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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-03

Cosvr.ossa's osrIcs Klngwo5d, W vs.,
Juno g. irII
Brown and Monroe J
w. EyuItv.
Monoar and purintOu
Tho above entitled chanccry cause. a., ia
decree NJ the tircHt Court ~ rrp fpn Conrty.
mfdc therein. NU iIr Hi dav off Ncepulrr a ID
1898, having been referred fo Vs. NJ Dawson
Commissioner iu thanCery. with the follow
ing rfrfIout: fD assertion and rpD0rt Aba
state aud condition OF the title fr fHD tom aero.
~ land in The hili 11d proceeding mentioned
The Hens and charges Thereon their amount
character. priurifes. tnd to whom ov,inrt Tho
actual and annual vsluf uf .aiI land and thai
ho report Any other utifluont maffar which
may 81 doomed 41 ~ Ilm4ff and .l,f Cou.
missioner Dawsun having failed % czooufa SAID
order or reference. and having resigned d.
90" as cOmfni. IDuCr, aud said cause b. IL
decree ~ said circuit court. made therein Oh
tUo bi-t day 90 Narch 1870. ha Wing boon ftfrrro.
f0 tho uuler-ifrci rofufui- .iuuFr Iu riarsery
tu complete said report according to tho di-
roCtiOus in said former decree.
The Unfiice - SAID cause. Zoo W william
q. Brown and N. Monroe plaintiff. and
BENJAMIN " Mcuear and Jesse ri purint1u.
defendants. viii. therefore. take notice thtf
ou the 18th day of June iSJ7. al nv office ln
k.ucw1'd. frcsfor county West virginia I
tf0I proceed fo execute fid decree
Given under my hand this 8d day ~ n1a t14,
NiIi 4. FDNTNEF Commissioner
o. H 81 stS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
STREET CARS HURT SEVEN.
Collision on San francisco Electric
Road Results Serieusly.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 10. 1S97-Seven
persons were injured in collision of cleo
trio cars on Mission street last night.
car of the Bryant street line, returning
from Ingleside, had reached the top OF
College Hill the fuse or connection which
carries the electricity to the motors from
the overhead wire, suddenly burned out,
leaving nothing with which to controi
the car except the brakes, and they were
of little use. The lights went out and the
passengers were panic-stricken. The car
continued it's flight until at Mission and
Seventeenth streets it ran into car
ahead of it.
The passengers in the car that was run
into escaped with a rough, shaking up
and a bad scare. Both cars were dam
aged. The conductor of the runaway
Jumped before the collision occurred ana
escaped with few bruises. The motor
man remained at his post and was not
hurt. The following persons were IN
jured:-
Mrs. N. c. Mutt. severe cut on right
side of head.
bruised on arms and side.
M. Tresch, four years old, cut on face.
Mrs. Carroll, cut on temple.
VIM. Manning, cut on arm and bruised
on right side.
Henry Peters, hip bruised.
Fred O'Neill severe cut on temple.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
YELLOW Fever SCARE.
Danger Of an Epidemic ty No
Means at an End Experts
Kept Busy.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 10, 1897
Dispatches from Biloxi this morning say
that the trouble that is becoming unbear-
able is the fact that drug stores are run
ming out of medicines and no freights
emple time. President Lemon, of the
Biloxi Board, has wired President Oil
phant urging him in behalf of humanity
promptly attended to.
The Biloxi Board of Health this morn
ing issued notice to all physicians that
they must report within twenty-four
hours to that body all infectious, con-
tagious and suspicious cases within their
practice, under a penalty of $100 fine They
were otherwise no serious developments
at Biloxi this morning and all prevailing
cases of fever were reported to be con-
valescent.
Ocean Springs reports one new case and
one suspicious case this morning, but no
deaths have occurred since that of Sey-
mour. reported yesterday. An urgent re-
quest, however. has been forwarded to
New Orleans for yellow fever nurses. A
corps of trained nurses is absolutely
needed, because it is said that many of
the sick at Ocean Springs are not re-
ceiving the attention which only expert
enced yellow fever nurses can give. New
Orleans will probably find some way of
meeting the request, but If it is unable to
do So the federal government will prob
ably be appealed to.
The Catholic College, at Bay st. Louis,
has been closed and nearly 200 boys were
sent to New Orleans last night. There
is no sickness at the Bay, but the pro-
fessors considered it wise to take time by
the forelock and not run any risks. The
Western Union Telegraph Company has
established telegraph line at the Rig.
oiets. in order to facilitate the physi-
clans stationed there in communicating
with the city. A camp of detention has
been established at this point and it has
now several patients.
At ten o'clock today DR.. Oliphant of
the Board of Health announced that the
twelve cases reported last night on st.
Cloud street in New Orleans are still sus-
picious. They will be very closely watched
for further developments. The Board of
Health has effectively quarantined the
square in which they exist. One of the
patients died this morning, but the death
certificate was to the effect that John r.
Willard, of Clouet and st. Claude streets,
congestion Of the brain. due to aicoholism.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
THE OIRGASSIA'S MISHAP.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. 1S97.-It was
stated at the offices of the Anchor Line
that advices were received this morning
of the Circassia's shaft breaking at sea
and that the Furnessia. which sailed from
Glasgow yesterday for New York. would
be directed before she sails from Moville
today, to look out for the disabled liner,
also the City of Rome, which sails from
New York tomorrow for Glasgow, will have
similar instructions. No concern Is 1eit
for the safety of the steamer, as perfect
confidence is placed in the staunchness OF
the vessel and the skill of her commander.
The cable to the agents here intimates
that the passengers had an opportunity
to leave the Circassia when the Island no
was by her, but they decided to stay on
hoard The Circassia carried very small
passenger list this trip on account OF y
being the end of the season for eastward
travel. Her saloon passengers numbered
FIVE second cabin twenty-five and steer
age eighty. The Circassia carried one
hundred and three of a crew, making the
number of souls on board two hundred
and ten,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
NAVY'S WINGED MESSENGERS.
Carrier Pigeons In Training for Ser.
vice in Time of War.

PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Sept. 10. 1897
Training of carrier pigeons for the SER
vice in the United States navy in case OF
war is being carried on at the Ports
mouth Navy Yark on large scale and
flights have been made from Portland
Bangor and Saco. Me-; Manchester
Dover. Concord, N H; Ipswich. Boston
and Haverhill, Mass, with great success
The handling of pigeons at the yard is
under the direction of Commander R. E.
Impey, U. S. N. who has fifty-one birds
in service.
The carriers are all young and some
of them have made the flight from Boston
and Portland, each about sixty miles dis
tant, in one hour and one-half. Seventeen
birds released at Saco, Me-, at II :3S A. M.
yesterday were all in the cote at the Navy
Yard at 1:O6 P. M. The distance is about
forty miles.
1t is the intention of the Navy Depart
ment to send the birds to sea during the
fall drills and test them for service there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
FUNERAL OF ADAH oAsTLEToN
A Well Known Variety Actress who
Was Long a Resfdant of This CITY

"A w eli fAuOWn variety AcIro8n W no
Was Long Resident of This City
Mrs. Leititia Roche, an actress, well
known to theatre goers> as Adah Castle
ton, will be buried tomorrow, at New
Durham. The funeral services will be
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Parker, at the
home of the deceased's mother, No. 1888
Palisade avenue
Mrs. Roche has of late years occupied
prominent position on the vaudeville
stage, appearing with her husband in
musical sketches under the name of
Roche and Castleton. She has been "a
member of the theatrical profession for
the past fifteen years, appearing at diff
ferent times with noted stars. She began
her career as a member of the company
of which the tragedian John Mccullough
was the principal Subsequently she ap-
peared with the Minnie Palmer and John
Haviland companies, but with the advent
of the continuous show houses, she, like
many others abandoned the legitimate for
the vaudeville stage. Mrs. Roche was a
beautiful woman and had a magnificent
soprano voice. Before her theatrical
career began she was church choir
singer of some renown.
In 1880 she married Charles Roche, also
well known to the theatrical profession as
a comedian of high order. They have
no children.
Mrs Roche was before her marriage,
Miss Letitia Parker She was born in New
York city in 1859, but her childhood days
educated in No. School on Central ave-
Quo.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
At STAPLES MERCY.
His Enemies Cannot Build 8
Sewer Unless He Consents
to the Use Of His Land.

The trouble between Charles F. Staples,
who conducts candIe-making and pro-
vision curing establishment on Waverly
street, west of Oakland avenue, and his
Lineau place neighbors, who have been
fighting for long time to have the es-
tablishment removed. will probably be re-
newed by the action of the latter in pre-
senting to the Street and Water Commits
sioners petition for the laying of an 1S-
inch sewer pipe in Lineau place, from
Prospect street to the Waverly street
sewer
In order to do this it will be necessary
to run about 100 feet of it through Mr..
Staples property, which occupies the
southern end of Lineau places and faces
on Waverly street. There is no other way
in which this section can be drained as
there is sharp decline from Prospect to
Waverly street.
All the property owners on the block,
except one, have signed the petition, but
Mr.. Staples declares that the sewer shall
not run through his property, on which
| he claims he intends shortly to erect a
new factory in place of the present ram
shackle structure, which has been the
cause of so many complaints for years
back.
The block spoken of was formerly
drained by an open ditch running through
the Staples property, but this has been
lately damned up and every rain storm
leaves respectable sized lake at the
southern end of Lineau place.
When a News reporter visited there
last night there was a large pool of stag
nant water lying in front of No. 3, which
belongs to Mr.. Raeder, one of the Staples
factory's most bitter enemies. There is no
way for the water to pass off and as it
lies there it is certainly a menace to
health and likely to breed disease in the
neighborhood.
Although the petition has been pre-
sented the residents of the block have lit
tie hope that Mr.. Staples will recede from
his position and allow the sewer to be
laid They realize that the continued
warfare has stirred up a feeling which
would make it seem highly improbable
that Mr.. Staples would grant the conces-
sion, and still the fact remains that it is
the only way through which an outlet for
the sewer can be secured. Mr.. Staples,
his neighbors say, will not sell his prop
erty and will fight every step which is
taken towards condemning it.
Meanwhile the fight over the continu-
ance of the factory continues unabated.
It is now operated under thirty day
permit granted by the City Health Board
but has received no regular license, nor
has not had one in several months.
The fight is a spasmodic one, being re-
newed with each recurring summer, but
generally ending in victory for the Sta
pies side.
Whatever the merits of the controversy
as to whether or not injury is done to the
neighborhood by the proximity of the
candle factory, it is certain the residents
say that something should be done to
ameliorate the present condition of the
sewerage syStem-Or rather a lack of
sewerage system. 1t is certainly a
shame that the present condition of the
street should be allowed to continue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
NIGGERs AND RAzzERs.
william Slashes the Arm Of His
Sweethe1rt,s Father.

Negroes and razors were very much in
evidence in the Special Sessions Court to-
day After the Brown-Bailey case had
been disposed of Frank Williams was
tried for atrocious assault and battery
on James Armstrong, of No. 116 Bruns-
wick street.
Armstrong testified that Williams came
to his house at eleven P. M. on July 49,.
Mrs. Armstrong refused to let him in so
he lust kicked the door open and went
in. Armstrong, after being knocked down
once or twice, succeeded in ejecting the
visitor. Williams returned again at two
A. M. broke the door open again and
slashed Armstrong; arm with razor.
Mrs. Armstrong corroborated her hus-
bands testimony.
Norman L. Rowe, who was acting as
to be sworn.
st would just like Armstrong to show
where he was cut with a razor" replied
Williams. Armstrong was recalled and
barring his arm showed a scar.
.sDoes that look like a razor cut?"
asked Williams, addressing Judge Hud-
speth.
81 don't know" replied the Judge, "I'm
not an expert"
Williams said that he went to the house
to look for Armstrong; daughter, with
whom he had a row. He accompanied
her to the house on his eleven o'clock
visit and she told him to wait down stairs
for her. He waited fifteen minutes and
then went up to look for her. He failed
to find her and Armstrong put him out.
Before that, however, he had knocked
\. In xvnr,f h oply
again he was still looking for Armstrong S
daughter. He denied having any razor.
Judge Hudspeth found him guilty and
sentenced him to six months at the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
INGENIOUS OOOEs THESE.
Forgot All About Their Scrap With
RaZors to Free Each Other.


Marion Brown and Samuel Bailey, gen.
cial Sessions Court this morning for
atrocious assault and battery on each
other. On July % they had a little dis
pute with razors during the course of
which each one received a deep cash in
his head. While still laboring under the
excitement of the debate, they each went
before a Magistrate and swore that the
other had cut him. A razor was picked
up at the place where the arg1ment was
held.
The situation of affairs was entirely
changed this morning. Bailey got on the
witness stand this morning when Brown
was being tried and swore positively that
Brown who was his lifelong friend, never
touched him with a razor. When Bailey
for him, unlike many lawyers that had
been able to agree upon statement of
the facts. They admitted that after
drinking considerable beer they had So
cial scrap and fell over stoop. They
were under the impression that the stoop
cut their heads.
Assistant Prosecutor Noonan confronted
the Magistrate, but that made no differ
ence.
''You swore to a fancy, did you?' ask
ed Mr.. Noonan of Bailey.
st must have" replied the witness.
Judge Hudspeth found them both guilty
and fined them $40 each and costs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
KILLED AT WILLETTS
POINT.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 1S97.-Two men
were killed and three injured, perhaps
fttally, by an accident today at the Unit
ed States Military Post at Willetts Point,
L. L.
Several laborers were engaged in setting
UP a huge derrick whieh was to be used
in placing in position some new guns
which was to be used in placing in posi-
tion some new guns which have recently
arrived at the fort. In some manner the
supports gave way, and the derrick fell
ON the entire gang of workmen.
John Brogh and William Bendheimer,
both residents of Whitestone, L. l., were
instantly killed, and three others, whose
names have not yet been ascertained, so
badly injured that it is feared they can
not recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
RoBoKEN's TORN UP STREETS.
Councilman Bewi@ stops the Asphalt
Company Removing the Stones.

Councilman August Bewig of the Street
Committee of Hoboken said this morn
ing that he had ordered the Utica
Asphalt Paving Company to cease re-
moving the paving blocks from Garden
street until some effort is made to re-
pave the street with asphalt.
The company secured he contract to
pave the street six weeks ago. At the
same time the Mexican Paving Company
was awarded a contract to asphalt Hud-
son street. The Mexican Company had
finished it's work, but the Utica Com
pany had not as yet laid one pound of
asphalt The street has been torn up for
several blocks and the paving stones
piled on the sidewalks. No attempt has
been made to lay the asphalt and the
residents are clamoring for the work to
commence They object to the street be-
ing left in such a deplorable condition.
Councilman Bewig says he will not per-
NIT any more stones to be removed un-
til the company repaves what it has al
ready torn up. The company intended
to repave the entire street before it COM
menced to lay the asphalt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
THIRTY VICTIMS.
Horrible Catastrophe on
the Rio Grande Rail-
road.
EXPRESS CAR IN A BLAZE
Conductor Said 10 Be Responsible
-Heartrending Scenes al
the Wreck.

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- SlAs' S1As' i.E, Soi-' Sep.. ~
santa re coihsion OF 1eW Gays ago
iiau ies aWiui counterpart N the heau-
emu coinsioh on the no Uranus Jus'
<li ihioiiisnt Inns iaorniiis' Inc pas
sensei Tram coAsls.eu ~ eApiess eai'
s,noAei' uay coach' chair car anu wv
s,eepeis' II was niaiiheu Ny Soiiuuo.oi
i1awlhorne, =. Danieis, praheliaii' Diiiy
1olooii' ehsiieer' Dop lloilaiiu' ~ e,.ieii
thhsineer ostranaer ana rirei.ian l1ines
naiineo the Mloiano irelsnt eng ms Naine
Oh tne conductor Oh the cat.ie train VINO
IS paanleu ior ihe caeas'rophe' csiino' -
learned nor can etcner ne or os.raiioei
be located. 1t is thought that both We're
killed though an official gave it as his
- 4,.. 80 ao e. 49,
opinion thal tney nau inaue io .ne
hills. The train dispatcher claims TO nave
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
THAT MASKED BURGLAR.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10, 1Ss7.-The masked
burglar who murdered James c. Pitts last
night at his home near Summit. N. J.,
has not yet been captured. nor has any
clue to the identity of the man been OBJ
tanned. Sheriff Kirk and posse of depu-
ties are searching the woods in the neigh
borhood. and number of citizens have
volunteered and are aiding in the search.
The colored servant. Mary Davis, whose
skull was fractured by the murdered, is
still alive. but is in a precarious condition.
She has not been able to give any CO.
herent account of the murder of Mr..
Pitts or the attack upon herself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
Congressman McEwan Says
the Local Republican
Party Should Change
Its Leaders.
PREDICTS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
Freebooters' Deal Not Forgotten
by the People-Aaron Baldwin's
Friends Have Knives.

Congressman Tom McEwan doesn't
think much of the Republican chances at
the forthcoming election, either for the
Mayoralty, should the Court of Errors
and Appeals uphold the Macarthur act,
or for the Assembly. and for these rea-
sons
1.-The people have not forgotten the
shameful deal by the local Republicans
in the matter of the Freeholders. That
is so nasty that our party deserves to
be beaten" he said today. 1--WE want a
complete change in the matter of our
local leaders on the Republican side, and
until these men, who are not worthy of
the office they hold, are removed we can
not hope to stand well in the public eye.
It's all very well for us to point our fin
gers at Democrats and accuse them of
deals and dickerS when our own skirts
are not clean"
1t is well known that the leaders to
whom the Congressman refers are:-E.
w. Woolley, Clerk of the Board of Chosen
Freebooters, and Col. Sam. D. Dickin-
son, and he loses no opportunity to give
them a sharp dig. He has repeatedly
said that these two men are responsible
for the defeat of the party and their
licans Whether or not the Congress
man is responsible for it, the fact re-
mains that there is a well defined move
ment on foot among certain Republicans
of the respectable lot to oust Dickinson
and Woolley. When it comes to a county
matter there will be strong emeute
It is a matter of history, which every
Republican knows, that Aaron Baldwin
was knitted by the Dickinson and Wool
ley gang at the Shrievalty election. Bald
win has great many friends who re-
member that piece of political treachery
and when the time comes they too will
use the knife and with effect.
Should the Macarthur bill be declared
constitutional and Mayoralty fight is to
be begun, Congressman Tom McEwan
will be nominated for Mayor, at least
that is what ''the dickie birds say"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
GRAND JURY LEC9URED
Justice Lippineott Tells Them
to Indiet the Owners Of
Little Monte Carlo.

Justice Lippincott made few remarks
to the Grand Jury yesterday afternoon
in relation to their duty concerning Little
Monte Carlo. Before the Jury appeared
in court. Max Staples, the foreman, was
called up stairs and was interviewed in
chambers by Justice Lippincott and
Judge Hudspeth. What was said is
known of course only to the gentlemen
themselves. At the close of the interview
Mr.. Staples took a seat within the rallied
enclosure and a few minutes later the
other members of the jury filed into court.
The foreman handed batch of twenty
six indictments. Justice Lippincott look
ed over them carefully and a look of dis
pleasure passed over his face. Then, in
his most impressive manner, he said:-
II have looked over the indictments
just presented, and as 1 DO not find
among them any bills against a certain
class of offenders against the law l as
sumo you have not completed your labors
and do not wish to be discharged. 1 do
not think you ought to be discharged
until you have performed your duty, and
as it has not been done l will not ask
you whether you wish to be discharged
or not.
to meet you so soon as you have COM
pleted your labors. The Court will await
your pleasure today, tomorrow or Satur-
day until noon, and on Monday in order
that ample opportunity may be given you
to complete your duty. The same evil
dence almost verbatim has been laid be-
fore the Court. This was done after it had
been presented to you and after failure
on your part to act as your oaths and the
impartial administration of law required
you to act.
Under this evidence you cannot avoid
presenting indictments. 1t would be a
violation of your duty and a disregard
of your oathAto fail to find indictments.
/ therefore assume that you intend to
fully consider these matters and pre-
sent indictments. / refer distinctly and
emphatically to the open and gross vio-
lation of law at the place known as
Little Monte Marlo.' The Court will not
therefore, discharge you today, but will
await further action in this matter.
Evidence clear and positive in its char
acter was laid by witnesses before you
several weeks ago, but up to this time
you have failed to present indictments
Time will be given you to consider these
matters and fully discharge the duties
imposed upon you by your oaths."
The jury returned to the jury room and
remained there a short time, but trans
acted no further business. They will
meet again on Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-10
ASKED THEM TO SHOOT HIM.
Strange Behavior of a German at a
Steamship Dock in HObOken.

Alexander Pokornye, 3S years old, Ger
man, who is said to come from Wexford,
Allegheny county, Pa, arrived in Hoboken
this morning on his way to Germany. He
went down on the Hamburg-American
steamship docks and while waiting to
board the steamer, attracted attention by
his strange conduct. He approached sew
eral of the passengers and asked them to
shoot him. saying that he was tired Of
life. The passengers notified Detective
Messenkopf, who placed Pokornye under
arrest He will be held for examination
as to his sanity.
Pokornye said that he had wife and
two children living in Germany. week
ago he received word that his wife was
sick and was not expected to live, so he
prepared at once to return to the Fa-
therland. He said that he was overcome
by the heat while in Davenport, Iowa,
several months ago. The police believe
that the shock unbalanced his mind.