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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

CHICAGO, Oct. I5.-The officials of
the Chicago and Alton railroad claim
that one OF the most sacred preroga-
tives of a common carrier was outraged
by Governor Tanner in refusing to
allow negroes to leave the train at Vlr-
den, and they express their determine
ton to find out if the governor of the
state can s'exercise lawless force as
they term it. without being held to ac-
count.
Vice President and General Manager
Chappell of the Alton road called the
general solicitor and other officials to a
conference. The conference lasted only
a few minutes, and at the conclusion
Solicitor General Brown cleared up his
correspondence and started for Spring
field.
"Lawless force covers the situation
entirely said Mr.. Brown. 1.-The gov
ernor has absolutely no right to pre-
vent this road taking its passengers to
where they are ticketed. 1t is an un-
heard OF thing, and nothing can be
found in the laws of the state justify
ing the conduct of the governor. We
can take passengers, whether colored or
white, from Alabama or from any other
state and carry them to any destination
upon our line. 1t does not matter IT
they come under guard. We do not
recognize the guards as such, but as
passengers. Even if they carry guns
we have nothing to do but to take them
to where they are destined so long as
they keep their guns out of sight. Our
course in this matter is plain. +"
"Will the road institute legal pro-
ceedings at once ?" Mr. Brown was
asked.
81 Will not talk for publication about
my mission to Springfield. Next week
there will be something to tell. | can't
say more now"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
USING ARMED STRIKERS.
Captain Harris Utilizing Them should
Imported Negroes BE Sent
to Pana.

PANA, Ills, Oct. ia telegram was
received from Virden saying that in all
probability Operator Lukins of the Chi
oago- Yirtien Coal company would at
tempt to land the imported negroes at
Pana. A conference was Immediately
held by telephone between Captain
Harris, Company @, Aurora, Ills, COM
handing the militia here, and Adjutant
General Reece and Governor Tanner at
Springfield The conference res ulted
i'll the governors ordering Captain Har-
ris to Immediately put on guard at
each of the coal mines and at the APP
proaches of each railroad into Pana
and under no circumstances to permit
any imported negroes to land in Pana.
Captain Harris has only 81 men under
his command and he was ordered to
call on citizens to assist him If neces-
sary. The union miners, through their
president, q. G. Cravins, Immediately
volunteered their services. Other citi-
zens also volunteered their aid.
Captain Harris ordered the miners to
get their guns and be in readiness to
assist him in preventing the negroes
from landing The miners readily COM
piled with his request.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
DIR. SRAMAN'S COMPLAINT
Told War Investigators Suitable Supplies
For Sick Were Not Issued by the
'Commissary Department.

WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-Dr. Louis S.
Seaman, witness before the war in
vestigating commission, complained
that the commissary supplies furnished
the troops in Porto Rico were unsuited
to the demands of tropical climate
and that they were especially unfit 70.
hospital use. He said he had been in
charge of the 300 convalescents brought
north on the OLDHAM and had been un-
able to.secure suitable supplies for them
from the government depots
i confessed, however, that he HAD
made no aormal written requisition,
but ha aesad upon statements made to
him lhforiaally to the effect that no
comma eUion Of rations would be al
lowed. - refused to reply TO some
luestiop 8. saying he would not reflect
mon his superior officers while he Uora
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
REACHED TERRE HAUTE.
President and Party Arrived There Early
This Morning-Spoke to Thou
sands In st. louis.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct 15.-The
president and party arrived here early
thus morning.
ST. Louis, Oct. 15.-After a day of
enthusiastic entertainment the presi-
dent spoke last night to about 10000
people, at the Coliseum. In the course
of his speech he said in part:
Nothing more impressed the nations
of the world than the appropriation of
large national defense fund, which
the treasury was able to pay from its
balances without resort to q loan
While the credit and finances of the
government have improved the bust
ness conditions of the people have also
happily improved. Both government
and citizens have shared in the general
prosperity. The money circulation of
the country was larger on the 1st of
July, 1898, than it has ever been, and
there has been no depreciation OF the
value Of Our money.
1.-The people have borne the addi-
tional taxation made necessary by the
war with the same degree of patriotism
that characterized the soldier who en-
listed to fight the country's battles.
He then spoke of the reunited coun-
try, and further along said
LET nothing distract you; let no dis
cordant voice intrude to embarrass us
in the solution of the mighty problems
which involve such vast consequences
to ourselves and posterity. Let US re
member that GOD bestows upon no
nation supreme opportunity which is
not ready to respond to the call of SUI
preme duty
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

by his company and the demand of the
strikers, in which he said IN part:
s.Under tn old scale of wages, prior
to the summer of 1897, the pay at our
MINES was 20 cents per ton mine run
and fairly good miners could and did
earn S2.25 per day of ten hours free OF
all expenses. The payrolls show an av-
erage of 2.29 per day net for every
miner in the mine, with range of $2I0
TO 81. 1G per day. The price of powder
has been reduced 80 cents keg since
then, which makes q material increase
III the miners wages. AT the price
miners are demanding, 40 cents per ton,
an average miner can make from So to
81 per day, and a good workman would
have no difficulty in earning Sc per day.
We have had men in our Virden mine
working at 50 cents per ton, screened
coal. which equals about rs cents per
ton at mine run, making over So per
day"
Further along he said: GAN we de-
sire is an opportunity to get our coal
dug at price that will allow us to en-
ter the market and sell our coal without
loss to ourselves, and this Is impossible
at the rate of pay demanded by the
union workmen.
1.-The state has taken absolute posses
sion of our property he said, ''and has
practically prohibited us from operating
our mines.
At the corener's inquest the wounded
guards, II III number, who were on the
train with the negroes, testified that
the firing WIS commenced by the stlik
ers. Some acknowledged taat some II
the guards returned the fire, bat mono
would acknowledge that he individ
all y had fired. Ihemen said they w@le
under strict orders not to tire oxcep 4 l.
self defense One of the wodl4u "a
guards who had been at the s5ocA,.Ge
previous to Wednesday, in MS tas,l-
mony stated that h s;tive katw
there Were no guards III die to- er o,rr
the shaft and that none OF the nrIAg
came from the stockades j 4 De-
barrows, in charge OF the gaafas on
the train, declared they dios. not IL. a
single shot.
Colonel Young's Illinois cavalry re-
heved Battery b of guard duty II the
city. Colonel Young as ranking off
Ger will be in command of all troops
here. W
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
BRIEF PITHY PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Fitzhrsh Lee is desperately i'll.
General Shafter was a guest at the Omaha
exposition
1t is lntimated that Captain General Blanco
may be recalled.
The Duchess of Marlborough formerly Con-
suelo Vanderbilt gave birth to a SON.
Edward Krissinger confessed ne murdered
l6-year-old Daisy Dillon, near Solids Grove,
Pa, because she Tilted him.
Private Borden, Company /, Sixteenth Penn
sylvania died OF typhoid in Porto Rico. Two
other deaths were reported.
The remains of the queen of Denmark were
taken to Roshilde, about 10 miles from Copen-
aagen, to be placed in q vault.
The spanish commission informed the Amer
cans of plans by which about half of the Span
ish troops would be out Of Cuba by the last
dav of October
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
HAYWOOD AND MYLIN.
writs Against Them Growing Out of the
Peoples Bank Failure at
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-Two writs
in civil proceedings were filed in the
prothonotary's office by Thomas w.
Barlow, receiver for the Peoples bank,
against ex-SUate Treasurer Benjamin J.
Haywood ana Auditor General Amos
III. Mylin
HARRISBURG, Oct. 10. = Ex-State
Treasurer Haywood said he had certain
personal notes in the bank which are
more than cover by stock deposited as
collateral and described on the face of
the notes Mr.. Haywood says he is
ready at any time to canoe the indept-
edness when the notes and the COLA
teral are produced The loans were
made to purchase stock of the Western
Union Telegraph company and North
ern Pacific Railroad company
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
TROOPS TO PARTICIPATE.
Some of nIen From Camp Meade to Take
Part In the Peace Jubilee
at Philadelphia.


ut Philadelphia.
CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETowN, Pa. Oct
IA battalion from every regiment
in the second corps will be sent to
Philadelphia to take part in the peace
jubilee parade. General Graham has
occurred permission from the war de-
partment to move his command south
at his pleasure. He is afraid OF yellow
fever.
The engineer and signal corps and
the Ninth Ohio colored battalion will
also take part in the jubilee General
Graham Will also attend with his staff
and expects to have every division, bri-
gade and regimental commanders, with
their stats, in line. The corps will be
represented by 81 battalions and every
band OF music and drum corps in camp
The troops will start on the evening of
Oct 20 and return to camp two days
later, after which the movement south
will begin.
Twenty-four sick were shipped from
the division hospitals to Philadelphia.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Miners Officials Have Warrants Issued
For Mine Operator Lukens and 9th
ers-Coroner's Inquest.

VIRDEN, Ills, Oct. 15.-Rumors that
another trainload Of negroes was on it's
way here kept the excitement at high
tension, but the militia are in complete
possession of the stoekade and are
closely guarding the railroad property.
The coroner's jury heard large num-
Der of witnesses, but did not conclude
its work. The inquest will last until
Monday or Tuesday.
Warrants were sworn out before the
local magistrate by an officer of the
miners union charging President
Ioucks, Manager Lukens and others
with conspiracy to murder, but on
the advice of the military officers in
charge here they were not served. This
action, however, caused Colonel Y Dung
to refuse To allow several guards who
had been employed by the coal COM
pany to depart for their homes in Chi
cago, as he thought they might be
needed as witnesses. Six ex-guards
from ST. Louis, who came upon the
train carrying the blacks Wednesday
and who we're more or less seriously
wounded, were allowed to leave for
home.
Three hundred miners from Virden,
Carlinville, Nllwood and Greenridge at
tended the funeral OF A. Breneman.
There was no disorder.
General Manager Lukens OF the Chi
cago- Virden Coal company made a
statement Ia regard to the wages paid
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
STOPPED BY TANNER,
Ordered tho Searching of Passenger
Trains by Militia to Cease.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Oct. 15.-In an
interview with newspaper representa-
tive Governor Tanner said: son learn
ing this morning that the national
guard were searching trains l at once
gave orders to General Reeoe, adjutant
general, to instruct Colonel Young that
the national guard have no right to
search trains, and that hereafter they
would not board the trains; that their
orders We're to prevent the landing Of
imported labor, which would neces-
sarily result in the precipitation of a
riot; that they were there to keep the
peace and prevent any person from
provoking a riot. "
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
Three Die Typhoid.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-Two men
who were brought to the Pennsylvania
hospital from Camp Meade died of ty-
phoid fever and another died at the
Presbyterian hospital. Their names
are Lloyd Lucas, a teamster of Alex
andria, "a; Private John J. Condor of
Company l, Third Connecticut volup.
teers, and Private Harrison G.. Kim
ball. member of Battery A.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

Do YOU wear tailor made cloth
ing? Hirschman's do the largest
merchant tailor business in the
state See their line and low prices
Suits must fit or you don't take
them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
T. w. ANDERSON.
Real Estate & Insurance Agent
HAS FOR SALE.

a Hotel and Livery Stable large lot o2xl44) and a
very desirable frame residence with lot extending the rail
road on Front Street.
large nearly frame residence and two desirable
business houses Main Street
Two frame and two brick residences Spruce street
Three frame residences on Wiley street.
A good business location with residence Walnut St
A large and very desirable brick residence and a neat
frame cottage on Pleasant street.
frame cottage with large lot on Hoffman street
Three desirable homes Sunnyside.
large boarding house University driveway conven
lent to the University and Glass Works.
new boarding house Beechurst Avenue, the
Glass Works.
Also other residences and building lots in the town,
Sunnyside and in the Beechurs Addition Morgantown
Also farms, coal and timber lands
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

the ealderstraps CT United States
officer.
Lieutenant Hill of the navy was also
witness. He was in charge of the
landing of the army at Santiago, and
told the story o. that exploit.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

You can have this paper left at
your house every evening at 10 cts.
a week. Collections will be made
weekly so that no one will notice
such an insignificant cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
For Sale

At your own price, two SECOND hand
watches, practically as good as new.
Both gold filled cases. Owner must
have little cash. Inquire at III. S.
Hayes store.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

THE genuine ''Banister Shoe in
all shades and colors of tan, patent
leather and enamel, $3.50. $3.50
$3.50. At Hirschman'
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
MAY CHECK TIE FEVER.

Hoped Cool Weather May Do 1t In
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 15.-It is hoped
that the present weather may check the
yellow fever. Fortytwo new cases re-
ported in this state and one death.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 15.-One case
and no deaths in this city.
REAGHEO TERRE HATTIE
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
JS..D LANLESS FORCE.
Alton Railroad officials So
Charge Tanner.
THEY NAY PROCEED AGAINST HIM.

Declare lie Violated the Right. of
Common Carrier In Rot Allowing Ne
groes to Leave The Train at virden,
Ills. Solicitor Brown Talks.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15
For Sale.

Two gentlemen's bicycles for sale
cheap for cash. Also so gallon oil
tank. A. w. JONES.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-15

81 Will not talk for publication about
my mission to Springfield. Next week
there will be something to tell. can't
say more now.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

For the week Ending Feb.s1S.
Boxing and sparring' exhibitions
have been prohibited inst. Louis.
H. Cornelius Lang, aged"75, and his wife,
aged IS, died in Chicago of starvation.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Farmers bank in Sheridan, Mo-, and Sc
cured $4,000.
tically arranged on the terms previous
1y published. 80 80 25 e -. :, s. q. s. as =. g
The American Newspaper Publishers
association met in twelfth annual ses-
sion in New York. ia $3.50 <'
In a quarrel over letter Fred Kern
killed his wife and then took his own
life at Belmont, Ill.
A mass of ice broke loose on the coast
of the gulf Of Finland and carried to sea
200 fishermen and several horses.
An explosion in a coal mine at Ham
merly, Prussia, killed SO miners and
several others were seriously injured.
Tramps at Ellejoy, Tenn, robbed
Levi Rodgers, a centenarian, of 81 900,
which he had been 50 years in saving.
Three. men were killed by the Chi
cago express at Woods Run, Pa, while
they were trying to jump freight
train.
At the national convention in Topeka,
Kan, of the National Aid association
blue was adopted as the official color of
the society.
Watson Denny, wealthy farmer at
St. Joseph, Mo-, shot his wife fatally
and then killed himself. Family trouble
! was the cause.
A model Of statue of Oliver P. Nor
ton, of Indiana, for statuary hall, Wash
ington, has been approveda by the
! widow and son. VI
Miss Isabella Franklin Jones, of Chi
cago, one of the leading Christian Sci
| entists of the United States, died in
Kansas City, Mo.
The government lien on the Union
| Pacific railroad in Kansas was sold in
| Topeka to the reorganization commit.
tee for $1,000, 900.
Fire in the big freight station and
warehouse of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Railway company in Philadelphia
caused a loss of 100000.
John D. Hart, convicted in Philadel.
| phia of aiding the steamer Laurada in a
filibustering expedition to Cuba, has
been sentenced to two years imprison.
| ment.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22

MRS. AVER, the wealthy American
who died in Paris recently, gave IA
nous dinner at the Savoy, London,
about three. years ago. At the princi-
pal table sat the hostess, with the Due
d'Orleans on one hand and the Ameri-
can minister, Mr.. Bayard on the 9TH
er. There was a musical table, at
which sat Nine. Christine Nilsson,
Mime. Melba, Nine. Albini, Sir Arthur
Sullivan and other notable musicians,
while other tables were devoted to the
drama, literature, unmarried girls,
etc. Each table was decoroted with
special flowers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22
RUSHING WAR MATERIAL S.
M0rtars Being Turned Out as Fast
as Possible for Government,

Mortars Being Turned Out as Fast
as Possible for Government.
Cincinnati, Feb. IS. - The big Niles
tool works at Hamilton, O., is turning
out 12-inch mortars for the govern
ment for shipment as'early as possible
Two naval attaches, assigned to the
ordnance department, have been at
Hamilton engaged in pushing forward
the work and experimenting the con-
struction of the huge pieces of ord
nance. Within the past few days the
work has been greatly fastened to all
appearances. The officials of the COM
pany deny that any special effort has
been made to hasten the work since
the recent war scare.
Despite these denials there is every
Indication that the work has been hur-
ried and that the naval officers have
been especially busy of late
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22

with their chief, sigsbee, in saying that
the cause of the explosion could only be
alscertained by divers, but many of the
sailors were outspoken in their declara-
ton Of belief that the explosion was a
=deep-laid plot Of the spaniards. They
are greatly incensed against the Ha-
vana people, who have shown them
small courtesy, who looked upon their
presence as national affront and who
have published anonymous circulars
captioned "Down with Americans"
May Have been a Torpedo.
Key West, Fla, Feb. 17.-Assurances
come from reliable source that Capt
Sigsbee is under the impression that
the war ship Maine was blown up by a
floating torpedo and that he has COM
municated his impressions to Washing.
ton, asking at the same time that the
naval department should send naval
engineers and mechanics to investigate
the explosion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22

SOME years ago Frank Chase, a me-
chanical genius of Waterville, Me-, in.
vented a machine simplifying the man.
ufacture of shoes. A New England
shoe manufacturing company pur-
chased his invention, paying him $780,
900 and agreed to pay him So, 500 every
year of his life providing he would do
nothing: He accepted the PROPOSE
ton. The object of the shoe manufac'
turers in buying Chase's time was to
prevent him from inventing some other
machine that would be better than the
one bought by them and which he
might sell tota competing firm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22
WAR SHIP MAINE | !. WRECKED ]
American Naval Vessel Blown Up
in Havana Harbor by a Ter
rifle Explosion.
CAUSE OF The DISASTER IS UNKNOWN.
jured-The Sight an Awful One
Spanish officials Render Assia-
tance-Capt. SiKsbee Sends Report
to Warrington.

Havana, Feb. 16.-At 9:45 Tuesday
evening terrible explosion took place
on board the United States cruiser
Maine in Havana harbor. Many were
killed or wounded. All of the boats of
the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. are as
sisting.
The widest demonstration prevails
in Havana. The wharves are crowded
with thousands of people. 1t is believed
the explosion occurred in small pow
der magazine. At midnight what re-
mains of the Maine is still burning.
Capt. Sigsbee's Report.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The secretary
of the navy received the following tele-
gram from Capt. Sigsbee:
"Maine blown up in Havana harbor 40
and destroyed. Many wounded and doubt
less more killed and drowned. Wounded
and others on board Spanish man-of- war
and Ward line steamer. Send lighthouse
tenders from Key West for crew and few
pieces of equipment still above (water).
No one had other clothes than those upon
him.
Public opinion should be suspended un-
tn further report. All officers believed to
be saved: Jenkins and Merritt not yet
accounted for. Many Spanish officers, in
Guiding representatives Of Gen. Blanco.
now with me and express sympathy.
'SIGSBEE.''
The Maine and Her Commander
The Maine is battle ship Of the Sec
ond class and is regarded as one Of the
best ships In the new navy. She was built
at the Brooklyn navy yard and is 31S feet
long. Is feet broad, PIG mean draught and
6,6S2 tons displacement. She carries four
ten-inch and six six-inch breech-loading
guns in her main battery and seven six
FOUNDER and eight one-pounder rapid fire
guns and four Gatlings in her secondary
battery. and four Whitehead torpedoes
The commander Of the Maine, Capt.
Sigsbee, Is favorlte in the navy depart
ment For four years he was chief Of the
photographic office, and by his energy
brought the office up to high standard
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22

LAST year a man died at Birming-
ham, England, who had through life
the satisfaction of knowing that his
birthplace was of a unique character,
inasmuch as he was born on the BATTLE
field of Waterloo. He was the descend
ant of family of soldiers, and his
father, who was with the Ninety-sev-
enth Cameron Highlanders, was killed
in the memorable engagement at Hou-
gomont. The soldiers wife had fol-
lowed her husband out, and thus it
happened that the little stranger made
its appearance amid the din and roar
of battle