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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
AN ELOQUENT OPINION.
Words OF Good Cheer From High
Authority.

From letter from Hon. William
b. Cornwell, Chairman of the Dem
ocratic Congressional Committee for
this district, we extract as follows:
So far as Democratic prospects
are concerned, from the present out
look, il is certainly suspicious and
the skies are Frightening. There
are certainly greater questions in
volved in the pending conflict than
were ever before presented for the
arbitrament of the American voter.
Shall we follow the beaten path Of
the fathers, or shall we embark on a
course of conquest emulating the
example of the tottering monarchies
of the old world? Shall we place a
mortgage upon generations yet UNI
born, for the benefit of the soulless
trust ? Shall we give our moral sup
port to England while she is engaged
in destroying and discriminating a
people whose only crime is that they
are ready to die for liberty ? Shall
we blot out the first breath OF free
dom born in the Orient? In short.
shall we substitute the dollar mark
on Hanna's breeches for the flag OF
the Republic We have come to
the parting of the ways. | am no
pessimist and always bet on sun
shine, but in my judgment the fate
of the Republic lies in the balance.
believe in the patriotism and good
sense of the American people. |
believe Bryan will be elected and
we shall dethrone plutocracy and
elevate man, liberty and justice.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The Uniontown Genius Of Liberty
comes out in new dress and looks
bright and gay for such an old girl.
The paper was founded 10 1905 and
is now in its Goth year An even
ing edition has been started and il
will run daily and weekly hereafter.
The Democrat Of Uniontown has
"busted up" suspended publication
and been sold out, but the Genius
is able to still represent the party
with experience and ability.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Another big prize fight came off
at the Sea Side Club in New York
City, last Friday night, between
Jim. Jeffries and Jim Corbeu, for
the heavyweight champion ship of
the world, and Teffries won in the
a3rd round by knocking Corbett
out with a sledge hammer blow on
the jaw, although Corbett showed
the most science all through the
fight
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
CHARLES Town, w. VA. ,
May 3, 1900. /
J. Slidell Brown, Esq,


Dear Sir The nattering invita-
ton OF your Committee, conveyed
through Yourself, was only received
this morning. aud End that an i'm
perlouS previous engagement will
prevent my being with you on sat
urday the 5th instant. Il enclose u
card which will explain The charac.
ter OF this professional engagement. )
Nothing would have given me more
sincere pleasure than to have held
aloft the banner OF Jefiersonian De-
mocracy upon the very spot where
| first unfurled it after the war
amid the blue hills and dark waters
of old Preston.
There never was more devoted
or self-sacriicing band of patriots
than the Democratic party of your
county. You have faced basely-
bought maiorities through thick and
thin-through evil and through good
report--without wavering in your
principles, or faltering in your ranks.
shall never regret the stand taken
by old Jefferson, both in convention
and at the polls, in favor OF dis
tinguished son of Preston, in the
Congressional contest of 1906. His
principles were thoroughly sound
and Jefersonian, and had other
counties in the District been as true
and loyal as Jefferson, he would
have been triumphantly elected, as
he deserved to be.
Yours faithfully,
DANIEL B. Lucas
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
STORY OF FAMILY NAMES.
DANIEL B. Lucas

From the Morgantown Post
Judge ]. M. Hagans and Hon.
George c. Sturgiss had always joked
each other about the origin of their
family names. Mr.. Sturgiss always
insisted that Judge Hagans was of
Irish descent and that his original
and proper name was "O'Hagan !"
The Judge in turn always main
tanned that the proper name of Mr..
Sturgiss was "Sturgisson." When
the Black Bottle railroad, now NJ.
& X. was fairly under way, Mr..
Sturgiss told Judge Hagans that he
expected to name a station for him,
and that one would be named for
himself. He intimated that the old
names would be adopted. Sure
enough, one of the stations has been
named ""Sturgisson," and before
Judge Hagans went away Mr.. Stur-
giss told him to select the station to
be named for him, and that it would
be called "O'Hagan." He then
told him that "Sturgisson" had al
ready been named. The Judge,
sick as he was, laughed heartily
over the joke, and told his daughter
to select the station, for he had no
idea of going back on the agreement
and wanted to accept the thought
full honor Mr.. Sturgiss had planned.
So "O'Hagan" and "Sturgisson''
will exist for many years to come,
and may perhaps become cities, all
growing out of little by-play be-
tween Judge Hagans and the Presi-
dent of the railroad company.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Editors as a rule arc kind hearted
and liberal. An exchange tells OF
certain subscriber TO a certain
paper who died and left fourteen
years subscription unpaid The
editor appeared at the grave as the
id was being screwed down for the
last time and put in a thermometer.
a palm leaf fan and recipe Tor
making ice. -Ex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The Tucker County Herald is a
newsy and neatly printed paper,
published at Parsons by ]. Ed. Kill
dow, and succeeds the Democrat as
the organ Of the Democratic party
for Tucker county, and is big i'm
provement on the late lamented.
The Herald will now hustle the Ad-
vocate, which has had but little OPP
position heretofore.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The Annual Reunion OF the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans will be
held this year al Louisville, Ken
lucky, on May 3oth and 3rst and
June rst, End and 3rd, lasting five
days sunday, June 5rd, will be
the 0znd Anniversary Of the birth Of
Jefferson Davis, who was born I'm
Kentucky near the scene Of the
coming Reunion There are 1z64
Camps Of Confederate Veterans alto.
gethcr, and ~ 10 West Virginia.
Gen John b. Gordon is the Cen.
eral Commanding.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The National Populist Conven-
ton was held in Sioux Falls last
week and nominated w. J. Bryan
for President and Charles A. Towne
for Vice President. The latter is
from Minnesota, and has served in
Congress several years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The controversy over the credit
of the sea fight at Santiago still goes
on and now Capt. French f. Chad
wick, of Morgantown, is getting
mixed up in it in a manner not very
creditable to himself. He was in
command of Admiral Simpsons
flag ship at Santiago, and, as they
never got into the fight at all, on
account of being away when it came
off, and Schley got all the credit
because he was there and in com
mand in the absence Of Sampson,
the latter, with Chadwick have been
very angry ever since and did all
they could against Schley and
Chadwick has been so bitter and
outspoken that the Secretary of the
Navy has had to write him official
letters twice and severely repre-
mand him and call him down
generally.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

II wasn't necessary for the Jour
nal to go outside of Preston county
and its own party to find men guilty
OF such base ingratitude which it at
tributes to Senator Wellington.
Still the Journal .worships such men
as its Moses and expects them to
lead it into the promised land.
But those who refuse to follow are
asked to take back seat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

And now the Sultan of Sulu is
kicking about the tariff raising prices
in his domain. Why dent some
good Republican explain to him
that the foreigner pays the tariff
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

If anyone wants to nominate
Cleveland for President at Kansas
City, let him go ahead and we will
cheerfullY send a wreath of flowers
for the casket
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The middle of the road" Popu-
lists, (so-called because they have
been kicked off of both sidewalks),
held their National convention in
Cincinnati last week and nominated
Wharton Baker, of Philadelphia,
for President, and Ignatius Don
nelly, of St. Paul, for Vice >Presi-
dent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
The Philippine drama in eight
acts

ne Ihiiippine drama IN elght
acts
4. Benevolent assimilation.
?. Land grabbers' combination.
3. Wholesale assassination.
!. Polygamous annexation.
5. Absolute determination.
q. Greedy speculation.
7. Struggle for salyauon.
3. Ultimate damnaiion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
SLIDELL BROWN. Editor and
Proprietor.
Kingwood. May IL, 1900

Now it S claimed that even strikes
are expanding. We fear that this
expansion business is rather dan
gerous in many ways.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The campaign this year is going
to be the biggest and most enthu-
siastic we ever had in this country.
The conventions of both parties are
wildly enthusiastic and there is no
lack Of candidates, but plenty of
good men willing to be sacrificed on
the altar Of patriotism and pros
perity. by dog-days the political
thermometer will have to be kept on
ice to hold it down.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Not long since the school children
OF Philadelphia sent special mes
sage Of sympathy TO Uncle Paul
Kruger and now it's reported that
the school children Of Canada are
going to send a similar message to
ARuinaldo as a sort Of an offset.
The funniest thing about the Phila
delphia message is that IL was sent
by New York messenger boy, since
the "City Of Brotherly Love" PEG
pie are so slow they were afraid TO
risk anyone from their own city.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Rev. {. NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kansas, received ST. from the
profits of the Christian Daily CAPT
tai, Of which $1,000 was given to
the India famine sufferers, the bal
ance being distributed as follows
City Detention Hospital, 81, 900;
Chnsts Hospital. 1000; Washburn
College, 5000; Topeka Y. NJ. c. A..
$500; for public drinking fountain,
$500; kindergarten Association,
Sfoo; Y. NJ. Z. A. $50; w. c. T..
L. 500; Ingleside Home Sroo;
State Temperance Union, 500;
Anti Cigarette League, $50. The
charitable distribution Of the pro.
ceeds Of the experiment Of Rev
Sheldon in running a great daily
paper Gas Christ would run IL, puts
the matter in better light and
takes away much Of The criticism.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Another Democratic Congressman
from the South was unseated last
week. This time it was Crawford,
from North Carolina, who lost his
seat by only one vote, and Repub-
lican named Pearson from North
Carolina, got the place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
PRESTON DEMOCRACY
Highly compIimenied b, Judge Lucas.

As Chairman Of the County Com
mittee, the editor of this paper ex
tended an invitation to Judge Daniel
y. Lucas. of Jefferson county, to be
with us and address the mass con
vention held here in the Court
House on May 5th. The Judge
could not come, but wrote the fol.
lowing letter, which deserves publ
cation:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Dost love a man who always kicks
no matter what you do-who kicks
with most prodigious ease the whole
long season through. who kicks If
any thing goes wrong. and kicks if
all goes right; who kicks because be
like to kick and kicks with ali his
might2 we know some awful
kickcrs on this wicked mundane
sphere, who came on earth By acct.
dent and kick because they're here.
they make themselves uncomfor.
table and other people sick, they
drive themselves to suicide and still
they always kick We know a man
who kicks and kicks The blessed
liyciong day. and 10 there's naught
% kick aboufb he's kicking anyway.
At times when things arc going
right and other men would smile,
he kicks on general principles and
kickcth an the while Exchange
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17
NoTIcE pc LIEN HoLDERs


" = 1T" '''''''I'H I''II7 y INWHNItUfl OF
otherwise. on the real estate. or any
part thereof Of John w. Hin
In pursuance Of decree Of the Circuit
Court OF Preston county made i'm a cause
therein pending. 20 subject the real estate
OF the said John W. Hiil to the satisfaction
OF the liens thereon You arc hereby re-
CURED TO present ali claims held by you and
each OF you against Che said John " Hili
which arc liens ON his real estate or any
part Of &C. for adjudication. TO me. al nv
Office in kingwood Preston county West
Virginia, ON or before the 2sth day Of May.
1000 Given under ms hand this 2th day
Of April 1000
W. WATSON Commissioner.
~ CroBan Atty. u IS co 40 e. So
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

This week we give our readers a
full page Of Illustrated matter on the
great Paris Exposition. Read it
carefully and notice the pictures of
the buildings, etc. We expect to
publish some interesting letters on
the Exposition after awhile, as las
per Newton Calvert, one Of The
ARGUS correspondents, is now in
Paris, and expects 70 remain there
all summer before returning to his
home To- Kingwood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The new Randolph Enterprise
comes TO hand so bright and newsy
that we hardly recognized the paper.
It's now published at Elkins and
enlarged 90 an all home print and
eight column paper, new type and
makeup and handsome appear
ance generally There is no reason
Why Randolph county should not
have good, live, up-to-date paper,
inil of news and well printed and
vel. edited and it looks nov like
they have Che paper at last
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

lnspe of all the threats, en-.
treaties rro.e5tatous, arguments
and p.cadngs for reform and some
%" ia H.p 10 the patents on car
coupling go right on and faslen
onto some victim n some part Of
ihc country every week We have
remained lnt for some time in
regard ,ae natter since these
Tragedies took place n some other
-taie ba, only Iasi week this terri
bIe e.rroHplism broke out in this
a'aie rd fastened on TO a poor fell
io" named Parker Lucas. Of
Sheridan Il wc ever get to the
House Of Reprehcnsibles, we viii
Introduce bin making 1t hanging
ohense 10 apply for any more
patents on caf.coupicfs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

The Board of Regents Of the
Normal Schools has announced the
dates for commandments, as
follows.
West Liberty, Wednesday, June
80; Huntington, Friday, June IS;
Concord Monday, June 10:
Shcpherdstown, Wednesday, June
20; Fairmont, Friday, June ~;
Chenille, Monday, June IS. Com.
mencement at the preparatory
branch OF the University, at Mont
gomery will occur on June 8; at
West Virginia Institute, June "a;
at Blucfeld Colorcd Institute, June
s. at Storer College, May "a; at
al West Virginia University, June ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
Is,.Aap,,lxALpo xor TOT rEIACI.
FilIpIao InssrgsAt DER el'ssa
MI Buen O. minO's Proposals..

FilIplao Ina rgsat LSadsr Dsellsss
s7ss II encamino's Proposals.
Mantle, Sept. rs. Senior Buenca-
mino has received from Aglinaldo an
answer regarding his peace proposals.
Aguinaldo declines to consider them
and declares that he is unwilling to
agree to compromise.
An insurgent proclamation, signed
last month by Agui,aaldo, directing
that American prisoners be set at lib
erty, that good treatment be accord
ed to captives and that $40 pc paid
to each American surrendering, has
reached Manila. Few prisoners were
released under the proclamation.
Two, who have just arrived from the
CailYess district, report that the insur-
gents in that locality are in "better
spirits" than they had displayed at
any time before since April.
The insurgent demonstrations last
week prove to have been more ex-
tended than was at first reported.
From Cagayan and Isabella provinces
aud the northwestern districts of Luz
zon come accounts of insurgent OPP
erations and American precautionary
measures. Merchants in the province
of Albay are getting their hemp to
Manila as rapidly as possible. fearing
that otherwise it will be burned by
the insurgents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
The Ne s J in l IOWA A,
LETTERS .rRoM 5PEKlNa.

T.tis
Mrs., Conger and Miss Pierce Write to
Friends In Dss Molnss. 4
Desi Moines, Sept. 2s.--Letters nave
been received in Des Moines from MIS-.
Il. ii. Conger and Miss Mary Pierce,
wife and niece of the American min. :.
lister to China, Edwin H. Conger, OF
Des Moines, and who, with him, went
through the entire siege at Peklng,
which began early in June and lasted
for two months. The letters are rather
in the form of diaries, telling the
heart rending story of those terri
BILE days as the events of it happened:
The wonderful bravery, courage ana
self-sacrifice of the women MAINTAINS
the standard by which they nave a.
ways been measured by their trlenas,
and is exceedingly gratifying. me
stories they tell are those OF partlcii-
pants to the terrible strife, the horrl-
BILE anxiety, the hopelessness and des
peration of a situation almost unbear-
able, the dread of fate worse than
death for savages, not men, besleged,
Yet cheerfulness and resignation per-
yades these historical letters, for, mad
panic once been permitted to snow
it's head, hope would have entiref.y
vanished. The besieged were reduced
to the necessity of eating horse nesh'
but the terrors of an ordinary siege
which civilized warfare suggests are
are nothing compared with the Ter
rors of siege, in which savages, par
barians. pagans are assaulting Chris
tians.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
EmpERoK ASKED 70 RETURN
Notes Sent to Prince Ching by For
eign Ministers.

II ~
Picking, Sept. 81, via Taku, Sept. Is.
>-All the foreign ministers have ad-
dressed notes to Prince Ching, sug-
costing the return to Picking of the
emperor and the court. The notes
were informal and not written in a
diplomatic capacity. The writer's do
not consider them binding upon their
respective governments.
The diplomats acted jointly in the
matter, but the letters were sent in
dividually. These did not contain any
assurances, but merely suggested the
return of the emperor.
Prince Ching undertook to deliver
the notes. The outcome is matter
of speculation, the doubtful element
being the influence of Prince Tuan
and General Tung Fuh Slang, who
may restrain the court.
General Chaffee, discussing the
probabilities today, said:
II do not believe that any European
monarch would enter the camp Of his
allied enemies, and I doubt that the
empress dowager will do SO. II. ;s
generally conceded that the restor-
ltion of the Chinese government is
essential. Il have favored the with
travail of the main allied force to
Yang Tsun, and Tien >Tsin, leaving
1000 mixed troops to gueSa- t'ss-l"cy
TONS" tt-r-------ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
HOWARD MUST DIE.
Gocbel's Slayer Guilty, OF Murder in
the First Degree.

Goebel's Slayer Guilty OF Murder in
the First Degree.
Frankfort, KY, Sept. 27.-The jur..
in the case of Jim Howard, charged
with being the principal in the assas-
sination of Goebel, returned q ver-
dict of guilty, fixing the penalty at
death. Howard was apparently the
most unconcerned man in the room
when the verdict was announced, dis
playing not the least sign of agita-
ton. One of the jurors, after they
had been discharged, stated to the
Associated Press that a number of
ballots were taken, but the first re-
suited in unanimous vote in favor
of verdict of guilty. After that
the ballots were as to the degree of
punishment, ten members voting for
the death penalty, two for life i'm
prisonment. After the verdict had
been returned Howard was remanded
to jail. His cheeks blanched as he
started to accompany the jailer back
to his cell. The jury which tried the
case was divided politically, nine
democrats, one republican, two anti
uoebel democrats.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
Where 10 Minnie Harrington?

Clarinda, Sept. 26.-One of the most
battling things that has occurred
here for some time was the disap-
pearance of Miss Minnie, the 16-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 5.
Harrington of this city. The young
lady has been missing for about .
week, and although her relatives and
friends have made thorough search
for her, yet no trace has been found.
Her parents are well known and re-
spected, and so far as they know there
is no reason for the young lady's dis
appearance She was at first thought
to be at the home of a friend, but
later developments proved that she
was not there. Later it was thought
she had gone to visit relatives at
Coin, but this supposition was also
wrong. No extra clothing is missing,
and $40 from her savings are gone
Some of her relatives almost fear
that she may not be living, and all
are in frenzy of grief. The young
lady was rather good looking, a popu.
lar girl, somewhat headstrong, used
to having her own way, light hearted
and full of life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-28
10000 MEN WILL WORK.
Signing of Scale Between Iron Indus.
tries and WOrkmen.

signing OF Scale Between Iron Indus
tries and WOrkmen.
Cincinnati, Sept. 25.-The confer
ence committee of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Work.
ers and of the manufacturers has
signed the wage scale that will be eff
fective until July, 1901. AS soon as
the scale was signed messages were
sent in all directions ordering fires
built at once. All mills will start as
soon as possible. This decision means
employment to over 10000 working
men, who have been idle since June,
awaiting the adjustment of their
wage scale. The wage conference com
mittee of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton Of Iron and Steel Workers has
had five different conferences with
their manufacturers, at New York,
Detroit, Indianapolis, Youngstown and
this city. While neither side got
what they wanted, both sides felt
relieved when the scale was signed.