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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
BY ACCLAMATION.
Mckinley and Roosevelt the Ticket
Chosen To-day.

A special received this afternoon
from Philadelphia states that McKin-
ley and Roosevelt were nominated by
reclamation. One delegate demanded
a vote and voted against the Rough
Rider.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
Harper to Lecture.

Mr. Roberts Harper delivers i leo
ture this evening in Commencenlept
Hall. On visit here some months
ago he made many friends and there
will be large turn out to hear him.
Mr.. Harper is one OF the most pleas
ing and interesting takers that ever
came to Morgantown.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
Services Postponed,

The Children's Day exercises an
nounced to take place at Maidsyille
on Sunday July 1st have been post
poned to a later date due notice of
which will be given.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
For Hot Weather.

Russian Crash suits for men. We
have them in several colors. These
are the five dollar quality; we offer
them at 81. rs. You want to see them
at Hirschman's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21

Home, sweet Home '-Gelbet
W. V. Z. Mems Glee Club
Announcement of Prizes,
"Marehe du Sacre--{ 'front.' lie Prophet
Meyerbeer-Prof Ellenberger.
The thirty-ffrst annual commence
ment Of the University has been held
The graduating exercises end the reg
ular exercises Of the week. They took
place on Thursday morning at Com
mencement Hall in the presence OF a
typical commencement crowd which
began to come into town at early
morning. The hall was filed and
many people stood around outside.
The largest class in the history of
the institution had degrees conferred
upon them. The Academic depart
ment furnished the larger part Of
these as the number of budding law
yers was not as large as usual. This
is due to the fact that the course has
been strengthened and the standard
raised In the law department.
Governor Atkinson occupied place
on the platform and made brief adj
dress during the morning. The ex-
ereises began by an organ solo cover
ture to Stradellan F. Won Flotow,
Prof. Ellenberger. The invocation
was delivered by Rev. w. d. Ryan of
the Christian Church. 1t was fol
lowed by a piano solo Concerto op
Is Mendelsohn Miss Houston accom-
panied on second piano by Miss Nc
Murphy.
The Commencement address was de-
liyered by John Fiske, LII. D., Of
Cambridge, Mass.
He took for his subject THE old
and new ways of treating history"
DR.. Fiske said that the old way
was to put in history what we want
ed to be there instead of really hap
pened. Nowadays we put what was;
not simply what we would wish it
to be. The old historians took all
kinds of liberties with the facts and
distorted and twisted them until at
times there was very little resem-
blance TO the original left
The demand to day is for dis
carding of the fictions and the pres
ervation Of the simple unvarnished
truth. This has lead to sweeping
investigation into every statement
almost and what we have kept is well
authenticated.
The address was full of exam Piles
of liberties taken not only with
events but even with the personal
papers of great men. Washington
letters were doctored in this manner
and what the editor thought he
ought to have said was in cases Civ.
en- us instead Of what he really did
say about men and things.
1t was greatly enjoyed throughout
and the audience was highly pleased
with the address which was full of
truth and striking examples of what
he was contending for.
Mr.. Rude rendered a violin solo,
| 1.-The Son of the Puszta." Degrees
were conferred on the following:
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Bernard Camillus Bondurant.
Carrie Louise Dent
S1laS Marion Hon.
Thomas Carskadon johnson.
Robert Morris.
William Frazer Naret.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRIcUL-
TURE.
{ Thos. u. Atkeson
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Van Ara Barrickman.
Bertha G. Browning.
Ira B. Bush.
Villa Hart Butcher
Lathrop Russell Charter.
George Washington Conley
Grace Lunsford Brahm.
Charles Henry Ebers.
Harrison Jules Louis Frank.
Howard Mason Gore.
Ray Vernon Hennen.
Walter Forse Holland.
Alvarez Glenn Hughes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
MUM MEErINo.

4 meeting of the alumni OF the
University is being held this after
noon in the Prep building. Some
business of importance TO the organi-
cation is being transacted
Prof. Ellenberger played "Marche
du Sacre' from lie Prophet Meyer
beer while the audience was dispers
ing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21

Gold medal for best drilled cadet.
J. NJ. G. Forquer. Silver medal best
score at target Sergeant Bruce Bal
ley. second I. T. Corhin. Corps
colors were awarded to Company G.
co. WON.
In the drill for the Corps eolors
Company @ under command OF Cap
tain Charter made the best average
and won out, tt had about twenty
five points the better OF Company b
which was next. Company A flush
ed third The averages were all high
aud the various companies did very
well indeed
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Every Thing Passes Off Smoothly at the
Big School.

Large and Representative Glass Graduated
in Academic Department Misunderstanding Off in the Law
Deparment-Prizes Announced-Address by John Fske-
Events of the Day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21

William Gregory Marten.
Raymond Maxwell
Pierce Nayler Mcdonald.
Walter Alexander McGlumphy.
Alberta Claire McYieker.
James Alya Meredith.
Clarence Poe.
Clyde Randolph.
Ina Rightmire.
Wilbur Lawrence Robe.
Benjamin Richard Roller.
Buckner Fairfax Scott.
Walter Haine South.
Charles Walter Waddell.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LAW.
Lewis Armstrong Yeager.
BACHELOR or LAWS.
Edward Staples Barnitz.
Van Ara Barrlckman
Gibson Lamb Caldwell.
Thomas Coleman.
William Wellington Hughes.
Scott Cephas Lowe.
James Alya Meredith.
Charles Curtin Rose
CERTIFICATES IN LAW.
Henry Stuart Cato.
John Goodman.
Jesse Ward Daniel.
Clay Day.
Joseph Henry Donahey.
David Milton Easley.
Robert Emmett Guy.
Leroy Virgil Holsberry
Clark Langley.
Count Lee Radcliffe.
William Jefferson Snee.
Charles Patrick Swint
Frank Weaver.
George Rogers Clark Wiles.
CERTIFICATES IN ART.
Addie Resale Ireland.
CERTIFICATES IN MILITARY SCIENCE
AND TACTICS.
William +. Alexander.
William II. Bayles.
Seaton Garland Butler.
Lathrop r. Charter.
Hugo Frankenberger.
Howard NJ Gore.
Ebert Jones.
Henry S. Lively.
Benjamin f. Roller.
Earl III. Smith.
The Mems Glee Club scored a hit by
two songs 1.-The Scots Favor
ite'' and sHome, Sweet Home,n The
prizes were then announced. The list
Of the winners and prizes are:
PRIZES ANNOUNCED.
The Governor Atkinson prize
of twenty five dollars to the best all
round student in the University,
William II Bayles.
The Mrs Atkinson prize Of TWEEN
tyfve dollars to the best all round
woman student in the University,
Miss Fannie Berkeley
Elkins prize in Greek to student
making best average in first years
work sixty dollars and second prize
of forty. for student making second
best in same work tie between Will
liam NJ Bumgardner and Miss Mona
A. Bittle.
Scott prize of one hundred dollars
for best defamation by woman stu
dent Miss Daisy Bell John.
Regents prize essay subject High
Schools in West Virginia" $25 won
by W. w. Smith.
Preparatory student making best
record In defamation Sl5 Miss
Bertha r Compton.
Second best $40 Henry f. Jones,
third best IS w. II. Ashcraft.
Debate fifty dollars won by Co
lumbar representatives II. II. Rose
and Tusca Morris.
Thirty dollar grafton won by Par
thenon Charles b. Hickman.
Twenty dollar essay Columbian,
Gilbert b. Miller.
fifteen dollar defamation Column
biau, Miss Gillian Jamison.
W.les prize hundred dollars in
Grafton w. w. Hughes. Second gold
medal William 5. John.
Edward Thompson, prize in law
for essay on subject. Effect of the
fourteenth amendmedt of the Consti-
tution of the United States on the
police powers Of the state James
A. Meredith.
w. G. L u. essay twenty five dol
lars Passing Of Alcohol" w w.
Smith.
j. o. Thompson, of Keyser, prize
most progress in english composition
and rhetoric + G. Herod
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21
The Weather.

Showers tonight and Friday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Solicitor
General Richards. of the Department
of Justice, has filed a brief in the SUI
preme Court which fixes the attitude
of.this government on the question of
whether the Constitution extends to
the new possessions of the United
States. The Department of Justice
says it does not without act of Con-
gress.
The case is that Of Ramon Baez, a
native-born inbahitant of Puerto Rico,
who applied for leave to file a petit
ton for writs of habeas corpus and
certiorari to secure his release from
further Imprisonment under a judg-
ment of the United States provisional
court of Puerto Rico sentencing him
to two months Imprisonment for ille-
gal voting at municipal election held
under the military order.
The prayer is that the writ of habeas
corpus be directed to Samuel c. Bath
we'll, marshal of the provisional court
of Humasoa, Puerto Rico, command
ing him to produce. Baez before the
Supreme Court, and that the writ of
certiorari issue to the provisional
court of Puerto Rico commanding 1t to
forward to the court a transcript of
its proceedings in this case.
After reviewing the case, the soloci-
tor general makes the following argu-
ment:
is this military court and its
trooper marshal within the territorial
jurisdiction of this court? Both are
in Puerto Rico. While that island has
been ceded to the United States, Con-
gress has as yet taker no action to-
ward organizing the territory or apply
ing to it the Constitution and the laws
of the United States. The island has
been acquired under the power con-
ferred by the Constitution on the gov
eminent of the Union of making war
and of making treaties. (Marshall, c.
j., in Insurance Co. VS.. Canter, l
Peters, 511, SAD. The ultimate dispo-
sition and government of territory
thus acquired rests with Congress un-
der the power granted ito dispose of
and make all needful rules and regu-
lations respecting the territory or
other property belonging to the United
States. ARTICLE 4, Section 81.
Congress has not yet acted. The
President is therefore still in control,
acting through the War Department.
The so-called courts are the mere agen-
cies of the military power. Every
thing is provisional and temporary.
The Department of Justice of the Unit
ed States is not in operation in Puerto
Rico. The court has no jurisdiction Of
the case presented"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05
SEES A WELL LAID PLAN

In Admiral Dewey's Announcement
To Side Track Bryan-Said To Be
Engineered by Eastern Democrats.
NEW YORK, April A Washing
ton dispatch to the Evening Telegram
says it has developed that the an
nouncement of Admiral Dewey's can
didacy is part of well laid plan
of eastern Democrats to head off Mr..
Bryans nomination.
The Evening kilograms dispatch
continues:
The Admiral will not admit that
there is any organization behind his
candidacy or state whether he would
like the Republican or the Democratic
nomination. He told me to-day that
he was in the hands of the American
people and was as willing to obey Or
ders from them as he has been from
his superiors in the navy. He said:
g I have every reason to believe that
there is popular demand for my nom
L
am a Democrat or a Republican.
81 want to be the peoples candi-
date, l fully realize that in announc-
ing my willingness to become a candi-
date that my troubles are beginning,
but man who has the interest of his
country at heart cannot escape his
share of them, and l am willing to risk
all that may come to me-
From every State in the union and
from all classessof the people have
received gratifying evidences of a de-
sire for my nomination. The demand
has become so general that l felt con-
strained to give serious consideration
to the matter. and although 1 had
previously stated that l would not ac-
cept nomination, conditions have so
changed in a few past months that l
can no longer, as a loyal American
citizen, say that l will not ooey the
will of the American people if their
decision should be that l am a suit
able candidate for the presidency. Be-
yond confirming my announcement Of
this announcement, there is nothing
more that l can properly say at pres
emit"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05
Special to the Register.

| Special to the Register.
STEUBENVILLE, o., April 4.-The
examination of witnesses was rightly
| begun IN the Quincy Cramblett MUIR
der trial to-day, a dozen being exam
ined. The State sprung it's strongest
| evidence, all of it curcumstantial, sew
eral of the links being seemingly
strong against the accused.
The Court room is crowded at every
session and interest is heightened by
frequent chatting between attorneys.
Mrs. Mary Gosnell, widow of the
murdered man, testified to the good
feeling always displayed between her
husband and Cramblett, her husband
helping to poultice the latter's hand a
week before the murder.
Elva Gosnell, the oldest daughter at
home, said Cramblett proposed mar
riage to her, but she refused him be-
cause her father did not treat her old
est sisters husband right.
Cora Gosnell, the youngest daughter
testified to Cramblett's making love
and proposing marriage to her and of
her refusal, also of Cramblett propos-
ing suicide in preference to not being
married. She refused to do this.
| Cramblett never made any threats
against her father, she said. She sent
for Cramblett the night of the muir
der and both girls threw their arms
about him when he came. He stayed
about, doing the work and watching
and weeping beside the corpse until
after the funeral.
Because he was quiet the night of
the murder when he came to GosnelIs,
the State tried to show that this was
an evidence of guilt.
Cora Gosnell said to Cramblett when
he appeared, Quincy, if you had been
here last evening this would not have
happened"
The family do not show that they
think Cramblett guilty.
j. H. Andrews, newspaper reporter,
submitted camera views of the Cos
nell home and surroundings.
The old musket, parts of which were
found in the woods and the bent bar
rel in we'll, were produced and DR..
Barkhurst partly identified it as a
gun he had an accident with, losing an
eye, and which he saw at the Cramb-
lett house and which Cramblett's rela-
tives destroyed when they found the
sheriff was looking for it.
Six witnesses were put on the stand
to tell of examining horse tracks where
the assassin's horse was hitched, and
Of comparing them to tracks made by
Cramblett's horse, there being one
shoe off and the unshod hoof being
imperfect, all corresponding to Cramb-
let's horses feet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05
ATTACKS ANOTHER.
President Raymond Wants Another
Professor Fired-HearinSs Given.

Special 10 the Register.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, April A.
The presidents report was completed
this afternoon. Another, Prof. S. B.
Brown, of the chair of geology, was
recommended for removal in addition
to the four already attacked. The re-
port also contained a bitter personal
attack on Director James H. Stewart,
of the experiment station. So bitter
was this that the president of the
board of regents called Mr.. Raymond
to order A hearing of the members
attacked will be granted at night
session tonight. Prof. D. ]. Barton,
who was dismissed last August, was
heard this afternoon on his petition for
a fair hearing. Prof. R. w. Douthat
will be heard first tonight.
1t is believed that he, Brown and
Hartigan will be dismissed, while Arm
strong and Stewart will be retained
Successors to each have been proposed
by the president Prof. Prosser, of the
Ohio State University, Columbus, o.,
in place of Brown; DR.. Thayer, of the
University, instead of Harrington, and
w. T. Barbe, assistant to the president
and field agent, in place of Armstrong.
Others are not given out.
Students are greatly excited and are
deluging the regents with petitions for
the retention of the faculty and the
dismissal of DR.. Raymond.
Assistants in the cooking school and
in the department of art are recon-
mended by DR.. Raymond. but no addi
tional chairs are proposed.
The fight is extremely bitter.
The board is thought to favor Ray
mond by a narrow margin.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05
ALL SERENE ONCE MORE.
WnIcott Apoiogized and the Quay
Case VIII BE Taken Up To-Day.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April T.
Peace was restored in the Senate to-
day before the body convened and dur
ing the proceedings of the session there
was only reminder of the harsh Ian
guage used just before adjournment
yesterday. The session opened with
a lively and interesting discussion Of
the status of the Quay case, in the
course of which Mr.. Wolcott apollo
gized for the language he had used
yesterday, disclaiming any intention of
being offensive to anybody, least Of
all to his friend, Mr.. Lodge. The Col
orado Senator made a vhement and
eloquent appeal for early action upon
the Quay case. He was supported by
other friends of Mr.. Quay and it was
decided finally to take up the case to-
morrow under the unanimous consent
agreement made on March 16. In ac-
cordance also with that agreement the
Spooner bill was made the unfinished
business, thereby bringing the Philip
pine question to direct issue in the
Senate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 4.-Col.
VIM. J. Bryan will be cordially en-
dorsed for the presidency in 1900 by
the Democratic State convention, which
meets in this city tomorrow to select
delegates to the national convention at
Kansas City, and nominate candidates
for Congress-at-large and Auditor Cen
eral.
The conference of the party leaders
was held tonight at which it was
agreed that the endorsement of Bryan
should be made one of the most i'm
portant planks of the platform to be
submitted to the convention.
The platform will also oppose Re-
publican militarism and imperialism
in the Philippines and demand self
government for the Filipinos under
American protectorate; condemn
trusts; endorse bimetallism without
the mention of ratio; extend sympathy
to the Beers; favor a reduction of the
hours of labor; advocate ballot reform
and more comprehensive primary
election law; urge the enactment of a
law for personal registration; urge
that the Nicaragua canal be placed ex-
clusively under the control of the
United States; oppose any entangling
alliances ntbnryuiCQ with
Great Britain or any other foreign
power; advocate the election of United
States Senators by direct vote; con-
denim Governor Stone for the uncon-
stitutional appointment of NJ. S. Quay
to the United States Senate; oppose any
increase in the standing army, and
favor vigorous American policy in
intercourse with foreign nations.
The delegates-at-large to the national
convention will be Col. James NJ Cuff
fey, of Pittsburg; Ex-Governor Robert
E. Pattison, of Philadelphia; State
Chairman John S. Killing, of Erie;
Congressman Rufus K. Polk, of Dan
vile; John B. keenan,, of Greensburg;
Charles J. Reilly, of Williamsport; ex
State Chairman John M. Garman, OF
Nanticoke, and either Congressman j.
K. P. Hall, CT Ridgeway, or ex-Con-
gresham James NJ. Kerr, of Clear
field.
A meeting of the executive committe
of the State committee was held this
afternoon to make final arrangements
for the convention. Col. Frank ]. F'ltz-
simmons, of Scranton, was selected for
temporary chairman.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05

WASHINGTON D. c., April A
After Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock sent to Webster Davis a brief
note in which he said the President
had asked him to announce that Mr..
Davis resignation has been accepted
to take effect April 4, Mr.. Davis Felt
at liberty then to talk freely upon the
South African situation and to a
friend he related the history of his
trip. He said:
II viewed the defences of Pretoria
and l consider them impregnable. ]
do not believe the English troops will
ever pass the line of hills surrounding
the town, bristling as they are with
high power Krupp and Creusot guns.
There seems a very general I'M
preston that the guns used by the
Beers in the field were taken from the
fortresses at Pretoria, but saw every
earthwork and fort surrounding the
town, and / could not see where any
guns had been removed. They were
all there and formidable they looked
Pretoria lies in a basin surrounded by
rugged hills, affording most admirable
opportunities for defense. While
there 1 learned enough to. know that
the the city is one vast suorehouse of
food stuffs and ammunition.
Il was present at the battle Of
Spion Kop and saw thin line of
Beers drive an army before them. At
ter the fight I walked over the field
and counted the dead bodies of 125
Englishmen in one trench, where the
Beers had placed them for burial
During my stay in the neighborhood
l visited every lager in the lines sur
rounding the city and talked with
scores of officers and men.
Il visited the lines along the Tugela,
where Butler and his forty thousand
men were held at bay and speak from
the most positive knowledge when
say that all of the Boer troops in that
region numbered but seven thousand.
With this force Joubert and Botha
held Butler back and kept White and
his $1,000 men corralled in the town.
when Cronje was threatened 5000
men were sent to him from Ladysmith,
leaving about 1000 to face the $1,000
men of the enemy.
cat Pretoria l met President Steyp.
| also learned that there is no truth in
the report coming from English
sources concerning discussions be-
tween the two presidents. They are N
perfect accord.
"As l said before, I do not believe
the British will ever enter Pretoria
Even the women of the town are sup
piled with rifles and are daily practic-
ing in craftsmanship. Some of them
are very expert, and their average
shooting is good. The strength Of
Kruger and his burghers lies in the
belief that God is with them"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-05
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION
Was Discussed in the House Yester-
day Amidst Great Heat, But There
Was No Gun Work.

Was No Gun Work.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April A.
There was an exciting scene in the
House to-day as the climax of dis
cussion of the Kentucky situation when
Mr.. Wheeler, Kentucky Democrat,
and Mr.. Pugh, Kentucky Republican.
faced each other from opposite sides Of
the main aisle and INDUCED in wordy
duel. Mr.. Pugh charged Mr. Wheeler
with misrepresenting certain facts. He
was laboring under great excitement
Mr.. Wheeler showed admirable temper
and though quick to resent the fancied
insult, waited the explanation of Mr.
Pugh in which he disclaimed any in
tention of imputing to him personally
a desire to distort the facts. Through
out the debate which was precipitated
by a speech of Mr.. Boreing, the other
Republican member from Kentucky,
there was an air of suppressed excite
ment. 1t was the first time the sub
ject had been preached in the House
and intense interest was manifested
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, concluded the de-
bate with a general denunciation of the
Goebel law. This incident overshad-
owed the other speeches to-day on the
Hawaiian bill, many of which were ir-
relevant