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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-02
RUFUS HOLDEN,
MARY S. HOLDEN.
K;ngwood, w. Va. March 10, 1908.
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To Pref. Runs Holltn amt Mrs. Mol6e s.
LloIaen
Dear Friends - Your very kind and
courteous note rendering your designations
as Principal and First Assistant, teacher in
the King wood School. has been presented to
us From limitations heretofore given to
us we were in some measure prepared to
expect your present action; but this does not
relieve us from the profound regret that we
feel in complying with your wishes as ex-
pressed IN your note. After your long,
arduous and faithful service in the work you
are now about to lay down, it would seem
unkind on the part of this Board, not to con-
cur with your desire to enjoy your well
meriIed rest. The Board Of Directors, there
fore, accepts your designations in the same
kindly spirit in which they are presented.
And now having by this act officially severed
the relation so long existing between us, we
may be permitted to express to you, and
each of you, our sincere regret that the
necessity should have arisen for the severance
Of our relations which have been so uniformly
pleasant and profitable, as we hope and
believe, to both parties
BE assured that you leave US followed by
our best wishes, aud that your work and its
results have our unqualified approval. And
now, speaking for ourselves as individuals,
and for the rest Of the community, and for
all those who have been so fortunate as to
have been under your instruction, we feel
safe in saying that your faithful labors in
the Kingwood Graded School, have been
gratefully appreciated and that all for whom
we speak will regret as keenly as ourselves
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-02
APPOINTMENTS by THE COVER.
NOR.


ing appointments for the state hui
name society. Mrs. Guy r. Allen,
Wheeling and Hon. William l..
Glasscock, Morgantown, each re-
presented for the term of four years
beginning on the first day of April;
also Mr.. S. Coleman, of Parkers-
burg, for the unexpired term of
Hon. G.. w. Archibald, March, 81,
1905.
Mr.. +. S. Landstreet of Davis,
having rendered his resignation as
a member of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition commission, appointed
year ago, the governor has APP
pointed Mr.. Frank Cox, of Morgan
town.
Mr.. John Cummins of Wheeling,
has been re-appointed director
for the West Virginia Industrial
Home for Girls for the term OF six
years beginning on the first of
April next.
Governor White received the re-
signation of Capt. f. F. Smith as
game and fish warden, effective
March 3Ist. Capt. Smith has re-
signed in order to accept lucrative
position with the Kanawha Fuel
company, Governor White has ac-
cepted his resignation and appoint
ed Prosecuting Attorney Frank
Lively of Hinton, as his successor.
The Kingwood Council turned
down the application of the Nor
gantown Company for franchise
for Water Works here without max
ing any explanation or giving the
company a chance to make amend
ments in the franchise. In fact the
action of the Council was arbitrary
and discourteous and gave the i'm
preston that the people of the town
did not want water works. In this
the Council is woefully mistaken
and will find out that their action
does not represent our people. The
Water Works franchise has been
under discussion since last Novem
Der and it was generally under
stood that, it would be amended in
several particulars to make it salts.
factory, and the Company expressed
a willingness to meet any objec.
tons, and make some amendments
in order to make it reasonable and
fair, and yet, the Council put the
matter off all winter and DELAYED
matters as long as possible and
when representatives of the Com
pany, finally came over themselves
to push the Council into doing
something, they had considerable
trouble to get meeting at all, and
than was turned down squarely with.
out being asked for any amendments
or changes, in the franchise. If
the Council think the people of
this town are going to stand for
that kind of business without call
ing them down they might as well
find out better one time as ano Their.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-02
the PlaHo Line

IT, We believe tie strongest aggregation
Of harvesting machines ever offered the
trade by any house During The months Of
March and April
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-02
The nOincible Three

The Piano tones Vertical Mower. Piano
Corn Binder the Plano Corn flusker and
Shredder and Horse Rake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
SECURED MUCH BOOTY
Robbers Rifle Mail Sacks Left in
Railway Depot at Val.
IejO, Cal.

Vallejo Cal, Dec 21.-The Southern
Pacific ticket Office at this place was
robbed some time last night Several
mail sacks were ripped opened and
rified of valuable contents and small
amount Of money was secured from the
cash drawer. It is known that a valU-
able registry pouch comes to Vallejo
every evening i'm the mail This pouch
is said TO usually contain money and
valuables to the value Of several hun
bred dollars.
Naval officers and others in the serv-
ice who have families at this point use
this method of sending money home.
and these remittances are frequeny.
The fact that this IS the holiday season
leads to the belief that the contents
OF the pouch were valuable.
The thieves must have been familiar
with the custom Of leaving the mail
sacks, arriving Sunday night. at the
depot until Monday morning.
A report from Port Costa says that
a number of opened letters were found
there this morning a box car. The
thieves may have made their way n
that place in a boat and there taken a
train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Senator 0istriCh's Attorney Ex-
plains the Status of Brib-
cry Cases.

Omaha, Dec. 2L-General John c.
Gown, counsel for Senator Dietrich. be-
Eeves the senator's pleading before the
federal court to indictments recently
returned against him is misunderstood
and makes the following explanation:
The report that Senator Dietrich mas
declined 10 plead 70 the Indictment
charging him with receiving money. to
secure the appointment of Jacob Fisher
as postmaster at Hastings is misIeed-
ing. This is the Indictment to which
senator Dietrich pleaded not guilty and
the Indictment that he insisted upon
being tried for. The senator declined
70 plead to the conspiracy Indictment
for the reason that Fisher interposes a
demurrer that the indictment charges
no offense. The entire transaction can
be brought out IN the trial of the in
dictment charging Dietrich with re-
ceiVing money for postOA1ce appoint
nents and that is what we want"
General L. W Colby, indicted for the
alleged eulbezzlement of government
funds, and Daniel w. Gaines. on
charges Of perjury, were arraigned be
fore Judge Munger today. Each gave
bond for their appearance when called
for trial and were released.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
KISHINEFF BUTCHERS
SENTENCED TO PRISON

Kishinef, Bessarabia, Dec. 1.-Two
Russians named Gnetschin and Maros-
jerk, who have been on trial charged
with murder as the authors of the mas
sacre of Jews here last spring, were
sentenced today to seven and five years
penal servitude, respectively.
Twenty-Five other persons, charged
with being involved in the massacre.
were sentenced to periods ranging from
one to two years each. One person
was sentenced to six months imprisOn-
ment and twelve were acquitted. while
forty-eight civil actions brought
against the accused were dismissed.
The costs Of the prosecutions must be
paid by the convicted persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
HENRY WAS THE KNAVE
Not a Shadow of Doubt Of the
innocence of Dreyfus
Remains.

Paris Dec. H.-It has been learned by
the Associated Press that at a meeting Of
the Dreyfus commission next Wednesday,
Victor MERCER, reporter for the commits
sion and one of the directors of the min
istry Of justice will submit a report rec
ommending revision of the case OF Captain
Dreytus. IL rs not yet positively known
mend revision by the court of cessation or
reason to believe that the court OF csssa-
ton will now reconsider the case IN the
light of the facts gathered by NJ. MERCER,
at the same time passing upon the other
documents submitted
While it is Impossible at this stage to
predict what view will be taken by the
commission, 1T is expected that it Will
adopt at least by a majority NJ. MERCER
recommendation.
If the revision of the case should be
favorable to Captain Dreyfus he will be
restored TO the army. no matter what pro-
tests may be made, but 1t Is not expected
that he viii assume active service.
NJ. Merciers report. IL is believed, not
only establishes that Dreyfus is limo
cent of writing the bOrdereau. but dWelis
with emphasis on the modification OF NJ.
Gribelin. keeper Of the war office records,
OF his testimony before the council at
Renues NJ Gribelin then sWOre that
Dreyfus was guilty, while the modifica-
ton Of his testimony now indicates that
the alleged treason was committed by
Colonel Henry. who was al the time chief
of the Intelligence department of the min
istry Of war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
CUT TN THE WAGES OF
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS

Altoona. Pa. Dec. 21-The Buffalo.
Rochester & Pittsburg Coal and Coke
company announced today a wage rz-
duction at it's Helvitia operations
amounting to 10 per cent to so INFO ef-
feet Jan. j. While the Helvetia mines
are an insignificant part of the COM
pany's workings. the reduction Isl con-
sidered prophetic of a more sweeping
move by the company shortly which
win cut the wages of no less than 49,
900 men. The reduction is said TO be
a violation of the Altoona scale agree
ment and il is feared other competing
companies i'm the field may follow suit
with a far-reaching result to the min-
ers of the central field.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
QUICK WORK BY
THE OFFICERS
Alleged Murderer of Sarah Ma
tin Under Arrest in New York.
CLUE PROVED TO BE GOOD
ACCUSED IDENTIFIED BY SEW
ERAL PERSONS.

Al EW YORK, Dec. 21.-By the arrest
IN today OF Emil Totterman. a swed-
ish sailor. the police believe they
have cleared up the mystery of the
murder Of Sarah Martin. whose mutt
lated body was found yesterday after
neon in Kelly's hotel, low sailors re-
sort on the East river front. The ar
rest, which was made in the sailors
union headquarters. followed infOrma-
ton received from detectives who were
sent to Bridgeport Conn, 20 follow a
clue furnished by a purchase check of
Meigs & Co. of Bridgeport for a pair
Of shoes and sweater which was
found i'm the room IN which the crime
was committed.
Clue Left by Murderer.
ON the wrapper Of a parcel left in the
room by the murderer was written in
pencil the name Of Fred c. BelanO. 80
and underneath the name "E Totter-
man. The detectives reported from
bridgeport that the schooner Fred G..
belano was lying in that port and tina
sailor named TOtJerman had been
discharged from her on Saturday.
They also obtained good description
or the man VINO, ON SatW day pur-
chased the shoes and swea ter from
Meigs g. CO. Furnished with this de-
scription detectives in this city picked
out Totterman from among q crowd Of
seamen at the sailors union. Whel
searched there was found On him a
sailors clasp knife the blade of which
appeared to bear bloodstaiEs.
Fully Identified.
At police headquarters the prisoner
was fully identified by James Kelly, the
proprietor of the MOTEL his wife ana
! other persons as the man who on Sat
urday night accompanied the Martin
woman 10 the room i'm which der body
was found. Totterman declased that
he had Eever been at the l9tel, al
trough he admitted that he had como
from Bridgeport on Saturday. He alst
denied having purchased there the
shoes and sweater. TOtterman was ar
raigned in the police court and re-
manded on the technical charge of be
I ing suspicious character" Later
two statesmen for Meigs & Co fully
identified Totterman as the man who
/ bought the shoes and sweater The
police say that TOtterman is also
/ known as Carl Nelson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
UNITED ~ A FAcToR.
Pressure From This Country May
Avert HostiIities.

London Dec. 2l.-Lord Rothschild.
while declining tojay to venture an
opirion as TO the outcome of the Jap
anese-Russian crisis said to the Asso-
ciated Press:
"Oue of the most important factors
is whether America viii seize the Op-
portunity TO press her claims for open
, ports I'm Manchuria. If she does &c
would certainly help toward a peaceful
solution I have heard of no suggeste !
loans either Japanese or Russian.
What they would have to do i'm case
OF war IS a hypothesis do not care 10
discuss. So far there is no war and the
present conditions are quite pulling
enough without endeavcring to prophe-
sy"
The dispatch of the Associated Press
from Toxic today was the first init
.matiou the Japanese legation here re-
Ceived that Japan's reply had actually
been communicated % Baron de Rosen.
The legation, however had been adj
vised that the reply would be trans
mitted today. The legation later COM
municated the details of the reply TO
the British foreign office but informed
the Associated Press that it was not
permitted to divulge the details. The
legation admitted that in general terms
the Associated Press dispatch from To-
ki0 covered the situation which a leEa-
ton official characterized az being
quite grave" but one for which no de-
cisiye development could be expected
Immediately.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
MORMONS IN POLITICS
Senator Dubois Receives Letters
From the Younger Element
in the Church.
Special to The Herald,


Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Dubois
states that he is receiving a great many
letters from active young Mormons in
Idaho assuring him that they are in
full sympathy with his position against
the Mormon church dominating poll
itics. Senator Dubois says they all
hope that the fight viii not be carried
TO the point of disfranchising ali the
MormOns, as the younger men of the
church think this would be a great in
justice to them, as -hey are as much Op-
posed to church domination as Dubois
himself Dubois states that he is
greatly in hopes that the contest now
being waged viii result in the church
living up to its manifesto and contract
with the government, and that they
viii cease domination in political al
fairs. No one would regret more than
he a return TO old conditions, and he
expresses the hope that il viii not be
necessary to advocate the re-enactmeut
Of the test oath in Idaho. He says he
has great confidence in the young mem
bers Of the Mormon church, and this
confidence is increased by the encour-
agement he is receiving from them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22

Rome Dec. A.-Tonights Osservatore
Romano. the vatican organ publishes an
Important document signed by the pope
on the action of the Catholic laitv. which
is said to be rendered necessary by the
proceedings of the recent Catholic con
gress at Bologna. which showed such OPP
posite tendencies of the Catholic conserV-
atives end the Catholic democSts.
His holiness remarks that divergent
views I'M field practice cause. EMERGENCIES
I'M thar theory so essential to the
strengthening 81 the principles which
mist direct Catholic action. The docu-
ment quotes nineteen articles and rules
taken from the encyclicals of the late
Pope Leo on the subject Of Instructions
TO cOngrega lions. the following being the
most Important.
Christian democrats must entirely alb
stain I'm italy from participating IN any
political actions. which in the present cir
cumstances and for reasons of very
high order are interdicted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
CANNOT RAISE MONEY.
Lenders Look Askance at Both Rus
sic and Japan.

sic and Japan.
Berlin. Dec. 21-War I'm the far east
IS regarded I'm official quarters as inn
probable for several weeks for the rea-
son that Japan viii continue to nego-
tate and Russia's policy is understood
10 be simply "sit tight and hold on,
20 make no specific promises concern
ing The territories in dispute and meet
am attack lf Japan viii be satisfied
with nothing else. Russia viii let moth
ing go. Japan must be content with
that or fight. This attitude. fl is be-
lieved, ig approved by the car. who is
MT willing t6at Russia should take the
aggressive. The cars advisers be-
lieve that Great Britain viii not be in
volved
The financial editor OF the Tageblatt
says neither Russia nor Japan can
Ahope for a loan I'm Germany, because
the German bankers never engage i'm
foreign government loans without con-
Fultati0u with and the consent of the
foreign office. and the foreign Office
VIII not give this coreent. Russian se-
curites are not I'm favor In Berlin
now. A fresh loan TO Russia would not
1n any case be made without excellent
terms and not at an without govern
mint approval The bankers here think
The greatest security Of peace is the
difficulty. perhaps the impossibility. of
either Russia or Japan obtaining mon
ey i'm the United States, France. Ger
many OF Great Britain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
GERMAN PROFESSOR
ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

Berlin, Dec. 21.-Dr Moritz Meyer,
formerly professor Of political economy
at the Technical University of Chariot
tenburg and writer of repute on hnan-
cial subjects. has been arrested on the
charge of fraud in connection with the
failure Of the -TraCknung (grain
dying company bank at Cassel in Jul s.,
1901 His wife, a former actress, also
has been arrested. DR.. Meyer is ac-
cUsed with a banker named Hugo Lee
ways Of assisting the Treber-Track-
rung directors in deceiving the public
by manipulating the newspapers.
The failure of the Treber-Tracl1 nung
company involved a loss of about &c.
100000. and resulted i'm several of the
ocmpany's officers being sentenced to
imprisonment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
REIGN OF POPE Plus X WILL BE
NO MORE LIBERAL THAN THAT OF LEO

Thus the pope destroys all hope enter
tanned by the liberal elements I'm the
Catholic party that they -OUld be aI-
lowed to participate in tho political life
of the country.
Other important rules mentioned are for
the direction Of Catholic writer's. who
must abstain from antagonizinE tho views
of the holy sec on leading subjects They
must submit All writings concerning re-
hgiCn. Christian. morals and natural
ethics to the censorship of Their bishops,
and they are constrained to do this even
IN -the case of publications on mere teen
nical subjects. I'm the case of differences
of opinion among Catholics. instead Of
making these differences public i'm the
newspapers. they must submit them to
the ecclesiastical authorities. who VIII
pass upon them.
These rules have greatly dampened the
enthusiasm of those who hoped that the
present pontifcate would be more liberal
than the last one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
Chief COIeman's Body Found.
Explosion OF BUFFERS.
Three Men Instantly Killed and Six
Injured.

st. Louis. No. Dec. PA battery OF
seven boilers in the power house OF che
ST. Louis Transit company. at JeffersCl
and Geycr avenues exploded tonight Al-
ing three employees. iniuriug Six and
WreckinE the building
Without premoniuon the boilers e1-
plOded, the brick walls fol outward auI
The heavy truss root dropped. covering
the debris in which almost twenty em-
piOyes were imprisoned. instantly an the
electric lights went out, and the dark
ness prevented prompt work iu rescuirs
the injured, whose cries could Doe plainly
heard.
The dead. w. Wilson. steamatter-
Louis Barber, colored; Frank Steele. COLI
Ored.
Fatally injured: William CAN'T. simon
Nixon. cOlOred
All but Wilson were stokers and boiler
cleaners
AT 1870 o'clock gang Of $50 worlmeu
had found the dead body of an uuileurl-
fled negro. Seven more injured men had
been rescued. making thirteen injured
and four dead.
Tt was generally believed that more boz
dies would be found before daylight
Robert Fulton. the engineer. is missing
and is believed TO be dead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
1 49, -. NO. D.. -

- ANSAS CITY, No, Dec. Elm to-
II days wreck at Godfrey, Kan, Of
the Meteor" the St. Louis & san
Francisco railways fast train from the
south, eight persons were killed and
thirty-two others injured. OF the in
jured, five probably will ole and four
teen are seriously hurt.
The Dead.
James kirkpatrick. Mosby. Mo.
George Hoyt, conductor, Sapulpa, L.
T.
b A. Devices. engineer, Fort Scott,
Kan.
Theodore Bishard. fireman. Fort
Scott, Kan.
James H. Twyman Ccolored). Fleming,
Kan.
Asa Moreland, Lenexia, Kan.
Lon Corbin, Bessie, o. T.
Joseph COrbin. Bessie, o. T.
Fatally Injured.
John Brubaker, news agent, Kansas
City, Mo.
Sheridan Kanable, HoopertOwn, 0. T..
3. F. Garroway. Jonesboro, Ark.
John Bell, express messenger, Kansas
City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
CHANDLER WILL BE
TAKEN TO COLORADO

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The state
supreme court rendered it's decision to-
day on a writ OF habeas corpus i'm the
case Of John r. Chandler. who is held
by the police. having been arrested in
Los Angeles. charged with the crime
of arson alleged to have been commit
ted in Colorado.
The court discharged the writ and re-
maEded the prisoner to the custody OF
the police. he must now await the ar
rival of eKtraditi0n nauers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
PLEADED NoT GuILTY.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. 21.-In the
superior court today en- respondents In
the prosecutions for bribery ard con-
spiracy arising from LIANT X. Salisbury
confession of the attempt 10 put
who had not previously cOnfessa. i.
pleaded not guilty. San. II was settled
upon az the day Cor beginning their
trials Those who were charged with
conspiracy demanded eparate trials
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
FlREBUG NARROWLY
ESCAPES LYNCHlNG

Portland Ore, Dec. 21-A special dis
patch 10 the Telegram from Albany
Ore, says. A man named RogOWay
was almost lyDched at Lebanon this
morning. He was suspected Of inceu-
diarism his store and several adjoining
buildings being burned last night In
dignant citizens placed rope around
his neck compelling him to confess his
crime. Law-abiding citizens Induced
tho mob 10 fOTCgO the lynChiDg and the
man was placed i'm TAIL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
MAN KILLED WHILE
WALKING ON TRACK

Pueblo. colo. Dec 2-CoIorado &
Southern passenger train No . south
bound. struck a man who is thought 20
be named l.. Roth. near Verde staUop.
this afternoon. killing MIN instantly. A.
thought the whistle was blown by the en-
gineer. the man paid no attention and
was struck in the back death being I'M
Simultaneous. A letter signed Mother
from Sacramento, Call and one from
Mrs. r. W. Smith of Michigan City Ind.
were found in his pockets. The remairs
were brought to the mOrgue al Pueblo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-22
ROOsFVELT5s HOLIDAY.

Washington. Dec. 2l=President
Roosevelt began today the Observanca
of the congressional holiday recess.
During the next two weeks the presi-
dent viii receive only such callers as
who have to present him the most
urgent business. Speaker Cannon ami
Senators Long Of Kansas and Fulton OF
Oregon called, but did not see the pres
ident The speaker said ne probably
would pass the greater part of the hoii-
day recess i'm washington, although he
might so to his Illinois home after
Christmas.