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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

If br'er Wanamaker is getting
any delegates in Pennsylvania, his
press agents IRE keeping very quiet
about it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

in the preliminary contest in which
there were no decision appeared be
fore the president of the University
yesterday with two requests The
first of these was Mr.. Smith the
only man who had fallen below the
limit in his production should be
named as the representative of the
University The president was in
favor OF this but Mr.. Smith very
graciously waived his technical
rights in the matter and said he
would under no circumstances ac-
cept an appointment rendered in
that way.
This decision is extremely credit
able to the gentleman and has caus-
ed him to receive many compliments
on his evident desire to have the
contest settled according to the
rules as every man knows them.
The president spoke in the highest
terms of his refusal to take the prof
fered honor under the circumstances.
The next proposition was that Mr.
Ogden be sent as he had won the
first contest. To this the President
replied that Mr. Ogden nor any
one else had won the contest.
That there had been no winner
outside of Mr.. Smith as he was
the only one who had complied
with the rules and consequently the
only one who could have won it. As
tol any other man each one of them
had said that he knew the rules and
that further more he had violated
them with his eyes open. There
fore no one of them was entitled in
any way shape or form to the de-
cision This statement effectuallv
disposed of that plan.
The next contest is set for the fif-
tenth There is some talk of some
of the orators not appearing at the
next one but their good sense will not
allow them to do otherwise. The
incident is deplorable one but the
only possible solution was adopted.
Under the circumstance no one has
any grievance except Mr.. Smith and
he has voluntarily relinguished his
claims
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
The SENECA ELECTION.
The names of the Gentlemen
who are to preside over our
Neighborhood.


The full vote was pol!ed- Everyone who
had the right to vote exercised thai
right--Contest was close one al
though free from bitterness No par
ticular issues we're involved Men
elected are all good men aud every
one is satisfied with the result v ote
received by each one Of the candidates
--They will take their seats at once.
The Seneca election is over and the
Dutch have not captured Holland.
The contest was very warm one but
withal very friendly one. The in
tention was to elect the very best men
that could be found and the only
trouble was that there was SO many
good men in nomination.
A full vote was polled. As far as
can be found every man VINO had a
vote cast it and the selections made
represent the combined wisdom OF the
whole new town. The officers were
the first men to preside over the des-
TIMES OF the fourth town in the conn-
ty in point of formation. Each of
them feels the honor conferred and is
determined to give the town the very
best service in his power
The voting was extremely friendly
and there was probably never an cleo
ton held in which the people were
so much interested and the fight so
free from bitterness. No particular
issues were at stake and the election
has no special significance. Sunny
side Jared very well in the number of
men selected from her part of the
town, having five men out of the
seven elected.
The vote each candidate received
is as follows From it can be seen
which ones were elected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

When Baiely showed them how to
get what they had been bowling for
the congressman acted like the
Moundsville company.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
VOLUME XXI.

The river is having its ups and
downs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
Come Down and We win show You.

C0me DOWN. anu VIC VIII BuUW IOus
We would like to know what better
they can give us. The NEW DoMIN-
ION, referring to the coming meeting
of the state editorial association at
Morgantown in May, concludes by
saying: zone thing is certain, we
won't have any ten barrels Of mineral
water to add to the festivities of the
occasion as they did at Weston. Some
things may be borne by the Associa-
tion but the line is tightly drawn at
mineral water"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
DR.. Miles, Nervine
A REMEDY FOR THE
Effects of Tobacco.

kTAHE excessive use Of tobacco, especially
by young men is always injurious and
undoubtedly shortens life materially.
Mr.. Ed. @. Ebsen. compositor on the Contra
Costa Nescs. Martinez. Cal, writes; II have
used DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine and re-
ceived much benefit from 1t. WIS troubled
with nervousness. dizzy spells and sleepless-
ness, caused by the use Of tobacco and stim-
ulants. took DR.. Miles Nervine with mar
velously good results. allaying the dizziness.
quieting the nerves. and enabling me to
sleep and rest. proving in my case very
beneficial remedy" DR.. Miles, Restorative
Nervine Il especially adapted 70 restoring
the nervous system to its normal condition
under such circumstances. It soothes. heals
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

People who thought that all the
rain had fallen were surprised to see
an inch and half more come down.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

For Mayor:
j. M. LOUGH 60
GEORGE ROSENMERKLE so
For Recorder,
G. E. VANGILDER 81
j. l. STONEKING AT
Town Council.
AUGUST BOEHLER "a
JOHN SAMSEL Sc
RUFUS WEST 80
ED. LOUGH 81
LEOPOLD SEIGWART 81
JUSTUS SOUTH 81
REV. /. A. BARNES 80
WILLIAM BOYD SO
The new town officers will take
their seats on the first of April and
the machinery of the town will be put
into full motion then. Those who
have been seen Of the new admins
tration are in favor of all the improve
ments that is in their power and the
lowest tax rate that they can have
with that. The opinion is that the
rate will be fixed at about seventy-fve
cents. 1t may be higher however.
That will depend on whether they
can do what they want to on the first
named amount of levy. However,
those who voted 10 stay out of Nor
gantown to avoid high tax rate will
hardly be accommodated even if they
have gone into town by themselves.
The reflection of course will convince
them that they have proflted by car
ing their point.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
WHERE ART THOU?
The authorities want to know
Where the military of the
State stand.

A Circular Lester sent out Over the
state Asking a Number of Ques-
tions---They Sound Very war-like
and Show that the Authorities,
as Stated in this Paper, are Fixing
for Scrap---The Questions Asked.
The Answers Have Been Very Sat
isfactory aud Have been Received
From Nearly Every Company in the
state--- Only One Company Has a
Set of Kickcrs ---- The Rest are
Unanimous - The Men at Mounds
Vile Don't want to Go--This is the
Company that was Preferred to
the One Here.--Reasons why they
Should want 60 GOETHE Refusal lie
Not Understood az All.
The following communication has
been sent out from Regimental head
quarters:
"The Brigade Commander feels
that there is a possibility of trouble
between our Government and Spain;
and in the event our Government
wishes to send troops to Cuba, such
troops would have to be volunteers.
You will therefore submit the fol-
lowing to your command: Shall we
authorize the Brigade Commander
to volunteer our services in case of
war with Spain?"
State Immediately upon enclosed
postal card whether you will volun-
teer in above case.
The Colonel Commanding expects
the First Regiment to make good
showing in such just cause. and it
is necessary to have the reports at
once.
If you know of any one who would
volunteer and enlist under above cir
cumstances, sehd the names and
addresses.
The responses to this appeal have
been very satisfactory to the officers
of the guard who sent it out. Every
company that has voted on it has
been unanimous except the one at
Monndsville. This is the company
that was taken when Morgantown
was an applicant and this place was
turned down. The company there
was divided on the matter. Some
of them wanted to abolish the Span
iards and wanted to move on the
works Of the enemy at once without
further parley and argue the matter
after the fighting was done. This
view of the case did not strike all of
them alike and there were a dozen
or so to whom the smell of blood
was SO repulsive and the thought of
carnage SO repupnant that they vo-
ted to stay at home and let the rest
of the country do the fighting.
The reasons for this determination
are not we'll understood. 1t is known
why some of the residents of Mounds
vile stay there; the state pays men
to see that the aforesaid inhabitants
do stay and there is a big stone
house built for their further securi-
ty and keeping. But why man who
can get away from the God forsaken
town and have the chance of being
killed and never going back any
more won't jump at the chance is
very hard to understand. The
kickers must be queer looking set
of men
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

You can buy the bcst and cheapeyt
s.,inRes At PosteQ's !
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06

A WORD to the wise-go to A. L.
Nye's for Groceries.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
ANOTHER CONTEST.
This is the only Solution of the
Contest Tangle.

Smith is the only man entitled to the
Decision and he refuses to accept it,
ror this act he Is warmly praised by
the president and has the Approval of
every one Commemorative PROPOSE
tons submitted to the President
Smiths refusal knocks out one Of them
and the president says that the other
cannot be c0nsidered-1hes same time
he says authoritively that there was
ne Winner last week and that no one
but Smith has any right to kick over
the turn affairs has taken.
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE
EnollsHmEn ~ rAvos OF II.
Think That the Anglo sIxsn Race should
stand Together for Peace aud for civ,
uIxzfioa

London, March 21s-The remarkable
unanimify Of the approval Of both
classes and masses Of the mere sus'
gestion OF an nAngio-American alliance
compels belief in the desire OF the
British public for an entente with the
United States. The fact that most OF
the cable dispatches from America
have proclaimed that the suggestion
has been seriously discussed is heart
Ily welcomed here. and is regarded as
extremely important and gratifying
as evidencing friendly spirit
There are as n dipiomatist put II.
.-inspjring hope that the differences OF
the past will be buried and that An
glo-Saxons In the near future viii be
found issuing Identical notes to all op-
posed to their common interests" The
diplomat continues; 1T is not any
stretch Of the Imagination to say that
such union has been longed for by
the best men in Great Britain many
years, not only because 1t Is known
fact that all the statesmen of Europe
realize that close alliance between
America and Great Britain would con-
stitute not only the surest guarantee
Of the peace Of the world, but would
afford proof that the reign Of law and
individual liberty is to be extended for
the benefit of mankind. In spite OF the
efforts to estinguish 1t made by reac-
fionaay rulers and governments"
The weekly newspapers pay consid-
cradle attention to the subject The
Speaker says:
at is impossible for the statesmen
of either country to find nobler OBJ
ject to which to devote their energies
and their lives. Whatever the actual
relations in which the governments Of
London and Washington regard the
matter, the American people may be
assured that II they wish for an agree
ment the people of Great Britain will
wish for one. Wo do not wish TO ask
the Americans to fight our battles. just
as we feel convinced that they are too
proud to desire that we should fight
theirs. . But what we do wish, and
what wise men on both sides must
earnestly desire. is that each nation
shall feel that it has In the other n
friend and btother. on whose sym
patlly 1t can reiy-in time OF need
The Spectator. noting the good feel
ing expressed fip the United States,
says: - -
ut does not fi6w- from any desire to
court the old country because II may
he useful. but is due to the reported
coalition on the continent against Eng
land"
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
rventy.r,ve Millions Spent.

New York, March 21.-The Herald 6
Washington special this tMonday)
morning says: Nearly half of the S5o.-
)OO. 900 for national defense has al
ready been appropriated or spent on
contracts entered into by the War and
Navy Departments. or this the Navy
Department has spent nearly seventy
five per cent The Bureau of Ordnance
snd Bureau of Equipment of the navy
have received the largest amounts of
the appropriation. The Bureau of
Ordnance has received about ST.000,000
In all thus far. This money is being
expended in the manufacture and pur-
chase of large quantities of shells of
various calibres. brown prisma;ic and
smokeless powder. torpedo tubes. guns
and in meeting the expenses of operat-
ing departments.
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
BLACK JACK GANG.
The Outlaws ExtermInated by Mormon
settlers In Mexico.

FL Paso. Texas March 21.-News
reached here to-day from Casas
Grandes, Mexico, of the terrible fate
which had befallen the members OF
Black Jacks gang who escaped from
this country several months ago, soon
after their leader was reported slain.
and sought refuge from pursuit by
American officers in The businesses Of
the Sierra Madre mountains OF Old
Mexico. The Black Jack gang of des-
peradoes and eutthroats for several
years terrorizedfthe entire border be-
tween here and the Gulf of California.
and II remained for the avenging an
gels of the Mormon colonies in the vi
cinity of Casis Grandes, Mexico. to
hunt down and aDnihilate the gang.
ON February %. Mrs. A. +. McDon-
aid. Mormon woman. wife of prom
inent resident OF one of the settlements.
was murdered by two unknown men.
She was "A storekeeper at Round Valley.
fifty miles east of Casas Grandes, in
an isolated locality. The rufiians split
her head open with hatchet, looted
the store. and escaped. The brutal
crime aroused the entire Mormon conf
munity, and the terrible avenging an
gels OF the Mormon Church. whose
wrath no one was ever known to es-
cape. were commissioned to hunt down
the murierers. They secured the
mountains in all directions On Sun
day, March 9th. the rendezvous of the
outlaws was located in a lonely, unex-
plored region. 100 miles from Casas
Grandes. During Sunday night the
avengers closed in upon the outlaws,
nine In number.
At daybreak a voice from the rocks
commanded the bandits to surrender.
warning them that resistance meant
death. They had just begun to stir
when the summons came. They made
a dash for their weapons, but We're
shot down before they were able TO de-
fend themselves. The work of the
avenging angels was complete. A par
ty of American prosncctors, returning
to civilization, stumbled by accident
upon the camp of the outlaws several
days later and counted the dead. They
subsequently learned from the Nor
mon settlers the manner in which the
desperadoes were killed.
The Black Jack gang was the most
desperate, well organized and success
full band of outlaws that has operated
in the Southwest in recent years. -
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
POSITION OF THE ourF ROAD.
An Agreement at Omaha That Indieafes
an Indcpendcnf Eristener-

|. Omaha. <eb.. March 22-An irnper-
tnnf question In connection with the
settlement of the affairs OF the Union
Pacific railway was determined yes.
terday, when the report OF W. u. Coisf'
ish. special master in the Oliver Amc-;
litigation. together with IT'S approval
by Judge Sanborn was filed in the Fed
eral Court
The report covers the transactions
between the Union Pacific railway and
the Union Pacific. Denver & Gulf rail
way, which transactions run into the
millions Of dollars.
II finds that the Gulf road reorgani-
zation committee holds all the 0t1fstand-
ing bonds except an unlmportant sum
The amount OF the stock Of the Gulf
road outstanding is shown to be S23.-
f21, ,Gs2, the bonded indebtedness ag-
gregates S22,342.ocD and the receiver
reports that the. property morigaged is
not equal In value to the indebtedness
II Is further reported that the only as
sets OF the Gulf road which are cOnced-
ed to be free OF the mortgage lien il
certain stock in the Fort Worth & Den
yer City Railroad Company to the
amount OF <G.37J.a3O. which the re
ceivcr states has no market value. in
nsInuch as II Is subject to n bonded
debt of <S.1sGOoO and also subject fg
preferred stock in the amount OF 81,
55S. 900.
E The report concludes by a recommeu-
dntion that the court issue suitable or.
ders authorizing the Union Pacific 10
assign It's claims against the Gulf road
10 the Gulf reorganization committee.
in consideration OF tina; committee can
ceiling the Union Paci6c's guarantee
OF the GnIf-s bonds. and also cancelling
the traffic agreement which existed be
tween the Union Pacific and the Gulf
A stipulation was entered into be
tween the contending parties, permit
ting an immediate submission OF the
report of the court, and the hearine
thereon. with the result that no delay
whatever occurred in the report being
placed in Judge Sanborn's hands.
Judge Sanborn forthwith gave his
judicial sanction to the report and
signed the necessary orders which were
recommended by Special Master Corn
isli. 80,
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
International Pnrrsl I.a.t

London. March 22.-Replying in the
House of Commons to-day to questions
on the subject. the financial secretary
OF the treasury. Mr.. w. X. Hanbnry.
said the delay in the establishment OF
a parcel post between Great Britain
and the United States was due to the
roluctance, Of the authorities at Wash.
ingion TO inaugurate such service
Negotiations, Mr.. Hanbury added, had
been proceeding since 1885. and there
We're reasons TO hope that an arrange
lnent would shortly be reached
: Mr. Hanbury further remarked that
conference on postal rates within the
British empire would meet in June
next.
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
SPANISH MILITARY sTRENo III.
Said to Have Total Av iiisble Strength Of
$4,000 Men.

Washington. March 22-Serent5
thousand men is the number of Span
ish soldiers who have been killed.
wounded and otherwise incapacitated
for duty during the present war in CIi-
ba. These figures have been received
in this city recently, and are said 10 be
as nearly authoritative as ii is possi-
bit 10 obtain them without recourse to
the records Kept by the Spanish gov
ernment From the same sources con-
siderable other Information bearing on
the military strength of Spain and her
dependencies Is obtained.
The present force of Spain in Cuba is
rs follows: Regulars, i35,0OO men. OF
this number ii Is estimated that 10000
of them are effective for military pur-
poses. They are distributed through
out the island as follows: About NJ
900 are in the TWO eastern provinces OF
Santiago de Cuba and Puerto PriGeine
and the remainedr are in the provinces
Of Santa Clara. Mantanzas. Havana
and Pinar del Rio. There are about 30
600 members in what is known, as the
volunteer army. These are mostly. in
the province of Havana and are large-
ly in the nature of home guards, cor
responding to our state militia. There
are 5000 men who are NOT effective
for military duty from various causes.
The strength Of the Spanish army ut
home and including her nearby pos
sessions is 100000 men, which in times
of demand for additional soldiers may
he increased as follows: First reserve.
10000: second reserve, 100000 men. all
of whom are Instructed in military tao
ties, and second reserve. not instruct
ed, of 10000 men. making in all a
grand total OF 100000 men
Since these figures We're received
here recent drafts Of 1900 men to
strengthen the ARMY in Cuba leaves;
only $1,000 men OF Spain's regular
army now in the peninsula, the Baleric
Islands. the Spanish possessions in
North Africa and the Canary Islands,
In the PHILIPPINE islands Spain has an
army of $4,000 menc which includes
abut 10000 native troops. Several reg
iments of the latter were disbandel
during the time of the late. insurrection
in the islands, and in time of war. it Is
said. they are of very little use to the
Spanish government. In Porto Rico
there are 5000 Spanish troops which.
in the event OF hostilities could be sup
plemented by 1000 volunteers.
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
MR.. BELLS TUNNEL SITE BILL.
VIII lie Farsrabiy .Rerarted-He Warmly
Praises Judge nalIeft.s Work.

Washington. March 22.-The commit.
tee on mines las practically agreed Il
Representative Bells tunnel site bill
Mr. Bell. In advocacy of his bill before
the committee on mines and mining to
day, said that Judge HalIett of the
rnited States Circuit Court OF Colo
RADIO has tried more valuable land
mining litigation than aEy. other jurisi
on earth. tIat he IL able. incorrupflble
and is tlproughly familiar with the ef
.ffet Of hkvcenstruction on mining laws
that he has ever strictly construed the
mining statutes so ms 10 prevent mo
nopolization Of the mining lands Of the
United States, but, strange as 1t may
seem, the Supreme Court has usually
construed these statutes more liberally
in favor of the -largest acquisition Of
this territory. IL would be much bet
ter for the mining industry, were II
feasible to have an appeal from the Su
preme Court to this circuit judge, be
cause of his superior knowledge Of thf
practical application OF these statutes
a recent decision OF the Supreme
Court practically securing 5000 feet
square for tunnel claimants instead Of
5000 by 1900 feet, makes this bill de
sirabie. The bill was referred TO q
subcommittee and Mr.. Bell requested
TO draw the report.
The western recorder., 1898-03-24
Canadian Customs omciais VIII Treat fhs
American Klondikers Literally

American klondikers ltDerAiy
Washington. March 21.-The Depart
n.ent OF State Is informed by the
United States consul general at Otto
wa. Ontario, that the same duties ara
imposed on goods destined FOR the
Elondike region as are imposed on
goods imported into any other part OF
Canada. The instructions to the Ca
madam customs officers touching on
this matter are as follows:
Wearing apparel. articles of personal
adornment, toilet articles and similar
personal effects OF persons arriving In
Canada may be passed free, without
entry at customs, as travellers bag
gage under the provision OF the Gus
toms tariff, but this provision shall
only include such articles as actually
accompany and are in the use of and
as are necessary and appropriated for
the wear and use of the immediate
purpose OF the journey and present
comfort and convenience and shall not
be held to apply to merchandise or ar
ticIes intended for other persons or for
sale.
In the absence of rulings by the
board OF customs as to articles in
cluded In the foregoing regulation,
customs officers at the port of entry
are TO decide the class and quality Of
the wearing apparel and like articles
in use entitled TO be passed free, un-
der the above provision. having due
regard to the length OF the journey,
and TO the reasonable requirements of
the traveller for his comfort and con-
yenience ON the journey.
Articles of personal adornment, how
ever. may be held to include one
watch and the jewelry ordinarily in
use by the traveller.
For traveller 10 the Klondike region
n pair Of blankets and a fur robe, and
changes of apparel for use on the
journey may be passed free
Miners gold pans are. free under
tariff item No. 55j as separators.