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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-24
.s139,1O6 70

lOldl SloJ,lUO -
Your committee find it of greatest
Importance that all lists for labor be
promptly settled for, and are able to
arrange for the advances of these
amounts just as soon as the lists are
handed in in duplicate and properly
made, without waiting for the amounts
to be receipted for, but such receipts
will have to be obtained during the
week and handed in complete. AS the
parties who have this to attend to find
and obtaining necessary receipts from
each man, your committee would re-
commend that Messrs. S. L. Damon and
F. b. Damon, and others, If necessary,
be engaged to attend to all payments
of pay rolls, and would nominate Mr.
Geo. II. Carter as cashier and account
ant of all funds; and further that all
bills be made monthly in duplicate and
duly certified for payment by warrants,
after careful scrutiny as to prices
charged, as has been the custom here
tofore.
TO meet pressing demands and petty
bills, the cashier should have at his
DISPOSAL the sum of, say, $1,000, the
same to be accounted for by warrants
at the earliest possible moment, as we
an hnt hA oh iar x.,ill ha ota - Il,
hampered, and delays caused in work
II some payments are not promptly
| met.
We would recommend that all orders
for materials. work, merchandise, cart
age. ETC.. for the various camps. or
other authorized expenditures, be
made by signed acquisitions. placed
under departments, and authority be
given to as few persons as possible To
make sue hrequisitions, thus gaining
economy in purchases. and to facili-
tate the checking and certifying OF
bills. The haste that has been necessary
up to the present moment seems tC
have passed and II is now necessity
that more economy should be exercis-
ed. We are not called upon to criticlse
actions of those who have come for
ward and accomplished SO much in q
short space Of time, yet it Is tie opin-
ion Of your committee that 1t is alb.
solutely necessary that more system
should now prevail and greater care fol
future expenses be made, but at the
same time such retrenchment should
not be made as would prevent stamp
ing out the plague at whatever cost
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-24
Continued on page 6.)
PER s. 8. AUSTRALIA.

Just landed full line Of grapes.
plums. peaches. apples. Bartlett pears.
oranges. lemons, celery. cabbage. eau
lifiower, cranberries, burbank and red
potatoes, dates, salmon founders, hall
but, crabs, eastern and California oys-
tiers lin tin and shell,) turkeys, chick
ems, ducks, quail. chestnuts. A full
line of canned goods. CAMARINOS'
REFRIGERATOR.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-24
FINANCING OF The PLAGUE
Committee Reports Expenditures Made
Up 10 Date.
Recommendations for Better Organization Of
Finance Work = More ESCayatCrs Ordered
Guards Under the Marshal

At meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon the following were
present: President Wood, DR.. Day,
Geo. w. Smith, +. NJ. Hatch and r. j..
Lowrey. Others present were: Presi-
dent Dole, Minister Young c. NJ. Cooke,
J. b. Atherton and T. r. Walker. Be-
fore proceeding with the work of the
meeting President Wood welcomed Mr..
Lowrey, the new member of the Board
and promised him that he would have
plenty of work to do.
c. NJ. Cooke read the report of the
Finance Committee of the Board of
Health which was as follows:
to recommend methods to be followed
in handling and disbursing the funds
placed at the disposal of your Board by
the Council Of State, and also to nomi-
nate cashiers, disbursing agents and
accountants beg to report as follows:
With the understanding that we were
TO ascertain the amount already eX-
pended, we requested by advertised no.
tice, that all claims against your Board
of whatsoever nature, contracted up
to the goth inst, be sent in to the Office
of the Finance Committee in the rear
of the Hawaiian Trust & Investment
Co. on Monday the god inst, and in re-
spouse to this notice, claims have come
in as follows:
For labor, guards etc. ......s 1896 90
For merchandise, etc.. S6,777 "a
Amount already paid in on
account of appropriation
of $275, 100000 by the Coun-
Gil of State. ............. 35,524 As
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-24

Boarder's and livery rigs delivered
and called for at all hours. King Street
Stables.
Nicely furnished rooms at the Pop
ular House, 154 Fort street, from s1.00
per week up.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.


M Importance of the Great Falls Rapids and Gorge
Exposition beheldin Blo
November of
oyned
cataract has d:hed the descriptive and
vnne nderhe
@sng all
canbe enha
points and of
weir mboh sides
should be made the
enearv OF
are those obtained on the Canadian side the especially
the the falling
Cos
1873 feet high 1881 feet wide
andaf splendid
descending The
for
free charge TO ena will
the Niagara development The
@ edo
o h Exposition
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
REPUBLICAN, PATRIOTISM.

The Democratic meeting at Cranes
vile last Thursday night was well
attended and the large school house
was crowded. There were many
Republicans present, and three or
four drunken toughs, who tried hard
to interrupt the meeting. The speak
ers took their hides off and hung
them on the fence to dry, but they
were too drunk to have any sense of
shame and decency. The better
class Of the Republicans present
were very much ashamed of the bad
conduct of the representatives of
<. o. p. of the "Banner County, "
and apologized to the Democrats
for il. As a matter Of fact, the
drunken toughs who try to break up
public meetings should be arrested
and prosecuted, only it is not worth
while to try it in this county. As a
fact, we have never known OF heard
of any such conduct on the part of
the Democrats at Republican meet
ings, but it is a very common occur
renee the other way, and is some
thing for the Democrats to be proud
Of and something for every decent Re.
publican to be heartily ashamed Of.
The speakers at GAINESVILLE were
Col. n. w Fitzgerald, Of Charles
Town, and J. Slidell Brown, OF
Kingwood, who each spoke for
about an hour and half, and great
ly encouraged the Democrats Of that
section who hardly ever get to at
tend a Democratic meeting. Here
after they shall have a fair show and
shall have a speaker every campaign,
as we believe in attacking the enemy
in their stronghold. Col fitzgerald
makes a splendid speech, and is big
enough and smart enough TO hold
bis own with anyone.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

He was a bashful youth, and
when he tried to frame proposal
to the girl of his heart his tongue
glued itself to the roof of his mouth
and refused to be loosened.
One day they talked of politics.
And then of political bets. His eve
suddenly frightened.
"Whwhat do you say" he STAN
mered desperately, "to making a
little bet with me ?"
GIVE NO objection" she sweetly
answered.
"Then," he went on, diets 20
ahead and make bet. II McKin-
ley is elected you w-will agree to
IN m marry me !" He could get no
further.
But she nobly came to his rescue.
on make bet, too" she softly
murmured. eff Bryan is elected
you will agree to marry me-"
There was a brief silence. Then
a queer smile struggled across the
face Of the agitated youth. Another
smile lighted the countenance Of the
happy maid
"Why wait for the election re.
turns ?" he chuckled.
"Why, indeed ?" she echoed.
$50 they were married the next
week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

Some idea of Republican methods
in West Virginia may be had from the
following statement, made by Mr..
II. NJ. Richards, of Wheeling :
"Hanna is working hard to capture
West Virginia. When l left Wheel
ing the two Circuit Court judges
were working overtime to naturalize
the gangs of foreigners run into the
State by Steve Elkins and the Re
publican Campaign Committee. 1t
is the most disgraceful incident in
the history of the Commonwealth. "
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

During the political campaign of
1898, every time told the truth
concerning Senator Elkins, it was
said that ! wilfully misreprescnted.
This campaign l purposely kept out
of politics, until the Grafton Senti-
mel had repeatedly assailed me,
directly, or by insinuation. Not
wishing to do or say word to
injure the Republican party, / called
on the Editor OF the Sentinel on
Monday, October 22nd, and asked
him to say nothing futher concern
ing the Grand Army or myself; !
also told him ii he did, would not
longer suppress information had
concerning the history of Senator
Elkins. think he at once sent for
Mr.. Elkins, because the next day
Mr.. Elkins was here in conference
with him, and the next edition OF
the Sentinel had even more to say
concerning the Grand Army, and
also rejecting on me.
will say for the benefit of the
soldiers Of the State that do not
believe Senator Elkins is a Grand
Army, member as he has so fire.
quently advertised himself to be.
If he is, have no doubt in my
mind that he is an imposter, as the
Rules and Regulations of the Grand
Army exclude all who have not been
honorably discharged from the
United States Army, Navy or Ma
rine Corps they also provide that
no person shall be eligible to mem
bershIp who has at any time borne
arms against the United States
There are many people in Missouri
who insist that Mr.. Elkins joined
the Confederate Army and deserted
from it, However, this may not be
true but one thing does appear
certain, that Mr.. Elkins never haC
an honorable discharge from tn,
service Of the United States. HC
never mentions what part Of tn,
service he belonged TO, he avoids
speaking Of his military seryic,
| during the War of the Rebellion
Long and dilligent search has failct
to find any mention OF his name a,
a soldier in the War Department
other than being captain Of 4;
Home Guard Company, in the 77tt
Missouri Regiment, from which h,
was discharged by special order No
TO, after having deserted the Com
pany. There are people in Missouri
who VIII tell you to-day Of havin,
seen bis name advertised as being
desertcr 20 bis intimate friends
Stephen u Eikins explained tbath0
was not built for fighting and tba
bis only military ambition was 6,
keep from being drafted in The Fed
eral Army or conscriptcd into thl
f. Confederate service
/ Senator Elkins aas born in PER-,
, county, Ohio When very young
be moved with bis parents to West
! port Missouri, where his father wa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

THE ARGUS comes up smiling this
week and full of entertaining matter
for our readers. We propose to
make it brighter and better all the
time and give our patrons some
"mighty good readin'" these long
winter evenings that are now com
ing on. The paper has been full of
politics for some time and we have
had but little room for anything
else, and our readers will no doubt
be glad to have rest from politics
and read something else.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

Now that the campaign is over, Mr..
Bowser comes to the front again and
will be with us regularly hereafter.
He has had lots of trouble this sum-
mer and fall, but we haven't had
room to tell about it on account of
trying to help save the country. On
the first page we give an account of
Bowser's experience in politics dur
iing me late campaign, and how he
wound up like some other pollti-
clans we know.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN PATRIOT.

The Republican party of this
State does not seem to have men
smart enough to fill the highest and
bes, Offices without importing them
from other States, and other coun-
tries even. Both their United States
Senators are from Ohio, and their
newly elected Governor from In
diana, and now comes the news that
their Congressman elect in the
Fourth district has always been a
citizen Of Queen Victoria till the
night before election, when they
found out The Democrats were on 10
IT. Here are the facts as given by
the papers:
Huntington. ". Va, Nov. s.
James a. Hughes, who has for three
years been postmaster Of this city
and is how the Republican nominee
for Congress in the Fourth district.
tonight took gu; his naturalization
papers. A special term OF tie Cab.
ell Circuit Court was held for the
purpose.
Great pressure had been brought
to bear upon the clerk of the Circuit
Court to keep the matter quiet, but
1t leaked out. When it became
known it caused nothing short of
sensation.
Hughes is Canadian by birth.
While still maintaining his allegiance
to the British government he has
held the office of State Senator and
postmaster. and been otherwise act
i've in politics. The Democrats had
intended to challenge his vote to-
morrow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
Leeds VS.. ElkinS-
The War Record Of EIkins Exposed---He
is Branded as an Imposter
and Deserer.

stage driver from Westport, to
Butler, Mo. There beng several
children in the family, and the stage
driver not having an amount of
means, Stephen was placed under
the care of Robert Freeman, at
Pleasant Hill, Mo-. where he attend
ed common school. He was ambi-
tious to become a lawyer. Know
ing his father could not afford to
give him an education, Stephen de-
vised a scheme to secure a Univer.
sity course without cost. He be
came deeply pious, joined the hrist-
ian Church and was given full
term at the University, Columbia.
Mo, which was paid for by the
Church, with the understanding that
he was to continue his education
and become 4 minister of the
Church. When he completed his
classical course, he refused to take
a Theological course, and was ready
to study law. The Civil War came
on and he went to Lexington, Mo-.
where they were forming a Confed
crate Regiment. 1t is said he agreed
to enlist in the Confederate Army.
He went from Lexington to Harris
vile, Mo, with his father and
brother, John. They all attended a
secession meeting and agreed to en-
list in the Confederate Army. His
father and John did enlist. and
served in Prices Army during the
Civil War Steve made excuses
and secured a school at Butler,
boarding with Judge Fasley's fam.
lily. So fearful was he Of having "a
enter one or the other of the armic.
that his friends played a number oil
Jokes, working on his fears, until h,
became a source Of amusement &c
the people Of Butler. a detachment
from Lanes (Union) Army came &c
Butler and vent TO the house oil
I Judge Falsely. Steve Elkrns was
informed that the troops intended
to take him into service lie tool
refuge under bed in the garre
and could not be induced to leave
for three days, his school enjoying
d vacation until the last blue Goa
had left. a few weeks later som,
more Federal troops arrived in
Butler during the night Elkin'
grabbed his clothes under his arm
Jumped out Of back window anc
ran across the prairie. The mex
morning a neighbor asked Charlie,
Paisley, formerly Surveyor Genera
of Mexico and nov one Of The prin
cIpal lawyer, there, what had hap
pcncd The night before saying iha
he had seen Steve Elkius runnin,
across the praitie.n IBIS night clothes
and that some serious difficulty mus
have occurred
Eikins went 70 Wesport, No.
acting under the advice Of friend
as TO The best way % assist 30 OF
ganizing company Of Hons
/ Guards, which was attached to tn,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
TO CORA s. FIELD:

Take notice that shall. on the a7d day
OF November, 1900. at the Office of W
watson. IN kingwood Preston county
West virginia. between the hours OF a
m and o o. m. of that day. proceed to take
the dispositions of Hosea Duvall and
others. to be read as evid nee on my behalf.
IN certain suit in equity pending in the
Circuit Court OF Preston county. w. Va,
wherein you are Defendant and am
Plaintiff.
And " from any cause the taking of the
SAID dispositions be not commenced on that
on that day, the taking Of the same will be
continued from day to day. and from time
TO time, at the same hours until the same
shall be completed. Respectfully.
MINOR S FIELD.
y. ]. CRoGAN Counsel
Kingwood. w. Va. Oct 7sth 1900.
1871, oo-4tS4.ss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
state Of West Virginia.

State Of West Virginia.
AZ rules held In the Clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court for the county Of Preston. on
the first Monday Of November. 1000.
William L. Skaters Adm'xI
vs. In chance.
William l. Skaters Heirs
The object Of this suit is 10 snbjeo, The
real estate Of the decedent. William 4.
Shaher 70 the payment Of bis debts.
And u appearing from In aaidayit 6ied d,
said cause that the defendant The Real
Estate and Improvement Company Of Rail-.
more Maryland. and samuel X Barr. are
not residents Of this State. on motion of
the plaintiff u is ordered that the said de-
PENDANTS be required TO appear within ono
month after the date Of the first publication.
OF this order and do what Is neccssar, to,
protect their interests. u IL further or.
dered that this order be published ana
posted as required by law
copy--1cstc.
JONI w WATSON Clerk.
Published FIRST time. November 8. 1000.
Attest l. w Watson CLERK
=. Crogan Counsel for Plaintiff
On 800 4tet og)
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

18th Missouri Infantry, of which
he was commissioned captain. Six
months later it was reported the
Home Guard we're to be ordered
into service. That night Captain
Elkins disappeared from Wes.port.
The Adjutant General of Missouri.
in his report of the year 1864, SAYS,
"Stephen Elkins, Captain, 18th
Regiment, date of Commission Ian
uary 18TH, 1868, to rank from De.
cember 5oth. 1862, vacated by
Special Order No. ra6(IS64)."
Special Order No. ra6, by which
Elkins was fired out of the Army is
not to be found in the War Depart
ment All other orders are there,
but that one mas 5eoa Missing ever
since Elkins was Secretary of War.
John w Warner, of Harrison
vile and Others are still living who
were present with Stephen b. Elkins
at the secession meeting, when EIkins
wanted to become Confe3erate
Home Guard Charley f. Fasley
remembers well when Elkins hid
under the bed to keep from being
drafted into the Confederate service.
Many people in Jacksonville. But
Ter, Lexington and independence,
remember when S. b. Eikins took
leave of the Army and was adver
tised for as a deserter. Elkins'
father told personal friends in New
Mexico, who are still living, that
his son Stephen was a deserter at
the first information that he would
be called into service.
The Wheeling Intelligencer, of
October 77th, said: Senator
Elkins, during his services as Sena-
tor from West Virginia has given
attention to several hundred pen
sions from West Virginia, each
year. Senator Elkins is an old
soldier himself, and always gives
special attention to the wants of
West Virginia soldiers"
THAT STATEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY
FALSE:
Any one can learn the truth by
writing TO the Commissioner of
Pensions, and asking for copies of
the reports of Commissioner of Pen
sions for the years Of 1905, 1906,
1897, 1898, 1899, the years that
Stephen b. Elkins has served as
Senator from West Virginia.
THE TRUTH
Is that in the first session of the
18th Congress. Elkins introduced
four pension bills, one of which be
came law. Ia the second session
of the saith Congress, he introduced
no pension bills. In the FIRST see.
sion Of the 5sth Congress, he in
lroduced no pension bills. At the
time the second session Of the ssth
Congress convened, there was to be
an election in West Virginia, and
Elkius introduced scvcaty five pen
sion bills, NOT oNR 90 WHICH PASSED.
In the third session Of the ssth
Congress, he introduced one pens. on
bill which did not pass In tho
frs. session Of Oh. 56,h Congress,
there was again TO BE an election in
West Virginia before another session
Of Congress Senator Elkius in.
troduccd forty pension bills, only
ONE Of which passed, and they we're
for widows.
Nor a SINGLE Old SOLDIER
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

------.--
EVER GOT PENSION IN CONGRESS
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF SENATOR
ELKINs.
Senator Elkins has stood closer
to the Administration than almost
any other man in public life, and
could have been great help to sold
iers in securing pensions. if he had
been one bit concerned in their
welfare.
The annual paymen, of pensions
to soldiers in West Virginia has de-
creased ss55,7so.S6 since Elkins
came into power. and the number
of pensions in West Virginia dur
ing the same time, has decreased
663- During the same time, the
number of pensions increased TWEEN
ty two thousand in the United
States.
West Virginia furnished one
thousand more soldiers than Zen
neSsee. Tennessee is represented
in Congress almost exclusively by
Tx Confederates, and yet the pen
sion roll Of Tennessee increased
22.l during the same time that the
roll of West Virginia lost 66,, un-
der the force organized by Elkins
in his Office at Washington, to give
attention TO pension claims. AS
have already stated West Virginia
sent over one thousand more sol
diers than Tennessee; and yet the
Tennessee soldiers are now receiv-
ing over seven hundred thousand
dollars more each year, than the
West Virginia pensioners.
Those interested in Elkins' poll.
tics will tell you | am not telling
the truth-they will do more
They will adopt New Mexico meth
DDS and prove my statement to be
false, but if you send for the official
reports of the Commissioner of
PENSIONS, you can see the truth.
unless steps are taken by which YOU
will be told "you can not see" the
reports, the same as you will be
told If you go to the War Depart
ment and ask for especial Order
No. I26" $500. The order
which vacated Elkins' Commission
to Home Guard Company, of the
18th Missouri Regiment. Even
though my papers should chance to
burn up and | should suddenly die,
the proofs Of this statement will
still exist, all the manufactured
proof to the contrary, notwith-
standing.
am sorry indeed that it has be-
come necessary for me to take this
stand and show to the soldiers of
West Virginia why it is their duty
to themselves, their families and
above all to their God, to see that
everything is done to free West
Virginia from the awful grip of
Senator Elkins. As soon as the
official road can be travelled, Elkins
will be called on to show why he
should not be dropped from the
rolls of the Grand Army of the Re-
public as an imposter.
ALEXANDER LEEDS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

One of the most prominent Dem
ocratic speakers ever in the county
was here last week and addressed a
good meeting down at Mount Nebo.
in Pleasant district. The school
house was crowded with a very at
tentive audience, and 7. Harvey
Walls was chairman of the meeting
and introduced ]. Slidell Brown.
who introduced the orator of the
evening, Hon. John S. Beard, of
Pensacola, Florida. He is a promi-
nent lawyer and politician down
there and was sent out by the Ma
tlonal Democratic Committee. Mr.
Beard was on the stump in Illinois.
Ohio and West Virginia, aud is an
enthusiastic Democrat He went
from here to Fairmont to speak Sat-
urday night and from there to Park.
ersbnrg for Monday night, and then
back to his home in the SUNNY
South. He would not get home in
time to vote, but as his vote was not
needed in Florida. it made no diff.
ference, and he will get to vote for
Bryan anyhow, as he is one of the.
Democratic Electors in Florida.
and was elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

Defeated for a second time for
the Presidci cy is still first in the
heart OF the common people OF
this country AID goes uoaa with
honor to hin self and credit TO his
party, as the greatest Democratic
leader since Thomas Jefferson, the
founder of the great party of the
people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-08

We have delayed issuing our pa
per to get the election news, and
got more of it than we wanted. 1t
is such poor brand that we hate
to give it to our readers, and will
send it out in broken doses so it
won't be so hard to take. Some
this week and some next week, and
some later on.