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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Court of Appeals Assessments
and COntempts. sos. .s1

The Supreme Court Of Appeals
had two novel and important mat
ters up for hearing last Saturday.
10 the matter of Auditor Miller,
VS.. Buchanan, of Brooke county,
for a mlar,ddmus to compel Buchan-
an, as assessor, to list property un-
der what is known as the supple
mental assessment order, the Court
rendered a unanimous opinion sus-
tanning the Governor and Auditor
and directing the writ to, issue.
" The other matter that is causing
much stir throughout the State,
was the contempt case" against the
Wheeling Intelligemcer folks, for al
legged improper publications con-
corning the Courts, action touch
ing the assessment" case men
tioned, while the same was pend
ing All s.g tE.yI 80 H..
La this matter, Messrs. W. P.
Hubbard, of Wheeling, and John
A. Hutchinson, of this city, APP
peared for Mr.. Hart of the Inteyt5-
gsnoes, and plead, denying the
Courts jurisdiction in the premis-
es, and asking time. Yesterday,
July l., was set for the argument.
These proceedings are being
watched with great interest. ~.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
CAMPAIGN RALLIES 30,
DR.. Warmers Appointments.

In accordance with the judgment
Of friends in the several localities,
DR.. Warmers appointments for the
Eastern counties in the State were
withdrawn for the time, and now
a new list has been made out as
below. .'"'' t'-'7 1+-' ~''l'-9ii
Let the friendsin these localities
be assured that DR.. Warner will be
present, and let arrangements be
made for rousing meetings at every
point. 1li1Ea1 rag 1917 T. % |tGtr
10 Putnam County Picnic, Winfield,
July 4. 71 t|5I loiu' .atlai} 5t.
"a Taylor County, Webster, Monday
evening, July7, t1a ls4so0 10 i.u
Pennington, Tuesday evening,
July 8. aYo'as e5T@J4Ay 4oi
e. GiIeer County, Tannersville,
Friday evening, July la " Llai-
q qBrdaeon County, Salt Lick Bridge
Thursday evening, July "a. uG-
B,4rnsv6lb, Friday evening, July
Is. e." II ne Iei2Q b1a t1oQ i
Bragton @. H., Saturday evening
July 26. iflw oi 1au3js.i sGw doiaW
clay C. H., Monday evening
July %. .ieu ,s190 nAaJ .s1A
b Nicholas c.. H., Tuesday evening
July %. .a.a5 t-s4Ia5
d Websser G.. H., Wednesday even
ing, July 80 ss.M aojuituq
Lesass' County, Weston, Frida,
evening, Aug. L. ~ dc u s.i9
Let THE People come out and y1ea
the question Of aU questions ably DIS
cussed. -Ao. i-36l JV8d
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
What " we E, License.

SKULL IBRoKE.2-Last SATURDAY.
John French, Wild drunk, fell
from Sugar Camp Trestle, a dis.
lance of thirty feeS. breaking one
leg and fracturing his skull. This
is the second man that has shared
his fate under similar circumstan.
ces. - Pocd Pilot. L . ~ anr
R1oT.-During the excursion on
the Ohio Central from Charleston
to this place, Sunday, a fight &C.
Cured at Brighton while the train
was wooding. Some iroughs in the
party undertook to clean out the
officers Of the train, but from the
number of bruised heads appearing
upon our streets about noon, the
fellows evidently mistook their
men, and got the worst of the bar
gain. We are told that the party
when they boarded the train above,
had a big supply of whisky and
beer.--R. PIT. Register.y moor 5..
j. SUNDAY DRINKS. steamer
Telegram brought an excursion
from Wheeling yesterday, includ-
ing some Of the roughest, speci-
mems ever brought to this city.
While the boat was lying at the
wharf here, the time was spent in
drinking, gambling and dancing,
with the usual disorderly Incl.
dents. We have enough toughs in
our own town to take care of with
out i'm portation from other places
especially on Sunday Wsells6wS
Herald ~. .,-nH - - -
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
The Prohibition Songster.

The National Temperance Sooi-
ETY. have in press, and will issue
about July 1, a new collection of
words and music for Temperance
Gatherings, Glee Clubs, Camp
Meetings, etc, etc, with ringing
Prohibition Songs land Music
adapted to the Campaign just open
ing before us. It contains among
other good things The River Of
Prohibition by Edward Cars
well Vote it Out, by Dwight
Williams; The World is Moving
On by Robert Lowry; There is
Curse in the Land by Rev. c.. H.
Mead fThe Good Time Coming
by John w. Hutchinson; The
ComingShip of State, Rally for the
Right I'VE Mean to Vote as We
Pray Song of Thousand Years.
Save the Boy Ring it Out ETC.,
making GA pages Price Is cents.
Early orders solicited. ...&
6 Address j. N. STEARNs, Publish
ing Agent, 5S Reade Street, New
York. ,r ...
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
The ''Statesman's" Advice.
Let Every Paper Repeat H."i

. Mr.. J. w. St. Clair the gallant
young Trojan of West Virginia De-
mocracy, left here, yesterday, on a
voyage to the far-tamed scenes Of
Monroe. He is the most fit and
suitable man that we have in this
district to represent us in the SEN
ate.-Fayette Democrat. tHjl d.
The temperance people of the Sth
District will hardly agree that the
man who boasted of receiving $1,000
to lobby against the submission of
the Amendment, is the most fit and
suitable person to represent an hon
est people in the Senate.-W VA.
FREEMAN. -r.s..-.
We would once more urge upon
the Democratic party the necessity
of selecting their very best men to
fill offices of honor and trust. A
large part of our people are Chris
tians, and they want Christian
men to rule over them and to Sc
cure them votes we must offer them
candidates who have some claims
to morality at least. If Mr.. st.
Clair made the boast above alluded
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Another Prohibition Club.

ER. FREEMAf7: The temperance
people of this community have or
CANNED a Prohibition Club at
what us known AS the Sea Shoal
School House. The following per.
sons were elected to office. ''A
President, Wm. III. Chapman
Secretary, S. l.. Wells. ,..
We adjourned with list Of Is
names, This, I think is encour-
aging. Although we had .opposi,
tion in our midst, we succeeded in
our attempt to organize. We are
sorry to say that there are nen in
our community who profess to be
Christians and yet oppose all tenn
perance movements. Shame on
professors of religion who give
their influence in favor of the
whisky trafficl
We, as club, have enlisted in
this great cause to do work and by
the help of God we propose to go
forward. We pray that this worst
of all evils may be driven from our
land.
Yours for Prohibition,
S. L. WELLS.
Sea Shoal School House, Cabell
county, W. Va, June 16,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Wyoming County BOOming-Dr.
Warner, Come Again.

y RocKvIEw, Wyoming Co., W.. Va.
ED. FREEMAN: Please send Free
man to Isaac B. Lester, l.. Blank
insops, Miss C. c. Godfrey and
Miss M S.Godfrey, North Springs,
and to Sherman l.. Wells, Sun Hill,
all Wyoming county, for the mon
ey enclosed. bsma- Oct! ss-a
[ hope to send otner names soon,
The Freeman ought to be read by
every family in West Virginia.
The State Temperance Commit
tee did wise thing in securing
DR.. Warmers services. He is the
right man in the right place; an
able, bold and fearless advocate Of
Prohibition. His trip through
this end of the State has accom-.
plished much good. We want him
to come again before the election.
't 5h'iA, Yours, .a9s o.. Aat' lla
l HuRRAH We have had a grand
Temperance Mass Meeting at
Oceana to-day. Prohi bition is rap
idly gaining ground. a18s'5 l*rd
s5JA51 9Vi'AI low. HnHn CT
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02


persons were unable to procure
seats at the second. Mrs. Wells
held her audience over an hour
each time in appreciative atten-
ton. We heard numbers say they
forgot the intense heat in listening
to the truths that welled from her
heart in so sensible and womanly a
manner. Weston is Mrs. Wells
birthplace, and she has come to as
sist the suffering women Of her ma
tive State by the talent and ener-
gy God has given her. A large ma
iority of our gentlemen say her
views on the temperance question
are truthful and convincing
HdWkeye. 49, % Ts1k
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02

to, he cannot be elected if nomin.
ted.-Alderson Statesman.
Would that the leaders of all DO
litical parties could I'D a appreciate the.
worth OF the .Statesma1s's sound ad.
vice. eqlf every newspaper in the.
State would insist that clean and
honest men be nominated, Chris.
tiana voters would I not have to
blush for their party tickets as
they do. aa .ALiaara-L1 -
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Send for Extra Copies.

Our Special Edition of the
FREEMAN contains the entire pro-
ceedings of the two Temperance
Conventions, held in Parkersburg
June II, IS, 10. 1t is our purpose to
scatter them all over the State.
Single copies will be mailed to all
names sent US and packages of sam
Pile copies to all friends who will
agree to put them where they will
do the most good.
Please send lists of names at once.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
cts of temperance people . y.

hard as tits thought to be-" said
Miss Willard, earnestly ftWhen
we let the people know of the needs
of the cause, of the work that's be-
ing, done, and that the money is
being wiselyHused, / am sure it
will be forthcoming as needed. We
must not 60 to men of means ex-
pecting to be rebuffed. If we
expect to be treated nicely. we will
be treated nicely. ''''l' y. ~
For raising means to carry for
ward our work, think this plan
of securing stock, the best one yet
formulated and / think the business
men of your State will gladly take
stock in the West Virginia W. G.
T. U. 9-ll lo,ll4,10. - ron
@. How can we get those women
to come with us who are opposed to
women taking part in public exer-
cises2 9AI .' AP.. 't.'37- 'l' "as
A.. Persuade them to come and
hear and become interested. A
woman interested needs no further
persuasion. 'u'.i.h .-
@. What is the most potent
difficulty in the way of organizing
Unions, and how can we ouercome
it? t.si5-, H.. -f'.u,,e.al]4 'if
A. By Mrs. Wells. Apathy. APP
athy is our greatest difficulty, and
our greatest need is money to send
workers among our women to re-
move this apathy by getting them
intereSed,in the work. But the
difficulty is being removed, Our
women are fast becoming interest
ed. I'm ten years Near 200, 600
Christian women have enrolled
themselves in the w. G. T. U. ar
my in the UNI ted States alone.
c. Should a young aady ever
consent to merry a man of known
intemperatefhabits? ".' .''
A. By Mrs. johnson. 1t is step
feafful to contemplate If a women
deliberately takes it, she must
make up her mind at tae outset, TO
sacrifice herself. The Chicago Judge
was right in deciding shat when a
woman chooses to marry drunk
ard, she must discharge the du-
ties of a drUnkard's wife.
IL have known women to marry
drunkards to reform them., l have
seen them labor, suffer, agobize and
de in the effort, but the sacrifice
Of self did not save 1.-THE drunkard
husband. ''A .'.o' .
%. What courtesiesI are due visit
leg w. ~. U. sisters ?,v 5-Glaqa .
A. The same courtesies that ere
due sisters in churches, Sunday
Schools, &c.
J<Qs Are.Y. w. C. ID. US prsoti-
cable in rural DISTRICTS ? ;Eg s..tI
A. No. In the country let che
organization be a Y,eung Peopi es'
Union. 'N t'i ..H .'' 1.".
@. How shall we grouse apathet-
nc women1 ga .,..
A. By Miss Taylor. By giving
them to see and realize the SAT
ferings and sorrows .ef the women
and children all about them, wac
are the pidful victims Of the eiq,
Uor traffic.
NOTE. We very aouch enjoyed
this part OF the Convention pco.
oeedings; and thinking the FRal-
Man readers would be profted, we
noted downdshe questions and have
tried to give the+leading points an
the answers ,=y7a III tstf aaa
We wish all could have beer
present and enjoyed she opening
of tie Box, with the answers iG
full, as they came fresh from the
warm hearts of these noble women
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02

AT WEsToN.-Mrs. M. L. Wells
lectured at the M, E. Church, Sun
day, at o'clock, p, M, and again
at s. The house was uncomfortably
full at the first lecture and some
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-05-06

SENATOR CRowELL's organ, the Co.
shoc,on Commokwsalth, ASSERTS that ws
oppose that gentleman because We are .
candidate for bis place. Thst is about
- near the truth % the organ ever gets
that is. there Is not one word Of truth
in II. We are not candidate for Sena-
tor. or any other positiou, neither do We
intend to be. The organ knows that
Senstor CRowELL stamped himself with
duplrcity. falsehood and double dealing
when be came out ss q candidate foI
Safe Senator against Mr.. PEARsoH; and
the organ further knows that Senator
CRowEIL knowingly misrepresented the
Democracy Of this Senstorial District
when be voted for PAYSE In the Senate
rial caucus. For that act the Democracy
Of this county requested Senator's CRow.
ELL .nd SMITH and Representative HAn
ilton to resign. We believe them to b
guilty OF that great wrong. which ha,
damaged the party throughout the State
ci Ohio. They have proved unlaishfu
public servants. They are not entitled
to the support of Democrats, unless the,
be OF that class that cringe and bov
down to the Standard Oil machine, II
order that thrift may follow fawning
Sacb Democrats are scarce 10 Monro,
County. there are. perhaps, dozen, bu
they have no influences and Tie people
generally have very little respect 70
them.
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Soldiers Swindled.

WAsHINaroN, April 29.-It is report.
ed at the Office Of the second auditor oil
the treasury that soldiers are being ex.
tensively swlndled by false representa-.
tions on the part Of attorneys as to mon.
ey alleged to be due them under the new
laws, on account OF bounty, etc Nearly
Eve hundred letters are received daily
from soldiers, inquiring into the status
Of claims which they have been induced
to die under pretense that they were en-
titled to additional bounty under alleged
new laws. They are persuaded in thls
way to pay an advance fee OF from %
to 95 to attorneys to prosecute their
claims. The claims are rejected, OF
course, and the claimants never hear OF
IL until they apply to the department.
Soldiers are also induced to send their
discharge papers to these attorneys, Who
refuse to return them In the hope that
they may be OF use TO them; in the event
Of legislation In future similar In terms
to the proposed equalization Of bounty
act. Nearly oil bounties payable under
existing law have already been paid
The second auditor suggests, as one
method Of preventing these frauds, tha.
the claimants who suppose they are en-.
titled to additional bounty, write direct.
" to his ofilcs for information on the
subject.
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Ma. JAMES H. HAMILTON. of Seneca
township, this county, Democratic Rep.
resentstive, has succeeded in having Mr..
GarrNELrcH, Republican, and BROTH
er.in-law, appointed to the position Of
Guard in the Penitentia'y over Mr. Jos.
WEHR, Of Calais, and Mr.. o. F. LITTLE,
of Woodsneld. who are both sound,
working Democrats. 1t appears that
Standard Oil dictates the appointees in
the o. p, as we'll as In oil other depart:
ments Of the State Government The
followers Of that corrupt corporation
OIL important positions in oil the State
institutions, and they. in turn, obey their
masters when filling the subordinate po-
sitions. RecommendAlions from Dem
ocrats, who spurn the methods Of Stand
ard Oil, don't amount to the paper they
are written on. Common courtesy re.
quires tbat they be received and filed,
bat that 10 the last that is heard OF them.
Mr. HAHlITox, being recognized as one
OF PAIxE's supporters, had no difficulty
in having his Republican brother-in-law
appointed over two known Democrats,
who have worked for the success OF the
party for years past. What kind of De.
mocrscy 10 IL that recommends and mr.
yes the appointment Of Republican
Is It Standard Oil Democracy The
Democrats OF Monroe county take nc
stock in Democracy OF that character
and Mr. n. will be sstlsfed of that fac,
before be- is many years older.
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Death of Ex-senator Atkiuson.


For many weary months Frank M.
Atkinson, Of Bstesville, has suffered uE-
told tortures. Medical men differed in
the diagnosis Of his disease. and he con.
suited not only the home practitioners,
but the lesding experts Of New York,
Baltimore and Cincinnati They could
not agree as to the precise nature OF bis
disease, bat they were unanimous 10 the
opinion that, whatever the malady may
be, it was necessarily fatal.
s Mr., AtkiEson bore his sufierings with
the same bravery and determination that
characterized all bis department through
life But his bold spirit, though making
q determined resistance, could not con-
Equer death; snd he gave. up the contest
on Sunday afternoon last and, resigned
to his fate, passed peacefully away.
Probably no man In Eastern Ohio was
better or more fsvorably known in the
business world than + M. Atkinson. He
was in the prime OF vigorous manhood,
and bore on his shoulders the responsi.
bility Of many weighty and diverse en-
terpfises As merchant, IS tobacco
buyer and as . dealer in live stock he
wss known to the farmers throughout
three counties As the promoter, or
ganizer and President of the Batesville
National Bank be was known 10 none.
tary circles as successful 6nancier. The
indomitable energy displayed in organ
izing and beginning the construction Of
the Cincinnati, Wheeling and New York
Rsilroad, eveL when the mark OF death
was on bis brow, and bis services as e. O.
Vice President aud General Manager Of
that road, made him known throughout
the country as one of the most promi.
nent railroad men of Ohio.
He was elected tc the Senate OF Ohio
from this district, and served the people
as q member Of that body during the
winters OF 1880 and 1881 1t 10 enough
to say that be brought to the discharge
OF that duty the same good judgment
and answering rec itu'le that character
ized him 10 private life. He ct once took
a foremost place 10 the confidence OF bis
tellow.members, and his whole career 10
Columbus proves him to have been one
OF the best Senators this district ever
bad.
| Success did not spoil him, riches did
not dry up the fnsr elements OF his ns'
ture. As friend he was true. and many
tear will fsll TO the memory OF FRANK
Atkinson.
A. the medical fraternity were greatly
interested IS to the nature Of Mr.. Atkin
sons disease, . post morsem examination
Was held on Monday. Drs Wall and
Moore. of Cambridge, Drs Judkins and
O'Brien, OF Barnesville. and Drs. Ret
and R,sengrant, OF Bs.esvilie, we're pres
ent. They found that the bladder hai
been almost destroyed by cancer, which
implicated the lower DO wells and the lef
kidney. The dieesse was incurable =
Cambridge .Ie6ersonion, L. inst.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-05-06

The Boston Evening Star sent note
10 prominent members OF the House
from Ohios asking them to state their
views on the cause Of the late riots ia
Cincinnati. In reply to this request
Hon. A ]. WAsNER sent the following
letter:
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, q. So
Washington. D. c.. April II. 1854.
l make this hssty reply: Because the
people had Lost confidence In the jury
box as q means OF securing justice and
protecting society from criminsls They
believed the foaatains Of jastice he'd
been corrupted and could no longer be
relied upon for their protection.
The two main supporting pillars In
our system Of government are the jury
box and the ballet box. We see in thil
euiburst in Cincinnati the result OF die
trust Of the one. What viii be the re
: suit when the people. come thoroughly
b aistrust the other as means Of con.
trolling governmentf When they fnd
that the fountains Of government bays
been poisoned. and the sourese Of po
hticaf power cerrnptedf 2 Au not au
slarnfst, bEt Bet the methods that have
become OF late so prevalent, Of corrupt.
ing che sources OF political power BY
money, go on, till the people come tc
believe that political power is bought
and s5ld-that their rights and liberties
are subjects OF barter--and not an out.
burst here and there, but an upheaval
when an occasion like that Of 1915 ari
ses, may be looked for that viii shake
to it's foundation the whole fabric ol
government. AZ ]. WARNER.
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JUDGE LYNCH TRIES ,EM,
Aud three Men pay the Penalty o
their Crimes.

HARPER, KAN. May 1-Swift retri-
button has overtaksn the Me,iicine Lodge
murierers ami robbers The posse in
pursuit yesterday came up with the rob-
bers three miles from town. capturing
them after . brief struggle. They
brought them back to town and lodged
them IN the cslaboose. A crowd gath
cred at 10 clock last night and attacked
the building.
Oue OF the robbers opened fire, where
upon the crowd riddle him with ballets
The remsining three we're taken out and
,conducsed % the edge OF town and hung
Ths excitement of The crowdwas 10
tense. The officers we're powerless One
OF the murderers cried for mercy, but
the Others died game.
The excitement increased when 1t was
found that two OF the robbers we're
Henry Brown and Ben Wheeler, the
marshal and assistant marshal Of Cald-
we'll. The other two we're John Wesley
and Billy Smith, cowboys from the "75'
range All Of the men we're well known
here.
| Mr. Payne 10 reported dying A bul.
let entered bis breast over the heart, and
came out below the shoulder blade
Geppsrt was first shot 10 the back and
then 10 the forehead. He died Instantly
Several persons from here visited
Meiicine Lodge to-day, the scene ol
yesterday's tragedy. The robbers, it ap
fpsars, approached the bank during rain
storm. waited uatif the president and
cashier were alone, then entered the
building. and soon after the shooting
commenced, the citizens began to gath.
er, aud when the robbers 6ed they were
pursued by . hundred men. TIE rob-
bers took stand among the sand hills,
three miles from town, and held out un-
til 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when they
surrendered and we're brought hack and
put In Jail. Last night, when the crowd
attacked the Jail and overpo wered the
guards, Brown ope, ed fire and was IT
once shot dead. The others before be.
ing strung up preserved . calm demeanor,
except one, who broke down and implor.
ed mercy. They denied nothing. had
no statement to make. and speedily ex.
plated their crime Brown was . we'll
known dssperado, and one OF the best
shots in the state.
Medicine Lodge 10 situated 10 South
western Kansas, nesr the line Of the In.
dian Territory.