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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

Broaddus Classical and Scientific
institute at Clarksburg. w. Va,
will be reopeued Sept. 9th. Several
hundred dollars have been expended
on the grounds and buildings dur
lug the summer and they are now
IN the acme of their ancient beauty
Prof. Wayland f. Reynolds, A. Nj.
Is the new president Of the lnsti.
tute. He Is a son OF DR.. REYNOLDS
now acting president Of the UNI
versity and is the only man who
ever received the A. NJ. degree at
the West Virginia University at
graduation. The trustees are TO be
congratulated that they have placed
at the bead Of the Institute one Of
the most intelligent Young men the
State ever produced. The Vice
President and principal Of the Nor
mai department, Prof W. NJ. Blair.
IS one Of the best educators in the
State. The school promises to take
high rank in West Virginia cduca.
tiopal work and IS the only Baptist
school in the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

Hon. Almond NJ Clapp, Of
Washington, y. &. who t. now a.
the Hotel Gordon hls been quite
public character 10 bis time and
held several positions Of trust and
importance. lie is originally from
BuHdo, New York where be scry.
81 as Postmaster many years and
L's been inhmaly acquainted with
Grover Cleveland Tor the past twen-
~ five years. Mr.. Clapp was Public
Printer at Washington under Pres.
ident Grants administration.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

1t has leaked out that Dawson is
preparing pamphlet for distr;bu-
ton amongst the worshippers OF
bossIsm entitled, Bossism Re
claimed; or, How Have Kept Lee
Shaw Out Of Office :" 1t is to be
hoped that he will make known the
secret Of How | Carried West
Virginia in 1892" Nothing is
more pleasing to Prestonians than
TO know that they have one smart
man amongst them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

From the meteorological record
for July, as furnished us by George
Ii. TrcmbIy, Of Tanuory, we note
as follows
Number Of clear days II. cloudy
g and partly cloudy s. Rain on I'd.
4th, 9Th, 14th, ooh, 21st, 23rd,
2ltb, 10th. 9th and 20th-eleven
days. Thunder on five days, 2nd.
l4,h, 10Th, 2Sth, 20 D.. Pravarling
wind direction southwest. Highest
temperature 100 att +. NJ. on 2Oth
ln the shade; rested at 90 for four
hours that days Lowest tempcra-
turc 60 ON the 11th. Z he middle
part OF the month was very dry,
but fine showers lao LITTER part.
Our readers should cut this out for
their scrap books and paste it in
along side Of Peter Il. Smiths
weather forecast and compare them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

lalmouizer Dawson is bent
Oh harmonizing the party once
more. lie wants the primary sys-
tenn abolished and the boss conyen
ton style adopted once ag in 50 he
en- play his fantastic tricks be-
lore high heaven " and defy the
people. Ills last defy to the people
proved disastrous to HIM. lie must
not imagine that all tie stuffed
clubs have been destroyed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

An alleged clob OF base ball play.
crs, went fiom here up TO Gades.
vile last Saturday TO show those
fellow thc lick 10 we done by.
They didn't come back til way ST
ter darA and their tail feathers were
dragging iu tho dust, aud their fore
tops snatched as bald beaded as tbo
American eagle They claim 20
haze made two scores, while Gladcs.
VILE was So f'r abetd that We arc
= hamc3 % publish ,hc score.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

1t is reported on good authority
that DIR. Lanham is chewing poke
root by the yard to keep from com
mi.ting himself to Congressional
candidates or their friends for fear
1t would bolt he door of the House
OF Delegates against him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

The Pittsburg Post contains G4
columns OF news every dty, and
sells for one cent. Compire il
with any other paper Published.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

a writer from the rural district
OF Valley nominates DR.. Cox for
the House of Delegates in very
ti'ttering missiye to the journal,
but for some reason the sign in the
moon WAS not propi.ious with the
0'"rhaI to excldim, Bully for
Cox -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09
STATEMENT
on TIKI
Financial Condition
PRESTON COUNTY, w. VA.
At the Close OF tie Fiscal Year Ending
May 3ist. 1894.
Continued from First Pagel
PRINTING AND STATIONERY

The Journal Pub Co:
Publishing delinquent tax iist....... So %
Publishing notice election precincts
established ....-........... ............ n 20
Printing road surveyors certificate
baDl and books ana other miscellanc-
Cu5printiug anu stationery .......i53 81
publishing financial statement tOr fiscal
year ending May 81, 1893, and proceed.
lng5 Oi county court for nscal year end
ing May 81. R9i.-......... 100 %
Bobcrt CLARK AZ Co, books, pens, rubber
bands, inks, muci'age, etc -. - 30
Felix Elliott, jr lamp blank books, cusp!-
dOreS etc. ............... a.. ,.......... 10 u
The West Virginia Argus
publishing notice OF election precincts IL -
ubllShing proceedings % cOuaty court
one year and the financial statement
Tor the hicnl year ending May ~. iS1i.. lOl o.
fuUislins nothe about county orders. -
johnson AtsOn:
one deed record book No. -, and express ~ %
one chancery uie bpO No T. 49,. II %
Cne atty. receipt book. ............... Z 20
Stationery for county and circuit clerks
OiCes .... ...... ...... oil. .. 20 -
Leroy shaw, amt. paid Felix Elliott, Jr.,fo
NIttibg puus -....- ....-.. 60
VIM. Mann & Co, 700 ruled sheets 2 ~
Felix ElhOtt,lr record BOOKS stationery. etc rs 10
ROBERT Clark Co, pens, paper, Rubber
bands, etc. 49,. > 50
Johnson q watson, > land books rebound 10 40
Leroy shaw:
Amt paid Journal pub Co printing tax
receipts, $40, 500 blank notices to tax
payers 800; iScparate reading notices
10 tax payers, 40; on envelopes, = - - %
Amt PAD West virginia -fguS for no d.
hnquent tax receipts, 3 90; 6lUrsgc carts
Tor Shcriu ONCE, 5) 20 card notices
TO tax payers 20 one 30 page book
printed ana bound for gen. land, etc,
2Ol; three separate reading notices 10
TAX payers, GOO ............. ......... II 90
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

Boss Billy Dawson was not smart
enough to fool Leader Shaw with
his shell game for Congressional
delegates. The Leader had often
watched the Boss manipulate the
shell-game before.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

Prof. Virgins says that Mars is
signalling to US. Yes, signalling to
Billy Dawson to keep his slate hid
on Saturday or the boys will break
it fer him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

"Shake not thy CORY scalp at me
Thou clnst say did thu scalping,"
Dawson to Fortney after the
Elkins Convention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

There. are those who see in an
Elkins Congressional race "borrels
in It,"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

The rank aud file of the party is
looking to Leader Leroy Shaw to
led them to victory on Saturday
against Billy Dawson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09
JUDICIAL SALE.
isaac y. Smith
NS.
T. A. Dudley ct al
Friday, Sentemher 7th, 1881

q the front door Of the Court House of said
county. ofler for "a TO the highest responsib. q
bidder, tlse following real estate:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-09

ne above does not include dis.
burselnents for district roads A ist
OF the Disbursements for that burmese
IN the various districts will appear i'm
next weeks paper.
j. AMI MARTIN.
Clerk County Court.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
Well Known Men Discuss Industrial Con
ella tion and Arbitration.

Cu1cAao. Nov. 15-The opening sea.
sion OF the congress of Industrial con-
ciliation and arbitration was called to
order by Lyman j. Gage. Prof +. r.
L. Could OF Johns Hopkins university,
read paper on the History of In
dustrial Arbitration in England and
the Continent"
Judge William A. Vincent presided
1T the afternoon session. James Pea
body, editor OF the Railway Review.
speaking on the subject OF "Arbitra-
tion in Railway Affairs" said that the
law was now powerless TO prevent the
Gripping OF railroads by the striking
OF employees Some law was needed,
he thought. TO prevent men from get.
ting In body without warning. The
public was more 10 be considered than
either railroad managers or employees
L. s. Coffin. Of Iowa, OF the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen, thought
that railroad employees, as in every
sense public servants, should not Grip
pie the public service, but the rail
road should also pay them fair wages.
He believed that labor should have the
right 20 combine and make strong
plea for Sunday rest for railroad EN-.
ployes. lie was opposed 10 giving
state and national commissions more
power in regard to the settlement OF
strikes. Let their work be merely
advisory.
Representative William NJ Springer
spoke or his bill for arbitration OF
labor troubles between railroad en-
ployes and employers. This bill is
now on the congressional calendar IL
asks for a national commission OF arbi.
tration OF three members TO be APP
pointed by the pre- sident at a salary of
IS. 600 each, 20 hold Office for three
years Mr. Springer believed that the
Difference to public opinion Of both
parties 10 labor controversies would
make them abide by any decision rem
dered by national labor commission.
Rev DR. John II. Barrows of this
city, presided at the evening session
The Distinction Between Arbitration
and Cancellation" was discussed by
Josephine Shaw Lowell, OF New York.
Voluntary arbitration only came in
this country. she said, after "A long
siege between capital and labor, and
the public had entirely lost their
patience. The result was generally
satisfactory The best plan, instead
Of trying to arbitrate troubles and
strikes, was TO prevent them. The
character Of employees and employers
needed 10 be changed; "A Christian
feeling should prevail and concilia-
ton was the word that applied.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Information Furnished by the First A.
sistant Postmaster General.


sistant Postmaster General
WAsmNGroN, Nov I2-First Assist
ant Postmaster General Frank II.
vision OF the divisions Of salaries
and allowances, free delivery, post
Office supplies. money order sys-
tenn, dead letter Office and corre-
spondence, has submitted his annual
report for the year ended June
90 last TO the postmaster general.
The report is a very interesting one
and covers the most important
branches Of the service. Mr.. Jones
reviews his recommendation of last
year as 10 the growing evil Of boycott
ting Of post offices. EIc says:
"Tho compensation % postmasters AZ post
ofices % the fourth class consists mainly OK
the cancellation OF postage stamps upon mat
ter actually mailed at their oflces. ln many
eases, owing 20 political differences. selfish
motives OF storckcepors petty jealousies or
personal feeling from other causes. the COM
pensation 81 postmastcrs Is serious cur
tailed by collecting and mailing letters on
the cnrs. or sending them 10 an
adjoining post ONCE for milling thereby do-
prlXiug the fourth-class postmaster OF his
cancellations and consequently reducing his
postmnstcrs ~ their sale Of stamps thereby
reducing The receipts and ONCE allowances
This IS carried 10 n gricyous extent In some
communities. and rs such an interference with
the usual aud regular disposition % the malls
as M my judgment calls for legislation by con-
grcss.
The report shows the total allowance
for clerks hire TO have been IS, gro, 33l,
aud s5,7lp.0OO on account of salaries 20
postmastcrs AZ presidential Offices, Of
which there were 3. 4Oe The gross re-
ceipts OF those Offices was S5s, Gs5, 025
for the year New York has the
largest number OF post offices of any
state leading with $50, and Pennsyl-
vanin second with als. Sixteen million
dollars were appropriated ON account
OF the postmastcrs' salaries this year.
and Mr. Jones estimates that s16, 500,
600 will be sufficient for the next fiscal
year.
Mr.. Jones suggests that the expert
mental free delivery in towns and viii
lagos be discontinued at the close OF
the current fiscal year. lie says the
proposed system OF rural free delivery
would result in an additional cost 90
the government Of about $40. 900 for the
first year, and he Is not in favor OF the
schemc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
EFFECT ON TRADE.
More Activity Looked FOR. Now That the
Elections Are over.


NEW York. Nov. l9.-R. G.. Dun &
Co. s weekly review OF trade says;
business hns been waiting the greater part
OF the week. and the elections are expected TO
give Il sharp stimulus Whether men ara
right or wrong Ia expecting better things,
the fact that they expect them does
tend 10 make things better Thus
larger volume OF trade might bo antici-
patod. although no present events can
altor the size OF the corn crop, nor mako tho
demand for wheat or cotton closer to the sup
ply Neither can the election returns alter the
tarin, and n any industry IL affected by IL,
fnyorably or unfayorably, the situation is ex-
actly the sume as u was before the people
voted ~ lenst for some time 10 come. But Il
Is fair 20 infer that further notifications OF
81 the tariff are rendered less probable by the
elections OF Tuesday
I'm the speculative markets there has been
scarcely any movement ana nothing favorable
20 holders Wheat is cents higher but there
rs little ENCOURAGEMENT, because stocks In
sight are Tar beyond all previous records Corn
has fallen about cents Cotton declined an
eighth 20 8 Z cents which Is again the lowest
price ever recorded and appears 10 mean a
definite decrease In production hereafter, as In
most ~ the southern states the prices now
realized are not romuneratiye. For the pres
Cut the stocks here dnd abroad arc large
enough 70 kin any speculation.
There Is decided Improvement In the tono
Of the iron market and general confidence
that the business viii now improve. The boot
and shoe manufacturers have been doing reln-
lively ns we'll as usual, though the season Is
about over aud the orders running into the fu-
ture are as hitherto. almost exclusively for
goods q the cheaper grades No change Ia
prices has been noted. although Manufacture
crs SSH complain that present prices OF shoes
ana toots ure not remunerntiye with current
prices Tor leather
scarcely anything Is doing In WOODEN goods
for spring delivery and the demand for iall ana
winter goods has nearly disappeared ia gem
cral u q, believed that the spring orders thus
lar are not more than half the usual quantity.
There Is 40 speculative buying and manufuc-
tureis are purchasing only for their immediate
needs, So that The prices, though averaging
about quarter ~ a cent lowcr than "A month
ago, show no tendency as yet 20 improve
Reports of failures are on the whole en-
couruginv IN comparison with last year and
yen Tie volume of liabilities is larger FOR the
season than IN any year of ordinary prosperity
The aggregate ia iiyc weeks ending November
has been $1,000. AZ. OF which "a $50 57b were
~ manufacturing and 20 so3sGe OF trading con-
Germs The failures during the past week have
been 26i IN thu Emitted States. against 3hs last
year, ana l3in Canada, against 81 last year"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
THE FOREST ABLAzE.
Life and Property Destroyed la Mlssis.
sippi. Tennessee and Arknnsas.

Life and Property Destroyed la Missis-
sippi. Tennessee and Arkansas
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov l5.-Forest
fires in north Mississippi, west Ten
nessee and eastern Arkansas continue
10 rage with undated vigor and the
average value OF property destruction
is maintained, though on account
OF the population in the burn
ing districts being sparse and the
few people being busy fighting
the flames, 10 is impossible TO gather
much information as TO details. The
latest important fact learned is that
the fires have made their way into Al
ALBANIA in the vicinity OF Florence. fol-
lowing the line of the Tennessee
ly wooded. An army OF men in
the Shoal Creek neighborhooa near
Florence is engaged fighting the
flames 20 keep them from the settle
ments, yet dozen houses have been
burned down, and barns. fences and
crops swept away.
KELLAR. La, Nov. lb-Nhile Abram
Smith and his wife were In the field
picking cotton their cabin was burned,
crcmating their three children
NArcHEz. Miss Nov. 10. The house
OF Louis Williams. miles below
Natchcz. burned and two young chill
dren were cremated in the blaze.
Williams and an older child were also
badly burned.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
vETERANs PRoMoTEp.
Brig. Gen. meCook Made Major Grucrl
Col Forsyth nrlgadIer.

Brig. Gen. meCook Made Major General
Col Forsyth "a nrigadler.
WASHINGTON. Nov. Brig. Gen.
Alexander Mcdowell McCook has
been appointed major general of the
United states army. vice Gen. Howard.
retired, aud Col. James VI Forsyth. u
the seventh cavalry, has been pro.
NOTED 20 brigadier general 10 succeed
McCook.
Maj. Gen. McCook will continue in
command OF the department OF Col-
orado. with headquarters ~ Denver.
until his retirement next April, The
president has made the following as
signment Of general officers Of tho
army:
Mai Gen Miles. department. OF the east WITH
headquarters 40 New York
brig Gen Thomas VI Kruger. department a
the Missouri. with headquarters at Chicago.
Brig Gen. Wesley Merritt. 20 command 81
department Of California
Brig Gen. John r. Brooke. department o.
Dakota with headquarters nc - Paul
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17

Remains of the Late Car Arrive and Lie
Ia state

IA state.
ST. PETERsBUR0, Nov. IS. - The
preparations for the reception OF the
body OF Alexander III. In this city
were hardly equal 20 those In Moscow
and, in consequence OF n thaw fol-
lowed by fog and a heavy snowfall,
the procession had TO march through
deep slush.
Preceding the ceremony OF romov-
Ing the body from the Nicolas station
20 the fortress three guns were fired.
After the third gun the church bells
were tolled. and throughout the day
minute guns will be fired. The navy
supplied the guard OF honor at the rail-
way station.
The roofs OF the houses were crowded
with people as the procession moved
at 1880 o'clock. The coffin. which was
golden, was covered with a golden
pail lined with heavy ermine. with
heavy tassels at the corners This was
folded half way back. The prince OF
Wales walked with Car Nicholas,
each wearing uniform similar 10 the
one he wore in Moscow, only more
elaborate This characterization is
true OF the whole procession. II was
conducted upon the same plan as that
In Moscow, only more elnborately.
The procession was divided into thir-
teen sections, each headed by master
Of ceremonies, wearing a black and
white scarf The sections represented
various degrees of mourning
Following the thirteenth section
. L. l. -.
horses, generals holding the tassels
ON both sides of the hearse were sixty
pages thirty on each side with
lighted torches. Immediately after
the hearse came the car, Nicholas H.
wearing generals uniform. with the
imperial household the prince OF
Wales, the king Of Greece, the Russian
grand dukes and their aides and
company of grenadiers. Following
these came the czarina. Princess
AliN OF Hcsse- Darmstadt. Grand
Duchess Nenia, Grand Duchess Olga
and large number of eqGerries, com
panies and regiments.
The procession arrived at the ca
thedral al 1880 p IN. The coffin was
at once placed on the catafalque in the
center OF the cathedral, and requiem
service followed, lasting an hour.
The body was then exposed 10 pub
lie view and Immediately long lines Of
people anxious to see the dead cars
face began passing through tho cathe-
dral. The lying in state will continue
until the day OF the funeral Con
slant masses will be celebrated.
During the chief service great
mourning banner was hosted at the
fortress, after which the troops re-
turned 60 the barracks. Thousands OF
persons picked mp as mementoes twigs
OF pine and cypress with which the
roadways were strewn. Dinncrs were
given TO 50,000 poor Tuesday evening.
President Cleveland and the United
states were represented in the cere-
monies by Minister Breckenridge and
the entire stan OF the United States
legation and by Lieut.. Rogers. naval
attache at Paris The American coll
ony sent seventy wreaths TO be placed
ON the cars coffin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
POLICY OF NICHOLAS.
lie WIN Not Devlatc from That OF Ills
Imperial Predecessor.

lie win Not Devlate from That or Ills
Imperial Predecessor.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov 14-On Friday
last NJ. de Giers, the foreign minister,
sent circular to the Russian represen-
tativcs abroad declaring that Gar
Nicholas was firmly resolved TO fol-
low in his fathers footsteps and TO
devote his whole strength 10 the in
tcrnal welfare OF the country. never
deviating from the pacific, loyal and
firm policy which bad hitherto SO
greatly contributed To the general
peace. Russia. the circular adds, will
maintain her friendly relations with
all the powers and will regard respect
for law aud order as the surcst guar.
antee OF the tranquility OF the state.
The imperial party and others ac-
companying the body have noticed the
remarkable change which has taken
place in the temperature since they
left the Crimea There the air was
balmy and the roses were 10 be seen
on all sides in full bloom, but as tho
cortege proceeded northward the
weather became colder until In this
city the temperature is degrees be-
low zero
The route OF the funeral procession
NJ St Petersburg to-day, from the rail
road station 10 the fortress. Is 5 miles
long, and IL is estimated that IL will
take four hours and half IN march
ing from the depot 70 the fortress.
Twenty thousand troops will line the
street through which the funeral will
pass and 10000 troops In addition will