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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14

l mere.
MI. and Mrs. B. M. Amber have re-
turned from Martinsburg, where Mr..
Amber took a prominent part in the
proceedings of the bar association.
Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Peters were
here during the week, guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. s.. G. Johnson.
Mrs. Thos. S. Savage is at home from
a visit with friends at Tifin, O.
Miss Annabel Harris has returned to
her home at Monmouth, ILL.,, after a
brief visit with John T. Harris and
family.
: Miss Florence Randolph, of Column
bus, and Mrs. Charles Hart, of Ma
rietta, have returned to their homes,
after a pleasant visit with Miss Julia
Wait.
Miss Elizabeth Bradenbaugh is at
home, after a visit of several weeks in
South Carolina.
Hon. and Mrs. J. N. Camden have
departed for Florida to spend the re-
mainder Of the winter.
Mrs. George W. Thompson and son
George and daughters Misses Fannie
and Anna, returned early in the week
to the East, where the children are
attending school.
Mrs. Will Thorn, whose husband died
very suddenly two weeks ago, has de-
parted for Cincinnati to joint her moth
er and reside there permanently.
Miss Caroline Archbold will leave in
a few days for Cleveland to attend the
wedding of Miss Lois Lytle and Mr..
Charles Lockard. Miss Lyle has been
| fhn ou1acf Of Mics A rob old Cpunrq1
items, and has endeared many friends
to her in u city. Mr.. Lockard is a
cousin of Miss Archbold. The we'd
ding will take place next Wednesday
at the home of the brides parents, in
Cleveland.
Carl Frame, of Morgantown, was a
guest of friends here Thursday.
]. Ross Timms left Friday for
Amos, Marion county, to enter upon his
duties as cashier of a newly organized
bank there. His wife and children
will follow later.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ecker are visit
ing relatives of Mr.. Ecker in Pitts
burg.
Miss Alma McCreery has returned to
her home in Rawlings, after a visit of
several weeks with Miss Lou Smith, on
Sixth street.
C. N. Matheny, of st. Mary's; Arch l..
Smith and F. L. Blackmarr, of Sis
t~ersville; Hon. T. A. Brown, of Eliza
beth; U. S. Marshal d. W. Cunning
ham, of Charleston; Hon. Warren Mil
lei Hon. John Brannon, of Weston;
Hor Lewis Bennett, of Weston; Ex-
Gov. A. B. Fleming, of Fairmont, and
Hons. JOS. H. Gaines, of Charleston,
and elliott Northcott, of Huntington,
were in our city Thursday.
IL prominent social event of the week
was the marriage of Mr.. William l..
Foreman, the well known Market street
druggist, and single tax champion of
/ Parkersburg, and Miss Bessie Kline,
which occurred at the home of the
brides parents in this city, on We'd
neSday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Bore
man are spending their honeymoon in
New York City.
Director Chas. A. Bukey, of Trinity
church choir, treated the members of
the sterling musical organization tt an
old time feast at the Jackson Hotel or
last Monday night. The entire choir
and the invited guests were seated at
one long table, and a most toothsome
repast was served, after which Miss
Amber, Mr.. Schadd, Mr.. Hart, Mr..
Hiehle, Mr.. Bushnell, Mr.. Cow land
Mr.. Irving sang solos, accompanied by
Mr.. Bukey.
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sons have a number of friends living
in this vicinity who will be pleased 10
learn that they are all still living at
the old town of civilization.
A young Sol of MIR. and Mrs. How
ard Deiteh, who died OF brain fever.
was buried at Hensehal's graveyard on
last Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock.
Capt. James G. Beazell says Burling-
ton is a good place for steamboats, to
tie up. He says that our landing at
fords more protection for a feet OF
boats than any of the landing places
between here and Pittsburg, besides
he thinks the Burling people are Just
fine.
Word was received here on Wednes-
day from Pittsburg stating that Jacob
G~earhart, the oldest foreman of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was
run down by an engine at Altoona,
Pa, Tuesday, and received injuries
I which resulted in his death.
There is more sickness here in town
at present than we have had for quito
a long time,
Jessie Moore had n of his arms
painfully burned in an accident at the
Laughlin tin mill on Wednesday,
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ST. GAINESVILLE.

ST. GAINESVILLE, O., January 13.-
Mrs. John Garlic and Miss May Johns
ton visited relatives at Bellaire over
Sunday.
Geo. Nichols returned Tuesday even
ing to Benwood. Ia, after a several
days visit at his home in this place.
A. S. Johnson, Of Bellaire, spent Sun
day with relatives here.
John Fawcett, of. Bridgeport, waa
here wednesday visiting his mother.
C. =. Hutton, OF GAINESVILLE, was
here Wednesday calling on friends.
Miss Nellie Hall visited relatives and
friends at Bellaire this week.
John Overbaugh and wife, OF Sisters
Vile, are here visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. G. O~yerbaugh.
VIM. Kinney. cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank at Belmont, was in town
Tuesday on business.
Jailer Ed. Keller was at Steubenville
Tuesday on business.
Clerk l.. Il. Emerson and wife, return-
ed Wednesday evening from Columbus.
Auditor Aldredge went TO Columbus
Thursday morning on business.
James Frazier and son John were
called to Kansas City, Mo, Thursday
morning, by the death of Mrs. William
Askew. a sister OF Mrs. FraZier's. Mrs.
Askew's maiden name was Laura Pat
ton. She was q daughter of the late
John Patton. OF this place. Mr.. Askew
Is suffering from a stroke of paralysis.
VIII McMechan, Jr., has returned
from Wasa.-Jef. College, and has en-
tered the Dollar Bank as assistant
cashier.
A. w. Kennon returned Wednesday
from a several days visit at Columbus
and GAINESVILLE.
ID. s. Dreamer attended the annual
meeting Of the Ohio Farmers Insur-
ance Company, az lie Roy, OHIO, this
week.
Rev, J. A. Donahey. Of Bridgeport.
preached at the Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening.
Marriage licenses since last report:
VIM. T. Gogsett and Lydia J. Daniel,
both OF L~loydsyille; Frank u. Read and
Blanche g. Riley, both Of Bellaire;
Frank Prochaska and Julia Mueha. both
OF B~ellaire; Mn. A. Robb and ANNA
NJ. Dippish, both Of Bridgeport; Henry
w. McCabe and Rosa Thomas, both OF
Mead township; Poster j.. Hamilton
and Ira A. Perkins, both OF Kirkwood
township; George G.. Pyle and Edna
Stewart, both of West Wheeling;
George A. London, of Pittsburg. Pa,
and Jennie Graham, Of Barnesville.
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PALATINE.

PALATINE, w. Va, January 49,
Mrs. Bennett, of Morgantown, who has
been the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Luther Jacobs, of Merchant street, re-
turned to her home a few days ago..
Little Atte Gray has been quite sick
for the past week with sore throat.
Fred Richardson is home from
Pittsburg. Fred has been employed
in a hospital in the above named city
for the past few months, and we I'M
derstand he is doing well.
Miss Lizzie Richards is visiting
friends at Anita.
Miss Emma Lloyd is in Pittsburg
visiting friends.
Thornton Borgess. returned from
Pittsburg on Friday where he had
been the guest of his son Charles, for
a few days.
Harry Swearingen, who is clerking
in a store at Uniontown, Pa, is here
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus S~wearingen.
Mrs. Newton and children of Grafton
are visiting her brother, P. G. Steady,
of this place.
Miss Minnie Hughes was the guest
of friends at Colfax and Benton's Fer
ry, last week
Frank West, who has had the fever,
is able to be out.
Newton Fetty has removed into the
Springer property on Merchant street.
Jason Whitacre returned from Colo
rdo on Tuesday morning, where he had
been for several months.
Miss May Barker is making arrange
ments to go to Arizona about the 10Th
of this month to visit a brother that
she has not seen for ten years.
Albert Woody left on Monday for
Muncie, Ind. where he expects to re-
main for some time.
Mile Travis, daughter, of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Travis, is i'll with scarlet
fever.
Joe Shuttleworth has secured a posi-
ton with the Fairmont machine works.
Walter Robertson has been running
the oil wagon for ]. E. Dodd for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Jones is still improving
but is not able yet to leave her bed.
1t is reported that Company G, w.
Va. n. G. will be mustered out soon,
the boys five years having expired.
The degree of Pocahontas ~eelebrat-
ed their anniversary on Thursday
night of last week. A number of in
vited friends were present and enjoyed
the occasion.
Charles Layman. who spent the hol-
idays with his parents here, has re-
turned to Wheeling, where he is en-
ployed in the Office of the Wheeling
Register.
One of John Travis children fell on
a gas stove one day last week and was
badly burned.
Marion Lodge No. 81, K. of p, have
been taking in quite a number of new
members lately.
Mrs. May, mother of Mr.. J.. W. Nav.
has been quite sick for the past week.
Will Ice and wife moved to Wheel
ig a few weeks ago., where he has Sc
cured employment until April.
E. J. Woodward appeared on the
street this week with q new dray AM
a new team of horses.
Mrs. William Boughner has been
quite sick for the past week..
Postmaster James L. Staley has been
on the sick list for the past week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-14

MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va, January
13.-Mrs. T. S. Wells, of Main street, is
quite sick of heart trouble.
Mr.. Dixon Blake, of Gorrels Run,
who was very low with dropsy, was OPP
Grated on by DR.. Campbell, and is now
able to be up and walk around.
Little Thelma Inghram is recovering
from a severe sickness.
M. H. Stealey spent a few days in Sis
t~ersville this week.
0. w. O. Hardman has returned home
from attending a meeting of the Asy-
lum Directors, at Weston.
Joseph w. Twyman, of Muddy Creek;
A. L. Corbly, of Ce%ntreville District,
and G.. Y. Benedam, of Sistersville, are
among the business visitors in town.
Mrs. T. J. Sellers, Jr., of Friendly,
is visiting the Sellers family on Main
street.
Miss Daisy Smith, postmistress of
Blue, is visiting DR.. and Mrs. M. M.
Reppard, of East street.
The revival at the M. E. church is
still in progress, and several have join
ed.
Constable j. C. Way brought John
Nellis, the Sistersville wife beater, to
the Jail Wednesday.
The regular session of County Court
meets Monday, the 18th.
Circuit Clerk Mayfield has completed
the records in the law case of Silas
Richmond VS.. d. ]. Henderson, and
the case of Caroline Furbee VS.. Presley
M. Furbee, to go to the Court of APP
peals.
Since 1900 came, Clerk Hickman has
issued permits to wed to Ellet Beaver
and Mary l.. Craig, Alonzo McCollum
and Lille M. Kinney, Clarence R. Kerr
and Sarah A. Harris, and j. Wesley
Stull and Georgia A. Jones.
In the M~iddlebourne oil field the
Thistle we'll is dry and the casing is
being pulled. The South Penn have
commenced %spudding on their No. 4
Regimen. They had a cave, caused by
q%uicksand, which caused quite a de-
lay. The same company have their
rigs up for Nos. 5 and 6 on the same
farm. Treat & Crawford are drilling
at LOO feet, and the same company
have commenced %spudding on their
Mason No, 4.
Work has been resumed on the Vince
we'll, and is expected to reach the Max
ton sand by the first of the week.
DR.. Joe Pyle, of Bearsville, was in
town Thursday.
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NEW MATAMORAS.

NEW MATAMORAS, O., January Is.
Mrs. Morrison and son Charley, left
last Saturday for Cory, Pa, to attend
the funeral of her sister.
Mrs. ]. Gross has been confined to
her bed for the past two weeks with
hung trouble.
MI. B. Human returned Friday aft
er a few days spent In Guernsey and
Belmont counties on business.
Henry Ferguson and Robert Dem
bow spent two days this week in
Woodsfeld, looking after their oil in
terests In that place.
"Chockey" Flading was a business
visitor at Sistersville last Wednesday.
DIR. ]. Ferguson, OF Marietta, was IN
town a few days this week.
Miss Carrie Hendricks left Tuesday
for Wheeling, where she will take
training as a nurse in the City hospital.
Ed. M. Gross was in Slstersville
Wednesday on business.
Geo. Thompson, formerly of Scio, O.,
is spending a few days with friends in
town.
John G. Leasure, of Wheeling, repre-
senting the Daily Intelligencer, was a
business visitor in the city Tuesday.
MI. Samuel Snodgrass, of near town,
left Wednesday for Kansas, where he
will purchase a farm.
Word was received here Tuesday by
Geo. Springer, that his daughter, Mrs.
Jennie McKitrick, of Marietta was not
expected to live.
Among the visitors at the Nelly
House this week were John Barton,
Geo. Chambers, Will Weir, VIM. Gut
man, of Wheeling; Geo. Shiers, of Mar
ietta; Geo. Dudley, of Wheeling.
Among the visitors at the Green Ho-
tel this week were: c. Kaiser, of st.
Nick Whitton, of Whitton Landing.
Mary's; J.. A. Brennan, of Sistersville;
w. A Eaton and wife, of st. mary S;
At the Central Hotel: Fred Schoen,
Of Holman, O.; Ed. McCandles, of Sis
tersyille; VIM. Noble, of Washington,
Pa; Geo. Mcbride. Of Parkersburg;
Harry Smith Irwin Sallow, of jolly, O..
Chockey F1ading, proprietor of the
Hotel Green, left Friday for Wheeling
to spend a few days.
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PARKTRST

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, January
13.-Wallace Ballard, Of Hinton. and
Senator M. b. Morris, of Glenville, rep
~TesentatiyeS of Collector A. B. White,
were in the city Wednesday.
G.. A. Musgroye spent a part of the
week in Tyler county on revenue bus
mess.
Rev. S. L. Boyers, president of the
Hethodist Conference Seminary, at
Buckhannon; Hon. Jake Fisher, of
Sutton; Capt. John K. Thompson and
Sam c. Burdette; Hon. Stewart w.
Walker, of Martinsburg; Postofice In
spector Hooten, and Allen and E.. Fay
Watson, of Fairmont, were among the
prominent men here Wednesday.
. Earl Stahl has gone to Louisville to
study medicine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Van Wrinkle and
daughter Mary left Wednesday for Gin
cinnati.
Ben Nathan made a business trip
to Fairmont during the week.
Judge John j. Jackson has returned
from a trip to Philadelphia and opened
federal court Wednesday afternoon.
The Tuesday Night Whist Club was
charmingly entertained this week by
Miss Mabel Moss, at her home on
Eighth street. Those present were
Miss Mildred Harris, Miss Sprigg, of
Cumberland; Miss Sarah Broughner,
Miss Mossie Wetherell, Miss Rosalie
Bushnell, Miss Charlotte Bushnell,
Messrs. Jack Taggart, Monroe Shrews-
lIFy;.Kay Snodgrass, Paul Deming and
Richard Shrewsbury.
Miss Allena l.. Rex entertained in
formally with whist n evening this
week. In addition to the hostess and
her mother, Mrs. Leonora Rex, there
were present Mrs. Thos. P. Butcher,
Mrs. Alvaro T. Gibbons, Miss Mabel
dazen, of Missouri, and Misses Eleanor
Atcher, Marjorie Rex, Blanche and
lie Braidon.
Eoseph Stern, of the firm of Stern
others, made a business trip to
hiontown, Pa, during the week.
Rev. George A.. Woofter, of Harris
Ie, was the guest of his brother,
I'm s. Woofter, during the week.
Mrs. John H. Grimm returned
thursday from Pittsburg, where she
j been under treatment in a hospital
the past wen weeks.
IN. Fl. @. Jameson left Wednesday
Z z|slt with flsl : At washing
blanche W Iyisitins
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MARIETTA.

MARIETTA, o., January l3.-Ihe
members of Harmar Lodge No. 315,
/. O. o. F., installed the following
officers for the ensuing term, We'd
nesday evening, the installation being
followed by a banquet: F. M. Hesson,
n. c.; Arthur Mumford, V. G.; Jacob
Boyle, W.; William Brabham, T.;
Douglas Pfaff, Secretary; r. G. Put
nam, Conductor; Henry Remley, R. S.
N. G.; Edward Bowers, o. s.; G. Mel
lor, l.. S. N. G.; c. T. O'Neill, R. S.
V G; J. E. Ahlborn, L. S. V. G.: John
Bennett, R. S. s.; B. F. Gossett, Chap
lain.
Mr.. Charles w. Bailey, of Wheeling,
w. Va, was the guest of friends in
Marietta, Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Eyssen, of Caldwell, has
been spending several days in Mariet-
ia, with her son, Mr.. George B. Eyssen,
Fairview Heights.
Mrs. Charles Preston entertained a
number Of her friends at cards Sat
urday afternoon, at her home on Gil
man avenue.
Miss Emma Reynolds, Of Beverly,
has. been spending the week with
friends and relatives in Marietta.
Mrs. o. Howard, of Lawrence, Kas.,
is the guest of Mrs. Fred Israel, Sec
ond street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wendelken and
daughters, of Portsmouth, o., are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Strecker
and other relatives in the city.
MI. John Henton Carter, the we'll
L., Ai4AT4 n fT,nr Of CT InujG iS in thp
city, the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
T. j. Cutter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich H. Barber, of
Cincinnati, have been spending the
week in Marietta, as guests of Mrs. W.
L. Rolston.
Mrs. DR.. Van Wrinkle and Mrs. D. M.
Alderman, Of Belpre, and Mrs. Book
binder, of Pittsburg, were guests OF
Mrs. C. B. Ballard, this city, on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. ]. M. Doan entertained very
charmingly at cards Thursday after
noon at her home on Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Durkee, of
East Liverpool, O., were called to Ma
rietta this week by the fatal illness
and death of Mrs. Durkees father,
Mr.. A. R. Henthorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grub have re-
turned to their home in P~ittsburg, af-
ter a pleasant visit here with friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Lambert and
daughter, of Morgan county, were
guests during the week of DR.. and Mrs.
o. A. Lambert, Front street.
Mrs. NJ. L. Williamson has been
spending the week visiting her parents
at Bartlett.
Mr.. Charles Kintz, of Columbus, and
Miss Clara Schilling, of this city, were
united in marriage Tuesday morning
at st. Mary's Catholic church, Rev.
Father Woesman officiating. The
happy couple left at once on a we'd
ding trip through the West.
Mrs. William Fisher is home from a
visit to her son at Bellevue, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Reed, of Batavia,
O.. are guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Curtis.
Mrs. Willis Morris and little daugh-
ter have returned home from Cincin-
natl, where they spent two weeks Wis
iting friends and relatives.
MISC 1dSacitnS AoACA HVOO dAu MISS
Edna Grafton, who have been spending
the holidays 1t home with their par
ent5, have returned to their studies
at Georgetown University.
Mrs. Will Penwell has returned to
her home az Toledo, after a pleasant
visit here with her mother, Mrs. Geo.
Strecker.
Mr.. and airs. Louis Schilling have
returned home from their bridal trip
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POWHATAN.

POWHATAN, O., january 13.-The Ma
iscnic Lodge OF this place had a public in
tstallation of officers at the M. E. church
IN Friday evening, january II, W. c. Ber-
gslndthal, of st. Clairsville, doing the work
In due and ancient form to the following
officers: Dr.. E. N. Riggs, w. NJ; DR.. s. S.
Rea1ner. S. W.; John E. Bennett, ]. W.;
John Raanser, Treas; J. E. Gibson, Sec;
w. E. Riggs, s. D.; Geo. E. Ramsay, J.
D.; John Kicker, Tyler. After this service
was concluded Col. Robert White, Of
Wheeling. made an address on Masonry
/ which will be long remembered, for it was
fun OF good things. After the conclusion
tf the service at. the church, about one
Hundred invited guests IL members re-
haired to their pleasant lodge rooms.
here a social evening was spent in music
Ecitations and a general good time, And
l~pteLspersed with this social feature the
Il, had a supper spread at the Woods
N.adjoindng the Lodge, from which
ke felt the better for having been
Or. Eberline and his good wife are
Spgratulatn1 for the nice supper
(disheG MoTiah Lodge can well
for the complete manner in
which everything was managed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kirkpatrick, Gus
Gr6euaieau, James Kelly, on Be1ldlre, were
among the invited guests that attended
the Masonic banquet
Mr.. NJ Dowler was appointed Mayor by
the Council at their last meeting, to fill
the vacancy.
Mrs. Charles Bowen and family have
been visiting friends at Toronto. O., this
week.
Mr.. VIM. Bennett has sold his property
ct the Point this week to Mr.. Fred Ram
ser. The latter will remove into it April 1.
Our merchants tell us that during the
months of November and December just
passed, they shipped over sixteen hundred
turkeys from this place to P~ittsburg.
Dr.. Riggs has again been elected a d.
rector Of the p. o. v. & C. Railroad.
Our new telephone line to Dove is a
success and quite a convenience.
A new electric light plant Is now talked
of very strongly.
Rev. Cobbledick had a narrow escape
last Thursday from drowning. While
kIrossing the river ON the ice he broke
npugh, and his cries for help brought
men who threw him a rope by
which he was drawn out, after being in
the water about twenty minutes.
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through the West and will reside at
112 Franklin street.
The Senior Reading Club vas en-
tertained Thursday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ". Alexander, Fifth street
Miss Eleanor Fouts, of Columbus, is
the guest of her brother, MI. H. B.
Fouts, Scanned street
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FROM NEARBY TOWNS.

Our public schools convened on Mon
day, after a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Staley left for
Washington, D. c., last week to visit
Mrs. Staley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Berkeley.
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in Louisville.

In Louisville.
Miss Georgia Young has returned
from a visit to friends in Staunton, Va.
Miss Daisy Harris left last night for
Staunton, Va, where she will enter the
Mary Baldwin school.
Miss Pearl Martin has returned from
a visit to friends in Covington, KY.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
REPORT THE sPOONER BILL.

Senate Committee Advocates the Wincon-
sin Senator's Measure.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The senate
committee on Philippines has decided
to report the bill introduced by Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin for control of the
Philippines. Chairman Lodge made the
report to the senate. The bill is as
follows: STILLS
s'That when all Instruction against
the sovereignty and authority of the
United States in the Philippine islands,
acquired from Spain by the treaty con-
cluded at Paris on the 10th day Of De-
cember, 1898, shall have been completely
suppressed by the military and naval
forces Of the United States, all military,
civil and judicial powers necessary to
govern the said islands shall, until 9th.
rerwise provided by congress, be vested
in such person and persons, and shall be
exercised In such manner as the presi-
dent OF the United States shall direct,
for maintaining and projecting the in
habitants OF said islands in the free en-.
joyment Of their liberty. property and
reiiQion. .s...s-.g $50 ~. q.