Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-10

! between the two countries, but in many
| respects the American in his nature and
makeup is like the Frenchman. They
| therefore, to some extent, have the same
tastes. dislikes and ambitions, and will
N my judgment, always be on very
friendly terms, both as a government
and people"
McLwe-James Bonner, ]. Beotly, T.
Dale Jennings, H. R. Wine, J. C. Gray,
JOS. p. Fisher, Pittsburg; e. N. Todd,
| Fl. C. Tibcls, James Darling, w. R.
Blair. New York; w. H. Baker, Fair
| mont; R. NJ. Sheets, Grafton; F. H.
Stock, Elyr:a; J. C. Horts, Toledo; j.
B. Flake, Cincinnati; E. Wh!taem, Co
| lumbuS; A. II. Loeb, Chicago; Ben F.
Mox, S. Ball, ST Louis.
Mr.. A. Beard of Cambridge, Ohio,
| stated to the Register last evening, at
enc Of the leading hotels, that the tin
| market was IN very unsettled cond.-
ton; that while there had been IN the
last year nc great change in the prices CT
the better quality Of tin, the lower grades
had been subjected to a falling OFF in
prices within the last few months. The
| manufacturers VII not make prices to
the iobbers mora than thirty days ahead,
for the reason they cannot contract
ahead for the block tin. Mr.. Beard is
manager Of the Morton Tn Company, of
Cambridge, and is in the city on a
short business visit.
Windsor-D. B. Spaudling, Detroit;
f. J. O5erhaker. S. z. Crennin, Geo. B.
Graham. New York; JOS Emerson, Bos-
ton; Jno. B. Red, J. J. Mead, S. Werth-
elmer. P.tsburg; F. A. Orr. T. e. Nor
gan and lady. Sistersville; j. II. Jen-
ming. Jas. C. Ehrbik, Baltimore; Frank
Gregg. Akron; w. H. Withows, Gin
c,nnati; w. P. Wilson, Richmond; c..
| o. Basnett and wife, Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr.. J. Oberholser, of New York, an
old time salesman for the firm Of Dun
hn-n, Buckley & Co., of that city, IS in
| Wheeling. with fifteen large sample ca
SEES of carpets on his regular visit to the
wholesale carpet firms Of the city and
he rooms at the Windsor. Il would
say" SAID Mr.. Obsrholser, that two
thirds Of all the carpet in this country
IS manufactured at the city Of Phil
adelphia. and vicinity, and that not ten
| Der cent. Of the carpets used IN TINS
country are imported. which speaks well
q. woul1 seem to me for the carpet man
ufacturing industry of this country Mr..
2. S. Higgins, of New York, was the
richest carpet manufacturer in this
country. He died al New York about
three years ago, and l suppose was
worth $50 OO0, coo. He made his money
largely from and inv sted n what IS
known n the trade as the eight inch
tapestry carpet, The mc9s expensive
brand or class of carpet in this country
is the wilton Velvet" and sells from
81 to SO per yard
Stamm-E. J. Ernst, Clarksburg; c.
II. Carpenter, Cameron; F. NJ. Kiser'
Warrington: T. c. Rulings. W. S. Nc
Cleary, Paul P. Lyon. Sistersville; 7. J.
Hinde. Huntington; S. f. Wood, Balti-
more: E. II. Hart. Dayton; J. w. Hoover,
Toledo: d. J. FleclIinger, Columbus; j.
Frenday and wife, 7. T. Wood, Pitts
burg: B. Frank Beatty, Albany; r. B.
Booth and family, Warrington; w. E.
Mayfeld, Conway; L. L. Cochran, st.
Adams.
Mr.. Robert Crothers, a we'll known
merchant Of Chicago, was a guest at the
Stamm last evening. Il was born in
England" said Mr. Crothers to d Reg
lister reporter, and lived there up to
about the time | was twenty-one years
of age. and being an Englishman by
birth. OF course l know al about these
people. l want to say that England
will never fight the United States over
the Venezuelan affair, yet at the same
time. the Eiglishman Of to-day does not
know the American, and we are just as
ignorant of their people. We have q
little too much theory in this country
about the matter ! believe. The thing
to do is not to give them an inch, and
force them to fight, arbitrate. or keep
the whole matter in accordance with
the contention of this country as advo-
Gated by its body Of everyday practical
citizens and statesmen.
st. Charles-Arthur c. Sonders, A. c.
Tyler. Toledo: William McWilliams
John Mayer and wife, Warrington; Jas
e. Adler, w D. Huding, Sistersville.
Two gentlemen were speaking last
evening at the Mcclure about the law
yers and bar of South Carolina. and. as
might be judged from their converse
ton. both were members of the legal
profession and visiting in Wheeling
1t would seem that the State of South
Carolina was the last one in the Union
to require by rules of Court the judges
and lawyers while in attendance upon
Court to wear gowns. Il notice." one
Stated, that there is great difference
nowadays in the matter Of conduct and
decorum in Court between the States
South and those North. There is just
a little more dignity observed. The
judges in South Caroliua no longer ride
the circuit, but the lawyers do so, and
have Offices at many of the different
court houses in the different counties
in charge. during their absence. of a
young attorney, so that the young men
get better show than formerly. South
Carolina permits no divorces. and a citi-
zen cannot go out Of the State and
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