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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
BIG SUITS AT WESTON.
The National Exchange Bank, of Wes-
ton, Sues the Ex-Cashier and
His assistant.

WESTON, Sept 1.-Two suits,
amounting to $4,000, have been
brought in the circuit court. The
suits were brought by the National
Exchange Bank, of Weston, and are
against D. NJ. Bailey, the former
cashier of that bank, and his sure
ties, Mrs. Flode Camden, w. L. Dun
nington and En- Ralston. The see
ond suit is against N. B. Newton, who
was assistant cashier of the bank,
and his surety, Senator j. N. Cam
den. These suits grow out of the
large overdraft by depositors of the
bank which was made public about
year ago. A peculiar feature of
the suits is chat Mrs. Flode Camden
who is sued as one of the sureties of
D. M. Bailey, is the principal stock
holder in the bank and she is prac-
tically sueing herself. However, it
was deemed necessary that this
should be done in order to properly
adjust the business of the bank. 1t
is rumored that d M. Bailey will
bring suit against the directors of
the bank for $4,000 for damage to
his reputation as a business map.
Other suits will probably be brought
by the bank, and the whole affair
will probably result in a muddle
and complicated condition.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
WHERE Is DONNELLY!
A Suspicion of Foul Play, and an inves
tigatiOn Will Follow.

UNIoNTowN, Aug. 30.-Patrick
Donnelly is mysteriously missing.
and his friends fear foul play. Don
nelly's home is in Princeton, Ky. He
was working as a stonecutter for
Bennett d Talbot, on the Baltimore
& Ohio Southern extension in this
county,
On Decoration day he came down
to Uniontown with $240 be had say
ed, He sent $40 of this to his wife
and started to do up the town. On
June 3 he found himself at the house
of a family named Koontz here. In
the evening stranger called for him
and asked him to take walk.
When he returned, late that night,
he told some people that the stran
ger had taken him into the park and
robbed him Of all the money he had.
No one has seen Donnelly since he
told of his being robbed. June s.,
after he had disappeared his wife
received a letter at Princeton, signed
by her husbands name and sent
from Uniontown, saying that when
she received it her husband would
be dead. The letter was not in his
handwriting, and is believed to be
only a blind to cover some foul play.
The wife is having the matter inves-
tigated
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
Ed. Is All Right.

Mr. Ed G. Yates, who in 1880 was
assistant postmaster at c arksburg
but now prosperous merchant of
Lincoln. Nebraska, was in the city
Monday and called at the Register
office Mr.. Yates is on his way to
Morgantown to meet his wife and
family, who have been visiting the
old home for some months past. Mr..
Yates will return to the West in u
week or two, stopping at Chicago on
his way home. Mr. Yates says that
Lincoln is holding her own well I'M
der the financial stress, and that
there has been no failures in his town
or State Lincoln is one of the solid
towns of the West The West is u
good place for some of our West
Virginia boys, Mr., Yates thinks.
Mr. Harry Freeman, whose home is
in tlarksburg, is located in Lincoln
and is one of the prosperous and en-
ter. rising business men Of that , ity.
Friends of both these gentlemen
in Harrison and Monengalia counties
will be glad to hear OF their prosper
ity.-- Wheeling Rcgister.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
The state of.he Treasury.

The deficiency which now exists
in the Treasury will not surprise the
readers Of The Wcrld. The sec
ond session of the Fifty first Con.
gress had hardly adjourned when
the deficiency threatened by its ex-
travagance was predicted in these
columns.
The danger is now imminent.
The available cash in the Treasury
is fast disappearing. If Congress
does not provide ways and means
for increasing the revenues theTreas
ury must default.
Here is another argument for
fastening the repeal of the Sherman
act, another reason why the threat
ened obstruction of the silver mine
owners and their attorneys in the
Senate is unpatriotic and inimical
to the public welfare. The atten-
tion of Congress is demanded by an
other crisis that is immediate
Expenditures are increasing and
revenues are falling off. The Nc
Kinley law and the disturbance Of
commerce by the Sherman act are
partly responsible for this. The re
sponsibility, however, for the great
difference between receipts and ex-
penditures rests chiefly upon Con
gressional extravaganza, for which
the Fifty second Congress is not
wholly blameless. Still, it must be
born in mind that appropriations to
the amount of about $7G,0GG,0G0
made by thatCongress were rendered
necessary by permanent laws enact
ed by the Fifty first Congress.
The problem before Congress is
not to discover the responsibility
but to work out remedy. Accord
ing to the present rate of outgo and
income, expenditures for the current
fiscal year will amount to 1927, 000,-
900, while the receipts will be only
$330,000,000. Therefore by the Both
of next June deficiency of 500,
/ SS4
10000 is threatened. 1t is hoped
at Washington that the improve
ment in business will benefit the
Treasury so that the deficiency will
not amount to more than $4,000
600.
At the beginning of the present ifs
cal year, July /, the available cash
IN the Treasury amounted to 1924,
100000 On Sept. it had been re
dueed to $107,000,000 This in
cludes the gold reserve, which at
the end of the month of August was
little more than $96, ,000-$4,-
100000 short of the $l00,000,000
If matters do not mend there is like
ly to be no reserve at all at the end
of the year and working balance
so trifling as to be unworthy of con
sideration. The situation is very
serious. Not a single step can be
taken by Congress withouta contem-
plation of the Treasury's condition.
The solution of the problem present
ed to this Administration and Con
gress as a consequence of reckless
extravaganza demands the highest
powers of craftsmanship. The sub
ject should be approached with all
the ability and patriotic desire to
reach right conclusion that Rep
resentatives and Senators possess.
1t is another question with which
craftsmanship has nothing to do
World
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
CHEAT RIVER RAILROAD.
The Organization Effected Last Satur-
day.

The stockholders of the Cheat Riv-
er Railroad held a meeting in Dille's
law office in this place last Saturday.
The following named officers were
elected to act temporarily until the
next regular meeting of the newly
organized board of directors: W. s.
Guffey, President; Emmett Queen,
Vice President; George Heard, Treas
urer; W. f. johnson, Secretary. w
+. johnson and g. d. Prentice were
elected to act as an executive com
mittee and a committee on organiza-
ton. audits and accounts. The main
office of the company will be at No.
AZ Sixth avenue, Pittsburg.
AS is generally known this road is
designed to be built along Cheat river
from Point Marion to Rowlesburg to
develop the vast timber and coal
fields that lie contiguous to its line.
1t will of course connect with the
Baltimore d Ohio at both places and
will be an important feeder for that
system. The timber interests along
Cheat in their undeveloped state are
immense. At Point Marion there is
boom that will hold many thous-
ands of logs and one mill that saws
several hundred logs daily. The un
certainty of supply by the PREACHER
Gus Cheat has always made the bust
ness risky and sometimes entailed
heavy losses upon the operators
With the certainty that railroad
transportation will afford, the bust
ness will be increased many hundred
fold.
Near the line of the road are vast
orc beds and millions of tons of fine
lime stone. The first iron furnace
West of the Alleghenies was located
near it but was abandoned many
years ago because driven out of bust
ness by developments elsewhere that
were located on great transportation
lines.
The projectors of the road own
many thousands of acres of this val
liable territory and the building of
the line will make them millions. 1t
will also bring int market the hold
ings of local land owners and be "A
great boom and boon for the country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
A HAUNTED MILL.
Wonderful Sights and Sounds Witness
ed BY A Reporter In An Old
Barbour County Mill,

There is an old mill in Barbour
county that has been haunted for
years and about which some unac-
countable phenomena have been
witnessed. Recently Register cor,
respondent visited the place and be-
low is part of his experience:
The first night, some unseen hand,
with ponderous strength and dexter
ity amazing in its accuracy, hurled
rocks, old iron, glass, etc, promis-
cuously through the mill A large
iron spindle, weighing 800 pounds,
was pitched several times into the
floor. A large crowbar waltzed
across the floor of the grinding room,
settling quietly against the wall as
though placed there by human
hands. After resting for few min
utes, it again resumed its peregrna-
tions and rested where it started at
first. A slow, low, heavy step was
then heard on the floor above and a
number of dry smooth stones, vary
ing in weight from three ounces to
five pounds, dropped through the
ceiling without leaving any hole.
These showers of stones were not VIC
lent. The rocks dropped one or two
at time and although they fell all
about us, none of them hit either, or
struck any part of the machinery.
Several old bolts, which Mr.. New
mon said had been stored on the top
floor, fell into the grinding room.
Old iron weights, pieces of hammers,
broken picks, used for dressing mill
stones, and other pieces of iron,
which would naturally be found
about mill, tumbled to the floor as
though thrown from one side with
rolling motion These after living
still for time, would tumble about
the floor, and | picked one up. On it
was the name Of James Keyser.
asked if there was such person
about, and was told that he lived in
town. The next day l showed the
pick to Mr.. Keyser, and he identifi-
ed it as one he had lost at the En-
glish mill, thirty miles away in
Tucker county, years ago, before the
mill here was built. He declared
he had not seen it before since it was
lost.
Later, while we were standing
waiting for something to turn up, a
wedge used to lift the mill stones,
hoped from the floor to the scales,
causing them to vibrate as though
man was jumping up and down on
them.
Mr. Newman says that there, are
sometimes, demonstrations of sim
liar character in daytime, through
they are not usually so violent We
repeatedly accused Newman of being
responsible for these strange things
but he has frequently denied it in
the most vigorous terms and to make
the proof positive, he went away from
the mill aud left us alone there.
The freaks were as pronounced SIS
before.
The next night, Newman pitched
the toll dish into barrel and turn
ed the barrel over it. The toll dish
has been showing signs of uneas
mess and that was done to test it.
Newman, after throwing the toll dish
into the barrel, started down TO the
next floor below, but before he had
gotten half way, the barrel turned
over, and the dish few out after him,
bouncing along the floor and strik-
ing him lightly in the back MS he
reached the foot Of the stairs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

Senator sherman in his argument
favoring the repeal of the Sherman
act ( which by The way he disowns,
saying it is misnomer) attributes
the cause Of our present business de
preston to the drainage of gold to
English channels aud assigns the
cause for such drainage 'to the fact
that sc were called upon to pay our
debts, debts payable in gold. l." Eng
land" continues Mr.. Sherman. was
the great creditor country, end we
should neither he ashamed of nor
hate her; we are her children and
partake much of the characteristics
of the parent stock. England's losses
In the Argentine Republic had to be
made good and she returned our Sc
curities and demanded the gold
needed to save her own institutions
from going down. For the first time
also IN . number of years the bal.
ance oftrsde was against Us and we
had to sake the difference good"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

Keep your eye on the newspaper
and see which of the merchants want
your custom and are sufficiently cour-
teons to invite you to call. There
is much more in advertising than
you may think. 1t is not only to tell
of his goods that a man advertises,
but is to invite the people who read
the thinking, the inte!ligent-to
pay him visit. and judge for them
selves as to the quality and price of
what he offers for sale People read
the advertisements. Don't make any
mistake about that. They are Just
MS much interested in knowing where
to buy to an advantage as the adver-
tiser is in selling his goods.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
GEO. c. STEELE'S NEW STORE.

Valuable improvements coupled with
good material and good workmanship
are the keynote that determines the SUI
periority of one piece Of machinery used
for any purpose, over similar makes
used for the same purpose. To this
cause and effect Russell d Co, of Mas
sillon, Ohio, builders Of Threshing Ma
chimes, Saw Mills, Horse Powers, Trac-
ton, Portable and Stationary boilers and
engines attribute their success. All
purchasers of this class of goods de-
sire to buy the best We invite COM
parson with all Others. Get Russells
catalogues and circulars and write us or
them for information.
VIM. NJ. KINCAID, State Agent,
Cameron, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

Republicans appear to be getting
anxious and want to know what
Chairman Wilson, of the Ways and
Means Committee, is going to do.
Already they are calling upon him
to show his hand-notwithstanding
he has been in the position but few
days and that, too, when he was en-
gagged plotting the repeal of the sill
yer law through the House. Give
him little time. He will show his
hand in due time and in way that
will strike terror to the tariff fed
monopoists.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The ease with which the store box
politician could straighten out the
financial tangle is astonishing. Each
of them has from one to dozen
theories his own-anv one of
which would settle it as easy as
rolling off log. Some way such
men as Secretary Carlisle and John
Sherman cant be made to see the
point
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

Col. Jno. A. Robinson, of Patter-
sons Creek, has the sympathy Of
many Monongalia friends in the
death of his estimable wife, which
sad event occurred on the 18th ult.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

A movement is on foot to remove
the West Virginia building from
Chicago when the Fair is over, to
Charleston and set itup as a perma-
nent library and museum building
at the State capital If the idea is
as good practically as it is theo-
reticalll it should be carried out.
The splendid exhibits from West
Virginia should be kept to gether as
a pertinent exhibit; they would be a
lasting advertisement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The University will open for the
year 1894 on Wednesday next,
September 18th. It's advantages
have been set forth to the people of
the state in a manner never before
attempted, but so recently that it's
good effects can not as yet be seen.
The attendance will be good up to
the average-at the opening and
there is little doubt that the close
of the year will show figures equal
to those of any preceding year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
w hat doe

What does Secretary Herbert sup
pose that the Carnegie Steel Compa-
ny wants with naval officer for its
Washington agent, if that officer is
to be denied access to the inside
workings of the Navy department?
The Secretary evidently is not in
touch with Carnegie.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The present forced economy among
the people will pave the way for the
economy in public expenditures that
the democratic Congress and admin
istration are expected to introduce.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The Chicago banks scored a point
on New York when they declined to
cash drafts on New York, except at
a discount equal to the currency
premium prevalent in New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

Judging from the tone of some of
our exchanges, the republicans of
New York really intend to take part
in State campaign this fall. just
why is not apparent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

FISK WATERS while out rowing on
the river struck small bird, or wa
ter fowl, with an oar and captured
it. The bird looks like cat bird,
American hooking bird, but has a
peculiarly formed, hooked bill and
black wehbed feet. No one could tell
its name nor had any of the many
people who looked at it ever seen one
before. What is itp
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

A little politics, of the right kind,
might prove advantageous to the
country and to the democratic party,
if injected into Senatorial financial
legislation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The little scheme to boycott all
democrats in this vicinity has not
been bowling success. 1t is init
mated that old dad Swackhammer' s
'ijes" on the pension business have
been tried
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The University ought to get along.
There are always great many will
ing to give it gratuitousGadvice and
do little work for the salaries.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

No democrat should join the mug
wumps in abusing Senator Hill; he
has done nothing to deserve abuse,
and no more patriotic words have
been heard in Congress than those
spoken by him in the Senate, on the
financial situation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

No action has as yet been taken
by the county court looking to the
purchase of the Clark property 1t
is doubtful whether anything will be
done at present, the disturbance in
the financial world no doubt causing
the delay.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

E, The boys who went to Pittsburg
on the excursion positively refuse to
diyulge the name of the Morgantown.
er who stepped into patrol wagon
and asked the driver what the fare
was to Union Station and after being
told that it was free ride to Cen
trail Station said, give ZEN the viii p
l don't care darn so see the yes
tibule train pull out" They also
refuse to tell who it was that seeing
the incline car going up Mt. Wash
ington remarked, "gcshi II that amt
the first covered coal car ! ever saw. z
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

The state fair is in full blast. Ser-
eral representatives from Mononga
liza are in attendance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
". B, & J. H. Smvth,
Merchants and Steamboat Agents,
Maidsville 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 $1.oo 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, 1893-09-09

The groom is a son of the late DR..
A. w. Brown, an excellent young
man, highly esteemed by every one
who knows him The bride is a charm
ing young lady loved by the whole
community. They begin life under
most favorable circumstances and if
good wishes go for anything they
will have a happy and prosperous
life.
On last Thursday evening August
3lst very nice and entertaining
birthday party was given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Hess,
at Round Bottom, by their twin
daughters Hattie and Matte aged
Is years, and their oldest son George
aged q years The guests assembled
and spent the evening most pleasant
~ in playing croquet AT dusk the
company repaired to the house where
all enjoyed themselves very much
until about II o'clock when they re-
paired to the dining room and par
took of refreshments which were got
ten up in the very best manner pos
sible, after which was the distribu-
ton of presents Scores of presents
were given the pretty hostesses and
the young host. A full list was sent,
bnt we regret that our space Will not
permit their publication.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
Social.


A delightful five o'clock tea was
given Thursday by Miss Lizzie More
land. Miss Moreland is one of Nor
gantown's most charming hostegses
and the following guests were pres
ent on this occasion. Mrs. 5. A.
Poster, Mrs. J. NJ. Reed. Misses
Mamie and Edna Hough. Lille Ha
gans, Laura Shisler, Alice Altman,
Matte Boughner, Maud McVicker,
Mary Casselberry, lisa Hayes Blanche
Anderson, Madge Brown and Nellie
Moreland The parlors were charm
ingly decorated and a most pleasant
evening was passed by all of the
guests.
The following will explain itself:
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Scott
request your presence
at the marriage Of their daughter
Elizabeth
to
Mr.. Cassius Clay Brown
Wednesday morning, September 9th,
at twelve o'clock.
Blacksville, West Virginia
Eighteen hundred and ninety three
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

After the other closing business
was finished Prof Miller delivered
his farewell address to the teachers
and the Institute adjourned.
The examinations began on Fri
day afternoon, conducted by County
Superintendent Waters, Prot. Har
vev Brand and Mrs. Rosa Riggs.
Quite a large number of teachers at
tended the examination which was
held in Academy Hall and at the
University.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
HERE'S THE IMPORTANT NEWS SUBJECT

Every one of our Summer and Medium weight suits
both large and small all gathered lot and sold
special low price You cothe about the usual
cost of Every suit reduced in price No reservation
No hold back. Every five dollars less in price.
These orerunners of that propose make
very brilliant We've several grind in these days
in selling, but all without profit This will last but
few weeks longer Winter will soon be ready
be shipped from the factory Don't lose this elegant oppor
tunity Boys and Chldens suits reduced in the pro-
portion also stock of Shoes hats and furnishing goods
HIR0CHMAN'S.
the PEOPLES OLOTHIGP.
Main ST., opp. the Court House.
Our Store will be closed Monday Sept 18th, and Wed
nesday Sept. GOTH
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
Subjects Requiring Present Consideration.

It's business think of your welfare. It's our bust
to make buying easy satisfactory and profitable
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09

MEMS fine shoes reduced from
$l25 to 800 at Ii,schmnu's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
Fdrpitdre,
Undertaking,
Office Fixtures,
SMyTH BROS. & GO.
MA1DSv1LLE.

We have lately increased our ia
cilities for the manufacture of fur
niture, and have added to our
stock large lot of desirable goods.
Any article that customers may
desire will be made or ordered on
short notice.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-09
UNDERTAKING.

ONOEh I HNTNO.
A member of our firm has re-
Gently graduated from the School
of Embalming in Pittsburg and we
are prepared to fill orders in that
line equal to any one.
Call or write us and we will take
pleasure in filling your orders.
SMYTH BROS. e. CO..
MAIpsvILLE, w. Va.