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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-30
A RISKY BUSINESS.

The Insurance Commissioners
Annual Gives Some Facts Inter.
esting to the Public.
The first installment of the insurance
commissioners annual report is out.
Besides the usual general tables, in it
will be found two tables of especial in
terest to insurance men. The first
shows the experience of thirty three
companies for fifteen years, and the
second Of twenty companies for ten
years, in Minnesota. The first thirty
three companies in fifteen years have
written in risks, 81, 1871, l26, 54S; received
in premiums, $l5,93S, 412.77; lost in the
same tine, s.. 53S. S04.S7: average pre-
MUM rate, 1.37, and percentage of
premium, 90.
The second twenty companies in ten
years present the following statistics:
Written in risks, S166, 30 {, 003; received
in premiums. 2.170, S92.32 lost in same
time, 81 800, 395.3S; average premium
rate, 1.30; percentage OF premium, 70.
If 33 per cent is allowed for expenses.
in the first case there is a net profit of
per cent, and in the case of the latter
there is loss of q Dpr cent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-30
OVERRIDING 1T !!

Putting on too much affectaA
ton altogether and making
himself ridiculous. 1t doesn't
do to put ON too many airss
People soon see through them.
No airs about our Spring Over
coats. They are simply well4
made, reliable garments, with
no fraud or afectatiOn about
them. American or Imported
Fabrics, Plain Serge-lined, or
Silk-faced and Silk-lineG
whichever way you prefer; but,
no matter what style of Coat
you buy, our word for it, that
the price you will pay us for
it is less than the same quality
and make of 0vercOat can be
bought for elsewhere. Boys
and Children's Spring Over
coats, and Spring OvercOats
for very stout men go inches
chest measured, tall and thin
mems Spring OvercOats.
Spring OvercOats here for
every size and shape of man or
boy i'm Minnesota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-30
Butcher Jones and His Thiev-
ing Aides Held on One
Charge.
It Is Strong Enough to Send
the Gang to Still
water.
Another Of the Victims Of the
Cable Line Accident Sues
for Damages.
Burglars Raid a Dakota Az
niue observation-disclosures the
City's Money Goes.
THEY'RE BAD CROWD.
Butcher Jones and His Harness
Thieves Have Their Initial Hear

- Butcher Jones and His Harness
Thieves Have Their Initial Hear
ing.
The gang of harness thieves captained
by A. E. Jones, the Western avenue
butcher, who were taken i'll by the de-
tectiVes Wednesday night, were ar
raigned in the police court yesterday
morning. Three separate charges were
made against Jones for grand larceny
and receiving stolen property. E.
Halpin is held on two charges for grand
larceny, and Joseph O'Donnell, who has
turned states evidence, is held on only
one charge Young Alexander Nc
Kinney, who drove Jones' butcher cart,
was discharged on motion of ProSecut-
ing Attorney Egan, O'Donnell testify
ing that Mckinney knew nothing about
the operations of the gang.
The first charge against Jones for
completely in stealing harness valued
at $50 from the barn of Cyrus Thompson
was put on trial. O'DOnnell testified
that he and Halpin got the harness and
turned it over to Jones, receiving for
their share only $6. On this count Jones
was bound over to the grand jury i'll
$1,000 bail. In November last Halpln
and O'DonnelI broke into the butcher
shop of Patrick Egan, on Seventh street,
and stole $40 worth of meat, which they
left with Jones, receiving $50. Jones
will be arraigned on this charge to-day.
For stealing a double set of harness
valued at 500, from the barn of A. B.
Wilgus, Jones and Halpin are both held
for a hearing March 81. Halpin and
O'Donnell are also held for the
Thompson job. All three are
in the county Jail, and the
chain OF evidence which the detectives
have in their possession is so complete
that it is not likely that any Of the pre-
ci0us crowd can escape the penitentlary.
Their stealings during the last six
months amounted to probably not less
a thriving butcher business, numbering
among his customers many of the
wealthiest residents of st. Anthony hill.
His place was to ascertain when deliver
ing orders to customers where harnesses
and carriage robes were kept, and he
had book in which he noted this down.
The rest of the work was done by
O'DOnnoll and Halpin, who secured the
goods at night. after having learned
from Jones the lay of the land. They
then
TURNED THE GOODS OVER TO JONES
and were paid small sums by him. usu-
ally net more than 10 per cent of the
value of the property stolen. O'Donnell
and Halpin are neither of them old
enough to vote and were willing tools
in the hands of Jones, Two months
ago Jones had in his employ as big
rogue as himself, man named Doak,
who knew all about what was going on.
One day Doak was missing and Jones
learned that he had collected consider
able money from customers and skipped.
The detectives will make search for
this man, believing that he can show up
other bad doings of his late employer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

slowly from an attack Of typhoid fever.
Mrs Levi Fike, Of Masontown, Pa,
Is visiting Mrs. Hyde.
Doctor Bryte and wife, of Bruceton,
were the quests of X. d. Waddle and
wife last Thursday.
NJ. f. ChorpenniDg and family and
Mrs. Waddle drove up to Andrew
Spindler's last Sunday.
Miss Maud Gale is visiting friends
in Uniontown.
Mrs. Mary Hagans was quite sick
part of last week.
Mrs. Nieman is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Miller, Of this place.
A party of fishers from Green county,
pitched their tent near Bowermaster' s
bridge, last Tuesday, but they were
called home TO attend some important
business, and left on Saturday morning
'Rah for Cleveland
July 0, 'S8.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
ALBRIGnTsvILLE.
July o, 'S8.

Misses Nina Forman and Belle Spahr
spent Saturday and Sunday among
friends mere.
Miss Flora King, of Valley Point,
was visiting here last week.
Spraguo Bishop, of Martinsburg, is
the guest of j. G. Crane.
We had picnic and festival here
on the Fourth. The Albrightsville
band furnished the music. Addresses
were made by the Rev. Faulkner, j.
Crcssler and Edward Risingcr. A good
time was reported.
Robert IIeironimus, of Webster is
the guest of j. W. Baker.
w. L. Shorps, of Independence,
spent the Fourth with friends here.
A fine display of fireworks was
shown by Mr.. Marsden, of Philadel-
phia, at his place, near here, on the
night of the Fourth. 1t was witnessed
by large crowd.
Fenton Blaker is visiting relatives
in Hampshire county.
j. S. Postcn and C. NJ. Crane have
bought Gibson & Bishop out and will
take possession about the 18th of this
month.
There is apetition out to consolidate
the Albrightsville and Wclch schools,
and to build a new school-houso at
st. Joe.
July 0, 'Ss.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
A Observation-Disclosures YIEw

A Republican manufacturer in North
Adams, Mass, who has received n
copy of the interesting circular sent out
by James p. Foster, president of the
Republican League of the United
States, published in full by us the
other day, has written letter to the
Providence Journal, explaining why
he cannot send Mr.. Foster any ''fat. :"
He says that the company with which
he is associated is engaged in the man
ufacture of cotton goods, and is, there
fore, "ene of the protected industries
of New England" and adds:
GAS manufacturer, / sec clearly
that reasonable tariff is necessary to
the life Of industrial New England,
but being a manufacturer (evcn Re-
publican one) does not prevent my also
seeing that our present tariff needs re-
forming, and, moreover, what is more
to the point, that reform is bound to
come, whether we want is or not.
eff during the past four months the
Republican leaders III and out of Con-
gress had brought to the question a
sincere desire to do that which should
be best for the country, there could
now be no burning tariff issue. And
what is this going on in Congress while
/ write? The Republican members
fighting as if for the very life of the
Republic to maintain the tax on lum-
ber-to protect the mon who are kill
ing the immature and inefficient forests
and tax the people to pay for it Is
there man of sense in New England
who believes that the country as a
whole will endorse that sort of "pro-
lection" when the time comes for them
to pass upon them? / repeat that tariff
reform is bound to come, and if we will
not help to fairly settle the question it
will be settled with without orr help.
How, then, shall we successfully meet
the storm and save that which is good
Can it be done merely with a yell
against 'free trade" and bearing
protection idol in one hand and free
whisky in the other, or by simply talk
ing of the protection of the American
laborer, while we leave the food-gates
of Europe open to pour in american
laborers' upon us, or by blindly fol-
lowing the leadership that is leading
us straight into the ditch, through OPP
posing anything and everything not
originating with the Republican party ?
Hardly. If we want any part of this
matter we must ourselves become sin
cere and reasonable tariff reformcrs."
IN. Y. Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

rison voted against restriction Of Chi
nese immigration TO this country? That
as an attorney for great railroad cor
poration he spoke derogatory of Amer
lean workingmen? No doubt it is hui
initiating for the Journal to defend the
public record Of General Harrison, but
1t must not forget that Gen. Harrison
made his own record while in public
life, and as such he will have to stand
by it. But is it not a little amusing
to hear the Journal speak of falsehoods ?
We should say it i'll becomes it to speak
of falsehood, for every issue Of the
Journal is filed with falsehoods against
the Democratic party. 1t perSistently,
knowingly and willfully misreprescnts
the Democratic party on the tariff issue.
1t tells its readers the Democratic party
is the party of free trade, when the ed
itor knows full we'll that the Demo-
cratic party advocates no such doctrine.
Will the Journal man be honest
enough to tell its readers why he in
dulges in such falschoods when he has
no authority for it? Here is SPLEEN
did opportunity for the Journal to prac-
tice what it has been preaching.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
What do you say, Doc ?

AN UNUSUALLY large and enthusiasts
tic crowd of Democrats came out to-
day to the pole raising and mass con-
vention. About 2 o'clock the work
of putting up the pole was begun, and
after it was securely in place a fine
American hag-tho handlwork of Mr..
Peter Voltz-was run up and three
rousing cheers given for Cleveland and
the Old Roman. Then the convention
met in the courtroom and proceeded
to elect delegates to the State and Con-
gressional convention. 1t was decided
to defer the nomination of county
ticket, and convention was called for
the fourth Saturday in September. at
Terra Alta, for the purpose of putting
a Democratic ticket in the field.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

Tue vote on the wool schedule of
the Mills bill, last Monday, was in
the nature of test vote and proved to
be rather a surprise all around. The
friends of the measure did not look for
such majority in it's favor. The vote
on the division was 100 TO 1928
majority. Only three Democrats voted
with the Republicans and one Repub-
lican voted with the Democrats,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
RowLEsBURG.
July 0, IS

The following is a list of the contri-
buttons received up to date for the re-
lief of the flood sufferers here:
Adam LaugbIin, Deer Park, Md.
$40; Airic Lodge, I. o. o. f., OF
Rowlesburg, $40; Conrad Nine, Of
Rowlcsburg, $40; Elias Nine, Roda-
mcrs, $14.40: Citizens of Tunnelton
$51; VIM, NJ o. Dawson, Kingwood,
80; j. w. Watson, Terra Alta, $3.50;
citizens of Mt. Lake Park, $3.50
Citizens of Newburg, provisions
clothing &c, $50; Deberry & Jones Ter
ra Alta, So; John Wagner & wife,
Wheeling, $40; James C. McGrew,
KingwoOd, $25; Henry X. List,
Wheeling, $50; S. p. Mccormick,
KingwoOd, $40; Julius Scherr, Eglon,
$40; Hartman Sinsel, Pruntytown, So;
Rev. j. w. Sharp, Oakland, Md 81. so;
Frank Hecrmans, Kingwood, S1O;
Mrs. G. NJ. Bishop, Kingwood, provis-
ions, $3.50; Citizens of " heoling
$1,000;
The committee will make full re-
port of receipts and disbursements in
next issue Of ARets.
p. A. CoNIPF,
Sec'y Relief Committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

The west is waking up wonderfully
upon the tariff question, and the farm
ers of the west are particularly alive.
| have manufactured in Europe and in
Connecticut and Massachusetts,. I
don't ask for free trade, but give us
wool in Philadelphia at London prices
and we can beat the world, besides
paying double wages, for our machines
weave twice as fast as any of the Eu-
ropean ones. AS we passed through
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin we
found the people everywhere for De-
mocracy.-[George G. Mclean, Wis
consin Wooden Manufacturer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
Judicial Sale.
Marcelins Jefrers
vs. Equity.
Jacob Stemple.

N'NSR PAthRAos
By virtue OF decree of the circnit
court OF Preton county, W est Virginia,
rendered I'm the abOYe STYLED cause, on
the p day of April A, ID. 1887, the under
signed special commissioner will offer
for sale TO tho highest bidder at the front
door of the court-house. of said county on
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, a. d. 1883.
the following property:
tract of lard containing SOL acres i'm
Union district abOpt miles ffom Aurora
being the same which WAS conveyed by
Marcellus Jefiers 10 Jacob Stemplo on
the lst day Of November, A. ID. 1888. The
truct has about so acres cleared, ana iu "A
good state of cultivation. with dwelling
house and stable. young orchard and a
nev6r Billing spring o; good water. Con-
veDient To market, school aud church.
TERMS or SALE Enough cash In hand
to pay costs OF suit and ex peuses of sale,
and tie residue upon "A credit OF 8, Is and
~ montl's. tho purchaser executing for
The deferred payments interest beariug
notes with approved security.
II. j. CRoGAN,
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security have been given by
the above named Commissioner as re-
quired by law.
Test:
7le4 SMITH CRANE. Clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

WE WOULD like to impress upon the
100000 of farmers in the United
States the cold fact that it is monopoly
AID the ofIice-holders that is fattenine
upon their hard-earned money. Take
up the salary and fee bill of any county,
city and State, or nation, and compare
it with what the same was thirty years
ago. We will take, for example, the
Judiciary of New York city. A dis
trict court judge who then was paid
5000 now gets $4,000, and a supreme
judge who then got So, 600 now gets
81, 500. Let the farmer and laborer
give these figures a careful study and
see if he can extract any comfort out Of
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

doc LANHAM's Convention" did
fairly well, we thank you. Doc had
been out to Chicago mingling with the
"big bug" Republicans, and when he
got back to Preston he gave them
little sample of how the big bosses run
conventions. He had hankering de-
sire to inculcate them with the idea
that he was like James g. Blaine, mo
deadhead in the enterprise" and he
succeeded admirably until he collidod
with Brother Mccormick then he
went to pieces; and if he will heed the
the advice of the ARGUS he will not
monkey with Shrowd Politician McCor-
mick.
What do you say, Doc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
REEDsYILLE.
sec'y Relief Committee

a great ''passlo" of drnmmers have
been giving the "song and dance" to
our merchants this week
Misses May and Julia Mckinney
left here Monday for vincennos, Indi-
ana, where they will visit their broth
er until fall
Miss Dora Brown, Of Plainyiew, was
the guest Of Belle Loar last week.
VIII Guseman has caught the spirit
Of improvement, and is having a large
barn built on his splendid farm, just
south of town
A travelling druggist by the name Of
Mills, from place unknown, has made
himself quite general throughout this
part Of Preston for some time; we think
our people has too much good sense to
be taken in by such quacks.
Wallace and Johnson's photograph
gallery is in town
Z. b. +. Fairfax died at his home
here last Sat. morning and was Inferred
in the Rcedsville cemetery Sunday aft
crnoon; he was 81 years Of age and has
passed his whole life among the rock
ribbed hills Of w Va lie was the
last member Of that illustrious family.
who dated their ancestry back to Lord
Faifax.
Mrs. Julia Baylcs, Of Independence,
was here Sunday attending The funeral
Of her father, + b. r. Fairfax; also
Mrs Harriet Morgan and daughter
May, Of AlbrigbtsvilIo.
Charley vickery and Miss sallie
Fairfax were here Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

TnE New York Times and the Phil
delphia Times, which are both sup
porting Cleveland, have rebuked pa
pers Of The class Of the Wheeling Reg
istcr for their falscboods on Gen. Har-
rison journal
VIII The Journal be p little more
spccidc2 Won'tit designate the false
hoods the Register has been printing
against Gen Harrison Does the
Journal pretend 10 say that Democratic
papers have no right to yentilatc the
public record Of General Harrison &?
Con The Journal deny that Con. Har-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

QI0III VRewarded are those who read
HLtIlL this and then act: they will find
honorable employment that will not take
them rom their homes and families. The
profits are large and sure for every in
dustrtOus person, many have made and
are nov making several hundred dollars
= month. IL Is easy FIR any one to make
80 and upwards per day, who is willing
TO work. Either sex, young or old, nap<
ital not neejedj we start you. EYervtbiag
now. No special ability requiTeC you,
reader, can do II as well as any one.
w rite To US al once tor full particulars
which we mail free. Address Stinson
g. Co. Portland, Maine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
second District Democratic Congressional Con.
veuflou

In accordance with an order Of the
Democratic Congressional Executive
Committee of the I'd Congressional
District of West Virginia, Conven-
ton is hereby called to meet at Pied
mont, Mineral county, West Virginia,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1888,
to nominate candidate of the Demo-
cratic party Of said District for Repre-
sentative of the District in the fifty
first Congress of the United States.
And it is recommended that the proper
authorities of the party in the several
counties of the district take proper
steps to have the counties represented
IN said convention.
C. w. DALEY. Chairman.
s. b. HIRscHMAN, Sec'y.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
OUR LOCAL NEWS LETTERS.
THE rs US FROM an 0UARTERS or
PRESTON COUNTY
BRANDoNvILLE

How did you spend the Fourth
We spent ours at home thinking Of the
good time our grandfathors had cele-
brating Independence Day.
The band and some Of the young
ladies Of this place were invited to
spend the evening at the residence OF
j II. Feather, Of Bruceton. The band
went down. and w. S Armstrong 'set
up" the ice cream to them. They arc
all loud in their praise Of the way they
were entertained by Mr. Feather.
Our Sabbath-school was recognized
ycstcsday. Mrs Rickenbrode was
elected superintendent Mrs. Mary
Hagans, assistant; James Bird, secro-
taryj VIM Mckee, jr., treasurer and
librarian Our school is now in -four
ishing condition
Mrs Lucy Ringer Of Terra Alta,
was the guest Of Mrs. Waddle, one day
last week
George Collins and Miss Flora Gale,
Of Bruceton, were in town yesterday
Born, unto Marshall Benson and
wife, on July 5, fine boy.
Mrs Mary Scott is visiting her son
at Gibbons Glade, Pa.
Mrs Eva Wilson aud family, Of near
Uniontown, passed through here last
Saturday
Jonas Frankhouscr is recovering very
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

VIZ HAVE in round figures seven mil
lion farmers and farm laborers in this
country It is estimated that 1 900
men exist in the United States who. col
lectively, own and enjoy more wealth
than the whole 1000, 900 farmers :
Won't some good Republican protec-
tionists please tell the farmer how he
is benefited by paying a high protec-
tive tax? If protection is such good
thing for the farmer and laborer we
would ask why it is that the farmer
and laborer is growing poorer and
poorer every day while the manufac-
Jurors arc growing richer tits % poor
rule that WON'T work both ways. No.
protection is fallacy in theory, q fraud
in fact The farmer and Iaboror has
to pay the fiddler while monopoly roaps
the benefit
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

" our farmers viii only reflect upon
The fact that tea, which is landed IN
New York city az twenty-one cents a
pound, costs the farmer scvcnty.fve
cents BY the time it is landed in the
rural district, and that tbo -four which
leaves tho farm at about So 50 reaches
the laboring man at 81 and s., be can
probably understand that sane noneyod
MN is collecting large tolls. and that
protection is demanded for the farmer
and laborcr, not for the monopolistic
lcech This is a fair sample Of Re-
publican protection
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
JUDICIAL SALE.

BY virtue of decree rendered by the
circuit court of Preston county, West
Virginia, on the 20Ih day Of April, 1883,
i'm tho chancery cause of ELIAS Nine ~
NJ. g. u j. n. Beatty, the undersigned
commissioner viii, on
MONDAY, AUGUST Is, 1888,
the same being circuit court day for
said county, sell to the highest response
Die bidder the land In tho biz and pro
ceedings mentioned, cons sting 81 tract
of land situate i'm Union district, Preston
county, West Virginia. being the same
land conveyed 10y Elias Nine and wife to
Mary C.Boatty by deed dated on the 3oth
day OF May, 1879, which deed is recorded
In decd book No. "a, page I23, of the
records of Preston county.
TERMS OF SALE. Enough cash in hand
to pay costs of suit and expenses of sale,
add the residue upon a credit OF and IL
months, tho purchaser executing notes
OF equal amounts, with good personal
security for tho deferred payments OF
pHrchase money.
HENRY CLAY HYDE,
Commissioner.
I Bond and security has been given by
said Cumn.ssit nor ~ tl,e above cause rs
required by law.
1914 SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19
A FARM FOR SALE.

A farm Of SO ncrcs ia Valley District
one half mile from Reedsville and on
line of the Black Bottle II Il 20 acres Of
this farm is cleared and 20 acres of good
TIMBER has new dwelling house and
barn now fencing end il ia OK sellont
condition throughout; has two wells and
three springs OF eveT-failing water: un-
dorlaid with the and loo. veins of
coal and iron ore; a very desirable farm.
For further information price terms
cts call on or address,
STONE * KIBDow Real Estate ACTS
Kiu0wOOd. West Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

CoBE, Mr. Farmer, and examine your
tax receipt for Preston county. How
do you like Il? Are you in favor Of
high taxes IN Preston? Tariff is only
another name for taxes, If you want
70 groan under this burden Of high
taxes, you will continue to vote the
Republican ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

THERE is no bossism in primary
election Post.
We will wager our old hat, Uncle
Nelse, that you cannot make the ma
jority of the Republican boys in this
county believe the above assertion.
There was "bossism' over here land
don't you forget it,"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-19

TnE grand fury which covered
the rocks at Albrlghtsyille during the
high water last week (see Journal
rcport) is said 20 be second cousin to
that which covered the retreat Of the
late chairman Of tho Republican com
mittee Of this county, as he gracefully
made way for Smiling p. Mccormick.