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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
AFTER THE MAYOR.
People ut Fairmont call on him to re-
sign-Other items from the Fairmont
West virginian.

Drs. w. G. aud j. A. JamisOn will
soon erect a two story brick building
on the site of their present offices on
Madison street.
Mrs. G. Z. Skinner was the recipient
of a telegram last Friday announcing
the death of her uncle, Mr.. O'Hern,
of .Olean, New York. which occurred
that morning.
Twenty odd citizens recently signed
a petition and presented it TO His Hon
or Mayor Hall, in substance calling his
attention to violations Of the law and
asking him To enforce said law or re
sign. The MAYER this week issued a
proclamation and placed it 10 the
hands of the petitioners at the same
time requiring them to make their
complaint ia due form: of law. desig-
mating specifically the person who has
violated the said laws and ordinances
within their knowledge, the specific
violations complained of, and when
and where committed. Mayor Hall
designated Wednesday as the day for
them TO appear. but they did not pre-
sent themselves except by counsel.
Mr.. B. L. Butcher represented them
and asked for further time, promising
that they would appear next Tuesday,
that they had not yet gathered sutfi-
Gent evidence. 1t is thought there
/ is considerable fun all read
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
WALKING TO HIS BRIDE.
A Cowboys Long Tramp to Meet The
Girl OF His Heart.

PARKERsBURG, w Va, Feb. 28
John Fairbee, aged "a years, a cowboy,
arrived here last night en- route to
Upshur county, where he expects to
find Miss Ethel Darkwood, with an
estate Of $35, 900, whom -he claimed
was his affianced bride.
Fairbee claims he met Miss Dark
wood while she was visiting at Lin
coin, Missouri, from where she adyef-
tised for gentlemen correspondents.
After short acquaintance and just
previous to leaving for her home, she
promised to marry tsairbee during the
coming spring, provided he would
walk every step OF the way from his
Western home to her alleged home,
1000 miles east Of this city. He is
penniless.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
PROMINENT MAN DEAD.
Frederick j. Burdette, Clerk Of the
Taylor County Court, Died
Suddenly.

GRAFTON, w. Va, Feb. Fred
erick j. Burdett, one of Grafton's
most prominent citizens, died sudden
Iy this morning. The deceased had
been to Kingwood, and was returning
home on No. 3, and was taken i'll
when few miles out from Grafton,
and died while being removed from
the train to the Grafton hotel. Mr..
Burdett has held several county Offices;
was for several years clerk of the cir
cult court, and was clerk of the county
court at the time Of his death. He
was well known all over the county,
and has hosts Of friends to mourn his
loss.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
Reward.

Lost, small white fox-terrier dog,
with black spot on back. one white
eye, and one brown. Wears nickel
collar, and answers to name of sDick. :"
On return to Mrs. Frazer care of Mr..
Tom Evans, corner of Spruce and
Wiley street, finder will be literally
rewarded.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
FROM MONTANA.
How a Senator was Elected in
that far off State.

The Choice fell on Clarke who was born
Between Uniontown and Connells-
ville-Some inside facts on the Fight
in that State Bribery Rampant
Hundreds Of Citizens went tn the Cap
ital to Break the Deadlock Fielding
OKelly gets letter from one on the
Spot--A very Interesting peep behind
the Scenes i'm that Conflict.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
The Highland Nursery.

Get your fruit and shade trees, plants
ETC., at the Highland Nursery.
Send name and address on postal
card for catalogue giving varieties
and prices.
VIRGIL VANDERvoRT,
p. @. Box 1886. Morgantown,
w. Va.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28

ROBBINS Died at the home of Doc
Lemon on Beechurst on Saturday
night Feb 25 OF consumption Mrs.
Addie Robbins aged about twenty
eight years. She leaves two small
children to mourn her loss. Mrs.
Robbins had been sick for some time
and her death was not unexpected.
The funeral took place onMonday and
the interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28

HE "Elks" have secured them at
immense cost and don't fail to see
them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28

The best dinner for the money to-
be had az S. " Thompson's restaurant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
THE NEWS in IOWA
WILSON is MORALLY ILL
Secretary of Agriculture Will Resign
Because of Heart Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia short time
ago Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
of Iowa, while at work at his desk in
the agricultural department, became
unconscious. Physicians were sum
moned, and he was taken home. He
was unconscious for hours and his life
was despaired of several days. The
physicians diagnosed his trouble as
heart disease in its most serious form,
inevitably fatal by causing a flow OF
blood into the lungs and consequent
suffocation. AS soon as the secretary
was sufficiently recovered to be out he
called at the white house, explained
to the president the nature of his NAL
ady and expressed his desire to retire
from the cabinet. The president urged
Mr.. Wilson to take rest and not re-
tire. The secretary, it is said, replied
that he did not desire to embarrass the
administration, but he must leave his
resignation in the presidents hands.
The upshot was that the secretary
agreed to remain in the cabinet until
the president could select his successor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT
British Mistake Enemy's Strength
and Sustain Heavy Losses.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE war Office
has received the following from Gen.
Methuen dated December IL:
"Our artillery shelled a very strong
position held by the enemy in Long
High kopje from four until dusk Sun
day. The Highland brigade was at
tackled at daybreak on Monday at the
south end of the kopje. The attack
was properly timed, but failed. The
guards were ordered to protect the
Highland right and rear. The cav
airy and mounted infantry with the
howitzer artillery battery attacked the
enemy on the left and the guards on
the right were supported by the field
artillery and howitzer artillery. They
shelled our position from daybreak
and at 1:15 / sent the Gordons to sup
port the Highland brigade. Our troops
held their own in front of the enemy's
entertainments until dusk, our position
extending, including the llopje, a dis
trnde of six miles toward Modder river.
Today l am holding my position and
entrenching myself. 1 had to face at
least twelve thousand men. Our loss
is great"
General Methuen, as expected, fol-
lowed up his artillery with a general
assault on the Boer positions Monday,
and his report shows that the anxiety
of the public regarding the result oc-
casioned by the ominious silence of the
war office was amply justified. The
Highlanders, it is believed, must have
once, while the fact that the guards
were ordered to support the Highland
ers looks as though the Beers may
even have outfianked their attackers.
One report says General Cronje attack
ed the British. The only compensa-
ton the British have been able to dis
cover in the disheartening story is
General Methuen's statement that he
maintains his position close to the
Beers, arousing the hope that he will
retrieve the situation. 1t is apparent
the bombardment of Saturday and
Sunday did not shake the, Beers grip
on the position and it seems certain
they merely withdrew their guns and
riflemen under cover while Methuen
INDUCED in his usual artillery prelimi-
naries Monday, and that when the
British guns were compelled to cease
firing for fear of hitting the advancing
troops, the Beers speedily reoccupied
their trenches, overwhelmed the
Highlanders with a terrible fire, prob
ably accompanying this by an attack
on the British right flank and rear.
General Forestier-Wallz telegraph
ing from Cape Town, sends the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Methuen, dated
Modder river, December IL:
'As the Beers occupied their trench
es strongly this morning, retired in
perfect order here, where 1 am in
security. have gathered from some
of the prisoners and from our men
with the ambulance who talked with
the Beers that the enemy's losses were
terrible, some corps being completely
wiped out. The Beers have been most
kind to nv wounded"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BUTLER LOST HEAVILY.
Reports a Loss of 1,150 Men in
fridays Battle,

LONDON, Dec. 17.-General Butler re-
ports to the war Office that his losses
in Fridays engagement were: Killed,
50; wounded, 667; missing, 34s, total
of 1,097. The revised list of the Brit
ish casualties at the battle of Mayors
fontein shows the total to be 963, of
which number seventy were officers.
The Black Watch were the heaviest
sufferers at Magersfontein, losing AZ
killed, 1s2 wounded and Ill missing.
Never within the range of the longest
memory has Great Britain met with
three such military reverses in single
week, and hence it is not surprising
that notes of anxiety should be heard
amid the general chorus of press ex-
pressions of grim philosophy and res
ignation. AS might have been expect
ed, the desperate state of the British
arms in South Africa as revealed by
the defeat of General Butler at Tugela
river, where at one stroke he lost
treble the number of guns Wellington
left in the hands of Napoleon during
the six years fighting in the PENN
sula, while adding to the determine
ton of the authorities to send every
available man to the front, caused
something in the nature of a momen-
tary panic among the public, which
was reflected on the stock exchange.
1t is long since the tone of the news
papers and the comment in the clubs
and other resorts has been so chasten-
ed and pessimistic. Some OF the COM
ments go so far as to say the crisis is
so far-reaching that Great Britain
stands where she stood over a CEN
fury back, when the American colo
nists, men of British aud Dutch blood,
were in arms"
The st. James Gazette is apprehe-
hensive of foreign complications and
thinks France is preparing for some
venture which will be in the nature
of a defiance of Great Britain, and
urges the admiralty to form new
squadron of the ships in the reserve.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BREvlTIES.

A fire at Sheldon recently destroyed
three business buildings, entail
ing loss of $4,000. 1t is believed
that the fire is incendiary.
At Belden, Neb. recently ]. NJ. Bliak-
iron, wealthy stockman, was killed
by G. F. Harris, a newspaper man.
The tragedy resulted from an article
regarding Bliakiron which appeared
in Harris paper. Harris home is at
Paullina, Ia.
Robert Rush, colored porter on the
Illinois Central road, shot himself in
sleeping car lying at the company's
depot in Dubuque recently. He was
found unconscious and takes to the
hospital, where he died. His home
was in Chicago. 1t is stated he had
been in an insane asylum.
Des Moines dispatch: The most inn
portant announcement of the senator
ial contest has been made public by
the Gear people, who held conference
here. They fulfilled their promise of
getting together on the speakership
contest. M. L. Temple, of Clarke
county, announced his withdrawal
from the contest in favor of DIR. ID. II.
Bowen, of Allamakee. The action of
Temple leaves DIR. Bowen the undis-
puted Gear candidate for speaker
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Traae Marks and Invention.

Dies MONIES, Dec. l4.-Common words
and pictures may be adopted as legal
and patentable trade marks. Newly
coined words and original pictorial
representations may also be used adj
vantageously for amusing and attract
i've trade marks and protected by law.
A recent example is the word symbol
"0taka" for biscuits. On the 5th inst,
SO patents for trade marks were issued.
Patents fer important inventions have
been furnished as follows: To @. M.
Ross, of Grinnell, for an Improvements
in potato harvesters whereby potatoes
are more thoroughly cleaned and the
dirt deposited before the potatoes are
dropped so that they will not be par
TALLY covered with loose ground as
has occurred heretofore in the use of
such labor-saving machines. To n. @.
Fread. of Des Moines, for road-grad-
ing machine. Valuable printed mat
ter and advice for inventors, free.
THOMAS q. ORwIa Il Co,
Registered solicitors of pata
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BUTLER DEFEATED.
British General Driven Back and
Loses Eleven Guns.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The war Office has
received dispatch announcing that
General Butler had met with serious
reverse, losing ten guns captured and
one destroyed by shell fire. General
Butler was attempting to cross the
Tugela river. Finding it impossible
to effect his object, he ordered a re-
treat in order to a, I'D greater losses.
He left eleven guns behind.
The Tugela river crosses just north
Of Colenso on the railroad leading to
Ladysmith and only about ten miles
from that town. The bridges have
been destroyed. Ladysmith is invested
by the Beers and Butler has been en-
deavoring for some time to reach the
city and relieve the garrison. The Sc
we're repulse which he has met renders
his further advance impossible and
places the British garrison at Lady
smith in precarious situation.
General Buffers report shows that
an attempt was made to ford Tugela
river at three points. General Hart
attacked with great gallantry, but was
close pressed and Butler ordered him
to withdraw. Butler fears his leading
battalion, the Connaught rangers, suf-
fered greatly. The Fourteenth and
Sixty-sixth field batteries and six naval
twelve-pounder quicls-fres advapced
close to the river in their desire 20 be
within effective ranre II proyad to
be full of the enemy, who suddenly
openeda CALLING fire at close range,
killing all the horses. Only two guns
could be saved. The general realized
that to send men to their rescue meant
death and he ordered general retreat.
He reports that he abandoned ten
guns and lost by shell fire one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Was n Desperate Eight.

MoDDER RIVER, Dec. 15.-Details
gathered here by the Associated Press
among the wounded British and Beers
give some idea of the desperate nature
OF the fight at Magersfontein. The
Highlanders did all the most gallant
troops in the world could do, but it
was impossible to face the terrible fire
of the Beers. The British artillery
again saved the situation and divided
the honors OF the day with the Scots.
The artillery worked for hours under
a CALLING rifle fire. According to Boer
stories it is impossible for the burghers
to have escaped fearful loss. One Boer
prisoner said a single lyddite shell
killed or wounded over seventy and
that two other shells burst over two
bodies of Beers ensconced behind a
range, doing fearful damage. All
agree that the Beers fought through
out with the utmost gallantry. Their
sharpshooters seldom missed the mark.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
FEAR OF THE SAN JOSE SCALE.
State horticultural Society Asks Congress
for Protection From 1t.

State horticultural Society Asks Congress
for Protection From 1t.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 15.-At the state
horticultural society convention the
San Jose scale came up for considera-
ton. The last Legislature passed a
law providing a method of protecting
Iowa orchards against the ravages of
this pest, but the members of the
society fear that still more is neces-
sary. They believe the danger to Iowa
orchards is serious, and that the state
law cannot fully meet the demands of
the occasion. For example, the state
cannot exercise any control over plants
and seeds sent by mail, and yet in
these there is serious danger. The re-
suit was the adoption of resolutions
calling on congress for protection.
The scale has not done any serious
damage in Iowa thus far, at least none
has been reported. But its ravages
have been discovered in other states of
the Mississippi valley and Iowa is
threatened.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
GOVERNOR SHAW GOES EAST.
Together With Adjutant General Dyer
He Presents Iowa's G! aim.

Together with Adjutant General Byers
He Presents Iowa's Calm.
Dies MONIES, Dec. 16.-Governor
Shaw and Adjutant General Byers
have gone to Washington, D. G., where
they will arrange for the proper dis
posal of the Iowa war claims. The
government owes the state about $4o,-
600 on account Of the Spanish war.
Governor Shaw said that his plan was
to induce congress to pass law gem
eral in its terms providing for all
claims on account of the recent war
which may be endorsed by the govern
ors of the different states. This will
include all the states, and it is thought
that such general measure will re-
ceiye the unanimous support of the
government. Congress has been pass
ing laws authorizing the war depart
ment to pay war claims for specific
items which have been named in the
acts. The department, of course, has
promptly interpreted the act as closely
as possible and paid nothing that it
didn't have to. The general law will
be the proper thing in this case.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Democrats and the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Two joint
resolutions have been introduced in
the house by Williams, of Mississippi,
understood to be expressive of tie
position of the democratic leaders on
the Philippines. One declares the in
tention to recognize the independence
of the Filipinos and withdraw our
forces on an agreement to refund the
$40. O00, 900 paid to Spain and to give
a naval and eoaling station with free
access to Philippine ports in perpetuity.
1t pledges our friendly assistance and
guarantees against foreign aggression
for ten years, during which time the
foreign affairs of the island will be
under American control. The other
resolution asks information relative to
the treaty with the sultan of Sulu, and
provides for an inquiry by the Judiciary
committee as to whether the econstitu-
tional provisions against slavery and
statutory provisions against polygamy
apply to the Sulus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
BRITISH LOSSES
Very Much Greater Than at FIrsl
Reported.

Very Much Greater Than at FIrsl
Reported.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The official report
gives the total number of killed,
wounded and missing of all arms in the
engagement of Sunday and Monday
north of Modder river as SIT. There
were Is officers killed and wounded,
and in addition five are missing and
one is known to have been made pris-
oner. The war Office has received a
message stating there were $50 casual
ties among the non-commissioued
officers and men of the Highland
brigade at Magersfontein. The brigade
lost 10 officers killed, SO wounded and
missing.
The war Office has received from
General Gatacre the following list of
casualties furnished by a correspond
emit who was permitted to visit the
Boer camp with the chaplains and is
believed to be reliable: Second Royal
Irish, 10 killed, 32 wounded; First East
Lancanshires, one wounded; Second
Northumberland, 12 killed, "a wound
ed. All the above wounded men are
prisoners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21

1t is all right that the English Ian
guage should be employed in legisla-
tive proceedings, in courts of law, and
as a basis of school instruction. But
American civilization cannot afford to
postpone direct efforts for the moral
and spiritual culture of that first gen.
Grafton of immigrants who will never
learn the language of this country.
The multitudes Of SCandinaVians,
Slavs, Italians and Germans whose
children pass into our schools should
hear in their own tongue the lessons
which the republic has to teach and
the higher lessons of religion. This
is the growing conviction of some OF
the churches and of that tireless and
devoted band Of workers who make up
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. They are looking among the
immigrants themselves for persons
competent to instruct, inspire and
guide these millions toward the higher
levels of life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Des Moines Court House Fight.

DIES MONIES, Dec. 14.-An opinion
was handed down by the supreme
court favorable to the river frontiers in
the famous court house site contro-
versy. The opinion in short is that
the board of supervisors have the right
to sell the old court house site. The
opinion of the court is based on the
fact that the city has made special
levies against the present court house
site and in doing so has made the site
county property. This removes any
plea of dedication to the public. The
decision is one of two cases now pend
ing before the court. The latter will
have but little effect for the reason
that the decision of this case virtually
settles the entire controversy. The
board has the right to sell the site and
use the money for the purchase of a
new site,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
According to his own story, Sol Va

According to his own story, Sol Van
Praag. the noted Chicago statesman, is
muchwronged person. At the time
the grand jury indicted Mrs. Van
Praag, his wife, for keeping a panel
house." the sorrowful Sol declares she
was at an afternoon tea and that at
precisely the same hour he was busy
directing political meeting. This is
certainly a deplorable condition OF
things, and must necessarily cause a
falling off in attendance at pink and
other teas held in the afternoon. The
idea that lady should be indicted by
the grand jury because she was absent
from her whisky-row saloon pouring at
a tea!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
PURSUIT ABANDONED.
Major March Abandons Pursuit OF
Aguinaldo.

Major March AbandOns Pursuit OF
Aguinaldo.
MANILA, Dec. 17.-Major March, of
the Thirty-third infantry, has aban-
doned the pursuit of Aguinaldo, and
has reached Bagnen, in the heart of
the Grand Cordillera, where the range
is ten thousand feet high, food scarce
and travel almost impossible. From
native couriers and Spanish prisoners
it is learned that Aguinaldo left Bon
toe with three women and three days
ago, headed southwark, evidently for
Bayombong, where it is thought he
may encounter the Americans. March's
command was depleted twenty per
cent by the two days march from Ger
vantes to Bagnen, so he returned to
Cervantes December 10. General Con-
copcion, the Filipino officer who sur
rendered, insists that the insurgent
organization will be maintained, even
in districts where the Americans are
operating. He suggests that the only
method of terminating the war Is to
capture Aguinaldo and obtain an order
from him for the troops to surrender,
but, Conception believes, Aguinaldo
will never be captured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
Child Burned to Death.

Sioux CITY, Dec. 16.-The 3-year-old
child of c. S. Argo, of Chamberlain, s.
d., was fatally burned in Sioux City.
The child had evidently been playing
with matches in a room alone, and
when her little sister came in, attract
ed by the screams of the baby, found
her wrapped in flames. Aid came at
once, but it was too late, as the child's
body was frightfully burned. Even in
its mouth were great blisters. Her
father is a prominent attorney at
Chamberlain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-12-21
School District Loses $4,000.

Sioux CITY, Dec. 1.-THE Iowa SUI
preme court has rendered decision
which costs the Sioux City school dis
trict $50, 900. The district had secured
Judgment in the lower court against
the American Surety Company for
$50, 900, which was surety on School
Treasurer Hubbard's bond for that
amount. The money was lost by fail
ure of the Home Savings Bank. The
supreme court reversed the lower
courts decision.