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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
THE PAVING.
Front Street Being Fixed up and Pleas
ants is Now Receiving attention
VIII be Finished Tuesday.

The pavement on Front street lead
ing from the depot to Peasants street
has been torn up and relaid. This
pavement was laid last winter in the
face of many difficulties and it was
konwn then that it could not remain
down. The sand and foundation was
badly washed by terrific storm just
when it was ready for the brick and
the latter in consequence was not
properly supported.
The foundation however in places
was very hard and could hardly be
disturbed by pick when the brick
were taken off. The brick was re-
placed and the street is now all right.
Arrangements are being made to
take up Peasants right away and it
was rolled to Long Alley this morn
ing. The contractor expects to have
it all paved by Tuesday and if the rain
does not interfere he will have it done
before that.
The manner in which the work is
being pushed along is very gratifying
to everyone and the pavement is being
put down according to the correct
usuages. When the job is done Nor
gantown will be satisfied that it has
gotten value received for the expendl-
ture in the way of street paving.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
NEXT SUNDAY.
New Train will Start ON the Eighteenth
of the Present Month.

A notice was received here ON Fri
day stating that the new train on the
B. &. O. would start on the eleventh
of this month but we had been inform
ed that it would not begin until the
eighteenth so the notice was held back
and further information asked for. q
This came in this morning and was
to the effect that the new train would
not start until the 18th. The notice
now reads:
An improvement in the passenger
train schedule between Pittsburg and
Morgantown on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, will be inaugurated on
Sunday, June 18th.
Train No. will leave Morgantown
at 6:15 q. m. and arrive in Pittsburg
at 10 a. m. Train No. 2 will leave
Pittsburg at 5 p. m. and arrive in
Morgantown at 1870 p. N.
The News Standard of Uniontown
published the incorrect announcement
on Friday evening.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
Fortnightly Club.

Mr.. and Mrs Milton Hirschman en-
tertained the Forghtnightly Club, in
handsome style, Friday evening. On
account of the heat of the night and
stormy appearance of the clouds, the
attendance was not SO large as usual.
BY unanimous vote the club resolved
to adjourn until October next.
President Raymond being out of the
city Judge Johnson was called to the
chair: and the Secretary, Miss Brock.
read the minutes of previous meet
ing; Mr.. r. e. Stewart rendered
Mandolin solos, with Miss Howe at
the piano. Miss Mary Hayes sang
with Mrs. Hirschman at the instru-
ment. Mrs. j. G. Frazer recited sew
eral humorous selections. Miss Olive
Pierce performed twice on the violin
with Miss Howe at the piano. Miss
Sue Gilbert sang with Mrs. Hirsch-
man at the instrument. All who
were on the program acquitted them
selves most creditably and were greet
ed with applause. Elegant fefresh-
ments were served, and at 10 D. m.
the company dispersed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
SOME INTEREST.
Local People are Worked up Some Ov-
er the Prize Fight i'm New York

The result of the prize fight in New
York was watched with some inter
est by local sports and they remained
up until midnight to get the rounds
as they came in. The fight from the
first as reported here showed that
Jeffries had the better of it and the
knockout in the eleventh round was
not great surprise in view of what
had gone before.
The great odds offered before the
battle by the admirers of the old
champion showed that few people
thought before the fight that he would
be defeated. OF course now every one
thought from the start that Fitz
would be beaten.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
DEERING DAY.
MOrgantown Will See an Unique Time
ON Next Tuesday.

Morgantown is to have a Deering
day on next Tuesday at which time
one hundred haryesters will be deliv-
cred to the farmers of the county.
There will be lots of fun for every one
and the day will be memorable one
to all who may come into town. The
attendance is expected to be very
large.
The delivery will be made in South
Morgantown. The Quaker City Band
will furnish the music. Parade will
be held in the morning at ten thirty.
Z. w. Barker is the local agent for the
machines and Charles Steger the state
agent is here looking after the details
of the delivery.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
TAPPAN RESIGNS.
Telephone superintendent Steps Down
and Out-Press of Business Compels
Him to DO So.

d. r. Tappan of Fairmont who
has been the superintendent of the
local telephone district G. p. and p.
for several years has resigned his
position on account of the press of
his business since he took charge OF
the Watson Hotel at Fairmont. His
successor has not yet been announe.
ed.
Mr.. Tappan has made most eff
ficent and every one with whom he
has come in contact is sorry to see
him leave the service. He has built
up the business wonderfully and
probably no other man could have
done what he has done to further
the interests of the company while
he was in charge of affairs.
However he finds that his duties
in connection with the new venture
will not give him time to attend to
the matter as it should be done and
he has resigned The resignation
went in several days ago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
FARMERS CONGRESS-
Delegates Appointed by Governor of
West Virginia.

Governor Atkinson has made the
following appointments as delegates
to the Farmers Congress which meets
in Boston, Mass, Oct. 80 1899: First
district, Hon. Selmon Wells, Bens
Run, Tyler County; Colonel Isaac Y.
Jackson, JaneLew, Lewis County:
Second district, Colonel w. II. Nc
Donald, Martinsburg, Berkeley, Coun-
ty; Third district, j. Q. Rathburn,
Patrick, Kanawha County: Baldwin
Ballard, Greenyille, Monroe County;
Henry A. Robinson, Frankfort. Green
brier County: Fourth district: Colonel
M. T. Beale, Point Pleasant, Mason
County: O. S. McMechan, Washing
ton. Wood County. At large Prof
T. G. Atkeson, professor of Agricul-
ture, West Virginia University; Hon.
James III. Stewart, superintendent of
Experiment Station, West Virginia
University.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
City Cane Give Franchise to any Corr
p0ratiOn.

Judge Brannon, In sitting upon the
case OF the Clarksburg Electric Light
Company against the Traders Electric
Light Company upon motion to dis
solve an injunction issued by Judge
Holt of Grafton restraining the trad
ers company from building an electric
plant and furnishing the citizens of
Clarksburg electricity, dissolved the
injunction upon the grounds that
corporation could not grant an ex-
elusive franchise, the act Of which
would come in conflict with the
Constitution. This case was not
decided by Judge Hagans because
he was interested in the electric light
plant at Morgantown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
INHERITANCE TAX.
Largest Returns Since the Law Went
Into Effect Monongalia Stands third
on The List.

This years receipts into the State
treasury from taxes ON collateral in
heritance will be the largest since the
law went into effect in 1888. The
returns from all of the counties are
not in yet but the largest amount has
already been received.
Ohio county leads the list with
nearly eleven Thousand dollars tax.
Jefferson stands next and then comes
Monongalia. The tax from this coun-
ty Is from the estate Of the late Jar
rett Lynch. Clay county comes next
to US. We turn in six hundred and
thirty six dollars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
And Something about Those who Prac-
tice it-A Plea for the Girls.

To the Editor OF the New DOMINION
There is no luxury SO much in de-
mand now as the girl for general
housework and she cannot be gotten.
Whenever people learn to treat house
girls as human beings with souls,
minds and bodies like other white peo-
pie, they won't have so much trouble
TO get girls.
If young man is employed he may
eat at the same table, sit iu the par
Tor, and be one of the family; but
when a girl is hired, even if she be a
sister to the young man, she would
not dare TO eat at the same table or
come to the parlor. She must stay
back and be treated like the colored
slaves were before the war
This is a great country to boast of
the respect for women. But this is
not much the fault of the men; it is
the fault of the women, and many Of
them are punished for their pride and
cruelty to their own sex. They can't
get house girl and they don't deserve
one.
Many very sanctimonious women
go to church on Sundays and pray
with long faces, seemingly full OF love
for Christ who said: BLESSED are the
poor in spirit, but condemns the
proud and naughty.
They may claim to, and perhaps do
love the brethren, but If they love the
sisters they lie in their actions.
American girls have American blood
and it is but natural that they should
resent such treatment and refuse to
work for any of their sex who would
treat them as if they were bought
slaves.
All honor to the girl who has the
sand to uphold her dignity and de-
fend her. American rights in that all
women as well as all men, were created
free and equal.
If girl clerks in store or does
most any other work than in the kItch-
en- she is considered as good as other
people but the moment she begins TO
bake, cook or sweep, she must lie cried
down as servant, slave.
Waht is there about baking and
cooking that is SO degrading? A man
may be baker or a cook and be con-
sidered respectable, then why not a
girl. The fact is people are getting
short on common sense consideration.
Do you disrespect your mother be-
cause she bakes, cooks, washes or
sweeps? If you do you are not worthy
the name you bear. Butas you stated
before many mothers are to blame for
this very spirit being taught to their
daughters and sons. They teach the
spirit that brings disrespect TO their
own flesh and blood If they are poor.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10

1t is stated that Black Dovenor
swiped the Decoration Day speech
that he delivered in Grafton on the
occasion of the celebration of the day
up there. He, it is alleged, took it
from speech delivered by Ingersoll
several years ago. The published ex-
tracts from the two addresses are
mighty similar and the case is suspi-
cious to say the least. 1t is now in
cumbent on Dovenor to explain.
HOUSE and sign painting. Jones.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
ONE ENDS. OTHER BEGINS.
Dew1ng and Sons Have Sawed
Their Last Log
Point Marion Is to Lose the Big Plant
Pretty Soon-Last Log Sawed up on
Wednesday on The Cheat Riv-
err Railroad has Begun of men
Began to Move Dirt on Thursday.

The work of the Dewing and Sons
plant at Point Marion is done and
they are ready to turn over the mill to
the new owners. The last log was
sawed on Wednesday and the mill is
now shut down. The town is very
sorry to see it go as it has been the
chief mainstay of the place but other
plants will take its place.
The Dewies have bought large
amount of timber land in the southern
part Of this state and they will locate
on IL in the Fery near future.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10

Work was begun on the new Cheat
railroad short distance above Point
Marion on Thursday morning. A
force of men with teams began to
grade. The chief engineer on the
road Mr.. j. ]. Janeway Of Pittsburg
was down to start the work and it is
now under full Roadway.
A larger force will be put on shortly
and as little time as possible will be
lost in putting the road on up the riv-
er. The surveyors have entered the
wilderness to Parsons where the con-
nection is made with the West Vir-
ginia Central
The final location had been made on
the lower river last winter and this
is the first work of construction that
has been begun. The indications are
that the construction will not be long
delayed and before very many months
the engines will be running up the
banks of the rugged Cheat. Many
people have thought that the road
would not be built at all but they can
now see that it is going through.
Its effect on Morgantown will not
be very good as it will divert trade
from the Cheat section down the val
ley but we can afford it by building
the Decker's Creek Railroad.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
Wanted.

Fifty men to work on grade at
Oliphant, Pa. Wages $1.50 per day
74-6t p. F. MCCAIN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
Found.

A handsome gold Junior Order pin,
Owner can have IL by paying charges.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
For Rent

Five room house with bath and
closet in house. ID. c. HOFFMAN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10

EVERY lady should wear the I'm
perial shoe. Wilmington
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10

HOUSE and sign painting. Jones.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-10
The Weather.

"Fair to-night and Sunday
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
on THE RACE TRACK.
At Sheepshcad Bay.

New York, Sept. 5.-There was only one
stake event on the card at Sheepshead
to-day. the Flight at seven furlongs for
all ages, and 1t resulted in little more
than a procession, as Ben Doran, the
odds-on' favorite. won as he pleased, with
Sanders second and the 2-year-old Nc
Meekin third. Results:
First race, selling, Futurity course-Er
win won, Jen second, Knight Banneret
third time, liz So. Second race, mile
Arbaces won, Gene-al Mart Gary second,
Mai third; time, 142 3-5. Third race, mile
and e-sixteenths-Acuna won, Nc
Leod of Dare second, The Devil third;
time, 2:03. Fourth race. the Flight, seven
furlongs-Ben Doran won, Sanders sec
ond McMeekin third time, 1:26 40. Fifth
race, hurdle. handicap, mile and three
quarters-Ben Elder won, Hardy C. sec
ond, Merlin third; time, 1928. Sixth race,
five and a half furlongs, seling--Peace
won, Meehanus second, Sky Scraper third;
time, / .0S 90 '&
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
MORE APPOINTMENTS
Made as the Result of Promotions in the
Regiment.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Sept. 5.-Governor Smith made
some more appointments to-day affecting
members of the LIST Montana regiment
The appointments were the result of the
promotion of Captain Green and Lieuten-
ant Bowman to positions in the United
States volunteers. The governor to-day
received a message from the war depart
ment stating it was expected the list Mon
tana would reach San Francisco Sept 90
and if appointments were made in time
appointees could be mustered in upon ar
rival there and before their final dis
charge. The appointments were accord
ingly wired to the war department as
follows: Samuel Hilburn, first lieuten-
ant Company H. to be captain of Com
pany H. vice Frank E. Green, appointed
captain in the United States volunteers;
Myles Kelly, second lieutenant Company
Fl. TO be first lieutenant Company H. vice
Hilburn. promoted; Andrew W. Swaney,
sergeant Company II, to be second lieu
tenant Company II. vice Kelly, promoted; ;
George f. Lowman, second lieutenant
Company X, to be first lieutenant Com
pany X, vice George E. Kumpe, appointed
lieutenant in United States volunteers:
George w. King, private. Company G. to
be second lieutenant of Company h, vice
Lowman. promoted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
PLEA FOR REDUCTION.
Ex-senator Power Bristled With statistics
and Figures.


Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. Sept 5.-Ex-Senator Power, as
president of the state board of commits
sioners, appeared before the state board
of equalization to-day and made plea for
a reduction of the assessment on sheep
recently fixed by the board. He was
armed with statistics and presented these
to the board with comments upon the
sessment work in general At the con-
clusion of the hearing the board decided
that it would stand by its action and not
make any more changes.
Only four counties, Deer Lodge Cas-
cade, Choteau and Teton, have officially
notified the board of their intention to
disregard it's recommendations as to
live stock. Quite a number of counties,
as already given in the Standard, have
accepted the boards action. Some have
not been heard from. Custer. Dawson and
Meagher, big sheep counties. have as
sessed sheep at So per head. or % cents
above the price fixed by the state board.
The latter's action will, of course. benefit
those counties. Fergus. another big
sheep county, has accepted the board 5
ruling. As the entire supreme court is
not here there is some doubt about the
looked-for test case being presented and
determined in time for the tax list to be
made out accordingly this year. At least
to-days action by the board is final. and
whether or not counties abide by it re-
mains to be seen.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
STATEMENTS CONFIRMED.
Little Attention. However, Is Paid to
Bentheim's Story.

Lutte Attention, However, Is Paid to
Bentheim's Story.
Washington, Sept. 5.-The officials of
the state department have been inter-
ested in the remarkable story of the
artist Bentheim at Atlanta of his con-
nection with the German secret GER
vice. The point in his narrative that
particularly attracts attention at this
time is the allegation that the deputy
and vice consul at Sonneberg has been
serving as a German agent to convey
secrets relative to war material stolen
from the French government and that
the official has used the United States
consulate and the official letterheads
and envelopes of the consulate to fur
Their his ends
The records of the department show
that Alvin FlorschultZ was appointed
vice and deputy United States consul
at Sonneberg in 1883. He had been con-
nected with the banking business in the
town and resigned the place of cashier
of one Of the largest banks to accept
the position in the consulate. When
the consulate was removed from Som
neberg to Coblenz. Florschultz went
along. He has given satisfaction at
every point and has frequently dis
charged the duties of consul during
the absence of that official. He still
holds his place.
detailed statements made by Bentheim
appears to confirm most of them. His
claim that he was soldier in the 202d
New York regiment and discharged in
Washington is borne out by the war
department records Notwithstanding
this the officials of the state depart
ment discredit Bentheim's statements,
though now that they have been given
such publicity it may be found expe-
dent to quietly investigate the mat
ter.
The German embassy treats the
Bentheim story lightly, and while the
officials say there are a number of
circumstances referring to his alleged
employment in the military service at
Berlin which are inconsistent with the
established system, yet they will not
dignity the story by going into details
Trentanove, who is mentioned as the
one who will be visited by Bentheim
in Washington, has gone abroad
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
He GAVE HIMSELF UP
Alvin De Witt Surrendered to the
Sheriff.
THE STORY OF THE KILLING
Mcintosh Began the Quarrel Which
Ended So Tragically-The Sym
pathy of the Public Appears
to Be With De Witt.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Dillon, Sept. 5.-Particulars Of the
killing of old man Mcintosh at Re1
Alvin De Witt, the man who did the
killing, saved Sheriff Moore the trouble
of trip to Red Rock by coming to
town by the midnight train and giving
himself up. This morning he is out
on bail and his preliminary hearing
will be had after the inquest, VIII eh
will be held this afternoon. The story
of the killing is as follows
De Witt was engaged in Gearing
out his water ditch and had reached a
point where 1t runs along the highway
in front of McIntosh's kouse., Mcln-
tosh came out and ordered him 20 stop
work. He refused to do So, and McJn-
tosh pulled a gun. DE Witt Ienonstrat-
ed with him and said 1t would be cow
ardly to kill an unarmed HAN. Min
tosh then told him to go home and get
his gun and they would fight it oui at
10 PAGES. Mcintosh then replaced the
gun and while the men were still
wrangling his little granddaughter
sneaked the gun out of his pocket and
took it away and hid it.
After some further words the two
men parted. De Witt going home and
arming himself, returned. When' he
came in sight Mcintosh opened fire
with rifle. De Witt returned it and
at the second shot got his man, the
bullet passing through McIntosh's heart
and he died almost instantly, even be-
fore his wife. who was a short dis
lance away, could reach his side
Popular sympathy is with De Witt,
as he had been picked on" more or
less by Mcintosh and the latter was
clearly the aggressor.
Mcintosh is an old-timer and father
in-law of Judge Stapleton of Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
Proceedings Dismissed.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 5.-Libel pro-
ceedings against the British steamship
Danube were practically dismissed by
United States District Judge Hanford
to-day, who ruled that if a vessel was
properly entered at one port in Alaska
there could be no forfeiture If she dis
charged at another port, as all of AL
aska was in one customs district and
permit of the collector at one port ex-
tends to every other port in the dis
trict. The Danube was seized last year
for discharging a cargo at Skaguay af
ter she had entered at the Mare Island
custom house.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06

Cape Town, Sept. 5.-Arrangements are
being made for safeguarding the tele-
graphic communication with the Cape in
case of war with Great Britain and the
Transvaal. Refugees to the number of
147 have arrived here. and a million cart
ridges have been forwarded to Petermae-
ritzburg, capital of the British territory of
Natal Many Dutch farmers are leaving
Bechuanaland for the purpose of forming
a lager across the frontier.
1t is reported that j. H. Offmeyer,
the Afrikander leader. has telegraphed
President Kruger that he cannot expect
help from Cape Colony in the event of
hostilities. 1t is now believed here that
Pakeman's arrest was due to a blunder
on the part of the local public prose-
cutor in prematurely supposing that
the climax had been reached and there
fore Fastening to execute the warrants
on the prearranged understanding. A
detachment of 80 Cape police has been
obtained from King Williamstown,
which is in a rather unprotected dis
trict. The excitement in Cape Town is
at fever heat. Every edition of the
papers is eagerly snapped up, the gen.
eral feeling being that war is not far
distant.