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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
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A Virginian Dies From a Snake Bite.

Thos. M. Almond, of Luray, Va,
was bitten by rattlesnake and died
in a few hours, last Sunday. The ac-
cident occurred under very peculiar
circumstances. Mr.. Almond, who
was about 76 years of age, was out
riding on Stony mountain, near Lu-
ray, with a young lady, when he
came across large rattlesnake in
the road. He dismounted and in
attempting to kill the snake with a
stick, slipped and fell, one hand
striking near the venomous reptile.
Before he could recover the snake
bit him twice on the hand, from the
effects of which he died in few
hours in great agony.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
Building Operations on Wiles, Addition

Among the subuYss of Morgantown
which have developed sc wonderfully
in the past year none have taken
greater strides than that on Wiles'
addition. Those of our citizens who
have not visited that part of town
lately will be amply repaid on taking
stroll out there. A great many
houses have already been built. The
boom is still booming and large
number of houses are in prospect.
Among those recently completed or
underway is one for Albert Brant, Of
Mt. Lake Park. This is to be a two
story house with slate roof and a very
pretty residence. Jack Evans is hav-
ing handsome dwelling erected. S.
J. Adamson, the new photographer, is
building another which will be ready
for occupancy in about three weeks.
Amos Demoss has one completed. This
will be occupied by Mr.. b. M. Pollock
of Buckhannon, who will take posses
sion about the first of the month. Mr..
Pollock comes here to educate his
children. The Buckhannon papers all
speak in the highest terms of the fam
lily and we are certainly glad to well
come them to citizenship in our town.
The work being done by the Univer-
sity in bringing new families here is
a great one and adds no little to the
splendid advancement the town is
making.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
When the Children
Start to School

They will need States, Pencils,
Paper, Tablets, Composition
Books and many other school sup.
plies. The place to get such
things is
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04

uhio WCCh.
John G. Knutti and w. r. Standi
ford, of the class of '97, who were re
Gently elected to positions in the nor
NAL faculty at Fairmont are there now
ready to assume their duties.
DIR. Cameron returned some days
ago from from Greenville, Pa, where
he had been called by the illness Of
his father who has since died. DR.
Cameron preached on Sunday and will
hold services regularly hereafter.
Mrs. Mary A. Barrackman has NOV
ed into her new house on Sunnyside
Her son is a student In the Uniyer
sity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Boyers, of Ran
dali, are in Harrison county, visiting
Mr.. Sanford Weaver, a brother-in-lav
of Mrs. Boyers. They will be absent
about week.
Miss Lola Leezer, of McKeesport
returned home Sunday after visit tt
Mrs. Jason Clark.
Miss Jennett Domain has returned
from short visit to friends in East
Riverside, Pa.
Mr.. f. G. Yates, of Lincoln, Neb.
is here to visit Mrs. Donley's and
his own family who have been here
for some time. Glad to see them
all.
Rev. James Sheerin returned Mon
day from Bucyrus, Ohio, where he
has spent the summer months will
his wife. Mrs. Sheerin will not return
to Morgantown until in October
Rev.. Sheeain is very we'll pleased
with the University outlook and ex
poets a large increase of attendance
The Hall will be full this year abou,
half Of the young men being new
students.
DR.. and Mrs. P. B. Reynolds wer,
both indisposed last week but WI
are glad to note that they have com
pletely recovered.
noyee B Plds i At Fairview fo'
q short vii
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-04
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor

DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar.
rangements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his ONCE open
all the time. Any one needing his ser
vices can find him always prepared to
wait ON them.
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CROPS AND WEATHER
OPTION DETERIORATIEG
Crop is Below an Average. and i. Little ifauy Better Than Last
 Year Generally

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 1.-The mean temperature has averaged5 } [ degrees above the normal and practically no rain has fallen except in q few widely scattered localities, the greatest amount of the week being 2.1l inches at Fort Smith
 Cotton has continued To deterior- ate rapidly during the past week, the hot, dry winds and absence of mois- ture has caused the top bolls to wither and drop off and to force open bolls that arenot fully develop ed. The uplands have suffered more than the bottoms, but in all sections thecrop has been materially reduced. In some localities in the uplands the crop is q total failure. Cotton is opening very rapidly and picking is general. but is too hot to work dur ing the middle of the day. fin many localities one picking will clean up the crop. If a general rain should fall within day or two it would benefit the crop in some localities, but generally there will be no top crop. The crop is below an average and is little if any better than last year generally.
 Corn is being gathered and is turn ing out 1cry poor crop, the ears not being well filled, and grain shriy- eled.
 Peas, pastures, potatoes, and gardens are very poor, but rain would revive them and rain is much needed for stubbIe breaking and fan blowing.
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Branching Out.

The Adams Wilson Printing Co.,, is branching out for fall business, and when the scheduled prosperity arrives the Company will be ready for it.
 On yesterday Mr. c. F. Mitchell, of Texas, arrived to accept position as preesman with the Company. This is the first time in the history of Pine Bluff printing establishments that employment has been given to a pressman exclusively, and the ad- dition of pressman to the Hat Of employees will greatly increase the Company's facilities for quick and artistic work
 Mir. w. E. Allen, one of the Com panys trusted employees and an ar tistie and skilled job printer, has also returned from his vacation and resumed his position with the Com pany.
 The Adams-W Wilson Printing Co. is. therefore, fully prepared to give prompt attention to all work. It's facilities are unsurpassed by any printing establishment in the South. It has ali the late styles and faces of type, has four of the best and most modern job presses manufactured, is operated by steam power and k modern and up-to-date in every par 1 ticnlar.
 There is nc need to send abroad for your printing. The Adams Wilson Printing Company can pint as neatly and eheaply anything that can be PRINTED as any other print ing establishment in the land. Pat ronize home industry.
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PEACE NON.
THE AMBASSADORS ALL RE- CEIVED THEIR INsTRUC-
 TIONS.
Full Agreement on the Basis of Lord salisbury's Proposals -Tewfx
 Pasha' Big Bluff.

LONDON Sept. 16.-The morning papers contain dispatches from Com stantinople asserting that all the ambassadors are now in receipt of instructions enabling them to come to a full agreement OH the basis of Lord Salisbury's proposals for the constitution of an international commission representing the six powers, toIassume control of the rev enues with which Greece will guar antee the payment of interest to the holder of the old bonds as well as payment of the indemnity loan.
 Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign minister, has renwed his protest on behalf of Turkey at the needless de lay in arriving at a settlement" :"
 According to authoritative reports, the treaty of peace may now be signed at any moment. It is under stood that el,0O0,0oO Turkish will be paid to the Turkish Government throgh the Imperial Ottoman Bank as soon as the evacuation of Thes- sally commences. One of the factors calculated to hasten the evacuation | is contributed by the great suffering of the Turkish army in Thessaly The troops are almost decimated by disease, d circumstance which the Turkish authorities sedulously en- deavor to conceal.
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NO29
MADE ONE.
Justice Nlvcn Tied the Knot Which Made T. D. Dayen. port and Mrs. Hardy
 Man and Wife.

About 10 o'clock this morning a couple drove up East Barraque streetina hack. and askeda bystand. CT to direct them to the office of the County Clerk. This was done and to this office they quietly repaired, and arriving there the man an- nounced that he wanted marriage license. Mr Flanders. with q beam ing face quickly supplied the want. and then the stranger. who gave hIa name as r. D. Davenport, Of Hum phrey, asked to be directed to the nearest magistrates office. This was Justice Niven and Mir. Brewer. who knew that a marriage was en tapis, accompanied Mir Daven- port and his blushing lady eompan- lon to Che hall of justice presided over by Esquire Niven,
 The Squire was found and Mir. Davenport presented his marriage license and asked Esquire Niven to tic n knot that would make he and Mrs. <. W. Hardy man and wife
 The Justice was more than willing to do the deed. He strengthened out his collar pulled up his pantaloons, got copy of the statutes of the State, and called on the couple to stand up, and then in tone of voice which was more than impress sive, he quickly spoke the words which tied MT. Davenport and Mrs. Hardy together for life
 Quite q crowd of spectators wit messed the ceremony After the con elusion, the groom asked the Justice swhat was the damage, and bud paid S25O, he and his bride entered their vehicle and started back for Humphrey.
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PINE BLUFF
 QyARANTINES
AGAINST ALL INFECTED YELL
 LOW FEVER POINTS.
Yellow Jack Will Find Ii Hard to
 Get Into Pine Ruff

The Pine Rlan Board af health held meeting at II o'clock this morning and ordered atfiet quar- antine againat all Infected yellow fever points Inspectors will at once be placed on all trains ta prevent passengers or refugees from the vel low fever districts From entering Pine Bluff. fhe following resolution was unanimously adopted
 Ut is resolved that Che Secretary of the Board of Health be and K hereby directed to notify all trans portasion lines entering Pine Bluff that hereafter and until further notice, under nc circumstances will they he allowed 10 discharge my passengers OF article of merchandise Of any description. whatsoever, from New Orleans or any post or statioa infected with yellow fever 4 failure on their part to strictly observe this order will result in forcing this board Go prohibit such lines from stopping CT diseharging freight or passengers from other points This order taltes effect at once The Magor is hereby ordered to see that tbis order is faithfully obeyed by placing of fhealth officers upon aH incoming trains for Che purpose of inspection and Go see Chat no person is allowed to get of trains at Pine Bluff from any yellow fever infected point under no circum- stances, and for nc other points where parties reside beyond the 1 State unless accompanied by proper health certificates
 The following resolution was alse introduced aud adopted:
 Resolved, That the sanitarian bt and is hereby ordered to make care iul and thorough inspection of al water closets and prIYies through out the city and to see that the san itary law regulating same is fully 1 observed, and that whenever ht
 may find q closet in an unsanitary condition, the owner or agent Q
 which can not be found he shall al once proceed to have same cleaned and placed in proper sanitary condi
 ton at the expense Of the city,
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'. M. c. A. NOTES.

There will be receptions at the Institute for business men and boys some time this month. the dates of which will be announced later.
 The association has been success. fal In securing instructors in the following branches of study to be taught in the night classes of the educational department the coming season. viz: Electricity, Mechanical Drawing and Free Hand Drawing In ease there are ten men desiring to take instruction in the above stud ies the association will conduct the classes. Mr. II. ". Jeanin, Mana ger of the Pine Bluff Telephone com. pnny, will give instruction in Elec- trlcity, Mr r. H Jeanin Mechenical Drawing and Prof. Moore the Free. Hand Drawing It may also be ar ranged to have Prof. F. $. Luce to teach a mems class in vocal music. Only members of the '. NJ. c. A will be admitted to these classes.
 There were over thirty thousand men who took instruction in the night schools of the Y. M c. As of the United States and Canada last year. The management of the asso- citation in Pine Bluff is desirous of making the educational department here what it is in so many other cities in the country, and as great a success as is the physical depart ment. In the next few days the general secretary will give consider able attention to the organization of these classes. The young men who see this article and are desirous of taking instruction in any of the above classes will please notify the general secretary of such desire.
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R RESTRAINING ORDER
will Be Asked by the Al. U. Board of Trustees in 8he Bond Ex-
 oho,~a ro0t,.,+zo,,.v,
change Controversy.

Hon. j. c Mitchell, county treas urer of Washington county, arrived in Little Rock this morning on busi- mess connected with the exchange i of Stat for county bonds, as con
 temp'ated by the act Of the recent Legislature, which has just been de clared valid and Constitutional by Attorney General Kings worth, say g the Arkansas Democrat State Treasurer Gulley being absent at his home in Izard county, the de mand for an exchange was made of Deputy Treasurer T. E. Little, who announced that he could give his answer at 1 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour he formally refused to make the exchange because of the fact that Treasurer Gulley had fixed September 27 as the date upon which it should be done, and he did not feel authorized to transcend the ac- tion of his chief; furthermore, Hoas. J. B. McDonaugh and c. c Hambg, of the A. l. U. Board of Trustees, served notice upon him that they would bring action for a restrain ing order enioining the State Treas arer from making the exchange until the Supreme Court might pass upon the eonstitutionality of the act.
 Upon this announcement MT. Mitchell and Judge S. R. Cockrhl, as his attorney. made the formal tender of the State bonds, to the amount of $84,075, including interest, which were refused by the deputy treasurer Further than the notification already mentioned, Messrs. Hamby and McDonougb de- cline to discuss their course. Mr. McDonough said that no action would be taken for several days owing to the absence of Attorney. General Trustworthy and State Treasurer Gulley.
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A FER0CI0US BRUTE!
SIM CALDWELL A FIT SUBJECT
 FOR THE HANGMAN.
He 0utrages Young Negro Girl His Victim in a Dangerous
 Condition.

Tuesday Deputy Constable Greed Taylor arrested Sim Caldwell, q negro, on a warrant charging him with outraeing a negro girl under g years Of age. The crime was conn mitted Sunday, near the Taylor place, and the matter has been kept quiet until the brute could be caught
 Caldwell seems to be an all- round criminal He is now under bond to await the action of the Grand Jury on the charge Of cattle stealing and to add to and put the finishing touches to his fife of crime he outrages a child, and so dread fully abuses her that her fife hangs in tue balance.
 Fortunately forCaldwell he select ed for his victim one of his own race, or ere this le would have had to be securely and heavily guarded by the the officers to keep the peo- pie from giving him summary pun ishment. The rapist is now in jail. The law has Q clear case againsthim and his life will pay the penalty, by legal means, for his crime.
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EMBARRASSING CITIZENS.
Pine Street Paved From Second to
 Fourth Avenues.

The paving of Pine street from Second to Fourth avenue, has been completed. The finishing touches were put on the last block yester- day.
 The city of Pine Bluff is under ob- legations to four enterprising and progressive citizens for the paying of Pine street from Third to Fourth avenues, viz A Brewster. J. S. Ingram, the Ice and Coal Co. and the Southern Grocery Co.,
 These gentlemen and firms own the property on the block, so, 8 few months ago, they decided to pave the street Bids for the work were solicited but the least bid re ceived was $2, 60O
 Mr. Brewster began to figure on the matter and he found that by the four property owners employing the labor and purchasing the necessary material, that the work could be done for much less, and better, than if let out by contract.
 Today the work is completed and paid for, and the cost was less than s1 GOO.
 The street was first excayated to the desired depth and then filled in with a concrete gravel to the depth of about D foot Over this was spread thin layer of sand and on top of this was placed yitrifed Malvern brick, making street which will last a century.
 These property owners issued no bonds on which to pay interest for twenty years. They went down in their pockets for the cash, had the work done, paid for it, and now our city has another block Of paved street Of which her people have cause to feel proud.
 Pine Bluff needs . few more citi- zens like the above.
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YELLOW FEVER
n CONTINUES TO SPREAD IN LOUISIANA. MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA
 TOWNS
.,onorts From Infected Districts
 Very DiscOuraging

Rpports from the yellow fever dis triets today show that there has heen considerable change for the worse in the last twenty-four hours. Tn to 10 o'clock q. m, today new cases were reported as follows:
 New Orleans, Lt1., II cases.
 Mobile, Ala, 4 cases.
 ocean Springs, Miss, 40 cases.
 Perkins, Miss, case.
 New Scranton, case.
 Biloxi, Miss. 43 cases.
 Edwards, Miss, cases.
 Dr. Guiteras, the United States health officer, has been ordered from Mobile to Edwards, Miss. Dr. Guite- ras refused to be interviewed in re- gard to the fever at Mobile, saying he had first to make his report to the Surgeon General at Washington. He said, howeves, that Mobile has had longimmunity from the disease and that now there was much for if 10 feed upon. He regards that city as being in fairly good sanitary condition.
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CENTRAL SECTION.

The temperature has averaged de- grees per day above the normal, and no rain has fallen except in Garland and Hot Springs counties where light showers occurred on the 9th and 10th.
 Cotton is still further deteriorated; the high temperature and lack Of rain has caused the plant to wilt and shed very badly on the uplands. Crop conditions worse every day as the season progresses. Nearly two- thirds of crop now open. Picking general, but too hot in middle of day for work. In Jefferson county worms are now webbed up but will completely strip stalks of all remain ing growth in next two weeks. Top bolIs are drying up, and this with premature opening of boils will ma terially decrease the yield. Rain now would do but little if any good to cotton.
 Corn is being gathered and is q very poor crop.
 All late garden crops are . failure, but rain would be Of great benefit to these minor crops.
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Engineers Grievance Conmit-
 tees In Session.

The Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin- eers, of the Cotton Belt Railroad are in session at this place today. The session is one that is held annually. There are no particular grievances to be adjusted, but simply regular businss to be transacted by the body. Among the prominent engin- eers in attendance are Messrs. ". E. Pritchard and Jim Duncan, of Tyler. Texas.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Little Rock has qnarantined against all infected yellow fever points.
 Governor Dan W. Jones will leave Little Rock for Nashville, Tenn, to-. night, to view the great exposition.
 Streams in Saline county are dry. ing up and cattle are suffering for water.
 The Luetgert trial is nearing an end in Chicago The defendant will be lucky if he gets off without life sentence.
 It is said that Senator Tbursfoa of Nebraska will vote i0 faqol Of the annexation Of Hawaii b the United States
 Great destitution is prevailing in Thessaly, on account of Turkish sol diers having appropriated all the grain.
 Texarkana has adopted a eerfew law, and no person under the age of 16- years will be allowed on the streets after 9 o'clock at night.
 Mason E. Mitchell, of the Conway Log Cabin, has disappeared, and it is believed that he was murdered and his body thrown into the Mis- sissippi river at Memphis.
 Business men of Little Rock have preferred charges against the fren Mountain railroad for diserimina- tion in freight charges.
 The ninth session of tbe A. I. U. law department will open in the Supreme Court room at Little Rock on October |
 The deputy sheriffs who murdered ten striking miners at Hazelton Pa q few days ago, have not yet been arrested. Warrants for their arrest will not be served until the State Malitia has been withdrawn.
 The Louisville and Nashville road is no longer running passenger trains out of New Orleans and the Mississippi Valley Road has also dis eontiued i.s regular daily train service between that city and Mem phis.
 The people of Jackson, Miss, are completely demoralized, It is said that over two thousand of the in- habitants have left their homes on account of fear of yellow fever, which is raging at Edwards, seyenty-fve miles distant from Jackson.
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SHOT AT HIS WIFE.
John Rodgers in Jail to Await Trial
 for Assault to Kill.

Saturday night near Altheimef, John Rodgers, T negro, attempted to end the life of his wife, by shoot ing her He failed to kill the wo- man, but he is now a prisoner ill the county jail to await trial on the charge of assault with intent to kill. There are number of cases of assault to kill which the Grand Jury will have to pass on at its next session, and as the crime is next to that Of murder. it is hoped that the criminals will he vigor .ously prosecuted. This will De the means of putting q check on assaults which might end in murder.
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Miss NIcEroy Arrives.

Miss Mary E. McEvoy, of New York City, has arrived in this city and has taken charge of the millin- cry department of the Honnet Dry Goods Company-Great Red Store.
 Miss McEyoy was lately associated with Madame Louise & Co.,, of New York, which is universally acknowl- edged to be the finest retail millin- cry establishment in the world, and this fact, alone, is q guarantee of her abilities to please the most fas- tidious.
 Miss McEvoy will be pleased to meet the ladies of Pine Bluff and vicinity, and we are satisfied that she will have her full share of their orders.
 The Honnet Dry Goods Company has spared no trouble or expense to make their millinery department the center of attraction, which will no doubt be greatly appreciated by She public.
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WILL APPLY FOR BAIL.
U. H. Muse Resorts to Writ of Habeas Corpus to Secure
 Bail.

Friday, in this city, before Judge Elliott, ]. M. Muse, who recently killed Dr. Beard, at Yorktown, in Lincoln County, will have hearing on writ of habeas corpus in the endeayor to secure bail.
 None of the testimony adduced at this hearing will be published, as i. the case is to be tried before the Jefferson Circuit Court in Novem- Der, and the publishing of the testi- mony will have the tendency to dis qualify many persons who might be selected as jurors on the case.
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NEGROES FIGHT.
Two of the Combatants Badly
 Wounded.

Wednesday afternoon three ne- groes, Bob Gurley, John Gurley, and Joh0 Alden, employees at the Bluff. City Mill engaged in fierce fight, Bob Gurey had his head badly cut and John Alden was muchly used up. John Gurley escaped injury. The men were all arrested and will be before the Police Court at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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The Rnard of Ennalizers:

The Board of Equalizers of Jeffer- son county, consisting of Messrs. McNeil, Brewster and Davis. are re- viewing the work Of the county assessor today, and hearing com plaints of those who claim that their property has been assessed too highly.