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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27

ELKINs, w. VA. Oct. 11.-A
red'hot discussion took place here
last night between Congressman
Dayton and Col. John T, McGraw.
A very large crowd was present
aud great interest was manifested.
Col. McGraw led off IN q speech
of n hour in which he discussed
In a mastery way the financial and
tariff questions, showing the dis.
astrous effects of the DIngley bill
on numerous industries and the
uneven and onerous burdens of
taxation imposed upon the common
people. He laid bare Dayton's
record an Iycalled on him to explain
his continuous absence from his
post of duty /; to tell why he voted
In the interest of the Pacific Rail-
road pirates; why he voted to put "A
duty on hides. while Senator Elkins
was voting to make them duty free;
why ne voted against the proposition
to give the Secretary of the Treas
ury power to strike the duty off
certain articles; why he had been
deaf to the appeals of old soldiers
for whom he professed so much
friendship; why he stood on a civil
service platform two years ago,
voted TO sustain the civil service a
few weeks ago. and is now seeking
election on a platform demanding
the repeal Of the civil service.
These are only a few of the things
which the DemOcr.tic candidate
demanded that Mr.. Dayton explain
and declare his position upon.
When Dayton took the floor be
at once descended TO the level of
personalities, showed a malignancy
objectionable and lnsulted his
audience with personalities and
vulgar stories. He attempted to
explain his record of a%bsenteeism
but absolutely ignored all the other
matters pressed upon him by Nc.
Graw. Instead OF explaining those
things, he launched into a TRADE
against Cleveland and Wilson and
denounced McGraw for having adj
VOcated tie election Of the latter
gentleman in 1894. He absolutely
and completely ignored all the other
masters, but referred to McGraw as
chat fellow. and told how he and
Mr.. Elkins had labored for the
interests Of The people. He wan
dcred about through the quagmires
NJ defeat and bumIlirtion for the
hour and n half and fnally declared
that This fellow does not look or
smell like a McKinleyite.
When McGraw Ct me in the thirty
minutes, 10 was a cyclone and Con-
gresham Dayton's humiliation
was complete.
Dayton 10 bis speech declared he
intended his letter TO his post.
master sppointtees TO get to the
Democratic papers when he seut il
out, and then publicly charged the
lady postmaster. az Romney, whom
be appointed TO cur gold Demo
cratic votes, with having given out
hrs letter to the Democratic papers.
which WIS a vile Islander on the
lady who is bis " oppointee.
II Dayton meets McGrsw again,
after the skinning he got here last
night, there ought TO be nm investi-
CATION made into bis sanity by his
friends.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27

Secretary Long has made public the
report Of the board OF naval officers,
presided over by Commander VAIN
wright, locating the ships tina partici-
pated 10 the destruction Of Cervera's
heet. The report does not differ ma.
t~erially from the reports made BY the
Captains Of the ships, and will not
change aEybody's mind a. . who ia
entitled 70 credit for that brilliant
victory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27

Can any stronger reasons be given why Republicans, who wear
their sovereignty under their hat, should vote against Astou G.
Dayton, the postmasters' nominee?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27
THE PEOPLE NOT
FOR dayton.
He is THE CANDIDATE OF THE POSTMASTERS
N OFFICE-HOLDEkS.


Here is an able and honest and well written article from the
Terra Ala Republican that sizes up the whole situation and tells
why Dayton C not be elected. It is from the Republican paper
at Terra Alta aud was published before Dayton - re-nomInated
nus asst .'me' a Is Just as true o AS it was then. Isn't that so,
Bro. BoIdon
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27
DQDn HQS skinned Alive.
OBJECT OF PITY AND CONTEMPT
WHEN MoaRAw FINISHED
WITH HIM.

The Second District Congressman
Urged to Give His Hearers an Elk
plantation Of His Work During
His carser as a National Legis
lator, Ignored These Demands
and Dropped to the Level of Per
sonal Abuse and Vulgar Stories.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27

/, John W. Watson, Clerk of the
nominations for Office as certified
are all the nominations as certified
county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-27
For Prosecuting Attorney,
For Superintendent Of Free
Schools,

Circuit Court of Preston county,
TO me, and are now on file In my
to me, except nominations for the
Attest /:
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
TURNED ON THE HOSE.
Rebellious Denver School Girls
Drenched With Water After
Eight Hours of Bedlam.

Denver, Jan. 12.-BedIam reigned for
over eight hours last night at the
Shrieking girls filed the lower hall and
refused to go to bed. Finally they be-
came so noisy that an officer was sum-
moned from the police station and he,
with the aid of the special Watchman,
slowed five of the girls in the dun
geons' in the basement. This, however,
failed to stop the clamOr and G. small
hose was resOrted to. When the girls
had been thoroughly drenched they
concluded to keep reasonably quiet.
The rumpus started about 1880 last
evening. Miss Batchelder, one of the
teachers, was hearing q class in elOcu-
tiOn. A number of the larger girls led
by one Irene Gross of Pueblo, marched
IN and announced that they would stay
to hear the class. The teacher objected
but the girls had the advantage in
numbers and refused to bulge. The
class was dismissed and NIatron Haus-
er endeavored to persuade the girls to
go to their rooms. But the usually
peaceful and contented girls seemed
possessed of the devil, for they parad-
ed the halls singing, shouting, throw
ing pillows around and doing every
thing else the spirit of mischief could
suggest.
A policeman arrived shortly before 2
o'clock this morning. He was greeted
by derisive shouts as he stood in the
center of the mob, smiling feebly. Find
ing his position irksOme he endeavOred
to remove one of the ring-Ieaders. He
promptly received a sharp right-hander
IN the eye. The belligerents hOwled
with joy
The policeman and night watchman
endeavOred to remove the biggest girl,
and such a time as they had. Fight
ing, scratching and yelling, they pulled
her along the hall. the rest following
and giving what aid they could.
Down in the cellar is a long hall
barred off from the rest of the rooms,
and into this, by the hardest kind of a
fight, the two men pushed five girls, be
ing assailed with all kinds of epithets,
endearing and otherwise. Then the
hose was TUNED ON with good effect
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
SECESSION OF PAINTERS.
They Leave Their Association Because
They Think it Has Grown
Mercenary.

New York, Jan. IA number OF we'll
known New York painters have with
drawn from the Society of American
artists and the seceders propose to or
ganize another society When asked
their reasons for the withdrawal one
of them said:
eve resigned from the society pc
cause we felt that, as it is constituted
now, the Society of American ARTISTS
no longer represents what was intend
ed in the beginning. Many of the mem
bers have done little or no real work in
art. many of them have not shown
work in the annual exhibition for years
and consequently we feel that the So
cietv of American Artists does not rep
resent exclusively enough what is gen
orally artistic.
1.-THE supreme disadvantage for art
that this condition brings about is that
it lowers the standard of the exh1ol-
tions.
Genuine artists would not seek pI1-
narily to exhibit what they thought
would sell, but what they thought was
really good; but, as the society IS now
organized, with its large leaVen OF puSl-
ness and society painters, art IN the
best sense is getting to be more anu
more a vanishing quantity, ana the
shop element is coming more anu HOIe
into the foreground
LAS the organization mas peeh man
aged for the last two years II mlshI
(as was said by one of the men VINO
Stavedl be called the Society of Med1-
ocr-itv. We have resigned with the IN
tention of forming another society as
soon as practicable.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
MAMMOTH POWER PLANT.
Water From an Area of $500 Square
Miles to Be Impounded.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 12.-Plans for
an electric power plant more extensive
than any yet projected in this country
have just been made public here. The
enterprise involves the bringing of
power to Los Angeles from the Kern
river the largest stream in the south
ern end of the San Joaquin Valley It's
flow exceeds the combined flow of all
rivers between it and the Colorado and
it drains an area of 2,300 square miles.
The project includes the construction
of a dam by which nearly $4,000, 000, 900
gallons of water will be iE1pOunded.
Part of the site of the present works
is within the Sierra Forest reservation
and it has been necessary to obtain
legislation by congress permitting oc-
cupation of the reservation under reg
ulations imposed by the interior de-
partTnent and to apply with elaborate
maps and descriptions to that depart
ment for right of way.
The surveys, maps, etc, have been
made, and permission to proceed with
the construction of the work is ex-
pected from the interior department in
a few weeks.
1t is claimed that power can be sup
piled in such vast amount and so cheap
that it will be used at Randsburg and
other mining camps, and Will start new
industries at intermediate points, as
well as to give to Los Angeles the
cheapest power available, not excepting
that from the large electric plant now
being constructed near Red Lands.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
HOPPERS STILL AT WAR.
They Are Lovers Now Only on the
Stage.

st. Louis, Jar. 12.-DeWolf Hopper
registered at the St. Nicholas hotel on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hoppe, or as she is known upon
the stage, Edna Wallace Hopper, is at
the Planters.
Mr.. Hopper does not call upon Mrs.
Hopper at the Planters. Neither does
she call up the St. Nicholas every hour
of the day to learn what her husband
is doing.
Only on the programmes are they
husband and wife; only in "El Capt.
tan" are they lovers. From the stand
point Of the audience, as they are seen
in the opera, everything is all right be
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Hopper. They are
lovers on the stage, and she works just
as hard to set him off as he does to
make her good"
They are an ideal looking couple. the
long and short of lOVe-On the stage.
Who will be first to file the formal di-
VOrce proceedings laymen do not know.
The couple are theatrical partners and
there may be no divorce suit until the
present season is ended
His friends say he thinks she is too
fond of admiration. One story is good
until the next is told.
Mrs. Hopper's friends say it is moth
ing of the kind. They say she has a
bad dream every night; chorus girl,
they say, is her nightmare.
They were loving enough, both on and
off the stage, until they started their
southern trip, opening the season. The
trouble began in New Orleans. Mo
bile, Ala, was. the next stand. 1t is
five hours away. Mrs. Hopper rode in
the sleeper; Mr.. Hopper in the day
coach.
In Mobile, for the first time, they
went to different hotels.
To reporters they denied anything
was wrong. Mrs. Hopper sent ten tel
egrams and received ten in reply. They
were all directed to and received from
the law firm of Howe & Hummel, New
York.
Divorce was the subject of her mes
sages; delay was the advice of the law
yerS-
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
HAVING in SOUTH DAKOTA.
A Big Contrast Between the Weather
This Year and That of Last Winter.

Aberdeen, S. D., Jan PA year ago
the DakOtas and Minnesota were hid
den under four or five feet of snow;
trains were not running, long lines were
abandoned for the rest of the winter,
mail routes were desolate, and roads
all over three states were impossible.
This week farmers in this part of
South Dakota, and probably elsewhere
as well, have been haying with as much
profit as in June. The roads are as
smooth as asphalt pavements all over
the wide prairies bicycle centuries are
the fashion, and the winter feed that
was put up in the fall remains un-
touched. Never was there a greater
contrast in the weather of two success
Sive winters.
The grass Of these prairies of the old
buffalo country, where the bison used
to rove in countless millions and thrive
in winter as we'll as in summer, is diff
ferent from that of the eastern states.
There the first frOsts drive from the
grass all its juices, leaving it devoid Of
nutriment. Here the processes of ma
ture cure the grass long before frosts
come and it remains on the ground as
nutritious as in summer and as valuable
as the most perfectly cured hay, so that
cutting in winter, If the weather per-
NIT. gives as good results as at any
ther season.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
PORTRAIT OR. E. LEE.
Hanging in G. A. R. Room Causes
Trouble.

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 12.-Some weeks
ago citizen of Lafayette finding him
self in possession of the portraits of
Generals Lee and LOngStreet made an
offer of them to the members of the
Union Veteran Legion. The order ac-
cepted them, and directed that the pOr-
traits adOrn the walls of the meeting
room. The Union veterans are sub
tenants of the John A. Logan post the
commander of which is A. S. McCOr-
mick, who was a gallant soldier, and
was for several months an inmate of
a southern prison.
Mr.. Mccormick, as commander of the
post, has objected to the presence of
the portraits of the dead and living
COnfederates hanging on the wall of
Logan post, and declares that so long
shall not be thus displayed. Depart
ment Commander James S. Dodge has
come out in a letter to Commander Nc
COrmick, in which he says:
"A. s. Mccormick, Commander Post
No. 3, Lafayette, Ind.-Dear Sir and
Comrade Replying to your esteemed
favor of the 25th inst. in reference to
the propriety of allowing the pictures of
Generals Lee and Longstreet in the
Grand Army Post hall, permit me to
congratulate you on the stand you
have taken in this matter, and you
should not, no difference what pressure
may be brought to bear on you, waver
in the least in carrying out your good
resolutions can readily understand
why a camp of Confederate veterans
might order the picureS of Lincoln
other heroes of the Union war to hang
in their meeting place; but it is beyond
my comprehension how any person who
loves his country and the Union for
which he fought can want to hang the
picture of a rebel general in such a
place. l am, very respectfully yours, in
fraternity, charity and love,
JAMES s. DODGE,
1-fF 7er.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
WORKED THE RAILROADS.
A Contortionist Who Dislocates His
Hips at VIII.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 12.-Railroad
officials here are somewhat blue over
news received from Virginia. Two
months ago a man fell on the platform
of a train about five miles out of the
city. His heel caught in a crack and
his hip was dislOcated by the fall. Three
surgeons examined him, including the
cOmpany's surgeon, and all declared
taht the man would be a cripple for
life. The man was paid 50, 200 and his
lawyers fees. In addition to this he
was furnished with a baggage car and
transportation for his lawyer and
nurse to go with him to Chicago. The
railroad officers felt they had made a
cheap settlement.
The other day man fell off a plat
form Of the Norfolk & -tern and
worked the same old story of the dis
located hip, but he had been seen on
the previous day hunting for a place
to catch his heel. A travelling man was
present and recognized him as the man
who had been paid by the Indianapolis
road. An investigation revealed the
fact that the man was a professional
cOntOrtiOnist and could dislOcate any
part of his body without pain. He has
sWindIed several roads.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
HAS A NEW CAPTAIN.
Captain Phillips of Battery B Resigns
and Lieut.. Pattison Elected.

Capt. H. NJ. Phillips of Battery B has
resigned his position. He has been in
charge of the battery for six years and
during that time has brought the or
ganization up to a high standard. Capt.
Phillips was a member of the PennsyI-
Vania National Guard before he came
to Topeka He will be succeeded by
Lieutenant A E Pattison who has the
reputation of being the best drill mas
ter in the guard.
Capt. Phillips is the county treasurer
elect and he says that he was compelI-
ed to give up his military position on
account of the work and attention he
must give his office.
The battery has moved it's headquart-
ers to the old court house and both To-
peka's military organizations are now
housed in one building.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
JONES URGES HARMONY.
Democratic Chairman Says in Fusion
Lies Victory.

Minneapolis, Jan. 12-The Democratic
central committee met in executive ses-
sion. The feature of the meeting was the
reading of a letter to Chairman Rosinr
from Senator Jones, the national chair
man, which by Implication strongly urged
fusion in Minnesota
Following is an extract from the letter.
There is but one way for the gold men
to beat US, and that is for US to be divid-
ed, either by the Vaccinations of the gold
men or by our own obstinancy. It is of
the greatest Importance in this struggle
that our people everywhere manifest the
greatest forbearance towards those agree
ing with them on the main issues and do
not agree with them on details When
the magnitude of the interests involved
are fully considered, have no doubt that
our own people viii stand together solid
as a stone wall in defense of right The
most cheering news from different sec
tons comes to me. Numbers of Demo-
Gratis who were persuaded to abandon the
party a year ago are back in line uncon-
ditionally, with a determination to stand
for all time with the party. We are max
ing accessions daily from those who have
been heretofore politically antagonistic
to us. I feel that by temperate action
on the part of the Democrats, silver Re
publicans and Populists an overwhelmins,
victory will be accomplished at the cleo
ton next November"
The question of fusion has already
caused some friction among the various
elements in this state which Chairman
Jones is expected to allay.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
MORE HAD PNEUMONIA
Than Any Other Disease of Those
Who Died in December.

Sanitary Sergeant Fowler has filed
with the state board of health the re-
port for December It shows that dur
ing the month there were 81 deaths in
Topeka, an unusually large number.
But eight births were reported during
the month, but that does not mean that
there were no more than eight children
born because physicians pay but little
attention to the law requiring them to
report births. The reports of deaths
are gathered from the undertakers and
are therefore authentic.
The number of people over so years
old who died in December was Is, which
according to Mr.. Fowler is more than
has been recorded in any one month
There were but six of the 81 who died
under one year and IL died whose ages
were between Is and 40 years. Eight
deaths were due to pneumonia and six
to consumption. Heart disease carried
away four
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
PLENTY TO EATAT DAWSON
Government Relief Expedition VIII
Probably Be Abandoned.

Washington, Jan. ia telegram was
received by Adjutant General Breck to-
day from General Marian, commanding
the department of the Columbia at Van
couver barracks that may have some ef-
feet upon the policy of the war depart-
nent in extending relief to the miners III
the KIondike. The general reports that
the passengers on the steamers which
have recently arrived from Alaska all
state that there is no dearth of food at
Dawson and that the miners will get
through the winter in safety.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-12
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