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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16
Has Fished His Last Time.
WINFIELD, w. VA, March TO-

WINFIELD, W.. VA, March TO-
A very amusing and in a measure
embarrassing incident occurred
here, caused by case of mistaken
identity as it were. Col. j. T.
Bowyer received letter yesterday
from Rehobeth Baptist church, on
Coal, duly signed by the modera-
tor and clerk certifying to his ex-
cellent standing in the church, and
rendering him. in church parlance,
his letter. This by itself would
certainly not be anything out of
the common, were it not for the
fact that the Colonel, while a peace
loving and God fearing man, has
thus far refrained knowingly to
connect himself with any church.
and he felt greatly perturbed. To
add to his discomfort, he recollect-
ed of having been last spring in q
fishing expedition on Upper Coal
in company with jovial "Dade''
Hereford, of st. Albans, while
there was a protracted meeting GO
ing on there, and he wasn't certain
but he did something on that occa-
sion that entitled him to fellow
ship. While worrying over the
matter, the denouement came by
way of an explanation that the
missive was intended for another
j. T. Bowyer, who lives a few
miles out of town, but who form
erly resided on Upper Coal, and
while the Co1onel's mind was great
ly relieved, he vowed that he would
never go fishing again on Coal.
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True Patriotism.

Mrs. Hobart, the wife of the
Vice-President, has taken a proper
stand, and will be commended
throughout the country, for refus-
ing to follow the European fashion
of giving dinners and receptions
on Sundays even for the sake of
having the honor of entertaining a
prince of the royal blood of Bel
gium and the heir apparent to the
throne of that country. Prince AL
bert, of Belgium, who is to visit
Washington this week, will be
deliberately entertained, and the
Vice-President and Mrs. Hobart,
have expressed desire to enter
tain him one evening during his
stay, and their offer was accepted.
They were asked to make the date
for a dinner party on Sunday even
ing next. This Mrs. Hobart
promptly declined. and the date of
the dinner had to be fixed for Sat
urday.
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The committee of ladies, who
have charge of the old town ceme-
terry, are taking hold of the matter
in earnest, and having the grounds
fixed up in an inviting condition.
They have raised fundssuficient to
reset all the leaning and tumbled
down tombstones, and besides
having all the graves filed up and
re-touched, the larger trees and
undergrowth removed and the
ground soyn in grass. This sum-
mer it will present neat and clean
appearance.
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TO PULL TOGRIH Dir.
WEST VIRGINIA AND PITTS
BURG COAL MEN COMBINE.

IIiey Expect to Control ElenVen
Coal Elevators and the Market
i'm Cincinnati. They WIN Unite
70 Keep Prices Up and Prevent
Competi.io
PITTsBURG, March 9.-Satisfac-
tory progress is being made in the
movement to form a combination
of the Pittsburg and West Vir-
sinia coal operators to control the
Cincinnati market An impor-
tsnt meeting, attended by leading
operators in the different fields
along the rivers, was held here to-
day. S. Fl. Dana and b. +. Budd,
tepresenting the West Virginia
interests, were in attendance.
Othiaa dsfnite he'd been accom-
plished when adjournment was
taken. One member said that
several meetings would be necessa-
ry before an agreement could be
reached. He is certain the deal
will be accomplished and that
eleven elevators at Cincinnati will
be controlled by the combination.
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THR RIGHT
To Pass Any Kind of a Railroad Law
Is Practically Denied to the
States.


WASHINGTON, March 9. -TheSu-
preme Court has just rendered an
opinion in the Nebraska maximum
freight rate case. The opinion
was handed down by Justice Har-
Ian.
Justice Harlan's opinion held the
Nebraska law to be contrary to the
fourteenth amendment in that it
authorized the taking of property
without due process of law and was
therefore invalid. Hence the rail-
roads won.
Justice Harlan's opinion affirm
ed the opinion of the Circuit Court
of Appeals for the eighth circuit
which was the maximum freight
rate law and favorable to the rail-
roads.
This case was instituted to test
the validity of law passed by the
Nebraska legislature in 1885. pre-
scribing the maximum rates for the
transportation of freight by rail-
roads within the State. The act
applies specifically tofreightwhose
transit begins and ends in the
State, and there was no effort in
its enactment to conceal interstate
freight.
1t affected all the railroads in
the State, and the railroad compa-
nies instituted the proceedings
which were terminated by today's
opinion by filing bill in the Ne
braska Circuit Court soon after the
law was enacted. The object of
the bill was to secure an order re-
straining the State officials from
putting the law into force.
The law was attacked on the
ground of its constitutionality. It
was chargeable with discrimina-
ton against them, and therefore an
tagonistic to the spirit of the four
teenth amendment to the constitu-
ton. They contended that the
maximum fixed was unreasonable
and ruinous to the roads. It was
also asserted that the act interfer-
ed with interstate commerce. The
State met these allegations with
argument in support of the validi-
ty of the law and also with the
counter charge that the case was
one of which federal courts could
not possibly take jurisdiction.
The decision in the Circuit Court
was delivered by Justice Brewer, of
the Supreme Court, who sustained
the contention of the railroad com
panies and held against the validi-
ty of the law. His opinion was
based largely upon the charge of
unreasonableness He made COM
putation showing that the reduct-
ion affected in freight trates amount
ed on an average too 29s per cent,
which he held was to great a change.
The case has been twice argued
in the Supreme Court. Hon. VIM,
j. Bryan appearing as one of the
counsel for the State at the last
hearing. Much interest has beeu
manifested in the decision ever
since the case was docketed be-
cause of the probable influence q
result favorable to the law would
have upon legislation in Other
States.
Sa,oI,,a1slS..,- 5,..
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Gave Up Their Lives.

Frank Grant, Bart Rightmore
and A. L. Chase, of Pomeroy, who
went to South America several
months ago. for the gold-felds, of
that fair-off country, have all died
A letter from a brother Mason who
cared for them in their sickness is
published in the Pomeroy papers.
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~ II. LuHldE, 1AotH = oeCrro-l
county, has leased the Redmond
property at Mason City, and will
open up a hotel Mr.. and Mrs B.
j. Redmond moved last Saturday
to Pleasant Flats. and VIII make
their home with their daughter,
Mrs. 81. Norton.
Charleston parties have rented
the old Malone property at Mason
City, and win open a hotel for
ladies. college students specially.
James Brown, Esq. one of the
representative farmers of Mercer's
Bottom, was around the bend the
latter part of last and the fore part
of this week, calling ON his old
friends and acquaintances. Mr..
Brown was born at Bowman's run,
above Syracuse, and lived there
with his father until l6 years of
age. He met many of his old
classmates on this visit.
A. w. vorhes and Judge Rus
sell, of Pomeroy. bought the J. E..
Williams coal and salt property,
at Minersville. at $4,000. Tuesday.
The case of VIM. Haptonstall, of
MiddIeport. against the Insurance
Co., and the owners of the iil-fated
Mary Il. Hatcher. has been COM
promised in a way, Capt. 81. takes
the wreck-and law suit with the
Insurance Co.
a party of young men left Pom
eroy this week for Klondike.
Petty thieves are annoying the
farmers not little. Several wheat
bins have been tapped and chicken
houses robbed recently. If the
farmers, whose wheat has been
stolen, will go Immediately after
the theft has been discovered, to
the Touring mills. they will likely
find clue to the guilty parties.
Hartford City is looking for
ward to having glassworks located
there, with good prospects of get
ting them.
Union College at Mason City,
numbers fifty students.
Barrettes photo gallery is lying
at Hartford City, on its way down
the river.
Oil leases are being secured
around and back of Letart.
The country schools are closing
Geo. E. w. Rice. who escaped
from the Mason county jail, is
thought to be in Meigs county,
having been heard of last at Mid
dleport.
There is hardly doubt but what
there will be general strike
among the coal miners April LIST,
and there is no telling when it will
end, the differences between the
miners. and operators being so
great.
1t is to be hoped that the Mason
County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association will employ our
own Graham Station brass band
for their fall exhibition. The boys
are as capable band as can be
had within range of many miles,
are fully uniformed and drilled,
and the only band in Mason county.
They are young men and deserv-
ing.
Pomeroy is negotiating for the
building of an electric street car
line from that place to Racine.
Farmers are busy breaking the
sod for spring planting.
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FARM FOR SALE.

r have good hill and creek bottom
i farm of los acres, situated in Coop
er District, about four miles from Lee
tart, for sale cheap, and on easy terms.
The land is principally in grass, with
some timber, well watered. a rare
bargain for some one desiring a small
farm. Address, T. J. Rice, Sassafras,
w. Va, or John E. Beller, Point
Pleasant, w. Va nov 10 I'm pd.
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For the Navy Yard.

PARKERsBuRG, ". Va, March 8,
"A large order was received to-
day by the Kirk saw mill for heavy
ship timber for the Brooklyn navy
yard, with orders to use all posi-
BILE haste in its delivery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

There are several residents in
our town that have their windows
nicely filed with blooming flowers,
which present beautiful appear
ance, and as they receive the genial
rays of the warm sunshine they
seem to speak of gladstone spring
time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The street committee's attention
is called to the dangerous condi-
ton of the wooden crossing at
Bruestle's corner, and If It is not
soon fixed. bad accident may hap
pen to some team.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States, in the
Nebraska railroad cases, is a dec
Iaration against the power of States
to regulate railroads within it's
domain. 1t is published in an
other column.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

From Fridays Daily.
DR.. w. P. Neale is suffering
from an attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. Andrew Sehon, of Hartford,
is in town.
Mrs. Washington sterrett, on
Kanawha, still remains quite sick.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. e. L.
Brown. Wednesday, March 9th, q
son.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. By
er, Wednesday night, March 9th, q
daughter.
Mr.. John S. Miller celebrated
his 6lst anniversary as resident
in this town. Monday, March 7th,
e. B. Rayburn, Esq, of Flat
Rock, one of the well-to-do farm
ers of Cooper district. gave this
Office pleasant call yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. S. G. Crouch, of the repor-
torial force of the Charleston Ga
zette, is in the city in the interest
of that paper. Mr.. Crouch is one
of the ablest newspaper correspon-
dents in the State.
Miss Susan Newman is danger
ously ill at her home in this place.
Her many friends will be panied to
read this announcement. He1
brother Mr.. L. v. Newman, sick
for some time, is much better.
Mr.. JOS. A. Legg, brakeman on
the local freight, between this
point and Gauley Bridge, who has
been at his home at Anstead, Va.
on a visit to his parents for week
or more. returned here yesterday
accompanied bv his father.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

Mrs. Mary Wesson's school at
Henderson closed last Thursday,
and she has gone to her home at
Middleport. Her school gave gem
eral satisfaction, and the petrons
are hoping she will be selected to
teach the next term.
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Farms For Sale.

have number of farms, both
improved and unimproved, in Ar
buckle and Union Districts for sale.
Some of them are well timbered, and
all we'll watered, located i'll good neigh
horhoods and close to schools and
churches. These farms will be sold on
easy terms and in quantities to suit
purchaser For further information
call on or address
G. w. MAUPIN,
anr7tf Arbnckle P. o., w. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The Wheeling intelligence
hoisted at the head Of its columns
yesterday what it supposes to be
cut of the American flag, bu
which is not our Aational flag.
Many people when they come to
make a flag make mistake IN get
ting red stripe beneath the blue
field. It should be white.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

Americans at bottom are always
patriotic. There are no people
who are better entitled to the ter
ritorial appellation than the abor-
igines. Chiefs of the Apaches,
Cheyennes and Cherokees have Of
fered their services to the govern.
ment to fight Spain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The funeral of T. S.. Nye, at
Leon, yesterday, is said to have
been the largest ever seem In that
community all showing the high
esteem in which he was held as
citizen and neighbor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The decayed and dangerous tel 7
egraph poles should be replaced
by new ones. The street commit
tee should see that this is done
without delay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

The members of the National
Association of Naval Veterans
residing at Parkersbug received
postal cards signed by the Secre-
tary of the navy, asking them to
Immediately furnish their records
during service. their present age,
occupation and physical condi-
ton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

Those of piscatoriaI inclination
will soon be seen wandering away
with their rods and tackle to some
babbling brook OF flowing stream.
in quest of the fnny tribe, that is
always found in abundance in the
creeks and rivers adjacent to town,
to vile away few days. and re-
turn snd relate some new fish
stories.
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CIifton.

Correspondence, March 10.
Oscar Meeks, of Ironton, Ohio, is
visiting his parents here.
a little son of William
Oliver is very sielyith brain fever
Mrs. Reece " rus has been
sick for the past weeks.
Chas. Shank left Tuesday for
Portsmouth, Ohio, where he has
secured position.
The most interesting protracted
meeting that has been held here
for years, closed Tuesday Thirty
one persons gave their names to
the church. Reys. Merrills and
Mattice are getting the people
awakened to a sense of their duty;
and their lqbors are being crowned
with success. Out of the thirty
one who. have united with the
church, nine are young men and
women of the Principals room in
our school.
The people here are getting
quite patriotic over the Spanish
question. Fish stories are now
out of date, and the prospect oi
getting fame by clicking" Spain
is the all absorbing topic.
Three weeks more of school, and
then noisy mob of 165 urchinf
will be turned loose upon a de.
faDsaless T1nh1ic &
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p. McClain, arrested "Wednesday
on charge of abduction, waived
an examination yesterday, and was
committed to Jail In default Of bail
bond.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

Parkersburg high school boys
have organized a military company
and win fight in case of war.
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Ravenswood, W. Va. must b
funny town. They not only have
all their debts paid but have
s435.78 in the treasury.
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Some valuable:property is adver-
tised for sale in the Weekly Regis
ter.
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Personal.
RON Wednesdays Daily.
M p .Tonas of New

from wednesday Daily
Mr.. p. i. Jones, of New Haven,
is in town to-day.
Mr.. G. w. Maupin. of Arbuckle.
was pleasant caller at this othce,
yesterday afternoon.
Hon. w. w. jackson, of New
Haven, was a pleasant caller at this
Office to-day
Born, to Mr.. and AIRS. Henry
Bennett, near town. Tuesday,
March Sth, daughter.
Mr. F. P. Miller, commission
merchant at Capehart, was in town
yesterday evening, on his way
to Pittsburg, with very large
shipment of eggs and poultry.
Mr.. Miller makes a shipment every
week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

We have plenty of good mater
ial in our town and We would like
to see a good base ball team or
ganized.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

Every citizen should take an 3,
tive interest in upholding the -
of the Board of Trade, and
them every assistance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

a good many Of the people who
signed the petition to allow G.
and bicycles on the ns.rement
now cursing the Couhcil
they allowed their petit
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16

A newly-elected magistrate of
Mcdowell county, recently tried
man for assault and battery.
After hearing the evidence the
Justice concluded that the prisoner
was guilty, and fined him 50 for
assault and IS for battery, and the
costs sin both cases"
The work of fortifying New
York harbor is so nearly complete
that Gen. Merritt announces the
CITY is safe from any attacks from
sea. In other words, New York is
in position to put her thumb tc
her nose and wriggle her fingers al
Spain.
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Farmers are now busy prepar
ing their land for corn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-03-16
THE GUN w WENT OFF
Social Target Practice Ends in a
Tragedy.
Merchant, Academia Shot
and Killed His Wife Yes

- @Ae- y
PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, March
I0.-A deplorable accident occnr-
red yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
near this city.
George Bastable, a prominent
business man, accompanied by his
wife and Mrs. Walter Fleming,
drove from the city and arrising at
the spot where the accident OCCUR
red alighted and placed the target
for a practice shoot, the party hay
ing with them a 32-calibre rifle.
just as Mr.. Bastable was in the
act of firing, a vehicle passed by
and he recovered the rifle, resting
it upon his left arm. When he
raised the weapon to fire, it was ac-
oidentally discharged, the ball
striking his wife. who stood by,
back of the left ear and she fell to (
the ground. Physicians were sum
moned and the bali was probed for.
Mrs Bastable never regained con-
sciousness and died at 9 o'clock.
She was leader in Parkersburg
society, loyable woman, an affect
ionate wife AID mother, and lived
before coming here in Clarksburg
Her maiden name was Belle Jenk-
ins.
Mr.. Ed We like to see.
those who ride wheels enjoy
the sport, and believe the exer-
else one receives is bene-
fcial to good health when not over
indulged in. and we are sorry our
streets are not always in condition
SO they could enjoy the pleasure of
spin, but we fear the repeating
of the ordinance by the council
prohibiting the riding of bicN
on the pavements was
for there are some who q
privilege, and seem
Judgment when ridi
payements, aad if
more careful when the payements
are crowded with ladies' and chill
dren, the council win be asked to
again pass an ordinance prohibit-
ing them from using the pave
ments. We Ghink there should be
an ordinance regulating the speed
they should travel. both on tsa.
pavements and on the streets, be-
fore some one is run over and Grip
pied for life, and whom the streets
are in good condition they should
be made to ride ON the streets in
stead of the pavements, and never
on the payements after dark, under
any consideration.
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~ ~ '|' p. ~ E.
lie N beds ny arms
and limbs tWitched
and my system heemed
completely exhauBted.
I began using DR..
Miles Nervine andthe
fourth bottle restored
me- 70 health Mrs.
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The great mass of the American
people can always be depended ON,
in upholding the dignity of the ma
ton and disciplining its duty to
itself and to others, to stand be-
tween the "war-right-or-wrong
crowd and the cringing ''peace-at-
any-price" fellows.
The crying need OF West Yir-
ginia is county maps. For more
than fifty years 5000 acres of land
on the waters of Beech Fork,
Wayne county, has been assessed
as CabelI county property. 1t has
long been known that the line be-
tween these two counties displays
some queer freaks, but only lately
has the above important discovery
been made.
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from IN hursday's DniiT-
Mrs. A. w. Asher and children,
of Henderson, are quite sick.
Mr.. S. Roberts Of Roberts
burg, was IN town yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Guthrie. of near
Gallipolis, is the guest of Misses
Maggie and Nelia Smith.
The many frieuds and acquain-
tanoes of Miss Lille Hogg, will be
panied to learn that she is serious
Iy i'll at her home in this city, of
typhoid pneumonia.
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Regular term of County Couri
the first Monday in April.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-03

property IN this city. and said he expected
shortly 20 Use his awn terminal grounds in
this city. and woaai probably construct
depot On the present site Of the Sacred
Heart hospital
Mr.. Hill said he would make but brief
stop in Seattle. 70 inspect the improvements
ncw being made there by the Great North
ern. and would return and spend 4 dby here.
He stated further that the line was being
inspected with the view OF replacing AL
the present bridges with steel structures.
Mr.. Hal denied having arranged a con-
ference In this city with President Mohler,
% the O. r. 4 N, but said he would prob
THY see him west OF here. Mr.. Hilfs spe-
cial was scheduled TO remain here until
a. M. when II viii proceed west. It Is the
belief here that President Mohler will ar
rive here ton.gh. on special and proceed
west with MIR. Hilfs party.