of
September, or be forever debarred
aug. 8 41w G. GLOVE, Admir-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

While tho Democratic State
Convention failed to give the Pop
ulists nomination, a perfectly
satisfactory arrangement for the
electoral ticket was made, SO their
forces will be united on the nation
al ticket. That means an over
whelming majority for Bryan and
Sewall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
4 SONG OF sILVER.
IsythmicaI Arguments for the
White Metal Money.

Tell us not in mournful num-
bers life is but an idle dream; for
we see that wealth controls us and
are not what we seem. Rights,
that once our statutes gave us, no
longer can We claim; for the shy
locks buy conventions and the can
didates doth name. What are we
that we should grumble, DER the
platform that he writes; tits the
task of common people, to believe
what he indites. Cringe, ye slaves,
for Wall street shylocks have the
G. O. p. in hand; you must vote
for Bill Mckinley and for gold,
alone, must stand.
All, but listen to the murmur
of the thunder DER the plains, as
the people rise in anger, to protest
against such claims. "Down with
tyrant gold," they're shouting,
"out upon those blatant knaves;
we are freemen, and, by thunder,
mono can sell us out as slaves.
We're for silver and for freedom,
and our clans are brave and true;
we can beat that Bill Mckinley,
and his Wall street masters, too"
"Silver! Silver" shouts the cho-
rus from the hilltops far away,
while the millions in the valleys
sing it's praises every day.
Silver will increase our wages,
it will give us work each day; for
twill thwart the mighty shylock
and will take his power away.
Rising prices for over products,
business for our idle men; all will
come to bless the nation, when
silver's money once again. Plenty
will return to millions and pros
perity will reign in the home of
every workman when silver's money
once again. When the ides of
next November give to usa chance
to win, you can bet your bottom
dollar silver will be money then.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

termining where aud by whom
these counterfeits were issued"
Mr.. Huamay states that the ma
chinery for the production of these
spurious Mexican dollars was pro-
cured in England, and that the
counterfeits reached America by
vessel and landed in Florida. They
were then purchased by the politi-
cal managers who are using them
for campaign purposes. He states
that Mexico needs all the genuine
silver dollars she has for home cir
culation, and that the people are
satisfied and would not change
their coinage to suit England or
any other nation. The counter
feiting of the Mexican silver dollar
is now the subject of international
inquiry, Mr.. Huamay says.
The voters will remember Mr..
Mckinley as the author of the
most infamous tariff measure on
record.
The blarsted Britishers are TAX
ing part in our politics. They
were with their Tory brethren in
this country in 1776 and are still
with them. Down with the Tories.
Why is it that the rich people
are SO opposed to the Chicago
platform? This is something the
plain people would like to know.
Mr.. Bryan has spoken. Now,
Mr.. Mckinley, you have chance
to make the greatest effort of your
life!
When Republican goldite gets
mad and calls silver man a liar,
it is conclusive that lie has been
cornered in argument.
In another year or two we may
have water works.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

If any Republican tells you that
the gold standard is a good thing
tell him to look at his platform.
His platform says that the Repub-
lican party substitutes bimetnlism
for gold recommendation whenever
some other nation will help us to
do it. 1 have said and expect to
keep OH saying, that there are two
questions which will drive the
Republican party from the field.
The first is, if the gold standard is
agood thing why should've not keep
it? If it is n bad thing, who dnres
to say that the American people
shall suffer from bad thing2-
Bryan in Pittsburg
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Bryan and Sewall will be elected
Everything indicates that big
tidal wave will sweep the country
in November. Republicans that
believe in free coinage of both
gold and silver are legion and they
are already declaring themselves
in all sections of the country as in
favor of the Democratic ticket. In
month or two no power of Doodle
or abuse can stay them.
Go among the workmen and
farmers, and the great masses of
the people in the large cities, and
you will see the truth of this state
ment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
FiducIary Settlement.

The following fiduciary account is be-
fore me for settlement, viz: Chas Har-
ris, administrator of u. l.. Harris, de-
ceased. JOHN T.. BELLER,
Commissioner of Accounts for Mason
county. w. Va. July 30 2w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
ticncrnl m. III. Hnrris.

1t is reported that Gen. Il. Nj.
Harris, pension agent under Grant
and father of Hon. j. Il. Harris, pri-
vate secretary to Senator Stephen
B. Elkins, has declared for Bryan
and free silver. The General lives
at Harrisvillo, Ritchie county, Cat
one time the strongest and most
rampant Republican town in the
Little Mountain State.) He is
a deep thinker and Christian gen
tleman; was one of the spirited
leaders of the G.. o. p. for many
years, and was incorporating to
the core in his Republicanism, if
We scribe's memory hasn't failed
him. Having known the General
from our childhood, it looks odd
to see the grand old man" battling
for Bryan and Democracy. This
great "hop" ought to have atelling
effect on the Republicans of Ritch-
lie county. The General was "fool-
ed part of the time, but couldn't
be fooled all the time"
John r., who attained the distin-
guished title of "Essonce," (if our
memory serves us right while
holding the high position of "cub"
on the old Ritchie Press, should
see the folly of his way and follow
the good example as recently set by
his venerable father. g. NH.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Speaking of "boy orators" pre-
cocious statesman, &C., there is
little Willie Mckinley, who, at the
tender age of 35, voted in Congress
for free silver and for paying the
bonds in silver dollars.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Why is it that the rich people
are SO opposed to the Chicago
platform? This is something the
plain people would like to know.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Silver has not deprecated; gold
has appreciated. An ounce of, sill
vor will to-day buy as much of the
products of labor as it ever would.
An ounce of gold will buy double
what it would prior to the demon
citation of silver. Gold has been
legislated up by striking silver
down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Mr.. Bryan has spoken. Now,
Mr.. Mckinley, you have a chance
to make the greatest effort of your
life!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

The voters will remember Mr..
Mckinley as the author of the
most infamous tariff measure on
record.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Tho Canton Volks-Zeitung and
the Marietta Zeitung, two intiuen-
tial Ohio German papers, which
heretofore have looked at the
money question through gold rim
med spectacles, have come out for
silver. This is another Indication
of the drift of public sentiment in
the Buckeye State. And we shall
have more of it in the near feature.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

High Grade Dress Goods we have reduced prices
materially. .,, 81. a.
and Children We have them
all lasts and sizes, for comfort and duaoy SOFT
old ladies and prices OF them VIII
ni consider quality and tit
CREAM FREEIERS in stock OF
at 81 75 to 1921.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
POINT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW.

The State Department Is Looking Up
Certain treaty Rights.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Alien British subjects seem to be
taking an entirely too active part
in American politics; and all of
them are working for Mckinley
and the single gold standard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26
A ROAST

For the Gold Bug Democrats.
The motley assemblage of cor
poration lawyers, free traders, pro-
tectionists and nominal Democrats
called sound money Democrats,
which met at Wheeling last week,
was an absurdity in politics. They
represented nothing but their own
average personal discomfort, be-
cause the Democratic party has
hitherto been unmindful of their
superior attainments and eminent
qualifications for knowing all
things and doing all things. Their
Office holding capacity was out of
all proportion to their numbers.
In his own estimation, every man
in the assembly had an intellectual
weight of thousand pounds to
the square inch of brain matter
which they carried. They pro;
ceeded to indorse Cleveland, and
then in effect to endorse Mckinley
upon platform one third of which
is photographic and vulgar abuse of
Cleveland and his administration.
These gentlemen are far gone
indeed. We have never i'll all tho
history of politics como across
anything which is their match in
political groveling and self abase-
mont They present to-day the
most painful spectacle of men
whose stiff-necked and rebelliCus
pride has fallen into depths pro-
found and degrading. -Wetzel
Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Net single labor newspaper in
the United States is advocating
the election of Mckinley. This is
a campaign straw that indicates
where the masses stand
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

There Indications that good
many preachers, III various parts
of the land, have decided incli-
nation to take hand in this years
campaign. Better let that alone
and pay attention to their legiti-
mate calling. There are plenty of
politicians who can do the political
spouting and make better job of
it than preachers 1t is irreconci-
liable with the calling of true OK
FOUNDER of the Gospel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-08-26

Tho Washington Post, an indie
pendent paper but favorable to Nc
Kinley and the gold standard, says:
"Allowing for all possible defect
ions on the score of free coinage, it
is safe to predict that more Demo-
cratic votes will be cast for Bryan
this year than Cleveland received
in 1892" 1t makes this concession
in arguing with the gold Demo-
Gratis to vote straight for McKin-
ley rather than for the indopend-
ent gold bug candidate proposed to
be put on the decoy ticket by the
indianapolis gathering next month.
81 assert that property rights. as
we'll as the rights of persons, are
safe in the hands of the common
people. Abraham Lincoln in his
message sent to Congress in De
cember, 1861, said: mo men liv-
ing are worthier to be trusted than
those who toll up from poverty;
none less inclined to take or touch
aught which they have not honest
ly earned" VIM. j. Bryan, at
Madison Square Garden.
Was Blaine an anarchist? Did
he spurn national honor? Was he
a blathersk;te? Let Republicans
who cherish his memory answer
after reading his speech. For he
believed in FREQ silver and said
that the single standard would
have a ruinous effect on all except
those whose Investments yield a
fixed return in money, and the gold
bugs now call this anarchy and a
whole LOT of other hard names.