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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-28

AS an evidence Of prosperity
and that the holidays are at hand
the South McAlester Daily
Capital printed four full page
advertisements yesterday, and
therefore found it necessary TO
double the usual size Of the paper.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-28

What to do with Aguinaldo is
the question that is now being agi-
lased. Perhaps the best thing
might be TO catch him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
An Old Warning Emphasized.

The burning of the Mechanical
Hall on Friday night and the conse
quent heavy loss to the state bu1
emphasizes the need of fire protec
ton and night Waterman at the
University both of which have been
so often in former years called to the
attention of the authorities by this
paper.
Steps have been taken to get these
and the last legislature appropriated
the money for this purpose but il
came too late to save the best
equipped building on the campus
when it caught on fire. 1t is safe tc
say that in case there had been q
watchman and adequate fire appara-
tus much of the building could have
been saved.
While it 10 case of deep regret
thac the building is gone yet it is q
matter Of congratulation that in a
few months time that similar danger
will be yearly ifnot altogether elm
mated by the employment of a com.
petcnt man as night Waterman
and by placing lot Of fire fighting
apparatus on the grounds.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
NO MORE DAYS OF GRACE.
On notes.-the new Law abOlishint
them and making other regulation.
concerning commercial paper.

Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
West Virginia:
II That section three, of chapter
ninety-nine, of the Code, be amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as fol-
lows:
"Section 3. A bill or note which be-
comes due on Sunday shall be payable
and be protested, on the succeeding
day; or il that be Christmas day, or
the first day of January or the twenty
second day of February, or the thir-
tieth day of May. or the fourth day of
July, then on the succeeding Tuesday,
and a bill or note which becomes due
on day after Sunday which falls
on either Of the said named dates, or
on Sunday bearing either of said
dates, shall be payable, and may be
protested on the succeeding Tuesday
and bill or note which becomes due
Christmas day, or the first day OF
January, or the 22nd day of February,
or the both day of May or the 4th day
OF July, or any national or State cleo
tion day or day appointed or recon-
hhChhSo W bhC oONClhOi vi Ullc DbdUt
or the President of the U. S., as a
day of Thanksgiving, or for the gener-
al cessation of business, shall be pay
able, and may be protested on the
succeeding day; and if such succeed
ing day be Sunday, then on the sue
ceeding Monday; and a bill or note
which becomes due on Saturday,
shall be payable before IL O'Clock,
noon of that day, and if not then paid
shall be payable and may be protested
on the following Monday; and if that
be day after Sunday which falls
on date herein before named, then
on the next day Hereafter days of
grace shall not be allowed or compu-
ted, either in counting interest or dis
count, on negotiable instruments OF
in ascertaining the time when the
same shall become due and payable. "
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
EX.GOy. MKINNEY DEAD.
A Prominent Virginian Expires a
Midnight at His Home near Farm.
yilIp

RICHMOND, Va, March 2.-Hon
p. w. Mckinney, Ex-Governor o.
Virginia, died at midnight at his
home in Farmville.
Hon. p w. Mckinney was Cover
nor of this state from January /
1890, until January Is, 1894, one o
the most important periods in it;
history. During his administration
the debt question was settled upon
basis which the creditors accept
ed The Legislature enacted during
those four years important legisla
ton touching the oyster industry
The present law providing for tn,
lease of the oyster lands of the Com
monwealth was suggested by thl
deceased.
Governor Mckinney was one o
the most conservative executive!
this State has had since the close o
the war. 1t is possible he did no
make himself as popular with socie
ty people as many of his predecessors
or as some of those who succeeded
him, but he was regarded as tvpi
cal chief magistrate, who looked
carefully after the business interests
Of the State and let social natter
take care Of themselves. He had n,
desire 80 parade himself in public
and, therefore, accepted but few in
vitations to preside over public as
semblies or address gatherings il
different parts of the country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
GRANT GETS FIFTEEN YEARS
The Parkersburg Brute Given
the Limit by Judge Jackson.

There are still Other Indictments
Hanging over Him, on which he win
be tiled Later and which may make
tie Punishment even more severe
faln that already Imposed.
PARKERsBURe, w. Va, March A.
Much surprise was occasioned at Grim
inal Court this morning when the
State. on account Of the sudden illness
of Prosecusor j. f. Laird aud the alb
sence of important witnesses, asked
for a continuance CT the case of Wade
Grant, which was to have been heard
to-day on the Indictment charging
him with raping Mrs. A. j. Barry,
the invalid wife Of a Macksburg, O.,
oil man in this city last October.
Judge Jackson recognized the exist
ing state of affairs and complimented
the prosecutor and his assistant, Mr..
Showalter, very highly, and although
Grants attorneys made strong plea
for an immediate trial, the case was
continued
The court at once ordered the negro
to stand up, and in manner which
met the hearty approval of every one
present, except the negro, who took
on that defiant, surly look which has
characterized him ever since his arrest,
gave him the full extent of the law
under the verdict, and sentenced him
to fifteen years in the State peniten-
tiary at Moundsville.
When Criminal Count conyenes at
the next term the negro will be
brought here and tried on the remain
ing charges.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
NATIONAL INTEREST
Is Being Taken in the Contest
of Hon. John T. Mc0faw


Against Hon. n. b. SCOTS Claim that
He is Senator From West Virginia
Mr.. M'Graw VIII Leave No Stone
Cnturned, and VIII Make the Most
Vigorous Fight in the Upper House
Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. C., March g.
With the close OF the Fifty fifth Con.
yress the country is commencing to
ook forward to the makeup of the
Fifty-sixth, and in this connection
the fight of Johh I. McGraw, back.
ed by the Democratic party of West
Virginia, is beginning to assume
national interest. Perhaps there
was no Senatorial election in the
whole country, with the exception
Of the bitter fight still going ON in
Pennsylvania, that attracted more
interest than did the McGraw-Scott
fight for the Senatorship of West
Virginia; and now that McGraw is
protesting against the seating Of
Scott on the ground that his election
was illegal the attention of the ma
tional legislators who will compose
the Fifty sixth Congress is again
being conferred On the West Virginia
Senatorial situation.
Many of those who are not con-
versant with the case that McGraw
has made out against Scott and are
not aware of the nature of the pro-
test made have been inclined to
doubt that the fight would result in
the unseating of Scott, even if push
ed vigorously. They point to the
recent case of Senator Hanna, OF
Ohio, against whom there was a
clearly proven case of attempted brib-
cry, and state that the charges made
by McGraw against the validity OF
SCOTS election will be smothered on
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections OF the Senate and dropped.
The case against Scott will be push
ed and protested vigorously. Nc
Graw has declared his intention Of
leaving no stone unturned in his at
tempt to keep the United States
Senate from seating Scott as the
Senator from West Virginia. With
in the past month he has been in
almost daily communication with
the national leaders OF the Demo
cracy at Washington and during
that time has been in Washington a
half dozen times giving the case his
personal supervision. During the
coming summer the we'll known at
torneys, John H. Holt, Henry M
Russell and John Brannon, of West
Virginia, also Messrs. Wells and
Bennett, of the Congressional In
formation Bureau, of this city, will
be engaged in searching the statute
books for precedents and in sub
stantiating the grounds of the pro-
test now before the Senate. In ad
dition to this number of the Dem.
ocratic Senators have promised
their hearty assistance in every way
not prescribed by Senatorial Ell
quette. Senator Mallory. Of Florida
who is looked upon as one of the
ablest men in the Senate, will have
the case more especially in charge
and has promised to look out for the
| interests of the West Virginia Dem
ocrats in: the struggle.
1t was the consensus of opinion
that the fight will be one of unusual
, interest and one involving the de-
termination by the Senate of ques
tions of the gravest import.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Il
RIpaEDALE, March 6.-The weather
man has been giving us some very
nice weather for the past week, +
which we are thankful.
Inc SICK OF our community are Ill
getting better. Yonr humble scribe Is
been very poorly for week, but is ut
again.
Fay Chipps Of near Ellington was is
ting Sanford McBee recently.
Rev. T. w. Ireland of Morca, Is vn
was through here a week aon ssl; no
fruit trees and stopped for dinner at
Martha Ross's.
Thos. Loar and wife, of Rec ! * lie.
Preston Co., were visiting Mrs. ,,r;c
parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.. Hos re-
Gently.
Mr.. Isaac Hamilton and family we're
recently visiting Mrs. Hsmilton,s
mother, Mrs. Mahala linn Of near
Browns church.
Miss Bessie Roberts and Viola Ham
llton OF Morgantown were visiting at
). p. Hamilton's last week.
Several OF the boys from here attend
ed lodge at Smithtown Saturday night.
X. G. Boyd and Lewis Hamilton were
recently calling on friends near Ope-
kiska. *
Our school at this place will close on
the 18th Of this month, and we are going
to have Literary performance ct niahf,
Thos. McBee and family have refiIrn.
ed from a visit to Gladesville.
Mr.. Lewis Hamilton and SietAr Len
ma gave social and ice cream party to
their many friends one night recently.
There was large number present and
all enjoyed themselves yerv hi0hlv.
At an early hour the guests were e1yjf-
ed to the dining room where they were
served with some very nice ice cream
and delicious cake. Games were PLAYED
until late hour when those present
repaired to their homes wishing
'uch happy events would come more
frequently. Those present are as fol-
lows: Misses Viola Hamilton. Bessie
Roberts. Ella, Nettie, and Leona Ham
alton, ana Emma shaw, Lou Kieer, i.
4. Steele, r. G. Boyd, Eddie Prizes
fairfield Jackson. Jack Shaw. Z. M
Hamilton, and r. B. Ross.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
FREE BRIDGE.
Generally Believed that the
Present Term of Court viii
See it.

Several days may elapse before the
court takes mp the matfer--Iarge
amount Of reafine business to be
transacted Members are thoroughly
informed on the subject aud they viii
do the right thing-Last chance but
il viii most probably be taken advan.
tage Of.
The county court is holding the
regular March term. All the mem.
bers are present and the usual
amount of business is 10 be disposed
Of at the present term. They are now
hard at work on the grind and it
may be several days before they get
through and ready to take up the
most important matter for the en-.
tire county that will occupy any
share of their attention this court.
This is the free bridge matter.
They have had this up several
times and have never yet taken any
definite action but they promised at
their last adjournment last month
that they would decide one way or
another at the present term.
1t is generally understood that
they will buy the bridge. just when
they will act on the matter is not
known but it may be several days
yet. They have come TO the con
clusion that the best interests of the
public demand it and the members
are public spirited enough to givt.
the people what they want.
The members of the court have
made no public announcement as to
what they intend to do but no other
conclusion can be reached by them
after they have gone over the groun6
as thoroughly as they have done re
peatedly and they will do what the,
see is incumbent on them to do
This has put everyone Ia good
humor and the people who are inter
ested are very much delighted at see
ing as they think the end of the pres
emit onerous tolls and the establish
ment Of free bridge over the rive:
here
This will be the last chance to buv
the property in case IL is not taken
but no one is considering this alterna.
tive so strong are they in the convic-
ton that the court will do what il
expected of them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
THE UNION MEETING.
Services are Brought to a Con-
clusion on Sunday.

Evangelist SehaeIEieid Is fareea Ia leave
the Town b. RasinesS ais R.sult
Of fhe Meetings Il ssssSgssss,. hns n
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The revival services were brought to
a close on sunday evening. The evan
gellst was forced u leave here and the
meetings in consequence were brought
TO rather an abrupt close just about
the time that the interest began to
manifest itself
The Sunday afternoon services for
men We're rather we'll attended al
though the crowd was not as large as
expected owing to the weather. The
Evangelist gave rather extended
talk on the sins that beset every
one and the way true repentance
shows Itself He preached for an hour
ana haif and at the close OF the ser
vices two young men went forward as
testimony that they intended here
a1ter 10 lead better lives.
AT night there was close to one
Thousand people In the chapel hall.
Inc churches OF town had all suspend
ed and the congregations attended en-
masse. The further fact that it was
the last night OF the meeting brought
a number OF people. The service was
very interesting one and a great
deal OF religious feeling was shown at
the close during song service.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
New Jackets and Capes

New Golf Capes are in in bright
plaids and plain cloths with plaid
backs at -. 90, $3.50 up. Also
showing new Tan Covert Jackets,
lined throughout with self-colored
satin: new short length at
81. so, $500, $12.6 so up.
Black Cheviots at $1O.OO-nob-
by, stylish and jaunty garments.
Ask for samples-thats the way to prove
what we say, and with wraps, we will send
them c. o. D., with the privilege Of exam
ming before payiag for them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
A new BRIDGE.
New Mechanical Hall Will Rise
From The Ashes of
The Old.

Plans are Being Prepared for the new
One-Pr0f. Aldrich is Consulting Ar.
chitects in the East about Plans-A
Special Meeting Of the Board VIII be
Held in April-Building May be
Ready to Occupy ON October First
Theoretical Work now Under Way
Plans for the Wood working Depart
ments-Other Notes.
The plans for the rebuilding of the
Mechanical Hall are now being work
ed out. Mr.. Sturgiss was asked in
relation to the matter this morning
and he stated that before fall another
and better building would take the
place of the one which was burned on
last Saturday morning.
He stated that neither he nor the
board Of regents had any legislative
right to take the step but that needs
to the students were so imperative
that, they were impelled to go ahead.
In consequence Prof. Aldrich who
went east on Saturday night has been
instructed to consult a number of arch
fleets In regard to the plans for the
new building.
These are to be ready for the con-
sideration of the board by the fifteenth
of next month when it is the inten-
tion to call a special meeting to take
the matter up and decide what should
be done in the premises. Of course
no one can speak for the board but
they are likely to get right down to
business and prepare to have the
building ready for occupancy at the
earliest possible moment.
The new building will probably be
on the same place as the old one.
There will be twenty eight thousand
dollars available to put the building
up. This will erect very much
better one than the old one. All this
will be put into the new edifice. In
it will be found room for all the en-
departments; that under
Prof. Aldrich, Prof. Emory, Prof.
Johnson and Assistants Jones and
Morris. This will give more room in
the Science Hall and help things in
chat direction.
The work Of the department has
been resumed without a hitch. The
students Of course are being taken
;are OF in their theory part of the
work. In the other directions they
are doing nothing. However arrange
nents will be made for part of this.
The wood working students will be
lfforded place to work in the base
nents Of the other buildings. Bench
IS and tools will be procured and they
will be put In there to take up this
work again. Very little time will be
ost and the new building is expected
o be ready for occupancy by the first
# next October.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
A MODERN CINCINNATUs
Who returned to a modern pillow after
Adjournment.

When Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus
the first farmer statesman of historic
fame, grew tired of the Old Roman
lobby about that ancient capital be
gave up public life with its honors and
emoluments and returned to the pillow
on his little hillside farm. When
Major Cincinnatus Bennett, the dele
gate from Cabell returns from the cap
ital the last of the week he also will
go back to the pillow. When Cincin-
natus returned he went back to the
same old pillow, but when Major Ben
nett returns he will find a patent i'm
proved plow of the latest variety,
having just been granted a patent Ga
an invention of his own in sthe shar
of a pillow. If old Cincinnatus ha
Major Benefits pillow to return to ano
the modern lobby to escape from, his
stay in the capital would have beer
less than sixteen days.--Charlest ton
Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
Still More Counterfeiting.

The Secret Service has unearthed
another band of counterfeiters and
secured large quantity of bogus
bills, which are so cleverly executed
that the average person would never
suspect, them of being spurious.
Things of great value are always Sc
lected by counterfeiters for simita-
tion, notably the celebrated Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which has
many imitators but no equals for in
digestion, dyspepsia, constipation,
nervousness and general debility.
The Bitters set1 things right in the
stomach, and when the stomach is in
good order it makes good blood and
plenty of it. In this manner the Bit
tiers get at the seat of strength and
vitality, and restore yigor to the weak
and debiliated. Beware of counter
feiterS when buyinp.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
HEATERS TESTED.
School Board iinde that they
Work all Right.

Tests are very Satisfactory -Tempera-
ture Varies not ever two Degrees in
any Of the Rooms from the standard
Better Results Promised in Colder
Weather-Coal is being used as a
Heating Material-Notes about the
Building.
The heaters of the public school
building have been tested by the school
board and they have been found to
work as well If not better than they
| were guaranteed to work by the
makers. The test was very salts
factory one and gave great deal OF
satisfaction to the board.
The johnson Electric company
which had put in the registers and
the thermostats were represented by
Mr.. Becker and the Wills Heater COM
pany by Mr.. Dobbins. These gentle
men made the tests.
1t was found that the rooms could
be SO heated that none of them varied
more than two degrees from the stand
dard. This it is claimed can be even
more closely Appropriated in very cold
weather. In warm weather it is
harder to get them to work in the
right way.
As q result of the test the board ac-
cepted the heaters and paid another
part of the price agreed upon between
them and the companies interested.
Twenty per cent was retained as a
further security for the board in case
the plant should afterwards show that
it is not what the makers claim for
1t. This is in accordance with the
agreement.
The company agrees to keep the
plant in first class condition for two
years and to send man at any time
that anything may be out of order In
that time to fix it. They will how
ever receive the rest of their money
In ninety days.
The heaters and ventilators are So
arranged that the air in the rooms is
changed every eight minutes and fresh
air takes the place OF the Initiated air.
This will always insure the children
to have plenty of oxygen.
For the present coal will be burned
in the furnace as it is claimed that
this is better for the purpose than
gas. This will make 1t necessary to
have an extra man to take care OF this
but the saving between coal and gas
will be sufficient to pay this man is
asserted by members of the board.
All arrangements are being made tt
get the building in readiness for occu
pancy by the first of next month wher
the leases held on the various room.
over town run out. There is some oh.
lection to this on the ground that tn
torn up condition oil the place arouno
the building will make it dangerous
to put the children in the building be
fore fall.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08

The wind got rather high here on
Sunday and some damage was done.
A chimney was blown off at Walter
Hayes and the brick scattered all ovei
the pavement in front of the house
Trees were blown down in the countr,
and fences torn down by the force Of
the blasts. Reports from out OF town
points are to the effect that the storm
was a very violent one elsewhere. At
Cumberland, Maryland it was especi.
ally severe according TO the able lial
at that point.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
THEY WILL UNITE.
Presbyterians Think That the Great
Civil War is Over.

The Northern and Southern
branches of the Presbyterian church
which have been separated since the
war, have about patched up their
differences and will unite in one or
ganization. The conference now in
progress at different places WILL. in
all probability, result in taking
steps toward having a grand reun-
ion in May, which will adopt rules
and regulations suitable to both
branches. When these two divis-
ions unite it will be one of the most
powerful church organizations IN
the world, both numerically and in
wealth. 1t will have 1,0S8,214 COM
municants and church property
valued at $95,575, 10000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08
There are reasons--excellent one

There are reasons--excellent ones
for the belief that the continue
ton Of Military rule in any former
possession Of Spain after the ex-
change Of copies of the ratified
treaty OF peace will be a violation Of
the Constitutional authority of the
President. As long as there is a
state Of war the Presidents authori-
" il supreme, but as soon as there
y peace, the authority lies in Con
frsss. As Congress has not author.
lied the continuance OF either Of the
several military governments, it
must be taken for granted that Mr..
Mckinley either intends 70 continue
= peace TO exercise authority that il
only rightfnlly his in time Of war,
u - call an extra session Of Con.
rtsg = veal with the questions