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THE COMING CENTENNIAL.
How Washington's Inauguration
VIII be OommemOrated.

The New York Commercial AdUeriise
says that the idea Of the Washington Con.
tennial, to commemorate the Inauguration Of
Washington as the first President OF the
United States, originated with Colonel Pew.
ton, OF New Jersey, aud through Clarence
W. Bowen was finally brought 20 the atten-
tion OF Elbridge II. Gerry, who went into the
t1ing with intense enthusiasm and soon sue
ceeded in interesting number OF prominent
citizens.
The exercises at ST. Pauls Church, it has
been determined. must begin at nine o'clock
of the morning o; April 30, at which hour
President Harrison will be present The ser
vices will only occupy thirty minutes.
The literary exercises on the steps Of ths
Sub.Treasury building are 10 follow imms-
diate.y after the exercises at st. Pauls
These are considered by Mr.. Gerry the most
significant and interesting feature of the en-
tire celebration, as they are directly COM
memorative OF Washington's inauguration.
These exercises will consist of an Grafton by
Chauncey NJ Depsw, the reading of a posm
by John Greenleaf Whittier and ten-mnute
speech by President Harrison. The plan is
90 have these exercises concluded by twelve
o'clock 50 that the great military parade
may be started promptly Mt that hour.
The military parade Gn which arrange
ments have been made by Colonel 8. V. r.
Cruger) viii he an affair OF vast magnitude
IL is promised that 30 900 troops will be In
line and that the entire National Guard Of
the State Of New York will appear, something
which has not occurred since the war. This
parade will be reviewed from a grand stand
70 be erected on Madison Square and from
five 81 six hours will be occupied in the pass.
ing Of the troops.
The arrangements for fireworks provide
for displays in the different parks on the
night Of April 30 The finest display will be
in Madison Square, and the next best In City
Hall Park, and the third in excellence in
Bryant Park. The others will be in Bowling
Green, Washington square, TOmpkius
square, Mount Morris Park Fifty-ninth
street. and Eighth avenue, Eighty-sixth street
and Avenue A and Washington Heights
They will all be more or less similar IN char
acter, each display 10 cost between 500 AMI
s2JO0.
The naval display will occur on the morn.
ing Of April -, and viii continue during the
time OF President Harrison's progress from
the point Of embarkat0n to the foot Of Wall
street, where he will be received By Cover
nor Hill and Mayor Grant, precisely as
Washington was received 100 years ago by
Governor Clinton and Mayor Duane. The
Navy Department at Washington has prom.
ised is earnest co operation, and 70 IL hoped
that the display viii far surpsss anything
which has ever been seen on the bay. The
parade will occupy not more than two
hours.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

Patrick Egan was born in County Long
ford, Ireland, about 1SiD, and recelved q
good English education. Ho moved TO Dublin
when boy and became clerk In fnercan-
tile oiilcs. Later he became Secretary OF the
City Milling Company and had star 4 In
the Dublin Corn Exchange.
Hs was connected with the Fenian orxanl-
zation In 1855, and later was somewhat pronli-
nent ia Isaac Butts Home Rule movement
He was, with Michael Davitt one of the
original members OF the Land League. and
was its first Treasurer. To avoid the seizurs
OF the funds by the English Government ON
the passage of Secretary Forster's Coercion
Acth he moved To Paris In 1881. and manager
the finances OF the organization from thers
for two years.
Returning TO Dublin he resumed bis bus;-
ness in grain and was also Interested In
series OF bakeries and provision stores.
Learning that the Government nteni a
arresting him he made his escips TO this
country aud ssttled In Lincoln, Neb., six
years ago. There he has been engaged In tbs
grain business and In real estate transactions
ever sinca
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11
Foreign.

A WIDESPREAD plot 10 kill tho Car has
been discovered aud many arrests made I'm
Russia.
THE annual boat race between crews ro-
presenting Cambridge and Oxford Univer-
stiles was rowed on the Thames London,
over the usual course, four miles and two fur
longs Cambridge won by three lengths
EuLoGIEs on the late John Bright were
pronounced In the House OF Commons by
MIR. Gladstone, Mr.. Smith, Lord harrington,
Justin Mccarthy and Mr. Chamberlain.
THE French Cabinet has unanimously IVA.
solved TO prosecute General Boulsnger for
unpatriotic agitation.
TRE Belgian mail packet Comtesse do
Flanders WAS sunk in collision i'm the English
Channel Fourteen lives were lost aud the
mails We're lost with the vessel
THE funeral of John Bright took place.
He was buried in the old Quakers' burying
ground at Rochdale, England.
LEGITME has sent a peace commission OF
three TO Cape Haytian by the steamer Delta.
Tie commission IL empowered TO confer with
Hyppolite about establishing some basis OF
relationship ON which the war can be do
clared of.
JOHN HENRY PoPE, Canadian Minister OF
Railways, Is dead.
A LETTER from Henry NJ. Stanley, datod
September 4, 1888, has reached a friend OF
the explorer in Edinburgh. Mr. Stanley says
no Is we'll aud in good spirits. He met Emin
Pacha on the shores OF Albert Nyanza. They
were together for twenty.six days.
COUNTESS JOSEPHINE RADErzKY com.
mitted suicide at Vienna Austria, by shoot
ing herself with "A revolver.
THE German men of war Alexandrine and
Sperber have been ordered TO Samoa to no.
place the lost vessels.
THE Government of New Zealand has
placed the steamship Hinemoa at the dis
posal of Admiral Kimberley, in command OF
the United States squadron at Samoa, for
the transportation of the survivors OF the
recent disaster 20 America. The steamer,
which Is rapid cruiser, has already left for
Samoa.
THE debts OF the late M. Vandertaelen, the
merchant prince OF Belgium, who committed
suicide recently, are estimated at 500 0J0,
with assets Of $24O,0OJ.
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
Presidential Nominations and
Senate Combinations.
The List of Appointments in the
Diplomatic Service.

Thirteenth Days Nominations
Tho President sent to tho Sonata thoss
nominations:
Robert Adams, Jr, of Pennsylvania. to bs
Minister 10 Brazil
Lansing II. Miner, OF California 60 b.
Minister TO the Central American Statos
William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, TO bo
Minister % Venezuela.
William o. Bradley. OF Kentucky, 10 he
Minister Resident and Consul General to
Ccrea.
George h. Ferguson. OF Maine. 60 bc Col
lector OF Customs for the District OF Belfast,
Me-
Charles Henry Tilighman Iownaes OF
Maryland, 20 be an Assistant Surgeon in th.
Navy.
George Chandler, OF Kansas. to be First
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
George L. Shoup, OF Idaho, 10 be Governor
OF Idaho.
Edward ]. Curtis, OF Idaho, 60 bo Secrs .
tary OF Idaho.
Jacob V. Admire, OF Kansas to be Ro
ceiver of Public Moneys at Khnglisher Stage
Station, Indian Territory.
Jacob &. Roberts, of Nebraska, Co be Reg
lister OF the Land Office at Kingflsher stage
Station, Indian Territory
Scion A. Darnell. 81 Georgia. 10 be Attor
ney of the United States for the Ntrthcri
District OF Georgia.
William s. Tfton, of Tennessee, % l.,
United States Marshal for tho Eastern Dis
trct of Tennessee.
The Senate has confirmed tho following
nominations: James o. Churchill Missouri
TO he Surveyor of Customs at tho port OF 81
Louis; Charles E. Monteith, Co be agent AZ
the NeZ Percss Agency, Idaho,
MeSsrs Teller Payne and Evarts, spoke N
opposition 20 the confirmation of Mural
Halstead to be Minister TO Germany; no de
consider the vote by which tho nomn1tiou
was rejected.
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flfth year. For failing 20 go 20 General
Clusters relief at the Big Horn massacre
Major Reno was dismissed the service in
1880
THE Navy Department. has issued orders
for the following vessels TO 20 at once to
Samoa; The Richmond. now in Rio de Ia
Plata. South America; the Alert, now in
Honolulu, and the Adams. now fitting for
sea at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal
THE reduction in the public debt during
March amounted 20 $lS6O6, ,65S, and for the
first nine months of the current fiscal year.
$50. 900, ,Sei The total debit less cash in tho
Treasury, Is 81, li4,tg .669 Cash or surplus
in the Treasury Is $54, ,o06, 800. against SiS.-
OPS. l5S month ago.
THE new Assistant Secretaries OF tho
Treasury Messrs. Tchenor and Batcheller
took the oath of office, aud began at once the
discharge OF their new duties.
TIRE White House was a scene of brilliancy
at the reception given TO tho Prince and
Princess Takihilo, of japan. The Marine
Band rendered choice selections of American
and foreign airs during the evening. Presi-
dent and Mrs Harrison were assisted in re-
ceiving visitors by all tho ladies OF the Cabinet
except Mrs Blaine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

Robert Todd Lincoln. no,zinatsi by tho
President as United States Minister to Eng
iaud, Is the son of the late President Abra-
nam Lincoln aud was horn In Springfield.
H., in 1878. From n local school hs was sent
to the Illinois State University, and themes
Co Harvard in 1880, where he graduated In
1854.
He entered the army In the wintcr OF that
year as Captain on General Grants staff.
aud took part In the operations which ro-
suited In the surrender OF Lee mt Appomat-
lox, at which he was present President Lin-
colin received ths first news of Lees surren-
Ter from his son. who reached Washington
April H. The President was assassinatcd
that evening.
Young Lincoln resigned his commission In
the army and entered the law firm OF Scam
mon, MoCagg ~ Fuller. In Chicago He has
continued to practise mt the Chicago Bar.
with some Interruptions, ever since. He went
TO Europe in 1877, where he remained several
months.
President Garfield appointed him Secretary
of War in his Cabinet In 1891. Since his re-
tirement from that position he has frequent
ly hecn mentioned as possible Presidential
candidate.
Mr. Lincoln is married to n daughter OF
ex-senator Harlan, OF Iowa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

The most novel legal case ia the Judi.
cial annals Of North Carolina has been
tried at Wilmington. A photographer.
in order 20 secure some striking local
scenes, requested Policeman Howland 10
procure a colored boy and come into his
studio. officer Rowland hailed pass
ing cOlored boy and together thev
entered the tent The photographer
grouped his sub ects, requesting the
officer 20 collar the youth, raise his club
and look officially severe. Several photo.
graphs we're taken. One was given To
the boy and another was hung out as an
advertisement. This was too striking
Tor the father Of the lad, who swore out
a warrant before the Justice charging
Officer HowIand with assault and bat
terry. The warrant was duly served
Rowland, accompanied by counsel, ap
peared before a magistrate The officer
was hned.-SQn francisco ChroHtslc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

TaE President has appointed the three
commissioners who are TO treat with the
Cherokee Indians for their share Of the Okla
homa lands The gentlemen named are
Otis Humphrey, Of Illinois. Alfred NJ VII
SON OF Arkansas, and Ex-Governor George ~.
Robinson, u Massachusetts,
THE United States senate has appointed
Messrs. sherman. Dawes. Cullom Allison
Hampton, Eustis. Colquitt and fngalls AZ a
COMMITTEES % reUresent their bodv AZ the
Washington Centennial osiebration I'm New
YORK
gUEEN VICTORIA cabicd n message OF
syupathy % President Harrison for the loss
On IRE aboard our warships in Samoa and the
resident sent an appropriate reply.
THE Secretary OF the Interior has issued an
important order directing that heads of
bureaus and other officers OF the department
viii not call for designations except BY al.
rectiou OF thu Secretary.
DURING March 1903 fourth-olsss postmaa.
sers were appointed by the nav Postmaster
1eneral. 80 were appointed o. succeed post.
masters who had resi- zned and 59f 70 take
the places of others suspended or removed.
MAJOR MARCUS A. RESO. formerly OF the
United States Army IS dead, in his fifty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

Fastern aud Middle State.

A CHALLENGES to the New York Yacht
Clubto contest next fall for the possession
OF the Americas cup has been isSuel by the
,La rsrl n Oa psnssvsn E en- tns hari suggests that
the day OF the first race September S0th.
His boat is tho Nalkyrie.
The Standard Oil Company has pur.
chased the entire Crofton oil field I'm Pennsyl-
vania.
FLAMES among the oil tanks at Long Island
City, n. Y, destroyed property worth $780,.
VOO and burned one workman to n crisp.
TOBIAS SAMMs, a colorsd man. about thir.
ty-hve years old, was murdered in New YORK
city by his brother Reuben, twenty-five
years old, with whom he had quRrreled.
TIRE violent wind and snow storm from the
northwest, rendering fha atmosphere as
dense as a London fog, caused five collisions
of New York harbor, in which four vesse,s
were wrecked, one life lost and many more
jeopardized.
THE widow Of General Stonewali Jackson
to whom was rendered the oiice OF postmis.
tress OF Lexington, Va, has dsrlined to ac
cept the same.
TERRIBLE prairie fires wers raging near
Cavour, Dakota.
FIVE companies OF troops were in Okla
homa clearing out the invaders.
DESTRUCTIVE wind storm prevailed in
Southern Ohio. Two men were drowned by
the capsizing of a small boat near Lawrence.
burg, Ohio.
Born houses OF the Wisconsin Legislature
have passed bill adopting the Australian
system of voting.
Two miners. Hermann Manti aud Peter
Jacobson. were instantly killed by the ex-
ploSion OF dynamite cartridge which they
struck in drilling, in tho Copper Falls mine
at Houghton Mich.
Moan SPENGLER,n "a well known contractor
and builder OF Bethlehem, Penn, committed
suicide. Excessive drinking drove him 60
the commission OF the deed.
ExPREsIDENT CLEVELAND has been np.
pointed, by New York Supreme Court
mate aud Assessment in the matter OF the
High Bridge Park.
JUDGE ALEXANDER McCUR. Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States, died OF
paralysis at his home in Brooklyn He was
sixty-two years old. On the day before his
death President Harrison nominated Ellis N
Roberts 70 succeed him as head OF the Sub.
Treasury i'm New York
THE ST David, full rigged ship. reached
Philadelphia from Havre, with the steward
In irons. hopeless lunatic; the first mate
down with acute bronchitis the second mate
victim of rheumatic fever, and seaman
also suffering from a complication of dis.
eases
HOWARD r. SWIFT, agent OF the Mutual
Life Insurance Company at Hartford, Conn
recently committed suicide In that city
Financial embarrassment was the cause
BIG land slide occurred in Pittsburg,
completely covering the tracks OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
THIEVES broke into the old State house al
New Haven, Conn. and entering the rooms
OF the New Haven Historical Society, carried
away the sword OF Admiral Foote, held by
the Society as a relic. It is a presentation
sword studded with jewels and preciou,
stones valued at $4,000.
THE change in the offices OF the Treasurer
and Assistant Treasurer OF New York viii
necessitate a count OF all the moneys and
securities In both Offices, and will take al
least four weeks to accomplish.
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A BIG WHALING STORY.
a Schooner shaken by Collision
with a Monster Whale


with Monster Whale.
Captain Samuel Pcdrick, Of tho schooner
james n. Gordon, which has arrived at Bal.
timore from Charleston, g. g.. reports that
when about seventy five miles r. s. T. of
Cape Henry. a school OF whalss was met
They came 50 Gloss tO tho vessel tdat pieces
Of wood we're dropped on their backs. a.
which thoy squirted fountains Of water in
the air At one time ths sea appeared like a
mass Of confused fire from the gamboing of
tho creatures Lines Of phosphOrescent light,
sometimes as FAR as the eye could reach,
were visible from the ships deck. rs the
whales raced after one another through the
water All that night the mighty FISH
played around the vesssl without accident.
At $50 O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th
the Gordon sudd8ilY "brOught up" being
shaken from stem 10 stern Looking over
The bow. e was seen that the vessel had
struck monster whale. Th8 water was dis
color8d and bloody, showing that the Cor
don had struck the fish a terrible blow. The
whales disappeared from about ths vessel
shortly after the collision Captain Podrics
d confident there were 100 whales in ths
school. al of which the first mate an OH
whaler. says we're 80 rm whales 10 Is sup.
p1eol they were atticted in shore by follow
ing tlo schools Of macscr5l now on the
coast
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

Recent reports from Brazil and Asia
show that the world is not losing inter.
est In the diamond, and that spectators
and capitalists are not haunted by any
such fear. a syndicate Of American
capitalists recently obtained important
concessions from the Brazilian Govern.
ment with The purpose OF developing
new diamond fields in the northern part
Of that country, 90 marvclously rich nm
minerals. The old Indian mines have
not escaped the prospectOr's watchful
eye. and it is probable that these will
ere long be worked more extensively.
omo weeks since an expedition visited
portion Of the Deccan, where diamonds
are said 10 have been found two or three
centuries ago, but met with no oncour-
aging signs. In the South African fields
new localities are being discovered from
me 90 time, and still the world hunpers
f0i more diamonds Jarsisr5 Rssk9.
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boys have died that way. they say, but
no one has ever thought of ere ting q
monument over their graves.
Sometimes there are cattle in the herd
that will not follow the cowboy leader as
he strives to make them circle. These
tangents, as they are called, must be
shot down instantly, and is for this
reason that the cowboy must learn TO
handle the six shooter as we'll as the
lariat
The cowboy generally sleeps in the
open air. He may crawl under a chuck
wagon in case of rain, but he usually
sleeps out. Where the cattle remain In
definite locality for length OF time he
may build a house or shanty where there
Is timber. Tents are used sometimes.
The kings ot the craft get $50 aud even
SO month. The tenderfoot starts in
at whatever he can get--$iO or $l2 or
Slj month. .--Netc York san.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11
A Celebrated Poem

David Everett was distant relative Of
the late Edward Everett lie was born
In Princeton. Mass, in 1869. In the
winter previous TO entering Dartmouth
College, in 1871, when a teacher in the
grammar school at New Ipswich, he pre-.
pared this little poem to be recited at an
exhibition got up IN the academy style,
composed expressly for Ephraim II. Far
rar, 70 be spoken by him on the occasion,
when only seven years OF age:
You'd scarce expect one OF my ago
To speak in puDlic on the stage;
And II chance to fall below
DsmOSthenes or Cicero
Don't view me with critics eye,
But pass my imperfections by;
Large streams from little fountains flow;
Tail oaks from little acorns grow;
And though now arm small and Young
or 1udment weak. and feeble tongue,
Yet all great learned men. Ike me-
Once learned 70 read their A sc.
But why may not Coiumbias soil
Rear men as great as Britain's isle
Excel what Greece and Rome have done
Or any land beneath the sum-
hayn't Massachusetts, boast as great
As any other sister Statel
Or where's the town go far and near
That does not find rival hersg
Or where's the boy but three feet high
who's made Improvement more than II
These thoughts inspire my youthfu, mind
To lie the greatest Of mankind:
Great, not like Cesar, stained with bloc
But only great rs / am good
Farrar was writing m lstcr IN 1913 in
the elementary school Of Lawson T,yon.
located on the north side Of DR.. Chan.
ning's church in Boston, where sons of
the most distinguished families were
educated. - Chtca % HeraLd.
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TBMPBsT-ToRN TAHITI.
rhe Society Islands swept nv Hur-
riCans ana Torrents.

The same hurr cane which ragged 90 dis
astronsly over the Samoan Islands March
Is was felt with terrific force at Tahiti.
whers the island was swept by wind and
food. and thousands Of lives wore said 70
have been lost.
The waters poured over the level lands
forming the outer port on Of the Island, and
the capital city. Papst, was entirely sub
merged i'm tine torrent HOUSES were carried
away the pubic buildings ruined and do
yastation was spread everywbere.
The interior of the islaud ~ mountain.
ous. SONS Of the people managed 70 reach
these n gh lands and thus escaped The hooi;
but the numbtr who perishei is far larger
and vas beyond calculation
The level tracts OF and in the island are
fertile. and the chief dependence o. the in
habitants for food has been upon the fruits
and vegetables raised there Thess crops
wef destroyed and the people who ESCAPED
the flood found themselves confronted BY the
danger of famine.
Tahiti is n out 1900 miles rom samoa, ia
an east southeast direction. 10 IS thirty
two miles ionx, and the island Is under
French control It's capital city, Fapeit,
has abont "a thousand inhabitants On the
island of Tonga thirty persons perished and
the storm did great damage.
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WARNING.

when naked branches stretch o'erhsad,
And crisp leaves crackle under tread;
When winter mutes the songbirds throats,
Save for few and frosty notes.
Benot deceived, for every where
Doth Nature for her change prepare.
New songs will sound. new bud be blown.
when Spring shall come to claim ITS own.
And thou, within whose maiden breast
NO lovers soul finds peace and rest;
Who feared not Loves name or dart,
ms winter weather with thy heart
Ah, selt-deceivedi thy Spring must come,
The chords awake that now lie dumb
Break not, my heart, till time hath shown
IL may CLAIM thee for my own.
Stephen Junior, in Oace Week
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11
A RUSH FOR LAND.

Many Thousands OF Settlers Seek.
ing Homesteads Ca Oklahoma.
a food OF applications for immigrant
rates 70 oklahoma Is pouring into tho Sc
Louis railroad Offices There Is only roor
for 10000 homssteads, and applications ror
over $4,000 persons seeking low rates of
transportation from 50 Louis have been re-.
ceivo1. Much suffering is anticipated this
coming summer and fan among The shu1-nut
pilgrims many ol whom viii undoubtedly
fm0Ye on % Texas and kaus7l
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

The above Is a portrait Of Corporal Tanner,
of Brookivn. N Y, the United States Com
mis- .ioaer of Pensions. Commissioner Tan
ner is now in possession OF ths Office TO which
he was nominated, the Ssnate having con-
hrmed hlm the day after his name was ssns
in by the President. His Chief Clerk -
A W. Fisher Of North CarolinL
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-04-11

TuE nun5ir ot deaths esussi by tbs
famine in sham fung, China. is appalling.
suicide through dependency there fc'nA
stlil three m)nths TO wait 'or tle hary st.