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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
We Must Have Good Men

There is little doubt among the
best posted men of Democratic vic
tory in West Virginia next year
There are no dissenslons in the par
ty and there is no doubt the party
will enter the campaign in a very
vigorous manner and in excellent
condition for fighting. There are
some conditions to success, however,
says the Shepherdstown Register
and it goes on to set them forth:
That the Democrats have strong
hopes of winning is evidenced by the
number Of aspirants that are being
announced for the various places on
the state and district tickets. Among
the names are those of persons who
haven't the first affiliations for
offices of public trust. We hear of
broken down politicians who have
been discarded time and again; of
callow and untried youngsters who
count exclusively upon unlimited
cheek and self-approval brazenry to
carry them through; of political
tricksters who long ago lost the con
idence of their party; of men whose
habits and past records should dis
qualify them from any public recog-
milton whatever; and SO with a long
list of those who, instead of adding
strength to the ticket or credit to
the party, would be dead weight
or worse.
1t is an imperative duty upon the
part of Democrats to select the very
best men in its ranks for its eandi
dates. We must have for our guber-
material candidate and for the other
places on the State ticket those who
are entitled to and who can command
the respect and confidence of the
people-our best and our brainiest
men. We must have for our Con
gressmen those who will be able to
make themselves felt in the counsels
of the nation and who are big enough
to fill big positions-men who are
known to be broad, honest, able and
incorruptible. Our best local repre-
sentatives should be sent to the
State Legislature, and they should
be selected by the people themselves,
regardless of the wishes of the poIiti
clans of nigh or low degree. And
down to the lowest place on the coun-
ty ticket let us have men of ability
and integrity and whose party fealty
is unquestioned
West Virginia is Democratic
State, and if the Democrats will nom
mate men of the character we have
sought TO describe the landslide of
last year will be reversed and a great
victory won in 1896.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
Quick Trains for the Atlanta EXPOSE.
ton, Oyer the Southern Railway.

The Southern Railway inaugu.
rated its winter schedules Sunday
October 6, 1895, and in addition to
its regular double daily limited
trains, put into effect another limit.
ed train, known as the "Expositian
Flyer" leaving New York at IL ;0C
A. M, daily, Philadelphia 1:l2 P. M,
Baltimore 3;15 P. M, Washington
4;39 P. NJ, arriving at Atlanta next
day 1920 A. M. central time, carry
ing Pullman Sleepers and vestibuled
day coaches.
The United States "Fast Mail"
leaving Washington at 1:15 A. NJ,
with through Pullman sleepers and
day coaches, daily, and the "vesti-
hnled Limited" at 1O:43 p. NJ, com
posed of vestibuled sleepers and day
coaches, with dining car service are
continued in service, and arrive at
Atlanta next day at $50 A. NJ, and
3:55 p NJ, espectively, central time
The Southern Railway is the only
line operating solid trains from
Washington to Atlanta over it's own
tracks, and the only road entering
the Exposition Grounds Time from
Washington, only Is hours. Low
excursion rates on sale daily from
all coupon ticket offices Those sold
on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each
week. however, are lower than other
days and limit of tickets correspond
ingly shorter. Sufficient time is al
lowed, however, on the lower rate
tickets to spend a week at the Ex-
position.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES
Consume Three Hundred Thousand Dol
lars Worth OF Property Of the
University of Virginia,

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Oct 81
The University of Virginia suffered
great loss from a fire which occurred
this morning. The local FIRE depart
ment was unable to cope with til,
flames, and assistance was obtained
from Stanton and Lynchburg
which, however, arrived too late tc
save the public hall aud the rotunda
The fire started in the former build
ing, and large quantity of dyua
mite was used on the portico between
the rotunda and the public hall, but
beyond displacing the large pillar,
nothing was accomplished.
Attention was then given TO tn,
building known as "Old Chapel anG
reading room. These were blown nj
and the debris saturated with water
and the fire thereby was confined L
the hall and rotunda.
The library containing about $l3,
600 worth of books, statues, paint
ings, etc, was in the rotunda. Ar
effort TO save these resulted in get
ting out Jefierson's statue and pos
sibly three fourths of the books
Everything else was burned. At
O'Clock the fire was gotten under
control. The lecture roooms wer,
destroyed and everything in th,
building including a geological lab
oratory of great value,
A painting entitled the "School o.
Athens" copy of the celebrated
production by Raphael, was consum
ed, The total loss is estimated al
not less than $500, 900 with an insur
ance of $25, 900 on the buildings anG
contents. The origin of the lire i.
unknown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02

There seems to be nothing to say
about the investigation of the Spen
Ger asylum. Charges were printed il
the newspapers, and some attorney
appeared before the Board, and chat
is about all there was to it.
No witnesses were present, none
were summoned. The complaining
parties refused to file charges, and
refused to name their witnesses, il
they had any to name. The affair
was disgusting failure. 1t was con
ceived in shame and brought forth
in humiliation and disgrace.
Those who were SO vigorous and
loud mouthed in their charges, SC
prolific OF offenses committed, doubt.
less now feel that they must stand
as the shameless promoters of an
outrageous scandal rejecting upon
the integrity of honorable and up.
right men, and without evidence OF
witnesses to support any of their
charges.
The fault found is that scandal
of such gigantic proportions should
be put forth to the discredit of the
official body of the institution, and
to the shame of the State, without a
witness to substantiate single
charge of the many serious ones that
were made.-Parkersburg Sentinel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
Fascinated by Webster.

Il shall never forget the first time
l saw Webster" said Sergeant at
arms Bright. at was at the Aston
House in New York. 1 was but a
boy and had gone to the city with
my father. l was going down the
old steps that used to lead out on
Broadway when l felt a singing
blow upon my shoulders from a whip
or cane. Boylike, was mad all
over in an instant and whirled
around to see who struck me. On
the top step was man about 6 feet
tall, as slim as ramrod, and hold
ing in his hand small BAN boo cane
such as were commonly carried in
those days. l knew instinctively
that he had hit me, and started up
the steps to have it out with him.
instantly planned the whole fight and
thought that the best way to get
even with him would be to tackle
him about the middle and try to
break him in two. just before
reached him ! saw another man by
his side, whose glance so fascinated
me that forgot all about the blow
| had received. The man had large
lustrous eyes that charmed me, as q
snake charms a bird l could do
nothing but stand there and look at
him. l learned afterward that it
was Webster, and the man who had
tapped me with his cane was Thur
low Weed. The latter had supposed
which was true, that ] was the son
of Judge Bright, and he had stopped
me to ask me If my father was in
town, as he wanted to see him. l
saw Webster frequently afterward,
but never forgot the incidents of
my first meeting - Washington
Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
) $4,000
705.00
$1,0550o
$500
Deduct amount on deposit

Total am I to be appropriated 81 $4,000
The above amount should be appro
priated as soon as possible, so that the
suit may be heard during the next term
of court.
Notwithstanding the attention Of
the last Legislature was plainly di
rected to this question, and notwith.
standing the Attorney General went
before the Finance committee of thai
body and urged the appropriation
yet suit involving some $4,000 tc
the State is allowed to be dismissed
for want of the small sum, compare
lively speaking, of $1,000, when il
would all have been recovered back
from the railroad if the State had
gained the case. This is some more
of the economy of 1.-THE most business
Legislature the State ever had"
This was a Republican Legislature
and it was also Republican Legis
Iature that in 1866 granted a char
ter TO the c. 81 o. railroad company
in which that road was exempted
from the payment of any taxes, and
it was Democratic Legislature tina,
in 1877 passed law requiring said
road to pay taxes. which it is now
paying. 1t is nothing but reasona,
BILE, judging from past events, tc
suppose that if all the legislation
since 1866 had been Republican thai
that road would not to day be pay.
ing one cent of taxes to the State
county and districts.
1t was not for the last Legislature
nor any other Legislature to say
whether it was right to require the
railroad to pay the 10 per cent pen.
atty fixed by law. but the expense
of the suit should have been paid
and let the Supreme Court of the
United States, the highest judicial
power in the land, settle that ques.
tion.-K dndachd Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
The Most laxative Bird.
Harper's Bazaar.

The musical grackle or talking
minor from India is considered by
competent judges to be superior to
any of the parrots in his power OF
speech. He is an adept at picking
up airs taught him, rendering his
version in a mellow whistle. Living
to a great age, like the parrots, be
has been known to pass so or even
so years in one family. Educated
minors are expensive. But the or
binary unframed birds sell frem $40
to SIS in the United States. In
teaching parrots or minors to talk or
whistle it is better to give the lesson
toward night, and if the cage is GOV
cred with a cloth, their undivided at
tention is secured. Keep their homes
very clean; feed only plain food,
nothing fat. Avoid draughts. Give
the bird some exercise about the
house if his cage is at all small for
him, and he will thrive. There is
an allied group of small parrots and
paroquets that are generally very
beautiful in plumage and might be
an addition to an aviary of bright
colored birds, but cannot be recon-
mended otherwise, as their voices
are often harsh. They need space
larger than the cage to be shown to
the best advantage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
THAT ASYLUM. INVESTIGATION
Didn't Amount to Mueh-The Loud
Mouthed Aeeusers Couldn't
Materialize.

SPENCER, w. Va. Oct. 25.-The
investigation Of the charges against
the insane asylum here yesterday,
ordered by Gov McCorkle, wound
up after brief session in farce com
edY. But one witness, 5. L. Golf,
appeared to testify, and his testi-
mony was to the effect that be had
witnessed an alteration among some
inmates who were out for an airing,
aud that one of them was attacked,
choked and thrown down, but
whether by an attendant or not he
could not see. Charges had been
made by the newspapers of the state.
and particularly by the Parkers
burg State Journal, to the number
of 80, accusing brutality, incompe
tence, tue employment of relatives
of the board of mansgers to be as.
sistants at the institution, of immo-
rality on the part of the board, etc
Gov. McCorkle presided over the
meeting. He announced that he
had come to hear the charges and
to receive proof of their truth. The
State Journal was represented by
Edward Corder Dr. Z. j. McQuain.
until year sgo assistant superin-
tendent, took part in the presenta-
ton of the case.
When the board of managers Of
the asylum were ready to hear
the charges, the complainants
said they could not compel their
witnesses to be present, and the wit
nesses refused to come, and the
charges which had been directed
against the board of managers, as
well as against Supt. DR.. w. d. Row,
were withdrawn. The compliments
say the case will be carried TO the
Legislature at its meeting next year.
The board was not ready to let the
thing drop at that, and looked into
the case of DR.. Row as far as they
could get any testimony. Nothing
developed to sustain any charges of
cruelty, and even the prosecutors of
the case confessed that, as they
brought no witnesses, the unsus-
tanned charges were of no value.
The impression here is that when
a new management was elected a
year ago the retiring management
were angered. Some local political
jealousies are also said to enter into
the case.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
Election nay.

A week from last Tuesday will be
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, which is election
day in all the states where state oil
national officers are to be chosen
New York was the first State 20 Sc
lect this day, beginning in ls4l. Be
fore then elections were held on tn,
first Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day in November. 1t seemed advis
able not to make more OF chang,
in the time of holding the election
than was needed, so the middle da,
of the three was chosen. Previou.
to 1916 elections for presidents
electors had been held, under an acr
of Congress dating from 1892, within
thirty four days preceding the frs
Wednesday, in December. In 1S4I
Congress adopted the date of New
York's election as that for the cleo
ton of presidential electors, perhap,
because all the States but Pennsyl
vania. Ohio and South Carolina haC
their presidential elections at about
that time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
r.nst Year and this Year.

Last year many Republicans and
some Democrats believed that the
hard times we're due to the wiping
out of the Mckinley tariff law, OBJ
serves the Uniontown Genius. This
gear they know better. Last year
Republican organs belehed calamity
in large quantities. This year thay
can't do that, much as they would
enjoy the exercise. Timid Democrats
may have thought they had an ex
cuse for not voting their party tick
ct last year, but they do not have
such an excuse this year. This is a
year in which every Democrat has
the best of reasons for voting his
party ticket and Republicans can
give the best of reasons for voting
with him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
The South and immigration.

The South still remains largely
an unknown land to the average
Northerner, and its topography, flora
and fauna, habits and customs, are
almost as unfamiliar to him as to
the untraveled inhabitant of another
continent. Shut off from any close
communication with each other for
the first twothirds of century by
the vital difference in their labor sys
tens, the Northerner first became
acquainted with the real aspect of
the South as a member of an invad-
ing army. That hat he saw even
through hostile eyes, was not alto
gether unpleasing, is evidenced by
the number of Sherman's soldiers
who afterward settled in Georgia;
and while the larger proportion of
Union soldiers did not get g. far in
to the South, the number of veterans
who have settled in this section fur.
ther snstans the good opinion we
ourselves hold, that to know our see
ton better is to love it more, The
returning soldiers, then introduced
little heaven that is still felt; but
the war the country was rapidly fill
ed up by flood of immigration that
for over two decades poured in from
Europe almost without cessation.
and filled up the vacant places of the
North, East and West Partly in
accordance with great natural law,
and partly owing to the circumstan-
ces that the controlling influences
were all in the victorious section,
and New York was the only great
port of entry, this tide of immigra-
ton flowed only on lines of latitude,
and almost none of it seeped into
the South. All the great railroads
were built at that time to develop
the West and fill up its unoccupied
lands. Only one straight nor b and
south line, the Cincinnati Southern.
was built to connect what was then
the metropolis of the West with the
gateway of the south; and the pur
pose Of this was not to bring immi-
grafton ana capital into the South,
but to divert Southern trade away
from New York to Cincinnati. All
these potential factors have operated
to keep the North and South apart.
not to rake up political reasons that
have so recently been buried that
they are better left undisturbed. In
view of the labor and socialist dis.
turbances that an element of foreign
immigrants has made more violent,
as well as the congested condition
of society and trade in the older
Northern and Western States, it is
easy to believe that the South, quiet
ly working out its own destiny, has
not really suffered by this apparent
ly unequal distribution of fortunes
favor, AT any rate, it has left intact
an American civilization of the high
est order and the purest character,
with many broad acres of land,
which the experience of the North
has taught US to offer only to a Sc
lect and desirable class of immi
grants, that we may escape the very
mistakes that we did not have an
opportunity to participate in at the
time they were committed,-F
The Atlanta Exposition" by the
Hon. W. G. Atkinson, Governor of
Georgia, in North american Rerieto
for October.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
State News.

Philip Mayo, farmer, who resided
near Spencer, while filing his barn
with hay fell from the hay loft upon
pitchfork on the lower floor The
tines passed clear through his body,
killing him almost instantly.
Fire destroyed large barn at Terra
Alta Friday belonging to Mrs. j. IL.
Feather, containing two fine horses,
wagons, plows, moving machines,
hay and grain owned by Hartley
Delberry and /. F. Kelley. The loss
will reach one thousand dollars with
no insurance. The origin of the fire
is a mystery.
The health board Of Huntington
has taken active steps in the past
few days to prevent an epidemic OF
disease, especially typhoid fever,
which is so prevalent in the sur
rounding country A house TO house
inspector has been inaugurated and
families warned to boil all their
drinking water before using it.
"A hpp aeNVhnpbSu W 4uCu I>St ~
Martin a murderer confined in the
Senaea county, Ohio, jail aud was
resisted by the sheriff. Two of the
mob were killed and several wound
ed, and the militia was ordered out
by the Governor.
Tom Eckles was shot through the
heart, while stealing chickens, by q
Wetzel county farmer. The farmer
fired several shots in the direction
of his hen house on hearing a noise
there and the next morning Eckles'
dead body was found and he was
holding a-chicken in each hand, his
hold not having relaxed.
A Clarksburg telegram of the
18th says: The clothing of Kate
Chaplin, colored woman, to day
while rendering lard, caught fire,
and before the flames could be ex-
tinguished she was so badly burned
that she cannot live
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02

Nothing would please Congress.
man Dayton more than another
opportunity to trounce Mr.. Wilson
Herald.
Mr.. Dayton will never trounce Mr..
Wilson or anybody else again for
Congress. Mr.. Dayton is Congress-
man by accident. Had the leaders
of the Republican party dreamed ct
defeating Mr.. Wilson Mr.. Dayton
would never have been nominated.
He was put on the altar as sacri-
flee. The great slump of 1894 was
as much a surprise to the victors as
the vanquished, and now since it
seems possible for the Republicans
to carry the district there will be a
host of Republicans who are willing
to go to Congress, men Of larger cal
iber, and Mr.. Dayton will soon be
forgotten. -MartinSbuyg Statesman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
The present is the banner year f

The present is the banner year fol-
apples. The crop is estimated at
sixty million barrels exceeding prob
ably by ten million barrels any prev
ious crop. Prices are slightly lower
than in the past. The greatest sup
ply comes from the West, Missouri
leading, even going ahead of New
York. Our local crop is abundant
aud prices are low ranging from 20
to 40 cents per bushel. Large GUAM.
titles are being sold to neighboring
counties The tides OF apple-jack
and cider which will flow around the
land will probably make the highest
level known.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02
Law Against Trespass.

Every landowner has more or less
trouble every fall with sportsmen
running over their lands, throwing
down fences and injuring crops. For
the Information of all friends who
may be interested we publish the
following extracts from the Code of
West Virginia relative to the punish
ment of trespassers:
2. If any person shall shoot, hunt,
range, fish or fowl, within the en-
closed lands of another person with
out permission from the owner, occu
pier or agent thereof, he shall forfeit
three dollars for each offense to the
owner. When any person is conviet-
ed third time of said offense the
justice rendering judgment thereof
shall require him to give recogni-
zance, with good security, in a sum
of not less than one hundred dollars,
for his good behavior for a year
or, If he fail to give such security,
commit him to jail for one month
unless it be soon given. Such rec
ognizance shall be forfeited if such
person offend as aforesaid within
the time limited in the recognizance.
Sec. 2, Chap 90.
2S. If any person shall, without
the consent of the owner or occupier
thereof, enter into the enclosed lands
of another. and do any damape there
on or shall, without such consent,
pull down in whole or in part, or in
jure any fence of another, he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars.
He shall, moreover, be liable to the
party injured for the damages sus
tanned by such injury; and it shall
be no defence to any prosecution or
suit under this section, that such
fence was not lawful fence.-Sec.
%, Chap. las.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02

JOE j. SULLIVAN, in "Maloney's
Mishaps," presented rather origi-
nal and ludicrous type of the stage
Hibernian, and had only to open his
mouth to provoke laugh. The 9TH
er members of the combination were
all first class in their specialties.
This promises to be a bohming week
at the Howard. Boston Herald.
Opera House Friday, Nov. l.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02

There is a Two Million club in
Chicago, indicating either financial
resources of its members or the ap,
preaching population of the city. 1t
has taken up the subject of the re
moval of the capital of the United
States to the shores of Lake Michi-
gan, the erection of such capital
buildings as the world has never
seen, and favors that the senate and
house shall remain in permanent
session once the government gets To-
Gated on the prsiries. The general
opinion is that there is little too
much of congress as matters stand,
and permanent session would be
as bad as a cholera visitation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-11-02

There have been three burglaries
in Morgantown within the past week
and means should be adopted to
catch the rascals who are entering
residences at will and railroad them
to the penitentiary. There is not a
particle Of doubt but that these
crimes were committed by local
thieves who are perfectly familiar
with the residences entered. In each
case lights were burning brightly in
the rooms entered, and the man who
will take the risk of being identi-
fed is no common sneak thief but a
desperate man who is willing to take
desperate chances and would, no
doubt, commit murder if necessary
in order to escape if discovered
while at his work. He should be
ferreted Out at once, and the best
way to accomplish his arrest would
be the employment of trained de-
tective.