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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
THE FIRST TELEGRAM.
Death OF the Woman Who Sent IL Has
just Occurred.

Annie ellsworth Smith is dead, and
it Is said Of her that when girl of I
she sent the first telegram ever dis
patched oyer regularly established
commercial line. The message,
"What hath God wrought" has be-
come famous. The telegraph, from
being navel, has extended to the
remotest corners of the globe aud be-
come one of the commonest necessi-
ties of mankind. Yet it had its be-
ginning in the life time of woman
just dead, and who has not lived to
an unusual age, for she died at rs.
She might have looked over the aston
ishing growth which the invention
has made and exclaimed again, "What
hath God wrought, /" for the invention
Of the telegraph could be no more
astounding in the day of the first line
than the commanding Importance of
the electric wire is now. The tele
graph wire was the forerunner of the
telephone, and probably of the entire
as a conductor Of electric currents.
The application of the moving force
upon the wire, which was first made
to operate the lever OF The receiver,
was the beginning of that. greater
transmission of power which now
drives machinery and serves in some
manner in every town add city of
consequence in the country. When
Mrs. Smith sent the first message from
Washington to Baltimore, South
Africa was months distant from the
United States and the Philippines no
nearer. The wonderful invention
which she introduced to the world has
brought both those sections into a
range that is almost instantaneous,
while there is no such thing as dis
lance now in this country or between
the two continents so far as verbal
communication is concerned. And
what has been wrought in the progress
of cutting out distances has likewise
been wrought in many another direc-
tion in the same short life time.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
MAD DOG KILLED.
Frank Canoe Crushed Its Skull When
Attacked at Randall.

A mad dog was killed at Randall
yesterday evening by Frank Canoe
the mail carrier down there The
animal ran at him and was kicked
away. 1t went to the river and re.
turned to the attack almost imme-
diately. Canoe became alarmed and
Selling piece OF timber killed the
animal by blow on the head which
dashed its brains out.
He then found out that the animal
was mad. 1t was hound and had
run amuck through a good stretch
of country. 1t bit Thomas Eaglen
at Ellington on Monday. 1t is not
known how many dogs and other
animals were bitten before the ami
NAL was killed. Its course before
arriving at Randall could not be
learned.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
GAS COMPANY SOLD.
Fairmont and Grafton Plant
Bought by Pittsburgers

4. l.. L0wrie and Jos. W. Craig Buy
The COmpany's Holdings-Price paid
1915, 000-PrincipaI Stockholders of
the Old Company Eight Years in
Possession Given Imme-
diately.
The Fairmont and Grafton Gas
Company has been sold to A, L..
Louvre and Jos. w. Craig of Pitts
burg for $216, 000 The sale was
made in Morgantown on Tuesday af
ternoon. The parties came here on
Monday evening and all day Tuesday
was taken up in closing the deal which
has been on the taps for some time
They finally got everything salts
factorily adjusted and the money was
paid over and the property and fran
chses of the company have passed
from the old owners to the new.
The principal stockholders in the
old company were Messrs. j. w. Row
land of Franklin, Pa, j. j. Gosser,
and t. B. Gregory of Emlenton, Pa,
and &, NJ. Grant of Morgantown. A
number of Morgantown men had
small holdings Ia the company but
these gentlemen had the greater part
of the stock and were the officers and
directors. They are the same people
who are at the head of the Union
Improvement company which sup
plies the gas for Morgantown.
Eight years ago they started the
Company which has just been sold
out. They have built up large plants
in each of the towns supplied and get
their gas from the Standard Oil Com
pany. All Of the property owned by
the company was transferred under the
sale. This includes their franchises
pipe lines and everything else that
they owned.
The new owners take possession at
once. They will continue the bust
ness as it has been run. Both of
them are well known in MorgaDtow
and both are gentlemen Of great bust
ness ability The price paid is re-
garded as very good one by everyone
and both parties to the deal are very
well pleased with the exchange.
The gentlemen who were here look
ing after the transfer have all return
ed home after visiting Fairmont and
Grafton to look over the ground and
map out their plans for the future.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
LECTURE THURSDAY NIGHT.
A Prominent Chemist Will Lecture on
the Chemical Changes in the
steel Rail.

Mr.. c. B. Murray chief chemist of
the Carnegie Steel Co, at the Edgar
Thompson Steel Works, Braddock,
Pa. will deliver lecture here on the
evening of January % fThursday) be-
ginning at seven thirty; His subject
will be "The Chemical History of the
Steel Rail. :" 1t will be free to every
one and all are cordially invited TO at
tend
The lecture will show the chemical
changes of the steel rail from the raw
material to the finished product and
it will be illustrated. Prof. Murray's
lecture is one of those arranged every
year for the benefit OF the students
and they are especially interesting to
scientific and engineering students.
Mr.. Murray is class mate of Prof.
Emory Of the University through
whose efforts he was secured to lee
ture, They graduated together from
Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
smiths Day Sales.

Thursday, January %, at Smiths
Dry Goods Store, there will be offered
two lady's jackets, size 38, price 81. so,
at $500; $3.50 ones, sizes "a, SO, 3s,
at $3.50; $500 ones, size 38, at SO. 90;
50. so ones, sizes 80, "a, at 81 90, All
capes at two-thirds regular price.
For Thursday only
Friday, January 26, al Smiths Dry
GoodsaStore, you can get 3sc, Ladies
Rubbers at 25c; Ladies' Csc Ribbed
Vests, size 8 only, for 15c; zoe fasci-
majors ins black only, l2c; 25c fasci-
majors, black or red, at l5c; 40c and
soc fascinators in blue, black, red and
pink, soc; piece heavy Lumberman' e
Flannel 35c, at 24c per yard These
prices for Friday only.
Saturday, January 81, at Smiths
Dry Goods Store, you get Ladies Csc
Wooden Hose at l8c; Boys two-piece
Suits, 4 to l3 years, $l.00 ones at soc;
$l33 ones at Soc; SLIGO ones at 81 25;
quarter pound package smoking to-
bacco given free to every gentleman
purchaser, and ! pure linen hem
stitched handkerchief given to every
lady purchaser. For Saturday only.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
THE PETITION.
What the Students Rave asked For and
Why they Have Asked for 1t.

We the undersigned students OF
the University petition the Board
of Regents TO establish an athletic
fee of fifty cents per term, to be
paid by each student. We present
this petition for the following reas
ons.
First Inasmuch as the best ad
vertising medium college has is
its athletic sports it seems but
right that the college should help
maintain the same.
Second. Because the athletic
spirit is the principal factor in unit.
ing all college factions. This spirit
prospers best when each student has
an individual interest in il and the
proposed plan would make this in.
terest common TO all
Third. The sentiment OF the stu.
denc body is always in favor Of pure
athletics, and by causing each stu
dent to feel that he had voice in
the management of our sports, they
would necessarily be kept free from
all such Objectionable features.
Fourth. Since Athletics are not
self supporting here. financial aid
must be had from some source This
plan has been found to work admir-,
ably in other colleges and seems to
be the one best adopted to solve our
difficulties
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
THE BEST OF
READING FOR
OLD AND YOUNG.

Few newspapers in the country have
better news facilities than 1.-THE Pitts
burg POST A glance of its columns
day by day will convince even the most
casual reader that this il a fact. It
covers the local, domestic and foreign
fields thoroughly. In addition to the
splendid service OF the Associated
Press, 1.-THE Post" receives the news
of the world collected specially by two
Of the leading New York newspapers.
Thus not source Of news is left I'M
covered.
The great success Of ssThe POST In
reporting the Spanish American war
is being continued now that war has
been carried into Africa. 1.-The Posts
dispatches from London and the seat
of war are unequaled. Particular
praise should be given the cabled let
tiers of |. n Ford, who so ably sizes
up the war situation each day.
Now that Congress is in session,
"The POST may be expected to give
the most complete and interesting re-
ports from the National Capital. AL
ready the events are shaping them
selves for the presidential campaign
of 1900, and ssThe Post" is planning
to duplicate and then excel its WON
derful record of 1896.
The great progress made by THE
Sunday POST in the last few years
has made it one Of the maryels OF
modern journalism. Its half-tone
supplement is not surpassed anywhere
and is equaled by few magazines
1t is the cleanest family paper, and
its market reports are the latest and
most reliable.
Taken all in all the prospects OF
1.-THE POST are of the brightest, and
I its readers have every reason to be-
| lieye they will fare better than ever
| before.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
TWO CENTS
ANOTHER COAL DEAL.
Forty eight Thousand Dollars
Invested in Union.

A. 4. John and Wife Sell several
Hundred acres near Stewartstown-
Uniontowu Parties are the purchas-
ers-actigity in other Parts of the
Comfy Surveyor Mt Work.
A deed has been placed on record In
the county clerks office which con-
yeys 34T.595 acres of the Connellsvilie
coal In Union district OF this county.
The price paid fol- the territory was
$4S, 949, 3o. The purchasers are Geo.
G. Marshall and A. w Bliss of I'M
iontown.
The land was bought of A. Il. John
and his wife Annie e. John. Ten
acres of surface was also included in
the sale. The sale was made some
time ago and the deed was brought In
this morning.
The land sold lies between Cheat
and the Monongahela with the greater
part OF IL fronting on Cheat river.
The price paid was about the highest
that any coal lands recently sold in
the county have brought It is un-
derstood that immediate Developments
is behind the scheme.
This is the most important purchase
Of coal on the east side OF the county.
Some very large sales have been made
on the west side and the attention Of
operators and investors has now been
turned In the other direction for the
time being.
Other sales are being made In the
same neighborhood and some more OF
these will be given later.
On the west side the Grant district
lands are still be taken up as fast as
the abstracts are made and the deeds
gotten ready. Activity In other dis
triets on that side Is being felt.
There are several Surveying parties
near Vaudeville in the field and they
will probably have something TO report
in the near future.
At present very little definite infor-
nation of their movements or inten-
tions can be secured but 1t Is under
stood that some important deals are
In progress.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
PROMOTED.
Emil Schultz is to be Train Dispatcher
and will be Located at Connellsville,

The promotion of Emil Schultz to
be train dispatcher will be made on
Thursday and he will then assume
his duties. He will be located at
Connellsville being transferred to
that place from Pittsbarg where he
is now stationed. He lett here a few
weeks ago to take place in the Of
flee of the dispatcher at that place
and his promotion follows closely on
the heels of this change. Everyone
here rejoices in his good fortune
and joins with us in extending con
gratulations. He will have charge
of the division from Connellsville to
Fairmont This was cut off the
Pittsbnrg division by recent order
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
STOCK SOLD.
Whfttington's Goods Bought by
Warrington Firm.

kellar and Joiiiffe of Warrington give
S4,100 For the St0ek-Wiil Open a
Store Here Immediately-Mem
of the Firm we'll known Here-0ther
Property to be Sold Litter.
The stock of goods assigned by
William Wilmington when he left
Morgantown to Lazzelle and Stewart
has been sold to Kellar and Jolliffe of
Warrington. The sale was made on
Wednesday morning. The price paid
is 81, 100.
The invoice showed Sc, 500 after the
goods that had been sent here by the
Linthicum Rubber Company of Bal
tim6re had been returned to them.
The total amount of the invoice was
S7305. so.
Possession is TO be given at once.
The new firm will remove to Morgan
town and will go into the shoe BUSH
ness on a large scale. They are now
doing a general dry goods and shoe
business at Warrington.
Dali Strunk will be with the new
firm and is now getting the room
ready for them. They will open up
this week and will make a strong bid
for the patronage of the public.
They will probably dispose of a
large part of the stock on hands at
public auction before they start regu-
larly ia business. They have secured
great bargain A number of other
parties were after the stock but this
offer was the most favorable one re-
ceived by the trustees.
Mr.. Jolliffe is son of Captain Jol-
life of this county and is very we'll
known in Morgantown.
The sale of this stock at the figure
named goes great deal towards con-
flrming the estimate on the amount of
money that the creditors will get
which was made by this paper on
Monday They will probably not get
more than forty cents on the dollar.
All of the property and real estate
owned by Wilmington will be sold as
heretofore stated by us after the nee
essary steps can be taken by the court
and this will probably be done before
the June term of court when the sales
will come up for confirmation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES
Some of the things Going on in
the Guard
Cartridges Turned Over TO Local Com.
pany-Coi. Smith Working Hard to
Get Things Strengthened Ont New
Band for the First Regiment at Bey-
erly-Other Matters Of Interest.

Lieutenant George Il. Gramm Of
Grafton is in town looking after some
business connected with his Office as
quartermaster Of the First Regiment.
He came here to turn over several
thousand cartridges to the command
ing officer of the local company Of
National Guards.
He reported everything as moving
along smoothly in the First Regiment
and stated that the Colonel who has
recently taken charge had about got
ten things Strengthened out. An i'm
mense amount Of WORK is being done
at head quarters just now and there
is no adjutant to help out with II.
Col Smith will shortly appoint his
adjutant and will do this as soon as
he can decide on some man to fiji the
place.
Company G. is mustered out having
lost all Of its property through the
fire which recently took place in Fair
mont. The company had run down
in numbers and the Captain had left
town without relinquishing his COM
mand. Both of these things had
some thing to do with the muster out.
A band is being raised at Beverly
which is shortly to be mustered into
the service as the First Regiment
band. The people up there are in
great feather over this and will make
one Of the best bands in the state out
Of the organization. Morgantown
formerly had the band of the First
regiment but for some reason or other
it was allowed to die out and there
has been none in the service since that
time.
Col. Babb is making arrangements
to enter the Marine service to which
he was recently appointed and before
very long long he will have assumed
his duties.
Several of the companies of the
First Regiment are expected TO go to
Wheeling to attend the celebration
there on the 22nd but the state can
do nothing toward defraying their ex-
penses on that occasion
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
AMBUSH AMERICANS.
Philippines Surprise Number of
the 30th Infantry and kill several Of

Tue oVlH lnluutIf anu MIL seNtTdi vi
them.
MANILA, Jan. 23-Filippinos yes
terdav ambushed pack train of 20
ponies, with rations, between Santo
Tomas and San Pablo, Lagunar, es-
corted by fifty men, under Lieuten-
ant Halston, of the 30th infantry.
The train was lost, two men were
killed and five wounded and nine are
missing. The lieutenant and 81 men
returned to Santo Tomas with the
killed and wounded.
The 30th is the regiment to which
Bandmaster Mestrezat and Arthur
Dorsey Of this place are attached.
They are members of the band how
ever, and would hardly he with the
soldiers on a trip of this kind. The
regiments in which we are most in
terested are probably all in Manila
now and we may expect every few
days to see some thing Of interest
concerning the organizations to
which our boys are attached.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24

The kit Of soldier in the City OF
London Volunteers includes four
pairs of trousers, four pairs of shoes,
three caps, suit of pajamas, cork
mattress, all air pillow, canvas
bucket, ditto basin, box Of candles, a
lantern, two large Turkish towels. a
filter, clothes brush, writing port
folio, and other domestic articles. 1t
is not surprising that troops thus
laden down with impediments should
be lacking in mobility, and that Brit
ish Generals should be constrained to
stick close to the railways and e'buck'
the B0er center.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
The Land of Bread and Butter

is the title Of new illustrated
pamphlet just issued by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, re-
lating more especially to the land
along the new line it is now building
through Bon Homme and Charles
Mix counties in South Dakota. 1t
will be found very interesting reading
a copy will be mailed free on receipt
OF 2-cent stamp for postage. Address
Geo. II. Heafford. General Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Ill
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Pittsburg's Population Figured.

According to an estimate made by
the bureau of health, the population
OF Pittsburg is 100000, an increase
Of 80, 900 since the census OF 1890.
The estimate is based upon the rec
ords Of vital statistics compiled by
DR.. e. G. Matson. Dir. Matson finds
the annual death rate to be 22.8 per
thousand.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
DIR. Brown Worse.

A telegram was received this after
noon by d. L. Donley from his daugh-
ter Mrs. Il. K. Brown that her hus-
band DR.. Brown was worse and was
rapidly sinking. Mr.. Donley left for
Duluth on the afternoon train. 1t is
hoped that DIR. Brown may recover.
He is now suffering from the effects of
another operation which recently had
to be made.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24

The meeting of the Presbyterian
congregation to consider the offer Of
pipe organ which has been laid
before them will be held after pray
er meeting at the church this even
ing Committees will be appointed
to take the proper steps to install
the organ at the earliest practicable
moment.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Held For Trial.

OFAIRMoNT, w. W, Jan. 24.-F. L.
Cobun, who, it is alleged, beat sever
al persons in this city by means of
worthless checks last spring, and who
lis supposed to live in Grafton, was ar
rested yesterday. He was taken be-
fore Justice Fleming, who held him
under $500 bail. He went to Jail.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Married.

BAKER MAYFIELD- Married Janu-
airy %, 1900, at the residence of the
brides parents, by Rev. Clarence Beall
Samuel l.. Baker, of Mt. Braddock,
Pa. and Miss Bessie A. daughter OF
Geo. w. and Margaret Maytield.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Sneclal Offer.

still have on hand oats, chop and
mill feed that / will close out before
February 1st Special prices will be
given in quantities until the last Of
this month. JASON CLARK.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
Six Supposed Cases in Rinehart Family
Now Fully DevelOped-More Cases
i'm Gilmer.

WESTON, w. Va, January 23.-Dr.
Sharkey telephones tonight that
six supposed cases of smallpox that
he reported last night in the Rine-
hart family are now broken out
with the disease The health officer
OF Gilmer county has called DR. Bow,
cock, of Clarksburg, to pass upon
the two cases reported there. DR..
Bowcock is here tonight. He goes
TO Chenille in the morning. Dr.
Boweock says there are three cases
at Mt Clare All the children of
the public schools here are being
vaccinated to-day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
DIR. 5. u. Hardman,

The celebrated Eye Specialist will
At spectacles and artificial eyes at the
Wallace House, Thursday and Friday,
January 25-26. Eyes examined free.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
PHILiPPI BANK BURGLARS
Believed to Have Been Arrested in Chi
cagO-An officer has Gone to Identi-
fy Them.

GRAFTON, w. Va, Jan. 24.-Chief
of Police Ben Sayres received tele-
gram yesterday that two men had
been arrested in Chicago filling the
description given of the parties who
robbed the Philippi Bank last week.
John Stone, the policeman who saw
the men that morning here, left for
that city to identity them. The men
arrested had $4,000 on their per-
sons. The bank people have offered
a reward of 5000 for the capture.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Marriage License.

A permit to wed has been Used to
S. L. Baker p and Bessie Maytield II
both of this county. This is the first
permit to wed that has been issued
since the 5th of this month.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24

Go TO the North End Meat Mark
ct this evening for extra fine veal
and nice Spring lamb
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
Bar Meeting Held.

A meeting of the local bar was held
on Friday for the purpose OF deter
mining what cases are TO come up for
trial at the next term of court. The
term will probably be rather unin-
teresting one from the standpoint of
the public as there are no cases of
general interest to come up except
that of Z. G. Gribble for forgery.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24
The Gather.

Increasing cloudiness and warm
er to night Thursday rain"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-24

LEATHER liued shoes for Ladies
only 50 at Waters