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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
As Viewed BY the wellsburg Herald.

Our agricultural experiment station
is located at Morgantown, and is a
department of the West Virginia
University. The department. is
equipped with excellent instructors,
which bulletins that come from that
school show The time when we
could waste our heritage by carelessly
denuding our hills of their forest
growth and robbing the plains by
continuous cropping with grain, and
other reckless methods of farming,
has past. The decreased productive
ness of our own soil and the COMPETE
ton of other countries has made it
necessary to call in the help of science,
and the aid of careful investigators
and experienced, successful, practical
men to train up higher grade of
agriculturistS, and SO to secure more
economical and productive methods
of farming. Whatever faults these
schools may have, we believe those
who have control of them have an
honest desire to lessen the farmers
burdens, to make his life brighter and
his work more profitable. Farmers
can help the school in many ways.
They can cordially recognize what
ever good it does, visit the school and
get an intelligent understanding of
what it is doing, cooperate with it
in Investigations and experiment s
when asked to do SO, attend their
short courses whenever possible and
send some of the best boys and girls
to take their full courses. A little
kindly criticism will do no harm. II
the workers in the schools are wise
they will profit even by criticism that
is not kindly. What these schools
are doing all over the country for the
farmer and his family can be best
learned from their catalogues, which
will be furnished free of charge to all
who are interested.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
An Interesting Fight.

The ticket which will be used to
beat the school board nominated by
the mass meeting has been publish
ed. The fight will be fast and fur
ious and will add a little excitement
to what looked like lifeless con-
test at first The tickets are both
good ones and the district will not
suffer no matter which one is elect
ed. The independent ticket will be
strong in the outlying districts
which are yet unrepresented on the
other ticket. However the two va
cancies may be filled with men from
the outside and if that is done the
situation will become even more in
teresting.
The old board VIII serve until
July in any event and will have
charge of the letting of all the con-
tracts about the school building. In
any event they will have chance to
complete their work before they are
relieved from their positions. This
is the most important duty which
has devolved on board in the his
tory of the town. How well they
will aquit themselves may be judged
by their past record.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
PLATFORM


Resolved. That the nominees of
the convention pledge themselves to
ascertain as near as possible the
condition of the towns finances and
to publish a statement Of same as
soon after the election as possible.
That they will open and keep a
proper set of books so that the con
dition of the towns affairs may be
ascertained at any time and that they
publish a detailed statement of the
receipts and expenditures during
their administration before retiring
from office
They shall also pledge themselves
to keep within the available funds
of the town and to provide for and
maintain the sinking fund according
to law as soon as practicable. After
ascertaining the true condition of
the towns finances, they will submit
proposition to the citizens to fund
the floating debt at present stand
ing.
And if they deem the time propi-
tious a general plan for the com
mencement of permanent improve
ment of the streets be adopted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Rebekahs Install their Officers.

Last night the local lodge Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah installed the officers
which had been elected a week be-
fore The installation was secret.
The officers installed were:
Mrs Alexander, N. G.; Mrs. Ar
nett, V. g.; Jennie Semans, Sec'y.;
Grace Selby, Treasurer; Mrs. More
land, r. 5. n. g.; Mrs. Will Sheets,
L. s. n. c.; Emma Tibbs, II S. ".
G.; Mrs. Boyd, l.. S. V. c.: Mrs.
Clark, Chaplain; Mrs Kincaid, War
den; Miss Lizzie Loudenslager, I.G.;
Mrs. Lizzie Pickenpaugh, cond.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
WHITE AND HIRSCHMAN BUYIT
The Samuel Hackney farm sold to them
for So, 700--The Price a satisfactory
One-Much larger than the pieces
separately Brought.

The Samuel Hackney farm which
has been in the hands of Hon. Jos.
Moreland for the purpose OF selling
has been sold to Dr. l. c. White and
Duke Hirschman $1,000 The effort
was made at first to sell the farm di-
vided into parcels but this brought
a very small sum- The farm was
then put up as whole and the bid
ding resulted in it being knocked
down to DR.. /. c. White and s. d.
Hirschman.
The price is very much less than
that pnid for the farm sixteen years
Then Mr.. Hackney paid on an aver
age nearly forty dollars an acre for
it. 1t brings to day much less after
the town has grown to five times the
size it was when the farm passed
into the hands of Mr.. Hackney
The sale has not been confirmed but
it likely will be to morrow.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Wisconsin Farm Lands.

There is a rush now to the choice
unoccupied farm lands along line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul
Railway in Central Wisconsin.
Good quarter sections can now be
had for 81 and upwards per acre,
one-third cash, balance on long time
at current rate Of interest.
For further particulars address
w. Z. Powell, General immigration
Agent, 4l0 Old Colony Building,
Chicago, Ill
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
CIRCUIT COURT.
A special session Held by Judge Mason.


Special term of circuit, beginning
December %, 1897. Present, Hon.
John W. Mason, special Judge, pre-
siding.
r. e. Fast resigned as commissioner
in chancery, and w. ]. White was
appointed TO fill the vacancy.
CIIASCERY
T. Pickenpaugh against John Stew
art and others. Report of Commits
sioner VIM. T.. Giasscock confirmed
and decree for sale. Geo. G. Baker
appointed special commissioner for
the purpose.
John Adams against John Costello
and Others Writ of scire facia
awarded against Henry G. Costello, ad-
ministrator of John Costello, decd.
Washington a. Lakes administra,
tor against John NJ. Lake and others
(from Harrison county.) Motion to
auash, writ of possession granted.
demanded back to Harrison county.
David Taylor against Franklin r.
Sinclair. Bill dismissed; decree
against plaintiff for costs.
Frank Cox, trustee, against Thos.
r. Evans and others, and G. w. John
& Co. against Thomas r. Evans and
others. Frank Cox, trustee and
special commissioner, directed to make
sale of Chicago property.
A. w. Tenants admir- against JEFF
ferson Tenant and others. Report Of
Commissioner Fast confirmed. De-
cree for sale. Frank Cox and S. f.
Glasscock appointed special commits
sioners for the purpose.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
DANGEROUS DYNAMITE.
Used to Celebrate The New Year at
Martinsburg.

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, Jan. A.
Parties unknown, ushered in the
new year here Friday night by ex-
ploding very heavy charge of dyna-
mite in one OF the main streets. The
noise of the explosion shirred the
town. All the buildings in the vicin-
ity were shaken and the window
glass in the high school, the Presby-
terian manse, occupied by Rev. f. M.
Woods, the residence of ex-State
Senator Parks, and others were bro
ken by the shock. The explosion
caused no surprise, as it had been re-
ported through the town that guam
tity of dynamite has been stolen from
the quarry with this object in view,
and an extra number of policemen
were put on duty to enforce the ordi-
nance against such practices. This
precaution and the intense cold,
which froze the dynamite, it is be-
lieved, prevented other similar out
RACES. A reward has been offered
for the perpetrators of the deed, but
no arrests have been made. Mayor
Henshaw found twenty pounds of the
explosive near his stable Saturday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Council Meeting.

The regular meeting ofcouncil was
held on Monday night but no bust
ness Of Importance was transacted
A few orders were allowed but no
business was considered. The at
tendance was very small. The sal
airy of the mayor has not yet been
raised to $500 in accordance with
the wish of the mass meeting.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
School Board Ticket.

The following is suggested as a
good school board ticket.
DR.. L. S. BROCK,
L. PICKENPAUGH,
A. FAIRCHILD.
THOS. E. HODGES.
VIM. III. BAILEY.
Respectfully submitted by many
Citizens.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Notice

Those who have signed their
names to become .Jr. O. u. A. nj.
will please be on hand at Maccabee
Hall, Jan. 5, '9S, at 7 P. NJ. sharp.
COMMITTEE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Week of PRAYER.

The Baptist church is having a
week Of prayer, having commenced
Monday. The subject to night is
Prayer for Colleges and the students
are especially invited to atted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
Wanted-To Buy

A cushion tire, iron rim bicycle.
No other kind wanted. Apply to
this office with particulars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
The Leading Floris

Mary M. Jenkins, Florist, Grafton,
w. Va. Fine cut flowers and floral
designs speciality. Potted plants in
variety. Grafton, w. Va. Box 221.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

Books and pictures are pretty well
sold out at Posten's. A few bargains
left.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
THE TICKET WILL STICK
Or at Least that Part Of 1t which is TO
govern the town has Reeonsidered
Their Destinations.

This paper is authorized to state
that the nominees of the citizens
meeting who resigned from the mu-
nicipal ticket have reconsidered
their destinations in so far as to
promise to serve if elected to the po-
sitions for which they were original
ly nominated. They did this after
petition had been circulated and
had received nearly two hundred
signatures asking them to allow
them to be voted on.
The members of the school board
who declined at the same time still
refuse to 90 on and their places
will have to be filled by the voters
on election day The indications
are that the ticket as named by the
mass meeting for town officers will
be elected without opposition and
that means that we will have good
set of officials for the coming year.
The ticket is as follows:
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05
South Morgantown holds Mass Meet
ing.

South Morgantown is bound to be
up to date in every particular and
accordingly she held citizens meet
ing last night. The attendance was
held in the shop of the Tygart
Manufacturing company. The as
sembly was called to order by Geo.
Hall and John w. Mckay was chos-
en- chairman. S. A. Barker was Sc
lected as secretary. The chairman
stated that the object of the meeting
was to select candidates for bor-
ough officers for the coming year
Nominations being asked for the
following ticket was selected
FOR MAYOR
w. L. COOMBS.
FOR RECORDER
A. FAIRCHILD.
FOR COUNCIL
s. McGARA
j. X. PHILLIPS
S. p. HUSTON
C.. n. REAY
JOHN w. KINKAID.
The following resolution was
adopted:
ResolUed: That it is the sense of
this meeting that the patrons of the
independent district living in South
Morgantown be given a representa-
tive on the school board.
This having been done nomina
tions for such representation was
called for and Col. A. Fairchild was
unanimously chosen.
The voters of the town across the
creek will support the ticket recon-
mended in this paper BY "many vo-
ters' and their influence will be felt
in the coming election. They feel
aggrieved at being left out in the
cold by the meeting held IN the mu
nicipal hall and want to see the
wrong righted.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

A FULL line of Marvin's cakes and
crackers, at A. l. Nye's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

FOR MAYOR
w. E. GLASSCOGK
FOR RECoDER
w. E. ARNETT
FOR COUNCIL
A. w. LORENTZ
JOS. MORELAND
+. SHISLER
F. A. HENNEN
w. w. HAYES.
SCHOOL BOARD.
L. B. WILLIAMS
j. 2. FITCH.
|. G. LAZZELLE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

Special term of circuit, beginning
December %, 1897. Present, Hon.
John W. Mason, special Judge, pre-
siding.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

r. E. Fast resigned as commissioner
in chancery, and w J. White was
appointed TO fill the vacancy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

When Spain owned the vast region
of the Mississippi valley, the command
ing officer at Santa Fe was ordered to
open communication with Florida. In
the spring the colonel marched an in
fantry regiment down the stream,
which flows for many miles through
grand canyon. Not one OF the regi-
ment was ever heard Of again. The
stream was then called Eel Rio de las
Animas Perditas" (The River of Lost
Souls). Years after French trappers
gave it the more concise name OF LIE
Purgatoire" (Purgatory). Years after
that the great American bullwhacker
entered the country. Unable to twist
his tongue to pronounce the French
name, he called the stream "Picket-
WIRE"
This river was the scene of an in
teresting encounter between two hunt
'ers and grizzly bear. trapping
party, under the lead Of Kit Carson,
had camped near the Picketwire to trap
beaver. One of the party, named Nc
Intyre, who had killed an elk the even
ing before, but had not brought in the
carcass, said to another trapper, Hob
hes, the next morning, that there was
a good chance of finding a grizzly by
the elk. Hobbies offered to help bring
in the meat"
On arriving at the ravine where the
elk was, Hobbies told Mcintyre, who
was a green man in the mountains, to
cross over to the other side and climb
the hill. Hobbies then went to the
bank of the stream, when he saw a
large grizzly bear making his breakfast
off the dead animal.
The bear was in thick, scrubby oak
brush, and Hobbies, making his dog
lie down, crawled behind rock and
shot at the beast. The bear, snarling
at the wound, went tearing through the
brush. Hobbies reloaded; but when
ready for another shot, he saw, to his
amazement, the bear chasing Mcintyre,
who was ten feet in advance and bel
lowing like a mad bull down the ra-
vine.
Hobbies, sending his dog ahead, start
ed to the rescue. Just as the dog
reached the bear Mcintyre darted be-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Open Order for Mules.

ST. LOUIS, Nc, May 6.-Quarter-
master G. c. Smith has received or
ders from Washington to purchase all
the mules possible until further or
ders Acting under these instruc-
tons, Captain Smith has already
bought $500 pack mules. The total
number OF mules purchased at this
point is now 7,OOO with the proba-
bility that it will run up to the 10, 900
mark before the week is over The
purchases will aggregate an outlay in
St Louis for mules alone of 500, 900.
Sc veral hundred have been shipped to
San Antonio, Texas
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
GAGE ON WAR FUNDS.
Does Not Believe the General Public
VIII Subscribe.

Does NOT Believo the Geherh 1uphO
VIII Subscribe.
WASHINGTON, May T. The testimony
of Secret ary Gage as to the condition
of the treasury and it's requirements
in order to also meet the monetary
demands of the war as made before
the Senate committee on finance was
given to the public yesterday
Mr. Gage expressed the opinion
that it would be impossible to place
as much as 500, 900, 900 on the loan
among individuals and in small sum-.
Explaining his reson for this opinion
he said: ''Our people are very differ
emit from the French people, if you
please, in whose country there are no
savings banks In our country there
are s, 1000, 900 people who have money
in savings banks. at a general aver
age rate of interest Of per cent The
money is available to them at any mo-
ment. The temptation and self in
terest to invest in three per cent
bonds and disturb their little bal
ances in the savings banks is not very
great"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
United State, Protests.

LISBON, May THE Portuguese
government has received a formal
protest from the government of the
United States against the dispatch of
300 cases of ammunition and provis-
ions from the port of Lisbon on April
90, two days after war between Spain
and the United States had been de-
clared, both the ammunition and the
provisions being forwarded to the
Spanish squadron, which was at an
Choir off St Vincent, Cape Verde
islands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
BLEW UP MAINE WRECK.
The spaniards, 1t ID said, Feared Fur

The spaniards, 1t ID said, Feared Fur
Their Investigation Aftor Havana's Fall
New YORK, May "A dispatch to
the New York journal from Wach-
ington says:
The State department has learned
through its secret agents that the
wreck of the battleship Maine,
lying in Havana harbor, had been
destroyed by the Spanish authorities
1t is supposed by officials of the ad-
ministration that this action on the
part of the Spanish authorities has
been taken to prevent the raising OF
the wreck after the capture of Ha-
vana
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
SHOPPING IN PHILADELPHIA.
Many New York and Brooklyn Women
Trade in Pennsylvania.

MANY New York and Brooklyn Women
Trade in Pennsylvania.
The proprietors of large number Of
great department stores of New York
have only recently found out that there
are hundreds, and it is said even thou
sands, of wealthy New York and
Brooklyn women who do all of their
shopping on this side of the water in,
the city Of Philadelphia. On all of the
railroads running to Philadelphia.
there are two trains week called
shopping trains" for the accommoda-
ton of women of these parts, who
maintain that they are treated with
more courtesy and consideration, and
obtain besides better gewgaws, trinkets
and furbelows and things for their
money in Philadelphia than in New
York. The proprietors of the big shop
ping shacks are standing aghast at
their discovery and spluttering many
inane things about lack of local feel
ing" unfair treatment and that sort
of humbug. The cudgels are often TAX
en- up Tor the Shop girl as Whole Glass;
and justly taken up; but the shop girl
who presides at the counters of most
Of the New York department stores
is pretty we'll able to care for herself
in encounters with grabbed women
customers, or to start such encounters
agoing, for the matter Of that, which
accounts in a great measure for this
constantly increasing twice-a-week ex-
odus of New York shopping women
for the mild. neutral, colorless town
Of Philadelphia, where, they maintain,
they find courtesy from the Delaware
to the Wissahickon, and cheapness
enough to pay for their jaunts over.
Thara ara only fyo plocccc Of vomeD
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Christians Who Were Massacred.

LONDON, May THE Colonial Office
has received the names of the Ameri-
can missionaries who were murdered
during the rebellion at Ratifunk,
Sierra Leone, West Coast of Africa.
They are: Mr.. and Mrs. Caine, and
the Misses Archer, Hatfield and
Schenck. The other missionaries, Mr.
and Mrs. Burtner, Mr.. and Mrs Mill
shell and the Misses Mullen and Ward,
are safe at Freetown.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Negro Kills a Policeman.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 7.-Corporal
Anthony Cleary was shot and killed
by Dennis Burrell, negro whom he
had arrested for robbery. The police
and a mob chased the murderer and
finally surrounded him. In the at
tempt to capture the negro he shot
and killed Officer Trimp. The muir
derer was finally shot and his body
riddled with bullets.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
DOLE OFFERS US HAWAII.
The Use of the Islands rendered the
United States for War Purposes

The Use of the Islands rendered the
United States for War Purposes
HONOLULU, April 2s, via San sFran-
cisco, May 4.-President Dole has sent
a long communication to President
Mckinley offering to transfer the
Hawaiian islands to the United
States for the purpose of its war
with Spain, and to furnish the Ameri-
can ships of war in Pacific waters
with large quantities of coal,
supplies and ammunition. This
action was taken by the execu-
tive after secret conference of the
Hawaiian cabinet. called to discuss
the position to be assumed by the
government toward the two belliger-
ents.
WASHINGTON, May 5. Senator Frye,
speaking of the report from Honolulu.
said that the President would accept
the offer by President Dole.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Helen Gould to Help Cuba.

NEW YORK, May 7.-Helen Gould is
to help the Cubans. The favored
daughter of the famous millionaire
will furnish the sinews of war for
four troops Of Cuban cavalry. These
troops are not for the United States
but the army of insurgents and Miss
Gould will pay all the expenses Of
their equipment and transportation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
To View Our War

WASHINGTON, May The stats of
the various embassies and legations
at Washington are being rapidly re-
cruited by military and naval officers
who have been assigned to make OBJ
servations of the military and naval
operations in the present war with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
BOOM IN WHEAT GOES ON.
The Chicago May Price Is 81. so, and
July Sells Above @1.O2.

CHICAGO, May 6. "A new high price
for May wheat in Chicago was made
this morning. There was an advance
of seven cents over night and the first
quotation was $l37 After decline
to 81. 81 the market advanced to 81. so.
July wheat, soon after the market
opened, sold at 81 bushel.
Cash prices in Kansas City ad-
vanced 15c in some cases, and No. !"
red wheat, just before the close of the
market, sold at ST. 2215.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
A Hannn Yaoht for the Navy.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May THE
,plendid steel yacht ComanUhe, which
vas built by the Globe Iron Works
company for IL NJ. Hanna, n brother
Of the senator, in 1892. has been
bought by the government
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
ON PURGATORY RIVER
NEW EXICO'S FAM Gus
SHOOTING STREAM.
How 1t Got It's Name-Traverses
Region Celebrated for the viciousness
of Its Black Bears-Killing Grizzly
Not Pleasant Sport.
lSpecial Letter.)

URGATORY river,
or LIE Purgatoire,
in New Mexico, is
X n o W n to from
tiersmen and trap
pers by the name OF
"Picketwire." In
1.-The Old Santa Fe
Trail" Colonel In
man tells how the
original name be-
came corrupted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
CUBAN CONGRESS OPENS
Blanco Questions the Sincerity of the
United States.

HAVANA, May 6.-The Cuban con-
gress, ele cted under the autonomist
government was formally opened yes
terday with great ceremony. Captain
General Blanco made a speech, in the
course of which he said that if the
declarations of the United States had
been sincere, its guns to-day ought to
be saluting the first uban parliament
instead of threatening the lives of the
members.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Leedv Going TO the Front.

PEABODY. Kan, May Z. - 1t was
learned here last night on good
authority that Governor Leedy will
take charge of one of the regiments
of Kansas volunteers in person.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Now York Fathers Crime.

New YORK. May .5-Jacob Gaamm,
small shopkeeper, 50 years old, to-
day murdered two of his children,
mortally wounded a third and in
flicted fatal wounds on himself