The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-07-19

from SpaIn-tnat we can SOL
them, give them away, or turn
them over to the inhabitants who
live upon them for the establish
ment of independent governments.
If this be true, they say, the isl
ands cannot be part of the territory
of the United States, because no
part of the United States can be
alienated.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan,
whose judgment on political ques-
tions has often been replete with
good sense, says that the best way
to deal with the Trustsswould be to
let them alone. and they would
collapse of their own weight. This
is doubtless true of great number
Of these combinations, many of
which have been formed in reck-
less defiance of the ordinary prin-
ciples of finance and trade. But
this is no reason why their collapse
should not be accelerated by with
drawing the tariff props which
temporarily sustain them and ena-
BILE them to despoil the public.
The New York Sun publishes
letters from correspondents in
eight Western and Southwestern
States, tending to show that Popu-
lism, as distinct party movement,
is on the decline, and that PETER
left the party when he did because
if he had waited much longer
there would have been no party
for him to leave,
If Gov, Atkinson went into the
wilds of Logan county, and arrest
ed desperate, and brought him
safely to Jail, he should be com
mended for the act, rather than
condemned. 1t may be something
out of the ordinary for a Governor
to do this kind of work, but he did
right all the same.
Confederate Generals.
A recent examination of the list
of Confederate Generals, shows
that out of the nineteen Lieuten-
ant generals but seven survive; of
eighty-one major gen, rni., sixteen
live, while but ninety-two of the
brigadier generals survive. To
summarize it, 145 of the 473 Con.
federate general officers are still
living. West Virginia has one of
the number, Gen. Jno. McCaus-
land, of Mason county,
Those of both parties who are
on the fence on the money quest
ion might as we'll take tumble
to one side or the other, The fight
is between bimettallism and the
single gold standard, and neither
side is going to swerve n hairs
breadth from its position. Take
your Standardization Democrat
West Virginia is slated for an in
crease in her Congressional delega-
ton on the basis of tho twelfth
census, which is likely to show a
population of one million in 1900.
This would allow West Virginia
five Congressman.
at 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
the old court house bell, which has
been doing duty in the Wood coun-
ty court house for the past AZ years,
was rung for the last time. 1t was
then dismantled, taken down and
removed. The old structure is
rapidly disappearing.
This is the centennial year of
organization of Wood county, and
it is proposed to have, about Sep
tember goth, an affair in Parkers-
burg by way of an appropriate eel
ebration of the event.
There will be all kinds of amuse-
ments for all kinds of people at the
fair this fall. Fantastic parades,
games and pastimes of endless va
riety will claim the attention of
those who want little recreation.
There are 400 more women than
men at Fort Scott, Kan. It would
be interesting to hear Fort SCOTS
opinion of Congressman elect
Roberts.
Some men can make little
money go long way. A mechanic
recently drew copper cent out
into 800 feet of wire.
The editor and the photographer
are alike in one respect. They are