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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
MORE SOLDIERS NEEDED.
West virginia's Quota is 500 and they
Will Be Furnished.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April 2l.-
1t is probable that West Virginia
will soon be called upon to furnish
troops for service in the Philippines.
According to the Hull army reor-
ganization bill, passed by the last
Congress, the President has power
to call out an additional army of
$4,000 troops, their time of service
being limited until the first of July,
1901, over two years hence. 1t is,
probable that the war in the Philip
pines with the insurgents will re.
suit in calling out more troops
very soon.
1t is given upon the authority of
Gov. Atkinson that call is con
templated by the Government. Gov
ernor Atkinson returned from Wash
ington Saturday morning. While
there he had conference with Ad-
jutant General Corbin and Assist
ant Secretary Meikeljohn, on the
subject. They informed him that
the President would likely issue the
call for troops to be sent to the Phil
ippines and asked him how many
troops West Virginia could furnish.
They said in call for $4,000 men
West Virginia's quota would be
about 800, or two battalions. Gov
ernor Atkinson answered their query
by stating that West Virginia could
furnish two or three regiments if
needed. Yesterday the Governor re-
ceived message from the New York
Herald, asking how many men this
State could furnish, and in reply he
stated that West Virginia would
furnish two or three times the num-
Der of troops for the Philippine war
that she will be allowed to furnish
by the President in case he calls for
additional troops.
Governor Atkinson has stated
that he has not the least doubt that
two battalions could be soon raised
in this state for service in the Phil
ippines He said he had talked
with some Of the officers of the Sec
ond regiment, who had just return
ed home, and they expressed a will
lingness to go into the service again
and be sent to Manila if necessary.
As West Virginia's quota will not
be full regiment the highest Off
GERS in rank to be appointed would
be two majors.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
Tilted Man Now Insane.

WESTON, W. Va, April Pilot
Tecumseh Albrook, who walked last
winter from Missouri to Upper
Glade, Webster county, to marry
Ethel Postwood, whom he cores
pended with through matrimonial
agency, and who refused to marry
him when she saw him, was taken
through here yesterday by Sheriff
Skidmore on his way to Missouri.
He has been pronounced insane.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
REPORT OF THE BEEF PRoBsRs.
viii bind, II is said, that Miles Had
Sufficient Reasons for the Allegations
hose Who Handled the Beef are

-
NEW York. April 2l.-A Wash
ingson special TO the 40 .rnaln says
That The most important delivefanres
of The court Of inquiry in reference
To Gen. Miles will he substantially
as follows:
We find that there was ample
cause tor the allegations Of the ma
jor general commanding in reference
to the canned roast beef and refriger-
ated beef at the time those allegations
were made, but that the testimony
before this court has disprosed the
reports made To the major general
on which his allegations were made
1t is not believed from what can
be learned that the court will re
commend any specific action against
Gen Miles. So far as the intention
of the court has become known. it
will find:
First--That the canned roast beef
was unpalatable as part of the
fixed army ration.
Second-That the canned roast
beef as it left the various manufact
urers was wholesome and nutritious
Third-That the refrigerated beef
was not chemically treated.
Fourth-That it was the only
practicable substitute for fresh beef
in Cuba and Porto Rico
Fifth-The spelling of tons of this
food was due to lack OF facilities or
neglect in its care in Cuba and Por
to Rico.
Gen. Miles allegations b. this
verdict are sustained as to the
canned roast beet in slight degree,
and totally discrcdited as to the re
frigerated beef.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
LIFE SENTENCE FOR THEFT.
Frank johnson Pleads in Vain For
The Judges Mercy at
Wheeling.

WHEELING, w. Va, April 2l-In
the county criminal court to-day
Judge Hugus sentenced to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary at Mounds
vile Frank johnson. who was convic-
ted of stealing brass from the Ohio
River Railroad Company.
The laws of West Virginia make
the theft of goods of value of
$40 felony, and it was proved that
the brass which he stole was worth
more than 500, although he received
much smaller sum from the junk
dealer to whom he sold the brass.
johnson had already served two terms
in the State prison for theft, and the
statutes provide that the penalty upon
third conviction must be imprison-
ment for life.
johnson made a piteous appeal for
mercy. He said that he had been
without mothers love during his
entire life, and that kindness was to
him an unknown quantity. His only
recollection of his mother was a soli-
tary visit to him in infancy, when he
was confined in the county infirmary,
on which occasion she handed him a
bag of candy. Johnson's propensity
for petty thieving was developed in
early life. At the age of 10 years he
robbed his benefactor, who had taken
him from the poor house to give him
a home.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
State News.

During the year 1899 there will be
lao miles of railroad in West Virginia
under contract or construction, as
against 100 in Virginia.
A conviction under the compulsory
school law has been made in Hamp-
shire county, Squire Guthrie filming
the parents at the instance of the
teacher.
The annual meeting Of the Epworth
League chapters embraced in the
Wheeling district will be held in
Moundsville instead of New Martins
vile as first intended.
IfGeneral "Joe" Wheeler consents
to grace the Grafton Decoration Day
ceremonies with his presence, the town
won't hold the people. The Second
Regiment band will be there.
An Eistedfodd will be held in Wheel
ing on June 3. In other words, a
competition between Welsh singing
societies. Eistedfodd literally means
ga sitting" hence an assemblage.
In giving credit to those instrument
tai in getting one of the battleships
named West Virginia, it is not amiss
to recall Congressman Dayton, mem
Der of the naval committee, and an
energetic worker for the ssWest Vir-
ginia.
The West Virginia chapter of the
Daughters of the Revolution has elect
ed Mrs. j. ]. Holloway, of Wheeling,
state regent, and Miss Jane Stewart
Price, of Greenbrier county, vice re-
gent.
West Virginia lacks floral emblem
and Governor Atkinson is in hopes of
supplying the vacancy from sugges-
tions he will doubtless receive when
the subject is further agitated. OF
course, this power does not rest with
the executive, but he will take steps
to present the matter before the next
legislature. While the mountain
state has no typical flower, it has the
satisfaction or consolation of know
ing that Uncle Sam is also without a
floral emblem. England has the rose;
Scotland, the thistle; Ireland, the
shamrock; France, the fleur-de- lis, or
lily; Canada, the maple leaf, etc., but
the United States has never been able
| to decide between the golden rod, sun
flower, pansy and other flowers named
for consideration at various times.
The laurel on West Virginia's state
motto has the closest claims to being
the states floral emblem.
A subject of vital interest to land
owners is the law providing for the
IdecenDial reassessment of the real es-
tate of the state, and the various
county courts which have the power
lof appointing the reassessment COM
missioners will have their hands full in
making selections from the big batch
of applicants. The work is to begin
as soon as possible; and the first taxes
| to be collected under the reassessment
will be in 1900. The assessors are to
be paid 80 day, but in no case over
5000; so II their work takes over 100
days they get nothing extra. 1t is
certain that the reassessment will in
crease the states land tax revenue
considerably. Some counties have
two assessment districts, and the two
assessors to be appointed will be
chosen by the board Of public works
from the Eve nominations submitted
by the county court, and where one
assessor is to be selected the court
makes three nominations. Pocahon-
taslcounty forms the largest assessors
district In the state, and the gentle
man who gets that honor will earn
his money.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
FORGER CHARLES KNAPP.
A Barbour County Deputy County
Clerk Indicted for Forging and Col
Iecting County Orders.

A county officer becoming a for
ger is the latest Sensation in the
quiet little town Of Philippi. Not
outstanding the studious effort of
officials of the county to keep the
affair quiet and to suppress it if
possible, it has just developed
that Charles Knapp, deputy in
County Clerk Granville Z. Taft's
Office has been accused and indicted
for forging the names of the presi
dent of the county court and of Mr..
Taft to county orders and procur-
ing the money on them. The late
grand jury returned a number Of
indictments against young Knapp,
the exact number not being known
but said to be at least seven. How
ever, thus far Knapp has not been
apprehended, as he fled to parts I'M
known some weeks since.
1t is not definitely known how
many orders he forged nor how long
he has been at this work. The
chances are he has been perpetrat-
ing this crime during all the past
two years and that the number of
forged orders is large. Clerk Taft
says it is now hoped the number
will not exceed ten but there are not
many more.
Young Knapp is brother of that
well-known democratic political n
Jacob H. Knapp, late cashier in the
internal revenue service and dis
missed by Collector A. B White I'M
der charges of dabbling in politics.
The officials of Barbour county
are all democrats and for that rea-
son they have been particularly &C
tive in suppressing all reports about
this young gone-wrong officer. They
might have succeeded in covering
up and smothering the crime, if the
grand jury of their own county had
not taken the matter into its own
hands and found the indictments.
AS it is the violator is likely to &c
UNPUBLISHED as it is hardly probable
any diligent search for him will be
instituted.
County Clerk Taft, who is very
much of gentleman and popular in
his own county is much aggrieved
over the affair as he had SO implicit
ly trusted the young man who SC
willfully violated that confidence.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
H0wss This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and belive him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm. West & Traux,
wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.; Wal
ding Kinnan & Marvin, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c per bottle. Sold by Druggists.
Testimonials free. m
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
PRESTON COAL FIELp.
A IS, OOO.Acre Tract With Wonderful
Possibilities.

John Shiny, of Cory, Pa, general
manager of the Preston Coal and Coke
Company, who has been spending the
best part of five years in securing the
55, 600 acres of mineral and timber
lands now in possession of the COM
pany, was in Cumberland this week
en- route to Rowlesburg, w. Va.
Mr.. Shiny talked quite freely regard
ing the intentions of the company
which has lately created such an in
terest in Wall street.
The West Virginia Railroad Com
pany projected line through the
tract from Cecil to Rowlesburg, on
the Baltimore and Ohio, 35 miles, and
surveyors will be in the field by the
middle of this month. The line will
be completed within the year, Mr..
Shiny said: IA grade of 1000 feet has
been overcome and the whole line will
not average more than IS feet to the
mile"
The land contains five paying seams
of coal In the mountain above water
and two below water. The seams run
from to ID feet in width. There is
a seam Of camel coal four. feet wide
and above water, All this coal is ac-
cessible and Is, 900 acres of it can be
mined IN the cheapest manner known
to the American miner--drift mining.
The miners can go right In with the
drift, which is wonderful advantage
over the shaft. The lands Of the
company almost cover the western
portion Of Preston county.
Mr.. Shiny is particularly elated over
the undonbted existence of the can
mel coal, luxury in the coal line, it
being now largely imported from Eng
land, and sells in New Orleans at $l2
a ton.
Tests have shown both the coal and
coke from the Preston field to be SUI
perior to the Connellsville product.
1t bears up 900 to 400 pounds more to
the square inch. A rough calculation
Of the coal secreted In the Preston
tract puts 1t at ] $50, 600, 900 tons, an
amount equal to the entire output Of
Pennsylvania, anthracite and btu
minous, In fifteen years.
The company Is capitalized at 81
600, 900 and not CENTS worth Of
stock Il onfthe market, as It Is not
for sale. The company now haa or
dera ior 18th yosl snd coke. Cumber+
&A1~ &. 81 &,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
KILLED HIS CHILD
And then Committed Suicide--A Hor
rible Crime Mt Warrington.

MANNINGroN, w. Va, April, 10
L. G. Matthews, citizen of this
county, living near Teverbaugh, end
ed his own life here to-day, after kill
ing his little daughter, aged but two
years. He approached the innocent
and unsuspecting child, grabbed her
and cut her throat with razor.
Seeing what he had done, he turned
the keen blade upon himself and took
his own life. He had been mentally
unbalanced for some time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
One WAY to Get a wife.

The editor of the cynthiana Ky.
Democrat has adopted move!
means to procure wife. He adj
vertiscs thus; The Democrat offers
a special premium Of $50 tor the
handsomest and most charming old
maid between the ages OF thirty and
forty five years, who appears at the
street fair The winner is to be-
come the bride of the editor and
promptly return the $50 The en-
tries are to assemble at the Star
grocery on Friday morning at IL
o'clock, whore they will be enter
tanned by Messrs. Bush, Walker,
Blair and Monson until the editor
arrives to make his selection. No
biting and scratching allowed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
A Queer-?-Medicine

There is medicine whose propri-
etors do not claim TO have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient.
or that it is cure-all This honest
medicine only claims to -eure certain
diseases, and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physic-
lans as being the best-for Kidney and
Bladder diseases. 1t is Foley's Kid
ney Cure. J. M. Reed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
STATE NOTES.
Matters ofinterest all over the
Mountain Commonwealth.


Peculiar legal situation In Wheeling
During street car Sirike-Is Marriage
FaiInres-May Day to be Observed
In Pennsylvania as Dewey Day Pres
ton county Abolishes the Fox scalp
Bounty front for Cheat
WHEELING, w. Va, April 20-Tbe
street car strike now on in Wheeling
furnished peculiar incident, and
probably no other case on record af-
fecting the United States Court, al
lowed the prisoner the same means for
his release. The street car company
finding great interference from strike
sympathizers who placed distractions
on its tracks, invoked the aid of the
federal court through an Injunction
granted by Judge Jackson, and Mar
shall Thompson with a force of depu
ties took hold. A young man Oscar
Holderman, was arrested for driving
in front of car, impeding its progress
and work Of the men removing the
distractions. Deputy Randolph
placed Holderman in the Ohio county
Jail, then retired TO his room to get a
few hours deserved rest, he having
been busy all that day ana tne pre-
ceding night Holderman looked
good Tor long walt In JAZZ unuii
Judge Jackson's court met, for no bail
Is permitted under IN offense against
the federal court. But Deputy Ran
dolph had not given his name 10 the
taller. nor had he made out any COM
nltnent papers, eitner oiniteing 1nese
detaiis through care'esshess or oy rea-
son OF MS exhaustion. AT any rate,
holdermans friends iost no time III
securing VIII OF haoeas corpus from
Judge Fa'iii, OF the circuit courI, anu
Hoiaermah was just released as nan
dolph aiIer an hours refreshing sieep,
entered the court mouse door, Inc
naDeas corpus was granted because the
laller couia snow no o'hclai papers LOT
Holderinahs aetehtioh, ana tne deputy
inarshal arrived 100 iate on the scene.
however Hoidernan fe-arrestl Is GER
tainy.
There are several pardoxes as to
whether marriage is a failure, In the
Siik ulhi CAptliVb't VI ma W iihOhiuA
complications that have occurred at
Middle Fork, Webster county A
short time ago Samuel Rutherford
was divorced from his wife, and she
returned to connubial bliss without
delay by marrying man named Black
in Upshur county, who had been di-
yorced from his wife. To cap the
climax, Samuel Rutherford has mar
ried Blacks former wife.
The West Virginia State Fair Asso-
citation has decided on an innovation.
1t will give premiums to amateur pho
tographers for the best displays OF
camera work at its annual exhibition
to be held early in September, in
Wheeling. There are several classes,
including landscapes, character studies
and groups, and the beautiful scenery
of West Virginia ought to be very
much In evidence.
BY legislative enactment Pennsyl-
yania will observe May l, dewey
Day" as holiday. The Keystone
states celebration will be on an elabo-
rate scale IN most towns, ana inc
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26

The editor can always write cheerily
on the business interests OF a town
when his columns are literally filled
up with advertisements of the BUSH
ness houses. No editor can advocate
the doctrine of buying from home
merchants unless the home merchants
show they are interested in catering
to the home trade by advertising in
the columns of the local paper. 1t is
depressing to the editor to find men
patronizng every advertising fake
that comes along, and at the same
time their names are rarely. ii ever,
seen in the advertising columns Of the
local newspaper.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
THREE GOOD ONES.
Sarah 4. Eddy Farm is Pleasing every
one In,.rested-ab 0nt Nine Hun.
dred from hree Wells.

The number four on the Sarah 4.
Eddy farm came in on SATURDAY aud
has been holding up well. 1t is
making about fifteen barrels an hour
and together with the others on the
same farm has placed the owners on
Easy street.
The three wells in are making
about nine hundred barrels day.
This is very much better than the
territory was thought to be when it
was first started toward development.
Several other wells have been start
ed and one of these will be in by
next week. Another will be in in a
short time Three more will be
started in few days and they will
not be very long drilling into the
pay streak.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
No orders Accepted on Salaries.

The Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road
has issued a notice that beginning
with the payment of wages by check
on the first of May no orders will be
accepted upon any employees salary.
Notices to this effect have been sent
broadcast along the road in order &c
fully inform merchants and others al
the new order OF things.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
GETTING HoMEsICK.
Small Per Cent Of Volunteers willing
to Re-enlist.

WASHINGTON, April 19-That it is
the desire Of volunteers to return to
this country is evidenced in the re.
port which shows that of those who
have been offered opportunity to re-
enlist with the offer of bonus in
travel pay of over $500, only about
seven per cent will accept.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
A BEACON or Hone.

TO those AFFLICTED with Kidney Of
Bladder Diseases Is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed. J. N. Reed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
West Virginia.

Dedicated to the Memory OF Archibald
w. Campbell.
In backward time, when equity was hid,
And men by men in servile bonds
were held;
When under passion, men their actions
did
And at base wounds our glorious ma
ton bled.
In such time the war clouds draped
the sky
AS friend 'gainst friend in deadly COM
bat waged;
The Nature sought in whom she could
reply,
And 'gainst the foe their courage she
engaged.
In such time our loved one had her
birth
OF courage lodged in depths of hardy
(The mother-line of all that's great on
earth,)
At whose mere name our quickened
pulse-beats start.
And faster yet the quickened heart-beats
leap
When / but name the sire OF our dear
land;
For Loyalty's his name; and blessings
reap
May nations guarded ever by his
hand.
What see we now? What OF the maxim
old,
That reapings are the offspring Of the
sown?
Oh, see you not our people brave and
bold,
Whose courage speaks where falt'ring
is unknown,
My well loved land, thy people and thy
hills
Give thy name rank, exalt it to the
sky.
I speak it now, "My heart with rapture
thrills"
For thee live. for thee I'd even die.
-Orilas g. White w. v. U.
I'm the Intelligencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26

We represent Russell d Co., Masillon,
Ohio. in sale Of their boilers, engines,
saw mills and threshers: they lead all
Others in Improvements. durability,
economy and high class workmanship
Well drilling machinery and planning
mill tools of all kinds for sale We trade
for and buy second hand steam machip-
cry. Write ns your wants and get
terms and prices
VIM. M. KINcAID. State Manager,
Cameron. " Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
AN UNFAILIN0 SIGN THAT
NATURE IS APPEALING

run HlLTs "a warning that not safely be ignored
To neglect to purify the blood at this
time than the annoyance of painful bos and
unsightly pimples. these impurities are allowed to
remain the system succumbs any ordinary Illness and
unable to Withstand the many ailments which
pre- TALENT during spring and summer.
Mrs. L. Gentle, 2004 Second Avenue Seattle, Wash,
says II afflicted for long time with pmpes, which
very annoying they disgured my face fearfuy.
After using many other remedies in vain s. promptly
and thoroughly ceansed my blood and rejoice In
a good complexion, which had before "
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
BOiIs and PiTnp|es
Give Warning.

When Nature IL overtaxed, she has
her own way Of giving notice that assist
ance is needed. She does not ask for
until 1t Is impossible to get along without
Boils and pimples are an indication that
system is accommodating impurities which
/; they are an urgent appeal for assistance
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26

Glad Tidings to Asthma Sufferers.
Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick
and positive relief in all cases. J. M.
Reed.
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a Lie for soc.

Many people have been cured Of
Kidney Diseases by taking i SOC bot
tie " Foley's Kidney Cure. ]. NJ
Reed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26
.. 8. 8. FOR THE BLOOD

the best blood remedy because it purely vegetable
promptly qrds tho blood and thoroughly cIean the builds
forcing all impure blood
to Swift Specific Atlanta
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-26

R. r., Chattanooga. Tenn, writes;
Several bos and carbuncles broke upon me- causing
great pain and annoyance Ny blood seemed to be in
riotous condition, and nothing took seemed to do
any good. Six bottles of s. g. cured me completely
and my blood has been perfectly pure since.a
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-02

"It's gone," he said. 40 years of rheuma.
tism. st. Jacobs Oil did it,"