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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Il. Blown, Of Chicago, Was read by
his brother, Prof. Brown, from
Morgantown. On motion 1t was
voted to have it published, and it
will appear in this paper next week.
Tommy Brown read a select piece
for the occasion, and the ''Star
Spangled Banner" was sung by
all. Miss Annie Brown, of West
Grafton, gave a splendid recitation
and Miss Maud Brown recited "The
Old Swimming Hole" u of James
Whitcomb Riley's pieces. Prof. s.
b. Brown, Of the University, read
n piper on "Ihe Brown Family in
War;" and the audience sang the
battle Hymn of the Republic"
Miss Ruby Brown, of Grafton, re-
cited, and the Poet of the Associs-
ton, Mrs. Mary B.. Bent, Of
Wadestown. read her annual poem
entitled ''The Brownies Visit to
Grandpa's." 1t was splendid, spec
tally the in which it was
delivered. We will publish il next
week also. "Ilurrah I! lIurrah.'
was sung, and Miss Lummie
Holmes gave n recitation that was
well delivered. Will Watson, of
Gladesville, gave a Guitar solo that
was haId to heat. j. Slidrll Brown
talked ifteen minutes on the '.0ld
Homestead" and this completed
the literary features Of the program.
1t was voted to hold the next Re
union at Kingwood on the last
Saturday in August, 1899. VIM. II.
L. Brown, Of Grafton, was elected
President; W.B. Brown, of Browns
Mill, 1st Vice President;Wm. Cart
wright. of Monongalia county, 2nd
Vice President. and Granville
Brown, of Halleck, 3rd Vice Presi-
dent. A. W. Brown, of Kipgwood,
Secretary; Rev. Geo. w. Bent, of
Vaudeville, Chaplain, and his wife
re elected Poet. +. T.. Dennison,
of Evansville. reelected Chorister,
and Prof. Brown, of Morgsntown,
reelected Historian. DR.. Ashford
Brown, of Webster, Past President,
and y Committee on Arrangements
composed of Ii. G.. Flythe, r. b.
Brown and j. Slidell Brown, OF
Kingwood.
The Memorial Committee re-
ported In favor of removing the
remains of the old Brown pioneers
from the graveyard on the Huber
place to the Reedsville cemetery.
This vas adopted and a committee
Of FIVE was appointed to have it
doue. and collect subscriptions for
procuring a suitable monument for
Col. Thomas Brown, who was a
Revolutionary soldier. Granville
Brown, E.. d. Brown, j. s. Brown,
A. W. Brown and S. Is. Brown was
appointed as such committee.
A vote of thanks was extended
to the Huber family for the use of
the grounds, and the meeting was
over, and the most successful one
in the history Of the Association.
There were members there from
Monongalia, Marion. Taylor, Ohio,
Barbour and other counties of this
State, and two from Cripple Creek
Colorado.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

John Il. Miller ct al. Us Solomon
Miller's heirs ; final decree.
Allen & Ellis VS. Dennis NJ.
Sheets ; decree for sale.
l.. e.. Shaffer VS. b. A. G. Miller
& Go. f; decree for sale.
Shakman &--vs Mckinney
and others; decree for sale.
Richard Smiths admir- VS. Rich
ard Smiths heirs ct al; referred to
commissioner j. 81. Goodwin.
l.. O.. Baker VS. Hamilton Scott
ct al; referred to Commissioner
Watson.
ID. 81. Fortney's administrators
VS. d.. NJ Fortney's heirs ct AL;
referred to Commissioner j.. w.
Watson.
james T~itherington va Alfred
SiSler ct al. I; referred co Commits.
sioner Watson.
ID. 81. Osborn & Co. VS. John
Bean ct al; referred to Commits
sioner Watson.
John Vsnvorth vs.. Sarah Van
worth; divorce granted.
Samuel Nose VS.. j. NJ. Huffman;
sale confirmed.
Hattie A. Cressler VS.. Joseph b.
Cressler ; divorce granted.
jacob Gale. George o. Jenkins
and z. s. Rldabtugh were con-
irmed as trustee of the Kirk Hill
Evangelical church.
Brown & Hyde VS.. e. W. For
man ct al. same VS. ID. e. l. For
man ct al, H @. Hyde vs. e. w.
Forman ct al. and H.. @. HYDE Us
ID. e. l.. Forman ct al, dismissed
from docket. Is
Louisa F. Dunn's administrator
VS. Louisa f. Dunn's executors de-
cree for sale.
Martha j.. Mckinney VS. Solo:
mon Mckinney ; divorce granted.
John j. Gribble VS. S. II. Shaw
decree for sale.
John Runner We Abraham Run
ner ct al; final decree.
Thos. S. Fortney rs Barton
F%ortney's heirs. Final decree.
Reinheimer & Co. VS. o. f. Har.
desty ct al; final decree.
j. M. and d. G. Nine VS. George
@. Shaffer ; sale confirmed.
Neil j. Fortney. Commissioners
vs. O. w. Fawcett ct al; fnaI
decree.
George w. Bishop VS. o. w. Beer.
bower ct al; final decree.
S. Fuller Crane VS. s. E. Cranes
heirs ct AL; final decree.
VIM. M. Adams VS. NJ. NJ. Sha-
han ct al, Ii. b. Tissue VS. same,
VIM. G. Brown VS. same %cousoli
dated and decree for sale ordered
to be made by Crogan & Fortuey,
Commissioners.
NJ. p. Brown VS. james NJ. Car,
roll, ct al; decree for sale.
j. G. Simpson VS. r. e. Sanders
ct al; referred to Commissioner
Watson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

The royal family of Hapsburg Is
a very unlucky one. Emperor
Franz Joseph had an unsuccessful
attempt nude on his life once.
His son and heir to the Austrian
throne Archduke Rudolph Frames
Charles Joseph, committed suicide
in 1889. His brother Emperor
Macmillan of Mexico was execu-
ted in Queretaro Mexico. June 10,
1867. His wife Empress Elizabeth
Amalie Eugene who was assinated
by an Italian anarchist on Friday
last at Geneva is but the climax Of
a life overlooking with tragedy. !
The Duchess d. Alencon sister to
the Austrian Empress wrs burned
to death in the Paris Charity Ba-
zaar fire not long ago, and many
other tragedies have occurred i'm
the royal family of Hapsburg.
-----
The Sunday Herald, the new pa
per at Charleston, promises to be-
the biggest and best paper ever
published IN the State. Ii will be
strictly metropolitan AMI contain
full Associated Press dispatches
and telegr ,phic news from an army
Of special correspondence through.
out the State aud country. The
first issue viii appear next Sunday
and be under tho management Of
Theodore Burk'm. the President
of the company which has been in
corporated. Mr.. Burkam comes
from New York City. where he has
had considerable experience on the
journal and other big papers.
-
The Congressional nominations
are now complete. Tie lineup ls
as follows:
First dlstrict-BlaGkburn B.
Dovener, Republican ; j. V. Blair,
Democrat.
Second district-Alston G.. Day
ton, Republican; John L. McGraw,
Democrat.
Third dIstrict-W. S. Edwards.
Republican ; David f.. johnson,
Democrat.
Fourth district-Romeo III. Fresr,
Republican (; George l. Neal, Dem
ocrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Admiral Cervera sailed last Fri
day on the City Of Rome, for his
native land. The Spanish sailors
and officers were profuse with their
thanks for the kind treatment re-
ceived at tho hands of the Amer.
snnna
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Republicans lose heavily up in
Maine. They carried the State,
but their majority was cut down
one third. In 1896 the Republi
cans carried Maine by As, 377 plu-
lrality, in 1898 Republican plurality
25, 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

These terms strictly enforced to
encourage the cash in advance sys-
TEN. Examine the tag on your
paper, which shows you every week
where you are paid to.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Some of the papers are calling
for Dayton's position in regard to
Civil Service, and we are very anx-
ious to hear from him since the roll
call VI postmasters and other Off
Gals at the Keyser convention. As
he owes his denomination to them -,
what can he consistently say in
favor Of Civil Service ? And will be
dare to come out squarely in oppo-
sition TO IL? Speak up, Mr.. Day
ton, and let us know where YOU
are at.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Empress Elizabeth of Austria,
was assassinated Saturday, Sept.
10, at Geneva, Switzerland by an
Italian anarchist. named Loachini.
He was born in Paris of Italian
parents and stabbed the Empress
to the heart with a file as she was
walking along the street a short
distance from her hotel. The En-
press was very popular all over
Europe.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

The Republican Platform adopt.
ed by the Congressional convention
at Keyser entirely ignored the State
Administration and failed to "point
with pride at their record in this
line" This is rough on George
Wesley Atkinson, but his cutting
mp and carryins' on are more than
they could afford to saddle on
Dayton, for the latter has about all
the load be a carry with his own
record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Senator Burrows, Of Mich, came
to Washington with his war paint
on, this week. lie came for the
purpose Of compelling the admin
istratlon to either keep out Of the
Senatorial fight in his state or to
fight out in the open, and he is
said TO have gwen Mr.. Mckinley
aud Secretary Alger to understand
that he did not care a continental
what the administration did. fur.
Their than to know IT,. The idea
seems to have got out among Pin.
gree's friends that Alger. backed
by the administration. was encour
aging Pingree's fight on burrows (:
also in Washington. Burrows saws
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Complaints of a serious nature
are being made by the privates Of
MANY volunteer regiments against
their officers, in connection with
the failure of regiments to get mus.
tered when the priyates were
practically unanimous in their wish
to be allowed to return to their
civilian occupations. 1t is claimed
that In numerous instances the
officers mlsrepresented the wishes
OF their men because Of their own
desire to retain commissions which
carry larger salaries than their
holders can command elsewhere,
not TO mention the petty authority
they enjoy, which Is a source of the
greatest pleasure 20 men of small
caliber. 1t is announced by the
War Department that no more
regiments will be ordered mustered
out, except for special reasons, for
sometime to come Under their
terms of enlistment the volunteers
belong absolutely to the govern
ment for two years, if the govern
nent chooses to keep them that
long, an yet the government can
muster them out at any time it sees
fit to do so.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Naval Cadet Thomas Wheeler.
son Of Gen. Wheoier, was drowned
last Wednesday, aud vas buried on
Friday athis old home ia Alabama.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

An oversight of the administra-
ton, in not making the terms Of
peace with Spain include lmmedi-
ate American control of Havana
and all other parts Of Cuba, Will
cost a few thousand poor dew
lis, who arc unfortunate enough to
be residents of CHba, their lives.
Captain General Blanco has pre-.
vented the landing of supplies car
ried to Havana by the Red Gross
Society, for free distribution to the
needy, although he knows that
thousands are on the verge Of star
v%ation, and, owing to that over
sight Of the administration, those
who would gladly feed those hun
cry Oubans and Spaniards must
bow to the inhuman will OF Bllnco.
The lest that the administration
could do was 10 announce that
food for the poor would be admit.
ted free Of all duty or prescriptions
At all Cuban ports that are under
our CONTROL. which means Santiago,
and several smaller places.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

he secured positive deniaIs froa
both Mckinley aud Alger, but bis
manner leaves Que to suppose that
he still entertains doubts. II seems
that the democrats Of Michigan
ought to be able to take advantage
of the Burrows Pingree fight to
elect a majority of the Legislature
and cur the Senator.
Some of the defenders Of the
War Depart nieDt system of doing
things should hump themselves for
a while aud explain how it was
possible under such a perfect sys-
TEN that an entire regiment of
troops-the thirty-second Michi-
ghn-wts absolutely lost, so FAR as
the War Department knew. for
several days. and was only found
after spending a goodly sum in
telegraph tolls.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Cash in advance. $l.O0 per year.
Payable in 6 months, 1.25 /" "
"l2 1.5O 60
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

Col. O. l.. Smith, editor OF the
Fairmont Index, is home from
Camp Poland on furlough. The
indications are hal the Colonel
will 500 resign from the service of
Uncle Sam and return to his paper
and business interests permanently.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

1t was actually a shame tho way
Hon. Geo. @. Sturglss was treated
IN the recent Postmasters Convsn-
ton at keyser. He was sold out,
stabbed and assassinated like Ces-
sar IN the house Of his friends and
fhere was none so poor as to do
Nun reverence. What a fall was
ihere my countrymen? Even
John w. Mason his friend Bruins
sacrificed bin ruthlessly and the
Damon and Pythias ties heretofore
1Iisting between these two. hes
beeu ruptared and burst asunder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-15

William Henry Messenger, son
Of Samucl Messenger. If near Terra
Alta, who was a private in Co.
IL" 2nd W. Va. Regiment, nov
40 camp at Middleton Pa, was Ia.
ken sick about ms month ago with
typhoid fever, aud was removed 10
st. Agnes Hospital. ~ P%biladel.
phia, where he died Tuesday morn
ing 90 10 o'clock. His remains
were brought TO Terra Alta Tor in
torment yesterday at 3 p. ~. lie
vas about twenty five years old
and - the fret OF Preston gallant
soldier boys 10 answer the fnal ,oll
call. The bereaved family have
the sympathy Of every Que an tbe
s4d dea.h " their son.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
TOO MANY RAILWAY HORRORS.

Almost every morning one reads of a
fresh railway horror. Last week not a
day was missed. Some days there We're
as many. as three or four wrecks in diff
f.srent parts Of the country.
Various excuses are offered. 1t is an
oversight. a confusion of dispatches or
a track-waIker' negligence, or else the
air-brakes fail on account Of the traf-
hc exceeding the facilities for taking
care of it.
While all these explanations may be
true. there is nothing in them to re
lieve the anxiety Of the public. While
neople are not easily frightened from
travelling, they demand, and rightly,
that railroad travel be made absolutely
safe. The roads are, in almost every
instance, responsible for the conditions
they plead as excuses. They have no
right to undertake to handle more BUSH
ness than they know can be handled
with safety; they should see to it that
employees are not rushed or over
worked in those particular places
where human safety depends on clear
brains and deliberate action.
There have been too many collisions
of late.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
ADVERTISED FOR A WIFE.

Some time ago lonely widower Of
Brigham City became convinced for
the second time in his life, whatever
he may have thought in the interim,
that it was not altogether good for
man to be alone.
He was a busy man, it seems, and
hadn't time to make tour of inspec-
ton, so he did what the best business
men do-he advertised in The Herald.
He gave legal notice Of his matrimonial
intentions, advised the female public
of his availability and whereabouts
and prepared for results.
They We're not long forthcoming. He
was deluded with sealed BIDS ana over
whelmed with personal applications.
not having made the customary reser-
walton Of a right to reject any or all
bids, the demand is greater than he
can supply. He must wish he We're a
score. The chances are &c TO that he
VIII get scored by some Of the disap-
pointed Observation-Disclosures after his
choice is made
This wfdower testihes to the value Of
The Herald as an advertising medium.
He may have to make a further an
nouncement in order TO dispose of his
surplus stock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Salt Lake theatre tonight quite
the dramatic treat of the season viii
be the appearance of the standard dra-
matte high-class organization of the
Pacific slope, the Frawley company,
headed by Mr.. r. Daniel F'rawley. and
including that most brilliant daughter
of the west, Blanche Bates. The east
claims her now, because of her sensa-
tionaI success at Days thatre, New
York, but she is enjoying a, vacation
from DAILY by appearing among her old
friends upon this side of the continent.
Mr.. Frawley brings the same company
that he had for twenty weeks at the
Baldwin and Columbia theatres in San
Francisco. At Mr.. Frawley's sugges-
ton, Fort Frayne" will be played at
the matinee on Wednesday afternoon,
instead of THE Last Word" THE Last
Word" will be the bill Wednesday
night, and IAN Enemy to the King
will conclude the engagement Thurs
day night. 1t is thought this will be
the most satisfactory arrangement of
the repertory. Mr.. Piper will make ex-
changes of tickets for all who so de-
sire upon application at the box Office.
Tonight AN Unconventional Honey
MOON" a play written by Augustin
DAILY, and which has never received a
word of adverse criticism since its first
presentation by the F'rawley company,
will be the bill at the Salt Lake thea
fro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
SOCIETY AND SANDWICHES.

Speaking Of Hawaii. one Of the volun-
teer officers passing through SalS Lake
to his New York home, where his regi-
nIent is 10 be mustered out, says that
the effects of annexation are most
dreaded by the half-caste and native
women.
They fear the introduction of race
prejudices from which the islands have
been practically free. White men are
girls as the sentiment stands, and
many marriages between the races are
reported. Then, there are no barriers
Of exclusiveness raised in restaurants,
hotels and other business houses at
present. Il is a very democratic COM
munity.
1t has only been a little while since
the creme de Ia, creme of Honolulu So
ciety was a dusky court. Encourage
ment of aristoeratic exclusiveness
could have Inconvenience only the
whites and. possibly, the Chinese. The
color line, therefore, fell into disuse.
Intermarriages resulted and fur
nished ample protection against race
discrimination.
A resident of Hawaii recently fur
nished an American magazine with a
description of social equality at the
Hawaiian capital. He said:
only last night, in Honolulu's swell
est restaurant, saw the former post
master general of Hawaii and his wife
and daughters sitting at the next table
TO three Chinese, apparently prosper
Gus, but obviously not high class. Inere
were Kanakas, American soldiers,
pretty girls with light-colored skins and
traces of Chinese origin about the eyes
and a Kanaka fairness of the nose
Philippians and Europeans scattered at
the tables. 1 doubt if such a mixture
dweIs in such social equality anywhere
else on earth
How long viii it be possible for such
fraternal feeling to exist after the
American assumes social leadership?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
He CALLS COL. BRYAN FATHER.
Young Count Itsu of japan Declares
Himself the Silver Leaders Child
(New York Herald.)

Lincoln, Neb.-Colonel William Jen-
nings Bryan is in sore trouble. The
apostle of free silver has something
worse than Republican majorities to
worry him. His present ailment is not
political or military, but domestic. Mrs.
Bryan shares the colonePs sorrow, and
each tenderly sympathize with the
other while friends sincerely Sympa-
thize with both. The cause of all the
trouble in the Bryan household is al
most incredible. It made its appear
ance when Colonel Bryan was spending
q short time at home during his fur
Tough. The colonel one day was sitting
in his parlor surrounded by eminent
political friends, when suddenly the
front door opened and a handsome Jap
anese lad of -, gorgeously attired, en-
tered the room. Bowling with oriental
dignity and grace, the strange visitor
made straightway to the leader of the
Democracy and handed him a card, on
which was engraved Count Itsu, Sa-
kura, Japan
Father" said the boy, Il am at last
here at home. Where is Mother
Bryan?"
Some time ago Count Itsu, living
quietly at Sakura, determined to come
to the United States. He has passed
through the schools of his own country,
and having heard of Colonel Bryan,
made up his mind to adopt him as a
father, it being Japanese custom. he
says, that a youth may adopt fathc<
and mother. So the count wrote the
| colonel of his intention.
| Colonel Bryan wrote the count a nice
! letter and then forgot the matter until
! the youth put in an appearance. Count
/ Itsu lost no time after his arrival at
the Bryan homestead. He began at
/ once to assist in the hOusewOrk. 4
more eager, willing servant was never
seen in an American household. From
making fancy cups for the children to
washing dishes, the young Japanese
win do any personal service any one
/ in the house desires. He even antici-
pates wants with a quickness that is
really pathetic. In his leisure hours,
which are many, ne devours the news
papers and digs into Colonel Bryan 5
books, hOpelessly trying to find out all
about American institutions in a few
days.
One day Mrs. Bryan told the count TO
go out and sweep the front porch. Itsu
took the broom and went out
AT the end of half an hour Mrs
Bryan, wondering what was OBTAINING
him, went cut to investigate. Itsu was
gone. Pushing her investigation fur
ther she found the boy two blocks
away vigorously sweeping all the side
walks and crossings in the neighbor-
hood. He explained that he thought
perhaps his American mother might
wish to walk down the street.
After that Mrs. Bryan gave him his
own way in everything. Colonel Bryan
and his wife are trying to evolve some
plan of getting rid of Itsu without Of
Tending him. Friends however. have
undertaken to see that the lad will miss
no opportunity of learning all he car
about America and its institutions He
will be placed in some university, prob
ably that of Illinois at Champaign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-19
SOME GOOD, SHORT STORIES
A Revenue Kiss.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

cleveland Plain DealerO
A well-dressed, bright-eyed young
woman walked into one of the local
telegraph offices on a recent Sunday.
and inquired the cost of a telegram TO
Warren. She was a decidedly pretty
girl, and the clerk answered her ques-
ton with smiling precision.
And you'll rush it?" she asked with
a flash of dazzling teeth.
Certainly" said the affable clerk.
It's very important. You know" she
continued. as she bent over the blank
and jOtted down a few words. Then
she passed the message to the clerk.
''Twenty-six cents. please" he said
in his oiliest business tone.
Twenty she echoed, why, I
thought you said twenty-five.
L did" said the clerk. the extra cent
is for the revenue stamp
Il see,'' said the fair girl, I had for
gotten all about the stamp. declare.
it's too bad" she hastily added, as she
fingered her purse, I have only quar-
ter and q nickel, and the nickle is for
car fare"
Then something clinlled on the floor.
Nov, I've dropped the quarter" she
said as she stopped down. The deeply
interested clerk drew himself UP on the
counter and leaned far over.
Cant you find it?" he asked.
Eyes, here it is she answered as she
picked it up and handed it to him.
but what shall do about the stamp"
And she looked up at him with such
a perplexed face that the gOOd-hearted
clerk was just about to say it would be
all right. when he suddenly felt his ears
seized by two sets of gloved fingers and
a real Hobson kiss was squarely plant
ed on his astonished lips!
There" cried the girl take that for
your old stamp. GoOdby." And she
was through the door like a flash. The
clerk ran around the counter. but the
fair unknown was just boarding a car.
OF course, he cheerfTlly paid for a
stamp, and, of course. he rushed the
message but, alas, it was all so sudden
and so paralyzing that he isn't quite
sure he would know the girl again if he
met her.