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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
OF Immense Magnitude.

Mcdowell Recorder.
The men connected with the big
trolly scheme, to run cars every half
hour between WEIGH and Bluefield, are
highly pleased with the progress of
their work. Everybody has cheerfully
given any information and assistance
sought, within his power, and already
most of the rights of way have been Sc
cured and all necessary franchises along
the proposed route.
But the biggest feature of the whole
scheme is the electric plant to be con-
structed. 1t is proposed at some cen
trail point between Welch and Bluefield
(Powhatan now being favored), to put
in something like 5000 horse power
boilers and engines to run the dynamos
and supply the country within a radius
Of fifty miles with all the electricity
needed or desired for all purposes,
viz: for electric hauling, electric coal
cutting and mining, for telephones, in
short to furnish current at a mini
mum cost for any purpose desired, all
over the field. The promoters say that
all machinery run by private parties or
corporations can greatly reduce the cost
of their power by making a change
from steam to electricity, and nothing
is too small or too large to claim their
attention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

The settlement Of the Albany street
car strike by mutual concessions was a
good piece of news, which ought to have
come sooner 1t shows there was sat
isfactory middle ground on which the
disputants could have met at the start
and avoided a struggle that has resulted
in destruction of property and loss OF
life. The same is true of most dis
putes between capital end labor. It is
high time the door was opened to gen
eral arbitration of all sucn controver-
sizes. 1t is the only civilized method.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

servant. i tradesznan. filler of the sou
or mariner.
Rev. Charles on. Pope has lately pub
lished work on The Pioneers Of
Massachusetts" which includes only
those who came to Massachusetts prior
to 1850. There are about 5000 in all.
MIR. Pope examined into the occupations
of LIPS of the earlier settlers and
found of tillers of the soil there were
1923. house and ship carpenters, 210;
tailors, lis; merchants, 1903; shoemak-
ers, 81; sea captains, Is; weavers. 81;
booksellers, 1; printers, 2; grocers, q;
ministers 81; physicians, 81; school
masters, 16. Gentlemen, ladies, knights
and esquires numbered 1T; yeomen.
122, and servants, 240 1t is to be re-
membered, however, that the term SER
want was applied to any person under
the control of another, whatever his
family connections.
Many of the trades of the earlier day
have passed out of existence-such as
the armorers, pewterers, calendars,
canoniers, dish turner's, fellmongers,
fnerymen, Orders, nailers, SINNERS and
thackers.
Then, too, the American geneologist
often finds himself up against a propo-
sition that makes him glad to drop the
search, and consider himself an i'm
provement on his forbears.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
West Virginia Pensions.

Special to the Register
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May Pensions
nave been allowed the following West Vir-
ginia applicants:
=, original, Albert Washington. Charles
mown, -. Increase. CHRISTOPHER c. Lee
Terra Alta, sl7: Adam ]. Brannan Beech
Hll, IS; jackson Peterson. Eagle X9:
Erastus Patton. Reid. Sl2; George Stewart
stevens, Sl2; Moses c. Beavers. Kingwooa
slt' oscar Harshman, Minnora $l2; Thorn
as clark, Wolf Run, IS; Joseph e. Watts
Morgantown, SIT, Ross NJ Myers Wheel
ing, $40; Isaac Sheets. Goose Creek, $40:
george " Tracy. Wheeling, IS; Anthony
Mozler, Moundsvile. $40; William A. Scott,
New Cumberland. $12; William Nj SMITH
Clifton Mills. 81; Phillip Miller HinkIe
y; original Widows, etc, Susan s. Britt
wheeling, IS; Margaret Cook. Siberia. IS:
EiiZabeth r. Smiley. Fedora, S.: Mary
:. Fontz, Sigman. IS: Lucinda Crawford
Leon, ~; Clara Martin, Wheeling, IS; MI
nor Of Gallatin Lee. ST Adams. $40 War
with Spain, Original Oscar VIM, Bar
poursviile, S. Reissue, Jacob H. Args-
Drite, Spencer, s2f Restoration and Re
issue, John Crawford. Leon, $50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
A Curious Will.

New York Tribune.
A wealthy land owner near Smolensk,
Russia, died not long ago, and after
the funeral his heirs looked vainly for
the will. but without success.
A few days later young man, seeing
graphophone on the table in the H.
brary put into it record which he
supposed was that Of a popular Russian
song. TO his amazement and terror,
instead of song he heard the dead
mans voice recite the words of the
missing will.
The heirs were notified of the discov-
cry. lawyers were summoned. and they
lost no time in examining the record
containing the will. 1t was found to be
fiawless, and the question then arose
whether will left on a graphophone
cylinder would be deemed valid by the
courts. The question is now before the
Supreme Court of st. Petersburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

minded people who have said. disIe-
garding the penalties TOR libel. that he
gave some service to both sides during
the controversy Of war, and finally
found surcease from danger in volun-
tary exile to New Mexico. where he
early graduated as successful Office
seeker
How be it, however, his success
makes the plea of the statute of limita-
tion a good one. and if he ever COM
mitted any sins they have been long
since condoned, unless they were po-
itical sins. and for these he has been
duly and triumphantly rewarded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Two Accidents.
"U 1fVCHWVHtss
Monroe Waterman.

Monroe Waterman.
Lonnie Phillips, of Hinton, aged IS,
fell while attempting to jump on a NOV
ing c. & o. freight train at Don, Sum-
mers county, was run over and had his
right foot crushed so badly that DR..
Cooper, of Hinton, had to amputate it
at the ankle. J. w. Anderson, aged 10,
fell while attempting to board a NOV
ing train on the upper c. & o. yard at
Hinton May Sth, and had his right leg
so horribly crushed that it had to be
amputated. He is son of Engineer
Letcher Anderson. His home is at
Ronceverte. He was in the act of
boarding the train to get back to Romeo
verte when he fell and received the in
jury which cost him his leg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

~ WlIat No Wfeng and ian his horse
down along the river Ia search OF the
girl. In few hundred yards he saw
her wash over q large rock in rough
and deep rifiIe He plunged in after
her with his horse but the water ran
over the back Of his horse and he could
not make good speed though he whip
ped it over the head and spurred with
his heels. Finally he reached the girl.
who was sinking and pulled her up over
his horse in front of the saddle But
he could Dot get out of the water up
stream the way he came in SO all he
could doswas to swim his horse through
a hole below where the water was over
his horses back, and of course over the
girl in front of his saddle, for she hung
head downward as If dead. 1t was all
Mr.. Snyder could do to hold her on at
all and handle the horse He finally
got through and as he pulled up the
bank his saddle girth broke and he and
the girl both went to the ground.
But they were out of the water. Then
came a struggle to bring life to the
CIR, for she seemed dead Taking her
across his knees with her head down,
he pressed her chest in and out, in and
out, rapidly. from the sides and from
front and back The water few from
her mouth and nostrils, but there seem
ed no life for some minutes. Finally
there was a heavy thub of the heart
just one. 1t had not beat before. He
kept on working the chest and in ten
minutes she gasped for breath and her
pulse began to be perceptible. Within
a half hour she could speak and in an
hour was able to walk to house near
by. She floated about a quarter of a
mile from the place where she fell in,
to where she was taken out, and
through very rough water part of the
way and through two or three deep
holes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
PostaI Anairs.
Special to the Register.


WASHINGTON. d. C.. NAV 1o-Now
pestomices have been established in West
virginia az Gwinn Cabell county, Con-
Welsy J. Gwinn, postmaster; Virgie Clay
county. James II. Dorsey, postIns Ster
The postoffice at Eldorado. Clay county
mas been discontinued. Man should be sent
70 Shelton. Star service has been estab-
Hshed between Eva and Burnthouse
Fourth class postmasters appointed: r..
n. Moorehead. Lucille, Writ county, vice
j. M. Daniel, removed. Clarence ".
Shires, Zenith, Monroe county, vice A. Il
Beamer, removed; l.. A. Flanagan, Gem
trial station, Doddridge county. vice Dam
Iel Rollins, removed; @. A. Flora. Paw
Paw Morgan county, vice s b. EdmIs-
ton, removed, Joseph II. Gadd. Duhrlng,
Mercer county, vice g. W. Bailey, re-
moved; James Mcknight Hebron. Pieas-
ants county, vice Thomas T.. Clovis. re-
moved; Lewis bemley. Holman Monon-
gala county, vice J. 5. Brown, resigned
j. r. Boiling. Garland. Barbour county.
vice I. Il. Douglas resigned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

sSA~ - ksAS < AAARAAA4 - -
gle.
In August. 1896, an insurrectien broke
out in Cavite under the leadership Of
Emilio Aguinaldo. and soon spread to 9TH
er provinces on both sides of Manila. It
continued with varying successes on beth
sides, and the trial and execution of nu-
merous insurgents, until December, 1897,
when the Governor General, Primo de Ri
vera, entered into written agreement with
Aguinaldo, the substance of the document
which is in possession of Senior Filipe
Agoncillo, who accompanies me to Wash
ington, being attached hereto, and marked
A In brief, it required that Aguinaldo
and the other insurgents should leave the
country, the government agreeing to pay
them eight hundred thousand dollars in
silver and promising to introduce numer-
Gus reforms, including representation in
the Spanish Cortez, freedom of the press
general amnesty for all insurgents, and
the expulsion of secularization of the mo-
nastic orders
"Aguinaldo and his associates went to
Hong Kong and Singapore. A portion of
the money, four hundred thousand dol
lars, was deposited in banks at Hong
Aguinaldo and one of his subordinate
chiefs named Artacho, which is interesting
on account of the very honorable position
taken by Aguinaldo. Artacho sued for a
division of the money among the insur-
gents according to rank. Aguinaldo claim
ed that the money was a trust fund, and
was to remain on deposit until it was seen
whether the Spaniards would carry out
their promised reforms, and if they failed
to do so, it was to be used to defray the
expenses of a new instruction. The suit
was settled out of court by paying Arta-
cho S., 00O
No steps have been taken to introduce
the reforms, more thaA two thousand in
surgents, who had been deported to Fer
nando Pc and other places, are still in
confinement, and Aguinaldo is now using
the money to carry on the operations of
the present instruction"
The United States can afford to do
justice to -Aguinaldo but it cannot af-
ford to misrepresent him. Now that
the peace agreement has been signed
may be even the imperial organs will adj
NIT that Aguinaldo was actuated by
honorable and patriotic motives. This
is good deal to expect, though, from
the aforesaid organs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
BY THE END OF THIS CENTURY.

ny THE END OF THIS CENTURY.
The government is not holding out
the inducements once extended to the
surplus population of Europe to emil
CRATE to these shores, but is rather In
clined to frown on it, and it is not SO
surprising that during the past few
years there has not been so much heard
of European immigration. Besides the
restrictions that have been imposed the
industrial situation abroad has some
what improved.
Notwithstanding the falling off in the
influx from Europe, Mr. P. o. Austin
Chief of the United States Bureau OF
Statistics, estimates that by the end OF
the Twentieth Century this country
will have a population of 100000 600.
Both immigration and the natural in
crease will produce the result Even
when this aggregate is reached, the
United States will not have as many
people per square mile as Belgium or
Germany or the Netherlands or Eng
land and Wakes.
Mr.. Austin points out that the United
States would have no difficulty in find
ing room for such population. He
refers to the large areas of what were
formerly waste lands that have been
reclaimed and are now supporting a
comfortable number of people. With
the density of the population continual
ly increasing, even the larger areas of
waste lands could be taken up.
By comparison with other countries,
a population of 800 ,O00,eo0 for the Unit
ed States would not be very large. If
the entire country were as thickly set
tied as Rhode Island, we should now
have 1,173,150OOo people. Java and
Madura. about the size of Alabama,
support 100000 people, equal to SIT
people per square mile. In Belgium
there are $40; in the Netherlands, 401;
in England and Wales, 49S, and in all
Europe, exclusive of Norway, Sweden
and Russia, there are 203 persons 30 the
square mile.
If the United States. excluding Alas
ka and the islands, were as thickly
settled as Europe, we should have 602,-
100000 people. If we had the same den
sity of population as England, Neither
lands and Belgium, the census would
give us population of 1854 $40 900.
Were we as thickly settled as Belgium
the population of the United States
would be ,776,000, O00 If we had as
many people per square mile as Italy
we should have S61 100000 people; the
same as Germany, 7S4, 900 600: the same
as France 564 800 ,0Oo; the same as Den
mark, 525y69O, 900.
1t will be observed that there is small
cause for alarm in these figures. It will
be century or two yet before we reach
the crowded condition of "pauper la
bor' Europe. The future of the United
States is nothing but roseate. If we
already lead the world with a popula>
ton of but $4,000 900, what will! we do
with 300,0OOO0O?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Hung Up.
Mcdowell Recorder.

Mcdowell Recorder.
The report comes that Crane & Cole,
the big Cincinnati timber and lumber
dealers operating to the extent of many
thousand dollars in Wyoming county,
have filed injunctiens in the Federal
court to restrain Buskirk & Wittenberg
and all sub-contractors under them,
from further cutting or removing any
more timber from the big tract of e,000
acres owned by them until questions in
difference can be adjusted This is
very unfortunate as it affects the inter-
est of no fewer than 500 men engaged
for some time past in logging the tim
Der on this tract
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
resulting in the Death of n Minis
ter's Wife and Probably Fatal In
Jurfes to the Husband.

special to the Register.
CHARLES TOWN. w Va. May H.
crossing the s. & O. railroad. at : ocleck
TINS TINS evening in buggy. were struck by 4
rslSt tram az Shenandoah Junction six
IilleS Morth or this place Mrs Kennedy
was Killed outright and AR Kennedy was
80 pa2Iy injured that his life is despairei
OIL OF, re e,, Is pastor of the Methodist Epis-
s Gpsi Shnreh, South, OF this place, and
to- 1as cnarSe at Shenandoah june
r, .un g which he ad gone to fill an ap-
PPo,ntment. The horse was Killed and the
SSussy completely wrecked Mrs Kenne-
ny Doey was hreught TO this nlace
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

If Mr.. Rockefeller has formed a conf
bination to include all the large gail
roads of the middle west except those
Of the Hill-Morgan combine, and is
planning an air line from ocean to
ocean, Wheeling can give him a pointer
on good profitable route through this
section,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Big BottIing Works.

eDSIef ECnO.
The Webster Springs Bottling Com
pany is the name of new chartered or
ganization for the purpose of putting
on the market on large scale the Web
ster Salt Sulphur water. The company
has a capitalization of hundred thou
sand dollars. Those interested in the
project include Col John 7. McGraw, of
Grafton; Superintendent A. M. Lane, Of
Fairmont, and Hon. Jake Fisher, of SUIT
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Found Sixpence.
Romney Times.

7 "
Our old friend, David Foreman, of
Cold Stream, came to town last Tuesday
to attend court. While here he showed
us an English coin the size of an Amer
lean dime with the date 1887 on it. He
found it at his home and it has been
fairly preserved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
A Narrow Escape.

Parsons Advocate.
Captain Samuel Snyder, of near Har-
man, was in town the first of the week
and told us of a very narrow escape of
Miss Bennett, daughter of June Ben
nett. She is about sixteen years of age
and with woman and little girl was
crossing the Dry Fork and fell in Mr.
Snyder happened along shortly after
and found out with some little difficult
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

Special to the Register
SALEM. w. Va, May 19.--The new Sew
enth Day Baptist church costing fifteen
thousand dollars, was dedicated to-day.
The amount was raised to pay off the in
debtedness. The denomination met in
front of the saloons tonight and held an
old fashioned meeting. praying and sing
ing for the wicked people of the town.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

Phillips has let upon corn and is en-
deavoring to chase all the wheaktn the
country into corner One of these
days this Napoleon of the Chicago grain
pit may meet his Waterloo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

Special to the Register

PARkERSBURG, w. Va, May ia.-Ths
9. A. X. reunion, which was aba ndoned
last month because OF the food viii he
he held this week. The opening day ia
Thursday and the camp FIRE Will be held
that night Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, OF
Athens. Ohio, will be the principal speak
a large parade. in which the city officials.
the fire department the military COM
panles and the various civic societies VIII
participate. The officers for the ensuing
year Will also be elected then
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

King Edward is expected to receive
in private the members of the New
York Chamber of Commerce who will
visit London next month. He had bet
ter watch out that they don't walk off
with the British lion on a string.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
A VERY TIGHT TOWN.
everything Closed Up in Hunting
ton Yesterday.
Special 10 the Register.

70 TIC tNeElSter.
HUNTINGTON. w. va. MAY 1e.-This
was probably the most quiet Sunday ever
experienced Exp in Huntington. Hiram Cor
sued orders to the chief OF police TO see
tnat every barber shop, saloon. soda foun-
LII Ice cream parlor, restaurant. fruit
ed on the Sabbath day. His orders were
carried out and even boot blacks were
oraered of the streets Several excursion
parues entering the city were unable even
70 gel ice water. Street cars to neight,or-
ing CITIES could not begin to handle the
elected for two years
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Enterprise.
Spencer Bulletin

CptIlC6f bUII5LIlI.
A Ronceverte undertaken has the
mummified body of man on exhibition
in his establishment, having preserved
the body with preparation of his own
invention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
Dedication Postponed.
Special to the Register.

sp'7NItI % IIt ItNBIaTef.
PARKERSBURG. w va, May 19-Ths
dedication of the new 10000 " T.. church
South. which was to have been held to-
day. was postponed TIL the first Sunday In
July, when Bishop Morrison win be pres
ent and deliver the dedicatorv SERMON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

1t looks very much as though DR.. D.
B. Purinton, of Dennison University
Granville, o., would be the new Presi-
dent of the State University.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
REGISTER AGENCIES.

WHERE THE REGISTER CAN BE
PURCHASED OUT OF TOWN.
CHARLESTON, W. Va--Hotel Ruffner
News Stand.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Queen News
Stand National Hotel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

What a pity that common sense
could not have held sway at the open
ing of the Albany strike, instead OF
later
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

William c. Whitney, of New York,
has given the sum of S25 1000 to the
Yale bicentennial fund. 1t will be
available at once
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

The strike of over 100 900 machinists
to-day will be swipe at prosperity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

The steamship Empress of India has
arrived at Victoria, B. c., from China
and Japan with 2,284 bales of silk.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
IndIcfmenfs Fnund.

Special to the Register
SALEM. w. Va. May 1s-Thirty indlct-
ments were found by the grand jury which
adjourned yesterday
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

1t seems difficult for May to settle
down and be real good.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
A Famou. summer Resort.

Grant County Press
The Lee White Sulphur Springs. bet
ter known as Towards Lick in
Hardy county, will be opened for the
season on June 21st.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The big strike Of the machinists is
due to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20

Stamps of the denomination OF two cents
and less accepted for amounts less IMAM
one dollaf
Correspondence containing impofxant
news solicited from every part OF the sur-
rounding country.
Tributes of Respect and Obituary NO
tees, five cents per line.
Rejected communications Will not pc re-
postage.
THE REGISTER, embracing its several
editions. is entered at the Postonice at
Wheeling, w Va, as second-class matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-20


The Register acknowledges the re-
celpt of the quarterly Magazine of the
West Virginia Historical and Antiquar-
ian Society, the publication containing
much information of interest and value.
The sea serpent has made his regu-
lar annual appearance on the Atlantic
coast, in the neighborhood of it's ia
vorite summer resorts. This time the
reptile is two hundred feet long and
wears horns
The battleship Ohio Is in the water.
but the launching Of the Missouri,
building on the Atlantic coast, prom
Uses to be delayed for two years beyond
the stipulated time. They don't build
as good ships in Europe as we of Amer
lea, but they have the knack of build
ing them a good deal more quickly.
Il never read the newspapers, and the
grievances of laborers have no inter-
est for me-" says one of Boston's lead
ing society women Some may be
moved to wonder whether she has ever
read the rather sad but glorifed story
of the life of an humble carpenter who
lived some 1900 years ago.-Boston
Herald.
No" said Mr.. Meddergrass. the
Consolidated, Combined, Colossal Meg
atherium and Mastodonic Monarchs of
the Minstrel World didn't do well in
our town. They didn't tell single
joke that any of us could remember, an
We didn't get the funny points figgered
out until two weeks after they had left
town, which was, of course, and conse-
quently, too late for applause. Give us
joke that we rec'onize from old
acquaintance an We'll do our parts as
an audience, but when any O. these new
model witticisms. so to speak. is hand
ed out to us, we got to study over EN-
first before indulgin in the proper
amount O. laughter. ''-Baltimore Amer
lean.