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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
HUNTING4oNs ADMISSIONS.
Their Significance Pointed Out Forctbl,
bU Manure.

Their Significance Pointed Ot.t Forcibly
by Mcguire.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 14-Repre-
sentative Mcguire said to THE CALL CORE
spondent tonight: "Other business pre-
vented my attendance at the Senate Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads to-day, so
have seen onlya synopsis of Mr.. Hunting
tons statement. / have read it carefully,
but have found nothing new in it except
his answer to the charge that the Southern
Pacific Company has diverted traffic from
the Central Pacific, and therefore from the
Union PACIFIC also, to the Southern Pacific
road. His answer contains admissions
that completely establish the charge we
have made in that behalf. He says that
the Southern Pacific Company obtained
its business (for the Southern Pacific road)
by going into competitive field for it.
NOW, what does that. mean? Why,
simply that the Southern Pacific Com
pany enters into competition for freight
traffic for the Southern Pacific road as
against the Central Pacific Railroad, while
controlling both roads. They own the South
ern Pacific Railroad and have no interest
in the Central Pacific, except to receive
salaries and expenses for operating it, ac-
according to Mr.. Tweed's statement in the
House committee in answer to my ques-
tions. The Southern Pacific Company,
therefore, controlling both roads and COM
peting for traffic on behalf of one of them,
in which it is interested. against the other,
in which it has only that nominal interest,
is sure to build up the one and destroy the
other as mere matter of business. Now,
the Government is interested only in the
Union and Central Pacific roads, and the
competition, of which Mr.. Huntington
speaks, is calculated to destoy one of these
roads, thus destroying the Governments
only source of payment, if the debt be re-
fused.
again, MI. Huntington admits that
the Southern Pacific Railroad is underbid-
ding the Central Pacific in the matter of
freights. He says: This business lover
land freight) has been taken at very
small profit, which the company was able
to do, because of the use of the water line
By the water line he means the Morgan
line of steamers from New Orleans to New
York. Now, it does not matter why the
Southern Pacific Company is thus cutting
under the Central Pacific for the benefit of
the Southern Pacific Railroad. No matter
what the reason may be. the important
thing is that it is doing SO; and if the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad is left under its con-
troll as the funding bill would leave it, the
people will be deprived of the benefit OF
real competition, that would exist if the
Central Pacific Railroad were either owned
by the Government or by a competing
company, and the United States Govern
ment will at the same time have its secur-
ity and the means of paying its claim de-
stroyed.n
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
NO BREAK IN THE BALLOT.
Kentucky Legislators Are Yet In tn
Deadlock.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. IA. The
scheme to vote continuously and tire out
Senator Ogilvie, Democrat. was frustrated
by the precaution Of !he friends OF the sick
man who prepared bed for him in the
Legislative chamber The twenty. first Sem
atorial ballot was as follows: Hunter, 63;
Blackburn 81; Carlisle. 5 ]. B. Helm, 1 !;
Bennett, 1; Cochran, l.; Holt, l. Bate, / !;
Reed, 1. Necessary for choice, SO.
The joint assembly adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
A Real Triumph.

Their Judgment and immense resources
have enabled G. H. Mumln to attain the
front rank in champagne and the finest
comes to this country because Americans
are connoisseurs. 79,049 cases of Mumm's
Extra Dry were imported in 1895, or 45. 125
more than Of any other brand.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION.
President Clereland to Settle the Dispute
of Itaty and Br0Sil.

ROME, ITALY, Feb. 14.-Baron Blanc,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, authorizes
the announcement that President Cleve-
land having decided to accept the position
of arbitrator to settle the questions in dis
pute between Italy and Brazil, q protocol
has been signed referring to his arbitra-
ton all claims that were not amicablv
settled by the two countries within two
months.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
AN IMPORTANT CASE
Recently Decided at Fairmont.

l. C. Finley was killed in the
mines at Monongah in 1895 and it
was due to the fact that the compa-
ny did not have their mines in prop
er repair. A suit was brought as a
consequence against the company
for $4,000 damages and great deal
of interest was aroused in the matter
as the point had never been ruled
upon by the courts. The ablest le-
gal talent obtainable was secured by
both sides, 5. Y. Woods. of Philippi.
and w. ii. Martin, OF Farrmont, APP
peared for the Finleys where the
operators and Elk Governor Fleming
and f. I. Martin. of Fairmont, with
John Basel, of Clarksburg, were re-
tanned by the parties bringing suit.
The case was terminated recently at
Fairmont by the jury giving dam
ages to the amount of $500 on the
ground that the company should
have had their mines in proper re-
pair. That they did not was proven
and as consequence the young fell
low was killed. This means much
to the miners whose lives are not at
all pleasant nor comfortable in that
it fixes the duty upon the operators
to keep the mines in repair and thus
avoid any needless sacrifice of life.
All friends of the miners who pa
tiently toiling under ground means
so much to civilization and human
progress will be delighted to hear of
this ruling. That it will be followed
uniformly as precedent is not to be
doubted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
ELKINS' BILLS
That will Build Up the american Ship
ping Are Expected to Pass Both
Houses Of Congress.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator 5.
b. Elkins has two propositions be-
fore the senate which, if adopted,
will inure vastly to the benefit OF
American vessels on the high seas.
One of these has been deliberately
explained in the newspapers-that
of requiring foreign commerce to
pay tribute to this government, il
transported in foreign bottoms. The
other is similar, excepting only that
it will exact of foreign vessels pay
ment of $40 for every immigrant
landed in the United States, being
intended as an amendment to what
is known as the Lodge bill on immi-
grafton. 1t will, of course, serve
American vessels good turn, in di.
yerting to them large proportion
of the carrying trade, but will also
put money in the treasury through
the tax upon vessels owned abroad.
The senator is getting ready to
present his arguments in favor OF
these measures in a compact and
comprehensive form at an early day
probably in January. His speech
will attract the attention of the
country. There is little doubt that
he will succeed in having both meas
ures adopted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
CHRISTMAS.

Christmas looks out at us from
the dim shadow of the groves of the
Druids who knew not Christ, and it
is dear to those who now renounce
the name of Christian. The Christ
mas log which Herrick exhorts his
merrie, merrie boys to bring with a
noise to the firing, is but the Saxon
Yule-log burning on the English
hearth, and the blazing holiday tenn
pies of Saturn shine again in the il
Illuminated Christian churches. 1t
is the pagan mistletoe under which
the Christian youth kisses the
Christian maid. 1t is the holly OF
the old Roman Saturnalia which dec
crates Brace bridgeHall christmas
eve. The huge smoking, baron of beef
the flowing oceans of ale, are but
the survivals of the trcmendios eat.
ing and drinking of the Scandinav-
ian Walhalla.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
AIMS TO DO WHAT Is RIGHT
Goyernor-elect Atkinson and his
A Appointments,
lie viii Endeayor to Distribute Them
Satisfactorily and for the Best
Interests Of the Party.

The Washington correspondent of
the Wheeling News sends the follow
ing gossip to his paper:
Goyernor-elect Atkinson, who has
been here for a few days on an import
ant political mission, has left for
Wheeling.
"You may announce said he to
the News correspondent, "that | have
come TO Washington to consult with
Senator Elkins and the four Republi-
can members of the House in regard
to the several appointments to State
offices which | have at my disposal. l
have been DESTROYS to get the views
of these leading republicans before
making my decisions and came for
that purpose alone. OF course | will
not say that the members of the West
Virginia delegation are to have entire
control of the appointments, but felt
thas it was only right and proper that
should consult these gentlemen, who
are interested in my selections. | have
been flooded with applications for APP
pointments and the majority Of them
/ cannot comply with. There are
many times more aspirants than there
are offices, and most of those deserving
places are good, loyal, working Re
publicans and are justified in asking
for political preferment at my hands.
| almost wish there were enough OIL
ces to go around SO that we could ac-
commodate everybody who desires re-
cognition. You see our party has
been out of power in the State so long
that there are large number of the
boys who desire and need places, and |
can't blame them for making known
their wishes. 1t is impossible for me
to say when | will make announce
ment of my appointments.
Governor Atkinson spoke rather en-
tertainingly of his work in the recent
campaign, telling of the many speech
es he made and the number of miles
he Travelled over the state by rail and
on horseback. He had a number of
conferences with the leading West
Virginia Republicans in this city. He
refuses to say anything as TO who are
to be the fortunate ones, but it is
generally understood here that in the
matter of Secretary OF State the final
developments will be such as to verify
the announcement to the effect that
Chairman Dawson co get the Office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
DOODLE.
Senator Allen Proposes a Senatorial
Committee TO Discover to What Ex-
tent It Was. Used in the Late Election.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. l9.-In
the Senate to-day something of a
stir was occasioned when Mr.. Allen,
Pop, Nebraska, offered a resolu-
tion for committee of nine Sena-
tors ION the use of money in elee.
tions.n The resolution directs that
the committee shall "thoroughly in
yestigate the extent To which money,
if any, was used in connection with
the recent Presidential election eth
err in promoting the nominations or
in influencing in any manner the
choice of Presidential electors, and
to inquire whether any such expen-
ditures were excessive, illegitimate,
corrupt or unlawful, and especially
to inquire and ascertain TO what ex-
tent for such purposes the owners OF
silver mines, gold mines, the bank
ers, the manufacturers, the railroads
or other corporations and million
aires OF all classes made contribu-
tions, and what contributions, if any,
were made by persons and corpora
tions residing abroad
The resolution further empowers
the proposed committee to send for
persons and papers, and directs a
report by the first Monday of De
cember, 1897.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
Land for the Land!ess Yet.

The public lands are certainly far
from exhausted yet, in spite of the
statements so frequently reiterated to
the contrary. The report of the Sec
rotary of the Interior shows that
GAG, 2l9, 100 acres of the public do
main have been allotted for all pur-
poses, but that about 600,000,0 900
acres exclusive of Alaska or an area
large enough to make twenty States
as large as Pennsylvania, are still
owned by the government. Half of
this area, or about 100000, 900 acres,
lies within the arid region and is
worthless for agriculture without ar
titicial irrigation. Probably not
more than I00000,000 acres can be
irrigated at all, leaving 200,000,000
acres of absolutely worthless land.
Assuming that the arid area is
entirely worthless for the present
and that irrigation on an extensive
scale is far in the future, any one
wanting a farm ought to be able to
secure good one within the 300,
100000 acres of land available for
settlement. Probably good deal of
this land is remote from railways
and markets, and therefore not at
tractive to settlers who have no
taste for isolation, but the fact still
remains that there is an area of
land ten times as great as the State
Do.,t,Cxr1 x-oy fhaf hao mott IA n
been granted to railways, occupied
under the homestead law nor sold to
settlers. Land for the landless, then,
| is still in abundance if those who
want land want it enough to be will
ing to undergo the pioneer hardships
cheerfully endured by the early set
tiers of the great West.
While there still remains in the
possession of the government an en-
pire in extent, there should be no
more land frittered away in State,
corporate or private grants. OF the
GAG, 100000 acres already disposed
of, there are hundreds of millions of
acres that should have been retained
by the government for the benefit OF
settlers, and this wastefulness or
worse should cease. The land that
is left should be held for settlers, to
be disposed of at first hand and not
turned over to individuals and pri-
vate corporations, to be held out OF
the market until prices have doubled
Or trebled. Deal sparingly in the
lands that are left and they will suf-
fee for many years and large in
crease of population.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
She Wants a Steady.

''Sec here" said an unfortunate
Morgantown girl to the editor a few
days ago, "what | want and want
bad, is steady beau-one that / can
depend upon at all times and under
all circumstances. lam the most I'M
fortunate girl in all the country; ]
no sooner break in comely and
promising youngster, than some other
female, who knows nothing whatever
of the handling of colts, comes along
and takes him off my hands. This
has happened often to me here Of late
and ] am getting tired of it. Only
last month | thought | had a proper
subject. He came to me as wild as a
western broncho-was not even bri-
die wise-and jumped and cayorted
like a Texas steer. | finally lassoed
him, got him broke to halter-and
then smoothed him down so he would
lead, but just when / had him about
right for his grand entry into the show
ring, another girl bunkoed me and my
work was all in vain. Advertise for a
steady for me. You might say that
the right sort of a beau might learn
something to his advantage by ad
dressing "A B G, in care of this office,
say that handsome young man with
pocket full of cash is absolutely
necessary. No reference required and
no questions asked. "Do you know,
she continued, chat there is nothing
in nature so beautiful as one of these
steady beaux- those meek and amiablt
creatures who are always on tap, so tt
speak / wish / had one"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
A Welcome Usher of ,97.

The beginning OF the new year will
have welcome usher in the shape of a
fresh Almanac, descriptive of the ORR
gin, nature and uses of the national
tonic and Alternative, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. Combined with the
descriptive matter will be found cal
endar and astronomical calculations
absolutely reliable for correctness, sta
tistics, Illustrations, verses carefully
selected, and other mental food highly
profitable and entertaining. On this
pamphlet, published and printed an
nually by The Hostetter Company, of
Pittsburg, go hands are employed in
the mechanical department alone.
Eleven months are devoted to its prep
aration. 1t is procurable free, OF
druggists and country dealers every
where, and is printed in English, Ger
man, French, Spanish. Welsh, Nor
wegian, Holland, Swedish and Bo-
hemian.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26

Few people know that all plants
contain digestive principles, They
cannot absorb their food until il is
digested any more than animals can.
The Mount Lebanon shakers have
learned the art of extracting and
utilizing these digestive principles.
and it is for this repson that their
Shaker Digestive Cordial is meeting
with such phenomenal success in
the treatment of dyspepsia. The
Shaker Digestive Cordial not only
contains food already digested, but
it also contains digestive principles
which aid the digestion of other
foods that may be eaten with it, A
single 10 cent sample bottle will be
sufficient to demonstrate its value,
and we suggest that every suffering
dyspeptic make trial Of it. Any
druggist can supply it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
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 s. 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 $4,000, and meals
and comfortable lodgings are provid-
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 a 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
fnll-page photographs, from especial
engravings and furnishing all needful
information, may be obtained free
upon application to Jno. J. Byrne,
1923 Monadnock Block, Chicago Ill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
CHRISTMAS.

Within the hall are songs and laugh
The cheeks OF Christmas glow rec
and Jolly,
And sprouting is every corbel and raj
ter
With lightsome green Of ivy and
holly;
Through the deep gulf of the chin
ney wide
Wallows the Yule-logs roaring tide;
The broad fame-pennons droop and
flap
And belly and tug as flag in the
wind;
Like a locust shrills the. imprisoned
sap.
Hunted to death in its galleries
blind;
And swift little troops of silent
sparks,
Now pausing, now scattering away
as in fear,
Go threading the soot-forest's tangled
darks,
Like herds of startled deer.
james Russell Lo,oeu.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
PITTSBURG DIVISION

HAVE your Fall Suit made to
measure. No fit No pay, at Memin-
gers, Morgantown.
FALL styles in Gentlemen's Cloth
ing and Hats, arriving Daily al
Meminger's.
CHASE and Sanborn's Moca and
Java coffees are the finest in til
world. Sold by S. A. Posten.
BOYS and Childrens suits al
Hirschman's at wonders.
FALL styles in Gentlemen's Cloth
ing and Hats, arriving Daily al
Meminger's.
You don't want to miss Hirsch
mans great sale of Fail Clothing
bought at nearly so cts. on the dol
lar.
FALL styles in Gentlemen's Cloth
ing, and Hats arriving Daily a
Mcminger's.
HAVE your Fall Suit made t.
measure No fit No pay, at Memin
gers Morgantown.
FALL styles in Gentlcmcn's Cloth
ing; and Hats arriving Daily a
Meminger's.
WE are having an elegant trade oil
shoes at Posten's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
The FaV0Tite Home Remedy.

For all diseases caused by arrangement
Of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach.
Keep it always in the house and you
will save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
fectly safe purgative, Alternative and tonic.
lfyou feel dull, debiltated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe.
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or bilousncss, and SIM.
MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
If you have eaten anything hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, dose of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
J, H. Zeilin = Co, Philadelphia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
Twice-A-Week Courier Journal.

Beginning the first of the new year
the Weekly Courier-Journal, of Louis
vile, KY, will be changed to the
Twice-aweek Courier Journal. 1t
will be published "Wednesday and Sat-
urday mornings. The paper will be
six pages, or twelve pages week, in
stead of ten pages weekly, as at pres
ent, an increase Of s32 columns of mat
ter during the year. The Wednesday
issue will be devoted exclusively to
news and politics, while the Saturday
issue will be strictly family paper
filed with stories, miscellany, pic
lures, poetry, sketches, etc. The
politics of the paper will not be chang
ed, and the battle for pure Democracy
and true Democratic principles will be
continued successfully in the future
as in the past. In spite OF the ex-
pense involved in the improvements
noted, the price of the Twice-a-week
Courier Journal will remain the same,
one dollar year, with liberal induce
ments to agents or old subscribers
who send in new ones. A feature dur
ing the coming year will be the edi-
torials of Mr.. Henry Watterson on po-
litical and other topics of the day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
Forty Per Cent. Protection.

The working of the Wilson bill, as
shown in the summary for the past
year submitted to Congress, is that OF
highly protective measure. The
official figures show that its duties on
taxable articles have averaged 80 96
per cent. The average rate in 1874,
nine years after the close of the war,
was only 80 per cent. In 1884, under
the Arthur commission tariff, it was
only 10 cent.
No other country has revenue law
so highly protective as this. Nor is
it mere incidental protection. 1t il
direct, as is shown by the fact that
the free list is largely made up of raw
materials needed by manufacturers.
Thus the very reduction OF duties
effected by the bill often serve to in
crease the amount of direct protection
given to the manufacturers of articles
affected by 1t. Where a manufacture
er is paying duty Of 80 per cent. OF
over on his raw materials he can well
afford to abate 10 per cent. of his ex-
cessiye protection on finished product
when he gets rid Of the raw material
duties
Many Democrats have believed from
the beginning that they were cheated
into fathering a highly protective
measure, and when they see that its
duties for the year average 40 per cent
they will no longer doubt it. 1t is
very certain at any rate that If the
Republicans renew the agitation and
the Democrats get back into power
there will be no 40 per cent average
in the next bill passed under Demo
cratic auspices. N. Y. World.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
Tables Turned.

Last week at Uniontown A. +.
Dickson and James Boswell were ar
raigned charged with having paid
Harrison and Richard Fox $50 out OF
total of $1,000 to kill DR.. G. w.
Richards, the balance to be paid when
the deed was committed. All the
parties live at Smithfield and as the
defendants are quite wealthy the case
attracted a great deal of attention.
The issueof it was very sensational
and concluded by throwing the costs on
the Doctor and the imprisonment OF
the Fox brothers on charge of con-
spiracy to indict. The outcome of
the trial of the former accusers is
awaited with great deal of interest
and it is expected that the sentence
passed on them will be very severe as
the charges on them are fully sub
stantiated. About fifty witnesse,
were in attendance on the trial, a
number of them being character wit
nesses and these gave the Foxes q
terrible reputation for lying and othel
kindred vices.