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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
THE NEW REVENUE BILL.
The Full Democratic Membership at
Washington Discussing IL.

1t is the hope of the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means
Committee to be able to report their
new tariff bill to the public about
November 25, or near the close of
the week. The popular pressure is
so very great for information ON the
subject, and the opportunities of the
interests affected for changes in the
bill so embarrassing to the commit
tee that it has been determined to
settle all points upon which uncer-
tainty exists, as soon as possible.
For this purpose series of confer
ences of the full Democratic men,
bership of the committee have begun
and the work of the sub committees
is to be substituted schedule by
schedule and finally passed upon
by the entire membership. Upon
the vexed questions concerning
which the sub committees have been
unable to arrive at a definite con
clusion the principal discussion of
the members will be first directed.
Among the most important of these
problems are the question of an in
come tax, the internal revenue SEIZED
ules and the contemplated additions
to the free list. There is a differ
ence of opinion among the Demo
cratic members over adding iron
ore, coal and salt to the free list
and the discussion is sharp as to
the wisdom of such action. Free
wool, free lumber and free cotton
bagging seem assured, though there
is even some dispute on these points.
The internal revenue schedule will
not be so radically revised as was at
one time supposed. The PROPOSE
ton of Hon. David A. Wells TO
double the tax on beer is hotly op
posed by the brewers and does not
seem to have been very favorably
received by the committee. The
brewers are insisting that if any
changes are made sthe increasing
should be levied on whiskey, and
this seems to be the most likely pol
icy of the committee at this time
The suggestion of an increase of six
ty cents per gallon on the whiskey
tax has come somewhat as a sur
prise, as until recently the highest
increase generally discussed only
added thirty five cents per gallon to
the present tax. The practical aban-
donment of the proposition to in
crease the tobacco tax leaves but
little choice, if any increase of reve-
nue. is to be derived from the in
ternal revenue schedules, and the
objection to adding anything to the
present tobacco tax has been so
sharp and emphatic that few Demo
cratic members give it any public
approval.
The most vexed question to be
settled by the series of conferences
of the full Democratic membership,
is that of graduated income tax.
Bryan, of Nebraska, and Tarsney, of
Missouri, are the principal champi-
ons of this proposition in the com
mittee, and they appear in a way to
carry their ideas to practical results.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
District Institute.

The first district institute for Clinton
district will be held at the school house
at Little Falls, Saturday, Dec. Q, 1898,
beginning at 10 A. NJ. Following is the
PROGRAM:
Object OF District Institute-By Chair
man.
School Classification Co. Supt. Wat
ers.
History the best method of teaching
"A. L. Demoss.
School regulations and management
IF. l.. Conway
Moral Instruction-Miss Maud Wilson.
School Tactics-M. l.. Brown.
Methods of teaching reading-J. T.
Kramer.
Hygiene: Its place in the school
Holly Brown
First lesson in numbers-E. G. STAINS
berry and Claude McBee.
Book Keeping: How to teach it
Endswer Conway
The best method Of teaching spelling
Miss Mary Brown.
School Punishment-M. III. Steele.
There will also be an interesting liter
airy program for the night session made
out the day OF institute.
All the teachers of Clinton are earn.
estly requested to be present and per.
form the duties assigned them for the
day, and help the night session. School
officers, patrons and all interested in
school work are cordially invited.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

In the days Of the old stage coach
Kama Bright used to bring us the
morning papers by II o'clock. noon,
or earlier.
The more modern substitute, which
is called railroad, cannot offer us
the morning papers before the mid
die Of the afternoon.
Kama Bright's stage coach was
drawn by four horses--two flea Bit
ten grays, chickasaw, and a bay
crow bait which professed to travel
four miles an hour when Kama used
his whip freely and the passengers
walked up the hills.
The railroad which we accepted as
a substitute is operated by steam,
and processes to travel at the rate of
20 miles an hour, or more if neees-
sary.
Nevertheless, we say, as between
Kama Bright's stage coach and the
F., M. & p. railroad, the former was
here two or three hours earlier with
the morning mail than the latter.
This is said to be an age of steam
and lightning. But the quality of
our steam, at least, must be some
what different from that we read
about, for it is behind the stage
coach.
There is something radically wrong
about this thing.
If railroad can afford us no bet
ter accommodation than this we will
have to return to the stage coach.
Send for Kama Bright.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

II sc may take the general rumor
as we'll founded, that the town
council have come to full appreci-
alton Of the need Of first class sys
ten Of sewerage for this town we
are in position TO return thanks.
We are thankful, for instance,
that they have sense enough to ap-
preciate not only the need of sys-
tenn of sewerage but that such an
undertaking should be under the
Supervision and direction of skilled
engineer from beginning to end, and
acting under this Judgment they
are seeking the services ola eompe-
tent man.
We are also thankful that they
will learn from this same skillful
engineer the cost of sufficient sys-
TEN before beginning it, which is
another evidenceof business sense.
In view of the rumor we extend
our hand to the town council, indi
vldually and collectively.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
UNION MEETING
For Benevolent Purposes at the N. E.
Church.

All the churches Of the town Unit
ed in meeting held at the "a. q.
church last Sunday night, for the
purpose Of providing a fund to be
used for charitable purposes within
the town.
1t has been three years since such
movement Esas organized and the
first meeting of the kind was held.
At that first meeting fund of one
hundred dollars was raised and put
in the hands of a committee com
posed of representatives of each of
the churches Of the town. who we're
authorized to dishurse it in such
directions and Upon such objects of
charity as the judgment of the com
mittee would approve. The money
raised at that time has just been ex-
hausted, and the object of the meet
ing on Sunday night was to replen-
ish the treasury of this committee
with a fund to be disbursed in the
same way,
A large congregation was present
on Sunday night 1t was a depar-
ture from the general rule to see the
house full at time when a collec-
tion was to be taken, but it was AN
evidence of public approval and sym
pathy with the movement. Appro-
pirate addresses we're made by Prof.
I. G. Miller, Rev. Ross Ward, Prof.
W. 2. Wiley, and Rev. A. NJ. Blu
chanan. After which a collection
was taken which ammounted in the
aggregate of sixty two dollars.
1t is understood that this sum will
be supplemented by additional sub
scriptions from those not present
which will raise it to at least 500.
We are authorized to say that any
one DESTROYS of contributing to the
fund can hand his or her cohtribu
ton to any one of the committee.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

OF the Late Capt. John N'Lure--An
Outline OF the Terms Of the
neeEmeIst,

The will Of the late Capt. John
Mcclure has been admitted to pro-
bate at Wheeling. The document is
dated December 20, 1890, with a cod
icil in the testator's own handvrlt.
ing dated October 1, 1895. Harry
W. and McBurnie Mcclure, sons of
decedent, are made his executors.
and the property disposed of is as
sumed by those familiar With the
estate to amount to $3.50, 900. The
seven children are equal co-heirs.
The main featares of the will are as
follows
Curran Mendel, son law of the
deceased, is made trustee for Thomas
Mcclure, and is to hold the farm on
which he lives, in Williamson coun-
ty, Texas, for life. If Thomas Nc
Lure has heirs the farm is to des-
cend to them; if there be no issue,
and his wife survives him. then the
wife il to have one fifth of the said
farm, and the other four 6fths il to
be divided among the other children
of John Mcclure.
Harry w. and McBurnie Mcclure
are appointed trustees for John Nc
Lure, son of deceased, and the will
directs that the sum of $1,000 be
set apart, the interest Of which Is TO
be paid to said John Mcclure month
ly, and the trustees are also TO pay
his hoard, clothing and medical
bills, This Is 10 continue so long
as he lives, and he is to have no 9th
er funds directly.
Harry w. and McBurnie Mcclure
are appointed trustees for Mrs. Ju-
liet Muhleman.
The four brick residences on the
south side of Ohio street are given
to Miss Betty Mcclure, McBurnie
Mcclure. Harry w. Mcclure and Mrs.
Charles Muhleman, the later bequest
being in trust.
The homestead at the corner of
South Front and Ohio streets is left
to Mrs. Eliza Jane Mcclure during
her life, with all furniture, carriages,
horses, etc, and at her death the
real estate and such peronalty as
was acquired after testator's second
marriage are to be sold by the exec.
utors and the proceeds divided
among the heirs.
The bulk of the estate il to be
held by the executors, with full au-
thority to sell and convey property,
but they are not to make such sale
or conveyance without the assent of
the other heirs or a majority of them,
until after the lapse of ten years
from the time the will is admitted
to probate, and the executors are
expressly forbidden to pay over to
any heir any property or the pro
ceeds of such so long as they may
persist in prosecuting suit for the
setting aside of the will.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
A Good Old Time.

Several of the old time leaders
of social things the town generally
formerly enjoyed have taken the
matter of the alleged rarity-Chris-
tian charity-in hand and propose
to give an entertaining festival en-
bracing many good old fashioned
features of amusement that, though
familiar to past generations, will
prove novelties to the fin de steele
society people of the present. 1t
will all cost, but not great deal,
and all the proceeds will he given
to worthy objects of Charity in and
near town. Full particulars will
probably be ready to present public
ly in few days.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
where wiIIthe Town Go:

Sites for suburban residences are
now coming into demand.
Town lots are either not for sale,
or held above their market value.
The question is now, which direc
ton the town will take?
For some months past the tenden-
cy has been northward of town. A
large number of residences have
sprung up along the ravine northeast
of the University. But the territory
in that direction is rough and steep
and largely unavailable for building
sites. Of course it Is better on the
bottom, and that will soon be cover
ed with dwellings and manufactures.
On the east and south oil Decker's
creek there are many pleasant and
attractive sites, and there is abund-
ance of territory for building pur-
poses. We should not be surprised
that the future Of Morgantown would
show larger population Southeast
of Decker's creek than within the
present borough limits. 1t only
wants bridge to connect the two
sides of the creek at sufficient ele-
walton to be convenient, to start the
growth of the town in that direction.
A bridge running from the east end
of Peasants street, and one from the
South end of Main street at about
the site of the Presbyterian church
would virtually make the two sides
of the creek one, and bring about
speedy development of South Nor
gantown; and we will not be sur
prised to see movement in this di-
fecSion i'll ii very short time.
Among the prettiest suburban
sites for dwellings are those on the
bench of land bordering the river on
the West side below the bridge.
There is no more attractive place to
live than along that bench. At pres
ent this territory is somewhat mac
cessible and is really not appreciated
for that reason. But good road
extending along the river would open
it up, and in fact, 1t would become
the main road for all the down river
population in coming to town. 1t is
one Of the enigmas of road making
in this county that instead of build
ing the public road along the river
on natural grade, they should climb
over the hill and make the distance
greater between the lower end of the
county and the county seat.
But we understand that the subur-
ban territory to which we refer has
recently passed into the hands of
company who will develop it, and of
course the first thing they do will be
to open road, and doubtless will
insist on the road going through to
Granville. When this is done. the
building sites along the river will
bring big money from those who
want to build aristocratic residences.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
Lawyer VS.. Preacher

John M. Davis, attorney at-law,
has left instructions with his coun-
sci, S. Fuller Glasscock, to bring
suit for SANDER against Edward
Price, minister of the Gospel. Mr..
Davis lays his damage at $1,000,
for which amount action is to be
brought. In his declaration Davis
relates having been called, a thief
by Price. The declaration goes
farther to say that Price said he
could prove it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
New Schedule a Jonah.

The new train schedule is kicked
at by everybody. The daily papers
now don't come in till afternoon-no
early mail from the west does. 1t is
probably the worst train arrange
ment we have ever had. No train
leaving here connects with through
train on the main line, and the ones
arriving bring no passengers making
quick connections from either east
or west. However it will last only
till spring, when trains will run
through on the extension. AS it is
it must be endured during this win
ter. That's long enough by this bad
arrangement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
Married and at Philadelphia.

DR.. d. II. Courtney and Miss Liz
zie Lee Hite, Of this place, were mar
ried in Washington, d. c., on Mon
day Of last week, as was anticipated
in this paper the week previous. All
the arrangements described in this
paper, the only one in Morgantown
doing so, were carried out. After
the ceremony DR.. and Mrs Courtney
remained in Washington for few
days, when they left for Philadelphia
to remain till next spring. DIR. Court
ney has entered Jefferson Medical
College to take a post graduate course
while his bride is taking an adyanc
ed musical course at the Quaker
City Conservatory
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
Miss Elkins. Married.

E. Bruner and Miss Elizabeth Ell
kins, daughter of Hon. Stephen B.
Elkins, of this state, were married
at st. Patrick's cathedral, New York
last Thursday, by Cardinal Gibbons,
who is personal friend of Mr.. Ell
kins. The bride had recently en-
braced the Roman Catholic faith.
The wedding was very fashionable
one, hundreds of guests being in at
tendance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
Have Snowy Linen.

A man may be dressed in an elegant
suit, but unless he has glossy and
white linen it goes for nothing. A
Morgantown man has no excuse for
this. Adam Bower is the agent for
the GAINESVILLE Star steam laundry.
He sends your goods, paying express
charges both ways, and makes you
the same price you would pay did
you live next door to the laundry.
Leave your orders with him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
That Washington County Mystery.

The disappearance of Harry Lane,
the Washington county hnckster is
still subject for talk in the vicini-
ty of bis old home. Some of the re-
suits of the sad occurrences are
mentioned by the Observer. 1t says:
The case has but few parallels
anywhere. 1t was almost dusk on
the pleasant summer evening ofJune
10 last, when Harry Lane rode out
of Pancake. his horse on canter and
in the direction of his home two
miles east. That night at II O'clock
his riderless horse was found and
next morning his hat, bloody, and
dinged as If by a blunt instrument,
and two handkerchiefs, were picked
up on the clay road bat few hun.
bred yards from his home. In that
home Mrs. Lane and her baby
awaited his coming during the long
watches Of the night; but to the
faithful wife he'was never again to
appear, for shortly after his strange
absence her mind became darkened,
and she is in an asylum near her
western home where she is now con
fined, and where she will probably
spend the remainder of her days.
Weeks of anxious inquiry by not
only the immediate family but by
hundreds of interested people every
where, failed to bring any trace of
the missing boy. Theories innu-
merable have been advanced and APP
parent facts in the case will fit any
OF them. Detectives have been
foiled aud other people completely
Mt sea for the most part, though it
is understood from good authority
that certain fact has leaked out,
that might yet clear up the mystery
and bring to the bar Of justice the
slayers of the missing man.
Since the disappearance, all has
changed about the old Lane home
stead. Harry Lanes home has been
broken up and his household goods
sold under the sheriff's hammer.
Robert j. Lane his father, ha
made an assignment and the farm
has gone 70 pay the debts of father
and son. No better exemplification
of what few short months of sor-
row and disappointment will bring
a family can be found, than in the
case Of Robert Lane. The father
seems to feel the weight of respon-
sihility, and expressions OF sympa-
Thy for him are frequently heard.
Before Harry Lane left home for
shis place on that fateful June night,
everything looked bright for the ia
Their and son and though they were
in debt for many other things other
than for the huekster route which
the son was successfully conducting,
it locked as though they might
weather the gale and safely pull
through. Hope was lost when Har-
ry did not return and the secret of 4
how that fact seemed to take away
every ambition of the family. is an
open one in the neighborhood
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
A Fayette County Case.

Tuesday night of last week an old
man by the name of Weber was
found dead in his house at Mason
town, with his clothing nearly all
burned off of him. 1t is believed he
had an apoplectic fit, fell near the fire
and thus reached a terrible death.
Some entertain the opinion that he
was killed. for his money and his
cl thing set on fire to cover up the
cilne. He lived by himself. A five
cent piece was found on the mantle,
and loaf of bread.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

LEE-Mrs. Susan Lee, wife of VIM.
Lee, died at the residence of A. f.
Lawhead, Tuesday morning, aged 80
years. General debility and old age
was the cause of her death. She
was the mother OF Mrs. Lawhead and
two other daughters and two sons.
She had for many years been de-
vout member Of the NJ f Church,
south. She and her husband came
here from Clarksbnrg last April and
had been making their home With
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawhead The inter
mept will take place At Oak Grove
cen " At 1890 this "Wednesday
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
B. { ]. H Smvth,
Merchants and Steamboat Agents.
Maidsyille Landing.

We have a line of general
merchandise on our shelves
that has been carefully select
ed and marked down to the
lowest figure.
WE HAVE A LARGE LOT OF SALT
That we will sell during the
month of July at $500 per
barrel.
We are Agents for and have
the exclusive handling of the
Forest City Paint and Varnish
Cos famous paints and will
sell them on a guarantee.
White Lead 7 and one-half
cents.
Also handle country pro-
duce. Any kind Of marketa-
bic produce bought at ruling
rates.
W. B. & ]. H. SMYTH,
Vaudeville Landing, West Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

Late events have recalled to mind
what Mr.. Blaine once said of Presi-
dent Cleveland. His name should
be Petros, for when he has once
formed opinions he stands upon
Them with the firmness of gigantic
foundation"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

There is no reason why there
should be any hating on the part of
Democrats in Congress in the matter
of tariff reform. They were elected
with the distinct understanding
that relief was needed in this direc-
ton and they would be false to the
trust imposed in them were they to
falter in the good work. The late
election in the states of the union,
was not an expression of the people
on the tariff question, and there is
no reason why it should have any
influence in staying the hands of the
reformers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25
A Grand Kick.
Grafton Sentinel.

The newspapers along the line of
the Baltimore & Ohio between here
and Wheeling are making a desper-
ate kick against the new schedule to
go into effect next Sunday. And no
wonder! 1t seems as though the
makers of the book try to see how
bad an arrangement they can get up
for the public, especially the local
travelling public. Under the new
time book, Grafton will not get the
daily papers from Wheeling until
nearly noon. All the arrangements
of trains over the fourth division
seem to be equally ineonvenient and
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

The idea of creating bureau of
public health, which is fathered by
the New York Academy of Medicine,
is good one. The bill for that pur-
pose provides that this bureau, which
will be a part of the Treasury depart
ment, as the Marine Hospital Service
now is, shall have exclusive control
of Quarantine matters throughout
the United States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

The Honduras government is very
wasteful. According to its state
ment, the shots fired across the bow
OF a vessel flying the American flag
we're salute in honor of the Ameri-
can minister who happened to be on
the vessel. Other nations always
- blank cartridges for safutine
purposes. Had it been done in this
case the humiliation of making the
apology, which was promptly de
manded by Secretary Gresham and
as promptly made, would have been
avoided.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

President Cleveland on Tuesday
appointed'J. Scott. Harrison, brother
OF ex-Preeident Harrison, surveyor of
customs for Kansas City. The sur
veyor is Democrat, and refused to
accept position under his brother
while the latter was President.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

The sound common sense of the
American people will not support the
proposition, unblushingly made
IN some quarters, that it is obliga.
tory upon the present administration
to condone or ignore wrongs done by
the Harrison crowd. 1t can never be
wrong to right wrong, particularly
when it was done to those unable to
help themselves.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

Ifit be fair to judge them by their
sermons on the assassination of May
or Harrison, America has large
number of preachers who are quite
as dangerous to society at large as
Prendergast could possibly be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-25

One might suppose that the coun-
try was sufficiently educated ON the
silver question by the long debate in
the Senate, but that is not the way
it strikes the silver men who have
already begun the circulation of sill
yer literature among the people.