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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
THE EMPLOYER is SUSTAINED.
Ohio Supreme Court Decides He Can.
not Be Forced to Give Discharged
Employe Recommendation.

Columbus. O., Jan. 25.--The sylla-
bus OF the supreme courts decision in
the case OF the Nickelplate railway
VS. Frank Shaffer, an appeal from the
circuit court of Huron county, involv-
ing the black list" which was given
out yesterday afternoon, sustaiDs the
railroad company.
Shaffer was discharged by the rail
road company for participating in a
strike. He claimed that he could not
secure employ ment on any other road,
because the company refused to give
him a certincate of service, and he
sued for damages. The judgment OF
the circuit court in favor of Shaffer
was reversed by the supreme court,
the ruling of which follows:
"A master is under no legal obliga-
ton to give to his discharged servant
a statement of his service and
whether or not it was satisfactory,
and a discharged railroad employe
cannot maintain an action for dam
ages against the company which dis.
charged him for refusal to furnish
him with clearance or statement OF
the record of his service, although
he may have been unable to obtain
other employment in consequence OF
such refusal by the company.
ct is the right of every person,
natural or artificial, to employ or re-
fuse to employ in his business whom
soVer he may wish and he cannot be
called upon to answer for his judg-
ment in that regard by the public or
individuals, nor can the motives
which prompt his action be consider
ed. A railroad company may law
fully refuse to continue in its employ
a person who has engaged in striks
affecting it's interests, or who has
shown himself to be negligent, in
competent, inefficient or dishonest
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
COMING THIS WAY.
Coal man Saws wabash is Going to
Come Through Morgantown.

GRAFTON, Jan. 25-J. |. Jones Of
Belington, superintendent of the
Weaver Coal and Coke Co, OF Chica-
go, is in the city. This company
owns extensive mining property in
Barbour county, with headquarters IN
Belington, the terminal OF the West
Virginia Central railroad. Mr.. Jones
has great faith in the connection Of
the Wabash rad at an early date by
the way of Parkersburg and Clarks-
burg TO Belington. Several routes
have been surveyed, and when the
company decides on the most practi-
cal one, will commence the woyk OF
grading at once He further said
that Belington would in the near fu-
ture, become an important railroad
town. as he had been assured that the
proposed road to extend north between
that point and Morgantcwn, TO tap
the large coal fields in Barbour, Tay-
lor, Preston and Monongalia counties
w. Va, would be built. This road
would go by way Of Meadowville, in
Barbour county, Thornton, in Taylor,
Gainesville and Reedsville in Preston
county and to Morgantown, in Mon
ongalia county. This route has been
surveyed and all the coal lands OPP
toned by the local representatives of
the proposed roads. Mr.. jones left
for Belington on the morning train.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Hill So Said, as to Burlington
Purchase by Northern Pacific
and Great Northern.
EXPLAINED ORIGIN OF MERGER.
Planned, He Told Interstate Com
merce Commission, by Aged Great
Northern Men, Who Wantsd Their
Successful Methods Continued.

Chicago. Jan. 25.--James ]. Hill,
president of the Northern Securities
company. and president OF the Great
Northern Railway company, testF
fed for three and one-quarter hours
before the interstate commerce com
mission here. In answer to questions
tending to show the effect of the com
munity Of interests plan on rates the
veteran railroader declared that com
petition does not lower rates, but, on
the contrary. he believed that 1t adj
yanced them He declared that In
the northwest, where for 20 years the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern have been at peace, where one
road has agreed with the other on
rates and maintained the agreements,
rates were lower than in any other
part of the country.
In regard to the purchase or the
Burlington by the Northern PACING
and the Great Northern, Mr.. Hill de-
clared that the purchase was a mat
ter of necessity and was not due to
"a movement in line with the trust
idea He testified to the formation
OF the Northern Securities company,
and in doing so gave reason far
more simple than has generally been
conjectured.
There are some old men-some
very old men-interested in the man
agement of the Great Northern, said
he Two of them are over so, and
several over 90 years. They wanted
to form a close corporation into which
they could confide their interests with
the assurance that the roaa would be
managed along the lines which have
made it success. 1t was to have
taken over one-third Of the stock OF
the road. The plan seemed good
one, and then it was proposed TO lei
all the stockholders in-not alone the
few owners of the one-thifd-but all
of them. The plan met with approval
and then 1t broadened into the idea
of taking in the Northern Pacific also
/ The roads had worked in harmony
/ for 20 years, and the change in the
holder of the securities would make
7 no difference. 1t can make no differ
4 ence, and will make no difference"
Chairman Knapp said tnat Mr.. Hill
| would be again called to the stant
! this morning.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
Meeting Held at the Home of Dir. Hop.
kins--D DIR. purinton's Address.

The Fortnightly club met at the
home Of DIR. Hopkins Friday night.
Every evenings attendance this year
has seemed larger than that OF the
previous one, and last evenings was
no exception. The spacious rooms
were well filled when at $3.50 D. 10. the
President called the club TO order
Professor and Mrs J. s. Stewart and
Rev. and Mrs. Baird were elected TO
membership. President Patterson
announced the following standing
committees for 1909: program, the
President ex offlcio, Miss Daniels and
Mrs. Cook; membership, Miss Clara
Hough, Mrs. A. w. Brown, Mrs. ].
Nelson; Meeting places, Mrs. Gallup,
Mrs. Hirschman, Mrs. Posten.
The club then listened with the
greatest interest to scholarly paper
by DR.. Purinton on A Study in Relig-
ious Systems. The Club was delight
ed with the easy way In which the
accomplished speaker transformed the
possibly dull into the instructive and
charming.
DR.. Purinton first gave various
divisions of religious systems and con-
eluded by accepting that Of James
Freeman Clark into Tribal, Ethaslc
and Catholic. He showed that every
tribe in the word had some religious
belief, even though In some eases, as
among the Terra del Fuegans, mere
superstition. The speaker then con-
vincingly demonstrated by extracts
from sacred writings OF different peo-
pies and by prayer forms Of Pagan
tribes, etc. that in every religion there
was truth and much OF profit to man
kind. He showed that Christianity
and Mohammedanism were the only
Catholic religions in that they made
converts. And finally pointed out
beyond dispute that Christianity pos.
sessed truths held by no other relig-
ioas system and yet truths that were
absolutely essential and most impor-
tant in any philosophy of life. lie
named these six essentials as the holt
ness of God, the love OF God, the spir-
itual helplessness of man, the union
OF masculine and feminine virtues
the godhead. the salvation OF man
through a Redeemer. The lecture
was most impression.
After the paper of the evening Mrs,
Barbe and Mrs. Patterson served q
delicious lunch and after pleasant
social chat for an hour or more The
club adjourned.
The next paper will be read by Mr.
s. G. Smith on "reminiscences OF
Salem. The meeting will be at Mrs
I Hoffman's February 7th.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Peaceful valley.

There are plays and plays, but the
number of those that have more than
an ephemeral existence is compare
lively limited, In this age when the
amusement seeker is SO quick TO select
the ones on which TO bestow patron
age and favor. a play that succeeds
needs no better endorsement than a
record of several seasons before the
public, for managers are 10th TO con-
tinue the presentation OF those which
fail TO please, and the fact that
Peaceful Valley in which Alden
Bass will soon be seen here, is now in
its seventh year, would seem TO be a
conclusive argument as to its positive
worth One reason this play Is sue
cess is the fact that it tells a good,
pure, wholesome story; its theme
deals with every day events in the
lives of people we see around US; its
characters are clearly and cleverly
drawn and its scenes and incidents of
the more dramatic kind are happily
larded with bright, clean comedy
Alden Bass, who is one OF the best Of
character comedians will be seen at
Swisher's Theatre Saturday January
18th in peaceful Valley" and in al
dition to his own finished work is said
TO have capital support, notably so
In Miss Polly Stockwell. bis leading
lady. who Is young, attractive and
talented, Miss Lucie Rogers and 9TH
erS.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25


BE quick if you want sugar for 81
a fb. For short time Werner, Fort
ney q Co, will give lob graduated
sugar for SOC with every dollar cash
purchase.
KINGwooD will have to get busy
or she will lose the county seat.
There are many arguments on either
side of racket like this and it al
ways results in warm fight when
one of them gets started.
PHILIPPI is rejoicing over the ac-
ton OF the Federal Court which has
called halt for the time being on
the efforts of Belington to capture
the county seat. There may be more
to the fight later on however.
No LIMIT to the amount of sugar
at 5eper pound at Werner, &Fortney
q Co.'S department store The con
dition is 10 ID for soy with every
ST. cash purchase.
Nor great many people were out
coasting last night and most Of those
who were on the track took to Pleas
ants street hill The University hill
was about deserted. Tonight all the
hills about town are expected to be
covered with sled riders.
IT only costs from two fifty tc
three dollars an hour TO get the use
of sleigh from one Of the livery men.
However as the fellow who gets the
sleigh has his choice of all the girls in
town be feels that he is getting value
received.
If the electric light plant would
run until it gets light enough to see
without lights in the morning lots o.
people who use the lights would b'
much better pleased than than they
are when the COMPOUNDED stuff goe'
off while it is still dark.
THE force that is working on the
new University buildings is small anC
the buildings are liable to be some
time in completion. They are badly
needed and the authorities will be
very glad when they get the use O
them. The Mechanical hall anC
Armory are needed the worst and will
be finished first.
The days get about one minut
/ longer each day. The sun sets on
minute later while rising about tn
same time. In a short while the dit
ference will be quite noticeable. Dur
ing the early part OF the Winter TIL
days have been so short that people
have been cramped in their workinG
hours but this drawback is beinl
+ over come each day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Concert and social at the Turn yerein
Hall.

The ladies of st. Francis congre-
CATION are making arrangements for
social to be given at the Turner's
hall on Wednesday January, 10th.
The affair promises to be a very de-
lightful one and to attract large
crowd. The ladies of the parish
will bring along box OF delicious
eatablas, which will be sold at auc-
ton. The Seneca orchestra, twelve
pieces strong, will entertain the
guests by their renditions and turn
ish the music for dancing. The adj
mission for ladies will be free; gents
however, will be charged 25f at the
door. No charges will be made for
dancing.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
ANOTHER FIRE LOSS.
Warrington Loses Its Magnifi
cant School
Building Totally Destroyed by Fire on
Friday Evening-L0ss is $40, 600
Fire Caught from Heater In Basemen
School to be Closed.
Special to the New DOMINION.

Special to the New DOMINION.
MANNINGToN, Jan. 25-The mag
nificent new Public School building
at this place was totally destroyed
by fire on Friday afternoon. The
fire was discovered at three o'clock
and by five nothing but shoulder
ing ruin remained of the beautiful
structure.
The fire originated in the base
ment. 1t is not known exactly how
1t caught but the fire is supposed tc
have started from the heater in con.
sequence of an explosion of some
kind. The. school had been dismiss
ed but many of the pupils were in
the auditorium practicing for an ex.
hibition which was to be given short
ly.
When the authorities were notified
that the building was on fire the
children were marched out in good
order and none of them were injured
An alarm was sent in and the de
partment was soon on the spot. The
fremen could do nothing to stay The
progress of the flames and despite
all of their efforts the building was
soon burned down.
The loss is about $4,000 Tt was
insured for $4,000. Recently th,
auditorium was completed and seats
placed in it. The schools had beer
doing splendid work under Prof. T
c. McBee, of Morgantown, and hi'
able assistants 1t is thought tha
the schools will have to be dismissed
tor the rest of the year.
Part of the pupils may be PLACED
in various buildings over town bn
there isn't room enough for all ant
it may be that no effort will be mad
to carry on any of the work.
The building will be rebuilt a
once. This is the second fire Man
nington has had during the presen
week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
ALLEGED SHORTAGE or Nicely
Col. Burton Tells Of investigation.
Some Points For Rathbone.

Havana. Jan. 25.--In the Cuban pos
tai fraud I hearing, yesterday. Col.
Charles II. Burton, formerly inspec-
tor general of the division Of Cuba,
testified to having made an investi-
cation of the Cuban postal depart
ment, during which he had found r-
Irregularities in the auditors Office,
showing double credits amounting to
$l5,eJ0. His examination OF the books
Of c. w. #. Nicely, he said, disclosed
the probable embezziement of $4,000
during the months Of January, Febru-
AIRY and March OF 1900 and total em-
bezzlement of about sia0.000. since
July. 1899. ~ - "
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
MEET TUESDAY.
Morris Glass Company stockholders
will Get Together.

A call has been issued for meeting
of the Morris Glass Company stock
holders. The meeting is expected to
be rather a breezy one. There has
been some friction in the company
over a matter of stock and other
things involved in this and The stock
holders have bounced part 81 the other
fellows. They will fight back and
the matter will get into the courts in
great shape.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
TWO CENTS
TROLLEY LINE TALK.
Engineer Expects Line to Come
Here Next Sping
Ii will be Extended From Masontown
via Point Marion to Morgantown--
Fairmont will Eventually be United
with us-Treuble over Fairmont--
Clarksburg Line.


Some time ago citizen OF this
place was quoted in the NEW Do
MINIoN to the effect that street cars
were expected TO he running from
Fairmont to Uniontown through
this place before long He told why
he believed that this would be done.
Confirmation of this report has
Just been received from Masontown,
Pa. One OF the engineers on the
street car line extension into Ma
sontown has stated that he has re-
eeiyed information which leads him
to believe that the line is coming to
Morgantown.
He said that he had been told by
the company officials that they
would probably need him in the
spring TO work on the grade from
Masontown to Morgantown. The
route will be by way of Point Mar
ion. 1t will not be SO very long and
the grades that are to be encounter
ed need not be so very heavy
The road will be putin II it comes
by the Pittsburg and Mckeesport
company which has run lines all
over the coke region and whic b is
expected to reach out still fur Their
after business. Once it gets to this
place it will undoubtedly extend
throug TO Fairmont fit 1t not met
here by line from Fairmont when
it is built to this place.
The Fairmont Clarxsburg line Is
getting into trouble with the B. 4
O. which is trying to put it out OF
business on account of fear that it
will take too much business away
from the road on the river between
The two towns. There is going to
be a warm fight as Col. Schmulbach
is backing the street car line and he
will want to &c. through at any cost.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
The Revival Services ut the M. T.
Church.

An excellent congregation attended
the revival services at the M. II.
church last night. DR.. Beech preach
ed from the word waiting. He
showed the various reasons why un-
converted people are found constantly
''waiting" instead Of being earnest
and active In securing SALVATION. On
Sunday night the last service OF this
series Of protracted meetings will be
held.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
West Virginia Town without insur-
ance.

A Shinnston man In town yesterday
stated that false publication made
recently To the effect that the town
had burned down had had a most re-
grettable sequel. Since the publica-
tion every insurance company doing
business ia the town has cancelled
all their contracts. The result IS the
town Is entirely without insurance.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
EUCHEK PARTY.
Mrs. j. H. Mills entertaining in honor
OfMiss Scott this afternoon.

This afternoon a large number Of
ladies are attending a eucher party
being given by Mrs. J. Ill. Mills in
honor of her visitor Miss Scott. That
they are having delightful time goes
without saying as there isn't a man
on the place.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Attempted Roppery.
To Whom It May Concern !.

To WHOM II MAY COnCefn.
The party who was paid seven
dollars for coat and agreed to pay
all costs incurred in the trial OF the
same on account charged by de-
PENDENT, afterwards returned, enter
ed the house; then and there at
tempted to rob by snatching the re
ceipt, would better comply with his
agreement, or receipt will be pub
lished next week there by informing
the authorities and public generally
Of the offense.
FAIR PLAY.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
ENJOYABLE DANCE.
Forty Couples While away the Hours
In the Gym Friday Night.

Friday night special dance was
given by the Athletic Association
in the gym. About forty couples
were present and they had a very
nice tue. The music was furnish
ed BY the University orchestra and
this added no little to the evenings
endowment. A neat sum was real
lied by the association.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
House passed it.

The House of Representatives has
passed the bill giving rural mall car
riers six hundred a year instead OF five
aud providing fer an increase until
1920 per year is paid.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Greatly Exaggerated.

Mrs, Marshall Pickett of Montana
who was reported to have died from
the effects of pistol wound received
some days ago is not dead. On the
contrary she is improving somewhat.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
j. d. Allebaugh is at home from
MasnntnWn for a short visit.

MasOntown for short visit.
Prof. A. w. Lorentz has been con
fined to the house for day or so ON
account of illness. 1t is the frs.
time for fifteen years that he has
been indisposed.
Miss Kunkle will entertain a NUM-
Der OF people at dinner this evening
Rt. Rev. George w. Peterkin bishop
of the diocese of West Virginia ar
rived this afternoon and will conduct
special services at the episcopal
church tomorrow.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Our EIocutionists In Demand.

Miss Ella Utt leaves this after
noWas.. l'r ryopalis, Pa, where she
viii number OF readings
and i'ations OF large Masonic
baa9 which is to be held there
to NJ q Miss TIT has been stu
dent y department. Of Elocution
and T, .iish for several years.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25

THE hull for the new Morgantown-
Pittsburg packet is about ready to be
laid at Brownsville.
ALDEN BASS will be here this eve
ming. A great many people will
see him.
WHAT on earth is the matter with
the morning train? 1t came in on
time this morning.
IF YOU haven't ticket for the
show this evening you are In bad
shape as they are about all gone.
ON Friday the train on the B. & 0.
ran nearly on time The change was
3 very agreeable one to everybody but
it was most surprising one also.
ONLY wait until Spring opens
I when you will see the biggest lot OF
/ building that has ever been seen IN
this town yet. There will be an I'M
usually large number of new houses
built.
THE B &. o. have plans under
consideration looking to the con
struction of four tracks from Pitts
bnrg to Connellsville. A double
track is not sufficient for the traffic
.of that populous region.
WERNER. FoRTNEY & Co. will give
10 pounds granulated sugar for SOC
with every Dollars worth Of goods
purchased.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25

WITH every dollar spent in an,
department. o. our ore YOU are en-
titled to lob graduated sugar fol
SOC. Werner, Fortney 4 Go
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25
Room For Rem.

A large, desirable room an he cor
ner of Walnut and spruce streets Is
for rent.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25

Yee go buy lob graduated
su 5oc rs buying 81 worth OF
othef am.s IN any department OF
oip Sto 4 the same time tor cash
ohis Ne ner, Fortney d Co
rhe Weather
Seew "r ram to-night. Sunday
wnriner
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25

The United States Court dissolved
the temporary injunction which had
been previously issued to prohibit
the construction Of the new Barbour
county Court House at Philippi. The
Injunction was sought by the resi-
dents of Belington, to which place
they wanted the county seat changed
and knowing thatif new Court
House were constructed at Philippi
it would prevent the construction of
one at Belington, applied tor an in
junction to prohibit its construction.
The arguments were heard and
the Injunction was dissolved and the
case dismissed. The Belington PEG
pie threaten to appeal the case to
the Supreme Court of the United
States, and have asked for 10 days
in which to make their appeal. Tn
less the matter is carried up in this
way there will be no occasion for
further delay in the construction OF
the Court House
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-25

Buy Dollars worth of goods ane
get lob granulated sugar for 5Oe al
Werner, Fortney Il Cos department
store.