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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

The Presidents recent letter, in
which he stated his determination TO
consider the fact that man was a
negro as no bar to his holding Office.
is already making him trouble and
Mr.. Roosevelt is face to face with
very unpleasant dilemma. He has
been put in his present position by
Senator Prtchard of North Caro-
ina, "high priest" of the "Lily
White" movement. The question of
appointing one S. III. Wick, a neg
70 as postmaster at Wilson, N. c.,
has come to the President for deci.
sion and Senator Pritchard has filed
an emphatic protest. His grounds
are two fold, that Wick bitterly op
posed the Senator's plans in the
state convention, and that his ap-
pointment would be unwelcome to a
majority OF the patrons OIL the post
office. Wick frankly admits his OPP
position to the Senator's plans,
which he says contemplated the ex-
clusion of the negro from North
Carolina politics. and says that the
argument that the majority of the
white patrons of the office would
prefer a white postmaster would
prove equally true of every public
Office in the southern states. The
President has asked time to think
the matter over and the politicians
are interestedly awaiting his deci-
sion.
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co-operators win Meet.

There will be a meeting held at the
National hotel. Topeka. Kansas. at 2
o'clock p. M, December 3, 1902, in the
interest of and for the purpose of adj
Vancing the Farmers CO-Operativ
Grain & Live Stock association of Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Nebraska with Z.
view of increasing it's usefulness and
extending the work of organizing CO.
operative shipping associations at vari-
Gus points in the above territory.
All persons interested in the success
of the Farmers COOPERATIVE Grain &
Live Stock association with headquarters
at Topeka, Kansas. and those desiring
information regarding the same with a
view of assisting in pushing forward
said association are invited to attend or
send representa- tives to this meeting
The railroads of Kansas, Oklahoma and
Nebraska have granted a rate of one
and one-thrd fare for this meeting on
the certificate plan. tickets on sale from
December / to 3, good for returning I'M
til December 6. 1902.
A large attendance is expected from
eastern and central Kansas by those
interested in securing the best possible
price for this years corn crop. When
YOU purchase your tickets be sure and
get receipt for your money which will
entitle you to reduced rates on return
trip. This rate is good Only from points
where the fare is 80 cents or more.
will be pleased to hear from those ex-
pecting to attend this meeting Friend
ly papers please copy.
JAMES BUTLER, Secretary.
Topeka, Kansas
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LABOR ROW.
Old Trouble Between Shaffer of
the Steel Workers
And Gompers, Head of the
American Federation.
GREW OUT OF STRIKE.
Dispute Is Revived at New Or
leans Convention.
Trouble Will Be Determined by
Board of Arbitration.

New Orleans. Nov. 1.-THE old dis
pute between President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association of Steel
Workers and President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, broke
out afresh in the labor convention to-
day and there is every prospect that on
this occasion the fight will be to 2. fin
ish. The charges were originally made
by President Shaffer after the terminal
ton of the great steel strike of 1901
They were to the effect that President
Gompers of the American FEEDER alton
of Labor and President John Mitchell
of the United Mine Workers, had been
guilty of un-union like conduct in re-
fusing to support his organization in
its fight. They, on the other hand. as
serted that the association over which
President Shaffer presided. was trying
to violate its agreement and his stand
was untenable. Delegate Sheridan of
the Amalgamated association. a col
league of President Shaffer threw the
bomb by asking unanimous consent to
introduce a resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the charges. Both par
ties announced that they courted the
investigation and it will be -aeer-ed to
selected by President GomDer, two by
President Shaffer and the fifth to be
chosen by these After adjournment
President Shaffer asserted:
THE entire thing is a scheme to in
jure me and to discredit me so that l
cannot be reelected. I had no part in
the presentation of the resolution offer
ed by Sheridan and believe that Mr..
Gompers and he are IN collision regard
ing it,
When this statement was made to
Mr.. Sheridan, he denied that there was
any cooperation between himself and
President Gompers. The latter said:
Mr.. Shaffer may be entirely correct
when he says he did not desire the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution. but it is
utterly false to say that I am in league
with Sheridan or anybody else in this
matter"
President Gompers made this state
ment on the subject:
There IS nothing in my connection
with the labor movement that I wish
concealed. l have always acted with a
single eye to the hest interests of the
laboring men of the country. 1 well
come the investigation in order that the
matter may be finally disposed Of"
President Gompers announced the two
members of the special committee rep
resenting his interests to be John A
Moffatt of the United Hatters and Ed
gar A Agard of the Glass Bottle
Blowers union. Mr.. SEaffer said thai
he was not prepared to announce his
members of the committee
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REAL HEARTS DISsECTED.
st. Louis High School Students Have
Well Equipped Apparatus.

There are $50 pupils in the physiology
class at the St. Louis high school. Wne1e
applied science is being taught with thu
best equipped scientific apparatus TO be
found in any secondary school in the
country
The $50 pupils, in studying the eireu-
latory system in the past few days, have
required the services of the hearts of $50
porkers killed at the Swift abattoirs ir
East s. Louis.
Dissections of sheep are not at all I'M
usual in the demonstrating room of the
physiology department.
In the elucidation of physiology, as in
the study of the structural anatomy of
flowers and other plants and grasses, and
of minerals electric StereoDticonS have
been brought into use during the past
year. Fourteen rooms Of the high school
have been wired that these powerful
projectors might be given the widest
practicable employment Modern peda-
is worth more than pound of describ-
ing. And this is the theory of all labo
ratOrV wor--.
The science course of the ST.. Louis
high school comprises chemistry, phys
les. physiology and botany. For the
study of each a we'll equipped laboratory
is provided The laborat tories are unique
and original in design and furnishing.
The department of chemistry is
equipped much better than is usually
the case in the high schools of the coun
try. A lecture or demonstration room
with a seating capacity of about so is
fitted with a demonstration table where
examinations are conducted before the
class illustrative of the subject being
studied. The table has a sawn slate
top. which is imDervious to corrodfng
liquids. Water and gas connections
are ready at hand. Along one side OF
the room are cases in which is dis
played large collection of mineral
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specimens. many the gift of high
school graduate, now mining expert in
the west. Special prominence is given to
minerals abundant in Missouri and the
west Other large cases contain the
common chemical reagents and salts for
purposes of experimentation or study
In the study of any system the. or.ra ms
in relation to others. This applies to both
anatomy and physiology. BY the actual
examination and dissection of real or
ganS, as stated, the pupil is saved from
study of the textbook alone BY the
aid of the dissecting lens and compound
microscope he practically sees the tissues
and organs of his own body in 50 far. at
least, as they have their counterpart in
other animals
The aim is to have the pupil know the
natural working of each organ that he
may know how to keep it in working or
der To know the action of an organ 1t is
necessary to know something of its struc-
ture. To know the structures the ORGANS
themselves must be studied carefully
The labora tory is essential for the prosecll-
ton of such study and for the exanina ton
of the minute structure of the tissues the
compound microscope is Indispensable
There are in the physiology classes $50
pupils Just now they are engaged in a.
study of the circulatory system and to
provide the necessary illustrative material
$50 hearts of hogs were required.
Such study of physiology is very differ
ent from textbook work The whole SUD-
ject is vitalized and Illuminated and filed
with keenest interest and practical value
The teachers in charge of the study are
Miss Helen F. Peabody, DR.. w s. v
Siebert and Mr.. J. B. Gillard, who came
to St Louis this year from Leland Stan
ford university. in which he was engaged
last year as assistant professor of COM
parative physiology.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
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LONGEST STRIKE
On Record Has Been on for the Last
Forty Years.

Here is a tale of a strike which is still
on. The narrator is a resident of Detroit
Forty years ago when I a boy and
living at Concord, N H." he said in tell
ing the story to a group of friends the
other day, "a man built factory for the
manufacture of sleds and wheeIbarrowS.
1t was water power concern and the cost
was about $4,000. When the 40 employees
had turned out about 100 wheelbarrows a
difference of opinion arose between them
Der what it was. but it was stated over
and over again in after years that it would
have made a difference of less than 81 a
week to either side. The owner wouldn't
the matter was. and a strike took place
perhaps the first in New Hampshire. When
the men walked out the owner said to
them:
however, that I'll see this factory rot to
the ground before I'll give in
They answered that they would starve
before they would yield. and so the fac
tory was locked up and time went on A
score of attempts were made to arbitrate,
but without avail The owner grew. old
peared and five years ago, by personal
investigation / found that only the owner
and one of the strikers were left alive in
Concord. Knowing them both, l had a
talk with them about the strike, but both
were still firm I was in Concord again a
month ago The factory was still closed
and ready to tumble down. NJ, and the last
hobbing about the streets of the town
on clutches. with only a few months life
left, when | said to him;
Sabbins is dead. AS he was the last of
the strikers you'll open the factory again,
won't you?
ing as I've been blanked fool for &C
years. I'm going to keep 1t up the rest OF
my days New York Evening Post.
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PRESS AND POLITICS.
Newspapers Becoming More indie
pendent and Higher-Toned.

Part of the cause for the apathy"
which the politicians thought they saw
in the recent canvass was due to the inn
proved tone of journalism. Recall papers
in this vicinity. The Sum- the Tribune.
the Times the Evening Post, the Com
mereial Advertiser. the Stats Zeitung,
the Mail and Express, the Daily News
and the Telegram and other papers i'll
Manhattan were marked by an absence
with the papers of western and south
ern cities that directly came under our
observation. The political organs, of
course. abOunded in rampant and rancid
nonsense and to a degree in personal at
lacks, but they did not succeed in sug-
costing that they themselves were really
excited or were really exciting others.
The throwing of fits was rare anywhere
and reWarding nowhere.
This harmony of journalism with civ
ilization naturally confused. if it did not
cOnfound. the professional politicians.
They went through with their customary
circus ring business, but they went
through with it in vain. The sLare0-
typed and habitual spellbinders were in
evidence, but to very little effect. They
roared in the Old-raShioned Wav, but
their meetings were poorly attended and
the applause which they commanded
was more derisive than favorable. The
best journalism discovered that argu
ment, analysis, good nature and self
|
readers than departure from these quail
ties would likely be.
Explanation of this agreeable fact is
TO be found in the growing independence
OF newspapers. There is no more reason
for a newspaper to be the organ or
mouthpiece Of either party than there is
for it to stand in that relation to re-
lieious sect. Indeed. in the field of re-
ligion itself. the strictly denominational
organ is giving away to the ethical and
non theological weekly, and is doing 50
With good results to the kingdom of God
in the world. AS denominations or sects
ger on without government favor, so are
they finding that they can get on with
cut journalistic organship. And whether
political parties have made the discovery
tl-at thew can get on without partisan
! organs or not, self-suStaining and self
res pecting newspapers have found out
| that they can get on well without sub
| serVience to political organizations. It
must be that this increased temperance.
candor, cultivation and justice in jour
nalism are representative of an in
proved tone of public opinion, of a re-
duction of political asDerity. of lis
covery of the futility Of partisan rarcor
ana of the conviction that politics IS
not incompatible with decency.-Brooks.
| lyn Eagle.
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THANK SERVICE.
Union Meeting at First Congre-
gatiOnal Church.
Rev. p. w. CrannelI Will Preach
the Sermon.
PASTORS ARE ASSIGNED
Meetings in Interest of Associ-
ated Charities to Be Held.
Rev. O. s. Morrow Reads a
Paper to Ministers.

Thanksgiving services for the various
districts of the city have been arranged
for and the time and places were an
nounced at the regular meeting of the
Ministerial association this morning The
central or downtown services will be held
at the First Congregational church at
1890 a. m of Thanksgiving day. and Rev.
P. W. Crannell. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, will preach. In the south
western district Rev. o. NJ. Bowman, pas
tor of Lowman Hill NJ. E. church, Will
give the address at the Westminster Pres
byterian church. the hour being the same
for all the services.
On the East side Rev c. p Carkuff,
pastor of the First Wesleyan Methodist,
will conduct the meeting at the Third
Presbyterian church.
Rev. T J. Pierson of the North Side
Congregational church will speak at the
North Topeka services 20 be held in the
Second Presbyterian church. In South To-
peka and in Potwin no meetings viii be
held, the people of those districts being
at liberty to attend any of the other
meetings
At the state industrial school for boys,
northwest of the city, the afternoon of
Thanksgiving day special services VIII he
held and a display of fruits and other
products of the institution will be made
A dress parade will also be given ny the
boys.
1t was decided by the special commit e
OF the ministers appointed to advance the
interests Of associated charities the
city, that a mass meeting will be held at
the First NJ. Z. church, next Monday
evening to be addressed by F. W. Black
mar, professor of sociology and economics
in the University of Kansas.
Rev. o. S Morrow, who has in charge
the work among the homeless children
read the paper of the morning: The
MAYNARD Side of Our Religion" In es-
sence the paper was a plea for more char
liable work among the poor and friendless
in the city, on the part of the ministers
and their congregations.
Rev. T. D. Critics, of the United Breth-
rem, and Rev. c. H. Richardson, Brown
chapel A NJ E. churches, new preachers
in this city, were admitted to membership
in the association.
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vile a few days ago looking the ground
over, but said nothing about his candi-
dacy.
There are two other candidates already
in the field. T. S. Slower of lola, who was
sergeant-at-arns of the last house, and
Brick Mason of Neosho county. Cap
tain Stover has a considerable pull by
reason of his having been manager of
the Republican speakers bureau during
the last campaign. which put him in
touch with a great many candidates for
the legislature
Mr.. Wilson was candidate for state
auditor before the Republican convention
at Wichita. but lost the nomination to
Seth Wells.
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bed, and was "groaning horribly" A
pair of officers cantered out and found
a Waterman, who is retained to keep
the lights burning and people out of an
excavation. He was taking a brief
snooze in barrow. and dreaming of
green fields and fountains. He was also
snoring in a manner calculated TO
loosen the cobblesteins That was all.
Mr. ]. A. Tillman. who must he a rel
alive of the pitchford senator. as he de-
clared that he was bad one and from
the far south. was filled with bad brew
and language. His language leaked
and he informed officer Anderson that
he is was liable at any moment to shoot
large hole in the person of a certain
colored policeman with side whiskers
AZ gave Anderson a violent chill to
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tie of the Black Maria, the soullul sign
of the cold keg as the picnic pump w.
relentlessly wrenched from its peaceIuA
bosom: the clink Of stein against WHISKY
glass as they are hastily piled INTO
pail. The droning humble or the cry
detective as he reads a warrant 10 ny
man behind the bar AL these souilus
wildly recall the day when the pre-"
distributor was a marked mark, the
plaything of spoilers, who held sessions
behind barred doors. and was hunted III
hacks and by the skylight route
Along in the later half of the aIter-
noon the wagon was called TO the Bot
toms where Detectives Golf and PaYey
were standing guard over Messrs- VIII
Gay and Andrew Dupree, whose re
spectiVe but not respectable joints are
located The carriage first stopped at
the hacienda of Mr. Gay. This joint IS
in the front room of a dilapidated frame
house. which is also occupied by the
Gay family. Madame Gay was Trying
the succulent hen fruit for supper With
in a ward of the bar. Monsieur Gof
was calmly making a neat parcel OF
square faced bottles and a few glasses.
Then the carriage called for Mr. Dupree
and his cold key. These gentlemen, whS
hold forth on North Jefferson street,
have been the subject of complaint by
the neighbors, who darkly hint that
they have failed to conduct their joints
as a Joint should be conducted. They
have also failed to raise the monthly
revenue required, hence their OOWnIdll.
After supper a call was made to the
ragged edge of North Topeka, where
Dee Lewis and Joe Johnson were pick
ed They both seemed to have a stand
in with Cash Curtis. who furnished
bond for them and they departed. Not
so with Gay and Dupree for they are
still playing checkers with iron bars for
squares The charges made against the
four were keeping and maintaining
nuisance. ditto ditto ditto. The three
who are charged with ditto are evident
ly in hard luck.
Among those who presented them
selves before the court this morning
were four DRINKS John Woody. an al
coholite, went into the rear room of a
grocery store to dream of wealth and
rivers of strong, yea. wooden alcoholy
He was still slumbering when incarcer-
ated. but was rudely awakened this
morning when the court annexed a $25
fine.
Late Saturday night an excited citi-
zen called up the station and informed
the iailer that a poor man was lying
In a wheelbarrow near the state house,
that he had been slugged, maybe rob-
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1T WAS kerr HARDIE.
Arrested in Brussels For Being
an Anarchist.

Brussels, Nov 1.-THE man Hardie
who was arrested on suspicion of having
participated in anarchistic intrigues.
turns out to be James Keir Hardie,
M. P. the former chairman of the indie
labor leader He was subsequently re-
leased and lodged a complaint at the
British legation
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WILSON TO TRY FOR 1T.
Believed He Will Be Candidate for
Chief Clerk of House.

If is said that d. Y. Wilson. of Belle
Vile is preparing to enter the race for
chief clerk of the house during the COM
ing legislature. the best job in either
branch. Mr.. Wilson was down from Belle
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of the Black Forest, to be seen now and
then by hunters, serving to add zest to
the fireside stories in camps or affording
material for yarns at the village store
Williamsport. Pa, Cor. Philadelphia
Record.
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J. MGiven was evidently acquainted
with the police. for he spent the even
ing in calling the roll, yelling for first
one policeman and then another.
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POLICE JOTTINGS.
A Quartette of Jointists Are
Given a Surprise.
Places of s'Little Ones' Are
Raided by Officers.
BAD TIME FOR DRINKS.
Hizzoner Is Kept Busy Dealing
Out Fines.
Bold Bad Burglar Raids a Joint
Slot Machine.
BAD TIME FOR DRINKS.

ATURDAY night
the second term
ers of the police
force were forci-
bly, reminded OF
the days of H. r.
H. Stahlus Rex.
A few manipu-
lators of the pic
mic pump were
also reminded of
the glad days
when joint pull
ing was not a
pastime. nor even
"A joke The rat
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1T was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. 1 am
very grateful" Miss Julia F'ilbridge,
West Cornwell, Conn.
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of the Michigan Central leaving Chicago
300 m daily, now arrives Buffalo
$50 a. m. and New York Sis D. m,
and runs via Niagara Falls y. ".
Ruggles, 6. P. & T A, Chicago
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About 100 Sunday morning a bartender
at the joint at rs East Sixth avenue call
ed up the police station and excitedly be-
sought the aid of two policemen. One
would not do, he needed a pair. They
we're sent, and found the young man
standing in front of broken door. He
wanted one officer to go to the rear, and
catch the bold robber who frislxine
the joint Officer Hobson sneaked in al
the shattered front door. and cautiously
stalked the partition door. where light
was visible Suddenly leaping into the
opening he looked over the sights of his
revolver at Detectives A and W. Hop
kins. and Lucas.
The Joint had been broken into shortly
after the bartender had closed, at z
O'Clock The slot machine was broken,
and about a gallon. of nickels gone. Will
Hopkins. in making his rounds noticed
the broken door. and heard the bar of
the back door drop the thief made his
escape He then called his father and
John Lucas, and they went in to see what
was doing The bartender. after eating
a lunch, passed the place on his way
home and discovered the broken door
That is how a policeman CHANGED to flush
a covey of detectives
The burglar was high toned, up-to-date
person. He left the booze and only took
a bottle of wine.
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John Doe was drunk. and fell into the
damp bosom of mother earth. He was
therefore smeared with mud. He got
five.
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think of being shot on a cold day so
he gathered Mr.. Tillman.
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George Bike, a small dark one who
recently arrived in town with the Sells
circus. was fined SIS for stealing and
subsequently wearing the garments of
a fellow lodger at a hash foundry. Said
fellow lodger got his. and the prisoner
got a castoff suit from the police mat
ron's store room.
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Late Saturday night an excited citi-
zen called up the station and informed
the iailer that a poor man was lying
In a wheelbarrow near the state house,
that he had been slugged, maybe rob-