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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
MONEY IN THE AIR.
Remarkable Result of Tornado In
the South Dal>otn Country.


From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Il see that they've had another mud
shower 7omewhere in Oklahoma - observed
~ 800, -, 80 N,t ~, -, ,.-,
.,ie man III the crash SUIT as lie l'io DOWN
the paper
Huh" calculated the man who had just
paid for the round. another one of those
nevspaper lies Mud showers red snow-
sto,,,s otra,si,, ,',,ll-. .t,o..,,.a ~,
Slo'ihs' dirshps' Kissing bugs; they re All
the same. nothing but fakes, sir! Over
wrought imagination of some country cor
respondent nroduced Inv a foo steady diei
90 r+rl,,,,. ,;i,,,l. 49,, -, ...,.,.,,,o
'tNol anu q iiie' ''' vi y
Nlun shower. Hun!
w ell. responded the man from Buffalo.
alaplE' there are a good many iles toid IN
the papers nowadays. but it's hard to point
EN- out with certainty. Now | once wit
messed a sight. gentlemen, that outdid any
thing ever described in the way Of freak
showers 1T was out in Sitting Bun Nyo.,
about twelve years ago. | was running a
Grus store there; had fun assortment OF
morse hEiments. rheumatism remedies ana
pug tobacco ana was taxing IN from ~
cents 10 81 cents a day. Well, one after
noon was standing IN the doorway, Keep
ing a lookout for man who owed me for
a tin of axle grease. when all of sudden
IL began TO hioW. WASH anything alarm
ing you understand, Just PLAIN dow; no
need 10 get INTO the cellar.
presently something futtered down on
10 the sidewalk right at my rect. 1t was
klnd OF green, ana awoke tender recollec-
uons IN my breastt and well, it took me
about o1e-thousandth part Of second to
PICK II up. Gentlemen 1t was NICE crisp
sou bill!'
The man from Buffalo paused. crooked
MS elbow, elevated his chin and wiped his
mustache dreamily on his sleeve.
Il looked up ana down the street he
continued There was no one in sight.
put that Dill in my pocket and looked
around for more. And I found them. In
a
them. Ihey blew IN from the east like
flock of green sparrows / filled my pock-
cts until they wouldn't hold any more, and
then ran into the store and got three soap
noXes ana keg. BY that time the street
Tor three or -FOUR blocks was ankle deep in
money. ana every dod-biasted man, woman
and child in Sitting Bull was out harvest
ing. ..0.ff...s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
A Stock Broker Bars Women.

ioH tHe tiicaso JouILai.
Deliver me from any more wheat deals
with women said the commission man,
YEARLY. Just read this letter. Do you see
what she says? Calls me a robber and
says she will prosecute me. She won't do
that, OF course because If she did her
folks would find out about her little specu-
lation, and / know her well enough to I'M
derstand that she wouldn't let it out If she
could help it, and she couldn't prosecute
me, anyway.
Then look at the rest Of It, One would
think from that letter I was running the
biggest skin game on earth But I suppose
I ought not to be surprised. / never saw
woman yet who didn't want odds of a mil
lion to one in her favor If she took it into
her head to put up little money on some
thing.
III tell you what brought out all that
abuse. This woman decided some time ago
to trade a little in wheat. She wrote,
sending $50, with instructions to buy
her a thousand bushels. / did so, but the
price of wheat went down almost as soon
as l had telephoned the order over to the
firm at the board. l made up my mind that
she shouldn't lose If l could help it, even
If had to help her out myself. So I be-
gan margining for her on my own account
1 put up $40 without being worried much.
for l thought the price would go I'D soon.
but it didn't, and had to spend another
$40 to save my own margin. There was $40
gone Just to protect her little old $40 Be
fore the market began to come up again I
had put in $50. Then one day the price
came up, very gradually. AS soon as 1t
got to a point where l could save myself
I sold out, as any wise man would have
done in my fix. AS 1t happened, too, the
price went back just after I had sold out
proving the wisdom of my course.
We'll, / informed my client Of what
had done, supposng She would be delight
ed at the interest I had taken and at my
attempt to save her Investment for her.
You can Judge for yourself from that let
ter how well pleased she Is Says am a
robber. after 1 took all that pains to put
up that money to save her old $50 No,
guess I won't do ANY more trading with
women. They expect too much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
NICARAGUAN ENVOY
A Sketch of Senior Don Luis F. Corea,
Now Accredited Here. |
Is BOTH STATESMAN AND TEACHER.
Has Attained Honors in the Law
and Diplomacy. !
PROMOTION WELL DESERVED
Write, for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star. l.
y
At the time OF the dissolution of the
ccnfederacy OF the United States of Gem
trail Observation-Disclosures. Nicaragua and
Salvador-these countries were represented 7
in the diplomatic corps in this city by MINI
lister Don j. D. Rodriguez, with Senior Don
Luis F. Corea as secretary of legation.f
Minister Rodriguez in reality held his post
In name only. and Senior Corea was charges
q anaires almost the entire time during the
two years in which the confederation held
together After its separation last winterS
Senior Corea was recalled to his own coun:3
try, and short time ago returned as a I
full-fedged minister plenipotentiary from
the republic of Nicaragua
There is a little story lying behind his
appointment to his present position. and
it exemplifes the old adage that there are
tricks in al trades" Although Nicaragua
is a small dependency and has the reputa-i
ton of being more given to revolutionary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
A Strong Testimonial,
ON the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
1t is told of leading oculist In Chicago
who is very fond Of publishing testimonials
that he recently received one which he
will probably not publish. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir: Before I read your circulars
1 was almost totally blind Since taking q
course of treatment at your hands 1 can
now see my finish. Yours. etc.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

visitoro'What are you crying about, my
little man?'
Little WHITEHALL my brothers hez got a
holiday, and hain't got none"
Visitor-"Why, that's too bad! How Is
thatT
Little Willie Cbetween sobs)-T-I-don't
so-to school yet."-Tit-Bits,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
v { v | n
A Railroad Story.

put that in your pipe and smoke 1t! Now
continued the old man, earnestly, every eye
being fixed upon him. I propose that we
appoint a committeeman I'm willing to
serve on ito call on the general manager
and make demand for our pay, and 10
per cent raisen
'HoW the boys yelled at that You would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

From the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Gofrequent-"Poor Mrs. Up5ohn looks
miserable"
Mrs. Seldom HONEYWELL, she isn't.
She's happy. She has the CO. shoulder.
the trolley car heart, the bicycle fece, and
she thinks She getting the hay fever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

Magistrate-"Your wife is on the way to
bail you out"
Prisoner dmploringly)-"F'r heavens
sake, jedge, send me to gaolr'-I1t-Bi
Jack-"They say young ITEM can do four
teen knots per hour"
porothy-"Yachtsman, supposeT'
Jack-stNo, clergyman"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Encouraging Her.

From the Chicago Times Herald
'Ah, no." she sighed, II shall never
marry"
'Oh, wouldn't take such gloomy view
of It," he replied. You may get into a
place some time where women are scarce" "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
The Unes of the Police.

From Puck.
Chicago Citizen (frantically)-"There's 4 !
man being murdered in e78d street."
Chicago Police Sergeant (ndifferently)-
well. we've finished the census IN 813d
street."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Chapter VI.

Dave Begins the Tale of Strike-How MT.
Plummer Defeated the Wouid-oe otrihef
A Remarkably Fine Man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09

Next morning Dave came along as was
getting up steam, and asked: wei, young
fellow, how did you make out?'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
THE COLD WEATHER.
More amor
r. e. PORTER.

The severe weather of the past
week breaks the record all over the
country, and the newspapers are
full of it. Railroads. arc blocKaded
and many OF thom unable to run
trains at all, and others barely able
to get through with few trains.
and two and three engines to u
train. Mails have been very irreg
hlar and freight not moving at all.
Rivers are frozen up and steam
boats aud coal barges not able to
move. A coal famine in MANY
places, and many people freezing
to death. Terrible suffering among
poor people IN many places. Oar
keys freezing to death down South.
where the snow is from four to six
inches deep and thermometer down
TO 10 degrees below zero, way down
IN Alabama, and 81 below at At
lsnta, Ga, whore it was up to "
a week ago. Out West cattle and
sheep have frozen to death by the
thousands, and the owner1 unable
to protect them from the raging
bIzzards.
1t was % degrees below zero at
MorgantOwn and 27 below here IN
Kingwood, 30 at Rsedsville, Ma.
sontown and Bruoeton, and New
turg reported 3G below.
Down in cold Kaintuck" it was
30 below, and even as low AZ 30
below ut Lebanon Coal is selling
sc % cents per bushsl even in
Piusburg, the centre Of tho conl
trade. Snow drifted fvo and six
feet in the streets OF Richmond.
w. Street car lines tied M all
over the country and business al
most p"ralyzed. Small game fro
zen and starved ts death and the
BIRDS perlshing everywhere. The
oldest citizens are clear knocked
out in al their yarns about the
cold weather WY back 10 ~ and
%, eto., and new record IS made.
Tho Ground Hog had better never
come out Of bis hole, for there is
lots Of wrath laid up for him when
he does. and our people will make
1t warm for bin for making il cold
for them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
AFTER FIFTY YEARS.
One OF the Old Fairfax Darkeys
FOnnd Way Down Ssuth by Lieut.
Buckner Fairfax scott.

ne hlngwOod boys who were "a
tho First Regiment at Columbus,
Georgia, are telling about one old
Darkey they found down there, or,
rather he fouud them, who was
born and raised i'm this county and
belonged to Miss Elizabeth l..
Fairfax who inherited him from
her father, one of the pioneers OF
this section.
The old dArkey's name is Norvell
Harris and he is brother to the
late Tom Harris. of Kingwood,
whose widow, Mrs. Ann Harris,
lives over near the depot.
The old fellow came into crmp
hunting among the West Virginia
soldiers for anyone from Preston
county and when he found the
boys from Kingwood who could
toll him all about his people, whom
he had not heard from for fifty
years, he was tickled nearly to
death and specially was he pleased
when he found Lieut.. Buckner
Fairfax Scott, from Terra Alta,
whose mother. Miss Betty Fairfax.
was a granddaughter of Col. John
Fairfax, the darkey's old master.
He was so proud Of finding a mem
Der OF the old family that used to
own him that he would como up TO
camp nearly every day and inquire
for "Kunnel Scott, sah." He has
a wife down there and family
grown and is very anxious to come
back to the scenes of his childhood
and see some Of his people before
he dies. The old fellow said he
often tried to get back to cold
Virginny" but never could max Q
it. He is &C years old and was
born in this county.
When Col. John Fairfax died in
1913 and willed him, among a lot
of other colored folks, to his
daughter, Elizabeth, he was ten
years old. Ia 1S49, when Harris
was 16 years old, he was taken to
Richmond, Va, by Col. John
Martin and sold to a planter from
Georgia for $500 and was taken
South and never heard from again
till the boys came home last week
from Camp Conrad.
He and Jim Graham, (brother
of Lee, of this place. we're the
only ones of "Aunt Betsey' Fair
fax's darkovs she ever allowed sold j.,
and she would not have suld
them, only Harris was afflicted
with some kind of moon struck
spells that would cause him to get
of when the moon was full and
run off and hide aud Cause good
deal of trouble, so the old folks re-
late, and Col. Martin, who was a
grandson of Col. John Fairfax and
was named for him, and attended
to business for Miss Betsey, and
sold Harris, so he says.
Graham was sold because he ran
away several times, and took a
horse the last time, but was cap.
tured and brought back and kept
in Jail here till Capt. Sam Brady,
the celebrated slave buyer from the
South Branch, came here AFTER him.
Harris was a likely looking chap
and was valued at $4OO by Col.
Fairfax in his will, when the boy
was but ten years old.
The poor old fellow Is almost
crazy to come back to his old homo
to die among his friends and
"Kunnel" Scott, as the old fellow
persisted in calling him, promised
TO bring him back in some way, so
the boys say, and if he does it will
complete very pretty little story,
that reads like piece of fiction.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Rev. Sam Small, the celebrated
evangelist and co. worker OF Sam
Jones, filed q petition of voluntary
bankruptcy in the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia. lie
places his liabilities at So, 432. rs,
aud his assets at 5000. Sam be-
lieves in living up to his name,
and therefore his assets are SIN all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

A pensionor of Birmingham, N.
T., who was drawing $50 a month
for liver trouble, has lost his pen
sion through allowing a popular
liver Pill firm to advertise that
they had cured him. At last ae-
counts the fool-killer was hard
after the hero.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Not content with such highway
robb ~ as charging their victims
at the rate Of 50 900 a car load for
a thousand miles. the express
companies, having grown bold. de-
fAnt and enormously wealthy from
euch exorbitant tolls. sGll openly
bleed their victims and make them
ply the war tax revenue that the
companies are expected to pay.
Yet o complaint FROM the victims
Is answered with q sheer or an
insult from The puppets Of these
greedy corporations. How long
would The small business man be
allowed to 80 openly defy The ma
tional laws Of this gold standard
property country
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
Il I

House Bill No. 8 was passed by
the Senate last Friday, the second
to 60 through both Hoases, pro-
vIdlng for the execution of the
death sentence in the peniten tiary
instead Of in tho counties where the
crime is committed. 1t was iarro
duced by Mr.. Daist, member OF the
Rouse from Jackson county.
More anon.
r. Il. PORTER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Anv maR who saws tho weather
OF the past week hasn't been cold,
Is liar and we don't care how big
he is and VIC won't take it back
eithpr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Col. Wat Warren Of the Glenn
vile Pathfinder announces his in-
teation OF purchasing the B. g. o..
railroad, now that it is offered for
sale 1t is the opportunity he long
has sought aud mourned because
he found it not. re declared that
IT has long boon his ambition to
own u railroad so that he could
travel over it, without counting
the cross-ties and suffering his
shoes TO unusual hardship. We
hope Col Wat will Juy ia time To
make arrangements with him fer
the next session Of the State Edi.
torial Association.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

The bill to create tho Inacpea-
dent School Districs of Terra Alta
Is known as House Bill No. 1870,
and was introduced in the Lower
House of the Legislature last week
by w. l.. Mansfield, from Wayns
county, who did so by special re-
quest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Col. James A. Sexton, the Com
mander-in Chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic and mem
Der of the War Investigating Com
mission. died at Garfield Hospital
in Washington City, Sunday morn
ing, February 9Th, after u short ILL
ness with the grip. The remains
were taken to Chicago for burial.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

In this issue we publish q finan-
cial statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the Town of King
wood for the past year, in order
that the people may know what be-
came Of their money and who got
1t and just what it was expended
for, We have always claimed that
this should be done every year and
have been to considerable trouble
to prepare this report from the
books and records and accounts
OF the town for the past year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Frank Watson, another member of
the First West Virgiaia. arrived here
last saturday evening and went ON out
70 Reedsviile 90 his old home. near
there. lie is son Of Thomas y. Wat.
son. the ono armed veteran OF The
Great Rebellion and there were Two
more Of the boys ia the First, Hueh
and Nose, and another George. ia the
Second Regiment Foor boys for one
man was doing pretty well and il any
one else can beat IT,, we would like to
hear from him. There was another
boy Ben, who wanted To go, but was
too ySuag and couldn't get in.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

the bill 60 inHict capitol punish
memt on every convict in the pen.
but such was the effect OF the bill
mil it VS. core T. The cor.
rec ION was made nd the bill
pa sed and is now he law.
TT
Your Senator, Dr.. Thomls +.
L'nhrm. Is chairman OF the Com
mittee on. Public Buildlngs and
Humane Institutions, and mem
Der OF the following committees:
On Counties and Municipal Corpo
rations, on immigration aud A.ri
calture, and on Forfeited. Delin-
quent and Unnppropriated Lands.
Ills wife has beea here for some
time whiting him. The Doctor IS
u hold over Senator anil will De
back with US III The next Lsgis-
hture.
a careful poll of the House show,
that that body contains, / bvws.
paper men, 8 physicians, lS farm
ers, 8 mechanics, 2 fruit growers.
q teachers, l carpenter, miller.
3 lawyers, superintendent OF
wa er works, manufacturer. 4
ministers. l trader. | grazier. 1
railroad employee. lumber dealer.
J bricklayer, ho,el keeper. l
deputy internal revenue collector
and l oil operator, making II in
all, the number in the House Of
Delegates.
j. Nelson Baker was home last
week to visit his family at Evans
vile, Preston county. Baker is
slow, but he Is sure, and a man of
good judgment and plenty of sense.
TIT
DR.. Taylor. of Cabell, has intro
duced DILL requiring the Auditor
and Secretary Of State to turn their
fees into the State Treasury under
penalty of removal from office. The
Republicans promised to DO thIs in
the campaign two years ago, but
since they got in, they have OPP
posed it bitterly, and have fought
the above bill will might and main.
TIT
John Nixon, of Rosby's Rocks.
a member of the House from Mar.
shall county, was stricken with
paralysis while at breakfast Satur-
day morning aud had to be re.
moved TO TIE Hospital, where he is
IN a critical condition.
til
House Bill No. 5 was passed bv
the Senate last Friday, the second
to 60 through both Hoases. pro-
vIdlng for the execution of the
death sentence in the peniten tiary
instead Of in the counties where the
cri'ac is committed. 1t was inrro-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Having secured very largo
quantity of Oyerholt, Dillingsr,
Calvert and Gibson, z Year, Old
Rye Whiskey, we are going to put
1t on the market at price and IN
a package that will be sure to
please you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
PULLED DOWN AT LAST.

The red signal which had been
hoisted over tho University at
Morgantown, was shot down Tues
day morning. 1t had hung there
for several weeks, where it had been
placed by some students. They
had hoisted it to the top Of the flag.
staff and then cut the ropes 80 that
IT could not be lowcrd TIE pole
would have bad TO be taken down
II the shooter had not succeeded in
bringing down the objectionable
feature. T0 nave lowered this would
have cost about twenty dollars.
The rlhgman, after q few shots.
cut The ropes and the garment
huitcred down short distance
and then lodged. Another shot
and IL cam9 dOwa. II was q pair
Of red flannel drawers, with a deem
fringe Of lace about the bottom.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

There has been more fighting
IN the Philippines but our troops
have driven the insurgents back
into tho swamp and cane. brakes,
where they can't find them and
can only fight them like we do the
Indians in this country. The
First Tennessee Regiment, (the
one Newt Calvert is in) has been
ordered to Iloilo to help Gen.
Miller capture that place, which was
Ia full possession of the Fllopinos.
but surrendered soon as the BON.
bardment opened.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

y gushor camo 40 about five
miles from the GiImsr county line
The other day, sni from Sd 20 100
barrels OF OIL escaped before they
could get 1t under control. Gas in
the well vas ~ strong thtt fires ira
q radius Of 100 miles had to DO ex
tinguishcd.
The above is from tho Charleston
Gazette, and is one OF tho best lies
we bavo seen since tho suake sea-
son closed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
VIHI diluunt o. assCfs.......
EEpENDI URES.
Stone Walk FUND. Actual and Estimated

=, ms over runs TIE amount allowed ~. this
ttuli' 'Nt more ne " damages due the town
lor me iiM.e Of ltghtmy.r q Shoch IN hell
60. tttct. Ihen there Is bout S2j0 90 dus from,
W con ny ana ~ iivdulis for stone purch tssd
ati plih Tor on ~ the bOve. winch will CON-
piete The contract now on hand.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

FEB. 10. 1899.
The cold weather Of the past week
has been remarkable for this place,
and it was claimed to bs down to
20 degrees below zero here. But
in spite Of tine weather. the Lsgis-
hture has been htvihg warm
time OF 1t from start TO finish.
Thoy are now getting down to busI
ness and beginning to get some
real work accomplished.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

President Mckinley has sent a
special message to Congress recon-
mending Pacific Gable between
thls country and the Philippines
to be under the com plets control
OF the United States In peace or
war and urging Congress to take
preliminary steps at once. AS it
is now, our only way of reaching
Manila is by cable through several
foreign countries at big expense
and IN case of complications with
any OF them this might be cut off.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

At houndsyille the citizens are max.
ing arrangements to give the boys of
Company IN" IL Dig banquet and have
parade and speeches and jubilee,
generally next Wednesday, February
22 ia honor ofstheir home coming and
Washingtons Birthday Anniversary,
both.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16
Total auount..

ihls lnnd - also Over run, but there Is somo
81 the owe exoenditures due from the ec-
lrio Lisht company for material and Labor
furnished by TIA town, -''A
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

Delegate Zlnn,of Doddridge, has
introduced a bill 20 prohibit horse
trading on the public highways
within a mile Of fair ground.
tit
Senator Lanbam, from Preston
county, has been taking an active
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

An amusing error was detected
and corrected in she bill providing
for he execution Of tho death sen
fences ~ the peniientiary after the
bill had Its second reading aud was
about to be passed. The wording
Of tho law was such that u pro
vidoj that all persons sentenced to
death should be removed to the
peuitonGsry, where the Warden
should hang all tho convicts by The
neck until dead. or course it was
not the intention Of the framer OF