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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26

splendid showing MaGe During the Past
Five Ycars-FIsttering Prospects.
Special TO the Register.
Fairmont, w. Va. June 25.-An ex-
animation of the catalogue of the Fair
mont State Normal School for 1867,
shows that there has been in attend
ance in all the departments of the
school $50 students. This shows an
increase since 1892 of 12O pupils. No
other five years in the history of the
school shows such prosperity and de-
velopment This has not been a boom
growth, but a steady natural increase
due to the confidence and esteem in
which the school is held in the section
in which it is located. The number of
counties represented is also a source of
great satisfaction. there being repre-
scented during the past year twenty
five counties. The graduating class
this year represented fourteen counties.
Three States were represented this
year. Pennsylvania, Indiana and West
Virginia. The course Of study at the
school has recently been increased and
the classification made upon the basis
of a four year course, is much more
satisfaction than ii has been hereto
fore. The library has recently been in
creased several hundred volumes until
now it is a most excellent one, con-
tanning the standard encyclopedias,
fiction, history, biography and most
excellent library of pedagogical re-
search and study.
The school has not only made strides
in increased numbers. enlargement of
course and library. but the building is
the most convenient and the finest sin
gle building in the State. No school
of its kind can boast of better equip
ment for work than the Fairmont Nor
NAL
The fattering prospects of the
SCuOOl are, dS one VI Nut 4cSoluliOIIS
Of the Marion county teachers stated
last week, a monument to the princi-
pal, J. Walter Barnes, whose work is
duly appreciated by the patrons of the
school. There is little surprise that
wnen the Regents authorized the state
ment made-that if any change were
made in the faculty it would be in
some of the minor members-that the
friends of the school in all portions of
the State were highly pleased Indeed,
it was a deserved tribute when the
unanimous decision OF the board was
announced as being for the retention
of the principal.
What changes will be made in the
members OF the faculty your CORE
spondent was unable TO get from the
Regents, but as two of the present
corps of teachers belong 10 the party
in power, the change will be small if
politics enters into il.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
WHEELING REGISTER. SATURDAY,JUNE 26, 1897
A MURDERER HANGED.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 25.-James Pol
lard, colOred was hanged in the Jail
yard in this city to-day for the murder
of Joseph Irwin, also colored. The muir
der was committed in July, 1895. Pol
lard had threatened to kill Dave Irwin,
and went to the home of the Twins after
dark one night. Finding the family at
supper he fired at Dave Irwin, but miss
ed him, killing the latter's brother,
Joseph.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
JACOB GOOD,
1875 Market street, Wheeling, W. Va.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
In the Circuit Court of Ohio County
NE.ef virginia


IN CHANCERY. No. 1860.
Schmulbach Brewing Company. corpor.
alton. and Wood Bros. Planning NIL
Company, corporation,
Henry +. Tape. William Wassemeier. w
{. Meyer trustee Ed W. Schaeter auc
+. c. Driehorst. partners. doing business
under the firm name and style OF : haze
fer * Driehorst II. 9. Kennedy. trustee,
Alsace-LOrain Society. corporation,
and NJ. Friesmuth. trustee.
BY virtue Of an order entered in the
above entitled cause on the 5th day of
June, 1897. in Part ,, Book Is, and page
lie. il IS referred 10 tn undersigned COM
missioner of said court TO ascertain and
report:
]. What liens there are existing upon the
real estate and personal property descr.b-
ed in the bill.
. The priorties of such liens and &c
whom payable.
g. Any other matters that the said COM
missioner may deem pertinent 90 the
OF the parties.
Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed commissioner has fixed upon Non.
day. the 2nd day Of August. 1885,. commenc-
ing at 10 O'Clock a. H.. a. the time, ana
his Office at 1917 Chapline street. I'm the
city Of Wheeling. in Ohio county. West
Virginia. rs the place. at which he VIII
proceed TO ascertain and report the several
matters in said orders OF reference Ie-
quired.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
c. p. FLICK.
Commissioner.
HOWARD and HANDLAN.
Solicitors for COmpiainants.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
A.HALLELUJAHM
.....TO."..
Jacob Good.

We have been in the shoe business tire
months ladies and gentlemen. and every
body will b surprised. The letters of con
graduation and the letters OF thank!
which Jacob Coed has received from thu
people with in the past ninety days. anc
all of those letters viii b. on exhibition IN
the left hand show window of his store
next week. / Will produce letters OF peo-
pie whose shoe bill has been from 500 e
$4,000 "A year. and now their bills are only
$500 a year since they have been dealin.
with Jacob Good. and Furthermore. TN
are getting strictly firsJ-class shoes. Nos
is your time the remnant OF J. \. KEN
Pile OF Wheeling, an" Ichova Gilhooley
OF Boston. Mass. will be on sale for thre.
days only. When l bought those two
stocks of shoes I certainly put the cheap
er grades of shoes on the shelves and
counters and kept the finest grades cut
in order TO make an extra sale to-day
There is not a shoe house in existence
who will. or even dare TO. sell such high
grade shoes at such extremely low prize:
as Jacob Good. This is your very las
chance; come early in the morning G
avoid the rush.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
BOAT ORDERED SOLD.

Special 10 the Register.
ParKersburg, w. Va, June 25.-JUuse
Jackson. at United States Court to-
day, in the steamboat case Of Summers
VS.. the steamer Oneida, entered decree
ordering the sale of the Oneida.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26

IN IHANItK1. NO. I.1JI.
Schmulbach Brewing Company. corpor.
alton. and Wood Bros Planning MIL
Company, a corporation
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
WAS THINKING ALOUD.

Mrs. Phillips-George, why were you
swearing so terribly in the back yard,
just now?
Mr.. Phillips-Swearing, my dear
Did swear? Well bless me, was 50
busq getting that piece of wire disen-
tangled from the lawn mower that
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
FAIRMONT NORMAL SCHOOL.

splendid showing MaGe During the Past
Five -Flstterlng Prospects.
cDe,ial IN the Register
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
Old fashioned.

music boxes were good enough for
our ancestors, but the thoroughly
modern pianos are hardly good
enough for the present generation. If
as good a piano as money and eX-
pertS can make is good enough, our
pianos will satisfy the most critical
musician that ever struck a note.
Liberal terms.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26
NECESSARY TIME.

1T takes my wife three days to go
to a picnic"
"How's that"
"She takes a day to get ready, day
to 90 and a day to get over it."-Chi-
cagO Record.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
WILL LONGsTREET wEDs
UumOr Has II That the Distinguished
soldier Is Going Courting.


Atlanta, Ga, Aug 1.-THE Journal this
afternoon publishes a special from Lithia
Springs which says: TT is rumored here
that Gen. James Longstreet is to wed
Miss ellen Dortch, the assistant state IL
brarian."
Miss Dortch is a guest at the Ray cot
tage. and the frequent visits Of the dis
tinguished soldier during the past weeks
have led people here TO look upon the en-
gagement as an assured fact This, de-
spite the fact that no announcement has
been made by the parties most interest
ed"
The reported engagement OF such we'll
known people naturally Is a piece of news
of unusual interest. and anything that
seems to point to a confirmation of the
rumor is eagerly seized on.
Gen. Longstreet is 76 years OF age. but
looks at least twenty years younger than
he really Is. Miss Dortch, who Is the as
sistant state librarian, is one OF the best
known women In the state and is now
"A candidate for the position Of State Lii
brariau TO succeed Capt. John Milledge.
In the event of her marriage to Gen.
Longstreet IL Is probable that one OF the
most formidable figures in the race for
that Office viii be removed.
Gen. Longstreets fame Is worldwide. and
the report of his probable engagement TO
Miss Dortch will naturally attract great
attention.
Another dispatch from Gainesville. Gen.
Longstreets home, says: "Gen. James
Longstreet, when seen to-day In regard 10
the rumor that he would soon wed Mis-
Ellen portch, declared that there was "a
foundation for such a rumor"
The morning news., 1897-08-18
TREASURER ADAMS SUCCESSOR.
Walter \. Clark, a WeII-KnOwn Citj-
zen Appointed by Judge Eve.

Augusta, Ca, Aug. 17.-Judge w. F.
Eve of the city court, who is also com
missioner OF roads and revenues Of Rich
mond county. to-day appointed Walter
A. Clark treasurer of Richmond county,
TO FIJI the unexpired term Of Capt. George
Adams, deceased.
Mr.. Clark has represented Richmond
county in the legislature, has been super
iutendent of county roads superintendent
of the county home, coroner, and is at
present serving as assistant postmaster
under Postmaster Dunbar AS this is a
position Of uncertain, but certainly brief,
tenure. he promptly resigned it to accept
the treasurership. The office pays 800 a
month.
Postmaster Dunbar to-day appointed
his son, G. i. Dunbar, assistant postmas-
ter. The young man has just arrived at
home, after graduating at Vanderbilt in
1896 and the Louisville Law School In 1897
and expects soon to open law office The
postmaster decided that 1t would hardly
be worth while To offer the appointment
TO an outsider, as his own successor may
be named any day, and the new postmas-
ter would name his own assistant Tn
der these circumstances he names his
son for the vacancy
The funeral of Mr. J. L. Wilson took
place this afternoon from st. Paul's church
and was peculiarly sad because of the
entire absence of relatives of the dead.
Mr.. Wilson has married sister. whose
residence is Brooklyn, but it has been i'm
possible to communicate with her, and
it Is presumed she is absent somewhere
on summer trip. Mr. Wilson was born
in Scotland, but has lived in Augusta for
thirty years. He was buried with Ma
sonic honors, and the police commission,
of which he was a member. attended in
a body.
A negro boy. Eddy Jackson. living
across the river in Hamburg, killed him
self while fooling with a pistol he didn't
know was loaded. The coroners verdict
was accidental killing. in accordance with
the above facts
The morning news., 1897-08-18
A LONGER LEASE OF LIFE.
GOVERNOR ATKINSON REsPITEs
TIE CONVICT PERRY.

The slayer of Belly Lanier VIII Have
Another Chance For His Life-The
Governor 10 Investigate the Case
Yet Furthcr-Pcrry and His wife
Are Both Confident That Executive
CIemency VIII he Extended to the
Man.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug i'll s. Perry, the
slayer Of Belly Lanier. will not die upon
the scaffold at Decatur tomorrow, under
the sentenced passed on him by Judge
Gambler.
Gov. Atkinson, who has been investigat-
ing Perrys claim for executive clemency
since last week. interfered in his behalf
this morning. granting respite until
Sept. g.
The respite was granted in order to give
the governor time to examine other wit
nesses in the case and come TO a conclu-
sion in regard to the petition for commuta-
ton.
Perry appears to be confident that the
governor will decide in his favor and save
him from the gallows.
His wife, who made a dramatic appeal
last week at the hearing in the executive
office, also says that she is confident that
the governor viii grant her prayer
The morning news., 1897-08-18
CROPS OF THE COUNTRY.
Cotton Has Suffered in Many States.
Tobacco and Wheat.

Washington, Aug. 17.-The weekly crop
bulletin of the agricultural department
says: Drought continues in portions of
Missouri; Tennessee and Southern Texas
and the need of rain is beginning to be felt
in Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and in portions
of Virginia and New York. There has
been too much rain in New England and
local storms have caused some damage to
crops in the Virginias The conditions
have been generally favorable to crops in
the southern states, Oklahoma, Southern
Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, Michigan and the Middle At
lantic states.
On the Northern Pacific coast the week,
although usually warm weather, has been
favorable for harvesting. In the princi-
pal corn states of the central valleys the
weather conditions of the week have not
been wholly favorable. being too cool over
a large area, but not too dry. Good rains,
however, have improved the crop in Kan
sas and Nebraska.
The week has been generally favorable
to cotton, except in North Carolina and
portions of South Carolina, Missouri and
Southern Texas, where il suffered from
drought. Generous rains over the greater
part of the cotton belt have arrested pre-
mature opening and shedding.
Spring wheat harvest is about finished
in South Dakota and Southern Minnesota
and is in progress in the northern part
Of the latter state and in South Dakota.
Heavy rains have delayed harvesting in
North Dakota and caused injury to the
over-ripe grain. In South Dakota, some
of the fields in which the stand was thin
have been ruined by weeds. Spring wheat
is also being harvested under favorable
conditions in Oregon and Wash ngton.
Tnh9Rpn P1rfffDu fe in ba
The morning news., 1897-08-18
STEWART SPEAKS FOR SILVER.
Denies That He Has Changed His Po-
sition-To Continue the Fight.


Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 1z-United States
Senator William NJ. Stewart of Nevada
telegraphs the Constitution as follows
concerning the statement attributed to
him in newspaper dispatches, that he had
advised his friends in the west to drop
the silver issue:
New York, Aug. Amy statement that
! have changed my position on the silver
question or advised my friends in the
west or elsewhere to drop the silver is
sue on the ground of the return of pros
perity or on any other ground is abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly false The fact
that there are abundant crops in this
country and famine elsewhere, which
gives temporary relief, is no reason why
we should not seek permanent relief by
the only possible means in our power,
which is the decentralization of silver.
The efforts of the gold press is to make
the country believe that the gold standard
has raised the price of wheat and to tg-
more the short crops in every. country, but
this is in keeping with their false state
ments with regard to my position. The
low price of silver produced by excluding
il from the mints, and particularly the
recent decline produced by demonetiZation
in Japan, marks the rise in gold and
shows the robbery and injustice of con-
fning the money of the world to the one
commodity gold. When they point to
cheap silver as the result Of their con-
spiracy, we point to dear gold as the re-
suit of their rascality The people will
not believe that the goldites control the
seasons and give the United States good
crops and cause famine elsewhere. They
know that it is the work of Providence,
over which the goldites have no control.
Their impudence in demanding credit for
it is in keeping with their system of de-
cepton by which they are enslaving the
human race.
Now is the time TO fight for silver. The
temporary relief which Providence has
granted should inspire the manhood of the
American people to vote their sentiments
at the ballot box. 1t removes some of the
excuses of poverty and starvation which
voters made in 1896 when they submitted
to intimidation or yielded to bribery and
voted for their own enslavement. The
only danger is that the small measure of
relief which the rise of wheat has given
will not be sufficient to free the voters of
the United states from coercion and brib-
cry, but ought to aid the cause of silver by
restoring to some extent the independence
of the voters.
My correspondence with people in every
section of the country is very extensive
and It informs me that the people are thor
oughly alive to the situation and that the
silver question is gaining every day. The
rise in the price of wheat and the fall In
the price of silver will stimulate rather
than retard the irresistible movement in
favor of returning to the coinage law of
the better days Of the republic
(Signed) "Wi.liam NJ. Stewart"
The morning news., 1897-08-18
DRANK roo MUCH LAUDANUM.
A Young Augusta Clerk Makes an
Attempt at suicide.

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 17.-Max Salat, a
clerk in the dry goods store of c. H.
Schneider on Upper Broad street, took a
large dose of laudanum to-day about
o'clock, and for eight hours has been in
dustriously worked on by physicians at
the hospital. He has been restored to
consciousness, and declares himself much
ashamed of his performance.
He had been drinking for a day or two,
and this is the only reason for his at
tempted suicide that is known.
He went TO a barber shop about I
o'clock, and while in the barber's chair
conhded to the barber that he had drank
the contents Of the three-ounce vial of
laudanum, which he displayed. The bar
Der thought he was only joking. but as
the drugs effects began TO show, he be-
came alarmed and ran across the street
to the drug store where Salat said he
had recently bought the laudanum The
clerk said Yes, he had sold it to him -
and the barber hurried back to his shop.
There he found that Salat had tumbled
from the chair to the floor, and was fully
under the influence of the poison.
Physicians were hastily summoned. to-
gether with the ambulance, and the
young man was removed to the hospitaI
though it was feared for a long time that
death was inevitable, he was finally
brought back to consciousness, and is now
duly remorseful
The young mans friends know no rea-
son Tor his attempt on his life
The morning news., 1897-08-18
CnoP CONDITIONS.
Some Complaints of Rust and she'd
ding of Cotton Are Heard.

ding of Cotton Are Heard.
Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 1.-THE weekly crop
bulletin OF the weather department issued
to-day says:
"The weather during the week was fairly
favorable. though there are a number Of
places in the state where crops are suffer
ing for moisture Most Of the rain that
has fallen during the week has been IN the
form OF scattered showers.
cotton has improved generally. but S.
ftn about week or ton days late Fruit
is forming rapidly ana most fields are now
white with hollis Picking has commenced
81 some Of the southern counties aud VIII
soon Doe general
There are few complaints OF rust and
shedding.
Tho corn crop as rule Is large All
minor crops are doing well.
To- The southern section with but fcw
exception, faForabls weather conditions
Characterized che past seven days Local
tnoWfrs hnvc fiIlou in most couuUos. bone
~ ieW oi the H0uthWf stern counties rain
if badly needed Cotton. ar "a ru.t. De- do.
luE Wfil but Boo some i0nlltlra lt haa Ia.t
considerable fruit ana thofn ls some com.
pihirt ~ rust n iH blooming Wtu nnd
t.lhins VII soon hc general"
The morning news., 1897-08-18
a CUTTING scRAPE AT OLIVER.
VIII Bryant SIashcs George Archer
SevereIy-Other Matters.

VIII Bryant SIRshcs George Archer
Severely-Other Matters.
oliver, Ca, Aug. T.-Thcre was a cut
ting scrape in town yesterday afternoon,
between win Bryant and George Archer
both colored. They were fighting with
boards, and Bryant losing his board. took
out his knife and cut Archer in three
places one a deep. ugly wound on the
left shoulder, one on the left side Of the
abdomen, ana one on the hip. None will
probably prove fatal
Dry weather injured cotton badly In this
section, and now continued rains are M
juring the crops greatly by beating out
cotton and preventing picking. Much
fodder !s also lost.
Another victim TO the dreaded pistol IS
reported to-day. az Haicyondale. Two
boys, negroes. were footing with 3S-cal-
iber pistol. when it went or and acct
dcntaliy striking WIN Lewis On the left
breast, above the heart, and lodged in his
back.
The wound win probably prove fatal.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
MOOD or rus MGnEGoRs.
IL wiz Not Clot nnd serious Conse
auencca Follow Cuts.

Athcns. Ga, Aug. l7.-stucklcr McGree.
or. aged 81 years, son Of H. W McGreeor.
while playing last wednesday. fen ANA cut
his lp. Tho wound bei constantly unm
yestorday evening when % was stopped hy
putting a ftcci clamp ON tho boys ip and
clftinr ~ tho circulation.
an of Mr MoGroreTs boys pcsrpss "a pr.
culHr blood thlt VIII not oI9t Hnl few
1tHfH since ono of tnsm was k.k krI hy ia
horse aHd died from the hemlrrhlre fs.
aulNng whIeh could not he checked.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
HARK YE ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRA
ORDINARY Y.

We have added new cycle agency to
our list.
This new wheel is the Union Crack-a-
Jack, made by the Union Cycle Mfg. Co.
of Hlghlandsville, Mass.
Jimmie Michael, the wonderful Welsh
midget, rides this make of wheel, SO that
it is a first-class mount in every particu-
lar, or you can depend upon it Michael
wouldn't even look at it.
The Union Crack-a-Jack for $40. Mark
you this wonderful price.
For few days only we will book orders
for this celebrated bicycle, to arrive next
Monday. They are strictly high grade
wheels and far ahead of the well known
Saxon of which we sold so many last sea-
son. CAN quick and get in line for one
of them
We will have them in black, olive green,
maroon and blue.
r. D. & WIN. LATTIMORE.
Savannah, Ga,
P. S.-Mr. Sigmund Berg will be found at
our Bull street store, where he and Mr..
w. B. Courson will be glad to eplain to
their friends the merits of our various
wheels.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
THESE GAMBLERS WE'RE GAME.
They Opened Fire on the SheriH's
Posse That Raided Their Den.

russo AHat Huideu Their Den.
Amercus, Ca, Aug. T.-Sheriff Holder
of Stewart county is here this afternoon.
and reports a desperate encounter with
a party Of twenty-five negro gamblers at
Lumpkin last night
with posse of deputies. Sheriff Holder
raided the house where the negroes were
playing cards, and rushing in, ordered all
to hold up their hands
Instead OF obeying the order, Jim Fuller
opened fire on the posse, his bullet strik-
ing Dick Holder, the son of the sheriff
and inflicting a slight wound. A fusilade
of shots followed, Sheriff Holder shooting
Fuller in the breast. The officers made
a rush for the negroes and captured ten
the Others escaping. Fuller will probably
die.
The consolidation of the tax returns Of
sumter county were completed to-day and
show decrease OF S3i5J00 as COMPARED
with the returns OF 1886 Both real and
personal property show marked decrease.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
ONE or TnE OLD SCHOOL.
Death Of Dr. KoIiocis. an Eminent
Carolina physiciRn.

tnroitnn ihNstctnns
Charleston. =. c.. Aug IA special 10
the News and Courier from Chcraw. this
state. announces the death Of Dr Corne-
Illus Kolock.ono Of the most cmla,nt phy.
s.clans in the state ana an authority on
abdominal surgery
ile was born in Choraw. 1924. graduated
at Brown University ana 900 medicine nt
tho University OF Pennsylvania studied
in Paris under No.poau ana others. lie
married MiHs Mary Henrietta shaw of
Boston llc has hcid many positions ~
honor DOB state anl national medical asao.
Citations lnd iH ihr author OFF many yiu.
lplr ptpru on medical Hubit fe
The morning news., 1897-08-18
MAcoN's MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Police Looking For the Men who
shot Frank Harold

Macon, Ca, Aug. H.-Frank Harold.
who was shot last night while dressed In
womans attire. is dying. one OF the bul.
lets having perforated his intestines.
The officers arrested Annie Rlgsby and
John Allen, who were present az the time
OF the shooting but Developments to-day
do not criminate them. Their statements
before the recorder this morning were
identical with that made by the wounded
man
It is probable that two negro men fired
the shots, thinking Harold was Annie
Rlgsby whom they sought TO Kill She
had been attacked a few days ago. and
the two men were there 20 protect her.