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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
mn nEKrII.oN SYSTEM.

Progress is as slow in the police de-
partment as elsewhere. The fact finds
an illustration in the tardy adoption
by the police authorities Of this cOun-
try of the Bertillon system Of identii-
cation.
France has used the Bertillon system
of Identifying criminals for many years.
II embodies the application Of science
and common sense to the question Of
securing an accurate means Of record
ing personal identity. The system is
based on the fact that there are always
differences in the structures Of persons,
but that the measurement of certain
parts of the structure Of each individual
adult never varies. Accurate measure
ments Of certain parts of every person
supply q record OF identity which can
be depended upon.
No intelligent man has questioned
the superiority Of this system over the
old system. which was based upon more
or less inaccurate descriptions and
photographs. but in spite Of a practical
demonstration of the success of the
Bertillon system. the rogues' gallery,
with its accompanying descriptive in
dex and its mass Of distorted features.
has survived in American police de-
partments until the present time.
The change is also a proof OF the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
DIED.

RANKTN-At Kirkwood, o.. at the res
idence of James Cohland. Wednesday,
MAY % 1897. at : o'clock a. m, Miss Mar
Garet Rankin, aged - years.
Funeral from the residence Of Mrs.
James Cortland. Kirkwood, o.. to-day Fri
day. at o'clock p. m. Friends of the
family are invited to attend. In,ermont
a Linwood cemetery.
CLOUSE-On Thursday morning. May
o. 1897. at 4:30 o'clock. Henry CiOuse, in
the 9th year Of his age.
Funeral from his late residence No. $50
Coal street. Sunday afternoon al O'Clock.
Friends of the family invited to attend.
Interment a Red Mems cemetery.
STEWART-At Wheeling Hospital, on
Thursday. May - 1881. az > o'clock p. m,
Captain William Stewart. late Of Tiltons-
vile, O., in the Gath year Of his age.
Services at Hospital Saturday morning
al o'clock Friends of the family in
vted to attend Interment at TiltonsvilIe
Ohio.
STERLING Thursday morning May 81;
1894. George >. only son OF hugh ana
Matilda Sterling. aged 81 years.
Funeral from residence of Mrs. Charlotte
Wilson. % South Front street, Saturday
a p. m.
PARsHALI-On Thursday morning.
May - 1897. at . o'clock. John c. ParshaII
i'm the 5Sth year of his ag5.
Funeral from his late residence, at
Glenn's Run. W. Va. Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. Interment at Short Creek
cemetery. Friends Of the family invited 10
attend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
BELLAIRE.

The Board Of Equalization reports that
everything is moving along smoothly at
the present time.
The GAINESVILLE Council has decided TO
try the saloon business again, and in u
few days there will be plenty Of chances
to get drink there.
The jury commission for this year are
Walter Darrah, Hon. David Wagner, Geo
Jepson and E. 3. Armstrong.
T. \. Rodefer is the Prohibition nominee
for State Treasurer.
The County Democratic Committee will
meet Saturday at the Globe Hotel to fix
the time and place for holding the next
county convention. Bellaire is the most
convenient place Hold It here.
Mr.. Yost Linard Of Bethesda is re-
ported quite sick with pneumonia. Ills
sons David and James Of this city, We're
notified
The postof1ice will remain closed most
of the day Monday next, it being a holiday.
Plymouth Council No T. O. L. \. NJ.
decided TO decorate the four graves Of
their deceased brothers lying in Rose Hill
cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The mem
bers will meet in the hall Sunday after
noon at > o'clock and proceed to the ceIne-
terry. and strew flowers over the last rest
ing place of their dead brothers. All
members are expected.
The diffcreu, hotel registers showed
quite an unusual number Of strangers in
the city yesterday from different parts or
the country. Drummers are getting quite
plentifully, but generally report sales slow.
a countryman received a fine new hay
press over the 3. & O. yesterday, and
hauled it out home.
one Of George Keller's horses fell on
Thrty-second street Thursday. II was
hitchcd to a one-horse delivery wagon.
and broke a shaft in falling. The harness
had to he loosened before it could get up.
The BARRIERS will shut up their shops at
70 m. on Monday. and observe Memorial
Day as a half holiday.
c. A. Smith. the enterprisins Bolaire
laundryman. has received a new delivery
wagon. The wagon is painted in rcd. white
and blue The bed is red, the running
gear white. and the cover blue. with large
letters ~ s. Laundry" on the side. 1t is
neat and pretty.
Postmaster Warnock has secured tho
privilege of using the school hall for the
civil service examination on June T. One
or two members of the Board objected,
forgetting that the affair will be Of in
calcuable benefit to our growing city.
The postmaster says there will he over
goo applicants at the civil service eXamina-
ton next month.
Officer Ernst had some trouble to get y
lot Of serenaders in the Second ward to
quit business on Wednesday night; and he
finally arrested two of them.
Sol White will play with the New Haven.
Conn, team this season.
Judge Hollingsworth discharged the petit
jury on Wednesday until June :. Some
court cases may be tried during the in
terin
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
WHAT AK, LIGIoN?

Some very interesting speculatlons
as 10 the boundaries of religion in the
civil sense have been raised by the de-
cision of the judge of the Superior Court
of Massachusetts, who has held that
Theosophy is not sufficiently a rellg-
ion to exempt its propaganda build
ings from taxation.
The question is, what properly stands
for religion as contemplated by the
statutes in a country where church and
STATE are divorced?
Suppose the Baptists were to say that
the Presbyterians were not a religious
body and the Presbyterians that the
Methodists were not, how would the
civil authority decide? Where church
and State are divorced how is it to be
decided on civil grounds what is and
what is not religion?
An issue of this kind carried to the
highest court of appeal would be likely
to develop some very curious points.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
AMONG THE POSTMASTERS

Special to the Register.
Washington, D. c., May Ell. A.
Howell was to-day appointed postmas-
ter at Genoa. Wayne county, vice A. b.
Watts. resigned; and S. f. Leach, at
Red House Shoals, Putnam county West
Virginia, vice Alexander Thacker' re-
moved. A. c. Wilcox was appointed at
Graysville. Monroe county, Ohio.
Congressman Dovener to-day recon-
mended the appointment of the follow
ing postmasters:
R. H. Williams. at Ella; Norman
Suter. at Woodlands; T. S. Magruder'
at Calls: Mrs. Carrie Newton, at Ben
wood; J. H. Frashure, at Morgansville;
J. NJ. Jarvis. at Alum Bridge; Warren
w. Yates, at Andy, and Andrew Clark
at Dean.
Captain Dovener left here tonight for
Morgantown. where he will deliver
memorial address on Saturday, Decora-
ton Day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

J. BULL SITS DOW ON PROTECTION.
A slight ripple of interest was caused
in Parliament last week by an Isolated
fair trader" whose cause has been for
the past three or four years hesitating-
" agitated at gatherings of farmers
and land owners and still more timidly
discussed among certain classes OF
manufacturers. Special representatives
of the agricultural interests in the Con-
servative party have talked at cattle
shows and farmers feasts about the in
iuries inflicted on English farmers by
American wheat and beef, Danish but
ter and Belgian eggs. Letters from
"Civitas." PRO Bono Publico' and 9TH
er veteran signatures inserted in neon
spicuous corners of provincial news
papers have suggested the advantage
of relieving the British workman
from competition with all sorts of artl-
cles made in Germany. - Members
of the present Conservative govern
ment have been questioned as TO the
possibility Of substituting fair trade.
which is protection under another
name. for the established British poll
CIV of free trade. and mindful of votes
that may be needed in the future they
answered enigmatically.
The fair traders evidently thought
the time had come to feel the temper
of the government and the large Con-
sentative majority in Parliament, so
last week Mr.. James Lowther, the ac-
knowledged champion of the agricult-
ural interests in Parliament, moved a
resolution in favor of transferring
mart of the duties now collected on tea
and coffee to articles producible in En-
gland. TO enable us TO maintain our
own against the industrial competition
of foreign countries" This was plain
declaration for the principles OF pro-
lection. as against strictly revenue
tariff on articles not competing with
English products. He proposed
duv of a little less than cents a bushel
on wheat and small duty on foreign
manufactures.
The result was not TO Mr.. Lowther's
liking. The Chancellor of the Excre-
ouer officially opposed the motion and
thus officially defined the position OF
the government to be against the fair
trade scheme. the Irish members spoke
against it. and the body of Conserva-
tives. Unionists and Liberals showed
by their studious silence that they did
not consider the matter worth discuss
ing. Mr.. Lowther withdrew his motion
and the fair trade movement retired to
its old limits of bucolic gatherings and
the inside pages of provincial weeklies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
SPANISH RIDICULE
Cast Upon Reports That American Consuls
Are in Danger in Cuba.

Cast Upon Reports That American Consuls
Are in Danger in Cuba.
Havana May 27.--Spanish officials rid
icule the allegations setting forth that
the lives of the United States Consuls
in Cuba are in danger and they point
TO the fact that w. j. Calhoun, the
United States Commissioner, who is
investigating the death of DR.. Ricardo
Ruiz. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the United
States Consul General, and DR.. Jose
Congosto. the Spanish Consul at Phil
adelphia, were entertained last night
as special guests of the military club
of this city. There. the Spaniard adds.
the United States officials were the OBJ
iect of distinguished and courteous at
tention at the hands of the prominent
Spanish civil and military officials pres
ent.
Captain General Weyler is still at
Sancti Spiritus. province of Santa Clara.
There ne received Senior Evaristo To-
boodo. who called upon him TO ask par
don for her husband, who was eXiled
10 the Chaffarin Island on a political
charge. The Captain General granted
her petition and Taboodo will be allow
ed TO return to Cuba.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
a BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Crushed to Death on the Balti more & Ohio
Near Keyser.

Special to the Register.
PIEDMONT. W. Va. May 27.-Edward
Marcellus Sebold aged nineteen years
of Piedmont, a Baltimore & Ohio freight
brakeman. was accidentally killed by a
train at Keyser last night his body being
cut in two. His remains were brought
here. and will be buried tomorrow after
noon from ST. Peters Catholic church
Rev. Thomas e. Lyons officiating. He
was the only support of his widowed
mother. He had been frloughed and
was on his way TO Cumberland TO resume
work. His brother. Meshach, was killed
on the Ohio River railroad at Parkersburg
about three years ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

If the amendment of Mr.. Handsford,
of the Constitutional Revision Com
mission providing for the permanent
disfranchisement Of any one found
guilty of bribing in elections, should 80
through and be rigidly enforced, many
a high and mighty magnate and all of
Hannas pet millionaire slush fund
committee would find themselves denied
the ballot in West Virginia. As these
gentlemen don't vote in this State they
wouldn't mind that. however; and it is
doubtful if they would mind being
barred the ballot anywhere so long as
they could continue TO buy the ballots
Of others.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

The telephone ordinance as formu-
lated 10y The Committee on Ordinances
is in accordance with accepted modern
ideas of correct municipal government
end embodies the important theory
that a city's franchise is worth some
thing and that the city should receive
something for il. AT the same time it
is perfectly fair to the telephone COM
pauies. As it stands it is an eminently
satisfactory document.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

The Constitutional Revision Com
mission should bear in mind that a
constitution is merely a statement Of
fundamental principles Of government
and not a code of laws 1t should not
he numbered up with matter that does
not belong there
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

value of expositions for the diffusion
of ideas. The complete exhibition Of
the Bertillon system in the French de-
partment of the Chicago Exposition did
more than anything else to stimulate
the movement in favor of its adoption
among the police authorities of this
country.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
EWING BROS,
1pF WATERFOWL CAN GET 1T FROM THE OHIO RIVER
AN INQUEST
In Progress Over the Body of Baby
Alleged TO Have Been Killed by It's

Special to the Register.
CLARKsBURG. W. Va. May 27.-Cor-
oner Alexander. of this city. went to
Farnum this morning to hold an inquest
over the body of a child of man by the
name of Deval alias Clark. 1t is alleged
that a quarrel took place between Devai
and wife and that ne threw his child out
of A window. from the effects of which
it died. The jury have not returned a
verdict. Feeling runs high and there is
general condemnation Of DevaI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

The Constitutional Revision Com
m.Jtee has sat down good and strong
on the woman suffrage proposition.The
new woman is not popular in West
Virginia. The dear old girl is good
enough as she is. God bless her.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
A VERY SUDDEN DEATH

Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT. w Va. May 27.-Mrs. Ann
Hickok. of Fairview. died suddenly last
night at her home. She was in good
health when she retired. but got to cough
ing about midnight and died half an hour
later. She was 30 years old.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
NATHAN HOLDEN DEAD.

Special to the Register.
CLARKsBURG, W. Va. May 81
Nathan Holden. one of the most prom
ineDt citizens of this county. died at Craig
more to-day. He is the father Of Prof.
Holden, principal OF the GlenViIle Normal
School.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
TO REPRESENT WEST VIRGINIA.
Governor Atkinson Announces Delegates
TO the Denver Gold Mining Convention.

Special 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, May 27.-Gov.
Atkinson to-day appointed y. B. Scott and
Major T. NJ Norton. of Wheeling; George
Davis and Judge J. II. Brown. of Char
lesion: George McGufin. OF Se~el: J. L.
Caldwell. Of Huntingdon A. b. White
and Geo A Burt. of Parkersburg: 5. b.
Elkins. of Elkins. and James d. Butts
Of Harpers Ferry, as delegates 10 repre-
sent West Virginia in the International
Gold Mining Convention 10 be held in
Denver. Colo. or the eth. Sth and 9Th days
Of August, 1884,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

The tinpIate workers want a 10 per
cent. advance in wages. As McKinley's
election and the Dingley bill were for
the advancement, of workingmen's
wages Senator Elkius to the contrary
notwithstanding-Jhe tinplate men
have evidently concluded it was high
time they were getting their share and
they are going after it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

Col Hart is the first Republican in
West Virginia to get an office outside
the State under the present admins
tration. Hence, he is entitled TO wear
his lid at quite an angle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
10 PATROL THE COAST.

Washington. May 27.-The Navy De-
partment has given orders that the new
gunboat Helena be put in commission
on the 18th of next month to patrol
the Florida coast.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
Special to the Register

Special 10 the Register.
WAVERLY. w. Va. May 21.-The most
important strike made i'm the local fields
for some time was found yesterday after
noon on the Abe Boyd farm. three miles
back of Waverly Il is important because
1t is a wild cat and is showing now for 20
barrel well. 1t was drilled by Higgins
& Pape and T. W. Harvey, Jr.. of this
city. and will open up a new lot of terri
tory.
The new strike is located nearly three
miles from any producing wells. but seems
to line up with the Hendershot-Dyk pool.
making this field over eight miles in
length. The Corbin gasser located about
two miles west of the Boyd strike, now
seems to be in the western edge of the
pool. This we'll is good for two or three
barrels daily.
Directly south of this gasser are the
DYKE wells, and they are exactly on 20
degree line with the new strike. There is
much interest in the Boyd well among the
oil men and its discovery means addi-
tional activity in the Waverly field.
NEW YORK. May 27.-Petroleum.
Pennsylvania crude steady; June SIC bid.
OIL CITY. Pa. May G.-Certiticates.
soc: credit balances. S9c; shipments, 5000
barrels runs, 1863 barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

II will have to be a scorching sum-
mer 10 even mp the average Of temper
allure after the chilly spring we are
having
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
pFFFER'S NEW JOB.

No more about the Senate house
Will PETER join the friskers-
He's got a job TO stay al home
And cultivate his whiskers.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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CUBA TURNED DOWN.
Continued from First Page.

so far satisfactory as morally to back
up Consul General Lees report upon
the case and at the same time TO justify
the claims of the widow of DR.. Ruiz for
damages from Spain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FOR SALE-New 500 bicycle. P.rf (.
condition. Never used. SO. Mead.
DENIS Store. M.-..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

Miss Genevieve Clark Wilson, the ia
nous Oratorio soprano, will be heard in
st. Paul at the Casino Friday even
ing, May IS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
TERMS:

TERMS:
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D,nv and sunday, per month.''..''''' o'e
Si,..ra comics of Daily. &c; sunday Se'
D,rry AND SUNDAY BY NAIL HOSI-
AGE PREPAID.
Dauv including Sunday. per year'...'Ss W
Daily. including sunday. six moh-hS-' "
Daily including Sunday, onc month
D,rv six days In the week. per year . "
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1,uy one day in che week, per year -
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sunday only. for six months...'.''-''' ~
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.ices five cents per line.
sranDs OF the denomination OF Two
.s--s ana less. accepted for amounts less
han one dollar ,.-.,,,+
Correspondence containing lihp0' 90
nous solicited from every part OF the ANr-
rounding country.
Rejected Communications win not oe re-
turned unless accompanied by SoI'c'e"'
postage.
The REGISTER. embracing its several
editions. is entered al The PostoH'oe III
Wheeling. w. Va. as second-class matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
AGAINST COMMERCIAL AGEN-
CTES

Washington. May PA bill was in
troduced to-day by Mr.. Maddox, of
Georgia, to exclude from the mails
all matter emanating from commercial
agencies which publish business rat
ings and carry on collections.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28

Index to New Advertisem snts.
FOURTH PAGE.
a card Of Thauks-Mrs George VI. Var
acy
For Rert-James l. Hawley.
Decoration Day Proclamation.
Peaches and California Apricots-H. l.
Behreus CO.
NVauted-Agcuts-
EIGHTH PAGE.
Friday VaIue-Stone x Thomas
HATS NcFadden'S Hat Store.
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Special 10 the Registe

Special 10 the Register
P9RKERSBURG, W. Va, May PA
British syndicate with $l5.O00,OOO capital
for investment in the oil fields of the
United States. and may plant some of their
good stuff in this section. The information
comes from a prominent oil operator who
met the New York agents of the syndi-
cate.
rney secured an option on the Murphy
& Jennings holdings in the Hardman tract
in the Doddridge county field for S65OOo
Murphy & Jennings sunk about $4,000 in
that field before they got producing
well. They are on velvet now, however,
and have fifty wells. the aggregate pro-
duction of which is about 100 barrels a
day.
These same agents were in Parkersburs
at the same time and took an option on
several pieces of territory in the Hender-
shot field.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-28
| CARD OF THANKS.

To the officers and members Of Wh0.-g
Commandery No. /. Is. r., Nelson !. e
y. +. &; \. NJ. the Essenic order. vs. @
ing Lodge No. g l. O. o. T.. and ;1. =
many friends who have been uu..t
their kindly efforts and cousidrrafr
patty during my recent affection, ] g
to return my sincere and grateful -. ..
my2sq MRS. GEORGE NJ. Warm.
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The REGISTER. embracing It's se'e'a'
editions. is entered al The PostoH''e IA
Wheeling. w. Va. as second-elass hlatCe-.