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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13


We desire to call special attention
to the record Of Dayton's absentee.
ism from Congress, as given on our
last page of this issue. Mr.. Dayton
explains his absenteeism by saying
that his duties as a member Of the
Navy COMMITTEE made it necessary
for him to attend closely to his
Committee, and that on this ac-
count he was frequently absent
from roll call. The Navy Commit.
tee reported their bill aud were re
leased from further duty in tie
first session OF the 54th Congress
on March Gath. During tots pc
rod when Mr.. Dayton's duties
compelled him to be present at
Committee meetings, he obtained
leaves OF absence to attend to his
private business thirty three days.
lie was absent after March 9th.
without any leave Of absence, six
teen days. In the oath Congress .
second session, .he Navy Commit.
tee was excused February p. Dur.
ing its important sessions Mr.. Day.
ton got leaves Of absence for seven
teen days. After It arose he was
absent four days. In the J5th
Congress, Grst session, there was
no Committee on Naval affairs.
and Mr. Dayton vas absent only
twelve days. IN the 55th Congress.
second session, the Naval bill was
passed April 2. While IL was being
considered by the Committee, Mr..
Dayton was absent only twelve
days. After the bill WIS passed
and Mr.. Dayton WAS no longer
busy DO Committee. be was absent
fifteen days. Instead OF bis Com.
mIttee work explaining bis con-
s,ant absences. 10 would seem 10
ouly explain his occasional presence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
WHY VIZ Obj ECT.

We object to the Journal pro.
claiming each cam paIgn that 1t is
the only true champion aud friend
OF the soldier, when its record is
directly the opposite. Take the
"Man of Marques" Of. NJ. Huff
man, how the Journal used 10
turn his picture to the wall when
he would loom up as a candidate
for the sherilfAlty or House of Del
egates. And when be fnall went
to seek consolation of the Boss how
he was compelled to beg pardon be
fore he would be permitted to slide
down the Journals office door.
This is all ancient history. Then
take Veteran LeRoy Shaw Has
the Journal the audacity to say it
is the TREND and champion of COM
rade Shaw Hardly. Why Sim
ply because Shaw would not rec
ognlze the Journal as the Boss of
the Republican party. Simply
this and nothing more. Only quite
recently it denied Shaw the COL
umns Of the Journal to defend him .
self against the attacks of the
Journal and its man Friday from
Reno. Such are facts which the
Journal cannot deny. This is why
we object to the Journal paradiug
itself as the friend Of the soldier.
Mr.. Dayton's record is similar
to the Journals. He parades him
self as the friend Of the soldiers
and nothing is TO good for them.
But when the 'good things" are
distributed around he seems TO for.
get them. Men whom Mr.. Day
ton bad appointed 10 Office wcr,
not appointed in confederation oil
their soldier record. but on account
Of their POl,tical pill. This is ,
fact which the Journal cannot ef.
face from the memory Of the old
soldiers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

Over in the Fourth Congressional
District Of this State the Republi-
4 candidate, Romeo Freer, Of
Hurrisville, Richie county. evil
IDENTIFY has some doubts Of his cleo.
ton, Al he is still holding on to
bis Judgesh.p till after the cleo
ton. lie evidently considers a
bird in the hand worth a bear in
the bush, aud knows q good thing
wnen he sees it,. Ho is, and has
been FOR some time. deyoting al
his time % the campaign, while
special Judges are holding his seq
sions Of Court at the expense Of the
taxpayers, 50 that the State is vir.
tually helping pay Tor Judge Freer's
campaign for - seat in Congress.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
Tunnelton, 700 P. M.

Let the Democrats from Port
land aud Union Districts turn out
in full force anl bring their Re
publican neighbors along to hear
this eloquent and brilliant cham
pion of the people discuss the issues
of the day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
And It's Relationship to Language
and Literature.

Language and Order of Study-Gram-
mar and Ltterature-Cognate
Branches-RelatIon to Logic and
Rhetoric-PresentatIons = Divisions,
Outlines. and lJiagrarns-False Syn
tax and Observation-Disclosures
raphy-Differeuce of Grammarians-
Sources of Purest English-vocabu-
larias
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

Dayton is billed to speak at Eel.
louisville to morrow, and Pitzer is
loose in the county this week also,
whooping it up for Dayton now.
What a change has come over mis-
dreams.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
COUNTY TICK Ell.
For House OF Delegates.

For House OF Delegates.
East Side.
CHARLES @. FRANKHoUsER.
Brandonville, Grant District.
West Side.
a. j. BoNAFIRLD,
Tunnelton, Kingwood District.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
GUsTAvUs j. CREsAP,
kingwood, Kingweod District.
For County Supt. or schools.
THOMAS O'HARA,
Gladesville, Lyon District.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

The Grafton Sen,inel wants us
to name a single old soldier i'm this
county that Mr.. Wilson appointed
to Office when be was in Congress.
The Sentinel makes the mistake
OF taking for granted that all the
old soldiers are Republicans and
that therefore tho Democrats had
none 20 appoint in this county.
The Sentinel wants 70 post up a
little.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

"If IA Grammatical foundation be not
laid deep at AN early age. it will not be
laid in such a manner as TO bear A large
superstructure.''- KNOX.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

Judge Augustus Van Wyck, Of
Brooklyn, the Democratic nominee
for Governor Of New York, re-
signed his position on the Supreme
Bench Of that State as soon az be
accepted the nomination. This
shows, hrst, q decent regard for the
eternal fitness Of things and clean
politician and honest Statesman,
and, second, that he expects TO be
elected Governor, or he would not
give up such a high und honorary
position. in great contrast to this
is that Of Romeo Freer, the Repub
lican nominee for Congress in the
Alb District Of this State, vino is
Judge Of his Judicial Circuit and
still holding on, while spending al
Of MS time on the stump making
political speeches.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

The Indians up in the Great
Northwest have made another an
nual outbreak and given the SOL
diers a lively little tussIe to quiet
them down. Several soldiers we're
killed and quite q number wounded.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
The Following Facts OF History Are
WriteeH by "a Good Republican.

- IS q aRhU w ANhWNI hNC
Written by "a Good Republican.
To the Editor OF The Argus.
Sri have been a%nxiOuslY watch
ing our county and other Dayton
papers for "A fair answer to your
question, ''Why Congressman Day
ton failed TO appoint john Il. Pur.
inton, VIM. +. Menear and Joseph
A. Miller postmas.ers in their re-
spectiye towns"
In regard to the above. | wish to
saw "A few words from an Indrpend-
ence standpoint Of view, presuming
that Kingwood and Tunnelton are
able to do their own talking. But
first, 1 wish 10 note the intelligent
answers of the Grafton Sentinel
and Journal, through the columns
of last week Journal.
The Sentinel or Journal dare not
give a correct answer to the ques.
ton asked, but the Sentinel, in its
bull-dozinG style, ''bluffs'' by ask
ing questions, which, if properly
answered, should cause Mr.. Dayton
and others Co hide beneath a man
tie of eternal shame.
The Sentinel says, "Tell us why
Mr.. Wilson, when be was distrlbu-
ting p%estoffice plums in Preston
county and elsewhere, did not hunt
up odd soldier Democrats and have
them appointed ?"
You stupid man, are you so igno
rant as not 30 know that that is
just what Mr.. Wilson did at indie
p%endenco? lie had Comrade Geo.
al. Shaffer appointed postmaster.
Now, my dear Sentinel, it is my
turn to ask n question. Did you
ever, during all your editorial ex-
perlence, read, come across or hear
tell of Mr.. Dayton even once giving
a postoflc ''plum" to a poor, needy
soldier who had never dropped
his $50 to $500 in the campaign
slot? Or, in free American Eng
lish, Did Mr.. Dayton ever give any
man a "plum" simply because he
was an ''old soldier ?" Did he ?
Echo answers, odd he ?"
The journal says, John r.
Purinton was not appointed at In
dependence because VIM. Ii. Jen-
kins, another old soldier, was"
How profound John was not
because William wa - Isu't that
rich? Yes, rich as toad-stooI sauce
on goose grease pie. What broad
intellect, wise legislator, high
toned postmaster, obedient editor.
dainty mulchrr Of official ''plums!"
What would the world have been if
deprived Of thy sagacious wisdom (?
what? Again echo answers, VIVA 4?
Was WIN. IL. Jenkins appointed
because he happened TO be an ''old
soldier OF course not. Again,
Would not Mr.. Jenkins have re-
celved the appointment just as
surely had he never have been a
soldier OF curse he would. Ia
that case, P%urinton, the soldier.
would not have received the APP
polntment any more than he did,
aud Mr.. jenkins would have re-
celVed the appointment all the same,
soldier or NJ soldier. All MIR. Dsy.
ton and many others who cry SOL
der !" "Soldier I" care for the
welfare of the old soldier you could
put into a gnats eye, and not any
way in the least injure the sight
thereof.
Once more, very plain and fair
and square to the point. In the
appointment Of Mr.. Jenkins. one
rich soldier was made richer Ia la
Dayton) at the expense Of making
two poor soldiers poorer (mode a la
Dayton.) The plum" the Wilson
gave Comrade Shafer was taken
from him and given to his rich
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

Rev. Charles j.. White is still
making Statements" about his
connection With the Minnie Holmes
Affair. Ho still denies being guilty
OF anything more than making a
blooming ass out Of himself. The
best thing The late reverend" can
DO now is to take Horace Greeloy's
advice and make a fresh start in
some other line Of work, for like
Othello, his occupation is gone and
his usefulness as a minister Sc for
below par as The Republican rating
on silver dollars when they talk for
political effect
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

And the Journal is going to
whip all the old soldiers into line
70 vote for Comrdae Dayton. How
kind
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
DISTRICT TICKET.

KINgwooD
Member OF County Court.
VINCENT z. COOKE.
President Board OF Education,
P. J. CRoGAN.
School Commissioner,
CLEMENS A. BERGMAN.
Constable, Unexpired Term.)
EUGENE McGINNIs.
VALLEY IsTRfcT
Member of County Court,
JOHN w. GUsEMAN.
President Board Of Education,
RICHARD LoAR.
School Commissioner,
ELLIOTT JENKINS.
LYON DISTRICT
Member of County Court,
LEE S. MILLER.
President Board Of Education,
Il. Il. FoRDYCR.
School Commissioner,
SAMUEL N. ROGERS.
DISTRICT,
Member of County Court,
j.. j. KELLY.
President Board OF Education,
w. A, WOLFE.
School Commissioner,
W. c. GIBSON.
Justice. Unexpired Term,
ELIJAH ~LIVENGoOD.
Constable. Unexpired Terml
LEVI ZwYER.
GRANT DISTRICT.
Member of County Court,
WILLIAM MARSHALL WOLFE.
President Board of Education,
l.. +. FRANKHoUsER.
School Commissioner,
J. 7. GRIBBLE.
Justice Of the Peace, Wnexplred Term.)
WILLIAM II. McGIBBoNs.
Constable, tUnexpired TermJi
sILAs BEERBoxER
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
READ AND REFLECT.

An Old Soldier Who Knows What
Ha is Talking About Gives the
Journal and Grafton Sentinel Some
Straight Pointers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13

A lev words from the Journal on
"why we are opposed 10 Veteran
Leroy Shaw" would DO greatly APP
prcciated By The pnolic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-13
Notice to Voters.

ITO be Continued J
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Last evening was gala occasion with the
watchemorct Fire Company, for the new fag
Of the firemen was unfurlod and the exercises
connected with tho event were both interest
ing and patriotic. First there was parade
which started from tho fire station marched
through Taunton avonue 10 Watchemokot
square, thence up Warren avenue 10 Purchase
street 10 the town hall, where the ceremonies
were held. The plaza was brilliantly illumi.
mated and Leslie block was decorated with
red. white and blue Stones Continental band
furnished the music. and amidst the render
ing Of national airs Old Glory was flung to
the breeze. Captain ]. j. Mullen was master
OF ceremonies. and the moment the flag
reached the top Of the pole he proposed three
cheers 10 be given by the audience. He then
introduced Mr.. James Mallen. who read two
original poems. One OF these was "Renember
the Maine" and tho other n Tribute OF
Praise for the Firemsn." Jndee Bliss. when
introduced. made extended remarks. which
embrnced an historical review OF the acixrowl.
edged patriotism OF Rhode Island. He said
IL was the irst 20 strike blow for liberty
and was ever ready 60 respond Go any call
~ duty for our coantry. The whole occasion
formed a memorable epoch in the history of
the fire company u East Providence. At the
close n colls;ion WINS served.
The funeral ~ Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cozzens.
wife 81 George l.. Cozzcns took place this
morning nc her late residence. q Purchase
street Rev. G. =. Davis. pastor ol the Haven
N. e. church ofhciated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
INJUNCTION
MODIFIED
Express Co. Can Occupy
Part Of New Station.
NOWRENTING FIVE PLACES
City's Representatives Consented TO
Modification.
NoWRENTING FIVE PLACES
RAILROAD TRACKS CAN BE USED

The injunction obtained some months
ago by Attorney General Tanner. in be-
nalf of this city against the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com
psny was today modified by the Appel
late Court 90 as to give the Adams Ex
press Company leave to use the essterly
part Of the new station. The representa-
tives Of the city in the litigation were
perfectly willing thet the modification
should be made. For q long time the
express company has been paying rent at
i've different places on account OF the
delay in getting into It's new quarters at
the station. and q peculiar thing was 10
sas bssn paying rent for it's headquarters
on Washington street and 10 has also
been paying rent elsewhere of the party
who was waiting for IL 70 vacate the
Washington street office. Some days ago
the officers OF the company began bus
thing to curtail the number Of rent bills
with very satisfactory results. BY the
order entered in court today the Adams
company is allowed not onlr the use of
the building. but also the tracks and np
proooheo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
PRIVATE MESSAGES
ARE HELD UP

But the censor has had some very
amusing experiences with other than the
newspaper men. Repeatedly he has been
go verely rebuked for holding up private
me ssaQes " hich he believessto be cipher
dispatches for newspaper use. The pro-
prietor OF one OF the gam bling rooms
here cabled north the other day for new
roulette wheel. lie gave full description
OF the kind and size OF board ho wanted
and requested on Immediate answer. AT.
ter waiting "a hours without receiving
any reriy, he went to the cable Office to
see II his MESA 90 had been sent. be
found that the censor had held 1t up, DO
lisving 1t to be a cipher message to a
newspaper. The censor apoloaize1 and
let the message 60 through.
The censor, however,is is greatly liked by
the newspaper men aud spends most OF
his time in cnattinR With them on tie
great porch OF ths Key West hotel. he is
an tfiicer OF the regular army and simply
discharges faithfully anu well the duties
assigned TO him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
WANTS LIBERTY.
Cleary Seeks Release from tn,
County jail.
Failed 10 Pay Alimony and Has Been
Locked Up Sven Months.

There was D hearing before Chief JUS
tice Matteson and Justices Stiness and
Tiliinghast this noon on the application
of Patrick Cleary for writ Of habeas
corpus. Cleary's wife obtained divorce
from him and was allowed alimony. He
failed TO pay the alimony and 1t was
stated that he was about 10 leave the
state, 60 Mrs. Clearv's attorney had him
arrested on writ OF ne exeat
This was about seven months ago, and
the petitioner tor freedom has bsen since
in confinement Last Saturday Cleary' 8
attorney, Samuel w. X. Alien asked the
court TO discharge his client rs he held
that q writ of no exeat was writ of mes
ue process, and az no board had beenIpaid
for Clsary he was improperly detained.
Attorney Albert II. Greene. who ::repfe-
sented Mrs. Cleary. maintained that ssthe
writ IN question was not u writ or me sne
process but high prerogative writ OF the
court.
Judge Tiilinghast. who heard the csse,
then deemed IL 81 80 much Importance
that he sent it 10 the full court which, nj.
ter hearing arguments, held the case foI
uQ vi isement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
SPANISH LOSSES
THREE HUNDRED

Madrid, May IA, sa MA dispatch to
the Liberal from Manila. dated May o,
and sent by special steamer TO Hong
Kong, says:
"Tne arsenal has surrendered and
Cavits has teen evacuated by our troops
Tho Spanish losses were 300 killed and
Geo vounced. Ibo enemy Suffered COZ
siderably, including an officer Killed on
the Olympia. The Baltimore was dam
nged. Our shells did not hurst, ant oil
the enemy's shells burst. Admiral
Dewey has had long conferences with
tha foreign consuls.
"Ths Yankees took sud burned tho
rerchant ships. Corregidor Island was
tctraved.
"A consultative assembly Is discussing
tho horrible situation created by hunger
and misery. Wa arc isolated by tho
blocEsdo and In fear OF an imnedia at
tack.
"Sirco tho cable wns cut. little news
hns happened. Ths blockade continues |;
hut Admiral Dewey says he will net
bombard the town without his govern
ment's orders. lie also SAYS he hopes
that general rebellion will take pla ca
within four days. New hands are on foot
In Pamaga.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
SPANISH FLEET.
Continued From Page l.
given. The dispatch adds that one a.
count places the spanish esussat 40o 'or
CENSORSHIP a
AT KEY'WEST
Continued From Page I.

Copyright 1898. BY. Ths "A. RIp,sr
From staff correspondent OF ths Az
ISOLATED Press
Key West. May II. The cable Office In
Key West since the world became inter-
ested in war talk has bsen the most inter
esting spot Oh the island. The most i'm
portant man here by all odds is the cen
sor. The cable Office is a small brick
building two stories high with large CO.
ooaput palm growing on either side it
is only q few yards from tho door of the
cable Office to the government dock. In
tact, IL is only few yards from any point
OF the island to the water anu when tne
tide Is at the aighest point the sea sets
back through most OF the streets and
leaves white fringe OF salt along the
CUTTERS when the tide goes out and the
sait-soaked earth dries.
Up through the narrow street. which
lends frcIn the cable Office TO she wharf
some very Interesting and exciting races
nave taken place during the past few
wesks. When the newspaper dispatch
boats come in from che gulf they always
land as near to the cable Office Bs posi-
BILE and whom correspondents land at the
same time the race for the cable Office Is
more interesting than any steeple chase
ever run. Some OF them after a long
cruise go staggering aud reeling on their
'ocscers sAsc 1iahAon inChs Oontho ohO
weak from seasickne ness ana still others are
iimping from bruises received from being
pitohed about In the rough sea-
But sickness and bruises are forgotten
when land Is reached and every effort put
forth to be- the first to file copy. If IL be
late at night five seconds gained In the
race from the dock to the cable Office may
mean an EXCLUSIVES story for one of the
great dailies In the north.
Catle transmission Is necessarily slower
than overland wires and the correspond
ent who files 5000 words at midnight Is
pretty sure that other papers will not be
sblo TO yet anything for its morning edi-
tion from Key West that niQht.
But after the copy bad been filed the
correspondents trouble Is not at an end.
Every word Of Ii must be read and passed
upon by tho censor. No matter how muc b
time, hardship or expense it has required
to get the story, II In the Judgment Of
the censor it ought not to De printed It
cannot be sent IL 1t gives any ipforma-
tion rs to the movements OF the fleet or
the army 1t cannot GO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
FIVE WE'RE KILLED.

New York. May H.-sevsral men were
killed and number of others were ter
ribly injured by the collapse Of two
5-story fiat buildings in course OF erec-
ton on East ll6th street. The rear and
side walls fell with grinding crash that
was heard for blocks, carrying some %
CT more bricklayers and laborers with
them When the work OF rescue was
stopped the list OF killed was. Eric
Lidden. Fred Dickeleke. Albert Knm-
inIski. Peter Saldewario and Frederick
Hartman. The wounded are: Peter
Pasquale. Sebastian Welsbacher. Frank
Riezor. William Cochran and Paul
Muller.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-14
CORRESPONDENTS
IMPATIENT

There are something like $50 news
paper correspondents In Key West. and
while most of them appreeia late the wis
dom OF the government censorship on
news matters, some OF them have crown
Impatient In their eaGerness to tell the
Interesting stories that are to be told and
have tried all manner of ingenious
censor. Usually, however, all plans have
been detected by the censor aud the ap-
parently innocent or stupid dispatch has
been returned to tho writer with mo"
written In red ink across 1t.
The nost trying period for the corre-
srondents was un the day tho fleet started
on Its cruise eastward. Every corre-
spoudent In Key West knew that the
great battlsships were steaming away
from before Havana in quest OF big
Spanish game. Every newspaper man
was eager to send the story. but not a
line, not q word, would the censor permit
to pass From hundred papers In the
started?" Even the answer Yes" to
this inquiry was not permitted tn go.
come OF the correspondents had arranged
cipher code with their home offices. but
the code was useless. Every thing that
had tho appearance Of clpher-every-
thing that was not absolutely plain and
explainable--was stopped.
One correspondent worked out q plan
which he thought would give the desired
information To his paper, but he failcd.
Early In the morning ne filsd dispatch,
the nrst Iins reading as follows:
The newspaper fleet sailed this morning
toward Porto Rico.
An hour later he went to file a person al
message to his editor reading: "Correc.
tion-Omit second word in last dispatch. ,
When he handed In tho fast dispatch
the censor met him at tbe receiving desk
and with kindly smile handed back the
first dispatch with these words written
across It: IAN fleets look alike to me. !"