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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
,bev Want an Armor Plate Plant.

Columbus, Jan. 22.-Columbus mer-
chants will make an offer of S500,000
and $50 acres of land to the govern
ment as an inducement to locate the
proposed armor plate plant in this city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22

Cincinnati, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Mary Shil-
Tito, widow of the late John Shillito,
founder of the great mercantile house
in this city that bears his name, is
dead after a long illness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
The Gas Gives out.

Sanduslsy, Jan. 25.-Natural gas has
given out and the Northwestern Ohio
Natural Gas Co. will remove its pipes
between Bellevue and this city.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
Date for Prohibition Convention.

Columbus, Jan. 26,-The state con-
vention of the prohibition party is to
meet in this city May 16 and II.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
Fairly EMIL.

General-Are the enemy in full re
treat?
Colonel-Fairly SO. they looted nli Ale
wineshops before we surprised them.-
Detroit News.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
VIGILANTS FOR
PARKERSBURG.
City has almost a reign of terror
to contend with.

Numerous bold crimes have been COM
mitted-POlice seem pOWerless and
citizens organize for safety-For sew
eral years the crimes have been GO
ing 0n-Seyeral Of particular often
siyeness committed recently-A bad
negro arrested who is thought to
have been the author Of the whole
thing.
Parkersburg has organized vigil
lance committee and the citizens are
determined to rid the city OF the
scoundrels who have made life unsafe
in the town for several years. They
will see to it that the officers Of the
law have every advantage in running
down criminals and in case they fail
then the committee will take the mat
ter up.
For several years the city has been
the scene of numberless assaults on
women. The brutes who were re-
sponsible for the assaults have never
been captured. A number of arrests
have been made but in every case the
men arrested have had to be released
from lack OF evidence.
Several atrocious crimes recently
have aroused the public mind to a
high pitch. An old woman who was
stranger in the town was one of the
victims. Another was assaulted In
her own home while quietly sleeping.
Other depredations of a similar sort
were committed.
The police while watching the
town observed a suspicious negro and
ran him in. 1t is now believed that
be is the man who is responsible for
the whole thing In case it is proven
on him he will be given short shift.
Morgantown can congratulate her.
self that no such things have ever
happened here. The town is very law
abiding and quiet and for that reason
is an elegant place to make your home,
We can sympathize with Parkersburg
for the condition Of affairs which pre-
walls there and hope that they may
soon find some way to put an end to
it.
Reports sent out from the town
state that it is in state Of siege.
That men are armed and looking for
the criminals and that they are in
many cases afraid to leave their fam
lilies after dark for fear of what may
come to them. These reports are no
doubt exaggerated but there must be
some truth in them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
STATE BANKERS ADJOURN.
The Meeting at Clarksburg Great
Success Splendid Showing
for the banks o, the State.

Jo L. Keener has returned from
Clarksburg where he was attending
the meeting of the state bankers as
ISOLATION. The attendance was the
largest ever experienced and all the
members had fine large time. A
banquet last night concluded the
meeting.
The citizens of the town treated
the visitors in elegant shape and they
had delightful time. Huntington
was selected as the place for the meet
ing next year as it was the only place
that asked for the honor. Only one
Morgantown man was present.
In connection with this it might be
well to state that the report of the
state treasurer just issued says that
in fourteen years there has not been
single dollar lost to its depositors by a
bank in the state and that bank fail
ures are almost unknown. This is a
record of which the state and the
bankers can well be proud as not an
other state in the Onion can equal it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
PAY HIM PART.
Council allows Berry fifty per
cent for part of the paving.

Moreland's corner to the head of Main
street paid for partially The under
standing is that it Is not at all salts
factOry-Seventy per cent held back
OH the rest-0 Official report of consult
ing engineer will be here In short
time.
The council held a short meeting
on Thursday and allowed a part of
the money owed to the contractor
on the street paving from More
lands corner TO the upper end of
Main street. They allowed him ff-
ty per cent OF the contract price.
This was with the express under
standing that the town was dissatis-
fed with what had been done and
that they did not intend to take it
at face value.
The contractor took the money all
right and did not demur very much
at it. He had been paid seventy per
cent of what was done before he
reached Moreland's as that was the
stipulation IN the contract
The official report has not been
received yet but it is expected ev-
cry day When it comes and coun-
Gil has had time to go over it,it can be
determined what they are to do with
the rest OF the pay and the paving
that has been done.
The report is expected to be a very
warm member and this paper will try
to give the main points in it as soon
as it is received as the people of the
town are very much interested in
what it will say Mr.. White has
promised it soon and he will have it
here as rapidly as he can get it in
shape for presentation.
The contractor has large force Of
men on Front street and has it torn
up from Foundry toPleasants. He may
get that done by the time bad weather
stops him or the fifteenth Of the
month rolls around. 1t is to be
hoped that he will pay more atten-
tion to the specifications on this lap
than he has On the other streets.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
NOTHING DEFINITE DONE.
/. n. Lucas has been Placed in charge
Temporarily of the Engineering
Work under Col. GOlay.

No definite arrangements have
been made as to the conduct of the
engineers office which was in charge
of Col. Golay except GhatI. n. Lucas
has been ordered to take charge and
continue the work. This is taken to
be temporary appointment but it
may be made permanent. Mr.. Lucas
has been called to Pittsburg and he
will start for that place to day to
confer with Major Powell relative to
the action which is to be taken in
regard to the offiae
He has been in the service of the
government in this capacity for a
long time and we would be glad to
see him given the promotion. He
has been notified by the civil service
commissioner that be is eligible for
promotion 20 the higher grade and
we would like to see him get it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
THE NOVELTY COMPANY
An Enterprise that has grown by its
Own Merit.

Some years ago when linn Bros
began business here under the name
Of the Novelty Company few thought
their business would grow to it's
present proportions. The young
men were not so well known
then as now or people would have
given the enterprise credit for sue
cess from the start. They began
business in modest way handling
novelties in lines that few others
carried They had good judg
ment in buying, careful bust
ness methods, and gave the estab
lishment their careful personal atten-
ton. 1t grew from the start and is
one Of the most popular places in
town.
Yesterday reporter passing there
noticed some crates of the hand
soonest tableware ever shown here in
novel designs and beautiful colors.
There were dinner sets, toilet sets,
water sets and all kinds of sets The
prices named led one to wonder how
the goods could be made at such
figures. In other lines they carry
almost everything from paper of
pins to the furnishings of house.
They have also commenced to re-
ceive a line of Christmas goods that
contains thousand things useful
and ornamental.
For long time they have used
the store room on the Walnut street
side of the Odd Fellows building
but say they will soon be compelled
to seek larger place. These young
men have succeeded because they
deserved success and their business
promises to grow steadily.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
An Editor Sasses Back.

The low down contemplate lies
that are being circulated about the
editor of this paper have about as
much effect on his social and bust
ness standing as the gnats that buzz
around the Bunker hill monument
have on that magnificent piece of
architecture We did not tramp in
to this town, but came here of hon
est and revered parents, and no
number of hobos can take from us
that good principle that early train
ing inculcated into our nature.-Cal-
houn Chronicle.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
GAME is ON.
w. V. U. and w. u. P. Fighting
for Supremacy at Fairmont.

Teams go up on the noon train-The
Contest will be good One-Large
number of rooters go with them-A
Special back to-night--Game here
to-morrow-Donley aud Yeager will
be in the Game-Why w. & j. was
dropped.
The foot ball team left on the noon
train for Fairmont where they are
busy with W. g. p this afterno on
on the old fair grounds The Pitts
burg team went through on the same
train that the men from here took
and they were inspected at the de-
pot by those who have remained be-
hind for one reason or another. They
are a husky looking lot and will
give the University lads hustle for
their money.
They have beaten Westminster by
a small score and have won several
other games from good teams near at
home, This is the first time they
have played a strong team and they
should be beaten. However the
score is not expected to be very
large one.
w d j. was to have been played
on Saturday but as usual they want
ed the say so in everything. We
have gone over there three times and
they have been here once. This
would seem to be somewhat unfair
and the management thought that
in case they displayed the same sort
of tactics that they did last year
that we could do as we'll not to play
them. Hence when they began the
old song about the officials and
showed signs Of the same old thing
in other respects the game was called
of. When they get ready to act
square and give us an even show
we will be ready to play them.
W. U. P. will be played twice.
They will be here tomorrow and
will play in the afternoon on South
Morgantown grounds. There will
be special back from Fairmont
this evening ard the two teams to-
gether with the rooters will be back
then. A number went up with the
team to pull them to victory
Yeager and Donley will be in the
game today and the team will be
much stronger than when it met
Marietta in Clarksburg last Satur-
day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
FIRST WEST VIRGINIA.
The boys know how to have
fun.

They can play foot ball-And pranks
too-How they convulsed the camp
with laughter-The best kept place
in the camp-They are all right and
bear the respect and good will of
the camp-0ur boys hold their own
wherever they go.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Camp Poland,
Nov. 2-The men of the First West
Virginia continue TO be proud of
their great football victory over the
Thirty-first Michigan, Saturday in
which their score was - TO nothing
Perhaps 1t was their love of seeing
the pigsl<in sailing that tempted them
to give a colored woman the bounce
Maybe the eolored woman grew dark
about camp. Anyway, she probably
won't ever go about the First West
Virginia again. She was hasking in
the sunlight yesterday innocently
swearing that when the right West
Virginia man came up she would
blow his brains out. Bye and bye a
soldier with a tent under his arm
came upon the scene of trouble. He
spread the white canvass ON the
ground like net. The boy told the
colored woman that it was net to
catch coons and they soon had her on
it. Then fifty or one hundred gather
ed about and gave the canvass Il good
shaking. Up went the negro woman
kicking and squalling Again and
~ iy1a h;rlar nd 1ffrhnv n
the blue OF heaven she went. She
described all sorts OF known and un-
known antics as she went. She turn
ed somersauits, she dangled. she stood
upon her head, she over stepped the
bounds of modesty, decency, propriety,
and all the time she yelled
1t is said that across in the Ohio
camp where thousand men were hys-
teric with laughter at the amusing
occurrence. Prof. Murphy, of Com
pany L, the Sixth Ohio aeronaut,
turned green with envy at the won
derful mid-air performances of this
dusky daughter Of Eve. One of the
boys said TO him, jestingly: "Mur-
ply, that takes all the shine off your
balloon ascensions," and dozen or
more laughingly agreed. OF course
the thing was too good to last. Like
all earth's joys, it was feeting. Col.
Spillman soon saw what was going,
(namely, the damseD and he sent a
guard to make the girl halt. Long
before the guard arrived the crowd
scattered. When the guard came up
one lone man was on the spot. He
had tent under his arm. "Some
one had stolen his home from over
his head, he said. And the colored
girl was blocks away as she hastily re-
coded like dark wave.
''If all regiments were as good as
the First West Virginia, and all
camps as well kept as this one, we
would soon be without job" That's
what member of the war inyestiga-
ting commission had TO say about the
First West Virginia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
The Salvation Army.

Major Robert Bell will conduct
very special service tonight at the
Municipal Hall, doors open at I
O'Clock. He will gives lecture on
the Social Work, and illustrate with
views from stereopticon. A number
of new soldiers will be sworn in. Spec
ial music will be furnished, as Major
Bell is the finest concertina player in
the ranks of the Army in this coun-
try. Silver collection at door,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04

The saddest event during the
week was the intelligence of the
authorities taking in charge Thos.
II. B. Staggers. who has lost his
reason. He had been at his fathers
house near Morgantown, where he
was confined too his bed, and they
supposed him to weak to get out.
Last week he came to Fairmont, and
it was known then that his mind
was gone. Saturday he was in town
and he was found in very bad
state, so much so that it was deemed
necessary to care for him. Sheriff
Martin took him to the county jail
where he was comfortably cared for
and clothed anew His health is
very bad, and he cannot long survive
the strain. His flesh is all gone,
and there is nothing but the frame
left standing. But few years ago
Thos. H. B. Staggers was the bright
est young lawyer at this bar, and he
was successful in his practice. He
was among the most eloquent of
speakers q natural born orator. He
had complete control of Eng
fish, and he used it with rare fuen-
cy. He was good natured, good
hearted, and his only enemy was
himself He will be taken to the
hospital at Weston where he will not
have long to stay,as his physical con-
dition and frail and emaciated form
cannot long withstand the fatal dis
eases with which he is suffering
Fairmont Free Press.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
HERE TOMORROW.
Hon. John T. McGraw will
make two speeches in
rne County.

At Cassyille In the afternoon and at
Morgans wn. Night--A splendid ad-
dress The Situation in the District
"A correspondent figures out a safe
Majority What McGraw says about
it-Ne figures given but he says to
watch the returns.
Hon. John T. MeGraw will be here
on Saturday morning He will be
met at the train by the students of
the Democratic club who may still
be in town and will be escorted to
the hotel
In the afternoon he will 90 to
Gassville where he will address the
people at O'clock and in the even
ing he will address the Morgantown
people in the Opera House. At both
places he will have good crowds as
this is the only time that he will
appear in the county during the
campaign He is one of the best
speakers in the state and all who
possibly can should go to hear him.
They will hear very able address.
Speaking of the situation cor
respondent in Grafton sends us the
following:
John t. McGraw has gone into
the campaign to redeem the district
with the same confidence, energy and
selfreliance that has characterized
all Of his political battles, Although
the democratic headquarters are
nominally at Piedmont and William
b. Cornwall, the chairman OF the
congressional committee has his off
ees there, Mr. McGraw is the real
chairman and he is managing the
campaign from his offices here. The
busy scenes presented daily in his
suite of rooms over the Grafton bank
amply prove this. There he is sur
rounded by his trusted lieutenants,
and there the real business Of the
campaign is done He is confident
that he is going to be elected aud
he is leaving no stone nntarned to
accomplish his success.
Il started in this fight to win,' be
said toa correspondent. From the
very day that | was nominated !
have never had a single doubt but
that | should succeed. ] do not rely
on gains in any particular locality
to overcome Mr.. Dayton's advan-
tage, but | look for an increased
democratic vote in all parts Of the
district. In some sections it will be
very large No, cannot give you
any figures now Watch the returns
on the night of Nov. Sth and see If
my prediction is not borne out"
SOME FIGURES.
A prominent Democratic politi-
clan, however, who has been in every
county but one in the district, gave
out some very interesting figures
which represent the Democratic
hopes in the district He is about
as close to Mr. McGraw as any man
Of his acquaintance and has been do
ing quiet, but effective work for him
in all parts Of the district. This is
the way he figures out a Democratic
victory.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
ON VHE RAILS
The West Virginia soldiers poured
grease and the Knoxville motor line
had to quit business.

About 10 o'clock on Halloween the
track Of the Fountain City Railway
Company was creased on steep grade
and it was impossible to run train
from that time until morning. The
trick was done by members of the 9th
Ohio and 1st West Virginia in spirit
Of revenge, as the company has refus-
ed to furnish free transportation to
the daily provost guard details from
those regiments. Manager Doll, of
the railway company, went out to in
vestigate the trouble, and was tossed
in a blanket. The matter was then
reported to Col. Kuert, commanding
the division. and he ordered out one
battalion of the w. Va. regiment to
prevent further trouble. The boys
say that when they leave they will
tear up the entire track in the vicin-
ity Of their camp, and it is feared
they will carry out their threat
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
Newspaper Enterprise in Calhoun.

The next issue of this paper will
not be out as early as usual. 1t
will be held back for the election re-
turns and as soon after the ballots
are counted and as fast as horses
can bring us the returns we will go
to press and give you the result
Calhoun Chronicle.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
For Rent.

Dwelling on East Bumbo Lane
rooms. Also bath room and cellar.
Pleasant location.
d. G. HOFFMAN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04

WE take your subscription for any
aper or magazine-The Acme. 51-2t
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04

Headache sada GetDr. Miles Pain pills.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
For Sale--Horse and Buggy

For sale good buggy and a good sad
die horse. The horse is young good
driver and riding horse. For sale
cheap.
S. E. JONES.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-04
For Rent.

Three unfurnished rooms well suit
d for light housekeeping Inquire
j. w. WILEs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
WILL DELAY WAR NEWS.
Dispatch Boats Barred From Ports of
Jamaica.

Port Antonio. Jamaica, July 2, via
Kingston, characterization has been ta-
ken by the Jamaican authorities which
will interfere seriously with the work Of
the American newspaper dispatch boats
running between the coast of Cuba and
Port Antonio, the nearest point from
which news in regard to events trans
piring at the seat of war can be cabled
to the United States.
The quarantine board of Kingston
has issued an order that these boats
must not be entered at or cleared from
Port Antonio without permission Of the
board but must go into quarantine un-
til after investigation. This viii detaln
the boats here several hours at least,
and in some cases a day or two and
possibly longer. 1t is hoped, however,
that the quarantine officials may be in
duced to show clemency in this matter,
despite the strict rules applied this sea-
son to ordinary vessels arriving from
Cuban ports, because the dlspatch
boats do not enter Cuban ports, as
there are none of these Chey can enter
now and when they are not at Port
Antonio they are on the high seas, ,simp-
" enga ged in carrying dispatches which
are transferred to them by small boats,
a mile or more off the Cuban coast and
they have no direct communication
with the shore. They have been run
ming to Port Antonio for six weeks past
as there is no other means of getting
news to the United States promptly.
The only direct cable communication
with southeastern Cuba is by a line re-
Gently established by the Americans at
Guantanamo and Juragua, which runs
to the United States by way of Hayti;
but this line is occupied almost exclus-
lively in carrying official dispatches be-
tween the army and navy representa-
tives and Washington, and only the
most meager press telegrams can be
sent over it,
If the Jamaican authorities enforce
the quarantine regulations strictly
against newspaper boats, which are
maintained at great effort and expense,
Jamaica viii have to be abandoned as
a point of fling dispatches and the pub
lie of the United States and other cOun-
tries will receive a greatly delayed ser
vice of news regarding the progress Of
the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-02
TOUGH ON CHICAGO.
Not an English Daily Issued in
That City Today.

Chicago, July 2.-None of the English
papers were published in Chicago today
owing to a strike among the stereotypers.
The stereotypers demand a reduction in
the hours of labor and an increase in
wages. 1t was refused and as result at
clock last evening the stereotypers re-
fused to go to work. The following
newspapers have entirely suspended pub
lication pending a settlement of the issue:
Times-Herald, Record, Tribune, Chroni-
Gle, Inter-Ocean, Evening Post, Daily
News, Evening Journal and the Dispatch.
A meeting of publishers was held at IL
o'clock this morning to arrange plan of
campaign and to provide for the resuna-
ing of publication at the earliest moment
and it was announced that no paper could
be published tomorrow morning. The pub
fishers are acting together and will do so.
Already they have received a large num-
Der of applications from stereotypers in
other cities, and it is the general belief
that since something like 200 employees are
directly involved the suspension will not
be long. An immediate influx of stereO-
typers from other cities is expected and
has in some measure begun.
The intense interest in the battle at San
tiago renders the situation a peculiar one
and this fact was undoubtedly seized upon
by the operatives. There is no little pub
lie feeling aroused against the operatives
because of this phase of the case.