West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
South and West

THE Pan American Congress, adopted the
report of the Committee ON Committees, and
elected two Vice-Presidents
PRESIDENT HARRTsoN and Vice President
Morton were present at the opening of the
Chicago Auditorium, the largest opera house
in America The President made speech
of congratulation. The great ediicc cost
80, 100000
The Capital Loan and Investment Com.
pany, which was organized about six months
ago at Lincoln, Neb., with n capital stock OF
SlOOOOOOo, has gone into voluntary liquida-
tion.
BOILER in Dean q Kings sawmil near
birmingham, Ala, exploded, killing three
men.
COLONEL JUsTUs H. RATuBoNE, founder
OF the Order of the Knights of Pythias, died
at Lima, Ohio. He was born at Deerneld, n,
Y, in 1899
A TRAIN ran off the track at watertown,
south Dakota, causing the death OF the On
ginecr, fireman and brakeman
WILLIE JOHNSON, aged twelve. of New
Haven Ky, shot and killed Tommy Ford
aged fourteen. The two had quarrcled and
Ford was attacking johnson.
WHITE CARS, nt Holyoke, Col. horse.
whipped j. s. Bennett and w. ID Kelsey.
two prominent attorneys of that place The
horsewhipping is the result Of county seat
war.
w. c. CHEsTERMAN, a conductor, was run
over and instantly killed at the depot i'm Nor
folk, Va. His foot got caught i'm frog and
he fell backward. The train passed over his
body, cutting IL in two lengthwise.
TIGHTMAN McDERMED, school teacher,
and his wife have been drowned i'm the White
River, near Shoals Ind
THE Indians on the Great Ssseton Reser-
vatlon, in South Dakota, have voted To sell
1000 900 acres of land at 81 per acre. throw
ing this large tract at once open to settle
ment.
10 WORKING train on a logging road ran
into washout near WhitesborO. Cab, and
was badly wrecked. The engineer and sac-
tion hand were killed and the fireman badly
scalded
SEVERAL houses were swept away and one
man drowned by a cloudburst iu Santa Cruz
County, Cal. rain had been falling al over
the St9to for eleven days, aud the Sacra-
mento River was alarmngly high
THE First National Bank of Abilene. Kan.
mas suspended Liabilities, $4,000: assets
from all sources, 500 600
lN deserted cabin on a ranch not fay
from Coolidge, Kan, the dead bodies Of a
man and his wife were found who had eyi.
IDENTIFY been murdered for their team of
horses.
THOMAS RIGGLE, arrested at Canton. Ohio
confessed 30 burning his fathers house to i'm.
plicate his elder brother. 50 that he would bc
sent 70 prison and Thomas would inherit his
fathers wealth
bouts WffKOwsKG Mayor Of Starke. Fla
was shot and instantly killed at GAINESVILLE
Oy Albert Thrasher, Of the law firm Of Ash.
ley q Thrasher The shooting took place i'm
the Office Of the law firm.
DIPHTHERIA has been raging NJ the little
town Of La Grange, Mo, a dozen deaths oc
CURED. Many persons LEFT The town. Tho
public schools closed
WILL CARDiN, a white man was lynched
near Cleveland. Tonn., for an assault ON a
seven-year-Old girl
JOHN MARTIN. Ambrose Donnelly and
Bert Sheldon all little boys broke through
The ice while skating ON mill pond at Iron
ton, Wis Martin aud Sheldon were
drowned
BILL EAsToN alias Black Bin:r Jack
Powers and conductor on the Northern IA.
clhc Railroad wero arrested az Tacoma.
wyoming. for smuggling opium They are
the leading men of gang of amugglers who
have been giving the authoriUes much
trouble
W. C. SHUTLEFF. of Waterloo. fa ha,
been appointed tO the position made vacant
bv the deiaIcatiou Of Cashier Silr1ff