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THE OTHER LETTER.
BALER, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, July rs.

BALER, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, July rs.
My Dear Friend Charles
Just few short lines to bring the past 10
memory once more. l never hear from anv
of the old boys of the and w. Va, only
Walter Rowe, he tells me of the boys and
talks great deal of the times we had to-
gether IN the army. l still have warm
place in my heart for the old Regiment and
all the men. But it is different now.
enlisted shortly after we were mustered out
and have been here nearly year, as we
were the FIRST of the new volunteers TO come
to the Island. My experience here has been
grand thing. We have been up against
the real thing in all kinds of shapes and
have gone through untold hardships. We
were under Gen. Lawton till he was killed
and followed him on the hardest campa;on
on the Island. We have endured two rainy
seasons, the one going out the other coming
in. 1t is awful, but would not have missed
1t for anything in the world. Our rations is
pretty hard and when on the march we get
bacon, bareback and coffee and only half
S"ouS" Vi 'naI we nave had TO forage.
We would kill water Bufaloes Tor mud osen)
and eat the meat only half cooked and no
SALT SO you see we have had pretty tough
time. They call us the Mounted Infantry.
because we followed the grid and 4th Cavalry
under Gen. Wheeler, and was with them
nearly all the time. think we will be on
the Island for year yet il we don't go to
China.
Well Charly hope you will write me a
long letter and kindly remember me to al,
the boys know, especially Pierce, il YOU
ever see him. will ring off this time.
am, your friend,
ROBERT MoNToNy
N. B.-Address all mail to Manila, Co.
ID, 34th U. S. Infantry, Manila, p. I.
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ALL FOR BRYAN.
Twelve Hundred Republicans in Ono
County Turn Democrats

1t is not alone distinguished Rep
ublican leaders like Senator Well
ington, former Governor Boutelle
and General Henderson who have
openly repudiated and denounced
President Mckinley for his weakness
and false Interpretation of the Amer
lean spirit; not alone gold Demo
Gratis like Carl Schurz and Bourke
Cochran and members of Mr.. Cleve-
lands Cabinent like Richard Olney,
Judge Harmon, Hoke Smith, Wilson
5. Bissell and William l.. Wilson
who are now supporting Mr.. Bryan
in his patriotic effort to save the
nation from the Mckinley Hanna
blight, but here in West Virginia,
in Kanawha County, 400 persons
who voted for Mckinley in 'o6 have
signed afiidavits binding themselves
jointly to vote for Mr.. Bryan this
year.
The change from Mckinley to
Bryan in West Virginia is clearly
seen in this action. The Republi-
can managers are alarmed and
Senators EIkins and Scott have been
colonizing the State with negroes
from Virginia and the Carolinas
The proofs Of this plan are so strong
that the Democratic State Com.
mittee has employed force Of
detectives to gather evidence to be
used in prosecuting the illegal
voters.
In spite Of Mr.. Hanna's enormous
fund, West Virginia only gave Nc
Kinley plurality Of rt,437 in 1906.
A change Of rz5 votes from one
side TO the other in each Of the fftv-
five counties will give the six cleo
toral votes Of West Virginia to
Mr.. Bryan
Twelve hundred former Mckinley
voters 10 one county alone have
signed affdavits declaring their pur-
pose to support the Democratic
candidate.
This tells its own story. Nearly
al! The Gold Democrats are back in
the party and Mr. Bryan's strength
is constantly increasing with the
people.
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GENERAL, S. B. NJ. YOUNG, Brigadier
General, U. s. A., Commanding Depart
ment of Northwest Luzon.
LIEUT.. COLONEL, Ii. w. VESSELS, JR.
Commanding Regiment.
RECORD OF EVENTS.

Left Fort Myer, Va, August 2, 1890.
Proceeded by rail to Seattle, Washington,
where they arrived August ID Sailed from
this place for Manila, August a. Stopped
four days at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and
seven days at Kobe, Japan, and arrived at
Manila, October 3. Camped on bay shore
near Paseo de Malecon, until October II,
when proceeded by rail to San Fernando de
la Pampanga; from thence marched, Octo-
Der ~, to Arayat. Left Arayat with Gen.
Young on his northern expedition, October
is. October 10, skirmshed with enemy
near San Isidro. October 20 made recon
noissance to Gapan. Left San Isidro,
October ~, and made flank attack on en-
emy's position near Santa Rosa. October
81, occupied Cabanatuan. November ?.
made swift march against Bongabone,
capturing it and destroying large quantities
of provisions, ordnance and important
records. November 7, began the chase
after fleeing insurgents over country
almost impossible with mud and swollen,
bridgeless streams. Passed through the inn
Portant towns of ralavera, San Jose, Lupao,
San Quinlin, to Tayug, where swan the
Agno River and proceeded through Asingan.
San Manuel and Binalonan. On evening of
November ID, captured insurgent provision
train near Manoag, with quantity of guns
and ammunition. November " deiach-
ment sent toward San Jacinlo and San
Fabian to communicate with Gen. Wheaton
and to draw rations, the first obtained since
leaving Cabanatuan, November 7. On
same date troop proceeded through Pozorru-
bio to Rosario, where detachment with
rations joined it on the 10Th Evening of
November 10, sharp engagement near Arm
gay, and November 20, attacked San Fer
nando dc la Union, defended by 200 in
surrectos, and the troop, 81 strong. charged
and captured the place, securing ammuni-
ton, guns and intrenching tools Novem.
Der %, began the march toward Viean:
engaged the enemy in mountains of Tena
Ran, completely routing him. Detachment
from the troop proceeded, December n. to
Laoag and thence to Salsona Troop left
Nigan January 9, TO take station at San
Fernando dc Ia Union, arriving January 10.
Had hard fight on January ~, at San
Jauhn and also at BAG on May 10th, and AZ
Can Dara, May 20.
will close. Write soon.
MosE WATSON,
Troop d, Third Cavalry Regular Army.
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MCKINLEY on PENSIONS.
Declares the Money Power Against Ex-
pansion or the Pension Roll.


Hon. ID. /. Murphy, former Com
missioner Of Pensions, now residing
in Washington city, in an interview,
made the following statement which
he is assured can be fully sub.
stantiated.
During the National Encamp-
ment of the G.. A. r. at Philadel-
phia one year ago, the pension
question and the attitude of this ac-
ministration towards the civil war
veterans was the principal topic
under consideration. a special
committee consisting of X. b.
Brown, Of Ohio, chairman John
w. Burst, Of Illinois John Palmer,
of New York {. c. Adams, of
Massachusetts and II. b. Case, of
Tennessee, had been previously APP
pointed to wait upon the President
and protest against the policy being
carried out in the Pension Office.
This committee called on President
Mckinley on the morning of Sept.
4, 1890: They presented to him
the complaints of their comrades
and urged change in the pension
policy. They even went SO far as
to tell the President that the G.. A.
X. might even ask for the removal
of the Commissioner of Pensions.
Replying to the committee,
President. Nc Kinley gave them
plainly to understand that he would
sustain the Commissioner, no matter
how strongly the Encampment
might condem him, and added this
astounding declaration "THERE
is NO USE DENYING THE FACT
GENTLEMEN THAT THE MONEY
POWER OF THE COUNTRY is AGAINST
ANY FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE
PENSION ROLL"
"rhe amazement and discom-
future of the committee were SO
complete that they quickly withdrew
from the Executive presence.
"THE MONEY POWER. How does
1t strike the men who left homes
and families and staked their all
for the perpetuity of the Govern
ment F? How does the Presidents
declaration sound to the American
citizen who loves his country and
respects its laws and institutions
What will be thought of the Presi-
dents statement by the young man
just coming into all the privileges
of American citizenship ?
What has become of that govern
ment of the people, by the people
and for the people that Washington
founded, Lincoln up held and our
veterans fought to preserve
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Hayden

Correspondence Of the Argus
J. f. Rodchcaver purchased new grain
mill.
d. B. cuppett aud family spent Sunday
al I.enOx.
J. j. Jackson and wife spent Sunday at
J. w Wclch's.
Pressing business called Scott Feather to
Hudson Saturday
]. J. WEIGH and wife were shopping ~
Kingwool on Saturday
Mrs. Amanda McGiu and daughter. Of
Grafton, were visiting friends ia Craborchard
last week.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson and Mrs. Jacob +.
Feather we're visiting II. a. Feather and
wife Sunday.
Prcliminarics are being made TO have
Children's Egc at the Lutheran church.
Crabofchard in the near future.
John S. Feather. formerly Of this place.
but Tor some years pitboss 10 mines in
Pcnnsylgania, has moved to his farm near
CWzari ON account Of 100 health.
Hon. VIM. G.. Brown. IT,, Of Ringwood.
was the guest Of David o. Feather on
Thursday, looking after options on one
Of the most noted blocks Of coal in Preston
county.
ON HAIRY.
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TWO LETTERS
or interest to Preston County People.

HERoS LAKE. MINI. Sept. s, 1900.
My Dear Brown
enclose you letter received from Mr..
Robert III. Montony. formerly Corporal in
Co. III. aud w. Va. Vols. lie was for a
time student in the Fairmont Normal
School, and then book-keeper for the Rum
barger Lumber CO., of Dobbin, where he
enlisted in Captain Illusions company. All
of our boys viii be glad TO hear from him.
and to know he is well and happy.
whea, ,hreshing is going on every day
now and the yield is far, running from II
to 20 bushels per acre. The grade,.3 very
good, being nearly all No. hard, the fines,
wheat grown anywhere. Barley is very
poor crop this year on account of heavy
rains at harvest time, which made il very
dark in color and+uiued il for brewing pur
poses.
Flax is one Of the principal crops and is
making good yield. The price is ON the
boom now, being sI.33 per bushel and still
advancing. Wheat is selling at 90 cents
per bushel and No. barley 3, cents and
No. from aS to 80. Threshing machines
are at work in every direction, and it is a
fine sight to see the long lines of teams
waiting their turn TO unload grain at the
elevators.
There IS no interest being shown in politics
up here at all as everybody is too busy
taking care of the grain to give |, any time.
Yours,
c. w. WOLFE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20
SENATORIAL CONVENTION

In another column of this issue
will be found a call for a Senatorial
Convention for this, the Tenth dis
trict, called to convene at Grafton
on Friday, October 5, 1900, at n
a. m. This day was selected by the
Committee on account of being the
date for the big joint discussion at
Grafton between Holt and White,
the Democratic and Republican
nominees for Governor. There will
be big crowd there that day, and
a good many of our people will
want to attend anyhow, so we can
take in the joint discussion and the
Convention both. AS the debate
will be in the afternoon, the Con.
vention is called for II a. m. 1t
will not take more than an hour to
do all the work, as there is no
scramble for the nomination. The
delegates from this county should
go down on No. 5, arriving at Graf
ton at $50, and the delegates from
Monongalia county get there at
lilo, so the Committee considered
all these things in calling the Con-
vention. The delegates and alter
mates for this county were elected
at the County Convention held here
in May, and are as follows
DELEGATES.
Capt. ]. f. Murdoch, Frank Pell,
Vincent +. Cooke, ]. Slidell Brown,
Elliott Jenkins, Ebert Boyce, John
Shaw, Fred Fromhart, Adam d.
Bowman, Patrick Graney, L. A.
Paulie, J. A. Wilt, DR.. S. M. Scott,
Felix f. letters, David Dennis, A.
S. McNair, Joseph Kelly and r. F.
jenkins.
ALTERNATEs.
w. II. Owens, Marcellus Conley,
E. B. Conley, b. E. Cress, w. M.
Cox, Geo. M. Shaffer, ]. c. Simp-
son, ]. F. Burke, Henry Garlitz, f.
l.. Teets, b. p. Whetsell, Farley
DeBerry, ]. T. Gribble, Daniel
Mosser, Levi Zweyer and Joseph
Graham.
We hope as many of the above
as possible will go, and as many
other Democrats from the county as
can be present, should be there and
back up and encourage our nominee
for Governor in the big debate, as
it is in strong Republican section
of country, and the latter will be
out in full force to whoop for White.
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WITH THE REGULARS.
The Coed Record or Troop 3D." Third
u. y. Cavalry.
BAcASAHAS Province,
LuzoN. 2. l.. yuhe IS, I9o

BAcASAHAS PROVINCE,
Luzos, p. L., jung - i''o
Dear Father.
iieceiyed your letter all hight. also the
Spanish war. Was glad 70 hear from you.
am well now but the wet season has set in
and il rains day and night. The mos, Of our
danger here now is in swimming the rivers,
for there is no bridges in this Province. We
are stationed in a place something like
where your saw mill is located. Right in
the mountains, away from civilization and
among the sayages of the Luzon. We are
still having fight once in awhile, but /
have been lucky so far not TO get hit. The
nearest they have come to me was to shoot
the pommel off of my saddle and shoot my
horse through the neck.
received copy of THE ARGUS aud here
with send the printed record of our company
and list of officers up to date.
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~ THE PHILIPPINES.
Another Preston County Soldier Writes
OF His Life in The Army.

''NNN"NNHDog Il. l., June 20, 1900.
EDITOR BRowN - will try and
write few lines il you will allow
me space in your paper.
We are staiioneu at a small town
with only about FIVE thousand in
habitants. We have had right
hard time o: il so far, but as the
rainy season is here, we will get a
rest for awhile. We travelled for
one month in mud part of the time up
to our waists, and rained nearly every
day. We were looking for trouble,
as that was what we went out for.
and we finally ran into the enemy's
camp on river bank, and they
thought they had us. Well, they
did give it TO us tor awhile, but we
finally got them where VIC wanted
them. The battle only lasted three
hours, and we lost two men and the
insurgents lost II killed and 100
wounded.
received THE ARGUS yesterday,
and was glad to get it. Some good
friend had it sent to me, but don't
know who it is, but many thanks for
the same. We can't get anything
to read here only what we get from
home.
Has Hugh Watson stopped writ.
ing for the paper3 / haven't seen
anything from his pen for awhile,
and ! always enjoyed reading his
letters. 1t is getting so dark that l
can hardly see to write, so what you
can't read guess at the rest, for /
want to finish this letter this even
ing, as | want TO send it away to the
postoffice early in the morning. We
are one hundred miles from the
postoffice, and they send us our
mail by pack train, so we don't get
1t very often--sometimes three or
four weeks from one mail day to
the other.
don't know how long we will
stay in this town, but 1 suppose till
after the rainy season is over, for
this town is on the road that leads
into the mountains, and we have to
keep the enemy back in the hills.
We drove them from the sea coast
towns into the hills, and we are
going to keep them there. We have
a great deal of fighting with them,
but 1t doesn't last long, as they can't
stand our fire. have been in three
battles and several skirmishes. and
| don't know how many more l will
get into before leave here.
have had good health since |
came here, and have not been sick
a day. Most of the boys are enjoy
ing good health to be a tropical
climate. There is a drink here the
natives call beno. 1t is made out
of rice, and makes the boys crazy
when they drink it. There is also
another drink called tuber, but is
not so bad as the beno.
Well, l must close for this time,
hoping to get another ARGUS by
next mail, for it is the same as get
ting letter from home.
Well, l wish you all a glorious
Fourth of July.
SOLOMON b. TREMBLY,
Co. /, 18th Inf. Iloilo, p. 1.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

Quite number of Republicans
from this county are now over in
Barbour, Marion, Tucker and Ran
dolph working till the election, so
as to vote in those close counties
and try to elect the legislative can
didates in the interest of Senator
Elkins. Their votes count the same
there for everything, except the
county ticket, as il cast in this
county, where they are not needed
at all. 1t is one of your Uncle
Steve Elkins' slick tricks in his
scheme to capture the next Legis-
lature and reflect himself 20 the
United States Senate.
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----------------
"THE IOWA CYCLONE"

The Republicans had another
meeting in the Court House here
Monday night and the orator of the
evening was Victor b. Dolliver from
Iowa, an old Prestonian, born and
raised near Klngwood. He has sue
ceeded well in the west and has con
siderable reputation as a speaker,
and our people turned out to hear
him and he had good audience,
although there was no rush or jam
of any kind.
Francis Heermans, Esq, pre-
sided over the meeting, which was
rather tame, as there seems to be a
great lack of enthusiasm so far in
this campaign. The most applause
that Mr.. Deliver got was from dog
in the audience, that persisted in
barking and making a great racket
every time there was any applause
from the crowd.
The speaker spoke almost entirely
on the issues of the last two cam
paigns, and hardly touched on pres
ent issues at all. While Col. Dolli
yer is very good talker, as a man
with a mouth like his ought to be,
we were surprised to find him such
back number, and expected to
hear an up-to-d date discussion, but
we were disappointed.
Mr.. Dolliver arrived in town on
Monday, and the weather at once
became so raw and fresh that our
people really got shaky, Democrats
and Republicans alike, and this
chilly and uncertain condition of
affairs lasted till Mr. Deliver left
the next afternoon, when the weather
got warm again at once He went
from here to Morgantown to speak
that night. He was accused by our
people with bringing us just taste
of blizzard from his prairie home,
but we do not think he was respon-
sible for 1t, as he left there some
time ago and has been up in Maine
stamping, or slumping the State, as
as the Republicans lost about X, 900
Of their majority up there. He will
make quite a number of speeches in
this State, and If it will work as
well as up in Maine, we will try TO
keep him here every campaign after
this.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

The Journal discovered another
mares nest last week, with soft
egg in il, and shed some crocodile
tears over the flag being wrongside
out at the Democratic meeting in
the Court House recently, claiming
that the Democrats had put it Up
that way without knowing any bet
ter, etc, when, as a matter Of fact.
it was the work Of a good Republi.
can, Mr.. Samuel Blsncy, the ianitor
of the Court House, who had the
flag in jury room there, got Il out,
and with his step-ladder put it up.
under authority from Us, as we had
employed him for the occasion, and
paid him dollar for about an hours
work putting up the flag, ringing the
bell, etc. We called his attention
TO the flag being wrongside out i'm
mediately after il was up, but as fl
could not be noticed only on close
inspection we let it 20, as we we're
10 hurry. The baby editor Of the
Journal is indeed hard up for some
thing to belly-ache about.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

In the coal regions of Pennsyl-
yania the biggest strike for a long
time is now on and II8, 600 men are
out, and with prospects of a long,
hard fight and much trouble, but
don't tell any Republican prosperity
shouter about il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

Louisville will hold a Horse Show
october IS to 70. inclusive. This
will be Kentucky's initial attempt
at an indoor Horse Show; in fact
II will be the first big Horse Show
TO be held in the South. The
Association has 100 members, the
leading citizens Of Louisville, and
they have made plans to accommo.
date great throng Of visitors.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20

We are in receipt Of a Chinese
paper issued by the Chinese in San
Francisco and published entirely
in the heather hieroglyphics Of the
puzzle departments Of their so-ca1led
language. The paper is under date
Of August 18th, and we suppose con
tains all the late news Of the war in
China, and was sent Us by a very
thoughtful friend on the Pacific
slope, who marked several striking
looking passages in it, but as yet
we haven't had time to read it. The
whole business seems TO be hind
part before and forepart behind, as
the last page is the first and The first
IS the last IN accordance with the
Scriptures, so that the Chinese prac-
tiee some Of our theology after all.
Anyone desiring 70 read up on the
Chinese situation can do so by call.
ing at this Office, as the paper is on
file here for that purpose.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20
THE GALVESTON HORROR.

The situation at Galveston is
gradually improving and order is
being restored by the authorities
and the wreck of the city cleaned
up. The most of the dead bodies
were cremated as the only effective
way of disposing of them. Hundreds
had been taken out in the Gulf
and dumped overheard, but the sea
refused to hold them and threw the
bodies up on the beach, so they
piled them up in the wreck Of the
buildings and burned them. Soldiers
have been on guard and the stricken
city under military rule and over a
hundred negroes were shot down
for robbing the dead. Relief trains
have been run into the city loaded
with physicians and supplies and
the survivors and the wounded are
being taken care of and many of
them removed to other places. The
loss of life is now estimated to be
about eight thousand and the
property loss over twenty-five
millions of dollars. The scenes
during and since the storm are
awful to read about as described in
the daily papers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-20
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

The Democratic Senatorial Con-
vention will be held at Grafton on
FRIDAY. OCTOBER S, I9O0J
at II a. m, to nominate a State
Senator for the Tenth District of
West Virginia.
]. SLlDELL Brown, Chm.
X. +. l.. ALLEN, Sec'y.
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Spanish American Filipino War.
Troop d Bird U. s. Cavalry.
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
Captain George +. Chase, Commanding
Troop to December 81.
ist Lieutenant, Edwin NJ. Suplee, Com
handing Troop since January
End Lieutenant, Ola w. Bell.
sERGEANTs.
First, Harry Trebus.
Q. NJ, Clarence w. Lyons. Served in
Cuba, 1898.
Albert b. Siahlman. Served in Cuba, 'oS.
Charles ]. ID. Spreckels.
Edwin b. Floyd. Discharged.
William l.. Elkin. Served in Cuba, 'os.
John Nee. Discharged.
John b. Boyce.
coRPoRALs.
Hans Hansen,
Conrad Riethman,
Harry c. Fowler,
Daniel J.. Gillespie,
Orlo NJ. Beardsley,
Wales Emmons,
Adam Hoffman,,
Virgil l.. Nesbit,. Lance Corporal.
COOKS.
William Stone,
Anthony Duran.
TRUMPErERs.
Charles L. Hesse,
Harry w. DeJarneue.
FARRIER.
Edward Watson. Killed. Served in
Cuba, %.
BLACKSMITH.
John Mcmahon.
sADDLER.
Christian Soell.
WAGNER.
William II. clary.
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Hon. Roger O. Mills, Of Texas.
who was a leading Democrat I'm the
House for 90 years and in the
Senate for six, Indignantly denies
The report that be had Topped to
Mckinley. In bis own words.
There IS not a word Of truth in IL.
! am a rawhidc Democrat am
not taking an active part in politics,
but you can bet your life will vote
for Bryan and do all ] can for him %