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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
HYPNOTIC WONDERS.
Douglass still Asleep In Hirschman's
Window.

A great deal of interest and curl
ositv has been aroused by the works
of Prof Boone, the famous hypotist,
who has been in town since Wednes-
day. Young Douglass who was put
into hypnotic sleep in one of
Hirschman's show windows ON We'd
nesday eveningis still there as sound
as ever. The Professor will wake
the young man in the opera house
this evening at Sis. Last evening
at the hotel number OF gentlemen
blindfolded the Professor and one of
them stuck pin in the wall, and
then hid the pin; Prof Boone at
once found the pin and placed it in
the exact hole made by the gentle
man who hid it.
The carriage drive this afternoon
is as wonderful as anything else. A
committee consisting Of James A.
Davis, W. H. Bailey, E. J. Donley,
DR.. Hartigan, j. L. Keener and j. E.
Fleming drove by a circuitous route
through town, hid a postoffice key
belonging to box 212 in Lawhead's
store in South Morgantown, then re-
turned to Hirschman's store where
the Professor mounted the carriage
blindfolded drove over the same
route, found the key, went to the
Postoffice, unlocked the right box,
selected a letter addressed to DR..
Morris and went straight to that
gentlemans Office and delivered it
to him.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
BIG DEMOCRATIC GAIN.
Republican Majority In a Congressional
District Reduced From 5000 to

CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-The Demo
Gratis made big gains to-day in spe
cial election held in the Sixth con-
gressional district to elect a candi-
date to succeed Edward D. Cooke,
deceased. The Republicans carried
the district at the last election by
over 1000, and confidently claimed
the election of their candidate in the
present fight by majority of 5000,
but they barely pulled their man
through with only $40 votes more
than those of the Democratic nomi-
nee. The vote was; Henry S. Bou-
tell, Republican, 10, 204; Vincent H.
Perkins, Democrat, 1864; Landgreen,
Populist, 22S: David, Prohibitionist,
100. The vote in 1896, was: Cooke,
Republican, 1928; Martin, Demo
crat, 10, IA; Mason, Prohibitiqlist,
269; Zeisler, Populist, 537.
AS can be seen from these figures,
the vote to-day was very light. The
Sixth congressional district extends
from the river north to Lake View,
and is bounded on the other sides by
the river and the lake. 1t includes
seven wards.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
A BAD COMMUNITY.
Crime Rampant in Doddrige County.

Many Of the inhabitants of the set
tlement known as Robson Fork in
the eastern portion Of the county,
seem to be in state Of revolt. Crime
and pickering and strife are rampant.
In one school sub-district, known as
the Cascara school, two school houses
and two other buildings in which
school was being taught have been
burned to the ground, all of which is
believed to be the work of an incen-
diary flend, for whom 800 reward
has been offered by the patrons Of
the school.
A lady teacher in another school
has been indicted for cohabiting with
a married man in the same neigh
borhood, and also, damage suit is
pending in the same matter and their
transfer of property has been swift in
the extreme.
A notary has been indicted on a
charge of forgery, which was clearly
proven to be a plain case of spitework.
The case was tried in our court here
Monday and the notary was acquit-
ted. West Union Record.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
Death of an Eccentric Old Lady.

On Tuesday evening last Catha-
rine Banning, an aged lady who
lived alone near New Haven, Pa,
was found dead and her house on fire.
Mrs. Banning was known to mum
Der of our people as her maiden
name was Rogers and she was a
niece of John Rogers, who was a cit
izen of this place. Deceased was
very wealthy, her estate being esti-
mated at over $250,000 For years
she had lived alone being so misery
that no one would stay with her.
When found she was lying on the
floor enveloped in flames and life
extinct 1t not stated whether
foul play is suspected.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
Deaths.

RAMSEY Died, at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mr.. Josephus Ram
sey, at Charlotte, on Monday, Novem
Der p, of diphtheria, Donley Ramsey,
aged six years. Interment at Bethel
on Wednesday, conducted by Rev.
Ireland, of Granville.
WELLs-Died, at his home in
Greenmont, on Thursday, November
25th, in his ..30th year, of consump-
ton, George Wells. He had been a
victim of this dread malady for some
time but had been confined so his
bed but short time, some four or
five days. The interment took place
at the Nuce graveyard on Friday at
noon and was conducted by Rev. |.
A. Barnes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
Epidemic of Diphtheria.

There is an epidemic of diptheria
near Charlotte. A number of chill
dren have the disease, in several cases
every member of the family being af-
fected. But one death has occurred
SO far, mention of which will be found
in another column. Mr.. Joseph Ram
sey has three more children i'll with
the same disease. All the children
of Charles Core have it, and number
of other children are sick The dis
ease is not confined to the younger
children, but in one or two instances
has attacked young people who are
almost grown. 1t is rapidly spread
ing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
TX IRSi0N TO HANGING.
West 'irginialM Will Flock
to See MOrgans Execution.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Nov. 25. =
Greens Hollow where the first hang
ing in jackson county occurred in
1880, is being cleared of brush and
underground, preparatory to the exc
cution of John Morgan, the triple
murderer, which is expected to take
place there December Is. Sheriff
Shinn has already secured the rome
with which he proposes to hang
Morgan, and is bnilding the scaffold
upon the same spot where Green, from
whom the place takes its name. was
hung.
The Typography of the place is such
that thousands can witness the exc
cution, which all the country people
for miles around will attend, regard
ing it somewhat in the light of a
county fair or public event not to be
missed. Efforts will be made to in
duce the Ohio River railroad to run
special excursion trains to the nearest
railway station.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
MORE DISTRESS.

The devoted Family of George w. De-
bolt still Further >uffers-A Most
touching Example of the Need of our
Generosity.
Surely the family of George w.
Debolt is in deplorable condition
Mr. Debolt has not been able to even
straighten his neck since the horri-
bic accident which befel him recent
~ There is no prospect whatever
OF his early recovery and the case
seems to grow const antly more des-
perate.
To cap it all his son, Harry, is
now down with virulent attack of
fever and the family are in dire
straights. Words are inadequate
to express the necessity of this fam
ily. The generosity of our people
never had such strong claim made
upon it. No time should be lost in
coming to the rescuse of these I'M
fortunates While we are enjoying
the bounties of a merciful Provi-
dence stern want has this family in
its inexorable clutches.
The response should be prompt
and adequate. No time should be
lost. Give of your abundance to
aid the distressed Take it home to
yourselves. Exert yourselves to see
that your neighbor is interesed in it,
The christian people of Morgan
town oweit to themselves to alleviate
the miseries of this stricken family
Let this paper hear from you at
once
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26

CHARLESTON, Nov. "a. In the SUI
preme court to-day the following de-
cisions were handed down:
Patton VS.. Joliffe, from Marion
county, opinion by McWhorter; circuit
court reversed and case remanded.
Board Of Education VS.. X. & M.
Railroad company, from Kanawha
county, opinion by Dent; circuit court
affirmed.
Grogan VS.. Egbert s. Co., from Kan
awha county, opinion by Dent; cir
cult court reversed and case remanded.
Pancake VS.. Campbell, from Hamp-
shire county, opinion by Brannon: cir
cult court affirmed.
State of West Virginia VS.. Leigh
stein, from Mineral county, opinion
by Brannon; circuit court affirmed.
Rodgers VS.. Lynch, from Harrison
county, opinion by English; circuit
court reversed and case remanded.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
The Catholic Fair Postponed.

The Catholic fair has been post
poned until some time in December
the exact date to be announced here
after. This was made necessary
because the contractors have been
unable to get the material as want
ed. The fair will be great occa-
sion when it does come off and will
attract a great deal of interest. Ex-
tensive preparations have been made
for it and much interest has been
aroused. Due notice will be given
of the date.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
STATE OFFICIALS
Take a Hand in the Matter of
acquisitions.
They viii be Issued i'm theFuture as in
the Past, but the Expenses of Extra
dition viii not be Paid by the Au-
dior
Charleston Gazette.


Charleston Gazette.
The state administration has de-
cided that criminals should not be
permitted to escape simply because
they manage to get out of the state
acquisitions have been issued for
the two men mentioned in The Ca
zette Wednesday, who escaped into
other States, and the governor now
says that he will issue acquisitions for
all persons in other states against
whom there is evidence to show that
they are guilty of crimes committed
in this state.
The result was brought about yes
terday by conference Of state off,
Gals. Publication Of the fact that
the governor had refused to issue any
more acquisitions brought the matter
before the administration and con.
ference was Immediately called.
The auditor said that he had two
reasons for refusing to pay the ex-
penses Of eXtraditing criminal out of
the appropriation for criminal charges
One was that he did not think it was
properly payable out Of that fund and
the other was that the fund is about
exhausted. He believed the civil con-
tingent fund the proper fund to
charge these expenses to.
The governor said that if the au-
ditor insisted on charging extradition
expenses to his contingent fund he
would simply refuse to issue any more
acquisitions, for his fund was not
large enough to pay these expenses.
Other state officials said that it
would never do to let criminals es-
cape without any attempt to capture
them, and that the party in power
could not afford TO allow such rulings
and decisions. But both the COVER
nor and the auditor were obdurate,
and each stuck to his original posi-
ton.
1t was finally arranged that the au-
ditor should not charge these ex-
penses to the governors contingent
fund, and he stuck to it that he would
not pay it out of any other. When
the governor found that the expenses
were not to be charged to his fund he
agreed to go ahead and grant the
acquisitions.
So there it stands. The governor
grants the acquisitions, the auditor
refuses the payment of the extradi
tion expenses, and the officers who go
into other states for criminals must
take their chances Of getting their ex-
penses back by an appropriation from
the next legislature.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
Wiles Hill People Give Thanks.

All the residents of Wiles Hill
gave thanks yesterday, at least that
is what one Of them SAID. Mr.. Wiles
remembered all his neighbors by
presenting to each family a fine
large turkey. There are seventeen
families residing on the addition and
to each one Mr.. Wlles sent a bird
with his compliments. His kindness
was very much appreciated.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
AN UNIQUE DISTINCTION.
M0rgantown is the Greatest Telephone
Town on Earth.

Morgantown is celebrated for
many things and has now added an
other to her already long list of dis
tinctions. While 1t may not seem
to be big item yet it is monu
ment to her push, progressiveness
and energy We are far in advance
of any other town in the world in
the number of telephones we use in
proportion to our population.
The lowest number reached by any
another town is SO inhabitants to a
phone Here we have one phone to
each II people. This of course in
cludes the phones in use on both
lines. Not more than two years ago
but one phone was to be found in
the town, now we have hundreds
The large number in use here is
being commented on extensively by
telephone journals and some very
complimentary things are being said
about our hustling little city. 9th
er towns may be noted for various
things but in the really essential
particulars; in things that are a
credit to US Morgantown is always
to be found either in front OIL very
near that desirable position.
Needless to say the forward move
ment has not stopped and the de
mand for phones is still very live
ly one new ones are being put in
constantly and there is as yet no
sign of a let up in the demand for
them
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
Surprise Party.

A number of the young friends of
Miss Maud Gilmore gave her sur
prise party last night. About TWEEN
ty-five young people were in attend
anee an a most delightful evening
was spent. The usual games were
INDUCED in and the party did not
break up until late hour.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
A Rush for Seats.

Since the exhibitions Of wonderful
hypnotic power given by Prof. Boone
to day there has been regular rush
for seats and very few if any are left.
If you have not already done so you
will be wise to get one at once.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
.: CLOSED WITH A DEFEAT.
LatrObe Licks the Local Boys by a
Very Small Score.

The football season was formally
closed yesterday at Latrobe. The
boys had really broken training before
the game, however. The team which
faced the w. V. u. is one of the best,
if not the very best, in Western
Pennsylvania, so that defeat at their
hands by such small score, and that
with badly crippled team is virtually
a victory. Latrobe expected to win
about 40 to 0. They succeeded by
hard work in getting Is points.
The game was a very clean one and
devoid of any unpleasant features.
Krebs, Cole and Welch were knocked
out. With the line weakened by this
and the absence of Donley, Latrobe
made repeated gains. w. V. U.
played well considering her drawbacks
and earned many we'll merited COM
pliments.
White and Krebbs are still at La
trobe where they will play against
Greensburg Saturday. The rest of
the team came home at noon.
THE T.TNE-ITp
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26

THE young ladies of the Baptist
church are to hold bazaar for the
benefit of the church on December
10TH.
STUDENTS forts can save money at
Posten's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26

THE Shapely, Good Wearing Shoes
that you see Others wear, you can al
so get if you buy your shoes of US. We
give the best values, the best wearers
for the lowest possible prices. Buy
your shoes of US.
HIRsCHMAN's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26
A FULL line of Marvin's cakes and
at A. l.. Nye's.

crackers, at A. l.. Nye's.
Fl. w. PRoTzMAN, s. Co. have
moved their music store & machine
Office to DIR. Morris building opposite
Odd Fellows building on Walnut
street. 1I-25.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26

You will always find fresh, fancy
and staple groceries, at A. L. Nye's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-26

Questioning one, do you complain
because God is a mystery? Would
you have Him as visible as tree and
as tangible as a rock? Then He
would be the one understandable
thing in world of mystery. Your
inner details, your outer life, the two
natures within yon-these are mys-
teries. The workings of the mind OF
Continued on second page.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

The inhabitants of Iceland are COM
mended as the most honest people out.
Cases of theft are almost unknown to
them, and q murder does not happen
once in n generation. There is only
one policeman on the island, who
spends six months of the year in the
north and the rest of the time in
Reykjayik, where the only goal is To-
Gated. According to the islanders,
this prison is a magnificent building,
in that it is built of stone, and they
think it is a direct invitation to
wrongdoing, as an inmate of the prison
lives in q nice room, enjoys the privi-
iege of reposing on n real bed and
eating bread at meals-luxuries which
an ordinary Icelander scarcely ever
has the opportunity of indulging him
self with. In spite of all these temp
t%ations, says the Prisons Service Ga
zette, the Reykjavik prison is nearly
always empty.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
Hoods Pills s snd f iivsr i stimSl satn's Sc,


''There is q place in California where
earthquakes may be said to be kept on
tap" said q Fresno County fruit grow
er. The spot is at the headwaters Of
the Keweah, at the border of Fresno,
Tulare, and Inyo counties. You can't
hire an Indian or a Mexican to go near
that locality. They say it is the home
of the evil spirits. The country is
rugged and rocky-mountains with
deep valleys and preeipitous cliffs.
Snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, cent?
pedes, and all sorts of hideous reptiles
and insects seem to have made that
neighborhood their paradise, for they
are there in very palpable abundance.
"But in addition to these attrac-
lions, the region may be said to be in
q state of perpetual earthquake. The
ground trembles and quakes continu-
ally, and the rocks themselves seem to
be grinding and grating against N
another constantly, as if subject to
some great internal force. These phe-
nomena are said to be more emphatic
at night than in the day time. Ere
quent booming discharges, apparently
deep in the earth, are heard, and men
who have heard both say they are ex-
actly like the muttering Of distant ar
tillery. 1 have never heard any one
advance any theory to satisfactorily ex-
plain this uneasy and perpetually dis
turbed condition of nature up among
The far Keweah rocks and hills, but it
Is there. If you eyer happen to be in
ihat vicinity, ask the first Indian you
meet to guide you to the spot, and see
how quickly he will shy away and dis
appear.-New York Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

Up on the Sebec lake in Maine they
have steamboats, aud lots of other
things. The latest is a moose which
can do a towing business. Quite re-
Gently, while the good steamer Marion
was passing up through the narrows
in Sebec lake, a big bull moose was
sighted swimming toward the craft to
cross her bow. He had a bone in his
teeth, and WAS leaving a wake like the
crusier Columbia the time she came
up Penobscot bay into Castine
harbor last summer, says the Bangor
Commercial. Captain Jersey saw the
bull in good time, and he got out his
biggest hawser and put on a little
more steam just to bring his boat
alongside the moose. When he got
into comfortable distance he lot GO
the hawser like "a lasso, and the rope
settled over the head of the big fell
low and caught him fast.
THE Marion is a sturdy little craft,
hat she wasn't built for moose. The
bull swan straight on for a while,
towing The boat after him, and ''play-
ing boss" generally with everything
within reach. just in the height OF
the fun he gave a sudden turn to star
board, put straight about, and, with
full speed on in both engines, let him
self ont for shore, the steamer dragging
alongbehind. All th~epassengers offered
free advice as to how to get the moose
out into the lake again, but meanwhile
the rocks Of the shore were getting
nearer. Finally Captain Jersey cast
off his line and let the moose get
ashore, up which he fed and dis
appeared in the forest with the speed
Of the Boston a Albany's fastest ex'
press. 1t takes nor than a steam.
boat to stop the progress of a healthy
Maine moose. Springfield Repub'
(ican.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

AT the recent celebration of old En-
peror Williams centenary Herr Won
Werner, the German artist. had this
to say concerning the famous painting
of Professor G. Bleibtrou, represent
King William after the battle of Grave
lotte, receiving Moltke's report, "vic-
tory is ours" seated on the dead body
of a white cavalry horse. When the
old Emperor saw this painting he ut
tered a mild oath and said: "Strange
how people insist on making history!
I am sure I never sat on o dead horse,
but have always given such horrors q
wide berth" Taciturn Moltke, when
he read the bombastic distortion of his
report, for once, likewise, opened his
mouth and said: 81 never uttered
such nonsense. When I found his
majesty at headquarters sitting on a
camp-stool I merely reported. THE
Second Army Corps has arrived at
last"
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09

The peat coal now being turned out
on q considerable scale in Norway is
made by the process of Rosendahl, q
Norwegian engineer, which consists in
heating the peat in closed retorts to
$50 degrees, for seven hours. The
finished product retains eighty per
cent. of the original tar and gas. An
alysis shows this coal to consist of
sixty-fve per Cent. of carbon, sixteen
per cent. of oxygen, six per cent. Of
hydrogen, thirty-seven per cent. Of
water and only five per cent. of ash,
and its heating value is that of the
average bituminous coal. The cost of
manufacture is about sixty cents per
ton, or about o quarter of the cost in
Norway of natural coal. The peat
coal has proven suitable for foundry
work, and all rooms have been heated
with it at exactly half the cost Of the
same effect from ordinary coal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09
Krupp,s Vast works at Essen.

The greatest workshop in the world
is that Of the famous Krupp at Essen.
1t employs between 20, 600 and $4,000
hands, nearly all Of whom reside in
dwellings belonging to the firm. In
the great mill Of Essen are 1876 fur
naces of various kinds; 2S6 boilers,
ninety-two steam hammers of from
200 to 10000 pounds, $40 steam en-
gines, with a total of $1,000 horse
power; 1924 different machines and
361 cranes. The eleven high furnaces
produce about 600 tons of iron daily
and 2735 tons Of coal and coke ore
used each day for fuel.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-09


Cardinal Manning united with Canon
Wilberforce in calling intemperahee the
national vice OF England.
Aphysician saws that he has known many
bad cases 81 alcoholic appetite gradually
cured by eating apples at every neai'
You cannot fool God with a pineh :"
cloves.
Alcohol has no respect for bullion nor
birth; 1t will stagger q mhhohailo on "
prince, as quickly as a pauperor . tramp.
Every dollar Of high license revenue u
stamnSl with individ1al guilt inc national
dishonSr and VIII prove a curse alike g me
man who tenders Il and the nation sna' ~
,eei&s it. s.,,
licensing the dealer gives him .ne ,sSn,
and the personal power ,sss vaea.
q snkards OF our IONS, Mo ~ hsve 7or
Of the only material We hss' W.
leaders in church and state
ahdsss palion q ,s SSli ssas i i sPPqi ss
IN 4 an aasssssosSS l0 say
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