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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

The State capital municipal au-
thoritles are giving the gamblers
more than run for their money.
Charleston has always been noted
for its corrupt politics and dens.
The gambling joints have been
closed and the light fingered gen.
tenes have been ordered to 20 to
work or leave town. This is rather
tough on the profession" but the
town will be the gamer thereby.
The Charleston municipal authori.
ties have our consent to investigate
the State Machine and see il they
cannot prove a moving case against
IT, We dislike to wait until the
November election TO show the Ma.
chine that il must move on.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
BAD EXPLOSION.
Two IrIshmen Almost Killed at the
Tunnel Near AlbrightsVIlle.

From The MorgaDtown Post.
Edward Pickett and Patrick McGiaw,
two Irishmem employed by the Pi,tsburg
contractor who is building the tnnnel near
Albrighlsyille on the extension of the NJ. &
X. railroad, were thrown nearly 90 feet and
suffered severe burns about the face and
hands Saturday afternoon as a result of
premature explosion of powder. The men
we're brought here on the noon tram and
taken to Pittsburg this afternoon for treat
ment.
The men were blasting. A hole hao been
made and the first blast which consisted of
heavy charge of dynamite used to spring
the hole preparatory to setting off the charge
Of powder, went off all right but when the
powder was lowered there was sufficient heat
left IN the hole to ignite the powder and
mammoth explosion took place with the two
men standing directly above the charge, ar
ranging the fuse. They were thrown IS or
40 feet in the air, and when picked up we're
nearly 80 feet from the hole into which the
charge was lowered.
Medical attention was summoned at once
and the faces and hands of the men we're
bound up. Their faces were burned beyond
recognition, and their suffering was intense
II. II. Stanton, one of the superintend-
ents Of the tunnel, brought the men here.
They were taken TO the Peasants corner
restaurant to await, the afternoon train upon
which they were taken to Piusburg where
they will be placed in Mercy hospital. The
men came from Byron, a small station Just
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

The Empress Glass Factory is
the latest industry to be established
in Grafton. We are glad to note
this evidence of forging ahead.
There is not a town in the State
whose growth has been more on a
permanent basis than Grafton. 1t
has never been a "boom" town.
1t explodes too readily and causes
a financial loss. Give us the old
fashioned homemade permanent in
dustries that come to stay. They
are worth thousand "boom" in
dustries.
There is another thing the Graf
ton people are to be congratulated
on and that is ;hey are not afraid
to invest their own money.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
Kingwood, February 1, 1906.

West Virginia is not the only
State that is after the tax takers.
The Ohio taxpayers are on the war
path and hot on the trail of the
fakerS
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

Town Topic, of "Fads aud Fam
cies" fame, the society journal
which made the 1900" cough up to
see their name in print, is SUING
Norman Hapgood, editor of Col
lier's Weekly, for criminal libel.
From the evidence so far produced
Hapgood seems to have the best of
the argument and won the suit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

The Yellow Jacket keeps barking
at the moon because of its silvery
rays and growls and snaps and
snarls all day long at Democracy
like little yaller dog wanting the
passers by to notice it. In ancient
times common scold was taken
out and ducked in a frog pond two
or three times or their tongue split
and their leg run through it and we
recommend similar treatment for
the crank that runs the harrangue
machine down in the Tar Heel sec
ton and If that don't suffice, let it
be tar from head to heel and plenty
of goose feathers thrown in.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
"PIGH TING JOEn WHEELER.

Another old veteran of two wars
has answered to the last roll call.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler on the
retired list of the Regular Army
died of pneumonia last Thursday
evening at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Sterling Smith, No. I7s Col
umbia Heights, Brooklyn. He was
sixty-nine years old.
All of his children were about the
old warrior as he lay dying. When
they were summoned TO his bedside
for what they knew to be the last
farewell the veteran greeted each
with a nod; he had not the strength
TO speak. There were Mrs. Smith,
his sister, and his children-Major
Joseph Wheeler, Jr., of West
Point; Mrs. w. ]. Harris, of Wash
ington, and Anna, Lucilla and Car
rie Wheeler, the latter two having
been summoned from their home in
Alabama two days before.
Joseph Wheeler was born in Au-
gusta, Ca, in 1886. He was sent
to West Point in 1854, and at the
then five years course he was grad
uated. The records of that institu-
ton indicate that he was not more
than mediocre in his work. But the
little Georgian was known as young
man with no end or grit. Diminu-
tive as he was, he was ever ready to
defend himself or any of his friends.
When The break came between
the North and South Wheeler was
one Of the first of the Southern Of
ficers in the United States army to
resign his commission and volunteer
his services to the army of the Con-
federacy. He entered as Colonel
OF the Nineteenth Alabama Infantry.
At the battle of Shiloh he was in
command of brigade, and won
high praise from his superiors for
conspicuous gallantry.
Soon after this historic battle
Gen. Wheeler was transferred to the
cavalry, and early in 1862 he was
placed in command of that arm of
the service under Gen. Braxton
Bragg, in the West. In the great
Confederate charge at the battle of
Chickamauga, in 1868, it was Gen.
Wheeler who led the cavalry.
In the campaign against Sherman
in Georgia, Gen. Wheeler so dis
tinguished himself that he was later
appointed lieutenant general, and
at the close of the great conflict he
was in command of the cavalry that
was operating with the forces of
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Gen Wheeler were held
Sunday in New York and a very
imposing procession escorted the
body to the train. The funeral
party arrived in Washington that
night under military escort and on
Monday the burial took place at
Arlington Cemetery.
When the Spanish American War
broke out Gen. Wheeler was one of
the first TO volunteer and was APP
pointed a General by President
4 MoK;n1a,,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

Another old Kingwood boy tries
his hand at the newspaper business.
We note that l. R. Mattingly, son
of Squire Simeon Mattingly of near
TOWNSVILLE, this county, is the new
editor of The Messenger, published
at Elizabeth, the county seat of
Writ county. He succeeds !. B.
Badger In the editorial chair of that
paper. Mr.. Mattingly located in
Parkersburg a number of years ago
to practice law, but seems to have
changed his location and business.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01

Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,
has blossomed out as a defender OF
President Roosevelt. The reason
is apparent. Senator LaFollett,
who halls from the same State, and
who has the proud distinction OF
beating the Wisconsin State Ma.
chine at the Presidential election,
is the the idol of the Wisconsin peo-
pie, and Spooner feels that he must
do something to gain favor with the
Wisconsin people who turned him
down. He will find out, however,
that his stage play will not fool
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01


The Journal is still worried over
some of THE ARGUS advertising
matter. Our editorial matter has
caused it enough worry to brink
on chronic insomnia and In order
to create diversion il is now find
ing fault with the advertising columns
nf The ARGUS. The Journal spent
a good part of the summer trying
to make trouble for us about the
county advertising and was mad
because the law gave 1t to us IN
spite of the gang who would keep
us from getting If possible. This
same gang did knock us out of the
very best of our advertising by per.
suading the Judge of the Court here
to order that none of the Circuit
Court advertising should be pub
l!shedin the ARGUS, one of the most
outrageous orders ever passed by any
public official, and ever since, this
same gang has been trying to beat us
out of more of our advertising and
would take it all away from US il
they could.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
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Babies

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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
MILLIONS PLEDGED
TO BACK LEAGUE.
Holders of Big Policies
Sign Membership Roll
and Put Up Deposits

Large property owners, who were
among the heavier. losers by the San
Francisco fire, filed into the quarters of
the Policy Holders League yesterday
and enrolled their names as members.
The enrolment practically began yes
terday. Prior to this the members of
the board of trustees. who represent
losses amounting to more than $780,
100000, had agreed to stand together in
securing just settlements from the fire
insurance companies. Yesterday many
millions more were pledged. To each
member a card was issued as he
pledged his support and deposited one
per cent of the face value of the policy
or policies represented by him. No de-
posit is less than five dollars.
Applications came in so fast yester-
day forenoon that the Office force was
unable to keep up with the business.
but the policy holders were in good
humor and waited with patience. The
rush to sign continued into the after
noon and leading business men were
constantly in the ranks.
The most important business that the
Policy Holders League has in imme-
diate view in the popular estimation is
in connection with the Fireman's Fund
settlement. The league is assisting the
officers of the Fireman's Fund in all
possible ways to get the best prices for
securities and other assets. this being
of advantage to all concerned. A meet
ing of the policy holders of the Fire
mans Fund will soon be held with the
Policy Holders League.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
STATE To SEND 90
DELEGATES.

The State Board of Trade has re-
solved that it will be represented, with
other California organizations, at the
National Irrigation Convention, soon to
be held at Boise. Idaho. The decision
was reached at the boards meeting
yesterday in the ferry building The
two delegates who will assist others
from California are John P. Irish and
the boards secretary, Arthur r. Briggs.
The convention to be held at Boise
will be composed of delegates from
all the States west of the Missouri
River. 1t will consider legislation to
be proposed to Congress for adoption
looking TO the welfare of the western
part of the continent. The Importance
of the representation of California is
great and the delegation from the
Golden State will in the aggregate
number approximately fifty persons.
Cragie Sharpe. a member of the
board, will look after the exhibits to
be sent to the State Fair by Alameda
County and the State Board of Trade.
The boards exhibit will not be so large
as in past years. owing to difficulties
of transportation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
BLAZING OIL BURNS
THREE PERSONS.
Tenement Dwellers En-
veloped by Flames of
an Exploded Stove
SENT TO HOSPITAL

The explosion of an oil stove in a
tenement at 8 Sharon street, a small
thoroughfare near Sixteenth and Church
yesterday resulted in a blaze which
severely burned three persons. The
injured are: Mrs. B. Demonte. her
husband B. Demonte. and E. Tanetta.
occupants of the place. The flames
spread to two adjoining buildings.
slightly damaging them. The prompt
arrivel of the Fire Department prevent
ed serious conf1agration.
The fire started when Mrs. Dem0nte
upset the oil stove on which she was
cooking dinner. Her clothing caught
fire and she ran screaming into the
yard. Her husband ran to her assist
ance and his clothes were ignited. The
screams of the man and woman at
tracted several other occupants of the
house, among them Tanetta. He rushed
to the assistance of Demonte and his
wife and while trying to extin guish
the blaze his clothes caught fire. Cool
headed neighbors managed to roll the
burning trio on the ground in time to
save their lives.
All three were badly burned about
their faces and bodies. They were re-
moved to the German Hospital near by.
Demonte is the most seriously burned,
but will recover.
The house was badly damaged by the
flames. which spread to the excelsior
factory on one side and the house oc-
cupied by G. McGrath on the other. The
total property loss amounts to about
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
LEASING PROPERTY
FOR NEW HOTELS.

Several new hotels will soon be in
course of construction in San Fran
cisco. most notably one on the north
west corner of Sutter and Octavia
streets. The property is owned by Mrs.
Teresa Bell and has a frontage Of 214:6
feet on Sutter and 1876 feet on Octa-
via Through Speck & Co. it has been
leased for a period Of four years, with
the privilege of extensions aggregating
sixteen years, to the Shattuck & Des-
mond Construction Company. The to-
tai rental will be $96,50o.
The latter concern purposes building
z hotel with a large court designed
after the court of the old Palace Hotel.
The lease also carries with it an cStion
for lease of the lot on the southwest
corner Of Octavia and Bush streets,
contiguous TO the before mentioned
holding, for total rental for the same
period of s64.26O. 1t is expected that
the lessees viii avail themselves of
this addition and use ii as part of their
hotel site.
Through Speck & Co. the executors
Of the estate Of the late Irving NJ. Scott
have arranged to lease to Edwin r.
Clute, Frank Z. Clark and Charles L.
Clark a six-story reinforced concrete
hotel building to be erected on the
southwest corner of Ellis street and
Anna lane, between Powell and Mason
streets. for period of ten years and a
total rental Of s360.000. The building
will contain several stores, a cafe on
the ground floor and Us lodging-rooms.
The building VIII cost $150,000 and will
be completed in about six months.
Another important lease arranged for
by Speck & Co. is for the property on
lot on the south side of Turk street.
between Larkin and Polk streets. The
lot has a frontage of 1876 feet and is
owned by Mrs. Charlotte f. Clarke. who
will build for the T. Brilliant Furniture
Company a flve-story reinforced con-
crete building containing stores on The
ground floor and $50 rooms above. The
lease is for ten years and calls Tor a
total rental of $4,000. The buiIding
will cost $4,000 and will be designed
by Meyer & O'Brien.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
RUSH IS OPPOSED
To RECEIVER.
Says Wife Paid Him to
Marry Her and Did
Not Advance Money

Tommy Rush declares formally that
his wife, Lizzie, bought and paid $4,000
for him. The fact that Tommy claims
to have been purchased as a husband
has been published. In his answer filed
yesterday to the receivership suit, be-
gun by his wife, Rush denies that she
lent him $4,000 with which to start
the saloon on McAllister street, which
is the object of dispute.
On the other hand Rush alleges that
he entered into a contract on Febru-
ary 1, 1906, by which he agreed to
marry the present Mrs. Rush, and that
she gave him $4,000 as a gift, and be-
cause he kept his promise. He denies
that he became intoxicated to the point
and asks that the receiver be dis
MISSED.
Peter L. Jordan brought suit yester-
DAY in the Superior Court against
Mary Isabella Jordan for the annulI-
ment of the marriage that took place
September %. 1905. He alleges that his
consent to the marriage was obtained
BY fraud and that at the time of the
wedding his bride knew that she was
the lawful wife of Frank Hamilton
Fitzgerald.
The Jordan wedding occurred at
Stockton, the present Mrs Jordan go
ing by the name of Mary Isabella Ross.
Jordan sets forth that he was given 20
understand that u divorce had been Sc
cured by his intended from her former
husband, but that 1t has since appeared
he was tricked into the wedding.
Judge Kerrigan granted j. E. Bassett
a divorce from Josephine Bassett on
the ground of desertion. Bassett said
that his wife left him nearly three
years ago and that she refused to live
with him, although he had frequently
pleaded with her to do SO.
Divorces were filed yesterday by Lii
liam Leary against John j. Leary ON
the ground of willful neglect, and Hen
ry Neimann against Amelia Neimann
TOR intemperance.
The Rossbach divorce case, which has
been heard on and off before Judge Gra-
ham the last two weeks, was closed
yesterday and submitted.
Margaret Culley was granted a di-
vorce from William Culley on the
ground Of desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
CONTROL OF
SPRING VALLEY.

Local financial circles are deeply in
terested in a story to the effect that
the control of the Spring Valley Water
Company will soon pass into new
hands. According to this report, a
syndicate of San Francisco capitalists
has been formed for the purpose of
purchasing the majority of the COM
pany's stock and reorganizing the cor
poration. w. B. Bourne is credited
with being the father of the financial
project. which, it is claimed, is being
worked quietly through the medium of
several brokerage firms. The majority
of the Spring Valley Company's stock
is distributed among small holders,
while the bulk of the company's bonds
are held by /. w. Hellman for his
banking concerns and a number of his
wealthy clients.
The proposition is to buy up the
stock as the opportunity presents it
self. For quite a time the stock has
been quoted at a very low figure and
has not been an inviting investment
to the speculator. 1t is carrying an
assessment which, with the constant
agitation for a municipal water plant
the recent earthquake and fire, has
had strong tendency to weaken the
stock on the market.
According to well-informed men who
pretend to enjoy the confidence of those
who are in the deal, it is the intention
of w. B. Bourne and his associates, in
the event of their scheme being suc-
cessful, to spend several million dollars
in improving the company's property
in order to meet the requirements of
a greater San Francisco. They have
been quietly at work for several
months and are said to have secured a
large number of shares Of stock in the
market and from private sources.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
MOB MAKESATTAGK
ON WORKMEN.

A gang Of workmen employed by
the United Railroads in the vicinity OF
the McAllister-street carhOuse was at
tackled by crowd shortly after
o'clock last night. Before any violence
resulted the armed guards of the
United Railroads scattered the attack
ing party and peace was restored till
the workmen, after quitting their toll.
reached Devisadero street in a work
car. There they were attacked again.
More than one hundred men armed
with bricks. cobblestoneS and clubs
Joined in the assault a lively scrim-
mage ensued in which several Of the
workmen were slightly bruised. An
immense crowd gathered. The free
for-all fight was stopped by the ar
rival of the police, who arrested Mi
chael Biscuiou and Sam Diovedes. sup
posed to be the leaders of the attack
ing party They We're charged at the
Park Police Station with rioting and
carrying concealed weapons.
The police were cautioned to watch
for further trouble. but none occurred.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY NOT
SUBJECT TO TAX ON CARS

Answering a communication from
Tax Collector Nichols, City ATTORNEY
william Burke declares that the West
ern States Construction Company. in
his opinion, is not subject to the pay
ment Of license for the operation of
railroad earth cars, as provided for in
an ordinance adopted by the Board of
Supervisors in 1908.
Burke says that it does not appear
that the company is in the business of
contracting for any person other than
the Southern Pacific, and is therefore
not in the business of operating freight
or earth cars. In addition, the opinion
says that the work is being performed
in conformity with q franchise that
granted the Southern Pacific a right OF
way over certain streets, and that, to
carry out the franchise, the railroad
company has the right to use certain
machinery.