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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

''Why?" I asked
Russia has many agents. he replied
ance, but q socialist is always counted
oangerous There are many Russian
criminals in this country. They are let
alone, but the Government saws To then.
You will be given passports to return IL
you can first render some service to your
country, The killing Of socialist is al
Ways ways such service. My death would al
land
The first attempt at poisoning took
page When Melnikoff was in i'll health
Russlan whom he had met and invited
to his home offered to prescribe for him
ne brought medicine which the man and
ms fafar W1re to took; E;os Both OF nearly died
drug clerk, who took long ard rounda bont
ways to win the exile's friendship He
trusted, and at last gave the clerk a room
He had been there sone time when
trouble occurred. Mrs. Me.nikoff prepared
q KIND OF meat jelly one day. a Russian
oisn' @ ana left it on the table When she
they found their lodger there. He was al
iieaiuy eating. lie did MT eat any of the
After dinner both hlsband and wife
We're taken violently sick. Two dogs
Wnlch mad been fed the remnants of the
Jelly were sick and one of them died Ex-
on summation found arsenic poisoning the
Next day Mr.. Melrikoff told his lodger
To- TO depart. The man asked no reason, but
left Immediately.
Peace settled for some time No- .
man man with dark izntern is walking over
men IMieiinlkon roof Of nights and throwing
ngnt l1l INTO his windIw. Men do not usually
Walk on roofs by Eay of a constitutional.
.iDay after day the man and woman
sutch In their bae, clean little rooms and
Walt. For wha? They do not know.
Bu6 they know Whence it will come
1hank God We have no children" she
says KATHRYN MARCH.
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bade him a cynical welcome for twenty
years.
When he entered upon his new life the
despair was not at it's worst. He found
the prison life more comfortable, more
sociable than it had been in his fortress
cell at Petersburg. He had some 10 men
for companions, all socialists like him
self, and nearly all we'll educated. The
five-room building was dreary enough and
without adornment, but there were COM
Portable stoves provided and the beds
could be slept upon. Besides this, the
prisoners were allowed to receive certain
gifts from home so that a collection Of
books had gradually grown TO almost 5000
volumes, and there were enough musical
instruments for a little orchestra. Melni-
koff himself used to rattle away many
hour at the piano.
All this seemed like prison life made
easy. The socialists. thought with pity
of the sufferings in the criminal prison,
where men and women led the life of
dogs, and outcast dogs at that. But their
own case called for self pity before nine
months of Pauls Imprisonment had worn
themselves out.
The Government took sudden alarm.
The exact cause was never known to the
men within the barnlike walls. At any
rate, the result was summary. Officials
came one udN anu Drought dSSlS ldH Is.
There We're sleighs waiting while they en-
tered.
"Al these books are to be taken away"
came the order.
Ruthless hands swept up the treasured
library. All the volumes, read and re-
read and loved and cherished, were load
ed into the sleighs.
THE musical instruments next"
One by one they went, flute and violin
and piano and all the rest.
Every mans clothes to be exchanged
for prison garb."
Rough voices commanded and rough
hands hurried. The citizens clothing
which had been worn by every man with
the individuality which is part and parcel
of honest pride was exchanged for the
bitter humiliation of shame-bearing uni
form.
The men were given coarse underwear
that rasped the flesh and made even the
chill of its absence a relief. The suit was
heavy and awkward, almost covered by a
long gray overcoat The overcoat could
not be avoided. 1t must be worn and
worn with all It's flaming taunts. For on
its back was the dreaded yellow stamp
two diamond-shaped figures and below
them the word Prisoner"
Even this badge was not enough. Each
prisoners head must be shaved on tue
right side-the old-time stamp of cap
tivity. Atop the grotesque heads were
perched round gray caps, such as dub a
man convict. And still the Government
was not satisfied.
They have had a good time long
enough" growled the wearer of much
insignia.
"They must be tired walking so much.
These will help them to rest" The Off
Ger laughed as he sprung fast a set of
chains.
The chaining did not stop until it had
gone the rounds Of all the socialists in
Kara prison. 1t was dealt out in differ
ent degrees. Melnikoff's ankles were
held by the distance of a short step
apart. He was one of the favored. He
saw hands as well as feet locked on all
sides and he saw men riveted for all the
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

A Russian ship from the Bering Sea
arrived, and the captain sent to Meinikoff
10 bargain for provisions. He agreed to
nave fs them !, delivered before time for the
SNIP 70 sail. The captain told him that
he must come himself for his payment.
Danger seemed in the air. The knowl-
edge OF the Consul's knowledge, the man
ner of the captain, all whispered risk and
mystery He consulted an Englishman
who was we'll posted. The Englishman
told him that he could not be arrested in
the city, but on board a Russian vessel
he would be in the power of the Czar.
W hen he went on board it was nearly
time for e the ship to sail. He took natives
were armed with knives IF any one at
tempts to hold me, fight" he directed.
When he arrived on deck and the cap
plom9cy that lasted until time for the
vessel to leave. The captain first invited
him into the cabin, then urged then in
that he could receive the money on deck
as well as within. He did not care to
drink. There was no further business be-
tween them.
For more than an hour the captain per-
sisted. His excuses seemed without limit
The dealer must come inside to receint
the bill, he persisted.
Melnikoff had an indelible pencil in his
pocket. He could not be beguiled into
leaving his attendants and entering the
cabin. -
So the vessel departed and he was safe.
could work darkly and prudentIy no
longer. He deliberately summoned his
victim.
You are an escaped exile and I will
have you arrested he announced.
Melnikoff was prepared. He gave au-
thority for the statement that he could
not be taken-there was no extradition
law to warrant such doings.
The Consul was more angry. "I will
have you arrested for vagrancy"
That will not hold in English territory,
since have a home"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29
TEARZI C/6AZAb >N/7H
S$&E Cu7zoH

. AUL MELNIKOFF lives IN clean,
: dreary rooms above a store on Ma
- toma street. There is a devious
climb Of dark stairs to reach the
rooms. and a looked gate at the top
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29
The Sword of ong-Arrmed Russia Hangs Over Ills mead
AN EXISTENCE OF PERSE-
CUTION SINCE BO47OOD

So far the agent Of Russia was l0IIsd'
ogf MeIpikofY Ii Hff knew this. He deemed Singa-
pore an unsafe place. He borrowed money
to come to San FranSfilscof o,roos+ starva+io,
- He o has ci1 knoE as story is that Of the pen
niless stranger in strange land d., f. ThsRk ssTl
G0o we ia he Earned tailoring and took
bis At work last Rome. h9 eai He and his wife both
Work @ on the soldier clothes ! they ,e aT are
poor but they might be happy II 1t "ere
nqr Two Fo' Russians have tried to poison
them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
KILLING BIRDS.
Wholesale Slaughter Of the Innocents
by the Boys-Police are given
Tin.

A great many of the small boys
over town have procured sling shots
and are shooting all sorts of birds
They have killed a number of the
most beautiful songsters that we
have. They claim that they are
killing English sparrows The facts
are that they are killing all kinds
that they run across while they are
looking for birds.
Besides breaking the law by kill.
ing the song birds and being liable
for punishment on this score the
boys are violating an ordinance by
shooting the sling shots in the Dor
ough. The police should look out
for them and run few of the Young
law breakers in before the mayor.
Complaint is being made by sew
eral OF those interested in the birds
and the slaughter will have to be
stopped Besides the shooting of
the birds and breaking of the ordi-
nance the weapons are dangerous
and accidents in which people figure
are bound te occur unless the prac-
tIce is nipped suddenly in the bud
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
Shake into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for tht
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the stinl
out of corns and bunions. It's The
greatest comfort discovery of the age
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight-fittint
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot
tired, aching feet. Try it TODAY
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores
BY mail for 25c in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S,
Olmstead, LIE Roy. n. Y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
n Word
to Doctors

We have the highest regard for the
medical profession Our preparations
are not sold for the purpose of antagon-
izing them, but rather as an aid. We
lay it down as an established truth that
internal remedies are positively in;uri-
Gus to expectant mothers The distress
and discomforts experienced during the
months preceding Childbirth can be al
leviated only by external areatment-by
applying IMMINENT that softens and re
lakes the over-strained muscles We
make and sell such liniment, com
bining the ingredients ip q rhsnner
hitherto unknown, and call it
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Seneca Allows California to win
out Thursday.

Rotten Playing Responsible Everybody
Esjo.s the Game wnieh is One Of the
Funniest ever seen tiere- Return
Game on next Thursday Batting or
der aud Summary.
Seneca had the misfortune 10 see a
game that had been won turned into
defeat in the eighth inning on
Thursday afternoon at the University
Athletic Field California was ap-
parently not ia the hunt and every
one had decided that the game was
won and lost when the tide turned
and hy rotten errors on Seneca's part
together with succession OF lucky
hits 10y California eight runs were
piled up winning the game by one
score.
In the first inning California had
made three runs and that had been
all that they had been able TO get ex-
cept two more in the sixth. The
Senecas had made them steadily I'M
I'll they had piled up tsselve runs.
This was thought TO make the victory
certainty and they let down little.
California got none in the seventh
and Seneca allowed them TO score
eight runs in the next inning. The
excitement became very great and
when the winning run was made the
crowd went wild.
One of the California players left
the field but the rest of them contin-
ued the game. No more runs We're
made and Seneca came To the bat 10
win cut. a double play came next
when two men had gotten on bases
and then another man got to second.
A long drive to center field was Cob
bled up and the game was over.
The crowd enjoyed IL and howled
themselves black in the face. The
California boys were tickled TO death /
and they Unused on the way down the /
river at lively rate.
The Seneca lads will go down on |
next Thursday TO win the scalp back |
but they will have 20 be loaded II they /
do, as California will be loaded TO the
neck TO receive them.
Batting order:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
NV IlsNl w III III III l!s lIsIi!l
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease. powder to be shaker
into the shoes. 1t makes tight Of
new shoes feel easy, gives instant re-
lief to corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery. Aliens
Foot Ease is certain cure for in
growing nails, sweating, hot, aching
feet. Trial package FREE. Sold by
druggists, grocers, shoe stores and
general store keepers everywhere. BY
mail for 25c in stamps. Allen S
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Is one of the most charming sum
mer resorts reached via the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway.
Its healthful location, beautiful
scenery, good hotels and complete i'm
munities from hay fever make a sum
mer outing at Marquette, Mich. very
attractive from the standpoint Of
health, rest and comfort.
For particulars apply to the nearest
ticket agent or address Geo. H. Heat
ford, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago, Ill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
CIVIL SERVICE.
Utterly Ignored by Maryland
Officials.

OttcIlt Aguorcd oy maryland
Officials.
srd they are Backed BY Seerefar,
tsags-The Whole i'iyss Service BE-
form system will sssn be Thin Of
the Past-It was eaiy Intended for
Ise ON the Stump anyway.
BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. Acting
under the instructions of the Score
tary Of the Treasury, Collector VIM.
+ Stone. 81 this ciiy,>proposes to ig-
more the order OF the National Civil
Sers lee Commission. which has di-
Ieeied the special deputy collector
If customs and the cashier of Gus
toms 10 submit to non competitive
examination These officials have
now been in the service nearly four
teen months. being appointed imme
diately after Collector Stone quail
fed.
Last Thursday they received or
ders from the secretary of the com
mission to undergo an examination
within five days The matter was
submitted to the collector, who
promptly communicated with Secre
tary Gage and was advised to call
at the department. The conference
took place at Washington. When
the collector had presented his case
and submitted his protest the Secre-
tary said the entire proceeding was
new to him. 1t was the first he had
heard of any such order The col
lector then said he would not permit
the examination unless the Secretary
demanded it, as the fitness of the
men had already been tested and
they were not in the classified ser
vice.
Mr.. Gage said he agreed with Mr..
Stone and Endorsed his position. He
Furthermore advised that the officials
refuse to take the examination.
Backed by the Secretary the collect
or has determined to ignore the or
der. He instructed the officials 10
notify tie civil service board that
they wou | not take the examina
ton, and this letter was sent out
Yesterday. ] the commissioners reg
lister kick they will he referred to
the Secretary Of the Treasury The
matter has attracted coz Siderable at
tention here, as it may result in
lively interchange between the Sec
rotary and the commission.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
What Made the Difference.

Some children on the street were
selling lemonade from little store
constructed of boxes, etc. There
were two kinds-five cents and three
cents a glass. When asked why the
difference, they said they had re-
duced the price of one because the
puppy fell into it,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
Mother

We know that in thousands of cases
It has proved more than blessing to
expectant mothers. 1t evercomes morn
ing sickness. 1t relieves the sense OF
tightness. Headaches cease, and dan
ger from Swollen, Hard and Rising
Breasts is avoided Labor itself is
shortened and shorn Of most of the pain.
We know that many doctors recon
mend it, and we know that multitudes
OF women go to the drug stores and buv
it because they are sure their physicians
have no objections. We ask a trial
just fair test. There is no possible
chance of injury being the result, be-
cause Mothers Friend is scientific
ally compounded. 1t is sold at S. bot
tie, and should be used during most of
the period of CESSATION, although great
relief is experienced if used only short
time before childbirth. Send for our IL
Illustrated book about Mothers Friend.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Errors nine each, hits twelve and
eight, runs thirteen and twelve.
Home run Hess, Two base hit Jen-
kins, HUMPHREYS, Ferguson, Pastor.
ious, Selby and MacAfee. Sacrifice
hit Selby. Double play Smith and
jenkins. Base on balls: on Hum
phries 5, of Selby /. Hit by pitched
ball Thornton. Stolen bases Cali
fornia 5 Seneca T. Struck out; by
Humphries 5, by Selby =.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
s. 8. s. FOR THE BLOOD

drives every of mputy in blood
permanently the most obstinate deepsated ulcer
the only blood remedy purely vegetable
tains particle of potash mercury other
Contagious Blood Poison Scrofua Cancer Catarh Eczema
Rheumatism Sores Ulcers Bols other blood
upon s. S s nothing take its place
Valuable books mailed Specific Company Atlanta Ga
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
lie merits of S. S. s. every claim

made for it is backed up strongly by convincing
testimony of those who have been cured by it
and know of its virtues by experience
Mr.. L. J. Clark, of Orange Courthouse, Va, writes
For six years had an obstinate running ulcer on my
ankle, which times caused me intense suffering was
disabled for long while that wholly unfit for
business One of the best doctors
but did good then tried various blood remedies
Without the least benefit. s. s. s. highly
mended that concluded to try it. and the effect was
wonderful 1t seemed to get right at the of the
disease and force the poison out, and l
pletely cured" Swift's Specific
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
Queer Discovery.

A peculiar case has been brought
to our attention. A young man,
Archie Burt, of Warrington has
been found to be totally blind in one
eye and he has lived until he was a
man grown without any one finding
it out. The discovery was acct
dental and came through an exami-
nation to which he was subjected
1t is thought that he has been
blind from infancy but the queer
part OF it is that no one has ever
found it out until now He had not
even thought of it and when the
discovery was made it nearly knock
ed him over.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
To Cousumptives.

As an honest remedy, Foley's Hon
ey and Tar does not hold out falst
hopes in advanced stages, but truth.
fully claims to give comfort and RELIEF
in the very worst cases, and Ia
the early stages to effect cure. ].
NJ Reed, Druggist.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

The regular August Bar examina-
ton has been held by the law facuI
ty. There we're twelve applicants
for permission to practice in the
state Two of these are colored men
One other colored man has already
taken the examination and passed
The tests are usually very rigorous
and the one this time was no cxcep-
ton to the rule.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Captain w G. Marshall, OF Vir-
ginia, has been appointed as Steward
of the Episcopal Hall and is here to
look over the ground and get ready
for the fall campaign. He will have
charge of the eating and house clean
ing department. while the warden
will look after the other wants of the
occupants of the Hall. Bishop Pc
terkin states that new era will he
opened in the Hall and place will he
made home in every sense of the
word. Nothing will be neglected
that could add to the comfort of the
boys under the care of the establish
ment.
Captain Marshall has had charge
oil IA boys school in Virginia for sew
eral years and come highly recon
mended
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

The enrolment is two hundred
and forty three and several more are
expected 10 come into school ut tue
beginning of next term. The enroll
ment will not reach three hundred
but it is very gratifying to everyone
as il stands at present
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Bad management keeps more people
in poor circumstances than any other
one cause. To be successful one must
look ahead and plan ahead so that
when favorable opportunity pre-
sents itself he is ready to take advan-
tage of it. A little forethought will
also save much expense and valuable
time A prudent and careful man
will keep bottle of Chamberlains
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in the house, the shiftless fellow will
wait until necessity compels it and
then ruin his best horse going for a
doctor and have big doctor bill to
pay, besides; one pays out 20 cents,
the other is out hundred dollars and
then wonders why his neighbor is get
ting richer while he is getting poorer.
For sale by j. M. Reed, Druggist.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Prof. Frank w. Keene will not re-
turn to Morgantown as he has been
offered and accepted better posi-
tion in Iowa. Everyone is sorry to
lose him and they hope that he may
find an agreeable home in his new
place.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Major j. NJ. Lee has gone to Han
cock county to be present at the eel
ebration OF his mothers SEVENTEEN
birthday. He will also visit his fam
lily who are there and will return to
Morgantown in few days.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

Prof. f. G. Miller is conducting
the Berkeley county institute at
Martinsburg and is stronger than he
has been for some time Everyone
will learn of his improvement with
pleasure.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
The Local Newspaper.

Every thoughtful man, says the
Terre Haute Express, whose observa-
tions of men and things Is valuable;
every man who was obliged to rely
upon himself for advancement, whose
aspiration has been high enough and
his will strong enough to advance
himself: every man who recognizes the
ladder by which he climbed, and is
not ashamed TO acknowledge he was
once at the bottom round, has a
good word for the home paper, the
country newspaper, which is the ba.
rometer of business and the artery
through which it is increased and kept
alive.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
After Six Years Of Intense
Suffering, Promptly Cured

Nv < entre circulation depaved condition. They
" " VI " drain upon the SYSTEM
stany sappng the vitality In the poison
be eliminated from the blood treatment
can have any effect.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Some of the Items Floating
Around the Institution.

Few Of the Lecturers Turning Up-New
steward for the Episcopal Hall En-
roIiment 243 Bar Examination has
I,rea IIcId-Largs Number Of AppIi-
eauts-0ther Notes.
Matters at the University are
moving along smoothly and there is
very little OF general interest to the
outside public in connection with
the institution The most notable
thing of the summer quarter is the
failure Of the lecturers who have
been scheduled 10 be here to respond
to the call of time. DIR. Purinton, OF
Denison University, is the only one
who has been here up to this time.
1t is TO he hoped that the rest OF
them will be given as the people
want to hear the men who have been
engaged.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09
RUNNING SORE
ON HIS ANKLE.

Obstinate sores and ulcers which
refuse to heal under ordinary treat
ment soon become chronic and deep
seated, and are a sure sign that the
I is in a depraved condition They
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

We represent Russell d Co, Masillon
Ohio, 10 sale of their boilers, engines
saw mills and threshers: they lead al
Others in Improvements, durability
economy and high class workmanship
Well drilling machinery and planning
mill tools of all kinds for sale. We trad,
for and buy second hand steam machip
cry. Write us your wants and gel
terms and prices.
VIM. M. KINcAID State Manager.
Cameron w. Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-09

sFoLEy's KIDNEY CURE has been
tested and found to be all you claim
for 1t. / have been giving 1t to my
father and it is the only thing that
ever helped him., writes GEO g.
HIcKoCK, Curtis, Wis. ]. M. Reed,
druggist.