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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01

COOK Hollow has strong cast.
ALI white.
THE Morgantown police are on the
alert and II Mr.. Store Robber comes
here he will be pulled in without any
/ further fonlishnesS.
TWENTY FIVE cent meals served at
the Delicatessen. The best in town
Tor any money.
If Fairnont High School is not
beaten by the Props this afternoon it
will break all records made of results
attained when MoTgantown aud Fair
mont come together on the tield Of
sport.
! QUrrE@ number of people have al
ready engaged seats for "Geon Hol-
low which viii be given at the opera
| house on Monday evening.
\ GREAT many people became much
attached to Rev. Mr. Gee during his
stay here aud regret his departure.
His visit resulted in much good to the
| church.
LEAVE your bundle with Adam
Bower. He is an agent for Miller's
New Method Laundry.
THERE was tatfy party given at
the home of Mr.. viii Boyd of Sunny,
side last night IN honor of his birth
day. There were about forty young
people present aud they had very
nice time.
You had better go to McYicker
the druggist and select your
Christmas presents for they have
been selling very fast.
PRoTRACTED meetings will be COM
meneed by the Christian Church early
in January conducted by Rev. Jobes
OF Pennsylvania. A general invita-
tion is extended by the pastor and
members to every one to attend these
meetings.
THE last football game of the year
is TO be played here this afternoon
when Fairmont High School meets
| the Prep team. There will be hot
argument and it is hoped that the
Props may win.
ST.. GLARS bakery offer has attract
ed considerable attention and brought
| new customers. A discount of about
% per cent is not to be overlooked by
the average buyer.
NEARLY four thousand people are
being served by carriers to-day. They
have from eight hundred to a thou
sand on each route and the men have
to move to get over the ground on
| time.
MIKE BELL the confectioner and
fruit dealer has put in stock of
the leading brands of flour and offers
special prices. A trial orde. will
convince you.
MosT of the people who went to
Pittsbnrg to see the Thanksgiving
football game have returned home.
Several of them however remained to
witness the contest between w. & j.
and Daquesne which takes place this
afternoon.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01

THE Elks memorial service to-mor-
row afternoon will be interesting
They will begin at 2:30 in the opera
house.
OYSTERS, each Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at Viewers grocery.
The choicest brands and at the lowest
prices.
THE damage done in the wreck on
the NJ. & X. has been repaired.
There was no time lost by reason of
it. The men who were hurt have
about recovered. 1t has been decided
that John Johnsons rib was not
broken but the injury was due to a
severe confusion. Walter Mayfield is
as good as new. The many wild eyed
rumors afloat regarding his condition
were without foundation.
Mr.. JASON CLARK has opened his
wholesale grain and feed depot in
South Morgantown and is ready to
do business. He will not sell in less
than thousand pound lots and for
cash. No retail business will be
done and no books kept. The sup
plies however can be bought for less
money than anywhere else and at
such figure that no one can afford
to miss. Mr.. Clark's honorable bus
ness career here is sufficient guar
antee that he means Just what he
says.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01

IT would be pity TO spring the
Miss Stuckey shooting sensation two
days after it had been Published in
another paper.
FRYE-REEvEs- Married on the
evening Of Nov. 28th by Rev. S. V.
Leech, Ira d. Frye, OF Pennsylvania
and Miss Leila Reeves. of this county.
LESSONS begin at the University
and Public Schools on Monday after a
fine breathing spell Many of the
students are at home for few days
having a very nice time.
THE general public has an invita-
tion to attend the Elks' Memorial ser
vices at the Opera House on Sunday.
The services will be very interesting
and they will be attended by an inn
mense crowd of people. They start
at 2:30 sharp.
THERE is lots OF excitement over
the applications for chapters which
have been sent into the National or
CARNATIONS by the local girls fraterni-
ties. Two OF them are being investi-
gated now pending the decision Of the
National fraternities.
EVERY one has cordial invitation
to attend the Elks services Tomorrow
afternoon. The services will be very
interesting. They start promptly at
two thirty and it is hoped that every
one will be in the Opera House and
seated before that time.
ALL who want to have their mail
left at their doors without having to
bother running to the door when the
postman comes should get door let
ter box. Several Of them have al
ready been placed over town. The
carriers are not allowed to leave mail
loose. They cannot even open the
door and place 1T inside unless special
ly ordered by the householder. The
letter boxes will help things very
much.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01
Moved.

RICE'S NEWS STAND 81
GROCERY has mored from the
Moreland Building into the
room formerly occupied by the
Bee Hive Store store in the Odd
Fellows BID on Walnut street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01
The FIRST Thoughts

Of Christmas presents
are naturally Iewelry,
and the magnificent dis
play at.this store makes
the first thought the best
thought. We have jew
elry that is suitable in
design, character, mate
rial and price for any and
all the presents you want
to make. Come in and
see it.
Geo. c. Hayes & Co.,
Leading jewelers..
r. A. HAYES, Optician.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-01
THE DAILY NEW DOMINION
Book Bargains

In few days we shall make display
of our holiday books and in order to
show them properly we need more
room We are going TO make room
by giving our customers some great
book bargains.
Handy s,, Vol. Volume Re Classics a,"i,, 15c each
Good print. Good Paper. 9 for 81.
Argyle Series of IL mos ~. 1T
These we'll made books, ZOS CdSil
full IL mo. size, stamped in ink 1899 L g.. Ct
ard gold, paper fair ink good, q III pt.
Plain Edition OF Poets
Absolutelysthe best bargain IN Ok oa-L
poets have been able ''.." ~ SdSii
10 offer. Come and see them.
Acme Book Store.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
GIRL FIGHTS TWO NEGROES,
SHE GETS BACK A STOLEN ARTICLE.
BUT Is ATTACKED FIERCELY.

Miss Rose Carroll. seventeen years old. daughter
of Mrs NJ. L. Carroll keeper of boarding house
at No. 134 West Forty-third-st., is suffering from
prostration and a bruised face AT her
home the results of encounter with negroes
yesterday afternoon in front of No. 81 West Thr-
ty-seventh-st. She was trying to get pack
lorgnette part of the proceeds Of a robbery from
her mothers house Wednesday last.
Mrs. Carroll out yesterday when the Dell
rang about o'clock. Rose, answering, found
card under the door which was the following:
Meet at Thirty-fourth-st and Broadway not later
than Sl5.
There a picture of a lorgnette drawn on the
card The girl borrowed $40 from woman in the
house thinking she could get the lorgnette BACK
her mother having advertised that she would pay
that amount for its return. At Thirty-fourth-st
the girl waited, and in few minutes n negro
passed her whispering, mo. 317 West Thrty-seV-
enth-st." She said the colored man passed her
number of times. repeating the address each time
Finally she went to that address.
The girl said two colored men stood near the
alley alongside the house One asked her if she was
looking for the orgnette. and she said she was. He
showed 1t to her and she drew out the $40, and CIV
ing it to him seized the lorgnette
The girl said the men then seized her and trled
to drag her into the alley She fought them ana
screamed. and they struck her in the face cutting
her and bruising her. She screamed so they
she then hastened home. Meantime the woman
who had lent the girl the money had become
alarmed and informed the police. Detectives tried
to the girl. but could not until they returned
to the house. when she told her story. She eX-
tremely nervous, and her face showed the bruises.
But she had brought home the lorgnete. Detectives
from the Central Office and the West Forty
seventh-st. and West Thirty-seventh-st stations,
were at once detailed to try to find the negroes.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
CROTON STRIKE IN GRAND JURY
JUDGE LENT CHARGES THAT ALL WHO VIO-
LATED CRIMINAL LAWS MUST BE
PRESENTED.

The Westchester County Grand Jury will begin to-
Croton DAM which resulted in the killing of Ser
geant Robert L. Douglass, of Mount Vernon. The
Westchester County Court yesterday was
hiled with spectators. many of whom were Ital-
ians. who anxiously awaited the Courts charge to
the jury it known that that body would
consider the cases of the thirty strikers who were
arrested at the DAM
Judge Lent, in his charge, made this reference
to Sergeant Douglass:
Douglass. while engaged in the highest duty
which any man can be called upon to perform
the protection of life and property-waS killed II
that killing was deliberately done because of u
1ancled trampnS upon imaginary personal rights
1t is case of wanton murder.
Reviewing the law governing employers and en-
ployes he continued
1t the duty of those who refused to work
to get off the property controlled by their employ
ers and remain Off until such time under new
agreement they were to begin anew.
Judge Lent called attention to what gener-
ally understood be the attitude of the strikers.
how they had Threatened the destruction of life
and property, set up in fact government of their
own, and even resisted by force the authorities of
me county and of the State You are 10 nnd II
and you learn that the criminal law was violated.
you Will present for trial every who was
guilty of such viola ton
justice was done should be exercised because of
the fact that of the strikers foreigners,
David H. Hunt. counsel for of the strikers.
asked the Court to read the provisions of tho labor
works, and to charge the Grand Jury that if the
men were compelled to work more hours than the
purpose Of protest and had right to advise others
not to aid contractors in violating the law. Judge
sci says that he win proceed against the CON
tractors for various violations of the labor law.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
WEEKS LEAVES PRISON TODAY.
FOUR ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST
LAWYER WHO STOLE 81, 800, 600 DISMISSED.

Judge Foster. in Part ii. General Sessions. yes
terday morning dismissed four old indictments
against Francis II. Weeks. Weeks is a lawyer,
Who as manager and executor of about seventy
estates stole something s,50o,Cpo Five in
dictments were found against him. Recorder
Smyth sentenced him years at hard labor
on his confession to of the indictments. His
will expire to-day.
Recorder Smyth wrote to Judge Foster that
when he sentenced Weeks he had in mind the four
other indictments and intended the punishment to
cover them as we'll Assistant District Attorney
Townsend moved for the dismissal of the remain
ing indictments, and this motion Judge Foster at
granted.
Weeks has actually served about seven and one
half years, having earned the communication OF SEN
under the rules for good behavior When
sentenced he moved in good society. He belonged
to many of the principal clubs, and his downfall
created much comment.
Weeks has been the last four years clerk or
the industries at Sing Sing and has systematized
the bookkeeping in all the prison departments. AS
a lawyer his opinion often sought by the prison
officials questions of law. He says he is in eX-
ceIlent health. His wife is living in Salt Lake
City, and he will join her in a few weeks He will
receive new suit OF prison made clothing, ticket
for this city and SO in cash
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08

York Central The latter's Western trafnc ALREADY
has direct outlet to Boston by the Boston ana
Albany road which II operates under tease 1t
has long been understood that in the demarca'oh
OF spheres of control under the PennsylVanla-
New-York Central agreement Of last july the
New Haven road allotted to the Pehhsyi-
vania the Central taking as It's New-Engiand aux
iliares the Boston and Albany and the f1tchpurs'
possession of the latter of which two lines now
ever ii has yet secured.
William II. Baldwin, jr., president or the Long
Island Railroad Company. sails this morning on
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line, for London. where he intends TO
spend a few days studying the construction and
working of the city's underground railroads. with
the object. it is understood, OF utilizing the IN
formation thus gained in the development OF the
tunnel system which the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Is projecting for connecting its lines
with the Long Island road. Mr.. Baldwin's stay In
the British capital will be brief one as he pur-
poses taking passage the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse on her return 10 this port, it is said. He
is already measurably familiar with the London
tunnels. having year two ago devoted some
time inspecting them.
The stock of the Long Island road was inactive
yesterday. In common with most of the list Inc
closing quotation II. net loss for the day OF
91a points.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
JUDGuEYTs AGAINST A BROKER.
HENRY PRENTICE, A MEMBER OF THE
STOCK EXCHANGE, SAYS HIS WIFE
ALLOWS HIM FIFTY CENTS A DAY.

Henry Prentice broker. who lives at No. Sl3
West Eighty-second-st., is defendant in two 1udg-
ments brought against him by the New-York CAB
Company and the New-York Athletic Club for the
total of $40 10 The judgments have been placed
in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Mayforth for col
lection. Charles X. Lexow Is counsel for the Cab
Company, and C. A Wilson represents the New
York Athletic Club counsel. Thus far the
deputy sheriff has failed to find any property be-
longing to Prentice upon which execution can be
made.
Prentice at time wealthy. He was
member of several clubs and prominent in Wall
Street having been member of the Exchange
since 1873. The bill against him held by the cab
company is for cab hire and the athletic club has
bill of s75 Is for house charges. Mr.. Prentice said
yesterday that he unable to pay the obliga-
tons, though he desired to do so very much. He
said his money was taken from him four years
ago ago by relatives and placed in trust and he has
Deen unable to touch 1t. According to his statement
he be- is allowed only fifty cents day which Is given
him by his wife 1t buys his 1uncneons and pays
his car fare That is all the money he says he is al
lowed TO handle. He says he makes money at
present but is about the Exchange because he likes
to be there
MI Prentice intends to refer his creditors to his
brother. who is connected with a Wall Street firm
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
MAY NOT REBUILD BURNED PIER.
MALLORY COMPANY NOT SURE OF A RE
NEWAL OF ITS LEASE.

1T will cost S25 600 to rebuild burned Offices
If we rebuild them they were before. AS things
now stand. however. doubt If Will"
That statement made TO a Tribune reporter
yesterday afternoon by Robert Mallory, one of the
owners of the Mallory Steamship Line Of
whose piers destroyed by fire on Sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Mallory standing on Pier No. 81
where the steamship Nueces discharging her
cargo of cotton. Beyond Pier No. 20, black
of charred timber
I'VE had our headquarters until this afternoon"
continued Mr.. Mallory. in the cabin of the Nueces
All this morning hunted up and down South-st
for a place where could establish offices
after the Nueces sails. We finally engaged quar-
ters In a building Burlng Slip and Waterst
/ said that would not rebuild. Perhaps we
won't. Our lease with the city expires within "A
year and hear from source and another that
will not be able renew it. What is the use
therefore, of expending $4,000 for improvements
if they can only be utilized for year?
The Mallory Line has lease of Pier No 2l,
Pier No. 20, which burned, and half of Pier
No. 10. You see, can get along for the present
by using Nos. 81 and 10. OF course. the debris Of
No. 20 will be cleared away, that 1t can be used
at all events fat wharf. The pier itself-that
is, the piles and the underpnning-was not injured
Fortunately this is dull season. and our trade
to this port at present is light. Otherwise we
would be badly crippled for room.
Il wish correct statements to our loss.
1t confined almost entirely to- the superstruct-
of the pier. The safe of the company was
opened yesterday and its contents were found to be
uninjured. 1t Is the only article of the office fur
niture which not destroyed"
Mr.. Mallory would not say whether not new
site had been chosen for the company's piers. 1t
all depended. he said, upon the action of the Dock
Department regarding the extension of the present
lease. Pier No. 81, in Brooklyn. has been secured
for the temporary use of the company. Here the
Mallory Line steamship Rio Grande, which arrived
at this port yesterday from Galveston with cargo
Of cotton, moored.
Painters We're at work all day yesterday upon
steamship NueceS. side which
badly bstered by the fire. 1t is estimated that $l0t
will cover the necessary repairs gang Of men
will begin work this morning raise the coal
barge Hand which sank 10 the bottom of the river
the night of the fire.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
coat AND HAT lfYsTERY SOLVED.
WHO LEFT THEM HE KNEW
NOT WHERE.

The finding Of mans gray striped coat and
white soft hat upon the edge of the East River at
Seventy-sixth-st Sunday led the police to be-
Iieve that a suicide had been committed Patrol
Bigelow, who found the coat and hat, took
them to the station to which he attached On
the inside of OF the pockets tailor's
label bearing the of Herbert Gardener. In
another pocket letter found addressed to
Herbert Gardener, of American Steel and
Wire Company. No II Broadway, Newly ork."
Early yesterday the police found Gardener at his
home, in East Seventy-sxth-st. He identified the
coat and hat, and said that he had given them TO
a friend Saturday. The police satisfied them
selves that the friend alive, and that ended
their investigation.
Gardener is a file clerk in the employ of the
American Steel and Wire Company. When he was
seen at the offices of the company yesterday by a
Tribune reporter he seemed somewhat amused at
the situation in which he had been placed, and
said: "A friend came to me for assistance on Sat
qrday gave him suit of clothes and a hat
Later at night he came to my place ana said that
he had been given knockout drops and had left the
coat and hat somewhere, but did not know where.
Before gave him the clothes did not search the
pockets thoroughly l should have found the
letter with my name and address upon it"
Gardener refused to make known the name of his
friend.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
STABBING NEAR NORRIS PARK.
A COLORED HOSTLER INJURIES ONE POLICE
MAN AND MISSES ANOTHER.

Andrew Watson, twenty years old. colored,
of Brighton Beach. hostler employed in one of
the Morris Park racing stables, arrested
last night for stabbirg Policeman Wayne c,
Pouchee of the Westchester station, in the
hand with claspknife. He also tried to stab
Policeman Arthur Price, but missed, striking
the horse Price riding.
Watson was in a crowd of colored men in front
of the Tammany Hotel in Bear Swamp Road,
opposite the Norris Park racetrack. Harry Par
fit. the proprietor, had complained to Acting
Captain Burfend, of the Westchester station,
that the men acted boisterously in front of his
place every night, and Price was sent down
last night to disperse them.
Watson was in an ugly mood, and he drew the
knife while Price was driving the crowd away,
and lunged at the policeman The blow missed
Price, but struck the saddle pad of the horse
went through and inflicted slight wound in the
horses side. Just then Pouchee came along
and seized Watson the latter cutting a cash
four inches long and almost severing Pouchee s
left thumb Both policemen jumped off their
horses and subdued Watson who was taken to
the station and locked up a charge of felon-
Gus assault. Pouchee's injury dressed and
he went home
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
NAY GRAND JURY SWORN IN.
JUDGE Cow1No's ADVICE AND CHARGE-FEw
CASES TO BE INVESTIGATED


Judge Covgfng yesterday administered the oath
and gave the usual instructions to the May Grand
Jury After giving them some general advice. he
said:
The Grand Jury Is for the protection of the in
dividual and il is very serious thing to crush an
individual by indictment unless all the laws are
Conformed with. Never indict individual on
witnesses and see to it that they don't make use
o. with the person accused for
some reasons of their own.
Francis Higgins the foreman of the Grand
Jury Comparatively few await the jury's
consideration, there being less than hundred
persons in the Tombs awaiting their action. The
following compose the Grand Jury:
Francis Higgins foreman, real estate. No 81
Eighth-ave.: Alonzo II. Colt manager. No. 1S Astor
Place: Gustav Plingsten, drugs. No. IA Whitehall
St: Curtis B. Pierce. real estate, No. 1,267 Broad
way; Edward A Newell. mems furnishings, No.
264 Fffth-ave.; James H. Briggs secretary. No. 66
Broadway: Jacob Weisl. fruit, No. l65 Duane-st.;
Samuel Stiner, retired. No. IA East Nnety-second
St; John w. Cochrane, treasurer. No. S7 Broad
way; H. Livingston, real estate, No. y East Twen-
tleth-st.; John E.. Poillon, retired, No. 255 West
-hundr and thirty fourth-st; Louis p: Sond-
helm, silk, No. $50 Broadway: George G. Shaefer.
treasurer No III East Fifty -hrst-st.; Jacob Ber-
linger retired. No. 251 First-ave.; Abraham S.
Rosenthal silks No = Greene-st.: Morris Herr
man. merchant, No. 333 East One-hundred- and
nineteenth-st.: James OConnel undertaken, No
l31 East One-hundred -and-sixth-st: William NJ Nc
Carthy. liveryman. No. 1+9 East One-hundred- a nd
forty -nnth-st.: Willis L. Sawyer. insurance; No
broadway: Charles f. Buxton. merchant. No. 40S
Produce Exchange, and William l.. Loew. real es-
tate, No. 60 West Flfty-second-st.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
A. FELDsrEIy & co. FILE PETITION.
RAW SILK IMPORTER HAS LIABILITIES OF ss'2-
so7 AND ASSETS OF slo5.s3s.

Arnold Feidstein. doing business az A. Fe'dstein
filed a petition In bankruptcy yesterday. with Ia
bilities of s92S97 and assets of sl95 os The acua
liabilities are considerably less than the above
figures as s25i12i .re contingent. being notes
which he ndorsed and which II is expected VIII
all he paid by the makers. the notes having been
given to him for the purchase of raw silk which
he sold to various mills Mr. Feldstein has been In
the raw silk trade the last twenty years Or1gi-
nally he had charge of His. Zellweger & COS ac-
count here. They We're Basle. Switzerland. house
and sixteen ago they opened a branch here.
Mr. Feldstein acting their representative On
January I, 1892 he became partner in the firm OF
r Zewcgcr & Co, which two years later became
A. Feldstcin & Co He continued as a speciaI
partner In f.. Zellweger & Co, his special capt.
tai there being about $4,000 RE acted as agent
here for E. ZelIweger G Co. OF Basle. and Sieber
& Co, Of Yokohama. Japan, and Zurich Switzer-
land and for the Societa per lie Filatura del Cas-
CAME di Seta Milan. Mr. Feldsten was not at
his place of business yesterday. In the trade his
bankruptcy is ascribed depreciation in raw SILK
and losses N Wall Street. At his Office the clerks
would not say what the cause was NlIIlaHi, %
Putney, his attorney. out or town yesterday .
meet his bills and advised to go into bank.
ruptcy. The schedules show secured fablh,leS CT
s235 OOO unsecured liabilities of SiS3323. and con-
tinGent of S25412 The secured creditors are La
zard Freres s207 800. secured by raw SILK valued az
s2N 900; Hoffman Brothers. s27.500. secured by 500
shares of Glucose Sugar Refining Company ana
frtv-fve shares of Metropolitan Street Railway
Company. all valued at S26,lco-