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UNIQUE CHARACTERS IN LEGlsLA-
TURE
Pitcher, Fitzpatrick Newhousc and Early

The II iuge of Delegates has upo1 It's
rolls the names Of slme highly uoiqae
characters, and, from fair tcquai"t.
arce with the persorn-l Of the entire
mem bership. the writer feels wlIrantei
In the assertion that those Of +. C..
Pitcher. Of Fauqaier ,andA B. Frz2si-
rics, Of Nelson, easily lead ell the
resi-"
"Farmer" Pitcher or tie e"O!d D chin
China "as D-.Vrzp zphTicb dubb'd d him.
in one II the debates Of the last session,
IL indeed diamond In the rough ~
He is the free Lance" Il the Honse of
Delegates He does as he pleases on eli
occasions. rides rough-;hod ove those
VINO dare oppose him Ia debate, aud Is
"holy terror" g. the young speakers
In the body. His timely humor and bit
lug inveouve have often driven his OF
ponenls iDgloriously from the field. and
the man has not yet been born Uf wht N
be is afraid on the 1)or Of the House
He has long been Thorn in the side"
of the oyster people Of TidewAter, and,
while he and Hon. s wilkins Mathews
are good friends personally yet the
"Old Cochin China" is continually
batteriog the srmor Of the mild mAD-
nered member from Aecomac when
the bivalve question is up
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-15

ouslawry In Kwang 81 and Kwang
Tung is increasing The officials appear
70 be losing their bold of the Situation.
and powerless to restore order. PiratiDe
on the West River is increasing.
The Governor will probably grant iho
usual number Of paFdons this ohrismss.
For years past Il has BEEN the.cosiom Of
the Virgins Execusive 90 libesats some
Of the most deserving convioss at this
festive sesson,
Robert Abingdon. Of Rosland. lef'
81 ESQ, o6o % foreign mlmslons
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-15

I111estIops al Fredsricksburg With &. 7.
p II &. and Weems Steamboat %. At
)fsnge With Southern and Chesapeaks
ihio &. Z.
Ths ooly line 10 the OhaucsllorSvtlls and
Wilderness Battlehelds.
xastaru Standard Time. Daily except5un'
tay ~ II. RICHARDS Gen. Manager.
Train No. z leaves Orange the 4th Monday
4 s4sh a Onth at 8 p. m.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

3cheduIs in Rffect Nov. 25. 1900
All trains s-r've st ana depart from
PennsVlyania Passenger Station
am ( d.-ONly-foF Danviile, Charlotte
All -ag stations, connecting at CalVerton
fo Varrenton, st Manassas for Strasourg
m aarrisoaborg daily and staunton week
davs At Lynchoarg With the NorfolE ana
1,stsrn daily for Roanoke and points
s,1th vest and with @. & o &. K. daily FOR
y,tural Bridge and Lexington, ,
u.l5 IS VI -DalIy -Tdh OniIEb
IFxTes FAST NAIL carries Pullman,
Siesoers New York and Washington TO
Tsoxsonvills via ~avannah. uniting AZ Sal-
TilIe and Hot Springs, n o.; knoN-
ville Chattanooga and Memphis
I.~e rann and at Charlotte with Pull
nan Sleeper for Augusta snd al
nsnville Eigh Bleepler for Birmingham;
- ~ Columbia. with sleeper for Charles
ton. Pnllmsn sleeper New YORK to New
Orleans. Soil train Washington 70 new
Orleans xithoat ohL age connects al Lyncn-
bure daily for Natural Bridge ana LeKing-
ton Va. Dining car service.
T,.37 A M.-Daiiy-Local for Charlottes-
viiIs' connecting at Calverton for Warren
a.o, M-LocsI Tor strasburg and Har.
.,sonanre daily except Sunday.
40 P n. daily, local for Oharlottesviiis'
,on oactine at Calverton for Warrenton.
9:55 2. a. daily New YORK ane fl0tloA rla
NJ YORK and Washington to Port Tampa,
via Jacksonville, and TO AuguSta VIZ
coinmoia With connection for Aiken.
Tbroneh coach TO Jacksonville. Dining Car
service. - s.o. ana
chattanooga Limited, via LynchDurg, with
sIssoers. New York and Washington 70
Wsnohis aud New Orleans through Bristol.
Throayh coach 70 Memphis. PsKlor
and observation Oar between Radford, Va,
AMI Alfalfa, Ala. Dining Oar sery'ee.
I1.45 81 Tally, " w WASHINGTON AEp
so1Ta. WEgTERN, vE5TIBULED LIN
TTKD'I ooSnpJsoA OF Dining Cars and Day,
Coaches. Pullman VesuDuleo sitsPeIs'
New York to Nashville, lspn.,
via AsneVille, Knoxville and Onat'
sanooga. New York 10 Memphis, via birm-
;as5s7n New YorK to New Orleans, via At
iarta and Montgomery. Pullman, Library
tnd Observation car between New YORK and
Washington a1d Macon. Dining Gar
i,a.st Personally Conducted Tourist
Sleeosr on this train every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, Washington 70
An grancisco without change Connection
Ieages Kichmobd at il.UO ?. NJ.
rrs,as o.. .as SsrroE asugs rescn Orange
taity Al i0:4C A.
r-sias Sn Inc Southern hallway past
1raa<s DAI.f as follows
t0VT5 BOUND
~" 1sOj A 2s5p.M 7.4S P. NJ
tOkEa tJJGO-
A 4. $40 p. n. 6:S7 A. NJ
sos .ssss, nsp folders ano sleeDing Cal
to.ss aasly 20 nearest Southern Railway
AGENT. or
skASK s.gANNON, ,srd v.Pres q Gen. Mg7
JU.y Traffi Man sger.
eU8A Gsaersl Passenger Agent.
Q. s. BROWN, Gsner Il Agent,
WASHINGTON, d. O.
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PENSIONS GRANTED

And Postmasters Appointed-Mail
Routes Changed Since Last Date.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2s.-
Pensions have been granted to West
Virginia applicants, as follows:
orlglnal-Allen Hadix, Arden. S.
Reuewal-Joslah Wright, Eureka, Sc,
Reissue and Increase-Jacob s. Ken
nedy, Wellsburg. IS to $40.
Reconsideration Bellvllle, Wheel
ing, Sc to IS; Elisha P. Hutton, Ger
ardstown, Sc to IS; Thomas Turnbull,
New Haven, s12 to $17; Albert Hyatt,
Baden, SO to Sl7; James H. Roby Ka-
nawha Station, $f2 to S14; Samuel
Smith, senflat, SIG to $24; shadrach A.
Badget, Alinnora, SC to IS; Might Week
er, Hurricane, Sc to SO; Samuel Ellis,
Fairmont, $24 to $50; David II. Bowers,
Martlnsburg, Sc to IS: Edward j. Will
Jams. Ripley. IS to $40; Joseph Lewis,
Pleasant Hill, Sc to 50.
Pensions granted to applicants in
other states at points near Wheeling
are: Gilbert II. Sims, Acheson, Wash
lngton county, Pa. increase, SO to IS;
Jacob w. Beck, Washington, Pa. in
crease, IS to 81; John L. Cummins,
Hickory, Washington county Pa, In
crease. So to IS; George Boyle, Bellaire,
Ohio, $40; Alexander Davidson, Mar
tins Ferry, Ohio, increase, S17 to SEA;
John H. Beck, Bellaire, Ohio, increase.
IS to $40; Johnson Brown, Bridgeport,
Ohio. Increase, SC to So.
Senator Scott has introduced bill to
grant pension to Morgan Grimes. 1t
was read twice by its title and referred
to the committee on pensions.
Cleophas Saunders has been appoint
ed postmaster at Curry, Logan county,
W. Va.
Bryson Adams has been commission
ed postmaster at seng, w. Va.
Special mail service has been estab-
lIshed at Pad, Roane county, from
Looneyvifte. dating from May 10. 1900.
and at shud, Roane county, from Wal
ton, to date from May 10, 1900. Both
Offices served are on star route 1871,
with eerviee schedule of three times a
week.
Star service on route from Gin Top
to haywood has beem extended to in
clude Dennis.
star service between Sutton and
summersvtlle has been made to sup
ply Hookersville ct site recently estab-
lIshed.
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A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture ofAnnie
4. Springer. Of tte5 Howard St, Phiia-
delphia, Pa, when she found that DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her OF hacking
cough that for many years had made
nc a burden. All other remedies and
doctors could give her no help, but she
says Of this Royal Cure-"it soon re-
moved the pain IN my chest and can
scarcely remember doing before. I feel
like sounding its praises throughout the
universe" SO viii everyone who tries
Or. Kings New Discovery for any trou-
bic OF the throat, chest or lungs, Price
E6c and Sl.OO Trial bottles free at Logan
Drug Co.'S drug store; every bottle
guarnnteed.-5.
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Frnncn Shows Her Hnnd.

PARIS, April 2S.-The Figaro. re-
ferring to the reported intention of the
United States to make a naval demon
stratlon In the Mediterranean in con-
nection with the indemnity claims, says;
ut would be interesting to know II
a foreign power has the right to take
executive measures against Turkey
without a previous accord with the
European powers which signed the
treaty Of Paris. If Russia has really
advised Washington to use more mod
Grafton. she has acted quite within her
rights"
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Wnrl,od on &c Feellngs.

New York World: Good evening, Mr.
Manygirls," said the young man.
Evening"" responded Mr.. MnnygIrlf
grufrly. A pile of papers, evidently bills
lay scattered in front OF him. Hence
his gruftness. The young man smiled
BILLS for your seven daughters
spring clothes and bonnets. presume?
said he.
YES" replied the old man. But l.
It any OF your business"
ut is. have come to ask you II
may not take one of those daughters on
your hands. l."
The old man rose with a smile.
Take one?' he exclaimed. why
boy you can move to Utah and take the
whole seven"
The young man had caught him at the
right time.
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Two unknowns Killed.

PHILLIRsBURG, N. j.. April IA
passenger train struck and instantly
killed two unknown men who were
walking on the track near Bloomsbury
late last night. The engineer was una
ware of the accident until the train
reached here. when the pilot Of the en-
CINE was found covered with blood.
Word was wired to Bloomsbury, and the
bodies of both men were found on the
track horribly mangled. Coroner Cra-
mer. of Pennington, took charge OF the
remains TO await Identification. Both
were well dressed, and about twenty
three years of age.
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MARYLAND MONUMENT
To Be Dedicated on the Anhetam
Battlefield on Decoration Day-In-


Battlefield on Decoration Day-4n-
teresting Martinsburg items.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
MARTINsBURG. W. Va, April 90
Col. Benjamin F. Taylor and Lieuten-
ant George r. Graham. of the Antietam
battlefield commission, have inspected
the battlefield and also the Maryland
monument which Is to be dedicated on
May 80. President Mckinley has given
positive assurance that he win attend
and participate in the dedication. Ar
engagements have also been completed
for the dedication OF the Mansfield
monument on May a. A party, COM
posed Of 200 veterans from Connecticut
will have charge Of the ceremony. Gen.
II. Kyd Douglas, Of Gen. Jacksons
staff, VIII make the dedicatory nddress.
Major General Joseph X. S. Mansnelu
commanded the Twelfth army corps OF
the Potomac, and was mortally
wounded at the battle Of Antietnm,
September II, 1852.
The western conference OF the Mary
land synod, Of the Lutheran church.
VIII AUGEk III ols IpllAl . NAAhANAAs
Monday evening. May z, with the toI-
lowing programme:
Monday evening, 7:3O-sermon, by
Rev. Victor Miller. Tuesday morning
will be Practical Features Of the
Deaconess Work." Revs. C. 8. Trump
and T.. H. Jones: "Is there Need to
Change the Faith or Practice OF tha
Church in Order TO Reach the People
of the Present DayT' Revs. s. w. owen
and D. b. Floyd; "Cntecheticnl Instruc-
lions as n Means to Bring Souls to
Christ" Revs. j. =. Mnurer and G. j.
Keedy. Tuesday afternoon. What Is
1t to be q Celebration" Reys. y. H.
Delk and ]. NJ. KiIIian: Gods Provi-
dence and the Church's Obligation IN
the India F6mines," Revs. g. D. Bow
ers and II. r. Hennicke; Are the
Members Of the Church Responsible for
n Successful Pastorate?" Revs. NJ. D.
Gaver and s. D. Kerlin. TUESDAY
night a sermon ITO the young of the
church." by c. II. Hockey. Wednesday
morning. Advantages Of the Ecumen-
Icnl Conference" Revs. c. H, Hockey
and c. S. Trump. The officers OF the
conference are: President, Rev. V.
Miller; secretary and treasurer, Rev.
NJ, d. Gavar, Willlamsport, Md.
The Kilhourn Building Machine Com
pany of this city, Is advertising for
hundred employees, both male and fe-
male. The increasing volume of buss-
ness demands an Increase OF hands
The company offers to pay the employees
full wages. while learning their work.
Fire was started in the mountains
four miles west OF this city, last night,
and is causing considerable destruc-
ton to young and growing timber.
Mr.. Edward T. Risnick, well known
and exceedingly popular young man OF
yer, at the age Of twenty-one years.
He was employed in the Crawford
wooden mills. OF this place, and was
member Of the fire department, and of
Company L. West Virginia National
Guard. His funeral viii be held to-
morrow, and interment will follow. with
military honors
Harry S. Custora. who was nOmlna-
ted for mayor by the Democrats on
Thursday night last, has not, as yet,
accepted the nomination.
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MOther'sFriend

We know that in thousands of cases
Il has proved more than blessing to
expectant mothers. It overeomes morn
ing sickness. II relieves the sense OF
tightness. Headaches cease, and dan.
ger from Swollen, Hard and Rising
Breasts is avoided. Labor itself IS
shortened and shorn Of most Of the pain.
We know that many doctors recon.
mend It, ard VIC know that multitudes
of women go to the drug stores and buy
It because they are sure their physicians
have no objections. We ask trial
just fair test There Is no possible
chance Of injury being the result, be-
carfc Mothers Friend is scientific
ally compounded. II Is sold nj 81 bot
tic, and should be used during most OF
the period Of CESSATION, although great
relief Is experienced II used only short
time before childbirth. Send for ourfl-
Illustrated book about Mothers Friend.
THE BRADFlELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA. "a
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A Peculiar Death.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllsencor.
KEYsER. w. Va, April 29.-Mrs,
Bert Pew, wife ofthe telegraph operator
for the West Virginia Central railroad
at Fairfax Station, near Thomas, w,
Va, died yesterday afternoon, one hour
after taking dose Of medicine bought
at Thomas for headache. Mrs Pew
went to Thomas herself secured the
medicine, returned home, and took 1t,
dying one hour later. a minute inves-
tlgatlon win be made.
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welded IN NEW YORK

Senator Elkins' Daughter Becomes
the Bride of william Gamer wied-
erseim.
NEW YORK, April 20.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Elklns Bruner. daughter of Uni
ted States Senator Stephen B. Elkinsr
was married Saturday at noon, to Will
lam Gamer wIederselm, in her home,
on Madison avenue. Only few rela-
tIves witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev.Dr. R. Heber
Newton. The bride wore a gown of
dark blue cloth with black picture
hat. Mr.. and Mrs. WlederseIm will live
In Philadelphia.
The brides former marriage to Ed
ward G. Bruner was celebrated on No
vember 16, 1893, in st. Patrick's Ca
thedral, and was one OF the most brill
liant weddings Of that season. The GER
emory was performed by Cardinal
Gibbons.
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MORE EVIDENCE.
It Is Coming in Rapidly in Wheel
ing,

It Is Coming in Rapidly in Wheel
ing,
Evidence on the following subject
viii prove OF interest to every Wheel
ing reader. SO many people go through
the same experience daily This public
statement should be proof positive to
every wagering doubter. Read 1t care
fully:
Mrs r.. Bonrun, Of No. G. Eleventh
street, says: "There was continual dull
worrying pains across my kidneys and
attacks OF lnnammatory rheumatism,
when / caught cold or In chnngenble
weather. Remedies tried faited to
give me more than temporary relief un-
iii / procured Doan's Kidney Pills ut
the Logan Drug Company. My back ut
the time was troubling me great deal,
but n few doscs helped me and In u
short time all tracoe Of this complaint
disappeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents, by rosterM ilburn Co, Buffalo,
n Y, sole agents for the United
Stntts,
Remember the numc- Doun's-and
take no substitute.
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Trnvellnp snleamnn Dc.

Special Dispatch to the lntelllGencsr.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. April 90
John J. Tierney, a well known travel
Ing salesman in the employ Of Conroy
ate a hearty lunch at the Model hotel at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and was
found unconscious in his room at the
Bailey House about 3 o'clock. He died
ut an early hour this morning, without
regaiRlHg consciousness. Paralysis Of
the brain is the supposed cause. The
deceased was resident OF Weston,
where his remains were sent tonight.
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Toledo, O., and District Deputy MalIne,
of Youngstown, o.
The visiting delegations included 40
Knights from Pittsburgh, 80 from Ma
rlettn and 40 from steubenville, and a
number from Parkersburg, Toledo,
Canton and Youngstown, 1t was un-
doubtadly the biggest affair In Catho-
lie fraternal order circles ever in this
city and it lent much prestige to the
start Of the Wheeling council
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Thomas Harland, well known law
yer Of New York. Is dead. aged seventy
years. In his younger days his INTEL
icct and legal Gcumen were important
factors in the creation Of the American
system OF internal revenue law that
civil war. He was also the practical
Trainer OF our existing patent law.
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Sounds Like Spanish News.

MADRID, April GA commercial
house here has received a dispatch from
Cuba saying that Jesus RahI, the Cuban
leader, has headed an "Insurrectionary
movement in the province OF Santiago,
which the sender OF the dispatch be-
lIeves to be supported by the chief
towns of the province"
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F. NJ Higgins. Editor Seneca, qllS,)
News, was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until
he tried Bucltlcn's Arnica Snlve. He
writes two boxes wholly cured him
it's tho surcst Pile cure on earth and
the bert s1lYs IN the world. Cure guar
nntccd. Only q cents. Sold by Logan
Drug Co., druggists.-b.
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BE sure and use that old and well.trled
remedy, Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children teethlng. II soothes
the child, softens the gum, nllays all
pain cures wind cole and Is the best
remedy for diarrhoen. Twenty-Five
ccnt8 n bottle. mw&f
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Found with his Head Crushed.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, April ~
Adolph spltzel, widely known sport
ing man, died here to-day, of concus-
sion Of the brain. He was found lying
in the street early to-day with his head
crushed. II Is thought he was murdered,
but his jewelry and money had not been
taken.
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onportnnitios a nuslnoaa

At towns on the now llncs OF the Chi
cage s. North Western Railway arc
summarized In a pamphlet that may DO
obtained upon application to W. D..
liniskern, General Passenger and Tick
ct Agent, % Fifth Ave-, Chicago, III.
NJ
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A GALA EVENT
In Catholic Circles Was the Knights
of Columbus Institution.
WHEELING COUNCIL NO. 5O4,

Ushered Into Existence With Eiab-
crate Exercises, Continuing All
Day-The Principal Event Was the
Banquet at the Carroll club-There
Were 500 Visiting Knights From
steubenville, Marietta and Else
where.
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sir John Bridge, the former police
magistrate OF London, is dead. He was
born In 1924,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-30

PIANOS moved by thoroughly COM
petent men, Il. W. BANNER co.
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WE employ none but expert piano
tuners, r. w. BAUAIEE co.
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a Word
to Doctors

We have tho highest regard for the
medical profession. Our preparations
arc not sold for the purpose of antagon-
king them, but rather as an aid. We
lay Il down as an established truth that
internal remedies arc positively injuri-
Gus to expectRnt mothers. The distress
and discomfoTts experienced during the
months preceding childbirth can be al
leviated only by external treatmcnt-by
applying q liniment that sottens and re-
lakes the over-strained muscles We
make and sell such a liniment, COM
bining the ingredients in a manner
hitherto unknown, and call It
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WE employ none but expert piano
tuners. f. W. BANNER co.
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WE have Just received n good assert.
ment OF Regina Music Boxes.
u, w, BANNER co.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-23
POLITICAL.

At the Republican primaries IN Milf
fin and Perry counties last Saturday,
the Ants in both counties won out. in
one county by 275 and in the other by
300 and Quay will lose his candidate for
State Senate in that district.
As Allegheny county has not, at pres
ent. a representative upon the Supreme
Bench of the state, some members of the
bar of that county think the Governors
appointee, TO fill the yancancy caused by
the death of Justice Green should be
from that county: and it is pointed out
that the Governor can make three ap-
pointments necessary by promoting a
man from the Superior to the Supreme
Bench; one from the local to the Super
ior Bench, and one from the Bar to the
local Bench
The Butler and Armstrong Repubh-
can Senatorial conferrees will meet in
Butler. tomorrow.
At the meeting of the Republican
State Committee in Philadelphia, Tues
dav. the name Of VIM. H. Sayer was
substituted for that of VIM. c. Arnold
ON the electoral ticket the latter having
declined and that Of DR.. Ely for F. l..
Kinnear, who died lately.
The resignation of ex-Congressman
w. C. Arnold Of Clearfeld county from
the electoral ticket excited no little
discussion among the members OF the
| the committee because of the causes
leading up to it. Mr. Arnold was elect
| ed to Congress at the Presidential cleo
ton of 1896, and, though defeated Tor
reelection by a Democrat in 1898, should
according to party precedent. have had
| the distribution Of the Federal patron
age during the term of his successor.
Acting on this theory he urged the ap-
pointment of his brother, Samuel Ar
| mold, for postmaster of Curwensv1lle,
Clearfield county, the birthplace OF the
| ex- Congressman. This suggestion was
not acted upon by Senator Penrose and
| other leaders of the organization. not
| withstanding that they had promised
| him the appointment, Arnold says.
| They preferred instead K. b. Brainerd,
whose claim was pressed by Represen-
tative Frank G. Harris of Clearfeld
| county. Brainerd was named for the
| Curwensville postoffice about two weeks
ago. and since then ex Congressman Ar
| mold has declared war on Representative
| harris, who was recently renominated
to the Assembly az a Quay man. In or
der to be at greater liberty to make mis-
fight, Arnold resigned as candidate
| for presidential elector, and is now de-
| voting his best energies to bring about
| the defea. Of Harris.
Some anti Fusion resolutions were
passed, committee Of seven appointed
to investigate and the Committee ad-
| journed.