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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17


Hard things have been said of
Mr.. Mckinley by the friends of
Cuba on the floors Of the Senate ard
House, but no American has said
such insulting things of him as
were said in letter signed with
the name Of his great and good
friend, Senior de LONE, Spanish
Minister to the United States,
which was this week published.
Not only was Sir. Mckinley grossly
insulted by name in this letter, but
ne was jeered at for allowing him-
self to be fooled by the farce of
autonomyin Cuba and the pretense
OF Spain that it wishes to negotiate
a reciprocity treaty that would give
this country all the trade Of Cuba
and Porto RIGA. 1t is doubtless
because Of grief that bis great and
good friend should have such an
opinion Of him that Mr.. Mckinley
did not send de Lone his passport
at once, instead Of writing TO have
IT folly proven that the letter vas
written and signed by de LONE, by
his resignation. This letter was
made public by the Cuban Junta,
which has the original in ifs DOS
session, aud il il does not open the
eyes Of MIR. Mckinley TO the real
situation and cause him TO either
recognize the independence Of Cuba
or TO intervene by force, It will con-
vince all Of the people that q great
mistake Was made in electinQ him
President--abOut 1000, 900 are al.
ready convinced. II he acts quick
he may get some credit, but II he
delays, Congress Will force him 20
act aud he will get no credit. The
feeling that the time for action has
come was plainly manifested in the
Senate while Senators Cannon. of
Utah, Mason. Of Illinois, aud Allen,
OF Nebraska. we're speaking on the
Cuban resolutions which have been
offered by each Of them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
Items or Interest And N~wsy Notes
From Our Leading Educational
Institution.
pedal Correspondence Of the Argus.

MoRGANTowN, w. Va, !
February ID, 1898.
Three delegates from the Y. M.
G. A. Of the West Virginia Univers
ity attended the inter state con-
vention Of the Y. M. G. A. at Balti-
more.
III
Twenty.oue young ladies have
entered the contest for the wo-
mans League prize OF one hundred
dollars in defamation at the West
Virgipia University.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17

The latest addition to our list of
exchanges is No. of Vol. l, of
the C.lhoun Signal. published at
Grantsville. 10y +. l.. Austin and
q. Ii. Oradinck. The paper is
splidly Democratic and "unaltcr-
ably opposed to the single gold
standard OF money, but favors both
gold and silver at the ratio of 16
to l." and closes It's saIutatory as
follows:
With these few broken remarks
we launch our hopeful ship. fully
equipped. out OH the beautiful
bosom of the sea OF journalism.
and all are invited To drop in and
see how proudly she rides the
crested waves. and how sweetly
her banner careens to the tender
kisses of the gentle zephyrs.
Then follows the followip. card.
which explains itself:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
Lights and Shadows Of legislation at
The Home OF Uncle Sam" and
cousin Bill"
A Well Written Letter BY An Inter.
esting writer.
Special correspondence OF the Argus.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
February -, 1898.


WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
February IL, 1898.
In order that he might meet them
all and at the same time show his
appreciation Of their loyalty to him
during the recent deadlock, Sena--
tor German entertained all of the
Democratic members of the Mary
land Legislature, except two who
were kept away by sickness, at u
dinner in Washington this week.
Not man who attended that din
ner regards Senator German out OF
politics.
II the Democrats, the Populists
aud the silver Republicans had not
made that agreement to act to-
gether in the Congressional cam
paign, Representative Plowman, Of
Alabama, would not have been
ousted out of his seat in the House
by the votes of the Repu blican ma
jority. The Republicans voted to
give the seat to Aldrich, who ran as
Populist candidate aud was sup
ported by Republicans, not because
they thought he was entitled to it.,
but because they thought the case
could be used TO divide the Demo
Gratis and Populists In some Con-
gressional districts in which Re-
publicans cannot possibly win il
the Democratic and Populists votes
are cast for single candidate.
TIT
Boss Hanna Is again asserting his
power. He kept very quiet for
awhile after he returned from his
late Ohio shopping expedition, but
he this week compelled Mr.. Nc
kinley TO carry out the terms of a.
bargain made at the st. Louis Con-
vention, in the face of protests, not
only from the people Of the city
directly interested and the entire
Georgia delegation in Congress. bat
from members OF his own Cabinet.
This bargain has brought about the
nomination Of j. III. Deveanx, n
negro politician who helped Hams
control the Georgia delegation to the
st. Louis Convention, to be Collec
tor OF Customs ut Savannah, Ga.
The excuse gwen by Mr.. Mckinley
to Representative Lester, of Geor-
gla, who called at tho White House
to make a personal protest in the
name OF every merchant who does
business with the Savannah Cusi ON
House against the nomination OF u
negro to be Collector, was not C H.
culated to add to the respect for
him by the white people of Georgi j.,
or OF any other State. He said IN
effect that instead of kicking, the
white people of Georgia ought to
thank him because he had not ND
pointed negro pOstm tslers at ST.
vannah and Augusta. as he had at
one time intended to do. The
Democrats may not succeed in pre-
venting the confirmation of this
negroes nomination by the Senate,
but there is consolation IN the
knowledge that every negro put IN
an office of this sort maKes add
tlonal Democratic votes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-17
SKETCHES IN BLACK AND WHITE.

The livcliest session of Police
Court held in the town for lobg
time. came OF last Saturday after
noou nt The Court House. II was
called at Justice Flynn's Office. but
rs It would not hold one. fourth Of
the crowd, it Was adjourued to the
Courtroom, which was crowded, ,
AS nearly every man and boy in
town was'there, and many from The
country.
Clark Gidley had sworn out q
warrant for Mrs. Ann Younger, u
colored woman living down in the
Bowery district. aud just outslde
the Corporation, charging her with
assault and battery. There were
two other witnesses OH each side,
and each party plead their own
case. The fight took place Friday
evening aud Clark came out second
best, and wanted the law to help
HIM out. The woman was he best
man of the two and Gidley proved
to be no match for her, either in
the prize ring or the Justice Court,
M abe laid him out badly in both
instances. She admitted hitting
him. but swore that he began it
aud struck ut her first aud rubbed
his fist under her nose and called
her liar, etc. Said she wouldn t
have cared SO much il it had been
q white man, aud she thought it
was very little in man to tackle y
woman and get whipped, and then
want to put the law on her for it,.
He claimed she hit him in the head
with rock, and she admitted hav.
ing rock In her hand, and said he
might have rubbed his head agin'
it some way in de scuffie.' She
read the riot act to him i'm way
that tickled the crowd nearly to
death, and the Justice dismissed
the case at Gidley's cost. He says
that he fought four years to free
the niggers, but would go to war
again next week to put them back
where they belong" The question
now with Clark rs, What race does
he belong to? and wasn't the war a
failure after all LIZ it wasn't for
his pension he would swear that 1t
was u total failure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30

petition mentioned and hereinafter de-
scribed, now situate in Winslow town
ship lying adjacent to said borough Of
Reynoldsville: beginning at n point on
the eastern borough line In Mabel
street, near the south west corner of
lands of David Reynolds and northern
line Of Neif alley, thence along said line
between the lands Of the said Reynolds
and said NeT alley, north tifty-nne and
one-half degrees east twelve hundred
and nnety-six feet to a point, corner Of
said alley and another alley not named
thence along line of said Reynolds and
said last named alley south thirty and
one-half degree east. two hundred and
ak feet to Il point on the south side of
Fourth street; thence along said street,
south tifty-nine and one.haf degrees
west to land Of the estate of f. K Ar
mold. forty-six feet: thence along said
land. twenty-three degrees east, one
hundred and sixty-eight feet to the
southern line Of an alley: thence along
the said line of the said alley. south
fifty-nine and one-half degrees west to
line Of land of NJ. M. Davis aud contnu-
ing in the same. direction through said
last named lands to the borough line
aforesaid twelve hundred and twenty
nine feet, being point on the said
Mabel street on the borough line:
thence alone the said borough line to
the place Of beginning, north thirty-one
and one-half degrees west, three hun
dred and seventy-two feet, shall be and
is hereby enacted and ordained to
be annexed to- the borough OF Reyn-
oldsville and the said territory
or section described. shall for
ever hereafter be deemed aud taken
and allowed to be part of said borough
of Reynodsvlle, and subject to, the jur-
isdiction and government Of the munich
pal authorities of the said borough as
fully as If the same had been originally
Il part of said borough.
Ordained and enacted into law in
Council this 9th day of March. A. ID.
1898 S. b. ELLIOTT.
Attest: Pres. of Council.
l.. ]. MCENTIRE, Clerk of Council.
Approved this 10th day of March, A.
| d.. 1898. II. ALEX STOKE,
Chief Burgess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30

placing said flues, chimneys, pipes, fur
naces, stoves or like devices for heating,
and also steam boilers and smith shops
In safe and secure condition by the
said committee.
Sec. 4. After the date on which this
ordinance shall take effect 1t shall be
unlawful for any person or persons to
use in any building or structure within
the limits Of this borough any other
than brick hue or chimney All brick
flues shall start on suitable foundation
in the first story in building, and no
stove pipe leading from any stove, fur
mace or other device for heating shall
pass through any wood floor or parti-
tion, and no Stove pipe shall enter any
brick flue nearer than eighteen inches
of the ceiling to convey the products of
combustion from any stove. furnace.
range or heating device except such
reasonable length of iron pipe as may be
necessary to connect said stove, furnace,
range or heating devices with said flue
or chimney.
Sec. s. II said committee shall dis
cover within the limits of this borough
any violation OF Sec. 4 of this ordinance
IL shall be their duty to proceed the
same as is provided for in sections |, 2
ana (hll Ol Wnlcn apply to sectlOn
four) in case Of defective flues, stove
pipe &c. and to have the provisions OF
section fully carried out. and the same
fines and penalties, in addition to cost OF
construction Of proper brick flue or flues
shall prevail against the offending
party.
Sec. Il. The fines penalties and costs
of construction orrepairs provided for in
this ordinance shall be collected rs like
fines and penalties are now collectable
by law.
Ordained and enacted into law in
Council this 9th day Of March, A. d..
| 1898. S. B. ELLIOTT.
Attest: Pres of Council.
L. J. MCINTYRE, Clerk of Council.
Approved this 10th day Of March, A..
d.. 1898. II. ALEX STOKE,
Chief Burgess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30
mo. A.

See. /. Be it ordained by the Burgess
and Town Council Of the Borough of
Reynoldsville. and il is hereby ordained
by authority Of the same, That ordinance
No. IL, approved the Sth day of June,
a. d., 1885, entitled appointment of
Borough Police, &c." be and the same
is hereby repealed
Ordained and enacted into a law in
Council this ninth day of March, A. d.,
1898. S. b. ELLIOTT,
Attest President of Council.
l.. J. MCINTYRE, Clerk of Council.
Approved this 10th day of March, A..
D.. 1898. H. ALEX STOKE,
Chief Burgess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

Old Office Hunter Dockery has ''lit''
at last. He told the people of Mecklen-
burg that he was not a Populist but a
silver Republican. He is the kind of
silver Republican that Mckinley office
holders are backing. They nominated
him and expect the negroes, plus few
misguided Populists to support him. I'm
til this declaration nobody knew where
he fiocked. Now we have full tiedged
Silver Republican party composed of DIR.
John Mott and Office Hunter Dock
cry, Sr.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

Arms, United States Senate. Salary
ST 800.
Il. T. Garrett, husband of Mckinley S
post-mstress at Henderson. Salary
81 600.
NJ. III. III. Caldwell, county attorney,
director of the penitentiary and candi-
date for Congress in the Seventh dis
trict.
e. A. Moye, of Pitt, who is Clerk of
the Court in Pitt, and could have Sc
cured the denomination. When the
party was turned over to Col. Harry
Skinner and Jeter Pritchard to manage
Mr.. Moye stood aside and would not be
his principles.
Col. Harry Skinner, the 'arch traitor,
member of Congress, salary $1,000 and
perquisites.
Theo. White, Oyster Commissioner
salary $1,000 1--WE think.
j. Nj. Kinsey, Chairman Board of
Commissioners of Lenoir, and director
of the Atlantic and North Carolina rail
road.
V. j. Macarthur, door keeper of the
Legislature.
Il. NJ. Cole, County Superintendent
and candidate for the State Senate
s. Ohio Wilson, kicked out as Rail
road Commissioner by Russell.
-- Satterwhite. Don't know.
w. o. Stratford, running on the ticket
with goldbug Bradshaw. in Guilford.
y. S. Peace, County Treasurer OF
Granville.
S. A. Edmund, Clerk of the Superior
court of Robeson.
]. u. Green, candidate for the State
Senate
NJ. w. White. Don't know1
John A. Sims. Deputy State Auditor
II. A. Cobb, State Librarian.
J. G. Hamrick, Labor Commissioner
Geo. Il. Boggs, candidate for Con
gress.
1t was too much to expect that these
men, who look to these offices for sup.
port, would be safe trustees of the party
when devotion to the declarations of the
party required them to give up their
offices. They made an official co-opera
ton to keep or get themselves on the
payroll. That fact, together with their
betrayal of their trust, is driving honest
Populists everywhere away from such
false leaders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
WEDNESDAY,. -. October II. 1885,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

FOR JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT.
First DistSict-George FL. Brown, Jr.
of Beaufort.
Second District-Henry r. Bryan, OF
Craven.
Fifth Distributions ]. Shaw, of
Guilford.
Sixth District Oliver FL. Allen. OF
Lenoir.
Seventh District-Thomas A. Mcneil
of Robson.
Eleventh District-W. A. Hoke, OF
Lincoln.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
THE REAL LEADER OF THE FUsIoNIsTS,

The negro is the real leader of the
Fusionists.
This Brobdinaggian opens the
palm of his great hand, while
office-seeking LiI1iputions beg for
IA place upon it. He gives
them welcome and they dance
when he says to them, dance as | di-
rect or | will crush you" And from
the smallest to the greatest the whole
army of pieeaters are afraid not tn
dance when he ''calls the figures" They
know that if he closes his hand it is ~
long good night to MarmiOn."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
''PUT up OR SHUT UP"

The Rutherfordton Press says that
the Democrats are not specific Ill their
charges, that they charge general incom-
petence, extravaganza or corruption. but
name no incOmpetent or corrupt official
with evidence behind. 1t then asks six
questions which it wants Democrats to
answer, and says: "We ask the Demo
Gratis to shut up or put up Here are
the questions and our answers:
/. To name a single State official that
is incompetent to fill the position he now
holds?
Answer-John r. Smith. Witness:
Daniel L. Russell.
If you want any more, we can give EN-
in any quantities desired.
=. Name one single corrupt act that
one has committed or a single dollar
stolen or squandered?
Answer-Dr. Kirby Smith, who de-
bauched the criminal insane, and two
other Fusion doctors who had to be dis
missed from the penitentiary for inn
morality: as to money stolen or squand-
cred, examine, the records of the peni-
Tertiary and Agricultural Department
and you'll have all you want in that
line. If you want any more, we are pre-
pared to furnish it by wholesale.
3. Point out the extravaganza, by
whom, when or where?
Answer-The Democrats spent 3d.
and the Fusionists have spent $500
5000 in its three years; it cost Sl4,-
032.10 more to pay the expenses of the
two Fusion Legislatures than of the two
last Democratic Legislatures; it cost
S16.1S0.75 more to do the public print
ing under three years of Fusion rule
Democratic rule; the salaries and wages
paid by the penitentiary in one year was
$9,6446S more under Fusion than under
Democratic rule. See Auditors Reports.
If You want any more proof, You can
have it as soon as you digest this.
4. Is there single drunken State
official, if so. who is he?
Answer-Judge Norwood. Witness:
V. S. Lusk. And there are others"
s. Has one ever been seen drunk or
under the influence of whiskey in Raj
eigh, if so, by whom and when?
Answer-Yes. The Chief Clerk in the
office of the Secretary of State. Wit
ness: DIR. Cyrus Thompson. When!
At the very moment that DR.. Thompson
was at Concord denouncing the Demo
cratic party because he alleged that one
of its former officials loved wine over
much.
Now that we have ''put up let the
Press shut up"
If it is not satisfied, it can ask us
sompthino hard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
HAVE COME TO STAY.
nringfield Republican.


Senator Allison says that the war taxes
have probably come to stay. Practically
none of them will be touched during this
fiscal year in any event, and IL we go TO
annexing the Spanish islands we shah
lose large revenue from sugar and other
articles. as Mr.. Allison says, land must
make up the deficiency i'll some way"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
WOULD DECEIVE HIS MAKER"

There are two kinds Of PopuliSts-
Populists from principle and Populists
for pie.
In the latter class are the men who
talk silver and elect gold men to- office
in return for the solid negro vote for
themselves. They trade off $4,000 Popu-
lists, sell them to the gold and negro
party in exchange for the votes of 120,-
600 negroes to keep Il few miserable
pie-hunters'' in office
In the first class are such men as Mr..
NJ. Oliver chairman of the executive
committee of the Populist party in Cas-
well county, who went into the Populist
party for financial reform. and will not
be made tools to ruin their State and
keep the farmers in poverty. We pub
lish elsewhere to-day a card from Mr.
Oliver in which he gives the true stand
ing of Spencer Il. Adams, who is the
negro-gold-trust party candidate for
Congress in the Fifth district. The let
ter of Mr.. Oliver will cook the goose
Of the little political pettifogger whose
infamous charge 20 the Columbus coun-
ty grand jury cost him the respect of
every decent man in the State.
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Only two Hebrews up to this time
have ben United States Senators in the
history of this country-Judah Il. Ben
jamin from Louisiana and David H.
Yulee from Florida. The election OF
Joseph Simon, of Oregon, makes the
third. If he measures up to his two
distinguished predecessors he will be a
leader in the Senate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

They lie and lie and lie. The Fusion
lists in Robson county charged that
Sheriff Mcneil deputized a negro to ar
rest white man. Mr.. Mcneil shows
that the charge lis an infamous lie"
These charges show the straits to which
the negro party is reduced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

Entered at the postoffice at Raleigh,
n. c., as second-class matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

In the late election in Georgia the
Populists lost more than half the. coun-
ties they carried in 1896. Reason;
Their leaders attempted a fusion with a
the Republicans. They repudiated the
attempt to make them vote for the gold
standard, and came back into the old
Democratic home. Many are doing the
same thing inf North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

The Rocky Mount Motor tells about
a totally depraved Populist up there who
says he would vote the fusion ticket if
every candidate on it was ''as black as
the hinges of I'LL" If this Populist
ticket Holton and Thompson have ar
ranged, he might not vote for candidates
''as black as the hinges of HI" but he
would find the Fusion ticket black
enough to suit him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12
THE iMPUDENCE OF THE NEGRO CON-
GRESHAM.

1t is a bug-a-boo," says the Fusion
orator, who is always eating Il piece of
pie, to the people when the Democrats
picture the evils of Negro Supremacy.
Not one-twentieth of the horrors of
negro domination has been published in
the papers, said Rev. o. l.. Springfield
at the Kings Mountain Baptist Associa
ton. 1T is impossible to print the picture
as black as it really is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-12

Step by step the negro politician de-
mands to usurp places belonging to white
men. We print elsewere the conduct of
Congressman White was such as to COM
pei the policemen to eject him from a
circus. A good place was provided for
him and all other negroes, and if he had
not been insufferably uppish, he would
not have attempted to thrust himself
where he was not wanted. The best
thing possible for both races is for good
provision to be made for each at public
entertainments.
The White Mans party is In power in
Tarboro, thanks to those Populists who
would not vote to negroize the whole
East. If the Republican Fusionists win,
White and others like him can fall back
on Judge RusselPs decision, and crowd
the white ladies out of their seats in
public resorts.
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