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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03
JUSTICE WANTED IN GRANT.

Down in Grant district There is q
vacancy in the Office Of Justice Of
the Peace, and William II. McGib-
boss has been regularly nominated
for the position and the nomination
certified to she Board ot Ballot
Commissioners, and The voters
in that district sbouIe cast their
ballot for McGibbons, whether his
name appears on the printed tickets
or not. The Republican bosses are
claiming that there 10 no vacancy
and failed to produce a candidate,
as they knew McGibbons would be
elected and the only way to beat
him out Of IT was to hold the mat
ter mp till after the election and
then have the County Court ap-
point some one TO fiji tho vacancy
and OF curse they would appoint
q Republican. Squire Bower
master resigned at July Court and
the Court offered it to Ben Hug.
gins Of BrUcecon, bit he refused
to have IT.. Bowermaster has done
no business whatever since July
and refuses 70 do any and We are
informed that Samuel MoGrew,
the other Justice down there, has
his docket and papers, so there is
unquestionably a vacancy aud Nc.
Gibbons tho only candidate, 90 far
as We know, so the voters Of Grant
should vote for him whether his
name appears on the ticket or not.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03

This Office has been covered up
with work this week, printing
election supplies and a rush Of 9th
er JOB work, besides getting ont an
extra good red hot campaign edi-
ton Of the paper, with a lot Of ex
ira copies. Then 20 make matters
worse the boys pied a whole form
or page OF The paper, the frst time
Il ever happened since we have
been in the business. No n but
a printer or newspaper man knows
what a calamity this 10 and special
~ when you are behind hand and
in y hurry. We are a little late in
getting ont this week and We make
this explanation 10 our readers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03


The only hope the "'Bosses" in
the county have now 10 elect Day
ton, is the use Of Doodle and they
are circulating it wherever they
think they can use it to advantage.
Bot sometimes they clip a cog and
spend their money for nothing.
We learn from a reliable source
at Independence that the Commit
tee sent John X. PurlntoB, Of that
place $50 in ell to fix him for Day
ton and get him IN line for next
Tuesday. Mr.. Purinton, being a
poor man, put The money where it
would do the most good, down IN
his jeans and goes on lighting the
enemy (Dayton) with his " shot
like = good soldier would.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03
PRESTON THE BATTLE-GROUND,
70 BE OVer-Rnh with Da5fon's
Henehmcn This Week
GRArrox, WEST VIRGINIA.

phAflONg Isl flRGlNIA.
Oct. 9Th, 1898.
ARGUS, KGNGwoOD, w. VA.
IT. has just tFanspil ed here that
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee has called off all their
speakers great and small fTem over
the district and have ordered them
TO over-run Preston County next
week.
Look out for lies OF eveTv kind
on the eve Of this election. Is il
possible that the old soldiers OF
Preston can be led to vote against
their interest in favor Of u wooden
man by such men as Charley
Guard, lra Robinson, Dock Ian
ham and others? Warn old veterans
sud others to watch this gang next
week.
Confdentially yours,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03
SPECIALLY DEDICATED
To the Man Of Marques" and the
Crowd Hs Represents.
Editor Argus.

GuitoI argus.
ask space IN your paper to sag
a fow words in reply TO a part Of a
communication in last weeks
Journal. l say a part because the
greater portion could no: be
answered.
1t is simply a rehash and com
mixtures ; a dish up OF stew overs
from the pen of Frank Va Huffman
satisfied postmaster with a post
Office that no one else would have;
champion for the Kinewoo3 Jour
nal, DIRT singer, defamor Of charac
tiers much better than his own.
That open mouthed, shallow
Drained defender of Bossism and
orator among the colored people in
Barbour county, he styles himself
n OF Reno's all dyed in the wool,
hfty-years Christian temperance
Republican Mckinley protection
list, Il have forgotten other adjec-
tives applied) and after posing as a
man possessed OF so many virtues.
he gets array d0wn IoU and attacks
the Character OF "A man that is deaf
to all the maligner's tongue can
say, because the object Of his ven
ON has passed TO the Great Be
yond. George Purcell Is not here
to speak for himself. If be was
this man Hoffman would have
known better than to make the
attack IN this manner. but his wife
and four bright children are here
TO feel the stab thrust at the dead
husband and father.
Mr.. Hoffman says MIR. Purcell
was coinmlssiry clerk at Richmond
daring the late var and u feeder Of
the prisoners in Libby prison. Now
every intelligent man or
knows he had nothing to 10 with
feeding The prisoners.
Mr.. Purcell held the position of
postmaster at Fellowsvllle under
Cleveland and died during his add
m'nistrstion. HIS wife was Sill in
charge aud with The ADDITION of u
little conf, c'iopnry was aulc to sun.
port hen self and little ones, but
this ''manly' httle man Aston
Gordon Dayton in the goodness of
his big heart turned the widow ont
and appointed VIM. Watson IA
postmaster who is n prosTerous
merchant 1T that place. Why did
Dayton do this Echo wers
why - Because Ar. Watson
could serve him in his fight to be
returned TO Congress. and Huff
man IN a lacking The name of -
dead mar just orcause be was IF ,
different political faith shows his
true chdractsr TO be that Of u
coward and whelp and wi,ilc The
journal persists I'D publishing his.
lengthy articles of nothnngs u
simply holds him up to the scorn
and contempt Of every honest per
son. 1t is high time he would
learn there are things that will de-
face a mans character more than
being styled "a rebel aud certainly
there 10 nothing in the name of
"rebel" for the little manly man
IN distributing postotfices in the
eastern part of this Congressional
district retained an ex rebel rs
postmaster Mt Bunker Hill in direct
opposition to the protest of the
patrons Of the Office who asked the
appointment for an old veteran
soldier. TRUTH.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03

4 sample or the Dayton CircuIar
letter.

One Of the circulars sent out by
the Dayton Committee to try to
injure Col. McGraw, Is one beaded
mississippi Methods Repeated in
Hampshire County, W. Va. John
McGraw abuses Dayton, and his
henchmen Assault I~uoffensive Col
ored people" This is printed in
big type and the hsnd-bill goes on
10 tell about Hon. w. b. Cornwell
OF Romney striking q colored man
from Cumberland, named William
Cooper for calling him o liar. Most
any white nun with any spirit or
respect will do the same thing and
most white men get hit for calling
another a liar, let alone an impu-
dent darkey. Bat because Corn
we'll is chairman Of McGraws com
mittes and a Democratic leader,
the Dayton gang IN their dcsaper-
alton grasp at this trifiing incident
to try and prejudice the colored
vote against the Democratic candI.
date. The heading Of the circular
says "John McGrsw abuses Day
ton" and then fails to explain how
or anything about it in the body OF
the article. Down AT Romnsy
where they know MI about it the
prominent colored Repu blicans Of
the town, took it on themselves to
resent the dirty work of the Day
ton henchmsn against she Corn
wells and i'm Immediately got up IA
statement Tor publication, drclar-
ing the dirty Dayton article untrue
and unjust and nothing in it and
gotten up merely for political effect
and further certifying that the
Cornwel 9 had always been the best
friends tho colored people had in
that county and had done more for
them than all the blicans IN
that section. Even il the matter
was true al clnimed by the Dayton
~liars, there is nothing whatever in
it and Col. McGraw has no possible
connection wi, h it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03
connection with it.

The Journal report Of the Nc
Graw meeting at Tunnelton was
written up in the Journal office
from Information furnished by one
OF their hands who was present. 1t
blows about the corn raised this
year by farmer Heermans, the
political editor of the Journal.
Col. McGraw has furnished work
and bread and butter to more peo-
pie in his time than Heermans has
raised ears of corn in all his life
time, ana az to the Holly River
railroad (oWned and operated by
McGraw) not being taxed like 9th.
or roads. anyone who knows any
thing about it, knows that it is u
private road for hauling lumber
only, and the usual amount OF
other freight hauled on it, is hauled
free and for accommodation only.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03

Remember Election Day next
Tuesday. Nov. 9Th, and don't for
get to come n and vote and bring
your Democratic neighbor with
you. Never mind the Republicans.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-03

The last issue Of the Argus
rounded out another mile. stone
in the life of this paper and with
this issue we begin our 2Sth year
and enter another volume. Many
things of importance have taken
place during the past year. We
have met and conquered one Of the
oldest and proudest nations of the
earth and may have to dress down
another n or two of the old
broken down moRarchies OF the
effete East during the coming year.
IL We do, the Argus will tell you
how it is done aud so long as you
read this paper you Will not drop
behind IN the procession. Send in
a "ffty cent dollar" and get a
copy every week for another year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
WILL GRACEFULLY RETIRE.
Another Scheme Of France to ..Honorably'
Escape War With England.

London, Nov. 2.-The Daily Graphs
official source in Paris that Capt. Bara-
tier bears instructions to Major Mar
chand to&eturn to Fashoda, and then
to withdraw his expedition in the di-
rection of the Upper Ubanghi river,
evacuating Fashoda and the five posts
established on the east frontier indi-
Gated in the Anglo-German agreement
The Egyptian government will be IN
vlted to send troops to accompany
Major Marchand as he retires from the
Bahr-El-Ghazel territory and to re-
occupy the posts as they are evacuated
by the French officer, thus solving the
difficulty concerning Mapor Marchand's
revictualment.
when Major Marchands retire
ment is fully accomplished, negotia-
tions based on proposals submitted by
Baron De Courcel to Great Britain, will
be opened. France is disposed to
recognize frankly that the reconquest
of Omdurman completely changes the
situation as it existed when Major
Marchand was instructed to proceed to
the Nile. The French government will
even state, that. had Major Marchand
been aware of the Khedivial advance,
he would not have pushed his mission
so far east.
"These intentions have not yet Off
cially been impaired to Great Britain
but they probably will be before Ma
ior Marchands evacuation COM
mences."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
SKlPS THE GUARD.
VIM. Barnes Escapes from the
Maine State Prison.
Stops Digging cabbages and Runs
for the Nearby Woods.
sowdoi" Foot Ball Eleven to Play Exeter and
Tufts, This Week.

Rockland, Me-. Noy. 1.-william
Barnes. an inmate of the State prison
insane asylum, made his escape, this
afternoon, while at work in a cabbage
field under the charge of Officer Chas.
Moody. Barnes. although at the time
OF his escape was not a convict, yet is
considered dangerous man. He has
served two sentences in the prison. be-
ing at the first time copmitted for OBJ
structing a railroad. when only IA
years Of age. for which he was SEN
fenced to 10 years.
Previous to his being committed to
the prison asylum he escaped from the
Augusta asylum and was recaptured
and sent to Thomaston, about four
years ago. This afternoon, he was
missed by the officer about 13O P. NJ,
and it is supposed that he ran into the
woods which were nearby.
Up to a late hour he had not been
captured. Fifteen OF the prison guards
are out searching.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
SPAIN WILL REFUSE
To Grant Philippine Demands
Says the Paris Press.
lntimates that Negotiations Will Be
Broken of, Friday.
10 the Meantime Brother Dewey Is in Charge
in the Philippines.

Paris, Nov. 1.-The French papers
derive their news of the work of the
peace commissions from Spanish
sources, and therefore the morning pa
pers here, today, are interesting, as in
dicating the atmosphere in Spanish
quarters and the trend of French views
and tendencies.
1t must be recalled that the Span
iards have accepted the refusal of the
United States government to assume
any of the Spanish debt and the Gu
ban question has been set away TO
await it's place in, the final treaty Now
the Philippine question must be mu-
tually agreed upon, or none of those
questions previously agreed on will find
place in the treaty. In view of the
facts, the Paris press today, confuses
the situation.
The Matin in reviewing it, says: "lt
is well understood that the cession of
Porto Rico was tantamount to the pay
ment of war indemnity in cash and
entirely freed Spain from any subse-
auent repetition of the subject.
Turning back to Cuba, the Matin re
marks: The Spaniards declined TO
concur in separating the debt from the
pledge, the mortgage from the loan,
and as it was impossible to reach an
understanding they asked that at least
the order of the protocol be invested
and that the question of the Philip
pines be previously discussed, that
question possibly offering the Ameri-
cans an opportunity for rendering some
compensation for the enormous
fhaU 81 haVn fnrcQ6
upon the conquered. The Americans
asked the Spaniards to accept provis-
ionally the clauses relating to the Gu
ban debt. with the reservation that the
acceptance could be withdrawn if no
agreement should be reached as to the
Philippines"
Referring to yesterdays meeting, the
Matin says: THE Spaniards said they
would make theiri answer known on
Friday. But it is easy to foresee that
it will be a refusal. The Spanish plen-
ipotentiaries have made up their minds
in the event of the United States ad-
verting to the Philippine proposition,
to decline to sign the act of peace, to
break off the negotiations and to call
upon the civilized nations to witness
the abuse of force to which they will
be subjected and the violation of the
provisions set forth in the Washington
protocol"
The Gaulois says: "The Spaniards
will never agree to abandon the archi-
pelago without compensation. and we
believe the Americans intend to sug-
gest that they will assume the Philip
pine debt. We hope the negotiations
for peace will not be broken, but Spain,
it is given out as certain, would take
such course rather than submit to the
humiliating terms.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
THE BOWDOIN ELEVEN
Will Leave. Today, for Games With Exeter
and Tufts Teams.

Brunswick, Me-, Nov. 1.-(SpeciaD.--
The Bowdoin foot ball eleven will start
tomorrow morning, for trip to New
Hampshire and Massachusetts. To-
morrow, the team will play Exeter, and
Friday, it runs up against Tufts. The
first game with Tufts. which took place
here, October o. was rather unsatis-
factory in spite of the fact that Bow
doin came out on top. Captain Clarke
is hoping for a better score against
Tufts than before, but is extremely
doubtful as to his hopes being fulfilled
on account of the bad condition of the
men after playing against Bates, last
Saturday. The game with Bates was
one of the hardest of the season l.D TO
this time, and several of the men have
not yet recovered from the effects of it.
On account of this fact, not only the
Tufts game, but the tussle with Exeter
will be closer than might be imagined
at first. Bates played Exeter a short
time ago, and only succeeded in win
ming by score of IS to 4. SO Bowdoir.
is apt to run up against more than she
bargains for, if comparative scores
show anything.
Bowdoin has had hard luck the en-
tire season, in that two of her best
center men have been laid off most of
the time. Jennings, the man who put
up such a great game at center, last
year, only played short time the first
of this season, and, although Bodwell
plays fine game, the line would be
greatly strengthened if Jennings could
get back into his old position. That is
impossible, however, for bad knee
will keep him out of the game the rest
of the season. Stockbridge, Bowdoins
old reliable at tackle, also has bad
knee and in spite of the fact that he
played a great game in Lewiston, Sat
urday, he is by no means as strong
man as he was the first of the season.
The other men will all be able to play
tomorrow, but they are not in such fne
condition as they were week or TWO
ago. and the Bowdoin team will have
to work hard for it's two victories this
week.
Manager Lancey will take about 10
men on this trip and probably they VIII
all have to play before they come BACK.
These two games were arranged with
special reference to the Harvard-U. or
p. game next Saturday, as most OF the
men will go down for that game and
nerhaps be able to get some good
nointers in regard to playing their diff
ferent positions.
The men who will probably leaVe
here, tomorrow, for the trip are, Boo
well for center; Young and wentworth
guards; Albee. Stockbridge and Greg
son. tackles; A. w. Clarke. Veazie ana
Bellatty for ends; Hadlock, quarter
back; Hunt, Cloudman and Giles TOT
halves; w. Clarke, fullback.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
Weather Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, Nov. 1.-Since Monday
night storm of marked strength has
moved from Manitoba eastward over
Lake Superior, attended by south to
west gales over the central and west
ern Lake regions. A second storm
area has appeared in the region north
of Montana. The temperature has
risen in the Lake regions and the Ohio
and middle Mississippi valleys, and has
fallen from the upper Mississippi river
to the Rocky Mountains. Fair weather
has prevailed in all districts except IN
the north Pacific coast, where rain is
predicted.
The indications are that the Lake Su-
perior storm will move eastward, at
tended by southwesterly gales toward
the Atlantic coast and New England
states. Fair and warmer weather is
indicated for the Atlantic coast and
East Gulf states. Fair weather will
continue with lower temperature in the
Central valleys and Lake regions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
Eli D. Grandmohte Sees Millions Awaiting
Him in France.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. IA Winnipeg
special to the Dispatch says: Eli D.
Grandmonte of Ashland, Wis, has been
in this city for a few days en- route to
Victoria, Il. c., on an interesting mis-
sion. 1t appears that the only heirs of
the late Due De Grandemonte of the
department of the Seine, France, live
in Canada and the United States, the
direct branches Of the Dues family
having become extinct. On his death
he left an estate valued at $4,000, 900
francs and the. De Grandemontes liv-
ing on this continent will receive it on
proving their claims.
Eli d. Grandmonte is now visiting
the various families and securing evi-
dence of their ancestery for the pur-
pose of claiming the estate. After
visiting Victoria, where he has rela-
tives, he will go to Quebec. to complete
his chain of evidence. He is native
of Three Rivers, Que, but has lived in
Wisconsin for so years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
DUPUY'S CABINET
Bows to Court Of Cessation
in the Dreyfus Case.
Also Approves Of the Fashoda Policy Of
Foreign Minister Delcasse.
English Official Hears that Marchand Exped-
ton Is 10 Be Recalled.

Paris. Nov. 1.-President Faure, this
evening, signed the decree constituting
the cabinet formed by M. Dupuy. M.
Dupuy had long conference with his
colleagues. this afternoon, and dis
cussed all pending domestic and for
eign questions. The ministers reached
complete accord regarding the past
attitude of M. Delcasse, the foreign
minister, toward the Fashoda question
and as to the policy he proposed for
the future. They approved also the
taxation reform proposal Of NJ. Peytral,
minister of finance.
1t was agreed that the ministerial
statement of policy, on the reassemb-
ling of Parliament, should declare that
the present constitution of the cabinet
was meant to mark a further stage in
the complete union of the whole Re-
publican party and should promise the
Introduction of progressive measures,
as for instance, old age pensions, and
similar bills.
AS regards the Dreyfus question, the
cabinet bows to the decision of the
court of cessation, and will aid the
work of justice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
WILL RESUME WORK.
The Most important Window Glass Factories
Will Start. Thursday Morning.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 1.-The most i'm
portant window. glass factories in the
country will be started, Thursday
morning, in spite of the order of Pres
ident Burns to the contrary. This
statement is made on the authority of
a number of reliable blowers and gath
erers. members of l.. A. No. 3OO and
vouched for by George Ambos, mem
ber of the executive board. 1t is stated
that in the Pittsburg district 1900 men
will resume work, Thursday, and Is
factories, distributed throughout Indi
ana, New Jersey and New York, have
been notified to do likewise. The man.
ufacturers in this district have been
notified of the decision of the workers
and eveG preparation is being made
for stSt at two of the south side
plants.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
TINE ENGLISH CENSORSHIP
Seems to Be Planned About as Our Own ia
War With Spain.

London. Nov. 2.-.The war office has is
sued a semi-official notification in which
it says it does not object to the papers
announcing military and naval prepara-
tions in general terms, but points out
that it would be ''unpatriotic to publish
specific details that might be useful to u
possible foe."
There is no noticeable cessation in Eng
lands preparations, and the officials are
confident of the country's ability to meet
all emergencies. There We're large ship
ments of guns, shells and war stores to
Malta and Gibraltar, yesterday.
The dispatches from France announce
equal activity at Toulon, Brest, Mar
seilles and elsewhere.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says: France is making great
preparations at BiZerta, about 40 miles
northwest of Tunis. Guns and munitions
of war arrive daily and men are strength
ening the forts. working day and night.
The object is said to be to cut communi-
cation between Malta and Egypt in the
event of hostilities with Great Britain Z
The Berlin correspondent of the Stan
dard says: Russia has declined to sup
port France in the Fashoda affair fear
ing that a reopening of the Egyptian
question would interfere with her tre-
mendous task in China
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-02
STARCH CHANGED
Into Grape Sugar as Nature Doe. il.

Starch Ga Carbo-hydrate) is passed
out of the stomach into the duodenum
or second stomach and there treated
by the pancreatic juices, when in time
microscopic fungi is grown from 4
part of the grain, Qf that has been
eaten,) and these elements with mois-
ture. heat and time, transform the
starch into grape-sugar. which is the
first act of digestion
The processes are duplicated in an
artificial or mechanical way in the
manufacture of Grape Nuts, the new
breakfast food made by the Postum
Cereal CO., Lim., Of Battle Creek, Mich.
In this food one finds the delicate,
sweet taste of grape-sugar and when
eaten it will be found to quickly digest
and fatten and strengthen the entire
body.