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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
A TRAIN WRECKED
Two Persons Fatally Hurt and Many
More Injured.

A train jumped the track one milo beyond
Graham's Bridge, near Pembroke, Ontario
and was thrown down twenty-five foot
embankmcnt All the coaches, including
first class, second class Pullman and dining
went completely over and lie with their
wheels in the air. Two persons were fatally
hurt and many othcra received serious in
jurieS
Tho engine remained on the rails, but all
the rest Of tho train was wrecked There
were about thirty passenger ON the train
The accident was caused by tho rails
spreading. IL IL had occurred mile west
at Muskrat Bridge nothing could have saved
the train from total destruction Among the
passengers was convict IN charge Ot n baIliii
Tie was chained 10 u scat and when the car
turned over he hung in midnir He managed,
after considerable effort ~ free himself aud
then went 90 the assistance of his keeper and
helped him from the wreck. a gentleman
who snw the accident says the train went
over like huge wave ard snapped the trle
graph poles like pipe stems
Doctors arrived a. the scene Of the "rerk
from Golden and Pembroke.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS- :
In the Senate.

III hnt senate
55ru DAY Among tho bhh reported from
committees and placed ON tho calendar weru
the following: For public buildings at
Bridgcton, n. J. $4,000; Baton Rouge, la,
$l0OOOO; Taunton Mass, $4,000. Tacoma,
100000; Seattle, 100000 Spokane Fails,
100000 and walla wollN, &O,cW;
Tho hill appropriatiug 500 600 Tor a publ~
building at Salt Lake City, Utah, was taken
up and passed MIR Higgins spoke in favor
OF the Blair hill, and Mr.. Jones against it
Mir shcrmon's Meat Inspection bill was
discussed
S0ru DAY.-Tho credentials % Mr.. Allison
for his new term, beginning Marcif>4 1891,
were presented and ordered 10 he plaC>Nl ON
9lc. Mr. Hoar called up his resolution t9r
Slc exclusion from tho Record Of tho sen
Of his remarks I'm tho discussion with
MIR Chandler somo weeks ago
A lively debate followed, but there was mo-
quorum tO vote ON the resolution. Mr..
Mitchell introduced "A joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the Cunst stitutou
providing for tho election of Senators by the
votes OF qualified electors in the States ond
said that he would at an early day address
the Senate ON the subject. Mr. Daniels in
troduccd II hill to provide for the issue of
National bank notes upon the deposit OF silver
bullion
6,Tn DAY.-Progrcss was made with tho
Blair hill 90 the extent Of fixing the day wheu
the final vote would bc taken . The Call in
tcrpolatlonS into the Record were ordered To
bccut ont 10y vote of 80 10 IA. Mr. Plumb
introduced a resolution requiring the vote at
secret sessions to bo made public 4;
5SrH DAY-A spirited debate took place
concerning matters relating to the Southeru
States, in which MeSsrs. Sherman, Eustis,
Hoar and Butler tool, part The following
bills for public buildings were passed Stock
ton, Cal, $50, 900; Mammoth Hot Springs, in
tho Yellowstone National Park, $1,000;
Pawtucltet II. l., 100000; Woonsoeket, II.
J., tlOO, 600; Hudson, ~ Y, 100000, Nir-
giniN City, Nov, $4,000; Hastings, Neb.,
$l50OOO; Dalles Ore 500, 600; Salem, Ore:S
100000; saltwater MINI, 100000; Reno,
Nov, $4,000. All the foregoing bills were
Senate bills.
69rn DAY.--Mr. Fuller discussed the Blair
bill and rnco and political problems in the
South Mr.. Evnrts introduced bill 30
amend the Alien Contract Labor law, so as not
10 prevent any citizcn of any foreign cOin-
try temporarily residing in this country from
engaging under contract persons not resi-
dents of the United States 10 net as private
secretaries, servants or domestics. y. 5ss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
THE NEWS BPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle states.

a NEW NORK theatrical company left that
city FOR Washington 10y special train the 9TH
cr morning PLAYED az a matinee in the Ma.
tional Capital and returned to the metropolis
IN time for the regular evening performance.
Tux Court of Inquiry appointed to exam.
inc into the charges against Commander
Bowman II McCalla, Of the United States
steamer Enterprise, began proceedings az tho
Brooklyn Navy Yard
AT tho annual meeting Of the Pcunsylva-
mia Railroad it was decided to issue four
hundred thousand additional shares ot capt
tai stock.
Two men were killed and half a dozen in
jured 10y am explosion Of dynamite near
Rockville Centre, ~ y.
THE SaNton Ballot Reform bill has bcen
passed 10y the Assembly of New York
GOVERNOR LkpD and all the other State
officers save the Attorney General have been
reuomiuated 10y the Rhode Island Rcpub.
licaus in state Convention at Providence.
HARRIsoN n LODER, wholesale dealers in
dry goods, New York, have made an assign
mont. Liabilities $500 600.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
In the House

G2D DAY.-Tho greater part OF the day
was consumed in discussion Of the bill pro.
viding for tho compulsory attendance Of
witnesses before registers aud receivers OF
land offices which was passed A number
OF public buildings appropriation bills wer0
reported faVorahy from Committee OF thg
Whole, but the House found itself without
quorum, aud 80 further action was post
poncd
G3D DAY.-On motion of Mr. owen the
Senate resolution was ConcuTred In providing
that the Senate Committee on Immigration
and tho House Committee ON Immigration
aud Naturalization shall jointly investigate
the workings Of the various laws Of tho
United States and the several States relative
10 immigration from foreign countries. co..
lhe resolution was 40 amended AZ
tO direct the Joint Committed
90 investigate the effect on Ameri-
purchase Of American industries by foreign
capitalists; also 10 report TO Congress tho Of
licial correspondence on the proposal tO make
Bellows Island, New York, nu immigrant
depot "A resolution was adopted calling on
the Secretary OF War for information rea
tive 20 the defective work on the Washington
Aqueduct tunnel and whether the contract
ors are liable therefor.
6irn DAY--Mr Baker, from the Com
mtteo on Territories, reported the bill for
tho admission Of Wyoming. The House
went into Committee OF tho Whole 10 con-
slider the bill, despite objections 10y Mr..
Springer, who said the hill had been called
up In violation Of the agreement madein the
Committee ON Territories Several bills
for public buildings, involving an npproprip-
ton Of 81, ,Si5, 600 were passed. -
OjTH DAY The Oklahoma hill was dis
cussed, and Mr.. Stewards motion prohibit.
ing the introduction of intoxicating liquors
into the Territory until otherwise provided
by law was agreed to.
BTH DAY.-A bin granting the right Of
way through the Mile Lncs Indian Reserva-
tiOn, Mimi, 10 the Lake Superior Railroad
Company, also n bill granting rights ~ way
through tho Indian Territory to the Gnlena,
Guthrie and Western Railroad Company.
also Il bill granting right Of way through tho
Nez Percc reservation Idaho, 80 tho PalOusg
and Spokane Railroad Company were passed
....I In Committee of the Whole the Okla
hOma bill was further considered and event
unlly passed
G1TIi DAY-Mf Perkins stated that on or
roneOus impression had gone out that accord
ing 10 the provisions of the Oklahoma bill.
passed the previous day. the Cherokee Outlet
had been declared opened ~ settlement under
the homestead laws The statement should
have been that the public land strip not the
Cherokee Outlet had been opened to settle
mcnt .. in Committee Of the Whole n bill
10 retire General ,. g.. Fremont, with the
rank of major general. was formally RECON-
monded.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

The public debt that the French Gov
ernment has been piling up since the war
would be crushing to most nations, vet
the people appear to bear up under it
with more or less resignation. Three
years ago the public debt Of France
amounted to twelve hundred and forty
millions Of pounds sterling-in our cur
rency six thousand two hundred millions
OF dollars. The public debt Of Russia,
which is the next heaviest, was the same
year but about three thousand six hun
dred millions Of dollars, while that #
England was a little over three thousand
five hundred millions Of dollars. The
expenditures OF France have been in-
creasing in the same proportion, while
the revenue receipts have relatively de
clined. In 1876 the total expenses we're
five hundred millions OF dollars, but IN
1890 the expenses for the year arc put at
seven hundred millions Of dollars and the
revenue at six hundred millions Of
dollars, leaving deficit Of one hundred
illious
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
Talking by Taps.

"Do YOU know how many more ways
tclcgraphcr5 have of communicating
among themselves than ordinary mortals
havc3' young female operator asked.
"Not Wen, I'll tell you. Not long
ago, in crowded house, ! saw an a-so-
ciatc 10 whom ] very much wished To say
few wo DIS. She was within easy hear
ing distance OF me, but could not get
close enough 90 her to whisper what /
wished 90 say, and ] could not even
catch her eye. suddenly ] thought Of
something. / noticed that the frame Of
the chair in which / was sitting was
iron. i took my latchkcy ont Of my
pocket and striking the framc Of the
chair, tapped out her full name. Her
pIactiscd ear caught the sounds ot once.
She turned and saw me. Then tapped
ont my full message ON the rim Of my
chair She took her latchkcy from her
pocket and sent nm answer iu the same
way. Not % word was spoken, aud only
two or three persons noticed thc click
iug and those did not understand what
10 meant.
"Thcn there orc other ways iu which
conversation may Doe onuicl ou between
tolc2aphcrs without 70 word In fact. if
ARA sittin, next Co u asoaiate iu an
audience room ! never speak. / simply
tap ONT my message ou The hnud of my
friend once sat in church directly be-
hind q friend, to whom told ioug
and important story hy tapping ou thc
ba,s of her shou.frr
.Its grnal fun to have so great au ad-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

The United States Senate has passed q
resolution requesting tho President to in-
vito any foreign nation with which diplo-
matte disputes may arise to settle the
same by arbitration, instead of war.
There seems, to the Washington Sfor,
''to bc no particular use for this rosolu-
tion at the present time, but 10 shows tho
peaceablc disposition Of our Government
and was doubtless passed with view
Of promoting arbitration in the fu-
turc. When great ships costing with
their armaments 50 900, 900 shall meet
on the ocean and in five minutes sink
each other with an on board when forts
can be demolished with dynamite shells,
when cities can bc burned from a dis
tauce Of tcn or twelve miles, when armies
in the field can annihilatc each other with
long range rifles and smokclcss powder
and tho many rapid FIRE guns now in use,
it's time TO stop talking Of war and find
some means Of adjusting international
differences that viii not be equally cx-
baustivc 70 the victor aud Che van
ouished,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
A FRAUD EXPOSED.
Hc Owned Complete Countericitcr's
OmInI

a strange discovery hos been made 0t
Parkcrsburg Vs. Va resulting jon the ez
pomre Of moSamplcd hypocrisy. zreel aud
crime Hiram Lewis lived miserably for years
and wa. supposed 90 bc -o destitute that
the City Council and charitable Indies onme
~ hisaid. Then Bishop PeterNu. who lo0kcI
upon Lo"i. u. re- sort NJ living saint, h1d him
removed to the Shoiteriug Arms Hospital
a littlc lnfor Lewis wosu prisoner aud tho
good Bishop and tic entire town shocked A
church elder while packing lewis.s trunk
discovered several mYids and dies for max
INK counterfeit coin. mud erarch brought to
light n complete countcrfctcrs outfit bildop
away In NnrIlu- nuuL-.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

There has long been tradition in
Japan that once treasure of gold bars
worth now $500, 900, 900 was buried
far beneath the earth somewhere in the
inclosure of the castle of Yuki Harutomo.
Three attempts to dig it out were
abandoned on account OF accidents to the
work. Last May excavations were begun
again, and the workmcn recently came to
pieces of boxes covered with plate iron
and other indications Of what wos he
Geved TO be approaching success.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

The Sanitary Commission Of Vienna
has recommended electricity instead of
hanging as a proper mode of execution.
This is explained by the fact that an
execution in Austria is very ghastly
sight. The condemned man is not
killed instantaneously by the breaking
of his neck, as in the United States, but
is thrown off ladder and allowed TO
stranglc to death.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

The inventive genius of this country
Seems never to sleep. The two latest
ideas apply to the decoration of walls.
One stamps out great sheets of metal,
which can be either polished, hammered
or grained, and which, according to the
customers fancy, may be made to resem-
bic copper, bronze, red gold, silver or
brass. 1t is fire proof, water proof, in
sect and rat proof The other makes a
wall covering of Furnished and faceted
steel. The metal is one of the new iron
alloys, and neither rusts nor discolors.
One form is almost perfect lacework,
while another resembles the Milanese ar
NOR of the sixteenth century. 1t is hard
to say which of the two systems pro-
duces the most striking results.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
sETTER TIE WILEY.

Better the valley with peace and love
Than the desolate heights some souls at
tain.
Lonely is hfo ON the hills above
The valley lands and the sunny plain
what is fame 20 lover! Can il satisfy
The longing and lonely hearts Of men'
On the heights they must hunger aud starva
and die
Come back 70 the valley Of peace again
--E6en t. Rerford, az Youths Companion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
HIRING OUT CONvICTs,


Tho first contract for hire of puitcntorl
cousIets under the law passed by tho last
Virginia Legislature hos been entere1 into
by Governor Mckinney with the Atlantic
and Ohio Railroad Company The company
.s 10 pay forty 1--WE cents day tor 100 or
more convicts and bear an expense oi
transportation and maintenance Tho phy-
.ciau 90 the convict camp BE- tn he a state
officer. aud the men can only te worked
undnr bis suuarvIsIon-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

A plague Of rats in Lincolnshire, Eng
land, is the result Of the indiscriminate
destruction Of vermin killing birds and
weasels and other enemies of the rat,
which has been going ON for several
gears past, and the practice of trapping
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

Our squadron of evolution in the Med
iterraneau had good deal Of trouble
with foreign regulations. Spain forbade
the landing of crews anywhere on her
shores for land practice, and Italy has a
law that more than three war ships of
any foreign power shall not be in any one
OF her ports at the same time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
FRANCO-DAHOMAN WAR.
King Gicgic Hctircs 60 Lama With
His Female warriors

that the Kugof Dahomcy. the West African
Chief with whom France is now nt var
accompanied by his fcmaie warriors bad rc
tired to Lama. after remaining Of GOdomcy
four days and not daring to attock Oh" French
posts The rest of hIs army remained of
Godomcy where DO was erecting fortified.
bone During The the campaign lOU Dnho
mans. including % female general wcro killed
ft was stated that tho French raptves taken
by the DahOmau- were s1fe nt Whydrh.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

The two great arch spans Of the Forth
Bridge, l7l0 feet each are beyond any span
before attempted Each is 10 feet wider
900 900 In money. In human life, mp TO Sep
tcmber, 1893, including five drowning cases,
the fatal accidents I'm connection with It's con-
structon amounted to fifty three, while the
total number Of accidents non-fRtal up to the
same time was 543; an army Of workmen,
numbering at times as many AK 400, have
been engaged most Of the seven years in build.
ing the gigantic structure.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

Newspapers In California claim that
fgs can DE raised iu that state as good as
any OF those that arc imported.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
For Congress.
liza Grange Spectator

Once more can the people of the
Second Congressional District rejoice
over the prospect Of having a fit rep
resentative in the next National Leg
islature. And never before has a
graver duty been more encumbent
upon the voters of the Second District,
than in selecting the man to fill the
place. 1t surely is no time for expe-
riments, no time to pay empty honors,
but time when only those who are
fully qualified for the responsible po-
sition of Representative should be
thought of, much less named.
1t will be admitted without argu-
ment that there are honest, upright,
faithful men in goodly number in
this District that would grace the
office, and in many respects reflect
honor upon the people to place them
there, but from past services-a record
untarnished by corruption, malfeasance
or misfeasance in office, record that
reflects honor upon his constituents as
upon himself, we know of no one, and
we believe we voice the sentiment of a
large majority of voters of the Second
District, when we say we believe that
Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, of Craven coun-
ty, is the man of the hour and should
be named as the next standard bearer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
The Newspaper Reporter.
lSpringfeld Sunday News.

In the busy every day life of the
newspaper reporter there are many
things which, to the uninitiated, ap
pear inviting, and as many Others
which are repulsive to the finer feelings
of 4 man. Constant contact with
these instances harden the man whose
duty it is to wade through heat, snow
and slush, and chronicle events of the
day. He goes about his work in a
methodical way, that often leads those
interested in the work the reporter is
inquiring about, to think he is both
careless and Indifferent. In mos,
cases this is true. With 4 keen scent,
which is created by experience, he sees
in some small thing just what the pub
lie wants to know about, and the nov
ice, who perhaps has, in the ordinary
course of conversation, given the re-
porter "the tip wonders, when he
sees the article in print, why in the
name of common sense he hasn't seen
the importance of that very thing long
before? TO some the reporters life is
one continuous round of pleasure.
He is to be found at theatres, balls
concerts, parties and banquets. In
the court room he is given a promi-
nent seat, where he can see and hear
everything that goes on. BY some he
is invied; by his fellows he is often
pitied. The theatre, the ball, or the
concert has no attraction for him when
he has sick wife or child at home.
His paper is short-handed or perhaps
there is no one else whom the city ed
itor can send to do the work, and NO
matter what his frame of mind, the
paper must come out on the morrow,
and articles from his pen must appear.
In the crowded ballroom he finds the
heat oppressive, and the kind atten-
tions of the hostess, who is over anx-
ious that her affair shall appear as a
"brilliant success in the next issue Of
the paper, out of place; and he longs
to escape the elaborate banquet with
its many kinds of wines, to make his
usual midnight lunch on a cup of
coffee and a sandwich at his favorite
chop-house In the court room or at
the lecture he must follow everything
closely, sitting out the unimportant
and faithfully report the proceedings
in way that will interes. the readers
of his paper He must work on an
average of from twelve to fourteen
hours each day the year round, and
spend what remains of the twenty four
in getting ready for the next days
work. If, after he has given the best
years of his work as news gatherer,
he dies, the newspapers will probably
contain the following notice: "John
Jones died yesterday, at his home on
-- street. For many years he
was reporter on the --, and
was probably one Of the most consci-
entious news gatherers in the profes-
sion."
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31

Additional train leaves Oxford daily eX-
cept Sunday II 90 m, arrive Henderson
u O5 p m, returning leave Henderson 10
m. daily except Sunday, arrive Oxford
) Is pm.
No. 30, leaving GoldSboro > % p III and
Raleigh Is p M daily. makes connection
at Durham with No. ~. leaving at Is 90 D m
daily, except Sunday for Oxford, Hender-
son and all points on o. X H., o. n &. and
X. " Nj. roads.
West Point and Raleigh, via Keysville, on
Nos. "A and 1O2, and 81 and 1O3
Nos. u and IS connect at Richmond from
and 10 West Point and Baltimore daily ex-
eePt Sunday.
trains to and from MOrehead City and Will
mIngtOn, and at Selma to and from Fayette-
Vile
No. 81 connects at Greensboro for Fay
etteville
No 53 connects at Selma for Wilson, y C
Nos. 30 ana 5l make close connection at
University Station with trains to and from
Chapel Hill, except Sundays
SLEEPING-CARS SERVICE.
On trains 80 and 81, Pullman Buff
let Sleeper between Atlanta and New
York, Danville and Augusta and Green's
sorO, via Asheville to MOrriStown, Tenn.
On % and 53, Pullman Buffet Sleeper
between Washington and New Orleans via
Montgomery. and between Washington
and Birmingham. Richmond and Greens
soro, Raleigh and Greensboro and between
washington and Augusta, and Pullman
bunet Sleepers between Washington and
Asheville and Hot Springs
Through tickets on sale at PRINCIPAL
stations to all points
For rates, local and through time tables.
SH SSPRiy TO any agent of the company, or to
o0tl ~ HAAS, JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
iraflc Manager Gem Pass. Agent
W. \. TURK,
Div. Pass. Agent,
Raleigh, n. &.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
Hon. Abram 5. Hewitt on the
South.
ATLANTA Constitution Interview. |

itldIltd COllSLittttlOl lHtcESlc".j
think the South is the most inter
esting field of study at present to be
found in any part of the world. 1t is
undergoing 4 transition from the pa
triarchal to the individual social sys-
tenn. 1t is doing this IN a single gen.
Grafton, while the Europe transforma-
ton from the feudal system to one of
individual liberty occupied hundreds
Of years. In the South we can actu-
ally see the great drama being per-
formed before our eyes, and the result
is most encouraging, because it secures
at once those benefits which Europe
required many generations to accom-
plish. Moreover, the South is endow-
ed by nature with greater advantages
than any similar area in the world. 1t
contains all the raw minerals for in
numetable industries in great profu-
sion. Its coal and iron are not only
unlimited in quantity, but SO placed in
contiguity as to make their develop
ment both easy and profitable. The
South has practical monopoly Of cot
ton, which now secures for her ex-
changes with the rest of the world to
the extent of s35o,ooo,ooo annually.
There's no country in the world whose
industrial prosperity is planted upon a
foundation so stable as this.