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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
BILL PRITTS CAPTURED.
The Old Moonshiner Caught in
the Mountains.

Vas Surprised b. the 0Eiicers Deputy
Revenue Collector VI. j. Dickson and
Deputy &. y. Marshal Alex. McBeth
arrest Him at the House OF John
Tinkey. In Saltlick.
INDIAN HEAD, MAY % Bill,
Pfitts, the noted moonshiner was
captured az 70 o'clock Friday at
the houseof John Iinkev. In Salt
lick township. by Deputy Collector
w. j Dickson aud County Detective
Alex McBeth, who is Deputy q. s.
Marshall.
Dickson and MuBeth are tho men
who were thrown out of the carriage
in the runaway ut Normalville on
Wednesday night. They pushed on
into the mountain in search OF Pritts
and finally located him at Tinkey's
several miles from here Pritts saw
the officers approaching when 80
yards away, but saw escape was i'm
possible and surrendered. They got
bnggies here and started for Normal
vile, where they arrived at D. IN.
and took dinner. A liveryman from
Connellsville will meet them and
they will go on to Uniontown this
evening with their prisoner who will
be placed in jail to await a hearing
on the charge Of moonshining.
AN OLD OFFENDER.
Pritts is one OF the most notorious
offenders in the mountains. lie was
charged with the Hostetler murder
several years ago, out the officers
never could capture him. He has
been charged with moonshining for
years, but always elnded detectives.
lie is 63 years old and bis home il
in saltliek township.
The warrant on which he is ar.
rested charges him with operating
d distIllery ia Saltlick township on
or about October |, 1899, without
complying with the e. s. revenue
laws. Officers made raid at that
time and captured Pritt's two sous.
Henry and John, but the old man
escaped after lively scrap in which
he received bullet wound. The
boys were tried In the u s court
at Pittsburg last week but the jury
disagreed and they were released on
bail for another trial next October
Ever since his feat in battling the
officers last fall. Deputy Dickson
has been ON his trail and was deter
mined to capture him News Stand
ard.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
A Splendid DAME
Was Given in Municipal Hall Last
Night.

Student Henry 5. Cato gave a
splendid dance and social entertain
ment to HIS friends in Municipal
Hall last night. The entertainments
commenced al nine o'clock and with
bnt,one intermiss on for refreshments
at Laziers parlors. continued until
one o'clock. The following We're
present: S. G. Lowe, and Miss
Morley; H. S. Cato, and Miss
Waugh; Phil Shat1er, and Miss
Cora Donley; Jack Downie ard Miss
Bessie Grant; +. L. Long and Kath-
eran Robb, Hayes keener and Mrs
Raymond; Mr. Cummlns and Miss
Virginia Wilson, Raymond Max
well and Miss Gussie Wilson; Ross
Aiken and Miss Stewart; and
Messrs Waddell and Wiley. Miss
Dana penthat was the efficient mui
stefan.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
Will SING AT FAIRM0NT
The University Glee Club viii Enter
tain Our Sister City.

The Glee Club left on the noon
train for Fairmont where they will
sing to night in the spacious Audi
Norium OF the Normal school The
Club is one Of the best in the coun-
try and the University is justly
proud of them 1t is composed OF
w A. Swallow, f. r. Burk, ID. w.
O'Hern, f G. Flanniken, q. B. Leo
nard, +. L Cole, G. W. Stump. d.
E B. Mcbride, c. Il sample, J /.
SDailey, Prof Rude and Prof. Ellen
berger.
Others accompanying them were v.
E. Tustin, c. Carreau, Miss Jamison
and Miss Miller. The company will
return tomorrow.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE
Apparently Has a Victim IN
West Virginia.
Alvin Johnson of keystone Breaks out
With Baboes- Doctors are Perfectly
Beaddled-The Alarm was so areat
that no one would 60 Near his Corpse.
most Remarkable Case.

4 special from Keystone West VI
ginia reports remarkable case OF
sickness and death near that place.
while working in the mines was sud-
denly sliced with the most violent
sickness. He fell upon the ground,
PROSTATE. and in spasm of convul-
siuns vomited the contents of his
stomach, after which he threw up a
thick, blue vIscous substance Ply
sicians were called and when examin-
ed Johnson presented a horrible sight.
His eyes We're almost turned complete
ly inside out, aud his skin changed
from dense black to.a siekly p did
hue. Buboes arose On almost every
part of his body, and when lanced
they eXuded black pus. His breast
become parched, and the flesh per
fectly dead.
He never regained consciousness
and died six hours after being sliced
with the malady. His death was SO
sudden and terrible that his fellow
workmen, as well as the entire neigh
boi 0Clt dtdl ilitd. w
taker could be found to take charge
Of the bodF, which was finally dragged
by a long rope into the Elkhorn noun
tainS.
Medical skill has been baffled ia de-
termining the nature Of the queer dis
ease, but the only plausible explana-
tion is that it was genuine case of
the Bubonic plague. The symptoms
of Johnson's case are identical with
those of the famous Asiatic pesti-
lence,
The neighborhood is alarmed. and
and the mine ia which johnson work
ed has been abandoned by the miners.
Every effort was made to induce them
to re-enter the place in order to re-
move the tools but all persuasion was
of no avail Expert physicians have
beef sent for and if any other cases
deyelope the disease will be diagnosed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.
Martin CulloHsky, a Slav, Mar.
rowly Escapes Death.

In a semi -mandlin State He Was found
by Party Few Moments Before
the Train Arrived Was on His Way
TO the Fairmont Coal Field : He Lived
Near gonnel.sYille.
Martin CulloHsky, slay coke
drawer from the Connellsville region
narrowly escaped death yesterday
evening by being run over by the
$40 train from Uniontown.
A party of students aud Others
were returning from a fishing expo
dition down the river, and when OPP
posite Granville they heard the
approaching train. As it grew near
Ell they stepped of the track to let
1t pass. 1t was already quite dark
and objects could not be distin-
gaished easily. One Of the party
noticed a PROSTATE form lying in the
middle of the track. The train be.
ing but few hundred feet behind,
they rushed to the spot and seeing
that the object was a man, pulled
him of, inst as the train Numbered
by. A delay Of thirty seconds would
have been fatal
The man was in a halt conscious
condition from drinking and was
taken up the track toward town. He
spoke broken English and said he
was u slav, that his name was Mar
tin Cnlloffsky, and that he was go
ing to the Fairmont coal field in
hope OF getting work, He stayed in
town last night but as he was not
seen to-day in all probability he has
completed his journey to Fairmont.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE.
Extract From u sermon Preached In
1T. james Episcopal Church, tsreeu-
vile, Miss.
By the Rev. Quincy Ewing

BY the Rev. Quincy Ewing.
have no words 10 express, and
don't think the languages Of The world
could furnish words To express The
glaringness OF this absurdity, as IL APP
pears TO me, OF our so-called enlight-
ened civilization--th women are de-
MED thesballot in these United States
with one or two exceptions, because
they are women because they are
mothers, sisters, daughters, wives.
Surely we should be put TO IL TO ex-
plain away this absurdity To strang-
er from truly enlightened planet.
after he had read our constitution,
beginning, '.We the people, and had
read that sentence la the Declaration
OF Independence which proclaims that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent OF the governed and
after he had learned that, genera
ton ago, the franchise was given to
several hundred thousand former male
slaves--most OF them without the
ability 20 read and write, aud all be-
longing to an alien race. Might not
our imaginary visitor be supposed to
ask whether or not the women Of
this land were. regarded as people,
whether or not they were classed
among the governed, and whether
or not 1t had been demonstrated in
any way, that women, no matter how
intelligent, are not qualified TO exer-
else a right possessed and exercised
nv h1a tttu ~ h ia hD ~
with the pillow, the man with the
backing brush, the man who mixes
drinxs and the man who shufiies
cards.
OF course nothing OF the sort has
been demonstrated demonstra-
tion we have being to the contrary.
And SO, some OF us would have to
parry our VISITORS question, and pro-
coed TO present to him number OF
abstract objections to women's politi-
cal emancipation; objections that,
when boiled down and Analysed would
have as visible residuum simply the
quite indisputable fact, that woman
! is woman. | make bold To say that
| il there are as many as ten thousand
ODJSCblOIlS III WUudU y Suufdkt tudU
could be urged by the opponents of il
they might all be included within the
span OF this single brief sentence:
! women are not men.
/ And this sentence, deeply pondered
suggests reasons for, rather than
! against woman's emancipation. Let
| me but add that because women are
not men, women may be possessed OF
needs, desires, ideals, that merely
man made laws are not adequate to
I to satisfy; that because women are
not men, the social fibre fashioned
into shape by merely masculine fin
gers, may be, somehow, too coarse and
| heavy and clumsy, TO wrap gracefully
and tittingly about The woInan's soul.
Because women are not men, they
may find II impossible to breath free
| ly as free personalities, to live, to act,
toward the full Divine destiny OF
their womanhood, In world merely
man-ordered and man-ruled.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
A SLICK SWINDLER.
Succeeded in Flim-fiamming
some of the Unwary.
Required Il Deposit OF $500 and that
was the last OF the Money Got some-
thing Over Fifty Dollars In two Days
aud then left town Biggest Rogue
eyer tn Morgahtown.


About the middle of last March a
Pittsburg Jew giving his name as ia
coo Ikenstein came To Morgantown
claiming TO represent big clothing
establishment of the smoky city. His
speciality was tailor made clothing,
and by taking the measurements Of
all his customers, assured them that
a perfect tlt was guaranteed. He
showed a great many reeommenda-
tions as 10 his good character and
moral reetitude written on flaming
letter heads, and signed by some OF
Pennsylvania leading citizens, Math-
ew S. Quay,J. Donald Cameron, Boies
Penrose, John Wanamaker, Chris Ma.
gee, Boss Flynn, and In fact almost
every Pennsylvania Who is known
in these parts had apparently given
him letters of endorsements OF
course, in view Of all that has hap
pened, these letters must have been
forgeries.
Ikenstein was Il man Of courtiy airs
aud suaye manners. Those who were
skeptieal as to his intentions, had
their doubts dispellea when he wagged
his oily tongue and Haunted his
specious pretenses. The grade OF
clothing he sold was the very best,
and his prices were reasonable. For
ten dollars he sold the finest PIN
checks and imported worsteds. His
austere appearance, his slick manners
and the letters Of recommendations
from Pennsylyania's leading sons GER
tifying his good character, allayed all
suspicious and made the trap com
plete.
As guarantee of good faith. and
TO insure the prompt delivery of the
goods. deposit Of 81 was required.
Some of the buys declined to give this
and Ikenstein with ordly disdain
which led them to believe in his sin
certify, told them that he would not
reduce the bonus cent and If they
failed to make it the suit Of clothes
would not be forthcoming
He tarried in Morgantown about
two or three days and left with orders
for about twenty five suits of clothes,
many Of which were for the students.
Since then, ALAS alas Jacob ken
stein is no morel The interrogatory
applied to the illustrlous deliverer OF
his race, "Where was Moses when the
light vent out?" might be asked by
asked Of Jacob, the clothier. Letters
have been written to Pittsburg, and
SO far as can be learned, no such
man lives in that city.
The only plausible solution Is that
Ikenstein is a product OF the great
American school Of swindledom--the
slickest rogues on earth. He showed
lack. Of wisdom, however, in one
thing, which perhaps was proyiden
tial admonition for his victims TO
leave him alone, viz: he did business
under name which has very dis
tinct Hebrew twang.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
Big Fire al FairmoHt.

The GAINESVILLE Manufacturing
Company's wareroom at Fairmont
stocked with wooden goods, machin
cry, etc, was totally destroyed by fire
this afternoon. The loss is estimated
at IS, 600, with no insurance. The lire
originated on the Mower floor BY bar
Efel Of paint being ignited by a match.
Col. g. +. Smith, editor Of the Index,
was the main owner Of the plant and
consequently the heaviest loser.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26

Oyer at MOllessey,.

The Page Woven Wire Fence Com,
pany are removing their big plant
from Andrian, Michigan, to Monessen.
the new manufacturing town on the
Monongahela. A curious feature Ia
connection with the construction work
being done by the company is the fact
that they have bought the famous
Centennial building Of Philadelphia,
and have erected itat Monessen, where
the historic structure will be used as
the main building.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26

Ii matters not what kind Of shoes
you may want Hirschman's have them
and at prices below competition.
Don't think because corporation
has no sole it is on its uppers.
SPECIAL low prices on all grades OF
mating at Hirsehman's, from l1acup.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26

ANOTHER lot Of tailor mistit suits
just received at Hirschman's. II
there is one among them that will
suit you, take ii ut che price of ready
made clothing
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26

Two experienced sewers and two
girls to learn sewing. Apply at
once to Mrs. Llnnie Wilson, Front
street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
Restaurant For Sale.

] offer my Restaurant and Bakery
90 Main street for sale. The location
Is the best in town, have a fine trade
aud IL Is an excellent chance for a
hustler G. Il 81. CLAIR.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
THE GAME is ON.
Homestead and the w. v. U. Player
are struggling for Supremacy.

The baseball teams Of the w. Y.
u. and Homestead are playing Ibis
afternoon. The game will he close
and netting varies. The lineups are
as follows
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-26
Speetacles Lost.

Lost on Monday pair Of gold rim
med spectacles. Finder will return
to this Office and receive reward.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
A 100000 SALE REPORTED.
This Year VIII See Great Strides in
Weiser's Tributary Country.

After years of faithful waiting
Weiser will see the great consumma-
ton of her hopes this year in the de-
velopment of the wonderful mining
region of central Idaho, extending
from Weiser to Buffalo Hump and
the Clearwater. The recent new
and fabulous strikes beyond Warren,
are attracting capital and causing the
prospects of older properties to look
up. Scott and Upton Donnelly are
in Weiser, and the news they bring
regarding the copper lodes on Big
Greek are most fatteling. There are
six parallel veins which have been
spoken of before in the Signal at
various times, for the past six years,
and upon these some 28 locations
have been held awaiting less isolated
conditions. A yeur or so ago we re-
ported that Captain Woods had
bonded some of the properties for
$63, 900, but the bond ran out with
out Mr.. Woods being able to accom-
plish anything. Messers. Donnelly
state that they have just bonded
their three claims, the Mammoth,
Excelsior and Minnesota to Boston
parties for 500, 900.
The same gentlemen also report
that Messrs. Fitzgerald and McGeary
who made some wonderful strikes
this season in the vicinity of Smith
Creek, have sold to Portland parties
for 800, 1000.
The Donnellys had specimens
with them from some Of their Thun-
der Mountain properties. The sam
pies were some of them half gold, and
came from claim where they got
assays of $33, 600 per ton from a
picked vein. They state that on Monu-
mental Greek this summer was found
fine vein of excellent coal, silver
veins containing brittle silver, OF
which they had samples, and other
things indicating the vast unknown
wealth Of the great Central Idaho
mineral belt. All of this country
will be controlled by the P. & In
Rail way when finally completed.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
from the nam part Of the city to
the P. & I. N. depot.
Plot for An Outbreak.

Il A report from Manila says that plot
for an outbreak at that city has been
discovered Explosives, firearms
and five hundred rounds of ammuni-
ton were taken from a house in the
center of Manila There is no ques-
ton as to the report that the insur-
gents had planned for general out
break which WAS to have been con-
summated on the day of Gen. Law
toms funeral. Aside from the above,
the reports are meager, nothing OF
any consequence having taken place
lately. 1t is reported, however, that
the Americans have decided to clear
out Gavite province soon, and will no
doubt be done as soon as Otis returns
from his fishing trip.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
CONCENTRATING THE FORCES.
VIII Strive to Regain Prestige Lost at
Tugela River.

The past week has developed no
new events in the Boer- English
war. The English forces since the
signal defeat of Sir Redvers Butler
at Tugela river, appear to have all
they can do to protect themselves,
without attempting any advance.
Reports state that Butler is concen-
trating a force of $4,000 men to
make new attempt to advance to
the relief of Ladysmith, and it is
presumable the Beers are engaged
in counter concentration and a
bloody battle can be looked for.
A large number of Americans are
fighting in the Boer army, and dis
patches state that body of 2, 900
more sailed from New York for the
Transvaal last week to take up arms
for Uncle Paul.
Two small skirmishes, in which
the British gained the advantage,
are reported. Col. Pitcher took 4O
Boer prisoners at Orange river and
General French defeated small
force of Transvaal soldiers to the
west of Colesburg.
While the British appear to have
received crumb of comfort from
the battle of Colesburg, it is clearly
evident that the British nation and
especially those in authority keenly
feel the many and important defeats
that have come to them, and the en-
pire now sits -enshrouded in woe and
humiliation.
1t is thought that if Butler does
not succeed in his monumental task o.
concentrating his forces effectually il
the great stand he has been planning
British hope will have fed and dis
NAL failure will have crowned the in
warranted attempt at invasion o
territory on which she has not evel
a shadow of CLAIM.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
G. A. R. Election.

Last Saturday was the regular
meeting of McConville Post No 26,
G. A. R., at which time the follow
ing named comrades we're elected
to serve for the coming year:
Commander, JOS i. Eaton; Senior
Vice Commander, p e. Hettinger
Junior Vice Commander, A. Conklin
Surgeon, w. w. Pritchett; Chaplain,
H. A. Lee; Officer of the day, Nelson
f. Kimball; Officer of the Guard, F.
T. Page; Inside Guard, Anderson
Hopper; Outside Guard, Mark Park
er. The following comrades were
elected as delegates to the next de
partment encampment to be held at
Weiser:
Regular delegates, H. A. Lee and
f. L. Page. Alternates, V. D. Han
nah and A. Conklin.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
A Compliment "a to the Ladies.

When couple of worn out, ram
bling newspaper men, drop into a
community like Weiser, get out a
mediocre edition of a subsidized
political organ and with the strong
scent of whisky-laden breath an
nounce that it is "the best paper
ever printed in Weiser, it is not a
very high compliment to the good
ladies of Weiser who issued the su-
perb Easter edition of the Signal last
wear
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04

The Vendome hotel was the scene
of small blaze Sunday evening,
about $50 o'clock. Ed Powers.
one of the clerks, went to the oil room
for some of that article, and went
in with lantern in his hand, the
gasoline which had escaped from the
tanks and filed the room with gas,
caught fire, and the flames soon
spread to the tanks of oil At this
juncture the room was all aflame and
Mr.. Powers clothes had caught fire.
He ran out and was assisted by some
guests in getting his wearing ap-
parel off but not until he was severe
ly burned. James Cookley lost no
time in using the chemical fire ex-
tinguisher which he had in the ho-
tel, and in a short time he had the
fire under control, but not until the
flames had considerably damaged the
oil and wash room work. y. Nj.
Barton went from the Weiser hotel
with his fire extinguishers and as
sisted in putting out the flames. DR..
Numbers, Thos. Holcomb and others
were conspicuous members Of the
volunteer fire company on that oc-
casion.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
The Year 0.

There are some who contend that
there was year 0, among the num-
ber being Editor Kohlsaat Of the
Chicago Times Herald. If there was
such year, then the nineteenth centu-
ry closed last Sunday night. t there
was no such year, then, according to
our mathematics, the nineteenth
century will end with Dec 31st,
1900. However, there is an excel
lent opportunity for argument on the
point involved, but we have no am
bition to discuss the question, in
view of fact that there is lack OF
unanimity on the part of the wise
heads in the matter of the starting
point Of time A. d.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
Gifts In Chicago.

1t is estimated that $15, 600, 600 in
Christmas gifts were distributed to
Chicago people this year Santa
Claus must have had hard time of
it in the Windy City,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-04
Jews Harp Jack Dead.

Jack Wyatt, better known as Jews
Harp Jack, the queer old character
who dispensed Elk Tooth and Honey
Dew at the Payette Lakes for a num-
Der of years, died recently in the
hospital at Boise