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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

man. And society deals leniently with
such outburts of passion from the rel
atiyes and friends Of the victim OF
mans lust.
But the case which called for the
remarkable executive approval Of shot
gun murder is not one of either Of
these kinds. 1t is a broad proposition
laid down that any man who has oc-
casion to suspect his wife Of improper
conduct, imaginary or real, should
practice with shotgun until he can
kill and then STAY the man he sus-
poets in the public highway, whether
the events are recent or remote. 1t
is a monstrous proposition. There
are modern Delilahs as well as ancient,
and a married woman who is impru-
dent cannot plead ignorance. She is
the guardian of her own and her hus-
bands honor. If there be imprudent
married women they are so from
choice and not of necessity.
"An executive of a State is sworn
to uphold the laws and TO resist law
lessness in all forms. His province
is not to incite murder for any cause.
He stands for law and order. To
preach murder is to belittle his Office
and to put premium on crime. Every
jealous husband in the State is au-
thorized by the executive letter re-
ferred to to murder at will, if he
thinks his domestic peace has been in
vaded.
1--WE are not defending man who
would be party to married woman's
indiscretion-far from it. But it Is not
a case, or at least in most instances
is not a case, where the offense calls
for murder-especially when the par
ties are not caught in flagrante delio
to. But in any event tne Governor of
a great State cannot afford to preach
murder and uphold the shotgun as ii
method of redress for marital infelic-
ity or unfaithfulness."
OF course, most people know there
is a GOODNESS between Mr.. White and
the Governor, which pr obably accounts
for a good deal of the sting and sacid
in the abve frank criticism.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
PRovIDENCE VS.. HIGa T.xrs.

In these piping times of high taxes
and hope for a business and industrial
revival-of reductions in wages,
strikes and idle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
has much to say about the farmer and
the benefits accruing to him from
bountiful crops, but any reference to
the fact that the Intelligencer's party
has enacted a measure the operation Of
which will require the same farmer
now blessed by Providence, to pay a
higher price out of the proceeds Of that
blessing for everything he buys. is I'M
avoidably crowded out BY the way,
it's just little puzzling to know wheth-
er Providence gave the farmer good
crops this year to enable him to meet
the exactions of the Dingley bill, or
the Dingley bill was passed in anticipa-
ton of the good crops, that the farmer
might be held up and made to divide
his gift from the soil. How is it, any
how?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
THE FALL IN SILVER
Pittsburg Post.

Pittsburg Post.
Everybody is bearing down the val
ues of silver, and Republican papers
are noting gleefully any decline in its
prices. as If that settled the question.
They say the foreign demand is ex-
hausted., Yet, according to the treas
ury reports, since the 14th Of July the
exports of silver from this country
have amounted to 5000 900 ounces and
over That would seem to indicate
there is a foreign demand for the
white metal. Another fact: The pro-
duction of silver to-day, in its relation
TO the production of gold. is not SO
large as il was in 1878. when silver
was demonetized. We do not mean, OF
course. the production Of silver gagged
bv its present commercial value, but
production Of silver on the quantity
test as compared with the production
of gold on the ratio Of Is to l. Ac-
cording to that standard the ratio OF
silver production is less now than II
was in 1873. when silver was demone-
}tized. and when, according to the mint
statistics. 1t was valued at S1.30 an once
in the London market rate that Il
had maintained for fifty years. and
which meant something more than 1f
10 / These figures deserve study. OF
course silver is down II is meant te
be down. when the ar-nowerful golf
power DEGREES. Fabulous stories are
renorted of increased production Of
gold. All we can say on that point Is
tha. II the relative production ut gold
and silver Is restored to what 1t wa;
from 1s4e to 1856 there will be &c
mand that the bonds must be paid II
silver. and gold payments would be re
| Dudiated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
BEELAlRE NEWS.
A Resume of Yesterdays General Hap
psningS in the Glass City.

Richard Kane and John Irwin left yes
terday for Lewis Mills.
A NJ. Porterfisld spent yesterday at
Lewis Mills. in attendance az the Har-
vest Home picnic.
Misses Flora Bic6el and Ada Porterfieid
spent yesterday at Wheeling Park
Miss Freda Strauss. of Marietta. is a
guest of Miss Dora Schramm, of Belmont
street. Fourth ward.
Charles McCabe, telegraph operator at
the Western Union left yesterday morn
ing for Atlantic City.
! Mr. and Mrs. James Fry and Mrs. Hen
thorn, of South Bellaire, leave this even
ing over the Baltimore and Ohio for Gin
cinnati.
The Misses Lally of North Guernsey
street. gave delightful party last night
at their home, at which cards and dane
ing were the principal features. About
, midnight delicate repast was served
The Bellaire Mandolin and Guitar Club
furnished the music.
Laclare ST. Clair. of Columbus, Ohio. is
visiting his parents on Gravel HILL
Globe-P. S. johnson. Woodsfeld; V.
Clements. Cincinnati; F. H. Grove, Cleve-
land
Anderson-Rose Duga. Dresden; o.
Meehan and wife, Franklin; NJ. c. Miller.
GAINESVILLE.
Miss Bessie ]. Adler of Pittsburg, and
Miss Rose Duga. Of Dresden, Ohio. are
visiting Miss 4iccaStahl.
Misses Julia Nevsns, Dora schramm
and Lou okey spent yesterday at Ep-
worth Park.
John F. Jones and wife will arrive home
tomorrow from Chippewa Lake. where
they have been spending the summer.
Mrs. ]. w. Oberman and baby return
ed from Belmont Wednesday, after a
pleasant visit of three weeks with rela-
tives
Exchange-w. T. Evans and j. n.
Reed. Barnesvilia.
Henry Grella, OF Gravel Hill. left Tues
day for the Buckeye fishing camp, at
New Martinsville
Belmont House-R. P. OPAL Columbus;
f. a. Werren, T. J. Kerr. Wellsville; F.
D. Baer, New Athens
Windsor-L. NJ Brel, Dayton; Jas A.
Pryor, GAINESVILLE; C. A. jenkins, Ira
Turney. Pitt%)urg.
Misses Maggie Okey and Alice GLASGOW,
spent yesterday at Bethesda.
Mrs. Michael Lynskey and daughter
spent yesterday at Moundsville.
Yesterday was c. L. S. c. Day at Ep-
worth Park. During the exercises Dr.
George NJ Brown. field secretary of the
Chautauqua system Of education. lectured
at 1880 a., m, on Making Full Man"
At p. m. there was a grand rally and
reunion of the Chautauqua. The evening
entertainment was confined to a delight
full programme by the Ottumwa male
quartette
To-day's exercises will be devoted to a
concert by the quartette and lecture by
DR.. Brown on "Only Boy" in the after-
noon and in the evening Dr. Robert
Nourse. the dramatic orator, will lecture
on THE Bells Dr. Nourse's subjects
last year at the assembly were DIR.
Jskyl and Mr.. Hyde" and John and
Jonathan both of which were generally
well received. Governor Bushnell was
unable TO attend Wednesdays meeting on
account of his recent illness, so the place
was filed by Prof Little, of Chicago, the
rapid portrait sketchen
DGo9p'tt lfaile +Mne5An5 the Oriental
PS.a1turday, August 14th.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

It is the habit of the local Republican
organ, with that good taste characters
tic of the class. to habitually refer to
Mr. Bryan as a demagogue. and if it
isn't demagogue, it's something worse.
But any reference to Mr.. Mckinley and
the understrappers, who deluded work
ingmen last fall with promises which
have not been fulfilled, and who gave,
instead of the bread of more work and
better wages the stone Of higher taxes
and continued idleness, as demagogues,
we suppose, would be out of order.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

This is what Editor and Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue A. B. White
has to say in his Parkersburg State
Journal about Governor Atkinsons
recent letter remitting the fine and
costs in the Kimes case. II is under
the captions Of Rally Round the
Shot Gum"
In these closing days of the nine
teenth century, when the world ought
to be better. we have the edifying spec
tacle of a Governor of a great Com
monwealth putting aside the COM
mandments of his God, laying aside
his mantle of religion and preaching
the gospel Of red-handed murder and
advocating the use Of a shotgun, that
death may be assured TO the victim.
"Sworn to uphold the laws, to give
to every criminal fair and Just trial
and to enforce law and order, the Gov
ernor of great Commonwealth
breaches the gospel of murder, in
vites every jealous husband who has
a fancled or real grievance TO become
a Cain and with deadly shotgun to
take the life of any man his passion
indicates as a proper victim.
1.-The Governor is not advocating OF
defending the swift. sudden rage OF the
husband. brother, father or lover, who
has q loved one the victim Of hellish
rape or of youthful inexperience that
has yielded to seductive proposals "a
its sorrow. 1t is no such case as this
that the Governor is advocating muir
der of the criminal for. There is
higher law among men, which, toe
often for public peace and the good
name of the State, leads men TO lynch
law or the outraged feelings OF the
male relative force MIN 10 slay the
/ aend. who commits the rape, or the
devil who seduces an innocent wo'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

There is no greater farce than the
modern assessment for purposes of tax
alton. On the West Side, in Chicago,
the assessor found but fifteen watches,
diamonds and jewelry worth but 1925,
and steam engines and boilers worth
but S30,62O. He also returned "one
cattle, valued at S25." three billiard
tables, three mules, fifteen sewing ma
chimes and one melodeon. The popu-
lation of the West Side is about 7OO,-
600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The July receipts of thirty OF the
leading postofices of the country only
show an increase Of sS,11S over July,
1895. New York is the only big city
showing an increase. Pittsburg de-
creased more than $4,000, Chicago S14,-
eS5. Philadelphia S12,165, St. Louis
1888. and Boston $246. The postofice
is a pretty good index to go by.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
s1-c1Nc1NNATI AND RETURN-s1

The Ohio River Railroad will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Cincinnati Saturday,
August 14th, at the very low rate OF
81. co for the round trip, instead Of 500,
as advertised. Special train of coaches
and Parlor Cars will leave Wheeling
1880 a. m, Benwoed 7:42 a. m, Mounds
Vile 1855 a. m, Eastern time, and will
run through to Cincinnati without
change of cars; this train will not stop
at any station south Of Moundsyllle
and will make fast time, arriving at
Cincinnati at 500 p. m. Returning
tickets will be good for SIX DAYS.
Thursday, August 10Th, special train
will leave Union Station, Cincinnati, at
1910 p. M, Eastern time, and runs
through to Wheeling. arriving at Wheel
ing Friday morning about 900 o'clock.
Ticket office will be open this evening.
Call early for Parlor Car space.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The strike Of the coal miners. with its
interesting incidents and surroundings
and its far-reaching possibilities, is the
leading midsummer item Of news in this
country, and in chronicling what is go
ing on, the Register is leading all the
papers Of the country and distaneing
its local contemporaries, The Register
Is a newspaper, and spares neither ex-
pense. trouble or space in giving the
news. West virginians who desire to
know what is going on in West Virginia
take to the Register naturally.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

"The Amalgamation is going to
work" bowls high tax paper. Yes
at a reduction in wages from last year.
The tariff goes up on the product, anc
wages come down. It's a nice game
for the manufacturers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

We now have it semi-oficially that
another time limit has been put on
Spain in Cuba According to these
latest advices, Weyler may outrage,
burn and murder until January list,
next. Let's see, what was it the Re-
publican national platform of 1896 said
about Cuba?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat alleges
that the good crops have brought the
Western farmers back to their old
home in the Republican party And
so the crops did it, Ell? Wasn't the
Dingley bill, or Mckinley?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The letter-carrier on President Nc
Kinley's route, in Canton, last year, has
been promoted to be postoffice in
spector. There is no doubt but that
this appointment and promotion was
earned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

These days. when newspaper man
goes to interview Uncle John Sherman,
he takes two witnesses along. What
Sherman says one day he denies the
next.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

One Of the most narrowing spectacles
of the summer is to watch the struggles
of the powers that be at Washington
with the civil service law. While
shouting that the law is a splendid
thing and must be maintained, ingeni-
Gus gentlemen in Official positions are
sitting up at night devising ways and
means Of getting around its provisions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The Register extends its eongratula-
tons to the wholesalers and jobbers on
their determination to make Merchants
Day a success. Last nights action
marks a new era in Wheeling bus
mess circles. Now keep she ball roll
ing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The Alaska Commercial Company an
nounces it will bring back stranded
miners and prospectors free. There is
probably a reduced rate on dead men
in collins, too.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Persons leaving town for the Sum
mer can have The Register delivered
by mail for fifty cents per month,
daily edition twenty cents per
month, Sunday edition; sixty-five
cents per mOuth daily and Sunday
edition combined, payable in ad'
vance. Call or notify publication
office either BY mail or telephone No.
COZ. The address will be changed
as frequently as desired. Subseri'
bers should not fail to give the old
address when furnishing new ad'
dress to which paper is TO be seat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

Those eonfding souls of gold-bug
proclivities and Republican training
who think they can hold the Demo-
cfatic party up by the tail on the money
issue should take another course Of
training in the opposition gymnasium.
They're a little weak in the arms yet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The new Lee rifle, adopted for the
United States navy. bores neat hole
through a half-inch steel plate at one
hundred yards.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

Three people have starved to death
in the streets Of New York, within the
past week They missed seeing the
prosperity wagon, somehow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The foundations have been laid in
Park Row, New York, for thirty
story Office building. Chicago must
look to her laurels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

II you have the Klondike fever bad,
reflect that to start at this season of the
year means that you will consume your
provisions while shivering around in a
temperature Of minus two figures, wait
ing for spring. And in Alaska one has
to wait a long time for spring. Spring
is a little coy, up there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

Baltimore and Ohio gross earnings
for July show a decrease Of SS,Os1, but
net earnings show an increase Of $685.
7S1. which shows good management
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

Index 70 New AoVortiee11eAA'.
THIRD PAGE.N
Lots Of People-Jacob Good.
FOURTH PAGE.
Patents-H. c. Evert.
Administrator Notice-Luther w.
Blayney.
Wanted-Unfurnish Rooms.
For Sale-Oil Lease Rental Blanks.
FIFTH PAGE.
Colored ShOes-Alexander.
EIGHTH PAGE.
A Self-Playing Organ. W. Bau-
mer Co.
Friday Bargain Sale-Stone & Thorn
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The free silver issue is a growing
one. Those who are deceived by con-
trary ideas are not wise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

The gunboat Wheeling was commits
stoned, last Tuesday, at the Mare ISL
and navy yard, San Francisco.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

CLEVELAND AND RETURN 1925.
Saturday, August 18th, the Penn
sylvania Lines will sell excursion
tickets from Bellaire, Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry to Cleveland, at rae OF
1925 for round trip. Tickets good re-
turning until August 18th inclusive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

! THE IRON TRADE AND THE TARIFFS.
Those hide-bound Republicans who
can see nothing good in anything not
of Republican origin, and whose stock
of abuse for Democratic measures and
for Democratic statesmen begins with
the word demagogue and ends with any
old epithet, ought to let few facts
trinkle through their gray matter once
in while. The Wilson tariff law is a
! case in point. 1t early became the
fashion on the other side of the polit-
ical fence to denounce this measure
as one inimicable to the manufacturing
interests, and particularly to the iron
and steel trade, and the tendency in
that law to free trade was pilloried as
about the worst thing which ever hap
pened the country, while the Mckinley
law, which it supplanted, was alleged
to be the acme of political wisdom and
a device for the encouragement of tAade
little short of divine. A brief compar-
ison Of the result of these two laws,
with respect to the iron and stool h""
mess will prove interesting, IL not III
structive. Under the beneficent opera
tions of the Mckinley law, for 1892 and
1898, the imports and exports OF IRON
and steel. and manufactures Thereon,
were:-
Exports. Imports.
1902 -. =. SOS, 500, $50 SOS, 42O az
1893 =. =. :. :. =. 3O1O7,17 A.45O IS4
Under the operations of the Wilson
law, in 1896 and 1897, the figures were;
1896 =. :. e. =. =. .s41. 16O.S7 $2S. SSS Io o
! 1897 :. =. =. =. e. e. =. 57491,SO0 l6'O96oSl
In other words, roughly speaking, we
doubled our exports, while largely re-
ducing the imports in 1896 and cutting
them in two in 1897.
If this does not show that the Will
son law was about the best thing ever
happening to the iron and steel man
ufacturers Of the country, then facts
are fallacies and figures lie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13

one of the things the matter with
John Sherman is. he talks too much.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
MbeeIia9 Register
CHARLES H. TANEY, General Manager.

The REGISTER. embracing its several
editions, is entered at the Postofnce al
wheeling. W. Va, as second-class matter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
WANTED.


WANTED-A good energetic business
man. One well acquainted with the re-
tail merchants. 1888 Main street. aul5es
WANTED-Two unfurnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Address Nj. g.. Reg
lister Office auiSer
WANTED-Good Barber. Write quick, 10
go TO work before Saturday. the 18th.
w. F. RICE, Sistersville. w. Va. aul2er
WANTED-Portable engine. 6 or s horse
power Must be cheap. John a. Fathey,
Bellaire. o. aulOeda
WANTED-A position by registered
druggist; u years experience good ref
erences Address DRUGS. Register Office
au3eradr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
LOS

LOST-A small gold watch Friday after
noon, either on fair grounds or between
fair grounds and Wheeling. Gold filed,
with letters 1. and W. engraved on out
side of case Liberal reward will be paid
for the returning of same TO DILLON,
WHEAT & HANCHER. auledh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

] HOW 10 Become Lawful Physicians. Den
lists or Lawyers. Address Lock Box 1876.
! Chicago. aul0erz
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-02-18
Highland News.

John Carroll, whose leg was amputated
about Christmas, on account of an accident
al gun shot wound, is now getting along
nicely, and second amputation will not
be necessary.
Mrs Mahala Gwin. a very old lady OF
Monterey, is now very ill. and her recovery
is not expected.
Marvin, little son of Senator q. P. Jones,
who has been very ill for some time, is
improving.
On the Sd inst. at the residence Of the
bride, j. Mustoe Hamilton and Miss Susan
b. Carpenter were married.
On Saturday, 9th inst. the mail was de-
layed on account of ice in Shaw's fork.
Rev. G. M. Anderson will give up the
ministry on account of ill health and move
to Lobelia. Pocahontas county.
Chas. Bird, who was last week reported
seriously injured by the upsetting OF his
wagon and walnut log having rolled OF
him, is rapidly improving.
John L. mclaughlin of POcahcntas Go.
and Miss Minnie mclaughlin of Greer
Hill, daughter of Erwin Mclaughlin
were married last week.
On the 18th inst. James Wade. an old ant
much respected citizen of Back Creek, de
parted this life, aged about So years. lie
ceased had been for long time in feebl
health.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-02-18
The Y. M. C. A. Banquet.

The arrangements for this function are
progressing we'll and the ladies are sparing
no effort to makethe Odd of Feb. an attrac-
tive occasion. The gymnasium will be
resplendent in our national colOrs, growing
plants, portraits Of Washington. his coat OF
arms, etc.. all brilliantly brought out by
electric lights.
The grafton will be delivered by Mr.. II
V. StTaYer of Harrisonburg.
Our town is so old asto have had Wash.
iugton as its guest on one occasion, anG
some of his resident descendants, who nobly
illustrate his principles, have consented tt
respond to toasts appropriate to his birth
day.
Ladies please come without hats or bon
nets.
Gallery seats % cents, and it is to b,
hoped they will be as popular as before.
Tickets for Banquet for sale at all tn,
Book stores and at Mr.. Hughes drug store