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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The Seneca Glass Company paid
out last Saturday night trsween 81
900 and s6.01e 70 the employees, it
being their wages for two weeks.
Prosperity is bound to come to us
locally if this record is kept up as IL
undoubtedly will. No other town in
the state is so peculiarly fortunate as
Morgantown and no town is SO well
assured of permanent era of good
times. Morgantown has never felt
the pinch of hard times, and Il will
not feel it for years to come. There
are no people In destitute circum-
stances around here and in every re-
spect we are indeed favored people.
The assured growth OF the UniveF-
sity will add to our present measure
of good luck and the money to be
expended on new buildings and 9TH
er Improvements around it viii add
its quota to ii. The enlargement
and continuance Of the new and old
industries of the the town will keep
The ball rolling. But probably TIE
most potent factor In .iie boom
which shortly Is 10 take new strength
and fairly out leap itself is the i'm
pfovement which is to be made on
the river. A million and half Of
dollars will be spent on the under
taking and of that sum fully one
million of dollars will be spent right
in Morgantown in one way or anoth-
er. The possibilities of this vast
sum of money can hardly be grasped
and the effect it will have on our
material progress will be unprece-
denied in this valley. The prosper
ity is as certain as the fact that the
town is here and its benefcent tn
huences are even now being felt.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
An Enormons Docket.

When Judge Doolittle commenced
court at Williamson, Mingo county
last week there were 700 cases on tn,
criminal docket, of which number
eight were for murder, and forty were
for other felonies. The grand jury
when it adjourned had returned 35t
more, running the number for nur.
der up to 20. This makes in all more
than thousand cases on the crimi-
nal docket In county which has a
voting population of 1900. Owing
to the arrangement of the sessions OF
the circuit, but two weeks can be de-
voted to this county and it will be
physically impossible to try even a
majority of the criminal cases, while
the civil cases will go over untouched.
An effort is being made to have a
criminal court established and unless
this is done it is not known where
and how it will end.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
New County BilIslntroduced,

On Monday Delegate Garvin in
troduced bill known as House bill
No. AZ providing for the creation of
a new county out of portions of this
county, together with parts Of Mar
ion, Harrison and Wetzel counties.
The name of the proposed county to
be Augusta. What it's fate will be
is at present unknown but if politi-
cal motives alone decide it will be
adopted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

-
There is now an interesting contest
pending before the elections commit
tee at Charleston. 1t involves the
right to represent the 18th Senatorial
district. Hon. d. w. Shaffer has a
clear majority of so votes but an ex-
cuse has been cooked up to throw
enough of these out to give Henry G..
Getzendaner the seat. In appointing
the committee to investigate this mat
ter President Whitaker has only al
lowed the Democrats one representa-
tive. This is taken as conclusiv
sign as to what the decision of the
committee will be. The majority in
the senate no doubt will be large
e nough to support the finding of this
committee although several Republi-
cans have declared that they will not
vote to seat Getzendaner. But as this
added vote will prove of great use in
the approaching Senatorial election in
'9S he will be seated. The evidence
does not go to show any substantial
reason why he should, but partisan
needs always override the dictates of
justice and fair play. Mr.. Shaffer has
been sworn in and is now occupying
the contested seat but he will give
way. 1t is thought that this arbi-
trary and unjust proceeding will gain
for him so much sympathy that he
will likely receive the nomination for
Congress in that district for '9S. Po-
litical thievery always results disas-
- II - n n q
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
MISS M'CUNE, OF CALHOUN
Shows that She Is No Novice with q
Shooting Iron. spencer to the
Front Again.

There is nothing slow about Spen-
Ger, Roane county, when it comes to
furnishing sensational news. Last
week there were no less than a hall
dozen very interesting items from
there published, and now this week
starts of well with another tale OF
thwarted vigilants.
Miss McCune from Calhoun, has
located on the outskirts of Spencer.
She brought her reputation along
with her and the good people liked
neither her nor her 'srep."
There has been talk of calling the
dame to account for her actions and
then telling her to skip.
The talk finally assumed some more
threatening shape and a crowd of men
visited her house last Saturday night
with the intention OF coating the fair
dame with tar and then covering her
with feathers.
But their intentions were not real
lied, for when they were assembled
outside the house Miss McCune, OF
Calhoun, pulled gun and fired into
the crowd.
The would-be vigilants scattered
and ran and the Calhoun nymph now
remains in undisputed possession Of
the fort.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND



In consect.5n with the arbitration
treaty drawn up last week and signed
BY Representatives, of GfeAt Britain
and tse United States, President
Cleveland transmitted the following
message to the Senate with the Anglo
American General Arbitration Treaty:
To the Senate
transmit herewith a treaty for the
arbitration OF all matters in difference
between the United States and Great
Britain.
The provisions Of the treaty are the
result Of long and patient elaboration
and represent concessions made by
each party for the sake of agreement
upon the general scheme Though
the result reached may not meet the
views of the advocated Of immediate,
UNLIMITED and irrevocable arbitration
OF all international controversies, it is
nevertheless confidently believed that
the treaty cannot fail to be every.
where recognized as making a long
step la the right direction, and as EN-
bpdylng practical working plah BY
which disputes Between the two coun-
Tiles will reach a peaceful adjustment
as matter Of a course and in ordinary
routine.
In the initiation OF such an impor-
tant movement it must be expected
that some of its features will assume
a tentative character looking TO fur
ther advance, and yet ii Is apparent
that the treaty which has been form
ulated not only makes war between
the parties TO it remote possibility,
but precludes those fears and runiors
OF war which Of themselves too, often
assume the PROPORTIONS OF national
disaster.
1t is eminently fitting, as well as
fortunate, that the attempt to accom-
plish results so beneficial should be
initiated by kindred peoples, speaking
the same tongue and joined together
by all the ties of common tradition,
common institutions and common as.
pfrations. The experiment OF substi-
tuting civilized methods for brute
force as the means OF settling irterna
tional questions Of right win thus be
tried under the happiest auspices.
Its success ought not to be doubtful
and the fact that its ultimate ensuing
benefits are not likely TO be limited to
The two countries Immediately con-
cerned should cause it to be promoted
all the more eagerly. The example
set and the lesson furnished by the
successful operation of this treaty are
sure to be felt and taken to heart
sooner or later by other nations, and
will thus mark the beginning of new
epoch In civilization.
Profoundly impressed as | am, there
fore, by the promise OF Transient good
which this treaty affords, / do not
hesitate to accompany its transmission
with an expression Of my earnest hope
that it may command itself to the IA
vorable consideration of the Senate.
Signed, GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The following medical books, being O
portion OF the library OF the late F. j.
Hopton, of Blacksburg, Ohio, are in
my hands, as Administrator, at nv office
in Morgantown, West Virginia, for sale
at your own price. These books must
be sold Immediately:
System of Medicine (Pepper) 1885.
Vol. General Pathology, Sanitary
Science and General Diseases.
Vol. 2-General Diseases (continued)
and Diseases of the Digestive System.
Vol. 3-Diseases Of the Respiratory,
Circulatory and HoematopoietcSy
Vol. diseases of the Genito Urin-
airy, Muscular and Cutaneous Systems,
Opthalnology, Otology.
Woods Practice of Medicine Vols. |
and 2. (lS56)
Mcndenhalrs Medical student--vade
Mecum (lS47).
Reynolds System Of Medicine.
Hartshorne 1850.
Vol. l-General Diseases and Diseas-
es of the Nervous System.
Vol. p Diseases of the Respiratory
and Circulatory Systems.
Vol. 3-Diseases of the Digestive,
Blood Glandular, Urinary, Reproduc
tive and Cutaneous Systems,
Dunglison's Medical Dictionary
(1S46).
Our Family Physician; H. r. Stout.
NJ. D., (lSS7).
Churchill on Diseases Of Women.
Condie. (lS57).
Woods Therapeutics & Pharmacol-
ogy. Vols. & 2. {l6J566.
Gross System Of Surgery; Vols. q
q; 1852.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

CHARLESTON, w. Vs., Jan. 15.
The West Virginia commission 70
the Tennessee Centennial, which
will be held ct Nashville, this year,
met today ana organized. Col. Ran.
d0lph Stalnaker, 81 Wheeling, was
elected president of the commission,
and John Baker White, of this city,
was elected secretary. The commits
sion is composed of Randolph Stall
maker. Judge J. J. Jackson Of Psf-
kersburg, Creed Collins, Of Richie;
John D. WILSON, Of Wheeling; Col.
w n Page, Of Fayette; Col. g. w.
Curtain; of Braxton; R. W. Parsons.
of Hampshire; j. j. Tierney, cf Mer-
Ger; and Col ). Garland Hurst, of
Jefferson county. The Legislature
will be asked to appropriate $4,000
to pay for the West Virginia exhib-
it at the Centennial Exposition.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Cadet George Mason Lee has
flunked at West Point and been I'M
tremendously fired. The Lee family
has furnished more cadets and more
officers for the army than any other
family in the United States and this
disgrace will be keenly felt. He is
the first of the name to suffer this
disgrace. He is son of Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
A Five Dollar Iuauguratiou.

DENVER, Col, Jan. Withou,
ostentation or display and at an ex
pense of less than five dollars to the
State, Hon. Alva Adams, Democrat
vas inaugurated as governor of Col
oraeo at noon to-day. He walked
from his residence to the capitol
where in the presence of the legisla,
ture in joint session, and large
muster of friends, the oath Of office
was administered by Chief Justice
Hayt. There will be no public re
ception or demonstration of any de.
scription.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Much newspaper space has been
wasted in discussing the cause of
lynching. The cause of lynching in
most cases can be stated in one
word--rape. When some way to pre-
vent that awful crime shall have
been discovered lynching will be al
most unheard of.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Speaker Reed may not have said
anent the insurance sinecure he
holds that at is only when a man is
drawing salary for doing nothing
that he feels he is at last receiving
what he really deserves but it is
so clever that he is not likely to
disown it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The Pocahontas Flat-top Goa
Field Industrial Edition of the Blue
Geld Telegraph has been received al
this office. 1t contains comprehen-
sive review of the immense coal fields
in the Flat-top region together with
interesting write ups of the towns
leading industries and prominent
men of that section. 1t is hand
somely illustrated and reflects great
credit upon it's editors.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
Hold.up In CIarksbure.

CLARKsBURG, W. Va, Jan. 49,
This city was stirred up Saturday
night over a bold attempt at high
way robbery on one Of the public
streets.
Bernie Morris, a railway mail
clerk, formerly on the Grafton Par
kersburg division, was attacked by
four tramps, but before they could
get any Of his valuables, he emptied
his revolver into the crowd. The
whole gang made good their escape,
but it is thought that some of the
shots took effect.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF
lhe Cheat River Railroad Company

Notice is hereby given OF the annual
meeting of;he st ckholders Of the Cheat
River Railroad Company 10 he held on
WEDNESDAY 1.-The 9Th DAY OF JAN
UARY, 1897, at the principal Office Of
the corporation, No 43 Sixth Avenue,
Piltsbn,g, Pa, vt the hour OF ~ N. for
the purpose Of electing officers and trans
acting ANY other business OF the Compa,
ny that may lawfully be done rs the by
laws require. w. 4. JOHNSON,
December l4th, 1896. Secretary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
SCARED BIZ A sun SPOT.
Florida Negroes Frightened into Con-
Tossing Their Sins and Preparing
for Judgment Day.

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Jan. 16.-Ths
appearance of large black spot
near the center of the sun has caused
a panic among the negroes of Ala
chtn, Levy and Lafayette counties
which is spreading to other sections
The negroes believe the spot is q
warning that Judgment is near and
they have quit work and are prepar-
ing by prayer and confession of sin
to meet their Maker. The spot seems
to have been first discovered -four
days ago by Rev. James Mabry, a
negro preacher, who told his flock
that the spot was sign that God
would soon come to judge the world
This Interpretation drove the negroes
wild with fear and they have since
been preparing for the end. Mabry's
explanation of the meaning of the
spot has spread SO rapidly Tilt IN
The cotinties named, work has been
almost entirely suspended. The ne.
groes are gathered at their church
es, singing and praying and confess
ing their sins. Many of them are
refusing to eat, claiming that food,
would render them unfit for transla-
ton. Mabry is travelling in other
counties pointing to the blemish on
the sun and warning the negroes to
flee from the wrath to come Seeing
the spot, the negroes believe and i'm
mediately fall to praying.
The craze promises to spread oven
the entire State unless the spot soon
vanishes. One result of the craze
has been the clearing up of several
mysterious crimes in Alachua eoun,
ty. Under the influence of the fear
that the world is soon to be destroy
ed, three negroes near High Springs
have confessed that they murdered
a peddler who disappeared about a
year ago. The spot can be seen dur
ing the entire day, but is more plain
ly visible early in the morning and
late inthe afternoon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Tom Reed smiles every time he
hears of one of his friends having
declined to accept the conditions
which accompany every Mckinley
Cabinet portfolio. The chief condi.
ton is a pledge of blind and unqual.
fled support of Mckinley for anoth-
er term.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The recent variable weather has
been sowing the seeds for grippe and
the unlucky wights who have caught
them are now sneezing in an awful
chorus. Grip is alarmingly preva-
lent and although there are a few
bad cases of sickness in town the
number of cases Of this nalady is
very large. DR.. Hartigan has about
twenty cases on his hands now and
the ether physicians are equally
busy.
BIO reductions In underwear,
gloves and wooden hosiery At Hirsch-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

John Sherman's statement that he
is too old to hold an office in McKin-
ley's cabinet may be set down as
the coolest thing that has happened
this winter. When your Uncle John
gets too old to hold office there will
be icicles in August.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

IT is seldom that we hear Of any
firm buying an 'sentire stock" from a
manufactures. Yet that is just what
Hirschman's did the past week;
bought every wrap that the largest
ladies' wrap house In New York had
In stock. They were bought at just
one-third the regular price. Many
have already been sold, but many Y
the choicest are still In their stoc|
Here y your chance to buy . wrap IL
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
Webster Lumber Company,

The second annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the above company for
the election OF seven directors to serve
for the ensuing year will be held in the
Woke Building in ConnellsvilIe. Penn
syvania, on the THIRD TUESDAY,
THE 18TH OF JANUARY, 1897, al
half past one O'Clock p. NJ.
Attest: WoRrH KILPArRIcK, Pres.
j. K. BALsLEY, Sec'y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

There is only one other southern
state which has as small number
of lynchings for 1896 as West Vir-
ginia but this must not be taken as
an evidence of unprogressiveness on
our part.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

G. Z. Huntington doesn't seem to
have got the worth of the money he
spent in maintaining that Congress
sional lobby to work for the Pacific
Railroads funding bill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

That the spirit of sold Hickory
still lives was shown by the enthusi-
assn which accompanied the celebra
tion Of jackson day in numerous
places.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The populist legislature of Kan
sas may not be wise in attempting
TO prevent women wearing bloomers
and riding bicycles, but it is cour-
ageeus.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

| After several days spent in routine
work Of no especial interest the leg
islature is about 10 buckle down to
real work.
The lobbyists have not been slow
about getting to work. Charleston
! is full of them. The Legislature Of
1885 thought II had settled the
school book question BIT it is to be
before the prsseas Legislature with
greater force than ever. The free
book law Of 1895 has proven dis
NAL failure and is imperative In all
it's branches. The entire scheme is
to be remodeIed, and the book busi-
ness taken out of The hands of the
Repositories and placed under the
control Of the counties, each to buy
It's books where it can get them the
cheapest, the State merely designing
the kind of books to be bought.
This is the plan which finds great
est favor, not only with the legisla
tors and the county officers, but With
the book concerns az we'll The lat
ter believe that the counties will be
eesier to handle than the State
Board was, and that better prices
can be got.
HARMONIOUS SCHOOL SYSTEM,
The book question will not be the
only school matter to receive atten-
ton. The Legislature of 1895 form
ulated a plan for making the State
school system harmonious whole,
and the gentlemen appointed at that
time to solve the problem of how
best to~do it have prepared a plan
which will be presented early, It
provides for a graduated system, be-
ginning with the lowest primary
grades, and extending through the
grammar schools to the University.
Under the proposed law 3 boy may
start with the alaphabet in a coun-
try school, and finish his profession
al education at the University, ready
for the ministry, law or medicine,
without the payment of cent tut
ton, and without leaving the State.
The Virginia debt question is still
alive. The amount claimed by the
bondholders is about $4,000, 900,
and as the bonds were mostly bought
by spectators at from 2 to 5 cents
on the dollar, they can well afford to
spend lots of money to get them
paid. On Monday, as soon as the
opportunity presents itself, Delegate
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23
A DEBT SCARE,

Before the Legislature is two
weeks old it is asserted that the
bondholders will come forward with
the United States back of them.
More than one member of the Legis-
lature has received letters saying
that the United States Treasury is
investigating the matter, and that it
will decide that the State owes the
debt; also that if the Legislature re-
fuses to pay, 1t may result in pro
eeedings which will look toward the
impeachment Of the rights Of West
Virginia as sovereign State. OF
course, the Democratic policy will
be to throw the responsibility upon
the republican majority, and compel
them to take, Independently, what
ever action is taken.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The appointment of gold Demo
Gratis to crafty petty personal
spite is striking a snag in the Sen
ate which is refusing to agree to the
appointnents.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The closing down Of several dis
tilIeries is an evidence of return Of
confidence which is not thoroughly
reIisted by some of the patriots.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Hon. A. f. Downs has started an
eight-page weekly paper at Connells-
Vile. 1t is called The Peoples Adj
vocate. We wish for the venture
abundant success.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The Indianapolis Monetary Con-
ference belongs to the same class as
all the international conferences that
have been held on the same subject.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Each one of the Literary Societies
will now proceed to win hundred
dollars every day from now till June,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Mrs. Mary p. Hobart, of Wash
ington, is an active candidate for
Senator from that state with very
good chance of election.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Mckinley should remember Sena-
tor Proctor's betrayal of Tom Reed
when the Vermonter offers him ad-
vice.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

BY raising his bid Mr.. Wanamak-
er might become the successor OF
Senator Quay, whose term win exs
pire in 1899.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Bank officials are still restoring
confidence by committing suicide,
working on the theory that Che fewer
thieves in the world the less steal
ing there will be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The Virginia state debt question is
showing surprising vitality consid-
dring 1t to he as dead corpse as it is
usually reputed to be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

Hanna's friends say his work fol-
the country has tired him out. The
country is also tired.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

John Sherman never had harder
task than that of pretending that he
puts on the Mckinley collar willing
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

The recent Senatorial elections
will likely result in sending more
men to the penitentiary than to the
Senate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

TryIer is now prophesying a long
war. There are others who have
suspicious in this direction also.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-23

There are quite large number OF
negroes in Washington to subscribe
to the daily newspapers, and that
accounts largely for the tone of the
negro editorials in the Washington
Post.