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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
JACKSON, w. Va, April S.-Congress-
man Warren Miller is here to-day, attend
ing the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers and directors of the Ripley and Mill
Creek Valley Road. of which he is vice
president. In response to several queries
propounded by the Register man. he un-
burdened himsel of what follows, which
is of especial interest to postmasters and
postal employees in the Fourth Congress
sional district, and to civil service at
taches everywhere. His stand on the civil
service question is rather significant of
What can be expected before this session
of Congress adjourns, the majority Of the
Representatives holding like views. 1t all
would seem to foreshadow the repeal of
the law, or. at least, a modification OF its
present form.
The first question asked Mr.. Miller was
of interest chiefly TO Parkersburg people
and directly on the appointment of a sue
Cessor TO Postmaster John S. Camden.
Mr.. Miller tried TO evade the qeustion at
first. by calling attention to the length Of
time. some twelve OF thirteen months,
that must elapse before there will be a
ance OF the situation in Parkersburg, but
when pressed for an answer, he said that
the appointment being part of the patron
age under his distribution, he would re-
commend the man that the majority of the
business men wanted, whoever that might
be- He wanted to let the question rest
here, but it didn't take a much longer
conversation to find out that Ed. McCreary
is Mr.. Millers man for the place. This
being settled. it remains TO be seen wheth-
er ex-Congressmen c. Brooks Smith and
John T. Harris have the pull with Mcl<in-
ley and Senator Elkins, respectively.
which they are commonly accorded with.
in regard to postmasters in the smaller
places. Mr.. Miller said that he did not in
tend to recommend the removal of any
who are giving satisfactory service, be-
fore the expiration of their four-year
term. which, however, he could have
omitted, as a recent ruling of Postmaster
General Gary covers the ease ~ its details
Mention of the civil service brought
forth his protest against "a humbug; some
thing that does not meet the end it was
designed to fill." l use his own express
sion: The sooner the law is amended to
cover only such positions as require skill
and particular training, positions in the
postal service, for inst9nce, the better it
will be for us" which "us, means the
Republicans. presumably. Mr. Miller is
in favor. however. of competitive eXami-
nation in filling all government positions,
and while he would remove the civil SER
vice protection from all now in office, he
would allow present incumbents equal
rights with newcomers in the eXamina-
tionS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
LOOKS VERY BAD.
$4,000 of Property Of the Univer-
sity of Illinois Missing from the
Globe Savings Bank.

CHICAGO. April S.-The Globe Savings
Bank, which closed Monday is in much
worse shape than the directors are will
ing TO admit. In addition to $4,000 in
cash belonging to the University Of Illi-
nois. tied up, endowment bonds Of 100000
also of the University of Illinois. are miss
ing.
spaulding. treasurer of the University,
and president of the bank, cannot be
found.
This afternoon list of bonds was sub
mitted to banker John Farson. for pur-
chase. The list was in possession of a
firm whose name is withheld. Mr. Farson,
knowing of the disappearance Of the Uni
versity's securities, submitted them TO the
University trustee. James Armstrong, who
gave 1t as his opinion that the bonds were
those missing.
The bonds were given as security on
various notes that had not been paid and
the bonds were therefore offered for sale.
The bonds could not have passed from
Spauldings hands without his consent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
SHOCKING.
A Prominent Washington County,
Ohio, Lady Drops Dead While Re-
hearsing Music for a Funeral.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Marietta, Ohio, April S.-Last night,
at Beverly, this county, Mrs. James l.
Cullen, a well-known young society
woman, fell dead of heart disease while
rehearsing with a party of friends the
music to be sung at funeral to-day.
She had previously been in splendid
health, and the community, in which
she was very popular, is inexpressably
shocked.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
THE HATFIELD MURDER Case.
The State Concludes Its Evidence an(
the Defense Begins.

The Prosecution Fails to Mai Out
Strong Case Against the Pris-
oner-The Preponderance Of Evi-
dence is That Rutherford, Hat
fields Victim, Fired the First Shot
and That Hatfield Acted in Self
Defense-Half a Dozen Eye Wit
nesses, Summoned by the State
Swear to This-The Defense will
Probably be Ready to Put Hat
field on the Stand by Noon To-
Day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
MILL CREEK VALLEY RAILROAD.
The Annual Meeting OF the stockholders
Held at jackson Yesterday.

Special TO the Register.
WILDWOOD. w. Va, April S.-The Stock
holders of the Mill Creek Valley Railroad
held their annual election of directors at
Jackson, this morning. Geo. a. Burt and
II. p. Camden, of Parkersburg; John H.
Riley. of Marietta, Ohio; Ely Ensign, OF
Huntington, and Warren Miller. Of jack
son. were elected to serve for the ensuing
year. Ensign and Camden are new MEM
bers. succeeding Geo. J. Walker and Geo.
b. Crow. Of Jackson. There was not
quorum of the new board present and no
organization was effected. The board VIII
meet at Parkersburg on call OF President
Riley Beside those named Secretary
John MCGOWAN and Col. Geo Moffatt were
present. The report Of the Finance Conn
mittee shows a very satisfactory state OF
affairs but owing to betterments that have
been made during the year, no dividend
will be declared.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
Mr.. MILLER HAS SOME VIEWS
He Doesn't Like the Civil Service Hum
bug and Wants Change.

Believes the Laws Should be
Amended or Repealed-At Least,
No Offices Should be Covered by
the Law Except Those Requiring
Special Skill and Information.
Has Determined Whom He will
Name for Postmaster at Parkers-
burg His Name is Ed. McCreary
and His Recommendation is Like
ly to Stir Up Strife Among Wood
County Republicans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
= pATROAD's EARNINGS

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April S.-The earn
,,ge for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road for the month Of March were So25,-
SSs being an Increase over the correspond
ing month of last year OF $22S'lS. These
are the largest monthly earnings in the
history of the road and show an increase
Of two per cent. This increase in business
IS due mostly to the new coal contracts
which the company has made and this
traffic will keep UP the increase.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
CAR LOAD OF WHISKY
With a Hot Box. Causes Terrific Expio-
sion and the burning of Fourteen Cars

Indianapolis, Ind, April S.-A Big
Four freight was annihilated by an ex-
plosion at the Belt junction to-day.
The trouble probably originated in a
car loaded with whisky. The car had
a hot box. After the terrific explosion
a fire company rushed TO the scene, but
the entire train of fourteen cars was de-
stroyed.
The trainmen escaped injury, but Otto
Crenshaw, who was sleeping in one OF
the cars, was pinned to the burning
floor. He was removed to the hospital
in a serious condition. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
SEEKING ALIM0NY.
Mrs. Ida Dewitt in search of Her Late
Husband. "a Prominent Oil Operator.

Mrs. Ida Dewitt IN oedrch OF Her hate
Husband. "a Prominent Oil Operator.
Special 20 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, April s.
Mrs. Ida De Witt of Pittsburg, formerly
the wife of De Witt, the prominent opera
tor in the Hendershot field, and who was
recently divorced from her husband. and
was given aiimony was here to-day in
search of her husband, and went before
Squire Drenuen in order to institute pro-
ceedings to recover the alimony which she
alleges has not been paid. The Justice
told her she would have to have an order
from the Court which granted the di-
vorce. and she left for Pittsburg TO obtain
the necessary papers. she was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Guthrie, also of
Pittsburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
FATAL FIRE At KNOXVILLE.
Six People Known to Have PeriShed;
Others Are Missing.

The Property Loss is Estimated at
From a Million to a Million and a
Half Dollars The Blaze Broke
Out in the Heart of the City and
Destroying Some Of the Largest
Wholesale and Retail Business
Houses Including a Five Story
Hotel in Which Fifty-Six People
Were Asleep-A Dynamite Ex-
plosion Added to the Damage.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
THE MEN GO BACK.
Pittsburg Puddlers Accept the Reduction.
\ Few Hold Out.

PITTSBURG. Pa, April S.-The strikers
an returned TO work ut divers mill to-
day. and the plant is in full operation.
Byers mill is running single turn. many
of the strikers refusing 10 go back AT the
reduction. The plant Will be operated sim
gle turn until the old men decide to accept
the reduced wages.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
CAS- NAM RROKEN

About three o'clock this morning all
the mills south of the creek and the
Aetna-Standard were compelled to close
down because of break in the natural
gas main.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
The Gather.

Washington, D. c., April S.-For West
Virginia. Western Pennsylvania ana
Ohio-Rain northeasterly winds, sniit
ing TO westerly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
ms FROM ONLY ONE FIRM.
-r5.s Steel Company Presents
rr5 ArmOr Plate Offers.

.rIehem and Carnegie Com
-s Refuse to Bid Under the
lions Imposed by Congress.
v--.r Firm will Sell ArmOr at
.5-1 n Ton-The Illinois Steel
.~,.rv Offers to Supply Plate
.2-O a Ton, but Demands
--.r-v- Year Monopoly Of the
~meuts s Business-AnOther
------l-1n Suggests That the
car ~rueut Build a Plant and
r~-S SesI from the Illinois Com
NAVY
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
John FstIack Shot Through the Side by
the Discharge of Gun He Was Carrying.

Special to the Register.
Salem, w. Va, April S.-As John
Estlack, a farmer living in Doddridge
county, near here, was going through
his field to work he was shot by the
accidental discharge of gun which ne
was carrying and instantly killed. ne
accident happened while he was clirro
ing over a log, the load entering MS
side.
The record-union., 1897-01-27
(San BernardinO SUM-

Kansas, Colorado, South Carolina and
other States Of the Union have been
sorely afflicted with crank Governors,
but it has remained for California to be
not only afflicted, but humiliated and
dishonored by the man who occupies the
position of Governor. 1t is we'll known
by every even reasonably we'll posted
voter in the State that James II. Budd
gained the executive chair by the rank
est fraud, planned and perpetrated by
a lot of so-cailed politicians in the city
OF San Francisco.
When it was proposed by Southern
Republicans to have a recount Of the
last vote in San Francisco for Governor
the prODositi was violently opposed
by Budd. and, strange to say. by many
San Francisco so-called Republicans. In
fact it was broadly charged then and is
generally believed now that there was
and is an agreement by and between
the Republican and Democratic bosses
in san Francisco just how politics has
feen done and is to be done in Cali
Rudd to be elected" Governor and
Sieve White was to be chosen Senator.
In 1898 John c. Lynch is to be the Re-
publican candidate for Governor and
will be elected. At least that is the pro-
e.ranme San Francisco politicians
de push"-have willed it SO. Another
number on said programme is that the
The record-union., 1897-01-27

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND
for the county of Sacramento, State of
California.
In the matter of the estate of THOMAS
NJ. LINDLEY, deceased.
1t appearing to the Judge of the Superior
Court above named by the verified petition
this day presented and filed by d. A.
Lindley and w. A. Briggs, the executors
of the last will of said deceased, praying
for an order of sale of real and personal
estate, that il is necessary to sell some
portion of the real estate and personal
property to pay the debts outstanding
against the deceased and the debts, eX-
penses and charges of administration.
It is therefore ordered by the under
signed Judge of said Court that all the
persons interested in the estate of said
deceased appear before the said Superior
Court on FRIDAY, the 10Th day of Febru-
ary. A. D., 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m. of said
day at the Courtroom of Department
Two of said court, in the County Court
house. in the city of Sacramento, county
of Sacramento, State of California, then
and there to show cause why an order
should not be made and granted to said
executors to sell so much of the real es-
tate and personal property of the said de-
ceased as shall be necessary.
And that copy of this be published at
least once a week for four successive
weeks in the "Record-Union,' a newspaper
printed and published in the said county.
Dated this 10th day of January, y. D.,
1897. MATT F. JOHNSON,
Judge of the Superior Court.
ja20-5tW
The record-union., 1897-01-27
Ounsmuiir News.)

Governor Budd attempted to make
great play when he declared last Satur-
day a legal holiday ITO celebrate the de-
feat of the funding bill. Jim is begin
ming Ito cast legal holidays over the State
hike the Popes used to do in Rome be-
fore their authority was brought under
check by Victor Emmanuel. There ev-
cry other day used to be a. holiday, and
the only persons who could ply their
vocations were the beggars. 1t is get
ting so i'm this State that a person is
doubtful about transacting Iebal bust
mess for fear of running up against a
holiday. The Governor ought to also
set up little images by the highways for
us TO pray to. He might have a number
of his own statues erected, and order us
to stop at every cross roads and kiss his
big toe
The record-union., 1897-01-27
(Redlands Citrograph-)

OF all the fool acts of a fool Gov
ernor that of Jimbudd in making last
Saturday legal holiday was the most
foolest. Regardless Of the object for
which the holiday was granted, for a
Governor to decide, Friday afternoon,
that the next day was TO be a holiday,
disarTanged legal business to such an
extent that the State may not get over
1t for years. Jimbudd has been max
ing grand stand plays and appealing
to the gallery at a great rate ever
since his friends succeeded in count
ing him in. but this last caper is only
explatnable on the theory that the
.'w1heels in his head" had been freshly
fabricated. and consequently ran away
with what modicum of good sense ma
ture had originally endowed him. Such
an exhibition of asinine qualities is pos
ftively indecent
The record-union., 1897-01-27
(Saora, ,1apto Rae \

One of the beautiful results of kill
ing the funding bill seems to be push
ing itself to the front very prominently
in the case of the Union Pacific Rail-
road. 1t would appear as though the
great probability is that, under fore
closure, that railroad will revert to its
present directors for the sum of S2S,-
OU0,OOO-1a clear loss of 2,OOO,OOO TO
the Government, for the debt of the
road to the United States foots UP about
$60,000,000.
If a similar state of affairs should
evenltuate in respect to the Southern
Pacific Railroad and it's debt to the
Government, would those who We're SO
vociferous in shouting over the defeat
of the funding bill feel like calling up
on Governor Budd to order another
General Boum'' legal holiday?
Already the Bee" perceives signs
that those who were the most rabid
against the funding bill are preparing
to claim that the railroads wanted it
killed.
Just watch and seei
The record-union., 1897-01-27
(CyhiDO Channnionl

Whatever opinions may be held as to
the advisabilfty or inadvisability of
Congress passing the funding bill, 1t
must be acknowledged that Governor
Budd displayed an overwhelming
amount of asininity when he proclaimed
last Saturday a public holiday in cele-
bration Of It's defeat. The question was
one on the expediency of which good
citizens differed, and not such as usual
ly justifies a public holiday (and per
sonally we rejoiced at the defeat of the
bil). Moreover, it develops that the
holiday worked serious injury to busi-
ness interests throughout the State. No
tice was given by telegraph the evening
previous, and the only celebration had
was the closing of banks and all public
offices. The general public was not
aware that there was a holiday until
1t found doors locked and business stop
ped In the courts the inconv enience
was felt severely.
The record-union., 1897-01-27

as a taxpayer against the passage of the
bill asking an appropriation Of $1O,OO0
for an ice plant at the Preston School. 1t
is time to call halt in the extravagant
use of public money. Let the people
unite in asking our Senators and As
semblymen to redeem the promises made
before election, that the burden of taxes
should be reduced. Let list be kept
of everyone who supports such meas
ures and at the close of the session pub
hsh the names SO that voters may know
who have shown themselves friends of
economy. Let me also say that the
measure to kill the rock crushing plant
at Folsom, to which you refer in Sun
days Record Union" is an outrage on
the taxpayers of the State. viii you
kindly publish at once the name of the
man who, by introducing, fathers the
infamous bill? TAXPAYER
DaViSyilIe YolO County
The record-union., 1897-01-27

seems to be that he Is always yearni1lg
to make a grand stand play. In many
respects he is ONE of the best Gov
ernors the State ever had. He is full
Of energy and vim, undoubtedly hon
est, and is making mighty effort to
do his full duty. He has informed him
self and keeps watch and ward over
our public institutions, and is striving
to econouniZe and accomplish the great
est good to the greatest number. But
he has an amazing weakness for grand
stand plays and pyrotechnic demon
strations that are not creditable to his
dignity or to his good Judgment Why
on earth did he proclaim a funding
bill holiday" if he was not inspired
with fantastic egotisn of the Don
Quixote order? Like Don QuiXote he
is full of wisdom and the pink OF
chivalry and honor, and yet he is al
ways running foul of windmills, cas-
ties and ridiculous adventures when
ever he hears the echo of the enchant-
ers. He is SO active and earnest in
his efforts to govern economically that
we grieve to see him so often halt in his
governing to mount his flying wooden
Pegasus to fly to redress the wrongs
of some imaginary duenna. In fact,
we are sorry to see him kick over the
milk every time the pail is full. What
did his legal holiday celebrate? Who
celebrated? There was a difference OF
opinion as to how an economic ques-
tion should be settled. There was no
glorious vital principle made triumph
ant, and no heroic achievement to in
spire! Then, why celebrate? Why
make a proclamation that the people
have no inclination to heed, and could
not heed if they desired, because of
his procrastinations? We have a good
Governor and we are chagrined to see
him sacrifice his dignity to foolish en-
chantments.
The record-union., 1897-01-27
CWheatIand -Four Corners)

Is our Governor a crank or an inlbe-
cile? We advise an immediate inquiry
into this subject by the proper authori-
ties. Who ever heard of the whole ma
chinery OF a State Like California being
brought to a standstiu with but twenty
four hours notice for such a cause.
Governor Budd many attempt to reason
the whyfor but he cannot estimate the
result. Due notice having been given
TT might have been proper for California
TO take one day in which to rejoice over
the defeat of the funding bill. But
Budd's holiday was a Budd jOllification,
also a Jim fool proceeding. The result
ing good ds not, and the injury to the
State, county, town and private bust
ness dS far reaching.
The record-union., 1897-01-27

Legislature is to be Democratic and
either James H. Budd or Stephen M.
White Is to be the successful candidate.
1t is not yet determined which of these
very much over rated men is to receive
the approval of San Francisco, but
present signs point to Budd as the
favorite. In other words, the Republ1-
can and Democratic bosses of San Fran
cisco have concluded that their personal
interests will be best subserved by hav-
ing at all times one Republican and one
Democrat in the Senate of the United
States.
The latest exhibition of pure and un-
adulterated idiocy on the part of Gov
ernor Budd was his telegraphic procla-
nation, fixing last Saturday as a legal
holiday, on account of the defeat of the
Pacific railroad funding bill by the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton In truth Budd and the Examiner"
have gone absolutely daft on the rail
road question. If Coils P. Huntington
or w. H. Mills should die while Budd is
Governor, then look out for tele-
graphic proclamation of a holiday for
California, whereas, if James H. Budd
shores Of time, it is not at all improb-
able that a large majority of the people
of the State will take day off," to re-
joice over the benefcent ways Of Provi-
dence.
When County Clerk Diss received
Budd's proclamation dispatch, the
courts had adjourned for the day, and
some of the county offices had closed.
Many witnesses were in attendance
upon the courts, and others had been
officially notified to be present on Sat
| urday. To all Of these the so-called
holiday was a hardship and a nuisance.
Budd had suspended the whole legal and
official business of the State, and why?
Simply because of a certain vote in the
lower house Of Congress on measure
which seemed to be particularly obnox-
ious to Budd and the Examiner :"
Southern California took very little in
terest in the funding bill, and nowhere
in all this half of the State did the peo-
pie pay the least attention to Budd's
holiday. Even with all the madness
and vindictiveness of the Examiner,
| it could find that only at San Francisco,
Oakland, San Jose and two other places
was there the least attempt made to
recognize Budds proclamation.
| Let the people of California live in
constant readiness for anything and
everything in the way of holidays while
Budd is i'm at Sacramento. Some of
these days he will probably remember
that he was born on some day, in some
month in some year, and a Budd birth
day proc1am tfOn will he teleoraDheQ to
the farthest quarters of the State.
The record-union., 1897-01-27
Pasadena Starr

If Governor Budd values public opin-
ton-Which we do not suppose he does
he is doubtless making "a scrapbook of
such choice bits of editorial expression
as the following, which we find in the
Alameda Argus (and there are others):
If the jay Governor of California has
pregnalble place in his cuticle he will
certainly smart at the universal roar
of disapproval that greeted his last holi-
day proclamation This singular eXecu-
tive freak must have been the result of
q teetering brain, the act of a mind that
was very badly befogged. 1t was dis
gusting alike ITO the friend and foes Of
the measure which it was intended TO
glorffy.
The record-union., 1897-01-27
SACRAMENTO CITY BONDS.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
FUNDED Debt Sinking Fund of the city Of
sacramento will have on hand by the 1st
Gay OF March, 1897, S120,000 more or less,
LOT. LOT the purchase of Sacramento City
bonds, which they will pay to the lowest
ana best bidders for the respective classes
OF OF bonds due in 1888, 1893, 1898 and 1903.
Iney invite sealed proposals for the sale
Oh these bonds, and will consider all bids
placed with the Commission on or before
3 o, CLOCK p. m. on the list DAY OF
MARCH, 1897. The different series OF
bonds must be offered separately, as they
are of different values, according to the
period at which they fall due All bids
should be directed to the Commissioners
of the Funded Debt of Sacramento, and
marked on the outside "Bids for Bonds"
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
SPARROW SMITH,
c. H. CUMMINGS
Commissioners.
Sacramento, January 20, 1897. ja20-5tw