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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21

clerk " the Courts Comfortably
Meused-County Court to Use the
Opera H0use-LOcation 81 the New
Court House.
Special 10 the Register.
ELKINS, w. Va, February 20
The clerks Of the Circuit and County
Courts are now comfortably enscons-
ed in their new quarters in the gen.
eral Offices of the West Virginia Cen
iral railroad and have their records
in convenient shape. The County
Court will hold their first regular ses-
sion on the 26th inst. in the Poster
Opera House, and it is said, will dur
ing that time. select a location for a
new Court House and jail. Two or
three sites have been offered, but the
most eligible location which would be
most suitable for the people from the
country at large would be, from the
concensus of opinion. in b Weese
addition. 1t is on an elevation and is
the healthiest part of the town. In
the selection of a site for such an i'm
portant building it looks as If the
wishes of the country people should
be consulted, and not the whims OF a
few interested parties. The Court
House when built, will belong to the
county Of Randolph and not The town
of Elkins or any other town.
Candidates are beginning to bob up
s~erenely. The Republicans have two
embryo candidates for the legislature
who will be sprung on a suffering
people very soon. 1t is said that Col.
Davis Elkins, son Of one of the West
Virginia Senatorial trust, will be the
candidate from Randolph county, and
Mr.. Fairfax Landstreet, manager OF
the Davis Coal and Coke Co., former
ly a Democrat from Tucker county,
both to represent the fourth delegate
district. The motion to elect those
two gentlemen is obvious. Your I'M
Gle Steve knows what he is doing.
The town has been in Egyptian
darkness since Friday night, some of
the machinery at the electric plant
broke down on that morning, and the
new parts did not arrive until yester-
day.
The new council at a recent meet
ing increased the wages of labor on
the streets from $1.25 to $3.50 per day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21

sued to present stocl1holder 81 IS may
be determined BY the connnittee and
IN consideration Of contract with Geo.
b. M. Harvey for his service as presi-
dent OF the company for i've years.
The stock to be placed in a voting
trust for i've years. the voting trustees
to be MesSrs. u. B. Morgan, Alexander
E. Orr and George B. M. Harvey. More
than 80 per cent. of the claims having
been deposited with the committee the
success of the plan is assured. This
plan, Colonel Harvey said, will re-es
tablish the house of Harper g. Broth
ers upon a financial basis which is alb
solutely impregnable. 1t reduces the
bonded Indebtedness from $1,000. 900 to
81, 500, 900, and the annual fixed in
terest charges from nearly 5000, 900 to
SIS, 800. 1t leaves the reorganized
company wholly free from floating in
debtedness, and provides working cap
ital in cash of sits, 900, which is sup
plemented by $40, 900 of first mort
gage bonds held in the treasury and
available for the same purpose.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
M0UNDSVILLE.

Monday night twelve of our most
influential members of the Masonic
lodge visited the Masons in Bellaire
and participated in a very important
initiation. The members representing
this subordinate lodge speak we'll of
the Bellaire boys hospitality. When
the initiation was concluded the mem
bers were ushered into a reception
room, where a table was ladened with
all the delicacies of the season, of
which all partook heartily, after
which all enjoyed a social chat and
other pastimes for about an hour and
all returned home well pleased with
the evenings entertainment.
Charles Goudy, of Woodhill, was In
the city yesterday on a business trip.
Silas Price, one of Wayman's
Ridges most prosperous farmers, was
seen on the streets yesterday.
Mrs. j. e. Higgs, of Second street,
who has been dangerously i'll, is con-
valescent.
1t is understood that all stores and
places of business will be closed on
Dewey Day at eleven O'Clock in order
to give the clerks a chance to see the
hero of Manila.
Daniel Newhart, of the Enterprise
bottle works. at Martins Ferry. was
a business visitor in town yesterday.
John Champion left for Wheeling
yesterday, where he has accepted a
position in Reyman's brewery.
Ed. White has accepted a position
with A. Stultz, at the glass house.
The new steam press which was
placed at the factory on trial, is broke
and will take some time to repair it.
but it will be placed in running order
as SOC as possible.
The entire force will be off at the
glass house Thursday, on account of
the Admiral being in Wheeling. The
most of the factory boys will be in the
parade.
Col. Chas. White Is suffering with
neuralgia.
DR.. j. D. White, veterinary surgeon,
treats all kinds of domestic animals.
from the oldest and latest books pub
l:shed. Night calls promptly answer
ed. Telephone. the Hotel Johnston.
George Barker has resigned his po-
sition as hauler in the coal mine and
accepted a position as digger.
James X. Barker is out of the city
looking for a place to locate in bust
ness.
A. J. McElroy was a caller in Wheel
ing yesterday.
Marion Seal is confined to his home
on account of serious illness.
The enterprising chicken thieves are
again operating in the upper town.
This is a business that has been in
dulged in several times, but always
ended up disastrously for the perpetra-
tors. 1t is said the parties who made
the raid on the chicken coop the 9TH
er night will have to tell their reasons
in court.
G. w. Conner, Lieut.. Corners faith
er. is in the city.
There is a case of scarlet fever re-
ported on jefferson avenue. at Mr.,
HATS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
POSITIVE PROOF


= AA( ~ OEM40K to
Mail Of United States Consul IA
crum.
NEW YORK, February 20.-A spe-
cial to the Journal and Advertiser
from Washington says:
Charles M. Macrum. late consul at
Pretoria, furnished proof of his charge
that United States official mail was
opened by the British censor. Mr..
Macrum has several envelopes each
bearing the British sticker applied to
the envelope after it had been opened
by the censor.
He has one envelope which con-
tanned mail matter from Consul Cen
eral Stowe, at Cape Town. It Is the
regulation blue Of the. consular SER
vice. 1t bears upon its face the leg
end United States consular service"
and a stamp, mail suspended" On
the reverse side is the United States
government seal impressed upon the
red sealing wax of the consular SER
vice. The British sticker, resealing
the letter after it had been opened,
bears, the potential initials w. r."
the initials of the clerk who opened
the letter. the name of the place where
it was opened.
"This letter was mailed at Cape
Town, October 4, by Consul General
Stowe. 1t was held there one month,
apparently, for the next postmark is
that of Durham, dated November 4.
From Durham it was sent to Pretoria,
and reached Mr.. Macrum in it's multi
ated form.
THE circulars to consuls issued by
the department, not in themselves i'm
portant, but nevertheless Official
mail, never reached Mr.. Macrum.
They were confiscated without apollo
gy or explanation by the British cen
sor. AS for Mr.. Macrum's personal
mail, he never heard of it.
1.-THE British authorities are fami-
liar with the American consular code.
On November s Mr.. Macrum sent a
cablegram in code to the State Depart
ment urgently requesting that he be
permitted to come home. Usually ca
Diagrams, because of the difference
in time between South Africa and this
mission-that is to say, the cable sent
by Mr.. Macrum on November s, would
normally have been received by the
State Department on November 10.
But on November 8, before the cable
gram was received by the State De-
partment certainly and before 1t was
sent from South Africa probably the
British papers in Natal, hundreds of
miles away, announced in impressive
type, that Mr.. Macrum, the American
consul at Pretoria, desired to be per-
mitted to go home"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
News Notes and Personals From the
Athens of West Virginia.

Special to the Register
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, February
20.-Roscoe Tenant, who has been
some time, has been released. He was
charged with the killing of William
Moore, of Statler's Run, on Christmas,
1898.
E. C. Gribble, Of Preston county,
who is under conviction of forgery
here has asked, through his attorneys,
for a new trial and the request is be-
ing taken up by the court.
Miss Millicent Provence, who died
here a day or SO since, has been taken
to her former home at Masontown for
interment. Miss Provence was a stu
dent at the University, and is the
second of the family to die from
fever. She was about twenty years of
to a large circle of friends.
The colored people of this place held
a meeting this evening to name a del
egate to attend the meeting of the
convention to be held in Parkersburg
on April 80. The attendance was
quite large.
Engineer j. c. Barr, United States
engineer in charge of the river be-
tween this place and Fairmont, has
resigned, to take effect on March Is,
and he will remove to Pittsburg, where
he will open an Office in the Carnegie
building. He has been in charge of
the local improvements for several
years and has proven to be a very COM
petent man.
Five hundred invitations have been
issued for the annual ball to be given
by the University students on Febru-
airy 81, and a large number of people
from all parts of the State are expect
ed to be here.
Morgantown will send a large dele
cation to Wheeling on Dewey Day.
The special train will leave here early
In the morning and it will be well
loaded when it pulls out. The prepa-
rations for the event have been
watched wieh interest here's
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
NO MAIL FROM WESTON
Will BE Accepted by Duckhannon
Unless 1t Has Been FumiSated and
the FumigagtiOn Certified.

VIII he ASccptcu w
Unless 1t Has Been FumiSated and
the FumigagtiOn Certified.
Special TO the Register.
WESTON, w. Va, February 20
DR.. T. G.. F~arnsworth, of the Buck
harmon local health board, gave notice
this afternoon that nc mail would be
received from Weston unless it was
fumigated and the mail pouch bore
a certificate to that effect. DR.. Farms
worth reports thirteen cases within
the corporate limits of Buckhannon,
all doing well with the exception OF
the Davis case, which will likely
prove fatal.
Fbrty-six cases are reported at
Camden-on-Gauley.
James Skinner and o. NJ. Stetler ran
out of the Camden-on-Gauley quaran-
tine. They were arrested about mid
night last night at Confidence and
quarantined.
VIM. Louther, on the head of Sand
Fork, is said to be broken out with
the disease.
The eighteen-months-old baby of the
Shearer family, who are in the pest
house here, broke out this afternoon.
This makes three cases now in the pest
house, Mr.. Shearer, who is about well,
his little daughter and the baby.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
kindergarten Song.

Oh, Washington's birthday we hail with
delight
The flags we have made are a beautiful
sight
diers so true
The stars and the stripes Of our red,
white and blue.
The stars ana the stripes Of our red.
white and blue.
Then let our glad voices Of washington
sing,
As we place round his picture our nag Of
The country he loved. we must live for It,
too,
white and blue.
It's stars and its stripes, our loved red,
white and blue.
New York Tribune.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
A Cit To oherlin-

OBERLIN, Ohio, February 20
President Barrows to-day announced
a gift of $4,000 for Oberlin College
from the estate of VIM. E. Osborn, OF
Pittsburg, who died in Florida a few
weeks ago. Mr.. Osborn was much in
terested in Oberlin College, and his
will provided that the sum mentioned
should be given for the endowment
of the presidents chair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
wa.btneton,s Hatchet.

George Washington a little Ratchet had,
For timber cutting was his special fad.
a reckless chopper soon developed he
By cutting down the family cherry tree.
And kindly quszzed the little h~atcheteer.
Il did Il notI cannot tell a lie"
The little man the -w4nked the other eye
The .parients quick espsed the roguish
trick
And promptly piled the truth ~persuading
stick
While George. ling ring Ger the ancestral
Made i1is'try for himself. the Ratchet and
the tree.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
VERY FEW PEOPLE
Are Free From some Form Of In
digestion.

Ire Free From some Form Of r.
digestion.
Very few people are free from
some form Of indigestion, but
scarcely two will have the same
symptoms.
Some suffer most directly after
eating, bloating from gas in stom-
ach and bowels, others have
heartburn or sour risings, still
others have palpitation OF heart,
headaches, sleeplessness, pains In
chest and under shoulder blades,
some have extreme nervousness as
In nervous dyspepsia.
But whatever the symptoms
may be, the cause in all cases OF
indigestion is the same, that Is,
the stomach for some reason fails
to properly and. promptly digest
what Is eaten.
This is the whole story of stom-
ach troubles in a nut shell. The
stomach must have rest and as
sistance and Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets give it both by supplying
those natural digestives which
every weak stomach lacks, owing
to the failure of the peptic glands
in the stomach to secrete sufficient
acid and pepsin to thoroughly d.
gest and assimilate the food eaten.
One grain of the active principle
in Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will
digest 5000 grains of meat, eggs
or other wholesome food, and this
claim has been proven by actual
experiment which any n can
perform for himself in the follow
ing manner: Cut hard boiled eggs
into very small pieces, as it would
be If masticated, place the egg and
two or three of the tablets in a
bottle or jar containing warm
water heated to SO degrees (the
temperature of the body, and keep
it at this temperature for three
and one-half hours, at the end OF
which time the egg will be as COM
pletely digested as it would have
been in the healthy stomach of a
hungry boy.
The point of this experiment is
that what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets will do to the egg in the bottle
it will do to the egg or meat in the
stomach and nothing else will rest
and invigorate the stomach so
safely and effectually. Even a lit
tie child can take Stuart's Tablets
with safety and benefit If its d.
gestion is weak and the thousands
of cures accomplished by their
regular daily use are easily ex-
planned when it is understood that
they are composed of vegetable es-
sences, aseptfc pepsin, diastase
and Golden Seal, which mingle
with the food and digest it thor
oughly. giving the overworked
stomach a chance to recuperate.
Dieting never cures dyspepsia,
neither do pills and cathartic med
icines, which simply irritate and
in1ame the intestines.
When enough food is eaten and
promptly digested there will be no
constipation, nor In fact will there
be disease of any kind, because
good digestion means good health
in every organ.
The merit and success of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets are world
wide and they are sold at the mod
crate price of so cts. for full sized
package in every drug store in the
United States and Canada, as well
as in Europe.
For the information of those in
terested a little book will be mail
ed free by addressing F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich, giving briefly
the symptoms of the various forms
OF stomach weakness, causes and
cure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
R REPUBLICANS

Are Now in Complete Control of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. White Delegates.
Special IL the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, February
20.-After a wrangle of many months
the Republican members of the city
council last night succeeded in depos-
ing S. P. Wiley, Republican, as chief
of police of Huntington. An all night
session was held and some raey evil
dence was introduced against the chief.
The firing of Wiley gives the Tyree
Republican faction whole control of
the city, and probably means that A.
B. White will secure the delegates
from this county to the Republican
State convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
HARPERs NOW REoRGANIzED
IL placed at Last on a Sound Finan-
cial Basis,

NEW YORK, February 20.-The
committee appointed to reorganize
Harper & Brothers completed it's work
last night. The plan provides for the
conveyance of the entire property to
q new corporation, to be organized I'M
der the laws of the State of New York,
which will be empowered to issue the
following securities: $500, 900 first
mortgage bonds, 2 1000, 900 income
bonds with voting power, s. 1900, 900
capital stock.
These securities are to be disposed
If as folluows:
First mortgage bonds, 81, 500, 900; for
loan Of $1,250.000; to other secured
creditors, $50. 900; to be held in the
treasury, $4,000; total, 81, 500, 900.
Income bonds Clearing l per cent.
interest for two years, 2 per cent. in
terest for three years, and 8 per cent.
thereafter), $4,000, 900; to be delivered
TO general creditors at par, the excess
II any above the amount required To
remain IN the treasury.
CAPITAL stock, 81 100000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
Signed Under Pressure.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 20
Chief Engineer Mcdonald, of the
transport Manauense, has admitted on
cross-examination before British Con-
sui Pickersgill that he signed an in
correct statement while under pres,
sure, favoring the owners of the yes-
sci. This statement was to the effect
that he considered the Manauense was
in thoroughly good and seaworthy
condition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
Baby Fatally Burned.

Specia, TO The Register.
TORONTO, Ohio, February 2O.-All
the clothing was burned from the body
of an eighteen-months-old son of Mrs.
Henry Grindel, Of Empire, to-day, ig-
hitting from an open crate. He viii
die. The father was killed one year
ago at Calumet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
Leanaer McCormick Dead.

CHICAGO, February alexander
j. Mccormick, member of the famous
harvester machinery firm. and founder
Of the Leander Mccormick observa-
tory of the University of Virginia, died
OF pneumonia at the Virginia hetel to-
day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
Looked Ill and Worn.

PEKIN, February 20.-The Emperor
received the diplomatic corps in au>
dience yesterday. He is described as
looking extremely i'll and worn. The
Dowager Empress was not present.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
STOPS the Cough

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in n day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
President Gompers Arrives.

NEW YORK, February 2O.-Among
the passengers who arrived to-day on
the steamer Mexico from Havana was
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-21
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 20.
-to-day's statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available
cash balance. 1926, 1892, 121; gold re-
serve 1929, soc, $40.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-23
SCHOOL R. SPENCER TAUGHT pENMANsH

rents Of rain and the flashes of light
ming In the woods near the lake, Plat
K. Spencer, the author of Spencerian
penmanship, taught hundreds of pupils
the system OF penmanship which has
become famous since then.
The monument to Commodore Per
RVS splendid victory stands in Wade
Park. Cleveland. At Kirkland is the
first Mormon temple ever erected. At
Ashtabula is located the church where
Robert G.. Ingersol attended Sunday
school, These are a few of the points
which is now celebrating the date of
Its founding.
That the first white child born on the
Western reserve should die for want OF
food shows the hardshlps which the
first settlers endured. The first family
TO winter on the Western reserve con
sisted of Judge Kingsbury and wife
and children. They located at Con
neaut, which is situated near the banks
of Lake Erie. Provisions were very
scarce, and II is said that more than
once the Judge transported through the
wilderness on a hand sled barrel of
beef distance Of sixty miles. The
severest test of the family came when
Judge Kngsbury was compelled by his
business interests to go to New York
IN the fall Of the first year of their set
Element at Conneaut. The journey was
a long one in those days, when all who
wished to travel must ride horseback
or 90 on foot. Arriving In New York
he was taken sick and for several
months was unable TO return to his
family. As soon as he could travel he
started at once, and fearing that his
wife and little ones would have used
up the supply OF provisions In his alb
sence he gathered together all he could
carry. and when his horse gave out. n
hundred miles from home, he placed
| the load upon his own back and contln-
ued his trip. on reaching the house
he bounded Inside with his precious
load Of provisions. During his absence
another child had been born and upon
a cot lay the mother, nearly famlshed
and beside her the babe was dead. Ii
had died for lack of nourishmeut
which the starving mother was unable
10 furnish. This Is one of the saddest
stories In connection with the settle.
ment Of the section.
The first church on the Western re-
serve is SAID to have been located n,
Austlnburg. 1t is said that when the
church was dedicated there was broken
over its steeple bottle of whisky. This
was In the days when even preacher.
drank whisky. and nothing was thought
of It. This church was afterward ON,
of the strongest opponents of the liqgol
traffic, and among its members wer,
numbered some of the most noted TEN
perance workers of later years.
1t was during the very early days OF
the Western reserve that what was tn,
first and probably the only trip eve
made across Lake Erie In a canoe wa.
made by Solomon Swaziland. The dis
lance across is more than sixty miles
: and to attempt such a voyage is Xix,
! rushing headlong to death There i
, probably not a sailor living to-day VIII,
: would attempt it. Solomon Sweatian,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-08-23
Bicycle Out of Fad stage.

1t is wrong To say that the popular
lty Of the bicycle is on the wane. re-
marked the man who makes his living
repairing aud dickering in the ma
chimes. This year the trade is heavier
than ever before. | will admit though
that wheels are used less for pleasure
rides than formerly. and that while the
Sunday crowds OF riders are thick
enough on the boulevards and In the
parks. they are not so great as they
used TO be a couple Of years ago. The
fact Is. the bicycle Is getting to be more
and more business proposition Men
and women who have wheels ride them
TO and from work as a rule and do moi
take as many rides Of evenings for d.
version as they once did. The wheel Is
an actual vehicle OF business as adopt
ed for telegraph messenger boys. spe
cial delivery letter carriers and the
like
As an outcome Of this the average
speed of Chica go wheelmen and wheel
women has increased. Nine out of ten
persons you see on bicycle are riding
In hurry. That is because they are
going to set destinations and nearly al
ways have limited their time for get
ting thers. The life OF wheel Is long
er. too. for the same cause. but the very
fact that we get more work TO do this
year than ever proves that persons
owning bicycles are more numerous
now than ever before. Chicago
Chronicle.