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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
ENGLAND MAY YIELD.
Disposition Shown to Reopen the
Bering Sea Question

LONDON, July S.-The conference
between Ambassador Hay and John
W. Foster, the United States seal
commissioner, on one side, and the
Marquis of Salisbury and Sir Wilfred
Laurier, the Canadian premier, on the
other, relative to the question of seal
protection, have resulted in the Brit
1sh prime minister showing more dis
position to reopen the question than
when the United States first requested
1t be done. Experts belonging to the
foreign office are compiling evidence to
sustain the British contention that the
Paris agreement sufficiently protected
the seals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
WHIPPLE SPEAKS.
Queen Victoria Praised by the Min
nesOta PreIate.

nesOta PreIate.
LONDON, July Sat the banquet
given at the Mansion house to the &C.
clesiastics attending the Lambeth con-
ference, Bishop Whippfe, of Minnesota
responding to the lord bishop Of Dub
lin, who had proposed THE Colonial
and American Bishops" declared that
the American bishops would not yield
even to Englishmen in their reverence
for Queen Victoria, for they could new
er forget that the queen and the la
mented prince consort had at a crit
cal period saved England and the
United States from fratricidal strife.
nor could they ever forget the queens
message to the widow of Lincoln The
bishop of Ontario also responded to
the toast
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
ChiEl Wns Murdered

Special to the Globe
WINNIPEG. Man, July S.-The ferryman
at St. Agathe today found the body of
dead child floating in the river. An exam
ination disclosed the fact that the child had
been stabbed through the body. There is no
clue to the murder
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
Rum Doing Damage.

Special to the Globe.
CAMBRIDGE, Mimi. July S.-The Rum
river, at various points in this county, has
overlooked its banks, and has damaged ir-
reparably for this season vast numbers of
choice meadows and a large amount of
other land which was early sown, and the
river is now steadily rising.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
wODAY'S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July S.-Forecast for Fri
day: Observation-Disclosures: cooler III soU'"-
ern portion: northerly winds.
"Reminiscences are probable cooler
in western portion Friday afternoon; light
70 fresh southery winds, becoming north-
westerly. 4..,
The Observation-Disclosures; cooler in eastern
portion; u0rtheasterly winds.
Moutana-Fair; westerly winds.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department. of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Washington, July s, 6:4S
p. m. Local Time, p. IN. 10Th Meridian
Time.-Ob Observations taken at the same mo-
ment OF time at all stations.
TEMPERATURES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
A Mechanical wonder.

A clever workman in cutlery factory in
Sheffield has made dozen pairs of shears
each so minute that they all together weigh
less than half grain. Each pair is perfect
and would cut if sufficiently delicate material
could be found. Lying on a piece of white
paper they seem no larger than pinheads.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
N. u. Settles With Ono

DICKINSON, N. D., July STARK county
has accepted the Northern Pacific offer OF
so per cent of the delinquent land tax, which
puts over $4,000 into the county treasury.
This is disputed claim of long standing,
and gives general satisfaction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
Buried Alive in a Sand Pit.

Special to the Globe
RED WING, Mimi. July 8.-While working
in sand pit on the farm of Henry w Boult-
man, near Kenyon, John Gebeck was killed
by being buried by a oave-in of the sand
embankment. The deceased was eighteen
years old
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
DAILY MEANS.

Barometer. - SO; mean temperature. s.;
weather clear; maximum temperature, "a;
minimum temperature. rs; daily range, Is;
amount of precipitation in last twenty-four
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
Another Kind.

symbol of truth"
How about the light that lies In a wom-
ans eyas? asked tina layman.-Judge
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
RIVER AT s A. NJ.

%Rise. Fall.
Note-BarOmeter corrected for temperature
and elevation. p. f. Lyons, Observer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
Calls It Impudent.

The Gazette says it is 'tothcious"
and "impudent'' for a Democratic
editor to put in bid to Repub-
lican official for public printing,
and rather than let a Democratic
paper have work from Republi-
can Sheriff it would do the print
ing for nothing; (see Gazette of
Friday.) This has been the game
of the Gazette and every Republi-
can official in the county, when
public printing or public work of
any kind was 10 be done, to treat
ii as ..oficious and impudent' for
a Democrat to bidson such work,
and they have nearly always treat
ed such bids with contempt, and
given their work to their henchman,
who were ready to do their bid
ding, and thus flched and robbed
the taxpayers of Mason county,
until now they are grooming under
a debt of over 100000, with moth
Ing TO SHOW IOE Lu0 mOA0y OAROh0-
ed, and big pile of this money
has gone from year to year, under
Republican misrule into the pock-
cts of the State Gazette, whose
editor when Sheriff flched from
the taxpayers hundreds of dollars,
in having allowed to him as acredit
uncollectable tax-tickets, (even after
his delinquent list had been
made up and allowed, } without war
rant of law, and which the investi-
CATION now going on will show up
together with his transactions, in
its true light, and which amounts
he and others may be yet compell-
ed to cover back into the treasury.
He is a pretty specimen indeed, to
hold up his hands and yell
"oficious and impudent," because
We strived to save the unfortunate
delinquent taxpayer a few dollars,
when he went to redeem his land.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
Enbezzlers.

If the late Secretary of State IS
short IN his accounts $4,000 or
more. as he admits he is, heshould
be made to liquidate his defalcation
without unnecessary delay. We
don't believe in handling defaulters
Of public funds with kid gloves.
whether they be in Kanawha coun-
ty or Mason county. or whether
they are Democrats or Republicans.
There has been too much stealing
Of late of the public funds in this
State by public officials, and the
lenient kid glove policy persued
toward them by the authorities has
only encouraged worse robberies,
until now nearly every county in
the State shows up one or more
embezzlers; and when the people
get right after the fellows in this
county, it would not surprise us TO
find one or two in this county, who
have been robbing the county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
Commissigner's Sale of Houses
and Lots in West Col
umbia. w. Va.

IT Under and by virtue OF an order by
~ the Circuit Court or Mason County
West Virginia made on the goth day
OF September 1887, In q certain action ut law
therein pending. IN which Samuel FoRle-
song Is plalnttn and The Crescent Coal and
salt CoEupuny IL defendant Tte uhdef-
signed Special Commissioner will on the
Goth day of November, 1897, at HOO
o'clock a. m,
sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder.
Mason Cunt, the following described lots
or parcels Of Iand or SO much thereof NJ Will
be necessary 70 pay the PLAINTIFFS Judgment
interest and costs, aud costs and Commit
stons OF sale ADD the taxes due thereuTi
which lots are situate In the town OF West
Columbia, Mason County, West Virginia.
being twents-tVTo town lots belonging 10 de-
tendant and are described and ffaSienafed
upon the plat OF said town and nufnbefed M
s., 81, l23 I2l, 1l3, H. ILL., i0f i0l log and la
FOR more eomp lete description OF said lots
reference Is made aud 9fyen 70 the plat or
said town. OF record Ia the County Court
CieflS'e ONCE, OF Mason Comfy.
TERMS OF SAEE-One-thifd Of The mr.
chase money cash on day OF sale, the residue
IN Two equnt payments IN SIX aud fpgeIVe
months M rom day of sale with Interest, the
purchaser executing notes with approved
title to be retained as q further securitV
W. II. TO4LTNSON,
t,,l.i -. Special Commissioner.
Bond In the penalty OF $4,000, as prescrifed
py law mas been given before me, Wffh APP
proved security as required In the order or
SAFE IN the above entitled case.
ootA-aw r. e MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
The People AwaIxfng.

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. 1t 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-
fdy 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 i,ioken. 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
iect 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 1900 Charles
ton Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
n Is Tinne

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 I'M
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 Republican bench
man, or a 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 plundered. 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.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
THE MURDERER
Tins Tie Post Girl Made
TDiRnaraQfIln Rem arIfS "A bOut
HE Wifi

Tells Why He killed His Vic
timszTIle Post Girl Made
Disparaging Remarks About
John Morgan has made another
confession p It is just a little
more reasonable than his other
numberless statements, and must
be received with more than the
proyerbial 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 executeshis 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 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 not
not know when he is telling the
truth. Ripley Mountaineer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
Trustees Sale Of Land

T9Y virtue of the authority vested In t,o
dated 18Th s 81 Nov sF9asSss % .s sd
by O. e Sas5e +, a , m,sney III syre s
Court OF Mason county. West VIrginIii.iiii
Trust Deed hook No. 10, pages so. lSc.3to
Certain Certain notes therein described, and seisslt
being made In the payment OF said not:s
do, stat siaii ON on O s''o 20 E
Saturday, November 18Th, 1870.
at IL o'clock n. M. sell at the front door 81
auction, FOR CASH, the foIiowirg trhets r.
land conveyed and described in said deed 81
The first tract is bounded and described ~
follows: Beginning at a stake in the middls
OF W. e. Hayman,s LOT. thence with ms
Iaaid mid ss. OF the road s 60 Deg w 20 p9l4s
thence with said line N. a Deg, w. 81 poles
q 1oes ana % 81 iins Re, " yRene9 "a; @
ner; thence with said line s. 291< Deg, T.. 28ltt
Contain ten and one-fonrth (Io5s1 acres, and
the same was conveyed to q, O. Sayre by g,
1857, and recorded in the Clerks ofiee OF ri
County Court OF said county in Deed Bock
The second tract or parcel of land Is bound
n. Variants corner ON the nat, fhence run
ming with varian's and Hayman's line s. C
Reg thence sw GGeS is g line Gpt an bea
poles to Pilehard's linei thence with his IN
Deg. u. . poles and Z links 20 the besinnil
estimated 10 contain twelve and one-h,
S S, dies 10 said 9; , g. sayre BY Daniel So
record ia said Clerks office IN Deed Ro.
No. 80, page 1893, Sc.
The third and last tract IS described ~ ~loI-
lows: Situate on the waters OF Old Town
Creek, In the Dist.ict OF Cooper, containing
four hundred aud thirty-two and one fourth
acres l4;;2 "a, more or less, known as. the
.Back Bradford Tfacbn and rs the snrf1e lnnd
that was nssis1ed TO ID. w, Polsley In the par
tition OF the lands OF Daniel Polsiey, decens-
ed, by the Commissioners of partition OF said
lands In the Chancery cause OF +. A. Poisiey
vs.. =. Y folsley, et ais, In the County Court
20 the decree In said cause duly recorded In
Deed Book No. 81, folio l19, de-, In mason
County Court Clerks ONCE, and being the
same land conveyed to George w. Setszer
and wife b. deed dated March 5tia, 1881. OF
record in said Clerks ONCE In Deed Book No.
~, page l0l, &c, and the said George w. Sets
ger conveyed his undivided tWo-thIrds fri-
terest In said lest mentioned tract to the said
May 3, 1884, OF record In said Clerks Office In
Deed Book No. -, page on, ekcs, md this
whole OF said tract 4l2 u fIeroa being oouVeyA
ed TO said c. C. Sayre by said Ino- McCut-
loch and wife by their deed OF November 10,
1894, and recorded In said Clerks Odice, In
Deed Book No. So, page 800, &c.
oct .2o-4w. - - = y ss'e'
OH
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
PninP UD.

The Dingley bill continues to
pile up 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
MUST Be DEMOCRATIC
Success to Silver Can only Como
Through the Success Of DemOc-
raGy

That there is growing and
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 therecent 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 yacillating element which
seems wholly devoid of any semb-
lance of political belief or princi-
pie, its fort issentiment, 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 q
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 &C
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

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
As 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.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
Gan,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 issued? 1t is a matter that
demands the closest investigation.
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 embezzlsrs, 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 a question
We would:likesome one tosolve, and
answer through these columns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
oFFICERs ELECTED.
To the Grand Lodge of west Viz
ginia Odd Fellows.

10 GnO 0EanO AOuS0 VI w cS6 VIZ
GINA Odd Fellows.
Special to Register.
CLARKsBURG, 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, Moundsyille.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-11-24
COUNTY Debt.

For fiscal year 1890, the coun-
ty fund was not overdrawn, there
being a surplus for this year of
S417.22. 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
$72s.so. JOHN McCAUsLAND.
There are 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
Stevens Items.

stevens 46eHlSs
Correspondence. Nov. 18th
This section ofcountry was visit
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. H. Blagg.
v. MeDermitt has purchased
gasoline engine of a Detroit firm,
which he will attach to his -four
ing mill soon.
The recent rain has enabled
Blagg & CIeek 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 teschers in charge: Miss
Minnie Pickens, Yeager; Miss
Mary Clendenin, No. 8; Mr.. Walter
Cossin, Grant, and r. L. 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 a close.
Mr.. S. @. Smith was calling on
friends on the creek Sunday. a
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. 32 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 the right 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
business caller in these parts last
Saturday.
j. w. McDermitt made a busi-
ness trip to Arbuokle Monday.
Hon. B. 81. 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 ofstheS
webb-footed tribe. and will in a'few'
days consign them over to tie
leading merchant of Capehart, MI
F. P. Miller, who will ship a 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 will be o.
x. at picking time.
Mr.. A. j. Stevens, the leading
dry goods man here is doing
good business. He has on his new
goods now
Success to the Register is the
wish of KLoNDIKE.