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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
THE WAR PROGRESS.
A Few of the Things that have
been done in the last
twenty-four hours.

The first men to be killed
in the land fight were killed
near Guantanamo. The ma
rines landed there and were
fercely attacked by the Span
ish. The fighting is very Sc
we're and four men killed.
The Americans are in full
possession of Guantanamo
and the flag is flying over the
forts there. This is the first
one to be raised over Cuban
soil.
A report that eight thous-
and troops had landed at
Santiago is confirmed by
Blaneo who telegraphs that
transports were seen there
Sunday. President .McKin-
ley has decided to wage an
aggressive war and if peace
does not come after taking
all the possessions of Spain
he will send an army to Spain
itself.
The Queen Regent of Spain
is said to be considering the
matter of abdication in order
to get out of the difficulties in
which the Kingdom is involv-
ed.
The Pope has offered his
service as a mediator to the
Queen. She has told him
that when they are needed
she will be glad to accept
them.
Blanco's advices to the Cab
met are very much less san
guine than those he has been
in the habit of sending and
they are being altered before
they are given to the public.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
TO BE GRADED.
The Executive Committee ON Behalf Of
the Students conclude to Complete
the Work on the Athletic Grounds.

The board Of regents at their re-
cent meeting gave the students three
hundred dollars to be used ON the
athletic grounds. This would not
have completed the work and the
boys have concluded to go ahead and
finish the job. The executive com
mittee of the athletic association
held meeting on Saturday and
made this decision. They will act
with committee from the faculty
consisting of the president Prof.
Fast, The money that the regents
have given will be used and the bal
ance to be paid for the complete job
will be raised by the association.
The committee who will look af-
ter this will be L. A. Yeager, Fred
Davis and Harry 0. Cole. They
will consult with the faculty com
mittee and will have the contract
made for the whole thing All the
students will be glad to hear of this
move and when they return in the
fall the field will be ready for all
kinds of games and will be as good
field as there is in all this section
Of the country.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
NOT FOR YEARS.
VIII the tSlackwater be Completed to
Fairmont.
Expositor.


There will not be any slack water
at Fairmont in two years. There are
six dams to build before the improve
ment viii reach this far up the river,
and there Is but fair start made on
the first one. 1t win take a year To
finish the first one and it is lock and
dam 10. The one that will be at
Houltown, the last one contemplated
in the contract that has been award
| ed for the improvement, will be dam
15.
1t will take the remainder OF the
year TO finish the lock that is now In
course of construction at MorgantowD.
When the term lock Is used 1t Is un-
derstood that 1t means dam as well,
for there can be no lock in river to
answer the purposes Of improved nav
igation without dam.
This lock at Morgantown was be-
gun early in the year. There was a
long time that no particular work
could be done because there was the
obstruction of high water. Well,
there is a time of freshet every year
and while it manifests itself there
can be no work done on the locks.
Taking it for granted, then, that
the remainder Of this year will be re-
quired to build lock 10, it is very
reasonable to suppose that it will
take year each for the other locks.
II lock is completed in a year from
the time it is begun 1t is great deal
faster work than was done on either
lock 7, s or ., both built by govern
ment contract as lock 10 Is being
built.
After lock 10 is completed there
will be five more locks to build. 1t
is within the bounds of reason to sup
pose that the average will be a year
each for them If that should prove
true it would be five years from the
time that lock 10 is completed be-
fore there will be regular navigation
TO this place.
Contractor Mcdonald, in an inter-
view with the Expositor published
several weeks ago. said that he would
not begin from this end of the line
and work down because the transpor-
tation rates for material would be too
heavy. Again, If that be true, no
two locks will be under construction
at the same time. The way the
thing is worked now is by bringing
all the material that is used in the
lock building directly to 1t by boats.
So that when 10 Is completed there
will be slack-water TO bring material
to all, and SO on to the end of the
chapter.
All this being true it is useless to
suppose that there will be slackwater
improvement here within the next
two years. 1t is to come some time.
The contract has been given for the
work and there has been beginning
made on it, but it is only beginning.
1t may be that the two locks at
Little Falls, which are to be but
mile apart, will be built at the same
time, but it is not probable that any
Of the others, on account OF being so
far from each other, and the stated
intention to not use the railroad for
transportation of material, will be
built on the double plan, but singly,
and year, or near it, for each one.
1t is just as well to look at the mat
ter just as it really is.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
AFTER RECRUITS.
Lieut.. Eaton and Detail of
men are in this Section.

105 men are wanted for the First Bat
talion-The stories of Camp Priva-
tions are largely exaggerations- The
men are the best conditioned OF any
in Camp fhey have no trouble since
they have thrashed several regiments
An Office will be opened here this
week for couple of Days--0nIy the
very best or men will be taken.
The first officer to return home
from the front was in town for a
while sunday and Monday 1t was
Lieut.. Harry A. Eaton, the adjutant
for the first battalion West Virginia
volunteers. He has come back to
get los men who are needed To fill up
the companies of the battalion to the
number of LOG men. This has been
a bone of contention for weeks and
weeks and a great many conflicting
orders have been issued in regard to
it but it has at last been definitely
decided that the companies will be
increased. Eaton and detail of
four men have been sent back to get
the men needed by his organization.
The other battalion also sent de-
tails back and they will be busy
for the next few days taking in
the volunteers.
The detail is composed OF Private
r. c. MeComas, a Huntington boy.
Sergeant H. p McClintock, from
the same place. Fred Wright, origi-
nally of Buffalo, n. Y, and corporal
c. f. Basel, of Clarksburg
The headquarters for this detail
will be Fairmont and Eaton will be
there all Of this week with the ex-
ception of a day or SO which he will
spend in charge Of an office which
he will open here.
He paid us a very pleasant visit
and told us of very interesting
things about the boys and the way
they were getting along in camp.
The stories of the hardships of the
men and the discomforts that they
have to put up with were denounced
as falsehoods.
The regiment is one of the best in
camp and the men take no foolish
ness from the other regiments They
stand up for their rights with earn
estness since the first scrap or two
and they have not been molested as
the other men are afraid of them.
AS for the future movements of
the troops of course he knows moth
ing but it is the general impression
that they will be sent pretty soon to
Porto Rico and from there they
would be sent to Cuba He thinks
that part of them will be sent direct
from Tampa as the regiment will
leave their present camping place
before he returns with the recruits.
Instructions however are at Fair
mont and he will know more about
the matter when he has gone there
and has read them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
For Sale.

New trap, will seat two or four
people. Cost last spring $3.50; can
be bought if sold at once for $40.
F. B. BANNIsTER.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
SOME GOSSIP.

The Wheeling News man says some
thing about the Board of Regents
Why an intended action did not take
Place
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
Found

On Main street silverIne watch.
Owner can have it by paying for
this notice.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-13
Baby Carriage

For Sale, good as new, cost $25.
Will sell for $500. Call at this Of
fee.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
A Sentimental Aggregation.

Monday was day Of seemingly GOO
c',eer for the Democratic leaders OF Suli
Y county. The Committee meetii
WIS well attended. The meeting itse
W is exclusive and private. Ali the door,
were barred and carefully guarded. Wh,.
I anspired is only known by the hapr'
bud that lef their secret quarters shal
ng hands with each other in excellel
c 'rer. The harmony pie was excessiv.
! size, every one seemed satisfied will
I 'eir piece which was evidently cut lary
The only danger RENAME that they ma
ave got an overdose Of harmony pie t"
highly - 'aoned Tor digestion. After tn.
Meeting adjourned good many OIL
hatchets were buried in liquid gray.
wer Gallagher's hotel bar. It was da,
II much JOY for Democracy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
The War Situation.

The story of the last six weeks, so far a,
the administration lie co orcerned, is that o
energy, patriotism and zeal. Wliateve
tails we shall not be tnken unawares. TIL.
overnment has likewise shown the sp.en
lor of moral power in its restraint am
-elfrespect wahtonness, 40 lighI
hearted waltzing toward war, no i,justic.
70 rash venture; and yet there may b
stern, sad work ahead, and no momen
'as been lost in the preparation for til,
loing OF it,
This readiness we owe to the Prcsden
Then why not trust the President? II.
'lone k"ows the whole case-wlat ",
owe to our dignity, to humanity, to our
unbroken friendship with Spain, to de-
cent respect for the opisions Of mankind
Has an hour been los, in seeking the trulI
and i" preparing for whatever duty trutl
may impose? The President has bee,
trusted thus far. Why not trust him to
the end.
What would be our position if the
policy OF yellow journalists, Jacobins aud
revolutionary juntas had prevailed, were
there not men like Allison in the Senate,
Reed in the House, Mckinley in the en-
ecu,ive chair? At it's best war is fearful
thing. The country has been upset b.,
the mere rumors OF war.
Western gentlemen demand war be.
cause the prairies are on fire. And YET
why not trust the President. We have
steady heade.l mariner at the helm. There
has been no mistake as yet. Why STAN
pede the American. The crime of tn.
Maine shall have reparaton and expia
ton. Massacre and starvation in Cubr
will cease, the burning chimney next doc
will be extnguished. And il in answer
to our moderate demands war should
come il will be war Of vndication, OF
humanity, the solemn, sober act OF a
christian people.
Therefore let us trust the President. II
the outcome is peace it will be peace with
honor. II otherwise, then it will be q
war which will bring no shame.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
Golden Wedding.

Fifty years ago to-day March 3Oth, 1898,
Henry Koghensparger was married to
Nancy Keeler in Davidson Township,
sullivan county, Pa. by Lewis Zaner j. p.
Today they celebrate their golden wedding
at their home one mile south Of Laporte.
There were present, Thomas Koghen
-parger, their son, Mrs. Angeline HENS
daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ann Keeer, Mrs.
Susan }. Mos,eller, Mrs. Emely E.Anders
sisters of Mrs. Koehensparger; Edward
Keeler and 7. j. Keeler, Mrs. Edward
Keeer, Mrs. T. J. Keeler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harms, Mrs. arrie Karns and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Conklin,
Mrs. NJ. C. Lauer. Mrs. Charles Wrede,
Miss Bertha and Laura Heil.g, Miss
E,hlin Macon, Mrs. Charles Funston,
Mrs. Maud Boyer and Miss Ida Tinkle-
paugh. sumptions dinner was served
and all enjoyed some good stories told by
Aunt Nancy. Several nice presents were
given to the old couple. Rich compli.
ments were returned with many thanks.
Mr.. Koghenrparger cut the fret timber
tina, was cut where Laporie now stands
and Mrs. Koghensparger was the first
girl to help Mrs. John Wilson cook in
the FIRST log house that was built in the
fall OF lS47 when Laporte was first start.
ed. A FRIESD.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
Jakersyilla.

SnAoTSVlLl6.
G $. Little is on the sick list, Dr.
Woodhead was called and we are glad
to repor. him some hetter.
Moses Randall aud Boyd Oaler Of Lin
coin Falls were callers at Lit,les CAM,
unday.
j. }. Webster has moved Ills family up
to keep the boarding house. While we
are sorry TO loose Mr.. Ray we are glad to
have rome Of our old neighbors near Va
again. Come on more OF you.
Steve Albro has gone to Skunk to move
VIM. Morans family to their home in tina,
place.
Abraham Deremer and wife Of Laporte
supplies their place at L. g. Plotts camp.
Hcrm Ilolbrook and wife are the
happy parents of II little daughter.
j. j. Webster is building slide up the
mountain aud expects TO slide the logs
in to stock his mill.
Miss Nellie Birisall OF Estella is a
pleasant addition to our town. She is
stopping at Mr. Holbrooks.
Mrs. L. w. Bartlett Of Washington is
visiting her sister Mrs. wm. More.
John Grant Of Esiella is drawing the
rihbins over old Dock and Dick for 6. s.
Little. Car.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07

Atty F II. Ingham after few days
work in the town OF Bermice secured thir-
ty-iour names tor an application for a
charter 10 organize camp Of the "Pa-
trioiic Order Sons OF America" at Beinice
and March 3l.t was chosen as the time
tor instiiuting OF the same. II. A. Harms
District President, OF Sullivan Co. al once
set to work for grand institution Of the
camp. All Camps in the county and til.
New Albany camp were ask to partici.
pate. On the night OF institution there
were twenty-five brothers Of the Order
present notwithstanding the condition OF
'the roads and weather. At about $50 p.
m. District Pres. Harms called the meet
ing TO order and alter a pointing visiting
members to fiji the different stations pro
tenn he commenced the work ofinstitution.
Mr.. Taylor consented to 90 through the
imitation ceremonies 90 the other mem
bers ofthe Bernice camp took the obliga-
ton and then Mr. Taylor was introduced
tor initiation much credit is due the visit.
ing Brothers for the successful carrying
on OF the initiation. The officers OF the
new camp were then introduced and Dis.
lrct Pres. Karns Installed them into then
various stations. When the time for
verbal communications came several re-
sponded. Everybody present was much
impre ssed by the good sound and well
chosen remarks that were given BY Bros.
j. $. Taylor, ontsine boss Of the Bernice
mines. The Camp promises to be very
strong institution and therefore much
credit is due Bro Ingham for being The
organizer Of the same. Bro. District
Pres. Harms can be congratulated on
having been the institutor and for his
faithful aud well performed duties Of his
office. The visiting Brothers are to be
congratulated on the successful pc, form.
ance Of their dnties. Bernice is to be
congratulated on having such good
time and patriotic order A BRo7aER.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
Necktie Social.

There will he necklie social at the
home OF Mrs. Upman on Saturday even.
ing, AhriI 9th. Each lady is requested to
make two neckties Of light material, one
she is to wear and the other incluse in a
plain envelope with name inside. The
envelopes will be sold at 25 cents. Ice
cream will be served extra. Proceeds
will 20 10 help the Indebtedness OF the NJ.
E. Sunday School. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07
Number ~.
Republican County Convention.

Republican County Convention.
i,urrua"t 10 the call of County Chair.
nan and despite the inclemency of the
'eaiher the Republican County Conven-
on convened at I.aporte, Tuesday, April
tn, with full quota Of delegates fir. m
terp precinct. Convention was called to
) der by chairman F. P. Vincent at
''clock p. M. NJ. R. Black was elected
resident Of the meeting and M. C. Muir.
'er and j. S. Taylor Vice Presidents.
ecretaries, Dan Grafius and Otto Bahr.
he President upon taking his seat gave
lie assenblege of marked intelligent
"king men short, cri-p and pointed
peech. The calling ofthe roll was az
;,llows.
Bernice.-J. s. Taylor, Nelson Cox,
'oel Saxon. Cierry.-A. l.. Cox, Z. w.
lutfmasler, B. P. Hunsinger, Lawrence
Lavelle. Colley.-A. 4. Barnes. Patrick
low. Davidson.-L. NJ. King, 7 S.
''mmons, D. w. Darling, G. w. Bigger.
elk k'and.-M. G. Murcer, II. E. tawcett.
llbert Kaye, H. n. OsIer. Forksvile.--
i. R Black, w. E. Miller. Forks twp.
Thomas S. Gibbs, U. Bird, J. K. Bird.
Cox iwp.-A. f. Campbell, w. Fl. Fan.
ing, A. b. Kiimer. R. S. flaming.
'lillsgrove.-J. l.. Rogers, C. w. Sadler,
!. A. Miller, Dan Graffius. Lopez
ITO Bahr, W. L. Jennings, w. NJ. Par.
i-h, VIM. J. McCary, j. II. Lersch,
lerman Schram. Laporte Boro.-F. II.
."ghan', B. S. Cowel. Laporte twp.
=. Penni' glon, J. {. Bolsford Mt. Yer
on.-Geo. w. Lawrenson, b. P. Edkin,
'lrewsbury.-J. w. miller, Z. v.
ingham. Dushore.-John Scllprr, C. H.
tones, H. \. Osler, L. E. Wells. Ring.
lale.-Mose Miller, John O'Donnell.
Ricketts.-U. w. Mitchell, John C. Cor
nell
c. II. Jennings was nominated for the
candidacy OF U. S. Congressman, with the
lower to select his own conterees. Nomi-
naiion Of candidate for State Senate was
referred to the will of the committee, who
ever he is,to have the power to select his
'wn conttrees. Dr. B. f. Gamble was
unanimously elected delegate to State
Convention witt; the power TO select his
alternate if unable to attend.
F. P. Vincent was reelected Chairman
of County Committee. Members ofstand.
ing COMMITTEES were named as follows:
Bernce.-Nelson Cox. Cherry 1t. r.
Hunsinger. Colley.-O. y. Barnes.
Dushorr Bo,o.-John Seller. Davidson
ID. H. I.or.h. Ekl-nd.-U. Bird.
Forksville.-M. R. Black. Forks. VIM.
Bird Fox.-A. b. Kilmer. Hil.egrove.
g. E Darby. Jamson Ciry.-No,man
schuyler. Lopez.-W. E. Jennings.
I.aporte. Boro.-A. Buschhausen. Mt.
Vernon.-Boyd Bennett. Lal orte twp
I. 7. Low. Shrewsbury.-Chris Pealejr.
Ricketts,. Miller. l:ingdale.
John O'Donnell.
A motion was made and carried that
the naming Of the local ticket be post.
poned and the convention adjourned un.
ill some future date at the call Of the
Chairman. The meeting then adjourned
with the best OF feeling.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
AN IDEA FOR WHISTERS.

A valuable schedule for playing team.
of eight against each other has been
adopted by the New England Whist as
sociation for contests for the America
club trophy. 1t is OF especial value IN
club play i'm affordng practice To eight
men, thus furnishing a larger field from
which To select teams of four to repre-
sent the club. Unfortunately space will
not admit of giving the schedule in de-
tail. The changes to be made are in
dicated by printed cards. one OF which
Is placed on each of the four tables. ana
the method OF play Is said To he quite
simple when once understood. The
manner of making the various changes
is so arranged that i'm e:ich round each
player leads in one Cf the -four deals.
plays once against each combination of
the adversaries. and is i'm comparison
once with each member OF the adverse
team. At the end OF each round part
ners are exchanged until each player
has played once with each of the other
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
Wheels to Be Loudly Enameled.

" YOU wish to have your bicycle look
ing up to date this year. you will have
60 have IL decorated in nickeling and
gilt stripes until it IL the most ornate
affair that ever happened. such are
the present indications, Judging from
the Inducements offered I'm the way OF
decorations 10y manufacturers
1t viii be remembered that IL was on
~ a few years ago when IL was impos-
sible to have a wheel enamoled any
other color than black without paying
extra. and, again. wheel that was at
tractive by it's colOrs WAS considered "A
very cheap affair.
TINS year. however. manHrdcrurers
will make II an object To smear your
bicycle Win az many cOlors az You de-
sire and without additional charge. To
judge the class of a wheel then by its
saudiness viii bc impossiblr. for the
nrst class ones viii he as fancy I'm cul-
prs as the cheap ones 81 former days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01

binary skate. The blade is very slightly
curved, and the skate Is screwed on to
the boot, which is made especially
strong TO stand the strain.
In hockey, as in football, player
must always be on side. which prevents
forward passing; also a player Is put
on side as soon as a player OF the OPP
posing team touches the puck. There
are two ways OF advancing the ball
by lifting" which consists OF a quick
scoop movement. by which the puck Is
frequently sent as high as so feet. This
method can be employed 20 good ad-
vantage by the point when he desires to
get the puck out OF precarious posi-
ton without danger OF having il fall
into the hands of the enemy. The other
way is by shooting" This is the or
dinary drive. but IL can be perfectly
done only after long practice. The
puck should never rise more than foot
from the ice after a shoot.
The way the puck is put into play is
by two players standing I'm the center
of the rink with the puck between
them They strike the ice once with
their hockeys and then strike the hook
eys together three times, after which
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
A CHAMPION NEW YORK HOCKEY TEAM.

the Amateur Hockey league, consist
ing of the following teams: New York
Athletic club. st. Nicholas Hockey club.
New York Hockey club. Montclair Ath-
letic club and the Brooklyn Skating
club. The schedule numbers 20 games.
beginning on Dec. % and ending on
March 26. This is exclusive Of other
games arranged for with such teams as
the Yale and Harvard teams the King
.ston college men, the Victorias, the
Shamrocks and other Canadian clubs
The chances for winning the league
trophy this season look brightest for
the present champions. the New York
Athletic club. strengthened 10y the adj
dition OF Baird and Wallace. formerly
OF. the Victoria Hockey club team. the
Mercury footers" are all but invinci-
BILE.
The game, with it's necessary appur-
tenances, is as follows:
There are seven players on side. di-
vided into four forwards Cor rushers)
a cover point. point and goalkeeper
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
Croquet Golf Society's New
Game.

Society is amusing itself now with
game called croquet golf. An ordinary
tennis court is required 20 play the
game according To the rules. The hoop
of the croquet ground and the white
line of the tennis court are utilized I'm
combination. The hoops are of odd
shape. three being placed ON each side
OF the court, While three Nag posts are
placed in the center. equdistant. A
successful play consists OF knocking the
ball with a light mallet past a hoop and
thence on past each hoop across the in
ner white line and striking each flag
post, all these plays being made with as
few strokes as possible If only. 20
strokes are used, the player is consid-
cred skillful
The number of players is regulated
about as IL is I'm croquet and may be
played partners or altogether individual
play The ball that Is used is about
midway In size between the golf and
croquet ball. Costume for the players
is unnecessary. and this gives the
young women plenty OF opportunity to
exhibit their pretty gowns.