The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-03

But bneTes the fuD.
POTATO bugs are very numerous and
very destructive in some parts of the
county. Paris green seems to be about
the only weapon which meets the
requirements o. the case.
THE cherry season is here and it
might interest housewives to know
that If they are put into vessel and
covered with water the wormy ones
will rise to the top while those that
are sound will sink to the bottom.
THE crop of people harvested by the
moving machine is about as large as
usual this year. generally requires
| but one trial to break a man from fall
ling under the machine. 1t also
cures him of living.
BRowN's Hotel over on Cheat is for
sale. Mrs. Brown will not conduct it
any more and wishes to dispose Of it.
A purchaser will no doubt appear and
open it for the season.
THREE splendid houses are APP
preaching completion on the Evans
lot at the North end of Main street,
built by RE- L. Allen, Leonard Smith
and L. M. Jaco. Every available
site in the town will soon be occu-
pied by house.
| GENEVA will celebrate her Tooth an.
niversary Saturday. The river will
be free from Pittsburg and one hun
bred steamboats, loaded with excur-
sionists are promised. The celebra-
ton will draw people for miles around
and will be on as grand scale as the
importance of the occasion demands.
A SEVERE cyclone struck the town
Of Elkins and did considerable dam
age. Trees were uprooted, roofs were
4 blown off, several houses lifted from
their foundations and walls of new
buildings under construction wrecked.
The house occupied by Henry Ray was
blown from the foundation and his
wife and child were seriously injured.
The damage was principally in the
residence portion of the city.
THE report has been circulated in
some sections that Prof. Frank Trot-
ter would not return to the Seminary
next year. We are glad to state, how
ever, that such is false. Prof. Trot-
ter was reelected Vice President and
will remain, although he has the op-
portunity of taking the chair of mod
ern languages in the State University.
The fact that Prof. Mills was elected
a member of the Faculty doubtless
caused the report to be circulated as
it was reported that he would take
the ancient languages. He will have
charge of the Greek but Prof. Trotter
will remain in charge of Latin and
the modern languages, Delta.
| THE execution Of Clark Lewis at
| Fayetteville calls attention to the fact
that West Virginia has within the
past six years had more hanglngs than
in the twenty years previous thereto.
The development of the mine indus.
tries in the southern portion of the
state has added a very large lawless
element to the population, and the
probabilities are that the necessity for
the imposition of the death penalty will
arise much more frequently in the
future than it has in the past, all of
which suggests that the state should
make some provision for the orderly
and quiet execution of criminals. At
the same time it disproves the oft-re-
peated assertion that murderers escape
more frequently than formerly the
| just penalty of their crimes.
THE Charleston Gazette is brief but
pointed when it remarks that ga. B..
White captured the internal revenue
collectorship. Tom Davis is in the
soup. Elkins has another Instance of
base bribery to his credit. Little
Dayton is in the dumps. Charlie Dorr
chortles. Warren Miller's heart beats
warmly for his country. There is Joy in
Parkersburg. There is crashing of
teeth at Grafton. Gov. Atkinson has
the tired feeling. Mark Hanna views
the wreck of West Virginia harmony
complacently. Auditor Lafollette
doubts the divine inspiration of Nc
inley's Judgment. Nathan Golf
says nothing, but is doing a devil of a
lot of thinking. The Democrats are
hilarious; and this is about all there
is of the situation
SOME OF the state papers are very
much exercised over the election Of
Col. r. =. Fast to chair in the uni
versity. They think that this selec-
tion will result in his relinqulshing
his seat in the senate. Why this i'm
preston prevails is hard to tell. There
is no law which would compel him to
resign. The board Of regents are the
only people who would have any right
to object or whose wishes would have
any weight given them by the gentle
man. And they would, If biased in
any direction, want him to retain his
senatorship. The more university
men in the legislature of course the
better the university will fare in the
distribution of favors. Col. Fast,
when asked about this, gave the above
facts. In regard to the work Of the
constitutional committee, he said that
it would not meet again. Its work Is
finished. The report of that work is
now being prepared by COL Fast and
will be ready for presentation to the
governor by September first. But a
short time will be required for Its con-
sideration by the powers that be, and
an extra session, In the opinion of
Col. Fast, should be called to meet In
January to pass upon the reforms pro-
posed. What the governor will do OF
course Is problematical. He would
certainly not commit himself before
considering the report, and We may
have another session Of the legislature