Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-04

Special TO the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, March 3.-The
outgoing State officers and clerks in
the various departments of the State
House, are packing up their personal
effects and preparing to leave for home.
Some Of The Old clerks will be retained
by the new officers temporarily.
Among these is Col. J. B. Peyton, who
Will remain in the treasurer's Office
for while. w. A. Cracraft, E. H..
Easley and 4. d. w. Suickler will be
retained in the Auditors Office till the
new force is initiated. One of the new
clerks in this department is Chas B..
Keefauyer, Of Grafton. who will take
c. /. ThOmpson's place as insurance
clerk. Superintendent of Schools Trot-
ter has secured the services of Luther
G. Anderson, of Lewis county. who will
be second clerk in the superintendent
OF Schools Office. MIR. TTotter has not
yet decided on his chief clerk Geo. o..
Chiffon and c. NJ. Gallaher will remain
temporarily in the Office of the Secre-
tary of State Edward Corder, Of
Spencer, ROane county, will be the
chief clerk in the Office of the Secretary
Of State, under Mr.. Dawson. 1t is pro-
bable that William Burdett Mathews,
of Marshall county, viii be one of the
new clerks in the Office Of the Secretary
Of State T. NJ Keatly will be assist
ant Attorney-General, under Mr.. Ruck-
er.
There is quite a contest for the five
places in the Mine Inspection Depart
mept James Paul, of Davis, who has
already received an appointment under
Governor Atkinson, as Mine Inspector,
is now a candidate for the Office Of
Chief Nine Inspector. w. II. Blon Of
Wheeling, and W. r. H. Foter of East
Bank. KanaWha county will each pro-
baby receive a mine insDectOrship.
by clerical errors in the enrolment
Of the appropriation bill, the Parkers-
burg Supply and Plumbing Company IS
cut out of 5000, which they should
have gotten for plumbing for tie
State; and the appropriation for tfe
COlOred institute at Farm. was duplt-
Gated. so that that institution is legal
" entitled 70 receive about 800 more
than was intended for it.
The West Virginia School Journal.
which has been published for four
years by State Superintendent Lewis,
has been transferred to State Superin-
tendent TrOtter, who will continue its
publication.
The bill passed by the Legislature
extending the time in which railroad
ccmranies may finish the construction
Of tHeir roads. after having spent a
specific sum on the construction. will,
it is said enable the Pennsylvania
Railroad to extend its line into West
VIRGINIA over the line of the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania road the con-
structiOn OF which was begun several
years ago The bill, although introduced
by Senator White. of Logan. was gotten
up and pushed through the Legislature
bv Senator Stuart F. Reed, Of Clarks-
burg. and was intended to cover the
case of the railroad above referred TO.
The construction Of this read will be
Of great benefit to the people Of the
county through which it passes, and
especially TO the people of Clarksburg.
Senator Reed also has the credit Of get
ting through the Legislature the bill in
troduced by Senator Cole, providing for
q cromatOry TO consume the noisome
matter at the insane hospital atWes-
ton. The people of Clarksburg have
suffered many years from the decayed
matter that has been carried to Clarks-
burg and other places by the river
from the Weston asylum. but this is
the first effective remedy that has been
provided against it,
One Of the pleasant features Of the.
inaugural festivities is a dinner to be
Given tomorrow evening by Governor
and Mrs. MacCorkle, at the executive
mansion. to the outgoing and the in
coming state officials. It is expected to
he quite an elaborate affair, and viii be
? fitting climax TO the numerous social
events that have transpired at the exc
cutive mansion since Governor Mac
CorNe has been in Office.
DURANT TO HANG.