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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
FOUND A LEAD kLONDIKE.
Uniontown Men VIII develop Mines in
Missouri.

UNIoNrowN, Pa, Feb 10. c.
Reed, ]. W. McFadden, John N.
Brownfeld, w. H. HELEN, Jacob
Lynn, D. w. Tobin and A. FL.
Laughed left Thursday for Webb
City, Mo-, to develop Klondike,
which they claim to have discovered
there in the lead and zinc regions.
McFadden and Reed investigated
the territory and secured options on
large tract. They returned home
this week. McFadden closed out
his meat business, and they soon or
ganized a company to develop the
new field. The land was secured
from w. G. Curtis, of Sutton, WA,
with whom local capitalists have
had considerable experience in land
deals.
Several of the parties interested
in the venture are well known here
Lynn was formerly a student and
was quite POPULAR
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
A MIDDLE OF MYSTERY
Involves the Death of Jerry
HoSkins.
Peculiar and Suspicious Circumstances
Surrounding the Case-Was There
Foul Play!
State Journal.

The Morgantown NEW DOMINION
has this to say concerning the mys-
ferrous death Of Jerry Hoskins. of
that place:
ut is now asserted that the drown
ing of Jerry Hoskins is not true and
that the whole matter is hearsay.
However that may be, the fact is
that the police of Parkersburg in.
yestigated the matter and they say
that he was drowned in the way that
was given in this paper. We hope
that the accident has no foundation
in truth, for the sake of his relatives
here, to whom it came as such Il
great shock.
City Detective Heaton, who has
been INVESTIGATING the case of Hoskins,
has no doubt that the Morgantown
man really met his death near Kan
awha Station, at the time his drown
ing was reported, about three weeks
ago. He is equally convinced, in his
own mind, that H0skins was the vic
tim of foul play.
There are certainly peculiar cir.
cumstances and an air of mystery sur
rounding the case, which afford just
grounds for suspicion. The whole
affair has been shrouded in mystery
from the first, and it has been pecu-
liarly difficult to obtain any facts
about the alleged drowning.
The State Journal was the first to
publish the report Of Hoskins' drown
ing.
The details, obtained with much
difficulty, were vague and unsatis-
factory. The two unknown men,
who reported the affair, disappeared
as mysteriously as they came, leaving
no trace behind. No one seemed to
know who they were, or what they
were or any thing about them.
1t is probable that Hoskins had
some money upon him, when the al
legged accident occurred, as he was
said to have been working on the L.
K. r. r. grade and if so, had evi-
IDENTIFY just been paid off. Besides
he wore a valuable fur overcoat,
which alone might have tempted the
cupidity Of some of the buns, who
follow the camps of the graders.
Captain Heaton is still working up
on the case in quiet way, and is
hopeful of turning up some valuable
evidence before long, which will
throw some light upon this myster-
ious case.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
THE ELECTION.
Heavy Vote Being PoIled.- Sunnyside
Voting for the New Town. Another
Meeting Last Night.

The election on the proposition to
incorporate the town of Seneca is
being held to-day. A full vote is be-
ing poled and the result is almost a
certainty that the plan has carried.
The committee which had been APP
pointed by the Sunnyside people re-
ported to another meeting at Wood
sons store last night. They had
reached very satisfactory agreement
with the Avenue residents and their
report was as expected. The people
living in Sunnyside will, as result Of
the mission, attend the election and
vote for the Incorporation.
The polling place is at the store
room owned by Jason Clark on the
Avenue, but which is now used as a
school room. The commissioners are
Nimrod Cole, c. f. Miller, and G.. e.
Vangilder. The poll clerks are Wal
ter South and Harry G. Cole.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
A GREAT COMPLIMENT.
Miss Myra Hagans Invited to Speak at
Inc Worlds COnference-Re of
Number of our Townsmen.

Miss Myra Hagans who is a rela-
tive of the Hagans and McGrews, OF
this place is to be one of the speak
ers at the worlds conference of the
Y. w. c. A. to be held in London
next June.
The following clipping is from the
Bighampton, N. Y. Daily Republican
and explains itself.
A deserved recognition of the abil-
ity of one of Binghampton's young
ladies has been made by the commit
tee Of arrangements for the World S
Conference of Young Wemen's Chris
tian Associations, to be held in Lon
don, June Ii to Is.
Miss Myra Lovela Hagans has re
eeived an invitation to attend this
conference, and with the invitation
comes the announcement that she
has been chosen as one of the speak
ers. There will be delegates from
all parts Of the world at this confer
enee, and the speakers will be equal
ly representative. But ten Ameri-
can speakers will be placed on the
program An effort has been made
to secure those women best adapted
to speak upon the subject assigned
to them; and as the committee has
the whole world to choose from, this
invitation is a decided compliment
to Miss Hagans. The subject as
signed to her is Estate Work.
Although it is too early for her to
make her plans definitely, Miss Ha-
gans thinks that she will attend the
conference.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

Y. NJ. G. A. Officers.

The following members were elect
ed last evening to serve the Young
Mems Christian Association as off
GERS for the coming year:
For President, Floyd n. Frum;
Vice President, G. f. Berkshire;
Recording Secretary, j f. Miller.
Corr. Secretary, w. G. Clemens,
Treasurer, A. W Porterfield.
Mr.. Roger, one of the delegates to
the Baltimore convention gave a
very interesting account of the work
OF the convention, together with some
practical suggestions.
The Woman's League had been
invited, and several of its members
were present.
Miss Mabel Reynolds kindly pre-
sided at the organ.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
BANNING Us
Because we won't help Dam Their riy-
er-S0me Remarks from the C0ur-

The attitude of the Monongahela
and Ohio river interests toward the
Robbins Youghiogheny Slackwater
bill is cold-blooded exhibition OF
base ingratitude.
The press and the people of the
Youghiogheny valley stood by the
Monongahela people and fought
shoulder to shoulder with them to
procure the freedom of the Monon-
gahela, and not until that was ac-
complished and the river open to
navigation from its mouth to the
baekwoods of West Virginia, did the
Yough valley ask Congress to rem
der them that tardy justice which
their great interest deserved long
since bat which their magnanimity
toward their brethren of the Monon-
gahela prevented them from sooner
demanding.
If the other river interests are now
to turn against us when we ask for a
small piece of the pie they have fed
on during all these years, the time
has come when, in the language of
that fiery patriot, Patrick Henry,
I'VE must fight; repeat it, sir, we
must fght!
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
Mid Winter Excursions to Washington

The Baltimore q Ohio Railroad
has made arrangements for series
of popular midwinter excursions to
Washington, at One Fare for the
Round Trip, allowing Ten Day limit
on ticket including date of sale.
These excursions will be run on
Thursday, January 9th; Thursday,
February 10th; Thursday, February
oath; Thursday, March, oath. Tick
cts will be good going on regular
trains of these dates and good to re-
turn on regular trains within Ten
Days, including date of sale
Do not miss these splendid OPP
portunities to visit the National
Capital during the Session of Con
gress. Call on nearest B. &c O. Agent
for information.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

Church Notes.

Communion services at the M. p.
church on Sunday morning. Several
members will be received on confess
sion of faith. These are the fruits
of the recent revival. Regular SER
vices at night.
At a business meeting of the M. p.
church the treasurer's report was
made. 1t showed the pastors salary
paid in full to date and sufficient
money in the incidental fund to meet
all expenses due. This is very graf
flying showing. The report of the
Sunday school showed all bills paid
and balance in the treasury.
Regular services at the Baptist
church tomorrow.
The regular services will be re-
sumed at the Episcopal church to-
morrow The regular monthly com
munion services will also be held.
Who was it remarked that Nor
gantown was not church going
place? This morning when a GER
tain pastor was asked about a feat
ure of the service tomorrow he asked
that we refrain from mentioning it
as he was afraid too many people
would come. He remarked that be-
fore when we made the announce
ment that the church was over
crowded and that repetition of the
experience was not desired. He ey-
identity recognized the fact that the
paper was very good advertising
medium.
Sunday Notices NJ. f. Church
$50 A. NJ. Sunday School; 10:45 A..
M. Sermon by the Pastor on ''Pil-
grims in Baca Valley 1880 P. NJ.
Sermon by the pastor on pleasure
and Poverty"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
This Democrat is for Pitzer.

They're after him. Hon. George C.
Sturgiss, of Morgantown, is the latest
aspirant for the seat in congress now
held down by Mr.. Dayton, and will
contest with q. S. G. Pitzer for the
honor that they hope will be wrested
from the present incumbent. We
have nothing against any of the gen.
tlemen named, but we confess to de-
cided liking for the brilliant young
free silver orator from Berkeley. We
are for the silver bug with gold wings.
-Shepherdstown Register.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
Columbian Society.

Messrs. Brown and 0dell Mekin-
ney were elected members.
Mr. Malone recited as a substi-
tute for Mr.. Hutchinson.
Miss Grace Brahm very pleasant
ly entertained the society by reciting
THE Contracted Meetin in the
negro dialect
Miss South read very excellent
essay on Our Heritage" just at
the point where she began an eulogy
on the achievements Of electricity,
fuse in the lighting system blew
out and they were left in darkness. A
lamp was secured and the praises Of
the electric fluid continued.
Mr.. Bowman appeared before the
society on GRAFTON.
Mr.. Frazier and Mr.. Hughes on
the affirmative, and Messrs. Miller
and Roger on the negative debated
the following question: Resolved,
That the great powers are justified
in their present attitude toward
China" Decision for affirmative.
Messrs. Porterfeld, Thompson,
Kenna and Mrs Frazier were called
upon for extempore speeches.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime the treasury of the society re-
ported a balance of 1926 to the cred
it Of the society.
A bill of 1915 was allowed to Mr..
Heavener for expense incurred as
delegate to the meeting of the inter
collegiate oratorical association in
Pittsburg recently.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
NExr to being the editor of

NEXT to being the editor of
newspaper we know of no man who
comes in for as much feryid abuse
as the city marshal in a small town.
A marshal can't please everybody;
neither can an editor. The man who
wants to make success at either
will best serve his country by going
right along and doing the best he
knows how. The man who lies awake
nights thinking over the abuse
heaped upon him by others will new
er amount to much.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
TWO HARD BLOWS.
Clipped from the ParkersbRrg Journal
They seem TO get the worst Of it.


The thriving suburb Sunnyside re-
fuses to annex itself to Morgantown
and we cannot blame it for refusing
the proposal
Morgantown's new glass plant is
the same size as its Seneca plant,
and will work night and day shifts.
Every town seems to be able to get
new manufactures except Parkers-
burg. What is needed2 First class
funerals?
The day of cheap degrees in the
law school at the University is
passed. The A. b. L. has been abol-
ished and the LII. b. is the only de
gree that will be offered To attain
the privilege of attaching LII d. to
his name the student will have to
take two years in the University,
proper, and two years in the law
school.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
You are Ontstripped Already.

G.afton's wealthy business mep
must begin to take some interest in
the city or we will be outstripped by
the towns of Clarksbupg, Fairmont
and Morgantown in the near future.
When we make the suggestion we do
not mean for them to contribute one
dollar which will not be returned. Ger
tain things have to be manufactured.
They can be made here as well as any
place on the face Of the earth. There
fore let all place a little money to-
gether and establish the concern and
receive dividend On stock. Don't
look upon it as lost, because it isn't.
Grafton Sentinel.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
State Supreme Court.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. I'm
the Supreme Court yesterday the
cases of Morgan Billingsley vs. A. r.
Menear, and John Kennedy VS.. Board
of Education, both from Marion
county, were submitted. The latter
case is a petition for writ of manda-
mus to compel the board of education
to discontinue the reading of the
Bible in the public schools.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
Senior Laws to be Received.

DR.. and Mrs. Raymond will receive
the members Of the senior law class
tonight. Besides the members Of
the law class several Others have been
invited, among them being number
of young ladies' Paul Mccoy will
sing and Prof Keene, assisted by Mrs.
Keene will render some selections on
the violin.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
HOSKINS WILL GO.
Warren will Investigate the Death of
his brother Jerry-F0ul Play suspect
ed-Inyestigation bears out the sus.
pici0n- The Criminals will be hunted
Down.

Frank Cox and Harry Shank
have raised a sum of money to defray
the expenses of Warren Hoskins, the
brother of Jerry Hoskins, in a trip
to Parkersburg, to look after the re-
cent mysterious death OF his brother
who was drowned in the Little Ka
nawha river. The circumstances Of
the death are very suspicious and it
was thought that some investigation
should be made by friends from
here The young man will leave here
to mo- row and will goto work on the
case at once. We hope that should
there be anything crooked in the af-
fairIthat it will be brought to light
and the guilty parties brought to
justice. The Parkersburg papers
eviden ~ think there is something
wrong and investigation already
made has borne them out in the be-
lief. We give in another place what
has been done by the police there
taken from the State Journal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

Indeed.

The military ball at Morgantown
on February 21st promises to be the
SWEETEST event ever seen in that little
village. State journal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

lie WILL buy a Valentine at the
Acme but You can get them any
price you want.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05
Mrs. Chadwick and Mrs. Sturgiss Re
ceiye the Woman's League.

AS we go to press the members OF
the Woman's League Of the University
are being entertained by Mrs. David
Chadwick and Mrs. George G. Stur-
giss at the home of Mrs. Chadwick on
Front street. The attendance Is large
and the visitors are enjoying them
selves to the greatest possible extent
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

Come Valentines at the Acme.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-05

VALENTINES at the Acme.
The times., 1898-03-01
BATTERY a READY FOR Duty.
New Artillery Auxiliary of the
District National Guard

Foot Battery A. District National
Guard, is ready for active service. About
one-haIf of the cannoneers. or enough to
man the guns. were mustered in last
night at headquarters. No. 1872 G. street.
northwest. by Adjutant HeyL The re-
mainder of the artillerists will take the
oath in a few days.
Tie men met in the armory, over Cen
ter Market. about o'clock. and headed
by Lieut. J. H. Grifiths. proceeded to
Adfutant HeyI's office where the oath OF
allegiance was administered, the men
gave names. ages. occupations. height.
and so on. and enlisted for a term Of
three years unless sooner discharged
The new battery is composed of sturdy
lot of young men. .the ma jCrity about
twenty-one years old, and above the
average in intelligence, physique and de-
meanor. Iue majority have served be-
fore in batteries, either in the District
National Guard. regular army. or State
militia.
The battery is already in possession of
its pieces-two Hotchkiss rapid-fre can
non and two Gatling guns The members
will wear the regulation army uniform
for heavy artillery. The Gatlings are
mounted on light carriages for foot bat
terry movements anu ttltil ShIl Osi4i ttic
I2OJ shots a minute The Hotchkiss can
fire about twelve effective shots in the
same space Of time
The battery will assemble for drill every
wednesday, evening. beginnning on March
9. in the armoTy over Center Market. The
men will follow as far as practicable for
foot movements the United States army
light battery drill. and when fully or
ganized from twelve TO sixteen men win
he assigned to each gun. The officers viii
probably be elected at the first meeting.
ana il is predicted that Lieut. Griffths
will receive the captaincy. Each artiI-
Iervman will be armed with a Colts re-
yolver. - caliber. Swords, in addition 20
the pistols will be carried only by the
officers and non-comS. or chiefs of seq
tions II necessity should require it, the
foot battery could be quickly converted
into a light-horse battery. The organiZa-
ton starts out with excellent prospects.
The times., 1898-03-01
TUESDAY. MARCH. 1895.
No Blood Money.

The first American possessed of Off
cial authority. whether he be President.
cabinet minister. Senator. or Congress
man, who officially and formally de-
ciares himself in any public way ia
favor Of money settlement by Spain
Jcr her treacheTous and atrocious mas
sacre Of our ships crew in Havana har-
bor. let him be auathena,
EVIL and hendish as this crownina
acJ of spanish perfidy was, it was only
the most startling Of long series Of
insults and outrages upon our honor,
ilas and countrymen. The sickeniuE
preliminary torture and final butchery
81 some innocent American citizens. or
the long imprisonment in hIthy dun
Peons. or the deliberate starvation of
others have been accepted in a Chris
tian spirit of forgiveness by the Admin
istration. and the ofenses condoned.
The American people viii neither brook
that course fn the present instance, nor
VIII they allow the President or any
me else in power To even suggest The
possibility Of settleme nj for the latest
Spanish horror By the payment OF a
money indemnity
Spain must be physically and severely
runished for this crime and expelled
finally from the American side Of the
world The freedom of cuba without
the assumption either 10y her perse-
cutad uatriotS. or. this country. of one
The times., 1898-03-01
Iafayette-Henrv f.. Dixev.

All things advance in time. and moth
ing has done 80 more quickly of late than
Henry +. DiXey. who from "Dixey the
Magician" on the bills waXed into a
full-hedged ''Dixey the Great" last night
Opera House. In view of the rapidity of
this promotion it might be well to ex-
plain that DiXey is only great on the pro-
grams his entertainment being critic
ally classed as good, and nothing more
In other words. the former Adonis has
succeeded only to the mantle of Bancroft.
with whose scenery and properties he APP
pears. and not to that of Hermann.
That he IS clever, no one will deny. but
there praise ends. The entertainment
does not include an act or a bit of work
that would lead one to say more of Hen
ry T.. DiXey. His tricks are somewhat
new and have the merit of being staged
with considerable spectacularity but out
side of the first part both tricks and set
tings are branded Enthusiastically as be
ing second hand and of the one-night-
stand order.
Dixeys performance last night began
with the conventional first part quite as
hard for a magician to get away from as
for a minstrel In this the necromancer
appeared To the greatest advantage \
number of new illusions were introduced
and the old ones done decidedly skillfully,
while the dialogue that accompanied the
feats was extremely bright and delivered
in "a way that showed the speaker TO have
been a comedian before a magician. The
time spent with "AdoniS" Immediately
after was not pleasant The enter
tainment smacked of ancient history. and
| if DiXey was the original imitator OF Sir
The times., 1898-03-01
The Tory Influences.

peculiar class Of individuals who
are allowed 10 pollute the press, the
pulpit and certain institutions of learn
ing in this country appear 10 make it
their business on every occasion Of con
troyersy between this and another ma
tiCR 10 prove that The United states
mUst be in the wrong II seems not to
make any difference what the subject
~ the controversy Is, or what our pro
vocation may be. they take ii for
granted that the proper thing for US
T. do is 10 apologize in the interests Of
peace This country is thereby placed
in the position % football, thing
made 70 be kicked, and fulfilling its
destiny only when IL responds most
readily TO the kicks of c"ntending
powers. ii is not a dignihed position,
but TIE individuals ~ question seem 10
be satisfied with the picture
Ut ihls tendency were. confined to tho
columns - certain well-hnoWn anti
The times., 1898-03-01
EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN.
Changes Due to the Adding of the
Memphis Division

The following announcements have been
made by the Southern Railway Company,
to go into effect today:
Appointments-R l.. Mckellar assistant
general freight agent Memphis c. A.
DcSaussure, division passenger agent,
Memphis ]. II. Turner commercial
agent, Memphis; 6. ]. Bradley, CONNER
cial agent. ST. Louis; U. G. Soule com
mercial agent, Kansas City; Taylor Will
ans, soliciting agent. Chattanooga: A.
r. Davant, travelling freight agent, Mem
phis: II. S Lennon, travelling freight
agent, Tuscumbia; NJ II. Bone western
passenger agent. Dallas, Tex.
Jurisdiction OF the following officers of
the traffic department is extended to in
clude the Memphis division: j. NJ Culp
traffic manager. Washington; W. A.
Turk. general passenger agent. Washing
tom II. +. Smith, general freight agent,
Washington: Edwin Fitzgerald general
Western freight agent, Louisville.
The jurisdiction of the assistant general
manager. chief engineer. general superin-
tendent of transportation, general super
intendcnt of maintenance, assistant gen
eral superintendent, superintendent Of mo-
tive power. purchasing agent. and super
iutendcnt Of tests is extended over the
Memphis division. and Robert Is. Pegram
is appointed superintendent of the Mem
phis division, with headquarters at Mem
phis.
The jurisdiction of NJ. V Richards. land
and industrial agent. Washington. is ex-
tended to include the Memphis division.
Annual and term passes of Southern
Railway Company issue, reading between
all stations or between all stations south
west of Bristol and west and south of At
lanta, will be honored for transportation
over the Memphis division.
Trip passes of Southern Railway Com
| pany issue will be honored for transport
| alton over the Memphis division when so
| issued.
Annual passes issued by Charles NJ. Me
! Ghee and Henry Fink. or by r. r. Pc
! gram general superintendent for receiv-
ers for the year 1895 will be honored for
/ transportation over the Memphis divis-
/ ion.
Term and trip passes issued by Charles
/ NJ McGhee and Henry Fink. receivers. OF
by r. h. Pegram, general superintendent
for receivers. prior 70 March l. 1898. will
! be hOnored for transportation over the
Memphis division between points named
and until expiration of limit as indicated
! on passes.