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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
The People Awaking.

While many anti-Democratic
newspapers are endeavoring to
minimize the results of the recent
elections, there are also those frank
enough to admit the truth.
Among the latter is the Wash
ington Post. In speaking of the
recent victories the Post says:
"The elections of 1897 have shown
that the Democracy rebounds from
the downfall of 1896 stronger and
more confident and combative than
ever. It is the Antaeus of our day.
The question is whether the Re
publican party will prove to be it's
Hercules. For the present the
Democracy exhibits every quality
of heroism. It has courage, it has
the genius of recovery and recon
struction; it knows not the mean
ing of dismay. Defeat leaves it
without. fear. Danger finds it with
out cowardice. It is miracle of
vitality, of valor and of hope"
These are truths eloquently de
livered. They are tribute from a
worthy foe. The secret of Demo
cratic success rests in the fact that
the people have discovered the per-
fidy and falsehood of the Republi-
can party. The defeat in 1896 was
owing to the fact that the voters
were deluded by the glittering
promises of Republicans, and were
deceived as to the true purposes of
the party. All the promises about
prosperity have been broken. All
the talk about honor and honesty
has been proved false, and the peo-
pie have revolted.
The Republicans have shown
that their chief anxiety is to pro-
tect the trusts, that their main OBJ
ject is to fasten upon this country
the evils of gold monometallism,
that they are the tools of the mon
ey power and foes of the best inter
ests of the people. The awaken
ing has begun, the masses are
aroused, the day of reckoning is
approaching, and in 1898 the march
against the forces of plutocracy will
begin to end in asplendid triumph
of Democracy in Charles
ton Gazette.
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THE mURDERER
Tells Why He KiIled His Vic
tIms4Tlle Post Girl Made
DfsDaragfng Remarks About
His WIG.


Tells Why He Killed HIS Vic
Tins The Post Girl Made
Dfsparagfng Remarks About
HIS HYifes
John Morgan has made another
confession J. 1t is just a little
moro reasonable than his other
numberless statements, and must
be received with more than the
proverbial grain ofsalt According
to this latest story the Pfost girls
had made SO he had heard some
disparaging remarks concerning
his wife and baby-the way he
clothed them, &c. He brooded
over this and finally determined to
kill them. When he went there
that night it was his intention to
kill them and get home by bed
time. Three or four times in the
night he got up to execute:his hell
ish purpose, but each time his
heart failed him. AT day break he
realized he must murder now OF
never He killed the young man
at the hog pen and when he re-
turned to kill the women it seemed
''there was a thousand people in
the house. Then he murdered
Mrs. Green and Miss Matilda. II
may be this is true in part at least.
It does away with the insanity
racket, the self defense story and
the accompIice yarn. But Morgan
is such a liar that one can moi
not know when he is telling the
truth. Ripley Mountaineer.
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Commissigner's Sale of Houses
and Lots in West Col
umbia. w. Va.
1 INDER and b. vIrtue ID nn

IT NDER and by virtue of nm order by
u the Circuit Court OF Mnson County
West Virginia, made the 10th day
Of September, 1897, in certain action Mt law
therein pending, IN which Samuel FORle-
song Is plaintiff and The Crescent Coal and
Salt Company Is defendant. The UNDER
signed special commissioner VIII on the
25th day of November, 1897. at IL 800
O'Clock a. M,
sell at public auction % The highest bidder.
at the front door of the Cont House OF
Mason G. unit, the following described lots
or parcels OF land or so much thereof as will
be necessary to pay the plaintiffs Judgment,
interest and costs, and costs and com mis-
stonS OF sale add the taxes due thereon
which lots are situate In the town OF West
Columbia, Mason County, West Virginia.
being twents-tYyo town lots belonging 70 de-
fendant and are described and Designated
upon the plat OF said town and numbered as
Do VI, l2 III, lt3 III. lbs 10l, 101 los and 1Oi
For a more complete description OF said lots
reference Is made and given TO the plat or
50 town. OF record IA tue County Court
Clerks Office, of Mason Comfy
1EHMd OF fALE -One-flIiid Of The DCr-
chase money cnth di0y sale. the raEldua
IN Two equal payments IN SIX and twelve
nl0ntns rom day OF sale with interest the
purcnaser executing notes with approved
SECURITY for. the deferred payments aud tho
title TO be retained as a further Fectfrffv
VIII T04fLINSON
Spectal Commissioner
Bond In the penalty of $4,000, as ISrescrfted
Dy law, mas been given before me-. with an
proved security as required in the order or
sale In the above entitled case.
octz-aw r. T. MITCHELL, Clerk.
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correspondence lctn.
Rev. Bush held series of meet
ings last week at the Brick church.
but owing to the very disagreeabIe
weather, he closed with the Suns
day morning sermon.
Miss Hattie Sayre has gone to
Cincinnati for visit Of several
weeks
Miss Martha Kyle, who visited
Miss Merry HanIy for a few days,
has returnad to her home at Cox's
Landing.
Miss Hattie Wallace Is expected
home soon from Cincinnati. whore
she has spent several months with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. shive2eyi
spent Sunday with Gallipolil
friends.
Mr.J. w. Hanly viii go to Pitts
burg, Saturday with several cal
loads of stock.
Mrs. O. Z. Wallace and little
daughter, are in Huntington visi.
ting Mrs. Ellis and family
Mrs. Harry Rainey. of Hunting
ton, visited the family of Mr. w
| j. Keister last week. FARMER
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Trustees Sale Of Land

nY virtue OF the authority vested In 40
da,s The ss qnd eT g SETstss ~ trust aga
by e .; SaST,e and md iN.ansy asres rs
Trust Deed Book No. IS, pages 5lG. &c.4to
certain notes therein described, and defniit
being made In the payment Of said nots
ana On. G saif T on by said Mcoploh 50 2
Saturday, N0oenaber 18Th, ISgy.
at IL o'clock a. M, sell at the 'front.' door 81
a ne FoR cSsH, the foiowinr tre as9s
land conveyed and described in said deed 81
The first tract is bounded and described 1s
followss BeginninS at n stake in the mfddis
OF w. e. Hayman's lot. thence with l5lIe
middle OF the road S. 60 Deg, w. Cd. POI B
thence with said line n. e Deg, w. n pole
az o ~ an 5. 81 1,nls 1s vReRce r. 90 e -
ner; thence with said line s. 29S< Deg, +. 20tk
contain ten and one-fourth Il01Sl acres, and
the same was conveyed to g. @. Sayre by Cl
1851, and recorded in the Cieris's once or Il
County Court OF said county In Deed Bocd
The second tract or parcel Of land is bound
II. Varian,s corner ON the nat, thence rui-
ming with Narian's and Haymanfa line $. 81
line; thence with his line n 50 Deg. y.
poles to PilclIardss line; thence with his In
Deg. r. 81 POLES and links to the besInnia
estimated TO contain twelve and one-hs
veyed 90 said O. @. Sayre, by Daniel Say
and others by deed dated April 9th, 1850
record I'm said Clerks office in Deed Boo
No. 10, page le3, SC.
The third and last tract Is described as for
loWbs Situate on the waters of Old. Town
Creek in the Distlict OF Cooper containing
four hundred aud thlrty-two and one fourth
acres C4:s2 -, more less, known rs the
ttBoclI Bradford Tract nnd@ls the same land
that vas assigned TO ID. w, Pols1ey In the par
tition OF the lands of Daniel PolBiey, decens-
ed. by the Commissioners of partition OF said
lands in the ChanceFy cause OF r. a. Poiaiey
VS.. T.. v. PolsleyJ ct ais, IN the County Court
OF Mason. GounIy, reference here being made
TO the decree in said cause duly recorded In
Deed Book No. 81, folio 119, &C., in Mason
County Court Clerks Ohice, and being the
same land conveyed TO George w. Setszer
and John McCulloch by said ID. w Polsiey
and wife b., deed dated March 5tii, 1887. of
record in said Clerks ONCE in Deed Book Mo-
~, page l0l, DO and the said George w. Sets
ger conveyed his undivided two-thirds In
terest in said lest mentioned tractto the said
John McCnltoch by his deed therefor dated
May 3, 1904. oIrecord In said Clerks Ofiice IN.
whole OF said tract $50 q ncreE being convey
loch and wife by their deed of November 10
1894, and recorded IN. said Clerks ONCE, IN
Deed Book No. 50, page 300 &c.
JAMES b. MENAGER, Trustee.
The above sale Is pos tponed TIL Saturday
November 9th, 1897 at the same place and
oct
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
PiIinp lin

The Dingley bill continues to
pile up a deficit at arapid rate, and
already there is talk of additional
tariff legislation. The promoters
and advocates of high tariff do
not realize that the higher goods
are the fewer of them are sold. A
tariff that is made to keep out
foreign products, and thereby pro-
tect American manufacturers, can
not very well also bring them in
and swell the revenues.-Sentinel
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
1t Is Time

That the people of Mason Coun-
ty, particularly the heavy taxpay-
ers, were becoming aroused at
the enormity of the debt of the
county and the oppressive taxes
levied upon them. In 1890 there
was surplus in the County Treas
ury, and all the orders outstanding
had been paid off and cancelled.
In seven years the debt, counting
county and road orders, and accu-
INFLATED interest, has jumped up to
over 100000, and nothing to show
for this squandering of the peoples
money. All this time the affairs
of the county have been in the alb
solute control of the Republicans,
and that party alone is chargeable
with the burdensome debt now up
on the shoulders of the taxpayers
and brought about by their un-
business-like methods, and reckless
extravaganza in applying the pub
lie monies. This large debt could
not have been made honestly in
this time.
Jobs of every kind, where it
would benefit a Republican hench-
man, or party boss, have been
fostered and encouraged with a
high hand.
The records now being gone over
show bad state of affairs in the
county, and how the people have
been pIundered. We are now hav-
ng the records of some of these
transactions copied and prepared
for publication in the Register,
and when the disclosures are made,
more than one Republican official
will squirm under the exposure.
The conduct of affairs in Ma
son county has been as bad
as it has been in Kanawha
county, where many of the officials
of the county, including the Pres
ident of the County Court, are
under indictment for felony.
Let the people arise in their
might and protect themselves, and
at the elections, soon to come. See
to it that the county is taken out of
the hands of incompetent, if not
corrupt officials.
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oFFICERs ELECTED.
To the Grand Lodge of west Vir.
ginfa Odd Fellows.

To the Grand Lodge of West Vir.
ginia Odd Fellows.
Special to Register.
CLABKsBuRG, w. VA, Nov. 20
The election of officers occurred
Thursday afternoon, and resulted
as follows:
Grand Master George G. stur-
giss, Morgantown.
Deputy Grand Master-W. e.
Ruttencutter, Mason.
Grand Warden-Dr. G. M. Cum
minis, Eastbank.
Grand secretary-E. A. Billings
lea, Fairmont.
Grand Treasurer-Henry Sea-
mon, Moundsville.
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MUST BE DEMOCRATIC.
Success to Silver Can Only Come
Through the Success Of DenOe-

facy
That there is growing and a
healthy sentiment IN favor of con-
centrating the silver forces is evil
dent by the tone of the loyal silver
papers.
One of the lessons to be learned
from the recent political contest is
the fact that the weakness of the
allied forces lay in their distinctive
separate organization. While the
silver forces are clarifying in the
magnificent victory inuring to their
concentrated efforts, yet the fact
stares us boldly in the face that the
separate and distinct organizations
of the allied forces is its weakest
point. In all communities there is
a certain vacillating element which
seems wholly devoid of any semb-
lance of political belief or princi
pie, its fort is sentiment, and sway
ed thus it unconsciously holds the
balance of power. Often times the
under dog gets the votes of this
class. The combination of three
political organizations against one
secures for the opposing party a
large portion of this vote. With a
strong single party it would be
otherwise, and it is our firm belief
that in order to accomplish the
mission of the three political par
ties pledged to restore silver to its
mint privileges, it must arrange to
pave the way for concentrated ac-
ton through one single channel,
let that channel be what it may.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

Why is it that men who stand well
in community, and suddenly be-
come thieves and embezzlers, are
seldom convicted of their crimes.
while the poor man who steals
something to keep his family from
starving is arrested, indicted, tried
and sent to the penitentiary for a
term of years. This is question
wewould:likesomeon one tosolve, and
answer through these columns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

The braying ass of the Gazette,
is out in his abuse of the Register,
again. We care nothing more for
what hesays than we would for the
barking of the meanest sort of a
cur, at our heels. IF we have forced
him by our bid to take 45 cents
for publishing the delinquent land
List, we have done that much to-
ward assisting the people who are
SO unfortunate as to be unable to
pay their taxes. Last year he got
a dollar tract-this year he gets
45 cents tract, SO he says, but the
figures carried out on the last
column of the list shows that he
does not tell the truth.
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Can,t Understand.

There is one thing the people
can't understand, that SO much
real estate returned delinquent and
now advertised for sale, is met with
receipted and paid tax tickets.
The query is, how does this come
about? Have duplicate tax tickets
been issued9 1t is a matter that
demands the closest investigation.
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ton, visited the family of Mr.. w
j Keister last week. FARaIE
stevens Items.
Correspondence. Nov 18TH
This section of country was yisii-
ted by one of the best rains re-
Gently that it has had for many
months in the past.
Mr.. A. P Cleek made trip to
your city on business, Monday
Mr.. w. j. Harper, one of the
most successful farmers of this sec
ton, has increased his acres by
purchasing another tract of land
from Mr.. B. 81. Blagg.
v. McDermitt has purchased a
gasoline engine of a Detroit firm,
which he will attach to his -four
ing mill soon.
The recent rain has enabled,
Blagg g Cleek to start their saw
mill, and the hum of the saw can.
be heard on the waters of Mud
Lick now. These gentlemen have
and operate one of the best saw
mills in this neck of the woods.
Schools of this part of country
are progressing nicely with the
following teachers in charge: Miss
Minnie Pickens, Yeager; Miss
Mary Clendenin, No. 8; Mr.. Walter
Cossin. Grant, and R. Z. Grimm,
McDermitt.
A series of meetings is in prog
ress at VOLTS Valley Baptist
Church. May much good be done
e'er it comes to close.
Mr.. S. O. Smith was calling on
friends on the creek Sunday. ~
Mr.. Geo. Smith, who has spent
the summer in Ohio. where he rs
now employed, is expected home
soon.
There will be Literary Society
organized at the McDermitt school
house soon. Boys why not organ
ize one at No. 8? Come, boys.
wake up and let's start the ball.
rolling once more.
Rumor has informed us that
there will be a wedding on the
creek in the near future, and we
are inclined to think that Mr.. Ru-
NOR is on theright track. o. thenl
Miss Elsie Matheny, of Gum
vile, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
McDermitt.
Miss june Smith has been the
guest of Capehart friends.
Mr.. q. Burdette, of Leon, was a
business caller in these parts last
Saturday.
j. w. McDermitt made bust
ness trip to Arbuckle Monday.
Hon. B. II. Blagg, of Capehart,
certainly is fast becoming one of
the most wide-awake attorneys of
this section. We as people hope
that the name of Blagg will one day
dot the pages of history as an
astounder of the world.
Mr.. S. @. Smith is canvassing
the country far and near for geese,
and is doing an immense business
in that line of trade. He has con-
tracted for goodly number of1tke'
webb-footed tribe, and will in asfew;
days consign them over to the
leading merchant of Capehart, MI.
F. P. Miller, who will ship boat
load to Pittsburg. The sale Of
geese is a good business in this
part of West Virginia, as they COM
mand good price and viii be o.
K. at picking time.
Mr.. A. j. Stevens, the leading
dry goods man here is doing a
good business. He has on his new
goods now.
Success to the Register is the
wish of KLoNDIKE.
County Debt.
For fiscal year 1890, the coun-
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MORE TARIFF.
Is Now Being Agitated. The
DingIey Bill is a Failure
as a Means ofTreasury
ton Gazette

Rel1eIs
Special to Register.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Tariff
amendments to get more revenue
may be the surprise of the coming
session of Congress. The deficit
under the Dingley law is serious
worry to the Republican leaders
To some extent it was expected,
owing to the heavy advance i'm
portations. Some believe that the
income will catch up to the outgo
before the end of the fiscal year,
in June. Others see a-defcit i'm
pending of anywhere from $2o,OO0,-
600 to $50,OO0,coO. Treasury Off
Gals have made most careful esti-
mates for President McKinley's
information. A continuing deficit
at the time of the next COMPRESSION.
al elections may prove disastrous
to the Republican party. and the
Presidents advisers realize that
the present session is the time to
get Uncle Sam on a paying basis,
especially as the army and navy
people intend to make an unusual
ly heavy raid on the Treasury for
new ships and Notifications
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County Debt.

For fiscal year 1890, the coun-
ty fund was not overdrawn, there
being surplus for this year of
S41722. On the Poor fund there
were 8 orders issued in excess of
levy, amounting to $115.62; these
have been paid.
The road funds for this year were
overdrawn, for instance, Arbuckle
$728. 80. JOHN MoCAUsLAND.
There are a goodly number Of
retired Republican politicians in
Point Pleasant, who used to boss
their party at viii, but it is not so
with them any more. Some Of
them are not only tired but are re-
tired.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

Gen Grosvenor, it is given out
Is a candidate for u. S. Senator
from Ohio
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PETsIoNs.

GIVE prompt and careful attention
LIZ !, 70 S1e Prosecution OF all kinds 81
LESSON e .e.s,sl CLAIMS, including claims
3 ~ lesleIss " 1doWs, Minor Children.
OF address w n DUFFY.
Point Pleasant. West We
Office with Chas. E. Horr'. - =
aug Is 3-m.
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rctier. salt-Rheum ana Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting, incl
dent to these diseases, Is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain 5 Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
favorite remedy for sore nipples.
chapped hands, chi1blains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. % cts. per box.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

We re-iterate agair, that we new
er got over 25 cents a tract for
publishing the delinquent tax list,
and at the time the State did not
pay cent for any of the lanas
sold to it. The excess over 25
cents tract was for publishing
the return of the sale, which at the
dates the Gazette quotes, had to
be published for eight weeks, and
the State did not pay cent either
for the return of lands sold to it.
Taking the lands the State pur-
chased, into consideration, the list
never Melted the Register over 10
cents tract.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

A City Solicitor. is an expensive
luxury for the town, bnt ''soft
snap" for the fellow who is APP
pointed. He get 5000 year, and
does not earn $1,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when In bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
yeTmifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best In use to put a
aorse in prime condition. Price %
.ents per PACKAGE
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FARM FOR SALE.

r have a good hill and creek bottom
er District. about four miles from Lee
tart, for sale cheap, and on easy terms.
The land is principally in grass. with
some timber, well watered. A rare
bargain for some one desiring small
farm Address, T. L Rice, Sassafras,
w. Va, or John e. Beller, Point
Pleasant, W. Va. nov 10 Inn pd.
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The above sale Is pos tponed TIL Saturday
November 27th, 1897. at the same place and
hour; JAMES b. AENAs9ERy
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And still, paid tax tickets for de-
linquent lands now advertised for
1895sand 1896, are being presented.
If it keeps on this way there will
be no delinquent lands to sell.
Some one, evidently, has been
very careless in this regard.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-12
The Institution That Cassin Looted
Elects New Directors
and Cashier.
CASSIN MADE THEM A STATEMENT.
Stockholders Declare the Bank Is Perfectly
Solvent-New Phase in the
Case.

Atlanta, May ia new phase de-
veloped today in the history of the
Georgia Loan Savings bank, the insti-
tuition looted by young Cassin.
The stockholders OF the bank met
and elected a new cashier and new
board of directors, and resolved to OPP
pose the application for a receiver
ship, which Will be heard tomorrow.
They also passed resolutions declaring
the bank perfectly solvent.
Cassin made a statement to the di
rectors. He denied any crlminality in
his shortage, alleging that 1t was all
nnaI Oidable.