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Hopkins Not q Candidate.

The report has gained considera-
BILE circulation here that DIR. A. D..
Hopkins who was recently elected
acting director Of the Experiment
Station was a candidate for the po-
sition. DR.. Hopkins had been away
attending the meeting of the Exper-
iment Station directors. He return
ed yesterday and when asked con-
corning the matter stated that he
was not an active candidate. "You
may say for me that | am more in
terested in mywork than in being
director. l was chosen vice director
entirely without any solicitation on
my part and any further action ON
the part of board must come in the
same way if at all. OF course should
there be any possibility that a man
was likely to be chosen who was
competent or who would be dis
tasteful to the members of the staff,
l should accept the position. The
acceptance would be a sacrifice but
my interest in the station would i'm
pei me to make it. However the
avowed candidates whom l know are
all very acceptable men and should
have no fears as to the outcome
should any one of them be elected.
Who the successful candidate will be
is hard matter to say and cannot
venture a prediction"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
The KITCHENS CASE.
Pretty Badly Mixed up at Pres
ent.
She was Located in a Pennsylvania
Town
But skipped Out After Visiting Mrs.
Beatty, Consequently Detective Hea-
ton Comes Back Empty Handed.
Parkersburg Sentinel.

Detective Heaton has returned
from Pennsylvania, where he had
gone after Edna Kitchens, the vitrol
thrower.
Heaton located the Kitchens wo-
man the same day that Mrs. VIM.
Beatty arrived here from her home
in Pennsylvania. This was ON We'd
nesday, and he telegraphed the Off
GERS at the town at which she was
stopping to arrest her. Then he
boarded the train for the same town.
On his arrival there he found that
the Kitchens woman had been stay
ing for several days with Mrs. Beat
ty, having gone there from Cincin-
natl shortly after leaving here, the
report that she had gone to Nor
gantown and her old home at Mt
Morris being mistake.
What object she had in visiting
the discarded wife is not known but
there is no doubt of her being there.
The officers knew it, and when Hea-
ton arrived they told him that they
were afraid to arrest her on a tele-
gram. 1t was ascertained also that
the woman left the town in question
on the same day that Mrs. Beatty
left for Parkersburg, and she has
again dropped out of sight. Heaton
was unable to learn where she had
gone and consequently came back
empty handed. 1t is believed that
friends have spirited her away to
another section of the country.
A peculiar circumstance connect
ed with this mysterious case was
the arrival here Friday of woman,
who from her resemblance, is be
lieved to be sister of the Kitchens
woman. What gave color to this
was the fact that she had a meal
ticket that had been issued to Edna
Kitchens at the restaurant where she
boarded. She was around looking
after some articles that were left
here by the cratic woman when she
hurriedly left town, samong them be
ing bicycle. The stranger did not
disclose her identity, nor is it known
where she is stopping
Officer Heaton says that when the
Kitchens woman threw the vitrol
some of the fluid struck her on the
foot, burning it quite severely.
The outcome of this sensational
case will be watched with interest
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Deaths.

SEARs-Mrs. Charlotte Sears, a
native of Morgantown, died Tuesday
morning at Mrs. A. Haymond's, on
Walnut street. She had been sick
only a few days. She was in her
S5th year. In 1888 Capt. Samuel
Sears and she were married. 1t was
a childless marriage. He died in
1881. He had for years been steam
er Captain on the Mississippi River.
Mrs. Sears was daughter of John
w. Thompson and his first wife,
Mary Webb, an Ohioan by birth
Her half-sister, Mrs. A. Raymond,
and her half brother, Capt. j. j..
Thompson, Col. F. w. Thompson
and many relatives distant survive
her. She joined the NJ. E. church
when she was girl and was always
a consistent member. She never let
an opportunity go by to do good, to
do charity. Being socially inclined,
she always had long list of ardent
friends. She was model christian
and in society she was popular.
HOUsToN-Died, at her home on
Sunnyside on Tuesday at o'clock,
Mrs. Permelia Houston. She was
born in this county Oct. A, 1880, and
was resident Of it all her life. She
was married to William ii. Houston
in March 1852. Two sons and four
daughters were the fruits of their
union. All the daughters are now
deceased. Her husband preceded her
to the grave three years ago. The
funeral will occur to-day at 10 O'Clock
at Mt. Union where she Will be laid
to rest by the side of her husband.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Barnes. The remains will leave the
house at 10 O'Clock after short
service there. The cause of her death
was cancer, an affliction from which
she had heroically suffered for some
months. In her death Morgantown
loses woman whose example and life
were symbolic of everything that is
good. Every one who knew her was
her friend and the children of her ac-
quaintance which was only limited by
the number of population loved her
deyotedly, affectionately styling her
''grannie. Simple and unpretentious
she welded vast power for good. She
will be missed by all. To the be-
reaved family we extend our sympa-
thy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

The talk of the value Of Hawaii to
the United States as the key to the
Pacific ocean is ridiculous. No coun-
try that is neaAy week away by the
fastest steamer can be a valuable key
to anything so far as we are concern
ed. We might as well talk of the val
ue of Great Britain to us. A writer
in the New York World we'll puts the
case:
Every sane man knows that group
of islands five days stcaming of an
ocean greyhound from our shores could
not help us to defend ourselves, but
could only mean vast added difficulty
in case of war and vast expense in
time of peace. Every intelligent man
knows that we now have and will keep
Hawaiian commerce simply because
we are Hawaii's only market, and that
Hawaiian commerce will never be any
greater than it is now, because the
islands are from their nature incapable
of much growth and development.
And politically, of course, Hawaii,
with as many lepers as it has white
voters, would be one more rotten Dor
ough state to join with the other rot
ten-borough states in defeating repre-
sentative government.
Hawaii is not and could not be a
military or commercial key. But it
would be a key--a new key to unlock
the vaults OF the treasury and pour
out a fresh flood Of the peoples money
into the pockets Of Office seekers, ring
sters, contractors, builders Of warships
and makers of armor plate.
This is in the nature OF frozen truth.
Since the snap game Of the unexpect-
cd treaty burst on the country, from
president down to lobbyist, no one has
seriously attempted to show what adj
vantage the annexation Of Hawaii
will be 70 the United States. The
perlis 7re maplfest aud undeuiable.
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where is the Summer visitor2

The question is being frequently
asked in Morgantown, Where is the
the summer visitor this season."
The same question is being asked
at ali the resorts this summer The
summer tourist, for some reason, is
not SO numerous or ubiquitous this
year as usual.
1t is little difficult to get at the
true reason for this. If it were only
one or two localities having this ex-
pericnce, a reason might be appar
ent. But reports from all over the
country give the same experience.
AT Mt. Chateau, our Cheat hotel,
the general situation is illustrated
by house about half full, while at
this time last year guests were sleep
ingon the floors. Our hotels in town
share the uniform result of one or
two guests where usually there are
a half dozen.
"Hard times is the common ex-
PLANTATION. But hard times do not
usually make much difference in the
patronage of summer resorts. The
classes which go to these places are
not accustomed TO forego their sum
mer outing because business is not
so remuneratiye as in other years.
They are not the class to sacrifice
their personal inclinations as a mat
ter of economy They are not used
to it. They have the money and
they go, and the hotel proprietors
do not see any falling off ON this ac-
count.
There may be two or three reasons
which contribute to the paucity of
summer guests this year. We think
the first is that we have thus far,
with the exception of about a week,
had cool summer. 1t has been too
cool to generate disposition to seek
a resort. - Going to summer resorts
is more or less fad" that depends
on sentiment, and the general senti-
ment seems to be slow in manifest
ing itself this season, for the reason
we have given, but may develop
later.
Another reason is that the sum-
mer resorts are multiplying every
year. Every locality has it's sum
mer resort. A few years ago the
tourists were massed together in a
few places that had gained a nation
al reputation. Now they are divided
up among thousands of places.
However, after our own local re-
sorts are further developed, includ-
ing our Cheat territory with its ho-
tells and club houses it is altogether
probable that they will SO far sur
pass the many inferior places of the
country as to assume national prom
inence, and the American people
will come to the Valley of Cheat and
the Monongahela to summerl
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Married..

STAGGGRs-DENNY-A most pleas
ant but quiet wedding took place at
the home OF Mrs. Rachel Denny, South
Richhill street, Monday evening, her
daughter Miss Mile NJ, being united
in marriage to Hannah G.. Staggers.
The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock,
in the presence Of a few invited
friends. and was solemnized by Rev.
DR.. S. H. Thompson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. The bride is
one of our esteemed young ladies and
is popular among all our young peo-
pie, Mr.. Staggers is graduate of our
college and completed course in the
law department Of the West Virginia
University. -Waynesburg Republi-
can. Miss Denny is cousin of our
townsman Mr.. e. M. Denny. We con-
graduate Mr. Staggers and bride and
wish for them happy and prosperous
life.
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PROSPECTS GOOD
For a Successful Year at the
State University.
Progress Is the Watchword.
In all Observation-Disclosures President
Armstrong Speaks Of the Advantages
offered Wet yirginians In the School
at Morgantowa ,and Details Some In
teresting Facts Regarding the Work
Being Done.

Professor Robert A. Armstrong,
acting president of the state UNIVERSE
ty, who has been attending the Chic
county teachers institute, was seen
last night by an Intelligencer reporter
and interviewed as to the outlook for
the university. He was enthusiastic
over its prospects, and detailed sever
al interesting facts regarding the
Institution.
This year, by the way, the faculty
is making creditable efforts to place
the university before the people. Be
sides the work of Field Agent Wait
man Barbe, every professor is taking
a jaunt through the state, attending
teachers institutes, and in every way
possible, showing forth the advantages
that accrue from the school. Such
work is bound to be productive OF
good.
Among other things Prof. Arm
strong said last night:
ssThe outlook for the university is
promising. The enrolment will
doubtless go over 500 for the coming
year. The non-partisan board of re-
gents showed very progressive spirit
in the work they did at their last
meeting. There was nothing partisan
in their action, so far as / can see. 1t
is certainly well that the highest in
stitution OF learning of the state is
managed by a board of such spirit.
1.-THE division of the chair of An
cient Languages so that there are now
two chairs, and the election of Prof.
L. @. Woolery TO the chair Of Greek,
Is a good move. The establishment
of separate chairs of history, of agri-
culture, and pure mathematics will
materially strengthen the university.
The cadet corps has been made a part
of the state National Guard and now
the cadets get free uniforms as well
as free books and free tuition.
'Many of the friends Of sactarian
schools cry out against the irreligious
influences of state schools. The uni
versity has not been free from such
charges. But the fact is that the re-
ligious influences at the university are
of the very best The many churches
of the town take special interest in
the students and the religious spirit
among the students is very strong.
A flourishlng Y. NJ. G. A. includes In
its membership the very best and
strongest students and its influence is
inspiring.
"The equipment of the departments
is better than ever before, and the
very best work is being done in the
classical, scientific, practical and pro-
fessional courses. The work done Is
thorough, the standard in the several
departments is high, and high ideals
of attainment and character IRE held
up before all students
sit is often matter of wonder to
me why young men and women will
go out of the state to schools of much
inferior grade, when our own uni.
versity offers such excellent opportu.
mites to them, free OF tuition
Professor Armstrong leaves this
morning on trip down the river in
the interests of the University
Wheeling Intelligencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent the
state of West Virginia at the annual
session of the national conference OF
charities and corrections, occurring at
Toronto, Ontario, July 7 to IA, 1897:
DR.. A. B. Riker, Charleston; Mrs.
Isaiah Warren, Wheeling; Mrs. AS.
bury Mick, Buckhannon; Mrs. w. j.
w. Cowden, Wheeling; Miss Blanche
Kendall, Parkersburg; Mrs. Joseph
Ruffner, Charleston; Rev. ]. L. Good.
knight, MorgantOwn; Dave d. John.
son, Parkersburg; d. e. Abbott, Hun.
tington, and Prof. G. Showalter, Prun-
tytown.
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Morgantown. July 20, '97.

Clyde Sanders left for a short vaca-
tion at home Friday.
Mr.. H. L. Scrafford, of Pittsburg
is in the city.
George M. Stops who has been en-
ployed in this Office for some time
mashed his hand quite badly last Fri
day and in consequence is now at his
home near Waynesburg. We hope he
may soon recover from the accident.
Mrs. Holiday, summer visitor,
located at the Peabody, and who has
wide reputation for her musical
accomplishments, will execute two
instrumental numbers at the M. E.
Sunday school next Sunday morn
ing. One will be given at the open
ing and one at the close. The an
nouncement has already created a
hutter..of anticipation among the mu
sic loving people.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

SEVERAL men and teams from town
and neighborhood are at work on the
pipe line. A new line is being laid
from here to the seaboard The work
will give employment to large num-
Der of working men.
T. W. ANDERSON has lately sold a
lot for M. T. Sisler-part of the old
Baptist church lot on Long Alley-to
Win Koontz for 300. A part of the
Artha Mathers lot on Front street to
A. ]. Hicks for 5000, and the laundry
property back of the II. S. Hayes
building to W. w. Hayes for $77O.
PARKERsBURG has begun a much
needed reform. The police now have
have orders to disperse the groups
of foul mouthed loafers who congre-
gate on the street corners and insult
passersby by their vile language.
Morgantown should follow the lead
and put an end to the practice of
street corner loafing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

The difference between a Kansas
Populist and Michigan Republi-
can is illustrated in the conduct of
Ex-Governor Lewelling aud Cover
nor Pingree. The latter had to be
Jared loose by the courts from one
OF two offices he held at the same
time, while the former has just re-
signed one Of two offices he found
himself in possession of at the same
time. However, nobody had sus-
pected a Populist Of capacity to en-
act the Lewelling performance. To
tell the truth about this remarkable
case, the Office which the Populist
rosigned paid nothing,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
Laurel Point.


LAUREL PoINT, July 1s.-Miss Lizzie
Reed and brother, Martin, OF Indiana,
who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs.
G. w. Stevens, left today for visit to
other relatives. They contemplate
spending the summer season in West
Virginia.
Mary Rice OF Arnettsville, spent a
faw days of last week with her sister
here.
Elroy Henry and wife, OF Morgan
town, spent yesterday and today with
their parents.
Mrs. r. L. Stevens, OF Fairmont, was
visiting j. w, Stevens recently. Mrs.
q. W. Snyder and son accompanied her
home.
w. I. Protzman put an organ in Jos.
Jones' house recently on trial.
Rev. John Beddow will lecture at the
church Wednesday night July 49, He
will preach at Harmony church three
weeks from last night
Miss Lucy Jones paid short visit to
friends at PIT. Marion few days ago.
Chas. Martin the appointed postmas-
ter for this place, assisted by Capt.
residence on lastThursday. The appoint
iiiOht VI <sAis -sAai I'LL idb tdQbcu tOlSlQ-
cradle dissatisfaction and called forth
no little comment A number of per-
sons have avowed their intention OF re-
ceiving their mail at Flickersvill in case
they are successful in securing a re-es-
Enlistment OF that Office.
Rex Baker spent today with his pa
rents here.
Ed. Reed, of Cassville, was stopping
at G w. Stevens yesterday and today
May Stevens spent last week with
friends and relatives in Fairmont and
Palatine.
L. w. Conaway, VIM. Mercer and II.
L. Stevens were calling in River Bend
today.
Mrs. Powell, of Little Falls, was Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Harvey Stevens,
last week.
Born unto Columbus Fisher and wife,
a son.
DR.. E. M. Henry was called to Beech
wood Friday to attend Sylava Stevens,
who had his foot severely crushed in
the mines at that place. His many
friends were panied to hear OF his mis-
fortune. DIR. Henry reports his condi-
ton today as highly favorable to a
speedy recovery,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
Liquor indictments Disposed OF.

SIsTERsvILLE, w. Va, July IL
The special term of the circuit court
of this county, which has been in ses-
sion at Middlebourne during the past
ten days, trying a portion of 1900 in
dictments, recently found by the grand
jury against the liquor men of this
city and county, adjourned last even
ing. So far only about 100 of the
cases have been disposed Of and in ev-
cry case the defendant was found
guilty. Some of the guilty ones were
allowed TO go free on promise of
leaving the state, while some of the
Others were fined $50 and costs and
given 80 days in Jail. There are as
high as 100 indictments against some
of the speakeasy men.
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A Bad Counterfeit.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Chief Ha.
zen, of the secret service, has given
notice of the discovery Of a new coun-
terfeit ten dollar silver certificate. II
is Of the series of 1891, check letter d
with the small carmine seal, the por-
trait of Hendricks and the names OF
Messrs. Tillman and Morgan as regis.
ter and treasurer respectively. The
counterfeit is described as apparently
a wood cut production very poorly ex-
ecuted, the seal being light pink in
stead of carmine, the numbering ir-
regular and the printing and engrav.
ing bad.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Schools.

RoMNEY, w. Va, July 17.-At a
full meeting of the board of regents
for the deaf and blind schools held at
Romney to-day, J. L. Rucker, of
Greenbrler county, was appointed
principal, A. Pickering, of Fairmont,
steward; Miss Lena Wright, of Miner
al, principal of music department;
with Miss Lobe, of Charleston, assist
ant. All the teachers in the blind,
and deaf departments were reinstated
except II. Chidister. A. ]. Thomp-
son, former steward, was made a
teacher in the deaf mute department.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

When Senator Wellington gets
his wind again he may have some
thing else to say about the distribu-
ton of Maryland patronage. But
few men are as clipper after they
have been knocked down good and
hard as they were before.
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Groceries, Groceries!

We keep constantly on hand the
leading brands of Flour such as
Clark's Leader, Atlas and Harvest
Queen. Remembers few cents more
on the sack will buy these Flours
and they excel all Others. Also we
have big line of country meat on
hand, the incest we have ever bought
Our other Groceries are the newest
and freshest on the market. You
cdh get anything in the Grocery line
at HUTUHINsoN 4 JACOBS,
Littls Falls, w, w.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
To Be COMPLETED.

A force Of men under Contractor
Fields, of Pennsylvania, is at work on
the Baptist church. Mr.. Fields is the
gentleman who had charge of the con-
struction of the Odd Fellows building.
There are six or seven men at work
and they expect to finish the job in
about two months. The entire ediflce
will be finished. At firsti it was the in
tention to complete a part of it and
leave the rest until later but the
plans now are to put the whole thing
through. We are very glad to learn
of this and congratulate our Baptist
brethren on having reached the end of
their difficulties.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

There are said to be half million
of people on strike in the United
States to-day, either for higher wages
or against reductions. The estimate
of tramps, or people wandering from
place to place in search of employ
ment, is believed to be fully as
large. The answer of congress and
and the administration to this state
of affairs is proposed tax largely
increasing the price of the necessi-
ties and comforts of life.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

Since a man discovered his wife
in bathing with another delegate
and misguided delegate lost all
his money in poker joint in San
Francisco it begun to be suspected
that some of them are endeavoring
to be something other than Chris
tian Endeavorers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

Since McKinley's election and the
consequent restoration of confidence
there has been more than 1000 bust
ness failures, about a thousand a
month. When prosperity strikes us
good and square everybody will go
into bankruptcy
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

Even bibles are on the taxed list
of the new tariff bill. Senator Mills,
of Texas, the other day moved to
place bibles, in whatever language,
on the free list, but was outvoted %
to 81. The bible industry in this
country is held by the Republicans
to be an infant one, so they have put
a tax of 25 per cent on the importa-
ton of the good book.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

That's a good bluff the sugar
trust is putting up about being dis
satisfied with the sugar schedule of
the Republican tariff; the trust got
exactly what it started out to get, and
it's reaching for more was merely for
effect.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24
A Card.

To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION
feel it no less duty than a privi-
lege to express thus publicly my heart
felt gratitude for the kindness and
friendship extended the family during
the sad ordeal through which we have
been called to pass in the sickness of
her, who was necessarily dearest to all
That kind Providence who doeth all
things for the best will reward you all,
among whom we had so recently been
cast, is the prayer of your sorrowing
friend, D. B. STEWART.
Sunny Side.