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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The Republican papers take occa-
sion of the 4th of March to indulge
in doleful reviews of the condition
of the country consequent, as they
allege, on one year of Democratic rule.
The panic was the creation of the
Democracy, according to their logic,
but they fail to explain why it has
been worldwide in its sweep. Dem
ocraey is pretty big institution,
but it hardly determines conditions
in great Britain, France, Germany,
Italy and creation generally. The
Democratic party took power on the
4th Of March, 1898, pledged to three
things, namely: l. The repeal of the
Sherman silver purchase law. 2.
The repeal of the federal election
law. 3. The reform of the McKin-
lev tariff. Within the year they
have repealed the Sherman law, they
have repealed the federal election
law, and have passed through the
house, and have pending in the sen
ate, a comprehensive plan of tariff
reform and revision. The chances
are that it will be in operation on
the date stipulated in the pending
bill-that is, on the 1st of June.
That is doing pretty well. The
Democracy is willing and proud to
stand ON its record. If the Repub
lican papers are in reminiscent
mood they will find plenty of mater
ial for reflection in a comparison of
the condition of the treasury and
finance generally when Cleveland
gave way to Harrison on the 4th of
March, 1889, and the condition on
the 4th of March, 1898, when Harri-
son gave way to Cleveland.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

A leading exchange, in long ar
ticle on political matters in general,
had the following statements, which
may be commended for the bright
light of truth they shed abroad:
There are and have always been
two schools of protectionists. One
is the New England school, which
favors high duties ON manufactured
products but desires free raw mater
ials. The other is the Pennsylvania
school, which demands high taxes
on raw and crude materials as well
as on finished products. These two
theories have often clashed, but the
magnificent plumber for all provided
by the Mckinley law nearly recon-
clled the disciples of both, the New
Englanders being bribed to ignore
the immortality of the business.
The Wilson bill, which puts lead
ing raw materials on the free list, is
therefore especially offensive to the
plutocrats of Pennsylvania. There
is probably no other State where the
class of the employed is so abjectly
subservient to the employing class.
Here there has always been a large
detection from sound Democratic
tariff doctrine. 1t was in Pennsvl-
vania that the Democratic protec-
zionist Sam Randall was chosen to
Congress year after year by Repub
lican votes.
1t is not surprising that the Viii
son bill is especially unpopular in
that State. 1t could not be other
wise By as much as it is hateful
to Pennsylvania it ought to be dear
to States where justice is more hon.
ored and men are freer. The Wilson
bill was not framed with the pur-
pose of winning the vote of Pennsyl-
vania for the Democratic party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
THE TITAN OF CHASMS.
A Mile Deep, ID Miles Wide, 217 Miles
Long, and Painted Like Flower.

The Grand Canon of the Colorado
River, in Arizona, is now for the first
time easily accessible to tourists. A
regular stage line has been establish
ed from Flagstaff, Arizona, on the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, making
the trip from Flagstaff to the most
imposing part of the Canon in less
than II hours. The stage fare for the
round trip is only $1,000, and meals
and comfortable lodgings are proyid-
ed throughout the trip at a reasona-
BILE price. The view of the Grand
Canon afforded at the terminus of the
stage route is the most stupendous
panorama known in nature. There
is also trail at this point leading
down the Canon wall, more than 5000
feet vertically, to the river below.
The descent of the trail is grander
experience than climbing the Alps,
for in the bottom of this terrific and
sublime chasm are hundreds of noun
tains greater than any of the Alpine
range.
A book decribing the trip to the
Grand Canon, illustrated by many
full-page photographs, from especial
engravings and furnishing all needful
information, may be obtained free
upon application to Jno. j. Byrne,
1913 Monadnock Block, Chicago, Ill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
ABIG CLOTHING CONTRACT.
A Baltimore Firm viii Uniform Uncle
Sans Letter Carriers.

Postmaster General Bissell yester.
day awarded the contract for fur
nishing letter carriers uniforms, for
the entire country, the bids for
which were opened on Monday, to
Oehm & Co., of Baltimore, and Fe.
cheimer Bros. e. Co, Cincinnati,
which two firms will, it is under
stood, divide the entire business be-
tween them. 1t is stated that the
price for the two suits, winter and
summer. for each man aggregates
500. The advertisement calling for
bids stated that there were $4,000
carriers, but with the substitutes,
who are also uniformed. it is under
stood there are nearer 10000 car
riers, and it is calculated that 10000
suits. at least, will be required
There were fifteen bidders, and the
competition was sharp, the more so
on account of dull times, and il is
quite feather in the cap of Oehm
d Co, to be one of the two success
full bidders. Their success is also a
good thing for Baltimore, as it will
necessitate the employment of a
large number of hands, as Mr.. Oehm
said yesterday, probably in the
neighborhood Of 200 or 800, cutters
included The government exercises
a very close supervision over the
contract, and the uniforms are sub
ject to the most critical inspection,
as regards both material and manu-
facture The amount of cloth re-
quired is about 100000 yards for
10000 uniforms, the winter coat re-
quiring a trifle more cloth in each
uniform, being double breasted.
The cloth is all wool. so many ounces
to the yard, and so many picks OF
wool to the square inch, and OF a
standard tension as regards strength.
Hirschman's represent this firm
in supplying the uniforms for our
Cadets of the w. V. L. Il etc.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Prof. TapD on General Reform.

The following from the Richie
Gazette gives the ideas of former
well known Monongalia educator:
Prof. Tapp advances the idea that
in matters of general reform, the on
ly safe thing to do is to drop a sug-
gestion now and then and thus ac-
complish results by degrees. To at
tempt much at once provokes such
violent opposition, that the very pur-
pose of reform is defeated. Unfor-
tunately this is true Let any
minister who thinks it is not, talk
about tobacco and whisky from the
pulpit as they deserve, and see the
result which will be storm on his
own head that will probably drive
him out of Misplace. Yet on the 9th
er hand there must be strict conten-
ton for the truth, even at theexpense
of martyrdom. The truth is the one
thing that is disagreeable to the
world. 1t does not want to be arrest
ed in its career. He who throws
even pebbles IN the way gifts pursuit
or pleasure, may expect stones in re-
turn. Still once secure the attention
of the people and get them to think
ing in the right direction, and a
great step forward will be made.
When will that latter day reformer
arise, who will lead the people to
those higher things of which they
are capable?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

Interview with Mrs. W. L. Wilson.
I'VE have six children. Willie,
the oldest boy, who is twenty four, is
the assistant clerk on the Ways and
Means Committee, of which his faith
er is chairman; Walter, who is TWEEN
ty two, is in the chemists depart
ment of some steel works in Pitts
burg; Allen, twenty-one, is connect
ed with the railroad, and lives in
Weston, West Virginia; and Arthur,
my eighteen-year- old boy, is still at
college.
MY eldest daughter is now at
Hollins Institute, down in Virginia,
but my second daughter is here with
us. Mr.. Wilson was born in ,Jeffer-
son county, and lived only eight
miles from the town which is now his
home. passed my girlhood here in
Washington, my father being Presi-
dent of the Columbian College, and
Mr.. Wilson Professor of Latin for
the same institution. After we were
married, he began as a lawyer in his
native State, and has now been in
Congress several years. Mr.. Wilson
and | are both Baptists, and ] re-
member when we heard of his nom
ination for Congress he was at a
prayer meeting. 1t was an honor be
had not thought of or expected, and
it was certainly case of the ''office
seeking the man."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
viii Croker Croak!
Pitisburg Post.

We would not be surprised at rev.
olution in Tammany Hall that will
send Boss Croker into retirement.
Political movements in the metropo-
lis have just now very ugly look
for Croker. If he doesn't step down
and out as chief engineer of the wig
wan it looks as if Tammany itself
would undergo period of disciplin
airy punishment. When the warriors
are aroused by signs of danger they
are quick to take the hint Although
in its normal state Tammany is an
autocratic machine, yet it has with
in itself ample material for revolu.
ton. The general committee is com
posed of about $500 Democrats OF
more or less activity in politics, and
is, therefore amenable to that public
opinion which is just now decidedly
adverse to the Croker regime. When
it comes to throwing Croker over
board or going on short commons for
a few years Tammany may conclude
to let the boss 90.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
A Method for Monongalia.

They have plan of road making
in New Jersey that we would com
mend to Monongalia's county com
missioners. 1t would be possible
for the commissioners to adopt this
method without conflicting with the
statute, as it is left for such rural
residents as most desire il to make
their own roads. 1t would be a
splendid plan to experiment with it
on one of the roads leading out of
Morgantown. In New Jersey it is
in the shape of road law, the same
as it would take the place of present
road laws if adopted by any county
in West Virginia. That law pro-
ceeds upon the theory that while the
country, as a whole, may be unwill-
ing to embark in road building, those
smaller communities which are them
selves willing to contribute fairly
toward improving their highways
may justly demand county and State
aid in carrying out such improve
ment The law provides for sur
vey and estimate of cost of building
a road when petition signed by no
less than one half of the owners of
the land abutting on the road is pre-
sented to the county board of super
visors. 1t will be the duty of the
board to construct or improve the
road whenever the petitioners file n
map of description of the land which
they believe benefited, together with
the written consent and request of
owners of the three fourths of these
lands, that these lands, as well as
personal property in the district be
assessed for the cost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
A LOST CHILD.
A Pathetic Story Of Little Tot Who
was Lost In the Woods.
Wauna Napuo
Wayne News.

Asa Queen, of Queens Ridge was
in town Tuesday and informed us
that there was much excitement in
that community, one day last week,
produced by little boy of James
Spry wandering away from home and
getting lost. About two o'clock in
the afternoon, the child only Is
months of age, undertook to follow
its mother, who had gone to the
house of neighbor The other chill
dren missed the child and search
was made but it could not be found.
The neighbors were notified and near
80 people turned out to aid in the
search. The creek was examined
and the well was dragged with crap
ping hooks without result No trace
of the child could be found. When
night came lanterns and torches were
procured and the search extended
further into the woods After eight
o'clock the track of child was found
where it had broken through the ice
in a branch a half mile from the
house. A close search was made of
the branch and the adjacent hill
sides and about 8 o'clock John A.
Queen found the little fellow lying
by the side of a log on hillside,
three quarters of a mile from home.
The child was alive but almost fro
zen, it's shoes frozen stiff and its
dress frozen up to its knees. The
signal was given to the other search
ers and the forest rang and echoed
with the jubilations of the people.
The child had kept the road about
a half mile, until il crossed a branch
and had kept on up the branch.
The parents had broken down and
had given the child up for dead but
when John Queen came in with the
little fellow wrapped up in his over
coat, joy and happiness ran wild
around Jim Spry's hearthstone.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

bottle of DIR. Fenner's Golden Relief.
He poured some into cup and dipped
his thumb in it as soon as hurt. II is
now covered with a thin piece of cloth
and kept wet with the Relief He works
as usual. 1t is not sore though vet raw.
1t has not swelled. No matter viii form.
He will work with IL right along and in
a day or two 1t will be well. Iniiamma-
ton cannot exist where it is applied,
any more than the morning dew can
continue under the bright sun rays.
Used externally internally and cures
collie, summer complaints, fiux, dyspep-
STA, etc, etc, also drops on small
lump of sugar once in two hours cures
sore throat and consumption. In fact
it cures day disease that has Inflamma-
ton in it. One tablespoonful dose cures
La Grippe. Nerer disappoints Safe and
certain. Money refunded il satisfaction
not given. Take bottle home to-day.
Fer sale by ] NJ. REED * Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
300 Reward. 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there at is least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its cur
ative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of tssti-
monials.
Address, +. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
D0rSold by Druggists, Toe.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
The Young Peoples Societies,

In the Epworth League there are
nearly $4,000 chapters, and $4,000
members have been added in little
more than four and half years
The Christian Endeavor movement
started the new year with nearly 80.
600 societies and about million and
three,quarters of members The
growth during the last six months
has been larger than ever before in
the history Of the movement,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
The SuperiOrty

or Hoods Sarsaparilla is due to
the tremendous amount of brain
work and constant care used in its
preparation. Try one bottle and you
will be convinced of its superiority.
1t purifies the blood which, is the
source of health, cures dyspepsia,
overcomes sick headache and bill
iousness. 1t is just the medicine for
you.
Hoods PILLS are purely vegetable
carefully prepared from the best in
gradients.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Condition of Farm Animals.

The report of the Statis,ieian of
the department of Agriculture on the
condition of farm animals has the
following from the state agent for
West Virginia:
The percentages of horses in this
state is rapidly increasing Very
few mules are raised. The number
of miIch cows has steadily increased
during the past twelve months, not
withstanding there has heen fair
demand for them and a great many
sold within the last two or three
months Cattle of all kinds are in
creasing in value now, bat a great
many farmers were compelled 10 sell
at a sacrifice early in the winter on
account of scarcity of feed, eaased
by the drought of last summer The
number of hogs was greatly lessened
last summer, as the price was higher
than for many years and great
number were sold, but every farmer
is now raising his hogs, and the num-
Der increases as the price declines.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

General Harmony is the only com
mander capable Of leading the dem
ocratIc Senators to victory, and the
party is getting tired of waiting for
him to take charge.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
f., n. and p. RAILROAD.

The great offer being made by the
Pittsburg Dispatch to take the sixty
teachers of the public schools of Pitts
burgh, Allegheny, and other points in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and
Maryland, to Atlantic city In July is the
talk of the hour The additional in
ducement that the twelve teachers of
the sixty who receive the largest mum
mentary trip to Philadelphia. New
York and Boston after the Atlantic city
trip Is over is indicative OF the lberality
which governs The Pittsburg Dispatch
in everything 1t does, Give your favor
ite teacher the benefit of a splendid
summer outing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The provisional government of
Hawaii has been taking lessons from
United States republicans. 1t pro
poses to pension the ex-Qpeen, in
order to keep her out of mischief.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

II will use it and no other" Mrs.
Nellie Bromer, Passaic, N j., uses
this emphatic language, u have
used DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup in my
house three years and would not be
without it. 1t cured my cough which
! had for months. will always use
it and no other"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The greatest cure for pains Of all
kinds, whether proceeding from cuts
and burns, or from other ailments
such as neuralgia and rheumatism
is unquestionably Salvation Oil.
This popular and effective remedy
has continually gained in the conf
dence of the people until it has be
come a household desideratum. No
dwelling is completely equipped
without it,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

1t begins to look as though the
next international monetary confer
ence would be asked for by Europe
an nations.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The advocates of free ships are
girding up their loins preparatory
to beginning another campaign in
Congress.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

There is one subject which the re-
publicans in Congress seem utterly
unable to discuss with calmness and
common sense-that of pensions,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

Having received all the advertis-
ing there was in it DIR. Talmage pull
ed in the string attached to his res
ignation from the Tabernacle pulpit.
What a politician he would make.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
NUMBER 90.
A PLAN DECIDED UPON
BY Virginia for Trying TO Get Share
OF Her Debt onto Her Daughters
Shoulders.


RICHMOND, VA, March I0.-Goy
ernor 0'Ferrall to-day submitted to
the General Assembly of Virginia a
messagein which he urged that body
to enact some law relative to set.
Element with West Virginia of the
portion of the debt of this common
wealth. Shortly after the message
WAS read in the House, that body
passed the Senate resolution, provid
ing for the appointment of com
mission to endeavor to arrange such
a settlement. The bill now only re.
quires the signature of the Governor
to become law.
Messrs. Flooe and Wickham, of
the Senate, and Messrs. Downing
and Harrison, of the House, were to-
night elected by the General Assem-
bly, as members of the commission
under the resolution. The Governor
is to appoint the fifth.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

A 5loic ,cith a ham
mer on the thumb,
brushes it and the
nail turns black
and comes eff The
thumb swells and
is poulticed and
the man lays
up. Now look
at another case.
The thumb was
smashed just the
same but the man
was not laid up an
hourl He had m
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The government will save from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year by print
ing its own postage stamps. That
was a sufficient reason for its being
done. The Democratic party was
put in power to reduce the expendi-
lures of the government.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

For biliousness and All
other conditions resulting
from constipation, go by the
book on Beecham's pills.
Book free, pills a5c. AT
drugstores, or write to B F
Allen Co, 365 Canal st, New
York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

Humph. Harrison's friends have
begun to throw stones at Tommy
Reed and his Congressional circus.
They are the same stones that Reed
and his followers used to lombard
the White House, when it was occu-
pied by Mr. Harrison.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

WE watch the grain, hay and feed
market closely, buy by Geographic
orders, siezing the lowest markets for
buying and have just got great bar
gain in fifteen cars of grain &c. which
we offer you at lowest prices prevail
ing here for nearly forty years. Come
and see, Victor Mills Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The Bland bill to coin the seig-
niorage on the silver brought into
the treasury by the Sherman act and
to issue silver certificates on the
new dollars as coined passed the
House recently by a vote Of 167 to
1870. This seigniorage will produce
55,000,000 new silver dollars, which
will be added to the cash balance of
the treasury. All the other bullion
bought under the Sherman act is to
be coined later and certificates is
sued thereon, the net result being Ill
timately the substitution of certifi-
Gates for Sherman treasury notes
and the extinction Of the latter. The
bill is unnecessary, as no increase of
the volume OF our currency is now
required. But the advocates of the
measure claim the country can stand
$55, 900, 900 more of silver currency,
with regard to which it is held that
it is better secured than the green
back. The silver certificate has
some so cents worth of metal he
hind each dollar of it, while the
greenback has bat 33 cents. If the
Bland bill passes the Senate, it will
still be subject to the risk of veto
by the President,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
A Clarksburg Lunatic.

A colored man, who says his name
is Joseph Johnson, was found near
Clarksburg in a starving condition.
He is now confined in the jail there,
having become a maniac. He tells
the people their salvation depends
on him, that the scales have fallen
from his eyes. and that he discerns
spiritual things. He insists he weighs
but thirty pounds, is 1920 years old,
and that he has been engaged in a
pugilistic contest for three months.
No one has been able to identify him.
He will be taken to the Weston asy
lum.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

MESs's boots $ll5; boys and
children's at 20 and 95 cts, at
Hirschman's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

1t would be better for the demo-
Gratis the House to authorize the
counting of a quorum, when mem
bers refuse to vote, than to go more
than two weeks without quorum,
as was done previous to the passage
of the Bland Coinage bill. Some
way of getting and keeping a quorum
should be decided upon before the
tariff bill gets back to the House.