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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
OVER THE STATE.
Terrible Loss Of Property and Of
Life.

In Monongalia county, we are tru-
ly thankful to be able to say
that no damage was done, but
some OF our neighboring counties
were less fortunate, and while West
Virginia did not suffer as severely
by the floods as Pennsylvania did,
still there was fearful loss of life and
property in various parts of the State.
The damage to the B. q o. Railroad
and the West Virginia Railroad was
very heavy. A telegram from Pied
mont says:
THE Baltimore q Ohio road has
been blocked by land slides all day
and no trains can move before morn
ing. The West Virginia Central's
trestles are swept away in many
places. The tracks are covered by
earth and stones. All trains are
abandoned
"Rev. Father Valdez, the Catho-
lie pastor of Westernport, is on an
island in danger of drowning, and
hundreds OF men are trying to save
him. The lower part of Piedmont is
flooded and the people haze left their
homes. The river is falling.
"Ex- Senator Davis, President Of
the West Virginia Central arrived
here tonight, and Immediate steps
will be taken to get the road in good
condition again. The extent Of the
damage cannot be even approximate
ly estimated, but some railroad men
put it al more than 100000 The
running of trains will be suspended
for perhaps week from the western
part up the river, hut it is not be-
lieved that the road to Cumberland
can be put in order within a month.
"The food has also seriously af
fected traffic on the b. II O. railroad.
AT Eyerett's tunn,l eight miles west,
one track was undermined by the
water and caved in. while the other
was completely coverc'lup. Between
the tunnel and Piedmont there we're
eight slips on he road. Six pas
senger trains from The east are now
held here. beside the Wheeling ;t:-
com,aodation. Five hundred sipl
| Atty German ernigrants en- route to
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

LOSS OF LIRE

Chicago, have been detained here all
day"
Loss OF LIFE
RowLEsBuRG, W. Va, MAY 81
Miss Hattie, daughter of Fl. NJ. Cor
ley, was drowned to-day while at
tempting to cross foot bridge ovef
Buffalo creek, which was greatly
swollen by last nights rain The
deceased was seventeen years of age
Her body has not yet been recover
ed. This creek is three miles s1uth
of this place and tributary to
Cheat river.
In Berkeley county barn in which
George Vogel and J. Powell had
taken refuge was blown down and
both were killed. Several other par
ties in the county were injured.
MILLIONS OF FEET OF LUMBER.
BRAxToN C. H. May 3I.-We have
about the highest water since 1875.
Several million feet of lumber has
gone out of the Elk of the Little
Kanawha river, from this county.
Several thousand dollars Of damage
has been done by the high water.
PoINT PLEASANT, W. VA, May 81
"A boom of logs of over 100000 in
the mouth of Coal river broke loose
last night and have been floating
down the Kanawha river all this af-
ternoof.
The news from the Big Kanawha
Valley is that great damage has been
done to the coal and timber interests
in all the tributaries of the Big
Kanawha.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

In person or BY proxy, Of all the
able-bodied citizens for certain
number of days in each year Ard the
employment Of convicts in road
making and road-mending. 1t was
argued that as the persons convicted
of crimes had been guilty Of offcnses
against the community, they could
most properly expiate them by work
ing for the benefit Of the community
and not merely in some form of me-
chanical industry in competition
with honest labor. The practical
results of thus employing convict la
Dor were shown by actual trial to be
entirely satisfactory SO far as the OBJ
ject Of securing good roads is con-
cerned. The plan has been tried in
Richmond county, Ga. and Judge
Eve, of that county, In an interest
ing speech, extolled its merits in the
warmest terms. He said it had
been shown that the best labor that
could be put upon the roads was
convict labor. The convicts are kept
in a camp and securely guarded.
During the eleven years they have
been worked in this way there has
not been a single death attributable
to any local cause or to the nature
of their employment. On the con
trary, their labor in the open air has
been shown to be beneficial. The
men are well fed, well clothed and
do fair amount of work at cost
of 81 cents per head day, which is
certainly far cheaper than the cost
of ordinary labor. The work is, of
course, more thorough because it is
systematic, and the labor is under
much better control than that OBJ
tanned by the ordinary make-shift
expedients of local road supervisors.
Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
A Farmer who Never Read n Newspa-
per is Touched for 81, 500.

KANSAS CITY, June Levi Claw
dis, wealthy farmer of Livingstone
county, Missouri, was induced to
draw 81 800 from the bank several
days ago by two strangers, who pre-
tended to be looking for a purchase
of farm land. On the way home he
was persuaded to take drink, which
was drugged, and the swindlers Sc
cured the money Clawdis has often
boosted that he not taken newspa-
per for fifty years, and he says that
the drink he took was the first one in
thirty wears
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
General Insurance Agency.
I.G. ZZEIL

MOrgantOwn, w. Va,
Writes Policies of Insurance in the
following companies:
FIRE INSURANCE.
UNION, of San Francisco, Cal. Cash
assets, $l,3I9,063.2S.
NIAGARA, of New York. Cash as
sets, $1,000, 1857.
INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH
AMERICA, Philadelphia, Pa. Organ
lied A. d. 1874. Cash assets, $780,
1856.
All reliable and First Glass Com.
panies.
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE ETNA of Hartford, Conn.
Cash assets, 1913, 9,034.97.
All kinds of policies issued at lowest
rates. The financial standing of this
company has never been questioned
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THE WAY
He REACHES THEM.

The way to the
heart is through the
purse. The easiest
way to a mans good
graces is through
his pocket-book.
Give a man a tip"
on a good thing and
he becomes your
friend. The many
advocates of our fine
Ready-Made Cloth
ing are the people
that have prohted by
our advice to buy
our Reliable Cloth
ing. 1t has cement
ed them to us.
We have reached
their hearts through
their pockets, and
now they're paying
US back by recon-
mending us and our
Clothing. The
Stores that advertise
impossibilities Won
der why we flourish
and grow. Our
tree is nurtured by
the foundation of re-
liability. Every
branch bears bios
SONS Of economy.
We profit by a very
large business, and
the buyer by saving
hard-earned dollars.
Take no chances on
quality, for ours are
the best. Best in
make and finish.
Best because they are
reliable and durable.
Best in fit; the fit is
everything in fine
Ready-made Cloth
ing. Ours are equal
to custom work.
Take no chances on
the price, for ours
are the lowest.
Lowest because we
are Manufacturers.
Lowest because we
are Square Dealing.
Lowest because we
sell you a fine Dress
Suit, in Wide Vale,
Corkscrew or Cas-
simere, for SIS,
equal to a $50 suit
Made to Order.
Take no chances for
your Children's
Clothing. We are
leaving nothing UNI
done to please the
Boys and Children.
We ought to say the
Mothers. The
goodness of our man
ufacture, always
known to them, is
doubly commended
to them this season
by unusual beauty in
the Fashions and
Styles. The prices,
too, are unusual
at
IIRSCHMAN
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McEldOwney's Sole Wish.
Wetzel Democrat.

We have but one request to make
of this administration and unless oul
request is needed we shall make il
unpleasant for the Government. 1t
is to kick out with great force and
without delay, the miserable hypo-
critics who pretended to be Demo
Gratis under Cleveland and who pre-
tend to be Republicans. We think
there were one or two such cattle
under Joe Miller, but the Pension
Office is full of them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

1t is announced that two months
will yet oc needed by the guberna-
torial contest committee to complete
its work. There we're about ten
thousand pages of dispositions to be
examined.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
Notice to Witnesses for the State.

Notice is hereby given to witnesses
for the State in cases ready for trial,
who are summoned to appear on the
first day of the June Term next of the
Circuit Court of Monongalia county,
that their attendance will not be re-
quired until Friday, June IA, 1889
By order of the Court.
Attest; r. E. FAST, Clerk.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

SUMNER LAW LECTURES mine weekly be
gin 18th July, 1880, and end 18th September Hav,
proved OF signal use1st, to students who designoc
pursue their studies at this or other Law Schools
to practitioners who have not had the advantage O
systematic instruction. For circular apply Up. O
University of VA to JOHN b. MINOR, Prof
Com. and Stat. Law.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
Thousands Of Lives and Millions
of Property Destroyed by
Mad, Raging Waters.
CITIES AND TOWNS SWEPT AWAY.
Conemaugh Lake Bursts its Barriers and
Johnstown. Cambria, Conemaugh
and Other Places Submerged.
Houses Floating in the Torrent
Carry Their Freight Of Living and
Dead on its Muddy, Angry Bosom.

Last Friday the most terrible
catastrophe that ever occurred on
American soil took place in the Cone
maugh valley, of Pennsylvania, COM
pletely devastating and obliterating
the city of Johnstown, Pa, where
formerly dwelt 10000 souls, all
probably prosperous, as it had been
great manufacturing city. The
damage to railroads and telegraph
lines was great, but reports have
been sent out to the different city
papers by plucky correspondents who
have made their way to the scenes
of the horrible disaster. Still the
loss of life and property has only
been roughly estimated. The number
of lives lost is fully 5000, while the
loss of property amounts up in the
millions. And at this time there is
no thorough and complete record of
damage at any of the points where
the horrors ran riot, as all is still a
mass of confusion and debris. The
story Of the calamity is one which
is sickening in sorrow to read and
would fill page after page of any pa
per if it could be gotten in complete
ness,
The Pennsylvania railroad being
heavy loser their men were proba.
by the first on the ground. Super.
intendent Pitcairn promptly took
charge Of the railroad end of the
work and began the double duty Of
cleaning tracks, and sending all posi-
bic aid to those in danger, His
prompt work and intelligent compre-
tension of the danger and his siren
uous efforts to spread the alarm nc
doubt saved many lives. In order
to understand the nature Of this ca
lamity it is necessary to describe the
respective locations of the reservoir
and JohnstowD. The reservoir lies
about eighteen miles northeast o.
Johnstown and is the site of the
old reservoir which was one of the
feeders Of the Pennsylvania canal
1t is the property of a number o
wealthy gentlemen in Pittsburg, who
formed themselves into the corpora
ton, the title of which is the Soutl
Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
This sheet of water was formerly
known as Conemaugh lake. IL i.
from 200 to 300 feet above the leve
of Johnstown, being in the noun
tains. 1t is about three and one
half miles long and from mile tt
one and one fourth miles in width
and in some places it is 100 feet il
depth 1t holds more water thar
any other reservoir, natural or arti
fetal, in the United States. Tn,
lake has been quadrupled in size by
artificial means, and was held il
check by a dam from 700 to 1,G0(
wide 1t is so feet in thickness a
the base. The height is ITO fee
and the top has a breadth of ovel
20 feet.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

Also writes Fire Insurance Policies
on application in the following COM
panies:
The American Insurance Company,
of Wheeling, w Va.
Peabody Insurance Company OF
Wheeling, W. Va.
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
of Wheeling, w. Va.
Franklin Insurance Company, OF
Wheeling, W. Va.
German Insurance Co., of Wheeling.
Jefferson Insurance Co.. of Wheeling.
Phoenix, of Hartford, Conn.
Agricultural, of WATERFOWL, N. Y.
Reading Insurance Company, OF
Reading, Pa.
Providence Washington Insurance
Company, of Providence, Rhode Island,
established 1899.
All the above Companies are as good
as the best-some of them having been
satisfactorily worked in this county for
10 or 20 years.
you want to insure your property
write him and he will come at once and
inspect and insure it,
II you want 10 buy Farm, or Build
ing Lot or Residence in Morgantown,
write for descriptive list. to Morgan
town, W. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

w NJ. KINCAID, State agent for Russell &
w. Co., Massillon, o., will be pleased to con
fer with persons desirious Of purchasing Tires
ing Machine, Saw Mill, Farm, Portable, Semi
Portable, Automatic or Stationary Engine or
Horse Power. The only Traction engine with
friction band-wheel and that can be thrown in gear
while in motion also, am headquarters for Store
Elevators, planners, Watchers and wood working
machinery Of all kinds Write me your wants.
William n. Kincsid. Cameron. Marshall county.
W. Va. 5-1s3m
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Laurel Iron Works Letter.


Costello, who has been spending few
days with his parents here, returns tt
Pittsburg to-day, accompanied by his
sister Hattie as far as Uniontown.
w. S. Hill and family, of Scottdale
arrived here Saturday. Mr.. Hill re
turned home to-day and Mrs. Hill vii
remain several weeks with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Donaldson.
Isaac Bowers has commenced to builo
his house on Israel Blaney's farm, ant
will move into it as soon as completed
VIM Kussart is improving his prop
erty by paling in his yard and garden.
Grant Costello bought horse of Char
ley Adams for 800, also Thomas Good
win purchased one of Jacob Adams al
the same price.
A few nights ago some unknown per.
sons went into the pasture field al
Springhill and took a fine horse belong
ing to Calvin Majors. When it became
known they were quickly pursued by
the owner and the horse recovered neal
Fairchance, Pa.
Mrs. Emma Simonton, of HAYDEN
town, is stopping with relatives here.
Mrs. Collins, of Meyer, Pa, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Lyons.
calling on his many friends here.
The Misses Costello gave social Tues
day evening in honor Of their brother
Cyrus, who had been absent three years
The hostesses in their usual way made
the occasion pleasant. Refreshments
were served and excellent violin and or
gan music was given by Miss Emma
Dawson and Messrs. w. d. Bowers, Geo
Donaldson, Geo. Deusenberry and Will
Donaldson. The time passed so pleas
antly and rapidly, ere they knew it the
clock warned them that it was II O'Clock
when they departed for their homes,
thanking the hostesses for their hospi
talty and hoping to meet soon again
and enjoy another such an OCCASION
Those present were: Misses Louisa Ma
bors, Levarah Warman, Maudie and
Goldie Rude, Matte Ryan, Mamma Bow.
ers, Cora Roby, Bessie Dickinson, Fran
ces Donaldson, Grace Lyons, Ida Don
aldson, Hattie and Mollie Costello, Mrs
John Costello, Jr., and Messrs. Charley
Pringle, II. A. Dickinson, Geo. Deusen-
berry, Geo. Donaldson, W. D. Bowers
VIM E. Ley, John Costello, Will Don
aldson, Cyrus and Henry Costello.
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The Best Laundry Work.

Merit always wins in the long run.
Hence it is that the Muskingum
Steam Laundry's customers are rap
idly increasing in number. Its work
is its best advertisement. Mr.. Wa
tiers, the proprietor, is constantly
adding improvements and conven-
fences, the help employed is all ex
perienced. and the work turned out
is first class in every respect. Nc
chemicals used in washing to injure
the finest linen. Mr. A. Bowers
agent in Morgantown for the Mus
kingum Steam Laundry, will for
ward all laundry. Take your laun.
dry work to the barber shop.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

AGENTS wanted for the best and
fastest selling books and Bibles
One agent made $50 one week. and
another $40 in one day. Best terms
given. Address S. Kitchens, Nor
gantnwn, w. Va.
LAY in a supply of diamond dust
aour. 1t will not be so cheap again
and can lie had at Henry S. Hayes
at sc per barrel-$l less than ths
regular price.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

Another gas well within six or
seven miles of Morgantown calls for
a readjustment of our local horo-
scope
1t may mean a great deal in the
business future of this town. We
don't know what it may develop.
Speculations, at least, are in order.
One fact, at any rate, is fixed, and
that is that there is now enough gas
within available distance of Nor
gantown to supply all the manufac-
tories we want. We regard this gas
as practically an Morgantown. The
piping of gas six or seven miles is a
matter of small moment. There are
localities which have to bring their
gas thirty, forty and fifty miles, and
we believe even greater distances.
If, therefore, the we'll which has just
been struck in this county were
on the suburbs of town it could not
be much more easily utilized than
where it is. 1t is practically an ac-
QUESTION to the town where it is.
If there are any manufacturing COM
panies who would come to Morgan
town by reason of the gas supply
they will not be deferred because
the wells are six or seven miles
away.
We regard this gas well, therefore
as settling the question-if it was
not settled before-of an abundant
supply of cheap fuel as one of thu
inducements to making Morgantow1
manufacturing centre. We Cal
now demonstrate the fuel question
with roar and rumble that will
satisfy the most incredulous. 1t il
stated that the new well emits .
greater volume than the one that W,
are now using-and the latter, w
know, is strong enough to feed :
hundred nail mills, and light ant
heat the town at the same time
Moreover, it proves that our gal
territory is practically inexhausti
BILE. We don't know how soon VIZ
will have wells belching forth the
gas within stones throw of town
1t is altogether probable that this
will be realized within the next
twelve months.
Our town is in the line of luck
Almost everything good is coming
to us, OF late, without the asking
The New DOMINION continues to post
its prophecies of big boom. We
have felt it in our bones for months
past. We don't know exactly how
to size up this new find of gas, but
we feel satisfied that between the
gas and oil in the lower end of the
county we've got big thing.
suggestions for Making Good
Roads.
The people of Georgia seem to be
4 III l.. -
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

An exchange wants to know If it is
Irvine that binds the farmers Of the
West to The Republican, party. And
mo one ans wers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

Clerks of the railway mail service
are still receiving notices of dismiss
al dated April 80 The official who
writes these notices knows that he
is committing rank and rotten per-
jury every day. Blu. that is all right
with the present administration.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
AUCTIONEERING.

Solomon Frum, of Ellington, the only
licensed Auctioneer in the county, offers
his services to the people of this and ad
joining counties. Being experienced in
his profession he is prepared to give
satisfaction to all, on the most reason
able terms. Call upon or address him
at Ellington, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

NorHING equal to diamond dust
floir--for sale only at Henry s.
Hayes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

When Cleveland was elected An
drew Carnegie reduced the wages of
his men in all departments 10 per
cent. He said the reason of it was
simply because Cleveland was elect
ed. When Harrison was elected he
again reduced his mems wages 10
per cent, thus making the reduction
in four years 20 er cent When
asked why he did this he said he
wanted to make ~ $4,000 he furn-
ished for campaign purposes and 20
make enough to Il ish his castle in
Scotland. This is ogic from high
protectionist standpoint. aud which
the working people who voted for
Harrison fully apr ciate.
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suggestions for Making Good
Roads.

The people of Georgia seem to be
thoroughly alive to the Importance
of devising some system which will
secure good roads to every county of
the State. The movement in behalf
Of some general scheme of road i'm
proyement eliminated in road con-
gress which was held in Atlanta last
week. The congress was composed
of representative men from all sec
tions, and the discussions were
marked by an intelligence and earn
cstness which encourage the hope Of
practical results from its delibera-
tions. The congress, for want of
time to mature plan, did not COM
NIT itself to any definite scheme,
deputing to committee the task of
formulating proposed legislation, but
the general drift of opinion, as de-
yeloped by the speeches and discus
sions, seemed TO be in favor of com
pulsory service on the reads, either
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

Go where you will, you will find
people using DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup,
and unanimous in its praise.
suffered most severely from rheu-
matism during winter. After using
Salvation Oil two days the pain en-
tircly subsidized, and now | am well
man. w. K. Knrtz. Baltimore. Nd.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08

The largest line Of ladies hats,
flowers. trimmings, &c, at T. Pick
enpaugh's. Call and see our goods
and get our prices.
WHEN you want stove, pillow.
doors, sash, lumber of any kind, get
special prices of Hutchinson "
Jacobs.
This week new hats, hats, hats, hats
New, nobby and cheap at Hirschman's.
Fine shirts at Kitchens at
cost. Great bargains in dry
goods, shoes, notions, &c.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
AN ADDRESS
TO THE
Teachers of MonongaIia County

BY W. E. GLAsscocK, co. suPT.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-08
A MIGHTY POWER.

Recognizing the menace of the
lake to the region below, the South
Fork Club had the dam inspected
once month by the Pennsylvania
railroad engineers, and their investi-
cation showed that nothing less than
some CONFUSION of nature would
tear the barrier away and loosen the
water of death
The very steady rains of the past
past forty eight hours increased the
volume of water in all the small
mountain streams which were already
swelled by the lesser rains. Early
in the week from the best informa
ton obtainable at this time, it is ev-
ident that something in the nature
of Il cloud burst must have been the
elimination of the struggle of the
water against the embankment.