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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16
A SPLENDID PLAY
Will be "A Contented Woman'-Hers
on the 10th.

The Baltimore Herald says OF it:
Miss Belle Archer, in Hoyt's "a Con-
tented Woman, appeared at the Au
ditorium Music Hall yesterday to two
large and well-pleased audiences. "a
Contented Woman is one Of Hoyt's
best farces, the dialogues being bright
and witty and the situations extreme
" funny The foundation for the
piece is the ambition of few mis-
guided women to enter into politics.
which results finally in the female
woman suffragists giving up their
aspirations for Office and returning to
their household duties, Miss Archer
as Grace Holme, society lady with
such aspirations, is well suited to the
character, and gave very finished
performance of a well-educated, refin-
ed woman in role that was not suit
ed to her. She has splendid stage
presence, is easy and graceful and
dresses the part well.
During the performance Miss Archer
wore several handsome gowns, which
were greatly admired by the ladies.
Miss Henrietta Lee as Mrs. Ebbsmith
made decidedly good impression.
She is tall, handsome and handles in
a very delicate manner a character
that would appear broad and coarse in
other hands. Edward Craven as Phil
Boyles, a barkeeper, has made study
of what would appear an insignificant
part, and received liberal applause
for his splendid work. Others in the
cast who are deserving of special men
tion are Arthur +. Buchanan, Charles
2. Morrison, Augusta de Forrest,
Miss Bonnie LATHE and John L.
Kearney. During the performance
number of very clever and refined
specialties were introduced, Including
Miss Henrietta Lees versions Of pop
ular coon songs in German and French,
ssWe'll Love No More Tonight, coon
rag time song, original by Edward
Craven; ELIZA Green from New Or
leans" and "Kleptomania, by John
Kearney; Bonnie Lattie's ira la la
song and parodies on The Moth and
the Flame;n because" and stJust
One Girl, 3" by Charles p Morrison.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16
For Sale.

A new frame house, Seven rooms
and hall; first floor rooms furnished
in hard wood; slate roof Price, if
sold at once, less than cost of build
ing. Inquire at this office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16

LADIES fine shoes at Whiting
tons.
SAM r. NEwMAN's restaurant and
ice cream parlor Thompson's old
stand), at the corner of Front and
Walnut streets. Better than ever.
Give him call.
NOTHING but first class groceries.
Call and be convinced. Bell phone
SIS. A. L. NYE.
THE new stiff bosom shirts that
Hirsehman' 5 are showing are tasty
neat and stylish
THE new military Golf capes that
the Novelty Co., are showing are the
newest things out.
THE Walk-Over the best shoe in
the world. See it at Whittington's
and be convinced.
If you want fine candy go where
you get the freshest. MADEIRA Bros.
SIX days in the week and ffty-two
weeks in the year are Student Days"
at Protzman's the photographer.
Go TO Whittington's and have
=
yonr suit made to order. See their
samples at once.
THE City Market is headquarters
for groceries and everything in the
eating line.
You can save money or groceries,
meats and everything in the eating
line at Posten's City Market.
PRESTON Co, buckwheat flour at
PGsten's.
EACH working day IN the year is
sLadies Day" at Protzman's the
photographer.
J. c. McVicker Druggist has
200 boxes stationary he is Clos
ing out at cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16

New line of neckwear at Whit
tington's. All the hobby things for
fall are here.
We are making Ice Cream every
day. Our Ice Cream Soda is not ex-
celled in the state. MADEIRA Bros.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16
Land For Sale.

A parcel of land containing about
seven acres on the West Side of the
river .one-half mile from town. Land is
good for pasture or farming For furth-
er information inquire at this office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16
LIVELY BUSINESS.

At the MorgantoWn Planning
Mill, Beechurst Ave. They have
Just received five cars Of yellow
pine consisting Of Flooring, Cell
ing, Casing, Base and finishing
lumber of all descriptions. They
now have on hand and can furnish
ON short notice anything in the
House Building line. Call and see.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-11-16

QUEEN Quality shoes for ladies are
on the feet,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
PROVES HER SUPERIORITY.
Columbia Scores the First Victory In
the Races for the Amer
ica's Cup.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE cup which
the old schooner America won so com
mandingly against all corners over the
course around the Isle of Wight in 1851
and brought back across the seas will
probably remain here another year,
defiance to the world. In a glorious
breeze, over a windward and leeward
course of 80 miles, the Columbia scored
against the Shamrock Monday in the
first race of the 1899 series for the
trophy. She bounded across the finish
line fully mile and half ahead of the
challenger, defeating her by ten min
utes and fourteen seconds actual time,
or ten minutes and eight seconds cor
rected time, after allowing the six sec
onds handicap which the Columbia
must concede to the challenger on ac-
count of her longer water line. 1t was
a decisive contest, magnificent race,
magnifcently sailed and magniticently
won.
The Yankee boat outgeneraled her
rival at the start, beat her hopelessly
in windward work to the outer mark,
and gained % seconds in the run home
before the wind. There was good,
strong ten or twelve-knot breeze, and It
held throughout the race. The regatta
committee, as a result of the showing
made by the Columbia, are convinced
that the cup is safe. Blow high or low,
the Columbia, il is believed by her man
ager, Mr.. Iselin, can beat the Sham
rock Sir Thomas, like the true sports
man that he is, confessed after the race
that he had been fairly beaten. He
had no apologies to make.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
TRADE REVIEW.
Leading Commercial Agents Report
Continuance of Our Pros
porous Condition.

New York, Oct I4.-Bradstreets says:
Trade activity is widespread, all meas
ures of volume and value testifying to pre-
vatling prosperous conditions. only good
reports are received from distributive trade
centers. and some markets report fall de-
mand as holding out longer than expected.
Railway earnings bank clearings returns
and quotations of staple prices are all en-
eouraging. pointing as they do TO MAXI
mum volume Of business for this period OF
the year Crop returns for october bear
out earlier impressions of shortened yields
of most leading agricultural products.
Expectation of more moderate yields OF
leading cereals Is not confined to this coun-
try. The worlds wheat crop will admit
tedly be smaller. and rye. barley and oats
yields are not expected to be so large as
year ago. The higher range OF prices OF all
staples, and particularly of agricultural
products, however. will furnish profitable
balance to producers.
General manufacturing industry Is rum
ming full. and activity is so widespread that
II is hard to prefer one industry TO another
in this respect. Coal production Is particu-
larry heavy. but scarcity of cars Is COM
planned of In this and in the coke industry,
with the strength of lake freights consti-
tuting a disturbing element as regards
the supply of anthracite in the west, Iron
and steel are active as to production, but
new business is limited by the small guam
titles available for nearby delivery Lib
eral orders are still reported for the first
half of next year. and steel rails are report
ed tending upward at the west. Shoe man
ufacturers are busy, and leather and hides
are sympathetiealy strong in price. Lum-
Der is in urgent demand at many markets
in spite of the advanced stage of the sea-
son. and prices are firm"
r. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly review
of trade, say: industrial conditions could
hardly be better. After many months OF
such extraordinary buying that its con-
tinuance seemed impossible, even larger
buying still crowds producing works In
most lines beyond their capacity.
Failures for the first week of october
were 81. 6S7, 06S in amount, manufacturing
s3S7,914 and trading $40S, 599. Failures for
the week have been l64 in the United States.
against 2o5 last year, and q in Canada,
against % last year"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
Successful Holdup on the Northwest
ern Within so Miles of Chicago
Dynamite Used.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Eive masked rob-
bers held up train No. of the North
western railroad shortly before mid
night Friday at Tower w, between
Maple Park and De Kalb, AZ miles west
of Chicago, shot at Dan White, the en-
gineer, ran away with the engine, and
blew open the express car and safes.
When the robbers had rifed the car
they disappeared.
The bandits first held up and bound
the operator, then they stopped the
mail train, held up the crew and dyna-
mited the safe in the express car, TAX
ing everything of value in the safe. The
charge of dynamite blew a hole through
the roof and floor, disabling the car.
They then cut the engine loose and ran
it two miles west of Maple Park and
abandoned it.
General Manager Antisdel, of the
American Express company, said the
robbers had secured at least $4,000 in
cash, in addition to an amount of jew
elry and other valuables.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
WILL KEEP HANDS OFF.
Official Statement Issued by the state
Department I'm Regard to
the TransvaaI.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The following
official statement was issued by the
state department Thursday:
THE president has received a large num-
Der of petitions signed by many citizens of
distinction. requesting him TO tender the
mediation of the United States to settle the
differences existing between the govern
ment of Great Britain and that Of the
Transvaal He has received other petitions
on the same subject, some of them deslr-
ing him to make common cause with Great
Britain to redress the wrongs alleged to
have been suffered by the uitlanders and
especially by American citizens in the
Transvaal, and others wishing him TO as
sist the Beers against alleged aggression.
1T is understood that the president does
not think it expedient to take action in any
of these directions. AS to taking sides with
either party to the dispute, it is not to be
thought of. As to mediation the president
has received no intmation from either OF
the countries interested that the mediation
of the United States would be accepted, and
in the absence of such intima ton from both
parties, there is nothing in the rules of in
ternatlonal usage to justify an offer of
mediation in the present circumstances. 1t
is known that the president sincerely hopes
and desires that hostilities may be avoided;
but if unfortunately they should come to
pass, the efforts of this government Will be
directed-as they are at present-to seeing
that neither our national interests nor
those of our citizens shall suffer unEeces-
sary injury"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19


AT the ;eadlng clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 18th aggregated ST.
$40, 1884, $50, against $1,752,9sS,53s the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was BIZ.
In the United States there were 1874
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 18th, against 147 the week
previous and 205 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At Mortified, Vt, Admiral Dewey
laid the corner stone of Dewey hall,
which is to be a part of Norwich uni
yersity, the institution in which the adj
miral received his earliest military
training. Upon arriving in Boston the
admiral was heartily welcomed and
rode at the head of column of 10000
war veterans through the principal
streets to the Hotel Touraine, which
will be his home during his three days
stay.
To assume command of the Boston
navy yard Rear Admiral Sampson has
retired as commander of the North At
lantic squadron.
Flames destroyed a large cotton
warehouse in Brooklyn, n. Y, owned
by the Bush Co., the loss being $500, 900.
At the close of the National league
baseball season of 1899 the various
clubs occupied the following positions:
Brooklyn, .6s2; Boston, 624; Philadel-
phia, Glib; Baltimore, .5S1: st. Louis,
.557; Cincinnati, .553; Pittsburgh, $40;
Chicago, .507; Louisville, .493; New
York, 400; Washington, $50; Cleve-
land, .131.
The residents of Boston and other
New England localities gave Admiral
Dewey a grand reception and Mayor
Quincy presented the naval hero with
magnificent watch, a gift from the
city. After a banquet the admiral left
for Washington.
The St. Paul commandery. Knights
Templar, of North Adams, Mass, has
elected President Mckinley an honorary
member of the body.
In Long Island sound, off Sands point,
Long Island, the steamer Nutmeg Sta te
was burned and 70 persons were burned
to death or drowned.
Mrs. Florentine LANCE. aged So, was
stricken with apoplexy and died while
addressing a socialist women's meeting
in New York.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
STEAMER BURNED.
Fire Destroys the Nutmeg state on
the Atlantic Coast and Twelve
Persons Perish.

New York, Oct. 16.-The Bridgeport
line steamer Nutmeg State was burned
in Long Island sound, off Sands point,
L. l., at sunrise Saturday morning, and
- persons were burned to death or
drowned. The dead are: Samuel
1aynes, baggage master; Nils Nilsen,
Charles Anderson, Patrick Coffee,
Bernard Hendry, Thomas Murphy and
John Connors, members of the crew,
and five unknown passengers.
The burning of the steamer was re-
plete with horror, heroism, brutality
and self-sacrifice. Few if any lives
would have been lost had not a swarm
of maddened freight handlers darted
up from the furnace below decks and
swept women and children into the
water in their mad rush for safety.
These men, great, rough, brawny fell
lows, whose stock in trade was their
strength, spared nobody. They fought
their way TO the steamers bow, which
was not on fire, and swept into the hud-
died crowd there, pushing many over
the side into the sea. Until their adj
vent the crew had behaved fairly well,
the captains orders were being obeyed
and the boats were being filled with
women and children. But the rush of
the freight handlers upset all plans.
The origin of the fire is unknown. 1t
started amidships, and was discovered
by the chief cook when he left his cabin
at $3.50 o'clock in the morning He inn
mediately gave the alarm, and then
went to work waking the passengers.
At first everything was done in perfect
order. The captain ordered his crew to
quarters. They responded with fire
buckets and hose, and for Is minutes
fought the fire. Soon the captain real
lied that the ship could not be saved,
and he directed Pilot Weatherwax to
ran the boat ashore. At full speed the
doomed craft sped toward the rocks of
Sands point.
1t was during this race for the shore
that the most agonizing incidents oc-
CURED. The first boat lowered was full
of women and children, when it was
seized by the freight handlers, and the
people in it were spilled out. In the
water they fought each other for their
AiNCS. LnNy t4Itt W crawl ONCI OnC
other as they chung to the boats sides,
to oars, life preservers, steamer chairs
or anything else that fioated. Those
who had hold of the boat tried to beat
back those who struggled TO reach it.
Men who had placed their women and
children in the boat dived from the
steamer into the tangle and sought to
save them. Thirty or 40 persons were
struggling in the water when boats
from the steamer City of Lawrence
picked them up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
DOINGS Or A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
a Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and ALI Foreign Lands.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Steps have been taken by the Wom-
ans Industrial league to raise fund
with which to purchase home in Wash
ington for Admiral Schley.
For the nine months of the calendar
year ended September 30 the exports of
domestic products were valued at $497,-
14O,77o, against $685., 495,155 for the
same period of 1898.
The new regiments now have their
full quotas, and the army numbers APP
proXimately 100000 men.
The post office officials in Washington
look for the establishment of a domes-
tic parcels post in the near future.
The government will send 40 more
female nurses to Manila TO join the 60
already there.
Indications warrantthe belief that the
exports of the calendar year 1899 will
be the largest in the nations history.
The secretary of war has ordered all
the available chaplains in the army to
the Philippines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
ANGELES ATTACKED.
FiIipinos Open Fight Early in the
WOrninG-One American Killed
and Seven wounded.


Manila, Oct. II. - The insurgents
made an attack upon Angeles at 2:3o
Monday morning. One American was
killed and seven were wounded. The
Filipinos used artillery, few shells ex-
ploding. The Seventeenth, Ninth and
Thirteenth regiments engaged the en-
envy, who retired at $3.50 a. m.
Civil war is reported to be the result
of the attack made by the followers of
the sultan of Jolo upon the followers of
Dato Jokanine, in which nine of the
latter were killed and their mutilated
bodies left on the beach near the town
of Jolo.
The insurgent capital has been
moved again, according to reports
brought to Manila by escaped prisoners.
1t has been taken from Tarlac, and
Aguinaldo has set up his government in
the mountains to the west of that city.
The insurgents are very active about
all points which are held by the Amer
lean troops. Every day one hears of a
new plot on the part of the insurgents
to attack the towns which have Ameri-
can garrsons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
FORCED TO RETREAT.
British Troops Retire from Town of
NewcastIe-kimber in
Peril.

Pretoria. Oct. 17.--Gen. Kock, of the
Transvaal army, occupies Newcastle
with a strong force of burghers. The
town was taken Saturday, the British
force having retired to Ladysmith.
The burghers have destroyed the
bridge over the Molopo river at MAIZE
king.
A whole train load of dynamite on the
Cape railway in Bechuanaland has been
blown up by the Transvaal commands
operating there. The locomotive es-
capped to MafelSing amid heavy fire
from the burghers.
London, Oct. 16.-The only salient
facts in the mornings kilograms are
that the Beers have advanced beyond
Newcastle and formed lager near
Bannhauser, about IL miles north of
Dundee, and that Kimberley is isolated
and probably invested. Kimberley has
thus become the immediate center of
interest.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE state de-
partment has been informed by the
cable companies that Geographic com
munication with the Transyaal has
been completely interrupted. The de-
partment is thus cut off from communi-
cation with United States Consul Ma
crum, at Pretoria.
Cape Town, Oct. 16.-Flowerdew. the
engine driver of Capt. Nesbitt's train,
which was derailed and bombarded by
the Beers, states that if the train had
returned when warning was received
that the Beers held the line it could
easily have made its way back to Mari
bogo, but Capt. Nesbitt insisted upon
an endeavor being made to reach Mafe-
king. Flowerdew says:
when the pilot engine was derailed. we
spent half hour trying to replace it on the
track. Then the Beers commenced firing,
and several men were wounded. The firing
was kept up all night, but without effect.
The Beers were careful to concentrate
their fire upon the engines, so as to save
the armored carriage and ammunition
trucks. AT dawn they commenced to bonn
bard the cars. l escaped by crawling liz
miles on my belly in the sand. When both
engines were destroyed Capt Nesbitt ex-
hibited flags of truce. but the Beers con-
tinued their firing for another quarter of an
hour. There is no doubt that all the others
on the train are prisoners and that the car
riage and the ammunition intact fell into
the hands of the Beers"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
Presents Its Estimates.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE interior
department estimates, completed Mon
day, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1901, aggregate a grand total of $780,
100000. This amount includes $145,-
172,00o for the entire pension service, of
which $144,00O,O00 is for all army and
navy pensions, the remainder being for
agencies, salaries, etc; the census
bureau, 1864, 600; Indian service, &c.
s00,526; the genral land Office, $780,
oo0; patent office, $1,O51, 100; and geo
logical survey, 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
Schooner Run Down.

Harbor Beach, Mich, Oct. 16.-The
steamer w. 7. Ketcham ran down the
little schooner Typo in Lake Huron Sat
urday morning. The Typo was instant
ly sunk and four of the crew were
drowned Their names follow: Mrs.
Adams, the cook; Henry Ledford, the
mate; John Campbell and Daniel Carr,
seamen. The captain of the vessel and
two seamen managed to escape from
the wreck and were picked up by the
Ketcham.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
SHAFTER RETIRED.
Formal Order Sent to Him, But He
VIII Remain In Service for
Some Time Yet.

San Francisco, Oct. 17.--Gen. William
Il. Shafter, who for over year has held
positions of brigadier general in the
regular army and major general of vol
unteers, received a formal order Mon
day placing him on the retired list of
the regular army. Monday was Gen.
Skaters sixty-fourth birthday, and he
retires by operation of the law which
fixes the age limit of officers of the regu
lar army. He will, however, remain in
command of the department of Cali
fornia until relieved by order of the
president or until mustered out on July
/, 1901, on which date the enlistment of
all Spanish war volunteers will expire.
as provided in the war act of congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
Monument TO slain Miners.

Carlinville, H., Oct. 13.-Five thou
sand miners from Belleville, stanton.
Gillespie, Worden, Clyde, Marissa, Itch
field, Sparta and other coal mining
towns in central Illinois were present
Thursday at the first anniversary cele-
bration of the Virden battle. A monu-
ment commemorative Joseph Gietterle,
Ernest Kamerer and Ellis Smith, the
Mount Olive miners slain in the battle,
was unveiled by w. Hefti, president Of
the Beleville district, United Mine
Workers of America.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19
Enrthnnnke Kills Thousnnds.

Amsterdam, Oct. ia dispatch to
the Handelsblad from Batavia, capital
of the Netherlands, Indies, Java. says
that violent earthquake has visited the
south side of the Island of Ceram, next
to the largest of the Noluccas, between
Booroo and Papua, completely destroy
ing the town of Amhei, and killing, il is
estimated, some 1000 people, as well as
iniuring some 500 others. The dispatch
saws that details of the disaster have not
xat heen obtained
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-10-19

Former United States Senator John
L. Mitchell has resigned as a member
Of the board of managers of the national
soldiers homes and has forwarded his
resignation to Gen. Franklin, president
of the board. Senator Mitchell has con-
templated taking the step for some
time, but deferred final action until
after the recent meeting. Mr.. Mitchell
expects TO start on prolonged trip
abroad and that is the reason for his
action in resigning.