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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-02-04

February 9th to 18th the Frank
fort & Cincinnati railway will sell
tickets to New Orleans and return,
limited to February %, and Febru.
airy 18th and 18th to Birmingham
and return, limited TO February IL,
at one fare for the round trip. Ac-
count of Mardi Gras.
j. r. NEWTON,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-02-04
Simply a Smile.

Englishman - "What will you
take?"
Frenchman-"I will take a drop of
re contradiction"
"Contradition! What on earth do
you mean?"
. "Vell, you put in ez whisky to
make it strong, re water to make it
weak, re lemon to make IL sour, and
re sugar to make ii sweet. Den you
say: Here's to you'll and you take it
yourself. "-Spare Moments.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-02-04

any old symptoms"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
cases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICA
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
Rev. III. II. Ryland.

The Monongahela Republican
speaks Of H. H. Ryland who has
friends here that will be glad to
hear of him. Mr.. Ryland was educa-
ed at the University:
Rev. H. H. Ryland who is demon
mated Pastors Helper, will spend
a week with the Presbyterian CON
gregation Of this town. Ip add
ton to being an excellent speaker
Rev. Ryland is fine singer. As a
speaker Rev. Ryland has won the
hearts Of people by his earnest and
simple presentation of Gospel truth.
Those who have attended his meet
ings express themselves as highly
pleased with the manner in which
they are conducted He is a forci
BILE speaker who impresses everybody
with his earnest, original, fascinat-
ing way of putting things, together
with fund of illustration apparent
~ exhaustless, making the grand
old truth of the gospel shine with
new light.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
WEST VIRGINIA
Asked to Exhibit at Greater
America Exposition.
state can not accept as no Appropria-
ton was made by the Legislature
for this Purpose.

Governor Atkinson has received let
tiers from Governor w. A. POINTER. of
Nebraska, and President George L.
Miller. OF the ..Greater America ex-
position, calling attention to the ex-
position which will be held at Omaha,
from July lst to November 1st of this
year. West Virginia is asked to send
an exhibit and for this purpose free
space is offered in the buildings of
Mines, Mining and Agriculture, etc.
The management of the Greater
America exposition commences with
all the buildings and plant OF the
Trans Mississippi and International
Exposition association. valued at
nearly 81, 000,0 The buildings will
all be repainted and the grounds re-
modelled and beantitied at an expense
Of about 800, 600.
One of the principal and interesting
features will be complete exhibit
from the Philippines, Porto Rico and
Cuba. Commissions have already
been sent to these islands with in
structions to gather information AMI
exhibits showing the resources Of these
ntries, and the manners, customs,
status OF civilization, ETC., OF the peo-
pie inhabiting them.
As the Legislature has adjourned
and there being no appropriation for
the purpose, there will be no exhibit
by the State at the exposition unless
it is made by individuals or private
enterprise.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
The Honor League.

To The Editor of The New DOMINION:
Sar: Is not thess HonorLeague'of the
University usurping the functions of
the Board of Regents in proposing 60 to
secure honest teachers and the best
teaching possible as is declared in
the Constitution of the League? And
is it not attacking the honesty and
integrity of the various professors in
declaring its further purpose. ITO
have honest examinations honestly
passed and fairly graded9a | notice in
your paper of Wednesday this item OF
news:
.sSome Of the professors who have
been accused of giving unfair examin-
ations have been scared up by the
threat of the Honor League TO go after
them and they are giving very fair
tests of what the men really know"
/ undertake TO say that any profess
sor in the University who would be
induced by such threat to make any
change in the standard of examina-
tion required of his students is abso-
lutely unfit to hold prosessorship in
any college, and ought to be summa-
rily dismissed by the Board of Regents.
This is the most remarkable proceed.
ing | have ever heard Of in a college,
and If the authorities allow it to con-
tinue, it would be well for the various
professors, If they would save their
official heads, TO take the advice of
their students as to what sort Of ex-
animation the students would like to
have, and act accordingly.
This Honor League has been herald
ed through the press of the state as
an organization of the students to
break up cheating in examinations
very worthy object. The method of
reaching that object, however, by hav-
ing examinations made so easy that
everybody can ''get through" without
cheating, is open to criticism. 1t
seems inconsistent, also, with anoth-
err of the ayowed objects Of the League,
namely, to elevate the standard of
scholarship
Has the Professor of Logic adopted
a new text book? Yours Truly,
March % '99. e. M. TURNER.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
4 new Society Drama Tonight.

Mindrop's excellent company will
present tonight the best piece of their
extensive repertoire, a society drama
entitled fla Belle Marie.n This
play is new and has not yet been seen
in Morgantown. From the rise OF
the curtain on the first act until it's
fall upon the last the interest is in
tense and sustained. Aside from the
very absorbing plot the drama is re-
plete with ludicrously funny comedy
situations which keep the audience in
roars of laughter and drive dull care
into oblivion.
Undoubtedly full house will well
come the first appearance of La Belle
Marie.
On exhibition in the window Of
Hirschman's dry goods emporium is a
handsome gold watch. This beauti-
full and useful present will be given
away in the theatre next Saturday
night. Each person attending the
performance this week will receive a
ticket and on Saturday night the
watch will positively be given to some
one in the audience. Should the
holder of the lucky number be absent
the drawing will be continued until
some one receives this handsome gold
watch. All have an equal chance
whether in reserved seat or in the
gallery, the oftener one comes the
more chances he has. Prices as usual
TO- 20 and 80 cents.
An entirely new bill of specialties
tonight between the acts of 'La
Belle Marie.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
signs Of Spring.

According to an exchange farm
er's wife, who lives in a township
not thousand miles away, was
heard to say the other day: "Bill,
here comes the book agent, an the
lightnin, rod man, an the wire fence
Teller, an the clock peddler, an the
heather subscription woman, an the
caterpillar exterminator, an, the man
who cures chills while you shake;
an if spring amt here now, all I've
got to say is, signs is mighty de-
ceivin.' Turn the key on me and
then go lock yourself in the barn ~
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
MISSED A GOOD THING. "
How valuable Oil territory was
"passed up"

Assessments got TOO frequent anu some
of our pioneer operators withdrew
and allowed their leases to lapse-A
number of we'll known men OF this
state who might have been million
aires.
The State Journal tells a little in
tereSting history of the early oil ope-
rations in this state that is probably
not widely known and is worth read
ing. The Journal says:
The development of West Virginia's
marvellous natural resources has made
millionaires OF many citizens of the
State, but there are a dozen compare
lively poor men who would have
counted their wealth in seven figures
each if they had held on to a good
thing" About 1886 Charlie Wells
came into possession of a map of West
Virginia across which there were two
heavy red streaks, indicating the loca-
tion Of oil territory. 1t was prepared
by I.C. White who was then connected
with Pennsylvania geological survey.
Charlie had confidence in the work of
Prof. White aud succeeded in interest
ing some friends id the matter. The
upshot was the formation of the West
Virginia Oil, Gas and Coal company
The stockholders were politicians and
newspaper men, twelve in all. All
were then or have since become prom
inent in West Virginia affairs. Wells
has been United States Marshal; A.
b. Fleming, Ex-Governor; VIM. A.
Ohley, Secretary of State; Charles B.
Hart; United States Minister to b.
gotta; John w. Mason, Collector of In
ternal Revenue: Hon. John T. Nc
Graw, and Others of equal prominence.
Their capital stock was small but
with it they succeeded in leasing at
ridiculously low figures, some lao, 900
acres which are now perforated with
producing wells, and worth at least
SIS, 900, 900. Their leases embraced
the Wetzel, Sistersville, Eureka, Wood
county and Warrington fields. They
were allowed to lapse, and with them
died their dreams of opulence. They
succeeded in making small profit,
and some OF the individual stockhold-
ers have since been very successful in
oil speculations. The stockholders
had a memorable meeting at Grafton.
A well had been drilling in that
neighborhood and came in tremen-
dous gasser. The stockholders were
anxiously awaiting developments.
Every stakeholder who attended the
meeting drove near the big gasser and
watched it with extreme satisfaction.
Senator S. b. Elkins offered hand
some sum for thirteenth interest in
the holdings of the company. His
proposition did not receive a single
favorable vote. The company was too
wise to share millions for paltry
twenty thousand. Subsequent de-
velopment proved that the strike was
simply pocket. The roaring lion be-
came as weak as lamb. AS the flow
Of the gas decreased, there was cor
responding increase in the feeling Of
depression on the part of the stock
holders. Then men who wouldn't
part with a thirteenth interest in
their leases for 500, 200 began TO man
ifest a decided indisposition to pay
paltry assessments. In this manner
millions of dollars worth of the best
producing oil property in West Vir-
ginia passed into other hands.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
HOW WE WERE CAUGHT.
Other Papers Responsible For The Bur-
dette StOries-We Did Not Publish
Them Until They Had Remained I'm
contradicted for Some fine.

Some of the papers are blaming the
DAILY New DOMINION for publications
In the Burdette Of Grafton poisoning
case which in most cases were taken
from their columns. This is particu-
larly true in the case of the Parkers-
burg paper and the Kingwood Argus.
The first thing published in refer
ence to the case was sent out from
Parkersburg to the Pittsburg Post and
taken from that paper. The next
item was taken from the Argus. In
each of these cases the statements
were presumed to have been true and
they were relied upon by this paper.
The statements were not published
verbatim but revamped before they
were published by US. There was
nothing in them TO regret except the
element later discovered of untruth-
fitness. They did not hurt anything
and libelled no one. We are sorry of
course that anything that it unfounded
should have gotten into the paper but
the fault lies with those who first
started the reports and had them pub
lished in nearly all the city papers be-
fore they were noticed by us at all.
1t was only after they had apparently
been fully substantiated that we used
them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
WINTER QUARTER CLOSED.
Students have Scattered to their Homes
Large Increase Expected Next

DtuUEhtS nafC tCACA W ehOAA A1oAASS
Large Increase Expected Next
Quarter.
The winter term at the University
has closed and the students have
gone home. A great many of course
remain in Morgantown on account
of the distance that they would have
to travel IN order to get home. The
rest will have nice time with their
parents until the first of next month
when the next term begins.
A large increase in the number of
students is expected on the opening
of the next term. Many of the new
men will be school teachers whose
schools have ended and who want to
get schooling for one term. The sum-
mer term will also get number Of
this class of students.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
HE SCHEDULED.
Knocked Out An Execution for
Fifty Cents.

A Snit Grows Out of a Dispute with a
Hired Giri--She Brings Suit for
Fifty Cents and Gets Judgm emit
Execution I'm oeked out by Schedule
Matter of Principle Makes the Man
in the Case Right in the Suit and Re-
sort to all Legal Expedients:to Get out
of the Payment.
The practice Of the profession of
law in Morgantown sometimes shows
some very curious things but one of
the most remarkable circumstances
ever met with came to light day or
SO since. The facts in the case as
given us by one of the attorneys are
as follows
A certain member of one of the
learned callings had a hired woman
with whom he disagreed after she
had worked for him few hours and
he discharged her. He proffered her
twenty-five cents for the services
rendered and she demanded fifty
cents refusing to take any less. He
steadily refused to pay that much
and she sued him before Justice
Shoemaker.
The result of the suit was that she
obtained Judgment for the fifty
cents and costs against him. An
execution was given constable and
he went TO levy on the property Of
the defendent.
The latter told the officer that the
matter would be fixed up shortly
and to come back in a couple of
hours. When the officer went back
he was informed that the defendent
had scheduled and that the amount
of property owned by him amount
ing to one hundred and seventy dol
lars which would stop the execution.
The plaintiffs attorney not being
satisfied with the valuation put on
the property had board of apprais-
ers sit on the case and they found
that it should have totalled up one
hundred and eighty-three dollars
While this did not raise it enough
W CAtOlC VIC OlhOCI W oCINC UuC GA
ecution it did take it up high enough
to put the costs on the defendent.
Here the matter rests and the de-
fendent has by spending good
deal more money and time succeed
ed in avoiding the payment of the
fifty cents charges which he regard
ed as excessive
The defendent in the case fought
the matter on the grounds of prin-
cipal claiming that as he had agreed
to pay only twenty-five cents day
that he had discharged the obliga-
ton fully and that after the matter
had cotton into the shape of a
suit he felt justified in taking
any steps whatever in order to de-
feat the plans of the plaintiff.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
Martin Guilty Of MansIaughter.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, March %
George Martin, tried here for kill
ing his father n-law, David Ander-
son, last July, set up the plea of
self-defense, but the jury's verdict
was manslaughter. The sentence
was two years and six months in the
penitentiary.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
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, 1899-03-23
Will DO Humane Work.

Coy. Atkinson has appointed Mrs.
John K List, of Wheeling, Holly G..
Armstrong, of Jackson; Mrs Arm
strong, of Jackson; Mrs. Rose Walt
man Straley, of Princeton, and Lee
Lingamfeller, OF Hedgesville, as the
board of directors of the West Vir-
ginia Humane society.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
Notice.

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to the old firm of Waters and
Wilmington will please settle at once
or their accounts will be put out for
collection. j. M. WATERS,
VIM. WHITTINGToN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
For Rent.

Three roomed fiat in the Miller
building Main street. Inquire of J.
r. Miller.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
Room for Rent.

Outside room with folding bed,
electric and gas lights, with bath
room and closet, for two, at $1.25
each per week. Inquire at 40
Spruce street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
The Weather.

The following is the forecast sent
out from Parkersburg for the ensu-
ing - hours:
''Fair tonight and Friday
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
For Sale.

Good house and lot near the Uni
versity. Also small lot. Inquire Of
j. T.. SToNEKING.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
For Sale.

Very cheap Houses, land and lots.
G. B. HALL.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23

GET your razors honed at Adam
Bowers barber shop.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-23
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 s
worth.
The
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-20
WOOL.
Bradstreets

Bradstreets.
The market is quiet, trade having
been checked during the past few days
by the heavy snow storm that has kept
buyers cut CT the city to a great ex-
tent. Values hold on a steady basis,
however, with sales making at about
former rates. The business in Boston
this week footed up about 1000, 900
pounds, OF which about 1000, 900 pounds
were foreign. The latter sales includ-
ed a line of 400, 900 pounds Irish and
about the same amount of Australian.
The latter woods hold firm, and some
large transactions are or the tapis that
will probably be carried through the
coming week. About 10000 900 pounds
territory and California woods were
sold, the secured basis being about 42@
43 cents for good lots of fine medium
and fine, with shorter stape down to 40
cents. Unwashed quarter and three
itghths blood feeces are firm, with good
| parcels quoted at 21023 cents. Pulled
woods are meeting with a fair inquiry.
Carpet wcols quiet, but steady.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-20
SiLVER


Bradstreets.
The silver market is still l~ifeless,
quotations during the present week
having shown few variations either
here Or in London. There was a slight
decline toward the close of the week,
though hardly OF a kind to indicate
any particular change in the situation
or tendencies of the market. The east
ern demand is described as ccmpara-
lively small, while current offerings
from this and other producing countries
are decidedly moderate.
Silver Prices-February II, London,
27hd; New York, 59Ac. February, 10,
London, 27hd; New York, -. Feb
ruary IA, London, q 7-16d; New York,
595sc. February Is, London, n 7-16d;
New York, 594c. February 16, 81 lid;
New York, $3.50. February II, Lon
don, 27hd; New York, 59&c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-20
PRODUCE.

Chicago, February 1S.-In spite Of
heavy selling to-day wheat found ready
takers, and after a severe struggle May
closed at a decline of A@&c. Corn,
oats and provisions were uncompro-
misingly weak, closing with a loss of
bc in corn, %@Rc in oats, 221ac in
pork, 1001215c in lard and ribs.
Wheat started fairly steady, but
when trading commenced the north
west had not been heard from in re-
gard to the movement of the wheat in
that quarter. A few minutes after the
opening the receipts at Minneapolis and
Duluth were reported at $50 a loads,
compared with 142 The corresponding
day a year ago, and such an excess in
the present rate of deliveries created
bearishness Immediately. May, which
had opened a shade higher at TWO
72hc, dropped quickly to 71B072c.
Chicago receipts were light at so cars,
of which only six were graded con-
tract.
New York sent rather contradictory
news about the demand there for eX-
port, but shipping houses in Chicago
claimed there was more promise for a
revival Of the export business than for
a month back. Such reports as were
received from the country regarding
the condition Of winter wheat were in
the main favorable. AS the session
progressed there was a ~protracted
struggle on the part of short sellers to
keep May wheat below re. 1T was
forced down on three or four occasions
to 71Bc, and once to 1&071Bc, but
always bobbed up again when the sell
ing pressure was relaxed. An i'm
mense amount Of wheat was wanted
at 72c, and May finally closed at 100
72Bc.
Heavy receipts and the large accu-
mutation of stocks in store with a slack
shipping demand weakened corn.
Longs liquidated freely and prices de-
clined sharply. May opened a shade
lower at 35B@36c, sold sparingly at
36c, then slipped off to 35B035hc, and
closed at 351ac buyers. Prospects Of a
large increase in the visible supply had
a bearish influence in oats. There was
general liquidation by longs and large
short interests increased their lines.
May began a shade lower at 27%c, and
declined to 273sc, the closing figure.
Under free selling by packing con-
Germs, owing to the extreme weakness
in corn, provisions declined to the
lowest point this year.
May pork opened sc lower at $9.S7R,
sold sparingly at $500, then fell to
1910, the closing price. May lard be-
gan 21@c down at s5.52h @5.55, and
sold off to $5.45 at the close. May ribs
started 21ac lower at $4.97h, declined
t o$4.S2E, and closed at $4.82h@4.35.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-20
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, February 1S.-There was not
enough cattle received to-day 20 make
a market, and prices were mostly non-
inal, closing on an average 15c lower
than a week ago.
Trade in hogs was a little slow at the
start and prices were 21Rc lower, but
firmed up later on a good demand.
Fair to choice brought S3.72k@3.S2R;
packing lots S3.50G3.70 mixed $500
3.77h; butchers S3.55@3.S0; light S3.45
@3.75; pigs S3.20@3.60.
The small supply Of sheep were read
lily taken at unchanged prices. Poor
to prime sheep sold at s2.50@4.60;
yearlings s4.25@4.7O; lambs s4.00@5.00.
Receipts-Cattle, 200 head; hogs, 49,
600 head; sheep, 1000 head.
East Liberty, Pa, February 1S.-Cat-
tie, steady; extra S5.50@5.75; prime
$5.25@5.50; common s3.50@4.00.
Hogs, dull and lower; prime mediums
S3.95@4.00; heavy Workers S3.S5@3.90;
light Workers S3.75@3.S0; pigs $1,000
$40; skips $2.50@3.25; roughs $2.50@
$40.
Sheep, slow at unchanged prices;
choi@ lambs s5.1O05.20; common to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-20
DRY GOODS.

BrduSlreet.
The situation at Boston shows fair
improvement, although the heavy
storm the first of the week tended to
check present business to some extent.
Cotton fabrics hold firm and the situa-
ton is hardening. The cost of raw
cotton has advanced, and this affects
the goods marked favorably. Gray
cOttonS are in a strong position, and
buyers are unable TO meet their full
wants in many instances. Bleached
goods are also strengthening in price.
Printed fabrics are going we'll for sea-
sonable goods, and prices have been
marked higher on many makes. Per-
Gales and piques are firm and active,
with ginghams selling we'll and firm in
price. Dress woolens are going quite
well with jobbers, and this induces
more recorders for spring. Black Gre
pons sell quickly. Mems wear woolens
are being ordered quite quickly for fall,
and the outlook is much more hope
full.
New York, February 1S.-The market
for cotton goods to-day was quiet in
all departments on the spot with a
fair mail order demand. The tone
continues decidedly strong. Few prints
can be bought to arrive at a named
price, orders being booked at value
only in nearly every line. Heavy
broom cottons are scarce and strong;
light weight fine yarn makes tending
upward. Bleached cottons strong.
Cotton yarns in quiet demand, but very
firm. Worsted yarns in fair request
and advancing. There has been a quiet
market in woolens and worsted goods
without special feature.