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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04
CURIOUS COMBINATION.

The Keyscr Convention was an
interesting one in many ways. 1t
furnishes curious and peculiar
combination of { h harmonizing
process. We Fl d Republicans
from this county who were identi
fed with the fortunes Of Dayton
and Teter leading the fight for
Lakin, while those who have always
been found leading the Elkins and
Dawson procession were least
passive, if really not antagonistic,
to Mr.. Lakin. This is strange.
Heretofore Mr.. Lakin has stood by
the Elkins-Dawson faction and
fought the Dayton Teter faction,
which was his right and privilege.
We mention this in no spirit of
arousing the ire Of the factions and
causing them to forget their VOWS
of "harmony." We allude to it to
simply show the people what strange
bedfellows politics will make. 1t
will interest a large number of our
people to learn just how the factions
have been harmonized, and to
identify themselves in case il be-
comes necessary for them TO give
the "pass word"
From the reports sent out from
the Keyser Convention we find that
Senator Sam Montgomery lead the
fight for Lakin. He was the floor
manager and kept his delegates in
line for his man while storming the
other delegations in order to break
their ranks which he finally accom-
plished. But all the credit is not
due Senator Montgomery. The
fine Italian hand of the Hon. w.
q. Conley was visible to the Initial
ed. He got busy on the outside
while the Senator was strenuous
on the inside. This was more than
the delegates from the rural districts
could stand, and they concluded
that if Gus and Sam could roll up
1900 majority in Preston for Lakin
that there was no time to be lost in
climbing into the Lakin band-wagon
As disinterested and impartial OBJ.
server we must say that LakIn owes
his nomination to Messrs. Conley
and Montgomery.
The thing we cannot understand
is why Chairman Flynn and Secre-
tary Whetsell were relegated to the
rear. Lakin belonged to their fac
ton and it was natural TO be sup
posed that the chairman and Secre-
tary would lead the Lakin forces at
Keyser.
This is the mystifying thing about
the harmonizing Of the factions
which is being freely commented
on by the public. Is the chairman
and secretary to be further relegat-
ed to the rear when harmony has
been fully consummated As we
are not up in the science of mys-
tology we must be excused from
offering an opinion on this highly
interesting mystery.
Probably the Journal vi Leader
can enlighten the public.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04
ANSWERED LAST ROLL CALI.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, u. S. A., re-
tired, and one of Virginia's fore
most sons, died at the Providence
Hospital at Washington, Friday
from an attack Of apoplexy. which
he suffered early Friday morning on
a train while en- route from Boston
to Washington. After Gen. Lee
had been removed TO the hospital
Friday morning it was evident to
the attending physicians that his
case was a very serious one, bu,
they believed that his strength and
vitality and wilt power would assist
materially in a partial recovery at
least from the attack. His condi-
ton remained fair, considering the
severity Of the attack during the
day, but shortly after O'Clock he
began to grow weaker, his breath
ing became more rapid and his
pulse longer terminating in less
than two hours In death. The end
was peaceful and without pain, the
General retaining consciousness un-
I'll within five minutes of the end.
Half an hour before death, Gen.
Lee recognized his brother Daniel
Lee, who came into the room for
a moment.
a pathetic feature of the case is
that although Gen. Lee was blessed
with family consisting of wife
and five children, not one of them
was with him at the time OF his
death. The General was 68 years
of age.
Arrangements for General Lees
funeral, together with the selection
of the place for in,ermen,, Of the
remains, will not be made until
after the arrival in Washington Of
Mrs. Lee. who is now on her way
to Washington from Fort Ogle
thorpe, Ga.
General Lee was a nephew of the
famous Confederate General, Robert
+. Lee, and, like him, saw active
service in tho Confederacy. In
Washington he was well and popu-
larry known, and his appearance
on public occasions always was the
signal for outbursts of applause
from hosts of admiring friends.
General Lees record includes hon.
orable service in the calvary branch
of the army of the United States
up to the time of the Civil War,
years of active service in the Con
federate Army, and filling of impor-
tant Federal and State positions
since that time, finally a commits
sion as Brigadier General in the
Regular army, and his retirement
recently.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04
ANOTHER ACCOUNT or TIKI KILL
ING or NEWTON FIELDS.

Specially Reported for the AIgns.
Newton Fields was stabbed be-
tween 9 and 10 am. last Wednesday
morning April 20, about two miles
east of Reedsville on the Morgan.
town and Kingwood pike. Fields
had started TO Masontown to attend
TO some business and when he
reached the pike near where the
Masontown road intersects the pike
known as the old Conley road, he
met with David Stuchel who com
menced TO chide Fields for taking
his. StuchePs daughter, to a dance
at Thomas Lemons sometime ago.
Fields told Stuchel that he was not
to blame for his daughter attending
the dance but this did not seem to
smooth the feelings of Stuchel and
he finally grabbed a knife from the
hand of John ID. Sterling. who was
standing near and stabbed Fields,
severiog the large artery of the neck
Stuchel then handed the knife back
TO Sterling and started Immediately
to Kingwood where he surrendered
himfelf to the authorities. Fields
started and walked some distance
down the old Conley road after
being stabbed then turned an d
walked few steps back up the road
where he fell dead. The news
soon spread of the terrible tragedy
that had been committed. 1t was
shock to the people living in the
community and sad indeed for the
stricken parents and family who
had parted with their boy on that
fatal morning, we have given it a
mild term and called it a tragedy
but murderous assault would be
giving it in Its true sense. Squire
George Scott and Constable George
Shafter of Masontown were notified
Immediately and fastened to the
scene where the murder was com
mitted. Squire Scott impaneled
six men when an inquest was held
over the dead body of Newton
Fields. John ID. Sterling was the
only person present to witness the
killing of Fields and upon his testi-
mony and the statement of DR..
Fortney of Reedsville who made an
examination of the dead body the
jury rendered a verdict tina. Newton
Fields came to his death by knife
stab in the hand of David Stuchel.
Newton Fields was never consider.
ed quarrelsome and was respected
by everybody so far as we know,
as the funeral was the largest we
ever attended at the Bethlehem
church and proved that he was held
in high esteem by the people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Preston had the largest delegation
in the Keyser convention Yesterday
of any county in the district. We
were entitled to fifteen delegates and
had about twenty, as follows; Vim
cent +. Cooke, John O. Whctsell,
Thurman w. Gibson, George II.
Whetsell, James ID. Benson, Walter
Morris, Thomas Startzman, Russell
Stemple, VIM. G. White, J, M.
Buckner, P. J. Dunn, Frank J. Jack
son, DR.. Caldwell, George Z. Spik-
er, Frank p. Gale, r. +. J. Breede-
love, Col. w. J. LayelIe, J. sldell
Brown and Thos. J. Picking.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

We venture to say that Bro. Lee
Shaw, Of the Leader, is the happiest
man in the Second Congressional
District. Denied the privilege OF
going as delegate by Chairman
Flynn and Secretary Whetsell, after
he had harmon;zed with them and
promised to be good, and then to
see his friends, Conley and Montgo-
merry, make Flynn and Whetsell
take a back seat while his friends
went to the front and chanted the
doxology over the nomination OF
Lakin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04
NEED OF GREAT MEN AND WOMEN.

II seems TO me that the honest
objection of most people to woman
suffrage, is that It would not be good
for the world; it would not be good
for the race; it would not be good
for mothers.
We know that in all nations the
the level of civilization is always
parallel with the level of woman
hood; that no matter how intelli
gent and free and strong American
men are, if they had Hottentot
wives or even Turkish wives, they
would not have as fine children.
The development of the woman is
necessary to the birth OF strong
brains.
America today is going forward
to a world position as no nation has
ever had, and we need bigger
brains. We need the power to see
things as a whole, to get the entire
drift of affairs. Everywhere in
government people fail for lack of
breadth of mind, the power to bal.
ance all the considerations, TO see
far ahead and all around. We shall
need it more and more as our power
increases.
AT present, half our citizens, the
mothers of the country, the people
who do more to build brains than
anybody else, occupy their minds all
their lives long with their own pri-
vate affairs. They do not spend
time thinking and caring about large
private affairs. They do not par
ticipate in matters Of public interest
and they can neither bear or rear as
broad. minded, as public spirited, as
able children as if they were ADLER
themselves. 1t makes strong, wise,
able women to make strong, wise
able men,
Now, if women have the right of
suffrage and think about public at.
fairs, feel the responsibility Of them
give their minds to them, turn their
conciences on them, it will give us
breed of people better able to
take the large place of which | have
spoken, having the larger honesty,
not the small man to man honesty
but the public honesty that is so
bitterly needed everywhere and for
lack of which Russia is going to
pieces.
believe that it will come to the
human race much sooner than other
wise by allowing women to share the
responsibility of government to ex-
ercise their minds and their con
sciences on the duties they owe to
their cities, to their States, to the
country, and to the whole world.
The right of suffrage does not
interfere with wifehood or mother
hood or domesticity. That is
proved by the experience in the
States that have it
We, as a nation, are standing
where, if we, as people, as indi-
viduals can rise to the demands of
our time, we can make a bigger
place in history than has ever before
been attained; a wiser and stronger
and nobler power than the world
has ever known. But you can not
do that with little people; you must
have big men and big women.
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

The people must not get excited
over the Congressional contest and
lose sight of Tax Refo,m. They
know who is responsible for the
long time exemption Of corpora
tons. BY those learned in the law
many Of the feature Of the tav laws
are pronounced unconstitutional.
IL was was the intention of the
trainers Of the new tax laws TO leave
loop boles for the corporations to
crawl out The people arc learn.
ing these facts day by day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

We extend TO Bro. Bolden, Of
the Sentinel, our coincidence. lie
has met his second political grief
Ira has fallen in the arms Of Oscar
by The waysiae and there IS nothing
left for Bro Bolden to do but pay
them the last tribute Of respect.
That he will do this we have no
doubt. We cautioned him early in
the campaign to beware Of his OPTIC
mistic ebullit.ons.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04
REV. DOLLIVER DEAD.

Rev. J. J. Dolliver, of Morgan
town, w. Va, father of Senator
Dolliver, of Iowa died at the resi-
dence of his son IN Washington,
Friday morning April 28th. Mr..
Dolliver was ninety years old, and
was In Washington on a visit.
Four or five days ago he caught a
severe cold, which developed into
pneumonia, and this, augmented by
physical weakness, caused hi S
death.
Mr.. Dolliver was one of the
cold time" Methodist circuit riders.
He was born in what is now West
Virginia, and for several years
rode circuit" in West Virginia
and Eastern Ohio. On one of
these rides he struck an extremely
cold spell of weather. One of his
legs was frozen necessating ampu-
tation Of that member.
Mr.. Dolliyer a number Of times
OBLIGATED as chaplain in the United
States Senate by request. II e
leaves three sons, Senator Dolliyer,
Victor Dolliver, of Fort Dodge,
Iowa and Robert Dolliver, of Evans
ton, Ill, also one married daughter,
who lives in Ohio, and an unmar-
RED daughter, Miss Gay.
Brief funeral services were held
at the residence of Senator Dolli.
yer at p. m. Friday, and immedi-
atelY following the remains we're
taken to Fort Dodge, Iowa, for in
terment Monday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

We are not prepared to believe
that "harmony" is the daily diet of
the factions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

There is room TO speculate on
who is alt" the Journal or the
Leader.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

The refusal to certify to the dele
gatesship o { Leader Shaw could
not prevent h nomination of
Lakin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

The nomination of Jim Lakin is
a decided victory for the Leader
wing of the party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Why did not Bro. Wheisell get
in the pie wagon at Keyser before
II was too late ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Bro. Bolden. of the Sentinel is a
royal good fellow and we are glad
to note that he takes his lickin' so
gracefully.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

We cannot figure out where the
Journals influence nominated Jim
Lakin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Ifyou want the news that interests
you must subscribe for The ARGUS
1t is the only paper in the county
that is free from pie dreams.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

If part of the Committee could
have foretold what the harmonizing
was going to lead to they would
have plugged the machine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

1t looks now as though there
would be lull in harmonizlng UNI
til it is decided which of the fac
tions is dit"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Are we to understand that the
Keyser Convention eliminated"
Col. Chas. f. Teter and Senator
Stark Baker for the third time
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

When Senator J.. J. Foreman's
term expires he will be obliged to
resume The practice Of law or 90 to
farming. Senator Montgomery has
stricken mis- name from the Congress
sional list
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

1t would appear that the harmo-
MIXING of the Jim Committee was
spelled hyPnotising. Harmony, If
properly handled, will produce such
results.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

the factions harmonic once
more We are very fearful that it will
place the pie-wagon beyond the
control Of the Jim Committee, and
what is a Jim Committee without, a
pie wagon ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

1t was the pronounced "h r
mony" over in Monongalia county
that persuaded Bro. Geo. c. Stur.
giss to withdraw from the Congress
sional contest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Bro. Whetsell, of the Journal
should by this time, be forcibly re.
minded that che who hesitates is
lost" We fear the postoffice pie
has been lost to him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Our sympathies go out to Col.
Bob Stallings and Jeff LipscomD.
The old Dan Tucker tune was not
played on the right fiddle. There
must have been a scarcity Of ramps
also.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Proprietor.
KingwoOd, Nay 4, 1905
For Congress.
SECOND DISTRICT
COL. THOMAS b. DAVIS.
OF Keyser. Mineral County
We cannot figure out where the
Journals influence nominated Jim
Lakin.
There is room to speculate on
who is ar the Journal or the
Leader.
We are not prepared to believe
that "harmony" is the daily diet of
the factions.
Why did not Bro. Whetsell get
in the pie wagon at Keyser before
II was too late
The nomination of Jim Lakin is
a decided victory for the Leader
wing of the party.
The refusal to certify to the dele
gatesship Leader Shaw could
not prevent h nomination of
Lakin.
Bro. Bolden, of the Sentinel is a
royal good fellow and we are glad
to note that he takes his lickin' so
gracefully.
1t looks now as though there
would be a lull in harmonizlng un-
til it is decided which of the fac
tons is cit"
If part of the Committee could
have foretold what the harmonizing
was going to lead to they would
have plugged the machine.
lfyou want the news that interests
you must subscribe for The ARGUS
1t is the only paper in the county
that is free from pie dreams.
Are we to understand that the
Keyser Convention eliminated"
Col. Chas. F. Teter and Senator
Stark Baker for the third time
1t would appear that the harmo-
MIXING of the Jim Committee was
spelled hypnotising. Harmony, II
properly handled, will produce such
results.
1t was the pronounced "h r
mony" over in Monongalia county
that persuaded Bro. Geo. c. Stur.
giss TO withdraw from the Congress
sional contest.
Bro. Whetsell, of the Journal
should by this time, be forcibly re.
minded that che who hesitates is
lost" We fear the postofice pie
has been lost to him.
Senator VIM. G. Morley can put
in his spare moments in preparing a
spellbinding Grafton. The stump is
at his disposal when the spirit
moves him to mount it.
|
We take it for granted that Chair
man Flynn and Secretary Whetsell
are more than satisfied with the
harmonious reception given them
by the Keyser Convention.
1t is said that Mr.. John J. Het-
zell licked the Berkeley county or
ganizaiion and got the delegates to
the Keyser Convention. He has
our consent to lick them some more.
Our sympathies go out to Col.
Bob Stallings and left LipscomD.
The old Dan Tucker tune was not
played on the right fiddle. There
must have been a scarcity Of ramps
also.
When Senator J.. J. Foreman's
term expires he will be obliged to
resume the practice Of law or 20 to
farming. Senator Montgomery has
stricken mis- name from the Congress
sional list.
the factions harmonic once
more We are very fearful that it will
place the pie-wagon beyond the
control Of the jim Committee. and
what is Jim Committee without
pie wagon
7 he question which concerns
Senator S. = Elkins more than
any other is, as Judge Nathan
Golf going to re.enter politics ?D|
II Judge Gof should finally decide
20 re-enter politics there would be
a royal battle between he and sena.
tor Elkins for the United States
sena,orship. The Republican poll.
tic.ans would forget an about Tax
Reform 10 their anxiety get 10 the
Elkins and Golf band wagons.
Hasaaas-s
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

The Democratic Congressional
Convention a, Keyser yesterday was
one Of the best and most en,hus.as.
tic ever held in The district Every
county was well represented and
most of The Democratic leaders we're
there Senator John J ComweIl Of
Hampshire county wss chairman Of
the convention and ! sIidell Brown
Of Preston, secretary The conven-
ton hall was crowded and enthus..
asm and harmony we're present in
cap letters Senator William Camp.
BEL Of Jefferson, named Col. Thos.
j Davis Of Keyser and the nomi
nation was made by accIamadon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

Senator VIM. G. Morley can put
In his spare moments in preparing a
spellbinding Grafton. The stump is
at his disposal when the spirit
moves him to mount If
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

1t IS said that Mr.. John J. Het-
zeIl licked the Berkeley county or
ganizaiion and got the delegates to
the Keyser Convention. He has
our consent to lick them some more.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-04

We take it for granted that Chair
man Flynn and Secretary Whetsell
are more than satisfied with the
harmonious reception given them
by the KeYser Convention
The Forrest City times., 1905-05-26
Strike Remains Unsettled.

Chicago, May 25.-Final rejection of union demands, especially those of the express drivers, was officially an- nounced by the employers last night They demanded practically uncondi- tional surrender. Neither side in the 'trike made step toward peace and
 ach was apparently awaiting the next move of it's opponent The em- ployers sent their goods all over the city under police protection without encountering violence. The strike in the lumber district is spreading with great rapidity and practically all bus mess of that kind is at a standstill. A call has been made for 1000 extra policemen. This is eae second 900 sworn in since the commencement of the strike.
The Forrest City times., 1905-05-26
BIG HOLOCAUST OF MULES.
costly Result of Tuesday Mornings Fire at the National stock
 Yards, East st. Louis.

St Louis. May 24.-Between 400 and 800 mules were burned to death in the fire which destroyed the sales stables of Maxwell X Crouch and Sparks Bros at the National stockyards in East St. Louis early Tuesday morning.
 A hundred that were turned out of one of the stables and driven a block away, stampeded, knocking down sev- eral of those who were trying to keep them out of danger, and ran back into the flames and were destroyed. Two thousand mules were turned out and ranged over the country adjacent to East St. Louis, pursued by horsemen who are trying to round them up.
 A fire wall helped check the fire, which for time threatened to sweep away all the stables of the horse and mule market and menace the National hotel and the plant of Nelson Morris & Co and the buildings along St. Clair avenue.
 The fire was discovered at 2:30 o'clock by John Pagan. a night watch man. It started back of the office of the Maxwell X Crouch company, in the northeast corner of their building. He sent in an alarm and threw the gates open. He drove out about a hundred or the mules and was driving them to- ward St. Clair avenue when the leader doubled back toward the fire and the rest stampeded after. knocking down Pagan and several others and ran back into the pens, where they perished with the rest.
 The loss on the buildings owned by the stockyards company is about $20.- oO0. The estimated value of the mules was from $50 to $200 apiece, and some Of them more. The loss on them is placed at above $S0,0O0. In addition, about 5000 worth of feed was de- stroyed. The losses are said to be all covered by insurance.
The Forrest City times., 1905-05-26
Two Dead, One Wounded.

Henry Smith shot and almost in stantly killed his wife and his 12-year- old daughter and seriously wounded another man named Lou at Hot Springs. The shooting occurred in front of a church while services were in progress, and caused a stampede among the negro congregation Smiths wife. daughter and Will Lou had just returned from a fishing ex- petition with a party of friends. and the wagonette stopped to permit the woman and her daughter to alight Lou was in the act of assisting Mrs Smith out of the vehicle when Smith stepped from behind telephone pole and began shooting at her escort, who fell, pierced through the body, the ball entering the victims back. He then turned the weapon against his wife who fell at the first fire. His daughter had climbed out of the wag- on and was on the doorstep of a small meat shop when the lnfuriated man saw her. She fell at the first fire and expired instantly Smith surrendered to the sheriff Jealousy is given as the cause of the tragedy. All the parties were negroes.