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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01
WAGE INCREASES.
Evidences of Good Times in and About
Pittsburg.


PITTsBURG. Pa. April SO.-Evidence
of good times in and around P.ttsburg are
shown by the following notices of wage
increases:
The Consolidated Traction Company of
this city, to-day posted notices granting
Their more than 1000 emp.oyes an advance
in wages of II per cent dating from to-
morrow. This advance will give the con-
ductors and motormen 20 cents an hour,
which is said to be the highest wages
paid by any traction company IN the coun-
try The companys men who are en-
ployed in the power houses where the
work is hard and exausting, viii be grant
ed a reduction of hours without any de-
crease of pay.
a dispatch from Sharon says: Notices
of increase in wages of 10 per cent, taking
effect May /, were posted at ali the fur
naces in Sharon and Sharpsville to-day.
Nearly 1900 men VIII be benefited by the
advance. This is the second voluntary
advance at the furnaces within thirty
days.
Connellsvile, Pa, send this item:
The H. C. Frick Coke Company sur
prised and delighted its twelve thousand
employees by posting notices this morn
ing at all its plants in the Connellsville
cike region announcing a general advance
in wages, to take effect tomorrow, May
l. Everyone of the employees of the Prick
and Mcclure plants, which are also con-
troied by the Frick company will re-
ceive an advance ranging from six to
twelve and half per cent. The Daax-mum
range of increase will be paid to the en-
ployes receiving the lowest wages and the
minimum increase will be paid to the en-
ployes receiving the highest wages. The
new scale will be the highest ever paid in
the Connellsville region.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01

FOUND FOR THE COMPANY.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. W Va, April 30.-The
case OF Thomas G. Brady, OF Clarks-
burg. against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, was tried in Phil
adelphia court last week, the jury find
ing for the defendant. although the
judge instructed them TO bring in a
verdict for the plaintiff During the
strike OF 1894. Mr. Brady had mined a
large number of carloads OF coal. which
he undertook TO ship TO eastern and
Cleveland markets. The 3. & o.. on
account OF the scarcity of coal, found
il necessary TO eonscTiDt large por-
ton OF the shipments for its own use.
The company and Mr.. Brady were I'M
able 10 agree upon price for the same
and resultant of the disagreement the
latter sued the company for s27, 900.
The court set the verdict aside and
granted new trial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01

was Afterwards 44e p0ceu u Mf. DahcL
improved the property at alley 3. but
about 1850 removed the plant 10 its
present location. purchasing the prop
erty and improving it for newspaper
purposes, and the deceased continued at
the active head OF the business until he
sold out to the West Virginia Printing
Company, in 1884.
/ Necessarily largely and actively in
terested in politics, not only locally, but
/ throughout the State, Mr.. Baker, from
! the combined effects of his editorial
position and his energy, Lecame one
of the leaders Of the West Virginia
I Democracy, and exercised wide infiu-
ence, through his party, upon State af-
fairs He was a delegate to nearly
every National Democratic convention
from 1860 to 1892 He was chairman
i OF the Democratic State Committee in
West Virginia for twelve or fifteen
years, and member Of the National
! Committee for four years. In 1871 he
Democracy in the First district and was
| elected, and when the Legislature met
| he was chosen to the Presidency of the
| Senate Subsequently he was re-eiect-
| ed His~yast experience in political mat
| ters made his advice widely sought, and
! his activity and teracity of purpose
\ L; f.;n, H. nd fnG
When he disposed of his interest in
| the Register, Mr.. Baker looked over a
number Of newspaper fields larger than
| that afforded here in Wheeling, and
| finally, after considerable hesitation.
| elected to go to st. Paul,
Mimi, in 1885, where he took
charge of the Daily Globe, be-
came its controlling influence, and made
| it a power in the political and CONNER
cial development of the Northwest I'M
| til 1893, when he was appointed min
| lister to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Sal
! vador by President Cleveland. Mr..
| Baker was chairman of the Minnesota
! State Democratic Committee in the
| campaign of 1892, and in 1895 he was
| the unanimous choice of the Demo-
| cratic members of the Legislature for
/ the United States Senate. He served
| his country faithfully as minister in
| the troublesome countries of Central
| America from 1898 to 1898. Upon be-
| ing relieved, he went to Washington
| City, and not many months ago took
| editorial charge of the Charleston
! Daily Gazette, in his old State Fail
| ing health, however, compelled an early
| REIMBURSEMENT of these duties, and Mr..
! Baker returned to Washington very
sick man. Later, having recovered
somewhat, he went to Old Point Com
fort, where he further improved, but his
return to Washington was followed by
a relapse which medical skill could not
successfully combat.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Ruth Baker,
sister of Col. S. w. Fordyce, of st.
Louis, receiver of the Kansas City,
| Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, nine chill
| dren survive him. They are John f.
Baker, Mrs. c. II. Warren and Mrs. j.
E. Stubbert, of New York city; Lewis
Baker, of Philadelphia; Mrs. G, W.
! Stiles, Miss S. c. Baker and Miss Ruth
Baker, of Washington; W. F. Baker,
Of Melrose, Mimi; S. G. Baker. of Elk
ms, w. Va. All but one of his imme-
diate far1ssiy were present when he
died.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

ALBANY, y. Y, April s0.-Prof Carl A.
Meyer, 50 years old. professor of German
language at the Albany High School, and
assistant teacher of that study al the
Albany Female Academy. committed sui
eide some time during Saturday night in
a lonely spot on the Kenwood road. He
had shot himself through the heart.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01


Rochester, N. Y, April 30.-Two
persons were killed, more than dozen
seriously injured and fifty less serious
~ hurt as the result of wreck at 2: IS
o'clock this afternoon on the Rochester
and Lake Ontario railroad. better
known as the Bay railroad, at Rosen-
baur's Corners, about half mile north
of the city line, when two cars on an
excursion train filed with passengers
left the track while rounding a curve
at full speed and were completely
wrecked.
The dead:
JOHN HELLER, aged 20, died at HON.
eopathic hospital
UNKNOWN MAN, died after being re-
moved from the wreck.
The seriously injured: Julia Sullivan,
IS, fractured collar bone; George Bras
ser, SO, compound fracture of forearm:
Emil Steingraber, %, back badly in
jured; Otto Hanke. 81. both legs badly
bruised and bones of right hand bro
ken; VIM. Goodman, %, severe scalp
wound; Emil Schram, is, small bones
of right foot broken; John Bierschal,
AZ, compound fracture of right leg;
Emma Tuefel, II. nose broken. face
badly lacerated; James Lombard, in
j. F. Moore, H. L. Bordie, Oscar Dor
schal, VIM. Dierrer. c. r. Hineshart.
John Sullivan, j. Tierney, Charles
Wernes, Joseph thinner The two lat
ter are very seriously injured and may
die.
The slightly injured were able to go
to their homes.
The train, which was crowded with
excursionists bound for different points
along the shores of Lake Ontario in the
| Irondequoit bay district, left the bay
station in this city at 2:41 O'Clock this
afternoon, about fifteen minutes late.
Every seat in the coaches was filled
and a large number of people were
standing on the platforms. The train
was made up OF an engine. one closed
and two open coaches. There is a
grade about a hundred yards from the
corner of North avenue and Ridge
road, and when this grade was reached
the speed of the train increased per-
ceptibly.
Down the grade swept the train. it's
speed increasing constantly. When
the far curve was reached, the engine
rounded 1t with startling rapidity
Next the engine was the closed car
riage, divided into two compartments,
and when it reached the curve it veered
over to the north and rode around the
curve on the left wheels II had gone
but a part of the bend in the track
when it left the rails and shot straight
ahead. There was a sudden crash as
I the couplings between the engine and
coach were severed and then the coach
again veered over and plowed through
the earth for several feet before drop
ping on its side in front of the Ridge
Road Hotel
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viii not be a difficult matter. provided
we show them firmness. justice and
kindness. At the present time they
distrust and dislike us, but those senti-
ments, which are perhaps not unnat-
ural, will soon be dispelled by the eff
fects of the good government we have
promised to establish here. 1t will be
the foremost duty of American OIL
Gals to
UNDERSTAND AND SYPMATHIZE
with the Filipinos themselves"
Yesterday before Gen. Otis had is
sued orders directing Gen. Lawton to
return to Angat, the troops of his COM
mand encountered the rebels in a cir
Gle of hills outside San Rafael, about
five miles northwest of Angat, dislodg-
ing them after an hours fighting. The
Americans had three wounded. A
thousand armed Filipinos fell back as
the Americans advanced.
The villagers met Gen. Lawton, offer
ing him provisions. They dare not flee
into the mountain country on the east
because of the robber tribes there, and
ON the west are the troops Of Gen.
Macarthur.
Messrs. Carrick and Holmes, Ameri-
cans, who had been running sugar
mill at Calumpit, and whose fate had
caused some anxiety, have sent word to
Manila that they are safe with Mr..
Higgins, manager of the Manila Dagu-
pan railway at Beyonbang.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01
OILS KEEPING CLOSE WATCH
His Preparations for Another Gam
paign Being Rushed.

1T Is THE GENERAL EXPECTA-
TION THAT THE FILIPINO Of
FICERS WILL RETURN WITH
REVISED PROPOSALS-THE POS
sIBILITY OF PEACE Crafty
ING TO THE MY-SMALL-POX
RAGING AMONG THE NATIVE
REFUGEES.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01
A TERRIBLE Wreck.
Two Killed and Nearly Seventy
Wounded.

SEVENTEEN SERIOUSLY, IN AN
ACCIDENT, YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON. ON THE ROCHESTER, AND
LAKE ONTARIO RAILROAD.
TWO CROWDED CARS HURLED
CFF THE TRACK IN ROUNDING
A SHARP CURVE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-01

WASHINGTON. April 30.-For West
yIrginla--Partly cloudy and cooler Mon
day: Tuesday fair southerly winds
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohfo-s
C0ler Monday, with fair In southern and
showers in northern portions: probably,
showers Tuesday; brisk 10 high southeriy
winds.
\ Mr. C. Schnepf the Opera House drug
gtst made the following observations Of
the temperature yesterday a. m. rs: 3
a. M. 81. 12 m. ~, n M "; 7 p. m. -
Weather fair.
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SINCERE AND HONEST,

though l have no means of ascertain
ing the. sentiments and aims of the
authorities behind him. The Filipino
people, like other Asiatic peoples. have
no trust in mere words without force
behind them. but with force 1 con-
slider conciliatory spirit of the utmost
Importance.
& believe that when peace has been
established, governing the Filipinos
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-03
X. q. LINN,
J. VI. HAMILTON.

Commissioners.
|, r. w. Hall, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Calhoun county, do certify that bond has
been given by stid commissioners as requir-
ed by the decree in said cause.
Teste: r. w. HALL,
Clerk
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-03
judicial Sale.

BY virtue Of a decree of the Circuit court of
Calhoun county, rendered at the June term.
1899, in the chancery cause OF Mary J. DUFF
field, Administrative Of W. \. Duffield, de-
ceased, against James Tanner an Others,
the undersigned Commissioners will, on the
10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1890,
sell by public auction to the highest bidder
at the front door of the Court House of said
county, the following described real estate.
to-wit:
certain tract or parcel of land situate
in lie counties of Calhoun and Clay on
Hicks run, branch of Stinson, a tributary
of the West Fork Of the Little Kanawha
river, containing IA acres, more or less, and
more fully described by te> and bounds
in deed from Sarah Tanner and James
Tanner to Nancy Tanner, dated on the 18th
day of January 1899, certified copy g
which is filed with the papers in the said
chancery cause.
Terms OF SALE:-One third of the pur-
chase money cash in hand on day of sale
and the residue upon 4 credit of one aud
two years, taking from the purchaser note
with good security, bearing interest fom
day of sale.
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INT office OF judicial Sale.

Pursuant to decree made by the Circuit
court of Calhoun county at the June term
thereof, 1899, in the chancery cause of the
State of West Virginia, plaintiff, against d.
G.. Casio and others, defendants, shall pro-
coed to sell at public sale, at the front door
ofthc court house of Calhoun county on the
18th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1899.
the following tracts Of land decreed in said
cause to be sold, towit:
| y tract of lGl acres on Philips Run in
Center district, decreed in the name of j
NJ. holt, also a tract of % acres, in Sheridan
district, decreed in the name of John Davis
and j. f. Gaskins; also a tract of 81 acres
in Sheridan district decrccd in the name of
| w. w. Munday; also tract Of 80 acres in
Sherman District and docreed i'm the name
of John =. Bell; also tract Of b acres in
Sherman district and decrccd in the name
/ of John p. Bell; also a tract ef l75 acres in
sherman District dccrced in the name of
John i. Bell; also a tract of - acres in
! Sherman District, decreed in the name of
| Pat Rafierty's heirs; also tract Of - acres
/ ~ 'N''''"" "'N''''' az" "c'I'tu III lIlc I''HIt
OF Fat Rafferty, heirs; also tract Of 2si
acres IN sherman district and dccr"cd in the
name OF Pat Rafferty, heirs; also tract Of
acres IN Washington District decrced in
the name OF Thomas McCumbcrs; also a
tract OF = acres IN Sherman district dccreed
IN the name OF Rachel VI. Barr; also tract
OF ~ acres IN Sherman district dccreed in
the name OF Naitman /. burrows; also a
tract OF ~ acres IN Lee district decreed in
the name OF Worth Barr also tract Of 90
acres IN Lee district decrecd in the
name OF \. I. Jones; also tract Of 1913 acres
III Lee district and decrecd IN the name of
H. Jones also tract OF % acres I'm lee
district ana decreed ~ the name OF \. J..
Jones' also tract OF - acres IN Lee district
ana Hc'r'cd in the name OF a. Jones; oI
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Noticc of judicial Sale.

BY virtue of a decree of the Circuit court
of Calhoun county, rendered at the June
term cf 1899, in the chancery cause of J. q.
Schilling and Walter Pendleton vs. J. W.
Burkhouse and others, the undersigned
special commissioner, appointed for the pur-
pose, will offer for sale at public auction,
TO the highest bidder, at the front door of
the court house of said county, ON the
llTH DAY OF OcropER, 1894,
that being a court day, the real estate de
scribed i'll said cause and decreed to be sold.
viz:
Forty-siX and one-fourth acres of land,
situate ON Saul's fork of Beech in Lee dis
trict, Calhoun county, sand land being more
fully described in the papers filed in said
cause, to which reference is here made for n
more accurate description.
TERMS OF SALE:-One half the purchase
money cash in hand and the residue upon Il
credit of six months, taking from the pur
chaser note or bond with good security,
bearing interest from day of sale, for the de
ierred installment of purchase money.
w :. BLIZZARD, Spec'l Com'r
!, X. w. Hall, Clerk of the Circuit court
of Calhoun county, do certify'-that.the bond
has been given as required by decree in
above cause. TeSte:
II. W.'HALL, Clerk.
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county, on the
llTH DAY or OCTOBER, 1899.

1lTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1899.
that being court day, the real estate de
scribed in said cause and decreed to be sold
viz:
Twenty-Five and three-fourth acres of
land, situate ON Saul's fork Of Beech fork in
Lee district, Calhoun county, said land be
ing more fully described in the papers filed
in said cause, to which reference is hereby
made, for more accurate description.
TERMS or SALT:-One half of the pur-
chase money cash in hand and the residue
upon 4 credit Of six months taking from the
purchaser note or bond with good security.
bearing interest from day of sale for the de
ferrod installmentS of purchase money.
W. :. BLIZZARD, Specl Com'r.
|, Il. w. Hall, Clerk o! the Circuit court
Of Calhoun county, do certify that bond has
been given rs required by the decree in the
above cause. Tcste: X. w. HALL, Clerk
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Too much bOozing.

|
Good bye, September.
Chestnuts are on the market.
All did not have "stand in
F. NJ. Beall is in Parkersburg thi
week.
Summer has gone and it cannot be
helped.
1t is time "pumkins" were all il
the barn.
No preaching in town Sunday MOI
Sunday night.
We need an opera house, as well
bank in this town.
Consistency is ''sorter diamond
i'll the rough" of late.
The las; issue of the Philippl Plain
dealer was a hummer.
We are proud Of our home talent
and have u right to he.
Jem, little daughter of l.. Huff
man, has been right sick for few
days.
We had frost instead Of rain Sun
day morning as was predicted by
Anthony.
Latest style trimmed hats from %
cents up at Mrs. G. ii. Craddock's,
next door TO Want Il Barr's.
DR.. George Beverage and Mr.. a.
Y. Legg, the Optician& Eye Special
it and Jeweler will lie at the Central
Hotel until Oct. 10Th. Will leave
Grantsville, on the eleventh morning.
30 please call befnrc the 10Th, or not
later if you need anything in their
line. y few Watches ~ Chains at a
bargain.
a few weeks ago citizen and tax
payer of our town, LOST his head and
"rongtully booted Il boy for imposin-
on his smaller boy and the town Off
cials visited swift Justice upon him
and required him to shell out large
Coin Of the realm" as fine, which
was perfectly proper.
Last week a member of the 1--WE
won't dignity it by calling it show
crowd of toughs, who gave exhibitions
ander tent On the Fair ground and
had privileged to do so, proceeded to
Violate the law in a dozen ways, fight
ing officers, using the most indecent
language, we ever heard, right within
the corporate limits and in the pres
cnce Of the town officers. When he
snbered up he was allowed to walk
out without any charge whatever
being made against him, and in the
language of Grow. Stump, in The
Cuban Spy, says to the town authorit-
les. You 60 my way and will go
yours. Consistency thou art a
Jewel"
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George Beverage will be at Grants
vile, w. Va, on the first and
second days of the fair with fine
line of spec'acIes and sewing machine
supplies.
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Oh, the booze.
Shame on you.
Some hose fading.

And ,ren hey drank some more.
So many people have come and
gone.
We like men who are true to their
friends.
There is nothing that succeeds like
success"
fla gcn1cmma docs wrong he will
apologize.
A wretched wretch is Halle to do
anything once.
Captain Henry Terrell was about
town last week.
Chenille was well represented at
the Fair hast week.
S. |. Stump and wife, Of Norman
town, took in the fair
Bad luck and bad fortune seem to
attend Frank Erlewine's family.
Talk about your colds. What was
the matter with last Saturday night?
Drummcr> Ewing and Shackleford,
Of Chenille, were here during the
Fair.
VIM. EIardman, of near Tanner,
WAS mere day or two last week visit
ing friends.
Mr.. Lcgg, the Jcwcler and George
Beverage, 'he OPP ...., both seem to
be all right.
Colonel "Bob" Newman was here,
and he is surely whole family when
it comes to fun.
Mrs. Amy IIaymaker and family,
Of Arnoldsburg, attended the fair
here last week.
The Lord being our helper, we will
say about what, in our judgment, is
the most appropriate.
The 3rd examination for teachers
was neld ut Arnoldsburg Saturday. ;
No. Is and 6 No. 2's issued.
That poor boy who can scarcely
resist temptation is the boy to look
after. Invite him to church.
General Manager Hardman, of the
Calhoun county Fair, has chucked up
the cash for all premiums and other
expenses.
After spending day or two taking
in the sights at the fair it is real hard
20 get down to hard business, but
",ich" is life.
Some folks came to the wrong town
to sell liquor. OF course there was
great deal sold and the parties selling
it were not caught, but some of them
were and time will round up the rest.
Did you and each Of YOU, who have
sworn to support the constitution of
the United States, the constitution of
the State Of West Va, and to per-
form the duties of the respective
Offices you hold, do so last week?
We do earnestly wish that people
who have grievances against this pa.
per would reduce them to writing and
-end them in for publication. Then,
and only then, will we have ample
opportunity for self defense.
We have never seen such an aggre-
Cation of drunk men as there were on
the fair grounds last Wednesday, and
although we mixed with the crowd
generally we heard very little or no
pro.nne or Vulgar Language and no
one seemed to be drinking iightin'
juice.
Miss Katherine Hays gave a social
last Friday evening in honor Of her
pretty cousin, Miss Matte Hays. Of
Chenille. The house was crowded
with fair damsels and gallant lads
and the whole a.'air was very pleas.
ant and enjoyable time to all.
We are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the Sword presentation. to
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Notice OF Judicial Sale.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
of Calhoun county, rendered at the June
term 1899, in the chancery cause of J. q.
Shilling and Walter iPendleton vs.. Laura
Hall, j. w. Burkhouse and Almeda McCul-
ty, the undersigned special commissioner
appointed for the purpose, will offer for sale
at public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House of said
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Local Briefs.

oohie Vi us are oe"u'''s'
More power to Mel TAYLOR.
~,
IN , A.
We" -. E. " wv " -" Il
h'''
Several folks were here from llSr,
risviIie'
Hovs uovmoker was b.ra durip.
the fair.
A ,..ir and rain c,r ,b,Je w.ok
n.> 4 limos , I,,le
49,,
""' certain people sun" 'ere'
Inc T''''' '' "e'
We have all been children in the
''S '''''' III" ~ : ~ ny
Anvil b" that keeps the ball roll
ing e v- country good.
Mrs Will. Thomson was taken
unite .udd,uIy III Fridnv evening
' - '9 w. "''PP'" :" 'l''
''"y ~ MN anu Si'' INV s''' "''"''
Frank Snidcr, of Chenille, brought
.lE " '''' - " "''''
After spending 50 much time (lwo
days. in rcyolry, it Is quite difficult
task to work.
"Bonie" R,,hhone and son. two Of
the leoding ,ic men of the valley we're
here during the far
O., .rr CO.,
- '|.'9 VI y I'''''' o""'
~ """ S'" >''t.' James """
v, rp,
'''''' VI a. N''S''"'- I"
Gu '"r""E" ''"'' '"-' - "''''y look
S' "'''' vac "' BUSINESS
Seriously speaking, there was al
t"gether to" much hllarIiy among our
erStwhi.e 4 49,. citizens during last