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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12
AUGUST RACE MEETING.
Program Announced for summer Race
at Hedricks

Hedricl. April 11.-Secretary A. M.
Utterback has announced the program
for the annual race meeting OF the
Hedrick Mile Track association, which
will be given July 81 and August 1, 2
and 8. Six thousand dollars in purses
will be put up. This association is a
member OF the great Western trotting
circuit. which is composed of such
places as Terre Haute, Davenport, Du-
'buque, Joliet, Milwaukee, indianapolis,
and ST. Louis. The Hetlrick meeting
comes after Des Moines and before Jo-
liet, Illinois. The Hedrick association
has become famous for having never
declared meeting off and for having
always paid purses in full. The entry
lists will close July 2. The program
for the four days racing is as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12
BOERS HATE
INACTIVITY
Want to be Kept Actively
Employed in Military
Operations,
DESIGNS ON THE CAPITAL
Thought to be Planning 4 ,pture
Bloemfontein-Unaware. ~ b-
crts' Enormous strena
No Boer substitutes.N
Bloemfontein, Wednesday, Apr,

-(By Associated ss)-"Accor1
to information received here Boer activ-
ity eastward of the railroad and in the
proximity of the border is due largely
to the fact that Kruger and Steyn
found they were unable to keep their
forces together in inactivity, the bur-
ghers declaring they We're unwilling to
remain with the commands unless ac-
lively employed, as they We're con-
yinced that the British game is wait
ing one. 1t is believed that the Boer
movement was originally designed to
oblige Roberts to weaken his forces at
Bloemfontein in order to protect the
railroad, when the Beers will attempt
to recapture the capital. The burghers
are evidently ignorant of the enormous
forces Roberts has at his disposal.
Advices from Karee Siding say the
Beers are busily entrenching the po-
sition east of Brandford running paral-
lei with the railroad, while still
strongly holding Waterfall Drift, and
the water works.
No Substitutes Allowed.
Pretoria, April II, evening" (By AS
sociated Press )-The Free State Ga
zette publishes orders to the effect that
no person who had been commandered
Tor active service has the rightito send
a substitute without the consent of
the Landrost. In reference to leaves of
absence, the Gazette says 10 per cent
Of each command will be relieved by
ballot for periods of twelve. days. This
is intended to meet the wishes of the
burghers who desire to plant crops.
Transvaal CommissIon In Europe.
Naples, April 1s.-By Associated
Press. THE Transvaal commissioners,
accompanied by DR.. Muller and Jonk-
hoor Van Boeschoten, started this
morning for Milan.
Troops Arrive at Britstown.
Britstown, Cape Colony, April g.
(By Associated Press.)-A column of
troops commanded by Colonel Drury.
of the Royal Canadian artillery. con-
sisting OF the Canandian artillery and
mounted infantry, yoemanry, and Aus
tralians. arrived this morning. They
found the district they trayersed order
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12
Marion Man Cuts Hi. ,rhront.

Cedar Rapids, April 12.-( Especial. y
Joseph Coenan, of Marion, suicided this
morning by cutting his throat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12
SENATOR JONES EXPLAINS.
Tells why He OfKered Amendment to
Porto Rtcan Bill.

Washington, April 12.-(By Associ-
ated Press )--When the senate con-
vened today Cullom presented con-
ference report on the legislative, exec
utive and judicial bill. The report was
agreed to. Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man of the democratic national COM
mittee, addressing the senate on a
question of personal privilege, defend
ed his action in offering an amend
ment to the Porto Rican relief bill pro-
posing to refund the duties collected
from the people of Porto Rico, to those
who paid these duties. This action
was attacked by Dolliver, of Iowa, in
the house yesterday during the debate
on the Porto Rican tariff bill. Jones
said he offered the resolution from the
conviction that the government of the
United States had no right to levy any
tariff duties upon products coming
from Porto Rico. He withdrew the
amendment after having become salts
fed that the whole matter should be
left to the corts to settle. Burrows,
of Michigan, then addressed the senate
on the resolution relative to the seat
ing of Quay, and strongly opposed al
lowing Quay seat in the senate.
In the House.
Cooper, chairman of the committee
on insular affairs called up in the
house today resolution for which he
has asked unanimous consent several
times to authorize the secretary of the
treasury to designate banks in Porto
Rico, Cuba and the Philippines as gov
ernment repositories. After a number
of amendments had been offered and
rejected the resolution passed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
IMPORTANT THIS.
The Census aud Persons AWAY from
Home During June.

The count of the people ia the
United States will begin in ali parts
of the country June l, and end In the
cities two weeks later and in the rest
of the country before the close OF the
month. The people are to be counted
at, te'r places Of residence, but as
ma - persons and families will be
AVID ~ rom their homes during June
there is some danger that such per-
sons viii not be counted. II they are
not counted, the locality Ia which
they live will be misrepresented to
that extent, and in some cases this
misrepresentation may be enough 10
affect the representation in Congress
of the state from which they come.
Local pride and state pride, therefore,
should influence all such absentees to
take reasonable precautions against
being omitted from enumeration in
their places Of residence. Such omis-
sions are most likely To occur in the
large cities where families close their
homes and go elsewhere for the sum
mer. The occurrence of the Paris ex.
position this year Is likely to increase
the number absent from the country.
In all cases of contemplated absence
the head Of the family is requested by
the census office TO communicate with
the supervisor of the dist5ict in which
he lives. He is also requested to
leave information regarding his an-
swers TO the questions which are to be
asked with some responsible neighbor
who will agrees TO see that it reaches
the enumeration on his rounds. Such
information might better be left as a
memorandum in writing. as in that
case it is less likely TO be overlooked.
The questions TO which answers are
desired apply primarily to the popula-
ton, but also TO all farms and manu-
featuring establishments. They are
being published from time to time in
the press OF the country.
BY taking this trouble the absent
citizen will do justice TO his locality
and his state, aid materially aid the
census office in the performance OF its
duties.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Career of William A. Clark.

In his speech in which he an
nounced his resignation as mem
Der of the United States senate, Hon.
William A. Clark, who was born in
Dunbar township, Fayette County,
Pa, said:
II was born amid the humble sur
roundings of farm life in Pennsylva-
MIA ] went to the West when lad
educated myself as well as / could
by my own exertion while working
on farm and teaching school for a
few years, when spirit of adyen-
Lure led me to the Rocky Noun
tains, where Ihave lived, mostly in
Montana, for thirty eight years. For
three years / worked in the mines
and then engaged in other pursuits,
and my enterprises now extend from
one ocean to the other. | employ
thousands Of men and pay them gen
erously for their labor. / have occu
pied many positions Of honor and
trust. | was never in all my life
charged with a dishonorable act, and
/ propose to leave NY children a
legacy worth more than gold-an
unblemished name
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
COAL TRADE HOLDING COOP.
Car Supply Abundant-Dai Shipments
will Average 500 Cars.

FArRMoNr, w. Va, May %
Especial. The shipments OF coal
from this region continues right
along in the usual order of good
business, and there is nothing to
mar the present prospects for good
years shipment, which now indi
Gates that it will be the largest out
put in the history OF the upper Mon
ongahela Cars have been plenty on
account of the strike in the George s
creek region, which seems not to be
near settlement.
The shipment for the last week
shows that the daily average of cars
will reach about 450, a daily ship
ment of $4,000 tons of coal day.
The fuel supply OF the Baltimore &
Ohio at Cumberland is getting short
and Fairlnont coal will very likely
be contiseated for their USE
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22

Died.

JENNINGs-Died at his home on
Wiles Addition after very brief
illness of typhoid pneumonia Mr..
v illiam Jennings aged about fifty
years on May 2lst. He had been
sick only very short time but the
malady became SO pronounced that
his heath was not unexpected. The
funeral took place on Tuesday morn
ing at Goshen and the services were
conducted by Rev. J. L. MeCutcheon
OF the Baptist church to which Mr.
Jennings had long belonged. A wife
and four children survive him.
Three of the children are very low
with the same disease that carried
off their father and one Of them is
very critically ILL., The others will
probably recover hut it will be d
hard fight. This family has had a
very hard time of it and they have
the sympathy of every one in the
community.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
AERONAUT'S DEATH.
Fell Three Thousand Feet-BOdy H0r-
ribiy Mashed.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, May pat
Pocahontas yesterday frightful ac-
cident occurred. Jos. Wilburn, an
aeronaut with Shott Bros. circus made
balloon ascension. When 5000 feet
high he jumped but the parachute
failed to open and his body dashed
against the ground so violently that
it rebounded 20 feet in the air. Every
bone was broken and the body was an
unacceptable mass OF broken bones
and bleeding flesh. The Mortified
spectators fled from the sickening
sight. Wilburn was 35 years old and
from New York. Wilburn was an ex-
perienced aeronaut, and had made as
tensions. with the parachute drop,
at various points all over the country.
No cause is known for the failure of
the parachute TO open. He was a
careful performer and it was his first
accident.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
CHARGE PREFERRED
Against the Brave Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew lsowan.

The friends of Lieutenant Col An
drew Rowan aud OF his father, former
State Treasurer j. NJ Rowan will be
loath TO credit the charge made
against him in the following dispatch
from Knoxville Tenn:
"A private letter received here from
the Philippines announces that char !
es have been preferred against Lieut..
Col. Rowan. Of the United States
army, by Lieutenant l.. l.. Roach.
The charge is that Rowan MADE in
sultlng remarks concerning Roach in
the presence OF enlisted men, Rowan
Won national fame by his daring dis
played In penetrating the heart Of
Cuba before the Spanish war begun
and there communicating with Gene
raj Garcia and other Cuban officers
relative to conditions on the island.
He was promoted 20 be lieutenant
colonel OF the Sixth Immune Regi-
ment, Joining It at Savannah, Lieu
tenant Roach married Knoxville
lady, who Is now In this city. He is
from Missouri.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
A 1000 BARREL GuSHER.
Sonth Penn oil Company Developing a
Producinff Well of Giant Proportions

CLARKsBuRe. w. Va, May 22-In
March. the South Penn Oil compa.
ny, in we'll on the j b Whiteman
farm. near Walko, this county,
reached the Gordon sand. Since
then the we'll has been flowing u lit
tie over 400 barrels day. Satur
day it was drilled deeper and since
then has proved to be by far the
largest producing well in West Vir
ginia. If not in the United States. 1t
is now flowing over 1000 barrels d
day, and oil territory in that sec
ton commands unheard Of prices
New wells by the dozen are talked
Of. Practically the whole county is
under lease
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
For a Two Days Camp And Drill.

The members OF Company L are
talking of taking couple of days
camp and instruction over Cheat
the latter part of this month 1t is
proposed to go out on the Doth and
spend couple Of days in camp for
the outing and for the purpose of
instruction. The men will vote on
the proposition on Thursday even
ing 1t is thought that they will be
unanimously in favor OF it 1t will
be'a great help to them in getting
ready for the camp this summer,
They are DESTROYS OF making the
best showing in the regiment when
the encampment comes off and from
present indications they will be able
to do it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
DEER PARK HOTEL,
Deer Park, Md.-MOst Delightful Sum
mer Resort Of the Alleghenies.

Swept by mountain breezes, $500
feet above sea level. Absolutely free
from malaria, hay fever and mos
quitos. On Main Line Of Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. Hotel and Cottages
Every modern convenience. Rooms
en- suite with bath. Electric Lights,
Elevator, Turkish Baths, two large
Swimming Pools, Golf Links, Tennis
Courts, Bowling Alleys, Magnificent
Drives, Complete Livery Service. An
napolis Naval Academy Band. De-
ligntful Cottages Furnished for house
keeping If desired)ready for occupancy
June 1st. Hotel open from June 23d
to September Both.
For rates and information address
w. e. Burwell, Manager, b. Il O.
Building, Baltimore, Nd, until June
10th. After that time, Deer Park,
Garrett County, Nd
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Showed no Concern.

When Sheriff Mccormick on Satur.
day conveyed the glad tidings to Will
liam Simms Of his respite, the sheriff
was much surprised to see how little
interest he took in it. He says
Simms merely smiled and shook hands
with him, and further than this show
ed no interest in the matter nor said
anything concerning it. When the
sheriff handed him the telegram he
looked at it and asked the sheriff to
read it, which he did. Sheriff McCor-
mick says he is the coolest man be
ever had anything to do with, and
that he is model prisoner; never at
any time has he occasioned the Off
GERS at the jail any trouble whatever.
Standard
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
MARCHERs DECEIVED.
When they Reached Homecoming. They
Found No One who Wanted to
Work.

CUMBERLAND. Md. May % The
union miners marched To Homecoming
headed by brass band. and carrying
stout walking sticks, There was
where the break was anticipated this
morning but not a man reported for
work The independent miners it is
said led the union men TO believe that
they would make break in order to
fool them. The former have been
busy for two days aud nights prepar
ing to bead off the break and are worn
out. The object in misleading the
union miners was u throw them Off
their guard and the nOn-union men
hope to get to work ia the morning
before the organization men learn
what is going on
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Montgomery Carpenter aud Repair
ShOn.

Mr.. w J. Montgomery has opened
a carpenter and repair shop on Long
Alley near DIR Turner'S residence
and will do all kinds OF repairing.
/ make speciality of screen doors
and windows to fit any size. Window
and door trames-made to suit any
opening-made new or prepared, all
kinds Of screen doors hung, broken
window lights replaced, ironing
boards, lap boards, bread boalds,
drawers for stores made and put in
place, anything wanted about the
home made neatly and satisfaction
guaranteed. Have also lot of nice
plate glass that will be cut to fit
any opening at reasonable prices.
Don't forget the place, W. j. Mont
gomery, Long Alley, near Peasants
street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
RE. UNION,
Louisville, May 30 to June 3, Via Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad.

For this occasion the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad will sell tickets at very
low rates from points on its lines in
Maryland and points on its main line
and branches between Washington
and Parkersburg. Tickets good going
May 9th, 2Sth and goth Good re-
turning until June 10th, with privi-
lege of extension until June 18th,
1900, provided tickets are deposited
with joint agent Louisville on or be-
fore June 4th.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
HEARTY RESPONSE.
People OF Morganiown Take mp an APP
peal Made Through the Columns of
the New Dominiou.

To the Editor NEW DOMINION.
1t Is gratifying to report hearty
response to the appeal made through
your columns few days ago, in be-
half of the Roberts family. Several
Of our good women took the case In
hand, and secured bountiful supply
OF all things necessary and delivered
them to the suffering family. Miss
Emma Coombs, Mrs. Peabody, Mrs.
Wood. Mrs. Moorhead. Mrs. S. B.
Brown, the Misses Tenant. Mrs.
Kunkles Mrs McCutcheon and Others
whose names / have not learned. have
lent their aid, and we doubt not, real
ize the grace Of giving.
This case is one that needs looking
into by some Humane Society, or 9th
erwise constituted authority. Those
children will in all probability very
soon be left motherless. Then what
is to become of them? Whose busi.
ness is it TO take the initiative 10 such
matters? It seems TO me the county
commissioners should be notified, and
steps taken to insure protection for
the helpless children, and suitable
work for the crippled father
We trust that this generous spirit
will be fostered in Morgantown, and
her people continue TO be blessed.
NJ. j. d.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
New Regulations Wanted.

The following order relative to small
arms firing regulations has just been
issued from National Guard headquar-
tiers at Charleston
/. The new small arms firing regu-
lations, w. V. n. G., submitted by
Major Thomas E. Hodges, brigade in
spector small arms practice approved
May lst, 1900, are hereby adopted for
the guidance of the West Virginia
National Guard, and all practice until
further orders will, be conducted
strictly in conformity with same.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Unlpgton.

UFFIsGToN, May, 22.--Miss Belle
Watson spent Saturday with friends at
Briar Hill.
Mrs. A. r. Price and daughter were
visiting friends at Little Falls Sunday.
George Lanham is now clerking for
A. t. DeMoss
Miss Grace Howell was in Morgan
town shopping Monday.
Ulysses Camp OF the West Side Was
recently calling on friends here.
Mrs. Eldridge Austin and daughter
were visiting relatives iii town Monday.
w. f. Lanham was calling on friends
in lGreenmont Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sarah I.anham has been on the
sick list for some time. Miss Boice is
nursing her.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
rHEY ARE ILL.
West Virginia Boys in the Philippines
TO be Sent Home.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May 22--
A letter received to-day from Sergeant
Henry G. Coffman. Of this city serving
in the Forty-first regiment In the
Philippines, states that he and sever
al other West Virginia boys will be
sent home by order of the surgeon,
who says they cannot stand the eli
mate there. When he wrote on april
Is he was just able to sit up after be-
ing in the hospital with fever since
February 20.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
OYER WHOLE COUNTY.
Rural Free Delivery is TO Be
Established
Before Very Long If Present Plans Are
Carried 0nf-Three More Carr iers
Promised Ont of Morgantown Short
~ Nothing Heard of Free Delivery
in Town Other Post Office Notes.


Three more carriers are promised
from the Morgantown postoffice III
the rural mail delivery system which
was established here last winter
with only one carrier. 1t has been
found that the experiment here is a
success and it is determined to ex
tend the system as far as practical
bic.
Mr.. A. b. Smith of the postofiice
department who has charge of this
part of the work promised to be
here some time ago and put these
men on but he has failed up TO this
time in getting it done. He will be
here later to attend to it. Two of
the new men are to 90 on the East
side and one on the West side of the
river. Just where the routes will
run cannot be told until the ground
is looked over thoroughly.
The rural delivery system is be
ing rapidly extended all over the
country and it is the intention short
ly W nuNC al ChVliC SouhpN III CdSn
state covered with the carriers. Mr..
Smith states that he has determined
on Monongalia county for this state.
When the men will be sent out can
not be told now
Nothing whatever has been heard
from the report of the postotfice in
spector Sam Hooten who was here
to look over the Office relative to the
establishment OF free delivery in
Morgantown. Il is hoped that the
matter may be fixed up by July first
or we will have to wait for another
three months before it can be fixed
up.
There will be no mail on the new
train between this place and Fair
mont 1t would do very little good
if any to have it established and no
one will ask for it.
The stampbooks which mad esuch
a hit when they first came out are
not keeping up with their sales.
However about three dollars worth
a day are sold in the local office
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
Game Probably for Thursday.

The University is scheduled to play
Ohio State University on Thursday
but manager Brown has not yet heard
from them as to their coming here.
They are the best team that was en-
countered on the western trip and
will make very warm argument for
the boys. The score before was FIVE
to two and the game will be Of the
hair raising variety ii they come.
Every fan hope that the contest may
be pulled off as scheduled
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
The Day After.

Mrs. Mixer Tell me the worst,
doctor. Is my husbands condition
serious?
Doctor There is no cause for
alarm, madam. He is now out of
danger, although suffering acutely
from enlargement of the cerebral
glands
Mrs. Mixer But, doctor, h0w do
you suppose it was brought on?
Doctor On tray probably.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
INTERESTING If TRUE.
A Telegram from Parkersburg states
that Judge Tavenner may Withdraw
from the Gubernatortal Race.

A telegram from Parkersburg states
that il is probable that Judge L..
N. Tayenner will In a day or SO issue
a card Withdrawing from the guber-
Material race In favor OF John H. Holt
OF Huntington. The reason which
1T Is said he will give is pressure Of
private business. He has been lead
ing the field and ii he remains In the
race will win out without any trouble.
The story seems TO be doubtful one
The developments OF the next day or
SO will tell how much there is In It.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
COUNCIL. MEETING.
Building Permit for Elegant Residence
ON Walters Lot Paying win Seen
BE Tn Full Blast

Council met in regular session on
Monday night. A building permit
was granted TO +. Walters. of Ma.
sontown. Pa, TO erect fine two sto
ry brick residence on his lot at the
head Of Main street. This will he
one of the handsomest residences in
town when completed and the con
tract for IL will be let shortly
No action in regard to paving was
taken but the members state that
the contractors will be here shortly
to start on putting the brick down
Nearly all of the preliminary work
for this has been done and the re.
naming streets viii soon be covered
with brick
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-05-22
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
Supreme Court Has Passed on Ken
lucky Election Case.

The decision of the Supreme
court of the United States has been
made in the Kentucky election case
and the court has decided that it
has no jurisdiction This leaves
Beckham in the chair as governor
as he had been declared the man by
the Supreme court of Kentucky.
1t places Taylor and his adherents
in very bad light after the violent
means that they have adopted to
keep themselves in office.