The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-03
Summer Weather.
Yes, but we continue right along
selling Books, Stationery, Candies
and Cigars.
THE ACME.
THE ACME,
Dering Building.

THE council is determined to have
the town clean and have the backing
of every right thinking citizen in this
determination. Nothing is more dan
gerous than dirty town, and nothing
can have less excuse for being. The
precious health and lives of great
number of people are endangered by
uncleanliness. This being the CASE
the stand which the authorities have
taken cannot be too strongly COM
mended. Every one should fall to, to
make this crusade effective and we
shall soon have the cleanest town in
the state.
The grand jury of Tucker county
returned an indictment last week
against Col. r. w. Eastman for a
misdemeanor for killing Frank
Thompson last spring. The prose
cutting attorney moved the court to
nolle the indictment that another for
felony might be found by future
grand jury. The court ordered the
county court to meet and put new
names in the grand jury box, from
which a special grand jury might be
drawn which could return an indict-
ment at the present term Of court.
Feeling runs high in Tucker county,
and trouble over the matter is feared
by those who know the temper of
the people, and it is not unlikely that
another tragedy will result from the
excitement caused by the turn the
affair has taken in court
THE publisher of a newspaper has
one thing to sell and one thing to
rent. He has the newspaper to sell
and the space in his columns to
rent. Can any one inform us why
he should be expected to give away
either the one or the other? He can
if he so chooses, as he does, as a
matter of fact furnish a great deal
of space rent free. But it ought not
to follow that he ought to be expect
ed to do so. 1t ought to be recog-
nized as contribution exactly as
would be the giving of sugar or cof-
fee by a grocer. But, strange to
say, it is not looked upon in that
light at all, yet everybody knows
that the existence of a newspaper
depends upon the rent of it's space
and the sale Of the paper, as mer
chants success depends on selling
his goods instead of giving them
away.
The reason given by those in a
position to know for the visitors to
Mont Chateau going by way of
Cheat Haven is but an explanation
Of the way the b. Il o. does bust
ness. They say that the application
was made to have the rate made to
Morgantown but great difficulties
were encountered at once. The COM
pany said that their Pittsburg- Nor
gantown business would be greatly
demoralized should such cut rates
be established. This business was
already of such proportions that any
disturbance of it would entail ser
ious loss to the company. They also
stated that since the hotel was ac-
cessible from Cheat Haven and that
the Pittsburg- Cheat Haven travel
was Of no consequence that the rate
would be made to that place. Sc
Morgantown must lose money simply
because it ALREADY pays so much into
the Golfers Of the company and be.
cause the company fears that few
| persons might take advantage Of the
cut rates. The management Of the
hotel are very DESTROYS Of having
their visitors come by way Of
Morgantown and the visitors
themselves wish to come this way
hut the railroad company blocks the
| plan. There seems to be no way BY
which this state Of affairs can be
romedied