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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13


When the Hon. Frank Cox, nom.
inee for Supreme Judge on the Re-
publican ticket was IN Elkins recent.
ly, in conversation with some of his
friends, he said that the acts of the
late "extra session" were so crude
and unjust that the people would
disapprove of them as soon as the
facts were known, and the only
thing for the party to do, was to
promise TO repeal them next winter,
and if they could not make the peo-
pie believe they would repeal them,
he supposed the people would vote
for the Democrats, knowing that
that party would do so, says the
Randolph Enterprise. A promise
to repeal will deceive nobody, and
will not be sincere if made, and
would not be binding on the legis-
lature. The Hon. Frank Cox may
not have intended this for publica-
ton but we challenge him to deny
il.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
DEATHS OF THE DAY.

today of the death at Naples of Miss
Sabra Louise Sargent, principal of. Ferry
Hall, the seminary connected with Lake
Forest college. She was returning from
the HOLY Land So
president Of the Baron de Hirsch fund and
prominently identified with many other
local and national organizations, dropped
dead in Broadway cafe today. He. was
sixty three years Of age.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT. .Wyo Nav
24.-Daniel Burrows, Familiarity known on
the frontier as 'Alkali Ike, = is dead at his
cabin near Fort Steele. He came to
Wyoming forty years ago from Independ-
ence, Mo-, and was friend Of "BilP' Nye.
He was a well known frontier Character,
and was with Gen. Miles in many Indian
fights.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
TOOTHACHF FFIGNED
BY YOUNG ELOPERS
Enables Wrentham, Mass, Pair
to Elude Parents and Steal
Away to Minister.

WRENTHAM, Mass, May "a
Feigning toothache, Robert Foss and
Helen Frier, son and daughter of
wealthy farmers near this city, were
able to elope, after waiting two years
Tor the opportunity to arrive. The
couple disappeared last Saturday. and
today young FOss telephOned a friend
here that he and Miss F'rier had gone
10 get married" and that they would
spend their honeymoon in New York
Two years ago the couple, who have
known each other since childhood, tried
10 elope. They were caught in Salem
just as they were about to board a
train for Boston and brought back
home. The parents of both frowned
upon the contemplated match and the
young people were told they must not
meet again.
Despite the orders of their parents,
young FOsS and Miss Frier met fire.
quently in sequestered hooks near the
city. They planned continually how to
bic scheme to get out of sight of their
parents and friends long enough to get
married
Parents Watched Them Closely.
The families of the young persons
are well known about here, and move
in the exclusive summer cottage set
in Manchester. Young FosS also has
wealthy relatives in Boston, but the
knowledge that he would marry Miss
Frier the first chance he got kept his
parents from allowing him the free
dom that otherwise would have been
his.
On Friday, however, the young man
and his sweetheart hit upon plan they
thought would enable them to get
away. They carried out their scheme
the next day. About noon on Saturday
the young girl complained to her par
ents of a violent toothache. At the
same time young Foss contorted his
face in pain and told of an aching
molar which made life unbearable to
him. They were both told to run
around 10 the dentist, and they both
ran. But it was in another direction.
Toothache Ruse Proves Effective.
The two met at a place previously
agreed upon and hurried from the city.
When at 6 o'clock Miss Frier had not
returned home her parents called on
the dentist she was supposed to visit,
and asked whether their daughter had
been there. The dentist said he had
not seen her. Foss parents also be-
gan making inquiries for their son.
and, learning that his aching molar
had not brought him to the dentists
office, they surmised that he had run
away.
Attempts were made to find him, but
no one had seen him that afternoon. At
the station il was said he had not
boarded any train. Just how the couple
got away is not known, but that they
did succeed in clipping was apparent
when the telephone message arrived.
1t is not known as yet whether they
viii succeed in obtaining parental for
giVaDpGS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
GERMAN BARON FOUND
DEAD IN BED AT HOTEL
Guido Won Steinwehr Dies Suddenly While
Alone in His Room.

Baron Guido Won Steinwehr. the scion
of a distinguished German family, who
has spent the last fifteen years as a
bonanza farmer in North Dakota, was
found dead in his bed at the Rogers hotel
yesterday afternoon.
The baron was seen reading a novel in
the hotel Office the night before and went
to his room rather late. When afternoon
came and he did not appear a clerk was
sent to his room and discovered that the
occupant was dead The body was cold,
and the baron had evidently been dead
for several hours.
About eight years ago Baron Won Stein
wehr married a Minneapolis girl by the
name of Clark. She was a blonde a
graduate of st. Mary's academy at Fari-
bault, musician and decidedly pretty
The German was obviously much in love
with his wife and she with him. But
their married life did not long continue
peaceful.
Difficulties arose, and finally an es-
arrangement ended in the divorce court,
the wife appearing as plaintiff and win
ming her case. The divorce evidently af-
fected Won Steinwehr strongly, and he
began to drink to excess.
A. telegram announcing his death was
sent last night to his brother, whose home
is in Cincinnati, but who is now on the
North Dakota ranch; and he is expected
to come on and take charge Of the body,
which will probably be taken back to
Germany for interment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25


presented an expense account to the
county, however objection was made. and
the matter carried into the COURTS The
z case was tried before Judge MCGEE. who
ruled that the law does not provide for
inquests in such cases and struck the
items from the coroners bill. The mat
ter was not appealed and since then in
quests have been held only in cases of
murder. or where the suspicion of muir
der rested
Coroner Williams made an Investigation.
however, on his own account, and said
last night that the accident was clearly
due to a bad case of "rattles'' on the
part of the engineer in charge of the
freight train. He explained that the sig
nal to back is pronounced motion. the
hand being raised over the head and the
arm swung in a circle; and gave 1t as his
opinion that no such signal, nor anything
like it, had been given. He laughed at
the idea that the switchmans motion in
turning the switch had been mistaken for
such a signal.
The switch in question is about a car
length and half from the crossing, on
the side away from the river. Ell
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
CHAMPION WOMAN
FARMER A BRIDE
Mrs. Anna Mccoy, of Virginia,
ILL.,, Weds Man Twelve
Years Her Junior.

VIRGINIA, ILL.,, May "a. = The fact
that Mrs. Anna Mccoy, known as "the
champion woman farmer of Illinois"
is bride has just become known
among residents of this town. The
lucky man is Cornelius French, to
whom she was married in Havana, ILL.,,
Feb. %.
Mrs. Mccoy has been regarded as a
prize in the matrimonial market No
other woman in Illinois, her friends
say, has accomplished as much, and by
her proWeSS with the pillow, the ak,
the OK goad, and the frying pan she
has demonstrated her ability.
Mrs. French was born Of German
parentage in Decatur about thirty-five
years ago, and having health and un-
usual strength took to outdoor pur-
suits. While visiting in Kansas City
she married a young farmer named
Mccoy. They returned to Illinois, but
after few years of unsatisfactory
life with him she discarded him, and
three years ago obtained a divorce.
Builds Herself a Cabin.
Thrown upon her own resources,
Mrs. Mccoy rented timber land north
or Virginia and set about making a
home for herself and her parents. AK
in hand, she attacked the forest, and
after clearing the land hewed the logs
IOr ner caD1n. Ona1ded she erected it,
made the doors and windows, shingled
the roof and finally plastered the walls
Then she Sowed seed and harvested
crops, reared stock, marketed the prod
ucts of her form, and gained the repu-
tation of being the best farmer in that
section.
She was a skillful cook, and last
summer volunteered to superinterd
the culinary work of the Mann hotel
during the temporary absence Of the
chef
While thus engaged she saw an ad-
phone company for 100 telephone poles.
She dropped the ladle and skillet and
once more graSped the ak and went
into the woods in her overalls and
chopped, trimmed and delivered the
poles in manner to make a "'mere
man" look incompetent.
Groom Admires Her Pluck.
1t was then that Mr.. French, whose
fathers farm adjoins that of the
plucky Mrs. Mccoy, met her. He
watched her hew trees and manage a
yoke of oxen. He ate her food and
fell deeply in love.
He proposed and followed up his
suit with such energy that he led her
to the altar, she stipulating that the
wedding be kept secret until she had
fulfilled certain business contracts.
Mr.. French is only twenty three years
old, and exceedingly proud of his wife.
Mrs. French is a pretty, fresh faced
woman, and not mannish in any re-
spect, although she wears mems gar
ments when engaged in outdoor work.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Wanted on CHARGE Of Murder.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May 24.-Cor-
rected papers for the extradition of
DR.. Peter r. Langdon, wanted in
kankakee, ILL.,, on the charge of muir
dering Mrs. Olive B. Carr, wife of Ed =
ward c. Carr, on April Is, were re-
ceived by Gov. Yates today and for
warded to Secretary Of State Hay at
Washington. Thence they will be sent
by messenger to Queenstown. Ireland,
where DR.. Langdony is under arrest.
Langdon. it is alleged, served a term in
the northern penitentiary of Illinois
for forgery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Boston Painters viii Strike.

BOSTON, Mass, May 24.-At a con-
ference which continued until 2 o'clock
this morning 1000 painters and decor
ators employed in this city voted to
go out on strike today. The men had
demanded an increase in wages of 90
cents day which was. refused. After
meeting with the state board of con-
citation and arbitration yesterday
agreement to pay the scale asked by
their men for three years, the new
schedule to go into effect on Nav 1.
1905. This proposition was rejected by
the men
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
FIRST AID TO THE FA1IGUED.
Home at The Inside Inn Inside the Fair
Grounds Insures Pleasant Visit
to the Worlds Fair.
No Extortion Here-The Rates Are Fixed
80 BY the Authorities

go by the Authorities.
So much is there to be seen at the
Worlds Fair that one might start at the
beginning, eat and sleep on the way and
still not see everything were a months
time consumed in the tour Of Exposition
streets and aisleS.
Frail humanity would not be equal to
such task, but there has been a way
provided by which the visitor may see
the Exposition in its fullness and to the
best advantage with as little loss of time
and energy as possible.
The Inside Inn is situated on the Elk
position grounds, where the visitor who
wishes to spend his time prOftably may
secure accommodations that will enable
him to arise with the awakening Of the
begin a tour of inspection that can con-
tinue until long after the mantle Of night
spreads over the spectacle. Then a ref
uge will be afforded him right at hand.
No struggling with the crowds, waiting
for street cars or pushing way to the
All Of these discomforts have been saved
him by an arrangement with the Expo
SitiOn by which he may stay inside the
grounds as long as he is guest at the
hotel He will have not only the COM
forts of the spacious hotel, on one OF the
Exposition, but the privileges of the par
lOrS reception rooms, offices and yeran-
daS, where he may rest at intervals dur
ing the day and mingle with agreeable
company.
The Inside Inr is on the Intramural rail-
way, which penetrates every part of the
grounds, and ii is near the Plateau OF
States. overlooking the main picture of
the Fair. 1t is reached from Union Sta
ton by three car lines The Inside Inn
$500 and 500 at $780, The total number
of rooms is 2. 257.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
RECOGNIZES GOMPERS'
LABOR ORGANIZATION
Western Federation of Miners Takes
Significant Action.

DENVER, Col, May 24.-The most
important act of the convention of the
Western Federation of Miners today
was the seating of the delegates sent
by the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea and the American Federation of
Labor. Although they will have no
voting powers, they will be permitted
to engage in discussion upon all mat
ters pertaining to labor.
This action is significant in that it is
the first official recognition of the two
organizations given by the Western
Federation of Miners since its with
drawal from the American Federation
of Labor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
STUDIES THE CHARTER
AND BEATS COMPANY
Farmer Pays One Trolley Fare and
Collects 1925 Damages.

SOMERVILLE, N. J., May 24.-The
Middlesex & Somerset Traction COM
pany has for seven years been charg-
ing two scent fares between Bound
Brook and Somerville, a. distance of a
little over two miles. Recently Gilbert
A Van Doren, a farmer, looked up the
company's franchise and found that
1t was allowed to charge but one fare
for the distance. ba
The next time Van Doren rode on
the line he refused to pay the second
fare and was elected from the car. He
brought suit for $1,000 damages, and
yesterday he was awarded a verdict
Of 1925.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Picnic of St. croIx Settlers.

Special to The Globe.
NEW RICHMOND, Wis, May 24.-The
fourth annual reunion of the st. Croix
Valley Old Settlers association will take
place at Ellsworth June and will be in
the nature of an old-fashioned basket
picnic. Speeches will be made by Dr. j..
w. Hancock, Ellsworth Judge Allen p.
Weld, River Falls; Hon. S. N. Hawkins,
New Richmond; Hon. S. J. Bradford,
Hudson; Col Dill, Prescott, and Col.
James Frear, Hudson. Alexander Ross,
of Hudson, is president of the associa-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
PraIi ls Found

CHICAGO, May 24LThe badly de-
composed body of man was taken
from the Calumet river at the foot of
Ninety first street tonight 1t is sup
posed to be that of WIG. Prali. secre-
tary of the Elgin Watch company, who
disappeared Nov. %, 1903 It is
thought that Mr.. Prall committed sui
eide by throwing himself into the lake.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
MONTANA ENJOYS A
SEVERE SNOWSTORM
It Turns to Rain and the Temperature
Is on the Decline.

BUTTE. Mont, May 24.-Reports
from throughout the state tonight tell
of a general snow storm of consider
able severity. Snow fell in manv
places during the forenoon. changing
to rain later in the day. Tonight the
temperature is lower than it has been
for weeks past
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
IMBECILITY DUE TO
DRINK AND SCHOOLS
London Asylum Official SAYS
Little Ones Are PrematureIy
Crammed With Wisdom.

LONDON, May 24.-Few people
have studied child life more closely
than ]. I. Helby, who has seen six
years service on the London school
BOARD and similar term on the met
ropolitan asylums board
consequently his announcement at
a meeting of the asylums board that
imbecility, especially among children.
IS on the increase" is all the more
ominous
After many inquiries" he said. IT
came to the conclusion that the two
principal causes are the drink curse
ana the present educational system,
Whlch enforces upon children whose
Drains are not strong enough to re-
ceVe IL certain class of instruction.
Sent to School Too Soon.
Very often at the age of three the
child is sent to school in order to be
out OF the way In nearly all the
cases of which speak a child is in the
schoolhouse at the premature age Of
hve, which is just two years too early.
What is the result? The little
thing, already lacking normal brain
power, is put in the charge of a young
teacher, who has a curriculum to carry
out. The child is crammed with knowl-
edge which it cannot grasp; the brain
Is overtaxed, and, losing what little
- AAetNS AC4luSIS Tie CHIC 1uCur~
able.
THAT is why the asylums board has
now to look after nearly a thousand
children either defective or imbe-
cile.'"
Mr.. Helby proposes two counteract-
Ing steps.
Reforms He Urges.
Some children are certified as de-
fective,' while others are said to be
imbeciles.' The line of demarkation
is so faint that one cannot see it. The
child certified by DR.. Jones to be de-
fective might, in the opinion Of DR..
Smith, be an imbecile.
But defective children go under
the children's committee to the asy-
lums board, and. maintained in the nu-
merous homes dotted over the metrop-
oils, cost the ratepayers IA shillings
and 1Ok pence per head per week.
1mbecile' children, on the other hand,
go to the Darenth asylum, under the
asylums committee, and cost only IL
shillings and 81 pence per head per
week
For the sake of the children them
selves, and in the interest Of the rate
payers, one committee should deal
with the both classes, which really are
one"
Mr.. Helby also strongly urges the
appointment Of royal commission to
go thoroughly into the whole question.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
cIerayman MAY Be Lvnohed

GREENSBORO. KY, May 24.-Rey.
W. W. Armer, who killed his son Fri
day by striking him on the head with
a fence rail because the boy would not
come home when he told him TO, was
Drought mere today and lodged in the
Owensboro Jail. 1t is rumored here
tonight that mob is forming at Cal
houn to lynch him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Roads Postpone Answer.

CHICAGO. May 24.-Traffic officials Of
the Northwestern railroads decided, today
that they could not give a definite answer
to the demands made upon them by the
lumber shippers Of the Northwest The
shippers asked for a rate of 40 cents from
Northwest points to the Missouri river
the present rate being so cents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
RIoodhounds on the Trail.

BOONE. Iowa. May PA sheriff 8
posse with bloodhounds is searching for
the assailant of Curtis Galpin, who is
lying at the point of death from a bullet
fired by strange man who lay in wait
in Galpin's barn for his victim. The cause
of the assault is not known. Galpin is
twentyfour years old and member of a
prominent family
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
PunIshed For MIsuslna Horses.

Special to The Globe.
PRESTON, Mimi. May 24-In Justice
Limits court today Harry Martin. who is
said to hail from Minneapolis, was given
thirty days for cruelty to animals. Mar
tin hired a livery team in Harmony and
drove them nearly to DEATH "rr''-o~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Takes Down His Fathers Gun.

Special to The Globe. - -.... .-.r-
LIE SUEUR, Mimi. May 24.-The seven
year-old son of Gerhard Darrenberger, a
farmer in Nicollet county, accidentally
shot himself this afternoon while attempt
ing to take his fathers loaded gun from
a rack on the wall - Ai tsa- ,,.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
AGED MAN CONVICTED
OF KILLING WIFE
Thomas Payne Says He Shot :. the
Woman in Self Defense.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, May "a. =
Thomas Payne, aged eighty-six, was
today found guilty of second degree
murder in the shooting of his thirty
nine-year-old wife on April IL. Payne
claimed self defense.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Sit on Trade Marks.

BERLIN, May 24.-The seventh an
nual congress on the protection of pat
ents and trademarks was opened in
the reichstag hall today. Most of the
European countries and the United
States sent official delegates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Van Camp j. Myer.

Special to The Globe.
AUSTIN, Mimi, May 24.-At the home
of M. J. Myer, of this city, his daughter
Kathryn was married to w. L. Van
Camp by the Rev. ID. j. Somerville, of the
manager of the Northwestern Telephone
company. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Camp left
for st. Louis and Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
"PULL" MAY SEAT
STALWARTS' MEN
Wisconsin Boilers HopeSpoon.
er's Prestige Will influence
National Convention.
Special to The Globe.


MADISON, Wis, May 24.-The opinion
of Frank w. Hall, a delegate to the Re
publican national convention, that the La
Toilette convention last week was illegal
because the state central committee as
sumed the power to seat several con-
tested delegations which favored La Fol-
lette caused some comment among the
followers of the administration who now
realize that the latter, who took the adj
vice of Senators Quarles and Spooner
and Congressman Babcock in holding a
rump convention, did not take leap in
the dark.
The administration followers admit the
probability of the seating in the national
convention of the stalwart delegates at
large-Senators Spooner and Quarles,
Congressman Babcock and Judge Emil
Baensch-but maintain that it will be be-
cause of the pull in national Repub-
lican politics of the powerful senators
and of Congressman Babcock, who is the
chairman of the national Republican con-
greSsional campaign committee.
Mr.. Hall says he greatly admires the
governor and believes in his principles,
but cannot see legal justification in the
action of the state central committee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Deaf and pumb Win eraduate.

Special to The Globe
. FARIBAULT, Mimi, May 24-The state
school for the deaf and dumb in this city
will graduate a class of eleven on the
last of May.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Storms Violent and Fatal.

LINCOLN, Neb.. May 24.-Following q
maximum of SO degrees today, sections
of Nebraska tonight were visited by vio-
lent wind and rain storms. G. G. Clark, a
farmer near Wayne, was killed by light
ming and his son seversiy injured. 5A
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
WIII Insnect1 Doukhohors.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 24-Prince Hes
per Oukhtomsky, editor of the st. Peters,
burg Viedomosti, the only Russian repre-
sentative at the worlds press parlia-
ment, is leaving hear for Yorkton;, Man
itoba, to investigate the condition of the
Russian Doukhobor settlement there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
THIRTEEN is LUCKY
NUMBER IN THIS CASE
Man Who Is Afraid of 1t Fails to Win
a Horse in a Rattle.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, May PA. E.
Maurer, son of a prominent doctor, lost
valuable horse owing to his aversion
TO the number IS. Maurer drew IS in
a rattle and gave the number to Thorn
as Ploof. a city fireman, declaring it
a 'hOOdoo." No. 13 won the horse. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
ManaIed on the Tracks.

Special to The Globe.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, May "a
Alex Mckay was today instantly killed
by an afternoon train on the Canadian
Pacific at Echo Bay. He stepped from
a train waiting on siding and was struck
and mangled by No. z, running at high
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
Found Drowned.

Special to The Globe
YANKTON. S. D., May .24.-Christian
Peterson, a farmer in a small way, sin
gle and aged forty-three was found
drowned in the river here. The deceased
was subject to bad fits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-25
DROPS DEAD ON HIS, WAGON.
Driver for Fuel Company Falls Forward
Upon the Horses, H

Charles Swanson, who lived at 1902
Palmquist. Fuel company, dropped dead
on his wagon at Park avenue and Twen-
ty-fourth street yesterday. His body fell
once ran AVIAN vr tb @hien at
wagon on the body.
After an autopsy Coroner Williams said
that the man was undoubtedly dead be-
fore he fell. He had heart disease