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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
Wide Tire Law.

Delegate Garvin, of Wheeling, has
introduced bill which will do much
good for the cause of good roads If
adopted. Every one knows how much
more destructive narrow tired vehicles
are than those equipped with broad
tires. The bill Is as follows:
Section l. The people of the State
of West Virginia enact, that all yehi-
cles having an iron axle two inches
square, or an axle of equivalent capac-
ity, shall be equipped with tires not
less than four inches in width.
Section 2. All vehicles having an
iron axle one and three quarters
sqvare, or an axle of equivalent capac-
ity, shall be equipped with tires not
less than three inches in width.
Section 3. All vehicles having an
axle one and one half inches square,
or an axle Of equivalent capacity shall
be equipped with tires not less than
two and one half inches in width.
Section 4: That each person or per-
sons complying with sections /, 2 and
3, shall receive rebate of one-fourth
their assessed road taxes for the years
ending 1897 and 1898. Thereafter
ceasing and penalty enforced as pre-
scribed in sec. 5.
Section 5. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
act, shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars nor less than twenty
dollars.
Section g. This act shall take effect
30 days after its passage.
Both laws are in the main good ones
and if not exactly perfect, are steps
toward proper reform.
Legislation along the lines pursued
in the above bill is what is needed in
this State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
CONTRACT LET
For Big Electric Power House at
kanawha Falls-Two Dams to be
Contracted.

ASHLAND. KY, Jan. 23.-The long
talked of project looking to the
placing of an immense electric pow
er house at kanawha Falls, W. Va,
for the supplying of electricity to
the mines of the New River and ka-
nawha Valley coal fields. is assuming
substantial shape,and this week con
tracts were let to Gentry d Voltz,
contractors, of Staunton. Va, for the
excavations and foundation work
necessary to the establishment of
such a plant. The contract also
calls for the building of two i'm
mense dams across the river, one at
New River Falls, seven miles below
Hinton and nine miles below the
junction of the Greenbrier and New
Rivers, and the other at the falls of
the Big Kanawha, below the juno
tion of the Gauley and New rivers,
which form the Kanawha.
The contracts were let by J. Tur-
ner Morehead, a prominent North
Carolina manufacturer, who is inter
ested largely in the aceteline gas
works at Spray, n. c., and who rep
resents a syndicate that has recent
ly acquired the power rights OF both
the points mentioned above. At
each of the dams power house will
be located, the electricity to be gen
Grated by the immense water power
at hand and distributed through the
separate coal fields by underground
cables. In addition to the electric
power works the syndicate will erect
plants for coke making and the util-
ization of the by-products from the
coal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
Taken Up by the Senate and almost
Sure to Pass Early.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-The
Senate to-day voted to take up the
Nicaragua canal bill. This gives the
measure parliamentary advantage OF
being the unfinished business of the
Senate, so that it will be considered
from day to day until final action is
secured. The prospect is that a final
vote will be reached at an early day,
and the test vote to-day on taking up
this bill, yeas SO, nays IA, foreshad-
owed its passage. Senator Morgan, Of
Alabama, opened the debate with
lengthy speech in favor of the meas
ure. He said he desired action before
the Senate took up the Anglo .Ameri-
can treaty of arbitration. This COW
cred certain differences" and Mr..
Morgan said 1t should be determined
whether American control of the Nj
caragua canal or the upholding of the
Monroe doctrine was to be included
among the differences to be submitted
to arbitration. The canal bill provides
for an issue Of $10G, 900, 900 of mari
time canal company stock, of which
the Secretary of the Treasury, in be-
half OF the United States, is to be SUBJ
scribe for $40, 900, 900 worth OF shares.
The company is to issue bonds up to
500, 600, 900, these to be guaranteed
by the United States. The building
and control Of the canal are given to
American engineers and board of
eleven directors, of whom five are to
be appointed By the President. 1t is
substantially the measure passed by
the Senate in the last Congress.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
Whoever Wins the People Lose.

Some short-sighted persons are say
ing that the public will benefit by
this great industrial battle between
the Sugar Trust and the rich firm of
coffee dealers. But a moments reflec-
ton will show just the reverse is true.
Where these two combinations do
not compete prices will go up imme-
diately Each combination relies
upon those districts it holds undispu-
ted to furnish it with the sinews Of
war. Where the two combinations do
compete, the people will get cheaper
coffee and sugar for time.
But what will happen when the war
is over? If one combination kills the
other, the victor will be free to raise
prices to point at which he will soon
recoup himself. If the giant calls it
a draw they will Immediately conspire
in the friendliest way in the world to
take from the people all that both
lost, with heavy interest.
In this war, as in all similar wars in
the past, however the battle goes the
monopolists win and the people lose.
The monopolists have the fun and the
people foot the bills. And the longer
the war lasts the bigger the bills
~ Y. World
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

The house committees were not an
nounced for our paper last week and
for that reason did not appear The
representative from Monongalia is a
member of several important commit
tees and will undoubtedly make his
influence felt on all of them. The
different committees of which he is a
member is as follows
On Education = Messrs. Hunter,
Hahn, Kiser, Laishley, Jones, Curtis,
Collins, Glover, linn, McClung, Book,
Gawthorp Arnold, Groves and Wick
ers.
On Private Corporations and Joint
Stock Companies-Messrs. Hughes, OF
Kanawha, Davis, Childers, Jackson,
Laishley, Morrison, Taylor, Book,
Hume, Bennett, Hansford and Fer
rell.
On Claims and Grievances Messrs.
Childers, Hunter of Wood, Laishley,
Morrison, Small, Stapleton, Mcneil,
Harlow, Power, Umpstead and Owens.
On Labor-Messrs. Blon, Ryan, To.
Ter, Bunner, linn, Laishley, Hill, Da-
Wis, Colerider, Hunter, of Morgan,
Groves, Kelsall, Kirk, Crook and Par
son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
THREATENED CONSUMPTION.
A Typical Case Of Catarrh Cured by
DIR. Hnrtman's Free Treatment.

A farmers wife has been troubled
from childhood with catarrh. Until
within the last few years, she has not
been treated for it. But it has be-
come so much aggravated that she
consults her physician. He treats her
and she perseveres faithfully, without
avail, for months. Then she tries a
physician in the city. Although his
charges are exorbitant, her husband
gladly pays them; but she gets no bet
ter. The farmer in despair, sees his
wife growing paler and weaker every
day. A cough sets in and consump-
ton is near.
AT last they read about Pe-ru-na
The husband writes TO DR.. Hartman
and receives an encouraging and SYM
pathetic answer. They continue the
correspondence all the while she takes
Pe-ru-na, receiving new advice and as
sistance in every letter. Her symp-
toms leave her one by one. Her col
or returns. Her cough ceases. At
last she is we'll. In her gladness Of
heart she writes to Dr. Hartman.
anxious TO have her cure told to 9TH
ers that they also may be saved.
Such is the history of typical tes-
timonial used by DIR. Hartman in his
books. One of these books will he
sent free to any address by The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company, Co
lumbus, Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
\ 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 $20.00 and meals
and comfortable lodgings are provid-
ed throughout the trip at 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 6, 900
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,
1928 Monadnock Block, Chicago Ill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
The Greatest Monarch

Is fit subject for pity if he is
troubled with dyspepsia, while his
poorest subject who digests properly
may well be envied by a prince thus
afflicted. The dyspeptic of every cline
and nation owe debt of gratitude to
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
rescues them from one of the most OBJ
stinate and troublesome complaints
against which medical skill is direct
ed. On this continent, in Europe and
the tropics, this sterling remedy is
prominently and justly popular, not
only as stomachic, but also as a
means of preventing and curing ma
larial, rheumatic, kidney, bilious and
nervous disorders. 1t improves appe-
tite and sleep, hastens convalescence
and the acquisition of vigor after ex-
hausting maladies, and connteracts
the infirmities of age, A wineglass
taken before retiring has tendency
to produce tranquil health yielding
sleep, boon much coveted by nerv-
Gus inyalids.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

use but from the way In which the
company has commenced this is not
likely to prove TO be very formidable
one. The estimate made by Col. Rob-
erts when. everything is settled will
be about a half million larger than the
valuation placed on the property ten
years ago by government engineers. OF
course should either side feel aggrieved
at the decision of the board of view
ers an appeal may be had TO the Sec
rotary Of War and IL he thinks the
amount of damages too high the
scheme may be abandoned. Or ANY
cause for dissatisfaction still exists
an appeal may be taken to the SUI
preme Court of the United States. OF
course such gigantic undertaking as
this is not to be accomplished in day
and years may elapse before the end is
reached. The board of viewers how
ever seem to be determined to expedite
matters as much as possible and urg-
ing things to the very top notch of
speed. The gratitude Of thepublic is
certainly due these gentlemen fer their
efforts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
IMPRISONED WITH TARANTULAS.
Extraordinary Experience of a Par.
kersburg Man Locked in Box

A st. Joseph, Mo-, dispatch, of Jan
uary p, says: James Payne, of Par
kersburg, w Va, passed through this
Portland, Ore. He was accompanied by
his wife, to whom he was married
few days ago.
Two months ago Payne started for
the Pacific coast. On the train, between
Green River and Pocatello, his pockets
were picked. He was even unable to
telegraph home for money, and deter
mined to make his way through by the
box car route. On the second night of
his stay at Pocatello westbound spe-
cial pulled in, in which were several
fruit cars. He climbed into one that
was glled with bananas, making HIM
self as comfortable as possible. He had
scarcely concealed himself before the
door was closed and sealed. He went to
sleep, and when he awoke it was to
find himself in darkness with the
train in motion. He had been aroused
by something soft and velvety creep
ing across his face. He struck match
to see what had disturbed him, and to
his horror he saw several large taran-
tulas.
Payne tainted, and when he revived
it was broad daylight and the train
was still speeding onward. He tried the
door to find it fastened. The struggling
rays that penetrated the cracks of the
door enabled him to see dimly the OBJ
jects about him and he recognized his
visitors of the night before. His fears
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
Sharp TRUSTS.

1t is hard to believe that there is
death in the sin that wears mas k
ofgold.
The world is full of blind Samsons,
who spent their lives grinding in mill.
Give until you feel 1t, and you willfeel
more like living than you did before.
II the devil had to wear the same old
coat every day, he would never leave
the pit.
A big man in little world Is as
much out of place as little man in a
big one.
There is nothing Ike telling good
news for imparting pleasant tone to
the voice.
1t would be bad for the church ifshe
knew no more Of God than her preach
ers teach.
When mans wife believes in his
religion 1t is pretty good evidence that
he has the right kind.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
TERRIBLE
Is THIS TALE OF CRIME,
A Monster who Reyels in Death-A
Confession of Awful Train Wrecking.

ATLANTA, GA, January 23.-San
Palatka, fiend in expression, revolt.
ing in countenance, confesses to having
perepetrated the great Cohoba bridge
disaster, which occurred two weeks
ago in Alabama. Stolidly and with
immoyable lines of criminal harshness
on his face, he admits that single
handed he sent 26 persons to horri-
BILE death, and wounded and MANNED
a score more.
When the disaster occurred, lying
below, hidden behind a ledge Of rock,
was the relentless wrecker who had
ripped a rail from the trestle, fasten-
ed it across the track and then made
his way to where he could steal from
the yet warm bodies OF the dead and
the helpless wounded, the money that
was to pay him for the terrible step.
Palatka was arrested in Eatonton,
Putnam county, in Middle Georgia.
His first captors believed him half
witted, as he gave himself away.
Those in charge of him today in At
lanta as he was on his way to Ala
bama say he is absolutely reckless and
entirely without human feelings. To-
day he spoke of the beautiful wreck
with no sign of emotion. He might
have been talking of a picnic or a
pair of shoes.
II did it, said Palatka to-day. II
wanted money. It's nobody's bust
ness what / wanted it for. did it,
| found it very easy. / say this for
the benefit of those who want to
wreck trains. 1t is just as easy to
wreck passenger train as it is to
wreck freight train. There's no
money in freight. / didn't get any
thing out Of the wreck. l moved a
rail, put it across the track and the
whole business seemed to fall.
There were plenty Of dead folks with
money. One man had $500, but be-
fore / could get at it the other ones
got up and then the crowds came. |
skipped out then. The officers made
me confess at the end of a shotgun,
but it's all true. / waited an hour
for that train to wreck. 1t was a
funny looking sight the way it tum-
bled off like it was in hurry to get
to the bottom of the ravine. | don't
see how anybody escaped. It's bad
drop, you can bet, and lonesome
place"
There is reward of &c., 900 for the
arrest of the perpetrators of the deed,
and If it proves true that Palatka did
it his Putnam county captors will get
that amount. 1t is said that there
may be an effort made to lynch Palat-
ka.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

You can always judge woman by
the quantity of perfume she dosen't
use.
Little children and very old people
are the only ones who really know
anything.
The only thing worse than an un-
clean stag dinner is the way wo-
mans club will discuss one.
Love is good deal lske meal; If
you take the dessert first, you won't
eat so much dinner.
When woman wants to brag to
other women, she says it's such an
awful bore to keep a bank book.
It's good deal harder for man
to love than to get married; for a
woman it's good deal harder TO get
married than to love.
A girl is known by the company she
doesn't keep.
A woman's story always contains a
moral and pair OF pants.
1t is curious that thing which will
lose man woman's friendship won't
lose him her love.
When girl makes up her mind that
she wants man she begins to pretend
to be intereste9 in his work.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
The FaVoIite Home RemedQ.
'or all diseases caused BY derangeme

For all diseases caused by arrangement
The Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach.
Keep it always in the house and you
NiiI save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
fectly safe purgative, Alternative and tonic.
If you feel dull, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe-
tlte and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or bliousness, 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. II. zcilin = Co, Philadelphia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

1t has actually been proposed to in
vestigate the charge that member OF
the legislature had been drunk and
disorderly in Charleston. What under
the sun is Charleston for but a place
to get drunk and raise Cain in and
what inducement will there be in
going there if the ancient and honora-
BILE practice handed down from time
immemorial must be abolished? Per-
ish the unworthy thought
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
Exposure to Disease

Does not necessarily mean the con-
tracing of disease provided the sys-
TEN is in vigorous condition, with
the blood pure and all the organs in
healthy action. When in such con-
dition contagion is readily resisted and
the disease germs can find no lodg-
ment. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best
medicine to build up the system be-
Cause it makes pure, rich blood, and
pure blood is the basis of good health.
In cold weather it is especially neces-
sary to keep up the health tone be-
cause the body is subject to greater
exposure and more liable to disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the safeguard
to health.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30
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Capt. W. A. Mcdowell Dead.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Jan. 23.-Capt.
w. A. Mcdowell died last night aged
SO years. Captain Mcdowell was a
school teacher in his youth, later was
at the head OF Madison College in this
place, and was connected with the
Tuscaroras college. He served in the
war with distinction. He was also
editor Of the "Genius of Liberty, nand
was member of the Fayette county
bar. He is survived by a widow and
two children.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

Is it "overwork'' that has filled
this country with nervous dyspep-
tics-that takes the flesh off their
bones, the vitality from their blood,
and makes them feeble, emaciated
and inefficient? No. 1t is bad cook
ing, overeating of indigestible stuff,
and other Notwithstanding habits.
The remedy is an artificially di-
gested food such as the Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial. Instead of irrita-
ting the already inhamed stomach
the Cordial gives it a chance to rest
by nourishing the system itself and
digesting other food taken with it.
So flesh and strength return. Is not
the idea rational? The Cordial is
palatable and relieves Immediately.
No money risked to decide. on it's
value A 10 cent trial bottle does
that.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

Senator Whitaker has introduced a
bill making it Enable offence to
wear hat or bonnet in any place of
amusement during theatrical per-
Torrance. The unfortunates who
have heen compelled to sit behind
some monstrosity committed in the
name of millinery will call him bless
ed if it passes
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

An invitation has been received at
this Office to attend the celebration in
honor of George W. Tippett's 61st
birthday at Point Pleasant. He is
editor of the Point Pleasant Register
and has been in the newspaper bust
ness a half century. We congratulate
him upon his achievement and hope
that he may round out many more
years of usefulness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-30

An Argument Punctured.

other manufacturers than those who
volunteered as witnesses, as well as
from the protectionist press, the cry
has gone up for the last year or Is
months, that the hard times in our
great industries-low prices for pro
ducts and low wages for workers
were due to the food of foreign goods
imported under the Wilson tariff.
The Wilson bill was not only made
responsible for this, but for the fall
ing off in revenues because of fall
ing off in importations, and for raids
of the gold sharks on the treasury,
compeling.the issue of bonds. These
several contradictory arguments
made up the sum and substance of
'sthe case with which the dear
American public was so fearfully
gulled as to the effects of the slight
ly reformed tariff.
Hard times are not chargeable to
a flood of foreign importations, as
there has qeen no such flood. The
facts cannot be too strongly i'm
pressed on the public mind. Our
exports amounted to 1,005, 37S,417
for the calendar year just closed, or
$35, 100000 more than in any previ-
Gus calendar year. The imports
that is, the flood that was bank
rupting the country-amounted to
but $3.50, 553, 1913, leaving a balance
to our credit for the years commerce
of 1926, 1922, 1S4, an amount without
precedent in our history. 1t exceed
ed by $20,000,000 the balance of
1878, the top-notch of any previous
year, and when Europe was suffering
from one of its severest famines.
Take the crack years of the Nc
hlHiSN iuN-budI 10, lOJI-Jz 10
and we find that the '.hoed'' of i'm
poets each year exceeded last years,
under the Wilson law, by from 800
100000 to $l50,000,000. In no year
of the Mckinley law was the bal
ance of merchandise trade in our ia
vor equal to that of last year. In
1891 it was $l42,000,000; in 1892 It
was $96, 4S9, 900; in 1898 1t was $685.
402, 900, while last year, under the
Wilson law, it was 1926, 100000
In the light of these figures, in the
last year, we have been in the en-
joyment, according to the protec-
Zionist theory, of the most flourish
ing conditions possible to any ma
tion. Our exports were the greatest
known in our history, while our i'm
ports showed great falling off, the
balance of trade in our favor break
ing the record.
Yet we are to have an extra SEES
sion of congress to tinker with the
tariff, with intent of destroying these
fair conditions of prosperity, which,
on protectionist theories, have never
been equaled in the commercial his
tory Of the country And with it
all, with this great balance of trade
in our favor, with an immense "hood'
OF exports. and restricted flow of
it will hardly be claimed
1896 was year of exceptionA de
preston and business calamities.
Why are we in the slough of despond,
when logically, if there is anything
in the protectionist theories, we
should be bounding along on the
topmost waves of prosperity? Will
not some one please explaiu?-Pitts-
burg Post.