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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 1.-The otto
man government has notified the DOW
ers that it objects to the appointment
of Colonel Schaefer, an officer in the
army of Nuremberg, as provisional
commissioner of the powers for the
island OF Crete. The German govern,
ment supports the objection of Turkey
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
Union Pacific Sale.

OMAHA, Nov. 1.-The Union Pacific
railroad is being sold here this morning
at public auction. The reorganization
committees bid of about S58, 100000 Is
almost sure to be accepted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

Threatening with showers; cooler ;
fresh southeasterly winds, becoming
variable
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

A LOT 81 Heinz pickles, keystone
dressing, Sailee etc. A. l.. NYE's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
The Leading Florist

Mary M. Jenkins, Florist, Grafton,
w. Va. Fine cut flowers and floral
designs speciality. Potted plants in
variety. Grafton, w. Va. Box 221.
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Society Organized to be Known as the
State Good Roads League.
A Train ON the North Pacific Coast
Road Narrowly Escapes a Most
Serious Accidental Span Of a
Bridge Gives Way While a
Train Is Passing Over It-One
Car Goes Through the Gap, Fa-
tally Tnjuring One Of the Crew.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "A meet
ing was held at the State Board of
Trade rooms in this city to-day for the
purpose of organizing a society to be
known as the State Good Roads League
for the promotion of the good roads SEN
timent throughout the State, and secur-
ing the necessary legislation to attain
the object.
Senator j. M. Gleaves presided over
the meeting, which was we'll attended
by representatives of fifteen counties of
the State. After the adoption of a con-
stitution, the league was formally or
ganized by the appointment of the fol-
Lowing temporary officers, who will
work for the organization of county
leagues, and attend to other business of
the league until the first regular elec-
tion which takes place in November
next.
The temporary officers are: President,
Seth Mann, Alameda; Vice-President,
T. ]. Field, Monterey; Secretary, j. L..
Maude, Riverside; Treasurer, E. M.
Welsh, San Francisco. Directors-C.
Sharp, A. J. Nye. E. B. Jerome, Ala
media; J. H. Watkins Los Angeles; j.
A Woodson, Sacramento; J. A. Filcher,
Placer: w. II. Mills, c. A. Adams, F. l.
Vassault, San Francisco; Orrin S. Hen
derson. San Joaquin; A. P. Stanton and
J. A Linscott, Santa Cruz: E. S. Gray
and A. 3. Lennon, Sonoma.
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and have a sore head and a bad punch
from the muzzle of a gun in my ribs
They said they would kill me if I.did
not open the safe. I told them they
would have to kill lsne. because could
not open the safe, and would not If J.
could.
Then they used dynamite, firing
three shots. two sticks in each of the
first two and four in the last. The
through safe was blown to pieces, and
they got what was in it. Much of the
baggage, for it was combination car,
was ruined, and the car SO badly
wrecked that we had to drop it at the
first, place where we could get a. freight
car. into which the expresSTand bag
gage were transferred.
1.-THE men were all masked. I have
no idea of the amount Of money they
secured
superintendent Case of the Pacific Ex-
press Company said this evening that
he had message from Superintendent
Webb of the Gulf road. which stated
that they had several posses after the
robbers. They thought they knew the
men, and that the prospects for cap
turing them We're good.
Passengers on the train say the
amount of booty was a little over Slo,-
0OO
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A Span Bridge Gives Way While a
Train Is Passing Over 1t,

SANTA ROSA, Sept. A telephone
message this evening from Duncan's
mills stated that the southbound train
on the North Pacific Coast Railroad
narrowly escaped a serious accident
A long bridge crosses the Russian
River near Duncan's mills, and as the
train, which was a mixed freight and
passenger, was crossing the third span
of .he bridge one of the piers gave
way, owing to a defective bolt. The
greater part of the train had already
passed the spot in safety, but it is
reported that one of the freight cars
went through the gap in the long
bridge, fatally injuring John Blany, one
of the train crew.
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LUETGERT MURDER TRIAL.
A RATHER BAD DAY FOR THE
DEFENDANT.
The Strongest Evidence Which
Has Yet Been Given Brought
Out Against Him.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-All in ALL it was
bad day for the defendant in the
Luetgert murder trial. The strong
est evidence which has yet been given
against him was brought out, and some
of it was damaging.
The witness who gave the strong
est evidence against the sausage maker
was Mrs. Christina Feldt widow with
whom the prosecution alleges Luetgert
was infatuated, and to whom it is
claimed he has written a number of
love letters since he has been con-
fined in the jail. Mrs. Feldt said that
on various occasions Luetgert said TO
her that he did not care for his wife,
and once said that he thought more
of the domestic in the house than OF
Mrs. Luetgert. He also said that he
had many quarrels with his wife, and
when Mrs. Feldt asked him why he did
not secure a divorce, he said that as
soon as his financial troubles were over
he would settle with her" He re-
peated this several times, and called his
wife a carcass" and other names
equally pleasant
It was said to be the object of the
prosecution in having Mrs. Feldt on
the stand to show that Luetgert was
desirous of getting rid of his wife for
the purpose of marrying the widow,
but this was not made clear. Mrs
Feldt said, however, that he had made
threats against his wife many times.
A niece of Mrs. Luetgert and two
other women identified the rings TAX
en- from the vat as being the property
Of Mrs. Luetgert. The niece said she
at one time had borrowed the rings
and worn them.
Gottlieb A. Schimpf, Is years old, said
that on the night of the disappearance
of Mrs. Luetgert, she saw about IL
O'Clock as she was returning from a
dance, the defendant and his Wife en-
ter the factory. This was at the time
when the watchman was absent, Luet-
CERT having sent him on an errand to
the drug store.
On cross-examination the girl broke
down badly, and denied several things
she had previously said She was Civ
en- time to compose herself, and took
the stand again She broke down a
second time, and the court took mat
ters into his own hands, and asked her
if she saw Mrs. Luetgert enter the fac
tory that night in company with her
husband. She was very positive that
she had seen them.
The State, it is said, will in short
time, produce as evidence the portion
of human skull, number of teeth
and finger joint which We're found in
the factory, and will endeavor to show
that they belonged to the missing
woman.
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DAVIDSON HELD TO ANSWER.
The Wife Murderer Taken to Bak-
ersfeId for Trial.

RANDSBURG, Sept. 4.-David David
son, who murdered his wife here on
May 10Th last, arrived here on the
regular stage this morning for a pre-
liminary examination. Mob violence
was evidently feared by the officers, as
he was brought from the County Jail
at Bakersfield under a strong guard.
His examination took place before JUS
tice Maginnis Immediately on his ar
rival, behind closed doors, and the pris-
oner was remanded to the custody of
the Sheriff without bail, to await the
action of the Superior Court There
was some suppressed excitement, but
no violence, and the prisoner was taken
on the evening stage to Mojave to
catch the night train for Bakersfield.
Davidson looks twenty years older
than he did on the day the crime was
committed.
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Assessor Siebe Sued.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept A suit
was commenced to-day by District At
torney Barnes in the name of the
people of the State of California to re-
cover $1,S17 from Assessor John D.
Siebe and John F. Ortman. Henry
Plagermann and Henry F. Ortmann,
who are on his bond. The new law
passed by the Legislature a few years
ago requires that the Assessor shall
collect all personal property taxes that
are not secured by real estate. The
delinquency in the last personal prop
erty tax amounted to So, 1877 %, and
it is sought to hold Siebe responsible
for that sum.
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TRAIN. HELD UP.
Masked Men Rob the Express Car
of $4,000.

FORT WORTH (Texas), Sept. A.
Charles P. Drew, the Pacific Express
Company's messenger on the gulf train
held up near Folsom, N. NJ, last night,
tells this story of the hold up, which
was very daring. very business-like
and thoroughly successful:
About seven miles south of Folsom
the engineer and fireman were hailed
by two men crawling over the tender
With leveled six-shooters they COM
manded them to hold I'D their hands
which they did. The robbers then ran
the engine to point they indicated
where the train was stopped. Then
they turned their attention to me- That
is, they came back and crawIed into my
car. I had opened the door when the
train stopped, and two more men at
that point covered me with revolvers
and tried to make me open the safe.
I had a little trouble with them be-
fore that, and was knocked down twice,
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NOT LIABLE FOR INTEREST.
Supreme Court Decision in a Suit
on a Promissory Note.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. A case
of a maker of promissory note, who
became insolvent before a note was
due, and then promised to pay the or
iginal amount. has come before the Su-
prems Court
William Schmalz gave Richard Lam
bert a note for $50 but before it be-
came due Schmalz filed his petition in
insolvency. During the pendency of
the insolvency proceedings Schmalz
told Lambert that he would pay 1.-The
$3.50" and did pay off some of the in
terast. He then refused to liquidate
the entire amount. Lambert brought
suit, and the lower court granted him
judgment for the face of the note. to-
gether with interest
Upon appeal the Supreme Court
holds that the action of Schmalz in
paying the interest and promising to
pay the amount of the note and nc
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McCAMISH MURDER TRIAL.
An Important Point Brought Out
in Favor of the Prosecution.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4.-The prose-
cution in the McCamish murder trial
this morning produced another witness
in the person of Sol Edwards, whose tes-
timOny was intended to show that i'm
proper relations existed between the de-
fendant and Mrs. Pyle. The testimony
of the witness did not establish beyond
doubt such returns. He had simply seen
the defendant and Mrs. Pyle conVersing
together in low tones.
Samuel P Todd, formerly Con-
stable at Santa Paula, testified that Nc
Camish had told him about the alleged
robbery by tramps, and gave him a list
of the articles stolen. McCamish said
he had been chloroformed and sand
bagged. but there was no evidence of
assault on his person.
The case will be continued next Tues
day. An important point in favor OF
the prosecution was the testimony OF
several witnesses that only two shots
were fired at Castaic switch, thus con-
tradicting the defendants story that the
robbers fired three shots and ne four.
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GOLD IN TUOLUMNE.
No Miners in That County Who
Have Klondike Fever.

STOCKTON, Sept. 4.-Captain Colby
and his young partner J. Beckwith,
who recently took out a pocket in the
Tansy quartz claim, just outside of So
nora. in Tuolumne County, which net
ted S42. .000 passed through this city to-
day on the way to San Francisco. Cap
tain Colby left a gang of men at work
in his mine.
He says there are no Tuolumne min
ers who have the Klondike fever, and
they are satisfied with their country.
Land adjoining that on which this big
pocket was taken out has been leased,
and will be thoroughly prospected. The
Tansy claim is on the eastern slope,
which was one of the feeders of the
famous Holden garden of early days,
when gold was taken out in bucket
fuls on the fiat, and is on a spur of the
famous Bald Mountain, which has
yielded millions of gold, and is still
being honeycombed.
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WILLIAM H. CROCKER.
The Bank President Has a Narrow
Escape From Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The
Call" says that VIM. H. Crocker,
President of the Crocker- Woolworth
Bank, had a narrow escape from bull
let fired into a train on which he was
travelling to his summer residence at
Burlingame last evening. The car was
crowded with prominent people on the
way to the country homes, when the
bullet crashed through the car window
grazing Mr.. Crocker's head, and scat
tering the glass over him and Mrs.
Crocker. The Identity of the person,
whose carelessness, or maliciousness,
nearly caused a serious or perhaps ia
tai result, has not been discovered.
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RESULTED FATALLY.
A Man Dies at Oakland From the
Blow of a Fist.

OAKLAND, Sept. with one blow
of his first this afternoon Fred Phillips
killed John Cummings, a plumber aged
so years. The blow was struck in
Christensons saloon, at Seventh and
Washington streets, and Phillips had
left the place and was walking leisure
lv along a block away, totally uncon-
scious that his blow had proved fatal
when he was placed under arrest.
In the City Prison Phillips said that
he mac no intention of injuring
Cummings, and that he struck the
blow entirely in self-defense. He is
corrobcrated by the bartender and sew
eral persons who were in the saloon at
the time.
Cummings, a total stranger to Phillips,
and under the influence of liquor, COM
menced quarreling with Phillips over
some trivial matter, and made a pass
at the latters head, which Phillips
warded off, at the same time delivering
a blow on Cummings head, sending
him tC the floor. Cummings died on
the way to the hospital. 1t is thought
the shock, aided by the alcohol, af-
fected his heart.
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Irish Societies Unite.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4-After
two years of negotiating for reunion the
Ancient Order of Hibernians of America
and the A. O. H. Board of Erin, have
agreed to terms of union which will
bring these two great Irish societies to-
gether under one organization. This
union will have the effect of formingsa
National Hiberpian Society with a
membership of 100000. In this city the
differences existing between the two or
ganizations will be a thing of the past,
and indeed they are already at an end,
as action has been taken by both look
ing toward a coalition in accordance
with instructions from the East.
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State Spiritualist Association.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. AT the
second days session of the California
State Spiritualists' Association the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
G. II. Wadsworth; Vice-President,
Thomas Ellis, Jr Secretary, John
Koch; Treasurer, Benjamin F. Small;
Directors, M. S. Norton, Professor
Richard Young, VIM. Rider, ex-Judge
Fl. S. Brown and ]. u. Spencer; dele
gates to the National Convention that
will meet in Washington next October,
Mrs Mary j. Stevens, Mrs. Rebecca,
Johnson, w. H. Yaw and Mrs. ]. J.
Whitney.
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Refuses to Pay the Reward.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Sept. 4.-Payment
of the Territorial reward of $500 Of
fered for the apprehension of Mouse,
the Piute murderer, has been refused
by Governor McCord, on the advice of
Attorney General Frazier. The terms
of the proclamation do not allow for
a payment for a dead man, and it did
not appear that the Indian pursuers
had any intention of capturing Mouse
alive. The claim was presented by
Sheriff Freudenthal of Lincoln County,
Nevada, who had himself offered $3.50
reward for Mouse, dead or alive.
The record-union., 1897-09-05
Letter Carriers Expect a WindfalI.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Local
letter carriers expect to receive a wind
fall of about 100000 for overtime be-
tween May "A. 1888, when the law MAX
ing eight hours a days work for let
ter carriers went into effect. and Jan
uary IS, 1895, when that same Act of
Congress was put into practical oper-
alton. Suits for the overtime cases
have been brought by letter carriers
before the United States Court of
Claims, which has given judgment for
the letter carriers in every instance.
The record-union., 1897-09-05
New System of Rating Insurance.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pa
cific has adopted a new system of rat
ing insurance premiums which win be
put in force in all the towns of the
coast The new system is a perfec-
ton of what is called the mercantile
system. A result of its adoption will
be a reduction of premiums and a gen
eral readjustment of rates. The idea
advanced is that premiums may be les
sened by remedying matters of hazard
and certain precautions taken by
hous aholders may lead to a promised
decrease in premiums.
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RUSH TO GET NEWS.

to ply between San Francisco and ST.
Michael, anticipating the spring rush
TO the Yukon
RUSH TO GET NEWS.
PORT TOWNSEND. Sept. 4.-The
steamer Cleveland from St. Michaels
is expected to arrive within the next
five days. If she has experienced fair
weather, and has met with no accident,
she ought to arrive on September 9th.
but in case of unfavorable weather she
may not put in an appearance till Sep
tember 10th She will probably be
sighted off Cape Flattery some time on
September 9Th. Three tug boats bear
ing representatives of the Associated
Press and various newspapers left for
down the straits tonight to meet the
Cleveland, and the race to the nearest
telegraph office with news from the
gold fields is expected to be an excit-
ing one.
ONE MAN WHO STRUCK IT RICH.
VICTORIA (B. c., Sept. 4-The
steamer Queen arrived from Skaguay
to-day, bringing thirty men who have
given up the idea of getting across the
passes. One thousand men have gone
TO work on the Skaguay trail to try to
open it up, no one being allowed in the
meantime. to go through. Many men
VIII wait until the snow falls, and take
their outfits over on sleighs. In fact,
sleighs already are being used to cross
the summit on the Dyea trail. There
nave been twenty desertions from the
United States gunboat Concord at Ju
neau, the men leaving to go to the
mines.
s. NJ. Lesikatos, who went into the
klondike last spring, sends out word
TO his partner, Mr. Hens of Juneau,
that he has struck it rich. He says:
1 sunk two prospect holes without
finding anything, but in the third I
could pick up nuggets with my hands.
/ am so excited can't write We are
rich. The amount of gold people we
have here is something appalling
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"Sir' Harry Westwood Cooper.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. - Man
acled with a dirty fruit vender. who
had been arrested for peddling without
a license, Sir Harry Westwood Coop
er, alias DR.. Westwood appeared be-
fore Police Judge.Joachimsen to-day for
arraignment upon two charges of for
gerry preferred against him by Chief Of
Police Lees yesterday. By consent his
cases were set for hearing Wednesday
next. Cooper processes to be confident
of acquittal of all the charges
against him.
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Won by the Los Angeles Team.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4.-One of
the most closely contested and excit-
ing baseball games of the California
League series was played this after
noon at Central Park between the Los
Angeles team and the Heesemans of
Oakland. Oakland took the lead. scor-
ing two runs in the first inning. At
the end of the eighth inning the score
stood 4 to f. Oakland did not tally in
the ninth, and then Los Angeles made
the winning run. Score: Los Angeles
3, Heesemans f.
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Lincoln School Buildings.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4.-The Su-
preme Court has decided that the build
ings and improvements on the Lincoln
School lots at Fifth and Market streets
belong to the school department, ana
not to individuals who erected them.
BY the decision, which reverses the
judgment of the Superior Court, the
city is enriched by 100000.
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Y. M. @. Association.
Bartlett Released on Bail.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4.-Charles
NJ. S. Bartlett, the witness in the Fair
case who admitted that he had COM
mitted perjury in giving testimony IA
vorable to Mrs. Nettie r. Craven, and
who was committed to jail by Judge
Slack, swore out a writ of habeas cor
pus before Judge Carroll Cook, was to-
day released on $4,000 bail pending the
hearing of the matter. The case will
come up for hearing on next Satur
dau
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Electric Cars Collide.

OAKLAND, Sept. 1.-Two huge cars
colided this afternoon on the Hay
wards electric line, smashing one of the
cars and seriously injuring two ladies
who were passengers. A displaced
transfer switch caused all the trouble,
the accident being due to the weakness
of the switch spring Mrs. Perves, one
of the injured, may die, and Mrs. Guild
was badly hurt.
The record-union., 1897-09-05
Tape Games Legal Gambling.

LOS ANGELES. Sept. f. = Justice
Morrison rendered an opinion this
morning that the so-called tape
games are a legal form of gambling,
and the gamblers in the city are jubi-
liant. The case at issue was one
brought by the arrest of a gambler
known as Preacher Frank" who sold
options on tape machine.
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Dry Weather Needed.

WOODLAND, Sept. 4. - So far the
rainfall in this vicinity has not been
heavy enough to do serious damage to
grapes and fruit on the dryers; but it
has occasioned a delay which may mean
the loss of several thousand dollars to
the fruit growers. A few days of warm
and dry weather just now may mean
much to vineyardists and orchardists
The record-union., 1897-09-05
Rrrg1arv at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4.-The resi-
dence of Frank Simpson at 1882 In
graham street was entered by burg
lar yesterday afternoon and looted
from the cellar to garret. The amount
of valuables taken cannot be learned,
as the family departed for the East
a few days ago, locking up the house.
The police have no definite clew to the
burglar.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. AT to-
days session of the district conferenceof
the Y. NJ C. A. an address was made by
N H. Jacks and papers read by l.. G.
Dale and A. T. Brock of Oakland, Geo.
B. Cliss of Santa Cruz and F. A. Jack
son of San Francisco, on subjects in
connection with an address by j. c. Alb
bott of Worcester, Mass, upon THE
Home Life of the Association"
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r;.u+ar.n+ Pott Resigns.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Lieuten-
ant F. S. Pott, Paymaster on the staff
of Maior-General James, Division
Commander of the National Guard of
California. has severed his connection
with the guard. because of an alleged
slight at the Ukiah Encanpment.
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interest made him under obligations to
pay only $3.50, the face of the note
The plaintiff is ordered to refund the
amount paid in excess ofthe $3.50.
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The BLOCKADE
AT SKAGUAY.
All Efforts to Break II Have Ended
in Failure.
Little Show Of the Gold Seekers Setting
Through This Winter.

The Trail Thrown Open, but So
Great Was the Rush That 1t
Was Soon in a Worse Condition
Than Before Tt Was Repaired
-Klondike Bound Americans
Evade the Payment of Duties.
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TO ply between San Francisco and St.
Michael anticipating the spring rush
to the Yukon.
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NEW RIVER STEAMER

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-The
Alaska Commercial Company has
ready for shipment TO ST. Michaels a
new river steamer, which will be ready
for service on the Yukon when naviga-
tion opens next summer. The COM
pany has also decided to have ready
next spring two more ocean steamers