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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24
WHITE FAMILY RKuNloN.
The Second Annual Reunion. at vt
Lake Park


The second annual reunion ol
the White family occurred on Sun
day last. at The old home farm four
miles southeast of Mt. Lake Park.
The old home place 10 now the
property of Mr.. Beckman, but il
was large and jolly party of the
White people that assem- bled i'm a
grove near the house on the above
date. At this meeting a perma-
nent organization was affected, with
the following officers, namely /:
Geo. w. White Of Grafton, Pres
ident; Geo. p. White of Mt. Lake
Park, 1st. vice president; VIM.
White of Joseph, near Oakland,
I'd vice president; VIM. +. White
of Terra Alta, Sd vice president:
Spencer K. White of Grafton. Sec
Rotary; and l.. p. White of Terra
Alta, historian. Next year the re-
union of the we'll known family
will be on much larger and elab.
orate scale, and Will be held at
Terra Alta. At this last reunion
there were present thirty mem bers
of the immediate family. The
oldest one present was Mrs. j. p.
King. aged 81 years, and the
youngest was Helen Francis Lucella
White of this place. There We're
present four members of the family
whose aggregate age is 500 years
viz: Mrs. j. Z. King aged 81 years !;
Joseph King, aged 70 years; Thorn
ton White of Terra Alta, aged "a;
and VIM. White of near Oakland,
aged 72.-Terra Alta Oracle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24

Of the Sound Money League, Of
Washington. was attended by just
seven people, and three of them
were newspaper reporters.
TIT
Democrats are unsparing in their
criticism of Secretary Carlisle. who,
by the way, IS going TO take The
stump in Kentucky for Palmer and
Buckner, for having written let
ter saying in effect that he would
redeem silver dollars in gold. if the
demand was made. Senator Faux
ner declares this to be an invita-.
ton to the money sharks to raid
tho gold reserve OF the Treasury
and force the issue of more bonds,
and expresses the opinion that it
will be worth thousands of votes to
Bryan and silver, by convincing
people of tho intention of the gold
men to go still further than they
have yet gone towards turning our
financial interests over to half
dozen bankers In Europe and New
York. lie says this "emphasizes
the necessity as we'll as the duty of
those who believe i'm American finan
cial independence to support the
American policy represented by the
Democratic ticket"
TIT
Representative McMillin, Of Ten
nessee, who has come off the stump
long enough to finish preparing the
Democratic campaign book, says of
the present situation: "From the
beginning of the fight those well
posted have known that the Repub-
licans had everything east of New
York; that the Democracy had
everything south of the Potomac
and Ohio rivers, and everything
west OF the Missouri river, and that
it has got such hold in the North
ern States of the eastern portion Of
the Mississippi Valley that the en-
tire Maine election or the Vermont
election have been insufficient to
make even Mckinley and Hanna
feel secure. The Democratic party,
with all the handicaps that have
been placed upon it, is in better
position to win victory to day
than it has been at this stage of the
campaign in any contest in the last
twenty years. We are going to win
this fight. Maine and Vermont
prove that the Repu blicans were
correct in their estimate of New
England, just as Arkansas and
Alabama proved that the Democrats
were correct IN their estimate as to
the situation In the South and
West"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24

And it never fails ~ cure Rhouma-
Dm Cotarrh pimpl es. Blotcuss aud
ali diseases arising from impure blood.
IS Eotauic Blood Balm CO., r. B)
Thousands endorse 30 as the best ROM
cdY ever offered 60 mankind The
~euedr Owes nIn... miraculous Try 90.
OnIv ff.D1 p"r .lr0e f0ttlc For sale
w drugl eeo tl Ferti.euent clse-
where
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24
Independence. W. Va. Aug Is, 'oc.


read in the Christian Standard that
Miss a. Nj. Fritz, station A., ST. Louis,
Mo, would give an elegant plated
hook spoon TO anyone sending her ten
2.ccnt stamps. I sent for one and
found it so useful that ] showed 10 20
my friends, and made ei3 90 I'm two
hours. taking orders for the spoon.
The hook spoon is "a household neccssi-
~. IT, cannot slip into tho dish or
cooking vessel The spoon is some
thing that bousokeepers have needed
ever since spoons were first invented
anyone can get a sample spoon by
sending ten 2-cgut stamps ~ Miss
Fritz This rs splendid way o. make
money around home.
15t very truly. JEAsvgrrE s..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24

Hon. e. p. Baldwin, Auditor of
the Treasury, continues to make
Bryan aud silver speeches just as
though he had never heard any
thing about President Cleveland's
intention TO remove every Office
holder who takes the stump for
Bryan. Mr.. Baldwin made a speech
before the East Washington Demo
cratic Club thus week especially de-
voted to the financial question.
After stating IN detail how the
money power bad dictated the fnan
cial Legislation Of the country until
present unsatisfactory conditions
bad been reached, and placing the
fault for the present system upon
the Republicans. Mr.. Baldwin said /:
GLOW does Mckinley propose to
stop the sale Of bonds If he is elect
ed ? lie can't get gold in any 9th d.
or way than Mr. Cleveland did. by
the sale OF bonds. This admins
tration had TO sell bonds 10 keep
the reserve int1ct, aud hid TO do so
second and u third time. How
viii this condition be remedied by
Mckinley? lt was either issue
bonds or pay 900 silver, and if the
latter bad been done the bankers
would have cried rcpudiation.
Bonds had 20 be- sold from s1O4 TO
s1.!7, the fnaDciers making this
great profit. and ths state of things
would continue under Mr. McKu.
ley. lf Mr. Bryan is elected 70
Democratic House will be elected.
We have tbe Senate. and u 5ill VIII
be passed which Mr Bryan vii
sign and tha Jaw win bc enforced
and thosoharl SINGS wi.idiaap 1car
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

gathering up their fnery and made-to-
order coats of arms, and departing for
the mountains, the seaside or Europe,
while the farmers and other producers
will continue to work hard Tor their
support. Talking of coats of arms, l
heard a good story the other day about
n Of the leaders of sassiety. Her
husband made his millions by r
ing pork. Two years ago she was
making q holy show Of herself in Ger
many, when she CHANGED to learn thGt
a noble family Of the same name as her
husband, has a boar's head impalad for
its arInorLal bearings. Forthwith she
had the same crest craven upon her
silverware, embroidered upon her lin
gerie, ard painted upon her carriage.
IS her husband is ignorant and some
what Of a bore, it seemed appropriate
to those who de7pise the foreign atfec
tatIOns Of such G0adies to feudaIism as
the dame in question, and they &C
cepted her account Of her husbands
noble descent politely and seemingly
credulously.
The other day, however, she was
greatly shocked by a rival dame, who
Is considerably younger ana hae more
sanse than to steal a coat of-arme, and
whose attention Mrs. Porkpacker had
called to the coat Of arms painted upon
- :.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23
WAKE COUNTY MEETING.

Wake County Alliance will meet
with L l. Polk Alliance at the A. e
M. College on the second Thursday in
July. At a meeting of that Alliance
Saturday night a motion to entertain
the County Alliance passed unanimous
ly, and the County Alliance Executive
Committee is requested to il wife
President Thompson and other promi-
nent speakers. Thursday will be busi-
ness day and Friday will be for speak
ing and feastiug, and every farmer in
the county is invited to be present on
that that day, and all the brethren are
requested to bring well filled baskets 80
that there may be a bountiful supply
of dinner on Friday. Remember that
L. L. Polk Alliance furnishes dinner
on Thursday.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23
Raleigh, N. @.
DEATH OF Mr.. OHIO WILSON, JR.

Mr.. Ohio Wilson, Jr., second son Of
R silroad Commissioner Wilson, died
at the home Of his parents, near Raj
eigb, on last Wednesday night, of
typhoid fever. He was about nineteen
years old and had been a consistent
member OF Inwood Baptist Church for
several years. R2v. Mr.. Hunter, pas
tar Of that church, preached the funeral
there on Thursday afternoon It 5
o'clock. a large number of friends
attended the funeral exercises, and
there was universal sadness on account
of the unexpected death of such g
popular and exemplary young man,
cut down, as he was, when just about
to enter the full eDj3yment Of man
hood, and the many friends Of the
family throughout the State will jim
in sympathy for the beroaved mes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

for silver, the majority over the Re-
publlcans was II, defeated Senator
Stewards amendment providing for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to L.
II. In February, 1895. this same
Congress was in session. The Finance
Committee Of the Senate with Dan
Voorhees,, Chairman, and O majority
Of Democrats on the committee, killed
IN the committee room the last prop0.
siti2n made for the free coinage Of ell,
Yer at Is TO l.
Icus Il will be seen that 10 nine years
the Democratic parry IN Congress has
killed eleven free silver blIls, and
wholly failed and refused to rebuko
the crime Of 70"
Platform pledges count for nothing
when G. impaired to records coolIy and
deliberately made.
IL 1S90twenty nine Democratic State
conventions declared for free silver.
In 1892 these same Democrats elected
Grover Cleveland and a Democratic
House and gained control Of the Senate,
thus having absolute possession Of the
government.
In 1898 they voted silver down and
stopped the coinage Of silver entirely.
Slnco then they have issued 1852 600
0l0 OF interest bearing bonas il time Of
peace, and under such suspicious cir
cumetances that the Senate has been
c }mpelled t. investigate their actions.
Fer a number of years the Democrats
have been going before the people in
each successive campaign pleading for
a chance to undo the wicked legisjG-
Jion OF the Republican party. Time
and &gain, on the stump and in their
State platforms they declared against
national banks, the characterization Of
silver and the issue Of bonds. They
pledged the people their sacred honor
that If cnce given the opportunity they
would abolish national banks, enact q
free coinage silver law, reduce toXatiCn
and increase the volume Of the cur
rency. The opportunity was given the
party to redeem it's pledges. The cleo
zion Of 1892 gave them full control Of
every branch OF the government. Not
q single one of the pledges made has
been redeemed. Now in the light Of
these facts, does Gen. Warner, or any
other intelligent man suppose that the
Populists would 50 far stultify them
selves as TO quit their own party to join
or cooperate with enc whose forces are.
irreparably divided on every import
ant national issue, a party which has
retreated from every position it eve
took, a party which has cowardly sur
rendered every victory it has ever
won, and which has basely betray ed
| every important trust reposcd in it2
r B. ELLIS, Nj. D.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23
JUST REAL THIS RECORD.

Democrats Kill Eleven Silver Bills When
They Could Have Passed Them = he
Facts and Figures.
If correctly reported, Gen. A, J
Warner, President of the Bi metallic
Uoion, takes the remarkable position
that the way to get free silver is for all
silver men to vote for a goldbug party.
In other word7, Gan. Warner al
vi5es all silver men to vote for the
nominees of the Democratic party if
they nominate q silver ticket on a sit
yer platform at their national conven-
ton this year. And as the Democratic
party has never failed to vote against
silver in Congress whenever an oppor
tunity presented, it is clear that Gen,
Warner thinks the best way to get free
AID unlimited coinage OF silver is to
support a gold0ug parry. Following
is the Democratic record on the silver
question in Congress, and if Gen. War
ner can get any consolation by the
perusal OF that record, he is weIclme
to it:
1. IN the Forty. ninth Congress the
Democrats had ~ majority, yet IN
April 8,h, 1856 that Congress killed a
bill providing for the free and unlim
tied coinage of silver at the ratio of IL
to 1.
3. TIE Flf5y-second Congress with a
Democratic ms )rity of 149, on the
"a h day of March, 1892, killed a free
coinage bill at q ratio of IS to 1,
3 The same Congress on July 18Th
of the same year, overwhelmingly de
feated another free coinage bill, 16 to 1.
after it had passed a r publican Sen
ate, and when it was well understood
that a Republican President, although
individually opposed to free silver, had
said he would approve it, if passed by
the Democratic House.
1 TIE Fifty third, Congress had a
Democratic ma ority over all Of So.
but the ten Prp1lists voted for silver,
thus giving the Democrats, il really in
favor of silver, q majority Of 103 over
the Republicans. Yet that Congress,
on the 23i of August, 1898, voted down
a bill for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at IL TO l by a two thirds
vote.
5. On the same day this 81 ma Demo
cratic Congress voted down a second
proposition to coin silver free at II to 1
by a still larger majority.
6. Ga the same day this same Demo
cratic Congress voted down another
proposition looking to the parity" Of
the two metals, at IS to 1.
7. On the came day another bill pro
viding for the free coinage of silver at
10 to 1 was rejected.
s. On the same day, another PROPOSE
ton looking to the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at a ratio Of 20 to 1
was defeated in a Democratic House.
And thus it was five bills providing for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
was defeated in a Democratic House as
fast as the clerk could call the roll
And be it remembered that in every
solitary instance a majority of those
Democratic Congressman voted against
silver and in favor of the gold standard.
9. In November this same Congress
voted down BANDS amendment to the
pending bill, providing for free coinage
at the ratio of Is to 1.
10. On October 9th, 1898, the United
States Senate, having a Democratic
majority of three over all and when
four Populist Senators were counted
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

Lost! The soul Of the man who claims
to be a Populist, is perfectly able to
pay for a Populist paper, yet when
asked to subscribe lodges and whines
and makes excuses, and winds up by
be will borrow his neighbours
papers,. That mans soul is so small
that not even the Almighty will be
able to find it on the Resurrection
Morning Ohio Populist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

TIE attempt to deceive the people
into thinking the Wilson tart IF pro-
duced the bankruptcies and general
hard times is an insult to the intelli-
gence of the people, who know that
the panic came upon US in 1898 while
the Mckinley act had still a year and
a half to run.-Weekly Times Billings,
No.
The evening times., 1896-06-11
THIEYEs STOLE WHISKY
Fifteen Gallons of Old Bye, Beer
and Cigars Taken From a Saloon.
Dr.. Tainage's Daughter Has Been
Robbed OF Her Bicycie-yalu-
able Flowers stolen.

big whisky burglary was committed last
night in tile Fourth precinct and the po-
lice are busily engaged today in looking up
clews in the shape of drunken colored men
Between midnight and daylight this MORN
ing the saloon of Richard NJ. Dillon, No.
401 Four-and-a-haif street southwest was
robbed. The housebreakers, who are said
10 be colored men, forced an entry through
rear window in little side alley, and
after partaking literally Of liquid refresh.
ments departed, carrying With them fifteen
gallons OF old rye whisky, ten bottles of
beer and five boxes of cigars.
II was reported that the burglars crossed
the Long Bridge and either stopped on the
Potomac flats or continued to the woods
on the Virginia side, where they are hold
ing high reyelry today. In the meantime
the officers are assiduously looking for
negroes with suspicious '.jags." ~
Flower thieves are enga ged in despoilng
gardens and parks. Mr.. j. j Fletcher, of
No. 515 street northwest reported To
Inspector Hoiiinberger today that q thief
stole from the parking in front of his house
several valuable rubber plants and palms
in pots.
TIE same thief, it is believed, visited the
parking in front of George B.. Chew
residence, No. 22S n street uorth west. and
got way with two valuable palm trees in
large white crooks.
Major GOodloe or the United States Ma
rine Barracks called at headquarters aud
reported that green cloth laprobe was
stolen from his carriage yesterday while ID
was standing in front OF st. Johns Church.
Miss Talnmgc, daughter or Rev, Dewitt
Talniage, reported today that her ladies'
Columbia bicycle, No. 7OI1, was stolen
from In front of the Arlington Hotel, where
she had left IL standing
The evening times., 1896-06-11
HEIGHT & COMPANY,
SIS Seventh Street.
We give
every patron S..

When we sell you our
SIS fine blue and black Serge
and Cheviot Suits for $40
we virtually make you a
present of S., for such suits
were never known to sell for
less. And we give yon
time in which to pay the
bill if you want it-and let
you arrange the terms to
suit yourself.
Lined just as you want
them-single or double
breasted-but all we'll made
and finished.
We've got the finest 81. so
Linen Crash Suits you ever
bought and ask but 81. SO for
them. You should get our
prices on thin clothes be-
fore you buy.
The evening times., 1896-06-11
MANHATTAN THE WEAK STOCK.
Otherwise the Market Recovered
From the Brea X Of Previous Day.

New York, June H. Yesterdays break
OF sensational reports about the probable
action of President Cleveland on the Cuban
question and a false rumor Of the death OF
prominent banker who has Just returned
from Europe, served to bring 4 little out
side business this morning and commission
houses executed orders in the Grangers,
Sugar aud Louisville and Nashville.
Operators in the room who had sold on
the canards referred to tried to get back
their stocks, and in the first half hour
OF business trading was decidedly active.
the Washington firm which was the
heaviest seller yesterday turned free
buyer. The government crop report had
good effect on the grain and cotton
carrying roads. In addition, the street
was more inclined to the belief that the
st. Louis platform will be satisfactory
to the gold men.
The improvement in prices ranged from
IA to IA per cent and was well distrib-
uted. Sugar rose 7-S to 122 SIS, Tobacco
5-S to CATS. Distillers 3-4 to 15l-2.
5eneral Electric 81 TO 81 "a, Lead SIS to
% "a, Tennessee Coal Is TO 81 rs. Bur
iington & Quincy 3-4 TO IS, Northwest
81 to 1O2, st. Paul 3-4 to 75, Rock Island
3-4 to 50, Louisville & Nashville 3-4 to
4S 1-2, Missouri Pacific rs to 81 IA
and Southern Railway preferred l Ia to
81 1-2. At O'Clock the market was firm
except for Manhattan, which ruled weak at
1O2 3-4.
The evening times., 1896-06-11
FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Ex-Secretary Thompson Does Not be
Meve Fairbanks Has Reen Named.

lleve Fairbanks Has Reen Named.
Terre Haute. Ind, June IL .-Ex-Secrc-
tary of the Navy Thompson, who is one of
the delegates at-iarge to the st. Louis con-
vcntion, expressed surprise at a statement
in an indianapolis paper yesterday to the
effect that Mr.. Mark Hanna. when passing
through that city Tuesday night. said that
Mr.. C. w. Fairbanks, one of the Indiana
delegates-at-iarge. had been selected for
temporary chairman of the st. Louis conven-
tion. He said.
u do not believe that Mr.. Mckinley has
authorized this selection to be made or any
other. do not believe be would interfere
in the Senatorial contest in this State So as
to take the part of one OF the contestants
there being several-ag gainst all the others.
This preference of Mr.. Fairbanks would
place him precisely In that position, mas
much as he is an avowed candidate for
Senator. / repeat, 1 do not believe Nc
Kinley would be party to any such bar
gaining before or after the convention.
''It is said that Mr.. Fairbanks has been
selected 10y the secured instructions by
the Republican State convention to the
delegates-at-large to vote for Mckinley.
This is news to me, as well as surprising,
for it attaches the credit to one man which
belongs to the Republican party of the
State. As to his part in the preparation
of the financial plank of the platform, as
a matter of fact the Republicans of Indiana
are opposed to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and resolution to the
contrary would have been defeated in the
convention.
II do not know who drafted the resolu-
tion, nor is 1t material, as its approval by
the convention and by the Republicans OF
the State alone gives it Importance. Any
attempt to take from them the credit for
so distinct an avowal of sentiment and
attach it to any one man, and he an open
candidate for the Senate, is bad party pol
ICY, unfair to the Republicans of the State
and decided interference by those out
side the State with our Senatorial contests.
The sole object to be attained in this matter
is the good of the party in the State"
The evening times., 1896-06-11
HECHT & COMPANY,
o4 SIS Seventh Street.


witness, overheard the conversation, and
testified that he took part in ii.
What time in the day did this conversa-
ton occur?" asked Mr.. Worthington.
My Impression Is that it was between
IL and O'clock.n ~
Mr. Deylin had testified two hours be-
fore that it was after O'Clock In the
afternoon.
Did Mr. Miller hear any part of the
conversation that you did nOtg'
My impression Is that he did not"
Ibid Mr.. Devlin say anything at that
time about the life Judge Holt had lived
during his later years."
HE did,
"what was it?''
HE spoke of Judge Holt living alone
with his servants in the house on New Jersey
avenue"
DR.. Howe, the associate city editor of the
Star, was next on the stand. He was also
questioned concerning the conversation Mr..
Devlin had with the members of the staff
in the office at the time OF his visit.