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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04
WEST VA, REAL ESTATE.
Average Valuation Per Acre OF Land in
the Several Counties.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, October a.
The auditors Office has prepared the
following statement Of the average
valuation in 1898 of lands 10 West
Virginia:
Barbour, $9.47; Berkeley, 1898:
Boone, 81 Braxton, $43S; Brooke,
$34.71; Cabell, $7.s3; Calhoun. SO. 80;
Clay, $500; Doddrige, 81. 36; Fayette,
1851; Gilmer, 1920; Grant, 1916.
Greenbrier, s6.s7; Hampshire, $4.74;
Hancock, s26l9 Hardy, $4.s2. Har-
rison, $l7.75: Jackson, 1913; Jeffer-
son, $3l ga. Kanawha, &c. Lewis,
1898; Lincoln, 1886; Logan, 81. 66;
Marion, $14.00; Marshall, $17.35;
Mason, $l2.04; Mercer, 1914: Miner
al, $8.4O; Mingo, $2.97; Monongalia,
1895; Monroe, $7.01; Morgan, "a. 49,;
Mcdowell, $3.49; Nicholas, $3.l1;
Ohio, $780, 05; Peasants, 80. 20; PEN
-dleton, $3.50; Pocahontas, $3.44;
Preston, s.. Putnam, $73l; Raj
eigh, 3d. 81 Randolph, SO. 06; Richie,
S6.SS; Roane, $4.3S; Summers, 50. 90;
Taylor, $14.3l; Tucker, 1915; Tyler,
1913; Opshur $7.62; Wayne, $5.08;
Webster, SO. 26; Wetzel, 1886; Writ,
SILT; Wood, $13.6l; Wyoming, $4.55.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04
Wide Open Welcome.

The voice of the student is again
heard in the land. His CHEEKY greet
ing is in evidence everywhere. His
buoyant step is on our streets. His
bright and smiling face meets you al
every turn. His magnetic spirit
diffuses itself in the atmosphere.
The University halls resemble 8
busy bee hive. Express wagons are
loaded high with trunks. Boarding
houses are besieged with eager ap
plicants. Soon a thousand souls
will be added to our population.
ALI this brings money, prosperity
and life to our business and socia'
circles. The University is great
institution for the state. 1t is 9
special blessing to the community in
which it is located.
We extend cordial greetings tt
this incoming population. We give
them the freedom of the city
We welcome the college yell. W.
listen for the wild huzzas of the bal
field. We are glad for all the physi
cal and mental exhibition which
this young and enthusiastic popu
lation brings to the life of our com
munity.
We wish the students the hap
piest and most profitable year in the
history Of the University. As town
We extend to them our warmest hos
pitality. And we rejoice with them
IN all the growing pride and glory Of
our first educational institution.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

impractical and extravagant.r Even
If other proof were wanting the col
lege men of the State win now agree
that the charge, at least in part, was
well founded. That the conditions
of admission were adopted by com
mittee and not by the president OF
the University, cannot be offered as a
defense. The president appointed a
committee, majority OF the members
of which he knew he could control.
On this committee were: First. 2
graduate of the University of Cam
bridge, England, who has been in
America only one year, and at Nor
gantown two months, and who knows
absolutely nothing about the eondi-
tions that obtain in this State; sec
ond, the Dean OF the Law School,
who, so far as we are able to learn,
was never a student in any college,
except law school, and whom not
even his best friends would accuse Of
knowing anything about college
courses or about the educational
movements of this generation. The
third member of the committee was
once acting president of the Univer-
sity and would doubtless have been
made president had he not aroused
the opposition of the friends OF true
education by his endeavors TO shorten
the courses and lower the standard OF
the University. These three men
constituted the majority, and over
the protest of Professor Woolery ana
Professor Whitehill, the minority,
adopted the report.
The Faculty, to whom the report
was next referred might have defeat
ed it, but in the minds of many, such
an act would have been perilous in
the extreme. For many years there
has been friction in the internal work
ings of the University. The charge
has been made that the Faculty were
always in opposition to the President
and would not allow him to succeed
seQuently, when the present Board
Of Regents assumed control it was
given forth, sperhaps not officially
that they would stand by the Presi
dent in any trouble that might arise
between him and the Faculty. I'm
der the circumstances it was but nat
ural that the various members of the
Faculty should prefer TO allow the
President to take up his fads than &c
loose their places in self-sacrificinp
devotion to hopeless cause.
Some months ago we made Il slight
criticism OF the management of the
University and were told very emphat-
ically that ii was certainly prompted
by personal spite. We desire now to
say that we have no spite and have
had none against any one connected
with the University, and we feel con-
fident that no one who knows the
facts as we have given them will im-
pute to us any other motive than the
desire TO see our alma mater for which
we cherish a loyal devotion, have a
clean, healthy, and permanent
growth. With such a feeling we can
not sit idly by and allow the interests
Of over million citizens to be cast to
the winds in order that one man may
be allowed to try his experiments in
education.
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TO BRING THEM.
Excursions on Boats and Railroad will
Bring the People in for Chadwick
Day-Arrangements have been
MOdp

On the occasion of Chadwick Day
the B. & o. will run special from
Connellsville to this place at one fare
for the round trip tickets to be sold
at all intermediate stations. The
train will leave Connellsville at seven
thirty in the morning and will make
the run in about two hours. 1t will
bring the companies from Connells-
vile and Uniontown and Rutter's
Band together with hundreds of peo-
pie from that section.
Returning it will leave here at FIVE
thirty in the evening. 1t will thus
give the people an opportunity to see
everything and get them back home
in time for supper.
The regular trains from the South
together with extras that will be
run on their time will be sufficient
to bring the people from that di-
rection.
On the river the Mason, the Dewey
and other excursion boats besides
the regular packets will come in
loaded to the guards with down riv-
er people to see the show and there
is no fear but that there will be
plenty to make the celebration what
it should be.
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Point Marion.

PoINT MARION, Oct. 2. 1899.-Miss
leila Sadler is visiting friends in Pitts
burg this week.
Our soldier boys, Messrs, Johnson
and Gardeyn each presented us with a
beautiful cane, and other beautiful rel
les brought from the Philippines.
Miss Edna McClain has been confined
to the house the past week with sore
throat.
Miss Florence Frances has been con-
fined to her room with quinsy, the past
eek but is now convalescent.
Prof. Charles Cans, Hammondville,
gave US short visit last week.
Rev Anderson returned Saturday
from conference, and filed his usual APP
pointment in the M. Il. church.
number Of Belgians are working on
the site of the new glass plant. The plant
is expected to be in operation by the
first OF January 1900.
John Sidwell moved into John A.
Clark's house on Freezing street, and
John Martin into John Ewing's house
on Jane street.
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A Great Compliment.

The San Francisco Chronicle
speaking of parade in which par
ticipated the Thirtieth regiment of
which Mestrezat and Dorsey of this
place are members says:
The Thirtieth was the pride OF
them all. Its alignment, its appear
ance and it's marching were favora
bly, commented upon by civilians
and veterans. General Shafter him.
self sent Lieutenant Corbett in such
haste to recall Lieutenant Colonel
Campbell of the Thirtleth that he
might congratulate him that the
happy Lieutenant's horse fell before
ten thousand eyes.
The letter from Bandmaster Mes.
trezat to be found in another column
OF this paper will make interesting
reading tor our many readers. Ev-
,eryone is glad to know that the Nor
gantown contingent in the organiza
ton are having such nice time
We hope to hear from Mr.. Mestre-
Eat often.
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MOEONGALIA MEN
Make a Favorable Impression
at Parkersburg..

Complimentary Things Said Of Our
Representative at the Conference
Armstrong Praised-Leech is Very
Much Liked-Core an Interesting
Personage-President Boyers At
tracts Attention.
Morgantown was very much In evil
dence at the meeting Of the Metho-
dist conference at Parkersburg. The
people from this place and this county
took leading part in all Of the cxer-
cises and the people down there were
very much taken by our representa-
tiyes. DIR. Leech was in high favor
and the press of the city speak In the
highest terms Of him and the excel.
lent lectures that he delivered. He
preached on Sunia in the Episcopal
church thing which is very rarely
seen In church of that denomina-
ton it being very chary Of inviting
ministers of another denomination tc
conduct its services.
In speaking of several other Mon
ongala men the Journal has the fol-
lowing Of interest here:
In passing it might be remarked
that there are layman Of like age in
West Virginia who have been more
energetic in the work Of lay man
than Prof. Armstrong. On the sunny
side Of 40 by half dozen milestones,
he has been an active member Of the
church for "a years. Aside from this
he is notably representative of the
success possible for young man To
achieve. He went from the public
schools of his native county OF Up
shur to the University, and by self
maintenance finished the classical
course and received the degrees Of A.
B. and A. M. He was principal of
the West Liberty normal school for a
time, and some years ago was called
to the chair of English in the Univer-
sity, later being made the vice presi-
dent Of that institution. He is a
finished scholar and Christian gen
tlemen. He deserves any honor that
it is in the power Of the electoral con-
ference to bestow.
An interesting personality in evil
dence at The conference is Kew. Lewis
Core. He returned three weeks ago
from northern India, where be had
been missionary for ten years. He
was a fair-skinned youth of "a when
he went to the land of the Himilaays,
Jealous and earnest, and he returns
bronzed and matured in the work of
converting the natives and spreading
the gospel in that far-away quarter of
the globe. Mr.. Core is native of
Monongalia county, the son of wealthy
parents, who chose the missionary
field as his life work. He will return
to India next January.
Rev. S. l.. Boyers is another young
man who attracts attention. lie is
one of the youngest college presidents
in the United States, being at the
head Of the conference seminary, at
Buckhannon. He is member of the
education committee of the conference
and is here for the purpose of repre-
senting the interests of his school.
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WORK HAS BEEN RESUMED.
Material has Arrived and Track laying
has Again been Started on the
Rack Bottle.

Track laying which has been de
layed on the Morgantown and King
wood r. R. by a reason of failure Of
the material needed in construction
has been resumed. 1t is hoped that
there will be no further delay and
one half mile of track is expected to
go down every day. With this
amount Of progress it will not be
long until the raad reaches Dellslow
and above. 1t is still expected te
get train in from Dellslow on
Chadwick Day to bring our friends
down for the big celebration.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04
SEPARATED
And United Three Difrerent-Times did
This Connie.

Harvey H. Williams and Mrs. Ida
Williams, formerly Miss Ida Cane,
of Chenille, were married two weeks
ago for the third time. They were
married In 1889, but did not live hap
PLY though both were wealthy. In
1892 on the application Of Williams
they were divorced. In 1894 they
were remarked and child was born.
Two years ago, upon his application,
they were again divorced and everyone
supposed the separation would be per-
manent. Their third wedding was
doubly surprising because Williams
attentions to his former wife were not
known to anyone. They are about
thirty-five years old and Mrs. Will
liams Is q beautiful WOMAN.
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Parkersburg Presbytery.

BUCKHANNoN, w. Va. Oct. a.
The Parker snrg Presbytery of the
Presbyterian church held it's regular
semi-annual session here. DIR. Runner
of Parkersburg, was chosen moderator
for the next six months, and Rev. G.
Humble, d. D., was made clerk fra
ternal. Considerable time was given
to adiscussion of higher education
within the bounds of the presbytery.
The announcement was made that
friend in Michigan had given 81, 600
for the purpose of founding Pres6y-
terial and Industrial Academy especi-
ally for the mountain whites OF West
Virginia. Ravenswood offered $50
acres of land valued at 80, 600 as site
for the institution. Charleston offer
ed $40, 900 in cash as a minimum and
site If the presbytery would locate
the institution there. A committee
Of seven was appointed to select
location and get the movement start
ed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04
Pt. Marion News.

Pr. MARION, Sept 30.-Mrs. Rep
pert and her daughter, Mrs. Everly
and her two daughters, all of Kan
sas, are visiting relatives and friends
here. Mrs. Reppert is daughter
of Mrs. John Shroyer and the wife
of Corbley Reppert veteran of the
Civil war, having served in Co. D.
Sd w. Va, Cav. and is now SO much
afflicted that he cannot walk. Mrs
EVERY is the wife of Mr.. Lon Ever
ly who years ago was a noted school
teacher here.
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Ridgedale.

RIDGEDALE, Oct. 2.-Picking apples
is now the order of the day, the croI
being fine one through here.
Chas. Holt of Dixmont Hospital, Pa,
is here visiting his parents. Chades
looks well and talks as though he had
been enjoying himself in the year that
has been gone.
Sanford McBee and Bruce Ross at
tended the festival recently given by
the ladies of the Harmony church.
Mrs. James Hamilton was calling on
Mrs. Martha Ross Thursday.
Miss Viola Hamilton was circulating
among friends in Green Co., Pa, re-
Gently.
The sudden death OF Will Hayes
comes to his many friends through the
country as a great shock and we regret
that one so young should be called
away, but our loss will be his gain
Chas Howell who has been sick for
some time is still in very bad condi-
ton.
Rev. Williams filed his appoint
ment at Goshen Sunday.
A fathers pride,
A mother Joy,
Is Eli Griffeths baby boy,
Born on Sept. 23d '99.
Mrs. Riley Dolton is still in very
critical condition and but little hope is
entertained for her recovery.
Born unto Allen Price and wife on
Aug. goth son.
Miss Neva Selby talks OF going to
Pittsburg to take position in Kaufman's
big store. Is the does we wish her sue
cess as she is one of our most respecta-
BILE girls.
We wish to extend congratulations to
Miss Nettie Gray and Mr. Hartman also
Roy Steel and Miss Eta johnson in
their recent wedding and wish for them
life of happiness.
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The Wood County Centennial.

All preparations for the three
days celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of the settlement Of
Wood county, which began on Tues
day are perfected, and there is ev
cry assurance that the event will be
successful beyond even the hope Of
those who first projected it. The
Masons have reconsidered their res
olution declining to lay the corner
stone of the new $4,000 court
house, now in course of construction
and will take charge of that part Of
the celebration and lay the stone on
Thursday. Special trains will be
run on all roads, and very large
crowds are anticipated.
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1T IS HERE.
Presentation Sword Arrived on
Monday.
Now ON Exhibition in Commander
Browns Office Magnificent Tribute
to MOrgantOwn's Fayorite Son-De-
scription Of the WeaDOn-Eyerything
About 1t is of The Very Best.

The much talked of sword which is
to be presented to Captain F. e. Chad
wick of the New York by citize rs of
Morgantown has been received. 1t
came in Cd Monday morning and can
be seen at the Office of Commander
Brown. Everyone who has seen it is
loud in his praises of the weapon
which is certainly magnificent trib-
ute to the respect and esteem in which
the gallant captain of the flag ship is
held by the people of this state.
1.-THE blade is of the finest and most
| flexible steel. One side is oruamented
with the inscription, presented to
| Captain French E. Chadwick by the
citizens of the State of West Virgin
ia, festoons and laurel decorating the
upper part. On the other side is a
vignette of the flagship New York.
All these decorations appear in gold,
the grip is made of shark skin, en-
twined with gold laurel, emblematic
of honor and triumph. The pommel
is massive piece of gold work, decor
ated on either side with an American
bald eagle, in gold relief, grasping a
fouled anchor. In the top is set an
amethyst. The guard is encircled at
the top by dolphin, the scales and
other portions richly executed. The
lower portion is of pierced work, and
embodies the letters U. S. N, entwin-
ed with oak leaves and acorns, signify
ing strength, the edge finished with
rope.
THE FLEET OF SAMPSON.
The face of the guard is enriched by
an engraving vignette of Admiral
Simpsons fleet, with the flagship
New York in the foreground. The
scabbard is made of sterling silver,
oxidized and relieved by massive and
richly carved gold decorations. The
bands which secure the rings to which
the trappings are attached are COM
posed of heavily carved laurel wreaths.
Above the upper band, just beneath
the guard, is the full coat of arms of
the State of West Virginia with
motto. Below this band is the head
of Neptune. Midway between the
upper and lower band is the mono
gram f. E. G. The tip of the scab-
bard is massive gold dolphin which
supports trident entwined with sea
weed. All the metal parts of the
blade and trappings are made of heavy
and massive 1S-karat gold. The web
bling is embossed in heavy gold bullion
and made especially to order.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Maryland Democrats are in po-
sition to say, "go it Wellington! 60
it Lowndesw with the certainty that
the harder the Republican factions
fight, the greater the Democratic
majority in the state will be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Up to date, we have spent $4,000
600 in paying our troops in the
Philippines, and apparently have
little tangible result to show for our
nine months fighting. That was a
fine bargain that President McKin-
ley insisted on making with Spain.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

We fail to see the right of "Ted-
dy" Roosevelt to take other men to
task for ''their greed for ofiice-their
thirst for power" Ted has been on
the public pay roll almost ever since
he was old enough to vote, and he
has given no intimation of an inteD-
ton to retire.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

1t is not complimentary to the
Senate to say, as many are saying,
that Quay will be seated on the gov
ernor's certificate regardless Of the
principle involved, because of his
personal relations with Senators.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

In speaking Of the newspaper men
at Manila Admiral Dewey said !:
"They are fine set of men and, no
matter what ! told them, they never
misquoted or betrayed my confidence
And there never was place they
would not go when the fighting was
going on" These are the men Gen
eral Otis tried to discredit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

The solicitude of the pension at
torney, who writes pathetically for
the veterans and widows of veterans
is calculated to make new cynics,
and probably does.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Secretary Root is credited with
having designs upon the Republican
Vice Presidential nomination; also
with having the active assistance of
Boss Platt
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04
SpIendid Article.

The last issue Of the West Virgin
ia School Journal contains splcn-
did erticle roasting the present
management Of the University to a
finish. Clarksburg News.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Now that Fred Grants daughter
has become Russian princess, the
island of Luzon will hardly be big
enough to hold Fred and his en-
larged head.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Perhaps Gen. Otis inactivity is
due to the fact that he feels it would
beunfair to annoy Aguinaldo just at
the time he is compelled to walk the
floor with new born baby.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Notwithstanding the sulking in
his tent of Gov. Bushnell, the Ohio
Republicans managed TO get their
campaign wide open.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Signs point strongly to Pingree's
joining Algcr in private life, and for
the same reason-necessity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

\. That efforts are being made,
Ahrough the big newspapers, to les
sen public prejudice against trusts
is one of the signs of what the Dem
ocratic party will have to fight
against next year. 1t is evidently
to be the policy of the trusts to try
to lull the people of the country in.
to feeling OF security by this meth
nd
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

There is more than little truth
in that definition of "layman" as
one who lays things upon his pastor
which he himself ought to do.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Where candidate is not heavy
enough to enlist in the regular ar
my, he ought to be eligible for one
of those skeleton regiments.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

1t is an off week when some acci
dent doesn't happen to one Of the U
S. transports in the Pacific.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Mayor Golden Rule" Jones, Of
Toledo, would deprive the police of
their revolvers and clubs, lest they
misuse them. Presumably he would
arm them with tracts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Mr.. Hanna's campaign leg will
soon be in condition to sympathize
with the tail of the British Lion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

The selection of Prof. Armstrong
out of a field of eight on first ballot
is very great compliment to his
ability and an evidence of the great
regard in which he is held by the
members of the conference. There
is no man in the state who stands
higher in every way with the people
of the state than does Prof Arm
strong who has their implicit conf
dence. We congratulate the Pro-
lessor and the conference on the very
evident wisdom of the selection.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-04

Chadwick Day, MOrgantown,
w. Va, October 10.