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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Capt. Dovener Here.

Congressman B. B. Dovener re-
turned yesterday from West Union,
Doddridge county, and will leave for
Washington to-day. Capt. Doyener
became involved in a rather acrimon-
ious debate with Judge Campbell at
West Union, although he insists that
debate" is not the proper term.
After the convention adjourned, Camp
bell and Dovener wore each given
fifteen minutes to address the crowd.
The Judge led of, and scored the Cap
tain for manipulating snap conven-
tons, charging that the Captains APP
pointees as postmasters were particu-
larly active. etc, etc. Capt. Dovener
replied. and discussed the conventions
at Sutton. Weston, and other points,
defending himself against Judge Camp
BELLS charges, and handing out few
hot shots" by way Of rehabilitation.
Verify, there is a lamentable lack of
harmony among Republican leaders in
the First district.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Peculiar Situation.

There was quite lively time in the
mass meeting in Liberty district, which
was held at the Centre school house
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There Is a very strong Campbell senti-
ment in the district and a fight devel-
oped between the Campbell and Dow
ener men. 1t appears, according 10
the statement of a gentleman who was
in a majority Of four, but were very
cleverly outwitted by Judge Campbell's
supporters.
When the nominations were made the
Dovener strength was divided among
some eight or ten candidates, while the
Campbell men. by previous under
standing, voted for slate containing
just six names. AS result a Campbell
delegation was elected.
At this stage OF the proceedings
some OF the Campbell men left, expect
ing the meeting to adjourn. but the
Dovener men took advantage of the
situation and passed a resolution in
structing for Dovener. Liberty dis
triet now presents the peculiar situa-
ton of being represented by six Camp
bell delegates who are instructed for
Dovener.
During the meeting A. S. Bell offered
a resolution providing for vote Of
the Republicans present as to their
choice for Congress, but it met with
such stubborn opposition from friends
OF both Dovener and Campbell that it
was withdrawn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
he has not given or offered bride.
either personally or by an agent.

he has not given or offered bride,
either personally or by an agent.
A member Of Council. whose name
will not be divulged for the present,
stated to Register reporter that one
Councilman was offerd 500 and an
other $780, Neither of these was Mr..
Chew. The man who was offered $500,
according to his statement, was also
offered 5000 to remain away from Coun-
Gil meetings. A dispute arose as to
when the. money was to be paid. The
Councilman insisted upon having it in
advance, but the man with the money
declined to part with it until the goods
were delivered. There was a split up
on this point and further negotiations
were declared off. 1t was the purpose
of this Councilman, so it Is under
stood, to display the money on the
floor of Council. and to give the facts
in connection with the attempted
bribery. According to the Registers
informant the man who attempted to
make this deal is a prominent city
official
Various other rumors concerning
bribery and attempted bribery are be-
ing circulated and many Councilmen
are being urged by their constituents
to make thorough investigation of
the matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
wheeling-Dayton, sunday, BAH Parl
STATE C. E. SOCIETY.
Delegates Returned From the Co
VentiOn in Morgantown,

Delegates Returned From the Con-
vention in Morgantown.
The State Christian Endeavor,
which has been in session at Morgan
town since Tuesday evening, adjourned
last night. The next years convention
will be held at Fairmont in May.
Delegates who returned last night
say this has been the best convention
ever held in West Virginia. More
prominent speakers have taken part
than ever before. Among these were
Mr.. John Willis Baer, secretary of the
United Society of c. E., OF Boston;
Robert ]. Young. OF Pittsburg; Floyd
w. Tompkins, of Philadelphia; Fred
erick D. Power, OF Washington, D. c.:
President J. D. Moffett, of w. & ]. Col
lege, of Washington, Pa, and Mary
land Hoyt, D. D., of Philadelphia.
Mr.. l. A. Barnes, of Morgantown, was
elected president for the ensuing year.
C. NJ. Oliphant, pastor of the First
Christian church, of this city, and cor
responding secretary and treasurer of
the State Union, could not attend the
convention, being confined to his
home by illness.
Among the resolutions passed by the
convention, which was representative
of nearly ten thousand Christian En-
deavorers of West Virginia, was one
against Sunday base ball.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Davis told him if he did not do % \.

Davis told him IL he did not do so he
would lose his job.
Taylor then declared his intention of
going to Postmaster George Wise, and
Davis said that if he went to Mr.. Wise
he would be dismissed.
Taylor said last night that he did not
intend to impose upon and lie to the
men, his friends. who had supported
him, so he gave out the whole affair
just as it happened. He resigned May
LIST so as not to give the postal author
tiles a chance to dismiss him. as he
felt that it would come.
Taylor is the first colored man of
this city that ever passed civil SER
vice examination for position in the
postoffice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
suit for Damages.

The damage suit for $4,000 brought
by Mrs. Ella Lemon against the Wheel
ing Railway Company, was put on
trial in the Circuit Court, Judge X. &.
Hervey, yesterday The action is the
result Of collision between car and
passenger wagon during the recent
strike. A similar suit brought by Ella
Murtagh was decided IN favor OF the
defendant at the present term of court.
The entire day was consumed in hear
ing evidence In the case.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

convention, on the basis OF one Tor
every one hundred votes cast at the
last election. So far as can be learned
the county viii send a virtually solid
Dovener delegation to the convention.
Some of the delegates are for Camp
bell, but It is likely that they will be
swayed by the large majority for his
opponent. Clay would have undoubt-
edly sent an unpledged-which means
anti Decentralization, but the poll
tlcians run the meeting and the color
ed voters were ignored, in accordance
with the rule of the party that they
are useful on but one day in the year.
The results OF the meetings in the
various districts are given below.
Washington-The meeting was held
at the hose house and instructed for
Dovener. Wm. G. Caldwell presided;
Robert Hazlett secretary. Delegates
were named as follows: Benz. Connel-
~, Robert Hazlett, Jos. Snyder. VIM.
G. Caldwell. Edward Elliott. Al.
Scheehe and George Zoeckler.
Madison-Meeting held at the hose
house. Hugh Sterling presiding, with
j. H. Underwood as secretary. Dele
gates are Ralph Whitehead, Hugo L.
Loos. w. NJ. Baird, ALI. C. Davis, DR..
Etzler, Carl Hamilton and j. Harvey
Devore.
Clay-Meeting held at the chemical.
Will Gutman, chairman; Thomas
O'Brien, Jr., secretary; Delegates
chosen: Frank Milligan, Gabriel Jack
son, John E. Shellhase, c. ]. Brad
ford, Thomas O'Briei, Jr, H. C. Rich
ards, John c. Kindelberger.
Union-Meeting held in the police
court room Richard Robertson, chair
man; Will Beckett, secretary. Dele
gates chosen: ]. R. Butts, l. " Bar
ton; John Beckett, John Frew, Chas.
Hamilton, NJ. A. Chew and w. B. Nc
Mechen.
Centre-Meeting held at Hartman's
hall. Charles F. Bachman, chairman
Charles H. Henning, secretary. Dele
gates chosen: Charles F. Bachman.
Dominiek Morris, D. W. Martin, c. B.
Colburn, L. Miller, John Leasure and
w. H. BUGGY
Webster-The meeting was held IN
the Pythian castle, with Squire J. w.
Schultze as chairman and the follow
ing named delegates were elected: Jas.
Travis, Charles Moore, Charles carp,
George Bowers, Oliver Belleville, Cnas.
Ebeling and George Devinney
Ritchie-The Republicans held their
meeting at Meyers hail, Godfrey Schul
acting as chairman. and delegates were
| selected as follows: David Hahne, w.
c. McCluskey Richard James, E. P.
Wheat, William Knoke, Henry Nolte
and Newton Dowler.
Liberty-Abram Mccullough was
chairman and H. l.. McCammon secre-
tary. Delegates chosen were DR.. ]. r.
Caldwell, S. S. Gardner, A. B. Jobes.
Allan Curtis, G. R. White and |. L.
Prall.
MISUNDERSTANDING held In Hand S
hall, Elm Grove, Geo Humphrey pre-
siding, Hermann Arbenz secretary
Delegates chosen were NJ. w. McCaus-
land, j.. c. Brady, B. w. Peterson. DR..
E. w Alexander, John Arbenz. Jr., and
John B. Carter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
wheerIne-Daytop. sunday. BAN Park


Yesterday at executors sale. Auc-
tioneer G. S. Greer, Of the South Side.
sold the Moffat property 70 two differ
ent parties for the sum OF s12.s25. w.
s. Mcdonald purchased the properly
on South Market street, formerly oceu-
pied by the Kings Daughters, for So
200. and the property on Twentieth
street for $1,000 Two lots. Nos. 2742
and 2744, were sold to Mrs. John Nc
Kee for s.. 425.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Neutrality-suspicious. Sunday, Ball Park
GAS TRUSTEES.

Submit Their Estimate of Receipts
and Expenditures During the
Coming Year, to the Finance
Committee.
The Board of Gas Trustees has pre-
pared its estimates for the coming
year, which were yesterday submitted
to the chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the City Council for consid-
Grafton at it's next meeting. The esti-
mates follow:
To the Council of the City of Wheeling.
= conference.-the Board of Gas Trustees
hereby submits their estimate of receipts
and expenditures for the gas works and
electric light plant for the year 1900:
nECETErC
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Secured Quarters.

Col. Morris Horkheimer one of the
delegates-elect to the national Republic
can convention. is in Philadelphia. lie
has succeeded in securing quarters for
the West Virginia delegation in that
city. He has rented suite OF rooms
in the Stratford hotel. which is con-
veniently located and where he states
in a telegram that all visiting West
virginians will be made TO feel at
home.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

Mass meetings for the purpose of
selecting delegates TO the First district
Republican Congressional convention
were held yesterday afternoon In the
country districts and last night in the
city districts. The country districts
are each entitled 10 six delegates and
the city districts to seven. Ohio coun-
ty VIII aixty- seven votes in the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
THE RIVER.
Yesterdays Departures.

Pittsburg. Lorena.
Pittsburg, Greenwood.
Newport, Jewel
Steubenville. T. NJ Bayne
Darlington, Leroy.
SiStersVille Ruth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

The holders of the common stock of
the National Tube Company have been
notified OF quarterly dividend OF IL
per cent, payable on August Is.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
TO-Dny's Packets.

Plttsburg. Virginia. a. m.
Parkersburg. Ben Hur. II a. m.
Steubenville. T. NJ Bayne. 2:30 D. m.
Darlington, Leroy. $3.50 .. m.
SitersYille, Ruth. $40 u. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

Charleston. Greenwood. $50 a. m.
Steubenville, T. NJ Bayne, go D. m.
Darlington, Leroy, $50 D. m.
Sistersville. Ruth $50 o. m
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
THOSE BRIBERY CHARGES.
CITY SOLICITOR BOYCE MAKES A
STATEMENT AS TO HIS CONNEC-
TION WITH THE NATTER.
LANDMEssER DEFIEs CHEW

And Challenges Him to Produce Evil
dence That He Either Directly or
Indirectly Attempted to Bride
Him-Mr. Chew Is Not in the City.
Mr.. Fish Makes n Statement-Pub-
lie Interest in the Matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

The Ladysmith Hat-all the rage.
For sale Mt l.. r.. SOnnebOrn's, No.
HOS Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
CARDS OF ALL KINDS

Fer Societies. Business Men. Csurchex
Entertainments ana all otner Affairs, II
large quantities and great varieties. ~
WEST VA PRINTING CO.
izsS M2rk<t street,.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Marks From Above.

PITTSBURG-Rive feet and falling
Clear and warm.
BROWNSEILLE-Riv 8 feet z inches
and rising
STEUBENyILLE-R River 4 feet 6 inches
and falling. Clear
GREE.NSBORO-Riv 7 feet and fall
ing. Vicar and warm
WARREN-River 3 foot. Fair and
warm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Common stock Divfaend

The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed feet / inch and falling
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

PARkERSBURG-R feet inches
and stationary. Fair and hot.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
wheelins-payton, sunday. nj, raxE.

The Ladysmith Hat-aII the rage.
For snle ~ l.. Il. sOnDeb0rn's, No.
HOS Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18
Marks From below.

OIL CITY-River foot inches and
falling. Cloudy and warm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-18

Otto Fish, one of the rejected appli-
cants. yesterday stated that he wanted
to be understood as fatty denying the
charges in so far as he was concerned.
and he added that he spoke also for
Richard Wilkie, both of whom have
given positive promises to conduct
their places in strict accordance with
the State laws and city ordinances.
Mr.. Fish offers to make AFFIDAVIT that
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20

The first conviction that should be
driven into the hearts and minds of
the people of Virginia regarding the
Constitutional Convention is that the
making of constitution is very Sc
rious and solemn business and that
the work is not for fools aud blather-
sixties. 1t will demand the best
thought and the highest character
the State has, and those forces should
be enlisted. There should be oppor-
tunity for full discussion and free
debate in the newspapers and among
the people before delegates are chos-
en-; and when the time comes to elect
them they should be the very best we
have. We cannot afford to allow
peanut politics or small politicians or
sectional considerations engaged in
work for the whole State and for the
whole State and for the veal or woe
of the people of Virginia for many
generations to come. - Richmond
News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20
One Trouble With Our Politics.

The Charlottesville Progress in q
thoughtful article deplores the lapse
or perversion of good old custom in
Virginia politics, when men who had
represented the people in Congress or
in the Legislature were accustomed,
immediately after the adjournment of
those bodies, to 60 before their con-
Enthusiastically on court day
and give what was called "an account
of their stewardship" This account
told what the people had right to
knOw-the personal record of their
repreSentatives-what measures they
had supported, and why; and what
measures they had opposed, and why.
This gave wholesome publicity to
the records of the representatives, and
olso gave the people clear account
Of the features of public measures,
something they would otherwise have
had no means of getting. Altogeth-
er, both for representative and cleo
tor, 1t was an admirable custom.
1T is due more 20 the lapse, or per-
version of this good old CUSTOM"
continues the Progress, ethan to any
other cause that the democrats of
Virginia see their party honey-comb-
ed with big and little bosses, con-
gressional bosses, and legislative
bosses. 1t is through their lack of
information about the work of their
representatives, and the real merit of
public questions, that the democratic
voters are pulled and hauled about to
support a Tyler man, a Martin man,
a Jones man, a Swanson man, Mon
tague man-anybody's man but a
peoples man. The people are kept
IN darkness, and only given enough
light to select between this mans
"man" and the other mans "man."
1t is this system which has resulted
IN the Meat Wagon Procession. which
Is ever on its progress over the Vir-
ginia roads, the big bosses on the
driving seat, and the little bosses fol-
lowing. The inducement to support
men for Office is a chunk out of the
meat wagon, and great public meas
ures are decided by the meat wagon.
Released from accountability to the
people, the bosses form rings, dictate
who shall be governor, who shall be
attorney general, who shall be this
and who shall be that" Rocking
ham Register.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20
What The Boxers Are.

Boxers is a rough-and-re ready
translation of the three Chinese
characters, Romanized ne E. He
Chuan, meaning, in bald iteralness,
righteousness, harmony, fists" They
are the men who smite righteously
on behalf of the true harmony which
exist between heaven and earth.
Foreigners with their strange doc.
trines and religions, their outlandish
ways and fearsome magic, have dis
turbed this harmony. The men that
smite with 1.-The righteous fist" pro-
pose to set the universe in order by
driving out the hairy-faced, blue
eyed aliens.
One knowing the condition of
things in China wonders neither at
the frequency of riots nor at the rap
idity with which vast crowds can as
semble under fanatioal and bigoted
leaders. Peaceable and law. abiding
citizens are suddenly transformed in
to yelling Infatuated monsters of de-
struction. The averaged Cinnamon
lacks the power of thinking as an
individual. He acts in mobs and
hordes. Ignorant of the commonest
facts of science, such as our children
are familiar with, he is credulous
to an extent which it is hard for us
to conceive. Seeing the foreigners
wonder working engines, machines,
lenses, medicine and surgery, he i'm
AGNES him gifted with magical and
malevolent powers. Being as credu-
lous as they are ignorant, the popu-
lace needs only few shrewd fellows
to play upon their fears and to arouse
their superstition and fanaticism.
Hence the rapid rise of the Boxers,
who have spread over the northern
provinces and threaten the very sta
bility of the Government. Whether,
as usual, this mighty mass of bigito-
ry and fanaticism will melt away be-
fore the onset of the determined men
of the West, or whether, like prairie
fire, it will sweep over the Empire
and probably overthrow the effete
dynasty in Pekin, are questions
which no man at the present moment
can answer.-Leslie's Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20

The republican National conven-
ton convened in Philadelphia Tues
day, and Getty of Brotherly Love" is
crowded with visitors. The conven-
ton was raped to order by Chair
man Hanna. Senator Walcott was
made temporary chairman. After
the conclusion of his speech and the
appointment of committees the con-
vention adjourned till Wednesday,
when the platform wall be adopted
and candidate for President nominal
ed.
The denomination of President Nc
Kinley is assured, but the nomina-
ton of candidate for Vice Presi-
dent is giving the bosses much
worry, and is likely to engender some
bitter feeling that will be felt in the
result Of the November election.
Gov. Roosevelt is the man who can
add more strength to the ticket than
any other man, but Roosevelt is not
willing to take the job of explaining
the blunders of the administration.
He wants to be president, and knows
if the republican ticket meets its
Waterloo in November, his ambition
viii never be realized.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20
A Gard of Thanks.

l wish to say that l feel under last
ing obligations for what Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has done for
our family. We have used it in so
many cases of coughs, lung troubles
and whooping cough, aud 1T has al
ways given the most perfect satisfac-
tisn, we feel greatly indebted to the
manufacturers of this remedy and
wish them to please accept our hear
ty thanks.-Respectfully, Mrs. 5.
DoTY, Des Moines, Iowa. For sale
by w. Richardson, druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20

In 1900 John Adams defeated
Thomas Jefferson, and in 1904 jeff
erson defeated Adams, John Quin-
cy Adams defeated Andrew jackson,
but four years later Jackson def ated
Adams. Martin Van Buren, defeat
ed William Henry Harrison, but
four years later Harrison defeated
Van Buren,. Benjamin Harrison de-
feated Grover Cleveland in 1888, and
ID 1892 Cleveland Harrison. In
1896 William Mckinley defeated
William j. Bryan. Every indication
points to the fact that these two
men will be the opposing candidates
this fall. Will history repeat itself?
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20

The democrats of West Virginia
IN convention at Parkesburg placed
a formidable State ticket in the field.
For Governor, John H. Holt, was
nominated; for Auditor, James H..
Miller; for Supt. of Free Schools. R..
A. Armstrong; for Attorney General,
George NJ. Mccoy; for Treasurer,
>. Garland Hurst; for Judges of
Supreme Court of Appeals, John W.
English and VIM. G.. Bennett. Ali
the nominees are spoken of as men
of sterling worth, and the republi-
cans are beginning to feel uneasy.
1t is about time the youngest daugh-
ter of Virginia"was redeeming herself
and shake off republican rule.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20
Commissioners Notice.



Berryyille. VA. June as. 1900.
safe Deposit and Trust Company. off
Baltimore. Nd............. accomplishment
f L. Mccormick ndothers. D.. Defendants.
Extract from "a decree of th Circuit Court
OF Clarke County. entered ui the Nav term
1900 in above named cause
And the court doth now aiiui-e. order
and decree. that this cause bc referred o. one
OF the Master Commissioners I'm thanccry Of
this court. who shall ascertain AN the Hens
ana their prioritieS and amounts binding
the realty i'm the bin and PROCEEDINGS men-
toned nc shall ascertain what may Doe the
interest Of :. :. Moore ana Edward Moore.
ms son, IN the said land that the same may
be provided for 10y the future order of the
court; he Will ascertain and fix the exact
statues and amount of the debt claimed to be
due the safe Deposit and Trust Company Of
baltimore. Executors of the late Mary =
OHfhth and whether or not the said eNccu-
tors are entitled 10 have the deed of trust hv
which their debt Is secured. enforced and he
Will execute all other proper accounts. and
report specially any matter he may deem
pertinent or which he may be required 10
report 10y any Of the parties in interest"
All parties iIl interest ami the creditors are
hereby notified that ! viii proceed o. execute
the above order of reference at my office i'm
Berryville, Va, Thursday. JULY 10Th.
1000, and n not completed ON that iav. the
sam e Will be adjourned from time 20 time
until completed. F. b. WHITING.
Commissioner i'm Chanccrv.
Blackburn Smith. pq.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-06-20
NOTICE TO
Public School Teachers.

Uniform Examinations to Public
School Teachers will be held at Wildwood
on Tuesday and Wednesday, June goth
and 9th, for white teachers.
On Thursday and Friday. June 18th
and goth, for colored teachers.
Civil Government has been added TO
the course. Teachers holding first or
second grade certificates, who receive
certificates of attendance from the con-
ductorv r. G. Glass. OF the Virginia sum
mer School of Methods, ma, be exempt
ed from this examination. The school
of Methods will be held at Roanoke. be-
ginning June 25th. Address T.. {. Glass.
Lynchburg, Va. The examination on
the studies of the first year Of the Pro
FEssIoNAL COURSE will not he held un-
til August. {. G. MASSEY.
County superintendent.