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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
BY SPANISH OFFICERS.
Discovery of Key Board at
Havana by Americans.

From this was sent the electric spark
which hurled hundreds OF sleeping
men into eternity Further evidence
of the Spanish crime Investigation
being made of the Surroundings
Everything points to the same con-
cIusiOn.
A Cincinnati soldier, Captain T. L.
Huston,4 in command of the company
OF engineers now stationed at Havana,
has made discovery which will set at
rest forever the dispute as towho blew
up the Maine. The spot is within the
most secret recesses of the Quartet de
Fuerste, the prison where political
prisoners were confined, and where
none but a Spanish hand could have
reached the keyboard to give the
touch which sent the Maine sl<yward.
The gunroom of the Quartet is al
most on a level with the water in the
bay. 1t was one of the rooms to
which none but high Spanish officers
were admitted. In this room Cap
tain Huston found little frame house
or box about half as big as one of those
erected for switchmen at railroad
crossings. The boards OF the hut
were comparatively new and had APP
parently been placed there within the
last two years, and were ia contrast to
the age-stained walls of the prison.
Within this hut was the evidence
sought for. Coming through the
stone floor Of the prison was a gutta
percha tube about two inches in di-
ameter, and the tube enclosed one
large copper wire and number of
smaller ones. Captain Huston's
knowledge of electricity at once told
him that at last his search had been
rewarded, and he stood on the spot
from which the Spanish mines were
controlled and that the keyboard,
which when touched a little over a
year ago caused the death of 300
American sailors, had been torn off
by some Spaniard and probably
dropped into the sea.
Looking out Of the apertures in the
gunroom in the Castle of the Strong
the wreck of the Maine can be seen ly-
ing at distadce of about 100 yards
away. The Maine went down in
about 40 feet of water, and the work
of tracing the wires is both difficult
and dangerous, but Captain Huston is
conf dent that one wire will be found
leading from the gunroom in the cas-
tie TO the Maine.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
REVENUE CHANGES.
New Deputy Collector appointed Dep
uty HOnlt takes charge.

Mr. Henry e. Reeder, of Shinnston
Harrison county has been appointed
deputy collector by Collector White.
He will have charge of the Second
Division, recently in charge of Deputy
Collector John W. Conner, of Philippi,
who died March 5. The counties
composing the second division are
Monongalia, Marion, Preston, Taylor,
Harrison, Barbour, Lewis Upshur.
Randolph, Braxton and Webster.
Mr.. Reeder is in the city familiarizing
himself with his new duties.
Col. A. l.. Hoult. of Farmont, who
succeeds Charles O. Robinson as dep
uty collector in charge of the distilled
spirits desk in the collectors office,
has reported for duty to-day and has
been sworn in and put to work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22

To the Editor to the New DOMINION.
would like to suggest to the Town
Council the necessity of erecting
Garbage crematory somewhere on
the outskirts Of town. 1t is almost
an impossibility to get garbage
hauled away as the teamsters can
not dispose Of it themselves except
at the risk of fine / know your
paper to be an advocate Of Justice
every time.
AN INTERESTED CITIZEN.
March 22nd 1899.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
THE OLDEST IMMIGRANT.
She Came to This Country When a
NOnagenarian.

UNIoNTowN, March 22-Mrs. Mary
McKittrick was on the 18th of this
month 100 years old. Her mother
lived to be 106 years. Mrs. McKit-
trick was born in Dublin, Ireland and
came to America at the age of 80
years, alone, and is no doubt the old
est immigrant who ever came to
America
She had two nephews, Michael and
James Flynn, who were sailors on the
battleship Maine, and who were lost
with the vessel. She also had one
nephew, William McKittrick, who
raised the American flag at the sur
render of Santiago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
WILL GO ON.
The Public schools will not be
entirely shut down.

All the rooms that can be rented for
another month will again be Sc
cured-But few will be left out if any
are-Committee appointed to look
after the renting of the ro0ms-New
building will not be entered until
next fall when n grand dedication
will be held.
The school board took up the mat
ter of the extension of the schools at
their meeting on Tuesday night and
have decided that if possible they will
keep the thing going. They are now
moving in the matter and will know
in few days whether or not the
rooms will keep open during the next
month.
One thing was decided on certainly
and that is they will not go into the
new building this spring. The build
ing is not completed and the grounds
are very badly torn up. Either of
these causes would be enough to stop
the move but when they both act to-
gether they are irresistible.
UC lJOdIu ulG HUI Wd1t UilC CuiidlCl
to go into the building until it was
thoroughly dry and they did not want
the lawn run over and torn all to
pieces as it would be if the schools
were turned loose on it before it had
a chance to get well in grass and get
firm.
The seats are going into the build
ing very fast and in another week
everything will be done about it. 1t
will not be entered until next fall
when it is the intention to dedicate it
with appropriate ceremonies and to
enter it right. This idea is a very
good one and the celebration will be
a notable one.
The school board has directed Messrs
Bailey and Pickenpaugh to look after
the various rooms that are now occa-
pied and to make arrangements to
hold them for another month. They
are looking in to it now and report
that they think that all the rooms
can be secured.
The Pickenpaugh rooms have been
rented to the Salvation Army but as
this organization only wants them at
night it will be easy to get the use of
them in the day time for the schools.
1t now seems certain that none Of the
rooms will have TO be closed down at
all and that they will go right on in
the rooms they now occupy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
thinning a Bluff.

THE insurance men, says the
Wayne News, ARE threatening to run
a great bluff ON the people over the
valued policy law enacted by the late
legislature. They say that they will
refuse to write policies; their object
being to make the law unpopular SO
that the next legislature will repel it.
The people should just let them run
their course. They can stand 1t Ii the
insurance companies can. The kick
against the law, however, proves that
the insurance companies have not
been acting in good faith in the past,
but have been collecting the premi-
ums on policies that they did not in
tend to pay. If they intended hon.
estly to pay their policies under the
old law, how does the new law injure
them? The new law only requires
them to pay the policies that they
contract to pay. The law is a just
one but it seems that the insurance
companies do not want "A just law.
There has been great deal OF hum
buggery and trickery in the insurance
business but the people only found it
out when there was a fire. The law
affords the company every protection.
1t has a better opportunity fer getting
at the true value Of the property when
the policy is placed than it has after
it is destroyed"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
FIRST MONEY.

Farmers get the first money on the coal
land purchased recently in this coun-
ty.
The first money for the coal land
which was recently purchased in this
county was paid to-day. This went
to parties in Grant who had to have
the matter fixed up before April first.
The Others will be attended to right
away or as soon as all the details can
be arranged.
Several thousand dollars was paid
over to a number Of the owners and
the rest of the money will soon be in
circulation among the land owners
who will profit immensely by the
transaction just made. Howard
Fleming Of Fairmont has been in town
looking after the matter.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
BOARD OF REGENTS
OF Normal School to Meet at Hunting
ton, April Fourteenth.

A meeting OF the Board Of Regents
Of the state normal schools has been
called and will be held at Huntington
on April 18th. The object Of the
meeting is to select plans for the new
building for the school at Huntington,
the letting of contracts for new heat
ing apparatus for the school at Fair
mont and the letting of contracts for
the new dormitory at Athens.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
Grafton Election.

GRAFTON, w. Va, March 22.-
Grafton held its first election yester-
day under the new charter. A small
vote.was polled. Boyd, Republican,
was elected Mayor by 10 majority,
and the entire Republican ticket.
The Republicans also elected six out
Of the eight councilmen, giving them
full control of the city affairs. Lii
cense carried by a small majority.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
MARRIED.
Frank E. Simons, the Klondike Gold
King and His Cousin, Miss Frazie
Simons, Ready to Start for the Fro
zen Geld Fields.

zen Gold Fields.
PHILlpPI, w. Va, March 20.-A
very romantic wedding has occurred
at the home of j. B. A. Simons, in
Elk district, this county. The con-
tracing parties were Frank E. Sim
ons, the Klondike gold king, who
arrived from the gold fields recently
and has been spending thousands
of dollars with friends in many ways,
and Miss Frazie Simons, his cousin,
daughter of j. 3 A. Simons, one of
West Virginia wealthiest men.
The wedding was solemnized by
Rev. j M. Burgess, in the presence
of only few of the couples most
intimate friends.
The bride is but fifteen years old
and is very handsome When her
parents heard that the two intended
elopment and getting married at the
home of j. G. Dickinson, an uncle of
the bride, they at once consented to
having the wedding take place at their
home, and the two will leave to-mor-
row for Seattle, where they will spend
their honeymoon before leaving for
the Klondike, where Simons has rich
claims and where he has in the past
year taken out thousands of dollars
worth of nuggets.
Simons left West Virginia for the
Klondike practically penniless. When
he arrived at his old home on his re-
turn, he deposited sos. 900 in the bank
and announced he intended spending
the money in having good time with
friends and in searching for bride to
take back with him TO the Klondike.
Miss Simons' parents objected TO the
union on account of her tender age.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
BIG DEAL In COAL LAND.
Valuable Territory near New Haven
being taken up by leading coke pro-
ducerS.


CoNNELLsyILLE, Pa, March, 22-
A tract of coling coal land near New
Haven, the last body of Connellsville
coal to be taken up by the coke COM
panies is about TO be sold. A. Cum
Minis, an engineer, supposed to repre-
sent w. j Rainey, made the deal,
which has about been completed with
Thomas Orth, who acted for the Ban
ming heirs. The sale embraces ABOUT
one-third of the Rogers farm 50 acres
and one-third of other lots in an adj
Joining strip containing acres. The
main body, Orth, says was sold for
81, 900 an acre and the smaller body
for about $500 an acre. Cummins
also purchased OF the Hogg heirs,
through W. A. Hogg, 80 acres of the
Hogg estate thus giving Cummins 70
4cres on which it is believed Rainey
will erect a new coke plant. The III.
9. Frick Coke company purchased TWO
thirds Of the Banning tract and two
thirds OF the separate tract on New
Haven hill, thus giving this company
about 81 acres.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22

HE Is Killed. nnmber Of Other dogs
Bitten Every one Carrying Fire
arms Details of the Visitation.
Fairmont has been having a mad
dog scare and while the excitement
has cooled down Co some extent every
one living in any of the wards" OF
the city is carrying huge gun and
ready OH the slightest provocation to
produce the same and fire madly into
the atmosphere.
The scare began on Monday night
when strange canine wandered into
town and Immediately began to paint
things red. The first one TO be at
tackled was brakeman ON the rail-
road named Greathouse. He lives at
Grafton. He did not know that the
animal was mad and paid very little
attention to it. Before he realized
his danger he was fearfully bitten
The wounds have been cauterized but
the doctors think that he is sure to
have hydrophobia.
After biting this man the dog ran
up town and meeting Rev. Branes Of
the Presbyterian church attacked
him. The minister saw the danger
and fought the animal Off A few
small bites were received.
Frank G. Kelly next met the animal
and was also able to escape without
any more serious consequences than
the loss of his trousers which the dog
took as souvenir.
The South Side was next visited
and two little girls were very badly
bitten. They were named Boydston
and Rankin. Both of these have had
their wounds cauterized and are suf-
fering great deal from the injuries
and the incident scare
After leaving the South Side the
dog went into Palatine where 1t bit
three men couple Of them being
torn terribly. On it's return to town
it was killed near the bridge over to
the South Side.
It bit a dozen dogs and tlne horse
on the. travels and every dog in town
was presumed to be mad Al great
many were shot and more are being
killed. No dog Is allowed to run at
large without muzzle and it has been
suggested that all he tied up prospect
i've OF muzzles or anything else until
the excitement Is over.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
Flowers For Easter.

Leave orders for flowers at David
Chadwick's for the Easter Season.
Your orders will have prompt and
careful attention, just as anything
else left with him. You will get the
best. have your orders filled promptly
and exactly as you request.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
The Weather.

The following is the forecast sent
out from Parkersburg for the ensu-
ing "a hours
Rain tonight. Thursday rain
with cold in north west portion.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
Notice..

Boarding at $3.50 per week and
furnished rooms to rent at rs cents
to $1.00 per week. Call On Mrs. s.
e. Jones, Wiles street, North end az
Spruce street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
Not How Cheap but how Good!

Cheapness has never been charac-
teristic of the Cleveland bicycles for
they have always found plenty Of
buyers with discernment enough to
know when they get their money )
worth.
The
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
Admiral schley under Examination

Winfield S. Schley has successfully
passed the physical examination for
promotion to the rank of rear admiral.
To complete the legal test he must
also pass moral, mental and profess
sional examination and his papers are
now before board of rear admirals.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
FOR Sale.

A good Fertilizer for lawns, gar
dens or flowers, in large or small
packages at Hite's ware room.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
TICKET NAMED.
Greenmont holds Mass Meeting and
Elects Candidates for Town Officers

A mass meeting of Greenmont cit
liens was held in Tom Walls store
last night for the purpose of nomi
mating ticket to be voted on in the
next election which is to be held on
Saturday. At that time the first
city fathers of the new town will be
elected.
The meeting had for it's chairman,
Frank Selby and for secretary II. L.
Hogan. The choice of the conven-
tion fell on the following for the var
ious Offices:
FOR MAYOR
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
For Rent.

Three roomed flat in the Miller
building Main street Inquire Of j.
X. Miller,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
FOR MAYOR
J. A. POWELL.
FOR RECORDER,
ALBERT FORTNEl-.
FOR COUNCIL,
LEE GIDLEY,
JOHN SMITH,
FRANK SELBY,
PIERCE HESS.
JUDD ZINN.

There will not be any other ticket
in the field although there was some
spirited balloting on some of the
names and the above ticket will be
elected by a solid vote.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
For Sale.

Very cheap Houses, land and lots.
G B. HALL.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-22
MAD DOG.
Eight Persons Badly Bitten BY
the Brute at Fairmont.

Some OF them are Terribly Mangled
One Man Expects to die Several Lit
tie Girls Bitten--The Path Of the De-
stroyer Runs all Over Town Before
He Is Killed. nnmber Of Other dogs
Bitten Every one Carrying Fire
arms Details Of the Visitation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
Grand Opera COmpanY.

Commencing Sunday, Oct. 15, Grau's
Opera company will begin a weeks
engagement at the Grand, presenting
the following operas: Wang" Mika
do Paul Jones'" "Gondolers" and
"Olivette.' The opening opera will
be Wang" Manager Grau has for
years tried to secure this big attrac-
ton and has at last succeeded in do
ing so. There is no opera now before
the public that contains more pretty
music, solos. duets and trios than does
Wang" They have become so we'll
known that they have been played by
all military bands throughout the
country and have gone so far as to be
whistled by almost every one on tie
streets. This has been a long looked
for event. Among the artists Of the
company are such we'll known names
as handsome Minnie Emmett, Louise
Moore. Bertha Dale, Alice Gaillard,
Martin Pache, Charles Swickard, Kirk
land Calhoun. Stanley Felch and
Robert Lett, the rival of De Wolff
Hopper, together with a young and
powerful chorus, and the companys
own orchestra.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
NOTHING COMING TO HIM.
A Warrant for the Arrest of Mr.. Bush
camp for Petty Larceny.

camp iOr Ietty Larceny.
Ben E. Harris of the Good Luck Shoe
and Clothing company was defrauGed
out of $3.50 yesterday by one George
Bushcamp. Upon g. complaint being
made to the county attorney, a war
rant was issued for the arrest of Bush
camp on the charge of petty larceny.
According to Mr.. Harris story, Bush
camp came into the store on Monday
evening and bought a pair of shoes for
$3.50 and also borrowed $40 in cash.
He then gave the following order on
his time at the Colusa-Parrot:
Butte, Oct. 10.-For value received
l hereby sell, assign, transfer and set
over to Ben E. Harris all money now
due or hereafter to become due for Ia
Dor performed for the Colusa-Parrot
Mining company during the month Of
October. 1899, and authorize said Ben
E. Harris to collect and receipt for
same
Yesterday morning Bushcamp came
back and borrowed 81 more. A short
while afterward Mr.. Harris turned the
order in and learned that Bushcamp
had nothing coming to him at the Colu-
Sa-Parrot.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
KICKED BY HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Goodwin Says He Has a Weakness
for Carving Knives.

Mrs. Alice Goodwin, wife of James
Goodwin, a printer. called at the Office
of the county attorney yesterday, and
upon her complaint a warrant was
caused to be issued for the arrest of
Goodwin on the charge of assault in
the first degree. Mrs. Goodwin told the
prosecuting attorney that it was her
husbands habit to come home drunk
and beat her. He had his habits on
yesterday afternoon. and as soon as he
got home he began looking for a cary
ing knife, but, as he had a weakness
for carving knives when drunk, she
had taken the precaution to hide it..
When he could not find the knife he
took sample pick, and, after locking
the door, he told her to get out or he
would kill her AS the door was locked
she could not obey him and he struck
and kicked her. Mrs. Goodwin said she
then jumped through a window and
tried to escape from him, but he fol-
lowed her out of the house and again
beat and kicked her. AS soon as she
could escape from him she made her
way to the county attorneys Office
and lodged a complaint against her
husband. She carried evidence on her
body of her husbands cruelty. Good
win was arrested.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12

tie of antiseptic tablets with him, and
in trying to use one he made a mis-
take. He swallowed it. As the tab
lets are made of deadly poison, he soon
discovered what he had done, he had
Jesse swallow large quantity of salt
water This made him vomit several
times.
CDR. Root, who was called. found
Owens in a fair condition. He had
practically recovered. so that it was
not necessary to give him any ether
emetics. The sick man was put to
bed and he was sleeping soundly at
2:30 this morning"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12

In addition to Mark Twain in the
October Cosmopolitan, Frank r. Stock
ton and Maarten Martens lend their
pens to enhance the numbers excel
lence, and there is a third story by a
writer not so well known, but of great
promise. Maarten Martens contrib
utes one of his scintillating sketches of
high life under the title of Lady
Nary's Mistake; Frank r. Stockton
tells, through his most Interesting gar
dener John Gayther," a story of Ital-
ian life based on suspended animation,
and Elmore Elliott Peake, in his story
out of the Shadow has powerful
tale of a fight between love and DEATH
in which love wins.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
A WOMAN'S GRATITUDE.
Montana Woman Writes in Praise of
NeWbrOs Herpicide

Butte, Aug. 26.-Newbro Drug COM
pany, City-Dear Sirs: For several
years I have been troubled with dan
druff, causing me much annoyance,
and my hair became very thin. I have
used Newbros Herpicide for a, month
and the dandruff has entirely disap-
peared and my hair is becoming much
heavier than formerly. New hair is
growing where there was none, and 1
am very thankful to you for the benefit
l have received from Newbro's Her
picide. Very truly yours,
MRS. C. B. FOSTER,
No 9S5 Utah Ave, Butte, Mont
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
IN THE FEDERAL COURT
The Business OF the September
Term at Last Concluded,
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Oliver Gardner Petitions to Be Adiudeed
Observation-Disclosures SO 400 and
Assets $40 5O-Judge Knowles
Goes to Missoula

Oliver Gardner, who has been con-
Quoting a boarding house at No. Ais
Kemper avenue yesterday petitioned
the United States court to be adjudged
a bankrupt. The petition was granted,
and this was the concluding act of the
September term of court. Judge
Knowles formally adjourned the sit
ting until the February term. The pc
tition of Mr.. Gardner shows assets
and liabilities as follows: Liabilities:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
DID UP THE CAMP.
henry Munroe Accused of Stealing the
Blankets and Things.

Henry Munroe, a laborer, who has
been employed in the Great Northern
crew engaged in laying the new rails
that are being put down on the line,
was arrested yesterday, charged with
fobplns the camp of the crew, which is
Just now located at Mountain View
junction. Munroe quit work a few
days ago, and after he left for town it
was discovered that some one had gone
through all the tents of the camp and
carried off afl the best of the clothing
and blankets of the men and numerous
other belongings. Word was sent to
town and the police found that Mum
roe had pawned the stolen property
at one of the pawn shops in the lower
part of town. They We're unable to
find the man, however, till yesterday,
when he was located and arrested.