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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

Thomas Moore Jackson, Of Clarks.
burg, the Democratic nominee for
Congress in the First district, de
clines to make the race, as be is
President Of the Short Line Road
now building from Clarksburg to
New MartInsvIlle, and already has
more than be can attend %. The
Democratic Committee has nomi-
mated Hon William T.. Raymond,
the brilliant young attorney at
sutton, Braxton county, to FIJI the
vacancy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

All meetings will be held on
the above date, except for Union
district, which will be one week
later, on Saturday, September 20.
at 2 p. m.
1t will be the duty of the mem
bers of the Committee in the sew
eral districts to arrange for a place
of meeting and to call the Con-
vention to order at the time speci-
fed, and have Chairman and
Secretary elected to preside over
the Convention, who must send
III report of the proceedings,
giving the names of the nominees.
signed by the Chairman and Sec
rotary. Send this report as soon
after the meeting as possible to
the undersigned Chairman of the
Committee at Kingwood, to be
filed with the Board of Ballot
Commissioners as required by law.
BY order of the Committee.
J. SLIDELL BRowN, Chm.
VINCENT r. GocKE. Sec'y
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13
]. SLIDELL BROWN. Editor and
Proprietor
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Election November @. 1900.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
For Congress-2nd District,
THOMAS b. DAVIS,
OF Mineral County.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
JOHN HOMER HOLT,
of Huntington.
For Auditor,
JAMES HENRY MILLER,
OF Hinton.
For Treasurer,
j. GARLAND HURST,
of IIarper's Ferry.
For Attorney General,
GEORGE NJ. Mccoy,
of Sistersville.
For Superintendent of Schools,
r. A. ARMSTRONG;,
of Morgantown.
For Judges Supreme Court,
J. w. ENGLISH, of Point Pleasant.
w. G. BENNETT, of Weston.
For Electors at Large,
J. w. DAVIS, of Clarksburg,
Z. NJ. GILKESON, of Parkersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

The Fairmont Index is running
Thos. NJ. Davis for Congress. This
IS another Tom Davis on us. The
Republicans are running Thos. Z.
Davis, of Grafton, for the State
Senate in this district, and the
Democrats are runnilg Thos. b.
Davis, Of Piedmont, for Congress
IN this district, and now the Index
springs another Tom Davis on US.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

In 1890 J.. p. Powers, the Repub-
liean candidate for Governor Of
Maine, carried the State by 48,377
plurality over NJ. =. Frank, the
Democratic candidate. This time
the Republicans are Growing over
less than $1,000 majority. We are
glad they are 50 easily pleased, and
these slumps at the State elections
viii help let them down for the big
slump coming ia November.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

The Democrats nave carried Ala
bama and Arkansas by big old time
malorities, but are not saying any
thing about it, because we always
carry those States, and expected to
this time. But why should the Re
publicans be growing over carrying
Vermont and Maine, as they always
have heretofore, although by much
larger majorities than this time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Called TO Convene On Saturday,
September z, At z P. NJ.

The Democratic Committee. Of
this County hereby calls for Dis
trlct Conventions to meet in the
the several districts of the county
on SATURDAY, SEPT. %, 1900,
at 2 p. m, for the purpose of
nominating district candidates as
follows:
A Commissioner of the Santy7,
Court.
A Member of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Two Justices of the Peace.
Two Constables.
The places fixed upon for hold
ing the Conventions in the sew
eral districts are as follows:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13
Election November @. 1900.

For Vice President,
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-13

For Congress-2nd District,
THOMAS b. DAVIS,
OF Mineral County.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
POOLING AGREEMENT.
Fourteen Concerns, Including Illi-
nois Steel Company, Advance
Price of Steel Plates.

New York, Nov. 10-The negotiations
which have been in progress among man
nfacturers of steel plates for the past
three weeks relative to the formation CT
q pooling agreement of these interests,
has been successfully concluded at con
ference in this city. An agreement to
which fourteen concerns are said to be
subscribers was reached and prices We're
advanced So per ton. This follows an
advance of the same amount made about
two weeks ago. The new base price is
3.55 cents per pound f. o. b. Pittsburg.
Among the concerns understood to be
parties to the agreement are the Car
negie Steel company, the Illinois Steel
company, Jones 4 Laughlin, the Lukens
Iron & Steel company. Gainesville, Pa;
the Tidewater Steel company, Chester,
Pa; the Glasgow Iron company, Glas-
gov. Pa, and the Pittstown Iron com
pany, Pottstown. Pa. Other conferences
Of iron and steel men are now in progress,
though thus far these are said to have
been informal. There appears to be Il
let's will be advanced shortly and the
price also of bar iron. Both of these,
however, have been gradually strength
ened without artificial aid. AS in the
case of billets, these two staples suffered
severely during the summer dullness.
The base price of bar iron is already
about 81 a ton firmer. Some doubt is
expressed as to the feasibility of estab-
fishing pool iii billets, which have been
free from any such arrangement for over
two years. But the success just attained
in the case of the plates may make the
reconstruction of the billet pool easier
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
BANK ROBBERS BALKED.
Lock Up a Town Marshal but Set
Off a Burglar Alarm and
Retreat.

North Bend, Neb, Nov. 1O.-Robbers
locked the town marshal in jail Thurs
dav night and proceeded to rob a bank.
Marshal Thompson accosted the men,
four in number, and asked them to ex-
plain their presence, and they asserted
that they were looking for a hotel. He
was thus thrown off his guard for a mo-
ment, and the robbers, taking advantage
of the situation, overpowered the officer
and took his keys and other effects, in
Guiding few dollars. Marshal Thomp-
son made noise enough to awaken a regi-
ment, but his alarm was interpreted to
be only the wall of a drunken victim, so
but little attention was given to him.
After having disposed of the only guar
dian on duty in North Bend, the robbers.
by means of skeleton keys, entered the
Bank Of North Bend and made their way
to the vaults. There they unexpectedly
set off a burglar alarm, which drove
them away. They fed precipitately. leav-
ing their tools behind. A party of citi-
zens liberated the marshal.
Brazil, Ind, Nov. 10.-Safe- blowers
entered the cooperative mercantile store
at Harmony and with dynamite tore in
four quarters the heavy safe, then looted
it of $4,000 in currency and several pen
sion checks which had been cashed for
old soldiers. The cracksmen made their
eScaDp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
.ELBRIDGE GERRY OUT.
For Twenty Years Head of Society
for Prevention of Cruelty
to Children.

New York, Nov. S.-The World SAYS to-
day: Elbridge L. Gerry, founder of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, and for the past twenty years
at its head. has resigned as president of
the organization.
Vernon NJ. Davis, former assistant dis
trict attorney, has been named by the
board of directors of the society as Mr..
Gerry's successor.
Mr.. Gerry's resignation is the culmina-
ton of a fight that has lasted for years
in the Legislatures and the courts be-
tween Mr.. Gerry, the state board of char
ity and the New York city officials. 1t
was Mr.. Gerry's claim that while his
society got an annual appropriation from
the state of $4,000, it was secret or
ganization not subject to state inspection.
The retirement of Mr.. Gerry was an
nounced at meeting of the fifteen direc-
tors of the organization held several days
ago. 1t was agreed to keep the matter
as secret as possible.
D. 0. Mills says that Mr. Gerry re-
signed because of the hard work involved
in the presidency. He had to devote all
of his attention to it, and in doing so had
to neglect his personal affairs. Mr.. Da-
Wis said that he did not know whether he
would accept the position or not.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
GIRL CHOKED TO DEATH.
sault and Murder of a Young
Woman by Two Men.

Leavenworth, Kas.. Nov. S.--A murder
that for. fiendishness rivals that of Jen-
ME Bosschieter has caused great feeling
here. The dead body of Pearl Forbes. a
young woman who was employed in a To-
cal candy factory, was found in a ravine
near her home yesterday. 1t is believed
that she was assaulted by two men. who
afterward chokad her to death to stife
her cries.
Marks on the girls throat indicate that
she died Of strangulatlon. About the
place where the body was found there
were evidences of a terrible struggle.
There is no clue 70 the murderers, but
almost the whole town is working on the
case, and the culprits if found may be
roughly dealt with.
Miss Forbes, who is or good family.
usually walked home from her work with
a male companion. Tuesday he told her
he could not accompany her and advised
her to take car. Miss Forbes declined,
saying she preferred to walk
The young woman visited her sister,
who lives short distance from the
Forbes home, and started for her home
about 6 o'clock in the evening AS far
as can be learned that is the last seen
of her alive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14

section of the country. The East the
West and even the South have contribut-
ed to the increased Republican majority.
Districts have been carried that even the
Republican managers We're disposed to
concede TO the Democrats.
Returns from the legislative tickets in
several'of the states are delayed, making
it impossible 20 give exact figures as to
he strength Of parties in the new Senate.
Nebraska Against Bryan.
One of the most interesting senatorial
situations is in Nebraska. Senator AL
len, Populist, fills one of the seats by APP
pointment Of the governor, which holds
god only until the meeting of the Legis-
lature. The term Of Senator Thurston,
Republican, will expire March 3. Thus
the Legislature elected liz Nebraska to-
A fusion Legislature would return Sen
ator Allen and would elect Mr.. Bryan
to succeed Senator Thurston. If the lat
er returns bear out the indications of
the earlier dispatches from Nebraska,
Mr.. Bryan has not only been defeated
for the presidency bat will be kept out
of the Senate as well.
The Pennsylvania Legislature will be
strongly Republican. The supporters of
former Senator Quay claim that his fac
ton will be in the majority and he will
be returned to the Senate. The anti
quay men Will not cOncede this and there
is every prospect of a bitter factional
fight when the Legislature meets in Har-
risburg.
Probable Contest in Illinois.
There viii also be contest in the Hi
nois Legislature between Gov. Tanner
and Senator Cullom for the seat which
the latter now fills The probability is
that some compromise candidate will be
elected. In the House the most impor-
tant gains have been in the East-New
York. Pennsylvania and Maryland being
the chief contributors. The West is so
strongly Republican in the present Con-
gress that no material gains could be ex-
pected in that direction. In the South
little was expected, but returns indicate
that Democratic majorities have been
greatly reduced in the Virginia districts
and that probably one or more Republic
ans have been elected
POpulists Are Scarce,
One of the striking features of the
membership of the new Congress is th,
small number of Populists, Silver Re-
publicans and Fusionists who will hole
seats. in the Senate and II: House. The
election yesterday seems to indicate that
the Populist party has ceased to be an
important factor in the politics of the
country. The tier Of states west Of the
Mississippi. in which Populism had it's
greatest development, have returned.
temporarily at least, to the Republican
column.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14

to warm the fancy of the most indiffer-
emit"
Accompanying Gen. MacArthur's re-
port are the reports of the various staff
officers under mis- command. Maj. Mil.
Ter, quartermaster, speaks of the Difficult
ties of transportation and says the ma
tive ponies haye proved the most success
full.
Maj bravo, commissary, reports on the
supplies of the army and says that the
problem of supplying fresh meat is most
difficult. This is secured mostly from the
naval refrigerating of the ships. He says
the losses of stores save been abnOrmally
large, the total loss aggregating $116,1S1
of which $113,66S were COMBINATIONS
of goods reported and the balance stolen
in transit from Manila to outlying ports.
Increased Mortality.
Col. Greenleaf makes a report on the
health conditions, showing that in June
1900. out of total of 63,2S4 there wera
oo63 sick, or $40 per cent Regarding
the mortality of the army, he says: 1.-The
number of deaths in the army has steadi-
~ increased and a diminutiOn OF the
death rate can scarcely be expected. The
number of men shot from ambush by
small guerrilla bands now exceeds those
Killed at any previous time, and as time
progresses and the men become more and
more debilitated by the tropical service
the more marked will become the ratio
of deaths. For the six months from
January 81 to July 81, 1900, there died
"A officers and 81 enlisted men, of whom
4 officers and "a enlisted men were killed
in action and 3 officers and 43 enlisted
men died of wounds.
Natives Impoverished.
Col. Grecnleaf says that the war has
impoverished the native population and
the native army has drawn all available
medical supplies and native physicians
and there has been great suffering among
the outlying residents. He says there is
scarcity Of medical officers in the Phil
ippines.
Lieut.. Col Allen of the Signal corps
SAYS there is in operation in the island
3141 miles of land and cable lines, with
315 officers in direct communication with
Manila.
Maj.-Gen. Lloyd Wheaton reports upon
the conditions of the department of
northern Luzon, while Maj. Gen. John G.
Bates makes a report regarding the de-
partment of southern Luzon Gen. Rob
ert 2. Hughes reports as commander of
the department of the ViZayas and Gen.
William A. Kobbe reports on the opera
tons in Mindanao and Jolo. These re-
ports relate chiefly to the military opera
tons in the departments.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
Vienna Exhibits Dolls.

The exhibition of dolls at Vienna con.
tinues to attract crowds of women and
children. The latest addition to this in
teresting collection is the smallest doll in
the world. 1t is less than the third OF
an inch in size. and in spite of it's small
ness every limb is movable. This tiny
doll is 100 years old, is enclosed in a
glass case and placed among the most
interesting exhibits On q long table
stretching the length of an annex $500
toy soldiers are placed. These small but
perfect warriors represent detachments
Of ali of the great armies of the world
and are clad in their appropriate uni
forms. Cavalry, infantry and artillery,
wearing the English, French, Spanish,
German, Russian, Italian aud even Chi
nese uniforms, are modified and placed
in battle array to the delight of the boy
ish visitnrs.-London Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
M'ARTHUR TO STAY.
Story that He was to be Recalled
Declared to be Without
Foundation.

Washington, d. c., Nov 1O.-With the
Endorsement at the polls of the admins
tration's policy in the Philippines a num-
Der of stories have come into circulation
as to the governments plans for the flu
ture in the far East. One of these is that
Maj.-Gen Macarthur is to be recalled
on account Of dissatisfaction with his
course, and that Maj.-Gen. Chaffee will
succeed him. 1t is reported also that
Maj.-Gen. Bates and Brig Gen Fred
erick Dent Grant are to be called home
because they have not done well. Adjt.-
Gen. Corbin denied these stories in the
most emphatic way and authorized the
use of his name in the denial. He said
that Gen. Macarthur would remain in
command of the American forces in the
Philippines. and that Gen. Chaffee would
stay in China. There was no intention,
he said, of recalling Gems. Bates and
Grant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
GOES TO DEATH IN A TRANCE.
Negro Murderer is Electrocuted While
Under Hypnotic Control.

Columbus, O., Nov 10.-Richard Gard
ner, who was executed here yesterday,
will go down in the history Of criminol-
Ogy associated with new development i'll
the use of hypnotism. His death sug-
gests a new means of taking from MUIR
derers the terrors Of the death chair. The
execution was borne by the criminal
negro from Florida-in remarkable
manner. He entered the death cham Der
with a smile, and took the chair in as
firm a manner as though he were about
to sit down for a meal
About two weeks ago, under the inf,l-
ence of the prison chaplain, Gardner was
induced to make a confession. At that
time he was heinous example of the
hardened criminal and told the grew
some details of his crime, which was the
assaulting and subsequent murder of
13-year-old girl.
Since then he has been practically
under the control of the chaplain. Be
fore the electric current was turned OH
he was asked if he had anything to say.
He replied, God is love" He had every
appearance of being in hypnotic trance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
TUBBS SENT TO PRISON.
Charged with Mailing Objectionable,
Letters to Clara Saltnes.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 1O.-W. G
Porter, assistant United States attorney
for South Dakota, has been advised thai
the United States circuit court of ap
peals has affirmed the decision of the
federal court in this city in the case
against Richard A. Tubbs, who will now
have to serve term of two years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. Tubbs, while
mayor of Alcester, S. D., was accused
of having mailed Objectionable letters tC
Clara Saltnes. In April, 1899, he wa.
convicted. Tubbs at present is a resi-
dent of Centervile. S. d.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
DISAPPOINTED SUITOR SUES.
Bernard Miller Seeks to Recover Land
from Former Fiance.

Louisville. Ky, Nov 1O.-A suit of an
unusual nature has been filed here by
Bernard Miller against AIalinda Alice
Daley and Charles Sebastian. The
plaintiff claims that some time ago Ma
linda Alice Daley, in consideration Of
her promise to marry him, secured from
him deed for twenty acres of property,
the agreement being that the deed was
not to be put ON record until the cere-
mony was performed.
Miller says that this agreement has
been broken, that the deed has been re-
corded and that the woman refuses 10
marry him. In addition Miller claims
that she and Sebastian conspired together
and secured from him 500 and Sis,
they representing that she was going to
marry him.
Miller asks that the deed be cancelled
and that he be given Judgment for the
two sums of money. The case has at
tracted widespread attention owing to the
prominence of the parties to it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
COURT SUSTAINS TAX BOARD,
The Increase in Michigan Valuations
AmountsEto $5O,OOO,OOO.

of nearly 100000 made in the 90 as $
sessed valuation of upper peninsula coun-
ties made by the State Tax commission
will stand, the Supreme court having
granted the mandamus asked for in a test
case to compel the assessor of the city of
Ishpeming to use the commissions asses
ments in extending the tax on the rolls.
an aggregate of $70,0o0,O0O in the si state e.
the hardest-hit county being Houghton
which was raised $38,0OO0O0.
The court says it is not the duty of an
officer to omit the statutory duty because
of an opinion that the action of his SUI
periors has not conformed to the law.
He has merely to do his duty as pre-
scribed by the law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
WILL HUNT FOR THE POLE.
Brewer of Yale will Accompany the
Baldwin Expedition.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. S.-William
H. Brewer, chief of the department CT
agriculture at Yale college, will accom-
pany Evlyn 2. Baldwin Of New York in
Brewer will be first assistant to Mr..
Baldwin. William Ziegler, the wealthy
Brooklyn merchant, will pay the eX-
penses of the exploration.
Mr.. Baldwin came to New Haven yes
terday to confer with Prof. Brewer rela-
tive to the expedition. Prof. Brewer has
had experience in exploration, having had
charge of the researches made in Alaska
a year ago by E. HI. Hartman.
Prof. Brewer said. in speaking of the
proposed trip, that the idea Of professors
of leading American universities trying
to reach the North pole in an expedition
is a unique one and he is confident it will
Sucnppd
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
r. G.. DUN DEAD.
The Head of the Great Commercial
Agency Had Relatives in
Milwaukee.

New York. Nov. 1O.-R. G. Dun, head
Of the mercantile-agency firm of r. G
Dun & Co., died in this city today OF
cirrhosis of the liver.
Mr.. Dun was born in Chillicothe, O..
in 1926. He began his business career
at the age of Is, in a country store
Early in life he came to New York
where he secured employment in the mer.
camille agency then conducted by Tappan
& Douglass. Six years later, in 1854
he became a partner of Mr.. Douglass
In 1859 Mr.. Dun purchased the interest
in the business held by his partner and
was senior partner in the firm of r. G.
Dun & Co. up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Dun's wife, who survives him, was
Miss Mary D. Bradford of Milwaukee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
JOKER "DOWIEITE" MAULED
Crowd of Citizens Tear Off His Clothes
and Beat Him.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 1O.-Just for fur
James Cowen of Shelby, O., mounted
stone steps in West Main street in Shell
by and began harangue with the an
nouncement that he was a preacher OF
the Dowieite Zion church, and had come
to save and heal the people of Shelby
He was Immediately surrounded by q
crowd of 100 or more people and warned
that he must stop. He became more en-.
thusiastic than ever when he saw how
well his joke was going, and shouted
crowd made a rush for the joker, pulled
him from his feet and down the steps
and before he could make the citizens see
through his fun most of his clothes
had been torn off and he was severely
beaten and bruised
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
TO CAPTURE DEWET.
Roberts Employing Extreme Meth.
DDS to Run Down the
Boer Leader.

London. Nov. 1O.-Gen. Dewet is now
the real leader of the Boer cause, and his
prestige will be impaired by his recent
serious defeat. A dozen other Beer gen
erals are still in the field. Botha, whose
health is better is ON the veldt near Wa
tervale and Viljoen is near him with De
larey. Schalkburger is IN the mountains
near Lydenburg and Erasmus is in the
south. Grobler and Lemmer are in va
rious sections of the Transvaal
Lord Roberts has evidently made the
capture of Dewet and Steyn his next
work and employing his mobile mounted
forces to hunt them down at all hazards.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
CUDAHY ENTERS THE FIELD.
Completes with Others for the Vir'
ginia Southern Business.

Packing company of Omaha is to com
pete with the Armour and Swift people
here The concern secured lease on
valuable and extensive wharfage proper
ty and refrigerating plants and will i'm
mediately establish a great distributing
house for their products