West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-03-18


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The long looked for and much
talked Of prize fight for the cham.
piouship and a big pile of money,
came off Yesterday at Carson City,
Nevada, between Robert Fi;zsim.
mons, Of Australia, and James j
Gorbctt, OF the United States. Ac.
cording to telegraphic news, Cor
b.tt won first blood, but got knock
cd out in the fourteenth round and
Fitz was awarded tho belt and the
purse. We hate to see the cham
piouship 80 to a foreigner, bat it is
good for Corbett, as he has been
acting very badly since becoming
champion and deserved u good
licking.
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The inaugural address OF Gov.
Atkinson is one OF the best we have
ever read, and we take pleasure Ia
giving him due credit for it. If he
will only follow out his declaration
of principles as therein set forth,
he will make one Of the best Gov.
errors we have ever had. His ad-
dress is 50 good that it surprised
even his friends, and we consider it
much nero appropriate and states
manlike than that Of President
McKinley. Politically we opposed
Mr.. Atkinson, but now that he is
Governor Of the whole State, in
cluding all parties and creeds, we
deem it the duty Of all good citizens
to give him lovnl support.
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Elkins had a terrible lire last
Sunday morning, which destroyed
500, 900 worth of property, partly
covered by insurance. The fire
started in the store OF the E!kins
HardU ware and Furniture Company,
and as stiff breezs was blowing
and the town had no fire protection
Of any kind, bat little could be
done to check the flames till the
main business portion Of the town
was consumed. As near as we can
learn, the only one from this coun.
ty who suffered loss was James S.
Pos ten, brother of Wilbur POsten,
of KingwOOd. The papers place
his loss At $40, 700, partly covered
by insurance. His loss will likely
amount to two or three thousand
ANYHOW. The Inter NOuHiajn news.
paper office was entirely DESTROYED.
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The Kingwood reporter for the
city papers is entirely too enter.
prising to suit the Terra Alta ora
Gle. Last week that paper ouly
gave small locll notice of the
tragedy over on Salt Lick, about
which columns were being publish.
ed IN other papers, and over which
the whole county has been more or
less excited. The reporter who has
incurred the severe disp'easure Of
our esteemed cotemporary, spent
two days over on Salt Lick and at
Terra Alta getting the fall partIc.
ulars, and then sent in to the
daily papers q complete account OF
the shooting from Terra Alta,
right under tho nose Of the Oracle.
These accounts were road in Terra
Alta and all over the county sew
erol days before the Oruc1e was pub
lishcd. and were substantially COR
rect. One Of the physicians in at
tendance on the young Indy who
was shot, resides in Terra Alta, set
cup to going TO press, the Or0c'c
had been unable TO get any partic-
ulars Of the affair" Our ne,ghbor
will have 20 get hustle on himself
If be wants TO run live newspaper.
In the death Of Mr.. VI. G.. Damn,
Of Rowlcsburg, The ARGUS has lost
one Of it's best and most valued
correspondents. The young man
had been cripple for years from
inaammatory rhe1matism, and biz
chief source Of delight was reading
and writing, and the general infor.
nation that ho acquired was Won
leriul bis style OF writing was
inimitabio, and when anything ap.
pearel in print from tho pen Of
90. Napier Tanly" everybody
made haste TO devour TO- This wac
the non de plume which ho used
in reporting Tor THE hRGus, and
fora long time biz identity was O
profound mystery, and even yet
known 20 but few people, although
ho bad been sl spcctoI a The author
for come time Dy tho people Of ihc