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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

Chicago. Sept. 3O.-A dispatch TO
Lydon 4 Drews yesterday announced
the safe arrival of the tug William
Mccarthy and dredge at CheboySan.
Mich. The boats were out in the storm
CT Lake Michigan Wednesday night
and Thursday morning. and there had
been great anxiety for their safety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Governor Reprieves RoIiinger.

Springfield. Ills, Sept. 3o.-Governor
Tanner yesterday granted reprieve
TO Michael Emil Rollinger. who was
convicted at the July. 1889. term of
the Cook county criminal court for
the murder of his wife. Theresa Rol-
linger. and sentenced to hang Oct. 1:;.
\ stay of execution is granted until
Friday. Nov Il. in order that the case
may be taken to the supreme court on
an application for writ of super
SPdP3S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Notes of one celebratior.

y feature of the programme yester-
day was the visit of Mayor Van Wyck
TO the Olympia to give Admiral Dewey
an official welcome 10 the city. In the
party We're Governor Roosevelt and
Mayor Harrison. of Chicago.
An unfortunate accident was the de
StrUction of Il figure of Victory" on Il
float of Grants tomb Tie figures
head and arms We're Knocked off.
Sir Thomas Lipton and his steam
yacht Erin We're given an ovation all
along the line.
All vehicles. except the cars. were
excluded from the Brooklyn bridge.
so that the roadwayS could he used by
pedestrians TO see the fireworks
crbz,rih,x tor Tar anau,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
ALLEGED CONFESSION DENIED.
His Attorney Says That Young Brunot
Has Been Misrepresented.

Springfield. Ills. Sept. 3o--A Tay-
lOrville special 10 The State Register
says that Judge Rufus ". Potts. attor-
ney for Henry Brunot positively denies
that Brunot has made any confessions
that he killed his father or Mrs. Mary
Mcintyre. of Pama. as is alleged by
Thomas Donahue and William Hoyt.
two prisoners in the county Jail at
TaylOrville who allege that Hrunot
made the confession to them.
States Attorney Humphrey says he
is positive BrunOt had nothing to do
with the Mcintyre murder. He be
lieveS it is Il scheme hatchcd up by
Donahue and Hoyt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

has broken out i'll this city, and so far
three children have died from the dis
ease. Several new cases developed
Thursday. The public schools have
been closed and the. local authorities
are using every means at their hands
to prevent any further spread of the
disease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Scores on the Diamond.

Chicago. Sept 30.-Following are
Yesterdays League ball scores: At
Brooklyn =. Baltimore 3:
at Philadelphia New York =. Phila-
delphia y; at Observation-Disclosures >.
Boston 4 (secOnd game) Washington
- BOSTON e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
GARCIA IS READY TO YIELD.
Insurgent Commander Desires to Give Up
Fight.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Otis cables:
"A communication dated the 18th
from Gen. Garcia, commanding all
the insurgents troops in eastern Min
danao, expresses the desire to turn
the country over to the United States
and surrender insursent arms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
OUR MEN ARE RETURNED.
Insurgent Commissioners Deliver Ameri-
can Prisoners at Manila.

Manila, Sept. 3O.-The insurgent
commissioners arrived at Angeles this
evening and delivered up 4 Ameri-
can prisoners, all enlisted men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
CARRIERS PENALTY FIXED.
Defaulting Army Captain Fined and Sen
fenced to Five Years.

Washington, Sept. 3O-Capt. o. NJ.
Carter is sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment and fine of s5 900.
This sentence was approved by lhe
president today. Carter is at Cover
nor's Island, under arrest. The SEN
tence will begin Immediately. Car
ter was arrested today and will be
taken to Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
.ai-ed a Third of the f.ift.

Mount Carmel. Ills. Sept. 30.-At
Thursdays session of the Methodist
conference Bishop Fitzgerald spoke in
behalf of McKendree college. and at
the close of his address an appeal was
made TO raise Ss50.Oo0 as n gift to the
college to be paid within three years.
and over S2l,OcD was raised by the
congregation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Diphtheria Close. the schools

Rochelle, MS sent s0.-ninhtberia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

Continued on Third page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
La Belle Marie tonight by Special
Request.

At the earnest request of several
people who witnessed the grand pro
duction of the La Belle Marie at the
Opera House last Thursday evening,
this powerful and intensely interest
ing drama will be repeated tonight.
The best compliment the play and
company could desire was given in
a card in the DAILY New DOMINION
Friday. The writer stating that La
Belle Marie was the best play be had
ever seen and requesting that it be
repeated Saturday night so that he
might have an opportunity to see it
again.
The gentleman further remarked
that everyone in the theatre shared
his opinion and that undoubtedly
repetition OF the drama would in
sure a full house.
The chief charm of La Belle Ma
RE is that it caters to all tastes
combining, as it does in its action
and plot, all the elements Of tragedy,
comedy, melodrama and farce,
rounds of applause follow, roars and
smiles are blended like Sunshine
and shadow on an April day.
New speclalties will be introduced
by the entire company.
The evenings entertainment will
close with the presentation Of the
beautiful gold watch of which men,
tion has been made before. The lady
or gentleman winning this handsome
present will have cause to remember
Mindrop's Metropolitan Comedians
very pleasantly for several years.
Much mention of the play, "The
Streets of New York" last night is
unnecessary. The audience evinced
their entire satisfaction; the play de-
served much larger house.
A matinee will be given this after
noon, the same pains being taken to
entertain the audience as at night
Any seat in the house 10 cents.
Prices always the same at night, 10,
90 and 80 cents.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
WALLS COMING DOWN.
Mechanical Hall Being Raced Walls
i'm Some Cases Hard to Pull Down.

The walls of the Mechanical Hall
which are still standing after the fire
are being torn down. Several men are
engaged on the work. The walls in
many cases are very strong and it is a
hard job TO get them to fall They
began to be torn down after the de-
cision of the board Of experts on the
insurance had been made.
The new building is to occupy the
old site but the foundations are to
be different. The old foundation
will be taken out and all the stone
that is available will be used in the
new one. The number of architects
who will compete In the scramble for
the job of making the plans is con-
stantly increasing and when the board
of regents meets here next month they
will be over run with applicants.
There is more than seventy tbous
and dollars worth of building TO be
done at the University within the
next two years and this is very
tempting field for the architects.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
GOVERNOR PIERPOINT DEAD.
Old Virginia's war governor
passes away.
Dies ut Pittsburg-Was native of this
county Has lived In Fairmont for
many years-A sketch Of the remark
able man who took such great part
in the formation of this state.

PrrTsBuRG, March, Eek Gov
enor Francic II. Piedmont, OF West
Virginia, was taken suddenly i'll at
the residence of his son in law, w.
Ii. Siviter, on Thursday evening
and died last evening. He was
eighty four years old.
f. III. Piedmont was one of West
Virginia's most distinguished sons.
He was born in Monongalia county,
June 25, 1914. He was educated at
Allegheny College, at Meadsville
Pa. He taught school and obtained
money enough with which he OBJ
tanned a legal education. He settled
in Fairmont, which has since re-
manned his home Having been ed
ucated in the north, he was natural
" an ardent abolitionist and took a
prominent part in the ante bellum
slavery agitation. He was force
full speaker and in great demand.
He was Virginia's Union war gov
ernor, having been elected at the
convention held at Wheeling, June
IL, 1861, by the representatives Of
Western Virginia, who had met to-
oppose secession. In all he was Gov
ernor OF Virginia for six years, and
was regarded as one of the most
trusted and aggressive of the war
governors. He was, in 1870, dele
gate to the State Legislature from
Marion, and under Garfield he was
Internal Revenue Collector for this
State. BY his death West Virginia
has lost one of her brightest stars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Beating Uncle Sam.
New York Press.

The evasion of the internal revenue
law by banks is proceeding throughout
the south and west without a sign of
protest by the government. Checks
are no longer known in the ordinary
transaction of business. A man in a
western town, being in my debt for a
trifing sum, gave me what supposed
was check, but which, on examina-
tion, proved to be receipt to the
bank for the amount mentioned. 1t
read like this: Date, etc. Received
of the First National bank of ~ so
many dollars. Signed So-and-So All
that / had to do was to indorse this
receipt and get the money. No 2-cent
revenue stamp is needed on such pa
per, which, as strictly local device,
pleases the people who like to beat the
government.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Kingwood Notes

The items copied below are from the
current issue of the Kingwood Jour-
nal
j. Ami Martin has been made aD
official member Of the church board of
the M. e church ct Morgantown.
Mr.. Ollie of Morgantown has been
offered $4, 500 for the timber on 115
acres of land. This is surely a big
price.
Mrs. e M. Heermans has gone to
Join her husband at Cincinnati. Ed
Heermans has a position on the re-
porters staff of The Post in that city.
It is reported that Charles Pell of
Masontown will take partnership
interest in the Novelty store at Nor
gantown. Under the new firm, the
business will be enlarged. The Jour
nal wishes Mr. Pell success and fat
pocketbook in the ''good times COM
ing.'
j. A. Martin left this morning for
Philadelphia to purchase new pas
senger engine for the w. Va, North
ern. Some progressive Improvements
are being made on this road, short
curves cut out, and the company pro-
poses to run separate passenger
trains.
We print in this impression an edi-
torial from the West Virginia Argus,
completely indicating Mr. Francis
Heermans of the charges which have
been made against him of misappro-
priation of funds, while he was sher-
if, due the old soldiers of this county
from bounties allowed them during
the war of the rebellion, that have
been made frequently by anonymous
correspondents in that newspaper.
We commend the frank and manly
position the editor of The Argus has
taken.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
THREE CHARRED BY FIRE.
Oil Can Accident to Mother and Her
Two Children.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 24.-At
the Oliver coke works this morning
Mrs. Frank Wilsick poured oil on
the fire to hurry it, and the flames
burst out and exploded the can en-
veloping her, a baby s months old
she was holding in her arms and a
2J-year-old child who was holding
to it's mothers skirts. Their clothes
was burned off and their bodies
horribly charred. The attending
doctors say none of them can live.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Governor and Board Of Public Works
will Visit This Place In a few Days
All the Railroads in the state will be
Inspected.

The board of public works have
made arrangements and fixed the
schedule for the tour OF the railroad
lines of the State for the purpose of
making the annual assessment. 1t is
estimated the trip will last about a
week. The Governor and other State
officials left Charleston on March
23rd over the G. & O. to Hunting
ton. From Huntington they will
go over the Ohio River road to Wheel
ing.
A jaunt will be taken over the B.
& O. TO Pittsburg. Back from Pitts
burg they will go on over the same
line to Fairmont and Morgantown.
The West Virginia Central line will
be inspected After this the party
will get back on the main line of the
b. & Q. and continue the trip TO Mar
tinsburg and Washington.
They will return from the east over
the Norfolk and Western to Kenova
and back to Charleston over the G. &
O. The party will be provided with
a special train of two cars and on the
Ohio River road will travel in the pri-
vate car delaware. They will fare
well and dine sumptuously, and in adj
dition to the business done will have
a general good time.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
CONWAY, HIBBS & co.
The only Cash Discount Store in Town.

They have recently moved to their
new location in the old Postoffice
building, and are now prepared to
furnish anything in groceries, fruit or
produce upon short notice Send or
ders by telephone or otherwise. Their
whole aim is to give the best goods
for the least money" and in addition
to that per cent off for spot cash.
Think of it. Almost the interest up
on your money for one year for every
purchase you make of them for cash.
Call early and often; examine goods
and get prices.
Bell phone 142.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
A CLASS MEETING.

Profs. Armstrong, Aldrich and
Samuel Hackney are the leaders of
the Sunday afternoon class meeting
at the Nj. E. church, recently estab
lished by the pastor. DIR. Leech is
strongly in favor of maintaining the
old established Methodist class meet
ings. The one now organized is be-
ing well attended and the exercises
are interesting.
Regular services will be held at
the Presbyterian church tomorrow.
The Rev. Mr.. Amber, ex mission
airy to China, and son of one OF the
former rectors of the Morgantown
Episcopal church, will preach both
at 10:45 A. NJ. and at 7:15 PM The
public are invited to attend.
Rev. r. /. Smith, better known as
BROAD AK" Smith will occupy the
pulpit of the Beechurst A. M. E.
church tomorrow at IL, 3 and 7:30.
Morning subject: THE wings of a
Dove" Afternoon: winning the
World" Evening: "The new King
dom" Rev. SANDY CHRISTIAN,
Pastor.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Kill All Dogs ut Large.

The mayor Of Fairmont has issued
a proclamation that any citizen seeing
an unmuzzled dog running at large
shall have the right to kill it on sight.
Besides losing the dog the owner Of
the animal is to be fined from ten to
twenty dollars. This is in conse-
qnence OF the mad dog scare they had
up there few days ago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
LETTER FROM MANILA.
One of the Tenth regiment men
writes to his parents.

known here-He has spent several
summers here-Has been wounded i'm
the fighting with the insurgents
Terrible slaughter i'm four days fight
ing-Americans are not regarding
flags of truce.
Below is given a letter from young
man who is well known here. He is
now at Manila with the tenth regi-
ment and is one Of the wounded. He
wrote the letter to his parents who
live at Uniontown. He is Carl Debolt
and he has spent several summers in
MorgantoWn. The letter is as follows:
/ expect you will hear Of me being
wounded before you get this letter, SO
you have had lots of time to worry.
There is no use in worrying at all, be-
cause my wound is nothing but flesh
wound. The bullet struck me in the
back just below the shoulders and
glanced down my back, the bullet be-
ing cut out just above the hips; but, it
never was deeper than just under the
skin. l have got the bullet. Maybe
it won't makesa great relic | was
sent on outpost Saturday evening,
Feb. 4th, and every thing was quiet
until about 10 o'clock. The natives
commenced firing on some of our out
posts. They kept it up, having some
pretty big battles in some places, I'M
til morning, then | think the natives
would like to have stopped and taken
a little rest, but that was not the way
they were to get off, for we got orders
from Dewey, who is our governor gen
eral now, to storm everything in
sight and that is what we did all the
way along the American lines. We
have killed more natives in the four
days battle than they lost in Is years
fighting with the Spanish. Their
dead is estimated at 10 600 and twice
that many wounded So you see we
have got Aguinaldo's army pretty well
fixed. They are laying down their
arms and coming back to meet our
army with the white flag, but our men
have orders to show them no mercy
what ever and not to recognize the
white flag and to take no explanations
from them.
/ am writing this lying down and
do not know whether you can read it
or not. | will be sitting up in a
couple of days, then | Will write you
a long letter and tell you all about
what has been going on here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
The Last Faculty Meeting.

The faculty held their last meet
ing of the term this morning, They
went over the list of the men who
have failed to make their standing
and considered what action was to
be taken in each case. A number Of
men failed to get the required seven
and they will be dropped from the
rolls unless there is some good rea-
son brought forward to show why
they should not be.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
To Be Decided To-day.

The Taylor county commissioner
election case Will be decided by the
Supreme court to-day As the decis-
ion carries with it lot of official pap
the patriots are very much interested
in it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
REINSTATEMENT COMMISSIONERS.
VIII soon be appointed by the various
County Courts-Wiil probably be a
special session held here for that pnr-
pose-'There will be number OF APP
pIicants.

/ The new law providing for the de-
cennial reassessment of the real es-
tate OF the state for the purposes of
taxation goes into effect on the Goth
OF May, next.
1t provides in substance that;
The county court of each county
having two assessment districts shall
recommend five persons who shall be
freeholders in their districts, of whom
the board of public works shall APP
point one assessor for each district.
In counties of only one assessment dis
trict the court recommends three pei
sons, one of whom the board appoints.
The assessors shall give bond in the
sum Of IS, 900 for the faithful perfor-
nance Of their duties
The Auditor shall furnish the nee
essary books, &c.
The work shall begin as soon as pos
sible, and the assessor shall examine
in person, all the tracts of land and
town lots with buildings and improve
ments, and shall ascertain and assess
the fair cash value thereof, and the
minerals, mineral waters, oils and
gases underlying the surface shall be
considered IN ascertaining the value;
and when mineral, mineral water, oil
gas or coal privileges or interests are
held by party or company exclusive
of the surface, the same shall be as
sessed separately to such party at its
cash or market value; and the commits
sioner, in fixing the value of lands
and mineral rights, shall act in all
cases upon his own judgment and up
on all the information he can obtain
as to such value. And when the tim
Der, is held by person or corporation
on any tract of land, and the land is
owned by another, said timber shall
be assessed separately to the owner
| thereof, at its fair cash or market
value.
In fixing the value of any land with
in the limits of any city or elsewhere
which has been laid off into lots and
opened up as lots, by the contraction
and maintenance Of roads and streets
through the same, the commissioner
shall adopt as the value of such land
uIc tdIuC ulicItOl do 81 ldiQ Ol luUU
such lots valueing the same by the lot
and not by the acre or tract.
When the assessment is completed
it shall be duly sworn to and returned
to the Auditor, and two copies left
with the county clerk.
| Any person feeling aggrieved by the
assessment may apply to the county
court within one year for relief, and
the court will hear the case, and de-
eide it, witnt the right of appeal in
either party to the circuit court.
| The compensation of each assessor
shall be three dollars a day, but the
total shall not exceed three hundred
! dollars.
! There shall be a state board of
equalization composed of five persons,
one freeholder from each Of the four
congressional districts and one at
large, not more than three of whom
shall belong to one political party, to
be appointed by the board of public
works. Their duty is to equallze the
assessments as between the counties
and districts.
The first taxes to be collected I'M
der this reassessment will be in the
year 1900.
To Be Decided To-day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Fire at Warrington.

MANNINGToN, w. Va, March 55.-
Fire destroyed the drug store at Metz,
owned by j. L. Hess. How it started
is not known, but it is thought to be
the explosion of a gas stove In the
back room which was used by the doc
tor as an office. The estimated loss
is about $1,000, insurance $500.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25

The reserved seat tickets for the
Elk's Minstrel Show will be placed
at MADEIRA Bros. tomorrow, (Satur
day, by eight o'clock, A. NJ. Be
sure and exchange your tickets or
buy seat. Don't fail to attend
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Ma.rrie,d.

SIMKiNs-HAINEs Married by
Rev. T. A. Halderman at his resi-
dence on March, nineteenth Mr..
Thomas w. Simkins and Miss Ella
Haines. Both the contracting par
ties are from this county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
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, 1899-03-25
The Weather.

The following is the forecast sent
out from Parkersburg for the ensu-
ing "a hours:
Rain and warmer tonight. Gen
orally fair and colder Sunday
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Church Notes.

AT the M. K church the pastor
will preach at 10:45 A. NJ and 1880
P. NJ. Morning subject Usefulness
the True aim of Life Evening
Divine Guidance. Sunday School
at $3.50 A. NJ. Class meeting at r.
NJ. Epworth League meeting every
Monday night.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Notice..

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to the old firm of Waters and
Wilmington will please settle at once
or their accounts will be put out for
collection. j. M. WATERS,
WIN. WHTTTINGTON.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Room for Rent.

Outside room with folding bed,
electric and gas lights, with bath
room and closet, for two, at $l.25
each per week. Inquire at 400
Spruce street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
Lost.

A solid silver tea spoon was mislaid
at the Methodist supper last night.
1t has the initial III engraved on it.
Finder will leave at this Office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
The Brick Yard Resumes.

The West Morgantown brick yard
resumed this morning after being shut
down all winter. It will run through
the season
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25
For Sale.

Seven roomed new house with all
modern improvements. Price rea-
sonable. Correspondence solicited.
Address Box 1923.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-25

Three furnished rooms for light
house keeping. Address, @. F. r.,
Lock Box 149.