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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
A NILE OF TUNNEL
Will be Part of the w. Va. Il p. r. r..
Uniontown Standard.

OuloutoNn DtauuAru.
c. E. Gallagher, chief engineer OF
of the W. Va. IL Pa. r. r., was in
town Friday night, having come in
from an inspection of the mountain
in the neighborhood of Wymps Gap.
Mr.. Gallagher is a member of the
company as well as chief engineer
and therefore spoke by authority in
the following interesting converse
ton with an evening Standard re.
porter:
II find," he said, "that it will be
impossible to get across the noun.
tain anywhere without tunneling
At Wymps Gap about 400 feet would
be necessary and at other points in
spected at least mile of tunnel
would have to be constructed. Our
survey is now fixed from Rowles-
burg to the Virginia line near Cliff.
ton Mills, distance of about 80
miles. On this side of this point
nothing is certain. From there to
Fairchance the distance is about
nine miles, to Uniontown Is, and tc
Dunbar about %. The road being
in two States makes the formation
of two companies necessary.
'The Pennsylvania company can.
not apply for a charter until both
termini of the road are fixed, but we
expect to commence work this winter
and the road will probably be com
pleted to the Pennsylvania line from
Rowlesburg by the first of next June.
From there the work will be hurried
along as rapidly as possible. An ex-
tension of the road south of Rowles-
burg is also among the possibilities.
Mind, I'm not saying it will be done,
but a road through the James Valley
to Charleston would make nice, di-
rect north and south connection,
wouldn't it?'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

In our issue of November 2, we
will print an order emitting the
holder to basque pattern, free.
This pattern will be furnished in
sizes for "a, SO, 3S, or 40 inches in
bust measure. A pattern of this
garment is very useful to any lady
as by leaving off the revers, a plain
basque is obtained, which is always
useful and desirable, and just such
pattern as every lady should have
in the house. We have made ar
rangements with New York house
to send to every lady who buys a
copy of the New DOMINION next
week one of these patterns free. All
that is necessary is to cut the order
from the paper, send to the firm and
you will receive a pattern by return
mail. The patterns are cheap at %
cents. All it costs you now is 5
cents, the price of a single copy of
the New DOMINION.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
A Republican Paper ON Cleve.
land.

That very straight party paper,
the Chicago Inter Ocean, (Rep., J
says: THE public are concerned
with practical results. What they
demand is clean, intelligent, and
honest men in place of trusts-from
the highest to the lowest-and no
party can afford to disregard this de-
mand. President Cleveland so far
strengthened himself by apprecia-
ton of this fact that the more intel
ligent Republicans of the country
had little hope of defeating him in
| 1888 until he made the monstrous
blunder of his annual message of De-
cember, 1887 He did not-in this
part of the country at least-allow
the professional politicians of his
party to dictate nominations. He
knew enough to know that if he al
lowed them to make his appoint
ments for him his Administration
would be handicapped by men who
cared more to run primaries and
conventions than to conduct the bus
mess of their several offices credita-
bly,, and, as a consequence, even
though there might be no scandal,
there would be a fatal dissatisfac-
ton, for the better sentiment of the
country, irrespective of party, de.
mands that the people shall be al
lowed to run their own politics,
without being met and thwarted by
official patronage-national, state
or local. No administration can af-
ford to disregard this public senti-
ment."
The Democratic Motto is, IF you
want to sell, you must buy" That
opens every market in the world and
gives the American producers a fair
chance.
The Republican motto is, you
must try to sell, but you must re-
fuse to buy"
We ask therefore, What can the
Pan-American Congress accomplish
unless the Republicans eat their own
policyp-N. Y. Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26


1t ought 10 thrill the heart IL
every true American 10 see such evil
denees TT prosperity and progress in
the South as are presented by the
great Piedmont Exposition in Gecr-
gia, which was opened last Wednes-
day.
Only twenty-five years ago the
South was crushed and PROSTATE.
Great armies had desolated her do
main. Her people were bankrupt
and without financial credit.
To-day she shows the strength of
young giant. Her wonderful crops
are fed into newly built factories.
Her mines are vomiting treasure out
of the bowels of the earth. Her
banks are sound and plethoric. New
England breads her booms. Penn
sylvania trembles at the roar of her
furnaces.
On all sides can be seen the signs
of change. The old sloth has van
ished and the new energy has taken
its place. There is no stain of sla-
very on the soil. The plough the
school house and the Workshop
that magical triumvirate of civiliza-
tion-have re-created the country.
With the South building up the
nation in one direction and the
Northwest rearing pillars of strength
in another, no wonder we are proud
and glad to have Pan-American Con
crosses come to see our territory and
what it contains.
Such expositions as that which
Georgia inaugurated last Wednes-
day are breaking out all over the
land-North, South, East and West.
They are the local evidences of the
Republics wealth. But when the
whole country concentrates itself in
one grand exposition such as we are
to have in New York two years
hence, the peoples of all the earth
may come and look on and we shall
not be ashamed. Y. Herald,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
The Alternate Road Law;

Wetzel is the last county which
adds her testimony to the success of
the alternate road law.
County after county is adopting
this method of maintaining its roads,
and soon it will be the universal
policy of the State, unless it be that
Monongalia elects to remains in the
mud.
The alternate road law simply ap-
plies business principles to the max
ing of roads. 1t sells to man sec
ton of road to be kept IN specified
condition for specified time for a
specified compensation. One man is
responsible. His contract shows for
what he is responsible. And his
compensation depends on fulfilling
his contract. If the people under
such system, don't have good roads
they don't pay. That's all.
Under the present system there is
neither a contract for good roads,
nor guarantee of skill, nor an as
surance of anything else save that
the county pays the bills no matter
what the result. Who would trouble
himself to make good road when
he can get the same pay for not max
ing it?
No man would conduct his private
business as we conduct the business
of maintaining our public roads. II
he did he would be certain in adj
vance, that it would be very costly
proceeding. 1t is simply paying the
price of good roads for the very worst
roads that any people ever tolerated.
Let's unit if
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
THE NEW OIL TERRITORY.


MANNrNGroS, w. VA, Oct. a.
Now that the Jackson oil well has
come in SO handsomely, the wonder
is that the operators Of the languish.
ing fields in Southeastern Pennsyl.
vania have so long disregarded the
logic of results in oil operations in
Northern West Virginia OF recent
years. 1t was admitted that a bel,
run somewhere through Northern
West Virginia from the Pennsylva
mia oil fields to the Parkersburg dis
trict. The discovery of the gushers
around Mt Morris in 'S7-'SS, served
to limit its boundaries to Marion
and Monongalia counties. The "Old
Hundred" well, twelve miles west o.
this place, though drilled to the
Gordon sand, came in "gusher,'
as did also the "Farmlngton'' we'll
eight miles east, in the Big Injun'
sand. Thus the territory was mar
rowed down to the section surround
ing Morgantown.
PROF. 1. c. WHITE.
of the State University, on giving
the strata, etc, a thorough examina
tion last winter, came to the conclu
sion that Warrington was right OF
the line, and organized a compan,
to develop it. The company LEASED
several thousand acres; negotiated
and contracted for putting down tn,
well on the Hamilton farm, which
has created such sensation in OF
circles. The oil was struck in tn,
big Injun" sand at a depth o.
1000 feet, or thereabouts. The well
is located one half of mile east ant
one fourth of mile south of town
so, if the we'll is an eastern edg,
well, +" as is asserted, Warrington il
right in the center of the belt. This
accounts for the eagerness of the
oil men to get leases on nearby pro
perty, and also good sized lots il
town.
GREAT REAL ESTATE BOOM.
Property is having such boon
as never was dreamed of before
Lots that could have been bought {
week ago for three or four hundred
dollars, are now being sold at &
thousand. One man offered to sci
his house and lot for 800 as late al
last Wednesday. Yesterday he re
fused 81, 800 for it. Cash bonuses
of from twenty-five to three hundred
dollars per acre are being offered fol
leases on property adjoining town
Last Monday small twenty acr,
piece. four miles from town, was
sold for 5000. The next day it wa,
re-sold at 81 900, and now the mar
is offered $4,000 for it.
CAPITALISTS COMING.
Contracts were let yesterday for q
number of wells to be commenced
Immediately. Oil operators from
Pittsburgh, Washington, Bradford
Braddock, Mt Morris and many
other points are arriving daily. al
eager to secure a foothold, if only ;
town lot.
Several prominent capitalists will
arrive tomorrow. A large party
came up from Fairmont to-day t
view the well. The tanks, pipe line
etc, will be here tomorrow or mex
day, and when placed in position tn,
output can be definitely determined
In the meantime, the company i,
making prepai ations for handling
the oil.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

| z
sS wants to look and feel his
best. He cannot do this in
a suit that is of Indifferent style, in
ferior quality, or ill-htting. One
of the reasons that some men feel
awkward in dress suit, is that they
can't feel at home in it. The suit
is tight ; it drags, pulls, or wrinkles,
and the mind is, so to speak, con-
stantly oppressed by the sense of
physical discomfort. There is no
reason for this condition Of things.
If after all the progress and expert
ence in clothing the human body
clothes can't be made to fit easily
and gracefully, it is time to quit or
go to school. We offer our Gus
toners line of goods in dress suits
that are made in the best style of
the tailor's art and are bound to
give satisfaction in the wear, as
well as ease to the wearer. These
suits cost no more than an inferior
article and yet give the buyer a
double value in their fine quality
and perfect fit. Be sure you see
these suits before you spend cent
with the risk of being dissatisfied.
At Hirschman's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

1t would not surprise some people
if gold mine should be opened in
this county at an early day. We al
ways had coal in abundance; timber
to sell, oil, gas and many other val
liable articles of commerce We have
a railroad to carry them to market
and will soon have another, to say
nothing of our river transportation
facilities. Something surely must
be wrong with the man who can't
get along here now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26


In anticipation of the boom that
is about to begin here a number OF
Pennsylvania capitalists are leasing
oil, coal and gas lands along the
Monongahela and Cheat rivers. The
early bird catches the worm and we
hope these pioneers will wax rich in
their efforts. There are other fields
of enterprise these gentlemen can
possess. Come to Morgantown and
locate your mills and factories. We
can give you cheap fuel and never
ending supply of pure mountain
water for a mere song. You are
hereby invited to come in, hang up
your hats and make yourselves at
home
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
FERTILIZERS

Messrs. J. f. Weaver and Thomas r.
Evans have on hand a large amount of
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS,
that they are ready to supply on the
shortest notice.
Both gentlemen have had much ex-
perience both in the use and sale of fer
tilizers and only handle the very best
brands.
The prices are the lowest that reliable
dealers offer.
Any brands wanted not in stock will
be orderedapromptly.
WEAVER Il EVANS,
Morgantown and Easton
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General Insurance Agency.
I.G. LAZZEII

MOrgantown, w. Va,
Writes Policies of Insurance in the
following companies:
FIRE INSURANCE.
UNION, of San Francisco, Cal. Cash
assets, $l,3l9,063.2S
NIAGARA, of New York. Cash as
sets, $1,000, 1857.
INSURANCE co. OF NORTH
AMERICA, Philadelphia, Pa. Organ
lied A. d. 1874. Cash assets, $685.
$685..
All reliable and First Glass Com.
panies
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE ETNA. of Hartford. Conn.
Cash assets, $33, 1918, 634.9 7.
All kinds of policies issued at lowest
rates. The financial standing Of this
company has never been questioned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
saturday, October rs, 1889.

About three Thousand trained
Democratic postal clerks have been
discharged since last spring to make
room for Republican strikers and
party workers. This is but one of
the many samples of civil service
reform practiced by that party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
General John F. Hartranft.

General John F. Hartranft, ex-
Governor Of Pennsylvania, died at
his home in Norristown, on Thurs
day October II, aged SO years. The
General was an able and distinguish
ed man and was beloved by not only
the people of Pennsylvania, but by
many throughout the Union.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

esThe Farmers Store at Nor
gantoWn and Laurel Point wants
all the oats in the county at IS
cents per bushel.
The new store at Laurel Point
with its new goods and low prices is
bringing the people from long
distance.
Our new hats have arrived all
the new shapes and styles prices
the lowest at Hirschman's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

There are oil booms-and there
are oil booms,
West Virginia is now declared to
be the coming State for oil specula-
ton. All other territory will have
to take back place. Nothing will
compare to the productive capacity
Of our territory when sufficient
number of holes are punched to let
the oil out. All that is needed is to
punch the hole. And it only costs
matter of five or six thousand dol
lars hole.
Nor does it matter where you
punch SO that it is Gin the belt"
To get in the belt is the thing. The
belt is supposed to be certain line
of territory of prescribed width
within which if hole is punched oil
will flow over the derrick. That's
the practical geology of the bust
ness.
White, Jackson & Co., followed
this "belt" into Marion county few
weeks ago, and punched hole to
prove the geology of the thing, and
it is said that the oil is flowing over
their derrick.
It's very simple thing, you see
Only punch the belt. If you get
outside the belt its gas, or salt water,
or dry hole, and six thousand dol
lars all the same.
Now we advise all our young men
and old; and all who are in need OF
more money; and especially those
who especially have expensive tastes
which require a good deal of hard
cash to crafty; and all The poor and
the needy, and the dreamer after
wealth, to gather up their little five
OF six thousand dollars and 90
punch the belt at once.
Nothing easier than that. The
belt once punched, oil flows at the
rate of 20, 40, 100, or 200 barrels an
hour which is equivalent to that
many dollars per hour.
See?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

WE are too busy opening and mar
king goods to tell you what we have
But below please find hurried out
line of prices:
Good style calicoes at A cents
per yard.
Henrietta cloths at Z cents.
All wool tricots at As cents.
Mems hats from rs cents to $500
Mems suits from $500 to $1,000.
Overcoats, ladies wraps, jewellery,
stationery, notions and Groceries in
large assortments and at low prices.
call early.
Very Respectfully
HUTCHINSON 4 JACOBS,
Little Falls
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

Twenty-six years ago Hungar-
ian youth arrived in this country
without money or friends and was
scarcely able to speak English. To
day he owns the New York World
and the st. Louis Post Dispatch, the
former the most widely circulated pa
per in America. A few days ago was
laid the corner stone for the World,
new building in New York which
will be one of the greatest newspaper
buildings in the country. This
shows what brains and the oppor
tunities this country afford make
it possible to accomplish.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

LADlEs, notice our pattern offer
in another column. Yon can get an
elegant basque pattern for cents.
All you need to do is to buy copy
of the New DOMINION cut the order
out and send it to the New York
house and you will receive this use
full gift by return mail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

1t is not often that one political
party adopts the platform of its en-
envy, but that is just what the Re-
publicans will do on the tariff ques-
ton. Mr.. Blaine says the tariff
must be revised and reduced. He
is also quoted as intimating that a
recommendation to that effect will
be contained in the Presidents
message.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
State SUPERINTENDENT MORGAN h

State Superintendent Morgan has
appointed Friday, November s, as
arbor day to be observed and cele-
brated by our public schools. The
Importance of popular instruction
upon the subject Of tree planting
is being recognized all over the coun-
try and should be more carefully
observed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Notice to Tax Payers.

Persons indebted to me for taxes will
save costs by settling before Nov. 1, 'S9.
After that date you will find your re-
ceipts in the constable's hands forcing
collections. w. II. BAILEY,
4w. Late ID. s.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
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, 1889-10-26

The gas men at Uniontown seem to
be in hard luck. Last Saturday
morning about fifteen of them were
arrested and only escaped Jail be-
cause one of them was able to put
up a check. We don't have that
kind of gas men here. Our gas men
do their work in daylight and don't
have to be arrested. We do not say,
however, that they will never get
into Jail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26

To Make their LII Gotten Gains Safe
They Demand that Judge De Wolf
be Removed and Republican
Partisan Decide the Contest.

HELENA, MoNT., Oct. 1S.-It be-
came positively known to-day that
charges have been sent to President
Harrison against Judge DeWolfe,
before whom the Silver Bow contest
will be heard in November, request
ing his immediate removal. The
specifications charge the Judge, it is
said, with drunkenness and poker
playing. No one can be found who
will acknowledge signing the petit
ton, but several who refused to sign
it have made the fact known. As
predicted in these dispatches last
night the Republicans are anxious
to have the contest come before a
judge of their own choosing, and
they will make every exertion to
have the President remove DeWolfe
and substitute a man of their own
before the case comes up.
AN UPRIGHT JUDGE.
Outside of a few politicians who
are managing this whole business
there is but one opinion, and that is
that the removal of Judge DeWolfe
now, when, if Montana is admitted
as State, he has but few weeks
to serve, will indicate but one thing
and that is determination to have
a man on the bench who will do as
the Republicans wish.
AS to the charges against Judge
DeWolfe: While he is not teeto.
taller and may sometimes play SO
cial game of cards, it can be said
that until this contest came on be
he was Landed by the very men who
now seek his removal as one of the
best equipped and purest men ever
on the bench in Montana. 1t is re,
ported that Russell b. Harrison will
go to Washington in a day or two to
press the case against DeWolfe, but
many of young Harrison's personal
friends deny this. They say he has
taken no part in the attempt to over
rule the result as shown at the bal
lot box, and that he will not lift a
finger to help the conspirators.
A GOOD REPUBLICAN TRIAL.
Bernard, the convicted murderer,
who fixed up all the afiidavits on
which the Tunnel Precinct was
thrown out, in morning paper de.
MED that he had ever been convicted
of murder, but his victim was one
time resident of Helena and all the
facts are known here. In addition
Harvey Short, who was guard in the
Idaho penitentiary during Bernard 3
confinement is living here and meet
ing Bernard forced him to confess
that he was the same man.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
Agent Wanted.

An active agent to represent the
Singer Sewing Machine Company in
this county. Liberal salary to the
right man. Address H. Clayton,
Manager, Grafton. w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-26
DR.. Jos. A. McLane,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Office and Residence South Main ST.,
Morgantown, w. Va,
Where examinations will be made and
attention given to calls.
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The IBoomness of our Boom.


II we cast about over our town we
will be surprised at the growth OF
the past two or three years. To any
one who will take the pains to sum
up what has been done in that time
he will be more than satisfied with
the result. While we live within
sight Of these accretions and see
them every day, we fail to appreciate
or be impressed with them. But
the aggregate growth of year will
make a better showing than we are
willing to admit till we have summed
it up.
We are growing now. Every day
is adding to our development. The
impression has gone abroad that we
are a growing town. And that is
true. We will grow faster in the
next five years than ever before. We
are in the line of a big boom. Next
season we will be on the line of a
through railroad, and at the head of
slack water navigation.
But we may be allowed to remark
by way of variety that we have no
town hall!