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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
ARE WITH PRESIDENT.
Popularity OF the Chief Executive
Attested over tho Country.

popularity OF the Cn1eI E3ecutAV0
Attested Over tho Country.
Washington. Sept 2o.-Perry s.
Heath. first assistant postmaster gem
eral, has returned from vacation
spent in Nova Scotia, New England
and New York. He says he found ev-
erywhere, even among the Canadians,
profound admiration of President Nc
Kinley. In speaking of the sentiment
in the east on the Philippine question
he said:
Il have not the slightest doubt If
there were an election in New England
next November and the issues were
such as to give fair test that Presi-
dent Mckinley s conduct of the war,
from the moment the Spaniards de-
stroyed the Maine in Havana harbor,
would be Endorsed by the most sweep
ing majority ever given a public ques-
ton in those states.
There never was such prosperity
with manufacturers, merchants and
farmers in New England as at present
and this the people recognize Is direct
lily attributable to the policies instituted
by the president.
Secretary Roots induction into the
war department has added materially
to the Administrations strength in New
York, as he Is regarded universally as
not only one of the ablest lawyers in
the country. but as man of high pa
triotic aspirations and a fine sense of
national honor.
Really one can scarcely find a man
in the business circles of New YORK
who adversely cri.icises the admins
tration's conduct of the war or the
present campaign in the Philippines,
While the highest possible praise is ev-
erywhere heard of the financial secur-
| ity of the nation and the policies of
| President Mckinley and the work of
Secretary Gage.
You know one can meet in a days
round of business in New York city
men from every state and territory in
the union. met representative men
railroad, business and travelling men
| from almost every section of the coun-
try. Universal prosperity and appre-
proval of the work at Washington and
anticipation of further good legislation
Fat the approaching session of congress.
was the consensus of opinion.
II met business men from both Da-
kotas. Nebraska and Idaho who ex-
pressed the belief that not one Of the
old line republican states in the north
west, which had recently been populist
would fail to go solidly republican al
the next election. All reported the free
tity."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Fireman Iniured.

Fireman John Taylor, of passen-
ger train No. 3, going south last
evening, was struck in the side by
the breaking of n rod, at Ben Lo-
mond, breaking several of his ribs
and otherwise injuring him. He
was brought to this place on No. A,
last evening, and placed IN charge
of DIR, Hugh A, Barbee, the Ohio
River Railroad surgeon, who took
him to his office and attended to
his wounds Mr.. Taylor was then
taken to the home of Mr., John w.
Love. While his wounds are pain
full and will lay him up for some
time, they are not considered dan
gerous
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Two Men.

In 1890 Mark Hanna had mined
and loaded for transportation,
about 100000 tons of coal and
then reduced the wages of the-
miners. The miners struck for
better pay and like most of the
miners strikes it became general,
Coal became scarce and Hanna was
the only coal shipper who had a
large supply mined and ready for
shipment. He advanced the price
50 per ton and made by the opera
ton $4,OOO,OOO above the ordinary
profits. There was much suffering
in Cincinnati among the poor, and
John r. Mclean relieved much of
the distress by the distribution of
free coal among them, He sent
checks for as much as $1,000 at a
time to pay for coal during the
famine. In this transaction the
characteristics of the two men we're
brought out in contrast. When it
comes to choosing between Mclean
and Hanna no wonder that the COM
mon people are focking around the
standard of Mclean.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
KILLED..
Ernest Hill Falls From His
Train ana is Killed.

Ernest Hill Falls From His
Train ana is Killed.
from Wednesdays Daily
About 6 o'clok this morning at
Hobson Junction, near Middleport,
Ohio, Ernest Hill, fireman on No.
80, North bound K. &, NJ. freight,
fell from the rear end of the tender
while the train was pulling up to
the water tank, falling between the
tender and cars, the wheels of
several of the cars passing over
him, cutting off one foot and an
arm and also passing over his body
mangling him in n horrible manner,
killing him almost instantly. The
unfortunate young man had only
left here about an hour before the
accident. His remains arrived
here this morning at 9:15, and were
turned over to undertaken Tippett
who will prepare them for shipment
to his home at Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
A BIG BLAzIa.

The Town OF Milton suffers
Heavy Loss From Flames.
HUNTINGTON. October 1O.-Fire
wrought havoc last night in Mil
ton shortly after midnight. Three
of the most valuable buildings
went up in smoke from a blaze
starting in the fiue of Groceryman
Terry's residence. The entire
Harshbarger block was totally de-
stroyed.
Last night about IL O'Clock, a
small blaze was discovered in Mr.
Terry's residence. The residents
of the house assisted by neighbors
hurried water to the scene and the
blaze was quickly extinguished.
Unfortunately, however, the fire
was not put entirely out and later
about midnight the flame gathered
Roadway and quickly spread
through the house,and in short
time the postoftice and grocery
store were afire and burning fierce
ly. The entire block, known as
the Harshbarger block, was soon a
mass of flames. Every citizen was
out and everything possible with
in their means was done to check
the flames but of no avail. The
inhabitants were powerless to
check the work of havoc and de-
struction. AT times there was the
crash of falling floors while the
flying sparks and splinters, made
the safety of nearby buildings
very doubtful.
The fire continued until late
this morning and the above named
block is a heaping mass of smould-
ering ruins. The loss is matter
of speculation, and from last ao-
counts it is placed at five to ten
thousand dollars.
The insurance was slight and
will not cover the damage by about
half.
The office of Mr.. Harshbarger,
which was adjacent the postoffce
was torn down to prevent the
flames from spreading.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Zinc OnttIe.

Mr. Bright Farrier, of Lewis
burg, was here yesterday and pur-
chased of Messrs. p. S. Lewis &
Son, of Beeohwood Stock Farm,
for Messrs. p. Farrier & Son, of
Lewisburg, who are among the lar
gest stock dealers in the State, two
short horn heifers and a bull cali,
paying $500 for them. They were
shipped yesterday. It is said that
Messrs NJ. p. Farrier & Son had
the finest lot of cattle sold out of
West Virginia, this year, and all
of them went to Europe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

"The "dead renting" of the salt
furnaces in the Pomeroy Bond for
a term of five years, will throw sew
eral hundred men out of employ
ment. The trusts are mighty, and
don't care farthing for the labor
ing man, but these poor follows
will go on voting the Republican
ticket, all the same. They like to
lick the hand that smites them and
tmpoverishes their families.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Ex-senator and Mrs. q. j.
Faulkner have announced the en-
gagement of their eldest daughter,
Miss Jane, to DIR. William White,
a prominent banker of Nashville,
Tenn. She has for a number OF
years been one of the leading bellies
of society in this city and is one of
the foremost in popularity in social
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

The laugh is again on Henry
Watterson relative to his booming
Dewey for the Presidency, It
turns out that the great admiral is
a free silver man and for high
protective tariff.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
An unjust Decision.
Parkersburg Sentinel.

Parkersburg Sentinel.
One of the Federal Judges in In
diana has given an opinion in a
bankruptcy case that is of interest
to mortgage creditors of bank
rupt. This judge held that under
the present bankrupt law the hold
or of a mortgage executed before
the institution of bankrupt pro.
ceedings would have to take his
place with the other creditors, and
that his mortgage did not give him
a preference that entitled his claim
to payment in full ahead of other
creditors. The old bankrupt law
preserved the lien of mortgage,
but the present law failed to make
such provision, said this judge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
AmDrosin and Nicinity.

Correspondence, 10th.
Mrs. Mack Bennett, who has
been quite sick, is some better at
this writing. Mrs. Jessie McDan-
iel, we are sorry to say, is still on
the sick list
Mrs. j. A. MoHafie and family
left last evening for Ironton, where
they will make their future home
Miss Rose Conley accompanied
them.
Quite a number of young folks
spent very pleasant evening al
the home of Miss Annie McGuffin.
Mr.. Samuel p. Weller, of Lanes,
Vile, Ohio, was one of the party.
GYPSY AND CoRALIE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Republican organs are still pre-
dieting defeat of Democracy under
Mr.. Bryan's leadership in 1900,
and suggesting Democratic oandi-
dates who could win. Their chart
table consideration for the party's
success is doubtless appreciated by
all concerned, especially those ward
politicians who love the notoriety of
being mentioned in connection
with the high and once honorable
position of chief executive.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Another bank is about to be or
ganized to do business at Marling-
ton, Pocahontas county. 1t is to
be known as the Pocahontas Bank
and it's stockholders are John t.
McGraw, from the northern part of
the state, and other capitalists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Bush's flour mill at Gallipolis,
was destroyed by fire yesterday be-
fore noon. There was about 1000
bushels of wheat in the mill that
was destroyed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Finger Mashed.

Brakeman Q. II. Knight, on local
freight No. 90, on the K. & NJ,
while unloading freight, Monday,
got his fingers pinohed, MASKING
tho middle finger of his left hand
badly,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Those terrible Cuban patriots"
who are bent on fighting even if
they have to attack their best
friends, the Americans, may now
find an outlet for their fiery spirits
by emigrating to South Africa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Judge Melvin, of the Ohio Coun-
ty Circuit, rules that it is not n
misdemeanor to play lead slugs in
slot machines and thereby rob
them,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

How is this country going to
get decently out of this Philip
pine business2 Men never quit
fighting while the other fellow has
club in his hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

No man can be really useful
citizen who is lacking in public
spirit and is opposed to public i'm
provements.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Tinc 2:T4 1-2.

Mr.. Ed. NJ. Allen drove Kanawha
Star at Ottawa, Ohio, last Satur-
day, in 2:143 in hot contest, win
ming second money, taking second
and third heats.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

The reports from the Ohio cam
paign continue to show drift of
public sentiment toward the Dem
ocratic ticket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
q "A 7EA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &1zz9Zzzzm
a Good Law.


The law passed by tho last leg
islatue providing that all executions
should take place at the state pen
itentiary and which will be carried
into effect this week for the first
time at Moundsville, was wise
piece of Legislation and was long
needed in this state. 1t does away
completely with the barbarous GUS
tom, which prevailed in some sec
tons of West Virginia, of making
public show of hanging. In
the lower part of the state especial
ly has this mediaeval practice OBJ
tanned and not many months ago
an execution in Fayette county was
witnessed by thousands drawn by
by morbid curiosity. 1t is we'll
that the law-makers PIT stop to
this uncivilized custom. The new
law is one of the best acts of the
legislature.-W Wheeling Register.
We know some men who fondly
imagine that they are making
great success in life because they
are prosperous, yet they live SO as
to make multitudes of people wish
they were dead.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Big Fees.

The fees in the office of secre-
tary of state in New Jersey from
the issuance of corporation papers
alone amounted last year to $72S,-
O23, and these fees go to the man
holding that office. We thought
West Virginia was the only State
in the Union which permitted a
fortune to go to State officer in
fees. The people have the power
to change this matter if they only
had the courage. Charleston Cour-
ier.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

What is the use of kicking about
your taxes? How is the town to
be improved unless you are severe
ly taxed. This is prerogative a
town has. and it is used to it's ut
most limit. You pay for the lux
ury of living in town or city,
whore you have evory convenience
at hand.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Preachers are beginning to v

Preachers are beginning to won
der why SO few people attend
church, and are now looking for
the cause of this lack of interest
in church affairs, Long aud te-
dious sermons have much TO do
with it, Try helf-hour service
and see what effect it will have on
the people.
The state is to be congratulated
that the Hatfield tribe has been
practically subdued and the good
work shonld continue until all the
offenders are exiled in the peniten-
tiary.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf Ie)HAzzzzI
Want Information.

CHARLESTON, Oct. 1O-A great
many letters of inquiry are being
received at the Attorney Generals
office from sportsmen regarding
tho act passed at the last session of
the Legislature imposing license
tax of $50 upon non-residonts of
the State, who desire to hunt in the
State. The sportsmen seem to
think that the tax is exceedingly
stiff, as the sum of $25 will have to
be paid for the privilege of hunt
ing in each county. There are
fifty-fve counties in West Virginia
and any one desiring to hunt in
WestVirginia in every county would
have to pay something like thirteen
hundred and seventy five dollars
for his fun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

WRHE carry a line Of Disc Harrows, two
VAhAI horse Cultivators, spilke-tooth Harrows,
WV Points, Double and single Shovel Points,
Plow Beams and Handles, Rope and Binders
and see our Wickless Oil Cook Stove. We carry
in stock Tin and Iron Roofing, Spouting, &c.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
GA sTo RTAs
Bears tho The Kind You Have Always BOUgh
Signature 4 le(zaz1zz~

Lawrence Allen, of Montgomery,
accompanied by another boy or two,
went over the river with a Flobert
rifle and supply of BIB caps.
Allen returned home with a bullet
in his leg and nearly scared to
death, Itrequired no great surgical
skill to extract the ball and is doing
we'll.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Advertisers are Keen People.
The reader who skips tho adver-
tisements in perusing his paper is
certain to miss a valuable amount
of news. No part of paper con-
tains more accurate information as
to the condition of trade than the
columns devoted to advertising.
Here is to be found the best in
struction as to the practice of econ
omy in transacting business, as we'll
as the most reliable data of the con-
dition of trade. Advertisers are
the shrewdest and keenest people,
and the matter they furnish is al
ways fresh and entertaining.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
IAL puRLISHING 40.
WAMTEO

A FIRST-CLASS farm hand; none
~ but an experienced man with
good recommendations need apply
MRS. @. YOUNG, Graham Station,
West Virginia. [iune 8-2td 1tw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Chas. @. Lovett, formerly of this
place, now with the Winifrede Coal
Co, who had tho misfortuneNof
having coal car run over his foot,
MASKING it quite seriously, is able
to be out, but will be lame for some
time. The car was an empty one,
or the result would have been more
serious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
Dead Beats Are DONG For.

AIGtANA
The future will be dark and
dreary for the dead beat. This is
the beginning of an education per
iod against the dead beat. Rail
road and other large corporations
are the pioneers in eliminating the
dead beat from the business. They
won't keep man in their employ
unless he pays his debts. The in
dividual employer in few years
will see that he cannot afford to
give employment to dead beat.
Heretofore there has been sort of
premium offered to dead beats in
this way. If one of them owed
you for long time, you would hire
him at double wages or buy some
thing from him at two prices in
order to settle claims. Don't do it
any more. Give your work to an
honest man who pays his debts.
He'is the fellow who deserves the
premium.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

No. 20 departs 8 10 a. M Accom.l .
10 "A p. m.-Mail and Ex.)
2 (" 8 50D. m.-Ex.-Flver.
.s2s 80 p. M Sun. only.l
@. ii. CABLE, Agent.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-11
A Little Known Possession Of the United
States

ed that the chief and the majority OF
the Inhabitants were i've niles away.
over the mountains. al small stream
where the salmon were running, laying
In a store for winter consumption. Dur
ing the afternoon the news Of our ar
rival must have been carried post
haste" TO the fishers, for ON going
ashore We found the chief Philareek
aud many others 10 greet US. The chief
was educated IN Unalaska. and when
the Commercial company had their
store here he vas the stoFekseper In
addition he Oftciatss az lay reader
in the Greek church. lie Is really the
energy aud brains OF the tribe Most
OF the men we're sitting around store
much as one sees them sitting around
in a small New England town and tor
an We knos they may have been dis
cussing the same topics Inside the
store. given up some years ago BY the
company and NOS continued by ths
chief. We found very tittis stock only
some twenty bags " Hour and a Tex
pIundS Of powder and SHOT
From the store Ee proceeded 10 the
church. shown In one Of Toe photo
graphs This Il a uniqu hHildtas. con
structsd Of drift wood AMI thatched
With straw rambling aud Irregular Ia
structure, ana rapabie Of eonEainlng
perhaps atIy people inside Nas the
ALTAR. lamps. paintings and other al
tugs ~ q ehuFch ali carefully KEEP, aud
5eflpuuusly neat and clean. evidently
the pg.I- * all HeFr eteb SUNDAY sht
people old aud Young gather shlis the
a.ei carries 9Jg the ceremonial ~ lte
Russian Greek shHsra There Is some,
thing almost pathetic la ths Idea ~
this ti,Ilr community % ignorant pe0,
pie almost entirely outside the pale ~
civilization holding b. closely 10 tasjs
religIoa-a good example 10 macy bet,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-11
HUSBAND OF FIVE SISTERS.

There are but few men in the United
States who can boast OF having been
in turn the husband OF five sisters. In
all probability William Mercer, a we'll
TODD farmer. who resides a few miles
south of Huntington. w. Va, holds
this record undisputed.
MERGERS five wives formed the fam
!ly Of Howard Moffatt OF Raccoon
Creek. Jennie. the oldest daughter.
became Mrs. Mercer fifteen years ago.
At that time Mercer had already
reached the sober age OF forty-four
years. After Jennle's death, Mercer
married Ada She. like her sister. died
of consumption inherited family
disease. The widower then became In
turn the husband OF Catharine and
Missouri. both OF whom were victims
Of their inherited pulmonary troubles.
Mercer, who is now 80 years Of age. is
young for his years At the festivities
accompanying his last wedding to
ANNA few days ago. he grasped the
hand of a wellwishing friend and re-
marked, II feel younger than did at
eighteen When asked regarding the
peculiar features OF his successive mar
riages he answered: IL simply fell I'm
love with the whole Monatt family"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-11

Located in lat SO north, long LIS
east. lies the island Of Attu, at the end
OF the chain OF Aleutian islands, sep
arating the North Pacific ocean from
the Boring sea. and, like the others OK
this group, OF volcanic origin. II Is
high, mountainous. barren OF trees,
rugged and forbiddlng in appearance,
there being only one harbor, and that
not a good one, on the entire island.
The land not only rises steep out OF
the water. but is so TO speak, steep be-
meath the surface; that is, the water
deepens suddenly as one goes away
from the island. soundings having been
made within twenty-five miles at
which a depth OF over eighteen hun
dred. or ten thousand feet. was obtain
ed This shows that Attu Is but the
extreme end OF chain OF partly sub
merged mountains extending from the
peninsula OF Alaska nearly 70 the coast
OF Africa.
Attu was discovered by the Russian
navigator, Bering, in the year l7il.
while he vas on a voyage OF discovery
fitted out by the Empress Catherine.
shortly after discovering this Island he
me; his death. tie and many or his
crew were attacked By that dread ds,
ease, scuryy. M and unable 10 ravi-
gate his vessel. Il was driven ashore on
one OF the Islands OF the Commando
group, subsequently, named after him
On this island he may be said to have
been buried half alive, lying In a ditch
for the sake % warmth. the sand bgeN
over him. and be would not suffer b.
to be removed 50 that when lite !cl
his body he was almoa, buried
The present summer Il has been the
good fortune OF the writer 10 ylsl, Attu.
Good fortune" IS used adyiscdly. az.
ter due consideration. for although az
first thought u would seem tina, there