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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-05
Conrad Eeitig.

most prosperous farmers. died Sunday
At his hovs on the Nins-Afs,e road De-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
HE'S ALL RIGHT.

A Letter from w. L. Wharton show
that he is not at all delicate but Wig
orous and healthy specimen-Hil
friends here will be glad to read this
We regret to learn that w. l.. Whar
ton, who is in New Mexico for his health
is not improving and his father has ad
vised him to return home at once.
FOLSOM, N. NJ, May IA. '9s.
J. M. KuNKLE, ESQ,
Ed. DAILY New DOMINION:
MY DEAR SIR The above clipping
from your daily of the 18th ult. is parti
ally correct, in as much as you placed
my euphonious name under the heading
prominent People," there is where
belong.
But am not engaged to any great ex-
tent in doing the invalid act. Neither
have received any advice except from
Horace Greedy who said eco West
young man."
l would have written correction
sooner, but for the fact that Iknow you
very deservedlv belong to that honored
class of progressive journalists who will
not allow news to escape print. / con.
fidently expected to see my name under
the caption "Deaths" in subsequent
issue, and knew that you would print
an obituary worthy Of waiting to see.
No, am not standing on the wreck
strewn shore of the tabled river Stys
waiting for Charon to beech his boat
and take me over.
You should see my manly form as
ride with reckless abandon the buckini
bronco over New Mexico's expansive
ranges, and throw the JARRETT over thu
head Of the unsuspecting maverick ant
carral him as my own,
With best wishes. Very truly,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
A DEFEAT AND A VICTORY.
First team gets licked again and the
second team beats the Fairm0nt
aggregation.

The results Of the games ON Sat
urday was the chalking up of anoth-
er defeat for the first team of the
University and the victory of the
second team over a Fairmont aggre-
cation. The former lost by score
of ID to 5. This was the third of the
series played on the trip and each Of
the games was defeat. The first
one all the boys unite in saying
was all right. They we're outclassed.
In the other they should not have
lost and only did SO because they
made so many bad errors which were
unjustitiable on any grounds. Car
negie Athletic Club, at Braddock,
defeated the boys in the third game.
They came home on the noon train
on Sunday very tired from the eff
fects of the trip. They will play
Westminster return game on the
grounds here on next Saturday and
the game will be a very exciting
one They will try to regain their
prestige and get revenge for the
beating which that team has already
given them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18

1 Kughn Barfaekman has gone 1,
Morley and win be there severa
months before he returns to Morgan
ewn permanently
DR.. Raymond, of the University
viii deliver an address to the mem
bers Of the graduating class at the
Keyser public school on May 9th
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hess ar,
away on bridal trip and win visit
several places before they return
here where they win make their flu
nre home.
Mr. John Lantz is able to be Out
again after an attack of illness. Al
one time the physicians thought he
was going to have fever but the at
tack was broken up before it gained
foothold on his system.
Sam Pickenpaugh has returned
from Marietta, Ohio, where he was
called by the death OF his sister. But
a few days before he had been there
to attend the funeral Of a nephew and
had barely gotten back home when he
received a telegram announcing the
death Of his sister.
Grove Cooper is back from Charles
ton where he went TO join the army.
He was rejected on the physical exam
nation. He said that it is the most
searching thing that he ever heard
Of and that great many of the APP
plicants are being turned down by the
surgeon. George Reay passed the ex-
animation but concluded that he did
not want to go after all, and is some
where on his way home.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
ONLY ONE.
That is said to be the Expression
of Contractor Mcdonald.

He may begin the Building Of only one
Dam this year-Reasons why he be-
gan at the Lowest DaE--ThIs move
makes Horgantown the base Of Oper-
ations-He may go up the river If the
People up there help out-The Dam
at Hoult may be Begun this year but
1t is not Likely The Golfer Dam
which he is building Across the river
near Josie Kinkaid's old Place-What
the Expositor Says.
Contractor Mcdonald, who is build
ing the lock at Morgantown, the first
one of the system of six 10 the extern
sion of the slack water improvement
that is to make the river nayigable
to this place, was in the city yester
day evening. In talk with the Ex-
positor he said it was not certain that
he would begin the building of but
one dam this year. He began the
work at the farthest dam down be-
cause he was thus enabled to float all
material directly to the work. Should
he begin one OF the dams where there
is no navigation all the material would
have to be brought to the work by
rail, and that would increase the ex-
pense, but he will come up some day,
he said, and see the people, and If
there is strong disposition to see
some Of the work begun near here
and proper arrangements can be made
to get material to the scene OF opera
tions economically, he can have work
going on at several of the dams at the
same time, and the one at Hoult may
be one of these.
He now has force of men at No.
10, half a mile above the corporation
line of Morgantown, building Golfer
dam, which is for the purpose Of bare
ing the river bottom so that the exca-
waiting for the dam proper made be
made in a certain place, and this com
pleted Golfer dam is built in another
place. 1t is slow work and large
force of men is not employed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18

The following items are from the
Kingwood Journal:
julius X. Monroe is in Clarks-
burg this week. He was accompa-
MED as far as Morgantown by his
wife who will visit friends at that
place
neke Dent has covered himself
with glory once more in game be-
tween the West Virginia University
and the Western University Of Penn
sylvania. The Pennsylvania boys
made only 7 hits and lost the score by
10 to s. Dent struck out II of Their
boys.
Hon. George G. Sturgiss is ex-
pected in town on business in few
days and q number OF periodically
inclined citizens hope that he will
consent to deliver a patriotic ad
dress. Due notice will be given Of
the time and place, should he con
SENT
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18

HALL-Mrs. Martha Hall died on
Wednesday morning, May 18th at
her home in Cass district without a
moments warning while at break
fast. l do not know with what
church Mrs. Hall was identified but
| do know she was good woman and
her friends can rest assured that her
home in the future will be in heav-
en-RandaU Correspondence.
HARRIs-Amos Harris. one of the
most respected colored citizens OF
Morgantown died last night. He
was barber and had spent almost
his entire life here, was exceedingly
popular with his customers who will
with regret to learn of his death
He was SO years old and in the past
year had had several matrimonial
troubles which no doubt FASTENED
his death. Although carrying on
his business In Morgantown he has
always resided across the river. He
had been sick for several weeks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
A DEFEAT.

Westminster proves too much for the
boys and they Are Badly Defeated =.
Better Luck Next time---TheY will
haYe a Game here with their Con.
querers.
The University was badly defeated
at New Wilmington last week by
the Westminster college boys. The
score was fourteen to nothing. viii.
helm pitched for the college boys and
Lowe was on the bag for the Uniyer-
sity.
Westminster was the hardest team
they had to play while they we're gone
and is one Of the best teams in West
ern Pennsylvania. Wilhelm is the
finest amateur pitcher in that end Of
the state and he has collected sci
of players that are all right. The
team will play Grove City college to-
day and will go to Braddock to-mor-
row. We are in hopes that they viii
prove more successful In the next
games than in those which have beer
played already.
Westminster comes here for re-
turn game on May 81 when we may
expect to get our revenge for the de
feat which they have just admins
tered.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
Miss Van Cleaye, of New York, to Sing
before the Woman's League.

One of the best concerts which
Morgantown audiences have been
privileged to hear, will be given
next Thursday evening at Com
mencement Hall. This is the fourth
entertainment in the entertainment
course, and every one will want to
hear Miss Van Cleve, who is one of
of New York's sweetest singers. The
New York Evening Post says of her:
"Miss Van Cleve gave a recital
yesterday which pleased very Sc
lect audience. She is comedy to look
upon and her singing is enjoyable.
After one hour the audience was but
ready for another hour of such mu-
sic as she gave them"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
HE had PAINTED.
And the Conductor thought that
he was dead.

Kemp acted in good faith i'm telegraph
ing that Will Wilmington was dead
but he recovered from the illness and
is ut home and well-A Crowd Mt the
depot to see his body return-Every
one is relieved to find that he Is still
in the land OF the living He Is one
Of the few men who get to read their
own obituaries.
Will Wilmington is alive and is
at home. This is one of the great
est surprises that the town has ever
known and it is one of the most
pleasant that it has ever exper-
| fenced.
The news of the telegram an
nouncing his death spread rapidly
and when the evening train came in
there was large crowd down at the
depot to escort their friend home.
Their surprise may be imagined
when he got of the train alive. His
partner Max Waters was so over
joyed that he wept for joy and many
others were deeply moved.
The mistake made was most
natural one and was made by the
conductor on Wills train. When
viii left Chicago he was not feeling
well and shortly after that he faint
ed Arriving at Plymouth, Indiana,
the conductor got off and sent the
telegram here announcing the death
as he supposed Will had died. Be-
fore he revived the conductors had
been changed and the first one does
not know yet but that he died. The
second man and Will himself did not
know the message had been sent
home aud he came on here in ignor
ance of what had been happening.
When he saw the people and they
acted as they did he was alarmed
but Rev, A. NJ. Buchanan soon re-
assured him and told what had hap
pened.
Ali day yesterday the friends of
Wilmington had been telegraphing
and had been able to get not single
response and this increased their
anxiety. OF course the mayor of
the town from which the telegram
was sent knew nothing about the
matter and the conductor could not
be located. Consequently no denial
or affirmation of the first message
could be obtained.
Everyone is very much pleased to
find that their fears were groundless
and that the young man has been
spared for time longer. He is very
well liked by everyone and his death
would have been felt as personal
loss by hundreds of people. He is
not well yet but we hope that in a
very short time he will be complete
ly restored to health again.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
NINTH ANNIVERSARY.
Local Chapter Of the Epworth League
Celebrates the Ninth Anniversary Of
the Organization Appropriately sun
dow Nsuhf

Local Chapter of the Epworth League
Celebrates the Ninth Anniversary OF
the Organization Appropriately sun.
day Night.
The Ninth Anniversary of the Ep-
worth League was observed with APP.
propriate exercises last evening in
the Methodist Episcopal church
This service took the place of the
regular Sunday evening service and
was conducted by the President, Mr.
G. R. Jones. An opening anthem
was sung by the Choir, followed by
Responsive Reading and prayer, af
ter which an interesting program
was rendered:
Scripture Lesson read by Mr. G.
r. Jones, with an interesting talk on
the same.
Paper by Miss Lynne Waddell
Formation and Object of the Ep.
worth League"
Recitation by the President of the
Junior League, Mr. John Hoffman
"Telling Fortunes"
Anthem by the Choir
Reading, by Mrs. W. A. Mestre-
Eat.
Address by Mr.. j. L. Leech,
Ways in which the Epworth League
has been helpful"
Violin Solo, Miss Olive Pierce.
Address by Mr.. A. G. Hughes
"Our Motto
The Benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Cotton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
THE PROPER NAN
A Sketch Of Lieutenant Andrew Rowan
Now In Cuba.

The Chicago Record publishes the
following, which will be of interest
TO the many friends of Lieutenant
Rowan.
Lieutenant Andrew Rowan, who
landed last week on the south shore
of Cuba and is now supposed to be in
the camp of Gomez, is a modest, un-
assuming infantry officer, who came
from West Virginia. and graduated
from the military academy at West
Point in 1881. There is another man
of the same name in the army-Lieu-
tenant Hamilton Rowan, Of the Sec
ond artillery, who is the son of the
late Admiral Rowan, of the navy
and the two men are often confused.
Andrew Rowan has made a special
study Of topography and meteorology.
He has served in Kansas and mar
ried lady of that State, who is now
at Atchison with their only child.
Lieutenant Rowan spent considerable
time at Fort Wayne, Michigan, near
Detroit, while his regiment was there,
but has few acquaintance. He is
modest, retiring, reticent and slow to
make friends. From April, 1891,
until September, 1892, he was engag-
ed on the survey of the Inter Con-
tinental Railway in Guatemala, and
there learned to speak Spanish fluent
ly. Three years ago he was detailed
for duty in the bureau of military in
telligence at the war department and
in March was detached and assigned
to duty as military attache with the
United States legation in Chile, but
before his departure he was selected
by the board of strategy as the best
man available to send through the
Spanish line and open communication
with the insurgents.
Those who know Lieutenant Rowan
we'll are positive that no better man
could have been selected for such
duty. He has all the GOODNESS and
courage necessary, is familiar with
the Spanish character, full of re-
sources and capable of meeting aoy
emergency.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
PAIRMoST NEWS.

Arrest nj Fairmont and what came Of it.
Party ofNew FORK capitalists leok at
the Electric railroad mp there Other
Notes.
FArRMoNr, w. Va, May IA
trial was heard before Squire Flem-
ing this morning which is made in
teresting owing to the tender age Of
two boys charged with robbing the
meat shop of B. L. Martin 4 Co.
Wednesday night of two hams. The
two boys implicated are Alonzo
Daddysman aged nine and viii
Anderson aged ten years. The theft
was discovered yesterday morning
early by Mr.. Frank Fisher, men,
Der of the firm, and he at once in
formed Officer John Jenkins. The
officer suspicioned the boys and lat
err noticed "Skeat" Parker attempt
ing to hide, as the officer says, some
thing under his coat, He followed
the man and found he had ham
and both man and meat were ar
rested and the man lodged in jail
Mr. Parker said that the Daddys-
man boy had brought the ham and
sold it to him for 80 cents and that
he supposed he was selling II for his
parents. The boy was arrested and
told his story. 1t was to the effect
that he and the Anderson boy had
gone to the meat shop between ten
and eleven o'clock al night and that
the Anderson boy had first entered
the shop and then asked him to come
in. He presented a very pitiable
sight when the hard hearted officer
put him in cell and he cried out
time and again to his father not to
leave him. The officer says that
this is the end he thinks Of a series
of depredations and says he found
two bushels of potatoes at Parker's
house which he thinks were stolen
at Mort Sheets grocery.
Mrs. E. p. White, of Morgantown,
visited Mrs. A. G. Hall this week.
Miss Charlotte Van Clevc will
give a concert at the Normal audi
torium May Is. She was secured
here as it is on her way to Morgan
town where she appears under the
auspices of the Woman's League.
Editor II. c. Sample, of the Free
Press, G. L. Musgrave and j. w.
Holt, of Grafton, we're party Of
editors that left here yesterday to
attend the meeting of the editorial
association at Morgantown.
Miss Fannie Berkeley, Of Morgan
town, was in the city yesterday be-
tween trains.
G. Ed Mayors, of the Expositor,
left this morning for Morgantown to
join the excursionists down the Mo-
nongahela.
DR.. H. N. McCrory left yesterday
for visit to his old home at Con-
nellsville. His mother Mrs. Mary
McCrory will move to that place to
day.
To day a party of New York CAPT
talists are being shown over the
route of the proposed electric rail-
way and it is said they will build it
this summer if given the proper en-
couragement. The local company
took out charter sometime ago and
consists of T. w. Fleming, Col. A.
Howard Fleming, John B. Crane, O.
S. Mckinney and Charles E. Man.
ley. The proposed route is from
Monongah to Montana with branch
from Fairmont to Fairview.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
NAY 60 10 GRAFTON.

The University Cadets are Considering
an invitation to take part In the Dec
Grafton Day Ceremonies and they
may accept.
The cadet corps is considering the
matter of going to Grafton on Deco.
ration day. They have been very
cordially invited by the people there
and are assured of delightful
time if they go. The matter was
brought up at drill yesterday and
the cadets were asked if they were
willing to go. The fare for the round
trip will be one dollar. This is all
the expense that they will have to
stand as the people who have the
matter in charge will pay all the
rest of the expenses.
Those of the cadets who have ia
ken trips are anxious to 60 and
the rest are expected to come round
all right when the time comes. A
large majority of the corps voted te
go when they were asked how they
stood on the subject. 1t was though,
that they would stay here on thai
day and the announcement was made
that they had accepted the invita-
ton Of the local committee to take
part in the parade here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
He Was Here

DR.. w. L. McLlne left Thursday
for a short visit to his old native
town-Morgantown. 1t is currentl,
reported that some Of the doctors ole
chums are preparing to kill the fatted
calf in oder to give him grand re-
ception. The Doctor also expects tt
take in the meeting of the w. Va
Press Association while there and
perhaps slip down to Pittsburg and
see his family who are all in that city
at present. He expects to return
about the last of the week. Wesi
Union Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
Defeated again The Grove City College
takes the University Boys into
CamD to the time OF II tn z.

The base ball team met the second
defeat yesterday at the hands of
Grove City college on the grounds of
the latter. This time however they
made much better showing than
they did at Westminster. They got
three runs while their opponets made
eleven. The boys probably played
good ball as they can do that and
the defeat was due to the fact that
the other team was composed of bet
ter men. To-day the last game of the
series will be played with Braddock
and the team will be home Sunday.
We hope they will have better luck
TODAY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18

THE unprofitableness of political
career is illustrated by the case of
John A. Bingham, Of Ohio, who
served sixteen years in Congress and
was appointed Judge advocate with
the rank of major by President Lin
coin, who also appointed him United
States solicitor for the court of claims.
He likewise served twelve years as
minister to Japan. This is an I'M
usually successful political career, and
yet now Mr.. Bingham, at the age of
so, nearly helpless, physically and
mentally, is in such straitened cir
cumstances that he is glad to accept
the relief of a private pension bill
granting $25 a month.
The progress which has been
made on the foundation of the new
postoffice by Weaver, Grant & Lind
sey who have the CONTRACT has been
greater than on any job of the same
size ever done in the town. They
were to have had IL working DAYS in
which to complete it. They will do
even better than their own contract
and will have it done in nine work
ing days. They could have finished
it in eight if they had not been de-
leyed by the material being brought
to them slowly at times. During
the time they had the work under
way they have lost seven OF
eight days on account of the wealth
er. However they expect to finish
it tomorrow.
To-DAYs Index speaks of the Edi-
torlal Association meeting as follows:
The editors of the State have been in
session at Morgantown since Tues.
day and are having a very enjoyable
session. That city claims the dis.
tinction OF being the best convention
town in the State and is showing
strong claims to that honor, The
committee in charge proved that
Morgantown hospitality cannot be
discounted and the meeting although
not as well attended as on former oc-
casions is proving very profitable
as we'll as enjoyable. Hon. Chamr
Clark, the Missouri congressman, ad.
dressed the association Wednesday
night on the subject ssPicturesqut
| Public Men" and he held the au
dlence sor over two hours delighted
His original hun1or delighted ths
quill drivers and his sallies kept them
J 10 the Continuous roar Of laughter
and applause
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
TOUGH ON wAsH-JEFF.

Base Rail Team Crumbling and Foot
BAH only "A Speculation. Due to
the Aar.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May 14.-The
drawing Of soldiers from Washington
and Jefferson college will probably
finally break up the base ball team,
and, if the war is not finished by fall,
there will be no foot ball team either
Since the makeup of the base ball
team was announced Manager Ed
wards, Capt. Nesbit, Pitcher Nesbit
and Short Stop Ficher have been cal
led away, and last Monday Gamble
left. Pitcher Rodgers will also leave
soon to join corps of engineers.
The team will probably have to be
disbanded, but this will not be done
unless it is shown fair aggregation
cannot be maintained. The team
leaves to-day on trip through Ohio
to play Denison, Otterbein and Ohio
Wesleyan, and the success of this
trip will probably determine the life
of the team in the absence of Capt.
Nesbit. The only pitchers left are
Kerns and Carson.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
Sorry You CouIdnst Come.

We have counted on attending the
West Virginia Editorial Association
meeting at Morgantown this week
but on account of rush of work were
compelled to stay at home. We well
know the boys will have an interest
ing meeting and would like to enjoy
the occasion with them very much.
The meeting opened Wednesday and
will close Friday We extend our
best wishes to the pen and scissors
brigade. West Union Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-18
Two New Houses for Beechurst.

The AIorgantown Planning Mill
company has taken the contracts for
two new houses on Beechurst One
of these is for Buck Cole, of Cass-
vile, who will move in and make his
home in town. Mr.. Cole is well
known business man Of Cassville
and will make desirable addition to
our population. We welcome him
as citizen. The other house will
be built by Rev. Bent, of Wades-
town, who will rent or sell. They
will both be completed in a short
time and ready for occupancy.