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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
A BIT of Boyvery Dialogue.

This gem of metropolitan English is
vouched for by the New York CORE
sp0ndent OF the PIttsburg Commercial
Gazette:
l heard this bit of dialogue between
two Bowery hoodlums the other day:
Said one as he pointed to his shiny
black trousers: "oh. Chlmmy. howcher
like me bIacksT' ~
"All right" was the response, 'but
dey amt ez good ez yer lightest."
"G'wan. yer guy; git wise. Desc is
dose. only ] had 'em dyed"
And then they, got aboard a car. r
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08

In larceny case in Maine it was
agreed to go on with only IL men on
the jury. The trial lasted several
hours. and then the jury retired to
deliberate upon the evidence and find
verdict. After being out four hours
the jury reported that it could not
agree. and accordingly 1t was dis.
charged from further duty in the case,
and the prisoner was remanded to the
jail. A little later the attorneys for the
respondent got att one of the jury
men and asked him how the vote stood
I'm the jury room.
"weil." said he. 1--WE baIloted about
20 times. and each time there were IL
votes for conviction, but at no time
could we get II votes for conviction, so
we had to report disagreement"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
PALMA IS PRESIDENT
Chosen to Be First Chief Executive of
the Cuban Republic.
HE ACCEPTS THE HONOR MODRsrLY.
sterling Cuban Patriot Receives a
shower Of. Congratulations From
His conference.-the Was First
Choice OF General Gomez.

New York. Jan, General Thomas
Estrada Palma. the newly-eIected pres
ident of Cuba, has received many dis
patches and kilograms OF felicitation
from various parts OF Cuba and this
country.
tiago. cabled In the name of the mu-
nicipal council: II, with the presi-
dent, wish you a happy New Year and
all pleased to greet you as the first
magistrate OF the Cuban republic"
A dispatch from DR.. d. NJ. SataIos at
Havana, veteran of the 10 years war
in Cuba. sent a message of congratu-
lation. From Nuevitas. province of
Puerto Principe, MIGUEL Roura sent
the following Dispatch:
Happy New Year. Triumph in Nue.
vitas. Hundred congratulations"
Senior Joaquin Forum, brother-in-
law OF the late lose Marti, said in a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
CLEANED AT A GLANCE.
Made So Brief the Hasty Reader NJ

Made So Brief the Hasty Reader May
Read as He Runs.
Foreman, Ark, nearly wiped out by
Ore. Less $4,000.
Vspdome theater at Nashville. finest
theater in the south. burned. Loss
$50.O0e..'J . ~ Itf
James W. Newman, elected secre-
tary OF state OF Ohio 10 1882. died at
his home In Portsmouth. o.
-BatIsh war ofiee repoftsS total Bcer
Ioss ~ kffiedc. wou&ded ands raptured
during 1901. was 1887 men.
BrickIayers at Richmond. Va. lock-
ed pnt for refusing to accept rules OF
contractOEs. Work atasstandsdH.
During ice boat races on Lake Mo-
mona, Wisconsin. boat dashed into
crowd of-spectatOrs. killing John a.
Fiseus and injuring two others.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
BANK
Ca.aese Indemnity win Give 1t a
Boost at the Start
N IS CHARACTERIZED N coNNEcTIcUT.
Branches Will BE Established In the
Philippines = Reaching Out For
Oriental and South America Bus
iness Plans and Purposes.

New York. Jan. 2.-The plans OF the
International Banking corporation,
which has been named by the presi-
dent as repository for the portion OF
the Chinese indemnity due TO the
United States have been explained by
General Thomas II. Hubbard, presi-
dent of the board of directors OF the
new corporation. He says that after
the Philippine agency is established
other branches will beins.itutef in The
principal cities of the Philippines. Tho
ultimate purpose is that the entire
Orient and South and Central America
shall be comprehended by the opera
tions OF the bank.
All is the natural outgrowth of the
commercial and territorial expansion
OF the United States, continued Gen.
Hubbard. Heretofore there has been
no particular need in the United States
for banking institution doing an in
ternational business, but since the
Spanish war and the tremendous trade
OF recent years with South America,
and the promise of a constantly in
creasing commerce with China and
the Orient .the necessity for. just such
an Institution as this has been de-
veloped.
Heretofore all the exchange with for
eign countries has been handled by
the banks of Berlin and London. There
are a number of International banks in
these cities. 1t will be the purpose of
the international banking corporation
to secure as much as possible of the
exchange business heretofore handled
by these foreign banks with which
this country is concerned.
So far comparatively little has been
done by the new bank, its charter by
special enactment OF the Connecticut
legislature having been obtained only
last June. General Hubbard said a
branch would be established in New
York city. although the bank here
would not be for purpose of deposit,
exchange alone being handled. This
New York bank Is to be sort of
clearing house for the various branch
es controlled by the main institution.
The reason why the charter was OBJ
tanned In Connecticut, according to
General Hubbard, is found in the fact
that the laws of that state are unusu-
ally liberal to banking institutions.
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Come to Huntington.
BUSINESS COLLEGE

Is located in the coming Industrial
center of three States: Ohio, West
Virgin ia and Kentucky. Huntington
is beautifully located on the Ohio rfv-
er, has more wide streets and avenues
than any other city in the country.
College location most beautiful and
healthful- Our close Identification
with the business interests of the
three States immediately adjoining
enables US to readily secure employ
ment for our graduates. This is the
coming commercial training school.
Get your bu mess education, where
you will be needed in the Industrial
world. Write for catalogue to-day.
Address,
w. A. RIPLEY, Sec'Y,
Huntington. W. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
Rear Admiral Roe Buried.

Washington, Jan. Impressive fu.
neral services were held Thursday at
St Johns Episcopal church over tne
late Rear Admiral Francis A. Roe. u.
S. N, retired. Among the officiating
clergymen was Rev. William Taylor
Snyder, a nephew of the deceased. The
remains were escorted to Airing.
ton cemetery by a detachment OF
marines commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel r. r. Russell, headed by the
full marine band. The pail bearers
were eight sailors, the honorary pail
bearers being Rear Admirals Green
Schley, Weaver. Ludlow and Watson
Captains Sigsbee and Bartlett, and
Frank Hackett, former assistant sec.
rotary OF the navy.
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HoteI and Theater threatened.

New York, Jan. 2.-The Morton
house and Keith's theater at Union
square and Fourteenth street were
threatened with destruction by fire.
Fully 100 frightened patrons of the
hotel were forced by smoke to make
hasty exit from their rooms, and %
firemen We're overcome by smoke.
Loss estimated at $4,000 The hotel
and theater are in the same building.
The fire was confined to the lower part
of the hotel. The theater was not
damaged.
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PREsIpRNr PAIhi

message from. Mexico City: 81 am
particularly delighted at your success
as was one of the first to advise your
candidacy. am pleased, too, because
you have been an immaculate patriot
all your life"
General Palma was particularly
pleased with a cable message from
Libara, Santiago province, which is
his native state. This dispatch read (:
Oriental patriots salute you as the
first president OF Cuba"
Emilio Agramonte telegraphed this
from New York: "Hurrah for the
honorable president of our country in
whose hands its prosperity ami aappi-
ness will be safe"
Thes Cuban president-eIect was as
reticeHt as ever regarding the policy
of ks administration. He said in an
Interview: "I have not had the least
ambition to fill any public ONCE in
fact, 1 all along refused to allow my
name to be put forward as a presiden-
tialCandtdate. am disappointed that
there should have been any dissatis-
faction over the election. / consented
to the use of my name only at the last
minute. when it was too late to with.
draw. But 1 thought that absolute
harmony, prevailed, and that General
Maso had consented to accept the
vice presidency really would have
preferred to have been allowed to stay
out of politics and attend to my pri.
vate affairs"
Senior Palma has been a resident OF
the United States about IS years, and
during the war which resulted in rout.
ing the Spaniards from Cuba he was
at the head of the Cuban junta in New
York. He was regarded as the guild.
ing spirit in that struggle, cooperating
with General Gomez, the Cuban com
mander-fn-chief in the field. General
Gomez. often called the Washington
of Cubas might have been the first
president of the new republic. but ii
was net his ambition and he came to
the United States some months ago to
persuade Senior Palma to stand for
he
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
Currency statement.

Washington. Jan. 2.-The monthly
circulation statement of the comptroII
er of currency shows that at the close
of the year 1901 the circulation or ma.
tional bank notes was $3.50 ,2S9, 726, an
increase as compared with December
81, 1900, OF $20.148.5 51, and an in.
crease for the month of s569,O15. The
circulation based on United States
bonds amounted to s325, OOs 1906, an in.
crease for the year of S16.714, 632, and
decrease for the month of 81 POP $50.
The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to $35, 2SO,42O, an in.
crease for the year of S3,43S,9l9 and
an increase for the month OF sII,T7I..
S95. The amount of United States
registered bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes was S926.2SO,2S and
to secure public deposits S110,S44. 600.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
Asphalt Trust In pefault.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE actual de-
fault of the National Asphalt compa-
ny, which was anticipated several
days ago. and for which receivers
have been appointed, occurred Thurs.
day when the payment OF $500 900 due
to the sinking fund and as interest on
bonds was not made OF this amount
100000 was due to the land title COM
pany by thu Asphalt Company or
America
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
WakefeId's Troubles.

South birmingham, Mass, Jan. D.
warrant was secured from the dis
trict court here charging perjury
against William c. Wakefield. the
young promoter OF large financial en-
terprises who is in Jail at Cambridge.
The instrument was issued on COM
plant that Wakefield, as treasurer OF
the International Copper syndicate,
swore falsely to returns made to the
commissioner of corporations as to
the capital stock of the concern. The
warrant will be served on him just as
soon as an attempt is made to secure
his release on bail from the charge of
larceny, for he was arrested on his ar
rival from London before Christmas.
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sampson,s condition Serious.

Washington, Jan. admiral Samp-
sons malady progresses slowly but
very steadily toward the end. Medical
science cannot check it. Symptoms of
arterial degeneration have appeared.
such as are incident to his malady. in
jecting great uncertainty into the case.
Moreover. the patient is becoming less
tractable and responsive to treatment.
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PARTY Struck bv street Car.

Chicago. Jan. 2.-Five persons were
seriously injured, one fatally, in a col
lision between a carriage and a Hal.
sted street electric car at Fifty-third
street. The surrey, which was demol-
ished, was occupied by Samuel
Fuller, his wife and four children. All
suffered broken bones and bruises and
little Helen Fuller was crushed SO
badly that she can not recover.
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DIV Goods store Looted.

De Soto. Ia. Jan 2.-The Brown Dry
Goods, store was burglarized and APP
proximately two wagon loads OF valu-
able plumber was secured. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, consisting OF
clothing. drygoods and jewelry. Bolts
of cloth We're found scattered along
the road short distance, after which
the trail cannot be followed.
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PREFERRED STOCK RETIRED.

Northern Pacific Perfects Its Plans
Preliminary to Merger Scheme.
New York, jan 2.-Formal notice
was issued Thursday that in exercise
OF the power conferred upon IL the
Northern Pacific Railway company
had retired its entire preferred stock.
Each and every holder of a certificate
for preferred stock not heretofore sur
rendered will. upon presentation and
surrender of his certificate at the cffice
Of the company, No. 40 Wall street, re-
ceive payment in cash at par. Except
as to this claim, all rights and claims
OF the preferred stockholders have
ceased to exist.
Notice was also given by the North
ern Pacific Railway company tGat 1t
had elected to require the holder OF
every 4 per cent. contrcIertible certifi-
cat of the company to convert the
same into the common stock of the
company at the rate of one share or
500 for each 800 of unpaid principal
Of the certificate and upon presenta-
ton and surrender of such certificate
at the company's Office the holder Will
be entitled to receive therefor common
stock Of the company at the rate aforc
said. No interest will accrue or be
payable on any such certificate from
and after January /, 1902.
These notices showed that the capt.
tai stock of the company now consists
OF $55,00G,000 entirely in common
stock, and that the bond certificates is
sued to provide for the retirement of
the preferred stock would De retired
Immediately. The effect of this was
to put what was formerly preferred
stock on the same basis as the old
common
All of the Northern Pacific stock fs
to be taken over by the Northern Sc
curities company, which will also ac-
quire all OF the stock OF the Great
Northern. The Northern Securities
company will thus hold the stock GER
tificates of the two companies, and
under the settlement agreed upon be-
tween the contending interests for
properties in its charge.
The belief in Wall street is general
that the rapid retirement of Northern
Pacific preferred stock, followed by
the redemption of the bonds issued
for its retirement, removed the obsta-
cles in the way of carrying out the
plan for the adjustment OF difficulties
which grew out of the contest for con-
troll of the Northern Pacific last May.
1t was this contest and a sensational
rise of Northern Pacific common to
$1,000 a share which brought about
the sensational decline in tie pr!ees
NJ nfhar cacttrftiaS Mau q
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Q Freight trains collide.

Keithville. La, Jan. 2.-Freight
trains on the Texas Pacific. collided
at this place and Fireman w. j. Dam
iels OF. Houston and JAS, Kane, hos
tier, were killed. George Arnold, race
horse valued at 1000, was killed and
several other race horses were injured.
The horses belonged to ]. w. Fuller of
Mills Point. Tex, and, were on the
way home nom the winter meeting at
New Orleans. Twelve cars burned.
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Riots In Wales

London, Jan. 2.-Bangor, North
Wales, and its district are again un.
der control of the military owing to
further serious riots between striker :
and workers at Lord Penrhyn's Beth.
seda Quarries. There was so much
wrecking of houses that u detachment
OF cavalry was hastily summoned from
Aldershot and the militia Bas drafted
from Lichfield.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
The stylu..

The Roman pen, or stylus, was an
iron implement. sharp at one end like
an anvil and fiat at the other like pa
per cutter. 1t was used for writing on
tablets of wood or ivory covered with
wax. The sharp end was employed
for writing and the fat for erasing or
correcting what was written.
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A LOCOMOTIVE LET GO.
Five Men Killed Outright and others
Were Seriously Injured.
VICTIMS WERE HORRIBLY MANdLED.
FrightfG Catastrophe In Shops of
Georgia Central at sIacon-Trafns
Wrecked and Other EaiIwayMis-
haps Causing Loss of Life.

Macon. Ga. Jan. 2.-The boiler of a
locomotive on the Georgia Central
railway exploded at the shops in this
city, killing FIVE men outright and
badly injuring IL others. three OF
whom will probably die.
The dead are: John NJ Mcdonald,
machinist, Tosh Hodges, engineer, and
James O'Neill, white; Urish Cornelius.
a colored helper. and one unidentified.
The heads of two of the victims
were blown 100 feet from the bodies.
The explosion wrecked the round
house in which the engine was stand
ing. A negro painting the top OF the
roundhouse was blown 100 yards, his
body being reduced to an unrecogniz,
able mass. Henry Fox. a machinist.
was fatally injured. Alderman l..
Willis. who was passing at the time.
was severely injured.
The explosion also wrecked three To-
comotives that were in the building.
The shock broke every window in a
building at the corner of Poplar and
Fifth streets, I'VE blocks from where
the explosion occurred.
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A Shot, Frnm .Innit.-

= Astronomers say that shot Il 4 on
the equator Of Jupiter would travel
with rotary motion at a speed 40
times greater than that OF a cannon
ball fired at the earth's equator.
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EIre in Iowa TOWN.

wsstoa La Jan 23Tl5A fire which
started IN the general store of Petrus
Peterson did $4,000 damage and de-
stroyed four OF the principal places or
business and three dwellings.
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Died of Old aoe.

Middletown. Conn, Jan. 2.-Rev.
John Wesley Beach, LII. D., formerly
president Of the Wesleyan university,
Is dead at his residence here, after a
long sickness due partly to old age.
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Was the Oldest odd FeHow.

Santa Barbara, Cal. Jan Z.-James
Davidson. the oldest Odd Fellow in.
the United States. Is dead here. He
was born in West Virginia SO FEARS
ago, and became member OF Frank
In lodge at wheeltpg June IL. 1888.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
NIH1LIsr OUTRAGE.
Bomb Exploded at the Palace of the
Grand Duke Constantine.


Paris. Jan. IA dispatch from
Key, European Russia, says a bomb
was exploded Wednesday night under
the balcony of the palace of the Grand
Duke Constantine. The explosion oc-
CURED at a moment when IL aIons
were thronged with guests. A great
panic followed, but nobody was IN
jured, though the damage done was
considerable. All the windows near
the scene of the e y osion were shat
tered. Nihilist students are suspect
ed OF committing the outrage. and Is
students haYe been arrested.
The Grand Duke Constantine is a
son of the late Grand Duke Constan-
tine, who was the brother of Emperu-
Alexander. One of the present Greno
Duke Constantine's sisters is the
Queen of Greece. The grand duke is
president OF the Imperial Academy of
Sciences. aide-de-camp general and
chief of the military schools of Russia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-08
TRAIN Wrecked and Burned.

Pittsburg, Jan. 2.-The through pas
senger train on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad was wrecked at Glencoe, Pa.
Two men were killed. and of the II
injured five We're seriously hurt. The
dead are: Engineer John Collins and
Fireman McCune of Connellsville, Pa.
Seriously injured: D. ]. PartelIa, mail
clerk. Washington, d. c.; William
Avery, Baltimore & Ohio engineer;
c. A Young, mail clerk. Hagerstown,
Nd; G. w. Ryan, Baltimore; r. r.
Souser, Napier. Pa. The engine jump
ed the track and the entire taotaoin
ed the track and the entire train
was, ditched. Probably the. only
thing that prevented a wholesale
death list was the fact that the
heavy vestibule cars did not break
up In going over the embank-
ment The work to rescue the injured
had to be done quickly, because the
gas tanks In the cars were exploded
and set fire to the wreckage. The
flames spread rapidly andcfn a short
time the entire train was burned.
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Chief cd Postmaster Foundry.

Washington, Jan. 2.-w. R. Spill.
man, of Manhattan. Kan, formerly pri-
vate secretary to Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Dristow, has been
appointed chief ot the appoinLr. emit d.
vision of the latters office. This d.
vision has charge of Tie appointments
OF all the postmssters in ihe United
States. Carter B. Keerc of Freedom,
Maine. formerly chief of the appoint
ment division, has been appointed
postoflice inspector.
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Calumet. Mich. Jan. 2.-The Kewee-
nav peninsula is Storm-swept and
violent blizzard is raging in this city.
Many roads are impossible because
of drifts and transport service is poor.
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Mum Reslnncd.

Washington. Jan. David A. Mum,
whose resignation as collector of IN
ternal revenue of the fifth Tennessee
district was called for by the president
few days ago, handed his resignation
to the president in person. He was
accompanied TO the White House by
Representative Gibson of Tennessee.
Mr.. Num- was appointed collector at
the beginning of the Mckinley admin
istration. Soon after he was installed
the removal of Democratic employees
led to charges of violation of the civil
service la,!. These Charges, which re-
manned dormant sevC-al years. were
recently revived and l. ecipitated the
call for his resignation Il / ; under
stood that ex-RepresentatI John Nc
Call will be appointed to succeed MIR.
Num-. 1t also is understood that the
re-appointment of Postmaster W.. A.
Wills of Nashville has been decided.
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Murder. SUICIDE and wreck.

Kalispiel. Mont. Jan. AT Jen-
nings Patrick Sullivan, miner, shot
and wounded his wife, who runs the
section house there, killed his grand
child and himself. A special train with
physicians was despatched to Jen-
nings, and on the way the engine
jumped the track killing Engineer
Heron and seriously injuring Fire
man Wilcox.
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French Revolutionary Era.

The EZRA OF the French republIc.Y or
the French revolutionary era" be
gan Sept. p. 1892. and ended Dec. 81.
1905.
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KING Edward stamps.

LONDON. Jan 2.-LondOn. received
the new King Edward stamps with an
enthusiastic demand and there was a
ready supply, but King Edward coins
were missing Many people went con-
siderably out of theirsway to- make
purchases of thesnew penny and half
penny scHmps. - - : 4.