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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
A PROCLAMATION.


The season is nigh when, accord
ing to the time hallowed custom of
our people, the President appoints
day as the special occasion for praise
and thanksgiving. to
This thanksgiving finds the peo-
pie still bowed with sorrow for the
death of a great and good President.
We mourn President Mckinley be-
cause we so loved and honored him:
and the manner of his death should
awaken in the breasts of our people
keen anxiety for the country, and
at the same time a resolute purpose
not to be driven by any calamity
from the path of strong, orderly,
popular liberty, which as Nation
we have thus far safely trod.
Yet in spite of this great disaster,
1t is nevertheless true that no peo-
pie on earth have such abundant
cause for thanksgiving as we have.
The past year in particular has been
one of peace and plenty. We have
prospered in things material and
have been able to work for our own
uplifting in things intellectual and
spiritual. Let us remember that. as
much has been given us, much will
be expected from us; and that true
homage comes from the heart as
well as from the lips and shows
itself in deeds. We can best prove
our thankfulness to the Almighty by
the way in which on this earth and
at this time each of us does his duty
to his fellow men.
Now, therefore, /, Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States.
do hereby designate as a day of
general thanksgiving Thursday, the
2Sth of this present November, and
do recommend that throughout the
land the people cease from their
wonted occupations, and at their
several homes and places of worship
reverently thank the Glver of all
good for the countless blessings of
our National life.
In witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
offixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this I'D day of November, in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and One and of the
independence of the United States
the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the President.
john HAY, Secretary of State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
Items OF Interest.
ALLIE WANDER.

From the Grafton Sentinel.
Mrs. Sarah Goodwin Of Kingwood. is the
CUES, OF her brother, franklin Stone, on
east Main street, this week.
Mrs. Buekuer Brown of Kingwood, IS the
guest Of her brotherfn.law, Mr.. w. r..
Brown and family.
U. S. Marshal y. X. Jackson was here on
last Thursday and transacted some business
with the Pennington Coal & Coke Co.
Mrs Jos NJ. Methcny Of Terra Alta. and
sister, Mrs. Phillip Michaels Of Bruce,on.
who have been the guests Of their brother.
Mr.. NJ. J. Parsons, on Nam street. returned
home Wednesday evening.
Last Friday afternoon James Sharpe, who
resides at Independence, was brought here
SOLDERING with a terribly mashed and LAGER.
sted Jeff hand, received by having it caught
in a constructing machine which was be.
ing operated on the farm Of Mrs. Painter AZ
Thornton. Mr.. Shurpe, with T.. V. Snyder
owns a machine used to shuck corn and il is
operated by horse power They go about
with % from farm 10 farm, and while en-.
gagged in operating II that afternoon Mr..
Sharpe in some inexplicabie manner had his
left hand caught 10 the wheels. The fingers
and as be supposed, part Of the hand.
were badly crushed. lie Immediately came
20 Grafton and secured the services Of Dr.
a. u. Ihayer, who assisted by Dr. W. r.
Vankrk, made me amputaton. The bones
we're so BADLY broken and splintered that
The amputaton had 10 be made al the
wrist joint. Shortly after the operation the
young man vas ready TO proceed home and
talked and laughed With acquaintance as
though having hand ampma,cd was an
ordinary everyday occurrence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

The question Of compensation for
the surgeons and physicians who
treated President Mckinley during
his fatal illness is now being mooted.
IN this case the legislative experts
are looking up the precedcnts. Presi-
dent Garfield fingered 90 DAYS. A
board Of auditors finally agreed to
compensate the surgeons and physi.
clans in the following proportions
Or. Bliss, 5000; Drs. Agncw and
Hamilton, S., 600 each; Drs. Rey-
burn and Boynton, 1900 each,
and DR. Susan y Edison. $4,000.
The board also allowed different
parties Ss,0zo for services and sup.
plies including $4,000 TO the Cen.
trail Railroad Of New Jersey, and
Sr,I6z 20 G. Jones Of Elberon. Extra
compensation was allowed 70 Ger.
tain employees, and the total expen.
diiurc was $4,000. lis estimated
That an appropriation Of more than
100000 viii be asked from Con.
gress. Dr. McBurney's bin is ex-
peoted to be at least Sz5,ooo, and
the other physicians will Gle claims
ia proportion
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
ROSS BREAKS OUT AGAIN.

We are in receipt of sixteen
page proclamation from Prof. Ross
Leonard in reply to an article in this
paper some time since written by
one OF the trustees of the school
Ross caught" last winter. The
sketch by Prof. Leonard is written
on both sides of old fashioned fools.
cap and carefully sewed together
with white thread. 1t makes very
interesting reading and will be given
to the anxious public as soon as we
can find room for it. We may have
to publish it as a serial, soon as we
complete the one now running from
Bret Harte. We are too crowded
with advertising to take it all at one
sitting, and will likely give it out in
broken doses. We herewith give
Prof. Leonard's letter accompany
ing the aforesaid article, which
shows that 1t was written under diff
culties.
LENox, PRESTON Co., w. VA, }
November 4, 1907.
]. Slidell Brown,
Kingwood, w. Va,
Sir ~ saw in your ARGUS where
J. a. Danser published a string of
lies against me. / have written a
statement of my side of the case
and have got sworn to it. now
send you a copy Of what was sworn
to for you to put in your ARGUS. 1
would like you to print il in your
paper as soon as you can, and
would like you TO send me a copy
when yon get it printed. ] also en-.
close you a speech TO be printed in
your ARGUS. / have been bothered
with the tooth ache so much that I
have not written very we'll, but 1
think you can make il out.
Yours truly,
Ross LEONARD.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
Greenyille.

Correspondence Of The Argus.
As il has been good while since you
have seen anything of US in THE ARGUS
we will come again.
Adam Wolfe is real poorly at this writing.
Our school began last Monday with Mis-
Myrtle Michael as teacher. We are very
well pleased with her for we think she is a
| good instructor.
Mrs. w. +. Bird was calling at her sisters
Mrs. Albert Wolfe.
Miss Edith King and her brother Curtis
OF Aurora, are visiting their aunts and
uncles in this section.
Miss Anna Everly and her sister Bessie,
made flying trip across the mountain or
day last week.
| Miss Flora Everiy is staying with her
grandmother Galloway over at Hudson.
| Miss Belle Wolfe is at home again after
spending couple days with her sister,
Mrs. {. NJ. Gribble in North Morgantown.
John and w. f. Bird went to Uniou,own
last Friday.
T.. 4. Inks is back home again.
| Robert c. Benson spent week at Gill
Hall with Johnny Pierce.
Mrs. Jessie forman and family were
visiting her parent, Mr.. Jehu Christopher,
last week.
John L. Golden still sings the Lily of the
Valley.
| Herman Wolfe is going to get a Canary
Tor he thinks there's nothing like Birds.
Miss Grace McNair is till staying with
Mrs. ]. l.. Everly.
Bruce Wolf Is no better at this writing.
John l.. Golden and his brother Emman-
uel, made flying trip to Connelsville Sat
urday.
Ira G. Wolfe of Pisgah. was calling at
Albert Wolfes, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Golden made fvine
| trip to Wirsing, Pa. to see their daughter.
Mrs. William Haines.
Miss Agnes Smithberger spent Saturday
with Miss Meta Bird.
Miss Otie Everly is at home again.
Miss Mary EVERY was at Adam wolfe's
Sunday.
Thurman Wolfe spent Sunday with his
parents.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

France is now after the Sultan OF
Turkey trying to squeeze blood out
OF a turnip." The French have
some heavy claims against Turkey
and have been unable to collect
them. The Sultan, like some OF
the politicians in this country prom
ises freely, but fails to fulfill, and
SO after patience had ceased to be a
virtue, the French Government
ordered a fleet into Turkish waters,
with instructions to capture Smyrna
and seize the customs there, and
hold one of the finest islands in the
Ionian Archipelago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

The Democrats gain two United
States Senator's by Tuesdays cleo
ton, one in Maryland and one in
Kentucky. 1t will hurt the Repub-
licans more TO have German back
in the Senate than any other man
who could be elected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

The English railroad managers
admit the superiority of American
railroad equipment and are prepar-
ing TO spend several million dollars
in railroad material in this country
during the coming year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

A prominent minister in New
York city out-classes Carrie Nation
in the reform business so completely
that the Kansas cyclone seems tame
by comparison. Her modus oper-
andi for reform is to smash up the
saloons and places of vice, but the
Rev. Hugh Pent@cost preached a
sermon last Sunday and advocated
killing off the people who needed
reforming. He claimed that the
easiest way to reform a man was to
Kill him, and wants all drunkards,
loafers, imbeciles, idiots and crimi
nails removed from the face of the
earth according to law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

Iowa is Republican by about os,
900, falling off of so, 900 in the
total vote. The Republicans are
claiming Nebraska by about 1000.
Rhode Island is Republican by
about six thousand. Mississippi of
course is solidly Democratic.
Thirteen states in all held elections
this week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
Kingwood, November :. 1901.

Boston went Democratic by about
5000 majority but the state is
Republican by about seventy thous-
and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
Ross LEoNARD.

Great interest is being manifested
in Washington this week in the
State campaigns. The Efforts Of
the better element Of Philadelphia
TO obtain respectable city govern
ment and the struggle Of the re-
spectacle element throughout the
State to throw of the yoke Of Matt
Quay and the Republican machine
is attracting much attention. The
situation had become so bad in
Philadelphia that it became impera-
tive for the better element Of the
Republican party to join forces with
the Democrats in their struggle
against municipal corruption.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
I I I

The Maryland campaign also has
greater interest than would be
usual in an off year because of the
fact that if the State goes Demo
cratic it will mean the return of
Arthur p. German to the United
States Senate, and his election to
the Senate would mean his return to
a position very near the head of the
list of Democratic leaders, and in
the opinion of some good Demo
Gratis, his nomination in 1904,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

The Pan-American Exposition
closed last Saturday night in a blaze
of glory. The big show was not the
financial success that was expected.
Several things worked against it. In
the first place, the failure to secure
aid from the Government was bad
backset. Then the big snow storm
in April and late spring generally,
kept back the work so that il could
not be opened on May rst, and it
was June before it was working we'll.
Then the assassination Of the Presi-
dent, was a damper upon it. The
total loss is about three million dol
lars, but divided out mostly among
stockholders, so that no one will
lose much on it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
JUDICIAL SALE.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
The Equitable Trust Co. of
Phila Pa, corporation.
plaintiff
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
Notion sill Hos C0uSe
For Giving ThQDkS.
President Roosevelt In His Proclama-
tion Fixing the Holiday, Refers 10 the
Terrible Tragedy Recently Enacted

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-President
Roosevelt to-day issued his procla-
nation fixing Thursday, November
rs, as a day of National thanks
giving. III follows
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07


The elections Tuesday of this
week seem to have been about a
stand Oft. Tammany was badly
defeated in New York city and Seth
Low elected Mayor by about 80, 900
majority. Low was the candidate of
the Fusion. movement, composed of
the reform element in both parties.
Maryland is undoubtedly Demo
cratic and with a Legislature that
will return German to the Senate.
The Democrats make heavy gains in
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,.
while the Republicans gain heavily
IN Ohio, carrying the State by about
SO, 900 majority. Virginia is over
whelmingly Democratic as usual.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

New Jersey went Republican by
1000 majority and has been safely
Republican ever since Grover
Cleveland moved into the state.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
station. The rumor is now current
that Admiral Crowninshield's flag.
ship will be manned by the men
who were antagonistic to Schley, at
least that the quarterback will.

The Commission for codifying
the Federal Statutes will, l under
stand, report to the next session of
Congress a law covering all attacks
on the President. 1t was found on
examination that in parts of the
country an attack on the President
which did not prove fatal could not
be punished, and TO remedy this
peculiar condition this law was
drafted. The law concerns only
attacks made on the Chief Execu-
tive as such, for any attack made
upon personal grounds would come
under State jurisdiction. The law
provides that any threat against the
President, whether verbal or made
In writing, shall be regarded as a
felony and punishable by a fine of
IS, and any attack upon his
person, whether successful or other
wise, shall meet with capital punish
ment. The bill further provides
that accessories before the fact
shall be held to an equal response
bility with the direct assailant.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

any legislation which will prove of
advantage to Cuba because the
party ispledged to protect the sugar
interests in this country. On the
other hand he is too keen a Judge
OF human nature to minimize the
danger of permitting the coming,
eminently Republican, Congress to
pass into history with a record of
having invariably either legislated
or failed to legislate in accordance
with the desires of the vested in
terests.
/ I I
Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island.
"read the riot act" to the President
on the subject of those reciprocity
treaties, and Mr.. Roosevelt appre.
ciates that practically all hope of
their ratification must be abandoned.
lie also spoke very plainly on the
subject of Cuba and pointed to the
party platforms of the last decade
as evidence that sugar interests must
be protected. Mr.. Henry p. Ok
nard has been in Washington this
week and has given notice that any
legislation ilimical to the sugar in
terests will be met with a bitter
night. Mr.. X. c. Kerens, the mem.
Der of the Republican National
Committee from Missouri, called at
the White House and dwelt with
much stress upon the western de-
mand for tariff revision. The Presi-
dent has, it is said, requested Sec
rotary Wilson to go out West and
try and forestall criticism based ON
the failure of the reciprocity treaties
AT all events, Mr.. Wilson left for
Iowa this week, and before going he
told me that he intended to explain
to the people of Iowa the situation
In regard to "the continued need
of protection" and "the true basis
of reciprocity"
/ / I
The President has taken the bull
by the horns and instructed Secre-
tary Root to try and get along
without sending any more troops to
the philippines to take the place of
the 10, 900 men whose terms of en-
istment are about to expire. / un-
derstand the President spoke pretty
plainly about the reports that had
been given out as to qualification"
ETC., and also called attention to the
fact that the Samar affair showed a
sad lack of precaution on the part
Of the officers.
III
The story Of very earnest Cabi.
net meeting held last week has also
leaked out. The story is that the
President opened the Cabinet meet
ing Of last Friday with few very
pointed inquiries of Secretary Long
in regard to affairs in the Navy De-
partment and the Secretary had to
acknowledge a lack Of personal in.
formation and an amount Of trust IN
his subordinates which was surpris
ing. The President, so the story
goes immediately and peremptorilv
demanded Admiral Crowninsbield,s
resignation as Chief of the Bureau
Of Navigation. Secretary Long re-
Piled that Admiral Crowninshield
mad already offered his resignation
and that he had remained at his
(Long's) request until after the
Schley Court Of Inquiry should
reach finding. That did not effect
the President Re wanted the res.
ignation Immediately. Finally Sec.
rotary Gage stepped in as peace.
maker and suggested that perhaps
transfer that would satisfy the
Presidents demand without sacr.
hcing Secretary Longs dignity.
This was finally acceded to and the
result was the AdmiraPs promotion
to the command Of the European
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
President Roosevelt Finding Out How
Hard 1t is to Serve His Party and
DO True to His Country
and Himself.
New Laws m Regard 10 an Attack on
the President.
From our REGULAR corresponden,

From our regular correspondent.
WAsHINcToN, Nov. s, 1901
President Roosevelt is doing some
very hard thinking these days and
the results are by no means reassur
ing. A month ago he had no con-
ception of the dilemmas a man who
desired above all else to be true to
his country, his party and his own
chances of a second term would find
In the White House. He is, how
ever, having these things thrust up
on him. He finds growing de.
mand in the West for a reduction of
those schedules of the tariff which
are protecting the trusts, and this
demand is being fed by such men
as Babcock to whom local issues
and the demand of his own constit-
uents seem to be all important On
the other hand, he finds that he is
almost powerless to effect any relief
from present conditions. He is be-
ginning to realize that, after all, a
Presidents power is limited in many
ways and in many directions.
/ ! /
The party leaders have, in re-
spouse to the Presidents request,
been coming to Washington, and
most of them tell him that il will be
simply impossible to secure any leg
islation by the coming Congress
that does not meet with the entire
approval of the trusts. They tell
him that while reciprocity is excel
lent as ga talking point" it will not
Ego" with the Senate. They tell
him that he must not try to effect
any legislation which will prove of
advantage to Cuba because the
party is pledged to protect the sugar
interests in this country. On the
other hand he is too keen a Judge
OF human nature to minimize the
danger of permitting the coming,
eminently Republican, Congress to
pass into history with a record of
having invariably either legislated
or failed to legislate in accordance
with the desires of the vested in
terests.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-07

Buckhorn Portland Cement
Co, corporation, and
others. defendants
by virtue OF decree pronounced and
entered in the above entitled cause on the
Ist day OF October 1901. by the said Circuit
Court OF the United States for the Northern
District OF West Virginia. the undersigned
who was by said decree appointed Special
Commissioner for the PURPOSE. will on
, 1901-01-17
New Hotel in Rawlins.

The contract has been let for the
foundation of the new Rawlins hotel
at 5000. The Ferris hotel, as it is
called, will be a handsome three story
structure, 1O0x125, with rooms for the
accommodation of sixty-five guests,
and every convenience.
The first story and trimmings will
be of stone and the second and third
stories of brick, with sandstone trim
mings. The building will be lO0Xl25
feet. 1t will have two main entrances,
one on Buffalo and the other on
Fourth street.
The building will be heated through.
out by steam, and will have all the
modern appliances for a first class
hotel. The equipment will be perfect
in all its details as regards fire es-
capes, standpipes, elevators and
chutes. Leader.
, 1901-01-17
The Dead Letter Office.

The report of the dead letter office
furnishes a striking illustration of the
c~arelessness of the American people.
During the year there was e N to that
Office in Washington 7,536,75s pieces
of mail matter, including parcels, and
of that number 6,676,O93 pieces had
to be opened to ascertain where they
had been mailed, and 4,2S2,7 07 pieces
were destroyed because there could
be found no clue to the senders or the
persons for whom they were intended.
Furthermore there was found in the
mail sent to the dead letter office the
sum of Sil,140.15 in money which had
been carelessly enclosed in envelopes
not properly addressed. There was
also found in these letters. drafts,
notes and documents affecting titles
to property, the face of which was
81, 1868.
, 1901-01-17

The stockmen in the Legislature have
gone to work early and propose to work
late. The second bill introduced was
for an appropriation of $4,000 as "A
bounty on wolves and coyotes. We
would favor making it $4,000. The
sooner the state treasury is bursted the
better. Then the people will realize
that they are at the mercy of the
stock interests Of the state and will act
accordingly. Such work against the
protest of the better element Of the peo-
Pile is going to react oil the stock indus
try of the state at some future day. Be
cause 1t has acted the hog now it will
not then be able to obtain the recog-
milton it should have.
, 1901-01-17
RupEEpHAITEMs

Supt. John Doyle and wife return
ed Friday from a months visit in Lar
annie and Denver. They report a
very pleasant time.
Some excitement was caused by a
man falling unconscious from one of
the sleds, just as they came to a stop
at the barn, Sunday. DR.. Witter was
called and, upon examination, found
it was too much of "A mixture of Sara
toga forty-rod and high altitude.
Alex. LaAIarsh returned last week
from IA business trip to Saratoga.
The mine was closed down two
days last week to allow the carpenters
to put in the frame Tor the new cage.
Work was resumed Monday morn
ing,
, 1901-01-17
]. c Cummings Sells Out.

j. c. Cummings, who owned prop,
erty and conducted a saloon on
Bridge street, disposed of his entire
interest there Tuesday to G.. w
Plummer. Mr.. Cummings will prob.
ably go to Denver and go into bust.
ness, but will retain his residence
property in this city. Mr.. Cummings
likes this city very much and would
probably remain here if it were moi
fer his wife's health. She had a
long, hard seige of typhoid fever the
past fall and is now at her old home
in Liberal, Mo-, rec%uperating. He
fears she will never be able t o live
here again.
Mr.. Cummings leaves a large mum,
Der of friends behind him, who have
learned to appreciate his square deal
ings and generally upright conduct.
He left yesterday to join his wife
in Missouri.