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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

porting Freer ana the ring crowd ana
omce-holding gang supporting Collec-
tor White. OF course. Whites sup
porters are ell under Elkins's thumb.
but the respectable. independent, anti
ring element back OF Freer's candidacy
is not, And we fear the able Senator
will have a tremendous job harmon
ling these violently antagonistic ele-
ments of the g. o. p.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

The Big Four combine has discovered
that Freer's gubernatorial candidacy Is
no joke. Boss Elkins is alarmed and
is seeking any kind Of compromise that
viii harmonic the independents sup
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
Piano

We have five Pianos, slightly used
which we will offer for one week at
prices that we know that if you desire
to purchase a piano and will call
and examine them, you will agree with
us that we are offering them at much
less than their real value.
f. w. BANNER co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Under the present safe plan of pay
ing the city debt it practically will be
wiped out in ten years. But If the re-
funding ordinance is adopted another
generation must elapse before it is
Cancelled, while the taxpayers mean
while, under the terms of the pro-
posed ordinance, would have to pay
the total debt practically twice over.
And all for what? Simply that the city
hall ring might get their fingers on
about $25, 900 annually the city is now
paying on the principal of the debt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
DIED.

WILLIAMSON Saturday. February 10th,
1900, at II 80 o'clock D. M, at her late resi-
dence. No. so South Penn street, Mrs. Mar
garet williams, in her 6Sth year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
SCHMIDT-On Sunday. February nth,
1900. at Els a. m, Helen Gertrude, daughter
of Geo. II. P. and Emma Schmidt, in the
4th year of her age.
Funeral services from the home of her
grandparents, 1903 Eof street, this Mon-
day. afternoon at 8 O'Clock. Interment at
Greenwood cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

BERTHE Hay has been officially re-
ceived by Dom Paul. Let us trust that
BERTHE will stick and not develop into
another yelled mystery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
FIRST BLOOD FOR FREER.

Dawson-White ring is made APP
parent at the first assault of
the independents. The meeting
of the supporters of Freer at
Washington Friday has scared the Big
Four combine into q panic.
Senator Elkins has been told plainly
that he must drop the ring candidate
and ring methods of forcing nomina-
tons on the party or the independ-
ents, who have organized for serious
business under the Freer standard,
will see to it that he does not go back
to the Senate.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Elkins knows that
even with a solidly united party at his
back it would the the closest kind Of
sailing for the 6. o. p. to carry the
Legislature this year, after their bad
stewardship, and that any disaffec-
ton, to say nothing of such a whole
sale revolt of rank and file Repub-
licans as Freer is heading, would be-
yond peradventure retire him to pri-
vate life and give his seat in the Sem
ate to a Democrat, it is not a matter
for wonder that the big boss-who,
like all the rest of the r~ingsters, is
looking out for No. lis iguratively
shaking in his shoes.
VyL;kn ,,ox,cf no hhrnryn nrnrh0or I'd
That's plain. But White is a pretty
big man to throw overheard and might
upset the whole boat during the opera
ton. 1t would never do to yield to
Freer, THE Independent, the mug
wump, reviled and hated like poison
by all the ~ringsters and their bench
men, who would knife him to a a
Moreover, Freer's success would not
benefit Mr.. Elkins. T he Independents
"have it in" for Mr.. Elkins as well as
for the rest of the combine.
Thus is Mr.. Elkins in a furious
quandary. His effort to effect a COM
promise and at the same time split
the Freer forces by offering the guber-
material nomination to Mr.. ]. L. Cald-
we'll, of Huntington, n Of Freer's
foremost supporters, was AN awful
blunder. Mr.. Caldwell very promptly
declined, declaring that he would re-
gard acceptance of the proposition on
his part as nothing less than rank
treachery to Mr.. Freer.
This wild effort at compromise was
the worst mistake Mr.. Elkins has
made since his advent into West Vir-
ginia politics. It reveals his hand and
shows the weakness Of 1t. 1t is a sig
nal of distress, showing clearly his
great mental trepidation. The effort
to divide the independents by this
trick will only incense them and make
then more bitter against him, while,
worst of all, 1T shows White and the
rest of the ring who have so long stood
by Mr.. Elkins and humbly done his
bidding that he is prepared at a raw
orable opportunity to sacrifice them
all to secure his own ambition.
Mr.. Elkins is in a sorry plight, in
deed. But there is really no necessity
for his agitation over the Freer re-
volt. Even if the party were solidly
united it would hardly have a ghost
of a show to carry this State this year.
The people have had enough of that
sort of rule to last the remainder OF
this generation. They want no more of
1t. We have seer the last Republican
Governor and the last Republican
Legislature of West Virginia.
"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Molineux will go down to history as
a man of wonderful nerve. He pos
sesses the harihood of the foul crime
he has been convicted of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Usurper Taylor would doubtless be
only too glad to let go If he dared.
The man lacks moral courage as well
as rectitude.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

New Records.-We have just receiv-
ed a lot of fine new records for Talk
ing Machines" in vocal and instrument
tai pieces. Come in and hear them.
F. w. BANNER co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

There is no party politics in the re-
funding ordinance. All citizens of all
parties should work against 1t.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
MUSICAL.

The music-loving public of Wheeling and
its surrounding towns will be interested
in the fact that on March 18th the New
York Trio will be heard in this city, under
the auspices of the Woman's Musical Club
The trio consists of pianiste, cello and
violin, and is accompanied by Mrs. Carl
smith, contralto. In due time detailed IN
formation of this important musical event
will be given.
Tonight, in New York, aida will be
the opera, with Eames as the Ethiopian
Princess, Saleza as the Egyptian mariner,
Scotti as "Amonasro," and Mantelli as
"Amneris." Wednesday la Traviata''
will be sung for the first time this season,
with Sembrich. Salignac and Campanari.
Friday "~Lohengrin'' will be given, with
Eames as Elsa Schumann-Heink as
"Ortrud." Bertram as 'Telramund," and
Van Dyck as ~"Lohengrin." Saturday "Die
Meistersinger'' will be given in the after
noon, and at night "Rigoletto,' with Sem
brich as 'Gilda," S~alignac as the Duke
and Campanari as the jester.
At last nights concert in the metropolis
'Stabat Mater was the feature. The
quartette consisted of Mines. Nordica and
Mantelli, and Messrs. H.. Evan Williams
n Plancon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Elgin Club will dance Tuesday even
ing at Pythian Castle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

1t is a great pity those Filipinos
haven't sense enough to stay whipped.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
NEW ADvERTrsEMENTs.
nARD OF THANKS.

I take this method of expressing my
sincere thanks to Rev. Maloney, pastor,
church, to the order of the Knights OF
Pythias and friends for their many kind
nesses in my bereavement in the death OF
my husband, Hsrry H. Winder.
fel2dq MRS HARRY H. WINDER-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Dance at Bearley's tonight, 131
Eighteenth street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
OIL NEWS.


The oil excitement in Belmont coun-
ty still continues, and leasers are over
running the territory which is likely
to be undertake with the pay fluid. The
w. j. Clark farm, not far from St.
Clairsville, containing 160 acres, was
leased Saturday. and a heavy bonus
paid. The Joseph Caldwell farm OF
$40 acres was leased under a royalty
of $4,000 a short time ago. A bonus of
1000 is also asked by the of
the Troll farm. Nearly all the territory
has already been taken up, and there
is already talk of the inevitable litiga-
ton.
The well on the Milligan farm Is now
doing about Is barrels a day, and the
four wells on the Stilz farm are each
doing six barrels a day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Fels-N aptha soap is better
than anyone can believe, with
out using it: washes clothes
better with half the work in
cold or warm water no boil
ing.
SC; and the SC back from
the grocer, if you don't find
it So
AFeh 4 G.. naksu. phnelslphla.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Special to the Register.
CADIZ, O., February 1.-THE iden-
tity of the two men who were blown to
pieces near Scio by nitro-glycerine,
which they were evidently stealing
from Callahan's magazine, is still a
mystery. A piece of a watch case with
the initials &C. w. F." on 1t led to the
belief that one of the unfortunate men
was from Wheeling, but this has not
been fully confirmed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Special to the Register.
CADIZ, o., February 1.-THE Brick
er Oil Company's we'll No. 4 on the
John Bricker farm two miles north
east Of Cadiz, came in and was shot to-
day. 1t will make about n hundred
barrels q day. The well put down by
the same company on the ]. B. Thomp-
son farm three-fourths of a mile north
east of the initial well, which was
thought to be spoiled by drilling too
deep, is now making Is barrels a day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
puritan GAS RANGES

Equally good for winter or summer.
VII save their cost In gas bills in a short
time. NESBITT & BRO.
City Agents. 1872 Market Street.
mon, tu, wed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Confinued From Second Page.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
A NOTION SALE.

FINEST cutlery grinding done right herN
4 In Wheeling. concavtng razors q spec
ialty for barber use; clipper. scissor and
knife work done promptly: prices reasona-
able. Wheeling Scale Works, 1888 Market.
Tel. 965. ja22esb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


H&NEEE#fN
Thira Page.
Reaa Estate For saIe-4lmpson q TAtum.
Building Lots for Sale-Rolf u Zane.
For Rent-Four Rooms No. 10 Virginia
Street.
For Rent-House Of Five Rooms.
Fourth Page.
Card Of Thanks-Mrs. Harry n. Winder.
Grand Opera House-A Night in China
town.
Neutrality-suspicious. Clerk.
Announcements. III. Engel.
Fifth Page.
First 1900 Linen Sale-Geo. M. Shook &
Co.
Eighth Page.
Closing Out All Books1Stone & Thomas.
Sflks-Geo. E. Stifel & Co.
Nearing the End-Kraus Bros.
Ladies and Misses Jackets-Egger, War
rick & Co.
Water Filters-John Friedel & Co.
La Vida Corsets-Geo. r. Taylor q Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-12

Try them II you are not feeling well. They
gently on the liver and bowels. Per-
sons suffering from constipation find them
invaluable.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
DIED

HODGE Riverton. Oct. 24, Col. Justin Hodge, aged 50 years and 6 months.
 LooKE-At Weatogue. Salisbury Oct. 24 Jane w., wife of William H Locke, aged 62 years. Funeral at Brooklyn. N. T., Oct. 26. LAwRENcE-At Hartford hospital, Oct. 26, Miss Elizabeth Lawrence. aged 69 years. Interment at East Canaan. Oct. 28.
 HoLMEs-At Hartford, Oct. 26, Charles B. Holmes of Winsted, aged 54 years.
 DELLERT-At Ct. Harrington. Oct. 25, Frederick Dellert. aged 67. PETERs-At Ct. Burlington, Oct 27, John Peters, aged 53. O O'BRIEN-At Egremont Plain, Oct. 28, Mrs Ann O'Brien. aged "A. YUTzLER-At West Cornwall, Oct. 30, Adam Yutzler, aged 77 years. BoswoRTH-At the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica, Cal, Oct. g. Mills J. Bosworth, aged 60. a native of San disfeld, Mass. and veteran of the 49th Mass. Vols.
 WRIeHT-At Ovid. Mich, Oct. 24, Sel- don Wright, aged "A, native of New Marlboro. Mass.
 CRosBY-At Pittsfeld, Mass, Oct. 29, Miss Anna M. Crosby. aged 38. daughter of NIT and Mrs J. Crosby and sister of Hon. John O. Crosby.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
A SAD ACCIDENT.

Bessie Boinay Seriously Injured by a
 Shot from a Gun Discharged by Her
 Brother.
 A very sad and serious shooting acci- dent occurred at the home of George Boinay n the road to Falls Village at about o'clock Sunday afternoon, William Cady formerly boarded with the family and when he left, some time ago, gun belonging to him was found under his bed. It was not supposed that it was loaded and Sunday after noon the two children of the family, George, lad about ten years old, and his sister, Bessie. aged about 8. took the gun from it's place and used 1t as a plsything. No attention was paid to them by the parents who took 1t for granted that the gun was not loaded. Suddenly sharp report was heard and the little girl ran to her mother, the blood streaming from an ugly wound in her hand; the boy was knocked to the floor by the recoil of the gun as it discharged.
 John B. Reed was driving by at about that time and Mir Boinay hailed him. acquainting him with the accident and asking him to send for Dr Camp. The doctor arrived soon after and dressed the wound as well as possible under the circumstances. advising that the girl be sent to the F........t Mercy, Pittsfeld, where te .'''.......i5n .-.-.:.i5n Monday morning.
 It appears that when the gun was discharged the girl had her hand upon the floor, the muzzle of the gun, held by her brother. resting upon the palm. The entire charge of shot passed through her hand and through the inch board flooring. cutting hole as though bored by an auger. The index finger and thumb may possibly be saved but it will be necessary to am- putate the rest of the hand. It is said the little girl stood the shock and the pain heroically.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND.

Over s25.0O in Silver Found In and
 About the Railroad Bridge over the
 Blackberry River.
 John Flynn, who lives in this town and is section hand on the Berkshire Division of the Consolidated road, must have been born under lucky star. At any rate he is considered a lucky in dividusl by his fellow associates. Mir Flynn never figured conspicuously as a "hidden treasure hunter" and it is not known that Capt. Kidd ever sailed up the Blackberry river to hide any of his i'll gotten treasure. Nevertheless some. one has evidently used the railroad bridge over the Blackberry. just south of the Union depot, and tho adjacent locality, as hiding place for sundry dollars; how gotten it doth not yet appear and there is not sufficient evil dence to form an opinion, yet there are those bold enough to affirm that it was either gotten legally or illegally. How it came there is mystery not solved.
 A week or so ago while a gang of workmen were repairing the bridge. one of the crew, an unknown Swede, found five silver dollars hidden among the timbers of the bridge. This created quite little excitement among the workmen who made search with the hopes of finding more hidden dollars. It is said they were not successful and the excitement subsided.
 But it revived again with increased ardor last Friday afternoon when Mir. Flynn, in overturning board in the old foot path on the bank of the river near the bridge, was surprised to dis cover 43 shining half dollars smiling up at him. After his first exclamation of surprise he lost no time in transferring them to his pocket, but not until his associates discovered what he had found. The railroad compsny's in- terests were by common assent laid on the table for an indefinite time and a thorough search of the premises follow ed. but no further treasure was found.
 In an interview. Monday, Mir Flynn preserv, d mysterious silence, assumed an alarming amount of ignorance in re- gard to the matter and would make no definite statement, either as to the amount of money found or that any had been found. Under pressure he finally said he had not counted the money, didn't know how much there was, there might be more or there might be less, that he didn't consider it any body Is business and that he wasn't going to say anything about it. Dame Rumor is responsible for the story that the amount found is larger than represented.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Mir Fry, the eye specialist, will be a. the Warner House in Canaan, Novem- Der 16 and IT.
 Go up and inspect the line of blan- kets and robes at Benjamin's.
 History of Norfolk, Conn from 1744 to 1900. -648 pages. and AS pages of fine half-tone illustrations. Bound in cloth, $3. 50; half leather, $4 50; by mail, 30 cents additional. Address or ders to Theron W. Crissey, Norfolk, Ct.
 A little money buys 8 wagon at Benjsmin's.
 Dr l.. J. Turner. veterinary surgeon, Winsted, Conn successor to the late Dr Heath. All diseases of animals treated in the most skillful and scientific man ner. s. N. E. telephone call 52 23.
 Second hand wagons of all kinds at all kinds of prices at Bepjamin's.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
W EST CORNwALL

Miss Julia Cochrane has been on the sick list with malarial fever but is i'm proving at this writing.
 Mir and Mrs David Lou rie of Dakota and Miss E. Lourie are visiting at D. l.. Smiths.
 Adam Yutzler, aged 77 years, died on Tuesday morning. MT Yutzler has been in failing health for some tune. MT Yntzler was born in Germany and has been resident of our town for over 40 years. His trade was that of a tailor but of late years he has not fol- lowed the same to any extent owing to his failing health. He leaves two sons, F. N. Yutzler, our barber here, and Henry Yutzler of Norfolk, a tailor at that place. Also two daughters. Clara Yutzler and Mrs Annie Hallet. The funeral services were held on Thursday at the chapel, the Rev. Chester Ferris officiating. 1nterment at West Corn wall cemetery. The sympathies of the community are extended to the bereav- ed relatives.
 Mrs M. H. Levigood of Elyna, Ohio, is visiting at s. w. Coon's.
 Mrs Annie Ainsworth of Holyoke Mass is at Joseph Lyndle's.
 The Sunday school gave a very enter. taining concert at the chapel on Sunday evening last.
 Rev s. A. Burnaby of Canaan ex changed with our pastor, Chester Ferris on Sunday,
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
COL. JUSTIN HODGE.
Aged Veteran Soldier and Respected
 Citizen Called to His We'll Earned
 Reward. |

Aged Veteran Soldier and Respected
 Citizen Called to His We'll Earned
 Reward.
 As the day drew gradually to its close and the twilight shadows began to lengthen and the mantle of night en- closed in its folds the little hamlet of Riverton which nestles peacefully at the foot of the rugged Tunxis range be- side the flowing waters of the Farming ton, last week Wednesday Col. Justin Hodges noble. brave and eventfui life came to peaceful end at the ripe age of 85 years and 6 months and the earth ly pilgrimage of this noble gentleman, soldier and citizen closed as quietly as that of the departing day.
 Col. Hodge was man of stalwsrt in- tegrity, noble impulses, thorough pa triot, impressive in appearance and possessed of great executive ability. He was born in Roxbury, April 21, 1915, the youngest and last survivor of the fifteen children of Philo Hodge who was Revolutionary hero. He was s monumental worker and cutter By trade ard in 1885 moved to Riverton, where in 1888 he married Lucia E Hewitt of Winsted. He served with distinction in the Mexican wsr under Gen. Scott and during the years 1856 57 lived in North Canaan, his monumental works being located on Railroad street at point where the house formerly occu- pied by the late John Rodemeyer now stands. He boarded with his family at the hotel then conducted by the late I. F. Stevens whose widow and daughter now reside here. The local burying grounds contain numerous specimens of his clever handiwork and mutely tes- tify to his unusual talent as an artistic carver and letterer.
 Immediately after Fort Sumter was fired upon Col. Hodge organized a company, went to the front and did mo- ble service for his country throughout the war, where he was commissioned colonel.
 Col. Hodge was staunch Democrat, though independent in his views, had represented Bsrkhsmsted in the legisls- ture and had held many town offices. Sturdy of stature and character. a mo- ble specimen of manhood, he was hon. ored, beloved and respected by all who knew him.
 Although over 80 years of age at the outbreak of the Spanish American war, he rendered his services to President Mckinley whom he honored and re- spected and likened to Lincoln.
 The writer calls to mind a meeting of veterans held not long ago. which the Colonel attended. He was called to the platform and asked to make few remarks. As the venerable and digni- fled old warrior arose he was given q hearty greeting. In his commanding way he called the "three months" men to the platform and addressed them as follows: "I was with the three months men at the first battle of Bull Run and there is one thing always felt proud of in connection with that battle and that is that I had the distinguished honor and pleasure of leading the ad- vance on Washington at the close of that battle-in fact we all got there first excepting me-and l got there first of any of you"
 Col. Hodge is survived by son, Kosciusko Hodge Of Riverton, and three grandchildren. The funeral was attended Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01
POINTERS.
Pigs for sale. Sec adv.

Pigs for sale. Sec adv.
 E. P. Hunt & Co. have organized an auction sale. See adv.
 Kittie A. White has something just right to offer you. See adv.
 Special values are offered by 0. F.. Hawley in his change of adv. this week.
 Roscoe Benl ,min says he searchedi a long time, but has now got Just the goods you want. See adv.
 c. l.. Parsons & Sons call special at- ten tion, in their change of adv. this week to three bargains in ladies' waists
 Fassett & Pulver in their change of adv. this week call attention to special prices on dress goods, silks and ladies' waists.