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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

either Chesapeake & Ohio i r.
OF the Kanawha & Michigan r R..
which roads are CONSTRUCTED on and
along the banks Of the g Ka-
nawha river This slack fater
navigation wiz always furnis the
Kanawha collieries with free ans-
portation to Point Pleasant on the
Ohio River
ADVANTAGES ON THE OHIO.
Pittsburg is 262 miles by the
Ohio river above Point Pleasant,
and the coal boating stages are
Therefore more frequent at Point
Pleasant than at Pittsburg
From gauge records kept at
Pittsburg and Point Pleasant for a
number of years, as shown BY U.
S. Engineer reports, it appears
there are, on an average 115 days
in year when coal boats and bar
ges drawing six feet of water can
be taken down the Ohio river
from Pittsburg, whilst there are. on
am average, PSI days in the year
when coal boats and barges draw
ing the same depth Of water can
be taken down the Ohio river
from Point Pleasant at the mouth
of the Great Kanawha river
FREEDOM FROM ICE
The Great Kanawha, owing
mainly no doubt to it's source be-
ing SO far south New River, the
principal tributary, rises in North
Carolina, is but little INSTRUCTED
by ice. Records kept at the q. s.
Engineers office here show that
during the last twenty three years
(beginning with 1879 navigation
on the Greet Kanawha has been
suspended wholly or in part, an
aggregate of only 155 days, or on
an average less than 81 days per
year. The longest suspension was
80 days in the winter of 1892 8.
During eight of the twenty three
winters there was no suspension
on the Great Kanawha by ice.
COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES.
The great commercial adyan-
tages yet to be given to the coal
and timber lands of the Great Ka-
nawha and its tributaries, Elk
river. Coal river, &C., will be seen
when locks and dams 9, 10 and IL
are completed, That is, when
ninety miles of slack water naviga-
ton of the Great Kanawha are
completed, coIlieries on the Great
Kanawha, Elk and Coal rivers will
have very great advantages over
those on the Monongahela and
Youghiogheny rivers in the ship
ments of coal down the Ohio to
the western and southwestern mar
-kets.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

We should think that Demo
cratic editors in this State, or at
least some of them, could discuss
the political situation, and criticise
the present administration without
hurting epithets at the President
and calling him mean names. Be
dignified gentlemen. The use of
course language only belittles your
papers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

. Diamond fields have been dis
covered in Mexico, and Vermont is
having little gold mining boom,
but that is no reason why anybody
should give up his ordinary meth
cd of making a living.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

A colored preacher in Indiana
prophecies the end of the world
next Saturday. He should post
pone it until the advance agent of
prosperitY's show comes along.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The Wheeling News is of the
opinion with most sensible people
that when the proposed constitu-
tional amendments come before
the voters. they will likely take
the shortest way and reject them
ell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The next annual meeting of the
West Virginia School Association
will be held at Parkersburg on
August 9Th and 9th, in the Bap-
fist Church.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The fact that many of the Latin
inscriptions on buildings and monu-
ments in the United States have
been declared by teachers to be
bad Latin, ought to be good ar
gument for the use of plain Eng
lish for such inscriptions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The number of applicants that
there were for positions in the
Weston Asylum shows what a
grand rush there is for cheap jobs
these Mckinley times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

AS an evidences Of prosperity,
right in our own midst. we an
nounce that the Pomeroy Rolling
Mills shut down Saturday, throw
ing a number of men out of en-
ployment. The company say
they closed for repairs, but know
ing ones say it is doubtful if the
mills will start up again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Bicycles are taxed 50 year in
Montreal, and wheelmen are oblig-
ed to pass street corners at the gait
of a walking horse.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

An Ohio man has brought suit
for $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained by fall. It must have
been worse than the fall of Adam.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The first two locks and dams of
the system, as noted above, were
completed in 1880.
lie such has been the increase of
the coal traffic from the locks and
dams already constructed and in
operation, how much greater will
that increase be when locks and
dams No. 9, 10 and IL are complet-
ed, and thereby six feet of water
for so miles on the Great Kanawha
will be furnished during the entire
year?
We will here add that the ship
ments during the last four years
have been materially cut down by
unusually low water in the Great
Kanawha below the locks and dams
already constructed-that is, below
lock and dam No. 8, situated below
Raymond City. This will, how
ever, no longer be the case after
locks and dams 8, 10 and II, now
under contract, are completed. 1t
may be added that the coal ship
ments by river particularly during
the last two years, have also been
materially affected by the prevail
ing -.hard times depression
in manufacturing. and in business
generally.
FREE NAVIGATION.
BY an act of Congress passed in
1882, the navigation of the Great
Kanawha was made free and no
tolls are charged thereon.
On the Monongahela river tolls
are charged thereon by the Monon-
gahela Navigation Company which
was chartered by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania many years ago,
with authority to lock and dam the
Monongahela river and charge tolls
thereon. The Kanawha river be
ing free of tollsgives the Kanawha
coal operators a very great adyan-
tage over the Monongahela coal OPP
orators.
Furthermore this slackwate1
navigation is permanent guarn-
tee that the coal operators on the
Great Kanawha river and its tribu-
taries, Elk and Coal rivers, cannot
be controlled IN their shipment Of
coal westward by freight rates Of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The value of all the cattle in
western American is estimated at
1000, O0O, 600, or five times that of
all the cattle In Australia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

An old soldier was lately declar-
ed insane because he returned to
the Treasury nearly hundred dol
lars that he claimed not to be en-
titled TO. Well, if that is an indi-
cation Of insanity we would like to
know how we are to know honesty
when We meet itP The man may
have been a curiosity, because he
was honest, but surely, we hope,
not insane.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

Kansas viii probably produc
100000 bushels Of wheat this
zear. hccording to the estinc
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

A South Carolina postmaster re-
Gently traded his postofice for a
mule, and now an inspector il in
vestigating the matter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Farms For Safe.

j have number OF FARMS both
improved and nnimproved, in Ar
buckle and Union Districts Tor sale.
Sotneof them arc well tfmbered, and
all well watefed, located IN good neigh
bolrhoods and close to schools and
churches. These farms viii be sold on
ea terms and IN quantities TO suit
purchaser For further information
call on or address
-LIanr1if Arhrlckle p. o.. w. Na.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
Is. q o. Is. R.

Is. g %. rs. Es.
ON and after May 10th, 1897, trains WI
arriye az and depart from Parkersburg, 6
follows:
znnIvr nAsTrns 4IsIr pErAaT
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

]. N. sCHRYVER, 9. P. A.
Baltimore, Nd
O. 3. DUNLAP, Ticket AGENT.
ParEerlburIE. W. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

He who praises everybody praises
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
NOTE.

To all lady bicycle riders
of our city and vicinity
Bring your bicycles to Fill
son Bros. and get them
pumped up and oiled dur
ing the season, Free of
Charge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

The splendid article on the Great
Kanawha River Improvement and
a comparison of the stages of water
between this point and Pittsburg,
to be found in another part of this
paper was prepared by Col Thos.
L. Broun, of Charleston, who has
always taken a deep interest in the
Kanawha improvement as well as
that of Big Coal river. 1t is an
article that every one interested
should cut out and preserve in a
scrap-book.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16
ThelondlH heralded waye pros-

Theloudly heralded wave of pros
perity and confidence has struck
President cKinley 5 home, StaFke
county, with tremendous force. car
rying everything before it. Thirty
assignments, aggregating S4S6,-
SOC. have been made since January
/, 1897. During that period real
estate mortgages amounting to
SIG. S28.O7 have been foreclosed,
and Eve concerns representing
$500. 600 have gone into the hands
of receivers. And yet twas from
this county that the most gorgeous
of all the rainbow-hued promises
were made. Gailipolis Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-16

p. G. Eastman, Executor OF the last will and
testament OF Virginia E. Newman, de-
ceased, plaintfn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
IRRIGATION IN LOUISIANA.

Cowley, La, Dec. 10.-The records
of Acadia parish show that over a
dozen planters who were renters last
year have purchased farms since mar
keting their crops.
~ A party of five left Illinois yester-
day for Cowley. Also three families
start from Iowa today. This party
consists of fourteen people.
An important irrigation meeting has
been called to meet in the courthouse
on Saturday, Dec. II. The attend
ance promises to be large. The own
ers of all irrigating plants in South
west Louisiana have signed the call.
The object of the meeting is to estab-
lish a uniform system of connecting
the irrigating business and establish
ing a uniform price, and all other
questions of importance to irrigators
and planters alike.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
FOR THE G.. A. II.

The following clipped from the Gin
cinnati COmmercial-Tribune, which
has been received by Capt. John Il.
HambletOn. of this city, from a friend
who is interested in the welfare of
all Union soldiers, will be of interest
to the G. y. K. veterans of this city:
Among the bills presented in the
house was one by Nlr. Faris of Indi-
ana, wiping out the civil service. Mr..
Fenton, of Ohio, Introduced a service
pension bill providing a pension of So
month for every soldier who served
ninety days and one cent a month for
each day in excess of the ninety days.
The committees vii now meet and
soon legislati~m will begin. Those who
look fer an unusually short session are
doomed to disappointment"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
\ BIG SUM.
y Mexican Arrested This Morning
Charged With Sstealing $4,000.

y Mexican Arrested This Morning
Charged With Sstealing $4,000.
Estanislado Hernandez was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Irwin this morning
on a capias charging him with tneIr of
over $50. He was indicted by the
grand jury on May %, 1896, of which
Charles ZallmanZig was foreman. and
is charged in the Indictment with hav-
ing fraudulently taken from NJ.
Schultz on October 10 1895. $4,000
in gold coin in dimensions of $50 gold
pieces. SChultz's address on the in
dictment is Marion. Tex Hernandez
gave recOgniZance before Judge Green
for appearance for trial in the sum of
$500, the suredes being Louis Rittiman
and Alfonso Newton.
Hernandez, with two other Next
cans, have been accused of finding the
money, on the Schultz premises at
Marion, where it was buried. Captain
Joseph Shelly. ex-city detective, work
ell up the case at the time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
PLEASANT CONCERT.

Prof. Jose Andonnegui gave a very
good concert last night at Beethoven
hall, and performed several selections
ON the violin in a pleasing manner.
He was assisted in his concert by
quite talented local company, among
whom were Misses Nettie Price, Liz
zie Mann, Mesdames L. Hoyer and l..
l.. Marks and Messrs. c. H. Mueller.
c. Fried, and Il. Schroeder. The
Turner musical section also rendered
selections. Mrs. l.. l.. Marks re-
sponded to three encOres for her
number.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
THE DISTRICT COURTS.

Following are proceedings of the
Thirty-seyenth district court:
1853 TIE State of Texas VS.. NJ. G..
DignOwity, for taxes; plaintiff given
leave to file first supplemental petit
ton and Judgment foir defendant for
certain of the tracts involved in liti-
CATION and cause continued as to the
rest OF the land
1902 John Darragh VS.. City of San
Antonio; on trial. Argument.
In the FOrty-Fifth District court
cases were disposed of as follows:
1893 j. r. Arrendale VS.. Il. ]. Hand
ct al, note and foreclosure; Judgment
for plaintiff.
1910 Julia II. Further VS.. Chas.
Mierow, ct al, note; judgment for
plaintiff.
4611 Techner & Co VS.. r. Moke
Millinery Co., on account; Judgment
by default.
1913 McKelly Il COppard VS.: H..
karber, appeal from Justice court;
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
1910 CasSiuS X. BTenneman VS..
Jeanette NOyes Evans and Geo. w.
Evans, appeal from Justice court;
judgment for plaintiff.
1908 c. Griesenbeck VS.. Conrad
Gimbel, debt On lease; judgment for
plaintiff.
1888 G. b. Frank VS.. II. Solinsky,
injunction and for receiver; plaintiffs
motion to reform decree granted.
n new suit was filed at follows:
$500 Hermann Beyef VS.. the San
Antonio Edison Co., damages, $780,
600, plaintiff alleging that on April %,
1897, his horse became frightened at
a car and ran away, resulting in bod
lily injuries sustained by him.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
Beware OF Ointments for CatarFh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely dsrange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. HANS Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney g. Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. IL is
taken internally aud is made in Toledo Ohio
BY F. J.. Cheney 3 CO. Testimonials free.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10

went out of business" The writer is
evidently tenderfoOt.
The city of San Antonio maintained
Il public market house for many
yearS-the old market house on Mar
ket street was built many years be-
fore the war and was one of the prin-
ciple institutions of the city, yielding
for many years, until after the war,
the chief revenue for the support of
the then small government.
The fashion of the early days was
for every citizen who wanted
meat or vegetables to go to the mar
ket, or send the servant for the days
supplies.
The early dawn meetings of the old
worthy citizens at the market furnish
ed n social existence unknown at this
day-it was the news center and it
was there that during the dark days
of the civil war the loyal men had an
opportunity of whispering a greeting.
After the war the city began to eX-
tend its limits and grow so rapidly in
population that the old market place
was inadequate, and a public market
was established in the center of the
then mud hole, Alamo plaza. 1t was
a crude, open shed, and so unsightly
that after a hard, long tussle, the mar
ket was removed.
a public market was afterward es-
tablished on the present site of the
Mission hose house.
The abandonment of the public mar
ket became a necessity; butchers
dwere given permits to establish stalls
over the city.
The city practically lost control over
this important matter; the system of
inspection became a farce, and the
revenue to the city fell off to hardly
sufficient to keep two or three local
politicians engaged as market in
spectors."
1t was not that the central public
market had proven a failure that it
was abandoned, but because it became
inadequate to the public demands.
Experience has proven that central
market places, especially in our eli
mate, are necessary, and by reason of
the inability to furnish cold storage at
a nominal cost cost all butchers will
be put on an equal footing.
Another objection of "Vox Populist'
is that some private houses will be
abandoned that are now producing
rent. The majority of meat stalls
are mere sheds, and the loss of rent
can be made good by renting to others
than butchers.
The best part of the controversy is
that the butchers. or a majority. fav-
or the scheme.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10

merce street this afternoon, when her
horse took fright near the corner of
Leona street, and ran away, smashing
the carriage, but fortunately Mrs.
Smith got out of the vehicle in time
to escape injury.
Ida Brady made an affidavit
against Charles Brady in Justice
Shocks court this morning, charging
him with making threats to take her
life on December 8, and the case is set
for hearing this afternoon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
MRS. M'KINLEY ALIVE.

Canton, Ohio, Dec. 10.-At 1910
O'clock a. m. Mrs. Mckinley was still
living but is weaker. The President
rested only a short time during the
latter part of the night and resumed
his vigil in the sick room during the
forenoon. He remains almost con-
stantly at her bedside and always
within call.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
Personal Mention.

b. II. EULER, of st. Louis, is at the
Menger.
w. L. Kean, of Fort Worth. is at
the menger.
A. b. Storey, lawyer of Lockhart,
is in the city.
Thomas d. Waid, of Corpus Christi,
is at the Mahncke.
Mrs. T. w. Mullaly, who has been
quite i'll, is convalescent.
State Senator Stafford, of Mineola.
Texas, was in the city yesterday.
ID. E. Pipkin, a stockman of Refu-
gio, arrived in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Arnold, of the Lone Star
brewery, left last night for Austin.
John o. Handy is in the city from
Pearsall and is quartered at the
Mahncke.
Herbert Meyer returned Yesterday
from business trip east over the
Southern Pacific
L. Carranza and Jesus Carranza
Cara, are at the Arcade from Cune-
das Coahuila, Mex.
Miss Lille Melasky of Austin is
visiting Miss Beckie Deutsch on
South Flores street.
III. Z. Patterson, weigher of JOCKEYS
at the races, is stopping at the Arcade
from Pittsburg, Pa.
Rev. McClelland, of Brownsville. ar
rived in the city this morning and is
a guest of the Arcade.
Mr.. p. p. Woods, a big sporting
goods and bicycle dealer of Hot
Springs, Ark, is in the city.
Mr.. Hamilton Cook, chief manager
for the New York Life Insurance com
pany, New York, is in the city.
Mrs. Mclean, wife of the pastor of
Grace Cumberland Presbyterian
church, arrived yesterday from st. |
Louis.
DR.. III. ID. Barnitz, who has been i'll |
ut his residence for several days. is |
and attended the races |
Mr.. Adams, president of the north |
'rn circuit of the National Association |
If Trap Shooters, is in the city visit |
ng friends.
Mr.. w. III. Mering, a former attache |
If the Pittsburg Commercial-G
Pittsburg. Pa, is in the city on a
pleasure trip.
Hon. Geo. III. Noonan has recovered |
rom an attack of dengue fever and
'Xpectes to be out before long among
lis many friends.
Hon. NJ. B. Detweiler. of Harris
)urg, Pa, grand exalted ruler of the
flks of the United States, will arrive
n this city tomorrow.
Judge C. w. STANDARD, of STANDARD.
county, Texas, came in yes
-erday with Mrs. STANDARD to spend
few days in the city.
Henry V. Schumann, a prominent
Young druggist of New Braunfels.
was in the city yesterday and took in
he races with his friends. Albert
Hronkosky and Ed. Jungkind. Il
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
SHORT STOPS.
What The People Are Saving.

Whenever you see communication in
a newspaper signed ''VoX POpuli, VOX
Del" you may put the writer down as
Il fraud.
In discussing the market house
scheme any good citizen who cares to
enter the columns, should be willing
to disclose his identity, in order that
the public may understand his mo-
tives.
Somebody comes out in the Express
against the market house because
Detroit and Omaha have no city mar
ketS, and also states that 1.-THE owner
ship of market houses has become OBJ
solete in all progressive cities" with
out claiming any but the two cities
above named.
In all cities. both American and Eu-
rOpean. public market houses are
maintained, with few exceptions.
because such market houses give the
public authorities control over the sale
of meats, fish and other edible COM
mOdltieS, which is of first importance
TO the public.
The public inspection of meats, par
ticularly must be maintained, and if
Detroit and Omaha have a private
market system it must be with eff
fectiye inspection.
A central slaughter house at which
all beef should be slaughtered would
simplify the inspection, but there
comes the sale of fish, game, chickens,
vegetables, etc, all equally important
articles.
After our city has doubled or quad
rupled its present population, it may
be necessary to supplement the central
market by permitting private enter
prise tc establish markets at conven-
lent points.
Such markets are practically public
markets, as for instance one of the
markets of Detroit where a number of
butchers and other vendors of pro-
visions are Accommodated.
The establishment of large commO-
dious market places by private enter
prises has become feature of all
large cities but the old public market.
still remains a feature of chief cities.
The public market of Washington
city is well worth seeing, and al
though situated beyond the easy reach
of the large residence portion of the
city, is the great distributing depot
for all kinds of market produce to
the 100000 people of the national
capitol.
The old Fulton street market in
New York city still holds its suprem-
acy after a time beyond the memory
Of the New Workers of today.
San Antonio" says this somebody,
in the Express, "tried market houses
years ago, and after a full test, ex-
tending over many years, failed and
ADVERTISE In the Sunday Light.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED.

New York, Dec. 10.-A dispatch
from Havana says an important bat
tie is expected hourly. The insur-
gents have planned the most formid-
able demonstration against Havana
made for the year. General Parridos
has started from this city to meet the
Cubans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-10
CHILD FOUND DEAD

Coroner Shook held an inquest on the
remains of three-weeks-Old son of
William Frothaham on Alamo Heights.
near the power house, this morning.
The child was found dead in bed this
morning and was black in the face.
The coroner will hear testimony on the
case.