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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
APPLES ALL RIGHT.
Investigation shows that there
will be Lots of Bloom.

Fears have been Entertained that the
Crop had been Killed by cold Wealth
er-lsloom means Apples aud the
Trees cant't hold all the crop Peach
es are dead however beyond Hope OF
Redemption-0ther States also Re-
port the Failure OF this Crop.
The good news that there will like
~ be apples this year can now be an
nounced. One thing Is certain there
will be an enormous bloom. As this
must come before there can be many
apples Ii would seem to show that we
stand some chance OF getting q lot Of
the fruit.
Experiments have been tried By
many people with apple branches
which were taken into the houses and
placed in water The warmth and
water has in a few days caused them
10 unfold and the showing has been
made uflat there will be one of the
largest blooms on record
This will be very good news for
everyone as the apple crop In this sec
tion has been a failure for several
years. This fall bids fair TO see the
largest crop we have had for years
should the season be ut ali favorable.
Peaches however are as coy as ever
and the announcement made some
time ago that they were all killed is
being stuck to by those making II.
The bloom is not only killed but many
of the trees have been killed 10y tile ex-
treme cold weather. Few II any are
expected to yield anything in the
county or state this fall.
These reports come not only from
the county and state at large but they
are general. Maryland has reported
that she will have none at all this
year and other peach growing states
also report that the extensive blizzard
hunted out their peaches and killed
them.
The effect OF the cold weather on
the other fruit cannot be foretold but
1t is not thought that 1t has seriously
hurt the trees. They will be kept
back until the season opens in earnest
and will not be seduced by the allure
ments OF snort warm spell which
ends with a freeze. This in case the
winter has been mild one always
fixes the fruit in the spring but In
case the weather has been severe the
buds do not come out until there is
some assurance that summer has real
ly come.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Robert Downing.

Freda Gallck, Robert Downing's
new leading woman is a Californian
brought up on the coast with every
advantage OF study that money and
influence could secure. She is twenty
years old with a figure that is fully
developed, beautiful face full OF ex-
preston, and voiceIpossessed by no
other woman on the stage. She is at
home in tragedy, comedy and opera.
She speaks five different languages, is
a thorough musician and knows all
the standard operas and can sing
them. Since her debut with Mr..
Downing she has simply captured her
audience wherever she has appeared
in such parts Faustina in the Glad
iator, Pauline In paris in l793n and
Parthenia in Ingomar.
She is under contract with Mr.
Downing for five years and receives "a
larger salary than any other leading
woman on the stage who has had the
same experience. She will be seen
with Mr.. Downing when he plays at
the Opera House Wednesday March
18th.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
DEWEY
In Excellent Health aud Spirits Says a
West Virginia Woman who saw
Him.

WASHINGTON, March l5.-No Gre
dence is placed at the navy depart
ment in the story attributed to
Capt. Fraser of the British Army,
who stated at Vancouver, B. G., that
Admiral Dewey's health had been
broken and that be looked like dy
ing man when Capt. Fraser saw him
at Manila. Mrs. Lee, of Richmond
Va, daughter of ex Senator Davis,
of West Virginia, and sister of the
wife of Senator Elkins, saw the Pres
ident recently, lust after her return
from Manila, and told him that Ad
miral Dewey. with whom she and
her husband had dined, appeared to
be in excellent health and spirits,
although he had grown very gray
Brigadier General Chas A. Whit
tier of the volunteer army recently
returned from Manila with verbal
message from Admiral Dewey to
Secretary Long in regard to the re
ports that the Admiral wanted to be
relieved of duty in the Philippines.
Admiral Dewey said that he was in
good health, and did not want to
come back until conditions in the
Philippines han become more set
tied. He expressed to Gen. Whit
tier his fear of attracting public at
tention if he returned home now, and
said he wanted to escape any dem
onstrations that might be intended.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
HIGH PRAISE.
Col. Casteel Gets Seine Boquets In
Washington.

Fhe following item concerning
Col Casteel and Lieut.. Col. Moore
appeared in "a recent issue of the
Washington Post: Col. d. L. +.
Casteel. commanding the Second
West Virginia Regiment now sta
toned at Greenville, S. c.. was seen
by Il Post reporter last evening. Col
Casteel has won high praise for his
soldierly qualities, and he is regard
ed as one of the most efficient vol
unteer officers in the army. His
regiment has strong local interest
in Washington from the fact that
its lieutenant colonel is the brilliant
newspaper writer, O,Brien Moore,
who has friends galore at the Ma
tional Capital, and in fact all over
the United States. Col. Moore is
also here. aud he may at no dis
tant day resume his Journalistic la
bois in this city
Col. Gasteel will resume his du-
ties in the adjntant. generals office
as soon as the Second Regiment is
mustered out.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
The Kind That Pays.

The day has gone by when the sim
pie name Of an article, on the fence,
in the street car or on a billboard or
any other mere sign can be considered
adequate or effective advertising.
The facts must be told connectedly
and the reasons given That can be
dome only in the newspaper This Is
why newspaper advertising is increas-
ing out of all proportion to the signs
SO freely used some years ago. Des
Moines Qa.) News.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
A Bride For a Klondiker.

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, March 15--
+. e. Simons, the KloDdike King,
who announced upon his return from
the Klondike that he intended speEl
ing sos, 900 with friends before return
ing, will not return alone unless the
parents of his flfteen-y ear-old cousin,
Miss Ufriga Simons, Of Barbour caun-
ty, find it out 10 time. An early day
this week will see her welded to the
Klondike King and speeding away
over to her far Northwestern home.
The wedding has been secretly arrang
ed to take place at the home OF the
brides uncle, ]. G. Dickinson, in Bar
bour county. as her parents, it Il said,
object to the match on account Of the
brides tender age. Mr.. and Mrs. ST.
mon will spend their honeymoon Ia
Salt Lake City.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Helped to Found it.

Friends of education and especially
the friends of our State University
says "Pedagoguen in the Wheeling In
telligencer were sorry to hear of the
disastrous fire which destroyed the
mechanical hall of that institution.
although they will be glad to know
that it will be rebuilt at once and
that the new building will be far bet
ter adapted to meet the wants of that
department than was the old one
The writer takes a special pride in
that department of our leading school
from the fact that he bore a humble
part in the discussion of the subject
of manual training at the last meeting
of the State Educational association
held in Morgantown. He remembers
that it was not the majority Of even
that progressive body that favored
mechanical work-even in our State
university. But out Of that discus
sion grew the mechanical department
which is the pride of the institution
to-day. Would that every high school
in the State had a manual training de-
partment connected with it. Then it
could be truly said we are educating
the entire man.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
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A NOVEL CASE.
Wendell Slender Saws he Wanted to
Test q Young Girls Virtue Before
Adopting Her.

HUNTINGTON, w Va, March 10
Wendell Slender, a wealthy German,
who came here four years ago from
near Allegheny, Pa, and purchased
one of the finest stock farms in the
county, is defendant in d damage suit
which is proving highly sensational.
The plaintiff, Maggie Bragg, is an
orphan girl, aged fifteen, who alleges
that Slender made an attempt to Grim
inally assault her while she was living
at his home.
Slender, on the witness stand to day
acknowledged that he made the as
sault, but that his intentions were
good, he simply desiring to test the
young girls virtue. His wife also
made the same statement. saying that
she requested her husband. to do so, as
she wanted to adopt the girl if she
proved yirtuous.
Stender's wealth is variously esti-
mated at from $40, 900 to $50, 900, and
the sensational proceedings of to-day
mas put standing room in the big
court house at premium.
Twenty witnesses were brought
from Mingo and Logan counties 10
give evidence in behalf of the defend
ant. The best legal talent in this sec
tion has been employed On each side.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
A Deserved Promotion.

Lieutenant Kemble White, of Com
pany M, Second West Virginia volun-
teer regiment, has been promoted to-
be Captain, vice III. G. Getzendanner,
resigned. The promotion OF Captain
White, who was aide-de-camp on the
staff Of MAJOR General Cline, was
richly deserved one. earned by conscien-
tious attention to duty, and his friends
in this state, and particularly Mingo
county. are highly gratified to learn
of his rise in the ranks. He is son
Of Mr.. H. S. White, of Matewan.
Southern West Virginian.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
AGREEMENT LIKELY
Between Pittsburg Operators and
Miners on wage question.

Notwithstanding the rumors Of a
strike of coal miners In the Pittsburg
district on April ], both operators and
miners insist that an amicable settle
.ment will be reached. The joint scale
committees met again to-day and con-
tinued the discussion on the price for
cutting and loading in entries. 1t
was harmonious session, and both
sides announced at the close that
there was every indication Of salts
factory arrangement Of the dead work
scale. The conference adjourned I'M
til next Monday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
The First French Play III West yir-
ginia.

Last night marked an era in the
dramatic history of the University,
and so far as we know, in the dra-
matte history of the State.
lie Sanglier,' French play by
Alexandra Bison, was mounted aud
successfully produced to large and
appreciative audience;
The play was given under the
management OF Kenneth Mckenzie
Phi. d., who fills the chair of Ro-
nance languages in the University,
assisted by Professor c. H. Patter-
son, who has charge of the school
of elocution.
Those taking part were Messrs.
Mckenzie, Shaffer and Meredith,
and Mines. Frazer and Buck.
The acting was of such charac
ter that even those not familiar with
the language could easily follow the
the blot.
1t is impossible to find any fault
with the representation of the play.
All filed their parts to perfection
and ripples of laughter swept over
the audience as the play progressed.
An unexpectedly large audience
was present, which showed the deep
interest taken in this initial French
production, and DR.. Mckenzie may
well feel proud of the result of the
efforts he has made. That these were
appreciated was evidenced by the
hearty applause which greeted him
on his first entry.
The play was bright, full of ac-
tion, and exceedingly funny, and
every one present was delighted.
Music was furnished by the music
school, and the stage was trans
formed with furnishings of palms,
screens, and pretty fittings of all
kinds. Professor Patterson outlined
the plot before the curtain rose, for
the benefit of those who might not
understand the language.
All in all the play was grand
success, and those who acted their
parts so we'll may feel very proud of
the initial performance of French
play, produced in this city.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
FURTHER UP.
Right of Way Man gets Further
up the Raging Cheat.

Rey. Mr.. Wilson thinks everything is
Favorable He is going OIL to Rowles-
burg and Parsons-Terminus Of the
Road may be at Cheat Hayen-Sever-
al Things to help this-Connection at
Kingwood with the BIackbottle- 9th
er Notes.
Rev. Wilson of Cheat Haven the
right of way agent Of 5iie Cheat River
Railroad was in town on Tuesday
afternoon and as usual he had much
of interest to tell about the projected
road up the canyon of the Cheat. He
will leave in a few days for the upper
river to Complete the work of getting
the right of way on up the river.
Ee has secured it for about twenty
miles and will go on to RoWelsburg
and thence to Parsons where it will
connect with the Elkins road. How
much further it will go he does not
know but he is under instructions to
get the right OF way that far up into
the state.
The road wall either have its termi-
nus at Point Marion or at Cheat Ha-
ven. The latter place seems to be
the more desirable as it makes the
route from Pittsburg south that much
shorter and it will not be much fur
ther from this end of the line. There
has been some trouble with land own
ers in the vicinity of the Point and
they may be allowed to keep their land
for themselves as the company can do
very well without it.
OCheat will be bridged at Cheat Ha-
ven in case that it made the terminus
and the Point will get very little good
from the road. They may come to
terms when they find this out but
even If they do the road may still feel
that the former route is the best.
Mr. Wilson thought that the Black
bottle would be Of great benefit to
Morgantown and hoped that it would
eventually be built. In case it does
go on to Kingwood branch would be
run from that place down to the river
to connect with the Cheat road This
will cut off great deal to the people
of Morgantown in going in that di-
rection.
He also thought that the chances
of the building of the road on the
west side were good and that the time
when trains would be running over
there was not SO very far distant. He
is of the opinion that Morgantown is
a coming town and the development
in progress in this section is destined
to make it one of the best towns in
this valley.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
SOME APPOINTMENTS.
Governor has Soon to I'LL Places now
Held by People known here.

In addition to the appointments
that the governor has to make as
the result of the new offices created
by the recent legislature, there are
additional appointments to be made
within the next few months, due to
vacancies caused by the expiration
of terms on state boards, a list of the
offices in which vacancies will occur,
with the date of the expiration and
the present ineumbents. who are
known in Morgantown are here Civ
en-.
State Board of Health, DR.. Z. f.
Lanham, of Newburg, on June |
State Board Of Agriculture, Prot
[. c. Atkeson, OF Morgantown, on
July L.
State Board OF Examiners, A. j.
Wilkinson, OF Grafton and Pref l..
E. Hodges, OF Morgantown, on May
II
West Virginia Hospital for the
Insane, at Weston, J. a. Fickinger,
of Monongah, on June |.
West Virginia Reform School, w.
G. Worley, of kingwood, on April l.
West Virginia Industrial School
for Girls, Mrs N r. G. Morrow, of
Fairmont, on April l.
Board of Regents of the West Vir-
ginia University, James F. Brown,
of Charleston, r. r Mcmahon, of
Harpers Ferry, DR.. A. H. Kunst, of
Weston and Major j NJ Lee, of
Lewisbury, on June |.
Board of Regents Normal Schools,
G. W. johnson. of Martinsburg, on
May s.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
GUOD OLD DAYS.
An ancient sage says they were no
good at all

People who talk about the s.good
old days. don't realize what they are
dealing with, said the old inhabitant
in a reminiscent mood. .sGood old
DAYS. Bah. They weren't good at
all. Forty and fifty years ago men
were paid less, had fewer luxuries and
a much harder time to get along than
now
Fewer people owned their own
homes and a man with few thousand
put by we considered well-tO-do A
man who owned gold watch or a
piano was regarded as rich and / act
ually know of citizen of a county
not far from here, who, fifty years
ago, was defeated for office because he
owned piano Why, people of his
town considered him an aristocrat.
This talk about the good old days is
all the veriest rot. People nowadays
don't appreciate how well off they
are
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
SLIM CHANCE.
Few people expect young Jolliffe to
get well-He is very badly hurt.

Charles Jolliffe who was injured so
badly in the Montgomery Planning Mill
in South Morgantown on Tuesday has
been removed from COL Fairchild' s
where he was first taken to Sim
Everly's. He is very badly injured
and few people expect him to get well.
His hurt is worse than the one re-
ceived by Jacob yesterday which
proved fatal in the case of the latter.
Jolliffe suffers great deal whenever
he is conscious. This is not very often
as he is being kept under the influence
Of opiates all the time. 1t is thought
that he will not recover or even last
very long under the stress of the hurt
received.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
DEMOCRATS WIN.

Elected the entire City ticket at Charles
ton except the Mayor-Will control
Council.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. March 10
The democratic city ticket was cleo
ted to-day by an average majority of
about two hundred. with the exception
of the candidate for mayor. w. Her
mann Smith, the Republican candi-
date for mayor, will have majority
OF about fifty
-Four democrats and four republican
members OF the council were elected,
which, with the six democratic hold
overs, gives the democrats majority
OF four in the council.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Cure for Drunkenness.

Out in Illinois there is Justice
of the Peace who, when a man is
brought before him for drunkenness,
administers an oath to the latter
that he will not again touch liquor
for one year. If he breaks this oath,
he is arrested for perjury and placed
on trial for penitentiary offense.
Not bad idea, If il will work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Double track to Brownsville.

MoNoNGAHELA, March 15-It is
thought that work will begin at once
on the double track on the Pittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston railroad from
here to West Brownsville. A portion
of the road was completed last fall
from Charleroi to Allenport. The
completion this summer is almost a
certainty.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Closing Recital.

The CLOSING recital of the School of
Music for this quarter will be given
in Commencement Hall on Thursday
evening March 10th. There seems to
be some misunderstanding about the
data number of people think it will
take place this evening. Thursday
evening at o'clock is the date.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
Notice.

Beginning on Thursday / will in
the future be found in Whittington's
famous shoe store where | will be
pleased to see all my friends and where
/ will endeavor to supply them with
the best goods on the market.
Very Respectfully,
BEN. OPPENHEIMEK.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
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 filed promptly
and exactly as you request.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
The Weather.

The following is the forecast sent
out from Parkersburg for the ensu-
ing "a hours:
"Fair tonight and Thursday.
Colder"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15

The aElks" have secured them at
immense cost and don't fail to see
Them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-15
For Rent.

A i've roomed brick house on Main
street, all modern improvements.
Large garden. Inquire Of s. G.. Chad
wick.
The age-herald., 1899-09-07
LAST NIGHT OF
 THE BIKE RACES The Sport Good But the Crowd
 Small. TANDEM EVENT EXCITING Riddle and Hartman Win Two Straight Heats from Hickman and Roberts -Walthour Defeats Fields in
 the Professional Class
TANDEM EVENT EXCITING

The second nights racing at the coliseum track from a sporting standpoint was very good, though the crowd was somewhat smaller than on the previous night. This can be accounted for by the fact that an opposing attraction was on at O OBrien's.
 Only one competitive race, a one-miie handicap, amateur, was run. As both heats were run in 2:12, eight men qualified for the final. M. Ware, with a handicap Of 2O0 yards, won out, with Riddle second and Spencer third. The final was also run in PIP.
 The next event was one and a half mile professional match race between Walthour and Fields. Walthour won both heats and the race. Time, 1:17 in the last. The next contest was the most interesting and exciting event of the evening. Hick- man and Roberts were matched against Riddle and Hartman in d two-mile tandem race. In the first heat Hickman and Rob erts set the pace and kept it all the way until the twelfth lap, when the Biddle- Hartman team spurted ahead and kept their lead until the finish
 The second heat brought the spectators to their feet and the counting of the laps could hardly be heard for the yelling in the grand stand. At the start both teams waited for the other to set the pace and a snail rate of speed was maintained for a half lap. Finally Riddle and Hartman led
 
 close behind. On the next lap the Hick- man-Roberts team kindly took the pace, but maintained it for a short time only. The opposing riders again took the front end of the contest, and, try as they would, they failed to drop back. They would ride up the slant nearly to the rail and then shoot down the incline to put their op ponents in the lead but all attempts failed Hickman and Roberts doggedly tagged on to the rear wheel of the pacers and all ef- forts failed to shake them from the tail- end position.
 Matters could not stay thus always, and the tail-enders, to the delight of the crowd suddenly shot past their opponents and started on a terrific sprint. line specta- tors yelled at Riddle and Hartman and they began riding. For a minute it was thought that Hickman and Roberts had won, but in the last ten feet their oppo- nents threw the throttle wide open and passed their opponents, winning by a foot The Biddle-f1arthan team having won both heats, the third was cancelled.
 This was the last race of the evening" and closed the sixth meet of the Cycling association The dates for the next meet have not as yet been given out, but it is said that some foreign talent will be i'm ported to pit against the local amateurs.