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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

Here arc some notes OF interest
from The Clarksburg News:
Mrs. Dr.. j. T.. ShaRer, Of Terra
Alta, who has been visiting Cashier
and Mrs. g.. Sprigg Sands, left
Wednesday for her home.
What is newspaper to do ? Tho
liars seem to DO increasing and The
public is becoming more critical
about facts.
10 isa fact, though not generally
known, that The Confederate Army
never completely lost battle be-
fore The death Of Storowall Jackson
aor mover gained a decisive victory
afterwards.
The Traders Hotel, under the
able management Of Mr. Barbour,
IS nov the most popular hotel in
the State and the travelling men
come from all the towns within e
radius Of fifty miles 20 spend Sun
day here. No hotel man in tbs
S'ate enjoys SO great popularity
With bis guests as does Mr. Bar5our.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
Those items Of interest are from
the Oakland Repa6lican

Those items Of interest are from
the Oakland Repa6lican
MIR. J. S. Miller, a prominent
lumber merchaHtof Tunnelton, w.
Va, was IN the city Tuesday morn
ing for Il short time.
As Sir. Robert Felty was driving
from Aurora TO Oakland last Thurs
day afternoon, the tongue attached
to bis buggy dropped down, and
striking the ground, brought the
buggy TO q sudden stop, which
threw Mr.. Felty out OF the buggy,
injuring him very severely about
the face.
We have received q letter from
Major George u. DeShields, super.
intendent Of the b. & o. hotels,
that the Oakland hotel would not
be open this season for the accom-.
modation OF guests, bat that tho
Deer Park hotel would De IN readi-
ness for the reception Of guests
June 22d, as usual.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Two Million Acres Of Valuable Govern.
ment Land In Utah.
EN-G0H. CAMPBELL or ONO NOT
A CANDIDATES FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
The Mckinley Boom For The Repub.
lican Nomination.

From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. }
March 2l, 1896. (
President Cleveland celebrated
his tifty-ninth birthday on Wednes.
day, the 18th INST.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

TX Gov. Campbell, Of Ohio. who
has been 10 Washington for several
days, puts positive end to talk
about bis being the Presidential
candidate Of The party by declaring
that be VIII under no circumstances
ALLOW his name TO 60 before tho
Chicago convention He thus ad
ded force to tho advice he gives the
Democratic party m relation to the
coming National convention. lie
says every man who goes 20
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

Tho Parsons Constitution Of last
week has the following to say OF
the celebrated CDR. Punch e. Judy"
who is we'll (too well) known here
In the case Of the State against
DIR. Harper judy upon a charge Of
NAL practice, the jury returned
verdict fol voluntary manslaughtcr.
Judy's attorneys then made a mo-
tion for new trial and sentence
was suspended pending Il hearing of
said motion. After hearing the
argument Of counsel Judge Hoke
grated him new trial. The
offense for which Judy Was con.
vlcted Of wac punishable by impris-
onment in tho penitentiary from
one to five years. The State was
represented by A. NJ. Cunningham
and j. j. Scott aud the defense by
A. h. Cunningham and j. l..
WarmslY, Of Beverly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs. Laura z. Minis, of Dawson. Ga,
says: "a small pimple Of a strawberry
SSolor appeared on my check; IL soon
oegan to grow rapidly, notwithstand-
ing all efforts IN cheri- :. -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

Tho Randolph Enterprise says :
We are are informed that Rev. Sam
Small has determined to make
Buekhanno his future home and
has purchased property in that
city. A church will also be builtg
OF which he will DO pastor whom
not engaged in various parts Of the
country.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

The Cuban resolutions are lust
where they were week ago. The
attempt to have them returned to
conference ia order that objections
raised by Senator'S Hill, Hawley
aud others might be met by chang
ing them was defeated at this week. 8
meeting of the Senate committee
on Foreign Relations.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
News and Notes and Current
Comment.

Farmers claim that il there wes
dog tax sheep raising would be-
more profitable, but yet when tho
question of dog tax is submitted to
the voters, the farmers generally
vote against the proposition. PIT.
Pleasant Register.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

10 CnSck II. NV
eye became terribly
infiamed, aud was so
$ Sollen that for quite
a while i could not
see. The doctors
said / had Cancer Of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without doing me
any good, theV gave
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

the convention MS delegate should
60 pledge 10 support the candidate
aud accept the platform OF that
convention. No matter who may
oe named to make the canvass, no
matter what the platform may con
tain, they should be accepted. and
the only hope OF party continuation
lies Ia their acceptance. A dele.
gate who goes to Chicago with the
intention to stay it the majority
agree with him and accept his cam
dldate or make his platform, whcth-
er on finance, tariff. OF what else
who means to bolt il hs notion OF
men and measures is voted down,
is traitor in advance. He has no
business in the convention. He
should stay at home"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
DR.. W. SIMONTON.
DENTIST.

Will continue 20 make his regular visits 70
Newburg Rowlesburg, Tunnelton and Kinewood
Due notice Of his next visit to each place vii
appear inthls paper
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

The Farmers Advocatc OF Charles
Town, this State, says;
DIR. w. E. Perry, who has been
in Jail here well nigh on to year.
and who was tried aud convicted of
criminal assault upon Miss Rose
johnson. of Halltown, and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for la
years, and whose case was carried
on writ of error to the Court OF
Appeals of this State has been
granted a new trial, the lower
court having been reversed and the
case remanded. The trial of this
case will come mp at the May term
OF the court, and DR.. Perry will,
IN all probability. be re. tried.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

1t is denied that the dinner and
reception given by the British Am
bassador this week in honor Of Sec.
retary and Mrs. Olney had any
international political meaning, and
stated that it was one Of the regular
entertainments which had to be
given later than usual on account
of the Embassy having had to 90
INTO official mourning for the death
Of Queen Victoria's son.in law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio.
is recognized as one of the leading
Mckinley men in the House, and
1T may be mentioned in passing that
Grosyenor also has a record as a
hoodoo Of the first water. However.
what | started out to say was that
Grosvenor is making himself the
laughing stock OF Congress by the
ridiculous claims no is making for
Mckinley. He says that Mckinley
will receive 620 votes on tho first
ballot ut the ST. Louis convention.
which would be one hundred and
sixty-odd more that would be need
ed to nominate him. That McKln-
ley is leading is certain and that he
Will win if be can make dicker
with Quay and Platt is probable.
But 1T ls certain that he is a long
ways from having enough votes in
sight at this time to win upon the
first ballot or any other ballot, and
his ability to make trade with
Quay and Platt will depend entirely
upon how much strength he can
control without them. IL he has
enough TO win with the addition Of
the votes controlled by Quay and
Platt and will give them as good
terms as Reed has given them, there
IS little doubt that he could bo the
nominee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

In the Senate Mr.. PETER present
ed a petition OF General Hugh
Cameron, Of Douglass county, Kan.
sas, asking Congress to make Che
fifth day Of April (Resurreotion
Day. a national holiday, it being
the day on which "The King Of
tbe Jews whom Pontlus Plate
caused TO be orucifsd April 3rd,
A. D., 80, achieved his splendid
victory over the grave. The King
Of The Jews, the petitioner asserts.
has always been true friend 10
The United States and has an.
questionably done more to establish
and maintain free government.
and to make The United States Of
America a respectable nation than
any other king.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

These items are from the Nor.
gantown Post.
Jerry Patton and wife have
moved to a house on Sunnyside.
The recent heavy snow caused
one of the cables of the suspension
bridge across the Monongahela
river here to give way Sunday night
and Monday morning force Of
men cleaned the bridge of snow.
The 77th birthday of Phihp H..
heck, Esq, was made joyous on
March 8, 1896, by the ingathering
of his friends. where big surprise.
was in store for him. Mrs. X. had
huge turkey roasted, and "a feast
Of reason and flow of souP' ensued.
Many handsome presents were giveu
the distinguished gentleman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

up the case as hopeless. When in
formed that my father had died fro,,,
the same disease, they said must die
rs hereditary Cancer was incurable.
AT this crisis, was advised TO trv
S.S.S., and in short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued 10 do
SO Tor three months, then it began TO
heal. continued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirely.. This was several years ago and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

ANHh
Secretary Smiths exercising his
discretion about opening to public
settlement some 1900, 600 acres OF
land which was part OF an Indian
reservation in Utah was the cause
OF his being abused to consider
able extent on the floor Of the Sen.
ate this week. Those lands contain
valuable deposits of asphalt
enough it ia said to supply tho do.
mand for the entire country for
years to come-and Senator Gordon
stated in reply TO the criticism of
Secretary Smith for not openinp
the lands to the public that it was
only because the Secretary wished
to protect the interests Of the GOV.
ernmont against rapacious persons
and corporations seeking to con
troll these deposits, and because he
believed that the government ought
to receive some benefit, either by
royalty or otherwise for these min
oral deposits that he had not opened
the lands to settlement. Senator
Villas, who became familiar with
Che subject while he was Secretary
of the Interior, also defended the
policy adopted by Secretary Smith.
Senator Vest joined the Republi.
cana in orttiois;,c, d.. -. q ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

If the Republicans of the House
we're not made ashamed Of them
selves by Representative McCrearv's
speech against the adoption of the
resolutions censuring Ambassador
Baysre, which he declared were
prompted by prejudice and part.
lsanship," they are not constituted
as other men are. OF course Mr..
McCreary had no idea Of prevent
ing the action which he knew had
been fully determined upon before
the resolutions were reported to the
House, but had the satisfaction OF
showing the action mp in all its
littleness and narrowness.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26

1t was made perfectly clear at
this weeks meeting Of the House
committee on Naval Affairs that
the Democrats favor a larger iu-
crease in our navy than the Repub.
llcans do. The Democrats on the
committee, led by Amos Cummings,
who was chairman of the commit
tee in the last House, wanted
to provide for the building Of
SIX battle5hips and % torpedo boats,
but the most they could get the
Republican majority Of the com.
mlttee to agree to was four battle.
ships and 10 torpedo boats.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

The latest on the list of Arizona journals is the Yuma Advertiser, a bright and we'll printed weekly ito be issued from that graveyard of journal ism. The name of P. H. Laney dec orates the top of the editorial column and the first issue gives promise of a worthy exponent of Yuma county s great, though undeveloped resources. Another weekly, the Yuma Sun, is also due, according to The Sentinel. It will be published by Messrs. Brown &aiHu- son, the latter well known in Phoenix. The reason for this outbreak of news papers in the Gate city is not stated, and cannot be laid to either the ap- preaching election or to possible inn pending change in the management of the territorial prison. A charitable view would be that the business inter- ests of the city demand the supply and that Yuma is on the upward course.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

now. do you intend to vote the Republican ticket at the ensuing election, and will you support and maiutalp the principles of toe Republican Party to the best of your ability during the coD,iig. ';s p lgn?' such wer shall be made under osth before duly quail fled officer The judges shall however, have the right to reject any vote, if i'll their opinion it is fraudulent oriilegal
 The credentials ent ting delegates to sests in this convention shall be 6 certificate O cleo tion, signed by the judges and counter igned by the nnsp ctor of the precinct repre- sented by such delegate or delegates, setting forth the fact that he or they were duly and regularly elected to represent the Republicans of said precinct in the convention to be held under this call.
 Proxies will not be recognized in this conven- tion unless he'd by regularly elected delegate to said convention Provided, however, that in order % give each precinct its full repre- sentalion in the County Convention the Chair man of the delegation from each precinct may cast the vote of absent delegates from said precinct who are unrepresented by proxy as provided herein.
 The follow ng Republican electors are hereby appointed inspectors for the precinct set op posite the name of each, and are empowered and authorized to act in said capacity under the r gulations as set forth above, defining the duties of inspectors:
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVEN-
 TON.
B. L. LONG,
 Secretary,

By authority vested i'll the Republican Coun- ty Central Committee of Marcops County, Territory of Arizons, 8 Republic Coun- sy Delegate Convention is hereby called to convene at the City Hall in the City of Phoenix. on Wednesday. April 15, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. m., the purpose and authority of said con ention being to elect twenty-seyen (2O delegates from Msricopa County U the Territorial Convention. winch is called to convesse in the City of Ph9n X on Wednesday April 29, 1896; and to tran act such other business 8 may appear to said conven- ton to be for the best interests of the Republi- can party of Aaricopa County.
 The basis of representation in said County Convention shall be one delegate for each 20 votes, or fraction of b, cast for Hon. Henry E. Kemp, for Member of the Council; but each precinct shall be entitled to at least one dele gate. Under this apportionment, the number of dele gates in said convention shall be eighty (S0) and they are hereby apportioned to the several precincts in the county as follows:
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

If Russia says Stay" the mission aries in Turkey will stay, but if the czar says Co., they will go. The cza1 is running the eastern question and bossing Turkey now, and it would be poor policy for the United States ito aIn- tagonize its big and only friend ir Europe in the attempt to foist lot o1 unwelcome visitors upon the Turks Turkey has the same right to exclude missionaries that we have to exclude Chinese or other foreigners.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

Memorials from nearly every state in the Union in favor of the metrical decimal system of weights and meas ures have been presented to congress Hon. Chas. A. Stone of Pennsylvania has bill pending in the house provid- ing for the introduction of the system in this country, but it has been re- committed and it is doubtful if it vii, be reached before adjournment of sJhe present congress. This bill provides that the new system shall go into effect in 1901.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
NONE BUT AYERS AT THE
 WORLDS FAIR.

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex- traordinary distinction of having been the only blood purifier allowed an ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair, Chicago. Manufacturers of other sarsaparillas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods, but they were all turned away under the application of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums. The decision of the Worlds Fair authori- ties in favor of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows: Ayers Sarsapa- rilla is not a patent medicine. It does not belong to the list of nostrums. It is here on it's merits."
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
STAND UP FOR ARIZONA.
PHOENIX. APRIL 15, 1896.
REPUBLICAN, TERRITORIAL CON-
 VENTION.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN TER-)
 RIToRIAL CENTRAL GOMMITTEE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MARCH l7, 1896.

TO THE REPUB B JIG AN VOTERS OF ARIZONA:
 A delegate convention of the Republican Party of the Territory of Arizona is hereby called to assemble ill the City of Phoenix, Ariz- ona, at 10 o'cl .ck a.. m., ou Wednesday, April 29th, 1896, for the purpose:
 l. The selection of six delegates to the Ma ti 'nal Republican Convention to be held in the City of St. Louis. Missouri on June 16. 1896; and the selection of an alternate for each theIeof-
 IT. The nomination of candidate for deie gate to Congress. Proyided, however, that if the convention shall deem it inexpedient to nominate candidate at this time, then said conyantio shall determine date for such nomination. and the manner in which the same shah be made.
 III. The selection of Territorial Central Committee.
 " The transaction of such osher business as may properly come before said convention.
 The oasis of representation in this conven- tion will be one delegate for every fifty votes, and one delegate for each fraction of fifty, over 25 cast for Hon. N. O. Murphy for Delegate to Congress at the November election of 1894 The representation of the several countles will therefore be as follows:
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

For the purpose of eIectlng delegates to the County Convention herein authorized, it is or dered that caucus of the Repu blican voters of each precinct shall be held on Fr day, April 10 1896, at s7ch place in each of the several pre-: cincts as the Inspector of each pr cinct shall direct Caucuses shall b. held at 80 o'clock p. m
 The Inspector in each precinctis directed 10 give due no ice of the place of holding said caucus, and is vested with power to appoint such judges, clerks, and tellers as may be deemed necessary. He shall preside at the caucus meeting, and is 1ntrusted with the duty of preserving order and according to all Re- nublican. a fair end impar ial hearing.
 No person shall be eligible to vote at Re publican caucus under this call who IS not Republican The test of the right to Ote when ehallenged shall be an affirmative answer to the following question: "Are you 8 Republican
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

Today will convene the convention that will select the legal delegates to the territorial convention of the Re. publican party. Any attempts Ito usurp its factions is, mere child's play. The day is past Wiren a coterie of in dividuals can control the Republicans of Maricopa e cunty, espeo; ally a coterie that is swayed by nothing save person al interest and political ambition.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

Total number Of delegates 12 It is ordered that proxies in this convention sbal be held only by regularly elected dele Vention
 It is orderei that the credentials of delegates shall consist of the statement that the follow ing persons naming them) have been duly elected delegates to the territ torial convention, and this statement shall be dated and signed by the chairman and secretary of the county eonventior.
 A full attendance at this convention of not only the delegates. but of representative Re publieans, is earnestly desired By order of the Republican Territorial Gen. tral Committee.
 JOS H. KIB 3EY, R. l.. LONG, Chairman.
 Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15

Some people seem not to know good pictures when they see them. Picture men who know the business have been heard to say that if they took them natural they would have to shut uI shop at once. Newspapers are at an- other disadvantage, in copying pic lures taken years ago and sent in as the likeness of today-as we all know them.
Arizona republican., 1896-04-15
AN UNWELCOME REPLY.

Some time ago the New York cham Der of commerce called on all similar bodies throughout the United States to join with in laboring for gold mono metallism and the eternal burial of the silver coinage idea If its appeal met with a prompt response generally, the fact has not become known. It did, however, receive a response from the Denver chamber of commerce, but, as might have been anticipated, j! was not of an encouraging kind. The Den yer manifesto was addressed to the people of the United States, and it con- tains some interesting reading, from which we quote:
 "We must remind you that not a single promise or prediction Of the gold standard advocate has been veri- fled by the logic of time In 1878 you were warned that government coinage of silver would debauch our currency and drive out gold While the prac- tice continued money was stable and plentiful and gold flowed to our shores in abundance In 1890 you heard the same things, but perceived no none tary distur bances until the treasury department was induced to define 'coin' to mean gold and parity degre- dation. In 1893 you were told that the repeal of the purchasing clause alone | stood between you and reviving busi- ness; in 1894 the greenback must be re- tired before you could hope for i'm provement, and then only if the coun- try would abdicate its note-issuing | powers to the bankers of the land. Agitation is now assigned as the curse of progress, and that, too, must cease or the cause of self-styled hon. est money may be defeated. We take issue with the assertion that contin- uance of the agitation in favor of the l free coinage of silver has resulted in an enormous or any cost to the gov ernment, or that it stands in the way of revival of confidence and National prosperity. Public obligations are payable in coin of the standard value of July IA, 1870. Congress and attor- neys general have officially declared them to be so payable Observance of the law by administrative officers in the public interest would have made gold raids upon the treasury impossi- ble, bond issues unnecessary and bond syndicates unknown Eastern invest orS hoarding greenbacks to buy gold left southern and western producers nothing to borrow and to circulate amng their exchanges but the bank note and silver certificate. Nothing stands in the way of confidence and prosperity but the dealer in public securities, who, deploring their issue, demands more of them, those who be- lieve the nation can expand only by 1 lettering its limbs with gold, those who would deprive the government of its paper issues and those who de- nounce agitation because they fear it. D
 The Denver declaration is worthy of perusal throughout, but the lack of space does not permit its entire re- publication. Enough, however, is