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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
DRY HOLE.
Ellington Well CompletedWith
out Finding Oil.

Last Sand is Penetrated on Thursday
Night-Big IDjun and Gordon Both
Dry as Dust-Claims that Showing
for Oil was Found in the Former
FIRST Well Ever Completed on this
Side.
The wild cat We'll at Ellington has
gone through the last sand and is dry
as bone. Absolutely no trace of oil
has been found although all OF the
sands have been penetrated in success
sion. The test has been finished and
it has resulted in failure. The drill
is now at d depth of 1850. 1t may be
sent short distance lower but few
people expect it TO result in any thing
better.
The Ohio people who were interest
ed in the experiment came in on
Thursday afternoon TO look after it
and were present until the drill had
gone through the Gordon sand with
out result. 1t had previously bored
through the Big 1niun with ne trace
of the grease
1t is not likely that any further eff
forts will be made in this direction
for years. The oil man is not liable
TO throw good money after bad when
the chances are dead against him get
ting anything in return. Few people
expected the well to come in a produc-
er but they all hoped against hope
that it would.
In case this had occurred we would
have had great big oil excitement up
the river. AS it is the bottom is
knocked out of itand the rig and tools
will be removed. While those who
are interested state that there was
nothing in the hole that they have
drilled there are others who affirm
that 10 the Big Injun slight show
for oil was encountered and that the
drill and ropes Were covered with oil
while going through it.
There may be nothing in this story
however. This is the first well
that has ever been completed on this
side of the river. A number of years
ago several others were started but
they only went short distance before
the attempt was given up Later
day tools enabled them to get down
with greater ease and find out all that
could be found out with hole down
through all of the sands
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
REPLY TO SALISBURY.
Reitz Said Actions Showed
England Meant War.
THEN TRANsyAAL SENT ULTIMATUM
Evidence That Great Britain Knew of
the Republics Armament Tho Latter
and Ultimatum Were Both Protective
Measures Since The Raid.

PRETORIA, March l6.--State Secretary
Reitz' refutatien of Lord Salisbury's ar
guments IN the reply TO the Bloemfon.
tein joint note was issued here. in which
Mr.. Reitz said:
1.-THE British government after the
Bloemfontein conference, endeavored to
enforce by threats certain changes in the
internal government of the Transyaal
republic, contrary to the London con-
yention. They also imported troops in
great numbers and broke off Eegotia-
tions with a threat to take Their own
means TO remove the grievances of their
subjects.
''After waiting fortnight, while an
army corps was prepared and the re-
serves We're being called out by the Brit
ish, President Steyn asked the reason Of
these proceedings. Sir Alfred Miner
refused to reply.
meanwhile Mr. Chamberlain, in his
speeches, showed the world that Eng
land had decided on war. Accordingly
the Transvaal republic addressed to the
British government a demand for the
withdrawal of their troops, as other
wise ii would accept the presence of the
troops as declaration of war. That
was not necessarily intended as a MES
sge of war;
Concerning the armament, Mr. Roitz
said
These were bought openly in Eng
land and in Europe, and the high com
missioner boosted full knowledge of
them at the Bloemfontein conference,
and also full descriptions of those arma-
ments We're found among the officers
papers at Dundee.
Both the army and the ultimatum
We're protective measures, subsequent to
the raid and to the discovery, through
concealed cables, that British cabinet
ministers were implicated in the attempt
TO fitch away the Independence of the
republics. Now all doubt is removed by
Lord Salisbury = telegram. The Burgh-
ers must fight for their national exist
ence, trusting that God will defend the
right
LONDON, March l6.--The Pretoria cor
respondent of The Daily Mail, telegraph
ing Wednesday, says:
.'Mr. Reitz's statement has been pub
lished throughout the republic, but will
not be forwarded to Lord Salisbury
Conversations / have had with the
highest State officers show that the re-
public was prepared to grant substan-
tial reforms and concessions until the
receipt of Lord Salisbury's telegram.
As one of the highest statesmen re-
marked:
:" Better half an egg than none, but
better none than rotten egg.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
TWO CENTS
UNDEVELOPED.
Recent Discovery has not Been
Made Available.

Fungus Growth as Remedy for San
Jose Scale still Problematicai- Old
Methods OF Fighting II are the Best
so Far Discovered Other Plans Re.
commended.
West Virginia farmers will be in
terested in the following announce
ment which Is being sent out by a.
syndicate news association Particu-
larry will it be OF interest To the far
mers in the eastern end OF the state
where the scale Is becoming rather
wide spread 1t has to do with the
destruction of the San Jose scale and
is as follows:
Scientific workers in horticulture
have at length discovered a remedy
that promises to exterminate the for
midable San Jose scale. Strangely
enough the discovery comes from
Florida, where the scale has little OPP
portunity TO work, as IL does not trou-
Bile orange or lemon trees but confines
its depredatlons mainly TO the dicidu-
Gus fruit trees OF the north and to
plants belonging TO the rose family
The remedy is fungus growth dis
covered on trees in Florida, the spores
Of which can be propogated artiflcally.
The method of destroying the San
Jose scale is to spray the infected trees
with solution which has been charg-
ed with the spores Of this fungous.
These adhere TO the scale insects and
gradually destroy them. The dscov-
cry has been demonstrated as elilca-
cious BY actual applications in the
north on scale infected trees, aud the
several State experiment stations will
doubtless be ready to supply fruit
growers with the remedy IN time To
use next season and save many valu-
able orchards. Although TO GER
tain extent this discovery was acci-
dental, credit IL due to the men who
have carefully demonstrated its value
and given 1t freely TO the public.
Up to this time the proper preven-
ton and cure has been Co spray the
trees with petroleum. This has been
recommended by the Experiment to
the farmers In Berkeley and adjoining
counties where the scale has been
prevalent. A movement has been or
ganized among them to fight the scale
and good sum OF money has been se-
cured to help the fight along. In
quiry OF DR.. Hopkins who is an au-
thority In regard to the subject of the
fungus and it's effect on the scale.
He stated that there was no doubt
that the fungus would kill the scala
but the remedy will not live and work
In this climate as far as experiment
shows. Another remedy has been
found Ia the shape OF parasite that
preys on the scale in California but
which has only recently begun to get
foot hold In the east. In the mean
while thorough efforts on the part OF
fruit growers to stamp out the pest
by the use OF Kerosene and crude pc
trolenm as recommended by the sta
ton is all that can be safely relied
upon.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
ELKINS AND BLISS,
One of The Two May Yet be Chosen as
Vice Presidential Candidates.

There is a story going the rounds
that Senator Hanna regards the con-
test for vice president on the Repub-
lican ticket as narrowed TO two men
Senator Elkins, OF West Virginia, and
Cornelius N. Bliss, Of New York. 1t
is also stated as Mr.. Hanna's belief
that by reason Of the multiplicity Of
candidates in New York, and the In
ability of the leaders there to agree,
Senator Eikins is in the lead
This is given as one of the straws OF
the present situation. Everybody
comedies that President Mckinley
will have probably good deal to say
about who shall go on the ticket with
him. The fact that the President re-
CARDS Senator Elkins with high favor,
however, and does not look upon the
location Of West Virginia SO near
Ohio as having any weight against
the proposed alliance, is well known,
and is regarded as one OF great impor-
tance at this juncture.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
WAR CANNON FOR WHEELING.
Crew Of GunbOat Namesake Captured
the Relic In Luz0n.

WHEELING, March Wheeling is
to have trophy Of the war in the
Philippines in the shape OF Spanish
cannon captured at Aparrio, Ia the
island of Luzon. This morning Mayor
Sweeney received letter from Com
mander W. L. Burned, commanding
the United States gunboat Wheeling
now at Hong Kong, stating that the
marines of the Wheeling had captured
the cannon in December, and he
deemed it proper to send it TO the
city in whose honor the gunboat was
named.
Commander Burned says the cannon
was cast in bronze at Seville in I746,
and bears the Spanish coat-of-arms.
1t was used by the Filipinos. The
gift was entirely unsolicited, and
nothing was known regarding it un-
til the letter was received this morn
ing. The cannon will be placed in
the public square.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
EAST SIDE NOTES.
Some Of The Local Happenings In
GreenmOnt,


GREENMoNT. March 16-James S.
Frum spent Wednesday evening with
Roy Powell.
Mr.. Marion Dawson and wife
were visiting his brother James Daw-
son of this side few days ago.
Clarence Gidley has gone TO Fair
mont where he will work in a restau-
rant for Fred Wells.
Misses Maud Sennett and Christie
Gidley are visiting at Dellslow this
week.
Most of the sick are better. Mrs.
George Harner is able to go around
the house at present. Calvin Johnson
is still improving and if no relapse is
experienced will be able to be be out
again shortly. Thomas Walls is some
better and he thinks that he will soon
be able to be up. Lee Gidley is UNI
able to be at work on account of a
severe cold and sore throat.
The Deckers Creek lath mill is in
full blast and the air is full of plas-
tering lath.
Look out for the new bridge. 1t
will be done before you are aware OF
the progress that is being made. Sew
eral car loads of stone have been re-
ceived from the Dellslow quarry and
some of the piers have been finished.
OF course the weather is holding it
back now but it will be completed at
an early date The work is being
rushed very fast every time that the
weather will permit,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
HEAVY SNOWFALL.
More Than a Foot of The Beau
tiful Comes.
Winter Could Not Leave without One
Parthian Shot-Winter Delights are
In Full Blast-NO Drifts Mar The
Sn0wfall-Wide Spread Storm Lasts
For More Than Day.

The ground hog has been vindica-
ted. On February End he stated by
his actions which are said to speak
six weeks more of winter. Many 9th
er prophets disagreed with him and
secuted the idea. The weather for a
time seemed likely to prove that he
had been mistaken but in the last
round he has rallied and wins cut
triumphantlY.
We can seek on every hand evidence
that winter is not over but that we
are 10 for more or less of its seventies
before the balmy spring is here. On
Thursday morning before day light it
began to snow and the downfall did
not cease until day light on Friday
morning. A foot of the beautiful
piled up in the meantime.
The mercury went down with the
cessation of the snow fall and at sew
en- this morning it was twenty above
zero. The indications are for contin-
ued cold weather for a few days but
nothing can stay permanent along
this line at this season of the year.
The snow fall has fixed the road
question and those who have cutters
have been utilizing the chance. The
farmers have been in town ia their
sleds in rather large numbers.
The man with the snow shovel has
been greatly in evidence and has been
removing the surplus fall so that peo
pie can get around on the Streets
School children have enjoyed the fun
that sled riding and snow balling al
ways give them.
It had looked like the present win
ter was TO leave US without any snow
of any consequence but this visitation
has prevented it. The fall registers
about twelve or thirteen inches. The
snow was very fine and packed tight.
Very little wind accompanied it and
there are no drifts to speak of.
Spring will have to delay its visit
for short time and while we have
the snow the delight of mid winter
will be enjoyed to the limit.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
READINGS CONCLUDED.
Mr.. George Riddle Concludes HIS
Three Nights Engagement and Leaves
Morgantown.

Mr.. George Riddle has finished his
engagement OF three readings at this
place and has left here for New York.
During his stay he made great many
friends in addition to those he made
last year while here. The readings
were greatly enjoyed and were attend
ed by good audiences. Last night
there was a very good attendance In
view OF the nasty weather that was
prevailing. Mr.. Riddle is one Of the
best ii not the best reader in the Uui-s
ted States and it is to be hoped that
he will return here next year. 1t Is
due to Prof. Patterson that he has
been secured twice and each time 1t is
at the cost OF no small amount Of
effort, time and money expended.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
THE LATE THOS. b. HALL.
Particulars of His Demise Given BY
One Of His Family

The following is private letter
written to the New DOMINION by
one of Mr.. Halls family and was
not intended for publication but we
take the liberty of doing SO believ
ing that the relatives will want to
learn of the particulars of Mr.. Halls
death. 1t was written under date
of March 10th and is as follows:
Father died last Tuesday after
loon about three o'clock. He was
writing letter to brother William
who is building an addition to his
house. Father had made some
changes in the plans sent him and
was writing out very fully the sug-
gestions he offered. He had written
two pages, turned to the third to
conclude and written, "You have"
when the summons came. He evil
IDENTIFY suffered no pain and his death
was a fitting close to his busy and
unselfish life. He was found on the
floor where he had fallen, by sister
Belle shortly and although every
thing was done to restore him it was
of no avail In December he was
induced by.our brother Charles of
Colorado to retire IRON active work
and take the long holiday that We
so long urged upon him. We only
regret that his long deserved and
we'll earned rest could not have been
prolonged many years and that we
could have had his cheerful com
partnership free from busy cares
much longer. We had a short ser
vice at the house Wednesday even
ing after prayer meeting conducted
by Rev. Homer Cook of Calvary Bap-
fist church OF Chicago assisted by
the choir. He was taken to Bloom
ington, Illinois, next morning where
the funeral services were held in
his old church, First Presbyterian
Rev. Denlinger.
Father was born near Fairmont
w. Va, December 81, 1925, was
married to Miss Sarah A. Tibbs OF
Granville Sept. 20 1S49, moved tc
Illinois loomington-March 1851
where he has lived until this winter
He has two brothers William ano
David, and one sister Mrs. Joseph
Dunning living in Bloomington
There are three sons; William o.
Bloomington, Charles of Trinidad
Colorado, and Edward of Chicago
five daughters, the Misses Lulu
Gertrude and Katheryn OF Chicago
Mrs. William Webb of Chicago, anC
Mrs. Louise Starkwather OF Saint
Paul MINI. Mother seems we'll ane
full of courage although she has not
been well this winter and the shocl
has filled us all with sorrow. YoI
knew father was nephew of Dayie
Boston, S. G. and VIM. n. Stewart
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
BETHULIE OCCUPIED.
General Poie-Carew Left with Force
to Join Hands with Gatacre
and Clements.

LONDON, March 16.--The war office re-
ceived dispatch from Lord Roberts
containing the following:
"BLoEMFoNTEIN Thursday, March Is.
-7:55 p. m.--General Gatacre crossed
the Orange river and occupied Bethulie
thismorning
General Pole Carew, with 1900 men
of the Guards brigade, two guns and a
small body of mounted infantry, left
here III three trains this morning to join
hands with General Gatacre and Cen
eral Clements. He had passed Bethany
by 4:40 p. III. without meeting with OPP
position, having been able to supply
from his troops engine drivers, firemen.
filters, molders, smiths, carpenters, etc. :"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
Died.

NEELY-Died at her home near
Hagans w. Va. March 10. 1900, Mrs.
John Nicely aged Is years. Deceased
had been i'll only short time, death
being caused by bronchitis. Her hus-
band and several children survive her.
The bereaved family have the sympa-
thy of the entire community, She
was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon
at the Stewards Run grave yard.
May her sleep upon that beautiful
knoll be as sweet and peaceful as the
rosy dawn of morn. ~
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
HELD TO COURT.
George Bocaecio and His Wife Charged
With Raising Two Dollar Bills.

CLARKsBURe, w. Va, March To-
United States Commissioner Spates
to-day held Mr.. and Mrs. George Be-
caccio to await the federal grand jury
on the charge of raising two dollar
bills to fives. The parties were APP
pretended at Grafton, where they
were caught passing the changed mon
ey, and where three raised bills were
found on the person OF Mrs. Bocaccio.
The two resided in this city ON Water
street. Their bonds were fixed at five
hundred dollars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
NEW BANK.
Details Of Its Organization Being Ar
ranged-Matter of Location Not Yet

Decided.
The stockholders Of the new Citi-
zens bank have not yet held their
meeting for the purpose of organizing
and it may be some days before they
are able to do it. A great many de-
tails have to be looked after and many
delays have occurred that could not
have been forseen and avoided The
matters preliminary to the organiza-
tion are being settled up and the bank
will be put into working order as soon
as possible.
Mr.. d. G. Hoffman who has charge
of this states to the NEW DOMINION
that no arrangements whatever as to
permanent location of the Bank has
as yet been made and and announce
ment to the effect that they were to
occupy the Waters store room was
without authority as nothing what
ever had been done. This room and
others are under consideration and
one Of them will be used but which
one is not yet decided and will not be
for some time.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
FRESH OUTBREAK.
Smallpox Seems to Have Taken
New Life.
Weston has Five More Cases Harrison
and Lewis County Health Boards Act
Gilmer Spent Three Thousand Del
lars Fighting the Contagion.

ana Lewis county heaith Boards Act
Gilmer Spent Three Thousand Del
lars Fighting the Contagion.
WESTON, w. Va, March l6.-Five
of Porter Lough's children broke out
with symptoms OF smallpox last
night and to-day. The Tough fami-
ly of ten, with the exception of two,
are now afflicted with the disease
At a meeting of the health boards
Of Harrison and Lewis counties held
here to day. the following order was
made and printed, signed by ID. r.
Morgan, president of the Harrison
county board, and w L. Dunning
ton, president of the Lewis county
board of health:
That the guards from Clarksbnrg
TO Weston and from Weston to Buck
harmon be withrawn, and that no
tiee be, served upon A. Nj. Lane, SUI
perintendent, all station agents and
all conductors on all trains of the
West Virginia d Pittsburg division
Of the Baltimore IL Ohio railroad,
that no tickets are u be sold, and
no one is to be admitted or carried
upon any OF the cars OF said eompa
| ny. running upon said division, un-
less all such passengers have proper
certificates of non-infection and non
exposure to smallpox, from a quail
fled health officer. All said eonduc,
tors-shall keep the doors OF said cars
closed until the inspectors shall ex
anime and pass upon said certificates
at the towns of Buckhannon, Flat
woods and Weston. The Baltimore d
Ohio will be held responsible for any
infraction OF this order.
In speaking of the smallpox situa-
tion Mr. Mercer Arnold, of Chenille,
who is here, says: "They had me
quarantined for Il days; Prosecuting
Attorney E NJ Bennett the same.
Out of some ten or twelve Mr. Ben.
nett and | were the only two that at
tended the taking of dispositions in
the Nisely case at which Mr.. Bush,
who brought the contagion from
Morgantown, was present That did
not take the disease. We still have
some smallpox in the Springston
family near Newburn. This family
was moved from their home TO ca
bin up hollow As each one gets
well they are returned to their home.
These are all the cases we have in
the county and we believe we have it
under perfect control If the people
will now only do their part in the
SUPPRESSION 1t has cost Gilmer coun-
ty over three thousand dollers."
Mr. Arnold is loud in his praise
of DIR. Weymer, who has charge Of
the cases. He claims while the dis
ease was at its height the doctor
rode 70 miles and visited 90 cases in
one day. The disease has shown it.
self at Alexander and Avondale on
the railroad above Buckhannon At
Camden on Gauley there is new
case reported to-day, on this side OF
the river. They had another death
there last Sunday, a man named
William Moles. 1t is said DR.. Hyer
has little hopes Of two other cases,
the disease being combined with
other maladies, the physicians say,
makes it hard to handle, the cases
of death being afflicted in this way.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
PROTEST FROM CARNEGIE CO.
Superintendent Corey Argues Against an
Eight-Hour Government Bill.

superintendent corey Argues Against an
Eight-Hour Government Bill.
WASHINGTON, March is. - Superin-
iendent Corey, of the Carnegie Iron aud
Steel mills, appeared before the house
committee on labor in opposition to the
bill requiring day of eight hours in all
establishments ON government work. He
said the Carnegie mills, if the bill be-
came law, would have either to drop all
government work or make an entire
change in the present system in vogue
in the mill.
The men would expect the same
wages for eight hours as they now re-
seive for ten and IL hours, and this
would make it impossible TO meet for
eign competition. His firm, however,
would be willing to see the bill become
law and risk the loss of their foreign
trade, crowded that Ill their competi-
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
INTeRvETIoN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
Delcasse States Frances Attitude In
south African War.

south African War.
PARIS, March 16.-The minister of
foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, in the sem
ate. replying to a question regarding the
intentions of the government of France
respecting events in South Africa, said
the presidents Of the two republics had
solicited the Intervention of the powers.
But, he added, i'll the presence of the
kilograms exchanged between the Brit
ish government and the two republics it
appeared that the intervention of the
powers had become almost impossible.
The minister then denied that France
had refused to join Russia in making a
friendly suggestion in the direction of
peace
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16

BARNEs-STUYvEsANT- Married on
Thursday, March 18th, at the iced
House, Uniontown, by Rev. L. +.
Pershing Benjamin f. Barnes, of
Bruceton Mills, Preston county and
Miss Alice b. Stuyvesant. OF Laurel
Iron Works, this county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
Wanted.

Six or eight carpenters. Apply to
Morgantown Glass Works at factory
on Beechurst.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16
The Weather.

Fair and continued cold tonight
and saturday,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-03-16

NEW shirts at Hirschmans.