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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
A FATAL FALL.
Flick, a Deaf Mute, Killed by
Falling From an Apple Tree.

Last Thursday afternoon news
was brought to this place that
Michael Flick, well known deaf
mute, had fallen from an apple tree
on the farm of VIM. Hughes, Esq,
of Franklin township and killed him
self The circumstances of the sad
occurrence were about as follows:
mike" as he was Familiarity call
ed, was engaged with Mr.. Hughes
in trimming up the orchard, and had
climbed up into tree, when he was
seen by Mr.. II. to suddenly throw
up his hands and fall, head foremost
to the ground. Mr. H. ran to him
and found that he was apparently
dead. He, however, called for help
and Mike was at once removed to
the house DR.. Patton, of this place,
was then summoned, and after Il
careful examination, pronounced him
dead.
1t is the opinion of Dir. Patton
that his neck was broken by the fall,
which was perhaps the immediate
cause of death, although he express
ed himself that the deceased had no
doubt had an apoplectic fit. mike"
was an inoffensive man, industrious
and honest; was well liked by all
who knew him, and his sad fate is
deeply deplored by all his many
friends and acquaintance. He was
about so years of age Waynes6mg
ReDubLicdn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
The slnnlcipaI Election.

The municipal election, on Mon
day, resulted in the choice of good
Council.
1t was a go-as-you- please race, in
which nearly every eligible Citizen
seemed to be entered. Anybody and
everybody who was sufficiently posi-
tive to have choice of men had a
ticket printed and proceeded to cir
culate it, On the way to the polls
a voter could gather a basket full of
tickets and nearly all of them differ
ent. When he came to make a
choice he fell into almost inextrica-
BILE confusion.
This hap-hazard method of con-
Quoting a town election is good
way to defeat the will of the MAORI
ty. 1t will, sometimes, result in in
flicting very unsatisfactory Coun-
Gil ON the town. 1t is fortunate that
out of the confusion of Monday
there were no mistakes in the men
chosen. There ought to be interest
enough in this election to induce
our people to get together in advance
of the election and nominate tickets.
We hope the new Council will
prove to be enterprising, progressive
and prudent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15

HALLEcS. May l0.--The farmers
in this section are very busy plant
ing their corr, and quite a number
are now done. A large crop is being
planted.
C. II. Duncan will resume work
on his new house this week. A. NJ.
Parker, of Ellington, viii do the car
penter work
There was social gathering at
Sylyanus Reppert's Monday night
and music party at Enoch Rep
pert's Saturday night
Literary Societies are in operation
at both the Union Grove and Brown
school houses.
We are glad to report the Sunday
school at this place progressive.
Miss Anna Loar is going over to
Cassyille to stay with her brother.
VIM. \. Loar, the coming summer.
Some of the sick of this section
are improving slowly Elijah Sum
mers is no better, and the disease is
believed to be that of painful aud
dangerous whiteswelling affecting
the right thigh.
Mr.. Alex. Rumble recently pur-
chased an organ of the Sterling Or
gan Co.
We do not wish to be critical as re-
CARDS our mail route but we do
wish it could be, and know it should
be, so changed that we would have
mail on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. BY the present system
We do not get our county papers
here, and at Clinton till Saturday
Otherwise we would get them Thurs
day. We do think the proper ones
should see to it and have it changed
Well we do wonder if the people
got enough of the show? Boys and
men, even, who never have a cent
for charitable purposes, and are al
ways complaining of hard times,
and perhaps cannot or rather do
mott pay their honest debts, raise
money enough to go to show
Do people of principle belong to a
show or go with them? A few
thousand dollars less in our county
and no one of us any weather or
wiser.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
Increased Facilities.

Although the accommodations
thus far offered by the f., NJ. d P.
railroad have been only an hour or
two in point of time and nothing in
point of frequency over the old stage
coach, our people have not been dis
posed to complain.
We have been too glad to grum-
Bile.
We, have been glad to get out of
the mud; glad to start at specified
minute end get to the end of the trip
at specified minute; glad to ride
on rail rather than be jolted over
the rocks and ruts of a mud pike;
glad to sit by comfortable stove
on cushion rather than SILVER and
freeze on hard seat; glad that
whether it rains or shines, melts or
freezes, storms or Gains, we are al
ways quite certain of getting there.
For these and many more reasons
we are disposed to prefer the railroad
to the stage-coach, and to be thank
full for one train day at speed of
eight or ten miles an hour. More
over we recognize that the company
has given us about all the facilities
the conditions of the road would
justify up to this time. Time has
been necessary to make the road
solid and safe. This could not be
accomplished in day.
But we are glad that the time is
now near at hand when we will have
an additional train per day, and at
an increased speed We are prom.
ised that by the 18th inst. we will
have train both morning and after
noon to make connection at Fairmont
with the trains East and West
This arrangement will enable us to
run down to Wheeling by ten o clock
A. NJ, spend several hours in the city,
and be at home to tea.
With the increased accommoda-
tions we believe there will be an in
crease Of travel and traffic on the
road. The company will be profited
and the people greatly benefited.
The additional expense for two
trains will be simply the wear of
the machinery and the fuel to run
the engine as the same crew will
run the additional train at the same
salaries. We congratulate our peo-
pie on the prospect of an early real
ization of the full benefits of railroad
facilities.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
Spunky Women,

The following resolutions were
adopted at recent meeting of the
East Buffalo Women's Sewing
Union:
WHEREAS, Grover Cleveland is
about to be married to Miss frankie
Folsom; both have been residents of
this city, and should be interested
i'm its industries; therefore.
Resolucd, That the action of Miss
Folsom in buying her bridal outfit
in Europe be deprecated on the
ground that the work could be bet
ter done in America, particularly in
Buffalo.
Resolued, That we use our best
efforts to defeat Mr.. Cleveland's fur
ther political aspirations if he per-
sists in having his brides trousseau
made in Paris.
Resolred, That these resolutions
be sent to President Cleveland and
the newspapers.
Wonderful Strides TO Success.
The Morgantown New DOMINION
entered upon it's eleventh year last
week. No paper in the State has
shown such wonderful strides to sue
cess. under adverse circumstances, as
has characterized the life Of the New
Dominion. 1t is recognized power
in it's own county, and a popular pa
per in the State. PQyhersbufq Sen
tiaei
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
Lewisville.

LEwIsyILLE, May 11.-Our village
was well represented at the show.
Some of the boys became acquainted
with the wheel of fortune and the
soap man. They say the soap was
good but a little dear
The Sabbath school at Rock Forge
has been reorganized, electing j. f.
Hall, Superintendent. The school is
progressing finely and much interest
is manifested.
Dick Slime, of your town, was Wis
ling L. Hagedorn's last week.
Misses Annie Hartley and Jennie
Gray spent Saturday and Sunday
with Ed. Clear.
Ellis Moore was visiting friends
at Uniontown
Breakiron d Pixler's saw mill was
not running last week, it being out
of repair.
George Henry had a fine colt
choked to death on oats.
Hayes, Baker & Co. are sinking a
well for Geo. Gamble. Several of
the citizens are improving this OPP
portunity of getting water.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
The Millennium.

Our versatile Brother Hart, of the
Mtelltgencer, grows jubilant and
eulogistic over the appointment of
Gen. Golf to the Chairmanship of
the Congressional Executive Com
mittee.
Now, we didn't expect the Repub-
lican millennium in West Virginia
politics quite so soon and sudden.
We rather thought its approaches
would be more gradual, insinuating,
soft and sugary, so to speak. We
didn't expect to be shocked out of
our boots with the suddenness and
abruptness Of the thing. We weren't
prepared for game of leap-frog SO
early in the spring.
1t is only a little while ago-in
the last campaign-that the biggest
blanket in West Virginia would have
failed 10 cover these two political
bed-fellows. They made their nests
wide apart and each was trying to
kick the other over the side of the
bed. We never heard exactly the
origin or end Of this interesting fam
lily row. Mccormick and Atkinson
attempted to explain it but were too
full for clearness and lucidity of
statement. But the end seems really
TO have come, and, like the origin,
is clouded in mystery. We falici-
tate our brother that he has found
in Gen. Goff, just such an executive
officer as he wonld have made him.
self if he had been working out his
own highest ideal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
The University.

When Hon. +. Nj. Turner was cho-
sen President of the University we
had hope for its future, and predict
ed that under the wise direction of
that gentleman the school would be
brought up to it's former standard
and influence. These predictions
are now realized, and none rejoice
more than the Inteltigencer.
The catalogue Just issued shows
an increased attendance over last
year, of Twenty-Five, and over the
year 1SS3-S4 of forty. OF the num-
Der of students in attendance the
present year, ia are from this State,
five States furnishing the remainder
Of the counties in the State, Monon-
gala sends the largest number, fifty
Preston county comes next with
nine, followed by Ohio and Marion
with six each. The total number of
counties represented is thirty.
This is an excellent showing con-
sidering the obstacles that have been
overcome, and testifies to the wis
dom of the election of President
Turner The times have been hard
and farmers have been unfortunate
with their crops and have had little
money to spare in educating their
children, but in spite of all these
drawbacks the real progress of the
University speaks volumes for it's
future.
The West Virginia University
possesses advantages excelled by no
other educational institution in the
land. The location is healtbful
and the cost of living in Morgantown
exceedingly moderate, the maximum
yearly expenses of the student being
computed at $20l and the minimum
at $l42. Now that the railroad from
Fairmont is in full operation, mac
feasibility can no longer be urged
against it, and we expect to sec the
University reap the benefits it so
richly deserves under its present
managcment.--in tciiigcnccr.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
The Best of Its Class.

The Turf, Field and Farm is now
entering upon it's twenty-second
year Of publication, under the same
managers who have endeavored, with
each successive year of publication,
to make it better and thereby in
crease its popularity and influence.
1t already exceeds in circulation any
journal of it's class in America. The
Turf departments are presided
over by gentlemen whose ability is
recognized in every land where the
horse is known, and the reports of
Race Meetings are complete and re-
liable. The Field, Kennel and Fish
ing columns are in charge of an ex-
perienced sportsman and graphic
writer. Agricultural and Stock
Items are presented in careful and
practical. shape. Aquatic, Athletic
and Kindred events are reported in
an interesting and accurate manner
by competent writers. A profession
al Veterinarian furnishes free advice
to ali who have sick or lame animals.
The Draught Editor is veteran
authority. The dramatic, Musical
and Literary reviews are bold, criti
cal and independent, while the staff
of Special Contributors on general
topics is large and strong. Edi-
torially, we trust the paper will
speak for itself, as it has done in the
past. After years of labor, it is
gratifying to see the Turf, Field
and Farm" constantly quoted as the
ablest, most reliable and impartial
journal of its class. 1t is every
where recognized as Standard
Authority. Address,
80 Il AZ Park Row,
Nam Yrrk
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
AFREE noNoNGAHELA.
The Proposal 40 Acquire the
Navigation Co.'s Works
Adopted.

WASHINGTON, May THE House
yesterday adopted Col. Bayne's pro-
position for the acquisition of the
works Of the Monongahela Naviga-
ton Company. 1t provides that the
SECRETARY of war be directed to
negotiate fer the purchase of the
works Of the company, in substan-
tally the same manner as original
ly proposed by Col. Bayne. 1t was
the only amendment offered to the
river and harbor bill upon which a
demand was made for a separate
vote, and it was adopted by vote
of 124 to A. Inasmuch as the ven
cradle Judge Kelley finally voted
for the bill as whole, containing
this clause, it is presumable that he
was unable to recognize in it any
of the '.infamous" characteristics
which he claimed to have discovered
in Col. Bayne's original proposition
looking to a condemnation of the
works, if they might not be acquired
otherwise. Among the Pennsyl-
vania congressman who aided with
their votes to pass the bill were
Messrs. Bayne, Boyle, jackson, KEEL
ley O'Neill, Scott and White; and
among those who voted in the mega
tive were Messrs. Brown, Brumm,
Campbell, Ermentrout, Everhart,
Harmer, Heistand, Osborne. Randall,
Sowden, Storm and Swope.
The river and harbor bill as amend
ed passed the house by majority
of q votes. 1t will go to the Senate
well backed. The Monongahela
river receives 1921 900 for the gov
eminent dams in West Virginia,
which is the full amount called for
by the engineers, and the Allegheny
river $4,000. These amounts are
more in proportion than other rivers
have received.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
Cut OIL the SUPPLIES.

The Comments of the London
newspapers on the recent riots at
Chicago, are significant and instruc-
tive:
The Pail Mall Gazette says that
Europe having adopted system of
escorting paupers to the United
States is primarily answerable for
the troubles, and secondly that
America has shown fatal kindness
in receiving those paupers and is
now reaping the result of her folly
in trying to make American citizens
out of the scum of Europe"
That is about the size of it.
The city of Chicago is made up of
controlling proportions of this
''scum." The majority of it's popu-
lation is of this heterogeneous sort.
The "scum" is on top.
In other cities the same element
is growing formidable in both num-
bers and imprudence. They are
actually and openly organizing and
drilling with view to and an avow-
ed purpose of destroying private and
public property and ultimately over
thowing government
1t is time that these importations
were cut off. 1t is time that the
seed planted already here be eradica-
ted. tt
The way to eradicate it is to pull
its head off and dig up the roots.
There is the same reason for
wringing the necks of these anarch-
lists that there was for stretching that
of Guiteau. The example is needed.
They are the same kind of cranks
that Guiteau was. The public safety
demands that they be removed"
Moreover, the time has come when
this country-"this land of the free
and home of the brave'-will do
well to to consider whether it can
afford to continue to incorporate in
the mixture we call american citi-
zcns' an unequal proportion of
European scum.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15


Miss Fannie Lillian Madison, a
direct descendent of President Mad
ison, was murdered in Richmond
nearly year ago, and her cousin,
Thomas Jefferson Cluverius, q collat-
eral descendant of President Tyler,
was convicted of the crime and SEN
fenced to death The case was APP
pealed to the Supreme Court, and
after elaborate argument and months
of deliberation, the court decided
that the conviction was just and the
Judgment was affirmed. The case has
excited the widest and deepest inter
est in Virginia and the South but
the very general sentiment sustains
the conviction of Cluverius. There
is now no hope for the condemned
murderer but in the clemency of
Governor Lee, and there is little rea-
son to believe that he will interfere
to defeat the final Judgment of the
law. The singular spectacle will be
presented of the descendant of one
Virginia President executed for the
murder of the descendant of another
Virginia President, and victim and
murderer cousins.
A friend has sent us a copy of the
Ohio Volley Boycotter, published at
Wheeling. 1t is little five column
quarto devoted to the work of attend
ing to other peoples business.
Here is a sample sentiment:
Boycott the West Virginia Gas
Company. 1t is to supply Che pri-
vatc houses. Let the workinginen
refuse to burn it in their residences,
and boycott every business man that
puts it in his store or residence,
thereby we can get even and Kim
berly will be caught,
Let the Trades Assembly at its
next meeting settle this question.
Then the fight will be:
Boycott the West Virginia Gas
Company.
Boycott all who patronize it.
Boycott the Manchester Coal Com
pany.
Boycott r. J. Smyth.
Boycott all who give them encour-
Inent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15

The Pittsburg Post pays the fol-
lowing compliment to two prominent
West Virginians, which will be APP
preciated by both political parties in
our State:
The selection of Senator Kenna,
Democrat, and Congressman Golf,
Republican, as Chairman of both
joint Congressional Campaign Com
mittees, is rather remarkable coin
cident. Both gentleman are young,
energetic and popular with their
parties. Senator Kenna, although
the youngest Senator, has an old po-
litical head. He is shrewd and
clean and aggressive, and is the Pres
ident's close friend. His political
career is an illustration of what can
be accomplished by straitforward-
ness, diligent application and single
ness of purpose. His speech i'll de-
Tense of the President from the as
sault of the Edmunds Republicans
broke the backbone of the attack
and gave him a status among public
men which he had not heretofore
enjoyed. General Golf, the Republi-
can chairman, is one of the coming
men of his party, is in his second
Congressional term bnt has long
been the leading Republican of his
State. He was once the candidate
Of his party for Governor, and for
many years he was United States
District Attorney. When Secretary
Thompson retired from the Cabinet
General Golf was selected by Mr..
Hays to fill out his term as Secretary
of the Navy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
One Thing Settled.

The labor strikes have demOnStrat-
ed nothing more clearly than that
the leading, controlling sentiment of
this country is in favor of Law.
Whenever the conflict between the
laborers and the capitalists has been
raised, by the conduct or methods of
either, an issue involving the suprem-
acy of law, there never has been any
question as to where the majority
stood, whether they were laborers or
capitalists.
Even in Chicago, where there APP
pears to be more or less confusion in
the minds of the masses as to wheth-
er there is any government in this
country that anybody is bound to
respect, as soon as an overt act of
violence was committed, the popula-
ton seemed to rise up as one man
and rally to the support of the au-
thorities, and to assert in no uncer-
tain tone that law and order must
and should be maintained.
We say this sentiment is not confin-
ed to one class of our population.
The laborer and the capitalist alike
respect it. Each side realizes that
they must respect the laws and the
rights of citizenship in order that
they may have and maintain either
the sympathy or the support of the
public. The labor organizations
are not more positive and determined
in their rules and regulations to per-
nit or countenance no lawlessness,
than are the capitalists to fortify
against it.
We believe that this sentiment
this regard for law. and order--not
only prevails, but that it grows in
power and permanence year by year.
We believe it is stronger now than
it was in 1878 when considerable
property was burned and destroyed
during the strikes. The laboring
classes have since that time, grown
in intelligence and manhood. The
standard of American citizenship is
higher and broader. Public senti-
ment is more pronounced on the
side of right and justice; and while
there is the same intense love for the
largest liberty of the individual cit
izen, there is more intelligent re-
gard for the rights of the majority.
1t is not just to charge the labor
ing classes with the riots and MUIR
ders that have occurred in Chicago.
A handful of cranks, under the title
of anarchists, and not the Nsons of
toll" were solely responsible for
those acts of violence. 1t is unfor-
tunate that the laboring men were
deceived in believing these cranks
to be friends and influential sup
pOrters of their cause.
The laborers are not always just
in their demands, nor the capitalists
always right in their refusals.
Neither as it to be expected that
these conflicts may always be work.
ed out in perfect peace, and that no
one will violate the law or commit
an act of violence, but that the con-
trolling forces on each side of these
contests are in favor of law and or
der cannot be gainsaid
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15

During the past week fearful labor
riots have occurred at Chicago; sew
cral men, both rioters and policemen
have been killed, and for a few days
the matter looked very threatening,
but affairs are quiet once more and
the rioters have been quelled. Sew
eral military companies are in com
mand of the situation at Cincinnati
and laborers are returning to work.