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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-21
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Interesting Letters from q Host OF
Argus Writers.
SOMETHING DOING IN THg COUNTRY
Bright Bits Of News and Gossip About
You and Your Neighbor-Ths
Events Of q Week.
MARQUESS.

MARQUES.
Correspondence OF The Argus.
Drummers, drummers, and all
good fellows.
An agent for a coal company at
Fairmont was sent out to buy the
coal lands of M. T. Sinclair, of this
section. We are told Mr.. Sinclair
was offered fancy prices for his 300
acres.
James M. Hamilton, OF Morgan
town, was here this week.
Chambers Wolfe, of Austen, was
in our section taking up some fine
beef cattle.
Mr.. Hardin, of Cove district,
bought a fine beef of our townsman,
Chris Rldenour, this week.
Ernest Huffman seems to have
attractions in the neighborhood of
William Bowman's.
We notice u young people don't
open their letters this week in the
postofhce, but 60 out to the barn or
coal house for fear of valentines.
Luther Wolfe went to Augusta,
Ca, last week To look out a home
and returned this week. He says
old West Virginia suits him the
best yet. He tried to get work.
They offered him 81 per day and
board himself, and the worst of all
he would work with a very dark
complexioned set of people, so he
concluded 90 pick up his suit ease
and take the first fast train for
home.
Nelson Bolyard sold a horse last
week for SITS and has since taken
to his bed. He claims 1t is the
grip, but "heart- broken" is thought
to be the trouble, as the horse was
a great favorlte.
Miss Alice Watts, after spending
a few days with her parents and
friends, returned to Fairmont.
Blaine Huffman made a flying
Trip TO Grafton Saturday.
Misses Ruby Ridenour and Min
ME Simpson drove over to Fellows
vile Sunday, where Rev. Crabtree
is holding a very interesting revival
meeting
Jim Phelps, of Baltimore, is visit.
ing the Huffman House.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-21

them the remainder of the past
week.
Miss Daisy Deal, daughter of
Squire J. II. Deal, of near here,
and Charles Trembly, of near AL
brights, were married at Oakland,
Md, January a6, 1907. Mrs.
Trembly has been staying at her
fathers the past two weeks.
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The Corlnih supplr Co

The Corinth Supply Co, Of Cor
intn, W. Va is to be organized in
the next week or two for the pur-
pose Of conducting a general mer-
chandise and trading business. The
new company will succeed merchant
9. s. Fuller, who will be the mana
ger Of the new
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Willie walled and Winnie wheezed. while
wintry winds whined weirdiy, Willie wrig
gled while Winnie whsezsd ~wretchedly.
Wisdom whispers. winter winds work
where's. Wherefore we write. use Ken.
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup" Nothing
else so good. Sold here by Strickler's drug
store and w. NJ. Dent. NewburR.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-21

Iql'd cold relief win e laxative pr,.
o.y'e which drives out che cold through a
coDio1s action 81 ihs bowels. and a bss.I,e
"hicl fingers boz the throat ana
We t9ugh-thai is Keuuedye lara.
we cough syrup. safe and euro III H.,
YOU peasant 90 takes and conforms al
haiioaal pure TODD aud drug law Coptai8s
~ ogiates Sold here by StTckirrfr efore
and W. ~ Dent Nowburg,
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FalrmOnt Mans extravaganza

a Fairmont man purchased three
dozen eggs, which he took home,
and because his wife failed to boil
some Of them for his dinner, he
threw 80 Of the So at her. The man
is wealthy, or at least we'll to do, or
he could not have afforded such ex-
traysgance. II would have been
more economical 70 have smashed
his wife over the pate with the
skillet-Grafton Sentinel.
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Good ~ fhe fime, harmless always Dr..
Fshrney'f Ieething Syrup Tor infants. Price
2fc4 sample free n you mention paper.
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CATARR

ToprOvcu nquestionably and beyond any doubt
Lhat Catarrh OF tho nose and throat can DO cured,
am furnishing patients through druggists. small
Ireo Trial Boxes OF DR.. Shops Catarrh Cure.
roo thls bocausol am so certain, that DR.. ShOop's
Nothing certainly. Is so convincing as n physical
test OF any article OF real. genuine morit. But that
article must possess true merit, else tho test will
cOndefnnt rather than advance u. Dr. Shops
tetarrh cure Is a snow white. healing nntisoptic
balm. put I'D In beautiful nickel capped glass lars
~ SOC. Such soothing agents as oil Fucalypnia.
Inymol, hcntholt etc, are Incorporated into =
YeIYety cream like Petrolatum imported By Dr.
hhoop from Europe, II Catarrh Of the nose and
throat mas extended % the stomach, then by all
means nlsouse informally. DR. shoop's Restorative.
sponach distress, q lack ~ general strength.
blnatiuE. helchinR. biiousnoss. bad taste. etc.
surely Cali Tor DR. Shops Restorative.
Tor uncomphcatcd catarrh only Of Che noseand
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SubscrIptlon

NJ. z. MEHRTEN. Editor and Publisher.
] SLIDELL BROWN. Associate Editor
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a Positive
CURE
Eb'S Cream Balm

Gives Relief Al Once.
10 ~cloansos, sootbes
heals and protects
the diseased mem-
brane. 10 cures Ca
tauh and drives
away a Cold ia tho
Head quickly. Re
81 ores tho Senses Of
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Cash In Advance, tr.oo per year
Payable ia 8 Eonths. las
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
WANT BAILEY INVESTIGATED
Senator's Opponents in Legislature
Demand Sweeping Inquiry.
Ask Open Sessions and Authority to
Thirty-eiGht Sign Petition.

Austin. Tex. Jan. "A resolution wss
introduced in the house Of representatives
to-day providing for the appointment OF
committee OF seven 20 investigate
charges made against Senator J. ".
Bailey
The charges are specifically set forth,
and in addition TO those of having re-
ceived large loans of money of IT, Clay
Pierce. president of Waters-Piercc OIL
Company. they include new charges to
the effect that ne Influenced corporation
legislation in the Texas legislature six
and four years ago. The resolution also
recites his alleged connection with the
Kirby Lumber Company. which has been
known as the lumber trust in this State.
The scope Of the resolution IS broad
enough TO include general iuyestiga-
ton
II also provides that Attorney General
5. R. Dawson shall be Investigated with
reference 10 the source of his Informal
tion which he uses as a basis for the
charges which he recently made against
Mr.. Bailey.
1t is provided that the committee shall
hold its session i'm Austin, St. Louis,
New York. or any other place where it
is deemed advisable in order to get at
the true facts in the matters at issue
An appropriation Of the Sl0.00o is proposed
TO carry ON the woT& of the committee.
The resolution is signed by thirty-eisht
members of the house. and il is said that
a number OF others viii sign il when they
have read il.
Senator Bailey is here, and held a con-
ference with his chief supporters tonight
He viii oppose any investigation unless
the charges arc made more specific. The
resolution will come up for considera-
tinn fn-mnrroM.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
PROPHETS CONVERTS AMAZE.
Pope Impressed by Great Growth of
NobammedaniSm in Asia.

Rome. Jan. 9-Dr- Kenny Melbourne,
prominent Catholic and papal chamberlain
of the highest rank, has returned TO
Rome after extensive travels in Russia,
India and the Orient, where he studied
the non-CathOlic religions. Recently he
has been frequently received in audience
by the Pope 10 whom be reported the
result oC his studies
He affirms that Mohammedanism IS rap
idly extending. contrary 10 the general
belief It's converts now exceed the num-
beTs Of Catholics. The Pope was deeply
impressed. and admitted that the only
remedy was the reorganization of the
missionary system throughout Asia. Such
reorganization would imply incidentally
the establishment of the French pro-
teCt0rate over the Catholic missionaries
in the Orient. which is likely TO be divided
in future among the powers Of the world
I including Italy.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
LEAVE CRANK WITH BOMB.
Mysterious Stranger Frightens Phil
adeIphIans from Offices.

Philadelphia. Jan. s.-iolding a green
cloth bag over his head and shouting that
il contained a bomb. which would blow
every one To smithereens, a crank to-day
sent twenty men flying for life out Of the
banking and brokerage office of Wolf
Bros. at 1893 Chestnut street. Before his
threat the man had made several erratc
remarks. and his dramatic action. coming
so soon after the bomb disaster in the
Fourth Street National Bank gave un-
usual force to his words. No explosion
followed. however, and the crank picked
up the bag and ran toward the front
door. dashed out and was lost IN the
Chestnut street crowd before he could
be successfully pursued.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
CALLS LIFE RAREBIT DREAM
Suicide Artist Leaves Note Saying
He Tires of Existence.
Albert Chittenden Makes Careful
Preparations TO Avoid Possibility
of Gas Not Killing Him.

New York. Jan. 9-Albert Chitten-
den. forty years old. a weu-known por-
trait painter. yas fou-d dead. a sui
eide in the bathroom of his studio. -
West Twenty ninth street. this after
noon. lie had been dead since Monday.
1t is believed by Coroner's Physi-
clan OHanlon. who made the investi-
cation This strange note. written on
"a piece oC brown wrapping paper. pin
ned ON gas jet which he had con-
nccted with pipe. was found:
Life is rarebit dream. Ia. ha,
Such funny dream But enough.
enough. 1 am ready TO awake to
something less ridiculous.
In the main room there was found
letter addressed; &C. Z. Rnaublauch.
care Alfred Mcstre * Co. - Broad
way" 1t was long. rambling docu-
mcut. written in a gloomy strain. and
showed that the artist had become
tired Of life.
Chittcnden was last seen alive on
Saturday by the ianitor of the build
ing To-day. several artists who made
their homes in the building became sus-
disappearance of tho man. whom they
had all known and liked. Finally they
had the janitor call the agent Of the
building. =. 4 Brett The two broke
I'm the main door and then smashed In
the bathroom door. where they found
tho painter dead upon the floor
he had made careful preparations
for death Taking the mattress from
the he'd i'm the front room. he had
placed il ON the floor of the bathroom
Then cracks in the door leading from
the studio To the hall had been closed
uD with cotton batting. over that he
pasted a plaster 81 that not q breath
Of air could come ia or escape.
When he retired TO the bathroom. he
closed up the chinks in the window
and then fastened the door and jam
med pieces Of paper between il and the
wall 20 keep out the air. He had made
Contrivancc fastened to a string 50
that when Ee lay down on the floor lie
could pull the string and turn the gas
cock. Feeling that the gas might not
/ Kill him. he had loaded revolver near
his right hand. evidently intending Ia
shoot himself if the gas failed.
Chittenden. before the final act. hal
evidently been reading from several
I GNAIlttS WI ltt AAtSttDllo VI llAf diitl
death. John Ruskin was a favOrite
with him, and a page of the famous
critics "HortUs InclusUm' was marked
at the sentence. Il am getting steadily
| better and breathing again the sun
/ shine in soul and lips.
/ or a slip of paper. Chittenden had
written. Murder is never justifiable
as IL interferes seriously with the plans
| of others but suicide is always so; at
any instance it IS simply going away
/ from unbcarablc conditions. The only
| objection there can ever be TO ii is in
/ the case Of persons who have assumed
/ great responsibility.
Among the pictures in the artists
room were portraits Of his father and
/ mother, and q painting in oils of -four
/ small birds.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
STATE STANDS BY PRESIDENT.
south CarOIIna Instructs Senator'S in
Brownsville Case.

Columbia, S. c.. Jan. g. - The State
Senate to-day passed a resolution instruct
ing South Carolina Senators 10 stand by
President Roosevelt and Gen. Darlington
in the Brownsville affair
The resolution, which was passed by d
vote OF y to IS. was introduced by Sena-
tor Cole l.. Blease. a recently defeated
candidate for governor. who. although
running On d dispensary platf 'rm, did not
receive the support Of Senator Tillman- In
pressing the resolution. BlCase said ne
wanted il passed to back up Gen. CARING
ton, who is also a native Of Newberry
County, this State.
The discussion Of the resolution Occu-
pied the entire attention of the Senate
to-day Some OF Tillmans political
enemies opposed the resolution on the
ground Of propTiety.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
DIE IN MOLTEN STEEL.
Six Pittsburg Iron Workers, POssi-
bly, More, Die Horrible Deaths.

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. "a slip" at the
Eliza furnace Of the Jones & Laughlin
Steel Company. in Second avenue, TO
night, caused the death Of possibly six
aen and the injury OF fourteen others.
Of the injured five cannot recover.
The identified dead.
AUGUST KEssLER. furnace man, lydia street
ANDREW FEDORKL
The injured: Hugh Stewart, fatal;
Frank Eigolerman, fatal; Miachel Schim,
fatal; Morton McTighe fatal; Anthony
Ench, fatal; John MeCaney, stephen
Smith, Michael Potschek, Michael Karski,
Thomas Daugherty, John Kelebo. Andrew
.Schevcheck. Paul Brobinick, Fire Chief
Peter Snyder.
The accident occurred shortly after the
night force had begun to run of the mol
ten steel from the furnace. The explosion,
caused by an accumulation Of gas in the
furnace, scattered 500 tons Of molten
steel over the entire force Of workmen.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
LIFE DEPENDS ON HORSE.
speed of Animal May Give Convicted
Man Respite.

jefferson City. Mo, Jan. 9.-On the
speed of "a horse rests seven days more
Of life for William Spaugh, sentenced TO
be hanged AT Centerville Reynolds
County. tomorrow. Gov. Folk to-day
granted a reprieve OF seven days It may
not reach Spaugh in time. His attorney
left at noon with the respite. He VIII
go by rail 20 station eighteen miles
from the Gallows. The rest Of the rip
will be made on horseback If the sheriff
decides to hang Spaugh early tomorrow.
there is no chance to save his life. There
is no telegraph line from Centerville -
the railroad
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10

sS0.oo0 Il year. so that he would be loser
te the extent Of $4,000 annually were "a
limit OF $4,000 established by law.
In quarters more friendly u the Prcsi-
dent ii is declared that his action was
based ou altogether different grounds:
that, in short. he regards legislation such
as that proposed by she committee Of ff-
teen as uUwise on general principles.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia,
Maryland. and Virginia = Fair
and colder to-day; tomorrow
fair and warmer; light north
westerly winds, becoming vari-
able.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
RAISE STATUE TO POPE LEO.
Put in Place Above Door Of Church
In Rome.

Rome. Jan. 9.-In the presence Of
Tadolini the sculptor the twenty-foot
statue Of the late Pope Leo XIII, was
raised this morning above the door
leading to the sacristy Of the Church OF
St John Laterau, to the left OF the
choir.
TX is expected that the monument
which will cost z.000, will be paid fer
among the cardinals created by Pope
Leo. who were alive when the late
poutiG died
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Must Answer for B. & O.
Wreck at Terra Gotta.
ROAD is CENSURED
It's Block System Is Declared
Inadequate.
ONLY THREE IN JAIL

Three OmciaIs in baltimore VIII
Not Be Arrested Until TO-day-En-
Eineer HiIdebrand and Conductor
HOffmeier Are Taken Into Custody
and Later Secure Their Release ON
BaiI-Decisfon Not Reached Until
Several Hours After the Testimony
COmpIeted-Nevvs Awaited by Many.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
WALSH INDICTMENT DRAWN.
Not Yet Acted on by Grand Jury,
Charges Three Omenses.


Chicago. Jan. 9-An indictment against
former President John r. Walsh, of the
defunct Chicago National Bank-banker,
fnancier, railroad owner, and multi-mil-
lionaire-has been drawn by Assistant
Attorney General Oliver +. Pagin, the
governments indictment expert.
1t is said that one other man. an official
of the bank and close associate Of Alr.
Walsh. is named in the indictment. His
name was whispered about the corridors
OF the Federal Building to-day, but con-
hrmation OF the rumors were unobtain-
able
The Walsh indictment grows out Of the
investigation of the twenty-uine memo
randum" notes for $4,000 each found
among the assets of the bank.
The charges are misapplicatiou Of funds
Of the Chicago National Bank. the max
ing of false reports to the Comptroller Of
Currency. and the circulation of notes
unauthorized blythe national banking
laws.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
CONGRESS.

Negro Troops order May Be Modified.
1-RooseveIts Letter Stirs Congress
3-Citizens 10 Urge Lower Gas To-day
Wants to Retain Army Grades.
Hitchcock Defes Committee.
+Railroad Hours Bill Up To-day.
EFavorite Sons 10 Be Doomed.
Wants 20 Retain Army Grades
HCoolie Labor Not Wanted at Panama.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY
TELEGRAPHIC.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
Noted Artist Ends Life in New YORK
New Shah's Brother Raising Troops.
mo More Competition on Pacific Lines.
3-Nrs. James G. Blaine. jr., to Remarry
Next Tuesday.
3-Hadley Goes After Gould Western
Lines.
2-W. A Smith Leads Michigan's Sena-
torial Fight.
S-Ponce Not Yet Located.
7-Marlboroughs Legally Separate.
9-Balumore Debutante Sued 10y Tailor.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
InCAI-

Eight b. & O. Employees Held for
Wreck.
2-Macfarland Indicates Needed Reforms
by Railroads.
Accused of Stealing Rare Stamps.
9-Col Isaac T. Clarke Dead.
Need Cash
Hold Annual Convention.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
CIRCUS SEATS GIVE WAY.
500 People Fall I'm Crash al Pitts
burE-NOne Hurt.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. six tiers of cir
Gus bleaehegs gave way az the South Side
Market House tonight during q basket
hall game between the Eas liverpool and
South Side basketball teams. Nearly so
people were carried % the floor bat for
tunately only four We're seriously injured
and some twenty slightly bruised. The
prompt arrival Of a squad of police pre-
vented stampede.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
SECRET LETTER STIRS
Congress May Ask the PreSi-
dent About 1t.
OPPOSES STATE LEGISLATION
In Communications Sent to DistFis't
Insurance superintendent, Chief
Executive strongly Objects 10 Plan
60 Enact state Laws Limiting In
Surance OmciaIs' Salaries.

Members OF both houses OF Congress
are exercised over letter attributed TO
President Roosevelt. in which the plan
to have State legislatures enact laws
limiting the salaries OF life Insurance ofti-
Cials is opposed So marked is The in
terest I'm the matter that a Democratic
member Of the House from "a middle
Western State will offer aTesolutiOn cali
ing on the President 10 acknowledge the
letter officially and To- send all the cor
respondence involved 10 Congress.
Copies which have reached s0ne Of the
legislators indicate that the letter was
written 10 Thomas r. Drake. superintend-
ent Qf insurance OF the District Of Co
lumbia. The text of the letter. which
Mr. Drake yesterday declared 10 be genu-
inc. is as follows
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
CfIitlfl- y hAi -
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Committee Favored Limit.

Committee Favored Limit.
The Insurance commissioners Of the
States met some months ago and ap-
pointed q committee or Hfteen 20 draft
reformatory Insurance bills, to be pressed
before various legislatures Among the
propositions adopted by tho committee Of
fifteen was one limiting salaries to $4,000
year.
The Presidents letter was sent out by
Mr. Drake, with the Presidents ap-
proval to Teach of the committee Of hf-
teen. and was accompanied by the follow
ing letter from Mr. Drake.
Conditioned upon your treating it CON
tidentiaHy. 7 have received the consent
Of President Roosevelt to send YOU a
copy OF his letter Of the 9th. addressed
to me- which was accompanied by the
original memorandum upon the question
Of the right Of the legislatures 10 Tcgu-
late the salaries Of officers Of insurance
companies The letter referred to WAS
also accompanied by COPY Of q decision
Of the Court of Appeals Of Texas bearing
upon the same subject.
Il inclose copies of both documents
II think. too. in view of the decision
with which You are now made familiar
that, the resolution adopted by the com
mittee of fifteen at the meeting in Chicago
on the 18th restricting the salaries Of
presidents of life insurance companies to
$4,000 per annum should be stricken from
the list of uniform legislation bills thar
are being prepared for the purpose Of
submitting them to Congress. through the
President, and through the insurance
/ commissioners. TO the forty-one state leg
islatures which assemble i'm 1861
Being confronted with such a decision
from the highest tribunal of "A State. il
seems to me that advocating such a stat
ute i'm Uniform legislation would arouse
unnecessary discussion in Congress and
in State legislatures and possibly cause
defeat of all the remedial measures pro
| posed. ] would suggest. therefore. that
you communicate with Hon Thomas d.
! O'Brien, st. Paul. MINI. chairman Of
the committee of fifteen. requesting that
the salary restriction i'm the prospective
/ bills referred TO be left out altogether "
Insurance Commissioners ReSentfuI.
! This correspondence reached at least
/ three Of the insurance commissioners. who
resented the Presidents Intervention.
From them it reached members of the
House. The latter do not think an in
junction Of confidence should be permitted
to disguise what they regard as an effort
20 influence State authorities
/ No specific motive for President Roose-
velts letter is directly pointed out. but
/ some Congressman assert that the pro-
posed legislation by the States would be
TO the disadvantage of Paul Morton. for
merly Secretary Of the Navy in the Presi-
dents Cabinet Mr.. Morton's salary as
] president of the Equitable is said 10 be