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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23
The Spring Elections,

Our Municipal election will occur
May IA, and even this far previous
to that time an unusual interest is
being manifested as to who shall
serve in the town offices. A great
rush will be made for recorder, as we
have heard of several names of those
who will put their names on the tick
ct for that office. The big fight,
however, will be made for council
men, as the wet and dry question, it
is thought, will be settled one way
or another by the new council.
This issue has not been up in a
corporation election to any great ex-
tent for some years, and even if IL
cense council is elected that by no
means decides that we will have Ii
censed liquor houses in our town, as
the county court, as now composed,
has never balloted on that question
and Commissioner Courtney still
continues to be mystery SO far as
his vote on that issue is concerned.
For town Sergeant j. w. Slime will
try his luck for a fourth term, not,
however, without opposition, but
"Da,y" is pretty sure of election if
he makes his usual thorough can
vass.
Mayor Fast will have no contest
ant for reelection as chief executive
of the municipality. His admins
tration has been marked by business,
enterprise and ability, and is an in
novation on the old custom of elect
ing a mayor simply because he was
a good fellow and good to the "boys."
The present mayor is good fellow,
all right enough, but he surely does
bring offenders to justice, though
not at all decreasing his popularity.
1t will be Mayor Fast for another
year
The present school board has been
in power for years. We hear of sew
eral of the members thereof who do
not wish to be reelected, and their
wish may be gratified. They have been
in office so long, however, that they
are not to blame for becoming lit
tie careless. An excellent corps of
teachers has always been secured,
though, and no one has complaint
to offer from that score.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23
PETER Il. x. MANLEY.
Guilty Of Voluntary Manslaughter-
Confinement in the Pen for
Five Years.

On Thursday, March 7, the case
of the State against Peter r. b.
Manley for the murder of William
F. Berns, which occurred on May
IL last, was called in the circuit
court of Marion county.
The State was represented by
Prosecuting Attorney Haggerty, w.
S. Meredith and Joseph Marum
The defendants counsel was A. F..
Raymond, U. N. Arnett and Thos.
ii. B. Staggers.
The testimony of many witnesses
was proceeded with. Omer Snider
and Chas. Blair, of this town being
witnesses in the trial.
r The defendants testimony was Of
being at Johnstown, at Berns' bar
room several times May II and of
different persons playing cards with
him; Of being cheated at cards by
Berns and others, and of Berns put
ting him out Of the place several
times with main force. He had been
drinking good deal and it seems
that Berns was not particularly
anxious to have him around, hut de-
PENDANT seemed to be bent on hang
ing around. In the evening, after
being there and refused beer several
times and elected from the place as
many he went back and by this time
Berns seems to have become very irate
Peter saw companion there and laid
down money to get beer, which was
the last time Berns ever served any
one, and what happened afterwards
we give in defendants own words:
Then Will Berns raised up
from behind the counter and looked
around at me and said, "You id
s. of a D., you here again.
and he grabbed me and jerked
me around. | said, "Will let me
have my money and I'll leave" He
kept on shaking me and struck me
in the breast and pushed me out of
the door. When he got me to the
steps he showed me and kicked me
with his foot and sail, damn you,
/ amt through with you yet; I'll
kill you" ! fell out in the yard on
my back. He came on down the
steps for me, and believed by his
actions and looks he was going to
hurt me bad or kill me. | raised up
and saw him coming; saw he was
about on me, and / jerked the revoly-
er ont and shot. he kept on coming,
and / shot again. Some one said |
had killed him and / got on my
horse and rode away" In cross ex-
animation the defendant gave an ac-
count of his actions between the
shooting and the time Of his arrest.
Friday the case was submitted to
and on Saturday the jury brought in
verdict of voluntary manslaughter,
the extreme penalty for which is
CONTINENT in the penitentiary for a
term of five wears.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23

will also during the State Normal Institute and
necion with its
District Peabody Insttueune "a 18th.
g. The w. Va State Teachers Assocaion-July OIL It'll
Monongaa County Teachers Of session
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23

The State Normal Institute invites comparison with other
school for teachers in the United States The Faculty large
the Departments and phensve the
longer the expense less than similar institutions in
New York and New England which have for been regarded
Their INST rine in the
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23

ARMoRr HALL, MARCH 20,
MoRGAsTowN, w. VAL
Special order No. 8;
Members Of Company /, LIST Reg
ment, N. G. West Virginia, are ere
by ordered to meet at their Armory
Thursday evening March 21st, al
6:45 in full uniform for drill and or.
ders. j. r, MILLER, Captain,
B. L. MoRoAN, Sec'y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23
With Faculty Of Sixteen Able and Competent INSTRUCT
TWENTY THREE DEPARTMENTS OF INSTRUCTION:

pecialt in Every Department
Additional Course Of Popular Lectures Free
an Institute mi a
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23

RedNced RU1I1'OUU Fd9'e 77OtH -ETNVS
Certificate attendance good in lieu Of County Institute Certificate
throughout the State.
Tuition $1,000. Boarding Room $50 90 per
necessary expense entire
$25 % $2S.
Write the Secretary Moganown catalogue
d. B. PURINTON, A. NJ, Ii. d., President
EDWARD S. ELLIOTT, A. b., Ii. b., Secretary.
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Commissioners Notice.

MoRELANp, 2. Q.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-23

q Jacobs.
SEVERAL hocks of sheep in Grant
district Marion county, have recent
ly been attacked with the scab, and
quite number have died. We are
Informed that thejdisease is also prev
s.icnt among flocks in the upper end
of this county. 1t is exceedingly
contagious, and every possible effort
should be made by the owners of dis
eased tlocks to promptly stamp it
out. fit is permitted to spread
ami become general in that section
it will kill sheep raising there for
years to come.
Hirschman is getting in his i'm
mense stock of spring goods which
will be open for inspection in the
next 10 days.
SOME places in this State are very
jealous Of Morgantown, and no bet
ter proof Of that fact is to be found
than an expression like the follow
ing in some of the State papers,
namely: ''Morgantown has no put
in trying to secure the Reform
school" What's the reason we
haven't? We think this is just the
very best location that could be
found for the school and you may
all take what comfort you can in the
fact that We are going to try for the
Reform school our mightiest. Prob
ably we won't get it, but we hate to
be told that we have no business to
try for it, and now since we're start
cd, why can't we secure the Reform
school. 1t is 70 be located at the
place which will offer the most in
hnccments. The revenue to be de-
rived from IL il quite an item and II
we do the proper act We can get It.
We have our drag net ont for Il and
don't let that be forgotten.
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But Decline to Specify Date, Vaguely Stating
that 1t May Be Done Within Two Weeks
They Will Not Agree to Compromise
A Rather Dubious Outlook for Congress
man Springer's Statehood Measure.
Why Hon. George W. Steele's Bill for Clearing
the Records of Certain Union Soldiers Is
Not Reported-Abolishing an Abuse.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.

The Senate Bin win Be Reported to the
House, but There VIII BE No Compromises.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-There is no war
rant for the published statement that the
Democratic members of the House commit
tee on ways and means are at work upon
compromise tariff bill, or that they have
any notion of proposing compromise.
Mr.. Bynum, of Indianapolis, who is one of
the representative majority members of the
committee, said this evening on the sub
ject: I'VE intend to report the Senate SUBJ
stitute to the Mills bill back to the House.
but it will not be within day or two, or
week. 1t will be after we have received a
report from the Treasury Department as TO
the effect of the measure, if it should be-
come law, and we have had time TO ap-
ply the analysis to the bill and write re-
port. 1t may be within two weeks. Wheth-
er there will be time then for final action
you know as well as do. There has been
nothing said anywhere about a compro-
mise. How could a compromise be effected
where the two houses are so far apart"
Gould it not be based on the internal
bilisT iisD' i'''''' % INC -"'' anu 'A
NO." was the ready answer; "and viii
tell you why. j, for one-and many occupy
the same position do-am opposed to re-
ducing the revenues by the abolition OF re-
vision of the tobacco tax. i want a reduc-
tion of the import taxes. My constituents
want cheaper things to eat, cheaper cloth
ing, cheaper things generally, and not
cheaper tobacco. The internal taxes must
be maintained till we have lower-priced
imports. While the Republicans may be
willing to keep up the present import dues
and abolish the tobacco taxes. simply TO
reduce the income of the government am
not; and l am quite sure that there are
enough of the members on the committee
of the same frame of mind to defeat a COM
promise on the two bills. Why. we could
effect a compromise on the present laws
easier than on the two tariff bills. No; a
compromise is Altogether out of the ques-
tion.n
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AUSTRIA's DEAD PRINCE.
Berlin People Entertain q Belief that Ru-
dolph Was Murdered.


Berlin People Entertain Belief that Ru-
dolph Was Murdered.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-A dispatch from Berlin
to the Sunday Times says that the belief is
general at that capital that Crown Prince
Rudolph was murdered, and this convic-
tion is rapidly growing in London. 1t is
thought here that the Austrian government,
finding it impossible to establish the belief
that the Prince died from apoplexy, decid-
ed to attribute his death to suicide, in order
to avoid the modification of having the
true cause made public.
A Vienna telegram says the body of the
to the parish church, where a priest blessed
the remains. A crowd gathered reverently,
listening to the chanting of the choir, which
accompanied the removal of the body. A
family council will be held to decide
whether Princess Stephanie shall return to
Brussels. She declares she loves the En-
perOr, her child, and Vienna too much to
leave them.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung SAYS that
the Emperor William has telegraphed to
Vienna that it IS his intention to waive all
etiquette and attend Prince Rudolph's fu-
neral. In reply, Emperor Francis Joseph
has relegraphed his most sincere thanks for
this evidence of the German Emperor's
kindly feeling, but has repeated the hope
that Emperor William will forego carrying
out his intention.
1t is asserted that young baroness COM
mitted suicide at Meyerling on the same
night that Prince Rudolph died. Prince
Rudolph's will orders that his daughter
shall always remain with the Emperor and
Empress. He leaves tokens of remembrance
tOallhis friends Sandintimate acquaintances
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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Three Railway Employees Instantly Killed and
Four Others Mortally Wounded.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 3.-AbOut4 O'Clock
this afternoon switch engine on the ST
Louis d San Francisco railway jumped the
track while running at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour, and instantly killed three
men and injured five others, four of whom
are not expected to live. The dead are:
VIM. Miller, yardman, aged thirty-five;
George Lowry, switchman, and Charles
Manson, brakeman.
The fatally wounded are: G.. A. Brown
ing, stockman, of Sweetwater, Neb., both
legs cut Off; Ed McLane, engineer, badly
scalded and both legs broken; Frank Craw-
ford. yardmaster, both legs mangled;
John King, switchman, both legs broken
and cut in the head; John Reynolds, brake
man, internal injuries.
There were ten men on the engine at the
time of the accident, and only two escaped
unhurt. A stock car had been delivered at
the stockyards, and the engine was on the
way back to the depot. 1t is supposed there
was some obstruction in the frog of
a switch. The engine turned completely
over and pinioned and crushed the men.
Charles Manson, the brakeman, was mar
ried, and when his wife was informed of
the accident she went into cOnvulsiOns,
and her condition is pronounced critical.
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THE SPRINGER STATEHOOD BILL.
Conditions That Make the Prospect Of Ii
Final Passage Very Dubious.

Conditions That Make the Prospect of Its
Final Passage Very Dubious.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Some of the most
persistent Democratic opponents of the
Dakota features of the proposed compro-
mise on the territorial statehood omnibus
bill are threatening to hold Mr.. Springer
down to the caucus instructions, which put
New Mexico in the bill and give only en-
abling acts to North and South Dakota, be-
lieving that the friends of the latter Terri
tory are so anxious for division that they
will concede almost anything to get it. If
the caucus instructions are to be strictly
followed an agreement cannot be reached
by the conference committee, and of course
that is prerequisite to success. Unless
the conference committee reports, final con-
sideration cannot be had. The gentlemen
here from Dakota working for the success
of the omnibus bill say the House will vote
all that is asked in the way of division and
admission, but acknowledge that 1t is
doubtful if New Mexico can be stricken out
of the omnibus bill, owing to caucus in
structions to keep it in. The Democrats
contend that the only way the detective
feet is by giving the Territory statehood.
SO that State laws may intervene. There
are large number of prominent land cases
pending in Congress from that Territory.
but the Republicans Will not concede state
hood for New Mexico at this time. The
outcome of the omnibus bill is a little
dubious just at this time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-04
SOLDIERS RECORDS.

Why the Bill Introduced by Congressman
Steele Is Not Returned to the House.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-During the very
first days of this Congress, Representative
SteS1e introduced in the House bill to re-
move the charge of desertion against SOL
diers in the Union army who were tech
nically marked as deserters, but who really
should have clean records in the War De-
partment. Major Steele succeeded in get
ting the bill through the House, and it
went to the Senate, where it was amended.
and was afterwards thrown into confer
ence committee. All attempts to get it ont
of this conference committee have proven
failures, and the bill hangs between the
two houses. There is one old soldier con-
nected with the regular army, and who is
in the War Department who opposes all
measures looking toward clearing up the
records of young men who were charged
with desertion through ignorance of the
law, and this man has succeeded In induc-
ing Senator COckrell, a member OF the con-
ference committee, to prepare substitute
to the Steele bill, which, through the oner-
Gus provisions attaching TO 1t, practically
defeats the measure from the outset. Mr.
Cockrell has submitted this bill to the War
Department for its approval, and If he can
get favorable action there he will try to
have it adopted by the conference commit
tee as a substitute for the Steele bill. There
is an effort to keep the records of the Union
soldiers as full of errors as possible. and
especially make them show many deserters.
There is a confederate element at the back
of this work.
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A Youths Ready-Made Family.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 3.-About the
queerest case of matrimOny on record is re-
ported in Spartanburg county, in this State.
Obadiah Blaylock, callOw youth, found
himself the defendant in several lawsuits,
with judgments out against him. His
property was advertised for sale Friday
last. Before Saturday night the sheriff re-
ceived notice from him that he would claim
homestead, and he asked that he send out
and have it laid off for him, inasmuch as he
was not willing to see his wife and children
placed in condition of want and suffering.
1t seems that this enterprising young
merchant had found a widow with three
children, who consented to an immediate
marriage, and had thus provided himself
with a ready-made family. Under the
homestead laws of this State a mans estate
is exempt from Judgment to the amount of
$1,000. The plaintiffs attorneys have given
notice to the other side that they will apply
to the court to set aside the marriage as IL
legal, having been contracted to hinder de-
lay and defraud the creditors out of their
just and lawful claims.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-04
Reward offered for Arrest of Ballot Thieves.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3-Dispatches from Lit
tie Rock, Ark, say there was an exciting
scene in the Legislature yesterday over a
joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Jones,
to offer reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction of the thieves who broke into
the vault of Pulaski count and stole bal
lot-boxes and poll-books Immediately after
the State election in September last. The
was and MG
During the debate Speaker Hidgins left
the chair and spoke an hour in favor of the
resolution. He denounced in the most en-
phatic manner ballot-b0x robberies in gen.
eral. and the Pulaski county robbery in
particular, scored the grand jury for failing
to report on the matter, and handled the
whole subject with bare knuckles. The
resolution was adopted by large majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-04
Boulanger's Secret Army.

Cable Special to New York Mail and Express.
The secret inquiries ordered by NJ. Flo
quet into the organization of the Patriotic
League have resulted in some interesting
discoveries. 1t is found that the league
has arsenals well supplied, and is ready to
equip with arms 1OO, 600 men. These arrange
ments are hidden under cover of gymnastic
societies and rifle associations, which have
heretofore passed for what they seemed. 1t
is learned that. at short notice, the Boulang-
lists could mobilize powerful nucleus of a
revolutionary army, but en- rapport with
the regulars and equal to any emergency.
This discovery greatly strengthens the pO-
sitiOn of the Republicans, who are now
insisting ON the adoption of strong
measures against BOulanger. The Gen.
erals letters to Paul DerOulede are another
strong card in the Premier's hands. Bou-
langer writes to Deroulede thanking him
for the assistance of the league. and for the
campaign. He says that the members of
the league rendered themselves worthy of
the admiration of the citizens by the per-
feet order with which they insured the
regular working of their operations
throughout the different sections of Paris
The phrases of this letter are suggestive of
a military rather than an electoral warfare,
and it strongly. supports the rumor that
Boulanger is only waiting for good op-
portunity In order to attempt coup d'etat
The government is making the most of
these damaging evidences against Boulan-
gers patriotism. and the effect may be g.
serious blow to his influence-and it may
not. The rabble may like him the better
for it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-04
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
Everybody Awaits Developments, and Sensi-
bic People Put Their Trust in Carnot.

Everybody Awaits Developments, and Sensi-
BILE People Put Their Trust in Carnot.
LONDON, Feb. 3-The condition of things
in France remains practically what it was
on Sunday night, when Boulanger was de-
clared elected. The Cabinet have shown
their determination to stand as long as
Paris does not turn them out by ferce, and
they have majority, however small, in
the Chamber of Deputies to support them.
The Boulangists are quiet, and Boulanger is
invisible and wisely says very little wait
ing to see if popular folly will
do anything more for him. The
only hope of moderate, sensible
Frenchmen is now in President Carnot, who
alone among those in power, has done moth
ing to excite the hostilities of the BOulang-
lists. He is urged to appeal to the good
sense of the country, apd see what he can
do to keep Frenchmen from risking their
fate on a man of whose real intentions OF
ability they know nothing. That such an
appeal would have much effect, however, is
not likely. Whoever speaks against Bou-
langer in Paris just now creates unpopular
ity, and the only thing to do is to wait and
see what will happen. In the meantime,
any one inclined to offer reasonable odds
wonld have no difficulty in finding a man
willing to bet that. if anybody opens the
exhibition of 1889, it will be BOulanger.
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THE SEED BUSINESS.
Action That May Possibly Result In the
Abolition OF a Shameful Abuse.

Action That May Possibly Result In the
Abolition OF a Shameful Abuse.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-There was q very
important meeting of the agricultural CON-
mittee, day or two ago, for the considera-
ton of the agricultural appropriation bill.
and if the action Of that body is sustained
by the House and Senate one of the princi-
pal sources of annual scandal will be abol-
ished. Foryears the present Commissioners.
as we'll as his predecessors, have recon-
mended that the system of distributing
seeds be changed. The original idea of the
annual appropriation of 100000 for the pur-
chase of seeds was to distribute those which
would prove of value to the different locali
ties to which they might be sent.
and also for the purpose of testing
new and rare varieties In fact.
the original act providing for the
distribution or seeds, plants and cuttings
provided that they should be rare and
valuable varieties. But of late years tho
quotas of seeds sent to each member have
been used largely for political purposes.
end to aid the member having control OF
them in currying favor with his constitu-
ents. The result is that. instead of valua-
Die seeds. tho cheapest possible vauesaa