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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

1t is now given out that the position
of clerk of the State Supreme Court of
Appeals is the plum which is being re-
served for James K. Hail. 1t is a nice,
fat position with handsome salary and
AN assistant to do the major portion of
the work il necessary. Charlie Hen
ming has been after it, and for the Sec
ond time has crossed the pathway of
Hall only to meet with disaster. Hen
ming was cutting wide swaths in Halls
following for Auditor for moon or
two, and was induced to pull off with
a promise, so it is said, that he would
be taken care of.
Political promises, however, are "like
pie crusts, easily broken" 1t happens,
in this instance, that Hall was not sue
cessful in the race for Auditor, and he
and his friends are therefore relieved of
the power and the obligation to pro-
vide a place for Henning. There are
any number of loyal Republicans who
have spent as many years in the party
harness as/Henning has spent upon this
mundane sphere, who would be well
enough satisfied with such a soft thing
as clerk of the Circuit Court An am
bition is a laudable thing, but Halls
friends and some of the older Republl-
cans are looking upon Henning's aspir-
ations with an expression which says
louder than words "Wait-till-you-
grow"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

Then there is another feature of the
story which is well worth printing.
Hall will be required to make Charles
ton his place of permanent abode, and
this will leave vacancy in the import
ant office of county boss. 1t is said
that the mantle of Hall will be trans
ferred to S. G. Smith, who is just now
bending his energies toward election as
speaker of the next House of Delegates.
Smith is said to possess the necessary
qualifications, and if he lands the
Speakership it will be heralded as a
proof of his personal popularity and
political sagacity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

student The drawing instruments, as
may be seen at a glance, are of the best
style The designing outfit and electrical
outfit are modern and comprehensive.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

AS the story goes, Henning has
fallen outside the breastworks as usual,
but nobody dreams that he has been
mortally wounded. His friends rely
upon his hustling qualities, and his
wide acquaintanceship through the
State, to land some juicy plum and keep
him high in the councils of the West
Virginia Republican officeholders club.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19
OVER 10000

Chrysant h emums exhibition at
Carroll Club Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday. Admission Toe. Sup
per from y. M. zoe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

Real Estate for Sale Simpson & Tatum
Fer Sale-Six- Roomed House
Real Estate Bargains-Orlof l.. Zane.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

Notice to Contractors.
Lost-Beagle Dog.
Grand Opera House-My Aunt's Nephew.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

AS has been stated, young girl from
Bellaire. who visited her lover at
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

Carroll Club, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon and even
ing. magnificent floral display.
Admission, Zoe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19

Considerable interest is being taken
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
when President Loubct Drives.

Royalist luminosity has stopped an inno-
cent daily pleasure Of the president. He Is
fcud OF walking and riding in or on the
top ~ omnlbuses But with white carna-
ton aristocrats about 70 would not now be
safe to 90 about on foot as he used when
president OF the senate. He then often
strolled down TO the qusys. glanced there
at secondhand books. picked up. perhaps
book that he wanted. crossed ths Seine
into the Tuueries Gardens and went on
20 the Boulevard des Ttallens. where he
took the Naturalization omuihuses that
took him back home. Tie was also fond of
walking TO the Arc De Trfomphc. looking
there at the sunset and saust,rt-g down
the Avenue "a Bols de pGglogne, at the
end % which he took cab. lie jobbed a
carriage bat seldom used &, unless he
wanted 90 go somewhere with Mime. Lou
bet. lie has taken on ~ Faure's carriaSes
and horses. bot he is not fond OF riding IN
the high-hung landau and four. II he took
II when he paid, IN The Easter holidays q
visit 90 AonteNmar IL ives because MS old
friends. negabors. and clients there louaea
go see him IN Cuu presidential state The
magnificent vehicle and team were sent
few days beforehand 70 see how they could
work Ia She narrow crooked streets there
They had 20 Doc }fd. ana cavalry could mot
surround them. oaiy SO before and behind
Coed Words.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
No Two Thumb. Alike.

It is not alone on questions of handwrit-
ing that handwriting experts are called
upon to testify. Thumb Impressions, around
which Mark Twain in "Pudd nhead VIII
son" built his ingenious story, have some
times formed the basis Of very convincing
testimony. Conan Doyle said that Carval-
hos deductions in the case OF the robbery
OF SIS 900 from package of the American
Express Company for nicely OF reasoning
and extraordinary coincidence. eclipsed
pnything any one ever dared put into fic-
ton.
In 1894 Asa Quincy was tried on the
charge Of stealing large sum OF money
from the express company. II was proved
that Quincy had opened the safe where
the package had been placed, taken It out
and deposited Il in another safe. 1t was
found that a large sum was missing. The
evidence was purely eircumstantial The
envelope containing the money bore upon
IT, however, a thumb impression Mr.
Carvalho testified that the impression on
the envelope and several impressions OF
Gurney's thumb corresponded exactly. and
contended that there were no two thumbs
IN the world alike. But such evidence was
too subtle for the rural fury which tried
the case. and the prisoner was acquitted
II is TO be recorded, as a tribute to the sccu-
racy Of Carvalno's testimony, that Quincy
soon after confessed. hamherss Journal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

The census, taken at the dawn Of the
twentieth century. marks the greatest
epoch in our national life. The age Of iron
has come 20 a climax with a force almost
dynamic The world has Witnessed the
golden age Of Augustus the silver ago OF
Elizabeth. the era OF great wars and Of
wonderful progress in the arts and sc ences.
but as the nineteenth century culmnateA
behoid' the age OF iron and steam and
electricity, telegraphs, sewing machines.
telephones. automobiles. an age which IA
devoted 70 material development TO the
accumulation Of wealth, and 10 the up
building Of vast enterprises and which
halls the advent of the uncrowned king ~
commerce. the consolidation Of great cor
p3ratc Interests Hlgn-water mark IN cur
commercial and industrial iife has been at
tanned. and 20 that fact the vast euumsra-
ton 10 be taken next year will ada So test-
nopy The work " the twelfth census
vii mark ths Industrial growth Of the
nation and be another mile post in its mar
vicious history. w. r. Merriam IN the
North American Review.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

characteristics of the Men, Some of
whom Marched to Frankfort.

There ere no more strikingly interesting
people in America than those Isolated
nountaineers who make their homes gem
Grafton after generation among the fast
nesses Of the eastern section OF the dark
and bloody ground" The waves Of civil
zation which swept westward along the
ST. Lawrence, the Erie canal and dozen
other routes seem to have found at this
point in the Appalachians an insurmount-
able barrier and rolled back. leaving the
descendants of the pioneers Of century
and a half ago with many OF the same
habits and customs and traditions dear to
the hearts OF their forefathers.
A man who knows the whole country as
a child does his first picture book told me
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

An lndispuiable indication OF the remark
able development being made by this city
s shown In the bank clearauces for the
first month OF 1860 This month has been
unmarked by the influx OF Alaskan gold'
which some have held has made an un-
natural condition of business affairs. ana
all the transactions OF the banks have been
of the steady and permanent growth OF
business The actual clearances OF last
month OF the Seattle banks amounted TO
81, ISL, l10,s2, or more than those Of any city
north of San Francisco.
Portland which claims TO have more
business than Seattle, was beaten to the
extent of near.y / per cent. This is not
much but 1t is sufficient to show the supe-
riorhy Of this point, even without the
great gains that come during the gold
season Adding the first five weekly state
ments Of Bradstreets this year. and Z
shows that the clearances Of Seattle were
sS,9505T5. and OF Portland Sss6S,sS7, an ex-
cess for this city OF SS1 SIS. or 81 per cent.
A statement IL here given, showing the
clearances of each city, with the percent
age OF gain or loss, when compared with
the same period of last year. as shown
by Bradstreets published reports:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

been decided according to recent Wash
ington city dispatches. to send an expedi-
ton overland soon with the regular United
States mail from katmat to Care Nome.
II the outbound expedition left Nome on
the date named. December /, IL should,
persons familiar with conditions think.
have reached Katmai about January 20.
Tho party had outlined a route extending
around the rim OF Bering sea for about
20 miles. thence overland to the head
waters OF the l<uskokwim, and across the
peninsula TO KatmaL
The uncertainty Of Katmai steamer con-
nections makes II useless to even approx
innate a date when the travellers could
have taken boat at Katmai II Is pos
sible that they may have crossed in a
rowboat, as IS frequently done from Kat
mai 20 kadlsk. which point IS made regu-
larry once a month by the Pacific steam
Whaling Company's vessels. The VOL
colt calls at kadiak and Il Is "a possibility
that the Nome men caught that vessel on
her last trip 10 ka0laN. They would then
20 on the Wolcott 10 Sitka. there con-
nocting with vessel for Seattle
II the members OF the expedition failed
TO catch the Wolcott. they will have an
opportunity TO board the steamer Excel
sior. OF the same line. which sailed from
Seattle Friday for Stka, kadiak and Kat
anal She Is 20 make a special trip 10 Kat
mai on this voyage. having aboard the
Linablom party. whose party IS 20 go
overland from katmal 10 the Cape Nome
district Il IL therefore practically GER
tain that when the Excelsior returns To
SitkA from the westward she will have
some peWs OF the Cape Nome mail car
rlers. And tn the event that the cxpedi-
tion caught the Woicott. any vessel re-
turning from Lynn canal from this time
ou may bring cape Nome mall and ucWs
Wright further told the local postoeicc
officials that two mail expeditions IN sd-
diuon 10 the December party would at
Tempt 10 come out by way OF the Kat
mai route, the second leaving Nome City
January ! and sue third February T.
Another Cage Ncme private mail txpe-
ditian % 90 leave Seattle for Katmal about
FoerIary g. L.. r. Bates. az announced
ten days ago. VIII cad this expedition.
Meanwhile me government is en3eavor-
ing 20 maintain another mail route hy
way 81 Lynn canal and the Yukon JOAN
7. Hartman the Canadian development
Company ans p. C. Richardson have thIs
contract
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
BooKMAkERs ARE CAREFUL.
Hierogiyphics on Tickets May Look
Like Mistakes.

Out in California they conduct their
betting transactions at the tracks In the
old style that was in vogue in this state
before the constitutional amendment was
adopted And the bettors and bookmak-
ers are troubled in the same old way.
The hieroglyphics on the tickets are often
50 indlstinct that a bettor does not nave
to draw upon his imagination much TO
make them stand for any horse in race.
especially the lucky horse.
Judge j. j. Burke, who Is presiding Judge
at Tanforan Park, had to settle dispute
between q bettor and bookmaker during
the recent meeting. lie was handed a
ticket which looked like Napamax
pasteboard. The holder was laboring I'M
der the delusion that he had bet ON Me-
rops. AT least he tried to make the book
maker believe he did The latter had no
record OF snch a bet as marked on the
card and refused 10 pay The holder
then took his troubles 70 the stand where
he was set upon again.
I'm nine times out of ten I find the
bookmakers are correct" said Judge
Burke after sustaining the hookmaker ia
the instance just mentioned THE tickets
are written SO quickly that st Is often ina
possible 70 say what horses they stand
for without consulting the sheets.
There are some men who fancy the
bookmaker has. by mistake. given him a
ticket on the winner, and he tries to col
lect e. The marks ON the ticket will look
very much like the correct ones But
the bookmakers make few mistakes.
The biggest bet I ever decided against
a bookmaker was at Chicago or the
day Key Nj Santa Anita won the Amerl-
can Derby man came to me with a
ticket calling for $500 against $40 lie
said the book refused to pay H. 7 looked
on the sheet but there was no mention
made OF the bet.
Hrhen asked the man how he came to
back BRldwin's horse ana he said Jockey
Van kuren save him tho Zip. The horse
had been running weu over At tatoua.
and though I never expected 20 see him
win tbs odds were false. The initials OF
Santa Anita were clearly stamped ON the
ticket. and / ordered it paid. I always
thought the hookmaker wanted 20 beat
the man out of hts money New York
Telegraph
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
Mails Will Probably Reach Seat
tie Before March L.
COMING BY PRIVATE CARRIER
Expedition Was to Have Left Dis
trIct About December L, Coming
Overland to Katmai, and Connect
Meeting with Pacific Steam whal-
ing Company's First Boat-Gov-
erAment to Send Courier.

Considerable private mail and a number
Of news dispatches from Cape Nome will
in all probability be received in Seattle
before March J. G.. n. Wright, postmas-
ter of Nome City, was advised before he
left the district, late last fan, that rri-
vate carriers with mail matter would
leave December l on an overland journey
outward to Katmai, on the Alaska penin-
sua, hoping there TO meet one OF the Pa
cific Steam Whaling company's steamers.
This information Mr.. Wright impaired 10
the local postal authorities. The under
taking, however IS purely private ven
ture for personal gain. The government
has nothing to do with It. though il has
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

back In none OF the cities that VS.
tied did l see greater activity than -
shown here at home. Money, however.
is plentiful everywhere.
las far east as St. Paul there is great
deal OF talk about going to Cape Nome
East OF tho Twin cities. however. there =
an indication OF very small movement
in that direction. The same Is true in the
Canadian provinces. The East expresses
IL that a burnt child breads the fire.
Many who went with the rush to the
Klondke returned empty-handsd. and so
they, with the great majority OF others
who would like to go to Nome. viii wait
until something more is known about the
country.
They are experiencing very cold wealth
er East On our return trip we saw but
little sunshine until we reached Wash
ington, and so were glad to get back
home"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
FIVE UNHAPPY MARRIAGES.
Two Complaints for Divorces Fiied
aud Three DEGREES Granted by
judge Henson.

Daniel :. Andrews nied complaint for
divorce from Fannie NJ. Andrews IN the
superior court yesterday. They were
married July a. lSSa at Wayne. Neb..
and lived together two weeks, when, the
complaint sets forth, she abandoned him
without cause and has since continued
70 live apart from him, Notwithstanding
his solicitations 10 her 60 return
Steven u, Eimonston aud Josie Ed.
monston were married at Xix city. Kan.
November -. lsNt. She sets up as cause
Tor action. IN complaint Tor divorce
nied yesterday la the superior court, chat
he abandoned her nine years ago She
has never since heard from him directly,
though she believes and ia informed he
Is SIN living. She has resiied IN this
state seventeen years
Three DEGREES Of divorce were granted
yesterday hy Judge Benson in The su.
pertpr court
Mary Chapman pemRstor was divorced
from w A pempSter on grounds ot All.
legged brutality and cruelty sac set
forth 10 hsr complaint that ne had an
ungovernable temper, had ch0kcd cursed
aud abused her. TheN were married in
Vancouver. y. C.. In March. lssi
Martha N. Cave Was divorced from
George n. cave who Keeps a feed and
sAio stable on First avenue SHE ale
leEed IN her complaint that rrr se,on
years he had neglected and refused go
provide foF her and tbeig several chN.
dren tho common uoeessAries ST life ow.
ing 60 idlsncss. pfVhisacy aud dlsslpa
tiea. that she had 20 SO eat Co d. house
work 60 support herself ana chldrcn
that he had struck and kicked her. thai
81 January iSsA be knocked her down.
drew "a revolver ana would have killed
her but fer tho Interference 81 the chill
dren, She has lived in Seattle tun years.
sarah a J. Russell Mas divorced fr1ssi
Fred II, Russell ou grounds 90 alleged
neglect. abuse, uonsupeort and cruelty.
They were married twenty six years ago.
and have lived in kng county ten years.
She set forth IN her complaint that in
March lSSs. she was dangerously ga. that
he refused 90 set a physician. medicine
or nourlshment for her that she was
compelled 90 leave him "a save her FIFE
and has ever since lived apart FROM him
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED.
SEATTLE TRACTION COMPANY AND
STEAMER HOMER MULCTED.
Verdict in superIor Court for Mag
gle French for 81 900, aud Judg-
ment In United states District
Court for sI2, 900 for c. II. Newman

Judge Hanford, OF the United States dis
trict court, handed down a decision in adj
miralty, late yesterday afternoon, award
ing Charles, II. Newman judgment for sl2,-
coo In his suit against the steamer Homer
to recover damages for personal injuries
One day last April the bark Blakeley lay
NJ sohwabacher's dock The steamer Ho
mer, which had been at Moran's dock,
steamed up to Schwabacher's to take on
cargo. The wind and tide placed the Ho-
mev in such a position that she was in
danger of crashing into the dock. In put
ting her helm hard to port 10 avoid this
she collided with the BIakeley. The force
OF the collision Jared loose block of the
bark aloft, and falling Il struck Newman,
tho ships carpenter. on the back.
Newman, as a result of his injuries, lost
control OF his body below the hips. and
claims to be disabled for life. lie brought
suit against the Homer and the judy
mcnt yesterday is the result
The case Of Maggie French against the
Seattle Traction Company was on trial
yesterday before Judge Jacobs in the SUI
perior court, and reached verdict. In
dismountIng from a street car at Madison
street and Second avenue, July %. 1899, the
plaintiff fell and fractured her wrist and
one of the bones of her right hand and
forearm. She claimed that the motorman
started the car while she was in the act OF
stepping 10 the ground, and that this was
the cause OF her fall. She Is a milliner
by occupation, and claimed to earn $50 per
month. and that the accident deprived her
OF the means OF making her own living
She sued tho company for $4,000 damages.
Ten OF the twelve jurors returned YER
diet for 5000. One OF the twelve jurors ut
teren a stentorian moi" when the Jury
was asked IL that was its verdict.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

that II any person took the trouble to 10
through a copy Of Shakespeare and pick
out an The obsolete words he would find
neatly lll of them IN common use among
these mountain folk. In their phraseology
we ina ''holp" for help 'hlt' for 'it."
and other words which. far from being
corruptions, are the pure Old Anglo
Saxon Even thsir ballads are memen-
tos Of ages gone by. and know Of one
man who. after riding 200 miles through
the mountains for the purpose. nnaliy
picked up. from hearing the women sing
them, the fun thirteen verses OF an old
Scotch ballad which proved TO he Identical
with these recorded IN A diary bearing
the date Of 1865 Walden Fawcett, In the
International Magazine.