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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
GETS SIX MILLIONS.
c.ruelius Vanderbilt Does Better than
His Father iatended.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Does BETTER Thaa
His Father iatended.
New York, Oct. A-The World TINS
morning says:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, At his home,
No. COS Fifth avenue. at 10:io o'clock
last CFridayl night. made this impof-
tant statement TO "A World reporter:
"The agreement by which ! receive
SG,OCoOD from my brothers portion
OF the estate has been made TO appear
as a mere gift. II IL no gift. but the re-
suit OF compact entered into before
my fathers death. By this compact
was To receive no less than $1,000
90.
when was the agreement made:'
he was asked.
II can only say that II was some time
prior To my fathers death" as the
reply. '''rhe matter since then LIS been
In the hands OF my lawyers, Carter q
Leiynri. They have absolute charge
OF my interests
Mr.. Vanderbilt was asked II there
would be- an amlcable settlement OF the
estate on the basis Indicated by the
transfer OF SG.0po1S 10 him from Al
frci's portion. To this he replied:
You must excuse me. ! VIII not dis
cuss the matter further. just wish 10
be set right bcfonr the public. All my
Interests are In my lawyers hands"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
There have been various

There have been various g,
written about the stealing OF the
timoro and Ohio Rail Road ess}
at Martinsburs. w. Va. during
rebellion and their transfer acroa
country for service on southern !
roads by Col. Thomas Sharp. n
still living In Ohio, Recently. -
ficial OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Road made some Inquiries OF o!!
pioyes who were at Martinsba,,|
the time the incident happened
they say that on June -. 1851.
men OF Genl Stonewall JacEsI
command were detailed TO destFoI
baltimore and ohio's equipmeai
Martinsburg. They piled wood
coal over Il engines and nearly
cars and then set fire to them.
ten or twelve OF the engines. h1H,
were seriously damaged. and thes,I
by the fire, but because the water
first let out OF the boilers. Col II
arrived In Martinsburg on Aug 8
1861. and remained there until lie
lowing March. engaged In resggI
engines. machinery. etc. lie d
eight engines across the country a
the turnpike. either to StaunloR. u
chester or ,Strasburs. land ,he;,
some historians who disagree o. 4
inD - horses being required e.
each engine. lie also removed 81
duplicate parts OF engines and 4
and all the rough Iron NJ the s:I,|
and took away all machinery |
tools which were ai;erward used Ia
Southern arsenals. The country aEa
Mart!nsburg is extremely hilly an!
work Of getting the engines oNsf
country roads required consitst.
engineering ability. II has bees !
rcn,iy reported In late years tha;
OF the locomotives was the Wa
camcl-back No. 90 which at iha; !
was numbered II. but Col. SHARP
not care for this class OF engines
took only Zen wheel and passensc'
zines. There was only one eight Y.
locomotive taken and tha; was Ne
Some years after the war Col. 81
was employed on the baltimore !
Ohio Rail Road as Master Of In
poSiSuoa-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
DISCOVERED A REBEL PLOT.
\ Vessel Captured Loaded with supplies
for . Fuii-Fi-dg~d Revolt

~ Ness~t snptufrt hoaueu WIN NaPp''s
for . Fuii-fi-dE~d Revolt
Manila, Oct. .2S.-M. Rupcrto Santa
20. one OF the wcaithicst Nlsnyans,
who had taken the oath OF allegiance
To the United States and who posed
ms friend OF the Americans. has been
arrested mt IioIio. while other Nisaynns
arc being watched. The prisoner Il
charged with organizing a revolution
AIRY junia. Santiago owns sugar cs.
,ntcs throughout the Island OF Ncsros.
IL is asserted that council OF ten nni
the manager OF the Jun,n met daily nj
SantInso's oiiitc for the purpose OF en-
IinccrlnE mn extensive scheme OF col,
icctious for an instruction. One OF
SnntinEo's steamers was captured ear
ry!ng supplies TO the rctA.ls. His ar
rest caused r,imors OF an outbreak Of
the natives OF lioilo. and precautions
have been taken TO prevent trouble. \
battalion OF the Eighteenth regiment
aud the marines OF the gt,nboat Con-
cord form nm expedition nj Conception.
northern rana. which Il searching for
the Concoris coSswnln. who wns lurcd
ashore by a whn. nag and who Is sup
posed TO be- prisoner. They found the
place deserted dnd burned every house
as a punishment. t'-.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Emperor William has made a con.
tribution to the woman question by his
four ks. or kinder and kuchen, kleider
and kirche (children and cooking.
vlothes and the church,. AS a state
Inent OF the old conservative view OF
woman's sphere the kaiser's definition
is the brlefest and best. The new ideas
OF the advanced woman find little re.
sponse in the Teutonic mind, and in
defining woman's destiny thus compre-
hensively the kaiser may be regarded
as the spokesman Of his people. Ger.
many's ideal, however. has changed
since the days when Tacltus described
the women OF the Teutons as accom-
panying their husbands to battle and
: engaging in the fight, and 1t ma,
change again, despite the kaiser'I
clever saying.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

The white Star steamship Oceanic.
which made her hrst trip across" the
Atlantic recently from Queenstown 10
New York, is the largest ship ever
built. She Is 7Oi feet long. which is 10
feet longer than the famous Great
Eastern. Her engines have $4,000
horsepower. or more than twice that
OF the. st. Paul. and they drive her
through the water at n speed OF %
knots an hour. She made her first
trip In six days and two and half
hours. This Is no, record breaking
time. but the Oceanic is not intended
SO much for speed as for regularity of
passage. Her owners anticipate that
her trips may be scheduled almost like
express trains.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

The rule Of the western ranch Is thai;
unbranded cattle shall be marked by
the brand OF the man on whose place
they are found. When Gov Roosevelt;
was n ranehman. he and one o. his
men found such maverick on a neigh
bor's farm. and the cowboy triumph
antiy put Rooseyel;'S brand upon It.
The present governor discharged him
on tho spot. III you steal for me-" was
his, suoe!nct explanation. you will
steal from me-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
Occur I'Alenr TrInI.

Moscow, Ida, Oct. 2S.-Twclyc mon
yer" selected to-day ns jurymcn to trv
the Occur dAlcnc miners accused nr
stopping United States mail train nt
Wallace. April 18th.
The court rushed through the preljm.
mary matters in connection with tho
trial with dispatch. the jury with two
lar panel. 'esu'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
GIFT of "a Hospital Ship.

London, Oct. 31.-The American
women's fund has already reached
10000. Offers Of medical stores and
professional services pour in from all
points In the greatest profusion. The
war office will grant to American
ladies exceptional privileges in promot.
Ing their project even going SO far MS
to accept American surgeons, nurses
and ordcrlies.
1t Is quite possible that the American
Red Cross Society will lie called upon
TO select many of these officials,
IL Is expected that the Maine will be
ready to sail In about three weeks, ful-
~ equipped TO minister to 200 wound.
ed. She will proceed in the first in.
stance to Cape Town. and will thrn
go wherever the war office NAV indi.
cate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
High Lights,

Man is known By the company he l.
out OF.
only inferior people make the mis-;
Of assuming superior airs.
when two wu!fvn are said to rc,F=
each other both are secretly Sesci
one OF the valuable privileges We Z
overlook II the privilege OF not sal
anything.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
Do You, Fee, Asn. .na Burn:

Shake into your shoes Aliens z,
Ease. a'powdcr for the feet. II ta.i
tight or Ncy-ihocS feel Easy. c.
corns. Bunions, Swollen. Hot 4
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists :
Shoe Stores. csc. Sample sent FIRE
Address Allen S. oimstcd. Leroy. \,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Some men have no business In poll
ties. and politics Is all the business
some men have.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

The man who can afford love In 4
cottage 4, the seashoTe can AFFORD a
brown-s,onc front In town with the at-
vent o. winter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

For the first time in her annals, Porte
Rico has enjoyed the excitement OF n
municipal election. and has experienced
the unwontcd legal procedure of trial
by jury. Eleven natives. with one
Yankee to act as foreman, composed
the jury, and the result Of their delib-
erations is said to have been eminently
satisfactory to every one except the
culprit. The election, although prom.
Using as a first attempt, was marked by
innocent, but somewhat embarrassing
innovations. The supervisors became
hungry at noontime, and adjourned foi
dinner. taking the ballot boxes with
them. This rendered the appointing
OF another election necessary to fore
stall possible complaints of illegality
These and ather encouraging fact!
show that American ideas and meth
DDS are making headway in Porto Rico
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Speaking of the dullness of many
honest reformers: their inability to
get beyond small retail methods of ad-
ministration; their lack of public
imagination; of civic pride: of power
of initiation and Of quick sympathy
with popular aspirations, Doctor Nc
Kelway says: "The political free
hooters often take these things into
account, with results that make the
mercurial masses prefer brilliant brig
audage to incompetent integrity"
The nlliterative wit Of this remark
need not paks. us forget its wisdom.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Hope is a tonic tha, stimulates am
billion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

There arc two reasons xhy some peo.
pls fail to mind their own business:
one Is tha; they hayep'i. any business.
and the other Is they hayen', any mind.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Humbugs are gilted coins OF plaus!-
biiity from the mint o. deception.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

II I, takes nine tailors TO make a
man how many does II take TO con
struet n tailor made woman!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

The street car conductor is way
farins individual.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

A traveller says the average train
boy Is banana skin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

II makes a great difference whether
glasses are used over or under the
nose.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Give some people half chance AM
they'll take the other half.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

The multiplication table affords tho
miser food for thought.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

You can't tell the extent OF mans
piety by the length Of his Sunday face.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
20 CURE a coLD IN ONE DAT.

Even when man mnkr- his own o.sl
funltics shcy are not made to suit s.ss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

when a man brings his wife an u,
pcctcd present II makes her fear he
bouEh; himself something cStrnvnEant
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

Tikc Laxative nrumo Quininc Tablets
druggists refund the money II 10 falls 10 =
sso IL ". Groves signature oa each boz.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
WIN THE LAST.
O. w. u. loses Both Games at
Morgantown.


W. V. L. Makes Sixteen Scores in
Each OF the flames on Saturday-The
Rubber is a Very Exciting 0ne-Team
Is Steadily Imp owing and has Won
Eleven out of Nineteen flames other
Contests for This Place.
The baseball game on Saturday
afternoon resulted in victory for the
w. V. u. team by a score of sixteen
TO nine. The game was very excit-
ing one and was the rubber of series
of three one OF which had been won
by each team. The first game which
played at Delaware was taken by the
Q. W. u. boys by Il score Of twelve to
one. The second one played in Nor
gantown on the morning of Saturday
was taken by the local lads by a score
OF sixteen to six.
In the afternoon o. w. q. was ex-
pected to brace up and win out as IL
would have stronger aggregation
than in the morning. However they
failed to do as they were expected and
the game was taken after warm
fight by the Varsity boys.
The attendance was large but it
was not as large as It should have
been. Many more people should have
been there TO see game such as was
given them and the receipts should
have been larger.
The first game showed that o. w.
Z. has very strong team and they
have defeated W. and J. and other
first class teams by good scores. The
victory in consequence was very sat
isfaetory one and shows that the team
here is steadily improving.
Several other games have been
scheduled and they will all be played
at home as far as known now. We
should win them all and wind up the
season in blaze Of glory, The games
played so far have resulted in the
winning of eleven of them and the
loss of eight As the majority of the
games were played away from home
this is very fine showing. But one
game has been lost at home and this
was one to w. and J. The same day
another one was taken from them so
that the teams are very evenly match
ed
On the whole we have much to con-
graduate the team on for that reason
and they will make better showing
before they disband for the season.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
Died.

O'KELLEY-George William O'Kel-
ley, little son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.
O'Kelley died at the home of his par
ents in this place on Saturday even
ing June 81 1899, aged five years.
His death is greatly regretted by his
many friends both old and young as
he was a great favorite. His death
was the result of an injury received
from a fall while playing with num-
Der of little boys some time previous.
He seemed to recover from this but
was hurt again about week ago by
being struck on the head in the same
spot by a stone. The little fellow did
not complain much and went about
until Friday afternoon when he was
stricken with inflammation of the brain
and steadily grew worse until evening
when the end came. Little Georges
death is universally regretted as he
was great fayorite. The parents have
the sympathy of their friends in their
sad bereavement. The funeral took
place on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence Of his grandfather
Mr.. f. K O'Kelley.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
Mrs. isabel Lake.

Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake, National
Superintendent Of the Social Purity
Department OF the w. G. Il. U. will
speak at the Baptist church. Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Lake is speaker Of
great power and always speaks to
crowded houses. She is much like
the late Francis E. Willard as a
platform orator. Every city visited
by Mrs Lake greets her with packed
churches. Mrs. Lake will reach Nor
gantown this afternoon.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
MEETING OVER.
West Virginia Editors have Finished
Their Annual Meeting and have Re-
turned Home.

uCN
Justin NJ. Kunkle of the New Do
MINIoN together with Scott Lowe
and Charles Waddell of the Athe-
naeum have returned from Elkins
where they have been in attendance
on the meeting of the state editorial
association The people of Elkins
did ali in their power to see to it that
the association had the best time in
the world and the visitors enjoyed
the meeting to the limit. The rail
roads especialv the West Virginia
Central were very kind and arrang
ed number of excursions.
A great many points Of interest
were visited and the resources of
the valley spread before the visitors.
To many of them it was a revelation.
The sessions were full of profit and
the many addresses delivered by
some Of the most noted people in
the country were full of interest.
The place for holding the next meet
ing has not been decided upon but
Spencer is talked of
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
COL. BRIGHAM'S LECTURE.
The Distinguished Speaker Entertained
aud Instructed His Auditors very
Pleasantly.

Saturday evening at s o'clock in
Commencement Hall, the Hon. Jos.
H. Brigham, United States Assist
ant Secetary of Agriculture, deliver
ed well received address to an
audience of about two hundred.
After a musical selection by the
University Orchestra, which the
audience applauded heartily, Profes
sor Atkeson, Dean of the College of
Agriculture, introduced the dis
tinguished speaker in "a brief speech
which, Notwithstanding its brevity,
struck the keynote for the evening,
by referring to the Secretary as the
first farmer who, as such, had adj
dressed an audience from the Uni
versity platform. For it was of the
farmer and the farm, of the fnnda
mental Importance of agriculture to
our national prosperity and to all
social well being, and of the relation
of the United States land grant col
leges of agriculture and mechanic
arts to the Improvement of agrieul
tnre and of the status Of the farmer
that Mr.. Brigham spoke.
The speakers powerful and pleas
ing voice and his commanding pres
ence he stands six feet, six inches
high, and weighs two hundred and
fifty pounds, without the slightest
suggestion OF corpulence) would
have insured favorable reception
for his speech even had it been less
entertaining; but as matter of fact
he illustrated his points with such
good stories, so remarkably well told,
that the hearers were greatly pleased.
His story of Pats dinner, although
called cut by point in the address,
was especially well told and quite
brought down the house.
The central point of Mr.. Brig
ham thought was that the dislike Of
the farm, the desire of the young
people to get away from it, and the
contempt with which the farmer and
his life are too largely conducted
and that tor this state Of affairs and
the resulting privations endured by
the agricultural class, the partial
neglect of their duty by the land
grant colleges, primarily instituted
in the interest of agriculture and me
ehanic arts, is in some measure re-
sponsible. The fact that the Assis-
tant Secretary is himself success
full farmer gave the greater force to
his contention that, if agriculture is
carried on in business-like way, in
the light Of what science, through
the experiment stations and agricul-
tural colleges, can do for it, the
farmers family may enjoy as well as
the next one the good things of life,
both material and intellectual.
In concluding his speech, Mr.
Brigham made an appeal to the pa
triotism and loyalty of his hearers
which was received with a great APP
pearance Of enthusiasm.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
Nothing In 1t.

There was report current over
town that there was a case of small
pox on the French's Sensation show
boat. This was investigated by the
town authorities and it was found TO
be absolutely without foundation.
The boat not only has nothing of the
kind with it but has never had case
of any kind Of sickness on board.
The show did not stop at Brownsville
which is the only town on the river
where the disease is TO be found.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
Festival at Hare's Grove.

There will be festival at Hare's
Grove, near Avery church, Wednes-
day evening, June 7th, 80. Pro
ceeds for the benefit of the Avery
parsonage fund, Ice cream, straw
berries, cake and all sorts Of refresh
ments. Good vocal and instrument
tai music. Come one. Come all.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
NOT OUR FAULT.
Cadets Wanted to go to Grafton But
The Train Did Not Come Grafton is

EJOIts
Grafton people are still sore at the
failure of the Cadet Corps to attend
the celebration up there but it is due
to no fault of the people here that the
boys in gray did not go. OF course
we wanted them TO stay at home but
after it had been decided to go why OF
course we wanted to see them have
the very best time possible. The
fault was due to the people who did
not send the special train promised us
to take the boys up.
The Cadets went to the station and
waited several hours but no train
came and they marched back again.
They were disappointed as badly as
any one else and we do not know yet
who is to blame for the failure.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
Children's Day at Harmony.

Children's day was celebrated at
Harmony Grove on Sunday and the
exercises were attended by the largest
crowd ever seen on the grounds. The
speakers were Prof Robert A. Arm
strong and Waitman Barbe both Of
whom delivered excellent addresses.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
More about the Railroad Taxes will
be Repaid.

assessed for taxes for the first
year at not less than 100000.
The average rate of taxation in
the District, including Morgantown,
will exceed 81 made up as follows
taxes in District $1.S1, and in town
1892, and the railroad tax of $I2.
The whole will equal S4.55, and di-
vlded by two to get the average, it
will be 1927 ON each 500 and this
will make q total tao on the railroad
and the increased value which will
certainly be not less than 100000
the first year, of 1920.
In other words a railroad tax of
IL cents on $4,000 000-the taxable
property in the District, (which will
be all that is necessary will pro
duce $4,000 The interest on the
District bonds ($45000 at 5 per cent
will be only S2250 and L cents will
give a surplus of $3.50 so that the
tax will only be L cents or less, for
railroad purposes
But while we are paying the L
cents on 100000 amounting to 50
400 we are getting back 2.27 on$100,-
600 assessed as the taxable value
of the railroad and other increased
forms of wealth which will amount
to 1920 or $40 more than we pay
out. so that in the end the railroad
will pay back all we loan to it as a
subscription to its preferred stock,
and we shall Arrays have this source
of revenue, by taxing the railroad
and the new wealth brought by it
into the District, to help pay our
other taxes.
See what you get by subscribing
to the railroad.
1st TIE money paid out in the
District, while building the railroad,
which will be not less than SIS, 900,
to 100000 This will be cash, paid
for work and labor, and for mater
ials, and will at once make flush and
good times, with money for general
circulation.
End. 4 railroad in actual opera
ton in Morgan District, for eleven
miles, and for Is miles in Preston
County, bringing business and en-
ployment for all our people, Great
ing new business, bringing more
people and building up our City and
vicinity.
3rd. Reduced taxation, because
the railroad and the wealth created
or brought here by it, will be taxed
for all purposes for all time, and SO
help to pay your taxes, and thereby
reduce them. The f. M. & 2. r. r.
pays into this County and the Dis
tricts and towns, about 81 900 year
in taxes, which we should have to
pay, if it did not.
If the taxable wealth of the Dis
trict doubled Increasing from about
$1,000, 900 in 1887 to over 50, 5000
in 1900. which will be the first year
when any taxes for railroad pur-
poses can be levicd) by reason OF
building the miles of road IN 1887
will not eleven miles bring in hall
as much? If SO, all this added
wealth will pay on the 100000 al
the average Of the present taxes ii
in Morgan District ($2.27) about
S22, 700 into the State, County, towr
and District treasury, of which the
District will get for roads zoe an6
for schools SIC, and its share of the
distributable school tax 25c, ar
aggregate Of 96c Con $500, 0o0) OF
$4,000.
4th. The District oc1t get in ad
dition to the three first items oil
which there can be no possible
doubt, the $40, 900 Of preferred 5ae
otooL. with ita EARNINGS to be SDen1
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05

Iii Fit Of Jealous Rage He Kills His
ParamOur's Mother - Though the
Fatal Result Seems to Have Been Ac-
eidentaI-A Rivals Presence in The
House Caused the Insane Act-Mc-
Cormick has Been Rather Promin-
ent Man for Many Years-SOmething
of the story OF the Lias0n With the
Daughter of the Murdered Woman.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-05
The Weather.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day"