Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-08

who is now president of the New
Mexicon Agricultural College was
in attendance.
A paper was read by Dr. Ray
mond on university extension for
Agricultural Colleges
In San Francisco trip was made
to China town which was very great
" enjoyed Here were thousands of
Chinese in their dens in the very
heart of the city fhev burrowed
like rats until in some cases they
went far under ground and out un.
der the street A former servant
of Mrs. Stanford was seen in his
opium den. Many of the Chinese
were seen under various stages of in
toxication from hitting the pipe
The people here were very hospits
able and entertained the fifteen
thousand delegates royalty. A pa
per was read by DR.. Raymond on
Continuous University Sessions
This attracted much attention from
the fact that the w V. T.. being a
small school If 1t could be made a
success here it could be done any
where.
A visit was made to President Da-
yid Starr Jordan and he promised TO
be here next spring to deliver the con-
vocation address and several lectures.
He found it impossible to be here this
summer. He was very agreeable and
told OF many things of interest in re-
gard to his university. He spoke Of
three West Virginia boys who are we'll
known in Morgantown. These were
c. ]. c. Bennett, Henry Wilson both
of whom are in the state normals Of
California as teachers and Thomas
Williams of Duo this state. All of
them have taken high standing in the
western school and were very well
thought of by president Jordan.
An ostrich farm was visited and
some very amusing experiences had
there. The birds were named after
various celebrated people. The female
birds sit in the day and the males at
night. One of the couples were named
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons and
since the defeat of the famous pugilist
after whom the male bird was named
his spouse makes him come in earlier
cyely night and hen pecks him in the
latest approved style.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland are
living next to Mr. and Mrs. Major Nc
Kinley Cleveland is living with his
second wife having kicked his first
wife to death on account of her hav-
ing tiirted with Mckinley over the
fence. William Jennings Bryan is
one of the celebrities and of course as
one o. the staple articles Of his diet
he is fed silver dollars.
The start was then made for Mexico
through Southern California. Here
the hottest places that were encounter
ed by the travellers were found. The
land was several hundred feet below
the level of the sea and the heat was
terrific. AT one place there was 40
water for one hundred and thirty miles
ana the trains have to take large
tanks Of it with them in order to get
across the deserts at all. Arizona and
New Mexico was crossed and El PasO
Texas finally reached. From there
they were driven over into Mexico and
took the road for the City of Mexico
which was reached after forty eight
hours of travelling.
Many interesting things were here
encountered. The conductor on the
first division was West Virginia boy
being Aaron George of Keyser of this
state The trip was delightful one
after the table land was reached and
the City was found TO be a very beau
tiful place. Vast things are ahead of
Mexico if their resources are developed
and they are in fair way to be
brought out by president Diaz who is
very enterprising and public spirited
man. He has been president for
twenty years and no one else is thought
of. They have no politics and there
are no excited discussions heard Of
political measures. No one under
stands them and there is no tariff or
silver questions to worry the natives.
Swarms of beggars abound and one
has to repulse them sharply or be
overrun with them. These people are
not beggars because they have to be
but because they want to be. They
are too INDECENT to be anything else.
(. visit to the schools was made.
The children study aloud and every
one roars as loud as his lungs will per-
nit him while he is studying. On
the entrance of a stranger they stop
work, arise and stand respectfully I'M