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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Horace Haynes Of Bangor. superin-
te' -ent Of the American Express Co,
was in the city short time. Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

=. II. Hayes & Sons bakery business
has Increased so as to ohlige them to
put another team or the road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Governog Powers and party. consist
ing Of Airs. Howels, Master Walter
Powers, with4 the Governors two
nieces. Misses Mantle and Hortense
Powers, left upon the Lis express, Fri
day afternoon. for their homes in Hour
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

: !. c, Griffin. a Skowhegan insurance
agent was in the city short time.
Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Saturday. January. l. being legal
Aoiiday. the Lithgow library will b
4. sed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

The small boys and girls were busT
building snow forts. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

j Fields Murray. the Wateryille ca
terer. was in the city Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Dr. Rounds went TO Auburn vita
/ Prof Stetson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Cecil Hooke Of Foxcrof,, was in the
city Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01
New Advertisements To-Day

J. W. Beck.
Doan's Pills.
Hill & Locke.
business chances.
,rhe Huntington Clothing GO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

New Years ban. tonight, in C. A 4
hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

Friday was one of the beautiful das.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01

In electing officers for the ensuing
year it was voted that MI. Phillip.
cast the ballot for the society. which h.
did. and the following board WAS
elected
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
PIPE BURST.
Considerable Excitement Caused at
the Wheeling Pottery by an Acct
dent. -Employes Get Out by Fire
Escape.

Yesterday morning about nine o'clock
considerable excitement was occasioned
at the Wheeling Pottery plant, on the
South Side, by an explosion in the engine
room of the LaBelle branch. An elbow
of the blow-off connecting the boiler
burst with a loud report and let out all
the steam in the boiler. The engineer
was in an adjoining room and was not
hurt. The engine room was filled with
steam, which spread throughout the
building. Several hundred men and girls
are employed in the pottery, and they
became much frightened as the report
was circulated around that the boilers
were going to blow up. The stairs lead
ing out of the building are located over
the engine room, and many of the en-
ployes were afraid to go out that way.
A number of men went down the fire
escape from the upper stories of the
building and leaped from the bottom of
the fire escape to the ground. Fortunate
ly, no person was hurt. Some excited per-
son sent in an alarm and called out the fire
department. The firemen's services were
not needed. The report got out that the
pottery was burning. and consequently
the people in that part of the city were
much excited, as many of them had rela-
tives working in the pottery. The acct
dent caused some of the departments to
close down for the balance of the day
until the damage TO the boilers was re-
paired.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
! ID Oh ENS
At Parkarsburg at Nooa To-dsy---The
Work Thus Par Accomplished.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va, October 10
At noon tomorrow the annual meeting
of the Synod of Pennsylvania will be
opened by the Moderator, Rev. DR.. VIM.
Laurie, in the Presbyterian church.
All of the delegates who viii be in at
tendance have arrived. Rev. Dr.. Hun
ter, the State clerk, arrived from the
east at noon to-day. While the Synod
proper will not begin its work until
tomorrow the Synodical Home Mis-
sion Committee has been at work all
DAY making appropriations for the diff
fernnt mission churches. which are
helped by the Synod. The report of
the committee will be the first matter
for consideration tomorrow.
Parkersburg Presbytery. comprising
all Of West Virginia, except the Pan
handle is a missionary Presbytery, and
receives financial assistance. The
amount appropriated to-day by this
committee was S2,S6O, about $500 less
than last year, showing the Presbytery
to be more nearly self-sustaining.
Rev. John S. Mcintosh, d. d., of
Philadelphia, is president of the COM
mittee, Rev Dr. w. P. White, of Phil
adelphia, vice-president. j. M. Nc
Junkin. of Oakdale secretary. Frank
K Hippo. of Philadelphia, treasurer.
Each Presbytery has a member of
the committee, Rev. DR.. Flanagan. of
Grafton, being the member from the
Parkersburg Presbytery.
Every Presbytery is represented here
to-day, except that Of Wellsboro. The
members of the Home Mission Com
mittee were Rev. w. T. L. Keffer,
Milton, Pa; Rev. H. L. Hodge, Erie.
Pa; Rev j. A. Marquis, Greensburg;
Rev. G. B. Stewart, D. D., Harrisburg,
Pa; Rev J. S. Mcintosh, D. D.. Phil
adelphia; Rev. Dr. Belleville, German
town; Rev. J. NJ McJunkin. D. D., Oak
dale, Pa; Rev A. F. Walker, Taren-
tum, Pa; Rev. S. w. Miller, Salts
burg Pa; Rev w. R. Bigham, d. D.,
Oxford, Pa; Rev. T. H. Brooks, D. D.,
Wilkesbarre, Pa; Rev. w. P. White,
D. D., Philadelphia; Rev. ]. M. CAL
breath, Chestnut Level, Pa, and Rev.
J. H. Flanagan, D. d., Grafton. ".
Va
Tonight, Rev. Scion Cobb, D. D., of
Pittsburg, occupied the pulpit. Many
of the commissioners were present,
The Synod when it meets on Thursday
morning will be presented with a gavel
made from piece of black walnut.
taken from a tree that was planted
on Blennerhasssett Island by Hartman
Blennerhassett.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
wHYKEEP THEM IN THE FIELD?
The following from a dispatch from
Camp Meade, Pa, tells its own story:

The following from a dispatch HUH
Camp Meade, Pa, tells its own story:
There is an epidemic of nostalgia IN
camp. The men are more anxious 10 get
home since they were paid and are Iak
ing French leave" by IT, the score ore y Onrg
detail of the First Maryland reported
this morning for duty. Seventeen men
are absent without leave from one com
panyi in this regiment. The First Rhode
island was paid yesterday, and nearly
half the boys left camp during the night
for home.
All of the men are homesick and in
some cases over half the regiments
have already deserted!
Yet these men, when tried, have
proven themselves to be the finest SOL
diers in the world, fearless and eff
cient. Were there any fighting to do
or any other reasonable duties to per-
form as a reason why they should re-
main in sickly peace camps, these SOL
diers would line up with alacrlty at
the call of duty as they did to fight
at the call of their country. But there
is no valid reason on earth why they
all should be kept in service. Not
half of them are needed to garrison our
possessions abroad, and they know it
as well as anyone.
They know it is for base partisan po-
litical reasons alone they are kept in
the field at great expense to the peo-
pie and discomfort to themselves and
hence they do not regard it very
grave crime to defy partisan govern
ment and desert And the people who
appreciate in a general way the hard
ships and sufferings they have had to
endure in these deadly peace camps,
III which nearly ten men have died of
disease, starvation and neglect, to one
in war, will not be inclined to criticise
them over harshly. For after all they
are but human.
At any rate, it is certain that less
blame attaches to these men who have
deserted posts at which they know
they are not needed to so to homes
where they know they are needed,
than to the partisan government re-
sponsible fer their condition and which
would keep them confined in these
deathtraps for its own base and entire
ly partisan purposes and because it
fears to let them go to their homes
and talk to the people about their camp
life before the coming election. The
soldiers have simply defied govern
ment which has shown an utter, even
a criminal disregard for their comfort
and welfare. and have declined to
serve as political catspaws any longer.
While we do not defend these de-
serters, we maintain that the blame
is not all theirs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

pen. pecksuiif can't pur1uade vorl-
ingmen that they are prosperous when
they know and feel the contrary He
cant make them believe they are
working when they are idle, or that
they are getting more money when
they are getting less. The present
trouble in the window glassworkers'
and other industries throughout the
country doesn't look as if prosperity
was at hand in very great force, to say.
nothing OF the great western mine
strike, which, we have been told by
Mr.. Mark Hannas experienced mine
boss, will be general throughout the
country next year, making the greatest
mine strike in our history.
If Partisan Pecksniff can figure
prosperity out of this situation he
would confer great favor on suffer-
ing thousands if he would furnish his
recipe to labor in general. Meanwhile
it is a notorious fact that if it were
not for our glorious and unprecedented
grain and cotton crops in the great
West and South, the situation would be,
black indeed. AS it is, while wages
in the industrial centres are steadily
going down, the prices the farmer and
planter are receiving for their grain
and cotton hardly repays the cost of
harvesting after taxes are paid. In
fact, so low is the price Of cotton this
year that some planters actually refuse
to gather their crops, the market price
not paying for the handling!
All these facts are notorious. Peck
sniff is fully aware of them, although
as far as in his power lies he keeps
them from his readers.
And this is the sum total of our
much boosted and much heralded
mckinley prosperity"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
"M'KINLEY PROSPERITY"

Old Hypocrisy of Fourteenth street
is having hard time these days trying
to convince the people of Mckinley
prosperity"
The other day the Register called
attention to the fact that throughout
the country wages have steadily fallen
as rule, and that strikes and lockouts
have increased at an alarming rate I'M
der the present administration, which
promised so much for labor and so
large share of general prosperity to
the country in the last national cam
paign. AS the most recent evidence
at hand the Register cited the present
terrible coal strike in Illinois, where
the men are striking for the living
wage of 40 cents a ton, and are offered
the starvation wage of % cents.
These things have worried Pecksniff
and to counteract the effect on the
political situation-for Pecksniff is
essentially political organ and SUBJ
ordinates his news columns to political
exigencies-he drags forth the Regis
ter's remarks of a week ago On this
point, and publishes them with six
small items taken from the Registers
news columns, the Pecksniffian idea
being to show that the Registers news
columns contradicted its editorial The
result is amusing, but not for Peck
sniff.
The first news item tells of a slight
but ordinary Improvement in Mar
tins Ferry concern-consisting of
three new kilns in a decorating works
which are all right as evidences of
mckinley prosperity" as far as they
go, but nothing astounding. The sec
ond item tells of eight Wheeling con-
Germs, which "are being operated as
usual" which is remarkable and
rather negative evidence of pros
perity. The third tells of handful
of boys employed in Bellaire works
who really have had their wages in
creased 16 90 per cent, the case being
special one, and peculiar to that
works alone. The fourth item tells of
"the report of IAN effort" to start up
a china company in New Cumberland,
and the fifth of two similar concerns
in this city that are going full"
And these evidences of prosperity"
are all that Pecksniff could find after
diligently searching the newspaper
files of this neighborhood with a fine
tooth comb for a whole week! And
.as to the quality of this evidence" we
leave the general public to Judge
without comment 1t will strike the
average observer that it is strong evil
dence of the absence rather than the
presence Of prosperity, as it certainly
is when taken together with the
strikes, lockouts and lowering wages
since the advent to power of the pres
emit administration, which promised
labor that just the reverse would hap
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
TOBACCO HURT BY DINGLEY BILL.
Results of Its Enforcement Have Proved
RuinOus to Growers and Small Manufact-

urers
New York World.
Disastrous as have been the effect of
the Dingley tariff ON the wooden and
leather industries, as shown in The
World editorial a few days ago, the to-
bacco industry suffers under this law
to AN equal if not greater extent.
Senator T. C. Platt, in the interests
of Connecticut and other tobacco
growing States, favored the prohibit
i've tariff with a view to benefitting
tobacco growers, but the results have
proved to be ruinous not only to native
growers but to the small manufacture
ers, and even injurious to the govern
ment, as the revenue derived under the
increased tariff is considerably smaller
than that produced under the old
tariff.
Mr.. Lewis Sylvester, tobacco import
er and dealer at No. 165 Front street,
explained the effects of the tariff to a
World reporter yesterday.
'Sumatra wrappers said Mr.. Syl-
vester, ''have become an absolute
necessity in the American tobacco
trade. Manufacturers will use no
others, as homegrown tobacco is not
suitable for the purpose. Formerly the
duty on the Sumatra leaf was 80 cents
a pound; subsequently it was raised to
IS cents; under the Wilson bill it was
made $3.50. The Dingley tariff act
raised the duty to $1:S5, thus increas-
ing the cost of bale of wrapper to-
bOcCa to such a price that the small
manufacturer, WHO must necessarily
purchase two bales, one light and one
dark, is crowded out for want of cap
ital. The trade hen goes into the
hands of the big manufacturers, and
hundreds of men, who formerly made
good livings as manufacturers in a
small way have had to quit the bust
ness.
connecticut tobacco will not answer
as wrappers. 1t can only be used for
filters and binders, and the same may
be said of all American tobacco, which
of recent years has deteriOrated con-
siderably Restricting the supply Of
suitable wrappers has restricted the
manufacture Of cigars and consequently
the demand for homegrown tobacco
for filters.
LAS proof of this, take the prices of
Connecticut tobacco before and after
the prohibitive tariff on Sumatra wrap
pers. When the tax on outside tobacco
was 35 cents a pound Connecticut
farmers were able to get 20 cents
pound for their leaf tobacco. When
the tax was raised to 70 cents they
were only able to get IS cents, and
when the tax was made $3.50 the price
of leaf tobacco fell to IS cents. They
are now, under a tariff bill designed
to benefit them, glad to get y cents
a pound for their raw tobacco.
The farmers are at last awakening
to the real results of the bill and soon
will 5e the most insistent in asking for
its repeal"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

"Teddy" Roosevelt has been advised
to drop the Rough Riders whom he
carries on his stumping tour to furnish
military background for his addresses
and remind the people that he is
military hero. It is a bit of theatrical
fustian calculated to disgust sensible
voters and lower Teddy immensely
in their eyes. New Workers are be-
ginning to give him 'fthe laugh" AL
ready the betting odds have crept
from two to one on Roosevelt to ten
to eight on Van Wyck, with predic-
tions that the latter will be two to
one shot" before the close of the cam
paign.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

The hostile redskins up in Mime
sofa have had enough fighting and
will knuckle down to the government
which has plundered them of their
land and robbed and swindled them at
every point. Poor Lo can console him
self with the thought that he is not the
only one robbed by the government in
this country. Further east we have
an organized gang of high tariff rob-
bers whose operations under govern
ment protection are much worse than
any Poor Lo has experienced with
a deceitful government or thieving In
dian agents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

q ths Rseistek

oreclAl t. ths RegisteH
Parkersburg, W. Va, October III.
C. Brown. well known among West
Virginia travelling men, who left Park
ersburg over year ago, together with
the Camdens for the Klondike, has re-
turned. He will return to the Klon-
dixie in two weeks, but refuses to dis
cuss his.trip, only to say that the gold
fields are the place for hustling young
men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
YELLOW FEVER IN OHIO.

WARREN. O., October 19.-Word
comes from Newton Falls that DR.. c. O..
Probst, of the Ohio State Board Of
Hea. h, is convinced that Miss Blanche
Beck, of Paris township, who recently
arrived from Mississippi, has genuine yell
low fever
Miss Beck is showing all symptoms of
the disease and is rapidly growing worse.
Struct quarantine regulations are en-
forced and it is believed but few people
have been exposed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

The military authorities at Santiago
have come to the conclusion that the
payment of So cord for wood shipped
from the United States is too high, and
will hereafter buy wood from neighbor-
ing forests at 81 cord. If they aren't
careful these military authorities will
be accused Of being enemies Of Ameri-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
BANK CLOSED.

WASHINGTON, October 19.-Bank Elk
aminer Whitmore has telegraphed the
comptroller of the currency that he has
closed the doors of the First National
Bank, Neigh, Neb. He says the condi-
ton of the bank makes resumption i'm
possible. The bank has a capital of $50
COO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
ONE GOOD RESULT.

New York, October 19.-The Com
mercial Cable Company to-day issued
the following notice: We are advised
that the Spanish censor has retired
from San Juan de Porto Rico. There
fore the censorship is abolished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

The Democrats have no money 70
hire workers or maintain an organiza-
ton to get out the vote. They must
depend upon the people themselves
performing this duty voluntarily. 1t is
duty every man owes himself and his
country, and no good citizen will neg
lect it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
EoR SALE.

Aetna-Standard Mill Bonds.
Wheeling Pottery Bonds.
Whitaker Iron Co. Bonds.
Ravenswood, Spencer & Chenille r. r,
A farm of 100 acres. 5 miles east of the
dwelling. No. Vermont street, rooms,
bath, hall, cellar and laundry. at bar
Desirable business property, Nos. 211o,
Pip 21i4 Main street, Sold as whole or
separate.
For Rent-No 1913 Fourteenth street and
No. 70 Indiana street.
SIMPSON & TATUM.
Room 4, City Bank Bldg. Tel. 664.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

The Presidents brother, Abner Nc
Kinley withdrew his application for.
membership to the Union League Club
of New York upon warning that he
would be black balled This is the more
remarkable since the Union League is a
Republican affair and was a power in
raising Doodle to elect William McKin-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

It is suggested that the Chicago Uni
versity, which has just made the Pres
ident an LL. D., confer the degree Of
B. l. Bachelor Of Incompetency) on
Mr. Alger, in recognition of his in
vention known as algerian fever"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

The good citizen and worthy voter
does not have to be dragged to the
polls. He is ever ready to perform
this sacred duty he owes his country
without urging. He who shirks his
share of the governmental burden that
rests upon the people will have no
right to complain of bad government
and unjust taxation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
IN BETTER BUSINESS.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. October ia let
ter has reached St. Michaels saying that
the balloonists sent out TO search for An
dree were there. They have given up
their balloon trip and staked 2o claims
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
CTEAM FERRY FOR SALE.

Steam Ferry-boat. rs tons burden, full
equipment, with two floats. all In good
condition Cheap to immediate purchaser.
j. C. DEVINE e CO,
Tel. 49, and s Hub Building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

Copies of the very excellent address de-
Hvered by Hon. Henry q. Davis, at Pied
mont, may be secured by applying at the
Register counting room.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

Dan Cupid didn't do thing but score
an even dozen times in this neighbor-
hood yesterday Dan is the acknOwl-
edged champion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

WANTED-Twenty-f ambitious young
Matthew'S bow choir. Instruction in sight
singing for services. Apply TO PARIS K.
MYERS, 1866 Market street. oclte&da
ACTIVE Solicitors wanted everywhere
for The Story of the Philippines, by Mu-
rat Halstead, commissioned by the gov
eminent as official historian to the War
pines, Dewey the man and Dewey the he
70. with an official history of our war
with Spain Brimful original pictures TAX
en- by government photographers on the
spot Large book; low prices; big profits.
Agents making $50 to $500 a week Freight
paid: credit given. Drop ali trashy. unof-
icial war books. Outfit free. Address
Chicago oc11a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

Mr.. Mckinley is now an LII D., but
he's still behind Dewey in that re-
spect
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
Pure Lard.

To get the best, pure, kettle rendered
Lard you should try Maple Leaf" and
Gold Coin" Lard made by F. Schenk
& Sons. 1t is the highest grade.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
Last Excursion to the Pittsburg Exposition
vi II e.

Saturday, October 22d, the B. & o.
will sell excursion tickets to Pittsburg
and return at rate of s1.75, including
admission to the Exposition. Tickets
good Saturday only.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
ANNOUNCEMENT.
j. v. Blair's Appointments.

Ohio COMMUNICATING, October g.
Brooke County-October q.
Hancock County-October 49,
Marshall County-October 20.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20

FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-
First District:
JACKSON V. BLAIR
CT Doddridge
Second District:
JOHN T. M'GRAW.
OF Taylor
Third District:
DAVID E. JOHNSTON.
of Mercer.
Fourth District.
GEORGE 1. NEAL,
OF Cabell County.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
FOR STATE SENATE.
JOHN WAREHOUSE,
OF Ohio County.
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
JAMES BAIRD.
BURKE WATSON.
JOSEPH HANDLAN.
J. r. HISSOM.
FOR SUPT. OF SCHOOLS:
W. C. WIEDMAN.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Boys to work in paint shop.
Apply d. c. kURNER, No. 1l29 Market
street oclSes
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-20
CHARLES II. TANEY. GENERAL MANAGER
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS.

Stamps o. me denomination OF TWO ceHts
anG less accepted for amounts less than
one dollar.
Correspondence containing Important
news solicited from every part OF the sur
rounding country.
Rejected communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied cy sufnclent
postage.
Tributes Of Respect aud Obituary NO
tees FIVE cents Ger line.
The REGISTER, embracing It's severai
editions is entered at the Postot1ce az
Wheeling, w. Va. as second-class matter