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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15
TO PoSTMAsTERSI
Tho N. r. Tribune, 1904.

For Fifty Years the Uncompro-
missing Defender of the Policies,
Constructive, National and
Patriotic, of the Re-
publican Party,
Writes you to circulate its weekly
paper and make up clubs for it
everywhere. Please note that the
Repu blican victories of 1898 were
won in the States in which the
Tribune was most largely circu-
lated.
Victory is sure in 1894 and in
1896 if the Republicans of the
United States stand stoutly by
their own principles and advocate
them with persistence and intclli-
gence.
If this is not unlimited gall and
unparalleled audacity, then we new.
er knew what these terms signify;
but the situation is only what can
be expected from such Internal
civil service mugwumpery and
damfeolery as psrmeates this al
ministration in respect to the Fed
eral patronage. The whole Civil
Service business is gigantic fraud
that should be wiped from the
Statute books, and the practice and
administration of it is the suicide
Of any party. 1t is an attache of
monarchal form of government
brought over here from England
and has no place IN the affairs of
free country, whose Fundamental
principle is that the majority must
rule and thereby hold the offices.
1t is great pity that President
Cleveland could not get better
Democrat and one more active than
the present Postmaster General.
Much of the disaffection among the
Democrats of the country IS due to
his rulings and apparent love of
Republican Postmasters and roluc.
tanee to turn them out so long as
any excuse could be offered for
their retention. The ''hard times"
would be considerably lightened
among the Democrats If the thou.
sands of government offices now
being held by Republicans were
filled, as they should be, by honest
aud capable Democrats who earned
them and have been waiting the
past year for "the office that never
came" while the Republican occu-
pant laughs in his sleeve and works
up q big club for the Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

We acknowledge the receipt Of n
handsome little book, containing
information in regard TO the Keeley
Instituto TO be located here aud
advertised to "open March Let, oc-
cnpying tho splendidly appointed
and magnificeDtIy situated Hotel
Gordon, the great Cheat Mountain
health and summer resort. This
entire property has been leased by
the Keeley Institute Company Of
West Virginia, and will, after The
above date. become one Of tho finest
equipped Kelley Institutes in the
United States"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Our little Billy Wilson, of the
Second District, IS about the big.
gest sized man in Congress. Some
Of our West Virginia statesmen do
net believe it. They say that Billy
is overrated. They no doubt think
that some other West Virginia
statesmen are moderated to the
extent that Billy is over-rated.
This is very annoying, but the
worst part OF 1t is that Billy's head
refuses to swell at all, at ALL Vet
eel Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Major Smith S. Turner, Of War
rem county, was elected to Congress
in the Seventh District Of Virginia
TO succeed Col. Charles L. OFFER
rail-, who was elevated TO the posi-
ton OF Governor of the Old Domin-
ION. Dir. Turner was q brave Con-
federate soldier aud is said to be a
very able man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

We sent out quite number Of
valentines this week to our patrons.
and we hope they will respond
promptly and check rs up little
with greenback OF n silver tone to
their reply. Most Of the valentines
we sent out were invitations to
specie resumption meeting at the
ARGUS Office and had something
like this printed ON the envelope:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

This is the shortest month in the
year. and still it has more holidays
than any of them. Ground Hog
Day, the 2nd, Lincoln's Birthday,
the 18th, Valentine Day, the 14th.
and Washington's Birthday, 22nd.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Yesterday was st. Valentine Day
and we present our readers with
some very handsome designs and
interesting reading matter, on our
first page, pertinent to the occasion.
The AReUs is always mp with the
times and dcysing somsthing new
for its readers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Next Thursday is the Anniver-
sary of Washington's Birthday and
look ont for some interesting and
instructive matter on the subject in
the ARGUS. Our first page will
contain some illustrated articles of
historic interest about the Father
of His Country"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Monday of this week was the An
Aiversay of Abraham Lincoln's
birthday, he having been born Feb
fuary 18th, 1909, in Larue county,
Kentucky, and was the sixteenth
President OF the United States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

McKinleyism has granted so
many of our Republican friends
vacation that they have learned the
definition of Protection. 1t is
protecting them from work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Correspondingly low rates from
other stations.
Tickets Will be good ten days and
will be valid for passage from Wash
iugtOn to Baltimore at any time
within the life Of the ticket.
For Pullman Car accommodate
tions and guide to points of inter
est in Washington, address nearest
Il. Il o. Agent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Gentle reader, ask the Republic
cans what is the necessity for such
high taxes in Preston county. They
may tell you it is Ring Protection
for the Bossea.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Lots Of the s'unem pIoyed' who
are Ioafiug around complaining about
lizard times" and bowling ior work
would not know job If they met il
IN the middle Of the road. and are
not on speaking terms with work
as they pass by, and il hard work
was piled up all around them so
that there was nc escaping IT, they
would die of sheer desperation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The Parsons Democrat is greatly
improved, and shows evidence Of
prosperity. It is good local paper
and is neat and we'll printed, and
deserves the hearty support of the
Democrats of Tucker county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Our State University is in bet
ter and more prosperous condition
now than ever before. The enroll
ssent is already 240 and will reach
$50 or over with the Spring term.
Everything seems TO be raining
very smoothly now, and all the
faculty and officials working ia
harmony and making great efforts
for the success Of the school. We
hope more Of our young men aud
women will attend the leading edu.
cati6nal institution Of the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The New York Tri6qfns is being
offered to the faithful all over the
country, at a merely nominal rate,
as Medium for resurrecting the
Republican, party at the next cleo
ton. Every Republican local paper
Is being urged to push its circula-
ton, and almost give away the
Tribune in order to get the sheep
into the fold, ready for the shear
ing. And the worst of it 10 that
the Democratic Administrators in
general, and the PostofIice Depart.
ment in particular, is assisting the
Republican party in this work Of
downing the Democrats by simply
allowing Republican Postmasters
all over the country to hold Demo
cratic offices and secretly smlte the
hand that feeds them. The Tribune
itself recognizes the situation and
continues to take advantage Of it,
same as it has for several years, and
actually has the impudence to con
tinue such advertisements as the
following, which we note from a
full page display prospectus printed
on the cover Of The United States
Mail for January, journal pub
lished in the interest Of the Post
masters of the United States, and
the official organ of "The National
Association of Fourth Glass Post
masters" Here is the way this full
page prospectus starts out
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The local management OF the
Kelley Institute here will be in
charge OF Henry Clay Hyde, Mana
ger, and NJ. Taylor Powell, Medical
Director and Physician in charge.
The latter will move here from
Tunnelton, aud we welcome the
genial Doctor to our town. The
Institute is advertised to open the
first of the month. but the present
occupant, Mrs. Elizabeth Ebert.
claims TO have the property rented
till April 1st and don't propose to
vacate till then, when she will move
to Mt. Lake Park and take charge
Of the Washington House aud get
ready for the season there, which
opens May LIST.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

cold Man Bowser" is down with
she grippe this week and declares
that he IL at deaths door. lie has
made his will and kissed the baby
good BY and is hourly expecting his
wife 70 become widow. lie Will
be ell right in a few days, and then
he will swear that II was the yellow
fever or the Asiatic cholera that he
had, and nothing but bis great will
power and heroic endurance saved
him. Ne expect to give full par
,iculars next week,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Democratic West Virginia State
tax 35 cents on the 800.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

"You pay your money and take
your choice"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

Republican Preston County 81. 90
on the 800.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

We believe in a hight ax.-Re-
publican.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

We don't propose to let the old
lady of the Journal slip off with
her knitting to her neighbours house
and make life burden to the good
people with her long tongue gossip
about Democracy. She has got to
tell US why old Father Republican
charges us such high rate of TAXA
ton and leaves her tongue untaxed.
"Old Man Bowser," whom we in
troduce to the people occasionally,
amuses both old and young, but
the old lady Is a regular instrument
of torture to the good people, whom
we are sworn to protect from such
hobgobblins and spooks. Her
tongue has no terror for rs, as we
have grown used to her scolding
and ugly faces, aud some day when.
we are in q frolicsome mood we
will embrace tho old lady and give
her such a hug and squeeze that
she will fairly cry out for "P-r-o-
t-e-c-t-i-o-n - But, in the mean
time, we want the cid lady to tell
us why we pay such HIGH TAXES
in Preston county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

We believe in low tax. Demo
crat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The foreigner pays the tariff. :
Republican.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The consumer pays the tariff. :
Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

eff You don't catch HIM in ten days
return to the WEST Va. ARGUS,
Kingwood, w. Va"
We hope, however, that our friends
will all accept our invitation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15


CAL signs fail In dry weather, Z"
but this is not dry weather, (for we
had all last summer), and the old
saw about the Ground Hog is
Knocked out. 1t is generally at
tributed to the Democratic Admin
istration and the Wilson TaIiff
Bill, the latter having placed good
weather on the free list and it has
spread all over the country already.
p. SIT looks now like we had
lied again. We wrote the above
last Monday when the weather was
as balmy as the spring time, but to-
day the snow Is piling up outs e
like one of the old fashioned win
tiers you read about and the old
folks lie abont, and the Ground
Hog is yindicated after all. We
will try and not get our politics and
weather mixed hereafter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-15

The tariff IL not tax.--Repab-
lican.
The evening world., 1894-08-09
HEALTH OFFICIALS MOBBEO.
Crowd Attacks a Hospital Van
in Milwaukee.
Escort OF a SMALLPOX Patient Pro-
tected by Police.
by Associated PressD

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Aug. 9.-The re-
bellion against the enforcement of SAM
tary law bearing on smallpox cases has
assumed alarming proportions in this
city. The seat OF war Is the south
side. and particularly in the Eleventh
Ward. where the isolation house is To-
Gated The authorities, health officials
and several Aldermen were busy last
night holding conferences and attempt
Ing to formulate some plan whereby the
laws might be properly enforced.
One official said that the situation was
more serious than the majority Of peo-
pie imagined.
Assured OF police protection, the
Health Department van, with a crew
Of six health officers. proceeded to the
house of Ferdinand ]. Butler, at I36
Muskego avenue. where a child was suf-
fering from the disease. The appear
ance of the van was the signal for the
sounding OF an alarm and within ten
minutes there was a mob of fully 1000
people on the scene. There were loud
cries and threats, while a few stones
were thrown, but before much damage
could be done squad of police ar
The health officers broke in the door
Of the house, and soon placed the sick
child in the van. The crowd then made
a determined charge, and he police
would have been overpowered had not
a patrol wagon filled with officers ar
rived at this critical juncture. Guarded
by a large detail OF police, the van
passed through the mob and started
Tor the hospital, pursued by the crowd,
Good time was made, and the little
patient was safe in the hospital be:
fore the leaders of the mob reached
there. But more trouble followed.
the rioters threatening to overturn the
van. Stones were thrown and clubs
brandished, but the police finally sue
ceeded in getting the health officers and
their conveyance safely through the
mob.
A mass-meeting was held last night,
attended by fully 5000 people. great
many of whom were women. A num-
Der Of infiammatory speeches were MADE
denunciatory Of the Health Department
and Commissioner Kempster. Other
speakers were conservative. and warnei
the people not to commit any violence.
The meeting finally dwindled down to a
crowd OF about 100, made up OF the
more turbulent element. but there was
no disturbance.
The evening world., 1894-08-09
NEWSPAPER MEN PaROOAED.
President Diaz Sets All Imprisoned
Journalists at Liberty.
This Is Said to BE q Willy Move on
the Part OF Mexico's "Czar."

II see that President Porfirio Diaz has
pardoned all the journalists VINO have
been serving sentences in Belem Prison
In Mexico" said a newspaper man this
morning, who formerly was attached to
the stan of The Two Republics In the
City OF Mexico.
"Belem Prison has been the temporary
residence at one time or another OF
nearly every American who ever wrote
for a newspaper in the land Of God and
liberty Any expression OF opinion con-
corning the Mexican Government which
met with the dlsapproval Of President
Diaz or the members of his Cabinet,
whica appeared in a newspaper In the
sister Republic. was always followed by
the imprisonment OF the writer.
THE responsible editor was usually
the man selected to be punished, and
nearly all Of the newspapers printed In
English had a man or stool-pigeon on
the stan who earned his salary by taking
the responsibility for obnoxious articles
and serving time for them. SO that the
actual writer's wouldn't be taken from
their work and the stan crippled. The
terms varied from couple OF days to
months.
There is a room in Belem prison which
newspaper men, and 1t was never used
| for any other offenders. l have known
Mr. Graham, who was managing editor
Of The Two Republics, to calmly make
his arrangements to have the paper
properly conduct. d for few days ahead,
shake hands with his stan and take a
street car for Belem prison TO serve a
day or two In the journalists, cell. where
he would write editorials. He was not
arrested, but simply notified to deliver
himself for punishment.
Every week one or more prisoners
l.Mexicans, who had committed some of
the many m sS capital crimes in Ms G S
the journalists never dared to tell of
these executions. To do go was to
and Rs serve nt,t term IN jail s,,rn ., ,,s
Mexican. Capital, and is always filled
with prisoners. They are guarded by
soldiers who have themselves been
sentenced to serve in the army for more
victs are selected to shoot the impris-
oned convicts.
Now" concluded the ex,Mexican
journalist, III you SHOULD publish what
you would be locked up in Belem for
month. There would be no appeal
from the Judges decision, and II you
pleaded that the facts were true, you
would only have to serve a longer
president Diaz is a very willy polite, an,
and this pardon decree Of his is doubt
less a political move. He Is supposed to
dent Of the United States, but any one
who has written for a Mexican news
paper. knows that he has the power of
the Car of Russia. and that his election
is farce.
THAT little truth would entitle you
TO six months in Belem II you published
1t in Mexico"
The evening world., 1894-08-09
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The evening world., 1894-08-09
PANTATAsIs.

The police captains are getting sick.
Several OF them are so bad that they
ought to be in a hospital. Their all
ments differ In the designations given to
them. but they are probably all the
same so far as symptoms are concerned.
The trouble seems to be too much pan
tatacy In the system, which asserts
itself In an aggravated way whenever
an investigation Is about to begin.
We never knew what pantatasis was
until q police surgeon laid II bare In
Capt. Devery's case. This Surgeon gives
thirteen different indications OF the dis
ease. beginning with pain In the head"
and passing down through "embarrass-
ment Of speech" to 'irregularity and
rapidity of pulse" with a Anal assertion
Of inability to face the music.
Pantatasis seems to be frightful af-
fiction. 1t Is bad enough now. but prob
ably It will be worse when the Lexou
inquisition renews It's Irritating question.
ings next month. Only one Captain hal
been carried OF by II so far. but severa
Of them are in bed suffering badly.
The evening world., 1894-08-09
P.-0. STATIONS ~" AND "Y."
Two New Branch Omces to Open for
Business To-Morrow.

Two New Branch Omces to Open for
Business To-MorrOw.
The Post-Ofice authorities are fully
keeping pace with the constantly grow
ing local demand for increased postal
facilities. Tomorrow morning two new
frst-class POSTAL stations. complete In
every branch. will be opened for the
convenience of the public.
One is Station ?, at Houston and
Hudson streets, which will cover the
district north of Chambers to Spring
and west of Church to the river. This
station will make nine deliveries a day
and twenty-eight collections from the
forty-eight drop-letter boxes within its
district lines. Including letter-carriers,
collectors. clerks and porters, fifty en-
ployees will report at Station V to Supt.
Walsh.
Station Y. the other new ONCE. is at
1l6O Third avenue, near Sixty-eighth
street. 1t will be In charge of George
Andreas, a recent new appointee, who
has not before been in the employ of the
postal service. This station will also be
a first-class office. with full facilities
for money orders and letter registration.
Station US territory Is from East Six
tieth street to East Eightieth street. and
from Central Park to the East River.
Six daily deliveries will be made from
this Office. and sixteen collections from
the districts seventy boxes Sixty en-
ployees are DecesSary to transact Sta
ton Us business.
The evening world., 1894-08-09
WALTER D. PRICE BURIED.
Was Once = Noted Pickpocket and
Policy Dealer.

The funeral Of Walter D. Price, whose
picture is No. 2s6 in the Rogues' Gallery.
and who in years gone by was consid-
cred one OF the most expert pickpockets
in America, was held at ! o'clock this
afternoon at his home. 3o5 West One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth street.
Price was sixty-five years old. He
was born in this city and grew up on
the Bowery, when that thoroughfare
was in its palmiest days
Price. during his career, went under
a dozen different aliases. He always
dressed in black, and the cut OF his
coat was such as to lead people who did
not know him to think he was a clergy
man.
In recent years Price has conducted
policy shop in Vesey street. near
Washington. From this business he Is
said TO have derived a princely income
II Is said, however. by his friends that
he left no property.
His redeeming trait of character was
his generosity. He 10 said TO have al
ways been willing TO help the unfortu-
nate, and on occasions ID reported to
have given large sums to the widows
ana families OF deceased friends who
left their relatives unproytded for. Prices
friends say that he never gambled,
smoked, drank or cursed In his life.
The evening world., 1894-08-09
ITS FIRST FESTIVAL.
The Adams a Co. Mutual Benent So
ciety's Outing Saturday.

The Adams a Co. Mutual Benent So.
ciety's Outing Saturday.
The Adams & Co. Mutual Beneft So
ciety will give its FIRST annual festival
Saturday afternoon and evening, at
Cosmopolitan Park, One Hundred and
Seventeen street and Amsterdam ave-
nue..
The Society was organized on May "a
last. The officers are: Robert II. Glib
bons, President: Frank ]. Masterton,
First Nice-President; Albert j. SAX.
man, Second Eice-President; George w
Storck, Treasurer: Abraham A. Knapp
Financial Secretary: John f. Gibbons,
recording Secretary; Bart. ]. Giblin
Sergeant-at-Arms.
From the start the Society met with
such uninterrupted as we'll as unex-
pected success that II decided, contrary
TO Its original intentions, to hold fes-
tlval this season, and accordingly
elected a Committee of Arrangements,
consisting OF Harry Morris, Chairman I;
John +. Gibbons and Matthew F. Bowe
Several thousand tickets have been
sold up TO date, and the managers an
ticipate splendid success, surpassing
their most sanguine expectations.
The Adams d Co, employees will pro-
coed from their building 10 the park In
tally-hos at IL o'clock on the date OF
the festival
The evening world., 1894-08-09

II was given her by Needham at pri-
Nate party at which she made her APP
pearance with Jim Thornton. her hus-
band, and the famous song writer some
years ago. SO the little mascot just
kissed the bill in the cutest possible
way and said, bless the Village Maid,
for he has babies OF his own"
And the audience then went into
laughing FITS again.
The shower began TO fall and dimes
and pennies rained for fifteen minutes
Little Dave Posner, the great" stage
manager OF Terrace Garden, as the
boys all call him, had to assist Bonnie
In picking up the coin. And he did IL
we'll Bin" Clark. who claims TO be
the greatest advertising agent in the
world and says II modestly when he
looks at the billing which he gave
Bonnie Thornton, stopped all his friends
as they entered the music hall and
gathered In little pile for the babies
One of the half dollars he threw at
Bonnie hit her on the ankle and she
says nearly broke n.
When Master George Heumann, who
always superintends the counting OF the
babies collection, and never fails 10
drop in another dime or two. counted
the "stuft' last night, he found SIZE,
another handsome addition to the sums
already taken in at Terrace Garden
Manager Heumann, who stands back
OF his ig-hearted patrons. always en-
joys the silver shower part OF the pro-
schoolboy.