West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-09
hI.E5I} A DUDE.
7 AVELS ON A SPECIAL TRAIN IN
A PIRATE OBSERVATION CAR
AND PORCELAIN BATH TUB At
qAcAsEHP.
SelatOf Chandler Speaks Out In
Meeting and YOnyS The Sen2-
Tor With The DiSreputable Name.
Special CORE sDondeuce OF The Argus.

DTiShnier zen. Onalter, VINO Is IN
command az the troops sent to
Santiago de Cuba to help Commo
dore Schley capture or wipe out the
Spanish feet that Schley has barred
up IN that harbor, didn't travel IN
luxurious observation car, nor
carry II porcelain bath tub W Il
him-onlv Gen. Miles travels with
all these frills-but he and his men
will give a good account of thcm-
selves all the same. News of the
capture Of Santiago by Gen. Shat
ter is daily expected and about the
same time Schley will either destroy
or capture that entire Spanish
fleet he has already disabled the
outer forts and some of the war
ships.
T."
From leakings through the gov
eminent censor mill there are rea-
sons to believe that about the same
time Gen. Skaters command left
Florida for Santiago another large
body of troops embarked bound
Tor Porto Rico. which is to be cap
tured and permanently held. If
these two movements succeed, the
public will be disposed to forgive
Gen. Miles for having succeeded in
postponing the general invasion of
Cuba and movement on Havana,
allhongh it will probably continue
To poke fun at his ideas OF how
soldier ought to travel. lie saws
he needs ut least l00.U 100 men To
invade Cuba, an3 his critics add,
+" a special train, with private ob.
servation car and porcelain bath tub
attachment"
Major General NJ. g. Butler, ex.
Senator from South Carolina, was
this week commissioned and ordered
to duty as commander of the first
division of the End Army Corps, at
Camp Algier. under Major General
Graham. Elk Gov. Oates, OF Ala,
has also received his com mission as
Brigadler General.
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Senator Chandler created quite
sensation. in speech on the war.
revenue bill, which is still before
the Senate, in which he accused MIR.
Mckinley OF duplicity in connec-
ton with the silver question, and
jumped all over Secretary Gage for
his efforts in attempting to irrevo-
oa5iy commit the administration
10 the gold standard. lie read a
letter that he wrote to Mr.. Nc
Kinley last Septem Der, predicting
the failure of the bimetalic com
mission headed by Senator Wolcott.
and stated that it had never been
answered. lie recalled the fact
that cKinley, Senator Allison
and other prominent Repu bIicans
had upon several occasions voted
for silver, and was quite sarcastic
at their expense. He incidently
referred TO the Republican party
not having hesitated TO rsorganize
the Supreme Court in order to as.
sert the right OF the u. S. to issue
irredeeable paper money, and said
that national honor was not in
danger by the free coinage Of silver
IL 1t was not endangered by the
issue OF paper. Mr.. Chandler's
reference to the Supreme Court
legal tender decision nagged Sena-
tor HOar, who considered it q re-
hection upon his brother, at the
time Attorney General, and be
made a reply, ending as follows
" Stating my belief that the honor.
able Senator (Mr. Cbandler) has
been misled, ] declare upon my re-
liability rs a Senator and A. gen.
tleman the charge that the Supreme
Court WAS packed to declare the
I'sle Of legal tender notes constltu.
tioual is as vile SANDER IS ever
thrust mp its dirty head from the
stump"
The House this week passed the
bill, already passed by the Senate.
removing "ll political disabilities
incurred by violation Of the third
section Of tho fourteenth amend
ment TO the Constitution. Incl
dentallg there was como patriotic
AMI some breezy talk about the
the right OF Gen. Wheeler, who ia
on duty with the army, TO retain
his seat IN the House. Represcn