West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-11-24
washington LETTER.
The Pension Comnssion Compeller-
ed TO Resign Because He Wanted
TO Do HIS DUTY,
The solid West /, the New onset TO the
Solid south
rom our Regular Corrcsponden,.

| WASHiNGroN, ID. G.. November ~ iooi-
This ciiy is as tranquil to-day as Il there
never had been an election. The Cabinet
officers are mostly back in town aud having
offered congratulations to their chief are
disposing OF the accumulated work upon
their desks. After March there will
probably be three or four large vacancies
/ Tor the President 20 6ll
There is a littlc furry over che announce.
ment OF the resignation of Mr.. Ware
Pension Commissioner IL being widely be.
lievcd that the resignation was not volun.
tary II should be added that Wares un
popularity is mostly inside Of the Pension
Once itself aud results from his attempt
TO compel the clerks 10 obey the law and
not make AFFIDAVIT that they are sick when
they are well, aud not indulge In malinget-
| ing when they ought to bc az work Many
OF them hold that the government is a
tyranny expecting them TO do any work
at all, especially as their avataee wages
are only q OF 6 day G, mmissioner
Ware has perhaps made a mistake M not
concealing the fact that he has written
poetry and in permitting himself to per.
petrate joke now aud then. IL is prob.
| able like DR.. Holmes hero he will hence.
forth never dare to be as funn, as he
can"
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Van Duzer. Congressman, Of Nevada
was believed to have pulled through by a
handful OF votes, but at this writing Il looks
as il he too was beaten like Shafroth OF
Colorado. II this should be true there
will be thirteen states beyond the Miss
issppi without any Democratic representa-
ton in the national House OF Representa-
| tiyes-North aud South Oak ,ta Nebraska
| Kansas Colorado Uah Wyoming Mon.
tane Idaho Nevada Washington Oregon
and California. why do they not consu
tute the Solid West in the same sense as
the thirteen inaexible Democratic states
constitute the Solid South II Van Du1er
is beaten he will bc greatly missed. es.
pecially by Nevada Tor he never opens his
mouth without uItering vociferous euiogy
on that commonwealth. n, was formerly
a Congressman clerk and lac is quite as
voluble as Johnny Fitzgerald Of Boston
who was long the only Democratic
member from New England.
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The Hon. John Morley philosopher snd
| statesman. has left the city While eater.
tanned here he made lot Of pleasant
speeches 60 the President and his Cabinet
who treated him just the same as II he had
/ not during the last five years made himself
very odious 10 some quarters b, deBounc-
ing imperialism aud coonialism lie is
/ optimistic aud assumes that everything viii
come out right II is understood that
| John Hay did not introduce into the con.
] T. H.
seizure OF Tibet and difmemberment Of
China. whose territory the United states
and Great Britain solemnly agreed 10 de-
fcnd ard preserve. Does the Secretary Of
State think that his silent concurrence IN
the outrage is justified by the impudont
and of sGsive reference which Joseph
Chamberlain made Ia public speech to
"this compact ibis under standing. this
alliance. Il you please"2
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II the President insist. on his new de
mand for a revision the Philippine .arG.
and free shipping he will make himself
very unpopular 90 some commercial quar-
ers. IL is one ol Secretary rats chick
ems Ills successor Luke Wright Cover
nor General Of the Philippines issues
another warning 10 the people Of Manila
tina, they cannot be permitted to discuss
the possibility OF ultimate independence
the same superior Glasses" who have
just returned home from a visit to the
United States "a our expense But obi,
same Governor Wright told your corresond.
ent in an Interview Two years ago. that
"rhe islands ought Of course TO be iudc.
pendent As quick as they are able to
COVE themselves and the whole purpose
Of my work there will be 10 make them Or
just as quick as possible" I suggested az
the time that this was fcaffuly innamma-
tory language and tho recent demand Of
the banqucters 100 Manila indicates that his
words have not been wholly forgotten.
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All who have seen the President lately
agree that be IS ir ihe highest physical con.
ditou capable Of great Endurance and
enormous activity. lie swore OF from
oratorv during bis campaign bat within
the last week hes accepted Invitations that
will involve from dozen 20 twenty
speeches lie will make an address ON &C.
ccptng the statue of Frederick the Great
to bc unveiled at tbe War College on
Saturday by Baroness Won Stcrnburg who
was once an tmc lean and withln The
next two or three days will speak at ihe
dedication Of the parochial schools of ST.
Patrick Church anil al the annual meeting
OF the American Forestry Association
, Tie has some botucd.up speeches for ST.
Louis. Tor which city Doe leaves on rh8nks.
I, giving evening after bis family turkey.
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Brevitcs 1.-The japanese Prince Fushim
is visiting the Capital and Library To
morrow evening che President will givc
, dinner 90 The German ofbccrs who are here
participating in the erection ofthc ". s.
} NAVY Eleven are 6rstclass batuo.ships
and this number will bc doubled in a few
Q years. There is no probability that at
{ extra session viii be- called next summer "a
revise the tsu0. The question is deemed
= 20 have been settled by Che election rh,
Z President intends 90 make tour through
the Gulf states after bis return from So
Louis The Wedding of Miss Minnie LcitcI
B 20 Major Colin Campbell OF the British army
, Will take place Loo this city next week
E Preparations on large scale are beini
] made Tor March 4th. if Us proposed G.,
bring the United STATES iron building from
ST. Louis and seq Do zap here Tor permanent
! halt 40 "a cost of Sloo oco.