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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Following Letter Is From Lieut..
Harry Nef. an Old kingwood Boy
Now In the Philippines, and
Was Written 10 His Par
ents Here.

PANTABANcAN, NUEvA EcYA, p. /.
August, 3, 1901.
DEAR FATHER AND MoTHER,-
am writing again and still have
received no letters from home. The
last letter | received from nome was
dated April, 18th, but possibly, as
the battery went home and my mail
was all addressed to it, the post
Office people held it up in San Fran
cisco and when wrote you last
told you to address me Philippine
Cavalry; that was wrong, it is the
Philippine Scouts. 1 was put in
the native scouts. There is one
other officer here with me-my
Second Lieutenant. am in COM
mand of this town and a company
OF llocano Scouts (natives). l also
have four other towns under my
command namely, Conversion,
San Juan, Napon- Napon and Tai
bae, the 4th Company Ilocano
Scouts and is made up of 100 men
of the Ilocano tribe, all armed and
equipped and wear the same uni
form as the American Soldiers. In
fact, they are American Soldiers
and are enlisted and subject to
every punishment as any other man
in the U. S. Army. Every man
can speak four or five different lam
guages. So you see it is impossible
to surprise them as they know
every thing that is going on. But
all the official business is done in
Spanish-no English is spoken at
all. When | am writing | start to
write Spanish sometimes. am
the commanding officer of these
towns L mentioned, but we are
away up in the mountains and very
close to Baler, the place Gilmore
OF the navy was captured, and this
town here is where he was KEEP. a
prisoner for SO long. 1t is only 20
miles from Baler and ii Is only a
mountain pass. This town is the
junction of four mountain passes
no roads at all, just trails, all our
supplies come in On pack mules and
very hard time they have of it.
The four trails we guard are to
BaleT, Bongabon, Carranglan and
San ose and no one can get in or
out OF the town only by these passes.
The scenery is very pretty up here,
and 1t is high and healthy. We
have a natural boiling mineral
spring about a quarter of mile
from my house. 1t is very strong
of sulphur and when you take
drink of it hot it reminds you of
the "life to come"
Well, ] must close for this time
and hope before | write again that
| will have received all my back
mail and don't forget the first new
calendar for 1902 comes out send
me one and also World Almanac
for 1902. Now here is copy of
my address
john HARRY NEFF,
Ist Lieut., Philippine Scouts,
Manila, p. I.
18th Co Ilacano Native Scouts
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
DHSvrR NEWS

Our fathers God Boo days gone by
Thy light around our paths has shonc
o hear to-day Thy peoples cry.
As 10 asccnds unto the Throne
In this dark hour we cannot sec.
Bot turn TO Thee but turn TO- Thee.
Thou who hast seen our freedom won.
Who in our trials hast drawn near.
Whose csc looked down ON Washington.
And over murdered Lincolns bier.
Once more bob grief We bend the knee
And call 90 Thee and call 90 Thee
HF plans arc past our ending out
Ihy ways we cannot understand
And ycf wc cannot will not. doubt
Thou hast but blessing for our land.
Although BE- Boz Boo agony
We bow to Thee. we bow to Thee
May strength and comfort from above
Flow down DER hcr. thc stricken wife
Protect and shield BIER with Thy love
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26


President Roosevelt IS starting
in like an old time Democratic
president. When he got back TO
Washington from the funeral of
Mckinley, he started out to walk
and 60 where he pleased around the
city like any other American cid-
zen. Several Secret Service officers
and detectives started to follow and
guard him, but he stopped them
and refused to allow them to follow
him around, and he takes long
walks whenever he can get the time.
sometimes BY himself and some
times accompanied by a friend
Then, The new President has shock.
ed Washington society by lhe
announcement that bis children
would be sent 10 the public schools
same as The children Of any other
American citizen a few more
tricks like that and Roosevelt win
be elected President next time in
spite Of anything that can be done
% preyentit
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The physicians and surgeons in
attendance upon President McKin-
ley were all eminent in their pro-
fession and supposed to be the best
that could be procured, yet, they
seem to have erred grievously, as
shown by their own reports. First,
they declared the President getting
along nicely and practically out of
danger and issued daily and hourly
bulletins of cheering and encour-
aging nature, so that the whole
country was resting easy and salts
fed that the patient would get well,
until few hours before the col
lapse when the physicians seem to
have found out the danger when it
was too late. Then, again, they
allowed him to eat heartily of solid
food, and it seems that anyone
ought to know better than that and
that for a man with two bullet holes
IN his stomach and the bullet still
there, solid food would be very
dangerous and almost sure to be
fatal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The railroad ran special trains
and gave very low rates to Wheel
ing, Sunday, on account of the
State Guards in annual camp there.
The rate was only one dollar from
Morgantown, Grafton and similar
points, for the round trip, and
about six thousand people took adj
vantage of it. The Wheeling papers
report 500 from Morgantown, 600
from Grafton, 500 from Weston,
I,Ioo from Clarksburg and Shinn-
ston, 600 from Fairmont, 100 from
Warrington, 500 from Parkersburg
and 100 from Martinsburg, Keyser
and Piedmont. The rate was only
81 for the round trip from Martins
burg. 1t was big day for Wheel
ing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

And sporc to us her gentle life.
Our Father grant 90 us this plea
We pray TO Thee we pray to- Thee.
Onr hearts arc sore and through our tears
We scarce can see the coming light
Our hopes arc darkcned by our fears
And set We trust tbe final rirht
Preserve Go us our Liberty
We plead with Thee we plead with Thco
Protect us from the Goddess creed
That is not native to- this shore.
Protect us from the madman deed
That would imbsuc our soil Zoo gore
From hatred gospel keep us free.
We ask ~ Thee we ask of Thcc
Though clouds are over ue to-day.
We wait thc coming 81 thc SUM-
~ give us grace chat wc may say.
whatever comes Thy will bc done
And NAV wc through the years To- be-
Vet knccl to Thee set knccl to Thee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The court made swift work of
Leon Czolgosz and Tuesday even
ing the jury returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for the assassination of Presi.
dent Mckinley. The wheels OF
justice moved swiftly. The trial of
the assassin consumed eight hours
and 90 minutes and covered a per
ion Of only two days. Practically
all Of this time was occupied by the
prosecution in presenting a case so
clear so conclusive that even had
the prisoner entered the plea Of in
sanity it is doubtful if the Jury
would have returned verdict
different from the one rendered
The defense introduced no evidence
whatever and the prisoner made no
effort to assist his attornets The
only chance they had was 10 plead
insanity, but the district attorney
had forestalled that and had him
examined several times by eminent
experts, who ali pronounced him
sane and so there was really no
defense TO offer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

Poor old Uncle Mark Hanna |!
The death of Mckinley was a sad
blow to him. In the FIST place, he
had genuine regard for the dead
President and in the second place,
he had his own way entirely about
everything and was the "power
behind the throne" but now all is
changed and Mark is not in it at all.
He has no influence whatever with
Roosevelt. who is absolutely Presl-
dent himself and under no obliga-
tons to anyone for it, either, so
that Uncle Mark is now one of the
''has beens."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

II has just been learned that
Czolgosz was waiting for an oppor-
tunity TO assassinate President
Mckinley in California, when the
latter was in that State, but the
vigilance of detectives did not give
the murderer a chance.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The police and detectives have
tried hard to distinguish themselves
in some way in connection with the
assassination of the President.
With the aid of tie daily papers
they made out gigantic conspiracy
and arrested lot of people, charg-
ing them with being implicated,
when the assassin of the President
insisted all the time that he alone
was guilty and that no one else was
mixed up in it but himself, and now
the officials are compelled to admit
that they have no evidence against
these other parties and released
them all from Jail, including Emma
Goldman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The terms OF settlement of the
big steel strike are now given out
by President Shaffer of the Anal.
gamated Association, and shows
plainly that the latter lost heavily
by its fight against the Steel Trust.
Shaffer gives out as the reasons for
their failure that the Federation of
Labor and other organizations gave
no support whatever in any way
and accuses the leaders of other
labor organizations OF double deal
ing, so that in disgust and despair
he was compelled to accept the
terms offered by the company and
call off the strike.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The three Presidents of the
United States who were assassinated
were all shot on Friday: Lincoln,
Friday, April, "a, 1865; Garfield,
Friday, July, ?, 1881; Mckinley,
Friday, September, 6, 1901.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.

The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the State of the Ancient
Order of United Workman was held
in fairmont last week. There was
good attendance and considerable
important business transacted. This
order is very strong in some places,
but we believe there is no Lodge of
the Order in this county at all. Az.
ter electing the following officers
the Grand Lodge adjourned to meet
next year at Wellsburg;
c. w, Stoetzer, Wheeling, Past
G.. NJ. w.
Alex Dulin, Sutton, G. M. w.
S. S. Felker, Martinsburg. G.. F..
Frank Cruise, Wheeling, G.. r.
w. Fl. Higgins, Wheeling, Grand
Receiver.
f b. Clansen, SisterSville, G.. 0.
{. Steinhauser Wheeling, G.. G..
II. {. Owen, Grafton, G.. l. w.
A. Fisher, Huntington, G. O. w.
G. a. Aschmann, Wheeling, G..
Medical Examiner.
Representatives to Supreme Lodge,
c. w. Stoetzer Wellsburg; NJ. r.
Nuzum, Fairmont; G.. w. McClearv.
Wellsburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

A report was published in many
papers that the bullet that caused
President McKinley's death was
poisoned, but since the autopsy a
very careful chemical and bacteria
logical examination was made of
the bullet and the fact revealed that
no poison was used by the assassin.
In fact no one believed anything
of the kind anyhow, as the bullet
wound in the stomach was enough
to cause death without any poison,
and particularly where the bullet
could not be extracted, but was left
In there to cause inflammation and
gangrene, which set in and caused
death Immediately after the physi.
clans allowed the patient to eat
heartily Of solid food, which was
too much for anyone in his condi-
ton.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
Teachers Examination

The late examination for teachers Gill lo
bold 81 Ncwburg, Oct an and s,h.
FRANK w. CANDY, Co. Stunt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

can storm period central on the
10th. AT this time the boreal in
huences will have grown aggressive,
tn, Moon will be on the equator on
the 24th, full on the 27th and in
Perigee on the 28th. This will also
be at the eliminating stages both
of the Mercury and Mars perturba-
tons. Watch all agricultural and
maritime interests at this time. Cold
wave will follow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The new Republican paper re-.
Gently started at Belington relates
the following foolish and undigr if d
conduct on tho part Of the repres.
cntatiye in Congress from this
district:
Our Congressman was presented
with copy OF the first issue Of The
Central Republican, by gentle.
man Of this town, and on looking at
the headlines on the first page he
Immediately flew into a passion and
tore The paper into pieces and threw
II down at the feet Of the Qiver.
We presume that this was intended
to be slap at the editor and not at
the gentleman who presented the
paper However, that may be we
recall that about one year ago when
the campaign was ON this same gen.
tIeman was a candidate for Congress
and seemed to be very humble and
was shaking hands, running after
every body up this way to get them
help him savc(2)the country.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

The American ministers and del
egates to the Ecumenical Methodist
Conference which has Just been in
session in London, England, we're
very much surprised at the free use
OF wine and beer on the tables of
the English Wesleyan ministers and
made some uncomplimeniary re-
marks about it, to which the Rev.
John Bond, the Secretary of the
Ecumenical Methodist Conference.
replied by declaring that, eve re-.
serve the right to drink alcoholic
liquors in moderation, if we wish.
The American dictum would be
ruled out by Wesley, who drank
wine to the end Of his life" This
viii surprise some Of the good
Methodist in this country who are
so fond Of quoting the great Wesley.
"
The assassin Of President McKin.
icy was placed on trial in the Erie
County Court IT Buffalo, Monday
of this week, with Judge Thurman
G. White presiding The counsel
for the prisoner, former Supreme
Court Justices Loren J.. Lewis and
Robert G. Titus and Charlton T.
Laid, tried hard 70 get something
out Of him, bu, be refused to aid
them in any way with his defense.
and when District Attorney Penny
asked Czolgosz what he had 20 saw
he plead guilty" District Attor.
ney Penney then read the ndict-
ment again TO louder voice. and
70 the demand for a reply, he pris-
oner who was standing at the time
said 10 a very low voice, "Guilty.0
This plea, however, was not per.
mittcd TO stand under the law. and
plea Of "Not guilty" was at once
ordered by the court
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
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Roosevelt . ----.------------- Living
COCO DOCp oD1
Career of President Roosevelt
October ~ ISsSBOn his fathers house. Twentieth
Scotch, Irish and French Huguenot
James Roosevelt Alderman
oT Csi iSSs 40; Congressman, IS4r 43.
man, 1909 merchant Alderman 79o-97; Alder
Great Grandfathe-COneu c. Roosevelt merchant Alderman
Great Great Grandfather-ohn Roosevelt merchant Alderman
Great Great Great Roosevelt Alderman New
Frmy-Fst Lee of Boston; second wife Miss
Theodore Of E Ns~ York married children Alice
in the Bad Lands North Dakota cottage
Religion Member of Reformed Church
SSr-ss-Membe of Assembly
sS4Chairman New delegation to Republican National
1881 S -Ranehns in the Bad Lands Dakota
&C for Mayor of New York City,
s sS2Sspsd cs%ss515 s vs
s9sgcoons Of the se Roush R Ri tns Navy
S9S-Eced Governor of New York Augustus vanwyck
Noveme for Vice President Of United States
September Ia r0or-Became President by VIM Mckinley
ooo ooo ooo
Law Prescribing Succession in Case Presidents Death
Upon the death of the President duty one of the Cabinet
The oath of office President quickly
law concerning this Guy N'''' % ''e0'D Inc
n in of the moya Of the President from Office
the shall devove President Of the
by the Vice President IS as follows
the s a% nd ha WILL wi" 5e b s the Office
'e[ye protect and defend the Constitution of the United
ooO OOo poo
The Last Words of William Mckinley
'Go@3 ~. AH g00d& MS Go"s aOqy viii be doar."
These were the last words spoken by Mckinley
His last words addressed directly to his wife were
SCOTS aofH net onr, be done."
As sinking urmured lines from
That raseth me- =. o'0''
A short pause and then softly came the words
Nearer, my Cod to Thee"
Just after he shot, the Emergency Hosptal he wac
being prepared for the operation before he sank into "
come Thy be done" ' my NinsuOm
ooo Gooo ooo
William Mckinley
Born Niles Ohio, 1873
Enlisted as private, a5rd o. V. l., 1861
Mustered Mustered Out as Breve Major 1865.
Elected Prosecuting Attorney, 1860
Married 1871
Member of ways and Means Committee 1880
Chairman of Ways and Means Committee 1880
Elected Governor of Ohio, 1891
Elected President 1896
Reelected President, 1000
Shot September g. 1901
Died September
GOO 600 oOC
Vice Presidents Promoted by Death Presidents
Vice Presidents Presidents car.. 90 n.n
ih1N' HARRISON Natural
FILLMORE.
JOHNSON LINCOLN.
5AkIlElD Assassination.
'>'''H'H'' MCKINLEY Assassination.
600 600 600
INVOCA1TON.
NEWS
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

ometer and other conditions lead
ing to more storms of rain and
snow. The ninth is the central
day of this reactionary period. The
moon is on the celestial equator on
that day, greatly increasing the
probability of warm October rains
and thunder southwark, but turn
ing to early snow squalls later in
northern sides of the country.
Look for change to rising bar
ometer and colder after the storms
central on the 9th. The Mercury
period, the autumnal equinox, the
Mars period and the Jupiter dis
turbance are all seen to extend their
influence into this part of October.
The conjunction of Moon with the
Sun on the I2th will precipitate the
change to warmer with falling
barometer at the very outset Of this
regular Vulcan period, and return
ing storms of rain and snow will
pass across the country about Mon
day the t4th to Thursday the 18TH.
The chances for heavy autumnal
gales over the lakes and north
Atlantic are many at this period.
AT the crisis of these storms it will
be best to look for some early vin.
ter. Snow and sleet are more than
probable in northern sections. with
high northwesterly gales and an
October cold wave.
The Goth to 2Ist are central DAYS
of reactionary time of autumnal
disturbances. A perceptible change
to warmer will be noted in the west
about the 10Th; this change will be
followed by falling barometer and
cloudiness, and October rains.
fringed in the north by sleet and
snow, will traverse the country from
west to east during the goth to 22nd
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26
OUR OCTOBER WEATHER.
According TO the Forecasts or Prof.
Hicks, the Great PrOgnosticator

We will scarcely have recovered
from heavy equinoctial storms late
IN September, when renewed storm
conditions will begin to appear in
the western parts of the country.
temperatures, barometers and
winds will all give premonitions of
coming change. Between the end
and the 9th, these conditions will
grow into cloudiness, and rain and
snow will touch many parts of the
country in their transition from
west to east about Wednesday the
end to Saturday the s,h. Wise
students of these forecasts will
never be caught wholly unawares
by the change to much colder
weather, which is almost sure to
crowd closely behind the storms at
such times as the present period.
AS change to soarmeI. comes imme-
dlately IN front of active storm
areas, so change to colder may be
counted on, even before the west
ern edge of rain and snow have
quite passed any locality. Keep
this fact in mind, and also that the
actual storms of most periods last
only few hours IN any one locality
and you will be enablad to escape
almost all Inconvenience and loss,
resulting so often from lack of in
formation and preparation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

Some of the heaviest
storms of the month
may certainly be count
ed on during the Vul-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

From the 9Th to the
10th anti-storm con-
ditions will give place
to return of falling bar
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-26

VIC TreSiuehts promoted by Death of Presidents
vice Presidents Presidents. Cause Of Deof
TYLER. HARptsoN ~,
FILLMORE. TAYLOR. Natural
JoHNsoN. Lfvcotv As.aasi..,t.
1"iiioN. DARFIELD Assassination
'>''oh'H' MChINLEY. Assassination.
600 GOO 600
INVOCA1TON.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
Knox Pomona Grange.

ON Wednesday. March s. Knox Po-
mona met at South ThomaSton with
WesSa weSkeag Grange. NotWith-
standing the low temperature. the high
wind and the uneven travelling. ll6 pa
irons assembled. This new grange
at South Thomaston is in a high state
Of prosperity. The total membership
is nearly one hundred and the literary
and musical talent is of a high order.
Large delegations We're present Z ON
West Rockport. South Hope and Rock
land An address of welcome was given
by Gulford r. Butler of SOUTH Thorn
aston. and responded to by +. w
Smith of Rockland. Remarks on The
outcome of the new century we're m Ide
by A. O. Glover. G. B. Butler, r. w
Smith. Z. Z. Light. ]. n. Kaloch and
others and the question Are we bet
ter morally than our ancestors" was
ably discussed by quite a large number
of the patrons. The prevailing senti-
ment was in favor of the affirmative.
In the evening a class of % received
the instructions of Pomona. or the 9Th
degree conferred in full form The in
iiuence of women's clubs on home life"
was an interesting topic and many
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
North Franklin Pomona.

North Franklin Pomona Grange
NO. y. by invitation met with Aurora
Grange. No. 202. in Strong. Thursday
rep. ~. ana held an all-day meeting.
Notwithstanding the severe cold of the
morning there was goodly number
present, scme coming from II to II
miles away, showing the interes, rha +
many are taking in the good of tho ar
der. This is a new Pomona of one
years growth, organized Feb. 2S. 1900
IL commenced with IS members. and
today numbers 125 good live memoirs
IL is IN the section Of the county where
1t IS sparsely settled. but where there
are some Gf but few of the best
farmers that can be found in this sec
ton OF the State, and they mean bust
ness
At 1870 4. NJ. the worthy master.
c. + Berry raped to order: linen
after the usual opening ceremonies.
proceeded TO the regular business of
inc day. The rest of the forenoon was
occupied in putting five new members
through the mysteries of the fifth de
gree OF the order, and other business
winch would naturally come up took
up the time ill about so p. NJ. when
the worthy master adjourned and
caiied FOR dinner which was soon
ready. After dinner and a good social
greeting and chat, order was again
called ny the worthy master. and the
grange opened in the 4th degree. so
that. as many of that degree Xere
present. they might take a part and
reg Give some Of the benefit. The after
noon was then taken up IN the follow
ing orGcr:
Reading, by Mrs $. D. Mckinney
and Mrs ". $. DaEEett; recitation.
Mrs. Mary Harlow: defamation. Mrs.
Il. 6. Powers. encore; song by Mr.. $.
II. N, Kinney: recitation BY Miss Cora
Berry. remarks for the good Of the
order by Oscar Sweet. Lee DaGG"tt.
Worthy Master 4. f. Berry and sew
e~ai others. with song from =. q
Powers who received an encore.
An invitation was received for the
next meeting. which Will ~ on Thurs
day. March Is 10 meet with Sandy
ltlN2r Grange. Madrid. which was &C.
copied with a unanimous vote.