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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

ed in downing the Republican ring in
the last city election and which, being
dominant in Council, is really respon-
sible for police finances. The Old Dame
knows that the new regime even in
Council has been a vast improvement
over the rule of the old corrupt ring,
and she has been gathering spite against
the 'insurgent' Republicans at the City
Hall so fast that her pent up malice
breaks loose in this unreasonable and
ridiculous assault on the police
over whose head she is really
striking at the Republican insurgents"
with whose assistance the ring was de-
feated.
The police department of the city
was never so efficient nor so well man
aged as now AS for the financial end
of it. we leave the Ancient Harridan of
Fourteenth street to fight it out with
the other wing of the Republican party
in Council.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
BENWOOD.
News Notes OF Interest From the City
of Mills.

Robert Martin will leave to-day to
visit relatives in Tyler county.
A small iron water tank was put up
at the coke ovens yesterday
Mrs. E. j. Carpenter has returned
from visiting relatives in Warrington.
Coroner Lacey and wife left last
night for Atlantic City and other east
ern points They will be absent sew
eral weeks.
Samuel w. Carpenter has accepted a
position as foreman of the carpenter
gang at the new tube mill.
George Hall and daughter are spend
ing a few days with friends at Rosby' s
Rock.
]. S. Jones will go to Warrington to-
day to spend ten days with friends
Master Elmer Sprouts was rendered
a surprise party by number OF MS
friends at his home on Main street.
Refreshments were served and a very
pleasant evening was spent.
Mrs. Michael O'Flynn, of Cameron,
is the guest of friends here.
Miss Annie Kelley, of Belmont, o.,
is the guest of Water street friends.
William Plm, of New Martinsville,
was business caller here yesterday.
Mrs. S. w. Carpenter will leave in q
few DAYS to visit friends at Clarksburg.
James Gibson and family are spend
ing few days at Proctor.
Misses Annie, Patrisia and Crescenta
Grogan are visiting their grandmother
at Bellaire
Mrs. John Grogan has returned to
her home at Johnstown.
Miss Mary Kelley. who has been Wis
iting her uncle, Mr.. Thomas Martin, of
Oakland, for the past few weeks, has
returned home.
The j. ]. Slippners will cross bats
with the Henhookers Sunday afternoon
on the loop grounds for $40 side.
Mrs. Seamon Bowers is visiting the
old home of her parents at West Lib
erty.
Arthur Fox. workman in the Ben
wood skelp MILL who was recently
burned by splash or molten iron, Will
not be able to return to work for a
week, as his injuries are much more
serious than at first supposed.
John O'Hara, of M. & W. Deegan's
grocery is visiting relatives at War
mock. O., during his vacation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
GOOD ADVICE FROM KOCH.

DR.. Kochs services to humanity are
such as to entitle any utterance from
him to respect. He is an expert on
tuberculosis whose advice is valuable,
especially in view of the fact that he
declares that consumption is a disease
that can and will be conquered.
1t may be long before this consum-
nation is reached but in the meantime
his advice to keep on experimental on
this line is eminently practical. Prof.
Koch endeavors to impress the medical
profession with the fact that mere dis
cussion is fruitless, while practical in
vestigation will always produce re-
suits pro or con. Theory must always
give way to practice.
This is advice. however. that seems
to be more needed in the old world
than in the new. Although Prof. Koch
says that experiments on mankind to
establish the identity Of bovine and
human tuberculosis cannot be made,
we read of Chicago physicians expert
menting on their own bodies with the
light form of the disease. A Colorado
man has also agreed to be the subject
of tests provided an annuity is insured
his FAMILY.
There will be plenty of subjects in
the United States for experiments.
Not the least important advice from
Prof Koch is his suggestion that the
expensive and comprehensive systems
Of regulation, prevention and inspec-
ton Of cattle now in operation should
not be abandoned.
1t is always well to take nothing for
granted in so important a matter. The
campaign of discovery against tubercu
losis has not advanced so far as to
warrant burning any bridge behind
US. And meanwhile it would be the
worst folly to curtail the inspection of
meat and cattle until the non-identity
OF human and bovine tuberculosis has
been established beyond all question
which has not yet been done by a good
deal.
Every safeguard against this scourge
OF humanity should be maintained until
there is absolute proof that it is I'M
necessary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

ing the illness of the regular operator,
Miss Myrtle Simonton.
Mrs. George Howard and children,
LOYAL and Laila, are spending a few
days in the country.
Mrs. b. c. Harkins and son Claire,
have returned from Mountain Lake
Park.
Quite a number from this place at
tended the funeral of Harold Francis at
Moundsyille Tuesday. The family Of
the deceased formerly resided here,
where Harold was a favor1te child with
all who knew him.
A young man by the name of Elliott
was found dead Sunday morning on the
banks of small stream near Bristoria,
Pa, about twelve miles northeast or
this place His death was mysteri-
GUS one. He was last seen alive last
Saturday evening about $50 O'Clock,
near the South Penn warehouse. He
was found the next morning by some
children further up the stream near
Lang's school house, lying face down
ward on the bank He mad been drink
ing heavily for several days. Under
taker G. G. Fish, Of this place, brought
the remains here Sunday night and pre-
pared them for burial. The father OF
the young man arrived here Tuesday
and accompanied the body to his home
in Belmont n. Y.
Madame Elrado palmist, has pitched
her tent on the Crawford lot, on Rail-
road avenue, where she can reveal to
the anxious youth what the future holds
in store for him, and give comfort
blest to village maids and sweethearts
who comnlain"
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SISTERSV1LLE.

the position

SISTEhSVILLE, w. Va, August 81.
-Sistersville is sure to have one big
day this fall, and that will be on Sep
TENDER II, when the great Wallace
shows will be here. 1t has been about
four years since this city had circus,
all on account of the inability of the
show people to get lot on which to
give the performance. The Wallace
shows this year are better than ever
before, and the entire show will be here
on the date mentioned. A large crowd
is anticipated from the country.
Miss Genevieve Kelly, money order
clerk at the postoffice, who has been on
a vacation of two or three weeks, which
were spent visiting relatives and
friends in jamestown, N. Y, and the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo,
has returned home and resumed her du
ties at the postoffice.
II. d. Speer, who has been located
here for several years as superintendent
of the Henry and Fearless Oil COM
panes, IN which he and his father are
both largely interested, will leave with
his family in a few days for his former
home in Chicago H., where he will re-
side in the future. The many friends
of the excellent family will be sorry to
hear CT their departure. Mr.. Speer
will probably be succeeded in the man
agement of the oil property here by
George w. Bishop, who has been his
able assistant for the last couple of
years. This selection would be wise
one as Mr.. Bishop is a thoroughly
capable young man.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Mckay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jaseph Boyer, and John and Clar-
ence Mckay, who have been on ten
days tour on Lake Erie, during which
they visited the PanAmerican exposi-
tition and Niagara Falls, have returned
to the city.
Gen. Doyle, of St Marys, was in the
city yesterday, attending to business
matters, and calling on old friends and
acouaintances.
Rev. and Mrs. II. B. Bowden, of
Railroad street, and Louis Corey, who
have been on sojourn of several
weeks with relatives and friends in
CA4cago and at other points along the
lakes, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Buell., of Main
street, accompanied by their son Bert,
left last evening for Bradford, Pa,
Buffalo. n. Y, and other points in
Pennsylvania and New York, where
they will visit for several weeks.
Miss Margaret Kelly, of the South
Side, s,enographer in the law office of
F. l.. Blackmarr, who has been enjoy
ing a vacation OF a couple of weeks,
which were spent visiting relatives in
New York and attending the Pan
American exposition, has returned
home.
Joseph Williams, editor of the Pleas
ants County Leader. at st. Marys, was
in the city last evening.
Arthur Doyle, manager Of the New
auditorium, who has been In the east
for couple Of weeks, booking attrac-
tons for the house the coming season,
and incidentally having good time at
some of the summer resorts, has re-
turned to the city. Mr.. Doyle secured
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
PERPETUAL PENSIONS.

The Register yesterday presented
some astounding statistics from the last
report of Pension Commissioner Evans
showing among other things that. al
though the pensioners are dying off "a
the rate of about 10000 year. the PEN
sion list is increasing. and that we have
more pensioners now than ever before
in our history. In fact there are more
people drawing civil war pensions to-
day than were mustered ont at the close
of the war in 1865. And there are over
400 coo claims pending.
What is the explanation of this long
evity of the pension when the ranks Of
the old soldiers are so rapidly thin
ning9 The New York Journal offers
one explanation:
We'll. for one thing, it has been shown
recently that while n pensioner may die
his pension in many cases is immortal
Sometimes 1t descends to his heirs, and
sometimes 1t is Just quietly annexed by a
neighbor who has taken fancy TO It. The
Government is in the habit of paying a
pension to John Smith When John Smith
dies the government does not necessarily
know it. and if the thing be properly
worked it may go on making the pay
ments to John Jones.
Cases of false impersonation are said
to be very numerous, and in the presence
of such statistics as those contained in
the Commissioner report the statement
may readily be believed The old joke
about the longevity of pensioners may not
be strictly accurate. II may be merely
the pension. and not the pensioner, that
is so long lived
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

some very fine attractions, and Will
open me house on August 18th, with
Under Two Flags"
Ashby j. Smith travelling passenger
agent for the Ohio River railroad, was
in the city last evening, comforting
with the local Knights rempiar, re-
garding the trip to the triennial con-
elave at Louisville The local com
mandery will leave here next Monday
on a special train, and the party will
number about rs. They will be joined
at Parkersburg by Calvary command
cry.
Mrs. z. A. Durham, of Main street,
left yesterday for Pittsburg, where she
will be the guest Of her parents for
short time before going to Bradford,
Pa. her former home. for short visit
While away she will also attend the
exposition at Buffalo.
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THE "PEWIKY" RAILROAD
Is Filling in the Old water Works
With slag-Evident Intention to
Continue the Already Big Yards
Err to the South.

with slaG-Evident Intention to
Continue the Already Big Yards
Far to the south.
The Register yesterday morning
noted that blasting was going on in the
vicinity of the old water works pump
ing station, at the foot of Eighth street.
and the surmise was that something OF
public importance was transpiring in
that vicinity.
An investigation Yesterday showed
that the "Pewiky" Railroad Company
has obtained possession of the former
city property, that it has leveled the
walls even with the surface of the
ground on the east side, allowing them
to stand on the river front. and that
the whole of the interior of the old
buildings below the level of the present
single track road is to be filled in with
Stag from the Top mill furnace. In
fact one train load of this Stag was
dumped yesterday about noon from a
second track laid down west of the
permanent way, and ending right at the
fire plug in the middle of the west end
of Eighth street. while further south,
for distance of probably one hundred
feet. a big earth fill has been made far
out over the bank, and which will ulti-
mately extend no one knows how far
south along the river front.
The intention is. beyond doubt, to
continue the big fill on the former low
ground for a thousand or fifteen hun
bred feet north of Eighth street indef-
initely to the south, thereby making an
encroachment on the river in times of
high water, and throwing an
unusual valume toward the Island side.
Many thousand cubic yards of water
have been and will he displaced by
these fills and must be accommodated
elsewhere when the river is high.
The property, as shown by the rec
ords at the City Hall, was sold to the
Railroad Company December 80, 1899,
for $4,000 cash, and the check for that
amount was turned into the general
fund of the city. but it does not appear
to figure in the estimated receipts for
the next fiscal year and was doubtless
swallowed up in the attempt to square
up the accounts of the year 1899.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
Patents Granted.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August IL
Patents were issued this week to four
West Virginians. One was granted to
John |. White and ]. S. Helferstay, of
Piedmont, for a device for repairing
pneumatic tires. Another was granted
to Daniel [. Spring and Andrew Long,
of Wheeling, for an apparatus for auto
matically releasing engine-house horses.
Another was granted to Charles c.
Sharp and julius F. Stone, of Booher,
for a dumping car, and the remaining
one was granted to William H. MUNICH
meyer, of Scott, for a harness snap
hook
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
Claims to Have Been Robbed.

A man named Rubie, who says he is
employed ON the B. & o. as section
hand, and who lives at what is known
as Uztown. below this city, was here to-
day for the purpose of having war
rant issued for the arrest of hobo.
Rubie claims the hobo entered his
house during his and his family's abb
sence and secured considerable cloth
ing etc The theft was committed last
evening. The usual lettering places for
hobos that have been occupied about
the city for several years is again oc-
cupied and they are affording the city
police any amount of trouble and the
city expense. Another raid will be
made upon their rendezvous in few
DAYS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

The strikers at the Lindsay e. Nc
Cutcheon mill in Pittsburg, who de-
clined to interfere with breakers
who were escorted to the works in per-
son by the wife of the superintendent,
are nothing If not gallant Such
spectacle is not to be seen outside of
the t'nited States. And. by the way, it
speaks better for the strikers than Ter
TIE manhood of TIE superintendent, who
thus uses his infinitely better halt as a
fell
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
Thursday, May 23, 1901,

commencing at 10 o clock a. m, offer for
sale at public auction. on the premises,
in parcels TO suit the purchaser. the tract
of land situate near Gregg Postoffice, on
the Wheeling and West Liberty and Beth
any Turnpike, in Ohio county, w. Va,
known as the DR.. John C. Campbell farm,
containing about 42S acres. The coal I'M
der said land, with the rights and privi-
leges necessary for the successful mining
and removing said coal and the block of
coal to which 1t may at any time belong.
will be Offered separately. The said coal
and rights, or such part or parts of said
land. will be sold at shall seem best for
the interests of the devises of said Amelia
H. Campbell.
chase money and as much more as the
purchaser shall elect to pay in cash, and
the residue in two equal annual payments,
with interest from the day of sale, the
purchaser giving his negotiable notes.
with approved security for the deferred
payments. and the title to be retained I'M
I'll the payment of the purchase money
in full.
Special Commissioner.
7 hereby certify that the above named
special commissioner has given bond in
the penalty and with the security rs re-
qured by law and the said <ecree of said
circuit court. c. II. HENNING,
Clerk.
The above sale has been adjourned until
Thursday. June 9th. 1901. same time and
place. +. JOItES,
Special Commissioner.
The sale of the above described property,
except the dwelling and about twenty
acres of land around it is adjourned until
Thursday June 10Th. 1901, at the same
hour and place.
/. F. JONES.
Special Commissioner.
The above sale is adjourned to Thurs
day, July 1tth 1901, at the same hour and
place l. f. JONES'
Special Commissioner
The above sale is adjourned until Thurs
day, September 5th. 1901, at same time
and place. |. f. JONES,
Special Commissioner
iy131S 25 au1 s, 10, % 20 se5.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
MIKE CALVIN DISCHARGED.
Proven That He Had Nothing to DO
with the Murder of GOrman-War-
rants for RentsfOrth and Brown.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August q.
AT the preliminary hearing to-day on
the charge OF numbering John German,
Mike Gavin was discharged, there
being no evidence to show that he had
anything to do with it. Several wit
nesses, however, testified that they saw
John Rem ,sforth strike the fatal blow,
and one Clyde Kester, street car con-
ductor, stated that Rentsforth entered
his car just after the murder and told
him that he had just killed a man.
Kester at the time did not believe it.
Warrants were issued for Rentsforth
and for Jessup Brown. who according
to the testimony of several witnesses,
hit German before Rentsforth did, and
they will have hearing tomorrow
morning
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
CAMERON.

CAMERON, w. Va; August 21.-Mrs.
c. E. Hutchinson has returned from At
lantic City.
Misses Nell and Virginia Miller, of
Washington. Pa. and Mrs. Palmer, of
Pittsburg, are here the guests of their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, of
the South Side
Mrs. Lazear Carpenter spent Monday
in the country at the home of Mrs.
Frank Todd.
Miss Ethel Nuss was doing the duties
Il operator at the independent tele-
nome office few days this week, dur
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

The wooden trust may find it recess
sqry to follow the lead of the steel
trust and give Paterson. n. j.. where
there is a big weavers' strike, an object
lesson in the power of trusts by dis
mantling its mills in that town. The
Board of Aldermen of Paterson has just
passed by unanimous vote an ordinance
making the picketing of mills by labor
unions allowable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
FAIRMONT.
Child Burned With CarboIic Acid.
A Freight Wreck-Bobbed by
Hnh

Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT. w. Va, August 81
Harold. the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas sharp. is at the point of death
from the effects of being burned by
carbolic acid at the home of its grand
parents, near Barracksville, this coun-
ty, yesterday. A vial of carbolic acid
had been placed on tie floor near the
bed, in order to disinfeet the room, In
which sick patient had been lying for
several days. The infant made an eff
fort to get the vial to its mouth, when
the contents of the bottle went dripping
over it. AS a result the infant is in
great agony and its death is expected.
Its age is one year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
M'MECHEN.

Rev. ]. w. Engle and wife have re-
turned from lengthy vacation spent
in the interior of the State.
Richard McCombs and wife have re-
turned to their homes at Leazureville,
after being the guests of friends here.
Rev. A. Moore. presiding elder OF the
Wheeling district, will preach in the NJ.
E. church Sunday evening, and con-
duct communion services. This Will be
Rev. Moore's last appearance here as
presiding elder, fact very much re-
GREETED by McMechen people.
Mrs j. A. Ruckman and daughter,
Miss Bertha, will go to Pittsburg Sun
day to remain two weeks with friends.
Prof. ]. T. Kings new residence on
McMechen avenue is rapidly nearing
completion.
Hon. Jasiah Sinclair. of Benwood,
was here on business yesterday.
]. A. Miller cashier of the Ohio Val
ley Bank, of Wheeling, was here on
business yesterday
Mrs. o. D. Wilson and family len
yesterday for Indiana, where they will
be the guests of relatives for month.
Mrs. Scott Chambers and family left
yesterday for New Martinsville, where
they will spend two weeks with Mrs.
Chambers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Taylor.
Among the McMechen people who
will visit Atlantic City this week are
Mrs. G. w Mcclure and daughter, Miss
Annie, Albert Voight and family. of the
Junction; Mrs. A. w. LETTERS and Mrs
Joseph Rhodes.
Mr.. Jess MARBLE and family visited
relatives in Wheeling yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

Wheeling men are on top in the or
ganization of the National Tube Co.
Wheeling men are generally found at
the front Residence in Wheeling is it.
self a liberal education in industrial en-
terprise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
PRIF. J. M. EVANS MARRIED.
Leader of the Grand Opera House Or
chestra Joined the Army of Bene-

A number of congratulatory tele-
grams were sent from this city yester-
day to Cedar Point, O., directed to Prof.
John NJ. Evans Prof. Evans was join
ed in marriage yesterday to a charming
young lady who had been soiourning at
that delightful lake resort, which is
near Sandusky.
Prof. Evans has been leading the or
chestra at Cedar Point during the sum
mer. and will return to Whe cling about
September 1st to resume his old posi-
ton as director of the Grand Opera
House orchestra. He has n host of
friends here who extend best wishes
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
Wreck on the VI. II. Division.

ion of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
near Worthington, near here, this
morning at Z o'clock. The cause is said
to be due to the spreading of the track.
Six cars, parity loaded, were derailed
and piled in a heap. The track was
torn up for three hundred feet. For
several hours traffic was abandoned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
Warden Hawk, of the Government
Prison, Getting Ready to Open In
OefaEer

U" III
October.
Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 21.-S.
A. Hawk, of West Virginia, who has
been appointed warden of the new gov
eminent penitentiary at Atlanta, is now
in the city making plans for the open
ing of that institution in October.
Heretofore the government has board
ed out" its prisoners at various State
penitentiaries. Most of the District Of
Columbia convicts have of late years
been sent to Moundsville, West Ntr-
ginia, and the authorities there are
eagerly inquiring how coon they are to
be relieved of this contingent. Ohio
jails also have a good many govern
ment prisoners.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

need to fear the coming winter and its
high priced meats and vegetables as long
as he can secure the nutritious bean at a
reasonable price. Beans come in A variety.
and the housekeeper can serve them IN
many palatable ways besides the Boston
method.
Rice is another good article of food that
will be plentiful and cheap. wheat is
now put on the market in many FORMS
and. like rice. can be used as substitute
for meat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-22

A New Yorker, who had been 'out
with the boys" and took off his shoes
in order to enter his domicile quietly
was fred at four times by his wife,
who thought him burglar. There is
a moral in this somewhere.