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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09
ATTITUDE or ENGLAND
Her Moral Support and sympathy
Will Be With United States.
REASONS FOR CLOSE TIES.
In Case of War with spain 1t I. Said
American Government Would Not
BE Embarrassed BY Great
Britain.
$ FOR CLOSE TIES.

Washington, March I'm view of
the possibility of war between the
United States and Spain, there has
been a great deal of speculation as to
the attitude likely to be assumed by
other European powers, and especially
by Great Britain.
There has been no idea that Great
Britain would be actively drawn into
such a war in any way. and it is now
generally believed that the United
States would have her moral support
and sympathy.
News of the Maine disaster was re-
ceived in Great Britain with almost as
much horror as in the United States.
1t was noted at the time that the
first expression of sympathy received
at the state department was from Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
sador. who, without waiting to learn
whether the Spanish government was
in any way involved, called in person
at the state department.
This was followed by the message
from the queen, messages from the
Prince of Wales and from many high
officials and officers of the army and
navy.
An American naval officer of high
rank. who has just returned from q
cruise, on which he associated a great
deal with English persons and with
officers of the British army and navy,
referring to the warm feeling that the
English have for the United States in
this crisis, said: ITO the observer of
current events in this country and in
England, no more striking thought
makes itself felt than the good fellow
Englishman for America and most
Things American.
Especially is this the case in times
of possible public danger for the insti
tutions and prosperity of England. At
such times the feeling seems wide
spread that America is but another
section of the mother country to be
on for mutual defense In the same
manner as a colony of larger growth.
mot only is this the case. but in ad-
sentiment in favor of our institutions
which appeal to the English mind on
the surface as it were.
Closer relations. politically, per-
haps, may be only an aspiration for
the coming years to solve, but that
there will be strong aff1liation between
the two peoples is almost a demonstra-
ton.
Our manners and customs are, to all
intents and purposes. identical at the
present time, and when to all these
facts there is added the overwhelming
one of a common origin and language,
1t seems as though there could be but
one outcome of the friendship between
these two graf nations.
''AIrady the silent influences of all
that makes civilization, learning and
good government stand behind the two
countries in about equal proportions"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09
Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

10y virtue of n deed of trust made by John
D s. Miller to g. p. Simpson. trustee, dat
the Office of the Clerk OF the County Court of
Mason County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed
of decree OF the Circuit Court OF said coun-
ty, made and entered on the 9th day of Mo-
vember, 1897, the undersigned, r. j. Som err
willie, was substituted as trustee, in said deed
of trust, i'm lieu and stead of said g. r. Simp-
son, twho has departed this llfe,) with all the
rights, powers and responsibilities of said g.
secure TO G.. p. T. Moo e, the payment of GER
tian notes therein set out and default hav-
ing been made in the payment of certain OF
said notes, and being herennto requested by
the said @. p. i. Moore, will, on
Saturday, the Goth day of March, 1898,
at IL o'clock A. NJ,
MT the front door OF tho Court House of said
highest bidder, the property described In
said deed of trust, which is situated in the
Town of Point Pleasant, County OF Mason
and state of West Virginia, and is bounded
and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at a stake in the middle of the ClariSsburR
road, corner to T. BlaclSwell's lot, thence
stake III Fishers line, thence with his line s.
81 deg. w. IL poles and 3 links to corner OF L.
Blackwell's lot, thence with his line y. IL
deg e. 10 poles and 20 links to the beginning,
estfmatedt contain IS poles of land more or
less Saving and excepting from the above
described lot a certain lot conveyed BY John
s. Miller TO Laura Burton, being nfty feet,
fronting on the public road, and running
back the full width, of OF the west side, the
deed for which is of record in said Clerks
office I'm deed book No. % page 30S.
Terms ofSale: One-third of the purchase
money In hand ON day of sale, one-thIrd
thereof, with interest. in one year, and the
residue thereof, with interest, in two years
from day of SHE, taking from the purchaser
his notes with good security for the deferred
further security. e. J.SOMERVILLE,
Feb. 23d 4-wks. Trustee
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Hon. Rankin wiley.

The time is growing alarmingly
close when it will be necessary for
Fourth District Democracy to
select candidate for Congress, 1t
would be fair to state that Hon.
Rankin Wiley, of Mason county,
is in the field, and also that he is
seemingly the choice of the Put
nam Democracy and will have its
unanimous support in convention.
We are reliably informed that j.
R. Wilson, of Lincoln, will not be
in the field, and that county's sup
port will go to Mr.. Wiley.
Mr.. Wiley is an able man, pleas
ant and a good mixer, and
would carry the District with a
whoop. Our Democratic friends
will make no no mistake by
lending their aid to Rankin Wiley.
Putnam Democrat.
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-RULIa ZOE a Lie.
The Circuit Court Enjoined by
the Supreme Court of Appeals.

The Circuit Court EnjOined by
the Supreme Court of Appeals.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 4,
1S98-A rule was issued by Judge
81. @. McWhorter, of the Supreme
Court of Appeals. yesterday against
F. A. Guthrie, Judge of the Cir
cult Court of Kanawha county re-
quiring him to appear before the
Supreme Court on April 18th and
show cause why writ of prohibit
ton should not be issued to pre-
vent him from enforcing the iudg-
ment of the Circuit Court, render
ed against the city of Charleston,
by which judgment the city is re-
quired to pay the costs in case OF
the city against George w Beller.
This is one of the 1892 license
cases in which the Circuit Court
rendered judgment against thecity
and will be made a test case. The
rule is also directed against Geo
w. Beller and restraints him from
enforcing the judgment. The rule
acts as temporary injunction and
prevents the enforcement of the
Judgment in this case until April
18th, the date set for its hearing
The rule was secured by Chas. B
Couch and Flournoy.- Price &
Smith. attorneys for the city.
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Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

RY virtue of n deed of trust executed by b.
0F Shirley and Perlina shirley, his wife,
TO Charles 4. Hogg, Trustee. dated on the 1st
day of November, 1890, and recorded in the
Clerks office OF the County Court of Mason
county, in Trust Deed Book No. 49, page II
to secure the payment of n certain promIs-
sorry note executed by said b. f. Shirley and
wife to James i. knight, order, for the
sum of thirteen hundred and fhIrty-one,
($i33l) dollars, dated November LIST, 1880 up-
on which 800 has been paid and default hay
Ing been made in the payment OF said note,
and having been requested by said James L..
knight, to sell said real estate, will ON
Tuesday, the 2end day of March, 1898,
at 10 o'clock a. M, tell at public auction, at
the front door OF the Court House OF said Ma
son county, To the highest bidder, the real
estate conveyed to me by said deed OF trust,
which ts,situOted In the District OF Cooper
in said Mason county, and which is bounded
and described rs follows; Beginning ut n
stake on the bank OF the Ohio River, N. 50
deg 30 min. T.. poles, thence down said
river with Its meander6 N. 50 w. II poles To
a stake, thence N ~ w. II poles links to
stake, same being corner 10 lot No. I, thence
with lines of lots Nos / and 2, S. 80 deg. 81
min. w. $50 poles 10 n stone, thence 43 deg.
80 r. % poles and II links 10 stake, thence
y. so deg. e. poles to a stone n corner,
thence n. 50 deg 30 min. <. 343 poles to the
place OF beginning, containing nfty-thre9
1881 acres, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash on day OF sale.
CHARLES z. HoGG, Trustee,
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Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

Try virtue OF a deed OF trust made by Jacob
vile, to the undersigned trustee, W. r.
Gum dated The 9TH day or september, 1888
County Court of Mason County, West VIr-
glnia, In Trust Deed Book No. II, pages 40
and I2l, TO secure, indemnify and save HARM
less Henry Gwfnn In the payment OF GER
GwInn being security on said note, and
having paid the bnlacce due upon the same,
thereof. Marin s. MccnlIoch. and being
asTsnnt 6ee9es5ea ins eeid Henry
Saturday the 26th day of March,
at IL Coco n. M, At the front door OF the
Court house OF said Mason county, sell at
property described in SAID deed Of trust isa-
said property lying and being In the dis
OF West virginia The fir In tract tract Is bounded
nd described AS follows, TO wit: Beginning
e 80 poles 10 Q pine stump on top or hin,
there, thence =. 5l' y, y poles 70 n hickory
black oak. thence n. 10, Z. 10 POLES TO 4
hickory, thence N. 49,. Z. I25< poles 10 a
black oaH, thence n. 30, W. 70 stake,
poles 70 three chestnut saplfnRs, thence n.
80 poles, w IS poles TO q black oak, thence
s si5z. W. 6iS poies 70 q stone eiSse 70 abner
te oaee yI f tnesnSe 81 q poles f 10
tain forty-seven and one-half t975z acress
acres Heretofore sold TO Abner Mccoy. Tiis
second tract Is bounded as fnllows- Begin
thence -. =. ~ poles to stake In road,
thence 8 s. z 10 poles 10 a stake in road.
thence leaving road 8 e. w. u poles 70
pile OF. stone, thence 3 45e e 9 poles to pile
OF stone and dead beech, thence $. s.,
II. II poles on back line, thence 81
the Turner place, thence y. 5, +. 90 poles 10 q
white oak, Ihence y. 50s. E. D poles TO q
thence n ., y. 30 poles 70 a stake thence 3
o, e Is poles 70 the beginning, containing
the above described tracts Of land are OF
record in said Clerks ofiice, the first In Deed
Book No "a, page 3g, and the second In Deed
Book NO r. page 80, 20 which deeds refer
ence Is made
Terms OF SALE-Cash In hand on day OF
sale w. r. GUESs Trustee
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Reported Conflict.

New York. March 7.-Advices from
San Jose, Costa Rica, say a report has
reached the capital that an encounter
has taken place on the frontier in the
neighborhood of Liberia between Mic
araguan and Costa Rfcan troops. The
result is not known.
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For Congress.

Hon. Rankin Wiley, of this
county, has formally declared him
self candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for Congress in the
Fourth District.
Mr.. Wiley was candidate two
years ago before the convention
that met in tle cityof Petersburg,
and had the united support of the
delegation from Mason county, and
after a hard fight and a goodly
number of ballots, he was beaten
J, for the nomination by Hon. Walter
Pendleton, of Spencer, Roane
county, by two or three votes.
Mr.. Wiley is farmer as well as
lawyer, and being an out-and-out
free silver advocate at the ratio of
)S6 to 1, he is possessed of the abil-
TO go before the people, and de-
he principles of the party as
n in the Chic igo platform
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rrnnble Ii Rnnbar.

Bombay, March Z. = The situation
here is grave. There is extreme unrest
among the natives. who are incensed
az the plague measures. In addition,
the plague authorities are at logger
heads with the city cooperation. which
has stopped their supplies of money.
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EFFECT OF FREE coinage
what il Would Do For Value
Showing That Value is Not In
tTinsic, But Is Created Only By
Law.

In the confusion caused by the
war rumors the silver question has
not been lost sight of by cores
pondent who asks the Chicago
Dispatch whether there would be
any Accent dollars in case of the
>pening of the minis to free coin
eeply it may be said that the
liter President Harrison
the Sherman act in 1890.
Oh authorized the treasury to
100000 ounces of silver
Ach month, silver bullion sold for
I19 cents an ounce.
It must be remembered that the
Sherman act was but makeshift,
a slight concession merely, to the
demands of bimetallists, and yet
the silver bullion market respond
ed by marked raise in price.
In case free coinage act should
-be passed two things would hap
pen. Silver bullion would adj
vance in price and gold bullion
would fall, and the final result
would be parity of value at a
ratio of 16 to l between the two
money metals.
Gold has appreciated greatly
since the characterization of silver.
This critical value would be re-
duced by free coinage and an
equilibrium reached. In a word.
there would be no such thing as
4O-cent dollars.
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Expenditures In excess ofrec'pts 1858 IS
Thereby Certify that the foregoing is a copy
of the receipts and expenditures of the town
of Point Pleasant, for the year beginning
April 1897; and ending March, 1898, from the
records in my office, to the best of my lSnowl-
edge and belief w. G. wHALFY,
Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09
Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

D virtue of a deed of trust made by Jos
Piah n rrington. to the undersigned Trust
corded in the office of the Clerk OF the Coun-
ty Court of Mason County. West Virginia, in
ioe TO secure to g. w. aenffng the V pa rSH
of certain note therein set out, and default
note and being hereunto reouested by the
said G. w. Henking, will, on
Saturday, the 26th day of March, 1898,
at IL O'Clock a. M. ut the front door OF the
public auction, to the highest bidder, the
property described I'm said deed of trust, to-
wit: All that certain property situated in
he district of Clendenin, County of Mason,
and state of West virginia, which is bound
point on the Ohio River bank, corner TO the
Lar lands L OF James and Philip Long, thence &
lot No. /, thence with line of hill lot No.
iot 30 thence s. s e o 70 oes t r Gl mn,
outline OF tra.t OF which this is part, thence
in Steenbergen's line, thence with said
, teenbergen's line s. tSe w. GO poles to black
bank of the Four Mile creek, thence with the
thence up the Ohio River to the place OF be.
and fiye and one.haif (G05ISi acres, more or
made Oh the 9Th day OF June, 1895, saving and
school house lot, upon which the Fafrview
tain lot or parcel of land conveyed by this
grantor (saId Josiah ArringtonJ TO 4. j. Ar
rington and vile during their lives and
mainder in fee TO h. e L. Arlington, esti-
mated to contain one acre, more or less, q
deed for which is of record in said Clerk 5 office
serving rom the opeFafion Of the SAID deed
to the Undersigned Trustee. by the snId jos
the children OF ElIzabeth arlington, deceas-
ed, in and TO 100 acres OF Hand devised to them
and their mother, and subsequently partit-
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash in hand on day of
Feb. 2s-4w. : ''''ss-
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Inspectine the Canal.

Panama, March THE Nicaraguan
canal commission have commenced
their inspection of the line of the Pan
anna canal. They went by train from
Colon to Bohio and returned along the
route of the part of the canal already
completed.
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Observation-Disclosures
Is Now a Resident of Lincoln
County.

Parties who were at church Sun
day night probably noticed very
old lady in the congregation who
mingled with the Christians and
is hard of hearing. She is Mrs.
Hannah Adkins, and is a great
granddaughter of Daniel Boone.
This old lady lives up Mud River.
-Lincoln Citizen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09
FARM ZOE SAVE.

.T-have a good hill and creek bottom
i farm OF los acres. situated in Coop
tart, for sale cheap, and on easy terms.
The land principally in grass, with
some timber. well watered. A rare
bargain -or some one desiring a small
farm. Address, T.. L Rice, Sassafras,
w. Va, or John e Beller, Point
Pleasant, W. Va nov 10 1-mpd
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09

All railroads in the State have
fixed upon rate of one fare for
the round trip for the annual
encampment of the department
of West Virginia G.. A. R. at Hunt
ington, April 81 and %. The de-
partment embraces 70 posts with
total membership of 1881.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09

Ward Parsons, of Tucker county,
for whom the town of Parsons was
named, died there last week. He
was Sheriff of the county from
from 1876 to 1880.
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Trustees Sale of valuable Prop.
erty, in the Town of Point
Pleasant w Va.


RY viTture of the authority vested In me
- by a certain deed OF trust, executed by g.
Nillters Stuart and Maude H. VlIllars StuaI {.
his vile, 10 the undersigned trustee, given
on the 9th day OF March, 1896, and recorded
in the office of the Clerk Of the Cou:sty Court
Deed Book No. Is, pages IOT, lO5 and 100, to
secure the payment OF the debt therein mem
toned and described, and upon The terms,
conditions and provisions therein specified,
and default having been made in the ply
ment OF the said debt, according to the terms
and PROVISIONS thereof, and being required
by the Point Pleasant Building and Loan
of trust, Will on
,Saturday. ApriI End, 1898,
commencing at IL O'Clock q. M, sell nj pub
lie auction, at the front door of the Court
House, of said Mason county, to the highest
bidder, the following real estate, conveyed
by the said deed OF trust. situate in the tow n
ginia, bounded and described as follows:
Being the lower half OF lot No. 4. first tier of
town lots situate on Front or Water street on
the Ohio River bank and bounded on the
South by lot now owned by W. r. Gum, on
the East or back part by Main street, on the
Nortn side ~ the other 5noiety OF said lot
now the property OF y. W. Stone, and on the
West by Front Water street, cont4fnfun,
one-half an acre. and being the same lot OF
and conveyed to q, NilIieTS Stuart by-Burt
y Rees and wife by their deed dated Febru-
airy 18th, 1895.
This property was offered for sale under
this trust in 1857, and bid of by the grantor O..
filters Stuart, but he failed TO comply with
the terms OF sale, by the payment Of the pur-
chase money RANKIN WILEY.
march 9-4w- Trustee
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-09

The readers of our history cannot
fail to note that whenever any
scrapping is done there is some
more or less prominent member of
the Lee family in the VICINITY. !,
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MakeN Mistake.

James Vicks Sons Garden and
Floral Guide for 1898 is a most
beautiful work Of the printers art
and contains fund of informa-
ton for the grower of flowers and
vegetables which should be made
very heaIthful, and tie "eee with
which the information . obtained
places all of the patrons of this
superior firm under obligations to
them. The seeds of this firm which
we have planted have always given
the best of satisfaction, and enables
US to recommend the firm as doing
an honorable business. and no one
will make mistake in p .tronizing
them.
VIcK's GARDEN AND FLORAL
GUIDE is mailed free upon appli-
cation to all who intend buying
seeds or plants
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Charleston, w. Va, March g.
The towboat VIM. Ernst struck a
rock and went down near Lewis
ton, thirteen miles east of Charles
ton today. She is sunk in only
seven feet of water, and it is be-
lieved she can be raised. The
boat is owned by the VIM. Ernst
Transportation Co., of which j. Q.
Dickinson, j. B. Lewis, John Mar
tin, Alex Montgomery and S. H
Montgomery are the principal
stockholders. The boat was insur-
ed for $4,000.
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FISHER NIIL CASE AGAIN.
W A. McGosh Appointed Receiver
of the Property.
Special to Register,


PARKERsBuRe, March 5, 1885,
An important order was made to-
day in the United States Circuit
Court in the Fisher viii case.
This case grew out of the will of
the distinguished lawyer, Henry
j. Fisher, Sr., who died many
years ago, leaving large tracts of
land and many houses and lots in
jackson, Wood, Mason, Roane and
Cabell counties, this State.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The estate was devised to trus-
tees for the benefit of Henry J..
Fisher, Jr., and his wife.
The younger Fisher about the
year 1880, removed to Chicago and
brought suit in the United States
Court for the District of West
Virginia, to set aside the will of
his father. The court entered a
decree,as was at the time believed
to be consent decree, which
did set aside the will. After
wards a Bill of Review was
fled by some of the deyisees of
the will, and this Bill of Review
a decree was entered in the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, by
which it was held that the will was
valid, and one-haH of the property
was given to Henry j. Fisher, the
younger and the other half went
to the other devisees. But the
whole estate was charged with tie
support of Mrs. Maria P. Fisher
the wife of the younger Fisher
Young Fisher died in 1886, and
from that time Mrs. Maria p
Fisher has received nothing from
the estate for her support. Some
years ago the case was referred te
commissioner to ascertain what
amount Mrs. Fisher should receive
annually for her support and the
Commissioners reported $7o0 pei
year as reasonable allowance.
This would make due Mrs. Fisher
at his time about eight thousand
dollars for past due allowance.
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
To-day Mrs. Fisher, through V
B. Archer, Esq, her attorney, flee
her petition in the case praying
for the appointment of receiyel
for all the property of e;;Iie rlsne1
estate, and tie Court appointed
Capt. ". A. McCosh temporary
receiver and set down the case fol
April 2, when arguments will be
heard upon the motion to make
the appointment of the receiver
permanent in which case the re-
ceiver will take possession of all
the farms, town lots and houses
and rent the same for the benefit
of Mrs. Fisher, who now resides in
the city of Chicago.
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Leon.


Correspondence, March 4.
The K. 81 M. Railway has made
great improvement on Front
street, by putting five car loads of
ashes on it.
Mr.. Alfred Cherington was in
town yesterday.
The Leon Hotel, Mrs. Stricklin,
.proprietress, seems to be favorite
with the travelling public. 1t is
especially the drummers' head
quarters.
We learn that Mr.. Oran King,
who has been i'll with fever, is
not SO we'll at this writing.
The intermediate room of school,
under the management of Miss
Flora McKinnis, which will close
March 11th. has been in every way
satisfactory to the patrons.
Mr.. j. T. Wilson operator at
Waggener, was in town yesterday,
en- route for Ten Mile.
Rev. u. T. Scantlin, has closed
his meeting at Brighton, and pass
ed through here on his way home.
The town officers are having our
street lamps put up, which is the
best Investment that has been
made for the benefit of the town,
lately. "IOHABoD."
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The Cabell County Court will
pay to any person or persons for
the arrest and conviction of the
murderer or murderers of Rufus
Shafer, the sum of $4,000.