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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
Ia WON'T nT MckENNA.

Whatever may be the outcome OF the
Ssnate's Investigation OF the Union Pa
ciic deal. enough has been developed
during the discussion OF that affair to
demonstrate the unfitness of Attorney
General McKenna for a position on the
bench OF the Supreme Court.
The time limit OF the investigation,
az the instance of Judge McKenna,
who. Of course. acted with the approval
of President Mckinley, was made so
short that the Senate is not likely to
find out much that it does not already
know. But Senator Harris, of Kansas
will, the ST. Louis Republic believes, be
prepared to supply any deficiency in
Senatorial knowledge. He has devoted
many years to close study of the Pa
cifc road questions, and is especially
familiar with all the details of the Kan
sas Pacific branch.
Nearly all reports agree that the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
MAYORS MEET.
An Association of West Virginia
Municipal Executive Officers Formed
at Clarksburg.

Special to the Register.
Clarksburg, w. Va. November %
To-day the mayors from many cities
in West Virginia began to come to
town. A large number of towns were
represented.
U. S. Kendall, of Fairmont, made a
brief statement Of the object of the
meeting and showed the necessity Of
a mayors association, such as exists
in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other States
of the Union. The address of welcome
was delivered by Recorder NJ. IL.
Thompson, and responded to by Dr..
Dent, mayor of Newburg. The fol-
lowing officers were then elected:
Z. S. Kendall, president, Fairmont;
r. H. Thomas, vice president, Parkcrs
burg; Charles G. Goodwin, secretary,
Weston; o. @. Owens, treasurer,
Clarksburg.
The association will hold session
tomorrow, at which questions of in
terest to municipal government will be
discussed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
GOLD STANDARD AT WORK.

The following clipping from the
Boston Herald shows that the gold
standard is doing its work all right,
Thirty per cent. reduction in wages,
accompanied by fifty per cent. rise in
the price Of flour must be nearly as bad
as fifty cent dollars.
The strikes and cut-downs reported
are still the main topics of discussion
in the shoe district of Haverhill. The
number of cutters who left Chick Bros.
on account of a So week reduction
is claimed by the men to be twenty,
many of whom have found jobs. A
big t-down went into effect at the
w. w. Spaulding factory. The reduc-
ton affects the edge-setters, and they
accepted the change, which makes a
reduction of over thirty per cent. in
edge setting This is the fifth cut
down in this part in seventeen months,
the workmen claim.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
RIVER NOTES.

Work on the new dam at Merrill is
being pushed at rapidly as possible.
1t will be completed next year.
The building of the new dams on
the upper Monongahela will extend
navigation M that river about 100
miles above Pittsburg.
Capt. Max Sebold has resigned the
command of the big w. W. O'Neil and
is succeeded by Capt Jacob Glazer.
Capt. Glazers is an old and able tow
boat commander. anG. gas in the SER
vice of W. II. Brown Sons for many
years.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of
timber moored in the Allegheny river.
near the Herr's Island dam, broke
away yesterday and foated down the
river. Some of the timber was re-
covered. The river was strewed with
logs I'D RATS for quite distance. The
accid mt was attributed to the strong
cure ut in the river.
NJ. ior Bixby. United States engineer,
and his assistants are at work now
pre- ,aring the papers Tor the contracts
to build the four Ohio river locks.
The ground on which locks Nos. 2 and
3 are to be built is already in the pos
session of the United States. The
deeds for the ground for lock No. are
in process of preparation, as are the
deeds for two pieces of property for
loci 70. 3. The third owner of ground
for - is waiting to have the
groj npned. According to the
- ITO be started on Nos
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
REPUBLICAN FATE ALREADY
SEALED

The New York Evening Post, a gold
standard advocate, sees the handwrit-
ing on the wall and warns the Repub-
licans accordingly.
There is great danger of disintegra-
ton of the forces that Joined in the
election of Mckinley last year. IN
fact, they are much disintegrated al
ready. as the elections of the present
month have proved. If the Bryanites
hold together and the opposing forces
separate. the result in the year 1900
will be the victory of "16 to L." unless
some more spacious folly, like unlim-
tied greenbacks, shall supercede it in
the meantime, or unless Coxey or Sow
ereign shall supercede Bryan IN the
councils of the Democratic party. II
the Republican party is to depend on
the Dingley tariff for an issue next
year and three years hence, its fate iii
those elections is already sealed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30

The New York Sun used to give the
Democrats good deal of trouble. Now
our Republican friends are in for it
The Sun, which is now full-hedged
Republican paper, comes out squarely
against Secretary Cages currency re-
form scheme and opposes the retire
ment Of the greenbacks. In fact, it adj
vocates a scheme precisely the opposite
OF Cages. 1t boldly declares, instead OF
retiring the greenbacks, for the retire
ment of the national bank notes and
making greenbacks the sole paper cur
rency OF the country. This is better
than Cages scheme. Anything. in fact,
lis better than that
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
MASTER MECHANIC REMOVED.

Special to the Register
Parkersburg, w. Va, November %
The railroad men are not being bene-
fitted very materially by the visit Of the
leaders of the firemen and engineers.
To-day Walter w Layman, who has
been master mechanic of the Ohio
River road. was removed. Those in
terested in the matter decline to talk.
but it is understood the action of the
company grew out OF the dlnerence
with the engineers. his successor mas
not yet been named.
With view Of obtaining some fuller
information. the Register man called
on George A. Burt this morning. Mr..
Burt said he had nothing to say.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30

2 and as soon as practicable. which
will probably be about the middle OF
June. No work can be done on No. 3
until the ground is in possession Of
the government, but it is probable that
it viii belong to the United States be-
fore the time TO begin work on it ar
rives.
Warren-3 feet s.
Oil City feet: falling
Steubenville-14 feet 4; falling.
Morgantown-9 feet 6: falling.
Brownsville-9 feet; falling.
Greensboro feet: falling.
Parkersburg-11 feet; rising.
Pittsburg-10.6 feet; falling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
DIED..

EST-Sunday. November %. 1897. at
100 o'clock p. m. Georgiana West. widow
of the late Conrad West, aged 63 years and
: months.
Funeral from the residence of her SON
in-law. Jacob Steurnag,e. 1850 Eoff street,
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends
of the family invited to attend. Interment
at Mt. Zion cemetery. Please omit flow
ers
SWEENEY-At the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. Joyce. So Seventeenth
street, Monday. November 20. 1897, at $50
p. M, Mrs. Margaret Sweeney, aged IS
years.
Funeral notice hereafter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30

has left me for another woman He has
spent all my money on her.
1t is useless, however, to hope that
any such vivid object lesson will deter
the other women fools. The woman
fool isn't built to be reasoned with.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
GOV. MCORKLE's PORTRAIT,
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
Charleston, w. Va. November 90
The celebrated artist, c. Aver Whipple.
of New York, has just completed a fine
oil. life size. portrait of Ex-Governor
MacCorkle, which has been placed in the
Governors reception room in the State
House. The artist has been at work on
the portrait for nearly year.
800 Stella Music Boxes at SIS for the
next few days at
III. Il. HILLMAN & cos.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
George j. Klseh
vs..
Katherine Kleeh and others.
IN CHANrERY-

IN cHANCERY.
BY virtue of an order entered in the
above entitled cause on the 9th day OF
November. 1897. by the Circuit Court of
Ohio County. West Virginia. il is referred
to the undersigned Commissioner to as
certain and report TO the Court:
F'irst-The Indebtedness Of the plaintiff
George ]. kieeh-
Second-The liens and priorities thereof
upon his interest in the real estate dss-
cribed in the compartments bill.
Third-IYha. liens. and the amounts and
priorities thereof, are on the interest of
said real estate belonging to the defendant,
Katherine Kieeh-
F'ourtHSuch other matters as may
seem pertinent 10 him required by any
Of the parties to this suit
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has fixed upon Tuesday. the 18th
day Of December, 1897. commencing at 9
O'clock a M as the time. and his office,
No. 1877 Chapiine street. Wheeling w.
va. as the place at which he would pro-
coed TO ascertain the several matters in
said order of reference required
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
November, 1851. 4
GEO. F. BOYD.
T s. RILEY. Commissioner.
Attorney. no3Doawt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30

- Parkhurst rel burned from Europe
lat heart he S bid, cat the triumph
ing. the triut mph of Plat and
He will issue statement and
wv the war on bossism. If DR..
will act the part of common
viii, hereafter, devote his
ergies exclusively to his
improving the spiritual
lock, leaving their politi-
themselves, or to those
able and better equip
look after it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
FAILED TO APPEAR.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, November 20
VIM. C. Mccoy. of Jackson county. the
Young man who was arrested recently
for selling railroad tickets on Ohio
River trains. was discharged to-day by
Justice Drennen, as the railroad COM
pany failed to appear against him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
Eencer SAYS the refunding

Eencer says the refunding
xviii come up again. If it
xviii be defeated worse than 1t
SATURDAY. We think our neighbor
/mistaken, however. The City Hall
Aowd will never attempt to resurrect
at scheme.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
SIXTEEN FEET
To Be the Limit of the Present Rise
in the OhiO-.-A Million Bushels of
Coal Shipped South from the Mon
ongahela Yesterday--0ther Interest
ing River News.

Ben Hur, Parkersburg.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Cincinnati, Keystone State, s a. m
Parkersburg, Argand, IL a. m.
Steubenville, T. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 p. m.
Sistersville, Ruth, $3.50 p. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 p. m
TO-MORROW'S DEPARTURES.
Charleston, Kanawha, 80 a. m.
Steubenville, T. NJ. Bayne. 2:30 p. m.
Sistersville, Ruteh, $3.50 p. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
Pittsburg, Ben Hur, p. m.
The marks at the wharf last night in
dicated a stage of IA feet, 6 inches and
rising slowly. This showed a rise in
the river of four feet and one inch
since Sunday night and rise of six
feet and one inch since last Saturday
night, when the marks were feet
inches.
Reliable rivermen think the extent of
the present swell will be reached at
sixteen feet, basing their prediction
from the reports received from Pitts
burg yesterday evening. Although the
river at Pittsburg was falling from a
stage Of 10 feet and Z inches, it was
raining hard, and was thought to be
of sufficient quantity to either put it
stationary or cause a slight rise. Re
ports from above Pittsburg were not so
hopeful, as in most places snow was
falling, with a tendency to extreme
cold.
The stage at present is excellent for
the running of coal boats and the coal
from the Monongahela river is being
shipped as speedily as possible as far
south as New Orleans. 1t is estimated
that million bushels of the mineral
was sent to its destination yesterday
Among the lows that passed down yes
terday were the W. w. O'Neil and the
Nellie Walton. The latter boat had
twelve barges in tow.
The W. w. O'Neil took probably the
largest tow down yesterday. She
passed with sixteen barges and four
hats. Other boats that passed down
were the John l.. Wood with seven
boats, four boats and three flats: the
Volunteer with three coal boats: Char
lie Clark, with three boats; I. N. Bun
ton and Maggie, with six boats each.
the combined lows to be given to the
Sam Clark below; Nellie Walton, with
six boats, assisted by the Delta with
a similar load, and the Hornet No. 2
with six boats and four flats.
The fact that augurs we'll for the
Pittsburg operators is the inability of
the Kanawha producers to get their
stuff to the market. There is no
water in the Kanawha river. 1t is
the first time in three years that local
coal men have been able to reach the
lower market before the Kanawha peo-
pie. AS result of the last Pittsburg
fleet that went out short time ago
the Louisville and Cincinnati markets
have only Pittsburg coal. and the
present rise will add to the supply.
AS yet there are no signs favorable to
a rise in Kanawha waters
From the captains of the Cincinnati
packets is learned that the coal supply
in the Cincinnati market is short.
There is brisk demand. the price be-
ing about 1925 ton, delivered With
dealers getting this price. it is thought
that shippers from Pittsburg will get
about five and six cents a bushel for
their product. There is also a good de-
mand at Memphis and New Orleans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

Washington, November 29-Baron
Ven Holleben. the recently appointed
German ambassador, presented his Gre
0entials to- President McKipley to-day
qualifying as the 6ipioma
two n Larfaqy1v at Was
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30

Chicago has something new in fall
|urder styles. The gentleman of that
swn who choked his wife into insen-
kility and then, with two friends, sat
all night trying to restore her, and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
Ml)eelin9 Register
CHARLES II. TANEY, General Manager.
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Wheeling, ". Va. as second-ciass matter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
Havemeyer is Happy.

Washington, May q -"Certainly.
l am satisfied with the verdict" said
H. O. Havemeyer, the sugar king,
to an Associated Press reporter few
minutes after the jury had returned a
verdict of not guilty this afternoon.
"The verdict" he continued,
ought to be satisfactory to every de.
cent man in this and every other
community"
That was the only expression the
president of the American Sugar Re-
fnery company would make on the
result of his trial which had been in
progress for three days before Judge
Brady The verdict was the cuI-
mination of long legal battle which
began three years ago when Mr..
Havemeyer declined, as witness be
fore the senate sugar investigating
committee, to furnish the committee
with data as to the political contribu
tions made by the company of which
he is president. to the local and State
compaigns Of 1892 and 1894 Brok-
er Chapman, around whom .he pre-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
CONFERENCE ON CUBA.
Important Gathering to o.
Held IN Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, May 27.-lt is de.
initely settled that the most import
ant conference yet held in America in
connection with the Cuban cause
will assemble in Philadelphia some
time next week Gen. Palma will
preside With him will be Quesada,
the young charge d'afairs. They
are coming here. it is stated. to pre-
pare plans that may meet with the
entire appreciation of the administra-
tion at Washington. 1t is said that
as soon as Senator John Sherman be.
came secretary of state he sent for
Quesada to have long and careful
talk with him That interview has
had more to do with the coming con-
ference than any one thing that has
occurred in Cuban affairs since the
Inauguration Of the war two years
ago. To some it seems to mean that
the autonomy of Cuba will be demand
ed Tc the extremists it appears
that independence and then alliance
with>the United States will be the re
salt. The Cubans say t1ey have rea-
son to believe that the Mckinley ad
min;stration is going to carry out the
policy upon which Mckinley be.
came President
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
ON TO NASHVILLE.
The Presidents Trip.

Preparations we're completed to day
for the visit Of the President to the
Nashville exposition on the lIth ol
next month The start will be made
from Washington on the Rorniog oi
the 10th, aud the President will be ac'
companied by Secretary Aiger and al
least ooe other member Of his cabinet,
aud by Secretary aud Mrs. Porter
The trip to Nashville will be made over
the Chesapeake and Ohio road, while
the Southern railroad will bring the
party back. A special train will be
provided for the trip. with private car
for the President, one of the finest dio-
ing cars on the road and in fact every
facility for the comfors aud safety oi
the distinguished party The run is
expected to occupy about "a hours,
and an observation car will afford an
opportunity for the party to see the
beauties of the mountain region by
daylight.
Ao equally handsome train will be
placed at the disposal Of the presideu-
tial party by the Southern railway oo
the return journey. It is possible tina,
a stop may be made this way at Ashe-
vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
SUMTER. c.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE g. 1897. New

liminary battle waged, was found
guilty aud is now serving a thirty
days sentence in the district jail The
conclusion of the trial was abrupt
The defense produced no Witnesses.
When the government rested it's case
yesterday the defense moved that the
court instruct the jury to order an
acquittal on six grounds, the princi-
pal one of which was that the com
mittee did rot have jurisdiction and
that the question asked was not per-
tinent. This the district attorney
made an attempt to induce the presi-
ding judge to overule the motion
But the court after taking an hour
and ahalf to weigh the arguments
sustained the motion In rendering
his decision, which was very lengthy
and consumed over an hour in its de
livery, Judge Bradley declined TO
rule on the main question as to the
jurisdiction of the senate committee
He said the questions involved in
that proposition were Of such grave
Importance that he would not rule on
that point, without further and more
careful examination. He held it was
unnecessary to rule Oh the main con-
tentiou Practically, he sustained
the motion upon the single ground
that the question calling for data to
State and local contributions demand.
ed information not within the knowl-
edge of the witness, which he had
testified he had no persona! knowl-
edge and which. if given at all. must
have been procured from books
and of which the books themselves
were the best testimony Although
the verdict of "not guilty" was
given by the jury it was verdict re
turned under the courts directions
and amounted practically to the
Judges throwing the case out of
court. Mr.. Havemeyer's attorneys
were much elated over their victory.
"This ends the case forever" said
Mr. johnson of Philadelphia, Mr..
Havemeyer's chief counsel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
WILL IT STAND?
The Fate of the Dispensary
Law in the Hands Of Judge
Simonton.

Charleston, May 81 The 10 days
which were given by Judge Simon
ton to the attorney general and Mr..
j. P K Bryan TO file what addition
al briefs they might desire relative
TO the Vandercock case, have now
expired. Both Attorney General
Barber and Mr. Bryan were content
with the arguments already made to
the court, and they did not take ad-
vantage of the offer made to them
The question of the constitutional
ily of the dispensary law now rests
10 Judge Simonton's hands, and
every one is on the qui vive for a
decision, one way or che other.
There is no limit to the time the
court will take to render tie opinion.
and the anxious public may have to
wait week or month or more than
month before hearing from Judge
Simonton. The case is, as has been
stated. one of the most important
suits that has ever yet been entered
against the State, and the issues are
of such delicate nature that it will
take some time before the learned
judge, with the mass of facts and
law before him to reach conclusion
1t is needless to say that Judge ST.
monton will render an opinion as
soon as possible and the people of
the state will! not have to bear the
suspense longer than is absolutely
necessary
Whatever the decision of Judge
Simonton may be, it will not be final,
for the case is bound to 60 before the
supreme court the decision is
favorable to the plaintiff, as is gen.
orally expected here. it will mean
the d;scontinuance Of the dispensary
system in its present conduct and it's
practical death until the decision is
reversed, if it should be by the gu
preme court If tie decision is with
the State, the public may look for
still greater vigilance in the seizing
and confscation of liquors by the
constabulary.-The State, May %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
S a Short Sketch of McLaurin's
Life.

John Lownaes McLaurin was born
in Marlboro county, May 9tb. 1860
His fathers name was Philip B. Nc
Laurin.
His father died from il!aess con
tracted from exposure in the army in
1864. In 1867 his mother married
Mr. William S. Mowry of Charleston,
S. G.
In those early days the school sys-
TEN of South Carolina was so defect
i've that Johnnie and Tommie''
were sent up to the Bethel Military
academy near Warrenton, Va. Tom
ME died while attending the school
and Joho, the new senator of to day,
was then taken on to Englewood and
sent to school there until he was Is
years of age. He was then sent to
Swartbmore college near Philadel.
pfla. A Quaker school didn't suit
ardent South Carolina temperament,
and after two years, Colonel Weath.
erly. Johns grandfather, concluded
that military school and a disciple
marian Iik Col. John 2 Thomas were
needed to properly train and hold in
check the promising young Carroll,
nian. He remained under Colonel