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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
WITH THE DRILL.
Oil and Gas Companies are
Hunting Eagerly

For the Fluid aud aas--Fhey are
Punching Down Holes i'm Every Di-
reetlon-fwo Fine Gushers Struck
Recently In the County-Gas Compa-
MES HustIing TO get Producing wells.
With the approach Of winter which
usually causes all oil operations Ia the
county TO close down on account or
the roads we would naturally expect
TO find them becoming more and more
diminished in volume but the reports
that come from the various parts Of
the county show that SO far this ten
dency has not become as noticeable as
usual at this season OF the year.
Much old work is being completed
aud great deal of new work Is being
started. Other development is pro-
jeeted sud ia a short time much new
work will be under way.
The Kent we'll No. 3 belonging to
Courtney & McDermott which was
drilled in the other day has been sent
into the second pay aud is now max
Ing 200 barrels day.
The South Penn Oil Company has
struck another fine we'll on the &c. j.
Eddy farm in Battelle district have
500 barrel gusher and In addi-
tion To the other good wells that have
already been struck ON the some land.
Work en- the Holland farm near
Pleasant VALLEY for the Morgantown
oil and Gas Company is going forward
as rapidly as possible. The rig is now
being built and the we'll will go down
shortly.
The Iron City Gas Company which
has been granted franchise to come
into Seneca Is drilling another we'll ON
their territory near Cassville and the
Union Improvement Company Is drill
ling one near the same town to the
North OF IL.
Several wells are In process of drill
ling below here. One of them Is at
Vanvoorhis and others are near Point
Marion. A good flow OF gas would
be Of immense benefit to that town
and IL would please US very much II Ii
should be encountered.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
BOLD ROBBERY.
Edward Herd Receives an I'm
welcome New Years Call.

House breakers secure Plunder amount
ing to about One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars In South Morgantown Tues.
day Night-The only Clue is Detec.
tive agency.
Unknown thieves entered the resi-
.dence of Edward Herd and family ia
South Morgantown Tuesday night
and ransacked the house thoroughly.
They carried off everything porta-
bic that had been left down stairs.
The youngest boy heard the robbers
but paid no attention to the noise at
the time.
When the family came down in
the morning they found that the
house had been robbed The stuff
taken amounted to about one hun
dred and fifty dollars. 1t consisted
of watch and chain, an opal ring,
bracelets, stick pins, dozen each of
silver knives, forks and spoons, a
fine over coat belonging to Charles
Herd and two poeketbooks contain
ing $15 in currency.
The pocketbooks were fonnd I'M
der a gas lamp near the house where
the thieves had stopped to examine
their plumber. They had then thrown
the books away.
!. A card of the Perkins Detective
agency was found on the ground at
this place. The card had been drop
ped by the thieves and may provide
a clue to the robbers. The agency
is Pittsburg firm. 1t advertises to
run all sorts of clues to earth and to
transact all kinds of business in the
old sleuth line.
Entrance had been gained to the
house by means of window which
had been pried up, There was no
one down stairs as the family all
sleep in the upper rooms.
Nothing was disturbed upstairs
and it is thought that an attempt
was made to come up. The noise Of
a door squeaking frightened the fel
lows and they went back down stairs
where they could work without being
I detected.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Rock Island Route Announces Low
Rate for Denver Grand Army
Encampment.

The proposition submitted to the
Western Passenger Association to
make rate OF one cent rer mile for
the Encampment OF the G.. A. r., to
be held in Denver, COL, September,
1901, failed to carry.
notwithstanding this action by
the Association. the Rock Island
Route has served notice that rate OF
one cent per mile will be made by that
Company for the occasion and applied
from all points on its lines.
IL IS expected that a large attend
ance from all sections Of the country
will result.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Free to Inventors,

The experience of G. A. Snow & Co.
in obtaining more than 20, 600 patents
for inventors has enabled them to
helpfully answer many questions re-
lating 20 the protection of intellectual
property. This has been done in a
pamphlet treating briefly of United
States and foreign patents, with cost
of same, and how to procure them;
trademarks, designs, caveats, infringe
ments, decisions in leading patent
cases, etc. etc.
This pamphlet will be sent free to
anyone writing to G. A. Snow s. Co.,
Washington, D. G.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
ACard to the Public.

Owing to the fact that a new freight
rate has been announced by the Old
Line Packet CO., we wish to inform
our patrons and the general public,
that we will meet any rate that may
be offered by the said Company, giving
the trade our personal attention. We
guarantee the best Of service and sat
isfaction. Having just added the
new Steamer Rose Hite to our line,
we will be better equipped than ever
to take care of the trade.
Very Truly Yours,
MASON LINE STEAMERS,
New Line.
Rrowpcvf11a pa
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
CONVOCATION EXERCISES.
Take Place this Evening at Seven thir-
ty-Tw0 Graduates.

This evening at seven thirty, Chan
cellor Kirkland OF Vanderbilt Univer-
sity Nashville, Tennessee, will be the
speaker. All are cordially invited to
attend.
There are to be two graduates on
this occasion. They are George Rob-
ms Whitman, Of Morgantown, who
will take the A. B. degree with Chem
istry as his major and James Gilmore
Ross who will take the A. B. degree
with Mathematics as his major.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Don't Forget You.
Methodist Episcopal Times.

Methodist Episcopal Times.
A newspaper can say nice and pleas
ant things about man and his whole
family for two long years, and then
incur their lifetime enmity in one
short week by a seeming slight or by
sending him statement of back ar
rears on his subscription to the paper.
Yes, it is the fact; and you can hur-
rah for candidate, back his friends,
cuss his enemies and make fool of
yourself all the way through without
a thank in the end to find when you
are candidate that he is '.out of
politics. But there is one man who
don't forget you, and that is the man
you oppose.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
A sidewheeIer to be Constructed.

S. S Graham, general manager Of
the Pittsburg, Brownsville and Ge-
neva. Packet Co, in speaking about
the affairs of the line has said that
the board of directors Of the com
pany would meet in few days and
that plans would at once be prepar-
eel for the building of a handsome
sidewheel packet for the Pittsburg
and Morgantown trade. The pro-
posed new steamer will be finer t'lan
the l. G. Woodward, and will pro.
ably st $4,000.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
SHAW Eaters. +"

The University Regents ia session
at ParkersbIrg this week removed
Prof. Robert A. Armstrong and DR..
j. w. Hartigan, two of the best MEM
bers of the faculty. 1t is said that
the only charge preferred against
them by Raymond, 1.-THE boss" was
that they are West Virginia s'haw-
eaters" West Virginia is bad
place to be born in according to that
windy. Chicago dude. -Clarksburg
Mail.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
GROWING RAPIDLY.
Three Thousand Population at Four
Months OF age.

Worth Spragg of Donora a former
student is here to visit his sister on
Sunnyside, Mrs. Fleming, He is now
engaged in running hotel at Donora.
He states that the town which is now
four months old has a population of
about three thousand. 1t is located
Down the river below Chrleroi. The
place of course has all the faults of a
new town and hold ups are common.
Every body carries a gun and few peo-
pie care to roam the streets at night
without arms.
Grimes without number have been
com mitted recently and but few of
the criminals have been captured.
The condition of affairs is bound to
get better as the town gets older but
in the meantime it is very irritating
to every one.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
". c. T. U. Meeting Postponed.

The members Of the w. G. T. U.
who were to have met on Friday Jam
uary 4th wish it announced that the
meeting has been postponed until
Thursday January tenth. They will
meet at the home Of Mrs. S. A. Pos
ten.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Election Notice.

To the voters of the town Of Morgan
town you are hereby notified that an
election will be held at Municipal Hall
in said town on Thursday the 3rd day
of January 1901 for the purpose of cleo
ting Mayor Recorder and five council
men to serve the ensuing year.
w. T.. ARNETT, Recorder.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
MURDERER RESCUED BY PALS.
Thomas Vest taken from Officers By IL
Masked Men-0n His Way to a
Hearing.

ELKINS, w. Va, Jan. / Thomas
Vest, who murdered Charles Fawcett
a week ago in SCOTS restaurant here,
was taken from officers at a lonely
place in the woods one mile from town
yesterday while being brought from
the Beverley Jail for preliminary hear
ing.
Justice Brandley, who issued the
warrant, directed the constable to
bring the prisoner on a passenger
train, fearing friends would carry out
their threats of rescue, but the prose
cutting attorney changed the plan and
sent him III carriage. At the last
wooded place on the road, when the
officers were congratulating them
selves on landing the prisoner safely,
eight masked men stepped before the
team aud ordered the driver to halt.
Vest immediately leaped from the
carriage and fell on the ground, ow-
ing to the handouts. Constable Stall
necker Jumped on him but he
wrenched the handouts apart and
threw the constable aside. His
friends showed their arms, and got
between the constable and guards
while Vest went through the woods
up a hillside and disappeared The
masked men left few at a time I'M
til all were gone. There were II in
all. His brother was recognized as
one. No steps have been takeu to re-
capture Vest. The prosecuting at
torney and sheriff refuse to act, as
their terms of office expire tomorrow.
Vest is supposed to be hiding in the
hills near town, but his reeapture is
not likely. He weighs 25S pounds
and is desperate character. Trouble
between citizens and railroad work
men is predicted on account of the af-
fair.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02

w AL1ER Ii. MCCLELIaN N.
The four town elections will take
place on Thursday There is much
interest in them all. except South
Morgantown which is following the
old custom of not putting out any
ticket until the day of election.
They will come to the voting place
on the day Of election and elect the
best men at hand.
Greenmont is getting excited and
they have placed several tickets in
the field. By the time that the
election starts every voter in town
is expected to be on one ticket or
another. Two of she tickets which
seem to be leading are as follows:
FOR MAYOR
c. L. REAY
FOR RECORDER
ALBERT FORTNEY
FOR COUNCIL
E. L. HARTMAN
j. M. COBUN.
F. o. SELBY
F. p, HESS
w. Il. KERN.
CITIZENS TICKET
FOR MAYOR
L. SHOEMAKER
FOR RECORDER
ALBERT FORTNEY.
FOR CoUNCILMEN
FRANK SELBY
PIERCE HESS
AL. LEMON
JOHN SMITH
GEORGE BLANEY.
In Morgantown there are two
tickets. The straight republican is
as follows:
FOR MAYOR
e. B. STEWART.
FOR RECORDER
w. e. ARNETT.
FOR COUNCIL.
NJ HAYES
d. I'll. COURTNEY
A. X. SMITH
III. A. CHRISTIE
L. G. CORBETT.
The fire Company got together on
Tuesday night and nominated a
mixed ticket They expect to elect
it and will make a hot fight for
their favorites. Their ticket as nam
ed is as follows:
Firemen.s Ticket.
FOR MAYOR
+. b. STEWART
FOR RECORDER
w. Z. ARNETT
FOR COUNCIL
JAMES G. WALLACE
II. A. CHRISTIE
D. II. COURTNEY
A. K.SMITH
T.. SHISLER.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Died.

MCDoUGAL-Hugh McDougal who
died yesterday at his home No. 102
McDonough street, Brooklyn, was born
at Morgantown, w. Va, on July p,
1884. He was the eldest child of
Rev. James and Julia Kitchell Nc
Dougall. His parents moved to Hun
tington, Long Island, where his father
served as pastor Of the Presbyterian
church for 10 years. In 1856 he ac-
copied place with the firm OF Ketch
am & Bro, in this city, year later
becoming partner. He was the SEN
ior partner Of Ketcham & McDougall
at the time of his death In 1867 he
joined the South Third Street Presby-
terian Church. He was an elder for
33 years, and for q years served the
Sabbath School as its superintendent.
Two and half years ago chronic
form of Bright's disease made it nee
essary for him to give up all active
work In 1853 he married Emma
.Cowperthwaite, who survives, togeth-
er with six children and eleven grand
children.-N. Y. Tribune.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
Wanted.

Six to eight good boarders In
auire at l20 Sturgiss street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
The Weather.

"Rain tonight and Thursday ex
cept snow ia the high portions.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02
TOWN ELECTIONS.
Tickets are Named in Three of
the Towns.

South Morgantown is not Getting Elk.
cited as Yet Greenmont Is Produc-
ing Tickets with Great Rapidity-
Non Partisan Ticket in Mergantown
Sprung by Fire Company.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02

EVERY body wants Eben Holden.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-02

lug ItcketS Win UTeal hapfult1-
Non Partisan Ticket in Mergantown
Sprung by Fire Company.
This ticket is composed of repre-
sentative men and since it repre-
sents all parties and all sections of
town 1t viii make a hard one to
beat. The plan of gobbling up the
town because one set of men think
that they ought to run it will meet
with black eve. The fire company
ticket deserves the support of every
one.
In Seneca there is one ticket with
ten men on 1t named for council
The general impression seems that
the old council will be reelected as
they have made very capable Off
Gals and they are pledged to carry
out the paving as agreed upon be-
fore the bonds were voted. The
ticket nominated is:
FOR MAYOR
JOHN LOUGH.
FOR RECORDER
CLYDE BARRIE
FOR COUNCIL
J. M. JAMESON
JOS. MARSCHNER
RUFUS WEST
AUGUST BOEHLER
LEOPOLD STEWART
GEORGE ROSENMERKEL
JOS. LOIRE
GEORGE BARRIE
WILLIAM HALL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
he Will Surprise Those Who Think He Will
Govern From the Back of a
Bucking Broncho.
Speculation Rife in Buffalo and Washington
About His Probable Course Cabinet
Talk and Political Prophecy.
From a Staff Correspondent.


n ~ Sept The of the
WIN he commune the policy mapped
out tnu ar into successful and satisfactory
thnks that ne will in
further believed here that cabinet or all Of its
consent to remain
demonstration OF his intention o be conservative
Roosevelt Is hardly entitled to his
man winch ne has been compelled
NOBODY ever thought OF calling
went out west and raised his cowboy
ISL war Inc naor OF that
Nothing could be unfair in ufes
OF the caoonst regarding
York his record was all that his friends
once te deliberate
ABOUT many desired reforms 1t is uhfuy said
man IN that office who ably
his
IN washington member
ne maze hlghy favorable
oner the country
which established
mission ever since He
and his gallant
left that office ts presidency
There his
everything
But even all the things true
would be safe to predict that the
ing would make him all coudd
confidently believed
by the who lis
question naturally Of
Hanna
question can with propriety sed
w. W. /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
THE NEW PRESIDENTS CABINET
What IS Being Said of 1t in Washington = Likely to Be
Remodeled, but Not for Some Time.
W1GhinOtO2l.

| ding N"'
Washington c. order of events President
Roosevelt likely with new cabinet pre
dent favors such
fields cabinet the same in previous wears The
practice is based who becomes
responsible
and helpers men whom ha nereoro1lv ~ @ % @
necessarily lack
the present instance president
Will make clean sweep and start to build
cabinet officers who will nearly men who
have served through administration
with one Of the most successful periods
has ever known They of the best
loved and most respected Of American
ne acquired by experience at an especially trying period
on would be an act more radical Rooseve
CONSERVATISM
the prediction be
conservative lines which
his earliest tasks will
and particularly world that
his will bucking
When the transition period
termination Of one
lines it is reasonable
and gradually a cabinet will
PERHAPS RETIRE
Already speculation
freely predicted that Long will insist giving his portfolio
the
# not impossible within the not distant future and in this
connection it than likely that
confronted with reorganization which
Secretary happenings
be unwilling out Root
make him an important part Of the
of Agriculture Wilson
cabinet who have o1d
Kinley's first term Gage and Long the
the
Hay Age
his editorial duties Philadelphia
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
Is Sworn In as President ofthe United
States at the Wilcox Residence
in Buffalo.

Buffalo, Sept. IA p. m.-Theodore
Roosevelt mas just taken the oath of Office
as President of the United States, which
was administered by Judge Hazel of the
United States district court here.
President Roosevelt reached Buffalo at
lao this afternoon, accompanied only by
his private secretary, William Loeb, Jr.
An immense crowd, which had been wait
ing his arrival for hours, was gathered
about the station eager to catch first
sight of the president. The train, how
ever, did not enter the station proper, but
the president landed at the terrace. When
he left the train an escort of the Fourth
signal corps formed about him and con-
Quoted him to an automobile, which his
friend, Ansley Wilcox, had in waiting.
The demonstration which greeted his
appearance. was in keeping with the So
lemnity of the occasion. Those who saw
him did not raise cheer, but attested
their respect by lifting their hats.
AS soon as he entered the vehicle, the
chauffeur turned the lever and the auto
mobile went skimming away to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Wilcox on Delaware avenue.
Twenty mounted police Gathering along
on either side could with difficulty keep
the pace which the automobile set.
President Roosevelt declined to make
any statement whatever for publication.
Il am so shocked" said he, by the ter
rible news brought to me last night and
by the calamity which it entailed upon the
country. as well as by the personal sor-
to think of plans for the future conduct.
of the Office which has been so suddenly
and sadly thrust upon me-
At the Wilcox Home.
The president arrived at the Wilcox
home at 1:45 p. M, his only attendants be-
ing William Loeb, Jr., his secretary, and
Ansley Wilcox.
With hardly any conversation he re-
tired at once OF his room, where he
bathed and dressed. At 2:3O O'Clock he
was ready to leave for the Milburn house,
where he desired to make his official call
of coincidence. He was escorted by a
detail from the Fourth signal corps and
mounted police. So rapidly did his dr-
yer proceed that his ecort was left two
blocks behind, with the exception of the
commanding officer and lieutenant of DO
lice.
The president was attired in a black
frock coat and dark striped trousers and
wore silk hat. He was sombre Of
countenance and appeared to feel both the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
CZoLGosz,s TRIAL
Buffalo Authorities VIII See There
Is No Delay.

Buffalo, Sept. 1.-THE Commercial
says the district attorney, Thomas Pen
ney to-day took steps to bring Leon Czol-
gosz, the assassin of President Mckinley,
to an immediate trial for his crime On
Monday morning Mr.. Penney will present
to the county court grand jury now in
session the evidence of the dastardly
crime and there is not the slightest
shadow of doubt that Leon Czolgosz will
be indicted for the murder in the first de-
gree.
County Judge Edward K. Emery will
Immediately receive the report of that
Indictment from the grand jury. Dis
trict Attorney Penney will move that
the Indictment be transferred to the su-
preme court for trial, as capital offenses
cannot be tried in the county court
Judge Emery will grant the desired order
of transfer.
Then Czolgosz can be arraigned to
plead to the Indictment on Monday, Sept.
90. 1t is not known that he will be ar
raigned on that day, but that is the ear
liest day upon which the prisoner can be
brought before the court, as at present
there is no session Of the supreme court
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
ACROSS THE STATE
Incidents of President Roosevelt.
Hurried Journey.

Incidents of President ROosevelt's
Hurried Journey.
Albany, Sept 14-President Roosevelt
arrived in Albany from North Creek at
7:56 o'clock this morning in the private
car of Vice President Young of the Della
ware & Hudson company. The car was
Immediately attached to New York Cen
trail special train, which was in waiting,
and at SOP the train left for Buffalo
Mr.. Roosevelt's secretary was handed a
big batch of telegrams
The engineer in charge of the train is
limited to Empire state express time.
The president probably will arrive at
Buffalo about 1 o'clock Great crowds
were at the station to meet the Delaware
& Hudson train upon its arrival, but they
were not afforded an opportunity to see
the president. The doors of the private
car in which the president is travelling
were kept locked The porter was sent
out to the station restaurant to get
breakfast for the president and his see
retary, Mr.. Loeb. The police kept the
| crowd from the steps Of the car. While
the New York Central special was being
made up Secretary Loeb came to the plat
form of the presidents car 1tG said:1
II am very sorry, but the, president will
see no one at this time
rs he sleeping?" was asked.
mo, he is awake" Mr.. Loeb replied
HAS Mr.. Roosevelt taken the oath OF
office yet?''
mo, SIR"
Have any arrangements been made for
Mr.. Roosevelt to take the oath between
here and Buffalo, or at Buffalo?''
mo, sir" Mr.. Loeb replied, and then
he continued: '--'
| You may say that no arrangements have
| been made at all of any description. / don't
| know what will be done at Buffalo No plans
as yet have been made All can say is
| that upon his arrival in Buffalo, Mr.. Roose-
| velt will become the guest of Mr.. Wilcox.
with whom he stopped when he was at Buff
| falo before.
| In reply to a question as to whether
| there were any incidents on the trir
from the camp to North Creek, Mr.. Loeb
said:
| No; but it was long, hard ride. Horses
were changed three times He arrived at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-09-14
HE is NOT AFRAID
Mr.. Roosevelt Thinks the Life of Of
ficiaIs Safer Than Ever Before.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 14-To an inquirer
early this week who asked Mr. Roosevelt
if he was not agraid when suddenly ad-
dressed on the street, he is reported to
have made this emphatic answer
:'Not a bit of it, sir, and l hope that
the time will never come when an officer
of this government will be afraid to meet
his fellow citizens on the street. The
people of this country, all the people, are
the guardians of the men they have
elected to public Office If anything, the
lives of the officers of the government
are safer now than before that thing was
done at the exposition the other day.