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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
KAPPA DELTAS INITIATE.
Miss Carrie Dent Made Member of the
Chapter Ranquetted by Miss Flora
Hayes Assisted by Mrs. 3. II. Hite.

The initiation of Miss Carrie
Louis Dent into the Kappa Delta
fraternity was the occasion of very
enjoya Die social affair at the home
OF Mss Flora Hayes on Saturday
night.
This fraternity is local one or
gained some months ago by several
of the leading young ladies of the
University. and very high stand
ard Of membership has been main
tanned Miss Dent is very talented
young woman, a daughter of Judge
NJ II. Dent. of Graftsn, and is a
valuable acquisition to the fraterni-
ty.
The features Of the initiation were
carried out with the high degree of
success. which attends every under
taking of the young ladies'.
Miss Flora HAYES was assisted in
her duties as hostess by Mrs b. H
Hite, who spread before their guests
banquet table burdened with the
most tempting viands of the season.
Miss Villa Butcher with charac-
tefistie grace and dignity performed
the function of svmposiarch. Miss
Alberta MeVicker in very happy
manner responded to the toast "Wel
come to our Initiate" Miss Blanche
Corbin made pleasing response to
History of Kappa Delta Miss
Grace L. Brahm rendered most en-
tertainingly an amusing poem de-
voted to "The Kappa Delta Boy"
Miss Bertha Browning won fresh
lanrels in her response to 'Fraterni-
ty," and Miss Butcher concluded the
program by reading Kappa Delta
Prophecy production highly en-
joyed by all.
Flowers for the occasion were gal
lantly contributed by members of
the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The
evening was most thoroughly enjoy
ed by all, and the banqueters with
drew at a late hour, with many COM
pliments for the gracious entertain
ment afforded by the hostesses, and
with sole regret that the unheeded
flight of time had made departure
necessary.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
GOING WHITES WAY.
Five Counties Have so Far Instructed
For Him.

PARkERsBURa, w. Va. March g.
The largest and most exciting Repuh-
liean county convention ever held In
West Virginia met in the assembly
room OF the city building Saturday af~
ternoon for the purpose OF appointing
delegates To the State Convention at
Charleston, in July. A test vote be-
tween the adherents of Congressman
Freer aud A. Is. White resulted in "a
victory FOR the latter, and u full dele
cation 10 his interests for Governor
was chosen.
Jackson and Roane counties whose
mass conventions were held Saturday,
also instructed for White giving that
candidate five counties thus far
against Freef's none.
HUNTINGTON, w Va, March o.
The Republican county convention
Was held here Saturday TO select dele
gates to State aud Congressional con.
ventions. A bitter fight was waged
between the Freer aud White forces
for Governor After bitter speeches
and wFangling for three hours, White
secured solid delegation. The Freer
people allege intimidation and trick
cry by Whites forces
The angry delegates claim diseon-
tent and their leader In heated
speech told the convention that the
negroes would fight the nominees at
the polls. He was Kissed and the con-
vention adjourned in confusion Con-
gfessional delegates We're instructed
for James a. Hughes OF this county
for Congress.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
A SPLENDID SPECIALITY.
Miss Grace Hunter Is a Wonder In Her
Stereopticon Dance.

Concerning Alden Benedict's "Fahio
Romanin which will be presented at
the Opera House Wed March I. the
following interview with Miss Grace
Hunter, from the Washington Post
viii be found of interest. Grace Hun
ter, the dancer was the chief attrac-
tion last week at the Grand Opera
House. Outside Of being one Of the
most clever women in her branch of
the profession, Miss Hunter is neta-
BILE as being the inventor of the well
known Stereoptieon Dance. She is a
charming little parsonage and. Trough
she would not give away many of the
effects Of the graceful aud pretty
dance, she talked very freely of the
thing itself She is naturally OF an
inventive frame of mind, aud in her
tirst two speeialties, Loie Fuller's Fire
and Serpentine dances, has introduced
many new and beautiful bits Of work.
Her own idea in regard TO the stereep-
ticon portion Of her programme has
been probably more extensively copied
than either of the two. It is decided
ly simple, being worked only from the
front, but nothing prettier can be i'm
agined. The stage Is perfectly dark
until at a given signal, a ray of light
shoots from the body OF the house,
disclosing Miss Hunter in elinging
dress, containing nearly $50 yards of
cloth, at the very edge Of the foot
lights. Then standing in the one
spot her arms begin TO move and with
them the draperies until the lady her.
self is hiden behind them Then in
an instant Ioathsome green snake
appears on the moving draperies and,
taking motion from the adapted
writhing of the dress, darts here and
there in the light. Bunches of flow
ers and heads of the Presidents witt
even waving flag are shown, follow
ed BY starry sky en- which the word;
good night are written. Miss Hun
ter had the lantern slides made her.
self. She spent year perfeeting th,
dance and even now. four years aftel
it's debut, she is still working on i'm
provements. 1t is the hardest kint
OF work and requires great strength
and endurance in the arms and ches
muscles The picture idea was, O
course, suggested TO her by the magic
lantern and IL at first consisted mere
ly of portraits thrown on her body b,
the stereopticon. A glance at a XII
netoscope suggested the motion anc
with practice she found that by keep.
ing her skirt in motion adapted TO the
outlines Of the picture that would
seem to move too. Some she found
to be complex and some simple, the
vase of flowers being the most difficult
OF all. These required more elaborate
motion and yet SO slow that the cloth
was inclined to fall out OF the figure.
The snake Is the fastest. and there
fore the easiest of all. Miss Hunter
is one of the best known dancers on
the stage, and filled the position OF
chief of the dancing ballet for the
entire Worlds Fair period at The Tro-
cadero in Chicago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
A remarkable Book.

Never before, perhaps in the history
of this country has it been possible to
reach, with popular novel, such ire
mendous figures of circulation. The
quantity of cheap magazines has az:
parently created an army of new read
eIs, and successful book to-day is
probably more widely circulated than
at any time in the history of this
country. 1t is significant TOO, that
most Of the more popular novels OF
the day, both in this country and in
England, have been written by Amer
lean authors. The most notable
books in point of circulation to-day
are "David Harum," Orchard Car
vel' and ''Janice Meredith"
The surprising number of 400, 600
was reached by David HarumH in a
little over year; Orchard Carveln in
seven months reached nearly 300, 600:
but perhaps the most remarkable rec
ord is that of, aJanice Meredith, "
which in three months reached 200, 600
copies.
Three months after publication
David Harum" had hardly been rec
ognized at all, while of Orchard
Carvel" about 100, 900 had been an
nounced in that space Of time. 1t is
probably the case that the record of
'Janice Meredith" GOO, 900 in three
months) is the most remarkable one
achieved in this country by any novel
during the past generation which has
seen such remarkable books as "Tril-
by, ben Hur, +" 1.-The Choir Invisi-
bic, ssLittle Lord Fauntleroy. "
"Robert Elsmore, y 1.-The Prisoner Of
ZeDda, "Quo Vadis, beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush. THE Little Min
lister, THE Christian" and Look
ing Backward "
Janice Meredith" is regularly on
sale at The Acme Book Store at 81, 25.
LII you attend their anniversary sale
Friday, March 9th, you can get it for
ST o5.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
TOOK BJER TRENCHES.
Brabant Attacked Them Near
Dordrecht.
RETIRED TO ! NEW POSITION
Burghers Brought Two Guns into Aetien
and Made Determined Efforts to Re.
capture Their Trenches British Losses.
@ Killed and Is Wounded

DoRpREear, Cape Colony, March =
General Btabant's colonial division.
after nights march, attacked the
Beers in strong position at La Bas.
ehagne's Mex on the road from Dora
recht to Jamestown
The engagement proceeded with great
vigor, and the Beers gradually retired be.
fore the British shell fire from three pc.
sitions.
A heavy rifle fire was exchanged, where
the British engaged the Beers on the
right flank
General Brabant's advance vfes most
satisfactory. After marching and blv-
ouaclang over night. the force reached
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

Guy HAYES will not he the owner
of the Frank Pride livery unless
some other arrangements are made
He had announced that he had
bought it but Mr.. Pride states to-
day that the business has not been
sold the deal having fallen through
Pride will for the present continue
the business.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
Snall Fire.

The fire alarm sounded about five
o'clock ON Sunday morning. A small
house on Front street occupied by
John Moore colored man was found
to be on fire. The blaze was put out
in few minutes with but slight
loss. The origin OF the fire is un-
known.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
Commissions Issued.

Clarence L. Jolliffe Of Uniontown,
Wetzel county has been promoted
from Second To First Lieutenant
He is at present adjutant OF the First
Battalion First Regiment. A COM
mission as First Lieutenant has also
been issued to John l.. Hunt who is
assigned as qnartelmaster Of the same
Battalion.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
ADVISED TO LET ENGLAND AloNl
Come From Semi Official German Paper
Strength of Beers.

BERLIN, March 5.-Tho semi official
Berliner Post, in a strong article, again
hegs the anglophobia press to discon-
time the practice of abusing British
statesmen and generals and British en-.
terprises generally. declaring that ibis
does more harm than some may sup
pose"
The Post asserts, ON the authority Of a
private letter from the Transvaal, re
ceived at Hamburg, that the Boer re.
publcs, on Jan. Is, had issued alto.
gether 40, 40eidentification cards to Boel.,
in the field
The writer of the letter claims that
these figures represented the total fed
eral forces az that time
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
For Rent.

House in Greenmont, 3 rooms, i've
porches, good cellar, well Of water,
garden, for rent April LIST, Z dollars
per month Inquire ct r. CunSI
ningham at the Wallace House.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
ABANDONED BY THE soeRs

Decided to Quit the Territory Around
Rensburs.
BLoEMFoNTEIN, Orange Free State.
Friday, March 2, via Lorenzo Marques,
March 5.--The federals resolved to aban-
don the territory around Rensburg and
the retreat has been effected under the
protection of mounted Burghers.
1t is officially announced that on Feb
81 General Cronje, with from 1000 TO
1900 men, surrendered, owing to Scare
ity of food and ammunition.
The president (Kruger.?) Is issuing a
stirring address 70 the Burghers IN
Natal, who are falling back on Riggars
berg.
The president will return to Pretoria
sunday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
Married.

Lawson KING Married, at Cheat
Haven on Sunday, March 4th. by
Rev w O Wilson. Mr.. Alfred Law
son and Miss Mafeie Y. King. Both
are residents Of this county.
TRY CIR want ads.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
For SaIe-a Bargain.

Farm Of l52 acres. For partieu
lars call on,
jason CLARK,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

the strong entrenched positions which
they occupied and now hold, the Boers
being on the opposite hill.
The British remained for that night
in the captured positions, although the
Beers brought two guns into action and
made determined efforts to retake them.
The British losses were 6 killed and Is
wounded.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

FRESH country produce il a special
~ at the grocery of .. a. Weaver,
Peasants street
@Es %I1s5 & h&
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

4 Of Delegates Wakes them up
tanch OF Women's Organization to
q Formed Visit from Travelling
{ecretary Who Makes Several AID
resses Substance of Talks.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05
Rhodes to sail For England.

CARE Tows, March 4.-Cecil Rhodes
is here and expects to sail for England
Wednesday,,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

New shirts at Hirsehnans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-05

No Further Delays Saor Him.
ORANGES are to be Expeae ed Engi-
neer Barr's Successor IDS Not Yet
Been Named Charles h. McCey is
Being Urged For the place.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07

said. they scatter the lice abroad among
the people They believe that louise
thus poisoned has a fatal bite and that
it also communicates the disease TO its
descendants. Any one who has travelled
in China knows that the masses are In
Tested with insects and this story has
had powerful effect.
In one of the cities a man was found
buying lice. and on being asked what he
was doing, replied that he had been paid
to get them for the hospital. Such sto-
ries viii seem ridiculous 10 Americans,
but among the Chinese they are accepted
as truth, with terror and dread.
Stories Of this kind are sometimes illus
trated with cuts For instance ! saw in
a Chinese magazine an illustrated de-
scription of how the foreigners make
medicine. In one cut men in American
clothes were bending over great caul
drons In which the heads and legs Of men
We're boiling. Beside the kettles were
baskets and tubs filled with Chinese cut
In pieces. In another picture foreigners
were grinding up the bones and flesh.
and I'm a third a supposed missionary was
shoveling the CHASTITY stuff into the scales
for weighing. In another room the ned
icine was being packed UP by straight
eyed white women in foreign dress.
Some OF the worst cartoons which have
been distributed are those representing
the missionaries as goats and pigs. The
Chinese character which represents the
word Jesus and that which represents
the hog are substantially the same. and
one of the nicknames for the Christian
religion In the provinces OF the upper
fangtse is the religion OF the crucified
hog" few years ago millions OF copies
or colored cartoons, picturlng hog
fastened TO cross. with Chinese bowmen
shooting arrows into H. were distributed
all over China. For a similar reason they
call us pig-goat-devils the characters for
foreigner and for pig and goat being
much the same. | have before me car
toon In which Chinese executioner is
cutting of the goat heads OF foreigners
The bodies are like those Of ordinary
men, but the heads are goat heads. Other
cartoons represent pictures OF hell in
which the Buddhist devils are saving the
pigs and goats into pieces and torturing
them in other ways These cartoons are
printed in red. purple and green. Each II
about half the size OF an ordinary news
paper page. They have been made by me
millions and have been carried in boats
and canoes all over China. Each bears
Chinese characters about its edges de-
nouncing the foreigners and telling lies
about them. many OF which are too vile
for publication.
Borer Tracts and Was Songs.
II is impossible to conceive the extent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07

the magic pictures photography which
the Christians prize. In this work there is
an extract from the public records show
ing how one Chinese scholar cheated a
missionary and saved has eyes. 1t is as
follows:
In the reign Of the Emperor Wan Lie a
foreigner named Pa-ta-Li came into Che
kiang and began to persuade men to join
the Christian sect. and great numbers
were ensnared by him, Now. there was a
certain military undergraduate named
Wang wen-Mu, an athlete. who. hearing
that when any one who joined this sect
died they secretly took out his eyes, had
a desire 10 test the matter. So for some
days he ate nothing, and word was sent
to the priest that he was about to die.
The priest came. and. sure enough. he
had a little knife in his hand Coming for
ward he was about to cut out Wang's
eyes when he, springing up suddenly.
beat him and drove him out OF his house.
and cut off his head and destroyed his
image OF Jesus When this affair came to
be known in the capital the emperor re-
warded him literally"
Another story the Boxers are spreading
is that the foreigners have a magic medi-
cine which. IL rubbed on the palm Of the
hand and held up before the face of n
Chinese. will hypnotize him and make him
the slave of the foreigner They say that
this medicine is made out OF the eyes of
infants and young children. and that the
missionaries steal them for that purpose.
/ have often seen. when going through an
interior Chinese town. a Chinese mother
put her hand over the eyes OF her child or
hide its head in a shawl until had passed
out OF sight The massacre at Tientsin in
1870, In which more than a score of the
French Sisters of Charity were treated al
most as badly as our missionary girls are
being treated now. was caused by a rumor
that these nuns were KIDNAPPING children
for their eyes 1t is on the crushed-t, ed
theory that the Chinaman does.not like TO
be photographed When his face Is re-
corded on the Photographic plate he be-
lieves the mysterious eye mixture with
which 1t is covered catches hold OF his
soul, and that the owner OF the plate can
cause him all sorts of evil thereafter
have had Chinese try to break my camera
after had photographed them. and have
several times had narrow escapes In
using It.
Foreigners Accused of Spreading he P.sers
Another queer story comes probably
from the feas which carry the bubonic
plague. IL Is stated In some OF the in
terror provinces that the foreigners are
now buying lice at two or three cash each
and giving them poison. After this, II is
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07

sia would be involved in the war for be-
fore It's outbreak the relations between
Russian and China were very close In
deed. Il is now whispered that Russia win
receive Manchuria in the settlement OF
peace. and that there Is an understanding
TO this effect with the Chinese leaders
heard a story here which illustrates
the real feeling OF the empress dowager
and her party as to England and America.
It was descriptive Of meeting OF the
grand council in Picking when France was
demanding share of Southern China.
Gen. Yung Lu advised that the govern
ment ask Great Britain to interfere say
ing that the United States and Japan
would join with Great Britain II Russia
and France threatened reprisals. To this
Kang VI replied:
I'VE don't want anything to do with
Great Britain. Japan and the United
States. We have a score to settle with
the English for the sack Of the Yuen-
ming-yuen (summer palace) We want to
get even with japan for the seizure Of
Formosa and we want to punish the
United States for treating the Chinese
who go there and to the Philippines no
better than dogs. As to Russia, we have
nothing against her. She is our friend
and II France joins with her although we
have a grudge against France. we will
be Just that much the stronger l am for
keeping in the closest friendship with
Russia. II she is with US we can defy
the world. II we have only Russia to
help us Great Britain will cover into the
background"
This speech was applauded by Prince
Ching. Prince Tuan, Chao Shu-ch-iao and
the rest Of the council. including the en-
press dowager. who nodded her old head
vigorously In approval.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07

The sympathy OF Ii Hung Chang with
Russia is well known throughout the en-
pire It Is whispered by some of the
Chinese that he is in the pay of the Rus
sian government. and he has even been
accused OF being false to China. An evil
dence Of this was displayed some 'n.ntns
ago In Chinese school near Chefoo.
The school was taught by an American
girl. and It had among its students mary
sons of mandarins and influential Chi
nese representing some OF the best sami-
lies of the empire. The teacher his her
own methods of instruction. and in her
English classes she often tells stories 10
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07

Of the present circulation Of Boxer t,...
II Is considered a merit to fsixty<R.s<
them. and 200 OF one issue were rec-s
ly sent out by n club OF eight men. no.
tracts are incendiary In the extr.ss
They incite the Chinese TO rise ana s--.
the foreigners from the face OF the e.,,S
One tract has an illustration OF I ~
sword which has been especially -,
for the massacre OF Protestants and ~
manisis Every family. rich and pecr. I
commanded 10 Join in the butchery ~
TO divide the flesh of the Christssr
among themselves--a catty or two ~ J
half pounds, TO each man. They A. &
structed TO boil the flesh and effrr !, ].
sacrifice to their gods their ancestor -
their parents.
| have copies OF n number OF the lnr..
diary songs, but ! give a TRANSLATED 3
only one. entitled ''Choo-Choo-CAsn
Choo."
To forgive men Il virtmeus
To iniurc IA TO he rctbeU
To iniure pigs Is to be herocs
Say II ont
Ront them out
save men. save 20 the utmnsef
XII rigs, kii 20 the last
Seize tire Christiansi
Fine III chop thsln
Fat meat,
Fresh blood
Take seats.
Feast friends.
Coarse skin. big bones:
NV teeth grind small.
Tslk ~ bishops.
All make chops
In most OF the placards which are mo-
being distributed II Is stated that ~
heavenly powers are sending down MI
titudes of spirits 20 help the Chinese dv1y,
out the foreigners These spirits are Sup.
posed to enter the bodies OF the Boxera
and until II was actually tested eve9y
Boxer thought that this possession ~
dered him invulnerahie and invinclblx
One, for instance. TO prove that he coui1
not be killed. took a revolver and shsl
himself In the breast. Unfortunately, ~
bullet missed the spirit and killed IN
man. Another IL said To have put ~
shots into himself and remained IN
harmed The piacards state that the ~
Is a heavenly one and that II will TIL
three years before the foreigners IN
driven out OF China. There are TO b ~
more foreigners after 1893
One of the worst featurc- r. the teatA.
ing OF the children. Companies Of chli1
Boxers have been organised In nearly
every town and district and they NJ
be seen going through the cvolutIons 4
the society. They are boys and girls b,
tween 10 and 20 years OF age, They IN
taught that the only salvation Of Chin
IL 10 get rid OF the foreigners and TIM
the Lord Is to aid them.
FRANK q. CARPENTER