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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Big COMBINE CERTAIN
Carnegie Partners Subscribed
to New Agreement.
WILL BE NO wArERED STOCK.
Lawyer Mn to Go to Now Jersey Co se-
cure the Incorporation Of the New
Company Further Insures pittsburg
worlds steel Center.

PITTsBuRa, March 24.-The organiza-
ton Of the new Carnegie Steel company
is under way. Attorney James b. Dill.
the eastern corporation lawyer, arrived
in Pittsburg, prepared the papers III
consultation with ex-Judge James Ii.
Reed, had them signed and the entire
capitalization was subscribed. Mr.. Dill
will likely return TO Newark this even
ing aud file the articles of ineorpora-
ton in New Jersey ON Monday. The
amalgamated company will ST fur
Their insure the supremacy of Pfttsburg
as the iron and sleel center of the
world.
The stock capital of the new company
will be $l6o. 1000, 600 and bonds. bearing
per cent interest, will be issued to the
same amount This will make the ag
gregate capital 1920, 600 The bonds
will represent the conservative book
value of the concerns incorporated, as
figured out by Andrew Carnegie, II. q.
Prick, Henry Phipps and other leaders
in the combination movement. The
capital stock and bonds together will
represent the actual value of the prop
erty, or its earning power, according to
the best estimates of the Carnegie part
ners, who have been figuring on the
matter for weeks.
The interest ON the bonds will only
require the payment annually of a little
more than SIS, 00o,0 900, but it is believed
that the company's earnings will never
in the future go this low.
The Carnegie Steel company, limited,
which carries with it the control of the
various railroads, docks, iron ore min
ing property and steamship lines, will
be taken into the new Carnegie COM
pany at a valuation of $3.50, 900.
This will be exchanged for III stock and
bonds of the new capitalization, $l25,-
900 900 i'll bonds representing the newly
arranged book value, and Sl25, 900, 900
in stock representing the value Mr.. Car
negie places on his own value above the
book value.
Tt was said that no water will be al
lowed i'll the company, and it Is gener-
ally believed by bankers that the esti-
mates are conservative, taking into ac-
count the great earning power of the
property. The book value will be guar
anteed, and will naturally be the base
value OF the company to be taken III.
Only one kind of stock will be issued.
The Fl. G. Prick Coke company will
be taken into the amalgamation at a
value OF about $40, 100000. About $780,
100000 will be paid to the coke share
holders in the bonds of the new Carne-
gic company, and a similar amount will
be taken in stock. 1t is probable that
the odd 100000 will be placed in the
new company treasury.
Partners in the Carnegie and Prick
companies were summoned from all
parts of the country to affix their sigma
lures to the transfer of their stock to
the new corporation and TO subscribe to
the capital Of the new company. All
the shares and bonds that were appor-
toned to each stakeholder i'll the two
companies were taken readily, and last
evening Mr. Dill had the entire capital
subscribed for.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
ABSOLUTELY UNNECESSARY.
Stamp FAX is Not Needed Should BE
Repealed BY All Means.

Pittshurg Dispatch: A vigorous
movement is made by the Chicago
Tribune in favor Of having this Con
gress repeal that portion of the war
revenue act which imposes the stamp
taxes The stamp taxes are IA tax
on business transactions. -Four years
ago the representation was common
that the income tax was tax on
business activity. It was rather a
tax on prosperity. But the stamp
taxes are taxes on the transactions
where they are imposed, whether
they arc profitable or not.
It is estimated that of the surplus
OF $42, o00, 600 Tor the past eight and
half months about $2s, 100000 comes
from the stamps required on docu.
ments and proprietary merchandise.
The deduction is that the taxation
is unnecessary, since without it there
will still he surplus, and that the
vexatious nature of this particular
tax calls for its abolition.
There is another reason hardly
less eogent II the surplus could be
applied to the reduction Of interest.
bearing debt there would be some
excuse for keeping up the taxation
to produce it, But the financial act
just enacted decides that there shall
be no retirement Of the bonds for the
next twenty-five years. Therefore,
the accumulation of IA surplus can
have no purpose except to offer a
premium on the activity Of Treasury
raiders, in urging their various
schemes TO dispose Of the surplus,
and relieve the stringeney in the
money market as we'll as in their
pockets. Certainly business ought
not to be taxed for the express ben
eft of the surplus spenders.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
100000 CONVERTS
In TWO YEARS.
Metbodism Week of Prayer
Next Week.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 24..--Bishop
Charles H. Fowler, who has returned
from the Philadelphia conference to the
Episcopal residence in this city, gave ex-
preston of his views, which, in sub
stance, follow:
The week of fasting, or abstinence, or prayer
of the Methodist Episcopal church will extend
from March 25 to April /, inclusive. Each per-
son makes his own Interpretation of absti-
nence. In reviewing our work over the whole
world, we found we have declined little in
numbers, perhaps one-haf of l per cent.
Numbers are not tho most important element
in church life, but rather spiritual quality /;
then comes quantity; the more the better, pro-
vided we cum digest the numbers.
! Every fifth grave in the south where reposcs
a blue uniform contains communicate from a
Methodist Episcopal church. So we must plant
the heather continents with Methodist graves.
This week will steady our ranks and stiffen
our staying power and keep the coming gener-
alton from irreparable blunders. We want at
least 100000 converts in the next two years.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING.
Members Take Leave of Miss Harvey a
Charter Member-Ring Presented.

Friday evening Miss Matte Bough-
ner, president of the Woman's Club
entertained the club at her home in
special honor Of Miss Agnes Lewis
Harvey, whose departure next week
with her family, is so generally and
sincerely regretted Miss Harvey was
a charter member Of the Womans
Club, and for eight years has been one
of the brightest and most effective
contributors to it's success. 1t was
purely social affair, no programme
except free play Of wit, which was
very charmingly carried out. The re-
freshments were elaborate and deli
cious. The event of the evening was
the presentation to Miss Harvey Of a
beautiful amethyst ring. This was
very happily done by Miss Boughner
in the name of the Club as symbolic
ing the indissoluble tie which binds
not for season but for aye. All evil
dence Of farewell sadness was carefully
excluded, and the club bore itself
bravely.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
HE HAS BEEN SUED.
Diary Of the Printers Devil In Topeka
Capital ONCE.

Sheldon called us all into de con
ference an offered prize Of one dol
lar fer de best motto fer de pape.
IL a. MT ought out de motto,
"All dat's fit to print hut de news
IL noon-Left at de post Police
reporter grabbed de money wild
Temperance in all t'ings.
1:3O p. m.--Washwoman come to
stop her pape. Said she had bought
a machine. Sheldon was advertiser
to make washin' pleasure an il
give her pain.
d. m.-De advertisin' man of de
Lixer OF Life come to tell Sheldon
he was goin' to have him arrested
fer leayin' his ad. out Of de papc.
Said seventeen people he'd died in
Kansas who might hey ben saved II
seen de ad. and got de medicine in
time.
4:50 p. m.--De agent fer de Linn
pers' Liniment come in wild a lame
man. Said he'd heard sheldon
wouldn't print an nd fer a medicine
widout he knew how it would work,
an he'd brot in de lame man to
show him.
p. m.--De business manager
come upstairs to tell Sheldon dat de
paper had been sued fer hundred
t'onsand dollars fer breakin' adver-
tisin' contracts wild de railroads
Sheldon LATED and said wot was dat
to worry about wen he had just took
in thirty cents for starvin India.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24

Local Lodge Preparing for the Event
Uniform Rank TO be Formed for Es-
cort Duty Committee Named to look
after the Matter--0ther Notes about
This Popular Secret Society.
The local lodge of Knights OF Py-
thias is getting ready for the visit OF
the Grand Lodge to Morgantown.
which takes place this year. The
lodge is sparing no effort to get ev.
erything in the best of condition to
receive their visiting brethren. They
are hard at work increasing the
membership and now number nearly
one hundred and fifty
Among the members are to be
found many of the very best young
men in town and the whole member
ship is in fact above the average ev-
en- in the order which takes a high
rank among fraternal societies. At
present the chief thing that Is occu-
pying their attention is the matter Of
a Uniform Rank at this place.
A committee to take this in hand
was appointed at the meeting Thurs
day night This committee consists
OF Charles Miller, john. Starr and
Warren Hoskins. They will report
on the matter at the meeting. 1t
has about been decided to have the
rank.
Formerly this branch of the order
was in existance here and a very
strong membership was secured but
after several years it died out and
until now there has been no attempt
TO revive it. The rank is wanted TO
act as escort and to do many other
things that will be necessary II the
local lodge is to make good show
ing before the visitors when they get
here
The members are in earnest to
have grand lodge session in Nor
gantown that will be second to none
that have ever been held in the state
and in this laudabale ambition they
have the backing of every citizen ir
respective of secret society aflilia
tions.
While tits not expected that there
will be the largest attendance that
has ever been present at grand
lodge meeting q very large number
of delegates and visitors will be here.
In Wheeling there were several
thousand Knights present. There
will be more than thousand here il
indications can be taken for any
thing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Going to Appeal.

The attorneys for the defendants
in the Gaze OF Charles A. Weaver and
others against Jerome b. Aiken and
others, which involves the title to oil
property worth seventy five thou
sand dollars, have ordered a record
made Of the case for the purpose OF
carrying it to the supreme court Of
appeals. At the February term of
the court here Judge Hagans decid
ed in favor Of the validity of the
lease now held by Weaver and his
co tenants aud perpetuated the in
junction restraining Aiken from IN
reference with the property.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
WEEK OF PRAYER
Is Ordered by the Methodist Bishops
The Action Due to Great Falling off
in Church Membership-Work to be
Done to Regain Lost Gronnd.

The bishops of the NJ. E. church
have called on the ministers and
members of the church throughout
the world to celebrate next week as a
week Of prayer, and to leave off all
pleasure and social gatherings and de-
vote the week to prayer and supplica-
tion to God for blessings on the
church. This order from the House
of Bishops is in consequence OF the
church returns for the past year show
ing a great falling off in the church
membership, and in all of the church
organizations. In the Sunday schools
alone, there was decrease of over
2s, 600 during the year.
This is the most remarkable de-
crease ever experienced by the NJ. e.
church.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24

LONDON, March 24.--At largely at
tended meeting of the Irish members Of
parliament, John Redmond, chairman
of the party, presiding, it was decided
that in the interest of national unity, it
was advisable to summon convention
of the Irish people, including represent
atiwes of the clergy, all public bodies
and the national organizations, etc. A
committee was appointed to arrange the
details
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24

Died..

MlLLER-Died at her home near
Arnettsville on Friday, March %, of
consumption Miss Bessie Miller,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin
j. Miller. Deceased was about six
teen years of age. Her illness was
protracted one and started in an
attack of fever which developed la
ter into consumption. The funeral
will take place on Sunday at the Bal
lab graveyard in Marion county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Cox on Governors staff.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March "a
Governor Atkinson to-day appointed
Frank Cox, of Morgantown. judge adj
voeate general on his staff, vice Gen
eral Malcolm Jackson, who resigned
TO become a candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket for the State Legislature
from Kanawha.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
SPECIAL WORKERS.

Special workers will be sent into
the fields and evangelists will be
largely employed throughout the
country this year, that the increase
for this year may be equally remark
able to that of last years decrease.
The week Of prayer has been ordered
to call for blessings on this special
work as well as on the regular work of
the church, and to cause an awaken
ing among the members of the church
throughout the land,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Married.

Afford - JONES - Married on
Thursday, March 22nd 1900, by Rev.
Sandy Christian, Isaac w. Afford, of
Mooresyille, and Mrs. Callie johnson
Jones, of this place. The couple are
among our most respectable colored
people and have the good wishes of
their friends. The honeymoon will
he spent at Crenshaw's in Greenmont.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
ANOTHER FILTER.
Water Company is Going to Meet every
Possible Requirement I'm Giving Nor
gant0wn Pure Water Supply.

Another monster filter has been
ordered for the water station and
will shortly be installed 1t is to be
of the same size as the one that is
now in operation. The capacity of
the filters is said to be five hundred
thousand gallons every twenty four
hours but they can hardly make that
much.
With the second filter the compa-
ny will be able to keep the pumps
going all the time instead OF having
to shut down every few hours when
they clean out filter. The river
when muddy makes the machines
very filthy in short time and they
have to be cleaned out frequently. A
second filter will enable them to
keep the pumps going all the time
one of the filters being used when
the other shuts down.
AS aaresult of the installation of
the first. one the water is now very
much improved over what it was. 1t
comes from the spigots as clear as
crystal and everyone is remarking
over it. No town in the United
States has a better water supply
than Morgantown. When the i'm
provements are completed million
gallon supply will be at our com
mand. This will be greater than the
demand will be for years to come.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Dir. Lake Polan. Eve Specialist.

DR.. Lake Polan, tie eye specialist,
opthalmologist and consulting opti-
clan, of Baltimore, will be at DR..
Aliens Dental Office, Morgantown, in
the Brock, Reed & Wade building
from March 10th until April It'll.
Eyes examined free with the latest in
struments now in use. All Difficult
ties Of vision are overcome by his
skill. Astigmatic or near sighted
people will do well to call on him
All work guaranteed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24

WASHINGTON, March "a - Surgeon
Gassaway, who is in charge Of the Ma
rine hospital interests in san Francisco,
telegrapheo there were no new develop
menfs III the situation as affects the sus-
picious cases Of sickness in Chinatown
OF that city. The house to house IN
spection in Chinatown was being con-
flfkt&t9t
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Let Your Bundle Come.

TO the best laundry in the state.
/ have every modern means for do
ing good work and saving she clothes.
Any finish you preter-just like
home il you want it. Miller's New
Method Laundry
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
For Sale or Rent.

Eight room house on Sunnyside
with all modern improvements.
Garden attached. Convenient loca-
ton. Newly repapered and repaired.
Call on JUsTUs SOUTH.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Found.

A Jr. o. y. A. M. pin was picked
up on the street and turned into this
office. Owner can have it by paying
for this notice.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
For Sale-A Bargain.

Farm of l52 acres. For particu
lars call on, Jason CLARK,
Morgantown, W Va
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
Eyes Examined

For all defects of the eyes, free Of
charge, by Russell A. Hayes, Optician,
with Geo. G. Hayes & Co., leading
Jewellers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
The Weather.

Pair in North West; rain or snow
in South east portion tonight and
Sunday
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24

A desirable lot on Prospect street.
For terms, apply to Miss Boughner.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
FREER FALLS.
Gets Gloriously Drunk at a
Critical Time.

Campaign goes up in Smoke and His
Committee Repndiates Him-Result
of Deliberate Plot on the Part of
the Bosses TO Ruin Their Strong OPP
ponent- How it was Worked.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-24
TWO CENTS
KNIGHTS OF PHYTHIAS.
Grand Lodge Meeting to be
Held in Morgantown.

Local Lodge Preparing for the EYent
Uniform Rank TO be Formed for Es-
cert Duty Committee Named to look
after the Matter--Other Notes about
This Popular Secret Society.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29

Elizabeth Harrison, in her ssStudy Of
Child Nature, says that children begin
to learn the intellectual value of words
as soon as they are familiar with them
in their material relations. Sweet"
sour = rough" crooked" as applied
to character. mean something to them
when ey nave investigated them first
throusI the senses.
Occasionally they translate the new
meaning rashly, and make laughable
mistakes. One morning we had hya-
cinth bulbs; we examined them, and
then compared them with the blossom
ing hyacinths on the window-sill.
A day or two after, an onion was
brought in TO us by child, as another
fat, round fiower-baby for us to plant.
/ had some difficulty in making the
children see the difference, but finally,
cutting the onion open. | blinded their
eyes and let them smell first the flower
bulb and then the onion bulb. An hour
or two later, one Of the little girls spoke
in an irritated, petulant voice to her
neighbor. who had accidentally knock
ed over her blocks.
Look outr' said the little one on the
other side Of her, ''or you'll have an
onion voice soon!''
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29
THE RANKS GROW THIN.

Thin grow the ranks. A few worn, weary
men,
With the white spray of age upon each
brow,
Come in sad memory OF those far-on days
When they marched gayly where they
falter now.
A few are left How short has grown the
We call it tenderly. with bated breath.
Lest iiom our ranks should fade the noble
To answer to the rolI-caIl of the ruler,
Death.
Few. few are left. The ranks grow thin
Apart as the dim armies of the past.
Silent and slow they come, who once
Their eonquering forces on the foeman
cast.
Only few. with weak and faltering tread
And for little while. their march they
keep
Der the rough way Of poverty and age.
To biyouac grounds of rest, SO green and
deep.
Thin grow the ranks. In silent camps they
Who shared those hours of victory OF
And marble war-worn heroes rest in Stun
Der sweet.
So few are left! Where are those gallant
ones
Who led the conquering bands to victory.
Who out of darkness brought the light IL
peace,
And set race of suffering people free?
So few, but All. the golden-fruited years
Have scattered memory blossoms on their
way;
And 3 glad nation comes with thankful
heart
To tell It's love on Decoration Day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29

He leaned his hands on his stick and
stood gazing intently at his own name.
1T isn't me-but it is some Union sol
der buried for me, and he shall have
some flowers. Yes, I'll decorate my own
grave" and with a chuckle Merrill Ere
mont started briskly down the path.
Is he neared the gate it opened, and
a tail, slender figure clad in black entered,
followed by an old negro fairly staggering
under the weight of magnolia blossoms
Something familiar in the two figures
made Fremont pause. But they did not
notice him. The lady turned up side
path aud walked quickly toward the end
of the grounds Merrill had just quilted,
followed more slowly by the old serving
man.
Merrill faced about and watched them
He was certain now that the woman was
Erma. He expected her TO enter the
Ralston lot, but she only paused. waved
her hand toward the hower-hdden
graves said something to her attendant
and passed on her way until she stood
beside the undecorated grave.
Fremont rubbed his eyes and stared.
The lady motioned to the negro to lay
his fragrant burden down.
Merrill FASTENED up the path. He was
near enough to hear the well-remembered
voice say, You may go, Uncle Sorney;
I'll arrange the flowers myself"
The servant shuffied away down the